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ISAHLUKO VIII

UKRISTMAS EVE - UKUHLALA NGOKUBA
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Kungekudala emva kokuba kwenziwe izinto ezichaziweyo kwisahluko esingaphambili sashiya imisele yeentsuku zethu eziqhelekileyo kwiibhilethi. Ngoku yayisondele uSuku lweKrisimesi, kwaye sasisazi ukuba kuzakuwela kumgangatho wethu ukubuyela emseleni kwakhona ngomhla wama-23 kuDisemba, kwaye ke, ngenxa yoko, siza kuyichitha iKrisimesi yethu apho. Ndikhumbula ngelaxesha ndandiphantsi kakhulu kwithamsanqa lam malunga noku, njengoko nantoni na ekwimo yemibhiyozo yoSuku lweKrisimesi ngokucacileyo yayinkqonkqozwa entloko. Ngoku, nangona kunjalo, xa ndijonga emva kuyo yonke loo nto, ngekhe ndiphoswe lolo suku lweKrisimesi olungaqhelekanga nolothusayo ngayo nantoni na.

Ewe, njengoko benditshilo ngaphambili, saphinda "sangena" nge-23. Imozulu ngoku yayihle kakhulu kwaye ibanda. Ukusa komhla wama-24 kwazisa usuku oluzolileyo, olubandayo noluneqabaka. Umoya weKrismesi waqalisa ukugcwala kuthi sonke; sazama ukuceba iindlela kunye neendlela zokwenza usuku olulandelayo, iKrisimesi, zahluke ngandlela thile kwabanye. Izimemo ezisuka kwenye eyombiweyo yaya kwenye yezidlo ezininzi zaqala ukujikeleza. U-Eva wKrisimesi waye, ngendlela yemozulu, yonke into ebefanele ukuba yiyo u-Eva weKrisimesi.

Ndahlawuliswa ngokuvela kumbiwe kumgama omalunga nekota yemayile ngasekhohlo ngorhatya ukuze ndibenento ekhethekileyo kwizidlo zangokuhlwa-hayi kakhulu umxhaphazi kunye neMaconochie malunga nesiqhelo. Ibhotile yewayini ebomvu kunye ne-medley yezinto ezifakwe kwiitini ezivela ekhaya zenziwa zingekho. Usuku belungenakho kwaphela ukuqhushumba, kwaye ngandlela thile sonke saziva ukuba iiBoches, nazo, zifuna ukuthula. Kwakukho uhlobo lweemvakalelo ezingabonakaliyo, ezingaphathekiyo ezidlulela ngaphaya komgxobhozo omkhenkce phakathi kwale migca mibini, owawusithi “Olu lusuku olwandulela iKrismesi kuthi sobabini—into ethile okufanayo."

Malunga ne-10 pm ndenza i-exit-out-out-out-out to the left of our line kwaye ndabuyela kwisihlalo sam. Xa ndifika kwindawo yam yomsele ndafumana amadoda amaninzi emi, kwaye bonke bavuya kakhulu. Kwakunomculo omnandi wokuthetha kunye nokuthetha, amahlaya kunye namajibesi kwi-Christmas Eve eyaziwayo, njengento eyahluke ngayo nayiphi na enye yangaphambili, yayinyanisekile emoyeni. Omnye wabantu bam waphendukela kum, wathi:

“'Ungeva' ngokucacileyo, mhlekazi!”

“Uve ntoni?” Ndibuze.

“AmaJamani phaya, mhlekazi; 'indlebe' em singin 'kwaye idlale' kwiqela lomculo okanye somethin '. ”

Ndiphulaphule; -kude ndihambe kwintsimi, phakathi kwamnyama amnyama, ndiva ukukrokra kwamazwi, kunye nokugqithiswa kwesinye ingoma engaqondakaliyo kuya kufakazela emoyeni. Imvumi ibonakala ibonakala iphakamileyo kwaye ihluke kakhulu kunene. Ndaphumelela ekugqibeleni kwam kwaye ndafumana umlawuli wamatyala.

"Uyayiva iBoches ikhathala loo roketi phaya?" Ndithe.

“Ewe,” uphendule watsho; “Bebekhona kudala!”

“Yiza,” ndatsho, "masihambe ngomsele oya kuthango olungasekunene — yeyona ndawo ikufutshane kubo, phaya."

Sithe ke sakhubeka kuloo msele wethu unzima ngoku, unekhephu, sanyoshoza sinyukela kwibhanki engasentla, sathambeka sinqumla ibala sisiya kumsele wethu olandelayo ngasekunene. Wonke umntu wayephulaphule. I-Boche band ephuculweyo yayidlala uhlobo olubi lwe "Deutschland, Deutschland, uber Alles," ekugqityweni kwayo, ezinye zeengcali zethu zomlomo-mlomo ziziphindezelele ngokuhlutha iingoma zexesha le-rag kunye nokulingiswa kweJamani. Ngesiquphe seva isikhalo esididekileyo esivela kwelinye icala. Sema sonke simamela. Saphinda sakhwaza. Ilizwi ebumnyameni lakhwaza ngesiNgesi, linentetho eqinileyo yaseJamani, "Yiza ngapha!" Ukugcwala kokugcwala kumsele wethu, kulandele ukukrwada kwamalungu omlomo nokuhleka. Okwangoku, omnye wamajoni wethu waphinda isicelo esithi, "Yiza ngapha!"

“Uza ngapha nangapha — ndiza ngapha nangapha,” ndadada ebumnyameni.

“Yiza ke!” wakhwaza usayitsheni. “Ndiza kuthi!”

“Ah! kodwa nibabini, ”labuya ilizwi liphuma kwelinye icala.

Ewe, nanko, emva kokumangalisa kakhulu kunye nokuhlambalaza kwamacandelo omabini, i-sergeant yethu yahamba ecaleni kwinqaba elalihamba kwii-angles ezifanelekileyo kwimigca emibini. Wakhawuleza engaboni; kodwa, njengoko sonke siphulaphule ukuthula, sasiva ukuthetha kwengxoxo eqhubekayo ngaphandle kobumnyama.

Ngoku, usayitsheni wabuya. Wayephethe iicigars ezimbalwa zaseJamani kunye nemidiza awayeyitshintshele iMaconochie kunye netoti yaseCapstan, awayeyithathe nayo. Umhlangano wawuphelile, kodwa wawunike nje into efanelekileyo ku-Eva wethu weKrisimesi-into encinci yomntu kwaye ingaqhelekanga.

Emva kweenyanga zokukhawuleza kunye nokuqhaqhaqhaqhaqa, le ncinane isiqhelo saba njenge-tonic eyakhayo, kunye nokukhululeka kwimihla ngemihla yokuchasana. Akuzange kunciphise umkhwa okanye ukuzimisela kwethu; kodwa nje ubeke uphawu oluthile lwamagama okuphumla kwiindawo zethu zobomi obushushu obunobushushu. Ngosuku olulungileyo, kwakhona-uKhisimusi uEva! Kodwa, njengeqhekeza elingaziwayo, le nto ayifani xa kuthelekiswa namava ethu ngosuku olulandelayo.

Ngomsasa weKrisimesi ndavuswa kakhulu kusasa, kwaye kwavela kwinqumba yam emngeni. Yayiyimini egqibeleleyo. Isibhakabhaka esihle, esingenamnyama esibhakabhaka. Umhlaba onzima kwaye umhlophe, uguquka waya ehlathini kwindawo epholileyo. Kwakungumhla onjengokungabonakaliyo ngamagcisa kwiikrisimesi amakhadi-i-Christmas Day Day of fiction.

Uyayithanda yonke le ntiyo, imfazwe kunye nokungonwabi ngolu suku! ” Ndacinga ngaphakathi. Umoya wonke weKrisimesi wawubonakala ukhona, kangangokuba ndiyakhumbula ndicinga, "Le nto ingenakuchazeka emoyeni, olu xolo noxolo, ngokuqinisekileyo izakubanefuthe kwimeko yanamhlanje!" Kwaye andizange ndiphazame; ibisenza ngathi, kunjalo, kwaye bendihlala ndichulumancile ukucinga ngethamsanqa lam, okokuqala, ukuba semseleni ngoSuku lweKrisimesi, kwaye, okwesibini, ndikwindawo apho kwenzeka khona isiqephu esincinci.

Yonke into ibijongeka ngathi yonwabile kwaye ikhanya ngaloo ntsasa — ukungonwabi bekubonakala kukuncinci, ngandlela thile; Babonakala ngathi bazibonakalise kwingqele eqhaqhazelis 'amazinyo. Yayiloluhlobo nje loxolo ukuba lubhengezwe. Ibiya kwenza isiphelo esihle. Ndingathanda ukuba ngequbuliso ndive i-siren enkulu ivuthela. Wonke umntu makeme athi, “Ibiyintoni leyo?” I-Siren ivuthela kwakhona: ukubonakala komntu omncinci obaleka eludakeni olunqabileyo ejikelezisa into. Uyasondela — inkwenkwana yocingo yocingo enocingo! Uye wandinika. Ndivula iminwe ndingcangcazela: “Yilwa imfazwe, buyela ekhaya. — UGeorge, RI” Cheers! Kodwa hayi, yayiyimini entle, entle leyo, yayikuphela kwento.

Ukuhamba malunga nomsele kamva kamva, xa sithetha ngento ebalulekileyo yobusuku obusandulelayo, ngokukhawuleza saqaphela ukuba sibona ubungqina obuninzi bamaJamani. Iintloko zazingcangcazela kwaye zibonise ngaphezu kwendlela yazo, kwaye, njengoko sasibukele, le nzekayo yabizwa ngakumbi.

Inani elipheleleyo leBoche ngequbuliso lavela kwipara, kwaye lajonga malunga nalo. Esi sikhalazo saba sesosulelayo. Akuzange kuthathe xesha lide "uBert wethu" ukuba abe phezulu esibhakabhakeni (yinto enye yokuguba ukuyikhupha kuye). Lo yayingumqondiso wokuba i-Boche anatomy ibhengezwe ngakumbi, kwaye le yaphendulwa yiyo yonke i-Alf's kunye ne-Bill's, de, ngexeshana elingephi kunokuba kuthathwe ukuxela, isiqingatha sedazini okanye enye ye-belligerents yayingaphandle kwemisele yabo kwaye behambela phambili kwilizwe labanye.

Imbonakalo engaqhelekanga, ngokwenene!

Ndandifaka ngaphaya kwipapapet yethu, ndahamba ngaphaya kwintsimi ukuba ndijonge. Ukukhahlela kwisitya se-khaki kunye nesigqoko sezimvu kunye ne-Balaclava helmet, ndajoyina isihlwele malunga ne-half-way to the slots.

Yonke into yayinomdla kakhulu: nantsi kwakukho i-sausage-eating insects, eyayikhethile ukuba iqalise le fracas engapheliyo yaseYurophu, kwaye ngokwenza njalo isisondeza sonke kwisitya sokudaka esisodwa njengabo.

Oku kwakungokuqala kwam ukubona kwabo kwikota yokugqibela. Apha ayenabo-awona majoni, asebenzayo kumkhosi waseJamani. Kwakungekho i-athomu yenzondo ngapha nangapha; kwaye ke, kwicala lethu, kungekhona umzuzwana ukuthanda ukulwa kunye nentando yokubetha ikhululekile. Kwakufana nekhefu phakathi kweembalo kumdlalo webhokisi lomhlobo. Ukwahluke kohlobo phakathi kwamadoda kunye nezo zabo kwaphawulwa kakhulu. Kwakungekho nto eyahlukisanayo nemibutho emibini. Amadoda ethu, kwiingubo zabo ezinqamlekileyo ezingcolileyo, i-khaki enodaka, kunye neentlobo zabo ezahlukeneyo zeentloko ze-woolen, ii-mufflers kunye neengubo ezihlambulukileyo, zazingumqoqo ovulekile, ovulekileyo, ovulekileyo, ngokuchasene nesimo esifanekiso nesimo sengqondo esiphezulu se-Huns iifom e-green-fade eyaziwayo, iibhotshi eziphezulu kunye neengubo zengulube.

Impembelelo emfutshane kakhulu endinokuyinika ingcamango endiyenayo yayikukuba amadoda ethu, aphezulu, aphakanyisiwe, angenangqiqo kunye nezinto ezithandekayo, bekunxulumene nale mveliso ekhutshweyo, engacingiyo yokukhutshwa ngokuphambeneyo njengesiqoqo esichasayo kodwa esilumkisayo iintloko Ku fumana ekugqibeleni ugqitywe.

"Jonga kulaa phaya, uBill," uBert wethu angatsho, njengoko wayekhomba ilungu elinomdla ngakumbi lombutho.

Ndahambahamba phakathi kwabo bonke, kwaye ndangena kwiimvakalelo ezininzi njengoko ndandinako. Zimbini okanye zintathu ii-Boches zibonakala zinomdla kum, kwaye emva kokuba bejikeleze kanye okanye kabini benomdla wokuziva bexhonyiwe ebusweni babo, omnye weza wathi "Offizier?" Ndanqwala intloko, okuthetha ukuthi “Ewe” kwiilwimi ezininzi, kwaye, ngaphandle koko, andikwazi ukuthetha isiJamani.

Ezi ziidemon, ndabona, bonke babefuna ukuba nobuhlobo; kodwa akukho namnye kubo owayenobungqina obuvulekileyo bokuba amadoda ethu. Nangona kunjalo, wonke umntu wayethetha kunye nokuhleka, kunye nokukhumbula ukuzingela.

Ndabona igosa laseJamani, uhlobo oluthile lobuxoki kufuneka ndicinge, kwaye ndibe ngumqokeleli, ndamtshilo ukuba ndithatha izinto ezinqabileyo kwamanye amaqhosha akhe.

Sobabini sathetha izinto omnye komnye ongaqondanga, kwaye wavuma ukwenza utshintsho. Ndakhupha i-wire clippers kwaye, kunye ne-snips embalwa, ndisusa amabhinqa ambalwa kwaye ndawafaka ephaketheni lam. Emva koko ndamnika ezimbini zam ngokutshintshana.

Nangona le nto yayiqhubekile ekubhenxeni kwamanzi ejaculations avela kwelinye lalabo abatshitshisiweyo, bandixelele ukuba enye ingcamango yenzeke kumntu.

Ngokukhawuleza, enye yeeBhokki yabuyela emanzini wayo kwaye ngoku kwakhona ivunwa ngekhamera enkulu. Ndandibeka kwiqela elidibeneyo kwiifoto eziliqela, kwaye ukususela ngoko ndandifuna ukuba ndiyilungiselele ilungiselelo lokufumana ikopi. Akungabazeki ukuba ulungelelaniso lweemifanekiso zolu foto zibonisa ezinye iingu-Hun, zibonakalisa ngokucacileyo kwaye zingenakucaca ukuba zixhaswe ngabadlali beNgesiNgesi ngokungahambisani nxamnye noMhla woKhisimusi kwiDescherchers abanesibindi.

Kancinci intlanganiso yaqalisa ukusabalalisa; uhlobo lovakalelo lokuba amagunya ngamacala omabini ayengathandi kakhulu ngoku kuqhutyana kwabonakala kubonakala kuhamba. Sasihlukana, kodwa kwakukho ukuqonda okucacileyo kunye nobungqina obuza kushiywa ngoSuku lweKrisimesi ukugqiba ngoxolo. Okokugqibela ndiyibona kule nto encinci yayiyimbono yomnye wabashushu bamatshini, owayengumgcini wezinwele zobuninzi ebomini bombutho, ukusika iinwele ezingapheliyo ze-Boche, elaliguqa ngomonde ngelixa ngokuzenzekelayo i-clippers ivele ibuyele emqaleni.