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第47部分(第2页)

He put the halter on the horse and shut the stable door。 He

came splashing back through the water; the lantern swinging。

The unconscious; drowning body was pushed past the house in

the deepest current。 Fred Brangwen came to his mother。

〃Ill go to th cart…shed;〃 he said。

〃To……om; To……o……om!〃 rang out the strong;

inhuman cry。 Fred Brangwens blood froze; his heart was very

angry。 He gripped his veins in a frenzy。 Why was she yelling

like this? He could not bear the sight of her; perched on a

chair in her white nightdress in the doorway; elvish and

horrible。

〃Hes taken the mare out of the trap; so hes all right;〃 he

said; growling; pretending to be normal。

But as he descended to the cart…shed; he sank into a foot of

water。 He heard the rushing in the distance; he knew the canal

had broken down。 The water was running deeper。

The trap was there all right; but no signs of his father。 The

young man waded down to the pond。 The water rose above his

knees; it swirled and forced him。 He drew back。

〃Is he the……e……ere?〃 came the maddening cry of the

mother。

〃No;〃 was the sharp answer。

〃To……om……To……o……om!〃 came the piercing;

free; unearthly call。 It seemed high and supernatural; almost

pure。 Fred Brangwen hated it。 It nearly drove him mad。 So

awfully it sang out; almost like a song。

The water was flowing fuller into the house。

〃Youd better go up to Beebys and bring him and Arthur down;

and tell Mrs。 Beeby to fetch Wilkinson;〃 said Fred to Tilly。 He

forced his mother to go upstairs。

〃I know your father is drowned;〃 she said; in a curious

dismay。

The flood rose through the night; till it washed the kettle

off the hob in the kitchen。 Mrs。 Brangwen sat alone at a window

upstairs。 She called no more。 The men were busy with the pigs

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