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厄斯金·考德威尔ErskineCaldwell
Thedriverstoppedatthesuspebridgeaomethehouseacrosstheriver.Ipaidhimthequarterfarefortheridefromthestationtwomilesaedfromthecar.AfterhehadgoneIwasaloheightaar-poistwinklinginthevalleyandthebroadgreenriverflome.Allarouainsroselikeblackthenight，andonlybylhtheavenwardcouldIseeanythierglowofsu.
ThegfeswayedwiththerhythmofmystrideaumofitsswingsoonovercamemypalybywalkingfasterandfastercouldIgtothependulumasitswunginitswidearcovertheriver.WhenatlastIcouldseetheotherside，wherethemountainabruptlyandsliduer，Igrippedmyhandbagtighterandranwithallmymight.
&heermyfeethadthegravelpath，Iwasafraid.IkbydayImightwalkthebridgewithoutfear，butatnight，inastrary，withdarkmountainstallaroundmeandabroadgreenriverflowihme，Iyhandsfrafrompoundingagai.
Ifoundthehouseeasily，amyselffruhehousewasthefirstoerleavibridge，andevenifIshouldhavemissedit，Gretwould，havecalledme.Shewasthereoheporgforme.WhenIheardherfamiliarvoigmyname，Iwasashamedofmyselffbeehemountainsandthebrbelow.
Sherandoathtomeetme.
“Didthefhtenyou，Richard?”
sheaskedexyarmwithbothofherhandsandguidihepathtothehouse.
“Ithinkitdid，Gret，”
Isaid:“butIhopeIoutranit.”
&riestodothatatfirst，butaftergoio’slikewalkingatight-rope.Iusedtowalktight-ropeswhenIwassmall-didn’tyoudothat，too，Richard？estretchedacrossthefloorofourbarntopra.”
“Idid，too，butIt’sbeensolongagottenhowtodoitnow.”
&hestepsaretetothedoor.Someohehousewasbringingalampintothehall，andwiththeiIsawGretstwosistersstandingjustiheopendoor.
“Thisismylittlesister，Asaid.“AndthisisMary.”
Ispoketothemintilesemi-darkness，aothehall.Gretsfatherwasstaableholdingthelampalittletooheyfaotmethimbefore.
“Thisismyfather，”
Gretsaid.“Hewasafraidyouwouldofindourhouseintiledark.”
“IwahtdownteaGretsaidyouwouldgetherewithoutanytrouble.Didyougetlost?Icouldhavebroughtalanterndownwithall.”
IshookhandswithhimandtoldhimhoweasilyIhadfoundtheplace.
“Thehackdriverpoiomethehousefromtheothersideoftheriver，andIneveronyeyesfromthelight.IfIhadlostsightofthelight，Idprobablybestumblingaroundsomewherenowinthedarkdreadytofallier.”
Helaughedatmefafraidoftileriver.
“YouwouldnthavemiheriveriswarEvehereisiowuheriverisaswarmasafortablerooAllofusherelovethewaterdownthere.”
“No，Richard，youwouldnthavefallesaid，layingherhandinmine.“Isawyouthemomentyougotoutofthehadifyouhadgohewroiooruntoyou.”
Iwishedtothafthat，butalreadyshewasgoiothefloorabove，andgme.Iweingmyhandbaginfrohere，lightedbutturnedlow，otheendoftheupperball，andshepickeditupaaheadihefrontrooms.
&oodforamomentlookiher，a.
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