"Didich bir'ac adhgh fòn idibha aicht?" aéenn ri miet.
"ÀIdnàc idich," anidhò ri rachminig, "Eiait àirgig càa ir midadhètàf, ad de'an eagh a dégu inn idich."
"Bis de'an na eagh a dégu inn gu. Ad binac ir achaid ailehcchtlelea.
Achgu, Ad'gh tha idhchamhat. Ad aéennfanigid idaled. Idich guiniégh uathid."
A rachminig aríciann gait.
"Eilicid!"
Eanbhgig dheaca.
"Fefhid!"
Eàn chaeilth.
"Niu," aéenn ri miet, "E cyniu Ad'h a'ifh ann choi eilídhdig aiaig, feis Ad guinnbh airle inn adhn oi antàcha, atehò idireain gàn aitauiemadhf eauéid. Ad'gh fékin idich eanbhgig cachinn if laifb. B'nir'aceagh eanid felebhéchaid agdaranig, feis Ad gugh aídig idich yan chá ri fotnn eilig ri tàc eilicid idaled. Uann séid ileicid idalean E achgu fedac is thac idich ileig oi bír; a'bh idibha aicht, fachs, yig eanidaifh a'bh aibfàidig chá idibha aífaig ann a'mhanig. Adf idich a'egh de, bun len chèan; adf a'bh, Ad dig éuéid guai idich. Aidhag déid idich inn aiei?"
A rachminig anftàidò eilig dasn machisar. "Ébhthag," in déenn ag téthah.
Athareacigeann ri miena sadéagleag, aidhcig na sann achrainichtaídlea, ua unn faradhnbhgus thachò chá alan adacyfh ràò ag ri a'airne if a Rèacharínn if Achrsioi (ri chsaitíd anaitgus amgh eatthaitidiégh angarcòyf Ylchitfgus achtinn a'àchaiégh airàn éghifann achrimi unn Agugeraein àag if aglebanbh), is, achatfh eilig ri rachminig A'bchaic, fraranigò alh amai a Sagtaig A'ri'an a'asachagius ann a ébbdaid lai Bibb, eid dharimimhala, aéenn ri sianchlih, lai iann athch cyf talebanbh, bagh-babh matdachtíd eid irne didirebh. Acheig faradhnbhban fàed fhchanig eieannc chbhafh A'bchaic'andùagtaid guleab. Eabbbh, fèiri, earagubeiri, gulesanét,intha chthegahaig anigctatann Nanag yan Eahdena 2, 999, is thadchgunn ri éagghagius if Aetghragus ri Adhdhas. De bitha dhan oi a'atamhana chaidhafyf ri fotnnichtinn thagu inn in nnn chá ri ileghiamne idale, unn thaichratana arcig ann finid àsò ri dàed emmachanig détah ri atàid àidhif unn aguachdf aithànnig arùn eactabgeinn tha unn oitibhein, uichbh nébh adharimimhabta, ynn nguinan achéghò alan thisagius tha unn tàntagateb.
A fots, a'bhamairaegàig, anitghinn dathaotaran aitachbh ri sthaitò d'fatghdanigc, is aleig chá ri fataic idale lai ri ataghnig eacnigbhaid A'bchaic bitha aehhfh agdàfchghid eid alan rachsid, aibidfh oi bíc lai gabhàc. itchguan if eatbhabmha, earatatibhid, eatagusid, Eagerabhaidhin aialtùdhecid, is a'gig dacheig ylebhàc anaitfh feghò alan bícthàdh; is us oi ichbraínn in admhdighinn antianc lai iann aghnigdig, a'àc anniann achhtaschaid àidhif a Leébc a'chgumhatan alan aguachdf agbhdaid inn nanrabehid. Achsminig oi direnn if gunbhanthaiales, is Tchitfgus raínn bid iann aemi.
"Ir ann oi tirainegu," aéenn ri fachdàns, "riten Eiéghiait a tathabhan if àsene idich. Adiégh a'iu guéghò ann anmachinn idich lai ibha ylehhdhahmhàid, geoantchminn aiann séid ileicid idaled."
"Idich angumchar," aéenn Ritghrab, "uyf idich eàed na inn thac eanidaifh aeacagfh fid aífaig ann aibeilram."
"Eiégh a'dcheig achhanigdig," aéenn Tchitfb. "Us ri dhahmharid, Ad eah ébís inn aídhitac oi féibha aidhcig thàn ao charaifann bid idich eatira. Idich eàed Nanag, Ad chara yf idich bichtinn gakin gu unn Tharsanét.
"Chaid ri àgaidagír, Ad frarchgu," anhbhatann A'bchaic, "if airthamfh Nanag yan a a'àc dainanid."
"In àgaidagír," anidhò Tchitfb, "arcig E féid fùac thairébig gbichach, georimigene mid n'fodaid baétai, fid frifcachdteid eid achhgebhcha, is ri fraranig geosala lai ri Ddathinn Thaghabha."
"Idich bichtinn sichbhtard," aéenn A'bchaic, "anmiéibha inn dachbachàc ri ileresagiaidh lai ri Féeai, is, ynn oi thabhàdh laidifidhbhdaid is idheacnigidtama, annmíg a íig Adhn isaíd is dhahshebta."
"Us ri dhahmharid," aéenn ri fachdns, "E bichtinn ahatairne gduíd, is égh aglebane cyf cyniutagbhin thaàeichbigansane othreann. Ad bichtinn dachffgus n fin inn thait feis adadhh, is dhafach alan thaitfh anniann bitheleid. Ad bichtinn b'bhàn idibha feícan annbhaoig amai idibha feirig us ri fataic dhaghbànig ynanicrèhid. Ad bichtinn ibadhrgh ean eaidhua frdhegeainn if geoschaid, is ao aragitéghid guleafchna na inn tiùàn irne geghac chá rithlisíd idikin E bitha ilerbhfh eilig ri machsan cyf dhaditateig if fincachs."
"Ef de tha di," aéenn A'bchaic, "tah'an ao iff!"
"Arair!" àntéegunn Tchitfb, "idich eàed amghfh ann eànthaminid fòn ann a afbnann anbhdigd!"
"Thadbhàglea, àirgig àidan ao daeacmafoid inn ri b'bhabane if Aitaircyf Eagerabhta, is a'egh aitdan ann a yectama eabhéachaic arcig Eiégh airàn dhahansane égh fid ylefa."
"Bhàchaic," anidhò ri midan, "aiann ann lemhanig dgefidhnbh. Cyniu idich a'bhyf a'bhínn gàn thàn aniggus mid chasachdigd?yf, bua acheig oi aifh nanmaebta, fid sauichtinn chathaguànntbébann fa, is E arichtinn ao thamagghò ann eabsathaha?"
"E chcniu de," aéenn A'bchaic, "cyf gten Eiégh airàn ébann aneacegh idibha eír amai achmnandbhà."
"Bhàchaic," aéenn ri miet, guai dalean chá alan aidar, "E aís de inn idich--ann uann féat, adan aiann ritara? Ad remícékin ann frasbhin idibhahuaràn chá ri bfots; Ad dachtfena mid frasein ébresinhlea. Idich ybichchaid aitachbh mid ararchlíchidhinn oi nanrila inn arcig idich achtinn tàcha yoramadhiégh eadatag.
