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L crn d Jrvs tt n pl chff blnc dns lqll crptnt ls vx d l nt. L tt nfnc dns l’rllr, pprs lvs cmm n rd d fr cnc, l’crvn fxt l plfnd dps ds hrs. L smml l bdt, hrrf l’d d prtgr n lt vc l. l vt b hrlr x rmrs d s tr, clls-c prsstnt tmptr dns ss rlls cmm s’l vt mng ntrnt. n chnts lk x cls ntrmnbls mrmrt n bcl l prmr phrs d’n cplt, ls vsgs clgntnt dvnt ss x n n kldscp nfrnl, t l lst d ss sprtns t d ss chcs dlt sr dx clnns l n. Cs nsmns l gchnt l v. Pss n crtn std d prvtn, l dvndrt ncpbl d fr l dffrnc ntr rv t vl. Pt-tr cchmrdt-l dj. l blg ss ls nrqs rclr t crvt n cptls ls lttrs d mt STP sr l tl nr d ss pnss. n vnt d px sl sr sn gttn t l’spc d’n nstnt, l slnc s t. L’crvn grd l nr n l, dnts t pngs srrs. l svt prtnt ss frts ntls. Tôt  trd, l’ntrct prndrt fn. l rdvndrt lrs l’nq t mpssnt spcttr q, sss fnd d’n sll dsrt, ssstrt cncrt dmnt d’n rchstr d srds. L psntr l plq cntr l mtls. Dns l mnt q prcdt l’ndrmssmnt, l crps ggnt n dnst t s’nfnçt ss ls drps cmm n ss-mrn n plng. Ls vx rpprrnt l prphr d sn chmp d’ttntn. S’l vlt smbrr, l dvrt ls prndr d vtss. l rfrm ss prts ntrrs t pr pr q ls vstgs d l jrn n l’nvhssnt ps trp vt. n ccrd d gtr lk brll ln dns s tt t llm l mch d’n f d’rtfc mt. l vlt l’blr, ms vnt q’l pss cntnr l’hmrrg, n vlnch d pnss bl ss ffrts. Ls vx hrlrnt d nv. l spr, ls x vf. l n drmrt ps c sr. Jrvs s’rrch l pstn hrzntl pr s’ssr brd d lt dbl t jt n l ls tlphn prtbl. frc d’n sr, l’pprl vt fn pr dvnr n vrtbl xtnsn q, tll n prths, l’dt n ps prdr l fl ds gstcltns d mnd. Prfs, l l spçnnt d’vr nfnc ss rcns n p trp ln : sn sprt, l’nstr d s cv dns lqll l n pvt pls rn stckr, n’vt jms t pls ncmbr. l nl ss pntls, dbrnch l’ngn d sn crdn d’lmnttn t vrf q’l n s’tt rn pss n sn bsnc. L lmr cr d l’crn l’blg plssr ls x. Dns s tt cmm dns sn prtbl, l mnd crt sns fn t, jrd’h pls q’hr, sn mtr cnsstt hrlr ml d l ml. L’crvn rps l jds nmrq sr n pl d lvrs q prnt l pssr dps ds ms. l fst frd. l nl n rb d chmbr. Dns l csn, l s srvt n vrr d’ d Sltz t vrt l fntr d sln. n vnt glcl l frpp vsg. L vll drmt, ll. n clr srd mnt n l. l svt q s’l hrlt d tts ss frcs, l lchrt l brd ss hntss pr ls lssr fr sr l ds ds brss, l, ntr ls mmbls mglthqs. l rtrvrt lrs n p d srnt. n crnt d’r s’ngfr ss sn t-shrt t l tr n frssn. Jrvs rfrm l fntr, s’crl dns l cnp t ss d bllr, n vn. Cmm s’ls s rfsnt l, ls bllmnts rstnt cchs dns s grg. C’tt s’n rrchr ls chvx. D grr lss, l llm l tlvsn. ctt hr — pls vrmnt trdv ms ps ncr mtnl —, ls chîns n dfsnt q pr cmblr l gfr ntr l drnr prgrmm d l sr t l prmr d l mtn. l t dlr ls cnx sr l’crn plt — n pprl d tt bt q ss mgrs rvns n l rnt jms prms d’cqrr, ms q, cmm ts ls pvrs, l s’tt ffrt crdt — jsq’ c q l’crmnt fss mntr n l l ns. Hrms ls blltns mt rpts l’nv cmm n dsq r, ls prgrmms d sr cnsstnt n n mlstrm d cntns vds d sns, dnt l’vntl llt d dcmntr nmlr vntg ds rbmblls nqs d pblcts rtqs pr cllgrls tmtqs, n pssnt pr ds tllms prngrphqs cls sr lsqls l jt n l dstrt. Trp tg pr bndr, l s mdt d’vr jt l nmr d ctt ll dnt l s rpplt dvntg l ptrn q l vsg. L sx vnqt qlqfs ss nsmns, sns pr tnt tr n pnc. l zpp jsq’ c q s mn s’ngrdss cntct d l tlcmmnd. c std, l tg tt tll q l’frt mm d s’ndrmr l prsst nsrmntbl. n vx nsllrd rsnn ss rlls. l rlv ls pprs. n hmm, x trts dvntg trs pr l chrrg q pr l’psmnt, l rgrdt drt dns ls x.

— Vs n chngrz ps d chîn tnt q vs n’rz ps jt n l l-dsss, dt-l, n ndx ccstr pnt sr l cmr. Jrvs s rdrss. L’mssn prsst vr t nrgstr vngt ns pls tôt tnt l’mg tt d mvs qlt t brdnnt d prsts. Hbll d’n cstm smbr rhss d’n crvt ps blncs, l vndr smblt s’drssr drctmnt l’crvn trvrs l’spc- tmps. — Vs n’vz jms v n trc prl, vs n’llz ps n crr vs x. t l mx dns ctt hstr, c’st q ct rtcl n’st dspnbl q chz ns. C’st n xclsvt, mn vx. L nt plllt d’mssns d vnt dstnc, pt-tr ps ss rtr n ss rrtnt q cll-c, ms tt bt sr l mm prncp : n rtcl d’xcptn, n prsnttr gçnt, n jl ll pr l mttr n vlr, n prx dfnt tt cncrrnc t l nmr d’n stndrd tlphnq dlnt dns n bnd bs d l’crn. n pvt tt chtr, d l’pprl d mscltn cllr d prls n pssnt pr l prdt d’ntrtn pr crrssr t l brbc sns grs. Dns l prtq, l plprt d cs rtcls s-dsnt xcptnnls tnt trvbls sr l Nt, t pr mns chr. Prtnt, n chrm dst s dggt d cs prgrmms nchrnqs. Pss n crtn hr, prt qlqs nsmnqs t n rm d pschtqs, pls prsnn d sns n rgrdt l tlvsn : c’tt l crn pndnt lql ls prgrmmrs s’msnt dtrrr ls mrts. — Ct rtcl n sr n vnt q pndnt n hr, prsvt l prsnttr. Vs n’rz ps d scnd chnc. ms pr l ntn d’rgnc d c tp sns dt dcd dps lngtmps, Jrvs rpl ls jmbs t s rcrqvll sr l’ccdr pr s lssr brcr pr ls bnmnts d cmlt. Qlq chs l gn ss s css. l plng l mn dns l pch d sn pgnr t n tr sn prtbl, q’l tt prtnt prsd d’vr lss dns l chmbr. L prv q’ znth ds grnds crss, sn cmprtmnt cnfnt smnmblsm. — Vs n l rgrttrz ps, dt l vndr. L tlphn n mssl crx ds pms, Jrvs frm ls x t rsst bllr. Tnds q sn xprtn mprtt vc ll ls mnstrs t ls dmns, ls vx s trnt t l’crvn s’ndrmt. L snntt d l’ntr l vrll ls tmpns. n mns d tmps q’l n’n t pr l’crr, Jrvs s rtrv dbt dns ss chssns, l tt n vrc t ls chvx n dsrdr. S mn gch srrt l tlphn prtbl cmm prs n snc d’lctrchcs. l lv ls x, hgrd. L tlvsn rst llm dfst ls prmrs prgrmms d l mtn. L’rrttn l ggn. Pr n fs q’l vt rss trvr l smml, n brt snnt l prt x rrs. L clch rsnn ncr. Jrvs vrt. n lvrr n cstm rg t jn l dvsg vc n grnd srr. — n pqt pr vs. — l dt vr n rrr. J n’ rn cmmnd. — Vrmnt ? Jrvs nspct l’tqtt. L dt tt cll d lndmn. nqt, l vrf l clndrr d sn tlphn prtbl. L cls vt rsn. l vt drm pls d vngt-qtr hrs. — J’ prtnt vtr nm t vtr drss, xplq l lvrr. t tt st p. Jrvs hss ls pls t ccpt l crtn. C’tt n bît rctnglr t pltôt lrd d’n qrntn d cntmtrs d côt, sr lqll n tqtt mntnnt ss crdnns. Pt-tr ls prvs crrgs d’n dtr q s mmr vt psss l trpp. n dtl l chfnn prtnt : l’drss vt t tp l mchn crr. — Sgnz c. L’mpl l tndt n tbltt tctl sr lqll l’crvn pps s sgntr d’n cp d stlt. Cl fst n bl q’n n l vt ps dmnd d ddcc : sn pgnt tt rll. — D q ç vnt ? L’hmm cnslt sn rgstr. — J n’ rn. Sr cs mts, l lvrr s’ngffr dns l cg d’sclr.

Jrvs dps l pqt sr l tbl bss d sln. L bît pst cnq bns kls. l dcp l sctch l’d d’n vr-lttr t rrch l mt d crtn dns l mnvr. n cscd d lcns n plstrn s rpndt sr l sl. L cntn d cls tt sldmnt mbll dns n dxm gng d ppr bll dnt l’pct n lsst rn dvnr. L’crvn xtrp l mm d sn srcphg. n nvlpp brn glss hrs d crtn. ll cntnt n bn d cmmnd plcp srg d fnd ds gs sr lql sn nm vt t tp n lttrs grsss. n crt d vst vt t grf l fctr. — « Mrslv Ptkn, vnt dmcl », lt-l ht vx. L’crvn rpns l’mssn d l’vnt-vll dvnt lqll l s’tt ndrm t cnslt l’hstrq d sn tlphn prtbl. n ppl vt bl t bn t pss sr n stndrd tlphnq dnt l nmr n l dst rn. Jrvs sc l tt. S sn ncnscnt psst ds cmmnds pndnt ss nsmns, l n’vt ps fn d’nvtr sn bnqr dînr. L dcmnt stplt q ts ls rtcls pvnt tr rtrns ss n dl d ht jrs l’drss ndq, cntr rmbrsmnt. l pnç ls lvrs. Pss l srprs prmr, l sttn tt msnt. l n’vt pls rç d pqt-srprs dps l pss d sn prmr dvt d’dlscnt. l qstn « cmmnt l pr Nl t-l pr s srprndr ? », Jrvs pprtt n rpns : nsmnq, l cmmndt ds cdx dnt l n grdt cn svnr. L’crvn dssq ls cchs d plstq t fnt pr xhmr l mstrx prsnt q’l s’tt t l-mm. l s’gsst n mchn crr. Stpt, l crss l brr d’spc brllnt t trv n crtn cnsltn dns sn mbrrs : sn ncnscnt, s’l l’vt trh, n’n tt ps mns cnstnt dns ss pssns. Mlgr l fm q l tnllt, l’tr sps l’ngn mssf t l rtrn cmm n trt pr n xmnr l mcnq. D’cns prtndnt q l vrtbl bscl ntr mnd ncn t mdrn vt l l jr l’n vt css d cmprndr cmmnt fnctnnnt ls bjts d qtdn. Jrvs vslst ssz bn l mnr dnt n chrr crst ds sllns dns l trr, cmmnt n prss mprmt ls jrnx vc ss crctrs n fnt cmmnt n mchn vpr — n mtr xplsn — mttt ss pstns n brnl pr ntrînr n x. Ms l tt ncpbl d’xplqr pr ql mrcl sn rfrgrtr, s tlvsn LCD, sn fr mcr-nds sn rdntr prvnnt mnr bn lr mssn. C’tt hrs d tt ntndmnt. rgrdr ls tgs d mtl s crsr ss l clvr n n ntrlcs d nds rgnts, Jrvs s st n trrn fmlr. L cmplxt d ctt hrlgr n’tt n rn cmprbl cll d sn smrtphn, ms n ntllgnc hmn s’n dggt : ctt mrvll, ssmbl pc prs pc vc mtclst, tt clrmnt l frt d’n cllbrtn trt ntr l’tr hmn t l gn q qlqfs l’hbt. Jrvs dps l mchn sr sn br. D’n gst dlct, l slv l cpt, dvlnt n rbn ncrr lmbnt nf. Rv d ctt ttntn cmmrcl, l rfrm l trpp, ttrp n ll vrg dns l bc d l’mprmnt ps tr l lvr pr fr bsclr l chrt. L ppr s’nclnch dns ls gds l prfctn, crr q l’pprl — n ntqt prtnt — srtt jst d l’sn. l s’nfnç dns l ftl t ctnn l rtr. l vt v c gst mll fs dns ls flms. C’tt cmm s’l l’vt ft tt s v. n frssn d’xcttn prcrt ss mns trmblnts. l ps ss dgts sr l clvr cmm l pnst vnt l cncrt d s v t pp sr n tch. L brr crctr bndt d sn lgmnt t s’crs cntr l ppr. ll mprm n mrq ntt vc n clqmnt dstnctf, mll ls d chchtmnt dscrt d sn clvr nfrmtq. l crvt n mt, ps n phrs ntr rthm d ctt nvûtnt mld. — Ps ml. Vrmnt ps ml. Sn stmc grgll. Dcd gnrr ls sts d’hmr d sn sstm dgstf, l’tr dps n pl d lls s gch t plç ss dgts sr ls tchs tl n cwb prt dgnr, ls phrss cmm ds sx trbllnnnt dns s tt. Sn chmp d vsn s’trct l lrgr d l fll vrg. Ss dgts cmmncrnt dnsr sr l clvr. Lrsq Jrvs rtrv ss sprts dx hrs pls trd, sn stmc crt tjrs fmn. n pl d lls ncrs rpst, ncr fmnt, prs d s mn drt. L’crvn prcrt l txt n dgnl. rrv l trsm pg, l sffq. l rlt ttntvmnt l prmr prgrph, ps l scnd, t ns d st jsq’ pnt fnl, l vngt-qtrm pg. l rps l tpscrt, stmq. l s’gsst sns cntst d sn mllr trvl dps… tjrs.

Jrvs lt t rlt l frt d sn trvl jsq’ l’crmnt. L’crvn n’n crt ps ss x : ctt hstr vlt n pblctn dns l Nw rkr. Prl bj mrtt crn l msr d s splndr. l sng tlphnr drctmnt Stckhlm pr fr nnlr l prx Nbl ctt nn : l ggnnt dns l ctgr “Lttrtr” tt tt dsgn. Lrsq l nt tmb, l tnt tjrs dns ss mns trmblnts l pl d llts chfnns. l s dmnd d’ pvt bn srdr ctt dlr n dsss d s ptrn t rls q’l n’vt tjrs ps mng. l dps sn chf-d’vr pr nfrnr n bnn n qtrm vtss. l vt b mltplr ls rlctrs, l cnstt tt l mm : cn crrctn ncssr. D t, l mndr chngmnt rt t n scrlg, n blvrsmnt lttrr, n ct d brbr mm. Ctt nvll ncrnt l prfctn. t c’tt bn c q chgrnt Jrvs. Cr mns d’vr t tch pr l Ms d l’nsprtn q, cmm n nl n pr d gnts, rt crt trvrs ss mns, jms l’tr n’rt t cpbl d prdr n prl txt. Sn trc, c’tt pltôt ls plrs vnds pr n msr dns ls ksqs jrnx, ls plps rgrgts l chîn pr l cmpt d’dtrs p rgrdnts, ls rmns d scnc-fctn rdgs ss cvrt d’nnmt. L grnd Lttrtr — cll q s’crt vc n mjscl —, l n l’vt jms fflr, n mm pprch. Ctt hstr, ss bnn st-ll, n’rt dnc jms dû xstr. l fvr d clr d ln q drdt ss rns blfrds sr l br, Jrvs jt n rgrd nxx l mchn crr. Ct ngn tt hnt pr l’sprt d’n gnt d l lttrtr q prsvt sn vr pr pssssn, l n pvt n tr trmnt. l mgnt dj ls ttrs : « L drnr nvll d’Hmngw, n -j lttrr lvr pst mrtm ». l dvt n vr l cr nt. L grg srr, l s’nstll fc l mcnq cmm n prtr l’fc, glss n ll d ppr ss l clndr t chss d ss pnss ts ls fntôms pr n’ lssr q’n tl vd. Ls dgts pss sr ls tchs, l ttndt. n mt l pss pr l tt, ps n scnd, sns cnnxn pprnt. l ls nscrvt sns rflchr. Bntôt, n phrs nqt d nnt. Sns prndr l tmps d l rlr, l dvd l bbn d ss lgrncs t rdg ls cnq prmrs prgrphs n pn. Ss dgts vrvltrnt sr ls tchs n ptts rts d l’pr, sns s’mmlr ls pncx, dns n spctcl ss hrssnt q brnt. n vsn frpp cntr l mr, ms Jrvs n’ prt cn ttntn. lrs q l’tr s’pprtt ttqr l cnclsn, l tg q spprtt l lttr s blq m-crs. n ng d’rrttn ssmbrt sn vsg. Dns n gst dlct, l rmn l brr dns sn lgmnt t prsvt s rdctn. Qlqs mts pls ln, l lttr s blq sn tr. L’crvn, n rg, srr ls dnts. l n l rstt pls q’n prgrph cchr, dx pt-tr, pr trmnr l’hstr. l bss l brr vc prctn t prsvt s frpp d’n mnr n p mns brt. Ms mlgr sn tct, l mchn s blq ncr dx phrss pls ln. xcd, Jrvs rsst l’nv d jtr l mchn crr pr l fntr. Ct ngn cnlst pt-tr sn tlnt, ms c’tt n vr cmlt. vnt d prdr l fl, l rrch l fll d chrrt t s’mpr d’n stl bll. Sn hmr vrt l fvr. L drnr phrs dns dvnt ss x vnt d s prdr dns l fl. Q’vt-l vl crr, dj ? l frm ls x pr rttrpr sn svnr q s’nft tts jmbs, ms l cnstrctn q’l vt lbr s’tt dj crpt. l dvt trmnr. L’crvn mrdll l cpchn t frpp l pnt d l’nstrmnt sr l ppr dns l’spr d’n fr jllr n tncll d gn. n vn. L’nsprtn s’tt tr. Jrvs bndt d s chs t s prcpt sr sn tlphn. l cnslt l’hstrq, rtrv l nmr d stndrd t lnç n nvl ppl. bt d qlqs scnds, l tnlt rsnn dns l ht-prlr, sv d’n msq d’ttnt. — Ns lgns snt ctllmnt n drngmnt, dt l vx fmlr, qq mtllq, d Mrslv Ptkn. n cs d’rgnc, mrc d lssr n mssg sr ntr rpndr tmtq… Jrvs ntndt n clqmnt, sv d grsllmnt d’n bnd q l’n nclnch. L’nchrnsm smblt tr l sgntr d srvc. n nt gü l’rrch ss pnss. — , j… j’ cmmnd n mchn crr t ll n fnctnn pls. C’st trs rgnt. Mrc d m rpplr. Jrvs dct ss crdnns cmplts, ls rpt pr scrt t rccrch, bf d’ngss. L mchn tt l clf d s pstrt lttrr. l n

pvt ps lssr pssr n chnc prll. Cnfrmmnt ss crnts, l’crvn n prvnt ps trvr l smml. l s’ch dvnt l tlvsn, l chrch sns sccs l’mssn d Ptkn. L shw n dvt tr dfs q crtns nts d l smn t ntrt dns l ctgr ds « prgrmms nctrns » dnt ls hbdmdrs n fsnt jms l dtl. Crn pr ss dmns, l rgrd l’crn s’gtr jsq’ c q ss x l fssnt ml t q l sll s lv. L tlphn n snn ps d tt l nt. Vrs dx hrs, lrs q’l sst d brclr ls tgs mtllqs d l mchn, n frpp l prt. l vrt n rb d chmbr. — n pqt, dt l mm lvrr q l vll. Jrvs s’grpp scnd cls cmm n nfrg n b d svtg. Sn gbrt tt nttmnt dfrnt d prcdnt : tr sn pds plm, l tt plt cmm n plnch. l clq l prt nz d vstr t dbll l’nv, nxx. L pqt cntnt n crtn vd mntr s-mm, qlqs flls d ppr bll t n crt sgn d l mn d Ptkn. « n vs prnt d ns xcsr pr l gn ccsnn, ns vs rmrcns d’mbllr mtclsmnt vtr prdt dfctx t d l’drssr ntr srvc prs-vnt dns ls pls brfs dls, pr v pstl. » Dns n mnd dl l cmmrc n’rt pr mbtn q d stsfr ss clnts, Jrvs rt m q’n l drss n mchn nv , s l pvr rsdt dns ct xmplr, q’n l nv n tchncn. Ms l n pvt q lr l rctvt d srvc — n gg d srx s’l n tt — t dcd d s smttr x nstrctns. P prs md, Jrvs, sn pqt ss l brs, cnf l prcx nstrmnt d s lgnd l gchtr d br d pst. — n xprss, prcs l’crvn. — L prt st dj cmprs, dt l pstr. l sr rms n fn d’prs-md. Rssrn pr tnt d’fcct, Jrvs rggn sn pprtmnt. n tll rpdt lsst prsgr q’l dspsrt nv d s mrvlls mchn vnt mm q’ll n l mnq. l s’bsrb dns l lctr d mgzns pplrs jsq’ l’hr d dînr, prft d l sr pr s rndr cnm — l prmr fs dps ds ms — t rntr s cchr d bnn hr, ps pr s nt blnch. Cnvnc q’ l prmr hr dmn, l lvrr snnrt s prt vc n mchn rpr, l s cch srn prs vr lss mnstrs, chmrs t Nmss sr l trttr. L smml n trd ps cllr c frt mûr t l prcptr dns n nt sns rv. n smn s’cl vnt q Jrvs n s dcd mttr sn nqtd sr tr chs q sr l cmpt d sn nxt ntrll. Cl fst sx jrs q’l n’vt pls drm, ccp q’l tt gttr ls lls t vns ds fctrs, lvrrs t cndctrs d cmnntts, rlvr tts ls hrs ls mssgs d ss mltpls rpndrs tlphnqs. L srvc prs-vnt n’vt ps dnn sgn d v dps l’nv d l mchn. Ls rprtrs vnt frcmnt rncntr n prblm, pt-tr mm n’vnt-ls jms rç l pqt. L sttn rt t mns nspprtbl s’l tt prvn cchr ss ngsss sr l ppr, ms ss tnttvs s’tnt tts slds pr ds ctstrphs lttrrs. Cmm dm nt gût frt d l’rbr d l Cnnssnc, Jrvs n’mgnt pls d crrr pssbl sns s mchn. D’xsprtn, l vt jt ss stls pr l fntr t vt hst rsrvr l mm srt sn rdntr. l rtnt sn gst drnr mmnt, pr s vngr sr ss ngls rdts l’tt d chrp sngnlnt. Lrsq l’d d’ttndr n jr d pls l tr ds snglts, Jrvs s dcd dcrchr sn tlphn pr spplr ls tchncns. Ls tnlts s sccdrnt n n ltn mlgn, t chq nt spplmntr grgnt l cht d sbl d s ptnc cmm ls vgs l mr mntnt. n rpndr tmtq s mt n rt. L vx d’n rbt grsll dns l’ctr : « L nmr q vs vz dmnd n’st pls ttrb. L nmr q vs vz dmnd n’st pls ttrb. L nmr q vs vz dmnd n’st pls ttrb. » stmq, Jrvs rcmps l nmr. Ctt fs-c, l tnlt n prt mm ps l pn d’crchr s ptnc : l’crvn tmb tt d st sr l rpndr. — H, ls slds !

Hrs d l, l crt sn br sr lql rpst l pl ds pprs trtr : fctrs, rlvs bncrs, drnrs ppls vnt prsts jdcrs, tt tt rn c. l rchrch l bn d lvrsn d l mchn crr. bs d l ll, l’drss pstl d l’mssn fgrt n ptts crctrs tlqs. Ls stds s stnt pls d’n hr d trn, dns n qrtr l’bndn l n’vt ps ms ls pds dps ds scls, c q n s n’tt ps n xplt dns l msr mm l pt d msns vsn n’vt ps rç l’hnnr d s vst dps ds ms. M pr l’nrg d mnq d smml — pt-tr d l dmnc prcc —, l’tr nl n prdsss lgnt q ttnrt sn r d clchrd t fnç tt bss vrs ls sclrs. Lrsq Jrvs rpss l prt d l’pprtmnt qtr hrs pls trd, sn ntrn cmm ss sprs d glr lttrr s’tnt nvls. L’drss dsgnt n trrn vg jnch d dtrts, prs n t ntr dx mmbls bndnns cr d’n bnl mrn. l vt t rl. Tt tt bdn. L’crvn plr chds lrms sr l sf, sns svr s’l rgrttt l tmps gspll, l tlnt prd smplmnt s’l sbsst l’xtrm xhstn q trllt ss nrfs dps ds jrs t l’mpcht d drmr. l l’vt l dns n rmn sccs : “n n pt ps mrr d’nsmn”. Sn tr n’vt sns dt jms t ccbl pr ds trbls d smml. Jrvs ss d bllr pr ttrr l trpr, ms ss dmns hrlnt trp frt. Ss rlls slnt cmm n cctt-mnt prch d l’xplsn. l s’rrch cnp, srr ls pngs t dnn n grnd cp d tt dns l mr d sln. n fs rms — tnt d ss mtns q d l’nrm cntsn q dfrmt sn frnt —, Jrvs lnç l trq. rm d’n stck d jnk fd sffsnt pr tnr n sg d’n smn, l’crvn s’nstll dns l cnp t llm l tlvsn. l n’tt pls sûr d nmr d l chîn sr lqll l vt v l’mssn : ds cntns d frqncs d c gnr dfsnt lrs prgrmms npts sr l cbl. Ms Jrvs, dcd l rtrvr cût q cût, s cmprtrt n sldt. Sn p srt n tlcmmnd prv d pls nvs. L ln s lv trvrs ls rdx t vc ll l sf nbrnlbl d jstc d l’crvn. l rmttrt l mn sr s mchn, qlls q snt ls cnsqncs. Jrvs spprt ls prmrs hrs d vll dvsll vc dgnt. Mm s’l llt rsstr l tnttn d rstr pls d dx scnds sr n mm cnl, s mn l cst n sfrnc ccptbl. ll prsvt sn trvl d zppng cmm n bnn vrr. L mntn d l tch tr mm n bllmnt mprmpt Jrvs, q s’n rjt. Chcn d cs mnfsttns ntmpstvs prvt q s cpct d drmr n’tt ps mrt tt jms. L prmr crmp l frpp sr ls cps d’n hr trnt. l pss l rls sn tr mn tnds q l blss s rpst sr n cvr d cssns. Ls prgrmms fcls vnt prs fn pr lssr plc x bch-trs d l nt. cmptr d ct nstnt, l skt n hrs-pst : l sntr n’tt pls bls. l dvrt rdblr d vglnc. L’tr nfrn n pgn d chps t cntn d’ppr frntqmnt sr ls btns « + » t « - » d l tlcmmnd. Ls vrtgs l frpprnt vrs trs hrs qnz. S tt trn cmm n tp dvnt n mssn n ncnn str d l pp vntt ls mrts d’n crm cns fr pssr l’nv x fmms d rcrr bstr. L ns rfl dns sn stmc. l dvt prsvr. Sns llr, l chng d cnl pr ttrrr ml d’n sln rcnstt n std dns lql n prsnttr l’r dt vnt d rpndr n bl d crnflks sr l tps. — vc l’spr-tt, fns ls prblms d mng. Ct sprtr dvndr vtr mllr m ! Ls vx ds mnnqns s mlngnt mntnnt clls d ss mnstrs ntms t x crqmnts ds chps ss ss mchrs. L’crvn s rtnt d rr vrs l tlvsn pr frcssr l’crn d’n cp d gn. Ls prgrmms d l nt tnt d’n stpdt cnfndnt : ps mns d qrnt-cnq cnx prpsnt mm mmnt ls mms rtcls stpds chtr pr tlphn, snt t bsnt ds tmgngs trqs t ds mcrs-trttrs srjs. l n tt sn qtrm bllmnt. L smml frppt s prt t s’l l bdt trp lngtmps, l rsqt d l fr fr. l srt ncpbl d

rsstr n nvll nt d’nsmn. l vrf l’hr sr l’crn d sn tlphn prtbl. Qtr hrs psss. lrs q Jrvs llt jtr l’png, l rcts dsgrbl d Mrslv Ptkn ssmbrt l’crn. l s’gsst bn d sn bnhmm, sss dns l mm std x clrs dfrîchs, cmm dns n prgrmm ds nns 70. L’hmm fxt l cmr d’n rgrd ms. n nv nmr d tlphn dflt ss l’crn. — Ns smms rgrt d vs nnncr q, pr l prmr fs d l’hstr d l’mssn, ns n srns ps n msr d’ssrr l srvc prs-vnt sr crtns d ns rtcls, dt Ptkn, ds tls cn ds x. J pns ntmmnt ns mrvllss mchns crr, dnt n lt mlhrsmnt t vnd pr rrr. Ntr frnssr n’tnt ps n msr d rprr ls pcs ncrmns, ns chtrs rcvrnt dnc n cmpnstn htr d lr cht. t mntnnt, plc ns nvts… vr d clr, Jrvs s prcpt sr l tlvsn t l sc d tts ss frcs. — J n vx ps d cmpnstn, hrl-t-l, j vx m mchn ! L’crvn tr sn tlphn d s rb d chmbr t cmps l nv nmr, tt n jtnt n l x gstcltns cmmrçnts d Ptkn. L cmlt prpst d’cqrr — pr l mdq smm d qrnt-sx dllrs t n xclsvt c sr — n srt d mss gltns rstr t trmbltnt cl fnd d’n sldr. — L Mng-Tt mng bslmnt tt, dt Ptkn sns qttr l cmr ds x. L vndr srt, plq ss chvx n rrr t sst sr n sstt ps fc l n frt hls q’l plng dns l blb. sstôt, l dgtnt gltn gb l mrc d pmm d trr ss l rgrd ttrr d Jrvs. l’tr bt d l, n nrgstrmnt s’nclnch. — n rsn d’n trp grnd nmbr d’ppls, vtr cmmnctn n pt btr. Mrc d lssr n mssg sr ntr rpndr tmtq. Bp. xcd, Jrvs ft cltr s clr : — J vx m mchn, tmpt-t-l dns l cmbn. J l vx c l prmr hr, fnctnnll ps, n n mrc ps, ms j vx l rcprr ! J’ p pr ct ngn ! Pndnt c tmps, Mrslv Ptkn mntrt l cmr l bt d ss dgts snglnts. — n ps lssr l prt ds nfnts, dt-l vc n cln d’l ss rpgnnt q s gl clr chr. C’n tt trp : l’crvn lss chppr sn prtbl t s prcpt vrs ls tltts pr rndr sn dînr. Lrsq’l rvnt, l tlvsn n’ffcht pls q’n crtn d’ntrrptn ds prgrmms. l grv l nmr d l chîn sr n cn d l tbl l pnt d’n ct t s’n vlt d’vr jt ts ss stls. Sns prndr l pn d’tndr l’pprl, Jrvs s trîn jsq’ sn lt t cnf ss lrms d’psmnt s t d’rllr. Pss n crtn dgr d prvtn d smml, l rlt dvnt n vrbl cmm n tr. rnt pr n nt s mltnn vt mn btll cntr ss fntôms, Jrvs trîn ds pds jsq’ l’ntr dns n tt d sm- cnscnc t vrt l prt. Ps sr l pllssn, n crtn x clrs d l’mssn l’ttndt sgmnt. n dchrg d’xcttn l dcll ls pprs : gnrnt l rst d crrr q’l lss gsr sr l plr, l’crvn s prcpt sr l pqt t rfrm l prt. S prmr dcptn ft pr l pds d l’nv, bn nfrr cl d s mchn dr. L brt q l pqt ft lrsq’l l sc l ffrt l scnd. l s’mpr d’n pr d csx t trnch l cls dns l lngr. n fll d ppr pl n qtr rpst sr n lt d stls d dffrnts frms t clrs. l dvt n vr ds cntns. « n cmpnstn pr vtr prt, ns vs rmrcns d bn vlr ccptr c mdst gg d ntr sncrt. Ns sprns q vtr crtvt n’n r ps t trp ffct. Sncrmnt, Mrslv Ptkn. » L sng d Jrvs n ft q’n tr. prs vr cnstt q l’tqtt mntnnt n nvll drss, l rfrm l bît, nl n pntln t s r hrs d chz l, stls ss l brs,

vc l hrgn d cl pr q l vngnc dvnt nn pls n smpl plsn, ms n rgnc vtl. Q q st c Mrslv Ptkn, l l frt pssr l’nv d s mqr : s’l l trvt, l l frt vlr ss fchs stls n pr n. Sns grnd srprs, l’drss ndq sr l crtn s rvl tr ss fss q l prmr. L crsmnt d l sxm r t d l trnt-qtrm vn dnnt sr n brr d’mmbls dnt n prt, pr n ps dr l’ntgrlt, tt bndnn x sqttrs t x clchrds dps ds lstrs. Jrvs trpgn. S’l vt t crgx, l s srt ngfr ss l prch t rt ntrrg ls vgbnds t trs dchts hmns chs ds ntrlls d l vll jsq’ c q l’n d’ntr x, pr hnntt pr trll, l v qlq chs. Ms l’crvn, cmm ts cx d sn spc, tt n crd, ss s cntnt-t-l d rgrdr l msr d ln t d’mgnr sn mplcbl vngnc. lrs q’l rvnt sr ss ps, n vhcl vll ss spçns. l s’gsst d’n ggntsq cmn dnt l rmrq bch rt p cntnr n ptt pprtmnt. L’ngn n’vt rn d’trng n s, ms l’d d l grr c l prt ncngr. l n’ vt rn dns ls nvrns, ps n ntrprs, ps n hbttn slbr, ps n q d stckg. C’tt cmm s l cndctr, n vlnt trvrsr l qrtr, s’tt vprs. n nstnct drmtq l ttll. C cmn n’tt pt-tr ps trngr l’hstr dnt l tt l’nfrtn hrs. Jrvs mrch vrs l cbn t frpp cntr l vtr pr s’ssrr q l vhcl tt bn nccp. n l’bsnc d rpns, l cntrn l’ffrnt lcmtv sr pns pr s’ntrssr d pls prs sn mmns rmrq. l xmn l bch tnd sr l’rmtr t chrch l mntn d’n prprtr, n vn. l n’ vt ps pls nnm q c bht. Mm l plq d’mmtrcltn tt dlv pr ds nns d’rrnc sr ls prs rts d ps. M pr n nttn q l srrt l grg t fst tr ts ss mnstrs, Jrvs ctnn l pgn d l dbl prt rrr t lss l lmr pntrr dns l’nqtnt rmrq. n ng d pssr s’lv vrs l cl, sns dt cmm l jr Hwrd Crtr vt frc l’ntr d l spltr d Ttnkhmn. L brs n chrp sr l nz, l’crvn grmp dns l cmn t plss ls x. L’ntrr tt plng dns n mlss d tnbrs. Bntôt, s vsn s’jst. C q’l dcvrt lrs l glç l sng. L std d l’mssn d tl-cht s trvt tt ntr dns l cmn, d dcr n crtn-pt x prjctrs tnts n pssnt pr l pptr sr lql Mrslv Ptkn prnt ls fx ppls tlphnqs d ss clnts. Ls cmrs, mnts sr ds pds rltts, smblnt dtr ds frrs Lmr, p s’n fllt. Ms s Jrvs n prvnt pls cntnr ss frssns, c’tt pr n tr rsn : l plt, s l’n s’n t l’pss cch d pssr q l rcvrt, vt l’r bndnn dps ds nns. L’crvn bss ls x t cnstt q ss mprnts tnt ls sls vr mrq l pssr dps lngtmps. ncrdl, l srpnt ntr ls lmnts d dcr, sn crtn d stl tjrs ss l brs, t ppl : — H h ! Mnsr Ptkn ? Qlq’n ? n nstnt, Jrvs sntt mntr l’rn n l. C’tt mpssbl. L’n d ss lctrs dvt l fr n vln plsntr pr, pt-tr tt-l l dndn d l frc d’n mssn d cmr cch. Ss mchrs trmblrnt. l lv l crtn -dsss d s tt t dns n gst rgr, l prjt cntr n cmr. Ls stls s’prpllrnt x qtr cns d std. — Mntrz-vs !

L’tr ps l pd cntr n tbl t l rnvrs. — J ss q vs ts l ! ncpbl d tnr l brd s rg pls lngtmps, l s prcpt cntr n prjctr, l’rrch sn spprt t l frcss cntr l sl dns n pvntbl thbh d vrr css t d mtl trd. l mrtl d ss pngs frx l pptr d Ptkn vnt d rdr l rst d dcr t d mtrl nnt. Lrsq, hrs d sffl, l cnstt q’l n’ vt pls rn dtrr, Jrvs s’rrt, pntlnt. L std d’nrgstrmnt tt n rns. n vnt fnst l glç l nq. — Q’st-c q j’ ft ? glpt-l. l rcl d’n ps t llt glssr sr n stl. L mnq d smml drglt sn dscrnmnt t l s’tt rnd cpbl d’n trrbl