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—Iscot Elsa, bizzejjed—bizzejjed it-tama ti- ghec fia—jena haun ghalic dejjem—cun af li jena halleit l'art ta'l cbir hena, biex geit haun ghalic—cont mill'actar bnedmin henijn—halleit collox biex geit nitgharras mighec...
—Mela kighed tiftacar fil hena li halleit ? forsi mgholli ucoll ghaliex tliftu ?...
—Le, Elsa jena issa hieni mighec, ma jonko- sni xein.
—Ah !... nibza li inti ghad thallini biex tar- gia tmur fl'art ta'l hena tighec.
—Okghod b'sabrec Elsa, jena nhobboc biz- zejjed biex nibka haun dejjem mighec — biss nitolboc li icolloc fidi fia.
—Jahasra, reġghet kalet Elsa — ma ncunx actar hienia issa—int ghad tmur u thallini — iva nitolboc gheidli fein hi din l'art ?... minn fein gei inti ?...
—Elsa ma jistax icun li ngheidlec...
—Iva gheidli x'jismec...
—Katt !...
—Ah ! ghaitet Elsa, irrid naf—nitolboc ic- cuntentani—jahtieg naf.
Fil uakt li Elsa chienet keghda ecc titchel- lem u tistaksi lil guerrier zeugia, dahal bil mohbi fil camra ragel mghezuer f'mantell cbir—bix- xabla f'idu u resak bil mod minn uara il guer- rier biex ixejjirlu id-dakka.
