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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺴﺎدس‬

‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﻋ َﲆ َﻇ ْﻬ ِﺮ ِﻓﻴ ٍﻞ‬

‫اﻧْ َﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ َﺻﺎ ِﻓ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِر ُﻣ ْﻌ ِﻠﻨَ ًﺔ ُﻣ َﻐﺎ َد َر َة ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺤ ﱠﻄ ِﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺤ ﱠﺪ ِد‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ َن َﻣ َﻊ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬
‫وﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎ ِﺑﻴﻨَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﻳَ ْﺠ ِﻠ َﺴﺎ ِن ِﻓﻴ َﻬﺎ َر ُﺟ ٌﻞ َوا ِﺣ ٌﺪ ﻳُ ْﺪ َﻋﻰ اﻟ ﱢﺴي ْر ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ ﻛﺮوﻣﺮﺗﻲ‪َ ،‬و ُﻫ َﻮ‬
‫َر ُﺟ ٌﻞ َﻃ ِﻮﻳ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ َﻣ ِﺔ ذُو ﺑَ َ َﴩ ٍة ﺑَﻴْ َﻀﺎءَ َوﻳَﺒْﻠُ ُﻎ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻤ ِﺴي َن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻌ ْﻤ ِﺮ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎ َن اﻟ ﱢﺴيرْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ ِﰲ‬
‫َﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘ ِﻪ ِﻟ ِﻼﻧْ ِﻀ َﻤﺎ ِم إِ َﱃ َﻛ ِﺘﻴﺒَ ِﺘ ِﻪ ا ْ ِﻹﻧْ ِﺠ ِﻠﻴ ِﺰﻳﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَ َﻤ ْﺮ ِﻛ َﺰ ِة ِﰲ َﻣ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔ ﺑﻴﻨﺎرﻳﺲ‪َ ،‬و ِﻫ َﻲ َﻣ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ٌﺔ ُﻛ ْﱪَى‬

‫أُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨْ ِﺪ‪.‬‬
‫ﺗَ َﻘﺎﺑَ َﻞ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َواﻟ ﱢﺴي ْر ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ َﻋ َﲆ َﻣﺘْ ِﻦ »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ« َﺣﻴْ ُﺚ َﻟ ِﻌﺒَﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر َق َﻣ ًﻌﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ َن‬
‫اﻟ ﱢﺴيرْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ — َو ُﻫ َﻮ ِﺟ ِﻨ َﺮا ٌل ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺠﻴْ ِﺶ ا ْﻟ ِ ِﱪﻳ َﻄﺎ ِﻧﻲ — ﻳَ َﺮى أَ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻣ ْﺠﻨُﻮ ٌن؛ ِﻷَﻧﱠ ُﻪ‬
‫ﻳُ َﺤﺎ ِو ُل اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔ َﺮ َﺣ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺼي ِر‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َو َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ َﺮى أَ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﺷ ْﺨ ٌﺺ‬

‫َﻏ ِﺮﻳ ٌﺐ َﺣ ٍّﻘﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َوﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ُﻣ ُﺮو ِر َﺳﺎ َﻋﺎ ٍت َﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِر ْﺣ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِر‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎ َل اﻟ ﱢﺴيرْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻮ َﻛﺎ َن َﻫﺬَا‬

‫َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ِﻋ ﱠﺪ ِة َﺳﻨَ َﻮا ٍت َﻣ َﻀ ْﺖ ﻳَﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ ،‬ﻟ ُﻜﻨْ َﺖ َﻋ ِﻠ ْﻘ َﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َو َﺧ ِ ْﴪ َت ِر َﻫﺎﻧَ َﻚ‪«.‬‬
‫َﺳﺄَ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴْ َﻒ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟«‬

‫– » َﻛﺎ َن ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ُر ﻳَﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ ُﻒ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻗﺎ ِﻋ َﺪ ِة ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺒَﺎ ِل‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ َن َﻋ َﲆ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎ ِب ا ْﻣ ِﺘ َﻄﺎءُ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ُﻬﻮ ِر‬
‫ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻮ ُﺻﻮ ِل إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺠﺎ ِﻧ ِﺐ ا ْﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ‪«.‬‬

‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬آ ْه‪َ ،‬ﺣ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨْ ُﺖ َﺳﺄَ ْﺣ ِﺮ ُص َﻋ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﺨ ِﻄﻴ ِﻂ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ ا ْﻷُ ُﻣﻮ ُر َﺳﺘَ ِﺴيرُ‬
‫َﻋ َﲆ َﺧ ْي ِر َﻣﺎ ﻳُ َﺮا ُم‪«.‬‬