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“Look,girls,”hepointedtoadottedlineonthemap,“Thereisagood
short-cuthere.We’llgettothelakeinnotimeatall.”
“Areyousureyouknowwhatyouaredoing?”Marylaasked.
“Sure,Ido.Don’tyouworry,woman,”wasthereply.Lesusedtocall
her“woman”whenhewantedtogetonhernerves.
Theshort-cutappearedtobeanarrowfieldpathwhichledtoahuge
cabbagefieldandmadeitswayacrossit.Also,thefieldspreaddown
ahillandseemedendless,contrarytothepathwhichendedabruptly
somewhereinthemiddleofthecabbagekingdom.Weimmediately
realizedwegotstuckinamiryplace,betweenthetworowsofgreen
headswithweedsgrowingbetweenthemandblockingthewayout.
Wecouldnotgobackwardstothemainroadbecauseitwastoofarand
thegrooveswehadmadegotfilledwithwater,wecouldturnnowhere,
sowehadtodriveon.
“Aniceshort-cut,”Marlamurmuredmaliciously,“IwishIhadnever
metyou.”Sheaddedwithdisgust.
“Youshould’vestayedathomeinsteadofgoingtothewine-vault.”
Lessmiledwithsatisfaction.
“You’reright.Ishould’vegoneanywhere,butnotthere!”
Iputanendtotheirhappychattingforfearitmightturnintoarow.
“You’dbetterlookatthathouseoverthere,”Isaidinaquietvoice,
“They’reboundtonoticeusanymomentnowandchaseuswith
pitchforks.”
Wegotinandstartedstrugglingacrosstherestofthefield,destroying
somecabbagesonourway,withthecartiltingtothesidelikeayacht
onastormysea.
“Dearladies,”IcaughtatwinkleinLes’seyesinarear-facingmirror,
“Wearegoingtorolldownthehillsobewareofbreakingyourneck.”
“Don’tevendare,youbastard!”Marylawentredintheface,“Drive
faster!Now!!!”
Andhedid.Somehow,itworked,andweleftthefield,undisturbed
byitsowners,leavingatrailofmudontheasphaltroadacrossthe
forest,allthewaytothelake.
Itwasdarkwhenweturnedleftontoanarrowpathwhichledtothe
turquoiselakewerememberedfromourlastyear’ssummerholidays.
