Isakhiwo sokuqala sesivele sitholakele esitsheni sencwadi. Indlela yesimo esingajwayelekile nesimbi ifaka ingwegwe elenziwe ngobuciko kuleli cala ngo USusan daitch. Isidumbu sivela phansi komdwebo odumile. Ugqoke njengesinye sezibalo ezisendlini ngenkathi umdwebo uqobo wenze ushintsho olukhulu. Ngaleso sikhathi uqagela ukuthi leyo kungaba yindaba enhle. Kusukela ekuqaleni, le ndlela isusa imfihlakalo nephuzu eliphazamisayo lenoveli yobugebengu.
Ukuqhubekisela phambili indaba, nencwadi isezandleni zakho, akunakwenzeka ukuthi ungaqali ukufunda ngokushesha. Zisuka nje uhlangana noStella da Silva, owesifazane ozinikele ekulondolozeni imisebenzi yobuciko. Isandla sakhe sibuyisa imidwebo emikhulu ngabadwebi abadume kakhulu. UStella uthanda ukusebenza ebusuku, ehlukaniswe nakho konke, egxile ngokuphelele emdwebeni ozobuyiselwa imbangela. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho ungafaka khona ukulungisa kwakho ngaphandle kokwephula ubuciko bobuciko, ugcwalise lelo phuzu lombala ngaphandle komqondo omncane wokuphinga.
Isimo sokuqala sendaba yindlu yendali edumile. Kwenzeka ebusuku, kanti uStella usebenza eminye imininingwane yeLas Meninas, nguDiego Velázquez. Ngesikhathi esifushane lapho ephoqeleka ukuba ashiye lo mdwebo kwenzeka okuthile okungalindelekile. Lapho ebuya isidumbu sikhona, nakulo mdwebo amamina anyamalele.
Umqondo unephuzu lokukhohlisa, sengathi uvela kokusha Amafutha kaDorian Grey bekuyi. Kepha lapho uStella ebiza amaphoyisa, isidumbu sobugebengu sesivele sanyamalala. Ngokulangazelela, ubheka ubukhulu balokho okuza kuye, emehlweni abo bonke okuwukuphela kwento eyenzekile ukuthi wonakalise umsebenzi wobuciko.
Esimeni sakhe sokuyekethisa, uStella uzama ukudonsa intambo ukuze aqinisekise imicimbi exakayo. Njengoba ezama ukuthola ukuthi kwenzekeni, uthola isithunzi esisondela kuye. Akungabazeki ukuthi kukhona omhluphayo ngezinhloso ezingenakulinganiswa.
Izimpendulo uStella angazithola zingena kulo mkhakha wamanje wobuciko, osuphenduke imakethe eyingqayizivele lapho abaqoqi nabathengisi bemali ngokufanayo behamba khona, imakethe lapho bengafihla khona ezinye izinhlobo zamabhizinisi ngaphezu komthetho, nangempilo uma kunesidingo .
Ungathenga incwadi Hola mhlophe, Inoveli entsha kaSusan Daitch, lapha:
Sawubona lapho! Ngisanda kuyifunda futhi bengifuna ukuxoxa ngayo nomuntu oseke wayifunda. Esahlukweni sokugcina, uStella usevele akanacala: ngabe kufanele uqonde ukuthi konke kulungiswe ngokomthetho ku-ellipsis? Ngaphandle kwalokho, izibhakela zakhe ziphukile futhi ziyashiselwa: ngani? Nginomuzwa wokuthi ngiphuthelwe imininingwane ethile ukuze ngikwazi ukuqagela ukuthi kwenzekeni ngesikhathi se-ellipsis ngaphambi kwesahluko sokugcina ...
Hawu mngani. Nginovalo lokuthi konke lokhu kuyingxenye yesixazululo senkinga ebangelwe ukuphela kwale noveli ngaphandle kwesinqumo uqobo lwaso. Ilungele ukuqagela okuhlukahlukene noma iphelele kwabanye abafundi ukwala inoveli evulekele ukwehliswa kanye ne-labyrinth.
I-Arrgh, bengiyesaba, ithukuthele kanjani, haha. Noma kunjalo, bekubonakala njengenoveli kimi. Ngishiya nezikhathi ezisehlelweni lengilazi lehlathi. Sanibonani!