charles dickens-david-koperfield

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charles dickens-david-koperfield
ჩარლზ დიკენსი
დევიდ კოპერფილდი
dabadeba
me viqnebi gmiri Cemive sakuTari Tavgadasavlisa Tu sxva, amas
mkiTxveli Semdegi furclebidan dainaxavs.
Tu Cemi cxovrebis ambavs sicocxlis dasabamidan daviwyeb, unda
mogaxsenoT, rom davibade paraskevs, swored Ramis Tormet saaTze. am
RirSesaniSnavi SemTxvevis damswreebma SeniSnes da cnobad miiRes is
garemoeba, rom saaTis SuaRamis rekva da axaldabadebulis pirveli
tirili erTsa da imave wuTSi moxda.
am damswreTa Soris iyvnen: gadia, bebiaqali da zogierTi sxva gonieri
dedakaci, romelnic did monawileobas iRebdnen Cems bedSi jer kidev
ramdenime TviT adre, sanam maTi piradi gacnobis fizikuri saSualeba
momeca.
yvela am pirma, miiRo ra mxedvelobaSi dRe da saaTi Cemi dabadebisa,
erTsulavnad da erTxmad gamoacxada, rom, jer erTi, _ me ubeduri viqnebi
Cems sicocxleSi, da meorec _ isa, rom moCvenebaTa da sulebis naxva
miweria. imaTi SexedulebiT, bedi aucileblad orive am upiratesobiT im
bavSvebs ajildoebs, romelnic kviris mexuTe dRis SuaRames ibadebian.
am winaswarmetyvelebis pirveli debulebis Sesaxeb aq ara Rirs bevri
laparaki: Cemi cxovrebis ambidan TavisTavad gamoirkveva, ramdenad
ubeduri an bednieri viyavi. winaswarmetyvelebis meore debuleba sulebisa
da moCvenebaTa naxvis Sesaxeb, ramdenadac maxsovs, aqamdis jer ar
gamarTlebula, Tu mxedvelobaSi ar miviRebT siyrmis pirvel dReebs,
romelnic srulebiT wariSalnen Cems mexsierebaSi. magram me ar vemduri
beds, Tu man srulebiT momispo es upiratesoba. ar vemduri im
SemTxvevaSic ki, Tu vinme ZaliT wamarTmevs mas.
me davibade `perangiani~, romlis Sesaxeb ramdenime xnis Semdeg
gazeTSi iyo gamocxadebuli, rom igi sul iafad, TxuTmed ginead iyideba.
magram, rogorca Cans, im dros mezRvaurebi an ufulod iyvnen, an korpis
tanisamosi amjobines; ase iyo Tu ise, arc erTi mezRvauri ar gamoexmaura
am gancxadebas arc sityviT, arc saqmiT. aTi wlis Semdeg Cvens ubanSi
gadawyda am `perangis~ bedi. igi gaaTamaSes latareaSi, ormocdaaT wevrs
Soris, naxevar kronad TiTo sulze, xolo momgebs unda daematebina xuTi
Silingi naRdi. me TviTon daveswari am ceremonias da Zalian kargad
maxsovs uxerxuloba, romelsac vgrZnobdi im ledisa da jentlmenebis
Semyure, romelTac, ase vTqvaT, Cemi sxeulis nawili gaaTamaSes. momgebiani
bileTi ergo erT moxuc ledis, romelsac xelSi eWira patara CanTa,
saidanac iZulebuli iyo, metismetad uxalisod amoeRo daTqmuli xuTi
Silingi _
sul xurda
fuli.
didxans
Tvala
moxucma
Tavisi
naxevarpensianebi _ saWiro Tanxis Sesadgenad, da mainc daaklo ori pensi,
Tumca yvela damswreni cdilobdnen, daemtkicebinaT misTvis maTematikuri
gamoangariSebiT, rom igi cdeboda. Cveni provinciis yvela Zvel mcxovrebs
Zalian kargad axsovs, da ueWvelia, kidev didxans exsomeba, rom Cemi
`perangis~ bednieri mflobeli marTlac ar damxrCvala wyalSi, igi
mSvidad da wynarad gardaicvala dabadebidan oTxmocdaToTxmeti wlisa,
sakuTar sawolSi, bumbulis loginze, Tumca isic unda iTqvas, rom moxucs
WiriviT sZulda wyali da Tavi mohqonda, rom mTeli sicoclis
ganmavlobaSi TvaliTac ar enaxa.
me davibade daba blonderstonSi, sufolkis sagrafoSi. mamaCemis
Tvalebi daixuWa am qveynisaTvis eqvsi TviT adre, vidre me pirvelad
vixile igi. axlac maocebs, roca gamaxsendeba, rom mamas arasodes
vunaxivar. ufro metad ki is makvirvebs, rom igi wevs martodmarto civ
samareSi, Ramis gauval wyvdiadSi maSin, rodesac Cvens patara sastumroSi
siTbo, sinaTle da myudroeba sufevs.
mamaCemis mamida da, maSasadame, Cemi papida, romlis Sesaxeb Semdeg
Zalian dawvrilebiT momixdeba laparaki, yvelaze mniSvnelovani pirovneba
iyo Cvens ojaxSi. mas erqva mis trotvudi, anu mis betsi, rogorc
yovelTvis eZaxda mas sabralo dedaCemi im SemTxvevaSi, roca dasZlevda
xolme SiSs da am naTesavze Camoagdebda laparaks. mis trotvudi odesRac
Zalian lamazi iyo, magram, samwuxarod, ar amarTlebda Zvelebur inglisur
andazas, rom `mSvenieria mxolod is, visi moqmedebac mSvenieria~. Cum-Cumad
laparakobdnen, TiTqos qmari scemda mis betsis. erTxel xma gavrcelda,
ojaxuri aliaqoTis dros, rac fulis sakiTxs exeboda, es jentlmeni ise
gaaavda, rom Tavisi meuRle meore sarTulis fanjridan unda gadegdoo.
yovelive es albaT sisulelea, magram ueWvelia, rom meuRleTa Soris
araviTari xasiaTis msgavseba ar arsebobda. amitom iyo, rom isini
gaSordnen erTmaneTs. mis betsim gadaixada garkveuli Tanxa da moaxerxa
gayra, romelic orive mxaris urTierTsurvilze iyo damyarebuli. qmarma
waiRo mTeli Tanxa da wavida indoeTSi mxecebze sanadirod. aTi wlis
Semdeg movida cnoba misi sikvdilis Sesaxeb. igi wynarad da uSfoTvelad
gardaicvala. ukanaskneli amooxvris win dastiroda Tavis siymawvilis
Secdomebs. rogori STabeWdileba moaxdina am ambavma papidaCemze, aravin
icoda da verc aqamde Seityo. is kia, rom gayris Semdeg Tavisi
qaliSvilobis saxeli daibruna, iyida saxli erT sofelSi zRvis piras,
dasaxlda da rogorc gauTxovari, xanSi Sesuli qali, erTi moaxlis
anabara, da yvelam Seityo, rom man uaryo yvela amqveyniuri siamovneba da
gandegilad cxovrobs.
mamaCemi papidas, mgoni, odesrac Zalian uyvarda, magram SemdegSi igi
didad Seuracxyofili darCenila misi colis SerTviT, radgan dedaCemi,
papidas sityviT, `sanTlis dedofala~ iyo. Tumca isic unda iTqvas, rom
papidas arasodes enaxa dedaCemi da mxolod is icoda, rom misi Zmiswulis
coli oc welze metisa ar iyo. am qorwinebis Semdeg mamida da Zmiswuli
aRar Sexvedrian erTmaneTs. mamaCemi metad susti agebulebisa iyo,
dedaCemze oci wliT ufrosi. igi qorwinebis erTi wlis Semdeg
gardaicvala, rogorc vTqvi, eqvsi TviT adre Cems dabadebamde.
ai ra mdgomareobaSi iyo saqme paraskevs dRisiT: dedaCemi, avadmyofi
da sevdiani, buxarTan ijda da Tvalcremliani cecxls Sehyurebda. marti
idga, qariani da notio. igi fiqrobda gansvenebul qmarze, Tavis
martoobaze da im axal, usaxlkaro, qveynisTvis jer kidev ucnob mgzavrze,
romlisTvisac ujraSi kidec elaga aTasgvari qinZisTavebi. `gadavitan Tu
ara im saSinel tanjvas, romelic momelis?~ _ SeekiTxa TavisTavs sabralo
qali. mere cremlebi moiwminda, Sexeda pirdapir fanjaras da dainaxa
baRSi momavali ucnobi ledi.
meore Sexvedris dros sevdianma winaTrgrZnobam ubiZga dedaCems, rom
es ledi usaTuod mis betsi unda yofiliyo. igi iseTi mtkice nabijiT
uaxlovdeboda karebs da mTel mis garegnobaSi iseTi Rrma Segneba
ixateboda sakuTari Rirsebisa, rom es mxolod gansvenebuli mamaCemis
mamida SeiZleboda yofiliyo.
male amis damamtkicebeli meore sabuTic gamoirkva, rom ucnauri ledi
da mis betsi erTi da igive pirovneba iyo. mamaCemi ambobda xolme,
mamidaCemi metismetad eqscentrulia, rasac ar unda akeTebdes, da
garkveviT gansxvavdeba yvela sxva qalisa da kacisagano. axlac, roca
ucnauri ledi saxls mouaxlovda, imis magivrad, rom karebTan zari
daereka, fanjaraSi Semoixeda da ise magra miado SuSas cxviri, rom zed
mieWylita da mTlad gauTeTrda.
me mgonia, es garemoeba iyo ukanaskneli mizezi, rom swored paraskevs
davibade.
gaocebuli da aRelvebuli dedaCemi saCqarod adga skamidan da
gaCerda mis ukan, oTaxis kuTxeSi. mis betsim nela da dinjad daiwyo
mTeli oTaxis Tvaliereba, bolos misi Tvalebi dedaCemze SeCerda.
ucnaurma ledim warbebi Seikra da xelis brZanebiTi moZraobiT aniSna
karis gaReba. dedaCemi daemorCila.
_ misis koperfildi, Tu ara vcdebi? _ warmoTqva mis betsim, roca
Tvali gadaavlo ZaZiT mosil orsul qals.
_ diax, _ upasuxa dedam susti xmiT.
_ mis trotvudi, _ Tqva axlad mosulma. _ Tqven, rasakvirvelia,
gagegonebaT es saxeli.
dedam upasuxa, rom hqonda es bedniereba.
_ igi Tqvens win dgas, _ uTxra mis betsim.
dedam Tavi daukra da sTxova stumars, oTaxSi SebrZanebuliyo.
Semdeg isini oriveni oTaxSi Sevidnen, dasxdnen erTimeoris pirdapir
da Rrma dumilSi gaatares ramdenime xani. bolos deda, miuxedavad imisa,
rom Zalian cdilobda, Tavi Seekavebina, mwared aqviTinda.
_ s-s-s-u... ta, ta, ta! _ miayara mis betsim. _ aseTebi ar iyos, kmara!
dedam didxans ver SeaCera cremlebi, da manamde qviTinebda, sanam
guls moioxebda.
_ moixadeT Tavsafari, Svilo, _ uTxra mis betsim. _ damanaxveT Tqveni
Tavi.
deda metad SeSinebuli iyo, rom uari eTqva am ucnaur Txovnaze. man
mTrTolvare xelebiT swrafad moixada Tavsafari da mSvenieri Savi Tmebi
uswormasworod CamoeSala saxeze.
_ RmerTo Cemo! Tqven srulebiT bavSvi yofilxarT! _ SesZaxa mis
betsim.
dedaCems marTlac metad ymawvili Sexeduleba hqonda. man naRvlianad
Cahkida Tavi da warmoTqva qviTiniT, rom marTlac Zalian ymawvil qvrivad
grZnobs
Tavs,
da,
rasakvirvelia,
metad
axalgazrda,
bavSvurad
gamoucdeli deda iqneba, Tu miaRwia am ukve moaxloebul Jams. Semdeg
xanmokle siCume Camovarda, da dedas moeCvena, TiTqos mis betsi
alersianad Seexo mis Tmebs; magram roca gaubedavad Sexeda, dainaxa, rom
mis betsi warbebSekruli ijda cecxlTan, xelebi muxlebze daelagebina
da fexebi buxris napirze daedga.
_ aba, _ uTxra mis betsim, _ rodis moeliT?
_ mTlad makankalebs, _ wailaparaka dedam, _ ar vici, RmerTmani ra
memarTeba. albaT sikvdili momiaxlovda!
_ ara, ara, ara! _ UuTxra mis betsim, _ aba, erTi Cai dalieT!
_ ah, ar vici! Tqvena ggoniaT, rom es CemTvis sasargeblo iqneba? _
hkiTxa dedaCemma sabralo xmiT.
_ rasakvirvelia, sasargeblo iqneba, _ upasuxa mis betsim. _ yovelive
es mxolod aRelvebisagan mogdiT... ra hqvia Tqvens qals?
_ me, swore mogaxsenoT, ar vici, qali iqneba Tu vaJi, qalbatono, _
gulubryvilod upasuxa dedaCemma.
_ ra bavSvi xarT! _ SesZaxa mis betsim da xeli xels Semohkra. _ me
Tqven gekiTxebiT, ra hqvia Tqvens moaxles?
_ pegoti? _ gaimeora mis betsim aRSfoTebiT. _ nuTu Tqvena ggoniaT,
umecaro bavSvo, rom qristian xalxebs moepovebaT pegotis msgavsi saxeli?
_ es misi gvaria, _ Cumad Tqva Cemma dedam. _ mister koperfildi mas
gvariT eZaxda, radgan me da mag qals erTi da igive saxeli gvqvia.
_ ei, pegoti! _ dauZaxa mis betsim da sastumros kari gaaRo. _ Cai!
Tqveni qalbatoni uqeifod aris! aba, male!
es gankarguleba iseTi brZanebis kiloTi iyo warmoTqmuli, TiTqos
igi mudam mefobda am saxlSi. Semdeg mkacrad Sexeda gaocebul pegotis,
romelic sanTliT xelSi talanSi modioda, da isev uwindeburad dajda;
fexebi buxris piras daalaga da orive xeli erT muxlze dauSva.
_ Tqven, mgonia, geeWvebaT, rom qali geyolebaT? _ SeniSna mis betsim.
_ me ki darwmunebuli var, rom yovlad SeuZlebelia sxvafriv moxdes.
maSasadame, Svilo, im wuTidan, roca es gogona...
_ iqneb vaJia, _ gaawyvetina dedaCemma gaubedavi xmiT.
_ me Tqven geubnebiT, qali iqneba-meTqi, nu mekamaTebiT. da, ai, im
wuTidan roca es gogona gaCndeba, me ganzraxuli maqvs, misi megobari
gavxde. me misi naTlia viqnebi, da axlave gTxovT, daarqvaT mas betsi
trotvud-koperfildi. am betsi trotvudis cxovrebaSi araviTar Secdomebs
ar unda eqnes adgili, me aravis mivcem nebas, rom misi grZnobebi
saTamaSod gaixados. igi mudam Cemi mfarvelobis qveS iqneba. saukeTesod
unda aRvzardoT, rom betsi trotvud-koperfildma ar gaswiros Tavisi
guli da vinme sulels ar miendos. yovelive amas me vkisrulob da Cemze
viReb pasuxismgeblobas.
TiToeuli frazis Semdeg mis betsi energiulad aqnevda Tavs, TiTqos
mis gulSi sakuTari cxovrebis mravali mware mogonebani iRviZebdnen.
_ miTxariT, geTayva, daviTs uyvardiT, Svilo? kargad cxovrobdiT? _
ikiTxa mis betsim ramdenime xnis siCumis Semdeg, roca cotaTi dawynarda.
_ diax, Cven Zalian bednierebi viyaviT, _ warmoTqva dedaCemma. _ mister
koperfildi iseTi keTili iyo...
_ da, rasakvirvelia, ganebivrebdaT. asea Tu ara?
_ oh! diax! roca momagondeba, rom isev martodmarto davrCi amqveynad
da yvelaferSi Cemi Tavis anabara unda viyo... _ upasuxa dedam da isev
aqviTinda.
_ aba, aba, nu tiriT! _ uTxra mis betsim. _ Tqven ar iyaviT erTmaneTis
Sesaferisi... gana sadme ki moipoveba ori iseTi adamiani, romelTac
SeuZliaT kargi wyvili Seadginon? Tqven xom, mgoni, oboli xarT, Tu ara
vcdebi?
_ diax.
_ Tqven aRmzrdelad iyaviT?
_ diax, erT ojaxSi, sadac mister koperfildi daiareboda, bavSvebis
aRmzrdelad vmuSaobdi. igi Zalian alersiani iyo, didi yuradRebiTa da
mzrunvelobiT mepyroboda da bolos winadadebiT mommarTa. me davTanxmdi
da jvari daviwereT.
_ hm! sabralo balRi! _ CafiqrebiT wailaparaka mis betsim. _ gagegebaT
rame?
_ rogor unda gavigo Tqveni sityvebi, qalbatono?
_ gesmiT rame diasaxlisobisa, magaliTad?
_ ar vici, swore mogaxsenoT, _ upasuxa dedaCemma, _ vfiqrob, Zalian
cota ram vici. Tumca miset koperfildi maswavlida...
_ TviTon ki bevri ram gaegeboda! _ SeniSna mis betsim.
_ maswavlida didi moTminebiT; me vcdilobdi, mesargebla misi
gakveTilebiT; da rom, Cemda saubedurod, mister koperfildi ar
gardacvliliyo...
cremlebma isev Seawyvetina dedas laparaki.
_ daviTma, mgoni, moaxerxa da TavisTavi uzrunvelhyo SemosavliT, _
Tqva mis betsim, _ sainteresoa, ra gaakeTa TqvenTvis?
_ mister koperfildi, _ upasuxa dedam da Tan cdilobda, mRelvareba
Seekavebina, _ iseTi keTili da windaxeduli iyo, rom winaswarve Seecada
daemtkicebina Cems saxelze mniSvnelovani nawili Tavisi Semosavlisa.
_ magaliTad, ramdeni?
_ as xuTi girvanqa sterlingi weliwadSi.
_ hm! SesaZloa ufro cudad yofiliyo saqme, _ SeniSna mis betsim.
sityvebi `ufro cudad~ exeboda dedaCems, radgan igi sul uaresad da
uaresad xdeboda, da axla, roca oTaxSi Semovida pegoti Cais WurWliTa
da sanTlebiT, maSinve SeniSna es mdgomareoba. mis betsis gacilebiT ufro
adre SeeZlo es SeeniSna, oTaxSi rom sinaTle yofiliyo. pegotim
xmaamouReblad, saCqarod aiyvana avadmyofi zemo sarTulSi, mis sawol
oTaxSi, da maSinve gagzavna Tavisi Zmiswuli eqimisa da bebiaqalis
mosayvanad.
eqimsa da bebiaqals, romelnic TiTqmis erTdroulad gamocxaddnen,
Zalian gaukvirdaT, roca sastumroSi didebuli Sexedulebis ucnobi ledi
daxvdaT. mis betsi buxarTan uwindel pozaSi, medidurad ijda da yurebSi
bambas icobda; qudi ki, Tavidan rom moexada, mklavze uqanavebda.
eqimi avida zemo sarTulSi, gaecno, ramdenadac saWiro iyo, kritikul
mdgomareobas da kvlav dabrunda sastumroSi. male darwmunda, rom
iZulebuli iyo, am ucnob ledisTan pirispir gaetarebina dro ramdenime
saaTis ganmavlobaSi. man gadawyvita, zrdilobianad da Tavazianad
moqceuliyo. es iyo Zalian uwyinari da Cumi jentlmeni. igi Sedioda
oTaxSi da gamodioda yovelTvis gverdulad, odnav mobuzuli, da amasTan
ise nela da Cumad abijebda, rogorc moCveneba Seqspiris `hamletSi~. Tavi
yovelTvis mxarze hqonda gadaxrili. garSemo myof pirTa udidesi
pativiscemis niSnad. cofiani ZaRlic rom scemoda yelSi, mgoni, maSinac
alersianad gaukeTebda SeniSvnas Tavaziani da zrdilobiani sityvebiT, da
ar Seuracxyofda mas _ arc sityviT, arc saqmiT.
aseTi iyo mister Cilipi, medicinis da dostaqarobis doqtori. man
Sexeda papidaCems, gadaxara Tavi erT mxareze, mdablad miesalma da
zrdilobianad moikiTxa misi Zvirfasi janmrTelobis ambavi. papida dumda.
roca eqimma Cilipma SeniSna, rm papida yurebSi bambas icobda, igi odnav
Seexo Tavis marcxena yurs da hkiTxa:
_ Tqven adgilobriv gaRizianebasa grZnobT, qalbatono?
_ rao-o-o? _ hkiTxa papidam da, rogorc boTlis sacobi, ise amoiZro
bamba erTi yuridan.
mister Cilipi im zomamde iyo gaocebuli am ukmexi pasuxiT, rom
cotas gawyda ar dahkarga sulis simSvide, rogorc Semdeg TviTon uambo
gulaxdilad dedas. axla ki gaimagra guli da morcxvad gaimeora Tavisi
kiTxva:
_ adgilobrivi gaRizianebaa, qalbatono?
_ sisulelea! _ upasuxa papidam da isev Seigdo bamba uyurSi.
amis Semdeg mister Cilips ara darCenoda-ra imis garda, rom skamze
damjdariyo da Cum-Cumad ecqirna misTvis. papida daSterebiT Sehyurebda
buxris als. ase mdumared isxdnen isini, sanam eqims zemo sarTulSi ar
dauZaxes. TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg eqimi isev sastumroSi gaCnda.
_ aba, rao? _ hkiTxa papidam da gamoiRo bamba im yuridan, romelic
eqimisken haonda miqceuli.
_ araferi, qalbatono, _ upasuxa mister Cilipma, _ win miviwevT... nelnela, qalbatono...
_ eh! _ warmoTqva papidam sruli zizRis gamometyvelebiT.
Semdeg Tavi daiqnia da isev bambiT daico yuri.
_ es ki, swore mogaxsenoT, aRarafers ar hgavda! _ ambobda Semdeg
mister Cilipi. Tumca Zalian gauZnelda, magram meti ra gza hqonda,
sabralo, kibeze avida da orpir qarSi iq ijda sibneleSi manamde, sanam
isev ar miiwvies meore sarTulze.
Tavisi saqmis bednierad daboloebis Semdeg siamovnebiT aRsavse eqimi
Cilipi mzad iyo yovelive Seuracxyofa epatiebina yvelasaTvis. igi
gverdulad Seipara sastumro oTaxSi da mimarTa papidas mdablad Tavis
dakvriT:
_ didad bednieri var, rom SemiZlia mogilociT, qalbatono.
_ ra momilocoT? _ hkiTxa papidam mkvaxed.
mister Cilipi isev SekrTa, magram maSinve gaimarTa, gaiRima da isev
Tavi daukra, rom cotaTi moego misi guli.
_ ah, es ra ucnauri adamiania! _ SesZaxa mouTmenlad papidam. _ iciT
Tu ara laparaki, ser?
_ damSviddiT, qalbatono, _ uTxra mister Cilipma da Tan cdilobda,
Tavisi xmisTvis sinaze mieca. _ Cven ukve yvelafers movrCiT, ase rom Tqven
aRaraferi asaRelvebeli mizezi aRara gaqvT. dawynardiT, miledi.
im garemoebas, rom papida am wuTSi ara swvda eqims qeCoSi da ar
gamoabertyina piridan sasurveli pasuxi, Cvens saxlSi yvelani saswaulad
Tvlidnen.
_ neba miboZeT, qalbatono, suliT da guliT mogilocoT, _ daiwyo
isev eqimma Cilipma, rogorc ki igrZno sakmarisi gabeduleba laparakis
ganaxlebisaTvis. _ yvelaferi ukve gaTavda, miledi, da gaTavda bednierad.
im sami Tu oTxi wamis ganmavlobaSi, romelic man moandoma am
sityvebis warmoTqmas, papidas Tvalebi daSterebiT misCerebodnen mister
Cilips.
_ mere? rogoraa igi? _ hkiTxa gulxeldakrefilma papidam da misi
lentebiT morTuli qudi kvlav aqanavda mis xelze.
_ yvelaferi kargad gaxlavT, qalbatono. male igi srulebiT
moikeTebs da imedi maqvs, iseve janmrTelad iqneba, rogorc yoveli
axalgazrda deda, romelmac mSvidobianad daaRwia Tavi sicocxlis
sabediswero kriziss. Tu gnebavT, SegiZliaT naxoT igi; araviTari
dabrkoleba ar arsebobs. piriqiT, Tqvenma naxvam SeiZleba sargeblobac
moutanos.
_ isa? is rogoriRaa. gekiTxebiT! _ gaimeora papidam mkacrad.
mister Cilipma ufro metad gadaagdo Tavi gverdze da alersiani
TvalebiT Sexeda papidas.
_ ratom aras ambobT? rogoria igi, axlad dabadebuli gogona?
_ ukacravad, qalbatono, me megona, rom Tqven ukve iciT, _ upasuxa
mister Cilipma, _ axlad dabadebuli bavSvi vaJia.
papidam xmaamouReblad, saCqarod moixsna mklavidan qudi, Camoifxata
Tavze da swrafad gavida gareT, rom arasodes aRar dabrunebuliyo. igi
gahqra, rogorc avi suli, an erTi im moCvenebaTagani, romelic
miwinaswarmetyveles, da mas aqeT misi xseneba aRar yofila Cvens mxareSi.
me vesvene kalaTaSi dedis gverdiT, romelic loginSi iwva. betsi
trotvudi samudamod darCa CvenebaTa da aCrdilTa samefoSi. Cveni oTaxis
fanjaraSi SemoWrili mTvaris Suqi anaTebda agreTve im saflavis borcvs,
sadac ganisvenebda odesRac cocxali arsebis neSti, uromlisodac me
verasodes gavCndebodi amqveynad.
Tavi meore
pirveli dakvirvebani
rodesac axla gonebis TvaliT vubrundebi Cemi bavSvobis pirvel
wlebs, me jer ver varCev verc saxeebs, verc xmebs da verc movlenebs;
magram ai pirveli sagnebi, romelnic ixatebian Cems mexsierebaSi: dedaCemi,
misi mSvenieri TmiTa da ymawviluri saxiT, mis pegoti _ qaliSvili Savi
TvalebiT, tlanqi xelebiT da iseTi wiTeli loyebiT rom mikvirda, ratom
Citebi ara hkenwlaven maT, vaSlebis magivrad-meTqi.
es ori pirovneba me axla magondeba sul mcire manZiliT daSorebulni
erTmaneTisagan; isini, albaT, Cem win idgnen an muxlebze daCoqilebi, an
daxrilebi, da me gaubedavi nabijiT gadavdiodi erTisgan meoresTan. Cems
mexsierebaSi darCa Semdgom mogonebaTagan ganuSorebeli STabeWdileba,
rom me vekarebodi mis pegotis cers, roca igi xels miwvdida; da es ceri
iseTi xorkliani hqonda kervisagan, rogorc muSkis kaklis patara safxeki.
Tu gnebavT, ocneba daarqviT amas, magram dabejiTebiT vfiqrob, rom
bevris ymawviluri mogonebani gacilebiT ufro Sors midian, vidre
sazogadod hgoniaT. me mgonia, agreTve, rom Zalian bevri patara bavSvi
dajildoebulia dakvirvebis saocari niWiT, da am dakvirvebis Sedegi
xSirad araCveulebrivi swori da zedmiwevniTia.
maSasadame,
rogorc
vTqviT,
upirveles
yovlisa,
cxadad
da
garkveulad, sxva movlenebTan Seurevlad, Cems mexsierebaSi ixateba ori
sagani: Cemi deda da mis pegoti. iqneb SevZlo kidev movigono rame? vnaxoT.
ai, warsulis bundovan RrublebSi Cems winaSe Cveni saxli ixateba.
qvemo sarTulSi mis pegotis samzareuloa, romlis fanjrebi ukana ezoSi
gadis; da aq, ukana ezoSi, Sig mis SuagulSi sarze gadis; da aq, ukana
ezoSi, Sig mis SuagulSi sarze damagrebulia samtrede, romelSic ara
Cans arc erTi mtredi; cota moSorebiT, kuTxeSi, saZaRlea, sadac ZaRli
ar aris. mTel am aremareSi mkacrad da mrisxaned daseirnoben qaTmebi. Cems
TvalSi isini uzarmazarni arian, metadre saSinelia mamali me SiSiT
vucqerdi mas fanjridan. WiSkars iqiT batebi dadian da bortad win
iwvdian TavianT grZel kisrebs, roca win Camivlian. batebi ZilSic
mesizmrebian. asea, adamians, romelic mxecebiT aris garSemortymuli,
lomebi da vefxvebi elandeba ZilSi.
ai kidev grZeli, dausrulebeli talani, Tvaluwvdeneli CemTvis. igi
pegotis samzareulodan saxlis mTavar Sesavalisaken modis. talanis
meore boloSi sakuWnaoa, saSineli CemTvis RamRamobiT, radgan ar vici, ra
budobs am auarebel SuSebsa, boTlebsa da qilebs Sua, am SexuTul
alagas, saidanac gamodis sapnis, mwnilis, wiwakis, yavis, qonisa da
sanTlebis mZime suni.
talanis erT mxareze Cveni ori sastumro oTaxia. erTSi yovel
saRamos vsxedvarT deda, me da pegoti _ Cveni mudmivi mosaubre; meoreSi,
sadResaswaulo darbazSi, romelic ufro didia, magram myudrebas
moklebuli, kvira dReebs vatarebT. am oTaxSi me yovelTvis mZime da
naRvliani fiqrebi momdioda. pegotim miambo, ar maxsovs rodis, albaT
ramdenime saukunis winaT, rogor emzadebodnen am oTaxSi mamaCemis
dasaflavebisaTvis da rogor modiodnen aq Savwamosasxamiani jentlmenebi.
aqve erT kvira saRamos dedam wagvikiTxa me da pegotis aRmosavluri
moTxroba, sadac mTavari moqmedi samaridan amoRebuli mkvdari iyo; amis
Semdeg ise vkankalebdi loginSi, rom ufrosebi iZulebulebi iyvnen
fanjridan daenaxvebinaT CemTvis myudro sasaflao, sadac mTvaris Suqze
micvalebulni mSvidad ganisveneben TavianT samareebSi.
ai Cveni savarZeli eklesiaSi, _ uh, ra maRali sazurge aqvs!
fanjaraSi, romelic mis gverdiTaa, Cveni saxli ise Cans, rogorc
xelisgulze. pegoti wirvis dros xSirad ucqeris saxls, rom darwmundes,
cecxli xom ar ukidia mas, an qurdebi xom ar Sesulan. Tumca pegoti
wamdauwum iqiT-aqeT icqireba, magram Zalian javrobs, roca mec, imis
mixedviT, yovel mxares vaceceb Tvalebs; pegoti warbebs ikravs da xeliT
maniSnebs, rom pastors vuyuro. rada? risTvis? isedac Zalian kargad
vicnob am jentlmens. Cemi daSterebuli cqera rom SeamCnios da mkiTxos:
ra minda? mere? marTalia Tvalebis parpali ar varga, samarcxvinoa, magram
meti ra gza maqvs... me dedas vuyureb, magram deda iseT saxes iRebs, TiTqos
arc ki mxedavs; gavcqeri biWs, ekvderSi rom dgas, da ise meCveneba, TiTqos
igi meRrijebodes. eklesiis misavals xom ar Sevxedo? ager, karebTan
faras CamorCenili cxvari dgas da, mgonia Ria karebSi apirebs Semosvas.
ai, sadResaswaulo frakSi gamowyobili mister Cilipi zis; mister
Cilipidan Cemi Tvalebi kaTedraze da sxva sagnebze gadadian... TandaTan
Tvalebi kaTedraze da sxva sagnebze gadadian... TandaTan Tvalebi mexuWeba,
nanasaviT Camesmis mRvdlis galoba, sul male sruliad aRaraferi mesmis
da xmauriT vaskdebi iataks; pegotis xelSi ayvanili mivyavar SiSisagan
gulgaxeTqili.
Tvalwin midgas Cveni saxlis fasadi, misi veneciuri fanjrebiT, sawol
oTaxidan baRCisken rom aris gaRebuli, sadac maRal Telas jer kidev
SerCenia Wilyvavebis Zveli, naxevrad dangreuli budeebi. surnelovani
haeri Semdis yvela oTaxis Ria fanjrebSi; magram ar miyvars oTaxebSi
jdoma gazafxulze da zafxulSi, roca ukana ezo amwvanebulia da baRSi
xexili hyvavis. davrbivar samtredesa da saZaRlis gverdiT, Sevdivar
baRSi. mwife da mSvenieri xili asxia yvela xes da deda hkrefs maT
kalaTaSi. am dros me Cumad TeTrekalasa vWam da Tan vcdilob, miamiti
saxe miviRo.
hqris Zlieri qari, asxams wvima, _ TiTqos zafxuli ar yofiliyos.
zamTarSi, bindisas, Cven vTamaSobT sastumroSi, vtrialebT, vxtivarT da
vcekvavT. araqaTgamoleuli deda savarZelSi ecema; me veTamaSebi mis
kululebs, da aravin icis Cemze ukeTesad, rogor esiamovneba mas, rom
lamazia, da rogor amayobs Tavisi silamaziT.
aseTia Cemi adrindeli STabeWdilebani. mraval movlenaTa Soris, gars
rom maxvevia. male gamovitane srulebiT samarTliani daskvna, rom me da
dedas cotaTi gveSinia pegotisa da yovelvis mis nebas vemorCilebiT. es
daskvna Cemi bavSvuri azrovnebis erTi pirveli nayofTagani iyo.
erTxel saRamos me da pegoti martoni davrCiT, sastumroSi buxarTan
visxediT. me xmamaRla vkiTxulobdi wigns niangebis Sesaxeb; albaT Zalian
garkveviT vkiTxulobdi, an pegoti Zalian iyo dainteresebuli, maxsovs,
rom am kiTxvis Semdeg mis pegotis darCa bundovani warmodgena, TiTqos
niangebi bostneulis nairsaxeoba yofiliyvnen. deda stumrad iyo wasuli.
me, kargi yofaqcevis jildod, neba momeca sastumroSi vyofiliyavi mis
mosvlamde. wignma male damRala, ena TiTqmis ar memorCleboda, Tvalebic
mexuWeboda, magram sikvdils ufro Sevurigdebodi vidre sawol oTaxSi
wasvlas da loginSi Cawolas.
_ pegoti, _ vuTxari moulodnelad, _ iyaviT Tqven rodisme
gaTxovili?
_ ra dagemarTaT, mister devi? _ SesZaxa pegotim. _ saidan mogividaT
TavSi es azri?
es pasuxi iseTi araCveulebrivi sircxviliT iyo warmoTqmuli, rom
srulebiT gamovfxizldi. pegoti gakvirvebiT miyurebda, paerSi gaSeSebul
xelSi nemsi SerCenoda.
_ miTxariT, iyaviT gaTxovili, pegoti? _ gavimeore me. – Tqven xom
Zalian lamazi xarT?
pegoti, rasakvirvelia, ara hgavda dedas, magram mainc Taviseburi did
silamazis arsebad vTvlidi mas. Cvens sadResaswaulo darbazSi iyo erTi
patara, wiTelxaverdSemovlebuli fexis dasadgmeli skami, romelzedac
dedam Taiguli moqarga; am skamis xaverdi da mis pegotis loyebi, swori
rom vTqvaT, erTi da igive ferisani iyvnen, mxolod im gansxvavebiT, rom
skami rbili iyo, pegotis ki Zalian magari loyebi hqonda.
_ me var lamazi, devi? _ Sehyvira pegotim. _ kargi, Cemo sayvarelo!
magram ram mogagona aseTi kiTxva?
_ TviTonac ar vici, Tqven xom mxolod erT qmarze SegiZliaT
gaTxovdeT, pegoti, ara? xom ar SeiZleba ori qmris yola erTsa da imave
dros?
_ rasakvirvelia, ara.
_ mere, vTqvaT, Tqven jvari daiwereT, da Tqveni qmari mokvda, SeiZleba
maSin sxva qmars gahyveT, pegoti?
_ rogor ara, meoredac Txovdebian. es survilzea. es yvelaferi imazea
damokidebuli, vin rasa fiqrobs am saganze.
_ Tqven rogora fiqrobT, pegoti?
es rom vkiTxe, dakvirvebiT davacqerdi, isic me makvirdeboda.
cota xnis siCumis Semdeg pegoti samuSaos miubrunda da Tqva:
_ ai rasa vfiqrob, mister devi: me TviTon gaTxovili ara vyofilvar
_ da arc gavTxovdebi. ai, ras SemiZliaT gTxraT magis pasuxad.
_ xom ar mijavdebiT, pegoti? _ vkiTxe erTi wuTis siCumis Semdeg.
marTlac, megona, TiTqos igi gajavrebuli iyo, radgan Zalian ugulod
melaparakeboda, magram Sevcdi. pegotim daaneba muSaobas Tavi, farTod
gaSala mklavebi, Caikra Cemi xuWuWa Tavi gulSi da damkocna. am moxvevnisa
da kocnis gulwrfelobaSi me eWvi ara mqonda. pegoti Zalian msuqani iyo,
da roca viwro kostiumSi morTuli, raimeze Zalas miitanda, kabis Rilebi
zurgze awydeboda da iqiT-aqeT cvioda. Zalian kargad maxsovs, rom axlac
ori Rili gagorda sastumro oTaxis meore kuTxeSi.
_ aba, axla miambeT rame mag niangebze, _ Tqva pegotim. _ me, swori
giTTxraT, naxevaric ar gamigia imisa, rasac Tqven kiTxulobdiT.
verasgziT ver mivxvdi, rad gamoiyureboda pegoti ase ucnaurad, da
rad maCqarebda ase mouTmenlad, rom niangebs davbrunebodi. ase iyo Tu
ise, Cven marTlac davubrundiT am sazarel mxecebs, da me isev didis
xalisiT daviwye kiTxva. Tavidan bolomde gavecaniT am saintereso jiSis
mcxovelebis istorias, maT znesa da Cveulebebs. me didi gulmodginebiT
vkiTxulobdi. magram pegoti, rogorc Canda, ver mismenda yuradRebiT da
maincdamainc did monawileobas ar iRebda niangebze nadirobaSi. igi Cumad
ijda, dafiqrebuli saxiT, da ramdenjerme nemsic ki iCxvlita TiTSi.
roca niangebs movrCiT, gvindoda aligatorebze gadavsuliyaviT,
magram am dros baRCis karebTan zaris rekva moisma, Cven karebisaken
wavediT da SevxvdiT dedas, romelsac Tan axlda viRac jentlmeni,
mSvenieri Savi TmiT da bakenbardebiT _ swored is, warsul kviras
eklesiidan rom gamogvacila.
karebTan deda daixara, amiyvana xelSi da makoca; am dros misma
Tanamgzavrma SeniSna, rom me mefeze bednieri var, raRac amis magvari.
_ es ras niSnavs? _ vkiTxe jentlmens dedaCemis xmars iqidan.
iman Tavze xeli gadamisva, magram ar vici, ratom ar momewona es kaci
da SemezizRa misi xma. roca igi Semexo, da CemTan erTad _ dedasac, odnav
xeli vkari mis xels. me veWvianobdi.
_ ah, devi! _ miTxra dedam wyeniT.
_ ra mSvenieri bavSvia! _ SesZaxa jentlmenma. _ srulebiT ar mikvirs,
rom mas ase uyvarxarT.
arasodes winaT ar SeminiSnavs iseTi warmtaci vardisferi dedaCemis
loyebze, rogorc am wuTSi. igi gamiwyra uzrdelobisaTvis, magram maSinve
gulSi Camixuta da ise gadauxada madloba jentlmens gacilebisaTvis.
madlobis sityvebTan, dedam xeli gauwoda, da roca xeli CamoarTva, dedam
me Semomxeda.
_ SevrigdeT, geTayva, _ miTxra jentlmenma da Tavi daxara dedas
xelTaTmanze. _ vusurvoT erTmaneTs Rame mSvidobisa.
_ Rame mSvidobisa! _ vuTxari me.
_ maS davmegobrdiT? _ ganagrZo jentlmenma RimiliT. _ moita xeli,
Cemo kargo.
Cemi marjvena xeli dedas yelze exvia; me marcxena xeli gavuwode.
_ eg ara, eg ara, devi! _ siciliT miTxra jentlmenma.
dedam aiRo Cemi marjvena xeli, rom jentlmenisaTvis gaewodebina igi,
magram me gavjiutdi da isev marcxena xeli miveci. jentlmenma alersianad
mouWira mas Tavisi xeli da Tqva, kargi biWi xaro. mere Tavi dagvikra da
wavida.
axlac TiTqos Tvalwin midgas, rogor SeCerda igi baRSi, gadmogvxeda
Tavisi arakeTili TvalebiT da Semdeg WiSkars miefara.
pegotim, romelic mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi uZravad idga da erTi
xma ar amouRia, saCqarod gauyara karebs rkinis urduli, da Cven yvelani
sastumroSi SevediT. deda ar dajda Cveulebisamebr savarZelSi buxarTad;
igi sastumros meore boloSi gadavida da neli xmiT raRac melodias
mReroda.
_ imedi maqvs, imxiaruleT, qalbatono? _ hkiTxa pegotim, romelic
sanTliT xelSi oTaxis SuagulSi SeCerda.
_ gmadlobT, pegoti, _ upasuxa dedam mxiaruli kiloTi. diax, Zalian
sasiamovno saRamo iyo.
_ axal xalxTan, ueWvelia, sasiamovnoa dros gatareba, _ SeniSna
pegotim.
_ Zalian sasiamovnoa, _ daudastura dedaCemma.
pegoti ganagrZobda oTaxis SuagulSi uZravad dgomas. dedam isev
RiRini morTo.
me dameZina, magram arc ise, rom srulebiT ara gamego-ra. roca
Tvlemisagan gamovfxizldi da Tvalebi gavaxile, dedac da pegotic _
orive Tvalcremlianebi iyvnen da Zalian xmamaRla laparakobdnen.
_ ara, magisTana adamiani ar moewoneboda mister koperfilds,
cocxali rom iyos, _ Tqva pegotim. _ amaSi Tund fics davdeb, diax!
_ ah, ras ambobT! _ SesZaxa dedam. _ Tqven gamagiJebT, pegoti, rodis da
sad mouTmeniaT sabralo qaliSvilebs amgvari Seuracxyofa TavianTi
moaxlisagan?.. an rad veZaxi Cems Tavs qaliSvils? gana gaTxovili ar
viyavi, pegoti?
_ diaxac rom iyaviT, _ upasuxa pegotim.
_ maS rogora bedavT, _ ganagrZo dedam, _ ese igi, me mindoda meTqva,
rogor giZlebT guli, pegot, rom aseT cud sityvebs meubnebiT, roca
mSvenivrad iciT, rom am saxls iqiT arc erTi gulwrfeli megobari ara
myavs!
_ ai swored imitom vbedav, _ upasuxa pegotim. _ rogorc geneboT,
qalbatono, da eg ar varga! diax, ar varga! nu gamiwyrebiT, da kidev vityvi,
rom ar varga!
pegoti iseTi gamwarebuli laparakobda, rom vfiqrobdi Sandals
iatakze daanarcxebs-meTqi.
_ o, ratom ara grcxveniaT, pegoti, rom ase mawyenineT! _ uTxra dedam
da ufro metad atirda. _ ratom ggoniaT, rom Cvens Soris yvelafri
gadawyvetili da gaTavebulia? garkveviT gelaparakebiT, rom garda sul
ubralo Tavazianobisa, jer araferi ara yofila-ra, da ueWvelia, arasodes
arc iqneba. Tqven ambobT, rom CemTvis giJdebian, _ mere ra vqna? gana eg
Cemi bralia? gana SemiZlia vaJkacebis grZnobaTa Sekaveba, Tuki isini aseTi
sulelebi arian? ra vqna am SemTxvevaSi, gekiTxebiT? xom ar mibrZabenT,
Tavi moviarso, Savi feriT moviTxupno saxe, an kidev sxvagvarad
davimaxinjo Tavi? Tqvengan yvelaferi mosalodnelia, pegoti. Tqven Zalian
gindaT, rom me maxinji viyo.
es sayvedurebi, rogorca Canda, Zalian ewyina pegotis.
_ ai, Cemi biWuna, Cemi sayvareli devi, _ Tvalcremliani ganagrZobda
deda da miuaxlovda savarZels, romelSic vijeqi. _ nuTu vinmes SeuZlia
misayveduros, rom sakmarisad ar miyvars es mSvenieri bavSvi?
_ veravin da verasodes ver gabedavs, qalbatono, rom eg gisayveduroT,
_ uTxra pegotim.
_ Tqven misayvedureT, Tqven, pegoti! _ upasuxa dedam. _ maS sxagvarad
rogor gavigo yvela es sawyeni mikibul-mokibuli laparaki? Tqven Zalian
kargad iciT, pegoti, rom mxolod devis gulisaTvis ar viyide axali
qolga, Tumca Cemi Zveli mwvane qolga srulebiT gaxunda da foCic mTlad
gaucvda. diax, es Tqven Zalian kargad iciT, pegoti, amaze uars ver ityviT!
mere dedam makoca gansakuTrebuli sinaziT da isev ganagrZo. axla
ukve piradad me mommarTavda.
_ miTxari, cudi deda var, devi? boroti, anCxli, Tavmoyvare? ara,
devi? miTxari `ho~, Cemo angelozo, miTxari, Cemo Svilo, _ da pegotis
eyvarebi, devi, misi siyvaruli ufro Zvirfasi iqneba SenTvlis, vidre Cemi.
me Sen srulebiT ar miyvarxar... diax, srulebiT ar miyvarxar!..
am sityvebTan erTad yvelani xmamaRla avtirdiT gulwrfeli
cremlebiT, da SeiZleba yvela xmamaRla me vtirodi. marTlac, sevdsagan
guli miskdeboda da, mgoni, wyenis pirvel wuTSi me pegotis `boroti
nadiri~ vuwode. keTili qali Zalian nawyeni iyo da, ramdenadac maxsovs, am
dros dahkarga TiTqmis yvela Tavisi Rili, imitom, rom verc erTi veRar
SevniSne, rodesac, dedasTan Serigebis Semdeg, man muxlebze daiCoqa
savaZlis win, rom CemTanac mSvidoba daemyarebina.
amis Semdeg pegoti gacilebiT ufro iSviaTad rCeboda saRamoobiT
CvenTan, vidre uwin. deda didi yuradRebiT eqceoda mas, _ iqneb meti
yuradRebiT, vidre odesme, da Cven, samiveni, Zalian kargi megobrebi
viyaviT, magram mainc raRac ucnauri cvlileba moxda. Cvens saxlSi aRar
iyo uwindeli silaRe da simxiarule. xandaxan meCveneboda, TiTqos pegoti
uSlida dedas feradi kabebis Cacmas, tanisamosisi karadaSi rom ekida, da
isec xdeboda, rom igi exveweboda dedas _ ar wasuliyo stumrad; magram
riT iyo gamowveuli yovelive es, ver mivxvedriliyav.
nel-nela SeveCvie SavTmiani da bakenbardebiani jentlmenis Sexvedras
Cvens saxlSi. me ar miyvarda igi iseve, rogorc uwin, da mousvenari
iWvianoba yovelTvis mawuxebda am kacis danaxvis dros.
erTxel, Semodgoma diliT, roca me da deda baRCaSi vseirnobdiT,
mister mordstoni, _ me ukve vicodi misi saxeli, _ cxeniT moadga baRCis
Robes. SeaCera cxeni, Tavi daukra dedas da uTxra, rom loustoftSi
mivdivar megobrebis sanaxavado; mere mxiarulad mkiTxa, miyvars Tu ara
cxeniT seirnoba, da SemomTavaza masTan cxenze Sejdoma.
Eme gamgzavnes pegotisTan _ cxenze sajdomi tanisamosis Casacmelad.
mister mordstoni Camoxta cxenidan, aRviri mxarze gadaido da seirnoba
daiwyo surnelovani askilis Robis gadaRma, dedaCemi ki nel-nela dadioda
baRCaSi imave Robis aqeT da Tan elaparakeboda. maxsovs, rogor
vucqerodiT maT me da pegoti Cemi sawoli oTaxis patara fanjridan,
rogor axlos SeCerdnen isini erTmaneTis win da raRacas sinjavdnen
askilze. pegoti, romelic erTi wuTis win mSvenier gunebaze iyo, uceb
gaibuta da damiwyo Tmebis varcxna, arc srulebiT ar iyo saWiro.
male me da mister mordstoni mivaWenebdiT cxens mwvane mindroze,
Saragzis gverdiT. mas Zalian moxerxebulad veWire erTi xeliT, da
amxanad ar vgrZnobdi Cveulebrivs Sewuxebas.
Cven mivediT zRvis sanapirosTan myof sastumroSi, sadac ori
jentlmeni dagvxvda. isini sigarebs eweodnen. orives ganieri, gaxsnili
qurTukebi ecva. TiToeuli, sul cota rom vTqvaT, oTx skamze mainc iwva.
oTaxis kuTxeSi erT boRCaSi Sekruli eyara serTukebi, bairaRi da
mezRvaurebis wamosasxamebi.
Cveni SesvlisTanave jentlmenebi swrafad wamoxtnen fexze da erTxmad
Sehyvires:
_ a! mordston! nuTu es Tqven xarT! Cven gvegona, rom ukve mkvdari
iyaviT!
_ jer ara, rogorca hxedavT, _ upasuxa mister mordstonma.
_ es Wabuki viRaa? _ ikiTxa erTma jentlmenTaganma da Cemze miuTiTa.
_ es devia.
_ vin devi, jonsi?
_ koperfildi, _ auxsna mister mordstonma.
_
rogor!
im
mSvenieri
qvrivis
biWunaa,
momxiblavi
misis
koperfildisa?
_ kvinion, gTxovT, frTxilad iyoT, _ uTxra mister mordistonma. _ aq
gvismenen.
_ aq gvismens? _ ikiTxa jentlmenma mxiaruli siciliT.
me swrafad mivixed-movixede yovel mxares, mainteresebda, visi
eridebodaT.
_ Sefildeli bruqsi, _ upasuxa m-r mordstonma.
me guls momeSva, roca es saxeli warmoTqva, radgan pirvelad ise
meCvena, TiTqos laparaki Cemze iyo.
albaT raRac Zalian sasacilo iyo am Sefildeli bruqsis
pirovnebaSi, radgan jentlmenebi mis xsenebaze siciliT daixocnen.
_ mere, rasa fiqrobs es Sefildeli bruqsi erT saintereso proeqtze?
_ jerjerobiT, mgonia, mas araferi esmis am saqmeebisa, _ upasuxa m-r
mordstonma, _ magram, sazogadod, Tu ar vcdebi, bruqsi ar iqneba Cems
mxareze.
isev saerTo sicili atyda. Semdeg mister kvinionma ubrZana _ erTi
boTli xeresi moetanaT bruqsis pativsacemad. roca msaxurma Rvino
moitana, m-r kvinionma damisxa erTi Wiqa, namcxvari momca, mere adga Tavisi
adgilidan da Tqva:
_ dae, Sefildma bruqsma kiseri moitexos!
yvelam aRtacebiT miiRo es sadRegrZelo da taSi daukres. mec
gavicine, da maT kidev ufro moumates taSiskvras. erTi sityviT, yvelani
gavmxiaruldiT.
amis Semdeg yvelani wavediT zRvis cicabo napirisaken saseirnod da
balaxze davsxediT. aqedan jentlmenebma daiwyes durbindiT sxvadasxva
sagnebis Tvaliereba. Cven avediT agreTve xomaldze, sadac samive
jentlmeni Cavida kaiutaSi raRac saaqmeebisaTvis. isini iq didxans
sinjavdnen da kiTxulobdnen raRac qaRaldebs. amas me kaiutis sarkmlidan
vxedavdi.
Cemi dakvirvebiT, mTeli am dRis ganmavlobaSi m-r mordstoni ufro
dinji da seriozuli iyo, vidre danarCeni ori jentlmeni, isini metad
mxiarulni
da
udardelni
gamodgnen.
jentlmenebi
daurideblad
exumrebodnen erTmaneTs, magram maTi xumroba Zalian iSviaTad iyo
mimarTuli motrdstonisadmi. cxadi iyo, rom igi oriveze gonieri da
Wkuadamjdari iyo. me SevniSne, rom erTxel-orjer mister kvinionma
saubris dros gverdze gadmohxeda mister mordstons, TiTqos undoda
gaego, kmayofili iyo Tu ara igi misi laparakiT. me ise maxsovs, TiTqos
mister mordstons, ar gaucinia im dRes, garda erTi SemTxvevisa, roca
laparaki ucnob Sefildel bruqsze Camovarda, _ da es misi erTaderTi
xumroba iyo.
saRamos, jer isev TvalnaTliv, Cven Sin davbrundiT. mSvenieri saRamo
iyo. deda da mister mordstoni isev mohyvnen seirnobas surnelovan
askilis Robis iqiTa da aqeTa mxares. me pegotisTan gamgzavnes Cais
dasalevad.
mister mordstonis wasvlis Semdeg deda didxans mekiTxeboda, rogor
gavatare es dRe. sxvaTa Soris, vuambe, ra iTqva imis Sesaxeb. dedam gaicina
da SeniSna, rom yvela isini qarafSuta xalxia, sisuleleze gadareuli;
magram vicodi, rom es dedas Zalian moswonda. me vicodi Zalian kargad,
ise, rogorc axla vici. visargeble SemTxveviT da vkiTxe, vin aris es
Sefildeli mister bruqsi-meTqi? dedam mipasuxa, ar vici, Tuca SeiZleba
meqarxne iyos, romelic dana-Cangals akeTebso.
droTa siSoris gamo, ise meCveneba, TiTqos pegotis meore dResve
mouvida azrad, moeca CemTvis erTi metad ucnauri da gabeduli
winadadeba, magram, ueWvelia, es moxda erTi-ori Tvis Semdeg.
erTxel, saRamos, roca deda kvlav saxlSi ar iyo, Cven orni visxediT
sastumro oTaxSi buxarTan. pegoti windasa hqsovda; me vapirebdi niangebis
Sesaxeb wignis kiTxvas. ramdenjerme ise meCvena, TiTqos pegotis raRacis
Tqma undoda CemTvis, magram igi mxolod aRebda pirs da isev hkumavda. me
jer momeCvena, TiTqos mxolod amTqnarebda, magram bolos pegotim miTxra:
_ ras ityviT, mister devi, me rom azrad momivides dagpatiJoT Cems
ZmasTan iarmauTSi stumrad, erTi-ori kviriT? CemTvis da TqvenTvis es
namdvili dResaswauli iqneboda, ara?
_ mere, Tqveni Zma kargi kacia, pegoti? _ vkiTxe me.
_ oh, mere, aRar ityviT, ra kargia! _ mipasuxa megotim. _ iqvea zRvac,
navebi, gemebi da mezRvaurebi. Tqven SegiZliaT iTamaSoT zRvis piras, Cems
ZmiswulebTan erTad!
_ mere, deda ras ityvis? gagviSvebs? _ vkiTxe me, moxiblulma amdeni
siamovnebiT.
_ amaze nu SewuxdebiT, _ mipasuxa pegotim da Tan makvirdeboda, _ me
mzada var, dageniZlaoT, rom deda xmasac ar amoiRebs. gindaT, vkiTxoT,
rogorc ki saxlSi dabrundeba?
_ kargi, pegoti. oRond ai ras getyviT: _ vuTxari me. _ mere, Cven rom
aqedan wavalT, deda ras izams? xom ar SeiZlia martoka darCes?
_ ah, gana Tqven ar iciT, mister devi?
_ ra? _ dedaTqveni am dReebSi stumrad midis misis greiperTan da
mTeli ori kvira darCeba masTan.
didi mouTmenlobiT velodi dedis dabrunebas. misis greiperi Cveni
mezobeli iyo, da dedam, es ramdenime xania, mouxSira masTan siaruls.
srulebiT moulodnelad, deda, dabrunebisas, maSinve daeTanxma pegotis
winadadebas da Cven im saRamosve SevudeqiT gasamgzavreblad mzadebs.
male wasvlis dRec dadga. Tumca Zalian meSinoda, rom miwisZvras an
bunebriv
raime
movlenas
ar
CaeSala
es
eqspedicia. Cven unda
gavmgzavrebuliyaviT etliT, diliT, sauzmis Semdeg. me mzad viyavi uari
meTqva mTel Cem Segrovil fulze, oRond es Rame samgzavro wamosasxamiTa
da CeqmebiT gametarebina.
axlac ki sevda mereva, roca vigoneb, rogori mouTmenlobiT
vnatrobdi im dros Cemi bednieri saxlis datovebas, da srulebiT fiqrad
ar momdioda, rom samudamod vkargavdi mas.
Tumca didi kmayofilebiT sxva ramec magondeba: roca alayafis karebs
etli moadga da dedam gamoTxovebisas kocna damiwyo, siyvarulma misdami
da mSobliuri kerisadmi, romelsac me jer arasodes ar movSorebivar,
uneburi cremlebi momgvara. dedac tiroda, da me vgrZnobdi, rogor
Zlierad scemda misi guli Cems mkerdTan.
roca Cven adgilidan daviZariT, deda gamoiqca da meetles ubrZana,
SeCerebuliyo; mas undoda, erTxel kidev ekocna CemTvis da gulSi
Cavexutebine. didi siamovnebiT vCerdebi am wvrilmanebze, romelnic
usaTuod amtkiceben mis dedobriv siyvaruls erTaderTi Svilisadmi.
etli ukve sabolood daiZra adgilidan, deda ki isev idga gzaze, im
adgilas, sadac Cven gagvSorda. male masTan mivida mister mordstoni,
romelic, rogorca Canda, stuqsavda mas metismeti mgrZobiarobisaTvis
gamoTxovebis dros. Zalian gamikvirda _ ra esaqmeboda am kacs dedaCemis
grZnobebTan? pegotic metad ukmayofili iyo da Zalian gajavrebuli saxe
hqonda.
vakvirdebodi pegotis saxes da Cavfiqrdi. usaqmurobisagan Cems Tavs
aseTi amocana miveci: pegotim rom damkargos gzaSi ise, rogorc erT
zRaparSi patara biWi dakarges, mivagneb Tu
mixedviT, romlebsac igi axla daabnevs-meTqi?
ara
saxls
im
Rilebis
Tavi mesame
cvlileba
megona, rom qveyanaze ar iyo cxeni, im jaglagze ufro zanti,
romliTac Cven iarmauTSi mivdiodiT. igi ris vai-vaglaxiT miCanCalebda
dabla Tavdaxrili. xandaxan meCveneboda, TiTqos igi frutuniT dascinoda
Cvens mouTmenlobasa da wyenas, magram meetlem agvixsna, rom misi
Cveulebrivi xvela iyo, romliTac itanjeboda es ramdeni xania.
TviTon meetlec, cxenis wabaZviT, Tavdaxrili ijda kofoze, xelebi
muxlebze daelagebina da TiTqos sanaxevrod sZinavso, ise `marTavda~
cxens. igi xmas ar gvcemda da mxolod ustvenda.
Cven karga xSirad gvixdeboda Saragzidan gadaxveva: sauzmisTvis,
sadilisTvis, samxrisTvis, vaxSmisTvis, Ramis gasaTevad ki sastumroebsa
da barakebSi vCerdebodiT. yovelive aman metad damRala da Zalian
gamixarda, roca, bolos, iarmauTi davinaxeT.
roca SevuxvieT quCaSi, romelic pirvelad ucnauri meCvena, cxvirSi
gveca Tevzis, fisis, kanafisa da kupris magari suni, davinaxeT mezRvaurebi
gasanTluli qudebiT, yovel wams vxvdebodiT furgonebs, romlebic qvebze
njRreviT miraxunebdnen.
_ ager qamic! _ Sehyvira pegotim. _ rogor gazrdila! verc ki icnob!
mis pegotis Zmiswuli marTlac sastumros karebTan gveloda. es iyo
Ronieri, sakmaod msxvili da mxarbeWiani ymawvili eqvsi futis simaRlisa,
moRimari bavSvuri saxiT da qera xuWuWa TmiT, romelic mas batkans
amsgavsebda. tilos qurTuki ecva da Sarvali ise gaxeveboda, rom
Tavisuflad dadgeboda miwaze umisfexebod. qudis magivrad Tavs ufaravda
raRac, Zveli Senobis saxuravis msgavsi nivTi.
qams zurgze akidebuli mivyavdi. quCis misaxvev-mosaxvevebi yvelgan
savse iyo auarebeli qviSita da RorRiT. Cveni gza midioda gazisa da
Tokis qarxnebis, navsaSenebis, didi sawyobebisa, uzarmazari ezoebisa da
sxva amgvari adgilebis gverdiT. bolos gavediT mosawyen cariel
mindorze zRvis piras. qamma miTxra:
_ ai Cveni saxlic, master devi!
me gavixede yovel mxares, _ zRvisaken, mdinarisaken, mindvrisaken,
magram Cvens axlos saxlis msgavsi arsad ara iyo ra. napirze moCanda
mxolod didi Savi sabargo navi Tu Zveli gemi, romelsac Rumelis milis
magivrad mogrZo rkinis Zabri ekava.
_ sad aris saxli? _ vkiTxe me. _ me mxedav mxolod Senobas, romelic
xomaldsa hgavs.
_ ai, swored eg aris Cveni saxli, master devi, _ mipasuxa qamma.
es rom aladinis sasaxle yofiliyo, an zRapruli cixedarbazi
margalitis kedlebiTa da brolis WeriT, aseT aRtacebaSi ar movidodi,
rogorc axla. gevrdze lamazi patara kari iyo, Tan pawawina fanjrebi
karis orTav mxares, magram mis umTavres mSvenierebas is Seadgenda, rom es
namdvili gemi iyo, romelsac ueWvelia, asjer mainc moevlo qveyana. es rom
Cveulebrivi sacxovrebeli saxli yofiliyo, ueWvelia, mouxeSavi, viwro da
metad mosawyeni meCveneboda; magram namdvili gemi, napirze sacxovreblad
mowyobili, _ ra SeiZleboda yofiliyo amaze ufro fantastikuri da,
maSasadame, ufro mSvenieri, Cemi bavSvuri warmodgenisaTvis!
SigniT yvelaferi sufTa, lamazi da gakrialebuli iyo. aq iyo magida,
kedlis saaTi da kamodi. kamodze idga didi sini da zed daxatuli iyo
qolgiani ledi, romelic daseirnobda patara, vaJkacuri Sexedulebis
biWTan erTad. es biWi rgols agoravebda. kedelze ekida minian CarCoebSi
Casmuli suraTebi. am suraTebis Sinaarsi umTavresad `dabadebidan~ iyo
aRebuli. roca, SemdegSi, me Semxvedria quCaSi, xelze movaWreebTan,
mxatvruli
xelovnebis
es
nawarmoebni,
yovelTvis
cocxlad
warmomidgeboda xolme pegotis Zmis saxlis mTeli mowyobiloba. buxris
patara Taros zemoT ekida erTi sakvirveli suraTi, romelzedac
daxatuli iyo pawawina xomaldi, namdvili xis cxviriT, romelic
xelovnurad iyo miwebebuli suraTze, _ mxatvruli nawarmoebi, sadac
SeerTebuliyo durglobis xeloba da mxatvrubis xelovneba. amaze
Zvirfasi da moxdenili veraferi warmomedgina qveyanaze. kedelTan
Camwkrivebuli skivrebi da yuTebi mSvenivrad asrulebdnen skamebis
daniSnulebas da amTavrebdnen am saucxoo binis morTuloba.
yvelive es davaTvaliere imwamsve, rogorc ki fexi Sevdi saxlSi. male
pegotim gaaRo patara karebi da miCvena Cemi sawoli oTaxi. es iyo
yovelmxriv mSvenieri sawoli, rogorc ki SeiZleboda gamarTuliyo gemis
cxvirze. aq iyo: pawawina sarkmeli, gakeTebuli im naxvretSi, sadac winaT
saWe yofiliyo; patara sarke, lokokinebis niJarebis CarCoTi, damagrebuli
kedelze Cems simaRleze; logini, romelsac TiTqmis mTeli oTaxi eWira,
da magidaze, cisfer finjanSi, wylis mcenareTa Taiguli.
Zalian alersianad migviRo TeTrwinsafrianma dedakacma, romelic
karebTan idga. me davinaxe igi qamis zurgs iqidan, albaT kilometris
meoTxedis siSoreze mainc, igi wamdauwum Tavs gvikravda da reveranss
gvikeTebda, sanam mas vuaxlovdebodiT. aqve idga mSvenieri gogona, lurji
mZivis farRuliT yelze; roca misi kocna movindome, daimala. movusxediT
Tu ara magidas, karebSi gamoCnda xSirTmiani da keTili saxis vaJkaci. man
pegotis `gogo~ uwoda da erTi magari kocna miakra loyaze. aqedan
davaskveni, rom es pegotis Zma unda yofiliyo. es marTlac ase iyo: igi
gamacnes, rogorc mister pegoti, saxlis ufrosi maspinZeli.
_ didad mixaria Tqveni naxva, ser, _ miTxra mister pegotim. _ Cven
ubralo xalxi varT, magram yovelTvis mzad varT gemsaxuroT.
madloba gadavuxade da vupasuxe, rom imedi maqvs, bednieri viqnebi
aseT mSvenier alagas-meTqi.
_ dedaTqveni rogor brZandeba, ser? _ mkixa mister pegotim.
_ sruliad janmrTelad, didad gmadlobT.
_ mxiarulad iyo gamoTxovebisas?
_ o, diax, ise mxiarulad, rom meti ar SeiZleboda. deda salams
giZRvniT, mister pegoti, _ vupasuxe me, radgan es zrdilobiani sicrue
aucileblad mivCnie.
_ didad vmadlob dedaTqvens, _ miTxra mister pegotim. _ maS Tqven
ori kviriT gvestumreT?
_ diax.
_ Zalian kargi. Cemi da, qami da patara emilia yovelnairad ecdebian,
rom ar mogewyinoT.
roca amgvarad, pirvel Sexvedrisas mister pegotim Seasrula
zrdilobiani maspinZlis movaleoba, igi wavida cxeli wyliT piris
dasabanad da Tan srulebiT safuZvlianad SeniSna, rom civi wyali ver
moaSorebs sqel WuWys mis xelebsa da saxes. male igi iseTi wiTeli
dabunda, rom uneburad momagonda aduRebuli wylisgan gawiTlebuli Savi
kiboebi.
Cais Semdeg, roca karebi daketes da oTaxebi milagda (ukve civi da
burusiani Remeebi idga), es patara saxli ufro mSvenieri meCvena, vidre
dRisiT.
ijde buxarTan siTboSi da am dros gesmodes qaris zuzuni zRvaze,
icode, rom burusi sqel zewrad efineba mTel am Tvaluwvden sivrces da
Tan warmoidgino, rom garSemo ar aris sxva TavSesafari, garda Cveni
saxlisa, da es saxli gemia, _ es namdvili mSveniereba iyo! patara emiliam
dasZlia morcxvoba da Cems gverdiT skivrze Camojda. TeTrwinafriani mis
pegoti windasa qsovda buxris meore mxares. mister pegoti Cibuxsa swevda.
vigrZeni, rom gulaxdili laparakis dro dadga.
_ mister pegoti! _ vuTxari me.
_ gismenT, ser.
_ imitom xom ar daarqviT Tqvens vaJs qami, rom kidobanSi cxovrobT?
rogorc Canda am kiTxvaSi mister pegotim Rrma azri ipova. erTi
wuTis dumilis Semdeg mipasuxa:
_ ara ser, me misTvis araferi miwodebia.
_ maS vin daarqva mas es saxeli?
_ mamamisma.
_ me ki megona, rom swored Tqven xarT mamamisi!
_ Cemi Zma jo iyo misi mama.
_ mokvda?
_ wyalSi daixrCo.
Zalian gamokvirda, rom mister pegoti ar gamodga qamis mama, da
SeveWvdi, swored ki mqonda warmodgenili am adamianis naTesauri
damokidebuleba garSemo myofTadmi? Cemi cnobismoyvareoba uaRresad iyo
gaRizianebuli, da gadavwyvite _ mister pegotisTan saubarSi gamomerkvia
es sakiTxi.
_ patara emilia? _ vkiTxe da emilias Sevxede, _ igi xom Tqveni
qaliSvilia, miser pegoti, ara?
_ ara ser, Cemi siZe Toma iyo patara emilias mama.
_ Tqveni siZe mokvda, mister pegoti?
_ wyalSi daixrCo.
isev siCume. gamiZnelda laparakis gagrZeleba, magram Zalian mindoda
dawvrilebiT gamego danarCenebi.
_ gana Tqven ara gyavT Svilebi, mister megoti?
_ ara, ser, me ucolo var.
_ ucolo xarT?.. maS vin aris es qali, mister pegoti? _ mivuTiTe
winsafrian dedakacze, romelic windas qsovda.
_ es misis gumijia, ser.
_ gumiji, mister pegoti?
_ diax, ser.
magram am dros pegotim, Cemma sakuTarma pegotim _ didmniSvnelovnad
maniSna xeliT, rom Semewyvita SekiTxvebi. roca dasaZineblad wavedi Cems
sawolSi, pegotim saidumlod miambo, rom qami da emilia, misi Zmiswuli da
diswuli, oblebi iyvnen da Cemma Zmam jer kidev bavSvbaSi iSvila, roca
isini RvTis anabarad iyvnen datovebulni da arsebobis araviTari saxsari
ar hqondaTo. misis gumiji qvrivi iyo mister pegotis erTi amxanagisa,
meTevzisa, romelic did siRaribeSi momkvdara. `Cemi Zma arc TviTon aris
mdidari adamiani~, _ ganagrZo pegotim, _ `magram oqrosaviT guli aqvs da
kaJiviT saimedoa!~ _ aseTi iyo misi Sedarebani. mxolod erT rames SeeZlo
gaejavrebina misi Zma: es iyo misi didsulovnebis qeba. roca erTxel erTma
misgan Sexiznulma obolma amis Sesaxeb Tqva, mister pegotim ise saSinlad
dahkra marjvena xeli magidas, rom magida imwamsve daimsxvra.
rogorc ki alionma gaanaTa Cemi sarkis lokokinebis CarCo, wamovxti
sawolidan da zRvis napirze gamovedi; aq me da emiliam kenWebis mogroveba
daviwyeT.
_ Tqven namdvili mezRvauri xarT, emilia _ vuTxari me.
ara mgnia, rom marTla darwmunebuli vyofiliyavi amaSi, magram
zrdiloba moiTxovda, rogorc megona, riTime damewyo saubari. Cvens win
lamazad ixateboda mimavali navis ialqani, da swored am suraTma
gamoiwvia albaT emilias Sedareba mezRvaurTan.
_ ara, _ mipasuxa emiliam Tavis qneviT, _ me meSinia zRvisa.
_ geSiniaT! _ vTqvi da uSiSari Tvalebi mivapyari okeanes. _ me ki ar
meSinia.
_ ah, igi sastikia, _ ganagrZo emiliam, _ vnaxe, ra saimkacriT moeqca
igi zogierT Cvengans. vnaxe, rogor wvril nafotebad aqcia erTi gemi,
iseTive maRali, rogoric Cveni saxlia.
_ imedi maqvs, rom es is gemi ar iyo...
_ romelzedac Cemi mama daixrCo? _ daabolova emiliam. _ ara, is gemi
arasodes ar minaxavs.
_ mama ki ginaxavT?
emiliam Tavi gaiqnia.
_ SeiZleba minaxavs kidec, magram ar maxsovs, _ Tqva man erTxans
siCumis Semdeg, _ Cemi mama meTevze iyo, deda meTevzis Svili iyo; biZaCemi
danic meTevzea.
_ es dani mister pegotia? _ vkiTxe me.
_ ager iq aris biZaCemi dani, _ mipasuxa emiliam da gemis saxlze
mimiTiTa.
_ diax, mec egre vfiqrobdi. igi Zalian keTilia, ara?
_ keTili? _ Tqva emiliam. _ maRali wodebis ledi rom viyo, vaCuqebdi
mas lurj fraks, briliantis RilebiT, nankis Sarvals, wiTeli xaverdis
Jilets, samkuTxa quds, did oqros saaTs, vercxlis Cibuxs da fuliT
savse yuTs.
me vupasuxe, rom mister pegoti usaTuod Rirsia mTeli am saunjisa,
Tumca CemTvis gavifiqre, rom igi maincdamainc moxerxebulad ver
igrZnobda Tavs am tanisamosSi, romelic misTvis madlierma diswulma
moigona. metadre ver warmomedgina, ras uzamda mister pegoti samkuTxa
quds, magram saWirod ar CavTvale Cemi eWvis gamoTqma.
patara emilia SeCerda am saunjeTa TvlaSi da Sehyurebda cas, TiTqos
yvela es mSvenieri nivTi aq dacuravda. Semdeg Cven isev SevudeqiT
kenWebisa da lokokinis niJarebis mogrovebas.
_ aba, axla geSiniaT zRvisa? _ mkiTxa emiliam.
zRva metad mSvidi iyo am dros da, maSasadame, ar SeeZlo SiSis
grZnoba gamoewvia CemSi, magram didi talRa rom mogorebiliyo, patara
emilias daRupul naTesavebze saSineli mogonebiT Sewuxebuli ueWvelad
gaviqceodi. ase iyo Tu ise, vupasuxe: `ara~, da Semdeg davumate:
_ mgonia, arc Tqven geSiniaT zRvisa, Tumca iZaxiT, rom igi SiSsa
ggvriT.
emilia am wuTas mivida Zveli kaSxalis napirTan, romelzedac Cven
davdiodiT. me SemeSinda, rom mas
fexi aucdeboda da
zRvaSi
gadavardeboda.
_ o, ase srulebiT ar meSinia zRvisa! _ mipasuxa emim. magram Tu igi
Relavs da grgvinavs, yovelTvis meRviZeba da mTlad makankalebs, roca
biZia danze da qamze vfiqrob; ise meCveneba, TiTqos kidec mesmis maTi
sasowarkveTili yvirili. ase ki srulebiT ar meSinia zRvisa, srulebiT.
ai, miyureT!
es Tqva Tu ara, igi uecrad momSorda da im kaSxalidan, sadac Cven
videqiT, rbeniT gavida direze, romelic ufskrulze ekida usaydrdenod.
es SemTxeva ise RRmad CamrCa mexsierebaSi, mxatvari rom viyo, axlac
davxatavdi mas yoveli wvrilmaniT, ise rogorc igi im dRes moxda. patara
emi miiswrafoda Tavis dasaRupavad (me ase meCveneboda) iseTi saxiT,
romelic arasodes ar damaviwyda.
seirnobis Semdeg davbrundiT saxlSi, mister pegotis binaze.
ramdenime wamiT SevCerdiT sakuWnaos win; sadac kiboebi elaga, da
gulubryvilod vakoceT erTmaneTs. Semdeg, mxiarulebi da jansaRebi,
SevediT oTaxSi, sadac gemrieli sauzme gveloda.
_ SaSvis bartyebs ara gvanan! _ Tqva mister pegotim.
rasakvirvelia, me Semiyvarda patara emi. Cemi goneba ferad ocnebas
hqmnida am cisferTvaleba bavSvis garSemo; mas araamqveyniur, haerovan
arsebad vTvlidi. erT mSvenier dilas mas rom gaeSala Tavisi patara
frTebi da RrublebSi afreniliyo Cems Tvalwin, amas srulebiT ubralo
movlenad CavTvlidi.
Cven
mTeli
saaTobiT
vseirnobdiT
da
adgilidan
adgilze
gadavdiodiT iarmauTis mTel am mosawyen cariel mindorze. dReebi ise
mxiarulad miiswrafodnen, TiTqos dro jer ar gazrdiliyo da iseTive
bavSvi iyo, rogorc me da patara emi. me mas gamovucxade, rom miyvars da
Tu ar giyvarvar wamsve laxvariT guls gavigmirav Sens Tvalwin-meTqi.
emilia gamotyda, rom masac vuyvardi. me eWvi ar Semitania misi naTqvamis
simarTleSi.
misis gumiji da pegoti Ceulebriv Cveni cqeriT tkbebodnen, roca Cven
erTad visxediT dabal yuTze, buxris win. `ah, ra mSvenieri bavSvebi arian~,
_ CurCulebdnen isini. am dros mister pegoti ise iRimeboda, rom Cbuxs
piridan ar iRebda; qami ki iRriWeboda da aras ambobda.
mister
pegoti
xSir-xSrad
daiareboda
samikitnoSi,
romelsac
`mxiaruli Tavi~ erqva. sxvaTa Soris, igi iq wavida Cveni mosvlis meore Tu
mesame dRes. es gavige misis gumijis sityvebidan, romelmac Tqva, patroni
im tial samikitnoSi wavidao.
mTeli am dRis ganmavlobaSi misis gumiji gulCaTxrobili iyo.
saRamos, roca buxari gaaxures, cxare cremliT atirda.
_ me ubeduri! _ tiroda misis gumiji. _ yvelaferi ZiraRma migvdis.
_ gaCumdiT! _ uTxra pegotim. _ Tqven iciT, rom es Zalian male
gaivlis da araviTari safrTxe ar mosdevs. ra vuyoT, aravisTvis ar aris
es sasiamovno.
_ oh! aravin ara grZnobs amas ise, rogorc me! _ upasuxa misiss
gumijma.
karga civi amindi iyo da xSirad qaris Zlieri qrolva ismoda. misis
gumijis kuTxe buxarTan yvelaze Tbili da yudro megona, magram igi,
rogorca Canda, srulebiT ar iyo kmayofili Tavis alagiT; sul erTTavad
sicives uCioda da javrobda, rom qari zurgis ZvlebSi mivliso man
tirili daiwyo da Cioda, aravina myavs mfarveli me, ubedursao.
_ marTlac, dRes Zalian civa, _ Tqva pegotim, _ Cven yvelani vgrZnobT
amas.
_ yovel SemTxvevaSi, aravin ara grZnobs amas ise, rogorc me, _
upasuxa misis gumijma Rrma oxvriT.
sadilzedac igive gameorda. Tevzi wvrili da fxiani iyo, kartofili
damwvariyo. gamovtydiT, rom yvelani vgrZnobdiT am patara uxerxulobas,
magram misis gumijma gadaWriT gamoacxada, rom aravis SeeZlo es egrZno
im zomamde, rogorc mas.
bolos, roca mister pegoti saRamos cxra saaTze saxlSi dabrunda,
misis gumiji mijda kuTxeSi windis saqsovad da mTlad mieca unugeSo
fiqrebs. mis pegoti Zalian mxiarulad Seudga saqmes qami Tavis sazRvao
Ceqmebs wmendda; me patara emis mivujeqi da wignis kiTxva daviwye. misis
gumiji mZimed oxravda.
_ aba, megobrebo, _ gviTxra mister pegotim, roca Tavis adgilas
dajda erT-erT skivrze, _ rogora xarT?
yoveli Cvengani ecada, alersiani ram eTqva mxiaruli maspinZlisaTvis;
mxolod misis gumijma gaaqnia Tavi, ijda iseve gatvrenili, Tan windasa
qsovda.
_ aba, megobrebo, _ gviTxra mister pegotim, roca Tavis adgilas
dajda erT-erT skivrze, _ rogora xarT?
_ ra dagemarTa? _ hkiTxa mas mister pegotim, _ gamxiaruldi!
magram, rogorca Canda, arafers ar SeeZlo gaemxiarulebina misis
gumiji. man amoiRo Zveli, Savi abreSumis cxvirsaxoci da Tvalebi
moiwminda; Semdeg, imis magivrad, rom jibeSi Caedo, muxlebze daido
cxvirsaxoci saqmeSi mosaxmareblad, radgan isev cremlebi daRvara.
_ mainc ra mogivida? _ hkiTxa mister pegtim.
_ araferi, daniel, _ upasuxa misis gumijma. _ Sen, mgoni, `mxiaruli
Tavidan~ dabrundi, ara?
_ ho, marTalia, me Sevedi iq erTi saTiT, _ upasuxa mister pegotim. _
mere rao?
_ araferi; Zalian mwyins, rom Cemi gulisaTvis dadixar iq.
_ Seni gulisTvis? ai, axali ambavi! _ upasuxa siciliT mister
pegotim. _ me TviTonac didi siamovnebiT davdivar iq.
_ mere ra ufleba maqvs, Tavi mogabezroT? _ ganagrZobda misis gumiji.
_ araviTari! gana ar vici, rom amiTi ar unda gadavuxado sxvis purmarils. sjobda, isev TavSesafarSi wavsuliyavi da iq mzeze gdebiT
amomxdomoda suli. martoka vinaRveb am wuTisofelSi da aRar Sevawuxeb
keTil xalxs. raxan yvelaferSi ukuRmarTad da Cem sawinaaRmdegod midis
da yvelsasaTvis autaneli gavxdi, laparakic metia, xvalve mivdivar
TavSesafarSi.
am sityvebTan erTad misis gumiji adga da dasaZineblad wavida. mister
pegotim Tavi dagviqnia da waiCurCula:
_ ssu! mas Tavisi bebrucuna gaaxsenda.
ver mivxvdi, romel bebrucunaze laparakobda igi, magram pegotim
amixsna Semdeg, rom `bebrucuna~ _ es gansvenebuli mister gumiji iyo, rom
misi Zma yovelTvis amiTi xsnis misis gumijis mizezianobas, da es
yovelTvis aRelvebs mister pegotis.
marTlac, im saRamosve gavigone, rogor uCurCula mister pegoti qams:
_ sabralo! mas isev Tavisi bebrucuna moagonda!
orma kviram Zalian swrafad, Tumca erTferovnad gairbina. erTaderTi
cvlileba Cvens saerTo cxovrebaSi iyo zRvis miqceva da moqceva, rasTanac
dakavSirebuli iyo mister pegotis zRvaSi gasvla da dabruneba. qamis
samuSaoc icvleboda bunebis am movlenebTan dakavSirebiT, magram, roca
mas araviTari saqme ara hqonda, daseirnobda CvenTan erTad zRvis napirze,
gvaCvenebda navebs, xomaldebs, gemebs da erTxel Tu orjer naviTac
gagvaseirna.
bolos, Cveni Sin dabrunebis dRec dadga. CemTvis advili iyo mister
pegotisa da misis gumijis moSoreba, magram Zalian vitanjebodi, roca
patara
emilias
veTxovebodi.
Cven
xelixel
Cakidebulni
mivediT
sastumromdis, sadac meetle gveloda, da davpirdi, rom gzidan werils
movwerdi. (es dapireba marTlac Sevasrule: me mivwere mas ramdenime
werili iseTi uSvelebeli asoebiT, rogoriTac Cveulebrivad, oTaxis
gaqiravebas acxadeben).
unda gamovtyde agreTve, rom mTeli am ori kviris ganmavlobaSi, me
umadurs, TiTqmis arc ki momogonebia saxli, magram dabrunebisas Cemma
bavSvurma sindisma sayveduriT gamaxsena es mSobliuri kera da cocxlad
vigrZeni, rom dedaCemi erTaderTi megobari da nugeSismcemeli mimeloda
iq.
es azri aRar momSorebia mTeli mgzavrobis
dros. rac ufro
vuaxlovdebodiT saxls da rac ufro nacnobi iyo sagnebi CemTvis, miT
ufro metad vRelavdi da ufro metad meCqareboda Cavxutebodi dedas.
magram pegoti srulebiT ar iziarebda am aRtacebas; piriqiT, igi
cdilobda Cemi grZnobebis Sekavebas, da SevniSne, rom raRac ucnaur
gunebaze iyo.
Tumca cxeni zantad da nela miCaqCaqebda, magram mainc xom unda
mivsuliyavi rodisme `blondrstonis Wilyvavebamde~ (ase erqva Cvens
saxls), da mivediT kidec gacrecil civ saRamos, roca ca moRrubluli
iyo da kokispirul wvimas apirebda. o! ra kargad maxsovs es dRe!
kari gaiRo. aRelvebuli, xan mtirali, xan mocinari TvalebiT veZebdi
Cems dedas. igi ar Canda. Cven nacnobi moaxle dagvxvda.
_ rogor, pegoti! _ SevZaxe me. _ gana deda saxlSi ar aris? jer ar
dabrunebula?
_ ara, ara, master devi, _ mipasuxa pegotim, _ deda saxlSia; moiTmineT
erTi wuTiT, master devi, unda giTxraT raRac. _ man samzareuloSi
gamiyvana.
_ pegoti! _ Sevyvire me, mTlad SeSinebulma. _ ra moxda?
_ araferi, master devi, damSviddiT! _ mipasuxa man, da Tan cdilobda,
mxiaruli saxe mieRo.
_ Tqven matyuebT, pegoti! ra moxda? sad aris deda?
_ Tqven gindaT gaigoT sad aris deda? _ gaimeora pegotim.
_ diax, ratom ar gamovida deda? ram mogafiqraT Cemi samzareuloSi
Semoyvana, pegoti?
_ a, raSia saqme, Cemo gvrito! _ daiwyo pegotim. _ sadac samarTalia,
me yvelaferi es winaTve unda meTqva TqvenTvis, magram SemTxveva ar momeca.
SemTxveva iqneb kidec iyo, magram simarTle giTxra, gabeduleba ar meyo.
madroveT, erTi suli moviTqva.
_ ganagrZeT, pegoti! _ uTxari me, uneburi TrTolviT gasmWvaluli.
_ master devi, _ miTxra pegotim da Tan akankalebuli xeliT ixsnida
Tavsafris boloebs, _ ras ifiqrebT, me rom giTxraT, rom Tqven mama
gyavT?
me amakankala da gavfiTrdi, raRac moCveneba, dakavSirebuli
samaresTan da micvalebulis mkvdreTiT aRdgomasTan, uecrad gamomexata
Tvalwin.
_ sxva mama, _ miTxra pegotim.
_ sxva?
pegotim farTod gaaRo piri, TiTqos yelze Zvali daadgao, gamomiwoda
xeli da miTxra:
_ wadiT masTan, master devi.
_ me ar minda misi naxva.
_ dedasi?
Tavi davanebe jiutobas. wavediT sadResaswaulo darbazSi da aq,
karebSi, pegotim mimatova. buxris erT mxares deda ijda, meore mxares _
mister mordstoni. dedam Tavi daaneba xelsaqmes da saCqarod adga Tavis
adgilidan, magram me mis moZraobaSi raRacnairi gaubedaoba SevniSne.
_ klara, Cemo megobaro! _ uTxra mister morsdtonma. _ gaxsovdeT,
rac giTxari. SeeCvie Tavis Sekavebas. gamarjoba devi, rogor xar?
me xeli CamovarTvi. mere, erTi wuTis yoymanis Semdeg, mivedi dedasTan
da vakoce mas. dedam odnav xeli gadamisva mxarze da isev Tavis xelsaqmes
Caujda. ver vbedavdi verc dedisa da verc mister mordstonis Sexedvas:
mesmoda, rom igi gvzveravda Cven orTaves.
pirveli SemTxveviT visargeble, rom meore sarTulSi avsuliyavi. Cemi
Zveli sayvareli sawoli oTaxi srulebiT gamocvliliyo. Cemi sabavSo
logini sxva adgilas gadaetanaT. Cavedi dabla, iqac yvelaferi sxvanairad
meCvena. gaviqeci ezoSi, magram male davbrundi; saZaRleSi, aqamdis carieli
rom idga, axla pirdaRrenili uzarmazari qofaki iwva, mas mordstonis
TmebiviT Savi balani hqonda; me rom daminaxa, gabrazda. wamoxta da
sakbenad gamoeqana.
Tavi meoTxe
wyroma
grZnoba da fiqri rom SesZleboda im oTaxs, romelSic gadaetanaT
Cemi sawoli, mas moviyvandi im mware naRvelis mowmed, romliTac Sig
Sevedi stumrobidan dabrunebis pirvel Rames.
jaWviT dabmuli ZaRlis xmamaRali yefis xma yurebSi medga, roca
kibeze mivcocavdi Cems sawol oTaxSi asasvlelad. Sesvlisas meCvena,
TiTqos oTaxma iseTive daRvremili, gajavrebuli da eWviani TvaliT
Semomxeda, ra TvaliTac mas vuyurebdi. Camovjeqi sawolze, davikrife
gulze patara xelebi da fiqrebs miveci Tavi.
vfiqrobdi mraval ucnaur saganze: am oTaxis formaze da gabzarul
Werze, kedlis iaffasian Spalerze da fanjris uswormasworo SuSebze,
romlebSic sagnebi damtvreul da mrude saxes Rebulobdnen. vfiqrobdi
Zvel, pirsabanis samfexa magidaze...
vfiqrobdi da vtirodi... TviTnac ar vici, ratom. TavSi mitrialebda
bundovani azri, rom mciva am mSobliur TavSesafarSi, saca yvela da
yvelaferi, rogorca Cans, uars ambobda Cemze. am mZime azrebiT daRlili
gavexvie sabanSi da dameZina.
didxans meZina Tu ara, ar vici, oRond gamomaRviZa viRacis xmam,
romelmac warmoTqva:
_ ai, devi!
Cems win deda da pegoti idgnen.
_ dedi! _ miTxra dedam. _ ra dagemarTa?
Zalian gamikvirda, rom deda amas mekiTxeboda.
_ araferi! _ vupasuxe me.
mere Cavmale Tavi baliSSi, rom damefara Cemi mTrTolvare tuCebi,
romlebzedac siamarTle ewera.
_ devi! _ miTxra dedam. _ devi, Cemo Svilo!
araviTar misgan naTqvam sxva sityvas ar SeeZlo iseTi gulsaklavi
STabeWdleba moexdina Cemze, rogorc am Cveulebrivma momarTvam moaxdina.
Cavmale balisSi Tavi, rom cremlebi damemala da xeli vkari im xels,
romelsac Cemi wamoyeneba undoda.
_ es yvelaferi Tqveni bralia, pegoti, Seubralebelo arsebav! _
uTxra dedam. _ araviTari eWvi ara maqvs amaSi. rogor ar grcxveniaT, rom
Cems Svils amxedrebT Cemsa da im adamianis winaaRmdeg, romelic axla
Zvirfasia CemTvis?
sabralo pegotim xelebi da Tvalebi aRmarTa zecisaken da
didmniSvnelovnad Tqva:
_ misis koperfild! RmerTma gapatioT eg sityvebi! visurvebdi,
arasodes ar genanoT es Tqveni gamonaTqvami.
_ esRa maklda! _ SesZaxa dedam. _ da yvelaferi es Cemi bednierebis
TveSi xdeba, roca mtrebsac ki ar SeSurdebodaT Cemi sulis simSvide da
Cemi bedniereba! ah! devi! Sen cudi biWi xar! usindiso pegoti! ah! _ iZaxda
cremlmoreuli deda da xan me da xan pegotis mogvmarTavda. _ ra
sicocxlea, Tuki bednierebas swored maSin giklaven, roca ufleba gaqvs
yovelnair siamovnebas moelode!
am wuTs vigrZeni xelis mokareba, romelic arc dedisa da arc pegotis
xels ara hgavda. am xelis Sexebam maSinve wamomayena loginSi. es mister
mordstoni iyo, mas Cemi mxari eWira.
_ es ra ambavia? _ ikiTxa mister mordstonma. _ klara, Cemo kargo,
gana dagaviwyda? sulis simtkice, upirveles yovlisa.
_ Zalian vwuxvar, eduard, _ upasuxa dedam. _ Tavs Zalas vatandi
mtkiced vyofiliyavi, magram iseTi ubeduri var...
_ marTla? es, swore giTxra, veraferi sasiamovno mosasmenia
qorwinebis Semdeg pirvelsave dReebSi.
_ maS uRmerToba ar aris, eduard, Cemi am zomamde miyvana? _ upasuxa
dedam sabralod. _ es xom Zalian didi sisastikea, ara?
mister mordstonma Tavisken miizida deda, raRac wasCurCula yurSi
da akoca. dedam miayrdno Tavi mis mxars da xeli yelze mohxvia. me mivxvdi
maSinac da Semdegac gavige, rom es adamiani sruli ufali iyo dedaCemis
yoveli moZraobisa.
_ Cadi Zirs, genacvale, _ uTxra mister mordstonma deda, _ me da
daviTi axlave CamovalT SenTan.
_ yuri migdeT, Cemo keTilo, _ mimarTa mister mordstonma pegotis, _
iciT Tu ara Tqveni diasalisis saxeli?
_ me didi xania vemsaxurebi mas, unda vicode, ser, _ upasuxa pegotim.
_ es marTalia, _ Tqva mister mordstonma, _ magram ise meCvena aq
Semosvlisas, TiTqos Tqven uwodeT saxeli, romelic mas ar ekuTvnis.
rogorc iciT, man Cemi gvari miiRo, gTxovT, ar daiviwyoT es.
pegotim aRelvebulma gadmomxeda, Tavi daukra da xmaamouReblad
gavida oTaxidan. roca Cven orni davrCiT, mister mordstnma mixura karebi,
dajda skamze, orive xeliT gamaCera Tavis win da CamaSterda Tavisi Savi,
boroti TvalebiT. uneburad mec aseve dakvirvebiT mivaCerdi.
_ daviT, _ miTxra mister mordstonma da qveda tuCi moikvnita, _ me
rom jiuti cxeni an ZaRli myavdes, ras vuzam, Seni azriT?
_ ar vici, ser.
_ vcem, icode es. me dezebs vuWer jiut cxens da vwvrTni mas; jiuti
pirutyvis mTeli sisxlis gamoSvebac rom damWirdes, mainc Cemsas gaviyvan.
eg ra gaqvs saxeze?
_ WuWyi, _ vupasuxe me.
man iseve kargad icoda, rogorc me, rom es cremlebis nakvalevi iyo,
magram ocjer rom moeca erTi da igive kiTxva da yovel kiTxvaze ocjer
rom daertya CemTvis, mjera, rom bavSvuri guli gaskdeboda _ da mainc ar
gamovamJRavnebdi, rom es cremlis nakvalevi iyo.
_ vxedav, rom Sens asakTan SedarebiT Zalian Wkviani yofilxar, _
miTxra mister mordstonma pirquSi RimiliT, _ da vxedav, rom Zalian
kargad gesmis Cemi. daibane xel-piri da wamomyevi. _ man mimiTiTa pirabanze.
eWvic ar Semparvia imaSi, rom Tu davayovnebdi, damartyamda.
roca piri davibane, Cven dabla CavediT da sastumro oTaxSi SevediT.
mister mordstons isev Cems mxarze evlo xeli...
_ klara, Cemo megobaro, _ uTxra man dedas, _ axla imedi maqvs, rom
aRaravin Segawuxebs; male Cven savsebiT Tavs davanebebT Cvens bavSvur
mizezianobas.
mgonia, samudamod mxiaruli da gulwrfeli davrCebdi da, ueWvelia,
sul sxva adamiani gamovidodi, rom mister mordstoni am pirvel
Sexvedrisas sxvanairad mompyroboda. erTi alersiani sityva axlad
Seqmnili garemoebis asaxsnelad, sibraluli Cemi bavSvuri umecrebisadmi,
gulwrfeli Sexvedra _ yovelive es, darwmunebuli var, Cemgan morCil da
gamgone bavSvs daayenebda, da Rrma pativiscemas vigrZnobdi misdami, im
siZulvilisa da TvalTmaqcobis magivrad, romelic imwamsve CaiTesla Cems
bavSvur gulSi.
magram alersiani sityva ar iyo naTqvami, Cven samni davsxediT
sadilad. mister mordstons, rogorc Canda, Zalian uyvarda dedaCemi, _
Tumca me ra? _ dadedasac Zalian uyvarda mister mordstoni. maTi
laparakidan gavige, rom isini moelodnen mister mordstonis das,
romelic im saRamosve unda Camosuliyo.
nasadilevs,
roca
Cven
buxarTan
visxediT
da
me
oTaxidan
gasasxltomad mizezs veZebdi pegotis sanaxavad, uecrad baRis karebs
etli moadga. saxlis patroni gavida stumris Sesaxvedrad. deda gahyva mas.
me mokrZalebiT avedevne dedas. sastumros karebTan rom mivida, deda
ucbad momibrunda, Zveleburad Camixuta gulSi da CurCuliT mTxova
myvareboda Cemi axali mama da yvelaferSi morCilic vyofiliyavi.
axladmosuli pirovneba iyo mis mordstoni,
metad mkacri da
moRuSuli ledi. misi xSiri da sqeli warbebi TiTqmis SeerTebuliyvnen
uSvelebel cxviris Tavze, adamians SeiZleboda efiqra, bunebam imitom
daajildova am morTulobiT, rom aenazRaurebina ulvaSebis uqonloba,
romelTa tareba uxerxuli iqneboda misTvis, rogorc nazi sqesis
warmomadgenlisaTvis. roca meetles uswordeboda, man fuli amoiRo
foladis safulidan. _ es safule mas edo CanTaSi, romelic mZime jaWviT
mimagrebuli hqonda mklavze. arasodes ar menaxa im dromde iseTi foladis
ledi, rogorc mis mordstoni iyo. misi safulis piri gareuli nadiris
xaxad meCvena.
mas didi ambiT Sexvdnen, Seiyvanes sastumroSi da aq formalurad
warudgines dedaCemi, rogorc axali axlobeli naTesavi. am dros mis
mordstonma Semomxeda da ikiTxa:
_ es Tqveni vaJia, Cemo rZalo?
dedam Tavi daukra.
_ sazogadod me ar miyvars biWebi, _ ganacxada mis mordstonma. _
rogor xar, biWo?
amgvari salmiT gamxnevebulma, vupasuxe, rom kargada var, da imedi
gamovTqvi, rom isic srulebiT jansarad aris. magram, etyoba, Cems pasuxSi
ar iyo is Tavazianoba, romelsac mis mordstoni moeloda. mas ori
sityviT damaxasiaTa:
_ cudadaa aRzrdili.
Semdeg mis mordstonma moiTxova eCvenebinaT misi oTaxi. am wuTidan es
oTaxi CemTvis saSiSar da sazarel sagnad gadaiqca. iq idga ori
uzarmazari Savi skivri, romelic arasodes, arasodes ar ixdeboda da
romelTa Sesaxeb yvelam icoda, rom isini mudam klitiT iyo daketili. am
oTaxSi agreTve (me erTxel YTu orjer SemTxveva mqonda Sig Semexeda),
zed sarkis Tavze, sastiki wesrigiT ekida foladis Zewkvebi, Sesakravebi
da qinZisTavebi, romiTac mis mordstoni irTveboda xolme.
ramdenadac gavige, mis mordstoni sadiasaxlisod movida CvenTan da
srulebTac ar apirebda ukan dabrunebas. meore dResve man daiwyo
dedaCemis `Svela~ da dilidan saRamomde itriala sakuWnaoSi, sadac Tavis
gunebaze daalaga yvela SinaurobaSi mosaxmari sagani da srulebiT
daarRvia Zvelad SemoRebuli wesebi.
roca saxlSi yvelani jer kidev Rrma ZilSi iyvnen, mis mordstoni
ukve fexze idga. pegoti marwmunebda, rom Zilis drosac ki cali Tvali
gaxelili aqvso, magram me ar veTanxmebodi am azrs, radgan Cems Tavze
vcade da davrwmundi, rom adamians ar SeuZlia Ria TvaliT Zili.
Tavisi mosvlis pirvelsave dilas mamlis yivils ahyva da daiwyo
zaris rekva. roca deda gamovida sauzmisaTvis da undoda Cai moemzadebina,
mis mordstonma, misasalmebeli kocnis magivrad, loyaze xeli moucacuna,
rogorc patara gogonas da uTxra:
_ klara Cemo megobaro! rogorc iciT, me imisaTvis movedi aq, rom
Tavidan mogaSoroT Sinauri saqmeebis tvirTi. momeciT, Cemo rZalo, Tqveni
gasaRebebi da saxls me gavuZRvebi.
amas iqiT yvela gasaRebi mis mordstonis Senaxuli hqonda Tavis
foladis tomaraSi, RamiT ki baliSis qveS inaxavda.
magram es mtkice avtoriteti saojaxo saqmeebSi man moipova erTgvari,
_ marTalia, susti, magram mainc winaaRmdegobis Semdeg dedaCemis mxriv.
erTxel, roca mis mordstonma Zmis winaSe daiwyo saojaxo meurnebis
gegmebis dalageba, deda uecrad atirda da Tqva, rom urigo ar iqneboda
amgvar SemTxvevebSi misTvis ekiTxaT rCeva.
_ klara! _ uTxra dedas mister mordstonma mkacri kiloTi. _ klara!
Sen me makvirveb.
_ o! diax, es advili saTmelia TqvenTvis, eduard! _ SesZaxa dedam. _
Tqven SegiZliaT gaikvirvoT ramdenic gnebavT. Tqven arafrad giRirT
CemTan sulis simtkiceze laparaki, magram vici, rom Tqven ver itanT am
simtkices sxvebSi.
unda SevniSno, rom sulis simtkice iyo erTgvari sigiJis sagani
Rirseul Zmisa da uRirseulesi disa. mister mordstoni mtkice iyo, _ Cven
yvelam vicodiT es, da arvin iyo ojaxur wreSi iseTi mtkice, rogorc m-r
mordstoni; magram aravs areZleoda ufleba, gamoeCina es Tviseba masTan,
radgan yvelas Tavi unda moexara misi sulis Seudrekeli simtkicis winaSe.
_ maS sisastike ar aris, eduard, _ Tqva dedam _ rom Cems sakuTar
saxlSi...
_ Cems sakuTar saxlSi?.. _ gaimeora m-r mordstonma, _ klara!
_ me mindoda meTqva, Cvens sakuTar saxlSi, _ wailaparaka SeSinebulma
dedam. _ imedi maqvs, eduard, rom Tqven gesmiT Cemi.
_ ganagrZe.
_ diax, Cemo kargo, es didi usamarTloba da sisastikea, rom sakuTar
saxlSi me xma ver amomiRia Sinaur saqmeebze. ras hgavs es? xom vuZRvebodi
ojaxs, roca jer col-qmari ar viyaviT, da kargadac vuZRvebodi... amis
Sesaxeb SegiZlia pegotis hkiTxo, _ ganagrZobda cremlmoreuli deda, _ me
sxvisi daxmareba ara mWirdeboda.
_ eduard, _ Tqva mis mordstonma, _ gavaTaoT es laparaki. xvalve Sin
mivdivar.
_ jeni mordston, _ uTxra mas Zmam, _ gaCumdiT! ise iqceviT, TiTqos
ar icodeT Cemi xasiaTi.
_ me srulebiTac ar minda, _ ganagrZo dedam cxare cremlebiT, _ rom
vinme wavides Seni saxlidan, eduard. raTa? didi ubeduri viqnebi, Tu vinme
Cemi gulisaTvs wava aqdan. miTumetes, rom aseT mcired rames vTxoulob.
RmerTmani! me minda mxolod, rom drogamoSebiT rCeva mkiTxon xolme.
rasakvirvelia, didad davalebuli var, rom saxlis movlas mSvelian,
oRond minda xandaxan... ise... formisTvis mainc mkiTxon xolme Cemi azric.
_ eduard, _ Tqva mis mordstonma, _ bolo moeRos amas. xvalve
mivdivar!
_ jeni mordston! _ daigrgvina mister mordstonma. _ gaCumdebiT
TuUara? rogor bedavT?
mis mordstonma amoRo jibidan cxvirsaxoci da TvalebTan miitana.
_ klara! _ uTxra mister mordstonma da miapyro Savi Tvalebi
dedaCemi SemkrTal saxes. _ Tqven maocebT! roca jeni mordstonma Tavis
gulkeTilobiT Cveni saerTo sargeblobisTvis daiWira Cvens saxlSi
diasaxlisis alagi, igi srulebiT moulodnelad xvdeba aseT umadurobas.
_ o, eduard! _ SesZaxa aRelvebulma dedam. _ gTxov, nu damwameb
umadurobas!
_ maSasadame, vambob me, roca jeni mordstoni srulebiT mulodnelad
xvdeba aq aseT umadurobas mxolod imitom, rom naTesauri grZnoba
amoqmedebs, _ ganagrZobda Seupovari mister mordstoni, _ mec guneba
mecvleba da SeiZleba siyvarulic Caqres.
_ o, nu meubnebi magas, Cemo kargo! _ emudareboda deda sabralo xmiT.
_ nu meubnebi magas, eduard! Cemi guli savsea siyvaruliTa da
gulwrfelobiT Sendami. me SimiZlia siyvaruli da unda miyvarde. amas ar
vityodi, darwmunebuli rom ar viyo amaSi. hkiTxe pegotis; is getyvis,
rogori siyvaruli vici.
_ klara! _ upasuxa mister mordstonma. _ damSviddi: metismeti
sisustis gamomJRavnebiT, ra saxiTac ar unda iyos igi, ar SeiZleba Cemi
gulis mogeba. Sen tyuilad xarjav cremlebs.
_ ah, SevrigdeT, Cemo kargo! _ ganagrZobda deda. _ mapatie, eduard. me
vici, rom bevri nakli maqvs, da Zalian kargia, eduard, rom cdilob Cems
gamosworebas Seni nebis simtkiciT. jeni, aRar gagiwevT winaaRmdegobas.
raca gnebavdeT, isa hqeniT, oRond Tavs nu damanebebT.
_ jeni mordston, _ mimarTa das mister mordstonma, _ imedi maqvs,
amgvari usiamovneba aRar ganmeordeba. Cemi brali ar aris, Tu dRes amgvari
SemTxveva moxda Cems saxlSi. sxvebma maiZules es usiamovno laparaki. arc
Tqveni bralia, jen mordston, sxvebma gaiZules es usiamovno ganmarteba.
vecadoT daviviwyoT igi. srulebiT saWiro ar aris, rom bavSvi yurs
udgebdes amgvar scenebs. daviT! wadi Sens sawolSi!
sevdianma, Tvalcremlianma, Zlivs vipove sastumro oTaxis karebi,
iseTi Tavzari damca sabralo dedaCemis naRvelma. xelis faTuriT
sibneleSi avedi Cems oTaxSi.
meore dRes Cveulebrivze adre avdeqi da dabla Cavedi. sastumro
oTaxs rom Cavuare, dedaCemis xma momesma. igi patiebas sTxovda mis
mordstons mokrZalebuli da moridebuli xmiT, da am ledimac, ramdenime
SeniSvnis Semdeg, mianiWa es patieba. Serigeba moxda. im dRidan dedas
arasodes aRar gaubedia sakuTari azris gamoTqma, sanam winaswar mis
mordstons ar daekiTxeboda.
erTxel rogorRac Camovarda laparaki Cemi mibarebis Sesaxeb,
romelime pansionSi. es azri pirvelad mis da mister mordstonebis TavSi
daibada. deda, rasakvirvelia, xmaamouReblad daeTanxma, magram saqme jer
sisruleSi ar iyo moyvanili; am dromdis saxlSi vswavlobdi.
nuTu odesme damaviwydeba es Sinauri gakveTilebi? mecadineobis
xelmZRvaneli deda unda yofiliyo, magram namdvilad me mis da mister
mordstonebis pirdapiri meTvalyureobis sagani viyavi. isini yovelTvis
eswrebodnen am gakveTlebs da saucxoo SemTxvevas poulobdnen, raTa
darigeba miecaT dedaCemisTvis. me darwmunebuli var, rom swored am
mizniT damtoves saxlSi. sakmarisad gonieri da bejiTi bavSvi viyavi, sanam
me da deda orni vcxovrobdiT, magram am sazeimo leqciebs vigoneb,
rogorc Cemi sulieri simSvidis sasikvdilo Wrilobebs, rogorc
yoveldRiuri Sromisa da vaebis ganuwyvetel borkils. simwrisagan Tavbru
mexveoda; darwmunebuli var, sabralo Cemi deda Cemze naklebad ar
itanjeboda. o, ra Zneli, damqancveli, abdaubda iyo es dausrulebeli
gakveTilebi!
vecdebi movigono, rogor vswavlobdi. dae warsulidan erTi dila
aRdges.
Sevdivar darbazSi sauzmis Semdeg. iRliaSi wignebi, rveulebi da
aspidis Savi dafa amomiCria. deda ukve elis Tavis mowafes sawer
magidasTan magram ufro metad mimelian mister mordstoni da misi da.
vawvdi dedas wigns. SesaZlebelia, es gramatikaa, an iqneb istoria, an
geografia, ukanasknelad sasowarkveTilebiT Tvals vayoleb gadaSlil
gverdze da saCqarod viwyeb gakveTilis Cabarebas, sanam igi jer kidec
cocxladaa aRbeWdili Cems mexsierebaSi. magram ai, wavborZikdi erT
sityvaze, _ mister mordstoni maRla ixedeba; meore sityvaze wavborZikdi,
_ mis mordstoni iRebs Tavs maRla. vwiTldebi, vtokav erT adgilas, da,
bolos, garkveulad CixSi vemwyvdevi. dedas unda, rogorme momexmars, an
wigni momawodos, magram ver bedavs. igi oxravs da iZaxis:
_ ah, devi, devi!
_ axla, klara, mTeli Seni sulis simtkice unda gamoiCino am bavSvTan
mopyrobaSi, _ eubneba mister mordstoni. _ sasaWiroa es sityvebi: `ah, devi,
devi!~ es bavSvobaa. orSi erTia: man an icis, an ar icis gakveTili.
_ man ar icis gakveTili, _ iZaxis mis mordstoni saSineli xmiT.
_ diax, mec ase mgonia, rom ar icis, _ ambobs dedaCemi.
_ maSasadame, klara, _ agrZelebs mis mordstoni, _ daubruneT wigni
da iswavlos.
_ diax, diax, mec ase vfiqrob, geTayva, jeni, _ upasuxebs deda. _ aba,
devi, cota kidev iswavle, Cemo kargo, da nu iqnebi aseTi suleli.
pirvel brZanebas sityva-sityviT vasruleb, magram meoris Sesruleba
ar SemiZlia. me Zalian suleli var! ra vqna? Cemi codnis meore reviziis
dros ufro adre vbrkoldebi da iq, sadac uwin SeuCereblad
miviswrafodi, axla vCerdebi da vfiqrob. _ raze? ara gakveTilze. me
vfiqrob, magaliTad, ramdeni adli arSia moundeba mis mordstonis
Tavsafars, an _ ra Rirs mister mordstonis dilis xalaTi. mister
mordstoni mouTmenlobas iCens, rasac didi xania, velodi; mis mordstoni
imeorebs Zmis moZraobas. deda mokrZalebiT ucqeris maT, hkecavs wigns da
gverdze debs.
male mTeli xrova grovdeba Cemi valebisa, da igi Tovlis gundasaviT
swrafad izrdeba; rac ufro meti valebi medeba, miT ufro vsuleldebi.
bolos,
sasowarkveTilebamde
misuli
da
uazrobiT
ufskrulSi
Cavardniuli, xels viqnev yvelaferze da bediswrebas vandob Cems Tavs.
dedas Tavisi gulubryvilobiT hgonia, rom aravin uyurebs; igi
cdilobs, gonebaSi Camagdos tuCebis moZraobiT. yvela amgvar SemTxvevaSi
mis mordstoni uZaxis boxi, gamafrTxilebeli xmiT:
_ klara!
deda krTeba da wiTldeba. mister mordstoni dgeba savarZlidan,
iRebs wigns, TavSi maxlis da mxarSi wakvriT oTaxidan magdebs.
aseTi iyo saerTo msvleloba Cemi ubeduri mecadineobisa. ueWvelia,
mordstonebi rom ar yofiliyvnen, yvelaferi kargad iqneboda; magram maT
winaSe me patara niblias vgavdi, mojadoebuls ori vqemZromis TvalebiT.
iyo iseTi SemTxvevebic, roca bednierad davaRwevdi xolme Tavs am dilis
maxes, magram erTaderTi jildo Cemi bejiTobisa is iyo, rom neba meZleoda
monawileoba mimeRo saerTo sadilSi; amis mets arafers vigebdi. mis
mordstoni dauRalavad adevnebda Tvalyurs, rom mudam gakveTilebi
mezepirebina, Tu rodisme xelSi ar meWira wigni an kalmistari, imwamsve
Tavisi Zmisa da rZlis yuradRebas aqcevda am garemoebas da ambobda:
_ ah, Zvirfaosi klara! Sroma upirvelesad yovlisa! mieciT bavSvs
gakveTili.
maSinve axal gakveTils maZlevdnen, dila iqneboda, Sua dRe Tu
saRamo. dasvenebisa da garTobis xsenebac ar iyo. mordstonebis mkacri
filosofiiT yvela bavSvebi warmoadgendnen raRac mxecebs, romelnic
erTmaneTs swamlavdnen.
bunebrivi Sedegi amgvari mopyrobisa, romelic eqvs Tves gagrZelda, is
iyo, rom gadaviqeci mowyenil, zant, daRvremil da metad mouxeSav bavSvad.
amas kidev xels uwyobda is mware fiqri, rom dRiTidRe maSorebdnen
dedas. unda vifiqroT, rom savsebiT gamovsuleldebodi, Tu ara erTi
garemoeba.
saqme imaSia, rom mamaCemis Semdeg dagvrCa mcire biblioTeka patara
oTaxSi, Cemi sawolis gverdiT. iq Sesvla yovelTvis SemeZlo. Cems garda
es wignebi aravis ainteresebda. sevdis momgvrel martoobis dros am
dalocvili oTaxidan drogamoSvebiT gamodiodnen CemTan sabaasod:
roderik rendomi, peregrin pikli, homfri klinkeri,
tom jonsi,
vikfildis moZRvari, don-kixoti, Jilblazi da robinzon kruzo.
SemoqmedebiTi fantaziis es Sedevrebi, `aTas erTi Ramis~ da `jadosnuri
zRaprebis~ gmirebTan erTad, da kidev ramdenime wigni mogzaurobis Sesaxeb
ufro aRvivebda Cems bavSvur ocnebas da momavlis imedebs micxovelebda.
am nawarmoebTa cudi mxare ar arsebobda CemTvis, radgan me igi ar mesmoda.
yvela sayvareli pirovneba ganxorcielebuli iyo CemTvis am moqmed
pirebSi, romelTac avtoris ocneba sxvadasxva rols akuTvnebda, da,
rasakvirvelia, yvela fantastikur borot pirovnebaSi me vxedavdi mister
da mis mordstonebis sazarel saxes.
es iyo Cemi erTaderTi da mudmivi nugeSi. roca axla vigoneb yovelive
amas, cocxlad warmomidgeba xome Tvalwin zafxulis saRamo, roca biWebi
sasaflaoze TamaSoben, me ki vzivar Cems loginze wigniT xelSi da TiTqos
minda gavZRe kiTxviT. yoveli mezobeli Senoba, eklesiis yoveli qva,
sasaflaos yoveli lodi, aRviZebda Cems ideebs, romelic mWidrod iyo
dakavSirebuli am wignebTan, da magonebda maTSi aRweril raime adgils.
erTxel, diliT, iRliaSi amoCrili wignebiT Sevedi sastumro oTaxSi.
deda, etyoboda, Zalian aRelvebuli da SemkrTali iyo; samagierod mis
mordstoni metad mticed gamoiyureboda. mister mordstoni raRacas
amagrebda wvril da moqnil wkeplaze. roca oTaxSi Sevedi, man awona es
wkepla xelSi, Semdeg albaT sacdelad, haerSi gaiqnia. wkeplam gaizuzuna.
_ geubnebi, klara, _ Tqva mister mordstonma, _ me TviTon mcemdnen
xolme uwin.
_ rasakvirvelia, es Cveulebrivi saqmea, _ daadastura mis mordstonma.
_ usaTuod es asea, Tqven marTals ambobT, _ wailaparaka dedam susti
xmiT, _ magram Tqven ggoniaT, aman sagebloba mutana eduards?
_ maS nuTu Sen ggonia, klara, rom eduards avno aman? _
didmniSvnelovnad ikiTxa mister mordstonma.
_ swored rom mizanSi moxvda, _ mxari dauWira mis mordstonma.
_ Tqven marTali xarT, Cemo jeni, _ Tqva dedam da gaCumda.
_ aba, devi, _ miTxra mister mordstonma, _ dRes fxizlad unda iyo.
man isev awona Solti xelisgulze da isev gaatylaSuna haerSi.
gakveTilis dasawyisSive vigrZeni, rom sityvebi xtebodnen Cemi Tavidan
striqonebiT da winadadebebiT ki ara, aramed mTeli gverdebiT. tyuilad
vcdilobdi maT daWeras da saTanado wesrigSi da sazRvrebSi Cayenebas;
isini mihqrodnen rac Zala da Rone hqondaT, vin icis saiT; yovlad
SeuZlebeli iyo maTi SeCereba.
cudad daviwyeT da ufro uaresad ganvagrZeT. mis mordstoni Tvals
ar gvaSorebda. bolos deda mwared da xmamaRla atira.
_ klara! _ SesZaxa mis mordstonma gamafrTxilebeli kiloTi.
_ raRac uqeifod var Zvirfaso jeni, _ upasuxa dedam.
mister mordstonma didmniSvnelovnad Caukra Tvali Tavis das,
wamodga adgilidan, aiRo Solti da Tqva:
_ aba, jeni, Cven, rasakvirvelia, ufleba ar gvaqvs movTxovoT klaras,
rom Sesaferisi simtkiciT aitanos is zneobrivi tanjva, romelic mas dRes
daviTma moumzada. amisaTvis stikis xasiaTia saWiro. klara, rasakvirvelia,
TvalsaCinod mtkice gaxda sulierad, magram jer ar SegviZlia viqonioT
imedi, rom sakmaris nebisyofas gamoiCens. daviT, erTi zeviT wamomye.
man xeli CamWida da karebisaken wamiyvana. deda gamogvedevna, magram
mis mordstonma SeaCera da uTxra:
_ klara! gagiJdiT?
maSin dedam yurebi daicva da gavige, rogor aqviTinda igi.
mister mordstons mivyavdi zeviT dinji da wynari nabijiT; cxadi iyo,
rom amgvari dasja didad sasiamovno iyo misTvis. roca sawol oTaxSi
SevediT, man ucbad Cemi Tavi iRliaSi amoido.
_ mister mordston! ser! _ daviyvire me. nu mcemT! me vcdilob,
bejiTad viswavlo, magram ar SemiZlia gakveTilis Cabareba, roca Tqven da
mis mordstoni Tvals madevnebT. me ar SemiZlia swavla Tqveni
TandaswrebiT.
_ marTla? ar SegiZlia? magasac vnaxavT.
Cemi Tavi mas ise eWira, rogorc muxruWebSi moqceuli, magram erTi
saSinlad gavibrZole da wuTiT daveRwie. tyuilad vecade erTxel kidev
patiebis Txovna; mister mordstonma isev Camigdo da momiWira Tavze. am
dros me vwvdi mis xels, romliTac piri momikuma, Cavasvi kbilebi da
vukbine.
maSin ki iseTi saSineli cema damiwyo, TiTqos mister mordstons
sasikvdilod vyavdi gametebuli. miuxedavad im xmaurobisa, romelic Cven
avtexeT, me mesmoda sirbili kibeebze da qalebis kivili. dedasa da
pegotis mware trilis xma.
bolos mister mordstoni gavida da karebi gaiketa. davrCi iatakze
martoka, datanjuli, aRSfoTebuli, gawarebuli.
ra kargad maxsovs araCveulebrivi siCume mTel saxlSi! ra kargad
maxsovs mware tkivili mTels nacem sxeulze! magram yvela es tanjva
umniSvnelo iyo danaSaulis mware grZnobasTan SedarebiT. me Tavs avazakad
vTvlidi. ras mizamen? cixeSi Camsvamen? iqneb CamomaxrCon?
ukve dabindda, roca gasaRebi gadatrialda, dari gaiRo da oTaxSi
Semovida mis mordstoni puriT, erTi naWeri Zroxis xorciT da rZiT.
yvelaferi es magidaze dadga da xmaamoureblad, Semomxeda mtkiced da
gavida. kari isev daiketa.
arasodes ar damaviwdeba meore dila. mSvenier xasiaTze gameRviZa,
ganwyobilebac xalisiani mqonda, magram uecrad Tavzari damca winadRiT
Cems Tavze momxdari ambis mware mogonebam. vidre loginidan avdgebodi,
mis mordstoni Semovida Cem sawol oTaxSi da miTxra, rom neba meZleva
viseirno baRSi ara umetes naxevari saaTisa. gasvlisas kari naxevrad Ria
datova, rasakvirvelia, im mizniT, rom mesargebla am nebarTviT.
mec vsargeblobdi am nebarTviT Cemi tusaRobis yovel dilas, ramac
xuTi dRe gastana. me rom saSualeba mqonoda martoka menaxa deda,
muxlisCoqiT mivfofxdebodi masTan, patiebas vTxovdi, magram mTeli am
xnis ganmavlobaSi aravin minaxavs, garda mis mordstonisa. mxolod
saRamoobiT, roca sastumro oTaxSi saerTo locvisTvis ikribebodnen, mec
Semiyvandnen xolme oTaxSi, magram iqve karebTan gamaCerebdnen. rogorc ki
locva damTavrdeboda, vidre romelime daCoqili moaswrebda fexze
wamodgomas, Cemi sulTamxuTavi mwvdeboda mxarSi da mimarbeninebda Cems
dilegSi. vxedavdi, rom deda, romelic Sor kuTxeSi idga, maridebda pirs.
isic davinaxe, rom mister mordstons Sexveuli xeli Camkidebuli hqonda.
ver agiwerT, rogor didxans gagrZelda CemTvis es xuTi dRe. yurs
vugdebdi yovel moZraobas saxlSi, vcdilobdi, amexsna TiToeuli faCunis
mniSvneloba kibeze da talanSi. karebi iReboda da ixureboda, zarebi
rekdnen, ismoda CurCulis xmebi, viracebi erTmaneTs gaszaxodnen. sicili,
CoCqoli, stvena da simRerebi saxls gareT sevdas matebda cems tyveobas.
didi ucnauroba iyo, rom Cemi xma ar mesmoda. wuTierad ifeTqebda xolme
sixarulismafvari grZnoba, yoveli sadilisa da vaxSmis dros, da kvlav
swrafad qreboda.
tyveobis ukanasknel Rames gamaRviZa CurCuliT warmoTqmulma Cemma
saxelma.
_ pegoti, es Tqvena xarT? _ waviCurCule me.
pasuxi ar iyo. fexis TiTebze mivipare karebTan, mivad tuCebi gasaRebi
WuWrutanas da isev waviCurCule:
_ pegoti, genacvale, es Tqvena xarT?
_ diax, me me var, Cemo TvalisCino devi, _ mipasuxa man. _ frTxilad
iyavi, TagviviT, Torem kata gagvigebs.
_ rogor aris deda, pegoti? Zalian miwyreba?
me tirili daviwye, da ise momesma, TiTqos pegotic tiroda
WuWrutanas meore mxares. man mipasuxa namtiralevi xmiT:
_ ara, genacvale, Zalian ara.
_ ras mizamen, pegoti? ar iciT?
_ skolaSi migabareben, londonis axlos, _ mipasuxa pegotim.
_ mere rodis, pegoti?
_ xval.
_ imisaTvis xom ar amoalaga dRes mis mordstonma kamodidan Cemi
tanisamosi?
_ diax, CemodanSi Caawyo.
_ me vera vnaxav dedas?
_ naxav, xval diliT.
aq pegotim ufro mouaxlova WuWrutanas Tavisi piri da ramdenime
nawyvet-nawyveti fraza warmoTqva iseTi grZnobiT, rogorc, arc erT karis
WuWrutanas qveyanaze ar gadaucia meore yurisaTvis.
_ devi, Cemo sayvarelo Svilo! Tu me... ar gialersebdi am dReebSi ise,
rogorc uwin... es imitom ki ara, Cemo Tvalis sinaTlev, rom ar miyvarde...
oh, diax... me miyvarxar, Cemo sanatrelo Citunav... ufro metad, vidre uwin;
oRond es moxda imisTvis, rom SenTvisve ukeTesi yofiliyo... da kidev
sxvisTvisac. devi, Cemo kargo, gesmis, rasac geubnebi? SegiZlia, momismino?
_ mes-s-mis-s, pegoti! _ amovikvnese me.
_ Sen genacvale! _ Tqva pegotim warmoudgeneli TanagrZnobiT. _ ai, ra
minda giTxra: ar damiviwyo arasodes, Seni gadia... da mec arasodes ar
dagiviwyeb... dedaSens movuvli, devi, ise, rogorc Sen givlidi. arasodes
Tavs ar davanebeb, arasodes. mova dro... iqneba... misTvis sasiamovno iyos,
rom miayrdnos Tavisi sabralo Tavi... beberi, suleli pegotis mxars. me
Sen werilebs mogwer, Cemo TvalisCino. Tumca uswavleli var... da me... da
me...
aq pegotim akoca gasaRebis WuWrutanas. ise, TiTqos Cems tuCebs
hkocnida.
_ gmadlobT, gmadlobT, sayvarelo pegoti! _ vuTxari me. _ gmadlobT!
Cven erTxel kidev vakoceT ganusazRvreli sinaziT gasaRebis
WuWrutanas orTav mxriv da Semdeg gavSirdiT erTmaneTs.
am Ramis Semdeg Cems gulSi Seipara pegotisadmi iseTi grZnoba,
romlis namdvili saxeli me ar vici. man, rasakvirvelia, ar daiWira dedis
adgili, _ es SeuZlebeli iyo; magram Seavso raRac sicariele Cems gulSi.
me misdami iseTi didi siyvaruli vigrZeni, rogoric sxva adamianebis
mimarT arasodes ar migvrZnia.
dilaadrian Cems sawol oTaxSi Cveulebisamebr Semovida mis
mordstoni da miTxra, rom pansianSi mgzavnian. mas, rasakvirveia, fiqradac
ar mosvlia, rom ukve vicodi es axali ambavi. mibrZana, tanT Camecva,
Semdeg gamomicxada, sauzmisaTvis sasadiloSi Cavsuliyavi. aq ukve meloda
deda, fermkrTali da namtiralevi. movexvie dedas da patiebis Txovna
davuwye.
_ ah, devi, devi! _ miTxra man. _ rogor gabede Seuracxyofa
migeyenebina im adamianisaTvis, romelic me miyvars? gamoswordi, Cemo
kargo! gapatieb, magram Zalian mwyins, rom aseTi cudi Tvisebebi dagetyo.
igi daerwmunebinaT, rom me wyalwaRebuli aramzada var, da es
garemoeba mas ufro metad swyinda, vidre Cemi moSoreba. mwared da
mtkivneulad vigrZeni es.
_ gaitaneT mister koperfildis Cemodani, _ ubrZana mis mordstonma,
rodesac alayafis karebTan gaisma etlis xma.
oTaxis karebSi Cemi Zveli nacnobi meetle idga. man zurgze moidgo
Cemodani da etlisaken waiRo.
_ klara! _ uTxra dedas mis mordstonma gamafrTxilebeli kiloTi.
_ axlave, Cemo jeni, _ upasuxa dedam. _ mSvidobiT, devi! Sen midixar
Senive sikeTisaTvis. mSvidobiT, Cemo Svilo. ardadegebze saxlSi moxval.
imedi maqvs, rom gamoswordebi.
_ klara! _ gaimeora mis mordstonma.
axlave, axlave, Zvirfas jeni, _ eubneboda deda da Tan mexveoda. _
mipatiebia SenTvis, Cemo sayvarelo biWunav, iyavi yoCaRad da mxiarulad.
_ klara! _ erTxel kidev uTxra mis mordstonma.
mis modrstonma ikisra Cemi micileba etlamde da gamoTxovebisas
miTxra: _ gamoswordi, Torem cudi bolo mogeliso.
Cavjeqi etlSi. zanti jaglagi adgilidan daiZra.
Tavi mexuTe
momaciles mSobliur saxls
TiTqmis naxevari mili gveqneboda gavlili. cxvirsaxoci mTlad
damisvelda cremlebisagan. uecrad meetle Secerda.
gavixeda da Zalian gamikvirda, roca pegoti davinaxe. igi Robis
Sesaxvevidan gamovida da etlSi Camijda. iseTi ZaliT Camikra gulSi, rom
Cemo cxviri korsets mieWira da cota xnis Semdeg sakmarisad Zlieri
tkivilic vigrZeni. pegotim gaiTavisufla erTi xeli, jibeSi Caiyo, amoiRo
iqidan qaRaldebSi Sexveuli kupatebi da namcxvrebi, damitvirTa amiT
jibeebi, xelSi CanTa momaCeCa, magram erTi xmac ar amouRia. mere erTxel
kidev Camixuta Tavisi mZlavri mklavebiT, gadaxta etlidan da swrafad
gaiqca saxlisaken. am dros mTeli Tavisi kabis Rilebi dahkarga. aviRe
erTi maTgani da didxans vinaxavdi, rogorc sayvarel saxsovars.
amis Semdeg gavsinje pegotis saCuqari. es iyo sqeli tyavis safule
klitiT, Sig sami kriala Silingi ido. magram yvelaze Zvirfasi CemTvis
iyo ori krona, qaRaldis naWerSi Sexveuli; am qaRaldze dedaCemis xeliT
ewera: `devis, Cemi siyvarulis niSnad~.
roca Cven, rogorc iyo, daaxloebiT ori mili gaviareT CanCaliT,
vkiTxe meetles, mas unda vetarebine mTeli gza, Tu ara.
_ mere sadamde?
_ iqamde.
_ sad iqamde?
_ londonamde, _ vupasuxe me.
_ ras brZanebT! _ gaikvirva meetlem. mere miagdo aRviri jaglagze da
miTxra:
_ es cxeni taxiviT gafSikavs fexebs, vidre Sua gzamde miaRwevs.
_ maS Tqven mxolod iarmauTamde mimiyvanT? _ vkiTxe me.
_ ase gamodis.
meetle (misi saxelia mister barkisi) flegmaturi temperamentisa da
Cumi adamiani iyo. CemTan laparakma, rogorc Canda, daRala igi. me
pativiscemis niSnad tkbili namcxvari mivarTvi; mister barkisma gadaylapa
da tlanq saxeze sruliad araferi gamoexata.
_ amisTanebs is acxobs?
_ Tqven pegotize laparakobT?
_ ho, rasakvirvelia.
_ diax, pegoti acxobs Cvens saxlSi yvela namcxvars da amzadebs
yvela saWmels.
_ Sexede erTi, _ waiburtyuna mister barkisma.
man miapyro Tvalebi Tavisi cxenis yurebs, TiTqos maTSi SesaniSnavi
raRac dainaxao, da didxans dahyo am dgomareobaSi.
_ maS Tqven ambobT, rom am namcxvars is acxobs _ ikiTxa mister
barkisma xangrZlivi fiqris Semdeg.
_ diax, is amzadebs CvenTan yvelafers.
_ werilis miweras xom ar apirebT, ser?
_ aucileblad mivwer.
_ marTla? _ Tqva mister barekisma mZimed. _ xom ar ikisrebT, Cems
magivrad misweroT, rom barkisi winadadebas aZlevs? ar dagaviwdebaT?
_ `barkisi winadadebas aZlevs~, _ gavimeore me, _ da sxva araferi?
_ sxva ara-fe-ri. barkisi aZlevs winadadebas. morCa da gaTavda.
im saRamosve, roca iarmauTis sastumroSi diliJansis gastumrebas
velodi, viSove qaraldi, samelne, kalami da mivwere pegotis Semdegi
werili:
`Zvirfao pegoti!
me mSvidobiT movedi iarmauTSi. barkisi winadadebas gaZlevT. uTxariT
dedas, rom Zalian miyvars.
Tqveni erTguli daviT koperfildi.
P.S. man mTxova, usaTuod momewera TqvenTvis, rom barkisi winadadebas
gaZlevT~.
diliJansi ezoSi idga, magram mis axlos arc erTi cxeni ara Canda da
araviTari niSani ar iyo imisi, rom igi male daiZvreboda adgilidan. iqiTaqeT viyurebodi da didad maeWvebda Cemi Cemodnis bedi, romelic sruliad
uyuradRebod ido diliJansis axlos.
_ es xom ar aris blonderstoneli patara jentlmeni? _ ikiTxa
fanjridan dedakacma.
_ diax, qalbatno, _ vupasuxe me.
_ ra gvari xarT?
_ koperfildi, qalbatono.
_ maS es Tqven ar yofilxarT, _ Tqva man. _ koperfildis saxelze aq
sadili ar SeukveTiaT.
_ iqneb Tqven mordstons kiTxulobT?
_ Tu mordstoni xarT, maS rad irqmevT sxvis saxels?
me avuxseni saqmis viTareba ucnob ledis. man daawkaruna zari da
uTxra msaxurs:
_ viliam! uCveneT saerTo darbazi.
sastumros mosamsaxures, romelic am Zaixilze movida, Zalian
gaukvirda, rogorca Canda, roca aseTi patara jentlmeni dainaxa.
man Semiyvana did, grZel oTaxSi, moitana katletebi, bostneuli da
iseTi xmauroba atexa xufebis axdis dros, rom SemeSinda, raime
Seuracxyofa xom ar mivayene-meTqi. magram gulze momeSva, roca skami
damidga magidasTan da alersianad miTxra:
_ aba, goliaTo, Seudeqi!
madloba gadavuxade da Cems adgilze davjeqi; magram Zalian
gamiZnelda dana-Canglis xmareba da kinaRam wveni ar gadavaqcie sufraze.
aylayuda msaxuri am dros Cemi skamis pirdapir idga da Zalian uxerxul
mdgomareobaSi mayenebda Tavisi daJinebuli cqeriT.
_ es ra aris? _ bolos ikiTxa man da ataka Cangali Cems TefSs. _
katleti xom ar aris?
_ diax, katletia.
_ rasa brZanebT! me ki ar vicodi, rom katletebi iyo.
man aiRo katleti erT xelSi, kartofili meoreSi, uneburad Tvali
damrCa masze, ise gemrielad Wamda erTsac da meoresac. cota xnis Semdeg
kidev aiRo katleti da kartofili, mere kidev da kidev. sakvirveli madiTa
da siswrafiT Seeqceoda. roca, bolos, gavaTaveT es saWmeli, man moitana
pudingi da Cems win magidaze dadga. ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi igi
TiTqos raRac Rrma fiqrebSi iyo garTuli.
_ rogoria kupati? _ ikiTxa bolos, TiTqos Rrma Zilidan gamoerkvao.
_ es pudingia, _ vupasuxe me.
_ pudingi? _ Sehyvra man. _ nuTu? darwmunebuli ki xarT namdvilad,
rom es pudingia?
da igi daixara, rom Cems sityvebSi darwmunebuliyo.
_ diax, sworia, Tqven marTalsa brZanebT. mere, mgonia, pudingi karaqiT
aris gakeTebuli.
_ es plum-pudingia, _ vupasuxe me.
_ nuTu!.. vin ifiqrebda, rom es Cemi sayvareli pudingia! _ SesZaxa man
da sufris kovzi aiRo. _ ra bednierebaa! aba, pawiav, daiwye! vnaxoT, vin
ufro mets SeWams.
rasakvirvelia, msaxurma gacilebiT ufro meti SeWama, vidre me. igi
Zalian zrdilobianad mTxovda ar CamovrCeniliyav da, Tu SevZlebdi,
mejobna misTvis am Rormucelobis asparezze; magram Sejibreba metad
usworo iyo: ras gavawyobdi me Cemi Cais kovziT mis sufris kovzTan, da
Cemi madiT _ mis madasTan? rasakvirvelia, CamovrCi pirvelsave lukmaze da
yovelive imedi davkarge, rom odesme daveweodi. mgonia, arasodes ar
minaxavs, rom vinme aseTi netareba egrZnos pudingis WamaSi.
msaxuris megobruli daxmarebiT Cemi sadili didi warmatebiT
dasrulda.
magram rodesac diliJansSi Casajdomad gamovedi, gamaoca erTma, arc
ise sasiamovno garemoebam: rogorca Canda, yvelas egona, rom me, martokam,
sxvis dauxmareblad, SevWame Cemi sadili. sastumros diasaxlisma
fanjridan dauZaxa konduqtors:
_ jorj! gaufrTxildiT am pawias, ar gaskdes gzaSi!
am sityvebs saerTo sicili mohyva. sastumros moaxle qalebi gars
Semoexvivnen diliJanss da msinjavdnen, rogorc ucnaur zRvis cxovels.
Cemi mdgomareoba diliJansSi Zalian saZnelo iyo, radgan meetle da
konduqtori damcinodnen; maT aRviraxsnil oxunjobas sazvari ar hqonda,
da arwmunebdnen danarCen mgzavrebs, rom mxolod me vaZneleb Cemi simZimiT
etlis winsvlas. ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi yvelam dawvrilebiT gaigo
Cemi madis ambavi da mekiTxebodnen: rogori xelSekruleba dades
saswavlebelSi Cemi kvebis Sesaxeb? mxolod CemTvis gadaixdian fass, Tu
ori an samis magivrad? _ da sxva amgvari kiTxvebi.
iarmauTidan gamovediT naSuadRevis sam saaTze. unda CavsuliyaviT
londonSi meore dRes, dilis rva saaTisTvis.
Rame Zalian acivda. imis SiSiT, rom ar gadmovvardniliyavi
diliJansis imperialidan, or jentlmens Sua Camsves. roca isini iZinebdnen,
ise mWyletdnen orive mxridan, rom maT Sua, rogorc muxruWebSi, ise viyavi
momwyvdeuli. me vixrCobodi da vyvirodi: `o, RvTis gulisaTvis, nu
gamWyliteT!~ es Zalian ar moswondaT jentlmenebs, radgan Cemi yvirili
maT Zils ufrTxobda.
bolos amovida mze da Cemi Tanamgzavrebic damSvidnen nel-nela.
rogorca Canda, mTeli Ramis ganmavlobaSi isini warmoudgenel siZneleebsa
da dabrkolebebs ebrZodnen. es brZola gamoixateboda SeTanxmebul
xvrinvasa da fSvinvaSi. magram horizontze mzem maRla aiwia, da maTi
Zilic ufro msubuqi gaxda. bolos maT gamoiRviZes. Zalian gamikvirda,
roca erTmaneTs rwmuneba dauwyes, TiTqos mTeli Rame ar sZinebiaT.
rogori sakvirveli meCvena londoni, roca pirvelad davinaxe igi
Soridan imperialis simaRlidan! cocxlad warmovidgine yvela Cemi
sayvareli gmiri, romelmac aq Seasrula Tavisi SesaniSnavi saqmeebi.
Tavis droze Cven gavCerdiT uaitCeplSi. sastumros, romlis winac
gaCerda diliJansi, erqva `lurji xari~ Tu `lurji taxi~, kargad ar
maxsovs; maxsovs oRond, rom raRac lurji sagani Cveni diliJansis
karzedac exata.
konduqtori Camovida kofodan, mivida diliJansebis kantoris karebTan
da ikiTxa:
_ xom aravin elis aq biWunas, romelic davTarSi Cawerili gvyavs,
rogorc blonderstoneli mordstoni. aq unda mosuliyvnen mis wasayvanad.
pasuxi ar iyo.
_ aba, koperfildis saxelze ecadeT ikiTxoT, ser, _ vTxive me,
TavCaRunulma.
_
xom
aravin
elis
aq
biWunas,
romelic
Cawerili
gvyavs
blonderstoneli
mordstonis
saxeliT
da
romelic
TavisTavs
koperfilds uwodebs? aq unda mosuliyvnen mis wasayvanad. ei! vis unda
mordstoni an koperfildi?
aravis ar vundivar! Sewuxebulma mivixed-movixede yovel mxares, magram
aman aravisze araviTari STabeWdileba ar moaxdina, garda calfexa
jentlmenisa, romelmac SeniSna, rom urigo ar iqneboda, gaekeTebinaT
CemTvis rkinis sayelo da TavlaSi davebi.
mitovebuli,
martodmarto,
rogorc
robinzon
kruzo
udabur
kunZulze, Sevedi kantoraSi da, morige mwerlis miwveviT, davjeqi did
sasworze, daxls iqiT. saSineli fiqrebi erTimeores cvlidnen, _ vaiTuU
aravin movides aq, diliJansebis kantoraSi! ramden xans damtoveben am
alagas? nuTu am xis yuTebze unda daviZino da dilaobiT piri ezoSi,
WasTan davibano? vaiTu mister mordstonma gangeb moigona es saSualeba
Cemi Tavidan mosaSoreblad? maSin raRa vqna! rasakvirvelia, SimSiliT
unda movkvde, roca Cem Svid Silings davxarjav; magram sad unda movkvde?
kantoraSi nebas ar momcemen, radgan aman SeiZleba usiamovno STabeWdileba
moaxdinos mgzavrebze da amasTanave _ `lurji taxi~ an `xari~ am
SemTxvevaSi iZulebuli iqneba Tavis sakuTari xarjiT dammarxos. xom ar
gaviqce ukan, mSobliur saxlSi? es urigo ar iqneboda, magram rogor
vipovo gza martokam, uTanamgzavrod? Svid Silingad ki aravin wamiyvans.
Tumca isic safiqrebelia, rogor mimiReben saxlSi, rom mivaRwio kidec
blonderstonamde? pegotis garda, vici, aravis ar gauxardeba Cemi
dabruneba. xom ar mivmarTo adgilobriv mTavrobas, rom jariskacad an
mezRvaurad Camweron? ara, me iseTi patara var, mTavroba usaTuod
uarhyofs Cems winadadebas.
yvela am da sxva amgvar fiqrebisagan xan maciebda, xan macxelebda, ise
rom, bolos srulebiT Tavbru damexva. roca Cemma mRelvarebam
ukiduresobamde miaRwia, diiJansebis kantoraSi Semovida viRac mamakaci da
morige mwerals yurSi raRac wasCurCula. mweralma xeli mkra, sasworidan
gadmomagdo da xelidan xelSi gadamcers ucnobs ise, TiTqos amwones,
miyides da rogorc savaWro saqonels, ise momeqcnen.
am myidvelTan xelixelCakidebuli gamovedi quCaSi da Cumad Sevxede
mas. ucnobs ecva Savi, sakmarisad daZvelebuli fraki. am tansacmels viwro
da mokle saxeloebi srulebiT gaxexoda. Sarvali arafriT ar iyo frakze
ukeTesi. kiserze ekeTa gauxamebeli da mTlad daWmuWnuli TeTri sayelo.
ise meCvena maSin, _ da, mgonia, arc vcdebodi, _ TiTqos es sayelo ucnobis
erTaderT TeTreuls Seadgenda.
_ Tqven `axali~ xarT? _ mkiTxa man.
_ diax, ser.
me alalbedze vupasuxe. magram vivaraude, rom saxelwodeba `axali~,
yovel SemTxvevaSi, SeiZleboda me mkuTvneboda.
_ me ki salem-hauzis erTi maswvlebelTagani var.
Tavi
davukari
da
maSinve
pativiscema
vigrZeni
salem-hauzis
maswavleblisadmi. mrcxvenoda, xma amomeRo naswavli jantlmenis winaSe
iseTi umniSvnelo sagnis Sesaxeb, rogoric Cemi samgzavro Cemodani iyo,
magram, roca ramdenime nabiji gadavdgiT, gavbede da vuTxari, rom Cemi
nivTebi diiJansebis kantoraSi darCa. Cven ukan mivbrundiT, salemis
maswavlebelma mimarTa mwerals da uTxra, am nivTebis wasaRebad dResve,
nasadilevs movleno.
_ neba miboZeT gkiTxoT, ser _ vuTxari me, roca Cven isev gamovediT
kantodidan, _ Sori gza gvaqvs gasavleli?
_ arc ise patara, _ daaxloebiT eqvsi mili. Cven diliJansiT wavalT.
saSinlad daRlili viyavi, da im azrma, rom kidev eqvsi mili mqonda
gasavleli, sasowarkveTilebaSi Camagdo. movikribe Zal-Rone da vuTxari,
rom mSia, radgan TiTqmis mTei dRe-Ramis ganmavlobaSi araferi miWamia, da
igi didad damavalebda, Tu momcemda nebas _ meyidna rame. gakvirvebuli
maswavlebeli Secerda da yuradRebiT Semomxeda. cota xnis fiqris Semdeg
miTxra, unda Seviaro erT moxuc qalTan, romelic aq axlo cxovrobs, mis
saxlSi SeiZleba viSovnoT rZe sauzmisaTvis, puri ki aqve, gzaze viyidoTo.
Cven viyideT sanovage da gavagrZeleT gza xalxis bubunsa da quCis
xmaurSi. Cven gadaviareT romeliRac xidi, mas Cemma Tanamgzavrma, rogorc
magondeba, londonis xidi uwoda. Tavbru mexveoda, fexze Zlivs videqi.
bolos movediT sabralo dedabris binaze. es iyo samrevlo TavSesafris
erTi ganyofilebaTagani, rogorc Canda warweridan alayafis karebis
Tavze, sadac naTqvami iyo, rom saxli aSenebulia ocdaxuTi Raribi qalis
sacxovreblado.
SevediT momcro oTaxSi, sadac viRac dedaberi cecxls uberavda
RumelSi. mas zedadgarze patara qvabi edga. maswavleblis SesvlisTanave
moxucma gamoiRo saberveli da ise momesa, TiTqos igi miesalma
maswavlebels sityvebiT: `a, es Sena xar, Carli!~ magram ucnobi bavSvis
danaxvaze dedaberi adga, gasworda da raRac reveransis msgavsi moZraobiT
salami mogvca.
_ xom ar SeiZleba sauzme moumzadoT am patara jentlmens? _ ikiTxa
maswavlebelma._ xom ar SeiZleba? rasakvirvelia, SeiZleba! _ upasuxa
dedaberma.
Cem win magidaze dades puri, lori, kvercxebi da koWobi rZiT; sauzme
gemrielic gamodga da maZRrisic; savsebiT vtkbebodi am sauzmiT, roca
moxucma diasaxlisma hkiTxa salemis maswavlebels:
_ fleita Tana gaqvT?
_ diax, _ upasuxa maswavlebelma.
_ kargi iqneba, Tu cotas daukravT, _ alersianad sTxova moxucma.
maswavlebelma Caiyo xeli jibeSi, da, marTlac, fleitis msgavsi
sakravi amoiRo. man daukra, da imwamsve gadavwyvite, rom mTels qveyanaze
ar aris da arc SeiZleba iyos adamiani, romelic masze cudad ukravs.
amgvari iyo Cemi imdroindeli azri, da axlac ki ar vambob amaze uars. ar
vici, rogor aRvniSno im musikaluri hangis xasiaTi, Tu ki aq saerTod iyo
raime musika da hangi, magram STabeWdileba, romelic moaxdina Cemze am
gulsaklavma stvirma, iseTi iyo, rom, jer erTi, cocxlad warmomidga
mTeli Cemi dardi da varami, dawyebuli siyrmidan am wuTamde; meore _ is,
rom srulebiT mada damekarga, da mesamec, _ saSinelma Tvlelmam amitana.
da ai, Cemi Tvalebi Cemda uneburad ixuWeba. nel-nela qreba Cemi
TvalTaxedvidan es oTaxi, Tavisi Ria karadiT bnels kuTxeSi, misi
oTxkuTxa sazurgiani skamebiT, saxuravze asasvleli patara kibiT da
farSavangis sami frTiT, romelic Rumelis Tavze arWvia (oTaxSi
Sesvlisas Cems Tavs vekiTxebodi, ras izamda sabralo farSavangi, Tavisi
bumbulis bedi rom icodes). salemis maswavlebeli, fexi fexze
gadadebuli, zis uZravad da ustvens, ustvens umowyalod, xolo dedaberi,
stumarTmoyvare diasaxlisi, aRtacebiT Sehyurebs mas. male hqreba
yvelaferi, ise rom aRar aris aRarc salemis saswavlebeli, arc daviT
koperfildi _ araferi, garda mZime Zilisa.
meZina didxans da magrad; yovel SemTxvevaSi, ase meCvena. bolos,
salemis maswavlebelma sam nawilad daSala Tavisi stviri, Seaxvia, jibeSi
Caido da karSi gamiyvana. diliJansma swored am dros gamoiara
TavSesafris win da imperialze avcocdiT. male isev Rrma Zils miveci
Tavi da ar gamiRviZia, sanam diiJansma ar daiwyo aRmarTSi mZimed asvla,
maRal gorakze, mwvane xexilebs Sua. igi male gaCerda, radgan Tavis
daniSnulebis adgils miaRwia.
ramdenime nabiji gadavdgiT da mivadeqiT salemis saswavlebels,
romelsac maRali aguris galavani ertya. misi Sexeduleba mosawyeni da
moRuSuli meCvena. kars Tavze mikruli iyo liToni ficari warweriT:
`salemis saswavlebeli keTilSobil mowafeTaTvis~. davrekeT. karebSi
gakeTebuli mrgvali sarkmlidan gamoixeda gauparsavma, daRvremilma saxem,
romelic, rogorc Semdeg davinaxeT, ekuTvnoda sqel vaJkacs, mas xariviT
kiseri da xis fexi hqonda. mokelgakreWili Tma jagarviT aburZgvnoda.
_ es axali mowafea, tunge, _ uTxra mas maswavlebelma.
xisfexianma jentlmenma yuradRebiT amaTvalier-CamaTvaliera, daketa
Cvens ukan kari da gasaRebi gamoiRo.
salemis
saswavlebeli
warmoadgenda
qvis
oTxkuTxa
Senobas
fligelebiT; garedan srulebiT sada iyo. Sig sruli siCume da siwynare
sufevda, da me gamovTqvi azri, rom ueWvelia bavSvebi saseirnod arian
wasulni mecadineobis Semdeg-meTqi, magram mister melma, _ ase erqva
maswavlebels, _ amixsna, rom yvela bavSvi amJamad saxlSia daTxovili.
saswavleblis patroni, mister krili, isvenebs agarakze, zRvis piras,
coliTa da qaliSviliT. xolo Sen imitom gamoggzavnes ardadegebis dros,
rom cudi saqcielis gamo dagsajeso.
samecadino darbazi, sadac maswavlebelma Semiuyvana, mitovebuli da
sevdismomgvreli meCvena. igi axlac cocxlad midgas Tvalwin. es grZeli
da ganieri oTaxia, sadac amrigad magidebi dgas da eqvsrigad skamebi.
WuWyiani iataki mofenilia mowafeTa rveulebis naxevebiT. magidebs zevidan
ablabudas sqeli gaubams. WuWyiani muyaos pawia saxlSi ori TeTri Tagvi
win da ukan darbis da Tavisi wiTeli TvalebiT msunagad eZeben, xom ar
aris sadme raime saWmelio. pawawina galiaSi zis raRac Citi; igi
frTxialebs da daxtis latanze, magram ar galobs da arc JRurtulebs.
mTeli oTaxi gaJRenTilia ucnauri suniT: obisa, dampali vaSlebisa da
Tagvebisagan daRrRnili rveulebis suniT. yvelgan auarebeli melnis
laqaa; adamianma SeiZleba ifiqros, rom saxli usaxuraod dgas Tavisi
aSenebis dRidan da rom mas SeuCerebliv dasdis melnis wvima, Tovli da
setyva.
yvela es dakvirveba me mister melis oTaxSi aryofnis dros movaxerxe.
roca oTaxis meore boloSi gavedi, erT-erT magidaze davinaxe muyaos
dafa, romelzedac garkveviT ewera Semdegi sityvebi: `ufrTxildiT,
ikbineba~. imwamsve magidaze avxti, radgan vifiqre, oTaxSi didi ZaRliameTqi. tyuilad veZebdi mousvenrad; ZaRli arsad Canda. me jer kidev am
ZebnaSi viyavi, rom mister meli dabrunda oTaxSi da mkiTxa, rad
amZvralxar magidazeo.
_ bodiSs vixdi, ser, _ vuTxari me, _ minda gavigo sad aris aq ZaRli?
_ ZaRli? ra ZaRli?
_ gana es ZaRli ar aris?
_ sada? romeli ZaRli? _ ZaRli, romelic ikbineba.
_ ara, koperfild, _ mipasuxa seriozulad maswavlebelma, _ es ZaRli
ar aris. es bavSvia. davalebuli maqvs, koperfild, es dafa zurgze
CamogkidoT. Zalian mwyins, rom Cveni nacnoboba ase iwyeba, magram meti gza
ara maqvs.
am sityvebTan erTad mibrZana magididan Camosvla da zurgze Camomkida
dafa, romelic am mizniT iyo momzadebuli.
Zneli warmosadgenia, ra ganvicade am dafis gamo. micqerda vinme Tu
ara, sul meCveneboda, rom Cems zurgze kiTxulobdnen warweras. tyuilad
vtrialebdi yovel mxares, raTa davrwmunebuliyavi, rom aravin madevnebda
Tvals. mainc zurgze ara mqonda Tvalebi da, Cemi fiqriT, uxilavi
mkiTxveli kiTxulobda am sabediswero warweras. xisfexiani jentlmeni
umowyalod mimatebda tanjvas. mas davalebuli hqonda edevnebina CemTvis
Tvalyuri, da amis gamo, rogorc ki miveyudebodi xes an kedels, miyviroda
saSineli xmiT:
_ ei, Tqven, ser! mister koperfild! kargad gamoaCineT Tqveni dafa,
Torem dagabezRebT!
ezo, sadac seirnobis neba damrTes, samzareulosa da mosamsaxureTa
binebis win iyo. Cemis azriT, yvela msaxuri qali da kaci kiTxulobda Cems
dafas; kiTxulobda yasabi, kiTxulobda xabazi, erTi sityviT, yvela
kiTxulobda da yvelam icoda, rom unda momrideboda, radgan vikbinebdi.
saqme iqamdis mivida, rom Cemi Tavisa TviTonve meSinoda da warmovidgine _
raRac eSvebiani boroti mxeci viyavi.
am ezoSi iyo erTi Zveli xis kari, sadac maswavleblis mowafeebs
daniT Tavisi saxelebi amoeWraT. SiSiT vfiqrobdi Cemi momavali
amxanagebis male dabrunebaze da maT gvarebs rom vukvirdebodi, windawinve
warmodgenili mqonda, rogori rixiT warmoTqvamda yoveli maTgani:
`ufrTxildiT, ikbineba~. aq iyo erTi Segirdi, vinme jems stirfordi; misi
saxeli,
Rrmad
amoWrili
ficarze,
yvelaze
xSirad
meordeboda.
warmovidgine, rom es jems stirfordi boxi xmiT waikiTxavda Cems
warweras da Semdeg TmebiT maTrevs-meTqi. meore Segirds, tom tredelss,
Cemis azriT, masxrad unda avegde, da igi iseT saxes miiRebda, TiTqos
marTlac eSinoda Cemi. salemis saswavelbelSi sul ormocdaxuTi mowafe
iyo, rogorc mister melma miTxra, _ vaiTu yvelam erTxmad daiyviros:
`ufrTxildiT, ikbineba!~
aseTive SiSs miRvivebda klasis skamebi da magidebi, sawol oTaxSi
mowafeTa loginebi da Cemi sakuTari loginic.
cxovrebis erTferovneba da mudmivi SiSi Zalian Zneli da mZime
asatani iyo CemTvis. mister meli did gakveTilebs mitarebda yoveldRe,
magram me Zalian kargad vswavlobdi, radgan aq ar iyvnen mis da mister
mordstonebi. gakveTilebis Semdeg saseirnod gamovdiodi ezoSi, sadac
xisfexa jentlmeni Tvalyurs madevnebda. o, ra kargad maxsovs obisa da
notio suni saxlSi, damtvreuli filaqani ezoSi, Zveli daxeTqili kasri
mis kuTxeSi da xeebis gayviTlebuli foTlebi!
naSuadRevis pirvel saaTze me da mister meli vdasilobdiT
sasadiloSi, sadac araviTari aveji ar idga. garda cxvris qoniT
gaJRenTili aryis xis magidebisa. saRamos, gakveTilebis Semdeg, Cais
vsvamdiT: mister meli _ lurji finjanidan, me ki Tunuqis maSrafidan. Cven
Seusveneblad vmuSaobdiT yoveldRe saRamos Svid an rva saaTamde. mister
meli ujda magidas saswavlo darbazSi, mTlad garSemozRuduli kalmebiT,
saxazavebiT, wignebiT, rveulebiT. male gavige, rom igi salemis
saswavleblis ukanaskneli semestris angariSebs asworebda. roca mister
meli aTavebda dRiur muSaobas, igi xels hkidebda Tavis stvirs da ise
dauRalavad
ukravda,
rom
zogjer
meCveneboda,
TiTqmis
mTlad,
xelfexianad, apirebda Sesvlas am sakravis WuWrutanaSi.
cocxlad warmomidgeba Cemi Tavi salemis saswavleblis mobnelo
oTaxebSi. me vzivar mister melis pirdapir xelebze TaviT dayrdnobili,
vusmen misi musikis gulsaklav xmas da naRvlianad vfiqrob xvalindel
gakveTilebze. vkecav wignebs da flietis sevdiani xmebis smenis dros
vigoneb mSobliur saxls, iarmauTs, zRvis napirs da patara emis. magram,
ai, sawol oTaxSi var martoka, mitvebuli cariel oTaxebs Sua, vzivar Cems
loginze da Cumad vtiri imis fiqrSi, rom Zilis win pegoti
nugeSimscemeli sityvebiT ar mova CemTan.
diliT, rogorc ki mzis pirveli sxivebi gamoanaTeben, dabla Cavdivar
da WuWyian sarkmelSi vxedav salemis zars, qoxis saxuravze rom hkidia
flugeris qvemoT. male, male dadgeba dro, roca es zari gaaRviZebs jems
stirfords da sxva mowafeebs!
Tavi meeqvse
nacnobebis wre farTovdeba
ase gavatare daaxloebiT erTi Tve, roca, bolos, calfexa mekare
gamoClaxunda ezoSi cocxiT erT xelSi da wylis saTliT meoreSi. aqedan
davaskveni, rom iwyeboda mzadeba mister kriklisa da mis mravalricxovan
mowafeTa Rirseuli daxvedrisaTvis. me ar vcdebodi. male cocxi da wylis
saTli saswavlo darbazSiv gaCnda da gamogvreka iqidan me da mister meli.
ramdenime dRis ganmavlobaSi Cven vai-vaglaxiT vcxovrbdiT da, rogor
boSebi, erTi adgilidan meore adgilze gadavdiodiT. mtveri sqeli
RrubelivT bolqvebad idga mTel saxlSi da yovel wuTSi cxvirs
maceminebda, TiTqos salemis saswavlebeli erT did burnuTis yuTad
qceuliyo.
daaxloebiT sami dRis Semdeg mister melma Sematyobina, rom im
saRamos salemSi moelodnen TviT mister krikls. marTlac, saRamos gavige,
rom mister krikli movida. ori saaTis Semdeg, roca ukve dasaZineblad
vemzadebodi, xisfexa jentlmeni movida mister kriklisagan
Cems
sawayvanad.
is nawili Senobisa, sadac cxovrobda mister krikli ojaxobiT,
gacilebiT ufro lamazi da ukeT mowyobili iyo, vidre danarCeni Senoba,
sadac TviT pansioni iyo moTavsebuli. win mSvenieri patara baRCa hqonda
gaSenebuli; es baRCa ekvroda Cvens sarekreacio ezos, imdenad udabursa da
mosawyens, rom aq mxolod aqlemebs SeeZloT myudrod egrZnoT Tavi. SiSiT
mivdiodi mister krilTan, da roca, bolos, mis binaSi SEmiyvanes, ise
davibeni, rom verc ki SevniSne mis da misis krikli, romlebic sastumroSi
isxdnen. aravis vxedavdi, garda mister krilkisa, msxvili jentlmenisa,
romelsac saaTis oqros Zewkvi da aTasgvari samkaulebi ubrwyinavda.
igi ijda did savarZelSi, patara magidis win, romelzedac idga Wiqa
da boTli RviniT.
_ a! _ SesZaxa mister kriklma. _ maS es aris axalgazrda jentlmeni,
romelsac kbilebi unda movaxexoT? erTi moabruneT.
xisfexa jentlmenma mimabrunda zurgiT ise, rom yvelas SesZeboda Cemi
dafis danaxva. roca es sinjva gaTavda, isev Zvel pozaSi damayenes; xisfexa
jentlmeni ki mister krilkis axlos dadga. mister krikls alisferi saxe
hqonda, Tvalebi patara, Rrmad Camjdari; Sublze sqeli, TOkebissimsxo
ZarRvebi dabervoda, cxviri atara, nikapi ganieri da msuqani. meloti Tavi
uprialebda, Tumca dafaruli hqonda Txeli, WaRara TmiT, romelic
safeTqlebidan zeviT hqonda avarcxnili. yvelaze metad iman gamakvirva,
rom mister krikls srulebiT ara hqonda xma, igi CurCuliT laparakobda.
im zaldatanebis gamo, romelic mas laparakisTvis uxdeboda, an iqneb am
naklis usiamovno grZnobis gamo, mister krikli laparakis dros ufro da
ufro javrobda da Sublze ZarRvebi ufro da ufro ebereboda, roca igi
Zalas atanda Tavs, rom gamoeRo es yru da sisina xmebi.
_ aba! _ Tqva mister kriklma. _ ras metyviT am ymawvili Sesaxeb?
_ jerjerbiT araferi cudi ar SegvimCnevia, _ upasuxa xisfexa
jentlmenma, _ jer ar yofila SemTxveva.
amgvari pasuxi, rogorc SevniSne, ewyina mister krikls, magram misi
coli da qali _ wynari da moridebuli arsebani, romlebic mxolod axla
SevniSne pirvelad, etyobda, kmayofilni iyvnen xisfexa jentlmenis
pasuxiT.
_ aq modi, _ miTxra mister kriklma da xeliT maniSna.
_ aq modi! _ gaimeora xisfexa jentlmenma da mister kriklis moZraoba
gaimeora.
_ me Zalian kargad vicnob Sens maminacvals, _ waiCurCula mister
kriklma... uRirseulesi jentlmenia, mtkice xasiaTisa. mordstoni micnobs
me da me vicnob mordstons. Sena? micnob Tu ara, ymawvilo, ha? _ miTxra
mister kriklma da yuri amiwia.
_ jer ara, ser, _ vupasuxe me da tkivilisagan SevkrTi.
_ jer ara? ha? _ gaimeora mister kriklma. _ male gamicnob, ha.
_ male gaicnob, ha? _ gaimeora xisfexianma.
SemdegSi gavige, rom es xisfexa, romelsac Zlier xma hqonda,
yovelTvis Tarjimnad axlda mister kriklis pirovnebas, roca mas
mowafeebiTan uxdeboda laparaki. Zalian SeSinebuli viyavi da vupasuxe,
rom imedi maqvs male gavigo is, rac saWiroa.
_ me mtkice xasiaTi maqvs, _ sisinebda mister krikli, _ me vici Cemi
movaleobis asruleba, icode es. Cemma sakuTarma sisxlma da xorcma rom
winaRmdegoba gamiwios, uars vityvi Cems sisxlsa da xorcze (aq man mis
krikls Sexeda). mas aRar CavTvli Cemad. is aramzada kidev iyo aq?
_ ara ser, _ upasuxa koWlma._ ara! _ Tqva mister kriklma. _ ai is
micnobs, is ukeT micnobs. sjobia, rom arc movides. _ am sityvebTan mister
kriklma muSti daartya magidas da gajavrebiT Sexeda Tavis cols. _ Sors
daiWiros Tavi, igi micnobs me. ai, axal Senc TandaTan gamicnob, Cemo Zmao.
wadi, waiyvane.
_ neba miboZeT, ser...
_ ha? rao? _ gaisisna mister kriklma da misi Tvalebi ise
damaSterdnen, TiTqos Cemi dawva undodaT.
_ me mindoda amexsna, ser, Tu naebas mibzebT...
_ aba?
_ me vwuxvar Cems saqcielze, ser. didi xania vnanob. xom ar ubrZanebT,
es dafa momxsnan, sanam amxanagebi...
ar vici, marTla gajavrda mister krikli, Tu Cemi SeSineba undoda,
oRond is kia, rom swrafad wamoxta savarZlidan... kisristexiT gamovvardi
oTaxidan da sawol oTaxSi gaviqeci. sabednierod, koWli ar gamomdevnebia.
iq tanT gavixade da ori saaTis ganmavlobaSi vkankalebdi loginSi.
_ meore dRes, diliT, movida mister Sarpi, ufrosi maswavlebeli da
meTvamyure, romlis xelqveiTad iTvleboda miter meli. mister meli
sadilobda bavSvebTan erTad, mister Sarpi ki sadilobda da vaxSmobda
mister kriklis surfaze. mas mudam Tavi gverdze hqonda gadaxrili,
TiTqos amZimebda. mister Sarps Txelida xuWuWi Tma hqonda, magram
pirvelmave skolaSi dabrunebulma mowafem miambo, rom mister Sarpi
pariks atarebs, da rom yovel SabaTs igi midis sadalaqoSi xelovnuri
Tmebis dasaxuWuWeblado. me isic ki gavige, rom mister Sarpis pariki
naxmari iyo, meore-mesame xelidan nayidi.
yvela es cnoba Sematyobina tom tredelsma, romelic yvelaze uwin
dabrunda saxlidan. misi adreuli dabruneba Zalian sasargeblo iyo
CemTvis, man guli ijera cems dafaze masxaraobiT da uxerxuli
mdgomareobidan gamomiyvana, radgan Tavs ido Cemi gacnoba amxanagebTan.
tredelsi daurideblad mimaTrevda xeliT da yovelgvari rekomendaciis
magivrad eubneboda axalmosuls: `erTi Sexede, ra sasaciloa~.
Cemda sabednierod, meti wili mowafeebisa naRvlianebi brundebodnen
mSobliur saxlebidan, ise rom TiTqmis aravis ar mosvlia azrad Cemi
masxrad agdeba.
magram Cemi formaluri wardgena moxda mxolod maSin, roca jems
stirfordi dabrunda. es ymawvili eqvsi wliT iyo Cemze ufrosi da did
swavlulad iTvleboda. me gamacnes igi, rogorc ufrosi, romlisganac
damokidebuli iyo Cemi saboloo gasamarTleba. sarekreacio ezoSi jems
stirfordi Seudga Cems gamokiTxvas... me vuambe yvelaferi ise, rogorc
vgrZnobdi da vicodi. man didi yuradRebiT momismina da ganaCeni Semdeg
sityvebSi gamoxata:
_ sisulelea, koperfild! nu inaRvleb!
amisTvis samudamod madlobeli var misi.
_ ramdeni gaqvs fuli, koperfild? _ mkiTxa stirfordma.
_ Svidi Silingi.
_ SenTvis ukeTesi iqneba, Tu mag fuls me momabareb Sesanaxad. Tumca
CemTvis sul erTia: momcem _ kargi, ara da _ rogorc ginda, me ar gaZaleb.
magram im wuTSive avCqardi, mesargebla am megobruli winadadebiT, _
gavxseni pegotis safule da mTeli Cemi saunje xelisgulze gadmovuyare.
_ Sen, iqneb yidva ginda risime? _ mkiTxa man.
_ ara, gmadlobT.
_ xom ar ginda daxarjo erTi Silingi tkbili sasmelis sayidlad?
Cven erTad davlevdiT mas saRamos, roca dasaZinelblad gagvrekaven. Sen,
mgoni, CemTan erTad gZinavs oTaxSi?
_ diax, ser.
_ maS ras ityvi amaze?
_ raze, ser?
_ tkbili sasmelis Sesaxeb.
_ mgonia, urigo ar iqneba, _ vupasuxe me radgan SevniSne, rom
stirfordi dadebiT pasuxs eloda Cemgan.
_ Zalian kargi. iqneb, gesiamovnos, rom erTi Silingi kidev daxarjo
nuSis namcxvris sayidlad?
_ diax, ser.
_ mSvenieria! maSasadame, laparakic zedmetia! kidev erTi Silingi
biskvitisaTvis da erTic kampetebisTvis, _ ha? Seni fuli eyofa yvelafer
amas.
am sityvebTan
erTad man jibeSi Caido Cemi fuli da miTxra, rom
arafris dardi ar mqonoda; igi kisrulobda ise moexerxebina, rom fuli
yvelafers hyofnida.
roca saRamos Cvens sawolSi SevediT, stirfordma amoalaga Cemi
Svidi SilingiT navaWri sanovage da mTvaris Suqze mTeli es sagzali Cems
loginze gaSala.
gamoucdelobis gamo ver SevZeli mTeli am tkbileulobis ganawileba
da xeli miTrToda maT mikarebaze, Cemi TxovniT stirfordma ikisra
maspinZloba da _ marTali unda vTqva, _ saukeTesod gauZRva am bankets.
igi ijda Cems baliSze, anawilebda Tanabrad yvela tkbileuls, stumrebis
ricxvis mixedviT, da YviTon gvawvdida sasmels patara WiqiT. me mis
gverdiT vijeqi, marcxena mxares; danarCeni bavSvebi ki Sejgufdnen Cvens
garSemo, _ zogi loginebze, zogic iatakze.
yvela CurCuliT laparakobda. me mowiwebiT vusmendi maT. mTvaris Suqi
gvinaTebda fanjridan.
me gavige mravali ambavi salemis saswavleblis Sesaxeb. upirveles
yovlisa, TviT mister kriklis Sesaxeb. Turme simkacriT da sisastikiT igi
aRemateboda yvela maswavebels. igi yoveldRe scemda bavSvebs, vinc xelSi
moxvdeboda. TviTn mas araviTari codna ara hqonda da mxolod Cxubi
SeeZlo. jems stirfordis azriT, ukanasknel Segirds skolaSi ufro meti
esmoda mecnierebisa, vidre mister krikls. uwin igi vaWrobda sviiT
londonis erT-erT bazarze da roca am vaWrobaSi CaRupa Tavisi colis
mTeli qoneba, maSin saswavlebeli gaxsna.
me gavige agreTve, rom ufexo mekare, romelsac tunge erqva, namdvili
barbarosi iyo da savsebiT Seefereboda Tavis patrons. uwin isic iRebda
monawileobas sviiT vaWrobaSi, mister kriklis samsaxurSi moitexa fexi
da masTan erTad Sedga fexi sapedagogo asparezze. igi aravis ar scemda
pativs, garda mister kriklisa, da yvela Segirds Tavis mtrad Tvlida.
mister riks hyavda erTi vaJi, romelic mas skolaSi mecadineobaSi
Sveloda. erTxel mas usayvedura mamas bavSvebTan sastiki mopyrobis gamo;
miTxres, rom amisTvis mister kriklma igi saxlidan gaagdo, da amis
Semdeg misis da mis krili mudam sevdianebi ariano.
magram yvelaze metad am moTxrobaSi iman gamakvirva, rom skolaSi iyo
erTi mowafe, romlis cemas mister krikli ver bedavda; es iyo jems
stirfordi. man TviTan daadastura es da daumata, Zalian minda vnaxo,
erTi rogor gabedavs mister krikli Cemi xelis xlebaso.
_ isic gavige, rom yvela darwmunebuli iyo, rogor uyvarda mis
krikls stirfrdi, da es azri Zalian SesaZlebeli meCvena. stirfordi
yovel mxriv unaklo ymawvili iyo. gavige agreTve, rom mister meli Zalian
gulkeTili adamiania, magram gaxvretili groSic ar abadia, rom moxuci
dedamisi, misis meli ukidures siRaribeSia Turme. gamaxsenda sauzme
TavSesafarSi, sadaca mister mels `Cemo Carli uwodes, magram siamovnebiT
magondeba, rom krintic ar damiZravs am SemTxvevaze, romelsac SeeZlo
Seevso Cemi amxanagebis cnobebi mister melis Sesaxeb.
Cvenma qeifma SuaRames gadaacila. roca, bolos, yvelaferi SeWmuli da
daleuli iyo, meti wili stumrebisa wavid-wamovidnen TavianT sawolebze;
me da stirfordi ki isev vCurCulebdiT Cems loginze.
_ Rame mSvidoisa, koperfild, _ miTxra bolos stirfordma.
_ Tqven Zalian keTili xarT, ser, _ vupasuxe me, _ didad gmadlobT.
_ gyavs da, koperfild?
_ ara, ser!
_ Zalian mwyins. Sen rom da gyavdes, darwmunebuli var, igi lamazi,
moridebuli, naTelTvalebiani gogona iqneboda. Zalian didi siamovnebiT
gavicnobdi mas. Rame mSvidobisa, koperfild!
_ Rame mSvidobisa, ser.
loginSi mwoliare kidev didxans vfiqrobdi masze da maxsovs, erTxel
wamovdeqi kidec, rom damenaxa mTvaris SuqiT ganaTebuli mSvenieri saxe
stirfordisa, romelic piraRma gaWimuliyo da xelebi TavqveS amoedo.
momavlis Savi farda ar efareboda mas, da araviTari Crdili ar idga im
baRis bilikze, romelzedac me da is davseirnobdiT sizmarSi.
Tavi meSvide
wlis pirvei naxevari salemSi
swavla meore dResve daiwyo. Rriancelma, xmaurma da samedicino
darbazSi aliaqoTma saSineli STabeWdileba moaxdina Cemze; magram, roca
sauzmis Semdeg klasSi mister krili Semovida da karebTan gaCerda, mTels
darbazSi imavwuTs siCume Camovarda.
turge dadga mister kriklis mxars ukan da, Tumc araviTari saWiroeba
ar moiTxovda, daiRriala, rac Zala da Rone hqonda:
_ Cumad!
vxedavdiT, rogor amoZravebda mister krikli tuCebs, da gavigeT, ras
laparakobda, roca tungem Cveni darigebisaTvis Semdegi sityva warmoTqva:
_ bavSvebo! ardadegebi gaTavda. iswavleT, izepireT, nu izarmacebT,
radgan piradad me ar davizareb Tqvens dasjas. aba, axla saqmes SeudeqiT!
mister krili momiaxlovda da miTxra, rom Tu me didi xelovani var
kbenaSi, isic didi xelovania. Semdeg aswia Tavisi joxi da ganagrZo:
_ rogor mogwons es joxi? ha? kargi kbilebi aqvs? ha? gikbina? ha?
yvela am kiTxvas Tan joxis dakvra mosdevda, ise rom Zlieri
tkivilisagan vikrunCxebodi da vikakvebodi. amrigad, stirfordis sityviT,
erT wuTSi Cavyuryumelavdi salemis saswavleblis wesebSi da Cemsave
crelmebSi CavixrCve.
mgonia, aravin ar poulobda iseT siamovneba Tavis profesiaSi,
rogorc mister krikli. igi gansakuTrebul mimzidvelobas grZnobda
jansaR bavSvebisadmi, da darwmunebuli var, rom yovelTvis xelebi
eqaveboda, roca loyawiTeli bavSvi uaxlovdeboda. mas ara hqonda
araviTari niWi, araviTari pedagogiuri codna da yvela mecierebaSi sruli
uvici iyo.
ai vzivar Cems magidasTan da TrTolviT Tvals vadevneb misi mrisxane
Tvalebis mimarTulebas; man es-es aris saxazaviT scema bavSvs, ariTmetikis
rveulis gasinjvis Semdeg, da es biWi cdilobs, daiamos mwvave tkivili
imiT, rom cxvirsaxociT isress xelisguls. mister kriklis Tvalebi
mizidaven ucnauri ZaliT. Cems ukan mgdomi bavSvebic amgvarsave
dakvirvebas awarmoeben. mister kriklma Zalian kargad icis es, Tumca
iseTnairad iqceva, TiTqos arafers hxedavs. ai misi saxe saZaglad daimanWa
da almacerad gadmoixeda Cveni mxrisken. Cven yvelani Tavebs dabla,
rveulebze vxriT da yvelas gvakankalebs. kidev wuTi _ da Cven isev mas
vucqerT. damnaSave bavSvi, romelmac cudad gamoiyvana amocana, uaxlovdeba
mas
ZrwolviT,
areuli
nabijiT.
igi
raRacas
butbutebs
Tavis
gasamarTleblad da sityvas aZlevs, rom gamoswordeba xvalindel
dRisaTvis. _ patieba ar arsebobs. mister krikli dasjis win mxiarulad
iRmiWeba da xarxarebs. Cvenc viciniT, Cvenc, sacodavi bavSvebi, Tumca
yvelas sikvdilis feri gvadevs da guli saSinlad gvicems.
isev im magidas vuzivar zafxulis cxel saRamos, romelic ocnebas da
sizarmaces hgvris adamians. bavSvebi krazanebiviT bzuian Cems garSemo.
ucnaur
daRlilobas
vgrZnob
nasadilevs:
Tavi
tyviasaviT
maqvs
damZimebuli. mzad var yvelaferi davTmo, oRond ramdenime saaTi damaZina,
magram ar mZinavs. Cemi Tvalebi misCerebian mister krikls da axalgazrda
busaviT vaxamxameb. mainc, erTi wuTiT, Zili savsebiT mipyrobs da Tavi
zaris enasaviT miqanavebs. mister krikli mepareba saxazaviT, mimiznebs,
sisinebs da wiTeli zoli isev maxalisebs samecadinod.
gakveTili gaTavda. Cven ezoSi varT; magram Tvalebs mojadoebuliviT
iqiT vaceceb, sadac am dros mister krikli meguleba, Tumca misi danaxva
ar SemiZlia. vici, igi amwuTSi sadils miirTmevs, ai fanjara, romelTanac
dgas misi sasadilo magida. Tvals ver vaSoreb am fanjaras. Tu mister
kriklma gamoixeda fanjaraSi, TviTeuli bavSvis saxe, garda stirfordisa,
mudarebisa da Tavmdablobis gamometyvelebas iRebs. erTxel tredelsma,
uubeduresma bavSvma qveyanaze, TamaSobis dros ycabedad burTi moaxvedra
swored am fanjaras; moaxvedra da gatexa. SevZrwundi zardacemuli, roca
warmovdgine, rogor daeca burTi mister kriklis maRalsa da wminda
arsebis Tavs.
sabralo tredelsi! axlac Tvalwin midgas igi, Tavisi viwro
SarvliTa da cisferi kurtakiT, romlebic SemowuTxuli hqonda xelebsa
da fexebze, germanuli Zexvebisa an mrgval-mrgvali kupatebis magvarad.
wlis pirveli naxevris ganmavlobaSi yoveldRe scemdnen joxiT, garda
orSabaTisa, roca saxazavs urtyamdnen xelisgulze. yoveldRe apirebda
igi werilis miweras amis gamo Tavis biZasTan, da mainc arasodes ar
miuweria. dadebda Tavis magidaze, itirebda ori Tu sami wuTis
ganmavlobaSi da Semdeg, moxedvas verc ki moaswrebdi, rom xedav, kidec
SeuSria cremlebi da mxiaruli saxiT Tavis aspidis dafaze ConCxebsa
xatavs. jer ver mivxvdi, rad uyvarda mas ase ConCxebis xatva; megona, mware
fiqrebiT aRelvebuli, am sikvdilis simboloebSi eZebs Tavisi amqveyniuri
vaebis bolos-meTqi, magram male davrwmundi, tredelsi mxolod imitom
xatavda ConCxebs, rom amgvari xatva araviTar siZneles ar warmoadgenda.
magram igi Zalian kargi biWi iyo. es tredelsi yovelTvis da yovelgan
mkerdiT icavda amxanagebs da arasodes aravin gaucia; Tavisi xasiaTis am
Tvisebis gamo zogjer did usiamovnebas iTmenda xolme.
stirfordi ganagrZonda Cems mfarvelobas da sasargeblo megobari
iyo CemTvis. veravin bedavda im bavSvis wyenas, romelsac stirfordi
swyalobda. magram masac ki ar SeeZlo Cemi dafarva mister kriklisagan,
romelic aTasgvarad msjida TiTqmis yoveldRe. samagierod, stirfirdi
manugeSebda xolme yoveli dasjis Semdeg; madlobas vuxdidi mas suliT
da guliT da moTminebiT vitandi Cems gaWirvebas. mainc, SeZlebisdagvarad,
igi Seamdgomlobas miwevda mister kriklis winaSe, da am Semadgomlobis
wyalobiT bolos gamaTavisufles Cemi dafisagan, zurgze rom mekida.
erTma SemTxveviTma garemoebam ufro gaaRrmava megobruli urTierToba
Cemsa da stirfords Soris da im zomamde ganamtkica igi, rom Tavi
momqonda am megobrobiT. erTxel roca ezoSi vTamaSobdiT da stirfordma
laparaki damiwyo, SemTxveviT mivuTiTe raRac saganze, romelsac, Cemis
azriT, sakvirveli msgavseba hqonda amgvarsave saganTan `peregrin pikSi~. im
wuTSi stirfordma araferi miTxra, magram roca saRamos sawol oTaxSi
wavediT, mkiTxa, xom ara gaqvs wignio.
me vupasuxe, rom ara-meTqi, da avuxseni, ra pirobebSi wavikiTxe
`peregrin pikli~ da sxva wignebi.
_ da Sen gaxsovs yvelaferi? _ mkiTxa stirfordma.
_ Zalian karagad maxsovs, _ vupasuxe me.
_ maS yuri damigde, ras getyvi, koperfild: Sen unda miambo Sinaarsi
yvela wignsa, romelic wagikiTxavs. saRamoobiT didxans ara mZinavs da
dilaobiTac yvelaze adre viRviZeb. Sen miyolebiT miambob yvela am
moTxrobas erTimeoris Semdeg; es `aTas erTi Ramis~ msgavsad gamova.
me siamaye vigrZeni amgvari winadadebis gamo da im saRamosve SevudeqiT
mis sisruleSi moyvanas.
yvelaferi Zalian kargad midioda, oRond xSirad ar mexaliseboda
moTxrobis dawyeba, metadre saRamoobiT,
roca Zalian meZineboda. am
SemTxvevaSi Cemi Sroma metad mZime iyo, magram uaris Tqmas ver vbedavdi
stirfordis wyenis SiSiT. dilaobiTac didi siamovnebiT viZinebdi kidev
erT an or saaTs, magram meti gza ar iyo: vemorCilebodi stirfordis
mtkice nebas, vdgebodi dilaadrianad da, rogorc Seherazada, viwyebdi
grZel ambebs fantastikuri gmirebis Tavgadasavalze. me ar viyavi
wagebuli: madlieri stirfodi mixsnida gakveTilebis gaugebar adgilebs
da xSirad misworebda rveulebs. yovelive amasTan, simarTle unda vTqva,
araviTari angariSianoba ar iyo Cemis mxriv am SemTxvevaSi, _ miyvarda
stirfordi, pativs vcemdi mas da misi qeba CemTvis umaRlesi jildo iyo.
daaxloebiT erTi Tve movundi `peregrins~ da Semdeg ramdenime Tve,
sxva gmirebis Tavgadasavals.
xangrZlivi moTxrobebi RamRamobiT, saerTo siCumesa da sinleSi, xels
uwoyobda romantikulobisa da ocnebis niWis ganviTarebas CemSi.
rasakvirvelia, amas ar SeeZlo arsebiTi sargeblobis motana CemTvis,
magram samagierod yvelas vuyvardi, da Cemi, rogorc niWieri mTxrobelis,
saxeli swrafad moedo mTel saswavlebels. me saerTo yuradRebis sagani
Seviqeni, da es ufro maxalisebda Cemi fantastikuri Semoqmedebis
asparezze.
saWiro ar aris imis mtkiceba, rom mowafeebisagan imgvari skolisa,
rogoric gaxldaT salemis pansioni, Zneli mosalodneli iyo raime
warmateba mecadineobaSi, da vfiqrob, arc mister kriklis mowafeni
grZnobdnen maincdamainc gansakuTrebul miswrafebas mecnierebisadmi:
rozgi maT ukargavda swavlis yovelgvar xaliss.
me imdensave mcemdnen, ramdensac sxvas, Tu metad ara, ara naklebad,
magram, Tandayolili Tavmoyvareobis wyalobiT da stirfordis magaliTiT
waqezebuli, vcdilobdi, yvelgan, sadac ki SemeZlo, amekrifa sibrZnis
namcecebi. am SemTxvevaSi, mgonia, me erTaderTi gamonaklisi viyavi.
stirfordis garda, Cemi xelmZRvaneli mecadineobaSi iyo mister meli,
romelic Zalian kargad mepyroboda. amisaTvis, aqamdis didi madlieri var
misi. Zalian mwyinda, roca vxedavdi, rom stirfordi araviTar pativs ara
scemda am adamians da arc erT SemTxvevas ara hkargavda, rom damcirebna
an ewyeninebina misTvis. stirfodris magaliTs sxva bavSvebic ahyvebodnen
xolme. es Zalian mawuxebda, miT umetes, rom erTxel, gulaxdili
laparakis dros wamovroSe stirfordTan im moxuci dedabris Sesaxeb,
romelic mister melma cemTan erTad inaxula TavSesafarSi. ra meqna!
araferi ar SemeZlo damemala Cemi mfravelisagan. axla meSinoda, rom
stirfordi aqedan gamoiyvanda mister melis damamcirebel daskvnas. Cemi
SiSi gamarTlda.
erTxel ise moxda, rom mister krikli SeuZlod gaxda da Tavis
oTaxSi unda darCeniliyo mTeli dRe. mTeli skolisaTvis am sasiamovno
garemoebam saSineli aurzauri gamoiwvia saswavlo darbazSi. yovlad
SeuZlebeli iyo wesierebis aRdgena am celqebs Soris. tyuilad Semodioda
klasSi koWli tunge da mTavar monawileTa saxelebs iwerda; bavSvebi ar
cxrebodnen, radgan icodnen, rom sasjeli, sul erTia, ar ascdebodaT.
sabaTi iyo da amitom gakveTilebi mxolod sadilobamdis gvqonda,
magram radgan ezoSi xmaurobas SeeZlo mister krikli Seewuxebina, Cven
yvelani oTaxSi Segvrekes da gvibrzanes _ gakveTilebis momzadebiT
gagverTo Tavi. im dRes mister Sarpi Cveulebisamebr sadalaqoSi
miemgzavreboda xelovnuri Tmis dasaxuWuWeblad. misi aryofnis dros
skolis meTvalyureoba mister mels miandes. axlac Tvalwin midgas mister
meli: dauyrdnia avadmyofi Tavi gamxmar xelebze, wignSi icqireba da Tavs
Zalas atans, rogorme Caataros mosawyeni gakveTili am jojoxeTur
aurzaurSi, romelsac SeuZlia Tavbru daaxvios qveda palatis yvelaze
rixian orators. sicili, cekva, xarxari, raxaruxi, wivili, kivili ismis
mTel darbzaSi. zogi kata-Tagvobanas TamaSobs, zogi yiramala gadadis,
trialebs, zogni gars Semoxvevian mister mels. eRrijebian, dascinian mis
siRaribes, mis Ceqmebs, fraks. dascinian mis dedas, _ yvelafers, rasac ki
raime damokidebuleba aqvs masTan.
_ Cumad! _ daiyvira uecrad mister melma; igi gasworda welSi da
wigni magidas daanarcxa. _ ras miSvrebiT? Cemi gagiJeba gindaT? rogor
SeiZleba ase Tavs gasvla, bavSvebo?
wigni, romelic man daanarcxa, me mekuTvnoda; videqi gverdiT da
Tvals vadevnebdi misi Tvalebis gamometyvelebas. bavScebi uecrad
CaCumdnen. bevris saxeze SiSi gamoitaxa; zogs, albaT, Sercxva.
stirfordis adgili klasSi oTaxis boloSi iyo. igi kedelTan
zurgiT miyudebuli idga da xelebi jibeSi Caewyo. roca mister melma imis
mxares gaixeda, stirfordma piri mokuma da odnav daustvina.
_ gaCumdiT, mister stirford!
_ Tqven TviTon dajeqiT da Tqveni saqme gaakeTeT.
TavdaWerilma sicilma da TanagrZnobis Cumma CurCulma mTel darbazs
daurbina, magram mister meli im zomamde gafiTrda, rom siCume isev
Camovarda. erTma bavSvma, romelic win gamovida, im mizniT, rom yiramala
gadasuliyo amxanagebis gasarTobad, uecrad gamoicvala Tavisi azri da
iseTi saxe miiRo, TiTqos kalmis gaTlas apirebda.
_ Tu Tqven fiqrobT, stirford, _ uTxra mister melma, _ rom ver
vamCnev im gavlenas, romelsac Tqvens amxanagebze axdenT, scdebiT.
am sityvebTan erTad mister melma, albaT uneburad, xeli Tavze
damado.
_ Tu ggoniaT, _ ganagrZo melma, _ rom ver vamCnev, rogor aqezebT
Tqven Cems winaaRmdeg, Cems masxarad asagdebad Tqvens amxanagebs, Zalian
scdebiT, mister stirford!
_ me Tavs ar viwuxeb Tqvenze fiqroT, mister mel, _ uapsuxa
stirfordma gulgrilad, _ amitomac, ser, ara mgonia, raSime vcdebode.
_ nuTu Tqven, _ ganagrZo mister melma da yuCebi auTrTolda, _
sargeblobT favoritis mdgomareobiT da nebas aZlevT Tavs SeuracxyoT
jenltmeni...
_ vin? sad aris es jentlmeni? _ gaawyevtina stirfordma.
_ grcxvebodes, stirford! _ gaisma uecrad xma. _ es saZaglobaa!
es tredelsi iyo.
magram mister melma gaaCuma igi.
_ Tu Tqven, vimeoreb me, nebas aZlevT Tqvens Tavs Seuracxyofa
miayenoT im adamians, romelsac ara aqvs bedi cxovrebaSi, romelsac
arasodes araferi ar dauSavebia TqvenTvis, romelsac Tqven ar unda
awyeninoT mravali mizezis gamo, rac kargad gasagebi unda iyos Tqveni
Wkuis ymawvili kacisTvis, _ ganagrZobda mister meli, _ aseTi saqcieli,
mister stirford, ugvano da saZagelia. Tqven SegiZliaT idgeT, an
dajdeT, _ rogorc geneboT, ser! ganagrZeT, koperfild!
_ moiTmine erT wuTs, koperfild! _ miTxra stirfordma da darbazis
SuagulSi gamovida. _ ai, ras getyviT mister mel, erTxel da samudamod.
Tu Tqven gabedeT da makadrebT saZagelisa da ugvanos saxelis wodeba,
amis Semdeg Tqven TviTon usircxvilo maTxovari xarT. Tqven yovelTvis
maTxovari iyaviT, magram am wuTidan Tqven usircxviloc gaxdiT.
ar vici, mas undoda gaertya mister melisTvis, Tu mister mels _
misTvis; SevniSne mxolod, rom mTeli klasi gaSeSda, _ bavSvebi
gaqvavebuliviT isxdnen. darbazis SuagulSi idga mister krikli da mis
gverdiT _ xisfexa tunge. mis da misis krikli karebSi iyurebodnen, SiSiT
zardacemulebi. mister mels saxeze xelebi miefarebina da uZravad idga.
_ mister mel! _ uTxra mister krillma da xeli Camoswia; misi
CurCuli, am jerze, iseTi garkveuli da mkafio iyo, rom tungem saWirod
ar scno misi gameoreba. _ imedi maqvs, Tavi ar dagviwyebiaT?
_ ara, ser, ara, _ upasuxa maswavlebelma Tavis qneviT da Tan
nerviulad xelebs isresda, _ ara, me Tavi ar damviwyebia, ser. me maxsovs
Cemi Tavi, ser. me mxolod minda, ser, rom Tqvenc... odnav mainc... gaxsovdeT...
ser. diax, es ukeTesi iqneboda Tqveni mxriv, ser. SesZlebelia, amas bevri
usiamovneba aecdina CemTvis, ser.
mister kriklma mrisxaned Sexeda mister mels, Semdeg daeyrdno
tunges mxars, avida merxze da magidaze dajda. aqedan didxans uyurebda
CaSterebuliT mister mels, romelic ganagrZobda Tavis qnevas da xelebis
frvnetas, Semdeg mimarTa stirfords da uTxra:
_ vinaidan maT ar surT pasuxis gacema, iqneb Tqven amixsnaT, ser,
raSia saqme.
stirfordi medidurad, zizRiT ucqerda Tavis mowinaaRmdege da
dumda.
_ dae, mas TviTon agixsnaT, rac surda eTqva, roca favoritebze
laparakobda _ Tqva bolos stirfordma.
_ favoritebze? _ gaimeora mister krikla da Subrze ZarRvebi sqeli
TokebiviT daebera, _ vin laparakobda aq favortebze?
_ ega, _ upasuxa stirfordma.
_ mere, ras gulisxmobdiT, ser, am sityvebSi? _ hkiTxa kriklma da
mrisxane Tvalebi miapyro Tavis TanaSemwes.
_ swored imas, ser, rac unda igulisxmebodes, _ upasuxa mister melma
susti xmiT, _ me mindoda meTqva, rom mowafeTagans aravis aqvs ufleba
isargeblos Tavisi, rogorc favoritis mdgomarebiT da damamciros me.
_ Tqven dagamciroT! _ warmoTqva mister kriklma. _ o, vis mnaTobo!
neba miboZeT, gkiTxoT, ser, miwevT Tu ara saTanado angariSs, roca Tqven
Tavs nebas aZlevT da favoritebze melaparakebiT me, saswavleblis
ufross?
_ me mzada var gamovtyde, ser, rom mourideblad moviqeci, _ Tqva
mister melma. _ me ar vizamdi magas, damSvidebuli rom vyofiliyavi.
aq stirfordi isev gamovida scenaze da Tqva:
_ magan miTxra kidev, rom umsgavso var, rom saZageli da usindiso
var, da amitom me magas maTxovari vuwode. mec rom guldamSvidebuli
vyofiliyavi, albaT, mec ar vuwodebdi am saxels, magra me vTqvi _ da
axlac mzad var pasuxi vago Cemi saqcielisaTvis.
am sityvebma, mrcxvenia gamovtyde, didi STabeWdileba moaxdina Cemze;
me vtkbebodi Cemi megobris oratoruli niWiT da srulebiT ara vfiqrobdi
misi sityvebis Sedegze. mowafeTa Soris gaisma guguni, magram aravis
araferi uTqvams.
_ me mikvirs, stirford, _ Tqva mister kriklma _ Tumca
keTilSobiluri gulaxdiloba didad saqebia, _ rogor geyoT gambedaoba
gewodebinaT amgvari damamcirebeli saxeli im adamianisaTvis, romelic
salemis
saswavlebelSi
msaxurobs
da
Tavisi
SromisTvis
wesier
gasamrjelos iRebs?
stirfordma gaiRima.
_ Rimili Cemi sityvebis pasuxi ar aris, ser, _ uTxra mister kriklma,
_ me Tqvengan dawvrilebiT ganmartebas moveli, stirford.
Tu mister meli me umniSvnelo meCveneboda mSvenier ymawvilTan
SedarebiT, ar SemiZlia gamovTqva, rogor araraobad meCvena TviT mister
krikli.
_ dae, uari Tqvas magaze, _ upasuxa stirfordma.
_ raze Tqvas uari, stirford?
_ imaze, rom maTxovaria.
_ mSvenieria! gana Tqven ginaxavT roca igi mowyalebas Txoulobda?
_ Tu TviTon eg ar aris glaxa-maTxovari, yovel SemTxvevaSi, magisi
uaxloesi naTesavia, da mgonia, es sul erTia, _ miugo stirfordma.
man me Semomxeda. mister melis xeli jer kidev Cems Tavze edo. me
gavwiTldi da guli gamewura. Sevxede mister mels, _ misi Tvalebi
uZravad miSterebodnen stirfords; igi alersianad xels misvamda mxarze,
magram cqeriT ki mas ucqeroda.
_ vinaidan Tqven Cemgan ganmartebas eliT, mister krikl, _ Tqva
stirfordma, _ me vacxadeb, rom dedamisi TavSesafarSia Sekedlebuli
RvTis samowyalod.
mister meli jer isev mas ucqerda da Tan Cems alerss ganagrZobda.
ise momesma, TiTqos man wamCurCula: `swored amas velodi~.
mister krikli
warbSekruli miubrunda
Tavis TanaSemwes da
Zaldatanebuli zrdilobianobiT uTxra:
_ aba, axla Tqven xom gaigeT, rasac laparakobs es jentlmeni. xom ar
inebebT, mTeli skolis winaSe gaimarTloT Tavi?
_ ara, ser, igi ara cdeba, _ upasuxa mister melma samarisebur
siCumeSi, _ yvelaferi, rac magan Tqva, marTalia.
_ maSin inebeT da sajarod gamoacxadeT, _ uTxra mister kriklma, Tan
Tavi erT mxares gadaxara da Tvalebi daabriala, _ vicodi Tu ara me es
ambavi?
_ danamdvilebiT ar SemiZlia vTqva._ rogor? ra gnebavT magiTi TqvaT?
_ Tqven icodiT, ser, rom ojaxuri mdgmareoba ar mqonda brwyinvale,
_ upasuxa TanaSemwem. _ Tqven icodiT, ser, ra garemoebaSi viyavi, roca aq
movedi, da isic iciT, rasakvirvelia, rom es garemoeba ar gamocvlila.
_ maS Tu saqme magaze wavida, _ upasuxa mister kriklma da ZarRvebi
Sublze ufro metad daebera _ unda mogaxsenoT, rom Tqven cdebiT. Cemi
pansioni TavSesafari ar gaxlavT. mister mel, Cven unda gavSordeT
erTmaneTs; rac ufro adre moxdeba es, miT ukeTesia.
_ axla yvelaze ukeTesi droa, _ upasuxa mister melma da nabiji
gadadga karebisaken.
_ ser! SesdeqiT!
_ ara Rirs, mister krikl. gtovebT erTxel da samudamod Tqven da
yvela mowafes. jems stirford! yvelaze ukeTesi, rac SemiZlia gisurvoT,
is aris, rom odesme moinanioT Tqveni saqcieli. axla ki ar visurvebdi
Tqven megobrobas da Zalian minda, rom megobrobdeT imaT, vinc me miyvars.
man erTxel kidev alersianad gadamisva mxarze xeli Semdeg amoiRo
magidis ujridan fleita, ramdenime wigni, dautova gasaRebi Tavis momaval
moadgiles da skolidan gavida. mister kriklma tunges saSualebiT
warmoTqva sityva, romelSic madlobas uxdida stirfords salemis
saswavleblis damoukidebeli da Rirseuli saxelis dacvisaTvis. bolos
xeli CamoarTva stirfors da yvelam samjer `vaSa~ da itira mister melis
gacilebis dros. bolos mister krikli gavida klasidan Tavis binaSi,
sadac, ueWvelia, moisvena dRiuri Sromisagan loginSi an sofaze.
bavSvebi martoni darCnen saswavlo darbazSi, da maxsovs, rogori
mousvenrobiT SevcqerodiT erTmaneTs. gamarjveba sabralo mister melze,
rogorca Canda, aravis gahxarebia. me Tavs vayvedridi da vnanobdi; SiSiT
Sevyurebdi stirfords da Zlivs vikavebdi cremlebs. stifordi Zalian
gajavrebuli iyo tredelsze da uTxra, rom am jerze mas samarTlianad
moxvda.
_ amas ara uSavs ra, rom mcemes, _ Tqva sabralo bavSvma, _ es gaivlis!
mawuxebs mxolod, rom mister mels Seuracxyofa miayenes.
_ mere, vin miayena Seuracxyofa?
_ vina? rasakvirvelia, Sen!
_ gana me ra vqeni?
_ rogor Tu ra? Sen Seuracxyofa miayene mas da adgili daakargvine.
_ xom ara ggonia, rom masac iseTive guli aqvs, rogorc Sen, mister
tredels? marTalia, man dahkarga adgili, magram amisTana adgili aseTi
saunjea visTvis? TavisTavad cxadia, rom me werils mivwer saxlSi, da mas
fuls miscemen.
amgvari ganzraxva Cven yvelas metad keTilSobiluri gveCvena. Cven
vicodiT, rom stirfordis deda _ mdidari qvrivi iyo da araferSi uars
ar eubneboda Tavis Svils. tredelsi damarcxebuli darCa. Cven camdis
aviyvaneT stirfordis didsulovneba, metadre, roca gamoacxada, rom es
nabiji gadadga mxolod Cveni saerTo sargeblobisaTvis. misi sityviT
gamodioda, rom gi uangarod iqceoda da amasTan yvelas sikeTe moutana.
_ unda gamovtyde, rom im Rames mister melis Zveli fleita
araerTxel momeCvena Tavisi gulsaklavi xmiT. Tavze sabani wavixure,
magram fleita mainc ukravda sevdianad sadrac Sors, da Tas ubedurad
vgrZnobdi.
magram male mTlad damaviwyda mister meli, radgan sul stirfordze
vfiqrobdi. man Tavisi surviliT ikisra CvenTvis gakveTilebis micema
sxvadasxva sagnebSi axali maswavleblis mosvlamdis. stirfordma TiTqos
yvelaferi zepirad icoda da Tavisi leqciebis dros arasodes ar
ixmariebda arc wigns, arc rveuls.
axali maswavlebeli gadmovida CvenTan sxva skolidan. sanam gi Tavisi
movaleobis asrulebas Sudgeboda, isadila sastumro oTaxSi mister
kriklTan, sadac stirfordi warudgines, rogorc mTeli salemis
warmomadgeneli. stirfordma didad gviqo axali maswavlebeli da Tqva:
`ganaTlebuli gogris~ patroni rom aris, etyobao.
wlis am naxevarSi mxolod erTi SemTxveva moxda kidev, romelic
ganirCeoda yoveldRiur movlenaTagan. igi aqamdis CamrCa mexisrebaSi da,
mraval mizezTa gamo, arc damaviydeba.
erTxel, nasadilevs, roca Cven, ukiduresobamde daqanculni, mTlad
gamoTayvanebulebi visxediT, saswavlo darbazSi Semovida koWli tunge da
xmamaRla ganacxada:
_ koperfildTan stumrebi movidnen.
Semdeg man ramdenime saWiro sityva uTxra mister krikls, romelmac,
albaT, hkiTxa, vin arian stumrebio, da gadasca, sad mieRoT isini. me
mibrZanes sxva kibiT gavsuliyavi da sufTa sacvlebi Cameca, rom wesieri
saxiT vCvenebodi mosulebs. davemorCle am brZanebas mTrTolvare
mRelvarebiT, rogoric ar migrZvnia arasodes im dromdis. vina
mkiTxulobs? nuTu mister da mis mordstoni? an iqneb deda? am kiTxevbiT
aRelvebuli ramdenime wuTiT SevCerdi sastumro oTaxis karebTan da ver
vbedavd mis gaRebas.
Sesvlisas jer veravin gavarCie; magra roca Cems ukan kari daixura, me
davinaxe mister pegoti da qami, isini kedels mihyrdnobodnen da qudebs
miqnevdnen. Cven megobrulad CamovarTviT erTmaneTs xeli. me gavicine, isev
gavicine da Semdeg jibidan cxvirsaxoci amoviRe cremlebis mosawmendad.
mister pegitim, romelsac am darbazobis ganmavlobaSi piri ar
moukumavs, didi TanagrZnoba gamoiCina Cemi cremlebisadmi da aniSna qams,
laparaki daewyo.
_ gamxiaruldiT, master devi, RmerTmani, gamxiaruldiT! _ miTxra qamma
gulubryvilo RimiliT. _ mere rogor gazrdilxarT, master devi,
RmerTmani!
_ nuTu Tqven ggoniaT, rom gavizarde? _ vkiTxe me, cremlebis wmendiT.
me vtirodi, ar vici rad, Zveli megobrebis danaxvaze Tu momeria cremlebi,
sxva araviTari mizezi ar iyo.
_ gazrdilxarT, master devi! _ gaimeora qamma. _ Sexede, Zia, gana ar
gazrdila?
_ rasakvirvelia, gazrdila! _ daadastura mister pegotim.
_ xom ar iciT, deda rogor aris, mister pegoti? _ vkiTxe me.
_ kargad aris?
_ Zveleburad, _ mipasuxa mister pegotim.
_ rogor aris Cemi Zvirfasi pegoti?
_ Zveleburad.
_ patara emi, misis gumiji?
_ Zveleburad, _ imeorebda mister pegoti.
Sedeg siCume Camovarda. am dros mister pegitim amoaTria Tavisi
jibidan ori uzarmazari zRvis kibo, erTi saSinlad didi cxrafexa da
didi tilos parki wvrili kiboebiT. es yvelaferi xelSi gadasca qams.
_ Tqven, mgoni giyvardaT kiboebi, roca stumrad iyaviT Cvensas, zRvis
piras. amitom Cven, ese igi, ase rom, master devi... Cvenc eseni mogitaneT.
misis gumijma TviTon moxarSa. TviTon misis gumijma moxarSa... TqvenTvis,
master devi.
madloba gadavuxade. mister pegotim Sexeda qams, romelic tomaras
dascereboda da srulebiT ar fiqrobda biZamisis daxsnas am gaWirvebuli
mdgomareobidan.
_ ase da amgvarad. ese igi, ase, mastre devi! _ miTxra mister pegitim. _
daubera marjve qarma, da Cvenc movediT Cveni patara naviT iarmauTidan
greisvendSi. dam ki momwera, rom ese da eseo, Tu greisvendSi mogixdeT
wasvla, SeiareT ama da am alagas, master devisTan, Cemi mokiTxva gadaeciT,
yovelive sikeTe usurveT da uTxariT, rom saxlSi yvelaferi Zveleburad
ariso. da ai, roca Cven davbrudebiT ukan, patara emi miswers Cems das, rom
gnaxeT, master devi, da rom Tqvenc, isa, Zveleburad...
miuxedavad mister pegotis am mikibul-mokibuli laparakisa, yvelafers
mivxvdi da suliT da guliT gadavuxade madloba. Semdeg, Tumca
vgrZnobdi, rom vwiTldebodi, laparaki isev patara emize Camovagde da
imedi gamovTqvi, rom igi, albaT, Zalian gamoicvala mas Semdeg, rac me da
is erTad vagrovebdiT lokokinebs da kenWebs zRvis napirze-meTqi.
_ magas raRa laparaki unda! is male sul mTlad didi qali gaxdeba, _
miTxra mister pegotim, _ ai, amasa hkiTxeT!
ese igi qams, romelic mTlad brwyinavda siamovnebisagan da Tavs
iqnevda Tanxmobis niSnad.
_ ra lamazia! _ wamoiZaxa mister pegotim gabrwyinebulma.
_ da mere rogora swavlobs! _ daumata qamma.
_ rogor wers! _ SesZaxa mister pegotim. _ asoebi Savia, rogorc
kupri, da iseTi uSvelebeli, ro erTi milis siSoreze Canan!
CemTvis namdvili netareba iyo, roca vxedavdi, rogori aRtacebiT
laparakobda mister pegoti Tavis sayvarel patara gogonaze.
qami gatacebuli iyo aranakleb, vidre biZamisi. ueWvelia, kidev mraval
ambavs gavigebdi maTgan patara emis Sesaxeb, stirfords rom ar daeSala
Tavisi moulodneli SemosvliT. roca stirfordma daminaxa kuTxeSi
molaparake or ucnobTan, Sewyvita simRera da miTxra:
_ me ar vicodi, rom Sen aqa xar, koperfild! mapatie, Cemo kargo!
stumrebis misaRebi oTaxi sxva iyo, stirfordma, marTlac, ar icoda,
rom me iq viyavi. mas undoda, SeuCereblad Caeara Cvens gverdiT, magram ar
vici, ratom, SevaCere igi. SesaZlebelia, mindoda dametrabaxa iseTi
amxanagis yola, rogoric stirfordi iyo, am misTvis amexsna, rogor moxda,
rom mister pegotis davumegobrdi. magram rad momdis TavSi yovelive es
axla, ramdenime aTeuli wlis Semdeg? ase iyo Tu ise, me vuTxari
morcxvad:
_ stirford, nu waxval, geTayva. es iarmauTeli menaveebi arian, Zalian
kargi xalxia, eseni Cemi gadiis naTesavebi arian da greisvendidan movidnen
Cems sanaxavad.
_ marTla? _ Tqva stirfordma. _ didad mixaria maTi naxva. rogor
aris tqveni saqmeebi?
mis Tavisufal mopyrobaSi iyo raRaca gamouTqmeli Tviseba, romelic
warmoudgeneli mSvenierebis
elfersa
sdebda
am ymawvilis
mTel
pirovnebas.
araferia
sakvirveli,
rom
man
erT
wuTSi
moxibla
gulubryvilo menaveTa gulebi.
_ roca werilsa werdeT saxlSi, mister pegoti, Cems magivrad
miswereT, rom mister stirfordi yovelTvis uzomo sikeTiT mepyroba da,
swori giTxraT, ar vici, ras vizamdi am adgilas, igi rom ar iyos. _
vuTxari me.
_ sisulelea! _ Tqva stirfordma RimiliT. _ Tqven nurafer magas nu
miswerT, _ srulebiT ar aris saWiro.
_ da Tu mister stirfordi wamova rodisme sufolkSi an norfolkSi,
mister pegoti, Tqven neba unda momceT, moviyvano igi Tqvensas, zRvis
pirze. ra mSvenieri patara saxli aqvT, stirford, rom icode! warmoidgine,
igi gemisgan aris gakeTebuli!
_ ras meubnebi? _ SesZaxa stirfordma. _ saxli gemisagan _ es
sakvirvelia! yvlafridana Cans, rom Tqven mSvenieri mezRvauri brZandebiT,
_ cxovrebiTac ki navis saxlSi cxovrobT!
_ swored egrec aris, ser! _ daumata qamma da yurebamde gaaRo piri, _
master devi, ymawvili jentlmeni sruls WeSmaritebas brZanebs. namdvili
mezRvauria! ho! ho! rac marTalia, marTalia!
mister pegoti, rogorca Canda, Tavis Zmiswulze naklebad ar iyo
gaxarebuli am Tavaziani qaTinauriT, Tumca Tavmdabloba xels uSlida
Tavisi azri gamoeTqva am saganze.
_ gmadlobT, ser, didad gmadlobT, vcdilobT gavakeToT is, risi
gakeTebac SegviZlia, ser.
_ yvelaze ukeTes adamians ar SeuZlia magaze metis gakeTeba, mister
pegoti, _ upasuxa stirfordma, romelmac ukve yuri mohkra Cemi stumris
gvars.
_ madlobas mogaxsenebT, ser, _ upasuxa mister pegotim da gaCeCili
Tavi daiqnia. _
me ar mrcxvenia gamovtyde imaSi, rom Zalian mixaria
imisTana jantlmenis qeba, rogorc Tqven brZandebiT, ser. didad davalebui
var Tqvengan aseTi pativiscemisaTvis, ser. Cemi saxlis naxva ara Rirs, ser,
radgan iSviaTi sanaxavi Sig ara aris-ra; magram misi kari mudam Ria iqneba
TqvenTvis, roca ki Tqven da master devi isurvebT mobrZanebas Cvensas,
iarmauTSi.
yoveli winadadebis Semdeg mister pegoti apirebda saxlSi wasvlas,
magram ver midioda.
kargad iyaviT oriveni. gisurvebT bednierebas, _ gviTxra man bolos
da sabolood xeli daavlo Tavis quds.
qamma gaimeora misi gamosalmebis sityvebi, da Cven gavSordiT
erTmaneTs, rogorc gulwrfeli megobrebi.
mTeli im saRamos ganmavlobaSi mindoda laparaki damewyo patara emis
Sesaxeb da amewera misi mSveniereba, magram misi saxeli ver vaxsene, imis
SiSiT, rom stirfordi masxrad amigdebda. aRelvebuli didxans vfiqrobdi
imis Sesaxeb, rom emilia namdvili qali xdeboda, rogorc mister pegotim
Tqva; magram bolos gadavwyvite, rom yovelive es mtknari sicruea-meTqi.
mTeli mosakiTxi, misis gumijis gamocdili xeliT gamzadebuli, Cumad
gavitaneT sawol oTaxSi da saRamos didebuli vaxSami gavmarTeT. magram
tredelss bedi ar wyalobda: sawyal biWs meti mouvida da im Ramesve avad
gaxda. diliT mas gadaaylapes erTi duJini lurji abebi da daalevines
uSvelebeli doza Savi miqsturisa, romelsac, rogorc samarTlianad
SeniSna dimpla (am bavSvis mama eqimi iyo), SeeZlo cxenis sxeulic ki
Seeryia. amis Semdeg sabralo ymawvilma, romelmac gadaWriT Tqva uari
Tavisi avadmyofobis mizezis axsnaze, miiRo sasjeli aTi rozgi da
berZnuli qrestomaTiidan eqvsi Tavi dasazepireblad.
danarCeni dro am wlis pirvel naxevrisa magondeba, rogorc
dausrulebeli
yoveldRiuri
brZola
da
saswavleblis
cxovrebis
wvrilmani zrunva. zafxulma swrafad gaiara; dadga Semodgoma da masTan _
civi dilebi, roca daucxromeli zari loginebidan gviwvevda. kidev ori,
sami kvira, _ da ai, movida susxiani, grZeli da bneli Rameebi, roca igive
zari sawol oTaxSi gverekeboda. mosawyeni da erTferovani cxovreba!
saRamoobiT saswavlo darbazi mkrTalad aris ganaTebuli da cudad
gamTbari, dilaobiT igive darbazi srulebiT ar aris ganaTebuli da
srulebiT ar aris gamTbari, ase rom, Cven yvelani vkankalebT da
vikrunCxebiT sicivisagan. sauzmeebi, sadilebi, vaxSmebi: Zroxis xorci
moxarSuli da Semwvari, cxvris xorci moxarSuli da Semwvari, gamxmari
puri mZaRe karaqiT; wignebi daxeuli furclebiT, damtvreuli aspidis
dafebi, rveulebi cremlebiT danamuli; saxazavebi, rozgebi, kinwiskvra,
TmiT Treva, cema, avdriani uqmeebi, qoniani pudingebi, WuWyisa da melnis
suni...
Zalian kargad maxsovs, rom zamTris ardadegebma, romelic jer
warmodgenili ar mqonda, rogorc uZravi wertili usazRvro droTa wreSi,
TandaTan daiwyo moaxloeba da zrda. maxsovs, rogor viTvlidiT dros
jer TveobiT, Semdeg kviraobiT, Semdeg dReebiT da rogor dameufla
bolos SiSi, _ gamiSveben ki aqedan dedis da pegotis sanaxavad-meTqi?
magram stirfordma damamSvida da miTxra, rom saswavleblis gamgeobas
ukve gadawyvetili aqvs Seni gaSvebao. rodisRa? Semdeg kviras, am kviras,
zeg, dRes, _ da ai bolos, aiRes CemTvis bileTi iarmauTis diliJansis.
mivdivar.
Tavi merve
ardadegebi. erTi ganakuTrebiT bednieri saRamo
jer kidev gaTenebamdis mivediT iarmauTSi. Zalian cioda, ase rom,
ver gamaTbo cxelma Caimac ki, romelic buxris win moewyoT, patara
magidaze. miT ufro didi siamovnebiT Cavweqi loginSi, wavixure sabani da
tkbilad daviZine.
mister barkisi dilis cxra saaTze unda mosuliyo Cems wasayvanad.
swored rva saaTze avdeqi da movemzade droze dasaxvedrad. xanmokle
dasvenebis gamo odnav Tavbrumexveoda. mister barkisma ise Semxvda TiTqos
Cveni ukanaskneli Sexvedris Semdeg xuT wuTze mets ar gaevlo.
roca me da Cemi Cemodani etlSi movTavsdiT, meetle kofoze dajda,
zanti jaglagi daiZra adgilidan da Tavisi Cveulebrivi nabijiT
waCanCalda.
_ Tqven mSvenivrad gamoiyurebiT, mister barkis! _ vuTxari me, rom
mesiamovnebina misTvis.
mister barkisma moisva loyaze saxelo da Semdeg daxeda, TiTqos zed
unda daenaxa Tavisi ayvavebuli janmrTelobis anabeWdi; magram mas krintic
ar dauZravs Cemi komplimentis sapasuxod.
_ me Sevasrule Tqveni davaleba, mister barkis. movwere pegotis.
_ eh!
rogorca Canda, mister barkisi ver iyo gunebaze, da es pasuxi Zalian
mkvaxed gamca.
_ iqneb ise ar mivwere, mister barkis, rogorc Tqven gsurdaT?
_ ha?
_ me Tqveni davalebis Sesaxeb vabob, mister barkis.
_ ara, albaT ise miswereT, magram ra gamovida? _ mipasuxa meetlem
ugulod.
_ ara gamovida ra, mister barkis?
_ arc salami, arc pasuxi.
_ gana raime pasuxi iyo saWiro, mister barkis? _ vkiTxe da farTod
davaRe Tvalebi. _ maS ar iyo saWiro? raxan vaJkaci ambobs, rom
winadadebas aZlevs, igi pausuxs elis.
_ gana Tqven elaparakeT mas, mister barkis?
_ a-r-r-a-a, _ waiburtyuna mister mister bartkisma xanmokle siCumis
Semdeg, _ me erTi sityvac ar miTqvams misTvis. srulebiT arc vapireb
masTan amaze laparaks. ra azri aqvs?
_ xom ar gindaT, mister barkis, rom me vuTxra Tqvens magivrad?
_ kargi, Tu gsurT, _ mipasuxa mister barkisma da TavCaRunulma
Semomxeda. _ uTxariT, rom barkisi pasuxs elis. ra hqvia mas?
_ pegoti, mister barkis.
_ es xom misi gvaria?
_ diax, es misi gvaria, mister barkis.
_ ra hqvia mas, ese igi, ra aris misi saxeli?
_ klara.
_ marTla?..
rogorca Canda, mister barkisma am garemoebaSi ipova dauSreteli
wyaro fiqrisTvis. ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi igi Cumad ijda da mxolod
ustvenda drogamoSvebT.
_ aba! _ Tqva. man bolos. _ maS Tqven ase etyviT: `pegoti, barkisi
pasuxs elis~. _ `gana rasa mwerdiT?~ _ `barkisi winadadebas gaZlevT~.
am SesaniSnavi sityviT damTavrebis Semdeg barkisma xeli mkra gverdSi.
Semdeg man isev Cahkida Tavi da aRar dabrunebia am saintereso sagans;
mxolod naxevari saTis Semdeg amoiRo jibidan carcis naWeri da Tavisi
etlis kofoze dawera, ueWvelia, saxsovrad: `klara pegoti~.
ra ucnaurma grZnobam amitana, roca mivuaxlovdi saxls romelic
axla Cemi aRar iyo, da sadac imave dros yovel sagans SeeZlo moegonebina
CemTvis uwindeli, bednieri dro, romelic gahqra sizmariviT. dro, roca me
deda da pegoti martoni vcxovrobdiT da aravin ereoda Cvens ojaxur
saqmeebSi, Tvalwin medga da gamouTqmeli sevdiT mivsebda guls. rac ufro
metad vuaxlovdebodiT blordestons, miT ufro metad mereoda sevda.
bolos Cemma naRvelma iqamdis miaRwia, mzad viyavi isev salemis
saswavlebelSi davbrunebuliyav, stirdforTan. magram ukve gvian iyo, ai
isini, ai blonderstonis Wilyvavebi. vxedav maT gaCeCil budeebs titvela
beber Telaze da mesmis qaris zuzuni Cvens baRSi.
Cven movediT. me mivdiodi saxlisken nacnobi bilikiT da Tan fanjrebs
vucqerodi, sadac yovel wuTSi movelodi mister da mis mordstonebis
danaxvas. neli da gaubedavi nabijiT mivuaxlovdu saxls, gavaRe kari da
Sevedi.
ah, ramdeni saxeebi da xmebi, dakavSirebuli Cems bavSvobasTan, gaaRviZa
CemSi dedaCemis xmam! igi mReroda sevdianad da nazad. momeCvena, TiTqos
odesRac me vesvene mis xelze da igi me mimReroda am simReras, daxrili,
Cems akvanTan.
im Cafiqrebuli gamometyvelebis mixedviT, romliTac igi mReroda,
gadavwyvite, rom deda marto unda yofiliyo, da Cumad Sevedi oTaxSi.
deda buxarTan ijda da ZuZus awovebda bavSvs, romelic Seugneblad
iwvdida Tavis pawawina xels misi yelisken. dedis Tvalebi misCerebodnen
bavSvis saxes.
_ dedilo!
dedam makoca kidev da kidev da xeli momxvia yelze. am dros oTaxSi
Semovarda pegot, Cagvivarda fexebSi da meoTxedi saaTs ganmavlobaSi
giJiviT iyo sixarulisan.
Turme ar melodnen ase male, radgan meetle Cveulebrivze gacilebiT
adre movida. isic gamoirkva, rom mis da mister mordstonebi sadRac iyvnen
wasulni stumrad da saRamomdis ar dabrundebodnen Sin. srulebiT ar
movelodiT aseT bednier garemoebas, _ megona, es ucxo xalxi arasodes,
erTi wuTiTac aRar dagvanebebda Tavs. im wamSive vigrZeni, rom Zveli,
bednieri dro dagvibrunda.
visadileT
patara
magidaze,
buxris
win.
pegotis
undoda
mogvmsaxureboda, magram dedam ar daaneba da ZaliT dasva sufrasTan
CvenTan erTad.
sadilis dros daviwye pegotisTan laparaki barkisis davalebis
Sesaxeb, magram ori sityvis Tqmac ver movaswari, rom pegotim aifara
saxeze winsafari da sicili morTo.
_ pegoti, _ uTxra dedam. _ raSia saqme?
_ ai seiri! _ daiwyo pegotim. _ warmoidgineT, mas Cemi colad SerTva
unda!
_ barkisi, mgonia, kargi adamiania, da es TqvenTvis Sesaferisi
SemTxvevaa, _ upasuxa dedam.
_ ah, ar vici! nu mkiTxavT! ar gavTxovdebi masze, mTlad rom oqrosi
iyos; aravize ar gavTxovdebi!
_ maS ratom ar etyviT uars?
_ mas vuTxra? _ SesZaxa pegotim. _ TviTon erT sityvasac ar meubneba
magis Sesaxeb. erTi xma amoiRos, vaCveneb seirs!
deda iRimeboda, sanam pegoti ucqeroda mas, magram SevniSne, rom deda
daRunda da Cafiqrda. pirvel Sexedvaze gamakvirva dedaSi saocarma
cvlilebam. misi mSveneri saxe, Zveleburad, sevdisa da mwuxarebis niSans
atarebda; nazi da TeTri xelebis kani mTlad gaxdomoda, magram yvelaze
metad gamaoca dedaSi ukiduresobamde gaubedavma da SemkrTalma moqcevam.
dedam gaiwoda xeli, daado, igi Tavis erTgul moaxles mxarze da
uTxra:
_ maS Tqven ar apirebT gaTxovebas, Cemo kargo pegoti?
_ me? gaTxoveba? _ SesZaxa pegotim da Tvalebi farTod gaaxila. _ ara,
ar vapireb._ gaTxovdebiT, rasakvirvelia, mxolod axla ara, pegoti!
_ arasodes!
dedam xeli mohkida da uTxra:
_ nu damanebebT Tavs, Cemo kargo pegoti! Tqven iqneb didi xani aRar
mogixdeT CemTan cxovreba. ra meSveleba uTqvenod?
_ me daganebebT Tavs? _ SesZaxa pegotim. _ mTlad rom Tavidan
fexebamde oqrosa da margalitSi Camsvan, maSinac ar gagSordebiT.
arasodes! arafris gulisaTvis! rogor mogividaT, erTi mibrZaneT, aseTi
azri Tqven patara TavSi?
Cven mivusxediT buxars da mSvenivrad vimusaifeT. dawvrilebiT vuambe
mister kriklis mrisxane mopyrobis Sesaxeb, da orivem suliT da guliT
Semibrales. vuambe, rogori mSvenieri ymawvilia stirfordi da rogor
mesarCleba me. pegotim ganacxada, rom mzad aris fexiT gaiaros asi mili
am jentlmenis sanaxavad. xelSi aviyvane bavSvi, roca man gaiRviZa, da
nazad vualersebdi. roca bavSvma isev daiZina, nela mivuaxlovdi dedas,
rogorc uwindel dros, movxvie xelebi mis wels da Cemi gaxurebuli loya
mivade mxarze. me bednieri viyavi!
roca amgvarad vijeqi buxarTan da vucqerodi sxvadasxva saxeebs
cecxlis alSi, ise meCvena, TiTqos arasodes ar wavsuliyavi mSobliuri
saxlidan da TiTqos mister da mis mordstonebi mxolod fantastikuri
saxeebi iyvnen, romelnic gaqrebian buxris alTan erTad.
_ sainteresoa, _ Tqva uecrad pegotim, romelic cnobismoyvareobiT
Sepyrobili gadadioda srulebiT moulodnel sagnebze, _ sainteresoa,
rasa iqms axla master devs papida?
_ ah! _ SesZaxa dedam da gamoerkva Tavisi fiqrebidan. _ ra sisulele
mogividaT TavSi, pegoti!
_ suleluri, me mgonia, aq ara aris-ra. mxolod mindoda gamego,
rogor aris igi axla!
_ ucnauri survilia, pegoti!.. raRa axla mogividaT maincdamainc es
azri? gana sxva safiqrebeli ara gaqvT-ra?
_ swore giTxraT, mec ar vici, rad momagonda. Cems sulel TavSi
zlgjer ucnauri azrebi trialebs, da ai axla, yovlad umizezod, me
damebada survili gamego. sad gahqra master devis papida?
_ nuTu Tqven gindaT, rom igi isev gvewvios stumrad?
_ srulebiTac ar minda.
_ maS raRa saWiroa amgvar usiamovno sagnebze laparaki. mis betsi,
ueWvelia, cxovrobs gandegilad Tavis saxlSi, zRvis piras, da mgonia,
arasodes uRalatebs amgvar cxovrebas. yovel SemTxvevaSi, igi ueWvelia,
arasodes aRar Segvawuxebs Tavsi stumrobiT.
_ arasodes... albaT, arasodes... mec ase vfiqrob... diax, _ Tqva pegotim,
romelic ucnaur fiqrebSi iyo garTuli, _ sainteresoa, dautovebs Tu ara
igi raime memkvidreobas mister devis, Tavisi sikvdilis Semdeg?
_ ras laparakobT, pegoti! rogor SegiZliaT ifiqroT eg, rodesac
iciT, rogro ewyina devis dabadeba.
_ diax, axla ki miT umetes ar apatiebs.
_ viTom ratomao?
_ Tund imitom, rom axla mas Zmaca hyavs, _ upasuxa pegotim.
dedam tirili daiwyo.
_ ra dagiSavaT am umanko arsebam? vis ras uSlis igi amqveynad? ara
grcxveniaT, pegoti! RmerTmani sjobia gaTxovdeT mister barkisze! ratom
ar gindaT, gaTxovdeT?
_ imitom, Tu gnebavT, rom es didad asoamovnebda mis mordstons.
_ ra boroti xarT, pegoti! _ upasuxa dedam. _ me Zalian kargad mesmis
Tqveni gulis pasuxi! Tqven TviTon gindaT CaigdoT xelSi yvela gasaRebi
da idiasaxlisoT. asea Tu ara? da Tqven srulebiT ar gindaT, miiRoT
mxedvelobaSi, rom yovelive amas igi naTesauri grZnobiTa sCadis. Tqven
unda icodeT, rom mas keTili survili aqvs. ratom ar giyvarT igi? ra
dagiSavaT? gana Tqven ar gagigiaT, aTasjer uTqvams, rom me, misi azriT,
metismetad udardeli var da jer kidev...
_ lamazi, _ daumata pegotim.
_ mere ra aris? _ pasuxa dedam odnavi RimiliT _ ra Cemi bralia, Tu
mis mordstoni me lamazad mTvlis?
_ aravin arc bralsa gdebT.
_ rasakvirvelia, aravin. mas hgonia, rom me ara maqvs diasaxlisobis
unari da darwmunebuli var, arc scdeba, diax, ar scdeba... Tqven xom iciT,
rom mis mordstoni yvelaze gvian wveba da yvelaze adre dgeba? Tqven
iciT, rom igi TviTon dadis sakuWnaoSi, sardafSi, iq, sadac naxSiria, da
iq... sadac me, ueWvelia, arasodes ar wavidodi. da nuTu gindaT
damarwmunoT, rom mis mordstonis yvela am moqmedebaSi ar aris
Tavganwirva?
_ me arasodes ar miTqvams ega, _ upasuxa pegotim.
_ styuiT, styuiT! rad ambobT uars? da roca Tqven, magaliTad,
laparakobT mister mordstonis keTil survilebze da TvalTmaqcobT,
TiTqos arafrad afasebT maT, darwmunebuli var, rom Tqveni mxriv es
mxolod TvalTmaqcobaa, ar SeiZleba adamiani ar afasebdes maT, radgan es
marTla keTili survilebia. Tu mister mordstoni mkacrad moeqca aq
vinmes... mkacrad da sastikad, _ Tqven gesmiT, pegoti, devisac unda esmodes
es _ es simkacre warmodgeba mxolod sikeTis survilidan amave
pirovnebisaTvis. mas uyvars es piroveneba da vici, rom gulwrfelad surs
sikeTe CvenTvis, orivesTvis. is Cemze Wkviania, es yvelasTvis cxadia, da
rasakvirvelia, gacilebiT Cemze ukeT SeuZlia msjeloba yvela am saqmeze.
maS rogor gindaT? me susti, bavSviviT Tavqariani var... maSin rodesac
mister mordstoni dinji, energiuli, mtkice xasiaTis kacia. mere ramden
gaWirvebas itans igi Cemi gulisTvis mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi! _
ganagrZobda deda cremlebiT, romelic ukve didi xania Camosdioda naz
saxeze. _ RmerTmani, pegoti, me madlobeli unda viyo mister mordstonisa
da unda vemorCilebode mas yvela Cemi grZnobiTa da azrovnebiT; da Tu
Cemi guli ar memorCileba da ara grZnobs zogjer am madlobas, amis gamo
yvelaze ubeduri me var da aRar vici, ra vqna...
pegoti Cumad ijda da Sehyurebda buxarSi baRverdals.
_ maS ase, pegoti! _ uTxra dedam da kilo gamoicvala. _ SevrigdeT,
Cemo kargo... RmerTmani, Cven ar unda vCxubobdeT, me ver avitan amas. Tqven
Cemi namdvili megobari xarT, pegoti, me vici es, da arvin myavs megobari
mTels qveyanaze, Tqvens garda. Tu giwodebT Tqven sulel, sasacilo da
usindiso arsebas, es imas niSnavs, pegoti, rom Tqven Cemi namdvili
megobari xarT da yovelTvis iyaviT Cemi gulwrfeli megobari im wuTidan,
roca mister koperfildma pirvelad momiyvana am saxlSi da Tqven karebTan
damixvdiT.
pegotim
bevri
aRar
axvewina
dedas
da
maSinve
daamtkica
mSvidobianobis kavSiri imiT, rom me gadamkocna.
davlieT Cai, axali cecxli gavaCaReT da sanTlebi avanTeT. Cven
sruli bednierebi viyaviT, da es bednieri saRamo, ukanaskneli Cems bavSvur
cxovrebaSi arasodes ar wariSleba Cemi mexsierebidan.
TiTqmis aTi saaTi iyo, roca alayafis karebTan etlis xma moisma. Cven
yvelani avdeqiT, da dedam saCqarod miTxra, rom ukeTesi iqneboda,
wavsuliyavi loginSi Casawolad, radgan sakmaod gvian iyo da mis da
mister mordstonebi ki adre Zils urCeven ymawvil xalxso. vakoce dedas
da sanTliT xelSi wavedi zeviT, Cems sawol oTaxSi. da-Zma jer ar
Semosuliyo oTaxSi.
meore dRes diliT gulisZgeriT Cavdiodi sauzmisaTvis sasadiloSi.
me ar menaxa m-r mordstoni Cemi saqcielis Semdeg. orjer-samjer SevCerdi
kibeze da erTxel oTaxSic ki davbrundi. bolos fexis TiTebze Cavedi
Zirs.
mister mordstoni idga, zurgiT buxrisken miqceuli; mis mordstoni
Cais amzadebda. roca oTaxSi Sevedi, m-r mordstonma Semomxeda
dakvirvebiT, magram araviTari salami ar moucia.
wuTieri arevis Semdeg mivedi masTan da vuTxari:
_ gTxovT, mapatioT, ser; vnanob Cems saqciels da imedi maqvs, rom
mapatiebT.
_ moxaruli var, daviT, rom nanob, _ mipasuxa m-r mordstonma.
man gamomiwoda xeli, is xeli, romelzedac vukbine. erTi wuTiT Tvali
ver movaSore laqas, romelic jer kidev aSkarad aCnda xelze; laqa
wiTeli iyo, magram iseTi wiTeli ara, rogorc Cemi saxe, romelic amenTo,
roca Sevxvdi m-r mordston, _ vuTxari da mivuaxlovdi.
_ ah, es Sena xar! _ Tqva man Rrma amooxvriT da Saqris maSa
gamomiwoda xelis magivrad. _ ramden xans gastans Seni ardadegebi?
_ erT Tves.
_ romel dRidan?
_ dRevandeli dRidan.
_ maS erTi dRiT naklebi iqneba, _ Tqva mis mordstonma.
man aiRo kalendari da waSala erTi dRe, amis Semdeg igi yoveldRe
zrunvelobiT Slida TiTo dRes; am movaleobas asrulebda jer moRuSuli
saxiT, magram roca Tvis bolos miuaxlovda, garkveviT gamxiarulda.
Cemi misvlis pirvel dRes man saSineli mRelvareba gamoiara Cems gamo,
Tumca, sazogadod, mis mordstonis rkinis buneba ase advilad ar
aReldeboda.
me Sevedi sastumro oTaxSi, sadac isxdnen mis mordstoni da deda
bavSviT muxlebze. aviyvane bavSvi udidesi sifrTxiliT da alersi davuwye.
uecrad mis mordstonma iseTi sazareli kivili morTo, rom kinaRam bavSvi
xelidan gamivarda.
_ ra dagemarTa, Zvirfaso jeni? _ Sehyvira dedam.
_ klara! gana Tqven ar hxedavT?
_ rasa? sad? me verafers vxedav, jeni.
_ man xeli daavlo mas! biWma xeli daavlo bavSvs! _ SiSiT
Tavzardacemuli mis mordstoni mkvdariviT gafiTrda; miuxedavad amisa,
igi momvarda da xelidan momglija bavSvi. Semdeg ise cudad gaxda, rom
iZulebuli gaxdnen alublis wveniT Sezavebuli sasmeli miecaT misTvis.
roca TandaTan ZalRone daubrunda, miviRe misgan usastikesi brZaneba _
arasodes, arafris gulisTvis da arc erT SemTxvevaSi ar mivkarebodi Cems
patara Zmas. deda, rogorc Canda, sul sxva azrisa iyo amis Sesaxeb, magram
daadastura Tavisi mulis gankarguleba da Tqva:
_ rasakvirvelia, Tqven marTali xarT, Zvirfaso jeni, gmadlobT.
mokled rom movWra, me ar vuyvardi mis mordstons da, mgonia, aravis
ar vuyvardi am saxlSi. visac vuyvardi, isini ver bedavdnen TavianTi
siyvarulis gamomJRavnebas da, visac vejavrebodi, isini yoveli fexis
gadadgmaze acxadebdnen TavianT siZulvils. me moviwyine, moviRuSe,
gulCaxveuli gavxdi.
male davrwmundi, rom aq yvelas TvalSi veCxirebodi. Cems gamo mTeli
saxlis myudroeba irRveoda. rogorc ki Sevdiodi im oTaxSi, sadac
yvelani ikribebodnen da erTmaneTSi saubari hqondaT, imwamsve mRelvarebis
Crdili daadgeboda dedaCemis saxes da Cems SesvlasTan erTad hkargavda
mTels Tavis mxiarulebas. Tu mister mordstoni mxiarulebisa da
laparakis gunebaze iyo, Cemi Sesvla mas sityvas awyvetinebda; mis
mordstonis mudmivi mowyeniloba aSkarad matulobda Cems danaxvaze.
mesmoda, rom deda msxverpli iyo; igi ver bedavda CemTan laparaks, ver
bedavda Cems alerss, imis SiSiT, rom amiT Seuracxyofa ar mieyenebina
qmrisTvis da misi disTvis. igi mudmivi SiSSi iyo Cems gamo da Sewuxebuli
adevnebda Tvals yovel Cems moZraobas. yovelive amis gamo gadavwyvite
moSorebiT vyofiliyavi yvelasagan da bevri zamTris saaTebi gavatare
martoobaSi, Cems mosawyen TaxSi, sadac patara mazaraSi Sexveuli, raime
wigns vkiTxulobdi.
xSirad saRamoobiT Cavdiodi samzareuloSi da pegotis sazogadoebaSi
vatarebdi dros. aq yofna mesiamovneboda, Tavs Tavisuflad vgrZnobdi da
ar meSinoda, gulaxdili vyofiliyavi. magram amgvari drostareba arafrad
eamaT sastumro oTaxSi da male miviRe brZaneba, mouSorebliv dedis
gverdiT vyofiliyavi. Cemi iq yofna misi sulis simtkicis gasawvrTneli
saSualeba unda yofiliyo, _ sulis simtkicisa, romeic, da-Zmis azriT,
yvelaze metad sWirdeboda dedas.
erTxel nasadilevs, roca Cveulebisamebr mindoda oTaxidan gasvla,
mister mordstonma amgvari laparaki daiwyo:
_ daviT! me Zalian mwyins, magram unda SevniSno, rom es ramdenime
xania, Cveni saerTo molodinis miuxedavad, Sen metad pirquSi xdebi.
_ igi daRvremilia, rogorc daTvi, _ daadastura mis mordstonma.
uZravad videqi TavCaRunuli.
_ magram Sen unda icodes, daviT, _ ganagrZobda mister mordstoni, rom kuSti da moRuSuli xasiaTi yvelaze usiamovno movlenaa qveyanaze.
araferi ar SeiZleba iyos maggvari xasiaTisTana saZageli.
_ daviTi nadvili veluria, _ Tqva mis mordstonma. _ amas ar SeiZleba
ara xedavdes adamiani. ueWvelia, es Tqvenc SeniSneT, klara?
_ Tqven darwmunebuli xarT, rom savsebiT gesmiT daviTis xasiaTi,
Zvirfaso jeni? – gaubedavad SeniSna dedam.
_ mikvirs, rom Tqven amas mkiTxavT, klara, _ upasuxa mis mordstonma.
_ me Cemi Tavis Semrcxveboda, rom ar mesmodes romlisac ginda bavSviviT
xasiaTi, Tqveni iqneba igi, Tu sxvisa. me ar momaqvs Tavi Rrmaazrovan
adamianad, magram saRi msjeloba, mgonia, SemiZlia.
_ rasakvirvelia, Zvirfaso jeni, rasakvirvelia, Tqveni gamWriaxi
goneba...
_ klara! _ uTxra mister mordstonma STagonebuli kiloTi. _ Tu ara
vcdebi, me da Cems das Senze miudgomlad SegviZlia viqonioT msjeloba am
sagnis Sesaxeb.
_ rasakvirvelia, eduard, rasakvirvelia, _ upasuxa dedam, misi
simkacriT SeSinebulma, _ Sen sakuTari msajuli xar yvela sakiTxSi, me ar
vdavob. miss jenic agreTve. mindoda mxolod meTqva...
_ Sen sisuste gamoiCine, Cemo kargo, dauSvebeli sisuste. girCev, amis
Semdeg ufro frTxilad iyo da Tvali adevno Sens Tavs.
dedas auTrTolda tuCebi, TiTqos undoda eTqva:
_ diax, Zvirfaso eduard!
magram araferi ara uTqvams-ra.
_ me Zalian mwyins, daviT, _ ganagrZo mister mordstonma da momaStera
Tavisi boroti Tvalebi, _ me Zalian mwyins, rodesac vxedav, rom Sen
gamogaCnda gulCaTxrobuli da kuSti xasiaTi. ganviTareba xasiaTisa
amgvari mimarTulebiT, rasac uSualod vadevneb Tvalyurs, pirdapir
ewinaaRmdegeba Cems Sexedulebas, da Cems movaleobad vTvli _ vixmaro
yoveli, Cemgan damkidebuli Zal-Rone, rom aRmovfxvra igi saTaveSive.
ecade gamosworde, daviT! girCev, gamoicvalo, sanam dro kidev aris.
_ bodiSs vixdi, ser, _ wavilaparake me. srulebiT ar mindoda
gulCaTxrobili vyofiliyavi, roca aq movedi.
_ gTxovT, nu styuiT, ser, nu TvalTmaqcobT! _ damiyvira man iseTi
gajavrebuli kiloTi, rom dedam uneburad aswia xeli, TiTqos undoda
davefare misgan. _ Sen mudam Sens oTaxSi midixar, Sen yvelasagan imalebi,
rogorc ucxvirpiro, romelsac ezareba xalxis sazogadoeba. icode,
erTxel da samudamod, rom Seni adgili aq aris, da ara iq, da rom me
moviTxov Sens mudam aq yofnas. Semdeg, me moviTxov Sengan sruls
morCilebas. Cemi moTxovnileba unda Sesrulebuli iqnas. Sen me micnob,
daviT.
mis mordstonma gaicina xrinwiani xmiT.
_ me msurs da moviTxov, _ ganagrZo mister mrdstonma, _ rom Sen
saTanado pativiscemiT da yuradRebiT meqceoda me, jeni mordstons da
dedaSens. nebas ar mogcemT, rom Sen suleluri, bavSvuri JinianobiT
ufrTxode am oTaxs, rogorc Wirians. dajeqi!
man mibrZana, rogorc ZaRls, da mec ZaRliviT davemorCile.
_ mivaqcev Sens yuradRebas kidev erT garemoebas, daviT. me SevniSne
SenSi siyvaruli dabal da vulgarul sazogadoebisadmi. Sen araferi ara
gaqvs-ra da arc unda gqondes saerTo SinamosamsaxureebTan. im dedakacis
Sesaxeb, romelic xels uwyobs Sens survilebs, me arafers vityvi, radgan
Senc, klara, _ ganagrZobda mister mordstoni, da dedas mimarTa, _ Seni
Zveli, fantastikuri Cveulebis gamo, iCen misdami ucnaur siyvaruls,
yovlad dauSvebels SenTvis, rogorc dedisa da meuRlisaTvis. es sisuste,
saubedurod, metad Rrmad gaqvs gamjdari.
_ warmoudgeneli, yovlad dauSvebeli dabrmaveba! SesZaxa mis
mordstonma.
_ me vityvi mxolod, _ ganagrZo mister mordstonma da isev me
mommarTa, _ rom ar momwons Seni siyvaruli dabal sazogadoebisadmi da
erTxel da samudamod Tavi unda daanebo mis pegotis. axla, daviT, Sen
gaige Cemi survili! SenTvis momindvia msjeloba imaze, Tu ra Sedegi
mohyveba urCobas, Tu Cems survilsa da nebas ar aasruleb.
Zalian kargad vicodi da vxedavdi am Sedegebs, iqneb ufro ukeTesad,
vidre TviTon is, sabralo dedaCemis magaliTze, da mis nebasa da brZanebas
zedmiwevniT vasrulebdi. aRar mivdiodi Cems oTaxSi da aRar Cavdiodi
saRamoobiT samzareuloSi, pegotisTan; magram sastumro oTaxSi vijeqi
sevdiani, mowyenili, naRvliani, mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi, mouTmenlad
velodi Rames da Cems sawol oTaxSi wasvlis nebarTvas.
ver vbedavdi xelis an fexis ganZrevas imis SiSiT, rom ar Semewuxebina
mis mordstoni, romelic mzad iyo esargebla yoveli SemTxveviT, rom
uwesobaSi daveWire. ra saSineli wameba iyo amgvari jdoma xmisamouReblad
da kedlis saaTis wikwikis smena!
vijeqi da vfiqrobdi... bevr rameze vfiqrobdi. usaqmobisagan vTvlidi
mis mordstonis pawawa foladis mZivebs da usaqmurobisganve vcdilobdi,
gadameWra sakiTxi; male gaTxovdeba Tu ara es qali? da visze? vin iqneba
is ubeduri adamiani? usaqmurobisagan meased vsinjavdi saxeebs kedlis
Spalerze.
ramdenjer mixetialia Cveni ubnis talaxian mixveul-moxveulebSi da
yvelgan warmodgena Tan mdevda Cveni sevdiani sastumro oTaxi, yovelTvis
danavsuli mis da mister mordstonebis saxeebiT, am majlajunebiT,
romelTaganac verc erTi wuTiT ver gameTavisufebina Tavi!
rogori sevdiT vujeqi sasadilo magidas, roca instiqturad
vgrZnobdi, rom me aq zedmeti, aravisTvis saWiro ar viyavi! meti iyo Cemi
TefSi, meti iyo skami, romelzedac vijeqi, da Cemi gulisTvis meti kerZi
mohqondaT!
ramdeni mosawyeni da dausrulebeli saRamo gamitarebia raime
Tavsamtvrevi ariTmetikuli amocanis amoxsnaSi1
da gamomyavda ჩemi ariTmetიkuli amocanebi, mowyenili vamTqnarebdi,
vTvlemdi, xSrad Sეvxtebodi xolme Zmisa da an dis mkacr daძaxebaze.
iSviaTad viRebdi monawileobas sazogado saubrebSi da arasodes ar
mimiRia pasuxi ჩems raime kiTxvaze. zantad da nela miizlazneboda dro
cxra saaთamde; magram aq ki, saaTis zaris pirvel darekvasTan erTad, Cems
yurSi ismoda mis mordstonis boxi xma, rოmeლic meubneboda:
_ wadi, daiZine!
gaiara mTelma ardadegebma da bolos dadga dila, roca mis
mordstonma Tqva:
_ ai, ukanaskneli dRec dadga!
da am sityvebთan erთad მomawoda ukanaskneli finjani ჩai.
axla srulebiT ar menaneboda wasvla da dedaCemis saxlis moSoreba.
jer ki raRac buranSi viyavi, magram male movedi gons da Tvalwin
warmomidga
stirfordis
manugeSebeli
saxe,
romelsac
nawilobrv
Crdilavda mister kriklis mkacri pirovneba. ai, isev movida alayafis
karebTan mister barkisi, deda isev daixara Cems mosaxvevnad da
sakocnelad, magram... isev da isev gaisma mis mordstonis gamafrTxilebeli
xma:
_ klara1
miuxedavad amisa, mainc vakoce dedas, ჩems patara Zmas da guli
damimZimda. magraმ me sevdas is ki ar mgvrida, rom mivdiodi, aramed is, rom
Cvens Soris iyo ufskruli, romelic dRiTi dRe ufro Rrmavdeboda. dedam
ganSorebisas makoca, magram me arc is maxsovs, Tumca Zalian nazad da
mxurvaled meambora, aramed magondeba is, rac maSin ganicada.
Tavi mecxre
Cemi dabadebis samaxsovro dRe
gverds vuxvev ყvela imas, rac Tavs gadamxda pansionSi martamdis,
rodesac Cveulebisamebr, Cemi dabadebis dRe unda medResaswaula. wlis
damlevs, Tu Tუ ufro adrec, stirfordi saxlSi unda dabrunebuliyo.
amis gamo igi uwindelze ufro mxiaruli, gonebamaxvili da damoukidebeli
meCveneboda. meti ara maxsovs-ra. ჩemi cxovrebis didma ambavma, romlis
gamo es xana samudamod CamrCa gulSi, შTanTqa yevla sxva, wvrიlmani
Tavgadasavali skolis cxovrebisa, da mxolod igi, erTi, cocxlad
aRibeWda Cems mexsierebaSi.
verc ki warmmidgenia kargad, rom salemis saswavlebelSi dabrunebis
droidan ჩemi dabadebis Rirssaxsovar dRemde marTlac mთelma orma Tvem
ganvlo.
ra kargad maxsovs TviT dari im dRes! aqamdis vgrZnob nislis
surnels, sqel zewrad rom efineboda irgvliv yvelafers; vxedav ჭaRara
TrTviliT SeTeTrebul Senobebis saxuravebs da xis totebs. bavSvebi
mokrunCxulan sicivisagan, kbilebs akawkaweben, TiTebs uberaven da fexebs
atyapuneben civ iatakze. mec vkankaleb da vძagძageb maTTan erTad.
sauzmis Semdeg yvela bavSvi saswavlo dabazSi Seikriba; mister Sarpi
Semოvida CvenTan da Tqva:
_ daviT koperfიlds kiთxuloben. sastumroSi wadiT.
me werilsa da amanaTs movelodi pegotisgan da amitom am brZanebam
Zalian gamaxara. davtove Cemi adgili da gaviqeci.
_ nu geCqarebaT, daviT, _ miTxra mister Sarpma, _ jer kidev
moeswrebiT, Cemo kargo, nu geCqarebaT.
am TanagrZnobis kilos, es sityvebi iyo warmoთqmuli, rasakvirvelia,
unda gavekvirvebine, erTi wuTiT rom SevCerebuliyavi da mister
SarpisTvis შemexedna; magram aravis da arafers ar vaqcevdi yuradRebas.
mivirbine sastumro oთaxamdis da davinaxe salemis saswavleblis patroni,
Tavisi ojaxobiT. mister krikls xelSi gaxsnili werili eWira. isini
sauzmobdnen. arsad ar Canda kalaTa tkbileulebiT, romelic CemTvis unda
gamoegzavnaT.
_ daviT koperfild, _ miTxra misis kriklma, _ unda mogelaparako,
Cemo kargo, dajeqi aq da yuri damigde.
mister kriklma, romelsac gaubedavad Sevxede, Tavi daiqnia, magram
araferi uTqvams.
_ Sen jer Zalian ymawvili xar, Cemo kargo, _ miTxra misis kriklma, _
da, rasakvirvelia, ar ici, rom amqveynad yvelaferi icvleba. magram Cven
yvelas, daviT, gviweria amis gageba gamocdilebiT da verc erTi adamiani
ver ascdeba am sazogado xvedrs.
me didi yuradRebiT vusmendi da Cemi Tvalebi axla misis krikls
misCerebodnen.
_ ai raSia saqme, Cemo kargo, _ ganagrZo misis kriklma xanmokle
siCumis Semdeg. _ yvelani kargad iyvnen Tqvensas, roca Sen ardadegebze
blonderstonSi iyavi?
me avkankaldi uneburad, magram arc erTi sityva ar miTqvams.
_ CemTvis saWiroa amis codna, radgan ai, dRes diliT, Cven miviReT
blonderstonidan Zalian usiamovno cnoba. iqidan iwerebian, rom dedaSeni,
daviT, avad aris. Zalian avad aris.
nislma dafara Cemgan misis krikli da erTi wuTiT meCvena, TiTqos igi
irxeoda am nislSi. Semdeg cxare cremlebi setyvasaviT wamomcvivda
TvalTagan da veRarafers vxedavdi.
_ iwerebian, rom igi Zalian mZime avadmyofia, _ ganagrZo misis
kriklma.
yvelafers mivxvdi.
_ gardaicvala!
saSineli kivili aRmomxda gulidan da sruli martooba vigrZeni.
misis krikli Zalian alersianad momeqca. mTeli dRe gavatare
sastumro otaxSi, da mxolod ramdenime wuTiT mtovebda marto. vtirodi
Ronis mixdamde, da xangamoSvebiT Zili uneburad mixuWavda misustebul
Tvalebs; magram uecrad, gaRviZebisas, isev cxare da unugeSo cremlebiT
vtirodi. bolos, roca movitire, fiqrebSi wavedi da saSinelma sevdam
amivso guli. megona, rom Cems tanjvas bolo ar eqneboda.
im saRamos araviTar ambebze aRar vgqonda baasi. rogorc ki
dortuarSi Sevedi, tredelsma daJinebiT SemomTavaza Tavisi baliSi. ar
vici, ra unda gamoexata mas amiT, radgan me mqonda sakuTari baliSi,
magram sabralo biWs amis meti ara ebada ra, rom CemTvis SemoeTavazebina.
meore dRes, saRamos, sabolood gamoveTxove salemis saswavlebels.
Cven mTeli Rame viareT da mxolod dilis aTi saaTisTvis mivediT
iarmautSi. Cvens etls mouaxlovda dabali, Casuqebuli moxuci kaci
mxiaruli saxiT. mas farTokideebiani qudi exura, gamowyobili iyo Sav
frakSi, abreSumis CulqebSi da Sav SarvalSi, romelic Savi lentiT
hqonda Sekruli muxlebTan. igi RimiliT SeCerda etlis fanjarasTan da
ikiTxa:
_ master koperfild?
_ diax, ser.
_ maS Tu asea, xom ar inebebT, axalgazrda jentlmeno, gamobrZanebas,
_ miTxra man da kari gamoRo. _ me meqneba bedniereba gagaciloT saxlamde.
xeli gavuwode mas, Tumca ver warmomedgina, vin unda yofiliyo. Cven
SevuxvieT viwro SesaxvevSi da SevCerdiT karis win, romlis Tavzedac
ekida gancxadeba:
`omeri, mkeravi, mekubove da Talxebis galanteriiT movaWre~.
SevediT patara sastumro oTaxSi duqnis ukan. aq sami axalgazrda
qali gulmodgined muSaobda Sav naWrebze, romlebic magidaze iyo
gaSlili. mTeli iataki mofenili iyo amgvarive naWrebiT da nakuwebiT.
buxarSi cecxli iyo gaCaRebuli da mTels oTaxSi idga raRac raRac
gansakuTrebuli suni Tbili krepisa, _ ucnauri suni, ucnobi CemTvis im
dromde.
sami ymawvili qali, rogorca Canda, mTlad garTuli iyo Tavis
muSaobiT. maT mxolod erTi wuTiT aswies Tavi Cems Sesvlisas da isev
xelsaqmes daubrundnen.
_ aba, midi, _ uTxra Cemma Tanamgzavrma erTs am sam qalTagan. _ rogor
midis Tqveni saqme, Cemo kargo?
_ droze movaswrebT. nu swuxarT, mamilo, _ upasuxa minim
TavauRebliv, mxiaruli kiloTi.
_ xom ar gnebavT, rom maRaziaSi mobrZandeT, master koperfild?
Cven SevediT maRaziaSi. mister omerma gaSala Cems win Savi naWeri,
romelic, misi sityviT, Seudarebeli ram iyo.
amis Semdeg sastumro oTaxSi davbrundiT. mister omerma gaaRo
gverdiT patara kari da ubrZana:
_ moarTviT Cai da buterbrodebi!
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg oTaxSi Semovida moaxle didi siniT,
romelzedac idga CemTvis momzadebuli sauzme. Cumad vijeqi, Sevcqerodi
momuSave qalebs da yurs vugdevdi raRac ucnaur kakuns ezoSi.
_ xom ar iciT, ser, ra mdgomareobaSia Cemi patara Zma?
_ vkiTxe me.
miser omerma Tavi gaaqnia.
_ igi gulTan asvenia, _ mipasuxa man.
_ sabralo bavSvi! nuTu isic mokvda?
_ amaze, me mgoni, Tqven araferi gaqvT sadardebeli, _ mipasuxa mister
omerma. _ diax, ser, bavSvi mokvda.
am sityveba gamicxovela iarebi. sauzme mivatove da mivde Tavi patara
magidaze, otaxis kuTxeSi rom idga. minim saCqarod gaaTavisufla igi, imis
SiSiT, rom cremlebiT ar gamefuWebina Talxi naWrebi, romelic zed
elaga. mini keTili qali iyo. igi xels nazad misvamda Tavze da cdilobda,
davemSvidebine; magram metad mxiaruli iyo da, ueWvelia, uxaroda, rom
saqmes amtavrebda.
male Sesval karebs moadga raRac ucnauri etli Savada SeRebili da
Savi cxeniT Sebmuli. am etlSi Caalages jer kalaTebi damTavrebuli
sakeraviT, Semdeg Camsves me, Semdeg Cajda mister omeri Tavisi qaliTa da
sasiZoTi. adgili yvelasTvis sakmarisi iyo.
ar maxsovs, rom odesme TavSi momsvlodes imisTana saSineli da
ucnauri fiqrebi, rogorc maSin, roca am ucnauri xalxis sazogadoebaSi
movxvdi. me, jer kidev ymawvili da gamoucdeli, verasgziT ver Sevguebodi,
rogori SeiZleboda aseTi xelobis xalxi aseT mxiarul gunebaze
yofiliyo. es mgzavroba maTTvis namdvili gasarTobi seirnoba iyo. me ar
vjavrobdi maTze, maram meSinoda am xalxisa, TiTqos isini adamianTa sxva
jiSs ekuTvnodnen. yvelani metad mxiarulad iyvnen.
roca, bolos, mivuaxlovdiT blonderstonis saxls,
saCqarod
Camovxti etlidan, rom aRar davrCeniliyavi am ucnaur sazogadoebaSi, am
sevdiani fanjrebis win, mZimed rom iyvnen daxurulni, _ garedan _
darabebiT da Signidan _ CamoSvebuli fardebiT. ai, sabralo dedaCemis
fanjara da mis gverdiT _ meore fanjara, im oTaxisa, romelic odesRac
Cems sawol oTaxad iTvleboda.
pegotim Camixuta gulSi ufro adre, vidre kibeze avidodi. Cemi
sabralo gadia mZime da gaubedavi nabijiT gamomyva, TiTqos eSinoda
micvalebulis Sewuxebisa. miTxres, rom mas didi xania, rac aera sZinebia.
mtel rameebs aTevda da micvalebuls hyaraulobda.
_ da arc davanebeb Tavs, Cems dauviwyars, sanam civs samares ar
mivabarebT!
mister mordstonma araviTari yuradReba ar momaqcia, roca sastumro
oTaxSi Sevedi. igi ijda did savarZelSi buxarTan da Cumad tiroda. mis
mordstoni
fusfusebda
sawer
magidasTan,
romelzedac
auarebeli
werilebi da qaraldebi eyara. man gamomiwoda Tavisi civi TiTebi da
mkiTxa foladiseburi CurCuliT:
_ aiRes Seni zoma?
_ diax, qalbatono.
_ Seni perangebi wamoiRe?
_ diax, mis mordston. yvela Cemi nivTi movitane saxlSi.
da meti araferi. araviTari nugeSi aRar gamigia am energiuli
ledisagan. mis mordstoni, ueWvelia, amayobda Tavisi sulis simtkiciT.
rogorca Canda, araferi ar axdenda did STabeWdilebas mis mordstonis
rkinis bunebaze. im dRis bolomde, da meore dResac, adriani dilidan
SuadRemde, igi sawer magidas ujda. misi kalami saSinlad fxaWnida
qaRalds da aRuSfoTebeli CurCuliT mimarTavda yvelas. arc erTi kunTi
ar Serxevia saxeze, arc erTi naoWi ar ganZreula mis kabaze.
mister mordstoni drogamoSvebiT xelSi wigns iRebda, magram misi
furclebi ar gadauSlia, igi ijda mdumare da erTsa da imave gverds
misCereboda. meore iwyebda winda ukan suaruls oTaxSi. igi iSviaTad
elaparakeboda Tavis das da arc erTxel ar moumarTavs CemTvis. saaTis
rekva da mister mordstonis fexis xma erTaderTi xmebi iyo, romelnic
arRvevdnen saxlis mdumarebas.
am dReebSi, dasaflavebis win, iSviTad vxedavdi pegotis. igi mudam im
sevdian oTaxSi ijda, sadac esvena Cemi sabralo deda da patara Zma.
es dasaflaveba rom guSin momxdariyo, maSinac ar mexsomeboda imaTze
ukeTesad,
rogorc
axla
maxsovs.
axlac
Tvalwin
midgas
Cveni
sadResaswaulo darbazi da mesmis suni, romelic Siga trialebs. buxarSi
gaCaRebulia cecxli; Rvino kiafobs brolis grafinebSi, surnelovani
namcxvari devs did sinze. mis mordstoni vaJkacurad dadis yvela
mimarTulebiT, TalxebSi gamowyobili. ai, bolos movida eqimi Cilipi,
medicinisa da dostaqrobis doqtori.
ismis zaris rekva. mister omeri da misi axloblebi acxadeben, rom
yevlaferi mzad aris. droa, Cvenc movemzadoT. pegotisagan didi xania
vicodi, rom am oTaxSi odesRac ukanasknelad emzadebodnen mamaCemis
dasaflavebisaTvis.
karebTan meCiraRdneni da tvirTis mzidavni mogvelian. isini midian
baRis bilikiT da alayafis karebiT sasaflaoze gadian.
Cven saflavis napiras vdgavarT. es dRe, rogorc mgonia, srulebiT ara
hgavs sxva dReebs, da horozonti, Cems TvalebSi, raRac nacrisfers iRebs.
dgeba diadi dumili. Cven Tavdaxrilebi vdgavarT. sazogado dumilSi
uecrad haerSi ismis mkafiod da garkveviT pastoris xma.
me vdgavar sxvebisagan moSorebiT da vxedav Cems keTilsa da erTgul
gadias, romelic axla erTaderTi miyvars mTel dedamiwis zurgze. igi
xmamaRla qviTinebs da loculobs.
yvelaferi gaTavda. samare aivso miwiT da gasworda. Cven vbrundebiT.
Cvens win isev Cveni saxlia, mainc mudam Zvirfasi Cemi gulisaTvis. mis
danaxvaze sevdiani fiqrebi ireva Cem TavSi, da me autanel dardsa vgrZnob.
mister Cilipi xels mkidebs, ramdenime sityvas meubneba da wylis Wiqa
moaqvs Cems tuCebTan; magram ara vsvam; guli meTanaRreba am gulcv xalxSi.
_ neba miboZeT, Cems oTaxSi wavide, _ veubnebi mister Cilips.
me vicodi, rom pegoti movidoda CemTan. igi Camojda Cems gverdiT, Cems
patara loginze, makoca xelze da Semdeg, Tan ualersebda Cems xels da
Tan dawvrilebiT miambobda yvelafers, rac daemarTa sabralo dedas
bolo dros.
_ didi xania igi uqeifod iyo, _ daiwyo pegotim. _ roca bavSvi
daibada, jer megona, rom es ukeTesi iqneboda misTvis, magram Sevcdi misi
janmrTeloba mTlad ukan-ukan wavida, igi dRiTi dRe dneboda. ukanasknel
dros SevniSne, rom metad mfrTxali da gaubedavi gaxda. yoveli mkacri
sityva misTvis sikvdili iyo, magram CemTan mudam erTnairi darCa. diax, igi
arasodes ar gamocvlila Tavisi suleli pegotisadmi, sabralo sabralo,
sabralo tanjuli!
aq pegoti SeCerda da xeli gadamisva xelze.
_ igi cdilobda gamxnevebas da kidev ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi
damSvidebiT iyo. es xalxi arwmunebda mas, rom igi Tavqariani da
udardelia. masac sjeroda, sabralos eSinoda maTTan gulaxdilobisa da
mxolod erTxel, Tavisi gardacvalebis erTi kviris win, gabeda eTqva
mister mordstonisaTvis:
_ Cemo megobaro, mgonia, rom vkvdebi.
_ am droidan me aRar movSorebulvar, _ ganagrZo pegotim, _ igi
xSrad elaparakeboda am xalxsac, radgan mainc uyvarda isini, oriveni.
aseTi xasiaTi hqonda. mas uyvarda yvela, vinc ki gars exvia. magram
rogorc ki isini moSordebodnen mis logins, yovelTvis me mommarTavda;
melaparakeboda yvelafers, rac ki awuxebda, da damSvidebuli iZinebda Cems
gverdiT. sabralo! TiTqos suleli pegoti rom iq ara yofiliyo, daZinebac
ki ar SeeZlo! ukanasknel dRes, bindisas, makoca da miTxra: pegoti, Tu
Cemi bavSvi mokvdes, sTxoveT, rom Cems gulTan daasvenon da erTad
dagvmarxon. (misis survili asrulebulia). dae, Cemma sabralo biWma
gagvacilos samaremde, da Tqven uTxariT, pegoti, rom ubeduri dedamisi
ukanaskneli sulis aRmoxdis win locavda mas, erTxel ki ara, aTasjer!
gaTenda. mze amovida. man miTxra kidev, rogori keTili da
yuradRebiani iyo mister koperfildi da rogor alersianad epyroboda
mas.
_ pegoti, Cemo kargo! _ miTxra man mere. _ momiaxlovdi, ufro axlo,
ufro axlo... momxvie Seni keTili xeli... mimabrune Sensken...
avasrule misi survili da, ai, swored am dros, Cemo TvalisCino, devi,
asrulda Cemi sityvebi, romelic gamoTxovebisas giTxari: man sixaruliT
miayrdno Tavisi sabralo Tavi suleli, beberi pegotis mxars. igi
gardaicvala, rogorc bavSvi, Tavis akvanSi CaZinebuli.
ase daamTavra pegotim Tavisi moTxroba. am wuTidan srulebiT
damaviwyda, ra iyo deda CemTvis bolo dros, Cems warmodgenaSi igi darCa
adriandeli saxiT, ymawvili da mxiaruli, da me miyvarda mogoneba, rogor
meTamaSeboda deda, an rogor cekvavda CemTan erTad sastumroSi, bindisas.
pegotis moTxrobam sabolood daamkvidra Cems gulSi misi pirvandeli saxe
da srulebiT damaviwyda misi meored gaTxovebis xana. SeiZleba ucnauri
iyo es, magram asea. sikvdilma daubrunda igi mSvenieri siymawvilis xanas
da waSala yvela Semdegi ambavi.
deda, romelic saflavSi asvenia, _ es Cemi siyrmis dedaa; bavSvi, mas
rom gulTan usvenia, _ es me TviTona var, iseTi, rogoric dRemde viyavi,
es Cemi samudamod wasuli siymawvilis xanaa.
TaviTavi meaTe
obloba
dasaflavcebis meore dResve, diliT, mis mordstonma moixmo pegoti
da uTxra:
_ SegiZliaT, TqvenTvis sxva adgili monaxoT. gaZlevT vadas _ erT
Tves, dReidan.
ramdenime dRem gaiara. Cemi momavlis Sesaxeb aravis krinti ar
dauZravs. da-Zma, axla gansakuTrebiT garTulni Tavisi piradi saqmeebiT,
albaT didi siamovnebiT momiSirebdnen Tavidan. erTxel me movikribe ZalRone da vkiTxe mis mordstons _ rodis mipirebdnen pansiaonSi gagzavnas.
man Zalian mkvaxed mipasuxa, rom, albaT, aRar mogixdeba salemis
saswavlebelSi dabrunebao.
mxolod erTi cvlileba moxda Cems mdgomareobaSi, sanugeSo CemTvis.
saqme imaSia, rom srulebiT mimagdes bedis anabarad. winandels SezRudvasa
da Zaldatanebaze axla laparakic aRar iyo. neba mqonda mevlo, sadac ki
mindoda, oRondac mister mordstonis axlos ara vyofiliyavi, axla
aRaravis moisdioda TavSi Cemi datuqsva vulgaruli sazogadoebisadmi
midrekilebisa da pegotis siyvarulis gamo.
dedis sikvdiliT Tavzardacemuls, me TiTqmis srulebiT ar SemeZlo
fiqri Cems bed-iRbalze. mxolod xandaxan momdioda TavSi azri, rom
SesaZlebelia damtovon yovlad uyuradRebod da rom am SemTxvevaSi,
ganaTlebas moklebuls, me bedovlaTi cxovreba momelis. am wuTebSi
mebadeboda survili, gavqceuliyavi da amiT gadavrCeniliyav am ubedurebas;
maSin ukve vgrZnobdi Tavs zRaprul moxetiale gmirad. magram amgvari
fiqrebi bevri xniT ar abnelebdnen Cems suls.
erTxel videqi samzareuloSi aguzguzebul buxarTan.
_ ras apireb axla, pegoti? _ vkiTxe Cems gadias.
_ me mgonia, devi, rom iarmauTSi momixdeba wasvla da iq, ueWvelia,
raime saqmes viSovi CemTvis.
_ xom SemeZleba iq Seni naxva, pegoti? Sen xom samudamod ar damanebeb
Tavs?
_ o, ara! _ cxared warmoTqva pegotim. _ sanam Sen aq xar, Cemo
TvalisCino, devi, Cven yovel kviras vnaxavT erTmaneTs.
TiTqos didi lodi momSorda gulidan, roca es sanugeSo ambavi
gavige.
_ ici, ra giTxra, Cemo kargo? _ ganagrZo man. _ minda erTi-ori kvira
Cems ZmasTan davrCe, sanam adgils viSovide. xom ar ginda wamoxvide CemTan
erTad? aq, mgonia, aravis ar sWirdeba Seni yofna, da darwmunebuli var,
rom mister mordstoni nebas mogvcems.
verafers moifiqrebda adamiani CemTvis amaze sasiamovnos. is azri, rom
male isev vnaxav iarmauTis qoxis keTil da stumarTmoyvare maspinZlebs,
davtkbebi zRvisa da xomaldebis cqeriT, romelnic burusidan gamodian,
xelixelCakidebuli viseirneb patara emisTan erTad, _ samkurnalo
nugeSiT avsebda Cems sevdian guls.
pegotim saocari gabedulebiT mimarTa mis mordstons TxovniT Cemi
gaSvebis Sesaxeb.
_ mere ras gaakeTebs iqa? _ ikiTxa mis mordstonma. _ usaqmuroba xom
dedaa yovelgvari mankierebisa. Tumca igi aqac usaqmurad dadis; aseTia
magisi buneba. mgonia, ukeTesi iqneba, Tu Tqvens Txovnas davTanxmdebi.
Tvis damlevs me da pegotim wasaswvlelad mzadeba daviwyeT.
pegoti Zalian naRvliani iyo: igi samudamod eTxoveboda saxls, sadac
mravali weli gaetarebina. dilaadrian sasafaoze iyo da axla, roca
etlSi Cajda, didxans eWira cxvirsaxoci namtiralev TvalebTan.
mTeli am sevdiani scenis ganmavlobaSi mister barkiss arafriT ar
SeumCnevia Tavisi arseboba. igi ijda Tavis Cveulebriv adgilze, uZravad,
rogorc kerpi. magram, roca pegotim miixed-moixeda da raRaca kiTxviT
mommarTa, Cvenma meetlem Tavi daiqnia da gaiRima.
_ mSvenieri daria dRes, mister barkis, _ SevniSne me, zrdilobisaTvis.
_ ara uSavs ra, _ mipasuxa man.
_ ai, axla pegoti srulebiT damSvidda, mister barkis, _ davumate me,
misi uaRresi siamovnebisaTvis.
_ ara, marTla? srulebiT damSviddiT?
pegotim gaiRima da daudastura.
_ ara, Tqven namdvilad miTxariT, kargad xarT axla? _ ganagrZobda
barkisi, Tan misken iwevda da mujlugunebs hkravda.
mister barkisma imdeni yuradReba gamoiCina, rom migviyvana gzis piras
mdgar sastumromde, erTaderTi mizniT _ gagvmaspinZleboda Semwvari
batknis xorciT da ludiT. roca Cven bolos iarmauTis qvafenilze
gamovediT, etlma ise dagvanjRria yvelani, rom droc aRar iyo raime
grZnobebze salaparakod.
sastumros karebTan, sadac Cven uwinac vdgeodiT, mister pegito da
qami gvelodnen. maT daitaces Cveni boRCebi da yuTebi da ukve vapirebdiT
gamgzavrebas stumarTmoyvare qoxisaken, roca uecrad barkisma saidumlod
gamixmo alayafis karisaken.
_ ai ra, mister, _ wamCurCula man, _ yvelaferi mSvenivrad midioda.
Sevxede mas da sruli TanagrZnobiT warmovTqvi:
_ nuTu?
_ Tqven xom iciT, vin misca mas winadadeba? _ SeniSna Cemma megobarma.
_ gaxsovdeT: barkisma, mxolod barkisma!
me Tavi davuqnie Tanxmobis niSnad.
_ yvelaferi Cinebulad midioda, _ gaimeora man da xeli CamomarTva, _
Tqven mSvenivrad moiqeciT, yvelaferi sikeTisken midis. samudamod Tqveni
erTguli megobari var.
Tumca barkisi Zalian cdilobda, rac SeiZleba martivad da sadad
gamoeTqva Tavisi azri, magram mainc iseTi ucnauri idumalebiTa da
mikibul-mokibulad laparakobda, rom SemeZlo mTeli saaTi vmdgariyavi
mis win da imdenive gamego, ramdenic gaCerebuli saaTis win dgomiT. magram
am dros pegitim damiZaxa. roca me da pegoti erTad mivdiodiT, man uecrad
mkiTxa, raze laparakobdiT Sen da barkisio.
_ igi marwmunebda, rom yvelaferi Cinebulad midioda, _ vupasuxe me.
_ ra usircxvilobaa, _ Tqva pegotim. _ devi, Cemo kargo, ras ityvi,
rom gaTxoveba davapiro?_ me mgonia rom Zveleburad geyvarebi, _ vupasuxe
me, cota xnis fiqris Semdeg.
win mimaval Tavisi naTesavebisa da quCaSi mosiaruleTa gasaocrad,
Cemi keTili gadia uecrad SeCerda, araCveulebrivi gulmxurvalebiT
mimikra gulze da Tavis uzomo siyvarulSi marwmunebda.
_ maS miTxari, Sen ras fiqrob amaze, Cemo TvalisCino? _ mkiTxa isev.
_ Sen rom barkisze gaTxovde?
_ diax!
_ me mgonia, es Zalian kargi iqneba. maSin sakuTari cxeni da etli
geyoleba da yovelTvis SegeZleba CemTan mosvla ise, rom erTi pensic ar
daxarjo gzaze.
_ ra Wkviani ram xar! _ Sehkivla pegotim.
ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi oriveni Cumad mivdiodiT.
_ Tumca, _ Tqva pegtim mxiarulad, _ srulebiTac ar davapirebdi
gaTxovebas, es rom Cems devis ar esiamovnebodes.
_ Semomxede, pegoti! _ vupasuxe me. _ gana Sen ar xedav, rom suliTa da
guliT mixaria es qorwili?
_ mjera, mjera, genacvale! dRe da Rame vfiqrobdi magaze, yvelaferi
movifiqre da bolos im daskvnamde mivedi, rom, mgonia, kargs vizam, Tu
mister barkisis winadadebas davTanxmdebi. manam ki, devi, nuravis nu etyvi
nurafers, yvelaferi Cinebulad wava! _ daumata man da mxiarulad
gadaikiskisa.
mister pegotis saxli isev iseTi iyo, rogoric uwin, mxolod erTi
ram aklda mas _ patara emi. me vkiTxe misi ambavi mister pegotis.
_ is axla skolaSia, ser, _ mipasuxa man, Sexeda saaTs da daumata, rom
naxevari saaTis Semdeg saxlSi iqnebao.
vicodi gza, romliTac emi saxlSi unda dabrunebuliyo, da rogorRac
uneburad gavCndi im bilikze, sadac imedi mqonda, Sevxvdebodi Cems patara
megobars.
ager, viRac gamoCnda Sors; male masSi patara emi Sevicani; Zlivs
meRirsa misi laJvardi Tvalebisa da vardisferi saxis naxva! ra moxdenili
ram iyo da ra mxiaruli Rimili uTrToda alisfer tuCebze! magram am
wuTSi ucnaurma survilma amitana: iseTi saxe mimeRo, TiTqos ver vicani
igi, da gverdiT Camevlo ise, rom araviTari yuradReba ar mimeqcia misTvis.
emis srulebiT ar gahkvirvebia Cemi saqcieli. man, rasakvirvelia,
micno, magram srulebiT damSvidebiT Camiara gverdiT; mere gaicina da
gaqca. iZulebuli viyavi, gamovdevnebodi, magram emi ise swrafad mirboda,
rom TiTqmis mxolod saxlTan davewie.
_ ah! es Sena xar? _ miTxra man.
_ maS Sen mican, emi?
_ TiTqos Sen ki ar micani! _ mipasuxa celqma.
mas rogorc Canda, esiamovneboda Cemi wvaleba da gaRizianeba. amgvarma
cvlilebam imis mopyrobaSi Zalian gamakvirva.
patara emi saerTod nebieri iyo; yvelaze metad ki mas TviT mister
pegoti anebivrebda, romelsac ar SeeZlo misTvis uari eTqva, roca igi
gaexaxuneboda Tavisi nazi loyiT mis banjgvlian bakenbardebs. emi keTili
da alerisani iyo da Tavis morcxvobasTan da patara cbierebasTan erTad
iseTi sayvareli ram, rom yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo yvela ar moexibla.
roca Cais Semdeg cecxls mivusxediT da mister pegotim Tavis Cibuxs
moukida, man moigona Cemi mdgomareoba. patara emis cremlebi moadga
Tvalebze da iseTi grZnobiT Semomxeda, rom ar vicidi, riTi gadamexada
madloba.
_ ai, esec iseTive obolia, rogorc Tqven, ser, _ SeniSna mister
pegotim da Tan xels usvamda mis mSvenier kululebs. _ ai, kidev, _
ganagrZo man da xeli hkra qams, _ ai kidev oboli, Tumca srulebiT ara
hgavs boganos.
E_ visac iseTi mfarveli hyavs, rogoric Tqven xarT, mister pegoti, _
vupasuxe me, _ igi ver igrZnobs Tavis oblobas.
_ ai, es mSvenivrad iyo naTqvami, master devi, mSvenivrad! _ Sehyvira
qamma aRtacebiT.
_ Tqveni megobari rogorRa aris, ser? _ mkiTxa uecrad mister
pegotim.
_ stirfordi? roca movdiodi, igi srulebiT jansaRad iyo.
_ ai, megobari mesmis! _ SesZaxa mister pegotim da Tambaqos kvamidan
Semomxeda. _ me ise mgonia, ser, rom mecnierebaSi misTvis ar arsebobs arc
mexi da arc qvebi, midis ialqnebaSvebuli, ara, Cemo batono?
_ sruli simarTlea! _ vupasuxe me aRtacebiT. _ man yvelaferi icis!
pirdapir saocari Wkuis patronia! wignis erTi Sexedva sakmarisia misTvis,
rom gakveTili ukve icodes!
mister pegotim damiqnia Tavi iseTi saxiT, TiTqos undoda eTqva: `o,
amaSi me srulebiT darwmunebuli viyavi winaTve!~
_ mere rogori mWermetyvelia! _ SevZaxe me. _ raSiac gnebavT,
daarwmunebs yvelas. rogora mReris, _ pirdapir Tavs dagaviwyebT! amasTan
rogori keTilSobili, didsulovani da kargi amxanagia, _ ganvagrZobdi
gaatacebiT. _ darwmunebui var, rom arasodes ar meqneba saSualeba
madloba gadavuxado am ymawvils im didsulovani mfarvelobisaTvis,
romelic man skolaSi gamiwia.
mzad viyavi, dausruleblad melaparakna stirfordze, magram am dros
uneburad patara emis Sevxede. igi ijda magidasTan da mTeli yuradRebiT,
sulganabuli mismenda. uneburad gavCerdi da Tvali damrCa masze. iq myofT
SeniSnes esa da, roca maTac Sexedes emis, yvelas xmamaRali sicili
waskda.
_ emisac, rogorc me, enatreba am vaJkacis naxva, _ SeniSna pegotim.
emi SekrTa, roca dainaxa, rom saerTo yuradReba miipyro. CaRuna Tavi
da saxe ufro metad aenTo. uecrad igi gavarda oTaxidan da aRar
dabrunebula im dromde, roca yvelani Cven-Cven oTaxebSi unda
wavsuliyaviT dasaZineblad.
me isev Cems Zvel alagas, patara sawol oTaxSi movewyve, qari hqroda
da zuzunebda zRvis piras, rogorc Cemi pirveli yofnis dros. am jerze
meCvena, TiTqos qaris sazareli Rmuili micvalebulebis glova iyo.
dRe dRes misdevda da iseTive siamovnebiT vatarebdi dros, rogorc
pirvelad, mxolod im gansxvavebiT, rom axla iSviaTad mixdeboda seirnoba
zRvis piras, patara emisTan erTad.
mxiaruli da celqi gogona axla
gakveTilebs ujda xolme. an arada xelsaqmobda. amas garda, igi yoveldRe
skolaSi daiareboda. esec rom ar yofiliyo, me rogorRac vgrZnobdi rom
Cven mainc aRar mogvxdeboda Zvelebulad seirnoba. mTel Tavis bavSvur
mxiarulebasa da mizezianobasTan erTad, emi mainc patara qalis magvars
warmoadgenda, _ sul raRac erTiode wlis manZilze man Sors gamiswro
ganviTarebaSi. me Zveleburad vuyvardi emis, magram axla igi siamovnebas
poulobda Cems masxrad agdebaSi. xSirad, magaliTad, igi sxva gziT
brundeboda saxlSi, da Semdeg dascinoda masTan Sexvedris Cems unayofo
cdas.
Cveni misvlis pirvelsave saRamos gvestura mister barkisi, saocrad
darcxvenili da uazro saxiT. man moitana Tan cxvirsaxocSi Sekruli
forToxlebi. aravisTvis araferi uTqvams am xilis daniSnulebaze da
amitom, misi wasvlis Semdeg, Cven gavifiqreT, rom mas SemTxveviT darCa es
Sekruli. qami gamoudga ukan, magram male dabrunda cnobiT, rom
forToxlebi pegotis ekuTvnoda. amis Semdeg mister barkisi modioda
aucileblad yovel saRamos, mudam erTsa da imave dros, da Tan yovelTvis
mohqonda raime Sekruli, romelsac kars ukan tovebda xmaamouReblad. es
saCuqrebi, _ damamtkicebelni im nazi grZnobisa, romelic mister barkisis
mgrZnobiare gulSi ainTo, Seicavdnen mravalnairs da, SeiZleba iTqvas,
erTgvar eqscentriul Sinaarss. aq iyo, rogorc maxsovs, sxvaTa Soris,
ori wyvili goWis fexi, uzarmazari baliSi qinZisTavebibisaTvis, ori Tu
sami aTeuli vaSli, giSris sayureebi, espanuri xaxvis ramdenime Tavi,
patara yuTi dominos saTamaSoTi, iadoni galiaSi da taxis lori.
sazogadod, ramdenadac magondeba, mister barkisis arSiyoba metad
Taviseburi iyo. Tavisi stumrobis dros igi ijda xolme Tavis etlis
kofoze, da daJinebiT Sehyurebda pegotis, romelic mis ordapir ijda.
erTxel saRamos, ueWvelia, grZnobiT gatacebuli, igi daswvda sanTlis
namwvs, romliTac misi mijnuri Zafsa sanTlavda, Caido jibeSi da Tan
waiRo. amis Semdeg igi udidesi siamovnebiT amoiRebda xolme jibidan,
moTxovnilebisamebr, am Tavis saunjes da Semdeg isev inaxavda.
Cemi Svebulebis vada ukve Tavdeboda, roca uecrad gavigeT, rom
mister barkisi da pegoti gaseirnebas apirebdnen da rom am samxiarulo
seirnobaSi me da patara emisac unda migveRo monawileoba.
pegoti, Cveulebisamebr, Tavis sada, Sav kabaSi iyo gamowyobili;
samagierod, mister barkisi morTuli iyo axali, cisferi frakiT, romelic
iseTi grZeli da ganieri iyo, rom mis patrons srulebiT aRar
esaWiroeboda xelTaTmanebis Cacma Zalian civs amindSic ki. frakis maRali
sayelo am patiosan jentlmens maRla uwevda Tmebs kinkrxomde. misi
priala Rilebi uzarmazari iyo. gamourkveveli feris maudis Sarvali da
yviTeli Jileti amTavrebdnen am mSvenier morTulobas.
Cven erT eklesiasTan gavCerdiT. mister barkisi da pegoti erTad
Sevidnen Sig; cxeni boZs miabes, me da patara emi ki etlSi dagvtoves. me
visargeble am SemTxveviT da Cems patara megobars movexvie. vuTxari emis,
rom axla cotaxaniRa momixdeboda iarmauTSi yofna da vTxove, rac
SeiZleba meti alersianobiT mompyroboda da ar gaefuWebina Ceni im dRis
netareba Tavisi mizezianobiT. patara emis dampirda Cemi Txovnis
asrulebas da kocnis nebac ki momca.
mister barkisi da pegoti karga xans darCnen eklesiaSi; bolos isini
dabrundnen da Cven isev gzas gavudeqiT. gzaze patiosani jentlmeni
uecrad momibrunda da mkiTxa:
_ gaxsovs, ser, visi saxeli davwere me etlis kofoze?
am sityvebTan erTad man Camikra Tvali iseTi gamometyvelebiT, rasac
srulebiT ar movelodi misgan.
_ klara pegotisa, _ vupasuxe me.
_ rogora ggoniaT, vis saxels davwerdi me axla?
_ me mgonia, rom Tqven axlac klara pegotis saxels dawerdiT, _
SevniSne me.
_ klara pegoti barkisis! _ mipasuxa man da ise saSinlad
gadaixarxara, rom etli mTlad SeinZra.
mokled rom movWra, maT jvari daiweres da swored am mizniT Seiares
eklesiaSi. pegotis undoda, jvriswera rac SeiZleba Cumad momxdariyo;
pastori dasTanxmda da amitom aravin ar daswrebia am ambavs.
Cven mivediT patara sastumroSi, soflis gzaze. iq ukve gvelodnen da
Cvens misvlamde mSvenieri sadili moemzadebinaT.
SemdgomSi
xSirad
vigonebdi, ra originaluri, sasacilo da
gulubryvilo iyo es qorwili. binisas isev etlSi CavsxediT da wynarad
wamovediT saxlSi. gzaze SevyurebdiT varskvlavebiT moWedil cas da
vbaasobdiT bunebis saocrebaze. me vuxsnidi Cems Tanamgzavrebs cis
mnaTobTa moZraobas da didad gavakvirve mister barkisi Cemi codniT. igi
mismenda xmaamouReblad, didi yuradRebiT da mzad iyo, daejerebina
yvelaferi, rac ki momivida TavSi am SemTxvevaSi.
karga gviani iyo, roca navis saxlSi davbrundiT. mister da misis
barkisebi gamogveTxovnen da maSinve wavidnen TavianT binaze. maSin
pirvelad vigrZeni, rom davkarge Cemi keTili pegoti! sxva saxlSi am Rames
davwvebodi ganadgurebuli guliT, magram aq is fiqri mamSvidebda, rom
patara emisTan erT WerqveS viyavi.
mister pegotim da qamma Cemze ukeTesad icodnen, ra xdeboda Cems
gulSi da cdilobdnen, gaeqarwylebinaT Cemi dardi TavianTi gulRia
maspinZlobiT. roca vaxSami moitanes, patara emi dajda Cems gverdiT
skivrze _ pirvelad Cemi am saxlSi meore stumrobis ganmavlobaSi. es
brwyinvale daboloeba iyo mSvenieri dRisa!
meore dilas pegoti gvestumra: igi misjdomoda Cems fanjaras, da
gaRviZebisas gavifiqre _ sizmarSi xom ar momelanda guSindeli qorwilimeTqi. Cais Semdeg Cemma keTilma gadiam Tan wamiyvana, da Cven male mivediT
mis saxlTan. ra sayvareli, sufTa, patara bina iyo misi saxli!
mTeli dRiT gamoveTxove navis saxlis mcxovrebT, roca stumrad
wavedi Cems yofil gadiasTan da Ramis TviTonac ki pegotis saxlSi
davrCi, patara oTaxSi, saxuravis qveS. iq, loginis TavTan, Taroze ido
Cemi wigni niangebze. keTlma diasaxlisma gamomicxada, rom es oTaxi
CemTvis aris daniSnuli da yovelTvis erTnair wessa da rigze iqnebao.
_ Cemo TvalisCino, devi, _ miTxra man, _ sanam cocxali var da sanam
es bina Cemi iqneba, Sen yovelTvis naxav am oTaxs amgvari saxiT, TiTqos
yovel wuTSi movelode Sens mosvlas. yoveldRe davalageb mas, rogorc
valagebdi Sens uwindell sawol oTaxs. CineTSic rom mogixdes cxovreba,
maSinac Seni oTaxi mudamdRe dalagebuli iqneba!
suliT da guliT mjeroda es sityvebi, radgan vicodi Cemi keTili
gadias uzomo suyvaruli da erTguleba, da rogorc SemeZlo, madloba
gadavuxade amgvari dapirebisaTvis. Tumca ar SemiZlia vTqva, rom es
madloba Zalian mxurvale yofiliyo: yvelaferi es pegotim diliT miTxra
da am diliT ki saxlSi vbrundebodi. gavemgzavre pegotisa da barkisTan
erTad. isini metad danaRvlianebulebi gamomeTxovnen Cveni baRis
WiSkarTan. guldawyvetili, sevdiT vucqerodi mimaval etls, romelsac Tan
mihyavda Cemi Cemi pegoti da mtovebda martodmartos, Zveli Telebis
CrdilSi im saxlis win, sadac imedic ki ara mqonda, rom Sevxvdebodi
siyvaruls an megobrul dayvavebas.
am droidan sruls martoobaSi var, moklebuli yovelgvar megobrul
daxmarebas, tolebis sazogadoebas, datovebuli Cemi sakuTari, sevdiani
fiqrebis anabara.
ras ar mivcemdi, rom gavegzavneT yvelaze mkacr da sastik skolaSi!
rom eswavlebinaT rame CemTvis! magram ara, amgvari CemTvis ararsebobda.
vZuldi da vezizRebodi maT. Tu ar vcdebi, im dros mister mordstoni
materialurad gaWirvebul mdgomareobaSi iyo, magram amiT ar SeiZleba
aixsnas misi gulqva moqceva mcirewlovan obolTan. am adamians Zalian
vejavrebodi da Tavidan miSorebda, mgoni, im mizniT, rom moekla CemSi
yovelgvari imedi misi mfarvelobis Sesaxeb. man miaRwia Tavis mizans.
ar SemiZlia vTqva, rom cudad mepyrobodnen; me ar mcemdnen, SimSiliT
ar mklavdnen, magram sistematurad ar amCnevdnen Cems arsebobas. dRe dRes
misdevda, kvira kviras, Tve _ Tves, me sul isev gulcivi uyuradRebobis
msxverpli viyavi. xandaxan momdioda TavSi azri, ra moxdeboda, avad rom
gavmxdariyavi? upatronod amomZvreboda suli Cems mitovebul oTaxSi, Tu
mainc movidoda vinme Cemi tanjvis Sesamsubuqeblad?
Zalian iSviaTad maZlevdnen pegotis naxvis nebas. TviTon pegoti, Tavis
dapirebisamebr, yovel kviras modioda Cems sanaxavad da cdilobda, sadme
saxlis axlo Semxvedroda; mas yovelTvis raime saCuqari mohqonda Tan.
savsebiT mesmoda Cemi mdgomareobis sruli uimedoba da ueWvelia,
uubeduresi arseba viqnebodi, wignebSi rom ar mepova nugeSi. wignebi
Seadgendnen Cems erTaderT nugeSs da imeds, da me Tavs ar vanebebdi maT,
rogorc isini me; vkiTxulobdi kidev da kidev, aRar maxsovs, meramdened,
erTsa da imave wigns.
axla me vuaxlovdebi Cemi cxovrebis im xanas, romelic arasodes ar
wariSleba Cems xsovnaSi, sanam mexsomeba rame. es dro xSirad srulebiT
uneburad momagondeba xolme da, rogorc Ramis moCveneba, guls mixeTqavda
Cemi cxovrebis yvelaze bednier wuTebSi.
erTxel me sadRac wavedi ezodan da mivdiodi quCaSi metad mowyenili,
rogorc yovelTvis. roca kuTxeSi Sevuxvie, uecrad SevefeTe mister
mordstons, romelsac viRac jentlmeni mosdevda. srulebiT avirie am
moulodnel Sexvedraze da xmaamouRebliv mindoda gamevlo, roca uecrad
jentlmenma SemaCera da SesZaxa:
_ es Sen xar, bruqs?
_ ara, ser, me daviT koperfildi mqvia, _ vupasuxe me.
_ uars nu ambob! _ miTxra jentlmenma, _ Sen bruqsi xar, Sefildeli
bruqsi. me gicnob Sen.
am sityvebze me meti yuradRebiT Sevxede mas. raRac nacnobi momeCvena
mis sicilSi da am jentlmenSi vicani mister kvinioni, romelTanac
mivdiodi loustrofSi, mister mordstonTan erTad, roca... magram ar aris
saWiro imis mogoneba, Tu rodis iyo es.
_ ras akeTeb, bruqs? sad swavlob?
am sityvebTan erTad mister kvinionma mxarSi momavlo xeli da
Tavisken mimabruna. ar vicodi, ra mepasuxa, da mister mordstons Sevxede.
_ es axla saxlSia, usaqmod daeTreva da daexeteba, _ uTxra Cemma
maminacvalma, _ skolaSi aRar ivlis. swori giTxraT, TviTonac ar vici, ra
vuyo.
_ hm! _ Caaxvela mister kvinionma da orives Semogvxeda. _ mSvenieri
daria.
xangrZlivi siCume Camovarda. vcdilobdi, gameTavisuflebina Cemi mxari
am jentlmenis xelidan, rom Cems gzas gavdgomodi.
_ Sen, mgonia, sakmarisad moxerxebuli biWi xar! _ miTxra kvinionma. _
ara, bruqs, ha?
_ diax, uWkuo ar aris, _ Tqva mister mordstonma mouTmenlobiT, _
gauSviT, wavides Tavisi gziT. darwmunebuli iyaviT, madlobas ar getyviT
am SeCerebisaTvis.
mister kvinionma xeli gauSva Cems mxars da saCqarod wavedi saxlSi.
roca baRCasTan SevCerdi, davinaxe, rom mister mordstoni uaxlovdeboda
sasaflaos da Tan Tavis Tanamgzavrs emusaifeboda. erTi wuTiT isini
SeCerdnen da me Semomxedes; araviTari eWvi ar iyo, rom imaTi saubris
sagani me viyavi.
am jerze mister kvinionma Cvensas gaaTia rame. meore dRes, diliT,
sauzmis Semdeg, roca sufridan avdeqi da baRSi gasvla davapire, mister
mordstonma oTaxSi darCena mibrZana.
_ daviT, _ miTxra mister mordstonma, _ am wuTisofelSi ymawvili
kaci unda moqmedebdes da ara usaqmurobasa da mowyenilobaSi atarebdes
dros. ymawvili amgvari xasiaTiT mudmivs meTvalyureobasa da radikalur
gamosworebas Txoulobs yvelaferSi. amgvari ymawvili unda daumoCilo
mSromeli wuTisoflis yvela pirobas, aRmofxvra masSi Zirianad
yovelgvari uswormasworoba, gardatexo igi, gardaqmna. Sen, ueWvelia, ukve
ici, daviT, rom me mdidari adamiani ara var. yovel SemTxvevaSi, Sen axla
ici es. aqamdis Cven vcdilobdiT, mogveca SenTvis saTanado ganaTleba, da
Sen ukve moaswari SegeZina aucilebeli. Semdegi ganaTleba Zviri Rirs da
me ar SemiZlia Seni Senaxva skolaSi. Tumca, mdidaric rom viyo, maSinac
ar daviwyebdi fulis flangvas Sens Sesanaxad pansionSi, radganac, Cemi
Rrma rwmeniT, saskolo ganaTleba saTanado sargeblobas ar mogitans.
Seni momavali garkveulia, _ unda SeebrZolo am qveyanas da, rac ufro
male daiwyeb am brZolas, miT ukeTesia.
momeCvena, TiTqos Cemi brZola cxovrebasTan ukve daiwyo patara
masStabiT.
_ xom ara gagigia-ra Cvengan erTi savaWro dawesebulebis Sesaxeb? _
mkiTxa mister mordstonma.
_ romelis, ser?
_ savaWro dawesebueba mordstonisa da grinbisa, meRvineobis dargSi.
axla Sen unda icode, rom mister kvinioni ganagebs am dawesebulebis
kantoras.
Cumad Sevxede kantoris gamges, cnobismoyvareobiT igi fanjaraSi
iyureboda.
_ mister kvinioni marwmunebs, rom masTan SeiZleba gamoCndes raime
samuSao Seni wlovanebis biWisTvis. ratom ar unda Sexvide Sen mister
kvinionis kantoraSi.
_ ah, mordston! nuTu Tqven sxva araviTar perspeqtivas ara xedavT
misTvis? _ SeniSna xmadabla mister kvinionma da Cems maminacvals mimarTa.
mister mordstonma yuri ar aTxova mis sityvebs, igi SeinZra mrisxaned
da ganagrZo:
_ amgvarad, daviT, Sen unda Sexvide, garkveuli pirobebiT, sxva
biWebTan erTad, kantoraSi. pirobebi xelsayrelia: gaWmeven, gasmeven da,
amas garda, jibis fulic geqneba. Seni binis Sesaxeb ukve aris micemuli
gankarguleba. rac Seexeba Sens sacvlebs...
_ es ki Cemi gankargulebisagan iqneba damokidebuli, _ gaawyvetina mis
mordstonma.
_ sacvlebi da sazogadod mTeli tanisamosi SenTvis winaswar
damzadebuli iqneba Cemi sakuTari xarjiT, _ ganagrZo mister mmordstonma,
_ radgan imedi ar gvaqvs, rom Sen saSualeba geqneba Seni sakuTari xarjiT
Caicva da daixuro. maS momismine, daviT, Sen midixar londonSi, mister
kvinionTan erTad da iwyeb erTgvarad damoukidebel cxovrebas.
_ erTi sityviT, _ SeniSna dam, _ Cven adgilze mogawyeT da axla
icxovre, rogorc ginda.
mSvenivrad mesmoda, rom mTeli es gegmas Cems Tavidan mosaSoreblad
iyo mogonili, magram danamdvilebiT aRar maxsovs, _ mewyina Tu gamixarda
maSin es ambavi. mgonia, CemTvis sul erTi iyo, darCenaca da wasvlac.
droca ara mqonda fiqrisaTvis; mister kvinioni meore dilas midioda
londonSi.
Semdegi dilac gaTenda. Cemi samgzavro momzadeba metad ubralo iyo.
da-Zmam damasaCuqra TeTri, naTrevi, Savi movlebuli qudiT, Savi kurtakiT
da TeTri tilos SarvliT, romliTac, mis mordstnis gankargulebis
Tanaxmad, unda Sevdgomodi saSiS brZolas cxovrebasTan. mTeli Cemi
qoneba Caetia momcro CemodanSi, da me Cavjeqi furgonSi, romelsac mister
kvinioni unda mieyvana iarmauTSi, londonis diliJansamde.
Cveni saxli da soflis eklesia TandaTan qreba Cemi TvalTaxedvidan.
sxvadasxva sagnebma dafares blonderstonis sasaflao da Cemi mSoblebis
samare. Cems Tavze carieli caa.
Tavi meTerTmete
damoukidebeli cxovreba
savaWro saxli `mordstoni da hrinbi~ mdebareobda temzis marcxena
napirze, blekfaieris ubanSi. es iyo Zveli, naxevrad dangreuli Senoba.
TviT temzis piras, sadac patara xis navsadguri iyo. zRvis moqcevis dros
igi wyalSi imaleboda da ukuqcevis dros ki talaxSi idga. virTxebi
yoveli mxridan morbodnen aq koncerytis gasamarTavad. miwis piras
mdebare oTaxebi, savse ukuneTis WvartliTa da axali WuWyiT, dabrecili
kibeebi, Cangreuli iataki, SexuTuli sardafebi, sinotive, obi, Wvartli, _
ai sagnebi, romlebic jer kidev cocxloben Cems mexsierebaSi, mraval
warsul welTa miuxedavad.
am savaWro saxlis mTavar operacias Seadgenda Rvinisa da aryis
miwodeba im gemebisaTvis, romelnic ramdenadac maxsovs, indoeTSi
dadiodnen. am miznisTvis aq yovel dRe asobiT mohqondaT carieli
boTlebi. es boTlebi unda gamogverecxa, gagvevlo, gagveSro, Cagvesxa,
dagvecva, dagvebeWda da zedac iarliyi dagvekra. es samuSao me Camabares.
Cemianad oTxi biWi iyo. me unda memuSava uzarmazari oTaxis kuTxeSi
mister kvinionis meTvalyureobiT, romelic Tvalyurs madevnebda Tavisi
adgilidan kantoraSi. ufros biWs daavales aexsna CemTvis dawvrilebiT
Cemi xeloba. misi saxeli iyo mik uoker; gaqonili winsafari da TeTri CaCi
Tavze _ misi Cacmulobis gansakuTrebuli kuTvnileba iyo. man meore biWi
gamacno, Tavisi amxanagi, romelsac dawesebulebaSi ucnaur saxels _
`kartofilas~ eZaxdnen. me gavige Semdeg, rom am ymawvils es saxeli
daerqva ferwasuli saxis gamo, romelic marTlac kartofilis fqvils
waagavda. kartofilas mama orgvar movaleobas asrulebda: dRisiT menave
iyo, ramiT ki _ melampe sataxto qalaqis erT-erT TeatrSi, sadac misi
qaliSvili Winkebis rols asrulebda pantomimis warmodgenebSi.
kedlis saaTma pirvelis naxevari dahkra. mister kvinioni adga Tavisi
adgilidan da damiZaxa. mis win Suaxnis vaJkaci idga, sqeli da mouxeSavi.
uSvelebeli Tavi mTlad motvlepili hqonda da kvercxiviT uprialebda.
Cemsken moqceuli saxe, farTo da daTenTili, TiTqos keTilad
gamoiyureboda. muqi yavisferi serTuki da sarvali sakmarisad naxmari
Canda, magram miT ufro efeqturad mouCanda perangis gaxamebuli sayelo.
_ ai swored es aris, _ Tqva mister kvinionma da Cemze miuTiTa.
_ maS, ise gamodis, rom me maqvs pativi daviT koferfildis naxvisa, _
Tqva ucnobma mowyale kiloTi, _ rogor grZnobT Tavs, master koperfild?
me vupasuxe, rom kargad var-meTqi, da imedi gamovTqvi, rom isic
janmrTelad aris. namdvilad, Zlivs videqi fexze daRlilobisagan, magram
im dros xasiaTad ar mqonda Civili Cems ubedur mdgomareobaze.
_ me miviRe werili mister mordstonisagan, romelSic igi gamoTqvams
survils Cems saxlSi, rogorc mdgmuri. es, rasakvirvelia, didi pativia
CemTvis. Cems saxlSi, dasavleTis mxares, marTlac aris patara oTaxi,
romelic gamodgeba TqvenTvis sawol oTaxad. didad moxaruli var, rom
bedniereba maqvs Tais gacnobisa, master koperfild, _ daamTavra moRimare
jentlmenma.
_ es mister mikoberia, _ miTxra mister kvinionma.
_ xom ara gnebavT Cemi saxlis misamarTi? _ miTxra mister mikoberma, _
igi sitis gzazea, vinZoris terasaze; me meqneba siamovneba piradad
gamogiaroT saRamos, da Tqven, imedia, nebas miboZebT, giCvenoT uaxloesi
gza Tqveni axali binisaken. bednierad darCenas gisurvebT, mister kvinion.
mets ver gavbedav Tqvens Sewuxebas Cemi aq yofniT.
man daixura qudi, daiqnia joxi da gavida kantoridan raRac mxiaruli
simReris RiRiniT.
saRamos daniSnuls droze movida mister mikoberi. davibane xel-piri,
rom warvdgenodi Cems axal maspinZels, da megobrulad wavediT Cveni
saxlisken, rogorc me, albaT, momixdeba vuwodo am saxls dReis Semdeg.
gzaSi mister mikoberi misaxelebda im quCebisa da Sesaxvevebis saxelebs,
romelzedac gvixdeboda gavla, da cdilobda, damexsomebina isini, raTa
ufro advili yofiliyo CemTvis meore dRes samsaxurSi misvla.
saxli vinZoris terasaze yovelnairad uSno da maxinji iyo, magram
imgvarive pretenziebiT jentlmenur komfortze, rogoric aSkarad Canda
mis patronSi. mister mikoberma gamacno Cavisi meuRle, maRali da gamxdari
ledi, ukve Sors gadacilebuli pirvel siymawviles. misis mikobers xelSi
bavSvi eWira, erTi mis mis tyupisTagani, rogorc maSinve miTxres.
iyo kidev ori sxva bavSvi, romelnic am meuRleebs ekuTvnodnen _
master mikoberi oTxi wlisa da mis mikoberi _ samisa. Sinamosamsaxured
hyavdaT erTi axalgazrda dedakaci, ubeduri CveulebiT, _ igi yovel
sityvaze fxakurobda. me momiCines pawawina oTaxi sxvenze, ubadruki
avejiT, magram mSvenivrad SeRebili cisferi saRebaviT. misis mikoberma,
bavSviT xelSi, TviTon ikisra Cemi moTavseba am sadgomSi.
_ Tqven ver warmoidgenT, ymawvilo, rogor SeiZleba gamoicvalos
garemoeba adamianis cxovrebaSi, _ miTxra misis mikoberma, roca erTad
avdiodiT sxvenze. _ gaTxovebamde, roca dedasTan da mamasTan vcxovrobdi,
verasodes warmovidgendi, rom odesme mdgmurebis ayvana momixdeboda,
magram es ramdenime xania, Cemi qmari gaWirvebuls mdgomareobaSi imyofeba.
mZime dro dagvidga, ymawvilo, mZime!
ver vityvi danamdvilebiT, misgan gavige Tu sxvisgan, rom odesRac
mister mikoberi flotSi msaxurobda, oRond Cems TavSi SemuSavda mtkice
warmodgena, rom uwin igi sazRvao oficeri iyo, amJamad ki asrulebda
sxvadasxva savaWro saxlebis davalebebs, Tumca verasodes da veravisgan
gavige, raSi mdgomareobda es davalebani, romelTac mister mikobers
andobdnen.
_ Tu movaleebi ar daacdian, _ ganagrZobda misis mikoberi, _ Sedegi
maTTvisave iqneba saziano. rac moxdeba _ moxdes. rac ufro male moxdeba
_ miT ukeTesi! qvas sisxls ver gamoaden; movales ver gamoswurav fuls,
Tu misi qisa carielia. mister mikobers imdeni fulic ki ara aqvs, rom
dafaros sasamarTlos xarjebi.
diasaxlisis amgvarma gulaxdilobam, romelic Cemis mxriv arafriT ar
iyo gamowveuli, erTgavard gamaoca, da pirvelad ise meCvena, TiTqos mas
meti xnisa vegone, vidre viyavi. magram saqmis viTareba, rogorc gamoirkva,
gacilebiT ufro martivi iyo: sabralo misis mikoberi ise iyo Sewuxebuli,
rom mzad iyo Tavisi dardi yvelasaTvis SeeCivla, Tugind Tavisi, jer
umecari tyupebisaTvis, Tu mis axlos ar iyo sxva msmeneli.
Semosavali karis Suaguls amSvenebda liTonis dafa, romelzedac
ewera: `saswavlo dawseesebuleba misis mikoberisa ymawvil qalTaTvis~.
magram arasodes arc erTi ymawvili qali ar yofila misis mikoberis
pansionSi. saerTod arasodes ar SeminiSnavs masTan mdedrobiTi sqesis
arsebani da arc arasodes SemimCnevia raime mzadeba romelime ymawvili
qalis misaRebad. erTaderTi momsvlelebi, romlebic minaxavs maT saxlSi,
mevaleni iyvnen. isini modiodnen yovel saaTSi da male davrwmundi, rom
zogi maTgani araCveulebriv cxare xasiaTis jentlmeni iyo.
moxdeboda xolme, rom maTi gaSmagebuli yvirilis gamo mister
mikoberi sasowarkveTilebamde midioda, da erTxel kinaRam yeli gamoeWra
samarTebliT, rogorc misi meuRlisagan gavige. sabednierod, amgvari
sasowarkveTileba metad xanmokle iyo; rogorc ki gavidoda saxlidan
mousvenari mevale, mister mikoberi mzrunveli xeliT iwmendda Ceqmebs da
Semdeg mxiaruli saxiTa da RiRiniT gadioda saxlidan. aseTive uzrunveli
iyo misis mikoberi. erTxel, roca movida cnoba, rom sasamarTlos
dadgenilebiT maTi qoneba unda aeweraT, misis mikobers guli wauvida da
srulebiT CamoeSala Tma, magram imave saRamos, buxarTan, igi mSvenier
gunebaze iyo da Seeqceoda xbos xorcis katletebs. am saRamos gavige
misgan mravali saintereso ambavi imis Sesaxeb, Tu rigor cxovrobda winaT
misi mamilo da dedilo, rogor qeifobdnen da vin hyavdaT stumrebad.
Cemi Tavis anabara darCenils, bavSvuris uzrunvelyobiT mimyavda Cemi
saqmeebi. xSirad, roca diliT mivdiodi `mordstonisa da grinbis~
dawesebulebaSi, ver vuZlebdi saSaqarlamos fanjaraSi gamodgmuli
tkbileulobis cdunebas da sadilis fuliT vyidulobdi raime gamxmar
tkbil kvers. im dRes, usadilod darCenili, iolad mivdiodi erTi
funTuSiT an pudingis naWriT. magram, Tu saSaqarlamos cdunebas
gavuZlebdi xolme, maSin viRebdi sadils Zveli, WuWyiani duqnidan,
saxelwodebiT `lurji lomi~, romelic Cveni kantoris pirdapir iyo. maSin
CemTvis mohqondaT bivSteqsi oTx pensad, didi naWeri yveli da mTeli
pitna ludi sam pensad.
Cven Caisac vsvamdiT, risTvisac naxevari saaTi dro gveZleoda. roca
jibeSi sakmao fuli mqonda, maSin vukveTavdi yavas rZiT da buterbrodiT,
magram Tu fuli ar mqonda, maSin quCaSi davexetebodi, an konvert-gartenis
bazarze
vtkbebodi
forToxlebis
cqeriT,
an
nerwyvs
vylapavdi
tkbileulobis danaxvaze.
roca axla yvela am wvrilmans vigoneb, srulebiTac ara maqvs azrad
gavazviado imdrondeli Cemi mZime mdgomareoba. Tu mister kvinioni muyaiTi
samsaxurisaTvis met Silings maZlevda wasaxaliseblad, imwamsve vxarjavdi
am fuls an sadilze, an Caize. vmuSaobdi adriani dilidan SuaRamemde
gafuWebuli da uzneo biWebis sazogadoebaSi, Tavisufal dros ki umiznod
davexetebodi quCaSi. ar vici, rogor ar gavxdi an jibgiri an mawanwala.
Cemi mdgomareoba `mordstonisa da grinbis~ dawesebulebaSi TandaTan
ganmtkicda. miuxedavad mister kvinionis Tavqarianobisa, me mainc ufro
zrdilobianad meqceoda, vidre sxvebs. saWirod ar vTvlidi imis axsnas,
Tu ra garemoebaTa mizeziT movxvdi am kantoraSi, da arc sityviT, arc
saqmiT ar gamomiTqvams ukmayofileba Cemi adgilis gamo, Cumad da
usityvod vitanjebodi. Cemi amxanagebis sazogadoebaSi vcdilobdi,
mxiaruli saxe mimeRo da muyaiTad vasrulebdi Cem saqmes. yvelasTan
Tanasworad vmuSaobdi da male gaviwafe Cems xelobaSi. miuxedavad imisa,
rom amxanagebTan mopyrobaSi sul ubralo viyavi, mainc, rogorca Cans, Cems
qcevaSi iyo raRac gansakuTrebuli, biWebi da didi muSebi patara
jentlmens an sufoklidan gamosuls meZaxdnen. am sazogadoebaSic momixda
ramdenjerme meambna Cemi gmirebis fantastikuri Tavgadasavali, da Cemma
TxrobiTma niWma gakvirveba gamoiwvia WuWyiani kantoris gulubryvilo
msmenelebSi. erT maTgani, vinme gregori, romelic gasagzavnad amzadebda
saqonels, did pativs mcemda; meore biWi, vinme tino, Sikriki, romelic
irTveboda alisferi kurtakiT, Cems megobrobasac ki lamobda da ubralod
daviTs meZaxda. yvela es warmatebis niSani aRSfoTebda `kartofilas~,
magram mik uokerma male Caagdo gonebaSi.
mister mikoberis awewili saqmeebi erTgvarad xels uwyobda Cemi
sulieri simSvidis darRvevas. martoxela mwiri am sataxto qalaqSi
gulwrfelad SeveTvise am ojaxs da xSirad, quCaSi xetialis dros,
vigonebdi saxsars, rom gaWirvebuli mdgomareobidan gamomeyvana es ojaxi.
maTi valebi Cem SabaTis saRamoebsac ki miwamlavdnen. roca me, eqvsi an
Svidi SilingiT jibeSi, mSvenier gunebaze vbrundebodi saxlSi da Tan
yvela maRaziasa da duqanSi vixedebodi da vangariSobdi, ramdeni Zvirfasi
ram SemeZlo meyida am fuliT swored maSin daiwyebda misis mikoberi Tavis
dausrulebel maslaaTs Sinaur awewil-dawewil garemoebaTa Sesaxeb. kvira
dilasac es ambavi iyo, roca me Cems ubralo sauzmes vamzadebdi.
miuxedavad Cveni wlovanebis aseTi TvalsaCino gansxvavebisa, Cven
Soris ucnauri megobroba damyarda. erTnairi garemoebani bunabrivad xels
uwyobdnen Cvens daaxloebas. miuxedavad amisa, mainc arasodes viRebdi
monawileobas maTs ojaxur sadilebSi, radgan vicodi, rom isini mudam
mwyralad iyvnen mepuresTan da yasabTan da amis gamo xSirad did SimSils
ganicdidnen.
dadga, bolos, dro, roca misis mikoberma Tavisi uzomo ndoba
maRirsa. Cvens Soris daaxloebiT amgvari laparaki Camovarda:
_ mister koperfild! _ miTxra misis mikoberma. _ didi xania, rac
gicqeriT, rogorc axlobels da, maSasadame, SemiZlia saidumlod
gamogicxadoT,
rom
mister
mikoberis
gaWirvebulma
mdgomareobam
ukiduresobas miaRwia.
amgvarma cnobam mtkivneuli STabeWdileba moaxdina Cemze da
gulwrfeli TanagrZnobiT Sevxede misis mikoberis namtiralev Tvalebs.
Cems jibeSi amjerze ori Tu sami Silingi iyo (saidanac SeiZleba is
davaskvnaT, rom es baasi oTxSabaTs saRamos moxda), da me saCqarod
amoviRe es fuli, rom misis mikoberisaTvis mimerTmia. magram am ledim
uari Tqva Cems winadadebaze, dedobrivi siyvaruliT makoca da isev ukan,
Tavis alagas Camadebina Cemi Silingebi.
_ ara, Cemo kargo master koperfild! _ miTxra misis mikoberma. _
srulebiT ar vfiqrobdi magaze. Tqven, Cemo megobaro, sxvafriv SegiZliaT
damexmaroT, da swored es daxmareba minda gTxovoT.
_ mibrZaneT, qalbatono! yvelafrisaTvis mzad gaxlavar!
_ ai, saqme raSia, Cemo kargo: Cemi sakuTari xeliT waviRe, sadac jer
ars, eqvsi Cais kovzi, ori samarile, Saqris maSa da yvela amisaTvis miviRe
Tavis dros fuli Sinauri xarjebisaTvis. saxlSi kidev gvaqvs zogierTi
nivTi, uromlisodac Zalian advilad gavZlebT; magram mister mikoberi,
Tavis grZnobaTa metismeti sifaqizis gamo, arasodes ar gabedavs am
nivTebis gayidvas. kliketas Txovna amis Sesaxeb, Tqven dameTanxmebiT,
uxerxulia, radgan am SemTxvevaSi erTgvar damokidebulebaSi viqnebi Cemive
sakuTari moaxlisagan. maS axla gesmiT, Zvirfaso master koperfild, ra
megobrul damxmarebasac moveli me Tqvengan?
mivxvdi misis mikoberis survils da vTxove, movexmarne, rogorc
nebavda. imave saRamos daviwye gatana saxlidan zogierTi msubuqi
nivTebisa, da am droidan TiTqmis yovel diliT vmogzaurobdi amgvari
davalebebiT, sanam `mordstonsa da grinbis~ dawesebulebaSi wavidodi.
mister mikobers ramdenime wigni hqonda patara Taroze da moswonda,
roca amas Tavis biblioTekas eZaxda. swored am wignebidan daviwyeT.
mimqonda es wignebi uaxloes antikvarTan, romelic wignebiT vaWrobda.
mevaxSis duqanSic male gamicnes. mevaxSe naswavli da dinji kaci iyo.
roca igi motanil nivTebs afasebda, imave dros laTinur gramatikaSi da
saxelTa brunvasa da usworo zmnaTa kankledobaSi mwvrTnida..
amgvari davalebis asrulebis Semdeg misis mikoberi Tavis Tavis
aucilebel movaleobad sTvlida patara qeifi gaemarTa. da maxsovs,
rogori madiT Seeqceoda damSeuli ojaxi gemriel saWmelebs.
gamoilia
bolos
es
damxmare
resursebic.
mister
mikoberis
gaWirvebuli mdgomareoba TandaTan izrdeboda da, bolos krizisi dadga:
erT ubedur dilas mister mikoberi, mTavrobis gankargulebiT, waiyvanes
sxvagan, saxelmwifo savalo cixeSi. roca igi gadioda saxlidan, mwuxare
saxiT miTxra, rom dRes ganipoba miwa da mSTanTqavso. magram, sabednierod,
rogorc Semdeg gavige, mister mikoberma, roca ki miaRwia sabediswero
saxls, maSinve gaicno axali amxanagebi da sadilobamdis ukve moaswro
eTamaSa maTTan ramdenime partia biliardi.
misi datusaRebis pirvel kvira dRes wavedi mister mikoberis
sanaxavad mis axal binaze. mister mikoberi, romelic, rogorca Canda,
mimeloda, metad sevdian gunebaze iyo. Cven movitireT da semdeg SevediT
oTaxSi, romelic mieCniaT misTvis mexuTe sarTulze. maxsovs, rogor
damafica man, rom gakveTilad gamomeyenebina misi es ubedureba, da
mirCevda umTavresi yuradReba mimeqcia arsebobis Semdegi aqsiomisTvis: `Tu
adamiani, romelsac wliuri Semosavali oci girvanqa aqvs, xarjavs
cxramet girvanqas da cxramet Silingaxevars, igi, ueWvelia, bednieri
iqneba, magram, Tu igive adamiani daxarjavs ocdaerT girvanqavs, maSin saqme
wasulia, _ igi cixes ver ascdeba~. am sentenciis damTavrebis Semdeg,
mister mikoberi mesesxa erT Silings erTi boTli porterisaTvis,
xelweriliT misi mikoberis saxelze, cxvirsaxociT moiwminda cremlebi
da imwamsve gamxiarulda.
_ axla ai ra, master koperfild, _ miTxra mister mikoberma, _
gaisarjeT da airbineT Cemo sarTulSi, meSvide nomerSi, sadac kapitani
hopkinsi cxovrobs. moikiTxeT Cems magivrad kapitani, gaecaniT, rogorc
Cemi axalgazrda megobari, dana-Cangali sTxoveT.
marTlac, kapitans ar uTqvams uari. mis pawawina oTaxSi davinaxe
WuWyiani ledi da ori gamxdari gogona, misi qaliSvilebi, gawewili
TmebiT. kidev kargi, rom dana-Canglis saTxovnelad gamomgzavnes, Torem,
ueWvelia, savarcxlis Txoveba ar SeeZlo kapitan hopkinss.
ar vici, rogor moxda da visi saSualebiT, oRond ojaxuri garemoebis
gamosasworeblad male binis avejic gaiyida. igi me ar gamiyidia, da
aqamdis ar vici, vis miando misis mikoberma es misia. ase iyo Tu ise, aveji
gayides da gaitanes saxlidan furgoniT, garda loginisa, eqvsi skamisa da
erTi samzareulos magidisa, am nivTebiT Cven yvelani, ese igi misis
mikoberi, bavSvebi, kliketa da me, gadavediT vinZoris terasaze
dacarielebuli saxlis or oTaxSi. ar maxsovs, radeni xani vicxovreT
amgvarad, mgonia _ Zalian didi xani. bolos, misis mikoberma gadawyvita
cixeSi gadasaxleba, Tavis meuRlesTan SesaerTeblad, romelmac axla
calke oTaxi miiRo Tavisi ojaxisaTvis. davkete dacarielebuli saxli da
misi gasaRebi Cavabare mis ubedur patrons. bavSvebis loginebi, garda
Cemisa, savalo cixeSi gadaitanes. CemTvis qalaqis erT-erT ubanSi daiWires
pawawina sakuWnao saxlis sxvenze.
am dros isev `mordstonisa da einbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi vmuSaobdi. aq
isev is amxanagebi, igive cxovreba da igive sagnebi mertya gars.
sabednierod, aravisTan ar damiWiria axlo kavSiri da Cemi TavisTvis ar
mimicia neba, gulaxdfili da megobruli baasi damewyo ymawvilTan,
romelnic iq iyvnen. erTaderTi cvlileba Cems cxovrebaSi is iyo, rom jer
erTi, sakmarisad usufTao gavxdi da Cveulebebic gamomecvala, da meorec
isa, rom, Cemi megobrrebis cixeSi gadasaxlebis Semdeg, gavTavisufldi Cemi
mZime da usiamovno movaleobisagan maTi bedis mowyobis Sesaxeb. gamoCndnen
naTesavebi, romelTac miiRes monawileoba maTs mdgomareobaSi, da amis
gamo mikoberebi moewyvnen savalo cixeSi, gacilebiT ufro meti
komfortiT, vidre TavianT sakuTar saxlSi, vinZoris terasaze. axla
maTTan erTad vsauzmobdi yoveldRe, raRac pirobis Tanaxmad, romelic
axla aRar maxsovs.
saRamoobiT isev aucileblad cixeSi mivdiodi da Tan vaxldi mister
mikobers seirnobis dros, an misis mikoberrs kazinos veTamaSebodi, ar
vici, oRond `mordstonisa da grinbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi aravis
velaparakebodi Ce pirad saqmeebze.
imis gamo, rom mister mikobers saqmeebi sruliad awewili hqnda,
mTeli Tavisi sicocxle unda mjdariyo saxelmwifo savalo cixeSi, da es,
ueWvelia, asec iqneboda, misi farTo, wminda jentlmenuri buneba rom ar
aRSfoTebiliyo im azriT, rom mas mTeli mTeli sicocxle mouxdeboda am
mosawyen oTx kedels Sua yofna! misis mikoberi ver SeeCvia WuWyian
jentlmenebisa da ledebis vulgarul sazogadoebas. ase Tu ise, saWiro
iyo cixidan Tavis daRweva, sufTa haerze gasvla da Sesvla cxovrebis
axal sferoSi. mas Semdeg, rac mravaljer scades eTxovnaT Tavisi
megobrebisa da naTesavebisaTvis `uaxloesi vadiT~ Tanxa, mkacri
mevaleebis dasakmayofileblad, mister mikoberma sabolood gadawyvita _
gamoecxadebina Tavi `gakotrebul movaled~ da amis gamo Seitana
sasamarTloSi saTanado gancxadeba. misis mikoberma Sematyobina, rom am
SemTxvevaSi misi meuRle moqmedebda naTesavebis CagonebiT. sasamarTlos
gadawyvetileba eqvsi kviris ukan unda gamocxadebuliyo. komerciul
dadgenilebaTa kodeqsis Tanaxmad, `gakotrebuli movale~ Tavisufldeboda
cixidan.
Tavi meTormete
didi gadawyvetileba
momavali sikeTis molodinSi mister mikoberma gadawyvita, didi saqmiT
aRniSna cixeSi yofna. cixis SenobaSi seirnobis dros man SeniSna, rom
tusaRebis mdgomareoba metad mZime iyo. amis gamo mister mikobers azrad
mouvida Txovnis Sedgena parlamentSi warsadgenad, romelsac, misi azriT,
mniSvnelovani cvlilebani unda moexdina savalo cixis wesebsa da
dadgenilebebSi.
cixeSi iyo klubi, sadac mister mikoberi, rogorc namdvili
jentlmeni, didi avtoritetiT sargeblobda. am Txovnis idea mister
mikoberma Seatyobina klubs. klubis wevrebma erTxmad miiRes misi azri.
amis Semdeg mister mikoberma erTxmad mohkida xeli saqmes im saocari
gulmodginebiT, romelsac igi sazogadod iCenda yvela im SemTxvevaSi,
roca saqme TviTon mas ar Seexeboda. mister mikoberma gaatara ramdenime
Rame kalmiT xelSi; igi xazavda, werda, Slida, fxekda da, bolos
srulebiT kmayofili darCa Tavisi nawarmoebiT. roca man gadaaTeTra es
saparlamento Txovna uSvelebel qaRaldze da gaSala magidaze, Seatyobina
klubs, rom yvela misi wevri Sekrebiliyo daniSnul dros mis oTxSi, am
dokumentze xelis mosawerad.
me piradad vicnobdi TiTqmis yvela am jentlmens, iseve, rogorc isini
micnobdnen me, magram mainc Zalian mainteresebda es ambavi da aucileblad
mindoda
davswrebodi
am
ceremonias.
`mordstonisa
da
grinbis~
dawesebulebas vTxove, gaveSvi ramdenime saaTiT da droze mivedi cixeSi.
ceremonia imiT daiwyo, rom pirveli mobrZanda Cemi Zveli megobari
kapitani hopkinsi. am RirSesaniSnav SemTxvevisaTvis mas xel-piric ki
daebana. mister mikoberi, gulze xeldakrefili, magidasTan dadga. kapitani
hopkinsi, rogorc klubis ufrosi wevri, moemzada am dokumentis
wasakiTxad yvelasaTvis, vinc ki jer ar icnobda mis Sinaarss. kari gaiRo,
da cixis mosaxleobam, grZlad Camwkrivebulma, daiwyo msvleloba.
adgilis uqonlobis gamo, bevrni derefanSi idgnen da TavianT jers
elodnen. yoveli wevri Semodioda, xels awerda da gadioda. yovel wevrs
Tavis jerze kapitani hopkinsi hkiTxavda:
_ wagikiTxavT Txovna?
_ ara.
_ maS xom ara gnebavT, rom wagikiTxoT?
da Tu wevri gamoTqvamda mosmenis mcireoden survils, kapitani
hopkinsi kiTxvas iwyebda garkveviT, mkafiod, boxi xmiT, ise, rom
dokumentis yoveli sityva cxadad aRbeWdiliyo msmenelis TavSi. kapitani
hopkinsi mzad iyo ociaTasjer waekiTxa es dokumenti, oRond ki amden
adamians
gamoeTqva
mosmenis
survili.
gansakuTrebuli
efeqtiT
warmoTqvamda igi, ramdenadac maxsovs, daaxloebiT amgvar winadadebebs:
`uzenaesi
sakanonmdeblo
dawesebulebis
saxalxo
warmomadgenelni~,
`ubeduri qveSevrdomni sami SeerTebuli samefosi~ da sxva. yvela amgvari
sityva gansakuTrebuls, sakvirvelad gemriel gemos iRebda mkiTxvelis
pirSi. mister mikoberi ismenda avtoris siamayiT da lmobieris cqeriT
gahyurebda fanjaraSi cixis wvetian kedlebs.
didxans vseirnobdi im saRamos londonis bnel quCebSi da xalxis
brbos Sexvedraze mananeboda, rom aravis maTgans ar eRirsa kapitan
hopkinsis mosmena.
daniSnul dros saxelmwifo sasamarTlom ganixila mister mikoberis
Txovna da, Cemda uaRres sasixarulod, daadgina gaeTavisuflebina cixidan
es jentlmeni. sxdomas, rasakvirvelia, mister mikoberic daeswro.
yvelaferi bednierad gaTavda da mevaleebs, rogorc misis mikoberma
miTxra,
ar
gamouCeniaT
raime
gansakuTrebuli
siZulvili
misi
meuRlisadmi.
sxdomis Semdeg mister mikoberi, saboloo ganTavisuflebis win,
savalo cixeSi unda dabrunebuliyo. klubma aRtacebiT miiRo igi da im
saRamosve mis pativsacemad kreba daniSna. misis mikoberma, Tavisi ojaxis
wevrebiT garSemoxveulma, ubrZana moetanaT bufetidan erTi ulufa
Semwvari xbos xorci da erTi boTli eli. am vaxSamSi mec miviRe
monawileoba.
_ me da Tqven saukeTesod unda vidResaswauloT es dRe, master
koperfild! _ miTxra misis mikoberma. _ da kidev TiTo Wiqa davlioT, Cemi
dedisa da mamis xsovnisaTvis.
visargeble am SemTxveviT gulaxdili saubrisTvis da vkiTxe:
_ neba miboZeT, qalbatono, gkiTxoT: ras apirebs mister mikoberi
axla, roca damTavrda misi gaWirvebuli mdgomareoba da Tavisufleba
miiRo? gadawyvita Tu ara raime?
_ Cemi ojaxis wevrebi, _ mipasuxa misis mikoberma (am sityvebs igi
mudam didebuli siamayiT warmoTqvamda xolme, Tumca verasgziT ver gavige,
visa gulisxmobda am tituliT), _ Cemi ojaxis wevrebi im azrs adganan,
rom mister mikoberma Tavi unda daanebos londons da asparezi Tavisi
niWisTvis romelime provinciaSi ipovos. mister mikoberi didi niWis
patronia, master koperfild! _ o rasakvirvelia! _ vupasuxe me.
_ Cemi ojaxis wevrebi srulebiT safuZvlianad fiqroben, rom
jentlmens misi niWiT SeuZlia Tavisi kariera sabaJo samsaxuriT moawyos.
amitom aqedan gamosvlis Semdeg igi, Cemi ojaxis saerTo survilis
dasakmayofileblad, maSinve unda moemzados samgzavrod da plimutSi
gadasaxldes.
me SeveCvie mikoberebs da srulebiT SeveTvise maT azrovnebasa da
survilebs. maTi wasvlis Semdeg erTxel kidev gamomecvala bina, momanaxa
axali xalxi da samudamod CavxSuliyavi am atmosferoSi. am fiqrebma isev
gamiaxles guk\listkivili; isev Semrcxva Cemi Tavisa da bolos im
daskvnamde mivedi, rom amgvari cxovreba CemTvis SeuZlebeli iyo.
vin gamaTavisuflebda am garemoebidan? aravin! cxadad vxedavdi amas
da vicodi, rom xsna mxolod Cenganve SeiZleboda mosuliyo. arasodes ada
araferi ar gamigia Cemi maminacvlisa da mis mordstonis Sesaxeb. mxolod
orjer Tu samjer miviRe blonderstonidan amanaTi dakerebuli sacvlebiT
da masTan Cem saxelze iyo baraTi, sadac ewera, rom jem mordstoni
mtkiced darwmunebulia, rom daviT koperfildi gulmodgined asrulebs
Tavis saqmes da cdilobs, daimsaxuros mister kvinionis madlobao. es iyo
da es.
meore dRes Zalian aRelvebuli viyavi im axali azrebiT, romelic
TavSi mitrialebdnen. mikoberebis ojaxi erTi kviriT dasaxlda im saxlSi,
sadac me vcxovrobdi, am kviris bolos ki plimutSi unda wasuliyvnen.
amgvarad, mTeli danarCeni dro, vidre mister da misis mikoberebi
londonSi iyvnen, isev erT WerqveS vicxovre maTTan da marTali unda
vTqva, didi siamovnebiT vatarebdiT am saRamoebs. me mgonia, bolos Cven
Segviyvarda kidec erTmaneTi. ukanasknel kvira dRes mikoberebma
gamosaTxovar sadilze dampatiJes. wina dRiT saCuqrebi vuyide or ufros
mikobers: xis cxeni patara vilkins mikobers da vardisferkabiani
dedofala _ mis das.
meore dRes gavacile mTeli ojaxi diliJansamdis, romliTac isini
plimutSi miemgzavrebodnen.
_ mSvidobiT, Zvirfaso koperfild! _ miTxra misis mikoberma. _
mSvidobiT! bendieri iyaviT! Tu SemdgomSi gavigeb, rom Cemi mware bedi
sasargeblo margalitad gamogadgaT, vityvi, rom uqmad ar micxovria. Tu
bedma gamiRima (risi imedica maqvs), damijereT, vecdebi, gavakeTo rame
Tqveni bednierebisaTvis.
me mgonia, roca misis mikoberi avida imperialze, Semomxeda iqidan da
dainaxa, Tu arsebiTad rogor sabralo, migdebuli bavSvi viyavi, _ tirili
daiwyo. imitom mgonia es, rom misis mikoberma maniSna, avsuliyavi masTan
imperialze, da mis saxeze davinaxe dedobrivi sinazis gamometyveleba.
diax, man makoca ise, rogorc sakuTar Svils akocebda... Zlivs movaswari
Camoxtoma da _ diliJansic daiZra. erTi wuTis Semdeg igi miimala,
radganac kuTxes Seuxvia, da masTan erTad gaqra cxvirsaxocebic _
ukanaskneli
salami
mgzavrebisa.
marto
davrCi
da
wavCanCaldi
`mordstonisa da grinbis~ kantoraSi, rom damewyo Cemi mosabezrebeli
samuSao.
magram gadavwyvite, aRar memuSava! ara, me gaqceva davapire. gadavwyvite,
dameRwia rogorme Tavi londonidan, mepovna Cemi erTaderTi naTesavi,
romelic dedamiwaze damrCenoda, da meambna misTvis mTeli Cemi mware
ambavi! meambna misTvis, papidasaTvis, mis betsisTvis! rogor damebada es
azri ar vici, oRond damebada Tu ara, Rrmad damijda TavSi da gulSi da
mtkice gadawyvetilebad gadaiqca. srulebiT ar viyavi darwmunebuli, rom
am saqmidan rame sikeTe gamovidoda, magram aRaraferi ar SeeZlo daeSala
CemTvis am gegmis sisruleSi moyvana.
radganac arc ki vicodi sad cxovrobda mis betsi, amitom mivwere
pegotis uzarmazari werili da TiTqos gakvriT vekiTxebodi, xom ar ici
papidas binadroba-meTqi, radgan melaparaknen erTi ledis Sesaxeb,
romelic Zalian hgavs papidas xasiaTiT da ama da am qalaqSi cxovrobso
(qalaqi davwere
pirveli,
romelic
momxvda), da
viTomc
amitom
mainteresebda gamego, papidaze xom ar iyo laparaki. amave werilSi vwerdi
pegotis, rom Zalian mWirdeba naxevari ginea, da Tu SegiZlia, masesxe es
Tanxa; valis dabrunebisas agixsni, risTvis damWirda es fuli. pegotim ar
damigviana pasuxi, da misi werili, rogorc yovelTvis, savse iyo
siyvarulisa da erTgulebis grZnobiT. man gamomigzavna naxevari ginea. mis
betsi, mwerda pegoti, cxovrobs sadRac duvrSi, oRond ar vici, TviT
qalaqSi cxovrobs igi, Tu romelime midamoSi, rogorc, magaliTad, haiTSi,
sandgetSi an foslstonSio. arc es iyo Zneli saqme: erTma Cveni sawyobis
muSam amixsna, rom yvela es adgili erTimeoris gverdiT ariso. Cems
ganzraxvas saidumlod vinaxavdi da gadavwyvite, kviris bolos sisruleSi
momeyvana igi.
dadga SabaTi saRamo da masTan erTad Sewyda yovelkvireuli muSaoba
`mordstonisa da grinbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi. Cemi amxanagebi, tipis
meTaurobiT, wavidnen kantoraSi jamagiris misaRebad. me ganze gavixme mik
uokeri da wavCurCule, gadaeca mister kvinionisaTvis, rom wavedi axal
binaze gadasasvlelad; Semdeg RamemSvidobisa vusurve `kartofilas~ da
gavedi karebSi, rom arasodes aRar davbrunebuliyavi `mordsonisa da
grinbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi.
Cemi Cemodani Zvel binaze iyo. winaTve davwere misTvis misamarTi:
`duvris diliJansebis kantoraSi, gadaeces moTxovnilebisamebr master
daviTs~. es baraTi jibeSi medo da mindoda zed mimekra, roca Cemodans
binidan gamovitandi. axla saWiro iyo iseTi adamianis Sovna, romelic
miSvelida mis fostaSi waRebas.
blekfraieris gzaze, obeliskTan, idga carieli patara viris
orTvala,
romelSiac
zorba
ymayvili
biWi
ijda.
igi
gamvlelgamomvlelebs aTvalierebda, rogorc Canda, umiznod.
_ me minda dagiqiraoT, _ vuTxari da orTvalasTan gavCerdi.
_ risTvis?
_ Cemodnis wasaRebad. Cemi Cemodani fostis kantoraSi unda waiRoT
eqvs pensad.
_ mere, sadac cxovrob?
vuTxari Cemi misamarTi, da aylayudam Cemi binisaken miabruna viri.
Seviyvane igi oTaxSi, romlis datovebasac vapirebdi. Cemodani
dauyovnebliv gamoitana da orTvalaSi moaTavsa. me ar mindoda misamarTis
dakvra Cemodanze, sanam binidan ar gamovitandi, radgan meSinoda, rom
saxlis patronebi mixvdebodnen Cems ganzraxvas; amitom vTxove meetles,
garjiliyo da SeCerebuliyo erTi wuTiT, roca miaRwevda savalo cixis
yru kedels. rogorc ki es sityvebi wamomcda enidan, aylayudam ise gaaWena
Tavisi viri, TiTqos is, Cemi Cemodanic da viric gagiJebuliyvnen. sirbiliT
mivedi da Zlivs davewie daniSnul alagas.
roca jibidan baraTs viRebdi, siCqarisagan Cemi naxevari ginea miwaze
damivarda da aRebisas igi uneburad pirSi Cavide. Semdeg akankalebuli
xeliT mivakari baraTi Cemodans. rogorc ki es operacia gavaTave,
aylayudam Zlieri xeli nikapSi gamartya; fuli gamomvarda piridan _ da
erT wuTSi mis xelSi gaCnda.
_ ehe! _ Tqva ymawvilma da kiserSi wamavlo xeli. _ aq, mgoni,
policiis suni trialebs! Sen, rogorc Cans, sxvisi saqoneli giSovnia, Cemo
kargo! aba, erTi policiaSi wamomyevi!
_ damanebeT Tavi! _ Sevyvire SeSinebuma. _ momeciT Cemi fuli!
_ wamodi jer policiaSi, iq gaarCeven!
_ momeciT Cemi Cemodani da fuli! damexseniT1 _ vyvirodi da Tan
cxare cremlebiT vtirodi.
magram aylayuda policiiT maSinebda, Tan viris orTvalasken
mimaTrevda. dajda cems Cemodanze, gahqusla da Tan yviroda, rom policia
gamiswordeba.
me gamovudeqi da mivrbodi rac Zala da Rone mqoda. vixrCobodi
mRelvarebisa da daRlilobisagan, ar SemeZlo dameZaxa visTvisme saSvelad
da verc vbedavdi dayvirebas.
amgvarad naxevari mili mainc gavirbine da da am dros ocjer mainc
viyavi gansacdelSi, rom an gamWyletnen da an gamsresdnen. xandaxan
srulebiT mekargeboda Tvalidan usindiso aylayuda da misi orTvala;
xandaxan ki SoriT moCanda misi qudi. aq meetle mirtyamda Solts, iq
talaxSi vvardebodi, vdgebodi, isev mivrbodi, vawydebodi mgzavrebs,
vecemodi, vexeTqebodi farnis boZs, da Semdeg isev mivrbodi gamwarebuli.
bolos, Ronemixdils, momeCvena, rom naxvari londonis mosaxleoba ukan
momdevda, da Tavi davanebe am aylayudas devnas, Cemi fuli da Cemodani
rom gaitaca. dae irbinos, sadac surs, ramdenic surs, Tundac qveynis
bolomde! roca sulis mosaTqmelad SevCerdi, SevniSne, rom grinviCis
mimarTulebiT mivrbodi, sadac, rogorc vicodi, duvris gza midioda.
cxare cremlebi gadmomcvivda, roca movisazre, rom motyuebuli da
gaqurduli davrCi. magram ra gaewyoboda! cremlebiT saqmes ver vuSvelidi.
rogorc ambobda misis mikoberi. neli da gaubedavi nabijiT wavCanCaldi
win, papidaCemis ucnobi binisaken, mis betsisaken, romelic, ueWvelia, am
dros ufro nakleb fiqrobda Cemze, vidre im Rames, rodesac misi sulis
simSvide davarRvie Cemi dabadebiT.
Tavi mecamete
Cemi gadawyvetilebis Sedegebi
ukve daRamda da Cems yurebSi gaisma didi saaTis zaris xma, romelmac
aTi dareka, magram, miuxedavad im didi ubedurebisa, romelic Tavs
damatyda,
yvelaze
naklebad
vfiqrobdi
ukan
dabrunebaze;
ar
davbrundebodi aras SemTxvevaSi, Tundac Cemi yofiliyo dafaruli.
imis fiqrSi, Tu sad gameTia Rame, bendieri azri momivida, romlis
sisruleSi moyvanas imwuTSive Sevudeqi. gadavwyvite, Rame gameTia Cemi
Zveli pansionis kedelTan, ganmartoebul kuTxeSi, sadac yovelTvis Tivis
bululi idga.
daRliloba ukve mereoda da uzomod datanjuli viyavi, rodesac,
bolos, am dRis vai-vaglaxis Semdeg blokgiTis velze mivCanCaldi. Ramis
wyvdiadSi Zalian saZnelo iyo salemis saswavleblis povna, magram mainc
vipove igi da masTan erTad vipovne kuTxeSi Tivis bululic.
me daviZine ise, rogorc, ueWvelia, iZineben mravalni devnilni,
romelTac cxvirwin karebs uketaven. damesizmra, TiTqos vwevar Cems
loginSi, salemis saswavleblis dortuarSi da raRac ambavs vuambob
bavSvebs, romlebibic gars Semomxvevian, magram me ki ar viweqi, aramed
wamovmjdariyavi da stirfordis saxli enaze madga, rodesac uecrad
gamomeRviZa
da
Sevxede
auarebel
varskvlavebs,
romelnic
Tavs
damcimcimebdnen. gamouTqmelma, ucnaurma grZnobam amitana, rodesac
bundovnad movisazre da movigone, sad da rad viyavi aq udroo dros.
SeSinebuli da SemkrTali wamovxti da ramdenime nabiji gadavdgi win,
magram varskvlavebis sustma cimcimma da alionis mkrTalma naTelma gons
momiyvana da ukan davbrundi. davweqi da isev daviZine. amjerze mxolod is
damesizmra, rom Zalian cioda da vkankalebdi, sanam mzis pirvelma sxivebma
ar gamaTbes. magram, ai, gaisma salemis saswavleblis gasaRviZebeli zaris
xma, da mec gamomeRviZa. imedi rom mqonoda, stirfordi, rogorme mexelTna
dro da calke menaxa igi; magram vicodi, rom am axalgazrda jentlmens
ukve didi xniT adre Tavi unda daenebebina salemis saswavleblisaTvis.
tredelsi, ueWvelia, jer isev aq iyo, magram mas ver mivandobdi Cems
saidumlos, Tumca vicodi misi keTili gulis ambavi, romelic yovelTvis
mzad iyo daxmarebisaTvis. amgvarad, im dros, rodesac mister kriklis
mowafeebma gaiRviZes, me Semovuare saswavleblis kedels da gavedi duvris
did gzaze. uwin xSirad vseirnobdiT am gzaze swavlisagan Tavisufal
dros; rogor warmovidgendi, rom odesme me, rogorc usaxlkaro mgzavrs,
momixdeboda am gziT xetiali?
am kvira dRes gaviare daaxloebiT ocdasami mili, gaviare didi
siZneliT, radgan Cveuli ar viyavi amgvar mogzaurobas. maxsovs, rogor
mivdiodi roCesterSi xidze saRamo Jams. duqanSi nayidi puris naWeri
Seadgenda mTel Cems vaxSams. ori Tu sami saxli warweriT: `sastumro
mgzavrTaTvis~ did sacdurs warmadgenda CemTvis, magram meSinoda, aq
damexarjna Cemi ukanaskneli pensebi da kidev ufro meSinoda im saeWvo
mawanwalebisa, romelic gzaSi mxvdebodnen. gadavwyvite, isev cisqveS
gameTia Rame. ukve Sebindebuli iyo, rodesac didi siZneliT Zlivs
mivaRwies Cetemss. Ramis wyvdiadSi igi sazarel suraTs warmoadgenda,
Tavisi asawevi xidebiTa da uanZo gemebiT WuWyian mdinareze. avuxvie
yazarmebs da mivaRwie batareas, sadac Ramis siCumeSi win da ukan guSagi
dadioda. swored aq, zarbaznis gverdiT movewyve; male dameZina Zalian
magrad da dilamde aRarafers ar Sevuwuxebivar.
gaRviZebisas saSineli tkivilebi vigrZeni mTels tanSi da metadre
fexebSi; me gamaRviZa naRarisa da movarjiSe jariskacebis fexis xmam,
romelTac TiTqos azrad hqondaT, yoveli mxridan alya SemoertyaT
CemTvis. avdeqi da Zlivs wavCanCaldi grZeli, viwro quCiT; cxadi iyo, Cemi
es mgzavroba metad moklevadiani da mciremanZiliani iqneboda. gadavwyvite,
Semesvena aqve, rom Zal-Rone momekriba momavali mgzavrobisaTvis.
upirvelesad yovlisa, Cemi kurtakis gayidva davapire da imwamsve gavixade
igi, ro mesinja _ SesaZlebeli iyo Tu ara uimisod arseboba. cdam
damanaxva, rom SesaZlebeli iyo. iRliaSi amovide kurtaki da Tvaliereba
davuwye duqnebs, sadac SeiZleboda mimemarTa Cemi saqonlis gasayidad.
duqani bevri iyo. Sekerili tanisamosis gamyidvlebi, romelnic arc
ise cotani iyvnen, umetesad TavianTi maRziebis karebTan idgnen da
erTmaneTs
elaparakebodnen;
magram
radgan
maRaziebSi
umTavresad
ocifrebis mundirebi da epilotebi moCanda, didxans davyialobdi am
jentlmenebs Soris da savaWroebis brwyinvalebiT SeSinebuli, ver
vbedavdi Cemi saqonlis Cvenebas.
amgvari moridebis gamo veZebdi duqnebs, sadac mezRvaurebis Zvel
tanisamoss yiddnen, da bolos vipove swored aseTi duqani aSmorebuli
Sesaxvevis kuTxeSi, romelic WinWriT iyo savse.
am dabals, SexuTulsa da WuWyian duqanSi, romelsac ufro abnelebda,
vidre anaTebda pawawina WuWrutana, Camofarebuli daglejili ZoZebiT,
gulisfancqaliT Cavedi WuWyiani da ayrolebuli kibiT, romelzedac
binZuri wyalic gadmoesxaT. am Semzaravi bunagis ukana mxridan gamoZvra
maxinji beberi, gareuli katis eSmakuri TvalebiT da jagris msgavsi
wverebiT, romelic mTel naxevar saxes ufaravda. igi xmaamouReblad mwvda
TmebSi da kedels mimaxala.
_ oh, ra ginda? oh, Tvalebi damidges, ra ginda Cemgan? oh, agiskdes
miwa da Tan Cagitanos!
da man ise sazarlad daabriala Tvalebi, rom kinaRam ar gadmouvarda
budidan.
_ me movedi, rom gkiTxoT, ser, xom ar inebebT iyidoT Cemi kurtaki? _
vuTxari mTlad akankalebulma.
_ oh, maS momeci eg Seni kurtaki! _ daiwivla beberma. _ oh, damewvas
guli, maCvene Seni kurtaki! oh! gamiskdes RviZli, maCvene Seni kurtaki!
am sityvebiT Tavi daaneba Cems Tmebs da saTvale miido awiTlebul
Tvalebze.
_ oh, damidges Tvalebi, ramdens Txoulob Sens kurtakSi?
_ naxevar kronas, ser, _ vupasuxe da Tan isev vTrTodi.
_ oh, ara, ara, ara! gamiskdes RviZli! ra moigone? ara, ara, ara,
damidges Tvalebi! xom ar aiReb Tvramet penss? burrr, burrrri-gurrri!
am sityvebTan mas Tvalebi mTlad Sublis gadaRma ekargeboda da misi
xma, warmoudgenlad saSineli, magonebda Tavawyvetili qariSxlis qrolas,
romelic dabali toniT iwyeba, TandaTan iwevs maRla da uecrad Sewydeba,
_ sxva Sedarebas ver movunaxav.
_ Zalian kargi, ser, mzad var dagiTmoT Tvramet pensad, _ vuTxari me,
rom rogorme gaeTavebina es ubeduri vaWroba.
_ oh, daikarge am duqnidan! _ damiyvira beberma da kurtaki xelidan
gamomglija. _ gaeTrie gareT, saZagelo aramzadav! oh, damidges Tvalebi,
daikarge, sanam mogxvdebodes! gurri-burri, nu mTxov fuls! samagierod
aiRe rame _ brrr!
arasodes Cems sicocxleSi ar SemSinebia im zomamde, rogorc maSin,
magram mainc wynarad vuTxari, rom fuli Zalian mWirdeba da amitom
Tanaxma ara var, sxva raime aviRo kurtakis magivrad-meTqi.
me gamovedi gareT da davjeqi CrdilSi duqnis win. gaiara ramdenime
saaTma; Crdilo mzis Suqma da mzis Suqi _ isev Crdilma. me isev vijeqi da
fuls velodi.
beberi ramdenjerme gamovida Tavisi bunagidan da mTxova gacvlaze
davTanxmebuliyav. mas gamohqonda xan ankesi, xan violino, xan qudi, xan
fleita, magram ar avyevi mis cduneba; ganvagrZobdi karebTan jdomas da
cremliT vTxovdi Cemi kurtakis fuls. bolos man daiwyo fulis gamotana
naxevar-naxevari pensianebiT da am gasworebam ori saaTi gastana.
_ oh, damidges Tvalebi! _ daiyvira man bolos, roca didi xnis siCumis
Semdeg gamohyo Tavi bunagidan. _ waeTrevi Tu ara aqedan, ori pensi rom
mogce lawirako?
_ ar SemiZlia! maSin SimSiliT sikvdili momelis, _ vupasuxe me.
_ oh, dameglijos nawlavebi! sam penss xom ar dasjerdebi? aiRe da
daikarge!
_ me didi xani wavidodi, rom SemeZlos, maram Zalian miWirs fuli.
_ aba, aramzadav! _ daiyvira man bolos. _ geyofa oTxi pensi: aiRe da
momwydi Tavidan!
srulebiT datanjuli am vaWrobiT, bolos davTanxmdi oTx pensze,
mTrTolvare xeliT gamovarTvi fuli mxecuri TaTidan da mzis Casvlisas
movSordi duqans. wyurvili da SimSili saSinlad mtanjavda, amitom
davxarje sami pensi pursa da rZeze da cotaTi Sevmagrdi. am dRis
ganmavlobaSi mxolod Svidi miliT waviwie win.
RamiT wyaros wyalSi davibane daavadebuli fexebi, Semoviwye zed
axali foTlebi da cis qveS, Tvis bululTan movewyve dasasveneblad. roca
meore dRes diliT gzas gavudeqi, vnaxe, rom Cemi gza gadioda xilis
baRebsa da bostnebze da sviis plantaciebze. zafxuli miwuruli iyo;
bRebSi mwife vaSlebi moCanda da zogan ukve agrovebdnen yviTel svias.
am dRis ganmavlobaSi TiTqmis yovel fexis gadadgmaze mxvdebodnen
metad saeWvo mawanwalebi, romelnic warmoudgenel SiSsa mgvridnen. es
SiSi aqamdisac ki cocxalia Cems gulSi. zogierT maTgani mainc namdvil
sisxlismsmel yaCaRis STabeWdilebas axdenda. Cems danaxvaze isini
SeCerdebodnen xolme da Tavisken mixmobdnen, magram roca me mivrbodi
SeSinebuli, ukanidan qvebs mesrodnen.
bolos mivaRwie duvris udabur midamos da srulma sasowarkveTilebam
amitana, roca daglejili perangiTa da fexsacmelebiT momixda siaruli
ucxo qalaqSi.
pirveli SekiTxvebiT papidas Sesaxeb menaveebs mivmarTe da miviRe
maTgan aTasnairi, magram metad aradamakmayofilebeli pasuxi. erTma
miTxra, rom papidaCemma gahqusla cecxlovan mxares, mzis kunZulze da
bakenbardebi Seitrusao; meorem _ rom is dasaxlda pabSi navsadgurs iqiT
da stumrebs iRebs bindisas, zRvis miqcevasa da moqcevas Suao; mesamem
miTxra, rom papidaCemi cixeSi Casves bavSvebis motacebis gamo; meoTxem
daumata, rom igi ukanasknel qariSxlis dros, Weqa-quxilSi buxris mils
ahyva da yvelam dainaxa, rogor Seajda cocxs da maRla RrublebSi
afrindao. menaveebis Semdeg meetleebs mivmarTe; isini iseTive oxunjebi
gamodgnen, da me SevniSne wyeniT, rom arc eri maTgani araviTar pativs ara
scemda mis betsis. amgvarad, adgilze misvlisas uares mdgomareobaSi
Cavvardi, vidre Cemi mawanwalobis dros. fuli gamomelia, gasayidi aRara
damrCa-ra. saSinels SimSils, wyurvilsa da daRlilobas vgrZnobdi. Cemi
saboloo mizani iseve Sors iyo Cemgan, rogorc londonidan gamosvlis
dros, Tu ufro Sors ara.
mTeli dila movundi am usargeblo Ziebas da kiTxvebs. bolos
dauZlurebuli da sasowarkveTilebamde misuli davjeqi sabazro moednis
axlos, romeliRac daketili duqnis karebTan da daviwye fiqri, Tu saiT
wavsuliyavi. am dros mimaval meetles Culi Camouvarda. rodesac aviRe igi
qvafenilidan da mivawode, SevniSne, rom meetles keTili saxe hqonda, da
gadavwyvite mekiTxa, xom ar icis, sada cxovrobs mis trotvudi.
_ mis trotvudi... moiTmineT... mgonia, me vicnob am ledis, _ miTxra
meetlem, _ xom moxucia?
_ diax, ser.
_ da dadis swored, maRla TavaRebuli?
_ dia, diax, es usaTuod is unda iyos
_ mas yovelTvis CanTa uWiravs xelSi da SexedulebiT mkacria? CqarCqara laparakobs da yvelas uwyreba?
guli amiTamaSda sixarulisagan, rodesac gavige papidas Tvisebebis
amgvari dawvrilebiTi aRwera.
_ maS, ai, Cemo kargo, _ ganagrZo meetlem da SoltiT mimiTiTa win,
qalaqis zRvis pirs nawilisaken, _ wadiT sul pirdapir da ager iq,
marjvniv, SesaxvevSi gadiT. zRvis piras dainaxavT ramdenime lamaz saxls
da iq, ueWvelia, getyvian, sad cxovrobs mis trotvudi. oRond ara mgonia,
rom miiRoT rame misgan. ai, peni, Cemo kargo.
me didi madlobiT mivire es fuli da imwamsve puri viyide. rodesac
puri SevWame, wavedi im mimarTulebiT, romelic meetlem maniSna. bolos,
xangrZlivi siarulis Semdeg, Cems win gamoCnda zRvis piri, lamazi patara
saxlebiT. Sevedi sawvrilmano duqanSi da vkiTxe: xom ver metyvian, sada
cxovrobs aq mis trotvudi? am kiTxviT mivarTe meduqnes, romelic daxls
ukan idga da brinjs uwonida ymawvil qals; magram am qalma warmodgina,
rom es kiTxva Titqos mas miveci, swrafad momibrunda da miTxra:
_ Tqven Cems diasaxlisTan midixarT, ymawvilo? rad gindaT?
_ saqme maqvs masTan.
_ ese igi, Tqven mowyaleba gindaT sTxovoT mas?
_ o, ara, ara! _ swrafad vupasuxe me, magram imwamsve gavifiqre, rom
Cems misvlas ar SeeZlo hqonoda sxva mizani. gavwiTldi da Tavi CavRune.
am dros papidaCemis moaxlem aavso brinjiT patara kalaTa, gavida
duqnidan da miTxra, rom SemiZlia gavyve mas, Tu minda gavigo, sad
cxovrobs mis trotvudi. gavyevi am ymawvil qals da male mivediT sufTa
da lamaz patara saxlTan, TaRiani fanjrebi rom hqonda. am agarakis win,
oTxkuTxed moedanze, mSvenieri yvavilnari iyo gaSenebuli.
_ mis trotvudi aq cxovrobs, ymawvilo, _ miTxra ymawvilma qalma. _
axla ise moiqeciT, rogorca gsurdeT. sxva saTqmeli ara maqvs-ra.
am sityvebTan erTad igi swrafad Sevida WiSkarSi, TiTqos undoda
Tavidan aecilebina pasuxisgeba Cemi moulodneli misvlisaTvis.
me davrCi baRCasTan da uimedod Sevyurebdi Sua fanjaras, romelic,
ueWvelia,
sastumro
oTaxs
ekuTvnoda.
fanjaras
farda
hqonda
Camofarebuli; SevniSne patara mrgvali magida da mis win didi savarZeli,
romelSic, ueWvelia, sadils mere mosveneba uyvarda papidaCems.
fexsacmelebi saSinel mdgomareobaSi mqonda. Zirebi ramdenime alagas
iyo gaxeuli, zeda pirebi ki ise daiZonZa, rom yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo
maTi pirvandeli formis gamocnoba. qudi, romesac Ramec ar vixdidi, im
zomamde daiWmuWna da daisrisa, rom Zvel qvabs ufro hgavda, vidre
Tavsaxuravs. perangi da sarvali, mosvrili talaxiT, siliTa da balaxiT,
romelzedac RamRamobiT vegde, ZonZebad iyo qceuli, da me namdvil
safrTxobelas warmovadgendi, gadmodgmuls papidas baRCaSi, frinvelis
dasaSineblad.
ramdenime xnis Semdeg im daskvnamde mivedi, rom papida ar iyo
sastumroSi, radgan aq sruli siwynare da siCume sufevda. maRla avixede;
erTi fanjris win, meore sarTulSi, viRac jentlmeni idga gulkeTili
gamometyvelebiT, WaRara TmiTa da vardisferi loyebiT. man Semomxeda,
Tvali Camikra, ramdenjerme Tavi daiqnia, gamiRima da moSorda fanjaras.
gaocebulma am WaRara jentlmenis naxviT da misi ucnauri manWviT,
ukve davapire movSorebodi iqaurobas, mivmaluliyav sadme kunWulSi da
Tavisuflad momefiqrebina Cemi moqmedebis gegma, rodesac, uecrad,
saxlidan gamovida xnieri ledi TavsafriT, romelic kideebze bafTebiT
iyo Sekruli, da xelTaTmanebiT, romelTac saTiTeebi waWrili hqonda.
qamarze mas didi Canta ekida, rogorc gadasaxadTa amkrefs, da xelSi
baRis dana eWira. am adamianSi pirvel Sexedvisas umal mis betsi vicani;
igi imave amayi nabijiT modioda, rogoriTac dedaCemis aRweriT vicodi,
roca blonderstois saxlSi movida.
_ gaswi aqedan! _ Tqva mis betsim da Tavi gaiqnia, _ gaswi aqedan! aq
biWebs araviTari saqme ara aqvT!
me vucqerdi mas gulisZgeriT da vgrZnobdi, rom sunTqva mekvroda.
papida
mivida
baRCis
kuTxeSi
da
raRac
Zirs
dauwyo
Txra.
sasowarkveTilebamde misuli, mivuaxlovdi fexis TiTebze, SevCerdi mis
gverdiT da odnav Sevexe mis kabas.
_ neba miboZeT, qalbatono... _ daviwye me.
papida SekrTa da mkacrad Semomxeda.
_ rao-o-! _ Sehyvira mis betsim warmoudgeneli gaocebiT.
_ papida!
_ rogor! _ SesZaxa mis betsim da am sityvebTan erTad Caikeca iqve,
baRis bilikze, romelsac qviSa eyara.
_ me daviT koperfildi var, blonderstonidan, sufoklidan. Tqven
iyaviT Cvensas im Rames, rodesac me davibade, da naxeT Cemi sayvareli deda.
igi gardaicvala. mis Semdeg me didi ubeduri var, qalbatono! me mimagdes,
araferi ar maswavles da iseTi xeloba mimiCines, romelic ar
Semefereboda. gadavwyvite Tavi damenebebina am xelobisaTvis da TqvenTan
gamovqceuliyavi. gamqurdes londonidan gamosvlisTanave da didi wvalebT
movdiodi. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi RamRamobiT balaxze meZina, cisqveS.
am monologis gaTavebisas srulebiT davkarge ZalRone da mxolod
Cems ZonZebze mivuTiTe, romelic Cemi tanjvis mowme iyo. amis Semdeg mware
qviTini amivarda, daviRvare cremlebad, romelic TiTqmis mTeli kviris
ganmavlobaSi damigrovda.
yovelgvari grZnoba gamoixata papidas saxeze, garda gakvirvebisa,
rodesac igi ijda baRis bilikze, qvisaze da daSterebiT Semomcqeroda.
magram rodesac man Cemi mware qviTini gaigo, uecrad wamoxta saocari
siswrafiT, wamavlo kiserSi xeli da wamaTria sastumro oTaxSi. aq man,
upirveles yovlisa, bufeti gaaRo da gamoiRo iqidan ramdenime boTli
sxvadasxva sasmeliT; Semdeg TiTo-TiTo wveTi yevla boTlidan Camasxa
pirSi. rogorca Canda, sasmelebs ganurCevlad iRebda, radgan me vylapavdi
anisulis wyals, anCousis wvens, salaTisTvis Sezavebul Zmas da sxva
amisTananas, magram yvela am wamalma ver moaxdina mosalodneli gavlena.
me uwindeburad mwared da gulamoskvniT vqviTinebdi. papidam damsva
sofaze, momaxura Tavze Sali da fexqveS cxvirsaxoci gamiSala, ueWvelia,
imisi SiSiT, rom xaliCa ar gamesvara.
ase gaiara ramdenime wuTma. bolos papidam moaxles dauZaxa.
_ jeneta! _ uTxra papidam, roca moaxle Semovida. adiT zeviT da
moaxseneT mister diks, rom masTan molaparakeba msurs.
me vijqei sofaze da ganZrevas ver vbedavdi. papidam xelebi zurgze
daiwyo da morTo oTaxSi win da ukan siaruli. male oTaxSi Semovida is
jentlmeni, romelmac meore sarTulis fanjridan SemniSna.
_ mister dik! _ uTxra mas papidam. _ gTxovT, axla nu moisulelebT
Tavs, radgan qveyanaze aravin aris Tqvenze Wkviani, Tu moisurvebT; Cven
yvelam viciT es. maSasadame, srulebiT saWiro ara ris, rom Tqven
sulelad gvaCvenoT Tavi. gagigiaT Tu ara Cemgan odesme daviT
koperfildis Sesaxeb? gTxovT, nu miiRebT iseT saxes, TiTqos araferi ar
gaxsovdeT, radgan Zalian kargad vici, rom Tqven mSvenieri mexsiereba
gaqvT.
_ daviT koperfildi? _ upasuxa mister dikma da Tan cdilobda,
gaexsenebina es saxeli, romelsac, etyoboda, verc ise advilad igonebda. _
daviT koperfildi? diax, diax, Tqven giTqvamT imis Sesaxeb.
_ Zalian kargi. maS ai, gTxovT, icodeT, rom es biWi misi Svilia. igi,
rasakvirvelia, pirwavardnili mama iqneboda, ese rom ara hgavdes Tavis
dedas.
_ marTla? _ SesZaxa mister dikma. _ es misi Svilia? ese igi, daviTis
Svili?
_ da me unda mogaxsenoT, mister dik, _ ganagrZobda papida, _ rom es
daviTis Svili gamoqceula! rogor mogewonaT es? ai, misi da ki, betsi
trotvudi, igi arasodes ar gaiqceoda, es me vici.
papidam daiqnia Tavi, darwmunebulma am ymawvili qalis yofaqcevaSi,
romelc arasodes ar dabadebula amqveynad.
_ maSasadame, axla Tqven hxedavT Tqvens win daviT koperfilds, da me
minda gavigo Tqveni azri _ ra vuyo am bavSvs?
_ ra uyoT Tqven am bavSvs? _ gaimeora mister dikma susti da
gaubedavi xmiT. _ ra uyoT mas? mag bavSvs?
_ diax, _ upasuxa papidam da saCvelebeli TiTi tuCebTan miitana, _
mardad, mister dik! me Tqvengan safuZvlian pasuxs moveli.
_ ra rCevaa saWiro? me rom Tqvens adgilas viyo, _ upasuxa mister
dikma da dakvirvebiT momaStera Tavisi Tvalebi, _ me rom Tqvens adgilas
viyo, Tqvens adgilas viyo... vabanebdi mas!
_ jeneta! _ uTxra papidam da swrafad miubrunda mas gamarjvebulis
gamometyvelebiT, rac im dros gaugebari iyo CemTvis. _ mister dikma yvela
Cveni safiqrebeli erTbaSad gamoarkvia. moamzadeT abazana.
am laparakiT dainteresebuli, gumlodgined vaTvalierebdi papidas,
mister diks da jenetas, radgan am mokle xnis ganmavlobaSi sakmarisad
naTeli warmodgeba Semeqmna am moqmed pirebisa da moqmedebis adgilis
Sesaxeb.
mis betsi iyo maRali tanis ledi, mkacri, magram mainc sasiamovno
saxis nakvTebiT. mis saxeSi, siarulSi, xmasa da Tavis daWeraSi iyo raRac
simtkicis ieri, romlis gamo CemTvis gasagebi gaxda is STabeWdileba,
romelic man sabralo dedaCemze moaxdina; magram miuxedavad mkacri
gamometyvelebisa, mis betsis saxis nakvTebi swori da TiTqmis mSvenieric
ki iyo misi wlovanebisaTvis. metadre gamaoca misi Tvalebis cocxalma
gamometyvelebam. mis WaRara, Suaze gayofil Tmas hfaravda qvrivis
Tavsafari, romelic nikapTan ori lentiT hqonda Sekruli. papidas sufTa
da faqizi nacrisferi kaba ise iyo Sekerili, rom araferSi ar uSlida
moZraobas. maSin ise meCvena, TiTqos es kaba cxenosnobisaTvis iyo
momzadebuli. magram SemdegSi gavige, rom papida arasodes ar mjdariyo
cxenze.
mister dikis Sesaxeb ukve iyo naTqvami, rom mas WaRara Tmebi da
dabrawuli loyebi hqonda. amiT SeiZleboda kidec gagveTavebina mister
dikis aRwera, misi Tavi rom mudam dabla daxrili ar yofiliyo, rac
moxucebulobisagan ar mosdioda. mis didron, nacrisfer TvalebSi mudam
raRac bavSvuri siamovneba gamosWvioda, rodesac ki papida daiwyebda mis
qebas. yvela am garemoebam, imis morcxv da gaubedav moqmedebasTan erTad im
daskvnamde mimiyvana, rom es jentlmeni cotaTi Wkuaze iyo Semcdari.
magram Tu ase iyo, raRad cxovrobda igi papidasTan? mister dikis
tanisamosi
arafriT
ar
ganirCeoda
yvela
wesieri
jentlmenis
tamisamosisagan: mas ecva nacrisferi dilis serTuki, TeTri Jileti da
TeTri Sarvali. yelze saaTis Zewkvi ekida. serTukis erT jibeSi fuli
eyara da mister diki yovel wuTs aCxarunebda mas.
jeneta iyo mSvenieri ymawvili qali, daaxloebiT cxrameti wlisa, da
mTeli misi arseba warmoadgenda sisufTavis srul nimuSs.
oTaxi iseTive sufTa da faqizi iyo, rogorc papida da jeneta. roca
am wuTSi vigoneb mas, davde Cemi kalami da myisve vigrZeni zRvisa da
yvavilebis surneleba. me isev davinaxe Zveleburi wiTeli xis aveji
gabrwyinebuli da gakrialebuli, papidas sakuTari savarZeli, mrgvali
magida Tejiris ukan, veneciur fanjarasTan, sparsuli xalliCa iatakze,
kata, kriala sayave, ori iadoni, faifuris finjnebi, Caidani, punSis jami
gamxmari vardis furclebiT da karada boTlebiT da grafinebiT.
jeneta gavida abazanis mosamzadeblad da papida Seudga Cems kvebas
sakuTari xeliT. Cems gancvifrebas sazRvari ar hqonda, roca igi uecrad
wamoxta savarZlidan, daagdo kovzi, gasworda welSi da aRSfoTebulma
Sehyvira:
_ jeneta! virebi!
_ Tvalis daxamxamebaSi jeneta gavarda WiSkarSi, patara mindorze,
saxlis win, staca xeli aRvirSi or virs, romlebzedac ori ledi ijda,
da gaaTria isini am mindoris sazRvars iqiT. papida am dros gamwarebuli
gavarda WiSkarSi da swvda aRvirSi mesame virs, romelzedac biWi ijda; man
ukuRma miabruna viri da ori magari sila stkica ubedur biWs, romelmac
gabeda am nakrZal adgilze Semosvla.
aqamdis ar vici, ra ufleba hqonda mis betsis am mwvane mindorze misi
saxlis win, ase iyo Tu ise, erTaderTi Seuracxyofa, romelic aucilebel
SurisZiebas moiTxovda, es iyo virebis Semosvla am akrZalul sazRvars
aqeT. ra saqmeSic ar unda yofliyo garTuli mis betsi, rogori
saintereso baasic ar unda hqonoda sastumro oTaxSi, viri imwamsve
arRvevda mis azrTa msvlelobas, da gaSmagebiT mivardeboda xolme Tavis
mters. wyliT savse WurWeli yovelTvis mzad hqonda farul alagas _
mtris Semosevis molodinSi, talanSi, karebs ukan, wvetiani joxebi iyo
damaluli. sanam abazanas moamzadebdnen, es aliaqoTi samjer atyda da
papidam gansakuTrebiT isaxela Tavi ukanasknelad, rodesac erTs TxuTmeti
wlis wiTur biWTan mouxda brZola. man miaWylita sabralo biWi karebs da
sakuTari xeliT waswvda wiTel TmaSi, sanam ubeduri biWi mixvdeboda, rad
da risTvis scemdnen.
roca vibane, papidam da jenetam Camacves mister dikis perangi da
Sarvali da ori Tu sami Sali Semomaxvies. ar vici, ras vgavdi am
morTulobaSi, oRond mTel tanSi sasiamovno siTbom damiara. mivweqi
sofaze da maSinve dameZina.
ar vici, cxadi iyo es, Tu sizmari, oRond meCvena, TiTqos papida
didxans idga Cems TavTan daxrili da Tmas mivarcxnida. drogamoSvebiT
mesmoda sityvebi: `sabralo bavSvi!~ magram rodesac gaviRviZe da Tvalebi
gavaxile, papida ijda savarZelSi fanjarasTan da zRvas gahyurebda.
papidas brZanebis Tanaxmad, mister diks yuradRebiT unda moesmina
mTeli Cemi Tavgadasavali. me vuambe yveaferi, rogorc SemeZlo, da
dawvrilebiT vupasuxe yvela kiTxvaze. am moTxrobis ganmavlobaSi papida
Tvals ar aSorebda mister diks da yovelvis, roca ki saxeze Rimili
gadauvlida an daimanWeboda, papida warbebs Seikravda da mkacrad
SeaCerebda xolme. amgvari gafrTxileba aucilebeli iyo, radgan
sxvagvarad mister diki tkbil Zils miecemoda.
_ gaugebaria! _ warmoTqva bolos mis betsim. _ rad esaWiroeboda im
ubedur bavSvs meored gaTxoveba! ver gamigia! igi rom ufro Wkviani
yofiliyo, _ ganagrZobda papida, _ iseTi Svili eyoleboda, romlisTanac
cotaa qveynaze. ra iqna, me Tqven gekiTxebiT, misi da, betsi trotvudi?
Tqven metyviT, rom igi arc dabadebula? sisulelea! gTxovT, nu metyviT
magas!
mister diks, rogorc etyoba, cota SeeSinda.
_ is ar eyo, rom dahkarga is ubeduri betsi trotvudi, am bavSvis da!
ara! _ modi, erTi kidev kidev gavTxovdebio! da isic visze? viRaca
mordererze! (Murderer _ mkvleli). axla _ ra gamovida misi Svilisagan?
jer miwas ar ascilebia, da ukve daexeteba, rogorc kaeni, da
mosalodnelic iyo.
mister diki damakvirda, TiTqos undoda Seemowmebina, ramdenad vgavdi
kaens.
amgvarma baasma saRamomde gastana.
Cais Semdeg fanjarasTan davsxediT, ueWvelia, imisTvis, rom ukeTesad
gvedevnebina Tvalyuri virebisaTvis. bindisas jenetam Semoitana sanTlebi,
dadga saTamaSod nardi da fardebi CamouSva.
_ axla yuradRebiT iyaviT, mister dik, _ uTxra papidam da axeddaxeda Tavis mosaubres, _ me minda mogceT erTi sakmarisad mniSnelovani
kiTxva: SexedeT am bavSvs da miTxariT, ras uzamdiT Tqven axla mas?
_ mas? daviTis Svils? e!. a!. ras uzamdiT Tqven, ese igi me... me mas
davaZinebdi.
_ jeneta! _ SesZaxa papidam imave sixaruliT, romelic me uwinac
SevniSne. _ mister dikma xelad gadawyvita saWirboroto sakiTxi; Tu
logini gaSlilia, Cven waviyvanT am bavSvs zeviT da loginSi CavawvenT.
me mzrunvelobiT wamiyvanes zemo sarTulSi, rogorc tusaRi. papida
win migviZRvoda, me mas mivdevdi; jeneta ukan mogvdevda.
Cemi oTaxi, mxiaruli da myudro, gahyurebda zRvas, romelsac imwuTSi
savse mTvare dahnaToda. didxans vijeqi fanjarasTan da vtkbebodi
brwyinvale mnaTobis SuqiT, romelic zRvis siRrmeSi moCanda; momeCvena,
TiTqos mTvaris sxivebSi, rogorc naTel wignSi, vkiTxulobdi Cemi
cxovrebis momaval beds. Cems TavSi gaiara yvela im mivardnilma adgilma,
sadac me cis qveS gavaTie Rameebi. Semdeg Tvalebi isev mivaCere mTvaris
Severcxlil kvals, zRvas rom anaTebda, da fiqrebma gadamtyorcnes
ocnebaTa da CvenebaTa samefoSi.
Tavi meToTxmete
papida zomebs iRebs
meore dRes, diliT, tanT Cavicvi da sastumro oTaxSi Cavedi. mis
betsi Rrma firqebSi garTuli, magidasTan ijda. igi xSir-xSirad
miyuderebda iseTi ucnauri saxiT, TiTqos misi yuradRebis sagani naxevari
kilometriT mainc iyo misgan daSorebuli. sauzmis gaTevis Semdeg
Cafiqrebuli mieyrdno savarZlis zurgs, Seikra warebi, gulxeli daikrifa
da iseTi daSterebiT damiwyo sinjva, rom srulebiT davibeni. Cemi
darcxvenis dasafaravad axali energiiT Sevudeqi sauzmes, magram Zalian
uxerxulad: dana yovel wuTs Cangalsa xvdeboda, pirTan mitanili loris
naWrebi TefSze mivardeboda da ramdenjerme kinaRam CaiT ar davixrCve.
_ momismine! _ miTxra bolos mis betsim, xangrZlivi siCumis Semdeg.
mokrZalebiT aviRe Tavi da Sevxede Cemi naTesavis naTel Tvalebs.
_ me werili mivwere Sens maminacvals. Sevatytyobine, rom CemTan
gamoiqeci.
_ maS Tqven... gindaT masTan damabrunoT? _ warmovTqvi borZikiT.
_ ar vici, _ mipasuxa papidam, _ vnaxoT!
_ o! ra meSveleba, _ SevZaxe me, _ Tu isev mister mordstonis xelSi
momixdeba cxovreba!
_ jer araferi ar vici. urigo ar iqneba, Tu zeviT airben da Cems
magivrad mister diks dilamSvidobisas usurveb. uTxari, rom mainteresebs,
ra mdgomareobaSia misi memuarebi.
saCqarod avdeqi, rom sisruleSi momeyvana misi davaleba.
mister diki, marTlac, muSaobaSi garTuli damxvda. igi werda
uSvelebeli kalmiT da Tavi TiTqmis zed qaRaldze daedo. ise iyo
garTli Tavis saqmeSi, rom srulebiT ver SeniSna Cemi Sesvla. oTaxis
kuTxeSi davinaxe uzarmazari frani (qaRaldis mgrinavi gveli), mTeli
xrova xelnawerebi, auarebeli kalmebi da aTiode didi melnis SuSa.
bolos mister dikma SeniSna Cemi iq yofna.
_ a! feb! _ miTxra man da kalami dado. _ rao? rogoria qveyniereba?
iciT ra? _ daumata man da xma daidabla. _ me arc ki minda amaze laparaki.
_ man yurSi wamCurCula: _ mTeli qveyana gadareulia, gadareuli, Cemo
kargo, da msoflio _ sagiJeTia! es aRmoCena me mekuTvnis. _ aq man amoiRo
burnuTi, usuna da mxiarulad gadaixarxara.
ver gavbede pasuxis gacema mis ucnaur sityvebze da daveCqare papidas
davaleba dagameca misTvis.
_ Tqven swavlobdiT skolaSi? _ miTxra man.
_ vswavlobdi, ser, _ vupasuxe me, _ magram mcire xans.
_ gaxsovT, rodis mokveTes Tavi Carlz pirvels? _ mkiTxa
didmniSvnelovnad da Cemi pasuxis Cawera daapira.
_ Tu ar vcdebi, es moxda aTas eqvsas ormocdacxra wels.
_ hm! _ Caaxvela mister dikma da kalmiT yuris Ziri moifxana. _
marTalia, ase weren wignebSi, magram yovlad SeuZlebelia, rom es ambavi
ase adre momxdariyo! maS rogora xdeba, rom am pirs akuTvneben im azrebs,
romelnic Cems TavSi trialeben?
friad gamaoca am ucnaurma kiTxvam, magram uZluri viyavi gadameWra es
amocana.
_ sakvirvelia, metad sakvirvelia, _ ganagrZobda mister diki; igi
naRvlianad dascqeroda Tavis xelnawers da xels isvamda Tavze. _
verasgziT ver gamovarkvie es sakiTxi. Tumca ara uSavs-ra! _ Tqva bolos
da isev gamxnevda. _ dro sakmarisia. moikiTxeT mis trotvudi da gadaeciT,
rom mSvenivrad vgrZnob Tavs.
me davapire wasvla, magram man isev SemaCera da mkiTxa:
_ rogor mogwonT es frani?
_ mSvenieria, _ vpasuxob me.
_ es Cemi gakeTebulia. rodisme erTad wavideT mindorSi da avafrinoT.
mister dikis saxes keTili da gulubryvilo gamometyveleba hqonda,
da misi garegnoba unebur pativiscemas iwvevda. me gaviRime, imanc gamiRima
da Cven gulwrfel megobrebad gavSordiT erTmaneTs.
_ aba! _ miTxra papidam, rodesac dabla Cavedi. _ rogor grZnobs Tavs
mister diki?
_ mister dikma mokiTxva SemogviTvalaT da mTxova gadmomeca
TqvenTvis, rom srulebiT janmrTelad aris, _ vupasuxe me.
_ ra azrisa xar mis Sesaxeb? _ mkiTxa mis betsim.
raRac idumali grZnobis gamo, ar mindoda srulebiT gulaxdilad
gamomeTqva Cemi azri da vupasuxe, rom mister diki, rogorca Cans,
mSvenieri adamiania. magram papidas ver daakmayofilebdiT aseTi pasuxiT.
man Tavi daaneba xelsaqmes, gulxeli daikrifa da miTxra:
_ ai, Seni da, betsi trotvudi, arasodes aravis Sesaxeb ar damalavda
Tavis azrs; Senc iyavi gulaxdili da miTxari ubralod, ras fiqrob
mister dikis Sesaxeb?
_ me, RmerTmani ar vici... miTxariT, papida... sruls gonebaze aris...
mister diki? _ wavilaparake me, radgan vgrZnobdi Cemi mdgomareobis
uxerxulobas.
_ o, srulebiT! _ mipasuxa mis betsim.
_ marTla?
_ mTels qveyanaze ar aris adamiani, romelic ufro sruls gonebaze
iyos, _ SeniSna papidam dabejiTebiT.
me ar vicodi, ra mepasuxa, da moridebiT vuTxari:
_ nuTu?
_ igi giJad gamoacxades, _ miTxra papidam. _ me Cems movaleobad
vTvli, yvelas vuambo misi ambavi, radgan ukve aTi welia, rac vsargeblob
am jentlmenis sazogadoebiTa da brZnuli rCevebiT, im droidan, rac Senma
dam betsi trotvudma molodini gamicrua, mister diki mudam CemTan
cxovrobs. mTels qveyanaze ar aris arseba ufro wynari da gulkeTili.
mere ra Wkviani! rogor keTilSobil rCevas iZleva mudam!. magram,
samwuxarod, misi ambavi mxolod me vici.
papidam tuCis akvriT gaiqnia Tavi imis fiqrSi, rom qveyanaze arsebobs
xalxi, romelsac SeiZleba eWvi daebados mister dikis sruli gonebis
Sesaxeb.
_ mister diks hyavda da, _ ganagrZo papidam, _ keTili, mosiyvarule
arseba, romelic mas suliTa da guliT uyvarda. saubedurod, es da ahyva
sxva qalebis magaliTs da gaTxovda; misi qmaric ahyva sxva qmrebis
magaliTs da Tavisi colis daRupvis mizezi gaxda. am ubedurebam iseTi
saSineli gavlena iqonia mister dikis nervebze, rom igi avad gaxda
cxelebiT, romelsac, rasakvirvelia, sigiJe ara hqvia. im dros igi jer ara
cxovrobda CemTan. aqamdis am SemTxvevis mogoneba mudam did sevdas hgvris
mas. xom araferi uTqvams SenTvis Carlz pirvelis Sesaxeb?
_ rogor ara, miTxra.
_ aki vicodi! _ Tqva mis betsim da cxviri moifxana iseTi saxiT,
TiTqos ewyina es mabavi. _ mas Cveulebad aqvs alegoriuli, ese igi,
gadakruli laparaki. misi azriT gamodis, rom Carlz pirvelis tanjvas
uSualo kavSiri aqvs mis sakuTar avadmyofobasTan. iqneb igi marTalic
aris! siZnele mxolod imaSia, rom amrigad gamoTqmuli azri yovelTvis ar
moswons brbos, romelic xelis faTuriT siaruls aris daCveuli. es
sakuTari gamocdilebiTac vici, da amitom vurCev mister diks, rom
amoSalos es alegoriuli wvrilmani Tavis mogonebaTa wignidan.
_ gana igi Tavisi cxovrebis mogonebasa wers? diax, _ mipasuxa papidam
da isev cxviri moifxana. _ Zalian mwyins, rom mister diki aqamdis ver
gaTavisuflda Tavisi alegoriuli laparakisa da werisagan; magram ara
uSavs ra, dae, imuSaos. muSaoba misTvis aucilebelia.
marTlac, SemdegSi, gavige, rom mister diki aTi welia, rac cdilobda
amoegdo Tavisi nawarmoebidan Carlz pirvelis saxeli, magram yoveldRe
aviwydeboda da isev ubrundeboda am sagans.
bundovnad mivxvdi, rom pativcemuli papidaCemi, Tavisi eqscentruli
moqcevisa da mkvaxe mopyrobis miuxedavad, didi piativiscemisa da sruli
ndobis Rirsi iyo. am dRes, rogorc wina dResac, igi dauRalavad ebrZoda
virebs da erTxel saSinlad gabrazda, rodesac viRac ymawvilma kacma
fanjaraSi Semoixeda da Tvali Caukra jenetas. papidasTvis ar arsebobda
amaze meti Seuracxyofa.
is dro, romelmac gaiara papidas werilsa da mister mordstonis
pasuxs Soris, CemTvis uaRresi wuxilisa da mRelvarebis xana iyo; magram,
SeZlebisdagvarad, vcdilobdi, Semekavebina Cemi grZnobebi; Tavi mxiarulad
meWira da vcdilobdi, mesiamovnebina papidisaTvis da mister dikisTvis.
bolos movida werili, romelsac aseTi mouTmenobiT movelodiT.
guli gamiskda, roca werilis wakiTxvis Semdeg, papidam gamomicxada, rom
mister mordstoni TviTon, piradad, apirebs mobrZanebas mosalaparakeblad
meore dReso.
im dRes papida cotaTi ufro mkacri iyo, vidre yovelTvis, magram
saxlSi ar SeminiSnavs araviTari mzadeba saSineli stumris misaRebad.
papida fanjarasTan ijda xelsaqmiT, da TiTqmis ar movSorebivar mas. Rrma
fiqrebSi wasuli, vcdilobdi, daaxloebiT mainc warmomedgina momavali
stumrobis Sedegi. sadili gadadebuli iyo gamourkveveli vadiT, magram
roca Zalian dagvianda, mis betsim ubrZana sufTa gaeSalaT. swored am
dros atyda uecari aliaqoTi virebis gamo. gavixede fanjaraSi da
gavocdi,
rodesac
davinaxe
mis
mordstoni.
igi
gviaxlovdeboda
Cafiqrebuli poziT, swored papidas mindorze!
_ gaswiT, gaswiT aqedan! _ daiyvira papidam da muStiT daemuqra
fanjaraSi. _ aq araferia saTqveno! _ rogora bedavT sxvis miwaze
siaruls? gaswiT, gaswiT!
papida ise gaakvirva mis mordstonis daRvremilma simSvidem da
gulgrilobam, rom erTi wuTiT igi uZravad darCa da Cveulebisamebr ar
gavarda quCaSi joxiT xelSi. visargeble am wuTiT da davaCqare
Semetyobinebina, vin iyo es utifari arseba, da amave dros avuxseni, rom
jentlmeni, romelic cotaodeni moSorebiT mosdevda mas, iyo TviT mister
mordstoni!
_ ra Cemi saqmea, vinc ginda iyos! aravis mivcem Cemi miwis gaoxrebis
nebas! ei, moSordiT mandedan! jeneta, gaagdeT!
viri TavgamodebiT icavda Tavs oTxive fexiT, rodesac jeneta aRviriT
mas ukan miaTrevda da mister mordstoni ki win mierekeboda. mis
mordstoni qolgiTa scemda jenetas. quCis biWebi aRtacebiT Wyiodnen.
_ me gavide, papida? _ vkiTxe aTrTolebuli xmiT.
_ rada? aq darCiT, ser.
am sityvebiT papidam xeli mkra kuTxisken da momadga savarZeli
imrigad, rom Sig movemwyvdie, rogorc cixeSi an rogorc sasamarTloSi,
mTavari veqilis
kaTedrasTan. es pozicia mTeli am audienciis
ganmavlobaSi mekava.
mis da mister mordstoni Semovidnen.
_ ah, maS es Tqven iyaviT! _ uTxra maT mis betsim, _ me ki swored
mogaxsenoT, verasgziT ver warmovidgendi, rom es Tqvena xarT! Tumca sul
erTia, aravis mivcem nebas iaros mwvaneze Cemi saxlis win. es Cemi wesia da
aravisTvis ar vakeTeb gamonakliss. Tqven, Tu ara vcdebi, swored is
mister mordstoni brZandebiT, romelmac SeirTo Cemi gansvenebuli
Zmiswulis daviT koperfildis qvrivi?
_ diax, qalbatono, me Tqveni naTesavi myavda colad.
_ da Zalian cudad moiqeciT, rom SeirTeT, ser! sabralo bavSvi
gacilebiT ufro bednieri iqneboda, Tavi rom dagenebebinaT misTvis.
aseTia Cemi azri, ser. jeneta, sTxoveT mister diks, aq Camovides.
mister dikis Camosvlamde papida ijda xmaamouReblad, welSi
gamarTuli, da mrisxaned Sehyurebda kedlebs. roca kari gaiRo, man
saCqarod gaacno mister diki Tavis stumrebs.
_ mister diki, Cemi Zveli, erTguli megobari. mis azrsa da rCevas me
savsebiT vendobi, _ daamTavra mis betsim gansakuTrebuli gamometyvelebiT
da mkacrad Tvali gadaavlo mister diks.
_ mis trotvud, _ daiwyo mister mordstonma, _ Tqveni werilis
miRebis Semdeg saWirod davinaxe, samarTlianobis aRsadgenad da
umTavresad ki _ Tqvendami pativiscemis niSnad...
_ madlobas mogaxsenebT, _ uTxra papidam da Tan ar aSorebda Tavis
gamWriax Tvalebs, _ Cems Sesaxeb nu SeswuxdebiT.
_ me varCie piradad, miwer-moweris gareSe, gameca TqvenTvis pasuxi,
miuxedavad im zogierTi uxerxulobisa, romelic Tavad sdevda am
mgzavrobas, _ ganagrZobda mister mordstoni. _ es ubeduri biWi, mis
trotvud,
araerTxel
yofila
mizezi
ojaxuri
aliaqoTisa
da
usiamovnebisa, rogorc Cemi Seudarebeli meuRlis sicocxlis dros, ise
misi gardacvalebis Semdeg. mas mudam emCneoda autaneli, Tavawyvetili
xasiaTi da iseTi midrekilebani, romelTa gamo yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo
fiqri raime lmobierebaze. me da Cemi da vcdilobdiT SeZlebisdagvarad
gamogvesworebina misi naklovanebani,
magram mTelma Cvenma cdam
unatyofod Cagviara. saWirod davinaxe, piradad mecnobebina TqvenTvis
yvela es samwuxaro ambavi, da Tqven darwmunebuli unda brZandebodeT, mis
trotvud, rom Cven viqceviT miudgomlad, sindisisa da patiosnebis
Tanaxmad.
_ me, Cemis mxriv, zedmetad vTvli imis dadasturebas, rasac Cemi Zma
laparakobs, _ warmoTqva mis mordstonma, _ Tumca gTxovT, miiRoT
mxedvelobaSi, rom Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, daviT koperfildi usaZaglesi biWia
qveyanaze.
_ rac Seexeba misi aRzrdis sistemas, aq me, rogorc yvela sxva
SemTxvevaSi, viqcevi Cemi sakuTari Sexedulebis Tanaxmad, _ daiwyo isev
mister mordstonma, romlis saxe TandaTan iRrubleboda, rodesac misi
Tvalebi hxvdebodnen mis betsis gamWriax Tvalebs.
_ Tqveni gansvenebuli meuRle ubeduri bavSvi iyo, ser, moklebuli
yovelgvar gamocdilebas, rac aucilebelia, metadre imisaTvis, visac iseT
qmarTan uxdeba saqmis daWera, rogorc Tqven brZandebiT, ser, _ upasuxa
papidam da Tan daJinebiT sinjavda mister mordstons. _ Tqveni coli
gulubryvilo, ususuri bavSvi iyo, Tu gnebavT, rom mokled da naTlad
movWra. kidev xom aras inebebT, SematyobinoT?
_ me imisTvis movedi aq, rom Cems saxlSi waviyvano daviTi, _ waviyvano
yovelgvari pirobebisa da SezRudvis gareSe. srulebiT movale ara var
angariSi Cavabaro vismes da zedmetad vTvli raime pirobis micemas am
bavSvis Sesaxeb. Tu Tqven, mis trotvud gadawyviteT _ am bavSvisa da Cems
Soris CadgeT, es pozicia Tqven samudamod unda daikavoT. me ar vxumrob
da aravis mivcem nebas, masxrad amigdos. me movedi aq pirvelad da
ukanasknelad, im pirobiT, rom Tan waviyvano igi. mzad aris Tu ara
wamosasvlelad? Tu mzad ar aris, icodeT, mis trotvud, rom Cemi saxlis
karebi erTxel da samudamod iketeba misTvis, da Tqven kisrulobT gauRoT
mas sakuTari saxlis karebi.
papida didi yuradRebiT ismenda mis laparaks da, rogorc Canda,
cdilobda, arc erTi sityva ar gamorCenoda. roca mister mordstonma
daamTavra sitva, mis betsim gaunZrevlad gaixeda iqiT, sadac mis
mordstoni ijda, da hkiTxa lakonurad:
_ Tqven xom aRarafers brZanebT kidev?
_ arafers, mis trotvud. upasuxa mis mordstonma. _ Cemma Zmam naTlad
da dawvrilebiT gamoTqva yvelaferi, rac ki me SemeZlo gadmomeca
TqvenTvis.
_ axla unda gavigo, ras ityvis TviTon bavSvi, _ Tqva papidam da me
momibrunda. _ mzada xar wahyve, daviT?
me vupasuxe, rom ara, da vTxovdi papidas ar moveSorebine arc axla,
arc Semdeg, arasodes! vuTxari, rom aravin iyo am qveynad Cemze ubeduri,
rodesac mag xalxTan vcxovrobdi. magaT dedaCemic gaaubedures Cemi
gulisTvis; pegotim kargad icis yovelive es. ar maxsovs, ra sityvebiT
vambobdi yovelive amas, magram maxsovs, rogori simwriT vlaparakobdi.
_ mister dik, _ uTxra papidam Tavis megobars, _ ra vuyo me am bavSvs?
mister dikma ifiqra cota xans da Semdeg upasuxa gabrwyinebuli
saxiT:
_ moiwvieT mkeravi da axali tanisamosi SeukeroT!
_ mister dik! _ uTxra gaxarebulma papidam. _ momeciT Tqveni xeli:
Tqveni rCeva pirdapir daufasebelia.
man magrad CamoarTva xeli mister diks da uTxra mister mordstons:
_ Tqven SegiZliaT wabrZandeT, sadac gnebavT: bavSvi CemTan rCeba Tu
igi marTlac iseTi cudia, rogorc Tqven amiwereT, vecdebi, imdeni mainc
gavakeTo misTvis, ramdensac Tqven akeTebdiT. Tumca unda unda
gagafrTxiloT, rom ar mjera arc erTi Tqveni naTqvami sityva. mSvidobiT,
ser, _ daumata papidam, _ mSvidobiT, mis mordston! Tu Tqven erTxel kidev
mogivaT azrad Cems mindorze gaseirneba, darwmunebuli brZandebodeT, rom
mogaglejT Tavidan mag quds da fexiT gavTelav.
adamiani mxatvari unda iyos, da amasTan geniosi mxatvari, _ rom
SeiZlos swored gadmosces papidas saxe, roca igi am srulebiT
moulodnel sentencias ambobda, _ da mis mordstonis saxe, roca igi
ismenda amas. xmaamouReblad, mis mordstonma xeli misca Zmas. isini
saCqarod gavidnen papidas saxlidan.
TandaTan papidas gaexsna Subli da male srulebiT mxiaruli saxe
miiRo. am garemoebiT gamxnevebulma, gavbede Cemi udidesi madloba
gadamexada papidasaTvis, xeli movxvie kiserze da vakoce mas bavSvuri
sinaziT. Semdeg xeli CamovarTvi mister diks, romelmac mxiaruli sicili
daiwyo.
_ amas iqiT, mister dik, _ uTxra papidam, _ me da Tqven saerTo ZaliT
unda vupatronoT am bavSvs.
_ CemTvis Zalian sasiamovno iqneba daviTis Svilis patronoba, _
upasuxa mister dikma.
_ maSasadame, es gadawyvetili ambavia, _ Tqva papidam. _ iciT ra,
mister dik? me minda mas trotvudi davarqva.
_ diax, diax, rasakvirvelia! _ daudastura mister dikma.
papidas ise moewona es azri, rom mza tanisamosze, romelic im
saRamosve iyides CemTvis, sakuTari xeliT daawera melniT: `daviT
trotvud koperfildi~
...
amgvarad daviwye axali cxovreba axali saxeliT da axali sagnebiT
Cems garSemo. amgvari mdgomareoba ramdenime dRis ganmavlobaSi sasiamovno
sizmrad meCveneboda. me ar momdioda azrad, ra ucnaurebi iyvnen Cemi axali
aRmzrdelebi _ papida da mister diki. pirvel xanebSi srulebiT ara
vfiqrobdi Cems momavalze. yovel SemTxvevaSi, ori ram srulebiT cxadi
iyo CemTvis: jer erTi, rom samudamod movrCi blonderstonis cxovrebas,
meorec is, rom Cemi samsaxuri `mordstonisa da grinbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi
samudamod daifara Cems TvalTaxedvidan mZime fardiT. amis Semdeg aravis
da arasdros aRar auxdia es farda.
Tavi meTxuTmete
axali cxovreba
sul mokle xanSi me da mister diki namdvili megobrebi gavxdiT da
erTad gavdiodiT quCaSi farnis asaSvebad.
mister diki yoveldRe ijda da werda memuarebs, magram saqme,
miuxedavad amisa, mainc srulebiT ver midioda win, radgan Carlz pirveli
yovel gverdze iCenda Tavs. roca mister diki gaafuWebda erT Tabaxs, igi
meore Tabaxs hkidebda xels. ar SeiZleboda adamiani ar gaocebuliyo im
moTmijebiT, romliTac mister diki itanda am ambavs, da imediT, romiTac
isev da isev ubrundeboda Tavis Sromas. Carlz pirveli misi mudmivi
damabrkolebeli sagani iyo da masze imsxvreoda mTeli misi niWi.
amgvari megobruli ganwyobilebis gamo mister dikTan, Zneli ar iyo
papidas gulismogeba. mas ise Sevuyvardi, rom Cemi axali saxeli _
trotvudi _ trotad Seamokla da amasTan gamamxneva imediT, rom SemdegSi
imave adgils daviWerdi mis gulSi, rogoric eWira Cem das, betsi
trotvuds.
_ trot, _ miTxra papidam erT saRamos, _ Cven unda vifiqroT Sens
swavlaze. xom ar ginda kenterberis pansionSi Sexvide?
me vupasuxe, rom Zalian minda, miTUumetes, rom kenterberi Sors ar
aris duvridan.
_ Zalian kargi, _ miTxra papidam. _ xom ar ginda xval wavideT?
ukve SeveCvie papidas swraf gadawyvetilebebs da amitom am kiTxvam
srulebiT ar gamakvirva.
_ diax, papida.
_ keTili. jeneta, daiqiraveT kabrioleti da lurja cxeni xval
dilis aTi saaTisTvis da CaalageT sagzaod mister trotvudis nivTebi.
meore dilas papidam, romelic araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda
sazogadoebis azrs, TviTon wamiyvana kenterberiSi duvris quCebiT da
mSvenivrad uZRveboda lurjs cxens. roca gavcildiT qalaqis quCebs,
vkiTxe:
_ dida es skola?
_ me TviTonac ar vici. Cven jer mister vikfildTan mivalT.
ver gavbede mekiTxa, vin iyo es piri. Cven sxva sagnebze vlaparakobdiT
TviT kenterberiSi misvlamde.
mivediT Zvelebur farTo, veneciur fanjrebian saxlTan, rodesac Cveni
kabrioleti
gaCerda,
karebidan
gamovida
wiTelTmiani
Wabuki
momakvdavsaviT gafiTrebuli saxiT. mas ar hqonda arc warbebi arc
wamwamebi da mowiTalo Tvalebi srulebiT moklebuli iyo am bunebriv
Crdilsa da safarvels. am garemoebam Zalian gamakvirva da ver
warmomedgina, rogor SeeZlo Zili amgvar adamians. grZelkalTebiani
serTuki Sekruli hqonda yvela Rilze, yelamde.
_ gamarjobaT, uri hip! _ uTxra ymawvils papidam. _ Sin aris mister
vikfildi?
_ mister vikfildi? Sin gaxlavT, mis trotvud, Tu inebebT, iqiT
mibrZandiT, _ upasuxa uri hipma da Tavisi grZeli xeliT oTaxze miuTiTa.
CamovediT kabrioletidan, davutoveT cxeni wiTelTmian ymawvils da
SevediT grZel, dabal sastumro oTaxSi, romlis fanjrebi quCaSi gadioda.
maRali, Zveleburi buxris Tavze ekida ori portreti; erTze iyo
gamoxatuli jentlmeni WaRara TmiT (Tumca srulebiT ymawvili saxiT) da
Savi warbebiT, romelic dascqeroda wiTeli zonriT Sekrul raRac
qaRaldebs; meore portreti iyo axalgazrda ledisa, nazi da momxiblavi
saxiT, romelic TiTqos me miyurebda. oTaxSi meore boloSi gaiRo kari da
Semovida jentlmeni. es iyo gacocxlebuli portreti, oRond ramdenime
wliT ufro xnieri.
_ mis betsi trotvud! _ mimarTa jentlmenma papidas, _ gTxovT,
mobrZandiT. romelma qarma dahbera da mogiyvanaT Cvens mxares? imedi maqvs,
rom es zenaqari ar iyo?
_ ara, me sadavo saqmeze ar movsulvar.
_ keTili da patiosani! didi xania droa, Tavi davaneboT yvela am
iuridiul saqmes.
es jentlmeni gaxldaT mister vikfildi, veqili da mTavari gamge
romeliRac lordis mamulebisa. misi saxe Zalian sasiamovno meCvena. misi
savse loyebi Seferadebuli iyo im mSvenieri feriT, romelic aixsneba
portveinis mudmivi xmarebiT.
_ es bavSvi Cemi SviliSvilia, _ uTxra papidam. _ me viSvile igi am
cota xnis winaT da axla moviyvane aq, rom mivabaro pansionSi, sadac
kargad aswavlian yvela sagans da adamianurad eqcevian bavSvebs. miTxariT,
sad aris aq aseTi pansioni?
_ saukeTeso pansionSi, ramdenadac vici, Tqveni SviliSvili SeiZleba
moewyos mxolod rogorc garedan mosiarule, _ upasuxa mister vikfildma
ramdenime xnis fiqris Semdeg.
_ ra uSavs mere? mas SeuZlia sxvagan icxovros da marto saswavlo
saaTebSi iaros iq.
mister vikfildma es SesaZlebad scno. man kidev gamoTqva ramdenime
mosazreba da Semdeg urCia papidas, TviTonve wasuliyo pansionSi,
daeTvalierebina iqauri wesebi da ise gadaewyvita saqme.
papida daeTanxma am winadadebas da isini erTad wavidnen. karga xnis
Semdeg isini dabrundnen kmayofilebi. maTma Sromam unayofod ar Caiara.
pansioni mSvenieri aRmoCnda, oRond papidas ar moswoneboda Cems
sacxovreblad arc erTi bina, romelic mas uCvenes.
_ datoveT droebiT Tqveni SviliSvili CemTan, _ misca winadadeba
mister vikfildma. _ igi Wkviani bavSvi Cans da imedi maqvs, ar Semawuxebs.
_ didad gmadlobT, mister vikfild; Cemi SviliSvilic madlobelia,
rogorc xedavT, magram...
_ raRa `magram~?.. vxedav, ra gaqvT azrad, mis betsi.
nu ifiqrebT
amaze. me srulebiT ar minda Tqveni Sewuxeba da ar minda ifiqroT, TiTqos
Cemi movale xarT: Tu gnebavT, Tqven SegiZliaT gadaixadoT magisi Sesanaxi
fasi.
_ am pirobiT ki didi moxaruli viqnebi, rom TqvenTan davtovo bavSvi,
Tumca mainc didad mavalebT amiT.
_ maS axla unda gagacnoT Cemi patara diasaxlisi. wamobrZandiT.
Cven avediT meore sarTulSi sakvirveli Zveleburi kibiT, romelsac
iseTi farTo moajiri hqonda, rom masze, rogorc safexurebze,
Tavisuflad SeiZleboda asvla. didi gemovnebiT morTul oTaxSi, sxvaTa
Soris, idga fortepiano da yvavilebis ramdenime Taiguli. kuTxeebSi
lamazad iyo miwyobili mzrunvelis xeliT sxvadasxva nivTebi sasiamovno
da mimzidveli formisa: patara mrgvali magida, Taroebi, bufeti, wignebis
karada da kidev sxva amgvari sagnebi.
mister vikfildma daakakuna meore kari, da CvenTan mardad Semoirbina
TiTqmis Cemi xnis gogonam. igi kiserze moexvia mister vikfilds da akoca
mas.
_ ai Cemi patara diasaxlisi, _ gviTxra mister vikfildma, _ Cemi qali
agnesa.
pirvel danaxvazedve SevniSne am haerovan arsebas is nazi da keTili
gamometyveleba, romliTac miyurebda ledis suraTi qvemo sarTulis
sastumroSi. mis TvalebSi krToda sruli kmayofilebisa da bednierebis
grZnoba, Tumca imave dros mTeli misi arseba gamsWvaluli iyo raRac
wynari, auSfoTebeli, seriozuli simSvidiT, romelic arasodes ar
maviwydeboda da arasodes arc damaviwydeba.
patara diasaxlisi mSvenivrad uxdeboda mTel am Zveleburi saxlis
morTulobas. pawawina gasaRebebis abmula ekida mas qamarTan. momxiblavi
RimiliT mousmina mamas, rodesac mister vikfildma gaacno Cemi Tavi,
rogorc axali mdgmuri. amis Semdeg Cven yvelani wavediT zeviT, Cemi
oTaxis dasaTvaliereblad. patara diasaxlisi win midioda da gzas
gviCvenebda. Cemi oTaxi, mSvenivrad mowyobili muxis avejiT, yovelmxriv
Sesaferisi gamodga. papida da me sruli kmayofilebi viyaviT, da Cven
yvelani CavediT qvemo sarTulis sastumroSi, Zalian mxiarulni da
nasiamovnebi.
mister vikfildma bevri sTxova papidas sadilad darCeniliyo, magram
man gadaWrili uari uTxra im mosazrebiT, rom usaTuod TvalnaTliv unda
misuliyo saxlSi. amitom patara diasaxlisma gankarguleba moaxdina,
saCqarod sauzme moemzadebinaT. sauzmis Semdeg Cven martoni dagvtoves,
rom gamoTxoveba SegvZleboda, rogorc gvsurda.
papidam miTxra, rom mister vikfildma saukeTesod moawyo yvela Cemi
saqme da araferi gamiWirdeboda.
_ trot, Svilo, RmerTma daglocos, _ miTxra papidam, _ ecade
gaamrTlo imedebi; Seni sakuTari, Cemi da mister dikisa.
gulaCuyebulma, suliT da guliT gadavuxade madloba papidas da
mokiTxva SevuTvale mister diks.
_ nu iqnebi sulmdabali, orpiri da sastiki. Tu medebi, aicdino es
sami didi nakli, Cemi imedebi gamarTldeba, Svilo.
davpirdi papidas zedmiwevniTY amesrulebina misi rCeva.
_ cxeni karebTan melis, _ Tqva papidam bolos. _ mivdivar. Sen aq
darCebi.
am sityvebiT igi momexvia ukanasknelad, saCqarod gavida oTaxidan da
karebi gaixura.
me jer gamakvirva papidas amgvarma swrafma wasvlam da SemeSinda
kidec, xom araferi vawyenine-meTqi. Cems keTilismyofels; magram rodesac
fanjaraSi gavixede, sulieri tanjvis anareli davinaxe mis saxeze, roca
igi kabrioletSi jdeboda, da ukeT vicani maSin Cemi papida.
nasadilevs Cven yvelani avediT zeviT, isev im sastumroSi, sadac
winaT viyaviT. erT-erT magidaze kuTxeSi agnesam dadga Rvinis Wiqa da
grafini portveiniT Tavisis mamisTvis.
ijda igi da nelnela svamda, bevrs, bevrsa svamda. am xnis
ganmavlobaSi agnesa ukravda fortepianoze, mReroda, xelsaqmobda,
gvelaparakeboda mamasa da me. mister vikfildi Zalian mxiarul gunebaze
iyo, magram zogjer misi Tvalebi SeCerdebodnen xolme mis qalze
naRvliani gamometyvelebiT, da gaCumdebodnen. am SemTxvevaSi agnesa
yovelTvis cdilobda gaemxiarulebina Tavisi mama raime kiTxviT an
bavSvuri alersiT. mister vikfildi imwamsve Tavs anebebda fiqrebs da
portveiniT ivsebda Wiqas.
agnesa gvisxamda Cais da Tavmjdomareobda saRamos sufraze. saRamom
gaiara imgvarsave baasSi, rogorc sastumro oTaxSi, sanam agnesam ar
daapira dasaZineblad wasvla. mister vikfildi moexvia da akoca mas, da
roca agnesa gavida, maSin ubrZana aenToT sanTlebi kantoraSi.
Zilis win gaviseirne quCaSi, rom erTxel kidev Semexeda kenterberis
ganTqmul Zveleburi taZrisaTvis. dabrunebisas Sevxvdi uri hips, romelic
kantoris darabebs hketavda. aRsavse megobruli grZnobiT am saxlis yvela
mcxovrebisadmi, mivedi masTan, gamovexmaure da gamoTxovebisas xeli
gavuwode. magram ra ucnauri da sazareli iyo am adamianis xelis
CamorTmeva! igi uwindelze metad waagavda samaridan amoRebuls, da xelebi
visrise, rom rogorme momeSorebina misi mokarebis grZnoba da gameTbo
xelebi.
es civi da sveli xeli momagonda Cems sawol oTaxSi. gavaRe fanjara
da gavxede pirdapir mdgomi saxlebis saxuravebs; imwamsSi momeCvena,
TiTqos uri hipi asuliyo maRla, saxuravze, da iqidan miyurebda! saCqarod
mivxure fanjara da loginSi Cavweqi.
meore dRes, diliT, mister vikfildma wamiyvana skolaSi. skolis
direqtori, doqtori strongi, Tavis biblioTekaSi ijda. adamiani ver
ityoda, rom misi tanisamosi gansakuTrebiuli gulmodginebiT iyo
gawmendili, an Tmebi hqonda wesierad da lamazad davarcxnili, _
srulebiT ara! Savi getrebi gaxsnili hqonda da fexsacmelebi, gverdze
rom elaga xaliCaze, TiTqos amTqnarebdnen saSineli daRlilobisa da
mowyenilobisagan. doqtor strongma mommarTa da miTxra, rom esiamovna
Cemi naxva, da gamomiwoda Tavisi didi xeli, romlisTvisac ar vicodi, ra
meqna.
mis Soriaxlos mSvenieri ymawvili ledi ijda xelis qnariT. Cveni
Sesvlis erTi wuTis Semdeg igi swrafad adga, mxiarulad daeSva muxlebze
doqtor strongis win da fexsacmelebi Caacva. rodesac gaaTava es saqme,
Tavi dagvikra da yvelani gavediT samecadino darbazSi.
_ marTla, vikfild, _ Tqva doqtorma, SeCerda derefanSi da xeli
damado mxarze, _ Tqven jer kidev ver uSoveT adgili jek maldons, Cemi
colis biZaSvils?
_ ara, _ upasuxa mister vikfildma, _ ara, jer ver mominaxavs.
_ Zalian samwuxaroa, rac ufro male gaTavdeba es ambavi, miT ukeTesi,
_ uTxra doqtor strongma.
doqtori strongi mxiarulad midioda win, raRac ucnauri nabijiT da
gverdidan gverdze ixreboda. Cven mivdevdiT mas. me SevniSne, rom mister
vikfildis saxem Sewuxebuli gamometyveleba miiRo, da ramdenjerme gaiqnia
Tavi.
samecadino darbazi iyo sakmaod grZeli da ganieri oTaxi saxlis
moSorebebul da miyuruebul nawilSi. ase, daaxloebiT oci, ocdaxuTi
ymawvili, romelnic wignebs usxednen, fexze wamodgnen da dila mSvidobisa
usurves doqtor strongs. isini aRar damsxdaran, rodesac dagvinaxes
mister vikfildi da me.
_ ai, Tqveni axali amxanagi, ymawvilo jentmenebo, _ uTxra gamgem, _
trotvud koperfildi.
ukve gadaCveuli viyavi zrdilobiani bavSvebis sazogadoebas, da iseTi
didi xani iyo, rac ar menaxa tolebi, garda mik uokerisa da
`kartofilasi~, rom pirvelad Zalian uxerxulad vigrZeni Tavi. jer kidev
bavSvi garegnobiT, ukve gamobrZmedili viyavi. cxovrebaSi, ase rom, yvela
es bavSvi, erTad aRebuli, ise gamocdili ar iyo, rogorc me. iseTi
grZnoba mqonda, TiTqos vatyuebdi yvelas, rodesac Sevdiodi maT wreSi,
rogorc Cveulebrivi axali Segirdi. amas garda, Cemma yofnam `mordstonisa
da grinbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi srulebiT gadamaCvia yvela TamaSobasa da
varjiSobas, ase rom, Cems axal amxanagebs Soris SemeZlo srulebiT
uvicis STabeWdileba momexdina. yvela Cemi codna, SeZenili saxlSi, dedis
xelmZRvanelobiT, da mister kriklis pansionSi, gahqra sabolood
cxovrebis mZime pirobebSi da, rodesac axla gamomcades axali amxanagebis
winaSe, gamodga, rom srulebiT araferi vicodi. meSinoda maRla axedvisa
da ganZrevis da unebur TrTolvas vgrZnobdi mTels tanSi, rodesac vinme
axal amxanagTagani miaxlovdeboda. rogorc ki gaTavda mecadineobis
saaTeebi, Tavpiris mtvreviT gavvardi darbazidan, radgan meSinoda Tavi ar
Semercxvina skolis winaSe rame suleluri pasuxiT megobrul salamze an
kiTxvaze.
mister vikfildis Zvelma saxlma damamSvidebeli gavlena iqni Cemze.
rodesac mivedi Sesaval karebTan Cemi saskolo wignebiT iRliaSi da kari
davaraxune, vigrZeni, rom Cemi Sinagani mRelvareba TandaTan qreboda.
agnesa ijda sastumro oTaxSi da eloda Tavis mamas, romelsac jer ar
gaeTavebina saqmeebi kantoraSi. igi Semxvda alersiani RimiliT da mkiTxa,
rogor mogewona institutio. me dadebiTad vupasuxe, oRond davumate: didi
uxerxuloba vigrZeni pirvelad ucxo bavSvebis wreSi-meTqi.
_ Tqven ki jer ar swavlobT pansionSi? _ vkiTxe me.
_ o, rogor ara! me axlaca vswavlob... yoveldRe.
_ magram Tqven saxlSi swavlobT da ara pansionSi?
_ sxvagvarad SeuZlebelia, _ mipasuxa agnesam RimiliT, _ mama ar
daTanxmdeba Cems saswavlebelSi gaSvebaze, xom iciT, misi diasaxlisi
mudam saxlSi unda iyos.
_ Zalian uyavrxarT mamas?
_ sssu! modis!
es Tqva Tu ara, agnesa gaiqca mamis Sesaxvedrad, da erTi wuTis Semdeg
isini erTad Semovidnen sastumroSi. mister vikfildi Zalian gulianad
Semxvda da miTxra, rom CemTvis didi bednierebaa doqtor strongis
xelmZRvaneloba, radgan, misi sityviT, es iyo yovelmxriv ukeTilSobilesi
adamiania.
_ ar vici danamdvilebiT, magram SesaZlebelia, rom aris qveyanaze
xalxi, romelsac esiamovneba borotad isargeblos amgvari adamianis
ndobiT, _ miTxra mister vikfildma. _ erideT, trotvud, amgvari xalxis
sazogadoebas da grcxvenodeT maTi mibaZvisa. qveyanaze ar aris arseba
ufro gulubryvilo da mimndobi, vidre doqtori strongi.
mister vikfilds laparakis kiloSi raRac wyena etyoboda, magram ver
movaswari mimeca kiTxva amis Sesaxeb, _ sadili mzad iyo. CavediT
sasadiloSi da davikaveT Cveni adgilebi.
nasadilevs avediT meore sarTulSi, sastumroSi, da aq ganmeorda isev
is scena, rac winadRiT. agnesam dadga grafini da Rvinis Wiqa imave
kuTxeSi, imave magidaze; mister vikfildi miujda portveins da Zalian
bevri dalia. agnesa ukravda fortepianoze, ijda mamis gverdiT, icinoda,
celqobda, xelsaqmobda, laparakobda da ramdenime partia domino meTamaSa.
bevrma zamTarma da zafxulma gaiara mas aqeT, mxiarulma da sevdianma,
magram axlac, rodesac am striqonebs vwer, me isev vxedav mas, morcxvs,
TavdaWerils, wynari moZraobiT mesmis misi mSvenieri, nazi xma.
Tavis droze agnesa gamogveTxova mamas da me da Tavis sawolSi wavida.
martoni davrCiT. mec xeli CamovarTvi mister vikfilds da dasaZineblad
wasvla davapire. man SemaCera da miTxra:
_ aba, mister trotvud, ras ityviT? icxovrebT CvenTan, Tu SevudgeT
TqvenTvis binis Sovnas?
_ o, ara, ser! _ SevZaxe cxared. _ neba miboZeT, TqvenTan davrCe!
_ darCi CvenTan, trotvud! Zalian moxaruli var, _ miTxra man. _ Sen
SegiZlia Cveni amxanagi da mosaubre iyo. es kargia CvenTvisac,
agnesasTvisac, yvelasTvis kargia!
_ da metadre CemTvis, ser, _ vuTxari me. _ Zalian mixaria TqvenTan
cxovreba.
_ SeZalian kargi bavSvi xar, trotvud, _ miTxra mister vikfildma. _
Tu Cemi da agnesas sazogadoeba gesiamovneba, icxovre CvenTan, ramdenic
ginda.
am siyvebiT xeli gamomiwoda da Semdeg zurgze momifaTura.
me davinaxe sinaTle patara kantoraSi, imwamsve vigrZeni uri hipis
ucnauri Zala da uneburad iqiT wavedi. uri hipis ujda uzarmazar mwavne
wigns da, rogorc Canda, Zalian guldasmiT kiTxulobda; misi saloki TiTi
gadadioda erTi striqonidan meoreze da stovebda WuWyian da lorwovan
kvals, TiTqos wignze lokokina micocavda.
_ Tqven dRes Zalian didxans muSaobT, mister hip, _ vuTxari me.
_ me xom kantoris saqmeebs ar vakeTeb amJamad, master koperfild! _
miTxra man.
_ maS ras akeTebT, mister hip?
_ me vcdilob, SeviZino zogierTi iuridiuli codna da axla, rogorc
xedavT, vswavlob tidis `praqtkul darigebas~. o, mister tidi didi
mweralia, master koperfild!
_ Tqven ueWvelia, mSvenieri iuristi brZandebiT, mister hip, _ vuTxari
siCumis Semdeg.
_ vin? me, master koperfild? ras brZanebT, me sruli araraoba var!
aq gakvirvebiT SevniSne, rom uri hipi xelisgulebs isresda, TiTqos
imSralebda da iTbobda maT.
_ Zalian kargad vici, rom araraoba var, _ ganagrZo uri hipma
morCilebis kiloTi, _ dae, sxvebi amaRlldnen, rogorc undaT da
ramdenadac undaT. Cemi moRvaweobis asparezi metad SezRudulia. dedaCemi
CemsaviT moklebulia yovelgvar niWs. Cven Zalian Raribad vcxovrobT,
ubralo qoxSi, magram gulebi mgrZnobiare gvaqvs, master koperfild, da
viciT madlobis gadaxda. diax, ser, Cven madlierebi varT. ai, magaliTad,
maS madlieri ar unda viyo Cemi bedisa, rom mister vikfilTan momixda
cxovreba?
_ iqneb odesme amxanagad SeudgeT Tqvens axlandel patrons, _
vuTxari me, rom mesmiavmebina misTvis. _ da maSin axlandeli kantora
iarsebebs saerTo firmiT _ vikfildi da hipi.
_ o, ara, master koperfild, ara! me metad umniSvnelo arseba var
amgvari karierisTvis.
am sityvebTan uaryofiT gaiqnia Tavi da daRvremilma Semomxeda.
_ mister vikfildi mSvenieri adamiania, master koperfild, _ miTxra
urim. _ roca cota xans icxovrebT maTTan, ukeTesad gaicnobT, vidre
sityvierad SeiZlebodes amis gadmocema. me mgonia, Tqven didxans ar
mogixdebaT aq cxovreba, master koperfild?
vupasuxe, rom piriqiT, vapireb mister vikfildTan cxovrebas skolaSi
kursis dasrulebamde.
_ o, marTla! _ SesZaxa urim. _ maS Tqven iqnebiT da ara me ar firmis
amxanagi.
gamikvirda da uarze videqi, magram urim daiJina:
_ ara, iqnebiT, iqnebiT!
bolos Caalaga yvela Tavisi nivTi da, rodesac gasvla daapira,
mkiTxa:
_ SemiZlia sanTeli Cavaqro, master kopefild?
_ rasakvirvelia. isedac vipovi gzas.
uri hipma Caaqro sanTeli da gamomSvidobebisas xeli CamomarTva; isev
meCvena, TiTqos Cems xels sveli Tevzi moxvda. Semdeg gaaRo quCis karebi
da gaZvra quCaSi.
Cemma mRelvarebam cotaTi iklo, rodesac meore dRes skolaSi mivedi.
mesame dRes ukeTesad vigrZeni Tavi da Semdeg, erTi-ori kviris
ganmavlobaSi, srulebiT SeveCvie doqtor strongs instituts da ise
vgrZnobdi Tavs axali amxanagebis wreSi, rogorc sakuTar saxlSi.
Sevudeqi muSaobas udidesi gulmodginebiT, raTa damemsaxurebina yvelas
TanagrZnoba da pativiscema. mokle xanSi uwindeli Cemi cxovreba TiTqmis
srulebiT wariSala Cems mexsierebaSi da TviTonac aRar mjeroda, rom
odesRac vmsaxurobdi `mordstonisa da grinbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi.
axlandels Cems cxovrebas TandaTan sabolood Sevegue Cemi CveulebebiT,
ase rom, meCveneboda, TiTqos didi xania, rac zrdilobian bavSvebis wreSi
var-meTqi.
zogierTi ufrosi mowafe pansionerad cxovrobda doqtor strongTan,
da maTgan saidumlod gavige zogierTi ram misi piradi cxvrebidan. erTi
wlis winaT doqtor storngma SeirTo colad is mSvenieri ymawvili ledi,
romelic mis kabinetSi vnaxe. strongi mudam garTuli iyo berZnuli
Zirebis
ZiebaSi.
uvicma
filologiuri
mecvnierebis
dargSi,
jer
warmovidgine, TiTqos aq laparaki botanikur sagnebze iyo, da Cems azrs is
adasturebda, rom doqtori mudam TavCaRunuli dadioda; magram Semdeg
gavige, rom aq laparaki iyo berZnuli sityvebis Zirebze, radgan es
ramdenime xana, rac doqtori strongi Sesdgomoda berZnuli leqsikonis
Sedgenas.
sasiamovno sanaxavebi iyvnen doqtori da misi lamazi coli erTad; igi
ualersebda da anebivrebda, rogorc namdvili mama. misis strongs,
rogorca Canda, Zalian uyvarda qmari da zrunavda masze, magram verc
erTxel ver SevniSne, rom cxare monawileoba mieRo misi qmris berZnuli
leqsikonis Sedgenis saqmeSi.
misis strongi Zalian momwonda mraval mizezTa gamo: jer erTi, mas
Sevuyvardi im dRidan, rodesac pirvelad vnaxe doqtr strongis kabinetSi;
meorec isa, rom mudam mialersebda da monawileobas iRebda Cems saqmeebSi;
da mesamec, rom mas zalian uyvarda agnesa da Titqmis mudamdRe
daiareboda Cvens saxlSi. magram iyo raRac Zaldataneba masa da Cems
maspinZels Soris; me isic ki meCveneboda, TiTqos misis strongs eSinoda
mister vikfildisa, Tumca ar vici, ris gamo. mudam, rodesac ki mister
vikfildi winadadebas aZlevda, rom saxlSi gaecilebina, misis strongi
mokrZalebiT uars eubneboda da CemTan erTad saCqarod mieSureboda
saxlisaken. ase rom, me viyavi mudmivi Tanamgzvari doqtoris meuRlisa.
Cven yoveTvis Zalian swrafad mivdiodiT da yvelas veridebodiT gzaSi,
magram TiTqmis yovelTvis ise gamodioda, rom Sua gzaze, qalaqis koSkis
axlos, Cven Segvxdeboda xolme mister jek maldoni, romelic Cveulebriv
gancvifrebas gamoTqvamda Cveni danaxvis gamo.
misis
strongs
hyavda
deda,
xanSiSesuli
ledi,
mravalmxriv
saintereso. misi gvari iyo marklhemi, magram institutis mowafeebma
daarqves mas Zveli husari, miiRes ra mxedvelobaSi is sakvirveli
xelovneba, romiTac igi amxedrebda Tavis mravalricxovan naTesavebs
doqtor strongis winaaRmdeg.
me mqonda SemTxeveva, axlo medevnebina Tvalyuri Zveli husarisaTvis
erT dauviwyar saRamos ganmavlobaSi. saRamo gamarTuli iyo doqtoris
saxlSi, jek maldonis indoeTSi gamgzavrebis gamo, sadac mas kargi
adgili uSoves mister vikfildis mecadineobiT. moxda ise, rom amave dRes
doqtori strongi dResaswaulobda Tavis dabadebis dRes.
rodesac Cven mivediT, jek maldoni ukve sasatumroSi iyo, sadac
yvelaze adre misuliyo. misis strongi, morTuli TeTri kabiT, pirisferi
bafTebiT, pianinos ujda. mister maldoni misi skamis ukan idga da notebis
furclebs abrunebda.
_ erTi SexedviT, rogor gadamivarda gonebidan, _ daiwyo misis
marklhemma, roca yvelani davsxediT. _ srulebiT damaviwyda, doqtoro,
momelocna TqvenTvis dabadebis dRe. Tumca isic unda iTqvas, rom amgvari
molocva ar SeiZleba CaiTvalos komplimentad Cemis mxriv, suliT da
guliT mogilocavT, doqtoro, da gisurvebT mravali wlis sicocxles.
_ gmadlobT, _ upasuxa doqtorma.
_ mravali, mravali, mravali weli! _ gaimeora `Zvelma husarma~. _
icocxleT uamravi wlebi _ TqvenTvis, anisTvis, jek maldonisTvis, yvela
CvenTvis.
stumrebma daiwyes mosvla. yvelaze uwin movida ori maswavlebeli.
gaiba saerTo saubari. umTavresad laparakobdnen jek maldonis Sesaxeb:
mis Sor mogzaurobaze, im qveyanaze, sadac igi midioda, da mis mravalgvar
gegmebze. jek maldoni imave Rames, navaxSmevs unda wasuliyo safosto
etliT grevzendSi, sadac okeaneSi mimavali gemi moeloda.
misis strongi namdvili msaxiobiviT mSvenivrad mReroda. xSirad
momismenia misi simRera, rodesac igi fortepianos ujda xolme
sastumroSi, magram axla, ar vici, SekrTa mravalricxovani sazogadoebis
winaSe, Tu xma ar emorCileboda, srulebiT ver SesZlo simRera. misis
strongma scada, emRera dueti Tavis biZaSvilTan erTad, magram verc ki
daiwyo. Semdeg daTanxmda saerTo Txovnas da scada simRera martom; man
mSvenivrad daiwyo magram uecrad xma aukankalda da dauZlurebulma
momReralma Tvi klaviSebze daxara. keTilma doqtorma SeniSna, rom mis
meuRles drogamoSvebiT emarTeba amgvari nerviuli sisuste, da amis gamo
sTxova stumrebs banqos TamaSiT garTuliyvnen, Tumca TviTon imdenive
esmoda qaraldis TamaSisa, rogorc raime sakravze dakvrisa. `Zvelma
husarma~ imwamsve Tavis amalaSi Caricxa doqtori da Tavis partniori
uwoda. TamaSi daiwyo da ramdenime wuTis Semdeg mTeli vercxlis fuli
doqtoris jibidan misi vaJkacuri sidedris jibeSi gadavida.
magram es araferi. banqos TamaSi gagarZelda Zalian mxiarulad da
didis aRfrTovanebiT. misis strongma, nerviuli sisustis gamo, uari Tqva
TamaSze mTeli saRamos ganmavlobaSi; misma biZaSvilma maldonmac uari
ganacxada im mizeziT, rom nivTebi hqonda Casalagebeli sagzaod. igi
gavida kidec oTaxidan am mizniT, magram Zalian male dabrunda da dajda
sofaze, Tavisi biZaSvilis gverdiT. isini laparakobdnen dabali xmiT.
ganmartoebulni
stumrebisagan.
drogamoSvebiT
misis
strongi
miuaxloveboda xolme Tavisi qmris magidas da uxsnida TamaSis wesebs.
igi metad gafiTrebuli iyo da xelebi uTrToda, rodesac qaRaldze
uCvenebda qmars. doqtori strongi bednieri iyo da arafers amCnevda.
magram vaxSamze sazogado mxiaruleba CaiSrita. yvela grZnobda, ra
mZimea magvari ganSreba, da rac ufro axlovdeboda igi, miT ufro
naRvlianni xdebodnen stumrebi.
doqtori im dros darwmunebuli iyo, rom misi iq yofna didad
sasixaruloa mTeli sazogadoebisaTvis. igi bednieri iyo im azriT, rom
mis garSemo yvelani metismetad mxiarulad iyvnen.
_ ani, Cemo kargo megobaro, _ uTxra doqtorma meuRles, Sexeda saaTs
da aivso Wiqa. _ ai ukve dadga wasvlis wuTi Seni biZaSvilisaTvis. ar unda
davayovnoT igi. dro da zRvis mimoqceva Tavisi gardauvali wesiT midian
da ar elian arc adamians da arc mis mzadebas. me Tqven mogmarTavT,
mister jek maldon! Tqvens win TviT mogzaurobaa da srulebiT ucnobi da
ucxo qveyana. abobqrebulma qariSxalma STanTqa okeanis ufskrulSi aTasi
gemi, datvirTuli yvela qveynis saunjiT, magram mTeli milionebi gemebisa
uvneblad brundebian mdidari ganZiT. mSvidobiT, mister maldon! _
daamTavra doqtorma sityva, adga adgilidan da Cvenc yvelani avdeqiT. _
gisurvebT bednier mgzavrobas okeanis mRelvare zvirTebSi, bednier
momavals okeanes iqiT da bednier dabrunebas samSobloSi.
Cven yvelam davlieT es sadRegrZelo da mxurvaled gamovemSvidobeT
jek maldons, ris Semdeg man saCqarod Tavi daukra yvelas da karebisaken
gaqiqca. me gaviqeci quCaSi, sadac idga safosto etli, da saerTo
aliaqoTSi davinaxe, rogor Cajda Sig jek maldoni. mTrTolvare xelSi
mas eWira raRac pirisferi sagani.
am gamoTxovebis ceremoniis Semdeg institutis mowafeebma daiZaxes
`vaSa~, orjer _ doqtoris pativsacemad da samjer _ misi meuRlisa. Semdeg
isini iqiT-aqeT daifantnen. me isev sastumro oTaxSi movxvdi. doqtori
strongi idga sastumro oTaxis SuaSi, stumrebiT garSemoxveuli. uecrad
misis marklhemma daiyvira:
_ sad aris ani?
ar aris ani! tyuilad eZaxdnen mas yvelani sxvadasxva xmiT, igi pasuxs
ar iZleoda. yvelani gacvivdnen doqtoris meuRlis saZebnelad da
darbazSi ipoves: misis strongi egdo iatakze da araviTari niSanwyali
sicocxlisa aRar etyoboda. atyda saSineli aliaqoTi. ani gulwasuli iyo.
doqtorma daido muxlebze misi Tavi, gadauyara saxidan kululebi da
Tqva nazi mxmiT:
_ sabralo ani! rogori erTguli da nazi guli aqvs, misTvis metad
Zneli asatania ganSoreba Tavisi siymawvilis erTaderTi megobrisa,
romelic mas ase uyvarda!
misis srtrongma aaxila Tvalebi. Semogvxeda yvelas da doqtoris
daxmarebiT fexze wamodga; Semdeg, erTxel kidev Semogvxeda darcxvenili
TvalebiT da miayrdno Tavi doqtoris mxars, _ ar vici, imitom, rom jer
kidev sisustesa grZnobda gulis wasvlis Semdeg, Tu imitom, rom daefara
aRelveba. Cven davapireT sastumroSi gasvla da misi datoveba dedisa da
doqtor strongis xelSi, magram anim ganacxada, rom axla gacilebiT ukeT
grZnobda Tavs da rom CvenTan undoda yofna. igi gadaiyvanes sastumroSi
da divanze daawvines. me SevniSne, rom Zalian gafiTrebuli iyo.
_ ani, Cemo kargo, _ uTxra dedam, rodesac kabas usworebda. _ Sen,
mgonia, bafTa dagikargavs... diax, swored dagikargavs. jentlmenebo,
gaisarjeT, monaxeT anis bafTa _ pirisferi lentebisa.
am pirisfer bafTs misis strongi Cveulebrivad gulze ikeTebda. Cven
daviwyeT misi Zebna, _ me yvelaze metad vcdilobdi, magram veravin ver
ipova.
_ xom ar gaxsovs, ani, sada gqonda igi ukanasknelad? _ hkiTxa dedam.
am kiTxvaze sikvdilisferi misis strongis saxeze Secvala cocxalma
vardisferma. man upasuxa, rom, rogorc axsovs, ramdenime wuTis win igi
xelSi eWira, magram Tan daumata, rom arc ki Rirs misi Zebnao.
Cven mivdiodiT saxlSi nel-nela. agnesa da me mTvares SevcqerodiT,
mister vikfildi Cumad modioda Tvalebdaxrili. Sesaval karebTan Tavisi
patara xelis CanTa. gamexarda, rom SemeZlo riTime gamomeCina Cemi
yuradReba da ukan gaviqeci.
Sevedi sastumro oTaxSi, sadac CanTa iyo datovebuli. aq aravin iyo
da bneloda. kari doqtoris kabinetSi odnav Ria iyo da iqidan sinaTle
moCanda. me Sevedi, rom amexsna Cemi dabrunebis mizezi da sanTeli ameRo.
doqtori ijda did, vorterisebur savarZelSi buxarTan, misi ymawvili
coli ki mis fexTiT moTavsebuliyo patara skamze. doqtori mowyale
kiloTi, RimiliT ukiTxavda xmamaRla raRac xelnawerebs, _ ueWvelia,
berZnuli sityvebis Zirebis daxlarTuli Teoriis Sesaxeb; misis strongs
aewia Tavi da Sesqceroda mas; magram saxe iseTi gamometyvelebiT hqonda
savse, romelic arasodes ar minaxavs. mSvenivr qals Tvalebi farTod
gaexila; wablisferi kululebi eyara mxrebsa da TeTr kabaze. ras
metyvelebda es aRgznebuli Tvalebi? sircxvils, damcirebas, sinanuls,
siamayes, siyvaruls, ndobas, imeds, _ yovelive es cxadad davinaxe mis
TvalebSi, magram amis garda davinaxe warmoudgeneli SiSis grZnoba,
romliTac savse iyo misis strongi.
Cems Sesvlaze, rogorca Canda, igi gons movida, doqtori strongic
iZulebuli iyo Seewyvita dausrulebeli xelnaweris kiTxva. rodesac
meored Sevedi sanTlis dasadgmelad, romelic magididan, aviRe, doqtori
mamobrivi sinaziT Tavze xels usvamda cols da sTxovda, dasaZineblad
wasuliyo. igi lanZRavda Tavis Tavs da uwodebda umowyalo barbaross,
romelic usindisod sargeblobs sxvisi moTminebiT.
magaram misis strongi exveweboda, neba mieca darCeniliyo masTan mTel
saRamos. rodesac, kabinetidan gasvlisas, erTxel kidev mivixede, davinaxe,
rom misis strongs daelagebina Tavisi xelebi qmris muxlebze da isev
daSterebiT ucqeroda mas, oRond axla gacilebiT ufro damSvidebuli
iyo.
am suraTma Cemze Zlieri STabeWdileba moaxdina, da SemdegSi ara
erTxel davbrunebulvar mas gonebis TvaliT, mraval mizezTa gamo,
romelTac mkiTxveli Tavis droze gaigebs.
Tavi meTeqvsmete
moulodneli Sexvedra
doqtor strongis institutSi yofnis pirvel TveebSi mis betsi
xSirad modioda kenterberiSi da TiTqmis yovelTvis udroo dros, im
ganzraxviT, rogorc mgonia, rom enaxa, ras vakeTebdi; magram, sabednierod,
igi mudam wignebSi garTuls mxedavda. amitom male Sewyda papidaCemis
moulodneli stumroba. axla me vxedavdi papidas mxolod erTxel an
orjer TveSi, SabaTobiT, rodesac duvrSi wasvlis neba meZleoda.
samagierod, mister diki yovel kviras modioda oTxSabaTobiT da meore
dRis dilamde rCeboda CemTan.
mister diks gansakuTrebiT uyvarda zardanCos namcxvari. rom ufro
sasiamovnoyofiliyo misTvis es stumroba, papidam damavala gamexsna
krediti mister dikisaTvis saSqarlamoSi, Tumca amave dros TviTonve
gasca gankarguleba am duqanSi, rom nisia ar yofiliyo erT Silingze meti
dReSi.
erTxel mister diki movida Cveulebrivad oTxSabaTs SuadRisas,
Semovida Cems oTxaxSi raRac idumali gamometyvelebiT da miTxra:
_ trotvud, xom ar ici, Cemo kargo, ra kaci dadis Cveni saxlis
garSemo da aSinebs mas?
_ vis? papidas?
_ pirvelad is gaCnda... moica... aTas eqvsas ormocdacxra wels... Tavi
mohkveTes Carlz pirvels. Sen xom Tqvi, mgoni, trotvud, rom es moxda
aTas eqvsas ormocdacxra wels?
_ diax, ser.
_ saqme rogorRac ireva, _ SewuxebiT Tqva mister dikma da Tavi
daiqnia. _ nuTu me amdeni wlisa var? an iqneb aq Secdomaa rame. ise
araferi, diax, es kaci, marTlac, pirvelad gamoCnda male imis Semdeg, rac
Carlz pirvelis tvini gadmovida Cems TavSi. Cven gamovediT mis
trotvudTan erTad saseirnod Cais Semdeg. bindisas, da swored am dros
igi gaCnda Cveni saxlis fanjrebis win.
_ mere, ras akeTebda is kaci?
_ rogor Tu ras? iq srulebiTac ar iyo. oRond miepara ukanidan mis
trotvuds da wasCurCula... ra wasCurCula, ar vici. mis betsi mibrunda da
Setortmanda. me videqi da vuqcerodi. is wavida..
_ da mas Semdeg aRar ginaxavT?
_ saqmec imaSia, rom vnaxe, _ mipasuxa mister dikma da siamayiT Tavi
daiqnia. _ igi ar gamoCenila wuxandlamdis. Cven isev saseirnod gamovediT,
igi isev miepara ukanidan, da me imwamsve vicani.
_ da isev SeaSina papida?
_ igi akankalda, _ miTxra mister dikma.
Semdeg miambo, rom SuaRamisas mTvaris Suqze davinaxe fanjaraSi,
rogor elaparakeboda papida am kacs baRis karebTan da rogor misca mas
fulio. yovelive es Zalian awuxebda mister diks.
CemTan mosvla udidesi bedniereba iyo mister dikisaTvis, da mec
bednieri viyavi masTan erTad. mokle xanSi igi monawileobas irebda yvela
Cvens TamaSobaSi da ara erTxel uSvelia CvenTvis franis haerSi gaSveba.
am dros iCenda saocar moxerxebas da siyoCaRes. am wuTebSi mister diks,
rogorc Canda, aviwydeboda Carlz pirvelic _ misi tanjviT, mis betsic _
misi genialuri niWiT, da Tavisi dausrulebeli memuarebic.
male igi Seuyvarda Cemi skolis yvela amxanags. gadayrili Zvlebidan
mister diki saocaris ostatobiT Tlida Wadrakis figurebs, Zveli
saTamaSo qaRaldidan akeTebda romaul etlebs, Zafis carieli koWebidan
akeTebda mSvenier Tvlebs, da Zveli mavTulidan, romelsac samzareulodan
hyridnen, hqmnida saocar galiebs.
mister dikis saxeli izrdeboda dRiTi dRe da bolos TviT
direqtoris yurebamdec ki miaRwia. erTxel doqtor strongma damibara
kabinetSi da dawvrilebiT gamomkiTxa mister dikis ambavi. vuambe
yvelaferi, rac ki vicodi mis Sesaxeb mis betsisagan. doqtoris
cnobismoyvareoba uaRresad iyo gaRviZebuli da mTxova, gamecno misTvis
mister diki, rogorc ki igi movidoda Semdeg oTxSabaTs. gacnoba moxda da
mister dikma maSinve daimsaxura doqtor strongfis keTili ganwyobineba.
axlac TiTqos Tvalwin midgas es ori eqscentruli megobari,
romlebic win da ukan dadian Cveni klasis fanjarasTan; mister strongi
alersiani RimiliT ukiTxavs Tavis xelnawers da xelebis qneviT uxsnis
berZnuli Zirebis arss. mister diki, gatacebuli filologiuri interesiT,
yurs ugdebs siamayiTa da sitkboebiT, TiTqos berZnuli leqsikoni
umSvenieresi wigni iyos qveyanaze: Tumca, zogjer, mister dikis azrebi, vin
icis, sad dafrinaven.
agnesac daumegorbda mister diks, magram dikisaTvis me mudam pirveli
adgili meWira. Cvemi megobroba, cota ar iyos, ucnauri iyo. igi modioda
kenterberiSi, rogorc Cemi mzrunveli da meTvalyure, magram namdvilad da
me mixdeboda zrunva da Tvalyuris devna mister dikisaTvis yvela im
SemTxvevaSi, roca saWiro iyo gonebis odnavi Zaldataneba. mister diki
aucileblad Cems azrs kiTxulobda da dauyovnebliv asrulebda mas. igi
uzomod pativs scemda Cems maRal niWs, romelic, misi SexedulebiT,
CamomavlobiT gamomyva papidasagan.
erTxel, xuTSabaTs diliT, rodesac institutSi wasvlis win
vacilebdi mister diks diliJansebis kantoraSi, gzaSi Semxvda uri hipi da
momagona, rom odesRac davpirdi, stumrad vwveodi maT qoxSi, sadac Tavis
dedasTan erTad cxovrobda.
me vupasuxe, rom vTxov mister vikfilds, da Tu nebas damrTavs, _
raSiac araviTari eWvi ar iyo, _ didi siamovnebiT gestumrebiT erT Wiqa
Caize-meTqi.
saRamos eqvs saaTze, rodesac kantoraSi gaTavda muSaoba, gamovucxade
uris, rom mzad viyavi wasasvlelad.
_ o, dedaCemi didad iamayebs iseTi stumriT, rogoric Tqven
brZandebiT, master koperfild! _ miTxra hipma, rodesac quCaSi gavediT.
_ Tqven, mgoni, Zalian muyaiTad mecadineobiT am bolo dros? _ vkiTxe
me, rom saubris Tema Semecvala.
_ me vkiTxulob cota-cotas, master koperfild, Tqven marTalsa
brZanebT, magram gana SeiZleba magas mecadineobas ewodos? me isev da isev
tidsa vkiTxulob.
_ es mgoni, Zalian Znelad gasagebi mweralia, _ SevniSne me.
_ ai, xedavT, master koperfild, mister tids marTlac aqvs Znelad
gasagebi adgilebi iseTi mciredi niWis patronisaTvis, rogorc me var.
_ mere, raSi mdgomareobs es siZneleni?
_ raSi mdgomareobs es siZneleni?
_ mister tidi xSirad xmarobs laTinur sityvebsa da terminebs.
_ gindaT, laTinuri iswavloT, mister hip? _ vkiTxe swrafad, _ didi
siamovnebiT gaswavliT.
_ o, gmadlobT, master koperfild, _ mipasuxa urim Tavis qneviT. _
imedi maqvs, rom Tqven wrfeli guliT maZlevT am winadadebas, magram ar
SemiZlia visargeblo miT.
_ ratom?
_ me metad umniSvnelo adamiani var, master koperfild.
_ ra sisulelea! Tqven mxolod moisurveTY da xvalve giCvenebT
zogierT rames.
_ o, amaSi srulebiT araviTari eWvi ar mepareba, master koperfild,
araviTari eWvi.
_ maS raSia saqme?
_ sul isev imaSi, rom metismetad umniSvnelo adamiani var. Tqven iseT
simaRleze dgexarT, rom ver mixvdebiT Cems grZnobas: arafris gulisTvis
ar davTanxmdebi, gaviCino mteri mxolod imitom, rom cotaTi ufro
ganaTlebuli viqnebi. dae, iaron TavianTi gziT; me ki Cemi gziT waval, ai,
Cveni sacodavi qoxic, master koperfild!
Cven SevediT dabals, Zveleburi yaidis oTaxSi. iq dagvxvda misis hipi.
misis hipi SavebSi iyo. meuRle ukve didi xania gardacvvloda, magram
igi isev SavebSi dadioda, ueWvelia, imisaTvis, rom Savi tanisamosi cxadi
damamtkicebeli yofiliyo misi Tavmdablobisa. gamonakliss Seadgenda
mxolod misis hipis feradi Tavsafari; yvela danarCeni tanisamosi iseTi
Savi emosa, rogorc misi meuRlis gardacvalebis pirvel dRes.
_ es dRe, Cemo uri, unda davixsomoT, _ uTxra Svils misis hipma. _
Sen, rasakvirvelia, arasodes ar daiviwyeb, rom master koperfildma
gagvabedniera Tavisi stumrobiT.
_ arasodes ar ar daviviwyeb, arasodes, dedilo, _ daudastura urim.
_ o, neta mamaSeni moswreboda am dRes! _ SesZaxa misis hipma. _ maSin
samiveni gavixarebdiT amisTana stumriT.
yvela es qaTinauri, cota ar iyos, meCoTireboda, radgan metad
gadaWarbebulad meCvena, magram mainc is azri, rom me amisTana did
stumrad mTvlian, esiamovneboda Cems Tavmoyvareobas, da gadavwyvite, misis
hipi sasiamovno qalia-meTqi.
misis hipi axlos mogvija, urim Cems pirdapir daidga skami. isini
mTavazobdnen saukeTeso saWmels magidaze da yovel wuTs mexvewebodnen,
rac SeiZleba meti meWama. saWmelma maincdamainc ar momtaca Tvali, magram
vafasebdi dedisa da Svilis yuradRebas da suliT da guliT vuxdidi
madlobas. maT damiwyes gamokiTxva papidis, dedis, maminacvalis Sesaxeb.
rogor SeuZlia lursmans, winaaRmdegoba gauwios gazs, an norCi kbili
rogor gauZlebs gamocdil kbilis eqims? urim da misis hipma amomwoves
yvelaferi, rac ki esaWiroebodaT. Cemda samarcxvinod, vuambe iseTi
rameebic, ris Sesaxeb winaswar Cems Tavs sityva miveci, krinti ar dameZra.
es bavSvuri gulaxdiloba miT ufro suleluri iyo, rom Cemi
gulubryvilobiT, Tavi warmodgenili mqonda namdvil mfarvelad am ori
Cemi pativcemulis musaubrisa.
rodesac aRaraferi darCa saambobeli Cems Sesaxeb, dedam da Svilma
daiwyes baasi mister vikfildze da agnesaze. es baasi, Seudarebeli
xelovnebiT warmarTuli, hgavda burTis TamaSobas. urim pirvelma
gadaugdo burTi Tavis dedas, misis hipma daiWira igi da ukan gadmougdo
uris. mas eWira burTi xelSi ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi da Semdeg isev
gadaugdo misis hips. amgvarad isini isrodnen am burTs im dromdis, sanam
srulebiT Tavbru ar damesxa da veRar varCevdi, vin da rogor agrZelebda
am TamaSobas. TviT burTi icvleboda yovel wuTs da yovelgvar saxes
iRebda. es xan mister vikfildi iyo, xan agnesa, xan mSvenieri guli mister
vikfildisa, xan Cemi da agnesas nazi megobroba, xan praqtkuli muSaoba
mister vikfildisa da misi yovelwliuri Semosavali, xan Cveni Sinauri
cxovreba nasadilevs, xan portveini, romelsac mister vikfildi svamda, da
rada svamda, ra mizeziT, da rogor sawyenia, rom svams. jadosnuri burTi
iyo xan erTi, xan meore, xan mesame, xan yvelaferi da xan araferi. me
wamovroSe yvelaferi, rac ki gulSi mqonda, Tumca meSinoda xmamaRla
laparakisa, rom amiT Seuracxyofa ar mimeyenebina dedisa da SvilisaTvis
da maTi sakvirveli TavmdablobisaTvis. araviTari eWvi ar iyo, rom isini
sruli kmayofilebi iyvnen TavianTi stumriT.
magram TviTon vigrZeni uxerxuloba da ukve davapire Sin wasvla,
rodesac Cemi yuradReba miipyro raRac figuram, romelmac gaielva Ria
karTan quCis mxares. igi gaqra, erTi wuTis Semdeg isev gamoCnda, karebSi
Semohyo Tavi da bolos daiZaxa xmamaRla:
_ koperfild! nuTu es Tqvena xarT?
es iyo mister mikoberi!. TviT mister mikoberi, Tavisi lornetiT
serTukis zeda Rilze, Savi xis joxiT, amayi SexedulebiT da sasiamovno
intonaciiT.
_ Zvirfaso koperfild! _ miTxra mister mikoberma da xeli
gamomiwoda. _ rogori moulodneli SemTxvevaa! amgvari Sexvedra uneburad
afiqrebinebs adamians, rogori cvalebadi da usafuZvloa adamianis
yovelgvari moRvaweoba, saqme da survili... koperfild, Zvirfaso megobaro,
rogor xarT?
ar SemiZlia vTqva, rom Zalian gamexarda mister mikoberis naxva aq,
hipebTan; magram yovel SemTxvevaSi, mesiamovna misi naxva. magrad CamovarTvi
xeli da movikiTxe misis mikoberi.
_ gmadlobT, Zvirfaso megobaro, _ miTxra mister mikoberma, _
fizikuri sxeuli Cemi meuRlisa damakmayofuebel mdgomareobaSia. tyupebi,
es ramdenime xania, rac aRara swoven sakveb siTxes bunebis wyarodan... erTi
sityviT, misis mikoberi ZuZus aRar awovebs bavSvebs da axla mogzaurobs
CemTan erTad. mas metad esiamovneba, koperfild, nacnobobis ganaxleba
keTilSobil ymawvilTan, romelic savsebiT Rirsi gamodga megobrobis
sakurTxevelTa samsaxurisa.
me vupasuxe, rom didad moxaruli viqnebi, piradad mivesalmo misis
mikobers-meTqi.
_ ras akeTebT, koperfild?
me aviRe qudi da vupasuxe, rom vswavlob axla doqtor strongis
institutSi-meTqi.
_ swavlobT? _ Tqva mister mikoberma da warbebi aswia. _ es ambavi
aRtacebiT avsebs Cems suls!
_ xom ar wavideT misis mikoberTan, ser? _ vuTxari me, rom male
gameyvana am saxlidan.
_ didi siamvnebiT, Zvirfaso megobaro, Tu Tqven gsurT aseTi pativi
sceT Cems meuRles, _ mipasuxa mister mikoberma. _ ai, aq, Tqveni axali
megobrebis winaSe, SemiZlia gulaxdilad vaRiaro, rom vekuTvni im
adamianta
ricxvs,
romelnic
iZulebulni
arian,
mraval
welTa
ganmavlobaSi gamoscadon mZime brZola finansur dabrkolebebTan... amis
Semdeg man daiRiRina raRac axalmoduri aria, xeli xelSi gamiyara da
qucaSi gavediT.
meore dRes, dilis TerTmet saaTze, me gamomiwvies klasidan misaReb
oTaxSi, sadac mister mikoberi damxvda. igi Zalian mxiarulad iyo da
sadilad dampatiJa.
im saRamos fanjridan didi gaocebiT da aRelvebiT davinaxe quCaSi
mister
mikoberi,
xelixelgayriliri
hipTan.
isini
daseirnobdnen
qvafenilze da, rogorc Canda, Zalian saintereso baasi hqondaT. uri
mdabrad Tavs ukravda da madlobas uxdida im pativiscemisaTvis, romelic
mas am nacnobobiT akuTvnes; mister mikoberi didebul pozaSi idga da
mzad iyo mfarveloba gaewia uri hipisaTvis, magram amiT ar gaTavebula es
ambavi, rodesac meore dRes, oTx saTze, me mivedi restoranSi sadilad
mister mikoberTan, man Sematyobina, rom wina saRamos stumrad iyo misis
hipTan da iq punSiT gaumaspinZldnen.
_ ah, Cemo koperfild! _ miTxra mister mikoberma. _ Tqvens megobars,
hips, didi niWi aqvs, da darwmunebuli var, Tavis droze mTavari veqili
gamova. Tqven xom iciT, me fizionomisti var da Znelad Sevcdebi maggvar
saqmeSi. me rom gamecno es ymawvili kaci im ubedur dros, rodesac
saboloo krizisi moxda Cems saqmeebSi... me vxedav, rom SeiZleboda
sxvanairad movqceodi Cems movaleebs.
sadili saucxoo iyo. Cven mogvarTves mSenivrad momzadebuli Tevzi,
xbos Semwvari Tirkmlebi, Zexvebi, xoxobi da plum-pudingi. Rvino da
Sotlandiuri ludi sakmarisi iyo. nasadilevs misis mikoberma sakuTari
xeliT mogvimzada TiTo Wiqa punSi.
mister mikoberi Zalian mxiarulad iyo, jer arasodes ar menaxa igi
aseT mSvenier gunebaze. saxe ubrwyinavda punSisgan, Tvalebi uelavda da
Subli ise uprialebda, TiTqos laqi hqonda wasmuli. misi sityviT isa da
misi meuRle mSvenivrad iyvnen mowyobilni sastumroSi, _ ise, rogorc ki
SeiZleboda enatra ganaTlebul mogzaurs, da igi arasodes ar daiviwyebs
im sasiamovno dros, kenterberiSi rom gaatra. Semdeg warmoiTqva Cemi
sadRegrZelo. mister mikoberma moigona warsuli dro da Cveni pirveli
nacnoboba yvela wvrilmaniT: rogor vSvelodi WurWlisa, wignebisa da
avejis gayidvaSi.
erTi sityviT, me arasodes ar menaxa adamiani, aRsavse aseTi
gulwrfeli mxiarulebiT, romelic im saRamos gamokrToda mister
mikoberis saxis yvela nakvTSi. Cven gavSordiT erTmaneTs saukeTeso
megobrebad, da eWvi ar mepareboda, rom bedma marTlac gauRima am keTil
xalxs.
meore dRes, dilis Svid saaaTze, miviRe mister mikoberisagan werili,
romelic, rogorc TariRidan Canda, dawerili iyo wina saRamos, aTis
naxevarze, ese igi, Cemi wamosvlis TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg. advili
warmosadgenia Cemi gaoceba, rodesac wavikiTxe Semdegi striqonebi:
`Cemo ymawvilo megobaro, Zvirfaso koperfild!
wili ukve vyare _ da Cemi bedi gadawyda! yvelaferi daiRupa! me
vmalavdi sikvdilis Sxams, guls rom miglejda, naZaladevi mxiarulebis
niRabqveS. me mindoda Semetyobinebina TqvenTvis am saRamos, rom ar aris
araviTari imedi fulis miRebisa. amgvar damamcirebel mdgomareobaSi
myofma, didi siZneliT daviyolie aqauri sastumros patroni, rom fulis
magivrad gamoerTmia CemTvis xelwerili, romlis ZaliT es fuli unda
gadavixado londonSi, petonvilSi, sadac axla Cemi mudmivi rezidenciaa.
fulis gadaxdis vada daniSnulia ToTxmeti dRis Semdeg, magram Zalian
kargad vici, rom arc erTi pensi ar meqneba arc im droisTvis da arc
TiTxmeti Tvis ukan. Sedegi _ daRupva. Rrubeli mogrovdeba, ielvebs elva,
daiWeqebs _ da xe waiqceva.
dae
gamoadgeT
Wkuis
maswavlebelT
gakveTilad,
Cemo
kargo
koperfild, sacodavi bedi im adamianisa, romelmac aTrTolebuli xeliT
gamosaxa es momakvdinebeli striqonebi. am mizniT aiRo man xelT kalami.
da Tu am mizans miaRwia, iqneb odesme mzis Suqma gaanaTos misi
ukanaskneli dReni SexuTuls sapyrobileSi, sadac mas uweria, sulier
tanjvaTa Soris, sabolood ganSordes am sacodav sicocxles.
am ukanasknel werils, Cemo kargo koperfild, Tqven iRebT bedisagan
moklulis, Tqveni ubeduri megobris
vilkins mikoberisagan~.
Tavzardacemulma Sevwyvite dilis mecadineoba da TavpirismtvreviT
gaviqeci
sastumroSi,
rom
raime
nugeSi
meca
ubeduri
mister
mikoberisaTvis. Suagzaze Semxvda londnis diliJansi da mis imperialze
gakvirvebiT davinaxe Cemi megobrebi. mister mikoberi warmtacad iRimeboda,
Sescqeroda meuRles iseTi TvalebiT, romlebSic adamiani advilad
waikiTxavda netarebasa da simSvides. isini oriveni Txilsa Wamdnen. mister
mikoberis jibidan boTls amoeyo Tavi.
maT ver daminaxes da gadavwyvite, rom ukeTesi iyo, gverdze gamevlo
da ar damerRvia maTi aRuSfoTebeli mSvidobianoba.
Sevuxvie uaxloes SesaxvevSi da saxlSi Seusvlelad wavedi doqtor
strongis institutSi. didi tvirTi momeSva gulidan da mixaroda maTi
wasvla, Tumca mainc Zalian miyvarda es xalxi.
Tavi meCvidmete
ganvlili gza
sad gahqriT, sad gafrindiT Cemi saskolo cxovrebis warsulno
dReno? araviTari kvali ar darCa Tqvengan, da iq, sadac uwin miiCqaroda
Rrma da swrafi mdinare, me vxedav mxolod viwro Reles, balaxiT
dafaruls...
mainc vecdebi movigono is Soreuli xana.
me ukanaskneli mowafe aRara var doqtor strongis institutSi.
ramdenime Tvis ganmavlobaSi movaxerxe bevri amxanagisTvis gameswro win,
magram pirveli mowafe, vinme adamsi, jer isev exateba Cems warmodgenas,
rogorc sxva jiSis uZlieresi qmnileba. agnesa tyuilad marwmunebs, rom
mova dro, rodesac mec aval klasikuri sibrZnis imave safexurze. me
vupasuxeb, rom es SeuZlebelia, radgan pirveli mowafe doqtor strongis
institutSi didebuli geniosia da yvelafers erTi swrafi Tvalis
gadavlebiT xvdeba. igi ar aris Cemi mfarveli, rogorc stirfordi, da ar
iTvleba Cems megobarTa Soris, magram pativsa vcem mTeli Cemi arsebiT da
maocebs misi niWi. ra gamova misgan, rodesac kursis damTavrebis Semdeg
dastovebs doqtor strongis instituts? ar adgils moumzadebs mas
kacobrioba? ai is kiTxebi, romlebic maintereseben, rodesac vfiqrob Cveni
institutis pirvel mowafeze.
magram visi saxe gamoCnda uecrad Cemi gonebis Tvalwin? es aris mis
Seperdi, romelic me miyvars.
mis Seperdi swavlobs ori dis, petingolebis pansionSi, me vaRmerTeb
mis Seperds. igi jer isev bavSvia da mokle kabiT daiareba. magram me
vaRmerTeb mis Seperds. mas mrgvari saxe aqvs da xuWuWi Tma, rbili,
rogorc abreSumi. debi petingolebis mowafeni iqve dadian saseirnod
kviraobiT, sadac Cvenc davdivarT. me Tvali ver momiSorebia mis
SeperdisaTvis da Sin dabrunebisas aTasjer vimeoreb aRtacebiT: `o, mis
Seperd, mSveniero mis Seperd!~
ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi eWvi maqvs mis seperdis grZnobebis
Sesaxeb, magram, bolos, bedma Semibrala da Cven SevxvdiT erTmaneTs
sacekvao skolaSi. aris Tu ara saWiro laparaki imaze, Tu visTan
vcekvavdi me? vekarebi mis Seperdis xelTaTmanebs da vgrZnob, rogor
mivlis mTel tanSi uneburi TrTolva. ara miTqvams-ra gansakuTrebuli,
magram Cven gvesmis erTmaneTis. mis Seperdi da me vcxovrobT axla mxolod
imisTvis, rom SeverTdeT ganuyreli kavSiriT, ra wamsac gamovalT
saswavleblidan.
rad miveci, kacma rom mkiTxos, mis Seperds erTi duJuni braziliis
kakali? kakali, yovel SemTxvevaSi, ar SeiZleba iyos Cemi siyvarulis
emblema, radgan zeTis gemo aqvs da iseTi magaria, rom misi gatexva didi
siZneliT SeiZleba karebsa da CarCos Sua. mainc vgrZnob, rom unda mimeca
misTvis es kakali. amas garda, me mivarTvi mas erTi girvanqa saucxoo
kamfeti da auarebeli forToxlebi. erTxel kidevac vakoce malulad mis
Seperds, _ es moxda didi sacekvao saRamos Semdeg, derefanSi; magram ra
kalami aRwers Cems aRSfoTebas, rodesac meore dRes gavrcelda xma,
TiTqos debma petingolkebma kuTxeSi daayenes mis Seperdi imis gamo, rom
mas wesierad ver eWira fexis wverebi romeliRac pozaSi.
didxans iyo mis Seperdi Cemi sicocxlis erTaderTi ocneba da mizani,
da Rrmad viyavi darwmunebuli, rom araviTar Zalas amqveynad ar SeeZlo
Cveni kavSiris darRveva. magram Cvens Soris xdeba ganxeTqileba, Tumca
verc ki warmomidgenia, rogor moxda es. mis Seperdi da me sakmaod
gulgrili gavxdiT erTimeorisadmi. Cems yuramde moaRwia xmam, TiTqos mis
Seperds eTqvas erTxel, rom SemdegSi aRar gavbedo masze Tvalebis
Stereba. male me mesmis, rom mis Seperdi garkveulad upiratesobas aZlevs
mister jonss! es ki metismetia! jonsi srulebiTac ar aris riTime
SesaniSnavi biWi! kidev ramdenime dRe _ da Cvens Soris mTeli ufskruli
gaixsna. erTxel, seirnobis dros, me Sevxvdi mis petingolebis mTel
pansions. rodesac Cems gverdiT Caiara mis Seperdma, man tuCi amikra da
Semdeg RimiliT gadaxeda Tavis amxanags. Cvens Soris yvelaferi
gaTavebulia! me mzad viyavi misTvis sicocxle Semewira, iman ki!..
axla aRaravin arRvevs Cems sulier simSvides da swrafi nabijiT
mivdivar win, klasikuri ganaTlebis gziT. ukve aRar vaqcev araviTar
yuradRebas petingolebis pansionis ymawvil mowafe qalebs, dae, orjer an
samjer metni iyvnen da yoveli maTgani silamazisa da mSvenierebis nimuSi
iyos: axla me diogenis TvalsazrisiT vuyureb mTels mdedrobiT sqess.
cekvis gakveTilebi saSinlad mobezrda. ratom martoni ar cekvaven es
gogonebi da Tavs ar dagvanebeben? me mSvenivrad vwer laTinur leqsebs da
srulebiT yuradRebas aRar vaqcev Cems tanisamoss. doqtori strongi
yvelgan da yovelTvis laparakobs Cems Sesaxeb, rogorc ymawvil kacze,
romelic brwyinvale imedebs iZleva. mister diki TrTis aRtacebulisagan;
papida saCuqrad gineas migzavnis.
ai Cems Tvalwin isaxeba ymawvili yasbis saxe, rogorc moCveneba
muzaradiani Tavisa makbetSi. vin aris es ymawvili yasabi? mTeli
kenterberis biWebis SiSisa da Tavzaris damcemi. Cvens Soris dadis xma,
TiTqos xaris qoni, romelsac igi Tmaze isvams, mas aniWebs araCveulebriv
Zalas da amis gamo, vaJkacebTanac ki SeuZlia Widaoba. ymawvil yasabs
ganieri saxe aqvs, sqeli da mokle kiseri, wiTeli loyebi da sazizRari
ena, misi mTavari saqmea _ damcireba da gabiabrueba doqtor strongis
axalgazrda mowafeebisa. sajarod acxadebs, rom institutis mowafeebs
didxans exsomebaT igi, zogierT Cvengans, da mec maT Soris, igi asaxelebs
da iqadis, rom galaxavs yvelas. im SemTxvevaSic ki, Tundac erTi xeli
zurgze eqnes gakruli. misTvis erTi xelic sakmarisia, _ marjvena iqneba
igi Tu marcxena, sul erTia. igi usafrTeba patara mowafeebs da TmebiT
aTrevs. araerTxel gamiwvia sabrZolvelad quCaSi.
yvela esa da mravali sxva, erTad aRebuli mizezi, maiZuleben
gamovide saWidaod ymawvil yasabTan.
dro _ zafxulis saRamo; asparezi _ mwvane kordi kedels ukan;
moqmedni pirni _ me da ymawvili yasabi. Tan maxlavs institutis ramdenime
mowafe; yasabis mowmeni arian _ duqnis biWi da milebis mwmendavis qargali.
brZolis pirobebi winaswarve gamorkveulia. me da yasabi erTimeoris
pirdapir vdgavarT. erTi wuTi da yasabma ise miTaqa, rom aTi aTasi
sanTlis naperwkali gadmomcvivda marcxena Tvalidan. kidev erTi wuTi _
da aRarc vici, sad aris aq kedeli, sada var me, sad Cemi amxanagebi. Zlivs
varCev, romeli var me da romeli _ yasabi. Cven vutrialebT, vuvliT
erTmaneTs da gamwarebiT vibrZviT mwvane balaxze. xandaxan vxedav yasabs
nacems, dasisxlianebuls, magram mxneobiT aRsavses; xandaxan arafers
vxedav, vzivar Cemi sekundantis muxlebze da suls Zlivs viTqvam. magram
uecrad isev gamovdivar asparezze da mlavebdakapiwebuli, gaSmagebuli
vebrZvi Cems mowinaaRmdeges, romelic mainc kldesaviT magaria. bolos,
gonebas vkargav da vecemi mwvane balaxze; me xelSi miyvanen da Tvals
vaxel, rogorc mZime Zilis Semdeg. yasabi qurTuks icvams da saxlSi
wasvlas apirebs. duqnis biWi da milebis mwmendavi esalmebian amxanags da
gamarjvebis yiJiniT avseben haers. aqedan vaskvni, rom gamarjveba yasabis
mxarezea.
me saxlSi var, Cems oTaxSi, sabralo mdgomareobaSi. Tvalebze um
xorcs madeben. mkerdsa da saxeze aryisa da Zmris tiloebi madevs; zeda
tuCze uSvelebeli TeTri buSti mazis. sami Tu oTxi dRis ganmavlobaSi
Cems oTaxSi vzivar dasaxiCrebuli, sazareli sanaxavi var; gasiebuli
loyebi, wiTel-yviTeli rgolebi Tvalebis garSemo namdvil maxinjad
mxdian, Zalian moviwyendi, agnesa rom ar iyos, romelic dis magivrobas
miwevs. igi mivlis, TanamigrZnobs, swuxs CemTan erTad, xmamaRla mikiTxavs.
amgvarad, dro male mirbis. me bednieri var agnesas sazogadoebaSi. arasdes
da arafers ar vumalav agnesas. ambavi yasabisa da cxare brZolisa mwvane
kordze man dawvrilebiT icis. agnesa meTanxmeba, rom marTlac yovlad
SeuZlebeli iyo uaris Tqma brZolaze, magram guli uskdeba da TrTis,
rodesac warmoidgens, rom me gavbede amisTana saSineli gmirobis Cadeba.
Tveebi da wlebi mihqrian. pirveli mowafe institutSi ukve adamsi
aRar aris. didi xania, rac man daasrula kursi. rodesac mister adamsi
modis sadarbazod doqtor strongTan, bevrni veRara scnoben mas, Cems
garda. adamsi iuridiul saqmeebs swiravs Tavs; misi mizania veqiloba da
parikis tareba. gakvirvebuli var, rom mister adamsi wynari, moridebuli
ymawvili kacia da araferi gansakuTrebuli ar aris mis pirovnebaSi.
aqamdis mas ar mouxdenia raime TvalsaCino gavlena msoflios saqmeebze. es
Zalian, Zalian makvirvebs.
axla me var pirveli mowafe doqtor strongis institutSi. ra
araraobas warmoadgenen is biWebi, umcros klasSi rom sxedan ukana
skamebze! magram me ara var amayi da Tavbru ar mexveva am, CemTvis winaT
miuwvdomel simaRleze dgomiT, gulwrfel monawileobas viReb patara
mowafeebis bedSi da yoveli axali mowafe magonebs im bavSvs, romelic
odesRac TviTon viyavi am skolaSi Semosvlisas! o, ra didi xania mas
aqeT!.. patara koperfildi warmodgenili myavs, rogorc srulebiT
gansakuTrebuli arseba, romelic me arafriT ar mgavs. marTla ki viyavi
rodisme patara? ara, me davtove patara koperfildi Cems ukan, coxvrebis
Saragzaze, Cacuare gverdiT da axla vigoneb mas, rogorc erT im axal
mowafeTagans, romelTac araferi aqvT saerTo doqtor strongis
institutis pirvel mowafesTan.
is patara gogona raRa iqna, romelic damxvda mister vikfildis
saxlSi, pirvelad rom movedi? is aRar aris! mister vikfildis saxlSi
axla diasaxlisobs im portretis originali, romelic sastumro oTaxSi
buxris Tavze hkidia, da aRaraferi bavSvuri aRar aris mis saxeSi. agnesa,
Cemi Zvirfasi da, rogorc vuwodeb mas Cems ocnebaSi, Cemi nugeSismcemeli,
mrCeveli, megobari, mudam Tavgamodebuli, agnesa _ dasrulebuli qalia.
maS ase, me gavizarde, davvaJkacdi, SeviZine klasikuri ganaTleba. xom
ar aris-ra CemSi kidev rame cvlileba? rogor ara! axla me vatareb oqros
saaTs ZewkviT, oqros beWeds marcxena nekze, ganiersa da grZelkalTebian
fraks da, amas garda, daTvis qons visvam Tmaze. yovelive es, erTad
aRebuli, beWedTan erTad, arafer sikeTes ar moaswavebs. nuTu isev
Seyvarebuli var? diax, me vaRmerTeb ufros mis larkinss.
ufrosi mis larkinsi ukve bavSvi aRar aris. sruliadac ara! igi
maRalia, tanwerweti, Savgvremani, SavTvalwarba, maSasadame _ mSvenieri. mas
ar SeiZleba ewodos norCi, radgan misi umcrosi dac ki gamovida am
asakidan da igi sami Tu oTxi wliT mainc aris umcrosi Cemi grZnobis
saganze. ufrosi mis larkisi, Cemi azriT, erTi ocdaaTi wlisa mainc aris
da Cemi siyvaruli misdami aRemateba yovelive aRweras.
ufrosi mis larkisi bevr oficers icnobs am qalaqSi. es saSinelebaa
da yovlad autaneli. xSirad vxedav, rogor elaparakeba igi oficrebs.
isini gangeb gaCerdebian xolme an gzas gadmodian, rodesac qvafenilze
Tvals mohkraven ufrosi mis larkisis quds, romlis gverdiTac Cans meore
qudi _ misi umcrosi disa. unda SevniSno, rom ufros mis larkiss
mSvenieri gemovneba aqvs da yovelTvis saucxoo qudebi hxuravs. igi uRimis
oficrebs, Zalian mxiarulad elaparakeba maT, da yvelafridan Cans, rom
oficrebis sazogadoeba gansakuTrebiT moswons mis larkiss. Cemi
Tavisufali drois umetes nawils axla qalaqSi seirnobas vandomeb da
vcdiob, winaswarve gamovarkvio, sad ufro mosalodnelia mis larkinsis
Sexvedra. mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi bednieri
var, Tu erTxel mainc
momeca saSualeba mas Tavi davukra; es ar aris Cemis mxriv Tavxedoba,
radgan bedniereba maqvs vicnobde mis larkisis mamas. drogamoSvebiT isic
gamabednierebs xolme Tavis dakvriT. ai, daniSnulia didi sacekvao saRamo
da vici, rom mis larkinsi oficrebTan icekvebs. ra wamebi Seedreba im
sulier tanjvas, romelsac gavicdi am saRamos win?
grZnoba mikargavs madas da maiZulebs vataro axali abreSumis
yelsaxvevebi. Cemi erTaderTi nugeSia axla sarkis win morTva Cems
saukeTeso tanisamosSi; Ceqmebs viwmend diliT, SuadRisas da saRamos,
Zilis win. morTuls da davarcxnils, gansakuTrebuli fasi medeba Cems
TvalSi da meZleva imedi, davisaxuro mis larkinsis TanagrZnoba.
yvelaferi, rac ki mas ekuTvnis an raime damokidebuleba aqvs masTan,
Zvirfasia CemTvis.
rogora mwyins, rom aseTi axalgazrda var! tyuilad viTvli Cems
wlovanebas xan ase, xan ise, mainc gamodis, rom mxolod Cvidmeti wlisa
var da, maSasadame, SesaZleblobis TeoriiT, am asakSi ar vvargivar mis
larkinsis meuRled. ra vuyoT mere! mova dro, _ da Zalian malec, _
rodesac ocdaerTi wlisa Sevsruldebi. am mosazrebiT me yovel saRamos
davseirnob mister larkinsis saxlis win, Tumca guli mtkivneulad
mewureba da sevdisgan mikvdeba, rodesac aq oficrebs vxedav am mesmis maTi
xmebi sastumro oTaxSi, sadac ufrosi mis larkinsi arfaze ukravs.
stumrebi wavidnen, sanTebi Caqra, mTels ojaxs sZinavs, me ki isev davdivar
saxlis win da vcdilob, mivxvde, romel oTaxSi sZinavs ufros mis
larkinss. xom SeiZleba, rom am saxls uecrad cercxli waekidos? xanZris
ali metad da metad mZvinvarebs, auarebeli xalxi morbis da gaStrebuli
ucqeris, rogor anadgurebs yvelafers abobqrebuli stiqioni. yvelani
panikuri SiSiT arian gaqvavebulni. am dros gabedulad vadgam kibes
sawoli oTaxis fanjaras, sadac wevs Cemi gulwasuli satrfo, vixuteb mas
gulSi da sifrTxiliT veSvebi Cemi tvirTiT miwaze. mere isev imave kibiT
avdivar misi nivTebis gadasarcenad da gmiruli sikvdiliT viRupebi alSi!
rogorc hxedavs mkiTxveli, jer kidev SemeZlo maSin uangaro siyvaruli,
Cemi natvra iyo, riTime mesaxelebina Tavi ufrosi mis larkinsis winaSe da
Semdeg _ momkvdaryavi mis ferxTiT.
magram yovelTvis ara var aseTi uangaro. ai, am dReebSi larkinsebi
did sacekvao saRamos marTaven, rac me ukve sami kviris win vicodi.
mSvenieri Cveneba ireva Cems ocnebaSi. ori saaTiT adre vilamazeb Tavs
sarkis win da ocneba mimafrens fantaziis samefoSi. warmodgenili maqvs,
rom am saRamos vikreb mTels vaJkacobas da siyvaruls vucxadeb ufros
mis larkinss. igi aenTeba gakvirvebisagan, mxarze momayrdnobs Tavs da
metyvis:
_ o, mister koperfild! nuTu es marTalia?
yvelaferi gaTavda. meore dilas, jer isev loginSi var, rodesac
modis mister larkinsi da meubneba:
_ Zvirfaso koperfild! Cemma qalma yvelaferi miambo. siymawvile ar
aris dabrkolebs, me Tanaxma var. ai oci aTasi girvanqa sterlingi, _
bednieri iyaviT.
papida jer mijavrdeba aseTi uecari gadawyvetilebisaTvis, magram
Semdeg isic molbeba da dalocavs Cvens kavSirs. mister diki da doqtori
strongi eswrebian qorwils. me grZnobiT aRsavse, magram moridebuli var
(ese igi, aseTi viyavi im Soreul xanaSi); miuxedavad amisa, mTeli es
Tavxeduri ocneba Tavbrus maxvevs da guls sixaruliT mivsebs.
bali gaCaRebulia. musika, yvavilebi, epoletebi, da amaT Soris _
ufrosi mis larkinsi, romelic yvelas Crdilavs Tavisi brwyinvale
silamaziT. igi cisfer kabaSia gamowyobili da Tavze cisferi yvavili
ukeTia. misi mSvenierebis daviwyeba yovlad SeuZlebelia!
Cems sicocxleSi pirvelad var amgvar dids saRamoze, ufrosebs
Soris, da Tavs Zalian uxerxulad vgrZnob. me aq ar vekuTvni arc erT
wres da, rogorca Cans, aravis surs momaqcios raime yuradReba. mxolod
mister larkinsi miaxlovdeba da mekiTxeba: ra aris axali Cvens
institutSi da rogor arian Cemi amxanagebi. ucnauri kiTxvebia! nuTu
imisTvis
momiwvies,
rom
Seuracxyofa
momayenon!
ramdenime
xnis
ganmavlobaSi uZravad vdgavar kedelTan da Cemi Tvalebi mouSorebliv
mimarTulia Cemi gulis mbrZanebelze. bolos, _ o, sixarulo! _ me SemniSna
mis larkinsma, TviTon man, ufrosma mis larkinsma!
_ Tqven cekvavT? _ mekiTxeba mis larkinsi, momxiblavi RimiliT.
_ TqvenTan, Tu nebas miboZebT, _ vupasuxe mdabali tavis dakvriT.
_ da sxva aravisTan?
_ me ar minda sxvebTan cekva.
mis larkisi iRimeba da wiTldeba, ese igi, me momeCvena, rom igi
gawiTlda.
_ Zalian kargi, _ meubneba mis larkinsi, _ didi siamovnebiT, mzad var
vicekvo TqvenTan, oRond kadrilis Semdeg: axla me ukve angaJirebuli var.
me vTvli wamebs, da bolos, sanatreli wuTi dadga. daukres valsi.
vuaxlovdebi mis larkinss.
_ gana Tqven cekvavT valss? _ mekiTxeba eWviT mis larkinsi. _ Tu ara
cekvavT, kapitani beili...
magram me vcekvav valss da SemiZlia vTqva, rom urigod ar vcekvav. me
xelsa vkideb mis larkinss da amayad mimyavs igi kapitani beilis win. igi,
rasakvirvelia, cofebsa yris sibraziT, magram me ar menaRvleba. me xelsa
vxvev ufrosi mis larkinsis wels da Cven vtrialebT... sad, rogor, ra
sagnebs Sua, didxans Tu mcire xans, _ araferi ar vici, da meCveneba,
TiTqos davcurav dausrulebel sivrceSi, mivfrinav varskvlavTa sferoSi,
burusSi gaxveuli, moxibluli, mojadoebuli, dabrmavebuli cisferi
feriis mSvenierebiT. magram, ai, Cven martoni varT patara oTaxSi da
sofaze vsxedvarT. mis larkinsi aRtacebaSi modis yvavilisagan, romelic
Cemi frakis kiloSi mikeTia, _ es iyo pirisferi iaponuri kamelia,
romelSic naxevari krona miveci. sixaruliT vTavazob am yvavils da
veubnebi:
_ samagierod, me vTxoulob fasdaudebel jildos, mis larkins.
_ mainc ras?
_ yvavils Tqveni Taigulidan. me gavufrTxildebi mas, rogorc Zunwi _
Tavis saunjes.
_ Tqven gabeduli ymawvili xarT, _ meubneba mis larkinsi. _ inebeT.
igi mawvdis yvavils, ase meCveneba _ keTilganwyobilebis RimiliT. me
mimaqvs igi jer tuCebTan da Semdeg Cems gulTan. mis larkinsi Zalian
mxiarulad icinis, miwvdis xels da meubneba:
_ aba, axla ki wamiyvaneT kapitan beiltan.
me jer gons ver movsulvar netarebisagan, valsisa da gamartoebuli
laparakis gamo, rodesac mis larkinsi isev miaxlovdeba da Tan mohyavs
xnieri, srulebiT umniSvnelo jentlmeni, romelic mTeli am saRamos
ganmavlobaSi qaRalds TamaSobda.
_ ai es, Cemi gabeduli megobari, _ ambobs mis larkinsi.
mister
Cestls Tqveni gacnoba surs, mister koperfild.
didad moxaruli var, radgan vxvdebi, rom es xanSiSesuli jentlmeni
mis larkinsis ojaxis Zveli megobaria.
_ gemovneba, ser, mSvenieri gqoniaT, rac sasaxeloa TqvenTvis, _
meubneba mister Cestli. _ oRond imedi maqvs, rom Tqveni survilebi Zalian
Sors
ar
midis,
radgan
SeiZleba
sxvebma
dagaswron,
ymawvilo,
yovelSemTxvevaSi mesiamovna Tqveni gacnoba. Tu rodisme mogixdeT yofna
Cvens mxares, aSfordis midamoebSi, gTxovT, mobrZandeT Cvensas da
gvestumroT, ramdeni xniTac gsurdeT.
gulwrfel madlobas vuxdi mister Cestls da magrad varTmev xels.
Cemi ocneba ufro Sors mifrinavs. erTxel kidev vcekvav am saRamos
ganmavlobaSi ufros mis larkinsTan, da igi meubneba, mSvenivrad cekvav
valssao.
warmoudgeneli netareba saxlSic Tana msdevs, mister vikfildis
ganmarToebuls oTaxSi mTeli Ramis ganmavlobaSi cekvavs Cemi ocneba, da
mTeli Ramis ganmavlobaSi vexebi welsze cisfer ferias. Cemi netareba
ramdenime dRes grZeldeba; magram me aRarsad vxedav mis larkinss. igi ara
Cans arc quCaSi, arc Tvais saxlis fanjrebTan. sevda mepareba, magram
damWknari yvavili manugeSebs Cemi gulis mbrZaneblis unaxaobas.
erTxel, nasadilevs, rodesac Cveulebrivad visxediT zemo sarTulis
sastumro oTaxSi, agnesam mommarTa da miTxra:
_ iciT, trotvud, vin Txovdeba am dReebSi?
_ ara, ar vici, vin?
_ Txovdeba erTi arseba, romelic Tqven Zalian giyvarT.
_ vin aris es? Tqven xom ara, agnesa?
_ me? gesmiT, mamilo, ras laparakobs?.. ara, trotvud, Tqven ver
gamoicaniT. Txovdeba ufrosi mis larkinsi... aba, mixvdiT, visze?
_ ka...ka. kapitan beilze, _ vambob me da suls Zlivs viTqvam.
_ ara, kapitanze ki ara, mister Cestlze, romelsac svia mohyavs
aSfordis midameobSi.
saSineli sevda miRrRnis guls da erTi-ori kviris ganmavlobaSi
mkvdariviT davdivar. aRar mibrwyinavs oqros beWedi nekze da daTvis
qoniT aRar mikrialebs Tma, axali tanisamosi Senaxulia. me Zvel serTuks
vatareb axla da xSirad cxare cremlebs vafrqvev gamxmar yvavilze.
amgvari mdgomareoba autanelia CemTvis, da gamexarda, rodesac utifarma
yasabma isev gamiwvia sabrZolvelad. me mivagde gamxmari yvavili, medgrad
gavedi mtris winaaRmdeg da am jerze yasabi davamarcxe!
Tavi meTvramete
aRmoCena
ar vici namdvilad, gamexarda Tu mewyina, rodesac bolo moeRo Cems
mecadineobas skolaSi. mgonia, Zalian bednieri viyavi institutSi, Rrmad
pativs vcemdi Cems direqtors da yvelas vuyvardi. amitomac mwyinda
institutis moSoreba da guliT vnaRvlobdi. magram mravali sxva mizezis
gamo mixaroda kursis damTavreba. iq, am skolis karebs iqiT, bundovans
sivrceSi, mexateboda naTeli gza sazogado moRvaweobisa, aRsavse
brwyinvale imedebiT.
Cemi bavSvobis gamocdileba da dakvirvebani arafrad gamomadga da
vucqerodi sicocxles, rogorc jadosnul zRapars, romlis wakiTxvac, me
rogorc fantastikuri qveynis gmirs, momixdeboda gatacebiTa da
aRtacebiT.
papidam da me saerTo TaTbirze didxans vimsjeleT imis Sesaxeb, Tu
ragvar cxovrebas Sevdgomodi skolis damTavrebis Semdeg. TiTqmis ori
wlis ganmavlobaSi vcdilobdi, mepasuxa Cemi TavisTvis mTavar sakiTxze:
ra dargisken ufro mimiwvs guli gansakuTrebiT? magram ramdenic ar
vimtvrie Tavi, bolos yovelTvis gamodioda, rom CemSi ar iyo raime
gadaWrili midrekileba romelime garkveuli mecnierebisaken.
mister diki, rogorc Cemi meTvalyure da mzrunveli, aucileblad
eswreboda yvela am TaTbirs.
_ ici ra, trot? _ miTxra papidam erTxel diliT, uqmeebSi rodesac
ukve gamovedi institutidan. _ amdeni xania vlaparakobT am sakiTxze da
mainc verc erTi nabijiT ver wavwieT win. me mgonia, urigo ar iqneba, Tu
cotas moviTmenT da davicdiT. Sen ki, am xnis ganmavlobaSi, ecdebi, axali
TvalsazrisiT Sexedo qveyanas, ara rogorc mowafem. ymawvili kacisTvis
meti ar aris xalxis gacnoba da amave dros Tavis mdgomareobaSi garkveva,
gesmis?
_ mesmi, papida.
_ me azrad momivida, trot, rom patara mogzauroba Zalian
sasargeblo iqneboda SenTvis. Tanaxma xar?
_ savsebiT Tanaxma var, papida.
_ vTqvaT, pirvelad Tu moisurvebdi gaseirnebas Zveli adgilebisaken,
iq, sadac cxovrobs is dedakaci, umsgavsi saxeliT, _ ra hqvia? _ ikiTxa
papidam da cxviri moifxana.
unda SevniSno, rom papidam ver apatia pegotis misi umsgavsi saxeli.
_ o, amaze ukeTess Tqven verafers moifiqrebdiT, papida! _ wamiviZaxe
me aRtacebiT.
_ Zalian kargi! didi xania vfiqrob magaze. jer azrad mqonda, rom
mogzaurobaSi SenTvis aucilebelia mister dikis Tanxleba, magram
rodesac kargad movisazre, gadavwyvite, rom mister diki saxlSi unda
darCes da me momiaros.
mister dikma erTi wuTiT moiwyina da Tavi Cahkida, magram mas isev
gaubrwyinda saxe, rodesac gaigo, rom unda gaufrTxildes da daicvas
yvelaze saocari qali dedamiwis zurgze.
yvela Tavisi gegma da survili papidas saocari siswrafiT mohyavda
sisruleSi. axlac, rogorc ki gaTavda Cveni winaswari molaparakeba, Cemi
Cemodani dauyovnebliv moamzades samgzavrod, da me miviRe papidasagan
oqroebiT magrad gatenili qisa. gamomSvidobebisas papidam damajildova
keTili rCeviT da unazesi kocniT. erTxel kidev gaimeora, rom Cemi
mogzaurobis mizani mxolod qveynis gacnobaa da Cemi mdgomareobis awon-
dawonva. amitom papida mirCevda ramdenime dRe gametarebina londonSi,
sufoklidan dabrunebisas, an, Tu msurs, sufoklSi wasvlis win. misi
angariSiT Cemi mgzavroba unda gagrZelebuiyo sami kvira an erTi Tve.
mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi sruli Tavisufleba meZleoda, mxolod im
pirobiT, rom wesierad, kviraSi samjer werili mimewera papidasaTvis.
me,
upirveles
yovlisa,
wavedi
kenterberiSi,
rom
sabolood
gamovTxovebodi agnesas, mister vikfilds da institutis pativcemul
direqtors. agnesas Zalian gauxarda Cemi naxva da miTxra, rom Cemi
wasvlis Semdeg maTi saxli aRar hgavs winandels.
_ miT umetes, me aRar vgavar Cems Tavs, agnesa, TqvenTan ganSorebis
Semdeg, _ vuTxari me. _ uTqvenod, agnesa, TiTqos marjvena xeli maklia.
metsac vityvi: uTqvenod Zlivs mesmis, rom Tavi Tanze mebas. Tqveni rCeva
Zvirfasia yvelasTvis, vinc ki erTxel gagicnoT, agnesa!
_ me ki mgonia, rom yvela Cemma nacnobma piri Sekra Cems
gasanebivreblad da gazviadebul qaTinaurebs meubnebian, radgan isini
srulebiT ar damimsaxurebia, _ mipasuxa agnesam RimiliT.
uecrad
agnesac
momapyro
Sewuxebuli
Tvalebi
da
miTxra
aRelvebulixmiT:
_ trotvud, me unda gkiTxo rame erT saqmeze, romlis Sesaxeb, iqneb,
SemdegSi veRar movaxerxo laparaki. xom ar SegimCneviaT, es ramdenime
xania, raime cvlileba mamaSi?
didi xania, rac SevniSne es cvlileba da xSirad mikvirda, rogor ar
amCnevda amas agnesa.
es gakvirveba, rogorca Cans, axlac gamoixata Cems saxeze, imitom rom
agnesam daxara Tvalebi da mis wamwamebze cremlebi SevniSne.
_ amixseniT, raSia saqme? _ miTxra odnav gasagoni xmiT.
_ me mgonia, agnesa, masSi TandaTan daimkvidra im ubedurma Cvevam,
romelic advilad SevniSne Tqvens saxlSi SemosvlisTanave; da es Cveuleba
sikeTes ar moutans mister vikfilds. igi xSirad aRelvebuli aris xolme
da... Tumca, SeiZleba, vcdebode...
_ ara, trotvud, ara, Tqven ar scdebiT, _ miTxra ymawvilma qalma
Tavis qneviT.
_ xelebi ukankalebda, ena srulebiT ar emorCileba da sul ubralo
sityvac ver gamouTqvams, Tvalebi uelavs raRac araCveulebrivi cecxliT,
da SevniSne, rom swored am ubedur wuTebSi masTan aucileblad modian
raime saqmis gamo.
_ modis uri, _ miTxra agnesam.
_ diax, advili SesaZlebelia, rom im dros igi srulebiT moklebulia
saqmis Cakvirvebis unars; yovel SemTxvevaSi, mas swyins, rom ucxo xalxi
xedavs mas amgvar mdgomareobaSi. amis gamo meore dRes ufro cudad
grZnobs Tavs, mesame dRes _ ufro uaresad, da TandaTan ecema suliT,
daRvremili da moRuSuli xdeba.
me jer ar damemTavrebina laparaki, rom ymawvili qali mivarda karebs
mamis misagebeblad da yelze moexvia mas.
diliT sabolood unda gamovTxovebodi Zvel saxls, romelic amdeni
wlis ganmavlobaSi iyo ganaTebuli CemTvis agnesas keTili ganwyobilebiT.
gulsevdianma daviwye Calageba Cemi tanisamosisa da im Zveli wignebisa,
romelic Cemi wasvlis Semdeg unda gaegzavnaT duvrSi, papidasTan. Cemi
sevda SeniSna uri hipmac ki, romelic Calagebas mSveloda. igi iseTi
gulmodginebiT faTurobda Cems garSemo, rom uneburad TavSi momivida
azri _ uri hips Zalian undoda Cemi aqedan wasvla.
bolos, gamoveTxove agnesas da mis mamas da am SemTxvevaSi srulebiT
movaxerxe gamomeCina is sulis simtkice da xasiaTis Zliereba, romelic,
Cemis azriT, umTavresi Tviseba unda yofiliyo vaJkacisa. me gavemarTe
fostis kantoraSi da davjeqi londonis diliJansis imperialze.
roca diliJansi daiZra adgilidan da qalaqgareT gavida, Cemi pirveli
sazrunavi iyo _ mimeRo srulwlovani, darbaiseli jenltmenis Sexeduleba,
da am mizniT gadavwyvite, usaTuod boxi xmiT melaparaka. es Zalian Zneli
iyo CemTvis, magram davarwmune Cemi Tavi, rom boxi xma Seadgens yvela
dinji jentlmenis aucilebel kuTvnilebas. meetlem pirvelma damiwyo
laparaki.
_ Tqven, ser, bolomdis mibrZandebiT? _ mkiTxa mas.
_ diax, viliams, _ vupasuxe mowyalebis kiloTi (meetle Cemi Zveli
nacnobi iyo). _ me londonSi mivdivar da iqidan sufoklSi vapireb
wasvlas.
_ sanadirod, ser?
es kiTxva imas udrida, rom ekiTxa CemTvis _ xom ar midixarT
veSapebis dasaxocado; magram Zalian mesiamovna, rodesac davinaxe, rom
meetle iseT jentlmenad mTvlis, romelsac nadiroba SeuZlia.
welSi gavimarTe da vupasuxe:
_ ar vici, viliams, vinadireb Tu ara, es jer gadawyvetili ar maqvs.
_ frinvelebi, amboben, Zalian frTxilebi arian axla, _ SeniSna
viliamsma.
_ sxvafriv SeuZlebelic aris am dros, _ vupasuxe me.
_ Tqven sufoklSi daibadeT, ser?
_ diax, sufokli Cemi samSobloa.
_ marTalia, ser, rom Tqvensas, sufoklSi, saukeTeso pudingebs
amzadeben? _ mkiTxa viliamsma.
araferi vicodi amis Sesaxeb, magram mindoda Cemi samSoblos keTili
saxelis dacva; amitom Tavi davuqnie Tanxmobis niSnad da vagrZnobine, rom
sufoklis pudingebs samarTlianad aqvT damsaxurebuli Tavisi kargi
saxeli.
Cven gavCerdiT CernikosTan, `oqros irmis~ sastumroSi. sastumros
msaxurma Semiyvana saerTo darbazSi; moaxle qalma miCvena Cemi patara
sawoli oTaxi, gajRenTili Tavlis suniT, viwro da SexuTuli
samaresaviT. arc aq, arc qalaqSi aravin mcemda saTanado pativs da
vxedavdi, rom yvelani isev bavSvad mTvlidnen. sastumros moaxle qali
araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda Cems sityvebs, laqia ki ise familarulad
meqceoda, rom ramdenime megobruli rCevac ki momca.
nasadilevs karg gunebaze davdeqi da gadavwvite TeatrSi wasvla. Cemi
arCevani koventgartenis Teatrze SeCerda. TamaSobdnen `iulius keisars~.
udidesi siamovnebiT da aRtacebiT vucqerodi keTilSobil romaelebs,
romelTac xorci Seisxes Cems Tvalwin. sul axlaxan ar iyo, rom isini
mawvalebdnen institutis auditoriiis kedlebSi? axla gahqra maTi
Cveulebrivi simkacre da isini aRsdgnen samaridan erTaderTi mizniT, _
esTetikuri aRtaceba gamoewviaT yofili mowafis gulSi. warmodgena
Tormet saaTze gaTavda. rodesac Teatridan bnel, wvimian quCaSi gavedi,
momeCvena, TiTqos uecrad Rrublebidan daveSvi WuWyian da Jriamulian
qveyanaSi, sadac cxovroben sabralo arsebani, romelTac uweriaT mudam
aWyapunon
talaxSi
kaloSebi
da
umsgavsi
qolebiT
SeebrZolon
kokispiruli wvimis msxvil wveTebs.
meqanikurad gavwie sastumrosaken. aq, saerTo darbazSi vaxSmis dros,
siamovnebiT vigonebdi yvela im mSvenierebas, romelic vnaxe da gavige
koventgartenis TearSi.
SevniSne, rom saerTo darbazSi Semivida mSvenieri ymawvili kaci,
ukanasknel modaze da didi gemovnebiT Cacmuli, Tumca mTel mis
tanisamosSi gamosWvioda garkveuli uzrunveloba, rac, rogorc viciT,
gansakuTrebul elfers aZlevs koxtaobas. igi Cems Soriaxlos dajda,
magram yuradReba ar mimiqcevia.
rodesac wamovdeqi oTaxSi wasasvlelad da gverdze Cavuare am
ucnobs, uneburad Sevxede saxeSi, _ Sevxede daadgilze gavSeSdi.
_ stirford! nuTu Sen gxedav?
man Semomxeda, magram SevamCnie, rom ver micno.
_ dagaviwydiT, mister stirfodr! _ vuTxari wyeniT.
_ ah! es vin aris! _ SesZaxa man gaocebiT. _ nuTu es patara
koperfildia? rogor gaCndi aq?
_ me mxolod dRes Camovedi aq kenterberis diliJansiT. im mxares
cxovrobs papidaCemi, iman Semifara. davamTavre kursi erT-erT insitutSi.
Sen rogora xar, stirford?
_ me didi xania, rac pansioni davamTavre da axla, rogorc xedav,
oqsfordSi var, universitetSi. iq mawvaleben semestridan semestramde,
periodulad... ai, axla Svebuleba aviRe da dedasTan mivdivar. deda aq
axlos cxovrobs, qalaqgareT; magram iseTi saZageli gzebia da saxlSi
kidev iseTi saSineli mowyeniloba, rom gadavwyvite, am sastumroSi
gavaTio Rame.
dauZaxa
sastumros
patrons,
romelic
ukve
kargaxania,
didi
yuradRebiTa da cnobismoyvareobiT Semogvcqeroda. axla igi mowiwebiT
mogviaxlovda.
_ sad moaTavseT Tqven Cemi megobari koperfildi? _ hkiTxa
stirfordma.
_
gTxovT,
gvapatioT,
ser...
mister
koperfilds
uWiravs
ormocdameoTxe nomeri.
_ mere, ra eSmakma mogafiqrebinaT misi mowyoba am soroSi?
_ gvapatieT, ser... Cven ar vicodiT... ver mivxvdiT, rom mister
koperfilds esaWiroeboda wesieri oTaxi. Tu gvibrZanebT, axlave
gadavitanT mis bargs samocdameTormete nomerSi; es swored Tqvens
gverdiT iqneba, ser, _ gnebavT?
_ rasakvirvelia, mnebavs, _ pasuxa stirfordma. _ axlave gadaitaneT.
Cemi axali sawoli oTaxi, sufTa da mSvenieri, arafriT ar hgavda
uwindel WuWyian soros. oTaxis SuagulSi mSvenieri farTo logini idga,
romelzedac, gaWirvebisas, Tavisuflad daeteoda xuTi an eqvsi adamiani.
CaviZire baliSebSi da male Rrmasa da tkbil Zils miveci Tavi.
Tavi mecxramete
stirfordis saxli
_ dawvrilebiT unda gavigo, ras akeTeb, sad midixar, _ gavigo
yvelaferi, rac ki Sen Segexeba. ise mgonia, TiTqos me mekuTvni mTlianad,
ganuyofelad da ucvlelad, _ miTxra stirfordma meore diliT, Tavis
oTaxSi, sauzmis dros.
gaxarebulma am uecari aRmoCeniT, rom Cemi Zveli megobari ase
gulmxurvaled mekideboda, vuambe yvelaferi da bolos isic vuTxari,
rogor moigona papidam CemTvis es mgzavroba.
_ aqedan Cans, _ daaskvna stirfordma, _ rom Sen saSuri ara gWirs-ra,
amitom Sen wamoxval CemTan haigetSi da mestumrebi ori-sami dRiT.
pirveli saqme sauzmis Semdeg is iyo, rom gavedi Cems oTaxSi da
werili mivwere papidas: avuwere mas srulebiT moulodneli Sexvedra
Zveli amxanagisa da megobrisa, romelTanac ori-sami dRiT stumrad
mivdiodi.
Semdeg CavsxediT etlSi da wavediT londonis SesaniSnavi adgilebis
dasaTvaliereblad. Cven vnaxeT panorama, samxece, viyaviT muxeumSi. gamaoca,
rom yvelgan yvela sagnis Sesaxeb, stirfordi iCenda sakvirvel codnas,
romelsac igi srulebiT ar afasebda, rogorc Canda.
ukve bindi iyo, rodesac Cveni etli gaCerda haigetSi, Zveli qvis
Senobis karebTan, romelic maRali borcvis Tavze idga. Cven mogvegeba
xaSiSesuli, Tumca arc ise moxucebuli ledi, amayi SexedulebiT da
mSvenieri saxliT. mas `sayvareli jemsi~ uwoda stirfords da gulSi
Caikra. es iyo misi deda, romelsac stirfordma Cemi Tavi gaacno, rogorc
Tavisi saukeTeso megobari. misis stirfordi momesalma alersianad, magram
RirsebiT.
es iyo Zveleburi, Tavadebis saxli, ganmartoebuli da mdidruli. Cemi
oTaxis fanjrebidan davinaxe londoni, romelic am siSoreze adgil-adgil
cecxlis wertilebiT daCiTul raRac sqel Rrubelsa hgavda. rodesac
sadilisTvis vicvamdi, Tvali movavle avejs da Zvelebur suraTebs,
romlebzedac gamosaxuli iyvnen warCinebuli qalbatonebi, korsetebSi
gamowyobilni, dapudruli TmebiT. isini zogan naTlad, zogan muqad
Candnen buxris mocimcime Suqze.
Sevedi sasadiloSi. iq, diasaxlisis garda, damxvda meore ledi,
Savgvremani, patara tanisa, srulebiT aramimzidveli saxisa. kupriviT Cavi
Tma hqonda da savi Tvalebi saocari cecxliT enTo. igi Zalian wvrili
iyo, da SeniSne Wrilobis niSani, romelic iwyeboda zeda tuCTan da
nikapamde Cadioda. Wriloba Sexorceboda, magram kvali aCnda da
daemaxinjebina zeda tuCi. im daskvnamde mivedi, rom es qali ukve
gadacilebulia ocdaaT wels da gaTxoveba unda-meTqi. igi hgavda saxls,
romelic ramdenime wlis ganmavlobaSi gasaqiraveblad aris, magram
yovlad uSedegod.
igi gamacnes rogorc mis dartli, Tumca stirfordi da misi deda mis
rozas eZaxnen. gavige, rom mis dartli ukve didi xania, rac am saxlSi
cxovrobs, rogorc misis stirfodis kompanioni. yvelaze TvalsaCino mis
dartlis moqmebaSi is iyo, rom arasodes ar mogmarTavdaT pirdapir;
cdilobda gadakvriT gamoeTqva Tavisi azri da pasuxis magivrad
yovelTvis kiTxvas iZleoda.
misis stirfordma mkiTxva, rad mivdiodi sufoklSi, vupasuxe, rom
mivdivar Cemi moxuci gadiasi da mister pegotis ojaxobis sanaxavad.
_ rogori bednieri viqnebodi, stirford, Senc rom wamosuliyavi
CemTan erTad! _ ganvagrZe me da Cems megobars mivmarTe. _ Sen
nawilobrivad ukve icnob am ojaxs. gaxsovs is menave, pansionSi rom
movida CemTan? maSin saCuqrad zRvis kiboebi momitana.
_ mgonia, maxsovs, _ mipasuxa stirfordma. _ zorba, moxeSavi vaJkaci,
tlanqi mimoxvriT. igi maSin Tavis vaJTan erTad iyo.
_ ara, es misi Zmiswuli iyo, romelic iSvila. mister pegotis
diswulic hyavs, mSvenieri ymawvili qali, romelsac igi zrdis, rogorc
sakuTar qaliSvils. darwmunebuli var, Zalaian gesiamovneba am ojaxis
naxva.
_ marTlac, es, albaT, srulebiT originaluri ojaxia, _ miTxra
stirfordma. _ urigo ar iqneba gaseirneba da am jiSis xalxis gacnoba.
wavideT, devi, SenTan erTad, yovel SemTxvevaSi, ar miviwyen.
guli amiTamaSda siamovnebisagan, rodesac warmovidgine es Cveni
mgzavroba; magram mis dartlma, romelic didi yuradRebiT usmenda Cvens
saubars, TiTqos monaxa sagani Tavisi gonebamaxvilobisaTvis stirfordis
sityvebSi, rodesac man mister pegotis ojaxi gaufrTxileblad miakuTvna
adamianTa gansakuTrebul jiSs.
_ maS, ai, raSi yofila saqme! _ SesZaxa mis dartlma. _ nuTu marTla?
_ ra marTla? _ hkiTxa stirfordma.
_ xalxis es jiSi, ser, rogorc Tqven brZaneT! maS isini marTlac
ekuTvnian adamianTa gansxvavebul jiSs da ara aqvT ra saerTo CvenTan? es
marTlac saintereso unda iyos!
_ tyuilad gikvirT, mis roza, iseTi frazebi, romelSiac ar aris
araviTari dafaruli azri, _ uTxra stirfordma wynarad. _ Cven marTlac
Zalian cota ram gvaqvs saerTo am xalxTan. daviwyoT Tundac iqidan, rom
grZnobiereba maTSi gacilebiT ufro naklebad aris ganviTarebuli, vidre
CvenSi. isini saocari simZimiT iTviseben raime STabeWdilebas da Znelia
maTi delikatobis Seuracxyofa.
_ nuTu marTla? ras brZanebT! ra brZnulad aris yovelive es
mowyobili! _ upasuxa mis dartlma. _ Tqven manugeSeT da damamSvideT,
mister stirford. sasiamovnoa Tqvenis piriT darwmundes adamiani, rom es
xalxi ugrZnobelia Tavis tanjvaSi. xSirad moxdeboda xolme, rom Zalian
mebraleboda xalxis es jiSi; magram axla, Tqveni wyalobiT, srulebiT
aRar vfiqrob am xalxze. rac ar vicodi uwin, axla igi CemTvis mzesaviT
naTelia. swori mogaxsenoT, gacilebiT ufro xelsayrelia kiTxva, vidre
pasuxis gacema... ase ar aris?
megona, rom stirfordi xumrobiT laparakobda yovelive amas,
erTaderTi mizniT, rom gaebrazebina mis dartli, da velodi, rom misi
oTaxidan gasvlis Semdeg amixsnida Tavis azrs. magram es ar moxda.
rodesac nasadilevs orive ledi gavida Tav-Tavis oTaxsSi da Cven martoni
davrCiT buxarTan, stirfordma mkiTxa mxolod, ra azris xar Cemi dedis
kompanionis Sesaxebo.
_ rogori sakvirveli Wrilobis niSani aqvs tuCze, _ vuTxari me.
stirfords saxe moeRrubla da erTi wuTiT Cafiqrda.
_ es niSani, koperfild, _ miTxra man, _ Cemi xelis namoqmedaria.
_ ra saSineli gaufrTxilebloblobaa!
_ ara, es gaufrTxileblobiT ar momxdara. rodesac jer kidev bavSvi
viyavi, mis dartlma erTxel moTminebidan gamomiyvana da mas CaquCi
vesrole.
Zalian mewyina, rom am sagans Sevexe, magram rac moxda, moxda. naTqvam
sityvas ukan ver daibruneb.
_ im droidan, _ ganagrZo stirfordma, _ igi atarebs am niSans Tavis
saxeze da, rasakvirvelia, atarebs mas waruSlelad, samaremde... Tuki
eRirsa samareSi mosveneba. igi Svilia mamaCemis biZaSvilisa da aRzrdilia
udedod. dedamisi gardaicvala misi dabadebis Semdeg sul male. rodesac
misi mamac gardaicvala da mTlad oblad darCa, dedam, romelic swored
im dros daqvrivda, aiyvana igi kompanionad. mSoblebma dautoves mas
memkvidreoba, ori aTasi girvanqa. es fuli bankSi Seitana da arasodes ar
iRebs sargebels, ise rom misi Tanxa swrafad izrdeba. ai mTeli biografia
mis roza dartlisa.
_ ueWvelia, Sen uyvarxar, rogorc Zma, _ vuTxari me.
_ hm! _ Caaxvela stirfordma da Tvalebi buxars miapyro. _ yvela Zmis
xvedri ar aris debis siyvaruli, da zogjer iseTi debic arian rom...
Tumca, ai, Cven win mSvenieri Rvinoa, davlioT Seni sadRegrZelo da Semdeg
vnaxoT, ra gamova aqedan.
Wmunvis Rrubeli erT wamSi moSorda mis saxes. es sadRegrZelo
mxiaruli kiloTi iyo warmoTqmuli, da am wuTidan stirfordi isev
Cveulebrivi iyo.
srulebiT ar mikvirda, rom misis stirfords ase uzomod uyvarda
Tavisi vaJi. igi mudam Tavis Svilze laparakobda da, rogor Canda,
mxolod masze fiqrobda. misis stirfordma maCvena medalioni Tavisi vaJis
suraTiT, rodesac igi bavSvi iyo, amave medalionSi iyo misi siyrmis Tmebi;
Semdeg maCvena meore suraTi, gadaRebuli im dros, rodesac pirvelad
Sevxvdi mas; bolos gavige, rom misi stirfordi gulTan atarebda Svilis
suraTs, misi axlandeli saxiT.
Svilisagan miRebuli yvela werils igi inaxavda mSvenier yuTSi,
romelic mudam mis gverdiT idga. igi sixaruliT wamikiTxavda am
werilebs, Svili rom win ar aRdgomoda mis survils.
_ jemsma miTxra, mister koperfild, rom Tqven misi uaxloesi
megobari xarT da rom guSin, masTan Sexvedris dros, Tqven sixarulis
cremlebic ki daRvareT. ar minda viTvalTmaqco da pirdapir getyviT. rom
amgvari grZnobebi, romelsac Cemi Svili sxvebSi iwvevs, srulebiT ar
makvirvebs; magram, miuxedavad amisa, mainc ar SemiZlia gulgrili davrCe
im pirTadmi, romelnic Rirseulad afaseben Cemi Svilis gonebrivsa da
zneobriv maRal Rirsebebs. didad moxaruli var, rom Cems saxlSi gxedavT,
mister
koperfild,
da
SemiZlia
dagarwmunoT,
rom
Cems
Svils
gulwrfelad uyvarxarT. Tqven yovelTvis SegiZliaT imedi gqondeT misi
mfarvelobisa.
saRamoTi, buxarTan, stirfordi dampirda, seriozulad moefiqra Cveni
saerTo mogzaurobis Sesaxeb sufoklSi.
_ saCqaro araferia, dezi, _ miTxra man, _ erTi kvira, an daaxloebiT
amdeni Cven SegviZlia haigetSi gavataroT.
stumarTmoyvare misis stirfordma daadastura Svilis sityvebi.
stirfordma dezi miwoda da aman isev gamoiyvana scenaze mis dartli.
_ ah, marTla, mister koperfild? _ miTxra man. _ nuTu Tqven ase
giwodeben? da rad giwodebT igi vard-gvirilas? nuTu marTla imitom, rom
jer metad ymawvilad da umankod gTvliT? amixseniT, RvTis gulisaTvis, ar
mesmis.
gavwiTldi da vupasuxe, rom mgonia, misi azri swori unda iyos.
_ a, maS ase! _ ganagrZo mis dartlma. _ Zalian moxaruli var, rom am
SemTxvevaSi mainc ar Sevcdi. swored imitom vkiTxulob, rom SecdomaSi ar
Sevide. igi umankod da ymawvilad gTvliT, amitom Tqven misi guliTadi
megobari xarT! o, es SesaniSnavia!
am sityvebiT mis dartli wavida Tavis sawol oTaxSi. misis
stirfordic male gavida. Cven kidev davrCiT buxarTan daaxloebiT erTi
saaTi; vlaparakobdiT tredelsze da salemis saswavleblis sxva
mowafeebze. amis Semdeg Cvenc zeviT wavediT.
cecxli mxiarulad gizgizebda Cems oTaxSi. Cavjeqi Rrma savarZelSi
buxris win da ocnebaSi wavedi Cemi bednierebis Sesaxeb. ramdenime xans
uZravad vijeqi da vtkbebodi siwynariT, rodesac uecrad, mis dartlma
momaStera Tvalebi buxris Tavidan.
suraTi saocar msgavsebas warmoadgenda, oRond mxatvars saWirod ar
daenaxa Wrilobis niSnis daxatva. me davumate igi Cems warmdgenaSi da
axla vaqcerdebodi yvela mis cvalebadobas. igi xan mxolod zeviTa tuCze
iyo, rogorc me pirvelad SevniSne, sadilis dros, _ xan iweoda Cems
Tvalwin mTel sigrZeze da amxela Wrilobis pirvandel zomas, rogorc es
SevamCnie, rodesac mis dartli gajavrda.
rad damikides, kacma rom Tqvas, es suraTi Cems oTaxSi? mis dartlis
suraTis Tavidan mosaSoreblad saCqarod gavixade, Cavqare sanTeli da
Cavweqi loiginSi; magram bnelaSic mis dartli micqerda Tavisi mwveli
TvalebiT da mesmoda, rogor kiTxulobda igi: `nuTu? marTla? swored ase
kia?~ Rame, mousvenari ZiliT Sewuxebuli, vekiTxebodi yvelas: `nuTu?
marTla kia?~ Tumca TviTonac ar mesmoda, raze iyo laparaki da ra
simarTles vTxoulobdi sxvebisgan.
Tavi meoce
patara emi
am saxlSi iyo msaxuri, romeic pirvel Sexvedraze respeqtabelobis
nimuSad meCvena. igi emsaxureboda jems stirfords da Tan axlda
oqsfordis universitetSi. igi dadioda usaTuod fexis TiTebze, iyo
moridebuli, Cumi, dinji, yuradRebiani, mudam iqve iyo, rodesac mas
kiTxulobdnen, da arasodes ar geCxilebodaT TvalSi, roca ar iyo
saWiro. laparakobda Zalian dabali xmiT, TiTqos CurCuliT, magram
garkveviT da mkafiod, yvelaferi TviT masze da mis garSemo aucileblad
wesiers, respeqtabelur saxes iRebda. bunebas rom misTvis cxviri ZiraRma
gadaebrunebina, es cxviric ki mis saxeze, wesier formas miiRebda. es laqia
warmosadegi da seriozuli iyo yvela Tavis moZraobaSi. misi gvari iyo
litimeri, da, rasakvirvelia, veravin momsaxureTagani litimers sityvas
ver Seubrunebda.
litimers mohyavda CvenTvis Sekazmuli cxenebi da stirfordi,
romelmac yvelaferi icoda qveyanaze, cxenze jdomas maCvevda. litimers
mohqonda CvenTvis safarikao rapirebi da stirfordi farikaobas
maswavlida. litimeri gvawvdida xelTaTmanebs da stirfordi maswavlida
boqss, me srulebiT ar mrcxvenoda stirfordisa, romelic xedavda Cems
srul umecrebas yvela am xelovnebis dargSi, magram verasgziT ver
gavbede gamomemJRavnebina Cemi umecreba am respeqtabeluri msaxuris winaSe,
Tumca araferi ar mafiqrebinebda, rom TviT litimeri kargi mcodne iyo
yvela am xelovnebisa; mas araviTari sabuTi ar moucia amgvari eWvisaTvis,
da mainc, rodesac igi eswreboda Cvens varjiSobas, sircxvilisagan
viwvodi da srul uvicad vgrZnobdi Tavs.
gangeb gavagrZele laparaki am SesaniSnav adamianze, radgan SemdegSi
mas mniSvnelovani roli hxvdeba wilad.
stirfordma
sabolood
gadawyvita
gamgzavreba
CenTan
erTad
sufoklSi. male Cveni gamgzavrebis dRec dadga.
Cven gamovemSvidobeT orive ledis, suliTa da guliT gadavuxade
madloba
misis
stirfords
misi stumarTmoyvareobisa
da
Cemdami
yuradRebisaTvis.
londonSi diliJansSi gadavsxediT da iarmauTisaken gavemgzavreT. ar
SemiZlia gamovTqva Cemi grZnobebi, romelnic ganvicade am Zveli nacnobi
adgilebis danaxvaze. maxsovs _ CemTvis iseTi saTuTi iyo iarmauTis
keTili saxeli, rom, roca etli am qalaqis bneli quCebiT sastumrosken
migvaqrolebda da stirfordma miTxra _ Cemis azriT, es mivardnili kuTxe
arc ise urigo unda iyoso, _ didad gamaxara misma sityvebma. imave
sastumroSi gavaTieT Rame, sadac odesRac movelodi londonis diliJanss.
diliT, ukve karga mogvianebiT, visauzmeT sazogado darbazSi.
_ aba, axla saiT apireb? me mgonia, Seni moxuci gadias sanaxavad
waxval? _ mkiTxa stirfordma.
_ diax, uwinares yovlisa, me pegoti unda vnaxo.
_ momeci misi misamarTi, or saaTSi iq gavCndebi da gaviTamaSeb mis win
komikur an sentimentalur scenas, rogorc gagixardeba.
zamTris mSvenieri dRe iyo. miwa gamagrebuliyo yinvebisagan; laJvardi
zRva uZravad idga da mas cis sivrce dahyurebda. Zalagamoleuli mze
irgvliv abnevda sinaTlis talRebs. yvelgan xalisi igrZnoboda. me iseT
sixalisesa da sicocxles vgrZnobdi mTels tanSi, rom mzad viyavi
SemeCerebina quCaSi yvela gamvlel-gamomvleli da megobrulad xeli
CamomerTmia.
rodesac davakakune, pegotim gamiRo karebi da mkiTxa _ ra gnebavTo. me
Sevxede RimiliT, magram man ar gamiRima sapasuxod. Cveni miwer-mowera ar
Sewyvetila bolo dromde, magram ukve Svidma welma ganvlo, rac
erTmaneTi ar gevnaxa.
_ Sina brZandeba mister barkisi, qalbatono? _ vkiTxe boxi xmiT.
_ Sin gaxlavT, ser; oRond nekresis qarebiT itanjeba da loginSi
wevs, _ mipasuxa pegotim.
_ ganagrZobs Tu ara mogzaurobas blonderstonSi?
_ diax, ser, rodesac janmrTelad gaxlavT.
_ Tqven, misis barkis, axlac dadixarT blonderstonSi?
man erTi nabiji ukan gadadga da gaubedavad xelebi aswia.
_ pegoti! _ SevZaxe me.
_ devi, Cemo sayvarelo!
gadavexvieT erTmaneTs da orivem tirili daviwyeT.
_ barkiss ise gauxardeba Seni naxva, Cemo Tvalis sinaTlev, rom es
yvela wamalze metad uSvelis, _ miTxra pegotim da winsafriT cremlebi
moiwminda. _ xom ar vuTxra, rom aq xar? an xom ar ginda, Sen TviTon
axvide zeviT da inaxulo?
mister barkisma didi sixaruliT mimiRo. igi saSinlad itanjeboda
yvela saxsris texviT da ar SeeZlo xeli gamoewodebina CemTvis, magram
mTxova, megobrobis niSnad, Camomewia CaCis foCi, romelic Tavze exura.
didi siamovnebiT avasrule es Txovna. rodesac sawolis boloze
Camovjeqi, mister barkisma miTxra, rom misTvis didi sixarulia imis
mogoneba, rogor matarebda igi blonderstonis gzaze. igi iwva zurgze,
piraRma, da Tavidan fexebamde Sexveuli Tbil sabanSi, metad ucnaur
sanaxaobas warmoadgenda.
_ gaxsovT Tu ara, mister daviT, visi saxeli davwere me odesRac Cemi
etlis kofoze? _ mkiTxa mister barkisma da Tan cdilobda, mxiaruli
Rimili gamoexata tanjul saxeze.
_ rogor ar maxsovs, mister barkis!
_ me siamovnebiT mogaxsenebT, ser, rom klara pegoti barkisi yvelaze
gulkeTili da yvelaze ukeTesi dedakacia mTels qveyanaze. ar aris iseTi
qeba, romlis Rirsic ar iyos, samarTlianad, klara pegoti barkisi. Sen
gaisarje, genacvale, saukeTeso sadili moamzade; Zvirfasi stumari CvenTan
erTad isadilebs. Rvinoc moamzade, Cemo kargo.
me gavafrTxile pegoti stirfordis mosvlis Sesaxeb. Cven Zalian
cota xans mogvixda misi lodini. winaTve viyavi darwmunebuli, rom Cemi
amxanagi miRebuli iqneboda, rogorc Cemi mfarveli, da amitom, rogorc
Cemi gadias saukeTeso megobari; magram is, rac namdvilad moxda,
aRemateboda
yvela
Cems
molodins.
stirfordis
dauSretelma
gonebamaxvilobam,
udardelma
mxiarulebam,
Tavisufalma
moqcevam,
mSvenierma garegnobam da iSviaTma niWma yovelnairi rolis Sesrulebisa
isa hqna, rom xuTi wuTis Semdeg savsebiT daipyro pegotis yuradReba, da
gulwrfelad mjera, rom im droisTvis, rodesac Cven orivem davapireT
wamosvla misi saxlidan, igi gagiJebuli iyo Cemi megobrisTvis.
pegotis undoda, aucileblad mis saxlSi gameTia Rame, im patara
oTaxSi, romelsac `patara devis oTaxi~ erqva. gaubedavad Sevxede
stirfords da ar vicodi, mimeRo Tu ara Cemi gadias winadadeba.
_ rasakvirvelia, rasakvirvelia, _ miTxra man, _ Sen aq daidZine, me ki
Cems nomerSi waval.
bevri viuare, magram bolos davTanxmdi.
qari sevdianad da sazarlad zuzunebda, rodesac Cven, saukuno
megobrobis romantikuli grZnobiT gamsWvalulni, mivuaxlovdiT mister
pegotis fantastikur binas.
_ sakmarisad udaburi adgilia, ara stirford, ras ityvi? _ vuTxari
me.
_ diax, verasgziT ver ityvi, rom Zalian mxiaruli adgili iyos,
metadre Rame. gesmis, rogor Rrialebs zRva? mas TiTqos Cveni STanTqma
unda. mgonia, ager raRac gemze sanTlebi bJutavs.
_ swored eg aris mister pegotis saxli.
_ mec swored ase vifiqre. dRes dilas aq vseirnobdi da instiqturad
pirdapir magas mivadeqi.
meti xma aRar amogvRia danarCeni manZilis gavlisas. Cven mivepareT
saxls da vcdilobdiT, aravoTari xmauroba ar agvetexa. me vuTxari
stirfords, rom momyoloda, da SeCveuli xeliT SevaRe kari.
rodesac oTaxSi SevediT, viRacam taSi daukra. mister pegoti icinoda,
rac Zali da Rone hqonda, da xelebgaSlili idga, TiTqos gulSi unda
Caekra patara emi. SemkrTal qams, mravalgvari grZnobebiT aRsavse, eWira
emilias xeli, TiTqos apirebda mis miyvanas mister pegotisTan. patara emi,
darcxvenili da aRelvebuli, mainc, rogorc Canda, iziarebda Tavisi biZis
aRtacebas, da Cven swored im wuTs SeveswariT, rodesac igi gamosxlta
qamis xelidan da undoda gulSi Caxuteboda mister pegotis. Cvens
Sesvlaze SeCerda, radgan man pirvelma SeamCnia moulodneli stumrebi.
aseTi iyo suraTi, romelmac gagvaoca, rodesac Cven Ramis wyvdiadis
Semdeg, uecrad gavCndiT fantastikuri saxlis Tbil da gaCaRebul oTaxSi.
magram Cveni misvlisTanave yvelaferi gamoicvala da airia erT wuTSi,
TiTqos arasodes arc yofiliyos es cocxali suraTi. me pirdapir mivedi
mister pegotisTan da xeli CamovarTvi. pirveli gaocebis Semdeg qamma
daiyvira mTeli ZalRoniT:
_ master devi! eriha! es xom master devia!
yvela axmaurda da dafacurda. Cven xels varTmevdiT erTmaneTs,
vkiTxulobiT erTmaneTis ambavs, sixaruls gamovxatavdiT am moulodneli
Sexvedris gamo. yvelani erTad, gauCerebliv vlaparakobdiT; ucxos rom
Semoexeda am dros am sanaxaobisaTvis, SeeZlo is daskvna gamoetana, rom
Cven yvelani gavgiJdiT.
mister pegotim TviTonac ar icoda, ras sCadioda an ras laparakobda.
igi yovel wuTSi modioda xan CemTan, xan stirfordTan, xan orivesTan
erTad; xels gvarTmevda, Tavs gvikravda, Tvalebs axamxamebda, uCeCavda
aburZgvnil Tmas, xarxarebda da aTasjer imeorebda, rom Cven namdvili
dResaswauli gavumarTeT mas.
_ ori jentlmeni, didi jentlmeni... ori jenltlmeni, _ daiwyo mister
pegotim, _ ori jentlmeni gvestumra... arasodes Cems sicocxleSi ar
momxdara... Cems WerqveS... emi, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim, _ modi axlos...
Sexede... es master devis megobaria, swored is, romlis Sesaxeb amdens
vlaparakobdiT; ori jentlmeni! es, ser, patara emia... igi Cemi qaliSvili
ar aris, _ me ara myolia Svilebi, magram garwmunebT, arc erT mamas ar
uyvars Tavisi Svili ise, rogorc me miyvars patara emi. Tumca igi aRar
aris patara, _ axla igi gasaTxovari qalia, Tqven TviTonac hxedavT! _
aris erTi kaci, romelic icnobda Cvens patara emis jer kidev maSin,
rodesac misi mama daiRupa. igi xelze atarebda mas, roca emi bavSvi iyo,
eTamaSeboda, roca patara gogona iyo, da axla Tvals aRar aSorebs, roca
igi gasaTxovari qalia. es ymawvili, iseve rogorc me, tlanqia zRvis
zRarbiviT, magram guli sagules aqvs da, rac umTavresia, upatiosnesi
adamiani.
qamma gaiRima da alersiani TvalebiT Semomxeda, imis aRsaniSnavad, rom
laparaki mis Sesaxeb iyo.
_ maS Tqven nu gagikvirdebaT, Tu vityvi, rom emilia gasaTxovari
qalia; Tqven TviTonac hxedavT amas. aqedan gamomdinare, rom me minda
davabinavo emilia, minda davukavSiro misi bedi iseT adamians, romelic
daicavs, rogorc Tavis kanonier meuRles.
_ erT saRamos, jentlmenebo, emilia, Tavisi dRiuri muSaobis
damTavrebis Semdeg, gamodis maRaziidan da es ymawvilic, unda mogaxsenoT,
Tan mosdevs. amaSi jer ara aris ra gansakuTrebuli; magram, moiTmineT,
Semdeg, ra gamova, man moiyvana emi xelixelgayrili da damiyvira: _ `Sexede
biZia dan! ai Cemi momavali patara coli!~ igi SekrTa, sayvareli gvriti,
Sercxva, Tan icinis, tan tiris da meubneba: _ `diax, biZia, Tanaxma var,
colad gavyve mas, Tu Tqvenc gnebavT!~ _ mec mnebavs! _ daiyvira mister
pegotim da aRtacebiT aiCeCa aburZgvnili Tma, _ mec mnebavs! maS ra iyo
Cemi erTaderTi survili mTeli sicocxlis ganmavlobaSi? mobrZandiT,
Zvirfaso stumrebo, keTili iyos Tqveni mobrZaneba, gaicaniT Cemi
diswulis saqmro.
me aRelvebuli viyavi suliT da guliT.
_ mister pegoti, _ uTxra stirfordma, _ Tqven uRirseulesi adamiani
xarT da Rirsi xarT yovelnairi bednierebisa; ai, Cemi xeli, qam,
momilocavs, Cemo megobaro, moita xeli. devi, mourie buxarSi cecxls da
dae axalma alma gaanaTos Cveni saerTo sixaruli. ra iqna Tqveni mSvenieri
diswuli, mister pegoti? dabrundes da daiWiros es carieli adgili
kuTxeSi, Torem arc erTi wuTi aRar gavCerdebi am saxlSi. yvela bednieri
unda iyos am saRamos, da me aravin, miT umetesad ymawvili qali, ar minda
Sevawuxo Cemi aq yofniT.
mister pegoti wavida Cems uwindel patara sawol oTaxSi emilias
mosayvanad da, rodesac ymawvili qali gajiutda, maSin qamic wavida. isini
male dabrundnen, moiyvanes emic da buxarTan dasves. emilia jer
darcxvenili da moridebuli iyo, magram TandaTan gadiyara morcxvoba da
gasworda. stirfordi mowiwebiT da zrdilobiT eqceoda. man gaaba baasi
mister pegotisTan navebze, gemebze, zRvis miqcevasa da moqcevaze, Tevzis
Weraze; Semdeg mommarTa da moigona is dro, rodesac pirvelad naxa
mister pegoti salemis saswavlebelSi. Cven TandaTan SevyeviT mas misi
dauSreteli mWermetyvelebis jadosnur rkalSi, da Semdeg yvela
daurideblad laparakobda, rac surda.
emilia yvelaze naklebad laparakobda am saRamos ganmavlobaSi. igi
akvirdeboda axal stumars da yurs ugdebda didi gulisyuriT. saxe
vardisfrad anTeboda da mSvenieri iyo.
Cvenma stumrobam, ramdenadac maxsovs, TiTqmis SuaRamemde gastana.
vivaxSmeT orcxobiliT da gamxmari TevziT, amas garda, windaxedulma
stirfordma Tan moitana erTi boTli Rvino, romelic Cven, vaJkacebma,
davlieT. (axla ki, mgonia, ukve ufleba maqvs, Cems Tavs vaJkaci vuwodo).
Cven Zalian mxiarulad gavSordiT erTmaneTs. mTeli ojaxi mogrovda
karebTan, rom moenaTebinaT CvenTvis, rodesac gzaze gavdiodiT. emilia
cisferi TvalebiT mogvCereboda, Tavisi wkriala xmiT gvimeorebda, rom
Zalian frTxilad vyofiliyaviT gzaSi.
_ mSvenieri qalia! _ Tqva stirfordma da xeli xelSi gamiyara. _
marTali xar, devi, Seni megobrebi marTlac Zalian originaluri xalxia,
da am fantastikur sazogadoebaSi raRac ucnauri grZnobebi gebadeba.
_ ra kargia, rom SeveswariT maT ojaxur bednierebas! _ vupasuxe me. _
jer ar Sevxvedrilvar aseT bednier xalxs. ra sasiamovnoa monawileobis
miReba maT saerTo sixarulSi!
_ Tumca, me mgonia, es suleli RreWia srulebiT Sesaferisi ar aris
iseTi lamazi gogonasaTvis, ara? _ mkiTxa stirfordma.
am civma da yovlad moulodnelma kiTxvam srulebiT Tavbru damasxa,
rodesac movigone, ra yuradRebiT da alersiT epyroboda stirfordi
ymawvili qalis saqmros. swrafad mivubrundi mas, magram SevniSne eSmakuri
Rimili TvalebSi da vupasuxe yovelgvari wyenis gareSe:
_ ah, stirford, rogor SeiZleba aseTi xumroba sabralo xalxze! Sen
SegiZlia avarjiSo Seni gonebamaxviloba mis dartlze an Cemze. Tu gsurs,
SegiZlia, ramdenic gnebavs, dacinvis niRabiT damalo Seni namdvili
grZnobebi, magram me xom ver momatyueb... vici Seni keTili gulis ambavi.
gacilebiT ufro ukeTesad gicnob, vidre Sen fiqrob. vici, rom Sen ar
SegiZlia darCe gulcivi am bunebis SvilTa bedisadmi, _ naRvloben isini,
tirian Tu mxiaruloben... amisaTvis, stirford, aTasjer metad miyvarxar
da pativs gcem.
igi gaCerda, Semomxeda saxeSi da miTxra:
_ devi! me mgonia, amas Sen seriozulad laparakob, Cemo megobaro, da
vxedav, rom marTlac keTili guli gqonia. netavi yvela Cvengani Sen
ggavdes!
da erTi wuTis Semdeg mxiarulad daiwyo meTevzeebis simRera.
Tavi ocdameerTe
axali TvaliT danaxuli Zveli megobrebi
or kviraze meti gavatareT me da stirfordma iarmauTSi. mas uyvarda
uSualo monawileobis miReba mezRvaurebis cxovrebaSi. me ki ar
gamomiCenia am mxriv raime gansakuTrebuli miswrafeba. amitom im dros,
roca
stirfordi
naviT
dadioda
mister
pegotisTan
erTad,
me
Cveulebrivad napirze vrCebodi, Cems megobarTa Soris. amas garda,
stumarTmoyvareoba Cemi keTili gadiasi, romelmac maiZula mecxovra
masTan, erTgvarad hborkavda Cems moqmedebas, maSin, rodesac stirfordi
srulebiT Tavisufali iyo. vxedavdi, rogori gulmodginebiT uvlida
pegoti Tavis avadmyof qmars da amis gamo ar SemeZlo didxans
davrCeniliyavi stumrad saRamoobiT, imis SiSiT, rom ar damefrTxo Cemi
diasaxlisis Zili; Cemi udardeli megobari ki, romelic sastumroSi
cxovrobda, moqmedebda Tavisi survilisa da Sexedulebis Tanaxmad.
amgvarad, erTxel Cems yuramdis moaRwia, rom Cemma megobarma gaumarTa
qeifi mister pegotisa da mis megobrebs sastumro `mxiarul TavSi~;
ramdenime dRis Semdeg kidev gavige, rom stirfordma mezRvauris
tanisamosi Caicva, mTeli Rame gaaTia navSi zRvaze, mTvarian RameSi da
mxolod gaTeebisas, dilis moqcevis dros dabrunda Sin.
Cven
vSordebodiT
erTmaneTs
kidev
imitom,
rom
xSirad
blonderstonSi davdiodi. amgvarad samjer Tu oTxjer, ramdenadac
maxsovs, gavSordiT erTmaneTs sauzmis Semdegve da SevxvdiT mxolod
saRamos, gviani sadilis dros. rogor atarebda stirfordi dros am xnis
ganmavlobaSi, ar vicodi da arc mindoda gamego; mxolod is vicodi, rom
Cemma megobarma saxeli gaiTqva iarmauTis mezRvaurebs Soris da axerxebda
aTasnair gasarTobis povnas iq, sadac sxva erTsac ver moaxerxebda.
siamovneba da sevda erTmaneTs ebrZoda Cems gulSi, rodesac Cemi
samSoblos nacnob adgilebSi davseirnobdi. zamTris mzis Casvlisas ukve
iarmauTSi unda davbrunebuliyavi; am droisaTvis stirfordi ukve meloda
Tavis adgilas, gaSlil sufraze, agizgizebul buxarTan. sadilis dros
araCveulebriv sixaruls vgrZnobdi, rom mSobliuri adgilebi vinaxule. es
grZnoba Tan mdevda Cems patara, sufTa sawolSic, pegotis saxlSi, sadac
patara magidaze ido wigni niangebis Sesaxeb. meased vfurclavdi am
SesaniSnav wigns da ubednieres adamianad vgrZnobdi Tavs. gulaCvilebuli,
beds vumadlodi, rom momivlina Zvirfasi megobrebi stirfordi da pegoti,
romlebic zrunavdnen Cems myudroebaze da savsebiT miwevdnen papidas, mis
betsis magierobas.
or kviraze metma gaiara. ukanasknelad viyavi blonderstonSi da
sabolood gamoveTxove Cemi gulis Zvirfas adgils. moRrubluli,
burusiani saRamo iyo. mister pegotis saxlSi, sadac me da stirfordi
erTmaneTs
unda
SevxvedrodiT,
Cveulebrivze
ufro
gvian
mivedi.
stirfordi martodmarto iyo mTel saxlSi da Cafiqrebuli ijda
buxarTan. igi ise Rrmad iyo wasuli fiqrebSi, rom ver SeniSna Cemi
misvla, Tumca gasagebi iyo, radgan qviSaze srulebiT ar ismoda fexis xma,
magram stirfordma maSinac ki ver SemamCnia, roca SevaRe kari, oTaxSi
Sevedi da mis gevrdiT davdeqi. igi ijda buxarTan Sekruli warbebiT,
Rrmad Cafiqrebuli.
rodesac mxarze xeli davade, igi SekrTa.
_ rogor SenaSine! ise gamomecxade, rogorc saiqiodan mosuli suli, _
miTxra man TiTqmis gajavrebiT.
_ ra vqna, Cemo kargo! _ vupasuxe me. _ xom unda gamomefxizlebine
riTime.
_ me Sevyurebdi fantastikur saxeebs, romelnic isaxebian aq, cecxlSi,
_ miTxra stirfordma.
_ mere raRad Sli mag saxeebs? _ SevniSne me, rodesac man aiRo maSa
da auria nakverCxlebi, _ gana ar ginda, rom mec vnaxo isini SenTan erTad?
_ Sen ver dainaxavdi maT. rogor mejavreba es bindi, _ aRarc dRea,
arc Rame! rad daigviane dRes, devi! sad iyavi?
_ Cems samSoblos veTxovebodi, rogorc ici...
_ me ki vijeqi aq, _ miTxra strfordma da oTaxs moavlo Tvali, _
vijeqi da vfiqrobdi, rom mova dro, adre Tu gvian, rodesac es xalxi,
aseTi mxiaruli da udardeli Cveni pirveli mosvlisas, gaifanteba iqiTaqeT. zogi mokvdeba, zogi qveynis meore boloSi wava, zogic... ra vici,
cota sisulele mogiva adamians TavSi, rodesac aravin aris Sens garSemo?
rogor mwyins, devi, rom Cemi sicocxlis am pirveli oci wlis
ganmavlobaSi ar myavda mkacri da darbaiseli mama!
raRac Rrma sevdis amoZaxilma mis xmaSi gamaoca da damafiqra. am
wuTSi stirfordi srulebiT ar hgavda Tavis Tavs. igi adga, daeyrdno
buxris Tavs da ganagrZo ucnauris aRelvebiT:
_ sjobda, Raribi meTevze vyofiliyavi, vinme daniel pegoti, am misi
suleli Zmiswuli, vidre is, rac me var... mdidari da Wkviani, rogorc
amboben; magram ra gamovida am simdidrisa da Wkuisagan, rodesac xSirad
iZulebuli var warmoudgeneli zneobrivi tanjva ganvicado?.. sad aris
iseTi saunje, romelsac SeuZlia aminazRauros is jojoxeTuri fiqrebi,
romelnic, magaliTad, mtanjavdnen am naxevari saaTis ganmavlobaSi, sanam
martoka vijeqi am sacxovrebel navSi?
me gavSri. mxolod axla SevniSne, rom mTeli saxis nakvTebi saSinlad
gamoecvala. igi idga Cafiqrebuli da Tvalebi buxarSi mociglige
alisTvis mieyro. bolos davuwye xvewna megorobis mTeli gatacebiT, rom
aexsna CemTvis Tavisi idumali fiqrebi.
_ rasakvirvelia, ar SemiZlia girCio raime, stiford, _ vuTxari me, _
magram CemSi Sen SeiZleba ipovo erTaderTi adamiani, romelic mzad aris
gainawilos Seni mwuxareba.
magram, vidre laparaks gavaTavebdi, stirfoema gaicina da male misma
saxem Tavisi Cveulebrivi, mxiaruli da udardeli gamometyveleba miiRo.
_ sisulelea, Cemo kargo dezi! _ mipasuxa man. _ mgoni, me miTqvams
SenTvis londonSi, rom drogamoSvebiT mezareba Cemi Tavi. uecrad
momeCveneba, rom yovlad umsgavsi biWi var, romelic mxecebma SeWames
celqobisTvis. yvela es saSineleba, usaqmo dedabrebis mier gamogonili,
isaxeboda Cems winaSe sazarel suraTebSi. me pirdapir SemeSinda Cemi
Tavisa.
_ aba, maS ara uSavs ra, _ SevniSne me.
_ iqneb ho, iqneb ara, garemoebaTa mixedviT, _ miTxra stirfordma. _
yvelaze ukeTesia Tavi davaneboT amaze laparaks.
_ ra iqna aqauri maspinZeli Tavisi ojaxiT? _ vkiTxe me.
_ ar vici, _ mipasuxa stirfordma. _ jer boranTan davexetebodi, Sen
gelodebodi. rodesac aq movedi dasasveneblad, saxlSi aravin iyo; aman
momca dro zogierTi fantastikuri fiqrebisaTvis, Senc swored am
fiqrebis dros Semoxvedi.
_ ici Tu ara, rom aq navi viyide? _ mkiTxa stirfordma, rodesac Cven
saxlidan gavediT.
_ ra ucnauri fantaziaa, stirford, _ SevZaxe me. _ navis yidva,
rodesac, iqneb, arasodes aRar mogixdes aq mosvla!
_ vin icis! me Semiyvarda iarmauTi da albaT samudamod ar veTxovebi
aqaur mezRvaurebs, _ mipasuxa stirfordma da fexs auCqara. _ yovel
SemTxvevaSi, viyide navi, romelic iyideboda... kargi navia, Cems aq
aryofnaSi mister pegoti iqneba misi meTvalyure.
_ axla ki mesmis, stirford! _ vuTxari me aRtacebiT. _ Sen iyide navi
viTom SenTvis da amiT ukeTeb zrdilobian saCuqars mister pegotis.
sakvirvelia, ratom erTbaSad ar mivxvdi amas!
_ sssuu! rasac naklebs ilaparakeb amis Sesaxeb, miT ukeTesia, _
mipasuxa man da aenTo.
_ rogor mixaria, Cemo kargo stirford! gana ar geubnebodi, rom Sen
SegiZlia monawileoba miiRo am keTili xalxis WirSic da lxinSic?
_ diax, diax, Sen ukve miTxari, es maxsovs, oRond Tavi davaneboT amaze
laparaks.
gavCumdi, rom ar mewyeninebina megobrisTvis iseT saganze laparakiT,
romelsac, rogorca Canda, araviTari mniSvneloba ara hqonda mis TvalSi.
fexs avuCqareT.
_ marTla! giTxari Tu ara, rom litimeri aq aris?
_ ara!
_ litimeri Camovida dRes dilas, Tan dedaCemis werili Camomitana.
Cveni Tvalebi Sexvdnen erTamenTs, da SevniSne, rom Cemi megobari
gafiTrda am sityvebTan erTad, Tumca misi saxe ar gamoxatavda araviTar
Sewuxebas da pirdapir micqerda TvalebSi. me vifiqre, albaT stirfordma
miiRo dedisagan datuqsvis werili da aman miiyvana igi im ucnaurs sulier
ganwyobilebamde, romlis mowmec viyavi weRan navis saxlSi. me maSinve
vuTxari es yvelaferi.
_ o, ara, cudi gulTmisani yofilxar, dezi! _ miTxra man siciliT. _
litimeri movida, rogorc Cemi nivTebis erTguli daraji _ arc meti, arc
naklebi.
_ isev iseTia?
_ isev iseTi: mSvidi, wynari, guldaxuruli da civi, rogorc
CrdiloeTis polusi. igi unda daeswros navis naTlobas. navis namdvili
saxelia `qariSxala~, magram raSi enaRvleba mister pegotis qariSxali?
Cems navs sxva saxeli erqmeva.
_ magaliTad ra?
_ `patara emi~.
man isev Semomxeda TvalebSi dakvirvebiT da aqedan davaskveni, rom ar
iyo saWiro Cemi megobris gulkeTlobis Camde ayvana.
_ dae erqvas mas `patara emi~... magram Sexede, _ miTxra stirfordma da
win mimiTiTa, _ xsnebebaze TviT mSvenieri originalia Cvens winaSe!.. es
biWic Tan axlavs, rogorc aucilebeli Tanamgzavri. ai, amas hqvia
namdvili raindi; igi arasodes Tavs ar anebebs Tavis ledis.
Tavis samuSao tanisamosSi qami amJamad tlanqad da mouxeSavad
gamoiyureboda, magram mainc adamiani erTi SexedviT ityoda, rom igi
Rirsia iyos mfarveli im mSvenieri ymawvili qalisa, romelic gverdiT
mosdevda. patiosani gulaxdiloba, siamaye Tavisi mSvenieri TanamgzavriT
da uzomo siyvaruli misdami ixateboda misi saxis yovel nakvTSi.
uneburad Tvali damrCa maTze da gulSi gavimeore, rom qami da emilia
erTimeorisTvis arian gaCenili-meTqi. isini mogviaxlovdnen.
emiliam
moridebiT
gaiTavisufla
xeli
saqmros
xelidan
da
awiTlebulma gamogviwoda me da stirfords. Cven erTi-ori sityva
vuTxariT erTmaneTs da SeuCerebliv ganvagrZeT gzas; magram SevniSne, rom
emilias aRar undoda xelixelgayrili siaruli Tavis saqmrosTan; mas
rcxvenoda
sxvebTan
amgvari
siaxlovisa.
yovelive
es
mimzidvel
gulubryvilobad gveCvena me da stirfordsac. Cven Tvals vadevnebdiT maT
axali mTvaris Suqze.
mTeli gzis ganmavlobaSi stirfordi aRelvebuli iyo, magram rodesac
sastumrSi mivediT da gaSlil sufras mivusxediT gavarvarebul buxarTan,
igi uecrad gamxiarulda da ukve sevdis aRaraviTari Crdili ar aCnda
saxeze.
sadilis ganmavlobaSi litimeri idga oTaxis kuTxeSi da orives
gvaTvalierebda, an, iqneb, mxolod me mswavlobda? rodesac mogvarTves
ukanaskneli Tavi saWmeli, man gadmodga ramdenime nabiji da uTxra Tavis
batons:
_ gTxovT, mapatioT, ser, damavales gadmomeca TqvenTvis rom mis
mauCeri aq aris.
_ vin? _ SesZaxa gaocebulma stirfordma.
_ mis mauCeri, ser. es adgili, mgonia, misi samSobloa, ser. mis
mauCerma miTxra, rom yoveldRe dadis iarmauTSi Tavis saqmeebis gamo.
dRes igi quCaSi Semxvda da mTxova, mekiTxa TqvenTvis, SegiZliaT Tu ara
miiRoT igi nasadilevs, ser?
_ icnob Sen am goliaTs, dezi? _ mkiTxa stirfordma.
me iZulebuli viyavi gamovtexiliyavi, rom ar mqonda bedniereba misi
cnobisa.
_ miiReT mis mauCeri, rodesac mova.
kari gaiRo da litimerma aRuSfoTebeli siwynariT warmoTqva:
_ mis mauCeri.
me Sevxede karebs da viravin davinaxe. isev Sevxede, radgan megona, rom
mis mauCeri karebs ukan SeCerda; magram Cems gancvifrebas sazRvari ar
hqonda, rodesac Cemi Tvali moxvda... sqel-sqel, Casuqebul qondris qals,
igi daaxloebiT ormocdaxuTi wlisa iqneboda. stumari ukve oTaxSi iyo
da fusfusebda savarZelTan, romelic Cvens Sua idga. es iyo arseba
uzarmazari TaviT da nacrisferi eSmakuri TvalebiT. xelebi iseTi mokle
hqonda, rom, rodesac stirfordis misalmebisaTvis moindoma cxviris
boloze TiTis gartyma, dasWirda Tavis daRunva da mainc Zlivs miido
saloki TiTi cxvirTan. misi nikapi ekuTvnoda Rababebis jiSs da iseTi
sqeli da msuqani iyo, rom masSi ukvalod ikargeboda misi qudis
Sesakravebi _ banti da yelis sxva morTuloba. mis mauCeri Sesdgeboda
mxolod tanisagan, romelsac, dinamitis saxiT, midgmuli hqonda adamianis
fexebismagvari kidurebi. Cveulebrivi zomis skami misTvis igive iyo, rac
magida, da mas maRla uxdeboda Tavisi pawawina xelis aweva, rom daedo
skamze xelCanTa. igi koxtad iyo Cacmuli, Tumca SesamCnevi daudevrobiT.
_ aba, Cemo vardo! _ daiwyo mis mauCerma da mxiarulad daiqnia Tavisi
uzarmazari Tavi. _ maS Sen aqac gaCndi? erTi SexedeT! romelma bedma
gadmogagdo am civ qveyanaSi! eSmakobas iwyeb, ara? me vici, rom es asea,
ganebivrebulo jentlmeno. Tqven, albaT, sanaZleos dasdebdiT as girvanqa
sterlingze, rom aq ver mnaxavdiT, ara? me ki aqa var! aq da yovelgan.
yvelgan da arsad. swored ise, rogorc TvalTmaqcis naxevari krona,
romelic, vin icis, rogor gaCnda erTi ledis cxvirsaxocSi.
misma saxis RmeWam da Tvalebis trialma gamaoca TiTqmis imdenadve,
rogorc xelovnebam, romliTac mas SeeZlo droze Tavis daWera. es arseba,
Cemi SexedulebiT mravali mxriT iyo originaluri. rodesac igi yurs
ugdebda ras laparakobdnen, an pasuxs eloda Tavis kiTxvaze, erT gverdze
gadaigdebda xolme Tavs da cal Tvals kaWkaWis TvaliviT atrialebda.
gaocebisagan garindebuli, vucqerodi gaSterebiT da srulebiT damaviwyda
zrdilobianobisa da wesierebis zoma.
am dros mis mauCerma miiwia skami da Tavisi uSvelebeli CanTidan
daiwyo nivTebis amolageba; mas yovel jerze uxdeboda xelis Cayofa
TiTqmis mxramdis. nel-nela amoalaga CanTidan patara SuSebi, boTlebi,
Rrublebi, savarcxlebi, jagrisebi, flanelis naWrebi, Tmis dasaxvevi maSa
da aTasgvari sxva
xelsawyo. rodesac es ambavi daasrula, uecrad
miubrunda stirfords da hkiTxa:
_ es Tqveni megobaria, ser?
_ diax, _ daudastura stirfordma.
_ mere, ra hqvia?
_ mister daviT koperfildi, _ uTxra stirfrdma. _ mas Tqveni gacnoba
unda.
_ Tu unda, gamicnos. Tvalebze vatyob, rom unda, _ upasuxa mis
mauCerma da gorviT wamovida Cemken Tavisi carieli CanTiT, Tan mxiarulad
xarxarebda: _ mSvenieri vaJkacia! SexedeT, saxe rogor atams mougavs!
moxaruli var Tqveni gacnobisa, mister koperfild, Tqveni mona-morCili,
ser.
me vupasuxe, rom mec bednieri viyavi misi gacnobiT.
_ oh, rogori zrdilobianebi varT! _ SesZaxa mis mauCerma da moaxdina
yovlad uSedego cda _ xelebiT daefara Tavisi saxe, _ rogor vatyuebT
erTmaneTs. erTmaneTs pirvelad vxedavT da maSinve qaTinaurebs veubnebiT!
es imas niSnavs, rom Cven vicnobT maRal sazogadoebas.
Semdeg isev CauSva xeli Tavis dauSretel CanTaSi.
_ ra gindaT magiT TqvaT, mis mauCer? _ hkiTxa stirfordma.
_ araferi, Cemo kargo! me vambob, rom Cven yvelani matyuarebi da
aramzadebi varT, yvela Tavis yaidaze. xa, xa, xa,! _ gadaixarxara mis
mauCerma da Tan afaTurebda xelebs Tavis CanTaSi.
stirfordma gaicina da mec mis magaliTs mivyevi. mTeli am xnis
ganamvlobaSi mis mauCeri Tavs iqnevda da Tan apaWunebda Tavis kaWkaWis
Tvalebs. bolos, man xelebi dairtya muxlebze da Tqva:
_ Zalian bevrs vybedob aq, TqvenTan, ymawvilo jentlmenebo; es ar
varga. isev saqmes SevudgeT. stirford, miCveneT Tqveni polaruli mxare.
man xelSi aiRo ori Tu sami patara iaraRi, patara boTli da, Cemda
gasaocrad, ikiTxa _ gauZlebs Tu ara magida. rodesac stirfordisagan
dasturi miiRo, mis mauCerma moidga skami, didi siyoCaRiT Sexta zed da
Semdeg, Cemi daxmarebiT magidaze avida.
stirfordi dajda zurgiT magidisken, moRimari saxiT _ Cemken.
amgvarad, misi Tavi am jadoqris srul gankargulebaSi iyo. me mesmoda, rom
stirfordi dasTanxmda am operacias mxolod dros gasatareblad. mis
mauCeri daixara mis Tavze da dauwyo sinjva mis mSvenier wablisfer
kululebs mrgvali, gadamdidebeli SuSiT, romelic jibidan amoiRo. es
saocari sanaxaoba iyo.
_ rac marTalia, marTalia, mSvenieri ymawvili xar! _ SesZaxa mis
mauCerma winaswar gasinjvis Semdeg. _ magram ici? me rom ar viyo, ise
mogetvlipeboda Tavi Tormeti Tvis ganmavlobaSi, rogorc CineTis
mandarins. cota moiTmine, Cemo kargo, da axlave ise gagxexav, rom Seni
kululebi erTi aTi wlis ganmavlobaSi mainc SegrCes.
am sityvebiT man boTlidan raRac siTxe gadmoasxa flanelis naWerze,
daasvela amave siTxeSi patara jagrisi da daiwyo udidesi gulmodginebiT
stirfodis Tavis xexva. mTeli am xnis ganamvlobaSi mis mauCeri
ganuwyvetliv laparakobda.
Cems sicocxleSi ara minaxavs-ra mis mauCeris msgavsi, rodesac igi
idga sasadilo magidaze, gulmodgined xexavda Tavs stirfords da orTav
Tvals axamxamebda.
_ am yru da mivardnil alagas araferi Semosavali ara aqvs Cveni
juris xalxs. male waval iarmauTidan. warmoidgine, Cemo megobaro jimi,
rom aq ver Sevxvdi verc erT lamaz qals.
_ marTla?
_ verc erTs, srulebiT verc erTs, _ gaimeora mauCerma.
_ mgoni, CvenTvis Zneli ar iqneba mivuTiToT lamaz qalze, _ miTxra
stirfordma da Semomxeda. _ ara? _ ras ityvi dezi?
_ rasakvirvelia, _ vupasuxe me.
_ ah? _ SesZaxa qondris qalma da orTaves gadagvavlo Tavisi
gamWriaxi Tvalebi. _ ehe?
pirveli SeZaxili kiTxvas niSnavda da Cven orives gvexeboda; meore _
mimarTuli iyo gansakuTrebiT Cemi megobrisadmi.
_ es Tqveni da xom ar aris, mister koperfild? _ SesZaxa man
xanmokle siCumis Semdeg da Tan Tvalebi Wers miapyro. _ asea, ser? ha?
_ ara, _ uTxra stirfordma da Cems magivrad upasuxa. _ srulebiT ara.
piriqiT, Tu ar vcdebi, koperfildi odesRac TviTon iyo Seyvarebuli.
_ ehe, axla ki aRar aris Seyvarebuli? _ SesZaxa mis mauCerma _ maS
magisTana Tavqariania? ah, sircxvilo! nuTu igi dahqris yvavilidan
yvavilze, mas aqeT, rac uRalata Tavis polis? mas xom poli hqvia?
yvela am areuli kiTxviT davibeni da erTi wuTis ganmavlobaSi ar
vicodi, ra mepasuxa.
_ ara, mis mauCer, _ vuTxari me bolos, _ mas emilia hqvia.
_ aha! _ SesZaxa man imave kiloTi, rogorc uwin. _ ehe! oh! ra ybedi var!
ara, mister koperfild?
mis TvalebSi iseTi gamometyveleba gamokrTa, romelic srulebiT ar
momwonda, da Zalian mwyinda, rom laparaki am saganze Camovarda.
seriozuli saxe miviRe da vupasuxe:
_ es qali imdenadve mSvenieria, radenadac keTilzneobrivi, mis mauCer,
Tu gnevavT, icodeT. igi ukve daniSnulia, da misi saqmro uRirseulesi
ymawvili kacia, rogoric ki SeiZleba monaxos adamianma maTs wreSi. me
pativs vcem am qalis gonierebas imdenadve, ramdenadac aRtacebaSi movyavar
mis silamazes.
_ kargad aris naTqvami! _ SesZaxa stirfordma. _ mismineT, mismineT!
igi marTlac daniSnulia, rogorc gamoacxada Cemma megobarma, Tavis
biZaSvilze; misi saxeli _ qami; gvari _ pegoti; xeloba _ navebis keTeba;
binadrobs am qalaqSi. misi sacole mSvenieri, momxiblavi feriaa, am
sityvis sruli mniSvnelobiT, me miyvars igi gulwrfelad da Rrmad, iseve
rogorc Cems megobars koperfilds. roca igi brundeba saRamoobiT
maRaziidan, sadac muSaobs, Rames aTevs Tavis naTesavis saxlSi. misi
saxeli ar vici; gvari _ pegoti; xeloba _ meTevzeoba; binadrobs am
qalaqSi. emilia misi diswulia. me rom ar meSinodes Seuracxyofisa,
romelic SeiZleba mivayeno am sityvebiT Cems megobars koperfilds, _
davumatebdi, rom mis emilia udides sisuleles sCadis qveyanaze, rodesac
Tavis gulsa da xels aZlevs im adamians, romelic araviTar SemTxvevaSi
ar aris misi Sesaferisi. misi momavali SeiZleboda gacilebiT ukeTesi
yofiliyo. mjera da mzad var saqveynod vaRiaro, rom igi dabadebulia
imisTvis, rom ledi gaxdes.
yvelaferi es iyo warmoTqmuli mkafiod, maRali xmiT, im cxadi
ganzraxviT, rom dawvrilebiT Seetyobinebina mis mauCerisTvis ymawvili
qalis yvela garemoeba. mis mauCeri usmenda udidesi yuradRebiT; Tavi erT
mxares moeqcia, TvalebiT ki Wers misCereboda. rogorc ki stirfordma
daamTavra laparaki, igi imwamsve gamofxizlda da isev daiwyo Tavisi
ybedoba saocari siswrafiT.
_ oh! es aris yvelaferi? da sxva araferi? _ SesZaxa man da Tan patara
makratliT ulvaSebs ukvecavda Cems megobars. es makrateli yvela
mimarTulebiT trialebda misi Tavis garSemo. _ Zalian kargi. ymawvilo
jentlmenebo, Zalian kargi! istoria grZelia, da ai misi bolo: `isini
cocxlobdnen Zalian didans da srulebiT bednierebi iyvnen~. xom asea?
rogorc fantis TamaSobaSi. mSvenieri TamaSobaa. miyvars mSvenieri e...
imitom rom mSvenieria; mejavreba mSvenieri e..., imitom, rom igi sxvisi
sacolea. me gadavuxade mas imiT, rom movitace igi erT saRamos da
waviyvane Sors, Sors, aRmosavleTSi. mzeTunaxavis saxeli _ emilia. ha, ha,
ha! ra ybedi ram var, mister koperfild, ara?
man swrafad Semomxeda da ar daucdia pasuxisaTvis, ise ganagrZo:
_ aba, axla rogria? Tuki yofila odesme qveyanaze ymawvili aseTi
mSvenieri kululebiTa da momxiblavi ulvaSebiT,_ es Tqvena brZandebiT,
mister stirford. Tu kargad mesmis visime Tavi, _ es Seni Tavia, Cemo
kargo. gesmis, ras vambob? me vxedav Sen Tavs mTlad, TiTqos igi
gamWvirvale iyos, mSveniero jentlmeno, _ uTxra mis mauCerma da saxeSi
Sexeda. _ axla SegiZliaT, ser wabrZandeT Tqvens adgilze, rogorc
sasamarTloSi amboben.
_ ramdeni mogarTvaT am operaciisTvis, mis mauCer? _ hkiTxa
stirfordma.
_ xuTi Silingi, Cemo kargo...
mis mauCerma gadaigdo mxarze Tavisi CanTa da karebisaken gaiqca,
magram sanam karebs gaaRebda, SeCerda da erTxel kidev mogvmarTa orives:
_ xom ar gnebavT, jentlmenebo, saxsovrad TiTo kululi Cemi Tmebisa?
es daamSvenebda Tqvens medaionebs. xa, xa, xa! ra Tavqariani ram var! ara,
maS?
am sityvebiT man gaixaxuna TiTi cxviris boloze, gaaRo kari da
gavida.
stirfordma mxiarulad gadaixarxara, mec uneburad mivyevi mis
magaliTs, Tumca, marTali rom vTqva, araviTari mizezi sicilisaTvis ar
mqonda. rodesac guli vijereT siciliT, stirfordma miTxra, rom mis
mauCers hyavs uzarmazari wre nacnobebisa da igi aTasnairad emsaxureba
yvelas. zogjer saxlebSi masxaras rols TamaSobs; magram stirfordis
dakvirvebiT, es iyo Zalian Wkviani da gamWriaxi dedakaci, romelic
yvelafersa xedavda, yvelafers amCnevda. igi yvelas icnobda da yvelgan
Sinauri iyo. me vkiTxe, rogori xasiaTi aqv mis mauCers, _ keTili adamiani
igi, Tu misi zneoba ver aris saqebari-meTqi? stirfordma yuri ar aTxova
am Cems kiTxvebs, Tumca orjer Tu samjer gavumeore, samagierod bevri ram
miambo misi saocari xelovnebis Sesaxeb da, sxvaTa Soris, rekomendacia
gaukeTa mas, rogorc kotoSebis dadgmis did mcodnes.
_ iqneba, _ daumata man bolos, _ Senc dagWirdes odesme mis mauCeris
dostaqaruli niWi.
mTeli saRamos ganmavlobaSi vlaparakobdiT mis mauCeris Sesaxeb.
bolos gamoveTxove stirfords da gadiasTan wavedi dasaZineblad.
barkisis saxls rom mivuaxlovdi, ganvcvifrdi, roca karebTan
davinaxe qami, da ufro metad gamikvirda, rodesac gavige misgan, rom
patara emi iq iyo, Cemi gadias oTaxSi.
_ Tqven raRas akeTebs aq, mister qam? _ vkiTxe me.
_ ai xom xedavT, win da ukan davdivar, mister devi.
_ mere, ratom oTaxSi ar SexvalT?
_ ar SeiZleba, mister devi, ar SeiZleba. emilia saidumlod aris aq
mosuli visTanme mosalaparakeblad. molaparakeba ymawvil qalTan
swarmoebs, ser. emilia icnobda mas uwin; axla ki uxerxulia misi cnoba. es
ubeduri qalia, master devi, romelsac mTeli Cveni qalaqi sdevnis. mas
marTa endeli hqvia, ser. igi ori Tu sami wliT ufrosia emiliaze, magram
isini erTad swavlobnen pansionSi da Semdeg erTad muSaobdnen. mas
sWirdeba emilias naxva. emilia ver miiRebda mas Tavis saxlSi, radgan
biZaCveni saxlSia da igi nebas ar mogvcemda... emiliam aiRo fanqari da
dauwera qaRaldis naglejze baraTi, romelic Semdeg gadasca Tavis
yofil amxanags. _ `uCvene es baraTi deidaCems, mis barkiss, _ uTxra man
fanjaraSi, _ deidaCemi siyvaruliT migiRebs Tavis buxarTan da, rodesac
biZia wava, me maSinve moval SenTan~.
me aRtacebiT xeli CamovarTvi ymawvil kacs da mRelvarebisagan xma
ver amoviRe. Cumad gaviar-gamoviareT saxlis win. ramdenime xnis Semdeg
kari gaiRo da pegotim aniSna qams, rom SeeZlo Sesvla. gadavwyvite wasvla
da ukve gadavdgi ramdenime nabiji, magram pegoti damewia da Semexvewa,
saxlsi Sevsuliyavi. mindoda SeuCerebliv avsuliyavi zeviT, Cems oTaxSi,
magram yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo, ar gamoevlo samzareulo dabla
sarTulSi.
ymawvili qali
Soriaxlos
iyo kerasTan. igi iatakze ijda
TavCaRunuli, erTi xeli savarZelze edo. mivxvdi, rom emilia es-es aris
axla adga am savarZlidan da misi megobris daxrili Tavi mis muxlebze
esvena. marTas naxevrad ufaravda saxes gawewili Tma, magram erTi
SexedviT SevniSne, rom jer Zalian axalgazrda da lamazi iyo. pegoti
tiroda.
emiliam pirvelma daiwyo laparaki.
_ marTas londonSi unda wasvla, _ uTxra qams.
_ ra unda londonSi? _ ikiTxa qamma.
igi idga maT Soris da ucqeroda ubedur qals sibraluliT da Tan
raRac Sinagani wyeniT. rogorca Canda, eWvianobda da undoda, Tavis
sacolesa da mis Sua gardauvali zRude daedga. es ormagi gamometyveleba
ymawvili kacis TvalebSi samudamod CamrCa gulSi. isini oriveni ise
laparakobdnen, TiTqos marTa avad iyo, _ laparakobdnen CurCuliT, Tumca
maTi xma mkafiod ismoda.
_ mere, iq ras gaakeTebs? _ ikiTxa qamma.
marTam aiRo Tavi, Sexeda mas sevdiani TvalebiT, Semdeg daRuna da
orive xeliT Tavis yels eca, TiTqos uecrad mexi daecao.
_ ecdeba, iq kargad moiqces, _ uTxra patara emim. _ Sen ar ici, ras
gvelaparakeboda axla. vuTxra?.. vuTxra maT, deida?
pegoti TanagrZnobiT Tavi gaaqnia.
_ diax, vecdebi gamovsworde, Tu Tqven damexmarebiT, rom am qalaqs
Tavi davanebo, _ Tqva marTam. _ imaze uaresi, rac aq gadamxda,
SeuZlebelia iq iyos. londonSi vecdebi, kargad daviWiro Tavi. miSveleT,
Tavi davanebo am qalaqs, sadac yvelani bavSvobidan micnoben.
cremlebi wamoscvivda emilias, magram Tavi miibruna da Tavis
megobarTan mivida. ra misca, ar vici; davinaxe mxolod, rom igi daixara da
raRac Caudo ubeSi. Semdeg wasCurCula ramdenime sitva da hkiTxa:
_ sakmarisia es, marTa?
_ o, es gacilebiT metia! _ upasuxa ubedurma da xelze akoca.
Semdeg igi adga, gaiswora mxrebze Sali, miifara saxeze, xmamaRla
aqviTinda da mZime nabijiT wavida karebisaken.
rodesac kari gaixura, patara emim Semogvxeda yvelas SeSinebuli
TvalebiT da uecrad tirili auvarda.
_ kargi, emi! _ uTxra qamma da xeli Seaxo mis mxars. _ kargi, Cemo
sayvarelo! Sen ra gatirebs, Cemo mSveniero?
_ o, qam! _ SesZaxa ymawvilma qalma, da Tan mwared tiroda. _ me
srulebiT ara var iseTi keTili, rogoric unda viyo. Cemi guli zogjer
ar grZnobs im madlobas, romelic Sen gekuTvnis.
_ ra fiqrebia, emilia? _ upasuxa qamma. _ me vici, rom Sen keTili
guli gaqvs.
_ me xSirad da metad gaufrTxileblad gtanjav Sen, Cemo kargo
megobaro! _ qviTiniT ambobda emilia. _ gawvaleb Cemi mizezianobiTa da
TavqarianobiT, maSin, rodesac Sen mudam sinaziTa da yuradRebiT xar
savse. madlobis magivrad xSrad Seuracxyofas iTmen Cemgan! o, me mxolod
imaze unda vfiqrobde, rom Sen bednieri iyo!
_ me bednieri var, Cemo sayvarelo, _ uTxra qamma, _ bednieri var Tun
marto imiT, rom Sen gxedav; bednieri var dilidan saRamomde marto imiT,
rom Senze vfiqrob.
_ deida, modi CemTan, _ qviTinebda emi, _ damamSvide Sens gulTan. me
Zalian ubeduri var am wuTSi! ra vqna! srulebiT ar var iseTi kargi,
rogoric Tqven ggonivarT. me vici es.
pegoti miuaxlovda skams buxarTan. emiliam xelebi moxvia mas yelze
da mis win daiCoqa. mis TvalebSi warmouTqmeli sevda ixateboda.
_ deida, miSvele! qam, Zvirfaso megobaro, damexmare! mister daviT,
gevedrebiT, Cveni warsuli megobrobis gulisaTvis, miSveleT! me minda
madlieri da didsulovani viyo. Cemi guli, Cemi sabralo guli!
emilia patara bavSvs ufro hgavda, vidre gasaTxovar qals, da es
ufro umatebda elfers mis mSvenierebas. axla igi miekra Cemi Zveli gadias
guls da Cumad tiroda. gadia ualersebda da arwevda mas, rogorc patara
bavSvs.
qviTini TandaTan Sewyvita, Cven yvelam davuwyeT damSvideba, xan
seriozulad, xan xumrobiT. emiliam aiRo Tavi da ukve damSvidebuli
gvipasuxebda yvela Cvens SeniSvnasa da kiTxvaze.
am Rames emiliam is Caidina, rac winaT arasodes ar SeminiSnavs. man
akoca loyaze Tavis saqmros da sinaziT miekra mis mouxeSav tans, TiTqos
igi namdvili burji iyo misi sicocxlisa.
isini erTad wavidnen saxlSi mTvaris mkrTal Suqze. Tavi gavyavi
fanjaraSi da SevniSne, rom emi magrad miekra Tavis saqmros.
Tavi ocdameore
me virCev profesias
meore dilas, gamoRviZebisTanave, didxans vfiqrobdi patara emisa da
misi mwuxarebis Sesaxeb warsul Rames, rodesac Tavis ubedur megobars
eTxoveboda. uneburi mowame gavxdi iseTi ojaxuri scenisa, romelsac
Cveulebrivad malaven xolme ucxo Tvalisagan, da amitom laparaki amis
gamo visTanme, Tundac stirfordTan, uxerxulad da uadgilod mimaCnda.
sauzmis dros momitanes ukanaskneli fostiT mosuli papidas werili.
wakiTxvis Semdeg gadavwyvite, meambna misi Sinaarsi stirfordisaTvis, miT
umetes, rom misi rCeva SeiZleboda sasargeblo yofiliyo CemTvis, magram
Cven gadavdeT sxva droisaTvis amaze laparaki, radgan im wuTSi umisodac
bevri saqme egvqonda. Cven sabolood veTxovebodiT Cvens iarmauTel
megobrebs. gamoTxoveba, rogorc mosalodneli iyo, metad mgrZnobiare
gamovida. mister barkisi suliTa da guliT wuxda; mister pegotim da misma
ojaxma metad moiwyines. stirfordTan movida mTeli jari iarmauTeli
mezRvaurebisa da menaveebisa Cveni Cemodnebis wasaRebad diliJansebis
kantoraSi. erTi sityviT, Cvenma gamgzavrebam saerTo sinanuli gamoiwvia
iarmauTSi.
_ Tqven ki didi xniT rCebiT aq, litimer? _ vkiTxe me, rodesac igi
gvacilebda diliJansTan.
_ ara ser, didi xniT ara, _ mipasuxa litimerma, _ me mgonia, rom didi
xniT ara.
_ man TviTonac ar icis, _ SeniSna udardelad stirfordma. _ man icis
mxolod, ra unda gaakeTos aq da, rasakvirvelia, Seasrulebs kidec.
_ o, es yovel eWvs gareSea, _ vuTxari me, _ litimeri uTuod
aasrulebs yvelafers, rasac mas daavaleben.
respeqtabeluri msaxuri Sexo Tavis quds Cemi azris sruli Tanxmobis
aRsaniSnavad. diliJansi daiZra adgilidan, cxenebma gahqusles, da
litimeri egviptis piramidiviT darCa qvafenilze, seriozuli da
idumalebiT savse.
ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi Cveni laparaki ver moxerxda. stirfordi
araCveulebrivad Cafiqrebuli iyo da xmas ar iRebda. mec vfiqrobdi imaze,
momixdeboda Tu ara kidev odesme am mxareSi mosvla da ra cvlilebebi
SeiZleboda momxdariyo aq Cemi aryofnis dros. magram stirfordma uecrad
gadaiyara naRveli, gamxiarulda da alaparakda. man saxelo Camomiwia da
miTxra:
_ ras gaCumebulxar, dezi? ra werilze melaparakebodi sauzmis dros?
_ papidasagan miviRe, _ vupasuxe da werili jibidan amoviRe.
_ mere, ras gwers?
_ papida magonebs Cemo mogzaurobis sagans da imeorebs, mxolod
imisvis mogzaurob, rom naxo da gaicno qveyana da xalaxi, Tan Sens
mdgomareobas daufiqrdio.
_ mere, Sen, rasakvirvelia, miaRwev mag mizans!
_ savsebiT ara. marTali rom giTxra, me TiTqmis damaviwyda, risTvis
wamovedi.
_ sxvas ras gwers papida? _ mkiTxa stirfordma da Sexeda werili,
xelSi rom meWira. _ samsaxuro xom ar uSovia SenTvis?
_ TiTqmis. papida mekiTxeba, rom ar vgrZnob gansakuTrebul survils
proqtori gavxde. ras ityvi amaze stirford? vivargeb proqtorad?
_ ar vici, swori giTxra, ra gipasuxo magaze, _ Tqva stirfordma.
ratom ar ivargeb? me mgonia, rom Sen Tavisuflad SegiZlia airCio es
xeloba ise, rogorc yoveli sxva.
gamecina, rodesac davinaxe, rogori simsubuqiTa da sisadviliT
eqceoda stirfordi yvela sazogadoebrivs Tanamdebobasa da wodebas.
_ mere, ra aris proqtori, stirford?
_ TiTqmis igivea, rac veqili, oRond igi awarmoebs mxolod
samonastro da saeklesio saqmeebs. es Zalian kargia, rom papida ase
zrunavs Senze, xumrobagaSvebiT, girCev miiRo misi winadadeba.
gadavwyvite mimeRo misi rCeva. papida mwerda werilSi, rom igi melis
londonSi, sastumroSi, linkolnis velTan. `bina Zalian kargia~, _ mwerda
papida, _ `qvis kibiT da saxuravze asasvleli kariT~. papida darwmunebuli
iyo, rom londonSi xanZari yoveldRe Cndeba da, maSasadame, qvis kibe
aucilebelia yovel wesier binaSi.
danarCeni mgzavroba Zalian mxiarulad gavatareT saubarSi Cemi
momavali moRvaweobis Sesaxeb. stirfordi sasacilo suraTebiT mixatavda
Cems proqtorbas da siciliT kvdeboda, rodesac warmomidgina msajulis
parikiTa da wamosasxamiT. ukanasknel sadgulze gavSrdiT erTmaneTs.
stirfordi saxlSi wavida da piroba CamomarTva, rom ori, sami dRis mere
vestumrebodi; me ki dauyovnebliv gaveSure sastumroSi, linkolnis velze,
sadac papida vaxSmad mimeloda.
Cven ise gagvixarda erTmaneTis naxva, TiTqos mTeli dedamiwis zurgi
momevlo. mis betsim tirilic ki daiwyo, rodesac momexvia, Tumca ecada,
ise eCvenebina Tavi, TiTqos icinoda.
_ maS mister diki saxlSi darCa papida? _ vkiTxe me. Zalian mwyins.
gamarjobaT, jenet.
jenetma kniqseni gamikeTa. SevniSne, rom mister dikis xsenebaze papidas
saxe moeRuSa.
_ mec Zalian vnanob axla magas. _ miTxra papidam. _ rac aq var, jer
erTi wuTiTac ar momisvenia.
sanam movaswrebdi am Sewuxebis mizezis kiTxvas, papidam melanqoliuri
simtkiciT daado xeli magidas da amgvarad ganagrZo:
_ darwmunebuli var, trot, rom mister diki, Tavisi mSvidi xasiaTis
gamo, ver gaumklavdeba virebs. amisTvis mas ar eyofa arc vaJkacoba da arc
sulis simtkice. sadac samarTalia, jeneti saxlSi unda dametovebina,
maSin ufro damSvidebuli viqnebodi. TiTqmis danamdvilebiT vici, rom
dRes oTx saaTze viri daseirnobda Cems mindorze, mTels tanSi
makankalebs, da es ki imis niSania, rom viri usaTuod iq iyo.
vcade ramdenime sitviT nugeSi meca, magram papida unugeSo iyo.
vaxSami mSvenivrad momzadebuli iyo da Tan cxeli, miuxedavad imisa,
rom papidas sastumroSi eWira yvelaze zeviTa sarTuli. arvici, imitom
daeWira mas es bina, rom Tavisi fuliT undoda yvelaze meti qvis
safexurebi aevlo, Tu imitom, rom yovel SemTxvevaSi axlos yofiliyo
saxlis saxuravze gasasvlelad.
_ aba, trot, _ daiwyo papidam, _ ras ityvi proqtoris adgilis
Sesaxeb? Tu jer arc ki gifiqria Cems gegmaze?
_ ara, papida, bevri vifiqre, da me da stirfordma didxans
vilaparakeT magis Sesaxeb: Tqveni gegma Zalian momwons.
_ hoda, Zalian kargi! didad moxaruli var!
_ me mxolod erTi garemoeba mawuxebs, papida.
_ magaliTad, ra?
_ Zalian Zvirad xom ar dagijdebaT Cemi Sesvla am samsaxurSi?
_ es, rogorc miTxres, swored aTasi girvanqa eRireba.
_ mec eg mawuxebs, Zvirfaso papida, _ vuTxari da skami misken mivwie. _
aTasi girvanqa, _ es xom auarebeli fulia. Tqven uimisodac Zalian bevri
daxarjeT Cems aRzrdaze. Tqveni uzomo xelgaSlilobis gamo araferSi
nakleboba ar migrZvnia. mgonia, rom SeiZleba gauWirvelblad movnaxo
iseTi samsaxuri, romelic ar moiTxovs aseT did Tanxas.
_ trot, Svilo! Cems sicocxleSi mxolod erTi nugeSi damrCenia, _
rom Sen keTili da bednieri adamiani gamoxvide. es erTaderTi mizania Cemi
da mister dikisa... Cven didxans vimsjeleT am saganze, da Zalian mwyins,
rom ucxo aravin daeswro Cvens baass. misi azri mudam saocrad
SorsmWvreteli da gamWriaxia, oRond ras izam? Cems garda, aravis esmis am
adamianis gonebis mTeli siRrme!
igi SeCerda erTi wuTiT, Semdeg momkida orive xeli da ganagrZo:
_ trot, Svilo! nu movigonebT warsuls. vin icis, iqneb meti
siyvaruliT unda movpyrobodi Sens sabralo mamas da SesaZlebelia, rom
savsebiT ar var marTali mis winaSe. rasakvirvelia, meti sibraluli unda
gamomeCina Seni sabralo patara dedisadmi imis Semdegac ki, romdesac
Senma umanko dam, betsi trotvudma, gamimtyuna imedebi. rodesac Sen
moxvedi Cems saxlSi _ sabralo bavSvi, daglejili, datanjuli da
WuWyiani, me iqneb gavifiqre yovelive es. im dRidan, trot, vidre am
wuTamde, Sen xar Cemi erTaderTi nugeSi, siamaye da imedi. aravis sxvas ar
aqvs ufleba Cems qonebaze, yovel SemTxvevaSi...
aq igi, Cemda gasaocrad, rogorRac daibna.
_ diax, sxva aravin ar iqneba Cemi memkvidre. da Sen xar, trot, Cemi
erTaderTi Svili! oRond giyvarde me, beberi, da mapatie Cemi ucnauroba da
Jinianoba. me ar minaxavs bedniereba Cemi sicocxlis ganTiadze, Cemma
siymawvilemac usixarulod Caiara. Cemi damSvidebiT, trot, Sen gacilebiT
met sikeTes moutan Cems moxucebulobas, vidre me SemiZlia SenTvis
gavakeTo!
es pirveli SemTxveva iyo, rom papida Tavis warsulze laparakobda.
misi
didsulovani
gulaxdiloba
gulis
siRrmemdi
Camwvda
da,
rasakvirvelia,
ufro
meti
pativiscemiT
ganvimsWvalebodi
misdami,
uimisodac rom ar vyofiliyavi savse uzomo pativiscemiTa da siyvaruliT.
_ axla Cven ukve yvelaferi vTqviT, trot, da, maSasadame, aRar Rirs
amaze laparaki, _ miTxra mis betsim. _ makoce, Cemo kargo.
miuxedavad amisa, Cven kidev didxans visxediT buxarTan da
vsaubrobdiT Cvens saqmeebze: Cemi da papidas oTaxebi erTsa da imave
sarTulSi iyo, erTmaneTis gverdiT. Rame man ramdenjerme damikakuna karze
da mekiTxeboda, xom ar mesmis mexanZreebis siaruli. mas awuxebda quCis
etlebi da drogebi; magram SuaRamisas papida dawynarda da mec mSvidad
meZina danarCeni Rame.
dilis TerTmet saaTze gavemgzavreT spenlosa da jorkinsis
kantoraSi. sxvaTa Soris, papida im azris iyo, rom londonSi yvela
gamvlel-gamomvleli qurdi an avazaki unda yofiliyo. amitom man
Sesanaxad momca Tavisi qisa, romelSic iyo aTi ginea da ramdenime wvrili
vercxlis fuli.
uecrad papidam nabijs auCqara. rogorc Canda, raRacis SeeSinda. amave
dros SevniSne, rom mis axlos trialebda vinme moxrili, metaf Raribad
Cacmuli kaci, saeWvo Sexedulebisa.
_ trot! Cemo trot! _ SesZaxa papidam SeSinebuli xmiT. _ me ar vici,
ra vqna!
_ araferia, papida, nu swuxarT! _ SebrZandiT maRaziaSi: me
gavuswordebi mag vaJbatons.
_ ah, ara, Svilo! nu elaparakebi! me gTxov, me gibrZaneb _ xma ar gasce!
_ ra dagemarTaT, papida? gana ar xedavT, rom es Tavxedi glaxaa. neba
miboZeT, gavagdo.
_ Sen ar ici, vin aris eg! _ mipasuxa mis betsim. _ Sen ar ici, ras
ambob!
am laparakis dros gavCerdiT erTi saxlis karebTan; ucnobic SeCerda.
_ nu uyureb mas, trot, _ miTxra papidam, rodesac aRSfoTebiT
mivibrune misken Tavi. _ damiWire etli, Cemo kargo, da Semdeg eklesiasTan
damicade.
_ dagicadoT, papida?
_ diax, me martoka unda wavide. me magasTan erTad unda wavide.
_ amasTan, papida? am mawanwalasTan erTad?
_ gaCumdi, trot! me Cems Wkuaze var da vici, rasac vCadivar.
damiqirave etli.
uaResad gakvirvebuli viyavi, magram mainc mesmoda, rom araviTari
ufleba ara mqonda, winaaRmdegoba gamewia mis betsis gadaWrili
TxovnisaTvis, davuZaxe etls. papida swrafad Cajda Sig; ucnobic mas
Sehyva. xelis swrafi moZraobiT papidam mibrZana movSordebodi, da isev
iZulebuli viyavi misi neba amesrulebina. Semdeg papidam Tavi gamoyo
etlidan da dauyvira meetles:
_ gaswi!
_ sad mibrZanebT?
_ sadac ginda!
etlma swrafad Camiara win.
axla pirvelad momagonda mister dikis ucnauri laparaki imis
Sesaxeb, rom viRac kaci aSinebs mis betsis. maSin me es mister dikis
sakuTari fantaziis nayofad CavTvale, magram axla eWvi ar mqonda, rom es
ucnobi da mister dikis fantastikuri Cveneba erTi da igive piri iyo.
magram ra damokidebuleba hqonda mas mis betsisTan, _ es CemTvis yovlad
gaugebari iyo. daaxloebiT erTi saaTi momixda lodini eklesiis karebTan,
sanam papidas etli davinaxe. meetlem Cems win gaaCera igi; etlSi papida
marto ojda.
igi aRelvebuli iyo da, ra Tqma unda, amgvar gunebaze SeuZlebeli
iqneboda sadarbazod misvla romeime Tanamdebobis pirTan. me Cavjeqi
masTan etlSi.
_ uTxari meetles, trot, rom cotaTi win da ukan gaiar-gamoiaros.
rodesac avasrule misi brZaneba, mis betsim erTi Rrmad amoioxrada
miTxra:
_ Cemo sayvarelo Svilo, arasodes araferi mkiTxo amis Sesaxeb.
TandaTan damSvidda da miTxra, rom axla SegviZlia etlidan
gadmovideTo. gamovarTvi qisa, rom meetles gavsworebodi; yvela ginea
gamqraliyo da qisaSi mxolod wvrili vercxlis fuli damxvda.
Cven ramdenime bneli ezo gaviareT da bolos SevediT spenlos da
jorkinsis kantoraSi. am kantoris wina oTaxSi, romelic Ria iyo yvela
mimsvlelisTvis zaris daurekavad da karis dauraxuneblad, ijda sami Tu
oTxi klerki da werda.
erTi maTgani, patara, gamxdari kaci, Tambaqosferi parikiT, odnav
moSorebiT ijda calke magidasTan. igi adga papidas dasaxvedrad da
wagviyvan mister spenlos kabinetSi.
_ mister spenlo sasamarTloSi gaxlavT, miledi, _ uTxra gamxdarma
kacunam. _ me axlave gavgzavni masTan kacs.
sanam mister spenlo movidoda, visargeble SemTxveviT, ro misi
kabineti dameTvalierebina. sawer magidas gadafarebuli hqonda mwvane
frizi, romelsac daekarga pirvandeli feri da gamxdari da sabralo
moxucis STabeWdilebas stovebda. magidasa da Taroebze elaga uzarmazari
qaRaldis Sekvrebi sxvadasxva warwerebiT, rogorc, magaliTad, `Cvenebani~,
`pirispir wayeneba~, `mimarTva~, `cnobebi~ da sxva. am qaRaldebidan, rogorc
warwerebidan Canda, zogi unda gadagzavniliyo TaRebis qveS, zogi _
prerogatiul sasamarTloSi, zogi _ sazRvao sasamarTloSi, da iyo,
bolos, iseTi qaRaldebic, romlebic daniSnuli iyo veqilebis specialur
sasamarTlosTvis. qaRaldebis garda elaga kidev uzarmazari sqeli
xelnaweri wignebi, sqeli ydebiT, egreT wodebuli Books of Evidence, ese igi
wignebi, romelnic Seicavdnen damTavrebuls, ficis miRebiT damtkicebul
saqmeebs. yovelive aman Cemze didi STabeWdileba moaxdina da kargi azris
gavxdi proqtoris saqmianobisa doqtorTa kavSirSi.
Cemi cnobismoyvareoba TandaTan izrdeboda da ganvagrZobdi didi
yuradRebiT am sagnebis sinjvas, rodesac gaisma viRacis mZime fexis xma.
kabinetis kari gaiRo da gamoCnda sasamarTlos Savwamosasxamiani mister
spenlo. man moixada qudi da Tavi dagvikra.
es iyo dabali tanis qera jentlmeni, gakrialebuli fexsacmelebiT da
magrad gaxamebuli yelsaxveviT, romlis qveSidan gamoiyureboda maRlisumaRlesi sayelo. mister spenlos bakenbardebi didi mzrunvelobiT hqonda
davarcxnili, da rogorc Canda, amayobda Tavisi saxis am morTulobiT. igi
ise dadioda welSi gamarTuli, rom TiTqmis ver hxrida zurgs. rodesac
dasWirda
magidaze
mdebare
zogierTi
qaRaldis
gadaTvaliereba,
iZulebuli gaxda mTeli taniT daxriliyo.
_ aba, mister koperfild! Tqven gnebavT, Cvens wreSi SemoxvideT?
didad moxaruli var, didad moxaruli. imedi maqvs, rom ar inanebT am
dargis samsaxuris arCevas, _ miTxra mister spenlom da mTeli taniT
daixara. _ am dReebSi mis trotvudma pativi mca Tavisi darbazobiT, da me
SemTxveviT SevniSne, rom CvenTan vakansia ixsneba-meTqi. mis trotvudma
ineba metad droze brZaneba, rom mas hyavs SviliSvili, ymawvili kaci,
romelmac es aris axla daamTavra swavla institutSi. amJamad, Tu ar
vcdebi, maqvs pativi vesaubro mis trotvudis am Rirseul naTesavs.
Tavi davukari da vuTxari, rom ukve mqonda bedniereba, gamego es
ambavi papidasagan, da Tan gamovTqvi imedi, rom, ueWvelia, Zalian
momewoneba doqtorTa kolegia. Cveulebriv erTi Tve, romelsac amis gamo
me Sesasvlel Tves vuqodeb. didi siamovnebiT daginiSnavdiT ors, sams,
oTx Tves, ufro metsac, ramdensac isurvebdiT, magram am saqmeebSi me myavs
amxanagi, da es amxanagi mister jorkisia.
_ Sesasvleli premia, ser, Tqven, mgoni, daniSnuli gaqvT aTasi
girvanqa?
_ diax, Sesasvleli premia, beWdisa da saRerbo qaRaldis xarjis
CaTvliT, dajdeba aTasi girvanqa, _ gvipasuxa mister spenlom. _ me ukve
mqonda pativi gamomecdadebina mis trotvudisaTvis, rom am SemTxvevaSi,
rogorc yovelsave sxva SemTxvevaSic, arasodes ar mivcem nebas Cems Tavs
vixelmZRvanelo raime mogebis angariSiT; magram me myavs amxanagi, mister
jorkinsi, da igi sxvanairad ucqeris saqmes. Tqven gesmiT, rom me movale
var, pativi vce mister jorkinsis azrs, is ki fiqrobs, rom aTasi giranqa
kidevac umniSvnelo premiaao.
_ neba miboZeT, is mainc gavigo, ser, _ vuTxari me, radgan msurda
riTime amenazRaurebina papidas xarjebi. _ imedi maqvs, Tu klerki savsebiT
gaecnoba Tavis Tanamdebobas da utyuar imedsac mogcemT, rom sargeblobas
moutans Tavisi samsaxuris adgils (me gavwiTldi, rodesac movisazre, rom
es Zalian hgavda Tavis qebas), albaT iseT klerks... Tvais droze... eniSneba...
sakmarisi...
magram mister spenlom aRar maTqmevina sityva: jamagiri.
man didi siZneliT aswia Tavi, gaiqnia da miTxra:
_ ara! ar SemiZlia giTxraT mister koperfild, rogor moviqceodi
amgvar SemTxvevaSi piradad me; magram Tqven mogexsenebaT, rom me amxanagi
myavs, da mister jorkinsi Seudrekelia.
warmoidgineT, ra azri unda Semqmnoda am saSineli jentlmenis
Sesaxeb. SemdegSi gamoirkva rom mister jorkinsi yovlad uwyinari da
umSvidesi arseba iyo yvela momakvdavs Soris, jentlmeni flegmaturi
temperamentisa da moridebuli xasiaTisa. mister jorkinss ara hqonda
raime gansakuTrebuli saqme kantoraSi; misi saqme iyo _ firmisTvis
Seupovari da mkacri, mxecuri TvisebebiT dajildoebuli adamianis ideali
warmoedgina. Tu klerki jamagiris momatebas Txoulobda, mister jorkinss
amis Sesaxeb laparakis gagebac ar undoda. Tu klerki uars ambobda
sasamarTlos xarjebis gadaxdaze, mister jorkinsi cixiT imuqreboda. ras
izam! mister jorkinsi Seupovari iyo, rogorc klde. mister spenlo mzad
iyo suliTa da guliT yovelgvari daxmareba gaewia TqvenTvis, magram es
boroti suli _ jorkinsi _ mas xelsa da fexs uborkavda yovel nabijze.
gadawyda, rom Cemi Sesasvleli Tve maSinve daiwyeboda, rodesac
movisurvebdi. mister spenlo dawvrilebiT mogvelaparaka yvela debulebis
Sesaxeb da Tan winadadeba momca, eCvenebina CemTvis dawesebulebis
darbazebi, raTa winaswarve gavcnobodi wesebsa da wyobilebas doqtorTa
kolegiaSi. didi madlobiT daveTanxme am winadadebas da dauyovnebliv
gavediT. papida ki mister spenlos kabinetSi darCa. mis betsi eWvis TvaliT
uyurebda yvela amgvar sajaro dawesebulebas da warmodgenili hqonda
isini denTis qarxnis msgavsad, romelic mcireodeni gaufrTxileblobis
gamo SesaZloa, haerSi afeTqebuliyo.
Cven gavediT farTo ezoSi, romelic yovelmxriT SemozRuduli iyo
uSvelebeli aguris SenobebiT. am Senobebs auarebeli karebi hqonda da
yovel karze amoWrili iyo gvari romelime doqtorisa. ezos marcxena
mxares iyo uzrmazari bneli darbazi, romelic Zalian hgavda saydars. am
darbazis zemo nawili gadaRebili iyo danarCeni oTaxisagan, da aq, am
platformis
oriv
mxares,
Zvelebur
sasadilo
skamebze
isxdnen
wiTelwamosasxamebiani da WaRara parikebiani darbaiseli da warCinebuli
jentlmenebi. swored eseni iyvnen veqilebi, kanonikur da samoqalaqo
uflebaTa
doqtorebi. am amfiTeatris
SuagulSi sazogadoebisaken
pirmibrunebuli sTvlemda magidasTan moxuci jentlmeni, romelic
usaTuod bu megoneboda, frinvelebis ezoSi rom menaxa. es Tavmjdomare
iyo. amfiTeatris dabal nawilSi iatakis simaRleze, grZeli magidis
garSemo, isxdnen sxva jentlmenebi, imave rangisa, rogorc mister spenlo.
yvela maT, rogorc mister spenlos, exuraT kideebze TeTrmovlebuli Savi
wamosasxami da maRali, Zalze gaxamebuli sayeloebi ekeTaT. erTi SexedviT
isini usaSinles amay xalxad momeCvennen, magram aRmoCCnda, rom Sevcdi;
rodesac ori Tu sami maTgani adga pasuxis gasacemad Tavmjdomaris
SekiTxvaze, me wavikiTxe maT saxeebze metad mokrZalebuli da moridebuli
gamometyveleba. mTels msmenel sazogadoebas warmoadgenda viRac quCis
biWi da viRac daglejili jentlmeni, romelic frakis jibidan Cumad
iRebda namcxvrebs da sWamda. isini oriveni buxarTan Tbebodnen, darbazis
Sig SuagulSi. am adgilis samarisebur siCumes arRvevda mxolod
gadamwvari qvanaxSiris tkacuni da erTi doqtoris xma, romelic dinjad
da aRuSfoTeblad dabrZandeboda iuridiuli sibrZnis farTo gzaze da
mxolod drogamoSvebiT SeCerdeboda klasikuri argunmentaciisa da
citatebis viwro bilikze. erTi sityviT, Cems sicocxleSi ar menaxa aseTi
mixrwnili, pirquSi da mZinare sazogadoeba.
me vikmare am dawesebulebis mTvlemare atmosfero da SevniSne mister
spenlos, rom jerjerobiT es dakvirvebani sakmarisi iyo CemTvis. Cven
davbrundiT papidasTan da masTan erTad davtove es mosawyeni adgilebi.
papida saerTod kmayofili da mxiaruli iyo, mxolod drogamoSvebiT
agondeboda londonis xanZrebi da jibgirebi, romelnic, misi sityviT,
yovel fexis gadadgmaze dayialobdnen. amitom vTxove papidas, rac
SeiZleba male dabrunebuliyo duvrSi da Cemi Tavi CemTvis moendo.
_ ho, genacvale, waval, mapatie ki, _ mipasuxa papidam. _ xval swored
erTi kvira Sesruldeba, rac aq var. oRond wasvlamde bina unda giSovno
da mogiwyo.
am sityvebiT jibidan amoiRo gazeTidan amoWrili gancxadeba da
momawoda. me wavikiTxe:
`bukingemis quCa, adelfis TeatrTan qiriT iZleva mowyobili oTaxebi,
fanjrebiT Temzisaken. es oTaxebi mosaxerxebeli iqneba ymawvili
jentlmenisaTvis, romelic msaxurobs sasamarTloSi an sxva raime
dawesebulebaSi. fasi saSualo. ikiTxeT am saxlSi mcxovrebi misis kropi~.
_ amaze ukeTesi raRa iqneba, papida? _ vuTxari me windawinve
bednierebasa vgrZnobdi, rom Cemi sakuTari bina meqneboda.
_ wavideT, trot, vnaxoT.
wavediT. gazeTSi aRniSnuli saxlis povna araviTar siZneles ar
warmoadgenda. Cven SevCerdiT Sesaval karebTan da davrekeT zari,
romelic, Cvenis azriT, misis kropis oTaxSi unda yofiliyo gayvanili.
gamovida sakmaod sqeli ledi, nankis mokle kriala kabiT, romlis
qveSidan mouCanda flanelis qvedatani.
_ xom ar inebebT, gvaCvenoT oTaxebi, romelsac aqiravebT? _ hkiTxa
papidam.
_ didi siamovnebiT, qalbatono, _ gvipasuxa misis kropma da gasaRebi
monaxa jibeSi.
Cven zeviT avediT.
bina sul maRali iyo, saxuravis qveS. mas hqonda patara Sesavali
oTaxi, sadac TiTqmis araferi ara Canda, da pawawina sakuWnao, sadac ukve
srulebiT ara Canda ra. magram garda am ori oTaxisa, iyo kidev naTeli
sastumro da naTeli sawoli oTaxi.
me aRtacebaSi movedi. papida da misis kropi gavidnen bnel sakuWnaoSi
mosalaparakeblad. maT ivaWres, ikamaTes, iCxubes, gacxardnen, magram
bolos, rodesac dabrundnen, papidas da misis krops TvalebSi Sevatyve,
rom saqme orive mxris sasiamovnod gadawyda.
amgvarad, bina daqiravebuli iyo sacdelad erTi TviT, im pirobiT, rom
me vicxovrebdi Sig weliwads an ors, rogorc movisurvebdi. misis kropma
Cemi kvebac ikisra. unda gadmovsuliyavi erTi dRis Semdeg, misis kropis
udides sasiamovnod, radgan gamoacxada, rom ukve SviliviT vuyvarvar.
dabrunebisas papidam gulwrfeli da mgrZnobiare sityviT gamoTqva
imedi, rom axla, rodesac me gamovdivar cxovrebis farTo asparezze, ise
moviqcevi, rogorc sakuTar Rirsebis grZnobiT gamsWvaluli adamiani. es
imedi da rCeva meore dResac mravaljer iyo gamoTqmuli, rodesac
vlaparakobdiT Cemi wignebisa da tanisamosis gadmotanis Sesaxeb, romelic
mister vikfildTan iyo datovebuli. amis gamo uSvelebeli werili mivwere
agnesas da papida dampirda, piradad gadaeca igi meore dResve,
daniSnulebisamebr.
bolos papida da mis jeneti mSvidobiT Casxdnen duvris diliJansSi
da oriveni savse iyvnen saSineli SurisZiebis grZnobiT im uvic da briyv
virebisadmi, romelnic, ueWvelia, maTi aryofnis dros gaanadgurebdnen
mwvane mindors saxlis win.
Tavi ocdamesame
pirveli qeifi
maS ase! me mqonda sakuTari cixe-darbazi RrublebSi. rodesac
pirvelad davkete am binis Sesavali kari, imasve vgrZndi, rasac robinzon
kruzo, rodesac igi Tavis saxlSi Sevida da kibe Tan aitana. ra
bednierebaa seirnobde qalaqSi da jibeSi Seni binis gasaRebi gedos,
seirnobde, sadac ginda, da ramdenic ginda; seirnobde da Tan icode, rom
SegiZlia dahpatiJo, vinc gsurs, da amiT aravis Seawuxeb, Seni Tavis garda!
saucxooa! magram miuxedavad amisa, unda gamovtyde, rom zogjer
martoobasa da mowyenilobas vgreZnobdi.
xmis gamcemi aravin myavda. agnesa ar iyo Cems gverdiT; sayvareli, nazi
da, romelsac mudam vuziarebdi Cems azrebsa da grZnobebs, Sors iyo
Cemgan! guli mewureboda da uzomo sicarieles vgrZnobdi Cems garSemo.
visTan gametarebina mosawyeni dro? misis kropi iq, dabla cxovrobda, an
ki ra mqonda salaparako misis kropTan?
ori dRis Semdeg ukve ise meCveneboda, TiTqos mTeli wlebia, rac am
ganmartoebuls binaSi vcxovrob, da miuxedavad amisa, erTi saaTiTac ver
davberdi! rodis iqneba, rom bavSvad aRar mTvlidnen?
stirfordi gahqra! avad xom ar aris? ueWvelia, avad aris! mesame dRes
adre gavaTave Cemi mecadineoba doqtorTa kolegiaSi da gadavwyvite
haitekSi wasvla. misis stirfords gauxarda Cemi naxva. man miTxra, rom
misi Svili erT oqsfordel studentebTan erTad gaemgzavra meore
studentis sanaxavad, romelic albaniis ubanSi cxovrobs. meore dRes unda
dabrunebuiyo.
misis stirfordma sadilze mimiwvia. me davrCi, ramdenadac maxsovs,
mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi mxolod misi Svilis Sesaxeb vlaparakobdiT.
vuambe, rogor Seuyvarda yvelas stirfordi iarmauTSi da rogori saxeli
gaiTqva man mezRvaurebs Soris. mis dartli, idumalebiT aRsavse, udidesi
yuradRebiT migdebda yurs da yovel wuTSi imeorebda: `nuTu?~ `marTla?~
`ah, rasa brZanebT!~ amgvari kiTxebiT man gamomwova yvelaferi, risi
gagebac undoda.
meore diliT, rodesac yava Semomitanes, Cemi sastumro oTaxis kari
gaiRo da Cemda warmouTqmel sasixarulod, stirfordi davinaxe.
_ Cemo stirford! _ SevZaxe me. _ Sen xar? me ki megona, verasodes
veRar gnaxavdi!
_ ra vqna! _ mipasuxa stirfordma. _ TiTqmis ZaliT wamiyvanes, saxlSi
dabrunebis meore dResve, aba, dezi, momilocavs. axla Sen namdvili Zveli
dardimandi maspinZeli xar! ici ra, Cemo kargo? Seni bina Cemi binac iqneba
mudam, rodesac londonSi momixdeba yofna. me vicxovreb SenTan, sanam
saxlidan ar gamagdeb.
aman aRtacebaSi momiyvana.
me azrad momivida medResaswaula Cemi axal binaze gadmosvla. rogorc
wesi da rigia namdvili jentlmenisa, da sadili gamemarTa. es azri
stirfords gavuziare, igi dampirda, moeyvana sadilad Tavisi ori
megobari. sadili eqvs saaTisTvis gavniSneT.
rogorc ki stirfordi gavida, im wamSive davureke misis krops da Cemi
gegma gavacani. Cven TaTbiri daviwyeT sadilis Sesaxeb. aRmoCnda, Turme
misis kropis Rumeli ostatis raRac windauxedaobis gamo ise ucnaurad
iyo mowyobili, rom masSi SeiZleboda gakeTebuliyo mxolod katletebi
da, iqneb, isic didi gaWirvebiT, kidev raRac sousi gaxexili kartofiliT.
_ rac Seexeba Tevzis qvabs, _ miTxra misis krpma, _ xom ar inebebT
Tqven TviTon naxoT, rogor aris igi mowyobili?
amaze ukeTess igi veras metyoda! rad unda wavide, kacma rom mkiTxos,
Cemi sdiasaxlisis Rumelis sanaxavad? TiTqos Wkua momemateboda am
reviziisagan! uari movaxsene am winadadebaze da vuTxari:
_ Zalian kargi. Tevzi ar aris saWiro.
_ ah, ara, nu ityviT magas! _ mipasuxa misis kkropma. _ Tevzi
aucilibelia karg sufraze.
_ maS ise moiqeciT, rogorc sjobdes, _ vuTxari me da Cemi Tavi
diasaxlisis srul gankargulebas mivande.
amis Semdeg misis kropma Semidgina Cemi sadilis sruli programa. ai
igi: pirveli Tavi saWmeli _ ori cxeli Semwvari qaTami _ gamovarTvaT
sastumroSi. meore Tavi saWmeli _ cxeli bivSteqsi, kartofiliTa da
xardaliT _ sastumroSi. mesame Tavi _ cxeli Tirkmlebi, erboSi Semwvari,
da masTan, stumarTa ricxvis mixedviT, oTxi kupati _ gamovarTvaT
sastumroSi. meoTxe Tavi _ didi namcxvari _ iqve. mexuTe _ torti an, mis
magivrad, oTxi ulufa Jele _ iqve.
misis kropis darigebis Tanaxmad, me TviTon wavedi sastumroSi
sadilis SesakveTad, amis Semdeg gavemgzavre koventgartenis bazarze
tkbileulobis sayidlad da gzaze meRvinesac davukveTe, gaegzavna Cems
binaze saWiro raodenobis Rvino. saRamos, rodesac saxlSi davbrundi,
boTlebi ukve mwkrivad idga iatakze, bnel sakuWnaoSi, da ise bevri iyo,
rom SemeSinda, rodesac Sevxede sasmelebis am arsenals; magram misis
kropma SeniSna wyeniT, rom ori boTli aklda.
bolos, stumrebic movidnen. stirfordis erT megobars erqva
grenjeri, meores _ markhemi. oriveni mxiaruli, cocxali ymawvilebi iyvnen.
grenjeri SexedulebiT cotaTi stirfordze ufrosi Canda; magram markhemi
sul ymawvili iyo; igi ar iqneboda oc welze metisa.
gaSales sufra da moitanes pirveli Tavi saWmeli. radgan me Cems Tavs
ymawvilad da gamoucdelad vgrZnobdi da, maSasadame, ar viyavi Sesaferi
sufris xelmZRvanelad, amitom stirfords vTxove daeWira sufraze
pirveli adgili; me ki mis pirdapir davjeqi. stirfordma brwyinvaled
Seasrula Tamadis movaleoba.
male saocari udardeloba da mxiaruleba vigrZeni. yvela naxevrad
daviwyebuli sagani momivida TavSi, tvini amimoZravda da vybedobdi
SeuCereblad, rogorc yvelaze udardeli da Tavqariani Wabuki. vicinodi
Cemsave gonebamaxvilobaze da Cemi stumrebis xumrobaze; vuyvirodi
stirfords, Rvino daesxa; xmamaRla gamovTqvamdi oqsrofdSi wasvlis
survils da bolos gamovacxade, rom ara ugvianes Semdegi kvirisa
vmarTavdi grandiozul saRamos...
Rvino wyarosaviT modioda. boTlis sacobebi WerSi hxotdnen. bolos
TviTon daviwye Rvinis dasxma. raxan es movaleoba vikisre, stirfodis
sadRegrZelo gamovacxade. me vTqvi, rom igi Cemi megobaria, Cemi bavSvobis
mfarveli. Cemi siWabukis safuZveli, amxanagi, mosaubre da amfsoni. vTqvi,
rom aRtacebiT vsvam mis sadRegrZelos.
_ vsvamT, vsvamT, vsvamT stirfordis sadRegrZelos, vaSa!
Cven samjer SevZaxeT `vaSa~, Semdeg kidev da kidev. bolos davamsxvrie
Wiqa, gavuwode stifords xeli magidis iqiT da vuTxari sityvebis
Taviseburi dayofiT:
_ stir-ford S-nax-argzisma-Cvenebelivar-skvlaviCemi cxovrebisa.
markhemma mogvca winadadeba dagvelia `qalis~ sadRegrZelo. me uari
ganvacxade da warvadgine safuZvliani sawinaaRmdego debulebani. amgvari
sadRegrZeloebi, _ vuTxari me, _ yovlad dauSvebelia Cems saxlSi. es
uzrdelobaa, upativcemulobaa; Tu dalevaa, unda davlioT `mSvenieri
ledis~ sadRegrZelo.
viRacam TuTuni moswia. Cven yvelam daviwyeT weva. vwevdi da vgrZnobdi,
rom mTel tanSi JrJola mivlis. stirfordma brwyinvale sityva warmoTqva
Cems Sesaxeb. vusmendi mas da Tan sixarulis cremlebs vRvridi. Rrma
TanagrZnobiT, madlobisa da megobrobis grZnobiT aRsavsem, mivmarTe Cems
stumrebs umorCilesi TxovniT _ mosuliyvnen CemTan sadilad xval, zeg,
mazeg, ise, uceremoniod, rogorc miRebulia gulwrfel megobarTa Soris,
movidnen sadilad mudamdRe swored xuT saaTze da mTeli saRamo CemTan
darCnen. amis Semdeg udidesi survili vigrZeni kidev erTi sadRegrZelo
damelia da mesurva dRegrZeloba, pativi da bedniereba papidaCemisaTvis,
mis betsi trotvudisTvis, saukeTeso qalisTvis mTel dedamiwis zurgze.
viRac idga Cemi sawolis fanjarasTan da xarbad hylapavda haers. es me
viyavi. me Cems Tavs `koperfilds~ vuwodebdi; me veubnebodi Cems Tavs:
`rada swev, usindiso! lawirako! rogor ara grcxvenia?~ viRacam borZikiT
ramdenime nabiji gadadga da sarkis win gaCerda. es isev me var, sarkeSi
Zalian fermkrTali vCanvar; Cemi Tvalebi uazrod hxtian yovel mxares da
Tmebi, _ mxolod Tmebi, me sxvaze aras vambob, _ mowmoben cxadad, rom me
mTvrali var!
_ wavideT TeatrSi, koperfild!
sarke aRar aris, loginic aRar aris, mTeli sawoli gahqra. Cems win
Wiqebi wkarunobs; lampa anTia; grejeri _ marjvniv, markhemi _ marcxniv,
stirfrdi Cems pirdapir. yvelani sadRac Sors, sqel burusSi sxedan.
_ TeartSi? ratom ara? wavideT! aba, Tu mivdivarT _ wavideT. me
mxolod lampas Cavaqrob, rom cecli ar gaCndes, da Tqven gamogyvebiT.
lampa
Caqra;
stumrebi
dafacurdnen.
kari
daikarga,
_
sad,
gaurkvevelia. me daviwye misi Zebna fanjrebs Sua da kedels gaswvriv _
kari aRarsad aris. stirfordma gaicina, momkida xeli da oTaxidan
gamiyvana. Cven kibeze CavdivarT mwkrivad. erT-erT ukanasknel safexurze
viRac daeca da dagorda. mere viRacam SeniSna, rom es koperfildi
Cagorda. avenTe am ciliswamebaze, magram male vigrZeni, rom derefanSi
vwevar Cems sakuTar zurgze; maSasadame, ciliswamebas hqonda erTgvari
safuZveli. quCebi burusiania da notio. farnebis irgvliv ucnauri
Crdilebis anareklia. amboben, TiTqos wvima scris. viRac upasuxebs, rom es
sisulelea; ki ara scris, hyinavs. es me TviTon vTqvi. stirfordma mimiyvana
farnis boZTan, gamiwminda zurgi da Tavze qudi damaxura. saidan gaCnda es
qudi, vin moitana da rad, aravin icis. me maxsovda, rom oTaxidan
gamosvlis dros Tavze qudi ar mexura. stirfordma miTxra:
_ aba, koperfild! axla Sen srulebiT mzad xar, ara?
viRac kacma, romelic samtredeSi ijda, gamoixeda burusidan,
gamoarTva viRacas fuli da ikiTxa, CemTvisac gadaixdian Tu ara? mas
dadebiTad upasuxes, magram maxsovs, rom igi did eWvSi iyo, aeRo Tu ara
fuli Cemganac. cota xnis Semdeg Cven gavCndiT sadRac maRla, Zalian
maRla, Tbilsa da SexuTul TeatrSi da iqidan viyurebodiT raRac
ormoSi, romelic TiTqos bolavda, da sadac auarebeli xalxi ireoda.
scenaze sisufTave da sinaTle iyo, gacilebiT ufro meti sisufTave da
sinaTle, vidre quCaSi. iq kacebi dadiodnen win da ukan da raRacaze
laparakobdnen, magram raze _ ar vici. sanTlebi Zalian mwaxed anaTebdnen
da musikac xmamaRla ukravda. loJebSi isxdnen mSvenieri ledi da
jentlmenebi, da aq kidev iyo raRac, magram ra, gaurkvevelia. uecrad
mTeli Teatri SeinZra, ledi da jentlmeni TiTqos curavdnen, _ sad, rad,
risTvis? ar vici. yvelas ise ucnaurad eWira Tavi, rom davapire pasuxi
momeTxova, ram gaagiJa yvelani-meTqi.
viRacam Tqva, rom urigo ar iqneba, foieSi CavsuiyaviT, sadac qalebi
iyvnen. Cven CavediT. viRac mSvenivrad Cacmuli jentlmeni ijda savarZelSi
durbindiT xelSi da ucnaurad micqeroda. davinaxe misi saxe sarkeSi, da
iqve gaielva Cemma sakuTarma saxemac. Semdeg Semiyvanes romeiRac loJaSi,
sadac davjeqi, magram uwinares raRac SeniSvna miveci garSemo myofT.
viRacam viRacas dauyvira: `Cumad!~ da am dros ramdenime ledim
aRSfoTebiT Seomxedes, _ rogor moxda? ucnauria, warmoudgeneli, magram
me davinaxe agnesa! ai, igi zis Cems win, imave loJaSi; mis gevrdiT sxedan
jentlmeni da ledi, romelTac me ar vicnob. am wuTSi me gacilebiT ufro
kargad vxedav mis saxes, vidre maSin vxedavdi: Cemsken momarTul agnesas
saxeze cxadad Canda sibralulisa da gaocebis gamometyveleba.
_ agnesa! _ vuTxari me, mgoni, boxi xmiT. _ rogor moxda, rom aq xarT?
_ sssuu! gaCumdiT! _ mipasuxa man, Cemda gasaocrad, aRelvebuli xmiT.
_ Tqven uSliT sxvebs. uyureT scenas!
didxans vacece Tvalebi da vcdilobdi, damenaxa ram; vusmendi orive
yuriT, magram veraferi verc davinaxe da verc gavige. me isev agnesas
Sevxede: igi miyuJuliyo loJis kunWulSi da xelTaTmanSi gamowyobili
xeli TavTan mietana.
_ agnesa! _ vuTxari me. _ Tqven, mgoni uqeifod xarT?
_ diax, diax, nu maqcevT yuradRebas, trotvud, _ mipasuxa man. _
wynarad ijeqiT da usmineT. male waxvalT Sin?
_ male waval? _ gavimeore me.
me gamielva sulelurma azra _ mepasuxa rom warmodgenis bolomde
darCenas da is saxlSi gacilebas vapireb. mgonia, kidec waviburdRune amis
magvari raRac; yovel SemTxvevaSi, eWvi ar iyo, rom agnesa mixvda Cems
azrs. man Semomxeda gakvirvebiT da miTxra dabali xmiT:
_ me vici, rom Tqven SeasrulebT Cems Txovnas, Tu moisurvebT mixvdeT,
rom seriozulad gelaparakebit. wadiT aqedan, trotvud, am wuTsve! wadiT
Cemi gulisTvis da sTxoveT Tqvens amxanagebs, saxlSi gagacilon.
es ki metistemti iyo, TiTqmis davjavrdi agnesaze. miuxedavad amisa,
Semrcxva, ar vici, rad. avdeqi, aviRe qudi, Tavi davukari da wavilaparake:
_ Rmm mSuddobiss!
ese igi _ Rame mSvidobisa! Semdeg loJidan gamovedi da erT wamSi Cems
sawolSi gavCndi. strifordi mSveloda tanisamosis gaxdas da loginSi
mawvenda. velaparakebodi mas da mgonia, Zalian mWetmetyvelurad, rom
agnesa Cemi da aris; Cemi sayvareli, dauviwyari daiko, da vexvewebodi
moenaxa axali boTli gasaxsnelad.
viRac Cawva Cems loginSi da daiwyo mTeli am dRis molenaTa
gameoreba karikaturuli saxiT. es me TviTon viyavi da vbodavdi; ise
meCveneboda, TiTqos Cemi logini aboboqrebuli, daudegari zRva iyo.
goneba mzis pirvel sxivebTan erTad damibrunda. sircxvili, sinanuli,
saSineli sevda, _ ra kalami aswers yovelive imas, rac me vigrZeni,
rodesac Tvalebi pirvelad gavaxile? gulisxeTqiT warmovidgine, rom
ugonod myofs SemeZlo winaRames aTasgvari Seuracxyofa mimeyenebina bevri
visTvisme, romelTa vinaoba Tavidan amomvarda axla, da rasac verasodes
ver gamovasworeb. agnesas saxe, SeSinebuli da Tan sibraluliT aRsavse,
waruSlelad CamebeWda gonebaSi. ras fiqrobs igi axla Cemze? rogor
gavimarTlo Tavi? me verc ki vnaxav mas, radgan ar vici, rogor Camovida
igi londonSi da sad Camoxta.
fizikuri saSualeba ar mqonda saxlidan gasvlisa. sasowarkveTlebiT
wamebuli vijeqi Cems binaSi buxarTan, xelSi cxvris bulioniT, romelsac
qoni gadahkvroda.
dadga saRamo _ saSineli, jojoxeTuri saRamo! misis kropma momitana
TefSiT Tirkmeli, mJave kitri da miTxra, rom es erTaderTi naSTia
guSindeli sadilisao. sulieri tanjviT aRsavse, mzad viyavi, gadavxveodi
misis krops da meTqva:
_ o, misis krop! misis krop! rad minda Tqveni Tirkmelebi da kitrebi!
gahqres yvela es niSani Cemi garyvnilebisa! o, me Zalian ubeduri var, misis
krop!
sabednierod, Cemi sasowarkveTlebis miuxedavad, movisazre da mivxvdi,
rom misis kropi ar ekuTvnoda im qalebis ricxvs, romelTac SeuZliaT
mixvdnen gulis tkivils. tragikuli monologi warmouTqmeli damrCa.
Tavi ocdameoTxe
keTili angelozi da boroti suli
rodesac meore dilas binidan gamovdiodi, kibeze Semxvda kaci
weriliT xelSi.
_ mister trotvud koperfilds, eskvaiars, _ miTxra man da gadmomca,
rom umorCilesad mTxovdnen, pasuxi gameca. me kibeze davtove igi da
oTaxSi Sevedi.
es iyo agnesas sayvareli, megobruli werili, romelSic ar iyo
araviTari xseneba TeatrSi momxdari ambisa. ai igi:
`Zvirfaso trotvud!
me Camovxti mister uaterbrukis saxlSi, elis moedanze, holbornSi.
mister uaterbruki agentia mamis saqmeebisa. xom ar SemoivliT CemTan
dRes? mTeli dRe saxlSi viqnebi da Tqven mnaxavT, rodesac ki moisurvebT.
Tqveni erTguli agnesa~.
didxans vwere pasuxi. ar vici, ra ifiqra gamogzavnilma; iqneb isic ki
mouvida TavSi, rom axla daviwye wera-kiTxvis swavla. me, sul cota rom
vTqvaT, naxevari duJini werili mainc Sevadgine da, bolos, Semdegi pasuxi
mivwere:
`Zvirfaso agnesa!
Tqveni baraTi Tqveni gulis uzomo sikeTis damamtkicebelia, viqnebi
TqvenTan oTx saaTze.
suliT da guliT Tqveni erTguli, Tqveni sacodavi megobari
trotvud koperfildi~.
mister uaterbrukis kantora qveda sarTulSi iyo; meore sarTulSi
igi TviTon cxovrobda ojaxiT. Semiyvanes patara, lamaz sastumroSi,
sadac agnesa ijda da qisas qsovda.
am keTili, saTnoebiT savse arsebis danaxvam momagona Cemi bednieri,
udardeli
dReebi,
gatarebuli
kenterberiSi.
uneburad
Sevadare
imdroindel umanko bavSvs is Tavawyvetili avara, rogoric viyavi TeatrSi,
da unda gamovtyde, cxare cremlebiT avtirdi, Tumca Zneli saTqmelia,
sasacilo iyo es Cemi saqcieli Tu ara.
_ sxvas visme rom venaxe im ubedur mdgomareobaSi, agnesa, _ vuTxari
me da piri movaride, _ rasakvirvelia, vinaRvlebdi, magram imis naxevaric
ar davitanjebodi, rogorc axla vitanjebi. ukeTesi iyo aTasjer
movmkvdariyavi, vidre Cemi Sercxvenis mowmed gamexadeT.
igi Cems xels Seexo. raRac cxovelmyofeli Zala iyo am SexebaSi;
gahqra sevda, gulSi simsubuqe da netareba vigrZeni. didi da Rrma
madlierebis niSnad xelze vakoce agnesas...
_ dabrZandiT, _ mxiarulad miTxra agnesam, _ nu dardobT, trotvud.
mec rom ar gamiziaroT Tqveni dardebi, maS vin gcemT nugeSs?
_ marTalia, agnesa, Tqven xarT Cemi mfarveli angelozi.
_ angelozi var Tu ara, ar vici, magram marTlac mindoda
gamefrTxilebineT, trotvud...
gakvirvebiT Sevxede da TiTqmis mivxvdi, ra hqonda azrad. agnesam
dakvirvebiT Semomxeda TvalebSi.
_ gamefrTxilebineT boroti sulisagan, _ miTxra man.
_ nuTu Tqven stirfordze laparakobT?
_ diax, trotvud!
_ maS Tqven scdebiT, Zvirfaso agnesa, sastkad scdebiT. rogor unda
warmovidgino borot sulad igi, vinc mudam Cemi xelmZRvaneli, damcveli
iyo!
_ me vsjelob mis Sesaxeb mraval wvrilman garemoebaTa mixedviT,
romelnic umniSvneloni arian TavisTavad, magram erTad aRebulni did
mniSvnelobas iReben Cems TvalSi. warmodgena am adamianis Sesaxeb
nawilobriv Tqveni sakuTari naambobis mixedviT, nawilobriv im gavlenis
mixedviT, romelsac igi axdenda Tqvens xasiaTze. Sinagani grZnoba
meubneba, rom stifordis saxiT Tqven Zalian saxifaTo megobari SeiZineT.
misma keTilma sityvebma Rrma simebi aaxmaures Cems sulSi. man gaaTava
laparaki, magram isev vusmendi. stirfordis saxem dahkarga Tavisi
brwyinvaleba.
_ rasakvirvelia, _ ganagrZo agnesam ramdenime xnis siCumis Semdeg, _
didi
ugunureba
iqneboda
Cemis
mxriT
momeTxova
Tqvengan,
rom
dauyovnebliv gamoicvaloT Tqveni azri. es siyvaruli Tqveni skolis
amxanagisadmi didi xania damkvidrebulia Tqvens ndobiT savse gulSi; me
mxolod erTs gTxovT, trotvud, yovelTvis, rodesac ki momigonebT, nu
dagaviwydebaT, rac giTxariT. xom ar mijavrdebiT, daviT?
_ me mxolod maSin davanebeb Tavs javrobas, rodesac Tqven ufro
axlos gaicnobT stirfords da SeiyvarebT mas iseve, rogorc me miyvars.
_ manamde ara? _ mkiTxa agnesam.
msubuqma Crdilma gadahkra saxeze, magram Semdeg RimiliT mipasuxa
Rimilze da megobruli, gulaxdili laparaki ganaxlda Cvens Soris.
mkiTxa, xom ar minaxavs uri.
_ ara, gana londonSia?
_ diax, igi yoveldRe Semodis aq, kantoraSi. igi erTi kviriT Cemze
adre Camovida londonSi, ueWvelia, raime usiamovno saqmis gamo.
_ es garemoeba, mgonia, Zalian gawuxebT, _ SevniSne me. _ ra saqmis
gamo SeeZlo mas Camosvla?
_ me mgonia, uri emzadeba mamasTan amxanagobaSi Sesasvlelad.
_ rogor? uri? usindiso, monuri arseba! SeiZleba mas amgvari azri
hqondes? _ SevZaxe aRSfoTebiT. _ da Tqven aravTar winaaRmdegobas ar
uwevT amas, agnesa? Tqven unda molaparakebodiT mamas da gagefrTxlebinaT
igi amgvari ugono saqcielisagan!
_ Tqven gaxsovT Cveni ukanaskneli saubari mamis Sesaxeb? ori Tu sami
dRis Semdeg man pirvelma damiwyo laparaki am saqmis gamo. sabralo
sanaxavi iyo, rodesac cdilobda, davejerebine, rom am SemTxvevaSi
srulebiT Tavisi nebayoflobiT iqceva.
_ maS vis SeuZlia daatanos Zala?
_ saqme imaSia, rom urim moaxerxa saWiro gamxdariyo mamisaTvis. man
Zalian moxerxebulad SeniSna yvela misi susti mxare da kidev ufro
moxerxebulad isargebla amiT, da... erTi sityviT, rogor giTxraT... mamas
eSinia am adamianisa.
_ cota adre, sanam am ambavs gavigebdi, _ ganagrZo agnesam, _ urim
iTxova daTxovna da Tan arwmunebda mamas, Tumca didad samwuxaroa CemTvis
am adgilis datoveba, magram maZleven sxvas, gacilebiT ukeTes adgilso.
mama im dros Zalian Sewuxebuli da datvirTuli iyo saqmeebiT. igi
moekida am azrs _ amxanagad gaexada TanaSemwe da amave dros TiTqos
rcxvenoda, miemarTa am zomisTvis.
_ Tqven rogorRa miiReT es cnoba, agnesa?
_ me mgonia, trotvud, _ mipasuxa man, _ ise moviqeci, rogorc saWiro
iyo. vgrZnobdi, rom es daamSvidebda mamas, da amitom savsebiT moviwone
misi gadawyvetileba.
arasodes am wuTamde ar menaxa agnesas aseTi mware cremlebi. me menaxa,
rogor tiroda igi sixarulisagan, rodesac raime saCuqriT vbrundebodi
skolidan; menaxa, rogor ereoda Tvalebze cremlebi, rodesac mamamisis
Sesaxeb vlaparakobdiT; vnaxe, rogor maridebda Tavis mSvenier saxes,
rodesac erTmaneTs vSordebodiT; magram arasodes minaxavs agnesas aseTi
Rrma sevda. male moeria sasowarkveTilebas da misma mSvenierma saxem
miiRo Tavisi mudmivi, wynari da nazi gamometyveleba, rogoric me arc erT
sxva qalSi ar Semxvedria.
agnesam gamacno misis uaterbruki. am pativcemuli lediT cxvirSi meca
Semwvari batknis suni. yvelafridan Canda, rom sadilze marto me ar viyavi
miwveuli.
mister uaiterbruki Suaxnis kaci iyo, mokle kisriT da ufarToesi
sayeloebiT. man didi siamovneba gamoTqva Cemi gacnobis gamo da, rodesac
mivesalme diasaxliss, pativcemulma misma meuRlem mimiyvana viRac xanSi
Sesul, metad uferul ledisTan, romelsac Savi xaverdis kaba ecva da
Savi xaverdis bereti exura. me im wamsve gamielva azrma, rom igi, ueWvelia,
cotaTi hamlets enaTesaveboda.
am ledis erqva misis henri spaiker; igi mosuliyo Tavis qmarTan
erTad, romelsac iseTi civi gamoxedva hqonda, rom misi WaRara Tmebic ki
TiTqos TrTviliT iyo dafaruli.
stumarTa Soris uri hipic iyo TaviT fexebamde SavebSi Cacmuli da,
Cveulebisamebr, gamsWvaluli saocari TavmdablobiT, romelic axlos idga
monur mliqvnelobasTan. xeli gavuwode da bedniereba mqonda momesmina
uaRresi madloba amgvari didi yuradRebisaTvis.
verc sxva danarCenma stumrebma moaxdines Cemze savsebiT sasiamovno
STabeWdileba. mxolod erTma maTganma amaRelva, jer kidev Tavis
Semosvlamde: Cemda gasaocrad, msaxurma, romelic Semovida mosaxseneblad,
warmoTqva tredelsis saxeli. Cems gonebas uceb warmoudga dro,
gatarebuli salemis saswavlebelSi. me Zalian damainteresa mister
tredelsma da cnobismoyvareobiT Sevxede mas, rodesac igi oTaxSi
Semovida. rogorc Canda, es iyo metad moridebuli, dinji ymawvili kaci,
ucnaurad davarcxnili TmiTa da cotaTi gadmokarkluli TvalebiT. Tumca
Zlivs movkari Tvali, ise swrafad miefara igi Sor da myudro kunWuls.
me mivedi mister uaterbrukTan da vuTxari, rom, mgonia, bedniereba
maqvs vnaxo aq erTi Cemi skolis megobarTagani-meTqi.
_ diax, diax, savsebiT SesaZlebelia, _ mipasuxa man gulgrilad.
_ Tu es is aris, _ vTqvi me da isev tredelsisken gavixede, _ maSin
Cven erTad vizrdebodiT salemis saswavlebelSi; igi Zalian kargi amxanagi
iyo.
_ o, diax, tredelsi kargi ymawvilia, Zalian kargi, _ damidastura
mister uaterbrukma Tavmdabali kiloTi. _ igi veqilobisTvis emzadeba.
mxolod, Cemis azriT, im adamianTa ricxvs ekuTvnis, romelnic TviTonve
iRobaven gzas. es xandaxan xdeba amqveynad. me darwmunebuli var,
magaliTad, rom mas arasodes ar eqneba saSualeba Tundac xuTasiode
girvanqa sterlingisa. igi urigod ar adgens werilebs; naTlad da mkafiod
gamoxatavs saqmes. unda moewyos am ymawvilis bedi; me vapireb, erTi wlis
Semdeg vuSovo mas Sesaferi adgili.
Semosulma laqiam moaxsena pativcemul sazogadoebas, rom sadili
mzad aris. stumrebi adgnen da sasadilo oTaxSi gaemarTnen. mister
uaterbrukma xeli gauwoda hamletis deidas; mister henri spaikerma
waiyvana misis uaterbruki. me mindoda agnesasTvis gamewoda xeli, magram
viRac fexmoqceulma da sulelurad momRimare jentlmenma damaswro. uri,
tredelsi da me, rogorc sazogadoebis umcrosi wevrebi, uswor-masworod
mivdiodiT yvelaze ukan. me jer mewyina, rom agnesas momaSores, magram
male davmSviddi, rodesac kibeze Cems amxanags davewie. tredelsi
momesalma megobruli aRtacebiT. uri hipi ki ise saZaglad imanWeboda da
ibriceboda, rom udidesi survili aRmeZra moajiris iqiT gadamegdo.
sufraze me da tredelsi or sxvadasxva kuTxeSi dagvsves. mas ali
ekideboda erTi sisxlmoWarbebuli ledis gverdiT, romelic morTuliyo
mdidrul alisfer xaverdis kabaSi; me ki Caviferfle hamletis deidis
maxloblad. sadili Zalian didxans gagrZelda.
rodesac nasadilevs qalebi zeviT avidnen, daveSure agnesas
sazgadoebas mivkedlebodi da sixaruliT gavacani Cemi megobari tredelsi,
romelic axlac, rogorc yovelTvis, moridebuli da mokrZalebuli iyo.
samwuxarod, tredelsi male gamogveTxova, radgan meore dRes diliT
sadRac unda wasuliyo mTeli erTi TviT. tredelsi nasiamovnebi darCa,
roca gaigo, rom ganvaaxle Cemi megobroba stirfodTan, da iseTi
gatacebiT daiwyo laparaki mis Sesaxeb, rom gavameorebine mas agnesas
winaSe yovelive, rasac igi fiqrobda am mSvenier ymawvilze. magram agnesam
sibraluliT Semomxeda da mxolod odnav daxara Tavi, rodesac
tredelsma daamTavra Tavisi moTxroba.
tredelsis wasvlis Semdeg Cven orni davrCiT da agnesam miTxra, rom
ramdenime dRis Semdeg saxlSi, kenterberiSi mivdivaro. amitomac
vcdilobdi, gamegrZelebina Cemi yofna am saxlSi im dromde mainc, sanac
yvela stumrebi ar daiSlebodnen. bolos, rodesac brwyinvale mnaTobi,
romelnic anaTebdnen mister uaterbrukis saxls, Cahqrnen da miefarnen
TandaTan, me aRar mqonda araviTari sababi darbazobis gasagrZeleblad.
iZulebuli gavxdi, didi sinanuliT xeli momekida qudisTvis.
me vTqvi, rom yvela stumrebi daiSalnen, magram maT ricxvSi ar
CamiTvlia mister uri hipi, romelic ar mogvSorebia mTeli saRamos
ganmavlobaSi. igi momdevda kibeze Casvlisas da ukan gamomyva, rodesac
quCaSi gavedi.
TavisTavad cxadia, rom ar mqonda araviTari survili am adamianTan
saubari damewyo, magram momagonda agnesas Txovna da gafrTxileba da
vTxove uri hips, Semosuliyo CemTan erTi finjani yavis dasalevad.
_ o, master koperfild... _ miTxra uri hipma, _ gTxovT, mapatioT, ser,
me unda meTqva _ mister koperfild. me ar minda SewuxdeT Tqvens saxlSi
iseTi umniSvnelo adamianis yofniT, rogoric me var.
_ ar araviTari Sewuxeba ar iqneba, _ vupasuxe me, _ gindaT CemTan
SemoxvideT?
_ o, Zalian, minda! _ miTxra urim saZageli RmeWviT.
_ maS wamodiT.
uneburad ugulod velaparakebodi, magram uri TiTqos araviTar
yuradRebas ar aqcevda Cems gulcivobas.
_ ah, master koperfild, _ daiwyo urim. _ droni icvlebian. Tqveni
wasvlis Semdeg iseTi ambebi moxda, remelTa Sesaxeb me, gaunaTlebeli da
mokrZalebuli adamiani, ocnebasac ver vbedavdi. es RvTis wyalobaa,
WeSmaritad. me mgonia, Tqven ukve gaigebdiT Cemi mdgomareobis bednieri
cvlilebis Sesaxeb, master koperfild, _ ese igi, mindoda meTqva, mister
koperfild.
igi ijda mokuzuli da mokecili Cems sofaze da kovziT urevda yavas
finjanSi, romelic Tavisi grZeli fexebis muxlebze edga, xolo misi qudi
da xelTTmanebi mis gverdiT iatakze ido. misi wiTeli uwamwamo Tvalebi
uZravad misCerebodnen Cems saxes, Tumca iseTnairad, TiTqos srulebiTac
ar micqerodnen. nestoebi ebereboda da ekumSeboda yovel amosunTqvaze,
rogorc saberveli, igi mTeli taniT iklakneboda. mxolod am wuTSi
momivida pirvelad TavSi, rogor mZulda es adamiani.
_ diax, gavige zogi ram, _ vupasuxe me.
_ mec ase mgonia, ser, _ mSvidad daadastura urim. _ mis agnesam
daaxloebiT unda icodes Cemi saqmeebi. Zalian mixaria, rom man icis Cemi
saqmeebis mdgomareoba. o, gmadlobT, master... ese igi, mister koperfild!
me mzad viyavi, Tavi gameWeWya misTvis fexsacmlis kalapotiT, romelic
iqve, buxarTan, ido, _ ise mewyina, rom man gamomtyua agnesas naTqvami
sityva. magram Tavi Sevikave da mSvidad ganvagrZobdi yavis smas.
_ ras izam. master koperfild! rogorca Cans, aseTi yofila wesi, rom
zogjer Turme yogvlad umniSvnelo adamianic SeiZleba keTili saqmis
iaraRi gaxdes. CemTvis didad sasiamovnoa is azri, rom me viyavi sikeTis
iaraRi mister vikfildisaTvis, _ viyavi da, ueWvelia, kidevac viqnebi. igi,
rogorc iciT, metad keTili adamiania, magram saocaria, rogori
gaufrTxileblobiT iqceoda am bolo dros!
_ samwuxaroa. _ vTqvi me da mokle siCumis Semdeg davumate
mniSvnelovani kiloTi: _ samwuxaroa yoveli mxriv!
_ diax, marTali brZanebaa, mister koperfild! yoveli mxriT
samwuxaroa, rogorc Tqven inebeT SeniSvna, da gansakuTrebiT mis
agnesasTvis!
meti mas ara uTqvams-ra. igi urevda yavas, srupavda, xels isvamda
nikapze, iRrijeboda, qSenda, ucqeroda buxars, kedlebs, frutunebda da
ibriceboda, magram aRarc erTi sityva aRar warmouTqvams. cxadi iyo, rom
urim me damiTmo masTan laparakis ganaxleba.
_ maS ise gamodis, rom mister vikfildi, romelic xuTasjer ufro
Rirseulia, vidre Tqven... an me, _ vTqvi me bolos, _ rom mister vikfildi
gaufrTxileblad iqceoda am bolo dros. asea, mister hip?
_ diax, Zalian gaufrTxileblad, master kperfild, _ mipasuxa urim da
Rrmad amoioxra, _ Zalian, Zalian gaufrTxileblad da daufiqreblad! oh
igi saocari ugonobiT iqceoda, master koperfild. amis Sesaxeb mxolod
TqvenTan SemiZlia vilaparako, isic mxolod saerTod, sagnis odnav
SexebiT. me rom ar viyo mag kantoraSi, mister vikfildi dahkargavda
mamuls, saxels, da aRar vici, ra ar mouvidoda. es man TviTonac icis.
magram me vemsaxurebodi gulmodgined, gulwrfelad da Cemma SeumCnevelma
moRvawobam gadaarCina igi, SeiZleba iTqvas, daRupvas. samagierod, xedavT,
mister vikfilds avyevar iseT simaRleze, romelzedac ocnebasac ki ver
vbedavdi. o! rogori madlobeli var imisi! Cemi guli qva ar aris, mister
koperfild, da vgrZnob yovelive amas!
am sitvebiT xeli moaSora magidas, Cafiqrebulma miido mWle TiTebi
nikapze, TiTqos piris gaparsvas apirebso, da Tan sisxlisferi Tvalebi me
momaStera.
_ master koperfild, _ daiwyo man, _ magram, mgonia, me Tqven giSliT,
ser?
_ ara, me sakmaod gvian vwvebi.
_ o, gmadlobT, master kooperfil! imedi maqvs, Tqven ar gamocvliT
Cemze azrs, Tu gagiziarebT Cems guliTad saidumlos. xom xom ase, master
koperfild?
_ ar gamovicvli araviTar SemTxvevaSi. TqviT.
_ saqme ai raSia, mister koperfild. mis agnesa...
_ mere?
_ agnesas saxe mudam cocxlobs Cems gulSi. o! rom icodeT, rogor
wminda siyvarulsa vgrZnob im miwisadmic ki, romelzedac dadis Cemi
agnesa!
mzad viyavi, Wkuidan Sevmcdariyavi am wuTSi, Cemi pirveli azri iyo _
damevlo xeli gaxurebuli maSisTvis da vcemodi uris; magram nel-nela
davmSviddi da TiTqmis mtkice xmiT vkiTxe:
_ mere? elaparakeT amis Sesaxeb agnesas?
_ o, ara, master koperfild! _ mipasuxa man. _ ara, es rogor SeiZleba!
jer aravin icis es ambavi, Tqvens garda. me xom mxolod axla viwyeb
amaRlebas im damcirebuli mdgomareobidan, romelSic vimyofebodi, ase
vTqvaT, akvnidan. Cemi imedi umTavresad imas emyareba, rom mis agnesam
sakuTari TvaliT unda dainaxos, ra zomamde var me auciebeli da
sasargeblo mamamisisTvis, radgan, Tqven xom gesmiT, master koperfild,
uCemod mister vikfildis daRuva aucilebeli iyo. ai, swored am mizeziT
nebas vaZlev Cems Tavs imedi viqonioT, rom mis agnesa momaqcevs Tavis
maRal yuradRebas.
agnesa! Zvirfasi agnesa! iseTi mosiyvarule da keTili, rom me veravin
momenaxa misi Rirsi, nuTu misi xvedria am sazizRar adamianTan cxovreba!
_ rasakvirvelia, master koperfild, Cven ar avCqardebiT, _ ganagrZo
urim Semparavi kiloTi. _ Cemi agnesa jer metad norCia, me da dedaCems
zogierTi momzadeba dagvWirdeba, sanam am saqmes SevudgebodeT. sazrunavi,
rogorc iciT, sakmarisi qneba. me ki, garemoebisda mixedviT, nel-nela
gavacnob mas Cems imedebs. ah, rogor mixaria, master koperfild, rom axla
Tqven win ar aRdgebiT Cems imedebs da gegmas da ar moisurvebT raime
usiamovnebis Setanas ojaxSi.
man Caido Cemi xeli Tavis bayayis TaTSi, Zalian magrad mouWira da
Semdeg saaTs Sexeda.
_ ah, ukve meore saaTia! _ SesZaxa man. _ ah, rogor mewyina! saqme imaSia,
master koperfild, rom bina maqvs pansionSi `axal mdinaresTan~. iq,
ueWvelia, ukve yvelasa sZinavs. me verc ki ki gavaRviZeb.
_ Zalian samwuxaroa, _ vupasuxe me, _ radgan mxolod erTi logini
maqvs da, maSasadame...
_ o, loginis Sesaxeb nu SewuxdebiT, master koperfild! _ SesZaxa
urim. _ Tu nebas momcemT, me daviZineb qeCaze buxris win.
_ ara, Tu asea, maSin Tqven CaweqiT Cems loginSi, me ki buxris win
davigeb.
magram
urim,
uzomo
mokrZalebiT
gamsWvalulma,
warmoTqva
damajerebeli sityva da daasabuTa mizezebi, romelTa gamo igi uars
ambobda Cems winadadebaze. araviTarma Txovnam ar gasWra da ver modrika
uri;
iZulebuli
viyavi
gameca
zogi
saWiro
gankarguleba
misi
improvizirebuli sawolis mowyobis Sesaxeb buxris win. me Rame mSvidobisa
vusurve da sawol oTaxSi Sevedi.
arasodes ar damaviwydeba es Rame, uZilo da SfoTiani.
agnesas saxe yovel wuTSi mexateboda Tvalwin da mis gverdiT
imarTeboda uris saxe. ra meqna? rogor ameSorebina misTvis es
gansacdeli? vbrunavdi erTi gverdidan meoreze, viZinebdi ramdenime wuTiT
da am dros Tvalwin midgeboda isev agnesas da misi mamis saxeebi. isini
micqerodnen sinaziT da samduraviT aRsavse TvalebiT; viRviZebdi, radgan
unebur TrTolvasa vgrZnobdi mTels tanSi. Rame gagrZelda uzomod,
saSinlad, uimedod, da ise meCveneboda, TiTqos uri hipis wyalobiT mze
arasodes aRar amoanaTebda bindian cis kabadonze.
dilaadrian igi gahqra da, sabednierod, ar miiRo Cemi miwveva yavaze.
masTan erTad gaifanta dausrulebeli Ramis wyvdiadic. samsaxurSi
wasvlis win Ria davtove yvela fanjara, rom gamewminda oTaxi uri hipis
sulisgan!
Tavi ocdamexuTe
tyveoba
amis metad, agnesas wasvlamde, uri hipi aRar minaxavs; magram, rodesac
mivedi diliJansebis kantoraSi agnesasTan gamosaTxoveblad, uri hipic aq
iyo da imave etliT miemgzavreboda kenterberiSi.
saidumloeba, romelic am adamianma momando, mZime tvirTad mawva
gulze. saSineli msxverplis molodins SeiZleboda sabolood daeRupa
agnesas bedniereba; magram yvelafridan, rasac vxedavdi, davrwmundi, rom
agnesas jer araviTari eWvi ar hqonda momavali safrTxis Sesaxeb. gamxela
misTvis uris ganzraxvisa saSineli Seuracxyofis miyeneba iqneboda, da
arc azri hqonda amas. amitom Cven ise gamoveTxoveT erTmaneTs, rom
agnesasTvis ara miTqvams-ra. agnesa miRimoda etlis fanjridan da
cxvirsaxocs miqnevda, maSin, rodesac boroti suli ibriceboda da
iklakneboda etlis saxuravze da, ueWvelia, darwmunebuli iyo, rom
msxverpli ukve mis klanWebSi iyo.
didxans ver daviviwye gamoTxovebis es scena. rodesac agnesasagan
werili miviRe kenterberidan, romelSic matyobinebda Sin mSvidobiT
misvlas, isev mtkivneulad ganvicade igive grZnobebi, rasac misi wasvlisas
vegrZodi. erTi da igive sagani mexateboda Tvalwin yovelTvis, rogorc ki
Cavfirqdebodi, da Cemi aRelveba sul matulobda. agnesas bedi
melandeboda cxadad, melandeboda sizmarSi TiTqmis yovelRam. igi Cemi
sicocxlis nawili gaxda, ganuyofeli Cemi sxeulisagan, rogorc Tavi an
guli.
da aravin ar arRvevda Cems sevdian eWvebs! stirfordi oqsfordSi iyo
da sul martodmarto vgrZnobdi Tavs.
dro ki midioda Tavisi wesiT, ramdenime kviris Semdeg formalurad
damamtkices warCinebul klerkad jorkinsisa da spenlos kantoraSi.
papidam daminiSna oTxmocdaaTi girvanqa weliwadSi saxarjod, garda binis
qirisa
da
gansakuTrebuli
Tanxisa
iseTi
saWiroebisaTvis,
rac
yoveldRiur xarjebSi ar Sedioda.
im dRes, rodesac, gamosacdeli Tvis Semdeg, sabolood viyavi
daniSnuli warCinebuli klerkis Tanamdebobaze, mister spenlom Cemi ufro
axlo gacnobis survili gamoTqva. igi didad moxaruli iqneboda, _ miTxra
man, _ mivewvie Tavis agarakze norvudSi, magram, saubedurod, saxlSi
amxnobiT araviTari wesrigi ar aris, radgan am dReebSi qaliSvils moveli
parizidano. ori kviris Semdeg man miTxra, rom didad davavaleb, Tu
vewvevi Semdeg SabaTs da orSabaTamdis davrCebi. mister spenlom
SemomTavaza Tavisi etli, romliTac igi wamiyvanda agarakze da orSabaT
diliT momiyvanda ukan imave etliT.
bolos, sasurveli dRec dadga: me da mister spenlo etliT
gavemarTeT agarakze.
Cven Zalian mxiarulad mivdiodiT. mister spenlom gamiziara ramdenime
didmniSvnelovani SeniSvna Cemi Tanamdebobis Sesaxeb. misi sityvebiT,
proqtoroba ukeTilSobilesi profesia iyo mTels qveynierebaze da
araviTar SemTxevaSi ar Seedreboda Cveulebrivs veqilobas. proqtors aqvs
Tavisi garkveuli, gansakuTrebuli dargi moRvaweobisa, metad xelsayreli
cxovrebis TvalsazrisiT da, rasakvirvelia, ara meqanikuri.
_
doqtorTa
kolegiaSi
Cven
yvelafers
advilad
vucqeriT,
upendatizmod da iuridiuli xrikebis gareSe. amis gamo sazogadoebis
TvalSi samarTlianad SevadgenT privilegiur klass. rasakvirvelia, _
ganagrZo mister spenlom, _ arasgziT ar SeiZleba daifaros is samwuxaro
movlena, rom Cven xSirad gvreven samoqalaqo veqilebSi, magram yovel eWvs
gareSea, rom veqilebi dabali xarisxis xalxs ekuTvnian da yovel
proqtors samarTliani ufleba aqvs, iamayos maT winaSe.
me SevekiTxe mister spenlos, ra juris saqmeebs aZlevT upiratesobas
doqtorTa kolegiaSi-meTqi. man mipasuxa, rom pirveli adgili uciloblad
ekuTvnis im saqmeebs, romelbic aRZrulia saeWvo anderZis gamo, sadac
gadasawyvetia, vis unda ergos meanderZis surviliT patara mamuli, ocdaaT
an ormoc aTas girvanqad fasebuli. amgvar SemTxvevaSi iuridiuli manqana
muSabs sruli datvirTviT; arCeven cnobebs, Cvenebebs, sabuTebs; saqme
gadadis erTi instanciidan meoreSi (aRaras vambob apelaciaze delegatTa
sasamarTlosa da lordebis palataSi); dakiTxvebidan dgeba qaRaldis
namdvili
mTebi.
rodesac,
bolos,
umaRlesi
instancia
gamoitans
ukanasknel dadgenilebas, sasamarTlos xarjebs daubrkoleblad ixdian,
ise rom, yvela mxare srulebiT kmayofili rCeba. Semdeg vrclad da
aRtacebiT ilaparaka am mSvenieri dawesebulebis Sesaxeb britaneTis
saxelmwifoSi.
_ yvelaze metad, _ miTxra man, _ gakvirvebis Rirsia is erTsulovneba,
romliTac gamsWvalulia doqtorTa klegia. es korporacia saukeTesod
aris mowyobili da savsebiT gamoxatavs samarTlis swori warmoebis ideas.
warmovidginoT, magaliTad, rom Tqven SeitaneT Txovna gayris Sesaxeb.
saqme konsistoriis sasamarTloSi midis. keTili da patiosani. Cven
vmsjelobT mis Sesaxeb konsistoriaSi. Tqven erTi wevrisagan meoresTan
gadadixarT, rogorc ojaxSi, da Tavisufal dros andomebT Tqvens saqmes,
rogorc sasiamovno ojaxur gasarTobs. magram vTqvaT, ukmayofilo xarT
konsistoriis sasamarTlos dadgenilebiT. ras sCadixarT am SemTxvevaSi?
Tqven gadadixarT sasamarTloSi TaRebqveS. mere, ra aris es, sasamarTlo
TaRebqveS? igive sasamarTlo, imave mosamarTleebiT; mTeli gansxvaveba
mxolod imaSia, rom kaTedraze Tavmjdomareobs sxva msajuli. isev is
TamaSi iwyeba da Tqven atarebT mas imave wesiT. magram mainc ara xarT
kmayofili? Zalian kargi. am SemTxvevaSi Tqven midixarT delegatebTan. vin
arian delegatebi? eseni arian titulosani veqilebi, garkveul saqmianobis
gareSe. isini damSvidebiT ucqerian am TamaSs or pirvel sasamarTloSi da
TavianT jers moelian banqos darigebaSi. saTamaSo qaRaldi maT xelSi
gadadis; moTamaSeni, axal mosamarTleTa saxiT, miusxdeban mwvane magidas
da sul mokle xanSi yvelaferi yvelas sasikeTod mTavrdeba, ise rom, verc
erTi ucxo argusi ver SeniSnavs, rogor moeba Tavi bolos. bevri boroti
da mousvenari ena laparakobs gaxrwnilebis Sesaxeb doqtorTa kolegiaSi,
qrTamebze, saZraxis winaswar SeTanxmebaze da moiTxoven kolegiis
reorganizacias. magram, rodesac xorblis fasma sazRaprod aiwia
saxelmwifoSi, vin iyo, rom yvelaze gulmodgined Seudga am saqmis
ganxilvas? Cveni sasamarTloebi.
_ ara, Cemo batono, _ daabolova mister spenlom paTetikuri kiloTi,
_ Cven gabedulad SegviZlia davidoT gulze xeli da vTqvaT mTeli qveynis
winaSe: `SexeT kolegias _ da didi britaneTi sabolood daiRupeba!~
didi yuradReebiT vumsendi da, Tumca verasgziT ver mivxvdi, ra
sikeTe mohqonda didi britaneTis doqtorTa kavSirs, mainc mokrZalebiT
vixsomebdi mister spenlos azrebs. xorblis fasma sabolood Tavbru
damaxvia da aRar Cavkvirvebivar am sakiTxis safuZvels. SemdegSi
dawvrilebiT gavecani inglisis komerciul dadgenilebebs xorbliT
vaWrobis Sesaxeb; magram CemTvis mainc yovlad gamoucnob saidumloebad
darCa doqtorTa kolegiis monawileoba xorblis fasebis awev-dawevaSi.
Cemi siCumiT sruli Tanxmoba gamovxate pativcemuli ufrosis
azrebisa, romelic Cemze maRla idga codniTa da gamocdilebiT. amis
Semdeg laparaki gadavida tragediaze, romelic TeatrSi vnaxe, da, bolos,
im wyvil cxenze, Cvens etlSi rom iyo Sebmuli. bolos mivediT norvudSi.
viRacis xmam warmoTqva:
_ mister koperfild, Cemi qaliSvili dora da misi damrigebeli.
ueWvelia, es mister spenlos xma iyo; magram ver vicani igi da arc
mindoda mcodnoda, visi iyo. yvelaferi erT wuTSi moxda da Cemi bedi
gadawyda. me gavxdi tyve da mona. me uecrad Semiyvarda dora spenlo _
gagiJebiT.
_ me winac minaxavs mister koperfildi, _ warmoTqva kargad nacnobma
xmam, rodesac Tavi davukari da waviluRluRe raRac gaugebari qaTinauri.
amas dora ar laparakobda _ ara! es misi damrigeblis xma iyo, xma mis
mordstonisa!
_ gamarjobaT mis mordston, _ vuTxari me. _ imedi maqvs, kargad
brZandebiT?
_ srulebiT kargad, _ mipasuxa mis mordstonma.
_ rogor brZandeba mister mordstoni?
_ Cemi Zma kargad aris, gmadlobT.
maSin mister spenlom, ueWvelia, Cveni nacnobobiT gakvirvebulma, Tqva:
_ didad moxaruli var, koperfild, rom Tqven da mordstoni ukve
icnobT erTmaneTs.
_ mister koferfildi da me cotaodenad ukve vicnobT erTmaneTs, _
Tqva mis mordstonma aRuSfoTebeli simSvidiT da simtkiciT.
_ doras, saubedurod, ar hyavs deda da keTilma mis mordstonma
ikisra gaewia misTvis mosaubrisa da mfarvelis movaleoba.
am dros gaisma zaris xma. mister spenlom miTxra, rom es pirveli
sasadilos zaria, da mimiwvia sadilisTvis Casacmelad.
advili saTqmelia Cacmis idea! rogorc cnobilia, arc iseTi ubralo
saqmea WabukisTvis, romelsac vnebis ali ukidia.
buxarTan vijeqi Cems oTaxSi da vfiqrobdi mxolod warmtac,
TvalnaTela doraze. ra mSvenieri tani aqvs, ra saxe, ra graciozuli,
momxiblavi mimoxvra!
zaris xma metad male gasima meored. cotaTi gaviwminde Cemi fraki,
gaviswore sayelo, Cavixede sarkeSi da dabla Cavedi.
auwerelia Cemi sulieri aforiaqeba. veWvianobdi doras gamo yvelas
mimarT. cofebsa vyridi im fiqriT, rom am sazogadoebaSi aris xalxi,
romeic Cemze ukeTesad icnobs mister spenlos.
srulebiT aRar maxsovs, vin iyo aq, doras garda Cems TavSi ar
darCenila araviTari mogoneba, Tu ra saWmelebi mohqondaT sadilze.
doras gverdiT vijeqi da mxolod mas velaparakebodi; raze da rogor _
es aravin icis. mas mSvenieri xma aqvs da yovel musikaze unazesi xmiT
icinis. bunebas igi yovelxriv Seumkia ymawvil kacis sabolood
dasaRupavad. igi momcro tanisaa, magram es saucxood uxdeba.
_ daviT koperfild! _ miTxra mis mordstonma nasadilevs da
fanjarasTan mimixmo. _ ori sityva maqvs saTqmeli.
orni davrCiT pirispir.
_ daviT koperfild! saWirod ar mimaCnia Cveni ojaxuri mdgomareobis
axsna aq. es araviTar interess ar warmoadgens arc TqvenTvis, arc CemTvis.
_ marTals brZanebT, mis mordston.
_ ar msurs ganvaaxlo mogonebaSi Cveni warsuli Cxubi da usiamovneba.
Seuracxyofa momayena pirovnebam, romlis saxeli ver warmoiTqmis
aRuSfoTeblad. es pirovneba, samwuxarod, Cemive sqesis arsebaa. yvelaze
ukeTesi iqneba, Tu Cven arc erTi sityviT ar vaxsenebT mas.
saSineli aRSfoTeba vigrZeni papidaCemis amgvar xsenebaze, magram meyo
sulis simtkice, SemeniSna mis mordstonisTvis, rom igi Zalian kargs
izams, Tu ar Seexeba am sagans.
_ me ar moviTmen papidaCemis udierad xsenebas, _ davumate me, _ da Tu
Tqven azrad mogivaT laparaki mis Sesaxeb, iZulebuli viqnebi, Cemi azri
ufro gadaWriT gamovTqva.
saRamo mSvenieri iyo; magram Cems mogonebaSi mxolod is darCa, rom
Cemi gulismpyrobeli momxiblav frangul simReras mReroda da Tan
ayolebda raRac mSvenier sakravs, romelic TiTqos gitaras waagavda.
rodesac, bolos, mis mordstoni daesakuTra Tavis mowafes, rom
dasaZineblad waeyvana, doram gamiRima da momxiblavi xeli gamomiwoda.
amis Semdeg Cems oTaxSi gavemarTe. sarkem, romelSic Cavixede SemTxveviT,
viRac gaborotebuli da gamosulelebuli adamianis saxe damanaxa.
dadga mSvenieri dila. me adre avdeqi. azrad momivida gavsuliyavi
baRSi, sufTa haerze, rom iq Tavisuflad meocneba. talanSi mis doras
patara finia Semxvda, saxelad jipi. mivuaxovdi mas megobruli grZnobiT
aRsavse, magram finiam yvela Tavisi kbili miCvena, SeZvra skamqveS RreniT,
rogorc namdvili mxeci, da ar isurva Cemi nazi sityvebis mosmena.
didxans ar miseirnia am baRSi martokas. rodesac kuTxes movucvie, mis
doras Sevxvdi. guli aCqarebiT micems, rodesac am Sexvedras vigoneb, da
kalami TrTis Cems xelSi.
_ Tqven... Tqven... adre... gamosulxarT saseirnod, mis spenlo! _ vuTxari
me.
_ kvira dilaobiT araviTari mecadineoba ara maqvs. _ mipasuxa doram.
_ da xom unda gavakeTo rame? mec gamovucade mamas, rom saseirnod
mivdivar-meTqi. miT umetes, rom es yvelaze naTeli droa dRis
ganmavlobaSi.
saSineli gambedaobiT aRviWurve da vuTxari (Tumca enis borZikiT),
rom CemTvis es yvelaze naTeli droa, Tumca erTi wuTis win Zalian
bneloda.
_ amas Tqven qaTinaurs meubnebiT? _ Tu amindi marTlac gamoicavla?
ufro metad dameba ena, magram garkveviT vuTxari, rom srulebiT ar
mifiqria qaTinaurze da sruls simarTles vambob, Tumca ar vici, iyo Tu
ara amindis cvlileba-meTqi.
_ Tqven, mgonia, Zalian daaxloebiT ar icnobT mis mordstons? _
mkiTxa doram.
_ diax, sul cotaTi, _ vupasuxe me.
_ Tqven ver warmoidgenT, ra mosawyeni ram aris! _ miTxra doram da
gaibuta. _ ver gamigia, rad amomirCia mamam damrigeblad aseTi buzRuna
beberi! fi! mTeli Cemi ubedureba imaSia, rom deda ar myavs, da mamas
hgonia, rom viRac avs, buzRuna bebers SeuZlia dedis magivroba gamiwios.
mis mordstoni dagveZebda mTels baRSi da bolos oranJereaSi gvipova.
man sakocnelad gauwoda doras Tavisi danaoWebuli loya (Tumca naoWebi
didi gulmodginebiT iyo Selesili pudriT) da dora iZulebuli iyo,
ekocna misTvis. Semdeg mis mordstonma xeli gauyara doras mklavSi da
Cven ise gavemarTeT sauzmisTvis, TiTqos vasaflavebdiT visme.
dRe gavatareT wynar myudroebaSi, stumrebi ar yofilan. Cven isev
davseirnobdiT baRSi, oTxivem visadileT da saRamos vsinjavdiT wignebsa
da suraTebs.
orSabaTs, diaadrian, londonSi davbrundiT. me vijeqi sazRvao
sasamarTloSi da guldasmiT vismendi mTeli saqmis msvlelobas, magram
ver vikisreb imis aRweras, Tu ra mdgomareobaSi iyo Cemi Wkua, da guli
mTeli am dRis ganmavlobaSi. vecxrlis niCbis saxelurze, romelic
sasamarTlos magidaze ido, rogorc umaRlesi sazRvao sasamarTlos
emblema, vxedavdi doras, marto doras da sxvas arafers!
da ara marto am dRis ganmavlobaSi vocnebobdi doraze, _ ara, amis
Semdeg yvela dRe erTimeores hgavda da sasamrTlos yovel krebaze erTi
da imave sakiTxiT viyavi garTuli.
Cemi
gatacebis
pirvelive
kviris
ganmavlobaSi
viyide
oTxi
araCveulebrivi Jileti da daviwye seirnoba quCebSi laikis xelTaTmanebiT.
axla rom SeiZlebodes im fexsacmelebis Sovna, romelsac vatarebdi Cemi
cxovrebis am SesaniSnav xanaSi, da misi Sedareba Cemi fexis bunebriv
zomasTan, marto am Sedarebas SeeZlo daenaxvebina, ra sabralo da
usaTuod arabunebrivs mdgomareobaSi vimyofebodi imjamad.
jer aravisTvis ar gameziarebina Cemi saidumloeba. agnesasTan
werilSi mxolod gakvriT aRvniSne, rom `viyavi am dReebSi stumrad mister
spenlosTan, da rom misetr spenlos ojaxi Sedgeba mxolod misi
qaliSvilisgan~. meti araferi miTqams. miuxedavad amisa, misis kropi, ar
vici, ra manqanebiT, mixvda Cems saidumlos _ Cemi gulis grZnobaTa
ganviTarebis am adreul xanaSic ki. aqedan iZulebuli var davaskvna, rom
misis kropi saocari gamWriaxi gonebis patroni iyo.
Tavi ocdameeqvse
mister mikoberis xelTaTmanebi
meore dRes gadavwyvite, wavsuliyavi sadarbazod tom tredelsTan.
tredelsi cxovrobda kamden-taunSi, kolejis axlos.
miyruebul quCas Taviseburi Tvisebebi hqonda, tredelsisTvis
sasurveli iqneboda, rom am quCas es Tvisebebi ar hqonoda; quCis
mcxovreblebs aSkarad etyobodaT midrekueba _ gadmoeyvanaT fanjridan
quCaSi aTasnairi xarxaxura, uromlisodac mSvenievrad SeZloT iolad
wasvla SinaurobaSi. rodesac Cemi megobris binas veZebdi, quCaSi, garda
kombostos furclebisa da sxva bostneulisa, SevniSne Ceqma, damtvreuli
qvabi, qalis Tavsafari, Zveli qolga da ganadgurebis sxvadasxva
safexurze myofi mravali sxva nivTi.
saerTo sanaxaobam momagona Cemi didi xnis daviwyebuli dReebi,
rodesac misi da mister mikoberis sazogadoebaSi vcxovrobdi. yvela
saxli aSenebuli iyo erT mouxeSav yaidaze da adamians moagonebda vinme
uniWo bavSvis naxats, romelic tyuilad cdilobs, sacxovrebeli binebis
xatva iswavlos da imaT magivrad raRac najRabni gamohyavs qaRaldze.
saxli, romelSic Cemi megobari cxovrobda, momcro, orsarTuliani
iyo.
meore sarTulis baqanze TviT tom tredelsi damixvda. igi momexvia da
sixaruliT Semiyvana Tavis binaSi. bina sufTa da movlili iyo, magram
aveji Zalian Raribuli idga; igi mxolod erTi oTaxisagan Sedgeboda. tom
tredelsis magida savse iyo qaRaldebiT, igi aq bejiTad muSaobda Tavis
Zvel, nidayvebgamoglejil serTukSi...
_ tredels! _ vuTxari me da xeli CamovarTvi. _ rogor mixaria Seni
naxva!
_ axla me rogor mixaria, koperfild, rom icode!
_ mister uaterbrukma miTxra, TiTqos Sen veqilobisTvis emzadebi,
marTalia?
_ diax, vemzadebi veqilobisTvis, _ mipasuxa tredelsma da kmayofilad
xelebi moifSvnita. _ saqme imaSia, rom ukve Sevudeqi iurispudenciis
sistematurad da meTodurad Seswavlas. upirveles yovlisa, saWiro iyo as
girvanqaze metis Sovna, rom warCinebuli klerkis ufleba mimeRo. es ki
saxumaro saqme rodia. asi girvanqa steringi _ saxumaro saqme ar aris
koperfild, _ gaimeora tredelsma.
_ mgoni, siyawvileSi Sen viRac biZa ginaxavda? _ vkiTxe me.
_ marTalia, minaxavda. Cemi pansionidan gamosvlis Semdeg male
gardaicvala. odesRac igi maudiTa da tiloebiT vaWrobda da Tavis
memkvidred damniSna; magram, rodesac gavizarde, guli aicrua Cemze,
radgan, misi sityviT, srulebiTac iseTi ar gamovedi, rogoric undoda.
amitom aiRo da Tavisi moaxle SeirTo.
_ mere? Sen raRa hqeni?
_ araferi. me davrCi maTTan imis molodinSi, sanam raime samsaxurSi
momatyobdnen. saubedurod, biZaCemi mokvda, misi coli ymawvil kacze
gaTxovda, me ki, rom ityvian, bedisanabarad gamagdes._ maS Sen araferi
migiRia biZaSenis Semdeg?
_ rogor ara, miviRe! ormocdaaTi girvanqa. arsebiTad me ar
mamzadebdnen arc erTi raime garkveuli TanamdebobisaTvis da amitom
pirvelad, marTali giTxra, srulebiT ar vicodi, ra meqna; magram
iauleris Svilis SemweobiT, romelic CvenTan erTad swavlobda salemis
saswavlebelSi,
daviwye
iuridiuli
dokumentebis
gadawera.
aba,
rasakvirvelia, amiT kaci Tavs ver gaitanda; amitom male SevudeqiT
sxvadasxva qaRaldebis Sedgenas veqilebis SekveTiT. saqme gaiCarxa. radgan
amgvar saqmeebze momixda muSaoba, gadavwyvite iurisudenciis sistematuri
Seswavla ise, rogorc amas studentebi sCadian, da am Seswavlaze
mivaxarje mTeli Cemi ormocdaaTi girvanqa. Semdeg bedma gamiRima da
gavicani erTi literatori, romelic encikloediur leqsikonebs scemda.
xedav am qaRaldebs? es sul enciklopediuri leqsikonisTvis dagrovili
malasaa. marTali rom vTqva, koperfild, urigo kompilatori ara var,
magram mwerlis SemoqmedebiTi niWi ara maqvs. ara mgonia, kidev
moiZebnebodes Cems garda, ymawvili kaci, am zomamde moklebuli
originalur SemoqmedebiT niWs.
aq tredelsi SeCerda da Cems dasturs moeloda, rodesac Tavi
davuqnie Tanxmobis niSnad, ganagrZo:
_ saocaria, koperfild! Sen iseTive gulkeTili xar, rogorc skolaSi
iyavi, da Seni saxec uneburad gulaxdilobas iwvevs. amitom isic unda
gaigo, Zvirfaso megobaro, rom me daniSnuli var!
_ daniSnuli?!
_ Cemi sacole pastoris qalia, devonSirSi cxovrobs. maTi ojaxi aTi
sulisgan Sedgeba. diax, mSvenieri qalia, _ ganagrZo tredelsma. _ cotaTi
Cemze ufrosia, magram mSvenieria yovelmxriv. Cven, yevelia, karga didxans
mogvixdeba ase daniSnulebad yofna, magram Cveni devizia _ `moTmineba da
imedi!~
_ sxva, mgoni, meti araferi maqvs SenTvis saambobi, _ daabolova
tredelsma. _ rogorca hxedav, jerjerobiT vcxovrob ise, arc kargad, arc
avad. patara Semosavali maqvs, xarjic pataraa. sadili saerTo maqvs qveda
sarTulis mdgmurebTan. misis da mister mikoberebma ician cxovreba, da
maT sazogadoebaSi adamians arasodes ar moswyindeba. sasiamovno xalxia!
_ tredels! _ SevZaxe me swrafad. _ ras laparakob!
tredelsma gaocebiT Semomxeda da, rogorc Canda, ver gaego, ra
damemarTa.
_ misis da mister mikoberebi! me maT Zalian kargad vicnob!
am dros viRacam karebze orjer daakakuna, _ imgavarad daakakuna,
rogorc aTasjer gamego vinZoris terasze da rogorc mxolod mister
mikobers SeeZlo, mTeli dedamiwis zurgze arsebul qmnilebaTa Soris,
darakuneba karisa.
Cems danaxvaze mister mikoberma odnav Tavi damikra da sayelo
gaiswora.
_ rogor brZandebiT, mister mikober _ vkiTxe me.
_ ser, _ mipasuxa mister mikoberma, _ Tqven Zalian gulkeTili
brZandebiT. me vimyofebi in status quo.
mister mikoberma ver micno, Tumca pirispir videqiT; magram rodesac
dainaxa Rimili Cems saxeze, damacqerda, uecrad ukan gaxta da Sehyvira:
_ nuTu es SesaZlebelia? nuTu me koperfilds vxedav? _ da am
sityvebTan erTad magrad marTlevda xels.
_ rogorc brZandebian Cveni keTili megobrebi _ doqtori strongi da
yvela Cveni kenterberis nacnobi? _ mkiTxa mister mikoberma.
_ yvelani kargad arian, rogorc mweren.
_ o, me aRtacebuli var am cnobebisagan. Zvirfaso koperfild, Tqven
gvxvdebiT im mdgomareobaSi, romelsac, sityvis viwro mniSvnelobiT,
gaWirvebuli mdgomareoba hqvia; magram Tqven ukve iciT mravali
SemTxvevidan, rom SeCveuli var amgvar dabrkolebaTa SebrZolebas da
gamarjvebas. TqvenTvis cnobilia, rom Cvens mdgomareobaSi yofila iseTi
xana, rodesac saqmeTa viTarebis gamo mixdeboda Cemi Cveulebrivi
moRvaweobis SeCereba da velodi SesaZlebel cvilebebs garemoebaTa swraf
srbolaSi. maSin vixevdi ukan, vicdidi da dakvirvebiT vemzadebodi sagmiro
moqmedebisaTvis. maJamad swored aseT gardamaval xanaSi vimyofebi: ukan
vixev, axal Zal-Rones vikreb da sabolood vimagreb guls, raTa
gadamwyveti nabiji gadavdga.
me Cemi sruli siamovneba gamovTqvi, rodesac oTaxSi misis mikoberi
Semovida. Cven daaxloebiT naxevari saaTi gavatareT mxiarul baasSi da
vigonebdiT Zvel, bednier dros. sxvaTa Soris, me gavige, rom mikoberebis
tyupebi `hyvavian~ da rom master da mis mikoberebi `namdvili bumberazebi~
gaizardnen, Tumca amjerze isini ar uCvenebiaT CemTvis.
mister mikoberi mexveweboda sadilad darCenas. me ara mqonda ra
sawinaaRmdego, magram misis mikoberis TvalebSi advilad davinaxe, rom
maTi tabla metad mcire iyo ucxo stumrisTvis. amitom vuTxari, rom sxva
adgilas var miwveuli sadilad-meTqi, da Cemma uarma erT wamSi aRadgina
misis mikoberis sulis simSvide.
darbazobis bolos vTxove tredelssa da mikobers Tavisi meuRliT _
daeniSnaT dRe, romdesac mobrZandebodnen CemTan sadilze.
daniSnul dRes da saaTs samive stumari gamocxadda. mister mikoberis
sayelo TovliviT bzinavda, lorneti axal lentze ekida. misis mikobers
mSvenieri qudi exura, cotaTi gaxunebuli, magram mas Tan Tavsafaric
hqonda, yavisfer yuTSi Cadebuli. tredelss erT xelSi yuTi eWira, meore
xeliT misis mikobers Sveloda. yvelani aRtacebaSi movidnen Cemi binisagan.
me mgonia, misis korps sadilis gakeTebis dros Tavisi Cveulebrivi
krunCxva daemarTa, radgan yvela saWmeli srulebiT gafuWebuli iyo.
cxvris xorci, Signidan umi, Zalian mkrTalad gamoiyureboda garedan.
amasTanave mis zedapirze raRac ucnauri nivTiereba mosCanda ferflisebri,
TiTqos nacari dahyroda Cemi diasaxlisisi SesaniSnav RumelSi. mtredebian
namcxvars garedan ara uSavda ra, magram ufro axlos gasinjvis dros
gamoirkva, rom raRac fantastikuri namcxvari iyo: misi zedapiri,
frenologiurad rom vTqvaT, mruded moyvanil Tavis qalas warmoadgenda;
zed marvali korZebi da borcvebi hqonda. magram am ucnaur garekanis qveS
TiTqmis veraferi aRmovaCineT. erTi sityviT, veraferi banketi gamovida da,
rasakvirvelia, srulebiT ubedurad vgrZnobdi Tavs, magram stumrebma
saocari moxerxebiT gamomiyvanes am mZime mdgomareobdian, da mister
mikoberis brwyinvale ideam gamoaswora mTeli saqme.
_ neba miboZeT SevniSno, _ ganacxada man, _ rom Cems xangrZliv
dakvirvebze damyarebuli azriT, araferi ar sjobs pilpiliT Sezavebul
saWmels. amgvari saWmeli axlac SeiZleba gakeTdes. visargebloT Sromis
ganawilebis TeoriiT. moitanon mayali da Tqveni daxmarebiT vkisrulob,
iseTi saWmeli mogimzadoT, romelic savsebiT dagaviwyebT cudi mzareulis
uTaurobas.
mayali moitanes, yvelani vecadeT sisruleSi mogveyvana mister
mikoberis idea. vfusfusebdiT, win da ukan davrbodiT, vWridiT,
vacxelebdiT, vamarilebdiT, vsinjavdiT, vxumrobdiT, vicinodiT da male
am aurzaurSi cxvris fexisagan mxolod erTi ZvaliRa darCa.
_ Tu ar vcdebi, mister koperfils, _ Tqva misis mikoberma da Tan
punSs wrupavda, _ aq Cven, yvelani axlobeli megobrebi varT da,
rasakvirvelia, maT Soris tredelsic, radgan igi, didi xania, Cveni ojaxis
wevri gaxda, amitom mindoda Tqveni saerTo azri gamego Cemi qmris
gegmebisa da imedebis Sesaxeb. amJamad Sevyureb qveynierebas da vkiTxulob:
`sad veZioT masSi imgvari moRvaweobis dargi, sadac mister mikoberis niWs
miecema sruli brwyinvalebiT gaviTarebis saSualeba. erTxel da
samudamod uars vacxadeb yovelgvari komisiebis winaaRmdeg, radgan
komisiebi saimedo saqme ar aris, mister mikoberi ki imgvari niWis
patronia, rom mas araviTari riski ar unda moelodes. ar dagimalavT,
mister koperfild, rom didi xniT adre SevaCere Cemi yuradReba ludis
qarxanaze, radgan, Cemi azriT, ludiT vaWroba zed gamoWrilia Cems qmarze.
magram ras izam? Cemi rCeviT mister mikoberma ara erTxel mimarTa amgvar
firmebs, magram amayi negociantebi saocari sijiutiT uaryofen mister
mikoberis winadadebas da pasuxsac ki ar aRirseben. maSasadame, ara Rirs am
gegmaze SeCereba.
_ Hhm! swore giTxra, genacvale... _ gaawyvetina mister mikoberma.
_ Cemo megobaro, gTxov damacado, _ uTxra misis mikoberma da Tavisi
rbili xelTaTmanebi mis xels daado. _ Rrmad darwmunebuli var, mister
koperfild, rom Cemi qmari mSvenieri bankiri iqneboda, garemoebani xels
rom uwyobdnen. piradad me rom Tanxa mqondes, sruli ndobiT Sevitandi
mas im sabanko saxlSi, romelsac saTaveSi eyoleboda mister mikoberis
niWiT aRWurvili adamiani. magram, Tu yvela aqauri bankiri daJinebiT uars
acxadebs imaze, rom TavianT sasargeblod gamoiyenon mister mikoberis
niWi da zizRiTac ki ukuagdeben mis winadadebas, _ saWiroa Tu ara am
ideaze SeCereba? rasakvirvelia, ara. da ai, mister mikoberi _ adamiani,
Semkuli aTasgvari niWiT... adamiani didi niWiT... me gavbedav vTqva, _
geniosi adamiani, Tu ar CamiTvliT meuRlis gadaWarbebad...
me da tredelsma davarwmuneT, rom aq araviTari gadaWarbeba ar arias.
_ miuxedavad amisa, rogorc Tqven TviTon xedavT, mister mikoberi
uadgilod aris da, rac yvelaze uaresia, ufulod. uneburad ibadeba
kiTxva: vin aris yovelive amis pasuxismgebeli? cxadia _ sazogadoeba! mere
ra aris saWiro am SemTxvevaSi? Cemis azriT, saWiroa mikoberma acnobos
sazogadoebas es samwuxaro movlena da urCios mas _ gamoasworos Tavisi
Secdoma. ramdenic ar vifiqre am saganze, Zvirfaso mister koperfild, Cemi
saboloo daskvna erTi da igivea. mister mikoberma unda gadaugdos
sazogadoebas Tavisi rainduli xelTaTmani da uTxras keTilSobiluri
gabedulebiT: `romeli Tqvengani apirebs am xelTaTmanis aRebas? maCvene es
adamiani. dae Cemi metoqe win gamovides!~
me gavbede mekiTxa _ ra saxiT SesZlebda mister mikoberi amis Cadenas?
_ rogor? ver mixvdiT? mister mikoberma gancxadeba unda dabeWdos
Tavis Sesaxeb yvela inglisur gazeTSi, mister mikberma unda gamoacxados:
`aba, axla momixmareT, ra saqmisTvisac gsurdeT, Sromis wesieri
dajildoebiT. misamarTi _ vilkins mikobers kamden-taunSi~.
_ gancxadeba, mgonia, Zalian Zviri Rirs, _ SevniSne me erTgvari eWviT.
_ diax, Tqven marTals brZanebT! _ damidastura misis mikoberma da Tan
sastikad icavda logikur Tanmimdevrobas azrTa msvlelobaSi. _ ai
swored umTavresad am mizezis gamo aucileblad mimaCnia, rom mister
mikoberma valad aiRos garkveuli Tanxa TamasuqiT. moigoneT, rom amas
moiTxovs samarTlianoba misdami, misi ojaxisadmi, da aucilebeli
movaleoba samarTlianobisa TviT sazogadoebisadmi.
mister mikoberi, savarZelSi gadawolili, lornets aTamaSenda da
Wers Sescqeroda; magram SevniSne, rom amave dros Tvals adevnebda
tredelssac, romelic am dros cecxls misCereboda.
_ Cemi ojaxis wevrebi uars acxadeben yovelgvar naTesaur grZnobaze
da ar undaT am saqmeSi dagvexmarnon, _ ganagrZo misis mikoberma. _ ras
izam? Cemi azris gamosaxatavad arsebobs garkveuli komerciuli termini...
_ Tamsuqis ganaRdeba, _ mieSvela mister mikoberi da Tan Wers
Sescqeroda.
_ diax, wavides sitiSi da Tamasuqi gaanaRdos, _ gadaWriT daabolova
misis mikoberma.
amis Semdeg misis mikoberma aRar isurva monawileobs miReba Cvens
qeifSi da Cems sawol oTaxSi gavida. me ganvimsWvale azriT, rom misis
mikoberi didebuli qalia, keTilSobil romael dedaTa modgmisa,
romelnic ganTqmulni iyvnene TavianTi gmiruli saqmeebiT.
am STabeWdulebiT aRsavsem, suliTa da guliT mivuloce mister
mikobers is daufasebeli saunje, romelic mas ergo meuRlis saxiT.
tredelsmac miuloca. mister mikoberma saTiTaod CamogvarTva xeli da
Semdeg saxeze miifara cxvirsaxoci, romelic, Tu ar vcdebi, mTlad
TambaqoTi iyo gasvrili. amis Semdeg bednierebiT aRsavse mister mioberi
isev punSs dabrunda da mWermetyvelebam mis bageTagan mZlavr nakadad
gadmoxeTqa.
daaxloebiT TorTmeti saaTi iyo, rodesac misis mikoberma Tavsafari
yuTSi Cado da qudi daixura. rodesac tredelsi paltos icvamda, mister
mikoberma isargebla SemTxveviT da werili gadmomca, romelic, misi
Txovnis Tanaxmad, Tavisufal dros unda wamekiTxa... Semdeg gavacile Cemi
stumrebi da sanTliT xelSi moajirze gadamdgarma kibe gavunaTe.
ukan dabrunebisas buxars mivujeqi da Cavufiqrdi im ucnaur
damokidebulebas, romelic arsebobda Cemsa da mister mikobers Soris;
vfiqrobdi am adamianis ucnaur xasiaTze. erTi wuTis Semdeg kibeze
viRacis Cqari fexis xma moisma. jer gavifiqre, rom es tredelsi brundeba
misis mikoberis raime darCenil nivTisTvis-meTqi, magram Cemi guli ufro
swrafad aZgerda, rodesac stirfordi davinaxe.
agnesas sityvebi stirfordis Sesaxeb Rrmad Camivarda gulSi, TviT
agnesac Cemi fiqris mudmivi sagani iyo. magram, rodesac stirfordi
Semovida da xeli gamomiwoda, Semrcxva imisi, rom eWvi Sevitane megobarSi,
romis siyvaruli da pativiscema bavSvobidanve gulSi mqonda Canergili.
_ a, dezi! hai, SeEloTo, Sena! _ mxiarulad SesZaxa stirfordma. _
mgonia, isev qeifze mogiswari!
_ me ise var gaocebuli, stirford, rom salamis mocema damaviwyda, _
vuTxari da xeli gavuwode.
_ aba, rogor xar, baxusis norCo Tayvanismcemelo?
_ Zalian kargad, da dRes, yovel SemTxvevaSi, baxusisaTvis Tayvani ar
micia, Tumca Sen cotas gagscda, ar Sexvdi aq sam stumars.
man gamiRima, odnav Tavi damiqnia da mkiTxa, xom ara maqvs-ra saWmeli?
me gamoviRe karadidan namcxvari mtredebiT.
_ oho! devi! es xom namdvili mefuri vaxSamia! _ SesZaxa stirfordma
da magidas iujda. _ es miT ufro sasiamovnoa, rom es aris axla
davbrundi iarmauTidan.
_ marTla? me ki megona, oqsfordidan moxvedi.
_ ara, me mezRvauris xelovnebas vswavlobdi: es ukeTesia, vidre
oqsfordis leqciebi.
_ didi xani iyavi iq?
_ ara, sami Tu oTxi dRe.
_ rogor arian Cveni megobrebi? rogor aris emi? jer xom ar
gaTxovila?
_ jer ara.
_ xom ar gagigia, rodis aris-meTqi maTi qorwili?
_ mgoni, erTi kviris Semdeg, Tu erTi Tvisa, an orisa, marTali
giTxra, ar vici danamdvilebiT. me TiTqmis ar minaxavs isini. marTla,
werili maqvs SenTan.
man dado dana-Cangali da werilis Zebna daiwyo jibeebSi.
_ visgan? _ vkiTxe me.
_ rasakvirvelia, Seni beberi gadiasagan, _ mipasuxa man da raRac
qaRaldebi amoaTRia jibidan. _ `jon stirfords, eskvairs, `mxiaruli
Tavis~ sastumroSi~. ara, es ar aris. moiTmine, axlave vipovi.
werili Cemi keTili pegotisgan iyo, dawerili warmoudgenelis
asoebiT. igi matyobinebda, rom misi qmari uimedo mdgomareobaSia; Tan
aRniSnavda, rom barkisi am bolo dros ufro xelmoWeruli gaxda, vidre
win, da amis gamo pegoti moklebuli iyo saSualebas ise moevlo misTvis,
rogorc saWiroa. pegoti aras ambobda uZilo Rameebze da didi qebiT
ixseniebda sabralo avadmyofs. werili dasrulebuli iyo gulwrfeli
siyvarulis gamocxadebiT da umdablesi mokiTxviT.
im dros, rodesac am ieroglifebs varCevdi, stirfordi ganagrZobda
Wama-smas.
_ usiamovno ambavia, _ mTxra man, rodesac kiTxva gavaTave, _ magram
ras izam! mze yoveldRe Cadis da adamianebi yovel wuTSi kvdebian. saerTo
xvedri aravis ar unda aSinebdes. Tu Cven SevyoymandebiT SevdgaT fexi
uzangSi, mxolod imitom, rom sikvdilma kari daaraxuna, maSin yvelaferi
wasulia. ara, Cemo megobaro! gaswi win Sens raSze! mouWire dezebi, sadac
saWiroa da nu daecemi suliT nurasodes, TavgamodebiT gahqusle sul win,
gadalaxe yvela dabrkoleba da gamarjveba Senia!
igi SeCerda, daisxa Rvino, cotaTi ukan gadaxara Tavisi mSvenieri Tavi
da Semomxeda. misi saxe, odnav mzemokidebuli, zRvis haeris siaxliT iyo
aRsavse.
_ momismine, stirfotrd, _ vuTxari me, _ Seni goneba, mgonia,
RrublebSi dahqris, magram Tu daeSvebi mag ciuri sferodan da Cems
mosmenas moisurveb...
_ sadac gsurs iq daveSvebi, _ mipasuxa mxiarulad da isev buxars
miujda. _ sTqvi, mTlad Sens gankargulebaSi var, devi.
_ ai saqme raSia, stirford. Cemis azriT, Zalian kargs vizam, Tu Cems
beber gadias vinaxuleb. Cemi iq yofna, ueWvelia, didi nugeSi iqneba
misTvis.
stirfordis saxem Cafiqrebuli gamomeyveleba miiRo da, sanam pasuxs
gamcemda, rogor Canda, cdilobda, wesrigSi moeyvana Tavisi azrebi.
_ kargi, wadi! _ miTxra man bolos. _ Sen ar SegiZlia zianis miyeneba.
_ diax, waval, magram, mgoni, zedmetia Txovna, rom Senc miiRo
monawileoba am mogzaurobaSi, radgan es aris axla dabrundi iarmauTidan.
_ rasakvirvelia, me axla pirdapir haigetSi mivdivar dedas sanaxavad.
marTla! Sen xval ginda waxvide? _ mkiTxa stirfordma da xeli mxarze
damado.
_ diax, xval.
_ modi, zegamde gadade Seni mogzauroba. mindoda ramdenime dRiT
CemTan momewvie. rogorc ginda, devi, magram xvalindeli dRe Sen Cvens
saxlSi unda gaataro. ramdenime saaTiT mainc wamodi. vin icis, rodis da
sad mogvixdes kidev erTmaneTis naxva... iarmauTi arsad ar gaiqceva.
aucileblad saWiroa, rom Sen Cagde Cemsa da roza dartls Soris. me
viTxov Sengan am daxmarebas, devi.
_ rao? gana Tqven Zalian giyvarT erTmaneTi?
_ gviyvars Tu gvZuls, sul erTia, oRond, geTayva, devi, gadade
zegisTvis Seni wasvla.
me zegisTvis gadavde Cemo mogzauroba iarmauTSi. male am laparakis
Semdeg stirfordma Caicva palto, moukida sigaras da wavida.
rodesac tanisamoss vixdidi Cems sawol oTaxSi, jibidan mikoberis
werili amomvarda da mxolod maSin momagonda igi.
`ser (me ver vbedav giwodoT Zvirfasi mister koperfildi)! unda
mogaxsenoT, rom qvemore xelmomweri sabolood ganadgurebulia. me ar
mindoda meTqva es TqvenTvis dRes diliT da amexsna yvela garemoeba, Cems
horizontze gahqra yoveli imedi da qvemore xelismomweri sabolood
daiRupa.
am werils wers adamiani, romelmac srulebiT dahkarga Tavi da visi
bedic CarCebis xelSia. am adamians ar SeuZlia Seitanos qira im binisa,
romelSic cxovrobs da amitom misi qoneba aRwerilia. siaSi Setanilia ara
marto qvemore xelismomweris yvela nivTi, aramed moZravi qoneba misi
mdgmurisa, mister tredelsisa, maTi ojaxis pativcemuli wevrisa.
qvemore xelismomweris bagesTan, ukvdavi poetis sityviT, mitanilia
mware sasmeli, romelsac mxolod erTi wveTiRa aklia. zemore
moxsenebulma mister tomas redelsma ikisra, gadaixados Cems magivrad 23
girvanqa, 4 Silindi da 9 1/2 pensi, magram uzrunvelyofa ar miuRia; da
Tumca mTeli pasuxisgeba qvemore xelismomwers edeba, Tanxis sididis gamo
erTi msxverplis magivrad _ ori iqneba, da es moxdeba araugvianes, vidre
mTvare eqvsjer gaivseba da dacxreba.
am saqmis dawvrilebiT moxsenebis Semdeg zedmetad mimaCnia davumato,
rom dReidan mtveri da nacari samaradisod Tavs eyreba
bedisgan damarcxebuls da bediswerisagan mokluls.
vilkins mikobers~.
sabralo tredelsi! gamocdilebiT vicodi, rom mikoberi, ase Tu ise,
Tavs
daaRwevda
bedis
ukuRmarTobas;
magram
sabralo
tredelsi
mecodeboda da mTeli Rame imaze vfiqrobdi.
Tavi ocdameSvide
meore darbazoba stirfordTan
meore dRes, diliTve, rodesac mivedi samsaxurSi doqtorTa
kolegiaSi, gamovucxade mister spenlos, rom moulodnel garemoebaTa
gamo iZulebuli var wavide mokle xniT. me damiTxoves yovelive
dabrkolebis gareSe, radgan ujamagirod vmsaxurobdi da, maSasadame, ar
vemorClebodi am mxriv jorkinsis gankargulebas, romelic ulmobeli iyo
yvela klerkis mimarT. mister spenlosTan laparakis dros visargeble
SemTxveviT da vikiTxe, rogor brZandeba mis spenlo-meTqi. xma mikankalebda
am kiTxvaze, magram mister spenlom madloba gadamixada yuradRebisTvis d
amiTxra, rom Cemi qali Zalian kargad grZnobs Tavso. yovelive es iseTi
sada da umniSvnelo kiloTi mipasuxa, TiTqos laparaki sul ubralo
adamianze yofiliyo.
misis stirfords gauxarda Cemi naxva; roza dartlsac agreTve.
litimeri, Cemda sasiamovnod, saxlSi ar iyo. Cemi misvlis daaxloebiT
naxevari saaTis Semdeg SevniSne, rom roza dartli midarajebda
yuradRebiT da daJinebiT. ramdenjerac ki mivmarTe mas, SemTxveviT Tu
gangeb, misi Savi Tvalebi aucileblad jer me damaSterdebodnen, an orives
erTbaSad Tvals mogvavlebda. tyuilad vecade, meCvenebina misTvis, rom me
vxedav, rogor awarmoebs igi Tavis zvervas. mis dartli ar SemkrTala da
ar Sercxvenia. igi isev saocari dakvirvebiT maSterebda focxverisebur,
gamWriax Tvalebs.
ase Canda, rom mTeli saxli misi aRelvebuli dakvirvebis sagani iyo
am dRis ganavlobaSi. Tu me da stirfordi vlaparakobdiT oTaxSi,
uaxloes derefanSi aucileblad ismoda mis dartlis kabis Sriali.
rodesac me da stirfordi gavidodiT saxlidan mindorze, TamaSobaSi
savarjiSod, mis dartli meteoriviT swrafad dahqroda erTi fanjridan
meoremde, sanam ar damkvidrdeboda erT sadarajo adgilze.
sadilis win oTxiveni saseirnod gavediT. rogorc ki movcildiT
saxls ramdenime nabijiT, mis dartlma swrafad wamavlo mklavSi Tavisi
mWle xeli da SemaCera. rodesac stirfordi da misi deda TvalsaCino
manZilze mogvSordnen, mis dartlma, romelsac aRar eSinoda rom mis
laparaks gaigebdnen, amgvari baasi daiwyo:
_ didi xania ar yofilxarT Cvensas, mister koperfild! rad moxda es?
nuTu Tqveni samsaxuri imdenad sainteresoa ymawvili kacisTvis, rom mTels
Tqvens yuradRebas ipyrobs? amas imitom vkiTxulob, rom yvelaferi
dawvrilebiT minda gavigo, radgan arafer ara vici-ra. samarTlianad
vfiqrob? ha?
me vupasuxe, rom samsaxurs marTlac aqvs bveri saintereso mxare,
magram, miuxedavad amisa, ara maqvs gansakurebuli siyvaruli Cemi
Tanamdebobisa.
_ marTla? ah, ra moxaruli var! _ miTxra mis dartlma. _ maS
vcdebodi da Tqven axla gamogyevarT swor gzaze. sasiamovnoa Secdomebis
aRiareba. iqneb Tqveni samsaxuri cotaTi uinteresoa-meTqi, mister
koperfild?
me vupasuxe, rom marTlac cotaTi uintereso iyo.
_ marTla? mec swored ase vfiqrobdi. srulebiT bunebrivia,
maSasadame, Tu Tqven eZebT erTgvar gasarTobs, siamovnebas, cvlilebas.
asec unda iyos. magram misTvis, iciT, iqneb es metismetia, _ ha? me vambob _
misTvis, da ara TqvenTvis, _ ha?
swrafma gaxedvam im mxares, sadac daseirnobdnen stirfordi da misi
deda, cxadad damanaxa, vis Sesaxebac iyo laparaki; magram ai yvelaferi is,
rac adamians SeeZlo gaego misi sityvebidan. Cemi misken mimarTuli
Tvalebi, ueWvelia, did gaocebas gamoxatavdnen.
_ iqneb es ukve metismetia? me arafers vamtkiceb, mister koperfild,
mxolod vfiqrob, vvaraudob, iqneb es Zalian arTobs mas, ara? da swored
amitom xom ar xdeba, rom bolo dros igi ase iSviaTad naxulobs am
brmasaviT mindobils... ara?
deda-Svilisken gatyorcnili mzera isev Cemsken mobrunda swrafad.
rogorc Canda, mis dartli cdilobda, gaego Cemi idumali fiqrebi.
_ ah, mis dartl, _ vuapsuxe me, _ nu ifiqrebT, geTayva...
_ me arc vfiqrob rasme, darwmunebuli brZandebodeT mister
koperfild.
an
rad
mogeCvenaT,
TiTqos
vfiqrobde
rasme?
ara,
damSvidebuli brZandebodeT. me ar var eWviani. me mxolod vkiTxulob _ da
sxva araferi. araviTari gadaWrilli azri ar maqvs. Cemi azri damyarebuli
iqneba mxolod imaze, rasac Tqven metyviT. maS es ase ar aris? didad
moxaruli var.
_ Tu stirfordi bolo dros Cveulebrivze iSviaTad modis saxlSi, es
verafriT ver amixsnia Cemi mxriT, es arc ki vicodi am wuTamde da Tqven
pirvelma miTxariT. ar minaxavs igi mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi, wuxandel
saRamomde.
_ marTla?
_ diax, mis dartl.
uecrad mas saxe gaufiTrda da Zveli Wrilobis niSanma gaiwia mTels
sigrZeze, zemo tuCudan qvemoze, nikapamdis. me pirdapir SemeSinda am
simaxinjisa da uneburad SevkrTi, rodesac man damaStera Tavisi
gamWvalavi Tvalebi da wailaparaka:
_ maS ras akeTebs?
uneburad gavimeore misi sityvebi ufro CemTvis, vidre imisTvis.
_ maS ras akeTebs? _ warmoTqva man iseTis afeTqebiT, TiTqos gulze
ali ekideboda. _ raSi exmareba mas es adamiani, romlis Cemdami momarTul
TvalebSi mudam vamCnev raRac miuwvdomeli cbierebis, eSmakobisa da
sicruis gamometyvelebas? Tu Tqveni guli savsea gulwrfeli megobrobiTa
da keTilSobilebiT, srulebiT imisTvis ar gekiTxebiT, rom Tqven
uRalatoT Tqvens megobars, mipasuxeT mxolod erTs kiTxvaze: riTi
xelmZRvanelobs es adamiani Tavis moqmedebaSi? wyromiT? siZulviliT?
musvenari daudegarobiT? Tu raime TavSeukavebeli, damTxveuli JinianobiT,
an qineb siyvaruliT?
_ mis dartl, _ vupasuxe me, _ rogor dagarwmunoT, rom CemTvis
stirfordi srulebiT iseTivea, rogoric uwin iyo, rodesac pirvelad
movedi am saxlSi! Cemis azriT, masSi araviTari cvlileba ar momxdara.
arafris eWvi ar maqvs, Rrmad darwmunebuli var, rom arc aris rame saeWvo.
arc ki mesmis, raze laparakobT!
man isev damaStera Tavisi Savi Tvalebi da SevniSne, rom misi Wriloba
gainZra da saSinlad aTamaSda. TiTqos igi isev xelaxla dasWreso. misi
zeda tuCi aiwia da gasivda, TiTqos sibralulsa da zizRs gamoxatavda
erTsa da imave dros. man saCqarod miifara Wrilobaze Tavisi wvrili,
faifuriviT gamWvirvale xeli da piridan wamoskda sityvebi warmouTqmeli
mZlavri da abobqrebuli grZnobebiT:
_ maS yovelive es saidumlod darCes Cvens Soris!
da amis meti aRaraferi ar gamigia mis dartlisagan mTeli am
seirnobis dros.
stirfordi-deda gansakuTrebiT bednieri iyo im dRes Tavisi Svilis
sazogadoebaSi, Svilic gansakuTrebuli yuradRebiTa da TavazianobiT iyo
aRsavse dedisadmi. deda da Svili saocrad hgavdnen erTmaneTs. erTgvari
siamayiT aRbeWdili mRelvareba, romelic axasiaTebda ymawvil jentlmens,
Secvlili iyo xnieri ledis pirovnebaSi sakuTari Rirsebis wynari da
damSvidebuli grZnobiT. ara erTxel, gatacebuls maTi cqeriT, mifiqria
da gulSi madloba gadamixdia bedisTvis, rom ar iyo da, rasakvirvelia,
SeuZlebelia
yofiliyo
raime
seriozuli
mizezi
maT
Soris
ganxeTqilebisa; winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi, am ori xasiaTis _ an, ukeT rom
vTqvaT, erTi da imave bunebis ori aCrdilis Serigeba metismetad Zneli
iqneboda.
_ ah, marTla, miTxariT rame... me mTeli dRe vfiqrob amaze da Zalian
minda vicode, _ daiwyo roza dartlma, rodesac sufraze davsxediT.
_ ra gindaT, rom icodeT? _ hkiTxa misis stirfordma. _ daanebeT Tavi
mag idumalebas, roza, gTxovT.
_ idumalebas? ah marTla? ras brZanebT! nuTu Tqven marTlac
idumalebas momawerT?
_ es idumaleba urTierTobaSi TqvenTvis meore bunebad gadaiqca, _
ganagrZo misis stirfordma arc iseTis ukmayofilebiT, _ magram maxsovs,
da, rasakvirvelia, Tqven TviTonac kargad gaxsovT, rom uwin ar
gemCneodaT midrekileba am ucnaur gamocanebisadmi. maSin gacilebiT ufro
gulaxdili iyaviT CvenTan da srulebiT ar frTxilobdiT ise, rogorc
axla.
_ o, diax, rasakvirvelia, Tqven srul simarTles brZanebT, _ upasuxa
roza dartlma. _ ra vqna! rogorc hxedavT, cudi Cveulebebi fesvebs
ikidebs CemSi. SexedeT erTi! rogor moxda, rom SeumCnevlad gamovicvale?
mes metad sakvirvelia. vecdebi, isev iseTi viyo, rogoric uwin. oRond
visgan
aviRo
magaliTi?
Zalian
kargi!
me
jemsisagan
viswavli
gulaxdilobas!
roza dartlis am sityvebSi, rogorc yvela sxva sityvaSic,
SeumCnevlad ixateboda mwvave dacinva. misis stirfordma saocari
xalisianobiT upasuxa:
_ da Zalian kargsac imzamT, roza! ukeTes skolas Tqvne verc versad
ipoviT.
saWiroa, aq kidev erTi patara garemoeba movixsenio mis dartlis
Sesaxeb. me es SemdegSi momagonda, rodesac yvela warsuli scena aixsna.
mTeli am dRis ganamvlobaSi, metadre nasadilevs, stirfordi yovel
RonisZiebas xmarobda, rom moerjulebina da moeSinaurebina es ucnauri
qali da sasiamovno, alersiani mosaubre gaexada. stirfordis gamarjveba
ar unda gamkvirveboda, radgan igi yvelaferSi imarjvebda. mis dartls
saxe TandaTan gaeSala, moqcevac nel-nela Seicvala. misma gamoxedvam
dakarga pirvandeli ukmexoba da Zalian sustad ewinaaRmdegeboda ymawvil
kacis momxiblav Zalas. da ai, bolos, Rimilma gaiTamaSa mis dartlis
tuCebze; igi moSinaurebuli, damonavebuli iyo, da ukve aRaraferi
saSineli aRar moCanda am moRuSul da pirquS arsebaSi. visxediT buxarTan
da Cvens mxiarul laparaks Tan sdevda udardeli sicili, TiTqos
uxilavma Zalam yvelani patara bavSvebad gadagvaqcia.
_ gesmis, devi, _ CurCuliT miTxra stirfordma da fexis TiTebze
mivida odnav mixurul karebTan. _ me mgonia, dedas garda aravis ar
gaugonia misi dakvra am ukanaskneli sami wlis ganamvlobaSi. wavideT
masTan.
am sityvebs Tan sdevda damcinavi Rimili, romelic im wamSive gahqra
misi saxidan. Cven SevediT. mis dartli marto iyo sastumro oTaxSi.
_ ah, nu adgebiT, roza! _ uTxra stirfordma, rodesac mis dartli
ukve adga Tavisi adgilidan. _ erTxel mainc iyaviT keTili: gvimRereT
irlandiuri simRera. ai, Cems megobars dezisac Zalian uyvars musika.
gvimRereT irlandiuri simRera, roza, me ki davjdebi da mogismenT,
rogorc uwin.
erT wuTs mis dartli idga Cafiqrebuli sakravTan; man gausva xeli
simebs, magram, rogorc Canda, jer ver bedavda dakvras. bolos dajda,
swrafi da moulodneli xelis moZraobiT moiwia qnari da daukra.
Cems sicocxleSi arasodes ara gamigia-ra am irlandiuri simReris
msgavsi. verc erTma kompozitorma qveyanaze ver SesZlo am xmebis
gadmocema musiakSi, da mis dartlis simReram TiTqos TavisTavad amoxeTqa
gulidan, romelic aRsavse iyo abobqrebuli da veluri vnebiT. misi xma da
simebi, rasakvirvelia, sul mcireoden gamoxatavdnen im saidumloTa
saidumlos, romelic am gulSi imaleboda. ena dameba gaocebisagan. am
dros mis dartlma daamTavra simRera da, TiTqos buranSiao, isev usvamda
simebze marjvena xels.
stirfordi adga adgilidan, RimiliT miuaxlovda mis dartls, moxvia
welze xeli da uTxra:
_ gmadlob, roza! amis Semdeg Cven gulwrfelad da nazad gveyvareba
erTmaneTi.
erT wamSi rozam xeli hkra stirfords da giJiviT gavarda
sastumrodan.
igi aRar dabrunebula. mis Sesaxeb aRaraferi gviTqvams manamde, vidre
daZinebis win ar Sevedi stirfordis oTaxSi gamosamSvidobeblad. maSin
stirfordma gaicina da mkiTxa, minaxavs Tu ara sadme amgvari veluri da
daugeSavi arseba.
_ am adamianis gamocnoba yovlad SeuZlebelia. mgoni, ukve giTxari,
rom igi mzad aris yvelaferi axlos miitanos gulTan. misi Wkua namdvili
wisqvilia, romelic fqvavs yovel sityvas, yovel azrs. igi yovelTvis
saxifaToa. Rame mSvidobisa, dezi!
_ Rame mSvidobisa, stirford! xval, ueWvelia, Cven veRar vnaxavT
erTmaneTs.
magram, rogorc Canda, jer ar undoda CemTan ganSoreba. igi idga
gaubedav pozaSi oTaxis SuagulSi da orive xeli Cems mxrebze elaga.
_ yuri migde, dezi! Tu odesme iseTi garemoebani Segvxvda, rac
samudamod mogvaSorebs erTmaneTs, momigone, rogorc kargi, keTili
megobari. dampirdi amas!
_ Sen CemTvis mudam erTi da igive xar _ Rirsi pativiscemisa da
siyvarulisa, _ vupasuxe me.
maS rad Seuracxvyofdi am adamians Cems fiqrebSi usamarTlo eWvebiT?
ise davRondi amis gamo da ise Semrcxva Cemi Tavisa, rom mzad viyavi,
yvelaferi meTqva misTvis, aRsareba kinaRam enidan ar momwyda, magram Tavi
Sevikave; jer erTi imitom, rom pirvel wuTSi ver movnaxe saSualeba,
rogor Sevdgomodi am mZime ganmartebas.
_ Rame mSvidobisa, dezi! _ gaimeora stirfordma.
xeli CamovarTviT erTmaneTs da gavSordiT.
me avdeqi gaTenebisas, saCqarod Cavicvi da frTxilad Sevixede Cemi
megobris oTaxSi. mas Tavi erT xelze daedo da eZina wynari, udardeli
ZiliT. amgvar mdgomareobSi xSirad minaxavs igi salemis saswavleblis
dortuarSi.
Tavi ocdamerve
glova
im dResve, saRamoTi, Cavedi iarmauTSi da sastumroSi davdeqi.
aTi saaTi iqneboda, rodesac quCaSi gavedi. duqnebi da maRaziebi
daketili iyo. qalaqi dacarielebuli da mowyenili meCvena. gavemarTe Cemi
gadias saxlisaken.
dakakunebaze kari mister pegotim gamiRo. Cemda moulodnelad, mas
srulebiT ar gahkvirvebia Cemi danaxva. amgavradve srulebiT ar gaukvirda
pegotisac, rodesac igi Camovida CemTan zevidan. SemdegSi TviTon
davrwmundi
gamocdilebiT,
rom
sabediswero
cvlilebis
saSineli
molodini ayruebs adamianis gulSi yvela danarCen grZnobas.
xeli CamovarTvi mister pegtis da Cumad Sevedi samzareuloSi. patara
emi buxarTan ijda da saxe xelebiT daefara. qami mis gverdiT idga.
_ emi, genacvale! _ SesZaxa mister pegotim. _ gamoixede aqeT. ai master
devic movida! gamxiaruldi, Cemo sicocxlev! rao, gana ar ginda erTi
sityva mainc uTxra master devis?
Zlierma TrTolvam daurbina ymawvil qals mTel sxeulSi. me axlac ki
vxedav am TrTolvas. man gamomiwoda xeli, susti, civi, magram uecrad,
imwamsve momSorda da gadairbina oTaxis meore boloSi, biZasTan. igi isev
TrToda mTeli sxeuliT da Cumad mieyrdno biZis mkerds.
_ emi iseTi susti myavs! _ miTxra mister pegotim da Tan Tavis tlanq
xels usvamda mis mSvenier kululebs. _ mas ver autania aseTi mwuxareba.
ukve gviania, Cemo kargo! Seni Zilis droa, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim. _ ai,
qamic movida Sens gasacleblad. gahyevi saxlSi.
misi pasuxis sustma xmam ver moaRwia Cems smenamde. mister pegotim
dahxara misken Tavi da Semdeg Tqva:
_ rao? CemTan ginda darCe? kargi, genacvale! ra sasiamvnoa pirispir
jdoma beber biZasTan, rodesac vaJkaci saqmro gangeb movida Sens saxlSi
gasacileblad!
_ mere ra? _ Tqva qamma. _ emilia marTals ambobs. SexedeT mas! iseTi
mfrTxali da sustia, darCes aq dilamdis. mec davrCebi.
_ ara, ara, _ uTxra mister pegotim. _ Sen ojaxis patroni an TiTqmis
ojaxis patroni kaci xar da, maSasadame, ar unda moscde muSaobas. wadi
saxlSi da xval modi. emilia sando xelSia xom xedav.
qamma aiRo qudi da akoca Tavis sacoles. am dros ucnauri mokrZaleba
gamoixata yvela mis moZraobaSi, Tumca me vicodi, rom yvela sxva
SemTxvevaSi igi gabeduli da mamaci iyo. emilia gadaixara saqmrosagan da
ufro magrad miekra biZas. qami gavida, me nela mivxure quCis kari.
marto davrCi buxris cecxlTan da uneburad davufiqrdi patara emis
beds.
bolos Camovida Cemi pegoti. man gulSi Camikra da madloba gadamixada
im nugeSisaTvis, romelic, misi sityviT, me Cemis misvliT mivutane. Semdeg
mTxova, zeviT avsuliyavi da Tvalcremlianma gamomicxada, rom barkiss
mudam vuyvardi gulwrfelad.
me da mister pegoti gavCerdiiT loginis ferxTiT. Cemi gadia daixara
qmris sasTumalTan da CasZaxa TiTqos mxiaruli xmiT:
_ barkis, Cemo megobaro... gesmis? ai, master devi... is vinc Cveni
qorwili moawyo, barkis. gana Sen araferi ar ginda uTxra master devis?
magram igi uZravad da ugrZnoblad iyo.
_ igi gaTavdeba zRvis moqcevasTan erTad, _ miTxra mister pegotim.
_ rogor Tu miqcevasTan?
_ diax. zRvis pirze adamiani kvdeba usaTuod zRvis miqcevasTan erTad,
_ damidastura pegotim.
_ ai, gons modis, _ Tqva pegotim.
mister pegotim xeli maxlo da wamCurCula sasoebiT:
_ sikvdili modis miqcevis kvalze!
_ barkis, Cemo kargo! _ uTxra pegotim.
_ klara... pegoti... barkis, _ warmoTqva momakvdavma susti xmiT, _ ara
aris qveyanaze dedakaci klaraze ukeTesi!
_ gamoixede aqeT, kargo! _ uTxra pegotim. _ ai master devi gvestumra.
momakvdavma Tvalebi gaaxila. mindoda mekiTxa misTvis, micno Tu ara;
am dros mister barkisma gamoiwoda Cemsken xeli da warmosTqva mkafiod
da garkveviT:
_ barkisi winadadebas aZlevs!
zRva miiqca _ da sabralo meetlec gaTavda...
pegotim mTxova, davrCeniliyavi iarmauTSi dasaflavebamde. me yvelgan
Tan davyvebodi pegotis da vakeTebdi misTvis yvelafers, rac ki SemeZlo.
am SemTxvevaSi, rasakvirvelia, me mikarnaxebda madlobis grZnoba
pegotisadmi, magram mainc nawilobriv Tavi momqonda, rom, rogorc
doqtorTa kolegiis mosamsaxures, SemeZlo ufro sasargeblo vyofiliyavi
am SemTxvevaSi, vidre sxva, gareSe piri.
sabralo mister barkisis anderZi Cven vipoveT yuTis ZirSi, cxenis
TofraSi, TiviT dafaruli. amave TofraSi vipoveT Zveli oqros saaTi
ZewkviTa da beWdebiT, _ rac yvela erTad mkerds umSvenebda miser barkiss
qorwilis dRes da Semdeg ki sadRac gahqra. amis garda yuTSi inaxeboda:
fexis msgavsi vercxlis Cibuxis sateni; saTamaSo limoni, savse pawawina
finjnebiTa da lambaqebiT; vfiqrob, es CemTvis iyida, me rom patara viyavi,
mere ki mosacemad veRar gaimeta; oTxmocdaSvid-naxevari ginea wvrili da
msxvili fuli; oras aTi girvanqa sterlingi _ axalTaxali asignaciebi;
ramdnime Tamasuqi da bankis bileTebi; cxenis Zveli nali, qafuris natexi
da lokokina.
wliTiwlobamde, dRiTi dRe, mister barkisi Tan atarebda am yuTs
yvelgan, saqonelTan da werilebTan erTad. rom aecilebina Tavidan
yovelgvari mouridebeli cnobismoyvareoba, man moigona Semdeg warwera:
`es yuTi ekuTvnis mister blekbois. darCes barkisTan moTxovnamde~. es
warwera didi gulmodginebiT iyo amoWrili yuTis xufze.
igi tyilad ar Sromobda, agrovebda da dahkankalebda yovel groSs.
mister barkisis sakuTreba fulad Seadgenda sami aTas girvanqas. erTi
aTasis procentebi eniSneboda mister pegotis, sanam cocxali iyo; magram
misi sikvdilis Semdeg es Tanxa Tanabrad unda ganawilebuliyo pegotisa,
patara emisa da Cems Soris. mTeli danarCeni qoneba, uZravi da moZravi,
gadadioda pegotis srul sakuTrebaSi.
gadavwyviteT, rom dasafalvebis meore dRes pegoti wamovidoda CemTan
erTad
londonSi,
anderZis
gansacxadeblad
doqtorTa
kolegiaSi.
saRamosTvis yvelam davTqviT _ SevkrebiliyaviT mister pegotisTan navis
saxlSi.
mister pegotis saxli, rogorc yovelTvis, sufTa da movlili iyo.
misis gumiji da Cemi pegoti windasa qsovdnen. mister pegoti abolebda
Tavis saRamos Cibuxs; cecxli guzguzebda buxarSi; Zveli skivri idga
Tavis alagas patara emis molodinSi.
_ ai, master devic, pirveli stumari Cvens qoxSi! _ miTxra mister
pegotim gabrwyinebuli saxiT. _ gaixadeT Cqara Tqveni sveli palto, ser.
_ fanjara ganaTebulia, rogorc erTxel da samudamod aris
SemoRebuli, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim. _ gnebavT icodeT, visTvis aris
igi gaCiraRdnebuli? patara emisTvis. gza bnelia, amindi saZageli,
bindisas aRaraferi Cans, da ai, rodesac me saxlSi var, yovelTvis
sanTelsa vdgam fanjaraze im droisTvis, rodesac igi unda dabrundes.
emilia xedavs sinaTles da iZaxis: `ai, saxlic~. xedavs sanTels fanjaraSi
da ambobs: `Cemi Ziac saxlSia!~ maS! ai rogor aris saqme! Tu me saxlSi ar
var, arc sanTelia fanjaraSi. ssuu! modis, modis! _ SesZaxa mister pegotim
da taSi Semohkra.
kari gaiRo, magram oTaxSi mxolod qami Semovida. mas muSambis qudi
exura da wvimis wveTebi nakaduliviT Camosdioda qudis kideebidan.
_ emilia sadRaa?_ hkiTxa mister pegotim.
qamma uCvena Tavis moZraobiT, rom misi sacole kars ukan idga. mister
pegotim aiRo sanTeli fanjridan, dadga magidaze da gulmodgined Seudga
buxarSi nakverCxlebis revas.
am dros qamma mommarTa da miTxra:
_ master devi, neba miboZeT gTxovoT erTi wuTiT kars ukan. me da
emilias gvinda, erTi ram gaCvenoT.
man TiTqmis ZaliT gamaTria oTaxidan da mixura kari Cvens ukan. Cven
orni davrCiT.
_ ra dagemarTaT, qam?
_ o, master devi!
da mas waskda mware qviTini. gavqvavdi am uecari sevdiT zardacemuli.
raze vfiqrobdi am wuTSi, an risi meSinoda, me TviTonac ar vici. me
mxolod Sevcqerodi mas gulgaxeTqili.
_ qam... sabralo qam! miTxariT, ra dagemarTaT?
_ daiRupa yvelaferi! siamaye, imedi da bedniereba Cemi sicocxlisa. is,
visi gulisTvisac me mzad viyavi aTasjer Tavi gamewira, visTvisac axla
movkvdebi... aRar aris!
_ maS ra iqna?
_ emilia gaiqca!.. o! master devi! misTvis ukeTesia, mokvdes, vidre
samarcxvino sicocxle ataros! Tqven naswavli kaci xraT, mirCieT, ra vqna,
rogor moviqce, ra vTqva saxlSi? rogor Sevatyobino es ambavi biZia dans,
master devi?
am dros kari gaiRo; me xeli vtace sarazavs, rom kari Cameketa, magram
ukve gvian iyo. mister pegotim gamoyo Tavi oTaxidan, da _ arasodes ar
damaviwydeba misi saxis gamometyveleba, rodesac Cven orni dagvinaxa.
maxsovs sasowarkveTilebis kivili, maxsovs, rom Cven oTaxSi gavCndiT,
xelSi qaRaldi meWira, romelic qamma momawoda. mister pegoti gaxsnili
kamzoliT, aburZgvnili TmiT momCereboda TvalebSi daSterebiT.
_ waikiTxeT es qaRaldi, ser! _ miTxra qamma mTrTolvare xmiT. _
waikiTxeT nela. ar vici, SevZleb Tu ara mis mosmenas.
samarisebur siCumeSi gavSale werili da daviwye kiTxva: `rodesac
Tqven, visac aseTi sinaziT giyvardiT, gacilebiT ufro metad, vidre Rirsi
viyavi, _ rodesac Tqven daiwyebT am werilis kiTxvas, me ukve Sors viqnebi
Tqvengan. vtoveb sayvarel saxls... vtoveb xval diliT da ar davbrundebi
arasodes, Tu igi Tavis meuRled ar gamxdis. am werils Tqven gadmogcemen
saRamos, Cemi wasvlis ramdenime saaTis Semdeg. o, rogor kvnesis Cemi guli!
Tqven verasodes ver mapatiebT, _ arc unda mapatioT, magram is mainc
icodeT, rom tanjva, romelsac am wuTSi ganvicdi, warmoudgenelia. Tumca
didi damnaSave var, rom Cems Sesaxeb vilaparako. inugeSeT im azriT mainc,
rom arasodes ar viyavi Tqveni siyvarulis Rirsi, magram uTxariT,
uTxariT biZia dans, rom arasodes ar myvarebia me igi ise, rogorc axla
miyvars. damiviwyeT, daiviwyeT, rom odesRac me Tqveni sacole viyavi;
daarwmuneT Tqveni Tavi, rom jer kidev ymawvilobaSi movkvdi da
damarxuli var Sors Tqvengan, ucnob adgilas. da rodesac aRar viqnebi
mand, gevedrebiT _ SeibraleT biZaCemi; anugeSeT, daamSvideT. uTxariT mas,
rom Cems dReSi ise ar myvarebia igi, rogorc axla. SeiyvareT vinme sxva
ymawvili qali, Cemze ufro Rirseuli; igi Tqveni erTguli iqneba da ar
Searcxvens Tqvens saxels. mSvidobiT, mSvidobiT! Tu me ar miweria misi
coloba, daviRupebi, magram arasodes ar dagiviwyebT. Cemi ukanaskneli
salami biZia daniels. Cemi ukanaskneli cremlebi da ukanaskneli Cemi
madloba _ biZia daniels!~
da meti araferi.
biZia danieli idga gaqvavebuli qandakebasaviT da Semomcqeroda
TvalebgaSterebuli. ase gaiara ramdenime wuTma, werili wavikiTxeT, magram
yvela sdumda. bolos, mister pegotim Tqva yru xmiT:
_ vin aris is, is kaci? ra hqvia?
qamma me Semomxeda, da uecrad saSineli TrTolva vigrZeni, TiTqos
eleqtronis naperwkalma damiara mTels tanSi.
_ vin aris is, minda vicode! _ gaimeora pegotim.
_ modioda xolme aq drogamoSvebiT erTi msaxuri, _ Tqva qamma susti
da TrTolebuli xmiT, _ modioda jentlmenic mokle xniT. msaxuri am
jentlmenisa iyo.
mister pegoti uZravad idga, rogorc uwin; magram misi Tvalebi axla
qams Sehyurebda.
_ am msaxurTan, _ ganagrZo qamma, _ enaxaT guSin Cemi... Cveni sabralo
qali. es msaxuri qalaqSi imaleboda es ramdnime dRea.
pegotis xeli Semoexvia Cems kisers; magram me vgrZnobdi, rom uZravad
davrCebodi, mTeli saxli rom Tavs damqceoda.
_ dRes diliT, gaTenebisas, _ ganagrZo qamma, _ unaxavT qalaqgareT,
norviCis gzaze, cxenebi da etli. etlSi jentlmeni ijda _ swored is
kaci, romelsac Sen kiTxulob!
_ o! _ Sehyvira mister pegotim, Tan ukan daixia da xelebi win
gamoiwoda, TiTqos uku unda egdo raRac sagani. _ ar miTxraT, rom am
kacis saxeli stirfordia!
_ mister devi! _ SesZaxa qamma CaxleCili xmiT. _ Tqven araferSi ar
xarT damnaSave... magram im adamians stirfordi hqvia da igi aramzadaa!
mister pegotim ar daiyvira, ar aqviTinda da ar gainZra im dromde,
sanam uecrad, TiTqos mZime Zilisagan gaRviZebuli, ar mivarda oTaxSi
meore kuTxes da ar daiwyo lursmnidan Camoreba Tavisi wamosasxamis.
_ momexmareT vinme... ei! vinme! _ daiyvira man mouTmenlad. _ xelebi
gamiSeSda, veRarafers ver vakeTeb.
viRacam uSvela wamosasxamis wamosxma.
_ kargi. momeciT qudi.
qamma hkiTxa, sad midioda.
_ mivdivar Cemi diswulis saZebnelad. mivdivar emilias mosanaxavad.
davamsxvrev jer im wyeul navs da CavZirav iq, sadac TviT misi patroni
unda CameZira, rom mcodnoda Tavis droze, ra qaji ijda am adamianSi.
mSvidobiT, mivdivar Cemi diswulis saZebnelad.
_ saiT? _ SesZaxa qamma da gza gadauRoba karebis win.
_ saiTac momixdeba! yvelgan! mivdivar Cemi diswulis mosanaxavad,
Tund qveynis bolos. movZebni Cems sabralo bavSvs, Sercxvenils,
Seginebuls, da saxlSi moviyvan. nu maCerebT. me vTqvi, rom Cemi diswulis
saZebnelad mivdivar!
_ ara, ara! _ Sehyvira misi gumijma da Cavarda meTevzeTa Sua. _ ara,
daniel! axla Sen arsad ar waxval! moiTmine, ramdenic saWiro iqneba, Cemo
sabralo, daoblebulo daniel; axla ki me ar gagiSveb. dajeqi, daniel, da
movigonoT is Zveli dro, rodesac Sen Seifare patara oboli, qami da me, _
yvelani Segvifare da gvipatrone...
amJamad igi unebo iyo da gaSmagebuli aRelvebisagan TandaTan dayuCda.
Cemi pirveli azri iyo am scenis dasawyisSi _ muxlebze dameCoqa am
keTili xalxis winaSe, damweyevla stirfordi da meTxovna maTgan patieba
im uneburi borotebisTvis, romelic maT mivayene. magram, rodesac mister
pegoti aqviTinda, Cemi boRmiT savse gulic cremlebad daicala masTan
erTad.
Tavi ocdamecxre
Sori mogzaurobis dasawyisi
rac Cems Tvisebas Seadgens, is, albaT, mraval sxvaTa Tvisebac aris da
amitom ar mrcxvenia gamovtyde, rom arasodes ise ar myvarebia stirfordi,
rogorc am dros, rodesac TiTqos unda mZuleboda igi. me vgrZnobdi
misgan Cadenili saqcielis mTel sisaZagles, magram imave dros ufro
metad vfiqrobdi mis brwyinvale Tvisebebze, metad vgrZnobdi yovelive im
sikeTes, rac masSi iyo, meti samarTlianobiT vafasebdi mis niWs, romelsac
SeeZlo moexveWa misTvis brwyinvale saxeli. yovelive amaze vfiqrobdi
axla gacilebiT ufro metad, vidre maSin, rodesac Cemi misdami siyvaruli
araviTar safrTxes ar ganicdida. me axlac imdenad miyavrda igi, iseTi
Zvirfasi iyo Cemvis mogoneba Cemi misdami siyvarulisa, rom isev
ganvagrZobdi masze fiqrs, rogorc megobarze, Tumca aRaraviTari naxvis
imedi aRar mqonda. me vgrZnobdi, rogorc ueWvelia, isic grZnobda, rom
Cvens Soris yvelaferi gaTavebulia. ar vici, rogor migonebdi mas,
rogorc dauviwyar megobars, romelic aRar myavda amqveynad.
cnoba momxdari ambis Sesaxeb swrafad moedo mTel qalaqs; rodesac
diliT quCaSi mivdiodi, yoveli mxridan ismoda amaze laparaki.
mister pegoti da qimi zRvis piras damxvdnen. mister pegoti win da
ukan dadioda welSi moxrili, TavCaqindruli; am erTi Ramis ganmavlobaSi
welSi moRunuliyo metad, vidre oci wlis manZilze moixreboda. oriveni
moRuSulebi
da
daRvremilebi
iyvnen.
ramdenime
wuTs
samiveni
xmaamouRebliv davdiodiT, Cvens fiqrebSi wasuli. bolos mister pegotim
Tqva:
_ Cven aqa vmsjelobdiT, ser, imis Sesaxeb, Tu rogor moviqceT. axla
is mainc viciT, saidan daviwyoT.
me Sevxede qams da saSinelma azrma gamielva TavSi. araviTari wyromis
niSani ar emCneoda mis saxes da adamiani veras waikiTxavda masze, garda
mtkice gadawyvetilebisa; magram me vigrZeni, rom es adamiani moklavda Cems
megobars, Tuki Sexvdeboda sadme.
_ Cemi gadawyvetileba uryevia, ser, _ miTxra mister pegotim. _ me
mivdivar mis saZebnelad. axla es Cemi erTaderTi valia amqveynad.
Semdeg man mkiTxa, rom ar vapireb xval londonSi wasvlas. vupasuxe,
rom dRes vapirebdi wasvlas da mxolod imitom davrCi, rom iqneb
gamovdgomodi raSime.
_ Cemi survilia, ser, rom am navis saxlma yoveldRe da yovelRame,
zamTarsa da zafxuls iqonios isev is saxe, ra saxiTac naxa igi patara
obolma, rodesac igi, jer kidev bavSvi iyo, CemTan movida. Tu odesme mas
uweria am adgilebSi dabruneba, me msurs, rom Zveli bina ar eucxovos.
dae, piriqiT, yoveli nivTi mimzidveli iyos, rogorc uwin. vin icis, iqneb
odesme, avdarsa da qariSxalSi, mas mouxdes am adgilebSi yofna; igi
Seixedavs fanjaraSi da dainaxavs Tavis Zvel adgils buxris win; igi
dainaxavs, rom oTaxSi aravin aris garda misis gumijisa, da, vin icis,
mister devi, iqneb eyos gabeduleba da Sevides saxlSi. yovelRam sanTeli
winandeburad idgeba fanjaraSi da, Tu rodisme mova am adgilas, es
sinaTle etyvis mas: `dabrundi, Cemo Svilo, dabrundi!~
Cven SeumCnevlad mivuaxlobdiT navis saxls da Sig SevediT. misis
gumiji fusfusiT amzadebda sauzmes. rodesac man gaSala sufra da dadga
magidaze saWmeli CvenTvis, miujda fanjaras da Seudga mister pegotis
sacvlebis kemsvas. igi swrafad muSaobda. rodesac misis gumijma gaaTava
saqme, Caalaga Tavisi patronis sacvlebi muSambis CanTaSi. mTeli am xnis
ganamvlobaSi SeuCereblad laparakobda damamSvidebeli kiloTi.
_ iyos neba Seni, daniel. viqnebi aq martoka zamTars da zafxuls.
vecdebi, yvelaferi ise gavakeTo, Cemo megobaro, rogorc Sen gsurs da
rogorc mibrZaneb. drodadro werilebsac mogwer. iqneb odesme Senc
momwero oriode sityva, daniel, da miambo dawvrlebiT yvelaferi, rogor
da sad ivli qveyanaze.
me gamovedi meTevzeebis qoxidan da ramdenime xans vixetiale qalaqis
quCebSi, ise rom, ukve aTi saaTi iyo, rodesac mivedi saxlSi, Cems
pegotisTan. davjeqi samzareuloSi buxarTan da daviwye fiqri ukanaskneli
dReebis ambebis Sesaxeb. Cemi fiqrebi daarRvia quCis karze kakunma. gavaRe
kari da, Cemda gansacvifreblad, ara davinaxe ra garda qolgisa, romelic
TiTqos TavisTavad gaCnda karis win. magram male aRmovaCine qolgis qveS
cocxali arseba, da es arseba iyo mis mauCeri.
_ mis mauCer! _ SevZaxe me. _ rogor gaCndiT aq? ra gnebavT?
man maniSna Tavis pawawina xeliT, rom damekeca misi qolga, Semdeg
swrafad Camirbina gverdiT da Semovida samzareuloSi. davkete kari da
ukan gavyevi qolgiT xelSi. am dros mis mauCeri afofxda dabali Rumelis
Tavze, buxris win, romelzedac alagebdnen finjnebsa da TefSebs.
_ ra dagemarTaT, mis mauCer? _ wamoviZaxe isev. _ avad xom ara xarT?
_ ymawvilo, _ mipasuxa mis mauCerma da akankalebuli xelebi gulTan
miido, _ me mtkiva da mikvnesis ai aq. vin ifiqrebda, rom saqme aqamdis
mividoda! o! adreve rom mcodnoda yovelive es!
uzarmazari Tavsafari mis Tavze, srulebiT Seusabamo mis tanTan,
irxeoda yovel mxares.
_ Tqven maocebT... _ daviwye me, magram mis mauCerma sityva gamawyvetina.
_ diax, es mudam asea! _ SesZaxa man. _ Tqven me garTobT, rogorc
saTamaSo; damciniT da mexumrebiT, rodesac mogesurvebaT, da usaTuod
gaocebT, Tu dainaxavT, rom vgrZnob cotaTi ufro mets, vidre xis cxeni
an muyaos jariskaci, es asea. diax, ser, diax, es Zveli ambavia da me ukve
didi xania, miveCvie mas.
_ Tqven SegiZliaT ifiqroT eg sxvebis Sesaxeb, mis mauCer, magram
CemTan, ara mgonia, mosatani iyos es Zveli ambavi. me TiTqmis srulebiT ar
gicnobT.
_ ase, ase. maS ras mibrZanebT, ra vqna? _ SesZaxa qondris qalma. _
SemxedeT. aseTive iyo Cemi sabralo mama. Cemi daca da Zmac me mgvanan
TaniTac da moyvanilobiTac. mere? me vmuSaobdi mTeli es wlebi disa da
Zmis gulisaTvis; vmuSaobdi gulmodgined, mister koperfild, yoveldRe
da, SeiZleba yovel wams, aravis aras vafuWeb. da Tu yvela am Tavqarian da
sastik xalxs azrad mouvida Cemi gamasxaraveba da saTamaSod qceva
TavianT gasarTobad, maS ra damrCenoda, RvTis gulisaTvis, Tu ara maTi
ayola? vin aris aq damnaSave? nuTu me?
_ ara, rasakvirvelia, Tqven ara, mis mauCer.
_ me rom Tqveni megobris winaSeEmeTamaSa mgrZnobiare qondris qalis
roli, _ ganagrZo mis mauCerma da mware sayveduriT Semomxeda, _ nuTu
ggoniaT, rom SeiZleboda imedi mqonoda misi daxmarebisa an Svelisa?
warmoidgineT, rom me, sabralo qondris qali, moklebuli yovelgvar niWs,
mivdivar romelime jentlmenis saxlSi da viwyeb gulsaklav ambavs Cems
mware xvedrze. Tqvena ggoniaT es jentlmeni momaqcevs Tavis maRal
yuradRebas? Tqvenc ar momikvdeT! patara mauCerma unda imasxros, ipranWos,
ustvinos da icekvos sxvis salamurze, sanam ar mokvdeba cisqveS. Tu Tqven,
goliaTebma, saTamaSod gaixadeT sabralo qondris qali, moiReT
mowyaleba da, yovel SemTxvevaSi zizRiT nu ucqerT mas.
uzarmazari Tavsafari mis mauCeris Tavze da misi Crdili aTamaSda
kedelze.
_ RmerTma daswyevlos Tqveni megobari! _ SesZaxa mis mauCerma da
saloki TiTi aswia Tavis elvare TvalebTan. _ da aTasjer iyos
dawyevlili misi garyvnili laqia! me xom darwmunebuli viyavi, rom
Seyvarebuli Tqven iyaviT!
_ me?
_ ah, bavSvo, bavSvo! _ wamoiZaxa mis mauCerma da xelebs imtvrevda
uecari sevdiT. _ rad mogindaT maSin iseTi aRtacebuli qebiT misi
xseneba? rad wiTldebodiT, rad gebneodaT ena?
man isev amoiRo cxvirsaxoci da orive xeliT miido TvalebTan.
_ rogor unda momesazra da momefiqrebina mTeli es veragobisa da
sicruis sistema? _ Tqva mis mauCerma. _ rogorc ki me dagtoveT da
oTaxidan gamovedi, misi laqia damewia da miTxra, rom `ubedur
ZuZumwovars Sehyvarebia sabralo gogona~. ZuZumwovara man Tqven giwodaT.
Tqven gesiamovnebodaT, rodesac stirfordi aqebda mas, es aSkara iyo.
Tqven pirvelma warmoTqviT misi saxeli da gamotydiT, rom pataraobidanve
giyvarT igi. da mixaroda, rom gamocdili amxanagi, gamsWvaluli megobobis
grZnobiT, cdilobs Tqveni sikeTisaTvis. maT eSinodaT, CemTavad ar
mivmxdariyavi simarTles! _ SesZaxa mis mauCerma, Camoxta Rumelidan da win
da ukan siaruli daiwyo samzareuloSi, _ maT icodnen, rom gamocnobaSi
yoCaRi var; da ai, gamabriyves, rogorc ukanaskneli suleli! me TviTon,
Cemi sakuTari xeliT gadaveci werili im sabralo qals!
am veragobam da muxanaTobam uaRresad gamaoca da xmaamouReblad
Sevcqerodi mis mauCers, romelic ganagrZobda swrafi nabijiT win da ukan
siaruls. bolos isev afofxda Rumelze, moiwminda cxvirsaxociT Tvalebi,
ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi Cumad ijda da mxolod Tavs iqnevda. me ar
damirRvevia siCume.
_ Cemi wasvlis droa, _ miTxra man bolos. _ ukve gviania. imedi maqvs,
eWvi Cemze ara gaqvT?
am kiTxvasTan erTad man dakvirvebiT Semomxeda. avirie da odnav
gasagoni xmiT wavilaparake: `ara!~
mis mauCerma isev gadamavlo Tavisi gamWriaxi Tvalebi, gamomiwoda
xeli, rom meSvela misTvis Camosvla Rumelidan, da miTxra:
_ Tqven savsebiT gulwrfeli ar xarT, ser. gamotydiT, rom araviTari
eWvi ar dagebadebodaT, Cveulebrivi tanis qali rom viyo. eWvi mxolod
qondris qalze gaqvT.
am sityvebSi bevri simarTle iyo da me Cemi Tavis Semrcxva.
_ yuri damigdeT, ser. Tqven ymawvili kaci xarT da, maSasadame,
Tavisufali bevri cru azrebisagan, romelic fesvebs idgams CvenSi droTa
ganmavlobaSi. miiReT gamoTxovebisas rCeva umniSvnelo sami futis
simaRlis arsebisagan. nu aurevT erTmaneTSi sulisa da sxeulis
simaxinjes, Cemo keTilo megobaro! aris maxinjTa Soris keTili xalxi,
iseve, rogorc mSvenier sxeulSi imaleba zogjer maxinji suli. damijereT
imdenad mainc, _ daamTavra qondris qalma da Cems xels Seexo, _
ramdenadac Tqven endobodiT da daujerebdiT Cveulebrivi tanis qals. Tu
odesme kidev mogixdeT Cemi naxva imave rolSi, romelsac sastumroSi
vTamaSobdi Tqvens win, gTxovT mxedvelobaSi miiRoT, ra sazogadoebaSi
vasruleb mas. Tu gsurT samarTliani iyoT, warmoidgineT Cemi disa da Zmis
wreSi, Cvens sakuTars ojaxSi, sadac vbrundebi Cemi Sromis damTavrebis
Semdeg. maSin Tqven aRar gagikvirdebaT, rom iseT glaxaks, rogoric me
var, SeuZlia xandaxan Cafiqrebac da naRvlobac. Rame mSvidobisa!
me CamovarTvi xeli mis mauCers srulebiT sxva grZnobiT, vidre
pirvelad.
dilaadrianad movidnen CemTan mister pegoti da Cemi gadia. yvelani
erTad wavediT diliJansebis kantoraSi, sadac ukve gvelodebodnen misis
gumiji da qami.
_ master devi, _ wamCurCla qamma da ganze gamixmo im dros, rodesac
mister pegoti alagebda bargs. _ mister pegotis sicocxle, SeiZleba
iTqvas, daRupulia. man TviTonac ar icis, sad midis da ra moelis. mas
ganzraxuli aqvs mogzauroba, romelmac, garemoebisda mixedviT, SeiZleba
mTeli sicocxle gastanos, _ erwmuneT Cems sitvas, _ Tu ver ipovna igi,
visac eZebs. darwmunebuli var, master devi, rom Tqven misi erTguli
megobari iqnebiT. asea Tu ara?
_ Tqven ar scdebiT, qam. yovelTvis vecdebi, sasargeblo viyo misTvis,
_ vupasuxe me da gulwrfeli TanagrZnobiT CamovarTvi xeli.
_ gmadlobT, ser! suliT da guliT gmadlobT!
Cven gamovemSvidobeT erTmaneTs, da arasodes ar damaviwydeba is
uRrmesi mwuxarebisa da mtkice gadawvetilebis gamometyveleba, romelic
ixateboda im wamSi ymawvili kacis saxeze.
londonSi CasvlisTanave, upirvelesad yovlisa, Cven SevudeqiT binis
Zebnas pegotisTvis, sadac misi Zmac moewyoboda droebiT. amgvari bina,
yovelmxriv damakmayofilebeli, Cven viSovneT sawvrilmano duqnis Tavze.
gzaSi mister pegotim gamomicxada, rom, uwinares yovlisa, igi apirebs
misis stirfordis naxvas. Cems Tavs movaled vTvlidi Suakacad
vyofiliyavi am Sexvedris dros da amitom im saRamosve mivwere werili
misis stirfords da movamzade moulodneli stumris misaRebad.
daniSnul saaTs mivediT haigetSi da SevCerdiT im saxlis karTan,
sadac sul ramdenime dRis win udardeli da bednieri viyavi. axla es
saxli, moRuSuli da udaburi, daxSuli iyo CemTvis.
Segviyvanes sastumro oTaxSi. misis stirfordi aq iyo, roza dartli
Cveni Sesvlisas gamovida oTaxis meore bolodan da misis stirfordis
savarZels ukan dadga.
dedis saxeze pirvelsave Sexvedrisas davinaxe, rom Svilma ukve
Seatyobina yvelaferi. igi gafiTrebuli iyo da Rrma mwuxarebis daRi
dasCenoda saxis yovel nakvTze. igi axla ufro metad, vidre odesme, hgavda
Tavis Svils; da es saocari msgavseba, rogorc vigrZeni, ar gamoepara Cemi
Tanamgzavris yuradRebas.
misi stirfordi ijda welSi gamarTuli, amayi, auSfoTebeli,
gaqvavebuli saxiT. man miapyro Tvalebi mister pegotis, romelic mis win
idga. mister pegoti dakvirvebiT ucqeroda mas. siCume ramdnime wuTs
gagrZelda.
misis stirfordma xeliT aniSna mister pegotis skamze dajdoma. man
upasuxa:
_ me uwesod mimaCnia, miledi, dajdoma am saxlSi. neba miboZeT, isev
fexze vidge.
isev xanmokle siCume Camovarda. bolos misis stirfordm Tqva:
_ me gulwrfeli mwuxarebiT gavige, ramac mogiyvanaT aq. ra gnebavT
Cemgan? ras moiTxovT?
mister pegotim iRliaSi amoido qudi, Caiyo xeli jibeSi, amoiRo
emilias werili da gadasca igi misis stirfords.
_ keTil inebeT da waikiTxeT es, miledi. amas Cemi diswuli wers.
misis stifordma gadaikiTxa werili imave mediduri da auRelvebeli
saxiT. werilis Sinaarsma, rogorc Canda, araviTari STabeWdfileba ar
moaxdina masze. man daubruna werili mister pegotis.
_ `Tu igi Tavis meuRled ar gamixdis~, _ Tqva meTevzem. _ me movedi
gavigo, qalbatono, Seasrulebs Tu ara igi Tavis danapirebs?
_ ara!
_ ratom?
_ es SeuZlebelia. igi Tavs daimcirebda amiT.
_ riTi, neba miboZeT vikiTxo?
_ amgvari jvarisweriT. Tqven gesmiT, raskavirvelia, rom qali masze
dabla dgas.
_ aamaRleT!
_ igi gaunaTlebelia, gauwvrTneli!
_ SesaZlebelia, asec aris, magram SesaZlebelia ara. mgoni, rom ara,
magram amgvar saqmeebSi me ara var msajuli. Zalian patiosani. aRzardeT
ukeTesad.
_ vinaidan Tqven maiZulebT gulaxdil laparaks, _ rac srulebiT ar
mindoda, _ movale var aRvniSno, rom Tqveni diswulis mdabio naTesaoba
amisTvis gardauvali zRudea.
_ momismineT, qalbatono, ras getyviT amaze, _ upasuxa mister pegotim
dinjad da wynarad. _ Tqven iciT, ras niSnavs Svilis siyvaruli. mec vici.
Tqven ar iciT, ra aris Svilis dakargva, me ki vici. gadaarCineT igi am
damcirebisagan da fics davdeb, rom Cven ar SevarcxvenT mas. arc erTi
CvenTagani nebas ar miscems TavisTavs, Sexedos mis mSvenier saxes, arc erc
erTi CvenTagani ar gamotydeba, rom icnobs mas. Cven vinugeSebT im fiqriT,
rom igi Cvengan Sors, sxva cisa da mzis qveS cxovrobs.
mezRvauris tlanqma mWermetyvelebam, etyoba, erTgvari STabeWdileba
moaxdina misis stirfordze. mas ar Seucvlia amayi da mediduri poza,
magram xma daurbilda, rodesac upasuxa mister pegotis:
_ me aravis ar vamarTleb da aravis ar vamtyuneb, magram mwuxarebiT
vimeoreb, rom es SeuZlebelia. amgvari jvariswera aucileblad daarRvevs
Cemi Svilis karieras, daangrevs mTel mis momavals. Tu Tqven SegiZliT
dakmayofildeT sxva raime anazRaurebiT...
_ Tqveni saxe, qalbatono, magonebs sxva saxes, romelic ase cota xnis
winaT micqeroda Cems saxlSi, Cems kerasTan, _ gaawyvetina mister pegotim
da miapyro mas Tavisi gacecexlebuli Tvalebi. _ es saxe, megobruli
Rimilis qveS, uRirs azrebsa hfaravda. mere? nuTu saxe, romelic ise hgavs
im saxes, ar iwvis sircxviliT, rodesac fuls sTavazobs Seuracxyofil
mamas misi bavSvis SercxvenisaTvis? es ar mesmis, qalbatono, miT umetes,
rom saxe, romelzedac me vlaparakob, ekuTvnis ledis!
misis stirfordi uecrad gamoicvala da mrisxanebis siwiTle
gadaefina saxeze. misi xma TrToda, rodesac orive xeli staca savarZlis
saxelurebs da warmosTqva sapasuxod:
_ Tqven? Tqven ki riTi SegiZliaT aminazRauroT Cemi danaklisi, is
ufskruli, romelic gairRva axla Cemsa da Cems Svils Soris? ra aris
Tqveni siyvaruli Cems siyvarulTan? ras niSnavs Tqveni ganSoreba Cvens
ganSorebasTan SedarebiT?
mis dartli odnav Seexo mis mxars da raRac wasCurCua yurSi; magram
misis stirfords ar surda misis mosmena.
_ ara, roza, ara! _ uTxra man mouTmenlobiT. _ dae am adamianma
moisminos yvelaferi. Cemi Svili erTaderTi nugeSi iyo Cemi sicocxlisa,
yvela Cemi survili da fiqri mxolod mas ekuTvnoda, da im wuTidan,
rodesac is daibada, arasodes ar gamiyvia Cveni arseboba erTmaneTisgan. da
mere? es Svili gaiqca Cemgan, da viRac sacodavma gogom damikarga
erTaderTi Svili! misi gulisTvis uRirsi tyuiliT gadauxada dedis
gulaxdilobas, misi gulisTvis gabeda dedis datoveba! rogor? gana me ar
mqonda
ufleba
mis
morCilebaze,
siyvarulze,
pativiscemasa
da
madlierebaze? mere, vin gabeda win aRdgomoda am wminda uflebebs? uRirsi,
glaxaki gogo! gana es sawyeni ar aris?
isev scada roza dartlma misi Secereba, magram amaod.
_ ara, roza, ara! nuTu mas hgonia, rom xangrZlivi moSoreba
Semarigebs masTan? maS Zalian cudad icnobs Tavis dedas! dae axlave
CaixSos Tavisi uRirsi vneba _ da Cemi saxli isev Riaa misTvis. magram, Tu
mas ar eyo keTilSobili gambedaoba ukuagdos igi Tavisgan, maSin icodes,
rom arasodes ar miviReb! me msurs da moviTxov, rom dauyovnebliv
daanebos mas Tavi, movides saxlSi da iTxovos sulgrZeli patieba. ai, Cemi
ufleba! mxolod amas SeuZlia Cveni Serigeba, Tu ara da _ Cven veRar
vnaxavT erTmaneTs amqveynad. gana es sawyeni ar aris? _ daabolova misis
tirfordma da miapyro Tavis stumars mediduli da mrisxane Tvalebi.
rodesac Seuracxyofili deda aRelvebiT ambobda am sityvebs, ise
meCveneboda, TiTqos mis Svils vxedav da misi xma mesmis-meTqi.
amis Semdeg misis stirfordma mommarTa winandeli simSvidiT da
siamayiT da SeniSna xmamaRla, rom usargeblod Tvlis am Sexvedris
gagrZelebas, radgan ukev Tqva yvelaferi da aRarafris mosmena aRar surs.
Semdeg adga oTaxidan gasasvlelad. mister pegotim SeaCera.
_ nu geSiniaT, me ar vapireb metad Tqvens Sewuxebas, _ Tqva man da
karisken gadadga nabiji. _ uimedod movedi aq da uimedod mivdivar.
arafers ar movelodi am boroti saxlisgan!
Cven davbrundiT patara binaSi sawvrilmanos Tavze. aq movaswari
meambna Cemi pegotisaTvis is, rac misma Zmam miTxra. manac CemsaviT ar
icoda, sad midioda mister pegoti, magram darwmunebuli iyo, rom igi
moqmedebda winaswar mofiqrebuli gegmiT.
Tavis dis fulidan mister pegotim miiRo mcire Tanxa im procentebis
angariSze, romelic ergeboda naanderZevi Tanxidan. es Tanxa, Cemis
varaudiT, unda hyofnoda ara umetes erTi Tvisa. igi dampirda
drogamoSvebiT werilebis moweras; Semdeg gadaigdo mxarze muSambis CanTa,
aiRo qudi da joxi da gamogveTxova.
_ gisurvebT yovelive sikeTes, keTilo adamiano, _ uTxra man das da
moexvia, _ Tqvenc, master devi. _ man magrad CamomarTva xeli. _ Tu Cemi
gogona TviTon dabrundeba Cemi aryofnis dros (netavi ase moxdebodes), an
Tu movnaxe da moviyvane ukan, Cven iseT adgilas unda davsaxldeT, rom
araodes aravin ar gabedos misi dayvedreba. magram Tu daviupebi am
mogzaurobis
dros,
gaxsovdeT,
rom
Cemi
ukanaskneli
sityvebi
sicocxlesTan gamTxovebisas iyo: `ucvlelia Cemi siyvaruli Zvirfasi
bavSvisadmi. mipatiebia misTvis!~
man warmosTqva es sityvebi mgrZnobiare xmiT, qudmoxdilma. Semdeg
daixura qudi da Cavida kibeze. igi karebamde mivacileT.
Tavi ocdameaTe
aRtaceba
mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi Cemi siyvaruli dorasadmi dRiTi dRe
izrdeboda. ocneba mis Sesaxeb Cemi erTaderTi nugeSi iyo cxovrebis
ukuRmarTobaSi da erTaderTi samagiero Cemi megobris dakargvisa. rac
ufro meti grovdeboda Cems garSemo sicrue da mRelvareba am qveynisa, miT
ufro wmindad da naTlad elvarebda mSvenieri doras varskvlavi...
siyvarulma ise gamitaca, rom gadavwyvite, pegotisTvis gameziarebina
Cemi saidumlo. erT saRamos frTxilad vuambe mas mTeli Cemi gulis
dardi. pegoti Zalian daainteresa am ambavma, magram sul sxvanairad Sexeda
saqmes. ise Rrmad da usazRvro gadaWarbebiT iyo darwmunebuli Cems maRal
RirsebebSi, rom verc ki warmoedgina, ra eWvi an mRelvareba SeiZleboda
aRZruliyo Cems gulSi.
_ saqme dResaviT naTelia, _ miTxra pegotim gadaWrili kiloTi. _
axlagazrda ledis SeuZlia moulocos TavisTavs, rom aseTi saunje
iSovna. imaze xom laparakic metia: ukeTesi ra unda?
magram miuxedavad amisa, mister spenlos proqtorobis wamosasxami da
misi maRali, TovliviT TeTri da kaJiviT magari sayelo erTgvar
mokrZalebis grZnobas iwvevda miuwvdomel msajulisadmi Cems keTil
gadiaSic ki.
TviT
pegotis
damokidebuleba
doqtorTa
kolegiasTan
ganisazRvreboda miT, rasac CvenSi Cveulebrivad ubralo iuridiul
formas uwodeben da romelic aras SemTxvevaSi ar gagrZeldeboda didxans.
rodesac yvela formaluri wesi Sesrulebuli iyo, waviyvane pegoti
sammarTveloSi iuridiuli xarjebis gadasaxdelad.
mister spenlo imxanad kantoraSi ar iyo. igi fics adebinebda viRac
jentlmens, romelic nebasa Txoulobda kanonieri qorwinebisaTvis. am
nebarTvas `licenzias~ uwodebdnen. bolos, pativcemuli proqtori gamovda
CvenTan mxiaruli da mocinari saxiT, rogorc saqmro _ qorwilis win.
magram pegotim da me imwamsve piri movarideT mister spenlos,
rodesac, Cvenda gasaocrad, mister mordstonis sazogadebaSi davinaxeT
igi.
_ ai, koperfild? _ miTxra mister spenlom. _ Tqven mgoni, cotaTi
icnobT am jentlmens?
me TavdaWeriT Tavi davukari jentlmens, magram pegitom Zlivs daxara
Tavi.
igi TiTqmis srulebiT ar gamocvliliyo. Tmebi uwindeliviT xSiri,
iseTive Savi hqonda da Tvalebic uwindeburad ar iwvevdnen araviTar
ndobas. pirvel wuTSi igi, rogorc etyoboda, airia amnair Sexvedrisagan,
magram imwamsve welSi gasworda da momiaxlovda.
_ imedi maqvs, kargad xarT? _ miTxra mister mordstonma.
_ ara mgonia, rom es saintereso iyos TqvenTvis, _ vupasuxe me. _
Tumca me kargad var.
_ Tqven rogorRa brZandebiT? gulwrfelad vwuxvar, rom meuRle
dakargeT.
_ gamdlobT, ser, _ upasuxa pegotim da Tan akankalda TaviT
fexebamde, _ es pirveli danaklisis ar aris Cems sicocxleSi, mister
mordston! suliT da guliT mixaria, rom veravis ver davemdurebi am
ukanaskneli danaklisis gamo. aq aravin iyo damnaSave.
_ hm, es sasiamovno mosasmenia, _ Tqva mister mordstonma. _ maS Tqven
SeasruleT Tqveni vali? es damamSvidebeli azria!
_ diax, ser! me aravis sicocxle ar amomiWamia, _ daumata pegotim. _
ara, mister mordston! Cemi gulisTvis arcerTi nazi, mSvidi, mSvenieri,
sayvareli da umweo arseba ar Casula adreul samareSi. ara, ser, ara!
mister mordstonma gadaavlo mas mrisxane Tvalebi. Semdeg momibrunda,
Cems magivrad Cems fexebs daacqerda da miTxra:
_ me mgonia, Cven male aRar SevxvdebiT erTmaneTs amis Semdeg.
ueWvelia, es azri iseve sasiamovnoa TqvenTvis, rogorc CemTvis, radgan
amgvari Sexvedra ver aris maincdamainc saxarbielo.
me Tavi davukari.
_ Tqven mudam ewinaaRmdegebodiT Cems kanonier uflebas, romelic
mxolod da mxolod Tqveni xasiaTis cudi Tvisebebis aRmofxvris
winaaRmdeg iyo mimarTuli, _ ganagrZo mister mordstonma. _ maSasadame,
araviTari imedi ar maqvs Tqveni madlobisa da, miT umetes, Tqveni keTili
ganwyobilebisa Cemdami.
es laparaki swarmoebda gare kantoris kuTxeSi da mister mordstoni
yru da odnav gasagoni xmiT laparakobda. Semdeg igi Sevida mister
spenlos kabinetSi da uTxra xmamaRla mliqvnelis kiloTi:
_ Tqveni profesiis jentlmenebi, mister spenlo ueWvelia, daCveulni
arian aTasgvari ojaxuri uTanxmoebis mowmed yofnas da, rasakvirvelia,
ician, rogor daxlarTulia xolme es saqmeebi.
am sityvebiT man gadaixada fuli Tavis `licenciisaTvis~ da, rodesac
miiRo es iuridiuli sabuTi mister spenlos xelidan, kantoridan gavida.
pativcemulma proqtorma gaacila Tavisi klienti karebamde, gamoeTxova
megobruli xelis CamrTmeviT da usurva yovelive sikeTe mas da mis
momaval meuRles.
pegoti ise aaRelva am SemTxvevam, rom Zlivs davamSvide.
rogorc
Canda,
mister
spenlom
srulebiT
ar
icoda,
ra
damokidebuleba arsebobda Cemsa da mister mordstons Soris. misi azriT,
am ojaxur uTanxmoebaSi usaTuod papidaCemi eria.
_ mis trotvudi gabeduli dedakacia, _ SeniSna mis spenlom, _ da
yovel SemTxvevaSi, moaxerxebs Tavis dacvas. opozicia arafers ar moigebs.
mudam makvirvebs mis trotvudis xasiaTi, da CemTvis didad sasiamovnoa,
koperfild, rom Tqven marTlis mxareze xarT. rasakvirvelia, gaTiSva
naTesavebs Soris didad sawyenia, magram, saubedurod, es Cveulebrivi
ambavia. amgvar SemTxvevaSi umTavresia marTlis mxareze iyo... ese igi im
mxareze, sadac fulia. mister mordstoni cols irTavs... partia, mgoni
urigo ar aris. me mivxvdi mister mordstonis sityvebidan, _ xalxs xSirad
wamoscdeba xolme amgvar SemTxvevaSi, _ rom es jvariswera xelsayreli
unda iyos. misi da, mis mordstoni, jer kidev winaT laparakobda amis
Sesaxeb.
_ Tqven brZaneT, rom fulis mxriT aris xelsayreli es jvariswera,
ser? _ vkiTxe me.
_ diax, fulis mxriT, upirvelesad yovlisa, _ mipasuxa mister
spenlom. _ amasTanave, amboben, sacole mzeTunaxaviao!
_ ymawvilia igi?
_ swored gaTxovebis asakSia. qorwili gadadebuli iyo mis
srulwlovanebamde.
_ ah, sabralo! _ SesZaxa pegotim.
amis Semdeg mister spenlom Sematyobina, rom am kviras doras
dabadebis dRea da amis gamo imarTeba patara ojaxuri qeifi qalaqgareTo.
man miTxra, rom Zalian masiamovneb, Tu mewvevi agarakze ojaxur
dResaswaulSi monawileobis misaRebado. proqtoris mowvevam sabolood
SemSala Wkuidan; da rodesac miviRe mosawvevi baraTi vardisfer qaRaldze
warweriT: `mowvevas gagonebT~, mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi giJiviT viyavi.
axlac maciebs da macxelebs, rodesac vigoneb am SemTxvevisTvis nayid
yelsaxvevs. Cems fexsacmels udavod SeeZlo wamebis iaraRebis koleqciis
gamdidreba. dResaswaulis winadRes viyide da norvudSi gavgzavne saRamos
diliJansiT patara kalaTa, savse imgvari nivTebiT, romlebic, erTad
aRebuli, siyvarulis formalur gamocxadebas udrida. dilis eqvs saaTze
ukve kovengartenis bazarze viyavi da Taiguls vyidulobdi dorasTavis. aT
saaTze mivaWenebdi lurja cxens da mSvenieri Taiguli mimagrebuli mqonda
qudze, raTa uvneblad mimetana igi norvudSi.
rodesac, bolos mivedi mister spenlos agarakze da Camovxti cxenidan
baRis karebTan, gavwie mwvane mindorze Cemi eqscentriuli fexsacmeliT im
skamisken, sadac dora ijda.
masTan erTad ijda ymawvili ledi, daaxloebiT oci wlisa. misi gvari
iyo mis milsi da dora mas julias uwodebda. mis milsi doras megobrad
iTvleboda. bednieri mis milsi!
_ gixarodeT, mister koperfid, _ SesZaxa doram. is saZageli mis
mordstoni axla aq ar aris. igi Tavisi Zmis qorwilSi wavida da sul
cota _ sami kvira mainc darCeba iq. mSveniereba ar aris?
magram, ai, saxlidan mister spenlo gamovida. dora miegeba mamas da
wamoiZaxa:
_ SexedeT, mamilo, ra mSvenieri yvavilebia! es mister koperfildma
momarTva.
Cven yvelam gavwieT etlisken, romelic ukve mzad iyo.
arasodes ar yofila aseTi mSvenieri mgzavroba; arasodes arc iqneba.
cxeniT mivdevdi etls, odnav moSorebiT. dora ijda zurgiT cxenebisken
da miyurebda. Cemi Taiguli mis gverdiT iyo patara baliSze. igi xSirad
iRebda mas xelSi da didi siamovnebiT iynosavda yvavilebis surnelebas.
Tu ara vcdebi, didi mtveri idga. mgoni, mister spenlo mirCevda,
cotaTi moSorebiT mevlo etlisagan, rom mtveri ar damdeboda; magram ar
vusmendi mister spenlos. erTnairad Cavfluliyavi siyvarulisa da
mSvenierebis RrubelSi, romelic doras gars exvia. amis mets arafers
vgrZnobdi.
ar vici, ramden xans viareT, da aqamdis ar vici, saiT mivdiodiT.
gildfoldisken, albaT, an daaxloebiT iqiT. ueWvelia, romelime
jadoqarma erTi dRiT gamoaCina es mSvenieri adgili da Semdeg
samaradisod damala igi; ase rom, axla verc ki vityvi, sad viyavi. maxsovs
mxolod, rom iq iyo mwvane moedani, xexiliT daCrdiluli, da, saerTod,
mSvenieri sanaxaoba yoveli mxriT.
Zalian cudi mxolod is iyo, rom aTasgvari ucxo xalxi moeloda
Cvens misvlas. eWvianobas sazRvari ar hqonda. yvela mamakaci, ganurCevlad,
Cemi mosisxle mteri gaxda, metadre _ erTi wiTuri didulvaSa.
Cems TavSi mxolod bundovani warmodgena darCa imisi, Tu ra xdeboda
ramdenime saaTis ganmavlobaSi. vici, rom saSinlad vmxiarulobdi, magram
es
iyo
sasowarkveTilebis
tragikuli
mxiaruleba.
me
CavaCivdi
vardisferkabian ymawvil ledis da saSineli daJinebiT vearSiyebodi. igi
Zalian moxdenili iyo da patara TvalebSi cecxlis naperwklebi ukrToda.
warmosTqves doras sadRegrZelo. rodesac me vsvamdi Cems Wiqas, Tavi ise
daviWire, TiTqos laparaki Semawtyvetines yvelaze saintereso adgilas, da
imwamsve ganvagrZe igi winandelis aRfrTovanebiT. rodesac Tavi davukari,
Tvali movkari doras Tvalebs da ise momeCvena, TiTqos igi sevdiani iyo;
magram dora miyurebda wiTur didulvaSas Tavs iqidan da amis gamo
ulmobeli davrCi, rogorc qva.
vardisferkabian ymawvil ledis hyavda mwvanekabiani deda da mas azrad
mouvida Cveni ganSoreba raRac idumal garemoebaTa gamo, rac CemTvis
gamoucnob saidumloebad darCa. Tumca, rodesac sadilis narCenebi
kalaTebSi
Caalages,
yvelani
isedac
wavid-wamovidnen
iqiT-aqeT.
sasowarkveTilma da gamwarebulma, daviwye xetiali xeebs Soris.
warmoudgenels gunebaze viyavi. avadmyofad xom ar gamovacxado Tavi, an
xom ar gavquslo Cems lurjaze ugzo-ukvlod-meTqi? im dros, rodesac
seriozulad viyavi garTuli am sakiTxebis gadaWriT, momiaxlovdnen mis
milsi da dora.
_ mister koperfild, _ miTxra mis milsma, _ Tqven mowyenili xarT?
_ srulebiTac ara! rad ggoniaT!
_ dora! _ ganagrZo mis milsma ise, rom yuradReba ar miuqcevia Cemi
pasuxisTvis. _ dora,Sen mowyenili xar?
_ o, ara, ara! srulebiT arc ki mifiqria!
_ mister koperfild da dora! _ Tqva mis milsma. _ kmara, Cemo
megobrebo, kmara! nu gaaxmobT raime sisulelis gulisTvis gazafxulis
yvavilebs; erTxel mowyvetilni, isini Wknebian samudamod da aRar
iSlebian meored. geubnebiT amas sakuTari, mware gamocdilebiT.
aviRe doras pawawina xeli da vakoce mas. doras ar gauwevia
winaaRmdegoba. Cven aRar gavSorebivarT mTel saRamos. erTad davdiodiT
da doras mTrTolvare xeli xelSi meWira. yvelaferi es sisulelea, ar
vdaob, da iqneb didi sisulelec _ filosofiuri TvalsazrisiT; magram ra
bednieri iqneboda momakvdavi, rom samudamod aseTi suleluri cxovreba
eweros!
mTvrali viyavi bednierebisagan; yovelive es momxiblav sizmrad
meCveneboda da meSinoda, xumrobagaSvebiT, rom axlave gamomeRviZeboda
bukingemis quCaze da momesmoda misis kropis finjnebis Cxaruni.
magram dora mReroda, sxva qalebic mRerodnen; mis milsic mReroda.
Cven Cai davlieT, saRamo gagrZelda.
meti bedniereba vigrZeni, rodesac mTeli ucxo xalxi gamogevTxova da
wavid-wamovidnen saxlebSi. Cven imave gziT davbrundiT.
gzaSi mis milsma Sematyobina, rom dora estumreboda mas ramdenime
xniT, da mec mimiwvia. ar vici, ra manqanebiT, norvudi mogviaxlovda
ramdenime miliT, da Cven gacilebiT ufro adre mivediT saxlSi, vidre
unda mivsuliyaviT.
_ SemodiT saxlSi, mister koperfild! Tqven unda daisvenoT, _ miTxra
mister spenlom.
oTaxSi mogvarTves Rvino da buterbrodebi. Taflis sanTlebis Suqze
dora iseTi siyvaruliT brwinavda, rom Tvali ver movaSore da veRar
daviZari misi saxlidan; magram rodesac, bolos, mister spenlom
mouridenlad xvrinva amouSva savarZelSi, cxadad davinaxe, rom didi xania
Cemi saxlSi wasvlis dro iyo.
meore
dRes
loginSi
gadavwyvite,
gamomecxadebina
dorasTvis
siyvaruli da gamego Cemi bedi. samma dRem saSinel tanjvaSi gaiara.
bolos, movikribe mTeli Cemi Zal-Rone da gavwie mis milsis saxlSi
garkveulis mizniT _ Cemi bedi gamego.
mister milsi saxlSi ar iyo, _ an ra saWiro iyo misi yofna?
srulebiT ar mqonda misi piradi naxvis survili. mis milsi saxlSi iyo, _
es kmaroda.
amiyvanes meore sarTulSi, sastumroSi, sadac mis milsi da dora
isxdnen. mis milsi notebs swerda; dora yvavilebs xatavda. es swored is
yvavilebi iyo, romelic koventgartenis bazarze viyide. verasgziT ver
vityvi, rom dedansa da pirs Soris raime msgavseba SemeniSnos. imis Tqmac
ki Znelia, SesaZlebelia Tu ara saerTod arsebobdes mcenareTa samefoSi
raime msgavsi am suraTisa; magram mainc mivxvdi, rom dora Cems Taigulsa
xatavda.
mis milsi didad moxaruli iyo da mwuxareba gamoTqva, rom mamamisi
saxlSi araa; Tumca Cven yvelani, Tu ar vcdebi, SesaniSnavi sulis
simtkiciT vitandiT am danakliss.
me gamielva azrma, _ ukeTesi xom ar iqneboda, Cemi aRsareba
xvalisTvis gadamedo.
_ imedi maqvs, Tqveni sabralo cxeni Zalian ar daiqanca guSin
dabrunebisas? _ miTxra doram, rodesac mis milsi oTaxidan gavida.
me gavifiqre, rom ukeTesi iqneboda, dResve gameTavebina yvelaferi.
_ diax, _ vupasuxe me, _ gza grZeli da mosawyeni iyo, radgan araferi
ar axalisebda mas dabrunebis dros.
_ rogor? gana araferi aWames? sabralo cxeni! _ SesZaxa doram.
me gadavwyvite, rom ukeTesi iyo, xvalisTvis gadamedo.
_ ara, maZRari ki iyo, aWames, mxolod is mindoda meTqva, rom mas ar
SeeZlo egrZno is Seudarebeli bedniereba, romelsac vgrZnobdi Tqvens
axlos yofniT.
doram Tavi daxara naxatze da xanmokle siCumis Semdeg Tqva:
_ erT dros, mgoni, Tqven srulebiT ar eswrafebodiT am bednierebas...
am wuTSi vigrZeni, rom dadga kritikuli wami da Cemi bedi unda
gadawyvetiliyo.
_ Tqven srulebiT ar zrunavdiT am bednierebaze... srulebiT... rodesac
mis kitis gverdiT ijeqiT, _ miTxra doram warbebSekrulma da Tavi
gaiqnia.
mis kiti iyo is vardisferkabiani ledi, romelsac mwavnekabiani deda
hyavda.
ar vici, rogor moxda, magram me movexvie doras. mWermetyvelebam
gadmoxeTqa Cemi piridan nakaduliviT. sityvebi erTimeores mosdevda
SeuCerebad. vuTxari, rogor miyvars igi, vuTxari, rom movkvdebi uimisod,
rom vaRmerTeb mas!
rodesac
doram
daxara
Tavi,
atirda
da
TrTolda,
Cemma
mWermetyvelebam abobqrebuli mdinaris xasiaTi miiRo. vuTxari, rom
sakmarisia erTi sityva warmoTqvas da mzad var, misi siamovnebisaTvis
avitano aTi aTasi sikvdili, mudam meyvareba igi, yovel wuTSi, gagiJebiT.
yovelTvis iyo xalxi, romelic uyvardaT da yovelTvis iqneba xalxi,
romelTac eyvarebaT; magram aravis da arasodes, qveynis dasabamidan am
wuTamde, ar hyvarebia, ar uyvars, ar eyvareba da arc Seswevs niWi iseTi
siyvarulisa, rogorc me miyvars dora.
nel-nela davwynardi. me da dora visxediT sofaze erTmaneTis
gverdiT. mZime tvirTi momeSva mxrebidan. netarebaSi viyavi. me da doram
SevficeT erTmaneTs, rom mxolod erTmaneTisaTvis vicocxlebT amis
Semdeg.
doram gamoTqva azri, rom misi mamis nebadaurTvelad verasgziT ver
daviwerT jvars. gadavwyviteT, droebiT saidumlod Segvenaxa Cveni
damokidebuleba mister spenlosagan; Tumca maSin azradac ki ar momsvlia,
rom Cemi da misi Svilis damokidebuleba SesaZlebeli iyo dasaZraxisad
sCveneboda vismes.
mis milsma suliT da guliT daloca Cveni siyvaruli.
ra bednieri dro iyo! rogori suleluri, netarebis dro!
rodesac vixedebi ganvlil gzaze, ar vici Cems sicocxleSi arc erTi
xana, romelzedac Cems mogonebas SeeZlos SeCereba meti siyvaruliTa da
RimiliT!
Tavi ocdameTerTmete
papida makvirvebs
me mivwere agnesas didi werili, romelSic vecade, cocxali ferebiT
damexata, ra bednieri viyavi da ra mSvenieri iyo dora. varwmunebdi
agnesas, rom am grZnobis siRrme usazRvroa da rom amis magvari ara
yofila-ra adamianis gulis istoriaSi.
stirfordis Sesaxeb araferi miTqvams. mxolod gakvriT movixsene, rom
Cemi iarmauTeli megobrebi uzomod Sewuxebuli arian emilias gaqceviT da
rom mec metad gaocebuli var. vicodi, rom agnesa TviTon mixvdeboda
Cemgan damaluls WeSmaritebas, darwmunebuli viyavi, rom pirveli
arasodes ar warmosTqvamda Cems winaSe Cemi megobris saxels.
am werilis pasuxi pirveli fostiTve miviRe. roca vkiTxulobdi, ise
meCveneboda, TiTqos mesmoda agnesas megobruli xma.
Cemi saxlSi aryofnis dros, orjer Tu samjer tredelsi yofiliyo.
mas gaecno Cemi keTili gadia, daaxloebiT erTi saaTi darCeniliyo da
dro Cems Sesaxeb maslaaTSi gaetarebina. ase gadmomca pegotim, magram eWvi
maqvs, rom laparakiT mxolod pegoti laparakobda, amasTan ufro met xans,
vidre erTi an ori saaTi: gamocdilebiT vicodi, ra Zneli iyo misi
SeCereba, rodesac igi Cems Sesaxeb daiwyebda laparaks.
aman momagona, rom tredelss daniSnuli hqonda dRe, rodesac igi
CemTan unda mosuliyo, da rom es dRe ukve moaxlovda. Cemma Sinaurma
pirobebma ukanasknel dros sxvanairi xasiaTi miiRo, rac erTgvar
ganmartebas Txoulobs. misis kropma, sakuTari Rirsebis grZnobiT
ganmsWvalulma, gadaWrili uari ganacxada aesrulebina raime movaleoba
(garda fulis miRebisa) im dromde, sanam Cvens saxlSi ivlis dedakaci,
romelsac pegoti ewodeba. amis gamo misis krops ara erTxel hqonda
saidumlo bWoba Tavis kibeze, sadac elaparakeboda xmamaRla viRac
uxilavsa da uCinar arsebas, ueWvelia, Winkas, radgan, arsebiTad, igi
martodmarto cxovrobda da mTel saxlSi Cemsa da mis garda ar iyo arc
erTi cocxali arseba, magram rodesac am krebebma ver gamoiRo saTanado
Sedegi, misis kropma momwera werili, romelSic dawvrilebiT mixsnida
Tavis miznebsa da survilebs. Cveulebrivi Sesavlis Semdeg, romelic, unda
iTqvas, arafers gansakuTrebuls ar Seicavda, misis kropi mixsnida,
upirvelesad yovlisa, rom igi TviTon dedaa da amasTanave iseTi dedakaci,
romelsac
bedis
wyalobiT
mravalnairi
mdgomareoba
gamoucdia
cxovrebaSi, mdidari grZnobebiTa da saqmeebiT. magram rogoric ar unda
yofiliyo misi mdgomareoba, mainc misis krops, Tavisi arsebobis yvela
xanaSi, instiqturad zizRsa gvrida yovelive is, rasac bezRoba an dasmena
ewodeba. aq ar aris saWiro aRniSvna romelime pirovnebisa an raime
saxelisa, _ ganagrZobda misis kropi, _ magram mabezRara da damsmeni, _
qali iqneba Tu kaci, mas WiriviT sZuls, miuxedavad yovelgvari qvrivis
Tavsaxuravisa da Talxi kabebisa (ukanaskneli sityvebi xazgasmuli iyo).
Tu romelime jentlmeni msxverpli xdeba am mabezRarisa da damsmenisa, es
misi sakuTari nebaa. de ise moiqces, rogorc surdes. es misi kropis saqme
ar aris. misis kropis erTaderTi survilia _ araferi saerTo ar iqnios
amgvar xalxTan. amitom igi umorCilesad iTxovs, araviTari pretenziebi an
gamoacxadon mis daxmarebaze, vidre saqmis viTareba pirvandel saxes ar
miiRebs, rasac igi gulwrfelad isurvebs. bolos, misis kropi micxadebda
saTanado pativiscemiT, rom misi patara angariSis wignaki yovel SabaTs
Cems sasadilo magidaze ideba, da gamosTqvams imeds, rom, rogorc
namdvili jentlmeni, dauyovnebliv naRdi fuliT davfaravdi am wignakSi
aRniSnul valebs, boroti enebis ybedobisa da sxvaTa Sewuxebis Tavidan
asacileblad.
amgvari foraluri deklaraciis Semdeg, misis kropi mxolod imas
akeTebda, rom kibeze qoTnebisa da doqebis saSualebiT marTavda eSmakurad
mowyonil maxeebs, keTilis mizniT _ fexebi moemtvria Cemi keTili
gadiasaTvis. amgvari saalyo wesebi cxovrebis did uxerxulobas
warmoadgenda, magram ise meSinoda misis kropisa, rom ver vbedavdi mimeRo
mis winaaRmdeg raime zomebi da Setevaze gadavsuliyavi.
_ Zvirfaso koperfild, _ SemomZaxa tredelsma, rodesac movida CemTan
daniSnul dRes, _ rogor xar, megobaro?
_ didad moxaruli var, rom gxedav, Zvirfaso tredels, _ vuTxari me.
_ mapatie, Cemo Zmobilo, rom saxlSi ar dagxvdi. bolo dros bevri
saqmeebi mqonda.
_ Seni satrfo londonSi cxovrobs, Tu ar vcdebi?
_ rao, ra sTqvi?
_ rogor Tu ra?.. mapatie, Cemo Zmao, _ es Cveulebrivi saqmea. mis d. _
ara? _ londonSi cxovrobs, Tu ar vcdebi?
_ diax, londonis maxloblad.
_ SesaniSnavia. Cemi ki _ Sen xom gaxsovs, rasakvirvelia? _ pastoris
qaliSvili, devonSirSi cxovrobs. maSasadame, me ise ara var garTuli,
rogorc Sen.
_ me mikvirs, rogor SegiZlia dakmayofilde aseTi iSviaTi SexvediT
Sens sacolesTan?
_ ra ggonia? _ Tqva tredelsma CafiqrebiT. _ marTlac gasakviria,
magram ra vqna? amas ara eSveleba-ra! Zalianac minda misi xSirad naxva,
magram SeuZlebelia.
_ mister mikoberi rogorRa aris?
_ ara uSavs-ra. srulebiT janmrTelad aris. Tumca axla me aRar
vcxovrob maTTan. saqme ai raSia, _ TiTqmis CurCuliT miTxra tredelsma, _
Sinaur garemoebaTa droebiT garTulebis gamo, man saWirod dainaxa gvaris
gamocvla, axlandeli misi fsevdonimi mortimeria. igi mxolod bindisas
gamodis saxlidan da isic saTvaliT. binis qiris gadauxdelobis gamo maT
nivTebi auweres. misis mikoberi am dros iseT saSinel mdgomareobaSi
imyofeboda, rom meti gza iyo _ me gulistkeniT gadavwyvite, Semewira Cemi
saxeli meore TamasuqisaTvis.
Cven kidev aTas rameze vipalarakeT da Semdeg Cems gadiasTan wavediT,
romelTanac tredelss patara saqme hqonda. saqme isaa, rom mikoberis
nivTebTan erTad tredelsis nivTebic waeRoT; axla mas eSvona fuli maT
gamosasyidad
da
undoda, rom
pegotis
gamoetana
isini.
pegoti,
rasakvrvelia, didi siamovnebiT dasTanxmda da, rodesac man Caabara
tredelss nivTebi, tredelsma aRtacebiT gulSi Caikra isini, didi
madloba gamogvicxada da Sinisken gaswia. me da pegoti wamovediT Cemi
binisken, magram gzaSi Zalian xSirad vCerdebodiT maRaziebis win,
romelTac uzomo aRtacebaSi mohyavdaT pegoti, ise rom, sakmarisma xanma
gaiara, sanam Cems binas mivaRwevdiT.
rogor gadmogceT Cemi gancvifreba, rodesac dabrunebisas me da
pegotim SevaReT Cemi oTaxis kari da _ davinaxeT papida da mister diki.
papidas win ori galia idga misi CitebiT, mis kalTaSi ki kata
mokalaTebuliyo. papida ijda oTaxis SuagulSi Tavis nivTebze da svamda
Cais, rogorc axali robinzon kruzo qalis tanisamosSi. mister diki ijda
sakmao manZilze misgan moSorebiT da dafiqrebiT Sescqeroda Tavis
mSvenier frans, erT im franTagans, romelTac Cven xSirad vafrendiT
masTan erTad kenterberiSi.
_ papida! _ Sevyvire me. _ ra moulodneli bednierebaa!
Cven gadavexvieT erTmaneTs da gadavkocneT; mister dikma gatacebiT
CamomarTva xeli.
_ Sen gaxsovs Cemi papida, pegoti? _ vuTxari me.
_ gonierebis pativiscemisaTvis, Svilo, _ SesZaxa papidam, _ nu uwodeb
inglisel qals am saZagel barbarosul saxels. aba, ras hgavs esa? miT
umetes, igi gaTxovili iyo da gvari gamicvala: ukeTess igi Tavis
sicocxleSi verafers izamda. ra gvaris brZandebiT axla, qalbatono? _
hkiTxa papidam da miapyro mrisxane Tvalebi Cems gadias.
_ barkisi, qalbatono, _ upasuxa pegotim da raveransi gaukeTa.
_ ai, es momwons, _ sTqva papidam, _ amaSi azri mainc aris. es kargi
gvaria. gamarjobaT, barkis, rogor xarT?
da am sityvebiT papidam xeli gauwoda pegotis. amgvari keTili
yuradRebiT gamxnevebuli pegoti wamovida win, CamoarTva papidas xeli da
uRrmesi pativiscemis niSnad isev gaimeora Tavisi reveransi.
_ me da Tqven Zveli nacnobebi varT, barkis, _ uTxra papidam. _ Tqven,
vfiqrob, ar dagviwyebiaT, sad da rogor SevxvdiT erTmaneTs pirvelad. ra
saTqmelia, ver iyo kargi Sexvedra! trot. kidev erTi finjani damisxi, Cemo
kargo!
papida ijda Tavisi Cveulebrivi Seupovari saxiT, welSi gamarTuli.
rodesac finjani mivawode, Cems movaleobad CavTvale ramdenime SeniSvniT
mimemarTa imis Sesaxeb, Tu ra uxerxulia yuTebze jdoma, rodesac sxva
aveji arsebobs.
_ ara uSavs-ra, trot! araferia! gmadlobT, Cemo megobaro, _ mipasuxa
papidam. _ mirCevnia Cems sakuTrebaze vijde.
aq papidam mkacrad gadaxeda misis krops da uTxra:
_ Cven SegviZlia Tqveni daxmarebis gareSec movewyoT, misis krop.
_ xom ar mibrZanebT _ cota Cai davumato qalbatono? _ uTxra mis
kropma.
_ ara, gmadlobT.
_ xom ar mibrZanebT _ cota karaqi mogarTvaT, qalbatono? an xom ar
gnebavT axali kvercxebi... es-es aris axali dadebulia, qalbatono! an xom
ar gnebavT _ duqanSi gaviqce lorisTvis? xom aras moigonebT Tqveni
Zvirfasi papidasaTvis, mister koperfild?
_ araferi ar aris saWiro, mis krop, _ upasuxa papidam. _ Cven TviTon
movaxerxebT yvelafers.
am laparakis dros mis kropi sul iRimeboda da amgvarad gamoxatavda
Tavis gulCvilobasa da gulkeTilobas; igi yovel wuTs Tavs hxrida erT
mxareze _ Tavisi sxeulis saerTo sisustis saCveneblad da yovel wuTs
xelebs ifSvnetda, daxmarebis surviliT aRsavse. magram am xrikebma
tyuilad Cauara, da rodesac misis kropi daemorCila papidas daJinebul
brZanebas da oTaxidan gavida, papidam sTqva:
_ dik! gaxsovs, ras gelaparakebodi mliqvnelebisa da pirmoTneebis
Sesaxeb?
mister diks, etyoba, SeeSinda da SekrTa, TiTqos gonoebidan
waSlodes papidas naTqvami; miuxedavad amisa, swrafad dasturi misca.
_ maS ai misis kropi erTi maTgania, _ uTxra papidam. _ barkis,
gaisarjeT, CaumateT Cai da damisxiT kidev erTi finjani.
me ise kargad vicnobdi Cems papidas da mis Cveulebebs, rom cxadad
vxedavdi _ mis gulSi raRac didi saidumlo iyo da misi Camosvla CemTan,
yovel SemTxvevaSi, raRac araCveulebrivi garemoebiT iyo gamowveuli. xom
ar
vawyenine
riTime
mis
betsis?
Zalian
SesaZlebelia:
sindisi
CamCurCulebda, rom jer araferi miTqvams misTvis doras Sesaxeb. nuTu igi
Camovida raime xmebis gamo, rac amis Sesaxeb gavrcelda?..
vicodi, rom veraviTari Zala ver aalaparakebda papidas, sanam TviTon
ar moisurvebda. davjeqi mis gverdiT, davuwye mis frinvelebs laparaki,
veTamaSebodi mis katas da, sazogadod, gansakuTrebiT mxiarulad
vaCvenebdi Tavs.
_ trot, _ miTxra papidam bolos. _ Tqveni wasvla saWiro ar aris,
barkis, _ darCiT. trot, iswavle Tu ara TviTmoqmedeba da simtkice?
_ me mgonia, papida.
_ darwmunebuli xar amaSi?
_ me mgonia, rom darwmunebuli var.
_ Zalian kargi. am SemTxvevaSi SemiZlia dagekiTxo, _ miTxra papidam
da Rrmaazrovnad gdamomxeda, _ hxvdebi Tu ara, Cemo kargo, rad mirCevnia
am saRamos Cems sakuTrebaze jdoma?
_ ara, papida, ver vxvdebi.
_ maS me unda agixsna. es sakuTreba erTaderTia, rac damrCa. me Cemi
sacxovrebeli davkarge, Cemo kargo.
mTeli saxli saxuravidan saZirkvlamde rom dangreuliyo, anda Cven
yvelani wyalSi rom CavrCveniliyaviT, amaze mets SeSfoTebas ver
gamoiwvevda CemSi.
_ mister dikma icis es ambavi, _ ganagrZo papidam da xeli mxarze
damado. _ me gavRatakdi, Cemo kargo trot. yvelaferi, rac ki damrCa, am
oTaxSia gadmotanili, garda duvris agarakisa, romelic jenetas Cavabare
gasaqiraveblad. barkis, am jentlmens esaWiroeba sawoli oTaxi am
RamisTvis. yairaTisaTvis Cemi logini aqve unda gaimarTos. gaisarjeT da
moawyveT es, barkis. xval Cven ufro dawvrilebiT movilaparakebT amis
Sesaxeb.
am sityvebTan erTad papidam uecrad momexvia yelze da qviTiniT
miTxra, rom igi mxolod Cemi gulisTvis swuxs.
erTi wuTis Semdeg papidam daioka mRelvareba, damSvidda da miTxra
didmniSvnelovnad:
_ gabedulad unda davuxvdeT cxovrebis ukuRmarTobas, Cemo kargo, da
ar daveCagvrinoT mas. viTamaSoT Cveni cxovrebis piesa bolomde da
nurafers mivaqcevT yuradRebas.
Tavi ocdameTormete
gaWirvebuli mdgomareba
mindoda gamego, icoda Tu ara mister dikma mizezi am uecari da didi
cvlilebisa papidas saqmeebSi. misi gamokiTxvidan Semdegi gavige:
guSinwin papidam daibara mister diki da uTxra:
_ aba, dik, me msurs gavigo, xarT Tu ara marTlac namdvili
filosofosi, rogorc aqamde gTvlidiT?
amaze dikma upasuxa, rom imedi aqvs, es marTlac asea. maSin papidam
uTxra:
_ dik, me gavRatakdi!
mister dikma upasuxa:
_ a? nuTu!
papidam Zlier mouwona mister diks es pasuxi da mister diki Zalian
gaxarebuli iyo. Semdeg CemTan wamovidnen. gzaSi portersa svamdnen da
sWamdnen buterbrodebs.
aqedan me davinaxe, rom mister diks araviTari warmodgena ar hqonda
saqmis viTarebaze da iZulebuli viyavi amexsna misTvis, rom gaRatakeba
niSnavs gaWirvebas, siRaribes, saSiSroebas, rom SeiZleba mokvde SimSilisa
da sicivisagan; magram imwamsve vinane Cemi daufiqrebeli laparaki,
rodesac davinaxe, rogor gaufiTrda mister diks saxe da loyebze mware
cremlebi Camoscvivda. misi gamxiaruleba gacilebiT ufro metad
gamiZnelda, vidre misi miyvana am sasowarkveTilebamde. male mivxvdi, rom
igi damSvidebuli da bavSviviT uzrunveli iyo mxolod imitom, rom uzomo
imedi hqonda papidas sibrZnisa, da kidev imitomac, rom metismetad
afasebda Cemi gonebis dauSretel simdidres. amis gamo mister diks ar
eSinoda araviTari gaWirvebisa da nebas ar aZlevda TavisTavs ecqirna
momavlisaTvis Seudrekeli gmiris TvalebiT.
_ maS ra vqnaT, trot? _ miTxra mister dikma. _ xom ar gamodgeba Cemi
memuarebi?
_ rasakvirvelia, gamodgeba, _ vuTxari me, _ magram upirveles yovlisa,
mister dik, Tqven, rogorc namdvili filosofosi, ecadeT, mxiarulad
iyoT, anda, yovel SemTxvevaSi, mSvidad mainc. papidam ar unda SeamCnios,
rom Cven vfiqrobT amis Sesaxeb. wavideT masTan.
papida didi sulis simtkices iCenda da misi magaliTi gakveTili iyo
CvenTvis, _ CemTvis, yovel SemTxvevaSi. igi metad alersiani iyo
pegotisadmi da Tavs ise grZnobda, rogorc saxlSi; man gadawyvita, es Rame
Cems sawol oTaxSi gaeTia, me ki sastumro oTaxSi unda davwoliliyavi,
rom damefara papida yovelnairi xifaTisagan. papidas aimedebda is
garemoeba, rom Cveni saxli mdinaris napiras mdebareobda, da davrwmundi,
rom es garemoeba, metad mniSvnelovani xanZris SemTxvevaSi, cotaodenad
amSvidebda papidas.
_ trot, _ miTxra papidam saRamos, _ sazogadod me ar mexaliseba
ucxo xalxTan Sexvedra, magram gulaxdilad rom vTqva, unda gamovtyde _
Seni barkisis saxe Zlier momwons.
_ ah, papida, rogor mixaria! _ vuTxari me.
_ sakvirveli saqmeebi xdeba xolme amqveynad, _ SeniSna papidam. _
rogor
amoirCia
man
TavisTvis
aseTi
barbarosuli
saxeli!
warmoudgenelia! isev vinme jaksonad an raime amgvarad dabadebuliyo.
_ iqneba isic agre fiqrobs, papida, magram Tqven xom iciT, rom es misi
brali ar aris.
_ rasakvirvelia, Tu xeirianad ganvsjiT, igi ar aris damnaSave, magram
mainc Zlier sawyenia. Tumca igi axla barkisia da es, SeiZleba, erTgvari
nugeSi iyos. barkiss gagiJebiT uyvarxar, trot.
_ igi yvelafers gaakeTebs CemTvis, papida!
_ yvelafers, diax, ase gamodis, _ damidastura papidam. _ ai axlac
Camacivda suleluri ToxvniT, rom misi fuli aviRo. man ar icis, ra uyos
fuls, gesmis? ra sulelia!
naZaladevma sicilma, romelac am sityvebs mohyva, saSualeba misca
papidas jibidan cxvirsaxoci amoeRo da mietana igi TvalebTan. moiwminda
cremlebi da amgvarad ganagrZo laparaki:
_ me yvelaferi vici, trot, me da barkisma bevri viWoraveT aq, sanam
Sen mister diki wasuli iyaviT. yvelaferi vici, rac xdeba Tqvens Soris.
saocaria am ymawvili gogonebis saqme, rogor TviTonve midian TavianT
daRupvisaken, _ daabolova papidam da miaStera Tvalebi buxris Tavs.
_ ah, trot, trot, maS Senc warmoidgine, rom Seyvarebuli xar, ha?
_ warmovidgine? papida! rogor SeiZleba aseTi laparaki! _ SevZaxe me
da yurebamdis gavwiTldi. _ me suliTa da guliT miyvars igi.
_ da Sen rasakvirvelia, ginda damarwmuno, rom igi mSvenieri qalia,
ara?
_ ah, papida, Tqven verc ki warmoidgenT, ra qalia!
_ hm! imedi maqvs _ suleli mainc ar aris.
_ suleli! ras brZanebT, papida!
seriozulad vfiqrob, rom imwuTamde arc erTxel ar momsvlia TavSi,
mefiqra Cemi doras Wkuis Sesaxeb; TavisTavad cxadia, rom gadaWriT
uarvyavi papidas azri.
_ kargi, kargi! _ miTxra papidam. _ nu gewyineba, Svilo, me xom mxolod
vkiTxulob. azradac ar maqvs misi damcireba. sabralo bavSvebi! Tqven
seriozulad fiqrobT rom erTmaneTisTvis xarT gaCenili?
_ Cven amaSi eWvi ara gvaqvs, papida, es dResaviT naTelia!
_ da imedi gaqvT, mTeli sicocxle gaataroT mtredebiviT, mxolod
kanfetebisa da nayinis WamaSi, ara?
Semdeg Camovarda xangrZlivi suCume.
_ Seni gataceba, trot, _ ganagrZo papidam, _ erTxel kidev magonebs im
sabralo bavSvs _ dedaSens. siyvaruli mSvenieri grZnobaa, me ar vdavob;
magam aq, rogorc yovelgan, safuZvlianobaa saWiro, Cemo kargo, Rrma
ganzomili safuZvlianoba.
_ rom icodeT, papida, ra safuZvliania Cemi dora!
_ Sen brma xar, Cemo kargo, brma!
da TviTonac ar vici, rad _ Cems gulSi gaCnda uecrad raRac
gamourkveveli winaTgrZnoba Soreuli ubedurebisa, romelic Cemi naTeli
siWabukis dReebis daCrdilvas miqadda.
im Rames srulebiT ar mZinebia. aTasi fiqri mawuxebda da, bolos
brwyinvale azri momivida: xom ar SeiZleba, jorkinsisa da spenlos
kantoridan ukan gamovitano is fuli, romelic cem premiad iyo SEtanili.
gadavwyvite, rom `cda bedis monaxevrea~, da adrianad wamovxti.
ise adre mivedi kantoraSi, rom iZulebuli viyavi, naxevari saaTis
ganmavlobaSi ezoSi mecada, sanam movidoda mister spenlo, gaxamebuli,
gamowyobili, daxuWuWebuli TmiT.
_ gamarjobaT, koperfild! _ miTxra man. _ ra mSvenieri daria!
_ diax, ser, mSvenieri dilaa! _ vupasuxe me. _ neba miboZeT
mogelaparakoT, ser, sanam sasamarTloSi wabrZandebodeT.
_ ratom ara, mobrZandiT kabinetSi.
_ me miviRe didad sawyeni ambavi papidaCemisagan, _ daviwye me.
_ imedi maqvs, rom dambla ar dascemia!
_
ara,
ser.
sabednierod
am
cnobas
ar
aqvs
kavSiri
mis
janmrTelobasTan. mis betsis saqmeebi sagrZnoblad Seirya ukanasknel
dros, ase rom, man TiTqmis mTeli qoneba dahkarga.
_ nuTu? Tqven maocebT, koperfild, _ Sehyvira mister spenlom.
_ diax, ser, papidaCemis mdgomareoba am zomamde Seicvala, rom
mindoda meTxova TqvenTvis... xom ar SeiZleba, ser, gavauqmoT is
xelSekruleba, romlis ZaliTac mqonda pativi, dameWira warCinebuli
klerkis adgili Tqvens kantoraSi?
mister spenlom Seikra warbebi da misma saxem metad mkacri
gamometyveleba miiRo.
_ rogor? Tqven gindaT, gaauqmoT xelSekruleba, koperfild!
xelSekruleba?
avuxseni, rom TiTqmis usaxsrod vrCebiT im dromde, sanam TviTon
raime saqmes ar daviwyeb.
_ momavlisa Cven srulebiTac ar gveSinia, _ vuTxari da gansakuTrebiT
xazi gavusvi am sityvebs, saidanac, Cemi azriT, mister spenlos unda is
daskvna gamoetana, rom jer kidev vvargivar misi qalis saqmrod, _
momavlisa Cven ar gveSinia, ser, magram amJamad Cemi mdgomareoba metad
gaZnelebulia da TviTonac ar vici jer, Tu ra saqmisTvis momixdeba xelis
mikideba.
_ Zalian mwyins amis mosmena Tqvengan, koperfild, _ miTxra mister
spenlom, _ Zalian mwyins. xelSekruleba sasamarTlos dawesebulebebSi ar
irRveva araviTar SemTxvevaSi, amisi magaliTi jer ar yofila. es pirdapir
ewinaaRmdegeba Cvens profesias. amasTanave, minda SevniSno, rom xelebi
Sekruli maqvs da yovelTvis ar SemiZlia moviqce Cemi survilisamebr.
Tqven iciT, rom me myavs amxanagi, mister jorkinsi.
_ ki, magram, rom gavbedo da mivmarTo TxovniT mister jorkinss, xom
ar fiqrobT, ser...
mister spenlom uaryofiT gaiqnia xeli da Semawyvetina laparaki.
_ RmerTma damifaros, koperfild, _ miTxra man, rom Seuracxyofa
mivayeno visme usamarTlo azris gamoTqmiT, da miT umetes mister
jorkinss. magram me vicnob Cems megobars, koperfild, da SemiZlia
dagarwmunoT, rom mister jorkinsi araviTar yuradRebas ar miaqcevs
amdagvar Txovnas. Tqven ar iciT, ra adamiania igi.
magram mxolod is vicodi mister jorkinsis Sesaxeb, rom igi yvelaze
gvian modioda kantoraSi da yvelaze adre midioda. arasodes aravin mas
arafers ekiTxeboda da miCenili hqonda pawawa WuWyiani oTaxi zemo
sarTulSi. iq erTi magida idga da am magidaze ido, mgoni, mTeli oci
wlis ganmavlobaSi, erTi da igive furceli, qaRaldi, mtvriani da
gayviTlebuli, romelic melnis arc erTi warweriT ar iyo mosvliri.
_ iqneb Tqven ar gsurT, rom vacnobo mas es ambavi, ser, _ vkiTxe me.
_ o, ara, srulebiTac ara! _ mipasuxa mister spenlom, magram SemiZlia
TiTqmis gadaWriT giwinaswarmetyveloT, rom mister jorkinsis azri ar
iqneba am SemTxvevaSi Tqvens sasargeblod. ukeTesi iqneboda, rogorme
sxvanairad mogvewyo es saqme, radgan me, Cemi mxriT, mzad var yovelnairad
dagexmaroT. Tumca _ moiqeciT, rogorc gsurdeT; me srulebiT ar giSliT
laparaks mister jorkinsTan, Tu Tqven aucileblad TvliT.
rodesac mister jorkinsi movida, daveSure Sevsuliyavi mis kabinetSi.
SesvlisTaanave, Cveulebrivi misalmebis Semdeg, vuambe mas Cemi saqmis
viTareba, TiTqmis imave sityvebiT, rogorc mister spenlos. mister
jorkinsi iyo maRali da wynari moxuci, daaxloebiT samoci wlisa, mis
gansakuTrebuls Tvisebas Seadgenda burnuTis siyvaruli. mas ise xSirad
xmarobda, rom doqtorTa kolegiis kantoris mosamsaxureTa Soris
gavrcelebuli iyo azri, TiTqmis
mister
jorkinsi
mxolod
am
narkotikuli mcenariT ikvebeboda, radgan mis sxeulSi aRar SeiZleboda
yofiliyo adgili sxva sakvebi nivTierebebisaTvis.
mister jorkinsma momismina da Sewuxebulma mkiTxa:
_ mere icis rame amis Sesaxeb mister spenlom?
vupasuxe, rom mqonda pativi Semetyobinebina es ambavi mister
spenlosaTvis da rom man mirCia mister jorkinsisTvis mimemarTa.
_ da man giTxraT, rom me ar davTanxmdebi? _ mkiTxa mister jorkinsma.
iZulebuli viyavi meTqva, rom mister spenlo Zalian SesaZleblad
sTvlida amgvar pasuxs.
_ maSin mapatieT, mister koperfild, magram me verafriT dagexmarebiT,
_ miTxra mister jorkinsma aRelvebiT. _ saqme imaSia... magram me bankSi
meCqareba... gTxovT, mapatioT, ser.
_ maSin Tqven fiqrobT, rom araviTari saSualeba ar aris am saqmis
mosagvareblad?
_ araviTari! _ mipasuxa mister jorkinsma da karebTan SeCerda... _
Tqven xom iciT ukve, rom me Tanaxma ara var, _ daumata man da swrafad
kari gaaRo. _ Tqven unda gesmodeT, ser, rom Tu mister spenlo ar aris
Tanaxma...
_
ki
magram,
mister
spenlo
TviTon
ar
xedavs
araviTar
dabrlkolebas...
_ diax, diax, TviTon! _ gaimeora mister jorkinsma mouTmenlad. _
garwmunebT, rom aris mizezi, mister koperfild, gardauvali mizezebi.
Tqveni survilis asruleba SeuZlebelia. marTlac-da, bankSi var
wasasvleli, mister koperfild, mapatieT, ser.
da gaiqca qveviT iseTi siswrafiT, rac Zneli warmosadgeni iyo samoci
wlis moxucisaTvis. am SemTxvevis Semdeg, ramdenadac vici, mister
jorkinsi ar mosula kantoraSi sami dRis ganmavlobaSi.
magram mindoda mecada yovelgvari RonisZieba; davucade mister
spenlos da vuambe Cemi audienciis Sedegebi; amasTan erTad, vagrZnobine,
rom jer savsebiT ar damikargavs imedi am saqmis mogvarebisa, Tu mister
spenlo TviTon gairjeba da ecdeba, daiTanxmos ulmobeli mister
jorkinsi.
_ koperfild! _ miTxra mister spenlom, _ Tqven ise ver icnobT
mister jorkinss, rogorc me. neba miboZeT SevniSno, rom aTeuli wlebis
ganamvlobaSi vswavlob mis xasiaTs. ara, koperfild, araviTar dajerebas
ar SeuZlia Searyios mister jorkinsi. darwmunebuli iyaviT amaSi!
mZime sevdiT Sepyrobili gamovedi kantoridan da saxlSi wavedi. Cemi
molaparakeba mister spenlostan miT ufro sawyeni iyo CemTvis, rom
momavlisaTvis SeeZlo sabolood gaefuWebina Cemi saqme dorasTan.
saWiri iyo sxva, ufro saimedo zomebis miReba, romelTac SeeZloT
uzrunveleyoT Cveni momavali; rasakvirvelia, yvelaferi es mxolod da
mxolod Cemze iyo damokidebuli. am fiqrebSi viyavi garTuli, rodesac
SemTxveviT Sevxede Cems win gaCerebul etls. qalis mSvenieri saxe
gamoCnda misi fanjridan, da davinaxe saxe, romelic mudam simSvidesa da
bednierebas mgvrida.
_ agnesa! _ SevZaxe me. _ o, rogor mixaria! arc erT cocxal arsebas
ar SeeZlo ase gavexarebine, rogorc Tqven, agnesa!
_ viTom?
_ garwmunebT! me ise mwyuria TqvenTan laparaki!
_ agnesa midioda bukingemis quCaze, papidaCemis sanaxavad; magram amindi
iseTi mSvenieri iyo, rom dameTanxma gamosuliyo etlidan. etli
gavistumreT da fexiT wavediT saxlisken. agnesas danaxvasTan erTad Cems
gulSi uecrad gacocxlda yvela imedi da damaviwyda yvela Cemi dardi da
varami.
duvridan wamosvlisas papidas lakonuri werili miewera agnesasaTvis.
mis betsi werda, rom mis saqmeebSi moxda cvlilebani, romelnic
aiZulebdnen, Tavi daanebos duvrs; miuxedava amisa, mSvenivrad vgrZnob
Tavs da nuravin nurafriT nu Sewuxdeba amiTo. am werilis miRebis Semdeg
agnesa dauyovnebliv wamosuliyo londonSi papidas sanaxavad, radgan maT
Soris Zveli megobroba arsebobda. agnesa martoka ar Camosuliyo. masTan
erTad iyvnen mister vikfildi da... uri hipi.
_ isini marTla firmis amxanagebi gaxdnen? _ vkiTxe me.
_ diax, _ mipasuxa agnesam. _ isini aq saqmeebze Camovidnen da
visargeble am SemTxveviT, rom mis betsi vinaxulo. Tumca Cemi mosvla
marto amiT araa gamowveuli; iqneb me Zalian eWviani var, trotvud, magram
ar miyvars mamas martoka datoveba am adamianTan.
_ nuTu mas isev iseTi gavlena aqvs mister vikfildze, agnesa?
man Tavi damiqnia, da es dasturis niSnad unda CameTvala.
_ CvenTan iseTi cvlileba moxda, trotvud, _ miTxra agnesam, _ rom
axla verc ki icnobT Cvens Zvel saxls. isini xom CvenTan cxovroben.
_ isini?
_ mister hipi da misi deda. hips Tqvens yofil oTaxSi sZinavs, _ sTqva
agnesam da saxeSi Semomxeda.
_ Zalian vwuxvar, rom misi sizmrebi Cemgan ar aris damokidebuli, _
SevniSne me: _ maSin uri hipi didxans ar iZinebda im saxlSi.
_ mTavari uxerxuloba maTi yofnisa CvenTan is aris, _ ganagrZo
agnesam, _ rom aRar SemiZlia uwindeburad sul mamasTan viyo, radgan uri
hipi gvaSorebs erTmaneTs mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi. aRar SemiZlia
movuaro mamas winandeli mzrunvelobiT. magram mwams, trotvud, rom
WeSmatireba da namdvili siyvaruli Zlieria yvela borotebaze da
ubedurebaze amqveynad.
Cven mivuaxlovdiT bukingemis quCas, agnesam swrafad gamocvala
laparakis sagani da mkiTxa, _ vici Tu ara garemoebani, risi mizeziTac
moxda uecari da arasasiamovno cvlileba papidas saqmeebSi. uariT
vupasuxe, radagan papidas jer araferi eTqva CemTvis. agnesa Cafiqrda, erT
wamSi Rimili gahqra mis saxeze da vigrZeni, rom misi xeli aTrTolda Cems
xelSi.
papidas Zalian gaexarda agnesas naxva. daviwyeT laparaki saqmeebze da
me vuambe Cemi am dilis Tavgadasavali.
_ umizno saqcielia, trot, _ miTxra papidam, _ magram didsulovani
survili gamarTlebs; Sen keTili bavSvi xar da me vamayob amiT. axla, Cemo
megobrebo, ganvixiloT betsi trotvudis saqmeebi.
_ betsi trotvuds, Cemo kargebo, _ daiwyo papidam, _ hqonda sakuTreba,
da unda mogaxsenoT, rom betsi trotvudi TviTon ganagebda Tavis
finansur saqmeebs. Sen xom gesmis, trot, rom amJamad vlaparakob ara Sens
daze, betsi trotvudze, aramed Cems sakuTar Tavze. misi fulebi bankSi
iyo, magram Semdeg, erTi saqmis kacis rCeviT, man es fuli sando xels
gadasca. saqmeebi jer Zalian kargad midioda da betsi trotvudi Tavis
droze, wesierad iRebda procentebs. aseTma gamarjvebam Tavbru daaxvia
betsi trotvuds da isurva ufro momgebianad moeTavsebina Tavisi fuli. is
saqmis kaci im dros srulebiT is ar iyo, rac amJamad, _ me mamaSenze
vlaparakob, agnesa, _ da unda iTqvas, rom im dros betsi trotvudi mis
rCevas xmis Seubruneblad misdevda. magram amjerze betsi trotvudma,
romelsac TavisTavi did brZenad mohyavda, gadawyvita, emoqmedna sakuTari
nebiT, da garkveulad waago fulis bankSi moTavsebiT. ar vici namdvilad,
ramdenad fasobda im bankis aqciebi, sadac man fuli Seitana, _ mogebas,
mgoni, as procentsac ki hpirdebodnen, magram es banki Zalian Sors iyo,
qveynis meore boloSi da male, mgoni, srulebiTac miwam uyo piri. erTi
sityviT, igi gakotrda da masTan erTad daikarga mis trotvudis fulic!
papidam daamTavra Tavisi moTxroba da gamarjvebuliviT miapyro
Tvalebi agnesas.
_ da mets arafers ityviT Tqveni saqmis Sesaxeb, Zvirfaso mis
trotvud? _ hkiTxa agnesam.
_ da mets arafers, Svilo, _ upasuxa papidam; _ aRaraferia dasakargi,
aRaraferia saTqmelic.
agnesa Tavidanve sulganabuli, didi yuradRebiT usmenda
da misi
saxis gamometyveleba yovel wamSi icvleboda; magram bolos Tavisuflad
amoisunTqa. megona, mivxvdi, ras niSnavda yovelive es. sabralo qals
eSinoda _ misi ubeduri mama xom ar iyo erTgvari mizezi am bedSavi ambisa
betsi trotvudis cxovrebaSi. papidam orive xeli dauWira agnesas da
RimiliT ganagrZo:
_ axla saqme ai raSia, agnesa, Tqven Wkviani gogona xarT. Senc, Cemo
kargo trot, zogjer xar xolme Wkviani, Tumca yovelTvis ver mogamrTav
aseTi qaTinauriT, _ daumata papidam. _ ra vqnaT? rogor moviqceT? me maqvs
agaraki duvrSi, da am agarakis Semosavalia samocdaaTi girvanqa
weliwadSi. meti araferi ara maqvs. mister dikic fuliani kacia, _ mas aqvs
asi girvanqa wliuri Semosavali, magram, rasakvirvelia, es fuli masve
moxmardeba. axla gadasaWrelia sakiTxi _ rogor da riTi vicxovroT me da
trotma? ras ityviT amaze, agnesa?
_ me mgonia, papida, rom unda miviRo raime zomebi, _ gadavwyvite me.
_ ra, magaliTad? xom ar apireb jariskacad wasvlas? an romelime
gemze Caweras? es sisulelea, Svilo! Sen proqtori unda gamoxvide da
gamoxval kidec!
_ me mgonia, trotvud, _ daiwyo agnesam gaubedavi kiloTi, _ mgonia,
Tqven rom Tavisufali dro gqondeT...
_ me Zalian bevri Tavisufali dro maqvs, agnesa. oTxi an xuTi saaTis
Semdeg TiTqmis sul Tavisufali var, amas garda, ramdenime Tavisufali
saaTi dilaobiTac maqvs.
_ ras ityviT mdivnis Tanamdebobaze, trotvud? imedi maqvs,
damamcireblad ar CasTvliT mas TqvenTvis?
_ ra safiqrebelia, agnesa!
_ maS, ai saqme raSia, _ ganagrZo man. _ doqtor strongma aisrula
Tavisi didi xnis natvra da am dReebSi gadmosaxlda sacxovreblad
londonSi. me vici, man sTxova mamas, rom misTvis mdivani eSovna. xom ar
gindaT es adgili daiWiroT? doqtori strongi, darwmunebuli var, Tqven,
rogorc Tavis sayvarel mowafes, upiratesobas mogcemT yvela sxvasTan
SedarebiT.
_ ah, agnesa! _ vuTxari me. _ ra meSveleboda uTqvenod! Tqven mudam
iyaviT da yovelTvis iqnebiT Cemi mfarveli angelosi.
agnesas rCeviT imwamsve mivujeqi sawer magidas da mivwere doqtor
strongs, rom me meore dRes, dilis aT saaTze, veaxlebi saqmis Sesaxeb
mosalaparakeblad.
rodesac fostidan davbrundi, papidas galiebi frinvelebiT ukve ekida
iseve, rogorc duvris agarakze, da Cemi didi savarZelic idga Ria
fanjarasTan swored ise, rogorc mis betsis duvris savarZeli. mwvane
ekranic ki, papidas mier motanili, idga Tavis Cveulebriv adgilas
fanjarasTan. vicodi, vin moawyo yovelive es, radgan yvelaferi ise
mxiblavad iyo dalagebuli, TiTqos TavisTavad mowyobiliyo. Cemi wignebic
ki dalagebuli iyo swored ise, rogorc elaga Cemi institutSi yofnis
bednier dros. agnesa aq iyo, Cems binaSi, da Cemi TvaliTa vxedavdi, rogor
amTavrebda igi Cemi biblioTekis mowesrigebas.
pegoti ganagrZobda xmaurobas yvela kuTxeSi da monawileobas iRebda
Cemi oTaxebis mowyobaSi. Sevyurebdi da mikvirda, ra cotas akeTebda Cemi
dauRalavi pegotic ki agnesasTan SedarebiT, romelic amave dros Tavisi
moZraobiT araviTar xmaurobas ar iwvevda. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg gaisma
karis rakuni. agnesa gafiTrda.
_ mgonia, es mama unda iyos, _ Tqva man, _ igi dampirda mosvlas.
gavaRe kari da SemovuSvi ara marto mister vikfildi, aramed uri
hipic. Cven ukve didi xania ar venaxa erTmaneTi; agnesas laparakis Semdeg
movelodi did cvlilebas mister vikfildSi, magram mainc is, rac axla
Cemi TvaliT davinaxe, yovelive molodins aRemateboda.
ver vityvi, rom igi Zalian moxucebuliyo. iman gamaoca, rom mister
vikfildi, miuxedavad Tavisi cxadi upiratesobisa, ase aSkarad da savsebiT
damorCileboda sazizRar qvemZroms _ uri hips.
rogorc
Canda,
mister
vikfildi
TviTonve
grZnobda
Tavisi
mdgomareobis damamcireblobas; rodesac igi Cvens oTaxSi Semovida,
SeCerda karebTan, TiTqos ver bedavda ganZrevas da Tavis aRebas. magram es
mxolod erTi wami gagrZelda; agnesa miuaxlovda mas da uTxra:
_ mama! ai mis trotvudi da mister koperfildi, romelnic Tqven didi
xania ar ginaxavT.
man gadmodga ramdenime nabiji da xeli gamomiwoda. am dros uri hips
ise sazarlad daemanWa saxe, rom agnesam SeniSna es da ganze gaiwia.
_ aba, vikfild, _ uTxra papidam, da am dros sabralom pirvelad
gabeda Tvali gaesworebina misTvis. _ es aris axla vuambe Tqvens qals, ra
kargad moviqeci, rom CemTavad movawye Cemi Tanxa. Cven aq viTaTbireT da im
daskvnamde mivediT, rom yvelaferi mSvenivrad midis. Cemis azriT, marto
agnes mTels Tqvens firmad Rirs.
_ Tu nebas miboZebT gamovTqva Cemi azri, _ Tqva uri hipma, _ mzad var
daveTanxmo mis trotvudis azrs, da Cven didi siamovnebiT SeviyvandiT mis
agnesas Cvens amxanagobaSi.
_ Tqven TviTon kompanioni xarT da jerjerobiT esec sakmarisia
TqvenTvis, _ upasuxa papidam. _ rogor brZandebiT, ser?
am kiTxvaze mister hipi samad moikeca da upasuxa, rom sruliad
kargad varo.
_ Tqven, master... bodiSs vixdi _ mister koperfild, _ miTxra urim, _
imedi maqvs, kargad brZandebiT, ser, didad mixaria Tqveni naxva, mister
koperfild, amisTana gaWirvebul mdgomareobaSic ki. Cven rogorRa
geCvenebiT? marTali ar aris, rom mister vikfildi hyvavis? welTa svla
hkargavs Tavis Zalas Cveni firmis mimarT. JamTa viTarebam mxolod
aamaRla sabralo deda Tavisi vaJiSviliT da gaamSveniera agnesa.
am qaTinaurTan erTad igi ise daiklakna, rom mis pirdapir mjdomma
papidam moTmineba dahkarga.
_ eSmakma waiRos am kacis Tavi! _ Sehyvira man aRSfoTebiT. _ ra
emarTeba! nu ibricebiT, ser!
_ gTxovT mapatioT, mis trotvud, _ uTxra urim, _ damaviwyda, rom
Tqven susti nervebis patroni brZandebiT.
_ Tavi damanebeT Tqveni SeniSvnebiT, ser! vin mogaxsenaT, rom me susti
nervebi maqvs? Tu qvemZromi xarT, daiklakneT, ramdenic gsurdeT, da Tu
adamiani xarT, ganzomeT Tqveni moZraoba. ar SemiZlia vuyuro, rogor
iklakneba Cems win adamiani qvemZromiviT an burRiviT!
uri hipi momibrunda da miTxra mokrZalebuli xmiT:
_ me vici, master koperfild, rom mis trotvuds, mTel mis sulier
sikeTesTan erTad, cotaTi anCxli xasiaTi aqvs. srulebiT bunebrivia, rom
axlandel garemoebaSi igi ase gaanCxlda. me mxolod imis sakiTxavad
movedi, _ xom ar SegviZlia davexmaroT riTime mis trotvuds. es xom ar
ewinaaRmdegeba Cveni firmis gegmebs? _ hkiTx man damanWuli RimiliT
Tavisi firmis amxanags.
_ uri hipi dauRalavad Sromobs firmis saqmeebze, trotvud, _ Tqva
mister vikfildma monotonuri da naZaladevi xmiT. _ Tqven iciT, rom
gulwrfel monawileobas viReb Tqvens saqmeebSi; yovel SemTxvevaSi,
yvelafers, rasac ambobs uri hipi, mec vadastureb.
_ o! ra netarebaa da ra didi jildoa, ser, aseTi didi ndobis
damsaxureba, _ Tqva uri hipma, gadmodga win erTi fexi da kiseri moiRrica,
miuxedavad imisa, rom meored SeeZlo mieRo SeniSvna papidasan.
_ uri hipi didad mimsubuqebs Sromas, _ Tqva mister vikfildma isev im
monotonuri xmiT. _ didi tvirTi momSorda zurgidan mas aqeT, rac misi
saxiT kompanioni SeviZine, trotvud!..
_ jer xom ar midixarT, mama? _ hkiTxa agnesam SewuxebiT. _ xom ar
gindaT, gaviseirnoT Semdeg trotvudTan erTad?
mister vikfildi, ueWvelia, hkiTxavda rCevas TvalebiT mainc, magram
urim daaswro:
_ me saqmeebze unda wavide, _ Tqva man. _ Cemi amxanagi rCeba aq firmis
warmomadgenlad. Tqveni mona-morCili gaxlavarT, mis agnesa. mSvidobiT,
master koperfild! Cemi udidesi pativiscema, mis betsi trotvud.
am sityvebiT igi gavida.
Cven visxediT daaxloebiT ori saaTi da vlaparakobdiT kenterberis
warsuls droebaze. mister vikfildi gamxiarulda da cxadi siamovnebiT
gvismenda, rogor vigonebdiT Zvel dros. man SeniSna, rom amgvari baasi
agonebs im bednier xanas, rodesac igi cxovrobda mxolod CvenTan, CemTan
da agnesasTan erTad, da gulwrfelad inana, rom es dro Seicvala. erTi
sityviT, agnesas iq yofnam uaRresad keTili gavlena moaxdina mister
vikfildze.
nuTu damaviwydeba odesme es mSvenier qali im saxiT, romliTac igi,
siyvaruliT gaSuqebuli, momevlina Cemi sicocxlis am mZime xanaSi!
TviTonac ar vici, rogor moxda yvelaferi; agnesa Zalian cotas
laparakobda am saRamos da, amasTan, laparakobda Tavis Cveulebrivi
moridebT; magram man aavso Cemi guli keTilSobiluri gambedaobiT,
gamamxneva Tavisi magaliTiT, mimarTa Cemi neba vaJkacuri brZolisken
dabrkolebaTa dasaZlevad, da darwmunebuli var, misi madlobeli unda
viyo yvela im sikeTisaTvis, rac ki odesme Cems sicocxleSi gamikeTebia!
ah, agnesa! Cemi siWabukis dao! maSin rom mcodnoda is, rac ase gvian
gavige!..
Semdeg, rodesac martoka vijeqi fanjarasTan da vigonebdi agnesas
naTel Tvalebs, quCaSi maTxovarma gamoiara. mis butbutze me SevkrTi da
uneburad momagonda papidas sityvebi: `Sen brma xar, Cemo kargo, brma!~
Tavi ocdamecamete
enTuziazmi
meore dRes, diliT, gavemarTe haigetSi, doqtor strongTan. unda
damemtkicebina papidasaTvis, rom misma Sromam unayofod ar Caiara da rom
mec SemiZlia, Cemis mxriT, madlieri da didsulovani viyo. Sromas unda
Sevdgomodi, mtkiced da gadaWriT xelSi culi unda ameRo da gamekafa gza
dabrkolebaTa tye-RreSi, rom doramdis mimeRwia, da mec wavedi win swrafi
nabijiT, TiTqos es saqmes rameSi uSvelida.
doqtori strongi cxovrobda Zvelebur saxlSi, romelic mas erTianad
ganeaxlebina; es Canda zogierTi axladdamTavrebuli samuSaos mixedviT.
rodesac WiSkari gavaRe da Sevedi, doqtori strongi seirnobda baRSi
Tavis Cveulebriv tansacmelSi, TiTqos mas arasodes ar Seewyvitos
seirnoba Cemi mowafeobis drois Semdeg.
gamocdilbiT vicodi, rom ar arsebobda araviTari saSualeba,
romliTac SesaZlo iqneboda am swavluli adamianis yuradRebis mipyroba,
Tundac patara manZilze. amitom Cumad gavyevi kvaldakval, mis win rom
gavCeniliyavi, rodesac seirnobis dros Semobrundeboda. doqtori strongi
mobrunda da momapyro Cafiqrebuli Tvalebi; magram uecrad misi saxe
Rimilma gaaSuqa da xeli mtaca.
_ ah koperfild, rogor mixaria Tqveni naxva! _ miTxra doqtorma
strongma. _ rogro xarT? rogor galamazebulxarT da davaJkacebulxarT!
me movikiTxe doqtori da gamovTqvi imedi, rom misi meuRlec kargad
aris.
_ o, diax, Zvirfaso megobaro! ani Zalian kargad aris, madlobas
mogaxsenebT, _ miTxra doqtorma. _ anisac CemsaviT eameba Tqveni naxva.
Tqven mudam misi sayvareli mowafe iyaviT.
Semdeg doqtorma damado mxarze xeli, Semoxeda keTili TvalebiT da
ganagrZo:
_ axla vibaasoT Tqveni winadadebis Sesaxeb, Zvirfaso koperfild!
CemTvis, rogorc Tqvenc warmoidgenT, es Zalian sasiamovnoa mravali
mxriT, magram TqvenTvis! darwmunebuli ki xarT, rom ar moiZebneba ufro
xelsayreli samuSao? mizanSewonili ki iqneba Tqveni mxriT, rom
umniSvnelo muSaobas moandomoT saukeTeso xana Tqveni cxovrebisa, Cemo
kargo megobaro?
magram me isev vTxove miveRe samuSaod da Tan movagone doqtor
strongs, rom ukve maqvs profesia, radgan doqtorTa kolegiaSi vmuSaobmeTqi.
_ maS kargi, _ miTxra doqtorma. _ magram mainc dameTanxmeT, rom
samocdaaTi girvanqa weliwadSi _ metad umniSvnelo Tanxaa.
_ igi aorkecebs Cvens wliur Semosavals, doqtor strong! _ vupasuxe
me.
_ nuTu? vin ifiqrebda amas! _ SesZaxa doqtorma.
_ SemiZlia vimuSao TqvenTan diliT da saRamoobiT, doqtor strong;
Tu TqvenTvis misaRebia Cemi winadadeba, samocdaaTi girvanqa iseTi jildo
iqneba CemTvis, romlis imedi srulebiTac ar mqonda.
_ RmerTo Cemo! _ SesZaxa doqtorma. _ ras vifiqrebdi, rom Cemi
sayvareli mowafe ase daafasebda Cems mcired gasamrjelos! maS kargi,
Tanaxma var, mxolod im pirobiT, rom Tqven daurideblad Tavs daanebebT
CemTan muSaobas, rogorc ki iSoviT TqvenTvis xelsayrel samsaxurs. Tqveni
patiosani sityva, Cemo megobaro!
doqtors Cveulebad hqonda institutSi seriozulad mohkideboda
Tavis mowafeTa patiosan sityvas.
_ patiosan sityvas gaZlevT, ser! _ vupasuxe imave kiloTi, TiTqos isev
misi mowafe viyavi.
_ aseT SemTxvevaSi, Tanaxma var! _ Tqva doqtorma da xeli damkra
mxarze.
didi gulmodginebiT Sevudeqi Cems muSaobas. vdgebodi dilis xuT
saaTze da vbrundebodi saxlSi saRamos cxra an aT saaTze, miuxedavad
amisa, es Sroma did siamovnebas mgvrida.
doram jer araferi icoda am uecari cvlilebis Sesaxeb Cems
cxovrebaSi. ramdenime dRis Semdeg igi stumrad unda swveoda mis milss,
da me am droisaTvis gadavde yovelgvari axsna-ganmarteba. erT-erT Cems
werilSi
mxolod
is
vacnobe,
rom
bevr
rameze
maqvs
masTan
mosalaparakebeli.
mister diki Zalian naRvlobda im didi ubedurebis gamo, romelic
Tavs daatyda papidas. misi azriT, me weli mwydeboda jafisagan, radgan
katorRelze mets vmuSaobdi. igi itanjeboda am fiqroT, rom piradad
verafriT exmareboda gaRatakebil ojaxs; igi ufro metad, vidre odesme,
grZnobda, rom ver daamTavrebda memuarebs, da, rac ufro meti
gulmodginebiT Sromobda, miT ufro xSirad elandeboda ubeduri Carlz
pirvelis saxe. meSinoda, avadmyofoba ar garTuleboda, Tu Cven ar
davarwmunebdiT, rom igi sasargebloa CvenTvis, anda Tu namdvilad ar
gamovnaxavdiT saSualebas _ sasargeblod gamogveyenebina mister dikis
udidesi
survili
_
eSroma.
amitom
gadavwyvite,
meTxova
rCeva
tredelsisaTvis da werili mivwere, romelSic dawvrilebiT vuambe
yvelaferi, rac Tavs dagvatyda. tredelsma dauyovnebliv mipasuxa
weriliT, romelic megobruli TanagrZnobiTa da siyvaruliT iyo savse, da
misasvleli dRe daminiSna.
rodesac Cven mivediT, treelsi saqmeSi iyo garTuli; auarebeli
qaRaldebi elaga win. man didi siyvaruliT migviRo da imwamsve
daumegobrda mister diks.
_ ai raSia saqme, _ uTxra mister dikma Sewuxebuli saxiT, _ iqneb
SeiZlebodes Cemi Sromis gamoyeneba, mister tredelss... iqneb SeiZlebodes,
rom dolze an raime stvirze davukra...
sabralo mister diki! eWvi ara maqvs, amgvari Sroma mas yvelafers
erCia. tredelsma sruli seriozulobiT upasuxa:
_ ki, magram, Tu ar vcdebi, Tqven mSvenieri xeli gaqvT, ser.
_ mSvenieri, diax, _ davudasture me.
marTlac, mister diki mSvenivrad werda.
_ maSin, ser, _ ganagrZo tredelsma, _ xom ar SegiZliaT gadawera
xelnawerebisa, Tu amgvar samuSaos giSoviT?
mister dikma Semomxeda da mkiTxa:
_ ha, trotvud? Sen ras ityvi amaze?
me Tavi gaviqnie. mister dikma amoioxra da manac Tavi gaiqnia.
_ aba, erTi memuarebis Sesaxeb gadaukari sityva, _ miTxra mister
dikma.
me avuxseni tredelss, rom mTavari dabrkoleba imaSia, rom mister
dikis yvela xelnawerSi aucileblad scenaze gamodis ubeduri Carlz
pirveli.
_ marTalia, _ mipasuxa tredelsma, _ magram is qaRaldebi,
romlebzedac me vlaparakob, ukve Sedgenili iqneba, rogorc wesi da rigia;
mister diks araferi Tavis samtvrevi ar eqneba. es xom didi gansxvavebaa,
koperfild. vcadoT, yovel SemTxvevaSi!
Cven gadavwyviteT, meore dResve dagvesva samuSaod mister diki.
magidaze tanjarasTan, bukingemis quCaze, gavSaleT tredelsis
motanili xelnaweri _ raRac iuridiuli dokumenti, romlisganac saWiro
iyo daniSnuli vadisTvis ramdenime piris damzadeba, xolo meore magidaze
gavSaleT ukanaskneli, daumTavrebeli dedani didebuli memuarebisa. Cven
Semdegi instruqcia miveciT mister diks: mas sityva-sityviT unda
gadmoewera iuridiuli sabuTi, yovelgvari Secvla dedanisa yovlad
SeuZlebeli
iyo;
magram,
Tu
vinicobaa,
mister
diki
igrZnobda
aucileblobas miemarTa ubedur Carlz pirvelisaTvis, am SemTxvevaSi igi
dauyovnebliv unda gadasuliyo meore magidaze, sadac misi memuarebis
xelnaweri ido. Semdeg papidasagan gavigeT, rom pirvelad mister diki
hgavda dids ormag dafdafze damkvrel adamians da yovel wuTSi darboda
erTi magididan meoreze; magram male, rogorc Cans, igi darwmunda, rom es
sirbili Zalian damqancvelia da uSlis muSaobis damTavrebas. amitom
mister diki miujda magidas, rogorc namdvili gadamweri, da mTlad mieca
Tavis Sromas. amgvarad, SabaT saRamos mister dikma miiRo aTi Silingi da
cxra pensi. arasodes damaviwydeba, rogor darboda aRelvebuli mister
diki Tavis Tanxis dasaxurdaveblad, rogor simetriulad daalaga fuli
sasadilo karadis ficarze papidas win da rogor Camosdioda sixarulis
cremlebi.
_ amis Semdeg Cven aRar gveSinodes SimSiliT sikvdilisa, trotvud, _
miTxra mister dikma, rodesac mimiyvana kuTxeSi da magrad CamomarTva
xeli. _ me vimuSaveb misTvis, ser!
ar vici, vis ufro uxaroda es ambavi, _ me Tu tredelss.
_ saocaria! _ miTxra tredelsma, amoiRo jibidan werili da gadmomca.
_ srulebiT damaviwyda mister mikoberis werili.
gavxseni werili da Semdegi wavikiTxe:
`Zvirfaso koperfild!
ueWvelia, ar gagikvirdebaT, rodesac gaigebT, rom Cemma saqmeebma
ukeTesi mimarTuleba miiRo; Tu moigonebT, amaswinaT gagrZnobineT, rom
aucileblad movelodi amgvar cvlilebas.
me vsaxldebi Cveni dalocvili kunZulis erT-erT provinciul
qalaqSi. misi sazogadeoba Sedgeba bednierad SerCeul miwaTmoqmedTa da
sasuliero pirTagan, da iq uSualo damokidebulebaSi viqnebi erT-erT
mecnierul profesiasTan. misis mikoberi da Cveni Camomavlobac Tan
wagvyvebian. safiqrebelia, rom Cveni neSti miebareba im sasaflaos wminda
miwas, romelic ekuTvnis didebul taZars, romlisaganac am qalaqma miiRo
Tavisi saxeli, ganTqmuli, ase vTqvaT, CineTidan perumde.
vemSvidobebi axal babilons, sadac Cven ara erTxel gadagvitania,
SeiZleba iTqvas, patiosnad, bedis ukuRmarToba. amasTan erTad, ar
SegviZlia davmaloT, rom sinanuliT veTxovebiT, iqneb samudamodac, erT
adamians, romelTanac gvakavSirebda uaxloesi megobroba. Tu saRamos,
ganSorebis win, gvewveviT Cvens binaze mister tredelsTan erTad, raTa am
SemTxvevis gamo vusurvoT erTmaneTs sikeTe da bedniereba, didad
daavalebT mas, vinc mudam iyo da darCeba Tqveni erTguli.
vilkins mikoberi~.
gulwrfelad gamaxara amgvarma uecarma cvlilebam mister mikoberis
saqmeebSi da, rodesac gavige, rom wveuleba am saRamos aris, gamovTqvi
survili dauyovnebliv wavsuliyaviT. Cven maSinve gavwieT gresis gzis
boloSi, sadac axla cxovrobda mister mikoberi, mortimeris fsevdonimiT.
_ Zvirfaso koperfild, _ miTxra mister mikoberma, _ Tqven da mister
tredelsi gvxedavT wasasvlelad mzadebis dros. patara uwesobani
aucilebelia amgvar SemTxvevaSi da amitom gTxovT gvapatioT.
me mivuloce misis mikobers bednieri cvlileba maT cxovrebaSi.
_ CemTvis cxadia, Zvbirfaso mister koperfild, _ mipasuxa misis
mikoberma, _ rom bedad miweria ucxoeTSi gavataro danarCeni dReni Cemi
cxovrebisa, radgan Cemi gvareulobis sxvadasxva wevrebma, romelTac
mimarTa mister mikoberma da Seatyobina Tavisi ambavi, araviTari yuradReba
ar miaqcies mis keTilSobilur werils. ras izam? iqneb me crumorwmune
var, magram yovel SemTxvevaSi, mgonia, mister mikobers bedad uweria
pasuxismiuRebloba
yvela
Tavis
mravalricxovan
werilze.
Cemi
gvareulobis wevrTa daJinebuli siCumidan is daskvna unda gamovitano,
rom isini winaaRmdegni arian Cemi gadawyvetilebisa; magram darwmunebuli
brZandebodeT, mister koperfild, rom veravin gadamaxvevinebs Cemi
pirdapiri movaliobis asrulebisagan, TviT deda da mamac ki, cocxlebi
rom iyvnen, da me yovelgan da yovelTvis Tan gavyvebi Cems meuRles!
me gamovTqvi is azri, rom amgvari gadawyvetileba savsebiT eTanxmeba
patiosnebisa da samarTlianobis moTxovnilebas.
_ naTqvamis damatebiT, _ daiwyo mister mikoberma oficialuri
kiloTi, _ movale var SegatyobinoT, rom Cemma iuridiulma gamocdilebam
da misis mikoberis keTilgonierma STagonebam migviyvanes dRevandel
mdgomareobamde. gaxsovT, ukanaskneli Sexvedris dros misis mikoberi rom
laparakobda sazogadoebisadmi rainduli xelTaTmanis gadagdebis Sesaxeb?
es gegma dauyovnebliv iqna asisruleSi moyvanili gazeTebSi gancxadebebis
saSualebiT. xelTaTmani aiRo Cemma megobarma hipma! Tqven uwyiT, ra
saocari gamWriaxobiT aris dajildoebuli Cemi megobari hipi da msurs
vilaparako mis Sesaxeb mxolod didi pativiscemiT. Cemma megobarma hipma
jerjerobiT ar daminiSna garkveuli jamagiri, rogorc Tavis ndobiT
aRWurvil klerks, magram sagrZnoblad damexmara da Semimsubuqa Cemi
finanasuri mdgomareoba _ Cemi momavali Sromis xelfasis angariSSi. nebas
vaZlev Cems Tavs vifiqro, rom amgvari misi angariSi araa Semcdari. mTeli
Cemi cxovrebis gamocdileba da mTeli Cemi niWi, _ Tuki bunebam
damajildova raime niWiT, _ dReidan savsebiT ekuTvnis Cems megobars _
hips!
es sityva ara erTxel iyo Sewyvetili misis mikoberis SeniSvnebiT
mister mikoberi-Svilis mousvenari da daudegari moqcevis gamo. igi xan
raRac ucnaurad Cakuntdeboda quslebze, xan ise eWira orive xeliT Tavi,
TiTqos mxrebidan vardebao, xan fexsa hkravda magidis qveS mister
tredelss, xan gadasdebda erT fexs meoreze, xan ise gaiCarxeboda, rac
cxadad ewinaRmdegeboda bunebis kanonebs. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi me
xmaamouReblad vijeqi, gakvirvebuli mister mikoberis didmniSvnelovani
sityvebiT. bolos, mis mikoberma isev daiwyo laparaki.
_ cxadia, rom mister mikoberi arafriT ar amcirebs Tavis Rirsebas,
rodesac Tanxmdeba am iuridiul dabal Tanamdebobaze. rasakvirvelia, me
vsji, rogorc qali, magram mudam im azrisa viyavi, rom mister mikoberi
dajildoebulia imiT, rasac cxonebuli mamaCemi iuridiul fantazias
uwodebda. araviTari eWvi ar mebadeba imaSi, rom amJamad mister mikoberi
gamodis politikuri moRvaweobis farTo asparezze, romelic savsebiT
ganaviTarebs mis Tandayolil niWs; rom igi gamarjvebiT gadalaxavs yvela
wvrilman dabrkolebas da miaRwevs umaRles saxelsa da xarisxs
saxelmwifoebrivi mmarTvelobis kibeze.
gulwrfelad darwmunebuli var, rom TviT mister mikoberi, Tavisi
iuridiuli fantaziis saSualebiT, arsebuli sinamdvilis iqiT ukve
xedavda
Tavis
Tavs
parlamentis
Tavmjdomared.
man
mowyalebis
gamometyvelebiT gadaisva xeli motvlepil Tavze da Tqva:
_ genacvale! nu davaCqarebT ambebs! Tu miweria mosamarTlis parikis
tareba, ukve mzada var, erTgvarad, am warCinebisaTvis, yovel SemTxvevaSi _
cemi garegnobiT mainc!
am sityvebTan erTad mister mikoberma erTbaSad gadahkra ori Wiqa
punSi, ris gamo misma saxem Rrmaazrovani gamometyveleba miiRo. Semdeg
ganagrZo gatacebiT:
_ erTi ram kidev maqvs gasakeTebeli ganSorebis am naRvlian
ukanasknel wuTSi. Cemma pativcemulma megobarma, mister Tomas tredelsma
xeli moawera or Tamasuqs. pirvel SemTxvevaSi mister Tomas tredelsi,
Cemi mouldoneli gaWirvebis gamo, mokled rom vTqvaT, xafangSi gaeba.
meore valdebulebis vada jer ar damdgara. pirveli valdebulebis Tanxa,
Tu ar vcdebi (Tu ar vcdebi, aq mister mikoberma amoiRo jibidan
qaRaldi), ocdasam girvanqas, oTx Silings da cxranaxevar penss udris;
meore valdebuliebisa aris _ Tvrameti girvanqa, eqvsi Silindi da ori
pensi. orive Tanxa, erTad aRebuli, Tu Cemi angariSi sworia, udris
ormocdaerT girvanqas, aT Solings da TerTmetnaxevar penss. Cemi megobari
koperfildi didad damavalebs, Tu Seiwuxebs Tavs da angariSis jamis
siswores gasinjavs.
me gavsinje da im daskvnamde mivedi, rom jami swori iyo.
_ Cemi sindisi aseT autanel simZimes rogor gauZRveboda, neba mimeca
Cemi TavisTvis, ise gavsuliyavi dedaqalaqidan, rom ar mimeRo winaswar
saTanado
zomebi
Cemi
pativcemuli
megobris,
Tomas
tredelsis
dasakmayofileblad, romelmac aRmomiCina megobruli daxmareba, Cemi
cxovrebis
erT-erT
kritikul
wuTSi.
amitom
davamzade
mister
tredelsisaTvis saTanado sabuTi. umorCilesad vTxov Cems pativcemul
megobars, mister Tomas tredelss, miiRos Cemgan xelmowera ormocdaerT
girvanqa, aT Silingsa da TerTmetnaxevar pensze. es sabuTi, imedi maqvs,
savsebiT aRadgens Cems zneobriv Rirsebas da Cems Tavs bednierad vTvli,
rom SemiZlia, isev amayad daviWiro Tavi, rodesac Cems TanamoZmesTan
vimyofebi.
amis Semdeg mister mikoberma Caabara tredelss xelmowerili baraTi
da uTxra, rom usurvebs sicocxleSi yovelgvar sikeTes. darwmunebuli
var, rom es ambavi ara marto mister mikoberisaTvis udrida fulis
gadaxdas, aramed TviT pativcemuli megobari Tomas tredelsi amgvarive
TvalebiT uyurebda am saqmes im dromde, sanam gamocdilebam ar daanaxa, ra
gansxvavebaa furcel qaRaldze daweril xelwerilsa da valis namdvilad
gadaxdas Sua.
amayad da kmayofilebiT aswia mister mikoberma Tavi, rodesac kibeze
gvacilebda. Cven megobrulad gamvemSvidobeT erTmaneTs.
Tavi ocdameToTxmete
cotaodeni civi wyali
ukve erTma kviram gaiara, rac daiwyo Cemi axali cxovreba. dRiTi dRe
ufro meti simtkiciT vcdilobdi, gamexorcielebina is Cemi pirvandeli
Seudrekeli gadawyvetileba praqtikuli saqmianobis Sesaxeb, romelsac
davadeqi papidas kritikuli mdgomareobis gamo. ganvagrZobdi siaruls
saocari siswrafiT, momavali warmatebiT aRfrTovanebuli. gadavwyvite,
meSroma ukanaskneli Zalis gamolevamde da xeli momekida yovelgvari
saqmisTvis, risi gakeTebis Tundac mcireodeni unari aRmomaCndeboda. mzad
viyavi, mometana yovelgvari msxverpli da erTxel is azric ki damebada,
rom vegetarianeli gavmxdariyavi da mxolod bostneuliT kvebaze
gadavsuliyavi.
patara doram jer araferi icoda Cemi gadawyvetilebis Sesaxeb,
radgan Cems lakoniurs werilebSi metad bundovnad, Tumca metad sevdianad
vwerdi amis Sesaxeb.
magram ai, ukve moaxlovda meore SabaTi; am SabaTs, saRamos, dora
stumrad unda swveoda mis milss. Cven daTqmuli gvqonda winaswar, rom
rogorc ki mister milsi wavidoda klubSi banqos saTamaSod, uxilavi
xeli gadmosdgamda gaias sastumro oTaxis Sua fanjaraSi da es iqneboda
CemTvis niSani, rom ukve SemiZlia mivide mis milsTan Cais dasalevad.
am xnis ganmavlobaSi Cveni ojaxuri saqmeebi bukingemis quCaze ase Tu
ise mowesrigda. mister diki umagaliTo bejiTobiT ganagrZobda Sromas
iuridiuli sabuTebis gadaweraze. Sinaur saqmeebSi sagrZnobi gaumjobeseba
moxda, ise rom gaRaribebis magivrad TiTqos gavmdidrdi kidec.
gonebamaxvilma yovelgvar gamogonebaSi, papidam, Cems kabinetad gadaaqcia
bneli sakuWnao da miyida asakeci logini, gamarTuli imrigad, rom dRis
ganmavlobaSi igi warmoadgenda wignis karadis magvar nivTs. me viyavi misi
mzrunvelobisa da dedobrivi yuradRebis erTaderTi sagani. TviT sakuTar
dedasac ar SeeZlo metad hyvareboda erTaderTi Svili. yvela Cemi
saWiroeba gaTvaliswinebuli iyo, yvela survili gagebuli, da iSviaTi
komfortiT vtkbebodi.
pegoti, rasakvirvelia, did monawileobas iRebda yvela am saqmeSi da
papidam aRWurva igi udidesi ndobiT, ase rom, isini saukeTeso megobrebi
gaxdnen, Tumca Cems gadias, Zvelis mogonebiT, cotaTi kidev eSinoda mis
betsisa. magram bolos dadga dRe, rodesac pegotim daamTavra yvela
Tavisi saqme da saxlSi unda wasuliyo, iarmauTSi.
_ mSvidobiT, barkis! _ uTxra papidam gamoTxovebisas. _ verasodes
warmovidgendi, rom ase damenaneboda TqvenTan ganSoreba.
me gavacile pegoti diliJansebis kantoraSi.
_ ah, Cemo TvalisCino, devi! _ miTxra pegotim. _ ai axla Sen jer
swavlaSi xar, Cemo kargo, da vici, xSirad dagWirdeba fuli; Semdeg,
rodesac mowyobas daiwyeb, fuli ufro metad dagWirdeba. vin unda
gaZlios, Tu ara me, Senma sulelma, beberma gadiam? ar daiviwyo es,
geTayva, devi!
vinaidan am mxriv srulebiT ar viyavi uzrunvelyofili, vupasuxe, rom
Tu sesxeba damWirdeba, rasakvirvelia, visesxeb Cemi keTili gadiasagan.
aman didad gaaxara da anugeSa pegoti, TiTqos ukve daveTanxme ameRo
misgan didi Tanxa.
_ ai, kidev ra, Cemo kargo! _ CamCurCula pegotim. _ uTxari Sens patara
mSveniers, rom Zalian, Zalian minda misi naxva, erTi wuTiT mainc, da
uTxari isic, rom Tqveni qorwilis win vkisrulob Tqveni saxlis
dalagebas. ise mogiwyobT, rogorc saTamaSos, Tuki nebas momcemT.
me gamovucxade, rom Cemi gadias garda aravis eqneba ufleba gabedos
Cveni momavali binis dalageba. pegotis uzomod gauxarda es dapireba da
mSvenier gunebaze wavida saxlSi.
mTeli dRis manZilze doqtorTa kolegiaSi ocnebis koSkebsa vqmnidi.
saRamoc moaxlovda da daniSnuls vadaze gavCndi nacnob quCaze. mister
milsi, romelsac saZageli Cveuleba hqonda nasadilevs Zilisa, jer ar
amdgariyo, ise rom, sastumro oTaxis Sua fanjaraSi jer ar idga paemanis
galia.
bolos, rogorc iyo, igi wavida Tavis klubSi da patara doram
sakuTari xeliT Camohkida galia Sua fanjaraSi, gamoixeda aivanze da
imwamsve oTaxSi Seirbina, rogorc ki daminaxa.
dora damxvda sastumro oTaxis karebSi. jipi gamwarebuli yefiT
momvarda, rogorc avazaks, doram xelSi aiyvana igi da Cven SevediT
oTaxSi sruli bednierebi, erTmaneTiT kmayofilni. magram male, Cemda
uneburad, davarRvie Cveni saerTo sixaruli, rodesac srulebiT
moulodnelad pirdapir vkiTxe doras _ SeuZlia Tu ara mas Seiyvaros
Rataki?
sabralo dora! Ratakis ideasTan mis patara TavSi dakavSirebuli iyo
gayviTlebuli saxe, Cacvenili, usicocxlo Tvalebi, gawewili Tmebi,
WuWyiani CaCi, yavarjeni, xis fexi da sxva amgvari saSineleba. mis
TvalebSi, romelnic momCerebodnen, umSvenieresi gaoceba gamoixata.
_ rogor bedavT aseTi suleluri kiTxvebis mocemas? _ SesZaxa doram
da gaibuta. _ Ratakis siyvaruli!
_ dora, Cemo kargo! _ vuTxari me. _ es Rataki me var!
_ rogor bedavT amgvari suleluri zRaprebis mogonebas! _ gajavrda
dora da xelze damartya. _ vubrZaneb jips, rom gikbinoT!
_ dora! Cemo sicocxlev! me var Seni gaRatakebuli daviTi!
_ geubnebiT, rom vubrZaneb jips, dagkbinoT Tqveni suleluri
xumrobisaTvis!
magram iseTi seriozuli saxe mqonda, rom doram naRvlianad damado
mxarze Tavisi pawawina, mTrTolvare xeli. igi jer aRelda, SeSinda,
Semdeg ki mware tirili daiwyo. me daviCoqe savraZlis win, vealersebodi
Cems sacoles da vemudarebodi, ar daefliTa Cemi guli. pawawa dora isev
tiroda da ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi misi piridan mxolod nawyvetnawyveti sityvebi ismoda. ah! ah! da oh! rogor SemeSinda! da ra iqna julia
milsi! ah! wamiyvaneT julia milsTan! da wadiT, momcildiTo.
sasowarkveTlebaSi Cavvardi. bolos, didi xvewnisa da mudaris Semdeg,
doram Semomxeda SeSinebulma; magram TandaTan SiSi gahqra da mis saxeze
mxolod siyvaruliRa gamoixata. maSin movexvie yelze da vuTxari, rom
miyvars uzomod, da rom, miuxedavad amisa, axla, rodesac gavRaribdi, mzad
var gavaTavisuflo Tavisi pirobisagan. dae man sxva saqmro airCios, Tu
unda; maSin me aucileblad movkvdebi. magram mainc bednieri viqnebi, Tu
Cven isev ise daniSnulebi davrCebiT. siRaribe ar maSinebs srulebiT,
radgan xeli maqvs mtkice, goneba _ naTeli da guli, doras mier
aRfrTovanebuli,
_
anTebuli
uzomo
vaJkacobiT,
rac
mxolod
SeyvarebulTaTvis aris SesaZlebeli! da ra saTmelia, sakuTari SromiT
SeZenili lukmapuri gacilebiT ufro tkbilia da gemrieli, vidre is
mdidruli sadili, romelic wilad xvdeba xolme vinme muqTaxoras.
didxans vlaparakobdi am saganze da Cemi mWermetyveleba, Cemda
gansacvifreblad, swrafi nakaduliviT gadmosCqefda Cemi piridan.
_ maS isev me mekuTvnis Seni guli, Cemo dora? _ vkiTxe bolos,
rodesac davrwmundi, rom dadebiT pasuxs miviRebdi, radgan igi sul ufro
da ufro mekvroda.
_ o, diax, diax! Sen da sxvas aravis! _ SesZaxa doram. _ oRond nu
iqnebi aseTi saSineli!
_ me _ saSineli? dora!
_ maS risTvis laparakob siRaribeze, Sromaze, _ miTxra doram da
magrad momekra. _ nu laparakob! nu laparakob!
_ ah, Cemo kargo! _ vuTxari me. _ SromiT naSovni lukma...
_ kidev, kidev! _ wamoiZaxa doram udidesi mouTmenlobiT. _ nuras
gamagonebT am lukmebze! ra lukmebia?
doras bavSvurma gamoucdelobam aRtacebaSi momiyvana, magram,
miuxedavad amisa, vgrZnobdi, ramdenad daSorebuli iyo is praqtikul
cxovrebas. Cemi guli, SromisTvis aRfrTovanebuli, cota ar iyos,
daibinda im azriT, rom SeuZlebeli iyo dorasTvis gadamedo es gataceba.
mainc erTxel kidev vcade:
_ Cemo kargo! SemiZlia seriozulad gelaparako?
_ ah, geTayva, nu melaparakebi1 _ miTxra doram Semdegi kiloTi. _ Sen
maSineb, devi!
_ kargi, genacvale, aq saSiSi araferia, garwmuneb. me mxolod minda,
rom Sen SeeCvio fiqrs am saganze. minda cot-cota migaCvio Cvens
mdgomareobas, dora!
_ ah, gaCumdi, gaCumdi, gTxov! _ SesZaxa doram. _ es xom saSinelebaa,
saSineleba!
_ ara, Cemo kargo, srulebiTac ara, _ vupasuxe mxiarulad. _ Sen rom
am azriT Caixedo zogjer mamaSenis saojaxo davTarSi da ecado, nel-nela
SeCvio... magaliTad, Sinauri xarjebis angariSs... da rom SegeZlos,
magaliTad, momce piroba, rom waikiTxav samzareulo wigns, romelsac
giyidi, es Cven, orives, did sargeblobas mogvitans. Cven sakuTari ZalRoniT unda gavikafoT gza win, cxovrebaSi. vaJkacoba, gambedaoba da
sulis simtkice aucilebelia CvenTvis. auarebeli dabrkolebani arseboben
Cven saerTo gzaze; mxned unda davuxvdeT maT da uSiSrad gadavlaxoT
isini!
me gamitaca sakuTarma mWermetyvelebam; gaqanebuli mivqrodi am gziT,
ise rom, saxe amenTo da xelebi TavisTavad momekumSa muStebad. magram
araviTari saWiroeba ar moiTxovda aseT gatacebas; sakmarisad vilaparake
saqmis xelaxla gasafuWeblad _ mas ise eSinia! ah, ra iqna julia milsi!
oh! Tavi daanebeT mas, RvTis gulisaTvis!
axla ki momeCvena, rom sabolood movkali dora. me civ wyals
vapkurebdi saxeze. daviCoqe mis win, sasowarkveTiT Sepyrobili Tmebs
viglejdi da vuwodebdi Cems Tavs ugrZnobelsa da Seubralebel mxecs.
cremliT vemudarebodi patiebas da vexvewebodi, erTxel mainc Semoexedna
CemTvis. gulsaklavi sevdiT savsem, gadavaqoTe mis milsis samuSao yuTi,
sadac surnelebas veZebdi; magram surnelebis magivrad wamovida nemsebi da
daeyara doras Tavze da mxrebze. Cems sasowarkveTilebas sazRvari ar
hqonda da bundovnad vgrZnobdi, rom gonebas vkargavdi. bolos oTaxSi mis
milsi Semovida.
_ es vin Caidina? _ mkacrad ikiTxa mis milsma da Tan Tavis megobars
exmareboda.
_ me, mis mils! me Cavidine es! me var damnaSave! me var borotmoqmedi!
kidev mravali amgvari sisulele warmovTqvi. bolos, baliSi mivifare
saxeze da dauZlurebuli mivegde sofaze.
TviT keTilma bedma gamomigzavna mis milsi _ Cven sanugeSod da
dasamSvideblad. mokled vuambe mas ubeduri cvlilebis Sesaxeb Cems
mdgomareobaSi; igi swrafad mixvda yvelafers da erT wuTSi daamSvida
dora, rodesac auxsna, rom me srulebiT ar vapirebdi ubralo Sav muSad
dadgomas. amgvari ganmarteba aucilebeli iyo, radgan doram is daskvna
gamoitana Cemi sityvebidan, rom ukve dRiur muSad davdeqi foraniT qviSis
sazidavad. male Cven Soris mSvidobianoba Camovarda. rodesac dora gavida
Tvalebis mosabanad, mis milsma daureka moaxles da ubrZana Cai
moerTmiaT. visargeble am droiT da gamovucxade mis milss, rom igi Cveni
erTguli megobaria, da rom maSinac ki, rodesac Cemi guli mtvrad iqceva
civ samareSi, ar daiviwyebs mis TanagrZnobas da gulkeTilobas.
amis Semdeg saocari siadviliT avuxseni mis milss yovelive is, rasac
aqamde yovlad uSedegod vcdilobdi amexsna dorasTvis. julia milsma
mipasuxa moralistis toniT, rom Raribi qoxi, aRsavse siamovnebiT,
gacilebiT ukeTesia, vidre civi palatebi _ amao simdidriT. `sadac
siyvarulia _ iq yvelaferia!~ _ daamTavra mis milsma.
rodesac Cai moitanes, doram ubrZana jips ukana fexebze dadgoma, rom
mieRo misgan Semwvari puris naWeri. rodesac jipi gajiutda, doram
cxvirTan miutana cxeli Caidani, ise rom, jipi iZulebuli gaxda
damorCileboda. es mSvenieri suraTi iyo. rogor SeiZleboda amis Semdeg
misi SeSineba raime samzareulo wigniT? rasakvirvelia, es yovlad
SeuZlebeli iyo, da Cems Tavs mtarvalad vgrZnobdi.
Cais Semdeg gitara gaCnda, da doram ise mSvenivrad Seasrula Zveli
franguli simRerebi, rom fexebi uneburad cekvavdnen da Cvenc
vimeorebdiT: `tra-la-la-la, tra-la-la-la!~ erTxel kidev vigrZeni Cemi
Tavi mtarvalad, romelic yovelgvari sasjelis Rirsia.
saerTo mxiaruleba Sewyda mxolod Cemi stumrobis bolos da es iseve
Cemive mizeziT. mis milsma rogorRac xvalindeli dila axsena; me SevniSne,
srulebiT udrood, rom axla iZulebuli var, viSromo, da Cveulebrivad
xuT saaTze vdgebi. ar vici, ra azri daebada doras am sityvebis gamo, _
Ramis guSagi vegone, Tu sxva amgvari ram, oRond am sityvebma udidesi
sTabeWdileba moaxdina doraze, amis Semdeg mas aRar daukravs da aRarc
umReria.
es azri mTeli saRamos ganmavlobaSi awuxebda da, rodesac
veTxovebodi, miTxra nazi da alersiani xmiT, rogorc Cveulebrivad
dedofalas elaparakebian.
_ nu dgebi xuT saaTze, umsgavso biWo! es sisulelea!
_ sxvafriv SeuZlebelia, genacvale, unda viSromo!
_ miqarvaa, srulebiT ar aris saWiro! _ mipasuxa man. _ ra saWiroa
Sroma!
am mSvenieri, gaocebuli saxis Semyures, mxolod mxiaruli kiloTi da
xumrobiT SemeZlo pasuxis gacema. me vuTxari, rom Sroma CvenTvis
aucilebelia.
_ fi! ra sasaciloa! _ mipasuxa doram.
_ maS sxvafriv rogor vicxovroT, dora? _ vuTxari me.
_ rogor? ra sakiTxavia! rogorme! _ mipasuxa doram.
me miyvarda dora da ganvagrZobdi mis siyvaruls; magram Sromasac
ganvagrZobdi dauzogavad, ramdenadac es SesaZlebelia Seyvarebuli
ymawvili kacisTvis. miuxedavad amisa, xSirad SuaRamisas meRviZeboda
xolme gulis fancqaliT, magondeboda doras SiSi da, rodesac
vufiqrdebodi yovelive amas, ise meCveneboda, TiTqos Tmebi miTeTrdeboda
da guli miberdeboda.
Tavi ocdameTxuTmete
moulodneli dabrkoleba
erTxel, rodesac, Cveulebisamebr, doqtorTa kolegiaSi gavemarTe,
talanSi mister spenlo Semxvda. igi araCveulebrivad moRuSuli iyo da
raRacas elaparakeboda Tavis Tavs.
man ar mipasuxa salamze, amayad Semomxeda da mkacrad mibrZana
gavyoliliyavi. davemorCile da imwamsve mTel tanSi uneburi TrTolva
vigrZeni. gulSi mware winaTgrZnoba damebada, rom man gaigo rame Cemi da
doras damokidebulebis Sesaxeb.
Cemi winaTgrZnoba mkacr sinamdviled gadaiqca, rodesac man amiyvana
zemo sarTulSi da iq, erT-erT oTaxSi, romelSic Cven SevediT, mis
mordstoni davinaxe.
mis mordstonma gamomiwoda yinuliviT civi brWyalebi da gaSeSebuli
dajda uaxloes skamze. mister spenlom daketa kari da gaCerda xaliCaze,
buxris win.
_ gaisarjeT, mis mordston, _ daiwyo mister spenlom, _ uCveneT
mister koperfilds, ra gaqvT CanTaSi.
mis mordstonma foladis balTasaviT mokuma tuCebi, gaxsna CanTa da
amoiRo Cemi ukanaskneli werili dorasadmi.
_ es Tqveni xelia, mister koperfild? _ mkiTxa mister spenlom.
_ Cemi, ser.
am dros mis mordstonma amoiRo CanTidan mTeli dasta werilebisa,
Sekruli cisferi Zvirfasi lentiT, da gamomiwoda.
_ unda gamovtyde, _ daiwyo mis mordstonma, _ rom didi xania eWvi
damebada mis spenlosa da mister koperfildis urTierTobis Sesaxeb.
Tvalyurs vadevnebdi maT ganuwyvetliv, maTi pirveli Sexvedridanve, da
unda mogaxsoenoT, rom pirvelive sTabeWdileba, romelic moaxdina Cemze
mis spenlos da daviT koperfildis daaxloebam, arafers sasiamovcnos ar
Seicavda. msurda sabuTidan damemtkicebina Cemi eWvi, magram Cemi cda
didxans darCa unayofod. rodesac davbrundi Cemi Zmis qorwilis Semdeg, _
ganagrZobda mis mordstoni uaRresi aRSfoTebis kiloTi, _ SevniSne, rom
mis spenlos, romelic im xanebSi stumrad iyo Tavis megobar mis milsTan,
uwindelze ufro ucnaurad uWiravs Tavi; Cemi eWvi gaZlierda da meti
gulmodginebiT Sevudeqi mis spenlos yurisgdebas.
sabralo patara dora! rogor mogividoda fiqrad, rom am veSapis
Tvalebi giTvalTvalebda dauRalavad, maradJams!
_ miuxedavad amisa, wuxandel Ramemdis ver mepovna veraviTari
damamtkicebeli sabuTi, _ ganagrZobda mis mordstoni. _ Tumca Zalian
saeWvod meCveneboda, rom mis spenlo ise xSirad iRebda werilebs Tavisi
megobris, milsisagan, magram vinaidan megobroba am qalTan nebadarTuli
iyo mamamisis mier, Cems Tavs nebas ar vaZlevdi, Cavreuliyavi maTs saqmeSi.
wuxel saRamos, Cais Semdeg, SevniSne, rom patara finia darboda
sastumroSi da Tan raRac nivTs daTrevda. me vuTxari mis spenlos: `dora!
ra uWiravs pirSi tTqvens ZaRls? mgoni raRac qaRaldia~. mis spenlom
imwamsve Caiyo xeli ubeSi, Sehyvira da gamoudga ZaRls. me SevaCere da
vuTxari: `dora, Cemo megobaro, neba miboZe, me gamovarTva!~
o, jip! saZagelo jip! maS Sen gaeci Cveni saidumlo!
_ meSinoda, rom ZaRli mikbenda, magram, rasakvirvelia, arafrad
Cavagde xifaTi da _ sabuTi Cems xelSi gaCnda! rodesac wavikiTxe,
mivmarTe wyromiT mis spenlos da advilad davumtkice, rom ueWvelia, mas
mravali unda hqonoda amgvari werili. amis Sedegia, rom mis spenlom
gadmomca werilebis dasta, romelic axla daviT koperfildis xelSia.
amiT dasrulda misi sityva. mis mordstonma daketa CanTa, mokuma piri
da
mkacri
gamomeyvelebis
Seucvlelad
moemzada,
rogorc
Canda,
yovelgvari ieriSis ukusagdebad.
_ Tqven moismineT mis mordstonis moxseneba, _ miTxra mister spenlom.
_ ra SegiZliaT sTqvaT Tavis gasamarTleblad, mister koperfild, sTqviT!
_ me ar SemiZlia Tavis gamarTleba, ser! damrCenia mxolod gamovtyde,
rom mtTeli brali am SemTxvevaSi me medeba. dora...
_ mis spenlo, Tu inebebT, _ Semawyvetina doras mamam mediduri
kiloTi.
_... Cems mier iyo darigebuli, _ ganvagrZe me, rodesac Cavylape es civi
SeniSvna, _ me vurCie, daemala Tqvengan es saidumlo, da axla mwared
vnanob.
_ Tqven uaRresi gakicxvis Rirsi xarT, ser, _ miTxra mister spenlom.
_ Tqven uweso da ugvano saqcieli ikisreT, mister koperfild!
_ vgrZnob amas, ser, garwmunebT, _ vupasuxe me, _ magram arasodes ar
mifiqria es winaT, arasodes. patiosan sityvas gaZlevT, mister spenlo, rom
amaze arasodes mifiqria uwin. me ise miyvarda mis spenlo...
_ fi, ra sisulelea! _ miTxra mister spenlom da gawiTlda
sibrazisagan. _ pirSi mainc nu melaparakebiT, mister koperfild, rom
giyvarT Cemi qali!
_ maS riTi SemiZlia gavamarTlo Cemi saqcieli ser? _ vuTxari me
mokrZalebiT.
_ yvelaze naklebad _ raRac suleluri siyvaruliT. _ mipasuxa
mister spenlom. _ miiReT Tu ara mxedvelobaSi Tqveni da Cemi qalis
wlovaneba, ser? ifiqreT Tu ara mis mdgomareobaze sazogadoebaSi, Cems
survilsa da imedebze misi amaRlebis gamo, da im anderZis Sesaxeb,
romelic mis sasargeblod unda Sedgeniliyo? da saerTod, ras
fiqrobdiT, mister koperfild? yovelive es sisulelea! rac ufro male
gaTavdeba suleluri saqme, miT ukeTesia, aiReT eg werilebi da cecxlSi
CayareT. momeciT mis spenlos werilebi, me Cavyri cecxlSi. Tqven
mixvdebiT, rom Cveni momavali damokidebuleba dReidan mxolod kantoriT
ganisaRvreba. arc erTi sityva momxdaris Sesaxeb. Tqven Wkviani adamiani
xarT, mister koperfild, da maSasadame, gesmiT, rogor unda moiqceT.
daviviwyoT es usiamovno ambavi!
ara! CemTvis SeuZlebeli iyo amaze daTanxmeba. didad vwuxdi, magram
Cems movaleobad mimaCnda, yovelgvari angariSis gareSe davmdgariyavi, civi
gonebis yovelgvari darigeba ukumegdo. siyvaruli mTavaria! miyvarda dora
mTeli suliTa da guliT da dorasac vuyvardi. Sevarbile SeZlebisamebr
Cemi sityvebi, amgram azri swored is iyo, rom arafris gulisaTvis ar
SemeZlo dameviwyebina dora! ueWvelia, Zalian sasacilo viyavi; miuxedavad
amisa, mtkice gadawyvetileba, cxadia, mkafiod iyo aRbeWdili Cemi saxis
yovel nakvTSi.
_ Zalian kargi, mister koperfild! _ miTxra mister spenlom. _ maSin
unda gamovcado Cemi gavlena Cems qalze!
xangrZlivi siCume Camovarda da aRar vicodi _ davrCeniliyavi Tu
gavsuliyavi. bolos, neli nabijiT gavwie karebisaken da vagrZnobine, rom
Cemi iq yofna usargebloa; magram mister spenlom Caiyo orive xeli frakis
jibeebSi, risTvisac didi Sroma dasWirda, da miTxra xazgasmiT, gadaWriT,
metismetad seriozuli kiloTi:
_ Tqven, rasakvirvelia, iciT, mister koperfild, rom me ar var
moklebuli amqveyniur sikeTes da rom mis spenlo, Cemi uaxloesi naTesavi,
Zvirfasia CemTvis.
me siswrafiT vupasuxe am kiTxvaze da daveSure meTqva, xom ar ebadeba
eWvi mister spenlos Cemi angarebis Sesaxeb.
_ me arafers amgvars ar vambob, _ miTxra mister spenlom, _
TqvenTvisac da yvela CvenTvisac ukeTesi iqneboda, rom Tqven gqonodaT es
angariSi... ese igi, ser, Tqven ar gaetacneT bavSvur grZnobebs. ara, me Tqven
srulebiT sxva mizniT gekiTxebiT. iciT Tu ara, rom Cemi qoneba anderZiT
Cemi qalis xelSi gadava?
_ diax! aseTi azri Zalian bunebrivia.
_ ai, Tqven doqtorTa kolegiaSi msaxurobT, _ ganagrZo mister
spenlom, _ da, masasadme, SegeZloT darwmunebuliyaviT yoveldRiuri
dakvirvebiT, rogori xSiria SemTxveva, rom adamiani, Seuwynarebeli
daufiqreblobis gamo, yuradRebas ar aqcevs Tavis uwmindes movaleobas,
romelic TiTqos mudam pirvel rigSi unda idgas. Tqven, rasakvirvelia, ar
fiqrobT, mister koperfild, rom am SemTxvevaSi mec iseTive daufiqrebeli
viyavi, rogorc sxvebi?
me Tavi davukari.
_ diax, ser. yvela Cemi gankarguleba winaswarve gacemulia.
warmoudgenelic aris, rom sxvafriv yofiliyo, _ miTxra mister spenlom
dinjad, Tavis qneviT da Tan xan erT fexs eyrdnoboda, xan meores. _ da
Tqven gesmiT, rasakvirvelia, rom raime bavSvur saqciels ar SeuZlia
gamocvalos Cemi gegmebi Cemi Svilis Sesaxeb; celqoba celqobad darCeba,
ese igi _ sisuleled, sigiJed; magram Tu, miuxedavad yovelive amisa, es
bavSvuri ambavi seriozul xasiaTs miiRebs, iZulebuli viqnebi movmarTo
yovelgvar zomebs da mTel Cems gavlenas Cems Svilze, raTa gadavarCino
igi suleluri Secdomis Sedegisagan.
raRac simSvide aRbeWdvoda am dros mis saxes, rac mzis Casvlis
suraTs mogagonebdaT. igi iseT naTels, netar sulier ganwyobilebaSi
imyofeboda, rom SeuZlebeli iyo misi cqera auRelveblad. cxadi iyo, rom
misi sicocxle aRuSfoTebel da aumRvrevel nakadiviT miemarTeboda, da
rom ukve didi xania, mtkice safuZvelze daamyara Tavisi amqveyniuri
saqmeebi. mister spenlo, rogor Canda, TviTonve grZnobda amas am wuTSi, da
me cremlebic ki SevniSne mis Tvalebze.
magram me ra meqna? uars xom ar vityodi doraze? rodesac man miTxra,
rom erT kviras maZlevs yvela am sakiTxis mosagvareblad, iZulebuli
viyavi mimeRo es winadadeba, Tumca winaswarve viyavi darwmunebuli, rom
mTeli aTaseuli kvirebi araviTar cvlilebas ar sSeitandnen Cems
grZnobaSi.
_ manamde ki hkiTxeT rCeva mis trotvuds an sxva romelsame pirs,
visac esmis raime cxovrebisa, _ miTxra miser spenlom da sayelo gaiswora
orive xeliT. _ Tqvens gankargulebaSi mTeli kviraa, mister koperfild.
Tavi davukari da daveSure oTaxidan gamosvlas. Cemi suli
sasowarkveTilebiT iyo Sepyrobili, magram guli Seuryeveli simtkiciT
mqonda savse.
rodesac kantoraSi davbrundi, xeli vtace kalams da saSineli
werili mivwere mister spenlos. vemudarebodi, Seebralebina es nazi da
saTuTi yvavili, da, saerTod, ramdenadac maxsovs, im kiloTi vwerdi,
TiTqos igi doras mama ki ar iyo, aramed boroti jadoqari an veSapi.
davbeWde es werili da davude kabinetSi. rodesac igi dabrunda, odnav
gaRebul karebSi davinaxe, rom aiRo Cemi werili da waikiTxa.
mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi mister spenlos xma ar gaucia CemTvis,
magram saRamos, samsaxuris gaTavebis win, mixmo Tavis kabinetSi da miTxra,
rom tyuilad vRebulob Cems Tavze Sromas, vizruno misi qalis
bednierebisaTvis. misi sityviT, ukve moeswro dorasTan molaparakeba da
daejerebina, rom yovelive es sisulelea da sxva araferi. igi metad
lmobier mamad sTvlida Tavis Tavs (es marTlac ase iyo) da gadaWriT
gamomicada, ar gaqvs araviTari sabuTi, Sewuxde amis gamoo.
_ Tu gajiutdebiT, _ SeniSna mister spenlom, _ imas miaRwevT, rom
isev sazRvargareT gamagzavninebT Cems Svils ramdenime xniT; magram
ukeTesi azris var Tqvenze. imedi maqvs, ramdenime dRis Semdeg moisazrebT
yvelafers da daWkviandebiT.
saxlSi dabrunebisas yvelaferi gulaxdilad vuambe papidas, magram
miuxedavad imisi damamSvidebeli laparakisa, mainc sasowarkveTilebiT
viyavi Sepyrobili. igi sasowarkveTileba Tan gamyva gaRviZebisas da
diliT, saxlidan gamosvlisas. SabaTi iyo da pirdapir doqtorTa
kolegiaSi gavemarTe.
rodesac kantoras mivuaxlovdi, gaocebiT SevniSne misi Sesavali
karis win gazeTebis gamyidvelebi, romlebic raRacas laparakobdnen
erTmaneTSi, da ramdenime usaqmuri avara, romlebic daxurul fanjaras
Sehyurebdnen. avuCqare nabijs da swrafad Cavuare am brbos gverdiT.
yvela mosamsaxure kantoraSi iyo, magram aravin arafers ar akeTebda.
_ diax, saSineli ubedurebaa, mister koperfild, _ miTxra erTma
maTganma Cemi SesvlisTanave.
_ ra iyo? _ Sevyvire me. _ ra moxda?
_ gana ar iciT?
_ ara, _ vTqvi da Tvali gadavavle iq myofT.
_ mister spenlo...
_ ra mouvida?
_ gardaicvala!
momeCvena, TiTqos kedlebi aTamaSdnen da datrialdnen Cems win. skamze
damsves, wyali damalevines. ramdenma xanma gaiara am aurzaurSi, ar vici.
_ gardaicvala? _ gavimeore me.
_ guSin man isadila qalaqSi, _ miTxra ufrosma mosamsaxurem tifim, _
da nasadilevs marto wavida etliT; meetles ki ubrZana, diliJansiT
wamosuliyo, rogorc es xSirad uwinac uqnia. etli dabrunda saxlSi
carieli, upatronod.
_ cxenebma gaitanes?
_ ara mgonia. cxenebi Cveulebrivze metad ar iyvnen gaxurebulni,
rodesac TavlasTan gaCerdnen, magram aRvirebi dawyvetili hqondaT,
ueWvelia, imitom, rom boloebi miwaze eTreoda. imwamsve mTeli saxli
fexze dadga da sami mosamsaxure wavida patronis saZebnelad. maT ipoves
igi agarakidan erTi milis siSoreze, eklesiis galavnis axlos. igi iwva
gzis piras pirdamxobili. SesaZlebelia, etlidan gadmovarda, rodesac
dambla daeca, anda TviTon gadmovida, rodesac igrZno avadmyofobis
moaxloeba. imwamsve moiwvies eqimebi, magram samkurnalo daxmareba ukve
usargeblo iyo.
ar SemiZlia avwero is sulieri mRelvareba, romelSic Camagdo am
cnobam. grZnobas ver warmoedgina, rom es SesaZlebeli iyo! ai misi skami
da magida Tavis Zvel adgilas, kabinetSi; ai, misi sakuTari xeliT
dawerili xelnaweri magidaze; ase geCvenebodaT, rom axlave gaiReba kari,
mister spenlo Semova da Zveleburad Seudgeba Tavis Cveulebriv saqmeebs.
vgrZnobdi, rom mamis sikvdili amomSlida doras fiqrebidan, da
vitanjebodi raRac ucnauri, mwvave SuriT misi mwuxarebisadmi. mwyinda,
rom dora sxvaTa winaSe hRvrida cremlebs da sxvebi anugeSebdnen mas.
mindoda, yvelani momeSorebina dorasTvis am bedkrul dros da me mWeroda
gansakuTrebuli adgili mis gulSi.
mister jorkinsi, romelic wasuli iyo norvudSi, ramdenime dRis
Semdeg dabrunda kantoraSi. is da tifi Caiketnen kabinetSi, sadac
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg mec damiZaxes.
_ mobrZandiT, ser, _ miTxra mister jorkinsma, _ ai, Cven vsinjavT
karadas, magidis ujrebs da yvela sxva adgils sadac micvalebuli debda
Tavis qaraldebs. Cven vbeWdavT mis kerZo miwer-moweras da veZebT anderZs,
magram jerjerobiT am sabuTis kvalsac ver mivageniT. dagvexmareT, mister
koperfild!
Cven dauyovnebliv SevudeqiT Zebnas. mister jorkinsi aRebda ujrebs
da iRebda iqidan qaRaldebs. Cven gadavaTvaliereT da davluqeT auarebeli
sabuTebi da isev iseTi fusfusiT ganvagrZobdiT ujrebis Cxrekas.
_ me mgonia, rom mas srulebiTac ar dautovebia anderZi, _ Tqva
uecrad mister jorkinsma.
_ o, ara, ser! _ vupasuxe swrafad, _ me vici, rom anderZi
damzadebulia.
orivem gaocebiT Semomxeda.
_ swored im dRes, rodesac ukanasknelad vnaxe mister spenlo, _
ganvagrZe me, _ man miTxra, rom misi anderZi Sedgenilia da yvela misi
saqmeebi winaswar wesrigSia moyvanili.
_ keTili mister koperfild! Tqven rom imdeni gemsaxuraT doqtorTa
kolegiaSi, ramdenic me, gecodinebodaT mravali gamocdilebiT, rogor
msubuqad da daufiqreblad iqceva xalxi amgvar saqmeebSi.
_ ah ras brZanebT! _ SevZaxe me. _ mister spenlom swored amgvari
sityvebiT ilaparaka im ukanasknel dRes am sagnis Sesaxeb!
_ maSasadame, Zebnac zedmetia! darwmunebuli var, rom anderZi
Sesrulebuli ar aris!
me uzomod gamaoca amgvarma ucnaurobam, magram namdvilad aRmoCnda,
rom anderZi marTlac ar iyo Sedgenili. mister spenlos arc ki ufiqria
mis Sesaxeb, rac cxadad Canda misi qaRaldebidan, radgan maTSi ar
moipoveboda araviTari niSani, araviTari kvali, araviTari miTiTeba rame
amgvar iuridiul sabuTze. aranakleb viyavi gakvirvebui im garemoebiT, rom
mister spenlos saqmeebi saSinlad awewil-dawewili aRmoCnda. cotcotaobiT gamoirkva, rom gansvenebuli proqtori xarjavda gacilebiT
mets, vidre iRebda, da misi qonebrivi mdgomareoba Seryeuli iyo
yovelnairad da yovelmxriv, ise rom, bolos, mTeli misi uZravi da
moZravi qoneba norvudSi gaiyida sajaro vaWrobiT.
es samwuxaro ambebi gamoirkva eqvsi kviris ganavlobaSi. mTel am xanSi
iseT tanjvaSi viyavi, rom seriozulad gadavwyvite Tavis mokvla. mqonda
kidec mizezi! mis milsi mwerda, rom sabralo pawawa dora mudam, rogorc
ki axsenebda Cems saxels, erTsa da imaves imeorebda: `o, Cemo sabralo mama!
o, sayvarelo mama!~ imave wyarodan Sevityve, rom doras mTeli naTesaoba
Sedgeboda
ori
mamidisagan
_
mister
spenlos
debisagan.
isini
martodmartoni cxovrobdnen londonis erT-erT midamoSi, putniSi, da
mravali wlis ganmavlobaSi ar enaxaT TavianTi Zma. `CxubiT _ ar
waCxubebulan, _ mwerda mis milsi, _ srulebiTac ara! magram ai, ra ambavi
moxda. rodesac doras naTlavdnen, mister spenlom dahpatiJa Tavisi debi
Caize, maSin rodesac debi sadilze dapatijebas moelodnen. amis gamo
orive dam werilobiT SemouTvala, rom ukeTesi iqneboda, Tu isini saxlSi
darCebian da arc Caize da arc sadilad ar mivlen. asec moxda. amis Semdeg
da-Zmebi aRar Sexvedrian erTmaneTs sicocxleSi~.
am SemTxvevaSi orive dam Tavi daaneba gandegilobas da winadadeba
misces doras, gadasuliyo maTTan sacxovreblad putniSi. dora moexvia
maT, Caexuta da SesZaxa tiriliT:
_ o, diax, Zvirfaso mamidebo! wamiyvaneT TqvenTan, mec, julia milsic,
jipic, yvelani wagviyvaneT putniSi!
rogor da ranairad myofnida dro imisaTvis, rom putniSic mevlo, ver
vityvi, radgan TviTonac ar vici; magram davxetialobdi am midamoebSi
TiTqmis yoevldRe. mis milsi zedmiwevniT asrulebda megobris movaleobas
da amitom dRiurs awarmoebda. Cven vxvdebodiT erTmaneTs drodadro da
igi mikiTxavda Tavisi kalmis nawarmoebs. magram Tu mis milss ar ecala,
maSin saxlSi mimqonda dRiuri da iq vkiTxulobdi. advili warmosadgenia,
rogor vafasebdi am saunjes. momyavs zogierTi adgili mis milsis
dRiuridan:
`orSabaTi. dora saSinlad naRvlobs, tiris da qviTinebs. Tavi stkiva.
jips ucqira _ SeniSna, rom Zalian kriala bewvi aqvs. moualersa.
gaRviZebulma mogonebam agxsna dafaruli sevdis nakadi. axali cremlebi.
(cremlebi! _ xom ar SeiZleba vuwodoT maT gulis nami? j.m.)
`samSabaTi. dora sustad aris da nerviulobs. fermkrTalia, magram
mSvenieria (mTvarec xom asea! jm). doram, jipma da julia milsma iseirnes
karetiT. jipma Sehyefa karetis fanjridan muSas, romelic gzas hgvida da
aman Rimili gamoiwvia misi diasaxlisis fermkrTal saxeze (ra susti
rgolebisagan Sedgeba Cveni sicocxlis jaWvi! j.m.).
`oTxSabaTi. dora SedarebiT mxiarulad aris. vumRere mas nazi hangi:
`saRamos zari~. magram sanugeSod ar imoqmeda. metismetad aaSkaravebs
mgrZnobiarobas. damxvda oTaxSi marto, Tvalcremliani. wavukiTxe
Sesaferi leqsi, sadac ymawvili qali SvelTan aris Sedarebuli.
unayofod.
`xuTSabaTi. momjobinebis cxadi niSnebi etyoba. ufro mxiarulia da
damSvidebuli. Zili uSfoTveli da Rrma hqonda, loyebi Seuvardisfrda...
gavbede momegonebina daviT koperfildi. frTxilad Camovagde laparaki mis
Sesaxeb seirnobis dros. dora saSinlad aRelda: `o, julia, Zvirfaso
julia! o, mec cudi, gaugonari Svili viyavi!~ vecade damewynarebina da
damemSvidebina. davuxate idealuri suraTi daviT koperfildisa, romelic
saflavis piramdea misuli. mRelvareba gameorda uZlieresad: `o, ra vqna!
o, wamiyvaneT sadme~ saSineli mwuxareba gamoxata. guli wauvida da
uaxloesi sasturodan gamotanili wyliT movabruneT (poeturi Sedarebaa:
sastumros
aWrelebuli
abra
adamianis
sulis
siWreles
waagavs.
samwuxaroa! j.m.).~
mis milsi da misi dRiuri erTaderTi nugeSi iyo CemTvis im mZime
wuTebSi!
Tavi ocdameTeqvsmete
vikfildi da hipi
Cemma mudmivma sevdianobam Zalian Seawuxa papida da moigona
wavsuliyavi duvrSi, rom dameTvalierebina misi agaraki zRvis piras da
ufro meti vadiT gameaxlebina piroba mdgmurTan.
Tumca CemTvis Zalian sagrZnobeli iyo mis milsis moSoreba, magram
mainc siamovnebiT miviRe papidas winadadeba, radgan duvrSi wasvla
saSualebas maZlevda ramdenime sasiamovno dRe gametarebina agnesas
sazogadoebaSi.
agaraki da mTeli misi avladideba sruliad damakmayofilebel
mdgomareobaSi aRmoCnda. siamovnebiT Sevatyobine papidas isic, rom mis
mdgmurs gadasdebia papidas siZulvili virebisadmi, romlebTanac mudmivi
brZola aqvs gamarTuli. wesrigSi moviyvane yvela saqme, Rame agarakze
gavaTie da dilaadrianad kenterberiSi gavemarTe. zamTari iyo.
kenterberiSi misvlisas jer fexiT moviare yvela nacnobi quCa. maTi
naxva uzomo siamovnebas hgvrida Cems sulsa da guls.
mister vikfildis saxlSi misvlisas, upirveles yovlisa, davinaxe
mister mikoberi. igi ijda kalmiT xelSi, pirveli sarTulis im patara
mrgval oTaxSi, sadac odesRac varjiSobda uri hipi. mas ecva Savi
serTuki, rac esoden Sesaferisi iyo misi axali profesiisaTvis, da ufro
warmosadegi moCanda am patara oTaxSi.
sastumroSi aravin iyo, Tumca advilad SeamCnevdiT misis hipis iq
yofnis niSnebs. Sevixede agnesas otaxSi. igi ijda buxarTan da werda.
Cemi SesvliT sinaTle davuCrdile. agnesam Cemsken gamoixeda. ra
siamovneba vigrZeni, rodesac Cems danaxvaze agnesas saxe gaubrwyinda.
_ ah, agnesa! _ vuTxari me, rodesac pirveli misalmebis Semdeg erTad
davsxediT. _ Zalian gamiZnelda da Zalian mowyenili viyavi uTqvenod am
xnis ganmavlobaSi!
_ nuTu? _ miTxra agnesam. _ isev dagWirdiT da ase male?
_ yovelTvis, agnesa, rodesac ar mamxnevebT Tqveni rCeviT, me vibnevi;
da simSvide imwamsve Camenergeba xolme gulSi, rogorc ki Cems gverdiT
daginaxavT. amJamad movedi TqvenTan, rogorc daRlili mgzavri saxlSi, da
vgrZnob siwynares, bednierebas da netar mosvenebas.
Rrma grZnobiT vlaparakobdi da im zomamde viyavi aRelvebuli, rom
xma amikankalda, cremlebi uneburad gadmomcvivda TvalTagan da xelebi
saxeze mivifare.
agnesas nazma, dis grZnobiT savse mopyrobam, misma mSvenierma Tvalebma
da momxiblavma xmam male daamSvides Cemi aRelvebuli grZnobebi, da vuambe
yvelaferi, rac ki Tavs gadamxda Cveni ukanaskneli Sexvedris Semdeg.
_ meti araferi maqvs saTqmeli, agnesa, _ vuTxari me, rodesac gavaTave
Cemi aRsareba. _ Tqven xedavT, rom mTeli Cemi imedi Tqvenze aris
damyarebuli.
_ viTom asea, trotvud? _ mipasuxa agnesam keTili RimiliT. _ me
mgonia, Tqven sxva arsebaze unda amyarebdeT Tqvens imedebs.
_ doraze?
_ rasakvirvelia!
_ saqmec imaSia, agnesa, _ vumasuxe me da Tan raRac uxerxuloba
vigrZeni, _ rom aq erTgvari moulodneli dabrkolebani aRmoCndnen,
imitom, rom dora... RmerTmani, ar vici, rogor gamovTqva es, agnesa! igi
metad frTxilia da aSinebs yvelaferi, rac ki odnav mainc scildeba
Cveulebriv movlenaTa wres.
me vuambe agnesas, rogor velaparake doras Cemi siRaribis ambavze,
samzareulo wignsa da Cveni momavali ojaxis mowyobis Sesaxeb.
_ ah, trotvud, _ wamoiZaxa agnesam RimiliT, _ rogori windauxedaobaa,
rogori gaufrTxilebloba! ra geCqarebodaT yovelive amis axsna
gamoucdeli, mfrTxali, mosiyvarule qalisaTvis? sabralo dora!
_ maS ra vqna, agnesa? _ vkiTxe xangrZlivi siCumis Semdeg. _ riT
daviwyo?
_ me mgonia, _ mipasuxa agnesam, _ Tqven unda misweroT gulwrfeli
werili Tqven sacoles im or naTesav qals. Cemis azriT, es yvelaferi
ubralo
da
keTilSobiluri
saSuleba
dorasTan
urTierTobis
ganaxlebisaTvis.
_ raxan Tqven ambobT amas, agnesa, maS, asec unda iyos, geTanxmebiT.
_ me gulwrfelad da gulaxdilad vuambobdi maT yvelafers, rac ki
aqamdis moxda, da Semdeg vTxovdi nebarTvas, drogamoSvebiT genaxaT dora
maT saxlSi. yovel SemTxvevaSi, me vTxovdi, rom isini ar daCqarebuliyvnen
uaris Tqmisas, sanam doras ar moelaparakebodnen.
guldamSvidebuli, Tumca imave dros Cemi saqmis udidesi mniSvnelobis
Rrma SegnebiT Sevudeqi werilis Sedgenas qalbaton spenloebTan da mTeli
saRamo movandome am saqmes.
magram manamde Cavedi qvemo sarTulSi mister vikfildisa da hipis
sanaxavad. uri hips eWira axali kantora, romelic es iyo aeSenebinaT
baRSi. man mimiRo Tavisi Cveulebrivi breciT da ise daiWira Tavi, TiTqos
araferi icoda Cemi misvlis Sesaxeb. Cven SevediT mister vikfildis
oTaxSi, romelic axla aRarafriT ar hgavda mis uwindel kabinets, radgan
mTeli saukeTeso aveji gadaetanaT axal kantoraSi, firmis axal
amxanagTan.
_ Tqven, raskavirvelia, CvenTan icxovrebT, sanam kenterberiSi
imyofebiT? _ miTxra vikfildma da kiTxviT gadaxeda uris.
_ didad moxaruli viqnebodi, oRond moipoveba ki CemTvis oTaxi
Tqvens saxlSi?
_ o, damSvidebuli brZandebodeT! me mzad var gavaTavisuflo Tqveni
uwindeli oTaxi, Tu gsurT, _ miTxra urim.
_ ara, ara, _ Tqva mister vikfildma, _ rad unda SewuxdeT. sxva oTaxs
viSoviT, sxva oTaxs.
_ ki, magram Tqven xom iciT, rom CemTvis sasiamovno iqneba pativi meca
mister koperfildisTvis. _ uTxra urim.
yovelgvari meti laparakis Tavidan asacileblad vuTxari, rom sxva
oTaxSi davdgebi, an ara da sastumroSi gadaval. Semdeg gamoveTxove
sadilobamde firmis warmomadgenlebs da isev zeviT avedi, agnesasTan.
imedi mqonda, rom am dRes gavatarebdi mxolod agnesas sazogadoebaSi,
magram Cven CamogveCxira sxva mobaase misis hipis saxiT. man iTxova neba,
gadmosuliyo Tavisi saqsoviT imave oTaxSi, sadac Cven visxediT, radgan,
misi sityviT, sastumroSi da sasadiloSi orpiri qari uberavda, rac metad
mavnebeli iyo misi nekresis qarebisaTvis. igi Tavs ar gvanebebda da Tu
gadioda oTaxidan, mxolod erTi wuTiT. me adre mivedi im dros da
sadilobamde kidev sami an oTxi saaTi iyo, magram misis hipi ganuwyvetliv
sul CvenTan ijda.
amgvarive dauRalavi yuradRebiT gvzveravda igi sasadiloSic.
nasadilevs guSagoba Svils gadauloca da, rodesac me da mister
vikfildi martoni davrCiT sasadiloSi, urim iseTi usindiso da utifari
TvalebiT Semomxeda, rom kinaRam guli ameria. es ambavi sastumroSic
gagrZelda, sadac Tavdauzogvelma dedam isev gadmoitana Tavisi saqsovi.
mTeli im xnis ganmavlobaSi, sanam agnesa ukravda da mReroda, misis hipi
fortepianos gverdiT iyo, uri ki am dros amTqnarebda, savarZelSi
gaSxlarTuli. erTi piroba misis hipma sTxova agnesas emRera raRac
balada, romlisagan, misi sityviT, uri mudam aRtacebaSi modioda.
simReris ganmavlobaSi igi sul Tavis Svils Sehyurebda da Semdeg
eubneboda agnesas, rom misi Svili gagiJebulia musikiT. Tu igi
laparakobda, winaswave SegeZloT geTqvaT, rom misis laparakis sagani misi
Svili iyo. amgvari moqceviT, rogorc Canda, misis hipi asrulebda
movaleobas, romelic dakisrebuli hqonda.
ase gagrZelda gvian Ramemdis.
meore dRes erTi wuTiTac ver vixile dro, rom agnesa marto menaxa,
mxolod movaxerxe, isic didi siZneliT, meCvenebina misTvis Cemi werili
doras mamidebTan. bindisas gavedi saseirnod da Tan vfiqrobdi, rogor
movqceuliyavi. ar vicodi, unda damemala Tu ara agnesasagan is, rac
miTxra londonSi uri hipma. misi ganzraxva Zalian mawuxebda.
rogorc ki gavedi qalaqgareT, viRacis xmam SemaCera. movixede da
davinaxe Cems ukan mobajbaje adamiani WuWyian mazaraSi. es iyo hipi,
romelic miaxlovdeboda. SevCerdi.
_ ra gnebavT? _ vkiTxe me.
_ ah, ra swrafad midixarT, mister koperfild, _ mipasuxa urim. _ me
sakmarisad grZeli fexebi maqvs, magram Tqven verasgziT ver dagewevaT
adamiani.
_ sad midixarT?
_ mindoda gamevlo TqvenT erTad, mister koperfild, Tuki Zveli
nacnobobis gulisaTvis aseT pativs damdebT.
_ ar gewyinebaT, Tu marTals getyviT?
_ ras brZanebT! rogor SeiZleba!
_ me gamovedi saseirnod martoka da srulebiT ar msurs viyolio
amxanagi am dros.
_ ratom mister koperfild?
_ Tund imitom, rom amxanagebma dRisiTac momabezres Tavi.
_ rogor unda gavigo Tqveni sityvebi, master koperfild? _ miTxra
urim sazizRari manWviT. _ nuTuUdedaCemma mogabezraT Tavi?
_ diax, Tqven ar scdebiT, _ vupasuxe mtkice kiloTI.
_ maS ra vqnaT, master koperfild? Cven patara xalxi varT,
moridebuli da metad umniSvnelo. yovelive amas Cven viRebT mxedvelobaSi,
master koperfild, da imitom vcdilobT, aravis daveCagvrinoT. amasTan
erTad Tqven iciT, ser, rom siyvarulSi yovelgvari xrikebia dasaSvebi.
Tqven metad saxifaTo metoqe xarT, ser.
_ maS Tqven Cemi gulisTvis dauyeneT yarauli mis vikfilds da tyved
gyavT Tavis saxlSi?
_ ah, master koperfild! ra sastiki sityvebia, ser!
_ yuri migdeT, uri! _ vuTxari me. _ mis vikfildis pativiscemisaTvis...
_ Cemi agnesasi! _ Sehyvira man da daiklakna erT mxareze. _ keTili
inebeT, master koperfild, da pirdapir agnesa uwodeT mas!
_ agnesa vikfildis pativiscemisaTvis da misi simSvidis gulisaTvis,
getyviT, rom me sxva ymawvili qali miyvars da ukve mis saqmrod var
gamocxadebuli. imedi maqvs, es sakarisia TqvenTvis?
_ o, master koperfild, _ miTxra man. _ ratom ar inebeT da ar
gamimJRavneT es saidumlo im RirSesaniSnav rames, rodesac Cemi guli
gadagiSaleT da iZulebuli viyavi mesargebla Tqveni stumarTmoyvareobiT
da Rame Tqveni buxris win gameTia! maSin eWvi ar Semepareboda Tqvenze,
master koperfild... magram rac moxda, moxda. axla Tqveni siamovnebisaTvis,
vecdebi, movaSoro dedaCemi agnesas.
mTeli am laparakis ganmavlobaSi igi xels marTmevda Tavisi sveli,
bayayis TaTebiT, da amaod vcdilobdi, gavTavisuflebuliyabvi misi
xelidan. man momiWira nidayvze, momekra da iZulebuli viyavi, uneburad
mevlo masTan ase, xelixelCakidebuli.
_ gamotydiT mainc, master koperfild, rom Tqven arasodes ar
gyvarebiaT ise, rogorc me miyvardiT. Tqven mudam metad umniSvnelo
arsebad mTvlidiT. me vici es. ra vqnaT! Tqven ar cdebiT.
_ yuri migdeT, uri. saSinlad mZuls, erodesac vinme TviTon
laparakobs Tavis araraobaze an rame amgvar Tvisebaze.
_ vici es! _ Tqva urim da saxe daugrZelda; mTvaris Suqze man miiRo
sazareli tyviisferi. _ vici, Tumca isic ki unda iTqvas, rom Tqven, master
koperfild, ara mgonia, gesmodeT, ras niSnavs morCileba da morideba Cems
mdgomareobaSi myofi xalxisa. me da mamaCemi obolTa skolaSi varT
gazrdili da dedaCemic saqvelmoqmedo saswavlebelSi gaizarda. dilidan
saRamomde Cven morCilebas gvaswavlidnen da amis garda ara gvsmenoda-ra.
jer kidev bavSvi viyavi, rodesac vicodi, sadamdis mihyavs adamiani
damcirebas sxvaTa winaSe, da ukve maSin daviwye warmatebiT gatareba
cxovrebaSi yvela im wesisa, rac pataraobidanve mqonda Canergili.
mokrZalebiT vWamdi gamxmar namcxvars, Tumca amave dros ar vanelebdi Cems
madas; da kidev ufro meti morCilebiT mivCanCalobdi skolaSi yofnis
dros Cemi amxanagebis kudSi. ai ra mizezis gamo mokrZalebiT vTqvi uari,
rodesac Tqven winadadeba momeciT, laTinuri ena geswavlebinaT _ `rac
ufro metad iwevs adamiani Senze maRla, _ meubneboda mamaCemi, _ miT ufro
metad ecade, daimciro Tavis mis win~. mamis rCevam nayofi gamoiRo. me
mSvidi adamiani var, master koperfild, wynari da umniSvnelo; magram
Tqven xedavT, rom movipove erTgvari Zala da gavlena.
erTaderTi, rac movige am laparakiT, is iyo, rom urim, Tavisi
mWermetyvelebiT gatacebulma, xeli momaSora, raTa mikapze miedo. erTxel
gaTavisuflebulma, gadavwyvite, moSorebiT dameWira Tavi, da dabrunebisas
Cven TiTqmis aRar gvilaparakia.
rodesac nasadilevs Cven, sami mamakaci, martoni davrCiT sasadiloSi,
uri metad gamxiarulda da gambedavi gaxda.
guSin SevniSne, nasadilevs urim moiwadina daelevinebina Rvino mister
vikfildisaTvis, magram ver gamouvida. agnesam oTaxidan gasvlis dros ise
Semomxeda, rom Zneli ar iyo am Semoxedvis axsna. mxolod erTi Wiqa
davlie da vuTxari Cems amxanagebs, mis vikfilds gavyolodiT. amas dResac
ar vizamdi, magram gaiZvera urim damaswro.
_ Cven metad iSviaTad vxedavT Cvens Zvirfas stumars, ser, _ uTxra man
mister vikfilds. _ Cems Tavs nebas vaZlev, warmovTqva mister
koperfildis sadRegrZelo da amis gamo erTi an ori sityva vTqva, Tu
Tqvenis mxriT ar iqneba dabrkoleba. Tqveni sadRegrZelo iyos, master
koperfild.
iZulebuli viyavi, CamomerTmia magidis meore mxridan gamowvdili
xeli.
_ aba, amxanagebo! _ SesZaxa uri hipma. _ axla Tqveni jeria. xom ar
inebebT, warmosTqvaT visime sadRegrZelo, rac sasiamovno iqneboda mister
koperfildisaTvis?
mister vikfildma warmosTqva papidaCemis sadRegrZelo, Semdeg mister
dikisa, Semdeg doqtorTa kolegiis ayvavebisa, Semdeg urisa, mere
britaneTis ayvavebisa da yovel jerze svamda or-or Wiqas, Tan cxadad
emCneoda sircxvili Tavisi sisustis gamo.
_ vin ar dameTanxmeba, jentlmenebo, _ daiwyo isev urim, _ rom agnesa
vikfildma unda udavod daiWiros pirveli adgili mSvenieri sqesis
warmomadgenelTa DSoris? neba miboZeT, pirdapir gamovTqva Cemi azri
megobarTan. dodo bednierebaa misi mamoba, magram mis meuRled yofna...
nurasodes nuRar gamegos is sazareli yvirili, romelic aRmoxda mis
ubedur mamas. igi magididan wamoiWra.
_ ra mogividaT? _ SesZaxa urim, sikvdiliviT gafiTrebulma. _ Tu me
vambob, rom maqvs maRali miswrafeba Tqveni qalis meuRle gavxde, amis
Sesaxeb, me mgonia, iseTive ufleba maqvs vilaparako, rogorc yvela sxva
mamakacs. metsac vityvi, Cemi ufleba cotaodnad ufro metia, vidre yvela
sxva vaJkacisa. Tqven es unda icodeT, mister vikfild!
me movexvie mister vikfilds da vemudarebodi damSvidebuliyo.
rogorc etyoboda, goneba srulebiT daekarga sabralo moxucs. igi Tmas
iglejda, muStebs irtyamda TavSi, cdilobda, moveSorebine Tavidan; xmas
ar iRebda, araferi esmoda, aras xedavda, brmasaviT miiwevda, Tumca sad da
rad, TviTonac ar icoda, da uazrd Tvalebs abrialebda yovel mxares.
yovelnairad vcdilobdi,, Svilisken mimemarTa misi azri, da sayveduri
vuTxari kidec, rom ar hyofnida sulis simtkice, es ambavi agnesasTvis
daemala. ar vici, Cemi sityvebis Sedegi iyo, Tu TavisTavad moxda, magram
TandaTan cotaoden damSvidda. bolos miTxra:
_ me vici, trotvud! Cemi sayvareli Svili da Tqven... me vici... magram
SexedeT mas!
man mimiTiTa urize, romelic gafiTrebuli da mokrunCxuli ijda
Tavis kuTxeSi. cxadi iyo, rom uri moulodnelad Sescda Tavis angariSSi.
_ SexedeT Cems mtarvals! _ ganagrZo mister vikfildma. _ amis
gulisaTvis davkarge cotcotaobiT Cemi saxeli, reputacia, simSvide da
siwynare, saxli da ojaxuri cxovrebis bedniereba!
_ me SeginarCuneT saxelic da reputaciac, simSvide da siwynare,
Tqveni saxli da ojaxuri bedniereba, _ swrafad CamoarTva sityva urim. _
nu bavSvobT, mister vikfild! Tu cotaTi ufro Sors wavedi, vidre Tqven
fiqrobT, me xom ukan daxevac SemiZlia. aq araferia iseTi.
_ me yvelafers vityvi! _ Sehyvira mister vikfildma. _ ratom yvelas
xelSi ar unda viyo, Tuki Tqvens xelSi var!
_ momismineT ras getyviT! _ daiyvira urim. _ Tu ar mokumavT pirs,
Tqven magisi megobari aRar xarT. gana ar xedavT, rom morCili da
moridebuli adamiani var da mudam aseTi viqnebi? Tu Sevtope, pirveli meve
vnanob amas. meti ra gindaT, ser!
_ oh, trotvud, trotvud! _ SesZaxa mister vikfildma da Tan xelebs
imtvrevda. _ gana aseTi viyav im dros, rodesac pirvelad daminaxeT
saxlSi?
igi Cavarda savarZelSi da akvnesda. araCveulebrivma aRelvebam gaiara
da axla iseTive umweo iyo, rogorc bavSvi. uri win wamodga Tavisi
kuTxidan.
_ me TviTonac ar vici yvelaferi, rac gagiJebis dros Cavidine, _
ganagrZo mister vikfildma da gamomiwoda xelebi, TiTqos mTxovda, ar
gamekicxa igi. _ man Cemze ukeTesad icis es, radgan mudam Cems garSemo
trialebda. Tqven TviTon xedavT, Tu rogor mazis igi axla kiserze. Tqven
xedavT mas Cems saxlSi, da igi marTavs axla yvela Cems saqmes. meti ra
unda vTqva?
_ araferi, mister vikfild! Tqven naxevaric ar undaT geTqvaT imisi,
rac TqviT, _ SeniSna urim. _ siCume yvelaze metad SegSveniT axla, ser.
Rvinom Tavbru dagaxviaT da ena aRar gemorCilebaT.
kari gaiRo da agnesa Semovida. igi moexvia mamas da uTxra mtkice
xmiT:
_ mamilo, Tqven uqeifod xarT. wamomyeviT zeviT!
man miayrdno Tavi agnesas mxars da masTan erTad gavida sasadilodan.
agnesas Tvalebi mxolod erTi wuTiT Sexvdnen Cems Tvalebs, magram
mivxvdi, rom man icoda am scenis Sinaarsi.
_ rogor gaiwia, ver uyurebT! _ miTxra urim, rodesac martoni
davrCiT. _ amas ki, swored mogaxsenoT, srulebiT ar movelodi. magram es
araferia. xval Cven isev SevrigdebiT.
xma ar amomiRia sapasuxod, Cumad avedi maRla, Cems oTaxSi, sadac
winaT agnesa ijda xolme Cems gverdiT, im bednier dros, roca skolis
gakveTilebs vamzadebdi. aravin mosula CemTan SuaRamemdis. aviRe wigni da
vecade, kiTxvisTvis gadameyolebina guli. saaTma dareka SuaRame da isev
vkiTxulobdi, TviTonac ar vici, ras, rodesac uecrad agnesa Seexo Cems
mxars.
_ xval diliT Tqven adre waxvalT, trotvud. me gamosamSvidobeblad
movedi.
advili SesamCnevi iyo, rom etira, Tumca saxe damSvidebuli hqonda.
_ Zvirfaso agnesa! _ vuTxari me. _ vxedav Tqvens TvalebSi, rom ar
gindaT, am ubeduri scenaris Sesaxeb vilaparako; magram nuTu amas araferi
eSveleba? xom ar SemiZlia, riTime dagexmaroT, agnesa?
_ ara, Zvirfaso trotvud!
_ moifiqreT, agnesa. metad Raribi var yvela im niWiT, romliTac Tqven
ase mdidrad xarT dajildoebuli. ver gagiwevT xelmZRvanelobas, magram
mainc iciT, rogor miyvarxarT. miTxariT mxolod erTi ram: xom arasodes
ar miitanT msxverplad Tqvens Tavs cru movaleobis gulisTvis?
o, didxans, didxans maxsovda me es saxe, romelic momibrunda am dros,
da is erTwamieri Semoxedva, romelSic ar iyo arc sayveduri, arc kiTxva,
arc sinanuli! o, didxans maxsovda misi mSvenieri Rimili, rodesac miTxra,
rom srulebiT ar eSinia Tavisi Tavisa da rom am mxriv SemiZlia
srulebiT damSvidebuli viyo. gamoTxovebisas man Zma miwoda da Cumad
gavida oTaxidan.
jer isev bneloda, rodesac mivedi diliJansebis kantoraSi, rom
adgili dameWira imperialze. etli gaTenebisas gadioda. davjeqi mgzavrebs
Sua da agnesas bedze vfiqrobdi. uecrad uri hipis Tavi amoZvra
diliJansze da aman gamomarkvia fiqrebidan.
_ koperfild! _ miTxra xrinwiani wurCuliT da Tan ebRauWeboda
rkinis saxuravs. _ vfiqrob, TqvenTvis sasiamovno iqneba gaigoT wasvlis
win, rom Cven Soris yvelaferi mowesrigda. viyavi masTan kabinetSi. Cven
isev gulwrfeli megobrebi varT. ra vqna! umniSvnelo adamians warmovadgen,
ar vdavob, magram Tqven xom TviTon xedavT, rom Zalian sasargeblo var
misTvis, es mas TviTonac esmis, rodesac mTvrali ar aris.
_ maSasadame, mister vikfildma Tqven patieba gTxovaT, uri?
_ o, ra patieba, ras brZanebT, master koperfild! Rirs ki bodiSis
moxda iseTi umniSvnelo da moridebuli adamianis winaSe, rogoric me var?
erTi sityva da aRtacebiT vuwvdi xels. es sisulelea; magram saqme ai
raSia, master koperfild. mogiwyvetiaT odesme mkvaxe msxali?
_ SesaZlebelia. mere?
_ me ki vcade, es meqna wuxel saRamos, rogorc Tqven inebeT genaxaT.
Cemi msxali jer metad mkvaxes; magram es araferia, _ igi damwifdeba.
saWiroa mxolod moTmineba. me ki mzad var moviTmino, master koperfild!..
Tavi ocdameCvidmete
mgzavri
ukve TiTqmis erTma kviram gaiara mas Semdeg, rac werili gavugzavne
doras mamidebs, magram araviTari pasuxi ar mimiRia. mis molodinSi Cemi
samsaxuris saqmeebs vasrulebdi. erTxel doqtor strongisgan saxlSi
vbrundebodi. mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi saZageli dari iyo; civi, CrdiloaRmosavleTis qari hqroda. bindisas qari Cadga da wamovida Tovli,
romelmac ramdenime saaTis ganmavlobaSi quCebSi zvinebi daayena.
rodesac eklesiis gverdiT Caviare, uaxloes SenobasTan SevniSne
qalis saxe. man dakvirvebiT Semomxeda da swrafad miimala kuTxis ukan.
es saxe mecnaura, magram sad da rodis menaxa, _ verasgziT ver
movigone. eklesiis Sesavlis safexurze Cems win gamoisaxa moxrili
adamiani, romelsac tvirTi rbil Tovlze daedo. Cven TiTqmis erTsa da
imave dros SevxedeT erTmaneTs, da me gavSeSdi erT adgilas gaocebisagan.
man swrafad Camoirbina safexurebi da CemTan movida. es iyo mister pegoti.
mxolod maSin momagonda ucnobi qalis saxe. es marTa iyo, is ubeduri
qali, romelsac emiliam fuli misca londonSi wasasvlelad.
Cven xeli CamovarTviT erTmaneTs da pirvel xanSi vercerTma Cvenganma
xma ver amoiRo.
_ ah, master devi! _ SesZaxa man bolos da Tan Cemi xeli isev xelSi
eWira. _ guli lamis aris amovardes sixarulisagan, rodesac Tqven
gicqeriT. keTili Sexvedraa, master devi, keTili Sexvedra!
_ diax, keTili Sexvedraa, Cemo kargo, Zvelo megobaro! _ vupasuxe me.
_ iarmauTSi miTxres, rom Tqven papidasTan erTad cxovrobT, da ar
mindoda Tqveni Sewuxeba, magram xval diliT, wasvlis win, usaTuod
Semovivli, ser.
_ nuTu isev miemgzavrebiT?
_ rasakvirvelia, master devi, rasakvirvelia! _ mipasuxa da Tavi
daiqnia. _ xval gaTenebisas isev mivdivar.
am quCaze gamodioda ukana kari `oqros irmisa~, _ im sastumrosi,
sadac me institutis damTavrebis Semdeg saubedurod, Sevxvdi stirfords.
kari Ria iyo, Cven ezoSi SevediT, sastumros or-sam oTaxSi sanTeli enTo.
erT maTganSi aravin iyo. im oTaxSi Seviyvane mister pegoti.
buxarSi cecxli prialebda da pirvelad gavarCie rigianad Cemi Zveli
megobris saxe. igi mTlianad gaTeTrebuliyo da Rrma naoWebs daesera misi
Subli da loyebi. adamiani advilad mixvdeboda, rom mister pegoti
mogzaurobda dauRalavad sicxesa da siciveSi, wvimasa da avdarSi; magram
yovelive amasTan jer kidev mxne da Ronieri adamianis STabeWdilebas
stovebda. sanam dakvirvebas vawarmoebdiT, igi Tovls ibertyavda qudidan
da saxes iwmendda. Semdeg dajda da erTxel kidev CamomarTva xeli.
_ me giambobT, mister devi, _ miTxra man, _ sad viyavi am xnis
ganmavlobaSi da ris gageba movaswari. Zalian Sors viyavi da Zalian cota
ram gavige, magram mainc giambobT.
am dros kari gaiRo da oTaxSi Tovlis cotaodeni namqeri
Semofrinda.
_ upirveles yovlisa, wavedi safrangeTSi, vipove iq ingliseli
jentlmeni, warCinebuli piri, _ miambobda mister pegoti, _ da vuTxari,
rom, ai, ser, me mivdivar Cemi diswulis saZebnelad. man alersianad mimiRo
da momca qaraldebi, rom daubrkoleblad SemZleboda siaruli am mxareSi.
mas undoda fulic moeca, magram madloba gadavuxade da vuTxari, rom ar
aris saWiro keTili da Rirseuli jentlmeni iyo, master devi! madloba
gadavuxade da Sevudeqi gzas safrangeTis am mxareSi.
_ martoka? fexiT?
_ metwilad fexiT, Tumca moxdeboda xolme, rom keTili xalxi,
romelic bazarSi midioda, mimiwvevda uremze dasajdomad. zogjer kidev
konduqtorebi ufasod maZlevdnen adgils diliJansebSi. rogorc ki
mividodi romelime qalaqSi, Cveulebrivad gavCerdebodi xolme sastumros
ezoSi da velodi, xom aravin gamoCndeboda inglisurad molaparake.
amgvari xalxi TiTqmis mudam mxvdeboda. avuxsnidi Cemi mogzaurobis
mizans, isini meubnebodnen, vin da vin warCinebuli pirTagani iyvnen
Camomxtarni sastumroSi. maSin velodi, xom ar gamoCndeboda maT Soris
Cemi diswuli, da, rodesac davrwmundebodi, rom iq ar iyo, isev gzas
gavudgebodi.
karebSi marTa endeli idga da xarbad usmenda mister pegotis
Txrobas. meSinoda, rom mister pegoti miixedavda da SeniSnavda mas.
_ bolos, zRvamdis mivedi. iseTi mezRvaurisaTvis, rogoric me var,
Tqven warmoidgineT, Zneli ar iyo italiamde misvla! am qveyanaSic iseve
vxetialobdi, rogorc safrangeTSi. italielebi alersianad mxvdebodnen,
iseve, rogorc frangebi, da advilad gadavdiodi qalaqidan qalaqSi; magram
aq miviRe cnoba, rom igi enaxaT Sveicariis mTebSi. kacs, romelic icnobda
maT msaxurs, enaxa isini samiveni da gadmomca, sad mogzaurobdnen da sad
SemeZlo maTi naxva. gavemgzavre mTebisken, master devi, da TiTqmis
usvenebliv mivdiodi dRe da Rame. magram rac ufro mivdiodi, miT ufro
Sors miiwevdnen Cemgan mTebi. bolos, Zlivs mivuaxlovdi maT. rodesac
vuaxlovdebodi im adgils, sadac isini megulebodnen, fiqrma amitana: `ra
vqna, rodesac mas davinaxav?~ viyide misTvis glexuri tanisamosi.
darwmunebuli viyavi, rom oRond mepovna, da imwamsve gamomyveboda da ukve
arasodes aRar damanebebda Tavs. mindoda momeglija misTvis maRali
wodebis ledis tanisamosi da Camecmia glexuri kaba. maSin Cven ukan
davbrundebodiT xelixelCakidebulmi da drodadro SevisvenebdiT keTil
xalxTan. metze araferze ar vfiqrobdi. im kacs arc ki Sevxedavdi. magram,
master devi, jer ar damdgara CemTvis is bednieri wuTi; davigviane da
adgilze misvlisasa gavige, rom isini ukve wasuliyvnen. sad, ver gavige. da
ai, axla samSobloSi var.
_ didi xania, rac dabrundiT, mister pegoti?
_ ar aris didi xani, master devi, _ sul sami dRea. bindisas mivedi
Cems navis saxlTan da davinaxe sanTeli fanjaraSi. me mivipare da Sevixede
Sig. erTguli moxuci, misis gumiji, zis Tavisi xelsaqmiT da aravin aris
mis axlos. me vuTxari: `nu geSiniaT, misi gumij! es me var, danieli!~ _
kari gamiRo da Sevedi.
mister pegotim amoiRo jibidan sami Tu oTxi patara Sekruli,
qaRaldSi Sexveuli, da magidaze dado.
_ ai es miRebulia Cemi wasvlis swored erTi kviris Semdeg, _ miTxra
man da mimiTiTa erT Sekrulze. _ paketSi, romelic daedo Rame karebis win
da romelsac Cemi misamarTi ewera, aRmoCnda ormocdaaTgirvanqiani bankis
bileTi. emi cdilobda, xeli gamoecvala. magram me da ver vicnobdi mis
xels!
man mzrunvelobiT daaxvia bankis bileTi, misca winandeli forma da
ganze gadado.
Semdeg mister pegotim momawoda werili da miTxra Cumi xmiT:
_ keTili inebeT, ser, waikiTxeT!
me Semdegi wavikiTxe:
`o, ras igrZnobT Tqven, rodesac am werils dainaxavT! magram moiReT
Cemze mowyaleba sul cota xniT mainc, _ Cemi gulisaTvis ki ara, _
biZaCemis didsulovnebis pativiscemisaTvis; momwereT qaraldis naglejze,
rogor aris da ras laparakobda igi Cems Sesaxeb im sabediswero saRamos,
romlis Semdeg Tqven samudamod uari TqviT Cemze. xom ar SegimCneviaT, rom
igi isev ganagrZobda Cems molodins saRamoobiT, rodesac me vbrundebodi
xolme saxlSi? muxlebze daCoqili gemudarebiT, nu iqnebiT Cemdami iseTi
sastiki, rogorisac Rirsi var, nu miwodebT `pataras~ da nu miwodebT
saxels, romelic Sevarcxvine. magram Cemi ubeduri biZis TanagrZnobis
niSnad, momwereT ramdenime sityva biZaCemze, romelsac Cemi Tvalebi
aRarasodes aRar ixilaven amqveynad~.
am werilSic fuli ido _ xuTi girvanqa. es fuli iseve xeluxlebeli
iyo, rogorc uwindeli Tanxa. werilTan erTad iyo misamarTi pasuxisaTvis,
romelsac mraval xelSi unda gaevlo, sanam Tavis daniSnulebas miaRwevda.
_ mere? ra upasuxeT am werilze? _ vkiTxe mister pegotis.
_ misis gumiji, rogorc mogexsenebaT, ar aris weris didi xelovani.
amitom qamma Seadgina werili da man mxolod gadawera. mas Seatyobines,
rom wasuli var mis saZebnelad, da dawvrilebiT uambes, ras vlaparakobdi
mis Sesaxeb gamoTxovebisas. me mivdivar axla mis saZebnelad, konvertis
beWdis mixedviT.
da man miCvena konverti. masze aRniSnuli iyo qalaqi zemo reinze.
iarmauTSi mister pegotis epova vaWrebi, romelnic icnobdnen am mxares.
maT daexataT misTvis qaRaldze sakmarisad tlanqi ruka. mister pegotim
gaSala igi magidaze, daeyrdno erT xelze nikapiT da meore xeliT
miCvenebda im gzas, romlis gavlasac apirebda.
Semdeg man, Cafiqrebulma, moagrova yvela Sekruli, xeli gadausva,
qaraldSi Seaxvia da frTxilad Caido ubeSi. qalis saxe karebs ukan
gahqra.
_ aba, ser, _ miTxra mister pegotim da Sexeda Tavis samgzavro CanTas.
_ didad moxaruli var, rom isev gnaxeT, master devi. xval, gaTenebisas,
isev gzas gavudgebi. yvelaze metad is mawuxebs, rom SeiZleba ise
daviRupo, ver davubruno es fuli. Tu sikvdili miweria am mogzaurobaSi
da fuli daikargeba, an moiparavs vinme, igi ver gaigebs, sad wavida misi
fuli! magram mzad var, samaridan avdge, raTa davumtkico, rom ar mindoda
am Tanxis aReba!
amis Semdeg oriveni avdeqiT da magrad CamovarTviT xeli.
_ gavivli aTiaTas mils, _ miTxra man, _ veTrevi sulis amoxdamde,
rom davubruno mas es dawyevlili fuli. Tu movaxerxe da vipovne Cemi
emilia, _ meti ara minda ra. magram Tu ver vipovni, mainc rodisme mis
yurTasmenamde miaRwevs, rom sabralo biZamisma daamTavra misi Zebna
sicocxlesTan erTad, da marto es daabrunebs mas saxlSi. maSasadame, ase
Tu ise, Cemi mizani miRweuli iqneba.
rodesac Cven gavSordiT erTmaneTs alayafis karebSi, SevniSne marTa
engeli, romelic cdilobda, Tvalidan mogvfareboda. SevaCere mister
pegoti raRac mizeziT da vilaparakeT im dromdis, sanam marTa ar miimala
wyvdiadSi.
Tavi ocdameTvramete
mis dora spenlos mamidebi
movida bolos pasuxi ori moxucebuli ledisagan. isini pativiscemas
ucxadebdnen mister koperfilds da atyobinebdnen, rom saTanado
yuradRebiT gadasinjes misi werili, `vinaidan mxedvelobaSi hqondaT
orive mxaris bedniereba~. qalbatoni spenloebi dasZendnen, rom zogierTi
mizezis gamo isini uxerxulad sTvlidnen TavianTi azris gamoTqmas miwermoweris saSualebiT; magram Tu mister koperfildi inebebs da daniSnavs
dRes darbazobisaTvis da Tu mobrZandeba maTTan puntiSi romelime Tavis
megobarTan erTad, qalbatoni spenloebi didad moxarulebi iqnebian,
miiRon igi TavianT saxlSi, da maSin mister koperfildi gaigebs
yvelafers, rac misTvis saWiroa.
amaze mister koperfildma dauyovnebliv upasuxa, rom mas eqneba pativi
eaxlos sadarbazod ama da am dRes, Tavisi megobris Tomas tredelsis
TanxlebiT. am werilis gagzavnis Semdeg mister koperfildi auwerel
mRelvarebaSi iyo darbazobisaTvis daniSnul dRemde...
tanisamosis sakiTxi udides amocanas Seadgenda CemTvis am daniSnul
dRes. erTi mxriv, meSinoda, rom gadaWarbebuli zrunva tanisamosze saqmes
gamifuWebda qalbaton spenloebis TvalSi. vecade, saSualo xazi amerCia
da am or ukiduresobas Soris. rodesac mzad viyavi, papidam momiwona
Cacmuloba.
rac ufro vuaxlovdebodiT me da tredelsi qalbaton spenloebis
saxls, miT ufro vkargavdi sulis simtkices. Cemi vaJkacobis aRsadgenad
tredelsma mirCia erTi Wiqa elis gadakvra. es rCeva sisruleSi moviyvaneT
uaxloes duqanSi. mivdiodi, magram fexebi mikankalebda. ramdenime wuTis
Semdeg gavCndiT qalbaton spenloebis saxlis win.
axla yvela sagani irevda Cems mexsierebaSi da verc ki gamirCevia,
sizmarSi iyo es Tu cxadSi. ai, kari gaiRo, me meCveneba, rom lamazma
gogonam amaTvalier-CamaTvaliera Tavidan fexebamde. ai, SevediT patara
sastumroSi, romlis fanjrebi baRSi gadis. sofaze davsxediT, da meCveneba,
TiTqos tredelsis Tmebi, rodesac man qudi moixada, gadaiqcnen
zambarebian patara figurebad, romlebic amovardebian xolme zogierTi,
eSmakurad mowyobili Tambaqos yuTidan xufis axdisas. Zveleburi saaTi
wikwikebs buxarze da cdilobs, ahyves Cemi gulis Zgeras, magram ver
axerxebs. vaTvaliereb yvelafers susti imediT, rom Tvals movkrav sadme
doras an jipis siaxlovis niSnebs, magram ver vxedav verc doras da verc
jipis raime kvals. da vsxedvarT gaCumebulni, Rrma fiqrebSi garTulni.
kidev wuTi an ori _ da sastumros kari iReba; wamovxti, ukan davixie,
mivaWylite tredelsi buxars da didad SemkrTalma Tavi davukari or
xnier, patara tanis, gamxdar ledis, mTlad SavebSi CacmulT, romlebic
saocrad hgavdnen gansvenebul mister spenlos.
_ umorCilesad gTxovT, dabrZandeT, _ gviTxra erT-erTma am or
patara ledTaganma.
amgvari dasawyisi arafers sasikeTos ar moaswavebda. tredelsma
saCqarod upasuxa, rom koperfildi me viyavi, da mec SemkrTalma
warvudgine Cemi Tavi. isini daeSurnen eTqvaT, rom Sescdnen da tredelsi
miiRes koperfildad. mdgomareoba arasasiamovno iyo.
_ mister koperfild! _ miTxra umcrosma dam.
umdablesad davukari Tavi da movemzade mosasmenad. meore dam amrigad
ganagrZo baasi:
_ Cemi da lavinia, romelic icnobs ramdenadme amgvar saqmeebs,
warmogidgenT yvela mosazrebas, rac Cven amjamad migvaCnia umjobesad
orive mxaris bednierebisaTvis.
SemdegSi gavige, rom mis lavinia imitom iTvleboda avtoritetad
siyvarulis saqmeSi, rom odesRac mis gulSi mefobda mister pikeri, vistis
mSvenieri moTamaSe. ise iyo miRebuli, TiTqos mister pikeri iwvoda nazi
grZnobiT laviniasadmi, Tumca unda gamovtyde, rom es srulebiT ar mjera,
vinaidan TviT mister pikers aravisTvis ar gaumJRavnebia Tavisi siyvaruli
arc werilobiT, arc piradad. magram mis lavinia da mis klarisac
darwmunebulebi iyvnen, rom mister pikeri aucileblad auxsnida
siyvaruls, dambla rom ar dascemoda samoci wlis asakSi myofs. misi
uecari sikvdili, maTi azriT, idumalis siyvarulis Sedegi iyo. Tumca es
Zneli safiqrebelia, radgan mister pikeris molurjo cxviri (misi suraTi
ekida sastumroSi) cxadad ewinaaRmdegeboda amgvar gabedul azrs.
_ Cveni Zmiswulis mdgomareoba, _ miTxra mis laviniam _ bevrad
gamoicvala Cveni Zmis frensis gardacvalebis Semdeg. amitom vfiqrobT,
rom TviT azric Cveni Zmisa Tavisi qaliSvilis Sesaxeb unda agreTve
Seicvalos. Cven eWvi ar gvaqvs, mister koperfild, rom Tqven brZandebiT
ymawvili jentlmeni, mSvenieri niWiT da mSvenieri saxeliT; Cven srulebiT
darwmunebuli varT, rom Tqven giyvarT Cveni Zmiswuli.
me vupasuxe, _ rogorc yovelTvis, _ rom jer aravis aravin hyvarebia
ise, rogorc me dora miyvars!
_ gulis Rrma grZnoba, _ ganagrZo mis laviniam, _ gulwrfeli, didi
erTguleba ase advilad ar gamoixateba. igi moridebulia da morcxvi,
uyvars damalva adamianis TvalTagan da mzad aris icados, didxans
icados. wlebi swrafad mihqrian, sicocxle dasasrulisaken miiswrafis,
grZnoba ki kvlav ganagrZobs zrdas CrdilSi. aseTia namdvili grZnoba.
rasakvirvelia, maSin ar vicodi, rom aq laparaki mister pikeris
molurjo cxviris Sesaxeb iyo.
_ ymawvili xalxis warmavali grZnobebi, ase vTqvaT, qviSa aris
SedarebiT zRvis piris sal kldesTan, _ ganagrZo mis laviniam. _ aq
Znelia winaswar gadawyveta, Tu ramdenad SeiZleba mtkice iyos maTi
siyvaruli da iqneba Tu ara igi xangrZlivi. ai amitom me da Cemi klarisa
didxans vyoymanobdiT, rogor movqceuliyaviT am SemTxvevaSi, mister
koperfild.
me jer ar mimeRo dadebiTi pasuxi an waxaliseba, magram ukve
vgrZnobdi, rom aq CemTvis imedis Suqi elvarebda. bednieri garemoebiT
gamxnevebulma, aRgznebuli sityvebiT davuwye mtkiceba, rom yvelaferze
metad sicocxleSi dora miyvars, rom es icis yvela Cemma naTesavma da
megobarma, am sityvebis dasadastureblad mivmarTe tredelss, da
tredelsma gatacebiT daumtkica, rom jer ar arsebula iseTi Seyvarebuli,
rogoric me var. misma mtkicebam, rogorc Canda, CemTvis sasargeblo
sTabeWdileba moaxdina orive daze.
mis laviniam Sexeda lornetiT Cems werils, gadaabruna igi im mxareze,
sadac xelismowera iyo da sadac, rogorc SevniSne, fanqriT SeniSvnebi iyo
miwerili.
_ Cven vfiqrobT, mister tredels, _ uTxra man, _ erTgvari gamocdis
win davayenoT es grZnoba. amJamad Cven ar viciT ra am grZnobis Sesaxeb da,
maSasadame, ar SegviZlia vimsjeloT, ramdenad namdvilia an Semcdari igi.
amitom veTanxmebiT mister koperfildis winadadebis erT muxls da
gadavwyviteT, rom mas SeuZlia iaros Cvensas sadarbazod.
_ o, me arasodes ar daviviwyeb Tqvens sikeTes, _ SevZaxe da vigrZeni,
Tu rogor momSorda mZime tvirTi mxrebidan.
_ saqmeTa amgvar viTarebaSi, _ ganagrZo mis laviniam, _ Cven ufleba
gvaqvs, moviTxovoT mister koperfildisagan, rom man patiosani sityva
mogvces, araviTari urTierToba ar iqonios Cvens ZmiswulTan Cvenda
nebadaurTvelad.
me imwamsve miveci mtkice piroba, tredelsi mowmed moviyvane da neba
miveci CaveTvale umsgavs da usindiso adamianad, Tuki gavbedavdi
ramenairad damerRvia micemuli piroba.
_ SeCerdiT! _ miTxra mis lavniam da xeli aswia _ Tqvens
mobrZanebamde Cven gadavwyviteT, martoni dagvetovebineT TxuTmeti wuTiT,
raTa dro gqonodaT, es piroba moisazroT. amitom, jentlmenebo, neba
gviboZeT giaxloT.
tyuilad varwmunebdi, rom yovelgvari fiqri zedmetia: qalbatoni
spenloebi Tavisaze idgnen. isini gavidnen oTaxidan da TxuTmeti wuTis
Semdeg isev Semovidnen iseTive RirsebiT da darbaislobiT.
me isev miveci sityva, davmorCilebodi yvela maTgan dadebul pirobas.
_ daia klarisa, _ uTxra mis laviniam, _ danarCeni ki Sengan aris
damokidebuli.
_ CvenTvis didad sasiamovno iqneba, _ daiwyo mis klarisam, _ vnaxoT
xolme mister koperfildi yovel kviras Cven sufraze. Cven vsadilobT sam
saaTze.
me Tavi davukari.
_ kviris ganmavlobaSi, _ ganagrZo mis klarisam, _ mister koperfilds
SeuZlia gvestumros xolme saRamoobiT. Cven vsvamT Cais Svidis naxevarze.
me erTxel kidev davukari Tavi.
_ saRamo stumroba SeiZleba kviraSi orjer, ara uxSiresad, _ miTxra
mis klarisam.
isev Tavi davukari.
_ mis trotvuds, romelsac ixseniebs Tavis werilSi mister
koperfildi, SeuZlia agreTve, Tu inebebs, gvestumros. _ miTxra mis
klarisam. _ Tu amgvari stumroba saWiro iqneba orive mxaris
bednierebisaTvis, Cven didi siamovnebiT miviRebT am stumrobas da
sapasuxosac gadavuxdiT.
vinaidan yvela piroba axla ukve bolomde iyo moyvanili, daveCqare
gamomeTqva Cemi uRrmesi madloba orive ledisaTvis da vakoce xelze jer
mis klarisas, Semdeg mis lavinias.
amis Semdeg mis lavinia adga da mibrZana ukan gavyolodi. davemorCle.
Cven meore oTaxSi gavdiT, aq, pirvelad xangrZlivi unaxaobis Semdeg,
davinaxe dora.
_ o, Cemo Zvirfaso, sayvarelo dora! axla ki marTlac Cemi xar, Cemi
samudamod!
_ ah,! gaCumdi, RvTis gulisaTvis! gaCumdi! _ mipasuxa doram.
_ rogor? gana Sen ar ginda, Cemi iyo, dora?
_ rasakvirvelia, me Seni var, magram gana ar xedav, me ise SemeSinda!
_ SegeSinda? risi, Cemo kargo?
_ ai imisi! me ar miyvars igi. rad movida?
_ vin, Cemo sicocxlev?
_ eg Seni megobari, _ miTxra doram. _ ra esaqmeba? ueWvelia, igi
Zalian sulelia!
ra unda yofiliyo ufro mSvenieri, vidre es bavSvuri gulubryviloba,
romliTac dora Tavis azrs gamoxatavda!
_ ras ambob, genacvale, _ vuTxari me, _ Cemi megobari saukeTeso
arsebaa qveyanaze.
_ mere, rad ginda es saukeTeso arseba? gana umagisod ki ver
gavZlebT?
_ kargi, Cemo kargo! Sen gaicnob mas ufro axlos da ise Segiyvardeba,
rom meti ar SeiZleba. male aq Cemi papidac mova. Sen isic Segiyvardeba.
_ o, ara, geTayva, nu moiyvan aq! _ miTxra doram da gulze xelebi
miido vedrebis gamometyvelebiT. _ moiRe mowyaleba, nu moiyvan, dodi! _
daasrula Cemma patara mbrZanebelma da ase originalurad gadaakeTa Cemi
saxeli daviTi.
rCeva-mtkiceba aq usargeblo iyo. vicinodi, vtkbebodi misi cqeriT,
vxumrobdi da uzomod bednieri viyavi. mindoda meTxova misTvis, rom
tredelsi gaecno, magram ra wamsac vaxsene misi saxeli, dora gaiqca da
oTaxSi Caiketa. meti ra gza mqonda, marto gamovedi tredelsTan da
Sinisaken gavwieT.
rasakvirvelia, maSinve vuambe papidas Cemi darbazobis yvela Sedegi.
mas uxaroda Cemi bedniereba da dampirda, dauyovnebliv wasuliyo doras
mamidebTan stumrad.
imave saRamos, im dros, rodesac agnesas werils vwerdi, papidam
daiwyo siaruli yvela oTaxSi, iseTi daucxromeli gamalebiT, rom
SemeSinda _ xom ar apirebs igi putniSi wasvlas uTenebliv-meTqi.
axla, kviris eqvsi dRis ganmavlobaSi, me ar mqonda arc erTi
Tavisufali wuTi. davdiodi samsaxurSi doqtorTa kolegiaSi, Semdeg _
doqtor strongTan haigetSi. amgvaradve mogzauroba putniSi yovlad
SeuZlebeli iyo; amitom viTxove nebarTva mis laviniasagan _ mivsuliyavi
xolme yovel SabaT saRamos. amrigad, yoveli kviris boloSi iSleboda
Cems win ganuwyveteli siamovnebis perspeqtiva, da miT ufro muyaiTad
vSromobdi danarCen dReebSi, rodesac win aseTi Rirseuli jildo meloda.
mZime lodi momeSva gulidan, rodesac papidaCemma da doras mamidebma
erTmaneTi gaicnes, arc Tu Zalian axlos, magram arc ise Sors, rogorc
mosalodneli iyo Tavidan.
mxolod erTi garemoeba mawuxebda, mas Semdegac, roca yvelaferi
TiTqos sabednierod moewyo. saqme is iyo, rom TiTqos yvelam piri Sehkra
da doras patara saTamaSosaviT eqceodnen. papida, romelsac dora
TandaTan daumegobrda, eZaxda doras `patara yvavils~. mis laviniasTavis
udides siamovneba Seadgenda doras Tmebis varcxna, misi tanisamosis
wesrigSi moyvana da misi daZineba bavSviviT. rasac akeTebda mis lavinia,
imasve, rogorc damyarebul wess, imeorebda mis klarisa. isini ise
eqceodnen doras, rogorc dora eqceoda finia jips.
bolos
gadavwyvite,
movlaparakebodi
amis
Sesaxeb
doras,
gamovacvlevine amgvari, cota ar iyos ucnauri mopyroba Sendami-meTqi.
_ yvelas vuyvarvar, me vici, _ miTxra doram, _ Zalian bednieri var.
_ ki, magram ufro bednieri iqnebodi, Cemo kargo, ise rom
gepyrobodnen, rogorc wesia.
doram Semomxeda mSvenieri, samduraviT savse TvalebiT, Semdeg daiwyo
qviTini da Tan sul amas imeorebda: risTvis vapireb mis Txovnas, Tuki
srulebiT ar miyvars igi.
amis pasuxad araferi damrCenoda, imis garda, rom damekocna misi
namtiralevi Tvalebi da damerwmunebina aTiaTasjer, rom miyvars igi
mTeli suliT da guliT. asec moviqceci.
aRtacebaSi movedi, rodesac male amis Semdeg Tavisi sakuTari
surviliT mTxova meyidna misTvis samzareulo wigni, romelzedac uwin iyo
laparaki, da mTxova meCvenebina, rogor unda ewarmoebina ojaxis angariSi.
magram male samzareulo wignisagan doras Tavi astkivda da cifrebma
cremlebi mohgvara: `ra vqna? ricxvebs ar undaT mimateba~, _ miTxra doram
da am mizeziT wasala yvela es saZageli cifri, raTa imave cxrilebze
daexata Taiguli da Cemi da jipis miniaturuli portretebi.
maSin visargeble SabaTis seirnobiT da ramdenjerme vecade piradad
gadameca dorasTvis rCeva ojaxis gaZRolis Sesaxeb. erTxel, magaliTad,
Cven gaviareT sayasbos win da me vuTxari:
_ warmovidginoT, Cemo kargo, rom Cven jvari daviwereT da Sen waxvedi
xorcis sayidlad sadilisTvis. ici, rogor unda iyido?
doram ifiqra erTi wuTi da Semdeg gamarjvebulis RimiliT miTxra:
_ yasabma xom icis xorcis yidva, me raRac minda amis codna? ah, Se
sulelo biWuna!
da isev vubrundebodiT gitaras, vxatavdiT yvavilebs, vcelqobdiT da
vmRerodiT.
Tavi ocdamecxramete
mabezRara
agnesa da misi mama Camovidnen ori kviriT stumrad doqtor strongTan.
srulebiT ar gamkvirvebia, rodesac agnesam gamomicxada, rom davalebuli
aqvs iSovos maT axlos Sesaferisi bina misis hipisaTvis. am moxucebuls
nekresis qarebi gauZlierda da haeris gamocvla esaWiroeboda. ar
gamkvirvebia, rodesac meore dRes uri hipma, rogorc morCilma da
pativismcemelma Svilma, moiyvana Tavisi Rirseuli deda axal binaze.
me da uri hipma gaviseirneT doqtoris baRSi.
_ xedavT, mister koperfild, _ miTxra uri hipma, _ Seyvarebuli xalxi
mudam cotaTi eWviania. Cven, magaliTad, Tvals ar vaSorebT sayvarel
arsebas.
_ mere nikapi moifxana Tavisi dakrunCxuli xeliT.
_ Tqven, rasakvirvelia, SeniSnavdiT, rom arasodes ar viyavi qalebis
motrfiale _ da yvelaze naklebad misis strongisa. ase ar aris?
_ ra gindaT amiTi sTqvaT? _ vkiTxe me.
_ rodesac viyavi firmis mokrZalebuli mosamsaxure Cemi axlandeli
amxanagis kantoraSi, es ledi medidurad micqeroda. igi mudam hpatiJebda
Cems agnesas saxlSi da agnesas uxdeboda xolme misi gacileba. Tqven igi
gansakuTrebiT kargad gepyrobodaT yovelTvis, master koperfild! magram
me, ra saTqmelia, metad dabla videqi, rom mimepyro Cemsken am qalis
yuradReba.
_ mere? _ vTqvi me. _ vTqvaT rom asea.
_ ...da metad dabla videqi am qalis megobarTan SedarebiT, _
ganagrZobda uri Cafiqrebuli kiloTi.
_ nuTu Tqven ggoniaT, uri, rom doqtor strongs axsovs Tqveni
arseboba, Tu Tqven TviTon ar eCvenebiT mas?
_ oh, eg rogor SeiZleba, master koperfild! me vlaparakob ara
doqtor strongze!.. sabralo qmari! ara, ser! me vgulisxmob mister
maldons!
me guli gamewura, yvela Cemi eWvi da SiSi gameRviZa am adamianis
cqeriT da megona, rom uri hipi mzad iyo sabolood daengria doqtor
strongis bedniereba da simSvide.
_ igi xom yvelaze zrdili qalia, mister koperfild, da amitom
misTvis saTakiloa iseTi adamianisadmi yuradRebis miqceva, rogoric me
var. es Cven viciT. mis xelSi agnesa SeiZleba Tavis droze mSvenier
saTamaSod gadaiqces. magram me maqvs Tvalebi da pirdaRebuli ar
vmjdarvar, rodesac fxizlad yofna iyo saWiro. Cven, dabal safexurze
mdgomi xalxi, marTali rom vTqva, mudam fxizlad varT; es araferia, rom
sxva aravin gvamCnevs.
me vcdilobdi, iseTi saxe mimeRo, TiTqos araferi mesmoda, magram uri
hipis Tvalebi cxadad amtkicebdnen, rom xedavdnen Cems SeSfoTebas.
_ Cemi motyueba, marTali rom vTqva, Znelia, Zvirfaso koperfild, _
ganagrZo urim. _ miviReb yovelgvar, Cemgan damokidebul zomebs, rom bolo
moeRos am Seuferebel megobrobas. me igi srulebiT ar momwons, master
koperfild.
_ me ar mesmis Tqveni laparaki, uri.
_ marTla? Tqven maocebT, master koperfild, _ mipasuxa man miseburi
RreWiT. _ rogor? Tqven ar gesmiT sul ubralo ram _ Tqveni gamWriaxi
gonebiT? SemdegSi me vecdebi, ufro naTlad vilaparako. es vin rekavs
alayafis karebTan? mgoni, mister maldonia! cxeniT mosula?
_ mgoni, is aris, _ vupasuxe me, ramdenadac ki SemeZlo, udardeli
kiloTi da daveSure wasvlas.
daaxloebiT am laparakidan ori dRis Semdeg me waviyvane agnesa doras
gasacnobad. me winaswarve gavafrTxile mis lavinia am stumrobis Sesaxeb.
agnesas Caize mielodnen.
vamayobdi Cemi patara sacoleTi da amave dros meSinoda, rom agnesas
iqneb ar Sehyvareboda igi.
doras eSinoda agnesasi, imitom eSinoda, rom agnesa, rogorc mas egona
Cemi sityvebidan, `Zalian Wkviani~ iyo, magram Cemi bavSvobis megobris
danaxvisTanave Cemi patara sacole darwmunda, rom araferi saSineli ar
SeiZleboda yofiliyo am Cafiqrebul qalSi, romelic aRsavse iyo
gulkeTilobiT, sinaziT da siyvaruliT, doram odnav Sehkivla da imwamsve
yelze moexvia agnesas.
mis lavinia da mis klarisa Taviseburad monawileobas iRebdnen Cems
sixarulSi. saRamo mSvenieri iyo. mis lavinia gviyurebda alersianad,
keTili TvalebiT, TiTqos misi mowyobili yofiliyo Cveni bednieri
siyvaruli. erTi sityviT, yvelani mxiarulad viyaviT da erTmaneTiT
kmayofilni.
agnesas alersianma da momxiblavma ubraloebam gaacocxla am qalis
guli. man uaxloesi monawileoba miiRo yevlaferSi, rac ki ainteresebda
doras, da imwamsve gaicno jipi. romelmac dauyovnebliv, sixarulis
gamosaxatavad, kudis qneva daiwyo da xtoma morTo mis garSemo.
_ rogor mixaria! _ uTxra agnesas doram Cais Semdeg. _ srulebiT ar
movelodi, rom SegiyvardebodiT; me ki ise mWirdeba megobari axla,
rodesac aRar aris CemTan julia milsi.
marTlac, CvenTan aRar iyo Cveni saerTo megobari, romelic mamasTan
erTad gaemgzavra okeanes iqiT, indoeTSi.
saRamom swrafad gairbina, da bolos dadga dro, rodesac diliJansi
unda mosuliyo Cvens wasayvanad. martoka videqi buxarTan Cafiqrebuli,
rodesac dora momepara gamosaTxoveblad.
_ rogor ggonia, dodi? _ miTxra da Tan udardelad aTamaSebda Cemi
frakis erT-erT Rils, _ me xom gacilebiT ufro Wkviani viqnebodi, winaTve
rom davmegobrebodi agnesas? ara, dodi?
_ ra sisuleles laparakob, Cemo kargo, _ vupasuxe me.
_ Sen ggonia, rom es sisulelea? _ mipasuxa diram da ar Semouxedavs
CemTvis. _ darwmunebuli xar magaSi?
_ rasakvirvelia, darwmunebuli var.
_ me damaviwyda, dodi, ra naTesavia Seni agnesa?
_ Cvens Soris ar aris namdvili naTesaoba, _ vupasuxe me, _ magram
erTad vizrdebodiT da-ZmasaviT.
_ maS rogor moxda, rom Segiyvardi?
_ Zalian ubralod, Seni naxva da arSeyvareba SeuZlebeli iyo.
_ maS, rom ar genaxe?
_ maS, me da Sen sul rom ar davbadebuliyaviT? _ vupasuxe mxiaruli
kiloTi.
ver mivxvdi, raze fiqrobda Cemi dora. igi ganagrZobda buxarTan
dgomas; xmaamouReblad vtkbebodi misi nazi xelis cqeriT, romelic Cemi
frakis
Rilebs
aTamaSebda,
misi
mSvenieri
kululebiT,
romelic
dafeniliyo Cems mkerdze, da wamwamebiT misi daxrili Tvalebisa,
romelnic Cafiqrebuli ucqerodnen misi pawawina TiTebis moZraobas.
bolos Semomxeda saxeSi, dadga fexis TiTebze, makoca araCveulebrivi
sinaziT da oTaxidan gavida.
daaxloebiT xuTi wuTis Semdeg mTeli Cveni patara sazogadoeba
dabrunda sastumroSi da doras araCveulebrivi Cafiqreba erT wuTSi
gahqra. igi dapirda agnesas werilebis weras, im pirobiT, Tu agnesa ar
miaqcevs yuradRebas imas, rom misi werilebi mosulelo iqneboda. agnesac
dapirda weras.
arasodes, arasodes ar myvarebia dora ise nazad da Rrmad, rogorc im
saRamos!
rodesac varskvlavebiT moWedili cis Suqze vuaxlovdebodiT doqtor
strongis saxls, me vuTxari agnesas, rom mTeli Cemi bedniereba misi saqmea.
_ da rodesac Tqven dajdebiiT mis gverdiT, _ ganvagrZe me, _
momeCvena, rom iseTive mfarveli angelozi xarT misTvis, rogorc CemTvis.
sxvafriv verc ki warmomidgenixarT, agnesa!
_ sabralo mfarveli, magram erTguli, _ mipasuxa agnesam.
misma mSvenierma, wkriala xmam, romelic gulis siRrmemde Camwvda,
maTqmevina:
_ me mgonia, rom axla Tqven bednieri xarT Sinaur cxovrebaSi!
_ diax, trotvud, mudam mxiarulad var da gulze ara maqvs-ra, magram
Cvens saxlSi araviTari cvlileba ar momxdara, _ mipasuxa agnesam wuTieri
siCumis semdeg.
_ da Tqven ara gagigiaT-ra axali... meSinia, ar gewyinoT, agnesa, magram
es sakiTxi metismetad mawuxebs... Tqven ara gagigiaT-ra imis Sesaxeb,
razedac Cven vlaparakobdiT ukanasknelad?
_ ara. rac SeiZleba naklebad ifiqreT amaze, trotvud, Cemi gulisTvis
nu SewuxdebiT, _ daumata man xanmokle siCumis Semdeg. _ arasodes ar
gadavdgam im nabijs, romlisac Tqven geSiniaT.
amgvari laparakiT SevediT doqtor strongis agarakis patara ezoSi.
ukve gviani iyo.
_ nu iwuxebT Cvens javrsa da varamze, _ miTxra agnesam da xeli
gamomiwoda. _ SemiZlia bednieri viyo mxolod Tqveni bednierebiT,
trotvud, da Tu damWirdeba sxvisi Svela, mogmarTvaT mxolod Tqven da _
da sxvas aravis.
rodesac agnesa saxlSi Sevida, me davinaxe sinaTle doqtor strongis
kabinetSi da Sevedi, rom Rame mSvidobisa mesurva misTvis.
pirveli adamiani, romelic davinaxe lampis mkrTal Suqze, iyo, Cemda
udides gansacvifreblad, uri hipi. igi idga uZravad, orTave xeliT
dayrdnobili sawer magidaze. mister vikfildi, sevdiani da aRelvebuli,
cotaTi win wamoxriliyo da raRac gaubedavad exeboda doqtor strongis
mxars.
jer megona, rom doqtori avad aris. am STabeWdfilebiT win wavdgi
nabiji, magram uris Tvalebma, romelnic Cems Tvalebs Sexvdnen, erT wamSi
amixsnes, raSic iyo saqme. mindoda gavsuliyavi kabinetidan, magram
doqtorma SemaCera xelis moZraobiT.
_ yovel SemTxvevaSi, zedmeti ar aris karis daketva, _ SeniSna urim. _
srulebiT ar aris saWiro, mTel qalaqs SeatyobinoT es ambavi.
am sityvebiT igi miepara fexis frCxilebze karebs da frTxilad
daketa gasaRebiT.
_ Cems movaleobad CavTvale, mister koperfild, _ miTxra urim, _
mimeTiTebina doqtor strongisaTvis imaze, ris Sesaxebac Cven ukve gvqonda
laparaki, Tumca, mgonia, maSin savsebiT naTlad ver mixvdiT azrs?
me Sevxede, magram ar miTqvams arc erTi sityva. Semdeg mivedi Cems
maswavlebelTan da wavibutbute raRac uazro sityvebi. amiT vfiqrobdi mis
damSvidebasa da nugeSiscemas. man alersianad damado xeli mxarze, magram
Tavi ar auRia.
_ vinaidan maSin ver mixvdiT Cems laparaks, master koperfils, _
daiwyo isev uri hipma, _ nebas mivcem Cems Tavs mogaxsenoT, rom me mivaqcie
doqtori strongis yuradReba misis strongis zogierT moqmedebas. ai,
swored es mindoda meTqva, ser, Tqven ki amas ver mixvdiT. Tqveni
Semosvlis win, ser, es aris axla, mivmarTe Cemi firmis amxanags am
sityvebis dasadastureblad, radgan Cven, ase vTqvaT, yvelani varT amaSi
gareuli. dae mister vikfildma, patiosnebisa da sindisis winaSe, sTqvas
gadaWriT _ eTanxmeba Tu ara igi Cems sityvebs. aba, mister vikfild!
gTxovT, daurideblad sTqvaT. ho, Tu ara?
_ mudam da yovelTvis mxolod erTi TvalsazrisiT vucqerodi
yvelafers, _ Tqva mister vikfildma mTrTolvare xmiT, _ da amitom,
Zvirfaso doqtor, nu miaqcevT did yuradRebas Cems maSindel azrs,
ueWvelia, Semcdars da usamarTlos. sxla iZulebuli var gamovtyde,
radgan ar aris CemTvis sxva gamosavali...
_ me ki ar vici! sadRaa gamosavali, mister vikfild, _ SeniSna urim. _
Tavis daRweva Znelia, ser, rodesac yvelani gaverieniT am saqmeSi.
mister vikfildma uimedod Sexeda Tavis amxanags da ganagrZo:
_ diax, iyo marTlac dro, rodesac meCveneboda, rom es mSvenieri
ledi ar asrulebs Tavis movaleobas Tqvendami, ai ratom vcdilobdi
Semewyvita, SeZlebisdagvarad, mtkice kavSiri agnesasa da mis strongs
Soris. magram arasodes ar miTqvams amis Sesaxeb arc erTi sityva.
arasodes arc ki mifiqria, rom es icis vinmem. TqvenTvis, ueWvelia, Znelia
amis mosmena, _ daamTavra ubedurma mister vikfildma, _ magram Tqven rom
icodeT, ra Znelia CemTvis amisi Tqma, SemibralebdiT, Zvirfaso doqtoro!
doqtorma Cvereulebrivis gulkeTilobiT gauwoda mas xeli. mister
vikfildma TavCaRunulma, ramdenime wuTiT SeaCera igi Tavis xelSi.
mZime siCume Camovarda. doqtori adga da oTaxSi gaiara; Semdeg igi
daubrunda Zvel adgils, mieyrdno savarZlis zurgs da cxvirsaxoci
miifara Tvalebze.
_ me davimsaxure qveynis samarTliani gakicxva. _ Tqva bolos
doqtorma strongma, _ da, vfiqrob, qveyanas sruli ufleba aqvs
gamamtyunos. erTaderTi arseba, Zvirfasi CemTvis, Woraobis sagnad aris
qceuli.
uri hipma raRac waisisina, ueWvelia, TanagrZnobis niSnad.
_ me rom ar viyo amqveynad, _ ganagrZo doqtorma, _ Zvirfasi ani
arasodes ar gaxdeboda am gakicxvis sagani. jentlmenebo! metad
moxucebuli var, rogorc Tqvenc iciT, da axla ufro, vidre odesme,
vgrZnob, rom didi xnis sicocxle ar damrCenia, magram am sicocxliT
vageb pasuxs im umwikvlo ledis patiosnebisaTvis, romelic amjamad Cveni
saubris sagans Seadgenda.
doqtorma strongma saocari RirsebiT warmosTqva es sityvebi. mudam
makvirvebda is araCveulebrivi saTnoeba, romelsac iCenda doqtori
strongi Tavisi ymawvili colisadmi; magram pativiscemam da sinazem,
romelic man axla gamoxata yoveli Tavisi sityvebiT, da im mokrZalebam,
romliTac igi cdilobda, aeSorebina misTvis yovelgvari eWvi, _ yovelive
aman ufro aamaRla igi Cems TvalebSi.
_ me SevirTe colad es ledi, rodesac igi sul ymawvili iyo. aviyvane
igi Cemi pasuxismgeblobis qveS, rodesac mis xasiaTs ar hqonda jer kidev
miRebuli garkveuli mimarTueba.kargad vicnobdi mis mamas; kargad
vicnbodi mas; vaswavlidi yvelafers, rac ki SeeZlo, da mudam
gancvifrebaSi movyavdi am mSvenieri da mdidari pirovnebis marTal
Tvisebebs. Tu usamarTlod moveqeci (albaT es asea, Tumca, saubedurod, es
ar momsvlia TavSi), rodesac neba miveci Cems Tavs egoisturad mesargebla
imisi madlobiT, suliT da guliT vTxov patiebas am ledis.
man gaiara oTaxSi da, rodesac dabrunda Zvel alagze, Cahkida
mTrTolvare xelebi savarZlis zurgs.
_ Cemi cxovreba masTan bednieri iyo am saRramomde. mudam vlocavdi im
dRes, erodsac aseTi usamarTloba cavidine da Cems colad gavxade igi.
vacxadeb, jentlmenebo, rom araviTari eWvis odnavi Crdilic ki ar unda
ixsenebodes Cemi colis saxelTan erTad.
misi Tvalebi aRfrTovanebiT aenTo da xma ganumtkicda.
_ amrigad, pirvelad gavige axla, ra iyo am ledis ubedurebis mizezi.
vecdebi, avitano es da davemorCilo beds. ra maqvs masTan sasayveduro: es
ufleba mas, mxolod mas erTs ekuTvnis. amis Semdeg Cemi mTavari da
upirvelesi movaleobaa _ davifaro igi usamarTlo miTqma-moTqmis
yovelgvari sababisagan, romlisgan, rogorc vxedav, Tavisufalni ar arian
TviT Cemi saukeTeso megobrebic ki. rac ufro ganmartoebiT vicxovreb, miT
ufro advili iqneba CemTvis am movaleobis asruleba. da rodesac dadgeba
dro _ dae, dae adre dadges igi! _ rodesac Cemi sikvdili gaaTavisuflebs
mas arabunebrivi Zaldatanebisagan, davxuWav Tvalebs misi patiosani saxis
win uzomo ndobiT da siyvaruliT da davlocav mas usinanulod da
uwyenad _ datkbes mSvidad ubednieresi cxovrebiT.
me ver vxedavdi mas, radgan Tvalebi cremlebiT amevso. man fexi
gadadga karebisaken da daumata:
_ jentlmenebo! me gagixseniT Cemi guli! imedi maqvs, daicavT erTgvar
pativiscemas Cemi sityvebisadmi. yovelive, rac dRes iyo naTqvami, aRar
unda ganmeordes arasodes. vikfild, Zvelo megobaro, miSveleT zeviT
asvla.
mister vikfildi daeSura, mieSvelebina Tavisi xeli da isini mZime
nabijiT gavidnen oTaxidan. maT miacilebda uri hipis xarbi Tvalebi.
_ rogor mogwonT, master koperfild! _ sTqva urim da mommarTa. _
saqmem xom, Zveli pedagogis meoxebiT, srulebiT is mimarTuleba ar miiRo,
romelic mosalodneli iyo! SesaniSnavi adamiania! brmaa, rogorc Txunela.
yovel SemTxvevaSi, safiqrebelia, rom es ojaxi gadauxvevs axla Tavisi
Zveli kalapotidan.
Cven pirispir videqiT da davinaxe mis saxeze faruli aRtacebis
gamometyveleba. misi cqera autaneli gaxda CemTvis. misi gamxari loya
TiTqos silas Txoulobda. da gavartyi saxeSi iseTi ZaliT, rom xeli
metkina, TiTqos damewvao.
man mtaca xeli am xelSi da ase gakavebulebi vucqerodiT erTmaneTs
TvalebSi. ase videqiT ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi, da es dro saocrad
didi meCvena. Cemi TiTebis TeTri kvali TandaTan gaqra misi saxidan.
_ koperfild, _ miTxra bolos, _ gagiJdiT?
_ Tavi damanebT! xSirad migrZnobinebia TqvenTvis, rom mezizRebiT.
axla dagimtkiceT es. ar meSinia Tqveni sazizRari azrebis arc Cemsa da
arc sxvaTa mimarT.
igi Zalian kargad mixvda, visac vgulisxmobdi da ra garemoebaTa gamo
vikavebdi Tavs am adamianTan pirdapiri laparakisa da axsnisagan.
SesaZlebelia, Semekavebina Tavi gartymisa da Seuracxyofisagan, agnesas
rom ar davemSvidebine im saRamos gadaWrili pasuxiT.
isev xangrZlivi siCume Camovarda.
_ koperfild! _ miTxra man da moiSora xeli saxidan. _ Tqven mudam
Cems winaaRmdeg midiodiT. vici, mudam Cemi winaRmdegi iyaviT, jer kidev
mister vikfildis saxlSi.
saWirod ar vTvlidi pasuxis gacemas; aviRe qudi da wasvla davapire.
uri Cadga Cemsa da kars Sua.
_ koperfild, _ miTxra man, _ yovel CxubSi unda ori mxare iyos;
Tqven ar ipoviT CemSi mowinaaRmdege mxares.
_ damekargeT aqedan!
_ nu ambobT amas. me vici, Tqven inanebT. rogor daimcireT ase Tavi
Cems winaSe, rom aseTi avi xasiaTi gamoiCineT. magram me gapatieT,
koperfild.
_ Tqven mapatieT?
_ gapatieT da uneburad unda SemirigdeT. Tqven Seuracxyofa miayeneT
adamians, romelic mudam Tqveni megobari iyo! magram, isev vimeoreb, Cxubi
ar SeiZleba iyos iq, sadac ar aris amisTvis aucilebeli ori mxare. Tqveni
survilis winaaRmdeg, ser, me samudamod Tqveni megobari davrCebi. axla
Tqven iciT, ras unda moelodeT Cemgan!
gavaRe kari da swrafad gavedi saxlidan!
rodesac diliT gareT gamovedi, eklesiis zari wirvas auwyebda. uri
hipi daseirnobda Tavis dedasTan erTad eklesiis galavanSi. man, TiTqos
arc araferi momxdariyos, dila mSvidobisa misurva, da iZulebuli viyavi,
pasuxi gameca salamze. etyoba, ise Zlier gamertya, rom uri, rogorc cada,
kbilis tkivils grZnobda. mas aexvia saxe Savi abreSumis xelsaxociT da
amis gamo qudi maRla hqonda askupebuli kinkrixoze. mudam maxinji, ufro
maxinji Canda am wuTSi.
doqtorma uqeifoba moimizeza da, sanam masTan stumrad iyo mister
vikfildi da misi qali, umetes dros oTaxSi atarebda. mxolod stumrebis
wasvlis erTi kviris Semdeg SevudeqiT isev muSaobas. am muSaobis dawyebis
win doqtorma gadmomca daubeWdavi baraTi Cems saxelze. mokle werilSi
igi mTxovda, arasodes aRar davbrunebodi im saramos baasis sagans.
agnesas, rasakvirvelia, eWvic ar dahbadebia, Tu ra moxda maSin Cvens
Soris. eWvi ar hqonda misis strongsac.
erTxel, dilaadrianad, misis strongis dabadebis dRes, rodesac igi
Cveni mecadineobis ganmavlobaSi Cveulebisamebr fanjaraze ijda, doqtori
mivida masTan, orive xeli mokida Tavze, akoca gansakuTrebuli sinaziT da
saCqarod gavida kabinetidan, radgan veRar moeria Tavis aRelvebul
grZnobebs. misis strongi darCa im alagas, sadac qmarma datova, Semdeg
daxara Tavi da mwared aqviTinda.
winaT zogjer ise meCveneboda, rom misis strongs TiTqos raRacis
Tqma undoda CemTvis, rodesac doqtori gavidoda xolme oTaxidan; magram
arasodes arc erTi sityva ar wamoscdenia. doqtori ki amave dros
igonebda axal gegmebs colis gasamxiaruleblad da urCevda, xSirad evlo
sazogado seirnobaze Tavis dedasTan erTad. misis marklhems gagiJebiT
uyvarda yovelgvari aseTi gasarTobi da amitom didi siamovnebiT uWerda
mxars doqtor strongis gegmebs. Tavisi bedis morCili ani, sevdiani da
mowyenili, midioda iq, sadac mihyavdaT, da araviTar yuradRebas ar
aqcevda arafers.
ar vicodi, ra mefiqra; ar icoda papidamac. yvelaze ucnauri is iyo,
rom erTaderT mniSvnelovan daxmarebas, romelic ki SesaZloa SeWriliyo
am ojaxuri ubedurebis saidumlo sferoSi, awarmoebda adamiani, romelic
TiTqos uZluri iyo, raime daxmareba gaewia visTvisme, vlaparakob mister
dikze.
ras fiqrobda igi am ambis Sesaxeb da raSi gamoixateboda misi
dakvirveba doqtor strongis ojaxuri cxovrebis msvlelobaze, ver
amexsna, rogorc, ueWvelia, ver axsnida amas TviT mister dikic.
mister dikma didi xania miiRo upiratesoba, nebarTvis uTxovnelad
eseirna doqtoris baRSi, da xSirad daseirnobda kidec doqtor strongTan
erTadac. siamayiT ivseboda am privilegiis gamo da ar uSvebda arc erT
SemTxvevas, esargebla am uflebiT. igi ubednieres adamianad grZnobda
TavisTavs, rodesac doqtori ukiTxavda mas Tavis nawarmoebs _ berZnul
leqsikons. im dros, rodesac me da doqtori strongi garTuli viyaviT
filosofiur muSaobaSi, mister diki daseirnobda baRSi misis strongTan
erTad da Sveloda mas yvavilebis morwyvasa da margvlaSi. SeiZleba
danamdvilebiT iTqvas, rom mister diki mTeli saaTis ganmavlobaSi ar
warmosTqvamda aT sityvasac; magram doqtori da misi meuRle xedavdnen,
rom mister diks uyvarda isini suliT da guliT da gulwrfel
monawileobas iRebda maTs cxovrebaSi. amis gamo mister dikma miaRwia imas,
rasac veravin sxva ver miaRwevda mis adgilas; igi gaxda SemaerTebeli
rkali colsa da qmars Soris.
_ Cems garda aravin icis, ra didi adamiania diki! _ siamayiT ambobda
xolme papida, rodesac vbaasobdiT amis Sesaxeb.
axla unda mivmarTo sxva garemoebas, vidre am Tavs davamTavrebde.
mTeli im xnis ganamvlobaSi, sanam doqtorTan stumrad iyvnen misis
kenterbereli megobrebi, vamCnevdi, rom fostalions yovel dilas
mohqonda xolme ori an sami werili uri hipis saxelze. werilebis
misamarTi dawerili iyo mister mikoberis xeliT. aqedan is unda
dagveskvna, rom kenterberiSi yvelaferi wesze da rigzea, da rom mister
mikoberi SeeCvia Tavis keTilSobil iuridiul saqmeebs da janmrTelad da
bednierad sufevs. amitom Zalian mewyina da gamikvirda, rodesac miviRe
misi meuRlisagan Semdegi werili:
`kenterberi, orSabaTi.
Tqven, ueWevelia, gaocdebiT, Zvirfaso mister koperfild, rodesac
miirebT Cemgan am moulodnel werils. ufro metad gagikvirdebaT, rodesac
gaigebT mis Sinaarss. magram yvelaze metad gagakvirvebT aucilebeli
piroba _ mtkice saidumlod SeinaxoT yvelaferi, rac aRniSnuli iqneba
Semdeg striqonebSi. Seuracxyofils, rogorc dedas da meuRles,
mesaWiroeba energiuli daxmareba, romlisTvisac saubedurod, ar SemiZlia
mivmarTOCemi gvareulobis sastik wevrebs, radganac maT uari ganacxades
mister mikoberis saqmeebSi monawileobaze, da amis Semdeg me aRaravin
damrCenia, rom raime mirCios, garda Cemi Zveli megobrisa da mdgmurisa.
Tqven iciT, Cemo Zvirfaso koperfild, rom Cemsa da mister mikobers
Soris (romelsac arasodes ar davanebeb Tavs) mudam arsebobda
urTierTndoba, Tanxmoba da mSvidoba. mister mikoberi aZlevda drodadro
xelwerilebs sagrZnob Tanxebze CemTan mouTaTbireblad da SecdomaSi
Sevyavdi am valebis gadaxdis vadis Sesaxeb, magram, saerTod, mister
mikobers ar hqonda araviTari saidumlo, dafaruli Tavis gulis
megobrisagan _ me vgulisxmob mis cols _ da yvela es misi saqme cnobaSi
mogvyavda, rogorc ki mSvidobianoba aRsdgeboda Cvens Soris. Tavisi
Cveulebrivi Sromis damTavrebis Semdeg mister mikoberi aucileblad
yovel saRamos miambobda xolme mTeli dRis yovel momxdar SemTxvevas.
warmoidgineT, Zvirfaso koperfild, Cemi sasowarkveTileba, rodesac
getyviT, rom mister mikberi srulebiT gamoicvala! igi frTxilia,
gulCaTxrobili, sdums. yvelaferi, rasac kantoraSi akeTebs, dafarulia
CemTvis ukuneTis wyvdiadiT.
magram jer es ar aris yvelaferi. mister mikoberi gaxda mkacri,
moRuSuli, pirquSi. igi srulebiT Tavidan iSorebs Cvens ufros qalsa da
vaJs, aRar amayobs Cveni tyuilebiT da gulsaklavis ugrZnobelobiT
ucqeris umanko axalmosuls, romelic sxvebze gvian Semovida Cvens ojaxSi
_ ukanaskneli wevris saxiT, da warmogidgeniaT, Zvirfaso koperfild, uars
ambobs yvela am ucnaur da mouwvdomel saqcielis axsnaze.
autanelia, samwuxaroa, savalaloa, da vgrZnob, rom Cemi guli lamis
Suaze gaipos. ra vqna, Zvirfaso mister koperfild? Tu SegiZliaT momceT
rCeva, riTi da ragvarad movexmaro Cems Tavs, erT megobrul daxmarebas
kidev daumatebT im mraval sikeTes, romelic aRmogiCeniaT CvenTvis
sxvadasxva dros. gigzavniT Cemi Svilebis siyvaruls da umanko Rimils
bednieri, jer kidev umecari bavSvisas, da davrCebi, Zvirfaso mister
koperfild,
mudam Tqveni erTguli,
ubeduri emi mikoberi~.
ara mgonia, rom gavamarTle misis mikoberis molodini, rodesac
sapasuxo werilSi vurCie, alersianad mopyroboda mister mikobers da
moTminebiT aetana droebiTi usiamovneba, romelic, yovel eWvs gareSea,
male damTavrdeba meuRleTa sabednierod. yvelaferi es misi mikoberma,
rogorc cxovrebis saqmeebSi gamocdilma ledim, Cemze ukeTesad icoda,
magram, yovel SemTxvevaSi, misma werilma seriozulad damafiqra.
Tavi meormoce
ganvlili gzis erTxel kidev
Tvalis gadavleba
kvireebi, Tveebi swrafad mihqrian. mxiarulad miCxrialebs mdinare
zafxulis mzis Suqze, mwvane napirebs Sua, sadac kviraobiT me da dora
vseirnobT, magram, ai, daubera Semodgomis qarma, aaboboqra talRebi da
ufro swrafad, vidre odesme, gaeSura mdinare zRvisken. kidev cota xani _
da mdinare didi xniT daimala yinulis sqeli kanis qveS.
magram araviTari cvlileba ar momxdara im patara saxlSi, sadac ori
iadoni _ debi cxovrobdnen. Seuwyvetliv wikwikebs saaTi buxris Tavze da
barometri wynarad hkidia sastumroSi, sul erTsa da imave adgilas.
me mivaRwie srulwlovanebas. ocdaerTi wlis var. dro yvelas
ajildoebs amiT; magram vnaxoT, risi gakeTeba movaswari am xnis
ganmavlobaSi.
tredelsis rCeviT Silingad da eqvs pensad viyide ganTqmuli wigni,
romelSic dawvrilebiT iyo dalagebuli yvela wesi da kanoni
stenografiis saocari xelovnebisa, da imwamsve Caviyuryumelave yvela am
ucnauri xrikebis zRvaSi, romelTac ramdenime kviris manZilze kinaRam ar
gamagiJes. axirebuli cvalebadoba wertilebisa, romelnic ama da am
mdgomareobaSi ama da am sagans aRniSnaven, maSin rodesac meore
mdgomareobaSi, ramdenadme Secvlili, niSnaven ama da amas, srulebiT
sawinaaRmdego ideas; cnebaTa saocari xlarTebi, gamosaxuli naxevari
rgolebiT; auracxeli Sedegebi, gamomdinare sxvadasxvanairi niSnebidan,
romelnic buzis fexebs hgavdnen; saSineli moqmedeba moxrilisa,
daxrilisa, gadaxrilisa da gadmoxrilisa, CaniSnulebisa ualago alagas,
_ yovelive es gunebas miSlida ar amarto dRis ganmavlobaSi, aramed
Ramec sizmrebs miSxamavda. rodesac, bolos, rogorc iyo, xelebis
faTuriT gaviare yvela es winaswari siZnele da daveufle stenografiul
anbans, romelic TavisTavad ukve warmoadgenda Zveli egvipturi sakerpo
taZris msgavs raRacas, amis Semdeg Tvaluwvdenel perspeqtivaSi gadaiSala
Cems Tvalwin axali saSinelebani, romelTac ewodebodaT pirobiTi
emblemebi, moklebulni yovelgvar gonivrul mniSvnelobas da logikur
azrs. am emblemebis mixedviT umowyalo saxelmZRvanelo brZanebda,
magaliTad, rom uazro figura, ablabudas msgavsi, niSnavda molodins,
maSin rodesac SuSxunasmagvari najRabni niSnavda zedSesruls: es iyo
labirinTi uaRresad despotur saxeebisa; da rodesac vitenidi TavSi am
maxinjebs, gulis kankaliT vamCnevdi, rom am dros Cemi Tavidan hqreboda
sxva niSnebi, ase rom, iZulebuli vxdebodi, xelaxla damewyo da isev
xelaxla dameviwya. roca vagrovebdi emblemebs, vkravdi egreT wodebul
xasiaTebs da piruku, erTsa da meore SemTxvevaSic Tavi miWeqavda da guli
gaskdomaze mqonda.
da gamoskdeboda kidec, Tu ara dora, romelic CemTvis imedisa da
xsnis
Ruza
iyo
am
aboboqrebul
zRvaze.
yoveli
nafxaWni
saxelmZRvaneloSi meCveneboda moudrekel muxad siZneleTa gauval tyeSi,
da yoveli najRabni _ fexismosatex qvad am gauval gzaze. magram mainc win
mivdiodi; vCexavdi da vkafavdi Zirianad xes xeze iseTi warmatebiT da
gamarjvebiT, rom male Cem gzaze ar darCa arc erTi jirki. daaxloebiT
oTxi Tvis Semdeg ukve SemeZlo gamomecada Cemi Tavi doqtorTa kolegiis
erT-erT WaxWaxa oratorze. nuTu damaviwydeba odesme sazareli wuTi,
rodesac am WaxWaxa oratorma mousva da gamiswro Tvaluwvdenel manZilze,
vidre weras Sevudgebodi. Cemma sustma fanqarma daiwyo xtoma qaRaldze,
rogorc Tavretdasxmulma, da darcxvenilma uari vTqvi Cems pirvel cdaze.
cxadad davinaxe, rom ase ar vargoda. metismetad maRla avfrindi da
safrTxe meloda, rom Camovvardebodi da mTlad daviCexebodi. ra meqna?
tredelss mivmarTe rCevisaTvis, tredelsma Tavisi araCveulebrivi
gulkeTilobiT ikisra ekarnaxa CemTvis oratorebis sityvebi, auCqareblad,
saTanado daskvnebiTa da pauzebiT, rogorc amas moiTxovda Cemi
stenografiuli sisuste. sixaruliT miviRe es megobruli winadadeba da
amis
Semdeg
TiTqmis
yovelRames,
rodesac
vbrundebodi
doqtor
strongisagan, CvenTan imarTeboda kerZo saparlamento kreba bukingemis
quCaze.
es iyo metad saintereso da srulebiT originaluri parlamenti.
papida da mister diki, garemoebaTa da gasarCev saqmeTa mniSvnelobis
mixedviT, warmoadgendnen saministros an opozicias, xolo tredelsi,
oratorebis sityvaTa krebuliT SeiaraRebuli, hquxda maT winaaRmdeg
gamayruebeli filipikebiT. Cveulebriv, igi idga magidasTan da TiTi
dadebuli hqonda wignis furcelze, rom ar dahkargvoda sadeklamacio
punqti; paTetikurad iqnevda marjvena xels, swored ise, rogorc mister
piti, foqsi, Seridani, borki, lordi kastelri, vikonti sidmausi, an
mister kaningi. aRfrTovanebuli pulitikuri paTosiT igi ayvedrida
papidas gaflangvasa da angarebas. me, mokrZalebuli stenografi, vijeqi
kaTedris Soriaxlos, Casaweri rveuli muxlebze medo da mTeli ZalRoniT vcdilobdi, ar gamomparvoda arc erTi sityva mWermetyveli
oratoris piridan. verc erTi saxelmwifo moRvawe evropuli politikis
asparezze ver Seedreboda tredelss politikur rwmenaTa meryeobasa da
SeusabamobaSi. sul raRac erTi kviris ganmavlobaSi man warmoudgeneli
TavqarianobiT gamoamJRavna yovelnairi politikuri azrebi da moaswro
gamoekida Tavis anZaze yvela ferisa da saxelwodebis droSa. papida am
dros, uZravi da Seudrekeli Tavis pozaSi, rogorc saxelmwifo kancleri,
Seawyvetinebda xolme STagonebul orators sityvas replikiT, rogorc,
magaliTad: `erTi mousmineT!~ `ara!~ an `ho!~, imisda mixedviT, Tu ras
moiTxovda sityvis Sinaarsi. mister diki, rogorc namdvili provinciali,
maSinve aitacebda papidas sityvebs da aucileblad RiRiniT imeorebda maT
mxiaruli kiloTi.
parlamentis es debatebi Zalian xSirad SuaRamemde grZeldeboda,
sanam ar daiwvoda sanTlebi. am gulmodgine musaobis SEdegi is iyo, rom
cot-cotaTi kvalSi Cavudeqi da Tan mivyvebodi tredelsis deklamacias.
amgvari warmateba savsebiT SeiZleboda damakmayofileblad mCveneboda, Tu
odnav mainc SesaZlebeli iqneboda garkveva Cems nawerSi. magram,
saubedurod, maTi azri CemTvis srul saidumloebad rCeboda. es iyo
CemTvis igive, rac Cinuri warwerebis wakiTxva Cais Sekrulaze, anda
amocnoba oqros figurebisa, romlebic daxazulia xolme wiTelsa da
mwvane SuSebze, qimiur maRaziebSi rom aris gamofenili.
isev meloda mZime aucilebloba _ davbrunebuliyavi ukanda axlad
Sevdgomodi am molipul gzas. es Znelic iyo da sawyenic; magram gavimagre
guli, movikribe Zal-Rone da wavCanCaldi lokokinis simZimiT isev imave
gziT, vcerdebodi meTodurad yovel winwkalze da sasowarkveTili
gulmodginebiT vcdilobdi, gavrkveuliyavi am niSnebis axirebuli
cvalebadobis yvela wvrilmanSi.
bolos savsebiT daviufle es veluri stenografiuli saidumloebani
da amis saSualebiT sagrZnobeli Semosavali gamiCnda. me viTvlebodi
saukeTeso stenografad, vmuSaob `dilis gazeTisaTvis~, romlisTvisac
vwer parlamentis kamaTs. yovel saRamos yurSi Camesmis politikuri
winaswarmetyvelebani, romelTac arasodes ar uweriaT ganxorcieleba
politikur samyaroSi, da mudam mesmis Rrmaazrovani ganmartebani,
romelTa erTaderTi mizania kacobriobis modgmis mistifikacia.
me meore asparezzedac gamovedi. SiSiTa da TrTolviT movkide xeli
mwerlis kalams. saidumlod davwere patara werili, gavgzavne JurnalSi
da igi dabeWdes. amis Semdeg davwere mravali patara werili da amJamad
sagrZnobel gasamrjelos vRebulob Cemi literaturuli SromisTvis.
sazogadod, Cemi sayofacxovrebo mdgoareoba mtkice safuZvels daemyara.
Cven gadavsaxldiT bukingebis sasaxlidan mSvenier patara kotejSi,
londonis midamoSi. papidas ar unda CemTan erTad cxovreba. man airCia
TavisTvis Cems axlos pawawina saxli. ras niSnavs es yvelaferi? Cems
colis SerTvas xom ara? diax!
diax! me virTav doras! mis laviniam da mis klarisam gamoacxades
bolos TavianTi Tanxmoba.
dRes me da tredelsi mivediT doqtorTa klegiaSi. orives aRelvebuli
saxeebi gvaqvs. raSia saqme? Cemi bavSvuri ocneba ganxorcielda. me viReb
licenzias kanonier SeuRlebisaTvis.
_ imedi maqvs, Zvirfaso megobaro, rom meore jerze ukve Sen moxval
doqtorTa kolegiaSi imave saWiroebisaTvis, ramac dRes me momiyvana aq, _
vuTxari tredelss. _ da imedi maqvs, rom es Zalian male moxdeba.
_ gmadlob keTili survilisaTvis, Zvirfaso koperfild, _ mipasuxa
tredelsma, _ me TviTonac imedi maqvs, rom es male moxdeba. didi
bednierebaa, rodesac ici, rom is Tanaxmaa gelodos, ra dromdisac ginda.
_ rodis unda waxvide diliJansebis kantoraSi mis dasaxvedrad? _
vekiTxebi me.
_ Svid saaTze, _ mipasuxa tredelsma, _ mis vikfildic xom am dros
unda movides?
_ cota ufro gvian.
Tavis droze sofi, tredelsis sacole, modis doras naTesavebis
saxlSi. mas marTlac metad sasiamovno saxe aqvs. ar SeiZleba iTqvas, rom
sofi namdvili lamazi iyos, am sityvis sruli mniSvnelobiT, _ ara; magram
misis saxe pirvelive Sexedvaze izidavs adamianis guls. igi ekuTvnis sada,
sayvarel da gulubryvilo arsebaTa ricxvs.
me gadmovsvi agnesa kenterberis diliJansidan da miviyvane putniSi,
sadac axla yvelani stkbebian misi mxiaruli da mSvenieri saxis cqeriT.
da mainc ar mjera yovelive es. saRamo mSvenieria, Cven yvelani iseTi
bednierebi varT, rom metis warmodgenac SeuZlebelia. magam araferi mjera.
suli ver momibrunebia, gons ver movsulvar Zlier STabeWdilebaTagan.
bednierebis siWarbe mawveba da raRac ucnauri burusi midgas Tvalwin.
meCveneba, TiTqos gaviRviZe dilaadrian, ori kviris win, da mas Semdeg
aRar davwolilvar. ver warmomidgenia, rodis iyo guSindeli dRe, da ise
meCveneba, TiTqos iuridiuli nebarTva qorwinebisa ukve sami Tvea, rac
jibeSi midevs.
yvelaferi meeWveba, araferi mjera, da vbrundebi Cems binaze, romelic
axla miWiravs putnis axlos. vdgebi dilaadrianad da mivdivar haigetis
gzaze papidas wamosayvanad.
arasodes ar minaxavs papida aseTi gabrwyinebuli. mSvenieri abreSumis
kaba ecva da TeTri qudi xuravs. misi danaxva pirdapir maocebs. jeneta,
romelic CacmaSi Sveloda papidas, TvalebdaWyetili micqers. pegoti mzad
aris eklesiaSi wasasvlelad; igi apirebs zevidan uyuros jvrisweras.
mister diks, romlis movaleobaa dRes Camabaros Cemi ymawvili coli
sakurTxevlis win, mSvenivrad dauxvevia Tmebi. tredelsi, romelsac
winaswar SeTanxmebiT Temsaris biWebTan Sevxvdi, warmoadgens Tavisi
personiT damabrmavebel SeerTebas naRebisa da isasamnis ferebisas. isic
da
mister
dikic
sakvirvel
STabeWdilebas
stoveben
TavianTi
xelTaTmanebiT.
ai ukve mivdivar Ria etliT da sibraluliT vucqeri sacodav xalxs,
romelsac ara aqvs saSualeba monawiloba miiRos Cems qorwilSi, hgvis
duqnebs da midis sayoveldReo samuSaoze.
yvelaferi danarCeni sizmaria, uTavolo, gaurkveveli.
me vxedav am sizmrisebur CvenebaSi, rogor Semodis dora Tavisi
amaliT, rogor gvayenebs sakurTxevlis win eklesiis daraji qali.
da melandeba, TiTqos bolos modis pastori. iwyeba jvrisweris wesi,
sazeimod ismis pastoris xma da Cven yvelani didi yuradRebiT vusmenT.
meCveneba, TiTqos mis lavinia, romelic patarZlis megobarTa Soris
imyofeba, pirveli iwyebs xmamaRla tirils da amgvarad igonebs dauviwyar
mister pikers, misi lurji cxviriT. mis klarisa spirtsa sunavs; agnesa
doras uvlis; papida warmoadgens Seuryeveli simtkicis nimuSs, Tumca
cremlebi Camosdis orive loyaze; pawawa dora Cveulebriv aZlevs pasuxs
pastors.
da vxedav, isev sizmarSi, rogor mimyavs xelixelgayrili Cemi pawawa
coli auarebel xalxSi, rogor vambob raRac sityvas, magram ras, _ aravin
icis da yvelaze naklebad TviTn me. yvelani Tavs bednierad da
kmayofilad grZnoben, _ jipic ki, romelsac misces saqorwino namcxvris
naWeri.
dgeba
gadamWreli
wuTi,
me
da
dora
mivdivarT
erTad,
xelixelCakidebulebi, magram dora Cerdeba, ukan ixedeba da iZaxis
xmamaRali tiriliT:
_ Tu vawyenine vismes, daiviwyeT!
da, ai, vxedav, TiTqos, bolos, gamovdivarT oTaxidan; igi erTxel
kidev dgeba, ixedeba, miiswrafis agnesasken, moexveva mas da hkocnis, radgan
agnesa yvelaze Zalian uyvars.
safosto cxenebi daiZrnen adgilidan. Cven mivdivarT da vfxizldebi
Zilisagan. es ki sicxadea: ai, gverdiT mizis Cemi patara coli, romelic
suliTa da guliT miyvars.
_ bednieri xar axla, Cemo sulelo biWuna? _ mekiTxeba dora. _
darwmunebuli xar, rom ar inaneb?
im dReTa aCrdilebma gaiqroles Cems win burusian warsulSi da me
ganvagrZob Cemi cxovrebis ambavs.
Tavi ormocdameerTe
Cveni ojaxi
gaTavda qorwili, patarZlis megobrebi wavid-wamovidnen. me da dora
martoni davrCiT Cvens patara saxlSi.
ai Cven orni varT da sxvas aravis aRar ekiTxeba Cveni saqme, radgan
Cveni sicocxlis romani dasrulda. aRaravis vewonebiT... ese igi, axla
mxolod erTmaneTs unda movewonoT, sxvas aravis, mTeli Cveni sicocxlis
ganmavlobaSi.
rodesac zogjer karga dagvianebiT vbrundebodi parlamentis sxdomis
Semdeg, metad ucnaurad meCveneboda xolme, rom saxlSi dora momeloda. ai
me vaxSams mivujeqi da dora fexakrefiT moipareba CemTan salaparakod, _
ra SeiZleba iyos amaze sakvirveli?
rogorc wesia, Cven moaxlec gvyavda. mTeli saxli mas ebara. saSineli
dro gamoviareT am meri-anas xelSi:
meri-anas
atestati
hqonda,
uzarmazari
da
mquxare,
rogorc
proklamacia. igi sicocxlis ayvavebis asakSi imyofeboda, iyo mZime, sruli,
cotaTi mkacri. hyavda (rogorc wesia) biZaSvili, husari, iseTi
grZelfexeba, rom SeiZleboda gCvenebodaT adamianis saRamo drois
wagrZelebul Crdilad. Cveni patara saxli ufro pataravdeboda misi mudam
iq yofnis gamo.
atestatSi aRniSnuli iyo, rom meri-ana patiosnebisa da sifxizlis
iSviaTi nimuSia. maSasadame, valdebuli viyavi damejera, rom mas
SemTxveviT wauvida guli, rodeac erTTxel samzareuloSi, didi qvabis
qveS, ugonod mdebare vipoveT da rodesac erTxel uecrad dagvekarga Cais
kovzebi, unda mivxedriliyavi, rom isini moiara momsvlelma muSam,
romelsac nagavi gahqonda.
meri-anam tyved Cagvigdo umowyalod da Seubraleblad. vgrZnobdiT
Cvens gamoucdelobas da srulebiT moklebulni viyaviT saSualebas, raime
winaaRmdegoba gagvewia misTvis. es qali, yovlad Seubralebeli, mSvenivrad
sargeblobda Tavisi mdgomareobiT. meri-ana iyo mizezi Cvemi pirveli
uTanxmoebisa.
_ rogor ggonia, _ vuTxari erTxel doras, _ meri-ana raime angariSs
uwevs dros?
_ gana ra moxda, dodi? _ miTxa doram da Tavisi umanko Tvalebi
moaSora naxats.
_ ai, ukve xuTi saaTia, da Cven ki saaTze vsadilobT.
doram
mzrunvelobiT
Sexeda
saaTs
da
miTxra,
rom
saaTi,
safiqrebelia, cotaTi win midis.
_ piriqiT, genacvale! saaTi ukan rCeba ramdenime wuTiT, _ SevniSne me,
rodesac Cems saaTs davxede.
Cems dasamSvideblad Cemi patara coli damijda muxlebze da cxviris
boloze fanqari gamisva. es Zalian sasacilo iyo, magram mainc mSieri
davrCi.
_ yuri damigde, dora, nu bavSvob. Sen ueWvelia, gaxsovs, rom guSin
sadilidan avdeqi da guSinwin avadac ki gavxdi, radgan iZulebuli viyavi,
meWama xbos umi xorci. dRes ki srulebiT ar vsadilob. isic ici, rogori
CaiT gagvimaspinZlda dRes meri-ana. arc ki Seiwuxa Tavi, rom wyali
aeduRebina. azrad ar maqvs gisayveduro, Cemo kargo, magram dameTanxme, rom
es araa komfortabeluri.
_ ah, Se gulqva, gulqva, sastiko biWo! _ SesZaxa doram. _ me meubneba,
rom cudi coli var!
_ Sen ici, genacvale, rom es arasodes ar miTqvams.
_ Sen sTqvi, rom komfortabeluri ara var.
_ srulebiT ara, me vTqvi, rom Cvens ojaxSi ar aris komforti.
_ gana es erTi da igive ar aris? _ SesZaxa doram.
doras patara gulma sagrZnobi Wriloba miiRo, igi verasgziT veRar
davamSvide, misi tirili da qviTini iseTi Rrma sevdiT iyo savse, TiTqos
usaSinlesi wyena mivayene. saCqarod gavedi saxlidan. mTeli im xnis
ganmavlobaSi, vidre saxlSi davbrundebodi, sindisi saSinlad mtanjavda
da Cems Tavs vTvlidi borotmoqmedad, romelmac Seiwira umanko msxverpli.
ukve Ramis ori Tu sami saaTi iyo, rodesac saxlSi davbrundi.
sastumro oTaxSi papida ijda da meloda.
_ xom araferi moxda, papida? _ vkiTxe uneburi TrTolviT.
_ araferi, trot! _ mipasuxa papidam wynari kiloTi. _ dajeqi, Cemo
kargo, dajeqi. patara yvavili gunebaze ar iyo am saRamos da mindoda,
cotaTi gamemxiarulebina. meti araferi.
_ Tqven ver warmodigenT, papida, rogor vitanjebodi mTeli am xnis
ganmavlobaSi, rodesac doras mdgomarebaze vfiqrobdi, _ vuTxari me. _
magram azradac ar momsvlia misi Seuracxyofa. mindoda mxolod
megobrulad da gulaxdilad movlaparakebodi Cvens Sinaurs saqmeebze.
papidam Tavi damiqnia Tanxmobis niSnad.
_ Sen cota meti moTmineba unda iqonio, trot, _ miTxra man. _ saqme
imaSia, rom patara yvavili metad nazi yvavilia, rogorc ici, da qaris
odnavi qrolva misTvis sagrZnobi xdeba.
gunebaSi madloba gadavuxade papidas aseTi sinazisTvis Cemi
colisadmi, da man waikiTxa es madloba Cems TvalebSi.
_ rogor ggoniaT, papida, _ vuTTxari me da Tan buxarSi viyurebodi, _
Tqven rom drodadro urCioT xolme doras... Cveni saerTo sikeTisaTvis...
_ trot, _ mipasuxa papidam erTgvari aRlvebiT, _ ara, nu mTxov magas!
Sen jer bavSvi xar, trot... diax, Cemo kargo! _ ganagrZo papidam. _ me rom
Caverio Tqven saqmeebSi, vin icis, rogori ganxeTqileba moxdes Tqvens
Soris da rogor daitanjeba amisgan patara yvavili. amaze laparakic metia.
me minda, mas vuyvarde da mudam mxiaruli iyos, rogorc pepela. moigone
meore col-qmroba Sens mSobliur saxlSi da nuRar mimarTav nurc mas,
nurc me im SeniSvnebiT, rasac axla gulisxmobdi.
uecrad mivxvdi amgvari msjelobis mTel safuZvlianobas da papidas
didsulovan azrebs Cemi colis Sesaxeb.
_ dro jer bevria win, trot, Tqveni cxovreba mxolod axla iwyeba, _
ganagrZo papidam. _ Seni arCevani Tavisufali iyo (kaeSnis Rrublebma,
rogorc meCvena, erTi wuTiT daCrdila misi saxe) da Sen amoirCie lamazi,
mosiyvarule, nazi arseba. Seni valia da, amasTan, sasiamovno movaleobac,
pativi sce da daafaso is Rirsebani, romelic masSi hpove, da ara isini,
romelic mas jer ar aqvs. Tumca yovelive es TvTonac ici da srulebiT
ar vapireb gakveTilis kiTxvas, magram gaxsovdes, Cemo kargo, rom mTeli
Tqveni momavali mxolod da mxolod Tqvens xelT aris da Tqvenze aris
damokidebuli. aravis sxvas ar SeuZlia Tqveni Svela. ecadeT, TviTon
moawyoT Tqveni bedi. amaSia colqmroba, Cemo kargo trot! Tqven axla iseT
mdgomareobaSi xarT, rogorc ori bavSvi tyeSi.
da am sityvebiT, romelic mxiaruli kiloTi iyo warmoTqmuli, papidam
nazad makoca, rom amrigad mtkiced eqcia Tavisi survili.
rodesac marto davrCi, dora gamovida CemTan Tavisi patara qoSebiT.
igi qviTiniT gadamexvia da miTxra, rom sastikad moviqeci da rom isic,
Tavis mxriv, ganebivrebuli da zviadi bavSvia. SevrigdiT da gadavwyviteT,
rom es pirveli usiamovneba ukanasknelic iqneboda Cvens cxovrebaSi.
ojaxuri mouwyobloba isev grZeldeboda. yvelas, rogorc etyoboda,
piri Seekra Cvens mosatyueblad da gasasuleleblad. rodesac duqanSi
mividodiT, vaWari usaTuod cdilobda, gaesaRebina uvargisi saqoneli. Tu
zRvis kibos vyidulobdiT, igi mTlad wyliT iyo savse. xorci mudam
xesaviT magari iyo, da puri, romelic sufraze mohqondaT, mudam gamxmar
qerqebad iqceoda xolme.
im angariSis mixedviT, romelsac warmogvidgenda xolme mewvrilmanevaWari, SeiZleboda efiqra adamians, rom Cven SemoviReT eqscentriuli
Cveuleba _ erbo mogvesva iatakze mTel qveda sarTulSi, imdens
vxmarobdiT Turme am sanovages. imxanad ar momixda oficialuri
angariSebis wakiTxva, romelsac adens Sinagan gadasaxadTa departamenti,
da ar vici, ra zomamde aiwia maSin moTxovnilebam pilpilze, magram Tu
Cvenma moTxovnilebam cxadi gavlena moaxdina pilpiliT vaWrobaze, es imas
niSnavs, rom mravalma ojaxma srulebiT uari sTqva pilpilis xmarebaze;
da yvelaze sakviveli aq is garemoeba iyo, rom arasodes ar minaxavs es
masala Cems saxlSi an Cems sufraze.
mosarecxe drogamoSvebiT agiravebda duqanSi Cveni sarecxis nawils
da Semdeg modioda CemTan bodiSis mosaxdelad srulebiT mTvrali. magram
amaze aRaras vambob, radgan amgvari ambebi yvelas emarTeba.
pirveli Cveni Sinauri wveuleba iyo patara sadili tredelsis
pativsacemad. rodesac sufraze davsxediT, zalian mindoda, CvenTvis
adgili yofiliyo. ar vici rogor gamodioda es, magram Cven mudam adgili
ar gvyofnida, miuxedavad imisa, rom mxolod orni vcxovrobdiT. es,
rogorc safiqrebelia, imitom xdeboda, rom arc erTi nivTi ar idga Cvens
saxlSi Tavis adgilas.
aranaklebad vnatrobdi, rom jips erTxel da samudamod akrZaluli
hqonoda sufraze seirnoba sadilobis dros. ukve marto misi magidaze
yofna arRvevda surfis erTgvar wesierebas. am SemTxvevaSi, rogorc Canda,
darwmunebuli iyo, rom mas evaleboda tredelsis SeSineba. uyefda Cems
Zvel megobars da yovel wamSi ieriSi mihqonda mis TefSze iseTi
daucxromeli sijiutiT, rom mTeli ufleba laparakisa sadilis dros
mxolod mas darCa.
da miuxedavad yovelive amisa, araviTari SeniSvna ar gamikeTebia,
radgan vicodi doras mgrZnobiare gulis ambavi, romelic mzad iyo
sasowarkveTilebamde misuliyo sayvareli finias uflebaTa odnavi
Selaxvis gamo. amgvarive mosazrebiT araferi miTqvams im arevdarevis
Sesaxeb, romelic sufraze sufevda da romlis mizeziT TefSebi iatakze
eyara. sadilis WurWeli magidaze idga, magram idga mTvraliviT da
adamians SeiZleboda efiqra, rom yvelas es boTli da SuSa momduravad
arian erTmaneTTano. tredelss am dros mTlad miyrili hqonda win Wiqebi
da TefSebi, TiTqos gadavwyviteT misi alyis Semortyma. rodesac moitanes
cxvris fexi, romelic me unda dameWra, gaocebiT davekiTxe Cems Tavs, rad
iRebs yovelnairi xorci Cvens saxlSi aseT ucnaur saxes, da nuTu yasabma
gardauval wesad daadgina, moeca CemTvis es yvelaze maxinji cxvari,
romelic ki britaneTis bazarze moipoveba-meTqi.
Cven vWamdiT cxvris xorcs... ese igi, cxvris xorcis im nawils,
romelic vargoda saWmelad. Tumca tredelsi, CvenTvis rom esiamovnebina,
mzad iyo velurad gadaqceuliyo da eWama gaurCevlad umi xorci, magra
srulebiT ar mindoda, rom mas aseTi msxverpli moetana megobrobis
samsxverploze. sabednierod, sakuWnaoSi inaxeboda lori da amiTi
gavumaspinZldi Cems megobars.
Cemi patara coli saSinel SiSSi iyo, rom gavujavrdebodi, magram miT
ufro didi iyo misi sixaruli, rodesac dainaxa, rom ar vapirebdi
gajavrebas. wuTierma wyenam, romelic moaxdina uweso sadilma, swrafad
gaiara da Zalian sasiamovno saRamo gavatareT.
rodesac tredelsi wavida da misi gacilebis Semdeg sastumro oTaxSi
davbrundi, doram moswia Cemsken skami da gverdze damijda.
_ me naRvlianad var, _ miTxra man. _ xom ar ginda maswavlo, dodi?
_ me jer TviTon unda viswavlo, radgan iseTive gamoucdeli var,
rogorc Sen, dora.
_ ki, magram Sen SegiZlia iswavlo, dodi, radgan Sen Wkviani xar,
Zalian Wkviani!
_ sisulelea, genacvale, sisulele!
_ rogor mwyins, _ daiwyo Cemma colma xangrZlivi siCumis Semdeg, _
rogor mwyins, rom ar momixda agnesas gverdiT cxovreba erTi weli mainc!
igi daeyrdno nikapiT xelebs, romlebic Cems mxarze edo da misi
cisferi Tvalebi uZravad momCerebodnen TvalebSi.
_ me minda, dodi, rom Sen rame gansakuTrebuli saxeli miwodo, _
miTxra doram pozis gamoucvlelad.
_ rogori, magaliTad? _ vkiTxe me RimiliT.
_ es, rasakvirvelia, suleluri saxelia, _ Tqva man da gaiqnia
kululebi, _ pawawina coli!
gavicine da vkiTxe Cems pawawina cols, rad mouvida TavSi aseTi
ucnauri survili. misi cisferi Tvalebi axla ufro axlos iyvnen CemTan,
radgan xeli movxvie yelze.
_ me srulebiT ar minda, sulelo biWuna, rom es saxeli Sen miwodo
doras magivrad, srulebiTac ara! me mxolod minda, rom Sen amgvarad
ifiqro Cems Sesaxeb. Tu Sen azrad geqneba _ me gamijavrde, winaswar
uTxari Sens Tavs: `es xom Cemi pawawina colia!~ Tu me momewyineba xolme,
Sen isev sTqvi: `me didi xania vicodi, ras unda movelode amisTana
pawawina colisagan~. Tu Sen ver ipovi CemSi yvela im Tvisebas, romelic,
rogorc mgonia, me arasodes ar meqneba, Sen ifiqre cotaTi da sTqvi:
`mainc Cems sulel pawawina cols Zalian vuyvarvar!~ imitom rom, marTlac
Zalian miyvarxar, dodi!
doras am momarTvam udidesi STabeWdileba moaxdina Cemze. dae misi
mSvenieri, umanko saxe gamovides warsulis wyvdiadidan da dae isev
momapyros Tavisi mSvenieri Tvalebi; vacxadeb, rom es patara sityva mudam
cocxlobda Cems mexsierebaSi, SesaZlebelia, ver gavakeTe yvelaferi, rac
saWiro iyo, radgan TviTonac ymawvili da gamoucdeli viyavi, magram
arasodes ar davrCenilvar uyuradRebod am ubralo da sada Txovnisadmi.
wlovanebiT TviTonac ymawvili-qmari viyavi. Tu bevr SemTxvevaSi
Secdomas Cavdiodi, Cemi Secdomis niadagi iyo cudad gagebuli siyvaruli
da cxovrebis gamoucdeloba.
amrigad, me mxolod Cems Tavze aviRe mTeli simZime da Sroma ojaxuri
cxovrebisa da ar myavda amxanagi Cems sakuTar saxlSi. Cven mouwyoblad
vcxovrobdiT, magram ukve SeveCvie am Sinaur uwesobas da Zalian moxaruli
viyavi, rom dora aRar naRvlobda... igi uwindeburad mxiaruli da celqi
iyo, rogorc bavSvi, nazad vuyvardi da sruls bednierebas poulobda
bavSvur garTobaSi.
rodesac parlamentis TaTbiri Zalian gagrZeldeboda da gvian
vbrundebodi saxlSi, dora yovelTvis gamodioda Cems dasaxvedrad,
rogorc ki gaismoda talanSi Cemi fexis xma. uCemod Cemi pawawina coli
arasodes ar wveboda. Tu ar iyo stenografiuli samuSao, romelic aseT
saSinel Sromad da moTminebad miRirda, Cveulebrivad literaturul
muSaobas veweoda; dora mudam ijda Cems pirdapir, utyvi, rogorc Tevzi.
zogjer meCveneboda, rom mas daeZina, magram yovelTvis, rogorc ki Tavs
aviRebdi, misi cisferi Tvalebi momanaTebda dakvirvebuli da wynari
yuradRebiT.
_ ah, rogori dauRalavi biWuna xar! _ miTxra doram erTxel RamiT,
rodesac ujras vketavdi da mis Tvalebs Sevxvdi.
_ rogori dauRalavi gogona! _ vuTxari me. _ es ufro swori iqneba.
meorec, Cemo suliko, girCev, waxvide xolme da daiZino. nuRar damiwyeb
lodins. es metismetad gviania SenTvis.
_ o, ara, nu damiTxov, dodi! _ mevedreboda Cemi pawawina coli da Tan
mekvroda. _ Zalian gTxov, nu damiTxov!
_ dora!
Cemda gasocrad, man qviTini daiwyo Cems mkerdze.
_ Sen uqeifod xar, Cemo kargo? ubeduri xar?
_ ara, dodi! me srulebiT janmrTelad var da Zalian bednieric,
oRond Sen, geTayva, momeci neba _ vijde Sens kabinetSi da giyuro, rdesac
wer.
_ ra sanaxaobaa es Seni JuJuna, naTeli TvalebisaTvis am SuaRames?
_ gana Cemi Tvalebi JuJunaa? _ mipasuxa doram mxiaruli siciliT. _ me
ise mixaria, rom JuJunaa! Tu Sen Cemi Tvalebi marTlac lamazad migaCnia,
dodi, maSin neba momeci, mudam vijde da giyuro, rogor wer. marTla
lamazad sTvli Cems Tvalebs?
_ mSvenierebaa!
_ maS vijdebi Sens kabinetSi da vuyureb Sens weras!
_ meSinia, Cemo kargo, amisgan Tvalebs silamaze ar daekargos.
_ ara, dodi, ara, garwmuneb! Sen xom Wkviani biWuna xar. imedi maqvs,
mTlad ar miviwyeb am musaobis dreos, rodesac Seni Tavi savsea
fantaziebiT. ici ra, dodi? minda gTxovo erTi... Zalian suleluri ram, _
miTxra doram moridebiT.
_ vnaxoT, ra sakvirveli Txovnaa!
_ neba momeci, dodi, kalmebi gagiTalo xolme. xom unda gavakeTo rame
mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi, sanam Sen micemuli xar Sens samuSaos. maS
neba momeci, kalmebi gagiTalo, ha?
amis Semdeg yovelTvis, rodesac ki weras daviwyebdi, dora dajdeboda
xolme Tavis alagas, kalmebis uSvelebeli koniT. axla igi amayobda imiT,
rom uSualo monawileobas iRebda Cems SromaSi, da Zalian uxaroda,
rodesac kalami damWirdeboda. rom mesiamovnebina misTvis, vicvlidi
kalebs, rac SeiZleboda xSirad, da Cemi pawawina colis aRtaceba TviT
CemTvis iyo axali siamovnebis wyaro. moxdeboda xolme, rom ise
movCvenebdi, TiTqos CemTvis aucilebelia, gadawera xelnaweris erTi an
ori gverdisa. maSin iyo dora did ambavSi. am didi Sromis samzadisSi igi
icvlida ramdenime winsafars, mohqonda samzareulodan Cvrebi kalmebidan
melnis mosaSoreblad da yovel wamSi Cerdeboda, rom eCvenebina Tavisi
namuSevari jipisTvis. igi Rrmad darwmunebuli iyo, rom misi Sroma
daumTavrebelia, Tu boloSi Tavis saxelsa da gvars ar moawerda. xelis
moweris Semdeg igi gamarjvebuli warmomidgeboda xome Tavis naSroms
samsjavrod. da rodesac Sevaqebdi mis namuSevars, pawawina coli yelze
mexveoda aRtacebiT gulaCuyebuli. yvela es mogoneba, ubralo da
wvrilmani sxvebisTvis, daufasebelia CemTvis.
male man miiRo Tavis gankargulebaSi gasaRebebis abmula da
ganuwyvetliv aJRarunebda, rodesac win da ukan dadioda mTels saxlSi.
bolos gamoirkva, rom es abmula mxolod saTamaSod gamoadga jips, da
iSviaTad damxvedria daketili is adgilebi, romelTaTvisac es gasaRebebi
iyo daniSnuli. magram doras Zalian uxaroda da mec mixaroda masTan
erTad. igi savsebiT kmayofili iyo diasaxlisobis am fantastikuri
aCrdilebiT da Cven oriveni Zalian vmxiarulobdiT, TiTqos bavSvebis
saTamaSod agebul qaRaldis saxlSi vcxovrobdiT.
ase daiwyo da mimdinareobda Cveni ojaxis saqmeebi. doras Seuyvarda
papida, TiTqmis iseve, rogorc me miyvarda, da xSirad uambobda im droze,
rodesac warmodgenili hyavda papida, rogorc `braziani, buzRuna
dedaberi~. papidas moqcevam sabolood dakarga uwindeli simkacre da
ukmexoba. igi ualersebda jips, Tumca jipi arasodes ar pasuxobda
alersiT; yoveldRe yurs ugdebda gitaras, Tumca winaT arasodes
SeminiSnavs masSi gansakuTrebili siyvaruli musikisadmi. igi fexiT
gadioda did manZils, mxolod da mxolod imisTvis, rom eyidna dorasTvis
raime saCuqari da esiamovnebina misTvis. xSirad mTels saxlSi gaismoda
papidas mxiaruli xma; igi kiTxulobda:
_ sad aris patara yvavili?
Tavi ormocdameore
mister diki amarTlebs papidas imedebs
ukve didi xani iyo, rac Tavi davanebe muSaobas doqtor strongTan.
Cven mezoblad vcxovrobdiT da amitom sakmaod xSirad vxvdebodi mas.
erTxel Tu orjer Cven, mTeli ojaxi, viyaviT maTTan sadilze da Cais
dasalevad. Zveli husari samudamod moewyo binaze Tavis siZesTan. misis
marklhems uyvarda sazogadoebaSi gamoCena da yovelgvari gasarTobebi
gacilebiT metad. vidre mis qals. igi mzad iyo emxiarula yovelTvis, Tavs
ki ise aCvenebda, TiTqos yovelive amas sCadioda Tavisi sayvareli Svilis
gulisTvis.
_ Zalian minda, bednierad cxovrobdnen, magram ara mgonia, rom am
saqmeSi maT uSvelos rame am meomarma megobarma (ase eZaxda papida Zvel
husars), _ ambobda papidaCemi. samagierod, mas mtkice rwmena hqonda mister
dikisa.
_ am adamians, _ ambobda papida, _ raRac aqvs azrad. adre Tu gvian,
Tavs iCens rogorme araCveulebrivad.
mister diki, mgoni, eWviTac ki ar grZnobda, rom aseTi azri
arsebobda mis Sesaxeb. doqtorsa da mis meuRlesTan damokidebulebaSi igi
erT wertilze SeCerda da me darwmunebuli viyavi, rom mister diki
srulebiT moklebuli iyo am adgilidan daZvris unars.
magram erT saRamos, Cemi jvrisweris ramdenime Tvis Semdeg, rodesac
martoka vijeqi sawer magidasTan sastumro otaxSi, mister dikma
moulodnelad Tavi Semoyo karebSi da didmniSvnelovnad Caaxvela, rom
mieqcia Cemi yuradReba.
_ trotvud, _ miTxra man misalmebis Semdeg, _ sanam davjdebode, erTi
SeniSvna: icnobT Tqvens papidas?
_ mgonia, rom cotaTi vicnob, _ vupasuxe me.
_ es xom yvelaze saocari qalia dedamiwis zurgze, ser!
am sityvebiT mister diki skamze dajda da Semomxeda.
_ ra azris xarT Cemze, ser? _ mkiTxa dikma da gulxeli daikrifa.
_ me gTvliT Cems WeSmarit megobrad, mister diks, _ vuapsuxe me.
_ gmadlobT, trotvud, _ miTxra mister dikma da imwamsve skamidan
wamoxta, rom xeli CamoerTmia CemTvis. _ magram saqme amaSi ar aris. _
ganagrZo man da isev miiRo mSvidi da didmniSvnelovani gamometyveleba, _
minda vicode, ra azris xarT Tqven Cemze am mxriv?
aq man Tavis Sublze mimiTiTa.
gamakvirva am kiTxvam da ar vicodi, ra mepasuxa, magram mister dikma
TviTonve gamomiyvana uxerxuli mdgomaroebidan.
_ susti var? _ ikiTxa man.
_ diax, iqneb cotaoden, _ vupasuxe gaubedavi kiloTi.
_ movisuleleb! papida ambobs, rom araferia, arc ki unda aTxovos
yuri amas, magram me vici! igi rom ar iyos Cemi megobari, Cemi mfarveli,
Camamwyvdevdnen sadme. magram me vizruneb misTvis! araferi ar damixarjavs
im fulidan, romelic miviRe gadaweraSi. ukve Sevadgine anderZi. vutoveb
mas mTel Cems qonebas!
mister dikma amoiRo cxvirsaxoci da Tvalebi moiwminda.
_ ai, Tqven, trotvud, _ miTxra mister dikma, Tqven Wkviani kaci xarT,
Zalian Wkviani. Tqven icnobT doqtors da iciT, rom igi mecnieria. mere?
Tqven TviTon hxedavT, rogor pativs mcems igi me. igi ar aris amayi,
miuxedavad imisa, rom swavlulia; igi Tavmdabali, alersiania, dikTanac ki
romelsac arafrisa gaegeba ra! misi mSenieri meuRle! _ SesZaxa uecrad
mister dokma. _ o, es mnaTobia, brwyinvale mnaTobi! magram... _ aq man
axlos moswia skami da xeli muxlze damado, _ Rrublebi ser, Rrublebi.
_ maT emCnevaT daSoriSoreba erTmaneTisgan, _ vuTxari me, _ maT
aSorebT erTmaneTisagan raRac ubeduri garemoeba. SesaZlebelia, rom es
welTa Seufereblobisagan iyos; magram SesaZlebelia, es daSoreba
warmoiSva TandaTan, sruliad umniSvnelo da SeumCneveli mizezebisagan.
yoveli am debulebis Semdeg mister diki Cafiqrebuli iqnevda Tavs.
Semdeg ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi xmaamouReblad ijda.
_ doqtori uwyreba mas, trotvud? _ ikiTxa man bolos.
_ piriqiT, suliT da guliT uyvars.
_ maS, trotvud, me vici, raSic aris saqme, _ SesZaxa mister dikma. igi
gaCerda Cems win, raRac aRtacebiT daiqnia Tavi da gulSi xeli Cairtya.
_ suleli, ser, _ miTxra mister dikma, _ susti Wkuis adamiani, erTi
sityviT, me gavakeTeb imas, ris gakeTebac ver moaxerxa Wkvianma xalxma.
Sevarigeb ubedur col-qmars. me ar gamiweven winaRmdegobas, ar miaqceven
yuradRebas, Tu rame ise ar gamovida. me mxolod diki var, da vin aqcevs
yuradRebas diks? ras niSnavs diki? srulebiT aarfers! fu! _ da man
zizRiT Seubera, TiTqos Tavisi Tavi undoda aRegava dedamiwis zurgidan.
man ver moaswro saidumloebis gamJRavneba, radgan am dros baRis
karebs moadga etli, romlitac brundebodnen seirnobidan papida da dora.
erT mSvenier saramos me da papida wavediT doqtoris agarakze. misis
strongi es-es iyo dabrunebuliyo baRidan, sadac mister diki, daniT
xelSi, jer kidev Sveloda mebaRes sarebis Casmas. doqtori garTuli iyo
raRac saqmeSi viRac stumrebTan, Tavis kabinetSi, magram misis strongma
dagvarwmuna, rom stumrebi male wavleno, da gvTxova mogvecadna.
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg oTaxSi Semoirbina gazeTiT xelSi misis
marklhemma. igi araCveulebrivad aRelvebuli iyo.
_ ah, ani, ratom ar gamafrTxile, rom kabinetSi ucxo xalxia? _
SesZaxa misis marklhemma. _ warmoidgine Cemi grZnoba, rodesac Seveswari
pativcemul doqtrors anderZis Sedgenis dros!
am sityvebze misi qali swrafad mobrunda fanjridan.
_ diax, Zvirfaso ani, - daumata misis marklhemma, _ me Sevedi swored
im wuTSi, rodesac igi acxadebda Tavis ukanasknel nebas da xels awerda
anderZs. dawvrilebiT unda giambo, rom samarTlianad pativi vce
daufasebel doqtor strongs... `maSasadame, jentlmenebo~, _ Tqva
doqtorma, _ ani, Cemo kargo, miaqcie yuradReba yovel sityvas: _ `imedi
maqvs, rom aq naTlad aris gamoxatuli is sruli ndoba, romelic maqvs
misis stringisadmi, da Cemi survili _ gadavce mas yvelaferi uklebliv?~
_ erTma jentlmenma upasuxa: _ `yvelaferi uklebliv!~
am wuTSi gaisma Semosavali karis zaris reka da Cven gavigeT mimavali
stumrebis fexis xma.
maxsovs, rom mister diki idga oTaxis bnel kuTxeSi da kecavda danas,
rodesac kabinetSi SevediT. Cven davinaxeT doqtori ufro adre, vidre igi
SegvamCnevda, Tavis magidasTan, sayvareli foliantebiT garemoculi. imave
wuTs kabinetSi Semovida misis strongi, fermkrTali, mTrTolvare. igi
mohyavda mister diks erTi xeliT; meore xeli man mxarze daado doqtors
da moaxeda. rodesac pativcemulma moxucma aiRo Tvai, misi coli
muxlebze daeSva mis win da mudariT gauwoda xelebi.
doqtoris keTili saxe, misi gaoceba, vedrebis poza colisa, mister
dikis nazi monawileoba, seriozuli kilo, romliTac papidam warmoTqva:
`da am adamians giJs uwodeben!~ _ yovelive es ise cxadad ixateba Cems
mexsierebaSi, TiTqos am wuTSi xdebodes, rodesac am striqonebs vwer.
_ ani! _ SesZaxa doqtorma. _ adeqi, Zvirfaso an!
_ GgTxov da gevedrebiT, nu gaxvalT aqedan. meuRlev Cemo da mamav,
mouReT bolo am dumils. dae orivem gavigoT Cveni gaTiSvis mizezi.
_ ani! _ uTxra doqtorma sinaziT da xeli mohkida Tavis cols. _ Cemo
Zvirfaso megobaro! Tu Cvens cxovrebaSi moxda raime cvlileba, yovel
SemTxvevaSi, Sen ar xar amaSi damnaSave. ara, damnaSave me var da mxolod
me. Cems Sendami pativiscemaSi, Cems siyvarulSi Sendami ar momxdara
araviTari cvlileba. gulwrfelad miyvarxar da pativs gcem. adeqi, ani,
gTxov, adeqi!
magram igi ar adga. ramdenime wuTs xmaamouReblad ucqeroda qmars,
Semdeg axlo miiwia, daeyrdno mis muxlebs, daRuna Tavi, mimarTa iq myofT
da Tqva:
_ Tu aris aq adamiani, romelic pativs scems Cems meuRles da grZnobs
Cemdami Tund odnav keTilganwyobas, adamiani, romelmac icis raime
garemoeba, Cveni mdgomarehobis amsaxveli, _ Tqvas! vemudarebi mas, rogorc
megobars!
sruli siCume, mokle, magram mwvave brZolis Semdeg Cems TavTan,
gadavwyvite, damerRvia siCume.
_ misis strong, _ vuTxari me _ vici erTi garemoeba, romlis Sesaxeb
vdumdi aqamde Tqveni meuRlis dabejiTebuli Txovnis gamo; maram axla,
mgonia, Zalian cudad meqneboda gagebuli ndobisa da pativiscemis wesebi,
Tu ganvagrZob am saidumloebis dafarvas; Tqveni Txovna maTavisuflebs am
micemuli pirobisagan.
vuambe mas, ra moxda amave oTaxSi, Tumca cotaTi Sevarbile uri hipis
uxeSi sityvebi.
rodesac gavaTave, ani ramdenime wams Cumad iyo, TavCaRunuli, rogorc
uwin; Semdeg staca xeli doqtoris xels, Caikra igi gulSi da akoca.
mister dikma sifrTxiliT aayena misis strongi.
_ yvelaferi, rac Cems gulSi moxda mas Semdeg, rac gavTxovdi, _ Tqva
man dabali, morCili, nazi xmiT, _ yovelive es minda gulaxdilad
gamovTqva. axla, mas Semdeg, rac gavige, SeuZlebelia vcocxlobde da
gulSi saidumloebas vatarebde.
`rodesac jer bavSvi viyavi, Cemi pirveli mogonebani ganuyrelad
dakavSirebuli
iyo
keTil
saTno,
alersian
megobarTan
da
maswavlebelTan, gansvenebuli mamis amxanagTan, romelic mudam Zvirfasi
arseba iyo CemTvis. rodesac movizarde, mas igive adgili eWira Cems gulSi.
vamayobdi imisi yuradRebiT da miyvarda Rrmad, nazad. vuyurebdi rogor
mamas, rogorc upirveles Cems xelmZRvanels. Tqven iciT, deda, rogori
ymawvili da gamoucdeli viyavi, rodesac moulodnelad warmomidgineT igi,
rogorc Cemi saqmro.
`es iseTi didi cvlileba iyo, amas iseT did movlenad vTxvlidi, rom
aRelvebuli da mowyenili viyavi. amis Semdeg ukve SeuZlebeli iyo igi
imadve darCeniliyo CemTvis, rac uwin iyo. magram vamayobdi im didi
pativiT, romelic man maRirsa, da Cven jvari daviwereT.
`arasodes mifiqria, _ ganagrZo anim da misi loyebi alisfrad aenTo,
_ raime amqveyniur angariSebze am gaTxovebasTan dakavSirebiT. Cemi
ymawvili gulisTvis romelic aRsavse iyo siyvaruliT da uRrmesi
pativiscemiT saqmrosadmi, ucxo iiyo raime wvrilmani angariSi. deda,
mapatieT, Tu vityvi, rom Tqven pirvelma CaminergeT azri amgvari eWvis
SesaZleblobis Sesaxeb, romelic Seuracxmyofeli iyo CemTvisac da Cemi
qmrisTvisac.
`es iyo pirveli ubedureba Cems axal cxovrebaSi, _ ambbda ani, _
pirveli sababi yvela im tanjvisa, romelic gamovcade SemdegSi. es tanjva
bolos ise gaxSirda, rom SeuZlebelia misi CamoTvla. sakuTari pirovnebis
damcireba, imis fiqri, rom me unda mTvlidnen arsebad, romelmac gayida
Tavisi siyvaruli, _ es fiqri damawva mZime da daumsaxurebel tvirTad.
`am dros deda Zalian cdilobda Cemi biZaSvilis maldonis mowyobas.
odesRac Zalian miyvarda es kaci, _ Tqva man nela, magram srulebiT
aRuSfoTeblad, _ Cven Soris pataraobidan arsebobda bavSvuri siyvaruli.
garemoebas rom sxva mimaTuleba mieRo, Cven jvars daviwerdiT da ubeduri
viqnebodi mTel Cems sicocxleSi: colqmrobaSi uTanasworobis mizezi
warmosdgeba azrebisa da survilebis sxvadasxvaobisagan. Cvens Soris ara
iyo-ra saerTo. es didi xani SevniSne. sxva mizezi rom ar mqondes
madlieri viyo Cemi meuRlisa, jer marto is, rom man gadamarCina
gamoucdeli gulis pirveli Secdomisagan, Caminerga es grZnoba, magram
mainc ar viyavi cudi azrisa maldonis Sesaxeb im saRamomdes, rodesac igi
indoeTSi midioda. maSin davrwmundi misi gulis veragobaSi da Cavwvdi im
orazrovani gamoxedvis azrs, im saRamos mister vikfildis TvalebSi rom
ewera.
`am droidan velaparakebodi mas mxolod maSin, rodesac Sen CvenTan
iyavi. daxmareba, romelsac Sen uwevdi mas da romlis Sesaxeb macnobebdi
saidumlod, raTa gesiamovenebina CemTvis, damijere, ufro metad amZimebd
Cemi saidumloebis tvirTs~.
igi nela daeSva muxlebze doqtoris win da uTxra cremlmoreulma:
_ nu Semawyvetineb! momeci saSualeba yvelaferi gamovTqva! kargad
moviqeci Tu cudad, ar vici, mxolod vgrZnob, rom isev ise moviqceodi, im
mdgomareobaSi rom momixdes yofna. metad ymawvili viyavi da arvin myavda
gverdiT iseTi, visac SeeZlo moeca CemTvis mxsneli rCeva. dedasa da Cems
Soris yvelaferSi, rac ki Sen gexeboda, uzarmazari ufskruli arsebobda.
Tu gulSi Cavimarxe samarcxvino azri, Cemdami rom gaaCndaT, es mxolod
imitom, rom ise Zlierad gcemdi pativs da ise Zalian mindoda
damemsaxurebina Seni pativiscema!
_ ani, wminda arsebav! _ Tqva doqtorma. _ Cemo sayvarelo megobaro!
_ me eWvi Semepara, rom ar vvargivar megobrad aseTi Wkviani da
ganswavluli adamianisaTvis. Tu yovelive amas maiZula gulCaTxrobili
vyofiliyav, imis magivrad, rom gameziarebina SenTvis Cemi tanjva, es
mxolod imitom, rom Rrmad pativsa gcemdi da imedi mqonda, odesme
dadgeboda dRe, rodeac mec veRirsebodi Sens pativiscemas.
_ es dRe didi xania dadga ani, _ uTxra doqtorma, _ mas SeiZleba
mohyves mxolod dausrulebeli Rame, Cemo kargo.
_ mizezi im cvlilebisa, romelic SevniSne SenSi am bolo dros,
cxadi gaxda CemTvis, da axla bednieri SemTxvevis gamo, gavige mTeli
sidiade Seni ndobisa Cemdami, miuxedavad yvela am gaugebrobis.a ar maqvs
imedi,
rom
uRrmes
siyvaruls,
gulwrfels
erTgulebas
SeZlos
aginazRauros Seni didsulovneba da gamxados Seni ndobis Rirsi!
man moxvia xeli doqtors, romelmac miayrdno Tavi, da misi WaRara
Tmebi Seerivnen ymawvili qalis muq-wablisfer kululebs.
papida dinjad, srulebiT auCqareblad mivida dikTan, sinaziT moexvia
da akoca loyaSi. es didi bednieri garemoeba iyo dikisTvis, radgan
gadaarCina igi Tavis Sercxvenas: SevniSne, rom swored im wuTSi igi
apirebda fexze dadgomas, raTa Rirseulad gamoexata Tavis aRtaceba.
_ Tqven SesaniSnavi adamiani xarT, dik! _ uTxra papidam.
papidam xeli Camoswia diks saxeloze, Tavi daiqnia. samiveni nela
gamovediT oTaxidan da saxlSi wavediT.
_ sasurvelia, zogierTma dedam Tavi daanebos Tavis qals misi
gaTxovebis Semdeg. Sen ras fiqrob amis Sesaxeb, trot? _ mkiTxa papidam.
vfiqrobdi imis Sesaxeb, rac naTqvami iyo weRan, da gonebaSi
vimeorebdi zogierT sitvebs, gagonils doqtoris kabinetSi; `colqmrobaSi uTanasworobis mizezebi warmodgeba survilTa da azrTa
sxvadasxvaobisagan~... `pirveli cru gataceba gamoucdeli gulisa~...
Tavi ormocdamesame
cnoba
Cemi daqorwinebis Semdeg gaiara welma, an daaxloebiT amdenma drom,
Tu ar matyuebs mexsiereba, romelic ricxvebs arc ise kargad ixsomebs.
saRamo iyo. me vbrundebodi saxlSi seirnobis Semdeg da vfiqrobdi Cems
Txzulebaze (am dros me Cems pirvel romans vwerdi). gaviare misis
stirfordis saxlis win, rac axla, mas aqeT, rac haigetSi davsaxldi,
xSirad mixdeboda xolme.
am Senobas mudam sevdiani da moRuSuli Sexeduleba hqonda. arc erTi
sadarbazo oTaxi ar gamodioda quCisken. viwro, uSno, Zveleburi fanjrebi
TiTqos samudamod miexuraT da farda CamoefarebinaT. ar maxsovs,
SeminiSnavs Tu ara rodisme sinaTle am saxSi.
sevdianma mogonebebma gamitaca da fiqrebSi garTuli ganvagrZobdi
gzas. uecrad SemakrTo xmam, romeic Cems axlos gaisma. vicani misis
stirfordis moaxle.
_ xom ar inebebT, ser, SemobrZandeT Cvensas da moelaparakoT mis
dartls?
_ gana mis dartlma gamoggzavnaT CemTan? _ vkiTxe me.
_ dRes ara, magram es sul erTia. mis dartlma orjer SeniSna, rom
saRamoobiT Tqven CaivliT xolme Cveni saxlis win, da mibrZana
dagxvedrodiT gamosvlisas, rom meTxovna, mobrZanebuliyaviT masTan
oriode sityvisTvis.
Sesvlis imalve gamiyvanes baRSi, sadac am dros imyofeboda mis
dartli. ymawvili ledi ijda skamze terasis boloSi, saidanac iSleboda
uzarmazari qalaqis suraTi.
man SeniSna Cemi miaxloeba da adga. saxe saSinlad gaufiTrda, elvare
Tvalebi TiTqos uwindelze metad uelavdnen da Wrilobis niSani ufro
mkafiod aCnda uferul saxeze.
_ gadmomces, mis dartl, rom gsurT CemTan laparaki, _ vuTxari me.
xelis moZraobiT mTxova dajdoma, magram moveride es misi Tavazianoba
damekmayofilebina.
_ erTi mibrZaneT, gamoCnda is qali? _ mkiTxa mis dartlma.
_ ara.
_ me ki vici, rom gaiqca.
SevniSne, rom tuCebi uTrToda laparakis dros.
_ gaiqca? _ gavimeore me.
_ gaeqca mas, _ Tqva man CacinebiT. _ Tu aqamdis ar gamoCenila,
SesaZlebelia, sulac aRar gamoCndes. ueWvelia, igi cocxalic aRar aris!
igi wamodga, raRac boroti Rimili saxeze dasTamaSebda, gadadga
ramdenime nabiji xSiri naris Robisaken, romelic baRis am nawils
qalaqisagan Robavda, da daiZaxa xmamaRla:
_ ei! aqeT!
man Semomxeda mxars iqidan uwindeli gamometyvelebiT da daumata:
_ Tqven, raskvirvelia, aq Tavs SeikavebT SurisZiebisagan, mister
koperfild!
davinaxe Tavi, Tumca ar vicodi, raze melaparakeboda.
igi dabrunda respeqtabeluri mister limiteris TanxlebiT. limiterma
Tavi damikra ise, rom arafriT ar daumcirebia Tavis respeqtabeluroba,
da dadga mis dartlis ukan.
_ uambeT mister koperfilds am gaqcevis ambavi, _ uTxra mas mis
dartlma.
_ mister jemsi da me, qalbatono...
_ me nu mommarTavT! _ gaawyvetina man da warbebi Sekra.
_ mister jemsi da me, ser...
_ gTxovT, me nu mommarTvaT, _ vuTxari me.
mister limiteri srulebiT ar daibna da dauyovnebliv morCilebiT
gamoacxada, rom yvelaferi, ras sasiamovnoa CvenTvis, sasiamovnoa
misTvisac. man ganagrZo:
_ mister jemsi da me viyaviT sazRvargareT ymawvil qalTan erTad, mas
aqeT, rac davtoveT iarmauTi. Cven moviareT mravali adgili da mravali
mxare vnaxeT. viyaviT safrangeTSi, SveicariaSi, italiaSi _ erTi styviT,
TiTqmis yvelgan. mister jemsi araCveulebrivad SeeCvia am ymawvil qals da
gacilebiT ufro metad iyo kmayofili Tavisi mdgomareobiT, vidre odesme,
mas aqeT, rac masTan vmsaxurob. am qalSi yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo
uwindeli soflis qalis cnoba. SevniSne, rom yvelgan, sadac ki mivdiodiT,
mas gakvirvebiT Sehyurebdnen. ar vici, misi morTulobis brali iyo, Tu
haerisa da mzisa, an imisi, rom mas ase usazRvrod anebivrebdnen, magram ase
iyo Tu ise, misi Rirsebani marTlac sayovelTao yuradRebas iqcevda.
magram xSirad igi cud gunebaze iyo xolme; es cotaTi mobezrda
mister jemss da Cveni saqmeebi Zalian cudad wavida. rac ufro mousvenrad
iyo mister jemsi, miT ufro cud gunebaze iyo qali.
bolos, mravali laparakisa da yvedrebis Semdeg, mister jemsma erT
mSvenier dilas datova neapolis midamoebi, sadac Cven vila gvqonda. igi
dahpirda qals, rom ori dRis Semdeg dabrundeboda, magram me damavala,
gamomecxadebina misTvis, rom orives keTildReobisaTvis gadawyvita,
samudamod daSorebodnen erTmaneTs. Tumca unda SevniSno, miser jemsi
Zalian keTilSobilurad moiqca wasvlisas; damavala merCia qalisTvis,
rom igi gaTxoviliyo adamianze, metad respeqtabelurze, romelic Tanaxma
iyo, ar mieqcia yuradReba misi warsulisaTvis. ukeTes qmars igi verasdros
ver iSovida amgvar mdgomareobaSi, radgan isic ubralo ojaxis Svili iyo.
darwmunebuli viyavi, rom es aramzada TavisTavze laparakobda.
_ me unda gamomecxadebina misTvis es garemoebac. rodesac ymawvilma
qalma gaigo, rom mister jemsi samudamod wavida, misma sasowarkveTilebam
yovel molodins gadaaWarba. kinaRam Wkuaze ar Sescda, ase rom, saWiro
gaxda zomebis miReba, Torem igi, danis uqonlobis an zRvaSi gadavardnis
SeuZleblobis gamo, Tavs gaitexda marmarilos svetze. magram, rodesac
gamovicxade davalebuli meore nawili, am qalma srulebiT dahkarga goni.
arasodes ar minaxavs adamiani am zomamde gacofebuli.
_ es amarTlebs mas Cems TvalSi, _ vTqvi aRSfoTebiT.
mister litimerma daxara Tavi, TiTqos undoda eTqva: `marTla ser?
Tumca Tqven iseTi ymawvili xarT!~ _ da isev ganagrZo:
_ mokled rom movWra, aucilebeli iyo, momeSorebina misTvis yvela
sagani, romliTac ki SeeZlo vneba mieyenebina Tavisi TavisTvis da
sxvisTvisac, da daketilSi myavda ramdenime xans. miuxedavad amisa, erT
Rames gamotexa fanjris CarCo, romeic sakuTari xeliT gavamagre, da
gaiqca; igi Camococebuliyo kedelze axveul vazze. mas aqeT mis Sesaxeb
aRara gagvigia ra.
rodesac aRar darCa araviTari eWvi, rom misi povna SeuZlebelia,
wavedi mister jemsTan da gamovucxade, rac moxda. SemeZlo ametana, da
kidev vitandi mister jemsisagan metad bevr usiamovnebas, magram am jerze
man gadaaWarba: metad didi Seuracxyofa momayena. vinaidan vicodi ambavi
dedaSvilis saubeduro ganxeTqilebisa, warmodgenili mqonda dedis SiSi
Svilis bedis Sesaxeb da amitomac gavbede inglisSi dabruneba, raTa
meambna...
_ fuliT, romelic Cemgan miiRo, _ SeniSna mis dartlma Cemsken
momarTviT.
_ diax, qalbatono... gavbede meambna yvelaferi, rac ki vicodi. meti,
mgonia, araferi aRar vici, _ daumata mister litimerma wuTieri siCumis
Semdeg.
mis dartlma Semomxeda, TiTqos undoda gaego, xom ar mindoda mimeca
raime kiTxva. am dros momagonda erTi garemoeba da amitom vTqvi:
_ me mindoda gamego misgan... xom miiRo is werili, romelic im ubedur
qals saxlidan gaugzavnes?
litimeri Cumad idga da miwisken miepyro Tvalebi.
_ ukacravad, qalbatono, _ Tqva mister litimerma erTxans Cafiqrebis
Semdeg. _ me msaxuri var, rasakvirvelia, magram mec maqvs Tavmoyvareoba.
mister koperfildi is ar aris, qalbatono, rac Tqven brZandebiT. Tu
mister koperfilds surs gaigos raime Cemgan, gavbedav movagono, rom mas
SeuZlia piradad me mommarTos kiTxviT.
_ Tqven gaigeT Cemi kiTxva; CaTvaleT igi Tqvendami momarTulad. ras
ityviT sapasuxod?
_ ser, _ mipasuxa man, gaswia xelebi da isev SeaerTa TiTebis
boloebi. _ ar SemiZlia mogceT pirdapiri pasuxi. gawbileba mister jemsis
ndobisa misi dedis gulisTvis _ es srulebiT ar aris igive, rom
vuRalato mas Tqveni gulisaTvis. me mgonia, mister jemsi ar iyo momxre
aseTi werilebis miRebisa, romelTac SeeZloT gaeZlierebinaT am qalSi
cudi guneba, danarCeni kiTxvebisagan, ser, me visurvebdi gaTavisuflebuli
vyofiliyavi.
_ es yvelaferia? _ mkiTxa mis dartlma?
me vupasuxe xelis moZraobiT, rom meti aRara damrCenia saTqmeli.
_ erTi ramis aRniSvna kidev aris saWiro, _ davumate me, rodesac
SevniSne, rom man wasvla daapira. _ kargad mesmis am kacis monawileoba am
borot saqmeSi. vurCev mas _ ar gamoCndes qalaqis quCebSi, radgan azrad
maqvs, _ vacnobo yvelaferi im patiosan xalxs, romelic mamis magivrobas
uwevda bavSvobaSi im ubedurs.
rogorc ki laparaki daviwye, igi SeCerda da mismenda Cveulebrivi
aRuSfoTebeli simSvidiT.
_ gmadlobT, ser. magram mapatieT, Tu SevniSnav, rom inglisis kanonebi
sastikad ukrZalaven yovelgvar TviTgansjas. ai amitom srulebiT ar
meSinia amgvari muqaris da vivli, sadac momesurveba!
man zrdilobianad dagvikra Tavi _ jer me, Semdeg mis dartls, da
gavida baRidan imave gziT, ra gziTac movida. mis dartli da me videqiT
ramdenime xans xmaamoureblad da erTmaneTs SevcqreodiT.
_ garda amisa, igi ambobs, _ SeniSna mis dartlma da tuCebi odnav
SeukrTa, _ rom misis batoni daseirnobs axla espaneTis napirebTan da
Semdeg apirebs Tavi misces sayvarel gatacebas _ zRvaze mogzaurobas,
sanam es saqme ar mobezrdeba. am or amay arsebaTa _ dedasa da vaJs Soris
axla ufro didi ufskrulia gaTxrili, vidre uwin. TiTqmis araviTari
imedi ar aris, rom odesme gaTavdeba es saubeduro ganxeTqileba. orives
erTi da igive xasiaTi aqvs da dro ufro gaakaJebs da Seupovrad gaxdis
maT
bunebas.
am
garemoebas,
rasakvirvelia,
TqvenTvis
araviTari
mniSvneloba ara aqvs, magram es Sesavalia imisa, rac me minda giTxraT. Tu
is qali cocxalia, Tqven, ueWvelia, moisurvebT, rom aseTi Zvirfasi saunje
moiZebnos, da miRirebT mas Tqveni mfarvelobis qveS. es CvenTvis
sasurvelia, rom jemss aRar moelodes xifaTi, isev misi msxverpli gaxdes.
ai rad mogiwvieT, rom mecnobebina TqvenTvis yvelaferi dawvrilebiT. axla
Tqven iciT yvelaferi, rac saWiroa, icodeT.
misi
saxis
gamometyvelebis
cvlilebaze
mivxvdi,
rom
viRac
gviaxlovdeboda. is iyo misis stirfordi. man gamomiwoda xeli ufro
civad, idre uwin. saSinlad gamocvliliyo mas Semdeg, rac ukanasknelad
vnaxe: werweti wani odnav moxroda; mSvenier saxeze Rrma naoWebi
dasCenoda; Tmebi gasTeTreboda, magram TvalebSi jer kidev mouCanda is
amayi, mediduri cecxli, romelic ise mitacebda Cems mowafeobis wlebSi.
_ mister koperfildma yvelafri icis, roza?
_ yvelaferi.
_ man TviT litimers moismona?
_ diax, me avuxseni, rad gsurdaT Tqven es.
_ Tqven keTili qali xarT, _ uTxra man mis dartls da mere me
momibrunda. _ drogamoSvebiT miwer-moweras vapireb Tqvens yofil
megobarTan, ser, magram es srulebiT ar aRviZebs masSi dedaSvilur
grZnobas. ai, amitom, am SemTxvevaSi, me ara maqvs sxva mizani, garda imisa,
romlis Sesaxebac gelaparakaT roza. SesaZlebelia rom yofiliyo, cotaTi
mainc Seemsubuqebina tanjva im sabralo adamianisa, romelic Tqven aq
moiyvaneT, da Cemi Svilic mexsna gansacdelisagan, romelic, SesaZlebelia
moelodes imave macdur qalisagan, raTa kvlav xelT igdos igi, kargi
iqneboda.
igi welSi gasworda da gaSterebuli gahyurebda sivrces.
_ qalbatono, _ mivmarTe pativiscemiT, _ mesmis Tqveni. darwmunebuli
brZandebodeT, rom yovelive naTqvami cudad ar gagigeT, magram me am
Seuracxyofil ojaxs bavSvobidan vicnob da Tavs nebas mivcem, mogaxsenoT
_ Tu Tqven ar migaCniaT, rom is gogona sastikad aris motyuebuli,
cdebiT! me Rrmad gaxlavarT darwmunebuli, rom aTasjer sikvdils
arCevda, vidre Tundac erTi Wiqa gamowvdil wyals aiRebda Tqveni Svilis
xelidan.
_ araferia, roza, araferi! _ mimarTa mas misis stirfordma, raki
Seatyo, rom igi laparakSi Carevas cdilobda. _ amas ara aqvs mniSvneloba,
dae ase iyos. amboben, Tqven coli SeirTeT, ser?
me davudasture.
_ da bednieri xarT? iSviaTad mesmis axali ambebi, magram gavige, rom
saxels ixveWT.
_ diax, _ vupasuxe me, _ Jurnalebi erTgvari qebiT mixsenieben.
_ Tqven ar gyavT deda? _ mkiTxa man odnavi Secvlili xmiT.
_ ara!
_ Zalian samwuxaroa... igi iamayebda aseTi SviliT. mSvidobiT!
CamovarTvi gamowvdili xeli. am qalis siamayes SeeZlo TviT pulsis
Zgerac ki SeeCerebina da Camoefarebina saxeze simSvidis saburveli.
cotaodeni
fiqris
Semdeg
gagonilis
Sesaxeb
saWirod
vcani
mecnobebina yvelaferi mister pegotisTvis.
mas isev is patara oTaxi eWira mewvrilmanis duqnis Tavze,
ungersfordis bazarze. gamovkiTxe sxva mdgmurebs mis Sesaxeb, gavige, rom
jer ar gasuliyo saxlidan da rom misi naxva SeiZleboda mis patara
oTaxSi.
rodesac Sevedi, igi fanjrasTan ijda da wigns kiTxulobda. mas ar
gaugia karze dakakuneba da mxolod maSin aiRo Tavi, rodesac xeli davade
mxarze.
_ mister pegoti, _ vuTxari da CamovarTvi skami, romelic momawoda, _
bevrs nu moeliT, magram miviRe zogierTi cnoba.
_ emilias Sesaxeb?
man TrTolviT miido teCebze xeli, gafiTrda da TvalebSi Semomxeda.
_ ar ician, sad aris igi, oRond masTan aRar aris!
man yuradRebiT momapyro Tvalebi da xmaamouReblad moismina Cemi
Txroba. ar SemiZlia daviviwyo gamometyveleba Rirsebisa, silamazisac ki,
da mSvidi siamayisa mis saxeze. mas ar SevuCerebivar arc erTi kiTxviT.
_ ras hfiqrobT amis Sesaxeb, master devi? _ mkiTxa bolos.
_ me vfiqrob, rom is cocxalia, _ vupasuxe me.
_ vin icis, iqneb metad Zlieri iyo es zari da mRelvare gulma ver
aitana!
man CafiqrebiT warmoTqva es wynari xmiT da gaiar-gamoiara patara
oTaxSi.
_ amave dros, master devi, _ daumata man, _ mainc vgrZnob, rom
cocxalia! raRac meubneba sizmarSi da cxadliv, rom vipovi Cems saunjes!
man magrad daaWira xeli magidas da misma aRelvebulma saxem mtkice
gamometyveleba miRo.
_ diax, Cemi diswuli emilia cocxalia, ser! _ miTxra dabejiTebiT. _
ar vici, ra gziT da sad gavige es, magram igi cocxalia! emi cocxalia,
darwmunebuli var amaSi.
_ Zalian SesaZlebelia, rom igi londonSi dabrundes, radgan aq
misTvis yvelaze advilia Tavisi ubedurebis damalva cnobismoyvare
xalxisagan; sxva mizani ar eqneba, Tu ar apirebs saxlSi dabrunebas, _
vuTxari me.
_ igi arasgziT ar dabrundeba saxlSi, _ mipasuxa man da sevdianad
gaiqnia tavi. _ ai, TviTon daenebebina Tavi, sakuTri nebiT, maSin,
SesaZlebelia, mosuliyo mSobliur TavSesafarTan. Torem axla arasodes
ar dabrundeba, ser!
_ Tu aq mova, _ ganvagrZe me, _ saxeSi myavs erTi qali, romelsac
yvelaze advilad SuZlia ipovos Tqveni diswuli. gaxsovT marTa?
_ Cveneburi?
_ iciT, rom axla londonSia?
_ Semxvedria quCebSi, _ mipasuxa aTrTolebulma.
_ magram Tqven ar iciT, _ vuTxari me, _ rom emiliam gaqcevamde
daxmareba gauwia mas qamTan erTad. Tqven ar iciT agreTve, rom erTxel
RamiT, rodesac me da Tqven SevxvdiT erTaneTs quCaSi da vlaparakobdiT
sastumroSi, es qali yurs gvigdebda kars ukan.
_ master devi! _ SesZaxa man gakvirvebiT. _ im Rames xom ar iyo,
rodesac ise saSinlad Tovda?
_ swored im Rames. arasodes mas aqeT aRar minaxavs es qali. rodesac
gamogemSvidobeT, gavyevi ukan, magram ukve veRar vipove. ar mindoda maSin
misi xseneba iseve, rogorc axla, magram CvenTvis aucilebelia misi povna,
gesmiT?
_ saukeTesod, ser, _ mipasuxa man.
TiTqmis CurCuliT vlaparakobdiT da am kiloTi ganvagrZobdiT
saubars.
_ Tqven abobT, rom SexvedrixarT ramdenimejer. imedi gaqvT, rom
SexvdebiT isev?
_ me mgonia, master devi, rom vici, sad unda veZebo.
_ ukve bnela. xom ar gavemgzavroT mis saZebnelad axlave?
igi dameTanxma da daiwyo mzadeba gamosasvlelad. iseTi saxe miviRe,
TiTqos ar vamCnevdi, ras akeTebda. TviTon mialaga Tavisi patara oTaxi,
dadga magidaze sanTeli. mere gaSala logini, amoiRo ujridan Tavisi
diswulis kaba da qudi, romelSic, rogorc maxsovs, ramdenjerme minaxavs
emi. es nivTebi, axla wesierad dakecili, elaga emis tanisamosis sxva
morTulobasTan erTad. pegotim frTxilad amoiRo es nivTebi da daawyo
magidaze. Zneli misaxvedri ar iyo, rom yvela es kuTvnileba qalis
tanisamosisa ewyoboda amave wesiT, yovel Rames, Tavisi patronis
molodinSi.
gzaSi vikiTxe qamis ambavi, rom saubris masala gvqonoda, da
nawilobriv cnobismoyvareobiTac. mister pegotim mipasuxa TiTqmis imave
sityvebiT, rogorc uwin, rom ami isev iseTia, `muSaobs winandeburad da
arafrad agdebs Tavis sicocxles~. magram yvelas uyvars qami da igi
TiTqos morCilebiT itans ubedurebas.
Cven SevediT sitiSi templis gziT. mister pegotim Tavi daaneba
laparaks. blekfraieris xidis axlos igi uecrad mibrunda da miCvena
martod mdgomi qalis
figura, romelic quCis meore mxareze Canda.
imwamsve vicani marTa.
gavyeviT mas ukan, cota moSorebiT, da ar vkargavdiT mxedvelobidan,
Tumca ar mivsulvarT maincdamainc axlos, rom ar migveqcia misi
yuradReba.
bolos man romeliRac bnel quCaSi Seuxvia.
_ axla ki, _ vuTxari me, _ SegviZlia davelaparakoT. _ da fexi
avuCqareT.
Tavi ormocdameoTxe
marTa
axla Cven vestmisterSi viyaviT. magram male iZulebuli gavxdiT, ukan
wamovsuiyaviT, radgan marTa uecrad, gamobrunda. igi Zalian swrafi
nabijiT midioda. Cven mivdevdiT quCis meore mxareze, Cumad, saxlebis
CrdilSi.
mdinaris napiras idga da, rodesac am striqonebs vwer, axlac dgas
patara dangreuli saxli, ueWvelia, menavis Zveli, mitovebuli qoxi.
rodesac mivida am Senobamde da wyali dainaxa, SeCerda, TiTqos Tavisi
mgzavrobis mizans miaRwia; Semdeg ahyva mdinaris napirs da Tan daJinebiT
ucqeroda mis mRvrie talRebs.
ara mgonia, romelime adgili londonis maxloblad warmoadgendes
ufro naRvlian, usicocxlo suraTs. aq ar iyo arc navsaSenebi, arc
saxlebi, am sevdian, udabur gzispiras. mRvrie arxi Caudioda cixis
kedlebs Tavisi WuWyiani talRebiT. erT adgilas moCanda daumTavrebeli
saxlebis nangrevebi; meore adgili savse iyo daJangebuli rkineulis
nayarnuyariT, qvabebiT, TvlebiT, milebiT, RumelebiT, niCbebiT, RuzebiT,
wiqvilis frTebiT da aTasi sxva sagnebiT, romelTa saxelebi arc ki vici.
CaquCebis raxaruxi samWedloebSi, wiTeli ali da mZime Savi bolis
bolqvebi arRvevdnen Ramis myudroebas. saflobi da mixveul-moxveuli
bilikebi iklaknebodnen Zveli xis boZebis garSemo, romelTac gars exvia
dampali Waobis raRac mcenareebi da zed ekra gancxadebis naglejebi
damxrCvalTa gadarCenisaTvis jildos gacemis Sesaxeb. es bilikebi,
WuWyian da lamian niadagis gadaseriT, miemarTeboda mdinaris dabal
napirisaken. arsebobda Tqmuleba, TiTqos aq iyo is ormo, romelSic Savi
Wiris dros marxavdnen mkvdrebs. ase geCvenebodaT, TiTqos moSxamuli
haeris gamxrwneli gavlena aqedan mTel midamos efineboda.
qali romelsac mivyvebodiT, Cavida TviT mdinaresTan. idga marto,
gaunZrevlad da Tvalebi wylisTvis mieSterebina.
vaniSne mister pegotis, rom igi gaCerebuliyo Tavis adgilas, da
gamovedi Crdilidan im ganzraxviT, rom maSinve damewyo masTan laparaki.
SiSiT mivuaxlovdi marTas.
mgonia, igi Tavis Tavs elaparakeboda. TiTqos mojadoebuls wylis
cqeriT, CamoSloda mxrebidan Sali da xelSi awvalebda iseTi uazro,
feTiani gamometyvelebiT, rom mTvareuls hgavda. me xelSi vtace xeli da
vuTxari:
_ marTa!
man Sehkivla SeSinebulma da cdilobda, xelidan gamsxltomoda,
magram xeli, ufro Ronieri, vidre Cemi, moeWida mas am wuTSi. ubedurma
erTxel kidev gaibrZola, magram Semdeg, Ronemixdili miwaze daeca. Cven
movaSoreT igi wyals da gadavitaneT uaxloes adgilas, sadac ramdenime
mSrali qva ido. erT xans igi ijda saxeze xelebmifarebuli.
_ o, mdinare! _ Sehyvira man sasowarkveTilebiT. _ o, mdinare!
_ nela, nela! _ vuTxari me. _ dawynardiT!
magram isev im sityvebs imeorebda: `o, mdinarev, o, mdinarev!~ sxva
megobari ar hyavs CemisTana qals! modis igi Sori, naTeli mxridan, sadac
ankara da wminda iyo misi zvirTebi, da ai, axla miizlazneba moRuSuli,
mRvrie, WuWyian, sacodav quCebSi. igi miiswrafis boboqari zRvisken. Cemi
gzac iqiT aris!
mister pegoti watortmanda, TiTqos mzad iyo, dacemuliyo, da
rodesac xeli vtace, radgan misi mdgomareoba maSinebda, xelebi civi
hqonda, rogorc mkvdars.
_ bodavs! _ wavCurCule me. _ ramdenime wuTis Semdeg sul sxvanairad
ilaparakebs.
Cven oriveni Cumad videqiT, sanam marTa cotaTi ar dawynarda.
_ marTa, _ vuTxari me Semdeg da miveSvele adgomaSi. _ iciT, in aris
es? visTan var me?
man mipasuxa Zalagamoleuli xmiT.
_ vici!
_ damSviddiT? _ vkiTxe me. _ SegiZliaT gvelaparakoT im sakiTxis
Sesaxeb, romelic, saSinlad gaTavda?
igi kvlav aqviTinda da ramdenime sityva wailaparaka madlobisa, rom
ar gavagde maSin.
_ ar aris saWiro laparaki Cems Sesaxeb, _ Tqva man ramdenime wamis
Semdeg. _ me soacdavi, daRupuli arseba var. magram uTxari mas, ise, TuUki
Rirsad mTvliT amgvari daxmarebisa, rom arasodes ar vyofilvar misi
ubedurebis mizezi.
_ aravin arc gamtyunebT amaSi, _ vupasuxe amave seriozuli kiloTo.
_ jer kidev Tvlian Ramemde, _ ganagrZobda marTa, _ gavige yvelaferi,
rac moxda. yvelaze metad es fiqri mawuxebda: xalxi moigonebs, rom es
didsulovani qali me melaparakeboda, da ueWvelia, ityvian, rom me
Sevacdine igi. o, sixaruliT moviklavdi Tavs, rom davubruno mas keTili
saxeli. me ar vadareb mas Cems Tavs... magram minda vTqva, rom miuxedavad
mTeli Cemi damcirebisa da dacemisa, mudam viqnebi misdami aRsavse
siyvaruliTa da madlobiT, nu ifiqrebT, rom srulebiT davkarge
siyvarulis unari! xeli mkariT zizRiT, momkaliT, magram nu ifiqrebT,
rom madlobisa da siyvarulis grZnoba srulebiT gaqra CemSi!
mister pegoti sevdianad Sehyurebda am momudare qals da alersianad
aayena, rodesac igi gaCumda.
_ marTa! _ uTxra man. _ me ar var Seni msajuli! me ar var Seni
gamkicxavi, sabralo, ubeduro qalo!
sacodavi qali moridebiT idga mis win da, rogorc Canda, eSinoda misi
Tvalebis Sexvedrisa; magram misi mwvave naRveli miyuCda da marTa
dadumebuli iyo.
_ ai, Tu Sen moismine, _ uTxra mas mister pegotim, _ rasac
vlaparakobdiT me da mister devi im rames, rodesac iseTi sSineli Tovli
movida, albaT ici, rom moviare TiTqmis mTeli qveyana da yvelgan veZebdi
Cems Zvirfas diswuls. diax, Zvirfass, _ gaimeora man simtkiciT, _ igi
axla ufro Zvirfasia CemTvis, vidre uwin iyo.
marTa SekrTa. mister pegotim aiRo miwidan Sali da mzrunvelobiT
moafara igi qals mxrebze.
_ Sen abob, rom keTili da alersiani iyo Sendami. eWvi ara maqvs amaSi.
igi mudam aseTi iyo yvelasTan. madlobasa da siyvarulsa hgrZnob mis
mimarT? maS gviSvele, rom vipovnoT.
marTam swrafad Sexeda moxucs pirvelad.
_ mere? Tqven mendobiT? _ ikiTxa Cumad gaocebuli kiloTi.
_ savsebiT! _ upasuxa mister pegotim.
_ da Tqven mavalalebT davelaparako mas, Tu Semxvdeba, Sevifaro igi,
Tu meqneba TavSesafari, mavalebT, bolos SegaxvedroT masTan?
orivem erTxmad vupasuxeT: `diax!~
aswia Tvalebi da daifica, rom mzad aris aasrulos es davaleba, rom
arasodes ar Seasustebs Zebnas, ar auxvevs mizans, sanam darCeba Tund
mcireodeni imedi.
saWirod davinaxeT Segvetyobinebina misTvis yvelaferi, rac ki
vicodiT. igi gvismenda didi yuradRebiT. drodadro Tvalebi cremlebiT
evseboda, magram Tavs ikavebda. rogorca Canda, masSi sruli gardatexa
moxda. igi cdilobda, damSvidebuli gvZineboda.
rodesac gavaTave, man gvkiTxa, sad SeeZlo Cveni naxva, Tu saWiro
iqneboda. mivedi farnis mkrTal SuqTan gzis piras da davuwere misamarTi
_ Cemi da mister pegotisa... me vkiTxe, sad cxovrobda TviTon is. cota xnis
dumilis Semdeg mipasuxa, rom arsad ar cxovrobs didi xnobiT da rom
amis Sesaxeb ukeTesia nu mekiTxebiTo.
mister pegotim maniSna CurCuliT erTi garemoeba, romelic TviTonac
momivida TavSi. amoviRe qisa, magram verasgziT ver daviyolie es ubeduri,
mieRo Cemgan cotaodeni fuli. imazedac ki ver daviTanxme, rom
dampireboda _ SemdegSi mainc mieRo Cveni daxmareba. igi Seupovari darCa.
man gaiwoda mTrTolvare xelida Seexo mister pegotis, TiTqos masSi
mkurnali Zala iyo; Semdeg wavida Cvengan udaburis gziT.
SuaRame iyo, rodesac salxSi vbrundebodi. Cemda gasaocrad, SevniSne,
rom papidas saxlSi kari Ria iyo da iqidan gzisken mkrTali sinaTle
gamodioda. rodesac saxls mivuaxlovdi, davinaxe viRac kaci, romelic
baRSi idga.
mas xelSi boTli da Wiqa eWira. saCqarod Sevcerdi xis xSiri totebis
qveS. male vicani swore is adamiani, romelsac odesRac mister dikis
ocnebis nayofad vTvlidi da romelic dagvxvda erTxel me da papidas
londonis quCebSi.
igi ara marto svamda, sWamda kidec, da sWamda didi sixarbiT. igi
daixara rom miwaze daedga boTli, Sexeda fanjaras da daiwyo garSemo
cqera, magram raRac idumalebiTa da mouTmenlobiT, TiTqos undoda rac
SeiZleba male gasuliyo iqidan.
ramdenime wamiT SesavalSi sinaTle dabnelda da karebSi papida
gamoCnda. igi aRelvebuli iyo da fuli gadauTvala ucnobs. me mesmoda
fulis Sxarunis xma.
_ es cotaa! _ Tqva ucnobma.
_ metis mocema ar SemiZlia, _ upauxa papidam.
_ maSin ar waval, _ uTxra man, _ aha, ai, SegiZlia ukan waiRo Seni
fuli.
_ ra saZageli adamiani xar, _ uTxra papidam aRelvebiT. _ gana
SeiZleba amgvarad moqceva CemTan? magram ras vkiTxulob! Sen ase imitom
iqcevi, rom ici Cemi sisuste. rogor mogiSoro Tavidan? adre Tu gvian,
iZulebuli viqnebi, migagdo bedis anabarad.
_ mere? raRas eli? _ hkiTxa man.
_ kidev mekiTxebi? _ upasuxa papidam. _ ra guli aqvs am adamians!
kaci idga ukayofilo da fulebs aCxarunebda; Semdeg Tavi gaiqnia da
Tqva:
_ maS mets arafers momcem?
_ sul es aris, ris mocemac SemiZlia, _ upasuxa papidam. _ Sen xom ici,
rom qoneba davkarge da gavRaribdi. ukve giambe es.
_ ra gulkeTili xar! magram, rac aris, aris, am jerze ase iyos,
davyabuldebi imas, rac miviRe.
igi mZime nabijiT gavida baRidan. saCqarod gadavdgi ramdenime nabiji,
TiTqos axla movdiodi, da SesavalTan SevefeTe mas. Cven mtruli TvaliT
davaTvaliereT erTmaneTi.
_ papida, _ vuTxari saCqarod, _ es kaci isev gawuxebT. vin aris? me
movelaparakebi mas!
_ Svilo! _ miTxra papidam da xeli mtaca. _ wamo CemTan. nu
melaparakebi aTi wuTis ganmavlobaSi.
Cven sastumroSi davsxediT. papida moefara Zvel mrgval, mwvane Terjs,
romelic savarZlis zurgze iyo momagrebuli, Semdeg gamovida iqidan da
dajda Cems gverdiT, savarZelze.
_ trot, _ miTxra papidam wynarad, _ es Cemi qmaria!
_ Tqveni qmari, papida? aki mokvdao?
_ mokvda CemTvis, _ mipasuxa man, _ magram jer cocxalia.
Sevyurebdi mas Cumi gaocebiT.
_ betsi trotvudi ar hgavs iseT arsebas, romelsac SeiZleba hqondes
nazi grZnobebi, _ miTxra papidam mtkice, mSvidi saxiT, _ magram iyo dro,
trot, rodesac igi savsebiT miendo am adamians, rodesac uyvarda igi
suliT da guliT; rodeac mag adamianis gulisaTvis mzad iyo, yovelgvari
msxverpli gageRo erTgulebis dasamtkiceblad. man imiT gadauxada
madloba, rom gaflanga misi qoneba da moukla guli.
_ keTilo, Zvirfaso papida!
_ mas mSvidad gavSordi, _ ganagrZo papidam da, Cveulebisamebr, xeli
xelze damado. _ igi iseTi sisastikiT meqceoda, rom SemeZlo gayris dros
mimeRo saukeTeso pirobebi, magram ar mimimarTavs am zomisaTvis. man male
gaflanga yvelaferi, rac ki miveci, da sul ufro da ufro dabla
ecemoda. Tu ar vcdebi, coli SeirTo qaRaldis moTamaSe, gaiZvera.
rogoria, axla Sen TviTon hxedav, magram Zalian lamazi iyo, rodesac
gavTxovdi masze, _ miTxra papidam iseTi kiloTi, romelSic jer kidev
ismoda Zveli siyvarulisa da aRtacebis anarekli, _ da mas vTvlidi... me
xom suleli viyavi maSin... patiosnebis idealad.
xelze xeli damikra da Tavi gaiqnia.
_ axla igi CemTvis araferia, trot, ufro naklebic, vidre araferi,
magram ar minda daisajos Tavis borotmoqmedebaTaTvis (es ki aucileblad
moxdeba, Tu daiwyebs xetials am adgilebSi). ai amitom, drogamoSvebiT,
rodesac gamomecxadeba xolme, vaZlev gacilebiT met fuls, vidre
saSualeba maqvs, oRond aqedan wavides. suleli viyavi, rodesac mivTxovdi
da miyvarda, trot, rogorc ki SeuZlia siyvaruli qals.
papidam amoioxra da gaCumda.
_ ase, Cemo megobaro! _ miTxra man. _ axla Sen ici dasawyisi, Suaguli,
bolo, yvela wvrilmani Cemi ambisa, mets nuRar vaxsenebT mas, da Sen,
rasakvirvelia, amas aravis uambob. dae Cven Soris darCes es suleluri
ambavi Cemi cxovrebis, trot!
Tavi ormocdamexuTe
Sinauri saqmeebi
gamovida, bolos, Cemi pirveli wigni. mas didi gamarjveba ergo. magram
qebam, romelmac daiguguna Cems yurebSi, srulebiT ar gaabrua Cemi,
mwerlis Tavmoyvareoba, Tumca didi yuradRebiT vusmendi mas da piradad
didi azris viyavi Cemi ocnebis Semoqmedebaze.
magram ar vapireb aq Cemi literaturuli saqmeebisa da maTi warmatebis
Sesaxeb sruli angariSis warmodgenas, Tumca yvela sxva mxriv es wigni
unda iyos Cemi cxovrebis swori anasaxi. Cemma literaturulma
nawarmoebebma TviTon unda ilaparakon TavianT Sesaxeb _ da dae TviTonve
ilaparakon. am SemTxvevaSi maT vaxseneb mxolod imdenad, ramdenadac isini
Cemi cxovrebis nawils Seadgenen.
me warmatebiT vwerdi gazeTebSi da sxva gamocemebSic, magram, rodesac
namdvilad gavimarjve, rogorc didi wignis avtorma, Tavs neba miveci Tavi
damenebebina parlamentis mosawyeni krebebisaTvis. amitom erT mSvenier
saRamos ukanasknelad davalage parlamentis mikibul-mokibuli sityvebi
Cems stenografiul notebze da amis Semdeg am musikas arasodes aRar
Seuwuxebia Cemi yurTasmena.
daaxloebiT weliwadnaxevarma gaiara mas Semdeg, rac coli SevirTe.
mravali uxeiro cdis Semdeg Tavi davanebeT Sinaur saqmeebze zrunvas,
rogorc yovlad gamousadegar Sromas. ojaxuri saqmeebi TavisTavad
midioda; mosamsaxurisaTvis dasaxmareblad ki daviqiraveT paJi, romelic
Cvens saxlSi cxovrobda da Tavis upirveles movaleobad sTvlida
mzareulTan Cxubsa da lanZRvas.
es ubeduri paJi, raRac eSmakad daqiravebuli Cems mier, eqvs girvanqad
da aT Silingad weliwadSi, dausrulebeli SiSis sagani gaxda CemTvis.
vakvirdebodi mis zrdas, _ izrdeboda ki igi cercvis siswrafiT, _ da
saSineli SiSi amitanda xolme im drois molodinSi, rodesac wveris
parsvas daiwyebda, Semdeg gaTeTrdeboda, gaqaCldeboda... araviTari imedis
Suqi am tvirTis Tavidan moSorebis ar Canda.
bolos
Cems
mtarvals
miusajes
samSoblodan
gadasaxleba
qurdobisaTvis. igi ganuwyvetliv gvwerda werilebs cixidan da iseT cxare
survils acxadebda doras naxvisas wasvlis win, rom dora gaemgzavra
cixeSi da, rasakvirvelia, maSinve guli wauvida, rogorc ki rkinis
moajiris iqiT moxvda. mokled rom vTqvaT, ar mqonda arc erTi
mosvenebuli wuTi, sanam es biWi ar gadaasaxles da mwyemsad ar daayenes
(rogorc es SemdegSi gavige) sadRac `zRvis gaRma~, sad, niSandobliv ar
vici.
yovelive aman seriozulad damafiqra da axali saxiT warmomidga Cveni
ojaxuri saqmeebis awewiloba. miuxedavad Cemi siyvarulisa dorasadmi, ar
SemeZlo ar gameziarebina misTvis Cemi azrebi amis Sesaxeb.
_ genacvale, _ vuTxari erT saRamos, _ safiqreladac saSinelia, rom
Cveni uvicoba ojaxur saqmeebSi mavnebeli xdeba ara marto CvenTvis, vinc
ukve miveCvieT amas, aramed sxvebisTvisac.
_ Sen mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi iseTi damSvidebuli iyavi, dodi,
raRad ginda isev gamijavrde? _ miTxra doram.
_ srulebiTac ara, Cemo megobaro, garwmuneb. momeci oRond saSualeba,
ufro naTlad gamovTqva Cemi azri.
_ mere, rad minda vicode Seni azri? _ miTxra doram. _ srulebiTac
ar msurs vicode, ra gaqvs TavSi.
_ ki, magram me minda, dora, rom Sen gaigo, raSia saqme.
misma mSvenierma saxem srulebiT seriozuli gamometyveleba miiRo.
_ samqe imaSia, Cemo kargo, rom Cven raRac Wiri gvWirs, da es Wiri
gadadis yvelaze, vinc ki Cven gvekareba.
me ase daviwye da ganvagrZobdi amgvar figuralur laparaks, magram
doras SeSinebulma saxem damanaxa, rom xumrobagaSvebiT SeeSinda da,
mgoni, fiqrobda, rom vapirebdi yvavilis acris an amis magvari axali
saSualebis SemoRebas Cveni saSineli senis winaaRmdeg. amitom gamovicvale
kilo da vecade, rac SeiZleboda martivad gamomeTqva Cemi azri.
_ genacvale! _ vuTxari me. _ Cveni uzrunvelyofis gamo vkargavT ara
marto fuls, komforts da drogamoSvebiT sulis simSvides, aramed
vdgebiT pasuxisgebaSi sindisis winaSe; Cven xom pirdapir vxrwniT Cvens
mosamsaxureebs! saubedurod, aq marto isini ar arian damnaSaveebi; xalxi
iryvneba, radgan Cven TviTon ar vcdilobT, gamovasworoT Cveni nakli!
_ o, ra saSineli braldebaa! _ SesZaxa doram da Semomxeda gaocebuli
TvalebiT. _ Tqma imisa, rom me saaTs viparav, o ra saSinelebaa!
_ Cemo kargo! _ vuTxari me. _ rogor SeiZleba amgvari sisulelis
Tqma? gana me rame vTqvi saaTis Sesaxeb?
_ rasakvirvelia, sTqvi! _ miTxra doram. _ Sen TviTon ici es. Sen
piradad Semadare mas!
_ vis?
_ vis da im saZagel biWs, _ miTxra doram qviTiniT. _ ratom SerTvamde
ar gamomicxade Seni azri? ratom maSinve ar sTqvi, rom me gadasaxlebul
paJze uaresi var? o, ra saSinelebaa!
_ damSviddi, Cemo kargo, gemudarebi. erTxel mainc miaqcie yuradReba
imas, rasac vambob da ris Tqmasac vapireb Cveni saerTo sargeblobisaTvis.
sanam TviTon ar SevignebT Cven movaleobas mosamsaxureTadmi, manamde
maTac ar ecodinebaT TavianTi movaleoba Cvendami. Cven unda vifiqroT amis
Sesaxeb. ai is, rac unda meTqva. kargi, damSviddi, Cemo kargo!
didxans qviTinebda Cemi pawawa coli da ar maZlevda nebas
momeSorebina cxvirsaxoci mis TvalTagan. igi malavda saxes da
butbutebda, rom srulebiT ar unda SemerTo coli, Tu aseTi ubeduri var.
raki asea, ratom ar vgzavni mas mamidebTan putniSi, an julia milsTan
indoeTSi? julias gauxardeba misi naxva da ar dauZaxebs mas
gadasaxlebul paJs; julias arasodes ar uwodebia misTvis aseTi saZageli
saxeli! vxedavdi srul usargeblobas yovelgvari axali cdisas am saxiT
da gadavwyvite, sxva zomebisaTvis mimemarTa. magram ra? `colis Wkuis
ganviTareba~.
_
es
sityvebi
Zalian
sasiamovnoa
smenisaTvis
da
gamamxnevebeli ieri aqvs. gadavwyvite doras Wkuis ganviTareba.
amas dauyovnebliv Sevudeqi. dora celqobs, rogorc bavSvi, da
TviTonac Zalian minda masTan erTad TamaSoba; magram viReb seriozul
saxes da varRvev mis mxiarulebas _ da Cemsasac agreTve. vebaasebodi mas
iseT sagnebze, romlebic itacebdnen Cems ocnebas, vukiTxavdi Seqspirs da
vqancavdi sabralos ukiduresobamde. vcdilobdi, gadameca misTvis, TiTqos
SemTxveviT, zogierTi sasargeblo cnobebi. mas eSinoda magvari darigebisa
da yovelnairad erideboda maT, Tuki raime sababs iSovida. Cemi pawawina
colis Wkuis ganviTarebas didi sifrTxiliT Sevudgebodi xolme, magram
igi, rogorc Canda, mudam grZnobda, saiT mimyavda laparaki; isic cxadi
iyo, rom Seqspiri mas warmodgenili hyavda raRac saSinel arsebad.
ganviTareba Zalian mZimed miiwevda win.
ganviTarebis am cdaSi tredelsic CaviTrie, ise, rom mas eWvic ar
auRia. rogorc ki tredelsi movidoda xolme Cvensas, vafeTqebdi mis win
Cems naRmebs doras Wkuis saswavleblad. praqtikuli sibrZnis raodenoba,
romelic Sevatyobine tredelss amgvarad, uzarmazari iyo, magram doraze
yovelive aman araviTari gavlena ar moaxdina garda imisa, rom mudam
raRac nerviul SiSs ganicdida.
jer kidev imedi mqonda, rom dadgeboda dro, rodesac Cem da doras
Soris sruli Tanxmoba damyardeboda, amitom dauRalavad miviswrafodi
Cemi miznisaken ramdenime Tvis ganmavlobaSi. magram yovelive aqedan ara
gamovida ra. maSin, sindisis dasamSvideblad gadavwyvite, rom doras Wkua
sabolood ganviTarebuli iyo!
uari vTqvi Cems pedagogiur gegmaze, romelic Zalian mimzidveli iyo
sityvierad, amgram yovlad usargeblo gamodga saqmeSi. gadavwyvite,
davkmayofilebuliyavi Cemi colis bavSvuri, gulubryvilo xasiaTiT da
ukve aRar vcdilobdi, momexdina masSi raime cvlileba. TviTonac
saSinlad mombezrda mudam Rrmaazrovani brZenis rolis TamaSi da doras
saxeze mowyenilobisa da Zaldatanebis gamometyvelebis cqera. amitom erT
mSvenier dRes viyide wyvili saucxoo sayure dorasTvis da sayelo
jipisTvis da davbrundi saxlSi mtkice gadawyvetilebiT _ aRmedgina Cemi
warsuli bedniereba.
doras gauxarda es patara saCuqrebi da aRtacebiT gadamkocna, magram
mainc raRac Crdili jer kidev darCa Cvens Soris da gadavwyvite, usaTuod
gamefanta igi.
mivujeqi doras sofaze da gavukeTe sayureebi. mere vuTxari, rom
bolo dros ise kargad ar vcxovrobdiT, rogorc winaT, da rom amaSi me
var damnaSave. amaSi Rrmad viyavi darwmunebuli.
_ saqme imaSia, _ vuTxari me, _ rom mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi
mindoda brZeni vyofiliyavi.
_ da mec brZeni gagexade _ miTxra doram moridebiT. _ ara, dodi?
me Tavi davuqnie am momxiblavi kiTxvis pasuxad, romelic gamoixata
aweuli warbebiT, da davuWire tuCebi, romelic Cemi kocnis acilebas
cdilobdnen.
_ aqedan araviTari sargebloba ar gamova, _ ganagrZo doram da Tavi
gaiqnia: _ Sen TviTon ici, rogori bavSvi var! da ar dagviwyebia,
rasakvirvelia, ra saxelic unda damiZaxo. da Tu Sen aRar ginda miwodo
Seni pawawina coli, es imas niSnavs, Cemi azriT, rom arasodes ar
gyvarebivar. Sen, albaT, arasodes ar mogsvlia TavSi azrad, rom ukeTesi
iqneboda... rom...
_ ra rom, Cemo kargo? _ vkiTxe me, radgan igi uecrad SeCerda. _ rom
ra?
_ araferi, _ miTxra man.
igi momexvia yelze da damala Tavisi mSvenieri saxe Cems mxarze.
_ darwmunebuli var, ukeTesi iyo, srulebiT araferi ar gamekeTebina,
vidre is, rom vcdilobdi, ganmeviTarebina Cemi pawawina colis Wkua, _
vuTxari me siciliT. _ ase ar aris? RmerTmani, me darwmunebuli var amaSi.
_ maS, ai rasa cdilobdi! _ SesZaxa doram. _ ah, Se sulelo biWuna!
_ amis Semdeg aRar vizam, _ vuTxari me. _ me miyvars igi iseTi,
rogoric aris.
_ marTla _ ikiTxa doram.
_ rad unda gamovcvalo, rac ase momwonda amdeni xnis ganmavlobaSi, _
vTqvi me. _ Sen yvelaze mSvenieri xan Seni axlandeli saxiT, Cemo kargo,
isev vicxovroT Zveleburad da bednierebi viyoT.
_ da bednierebi viyoT! _ daadastura doram. _ diax, bednierebi mTel
Cvens sicocxleSi! Sen arasodes ar ifiqreb, rom saqme ise ar midis,
rogorc wesia?
_ arasodes, arasodes! _ vuTxari me. _ vicxovroT, rogorc
gvecxovreba.
_ da Sen arasodes aRar ityvi, rom Cven vafuWebT xalxs? _ miTxra
doram alersiT. _ ara? Sen xom TviTonac ici, ra cudia es.
_ sjobs, rom Sen dora iyo, vidre sxva vinme, vinc ar unda iyos mTel
dedamiwis zurgze.
_ mTel dedamiwis zurze? ha, dodi? es xom uzarmazari adgilia?
man gaiqnia Tavi, momanaTa Tavisi aRtacebuli, naTeli Tvalebi,
gadamkocna, gadaikiskisa mxiarulad da gaiqca, rom jipisTvis axali
sayelo gaekeTebina.
amgvarad dasrulda Cemi ukanaskneli cda colis gardaqmnisa. Cemma
mecadineobam unayofod Caiara. uwindeli mZime grZnoba jer isev Crdilavda
Cems arsebobas. igi Rrmad mqonda gamjdari da araviTari arsebiTi
cvlileba ar momxdara masSi. uwindeburad igi gamourkveveli iyo, da
TiTqos raRac sevdian xmas mohqonda CemTan SuaRameSi. gulwrfelad
miyvarda Cemi coli da bednierad vTvlidi Tavs, magram es is bedniereba
ar iyo, romelic odesRac exateboda Cems ocnebas. raRac menaneboda da
raRac aklda Cems sruls keTildReobas.
rodesac vfiqrobdi Cemi siWabukis Seusrulebel ocnebebze, gonebaSi
warmomidgeboda xolme is saukeTeso xana, romelic win uZRvis vaJkacobas,
_ is asaki, romelic gaqra CemTvis samudamod, _ da maSin magondeboda
bednieri dReebi, gatarebuli agnesasTan erTad, sayvarel Zvel saxlSi.
zogjer momividoda azri, _ ra iqneboda, me da doras rom arasodes
gvenaxa erTmaneTi? magram dora ise mWidrod iyo dakavSirebuli Cems
arsebobasTan, rom amgvari azri sisuleled mimaCnda, da male qreboda.
yovelTvis miyvarda Cemi pawawina coli. is, razedac me axla
vlaparakob, Tvlemda Cemi gulis siRrmeSi da mxolod drogamoSvebiT
iRviZebda odnav SesamCnevad. rom isev CaeZina Rrma ZiliT. arasodes ar
warmomidgenia es fiqrebi cxadad, garkveuli saxiT, da ara mgonia, maT
hqonodaT raime gavlena Cems sityvebze an moqmedebaze. marto vebrZodi da
vereodi Cems patara dardebs da Cems sakuTar gegmebs. me vwerdi, dora
kalmebs miTlida, da oriveni vgrZnobdiT, rom yoveli CvenTagani asrulebs
im movaleobas, romelic wilad ergo. doras gulwrfelad vuyvardi da
amayobda aseTi qmriT.
`pirveli Semcdari gataceba gamoucdeli gulisa~, _ es sityvebi
warmoTqmuli doqtor strongis meuRlis mier, yovel wuTSi magondeboda
da TiTqos ar mSordeboda. xSirad am sityvebiT viRviZebdi SuaRamisas.
`colqmrobaSi uTanasworobis mizezebi warmosdgeba survilebis,
azrebisa da gemovnebis sxvadasxvaobisagan~, es azric ar manebebda Tavs.
vcdilobdi, Semefardebina erTmaneTisTvis doras da Cemi azrebi, magram
davinaxe, rom es SeuZlebeli iyo. erTiRa damrCenoda, _ TviTon
SemeTvisebina doras azrebi; gamenawilebina masTan is, rac SesaZlebeli
iyo, da bednieri vyofiliyavi; Cemi sakuTari zurgiT gadametana is, rac
aucilebeli iyo, da mainc bednieri vyofiliyavi. vcdilobdi, mivCveodi am
azrs, da amitom meore weliwadi Cemi ojaxuri cxovrebisa gacilebiT
ufro bednieri iyo, vidre pirveli.
magram rodesac es weli bolos uaxlovdeboda, doras janmrTeloba
SesamCnevad Sesustda. imedi mqonda, rom xelebi, Cems xelebze ufro nazi,
SesZlebdnen axali cxovrebis Seqmnas, da rom bavSvis Rimili, mSvenieri
dedis mkerdze, namdvilad qalad aqcevdnen Cems pawawina cols. magram
yovelive amas ar ewera asruleba.
Zvirfaso dora! rodesac igi Semdeg kviras Camovida sadilad da
gauxarda Cveni Zveli megobris tredelsis naxva (igi yovel kvira dRes
sadilobda CvenTan), yvelam gadavwyviteT, rom erTi-ori dRis Semdeg isev
Zveleburad daiwyebda sirbils yvela oTaxSi, magram Semdeg gviTxres, rom
unda moviTminoT ramdenime dRe, mere isev gvacdevines, da doras jer ar
SeeZlo arc sirbili, arc siaruli.
igi mxiaruli da mSvenieri iyo, rogorc kvlav, magram misi fexebi,
odesRac rom aseTi siswrafiT cekvavdnen jipis garSemo, axla susti da
uZravi iyo.
axla, yovel dilas, me Camomyavda dora xelSi ayvanili. saRamos isev
amyavda zeviT. igi xelebsa mxvevda yelze da icinoda, TiTqos gasarTobad
damyavda. jipi hyefda da trialebda Cvens garSemo; win mirboda da ukan
ixedeboda, Tan qSitinebda siberisagan. papida, romelic yovel mowyalebis
daze ukeTesad uvlida avadmyofs da arasodes ar hkargavda mxiarulebas,
moiCqaroda Cvens ukan uamravi salebiTa da baliSebiT. mister diki
qveyanaze aravis ar dauTmobda Tavis movaleobas _ gaenaTebina CvenTvis
gza. tredelsi xSirad idga xolme kibis ZirSi, gvicqeroda da iRebda
sasacilo davalebebs dorasagan Tavis sacolisaTvis gadasacemad. Cven
mxiarul procesias SevadgendiT da yvelaze mxiaruli Cemi pawawina coli
iyo.
magram zogjer, rodesac xelSi aviyvandi, vamCnevdi, rom dRiTi dRe
msubuqdeboda, da raRac saSineli gulsaklavi grZnoba amitanda xolme.
meSinoda, damerqva am grZnobisaTvis raime saxeli, da ver vbedavdi
angariSi mimeca Cemi TavisTvis. erTxel saRamos, rodesac Cveulebisamebr,
vujeqi sawer magidas, es grZnoba gansakuTrebuli simZimiT Semomawva da
pirvelad mewyina saSinlad papidas sityvebi, rodesac, dorasTan
gamoTxovebis dros, man uTxra: `Rame mSvidobisa, patara yvavilo!~ ra
sabediswero saxelia! yvavili Wkneba Tavis Reroze!
Tavi ormocdameeqvse
mister mikoberis saidumlo
erT mSvenier dilas miviRe fostiT werili kenterberidan, Semdegi
misamarTiT:
`daviT
koperfilds,
eskvairs,
doqtorTa
kolegiaSi
mosamsaxures~. erTgvari gakvirvebiT wavikiTxe Semdegi striqonebi:
`Cemo Zvirfaso ser!
aTasgvari garemoeba, Cemgan srulebiT damoukidebeli, iSviaTad
maZlevs nebas, gonebis TvaliT Cavifiqrde warsul ambebsa da SemTxvevebs;
magram Tu kidev, uamrav iuridiul saqmeTa da movaleobaTa Soris,
iSviaTad vpoulob zogierT SesaZleblobas Cems Tavs davubrunde xolme,
am bednier wuTebSi Cemi suli ivseba da mudam savse iqneba sococxlis
bolomde gamouTqmeli netarebiT imis fiqrSi, rom odesRac mqonda didi
pativi, mesargebla Tqveni Zvirfasi megobrobiT, Tqven umorCiles monas.
vaglax! bedma isurva Cveni ganSoreba didi xniT da dado gardauvali
zRude Cvens Soris!
Cems sakuTar SecdomaTa da sxvadasxva arasasurvel garemoebaTa gamo
adamiani, romeic am wuTSi mogmarTavT weriliT, imyofeba, Tu nebas
miboZebT, ase vTqvaT, qariSxaliT damsxvreuli gemis mdgomareobaSi.
Tu raime saqme ar dagiSliT, SexedoT yuradRebiani da mowyale
TvaliT am sacodav werils, susti da gamoucdeli kalmiT dajRabnils,
Tqven, wina striqonebis wakiTxvis Semdeg, ueWvelia, momcemT kiTxvas: ram
maiZula momemarTa TqvenTvis am weriliT?
srulebiT ar vgulisxmob arc pirdapir, arc gadakvriT, rom SemiZlia
mexis isari vtyorcno da movspo boroteba da simdable sasjelis
STanmTqmelis aliT; mxolod SevniSnav gakvriT, rom mxiaruli da naTeli
ocneba Cemi sicocxlisa samudamod gahqra, da vaglax! aRar aris CemSi
aRarc sulis simSvide, aRarc sazogadoebis gamxiarulebis uwindeli niWi!
me TviTon vTqvi uari Cems sakuTar pirovnebaze da ukve aRar SemiZlia,
vucqiro TvalebSi Cems axloblebs sakuTari Rirsebis grZnobiT!
sasowarkveTilebis matli budobs Cems gulSi da RrRnis Cems sicocxles,
odesRac energiiT savses, da lamis daRupos Tavisi msxverpli, magram rac
iqneba, iqneba! wili nayaria da, rac ufro male moeReba bolo yovelives,
miT ukeTesi!
sasowarkveTilebam amitana im zomamde, rom yoveli Zala daekarga
misis mikoberis gavlenasac ki, romelsac igi mudam axdenda Cems energiul
xasiaaTze, rgorc qali, meuRle da Cemi bartyebis deda. ai amitom minda
cotaTi gaverTo, daviviwyo Cemi namdvili mdgomareoba da aucilebeli
daRupvis perspeqtiva. gadavwyvite, visargeblo Tavisufali dRiT, rom
vnaxo sataxto qalaqSi adgilebi, CemTvis warsuli bednierebis mogonebiT.
gacnobebT, rom zeg, swored saRamos Svid saaTze, viqnebi ubedur movaleTa
datusaRebis adgils samxreT kedelTan, _ es aris erTaderTi mizani
winamdebare werilisa Cemi siymawvilis megobarTan.
ver gavkadnierdebi imdenad, rom imedi viqonio, TiTqos Cemi uwindeli
megobari mister koperfildi da Cemi Zveli megobari Tomas tredelsi
daTanxmdebian mnaxon da ganaaxlon, ramdenadac SesaZlebelia, Cveni
megobruli urTierToba. mxolod SevniSnav, rom daniSnul saaTsa da
daniSnul adgilas iqneba sacodavi naSTi.
vilkins mikoberisa.
a.S. saWirod vTvli davumato, rom misis mikoberi srulebiT ar aris
Caxeduli Cems saqmeSi~.
ramdenjerme gadavikiTxe es werili. mxedvelobaSi rom miviRoT mister
mikoberis Cveuleba maRalfardovani sityvebis xmarebisa da misi gataceba
grZeli werilebiT, yvela SesaZlebel SemTxvevaSi, mainc ar SeiZleboda,
ar efiqra adamians, rom raRac saidumloeba, marTlac, imaleba mTel am
maRalfardovan sityvaTa da winadadebaTa qaosSi. am dros Semovida
tredelsi da am gaWirvebul mdgomareobaSi mnaxa.
_
warmoidgine,
tredels!
sakvirveli
werili
miviRe
mister
mikoberisagan.
_ ras melaparakebi? _ SesZaxa treredelsma. _ garemoebaTa rogori
ucnauri damTxvevaa! me ki swored axla miviRe werili misis mikoberisagan!
am sityvebTan erTad tredelsma amoiRo jibidan gaxsnili konverti da
Cven SevcvaleT werilebi.
ai ras werda misis mikoberi:
`maqvs pativi gamovucxado Cemi udidesi pativiscema mister Tomas
tredelss. Tu am jentlmens ar daviwyebia arseba, romelsac odesRac
bedniereba hqonda misi nacnobobisa, es pirovneba bedavs, sTxovos mas
ramdenime wuTi Tavisufali dro. SemiZlia davarwmuno mister Tomas
tredelsi,
rom
arasodes
ar
Sevawuxebdi
amgvari
TxovniT,
sasowarkveTilebamde rom ar viyo misuli.
Cemda uaRres samwuxarod, unda gamovacxado, rom am werisa da Txovnis
mizezi aris mister mikoberis ucnauri gagareuleba colisa da ojaxisagan,
_ cvlileba, momxdari adamianSi, romeic mudam aRsavse iyo unazesi
siyvaruliT ojaxisadmi. mister tredelsi verc ki warmoidgens kargad am
cvlilebas, romelic moxda mister mikoberis qcevaSi; es odesRac nazi da
mosiyvarule ojaxSi Tavi gadaiqca TavdauWerel, velur, sificxiTa da
simkacriT aRsavse adamianad. es ubeduri sulis mdgomareoba TandaTan
gaZlierda masSi da miiRo bolos sruli sigiJis saxe. gulCaTxrobiloba
gaxda gansakuTrebuli Tviseba Cemi meuRlisa da Secvala uzomo ndoba
colisadmi. mcireodeni mizezi, TviT iseTi kiTxvac ki, Tu ra gavakeToT
sadilad, iwvevs mister mikoberSi gayris survils. wuxel saRamos patara
tyupebma sTxoves ori pensi tkbili kveris sayidlad; gacofebulma mamam
uCvena qarqaSidan amoRebuli dana da sikvdiliT daemuqra am bavSvuri,
gulubryvilo Txovnis sapasuxod.
advili ar aris mosiyvarule meuRlis fxizeli Tvalis motyueba. vici,
rom mister mikoberi londonSi modis. diliJansi gaCerdeba vest-endSi,
`oqros jvaris~ sastumrosTan. gavbedav da vTxov mister tredelss _
inaxulos Cemi meuRle! vemudarebi mister tredelss _ scados aRadginos
Tanxmoba mister makobersa da mis gaubedurebul, sasowarkveTilebaSi myof
ojaxs Sua! Tumca ara! amgvari Txovna metismeti kadniereba iqneba Cemgan!
Tu mister koperfilds axsovs adamiani, moklebuli yovelgvar
saxelsa da didebas, mister tredelsi inebebs da Seatyobinebs mas Cems
misdami gardauval pativiscemas. dae, mister tredelsma damdos pativi da
Seatyobinos Tavis megobars Cemi umorCilesi Txovna _ inaxulos Cemi
ubeduri meuRle! yovel SeTxvevaSi, mister tredelsma keTili inebos da
saidumlod Seinaxos es cnoba da ar axsenos igi, gadakvriTac ki, mister
mioberTan.
saWirod
vTvli
davumato,
rom
werils,
gamogzavnils
kenterberis fostis kantoraSi, literebiT: `e.m.~ moTxovnamde, araviTari
xifaTi
ar
moelis,
raic
aucileblad
mohyveboda,
werili
rom
gamomigzavnos pirdapir im pirovnebis saxelze, romelsac aqvs pativi, iyos
mister Tomas tredelsis mavedrebeli da pativismcemeli megobari.
emi mikoberi~.
me da tredelsma SevadgineT am werilis pasuxi da orivem movawereT
xeli. amis Semdeg wavediT qalaqSi werilis Casagdebad fostis yuTSi da
didxans vilaparakeT pativcemul meuRleTa Sesaxeb; Tan aTas rames
vfiqrobdiT, ris moyvanac arc ki Rirs. nasadilevs papidasac vuambeT es
ambavi. mTeli Cveni TaTbiri imiT damTavrda, rom gadavwyviteT, ar
dagveyovna, gamovcxadebuliyaviT mister mikoberTan paemanze daniSnul
dros.
Cven TxuTmeti wuTiT adre mivediT daniSnul adgilas. mister
mikoberi ukve iq iyo. igi idga gulxeldakrefili da miepyro Tvalebi
cixis wvetiani kedlebisaTvis. mas ecva Zveli serTuki da naxmari viwro
Sarvali; aRar etyoboda yofili amayi gamometyveleba!
_ Zvirfaso koperfild! _ miTxra man da xeli CamomarTva. _ didad
gmadlobT aseTi sikeTisaTvis.
_ imedi maqvs, rom Tqveni meuRle kargad brZandeba?
_ gmadlobT, _ mipasuxa mikoberma, TiTqos arc ise kmayofilma am
kiTxviT, _ Cemi meuRle Cveulebrivad aris. ai valis cixec, _ Tqva man da
naRvlianad daxara Tavi. _ aq, pirvelad, ramdenime wlis Sewuxebis Semdeg,
dacxra momabezrebeli xmebi mevaleebisa; maTi brbo aRar awuxebda Cveni
saxlis Sesaval karebs da aRar awamebda smenas mudmivi raxuniT.
jentlmenebo, _ ganagrZo mister mikoberma, _ roca rkinis moajiris
Crdili efineboda xolme gzas, me xSirad micqeria, rogor TamaSobdnen
Cemi bavSvebi am moajiris CrdilSi. yoveli qva aq Zvirfasia CemTvis
mogonebiT, da Tqven, rasakvirvelia, mixvdebiT da mapatiebT Cem
gulCvilobas.
_ Tqven gunebaze ver brZandebiT, mister mikober? _ hkiTxa tredelsma.
_ diax, ser, _ upasuxa mister mikoberma.
_ rogor brZandeba Cveni megobari hipi, mister mikober? _ vkiTxe
ramdenime xnis siCumis Semdeg.
_ Zvirfaso koperfild! _ mipasuxa mister mikoberma sibraziT da
gafiTrda aRSfoTebisagan. _ Tu patrons Tqvens megobrad asaxelebT, _
Zalian mebralebiT, magram Tu Tqven kiTxulobT mas, rogorc Cems
megobars, ar SemiZlia ar gavicino sardonikulad.
bodiSi movixade, rom uneburad Sevexe Temas, romelmac igi aseT
aRSfoTebaSi moiyvana.
_ Tu nebas miboZebT, _ vuTxari me, _ is, rom ar Cavidino axali
uxerxuloba, movikiTxav Cems Zvel megobrebs: mister da mis vikfilds.
_ mis vikfildi, _ mipasuxa mister mikoberma da gawiTlda Tmis
Ziramde, _ mis vikfildi yovelTvis iyo da iqneba brwyinvale gansaxiereba
yovelgvari qaluri saTnoebisa, Zvirfaso koperfild! es arseba erTaderTi
naTeli sxivia Cemi arsebobis moRrublul caze. gamiyvaneT cota ganze, _
miTxra mister mikoberma, _ veRar vikaveb Tavs.
Cven SevuxvieT viwro SesaxvevSi. mister mikoberma amoiRo jibdan
cxvirsaxoci da kedels mieyrdno zurgiT.
_ aseTi bedis var, _ gviTxra mister mikoerma da aqviTinda
gulwrfeli cremlebiT. _ aseTia Cemi bedi, jentlmenebo, rom yvelaze
keTilSobiluri grZnobani adamianis gulisa CemTvis saSineli tanjvis
wyarod xdeba. Cemi erTguleba mis vikfildisadmi imis mizezi gaxda, rom
aTasi isari daesva Cems ubedur guls!
mister mikoberma Caido cxvirsaxoci jibeSi, aiwia perangis sayelo da,
gamvlelebis yuradReba rom ar mieqcia Tavis sevdisaTvis, gverdze moigdo
qudi da dabali xmiT raRac mxiaruli simRerac ki daiRiRina. maSin
SevniSne, rom didi siamovnebiT gavacnobdi mas papidas, Tu gamogvyveboda
haigetSi, sadac Ramis TavSesafarsac iSovida.
_ jentlmenebo, _ gvipasuxa mister mikoberma, _ rac gsurdeT, is
miyaviT. me Cala var, romelic micuravs ufskrulisaken stiqionebs
minebebuli.
gzaSi raRac uxerxulobas vgrZnobdi. ar vicodi, ra meTqva an ra
meqna; rogorc Canda, tredelsic aseT mdgomareobaSi iyo. mister mikoberi
TiTqmis mTeli gzis ganmavlobaSi Rrma sevdas miscemoda.
Cven pirdapir papidas saxlSi SevediT, radgan dora avad iyo. papida
alersianad daxvda mikobers. mister mikoberma akoca mas xelze, amoiRo
cxvirsaxoci da fanjaras miuaxlovda.
mister diki saxlSi iyo. igi bunebiT iseTi mgrZnobiare iyo sxvisi
sevdisadmi da iseTi alRo hqonda am mxriv, rom xuTi wuTis ganmavlobaSi
eqvsjer mainc CamoarTva xeli mister mikobers. mister mikobers ise
gaukvirda aseTi TanagrZnoba ucnobisagan, rom yovel axal xelis
CamorTmevaze imeorebda: `ser, maocebT Tqveni gulkeTilobiT!~
_ rogor grZnobT Tavs? _ hkiTxa mister dikma da TanagrZnobiT
Sexeda.
_ arc kargad, arc avad, ser, _ upasuxa oxvriT mister mikoberma.
_ Tqven unda damSviddeT da gamxiaruldeT, SeZlebisdagvarad, _
uTxra mister dikma.
sxva dros da sxva garemoebaSi amgvari scena sasacilo da gasarTobi
iqneboda CemTvis, magram am wuTSi vgrZnobdi, rom yvelani raRac uxerxul,
guldamZimebul sulier ganwyobilebaSi vimyofebodiT. mister mikoberi,
rogorc Canda, meryeobda da ar icoda, gaemJRavnebina, Tu daefara Tavisi
saidumlo.
_ Tqven Zveli megobari xarT Cemi SviliSvilisa, mister mikober, _
uTxra papidam, _ Zalian mwyins, rom aqamdis ar minaxixarT!
_ qalbatono! _ upasuxa mister mikoberma. _ didad vwuxvar, rom ar
mqonda bedniereba Tqveni gacnobisa uwin; yovelTvis rodi vgavdi
damtvreul gems, rogoradac amJamad mxedavT.
papida daeyrdno patara magidas, romelsac ujda Cveulebrivad,
yuradRebiT dauwyo sinjva mister mikobers. vxedavdi, rom krizisi
axlovdeboda.
mister
mikoberi
uecrad
wamoxta,
amoiRo
jibidan
cxvirsaxoci da mwared aqviTinda.
_ ra mogividaT, mister mikober? _ vuTxari me. _ ras niSnavs Tqveni
aseTi sasowarkveTileba? miyaviT sikeTe, amixseniT. Tqven xom Zvel
megobarTa Soris imyofebiT!
_ megobarTa Soris, ser! _ gaimeora mister mikoberma da yvelaferi,
rac gulSi hqonda, uecrad amoxeTqa. _ RmerTo Cemo! swored amitom
vitanjebi ase saSinlad! nu mkiTxavT, raSia saqme! usindisobaSi,
sisaZagleSi, _ ai, raSia saqme! da yvela amis saxelia _ hipi!
papida da Cven yvelani Tavzardacemulebi visxediT.
_ gaTavda brZola! _ Tqva mister mikoberma da Tan gamwarebuli
afrialebda cxvirsaxocs. drogamoSvebiT igi ise iqnevda xelebs, TiTqos
ebrZoda winaaRmdegobas, romeic aRemateboda adamianis Zalas. _ aRar minda
vaTrio sicocxlis saSineli tvirTi.
arasodes ar menaxa adamiani am zomamde gamwarebuli. me vcdilobdi,
damemSvidebina magram mikoberi ufro da ufro metad gamodioda
moTminebidan.
_ me aravis CamovarTmev xels, _ Tqva mister mikoberma xvneSiT. aravis
ar CamovarTmev xels, sanam ar gavsrisav... im saZagel qvemZroms... hips!
arasodes ar mivcem Tavs nebas... visargeblo stumarTmoyvareobiT, sanam ar
amovaxeTqineb... vezuvis... cxel lavas... am aramzada... hipze! me... aravis... ar
minda... gavce xma... sanam,, sanam ar gavanadgureb... am usindiso orpir... hips!
ukve SemeSinda, rom mister mikoberi iqve ar momkvdariyo. saSineli
sanaxavi iyo, rogori wvalebiT ambobda am odnav gasarCev sityvebs. bolos,
Ronemixdili daeca skamze. miveSvele saCqarod, magram uarhyo yovelgvari
daxmareba Cemis mxriT.
_ ara, koperfild! damanebeT... Tavi... ar SemiZlia miviRo... araviTari
daxmareba... sanam ar gavasworeb mis ubedurebas... romelic mis vikfilds
miayena im... aramzada... usindiso… hipma.
srulebiT darwmunebuli viyavi, rom igi sami sityvis Tqmasac ki ver
esaZlebda, hipis saxels rom ar mieca misTvis gansakuTrebuli energia.
_ saidumlo... yvelasTvis... uklebliv... swored... erTi... kviris Semdeg...
diliT... yvela aq damswre... da mis trotvudic... da es keTili...
jentlmenic... sastumroSi... kenterberiSi... sadac me da misis mioberi
vmrerodiT... idesRac Sotlandiur simRerebs... iq niRabs movglej am
aramzada... hips!
am magiuri sityviT, rmelic bolos warmoTqmuli iyo gansakuTrebuli
ZaliT, mister mikoberi gavarda oTaxidan da yvelani gaocebuli da
Sewuxebuli dagvtova. magram aqac ar uRalata Tavis Tavs da im dros,
rodesac yvelani ker kidev Tavzardacemulebi visxediT, Semogvitanes
werili.
ai, igi:
`srulebiT saidumlod.
Cemo Zvirfaso ser!
gTxovT bodiSi moixadoT Cems magivrad Tqveni papidas winaSe Cemi
aRelvebisaTvis. afeTqeba moxda Sinagani brZolis gamo, romelsac ufro
advilad mixvdeba, vidre aRwers adamiani...
imedi maqvs, rom sakmarisi simartiviT gamovTqvi survili, gnaxoT erTi
kviris Semdeg, diliT, qalaq kenterberiSi, swored im sastumroSi, sadac
misis mikoberi da me vmRerodiT odesRac TqvenTan erTad Sotlandiur
simRerebs.
rodesac me avasruleb movaleobas, rodesac gamovamJRavneb motyuebasa
da veragobas, isev meqneba ufleba, vucqiro TvalebSi Cems axloblebs, da
maSin Cemi survili iqneba. momiwyon mec erTi ubralo kuTxe im samudamo
gansasvenebelSi, sadac
soflis winaarni myudro kuboebSi
aw ganisveneben maradi ZiliT...
alali xelmoweriT
vilkins mikoberi~.
Tavi ormocdameSvide
koperfildi
gaiara ramdenime Tvem mas aqeT, rac Cven marTa vnaxeT mdinaris piras.
masukan aRarc erTxel aRar minaxavs es qali, Tumca drogamoSvebiT
xvdeboda mister pegotis. marTali rom vTqva, ukve imedi davkarge emilias
kvalis aRmoCenisa da TandaTan vrwmundebodi ubeduri qalis sikvdilSi.
mister pegotis wrmena Seuryeveli iyo. ramdenadac SemeZlo SemeniSna,
arasodes Sehparvia eWvi, rom ipovnida sayvarel diswuls.
gamsWvaluli mtkice rwmeniT, rom bedi, adre Tu gvian, dakargul
diswuls daubrunebda, mister pegoti mainc ar ijda usaqmod. zogjer igi
wavidoda xolme SuaRamisas iarmauTSi, im varaudiT, rom iqneb, raime
SemTxvevis gamo, sanTeli ar aris gamodgmuli Zveli navis axlis
fanjaraSio. zogjer, rodesac waikiTxavda gazeTSi raime gancxadebas,
romelsac SeeZlo hqonoda raime kavSiri emiliasTan, xelSi iRebda
yavarjens da midioda Sor gzaze dakarguli qalis kvalis saZebnelad.
rodesac gaigo, Tu ra miambo mis dartlma, igi wavida zRviT neapolSi da
dabrunda ukan. mogzaurobisas Zalian mkacr pirobebs itanda da yovel
groSs ufrTxildeboda, rom daezoga diswulis povnamde. arasodes ar
gamigia, rom mas daeCivlos an Zebnis siZnele an daRla.
Cemi qorwinebis Semdeg dora xSirad xedavda xolme mas da mudam
uxaroda misi mosvla. moxdeboda, rom igi Semoivlida CvenTan bindisas.
miviwvevdi saxlSi Cibuxis mosawevad da orni vbaasobdiT, Tan wynarad
davseirnobdiT baRis xeivanSi.
erT saRamos miambo, rom wina ramiT saxlis karebTan marTa daxvda.
igi elodeboda mas da sTxovda, ar gasuliyo londonidan mis unaxavad.
_ xom ara uTqvam-ra, rodis gnaxavT kvlav? _ vkiTxe me.
_ ara, master devi, _ mipasuxa man da Cafiqrebulma Camoisva xeli
saxeze. _ vkiTxe amis Sesaxeb, magram damarwmuna, rom ar SemiZlia gipasuxo
am kiTxvazeo.
ori kviris Semdeg, saRamo Jams, marto davseirnobdi baRSi. mTeli
dRis ganmavlobaSi wvimda da haeri sinestiT iyo gaJRenTili. sveli,
damZimebuli foTlebi CamoSvebuliyvnen xeebze; ca jer kidec RrublebiT
iyo dafaruli, Tumca aRar wvimda da Citebi mxiarulad JRurtulebdnen
naTeli cis molodinSi. nel-nela bindi CamoeSva; frinvelebis nazi xma
Sewyda buCqebSi da Rrma siCume Camovarda, rogorc icis xolme amgvar
saRamos qalaqgareT, rodesac ar irxeva arc erTi furceli da mxolod
iSviaTad ismis Camovardnili wveTi xma.
Cveni agarakis gverdiT iyo faTaloTi daburuli xeivani. igi gzaze
gadioda, saxlis win, Rrmad Cafiqrebuli davseirnobdi da, rodesac
SemTxveviT gavixede gzisaken, davinaxe viRac qali, romelic Tavs miqnevda
da xeliT meZaxda.
_ marTa, _ vuTxari me da mivuaxlovdi.
_ SegiZlia gamomyveT? _ mkiTxa man CurCuliT. _ viyavi masTan, magram
saxlSi
ar
damxvda.
baraTi
davutove
magidaze,
rom
wamovides
dauyovnebliv. SegiZliaT gamomyveT axlave?
pasuxis nacvlad dauyovnebliv gavedi WiSkarSi. marTa wavida
londonisken, saidanac, ramdenadac SesaZlebeli iyo efiqra adamians misi
tanisamosis mixedviT, igi saCqarod mosuliyo CemTan fexiT.
vkiTxe _ londonSi xom ar mivdiodiT. man Tavi damiqnia. gzaze
carieli etli Segvxvda, romelic daviqirave.
_ saiT wavides meetle? _ vkiTxe me, roca etlSi CavsxediT.
_ `oqros skverisken~, _ mipasuxa man, _ oRond male wavides.
Cven gavcerdiT misi niSniT `oqros skveris~ erT SesavalTan. vubrZane
meetles daecadna, im ganzraxviT, rom iqneb etli dagvWirdeboda. marTam
xeli Camavlo saxeloSi da wamiyvana erT bnel quCaSi, rogorc cota ar
aris qalaqis am nawilSi. saxlebi aq odesRac Zalian lamazs, kerZo
sacxovreblebs warmoadgendnen, sadac TiTo ojaxi cxovrobda. magram axla
isini ukve didi xania, rac daZvelebuliyvnen da qiravdebodnen cal-calke
oTaxebad. Cven SevediT erT-erTi amgvar saxlis karebSi, marTam xeli
gamiSva da maniSna, rom avyolodi kibeze.
Cven avdiodiT sul zemo sarTulSi. bindbundSi ramdenjerme momeCvena,
TiTqos Cven win midis viRac, qalis tansacmelSi. rodesac kuTxes
SevuxvieT, rom avsuliyaviT ukanasknel safexurze, isev is qali
warmogvidga; erTi wuTiT SeCerda karebis win, Semdeg mohkida xeli karis
saxelurs da Sevida oTaxSi.
_ es ras niSnavs? _ ikiTxa marTam CurCuliT. _ igi Cems oTaxSi Sevida.
srulebiT ar vcnob, vin aris.
samagierod, me Zalian kargad vicnobdi am adamians. pirvelive
Sexedvaze mis dartli vicani.
avuxseni Cems Tanamgzavrs, rom minaxavs es ledi winaT. is iyo
movaswari amis Tqma, rom oTaxSi axladmosulis xma gaisma, magram Cven ar
gvesmoda misi sityvebi. marTam gakvirvebT Semomxeda da nela wamiyvana
kibeze. Semdeg miuaxlovda patara karebs meore mxridan; am kars klite ar
hqonda da erTi xelis kvraze gaiRo. Cven SevediT viwro, cariel
sakuWnaoSi. am sakuWnaosa da im oTaxs Sua, romelsac marTa Tavisas
uwodebda, patara kari iyo, amjerze odnav gaRebuli. Cven aq SevCerdiT,
Zlivs moviTqviT suli daRlilobisagan. Cemi Tanamgzavri odnav Seexo
tuCebs Tavisi xeliT. SemeZlo mxolod damenaxa, rom mezobeli oTaxi
sakmaod farTo iyo, rom iq idga logini da kedlebze gemebis suraTebi
ekida. me ver vxedavdi mis dartls, verc mas, visac igi elaparakeboda.
ramdenime xnis ganamvlobaSi samariseburi siCume sufevda.
_ ra menaRvleba, rom saxlSi ar aris, _ Tqva roza dartlma
medidurad. mas arc ki vicnob, da arc msurs vicnobde. me TqvenTan movedi.
_ CemTan? _ upasuxa nazma xmam.
am xnis gagonebaze TrTolvam gamirbina mTels tanSi; me vicani
emilias xma!
_ diax! _ upasuxa mis dartlma. _ gangeb movedi Tqvens sanaxavad. rao?
Ttqven, mgonia, ar grcxveniaT gamoaCinoT Tqveni saxe?
siZulvili da TavdaWerili gaSmageba ismoda am xmaSi.
_ me movedi, rom menaxa jems stirfordis saTamaSo, _ Tqva man, _
menaxa gogo, romelic gaiqca masTan erTad, romelic samSobloSi gaxda
dabali brbos ybedobis sagnad, utifari, Tavxedi, gamoqnili megobari jems
stirfodisTana xalxisa.
gaisma xmauri, TiTqos ubeduri qali, romelsac umaspinZldebodnen am
dacinviT, mivarda karebs da sastikma mtarvalma gadauRoba gza. Semdeg
xanmokle siCume Camovarda.
mis dartlma pirvelma dailaparaka.
_ ar daiZraT adgilidan, _ uTxra man da fexi dahkra iataks, _ an
arada, daviyvireb mTeli saxlis gasagonad, vinc xarT!
saSineli sasowarkveTilebis kivili iyo erTaderTio pasuxi am sastiki
Seuracxyofisa. isev siCume Camovarda. ar vicodi, ra meqna. Tumca Zalian
mindoda Semewyvita es paemani, magram vfiqrobdi, rom neba ar mqonda
TvaliT vCvenebodi ubedur qals. mxolod mister pegotis SeeZlo enaxa da
daefara Tavisi diswuli.
_ ase! _ Tqva mis dartlma da zizRiT gaicina. _ Zlivs ara vnaxe igi!
da is sacodavi adamiani mohyva amis qselSi! oinbazi!
_ o, SemibraleT! _ SesZaxa emiliam. _ vinc ar unda iyoT, Tqven iciT
Cemi ubeduri bedi. SemibraleT, Tu gindaT, rom Tqvenc Segibralon!
_ rom me Semibralon! _ uTxra man siamayiT. _ ra SeiZleba iyos
saerTo Sensa da Cems Sua?
mis dartli skamze dajda, odnav gaRebuli karis win, da dabla
iyureboda, TiTqos emilia ferxTiT iyo garTxmuli. axla vxedavdi mis
mTrTolvare tuCebs da sastik Tvalebs, romelnic erT wertils
misCerebodnen aRtyinebuli gamarjvebis gamometyvelebiT.
_ yuri migdeT, ras getyviT. _ Sehyvira man, _ nuTu ggoniaT, rom guls
momilbobT Tqveni cremlebiT? itireT, Tund icineT, _ es CemTvis sul
erTia, gaTaxsirebulo monav!
_ o, SemibraleT odnav mainc! _ SesZaxa emiliam. _ moiReT mowyaleba
ubedurisadmi, Torem gavgiJdebi da movkvdebi sasowarkveTIlebisagan!
_ es ar iqneba didi sasjeli! _ uTxra roza dartlma. _ iciT, ra
moaxdineT? gifiqriaT odesme im ubedur saxlze, romelic daoblda Tqveni
meoxebiT?
_ o, ar yofila arc erTi wuTi, arc cxadliv, arc sizmarSi, rom
Tvalwin ar mqonoda es Zvirfasi saxli im saxiT, ra saxiTac davtove igi
samudamod, im ubedur dRes. o, Cemo mSobliuro kerav! o, sayvarelo,
dauviwyaro Ziav! Sen rom warmodgenili gqonoda, ra satanjvels
momayenebda Seni siyvaruli Cemi dacemis pirveli wuTidanve, ecdebodi,
dagefara Seni grZnoba, Tundac es Zalian Zneli yofiliyo SenTvis! Sen
gamijavrdebodi erTxel mainc sicocxleSi, rom gadamdvileboda Cemi
sircxvilis atana. ara, ara, CemTvis ar aris araviTari nugeSi amqveynad,
imitom, rom yvela maT metismetad vuyvardi, yovelTvis, yovelTvis.
roza dartli ijda uZravad, rogorc qandakeba, da miepyro ubeduri
qalisTvis Tavisi Seubralebeli Tvalebi.
_ raSi mekiTxeba Seni saxli? me vlaparakob mis saxlze! _ Tqva mis
dartlma. _ gesmis? vlaparakob im saxlis Sesaxeb, sadac me TviTon
vcxovrob. ai Rirseuli sagani ganxeTqilebisa ledi-dedasa da Sviljentlmens Soris! _ ganagrZobda amayi ledi da Tan zizRiT gaiwoda xeli
da miapyro mrisxane Tvalebi garTxmul qals. _ gombio, romlic Rirsi
arckia mosarecxed iyos keTilSobil ojaxSi, amyarebs am saxlSi
siZulvels, mrisxanebas, sevdas, wyvets uwmindes kavSirs!
_ nu meubnebiT magas, _ qviTinebda emilia da Tan xelebs imtvrevda
saSineli sasowarkveTilebiT. _ rodesac igi pirvelad Semxvda Cemi
cxovrebis gzaze, _ o, netavi arasodes ar gaTenebuliyo is saSineli dRe!
_ me aRzrdili viyavi saTnoebiT, rogorc Tqven an yoveli sxva ledi,
sacole viyavi keTili ymawvili kacisa, romelic Rirsi iyo SeerTo colad
saukeTeso ledi. Tu Tqven TviTon mis saxlSi cxovrobT da icnobT mas,
Tqven iqneb iciT, ra saSineli gavlena SeuZlia iqonios am adamianma sust
arsebaze. ar vimarTleb Tavs, magram kargad vici, da man TviTonac kargad
icis, an mixvdeba amas, rodesac aRelvebuli sindisi Seawuxebs sikvdilis
win, mixvdeba, rom misi mxriT yovelgvari xerxi iyo naxmari gamoucdeli,
gulubryvilo qalis mosatyueblad da saxelis gasatexad. me davujere
gulwrfelad da Semiyvarda mTeli Cemi guliT.
_ Tqven SegiyvardaT igi? Tqven? _ daiyvira roza dartlma da muStebi
mokuma.
pasuxi ar iyo. emilia miefara Cemi Tvalidan.
_ Tqven bedavT da meubnebiT amas me, usindiso arsebav? _ ganagrZo
roza dartlma. _ Cems xelT rom iyos, vubrZanebdi sikvdilamde ecemnaT am
gombiosaTvis.
igi izamda amas, me darwmunebui var. ar iyo qveyanaze wameba da
sasjeli, romelsac ar inatrebda misTvis am wuTSi roza dartli.
_ SeiZleba ucnauri buneba maqvs, _ ganagrZo roza dartlma, _ magram
ar SemiZlia Tavisuflad visunTqo im paeriT, romliTac Tqven sunTqavT. es
haeri SemxuTavi da moSxamulia patiosani xalxisaTvis, minda gavwmindo igi
Tqveni aq yofnisagan. amitom, Tu xvalamdis aq darCebiT, Tqveni ambavi,
yvela saintereso wvrilmanebiT, mTel saxls ecodineba. Tu adgils
gamoicvliT da isurvebT am qalaqSi darCenas, patiosani qalis saxiT,
darwmunebuli iyaviT, rom yovelgan da yovelTvis vipovni saSualebas
mohglijoT orpirobis nirabi. wadiT TqvenisTanebTan da garyvnilebis
budeSi icxovreT; mxolod maSin iqnebiT Tavisufali Cemi devnisagan.
winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi, Cemi risxva da SurisZieba Tan gdevT yovel
adgilas. da am adgils aRmomiCens jentleni, romelic am cota xnis winaT
cdilobda, Tqveni Rirseuli meuRle gamxdariyo.
o, nuTu arasodes ar mova mister pegoti? nuTu didxans momixdeba am
scenis mowmed yofna? SevZleb ki mis atana?
_ ra, ra vqna? _ Sehyvira emiliam.
_ ra hqnaT? _ gaimeora mis dartlma, _ Tqven ipoviT, ueWvelia,
netarebas da bednierebas sakuTar fiqrebSi. SeswireT Tqveni arseboba jems
stirfordis nazi alersis mogonebas, _ mas xom undoda mieTxovebineT erT
Tavisi laqiasaTvis, romelic mzad iyo mieRo Tqveni Tavi saCuqrad Tavisi
Rirseuli batonis xelidan. icxovreT am amayi mogonebiT, aRtacebaSi
modiT Tqveni iSviaTi Rirsebisagan da gixarodeT is bednieri mdgomareoba,
romelic daWireT yvelas TvalSi. magram, Tu yovelive es mainc ar
mogitanT sasurvel nugeSs, misTxovdiT im keTil kacs, romelzedac
laparakobdiT, da bednieri iyaviT imiT, rom is SegibralebT. magram Tu
amanac ar giSvelaT, maSin mokvdiT, _ es yvelaze ukeTesi iqneba.
kibeze moisma Sori fexis xma. es iyo mister pegotis nabiji. madloba
RmerTs!
rodesac roza dartlma warmoTqva ukanaskneli sityvebi, adga Tavisi
adgilidan da me ukve veRar vxedavdi mas.
_ me Tqven ukve damtvreuli saTamaSo megoneT, romelmac sabolood
dakarga Tavisi Sno, magram Sevcdi! Tqven jer isev prialebT oqrosaviT da
namdvili ledis sTabeWdilebas axdenT. maS gaxsovdeT kargad! _ uTxra man
da gaaRo kari gasasvlelad. _ me mZulxarT da gadavwyvite, gagsrisoT da
gaganadguroT, Tu ar moixsniT mag niRabs da ar waxvalT erT-erTs
garyvnilebis saxlSi, sadac fexs ver Sesdgams verc erTi patiosani qali.
meti araferi maqvs saTqmeli.
fexze xma kibeze ufro mkafiod moisma. igi swrafad uaxlovdeboda am
saSineli scenis adgils. roca roza dartlma gaixura kari, viRacam
Cauara mas gverdiT da Sevida emilias oTaxSi.
_ Zia!
SevCerdi da Sevixede oTaxSi. mister pegotis eWira gulSi Cakruli
gulwasuli diswuli. ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi uyurebda mas saxeSi,
Semdeg daixara mis sakocnelad. o, ra nazi iyo es kocna! man daafara
emilias saxes Tavisi cxvirsaxoci.
_ mister devi! _ miTxra man mRelvarebisagan aTrTolebuli xmiT. _
sizmari amixda!
gulwasul, ugrZnobel emilias saxes isev cxvirsaxoci efara. mister
pegotim Caikra gulSi da mZime, frTxili nabijiT daiwyo Casvla kibeebze
Zvirfasi tvirTiT xelSi.
Tavi ormocdamerve
ufro Sori mogzaurobis dasawyisi
meore dRes, dilaadrian, me da papida baRSi davseirnobdiT; papida
mudam doras uvlida da amitom Zalian cotas dadioda. am dros gadmomces,
rom mister pegotis surs Cemi naxva. igi TviTon damxvda baRis boloSi.
rodesac mister pegotim dainaxa papida, Soridanve moixada qudi, radgan
did pativs scemda mas. naambobi mqonda papidasaTvis yevlaferi, rac wina
dRes moxda. mis betsi xmaamouReblad mivida mister pegotisTan da
guliTadi
TanagrZnobiT
xeli
dahkra
mxarze.
es
ieTi
Rrma
gamometyvelebiT iyo Cadenili, rom amjerze es ubralo moZraoba yvelaze
mWeretyveluri gadmodga. mister pegoti mSvenivrad miuxvda papidas,
Titqos mas aTasi sityva eTqvas misTvis.
_ trot! _ miTxra papidam. _ waval da `patara yvavils~ mivxedav;
mgonia, male gaiRviZebs.
_ imedi maqvs, qalbatono, rom Tqven Cemi gulisTvis ar mibrZandebiT?
_ SeniSna mister pegotim.
_ Tqven mosalaparakebeli gaqvT, Cemo megobaro, _ upasuxa papidam. _
uCemod es TqvenTvis ufro mosaxerxebeli iqneba.
_ ara, qalbatono, _ uTxra mister pegotim, _ didad damavalebT, Tu
darCebiT CvenTan da inebebT Cemi ubedobis mosmenas.
_ marTla? maS davrCebi, _ upasuxa papidam.
_ guSin saRamos, _ daiwyo mister pegotim, _ me gadaviyvane Cemi bavSvi
Cems oTaxSi, sadac didi xania movelodebodi da sadac misTvis ukve
yvelaferi mzad iyo. didxans, Zalian didxans ver mcnobda da, roca micno,
_ yvelaferSi gamomityda gulaxdilad da gulwrfelad, TiTqos aRsarebas
ambobso.
_ rodesac emilia gaqceula im saxlidan, _ Tqva mister pegotim
mkacri da mrisxane saxiT, _ sadac, rogorc master devim icis, im gvels
daketili hyavda... wyeulimc iyos... sabralo, RamiT gaparuliyo. mirboda da
Tan esmoda Tavisi kvnesa da tirili. fexebi wvetian qvebze daeWra, magram
arafers ar grZnobda, TiTqos TviTonac qvisa yofiliyo. da mirboda sul
Sors, Sors. Tvalebi uelavda, yurebi uwioda. uecrad... ese igi, Tqven
gesmiT, ase moeCvena, TiTqos gaTenda da dadga dila, notio, qariani, igi
qviSaze iwva, zRvis piras, Tavs adga viRac qali da iqaur enaze
ekiTxeboda, ra daemarTa...
_ emis TvalT daubnelda, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim, _ magram
rodesac daakvirda am qalis saxes, icno erTi im qalTagani, romelTanac
ara erTxel useirnia da ulaparakia zRvis piras. emim uambo Tavisi
ubedureba da ymawvilma qalma waiyvana Tavis saxlSi... diax, waiyvana
saxlSi, _ gaimeora mister pegotim da xelebi miifara saxeze.
am keTilma saqcielma, rogor Canda, Zalian imoqmeda moxucze;
arasodes ar menaxa mis saxeze aseTi gamometyveleba.
_ Tqven warmoidgineT, _ ganagrZobda mister pegoti, _ qoxi patara
iyo, magram diasaxlisma iSovna adgili emisTvis... qmari am dros wasuli
yofila zRvaze... da igi saidumlod inaxavda am ambavs. mezoblebi cotani
iyvnen; isini, vinc iyvnen, daiyolia saidumlos Sesanaxad. emi avad gamxdara
cxelebiT da iqauri ena srulebiT daviwyebia; mxolod mSobliur enaze
SeeZlo laparaki... da TiTqmis mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi eCveneboda,
TiTqos is, vinc miiyvana igi am mdgomareobamde, viTomc fanjarasTan
yaraulobs, xan oTaxSi dgas, da emi uyviroda diasaxliss, ar daenebebinaT
igi misTvis; amave dros grZnobda, rom misis laparaki ar esmodaT da sul
eSinoda, vaiTu axlave mtacon xeli da wamiyvanono. didxans iyo igi aseT
mdgomareobaSi Tu ara, ar vici, oRond mere Zili moeria. am Zima daasusta...
manamde ki zogjer iseTi Zala moecemoda, kargad myofze meti... axla ki
dasustda bavSviviT.
igi SeCerda, TiTqosda undoda Seesvena sakuTari moTxrobis
saSinelebisagan, da erTi wuTis siCumis Semdeg ganagrZo:
_ naTeli dRe iyo, saRamo axlovdeboda, rodesac gaeRviZa. jer
moeCvena, rom igi saxlSia da rom kvira dRea; magram vazis foTlebi
fanjarasTan da mTebi, romlebic moCandnen SoriT, ucxoni iyvnen da
ewinaaRmdegebodnen amgvar azrs. am dros Semovida diasaxlisi da dajda
emis loginTan. amas moagona emis, rom igi Tavis saxlSi ar aris da rom
Sors aris misgan! moagonda agreTve, sad iwva da risTvis, da atirda am
keTili adamianis mkerdze...
mister pegotis ar SeeZlo ucremlod moegonebina es keTili dedakaci.
tyuilad ecada, ganegrZo Txroba; cremlebi isev axrCobdnen.
_ rodesac emi momjobinda, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim cota xnis
siCumis Semdeg, _ ecada, gamosTxoveboda am keTil adamians da samSobloSi
wamosuliyo. am qalis qmari saxlSi dabrunda da orivem Casves igi gemSi,
romeic livornoSi midioda da iqidan safrangeTSi. mas Tan hqonda
cotaodeni fuli, magram am keTilma xalxma mciredze mciredi gamoarTves
yvelafrisaTvis, rac misTvis gaakeTes.
emi mivida safrangeTSi da dadga moaxled sastumroSi navsadgurTan.
aq erTxel uecrad isev gaCnda es gveli... erTi damxvdes sadme! me ar vici,
ras vuzam! rodesam emim dainaxa is kaci... man ver moaswro misi danaxva...
mTeli SiSi da zari isev Tavs daatyda da gamoeqca im haersac ki,
romliTac igi sunTqavda. emi movida inglisSi da duvrSi gadmovida
napirze.
igi movida londonSi, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim da xma daidabla, _
igi, romelsac arasodes sicocxleSi ar enaxa es qalaqi, movida
londonSi... ufulod... ymawvili... lamazi... TiTqmis imwuTSive, rogorc ki
emi gadmovida napirze, man ipova, rogorc mas egona, keTili megobari...
patiosani dedakaci, romelic elaparakeboda mkeraobis Sesaxeb da dahpirda
bevri samuSaos Sovnas; man aRuTqva TavSesafari Tavis salxSi, dahpirda
agreTve, gaego saidumlod yvelaferi Cemsa da yvela danarCenis Sesaxeb. da
rodesac Cemi bavSvi, _ daumata man xmamaRla, _ rodesac Cemi bavSvi idga
ukve ufskrulis piras, romelsac me ver davasaxeleb da verc movigoneb,
maSin marTam aasrula Tavisi sityva da gadaarCina igi.
me ver Sevikave sixarulis amoZaxili.
_ master devi, _ miTxra mister pegotim da CamomarTva xeli Tavisi
Zlieri xeliT, _ Tqven pirvelma momagoneT marTa. gmadlobT, ser! man
aasrula Tavisi danapirebi. igi, rogorc naTeli suli, saCqarod mivida,
sadac emi iwva da eZina da uTxra: `adeqi! gaiqeci! aq Sen mgelis sikvdilze
uaresi ubedureba! wamo, wamomyevi!~ man uambo emilias, rom mnaxa me, rom
vapatie yvelaferi da miyvars Zveleburad. man saCqarod CaaCva kaba, dauWira
emis susti da mTrTolvare xeli, ar usmenda, rasac eubnebodnen
garSemomyofni... man Cems sabralo qalTan gamoarRvia brbo da bnel rameSi
bednierad gamoiyvana Savi, aSmorebuli jurRmulidan.
_ mTeli Rame, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim, _ me da emim erTad
gavatareT. saaTebis mixedviT _ TiTqos bevri ar gvipalarakia, ufro
naklebad movaswari misi Zvirfasi saxis danaxva, magram mTeli ramis
ganmavlobaSi misi xelebi Cems yels exvia da Tavi aq esvena; Cven axla
viciT, rom isev SegviZlia mivendoT erTmaneTs.
Cven yvelani Cumad visxediT. yoveli Cvengani garTuli iyo sakuTar
fiqrebSi. bolos mivmarTe mister pegotis da vuTxari:
_ Tqven, rasakvirvelia, ukve gadawyvetili gaqvT momavlis gegma,
Zvirfaso megbaro? amaze, mgonia, laparakic zedmetia.
_ srulebiT gadawyvetili, master devi, _ ipasuxa man. _ me ukve
vuTxari Cems emis, rom aqedan Sors aris didi, didi miwebi. iq,
avstraliaSi, aravin aras daayvedris Cems saunjes, iq Cven axal cxovrebas
daviwyebT.
_ me vkiTxe, daniSnuli gaqvs Tu ara wasvlis vada-meTqi.
_ dRes diliT, _ ipasuxa man, _ viyavi navsadgurSi, rom gamego gemebis
wasvlis dro. eqvsi kviris Semdeg midis erTi gemi. ukve viyavi am gemze.
kargi samgzavroa.
_ mere, Tqven martoni midixarT? _ vkiTxe me.
_ diax, master dvei, _ mipasuxa man, _ Cem das ise uyvarxarT Tqven da
yvela Tqvenianebi da isea SeCveuli mxolod Tavis samSobloze fiqrs, rom
ara mgonia, kargi iyo misi wayvana. amas garda, aris kidev erTi adamiani,
romelic mas abaria, master devi, da Cven es ar unda daviviwyoT.
_ sabralo qami! _ SevZaxe uneburad.
_ Cemi da, qalbatono, uvlis mis saxl-kars da qams. Zalian uyvars, _
ganumarta mister pegotim papidas.
_ misis gumiji? _ vikiTxe me.
_ Cven Soris rom darCes... ese igi Tqvens winaSe... da Tqvens winaSe rom
iTqvas, qalbatono... rodesac misis gumiji daiwyebs wuwuns, SeiZleba
adamians ar esiamovnos. me rasakvirvelia, mesmis misi ambavi, magram yvelam
xom ar icis es.
me da papidam davadastureT misi azri.
_ amas garda, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim, _ Cems das SeiZleba eCvenos
zogjer... me ar vambob, rom usaTuod eCveneba, magram SeiZleba eCvenos... rom
misis gumiji zogjer usiamovno adamiania. amitom ar vapireb Cemi disa da
misis gumijis erTad dasaxlebas; mas vuSovni binas, sadac igi
idiasaxlisebs, rogorc unda. amisTvis wasvlis win, vfiqrob, davuniSno
misis gumijs pensia, rom eyos sicocxleSi. igi Cinebuli dedakacia.
TavisTavad cxadia, yovlad SeuZlebelia, rom igi, sabralo, siberis dros
dawrialebdes da daZrwodes gemze da Sori qveynis tyeebsa da udabnoebSi.
ai, ra movigone me misTvis, _ daumata mister pegotim.
mas aravin daviwyeboda: igi zrunavda yvelaze, garda Tavisi Tavisa.
_ emi, _ gangarZo man, _ CemTan iqneba, sabralo! mas siwynare da
simSvide esaWiroeba, sanam Cven savsebiT ar movemzadebiT am Soreuli
zRvis gadaRma mxareSi wasasvlelad, imedi maqvs, rom ganvlili tanjva
didi xnis warsulad moeCveneba, rodesac isev Tavis mkacr, magram
mosiyvarule biZis gverdiT iqneba.
papidam Tavi dauqnia am imedis dasturad, da am gamamxnevebelma
moZraobam didad asiamovna mister pegoti.
_ Semdeg kidev ai ra, master devi, _ mitxra man da xeli Caiyo jibeSi,
_ aq fulia... ormocdaaTi girvanqa. amas minda davumato is fulic, romeic
emis Tan hqonda gamoparvis dros... me vkiTxe fulze, Tumca ar vuTxari,
rad mindoda gamego. me marjve ara var TvlaSi. erTi gaisarjeT da
daTvaleT, sworia Tu ara?
man momawoda qaRaldis furceli da TvalebSi micqeroda, sanam
viTvlidi. angariSi swori iyo.
_ gmadlobT, aster devi, _ miTxra man, rodesac davubrune qaRaldi. _
am fuls, Tu nebas momcemT, wasvlis win saqaRaldeSi Sevaxvev da davawer,
visTvis aris. amas ki, meores, mis dedas gavugzavni patara ganmartebiT da
weriliT.
me vupasuxe, rom swored ase saWiro da rom mas yvelaferi
moufiqrebia.
_ me vTqvi, rom erTi saqme darCa gasakeTebeli, da ori ki gamodga, _
Tqva man naRvliani RimiliT. _ rodesac dRes diliT gamovdiodi saxlidan,
ar vicodi, Semetyobinebina Tu ara qamisTvis, rac moxda aq. mere davwere
werili da fostaSi miveci. am werilSi yvelaferi vuambe, rogor iyo saqme,
da
mivwere
agreTve,
rom
xval
mival
iarmauTTan
sabolood
gamosaTxoveblad.
_ da Tqven gindaT, mec wamogyveT? _ vkiTxe me, radgan vxedavdi, rom
mas kidev hqonda saTqmeli raRac.
_ Tuki SegiZliaT, ase didad damavaloT, master devi, _ ipasuxa man, _
me vici, rom Tqveni naxva cotaTi gaamxiarulebs mas.
radgan Cemi patara dora mSvenier gunebaze iyo da Zalian undoda, rom
wavsuliyavi, miveci sitva mister pegotis gamecilebina igi. meore diliT
Cven CavsxediT iarmauTis diliJansSi da gavwieT Zveli gziT.
cota xans vixetiale qalaqSi da Semdeg qamis saxlSi mivedi. pegotis
gaeqiravebina Tavisi saxli da masTan gadasaxlebuliyo. me Sevxvdi pegotis
sufTa samzareuloSi; iqve iyo misis gumijic, romelic TviT mister
pegotis moeyvana Zveli navis saxlidan. meeWveba, rom sxvas visme daeZra igi
Tavisi sadarajodan. rogorc Canda, mister pegotis ukve yvelaferi eambna
maTTvis. qami is iyo gasuliyo, rom cota gaevlo zRvis napirze. igi male
dabrunda da zalian gauxarda Cemi danaxva.
ise meCvena, mas undoda CemTan calke laparaki. amitom gadavwyvite,
meore saRamos gzaSi davxvedrodi, rodesac samuSaodan brundeboda. am
rames pirvelad aiRes sanTeli Zveli navis saxlis fanjridan. mister
pegoti qanaobda iq, Tavis Camokidebul sawolze da qari uwewavda WaRara
Tmas.
mTeli meore dRe igi mounda Zveli saTevzao navisa da misi
mowyobilobis saqmis mogvarebas. igi alagebda da londonSi gzavnida
wvrilman saojaxo nivTebs, romelnic TavisTvis gamosadegad miaCnda, da
stovebda iseT nivTebs, romelic misis gumijs gamadgeboda. misis gumijma
mTeli dRe gaatara masTan erTad SromaSi. radgan me sevdiani miswrafeba
mqonda am sayvareli Zveli saxlisadmi da mindoda erTxel kidev menaxa
igi, Cven SevTanxmdiT, saRamoze SevxvedrodiT erTmaneTs am saxlSi. dro
ise ganvsazRvre, rom amaze adre qami menaxa.
misi povna Zneli ar iyo. me vicodi, sadac muSaobda igi. gavemarTe imis
Sesaxvedrad da marTlac Sevxvdi Suagzaze. Cven cota gaviareT erTad. man
mkitxa ise, rom CemTvis ar Semouxedavs.
_ Tqven naxeT igi, master devi?
_ mxolod erTi wuTiT, rodesac gulwasuli iyo, _ vupasuxe me.
Cven gaviareT ramdenime nabji da man Tqva:
_ Tqven ggoniaT, master devi, rom kvlav naxavT?
_ es, me mgonia, Zalian Zneli iqneba misTvis, _ vupasuxe me.
_ mec ase vfiqrob, _ daumata man, _ diax, rasakvirvelia, Zalian Zneli
inqeba.
_ magram, qam, _ vuTxari xmadabla, _ Tu saWiroa miwera risime Tqveni
saxeliT, im SemTxvevaSi, Tu sityvierad SeuZlebeli iqneba Tqma... an iqneb
gadacema gsurT risame Cemi saSualebebiT, me gavakeTeb amas.
_ amaSi darwmunebuli var, master devi. gmadlobT, ser. Tqven Zalian
keTili xarT, didad gmadlobT, diax, aris raRac, rac me mindoda an
meTqva misTvis, an mimewera.
_ ra?
Cumad gaviareT ramdenime nabiji da Semdeg miTxra:
_ is ki ara, rom me mas vapatie... ara, ufro meti. me mindoda meTqva
misTvis, rom vtxov mapatios, Zala rom davatane da Tavs movaxvie Cemi
siyvaruli. zogjer vfiqrob, me rom ar CamomerTmia misTvis sityva,
wamomyoloda colad, meti ndoba eqneboda Cemi da metyoda, rac awuxebda,
mTxovda rCevas da, SesaZlebelia, gadamerCina kidec.
Cven isev gaviareT xmaamouReblad.
_ me miyvarda igi... da miyvars misi xsovna... ise Zlierad, ise, rom ar
SemiZlia vuTxra, TiTqos axla bendieri adamiani var. me SeiZleba bednieri
vyofiliyav mxolod maSin... rodesac srulebiT daviviwyebdi mas... me ki
meSinia, rom ver avitan, Tu mas etyvian, rom marTlac daviviwye igi. magram
Tu Tqven... Tu Tqven SegiZliaT moigonoT rame iseTi, rom afiqrebinoT,
TiTqos arc ise Zalian vitanjebi... da rom jer isev masze vnaRvlob... rame
iseTi, rac Seumsubuqebs mas sabralo suls da mainc ar afiqrebinebs
TiTqos SesaZlebelia, rom rodisme coli SevirTo an vinme gaxdes CemTvis
igive, rac is iyo CemTvis... me gTxovT _ uTxariT yovelive mas... igi mudam
sayvareli da keTili iyo.
me CamovarTvi xeli mis vaJkacur xels da davpirdi, rom avasrulebdi
mis davalebas, rogorc ki movaxerxebdi.
_ gmadlobT, master dvei, _ mipasuxa man, _ es didi pativiscemaa
Tqvenis mxriT, rom moxvediT Cems Sesaxvedrad da iseTi keTili xarT, rom
nugeSsa scemdiT biZias da ebaasebodiT mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi. esec
xom bevrs niSnavs. Zalian kargad mesmis, master devi, rom mamida ki wava
londonSi, sanam isini gamegzavrebian, da kidev naxaven erTmaneTs
wasvlamdis, magram me veRar vnaxav Zias. es me vici... Cven ar veubnebiT amas
erTmaneTs, magram es ase iqneba, da ukeTesic aris. rodesac Tqven
ukanasknelad naxavT biZaCems, sul ukanasknelad, gadaeciT mas erTxel
kidev Cemi salami da guliTadi madloba oblisa, romlisTvisac igi
mSobel mamaze ukeTesi iyo.
me amasac davpirdi.
_ erTxel kidev gmadlobT, _ miTxra man da magrad CamomarTva xeli. _
me vici, sad gindaT wasvla, mSvidobiT, master devi.
man odnav gaiqnia xeli, TiTqos undoda eTqva, rom ar SeuZlia im
adgilis naxva, da piri miibruna. me gavxede mas, rodesac midioda mTvaris
Suqze am udabur alagas, da davinaxe, rom ramdenjerme Sexeda mTvaris
vercxlisfer zols, zRvaze gawolils, da TandaTan miefara Cems Tvalebs.
kari Ria iyo, rodesac saxls mivuaxlovdi. Sesvlisas davinaxe, rom
yvela nivTi ukve gatanili iyo gareT, garda Zveli skivrisa, romelzedac
ijda misis gumiji kalaTiT xelSi da Sescqeroda mister pegotis.
_ moxvediT, rogor sTqviT, master devi, gamovemSvidoboT Zvels axla,
ha? _ miTxra mister pegotim da sanTeli aswia.
_ marTlac, Tqven yvelafris Calageba mogiswriaT, _ vuTxari me.
_ eh! rasakvirvelia, Cven ar gvizarmacia! misis gumiji ise gaisarja,
ise... rogorc, ar vici, kidev vin gaisarjeboda amgvarad, _ miTxra mister
pegotim, Tan uyurebda misis gumijs da ar icoda, kidev ra sityva moenaxa
sakmarisad saqebari.
yvelaferi alagebuli iyo, _ patara lokokinebis CarCoiani sarkec ki.
momagonda, rogor viweqi aq, rodesac moxda pirveli didi ubedureba Cems
saxlSi. momagonda, cisferTvaleba bavSvi, romelmac momxibla maSin,
momagonda stirfodi da momeCvena, TiTqos igi aq idga, axlos, da
SeiZleboda Semxvedroda yoveli kuTxis SesaxvevSi.
_ daniel, _ uTxra misis gumijma uecrad, dadga Tavisi kalaTa da
xelze Camoekida mister pegotis. _ Zvirfaso daniel! ai Cemi ukanaskneli
sityva, romelsac vityvi am saxlSi: Sen ar unda damtovo me; nu ifiqreb
Cems aq datovebas, daniel, nu ifiqreb!
mister pegotim Sexeda misis gumijs, Semdeg me, mere isev mas, TiTqos
axla gaiRviZao.
_ gemudarebi, Zvirfaso daniel, nu ifiqreb! _ saCqarod SesZaxa misis
gumijma. _ wamiyvane Tan, daniel, SenTan da emisTan! me Tqveni mosamsaxure
viqnebi, momTmeni da erTguli. Tu arian monebi im qveynad, sadac Tqven
midixarT, Tqveni mona gavxdebi da viqnebi, oRond nu damtoveb aq, daniel!
Sen iseTi keTili da sayvareli xar!
_ Cemo kargo! _ upasuxa mister pegotim da Tavi gaiqnia. _ Sen ar ici,
ra Soria gza da ra mZime iqneba iq cxovreba.
_ o, rasakvirvelia, vici, daniel! me SemiZlia warmovidgono! _ SesZaxa
misis gumijma. _ magram ai Cemi ukanaskneli sityva am WerqveS: me davwvebi
aq da movkvdebi, Tu Tan ar wamiyvanT. ar mivekarebi im pensias, romelic
Sen daminiSne; movkvdebi, magram SenTan da emisTan erTad. qveynis bolomde
wamogyvebiT, Tuki Tan wamiyvanT. vici... ratom... me vici, Sen fiqrob, rom
wuwuna da buzRuna var, magram Zvirfaso, sayvarelo, axla is aRar var,
tyuilad ki ar vijeqi aq amdeni xnis ganmavlobaSi; vyaraulobdi da
vfiqrobdi Sens ubedurebaze, usargeblod ar davmjdarvar, master devi!
uTxariT rame Cems Sesaxeb. me vici yvela misi Cveuleba da naRveli.
zogjer SemiZlia vanugeSo, da vimusaveb beTitad. daniel! keTilo daniel!
nu damanebeb Tavs!
misis gumijma staca xeli da akoca mas.
Cvee gamovaTrieT skivri, CavaqreT sanTeli, davketeT kari garedan da
davtoveT Zveli navis saxli. meore dilas, rodesac diliJansiT londonSi
mivediT, misis gumijsa da mis kalaTas
eWiraT erTi saukeTeso
adgilTagani. misi gumiji bednieri iyo!
Tavi ormocdamecxre
afeTqeba
rodesac dro, aseTi saidumloebiT daniSnuli mister mikoberis mier,
mxolod ocdaoTxi saaTiT iyo daSorebuli, SevekiTxe papidas, rogor
movqceuliyaviT, radgan papidas arasgziT ar undoda doras Tavis danebeba.
_ me xmas ar gagcemT, _ gamoucxada doram papida da Searxia Tavisi
kululebi. _ gagajavrebT, mogisevT jips, rom mTeli dRe giyefoT.
darwmunebuli viqnebi, rom marTlac beberi, braziani ledi xarT, Tu ar
waxvalT.
_ Cemo yvavilo, _ upasuxa papidam siciliT, _ Sen xom ici, rom uCemod
ar SegiZlia yofna.
_ ras melaparkebiT! _ uTxra doram. _ srulebiT ar mWirdebiT. gana
Tqven Cemi gulisaTvis darbixarT mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi zeviT da
qveviT kibeebze? gana Tqven zixarT Cems gverdiT da miambobT dolis ambavs,
rogor movida igi TqvenTan daglejili fexsacmelebiT da mTlad
mtvriani... ah, rogori sabralo, saZageli biWi iyo! Tqven xom arasodes ar
sCadixarT imas, rac me mesiamovneba, _ marTali ara var? xom asea, Zvirfaso
papida?
am sityvebiT saCqarod akoca papidas daumata:
_ o, rasakvirvelia, Tqven yvelafers akeTebT! me xom vxumrob! magram
axla yuri migdeT, _ ganagrZobda dora da Tan ealerseboda. _ Tqven
aucileblad unda waxvideT. gamovigoneb TqvenTvis aTasgvar usiamovnebas,
jipic amas izams. Tqven Zalian inanebT, rom ar gameqceT. amas garda, _
daumata doram da gakvirvebiT Semogvxeda jer me da Semdeg papidas, _
ratom ar unda waxvideT oriveni? gana ise mZimed var avad?
_ ras laparakob! ra sakiTxavia! _ Sehyvira papidam.
_ ra sisulelea, _ davumate me.
_ Tqven dabrundebiT da imden axal ambavs moitanT Tan, rom mTeli
kvira dagWirdebaT saamboblad da asaxsnelad. vici, ron ase advilad ver
mivxvdebi, Tu rame saqmiania. da Tu kidev Tvlac damWirdeba, me ar vici,
rogor movaxerxeb. aba! axla xom waxvalT, ara? Tqven xom mxolod erT
Rames ar gaaTevT saxlSi, uTqvenod ki jipi damicavs. wasvlis win dodi
amiyvans zeviT da Tqvens mosvlamde ar Camoval.
saRamos Cven oTxiveni, ese igi: papida, mister diki, tredelsi da me
gavemgzavreT duvris safosto karetiT kenterberiSi.
sastumroSi, sadac mister mikoberma paemani dagviniSna da romelSic
Cven SevediT SuaRamisas, damxvda baraTi cnobiT, rom igi gamocxaddeba
diliT, swored aTis naxevarze.
dilaadrian me davdiodi Zvel, sayvarel, wynar quCebSi. yvavebi Tavs
dastrialebdnen koSkebs da TviT koSkebi, nacnob midamoebze amarTulni,
adgnen naTeli dilis sivrceSi ise mSvidad, TiTqos dedamiwaze arc ki
arsebobda is movlena, romelsac cvlileba ewodeba.
aTis naxveris moaxloebasTan erTad matulobda Cveni mRelvarebac.
papidam daiwyo win da ukan siaruli oTaxSi; tredelsi ijda divanze da
gazeTs kiTxulobda, Tumca misi Tvalebi ar iRebdnen monawileobas am
kiTxvaSi, radgan raRacas eZebdnen Werze. me fanjaraSi viyurebodi, rom
droze mecnobebina mister mikoberis mosvla. didxans ar momixda lodini:
saaTis rekvasTan erTad igi gamoCnda quCaSi.
_ modis! modis! _ SevZaxe me.
_ dila mSvidobisa, qalbatono, dila mSvidobisa, jentlmenebo, _
gviTxra mister mikoberma. _ Tqven metad keTili brZandebiT, ser, _
daumata man da mimarTa mister diks, romelic, rac Zali da Rone hqonda,
xels uWerda.
_ isauzmeT kidec, ser? _ hkiTxa mister dikma. _ xom ar inebebT
katlets?
_ arafris gulisaTvis, mister dikson! _ SesZaxa mikoberma. _ mada da
me, ukve didi xania, rac gavSordiT erTmaneTs.
`mister diksons~ ise gauxarda Tavisi axali saxeli da, rogor Canda,
iseT did pativiscemad miiRo, rom isev magrad CamoarTva xeli mister
mikobers da gaicina bavSviviT.
_ dik! _ uTxra papidam.
mister diki gawiTlda da moWkvianda.
_ aba, ser! _ uTxra papidam mister mikobers da xelTaTmanebi Caicva, _
Cven mzad varT.
_ imedi maqvs, qalbatono, rom mokle xanSi Tqven mowame iqnebiT
afeTqebisa, _ upasuxa mikoberma. _ mister tredels, mgonia, nebas miboZebT,
gamovacxado aq, rom Cven TanxmobiT vmoqmedebT.
_ es marTalia, koperfild, _ miTxra tredelsma, romelsac
gakvirvebiT Sevxede, _ mister mikoberma mTxova rCeva da me miveci es rCeva.
_ Cven savsebiT gendobiT, mister mikober, _ vuTxari me, _ da
SevasrulebT yvelafers, rasac Tqven moisurvebT.
_ Tqveni ndoba, mister koperfild, am SemTxvevaSi ar iqneba
gawbilebuli, _ mipasuxa mister mikoberma. _ minda xuTi wuTiT Tqvenze
adre wavide, rom migiRoT _ mis vikfildis stumrebi _ vikfildisa da
hipis kantoraSi, sadac daqiravebul klerkad vmsaxurob.
me da papidam SevxedeT tredelss, da man Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi
dagviqnia.
_ meti ara maqvs-ra saTqmeli, _ daabolova mister mikoberma. am
sityvebTan erTad didi TavazianobiT dagvikra Tavi da gahqra. rodesac
xuTma wuTma gaiara, tredelsma SesTavaza papidas xeli da Cven yvelani
wavediT Zveli saxlisaken; gzaSi aravis xma ar amogviRia.
mister mikoberi kantoraSi dagvxvda. kantoris didi saxazavi JiletSi
gaerWo da erTi adliT mainc amoeyofebina Tavi, TiTqos raRac axali
juris Jabo ariso.
me momeCvena, TiTqos Cemgan moelodnen laparakis dawyebas.
_ mis vikfildi saxlSia, mister mikober? _ vkiTxe me.
_ mister vikfildi loginad aris Cavardnili, nekresis qarebiT
itanjeba, _ mipasuxa man, _ magram mis vikfilds, ueWvelia, Zalian
gauxardeba Zveli megobrebis naxva. xom ar inebebT Sesvlas, mister
koperfild?
igi win wagviZRva, gaaRo vikfildis kantoraSi karis orive naxevari da
xmamaRla warmosTqva:
_ mis trotvudi, mister daviT koperfildi, mister Tomas tredelsi
da mister diksoni!
me ar menaxa uri hipi mas Semdeg, rac sila gavartyi. Cvenma misvlam,
rogorc Canda, gaaoca igi.
_ WeSmaritad! _ Sehyvira man. _ ai srulebiT moulodneli sixaruli!
xedav, ase vTqvaT, yvela megobars erTad!
_ imedi maqvs, Tavisufali brZandebiT, mister hip? _ hkiTxa tredelsma.
_ diax, mister tredels, _ upasuxa hipma, _ saqme gacilebiT naklebia,
vidre sasurvelia; Tumca me da mikobers sakmarisi saqme gvaqvs, radgan
vikfildi TiTqmis aRaraviTari saqmisaTvis aRar varga. miuxedavad amisa,
musaoba misTvis namdvili siamovnebaa. Tqven, mister tredels, mgonia, ar
xarT ise daaxloebuli mister vikfildTan? mgonia, mxolod erTxel
mqonda bedniereba menaxeT masTan?
_ diax, marTals brZanebT! aqamdis ar mqonda araviTari saqme mister
vikfildTan, _ upasuxa tredelsma, _ Turem, rasakvirvelia, Cven ukve
didixnis nacnobebi viqnebodi, mister hip!
agnesas Semosvlam, romlis mosayvanad wavida mikoberi, Sewyvita es
saubari.
me vxedavdi, rogor uTvalTvalebda uri agnesas, rodesac igi Cven
gvesalmeboda. am dros mikoberma raRac aniSna tredelss da igi
yvelasaTvis SeumCnevlad gavida oTaxidan.
_ Tqven aq meti saqme ar gaqvT, mikober, _ uTxra urim, magram mister
mikoberi uZravad idga karebTan da saxazavi gulTan eWira.
_ raRas eliT, mikober? _ hkiTxa urim. _ gana ver gaigeT, rom aq saqme
aRara gavqT-ra?
_ gavige, _ upasuxa erT adgilze gaqvavebulma mikoberma.
_ maS raRas eliT? _ hkiTxa urim.
_ imas, rom... mokled rom vTqva, me ase momwons, _ upasuxa mikoberma
mouTmenlad.
uris saxe daemanWa. man dakvirvebiT Sexeda mikobers.
_ gaswiT aqedan! male mogelaparakebiT.
_ Tu aris qveyanaze aramzada, romelsac ukve metismetad didi xania,
rac velaparakebi, _ Sehyvira mikoberma gaSmagebiT, _ am aramzadis saxeli
hipia!
uri ise gadaxta, TiTqos daartyeso. nela mogvavlo Tvali yvelas da
Tqva dabali xmiT:
_ oho! es xom SeTqmulebaa! maT piroba SeukravT, rom aq moeyaraT
Tavi. isini Cems msaxurTan erTad muxanaToben Cems winaaRmdeg. ara,
koperfid? maS kargi! mifrTxildiT mikober! gaswiT aqedan! me axlave
gagiswordebiT!
_ mister mikober, _ vuTxari me, _ moiqeciT ise, rogorc Rirsia.
_ ra karg xalxSi Cavvardi, _ waisisina urim. _ mis trotvud, Tqven
ukeTess izamT, Tu ubrZanebT, rom aq SeCerdnen, Torem me Tqvens meuRles
iseT `gaCerdis~ vubrZaneb, rom arc Tqven gaicinebT. dameTanxmeT, CemTvis
ar aris sasiamovno Cavrio aseT saqmeebSi aseTi pativcemuli xnieri ledis
ambavi. mis vikfild, Tq Tqven giyvarT mamaTqveni, gTxovT, aq nu CaereviT. me
gavaRatakeb mas, Tu ar damijerebT! aba, gadiT axla! sad aris deda? _
ikiTxa man uecrad da mxolod maSin SeniSna tredelsis iq ar yofna. _ es
kargi ambavia! da yvelaferi es Cems sakuTar saxlSi!
_ misis hipi aq aris, mister hip, _ uTxra am dros tredelsma, romelic
oTaxSi Semovida Rirseuli Svilis Rirseul dedasTan erTad, _ gavbede da
TviTon gavacani Cemi Tavi.
_ mere, vin mogcaT ufleba ZaliT gascnobodiT mas? _ Sehyvira urim. _
vin brZandebiT? ra gnebavT aq?
_ me gaxlavarT mister vikfildis agenti da megobari ser, _ upasuxa
tredelsma saqmiani adamianis mSrali, wynari kiloTI, _ da aq, jibeSi, maqvs
sruli misi mindobiloba _ vimoqmedo mis magivrad yvela mis saqmeSi.
mikoberma, romelsac Zlivs vakavebdi Cxubisagan, axla gamoiRo
swrafad ubidan saxazavi, amoiRo jibidan dakecili qaRaldi da daiwyo
Semdegis kiTxva:
_ `uRirseuleso mis trotvud da Tqven jentlmenebo...~
_ RmerTma nu qnas! _ miTxra papidam dabali xmiT. _ Tu
borotmoqmedeba didia, man, ueWvelia, erTi ozma qaRaldi mainc daxarja!
mikobers ar gaugia es SeniSvna. igi ganagrZobda:
_ `vinaidan me gamovdivar Tqvens winaSe, raTa brali davdo da
vamxilo, ueWvelia, yvelaze SesaniSnavi aramzada, romelic ki odesme
arsebula dedamiwis zurgze... (aq mikoberma, TvalebauReblad saxazaviT,
rogorc jadosnuri kverTviT, uri hipze miuTiTa), gTxovT umorCilesad,
ar momaqcioT yuradReba piradad me. im dgomareobaSi, rodesac
sircxvilma, gaWirvebam da sasowarkveTilebam umaRles wertils miaRwies,
Sevedi vikfildisas... da hipis firmis kantoraSi, Tumca namdvilad mas
marTavda mxolod hipi. hipi da mxolod hipia am manqanis Carxi. hipi da
mxolod hipia matyuara da gaiZvera!~
am sityvebTan, uri, ufro galurjebuli, vidre gafiTtebuli, mivarda
mister mikobers, rom gamoeglija misTvis es werili, magram mikoberma
saocari xelovnebiT Caartya mas saxazavi gawvdils TiTebSi.
_ amasac mogagoneb, damacade! _ Sehyvira urim da daiklakna
tkivilisagan.
_ `jamagiri, romelsac viRebdi... hipis kantoraSi, ar aRemateboda
umniSvnelo Tanxas, ocdaor Silingsa da aqevs penss kviraSi. mgonia,
saWiro ar aris imis axsna, rom male iZulebuli gavxdi mimemarTna...
hipisTvis fulis sasesxeblad, misis mikoberisa da Cveni ubeduri, magram
mravalricxovani ojaxis gamosakvebad. mgonia, es aucilebloba winaswar
navaraudevi hqonda... hips... saWiro ar aris amaze laparaki, rom am sesxs
maZlevdnen
TamasuqebiT,
sesxis
werilebiT,
valis
sabuTebiT,
saxelmwifosagan dadgenili kanonebis Tanaxmad, da, amgvarad, male
davinaxe, rom gabmuli var badeSi, romelsac... hipi TandaTan swnavda Cems
garSemo, Cems dasaRupavad~.
is netareba, romelsac hgvrida mister mikobers misi epistolaruli
niWi am saqmeTa ubeduri mdgomareobis aRweraSi, TiTqos askecad
unazRaurebda mas mTel im SiSsa da naRvels, romelic sinamdvilem mianiWa!
man ganagrZo:
_ `ai maSin... hipma daiwyo gamoCena Cemdami swored imdeni ndobisa,
ramdenic saWuro iyo misi jojoxeTuri gegmis sisruleSi mosayvanad. Cemi
daxmareba swored iq iyo mudam saWiro, sadac saqme Seexeboda raime
siyalbes, an sadac navaraudevi iyo SecdomaSi Seyvana erTi pirovnebisa,
romelsac davasaxeleb, rogorc mister v-s. rodesac gadavWeri Sinagani
brZola jamagirianobasa da ujamagirobasa, purianobasa da upurianobasa,
sicocxlesa da sikvdils Soris, davisaxe miznad, mesargebla yvela am
SemTxveviT, raTa memxilebina da naTelmeyo yvela is sisaZagle da
veragoba, romelic Caidina… hipma mister vikfildis dasaRupad.
`Cemi braldeba hipis winaaRmdeg, _ kiTxulobda igi, Semdeg Sexeda
Tavis mowinaaRmdeges da yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis moimarjva saxazavi
iRliis qveS, _ Semdegia: jer erTi, _ rodesac mister vikfildis goneba da
mexsiereba, im mizezebis gamo, romelTa ganxilvas aq arc saWiroeba da arc
adgili ar moiTxovs, dasustda da dauClungda... hipma auria da gaafuWa
kantoris yvela saqme. rodesac mister vikfilds yvelaze naklebad seeZlo
xolme saqmis marTva... hipi usaTuod swored maSin gamoCndeboda da
miaCeCebda raime qaRalds. amgvar SemTxvevebSi... hipi Soulobda mister
vikfildis xelmoweras didmniSvnelovan sabuTebze, romelTac moaCvenebda
sruliad ubralod, Semoudebda magidaze, rogorc yovlad umniSvnelos.
ase, magaliTad, man aiZula mister vikfildi mieca misTvis... hipisTvis
sruli mindobiloba, raTa mas, hips, hqonoda ufleba gankarguleba
moexdina da kantorisaTvis mindobili Tanxa _ oci aTas eqvsas Tormeti
girvanqa _ moexmara yalbi moTxovnilebis dasafaravad ararsebul
valdebulebebis gamo da viTomda nakluli Tanxebis Sesavsebad~.
_ Tqven agebT amisTvis pasuxs, koperfild. Tqven! _ Sehyvira urim
muqariT. _ amas ar davtoveb ase Tavis droze!
_ hkiTxeT... hips, mister tredels, _ uTxra mikberma da Sewyvita
kiTxva. _ vin cxovrobda mis binaSi mis Semdeg? hkiTxeT, moiReT mowyaleba.
_ cxovrobda regveni, _ upasuxa hipma zizRiT, _ da igi axlac iq
binadrobs!
_ hkiTxeT... hips, _ ganagrZobda mikoberi, _ hqonda Tu ara am saxlSi
uwin wignaki? gTxovT.
uris gamxdarma xelma uecrad Sewyvita nikapis fxaWna.
_ an hkiTxeT, xom ar dauwvavs-ra amis magvari? _ daumata mikoberma. _
igi ityvis, rom swvavda, da ikiTxavs, sad aris nacari, miuTiTeT vilkins
mikoberze, da igi gaigebs raimes, arc ise sasiamovnos TavisTvis.
mikoberma medidurad Cado Tavisi Rababi sayeloSi da ganagrZo kiTxva:
_ `meore, _ hipi, rogorc danamdvilebiT vici da sindisis qveS vambob,
davTrebSi da sabuTebze sistematurad xels awerda mister vikfildis
magivrad. amrigad moiqcia igi erT SemTxvevaSi, romelic SemiZlia
davamtkico saTanado sabuTebiT, saxeldobr...~
da mikoberma isev daatkbo Tavisi smena sityvebis raxaruxiT, romelic,
rasakvirvelia, sasacilo da metic iyo, magram, unda SevniSno, es garemoeba
mxolod mikobers ar emarTeba. Cemi sicocxlis ganmavlobaSi bevrjer
SemiSinavs es gataceba zedmeti sityvebiT. igi raRac saerTo wesad aris
xolme miRebuli yvela sazeimo SemTxvevaSi da masze emyareba mravali
formaluri da sasamarTlos sabuTi. maTi kiTxvisa an warmoTqmis dros
xalxi TiTqos gansakuTrebiT tkbeba, rodesac Sexvdeba WaxaWaxa sityvebis
wyebas, romelic erTsa da imave cnebas aRniSnavs, rogorc, magaliTad:
`minda, moviTxov da msurs~, anda kidev: `vutoveb, vuanderZeb da
ganvsazRvrav~ da sxvani. Cven vlaparakobT enis siZneleze da Cvenve ki
vawamebT enas; gvixaria, rom gvaqvs zedmeti sityvebis maragi, rmelic
SegviZlia movixmaroT sazeimo SemTxvevaSi, da gveCveneba, rom es
didebulia da keTilxmovani.
mikoberi ganagrZobda kiTxvas gansakuTrebuli xalisiT, piris
wkapuniT.
_ `saxeldobr, amrigad, ese igi, vinaidan mister vikfildi metad mZime
mdgomareobaSi imyofeboda janmrTelobis mxriv da Zalian advilad
SesaZlebeli yo, rom misi sikvdili gamoiwvevda mravali siyalbis
gamomJRavnebas da hipis uflebis damxobas vikfildis ojaxobaze, rogorc
me, qvemore xelismomwers, vilkins mikobersa mgonia, da rac SeiZleba
momxdariyo,
Tu
misi
asulis
mamisadmi
siyvaruli
ar
iqneboda
winaswardajerebuli, rom kanonier ganxilvamde ar miiyvanos orive
amxanagis kantoris saqmeebi, _ amis gamo am dasaxelebulma hipma saWirod
dainaxa, hqonoda maragad sesxis valdebuleba zemoaRniSnuli Tanxis, oci
aTas eqvsas ToTxmeti girvanqisa, procentebiT, romel valdebulebaSic
naTqvamia, TiTqos es Tanxa sesxad hqondes micemuli hips mister
vikfildisTvis, raTa gadaerCina igi sircxvilisagan, Tumca es Tanxa
sinamdvileSi arc gacemula arasdros, arc arsebula da arc miRebula.
xelmowera am sabuTze, viTomc Sedgenili mister vikfildis mier da
Semowmebuli vilkins mikoberis mier, _ yalbia. me maqvs ubis wignaki,
romelSic mravali nimuSia amgvari yalbi xelmowerisa mister vikfildis
mier~.
uri wamoxta, amoiRo jibidan gasaRebebis abmula, gaaRo magidis ujra,
magram Semdeg gadaifiqra da ar Cauxednia Sig, isev mogvibrunda Cven.
_ sabuTi CemTan aris, _ sTqva mikoberma da gamarjvebuliviT
gadmogvxeda yvelas, _ ese igi, dRes diliT, rodesac es werili iwereboda,
igi me mwonda, magram Semdeg gadaveci mister trdelss.
_ sruli simarTlea, _ daadastura tredelsma.
_ uri, uri! damorCildi da sTxove patieba am jentlmenebs! _ yviroda
dedaberi. _ me vici, jentlmenebo, rom Cemi Svili dagmorCildebaT, Tu
adroveT. mister koperfild, Tqven xom iciT, rogori moridebuli da
morCili iyo igi mudam.
_ dedi, gaCumdi! ukeTess izamdi, rom Tofi ageRo da gulSi gesrola
CemTvis!
uri erTi wuTiT gaCumda, Semdeg warbebebSekrulma Semomxeda da Tqva:
_ aba, kidev ra gaqvT? aris kidev rame? moitaT. ras miyurebT ase?
mikoberi isev Seudga Tavisi braldebis kiTxvas; igi didi xalisiT
daubrunda am saqmes, romelic amden siamovnebas hgvrida mas.
_ `me SemiZlia davamtkico, rom mTeli sisuste, nakli da TviT sikeTe,
TviT mSobliuri siyvaruli da patiosnebis grZnoba ubeduri, motyuebuli
da gaZarcvuli mister vikfildisa raimdenime wlis ganmavlobaSi mxolod
imas emsaxureboda, rom xeli Seewyo Zunwi, qvawvia da muxanaTi... hipis
gamdidrebisaTvis; rom hipis erTaderTi mizani, garda gamdidrebisa, iyo
survili savsebiT xelSi Caegdo mister vikfildi da misi asuli. mister
vikfildma, romelsac eSinoda, rom moelis gakotreba da patiosani
saxelis dakargva, mTeli Tavisi imedi daamyara am adamianis saxes
majlajunaze (mikoberma es axali gamoTqma gansakuTrebuli rixiT
warmosTqva), am majlajunaze, romelmac moaxerxa, saWiro da aucilebeli
gamxdariyo, da amis saSualebiT moamzada Tavisi keTilismyofelis
daRupva. yoveli amis damtkicebas me vkisrulob da, ueWvelia, ufro metsac
davamtkiuceb~.
me ramdenime sityva wavCurCule agnesas, romeic Cems gverdiT idga da
sixarulisa da mwuxarebis cremlebs Rvrida erTsa da imave dros.
msmenelTa Soris atyda moZraoba, TiTqos mikoberma daamTavra kiTxva,
magram man araCveulebrivi RirsebiT warmosTqva: `umorCilesad gTxovT,
mapatioT~, da erTdroulad Rrma sevdisa da udidesi aRtacebis
gamometyvelebiT waikiTxa:
_ `me gavaTave. darCenia mxolod, davamtkico es braldeba sabuTebiT
da Semdeg, Cems ojaxobasTan erTad, samudamod movSorde qveyanas, sadac,
rogorc Cans, Cven metni varT. es male iqneba Sesrulebuli. warmomidgenia,
rom Cveni ZuZuTa bavSvi pirveli dautevebs suls kvebis uqonlobis gamo
da rom mas Cveni tyupebi mihyvebian. iyos neba RvTisa! rac Semexeba me, Cemma
kenterberiSi gadmosaxlebam ukve gamoiRo nayofi. Cemi Camwyvdeva savalo
cixeSi, kanonier safuZvelze, da SimSili daamTavreben danarCens.
kmayofili viqnebi, Tu Cemze, rogorc es naTqvami iyo erT mamac da
ganTqmul zRvis gmirze, romelTanac Tavis Sedarebas me, rasakvirvelia,
ver gavbedav, _ ityvian, rom Sevasrule yovelive es ara raime jildos an
saxelis moxveWis imediT, aramed mxolod da mxolod
inglisis, mamulisa da mSvenierebisaTvis.
vilkins mikoberi~.
vilkins mikoberma dakeca qaRaldi da mdabali Tavis dakvriT miarTva
igi papidas, rogorc nivTi, romelic SesaZlebelia, esurva Seenaxa.
urim Sexeda mikobers, mivida da xmauriT gaaRo orive kari. karada
carieli iyo.
_ sad aris davTrebi? _ Sehyvira man zardacemulma. _ vin moipara?
_ me, _ upasuxa mikoberma, _ me Cavidine, rodesav Cveulebrivad viyavi
TqvenTan gasaRebisaTvis.
_ nu SewuxdebiT _ sTqva tredelsma, _ davTrebi CemTan aris.
_ maS Tqven moparul nivTebs iRebT? _ Sehyvira urim.
_ amgvar semTxvevaSi _ usaTuod, _ upasuxa tredelsma.
magram rogor gamikvirda da rogor gavocdi, rodesac papida, romelic
mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi Rrma dumilSi iyo wasuli, uecrad mivarda
uris da orive xeliT swvda sayeloSi.
_ Sen ici, rasac vTxoulob? _ Sehyvira man.
_ tusaRis tanisamoss, Tu ras? _ uTxra urim.
_ ara, Cems qonebas!. agnesa, Cemo gulo! sanam megona, rom mamaSenma
gaflanga igi, xma ar amomiRia imis Sesaxeb, rom Cemi fuli aq iyo micemuli
sawarmood; trotisTvisac ki, rogorc TviTonac icis, araferi miTqvams;
magram axla, rodesac gavige, rom es adamiani pasuxisgamcemi, axla
moviTxov Cems qonebas. tot, midi, gamoarTvi, waarTvi!
xom ar egona papidas am wuTSi, rom misi fuli uris ubeSi edo. amas
ver vityvi danamdvilebiT; magram igi ise ajanjRarebda uris, TiTqos
fuli mas marTlac Tan hqonda. saCqarod davarwmune papida, _ vecdebiT
gamovarTvaT mas yvelaferi, rac ki miTvisebuli aqvs motyuebiT-meTqi. am
laparakma da wuTierma dafiqrebam daamSvida papida.
am dro misis hipi cremlebiT evedreboda Svils, damorCileboda
jentlmenebs; gviCoqebda win TiTo-TiTod yvelas da gvpirdeboda aTas
ucnaur rames. bolso urim dasva igi skamze, borotebiT savse TvalebT
Semomxeda da miTxra.
_ ra gindaT axla?
_ axlave getyiT, rac aucilebelia, _ uTxra tredelsma.
_ gana koperfilds ena ara aqvs? _ waibutbuta urim. _ me bevrs
mogcemdiT, Tu metyodiT, rom mas ena marTlac moWrili aqvs.
_ ai ra aris amJamad aucilebeli, _ Tqva tredelsma. _ upirveles
yovlisa, am wuTSive unda CamabaroT xelSekruleba Tqveni amxanagobaSi
Sesvlis Sesaxeb da moZravi qonebis savalo mowmoba.
_ ki, magram, vTqvaT, rom ar maqvs es xelSekruleba, _ gaawyvetina
urim.
_ ki, magram Tqven gaqvT igi, _ upasuxa tredelsma, _ Cven araferi ar
gvinda vicodeT Tqveni warmodgenis Sesaxeb.
unda gamovtyde, rom am wuTSi pirvelad davafase saTanadod naTeli
goneba da mtkice, momTmeni praqtikuli Wkua yofili skolis amxanagisa.
_ Semdeg, _ ganagrZo tredelsma, _ unda gadmogvceT ukanasknel
groSamde yvelaferi, rac ki xelSi CaigdeT. yvela davTari, yvela sabuTi
kantoris saqmeebisa CvenTan unda iyos Sesanaxad, da agreTve yvela Tqveni
wigni, angarSi, baraTi, _ erTi sityviT _ yvelaferi, rac ki aq aris.
_ viTom es aucilebelia? _ upasuxa urim. _ me mWirdeba dro, rom
movifiqro.
_ sruli simarTlea, _ SeniSna tredelsma, _ magram saqmis garCevamde
es sabuTebi Cven gveqneba. gTxovT, ara-da, gaiZulebT Tqvens oTaxSi ijdeT
da aravisTan ar iqonioT kavSiri.
_ magas ar vizam, _ sTqva urim wyevliT.
_ maSin cixe sakmarisad saimedo binaa, _ SeniSna tredelsma, _ da
Tumca kanoni, SesaZleeblia, ufro gvian dagvibrunebs yvelafers, rac
gvergeba, da iqneba man ver gaakeTos es iseTi sisruliT, rogorc Tqven
TviTon, samagierod, araviTari eWvi ar aris, rom igi dagsjiT, yovel
SemTxvevaSi, es Tqven Cemze ukeT iciT. koperfild, gaisarjeT, wadiT
gildholSi policielis mosayvanad.
_ moicadeT! damiyvira urim. _ nuRar Rrialeb, dedi, dae waiRon
xelSekruleba. wadi, moitane.
_ moexmareT, mister dik. gviyaviT wyaloba, _ uTxra tredelsma.
mister dikma, am davalebiT gaamayebulma, gaacila moxuci. igi male
dabrunda da moitana ara marto xelSekruleba, aramed is yuTic,
romelSic igi ido da romelSic vipoveT saangariSo davTari da
sxvadasxva qaRaldebi, romlebic Zalian gamogvadga SemdegSi.
_ kargi, _ Tqva tredelsma. _ axla, mister hip, Tqven SegiZliaT
wabrZandeT da moifiqroT Tqveni mdgomareoba, amasTan, gaisarjeT da
gansakuTrebiT iqonieT mxedvelobaSi, rom... amas gicxadebT yvela aq
damswris saxeliT... Tqven dagrCeniaT mxolod erTi gamosavali, romelic
agixseniT, da rom igi aucileblad unda Seasruldes dauyovnebliv.
uri TvalauReblad gaZvra karebSi.
mioberma TvaliT gaacila igi, sanam uri ar miimala karebs ukan, da
maSin winadadeba momca `mowmed vyofiliyavi erTierT ndobis aRdgenis
dros misis mikobersa da mas Soris~. Semdeg mTeli danarCeni
sazogadoebac miiwvia Tavis saxlSi.
agnesa daubrunda avadmyof mamas, tredelsi darCa hipis sayaraulod, _
ise rom, mxolod me, papida da mister diki gavyeviT mikobers.
misi saxli axlos iyo. mister mikoberi Sevarda sastumro oTaxSi
iseTi siswrafiT, rac mxolod misTvis iyo SesaZlebeli.
_ emi, Cemo sicocxlev! _ Sehyvira man da gadaexvia misis mikobers. _
emi, Cveni urTierTndoba, ase xangrZlivad arsebuli Cven Soris, isev
aRdgenilia! axla mobrZandes siRatake! _ yviroda mister mikoberi da Tan
cremlebs afrqvevda. _ modiT, SimSilo, ZonZebo, sicivev da glaxis abgav!
urTierTndoba gagvamxnevebs bolomde!
misis mikobers mRelvarebisagan guli wauvida da misi gons moyvana iyo
saWiro. papidam da mister mikoberma ikisres es saqme.
_ mapatieT, Zvirfaso mister koperfild, _ miTxra sabralo qalma da
xeli gamomiwoda, _ magram Rone cotaRa SemrCa, xolo gamorkveva
ukanaskneli gaugebrobisa Cemsa da mikobers Soris xumroba ar aris!
_ es aris Tqveni ojaxi? _ ikiTxa papidam.
_ jerjerobiT meti ara gvyavs, _ miugo misis mikoberma.
_ ah, ras brZanebT, me magaze ar vambob, me vkiTxulob _ yvela Tqvenia
es bavSvebi?
_ es azri sworia, qalbatono, _ upasuxa mister mikoberma.
_ is ufrosi ymawvili kaci, _ ganagrZo papidam, _ risTvis aris
momzadebuli?
_ rodesac Cven am qalaqSi gadmovsaxldiT, _ upasuxa mikoberma, _
imedi mqonda, rom vilkinsi mgaloblad moewyoboda taZarSi. magram
vakansia ar iyo tenorisTvis im pativcemul SenobaSi, romlis wyalobiT es
qalaqi sargeblobs aseTi didi, Riseulad damsaxurebulis saxeliT, da...
mokled
rom
vTqvaT,
man
Cveulebad
gaixada
simRera
maRali
sazogadoebisaTvis.
papida Cafiqrda daaxloebiT erTi wuTiT da uTxra:
_ mikvirs, mister mikober, rom jer azrad ar mogsvliaT inglisidan
gadasaxleba.
_ ah, qalbatono! _ upasuxa mikberma. _ es ocnebaa Cemi siymawvilisa da
unayofo survili vaJkacobisa!
me darwmunebuli var, rom mTel Tavis sicocxleSi mas azrad ar
mosvlia es!
_ marTlac, _ Tqva papidam da me Semomxeda, _ es xom Zalian kargi
iqneba TqvenTvisac da Tqveni ojaxobisTvisac. mister mikober, gadasaxleba
rom gadavwyvitoT. ai, devi icnobs xalxs, romlebic avstraliaSi apireben
gamgzavrebas. Tu Tqven gadawyvetT gadasaxlebas, ratom ar unda waxvideT
erTad? moifiqreT es, mister da misis mikober, dro jer kidev aris, _
kargad awon-dawoneT.
_ me msurda mxolod erTi ram mekiTxa, keTilo miledi, _ Tqva misis
mikoberma, _ rogor ggoniaT, jansaRi hava aris iq?
_ umSvenieresi, _ upasuxa papidam.
_ am SemTxvevaSi, _ ganagrZo misis mikoberma, _ inda vicode kidev,
rogoria im qveynis wyobileba, SeuZlia iseTi niWiTa da unariT aRsavse
adamians, rogoric mister mikoberia, iqonios imedi, rom jerovan
mdgomareobas daiWers sazogadoebaSi? me aRaras vambob olqis mmarTvelis
an sxva amgvari adgilis daWeris Sesaxeb, magram moipoveba, Tqvenis azriT,
iq pirobebi misi niWis saTanado ganviTarebisaTvis?
_ arsad ar aris ukeTesi garemoeba da pirobebi Sromismoyvare da
wesieri adamianisaTvis, _ upasuxa papidam.
_ Sromismoyvare da wesieri adamianisaTvis, _ gaimeora misis mikoberma
mZimed, _ samarTliania. naTlad vxedav, avstralia swored saTanado
adgilia mikoberis moRvaweobisaTvis.
_ mec darwmunebuli var, qalbatono, _ daumata mister mikoberma –
rom dRevandel pirobebSi mxolod es mxare varga CemTvis da Cemi
ojaxisaTvis, da rom im napirebze Cveni bedi aucileblad miiRebs sxva,
ukeTes mimarTulebas da saxes.
arasodes ar damaviwydeba, rogor uecrad gaitaca igi momavali
keTildReobis ocnebam, ase rom, gacilebis dros igi uyurebda mimaval
xarebs ukve avstralieli fermeris TvalebiT.
Tavi ormocdameaTe
ganvlili gzis isev Tvalis gadavleba
me iZulebuli var, erTxel kidev SevCerde, o, Cemo pawawina colo!
ai, im saxeebSi, romelnic mwkrivad iSlebian mogonebaSi Cems Tvalwin,
erTi saxea, wynari da mSvidi. igi Tavisi umanko siyvaruliT da bavSvuri
mSvenierebiT meubneba: SeCerdi, momigone!
me avasrule amas. yvelaferi danarCeni bindeba da hqreba. isev
dorasTan var, Cvens patara saxlSi, londonis midamoSi. ar vici, didxans
iyo Tu ara igi avad. kvirebisa da Tveebis angariSiT _ cota xans; magram
imis mixedviT, rac gamoviare, dro iyo didi, Zalian didi dro.
TandaTan Semepara SiSi, rom arasodes aRar dadgeba is dRe, rodesac
davinaxav Cems pawawina cols, mzeze rom darbodes Zvel megobar jipTan
erTad.
dora wevs da giRimis. igi aocrad sayvarelia, da ar ismis misgan arc
erTi mouTmeneli sityva, arc erTi sayveduri. igi ambobs, rom Cven yvelani
Zalian keTilebi varT; rom man icis, Tu rogor itanjeba misi sayvareli,
keTili biWuna; rom papida sul hyaraulobs, sul uvlis, sul fusfusebs,
emsaxureba mas. zogjer ori moxuci ledi, debi _ iadonebi, modian doras
sanaxavad, da maSin vigonebT Cveni qorwilis dRes da mTel im bednier
xanas.
dilaa. dora, papida mier morTuli, miCvenebs, rogor jer isev
kululebad ixveva misi mSvenieri Tmebi gSlil baliSze, ra grZeli da
mbzinavia isini da rogor uyvars mas maTi tareba badeSi.
_ imitom ki ara, rom aqamde vamayobde Cemi TmebiT, Cemo biWuna, _
meubneba igi, rodesac viRimebi, _ ara, mxolod imitom, rom odesRac Sen
maT lamazad Tvlidi, da kidev imitom, rom, rodesac pirvelad daviwye
fiqri Senze, Cavixede sarkeSi da Cems Tavs davekiTxe: gagexardeba Tu ara,
rom miiRo am Tmebis kululi! ah, ra suleli bavSvi iyavi, rodesac gaCuqe
aseTi kululi!
_ es im dRes iyo, rodesac Sen yvavilebs xatavdi, me rom mogitane, da
rodesac giTxari, rom miyvarxar, dora.
_ magram maSin srulebiT araviTari survili ar mqonda meambna
SenTvis, rogor davtirodi maT, TviTonac ar vici, ratom, _ miTxra doram.
_ rodesac isev SeviZleb sirbils uwindeburad, wavideT da vnaxoT is
adgilebi, sadac Cven iseTi sulelebi viyaviT, ara dodi?
_ aucileblad. da isev gavataroT ramdenime bednieri dRe. magram unda
daeCqaro morCenas, genacvale!
_ o, me male movrCebi! Sen ar ici, ramdenad ukeT var axla.
saRamoa. vzivar imave skamze, imave loginTan da igive saxe miyurebs me.
Cven ramdenime xans vdumdiT. mis saxes Rimili dasTamaSebda. aRar damaqvs
Cemi msubuqi tvirTi kibeze, zeviT da qveviT; igi mTeli dRe aq wevs.
_ dodi!
_ ra, genacvale, dora?
_ me agnesas naxva minda. Zalian minda vnaxo igi.
_ me mivwer, Cemo kargo.
_ marTla miswer?
_ am wamSive mivswer.
_ Sen axla Zalian mowyenili xar, dodi, rodesac qveviT zixar xolme?
_ iCurCulebs dora da mexveva yelze.
_ maS rogor viqnebi, genacvale, rodesac vxedav Sens cariel skams.
_ Cems cariel skams! (igi magrad momekra da daaxloebiT erTi wuTi
dumda). _ da Sen marTla amCnev Cems iq aryofnas, dodi? _ mekiTxeba igi
RImiliT da TvaelbSi Semomyurebs.
_ Cemo sulo! maS visi aryofna iqneba CemTvis ufro SesamCnevi, vidre
Seni!
_ Cemo kargo dodi! ah, me ise mixaria da Tan mainc menaRvleba!
Ramea, da jer isev dorasTan var. agnesa movida, CvenTan gaatara mTeli
dRe da saRamo. Cven bevri ar gvilaparakia, magram dora Zalian kmayofili
da mxiaruli iyo. axla Cven martoni varT.
vici Tu ara, rom Cemi pawawina coli male damtovebs? me miTxres es.
axali araferi uTqvamT CemTvis. magram verc ki warmomidgenia. angariSi ver
mimicia Cemi TavisTvis. dRes ramdenjerme gavedi satirlad. miWiravs misi
xeli, vikrav gulSi, vxedav mis siyvaruls Cemdami, da me, sicocxliTa da
ZaliT savses... ar SemiZlia uari vTqva mkrTal, bundovan imedze!
_ me zogi ram maqvs gulSi, rac minda giTxra, dodi, Sen xom ar
gamijavrdebi? _ miTxra man.
davde Tavi baliSze mis gverdiT. igi TvalebSi micqeris da saocari
sinaziT melaparaeba. TandaTan misi laparakis dros vamCnev Rrmad
daWrili guliT, rom igi TavisTavze laparakobs, rogorc raRac
warsulze.
_ me mgonia, sayvarelo, rom metismetad ymawvili viyavi! vlaparakob
ara marto wlovanebis Sesaxeb, aramed gamocdilebaze da saerTod
yvelaferze. mgonia, ukeTesi iqneboda, rom Cven gvyvareboda erTmaneTi,
rogorc patara biWsa da gogos, da Semdeg dagveviwyna. mgonia, rom ar
vvargodi colad!
vcdilobdi, Semekavebina cremlebi, da vupasuxe:
_ o, dora, genacvale! iqneba imitom, rom mec ar vvargodi qmrad!
_ ar vici, _ mipasuxa man da Taviseburad Searxia kululebi, _
SesaZlebelia. magram me rom metad vyofiliyavi momzadebuli ojaxuri
cxovrebisaTvis, SesZlebelia maSin Senc ufro dalagebuli qmari
gamxdariyavi.
_ Cven Zalian bednierebi viyaviT, cemo sayvarelo dora. _ me Zalian
bednieri viyavi, Zalian; magram Cven rom didxans gvecxovra erTad, Cems
bavSv-qmars moswyindeboda aseTi coli. igi sul ufro da ufro naklebad
ivargebda mis megobrad. igi TandaTan sul metad ifiqrebda, ra aklia mis
saxls, da coli ki veRar gamoicvleboda. ase ukeTesad gamovida.
_ dora, genacvale, nu melaparakebi magas!
_ aq ar aris arc erTi sityva sayvedurisa, _ mipasuxa man da makoca. _
me metismetad miyvarxar, dodi, rom gisayveduro rame! es siyvarulia mTeli
Cemi damsaxureba, garda, iqneb, imisa, rom gonji ar viyavi... an rom Sen
lamazad mTvlidi. iq, dabla, sicariela, dodi?
_ saSineli sicarielea!
_ nu tiri! Cemi skami iq aris?
_ iq aris. Tavis Cveulebriv adgilas.
_ ah, rogor tiris Cemi sabralo biWuna! gaCumdi! gaCumdi! axla mneba
momeci, dapirebulis asruleba gTxovo. minda aglesas movelaparako.
rodesac dabla Caxval, uTxari agnesas, amovides CemTan, da, sanam mas
velaparakebi, nuravis SemouSveb, papidasac ki. minda martodmarto
movelaparako agnesas, srulebiT marto.
davpirdi, maSinve amesrulebina yvelaferi, magram ver movSordi.
_ me vTqvi, rom ase ukeTesia, _ miCurCulebs igi da yelze mexveva. _
RmerTmani, dodi, ramdenime wlis Semdeg Sen aRar geyvareba Seni pawawina
coli, ise, rogorc axla giyvars.
vici, rom metismetad ymawvili da
suleli viyavi. ase ukeTesia.
agnesa dabla iyo, rodesac Cavedi. avasrule doras davaleba. igi avida
zeviT da damtova marto jipTan.
mivujeqi cecxls da yru samduraviT vigonebdi yvela idumal
grZnobas, romelic dambadebia colis SerTvis Semdeg. vigonebdi yovel
sisuleles, momxdars Cemsa da doras Soris, da vgrZnobdi, ra didi
simarTlea imaSi, rom cxovreba wvrilmanebidan dgeba. nuTu marTlac
ukeTesi iqneboda, rom Cven gvyvareboda erTmaneTi, rogorc bavSvebs, da
Semdeg dagveviwyebina erTmaneTi? gamucdelo gulo, mipasuxe!
ramden xans viyavi wasuli fiqrebSi, ar vici. me gamomiyvana am
mdgomareobdian Cemi pawawina colis Zvelma megobarma. ufro mousvenrad,
vidre uwin, igi gamovida Tavisi Cinuri qoxidan, daJinebiT momaCerda
TvalebSi, moiTxova zeviT asvla.
_ axla ar SeiZleba jip, ar SeiZleba.
igi mZimed brundeba ukan, milokavs xels da isev daSterebiT
Semomyurebs amRvreuli TvalebiT.
_ ah, jip! iqneb arasodes aRar SeiZlebodes!
igi wveba Cems fexTiT, izmoreba, TiTqos unda daiZinos, sabralod
kvnesis... da... kvdeba.
_ agnesa! Sexede! Sexede!
me vxedav saxes, sibraluliTa da sevdiT aRsavses... cremlebis
nakaduls... Cumi naRvelis saSinel gamoxedvas da didad zeawvdil xels!
_ agnesa!
yvelaferi gaTavebulia! wyvdiadi mibnelebs Tvalebs da yvelaferi
hqreba mexsierebidan.
Tavi ormocdameTerTmete
mister mikoberis moRvaweoba
axla arc droa da arc adgili imisTvis, rom Cemi imdroindeli
sulieri ganwyobilebis ganxilvaSi Sevide. maSin megona, rom Cemi momavali
qvis kedliT iyo amoqolili da rom bolo moeRo Cems Zal-Ronesa da
moRvaweobas cxovrebaSi-meTqi, garda samarisa veRarsad ver vxedavdi
TavSesafars Cemi daoblebuli gulisaTvis.
ar
SemiZlia
danamdvilebiT
vTqva,
rodis
mirCies
pirvelad
mogzauroba, da rogor moxda, rom damajeres, sulis simSvidis Zieba
adgilebis gamocvlaSiao. agnesas suliT ise iyo gamsWvaluli yvelaferi,
razedac ki Cven vfiqrobdiT, vlaparakobdiT da vakeTebdiT im kaeSnis
xanaSi, rom, mgonia, es gegmac mis gavlenas SemiZlia mivawero.
im dauviwyari wuTis Semdeg, rodesac gamomecxada zeawvdili xeliT,
igi, rogorc keTili suli, mgfarvelobda Cems daoblebul saxls. rodesac
sikvdili gaCnda, Cemma pawawina colma, _ rogorc miTxres Semdeg, rodesac
amis mosmena SemeZlo, _ RimiliT miiZina agnesas mkerdze.
ganvagrZob.
samogzaurod vemzadebodi. rodesac miwam dafara is, rac warmavali
iyo Cemi pawawina colis arsebaSi, me mxolod imas velodi, rom
gamgzavrebuliyo ucxo mxareSi mimavali xalxi, da mas, rasac mikoberi
`hipis sabolood ganadgurebas~ uwodebda.
tredelsis winadadebiT, romelmac im xanaSi gamoiCina Tavi, rogorc
uerTgulesma da mosiyvarule megobarma, Cven, ise igi papida, agnesa da me,
kenterberiSi davbrundiT. dapirebisamebr, maSinve mikoberTan gavemarTeT,
sadac iseve rogorc vikfildTan, tredelsi atarebda mTel Tavis dros
saangariSo davTrebis sinjvaSi.
_ aba, mister da misis mikober, _ uTxra papidam imwamsve, rogorc ki
Cven davsxediT, _ ras ityviT? moifiqreT Tu ara Cemi winadadeba?
_ Tqven did patvs gvdebT, qalbatono, _ upasuxa mikoberma, gaSala
raRac qaRaldi da ganagrZo: _ miviRe ra mxedvelobaSi fuliT daxmareba,
romelic saSualebas gvZlevs gavemgzavroT Cveni patara naviT axali
cxovrebis farTo zRvaSi, erTxel kidev gadavsinje da avwone udidesi
saikiTxi, romelic Tqvens winadadebas exeba. nebas vaZlev Cems Tavs,
mogarTvaT Cemi sakuTari xeliT xelmowerili Tamasuqi (Sedgenili,
rasakvirvelia, kanonebisa da parlamentis dadgenilebaTa mixedviT, Rerbian
qaraldze) Tvrameti, ocdaoTxi da ocdaaTi Tvis vadiT.
_ moawyveT es saqme ise, rogorc gsurdeT, _ uTxra papidam.
_ qalbatono, _ upasuxa mikoberma, _ Cemi meuRle da me vgrZnobT, ra
uzomo sikeTiT gveqcevian Cveni megobrebi da keTilismyofelebi. axla,
rodesac vfurclav Cemi cxovrebis srulebiT axal gverds da amjerze
arasaxumaro gaqanebiT vapireb araCveulebrivi naxtomis gakeTebas, mimaCnia,
rom sakuTari Rirsebis SegnebisaTvis uaRresad mniSvnelovania da Cemi
SvisisaTvis samagaliTod aucilebeli, rom momavali xelSekruleba
Sesrulebuli iyo, rogorc or saqmian adamians Soris.
papidam SeniSna, rom saqme ar gaZneldeba iq, sadac orive mxare
yvelaferze Tanaxmaa. mister mikoberic amave azris iyo.
_ Cveni axal sarbielze moRvaweobisTvis mzadebis Sesaxeb, qalbatono,
_ gangarZobda mikoberi Tavmomwoned, _ nebas viTxov, ramdenime sityva
mogaxsenoT. Cemi ufrosi qali yoveldRe, dilis xuT saaTze, midis erTerT mezobel rZiT savaWroSi, raTa Seiswavlos iq Zroxebis wvelis
xelovneba. umcrosi bavSvebi akvirdebian Rorebsa da Sinauri frinvelebis
zneCveulebebs, romlebic moSenebuli hyavT am qalaqis uRaribes nawilSi,
Cemi ufrosi vaJi vilkinsi dadis joxiT xelSi da varjiSobs mwyemsobaSi,
rodesac ki amisi SemTxveva eZleva; es arc ise xSirad xdeba, radgan uxeSi
xalxi, umetes SemTxvevaSi, lanZRviT aiZulebs xolme mas Tavi daanebos am
saqmes.
amis Semdeg mister mikoberma xeli gauwoda misis mikobers, Sexeda
qaRaldebis grovas, romelic win edo tredelss magidaze, da gviTxra, rom
gvtovebs saqmeebis gasarCevad, da oriveni didi ceremoniiT gavidnen
oTaxidan.
_ Zvirfaso koperfild, _ miTxra tredelsma mikoberebis gasvlis
Semdeg, _ ar vixdi bodiSs, rom am saqmeebiT gawuxeb, radgan ici, did
monawileobas iRebs yovelive amaSi, da, amas garda, iqneb am saqmeebma
cotaTi gagarTos. imedi maqvs, Zvirfaso megobaro, rom SeiZleba
mogvismino.
_ me srulebiT damSvidebuli var, _ vupasuxe xanmokle siCumis Semdeg,
_ upirvelesad yovlisa, yvelam papidaze unda vifiqroT. Sen xom ici,
ramdeni gaakeTa man CvenTvis?
_ rasakvirvelia, rasakvirvelia, _ mipasuxa tredelsma, _ vis SeuZlia
amis daviwyeba.
_ magram es jer yvelaferi ar aris, _ ganvagrZe me. ukanaskneli ori
kviris ganmavlobaSi raRac axali sevda ewia. igi midioda yovel dilas
londonSi da xSirad mxolod Rame brundeboda saxlSi. Sen ici, tredels,
ramden monawileobas iRebs igi sxvebis bedSi. mas ar surs miTxras, ra
daemarTa.
papida mTeli Cemi laparakis ganmavlobaSi ijda gafiTrebuli, uZravi;
bolos, ramdenime cremli Camougorda danaoWebul saxeze da Tavisi xeli
Cemsas daado.
_ araferi, trot, araferi, es aRar ganmeordeba, Sen yvelafers male
gaigeb. axla ukeTesia agnesas saqmes SevudgeT.
_ me samarTlianad unda davafaso mister mikoberi, _ daiwyo
tredelsma, _ mas, ueWvelia, arasodes ar umuSavia Zalian bevri Tavis
TavisTvis, magram dauRalavi adamiania, rodesac sxvebisTvis muSaobs. ver
warmoidgen, rogori sicxariT Seudgeboda xolme saqmes; rogori
gaSmagebiT iyo Cafluli dRe da Rame qaRaldebSi da saanariSo davTrebSi;
amas daumatoT uamravi werilebi, romelTac mwerda xolme aqedan
vikfildis saxlSi da zogjer aqve, magidis meore mxridan, rodesac,
rasakvirvelia, gacilebiT ufro advili iyo piradi axsna.
_ mister dikic saswauls axdenda, _ gangarZo tredelsma. _ rodesac
igi morCa uri hipis yaraulobas, man Seswira Tavi mister vikfilds.
_ diki SesaniSnavi adamiania, _ Tqva papidam. _ yovelTvis vambobdi
amas. Sen ici, es trot.
_ Semdeg, Tqven, mis vikfild, Cemda udides sasiamovnod, SemiZlia
giTxraT, rom mister vikfildma agreTve SesamCnevad ibruna piri
mokeTebisaken am bolo dros, _ ganagrZobda tredelsi nazi sifrTxiliT.
_ drodadro mas ubrundeba mexsierebis Semokrebisa da azris erT saganze
SeCerebis unari. ise rom, bevr SemTxvevaSi Zalian dagvexmara, metadre
zogierT saqmeSi, romelic, Tavisi daxlarTulobis gamo, srulebiT
auxsneli
darCeboda
CvenTvis.
magram
amJamad
Cemi
movaleobaa
warmogidginoT Sedegebi da ar viybedo yvela am Cemgan SemCneul saimedo
garemoebaze, Torem ase verasodes gavaTaveb.
_ maS ase, _ Tqva tredelsma da gaSala magidaze qaRaldebi. _
rodesac davTvale yvela Tanxa da erTgvar wesrigSi moviyvane, aRmoCnda,
jer erTi, auarebeli uneburi Secdomebi da, meorec, imdenime, Tu metic
ara, ganzraxi daxlarTuloba da siyalbe. Cven gamorkveulad vTvliT, rom
mister vikfilds SeuZlia likvidacia uyos Tavis kantoras agentis
saSualebiT, dauyovnebliv da daubrkoleblad.
_ o! ra bednierebaa! _ SesZaxa agnesam. _ Tu mamaCemi patiosnad gamodis
am daxlarTuli saqmeebidan, meti raRa unda visurvo! mudam imaze
vocnebobdi, rom menaxa igi odesme ganTavisuflebuli mdgomareobidan,
romelic mas hboWavda; maSin Sevwirav mas Cems sicocxles da, imedi maqvs,
nawilobriv mainc samagieros mivuzRav misi mzrunvelobisa da unazesi
siyvarulisaTvis. yvela mis valdebulebisa da pasuxismgeblobisagan
ganTavisuflebis Semdeg CemTvis udidesi bedniereba iqneba, Cems Tavze
aviRo Cveni momavlis mowyoba.
_ ki, magram ra saSualebiT apirebT amas, agnesa?
_ ukve didi xania nafiqri maqvs, trotvud, da darwmunebuli var,
gavimarjveb. aq bevrni micnoben kargad da iseTi keTili TvaliT micqerian,
rom SemiZlia amaSi darwmunebuli viyo. Tqvenc nu SegeparebaT eWvi. Cven
didi moTxovnileba ara gvaqvs. Tu daviqiraveb Cven sayvarel Zvel saxls
da pansions gavxsni, amiT sasargebloc viqnebi da bednieric.
_ Semdeg, mis trotvud, _ uTxra tredelsma, _ Tqveni qoneba...
_ diax, mister tredels, upasuxa papidam da Rrmad amoioxra, _ amaze
erTs getyviT: Tu Cemi fuli aRar aris, me avitan amas; Tu moinaxeba _
gamexardeba misi dabruneba.
_ Tu ar vcdebi, Tqveni fuli iyo rva aTasi girvanqa sterlingi
saxelmwifo qaramdebad? _ ikiTxa tredelsma.
_ diax, _ upasuxa papidam.
_ Cven ki mxolod xuTi SegviZlia dagibrunoT, _ SewuxebiT Tqva
tredelsma.
_ mas meti arc hqonda, _ Tqva papidam imave simSvidiT. _ sami aTasi me
davinarCune, erTi aTasi Sevitane Sens magivrad, Cemo trot, doqtorTa
kolegiaSi, danarCeni ori ki me maqvs. radgan mTavari Tanxa davkarge,
saWirod vcani aRar meTqva-ra da Savi dRisTvis Sevinaxe. mindoda menaxa.
rogor gamoxvidodi gaWirvebidan, trot, da Sen sakuTari Zal-RoniT
mSvenivrad gamoxvedi, moTminebiTa da muyaiTobiT. agreTve dikic... nu
melaparakebiT... me mgonia, rom nervebi cotaTi aSlili maqvs.
amas veravin ver ityoda mis betsis Semyure. igi ijda sruliad
mSvidad, welSi gamarTuli, gulxeldakrefili; papidas saocrad eWira
Tavi.
_ maS ase, Zvirfaso megobrebo, _ gangarZo papidam, _ Tqven marTlac
waarTviT es fuli im yaCaRs?
_ saqme imaSia, _ upasuxa tredelsma, _ rom mister mikoberma yoveli
mxridan Semoartya alya da yvela mis uarze mzad hqonda axali
dasamtkicebeli sabuTi. ase rom, mas arasgziT ar SeeZlo uari eTqva.
SesaniSnavi aq is aris, rom uri hipma miiTvisa es fuli imdenad ara Tavisi
gaumaZRari sixarbis gamo, ramdenadac koperfildis siZulviliT. amaSi
srulebiT darwmunebuli var. TviTon gamomicxada es gulaxdilad. sTqva,
rom Seswiravda, ramdensac ginda Tanxas, oRond evno koperfildisaTvis.
_ oho! _ SesZaxa papidam, Seikra warbebi da agnesas Sexeda. _ axla
raRas iqms?
_ ar vici, _ upasuxa tredelsma, _ is da misi deda wavidnen erTad
londonSi Ramis diliJansiT.
_ kargi, maS ra gadavwyviteT mikoberis Sesaxeb? _ ikiTxa papidam.
_ ho, marTla! _ Tqva tredelsma da gamxiarulda. _ movale var,
erTxel kidev sruli samarTlianobiT davafaso mister mikoberi. igi rom
aseTi muyaiTi da mtkice ar yofiliyo, Cven verafers ver mivaRwevdiT,
verafers da, mgonia, mxedvelobaSi unda viqonioT da ar daviviwyoT, rom
mister mikoberi ase iqceoda mxolod da mxolod samarTlianobisaTvis,
metadre Tu warmovidgenT, rogor SeeZlo mas kargad mowyoba hipTan,
gaCumeba rom gadaewyvita.
_ mec ase vfiqrob, _ SevniSne me.
_ maS ra mivceT mas? _ ikiTxa papidam.
me da tredelsma gadavwyviteT _ gadagvexada mikoberisaTvis valebi.
mogvemzadebina da gagvestumrebina igi Tavisi ojaxiT avstraliaSi da
pirvel xanebSi iq mosawyobad migveca asi girvanqa sterlingi, oRond im
pirobiT,
rom
xumrobagaSvebiT,
gamogverTmia
fulis
gadaxdis
valdebuleba, rogorc TviTon man isurva, radgan mister mikoberisaTvis
ukeTesi iqneboda, Tu igi TavisTavs movaled CasTvlida. amas davumate
kidev, rom gavafrTxileb mister pegotis, romelsac savsebiT SeiZleba
endos adamiani, misi momavali Tanamgzavris xasiaTis ESesaxeb da
davavaleb, misces mister mikobers kidev asi girvanqa, rodesac amas mister
pegoti saWirod dainaxavs-meTqi.
_ imedi maqvs, _ daiwyo tredelsma gaubedavad, _ rom Tqven, mis
trotvud, da Sen, koperfild, mapatiebT, Tu, Cemda didad samwuxarod,
Sevexebi TqvenTvis mtkivneul sakiTxs; magram saWirod mimaCnia mogagonoT...
im dRes, rodesac mikoberi gamvida Tavisi SesaniSnavi braldebiT, hipma
muqariT daasaxela... papidaSenis qmari.
papida ijda welSi gamarTuli da TiTqos damSvidebiT Tavi daukra
Tanxmobis niSnad.
_ iqneb es utifari da uminSvnelo muqaraa, _ gangarZo tredelsma.
_ ara _ upasuxa papidam.
_ maS... gTxovT mapatioT... marTlac arsebobda aseTi pirovneba da hipis
gavlenis qveSac imyofeboda?
_ marTalia, Zvirfaso megobaro, _ upasuxa papidam.
aq tredelsma SesamCnevad auria ena da Tqva, rom mas TviTon ar
SeuZlia Seexlos am sagans; rom saWirod dainaxa, ar Sexeboda mas saqmis
garCevis dros iseve, rogorc mikoberis valebis pirobebs; rom Cven ukve
gavuSviT uri hipi xelidan da rom es adamiani, ueWvelia, riTac ki
SesaZlebeli iqneba, siaves uzams yvelas, vinc ki am saqmeSia Careuli.
papida isev mSvidad ijda, magram ori cremli Camougorda loyebze.
_ Tqven srulebiT marTali xarT, _ sTqva man, _ amis Sesaxeb dumili
aucilebelia.
_ xom ar SegviZlia me an koperfilds, gavekeToT rame am mxriv? _
ikiTxa tredelsma frTxilad.
_ araferia saWiro, didad gmadlobT, _ upasuxa papidam. _ es ubralo
muqara iyo. trot, dauZaxe mikberebs, Cems Sesaxeb ki sakmarisia laparaki.
am sityvebiT gaiswora kaba, gasworda welSi da Tvalebi karebs
miapyro.
meore dRes wavediT saxlSi, papidasTan, da rodesac Zilis win
martoni davrCiT, rogorc winaT, man mkiTxa:
_ Sen marTla ginda icode, trot, ra mawevs gulze lodad am bolo
dros?
_ rasakvirvelia, minda, papida. Tu uwinac mwyinda xolme, rodesac ar
SemeZlo gameziarebina Tqveni naRveli, miT ufro Zlieria es grZnoba axla.
_ Sen Seni dardic sakmarisi gqonda, Svilo, _ mipasuxa papidam
alersianad, _ ra saWiro iyo Cemis damatebac? sxva mizezi Sengan
dafarvisa ar mqonda, trot.
_ me vici, magram mainc miambeT.
_ xval diliT SegiZlia gamomyve?
_ rasakvirvelia!
dilis cxra saaTze Cven wavediT londonSi. gaviareT ramdenime quCa
da bolos mivaRwieT erT did saavadmyofos. SesavalTan idga ubralo
drogi, romelzedac es aris axal daedgaT kubo. meetlem icno papida da
mis xelis daqnevaze mZimed daiZra. Cve ukan gavyeviT.
_ axla gesmis, trot, _ Tqva papidam, _ igi ukve aRar aris.
_ saavadmyofoSi gardaicvala?
_ diax!
papida ijda Cems gverdiT welSi gaWimuli da uZravad, magram isev
davinaxe cremlebi mis saxeze.
_ igi ukve iyo mand erTxel, _ miTxra papidam Semdeg. _ didxans
avadmyofobda... ramdenime wels... motexili, daavadebuli adamiani iyo.
rodesac ukanaskneli avadmyofobis dros Seityo Tavisi mdgomareoba,
eTxova, SeetyobebinaT CemTvis. man wminda guliT moinania yvela danaSauli.
_ Tqven masTan dadiodiT, papida. me vici.
_ diax. xSirad davdiodi.
_ igi gardaicvala Cveni kenterberiSi wasvlis wina rames?
papidam Tavi damiqnia.
_ axla ukve aravis da arafers aRar SeuZlia misi vneba. ubralo
muqara iyo, _ Tqva papidam.
rodesac sasaflaos mivuaxlodvdiT, gamovediT karetidan da kubos
gavyeviT. iq miwas mivabareT.
_ dRes ocdaTeqvsmeti weli Sesrulda, rac jvari daviwere, _ SeniSna
papidam, rodesac karetiT ukan vbrundebodiT.
Cven xmaamouReblad davikaveT Cveni adgilebi. papida didxans ijda
Cumad da Cemi xeli eWira. bolos aqviTinda da miTxra:
_ marTlac mSvenieri iyo, rodesac gavTxovdi masze, magram Zalian
gamoicvala, trot.
grZnobis aseTi gamomJRavneba xangrZlivi ar iyo. rodesac papidam
cremlebiT guli moioxra, male damSvidda da TiTqmis gamxiarulda kidec.
SeniSna, rom bolo dros cota nervebi moeSala, Torem ar gamoamJRavnebda
mwuxarebas.
Cven mivediT haigetSi, sadac mikoberis werili dagvxvda, dilis
fostiT mosuli. ai igi:
`miledi da mister koperfild!
sanetaro aRTqmis qveyana, romelic meCveneboda horizontze ase cota
xnis winaT, isev sqelma nislma moicva da samudamod miefera im ubedurisa
da bedisagan gaCagrulis TvalTagan, romlis daRupva gadawyvetilia.
uaRresad pativcemulma komerciulma sasamarTlom verstmisterSi
gamosca dadgenileba hipis meore saCivris gamo, mikoberis winaaRmdeg,
romlis ZaliT ubeduri movale policielebis msxverpli gaxda.
vinaidan isini mimelian, amas mohyveba ubralo daboloeba, radgan
sulieri tanjva asatania mxolod garkveul zomamde, romelsac ukve
mivaRwie.
Cemi
cxovreba
gaTavebulia.
gisurvebT
bednierebasa
da
gamarjvebas. Tu SemdegSi romelime mgzavri miva im adgilas, romelic
daniSnulia am qalaqis ubedur movaleTaTvis, igi rasakvirvelia, uneburi
gulis TrTolviT Zlivs gaarCevs cixis kedelze daJangebuli lursmniT
dawerils, naxevrad waSlil asoebs
v. m.
P.S. me vxsni am werils, raTa davumato, rom Cvenma saerTo megobarma
Tomas tredelsma, ukeTilSobilesi mis trotvudis saxeliT, gadaixada
valic da sasamarTlos xarjic. ase rom, me da Cemi ojaxi netarebis
umaRles mwvervalze vimyofebiT~.
Tavi ormocdameTormete
qariSxali
axla vuaxlovdebi sazarels, waruSlel SemTxvevas Cems sicocxleSi,
romelic aTasnairi qseliT aris gadaxlarTuli yvelaferTan, rac mas win
uZRoda.
mravali wlis Semdeg igi isev melandeba ZilSi; mudam magondeba
qariSxlian avdarSi an zRvis napiris danaxvaze.
ucxoeTSi mimavalTa gamgzavrebis vada axlovdeboda. Cemi beberi gadia
Camovida londonSi. mudam masTan da mis ZmasTan viyavi, iseve, rogorc
mikoberebi. rogorc Canda, isini cdilobdnen, daaxloebuliyvnen; magram
emilia ar minaxavs.
erT saRamos, gamgzavrebamde sul cota xnis win, Cven samni visxediT;
me, pegoti da misi Zma. laparaki qamze Camovarda. pegoti gviambobda,
rogori sinaziT gamoemSvidoba igi mas, rogor vaJkacurad da mtkiced
eWira Tavi, metadre bolo dros, rodesac, misi azriT, qami yvelaze metad
itanjeboda.
im dros me da papidam Tavi davanebeT Cvens binebs haigetSi. me _
imitom, rom mogzaurobas vapirebdi; papidam _ imitom, rom duvrSi moisurva
dabruneba. Cven mokle xniT daviqiraveT bina koventgartenSi. rodesac
saxlSi vbrundebodi am laparakis Semdeg, momagonda Cemi ukanaskneli
Sexvedra qamTan iarmauTSi da uecrad Sevyovndi Cemi winandeli
gadawyvetilebis Sesaxeb, rom emiliasTvis daniSnuli werili mxolod
ukanasknel wuTSi gadameca mister pegotisaTvis; vifiqre, rom ukeTesi
iqneboda, axlave mimewera emiliasTvis
yovelive is, rasac qami
melaparakeboda. azrad momivida rom Cemi werilis miRebis Semdeg emiliam,
SesaZlebelia, moisurvos ukanaskneli salamis gagzavna Tavisi ubeduri
saqmrosaTvis. unda mimeca misTvis amisi sababi.
amitom im saRamosve davjeqi werilis dasawerad. vuambe emilias,
rogor vnaxe qami, rogor mTxova man, rom gadameca emilisaTvis yvelaferi
is, rasac axla vwerdi; Tan davurTe mokle baraTi mister pegotisadmi,
rom mas gadaeca es werili daniSnulebisamebr. orive werili davde
talanSi, rom gaegzavnaT, da gaTenebisas Cavweqi loginSi.
gamaRviZa papidam, romelic Cems logins mouaxlovda.
_ Cemo trot, _ miTxra man da xeli CamomaRva, _ gadaveci emilias
Tqveni werili; man dawera ai es da damavala mekiTxa TqvenTvis, xom ar
isurvebT waikiTxoT, da Tu cuds aras naxavT, xom ver gvizamT iseT
sikeTes, rom gadasceT igi?
_ Tqven waikiTxeT? _ vkiTxe me.
man sevdianad damiqnia Tavi. gavxseni werili da Semdegi wavikiTxe:
`me gadmomces Tqveni davaleba. ah! riTi da rogor SemiZlia
gamogicxadoT Cemi madloba Tqveni aseTi umagaliTo sikeTisaTvis!
yvela Tqveni sityva Rrmad CameWra gulSi. me maT sikvdilamde
Sevinaxav iqve. es _ mWreli danaa da mainc nugeSia. rodesac vxedav iseT
xalxs, rogoric Tqven xarT, keTilo Cemo megobaro, da biZaCems, maSin
mesmis sicocxlis usazRvro sikeTe.
Cemo Zvirfaso, Cemo megobaro, mSvidobiT! samudamod amqveynad! o,
netavi SemeZlos, isev bavSvad gaviRviZo, rom neba mqondes mogiaxlovdeT;
gmadlobT suliTa da guliT! mSvidobiT saukunod!~
werili cremlebiT iyo danamuli.
_ SemiZlia gadavce, rom arafers cuds ar xedavT am werilSi da
gagzavniT mas, master devi? _ mkiTxa mister pegotim, rodesac am werilis
kiTxva gavaTave.
_ rasakvirvelia, _ vupasuxe me, _ magram mgonia...
_ ra, master devi?
_ vfiqrob, TviTon wavide iarmauTSi. jer kidev aris dro. movaswreb
wavide da davbrunde gemis gamgzavrebamde. igi, Tavisi martooobiT, Tavidan
ara mSordeba. me rom gadavce axla es werili, emilias xeliT dawerili,
da amiT mogceT saSualeba gamgzavrebis wuTSi uTxraT emilias, rom qamma
miiRo igi, _ es didi nugeSi iqneba orivesTvis.
Cemi TxovniT mister pegoti Sevida fostaSi, aiRo CemTvis adgili
diliJansSi da saRamos isev gavudeqi iarmauTis gzas, romelzedac ukve
ramdenjer mevlo sul sxvadasxva garemoebaSi.
_ ra ucnauri caa, _ vuTxari me, sxva mosaubris uyolobis gamo,
fostalions pirvel sadgurze, _ ar maqsovs, rodisme menaxos amis magvari
ram!
_ mec arasodes ar minaxavs, _ mipasuxa fostalionma. _ es qariSxlis
caa, ser. me mgonia, zRvaze axla saSineleba xdeba, an arada, male daiwyeba
saSineleba.
caze mihqroda Wreli Rrublebi, adgil-adgil raRac ucnauri
alisferiT Seferilebi. zog adgilas isini grovdebodnen da mTebs
Seadgendnen. maT Soris mogelandebodaT ufskrulebi, yvela miwier
napralebze uRrmesi. da am mTebis mwvervalebze moxetiale mTvare TiTqos
uecrad vardeboda ufskrulSi, viTomc bunebis kanonebis am saSinel
darRvevaSi mas Tavzari daeca. mTeli dReE hqroda qari, magram axla
qariSxali gaSmagda da, rac dro midioda, miT ufro da ufro saSinlad
da sazarlad Rmuoda Cvens garSemo.
daRamda. Rrublebi Seikra da mTlian Sav sqel nabadiviT moedo cas,
qariSxali zmuoda da ustvenda. misi qrolva imdenad Zlieri iyo, rom
cxenebs Zala eleodaT; xSirad ukan ixevdnen, ase rom, Cven yovel wuTs
gadabrunebis molodinSi viyaviT. Rameebi am dros isedac bneli icis.
seqtembris bolo iyo.
gaTenda, magram qariSxali ar dawynarebula. vyofilvar iarmauTSi
iseT dros, rodesac, mezRvaurebis sityviT, `mTeli ZaliTa da RoniT
uberavda~, magram arasodes ar qariSxlismagvari ar menaxa-ra. Cven Zalian
gvian mivediT iJviCSi, radgan ukanaskneli aTi milis manZilze yovel
nabijs viRebdiT, ase vTqvaT, brZoliTa da ieriSiT. savaWro moedanze
auarebeli xalxi mogroviliyo. RamiT yvela mcxovrebs daetovebina
logini da gareT gamosuliyo kedlebisa da saxuravebis Camongrevis SiSiT.
rodesac zRvisken gavwieT, saidanac hqroda es sazareli qari, misi
Zala ufro da ufro matulobda. jer kidev zRvasTan miaxloebamde Cven
ukve vgrZnobdiT tuCebze mlaSe qafs da Zval-rbilSi gvatanda zRvis
sineste. zRvis talRrebma ramdenime milis manZilze dahfares iarmauTis
dabali midamoebi, yoveli gube azvirTebuliyo qarisagan; magram, rodesac
Cvens Tvalwin gaiSala zRva, davinaxeT horizontze sazareli talRebi,
romlebic uzarmazari mTebiviT imarTebodnen mdurare ufskrulebis piras
da TiTqos meore, droebiT napirs warmoadgendnen koSkebiTa da SenobebiT.
Camovxti Zvel sastumroSi da maSinve wavedi zRvis sacqerlad.
borZikiT mivdiodi quCebSi, romlebsac mosdeboda qviSa, Rvis balaxi, qafi,
RorRi; Tavs varidebdi gadmocvivnil kramitebs da veWidebodi xalxs,
romelTac qari majaxebda gzajvaredinze. zRvis napiras damxvdnen
aramarto mezRvaurebi, aramed qalaqis mosaxleobis TiTqmis naxevari.
yvelani efarebodnen aq myof Senobebs da kuTxeebidan iyurebodnen.
zogierTebi bedavdnen da Ria adgilze gamodiodnen, magram yovel wuTSi
qaliT gatacebis xifaTi moelodaT.
Severie am xalxSi da vnaxe mtirali qalebi, romelTa qmrebi zRvaSi
iyvnen gasuli Tevzebisa da lokokinebis saWerad. WaRara mezRvaurebi cas
Sescqerodnen, Tavs iqnevdnen da CurCulebdnen erTmaneTSi. gemebis
patronebi mRelvarebiTa da SiSiT elodebodnen raRacas; bavSvebi
grovdebodnen ufrosebis win da TvalebSi Sescqerodnen maT. yvelaze
mamaci mezRvaurebi mRelvarebiT gahyurebdnen zRvas, TiTqos mtersa
zveravdnen; zRva ki, mrisxane da sazareli, isroda talRas talRaze,
Rrialebda da qafdeboda; qari stveniT atrialebda da hfantavda
koriantelSi qviSasa da qvebs.
me ver vipove qami im brboSi da wavedi masTan saxlSi. kari daketili
damxvda da aravin pasuxi ar gamca Sems daraxunebaze. mixveul-moxveul
quCebiT gavedi navsaSenSi, sadac igi muSaobda. iq miTxres, rom qami
wasuliyo loustoftSi dazianebuli gemis SesakeTeblad da dabrundeboda
meore dRes diliT. mas, rogorc saukeTeso ostats, xSirad Soridan
iwvevdnen.
naRvlian gunebaze viyavi; martoobas vgrZnobdi da amasTan mawuxebda
qamis aryofnac. uknasknelma ambebma gacilebT ufro Zlierad imoqmedes
Cemze, vidre TviTon megona. amas garda, grigali mayruebda; raRac ucnauri
ugulisyuroba dameufla.
aseT sulier mdgomareobaSi laparaki daRupuli gemebis Sesaxeb, Cemda
uneburad, magonebda qams da aZlierebda Cems mRelvarebas. raRac ucnauri
winaTgrZnoba mqonda, rom igi zRviT dabrundeboda loustoftidan da
usaTuod daiRupeboda. es SiSi ise gaZlierda CemSi, rom gadavwyvite,
sadilobamde
erTxel
kidev
wavsluliyavi
navsaSenSi
da
mekiTxa
patronisaTvis, _ SesaZlebeli iyo Tu ara, rom qami zRviT dabrunebuliyo.
saCqarod SevukveTe sadili da wavedi navsaSenSi. misi patroni,
sanaTuriT xelSi, alayafis karebTan idga da daketvas apirebda. man
gadaixarxara Cems kiTxvaze. mipasuxa, rom arc erTi Wkuaze myofi adamiani,
da giJic ki, amisTana darSi ar moscildeba napirs, da yvelaze naklebad
iseTi mezRvauri, rogoric aris qami pegoti.
davbrundi sasrumroSi cotaTi darcxvenili, magram mainc ver
davmSviddi. grigali ki, _ meCveneboda ase, _ sul Zlierdeboda, Tuki
SesaZlebeli iyo misi meti gaZliereba. qaris Rmuili Rumelis milebSi da
saxlis WuWrutanebSi aTasgvar xmebze, Wriali da xeTqeba kariebisa da
darabebisa, saxuravebis raxuni, kedlebis zanzari da zRvis yru Rrena _
axla ufro saSineli meCveneboda, vidre diliT. Camowolilma sibnelem
ufro gaaZliera saSineleba, namdvili da molandebuli.
me ar SemeZlo arc Wama, arc oTaxSi yofna; ar SemeZlo aragfris
keTeba. qamis bediT Sewuxebuli, verc erTi wuTiT ver visvenebdi.
xan oTaxSi davdiodi winda ukan, xan gazeTs vkiTxulobdi, vusmendi
sazarel xmaurs, buxris alSi vakvirdebodi ucnaur saxeeb... bolos,
kedlis saaTis erTgvarma da aRuSfoTebelma wikwikma ise momabezra Tavi,
rom loginSi Cawola gadavwyvite.
sanugeSo iyo imis gageba, rom sastumros zogierT momsaxures
gadaewyvita, ar dawolilivnen am Rames. saSinlad daqanculi viyavi, magram
rogorc ki loginSi Cavweqi, mTeli daRliloba da Zili uecrad gamiqra
da srulebiT gamovfxizldi.
ramdenime saaTis ganmavlobaSi viweqi da vusmendi qariSxals; xan
meCveneboda, TiTqos mesmis yvirili zRvaze; xan sasignalo srola
daRupulebisa, xan saxlebis dangreva. ramdenjerme avdeqi, rom fanjaraSi
gamexeda. magram fanjris SuSaSi vxedavdi mxolod sanTlis mkrTal Suqs
da Cems sakuTars, samarisfrad gafiTrebul saxes, romeic TiTqos Cemsken
moiwevda Savi wyvdiadidan.
bolos, Cemi mRelvareba iqamde mivida, rom avdeqi da Cavedi dabla,
farTo samzareuloSi, sadac Segroviliyvnen yvela mosamsaxureni da gars
Semohxveodnen did magidas, romeic sifrTxilisaTvis Sua oTaxSi iyo
gamoweuli.
daaxloebiT ori saaTi davyavi samzareuloSi. Semdeg gavaRe kari da
gavixede dacarielebul quCaSi. qviSa, zRvis balaxi da qafis Sxefebi isev
mohqrodnen koriantelSi da iZulebuli viyavi, meTxova daxmareba karis
misaketad.
carieli da saSineli meCvena Cemi oTaxi, rodesac zeviT avedi, magram
iseTi daqanculi viyavi, rom bolos Rrma Zils miveci Tavi.
viRacam damiraxuna karze.
_ ra ambavia? _ vikiTxe me.
_ napiris axlos gemi iRupeba.
wamovxti da vikiTxe, ra gemia-meTqi.
_ xomaldia espaneTidan an portugaliidan, ouriTa da RviniT.
dauCqareT, ser, Tu gnebavT dainaxoT. napirze fiqroben, rom yovel wuTSi
mosalodnelia misi sruli damsxvreva.
msaxuri gaiqca. saCqarod Cavicvi da gavvardi quCaSi.
iq ukve bevri xalxi iyo. yvela zRvis pirisken mirboda da mec iqiT
gaviqeci. bevrs gadavaswari. male Cems win aboboqrebuli zRva gadaiSala.
Zneli iyo raime xmis garCeva, garda grigalis Rmuilisa; didi
wvalebiT miviwevdi win qaris pirispir, ar vicodi, saiT gamexeda da
arafers vxedavdi, garda mRvrie wylisa da qafisa. viRac naxevradSiSvelma
mezRvaurma mimiTiTa marcxniv da maSin davinaxe, napirTan sakmaod axlos,
TiTqmis srulebiT damsxvreuli gemi.
erTi anZa gadatexiliyo da erT mxareze egdo, gaxlarTuli ialqnebsa
da TokebSi. rodesac gemi, romelsac talRebi iqiT-aqeT isrodnen, cxviriT
mobrunda Cvensken, davinaxeT mezRvaurebi, romelnic culebiT muSaobdnen.
maT Soris gansakuTrebiT gamoirCeoda erTi Zalian mxne vaJkaci grZeli,
xuWuWa TmiT. uecrad gaisma sasowarkveTili kivili, romelic qariSxlis
RrialSic ki gairCeoda. talRebi gaSmagebiT eZgernen gems, mohglijes
qimis nawili da Tan Caitanes xalxi, ialqnebi, ficrebi...
meore anZa jer kidev idga da zed dafleTili ialqnis nakuwebi da
daxlarTuli Tokebi iweweboda qarSi. gemi meCeCze dadga, rogor
meubneboda CaxleCili xmiT igive mezRvauri, Semdeg aixsna da isev dadga.
mere isev Cvensken mobrunda da Cven davinaxeT darCenil anZaze oTxi kaci.
yvelaze maRla iyo grZelxuWuWTmiani vaJkaci.
talRebma isev dafares gemi, Semdeg igi isev gamoCnda. ori adamiani
ukve aRar iyo. nairze sasowarkveTileba matulobda. vaJkacebi kvnesodnen
da xelebs imtvrevdnen; qalebi kiodnen da saxes ifaravdnen. zogni
giJebiviT darbodnen napirze win da ukan da emudarebodnen Svelas, rac
SeuZlebeli iyo. ukanasknelTa ricxvs vekuTvnodi da gonebadakarguli
vexvewebodi nacnob mezRvaurebs _ ar daeSvaT am ubedurTa daRupva Cvens
Tvalwin.
am dros SevniSne, rom xalxi aCoCqolda. es qami moiwevda win am
brboSi.
mivvardi da mgoni, gavimeore Cemi Txovna. magram, rogori Sewuxebulic
ar viyavi am sazareli sanaxaobiT, mainc qamis saxis mtkice gamometyvelebam
da Taviseburma gaxedvam zRvisken, - swored imgvarma gaxedvam, rogorc im
dilas, roca emi gaiqca, _ uecrad gons momiyvana da davinaxe, ra xifaTi
moeloda mas. moveWide orive xeliT da vevedrebodi imave mezRvaurebs _
ar egdoT misTvis yuri da ar miecaT neba zRvaSi gadaSvebuliyo.
_ master devi, _ miTxra man naTeli saxiT da orive xeli CamomarTva, _
Tu Cemi aRsasrulis dRe dadga _ dadga; Tu arada _ jer kidev davcdi mas.
amxanagebo momexmareT, me mivdivar.
gverdze gamwies da iq daWerili vyavdi mezRavurebs; isini
cdilobdnen, gaegebinebinaT CemTvis, ramdenadac es SesaZlebeli iyo Cems
gaSmagebaSi, rom qams mtkiced aqvs gadawyvetili curviT wavides
damsxvreuli gemisaken, da rom me mxolod SemiZlia avrio da avaRelvo
isini, vinc napiridan unda moexmaron mas. ar vici, ras vpasuxobdi me da
ras melaparakebodnen isini, oRond vxedavdi, rom napirze yvelani
awrialdnen; moitanes Tokebi da yovelmxridan moexvivnen qams. Semdeg
davinaxe igi zRvis napirze. man moiba erTi Toki welze, meore daiWira da
xelis garSemo daixvia. erTi am TokTagani, gorgalad daxveuli, eWiraT
mezRvaurebs, rom gaeSalaT Semdeg igi, ramdenic saWiro iqneboda, da
bolo xelSi hqondaT.
Tumca gamucdeli viyavi, magram mainc mivxvdi, rom gemi wuTiT wuTSi
unda damsxvreuliyo. cxadi iyo, rom igi Suaze gaskdeboda, masze myofi
ukanaskneli adamianis sicocxle bewvze ekida. igi jer isev anZaze iyo.
Tavze exura wiTeli qudi, mezRvaurebis qudismagvari, magram ufro Ria da
lamazi ferisa. drogamoSvebiT igi iqnevda am quds, im dros, rodesac
ficrebi ukve WaxWaxebdnen da izniqebodnen xan erTsa da xan meore mxares;
gemis zari ki cocxliv urekavda mas glovis zars. Wkuaze vireodi
saSinelebisa da sasowarkveTilebisagan. ar vici ratom, es qudis qneva
magonebda Cems odesRac Zvirfas megobars.
qami martoka idga. zRvas gascqeroda. ai didi talRa moaskda napirs
da ukan gaiqca. qamma moxeda Tokis mWeravebs, gadaeSva talRaSi da Seudga
medgar brZolas. igi xan amodioda talRis mwvervalze, xan vardeboda
ufskrulSi da Tvalidan gvekargeboda. mere ukan gamoagdo talRam da
saCqarod gamoaTries.
daSavebuliyo; me Soridan davinaxe sisxli mis saxeze, magram igi
srulebiT ar zrunavda am Wrilobaze. igi, ase hgavda, brZanebas iZleoda,
meti Tavisufleba miecaT Tokis moSvebiT; ase davaskveni qamis moZraobidan,
da igi isev zRvaSi gadaeSva.
didi brZolis Semdeg, bolos, miuaxlovda gems. ise axlos iyo misgan,
rom kidev cota _ da erTi Zlieri gaweviT xels stacebda... magram, ai
modis uzarmazari, mwvane, saSneli zvirTi, gemis Tavze gadadis da
napirisken moemarTeba. movarda da isev ukan gaiqca.
rodesac mivirbine im adgilas, sadac Toksa swevdnen, zRvaze mxolod
ramdenime ficariRa qanaobda, TiTqos ubralo kasri gatexiliyo. yvela
mayurebels Tavzardacemuli saxe hqnda.
igi gamoaTries Cems ferxTiT... ugrZnobeli... mkvdari...
qami gadaasvenes uaxloes saxlSi. ukve aRaravin makavebda. ar
vSordebodi da sxvebTan erTad vRebulobdi yovel zomas, rom
sicocxlisaTvis damebrunebina. magram talRam mokla igi!
jer isev mis loginTan vijeqi; ukve aRar iyo aRaraviTari imedi da
yvelaferi nacadi da gaTavebuli iyo, rodesac erTma meTevzem, romelic
gvicnobda me da emilias, Cumad damiZaxa. mzisgan damwvar saxeze cremlebi
Camosdioda; gafiTrebuli tuCebi uTrToda.
_ xom ar mobrZandebiT aqeT, ser? _ miTxra man.
mis saxeze TiTqos warsuli dReebis mogoneba wavikiTxe.
SiSiT vtace xeli da vkiTxe:
_ rao, damxrCvali gamoagdo?
_ diax, _ mipasuxa man.
_ me vicnob?
man araferi mipasuxa.
wamiyvana zRvis napirze, swored im adgilas, sadac emilia da me
bavSvobisas kenWebs vagrovebdiT da sadac axla eyara damsxvreuli navis
saxlis nafotebi, romeic grigalma gafanta warsul rames; aq, am
stumarTmoyvare
Weris
nangrevebSi,
davinaxe
igi
mwoliare,
TavqveSxelamodebuli, swored im saxiT, rogorc odesRac xSirad menaxa
mZinare, SuaRamisas, mister kriklis pansionSi.
Tavi ormocdamecamete
axali da Zveli Wriloba
ar unda geTqva, stirford, Cveni ukanaskneli gamoTxovebis dros,
rodesac azradac ki ar momsvlia, rom es Seni ukanaskneli naxva iyo... ar
unda geTqva: `momigone xolme im saxiT, ra saxiTac yvelaze kargi
geCvenebodi~. mudam ase viqceodi da gana SemeZlo mefiqra sxvanairad axal,
rodesac Cems win aseTi suraTi iyo?
xalxma moitana sakace, daasvenes igi, daafares droSa da dabaSi
waiRes. yvela gamcilebeli icnobda mas, yofiliyvnen masTan erTad zRvaSi,
enaxaT igi mxne da mxiaruli. qariSxali isev Rrialebda da qari zmuoda.
brbo xmaamouReblad miasvenebda micvalebuls saxlSi, sadac ukve
daesadgurebina sikvdils.
magram, rodesac karebTan mividnen, meTevzeebi SeCerdnen, gadaxedes
erTmaneTs da Semdeg me Semomxedes. mivxvdi am Sexedvis mniSvnelobas: maTi
azriT, kargi ar iyo am ori micvalebulis erTad dasveneba.
qalaqisken wavediT da sastumroSi davasveneT micvalebuli.
gadavwyvite, RamiT gamesvenebina igi, rom naklebi yofiliyvnen
cnobismoyvareebi. ukve SuaRame iyo, rodesav etli moadga sastumros ezos,
magram mas mainc bevri xalxi moexvia. quCebSi da did Saragzazedac ki
gvxvdeboda xalxi; magram bolos, rogorc iyo, gavedi gaSlil mindorSi.
naTeli Semodgomis dReE iyo, sadilobis dro, rodesac haigetSi
mivediT. miwas Camocvenili foTlebis suni asdoda da wiTel, yviTel da
yavisfer foTlebze mzis sxivebi Tamaobda. ukanaskneli manZili fexiT
gaviare, rom amewon-damewona mdgomareoba da momefiqra Cemi moqmedebis
gegma. etls ki vubrZane, gaCerebuliyo da moecada.
saxli isev iseTi iyo, reogorc ukanasknelad vnaxe. arc erTi farda
ar iyo aweuli, araviTari niSani sicocxlisa cariel, mokirwylul ezoSi,
da karic ki iseT STabeWdilebas stovebda, TiTqos Zalian iSviaTad
iReboda.
ymawvili moaxle gamovida gasaReiT xelSi, da rodesac Semomxeda,
miTxra:
_ ra dagemarTaT ser? uqeifod xarT?
_ ara, araferia; me aRelvebuli var.
_ ra moxda? mister jemsi xom kargad aris?
_ Cumad, _ vuTxari me. _ misis stirfordi unda vnaxo. saxlSia?
SeSinebulma moaxlem mipasuxa, rom miledi Zalian iSviaTad gamodis
oTaxidanac ki da TiTqmis aravis ar iRebs, magram me ki mimiRebs. igi zeviT
aris da mis dartlic mas axlavs. ras vubrZaneb gadasces?
me vubrZane, araferi ar eTqva da mxolod gadaeca Cemi sadarbazo
baraTi. pasuxis molodinSi davjeqi sastumro otaxSi.
am oTaxis uwindeli sasiamovno sanaxaoba srulebiT gamqraliyo.
darabebi sanaxevrod mixuruli iyo; qnari didi xania mouxmareblad idga
Tavis alagas. patara ymawvilis suraTs mtveri dasdeboda. aqve idga magida,
sadac deda Svilis werilebs inaxavda. SevekiTxe Cems Tavs: kiTxulobs Tu
ara igi am werilebs axla, da kvlavac waikiTxavvs?
saxlSi iseTi siCume iyo, rom mesmoda moaxle qalis msubuqi fexis xma
kibeebze. igi dabrunda pasuxiT, rom misis stirfordi uqeifod aris da
amitom ar SeuZlia Camovides dabla, magram Zalian gauxardeba Cemi naxva,
Tu vinebeb da zeviT aval masTan. erTi wuTis Semdeg mis win vijeqi.
misis stirfrdi Svilis oTaxSi ijda. cxadi iyo, rom Svilis
siyvarulma aiZula igi gadmosaxlebuliyo am oTaxSi da rom imave mizeziT
mis garSemo elaga sxvadasxva nivTebi, romlebic odesRac mas ekuTvnoda.
magram pirveli sityvebidanve misis stirfordi cdilobda, aexsna CemTvis,
TiTqos mxolod imitom gadmovida am oTaxSi, rom moswyinda erTferovani
sanaxaoba misi fanjridan, da misi saxis amayi gamometyveleba nebas ar
gaZlevdaT, raime eWvi SegetanaT am sityvebis WeSmaritebaSi.
mas, rogorc mudam, roza dartli axlda. misi Savi Tvalebis
Semoxedvaze davinaxe, _ igi mixvedrilia, rom sazareli ambavi movitane.
_ mwuxarebiT vamCnev, rom Savebs atarebT, mister koperfild! _ miTxra
misis stirfordma.
_ saubedurod davqvrivdi, _ vupasuxe me.
_ jer sul ymawvili xarT da ukve gamoscadeT aseTi mZime danaklisi!
_ ganagrZo man. _ didad vwuxvar! magra imedi maqvs, rom dro dagamSvidebT
da nugeSs gcemT.
_ imedi maqvs, rom dro Cven yvelas dagvamSvidebs, _ vuTxari me da
Sevxede, _ Cve yvelam unda viqonioT amis imedi, miledi, rodesac raime
ubedureba dagvatydeba Tavs.
Cemma saxis gamometyvelebam da cremlebma SeaSfoTes igi.
vcdilobdi, xma damemorCilebina, rodesac davasaxele misi Svili,
magram xma amikankalda. misis stirfordma orjer yrud gaimeora es saxeli
da Semdeg Zaldatanebuli simSvidiT mkiTxa:
_ Cemi Svili avad aris?
_ Zalian avada aris.
_ Tqven naxeT?
_ diax.
_ SerigdiT?
me ver vTqvi verc `ho~, verc `ara~. man odnav miibruna Tavi iqiT, sadac
roza dartli idga. am wuTSi tuCebis odnavi moZraobiT wavCurCule roza:
`igi mokvda!~
rom misis stirfods mobrunebisas ar daenaxa cxadad is, risTvisac
igi jer ar iyo sakmarisad momzadebuli, daveSure Sevxvedrodi mis
Tvalebs; magram davinaxe, rom roza dartlma Tavzardacemulma da
sasowarkveTilma, xelebi aswia da Semdeg saxeze miifara.
mSvenierma ledim, romelic ase saocrad hgavda mas, Semomxeda
dabneuli TvalebiT da xeli Sublze miido. vTxodi, damSvidebuliyo da
momzadebuliyo Cems mosasmenad, magram ukeTess vizamdi, Tu vTxovdi, rom
etira, radgan igi uZravad ijda, rogorc qva.
_ rodesac ukanasknelad viyavi aq, _ vbutbutebdi me, _ mis dartlma,
miambo, rom igi xSirad daseirnobs zRvaze... TuU im Rames zRvaze iyo,
saxifaTo napirTan axlos... rogorc amboben... da Tu gemi, romliTac...
_ roza! modi aq! _ uTxra misis stirfordma.
roza miuaxlovda, magram Seubralebeli, gamwarebuli Tvalebi
nakverCxlebiviT enTo; man saSinlad gadaixarxara, rodesac gaCerda misi
dedis win.
_ rao? _ uTxra man. _ dakmayofilebulia axla Tqveni ampartavnoba,
ugunuro dedakaco?.. axla, rodesac igi Tqveni ampartavnobis gamo
sicocxles gamoesalma... gesmiT? sicocxles!
misis stirfordma, uZravma, gaqvavebulma gadaiwia savarZlis zurgze;
igi mxolod kvnesoda da giJiviT Sehyurebda mis dartls.
_ diax! diax! _ yviroda roza da xels gulSi icemda. _ SemomxedeT, _
daumata man da Tavisi Wrilobis niSanze miuTiTa, _ SexedeT Tqveni
gardacvalebuli Svilis mSvenier nawarmoebs!
ubeduri ledis kvnesa guls miglejda. es kvnesa sul isev iseTi
mtkivneuli da yru iyo da Tan sdevda Tavis uRono moZraoba, magram saxes
jer ar gamoecvala Tavisi gamometyveleba. tuCebi magrad hqonda mokumuli
da saxis kunTebi TiTqos gahyinvoda.
_ gaxsovT, rodis Caidina es! miyureT me, romeic iZulebuli var,
vataro es daRi, da itireT, rom Tqven gazardeT igi aseTi!
_ mis dartl!.. SesdeqiT! _ vemudarebodi me.
_ Tavi damanebeT! minda vilaparako! _ Sehyvra man da momanaTa
aRgznebuli Tvalebi. _ SemomxedeT me, miledi, mediduro dedav amayi,
gulqva Svilisa! ikvneseT, rom Tqven SobeT igi! itireT, rom Tqven
gaafuWeT igi! itireT, rom Tqven dahkargeT da rom mec davkarge igi!
man mokumSa muStebi da mTeli gamxmari sxeuli auTrTolda.
_ mis dartl! rogor ar grcxveniaT!.. ra sisastikea!
_ me minda velaparako mas da veraferi Zala amqveyanaze ver damiSlis
amas, sanam aq vdgevar! me imdeni xnis ganmavlobaSi vdumdi, rom SemiZlia
axla vilaparako! miyvarda igi ufro Zlierad, vidre Tqven, _ ganagrZo man
da amayad miubrunda dedas, _ me ise miyvarda, rom ar vTxoulobdi
madlobas. me rom misis coli gavmxdariyavi, mona viqnebodi misi
survilebisa, erTi alersiani sityvis gulisTvis. diax, me SemeZlo es. vin
icis es Cemze ukeTesad? Tqven iyaviT momTxovni, amayi, wvrilmani! Cemi
siyvaruli tavgametebiT iyo savse!
_ SemomxedeT aq! _ ganagrZobda igi da erTxel kidev uwyalod dairtya
xeli Wrilobaze. _ rodesac igi ukeT mixvda Tavis saqciels, moinania,
maSin vmRerodi misTvis, velaparakebodi da uaxloes monawileobas viRebdi
yvelaferSi, rasac ki is akeTebda an laparakobda. siyvarulis aliT
aRfrTovanebuli, vcdilobdi, meswavla da SemeTvisebina yvelaferi, rac ki
mas acocxlebda. da me movxible, gavitace igi. jer wmindas suliT da
umankos guliT Sevuyvardi mas maSin... diax, vuyvardi mas! im dros igi
xSirad mogiSorebdaT xolme ramdenime mizeziani sityviT da gulSi
mikravda me!
_ Semdeg, _ ganagrZobda roza, _ me damamcires; winaTve unda mcodnoda
es, dabrmavebuli rom ar vyofiliyavi misi bavSvuri siyvaruliT. saTamaSo
dedofala viyavi, romiTac erTobodnen erTi an ori saaTis ganmavlobaSi,
usaqmurobisagan, Semdeg miagdebdnen da isev aiRebdnen, rogorc wuTier
gasarTobs. Cven gavSordiT xmaamouReblad. Tqven iqneb xedavdiT amas da
gixarodaT. mas aqeT orive TqvenTvis me viyavi mxolod da mxolod
damaxinjebuli aveji, nivTi, uTvalo, uyuro, ugrZnobeli... Tqven kvnesiT!
itireT, ra gamovida Tqveni siamayis gamo! me Tqven getyviT: iyo dro,
rodesac me miyvarda igi metad, vidre Tqven SegeZloT gyvarebodaT mTeli
sicocxlis ganmavlobaSi.
_ mis dartl! _ vuTxari me. _ nuTu iseTi sastiki xarT, rom verafers
grZnobT am ubeduri adamianis Semyure...
_ mere? vin ras grZnobda Cems magivrad? _ damiyvira man gamwarebuli
xmiT. _ am dedam xom TviTOnadaTesa es. dae momkas axla mosavali, rodesac
igi damwifda.
_ da Tu Svilis Secdomani... ganvagrZobdi me.
_ Secdomani! _ Sehyvira man da uecrad aqviTinda, vin bedavs mis
gakicxvas! mas hqonda suli, romelic mravalis umravles im sulebad
Rirda, visac igi Tavis megobrobas aniWebda!
_ SesaZlebelia, rom aravis ar uyvarda igi CemsaviT; aravin ar
afasebda mas Cemze metad, _ vupasuxe me, _ magram mindoda mxolod
SemeniSna, rom Tu tqvenSi araviTar TanagrZnobas ar iwvevs dedamisis
ubedureba, da Tu misma saqcielma Tqven im zomamde gagamwaraT...
_ sicruea! _ Sehyvira man da Tan iglejda Savs Tmas. _ me miyvarda igi!
_ Tu aseT dros ar SegiZliaT daiviwyoT Tqveni Tavi, _ ganvagrZe me, _
ise mainc SexedeT am adamians, rogorc ucxos, rogorc qals, romelic
Tqven arasodes ar ginaxavT, da daexmareT rogorme!
mTeli
am
xnis
ganmavlobaSi
misis
stirfordi
imave
uZrav
mdgomareobaSi imyofeboda; giJiviT mieSterebina cariel sivrceSi Tavisi
dabrmavebuli Tvalebi da isev ise ucnaurad kvnesoda. uecrad mis dartli
mivarda mas da dauwyo tanisamosis gaxda.
_ wyeulimc iyaviT! _ daiyvira man mwuxarebisa da siavis
gamometyvelebiT. _ cud fexze moxvediT Tqven aq pirvelad! wyeulimc
iyaviT! wadiT aqedan!
ukve gasuli viyavi oTaxidan, magram davbrundi da davreke, rom
dameZaxa mosamsaxureTaTvis. mis dartli moxveoda ubedurs, dastiroda mas,
hkocnida, arwevda Tavis mkerdze, roigorc bavSvs, da yovelgvar zomebs
xmarobda, rom gamoewvia Camqrali grZnoba. axla me aRar meSinoda maTi
marto datoveba da gamovedi.
saRamos davbrundi da micvalebuli misi dedis oTaxSi davasveneT.
deda, rogorc miTxres, imave mdgomareobaSi iyo; mis dartli Tavs ar
anebebda arc erTi wuTiT. eqimebi moiwvies, aTasgvari zomebi iyo miRebuli,
magram igi iwva, rogorc qandakeba da mxolod yrud kvnesoda
drogamoSvebiT.
gaviare mTeli es sevdiani saxli da fardebi CamovuSvi. im oTaxis
fanjrebi, sadac igi esvena, yvelaze ukanasknelad Camovafare. avwie
tyviasaviT mZime xeli da Cems gulTan mivide. mTeli qveyana sikvdilis
dumilSi wasuli meCvena da mxolod misi ubeduri dedis gminva arRvevda
mas.
Tavi ormocdameToTxmete
gadasaxlebulni
me jer kidev bevri saqme mqonda gasakeTebeli da ar SemeZlo
mivcemodi ukanaskneli dReebis STabeWdilebas. saWiro iyo damemala
okeanes iqiT mimavalTaTvis es sazareli ambavi. dro cotaRa iyo. imave
Rames vinaxule mister mikoberi da davavale, yoveli RonisZieba exmara,
rom mister pegotis yuramde ar mieRwia cnobas am ubedurebis Sesaxeb. man
sruli TanagrZnobiT ikisra, SeeCerebina yovelgvari cnoba.
unda SevniSno, rom mister mikoberma, romelic cdilobda Sehgueboda
axal mdgomareobas, miiRo raRac ucnauri kontrabandistuli Sexeduleba.
sxvaTa Soris, SeiZina muSambis sruli tanisamosi da mezRvauris qudi. am
CacmulobaSi, durbindiT xelSi da erTvari gamoxedviT, rodesac igi cali
TvaliT Sehyurebda cas, TiTqos qariSxals moeliso, gacilebiT ufro
metad hgavda mezRvaurs, vidre mister pegoti. mikoberis mTeli ojaxoba
iyo, ase vTqvaT, SeiaraRaebuli da momzadebuli brZolisaTvis. misis
mikobers amoerCia Tavis qudebSi yvelaze patara da Zveli, magram Seenaskva
nikapqveS, Sali ki, mkerdze jvaredinad gadakruli, magrad kvanZiT Seekra
zurgze, swored ise, rogorc momrTo papidam, rodesac pirvelad mivedi
masTan
naxevradSiSveli.
mister
mikoberi-umcrosi
morTuli
iyo
mezRvauris Salis xalaTiT da yvelaze banjgvliani SarvliT, romelic ki
odesme menaxa. tyupebi ise iyvnen SefuTulni da Sekrulni, rogorc fostiT
gasagzavni forToxlebi. mister mikobers da mis ufros vaJs saxeloebi
odnav damklavebulebi hqondaT, TiTqos mxolod brZanebas elodnen, rom
Careuliyvnen muSaobaSi, avardniliyvnen anZaze da aekrifaT Tokebi.
mister mikoberis ojaxoba imyofeboda patara, WuWyian sastumroSi,
TviT navsadgurTan. vinaidan am ojaxis wevrebi, rogorc gadasaxlebisaTvis
gamzadebulni,
erTgvar
yuradRebas
ipyrobdnen
gengerdorfSi
da
sakmarisad bevr mayureblebs izidavdnen, Cven siamovnebiT SevafareT Tavi
maT binas. papida da agnesa hkeravdnen bavSvebis tanisamoss. pegoti
xmaamouReblad Sveloda maT.
Zneli iyo pasuxis gacema yvela kiTxvaze da ufro Zneli iyo, rodesac
mikoberma moiyvana mister pegoti da CavCurCule moxucs, rom werili
gadacemulia da yvelaferi rigze aris; magram Sevasrule erTica da merec
da gavabednere Cemi Zveli megobari. Tu metyoboda is, rasac vgrZnobdi, me
Cemi sakuTari sevdac sakmarisi mqonda, ase rom, aravis ar aRZvria eWvi.
_ rodis gadis gemi? _ ikiTxa papidam.
_ xval diliT, rva saaTze, Cven ukve gemze unda viyoT, _ ganmarta
mister mikoberma.
_ oho! _ Tqva papidam. _ es adrea.
mister mikoberi gavida bufetSi, sadac, rogorc Canda, Tavs ise
grZnobda, rogorc saxlSi, da dabrunda didi jamiT, romelsac orTqli
asdoda. uneburad SevniSne, rom igi fcqvnida limonebs sakuTar, TiTqmis
aTi gojis sigrZis sakeci daniT. rodesac daamTavra limonebis fcqvna,
saTanado siamayiT gawminda dana Tavisi tanisamosis saxeloze. aq SevniSne,
rom misis mikoberic da ufrosi bavSvebic SeiaraRebulni iyvnen amgvarive
iaraRiT. patarebs ki mxarze magari zonariT Camokidebuli hqondaT xis
kovzebi.
rogorc
Canda,
mister
mikoberi
yovelnairad
eCveoda
gadasaxlebulTa cxovrebis Cveulebebs da amitom imis magivrad, rom punSi
colisTvis da ufrosi bavSvebisTvis WiqiT mierTmia, _ Wiqebi magidaze
elaga, _ man dausxa da TviTonac daisxa sakmaod saZageli Tunuqis
maTlafaSi, da arasodes ar menaxa, rom odesme aseTi siamovnebiT daelios
punSi, rogorc am saRamos, rodesac carieli WurWeli jibeSi Caido.
_ Cven samudamod uars vacxadebT yovelgvar fufunebaze, _ Tqva man. _
tyis
mcxovreblebs,
bunebrivia,
ar
SeuZliaT
iqonion
iseTive
moTxovnilebani, rogorc civilizaciiT ganazebul qveynebis mcxovrebT.
_ Tu gzaSi SemTxveva iyos werilis gamogzavnisa, gvacnobeT rame
Tqvens Sesaxeb, _ uTxra papidam.
_ SemTxveva rogor ar iqneba, _ SeniSna mister mikoberma. _ okeane
savsea gemebiT da TviT avstraliac ra Sors aris? sul axloa! _ daumata
man da Tan lornetiviT aTamaSebda Tujis fialas. _ xelad gadavcuravT.
axla magondeba, rogori ucnauri, magram amasTan damaxasiaTebeli iyo
mikoberisaTvis,
rom
londonidan
kenterberiSi
wasvlis
Sesaxeb
laparakobda, rogorc qveynis boloze mogzaurobis Sesaxeb da inglisidan
avstraliaSi wasvlas ki uyurebda, rogorc raime arxze gadacurvas.
_ imedi maqvs, Zvirfaso mister koperfild, _ miTxra misis mikoberma, _
rom Cven odesme isev mogvixdeba cxovreba Zvel inglisSi, Cveni
gvareulobis wevrTa Soris, nu ikrav warbebs, mikober. amJamad vlaparaob
ara Cems gvareulobaze, aramed Cvens SviliSvilebsa da SviliSivilis
Svilebze. swori mogaxsenoT, rogori mimzidvelic ar unda iyos axali
samSoblo, _ ganagrZo mas dafiqrebiT, _ mainc Zalian Znelia daviwyeba
Zvelisa; da Tu Cveni gvari miaRwevs odesme simdidresa da didebas,
visurvebdi, rom es simdidre britaneTis salaros Seematos.
_ britaneTi unda daemorCilos Tavis xvedrs, Cemo kargo, _ upasuxa
mikoberma, _ igi, rogorc me vici, Zalian cotas zrunavda Cemze da mec ar
vgrZnob gansakuTrebul gulistkivils mis mimarT.
_ ai, xedav, mikober! Sen ar xar marTali! _ upasuxa misis mikoberma. _
Sen xom imitom midixar Soreul qveyanaSi, rom daamkvidro kavSiri im
qveyanasa albions Soris, da ara imitom, rom Sewyvito igi.
_ es kavSiri, Cemo kargo, _ upasuxa mister mikoberma, _ gimeoreb,
srulebiT ar matkbobda im zomamde, rom raime survilsa vgrZnobde isev
gavaba igi.
_ ai, mikober, _ upasuxa misis mikoberma, _ isev iZulebuli var giTxra,
rom Sen ar xar marTali! Sen arc ki ici, ramdeni SegiZlia, mikober! Sen
aucileblad daamkvidreb kavSirs britaneTTan!
mister mikoberi ijda warbebaweuli da sanaxevrod uaryofda meuRlis
azrs, magram, rogorc Canda, mainc grZnobda, rogori Rrma azri ixateboda
masSi momavlis Sesaxeb.
_ Zvirfaso mister koperfild, _ ganagrZobda misis mikoberi, _
visurvebdi, rom mikoberi saTanadod grZnobdes Tavis mdgomareobas. mgonia,
Zalian didi mniSvneloba aqvs imas, rom mikoberma im wuTidan, rodesac
fexs Sesdgams gemze, savsebiT daafasos da igrZnos Tavisi mdgomareoba.
Cvenma didi xnis nacnobobam, mister koperfild, daganaxaT, rom ar var
sangvinikuri temperamentis adamiani; Cemi temperamenti, Tu nebas momcemT
ase gamovTqva, ufro praqtikuli midrekilebisaa. vici, rom es mogzauroba
Zalian Soria; vici, rom mas axlavs mravali uxerxuloba da gaWirveba. ar
SemiZlia Tvalebi davxuWo am garemoebaze. magram amave dros vici, rac
aris mikoberi. vici, ra Zala aris mikoberSi, da amitom metad mniSnelovan
sasicocxlo sakiTxad vTvli im garemoebas, rom mikoberma angariSi
gauwios Tavis mdgomareobas.
_ Cemo kargo, _ upasuxa mikoberma, _ iqneb neba momce SevniSno, rom,
albaT, ramdenadme vgrZnob Cems mdgomareobas.
_ ramdenadme, magram savsebiT ki ara, mikober, _ daumata misis
mikoberma, _ es metad didi sakiTxia. Zvirfaso mister koperfild,
mikoberis mdgomareoba ar aris Cveulebrivi. mikoberi midis Soreul
qveyanaSi mxolod da mxolod im mizniT, rom pirvelad iyos dafasebuli
da gagebuli Rirsebisamebr. Cemi azriT, mikoberma mtkice xmiT unda sTqvas:
`movedi am qveynis dasapyrobad! Tu aq aris pativi, dideba, simdidre da
sakmarisad xelsayreli Tanamdeboba, moitaT aq! isini Cemia!~
mister mikoberma Semogvavlo yvelas Tvali, TiTqos fiqrobda, rom am
azrSi iyo sakmarisi nawili simarTlisa.
_ vsvam yvela Tqvens sadRegrZelos gamosalmebisas da gisurvebT,
yovel Tqvengans Tan sdevdes keTildReoba da warmateba, _ Tqva papidam da
Tavi daukra mister pegotis.
bavSvebsac misces neba, amoeRoT Tavisi kovzebiT es saxelovani
sasmeli, raTa daeliaT saerTo sadRegrZelo. amis Semdeg papida da agnesa
adgnen da gamoemSvidobnen iq myofT. naRvliani iyo es gamoTxoveba.
bavSvebi ukanasknel wuTamde ebRauWebodnen agnesas da sabralo misis
mikoberi mtirali davtoveT.
meore dRes, nasadilevs, me da Cemi pegoti gavemgzavreT grevzendSi.
gemi Semosuliyo mdinareSi da gars auarebeli navebi exvia. samgzavro qari
hqonda da gamgzavrebis niSani ukve frialebda mTavari anZis wevrze.
maSinve daviqirave navi, gavarRvie mimavali navebis rkali da gems
mivadeqiT.
mister pegoti baqanze gveloda. miambo, rom mikoberi, es-es aris,
datusaRebuli iyo hipis sarCelis gamo da rom man, pegotim, Cveni
davalebis Tanaxmad, gadaixada fuli. Semdeg man wagviyvana me da Cemi gadia
dabla da ukanaskneli SiSi, rom mis yurTasmenamde miaRwevda cnoba
ubedurebis Sesaxeb, gaifanta. mikoberma megobruli da amave dros
mfarvelobis
gamometyvelebiT
gauyara
xeli
mister
pegotis
da
gamomicxada, rom isini es mesame dRea, ar moSorebian erTmaneTs TiTqmis
arc erTi wuTiT.
jer ver gavarCie bnelSi, magram cot-cota Cemi Tvalebi SeeCvivnen
sibneles da meCvena, TiTqos raRac ucnauri suraTis Sua vdgevar. didi
direebis, gemis gadaxidulebis da gadasaxlebulTa ficris sawolebs
Soris, skivrebsa, boxCebsa, kasrebsa da auarebeli bargis xrovas Sua,
romelic alag-alag ganaTebuli iyo WerqveS moqanave sanaTuriT da dRis
mkrTali SuqiT, Ria fanjrebSi rom Semodioda, _ ireoda auarebeli xalxi,
romelic axlad ecnoboda erTmaneTs, eTxovebodnen. laparakobdnen,
yvirodnen, tirodnen, icinodnen, sWamdnen da svamdnen. zogierTni ukve
SesCveodnen axal samyofels, mowyobiliyvnen da daesvaT bavSvebi _ zogi
skamze, zogi bargze. zogni ki ver Soulobdnen adgils da sevdianad
daexetebodnen kuTxidan kuTxeSi. aq, am patara adgilas, erT grovaSi iyo
moqceuli
yvela
wlovanebis
xalxi,
dawyebuli
axladdabadebuli
bavSvebiT, da gaTavebuli Rrma moxucebiT, romelTac, iqneb, ramdenime
dReRa darCenodaT sicocxlisa, da amasTan yvela xelobis warmomadgeneli,
miwis muSebiT dawyebuli, romelTac fexsacmelebis ZirebiT mihqondaT
TavianTi qveynis miwa, da gaTavebuli mWedlebiT, romelTac kanze jer
kidev SerCebodaT inglisis Wvartlisa da kvamlis kvali.
rodesac mivixed-movideT, meCvena, TiTqos erT-erT Ria sarkmelTan
emilia ijda, mis gverdiT _ erTi tyupTagani. am jgufma imitom ufro
miiqcia Cemi yuradReba, rom mjdomare qals akoca gamoTxovebisas sxva
qalma, wynarad gaiara brboSi da miimala. es meore qali agnesad Sevicani,
magram saSineli aurzaurisa da TviT Cemi mRelvarebis gamo, imwamsve
davkarge igi mxedvelobidan. am dros gamcileblebs gamoucxades, droa
gemi datovoTo. aq SevniSne, rom Cemi gadia ijda raRac skivrze da mwared
tiroda, xolo misis gumiji, viRac sxva, Savtanisamosian qaltan erTad,
fusfusebda mister pegotis nivTebis garSemo...
_ xom aras metyviT kidev, master devi? _ mkiTxa mister pegotim. _ xom
ar moigonebT rasme daviwyebuls, vidre ukansknelad gamovesalmebodeT
erTmaneTs?
_ mxolod erTi ram, _ vupasuxe me. _ ra iqna marTa?
man xeli axlo mxarze qals, romelic misis gumijis gverdiT idga, da
me marTa davinaxe.
_ Tqven keTili adamiani xarT, _ vuTxari me. _ Tan migyavT?
marTam cremlebiT mipasuxa. mec veraferi veRara vuTxari da mxolod
magrad CamovarTvi xeli mister pegotis. albaT, arasodes aravin ar
myvarebia ise, aravisadmi iseTi pativiscema ar mqonia, rogorc moxuc
mister pegotisadmi.
gemi swrafad daicala gamcileblebisagan. me jer kidev damrCenoda
yvelaze Zneli saqme. gadaveci mister pegotis is rac damavala meTqva
misTvis samudamo gamoTxovebisas qamma. CemTvis ufro mZime da Zneli iyo
imis mosmena, rodesac moxucma mTxova, gadameca pasuxad uamravi sityvebi
siyvarulisa da sibralulisa misTvis, visac aRar SeeZlo maTi mosmena!
wasvlis wuTi dadga. gadavexvie moxucs, xeli gavuyare Cems gadias da
saCqarod avedi baqanze. iq gamoveTxove sabralo misis mikobers; misi
ukanaskneli sityvebi is iyo, rom arasodes Tavs ar daanebebs mister
mikobers.
CavsxediT navSi da Soriaxlos SevCerdiT, rom gvenaxa, rogor
daiZroda gemi.
rodesac ialqanebi gaivso, gaiSala qarze da gemi daiZra adgilidan.
garSemo myof navebidan igriala samjer `vaSam~, romelic aitaces gemze,
gamoZaxilma gaimeora igi da gahfanta midamoSi. guli gamewura am xmaze.
afrialda cxvirsaxocebi, qudebi, da am dros davinaxe igi, emi!
igi idga da Tavisi biZis mxars miyrdnoboda. biZam saCqarod mouTiTa
Cvensken da man gamogvigzavna ukanaskneli salami. diax, emiliav! mSveniero,
daRupulo yvavilo! miende da mieyrdne mas Seni daTrgunvili guliT,
radgan mas eWire Sen mTeli misi siyvarulis ZaliT.
rodesac napirs mivawieT, kentis mTebze daeSva Rame da mZimed damawva
gulze.
Tavi ormocdameTxuTmete
mogzauroba
rodesac inglisidan mivdiodi, wasvlis wuTSu arc ki mesmoda
savsebiT, ra didi mexi damatyda Tavs. davtove Cemi gulis axlobelni da
wavedi sazRvargareT, darwmunebuli, rom ukve gadavitane Cemi ubedureba,
rom didi xania, rac man gaiara. ase adamiani, brZolis velze sasikvdilod
daWrili, TviTon arc ki grZnobs Tavis Wrilobas. axla, martod
darCenils, pirvel xanebSi arc ki mesmoda, ra sastiki da mZime iyo Cemi
iara.
Segneba TandaTan modioda. sicarielis mZime grZnoba dRiTidRe
Rrmavdeboda da izrdeboda. jer es mxolod bundovani grZnoba iyo sevdisa
da danaklisisa, Semdeg, SeumCneveli safexurebiT, igi gadaiqca uimedo
Segnebad yvela imisa, rac davkarge: siyvaruli, megobroba, TanagrZnoba;
yvela imisa, rac daimsxvra da daiRupa: Cemi pirveli gulubryvilo
mindoba, Cemi gulis pirveli siyvaruli, mTeli Cemi sicocxlis ocnebis
koSki!
vnaRvlobdi Cems pawawina colze, romelic sikvdilma xelidan
gamomtaca siyvarulisa da silamazis srul asakSi; vnaRvlobdi im
adamianze, romelsac SeeZlo daemsaxurebina aTasi xalxis iseTive
siyvaruli da gakvirveba, rasac vgrZnobdi misdami bavSvobidan, da romlis
brwyinvale niWi yovelTvis makvirvebda; vtirodi sabralo damsxvreul
guls, romelmac moisvena boboqari zRvis talRebSi, da vdardobdi
meTevzis im sacodavi qoxis nangrevebze, sadac odesRac, bavSvobaSi,
vismendi RamiT qariSxlis zuzuns.
zogjer meCveneboda, rom yvelaze ukeTesi iqneboda _ samSobloSi
movkvdariyavi; maSin ukan vixevdi Cems mogzaurobaSi, rom rac SeiZleba
male mimeRwia samSoblos sazRverbs. sxva dros ki Seugneblad
miviswrafodi win, sul win; daveZebdi _ ar vici, ras, gavurbodi _ ar vici,
ras.
rodesac axla gonebis TvaliT vubrundebi Cemi cxovrebis im xanas, igi
warmomidgeba xolme, rogorc sizmari, mZime da saSineli, magram srulebiT
gamourkveveli formiT. ucxo qalaqebi _ sasaxleebi, taZrebi, suraTebi,
cixe-darbazebi, saflavebi, fantastikuri quCebi _ mihqrodnen Cems win
raRac buranSi, da me, mTvlemare mgzavri, gulgrilad vuyurebdi yvela am
mSvenier adgils da xelovnebis nimuSs. magram ai, bolos, gahqra SfoTiani,
sazareli sizmrebi da moRuSul cis kabadonze acimcimda alioni.
mravali Tvis ganmavlobaSi vmogzaurobdi Rrubliani guliT; raRac
bundovani da gaurkveveli sulieri ganwyobileba aryevda Cems dabnelebul
gonebas, miSlida samSobloSi dabrunebas, da ganvagrZobdi mogzaurobas,
Sewuxebuli da mousvenari, zogjer SeuCerebliv gadavdiodi adgilidan
adgilze; magram zogjer, piriqiT, didi xniT vbinavdebodi erT alagas.
erTsa da meore SemTxvevaSic ar mqonda araviTari garkveuli mizani da
miswrafeba.
SveicariaSi viyavi. italiidan movedi aq, alpebi gadmovlaxe da mas
aqeT davexetebodi mTian bilikebze gzis maCvenebelTan erTad. ar vici,
eubneboda Tu ara rasme Cems guls es Rrma xeobebi, ufskrulebi da maRali
mTebi. sazareli gamoqvabulebi da napralebi, myinvarebi da mgrgvinavi
CanCqerebi mavsebdnen TrTolviTa da gakvirvebiT, magram sxvas arafers
vgrZnobdi.
erTxel, saRamoJams, mzis Casvlis win, Cavdiodi dabla velSi, sadac
rame unda gameTia. Cavdiodi mTis ferdobze mixveul-moxveuli bilikebiT
da davinaxe Cems dabla gaSlili mindvrebi; uecrad amavso raRac didi
xnis daviwyebulma netarma grZnobam, romeic Cems gulSi gamoaRviZa
midamoebis mSvenierebam da saRamos siwynarem. maxsovs, _ uecrad SevCerdi
raRac sevdiT gulSi, magram es sevda ar iyo arc mZime, arc uimedo.
maxsovs, _ TiTqmis imedi momeca, rom jer kidev SesaZlebelia CemTvisac ki
sasikeTo cvlileba.
vels im dros mivaRwie, rodesac Camavali mze anaTebda Tovlian
mwvervalebs, romlebic gars Semohxveodnen mas RrublebiviT. mTis Ziri
Rrma xevSi, sadac sofeli iyo, xasxasa mwvaniT iyo dafaruli da am
mSvenier, mdidar mcenareulobis zemoT amarTuliyo Savi fiWvebi,
romlebic
bunebas
zvavebis
SesaCereblad
daeniSna.
maT
Tavze
ayudebuliyvnen Savi, yinuliani, WaRara kldeebi; adgil-adgil mTis
ferdobze gafantuliyvnen cal-calke qoxebi, romlebic ise patarad
moCandnen am goliaTebis mezoblad, rom saTamaSoebi egoneboda adamians.
aseve saTamaSod moCanda sofeli velSi, xis bogiriT, romlis qveS
moCxrialebda mTis nakaduli; igi mixtoda kldidan kldeze da SxuiliT
miiswrafoda xexilebs Soris. saRamos wynar haerSi moismoda Sori
simRera, _ es mwyemsebis simRera iyo. am diad siwynareSi buneba pirvelad
damelaparaka da, misis xmis morCili, davemxe balaxebSi daRlili TaviT
da avqviTindi ise, rogorc aRar metira mas ukan, rac dora davkarge.
rodesac Sin mivedi, iq werili damxvda, ramdenime wuTiT amaze adre
motanili. TviTon inglisidan wamosvlis Semdeg Zalian iSviaTad vwerdi
da ramdenime sityviT vacnobebdi xolme, rom kargad var da ama da am
alagas mivedi. ufro dalagebiT da dawvrilebiT wera Cemi mdgomareobis
Sesaxeb arc SemeZlo da arc xalisi mqonda.
paketi xelSi meWira, gavxseni da agnesas werili wavikiTxe.
igi bednieri iyo da sasargeblo Tavisi axloblebisaTvis. misi
saqmeebi warmatebiT midioda, rogorc moeloda kidec. amaze meti Tavis
Sesaxeb ara mouweria-ra; werilis danarCeni Sinaarsi me Semexeboda.
agnesa ar maZlevda araviTar rCevas, arc melaparakeboda Cemi
movaleobis Sesaxeb. gulwrfeli TanagrZnobiT da simpaTiiT gamsWvaluli,
ambobda mxolod, rom swams da imedi aqvs Cemi. CemisTana adamiani, mwerda
igi, moaxerxebs da sikeTisken mimarTavs yovelgvar varamsa da dards. igi
amayobda Cemi saxeliT da imedi hqonda, rom igi TandaTan gaizrdeboda. mas
sjeroda, rom dauRalavad viSromebdi arCeul asparezze. Tu Cemi bavSvuri
dReebis mware gamocdilebam gamomiyvana is, rac var, miT ufro meti imedi
hqonda,
rom
axlandeli
namdvili
didi
ubedureba
aucileblad
gamamagrebda da gamaumjobesebda. TviTon gamocdils, miT ufro meti
warmatebiT SemeZleboda sxvebis swavleba. igi amayobda ara marto imiT,
rac ukve gakeTebuli mqonda, aramed ufro metad imiT, rac unda
gamekeTebina.
gulze davide Zvirfasi werili da movigone is unugeSo wuTebi,
romelsac erTi saaTis win ganvicdidi. Sveicarieli mwyemsebis xmebi miwyda
Sors mTebSi; mSvidi saRamos Rrublebi Caqra, velis aTasgvari ferebi
miiCrdila da Tovliani mTebis brwyinvale mwvervalebi SeuerTdnen Ramis
cis Soreul mkrTal kideebs; magram cxadad mivxvdi, rom saSineli Rame,
misi sazareli moCvenebiT, samudamod gaifanta Cems gulSi da ar aqvs
saxeli im siyvaruls, romelic am wuTidan vigrZeni am erTaderTi
qalisadmi mTels qveyanaze, romelic ase ganuzomlad Zvirfasia CemTvis.
ramdenjerme gadavikiTxe misi werili da im saRamosve mivwere pasuxi.
avuxseni, ra zomamde iyo saWiro CemTvis misi Svela axlandel garemoebaSi;
uimisod arc viqnebodi da arc viqnebi is, radac igi mTvlis, igi aris Cemi
aRmafrTovanebeli, da davpirdi, Zala dametanebina Cemi TavisTvis da
Sromas davbrunebodi.
gaiara samma Tvem. gadavwyvite, gamourkvevel dromde gamegrZelebina
sazRvargareT yofna.
agnesas rCeviT, bunebaSi veZebdi nugeSs da vpoulobdi mas.
male
imdenive megobari movipove velSi, ramdenic iarmauTSi myavda. rodesac
zmTari dadga, jenevaSi gadavsaxldi; magram gazafxulze isev ukan
davbrundi. keTili Sveicarielebi ise mimelodnen, rogorc Zvel megobars.
vmuSaobdi adriani dilidan gvian saRamomdis, gulmodgined da
moTminebiT. davwere romani, nawilobriv Cemi sakuTari cxovrebis
gamocdilebidan, da gavugzavne igi tredelss. Cemi literaturuli saxeli
swrafad izrdeboda da cnobebi amis Sesaxeb Cemamdec aRwevda im
mogzaurTa saSualebiT, romelTac SemTxeviT vxvdebodi. xanmokle
dasvenebisa da garTobis Semdeg uwindeli gulmodgineiTa da bejiTobiT
Sevudeqi axali romanis weras, romlis idea Zalian mitacebda. TandaTan im
drois ganmavlobaSi, sanam am Sromas veweodi, zneobrivi ZalRone
SesamCnevad memateboda da vcdilobdi, damewera wigni rac SeiZleboda
ukeTesad. es iyo Cemi ocnebis mesame nayofi.
rodesac am mogzaurobis Sesaxeb vlaparakob, movigone yvelaferi, rac
aucilebeli
iyo
momegona,
garda
erTi
garemoebisa,
romelsac
mzrunvelobiT gverds vuvlidi, Tumca azrad ar mqonia, damemala an
damefara romelime Cemi fiqrTagani. msurda ukanasknel SesaZleblobamde
ar melaparaka Cemi sulis uidumales miswrafebaze: axla am garemoebaze
unda vilaparako.
ar SemiZlia niSandoblivad vTqva, rodis gavifiqre pirvelad, rom Cemi
adrindeli da naTeli imedebi SeiZleboda agnesaze SeCerebuliyo. ver
vityvi, Cemi sevdis romel xanaSi gavifiqre pirvelad, misi siyvarulis
saunje. es azri daibada Cems TavSi axali sayvedurebisa da axali
sinanulis saxiT, rodesac Cemi sevdis anabarad mitovebuli, oblad davrCi
amqveynad.
me rom im dros mudam agnesas sazogadoebaSi vyofiliyavi, ueWvelia,
sasowarkveTilebis zegavleniT vuRalatebdi am Cems saidumlos. swored
amisi meSinoda instiqturad, rodesac pirvelad warmomidga inglisSi
dabrunebis aucilebloba. dakargva misi TanagrZnobis Tundac umciresi
nawilisa autaneli iqneboda CemTvis, da amave dros, Tu Cems Tavs
vuRalatebdi da gamovtydebodi, amiT aucilebels sazRvars davdebdi Cven
Sua da uwindeli gulaxdiloba ukve veRar iarsebebda Cemsa da agnesas
Soris.
Tavidan ver momeSorebina is azri, rom grZnobda, romliTac igi
amJamad meqceoda, warmoiSva pirvelad Cemi sakuTari arCevanisa da
mopyrobis gamo. Tu vuyvardi mas rodisme sxva siyvaruliT, _ da iyo dro,
rodesac ase megona, _ TviTon ukuvagde es siyvaruli. Cemi pirveli
siyvaruli, nazi da Zlieri, sxvas ekuTvnoda. ise ar moviqeci, rogorc unda
movqceuliyavi, da Tu agnesa CemTvis mxolod dad darCa, es Cemi sakuTari
survili iyo, Semagrebuli da sisruleSi moyvanili misi mSvenieri gulis
didsulovnebiT.
yovelTvis vgrZnobdi Cems sisustes mis sulier ZalasTan da
simtkicesTan SedarebiT. es Segneba axla ufro Rrmad Camenerga. ar viyavi
misTvis is, rac SeiZleboda vyofiliyavi warsul wlebSi, da igi ar iyo
CemTvis is, rac SeeZlo yofiliy, Tu misi xelis Rirsi gavxdebodi. dro
wasulia, TviTon davkarge igi samudamod. amas veravis davabraleb!
bevri vitanje am brZolaSi, magram patiosani kacis movaleobad
vTvlidi, samudamod Sors ukumegdo fiqri am Seudarebeli qalis Sesaxeb.
axla aRar iyo saWiro imisi damalva, rom miyvarda igi da suliT da
guliT mas vekuTvnodi; magram varwmunebdi Cems Tavs, rom ukve gviania da
SeuZlebelia im naTesauri damokidebulebis darRveva, romelic didi xania
damyarda Cvens Soris.
amgvari iyo mudmivi meryeoba da mRelvareba Cemi sulisa gamgzavrebis
Semdeg, saxlSi dabrunebamde. samma weliwadma ganvlo mas Semdeg, rac
gaiSala ialqnebi gemze, romelmac gadasaxlebulni avstraliaSi waiyvana.
mzis Casvlisas, imave saaTs da imave adgilas videqi im gemis baqanze,
romelic inglisis napirs miadga.
sami weli! swrafad gairbines maT ucxoeTSi, Tumca DdRiTidRe mZimed
midiodnen. mogesalmebi Sen, samSoblo mxarev, da Sen, agnesa! magram Cemi
ara xar! Sen ar SegiZlia Cemi iyo! Sen SegeZlo Cemi yofiliyavi uwin,
magram am drom ganvlo da aRar dabrundeba arasodes!
Tavi ormocdameTeqvsmete
dabruneba
Semodgomis civi saRamo iyo, rodesac londonSi movedi. wvimiani da
moRuSuli dari idga, ase rom, wuTi wuTis ganmavlobaSi gacilebiT meti
talaxi da burusi vnaxe, vidre SemeZlo menaxa sazRvargareT mTeli wlis
ganmavlobaSi. saxlebi Semomyurebdnen Zveli megobrebiviT, magram ar
SemeZlo ar meTqva, rom es megobrebi metismetad WuWyianebi iyven da rom
bevri ram gamocvliliyo maTSi.
zogierT cvlilebas Cemi axloblebis mdgomareobaSi ukve movelodi.
papida gadasaxlda duvrSi; tredelsi veqilobas Seudga da axla TandaTan
saxels ixveWda. igi cxovrobda greis skverTan, da misi ukanaskneli
werilebidan vicodi, rom hqonda erTgvari imedi, male SeerTo
umSvenieresi qali dedamiwis zurgze.
saxlSi saSobaod momelodnen, ase rom, aravin Cem megobarTagan ar
fiqrobda, rom ase adre davbrundebodi. gangeb Seviyvane isini SecdomaSi,
rom gameocebina Cemi moulodneli misvliT. da miuxedavad amisa, rodesac
martodmarto, xmaamouReblad mivdiodi burusian quCebSi, mwyinda, rom
aravin damxvda.
nacnobma maRaziebma TavianTi mxiaruli sinaTliT male gafantes Cemi
sevda da TiTqmis gavmxiaruldi, rodesac gamovedi karetidan greis
skverTan, yavaxanis win.
_ xom ar iciT, sad cxovrobs aq mister tredelsi? _ vkiTxe msaxurs,
rodesac vTbebodi buxarTan sazogado darbazSi.
_ golbornis sasamarTloSi, ser, meore nomeri.
mouTmenlad velodi tredelsTan Sexvedras. swrafad gavaTave sadili
da saCqarod gavedi kibeze.
kibeze iyo warwera, rom mister tredelss uWiravs apartamentebi
sasamarTlos Zveli Senobis zemo sarTulSi. saWiro iyo kibeze asvla. es
iyo Zveli, daxvavebuli kibe, mkrTalad ganaTebuli yoveli sarTulis
baqanze patara sanaTuriT, romelic Zlivs bJutavda WuWyiani SuSis patara
cixeSi.
rodesac kibeze avdiodi, uecrad momeCvena, rom sadRac iq, RrublebSi,
ismis mxiaruli da sasiamovno sicili, romelsac, cxadia, ver miawerdiT
verc veqilisa da, Tu gnebavT, verc veqilis mwerlebs. cxadze ucxadesi
iyo, icinoda ori an sami mxiaruli ymawvili qali. rom davrwmunebuliyavi
amaSi, SevCerdi yuris dasagdebad, magram am dros fexi Camivarda ficarsa
da ficars Sua; ueWvelia, am xmaurobam miRwia mxiaruli sazogadoebis
yurTasmenamde,
radgan
uecrad
Rrma
dumili
Camovarda,
sanam
viTavisuflebdi fexs am xafangidan.
Semdegi gza meti sifrTxiliT gaviare da mivaRwie mSvidobiT
sasurvel sazRvars. gulma Zgera damiwyo, rodesac erT karebze wavikiTxe:
`mister tredelsi~. erTi wuTis ganmavlobaSi karebTan videqi da Semdeg
davakakune. saSineli aliaqoTi atyda erTi oTaxis siRrmeSi. Semdeg
siwynare Camovarda. isev davakakune.
amjerze CemTan gamovida patara, cocxalTvalebiani biWi, romelic
laqiasac gavda da klerksac.
_ Sin brZandeba mister tredelsi?
_ diax, ser, magram ar scalia.
_ CemTvis aucilebelia misi naxva.
erTi wuTis yoymanis Semdeg cocxalTvalebianma biWma, rogorc Canda,
gadawyvita, rom Cemi SeSveba SeiZleba. Semiyvana jer patara sakuWnaoSi,
romlis
misaRebi
oTaxis
movaleobas
asrulebda,
Semdeg
patara
sastumroSi, sadac sawer magidas, qaRaldebiT savses, Cemi Zveli megobari
ujda.
_ visa vxedav! _ Sehyvira tredelsma, rodesac Semomxeda. _ koperfild!
_ xom sruli mSvidobaa, Cemo tredelss?
_ sruli mSvidoba, Cemo kargo, Cemo Zvirfaso koperfild, da mxolod
keTili ambebia!
da Cven oriveni avtirdiT sixarulisagan.
_ ah, Cemo Zvirfaso amxanago! _ miTxra tredelsma da aiburZgna Tma,
yovlad umiznod, radgan igi isedac mudam aburZgnuli hqoda. _ Cemo kargo
koperfild, did xnis dakargulo da marad sanatrelo megobaro! oh,
rogor mixaria Seni naxva! rogor mogkidebia mze! rgor mixaria!
sicocxlesa da sindissa vficav, Cemo sayvarelo koperfild, rom jer
arasodes aravis naxva ar gamxarebia amgvarad!
mec metad aRelvebuli viyavi, ise rom, pirvelad laparakic ki ver
movaxerxe.
_ Cemo Zvirfaso, daufasebelo megobaro! _ gangarZobda tredelsi. _
inglisis mweralo literatoro, Cemo saxelovano, ganTqmulo koperfild...
rodis moxvedi? saidan modixar? ras akeTeb?
aRar damacada pasuxis gacema, ise Camsva sabarZelSi buxris win.
Semdeg cali xeliT nakverCxlebs urevda buxarSi maSin, meore xeliT ki
yelsaxvevs miCeCavda. rodesac sabolood Cavjeqi savarZelSi, isev momexvia
da mec gulSi Cavikari. Cven oriveni vtirodiT da magrad varTmevdiT xels
erTmaneTs.
_ warmoidgine, Cemo kargo! me xom coli SevirTe!
_ coli SeirTe? _ SevZaxe aRtacebiT.
_ patiosan sityvas gaZlev! raRa bevri vilaparako! is am oTaxSi dgas,
fardis ukan, fanjarasTan; miixede!
am wuTSi, Cemda uaRres gansacvifreblad, gamovida Tavisi safaridan
`umSvenieresi qali dedamiwis zurgze~, romelic siciliT Semomegeba da
odnav wiTldeboda. alersianoba, mxiaruleba da bedniereba gamoixateboda
axaljvardawerilis saxeze. me gadavkocne igi, rogorc Zvelma megobarma,
da suliTa da guliT mivuloce axlad SeuRlebulebs.
_ vin warmoidgenda, rom Cven aseT bednier garemoebaSi SevxvdebodiT
erTmaneTs! _ SesZaxa tredelsma. _ ah, ra bednieri var!
_ mec bednieri var, Zvirfaso megobaro! _ vuTxari me.
_ mec bednieri var, SemiZlia dagarwmunoT, _ Tqva sofim RimiliT da
Tan gawiTlda.
_ Cven yvelani iseTi bendierebi varT, rom meti ar SeiZleba, _ daumata
tredelsma, _ Cveni qalebic bednierni arian!.. ih, isini srulebiT
damaviwydnen!
_ dagaviwydnen? _ gavimeore me.
_ es qalebi, _ miTxra tredesma, _ Cemi sofis debi arian, isini
stumrad arian Cvensas, es ramdenime xania; Camovidnen londonis
dasaTvaliereblad. yuri migde, genacvale, dauZaxe, aq movidnen!
sofi gavida meore oTaxSi, sadac rogorc gvesmoda, mas Sexvdnen
aRtacebuli da saerTo siciliT.
_ mSvenieri musikaa, koperfild, ara? _ miTxra tredelsma. _ Zalian
sasiamovnoa yurisTvis. diax! am Zvel oTaxebsac ki garkveviT sicocxle
emateba am hangisagan. ra SeiZleba iyos amaze mSvenieri, miT ufro iseTi
ubeduri boganosaTvis, romelic sul martodmarto cxovrobda mTel Tavis
sicocxleSi, _ gesmis? es mSvenierebaa!
_ mere, ramdeni ymawvili qalia TqvenTan? _ vkiTxe me.
_ ufrosi, romelsac `mzeTunaxavs~ uwodeben, aq aris, _ miTxra
tredelsma da xmas dauwia. _ mas karolina hqvia. sarac aq aris; am qals,
rogorc uwinac miTqvams SenTvis, raRac stkiva xerxemalSi, Tumca amJamad
misi janmrTeloba damakmayofilebelia. ori umcrosi da, romelTac sofi
zrdida, aq arian. luizac ar aris.
_ marTla?
_ diax! axla unda SevniSnoT, rom Cveni bina sul sami oTaxisagan
Sedgeba.
uneburad mivixed-movixede, rom gamego, sad Tavsdebian TviT misis da
mister tredelsi. tredelsi mimixvda.
_ araferia, Cemo kargo! _ iTxra man. _ me xom ukve giTxra, rom
momzadebuli varT, uSiSrad
SevxedeT yovelgvar
qariSxalsa
da
gaWirvebas. wasul kviras Cven logini gavimarTeT ai aq, iatakze; magram,
moulodnelad, aRmoCnda kidev erTi patara sakuWnao zeviT, saxuravis qveS;
mSvenieri oTaxia, rogorc Sen TviTonac naxav. sofim, rom esiamovnebina
CemTvis, TviTon gaakra Spaleri, da axla Cven iq gavimarTeT sawoli.
namdvili boSebis karavia!
_ erTi sityviT, Zvirfaso tredels, Sen sruli bednieri xar colis
SerTviT. uzomod mixaria!
_ gmadlob, megobaro! _ miTxra tredelsma da xeli CamomarTva. _ diax,
iseTi bednieri var, rogorc ki SeiZleba iyos adamiani! ai Cveni qalebic!
unda gagacno, mister koperfild. mis karolina kruler, mis sara, mis
luiza, margarita da liusi.
eseni namdvili vardebi iyvnen, jansaRni, ayvavebulni, mSvenierni. mis
karolina yvelaze brwyinvale moCanda, magram sofis naTel TvalebSi
imdeni sinaze, gulwrfeloba da siyvaruli gamosWvioda, rom igi garkveviT
Crdilavda dis silamazes, da me davrwmundi, rom Cemi megobari ar
Semcdara arCevanSi. misis tredelsma dagvisxa yvelas TiTo finjani Cai,
mijda kuTxeSi buxarTan da Seudga tortis mzadebas.
es saqme ar uSlida Cvens mSvenier diasaxliss, mxiarulebaSic mieRo
monawileoba, da gavige, upirvelesad yovlisa, rom misis tredelss enaxa
agnesa. Tomasma qorwilis Semdeg waiyvana igi kenterberiSi da iq man Cemi
papidac naxa. agnesa da papida maSin Zalian kargad iyvnen. isini sul Cemze
laparakobdnen. Toma sul Cemze fiqrobda, sanam sazRvargareT viyavi,
rogorc marwmunebda sofi. igi darwmunebulia, romOmas me yvelaze metad
vuyvarvar. Toma misTvis udidesi avtoriteti iyo yvela SemTxvevaSi, rac
ar unda moxdes, mas mudam sjera Tomas sityva da eyvareba igi mTeli
suliTa da guliT.
sofi da tredelsi iseT gansakuTrebul pativiscemas iCvendnen
`mzeTunaxavisadmi~, rom es ufro mokrZalebul morCilebas mogagonebdaT.
es Zalian marTobda, Tumca saerTod maT Tavazianobasa da Tavganwirvas
aRtacebaSi movyavdi. Tu misis tredelsma mTel saRamos erTxel sTxova
meuRles moetana rame, an Seedga maRla raime nivTi, amgvari TxovniT da
davalebiT mister tredelss mimarTavda TiToeuli vardisferi qali
Tormetjer mainc, erTi saaTis ganmavlobaSi. isini ver sZlebdnen agreTve
sofis gareSe. Tu romeli maTgans gaewewa kululi, mxolod sofis SeeZlo
misi wesrigSi moyvana, radgan igi uxvevda Tmebs da Tavs varcxnida yvela
Tavis das; Tu romelime maTgans daaviwydeboda raime simReris hangi,
mxolod sofis SeeZlo misi mogoneba. dagvWirda, mogvegonebina romeliRac
dabis saxeli devonSirSi, _ mxolod sofis SeeZlo scodnoda, ra erqva
mas. raRacis gamo saWiro iyo werilis miwera saxlSi, _ sofi miswerda am
werils xval diliT, Cais win. erTi sityviT, vardisferi ymawvili qalebi
batonobdnen am saxlSi udavod. da yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo maTTvis ufro
erTgulis da ufro bejiTi mosamsaxureebis Sovna, vidre iyvnen tredelsi
da sofi. ar vici, ramdeni bavSvi gamozarda sofim Tavis sicocxleSi,
magram man icoda yvela asakis bavSvis simRerebi, romlebic ki odesme
SeTxzula inglisur enaze. sufTa, wkriala xmiT man im saRamos, Tavisi
debis brZanebiT, imRera erTi Tormetjer mainc sul sxvadasxvanairi
hangebi. me sruliad moxibluli da gaocebuli viyavi. yvelaze ukeTesi is
iyo, rom yvela am moTxovnilebasTan erTad, yvela es qali uaRres
sinazesa
da
pativiscemas
grZnobda
sofisa
da
tredelsisadmi.
darmwunebuli var, rom arc erT aburZgvnil Tavs da, saerTod, arc erT
Tavs, ara hrgebia kocnis iseTi setyva, rogoric tredelss Tavs daatyda,
roca igi wamovida Cems gasacileblad sastumroSi.
me gavSordi tredelss saerTo darbazSi da misi wasvlis Semdeg
didxans siamovnebiT vigonebdi mTel am scenas. es imas hgavda, rom uecrad
damenaxa aTasi vardis buCqi, gazrdili da gafurCqvnili am mxcovani
Senobis zemo sarTulSi, romeic mowodebuli iyo britaneTis kanonebis
Sesaswavlad. devonSireli qalebi yofna saweri masalebiT datvirTul
mtvrian Taroebs Soris, Cai da torti, TamaSobda da bavSvuri simRerebi am
burusian samefo etratebisa, wiTeli Tasmebisa, Savi ydebisa, melnis
SuSebisa, saweri qaRaldebisa, iuridiuli ganaCenebisa, gancxadebebisa, _
yovelive es iseT fantastikur da sasacilo suraTs warmoadgenda, TiTqos
sizmarSi vnaxe, rom veqilebis siaSi moxvda sulTanis ojaxi `aTas erTi
Ramidan~ da moitana Tan molaparake frinveli, momRerali xe da oqros
wyali.
mividgi skami erT-erT buxarTan saerTo darbazSi da vfiqrobdi
sevdiT, magram unaRvlod, Cems warsul bedze, da SemeZlo uSiSrad
Semexeda Cemi momavlisaTvis. saxli, am sityvis saukeTeso mniSvnelobiT, ar
arsebobda CemTvis. is, visSic SemeZlo aRmeZra siyvaruli Cemdami, me
TviTon mivaCvie im azrs, rom mxolod da yofiliyo CemTvis. igi
gaTxovdeba; Cems magivrad sxva waradgens Tavis uflebas mis gulze da igi
arasodes ar gaigebs im siyvaruls, romlTac savse iyo Cemi guli.
magram SeuZlia ki Cems guls, Tumca igi gamobrZmedilia xangrZlivi
ubedurebiT, damSvidebiT aitanos Tavisi xvedri? rodesac Cavufiqrdi am
sakiTxs, Cemi Tvalebi uecrad SeCerdnen arsebaze, romelic TiTqos buxris
alidan gamovida Cems mogonebasTan erTad.
patara doqtori Cilipi, romelsac hqonda erTgvari damsaxureba FCems
gaCenaSi amqveynad, ijda meore kuTxeSi da gazeTs kiTxulobda. mravalma
zamTarma da zafxulma gadaiara mister Cilipis Tavze; magram igi axlac,
rogorc yovelTvis, isev is patara, uwyinari da Wkviani adamiani iyo.
TiTqmis eWvi ar Semparvia, rom pativcemuli doqtori arafriT ar
gamocvliliyo im Ramidan, rodesac igi ijda Cvens sastumroSi papidas
pirdapir da moeloda Cems ganaCens.
mivedi masTan da vuTxari:
_ rogor brZandebiT, doqtor Cilip?
am moulodnelma kiTxvam, ucnobi adamianis mxriT, Zalian aaRelva
pativcemuli medicinis doqtori, ase rom, Zlivs moiTqva suli da mipasuxa:
_ gmadlobT, ser, Tqven metad keTili brZandebiT. didad gmadlobT.
_ Tqven ar gaxsovarT, doqtor Cilip?
_ ar vici, swori mogxsenoT, _ mipasuxa mister Cilipma moridebuli
RimiliT, Tan Tavs iqnevda da yuradRebiT makvirdeboda, _ bundovani
warmodgena maqvs, TiTqos Tqveni saxe mecnoba, magram verasgziT ver
momigonebia Tqveni saxeli, ser.
_ da Tqven ki am saxels icnobdiT ufro adre, vidre me TviTon
gavigebdi mas.
_ nuTu? maSasadame, Tqven gnebavT TqvaT, ser, rom me mqonda pativi,
Cemi Canamdebobis movaleobiT, moqmedi piri vyofiliyavi, rodesac...
rodesac...
_ diax, mister Cilip!
_ ah, ras brZanebT!.. Tqven metismetad gamoicvaleT masukan, ara, ser?
_ Zalian SesaZlebelia.
_ am SemTxvevaSi, ser, _ SeniSna mister Cilipma. _ Tqven, imedi maqvs,
mapatieT, Tu Cems Tavs nebas mivcem gkiTxoT, ra gvari brZandebiT, ser?
rodesac Cemi vinaoba davasaxele, doqtori Cilipi saSinlad aRelda
da cxared damiwyo xelis CamorTmeva.
_ ah! _ SesZaxa mister Cilipma, gadaxara Tavi erT mxareze da
damakvirda yuradRebiT. _ nuTu es Tqven xarT, mister koperfild?
sakvirvelia! me ueWvelad gicnobdiT, gabeduleba rom myofnoda, ufro
dakvirvebiT Semomexedna TqvenTvis. Tqvensa da Tqvens sabralo mSobels
Soris did msgavsebas vxedav.
_ me arasodes ar minaxavs mamaCemi, mister Cilip!
_ es didad sawyenia yovelis mxriv, metadre Tqveni sicocxlis am
xanaSi. Cven provinciaSi vcxovrobT, ser, magram Cvenamdec ki moaRwia
Tqvenma saxelma, _ ganagrZo doqtorma Cilipma da isev gaiqnia Tavisi
patara Tavi. _ literaturuli saxeli didi ram aris! Tqveni Sroma, ser
Znelic aris da warmtacic.
_ romel mxareSi cxovrobT Tqven amJamad? _ vkiTxe da gverdSi
mivujeqi.
_ me davsaxldi ramdenime milis siSoreze qalaq sentedmondsidan, ser,
_ mipasuxa mister Cilipma. _ Cemma meuRlem miiRo aq memkvidreobiT patara
mamuli; me ki viyide aqve patara praqtika da vSromob damakmayofilebeli
warmatebiT. iqneb, gesiamovnoT gaigoT, Cemi qaliSvili axla gasaTxovari
qalia, ser. dedamisi warsul kviras iZulebuli iyo, ori gojiT CamoeSva
misi kaba, ser. ase mirbis dro, mister koperfild! Tqven ar gyavT ojaxoba,
ser?
me uaryofiT gaviqnie Tavi.
_ Tqven am cota xanSi didi ubedureba gewviaT, ser, _ miTxra mister
Cilipma, _ me es gavige Tqveni maminacvlis disgan.
_ mere, sad naxeT igi, mister Cilip!
_ rogor Tu sad? gana ar iciT, rom Tqveni maminacvali Cemi mezobeli
gaxda?
_ ara, ar vicodi.
_ diax, mister mordstoni Cemi mezobelia. man SeirTo ymawvili qali
Cveni provinciidan, da am qalma mziTvad mSvenieri mamuli moutana.
sabralo! Tqveni tvini ki, ser, vfiqrob, mudam muSaobaSi imyofeba, ara? es
literaturuli Sroma, ueWvelia, metismetad damqancvelia, ara, ser?
magram avuxvie am kiTxvas da isev mordstonebs davubrundi.
_ eh, ra bevri vilaparako! Cven xom mSvenivrad gvaxsovs Zveli dro
mister koperfild!
_ da-Zmam ar auxvies Zvel wesebs? _ vikiTxe me.
_ ar vici, rogor gipasuxoT amis gamo ufro wesierad, ser, _ mipasuxa
mister Cilipma, _ mxolod ai raSia saqme... eqimi, romelsac aqvs erTgvari
ndoba romelsame ojaxSi, iZulebulia, Tavis Tanamdebobis gamo, daxuWos
Tvalebi da daicos yurebi. magram yovelive amasTan unda mogaxsenoT
pirdapir, rom es sastiki xalxia, ser; metsac vityvi: maTi sisastike,
amqveyniuri cxovrebis garda, momaval cxovrebazedac vrceldeba.
_ momavali, ueWvelia, maT dauxmareblad moewyoba, mister Cilip.
gacilebiT ufro sainteresoa, ras akeTeben isini amJamad.
mister Cilipma gaiqnia Tavi, mouria glintveins da mosva.
_ unda mogaxsenoT, rom es mSvenieri ledi iyo! _ SeniSna man
sibraluliT.
_ axlandeli misis ordstoni?
_ diax, mSvenieri da momxiblavi ledi, _ gaimeora mister Cilipma, _
sayvareli
da
sasiamovno
yovelmxriT.
misis
Cilipi
pirdapir
darwmunebulia, rom misi goneba srulebiT Seirya am ubeduris gaTxovebis
Semdeg, da amJamad igi ise dadis, rogorc giJi. aseTia Cemi meuRlis azri,
da Tqven xom iciT, _ daumata mister Cilipma idumali kiloTI, _ rom
qalebs didi dakvirvebis unari aqvT amgvar SemTxvevebSi.
_ ueWvelia, da-Zma SeerTebuli ZaliT cdilobdnen mis morjulebas
Taviseburad! _ vuTxari me. _ da, ueWvelia, miaRwies Tavis mizans.
_ TiTqmis asea,, diax, _ damidastura mister Cilipma. _ jer maT Soris
didi dava da Cxubi iyo, magram axla SemiZlia dagarwmunoT, is sabralo
aCrdiliviT dadis. rodesac da movida Zmis misaSveleblad, orivem
pirdapir suli amoarTves im sacodavs, ase rom, igi misulia fizikur da
gonebriv umweobamde.
me vuTxari, rom es advili dasajerebelia.
_ da Tu gulaxdilobaze wavida, _ ganagrZo mister Cilipma da isev
mosva glintveini, _ SemiZlia mogaxsenoT saidumlod, rom misi deda
javrisagan gardaicvala, rodesac darwmunda Svilis ubedurebaSi. vin
icis? mTeli es sulieri tanjva da sastiki mopyroba, ueWvelia, adrian
samareSi Caiyvanen TviT misis mordstonsac. gaTxovebamde ki igi mxiaruli
da jansaRi qali iyo, magari agebulebisa. qmari da muli namdvil cixis
mcvelebad hyvanan sabralos!
_ unda SevniSnoT, rom isini Zalian ar uyvarT Cvens kuTxeSi, _
gangarZo mister Cilipma, _ Tumca maT es arafrad enaRvlebaT da sruli
TavisuflebiTa da sindisis uqenjnavad uqadian samudamo daRupvas yvelas,
vinc ki maT siZulvilsa bedavs. amgvarad ganwiruli mravalia Cvens
mxareSi da maTi ricxvi dRiTi dReE matulobs; magram misis Cilipi
samarTlianad sjis, rom da-Zma TviTon arian ganwiruli, iTminon saukuno
sasjeli, radgan gaurbian xalxis sazogadoebas da iZulebulni arian,
ikvebon TavianTi sakuTari gulebiT; da unda mogaxsenoT, rom maTi guli
cudi sakvebia! neba miboZeT axla SegekiTxoT Tqveni tvinis Sesaxeb, ser...
es sakiTxi Tavidan ara mSordeba. ueWvelia, Tqven did Zalas atanT mas, _
ase ar aris, mister koperfild?Y
magram vinaidan TviT mister Cilipis sakuTar tvins erTgvari Zala
adga zedmeti glintveinis xmarebiT, CemTvis Zneli ar iyo misis gadayvana
am Temidan. sxvaTa Soris, gavige, rom mister Cilipi Camosulia amJamad
greisinSi, raTa waradginos medikur komitetSi Cveneba erTi SesaniSnavi
pirovnebis Sesaxeb, romelmac Searyia Tavisi tvini uzomo loTobiT. es
pirovneba misi pacienti iyo.
_ amgvar SemTxvevaSi, ser, _ miTxra mister Cilipma, _ metad mizeziani
vxdebi. Cemi meTodi nebas ar maZlevs, sastik zomebs mivmarTo pacientis
mimarT. es, ase vTqvaT, daamcirebda Cems adamianobas. iciT, mister
koperfild, didxans ver movedi gons im mousvenari ledis saqcielis gamo,
romelTanac momixda pirispir jdoma Tqveni dabadebis molodinSi.
saSineli rame iyo!
amis pasuxad SevniSne, rom xval diliT mivemgzavrebi papidasTan,
romelmac ise daaSina igi im Rames, da rom igi mSvenieri dedakacia,
rogorc TviT mister Cilipic darwmundeba, ufro axlos rom gaecno igi.
magram marto im fiqrma, rom SesaZlebeli iyo Sexvedra am arsebasTan,
iseTi cxadi Tavzari dasca mister Cilips, rom warmoTqva odnavi RimiliT:
`nuTu es SesaZlebelia?~ Semdeg ubrZana, moetanaT sanTeli da
dauyovnebliv wavida sawol oTaxSi, TiTqos sxvagan versad ver igrZnobda
Tavs uzrunvelyofilad papidas Semotevisgan. igi samkaod magrad idga
fexze, magram darwmunebuli var, patara kacis pulsi saSinlad scemda da
iseT xifaTs aRniSnavda, rogoric mas, ueWvelia, ar gamoucdia mas Semdeg,
rac papida, gacruebuli Tavis molodinSi qalis dabadebis gamo, eZgera
Tavisi qudiT.
SuaRame iyo. doqtor Cilipis Semdeg mec wavedi dasaZineblad.
meore dRes duvris diliJansma gadamiyvana saRsalamaTi mis betsis
Zvelebur sastumro oTaxSi, sadac igi, amJamad saTvaleebiT SeiaraRebuli,
Cais miirTmevda. papida, mister diki da pegoti, romelic axla papidasTan
cxovrobda, rogorc diasaxlisi, damxvdnen aRtacebiTa da sixarulis
cremlebiT. rodesac, pirveli aRelvebis Semdeg, Cvenma laparakma
damSvidebuli xasiaTi miiRo, vuambe papidas, rogor Sevxvdi mister Cilips
da ra sazareli mogoneba darCenia patara doqtors papidas Sesaxeb am
dromdis. aman didad asiamovna moxuci. igi da pegoti didxans
laparakobdnen sabralo dedaCemis meore qmarze da im `yaCaRis~ _ misi dis
_ Sesaxeb, romelsac papida arasgziT, araviTari sasjelis SiSiT da
araviTari sikeTis gulisTvis ar uwodebda sxva saxels.
Tavi ormocdameCvidmete
agnesa
rodesac me da papida martoni davrCiT patara sastumroSi, SuaRamemde
SevyeviT
laparaks.
gavige,
rom
gadasaxlebulni
sakmaod
xSirad
iwerebodnen samSobloSi da rom yvela maT werilSi gamoixateboda
brwyinvale imedebi. mister mikoberi isev gzavnida inglisSi patara
Tanxebs, sxvadasxva `finansur valdebulebaTa~ gamo, romlebic sruli
iuridiuli formiT iyo dadebuli `Tavis moyvaresTan~. es nawilobriv
werilebidanac vicodi, romelsac sazRvargareT migzavnidnen. magram
papidas moTxrobam ufro naTlad amixsna yvela is saintereso ambebi,
romelic Cemi didi xnis aryofnis dros moxda. am moTxrobaSi mister
dikic ar iyo daviwyebuli. papidam Sematyobina, rom igi axla umagaliTo
gulmodginebiT iRebs pirebs yvelafridan, rac ki xelSi moxvdeba, da
ubeduri Carlz pirveli aRaraviTar monawileobas aRar iRebs am
kaligrafiul SromaSi. mister diks warmouTqmelad amxiarulebda da
axalisebda xan erTi da xan meore manuskriptis piris gadaReba, da am
Sromam Zalian gaaxalisa misi erTferovani sicocxle. Tavisi moxseneba
dikis Sesaxeb papidam daamTavra Cveulebrivi formuliT, rom mis garda
aravin icis da arc SeuZlia icodes, ra adamiania mister diki.
visxediT buxris win Zveleburad da papida xels misvamda xelze.
uecrad mkiTxa:
_ rodis apireb kenterberiSi wasvlas, trot?
_ xval diliT, papida, daviqiraeb cxens da waval, xom ar gindaT
Tqvenc wamobrZandeT CemTan erTad?
_ ara, trot, _ mipasuxa papidam, _ me saxlSi davrCebi.
_ maSin marto waval. simarTle giTxraT, dResac Sevivlidi
kenterberiSi, Zalian rom ar mdomoda Tqveni naxva.
papida, rogorc etyoboda, nasiamovnebi iyo am sityvebiT, magram mainc
mipasuxa:
_ hm! Cemi beberi Zvlebi xvalamdec moicdidnen, trot, tyuilad ar
waxvedi.
da man isev xeli gadamisva xelze. videqi axla buxris win,
Cafiqrebuli, radgan agnesas xsenebam gaacocxla Cemi yvela mware mogoneba
da sinanuli, romelmac momicva am bolo xanebSi. bevri sanugeSi ram iyo am
sinanulSi, radgan man maswavla is, rac ver gavige pirvel siymawvileSi;
magram mainc es sinanuli iyo. axla ukeT mesmoda papidas sityvebi,
romelsac igi meubneboda odesRac: `ah, trot, brma xar, Cemo kargo, brma!~
Cven oriveni Cumad visxediT ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi. rodesac
Tvalebi aviRe, SevniSne, rom papida dakvirebuli yuradRebiT madevnebda
Tvalyurs. ise meCvena, TiTqos igi Cemi Sinagani fiqris svlasac ki
misdevda.
_ mamamisi moxucia, trot, mTlad gaTeTrda, _ miTxra papidam, _ Tumca
yvela sxva mxriv gacilebiT ukeTesad aris. rac Sexeba agnesas, igi isev
iseTi keTili, mSvenieri, Wkviani da uangaroa, rogorc yovelTvis. rom
SemeZlos movigono umaRlesi qeba, trot, es qeba agnesasi iqneboda...
ar iyo misTvis udidesi qeba, ar iyo CemTvis uaresi sayvedri. o,
rogor Sors avcdi pirdapir gzas!
_ Tu igi zrdis ymawvil qalebs da aswavlis maT, iseTebi iyvnen,
rogoric TviTon aris, _ gangarZo papidam didis grZnobiT da cremlebi
moadga Tvalebze, _ eWvi ar aris, trot, rom misi cxovreba kargad midis.
iyos bednieri TavisiT da sasargeblo Tavisi axloblebisaTvis, _ ai, misi
mizani. ase sTqva man TviTon, da gana SesaZlebelia sxvafriv iyos, rodesac
laparakia aseT araCveulebriv qalze?
_ hyavs Tu ara agnesas vinme...
xmamaRla viqrobdi, magram ver gavbede Cemi firebis daboloeba.
_ ra, tot! ra gindoda geTqva? hyavs Tu ara... vin mainc?
_ saqmro.
_ saqmroebi aTeulobiT, _ mipasuxa papidam raRac siamayiT. _ Cemo
kargo, mas ocjer mainc SeeZlo gaTxoveba Sens aq aryofnaSi.
_ araviTar eWvi ar mepareba amaSi, papida, magram minda vicode, hyavs
Tu ara agnesas vinme, misi Rirsi?
erTi wuTis ganmavlobaSi papida sdumda, nikapiT xelze dayrdnobili;
Semdeg nela moabruna Tvalebi Cemsken da miTxra:
_ me eWvi maqvs, rom agnesas uyvars...
_ da, rasakvirvelia, bednieria, _ gavawyvetine me.
_ trot, _ mipasuxa papidam dinjad. _ ar SemiZlia amis pasuxi mogce,
araviTari ufleba ar mqonda meTqva is, rac vTqvi,. agnesas ar moundvia
CemTvis es saidumlo, magram eWvi mepareba.
da papidam iseTi dakvirvebuli da aRelvebuli yuradRebiT Semomxeda
(igi SekrTa kidec), rom ufro metad, vidre odesme davrwmundi, igi
marTlac misdevda Cems fiqrTa mimdinareobas. saboloo daskvnamde
miviyvane yvela Cemi bolodroindeli gadawyvetileba da vcdilobdi,
SeZlebisdagvarad, Semekavebina gulis Relva.
_ srulebiT ar vici, asea Tu ara, _ mipasuxa papidam, _ Sen ar unda
daemyaro Cems eWvebs. iqneb es eWvebi usafuZvloa. me ar maqvs laparakis
ufleba.
_ Tu es asea, _ gavimeore me, _ agnesa, ueWvelia, gamiziarebs Tavis
gulis saidumlos. arasodes araferi damimalavs misgan, rogorc disgan,
da imedi maqvs, arc igi damimalavs rames.
papidam mZimed moaSora Tvalebi Cems saxes da, Cafiqrebulma, Tvalebze
xeli miifara. meore misi xeli Cems mxarze ido. ase visxediT da
vigonebdiT warsuls da aRarc erTi sityva aRar gviTqvams erTmaneTisTvis,
sanam dasaZineblad ar gavSordiT.
dilaadrian kenterberiSi gavemgzavre. ver vityvi, viTom srulebiT
bednieri viyavi imediT, rom gavimarjve Cems TavTan brZolaSi; verc imas
vityvi, rom Cemi bedniereba izrdeboda Cqari Sexvedris molodinSi.
male gadaviare nacnobi mindvrebi da Sevedi Zveli qalaqis wynar
quCebSi, sadac yoveli qva ncnobi iyo CemTvis pataraobidan. mivuaxlovdi
Zvel saxls da ukuvdeqi, radgan Cemma gulma metismetad Zlieri safrTxe
igrZno. davbrundi mZime nabijiT da kuTxis mrgvali oTaxis fanjaraSi
Sevixede, sadac odesRac kantoris wignebs usxdnen: jer _ uri hipi da
Semdeg _ mikoberi. es oTaxi axla patara sastumrod iyo mowyobili da
masSi aRar iyo aRaraviTari niSani winandeli kantorisa. yvela sxva mxriT
darbaiseli Zveli saxli, faqizi da sufTa, isev isieTi iyo, rogoric
pirvelad vnaxe igi. Cems dakakunebaze gamovida axali moaxle, CemTvis
ucnobi. vTxove moexsenebinaT mis vikfildisaTvis, rom misi naxva surs
jentlmens, axladdabrunebuls sazRvargareTidan, misi megobrisagan
davalebiT. amiyvanes Zveli kibiT sastumro darbazSi, romelsac savsebiT
Seenaxa Tavisi uwindeli saxe. wignebi, romelTac vkiTxulobdiT odesRac
me da agnesa, isev im Taroebze elaga da patara magida, sadac gakveTilebs
vamzadebdi xolme saRamoobiT, isev im kuTxeSi idga. yvela cvilileba,
Semotanili hipebis SemoseviT, wareSalaTa da yvelaferi isev Zvel wesze
iyo dalagebuli, rogorc didi xnis warsuls bedniers dros.
gaiRo patara kari; SevkrTi da mivbrundi. mSvenieri, naTeli Tvalebi
Cemi bavSovis megobrisa Sexvda Cems Tvalebs. me gadavexvie mas.
_ agnesa! Zvirfaso megobaro! Zalian moulodnelad gamovcxaddi Tqvens
winaSe!
_ o, ara, ara! me mixaria Tqveni naxva, trotvud!
_ ar damijerebT, agnesa, ra bednieri var, rom isev gxedavT!
me gulSi Cavikari da oriveni xmaamouReblad videqiT ase ramdenime
wuTs, Semdeg davsxediT erTad da misma mSvenierma saxem SemomanaTa iseTi
alersiT, romelzedac cxadad Tu sizmrad, wlobiT vocnebobdi.
igi iseTi mSvenieri iyo, iseTi keTili, rom ver momenaxa Cemi grZnobis
gamomxatveli sityvebi. mindoda madloba gadamexada misTvis; mindoda
gamomeTqva (rogorc xSirad werilebSi vwerdi), rogori keTili gavlena
hqonda xolme mas mudam Cems bedze, magram Cemi cda amao darCa. sixarulisa
da siyvarulisagan veRar SevZeli laparaki.
agnesa ecada, Tavisi mudmivi saTnoebiT dameSvidebina Cemi aRelvebuli
grZnobebi; damiwyo laparaki emiliaze, romelic mas ramdenjerme enaxa
idumalad,
gadasaxlebulTa
gamgzavrebis
win,
da
Rrma
sinaziT
melaparakeboda doras saflavis Sesaxeb. igi ise harmoniulad da nazad
exeboda Cemi mogonebis simebs, rom arc erTi maTgani ar JRrialebda.
vusmendi sevdiani, Sori musikis xmas sruli mowiwebiT da araviTari
survili ar mqonda, momeSorebina mogonebani, romelTac igi Cems gulSi
iwvevda. da an rad unda momeSorebina, rodesac yvela Cems mogonebebTan
ganuyrel kavSirSi iyo is, agnesa, Cemi cxovrebis mfarveli angelozi!
_ Tqven, agnesa, _ daviwye xanmokle siCumis Semdeg, _ miTxariT rame
Tqvens Sesaxeb. TiTqmis arafers ar melaparakebiT sakuTari cxovrebis
Sesaxeb, Cemi xangrZlivi aryofnis ganmavlobaSi.
_ ra giTxraT, trotvud? _ mipasuxa man naTeli RimiiT. _ mama
janmrTelad aris da uwindeburad Cven Zvels saxlSi vcxovrobT. Cveni
mrelvareba dasrulda, saxli dagvibrunes; raki es iciT, Cemo trotvud,
maS yvelaferi gcodniaT.
_ yvelaferi, agnesa? _ vkiTxe me.
Semomxeda, wuTierma morcxvobis almurma aulewa uceb saxe da isev
gaqra. gaiRima wynari naRvelis gamometyvelebiT, rogorc me meCvena da Tavi
gaiqnia.
SevniSne mRelvarebis niSnebi saxeze da sxva saganze gadavuxvie.
_ bevri saqme gaqvT, Zvirfaso agnesa?
_ Cems pansionSi? _ mkiTxa man da isev momapyro naTeli, wynari
Tvalebi.
_ diax, Tqven, ueWvelia, Zalian iRlebiT?
_ ki, magram es Sroma imden siamovnebas mgvris, rom umaduroba
iqneboda, mas Srma vuwodo.
siwiTlis ferma erTxel kidev gadahkra da gahqra mis saxeze da,
rodesac daRuna Tavi, isev SevniSne sevdiani Rimili.
_ Tqven inaxulebT mamas da, raskavirvlia, mTel am dRes CvenTan
gaatarebT, _ mxiarulad miTxra agnesam. _ iqneba Ramec gaaTioT Tqvens
oTaxSi?
Cven
yovelTvis
`Tqvens
oTaxs~
vuwodebT
mas,
Zveli
Cveulebisamebr.
ukanaskneli winadadebiT ar SemeZlo mesargebla, radgan papidas
davpirdi, rom im saRamosve davbrundebodi; magram sixaruliT daveTanxme,
davrCeniliyavi mTeli dRiT.
_ ramdenime xans dakavebuli viqnebi, _ miTxra agnesam, _ magram Tqven
aq naxavT wignebs, trotvud, da Zvel notebs.
_ da Zvel yvavilebsac, agnesa, mgoni, yvela Zvel nivTs, _ vuTxari da
gars movixede.
_ Tqven marTali xarT, trotvud. rodesac sazRvargareT iyaviT,
gansakurebul siamovnebas vgrZnobdi imaSi, rom yvela Zveli nivTi Zveli
wesrigiT Semenaxa. Cven odesRac Zalian bednierebi viyaviT, ara?
_ o, rasakvirvelia, Cven bednierebi viyaviT! _ davudasture me.
gaiRima da gavida imave karebSi, romelSiac Semovida.
es da-Zmuri siyvaruli iyo da axla erTaderTi saunje da Cems
movaleobad vTvlidi _ xeluxleblad da mowiwebiT gavfrTxilebodi mas.
me rom neba mimeca Cemi TavisTvis da Semeryia is megobruli ndoba,
romelic warmoiSva xangrZlivi Cveulebis gamo, vfiqrob, aucileblad da
samudamod davkargavdi am saunjesac. es azri Rrmad Camenerga axla gulSi
da masze vcdilobdi damemyarebina Cemi momavali damokidebuleba
agnesasTan. rac ufro metad miyvarda igi, miT ufro metad vcdilobdi, ar
momeSorebina gonebidan es azri.
mister vikfildi es aris axla dabrunebuliyo baRidan, romelic ori
milis siSoreze iyo qalaqidan. igi dadioda iq TiTqmis yoveldRe da
muSaobda. mister vikfildi swored iseTi iyo, rogorc amiwera papidam.
Cven davsxediT sadilze eqvsiode patara gogonasTan erTad. saxlis
patroni axla aCrdilad momeCvena Tavisi mSvenieri suraTisa, romelic
kedelze ekida.
simSvide da siwynare damyarda isev Zvelebur saxlSi, rodesac sadili
gaTavda, yvelani avediT zeviT sastumroSi, radgan mister vikfildi aRar
svamda axla Rvinos, da, maSasadame, ar iyo saWiro darCena sasadiloSi
tkbilis Semdeg. agnesam da misma mowafeebma daiwyes TamaSoba, simRera da
xelsaqme. Cais Semdeg bavSvebi gamogeTxovnen da wavidnen dasaZineblad.
Cven visxediT samni da vbaasobdiT Zvel droze.
_ Cemi roli warsuli drois ganmavlobaSi iseTi iyo, _ Tqva mister
vikfildma da gaiqnia WaRara Tavi, _ rom unda vinano, Rrmad vinano da
vivaglaxo. ratom, Tqven es iciT, trotvud! magram giTxraT sruli
simarTle? ar vindomebdi, rom es warsuli wameSala, SesaZlebeli rom
yofiliyo kidec.
advilad davujere am sityvebs, rodesac Sevxede saxes, romelic am
WaRara moxucis gverdiT iyo.
_ me rom warsuli wavSalo, _ ganagrZo mister vikfildma, _
iZulebuli viqnebodi wameSala masTan erTad umagaliTo moTmineba,
erTguleba, Tavis gawirva, bavSvuri siyvaruli... ara! ufro adre daviviwyeb
Cems sakuTar Tavs vidre am warsuls, rogoric ar unda iyos masSi Cemi
roli.
_ mesmis, ser, _ vuTxari dabali xmiT, _ da pativs vcem Tqvens
grZnobebs, rogorc mudam pativs vcemdi maT...
_ magram aravin, Tqvenc ki, trotvud, aravi ar icis, ramdeni gaakeTa
man, rogori Sinagani brZola gadaitana Zvirfasma agnesam Tavis TavTan.
mis SesaCereblad agnesam mudarebiT Sexeda da Tavisi xeli daado mis
mxars; saxe saSinlad gaufiTrda.
_ kargi, Cemo sayvarelo, kargi! _ uTxra mister vikfildma Rrma
amooxvriT da Tan ganagrZobda, rogorc Canda, brZolas raRac Sinagan
satanjavTan. _ arasodes ar miambnia TqvenTvis, trotvud, misi dedis ambavi.
an iqneba sxva vinmem giamboT?
_ aravin, ser.
_ ambavi Zalian ubraloa, Tumca, SesaZloa, tragikuli. igi gamomyva
colad mamis survilis winaaRmdeg da mamam uari sTqva Tavis qaliSvilze.
qali patiebas sTxovda, sanam agnesa daibadeboda amqveynad. magram igi
sastiki adamiani iyo, moudrekeli, mkacri, deda ki didi xania, rac
samareSi iwva. mamam uari uTxra patiebaze.
agnesa mieyrdno mis mxars da xeli mamis yels moxvia.
_ mas mosiyvarule, nazi guli hqonda da igi daimsxvra, _ ganagrZobda
mister vikfildi. _ nazad vuyvardi, magram bednieri arasodes yofila.
mudam
itanjeboda
faruli
sulieri
sevdiT.
ukanasknelma
uarma
Seubralebeli mamis mxriv (man mravaljer mimarTa mamas) sabolood
daasusta misi saTuTi sxeuli. igi daWleqda da mokvda. man damitova ori
kviris agnesa da WaRara Tmebi, romelic Tqven uTuod SemamCnieT, trotvud,
Tqveni pirveli mosvlis dros am saxlSi.
man akoca agnesas loyaze.
_ Cemi siyvaruli patara Svilisadmi, rasakvirvelia, umweo iyo, magram
maSin vitanjebodi ganukurnebeli seniT. mets arafers vityvi amaze.
vlaparakob Cems Sesaxeb ki ara, trotvud, aramed mis dedaze da TviT
masze. Tu me gandobT Cemi sicocxlis am kvanZs, imedi maqvs, Tqven
moaxerxebT mis gaxsnas, da vici _ mixvdebiT, rad gavxdi iseTi, rogorsac
Tqven micnobdiT, trotvud, im didi xnis warsul dReebSi. me yvelaferi
vTqvi.
moxucis daxrili Tavi da misi qalis saTnoebiT savse saxe
amTavrebdnen am moTxrobis azrs. saWiro rom yofiliyo gansakuTrebuli
xaziT aRmeniSna Cveni Sexvedris xasiaTi im saRamos, es suraTi unda
damexata.
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg agnesa mivida fortepianosTan da daukra
ramdenime Zveli hangi, romlebic warsul dros xSirad mogvismenia am
oTaxSi.
_ xom ar apirebT kvlav sazRvargareT wasvlas? _ mkiTxa agnesam,
rodesac gverdiT davudeqi.
_ ras ityvis amaze Cemi daia?
_ imedi maqvs, rom ar waxvalT.
_ am SemTxvevaSi arc damebadeba es ganzraxva, agnesa.
_ radgan Tqven mekiTxebiT, unda giTxraT gulaxdilad, trotvud, rom
aRar unda waxvideT.
_ diax, Cemo Zvirfaso dao, _ vuTxrai me da davixare misken, _ Tqveni
madlobeli unda viyo yvelaferSi. dRes Cveni pirveli SexvedrisTanave
unda meTqva TqvenTvis is, rac mudam cocxlobda Cems fiqrebSi doras
sikvdilis Semdeg. gaxsovT, agnesa, rogor SemoxvediT Cvens patara oTaxSi
xelawvdili?
_ o, trotvud, _ miTxra cremlmoreulma agnesam, _ ra mosiyvarule,
gulubryvilo, norCi arseba iyo! rogor SemiZlia daviviwyo Tqveni dora!
_ da rac iyaviT Tqven CemTvis im sabediswero wuTs, Zvirfaso dao,
igive Tqven CemTvis yovelTvis. mudam aseTnairad warmomedgineT, agnesa.
Tqven yovelTvis iyaviT CemTvis xemZRvaneli maRal miswrafebaTadmi!
man daxara Tavi. cremlmoreul saxeze gauelva isev im sevdianma,
mSvidma Rimilma.
_ im zomamde var Tqveni madlobeli, agnesa, rom ver vpoulob sityvebs
Cemi grZnobebis gamosaTqmelad. unda icodeT (Tumca ar vici, rogor
gamovTqva es), rom ase giyurebT mTeli Cemi sicocxlis ganmavlobaSi, da
Tqven mudam wamiZRvebiT WeSmaritebisaken, rogorc ukve gamomiyvaneT mZime
gansacdelis bneli labirinTidan. arc ar unda moxdes amis Semdeg,
rogori axali cvlilebac ar unda moxdes Cvens bedSi, Cemi Tvalebi mudam
Tqvensken iqneba mipyrobili da me isev ise meyvarebiT, rogorc miyvardiT
aqamde. Tqven iqnebiT Cemi erTaderTi nugeSi da imedi, rogorc mudam
iyaviT, sikvdilamde, Cemo Zvirfaso dao, giyurebT Tqven, rogorc
saukeTeso mSvelelsa da umaRles winamZRols.
man gamomarTva xeli da miTxra, rom amayobs CemiT, Tumca mas vakuTvneb
qebas, romlis Rirsi ar aris. Semdeg ganagrZo dakvra, Tan Tvals ar
maSorebda.
_ xom ar dascinebT, agnesa, Cems sayvarel ocnebas?
_ ara!
_ xom ar damcinebT, Tu vityvi, rom yovelTvis darwmunebuli viyavi,
rom Tqveni mosiyvarule guli gauZlebs yovelgvars wyenas da Tqven
arasodes, sicocxlis bolomde ar gamoicvlebiT Tqvens grZnobebSi?
_ o, ara! ara!
sevdiani fiqris Crdilma gadaurbina saxeze da imwamsve gahqra. igi
ganagrZobda dakvras da Tan Semomyurebda Tavisi wynari RimiliT.
rodesac marto vbrundebodi SuaRamisas, qari navlianad xmaurobda
Cems garSemo, rogorc mousvenari mogoneba didi xnis warsul droze.
vigonebdi im dRis STabeWdilebas da SiSi damebada, rom agnesa ar iyo
bednieri,
TviTonac
ar
viyavi
bednieri,
magram
vcdilobdi
SeZlebisdagvarad Sevrigebodi Cems beds. rac wavida, mas veRar daabrunebs,
rasakvirvelia, veraviTari adamianuri Zala!
Tavi ormocdameTvramete
cixis daTvaliereba
droebiT papidasTan davsaxldi duvrSi da iq, fanjris win,
romlidanac odesRac gavyurebdi mTvaris Suqis anarekls zRvaze,
damSvidebiT vmuSaobdi Cems wignze.
erTxel
rogorRac
londons
gavemgzavre,
rom
cotaTi
gavsxvairebuliyav sataxto qalaqis aurzaurSi da tredelsi menaxa. Cemi
inglisSi aryofnis dros igi bevrs zrunavda Cemze da mSveniers wesrigSi
damxvda yvela Cemi saqme.
rodesac, Cemi saxelis gamo, auarebeli werlebi momayares da am
CemTvis srulebiT ucnobi xalxis werilebze pasuxis gacema Zalian Zneli
iyo Sevexvewe tredelss, gamoekra Cemi saxelis warwera Tavis karebze, da
dauzarebeli fostalionebi iq aZlevdnen CemTvis daniSnul mTel dasta
werilebs. aqve, drogamoSvebiT, vSromobdi am werlebis garCevaze, rogorc
romelime stats-mdivani, oRond ujamagiro.
am
werilTa
Soris
zogjer
mxvdeboda
werilebi
sxvadasxva
winadadebiT Tavisuflad momuSave veqilebisagan, romlebic yovelTvis
jogobiT Tavs dastrialebdnen doqtorTa kolegias. winadadeba Cveulebriv
Semdegi Sinaarsisa iyo: xom ar vinebeb neba davrTo amas da amas, imuSaos
Cemi saxeliT; am SemTxvevaSi igi valdebuli iqneba gadamixados amdeni da
amdeni procenti mogebisa.
jer mikvirda, rom sofis xSirad vxedavdi rveulTan, romelsac igi,
Cems SesvlisTanave, swrafad hkecavda da magidis ujraSi malavda. magram
saidumloeba male gamoirkva. erTxel tredelsa, romelic is iyo dabrunda
sasamarTlodan, gamoiRo Tavisi magidis ujridan qaRaldi da mkiTxa, ra
azrisa var am xelis Sesaxeb.
_ eh, geTayva, Toma! _ SesZaxa sofim, romelic am dros fostlebs
uTbobda qmars buxris win.
_ ratom ar vuCveno, genacvale? _ mxiarulad upasuxa tredelsma. _
ras ityvi am xelis Sesaxeb, koperfild?
_ Zalian mkafio da swori, araCveulebrivi mtkice xelia, _ vuapsuxe me.
_ qalis xels ar hgavs, ara? _ mkiTxa tredelsma.
_ qalisas? _ gavimeore me. _ ras ambob! ra ugavs amas qalis xels?
tredelsma aRtacebiT gadaixarxara da gamomityda, rom amas sofi
swers. vinaidan mas male dasWirdeba klerki, sofi TviTon apirebs am
Tanamdebobis daWeras. man amoirCia erTi nimuSi, hbaZavda mas, da axla
SeuZlia daweros dReSi, aRar maxsovs, ramdeni Tabaxi. sofi Zalian
darcxvenili iyo am ambis gamo da SeniSna, rom Toma, rogorc Cans, Tavis
mosamarTled daniSvnasac ki ar gamoacxadebda ise saswrafod, rogorc igi
moiqca Tavisi colis gadamwerlobis Sesaxeb. Tomam upasuxa, rom es aris
marTali da rom igi, yovel SemTxvevaSi, amayobs Tavisi klerkiT.
_ ra mSvenieri coli gyavs, tredels! _ vuTxari me, rodesac sofi
gavida.
_ diax, koperfild, _ mipasuxa tredelsma. _ igi yovelmxriv mSvenieri
qalia... rogor diasaxlisobs! rogori yuradReba, rogori codna ojaxuri
saqmeebisa, rogori yairaTianoba, wesiereba, mxiaruleba...
_ Sen marTlac SegiZlia aqo. bednieri kaci xar. mgonia, rom yvelaze
bednieri wyvili xarT dedamiwia zurgze!
_ es marTalia; Cven marTlac ubednieresi xalxi varT, mipasuxa
tredelsma. _ swori giTxra, rodesac vxedav, rogor dgeba igi gaTenebisas
da bazarSi midis, vidre klerkebi movlen samsaxurSi; sul ubralo
ramisgan akeTebs mSvenier sazeimo sadilebs, pudingebsa da paStetebs;
yvelaferi iseT wessa da rigze aqvs da TviTonac mudam iseTi morTuli da
mimzidvelia; RamRamobiT zis CemTan erTad, ra dromdisac ar unda
vmuSaobde, da mudam iseTi nazia, mudam ise mamxnevebs... da yovelive es
mxolod CemTvis! rodesac vukvirdebi, pirdapir am mjera, koperfild!
mas axarebda colis mier gamTbari fostlebic ki, da, rodesac Caicva
es fostlebi, siamovnebiT gawvarTa fexebi buxris pirze.
_ swori giTxra, zogjer marTlac ar mjera, _ gaimeora tredelsma. _
axla Cveni garToba! igi araviTar xarjs ar moiTxovs da ra mxiaruli kia!
Tu kargi daria, saseirnod mivdivarT. vixedebiT ganaTebuli maRziebis
fanjrebSi; vuCveneb sofis, rogor braslets vuyidi mas, briliantebiTa da
iagundebiT morTuls, fuli rom mqondes; sofi miCvenebs, romel saaTs
miyidda. minanqrians, SeZleba rom hqondes. an mivdivarT romelsame
moedanze an did quCaze, davinaxavT romelsame lamaz saxls da vmsjelobT
imis Sesaxeb, rom urigo ar iqneboda misi daqiraveba, rodesac msajulad
gamxdian. da daviwyebT oTaxebis ganawilebas, _ es qalebs, es Cven, da sxva,
sanam bolos urTeirTsasiamovno dar gadavwyvetT, rom es SesaZlebelia,
moxdes kidec, da SesaZlebelia, arc moxdes, garemoebaTa mixedviT. zogjer
TeatrSic davdivarT iaffasian bileTebiT da vtkbebiT. sofi da, marTali
giTxra, TviT mec, piesis yovel sityvas sinamdviled viRebT. Sin
dabrunebisas, gzaSi viyidiT rame tkbileuls sasaqarlamoSi, an zRvis
kibos _ Tevzis duqanSi, movitanT saxlSi, gavmarTavT vaxSams da
vmusaifobT imis Sesaxeb, rac vnaxeT. Senc xom kargad ici, koperfild, rom
es SeuZlebeli iqneboda, rom rom lord-kancleri viyo.
Cven orivem gulianad gavicineT, tredelsma isev daiwyo laparaki da
mister krikli axsena.
_ berucuna krikli, _ Tqva man Tavisi Cveuylebrivi gulkeTilobiT da
Cafiqrebuli Sescqeroda buxars.
_ me aq werili momivida am beberi aramzadisagan, _ vuTxari me.
momagonda, rogor scemda xolme igi tredelss, da brazi momivida,
rodesac davinaxe, rom tredelsi mzad iyo epatiebina misTvis yvelaferi.
_ Cveni direqtoris kriklisgan? _ SesZaxa tredelsma. _ ras
melaparakebi?
_ axla isic im megobarTa ricxvSia, romelTac izidavT Cemi saxeli da
qoneba da romlebic marwmuneben, rom mudam vuyvardi. krikli amJamad
saswavleblis direqtori aRar aris. mas Tavi daunebebia skolisaTvis da
cixis zedamxedveli gamxdara midlsekSi.
megona, rom tredelss gaukvirdeboda es ambavi, magram ar gahkvirvebia.
_ igi mwers, rom didad moxaruli iqneba, maCvenos cixis disciplinis
SesaniSnavi sistema da erTaderTi swori gza, romliTac SeiZleba
borotmoqmedi miiyvano gulwrfel monaniebamde. es sistema, rogorc
cnobilia, Sedgeba tusaRis martodmarto CamwyvdevaSi. ras ityvi amaze?
_ sistemis Sesaxeb? _ mkiTxa tredelsma seriozulad.
_ ara, imis Sesaxeb, rom miviRo misi miwveva da Senc Tan wagiyvano.
_ kargi. Tanaxma var. _ mipasuxa tredelsma.
_ maSin mivwer amis Sesaxeb. Sen gaxsovs, ueWvelia, rom swored am
kriklma gaagdo saxlidan sakuTari Svili da ra cxovrebas eweoda igi
Tavisi coliTa da qaliSviliT, Tu aRaras vityvi Cvendami mopyrobis
Sesaxeb.
_ mSvenivrad maxsovs, _ mipasuxa tredelsma.
_ da miuxedavad amisa, rodesac am werils waikiTxav, dainaxav, rom igi
unazesi arsebaa qveyanaze, gamsWvaluli siyvaruliT patimrebisadmi,
romlebic daWerilebi arian yvelgvar SesaZlebel da SeuZlebel
sisaZagleTa gamo. am jentlmenebis garda misi siyvaruli, rogorc Cans,
sxva aravisze ar vrceldeba.
Cven amovarCieT dRe da gadavwyviteT wasvla; im dResve mivwere werili
mister krikls.
daniSnul dros me da tredelsi gavemarTeniT cixeSi. es iyo
uzarmazari, mtkice Senoba, romlis aSeneba auarebel fulad daujda
saxelmwifos.
Senobis kantoraSi, romelic babilonis godolis qveda sarTuls
mogagonebdaT, _ iseTi uzarmazari iyo igi, _ Cven warvudeqiT Cvens yofil
maswavlebels, romelic idga ramdenime mosamsaxurisa da mnaxvelTa wreSi.
Cveni pativcemuli gamge Zalian daberebuliyo da misi garegnoba, ar
SeiZleba iTqvas, rom ukeTesobisken gamocvliliyo. saxe isev wiTeli
hqonda, Tvalebi isev patara, magram ufro Rrmad Cacvenili. Txeli TeTri
Tma, romiTac mudam magondeboda igi, srulebiT gascvenoda da sqeli
ZarRvebi motvlepil Tavze ufro mkafiod mouCanda.
sadilis dro iyo, ase rom, Cven gavwieT jer uzarmazar samzareuloSi,
sadac udidesi zedmiwevniT anawilebdnen yoveli damnaSavis xvedr sadils,
da Semdeg sakanSi urigebdnen. Cumad vuTxari tredelss, rom ara mgonia, an
jariskacebi, an mezRvaurebi, an mojamagireni da sxva muSakebi aseT
gemriel saWmels sWamdnen, rogorc es borotmoqmedni-meTqi. magram Semdeg
gavige, rom amas Txoulobda maTi `sistema~, da TiTqos aravis ar undoda
efiqra, rom am sistemis garda SesaZlebeli iyo sxva sistemac.
rodesac mivdiodiT mSvenieri talanebiT, me vkiTxe mister krikls,
raSi mdgomareobs mTavari wesi da upiratesoba am yovlismomdreki da
yovlisSemcveli sistemisa-meTqi, da Sevityve, rom igi warmoadgens
srulebiT ganmartoebuls datusaRebas, ase rom, arc erT tusaRs ar aqvs
saSualeba, gaigos rame meoris Sesaxeb, da, amas garda, am sistemiT tusaRi
unda mieyvanaT iseT sulier ganwyobilebamde, romelic gulwrfel
aRsarebas aTqmevinebda mas.
magram sxvadasxva nomris daTvalierebis dros da talanSi gavlisas
davrwmundi, rom damnasavebi kargad icnobdnen erTmaneTs da rom
urTierTSoris kavSiris dasamareblad maT SesaniSnavi sistema hqondaT.
mgonia, SemeZlo damemtkicebina es, magram amgvari eWvi cxadi Seuracxyofa
iqneboda am `sistemisa~ da amitom vecade, ramdenadac SemeZlo, mepovna
gulwrfelad momnaniebelni.
magram aqac TvalSi gecemodaT iseTi garemoebani, rac samarTlian
eWvebs iwvevdnen. movismine mravali monanieba da gulwrfeli aRsareba,
romlebic Zalian hgavdnen erTmaneTs da TiTqmis erTi da imave
sityvebisagan Sesdgebodnen, rac zalian saeWvod momeCvena. vnaxe mravali
mela, romelic uars acxadebda venaxebze, romlis xili matTvis
miuwvdomeli iyo, da Zalian cota vnaxe iseTi, romelic gauZlebda
cTunebas, mis win rom daedoT erTi mtevanic ki am yurZnisa.
cixis daTvalierebis dros ramdenjerme yuri movkari laparaks viRac
ocdameSvide nomris Sesaxeb, romelic, rogorc Canda, saerTo sayvareli
iyo da samagaliTo yvela damnaSavisaTvis. amitom gadavwyvite, ar
gamometana Cemi saboloo daskvna, sanam am adamiansac ar vnaxavdi. miTxres,
rom ocdamerve nomeric pirveli xarisxis mnaTobs warmoadgens, magram mas
erTgvarad Crdilavs araCveulebrivi brwyinvaleba sxivosani mezoblisa.
imdeni ram miTxres am ocdameSvide nomris SesaniSnavi werilebis Sesaxeb,
romelTac igi mudam swres Tavis dedas, rom mouTmenlad movelodi mis
naxvas. bolos Cven mivediT misi saknis karebTan da mister kriklma
Seixeda karis WuWrutanaSi; man gamogvicxada udidesis aRtacebiT, locvans
kiTxulobso.
imwamsve ramdenime Tavi mivarda karebs sanaxavad, Tu rogor
kiTxulobda locvans ocdameSvide nomeri, da karis WuWrutanas alya
Semoartya eqvsiode cnobismoyvarem. rom aecilebina es uxerxuloba da rom
SesaZlebeli gamxdariyo, Tavisuflad gvexila ocdameSvide nomeri, mister
kriklma ubrZana gaeRoT kari da gamoiwvia igi CvenTan. rodesac es
aasrules, vin davinaxeT me da tredelsma, Cvenda gansacvifreblad? uri
hipi!
imwamsve gvicno da gviTxra uwindeli RmeWiT:
_ rogor brZandebiT mister koperfild? xom kargad xarT, mister
tredels?
am scenam saerTo gakvirveba gamiwvia. mgonia, yvelas ukvirda, rom igi
ar amayobda da ubralod gvelaparakeboda.
_ aba, `ocdameSvidev~! _ uTxra mister kriklma da Tan Sescqeroda
sibraluliTa da gakvirvebiT. _ rogor grZnobT Tavs dRes?
_ uRrmes sasoebasa da morCilebas vgrZnob, ser! _ upasuxa urim.
_ Tqven mudam aseTi xarT, `ocdameSvidev~! _ uTxra mister kriklma.
am dros erTma iq damswreTaganma hkiTxa saocaris mzrunvelobiT:
_ xom kargad grZnobT aq Tavs?
_ gmadlobT, ser, _ upasuxa uri hipma. _ gacilebiT ukeT, vidre
Tavisuflebis dros; me vxedav axla Cems Secdomebs, ser, da amitomaa, rom
ase kargad vgrZnob Tavs.
bevrni iq myofni Zalian aReldnen amis gamo; erTi maTgani win
gamovida da hkiTxa Rrma sibraluliT:
_ kmayofili xarT, xorciT?
_ gmadlobT, ser, _ upasuxa urim da gaixeda iqiT, saidanac moismoda
es xma. _ guSin igi ufro magari iyo, vidre msurda, magram Cemi valia
moviTmino. me did Secdomebs Cavdiodi, jentlmenebo, _ aq man wynari
RimiliT Tvali mogvavlo yvelas, _ da unda xmaamoureblad avitano maTi
Sedegebi.
damwreTa Soris gaisma CurCuli, romelic gamoxatavda aRtacebas
`ocdameSvide nomris~ sasoebiT savse sulier ganwyobilebisadmi, da Tan
usiamovnebas zedamxedvelisadmi, romelTac sababi misca saCivlelad (es
Civili imwamsve Caiwera mister kriklma). yvela Sescqeroda uris, rogorc
iSviaT samuzeumo nivTs. mister kriklma ubrZana, gaeRoT ocdamerve nomeri.
ukve iseT ganwyobilebaze viyavi, rom srulebiT ar gamkvirvebia,
rodesac iqidan gamovida litimeri wigniT xelSi.
_ aba, `ocdamervev~! _ uTxra erTma saTvalianm jentlmenma, romelsac
im dromdis xma ar amouRia. _ am cota xanSi Tqven Sokolads uCiodiT.
axla xom kmayofili xarT?
_ madlobas mogaxsenoT, ser, _ upasuxa litimerma, _ amJamad igi
ukeTesia. Tu nebas miboZebT, SevniSnav mxolod, ser, rom, Cemi azriT, rZe,
romelzedac mas akeTeben, ver aris Zalian kargi; Tumca vici, ser, rom
londonSi mas wyals ureven da Zalian Znelia Sovna saTanado Rirsebis
produqtisa.
_ rogorc Canda, es `ocdamerve~ saTvaliani jentlmenis nebieri iyo
da igi cdilobda, mieqcia misken saerTo yuradReba, maSin rodesac
`ocdameSvide~ mister kriklis nebieri Canda.
_ rogor grZnobT Tavs, `ocdamervev~? _ hkiTxa saTvalianma
jentlmenma.
_ gmadlobT, ser, _ upasuxa litimerma, _ vxedav Cems Secdomebs, ser.
me vwuxvar axal Cemi yofili megobrebis codvebs, ser; magram imedi maqvs,
es codvebi epatiebaT maT.
_ saerTod xom kmayofili xarT Tqveni mdgomareobiT?
_ didad gmadlobT, ser, _ upasuxa litimerma, _ srulebiT kmayofili
var.
_ Tu gaqvT rame saTqmeli, gviTxariT gulaxdilad.
_ ser, _ upasuxa litimerma TvalebdaxriT, _ Tu Tvalebi ar matyueben,
damswreTa Soris SevniSne erTi jentlmeni, romelic micnobda warsul
wlebSi. iqneb misTvis sasargeblo iyos gaigos, rom yvela Cems warsul
Secdomas vawer im garemoebas, rom mTel Cems dros vatarebdi
axalgazrdebSi, da Cems Tavs neba miveci, gavetacne maT sisustes, rasac
ver gavuZeli. imedi maqvs, ser, rom es gasafrTxileblad gamoadgeba am
jentlmens da mapatiebs Cems SerniSvnas.
me SevniSne, rom bevrma Tvalebze miifara xelebi, ise, rogorc amas
sCadian anglikanur eklesiaSi Sesvlis dros.
_ es didad saqebaria `ocdamervev~. me movelodi amas Tqvengan. xom
aras ityviT kidev?
_ ser, _ upasuxa litimerma aweuli warbebiT, magram Tvalebdaxrilma,
_ iq iyo kidev erTi ymawvili qali, romelic cudi gziT wavida da
romelic ver gadavarCine. vTxov am jentlmens, Tu es SesaZlebelia,
gadasces Cems magivrad am qals, rom mipatiebia misTvis misi cudi mopyroba
Cemdami da vurCev, moinanios igi.
aq `ocdamerve~ Sebrunda Tavis sakanSi. Sesvlamde man da uri hipma
gadaxedes erTmaneTs. rodesac kari daketes, iq damswreTa Soris gasima
CurCuli, rom es Rirseuli adamiania da mSvenieri nimuSi momnaniebeli
codvilisa.
_ aba, `ocdameSvidev~, _ uTxra mister kriklma, _ xom ara gaqvT-ra
raime survili, romelic SegviZlia agisruloT? Tu gaqvT, gviTxariT
gulwrfelad.
_ gavbedav umdablesad gTxovoT, ser, _ upasuxa urim da Tavi Cahkida,
_ neba momceT, dedas werili mivweroT.
_ Tqveni survili asrulebuli iqneba, _ uTxra mister kriklma.
_ gmadlobT, ser, me meSinia, rom deda avad aris!
_ Tqven daasaxeleT mister koperfild, `ocdameSvidev~, xom ar gsurT
uTxraT mas rame?
_ Tqven micnobdiT gacilebiT ufro adre, vidre aq moxvdebodi da ase
gamovicvlebodi, mister koperfild, _ miTxra urim da Semomxeda. arc erT
SemTxvevaSi, TviT mis TvalebSic ki, arasodes ar menaxa aseTi gaiZveruli
Semoxedva. _ Tqven micnobdiT maSin, rodesac me, miuxedavad Cemi
Secdomebisa, SevinarCune mokrZaleba amayTa winaSe da morCileba
gabrazebulTa winaSe. Tqven TviTon iyaviT sastiki Cemdami, mister
koperfild; erTxel Tqven saxeSic gamartyiT, gaxsovT?
saerTo sibraluli. me Semomyureben aRSfoTebiT.
_ magram me gapatieT, mister koperfild! _ miTxra urim. _ yvelas
vapatie, codva iqneboda Cem mxriv, vinme rom mZuldes. gulwrfelad, suliT
da guliT gapatieT, da imedi maqvs, SemdegSi Tavs SeikavebT amgvari
saqcielisagan. Tqven ubedureba gewiaT da imedi maqvs, es sasargeblo
iqneba
TqvenTvis;
magram
ufro
sasargeblo
iqneboda,
rom
aq
moxvedriliyaviT.
mister
vikfildisTvis,
iseve
rogorc
mis
vikfildisTvisac Zalian sasargeblo iqneboda, rom aq moxvedriliyvnen.
yvelaze ukeTesi survili, romelic SemiZlia gamovTqva, mister koperfild,
TqvenTvis, da yvela TqvenTvis jentlmenebo, is aris, rom Tqven yvelani
dagiWiron da aq mogaTavson. rodesac vigoneb Cems warsul Secdomebs, da
vfiqrob Cemi sulis mdgomareobaze, savsebiT darwmunebuli var, rom am
survulis Sesruleba yvelaze sasargeblo iqneboda TqvenTvis. mebraleba
yvela, vinc ki ar zis aq, calke sakanSi.
igi Sevida Tavis nomerSi da saerTo qeba Tan sdevda mas; magram me da
tredelsma Tavisuflad amovisunTqeT, rodesac igi isev Cahketes.
ver moviTmine da vikiTxe, risTvis sxedan es ori adamiani-meTqi, magram
es, mgonia, iseT umniSvnelo garemoebad iTvleboda, rom laparakadac ki ar
Rirda. aravin mipasuxa. amitom me mivmarTe erT darajTagans, romelsac,
rogorc SevniSne, sakmaod kargad esmoda am warmodgenis namdvili azri.
_ xom ar iciT, _ vkiTxe me mas, rodesac mivdiodi talanSi, _ ra
borotmoqmedebisTvis zis aq es `ocdameSvide~?
_ bankis saqmeze, _ mipasuxa man.
_ inglisis bankSi aRmoCenili siyalbis gamo xom ara?
_ diax, ser. motyuebisaTvis, siyalbisaTvis da sxvebis CaTrevisaTvis.
eg da ramdenime sxva. eg iyo maTi meTauri. es iyo kargad mogvarebuli da
kargad
mofiqrebuli
SeTqmuleba
did
Tanxaze.
ganaCeni:
mudmivi
gadasaxleba. `ocdameSvide~ yvelaze moxerxebuli iyo am brboSi da cotas
gawyda xelidan ar dauZvraT. bankma Zlivs moaxerxa misi daWera.
_ xom ar iciT, `ocdamervem~ raRa Caidina?
_ `ocdamervem~, _ mipasuxa Cemma mosaubrem Cumad da Tan iqiT-aqeT
ixedeboda, rom darwmunebuliyo, xom aravis esmoda, rogor sruliad
upativcemulod laparakobda am umwikvlo arsebaTa Sesaxeb, _ `ocdamervem~
(masac gadasaxleba aqvs misjili) miiRo adgili da gaqurda Tavisi
ymawvili batoni; oras ormocdaaTi girvanqa sterlingi fulad da
Zvirfasi nivTebi mohpara misi gamgzavrebis win. gansakuTrebiT kargad
maxsovs es SemTxveva, radgan damnaSave daiWira qondrisqalma. oRond
damaviwyda misi saxeli.
_ mis mauCeri xom ara?
_ diax, swored mis mauCeri. qurdi gaeparaT wiTeli parikiTa da
amgvarive bakenbardebiT, rac sruliad scvlida mis garegnobas, da mzad
iyo amerikaSi wasasvlelad, magram es qondrisqali Sexvda mas qucaSi,
icno da fexebSi moeWida, rom waeqcia.
_ yoCaR, mis mauCer! _ SevZaxe me.
_ diax, Tqven aucileblad ityodiT amas, rom genaxaT igi mowmeTa
Soris, _ gangarZo darajma. _ igi scemda mas ise, rom mTeli saxe dausivda,
da saSinlad sTelavda fexebiT, rodesac mis mauCeri fexebSi swvda. magram
mis mauCerma iqamde ar daaneba Tavi, sanam ar dainaxa igi klitiTa da
gasaRebiT Caketili. igi ise Caafrinda am kacs, rom policielebi
uZulebullni iyvnen, orive waeyvanaT policiaSi. man naTlad da garkveviT
misca Cveneba sasamarTloSi, ase rom qeba da madloba daimsaxura
msajulisagan, da xalxma ki didi zeimiT gaacila igi saxlSi.
mosamarTleTa winaSe igi ambobda, rom yvela im sisaZaglisaTvis, rac icis
am aramzadaze, swvdeboda da ar gauSvebda, Tundac erTi xeli hqonoda da
litimers ki samsonis Zala. mgonia, mis mauCeri marTlac izamda amas.
mec ase vfiqrobdi da amisTvis didi pativiscema vigrZeni mis mauCeris
mimarT.
Cven davaTvaliereT yvelaferi, rac ki Rirsi iyo yuradRebisa am
dawesebulebaSi. rasakvirvelia, srulebiT zedmeti iyo axsna iseTi
adamianisaTvis, rogoric mister krili iyo, rom `ocdameSvide~ da
`ocdamerve~ aramzadebi arian; rom isini isev iseT aramzadebad darCnen,
rogoric iyvnen; rom es pirmoTne orpirebi swored imisTvis varganan, rom
aseT alagas da xalxis win gamoaCinon Tavisi sinanuli. rom maT
mSvenivrad ician, ra sargebloba SeuZliaT miiRon aqedan, rodesac
gadaasaxleben, an gaanTavisufleben, erTi sityviT, rom yovelive es
tyuili Sromaa fuWs, uvargissa da xelidan wasul saqmeze. Cven
gulamRvreulni davbrundiT saxlSi.
Tavi ormocdamecxramete
naTeli efineba Cems gzas
Sobis uqmeebi moaxloebuli iyo. daaxloebiT ori Tve gavida, rac
saxlSi vcxovrobdi. agnesas Zalian xSirad vxvdebodi. Cems garSemo
ganuwyvetliv ismoda literaturuli saxelis guguni, rac miwvevda Cemi
azrebis axali gansaxierebisaTvis. TiTqmis gugrilad vusmendi kritikisa
da mkiTxvelebis azrs; vusmendi mxolod agnesas qebas da xarbad viWerdi
yovel mis sityvas.
kviraSi erTxel mainc, zogjer ufro xSiradac, mivdiodi kenterberiSi
da saRamoebs Zvel saxlSi vatarebdi. Cveulebrivad saxlSi vbrundebodi
SuaRamisas, sevdiT Sepyrobili, da Cemi sevda kidev ufro Zlierdeboda
agnesasTan gamoTxovebisas. miuxedavad amisa, aseTi gaseirneba mainc
marTobda: mindvrebSi cxeniT siaruli ukeTesi iyo, vidre martod jdoma
oTaxSi, unayofo sinanuli sakuTar bedze.
rodesac vukiTxavdi agnesas Cems xelnawerebs da Tan Tvalyurs
vadevnebdi misi yuradRebiT savse saxis cvalebadobas, rodesac igi
icinoda an tiroda, dainteresebuli im fantastikuri msoflioTi,
romelSiac vcxovrobdi, _ uneblied vfiqrobdi imaze, rogori iqneboda
Cemi bedi, rom...
papidasa da Cems Soris Cemi dabrunebis dRidanve moxda raRac, rasac
ver varqmev verc uxerxulobas, verc gulCaTxrobas, aramed Cum mixvedras
imisas, rom oriveni vfiqrobdiT erTsa da imave saganze, Tumca aras
vambobT amis Sesaxeb. rodesac saRamoobiT, Zvelidanve darCenili
CveulebiT, mivusxdebodiT xolme buxars, xSirad Cveni azrebi erTi da
imave mimarTulebiT mimdinareobdnen da orivem vicodiT es, TiTqos Cvens
Soris sruli gulaxdili laparaki momxdariyos. amasTanave srul dumils
vicavdiT. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom papidam nawilobriv mainc waikiTxa Cemi
azrebi Camosvlis pivelsave saRamos, da rom mas mSvenivrad esmis, rom ar
minda amis Sesaxeb laparaki.
uqmeebi dadga, magram agnesam jer ara Sematyobina-ra Tavisi
grZnobebis Sesaxeb. ratom? nuTu mas esmoda Cemi gulis namdvili viTareba
da eSinoa, Seuracxyofa ar mieyenebina CemTvis Tavisi gulaxdilobiT? es
eWvi axla Zalian mawuxebda, magram Cemi msxverpli umniSvnelo iyo da sul
ubralo movaleobac ki ver Sevasrule misdami. saWiro iyo, ase Tu ise,
davrwmunebuliyavi Cems eWvebSi da, Tu marTlac arsebobda Cvens Soris es
zRude, gadavwyvite, erTbaSad damerRvia igi mtkice xeliT. rac ufro
male, miT ukeTesi!
zamTris civi dRe iyo. o, ramdeni mizezi maqvs, davixsomo es dRe Cemi
sicocxlis bolomde! ramdenime saaTis ganmavlobaSi Zlier Tovda, da
Tovli axla yinvas magrad miekra miwisaTvis. zRvis usazRvro sivrceze,
Cemi fanjridan rom moCanda, boboqrobda CrdiloeTis qari.
_ midixar dRes, trot? _ mkiTxa papidam da oTaxSi Semoixeda.
_ diax, papida. mivdivar kenterberiSi. mSvenieri daria aseTi
mgzavrobisaTvis.
_ imedi maqvs, Seni cxenic am azrisaa. magram mas Tavi Caukidnia,
TiTqos fiqrobs, rom TavlaSi yofna mainc ukeTesi iqneboda.
papidam xeli gadamisva mxarze da savarZelSi Cajda. mis gverdiT
davjeqi da vkiTxe:
_ xom ara iciT-ra, papida, kidev agnesas grZnobis Sesaxeb?
_ mgonia, vici, trot, _ miTxra man da dakvirvebiT Semomxeda saxeSi.
_ Tqveni eWvi gamarTlda?
_ mgonia, rom asea.
man isev yuradRebiT Semomxeda saxeSi.
_ ai kidev ra, trot, _ miTxra papidam.
_ ra?
_ mgonia, agnesa Txovdeba.
_ RmerTma gaabednieros, _ vTqvi me mxiarulad.
_ RmerTma gaabednieros! _ gaimeora papidam. _ da bednieri iyos misi
meuRle!
Cven gamoveTxoveT erTmaneTs. mxiarulad Cavirbine kibe, Sevjeqi cxenze
da gavqusle. axla ukve sabolood gadavwyvite, sisruleSi momeyvana Cemi
gegma.
ra kargad maxsovs es zamTris mgzavroba! Tovlis namqeri, romelsac
qari xis totebidan hyrida, saxeSi mcemda; cxeni Tavisi CliqebiT
abakunebda datkepnil gzaze, romelsac irgvliv Semoxveoda Tovlis
zvinebi, carcis ormoebSi dagrovili. aqa-iq miizlazneboda furgonebi
TiviT; daRlili cxenebi SeCerdebodnen xolme Sesasveneblad patara
borcvebze da zarebs aJRarunebdnen.
agnesa marto damxvda. patara gogonebi, misi mowafeebi, ukve daTxovili
iyvnen zamTris ardadegebze da TavTavianT saxlebSi wasuliyvnen. agnesa
buxarTan ijda wigniT xelSi.
Cemi misvlis gamo Tavi daaneba wigns, aiRo xelsqmis kalaTa da
fanjaras miujda. me mis axlos Camovjeqi fanjris ficarze da Cvens Soris
gaiba laparaki Cemi literaturuli Sromebis Sesaxeb. agnesa mekiTxeboda,
rodis davamTavreb wigns da ramdeni davwere Cemi ukanasknelad yofnis
Semdeg. igi Zalian mxiarulad iyo da siciliT miwinaswarmetyvelebda, rom
male iseTi ganTqmuli mwerali gavxdebi, rom CemTan SeuZlebeli iqneba
laparaki Cvulebriv saganze.
_ miT ufro didi siamovnebiT vsargeblob am droiT, agnesa, rom
mogelaparakoT seriozulad, sanam es SesaZlebelia.
_ Tqven dRes gansakuTrebiT Cafiqrebuli xarT, trotvud!
_ giTxraT, agnesa, razedac vfiqrob? unda giTxraT, radgan dRes
namdvilad amisTvis movedi.
man gadado xelsaqme, rogorc Cveulebriv sCadioda, rodesac
seriozulad vapirebdiT laparaks.
_ Zvirfaso agnesa! nuTu Tqven eWvi geparebaT Cems erTgulebaSi?
_ araviTari! _ mipasuxa man da gakvirvebiT Semomxeda.
_ xom ar fiqrobT, rom me is aRar var Tqvendami, rac mudam viyavi?
_ ara! gaxsovT, samSobloSi dabrunebisas, me vcdilobdi gamomeTqva,
ra uzomo madlobeli var Tqveni, Zvirfaso agnesa?
_ kargad maxsovs, _ mipasuxa man rbilad.
_ Tqven saidumlo gaqvT. gamiziareT, agnesa!
agnesa SekrTa da Tvalebi daxara.
_ arsebobs adamiani, romelsac Tqven, bolos, daTanxmdiT, SeswiroT
Tqveni siyvaruli... sakvirvelia rom es gavige ara Tqveni piridan, agnesa!
rad mimalavT ase gulmodgined yvelafers, rac Tqvens bednierebas exeba?
SegiZliaT momendoT me, _ rasakvirvelia, SegiZliaT, radgan Tqven TviTon
sTqviT es, _ neba miboZeT, viyo megobari da Zma Tqveni sicocxlis am
gadamWrel wuTSi.
agnesa wamodga, Semomxeda mudariT, TiTmis samduraviT, gadadga
ramdenime nabiji TiTqmis uneburad, miifara saxeze xelebi da cxare
cremlebiT aqviTinda.
_ agnesa! Zvirfaso dao! Cemo megobaro! ra vqeni? riT gawyenineT?
_ Tavi damanebeT, trotvud! me SeuZlod var! ar SemiZlia laparaki.
sxva dros mogelaparakebiT! mogwerT! nuras metyviT axla. gaCumdiT,
trotvud!
_ agnesa! ar SemiZlia Tavi daganeboT aseT mdgomareobaSi. Zvirfaso
dao, sayvarelo megobaro. Tu Tqven ubeduri xarT, gamiziareT Tqveni
ubedureba. Tu Tqven Svela an rCeva gWirdebaT, neba miboZeT dagexmaroT
erTiTac da meoriTac. maS visTvisRa vcocxlob axla, agnesa, Tu ara
TqvenTvis?
_ o, SemibraleT, trotvud! aRar SemiZlia. sxva dros!
ai yvelaferi, risi garCevac movaxerxe misi pasuxidan. ra iyo es? nuTu
brma egoizmi erTxel kidev maxvevinebda swori gzidan? an, piriqiT,
yovelive es Sesavali iyo imisi, razedac jer kidev ase cota xnis win
verc ki vbedavdi ocnebas?
_ ara, me unda vilaparako. gulaxdilad unda mogelaparakoT. Tu Tqven
gawuxebT is ari, rom SemSurdeba im adamianis bedniereba, romelic Tqven
giyvarT, rom ar davuTmob Cems adgils morCilad mas, vinc Tqven airCieT,
_ daanebeT Tavi am azrs da darwmunebuli iyaviT, rom aseTi undobloba
ar damimsaxurebia. tyuilad ar vitanje. Cems Tqvendami damokidebulebaSi
ara aqvs adgili egoistur grZnobas.
axla igi damSvidebuli iyo. man momaqcia gafiTrebuli saxe da miTxra
mZimed da nawyvet-nawyvetad, magram srulebiT mkafiod:
_ Tqveni megobroba, trotvud, gulwrfeli da wminda, maiZulebs
giTxraT, rom Tqven scdebiT. amaze mets veras vityvi. Tu am ukanaskneli
wlebis ganmavlobaSi mWirdeboda Svela da daxmareba, isini TavisTavad
modiodnen CemTan. Tu odesme ubeduri viyavi, aman gaiara. Tu maqvs raime
saidumlo, igi axali ar aris da, yovel SemTxvevaSi, is ar aris, rac Tqven
ggoniaT. ar SemiZlia gagiziaroT igi; ar SemiZlia giamboT. didi xania
mxolod da mxolod me mekuTvnis da samudamod darCeba CemTan...
_ agnesa, SeCerdiT!..
mas undoda gasvla, magram SevCere da xeli movxvie. `es saidumlo
axali ar aris~ aTasi fiqri da imedi datrialda Cems TavSi da yvelaferi
axali SuqiT ganaTda.
_ Zvirfaso agnesa! SemiZlia gamovTqva Cemi azri gulwrfelad da ar
davarRvio Cemi uzomo patviscema Tqvendami? rodesac dRes TqvenTan
wamosasvlelad
vemzadebodi,
darwmunebuli
viyavi,
rom
yveqanaze
veraviTari Zala ver maiZulebas amis gamoTqmas. megona, rom igi samudamod
darCeba gulSi im dromde, sanam Cven oriveni movxucdebiT. magram Tu axla,
agnesa, axladdabadebuli imedi masuldgmulebs, imedi, rom SemiZlia
giwodoT ara dis saxeli, aramed sul sxva...
igi isev atirda, magram mis cremlebs axla ar hqonda araferi saerTo
im cremlebTan, romlsac igi erTi wuTis win Rvrida. am cremlebSi CemTvis
didi imedi acimcimda.
_ agnesa, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro! o, netav im dros, rodesac Cven orni
erTad vizrdebodiT am salxSi. maSin rom Tqven meti yuradRebiT
moqceodiT Tqvens Tavs da naklebi yuradrebiT me _ Cemi frTaSesxmuli
fiqri, ueWvelia, arasodes ar mogSordebodaT Tqven; magram Tqven
metismetad kargi iyaviT, miuwvdomlad maRla ideqiT, CemTan SedarebiT, da
amitom gaxdiT CemTvis aucilebeli yovel Cems bavSvur ocnebaSi. TqvenTvis
yvela Cemi saidumlos gaziareba da Tqveni imediT yofna Cemi cxovrebis
yvela garemoebaSi CemTvis meore bunebad iqca, da am axalma meore bunebam
droebiT Secvala pirveli, ufro maRali, romliTac me miyvardiT ise,
rogorc axla miyvarxarT.
igi isev tiroda, magram axla es sixarulis cremlebi iyo. me gulSi
Cavikari igi.
_ rodesac me miyvarda igi, Cemi siyvaruli maSinac ki ar momcemda
iseT bednierebas Tqveni TanagrZnobis gareSe. da rodesac davkarge Cemi
pawawina coli, Zvirfaso agnesa, ra viqnebodi, Tqveni megobruli daxmareba
rom ar mqonoda?
ufro magrad Cavikari gulSi da ufro magrad momekra isic. misi xeli
TrToda Cems mxarze da misi naTeli Tvalebi brwyinavdnen sixarulis
cremlebiT.
vcdilobdi, amexsna misTvis Cemi Sinagani brZola da is daskvna,
romelsac davadeqi am brZolis Semdeg, Tu me vuyvarvar iseTi siyvaruliT,
romelic nebas aZlevs mas Cemi coli gaxdes, SeuZlia Rirsi gamxados am
bednierebisa, ara imitom, rom es Cemi moqmedebiT damemsaxurebina, aramed
mxolod imitom, rom Cemi siyvaruli misdami, gamobrZmedili brZolaSi da
gazrdili sicocxlis aurzaurSi, WeSmaritia, uzomo da Seuryeveli! o,
agnesa, Seni naTeli Tvalebidan am wuTSi micqeroda Cemi pawawina colis
naTeli suli da mamxnevebda.
_ me uzomod bednieri var, trotvud! aris mainc erTi garemoeba,
romelic unda agixsna.
_ ra, Cemo sulo?
mxrebze damado orive xeli da wynarad Semomxeda TvalebSi.
_ Tqven ver vxdebiT, ra minda giTxraT?
_ ara, Cemo kargo, me meSinia axla gamocanebisa, amixseni genacvale.
_ me miyvardiT mudam, mTels Cems sicocxleSi!
meore dRes Cven mivediT duvrSi papidasTan. igi Cems kabinetSi iyo,
rogorc pegotim gviTxra. papida saTvaliani ijda buxarTan.
_ ah! _ warmosTqva papidam da Tan cdilobda daenaxa bindbundSi. _ vin
mogiyvania Tan, trot?
_ agnesa, papida.
am ambavma, rogorc Canda, cotaTi gaaoca papida, rdagan Cven
gadavwyviteT, dromde araferi gveTqva misTvis. agnesas xsenebaze imediT
savse TvalebiT Semomxeda, magram rodesac CemSi ver dainaxa veraviTari
cvlileba, moixsna saTvale da daiwyo cxviris kexis sresa.
sadilis dros, orjer Tu samjer, papidam saTvale gaikeTa da
yuradRebiT gvakvirdeboda xan me, xan agnesas; gacruebuli Tavis imedebSi,
igi aRSfoTebiT iglejda saTvales da cxvirs isresda. mister diki Zalian
aRelvebuli iyo am garemoebiT, radgan xangrZlivi gamocdilebiT Zalian
kargad icoda, rom amas sikeTe ar mohyveboda.
_ marTla, papida, _ vuTxari nasadilevs, _ me movelaparake agnesas
imis Sesaxeb, razedac Tqven ambobdiT.
_ Zalian cudad moqceulxar, trot, _ mipasuxa papidam da gawiTlda, _
Sen daarRvie mocemuli piroba.
_ ki, magram Tqven xom ar javrobT, papida? yovel SemTxvevaSi, aRar
gajavrdebiT, rodesac gaigebT, rom agnesa bednieria Tavisi siyvaruliT.
_ sisulelea! gaCumdi, trot!
xeli movxvie agnesas, miviyvane papidas savarZlis zurgTan da oriveni
davixareT misken. rodesac papidam moixeda da dagvinaxa aseT pozaSi,
xelixels Semohkra da isterika daemarTa _ pirvelida ukanaskneli, mas
aqeT, rac vicnobdi mas.
xmaurze
pegoti
Semovida.
rodesac
papidam
moixeda,
wamoxta
savarZlidan, magrad gadaexvia pegotis da didi ambiT uwoda mas `suleli
dedaberi~. Semdeg gadaexvia mister diks, romelmac siamayiT miiRo es
jildo, magram uzomod gaocda.
verasodes ver vaTqmevine papidas, ra mizniT melaparakeboda igi
ukanasknelad. SesaZlebelia, ganzrax momatyua; magram, SesaZlebelia,
TviTonac cdeboda Cemi grZnobis Sesaxeb.
_ mere ra? vTqvi, rom agnesa Txovdeba. Sen Cemze ukeTesad ici, rom es
marTalia.
meti veraferi vaTqmevine.
Cven davqorwindiT ori kviris Semdeg. mxolod tredelsi da sofi da
doqtori strongi Tavisi meuRliT moviwvieT stumrad qorwilSi. CemTan
iyo Cemi mudmivi STagonebis wyaro, Cemi sicocxlisa da TviT Cemi gulis
guli.
_ Cemo sayvarelo! _ miTxra agnesam. _ axla, rodesac martoni varT,
damrCenia gagiziaro kidev erTi garemoeba.
_ ra, genacvale?
_ mas kavSiri aqvs im saRamosTan, rodesac dora gardaicvala. gaxsovs
TavisTan rom amiyvana?
_ ki.
_ man miTxra, rom damitova zogi ram. SegiZlia mixvde, ra iyo es?
mivxvdi da amis gamo ufro mZlavrad movexvie Cems Zvirfas cols.
_ man miTxra, rom mommarTavs ukanaskneli TxovniT da mitovebs
anderZs.
_ mere, raSi mdgomareobda igi?
_ imaSi, Cemo kargo, rom me dameWira mis Semdeg misi dacarielebuli
adgili!
agnesam momayrdno Tavi da atirda. mec avtirdi masTan erTad, Tumca
bednierebi viyaviT.
Tavi mesamoce
moulodneli stumari
gaTavebulia TiTqmis yvelaferi, risi Tqmac mindoda; magram aris
kidev erTi garemoeba, romelzedac Cemi xsovna xSirad SeCerdeba xolme
didi siamovnebiT.
mivaRwie ufro did saxelsa da simdidres. Cemi ojaxuri keTildReoba
hyvaoda gavatare colqmrobaSi aTi bednieri weli. erTxel gazafxulze,
rodesac me da agnesa buxarTan visxediT Cvens londonis saxlSi da Cveni
sami Svili iqve TamaSobda, momaxsenes, rom viRac ucnobs surs Cemi naxva.
mas hkiTxes, saqmeze xom ar iyo mosuli. magram epasuxna, arao. igi
movida mxolod Cems sanaxavad da movida Soridan. igi moxuci iyo, rogorc
sTqva msaxurma, da garegnobiT soflis meournes hgavda.
swored imis win agnesa uambobda bavSvebs maT sayvarel zRapars da,
TiiTqos gangeb, im alagas SeCerda, rodesac unda mosuliyo kudiani
dedaberi, mteli kacobriobis moZule. viRac ucnobis mosvlam SeaSina
patarebi. Cvenma biWikom xifaTis Tavidan asacileblad damala Tavi dedis
kalTaSi; ufrosma gogonam, patara agnesam ki, daagdo skamze dedofala da
daimala fanjarasTan, fardis ukan, drogamoSvebiT igi gamohyofda xolme
iqidan Tavis oqros kululebs.
_ Semovides, _ vuTxari me.
patara agnesam, Semosulis garegnobiT moxiblulma, miirbina masTan,
dedamisi ki swrafad wamoxta Tavisi adgilidan da SesZaxa aRelvebulis
xmiT: `es mister pegotia!~
rodesac pirvelma mRelvarebam gaiara, igi dajda buxarTan da
muxlebze bavSvebi daisva. am dros buxris alma gaaSuqa misi patiosani
saxe. am pozaSi mister pegoti meCvena iseT Ronier, Warmag da, maSasadame,
iseT mSvenier moxucad, rogorc ar menaxa metad.
_ master devi... _ daiwyo man.
ra sasiamovno iyo CemTvis mosmena am pataraobis saxelisa, romelsac
Cemi Zveli megobari miwodebda!
_ ra bednierebaa, master devi, rom erTxel kidev momixda naxva Tqveni
da Tqveni mSvenieri meuRlisa!
_ bednierebaa, diax, Tqven marTali xarT, Zvirfaso, Zvelo megobaro!
_ es pawawinebi, master devi, xom namdvili yvavilebia! Tqven ai am
umcrosze kidev ufro patara iyaviT, rodesac pirvelad gnaxeT. emiliac
sul pawawina iyo.
_ drom me gacilebiT ufro metad gamomcvala, vidre Tqven, mister
pegoti, _ vuTxari me, _ magram dae es celqebi dasaZineblad wavidnen.
uTxariT, mister pegoti, sad wavidnen Tqveni CemodnisaTvis? inglisSi,
rasakvirvelia, mxolod Cemi stumari xarT da sxvisi aravisi. moitanon
Tqveni nivTebi. davlioT TiTo Wiqa grogi da gviambeT yvelaferi, rac
moxda am aTi wlis ganmavlobaSi.
_ Tqven marto mobrZandiT, mister pegoti? _ hkiTxa agnesam.
_ diax, qalbatono, _ uTxra man da xelze akoca, _ srulebiT marto.
Cven CavisviT igi SuaSi da ar vicodiT, rogor mogvealersna misTvis,
riTi gveca pativi. rodesac vusmendi moxucs, iseT nacnob xmas, meCveneboda,
Titqos mister pegoti isev ganagrZobs Sor mogzaurobas sayvareli
diswulis saZebnelad.
_ bevri zRvis gamocurva damWirda, master devi, rom Tqvenamde
momeRwia.
_ male apirebT ukan dabrunebas? _ hkiTxa agnesam.
_ diax, qalbatono, _ upasuxa mister pegotim. _ me sityva miveci
emilias, rom davbrundebi rac SeiZleba male. movxucdi, rogorc Tqven
TviTon xedavT, gulSi ki, unda gamovtyde, didi xania ukve mqonda survili
_ menaxeT, master devi. modi-meTqi, erTi Sevxedav bednier ojaxs, sanam
mTlad ar davCaCanakebulvar.
_ aba, axla, mister pegoti, gviambeT, rogor cxovrobT iq, _ vuTxari
me.
_ saambobeli TiTqmis araferia, master devi. jer, rasakvirvelia, saqme
ar moewyo uwvaleblad, magram male yvelaferi mowesrigda saukeTesod, da
Cveni meurneobac ayvavda. mudam xom ase, master devi, rodesac
gulmodgined SeudgebiT saqmes. ar gamovida guSin, _ gamova dRes; bedi ar
gqonda dRes, _ usaTuod geweva xval.
_ rogor aris emilia? _ vikiTxeT me da agnesam erTxmad.
_ mas ukan, rac Tqven gamoeTxoveT, qalbatono, emilia jer Zalian
naRvlobda, magram es ar uSlida, mudam sikeTiT moexsenebineT. Zalian
kargi hqeniT, rom dagvimaleT maSin is sazareli ambavi. emilia ver
gadaitanda im dros... diax, saSinlad naRvlobda sabralo, ise rom guli
mewureboda misi cqeriT.
_ maS rodis gaigo sabralo qamis gardacvaleba? _ vkiTxe me.
_ am saidmulos, master devi, Zalian gulmodgined vumalavdi, TiTqmis
erTi wlis ganmavlobaSi, _ miTxra mister pegotim. _ Cven maSin
ganmartoebul alagas cxovrobdiT. erTxel ise moxda, rom, rodesac
samuSaod viyavi gasuli, movida CvenTan mgzavri inglisidan, sufolkeli
iyo Tu norfolkeli, kargad ar maxsovs. am mgzavrma Tan moitana Zveli
gazeTi, romelSic dawvrilebiT iyo aRwerili is qariSxali. _ ai, amrigad
gaigo emiliam yvelaferi im ubedurebis Sesaxeb.
mister pegotim xmas dauwia am sityvebTan.
_ da aman araviTari cvlileba ar gamoiwvia masSi? _ vkiTxeT Cven.
_ ah, ras brZanebT, master devi, _ miTxra man da Tavi gaiqnia, _ didi
cvlileba moaxdina, didi xniT, iqneba dRemdec, rogorc me mgonia. mainc
ganmartoebam erTgvari sargebloba moutana. amasTan mas bevri saqme aqvs.
frinvelebs uvlis da saxlis wesrigs ugdebs yurs. amrigad, mwuxareba
neldeba, Tu mTlad ara, cotaTi mainc. Tumca, _ daumata man CafiqrebiT, _
Tqven, mgonia, veRarc icnobT Cems emilias, axla rom naxoT.
_ nuTu ase gamoicvala? _ vkiTxe me.
_ me yoveldRe vxedav da amitom Znelia CemTvis amisi Tqma, magram
mainc mgonia, rom asea. wvrili, susti, _ ganagrZobda mister pegoti da Tan
buxarSi muguzlebs Sehyurebda, _ gamxdari saxe, savdiani cisferi
Tvalebi, Cacvivnili loyebi, patara Tavi, mudam odnav daxrili, wynari xma,
mokrZalebuli mixra-moxra, TiTqos sul raRacis eridebao, _ ai, rogori
gaxda Cemi emi!
Cven
xmaamouReblad
SevyurebdiT,
rodesac
igi
buxris
als
misCereboda.
_ zogi fiqrobs, rom emi ubeduri iyo siyvarulSi, zogi _ rom
sikvdilma CaSala misi gaTxoveba, _ namdvili aravin icis. ocjer mainc
SeeZlo gaTxoveba am xnis ganmavlobaSi. `ara, Zia, _ mipasuxebs xolme, _
Cemi dro wasulia~. CemTan igi mudam mxiarulia, magram sxvebTan _
yovelTvis Cumi da Cafiqrebuli. momTmenia uzomod da Tavisi biZac Zalian
uyvars. ymawvil xalxs da moxucebs _ yvelas uyvarT da yvelani mas
mimarTaven xolme rCevisaTvis.
_ marTa isev TqvenTan cxovrobs? _ vkiTxe me.
_ marTa gaTxovda, master devi, Cveni Casvlis meore wels. erTma
ymawvilma kacma, muSam mezobeli mamulidan, erTxe bazarSi mimavalma, Cvens
win gaiara, marTa moewona da maSinve winadadeba misca, radgan, rogorc
mogexsenebaT, qalebi iq iSviaTia. saqme gaiCarxa udavidarabod. marTam
mTxova, meambna misi saqmrosTvis daumalavad mTeli misi ambavi. me vuambe.
mT jvari daiweres da axla cxovroben mamulSi, romelic ramdenime asi
milis moSorebiT aris Cvengan.
_ misis gumiji rogorRa aris? _ vikiTxe me.
am kiTxvaze mister pegotma uecrad gadaixarxara.
_ xom ar damijerebT, master devi, _ miTxra man, - rom masac misces
winadadeba, gemis mzareulma sTxova colad gahyoloda!
_ mere, ra upasuxa misis gumijma? _ vkiTxe me, rodesac Cveni
mxiaruleba cotaTi dacxra.
_ ai amas ki verasodes ver gamoicnobT, master devi. Tqven arc ki
daijerebT. imis magivrad, rom wesierad epasuxnaL `madlobas mogaxsenebT,
magram me Rar SemiZlia vifiqro Cemi mdgomareobis gamocvlaze, Cemi
xnovanebis gamo~, _ yvela amis magivrad misi gumijma staca xeli saTls da
Tavze Camoafxata sabralo mzareuls. man yvirili morTo, rac Zali da
Rone hqonda, da Zlivs gadavarCine am gaWirvebisagan.
mister pegotim isev gadaixarxara. me da agnesac avyeviT mas.
_ magram simarTle unda vTqva, moxucma aasrula Tavisi dapireba,
romelic Cveni wasvlis win momca. _ daiwyo isev mister pegotim da
moiwminda saxidan oflis msxvili wveTebi. _ mTel dedamiwis zurgze ver
ipoviT axal adamians ufro morCils, ufro keTils, patiosans, erTguls
da didsulovans, vidre misis gumiji. igi aRar dardobs, aRar wuwunebs,
aRar kvnesis.
_ saintereso iqneboda gamego rame Tqvengan mikoberis Sesaxeb, _
vuTxari me. _ igi gausworda yvela Tavis mevales da tredelsis Tamasuqic
ki gamoisyida. masasadame, mister mikoberi kargad cxovrobs. Tqven ra iciT
mis Sesaxeb?
mister pegotim RimiliT Caiyo xeli jibeSi da amoaTria iqidan raRac
Sekruli, saidanac didi sifrTxiliT amoiRo ucnauri formis gazeTis
furceli.
_ rodesac cotaTi fexi movikideT soflad, Semdeg gadavsaxldiT
port-midlbeiSi; am dabas qalaqs vuwodebT.
_ manam ki mister mikoberi TqvenTan erTad cxovrobda? _ vkiTxe me.
_ diax, Cven erTad vcxovrobdiT, da Cems sicocxleSi ar minaxavs
jentlmeni mister mikoberze ukeTesi. moxdeboda xolme, master devi, rom
igi ijda da mTeli dReebiT mzeze iTbobda Tavi pativcemul melot Tavs.
mikvirs, rogor ar gaudna Tavi. axla ki qalaqis msajulad gvyavs.
_ msajulad? SexeT erTi!
mister pegotim mimiTiTa gazeTSi erT werilze da me xmamaRla
wavikiTxe Semdegi striqonebi, dabeWdili `Port Middlebay Times~-Si
`guSin otelis erT-erT salonSi gaimarTa sadili Cveni saxelovani
TanamoZme-kolonistis da Tanamoqalaqis, eskvairis, midlbeis olqis
generaluri msajulis vilkins mikoberis pativsacemad. mravali xalxi
daeswro am zeims. gamoangariSebuli iyo, rom mxolod magidas gars usxda
aranakleb ormocdaSvidi sulisa, imaT garda, vinc kibeze da talanSi
idgnen. pirveli adgili sufraze, rogorc prezidents, eWira doqtor mels,
port midlbeis gimnaziis direqtors, mis marjvniv ijda TviT saxelovani
stumari. rodesac mravali sadRegrZelo, rac erTsulovani aRtacebiT iqna
miRebuli. aiRo ra pirveli Wiqa sadRegrZeleblad `saxelovani stumrisa,
romelic Cveni qalaqis mSvenebas Seasdgens~, doqtor melma warmoTqva
SesaniSnavi sityva, savse grZnobiTa da Rrma azriT: `dae saxelovani iyos
igi Cven Soris aw da maradis, da yvela saqme ayvavdes im zomamde, rom mis
guls arasodes ar miekaros survuili datovos Tavisi Tanamoqalaqeni,
romelnic erTsulovnad arian aRsavseni misdami gulwrfeli siyvaruliTa
da pativiscemiT~. mquxare `vaSa~, romiTac miRebuli iyo es sadRegrZelo,
yovel aRweras aRemateba. bolos, yvela dadumda da viklins mikoberma,
eskvairma, wamoTqva sazogadoebis winaSe samadlobeli sityva. SeuZlebeli
iyo auRelvebad moesmina adamians is adgili, sadac mWermetyveli oratori
igonebda Tavisi karieris dasawyiss da afrTxilebda axalgazrdobas,
romelic auditoriis mniSvnelovan nawils Seadgenda, im xifaTisagan, rac
moevlineba xolme adamians sacduneblad finansur valdebulebaTa saxiT,
da SemdegSi, miuxedavad yovelgvari survilisa, SeuZlebeli xdeba
dahfaro. am dros tirodnen ara marto axalgazrdebi, aramed xangrZlivi
gamocdilebis cecxlSi gamobrZmedili vaJkacebic. Semdegi sadRegrZeloebi
iyo doqtor melisa, misis mikoberisa (romelmac moxdenili Tavis dakvriT
gadauxada madloba damswre sazogadoebas) da sxvaTa. zeimis bolos yvela
magida gaqra TiTqos jadosnuri kverTxis gaqneviT da darbazi daicala
mocekvaveTaTvis. terfsiqoris Tayvanismcemelni stkbebodnen amomavali
mzis pirvel sxivebamde, da maT Soris gansakuTrebiT Tavi isaxeles:
vilkin mikoberma-Svilma da mSvenierma mis elenem, doqtor melis meoTxe
qaliSvilma.
me damafiqra am mister melis gvarma da Zalian gamexarda, rodesac
gavige, rom igi swored is sabralo Raribi maswavlebeli da klasis
damrigebeli iyo, romelic odesRac siRaribis gamo daiTxoves mister
kriklis pansionidan. am dros mister pegotim mimiTiTa gazeTSi werilze,
da aq Cems gvars wavawydi. me wavikiTxe:
`daviT koperfilds, eskvairs,
saxelganTqmul mwerals.
Zvirfaso ser!
mravalma welma ganvlo mas aqeT, rac veRar vtkbebi im saxis mzeriT,
romelsac amjamad icnobs ganaTlebuli msoflios mniSvnelovani nawili.
miuxedavad imisa, rom, Cemi nebisagan damoukidebel garemoebaTa gamo,
moSorebuli var Cemi megobrisa da siWabukis Jamis Tanamosaubris pirad
sazogadoebas, mainc neba miboZeT, Zvirfaso ser, dagarwmunoT, rom
arasodes ar momiSorebia frTxili Tvali Tqveni niWis arwiviseburi
aRmafrenisaTvis.
Cvengan, orTavesagan pativcemuli pirovneba modis am adgilebidan
evropaSi
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SemTxveviT,
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beWdviT
mogiZRvnaT
uguliTadesi madloba, rogorc Cveni mxriT, ise mTeli port-mildbeis
mcxovrebTa mxriv, madloba yvela imaTi, visac Seswevs Zala, miswvdes da
daafasos xelovnebis umaRlesi sitkboeba.
ganagrZeT, ser! Tqven ukve ganTqmuli xarT am mxareSi da Cven Sorisac
arian Rirseuli damfasebelni Tqveni maRali niWisa. ganagrZeT, ser, Tqveni
arwiviseburi aRmafrena! port-midlbeis mcxovrebni mudam Tqven mogyvebian
da Tvalyurs gadevneben aRtacebiTa da guliTadis siamovnebiT.
dedamiwis am nawilidan Tqvensken mopyrobil TvalTa Soris mudam
sadarajoze iqneba
fxizeli Tvali, romelic ekuTvnis
vikins mikobers, msajuls~.
rodesac gadavaTvaliere furclis mTeli Sinaarsi, davinaxe, rom
mister mikoberi mudmivi da gulmodgine TanamSromeli iyo am gazeTisa.
imave nomerSi dabeWdili iyo misi meore werili xidis aSenebis Sesaxeb, da
aqve moTavsebuli iyo gancxadeba viklins mikoberis `werilebis sruli
krebulis~
gamosvlis
Sesaxeb,
mniSvnelovani
SesworebebiTa
da
damatebebiT. gazeTis politikuri ganyofileba, Tu ar vcdebi, mTlad,
uklebliv, mister mikoberis kalams ekuTvnoda.
didxans da bevrs vlaparakobdiT xolme saRamoobiT mister mikoberis
Sesaxeb, sanam mister pegoti stumrad iyo CvenTan. man daaxloebiT erTi
Tve dahyo CvenTan. Cemi papida da Cemi pegoti sagangebod Camovidnen
duvridan londonSi mis sanaxavad. agnesa da me gemis baqanze gamoveTxoveT.
misi wasvlis win erTad vimgzavreT iarmautSi da viyaviT iqaur
sasaflaoze, rom dagvexeda patara marmarilos firfitisaTvis, romelic
Cemis davalebiT daades qamis saflavs. rodeac me, misi TxovniT,
gadavuwere qaraldze saflavis ubralo warwera, mister pegoti daixara,
moglija saflavze amosuli balaxi da aiRo erTi muWa miwa.
_ es emisTvis. _ miTxra man da erTica da meorec yuTSi Cado. _ me
davpirdi amas, master devi.
Tavi samocdameerTe
ganvlili gzis ukanaskneli Tvalis gadavleba
Cemi ambavi Tavdeba. ukanasknelad vixedebi ukan.
me da agnesa ganvagrZobT mogzaurobas cxovrebis gzaze. Svilebi,
megobrebi, naTesavebi gars gvaxvevia. Cems garSemo mesmis guguni
pativismcemelTa xmebisa, romlebic ar arian gulgrilad ganwyobilni
Cemdami.
visi saxeebi ixateba yvelaze mkafiod Cems winaSe am aboboqrebul
krebulSi?
ai, Cemi papida, oTxmoc wels gadacilebuli moxuci, magram jer kidev
yoCaRi, xalisiani da janmrTeli. igi isev welSi gamarTulia da
daufiqreblad gaivlis eqvs mils, zamTris civ darSiac ki.
masTan erTad mudam mogzaurobs pegoti, Cemi keTili, moxuci gadia.
pegotis loyebi, magari da witeli Cemi bavSvobis dros, rodesac me
mikvirda _ ratom frinvelebi ar hkenkaven maT, vaSlebis magivrad, daWkna
da gayviTlda axla. Tvalebi, odesRac iseTi moelvare, dausustda da
mimkrTalda, Tumca jer kidev sakmarisi sicocxle da Suqi kiafobs maTSi.
magram pegotis salokma TiTma, odesRac dakavSirebulma Cems warmodgenaSi
muSkis-kaklis safxekTan, isev Zveli saxe SeinarCuna da, rodesac Cemi
umcrosi vaJi gaubedavi nabijiT gadadis papidasagan moxuc gadiasTan da
cdilobs, daiWiros es TiTi, cocxlad magondeba Cveni blonderstonis
patara sastumro oTaxi, rodesac fexs vidgamdi. papidas didi xnis
sagonebeli Sesrulebulia. amjamad igi naTliaa namdvilad amqveynad
arsebulis betsi trotvudisa, xolo dora, misi momdevno gogona, rom
papida Zalian anebivrebs mis das.
raRac uzarmazari udevs pegotis jibeSi. es gaxlavT saxelovani wigni
niangebis Sesaxeb, romemac miaRwia Rrma da umweo moxucebas; misi
furclebi daglejili da dakerebulia mraval alagas, magram pegoti
uCvenebs mas Cems Svilebs, rogorc warsuli drois uZvirfases naSTs.
zafxulis ardadegebis dros mudam Cems bavSvebTan erTad dadis
moxuci diki, Cveni saerTo megobari. igi Rrublebisaken uSvebs uSvelebel
frans da TviTonve iseTis aRtacebiT stkbeba misi cqeriT, romlisTvisac
ar arsebobs saxeli adamianis enaze. igi mesameba warmouTqmelis netarebiT,
Tavs mikravs, Tvalebs axamaxamebs da yurSi miCurCulebs:
_ trotvud, mgonia, sixaruliT gaigebT, rom me davamTavreb Cems
naSroms, rodesac sxva saqme ar meqneba. da Tqveni papida mainc yvelaze
saocari adamiania dedamiwis zurgze. diax, ser!
vin aris es welSi moxrili ledi, joxs rom ebjineba? mis saxes jer
kidev emCneva yofili siamayisa da silamazis niSnebi, magram mainc sulieri
avadmyofoba gamokrTis mTel mis garegnobaSi. igi baRSia. mis gverdiT
dgas Savgvremani, damWknari, gamxdari qali, Wrilobis TeTri niSniT tuCze.
yuri davugdoT ras laparakoben isini.
_ roca! me damaviwyda am jentlmenis gvari.
roza ixreba da usaxelebs `mister koperfilds~.
_ didad mixaria Tqveni naxva, ser. Zalian vwuxvar, rom SavebSi xarT;
imedi maqvs, dro keTilad gankurnavs Tqven guls.
misi mouTmeneli Tanamgzavri uwyreba moxuc ledis da uxsnis, rom me
ar var SavebSi, urCevs, damakvirdes da momigonos.
_ ser, Tqven naxeT Cemi Svili? _ meubneba moxuci ledi. _ SeurigdiT
mas?
igi miyurebs dakvirvebiT, xels miidebs Tavze da kvnesis. uecrad igi
kivis sazareli xmiT:
_ roza, modi CemTan, igi mokvda!
roza iCoqebs mis winda xan ualersebs, xan uwyreba, xan veluri
siamayiT Sehyvirebs: `me Tqvenze metad miyvarda igi!~ xan, bolos cdilobs,
daamSvidos Tavis mkerdze, rogorc avadmyofi bavSvi. aseT mdgomareobaSi
vtoveb maT, da ase mxvdeba mudam es ori ledi; ase atareben isini mTel
Tavis dros, dRiTi dRe, wliTiwlobiT.
es ra gemi modis indoeTidan da romeli ingliseli qali misTxovebia
beber Sotlandiel krezs, uSvelebeli, Camoyrili yurebi rom aqvs?
nuTu es julia milsia?
diax, es julia milsia, Tavisneba da mSvenieri. zangs daaqvs misi
sadarbazo baraTebi da oqros sinze miarTmevs werilebs. spilenZisfer
dedakacs, julia milsis moaxles, mSveniers buduarSi moaqvs misTvis
sauzme. julia aRar wers dRiurebs, aRar mReris paTetikur simRerebs, _
ara! _ axla igi mudam eCxubeba da ebuteba bebet Sotlandiel krezs,
romelic yviTel daTvs hgavs, gamoqnilis tyaviT. julia laparakobs da
fiqrobs mxolod oqroze.
julias mSvenieri saxli aqvs, brwyinvale stumrebi da saucxoo
sadilebi yoveldRe, magram mis ver vxedav mwvane norC rtoebs, romlebic
izrdebodnen da hyvaodnen. me vxedav, vis uwodebs Tavis `sazogadoebas~
julia milsi. misi mudmivi stumaria jon maldoni. man maRali Tanamdeboba
mipova da dascinis im xels, romelmac es saqme mouwyo. doqtori strongi,
mister maldonis TvalSi, `namdvili antikia~. diax, fuqsavati jentlmenebi
da fuqsavati qalbatonebi gaxvevian gars, julia mils!
ai TviT doqtori strongic, dauzareblad momuSave Tavis leqsikonze
(sadRac ase e-sTan). igi bednieria Tavisi coliT da saxliT. `Zveli
husari~ isev mis ojaxSi cxovrobs, magram ukve araferSi aRar ereva da
araviTar gavlenas aRar axdens, rogorc uwin iyo xolme.
yvelaze xSirad vxvdebi Cems keTil megobars tredelss. igi templSi
cxovrobs da Sromobs dauzarelad. misi Tmebi (iq, sadac motvlepili ar
aris) sasamarTlos parikis mudmvi tarebisagan ufro ucnaurad aris
aburZgvnili. tredelsis magida savsea qaRaldebis uSvelebeli dastiT.
gars vixedebi da veubnebi tredelss:
_ sofi rom axlac Seni mdivani iyos, tredels, mas didi Sroma
dasWirdeboda.
_ Sen marTali xar, Zvirfaso koperfild; Cemi klerkebi usaqmod ar
sxedan. magram mainc dameTanxme, rom is dReebi, golbornis sasamarTloSi,
mSvenieri dReebi iyo, ara?
_ maSin sofim giwinaswarmetyvela, rom Sen mosamarTle iqnebi, da
axla amis Sesaxeb ukve ismis laparaki qalaqSi.
_ mere ra? _ ipasuxebs tredelsi. _ Tu me mosamarTle viqnebi...
_ Zalian kargad ici, rom iqnebi.
_ agre iyos, Zvirfaso koperfild. mainc vityvi, rom is dro mSvenieri
iyo.
Cven mivdivarT erTad xelixelgayrilebi. dRes tredelss ojaxuri
wveuleba aqvs: dResaswauloben sofis dabadebis dRes. masTan mivdivar am
zeimze. gzaSi tredelsi miambobs Tavisi ojaxuri bednierebis ambavs:
_ Cveni ori vaJi warmatebiT ganagrZoben ganaTlebas da saukeTeso
mowafeebad iTvlebian skolaSi. Cemi colis sami da mSvenivrad gaTxovda.
Semdegi samni CvenTan cxovroben da sami danarCeni ki, misis kruleris
gardacvalebis Semdeg, saxlSi diasaxlisoben. yvelani bednierebi da
kmayofilebi arian.
_ garda, iqneba...
_ `mzeTunaxavisa~? diax. es Zalian samwuxaroa, rom saqmrod man aseTi
aramzada airCia; magra is ymawvili lamazi iyo, iseTi koxta da kopwia, da
sakvirveli ar aris, rom `mzeTunaxavs~ Tavbru daexva. Tumca amJamad
damSvidda da CvenTan cxovrobs. Cven Tavidan moviSoreT misi qmari. iqneba
rogorme gavamxiaruloT Cveni `mzeTunaxavi~.
ise moxda, rom tredelsma SeiZina swored is saxli, romelic
gansakuTrebiT moswondaT mas da mis cols, rodesac warsul wlebSi,
TavianTi saRamos seirnobis dros, saxlebs aTvalierebdnen. es uSvelebeli
saxlia, magram miuxedavad amisa, tredelsis kantora mainc sapirfareSoSia
moTavsebuli. da aqve, qaRaldebis gverdiT, misi Ceqmebi alagia. TviT
tredelsi da sofi didis SeviwroebiT mowyobilan sadRac zemo oTaxebSi,
im dros, rodesac saukeTeso darbazebi `mzeTunaxavsa~ da mis debs
uWiravT. mTel saxlSi ar moiZebneba Tavisufali oTaxi, da ar vici, rad,
magram es qalebi mudam stumrad arian am keTil meuRleebTan. ai axlac,
rodesac Cven avdivarT kibeze, mTeli grova qalebisa gamorbis karebidan
da imdensa hkocnian tredelss, sanam suli ar ugubdeba. sofis dabadebis
dRes maT sufras gars usxedan: sofis sami gaTxovili da Tavisi sami
meuRliT da kidev erTi Zma romeliRac meuRlisa, da kidev erTi biZaSvili
meore meuRlisa, da kidev da, romeliRac meuRlisa, mgoni, daniSnuli im
biZaSvilze. sazogadoeba mravalferovania da sasiamovno. tredelsi,
iseTive keTili, rogoric iyo, zis namdvili mamamTavariviT uzarmazari
magidis TavSi da sofi sufris meore bolodan momxiblavad uRimis mas.
axla, rodesac davamtavre Temi wigni da gulSi viklav survils,
ganvagrZo misi wera dausruleblad, yvela saxe qreba; mxolod erTi saxe,
romelic minaTebs gansakuTrebulis sinaTliT da romlis SuqiTac vxedav
Cems irgvliv yvela sagans, dgas yvelaze maRla da arasodes ar efareba
Cems TvalTagan.
Tavs vibruneb da vxedav mas Cems gverdiT, gabrwyinebuls wminda
SuqiT. sanaTuri sustad anTia da weraSi SuaRames gadamicilebia; magram
sayvareli arseba fxizlobs Cems gverdiT.
o, agnesa! Cemo sulo! dae Seni saxe Cems gverdiT iyos im wuTamde,
rodesac me davasruleb Cems sicocxles. dae erTxel kidev, ukanasknelad
daginaxon Cemma Tvalebma, rodesac yvela miwieri sagani da xalxi
daiCrdileba, rogorc am damTavrebuli wignis Crdilebi. dae daginaxo
maSinac aseTive wminda SuqiT Tvalebgabrwyinebuli!

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