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- swored agre amboben. mere haid-parkSi flora milerTan erTad unaxavT. es xom is flora mileria, romelmac mister doranis saxlTan ayalmayali atexa da amJamad dapatimrebulia. axla ki miambeT, geTayva, im axalgazrda qalTan Tqveni urTierTobis ambavi.

lord sent-saimonma mxrebi aiwura da warbebi maRla azida.

- Cven ramdenime welia vmegobrobT. diax, me vityodi, Zalian axlo megobroba gvaqvs. igi `alegroSi~ cekvavs. is qali me ugulisyurod ar mimitovebia, ase rom, masTan valSi ar davrCenilvar, magram, xom iciT qalebis xasiaTi, mister holms. flora Zalian lamazi arseba gaxlavT, Zalian mxurvaled vuyvarvar da cota TavSeukavebelicaa. roca Seityo, jvriswerisaTvis vemzadebodi, saSineli muqaris werilebi momwera. simarTle rom giTxraT, ase moridebuli qorwilic imitom gadavixade, rom eklesiaSi, floras mxriv, saqveyno ayalmayals moveride. rogorc ki eklesiidan dabrunebulni, mister doranis saxls mivadeqiT, flora, TiTqos miwidan amoZvrao, iq gaCnda da saxlSi SeWra moiwadina. Tan gabmuli xmiT kioda, Cems meuRles lanZRavda da emuqreboda. magram es yvelaferi winaswar mqonda gaTvaliswinebuli. msaxurebi adreve gavafrTxile da floras Tavidan moSoreba ar gagvWirvebia. raki darwmunda, dakarguls yviriliT veRar daibrunebda, imwamsve dawynarda.

- Tqvenma meuRlem gaigona Tu ara im qalis wivil-kivili?

- madloba RmerTs, ara gaugonia ra.

- da mere swored im qalTan erTad moseirne naxes, ara?

- diax. swored amitom miiCnia es garemoeba mister lestreidma Zalian SemaSfoTebel faqtad. is fiqrobs, rom floram Cemi meuRle saxlidan gamoityua da raRac saSiS ambavs gadahkida.

- safuZvels moklebuli eWvi ar gaxlavT.

- Tqvenc ase fiqrobT?

- Cemis azriT, eg safuZvels moklebuli eWvi araa, magram me am eWvs ar viziareb. Tqven TviTon ras fiqrobT?

- me mgonia, flora buzsac aravis aufrens.

- eWvianoba adamians Zalze ucvlis xasiaTs. me mainc mainteresebs, Tqven TviTon rogor xsniT colis gauCinarebis ambavs?

- me TqvenTan imitom movedi, rom Tqvengan movismino saqmis asaval-dasavali da ara Cemi varaudebi mogaxsenoT. me rac vicodi, yvela faqti gacnobeT. Tu marTlac Zalian gainteresebT Cemi azri, getyviT. vfiqrob, rom ubralo gvarisSvilobidan uceb agrerigad aRzevebam Zalian aaRelva Cemi meuRle da masSi mcire nervuli moSliloba gamoiwvia.

- mokled rom vTqvaT, Tqveni azriT, igi uceb SeiSala?

- roca imaze vfiqrob, Tu ras Seaqcia zurgi... Cemze ar minda vTqva, magram yovelive imas, razec aTasobiT qaliSvili mxolod ocnebobs... misi moqmedebis sxva axsna ver mipovia...

- esec Zalian sagulisxmo hipoTezaa, - RimiliT Tqva holmsma.

- axla ki, lord sent-saimon, yvela cnoba xelTa maqvs. mxolod erT rames kidev SegekiTxebiT: SegeZloT Tu ara magidasTan mjdoms dagenaxaT, ra xdeboda quCaSi?

- Cven mxolod gzis meore mxares da parks gavyurebdiT.

- Zalian kargi. me Tqven aRar dagakavebT, da saqmis Taobaze werils mogwerT.

- RmerTma inebos, rom saqme bolomde migeyvanoT da yovelivesTvis naTeli mogefinoT, - Tqva lordma da fexze wamodga.

- me ukve yovelives movfine naTeli.

- rao? ra TqviT?

- me Tqveni saqme TiTqmis gadavwyvite-meTqi.

- maSin, miTxariT, sadaa Cemi coli?

- amasac male SegatyobinebT.

lord sent-saimonma Tavi gaaqnia.

- vSiSob, rom Cvenze Wkvian xalxs karga xans mouxdeba gonebis Wyleta, vidre am saidumloebiT mocul ambavSi gaerkvevian, - Tqva es, Zveleburi maneriT dagvikra Tavi da kari gaixura.

- lord sent-saimonma didi pativi damdo, roca Cemi da Tavisi Tavi erTnairad Seafasa, - siciliT miTxra holmsma. - me mgonia, aseTi nayofieri jvaredini dakiTxvis Semdeg sodiani viski da sigara Zalian margebs. am saqmeze daskvna adreve mqonda gamotanili, vidre es pativcemuli gvami Cvens zRurbls gadmoabijebda.

- Tqven aWarbebT, Zvirfaso holms!

- aseTi SemTxvevebi aRniSnuli maqvs Cems CanawerebSi. Tumca TqvenTvis adrec miTqvams, qalis gauCinareba, am SemTxvevaSi, uceb ar momxdara-meTqi. dakiTxvam eWvi rwmenad miqcia. arapirdapiri samxili, xSirad Zalian damajerebeli da sarwmunoa.

- mec xom movismine, rac lordma set-saimonma giTxraT?

- magram Tqven am SemTxvevis analogiuri ambebi ar iciT da me ki yovelives maTze dayrdnobiT vsji. ramdenime wlis winaT swored aseTi ambavi moxda aberdinSi. safrangeT-prusiis omis damTavrebis meore wels miun-henSic aseT SemTxvevas hqonda adgili. esec swored imgvari SemTxvevaa. daxeT saocrebas, TviTon lestreidi gvestumra. saRamo mSvidobisa, lestreid! ganjinaSi Rvino gvaqvs da sigara ki ai, am yuTSi gaxlavT.

policiis oficialur gamomZiebels muxudosferi frenCi da imave feris yelsaxvevi ekeTa, rac mas mezRvaurs amgvarebda. xelSi tilos Savi CanTa eWira. igi uxmod mogvesalma, savarZelSi Cajda da SeTavazebuli sigara gaabola.

- ra moxda? - hkiTxa holmsma da Tvalebi eSmakurad aucimcimda. - raRac moJamuli saxe gaqvT.

- amdeni usiamovneba rom Segxvdeba, saxec mogeRuSeba da uJmuric Segeyreba. sent-saimonis qorwinebis ambavi raRac jojoxeTuri, sawamebeli saqmea, romelsac Tavi da bolo ver gavuge.

- nuTu? Tqven me makvirvebT.

- amnairi areul-dareuli da ucnauri ambavi albaT Zexorciels ar Sexvedria. yvela Zafi xelidan gamisxlta da saqmis sargo gasaRebi veRar mipovia. mTeli dRea davwanwalob da sul amaod.

- marTlac Zala dagdgomiaT, rom ase dasvelebulxarT, - uTxra holmsma, roca lestreidis frenCis saxeloebs Seavlo xeli.

- diax, serpentainis fskeri TiTqmis fexdafex moviare.

- RvTis gulisaTvis, pirdapir miTxariT, iq ras daeZebdiT?

- ledi sent-saimonis gvams.

Serlok holmsi savarZelSi gadawva da gulianad gadaixarxara.

- trafalgarskverze rom auzia, gvami iqac xom ar giZebniaT?

- magiT risi Tqma gsurT? - mwyralad ikiTxa lestreidma.

- Tu ledi sent-saimonis gvams serpentainis tbaSi daeZebdiT, maSin arc trafalgarskveris auzi unda dageviwyebinaT.

lestreidma kolega avismetyveli mzeriT SeaTvaliera da gulmosulma Caiqirqila: - Tqven albaT ukve SeiswavleT es saqme.

- ara, faqtebi mxolod axla gamacnes, magram Cemi varaudi sul sxvagvaria.

- marTla! nuTu Tqveni azriT, serpentainis tba arafer SuaSia?

- vfiqrob, rom ara.

- maSin keTili inebeT da amixseniT, es sagnebi rogor gaCnda tbis fskerze? - Tqva lestreidma da CanTidan muaris abreSumis saqorwino kaba, qalis TeTri fexsacmeli da saqorwino pirbade pirdapir iatakze dayara. yvelaferi sveli da dasvrili iyo. - ai, kidev, inebeT, - mqirdavi xmiT warmoTqva man da Zvirfasi saqorwino beWedi svel kabas zed daado. - diax, es saqme ase iolad gasatexi kakali ar gaxlavT, mister holms.

- WeSmaritad, - miugo holmsma da Tambaqos boli piridan bolqvebad gamouSva, - yvelaferi es serpentainis tbis fskerze ipovneT?

- ara, darajs SeeniSna tyis napiras motivtive da wylidan amoeRo. ledis axloblebma tansacmelica da sxva sagnebic amoicnes. Cemis azriT, Tu tansacmeli tbis napirze aRmoCnda, ledis gvamic sadme maxloblad iqneba.

- Tu Tqvens brwyinvale Teorias gavyvebiT, yvela adamianis gvami sakuTari tansacmlis karadasTan unda veZioT. magram me mainc is mainteresebs, ras gamoeliT ledi sent-saimonis tansacmlidan?

- imas, rom ledi sent-saimonis gauCinarebaSi brali davdoT flora milers.

- meeWveba, rom eg daadasturoT.

- geeWvebaT? - gamwarebiT Sehyvira lestreidma. - me ki vfiqrob, rom Tqvenma deduqciurma meTodma da Teoriebma sabolood mogwyvites praqtikul cxovrebas. am ramdenime wuTSi ori Secdoma dauSviT. swored es kaba amxels flora milers.

- Zalian mainteresebs, mainc rogor amxels?

- kabas aqvs jibe, romelSiac aRmoCnda ubis wignaki. masSi ki ai, es werili ido. - Tqva Tu ara es lestreidma, werili magidaze, holmsis mxares daagdo. mere isev xeli dastaca da kiTxvas Seudga: `Tqven maSin mnaxeT, roca yvelaferi mzad iqneba. imwamsve gamodiT. f.h.m.~ me xom Tavidanve im azrs vadeqi, rom flora milerma ledi sent-saimoni saxlidan gamoityua-meTqi. jer, ra Tqma unda, gamoityuebda da mere Tavis TanamzraxvelebTan erTad sadRac gaaqrobda. ai, werili, romelsac flora mileris inicialebi aqvs miwerili. albaT sawyal qals SesasvlelSi Tu CasCara uCumrad xelSi, riTac Tavisive Tavi gaaba maxeSi.

- Zalian kargad msjelobT, lestreid, - siciliT uTxra holmsma. - marTlac, rom yvelafers SesaniSnavad ukavSirebT erTmaneTs. aba, erTi, werili miCveneT.

man werili daudevrad CamoarTva lestreids, magram uceb yuradReba gaafacica da kmayofilebis SeZaxili aRmoxda.

- es WeSmaritad sayuradRebo ambavia, - warmoTqva Cemma megobarma.

- aha! axlaRa CawvdiT?

- diax, swored magre gaxlavT da gulTbilad gilocavT, lestreid!

gaxarebuli lestreidi wamoiwia da werils daacqerda. - magram Tqven xom werilis meore mxares dah-yurebT, holms?

- diax, meore mxares vakvirdebi da aq amovikiTxe swored is, risi mignebac guliT mewada.

- Tqven albaT Wkuidan SeiSaleT, holms! werili fanqriTaa naweri da isic meore mxares, romelsac Tqven zedac ar uyurebT.

- diax, marTali brZandebiT, magram meore mxares am qaRalds otelis angariSi aweria, romelic CemTvis metad sayuradReboa.

- sayuradRebo da saintereso masSi araferi gaxlavT, vinaidan igi Tqvenze adre vnaxe, - Tqva lestreidma. - qaRaldis naglejze dawerili angariSi ki Semdegnairad gamoiyureboda: `4 oqtomberi, oTaxi - 8 Silingi, sauzme - 2 Silingi da 6 pensi, kokteili - erTi Silingi, sadili - 2 Silingi da 6 pensi, erTi Wiqa Rvino - 8 pensi~. morCa da gaTavda, mereda raa aq saintereso?

- Tqven TqviT, rom otelis angariSs araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevT, magram igi Zalian didi mniSvnelobis dokumentia. rac Seexeba werils da inicialebs, maTac aqvT garkveuli mniSvneloba. ase rom, kvlav gilocavT warmatebas, lestreid.

- isedac bevri dro davkarge, - Tqva lestreidma da adgilidan wamoiwia.

- saqme muSaobaa, Torem buxris piras lamaz-lamazi Teoriebis Seqmnas ra didi ambavi unda. gemSvidobebiT, holms, da imasac vnaxav, saqmes bolos vin moadevnebs. - lestreidma wamokrifa CanTidan amoyrili `nivTmtkicebani~, ukanve CanTaSi Caawyo da gasasvlelisaken gaemarTa.

- mxolod erTi ram unda giTxraT, lestreid, - daadevna sityva holmsma, - ledi sent-saimoni miTia. aseTi vinme arc arsebobs da bunebaSi arc yofila.

lestreidma naRvlianad SeaTvaliera Cemi megobari. mere Cemken mobrunda, Sublze TiTebi samjer miikakuna, Tavi mravalmniSvnelovnad gadaaqn-gadmoaqnia da oTaxidan swrafad gavida.

holmsi imwamsve wamodga da paltoSi gaexvia. - im ymawvilis sityvebSi: Sin jdomas muSaoba sjobiao, aris raRac simarTle. axla me cota xniT marto dagtovebT, uotson.

holmsi saxlidan daaxloebiT eqvsis naxevarze gavida. magram, etyoboda, im dRes marto darCena ar mewera. erTi saaTic ar iyo gasuli, rom saSaqarlamodan gamogzavnili kaci da biWi meaxlnen da Tan didi SefuTuli yuTi moitanes. biWis daxmarebiT kacma SefuTuli yuTi gaxsna da Cemda gasaocrad, Cvens Raribul sufraze nugbari civi sauzme gaCnda. aq gaxldaT ori tyis qaTami, xoxobi, batis jigris paSteti da siZvelisagan obmokidebuli Rvinis boTlebis jgro. es macTunebeli saWmel-sasmeli sufraze daawyves Tu ara, kacica da biWic, aTas erTi Ramidan movlenil sulTa msgavsad gauCinardnen. manamde ki mxolod imis Tqma moaswres, yvelafris fuli gadaxdilia da SemkveTma am misamarTze gamogvagzavnao.

cxra saaTic ar iqneboda, roca holmsi gamarjvebuli kacis ieriT Sin dabrunda. saxe ar ucinoda, magram misi Tvalebidan imwamsve amovikiTxe, rom varaudi ar gamtyuneboda.

- vaxSami ukve gaawyves? - ikiTxa holmsma da mouTmenlad SeimSrala xelebi.

- albaT stumrebs elodebiT, raki xuTi adamianisaTvis gaaSlevineT sufra.

- SeiZleba marTlac gvestumros vinme, - mipasuxa holmsma. - Zalian mikvirs, rom lord sent-saimoni amden xans ara Cans. ha! kibeze albaT misi fexis xma ismis.

kibeze amomavali adamiani gamoCnda Tu ara, Cveni dilandeli stumari vicani. igi ufro energiulad atrialebda lornets da aristokratul, mSvid saxeze aSkarad etyoboda mRelvareba.

- albaT Cemma gamogzavnilma Sikrikma Sin mogiswroT, ara? - hkiTxa holmsma.

- diax, magram werilis Sinaarsma usazRvrod ganmacvifra. gaqvT ki imis damamtkicebeli sabuTi, ra ambavic SematyobineT?

- diax, maqvs.

lordi sent-saimoni savarZelSi CaeSva da xeli Sublze gadaisva.

- ras ityvis hercogi, roca Seityobs, rom misi ojaxis erT-erTi wevri ase daamcires?

- es xom SemTxvevaa da meti araferi. me am saqmeSi damamcirebels verafers vxedav.

- Tqven aseT saqmes sul sxva poziciidan sWvretT?

- diax, es iseTi SemTxveva gaxlavT, rom brali veravisaTvis damidia. Cemi azriT, is qali sxvagvarad ver moiqceoda. marTalia, misi moqmedeba cota tlanqi aRmoCnda, magram mas xom deda ara hyavda, rom kritikul momentSi rCevisaTvis miemarTa.

- es xom sazogadoebis TvalSi Cemi gamasxaraveba da abuCad agdebaa, ser, - Tqva lord sent-saimonma, Tan TiTebi aakakuna magidaze.

- magram Tqven unda gaiTvaliswinoT im sacodavi gogonas gamouvali mdgomareoba.

- me mxedvelobaSi misaRebi da gasaTvaliswinebeli ara maqvs ra. me Seuracxmyves da Zalian aRSfoTebuli gaxlavarT.

- mgoni, zaris xma momeyura, - Tqva holmsma. - diax, fexis xmac momesma. Tu me ver dagiyolieT da ver dagajereT, rom yovelives, rac moxda, gulis mosvla da ayalmayali veRar uSvelis, amas gagagebinebT Cems mier mowveuli advokati, romelic Cemze mamacicaa da moxerxebulic. - holmsma kari gamoaRo da oTaxSi ledisa da jentlmens SemouZRva. - lord sent-saimon, neba momeciT, warmogidginoT mister da misis frensis hei maultonebi. ledis, Cemis azriT, unda icnobdeT.

axalmosulTa danaxvaze lordi adgilidan wamoiWra da welSi amayad gamarTuli dadga. Tvalebi dabla daxara. frenCi gulis jibesTan gaixsna, marjvena xeli Sig Caiyo da Seuracxyofili, magram iseTi adamianis poza miiRo, romelsac gaWirvebis Jams Rirseuli TavdaWera SeuZlia. ledi saswrafod mieaxla da xeli gauwoda. magram lordi sent-saimoni Seuvalad idga da qalisaTvis ar Seuxedavs, Torem qalis saxeze iseTi xvewna da mudara ixateboda, rom araTu lordi, mis mavedrebel saxis cqeras Ze-xorcieli ver gauZlebda.

- Tqven gajavrebuli xarT, robert? - uTxra qalma, - saamiso mizezica gaqvT.

- umorCilesad gTxovT, Tavis marTlebas nu moh-yvebiT, - gamwarebiT Cailaparaka lordma.

- marTalia, satanjvelSi CagagdeT da valdebulic viyavi, vidre migatovebdiT, winaswar gamemxila yovelive TqvenTvis, magram mas mere, rac frenki davinaxe, Tavgza amebna da ras vambobdi, an ras Cavdiodi, aRar mesmoda. isic ki mikvirs, Tavi rogor Sevikave da sakurTxevlis win gulSemoyrili ar gaviSxlarTe.

- vidre mister sent-saimons yovelives auxsnideT, iqneb gerCioT, rom me da Cemma megobarma droebiT dagtovoT? - hkiTxa misis maultons holmsma.

- Tu Cems azrs moismenT, - wamoiwyo ucnobma jentlmenma, - me mgonia, droa Cvens saidumloebas farda avxadoT. Cemis Rrma rwmeniT, saWiroa evropaSic da amerikaSic Cveni ambis Taobaze sruli simarTle icodnen.

ucnobi, momcro tanis, kargad Caskvnili, mzisgan garujuli, gamokveTilnakvTebiani da cocxali axalgazrda Canda.

- me mogiyvebiT, rogor moxda yovelive, - Tqva ledim da Cvenc smenad viqeciT. - frenki 1881 wels, rokiis maxloblad, makqvaieris banakSi gavicani, iq, sadac mamas maRaro hqonda. me da frenkma erTmaneTs sityva miveciT. am ambis Semdeg didi xani ar gasula, rom mama Zalian SeZlebuli kaci Seiqna, frenkis nakveTi ki TandaTan ifiteboda da bolos aRaraviTar Semosavals aRar iZleoda. ramdenadac mama mdidrdeboda, frenkis saqme sul ukan-ukan midioda da ufro da ufro Raribdeboda. gamdidrebul mamaCems Cvens niSnobaze sityvis gagonebac ar undoda. erT dRes patara bavSviviT xeli Camavlo da san-franciskoSi Camiyvana. frenks CemTvis Tavi arc san-franciskoSi miunebebia. malulad iqac vxvdebodiT erTmaneTs. mamas rom Cveni Sexvedrebis Taobaze gaego rame, albaT gagiJdeboda, magram Cven idumlad vmoqmedebdiT. erT dRes frenkma miTxra, fulis saSovnelad unda gadavixvewo da mxolod maSin davbrundebi, roca imodena kapitali damigrovdeba, ramdenic mamaSens aqvso. me aRvuTqvi, rom, vidre misi molodini meqneboda, aravis gavyvebodi. `maSin axlave davqorwindeT da me ufro imedianad viqnebi, rac Seexeba qmris uflebebs, vidre ar davbrundebi, ar wamogiyenebo~, - miTxra frenkma. asec moviqeciT. jvari daviwereT, frenki bedis saZieblad gaemgzavra, xolo me mamasTan davbrundi.

frenkis ambavi pirvelad montanadan momivida. mere miTxres, arizonaSi gadabargdao da ukanasknelad ki niu-meqsikoSi iyoo. swored, maSin moxda indieli apaCebis Tavdasxma im maRaroze, sadac frenki meguleboda. indielTa Tavdasxmis istoria dawvrilebiT iyo aRwerili gazeTebSi, saidanac Sevityve, rom frenki moeklaT. eldisagan cudad Seviqeni da ramdenime Tve loginidan ar wamovmdgarvar.

mamam rom naxa, aRaraferi mSveloda, saeqimod san-franciskoSi Camiyvana. weliwadi ise gavida, rom frenkze aRaraferi msmenia da igi namdvilad mkvdari megona. swored am dros Camovida san-franciskoSi lordi sent-saimoni. mere londons vewvieT. daiwyo qorwinebis Taobaze laparaki. yvelaferi gadawyda. mama Cemi gamojanmrTelebiT Zalian nasiamovnebi iyo, magram me aSkarad vamCnevdi, rom dedamiwis zurgze arc erT mamakacs ar SeeZlo frenkis daRupvis Sedegad Cems gulSi dasadgurebuli sicarielis amovseba.

Tu colad lord sent-saimons gavyvebodi, ra Tqma unda, Cemi movaleobis erTguli unda vyofiliyavi. Cven grZnobebze batonoba ar ZalgviZs, Torem Cvens moqmedebaze xom pasuxismgebelni varT. lord sent-saimons sakurTxevlisaken im rwmeniT mivyvebodi, rom misi erTguli coli viqnebodi. magram warmoidgineT, ra dReSi Cavvardi, roca sakurTxevelTan myofma pirvel rigSi mjdar frenks movkari Tvali. pirvelad ase vifiqre, cocxali arseba ki ara, moCvenebaa-meTqi. magram meored rom Sevxede, mis keTil TvalebSi usityvod amovikiTxe: gsiamovnebs Tu ara Cemi xilvao. axlac ki mikvirs, muxlebi rogor ar momekveTa. Cems irgvliv yvelaferi trialebda, da RvTis msaxuris sityvebi yurSi futkrebis zuzuniviT Camesmoda. ar vicodi, ra meRona, SemeCerebina jvriswera da aurzauri ametexa eklesiaSi, Tu jvrisweris damTavrebamde momeTmina? erTxel kidev gavapare Tvali frenkis mxares. man TiTqos Cems saxeze amoikiTxa, rasac vapirebdi da tuCebze TiTebis dadebiT maniSna, wynarad iyavio. mere isic SevniSne, frenki gamalebiT werda raRacas da imwamsve mivxvdi, rom werils CemTvis amzadebda. gverdiT Cavlisas Taiguli frenkis fexebTan davagde da yvavilebs rom mibrunebda, werilic xelSi Camicura. iq mxolod erTaderTi fraza ewera. frenki mTxovda, rogorc ki niSans mogcem, CemTan modio. raRa Tqma unda, erT wuTsac ar Sevyoymanebulvar. gadavwyvite, yvelaferSi frenks davmorCilebodi.

Sin davbrundi Tu ara, Cems msaxur gogos vuambe, rac Tavs gadamxda eklesiaSi. igi frenks jer kidev kaliforniaSi icnobda da Zalianac uyvarda. msaxurs vubrZane, momxdar ambavze krinti ar daeZra, aucilebeli sagnebi CanTaSi Caelagebina da paltoc moemzadebina. vicodi, rom lord sent-saimonisaTvis yvelaferi gulaxdilad unda meTqva, magram misi dedisa da amdeni stumris winaSe yovelive es SeuZleblad da uxerxulad miviCnie. gadavwyvite, jer iqaurobas gavclodi da mere yvelaferi amexsna. magidasTan aTi wuTic ar vmjdarvar, quCis mopirdapire mxares frenki SevniSne. man xeli damiqnia da parkSi Sevida. magididan imwamsve avdeqi, CemTvis momzadebul CanTas xeli davavle, palto Cavicvi da frenks davedevne. quCaSi viRac qali momeaxla da lord sent-saimonze damiwyo laparaki. qals ar vusmendi, magram uneburad mainc Sevityve, rom Cvens daqorwinebamde, raRac saidumlo Tavgadasavali lordsac gadaxdenoda. rogorc iqna, abezar qals Tavi davaRwie da frenks wamovewie - etlSi CavsxediT da frenkis mier naqiraveb sastumrosken gavwieT. amdeni wlis lodinis Semdeg es iyo Cemi namdvili qorwili. frenki apaCebs tyved CaegdoT. iqidan rogorRac Tavi daexsna, san-franciskoSi Camosuliyo, iq Seetyo Cemi ambavi da londonisken gamouwevia. da aq, eklesiaSi, Cemi meored qorwinebisas, swored sulze momiswro.

- yvelaferi gazeTSi amovikiTxe, - agvixsna amerikelma, - iq dasaxelebuli iyo eklesia, sapatarZlos vinaoba, magram sad cxovrobda igi, es ki aRar ewera.

- bevri viTaTbireT, rogor movqceuliyaviT. frenkma mTxova, yvelaferi gulaxdilad gamemJRavnebina, magram Tavs gadaxdenili ambebiT ise viyavi Sewuxebuli, rom aravis naxva aRar msurda. mxolod mamisaTvis mindoda mimewera werili da Semetyobinebina, rom cocxali viyavi. imis gafiqrebac ki, rom lordebi da amdeni ledi magidis garSemo isxdnen da Cems dabrunebas elodnen, SiSis Jruantels mgvrida. saqorwino tansacmliT rom aravis vecne, frenkma Cemi tansacmeli da nivTebi erT boRCaSi gamokra da tbaSi Cayara. xvalisaTvis parizs unda gavmgzavrebuliyaviT, magram am keTilma kacma, mister holmsma, ar vici, ra manqanebiT mogvagno, gadagvadebina mgzavroba. man TvalnaTliv dagvimtkica, rom me marTali ar viyavi, frenkisaTvis unda damejerebina da lordis winaSe Cemi saqcieli unda momenaniebina. manve Zalian ubralod dagvarwmuna, rom damalviT da axlobelTadmi Tavis aridebiT Cvensave Tavs vavnebdiT. mere gviTxra, vecdebi, lord sent-saimons martos SegaxvedroT, da Cvenc aqeT gamoveSureT. axla, robert, Tqven yovelive iciT, Zalian vwuxvar, rom aseTi didi tkivili mogayeneT da imedi maqvs, Cemze Zalian cud rames aRar ifiqrebT.

lord sent-saimoni warbebSeyrili da tuCebmokumuli ismenda yofili colis aRsarebas.

- mapatieT, - warmoTqva man, - magram wesad ara maqvs, Cems intimur ambebze sxvaTa TandaswrebiT vilaparako.

- maS, Tqven ar SemindobT? xels ar CamomarTmevT wasvlis win?

- Tu Tqven es ambavi siamovnebas moggvriT, inebeT! - Tqva es da lordma sent-saimonma Tavisi xeli civad CamoarTva misis maultons.

- imedi mqonda, CvenTan erTad ivaxSmebdiT, - mimarTa lord sent-saimons holmsma.

- me mgonia, Tqven Zalian bevr rames moiTxovT Cemgan, - Tavisi Rirsebis SegnebiT upasuxa lordma, - me iZulebuli var, Seqmnil viTarebas Sevurigde, magram es ambavi rom mixarodes, amas WkuaTmyofeli adamiani ver momTxovs. Tqveni nebarTviT waval da karg drostarebas gisurvebT, - man Rirseulad dagvikra Tavi da oTaxidan gavida.

- imedi maqvs pativs dagvdebT da CvenTan erTad ivaxSmebT, mister maulton, - mimarTa holmsma. - amerikelebTan Sexvedra Zalian maxelebs xolme.
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- Zalian saintereso SemTxveva iyo, - Tqva holmsma, roca stumrebi wavidnen. - igi TvalnaTliv adasturebs, rogor ubralod SeiZleba aixsnas is ambebi, romlebic, erTi SexedviT, amoucnobi da idumalebiT moculi gveCveneba. aba, ra unda iyos imaze bunebrivad da laRad mdinare, vidre is ambebi, rac misis maultonma gviambo. xolo im dResaviT naTeli ambebidan rogori areul-dareuli daskvnebi gaakeTa lestreidma.

- Tqven ra, Tavidanve Ziebis swor gzas adeqiT? - vkiTxe me.

- CemTvis Tavidanve orive ram iyo sruliad naTeli. pirveli, rom sapatarZlo Tavisi surviliT mivida sakurTxevelTan. meore - rom qorwinebis ceremonialis damTavrebisa da Sin dabrunebis Semdeg is sinanulma Seipyro. im diliT raRac iseTi ambavi moxda, rom ledis miRebuli gadawyvetilebani Seacvlevina. mainc ra unda momxdariyo? igi veravis daelaparakeboda, vinaidan saqmro ganuSorebliv Tan axlda. maSasadame, viRac unda daenaxa. Tu am versias gavyvebodi, is, vinc dainaxa, aucileblad amerikeli unda yofiliyo, radgan londonSi heti dorani cota xans iyo, da SeuZlebelia vinmes masze imdeni gavlena moepovebina, rom qals mis danaxvaze Tavisi gegmebi erTianad Seecvala. ese igi, gamoricxvis meTodis wyalobiT, Cven im daskvnamde mivediT, rom is, vinc heti moranma dainaxa, amerikeli unda yofiliyo. axla gasarkvevi rCeboda vin iyo is amerikeli? da saidan hqonda qalze amdeni gavlena? is unda yofiliyo qmari an Seyvarebuli. ramdenadac vicodi, axalgazrda qalma bavSvoba da siymawvilis wlebi Tavisebur, ucnaur pirobebSi gaatara. yvelaferi es manamde vuwyodi, vidre sent-saimoni miambobda rames. magram, roca sent-saimonma sakurTxevlidan danaxul, pirvel rigebSi mjdar mamakacze, hetis mier Zirdagdebul Taigulze da mis uyuradRebobasa da mosamsaxuris mier warmoTqmul - `sxvisi kuTvnilis~ miTvisebaze gviambo, mTeli situacia CemTvis dResaviT naTeli Seiqna, vicodi, rom lordis sacole gaiqca, an sayvarelTan erTad, anda es ufro SesaZlebeli iyo, qmarTan.

- mereda, rogor ipoveT maTi adgilsamyofeli?

- es, ra Tqma unda, Zalian saZnelo saqme gaxldaT, magram maTi povna Cemma megobarma lestreidma gamiadvila. lestreids xelT hqonda swored is qaRaldi, romlis fasic TviTon ar uwyoda. raRa Tqma unda, inicialebi Zalian yuradsaRebi ambavi iyo, magram is, rom viRac swored amgvari inicialebis patroni londonSi Camovida da erT-erT rCeul otelSi daido bina, ufro saintereso cnoba gaxldaT.

- rogor mixvdiT, rom igi erT-erT rCeul otelSi Casaxlda?

- fasebis mixedviT. sawolSi rva Silingsa da erT Wiqa RvinoSi rva penss mxolod rCeulTaTvis gankuTvnil sastumroebSi iReben. aseTi otelebi ki londonSi bevri araa. norTumberlundaveniuze, meore otels mivadeqi Tu ara, maSinve miTxres, frensis h. maultoni amerikidanaao. rogorc ki misi gvaris gaswvriv danaxarjsa da otelis mepatronis mier gamoyvanil angariSs davxede, maSinve SevniSne, rom lestreidis mier napovn qaRaldze igive cifrebi iyo da is qaRaldi otelSi arsebuli angariSis pirs warmoadgenda. Cems saxelze mosuli werilebi gordonskverze 226-e nomerSi gamomigzavneTo, daebarebina. mec am misamarTze gaveSure. garjam cud-ubralod ar Camiara da Seyvarebulebs Sin mivuswari. gavkadnierdi da isini mamaSvilurad davarige. rogorc iqna, davarwmune, rom maTTvis umjobesi iyo sazogadoebisaTvis, ufro ki lord sent-saimonisaTvis aexsnaT saqmis viTareba. mere CemTan movipatiJe da lordTan marto Sexvedra aRvuTqvi. aqve moviwvie lordi sent-saimoni, romelic daTqmul droze gamocxadda.