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- aTasi girvanqa! gmadlobT, maRalo RmerTo! - esa Tqva Sikrikma, savarZelSi CaeSva da xan erTs da xan meores gvaSterdeboda.

- marTalia, saCuqrad aTasi girvanqaa gamocxadebuli, magram me vici, rom sxvadasxva mizezebis gamo, grafis meuRle am cisferi karbunkulisaTvis Tavisi qonebis naxevarsac ar daiSurebs, - mSvidad Tqva holmsma.

- rogorc maxsovs, karbunkuli sastumro `kosmopolitenSi~ daikarga, - CavurTe me.

- swored agrea, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - es moxda ocdaor dekembers. am xuTi dRis winaT grafis meuRlis Zvirfaseulobis yuTis gaxsna da cisferi karbunkulis moparva wyalsadenis mrCilav ostats, jon horners dabralda. horneris winaaRmdeg iseTma Zlierma mamxilebelma sabuTebma moiyara Tavi, rom igi samarTalSi misces. rogorc maxsovs, am saqmis Taobaze gazeTSi gamoqveynebuli cnoba xelT unda mqondes. - holmsi TariRis mixedviT Seudga saWiro gazeTis Zebnas, da manamde qeqavda `taimsis~ grovas, vidre is nomeri ar ipovna, romelsac eZebda. mere gazeTi Suaze gakeca da xmamaRla kiTxvas mohyva: - `Zvirfasi qvis moparva sastumro `kosmopolitenSi~ - jon horners, ocdaeqvsi wlisas, xelobiT wyalsadenis mrCilav ostats, brali edeba masSi, rom a.w. 22 ricxvSi grafi morkaris meuRlis Zvirfaseulobis yuTidan moipara cisfer karbunkulad wodebuli almasis qva. hotelis ufrosma msaxurma, jeims raiderma Ziebas uCvena, rom man horneri naxa grafi morkaris meuRlis sawol oTaxSi gaZarcvis dRes, sadac is buxris moajirs rCilavda. raiderma ganacxada, rom igi hornerTan erTad cota xans iyo oTaxSi, magram Semdeg gamouZaxes. dabrunebisas SeniSna, rom horneri arsad Canda, magidis ujra ZaliT gaeRoT, da tarsikonis yuTi, romelSiac, rogorc SemdegSi gamoirkva, grafis meuRle Zvirfaseulobas inaxavda, carieli egdo tualetis magidaze. raiderma imwamsve atexa gangaSi da horneri im saRamosve daapatimres. magram almasis qva cam Caylapa Tu miwam, veRarsad ipoves. grafis meuRlis moaxle gogom - katerina kiuzakma Ziebas uCvena, rom rogorc ki raideris yvirils mohkra yuri, oTaxSi Sevarda da SeniSna, rom Zvirfasi qva gamqraliyo, `-#~ qvedanayofis policiis inspeqtorma bredstritma horneris dapatimrebis brZaneba gasca. es ukanaskneli xelisuflebis warmomadgenlebs uZaliandeboda da Tavis udanaSaulobis damtkicebas uSveri sityvebis moSveliebiT cdilobda. vinaidan horneri qurdobisaTvis winaTac yofila pasuxisgebaSi, mosamarTlem uari Tqva misi braldebis saqmis ganxilvaze da saqme gasarCevad nafic msajulTa sasamarTlos gadasca. sasamarTlo saqmis warmoebis dros horneri amJRavnebda Zlier sulier aRelvebas, rac imiT damTavrda, rom sabolood guli Seuwuxda da gareT sulTmobrZavi gaitanes~.

- hm! ai, yvelaferi, rac policiis gancxadebaSi weria, - CafiqrebiT Tqva holmsma da gazeTi ganze gadado.

- sakiTxavi axla is aris, es Zvirfasi qva grafis meuRlis tarsikonis yuTidan rogor moxvda batis CinCaxvSi. xedavT, uotson, Cveni mosazrebani arc ise ucodveli yofila da arcTu cudubralod gavrjilvarT. ai, aq aris es Zvirfasi karbunkuli, romelic CvenTan batis CinCaxvidan moxvda, bati ki henri beikers ekuTvnis. es is beikeria, visi Zveli qudisa da xasiaTis zogierTi Taviseburebis aRweriTac Tavi SegawyineT. axla ki Cven seriozulad unda ganvsajoT, rogor movZebnoT es jentlmeni da gavarkvioT, ra monawileoba miiRo man am saidumloebiT mocul ambavSi. misi moZebna rom SevZloT, upirveles yovlisa, yvelaze ubralo meTods unda mivmarToT - Cemis azriT, yvela saRamos gazeTSi unda gamovaqveynoT gancxadebebi. Tu am xerxiT sawadels ver vewieT, maSin sul sxva gzas davadgebi.

- ra unda gamovacxadoT gazeTSi?

- momeciT fanqari, qaRaldi da axlave davwer: `gujstritis kuTxeSi napovnia bati da Zveli Savi qudi. mister henri beikers, Tu mogvmarTavs, SeuZlia dResve daibrunos danakargi beikerstritze eqvsis naxevridan~. yvelaferi Zalian mokled da gasagebadaa naTqvami.

- marTlac, magram waikiTxavs ki gancxadebas?

- aucileblad waikiTxavs. mas axla swored gancxadebebze uWiravs Tvali, vinaidan aseTi gaRaribebuli adamianisaTvis batis dakargva arcTu iseTi ioli saqmea. is ubeduri minis Camsxvrevam da misken sirbiliT mavali petersonis danaxvam albaT ise daabnia, rom gaqcevis garda yvelaferi gadaaviwyda. magram male mwared inanebda SiSis zarisagan nakarnaxev saqciels, ramac bati daakargvina. Tu TviTon ra, vinme misi nacnobi mainc waikiTxavs gazeTSi gamoqveynebul gancxadebas, vinaidan Cven mis saxelsa da gvars vuTiTebT. aba, peterson! axlave gaeSureT gancxadebebis gamomaqveynebel biuroSi da ecadeT, rom dRes saRamos gazeTebSi Cvens mier Sedgenili teqsti aucileblad moaTavson.

- romel saRamos gazeTebSi, ser?

- oh, viTom ar iciT, `globusSi~, `starSi~, `ped melSi~, `sent jeims gazeTSi~, `ivning niusSi~, `standartSi~, `eqoSi~ da erTi sityviT, yvela gazeTSi, romelic mogagondebaT.

- Zalian kargi, ser. da am Zvirfas karbunkuls ra vuyoT?

- ah, diax, am Zvirfas karbunkuls TviTon Sevinaxav. gmadlobT. ai, kidev ra unda giTxraT, peterson. ukan rom dabrundebiT, bati iyideT da CvenTan moitaneT. es im batis sanacvlo iqneba, axla rom Tqvenianebi Seeqcevian.

Sikriki rom gavida, holmsma almasi aiRo, sinaTlesTan miitana d sinjva dauwyo. - Zalian lamazi ramaa, - wamoiwyo saubari Cemma megobarma, - aba, SexedeT rogor brwyinavs da elvarebs. rogorc yvela Zvirfasi nivTi, raRa Tqma unda, rom aseTi qva danaSaulobas gaamravlebs. es eSmas dagebul maxes miagavs. yvela didi da Zvirfasi qvis umcires nawilakTan raime sisxliani ambavia dakavSirebuli. am qvas oci wlis istoriac ara aqvs. igi samxreT CineTis mdinare amois napiris mkvidria da imiTaa SesaniSnavi, rom karbunkulis yvela Tvisebis garda lurji ferisaa da Tavis wiTel TanamoZmeTagan swored amiT gamoirCeva. marTalia, welTa simravliT damZimebuli araa, magram avi da boroti saqmeebiT ukve sakmaod iCina Tavi. ori mkvleloba, qerZafis Sesxma, TviTmkvleloba, ramdenime Zarcva, ai, ra bneli saqmeebia dakavSirebuli am naxevrad gamWvirvale qvasTan, romlis wona sul raRac ormoci gramia. vin ifiqrebs, rom aseTi Zvirfasi samSvenisi adamianebs cixisa da saxrCobelisaken ubiZgebs? axla ki karbunkuls Cems seifSi Cavketav da grafis meuRles Sevatyobineb, rom Zvirfasi qva CvenTan inaxeba.

- Tqveni azriT, horneri araa damnaSave?

- ver getyviT.

- henri beikeri xom araa im bnel saqmeSi CaTreuli?

- me mgoni, igi namdvilad ucodveli gvritiviT gamoiyureba. ase vfiqrob, mas warmodgenac ara hqonda, rom bati, romelic saxlSi mihyavda, mTlianad oqrod rom qceuliyo, sinamdvileSi imaze metad fasobda. amas swrafad davadgen, Tu henri beikeri gamoCnda.

- manamde araviTari zomebis miReba ar SeiZleba?

- ara.

- maSin Cems saqmeebs mivxedav da saRamos daTqmul saaTze aq gavCndebi, radgan ambavi Zalian daxlarTulad da awewil-dawewilad gamoiyureba.

- Zalian moxaruli viqnebi, Tu SemoivliT. me Cveulebriv Svid saaTze vsadilob. rogorc vici, dRes sadilad gareuli qaTami unda gvqondes. Tu momxdar ambebs miviRebT mxedvelobaSi, misis hadsons unda vTxovo, CinCaxvi kargad gausinjos.

raRac gadaudebelma ambavma Semagviana da ukve Svidis naxevars gadacilebuli iqneboda, beikerstritze rom gavCndi. saxls rom mivuaxlovdi, iq Sotlandiurqudiani viRac axmaxi kaci SevniSne, romelsac nikapamde Sebneuli serTuki ecva. etyoba, zari ukve darekili hqonda, magram kari jer ar gaeRoT. Cemi karTan misvla da misi gaReba erTsa da imave dros moxda da Cven oriveni holmsis oTaxSi erTdroulad aRmovCndiT.

- Tqven mister henri unda iyoT, - warmoTqva holmsma, savarZlidan wamoiwia da stumars im Zaldautanebeli Tavisufali uSualobiT Seegeba, romelic holmsisaTvis agrerigad iyo damaxasiaTebeli. - cecxlTan axlos rom savarZelia, imaSi CabrZandiT, mister beiker. civi saRamoa da me mgonia, Tqven sicxes ufro unda eguebodeT, vidre sicives. oh, uotson, swored rom droulad moxvediT. es Tqveni qudia, ara, mister beiker?

- diax, ser, ra Tqma unda, Cemi qudia.

mister beikeri zorzoxi kaci gaxldaT, mxrebCamrgvalebuli da didTava. farTo, inteligenturi saxe hqonda, romelsac yavisferi, gaWaRaravebuli wveri umSvenebda. Rawvis Tavebsa da cxvirze modebuli foreji, da odnav akankalebuli marjvena aSkarad migaxvedrebdaT, rom holmsis varaudi marTali gaxldaT, da igi msmeli kaci unda yofiliyo. Savi, moZvelebuli, sayelogamocvlili serTuki nikapamde Seebnia. saxeloebidan gamxdari, damWlevebuli majebi gamoeCara da ara Tu gaxamebuli manJetebi, SigniT perangic ar unda scmoda. laparakobda dabali, yru xmiT, sityvebs didi sifrTxiliT arCevda da ganaTlebuli kacis STabeWdilebas stovebda. yvelaferze aSkrad etyoboda, rom cxovrebas beikerisaTvis Tavisi ulmobeli klanWi gaekra da cud dReSi Caegdo.

- Cven ramdenime dRe davitoveT Tqveni qudi da bati, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - vimedovnebdiT ra, rom Tqven gancxadebas gamoaqveynebdiT gazeTSi da Tqvens misamarTs iqidan SevityobdiT. axlac ver amixsnia, ratom ar gamoacxadeT gazeTSi da danakargis ukan dabrunebas ar ecadeT?

Cvenma stumarma morcxvad Caicina. da pasuxad esRa amoRerRa: - fuli ise CeCqiviT rodiRa maqvs, rogorc es erT dros gamaCnda. eWvic ar mepareboda, rom Tavdamsxmelebma frinvelica da qudic gaitaces. aba, amis mere raRa azri hqonda imas, rom erTi-ori Silingic danakargisaTvis zed mimeyolebina?

- Zalze bunebrivi axsnaa, magram imaze ras ityviT, bati rom mainc dakargeT.

- rogor Tu davkarge? - uecrad fexze wamoiWra gaficxebuli beikeri.

- ise, ubralod, movxarSeT da SeveqeciT.

- Tqven SeeqeciT?

- ase rom ar movqceuliyaviT, sul erTia mainc gafuWdeboda, - ganagrZo holmsma, - me mgonia, ai, bufetze rom batia, imave wonisa unda iyos, Tanac sul axalia da Tqveni batis namdvili magieri iqneba.

- ra Tqma unda, ra Tqma unda, - SvebiT wamoiZaxa beikerma.

- im batis CinCaxvi, fexebi da frTebi yovel SemTxvevisaTvis mainc SevinaxeT, Tu Tqven gindaT...

henri beikerma gulianad gadaixarxara.

- albaT Cemi Tavgadasavlis samaxsovro reliqviebad gamomadgeba, ara? - Tqva man, - aba, sxva ra TavSi saxlelad unda damWirdes Cemi yofili batis namusrevi? ara, batonebo, Tqvenis nebarTviT, Cems yuradRebas im SesaniSnav bats mivaqcev, romelic es-esaa miCveneT da amJamad bufetis Tavzea.

Serlok holmsma eSmakurad Semomxeda da mxrebi aiCeCa.

- ai, aqaa Tqveni qudi, esec Tqveni batis samagiero - Tqva man da dakluli bati da qudi beikers xelebSi miaCeCa. - sxvaTa Soris, Zalian mainteresebs aseTi nasuqi bati sad iyideT?

- didi siamovnebiT mogaxsenebT, ser, - esa Tqva beikerma da Tan bati iRliaSi amoiCara, - sxvebTan erTad, mec xSirad var xolme sastumro `alfaSi~, muzeumis gverdiT romaa. wels, Cvenma keTilma sastumros patronma uindigeitma daaarsa batis klubi, romelSiac TiToeul Cvengans yovel kviras Seaqvs mcireodeni Tanxa. am Tanxis safasurad qristeSobis winadRes yoveli Cvengani kargad nasuq bats Rebulobs. me mTeli gamosaRebi ukve dafaruli maqvs, danarCeni ambavi ki ukve wvrilad iciT. Tqvengan Zalian davalebuli var, ser, aba, Cemi xnis kacs Sotlandiuri qudiT siaruli rogor ekadreba, - Tqva esa da komikuri sazeimo Tavis dakvriT dagvemSvidoba.

- am saqmeSi henri beikeri arafer SuaSia, - Tqva holmsma, roca Cvenma stumarma kari gaixura. - savsebiT naTelia, rom momxdari saidumloebiT moculi ambis Taobaze man araferi icis. mSieri xom ara xarT, uotson?

- ara, SimSiliT kuWi ar mixmeba.

- maSin gTxovT, sadilis nacvlad vaxSams SeveqceT da axla ki, cxel kvals gavyveT.

- aucileblad.

susxiani saRamo iyo. oriveni paltoebsa da Tbil yelsaxvevebSi gamovexvieT. mowmendil caze gablikebuli varskvlavebi cimcimebdnen da gamvlelTa piridan amosuli Tbili haeri ise moCanda, TiTqos srolis Sedegad damdgari kvamli yofiliyos. Cveni nabijebis xmauri quCaSi garkveviT ismoda, gaviareT uimpolstriti, harleistriti, gadavkveTeT uigmorstriti da oqsfordstritze gavediT. TxuTmeti wuTi dagvWirda, vidre lumsbers mivaRwevdiT. aq gaxldaT aSenebuli beikeris mier naxsenebi sastumro `alfa~. es iyo momcro saxalxo saxli, romelic holbornisaken Camavali quCis kuTxeSi wamoeWimaT. holmsma abris kari SeaRo da loyebRaJRaJa, TeTrwinsafrian sastumros patrons ori Wiqa ludi daukveTa.

- Tu ludic iseTive gaqvT, rogoric Tqveni batebia, maSin SesaniSnavi unda iyos.

- Cemi batebi? - gaikvirva ludis gamyidvelma.

- diax, Tqveni batebi. naxevari saaTis win Tqveni `batis klubis~ wevr henri beikers velaparake.

- ho! axla migixvdiT, ser, magram batebi Cemi rodia.

- aba, visia?

- ocdaoTxi bati koventgardenSi erTi vaWrisagan SeviZine.

- marTla, ramdenime maTgans mec vicnob, romelma mogyidaT?

- brekin rijma.

- brekin rijs ar vicnob. maspinZelo! aba, Tqveni gamarjvebisa iyos! dovlaTi, sikeTe da janmrTeloba ar mogklebodeT. Rame mSvidobisa! - sufTa haerze rom gamovediT, holmsma palto Seikra da miTxra: - axla ki brekin rijisaken gavwioT, uotson, da gaxsovdeT, rom jaWvis im erT boloze, romelsac Cven mivyvebiT, Zalian uwyinari frinvelia gamobmuli, meore boloze ki adamiania da mas ulaparakod elis Svidi weli katorRa, Tu misi ucodveloba ar dagvimtkicebia. SeiZleba piriqiTac moxdes da Cvenma Ziebam is daadasturos, rom damnaSave swored beikeria; yovel SemTxvevaSi kvleva-Ziebis warmmarTveli is Zafi, romelic policias SemTxveviT gamorCa, Cvens xelTaa. ranair samwuxaro Sedegamdec ar unda migviyvanos, Cven unda am Zafs bolomde mivdioT. axla ki saswrafod vibrunoT piri samxreTisaken da cxel kvals mivyveT.

Cven gadavWeriT holborni, daveSviT endelstritisaken da ramdenime mixveul-moxveuli miyruebuli quCis gavlis mere, Tavi koventgardenis bazarSi amovyaviT. brekin rijis saxeli yvelaze didi fardulis abraze amovikiTxeT. savaWros patroni cxenisTava, qilvaSebiani kaci iyo. igi biWs darabebis daxurvas Sveloda.

- saRamo mSvidobisa. civi amindia, ara, - gamoelaparaka holmsi.

fardulis patronma dasturis niSnad Tavi daukantura da Cems megobars gaocebuli daacqerda.

- rogorc vxedav, kargad givaWriaT, rom batebi sul gagiyidiaT, - uTxra holmsma da marmarilos cariel daxlze aniSna.

- xval diliT Tunda xuTas bats mogyidiT.

- xval ukve gvian iqneba.

- ai iq, sinaTle rom moCans, kidev darCaT gauyidavi batebi.

- magram me TqvenTan gamomagzavnes.

- vin?

- ludxana `alfas~ patronma.

- ho, me imas ocdaoTxi bati mivyide.

- SesaniSnavi napatiebi frinvelebi ki iyvnen. saidan moiyvaneT?

Cemda saocrad, am kiTxvam batebiT movaWre ganarisxa.

brekin rijma Tavi aswia da doinjSemoyrilma mkacrad ikiTxa: - pirdapir TqviT, risi Tqmac gindaT da mieT-moeTs Tavi daanebeT!

- mgoni, Zalian miukib-moukibavad vTqvi Cemi saTqmeli. me minda vicode, visgan iyideT is batebi, romlebic mere `alfas~ patrons mihyideT.

- raki asea, arafersac ar getyviT. movrCiT?!

- Tu ar ityviT, Tan ver gadagyvebiT; magram ver gamigia, aseTi ubralo ram gulTan ase axlos ratom migaqvT da ram wamogapilpilaT?

- gulTan axlos migaqvso! Cems adgilze Tqvenc ase miitandiT ubralo ambebs gulTan, vinme rom agkviatebodaT da Tavi moebezrebina. roca me karg saqonelSi xeirian Tanxas vixdi, saqmec moWaxrakebuli mgonia; magram Tu dagiwyeben, `sad iyo batebi?~ `visgan iyide batebi?~ `vis mihyide batebi?~ `ra fasi aiRe batebSi?~ kaci ifiqrebs, raki maT garSemo amdeni aurzauri da fusfusi atyda, TiTqos amqveynad marto is batebi yofilan da meti araferio.

- vinc Tqven kiTxvebiT Tavs gabezreben, me imaTTan araviTari kavSiri ara maqvs, - wynarad wamoiwyo holmsma, - Tu ar gvetyviT, saidan iyideT is batebi, Cveni gziT wavalT da is iqneba. magram me dabejiTebiT vityvi da sanaZleod xuT girvanqa sterlingsac Camoval, rom is batebi sofelSi gasuqebulebi iyvnen.

- Tqven waageT xuTi girvanqa sterlingi, vinaidan batebi qalaqSi gaasuqes, - moulodnelad wamoayrantala vaWarma.

- aSkara sicruea.

- nadvilad asea.

- warmoudgeneli ambavia.

- xom ar ggoniaT, rom frinvelebisa Cemze meti gagegebaT? am saqmes mas mere mivdev, rac dedam akvnis artaxebi Semomxsna da Wipic am saqmeSi moviWeri. giTxariT, is batebi, romlebic ludxana `alfas~ patrons mivyide, qalaqSi dasuqebulebi iyvnen-meTqi da namdvilad asea.

- amas arafriT ar davijereb.

- maSin davnaZlevdeT.

- es imas niSnavs, rom fuli wagarTvaT, radgan Cems simarTleSi eWvi ar mepareba. magram Tqveni aseTi jiutobisaTvis axi iqneboda erT soverenze dagnaZlevebodiT da TqvenTvis Wkua meswavlebina.

vaWarma pirquSad Caicina da biWs gaZaxa: - aRricxvis wignebi momitane, bil.

momcro tanis biWma ori wigni moutana, erTi imaTgani sakmaod Txeli gaxldaT. meore ki sqeli da sapoxavi qoniT dasvrili. biWma wignebi Werze Camokidebuli lampis qveS daawyo.

- aba, mister Tavdajerebulo, - damcinavad daiwyo vaWarma, - vfiqrobdi, yvela bati ukve gavyide-meTqi, magram vidre savaWros davxuravde, vxedav, erTi bati kidev myolia. xedavT am patara wigns?

- Zalian kargad.

- aq im adamianTa gvarebia, visganac saqonels vyidulob. xedavT? ai, am gverdze soflelTa saxelebia, xolo iqve miwerili cifrebi didi wignis im gverdze miuTiTebs, romelzedac maTTan angariSwarmoebaa mocemuli. axla wiTeli melniT nawers daakvirdiT. naxeT? aq Cemi qalaqeli mommarageblebis gvarebia aRniSnuli. aba, mesame nomerze miwerili gvari xmamaRla amoikiTxeT!

- `misis oukSoti 117, briqstonroudi - 249~, - waikiTxa holmsma. - marTali brZandebiT. aba, axla sqeli wignis oras ormocdamecxre gverdi gadaSaleT!

holmsma miniSnebuli gverdi swrafad ipova da gadaSala `ai, aq aris, misis oukSoti, 117 briqstonroudi, kvercxisa da Sinaur frinvelTa mommaragebeli~.

- aba, misi gvaris gaswvriv bolo minaweric amoikiTxeT!

- `dekembris 22. ocdaoTxi bati 7 Silingad da eqvs pensad~.

- WeSmaritad agrea. ganagrZeT, ganagrZeT.

- `gaiyida `alfas~ mepatrone mister uindigeitze Tormet-Tormet Silingad TiToeuli~.

- aba axla raRas ityviT?

Serlok holmsi gulmosuli da nawyeni gamoiyureboda. man jibidan amoiRo sovereni, marmarilos daxlze daagdo da gareT usityvod gamovida. ramdenime iardi rom gaiara, quCis farnis qveS SeCerda da Taviseburad uxmaurod, magram gulianad Caicina.

- roca qilvaSebian da jibidan wiTel xelsaxocamoCril kacs gadaeyrebiT, imedi unda iqonioT, rom sanaZleos gulisaTvis yvelafers daayaWvinebT, - Tqva ho-lmsma. - Tamamad SemiZlia giTxraT, uotson, rom rac brekin rijs sanaZleos dadebis Semdeg informacia davtyue, asi girvanqac rom damexarja, verasgziT ver movipovebdi. ase mgonia, uotson, rom Cveni Zieba dasasruls uaxlovdeba. erTaderTi gadasawyveti ambavi axla isaa, misis oukSots dResve davadgeT Tavze, Tu Cveni stumroba xvalisaTvis gadavdoT. brekin rijis sityvebidan savsebiT naTelia, rom Cvens garda am saqmiT sxvacaa dainteresebuli da me mgonia...

holmss sityva moulodnelad xmaurma Seawyvetina. igi swored im fardulidan moisma, saidanac is iyo gamovediT. zurgisaken SevbrundiT Tu ara, fardulSi lampis yviTel Suqze SevniSne Cia kaci, romelsac saxe virTxas miugavda. brekin riji ki karebSi gaxiduliyo da SiSisagan mokuntul kacunas, gaavebuli muSts uqnevda.

- Tavidan momwydiT Tqvenca da Tqveni batebic, - Rrialebda igi. - yvelani eSmaks wauRixarT. Tu kidev mosulxarT CemTan da aseTi regvenuli laparaki dagiwyiaT, ZaRls mogiqsevT. moiyvaneT misi oukSoti da pasuxs imas gavcem. Tqven ra gesaqmebaT, batebi vis mivyide! Tqvengan viyide, Tu ra?

- magram erT-erTi imaTgani xom namdvilad Cemi iyo, - daiwuwuna patara kacma.

- Tqveni pretenzia wadiT da misis oukSots ganucxadeT.

- swored man gamomagzavna TqvenTan.

- Tundac prusiis mefes mohkiTxeT, CemTvis sul erTia. me mag saqmes movrCi. gaswiT aqedan da TvaliT aRar damenaxoT. - gamwarebuli breken riji win gavarda da SiSisagan mokuntuli Cia kaci ki bnelSi gauCinarda.

- mgonia, am ambavma briqstonroudSi wasvlisagan dagvixsnas! - waiCurCula holmsma. - momyeviT da vnaxoT, uotson, iqneb im ymawvilma Ziebis saqmeSi fasdaudebeli samsaxuri gagviwios. - esa Tqva da holmsi grZeli nabijiT daedevna gauCinarebul ucnobs. Cemi megobari ganaTebuli duqnebis win SequCebul xalxSi gzas idayvebis daxmarebiT miikvlevda. igi male daewia ltolvils, mxarze xeli daado da SeaCera. SemkrTali ucnobi Semobrunda da gazis farnis Suqze SevniSne, rom feri sruliad dakargoda.

- vina xarT da ra gindaT Cemgan? - mTrTolvare xmiT ikiTxa ucnobma.

- mapatieT, - rbilad da zrdilobianad wamoiwyo holmsma, - magram me yuri movkari Tqven rom ramdenime wuTis win im vaWars raRacas ekiTxebodiT. darwmunebuli var, me SevZleb Tqven daxmarebas.

- Tqven? vina xarT? an saidan iciT, ra minda da ra gamWirvebia?

- Cemi saxeli da gvari Serlok holmsia da swored Cemi saqmea imisi codna, rac sxvebma ar ician.

- magram rac me minda, imis Taobaze Tqven araferi gecodinebaT.

- mapatieT, magram yovelive zedmiwevniT sworad vici. Tqven gindaT im batebis kvali aRmoaCinoT, romlebic briqstonroudelma oukSotma vaWar brekin rijs mihyida. am ukanasknelma batebi didi mogebiT ludxana `alfas~ mepatrone mister uindergeitze gahyida, man ki Tavis klubis wevrTa gulic moigo da fulic. henri beikeric im klubis wevria.

- oh, ser, Tqven swored is adamiani xarT, visTan Sexvedrac guliT mewada, - wamoiyvira Cia kacma. man xelebi holmsisaken gaiwoda da SevniSne, TiTebi erTianad ucaxcaxebda.

- me sityvebi ver mipovia, ser, rom agixsnaT, rogor var dainteresebuli am saqmiT.

Serlok holmsma gzad mimavali etli SeaCera da ucnobs ase mimarTa: - umjobesia oTaxSi vibaasoT da ara aq, am sabazro adgilas, sadac qaric Tavisuflad danavardobs. magram vidre gavemgzavrebodeT, gTxovT miTxraT, vis unda vemsaxuro.

ucnobi Seyoymanda. - Cemi saxeli da gvari jon robinzonia, - amoRerRa man da Tan holmss Tvali aarida.

- ara, ara. me namdvil saxelsa da gvars gekiTxebiT, - tkbilad uTxra holmsma. - fsevdonimiT moqmedeba yovelTvis dasanani xdeba xolme.

ucnobis TeTr Rawvebs siwiTle moeria. - raki asea, namdvil gvarsa da saxels getyviT. me jeims raideri gaxlavarT.

- WeSmaritad asea. Tqven sastumro `kosmopolitenSi~ ufros msaxurad muSaobT. gTxovT, etlSi CabrZandeT da male, rac Tqven gainteresebT, yvelafers giambobT.

Cia kaci xan me Semomyurebda da xan holmss akvirdeboda. mis TvalebSi xan SiSi Cadgeboda da xan imedis naperwkali kiafobda, iseve, rogorc bednierebisa da ubedurebis zRvarze mdgom adamianebs emarTebaT xolme. dabolos ucnobma yoymans sZlia, Cajda da naxevar saaTSi ukve beikerstritze sastumro oTaxSi visxediT. gzaSi, beikerstritamde aRaraferi Tqmula. mxolod Cveni axali kompanionis gaxSirebuli Rrma sunTqva da xelebis fSvneta aSkarad metyvelebda, rom igi nerviulobda.

- ukve movediT! - mxiarulad Tqva holmsma. - aseT amindSi agizgizebuli buxari pirdapir miswrebaa. Tqven, getyobaT Zalin gcivaT, mister raider. ai, selis im dawnul savarZelSi CajeqiT. vidre Tqvens saqmes SevudgebodeT, fostlebs Cavicvam da erT wamSi aq gavCndebi. axla saqmeze vilaparakoT. Tqven gainteresebT batebis Semdgomi istoria, ara?

- diax, ser.

- Tumca Tqven batebis ambavi ki ara, erTi batis bedi gainteresebT. TeTri batisa, romelsac kudTan Savi zoli dahyveboda...

raideri mRelvarebisagan acaxcaxda. - oh, ser, - wamoiyvira man, - Tqven SegiZliaT miTxraT, sadaa amJamad is bati?

- aqaa, CvenTan, - mokled mouWra holmsma.

- aq aris?

- diax, aq aris da daamtkica kidec, rom igi araCveulebrivi bati gaxlavT. arc mikvirs, ase Zalian rom gainteresebT misi bedi. sikvdils mere man araCveulebrivi kvercxi dagvitova. diax, ulamazesi, ubrwyinvalesi da umSvenieresi lurji kvercxi. ai, aqa maqvs Senaxuli Cems muzeumSi.

Cveni stumari wamodga, magram retdasxmuliviT tortmanebda da marjvena xeliT buxris Tavs CaeWida. holmsma seifi gaxsna da iqidan cisferi, mokiafe karbunkuli gamoiRo. varskvlaviviT mocimcime Zvirfasi qva cecxlis Suqze aTasnair ferad elvarebda. raiders SiSisagan saxe daRrejoda da aRar icoda, moeTxova Zvirfasi nivTi, Tu sruliad aeRo masze xeli.

- TamaSs ukve wirva gamouvida, raider, - mSvidad daiwyo holmsma. - myarad dadeqiT fexze, Torem cecxlSi CavardebiT. uotson, xeli miaSveleT, geTayva. jer kidev veraa ise gamowrTobili, rom aseT ambavs auRelveblad Sexvdes. cota brendi mieciT, gadahkras da eSveleba. eyofa, meti ar unda! axla ufro adamianurad gamoiyureba. sinamdvileSi adamiani ki ara, erTi namceca, pawawkintela kacuna da araraobaa!

erT wams raideri watortmanda da kinaRam Caikeca, magram brendim saxeze feric mohgvara da albaT Zalac misca, rom dajda da SiSisagan daWyetili Tvalebi Tavis bralmdebels miapyro.

- danaSaulis yvela rgoli da damamtkicebeli sabuTebic Cems xelTaa, ase rom, Tqven Zalian cota laparaki mogiwevT. magram yvelaferi marTali unda gviamboT da CvenTvis yoveli wvrilmani naTeli unda gaxdes. vin giamboT grafinia morkaris am cisfer karbunkulze, raider?