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im Rirssaxsovar 1895 wels holmsma bevri saintereso da nairferovani saqme gamoikvlia. jer marto kardinal toskas uecari sikvdilis mizezebis dadgena rad Rirda. es vatikanis daJinebiTi surviliT moxda. mere is iyo, damnaSave uilsoni daapatimrebina. iadonebis es saxelganTqmuli mwvrTneli imave dros londonis ist-endis namdvili xorcmeti gaxldaT. am saqveynod gaxmaurebul saqmeebs mohyva uudmens liSi momxdari tragedia: yovlad saSinelsa da saidumloebiT mocul pirobebSi daiRupa kapitani keri. Cemi Canawerebi Serlok holmsze sruli ar iqneboda da mkiTxveli bevrsac dakargavda, Tu ar CavurTavdi moTxrobas am araCveulebriv ambavze.

ivlisis pirveli kviris ganmavlobaSi Cemi megobari ise xSirad da ise didi xniT gadioda xolme saxlidan, rom mivxvdi: raRac saqmeSia garTuli-meTqi. im dReebSi CvenTan viRac sastiki Sesaxedaobisa da ugvani saxis adamianebi daiarebodnen. isini kapitan bezils kiTxulobdnen. aman mafiqrebina, rom Tavis erT-erT mravalricxovan niRabTagansa da gamogonil gvars amofarebuli holmsi Tavis sakuTar mrisxane saxels malavda da raRac axal kvleva-Ziebas ise eweoda. londonis sxvadasxva raionebSi holmss sul mcire xuTi saidumlo adgili mainc hqonda iseTi, sadac saxis Secvla SeeZlo. Tavis axal saqmeze TviTon arafers meubneboda da arc me momiTxovia misgan gulis gadaSla. Tu ra saqmis ZiebiT iyo gatacebuli, holmsma sakmaod uCveulod mimaxvedra.

erTxel, sauzmobamde binidan gavida. is iyo sufras mivujeqi, rom moulodnelad kari SemoaRo. Tavze qudi exura da iRliaSi qolgasaviT amoCrili uzarmazari WvilTi mouCanda.

- eSmakma dalaxvros, - SevZaxe me, - nuTu londonSi am barjianad daseirnobdiT?

- ara, mxolod axla Seviare yasabTan.

- yasabTan?

- da Sin saucxoo madaze vbrundebi. iciT, ra sasargebloa sauzmis win fizikuri varjiSi? magram sanaZleos vdeb, verafriT ver gamoicnobT, saxeldobr, ra varjiSi Sevasrule.

- arc vapireb gamovicno.

holmsma yava daisxa da Tan dacinviT gadmomxeda.

- alardaisis duqnis ukana oTaxSi rom SegexedaT, naxavdiT: Werze dakidebul mTel Rors da romeliRac serTukgaxdil jentlmens, romelic gaSmagebiT cdilobda ai, es iaraRi gaeyara RorisaTvis. es jentlmeni - me gaxldiT. da, samwuxarod, aRmoCnda, rom erTi dakvriT verasdidebiT ver gavuyri. xom ar gindaT Tqvenc scadoT bedi?

- arafris gulisTvis. magram TviTon Tqven risTvis dagWirdaT es ambavi?

- vfiqrob, amas aqvs raRac kavSiri im idumalebiT mocul ambavTan, rac uudmens liSi datrialda... ah, hopkins, guSin miviRe Tqveni telegrama da gelodiT. SemobrZandiT, axlave visauzmebT.

oTaxSi Semovida sicocxliT savse, ocdaaTiode wlis gamxdari kaci. ubralo Salis kostiumi ecva, magram misi mixra-moxra mowmobda, rom samxedro samosis tarebas unda yofiliyo daCveuli. maSinve vicani stenli hopkinsi, policiis axalgazrda inspeqtori, romelic holmsis azriT, Zalian kargi maZebari unda damdgariyo. Tavis mxriv, hopkinsic, saxelovani holmsis mowafed Tvlida Tavs da maswavleblis mecnieruli meTodebiT iyo aRtacebuli.

saxemoRuSuli stumari savarZelSi Rrmad daRvremili Cajda.

- ara, gmadlobT, ser, ukve visauzme. Rame qalaqSi gavaTie, radgan aq saqmis mosaxseneblad Camovedi.

- mereda ra moaxseneT?

- rom saqmeSi sruli marcxi ganvicade.

- veraviTar warmatebas ver miaRwieT?

- vera.

- nuTu? Cans, am saqmisaTvis xelis mokideba me momixdeba.

- RvTis gulisaTvis, mister holms! xom iciT, pirvelad damavales saZieblad aseTi rTuli saqme, me ususuri aRmovCndi da iqneb fons gamiyvanoT.

- kargi, kargi. swored axla didi gulisyuriT gavecani Ziebis yvela monacems. sxvaTa Soris, ras fiqrobT Tambaqos im qisaze, danaSaulis adgilze rom ipoves? qisaSi xom ar unda iyos am saqmis gasaRebi?

hopkinsis saxeze gaoceba gamokrTa.

- qisa xom moklulis sakuTreba gaxldaT, ser, amas misi inicialebi adasturebs. igi selapis tyavisaganaa damzadebuli da gansvenebuli ki, rogorc cnobilia, mravali wlis ganmavlobaSi nadirobda selapebze.

- magram Cibuxi ratom ar aRmoCnda adgilze?

- diax, ser, Cibuxi ver vipoveT - albaT, Zalian cotas eweoda. Tumca, isic SeiZleba davuSvaT, rom Tambaqo megobrebisaTvis hqonda.

- ueWvelad. amaze mxolod im mizniT Camovagde sityva, rom giTxraT: TviTon rom Sevdgomodi am saqmis Ziebas, amosaval wertilad swored am qisas gavixdidi. magram Cemma megobarma uotsonma ar icis es istoria, da arc me vityodi uars mis meored mosmenaze. mokled gviambeT is, rac yvelaze ufro arsebiTia.

stenli hopkinsma jibidan qaRaldis viwro naWeri amoaZvrina.

- Cems gankargulebaSia zogierTi cnoba gansvenebul kapitan piter keris cxovrebaze. dabadebula 1845 wels da, maSasadame, ormocdaaTi wlisa yofila. veSapebsa da selapebze monadireTa Soris cnobili iyo, rogorc erT-erTi yvelaze ufro guladi da iRbliani. 1883 wels xelmZRvanelobda dandel monadireTa orTqlis gems `zRvis martorqas~. imave wels warmatebiT moiara ramdenime reisi, momdevno wels ki samsaxuridan gadadga. Semdeg kidev ramdensame wels mogzaurobda. bolos iyida patara mamuli `uudmens li~, forest rous maxloblad, saseqsSi. iq gaatara cxovrebis ukanaskneli eqvsi weli da iqve mokvda zustad erTi kviris win.

iyo didi axirebuli da ucnauri adamiani. yoveldRiur cxovrebaSi es gulCaTxrobili da pirquSi kaci mkacri puritani gaxldaT. misi ojaxi Sedgeboda colisa da oci wlis asulisagan. saxlis momvlelebad ori qaliSvili hyavda ayvanili. msaxurebi xSirad icvlebodnen, radgan masTan cxovreba advili ar iyo da zogjer autanelic xdeboda. keri xSirad svamda da roca Tvreboda, Turme xorcSesxmul qajad iqceoda. iseTi SemTxvevebic yofila, roca muStiT nacemi colisa da qaliSvilisaTvis RamiT mTel parkSi udevnia. qalebs xandaxan Turme ise awiokebda, rom mezobel soflebSi maT yvirilze mZinare adamianebs eRviZebodaT.

erTxel kapitani kidec gausamarTlebiaT moxuci mRvdlis cemisaTvis, romelic misTvis Wkuis darigebas cdilobda. ufro mokled rom mogaxsenoT, mister holms, Znelia ufro abezari da saSiSi adamianis moZebna, vidre piter keri yofila. davadgine, xomaldis meTaurobis drosac aseTive xasiaTi hqonia. mezRvaurebs misTvis SeurqmeviaT Savi piteri - ara marto Savgvremani saxisa da uzarmazari Savi wverisaTvis, aramed Smagi znisTvisac, riTac Turme, Tavzars scemda garSemo myof adamianebs. raRa Tqma unda, yvela mezobels sZulebia da yvela gaurboda. arc erTi sibralulis sityva ar gamigonia, misi sazareli aRsasrulis gamo rom vinmes wamoscdenodes.

mister holms, ueWvelad waikiTxavdiT Ziebis oqmSi am kacis `kaiutis~ ambavs, magram Tqvens megobars iqneb araferi smenia amaze. saxlis maxloblad kapitans TavisTvis patara xis fanCaturi auSenebia, rasac Turme `kaiutas~ eZaxda. iq atarebda Rameebs. es gaxlavT patara erToTaxiani qoxmaxi, zomiT 160 futi. gasaRebs mudam jibeSi atarebda, loginsac TviTon alagebda da `kaiutis~ zRurblze gadabijebis neba aravis hqonda. im qoxis or kedelSi gamoWrilia ori patara sarkmeli. orive niadag fardaCamofarebuli da dagmanuli yofila. qoxis erTi fanjara sasoflo gzaze gadis. momxdara xolme, roca qoxSi mTeli Rame nTebula Suqi, da gakvirvebul gamvlelT ukiTxavT, netav ras akeTebs am fanCaturSi Savi piterio? swored am sarkmelma mogvca SesaZlebloba Ziebis dros, mister holms, dagvedgina zogierTi wvrilmani.

albaT gaxsovT kalatozi, saxelad sleteri. hoda igi, Ramis pirvel saaTze, mkvlelobamde ori dRiT adre, forest roudan rom modioda, kapitnis mamulTan SeCerebula da xeebs Soris mocimcime Suqis kvadrats dakvirvebia. axla ificeba, fardaze aSkarad Canda mamakacis profili, magram es ar iyoo piter keri, romelic kalatozs Zalian kargad scnoboda. isic wverosani kaci yofila, oRond ufro mokled SekreWili wveri hqonia, vidre kapitans. ase irwmuneba kalatozi. Tumca, unda iTqvas, rom amaze adre kalatozi ori saaTi traqtirSi mjdara da manZilic gzidan fanjramde sakmaod didia. amas garda, misi Cveneba orSabaTs exeba, mkvleloba ki oTxSabaTs moxda.

samSabaTs piter keri yvelaze ufro saSinel mdgomareobaSi unaxavT. Turme magrad galeSili daZrwoda da mxeciviT mZvinvare da saSiSi iyo. saxlis garSemo uxetialia da roca qalebs misi xma gaugoniaT, Tavi saxlisTvis SeufarebiaT. gvian saRamos piter keri Tavis qoxSi Sesula. mis asuls, romelsac Ria fanjarasTan sZinebia, daaxloebiT Ramis or saaTze `kaiutidan~ saSineli yvirilis xma gaugonia. qaliSvils amisTvis yuradReba ar miuqcevia, radganac simTvraleSi mamamisi xSirad yviroda da ilanZReboda. dilis Svid saaTze adrianad wamomdgar msaxur gogos SeuniSnavs, rom `kaiutis~ kari Ria yofila, magram piter keris SiSiT SuadRemde mis qoxSi Sexedva veravis gaubedavs. roca SiSi dauZleviaT da Riad darCenil karSi SeuWvretiaT, Tvalwin sazareli sanaxaoba gadaSliaT da SiSisagan ferwasulni sofelSi gaqceulan. es ambavi Sematyobines Tu ara, erTi saaTis Semdeg, adgilze gamovcxaddi da Zieba daviwye.

mister holms, Tqvenc iciT, nervebi magri maqvs, magram im patara saxlSi rom Sevixede, caxcaxi damawyebina. auareba leSis buzebisagan qoxi fisharmoniasaviT erTianad gugunebda, xolo misi iataki da kedlebi sayasbos mogagonebdaT. kapitans Tavis qoxisaTvis kaiuta Seurqmevia da iqauroba, marTlac, kaiutas hgavda. Sevedi da marTlac, ise megona, gemze vimyofebi-meTqi. qoxis boloSi sawoli idga, gverdiT - gemis zanduki davlande, kedlebze - sazRvao rukebi da `zRvis martorqis~ fotosuraTi ekida. Taroze saxomaldo JurnalTa konebi eyara - yvelaferi zustad ise, rogorc kapitnis kaiutas SeSvenis. qoxis Sig SuagulSi kedels mijaWvuli, TviTon kapitani vixile. saxe ise daRmeWoda, rogor jojoxeTuri wamebiT daRdasmul Semcodes. grZeli, Savi, SeWaRaravebuli wveri albaT sulTan brZolis wams, yalyze dadgomoda. farTo mkerdi foladis barjiT hqonda gapobili. barji sxeulSi gamWol gasuliyo, mZlavrad Casoboda xis kedels da kapitani barjiT iseTnairad iyo kedelze miWedili, rogorc qinZisTaviT muyaoze damagrebuli xoWo. ra Tqma unda, im wuTidan roca Sehyvira, kapitani ukve mkvdari iyo. Tqvens meTodebs kargad vicnob, ser, da maSinve vcade maTi gamoyeneba. adgilidan araferi davaZvrevine, Zalian gulmodgined gavsinje gareT miwa, SigniT iataki, magram kvali versad aRmovaCine.

- gindaT TqvaT, rom kvali ver SeniSneT?

- garwmunebT, ser, iq araviTari kvali ar gaxldaT.

- Zvirfaso hopkins, mravali danaSauli gamomiZiebia, magram jerjerobiT frTosani damnaSave ar Semxvedria. Tu damnaSave cocxali adamiania da dadis, kvals aucileblad datovebs. is ki, vinc Ziebis mecnierul meTodebs flobs, uTuod aRmoaCens yovlad umniSvnelo cvlilebas garemomcvel saganTa ganlagebaSi. ar SeiZleba imis dajereba, rom im sisxliT morwyul oTaxSi ar darCeniliyo kvali, rac dagvexmareboda damnaSavis aRmoCenaSi... Tumca, Ziebis oqmidan vxedav, rom zogierTi nivTisaTvis yuradRebis miqceviT Tavi ar SegiwuxebiaT.

axalgazrda inspeqtorma cxviri CamouSva da yurebi Camoyara. etyoboda, holmsis Sxamianma SeniSvnam guli mZimed daukoda.

- sisulele Cavidine, mister holms, rom maSinve ar migiwvieT, - Tqva man. - magram axla amas aRaraferi eSveleba. marTlac, qoxSi gansakuTrebuli yuradRebis Rirsi ramdenime nivTi gaxldaT. daviwyoT im barjidan, riTac mokles kapitani. viRacam xom CamoiRo kedlidan is barji. ori barji Tavis adgilze hkidia, mesame kavi ki carielia. tarze warweraa: `xomaldi `zRvis martorqa~, `dandi~. es albaT mowmobs imas, rom danaSauli Cadenili iqna gaSmagebis wuTebSi da rom mkvlelma gamoiyena is iaraRi, rac xelSi moxvda. xolo is garemoeba, rom keri Cacmuli iyo, Tumca mkvleloba Ramis or saaTzea Cadenili, gvafiqrebinebs, rom mkvlelTan paemani hqonia. amas TvalnaTliv metyvelebs is, rom magidaze aRmoCnda erTi boTli romi da ori naxmari Wiqa.

- diax, - Tqva holmsma, - Tqveni orive daskvna angariSgasawevia. mere, oTaxSi sxva magari sasmelebic aRmoCnda?

- diax, zandukze langari iyo. zed idga grafinebiT koniaki da viski. magram amas, Cemi azriT, ara aqvs mniSvneloba. grafinebi savse gaxldaT, maSasadame, maT aravin Sexebia.

- sul erTia, imasac aqvs garkveuli mniSvneloba, rom es sasmelebi iq iyo, - Tqva holmsma, - kidev ra nivTebs aqvT saerTo, Tqveni azriT, saqmesTan?

- magidaze is saTuTune qisa ido.

- mainc ra adgilas?

- zed magidis SuagulSi. selapis tlanqi da magari tyavisa iyo, tyavisave TasmiT Sekruli. SigniT asoebia: `p.k.~ qisaSi cotaodeni magari Tambaqo eyara, mezRvaurebi rom ewevian, iseTi.

- Cinebulia. kidev?

stenli hopkinsma jibidan rux-yviTel ydiani wignaki amoiRo. yda xaoiani da gacveTili hqonda, striqonebi - gayviTlebuli da fergadasuli. pirvel gverdze Canda inicialebi `j.h.n.~ da TariRi `1883~.

holmsma wignaki magidaze dado da misTvis damaxasiaTebeli gulmodginebiT daacqerda. me da hopkinsi wignaks Soridan vaTvalierebdiT. meore gverdze SevniSneT asoebi `k.w.o.r.~, Semdeg or-sam gverdze - mxolod cifrebi iyo. zog gverdze ewera sityvebi: `argentina~, `kosta-rika~, `san-paolo~ da mere isev cifrebisa Tu raRac niSnebis svetebi.

- ras fiqrobT am Canawerebze? - hkiTxa holmsma.

- mgoni, sabirJo aqciebis Canawerebia. vfiqrob, rom `j.h.n.~ - makleris inicialebia, xolo `k.w.o.r.~, albaT, misi klientia.

- an `kanadis wynari okeanis rkinigza~, - Tqva holmsma.

stenli hopkinsma, Tavisi misamarTiT, raRac wyevla Caiburtyuna da muxlze muSti daikra.

- ra suleli var! - SesZaxa man. - ra Tqma unda, Tqven savsebiT marTali xarT. axla gvrCeba `j.h.n.~ asoebis amoxsna. ukve gadavaTvaliere 1883 wlis Zveli sabirJo reestrebi, magram verc erTi birJis makleri ver vipove, aseTi inicialebi rom hqondes. mainc ise mgonia, swor gzas vadgavar-meTqi. xom SesaZlebelia, mister holms, rom es iyos im kacis inicialebi, RamiT rom mivida kapitanTan, ese igi, mkvlelis inicialebi? xolo es wignaki, romelSiac CamoTvlilia amdeni faseuli qaRaldi, albaT danaSaulis motivs agvixsnis.

holmsis saxeze amovikiTxe, rom misTvis sruliad moulodneli iyo es axali aRmoCena.

- unda vaRiaro Tqveni daskvnebis samarTlianoba, - Tqva Cemma megobarma, - marTlac, es wignaki, razedac araferia Tqmuli Ziebis oqmSi, ramdenadme cvlis Cems varaudebs. am danaSaulis Cadenis motivebsa da savaraudebel dasabuTebul Teorias rom vadgendi, wignakze ar mifiqria. scadeT Tu ara aq dasaxelebuli fasiani qaRaldebis mflobelTa povna?

- diax. mivmarTe sxvadasxva kantorebs TxovniT, magram es xom samxreT amerikis sawarmoTa aqciebia. albaT pasuxs mogvianebiT, ramdenime kviris Semdeg miviRebT.

holmsma wignakis ydis sinjva gamadidebeli miniT ganagrZo.

- aq, udavod, laqaa, - Tqva man.

- diax, ser, es sisxlis laqebia. xom mogaxseneT, wignaki iatakidan aviRe-meTqi.

- sisxliani laqa zemodan iyo Tu qvemodan?

- iatakis mxareze.

- maSasadame, wignaki iatakze davarda ukve mkvlelobis Semdeg.

- marTalia, mister holms. es wignaki mkvlels naCqarevi gaqcevis dros Tu dauvarda. zed karTan egdo.

- albaT arc erTi es fasiani qaRaldi ar aRmoCnda gansvenebulis qonebaSi?

- ara, ser.

- gaqvT Tu ara safuZveli ivaraudoT Zarcva?

- ara, ser. vfiqrob, araferi gautaciaT.

- eSmakma dalaxvros, Zalian saintereso SemTxvevaa! iq danac iyo, ara?

- dana qarqaSSi darCa, misi amoReba ver moaswres. moklulis fexebTan egdo. misis keri ambobs, rom es misi qmris danaa.

holmsi Cafiqrda.

- kargi, - Tqva man. - albaT SemTxvevis adgilze Casvla da yvelafris sakuTari TvaliT naxva momiwevs.

stenli hopkinsma sixaruliT SesZaxa:

- gmadlobT, ser! es me Zalian mZime tvirTs momxsnis.

holmsma TiTi dauqnia inspeqtors.

- erTi kviris win yvelaferi ufro ioli iqneboda, - Tqva man. - magram axlac SeiZleba sargebloba moitanos adgilze Cemma Casvlam, uotson, Tu aucilebeli saqme ara gaqvT, Zalian moxaruli viqnebodi Tqveni TanxlebiT gavmgzavrebuliyavi SemTxvevis adgilze. daibareT etli, hopkins, TxuTmet wuTSi forest rousken gavemgzavrebiT.

matareblidan patara sadgurSi CamovediT. ramdenime mili etliT gaviareT im koromebSi, romlebic gadarCeniliyo uzarmazari uRrani tyeebidan, odesRac rom saqsebis SemoWrisagan icavdnen qveyanas. es miudgomeli mxare mTeli samoci weli asrulebda britaneTis bastionis movaleobas. adgil-adgil tye gakafes, radgan aq qveynis pirveli Tujsadnobi qarxnebi aSenda, da, liTonis gamodnobam tye daisaWirova. axla mrewvelobam CrdiloeTis ufro mdidar raionebSi gadainacvla, da warsuls mxolod es SeTxelebuli Walebi da miwaze gavlebuli uzarmazari Rarebi mogagonebdaT. ganakafSi, gorakis mwvane kalTaze gauTleli qvis grZeli saxli idga. saxlisaken miiklakneboda sacalfexo gza, romelic mindorSi aqa-iq moCanda. gzasTan axlos sami mxridan buCqnarSemortymuli fligeli idga, romelsac kar-fanjara swored im mxares hqonda moqceuli, saidanac Cven vuaxlovdebodiT. ai, aq moxda mkvleloba.

stenli hopkinsma jer kapitnis saxlSi migviyvana da moklulis qvrivi, pirquSi, WaRara qali warmogvidgina. galeuli, gasavaTebuli saxe, Rrma naoWebi da quTuToebSewiTlebuli Cavardnili Tvalebis SiSneuli gamoxedva imaze metyvelebda, rom tanjva da mware wlebi gamoevlo. keris qaliSvilma, fermkrTalma qera gogonam, Tvalebs rom gamomwvevad acimcimebda, ganacxada, Zalianac mixaria mamaCemis sikvdili, imis marjvena dailocos, vinc sasikvdilo Wriloba miayenao. piter keris ojaxSi saSineli, gulisdamaRonebeli ganwyobileba Seuqmnia, da gulze odnav mogveSva, roca xelaxla mzis sinaTleze gamovediT da gansvenebuli kapitnis mier mindorSi gakvalul biliks gavyeviT.

fanCaturi aRmoCnda sruliad ubralo xis nageboba msubuqi saxuraviTa da ori fanjriT. erTi sarkmeli karTan iyo, meore ki mopirdapire mxares. stenli hopkinsma jibidan gasaRebi amoiRo da boqlomis gasaRebad daixara. uecrad tyvianakraviviT SeCerda da saxeze daZabuli yuradReba da gaoceba gamoexata.

- boqlomi uwvalebiaT, - Tqva man.

daeWveba zedmeti iyo. kari dafxaWnili aRmoCnda da TeTri nafxaWni ise aSkarad Canda saRebavze, TiTqos axla gaekawraTo. holmsma fanjara daaTvaliera.

- fanjris gaRebac ucdia viRacas, magram ver gauRia. rogorc Cans, binis gatexvaSi gawafuli araa.

- Zalian ucnauri ambavi kia, - Tqva inspeqtorma, - SemiZlia davifico, rom guSin saRamos es nafxaWni ar iyo.

- iqneb romelime cnobismoyvare, sofleli doylapias saqmea? - warmovTqvi me.

- ara, sruliad sxva ambavi unda iyos. Znelad Tu vinme gabedavs am kar-midamoSi fexis Semodgmas, xolo `kaiutis~ gatexva rom gabedos, aseTi yoCaRi aq aravin meguleba. Tqven rogor fiqrobT, mister holms?

- me vfiqrob, rom bedi gvewia.

- ggoniaT, is kaci kidev mova?

- advili SesaZlebelia. patara jayviT ucdia karis gaReba. ver mouxerxebia. axla isRa darCenia, meored scados bedi da ufro Sesaferisi iaraRiT aRWurvili daubrundes erTxel dawyebul saqmes.

- sworia.

- sisulele iqneba, Tu ar davudarajebT. jer ki neba momeciT, `kaiuta~ Signidan davaTvaliero.

tragediis kvali ukve ganadgurebuli iyo, magram aveji oTaxSi iseve idga, rogorc mkvlelobis Rames. ori saaTi aTvalierebda holmsi yovel wvrilman sagans, magram udidesi yuradRebis miuxedavad misi saxis gamometyvelebidan Canda. rom Zieba uSedego iyo. mxolod erTxel Sewyvita Tavisi bejiTi kvleva.

- am Tarodan aiReT rame, hopkins?

- ara, xeli arafrisTvis mixlia.

- aq raRac aklia. Taros am kuTxeSi mtveri naklebia. SeiZleba iq ido wigni, an iqneb kolofi... mgoni, aq meti aRaraferi mesaqmeba. wavideT, gaviseirnoT am momxibvlel WalebSi, uotson, davatkboT Tvali frinvelTa da yvavilTa cqeriT. hopkins, Cven aq ufro mogvianebiT SevxvdebiT. iqneb ufro axlo gavecnoT im jentlmens, romelic aq wuxel mosula.

Ramis Tormet saaTze CavsafrdiT. hopkinss undoda qoxis kari Riad daetovebina, magram holmsma ganacxada, es ucnobs daafrTxobso. boqlomi imdenad martivi iyo, rom misi gaReba magari daniT SeiZleboda. holmsma daiJina, Casafreba SigniT qoxSi ki ara, gareT, buCqebSi undao, da meore fanjris qvemoT CavsafrdiT. am gziT SevZlebT im kacis dazvervas, Tu Suqs aanTebs da misi mosvlis mizansac gavigebTo.

daiwyo xangrZlivi mtanjveli molodini. nerviulma caxcaxma agvitana. ase caxcaxebs monadire, tbaze momaval, wyurviliT datanjul nadirs rom elodeba. romeli mtacebeli mova aq sibnelidan? moelvare eSvebiani da klanWebiani vefxvi, romlis Zlevac mxolod mZime brZolaSi SeiZleba, Tu mxdali tura, romelic mxolod sustTa da umweoTaTvisaa saSiSi.

usityvod gavisuseT buCqebSi. jer dagvianebul gamvlelTa nabijebis xma gvesmoda, xanac SeZaxilebi soflidan, magram male es xmebi miwyda. bolos sruli siCume gamefda. mxolod Soreuli eklesiis zaris xma gvauwyebda, rom dro gadioda. wvima ki gulis gamawvrileblad crida im buCqebis foTlebze, romlebic TavSesafris magierobas gviwevdnen.

samis naxevarma dahkra. dadga ubnelesi saaTi, ganTiadis win rom icis. uecrad SevkrTiT, roca WiSkris wynari Wriali gavigoneT. gzaze viRac modioda. isev Camovarda xangrZlivi dumili. ukve gavifiqre, rom es iyo cru gangaSi, roca uecrad ukan, qoxis iqiT, gaisma frTxili nabijis xma, rasac erTi wamis Semdeg liTonis wkriali da JRaruni mohyva. adamiani cdilobda boqlomis gatexvas! amjerad ufro unarianad moqmedebda, Tu xelsawyo hqonda ukeTesi - male moZalades danebda kari, Waxani gaisma da anjamebma daiWriales. Semdeg asanTi ainTo, da momdevno wams ukve sinaTlis zomierma Suqma gaanaTa qoxis Sida mxare. Txel fardebSi Canda yvelaferi, rac qoxSi xdeboda.

Ramis stumari gamxdari, avadmyofuri saxis axalgazrda kaci gaxldaT. micvalebuliviT ferwasul saxes Savi ulvaSi uCrdilavda. oc welze metis iqneboda. arasodes menaxa ufro sacodav mdgomareobaSi myofi kaci. SiSisagan kbils kbilze aceminebda da mTeli sxeuli ucaxcaxebda. jentlmenurad ki ecva. norfolkuri Jaketi, mokle sportuli Sarvali, Tavzec maudis qudi exura. vxedavdiT, ra SeSinebuli acecebda Tvalebs aqeT-iqiT. Semdeg sanTeli magidaze dadga da oTaxis erT-erT kuTxeSi gauCinarda. maleve gamoCnda. xelSi epyra erT-erTi saxomaldo Jurnali, romlis msgavsTa mTeli konac elaga Taroze. Jurnali magidaze dado da gverdebis furcvlas mohyva. didxans furclavda da mere uecrad Sedga, albaT is Canaweri ipova, rasac eZebda. maSin gajavrebiT dahkra muSti Jurnals, magidaze daagdo da sanTeli Caaqro.

gasasvlelisaken gabruneba ver moaswro, rom hopkinsma sayeloSi staca xeli. Semzaravma yvirilma iqauroba SesZra. saxlis gamtexi mixvda, rom daiWires. sanTeli isev aanTes. ubeduri tyve caxcaxebda da maZebris xelSi ikrunCxeboda.

- aba, uZvirfaseso, - uTxra stenli hopkinsma. - vin xarT da aq ras eZebdiT?

ymawvili gons moego da Seecada CvenTvis Tavi mSvidad moeCvenebina.

- Tqven albaT maZebrebi xarT? - ikiTxa man, - da fiqrobT, rom kapitan piter keris mkvlelobis monawile gamoiWireT. garwmunebT, am saqmeSi ar vurevivar.

- es gamoCndeba, - Tqva hopkinsma. - uwinares yovlisa, Tqveni gvari da saxeli gvainteresebs.

- jon hopli neligani.

SevniSne, rogor gadaxedes erTmaneTs holmsma da hopkinsma.

- aq ras akeTebT?

- Tu imedi meqneba, rom Cems saidumlos ar gascemT?

- aucileblad gavcemT, raRa Tqma unda!

- maS, ra mrjis, rom vilaparako?

- Tu ar ilaparakebT, Tqven Tavs daabraleT, rac sasamarTloze mogivaT.

ymawvili acaxcaxda.

- ra gaewyoba, vityvi, - Cailaparaka uilajod, - an ratom ar unda vilaparako? Tumca im azrs ver Sevrigebivar, rom es Zveli samarcxvino saqme isev amotivtivdeba! odesme gsmeniaT dausonisa da neliganis saxelebi?

hopkinsis saxis gamometyvelebam damarwmuna, rom aseTi saxelebi ar gaegona, magram holmsi gaocebisagan SekrTa da Tqva:

- dasavleTis bankis yofil patronebs gulisxmobT, ara? isini xom milioniT gakotrdnen, kornuelis sagrafos naxevari daaqcies, da neligani ugzoukvlod gaqra.

- savsebiT sworia. neligani - mamaCemi gaxldaT.

TiTqos saqmes raRac naTeli moefinao. magram gaqceul bankirsa da kapitan piter keris, romelic misive sakuTari barjiT miaWedes kedels, erTmaneTisagan ufskruli hyofdaT. Cven mainc yuradRebiT ganvagrZobdiT axalgazrda kacis monaTxrobis mosmenas.

- gakotrebiT mxolod mamaCemi gakotrda. dausonma ki saqmidan Tavi mSralad daiZvrina. me im xanebSi Semisrulda aTi weli, magram imdeni ki mesmoda, rom megrZno, ra samarcxvino da saSineli iyo is, rac moxda. xalxSi ambobdnen, rom mamaCemma yvela fasiani qaRaldi moipara da gaiqca. es ar iyo marTali. mamas mtkiced swamda, rom Tu fasiani qaRaldebis realizebas adrovebdnen, yvelaferi kargad Caivlida da SeZlebda meanabareTa gastumrebas. man patara orCxomeliT sulze gaaswro norvegiaSi misi dapatimrebis brZanebas. maxsovs ukanaskneli Rame, roca dedaCems emSvidobeboda. im fasiani qaRaldebis sia dagvitova, romlebic norvegiaSi waiRo. ificeboda, Cems keTil saxels aRvadgen da arc erTi marwmunebeli ar dazaraldebao. mas Semdeg mamaCemis ambavi aRar gvsmenia. orCxomelic gaqra da TviTonac. me da deda darwmunebuli viyaviT, rom mama sadme zRvis fskerze ganisvenebda. Cveni ojaxis erTma saimedo megobarma, romelic saqmian xalxSi trialebs, amas winaT gaigo, rom fasiani qaRaldebi, romlebic mamam Tan waiRo, xelaxla gamoCnda londonis bazarze. SegiZliaT warmoidginoT Cveni gaoceba! ramdenime Tve davkarge imisaTvis, rom maTi kvalisTvis mimegno, bevri marcxi da dabrkoleba gadavlaxe, vidre imas davadgendi, rom maT yidda kapitani piter keri, am qoxmaxis patroni.