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- Tqveni da Cacmuli iyo?

- ara, saRamuri tansacmeli emosa. marjvena xelSi damwvari asanTis Reri eWira, marcxenaSi ki asanTis yuTi.

- es imas mianiSnebs, rom man asanTi gahkra da naxa is, ramac SeaSina. es Zalian sayuradRebo detalia. ra daskvna gamoitana aqedan gamomZiebelma?

- Ziebas didi gulisyuriT moekidnen, vinaidan roilotis anCxli bunebis da axirebuli xasiaTis ambavi yvelam kargad uwyoda, magram yovelive uSedegod damTavrda. me Ziebas vuCvene, rom kari Signidan iketeboda xolme da fanjrebze ki darabebi rkinis farTo saimedo urdulebiT irazeboda. kedlebi da iatakic didi yuradRebiT daaTvalieres, magram saeWvos verafers miagnes. marTalia, buxris yeli sakmaod ganieria, magram isic rkalebiTa da xufebiT oTxgan gadaRobili aRmoCnda. amrigad garkveuli da dadgenilia, rom Tavis aRsasruls Cemi da sruliad marto Sexvda. amas garda Zaladobis niSnebic ver aRmoaCines.

- mowamvlaze Tu miitanes eWvi?

- eqimebma Seamowmes, magram arc amas mohyolia raime Sedegi.

- aba ram mokla, Tqveni azriT, is ubeduri qali?

- Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, mas SiSma da nerviulma Sokma mouRo bolo, magram ver warmomidgenia, ram, an vin SeaSina.

- boSebi Tqvens axlo iyvnen dabanakebulni?

- diax, boSebi TiTqmis mudmivad cxovroben Cvens axlos.

- Tqveni azriT, ra unda vigulisxmoT Tqveni dis sityvebSi: lenti, helen! Wreli, winwklebiani lentio?!

- xandaxan mgonia, rom is momakvdavis bodva iyo, xan ki imas vfiqrob, Wrelio, rom wamoiZaxa, boSebs xom ar gulisxmobda-meTqi. boSebs xom winwklebiani cxvirsaxocebiT aqvT xolme wakruli Tavebi. albaT es ucnauri epiTeti swored im winwklebiani cxvirsaxocebis gamo ixmara.

holmsma Tavi imgvarad gaaqnia, etyoboda, pasuxiT kmayofili ar iyo.

- ara, aq wyali Rrmaa da foni iolad sapovneli rodia, - Cailaparaka TavisTvis da mere xmamaRla daumata, - gTxovT ganagrZoT.

- ori welia, rac srul simartoveSi vimyofebi. erTi Tvis winaT, erTma Cemma didi xnis megobarma pativi damdo da xeli mTxova. Cemi saqmro gvarad ermitejia da saxelad persi hqvia. igi kreinuotereli, redingis axlosaa, mister ermitejis meore vaJi gaxlavT. maminacvali Tanaxmadaa rom mas gavyve da Cven gazafxulze unda viqorwinoT. ori dRis winaT saxlis dasavleT nawilSi, raRac aRdgeniTi samuSaoebi wamoiwyes, Cemi sawolis kedeli daangries da me axla Cemi gansvenebuli dis oTaxSi, swored im sawolze mZinavs, romelzec im ubedurma hpova sikvdili. warmoidgenT albaT, rogori Jruantelis momgvreli iqneboda, roca ZilgamfrTxalsa da akankalebuls mTeli Rame ar meZina da swored is avismauwyebeli stvena momesma, romelic win uswrebda Cemi dis sikvdils. imwamsve fexze wamovxti da lampa avanTe, magram oTaxSi Cems garda aravin iyo. SiSisagan acaxcaxebuls kvlav loginSi Cawola aRar SemeZlo, tansacmeli Cavicvi da inaTa Tu ara, Tavi Cveni saxlis mopirdapired mdgar sastumro `gvirgvinSi~ amovyavi. orTvala daviqirave, leTerheldSi CavaRwie, iq matarebelSi Cavjeqi da rCeva-darigebisaTvis Tqvensken gamoveSure.

- Zalian Wkvianuradac moiqeciT, - uTxra Cemma megobarma, - magram yvelaferi miTxariT?

- diax.

- ara, Tqven xels afarebT maminacvlis avkacobas.

- ratom ggoniaT, an ra igulisxmeba Tqvens sityvebSi?

pasuxis nacvlad holmsma qalis majas xeli waatana, saxeloze samSvenisad mikerebuli yaiTani gadauwia da xuTi uxeSi TiTisagan Casisxlianebul, Zaladobis aSkara niSanze miuTiTa.

- Tqven Zalian uxeSad mogqcevian, - uTxra holmsma.

qali wamowiTlda da gaSiSvlebul xelze saxelo Camoiwia. - maminacvali Zalian mkacri da araCveulebrivi fizikuri Zalis patronia, - warmoTqva man.

dumili Camowva. idayvdayrdnobili holmsi buxarSi mogigize cecxls misCereboda.

- es Zalian Rrmaddafaruli bneli saqmea, - warmoTqva man bolos. - aTasi wvrilmani ambavia, rac winaswar unda vicode, vidre Ziebas SevudgebodeT. amasTanave dayovnebac ar SeiZleba. Tu dResve stok morenSi gavCndebiT, SevZlebT Tu vera ise davaTvalieroT saxli, rom Tqvenma maminacvalma veraferi Seityos?

- diliT miTxra, dRes aucilebel saqmeze qalaqSi unda Cavideo. vfiqrob, is qalaqSi mTel dRes dayovndeba da Tqven xels veravin SegiSliT. marTalia, saxlSi mne qali gvyavs, magram igi moxucebulia da cotas moisulelebs kidec. ase rom, misi saxlidan gastumreba ar gamiWirdeba.

- SesaniSnavi ambavia. Tqven xom wamoxvalT, uotson?

- aucileblad.

- oriveni geaxlebiT. Tqven TviTon ras apirebT?

- raki qalaqSi var, barem patar-patara saqmeebs movagvareb da Tormeti saaTisaTvis Sin viqnebi, rom Tqven adgilze dagixvdeT.

- swored mag droisaTvis albaT Cvenc movaswrebT raRac wvrilmani ambebis momTavrebas da stok morenSi gavCndebiT. xom ar isauzmebdiT CvenTan erTad?

- ara, me unda wavide. rac guli gadagiSaleT da Cemi satanjveli giTxariT, TiTqos davarxeindi. mouTmenlad dagelodebiT adgilze.

man Savi pirbade Camoiwia da oTaxidan gavida.

- Tqven ras fiqrobT, uotson, yovelive imaze, rac im qalma gviambo? - mkiTxa holmsma da savarZelSi gadawva.

- Zalian bneliT moculi, binZuri saqme unda iyos.

- diax, namdvilad agrea.

- Tu Cvenma stumarma qalma marTali miambo, rom iataki, buxari, fanjrebi da kari ucxosaTvis Seuvali iyo, ise gamodis, rom misi da idumalebiT mocul sikvdils martodmarto Sexvedria.

- maSin rogor avxsnaT Rameuli stvena da gardacvalebulis sityvebi?

- verafers sagulisxmos ver getyviT.

- magram Tu momxdar ambebs Tavs movuyriT, maSin, me mgonia SegveZleba es idumalebiT moxdari bneli saqme gavxsnaT da yvelafers naTeli movfinoT, magaliTad: Rameuli stvena, boSaTa urdo, romlebic Zalian axlo urTierTobaSi arian roilotTan. imave roilotis sisxlxorceuli daintereseba, rom gerebi ar gaTxoviliyvnen da wliuri Semosavali ar Semcireboda, gardacvalebulis sityvebi: Wreli, winwklebiani lentio, da TviTon helen stoneris mier gagonili liTonis davardnis xmauri, rac SeiZleba fanjris urdulebis ZaldatanebiT gaRebisas moxda, yovelive amas Tu gavaerTianebT, vfiqrob, kvanZs gavxsniT.

- magram ra SuaSi arian boSebi?

- ver getyviT.

- im varaudSi, romelic Tqven gamoTqviT, bevri winaaRmdegobaa.

- me TviTonac ase vfiqrob da amitom yovelive adgilze unda Semowmdes. magram dalaxvros eSmakma, es raRa oxrobaa!

uecrad kari gaiRo da Tavs viRac axmaxi wamogvadga. misi samosi eqimisa da memamulis tansacmelis narevs warmoadgenda. Tavze Savi cilindri exura, tanze grZeli serTuki Semoecva, fexebze maRalyeliani getrebi Semoewmawna da xelze monadiris Solti Semoexvia. iseTi zorzoxi iyo, rom qudi karis zeda CarCos ebjineboda da im sigane, rom karebi mTlianad Caexerga. naiarevebiT daRaruli, farTo, mzemokidebuli tlanqi saxe, fosoebSi Rrmad Camjdari avismetyveli Tvalebi da Txeli kexiani cxviri romeliRac Zvel mtacebel frinvels amsgavsebda.

man mzera holmsidan Cemze gadmoitana da mere piriqiT.

- romeli TqvenTagania Serlok holmsi? - ikiTxa bolos moCvenebam.

- es Cemi saxeli da gvaria, - mSvidad miugo Cemma megobarma, - magram Tqven vin brZandebiT?

- me stouk moreneli eqimi grimsbi roiloti var.

- dabrZandiT, - SeepatiJa holmsi.

- dasajdomad ar mcalia, aq iyo Cemi geri. me mas kvaldakval movyvebi. rao, ra giTxraT?

- ra saSineli siciveebi icis am dros, - Cailaparaka holmsma.

- ra giTxraT-meTqi, Tqven gekiTxebiT, - gamoscra gamwarebiT roilotma.

- magram es sicive sosans verafers daaklebso, miTxres, - ganagrZobda holmsi.

- ha, CamogexsnaT ara? - wamoiwyo stumarma, Tan win wamodga da xelSi Solti SeaTamaSa. - gicnobT, ra aramzadac brZandebiT! gamigonia Tqvenze, yvelas saqmeSi eCrebao.

Cemma megobarma Caicina.

- Tqven didi gaiZvera vinme brZandebiT!

holmsma sicils umata.

- skotlendiardelo policielo!

holmsma gulianad gadaixarxara. - Tqven Zalian kargi gasarTobi saubari gyvarebiaT. aqedan roca waxvalT, kari gaixureT, Torem orWoli qari uberavs.

- roca saTqmels movaTaveb, mxolod maSin waval. Cems saqmeebSi ar CaerioT! me vici, rom mis stoneri aq iyo, giTxariT, fexdafex movyevi-meTqi. me Zalian avi da saSiSi kaci var! ai, SexedeT!

igi swrafad mivida buxarTan, cecxlis saCxreki rkina aiRo da mzemokidebuli xelebiT Tvalis daxamxamebaSi dagrixa.

- gaufrTxildiT sakuTar Tavs da ecadeT, xelSi ar CamivardeT, - sTqva es, dagrexili rkina buxarSi Seagdo da oTaxidan gavida.

- Zalian Tavaziani Canda, - siciliT sTqva holmsma. - marTalia, misebr zorzoxi tanis patroni ara var, magram oTaxidan rom male ar gasuliyo, vuCvenebdi, mklavebSi masze naklebi Zala rom arc me gamaCnia. - es rom Tqva, dagrexili rkinis saCxreks xeli wamoavlo da uceb gaaswora.

- Tavisi qeCera xasiaTiT policiels ki Semadara! Tumca es incidenti Cvens Ziebas ufro sainteresos da mimzidvels xdis. imedi maqvs, Cvens patara megobars, romelic ise windauxedavad moiqca, rom am mxecs saSualeba misca kvaldakval asdevneboda, vneba ar mouva. axla ki, uotson, jer visauzmoT, mere me ramdenime cnobis dasazusteblad da Sesakrebad erT-or kacs movinaxuleb da Sin maleve movbrundebi.

daaxloebiT pirveli saaTi iqneboda, roca Serlok holmsi Sin dabrunda. xelSi aWrelebuli lurji qaRaldi eWira.

- Cveni ucnauri stumris gansvenebuli meuRlis anderZi vnaxe. saqmeSi kargad garkvevis mizniT, iZulebuli viyavi, im fasiani qaRaldebis axlandeli Rirebuleba Semetyo, romlebSiac im sacodavs Tavisi kapitali daubandebia. viangariSe da Semosavlis saerTo Tanxas, qalis gardacvalebamde, aTas as sterlingamde miuRwevia, magram soflis meurneobis produqtebze fasebis daklebas wliuri Semosavali Svidas ormocdaaT girvanqa sterlingamde Seumcirebia. anderZis mixedviT, gaTxovebis dros qaliSvilebs TiToeuls oras ormocdaaTi girvanqa sterlingi unda daniSvnodaT. naTelia, Tu oriveni gaTxovdebodnen, maSin roilotis wliuri Semosavali aRaraferi darCeboda. erT-erTi maTganis gaTxovebac ki mis wliur Semosavals sagrZnoblad Seamcirebda. axla TqvenTvis naTelia, rom mTeli es dila cud-ubralod ar damikargavs. me davadgine, rom maminacvals gerebis gaTxovebis sawinaaRmdegod Zalian seriozuli motivebi amoZravebda. mdgomareoba Zalze daZabulia, uotson, miT umetes, rom roilotma icis, vinc aris dainteresebuli misi piradi saqmeebiT. Tu mzad xarT, kebs davuZaxoT da vaterloos sadgurisaken gaveSuroT. Zalian dagimadlebT, Tu revolvers Tan wamoiRebT. iseTi jentlmenis Sesakaveblad, romelic cecxlis saCxreks iolad Runavs, revolveri Zalian kargi saSualebaa. revolveri da kbilis sawmendi jagrisi, ai, rac Cven axla gvWirdeba.

vaterloos sadgurSi bileTebi pirvelsave matarebelze viSoveT da leTerhedisaken gavemgzavreT. CavediT Tu ara, sadguris sastumroSi resorebiani orTvala daviqiraveT da sereis mSvenieri bunebis wiaRSi oTxi, Tu xuTi mili gza gaviareT. eniTuTqmeli mziani dari mogveswro. caze, aqa-iq criatebdnen Rrublis qulebi. xeebsa da cocxal Robeebs mwvane kvirtebi daxeTqodaT da haerSi sveli miwisa da gamoRviZebul mcenareTa nazavi amo surneli idga. im bneliT mocul amazrzen saqmesa da gazafxulis mosvliT bunebis gamoRviZebas Soris raRac uCveulo kontrasti iqmneboda. Cemi megobari orTvalis wina dasajdomze miyuJuliyo, xelebi gadaejvaredinebina, qudi Tvalebze Camoefxata, nikapi mkerdze daeyrdno da Tavi Rrma fiqrebisaTvis mieca. uecrad wamoiwia, xeli mxarze momiTaTuna da mdeloebze mimiTiTa.

- aba, SexedeT! - mommarTa holmsma.

Cems Tvalwin, ferdobze, nargavebiT damSvenebuli veeba parki gadaiSala. uzarmazari gabarjRultotebiani xeebi ZvelisZvel Senobas Tavis simwvaneSi malavdnen da mxolod saxuraviRa moCanda.

- albaT stok morenia? - Tqva holmsma.

- diax, ser, es doqtor grimesbi roilotis sasaxle gaxlavT, - gviTxra meetlem.

- iq raRac mSenebloba mimdinareobs da Cven swored iq gvinda mivideT, - uTxra meetles holmsma.

- Cven soflisaken gviWiravs gezi, magram Tu Tqven gindaT sasaxleSi ufro swrafad mixvideT, maSin etlidan unda CamoxdeT, Robes gadaevloT da mindor-mindor gakvalul bilikebs mihyveT. swored im bilikebs, ai, is ledi rom mihyveba.

holmsma Tvalebze xeli moiCrdila, mimavals daakvirda da mere warmoTqva: - mgonia, is ledi mis stoneri unda iyos. diax, Cven swored aq CamovxdebiT.

Cven orTvalidan CamovediT. meetles gasamrjelo gadavuxadeT da orTvala isev leTerhedisaken waxriginda.

- Zalian kargad moviqeciT, rom mSenebloba movikiTxeT, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - mag meetles arqiteqtorebi vegonebiT da Worebsa da mieT-moeTs moeSveba. SuadRe mSvidobisa, mis stoner, xom naxeT, ra mtkice sityvis patronebica varT?

Cveni dilandeli stumari mxiarulad Semogvegeba.

- oh, rogor mouTmenlad gelodiT, - Tqva man da xeli gulTbilad CamogvarTva. - yvelaferi Zalian kargad moewyo, doqtori roiloti qalaqSi wavida da albaT saRamomde arc Camova.

- Cven siamovneba gvqonda Tqveni maminacvali gagvecno, - holmsma ramdenime sityviT mokled mouTxro mis stoners roilotis stumrobis ambavi. mis stoneri yuradRebiT gvismenda da Tan ferifuri misdioda.

- RmerTo mowyaleo, - wamoiyvira man, - ise gamodis, CemTvis kvaldakval udevnia.

- diax, swored agrea.

- iseTi cbieri kacia, rom me albaT mis klanWebs Tavs verasodes davaRwev. netav ras metyvis, roca dabrundeba?

- sakuTar Tavs mixedos, Torem, iqneb masze cbieri da veragi kaci adges axla mis nakvalevs. Tqven unda saketiT CarazoT saZinebeli oTaxis kari da Rame ise gaataroT. Tu gaxelda da gaSmagda, maSin Tqvens deidasTan wagiyvanT. axla ki mis mosvlamde darCenili dro unda maqsimalurad gamoviyenoT da wagviZexiT, rom oTaxebi, rac SeiZleba male davaTvalieroT.

Senoba ruxi qviT iyo nagebi, xavsi mosdeboda da ori naxevradwriuli moyvanilobis frTedebi kiborCxalas fexebiviT hqonda centraluri nawilisaken mokauWebuli. erT-erTi frTedis fanjrebi Calewili iyo da minis magivrad ficriT amoeqolaT, saxuravi alag-alag Camowoliliyo da Camoqcevas aRaraferi uklda. Senobis centraluri nawili SedarebiT ukeTesad gamoiyureboda, magram marjvena frTedi sul axlaxan SekeTebuli Canda. fanjrebze Camofarebuli fardebi da buxridan amomavali boli ki imis mauwyebeli iyo, rom ojaxi swored Senobis am nawilSi cxovrobda. marjvena frTedis bolo kedelze xaraCo aRemarTaT da etyoboda, qvis samuSaoebi wamoewyoT, magram Cveni misvlis dros xelosnebi arsad Candnen. holmsi WuWyian guburaSi nel-nela daabotebda da fanjrebs didi gulisyuriT akvirdeboda.

- es fanjara, - holmsma sul bolo sarkmelze miuTiTa, - rogorc Tqveni naambobidan maxsovs, im oTaxisaa, romelSiac Tqven adre cxovrobdiT, Sua - Tqveni dis oTaxisaa da Cemgan marcxniv romaa da Senobis centralur nawils ekvris, doqtor roilotisa, ara?

- namdvilad agrea, magram amJamad me SuaTana oTaxSi vcxovrob.

- diax, maxsovs Tqveni naambobidan, kedlis SekeTeba daiwyes da maminacvalma dis oTaxSi gadamiyvanao. magram im bolo kedels, Cemi azriT, araviTari SekeTeba ar esaWiroeba.

- mec ase mgonia, rom es sababi unda iyos, ris gamoc SuaTana oTaxSi gadamiyvana.

- safiqrelia. oTaxebis iqiTa mxares, rogorc maxsovs, grZeli talani Cauyveba da karebi iqiTa mxares iReba. derefans, albaT, fanjrebic aqvs, ara?

- fanjrebi aqvs, magram Zalian mcire zomisa. imdenad patara, rom Sig gaZroma yovlad mouxerxebelia.

- oriveni kars Signidan ketavdiT, ese igi, talanis mxridan Tqveni oTaxebi Seuvali iyo. axla gTxovT, Tqvens oTaxSi SexvideT da darabebi daxuroT.

mis stonerma darabebi Signidan Caraza, rogorc holmsma sTxova.

holmsi bevrs ewvala, rogorme gaeRo daraba, magram yovelgvarma cdam amaod Cauara. ara Tu danis piris, darabebSi nemsis gasaZvreni RriWoc ki arsad iyo, raza rom maRla aewia da daraba gaeRo. mere gamadidebeli SuSiT anjamebi daaTvaliera. esec amao Sroma gamodga, vinaidan anjamebi mtkice rkinisagan naWedi aRmoCnda da fanjrebs kedelSi myarad Casmul CarCoebSi mWidrod ketavda.

- hm, - Tqva holmsma da fiqrebSi wasulma nikapi moifxana, - Cemi Tavdapirveli varaudi ar marTldeba. am darabebSi Zexorcieli ver SeZvreba, roca daketilia. iqneb saqmes oTaxebis Signidan daTvalierebam mohfinos Suqi.

gverdiTi karidan SevediT axlad SeTeTrebul talanSi, sadac samive oTaxis kari gamodioda. holmsma roilotis oTaxs gverdi ise auara, rom ar gausinjavs da pirdapir im oTaxSi Sevida, sadac amJamad mis stoners eZina da sadac misma dam idumalebiT mocul viTarebaSi miabara RmerTs umanko suli. es iyo dabalWeriani, ubralo patara oTaxi, romelsac ganieri buxari amSvenebda. aseTi oTaxebi soflad Zvelebur saxlebSi gvxvdeba. erT kuTxeSi idga mixakisferi komodi, meoreSi viwro, TeTrgadasafarebliani sawoli, xolo fanjridan marcxniv satualeto magida. oTaxis morTulobas iatakze dafenili patara noxi da ori skami emateboda. kedlebze akruli iyo mixakisferi muxis ficrebi, romlebic JamTa svlas daefacxavebina, da iseTi siZvelis ieri hqondaT, rom albaT Senobis agebis dRidan moyolebuli maT gamocvlaze aRaravis efiqra. holmsma skami aiRo, oTaxis kuTxeSi Cumad mijda da kedlebs, iataks, Wers, oTaxis kuTxeebs, yvelafers gamWriaxi TvalebiT, gafacicebuli aTvalierebda.

- es zari visTan aris gayvanili da SeerTebuli? - ikiTxa man didi xnis siCumis Semdeg da zaris karga msxvil Tokze miuTiTa, romlis bolo pirdapir sawolze eSveboda da TiTqmis baliSis pirs exeboda.

- es mne qalis oTaxSia gayvanili.

- sxva sagnebTan SedarebiT eg raRac axali unda iyos?

- diax, eg ori-sami welia, rac gaiyvanes.

- albaT Tqveni dis daJinebiT gaakeTes, ara?

- ara, igi zars ar rekavda, vinaidan Cven TviTon vakeTebdiT yvelafers, rac ki gvWirdeboda.

- ise am zaris arseboba aucileblobiT nakarnaxevi ar unda iyos. mapatieT, cota xans kidev dagabrkolebT, vinaidan iatakis kargad daTvalierebac minda. - mere gamadidebeli SuSiT SeiaraRebuli, holmsi muxlebze daemxo, didxans forTxavda iatakze da ficrebs Soris darCenil patar-patara adgilebs didi dakvirvebiT aTvalierebda. aseve gulmodgined Seamowma kedelze akruli muxis ficrebi. mere sawolis win karga xans SeCerda da loginsa da kedels Sehyurebda. bolos, zaris dasareki Tokis bolos waavlo xeli da magrad Camohkra.

- es ra, munji zaria, Tu ra? - ikiTxa holmsma.

- ra, ar rekavs? - vikiTxe me.

- ara, mavTulTan SeerTebulic ki araa. es Zalian saintereso ambavia. ai, xedavT, misi bolo swored iqaa mimagrebuli, sadac saniavos patara nasvretia.

- rogori sisulelea, winaT arc ki SeminiSnavs, - warmoTqva mis stonerma.

- diax, Zalian didi sisulelea! - TavisTvis butbutebda holmsi, Tan Toks xels ar uSvebda da xandaxan Zlierad Camohkravda xolme. - am oTaxSi Zalian TvalSisacemi ambebia. magaliTad, ver amixsnia, saniavo ratom unda gadiodes meore oTaxSi da ara gareT.

- esec araa didi xnis win gakeTebuli, - Tqva ledim.

- albaT zarTan erTad gaakeTes, - CaurTo holmsma.

- diax, maSin raRac-raRaceebi gadaakeT-gadmoakeTes.

- Zalian sainteresod ki gadaukeTeb-gadmoukeTebiaT yvelaferi - zari gauyvaniaT, romelic ar muSaobs da saniavo ar aniavebs. axla, Tqveni nebarTviT, mis stoner, sxva oTaxebsac vewvioT.

doqtor grimesbi roilotis saZinebeli oTaxi geris oTaxze didi gaxldaT, Torem iseve ubralod gamoiyureboda, rogorc pirveli. salaSqro nawili, xis momcro wignebis karada, romelic teqnikuri wignebiT iyo savse, sawolis gverdiT dadgmuli savarZeli, kedelTan midgmuli Cveulebrivi skami, mrgvali magida da rkinis didi seifi, ai, es nivTebi mogxvdebodaT TvalSi oTaxSi Sesvlisas. holmsma yvela nivTi didi gulisyuriT daaTvaliera.

- amaSi ra aris, - ikiTxa holmsma da xeli seifs daado.

- Cemi maminacvlis saqmiani qaRaldebia.

- Tqven dagiTvalierebiaT odesme es seifi?

- mxolod erTxel, ramdenime wlis winaT. maxsovs, qaRaldebiT iyo gamotenili.

- Sig kata xom ar hyavs damwyvdeuli?

- ara, magram es ra ucnauri azrebi gebadebaT?

- ho, magram aba, amas SexedeT! - Tqva holmsma da karadidan lambaqze dasxmuli rZe gviCvena.

- ara, kata saerTod ara gvyavs, magram paviani da sanadirod gawvrTnili avaza ki binadroben Cvens saxlSi.

- ho, ra Tqma unda! avaza mozrdili kataa da meti araferi, magram lambaqze dasxmuli rZe rogor yofnis, es ukve aRar vici. aqaa swored is ZaRlis Tavi damarxuli, romlis povnasac me veswrafvi, - holmsi xis skamis win Cacucqda da didi yuradRebiT gasinja sajdomi.

- gmadlobT, yvelaferi gasagebia, - Tqva man, wamodga da gamadidebeli SuSa jibeSi Caido. - aha! aq ki raRac Zalian saintereso sagans gadavawydiT.

misi yuradReba bologakvanZulma patara Soltma miipyro, romelic im sawolis kuTxeSi ekida.

- Tqven ra azrisa xarT amaze, uotson? - mkiTxa holmsma.

- Cveulebrivi Soltia, magram ver gamigia bolos gakvanZa rad undoda?

- ara, mTlad Cveulebrivi Solti ar gaxlavT. oh, am binZur qveyanaSi yvelaze saZagloba isaa, roca av saqmes Wkviani kaci sCadis. mgonia, aq yvelaferi davaTvaliereT, mis stoner, da axla guburisken wavalT.

holmsi ase moRuSuli da SublSekruli arasodes minaxavs. Cven ramdenime xans ubrebiviT davdiodiT win da ukan, guburis napirze arc me da arc mis stoners holmsis fiqrTa dinebisaTvis xeli ar SegviSlia, vidre TviTonve ar daarRvia siCume.

- axla mTavaria, mis stoner, Cemi rCeva-darigebis yvela wvrilmani ar gamogrCeT da zedmiwevniT zustad SeasruloT yovelive.

- swored ise moviqcevi, rogorc damarigebT.

- aseT rTul viTarebaSi yoymani yovlad dauSvebelia. Tqveni sicocxle imazea damokidebuli, Tu rogor SeasrulebT Cems naTqvams.

- me Tqvens xelTa var, mister holms!

- pirvel yovlisa, me da Cemi megobari Tqvens sawol oTaxSi unda davrCeT.

mec da mis stonermac holmss SeSfoTebulebma SevxedeT.

- diax, swored ase unda moviqceT. me vici, rom aq sadRac soflis sastumroa.

- diax, sastumro `gvirgvini~ gaxlavT.

- Zalian kargi. Tqveni fanjrebi xom moCans sastumrodan?

- raRa Tqma unda?

- roca Tqveni maminacvali dabrundeba, Tqven Tavis tkivils moimizezebT da oTaxSi CaiketebiT. rogorc ki igi dasaZineblad dawveba, darabas gamoaRebT da lampas sarkmelSi gamodgamT. Cven sastumrodan fanjaraSi gamodgmul lampis sinaTles davinaxavT da am daTqmul niSanze Tqveni oTaxisaken gamoveSurebiT. Tqven ki, rac rame mogesurvebaT, aiRebT da Tqvens yofil oTaxSi gadabargdebiT. rac ar unda dangreuli iyos iqauroba, erTi Ramis gaTeva mainc SeiZleba.

- Cems oTaxSi ufro Tavisuflad daviZineb.

- danarCeni Cven mogvandeT.

- magram RamiT Tqven raRa unda akeToT?

- Cven Tqvens oTaxSi davrCebiT da im xmauris mizezs gamovikvlevT, ramac Tqven agrerigad SegaSfoTaT.

- me ise mgonia, mister holms, rom Tqven ukve yvelafers mixvdiT da gadawyvetilebac miiReT, - Tqva mis stonerma da Cems megobars xeli xelze mouTaTuna.

- SeiZleba asec iyos.

- maSin, RvTis gulisaTvis, miTxariT Cemi dis sikvdilis mizezi.

- vidre vityode, minda xelT ufro mtkice sabuTebi gvepyras.

- imis Tqma xom mainc SegiZliaT, sworia Tu ara Cemi varaudi, rom Cemi ubeduri da uecari SiSis eldisagan gardaicvala?

- ara, me ase ar vfiqrob. Cemi azriT, misi sikvdilis mizezi xelSesaxebi iyo. axla ki, mis stoner, Cven unda dagvtovoT, Torem Tu dabrunebulma roilotma aq gvnaxa, Cveni Camosvla ubralod wylis nayva iqneba da meti araferi. aba, yoCaRad iyaviT da garwmunebT, rom xifaTidan ucilod dagixsniT.

Serlok holmssa da me sastumro `gvirgvinSi~ sawoli oTaxis Sovna ar gagvWirvebia. Cveni samyofeli meore sarTulze gaxldaT da iqidan kargad moCanda ZvelTaZveli sasaxlis parkSi Sesasvleli WiSkarica da sacxovrebeli frTedis fanjrebic. sibneleSi SevniSneT, rogor Cagviara doqtorma roilotma. misi zorzoxi tani garkveviT moCanda etlSi mis gverdiT mjdar patara biWis sxeulTan SedarebiT, romelic orTvalas marTavda. biWma uceb ver gaaRo rkinis uzarmazari WiSkari da Cven garkveviT gvesmoda amis Taobaze gulmosuli roilotis cxeniviT frutuni. aseve garkveviT davinaxeT, rogor utrialebda im sacodav biWs cxvirwin veeba mjiRs roiloti.

orTvala WiSkarSi Sevida da ramdenime wuTis mere, xeebis CrdilSi, sasaxlis sastumros erT-erT oTaxSi anTebulma sinaTlis Suqma ielva.

- iciT, guli meTanaRreba, rom Tan wagiyvanoT, uotson. es saqme Zalian saxifaToa, - miTxra holmsma, roca bnelSi visxediT da fanjaraSi daTqmul niSans velodiT.

- SemiZlia riTime dagexmaroT?

- Tqveni daxmareba fasdaudebeli iqneba.

- maSin ueWvelad movdivar.

- es Tqveni mxriv didi keTilSobilebaa.

- Tqven saSiSroeba axseneT. albaT daTvalierebisas meti ram SeamCnieT, vidre es me SevZeli.

- ara, naxviT mec igive vnaxe, rac Tqven, magram Cemi meTodis safuZvelze daskvnebi sul sxvagvari gavakeTe.

- garda damunjebuli zaris Tokisa, oTaxSi ucnauri araferi SemimCnevia, magram ra mizniT Camokides is munji zari, amisi axsna namdvilad Cems Zalas aRemateba.

- saniavos miaqcieT yuradReba? - mkiTxa holmsma.

- diax, magram, Cemi azriT, or oTaxs Sua arsebuli patara xvreli, raime mniSvnelovan da sayuradRebos ar unda warmoadgendes. is nasvreti ise erTi cicqna iyo, rom Sig Tagvic ki gaWirvebiT gaeteoda.