MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

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aramisis disertacia
d'artanianma porToss araferi uTxra misi Wrilobisa da veqilis colis Sesaxeb. Zalian gonieri da windaxeduli biWi iyo Cveni gaskoneli, miuxedavad misi siymawvilisa, igi ise iqceoda porTosTan, TiTqos TaviT bolomde sjeroda amayi muSketerisa. d'artanians Rrmad swamda, rom ar unda egrZno­binebina megobrisaTvis misi saidumloebis codna, miT ufro, Tu es saidumlo Tavmoyvareobas exeboda. garda amisa, isic icoda, rom erTgvari zneobrivi upiratesoba eZleva adamians, rodesac igi Tavisi amxanagebis cxovrebas icnobs. d'artaniani maSinve fiqrobda momavalSi intrigebis mowyobas, gadawyve­tili hqonda, Tavisi keTildReobis saSualebad gamoeyenebina Tavisi megobrebi da amitom Tavidanve siamovnebiT ikrebda xelSi uxilav Zafebs, romelTa daxmarebiT fiqrobda Tavis ganzraxvaTa asrulebas.

mTeli gza daRonebuli midioda, Tvalwin exateboda mSvenieri qalbatoni bonasie, romelsac Rirseulad unda daejildoebina Tavganwiruli erTguleba, magram avCqar­debodiT daRonebis mizezad dakarguli netareba dagvesa­xelebina. ara, mas aRonebda fiqri imaze, rom qals ubedureba SeemTxva.

d'artanians eWvi ar epareboda, rom sawyali qali msxverpli iyo kardinalisa, romelic yovel Rones xmarobda javris amosayrelad, xolo yvelasTvis cnobili iyo misi yovlad­uwmindesobis daundobeli SurisZieba.

rogor moxda, rom kardinalma wyalobis TvaliT gadaxeda d'artanians, amas TviTonac ver mimxvdariyo da, cxadia, gaigebda misi yovladuwmindesobis gvardiis kapitan baton kavuasagan, Sin rom daxvedroda.

ise veraferi aaCqarebs drois srbolas da ver Seamoklebs gzas, rogorc fiqri. swored amitom, fiqrebSi garTulma d'artanianma verc ki SeamCnia, rogor gaiara eqvsi Tu rva lie krevkeridan Santilamde.

rodesac sofelSi Sevida, mxolod maSin gamococxlda da Tavi gaiqnia, male dainaxa is samikitno, romelSic aramisi datova. aaCqara Tavisi cxeni da umal iq gaCnda.

amjerad samikitnos patronis colma miiRo Cveni mgzavrebi. rogorc viciT, swrafi Secnobis unari hqonda d'artanians, Tvali gadaavlo Casuqebul, mxiaruli saxis dedakacs da maSinve mixvda, rom zedmeti iyo aq raimes damalva. sisulele iqneboda, aseTi mocinari saxis dedakacisadmi undoblobisa da sifrTxilis gamoCena.

_ iqneba miTxraT, _ zrdilobianad mimarTa d'artanianma qals, _ ra daemarTa erT Cems amxanagTagans, romelic Cvenda uneburad, am aTi-Tormeti dRis winaT aq davtoveT?

_ lamazi ymawvili, ocdasami-ocdaoTxi wlisa, zrdili da tanadi?

_ diax, swored is, mxarSi daWrili.

_ diax, mxarSi daWrili, ho, aq gaxlavT, batono, jerac aq gaxlavT.

_ giSvelaT RmerTma, keTilo qalo, _ uTxra d'artanianma, cxenidan Camoxta da aRviri planSes misca, _ gamomacocxleT kaci! sad aris Cemi sayvareli aramisi? minda movexvio da gulSi Cavikra! unda giTxraT, rom Zalian meCqareba Cemi megobris naxva.

_ ukacravad gaxlavarT, batono, magram ara mgonia, man moaxerxos amJamad Tqveni miReba.

_ viTomda ratom? iqneba qali hyavs vinme?

_ RmerTo didebulo! magas ras brZanebT? sawyali ymaw­vili! ara, batono, ara, qali aravina hyavs.

_ maS, vin hyavs?

_ mondidieli mRvdeli da amienis iezuitebis winamZRvari.

_ vai, gamiwyra RmerTi! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ iqneba cudad aris is sacodavi?

_ ara, batono, piriqiT, magram Tavisi avadmyofobis Sedegad moefina madli RvTisa da gadawyvita, berad aRik­vecos, monasterSi Sevides.

_ ho, marTla, _ Tqva d'artanianma, _ sul gadamaviwyda, rom igi mxolod droebiT iyo muSketerebis razmSi.

_ mainc gnebavT, batono, misi naxva?

_ dRes ufro metad, vidre odesme.

_ maS, mibrZandiT, batono, ezoSi, marjvniv abrZandiT, mesame sarTulze, mexuTe nomerSi.

d'artaniani miTiTebuli mimarTulebiT wavida da erT im gareTa kibeTagans miadga, romlebsac dRes kidev vxvdebiT Zveleburi sastumroebis ezoebSi, magram arc ise advili iyo momaval mRvdelTan Sesvla. aramisis oTaxTan misvla Zneli iyo. bazeni derefanSi idga da gza Seekra miT ufro meti gabedulebiT, rom ramdenime wlis lodinis Semdeg miRweulad eCveneboda Tavisi marad saamayo mizani.

sawyali bazenis ocnebas yovelTvis is Seadgenda, rom sarwmunoebis msaxurad yofiliyo da mouTmenlad eloda im sanatrel dros, rodesac aramisi gadaagdebda muSketeris mosasxams da anaforiT Seimoseboda. aramisis yoveldRiuri dapireba, rom es sanatreli wuTi male dadgeboda, aCerebda bazens muSketeris msaxurad, romlis gamo, rogorc TviTon iZaxda, SeuZlebeli iyo, suliT xorcamde ar wawymediliyo adamiani.

sazRvari ar uCanda bazenis sixaruls. eWvi ar iyo, axla aRar uRalatebda misi batoni Tavis aRTqmas da mRvdlad ekurTxeboda, xorciel tkivils SeuerTebda zneobriv Wmunvas. aman gamoiwvia didi xnis nanatri ocnebis asruleba. xorci­eladac itanjeboda aramisi, sulieradac da bolos sarwmu­noebaze daamyara Tavisi fiqrebi. RvTis gangebad da gafrTxi­lebad eCevna moulodnelad Tavs datexili ormagi ubedureba: Tavisi sayvarlis uecari gauCinareba da mxarSi Wriloba.

aRtacebuli iyo bazeni axlo momavlis molodiniT da gasagebia, ra ubedurebad unda sCveneboda d'artanianis misvla. igi grZnobda, rom am garemoebas SeeZlo kvlav saero yo­facxovrebiT datkbobis fiqrebi aReZra mis batonSi da isev im WaobSi daetovebina, sadac aqamde iRupeboda. amitom gza Seukra, gadawyvita, magrad daxvedroda mters da ar mieca karis Semtvrevis saSualeba. cxadia, samikitnos patronis colis naTqvamis Semdeg ver ityoda bazeni, batoni Sin ar brZandebao. amitom ecada daerwmunebina igi, rom metismeti kadniereba iqneboda amJamad Sewuxeba misi batonisa, romelic dilidanve Rrmad garTuli brZandeboda sarwmunoebrivi sakiTxebiT, da bazenis sityviT, saRamomde ar dasruldeboda es kamaTi.

magram d'artanianma araviTari yuradReba ar miaqcia bazenis mWevrmetyvelebas, sisuleled miaCnda Tavisi megobris msaxu­rTan polemikuri brZolis atexa. xelis erTi moqneviT gverdze gaswia Tavxedi, xolo meoriT raza aswia.

d'artanianma kari SeaRo da oTaxSi Sevida.

aramisi Savad Semosiliyo, Tavze mrgvali qudi exura, mogrZo magidas misjdomoda, romelzedac mravlad ewyo dagragnili qaRaldebi da didroni foliantebi. marjvniv amieneli iezuitebis moZRvari ujda, marcxniv _ mondidieli mRvdeli. fardebi naxevrad daSvebuli daetovebinaT da susti, idumali Suqi anaTebda oTaxs. eriskacis kuTvnili usaWiroesi sagnebi, romlebic maSinve TvalSi gecema axal­gazrda muSketeris oTaxSi Sesvlisas, mTlad gamqraliyo iqidan, TiTqos jadosans Seelocos. SeSinebul bazens, rom sabrZolo saWurvlis danaxvaze maSinve rom ar daviwyeboda mis batons saRvTo werili da monasteri, amitom aeRo da ise mieCqmala xmali, dambaCebi, bumbuliani mxedruli qudi da yovelgvari morTuloba, rom eSmakic veRar miagnebda.

samagierod, erT bnel kuTxeSi Tvali mohkra raRacas, berebis monaniebis sagvemi maTraxis msgavss, romelic kedelze ekida.

karis gaRebis xmaurze aramisma wignidan Tavi maRla aswia da d'artaniani dainaxa, magram warmoidgineT gaskonelis gancvifreba, rodesac misma misvlam muSketerze araviTari STabeWdileba ar iqonia.

_ dila mSvidobisa, Cemo d'artanian, _ miesalma aramisi, _ xom gjeraT, rom Tqveni naxviT bednieri var?

_ mec, agreTve, _ miugo d'artanianma, _ Tumca jer kargad ara var darwmunebuli, rom saxeldobr aramiss vxedav da velaparakebi.

_ swored aramiss, Cemo megobaro, swored aramiss, erTi miTxariT, ram aRgiZraT eg eWvi?

_ vfiqrob, oTaxebi ameria da wminda eklesiis moRvawesTan Sevedi. miT ufro, am batonebTan rom daginaxeT, albaT Zalian avada xarT.

iezuitma da mRvdelma iseTi TvaliT gadaxedes d'artanians, rom etyobodaT, maSinve mixvdnen misi sityvis namdvil azrs, magram d'artanianma maT yuradReba ar miaqcia.

_ iqneb xels giSliT, Cemo sayvarelo aramis, _ ganagrZo d'artanianma, _ imis mixedviT, rac me aq damxvda, unda vigulisxmo, rom Tqvens aRsarebas ismenen es batonebi.

aramisi odnav wamowiTlda.

_ Tqven xels miSlideT? oh, piriqiT, Cemo megobaro, geficebiT, rom ara! Cemi simarTlis dasamtkiceblad, neba miboZeT, gamovTqva sixaruli, rom kvlav cocxalsa da jan­mrTels gxedavT.

`oho, mgoni, Wkuaze modis, _ gaifiqra d'artanianma, _ kidev kargi, Torem~...

_ radgan Cemma megobarma, _ ganagrZo aramisma da RvTis msaxurT d'artanianze xeliT aniSna, _ ramdenime dRis winaT did gansacdels daaRwia Tavi.

_ madli uZRveniT RmerTs, _ upasuxa orivem erTad da Tavi daRunes.

_ RmerTs Tavisi mivuZRveni, wminda mamao, _ miugo d'arta­nianma da madlobis niSnad Tavi mdablad daukra.

_ swored droze moxvediT, Cemo d'artanian, _ mimarTa aramisma, _ monawileobas miiRebT Cvens msjelobaSi da Tqveni codniT sinaTles mohfenT kamaTs; batoni amienelebis winamZRvari, batoni moZRvari mondidieli da me vmsjelobT RvTismetyvelebis zogierT sakiTxze, romlebsac didi xania damonebulebi vyavarT da aseve veyolebiT, sanam ar gadav­wyvetT. Zalian dagvavalebT, Tu Tqvens azrsac gvacnobebT.

_ mxedari kacis azrs araviTari wona ara aqvs sarwmu­noebisaTvis, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ romelic grZnobda, rom arasasiamovno mimarTulebas iRebda baasi, _ me mgonia, rom Tqveni sakiTxebis gadasawyvetad am batonebis azric ikmarebs.

SaviT mosilma mRvdelma da iezuitma mdablad daukres Tavi d'artanians.

_ piriqiT, _ ar daeTanxma aramisi, _ Tqveni azric Zalian dagvexmareba. ai, ra gvaqvs gadasawyveti: batoni winamZRvari im Sexedulebisa brZandeba, rom Cemi disertacia unda iyos uaRresad dogmaturi da didaqtikuri.

_ Tqveni disertacia? maS, Tqven disertacias werT?

_ magas raRa Tqma unda? _ upasuxa winamZRvarma, _ kurTxevas win yovelTvis gamocda uZRvis da amisaTvis aucilebel saWiroebas warmoadgens disertaciis dawera.

_ kurTxevas? _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, radgan ara sjeroda arc sastumros patronis colis naTqvamisa da arc bazenis sityvebisa, _ kurTxevas? _ gaimeora da gakvirvebuli TvalebiT daaSterda aramiss da mis wmindanebs.

aramisi ise moxdenilad Cajda savarZelSi, TiTqos keTil­Sobili qalebis sazogadoebaSi yofiliyos. alersiT Sesc­qeroda Tavis lamaz, qalis xeliviT TeTr, funCula xels, romelic maRla aewia, rom sisxli Zirs wamosuliyo.

_ ho, rogorc moismineT, d'artanian, _ ganagrZo aramisma. _ baton winamZRvars nebavs, rom Cemi disertacia iyos dogmaturi, me ki minda, igi idealuri iyos, ai, amis mixedviT mirCia batonma winamZRvarma, Cemi Sromis safuZvlad ameRo iseTi debuleba, romelic jer arsad damuSavebula. TviTonac vxedav, masSi mravali masala moipoveba, romelic SeiZleba sagangebod ganviTardes: `Utraque manus in benedicendo clericis inferikribus necessaria est~.

d'artanianma warbSeuxrelad moismina es laTinuri sityvebi.

_ es imas niSnavs, _ ganagrZo aramisma, raTa gaeadvilebina d'artanianisaTvis sakiTxis Secnoba, _ rom orive xeli aucilebel saWiroebas warmoadgens dabali xarisxis mRvdle­bisaTvis, rodesac kurTxevas upireben mrevls.

_ mSvenieri debulebaa! _ wamoiZaxa iezuitma.

_ mSvenieria da dogmaturi! _ kveri daukra mRvdelma.

rac Seexeba d'artanians, igi sruliad gulgrilad ismenda Savi berebis aRtacebas.

_ diax, mSvenieria, _ ganagrZo aramisma, _ magram es wminda mamaTa cxovrebisa da saRvTo werilis Rrmad Seswavlas moiTxovs, me ki am RvTismetyvelebis mecnierT gamovutydi sruliad Tavmdablad da gulwrfelad, rom gvardiis razmelis RamisTevam da mefisadmi erTgulma samsaxurma cota damaviwya RvTismetyvelebis swavla da kvleva-Zieba. amitom ufro Sesaferisad da saamurad meCveneba Cemi amorCeuli debuleba.

d'artanianma metismetad moiwyina, moiwyina mRvdelmac.

aramisma ucbad Tvali gadaavlo Tavis megobars, d'arta­niani ise amTqnarebda, TiTqos sadacaa ybas gaixevso.

_ modiT, frangulad vilaparakoT, Cemo mamao, _ mimarTa iezuits, _ batoni d'artaniani ufro metad datkbeba Cveni sityvebiT.

_ diax, gzam cota damRala, gzam damRala da veRar maRviZebs eg laTinuri, _ Tqva d'artanianma.

_ Tanaxma gaxlavarT, _ Tqva iezuitma, radgan grZnobda, rom gza masac areoda, _ vnaxoT, rogor gamoviyenebT fran­guls.

sixaruliT aRtacebuli mRvdeli madlobis TvaliT Seh­yurebda d'artanians.

_ mose monaa RvTisa... monaa mxolod! geyurebodeT da gaxsovdeT! mose orive xeliT akurTxebs! mklavebi damiWireTo, sTxovs moyvasT im dros, rodesac ebraelebi Jleten TavianT mtrebs, maSasadame, igi akurTxebs orive xeliT, magram ras ambobs amaze saxareba: daadeT xelebio da ara xeli.

_ daadeT xelebi, _ gaimeora mRvdelma da xelebi sakur­Txeblad gaSala.

_ petre mociquli ki, romlis memkvidreni brZandebian wminda papebi, piriqiT brZanebs: gamoiSvireT TiTebi! axla xom mixvdiT?

_ raRa Tqma unda! _ miugo siamovnebiT aramisma.

_ TiTebiT, _ ganagrZo iezuitma, _ wminda petre akurTxebs TiTebiT, maSasadame, papic TiTebiT akurTxebs. kargi, magram ramdeni TiTiT? sami TiTiT: erTi mamisa, erTi Zisa da erTic suliwmindisa.

yvelam pirjvari gadaiwera, d'artanianmac ar isurva ukan CamorCena da magaliTs mihbaZa.

_ marTali unda mogaxsenoT, _ daiwyo aramisma, _ moxib­luli gaxlavarT Cemi disertaciis brwyinvalebiT, magram, amave dros, vgrZnob, matlsaviT gamsress Tavisi sidi­diT. Cemi Tezisi aseTia, aba, miTxariT, Cemo d'artanian, ramdenad Seegueba Tqvens gemovnebas: `cotaodeni sinanuli ar waryvnis RvTisadmi mimarTvas~.

_ Sesdeq! _ Sehyvira iezuitma, _ eg Tezisi eresTan gvaaxloebs, TiTqmis aseTive mosazreba aqvs eresiarq ian­seniuss Tavis wignSi, romelsac, adre iqneba Tu gvian, dawva moelis. frTxilad, Cemo ymawvilo megobaro, Tqven urwmu­noebasTan axlos dgaxarT da Tu magas mihyvebiT, daiRupebiT!

_ suliT xorcamde daiRupebiT! _ mimarTa aramiss mRvdel­ma da sibraluliT gaaqnia Tavi.

_ Tqven exebiT nebisyofis im saSinel wertils, romelic momakvdinebelia.

_ momismineT, wminda mamao! _ Sehbeda aramisma, odnav daretianebulma am sabuTebiT, romelic setyvasaviT scemda Tavsa da gulSi.

_ an rogor daamtkicebT, _ ganagrZo iezuitma, TiTqos arc ki gaegona aramisis sityvebi, _ rom qveyana unda enanebodes adamians, rodesac Tavs swiravs RmerTs? RmerTi ars RmerTi, da qveyana _ eSmaki. vinc dainanebs qveyanas, eSmaks dainanebs. ai, Cemi daskvna.

_ agreTve Cemic, _ Tqva mRvdelma.

_ magram momismineT... RvTis gulisaTvis, _ sTxova aramisma.

_ eSmaki enaneba! ah, Cemo sabralo megobaro! _ daiwyo kvnesiT mRvdelma. _ nu dainanebT eSmaks! daijereT Cemi sityva!

gaSterebiT Sehyurebda d'artaniani, sagiJeTSi egona Tavi da eSinoda, TviTonac ise ar gadareuliyo, rogorc aramisis brZnulad mokamaTe stumrebi eCveneboda.

_ kargi, magram mec momismineT, _ daiwyo isev aramisma Tavazianad, Tumca mis xmaSi ukve cotaodeni mouTmenloba ismoda, _ me ar vambob, rom menaneba. ara, me arasodes ar gamovTqvam marTlmorwmuneobis sawinaaRmdego azrs.

iezuitma xeli zecisken aRapyro, mRvdelma mas mihbaZa.

_ kargi, magram imaSi mainc dagveTanxmeT, rom umarTebulo iqneba is SevwiroT RmerTs, rac ar gvenaneba, rac mogvwyenia da SegvZagebia. gana marTals ar vambob, d'artanian?

_ srul WeSmaritebas brZanebT! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma.

mRvdeli da iezuiti TavianT skamebze Sextnen.

_ ai, ZiriTadi debuleba, erTgvari silogizmi; qveyanas ar aklia mimzidveloba da Tu gavurbivar qveyanas, maS, msxverplad vwirav mis mimzidvelobas da saRvTo werilic dadebiTad brZanebs magasve: SeswireT ram yovlad Zliersa meufesao.

_ es marTalia, _ wamoiZaxes iezuitma da mRvdelma erTad.

_ garda amisa, _ ganagrZo aramisma da Tan yuris bibilos isresda, _ diax, garda amisa, am sakiTxis Sesaxeb patara leqsi davwere, rondo, baton vuaturs gavugzavne SarSan da didi qeba da qaTinaurebic miviRe im saxelovani akademikosisagan.

_ rondo dawereT? _ wamoiZaxa zizRiT iezuitma.

_ rondo dawereT? _ meqanikurad gaimeora mRvdelma.

_ wagvikiTxeT, wagvikiTxeT Tqveni rondo! _ SesZaxa d'artanianma, _ leqsi Segvicvlis baasis Temas.

_ ara, sarwmunoebrivia, _ miugo aramisma. _ es gaxlavT RvTismetyveleba leqsad.

_ ai, daswyevlos! _ uswro enam d'artanians.

_ ai, mismineT, _ Tqva aramisma Tavmdablad.
ase rom nanobT warsulis netarebas,

Tvalcremlianni da gulmoklulni,

ucbad mospobT tanjvas, gulis wamebas,

Tu RmerTs SeswireT Tqvenis sevdis cremlebi,

oh, ubedurno!
d'artanians da mRvdels etyobodaT, moewonaT, iezuiti mtkiced icavda Tavis azrs.

_ frTxilad, RmerTma dagifaroT. ara SeitanoT ra mdabiuri RvTismetyvelur maRal siwmindeSi! nuTu ar gax­sovT, rasa brZanebs wminda avgustini.

_ diax, cxadi rom iyos qadageba! _ wamoiZaxa mRvdelma.

_ Tqveni disertacia, _ Seawyvetina mRvdels iezuitma, roca naxa, rom misi damqaSi urevda, _ Tqveni disertacia Tu moewoneba vinmes, marto lamaz qalebs. diax, batono, iseve gaimarjvebs, rogorc veqil patrus sityva.

_ inebos RmerTma! _ Sehyvira siamovnebiT aramisma.

_ ai, xedavT! _ Sehyvira aRSfoTebiT iezuitma, _ es qveyana gyavT gulSi, es wuTisofeli, da is aris, rom agre xmamaRla gahyviriT. Tqven amqveyniur cTunebas misdevT, Cemo ymawvilo megobaro, da Zalian meSinia, vaiTu, umtyunoT Tqvens wadils.

_ fiqri nu gaqvT, wmindao mamao, Cemi Tavisa me vici!

_ egec amqveyniuri TviTdajerebaa!

_ vicnob, mamao, Cems gulsa da suls, ara, ar uRalateben Tavis wadils.

_ maS, aRar iSliT da mainc am Temaze ganagrZobT disertaciis dacvas?

_ vgrZnob, rom mowodebuli gaxlavarT, es disertacia avirCio Cemi Sromis safuZvlad, da ara sxva. maSasadame, kidec ganvagrZob, da xval, imedi maqvs, sruliad kmayofili damr­CebiT im cvlilebebiT, romlebsac Tqveni rCevisamebr Sevitan Cems SromaSi, _ Tqva aramisma.

_ nu aCqardebiT, _ uTxra mRvdelma, _ sagangebo gunebaze gtovebT da kargadac warmarTavs Tqvens saqmes yovladZlieri.

_ diax, xnuli ukve savsea TesliT, _ Tqva iezuitma, _ da ar unda gveSinodes, Tu nawili Teslisa moxvda unayofo niadagSi, nawili _ gzis pirs da danarCeni ki akenkes ciurma frinvelebma, aves coeli comederunt illam.

`ai, Savi Wiri Senca da Sens laTinursac!~ _ gaifiqra d'artanianma, radgan grZnobda, rom moTmineba eleoda.

_ maS, naxvamdis, Svilo, _ uTxra mRvdelma, _ xvalamdis!

_ xvalamde, norCo gulado, _ uTxra iezuitma, _ cxadad getyobaT, Cveni eklesiis didi maSuqebeli iqnebiT.

mTeli saaTis ganmavlobaSi moTminebadakarguli d'arta­niani frCxilebs ikvnetda. frCxilebs rom morCa, axla TiTebis ReWva daiwyo.

SaviT mosili beri da mRvdeli wamodgnen, aramissa da d'artanians Tavi daukres da karebisken gaemarTnen. bazenic iqve iyo. idga da sixaruliT aRtacebuli gulmodgined ismenda am RvTismetyvelTa mecnierul paeqrobas. mRvdelsa da iezuits didi pativiscemiT gauZRva win, raTa gzaSi ara SemTxveodaT ra. aramismac kibis piramde Caacila da saCqarod amobrunda d'artanianTan, romelic jerac ver mosuliyo gonze.

martod darCenili ori megobari karga xans iyo gaCu­mebuli, magram erT maTgans xom unda daerRvia es dumili da radgan, etyoboda, d'artaniani aramiss uTmobda am upirate­sobas, isev maspinZelma amoiRo xma.

_ xom naxeT, Cemo d'artanian, isev Cems ZvelisZvel mrwamss vubrundebi.

_ diax, gRirsebiaT RvTis wyaloba, weRandeli Tqveni stumris sityviT rom vTqva.

_ oh, ramdeni xania dadgenilia Cemi eklesiaSi dabruneba. ramdenjer gamindvia TqvenTvis Cemi ganzraxva, gana marTals ar vambob, megobaro?

_ marTals ambobT, magram, unda vaRiaro, rom megona, mexumrebodiT.

_ aseT rameze ar xumroben, d'artanian!

_ ratom ara? sikvdilTan xumroben da es ra gaxda!

_ Zalianac scdebian, sikvdili aris kari, romelsac samoTxisken an jojoxeTisken mihyavs adamiani.

_ Tanaxma var, magram gTxovT, nuRar viRvTismetyvelebT, Cemo aramis! me mgonia, dReisaTvis rac TqviT, egec sakmarisia da me ki mTlad damaviwyda laTinuri, romelic arasodes mcodnia. garda amisa, imaSic gamogitydebiT, rom dilis aTi saaTis Semdeg lukma ar Camidvia pirSi da ise mSia, ise mSia, rom lamis SevukurTxo Tqvens RvTismetyvelebas.

_ axlave gavSliT sufras, Cemo megobaro, magram imedi maqvs, gexsomebaT, rom dRes paraskevia da oTxSabaT-paraskevs xorcis Wama ki ara, misi danaxvac ar SemiZlia, Tu inebebT da dakmayofildebiT Cemi sadiliT, Semwvari tetragoni da xili maqvs.

_ es tetragoni raRaa? _ hkiTxa imedmixdilma d'artanianma.

_ ispanaxi, _ upasuxa aramisma, _ magram TqvenTvis zed kvercxebs davaxli, Tumca saSinel codvas Caviden, kvercxi igive xorcia, radgan wiwilis Canasaxia.

_ arc Zalian mdidruli iqneba Cveni sufra, magram ra gaewyoba! oRond TqvenTan davrCe da magasac avitan.

_ gmadlobT, rom mag msxverpls swiravT Cvens megobrobas, _ uTxra aramisma, _ magram icodeT, Tu aras Sematebs Tqvens sxeuls Cemi tetragoni, merwmuneT, bevrs SesZens Tqvens suls.

_ maS, sabolood gadawyviteT, aramis, sarwmunoebaSi SedixarT? ras ityvian Tqveni megobrebi? ras ityvis ba­toni de trevili? dezertirad CagTvlian, daixsomeT Cemi sityva.

_ me sarwmunoebaSi ki ar Sevdivar, aramed vubrundebi sarwmunoebas, Tu marTali ginda. dezertirad gamoveqeci eklesias, Tqvenc iciT, ra didi Zala davatane Cems Tavs, rom muSketerebis razmSi Sevsuliyavi.

_ me es ar vicodi!

_ maS, ar iciT, rad gamovedi seminariidan?

_ araferi vici!

_ ai, Cemi Tavgadasavali, saRvTo werilSic weria: `aRiareT codvani Tqvenni winaSe moyvasTa TqvenTa~, da mec vaRiareb Cems codvas Tqven winaSe, Cemo d'artanian.

_ mec Semindvia da winaswarve mipatiebia codvani Tqvenni, Cemo aramis. xedavT, ra gulkeTili adamiani var!

_ siwmindeebze lazRandaroba ar egebis Cemo megobaro!

_ TqviT, gismenT.

_ cxra wlidan seminariaSi vizrdebodi. oci wlis Ses­rulebas sami dRe maklda, rodesac mRvdlad mipirebdnen kurTxevas da amiT gaTavdeboda yvelaferi. magram erT saRamos, Cveulebisamebr, erT ojaxSi mivedi, sadac siamovnebiT daviarebodi. ras izamT, ymawvili adamiani suliTac sustia, amave ojaxSi dadioda erTi oficeri. igi eWvis TvaliT miyurebda. im saRamos, rodesac saRvTo werils vukiTxavdi Cvens diasaxliss, ucbad Semovarda is oficeri ise, rom qalbatons arc ki moaxsenes misi mosvla. swored im saRamos mivitane Cemi leqsad Targmnili ivdiTis istoriis erTi Tavi. qalbatons vukiTxavdi Cems Targmans... isic miqebda leqss, qaTinaurebiT mamkobda, Cems mxarze dayrdnobili TviTonve kiTxulobda, rodesac ucbad oTaxSi is oficeri Semovida. ar moewona Cveni aseT mdgomareobaSi danaxva, magram ara Tqva ra, Sin wasasvlelad rom gamovedi, isic ukan gamomyva, damewia da miTxra:

_ batono mRvdelo, joxi mogindaT?

_ aba, ra vici, batono? _ vupasuxe gulmagrad, _ aravis gaubedavs Cemze joxiT mosvla.

_ maS, momismineT, batono mRvdelo! Tu kidev misulxarT im saxlSi, sadac am saRamos gnaxeT, me gavbedav da gaCvenebT joxis gemos!

me mgoni, SemeSinda, feri mecvala, Zlivs videqi fexze, mindoda, pasuxi gameca, magram sityvas veRar vpoulobdi da gaCumebuli Sevcqerodi.

oficeri pasuxs eloda, da roca naxa, rom metad vag­vianebdi, sicili waskda, zurgi Semomaqcia da saxlSi Sevida.

me seminariaSi mivedi.

unda mogaxsenoT, kargi gvariSvili var, rasac Tqvenc SeamCnevdiT, sisxlic miduRs, Cemo d'artanian. saSineli iyo Seuracxyofa da saidumlodac rom darCeniliyo Cvens sazogadoebaSi, me mainc vgrZnobdi mis simwvaves da igi guls mwiwknida. seminariis gamges gamovucxade, rom sakmarisad momzadebulad ar mimaCnda Tavi, rom kurTxevis Rirsi ar viyavi da Tanaxmad Cemi Txovnisa, erTi wliT gadades kurTxeva.

parizSi movZebne farikaobis saukeTeso maswavlebeli. piroba davude, rom yoveldRe erT saaTs vivarjiSebdi. marTlac, erTi wlis ganmavlobaSi yoveldRe mqonda es gakveTili da wlisTavze, swored im dRes, rodesac Seurac­xyofa momayena oficerma, lursmanze Camovkide Cemi anafora, mxedruli tanisamosi Cavicvi da erT Cems karg megobar qals vewvie mejlisze. vicodi, iq unda yofiliyo Cemi Seurac­xmyofeli. mejlisi cixe la-forsis axlos daeniSnaT, fran-burJuas quCaze.

marTlac, iq brZandeboda Cemi oficeri, viRac qals trfobis patara leqss ukiTxavda da nazi TvalebiT Seh­yurebda. mivedi da Suaze Sevawyvetine leqsis kiTxva.

_ ukacravad, es mibrZaneT, axlac gajavrdebiT, erT nacnob ojaxSi rom Sevide, peienis quCaze? kargi joxis gemos miCvenebT, Tu fantaziam gamitaca da ar dagemorCilebiT?

gakvirvebuli miyurebda oficeri.

_ ra gindaT Cemgan? me Tqven ar gicnobT.

_ me gaxlavarT is axalgazrda mRvdeli, romelic saRvTo werils kiTxulobs da ivdiTs Targmnis leqsad.

_ haa, axla ki magondeba! _ wamoiZaxa dacinviT oficerma. _ mere, ra gnebavT?

_ minda, cota xans gaTavisufldeT da erTad gaviseirnoT, aqve sul axlos.

_ xval diliT! Tu Tqveni nebac iqneba, didi siamovnebiT dagxvdebiT.

_ ara, xval ki ara, ai, axlave, Tu SegiZliaT.

_ raki ase daJinebiT moiTxovT...

_ diax, daJinebiT.

_ maS, wavideT... qalbatonebo, _ mimarTa man qalebs, _ nu aiSlebiT, erTi wami SemomwireT, rom wuTisofels gamova­salmo es vaJbatoni da maSinve geaxlebiT leqsis kiTxvis dasamTavreblad. wavideT!

peienis quCaze gaviyvane, swored im adgilas, sadac erTi wlis winaT, swored imave dRes, is qaTinauri Semomkadra, weRan rom mogaxseneT, mTvare kaSkaSebda. viZreT xmlebi da pirvel Setakebazeve mkvdari oficeri Zirs gaiSxlarTa.

_ yoCaR, biWo!

_ raki aRar dabrunda, _ ganagrZo aramisma, _ rom Tavisi leqsis ukanaskneli taepi mieZRvna qalbatonisaTvis, Zebna dauwyes da ipoves peienis quCaze gulgangmiruli. maSinve daaskvnes, rom es Cemi saqme iqneboda, da didi miTqma-moTqma gamoiwvia am ambavma. mec iZulebuli gavxdi, ramdenime xniT Sors damemala Cemi anafora. swored im dros gavicani aTosi da porTosi, romlebmac farikaobis garda, ramdenime metad kargi fandi maswavles. maT mirCies muSketerebis razmSi Sesvla. mefes Zalian uyvarda mamaCemi, romelic arasis alyis dros daiRupa. misi pativiscemiT, maSinve Camricxes muSke­terebis razmSi. axla ki ukve droa davubrunde wminda eklesias.

_ raRa swored dRes? ratom guSin ar mogindaT Tqveni eklesia? an ratom xvalisTvis ar gadadeT? ra dagemarTaT dRes iseTi, rom mag azrebs damonebixarT?

_ es Wriloba, Cemo d'artanian, gafrTxilebad momevlina zecidan.

_ Wriloba? Wriloba TiTqmis mogirCaT, vici, da Tundac davificeb, rom dRes eg ar aris Tqveni Semawuxebeli, Tqven sxva ram gawuxebT...

_ ra unda mawuxebdes? _ Sehyvira aramisma da gawiTlda.

_ gulis siRrmeSi arsebuli Wriloba, Cemo aramis, ufro gulsaklavi da mawamebelia.

aramiss uneburad Tvalebi gaubrwyinda.

_ oo, _ wamoiZaxa im kiloTi, rom etyoboda, cdilobda TvalTmaqcuri uaryofiT daemala Tavisi sixaruli.

_ nuRar gamagonebT magas! me magas vfiqrobde? siyvarulis dardi mawuxebdes? iqneba ggoniaT, rom tvini gadamibrunda? mere visTvis? viRac gogosTvis? viRac moaxlisTvis, romelsac vearSiyebodi, manam garnizonSi viyavi?

_ ukacravad, Cemo aramis, magram me ki megona, rom Tqven satrfos ufro maRla moZebnidiT.

_ ufro maRla? mere ra var me, ras warmovadgen, rom magodena siamaye mqondes? erTi sawyali ubralo muSketeri, sruliad ucnobi, romelsac WiriviTa sZuls sxvisadmi mor­Cileba da metad damcirebulad grZnobs Tavs amqveynad.

_ aramis! aramis! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma da eWvis TvaliT daacqerda Tavis megobars.

_ mtveri var, mtvrad viqcevi! sicocxle damcirebis da wamebis Waobia, _ ganagrZo moRuSuli saxiT, _ wvrili ZafebiT aris mikruli bednierebaze, da rogorc ki miuaxlovdeba adamiani, yvela wydeba mis xelSi, metadre, Tu oqrosia Zafi, oh, Cemo d'artanian! _ mimarTa axla piradad d'artanians da cota simware gauria Tavis sityvaSi, _ damijereT, kargad damaleT Tqveni Wrilobani. dumili ukanaskneli Svebaa ubedurTa. frTxilad iyaviT, aravis daanaxvoT kvali Tqveni mwuxarebisa, aravis, vinc unda iyos! cnobismoyvareni ise tkbebian Cveni cremlebiT, rogorc buzebi daWrili irmis sisxliT.

_ eh, Cemo aramis, _ sevdianad amoioxra d'artanianma da kinaRam gulic Tan amoayola, _ Cems ubedurebas miambobT Tqveni sityviT.

_ rogor?

_ diax... erTi qali miyvars, Tayvansa vcem... da moitaces! arc ki vici, sad aris amJamad, sad waiyvanes. arc is vici, cocxalia Tu ara!

_ kargi, magram Tqven is fiqri mainc gaqvT sanugeSod, rom Tavisi surviliT ar miutovebixarT. Tu misi ambavi aRar mogdiT, es imitom, rom aukrZales TqvenTan mimowera, im dros, rodesac...

_ ra?

_ eh! araferi! _ aramisi Seecada daemala, _ araferi!

_ is, rom samudamod uaryofT amqveyniur cxovrebas, sabolood gaqvT gadawyvetili?

_ samudamod, saukunod! dRes Tqven megobari xarT Cemi, xval Tqven CemTvis mxolod CrdiliRa iqnebiT, an, ufro ukeT rom gamovTqva, xval Tqveni arsebobac ki gamofitul sityvad darCeba CemTvis. rac Seexeba Tqvens qveyanas, igi mxolod akldamaa da sxva araferi.

_ rom icodeT, ra samwuxaroa Tqveni sityva.

_ ras izamT, Cemo d'artanian? RvTis gangeba mizidavs Tavisken, RvTis gangebas vemorCilebi.

gaecina d'artanians da pasuxi aRar misca.

isev aramisma ganagrZo:

_ miuxedavad amisa, manam amqveynad var, dedamiwas veb­RauWebi, Zalian minda Tqveni da Cemi megobrebis ambis gageba.

_ me ki is minda, da Zalianac minda, rom Tqveni gavigo raime, _ miugo d'artanianma, _ magram rogorc vxedav, ise CamoSorebixarT yvelafers... siyvarulze `fus~ gaiZaxiT, megobrebi carieli CrdilebiRa ariano, qveyana akldamaao.

_ eeh, magas Tqvenc naxavT da darwmundebiT, _ mwared amoioxra aramisma.

_ maS, nuRarc raimes vityviT amqveynisas, _ uTxra d'artanianma. _ cecxlSi davwvaT es werili, romelic eWvi ar aris, axal Ralats gacnobebT Tqveni sayvareli gogoebisas da moaxleebisas.

_ ra werili? _ ucbad gamococxla aramisi.

_ erTi werilia... Tqvensa mietanaT, rodesac Tqven iq ar iyaviT, da me gamomatanes gadmosacemad.

_ mere, visgan aris es werili?

_ visgan iqneba, Tu ara unugeSod mtirali gogonasagan an Tqveni RalatiT sasowarkveTili moaxlisagan? qalbaton de Sevrezis gogosagan iqneba, romelic iZulebuli gaxda, Tavis qalbatons gahyoloda turSi, da rom ufro guliswarmtacad gCvenebodaT, werilisTvis mSvenieri surnelovani qaRaldi uSovia da Tavisi qalbatonis beWdiT daubeWdavs!

_ ras ambobT, ras, d'artanian?

_ vaime! iqneba damekarga? _ wamoiZaxa mwuxarebiT d'artanianma da Tan jibeebs iqeqavda, TiTqos werils eZebda, _ Cemi bedi, rom qveyana akldamaa, kacebi da, maSasadame, qalebic marto aCrdilebia, xolo siyvaruli sazizRari grZnoba! Torem rogorRa gadagirCebodiT?

_ ah, d'artanian, d'artanian! _ Sehyvira aramisma, _ rad mklav, biWo? ra dagiSave?

_ Zlivs ar gamovacocxle! _ wamoiZaxa sixaruliT d'artanianma da jibidan werili amoiRo.

aramisma iskupa, gamohglija xelidan werili, waikiTxa, anu, ukeT rom vTqvaT, gadaylapa, STanTqa, da marTla gamococxlda kaci, saxe gaubrwyinda!

_ etyoba, kargi ambis maxarobeli yofila Tqveni moaxle, _ uTxra RimiliT d'artanianma.

_ gmadlobT, Cemo d'artanian! _ Sehyvira aramisma im sixaruliT, romelic gagiJebuls amgvanebs kacs... _ iZulebuli yofila isev turSi gadasuliyo; isev erTguli aris Cemi, isev vuyvarvar! modi, megobaro, erTi gadagexvio! veRar gauZlebs guli am netarebas!..

cekva daiwyes megobrebma da vaJkacurad Telavdnen iatakze Camocvenil disertaciis furclebs.

am dros bazeni Semovida, ispanaxi da erbokvercxi Semo­itana.

_ aba, mousvi, ubeduro! _ Sehyvira aramisma da Sig TavSi stkica Tavisi araxCini, _ wadi, saidanac modixar, Tan waiRe es sazizRari saWmeli da saSineli xili! uTxari, sadilad wvenSi Cawyobili kurdReli, kargi msuqani yveruli, nivriT Semwvari cxvris barkali da oTxi boTli Zveli burgundiuli Rvino amomigzavnon.

gaSterebiT Sescqeroda bazeni Tavis batons, veRara gaego ra am uecari cvlilebisa, Sewuxebulma erbokvercxi ispanaxze dauSva da ispanaxi ki iatakze.

_ ai, batono, kargi SemTxveva rom yovlad Zliers, mefeTa mefes SeswiroT Tqveni sicocxle, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ Tu gindaT, zrdilobianad moeqceT mis meufebas.

_ jandabas mefeTa mefec da Tqveni laTinuric, davlioT, Cemo d'artanian, davlioT ise, rom wveTi ar dagvrCes, gadavkraT Cveneburad da erTi Cvenebis ambavic miambeT.