MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

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aRWurvilobis Zebna
aRWurvilobis Zebnam amxanagebSi yvelaze metad d'arta­niani Caafiqra, Tumca, rogorc razmels, mas am saqmi­saTvis gacilebiT ufro naklebi daexarjeboda, vidre maRali warmoSobis muSketerebs, magram, rogorc mkiTxveli Seam­Cnevda, Cveni gaskoneli Zunwi iyo. garda amisa, pativisa da didebis iseTive moyvare, rogorc porTosi. amas is mdgo­mareobac emateboda, rom d'artanianma didi Ziebisa da gamokiTxvis miuxedavad, danamdvilebiT veraferi gaigo qalbaton bonasies Sesaxeb. batonma de trevilma Turme moaxsena dedofals misi moaxlis motacebis ambavi. dedo­falmac ar icoda, sad iyo misi erTguli moaxle, da Sehpirda, moaZebninebda, magram metad zogadi iyo es dapireba da arafriT amSvidebda d'artanians.

aTosi fexs ar icvlida saxlidan. gadawyvetili hqonda, TiTic ar gaenZria aRWurvilobis SesaZenad.

_ TxuTmeti dRe kidev gvaqvs, _ eubneboda Tavis megobrebs, _ icodeT, Tu am ori kviris ganmavlobaSi veraferi movaxerxe, an ufro ukeT rom vTqva, Tu araferi gamovida, rogorc namdvili kaTolike, SublSi ar vixli Cemi dambaCis tyvias. gaval, kardinalis erT oTx razmels vipovi an erTiorad met inglisels, Cxubs avutex da imdens vibrZoleb, manam mec ar momklavs vinme. samagierod, ityvian: mefisTvis mokvda sacodavio; amrigad, me Cems samsaxurs avasruleb da aRWur­viloba ar damWirdeba.

porToss zurgze daedo xelebi, bolTasa scemda oTaxSi, Tavs iqnevda da iZaxda: _ me Cems gegmas mivyvebio.

dafiqrebuli aramisi TmaaSlili dadioda da aras ambobda.

am wvrilmani niSnebiTac kargad dainaxavs mkiTxveli, ra mWmunvareba gamefebuliyo megobrebis wreSi.

Tavis mxriv, msaxurebic monawileobas iRebdnen batonebis mwuxarebaSi. muSketoni puris qerqis marags agrovebda; bazeni, rogorc RvTiskaci, eklesiidan aRar gamodioda; planSe buzebs Tvlida, xolo grimo, romelsac sazogado gaWirvebamac ki ver daarRvevina misi batonis mier nabrZanebi dumili, ise oxravda, rom qvas guls moulbobda.

sami megobari, _ aTosis gamoklebiT, romelmac daifica, rom xels ar gaanZrevda aRWurvilobis SesaZenad, _ dila­adrianad gadioda saxlidan da Zalian gvian brundeboda dasaZineblad. dadiodnen quCebSi, qvebs dascqerodnen, qisa xom ar datoves aq Cvenze win gamvlelebmao. iseTi dakvirvebiT sinjavdnen gzas, rom ityodiT, viRacis kvals misdeven es ymawvilebio. rodesac erTmaneTs Sexvdebodnen, imedmixdil saxeze yvelas erTi kiTxva ewera: _ iSove rame?

oTaxSi pirvelad porToss mouvida raRac azri da mere daJinebiT mihyva da mihyva im azrs, amitom miznis misaRwevad moqmedeba pirvelad man daiwyo. porTosi Rirseuli kaci iyo, rasac Caifiqrebda, Seasrulebda kidec.

erT dRes d'artanianma dainaxa, rom eklesiisaken midioda misi megobari da TviTonac uneblieT ukan mihyva. porTosi eklesiis karebTan mivida, ulvaSi Seiswora, espanurad daye­nebul wverze xeli Camoisva, rac imas moaswavebda, rom sabrZolvelad emzadeboda. d'artaniani cdilobda, frTxilad mihyoloda, rom porToss ar daenaxa. marTlac, am mxriv, Cveni gmiri guldamSvidebuli Sevida eklesiaSi, d'artanianic ukan mihyva. porTosi erT svetTan dadga, d'artanianic mis SeumCnevlad meoresTan miimala.

mRvdeli qadagebas kiTxulobda da amitom eklesiaSi teva ar iyo. am garemoebiT isargebla porTosma, farulad Tvali gadahkra qalebs. muSketonis wyalobiT, igi mSvenivrad iyo gamowyobili da azradac aravis mouvidoda, ra gaWirvebaSi Cavardniliyo, Tumca gaxexoda maudis qudi da gaxuneboda misi damamSvenebeli bumbuli, gafermkrTaleboda naqargi, magram eklesiis sust sinaTleSi qreboda es wvrilmani nakli da porTosi iseve momxiblavad gamoiyureboda, rogorc yovelTvis.

d'artanianma SeamCnia, rom erT skamze, romelic iqve axlos idga, porTosis svetTan, ukve xanSi Sesuli lamazi qali ijda, gamxdari, magram amayi da mediduri. Tavze Savi qudi exura. porTosi malulad gaaparebda xolme im qalisaken mzeras, romelic mere pepelasaviT Semoevleboda mTels eklesias.

Tavis mxriv, is qalbatonic drodadro wiTldeboda, elvis siswrafiT gadaxedavda daudegar porToss, romlis Tvalebi sadRac Sors, eklesiis siRrmeSi ikargebodnen. cxadad Canda, porTosi maxes ugebda Savqudian qalbatons, radgan es ukanaskneli ise ikvnetda tuCebs, rom sisxli sdioda da sasowarkveTili acecebda Tvalebs. porTosma es rom naxa, erTxel kidev gaiswora ulvaSi, espanur wverze xeli Camoisva da raRac aniSna meore mSvenier qalbatons, romelic muxlmoyrili idga mgalobelTa gundTan. am qalbatons, mSvenierebasTan erTad, cxadad emCneoda didebulebac, mas zurgs ukan edga patara zangi, romelsac misTvis baliSi mierTmia muxlis mosayrelad. iqve iyo moaxle patara gerbiani abgiT, raTa qalbatons wirvis damTavrebis Semdeg Sig Caedo Tavisi locvani.

Savqudiani qalbatoni mxedvelobidan ar uSvebda porTosis Tvalebis yovel moZraobas. xedavda, rogor ar acilebda muSketeri Tvals xaverdis baliSze daCoqil qalbatons.

am xnis ganmavlobaSi porTosi kvlav agrZelebda TamaSs. SeuCerebliv axamxamebda Tvalebs, malulad tuCebze TiTebs idebda da guliswarmtacad iRimeboda, rac laxvariviT xvdeboda Saqudian qalbatons.

veRar gauZlo am wamebas sawyalma, guls xeli ikra da, _ RmerTo, Semindeo, _ ise magrad amoioxra, rom yvelam misken miixeda, TviT wiTel baliSze muxlmoyrilma didebulma qalbatonmac. porTosma Zalian kargad icoda, rac moxda, magram viTomc araferio, arc ki Serxeula.

baliSze moxlmoyrilma qalma Tavisi simSvenieriT didi STabeWdileba moaxdina Savqudian qalbatonze, romelic masSi naTlad xedavda metad saSiS metoqes. man didi STabeWdileba moaxdina porToszedac, romelic darwmunda, rom is gaci­lebiT lamazi iyo, vidre Savqudiani qalbatoni. igi Zalian moewona agreTve d'artanians, man maSinve icno mengSi, kaleSi da luvrSi nanaxi qali, romelsac misma ucnobma mterma `miledi~ uwoda.

d'artaniani Tvals ar aSorebda wiTel baliSze daCoqil qalbatons, magram porTosis oinebsac xedavda da kargadac erToboda. Savqudiani qalbatoni, misi azriT, veqilis meuRle unda yofiliyo, daTvis quCidan. es miT ufro hgavda marTals, rom eklesia arc Zalian Sors iyo am quCidan.

gaskonelma alRoTi igrZno, rom porTosi cdilobda, javri amoeyara SantilSi amao lodinisaTvis, rodesac veqilis meuRlem siZunwe gamoiCina da fuli ar gaugzavna.

wirva damTavrda. veqilis meuRle nakurTxi wylisken wavida. porTosma win gauswro da erTi TiTis magivrad mTeli xeli Cayo Sig. veqilis meuRles gaeRima, egona, rom misTvis wuxdeboda porTosi, magram maSinve gulsaklavad motyuvda. sami nabiji acilebda mas porTosisgan, rodesac muSketerma Tavi miabruna da daSterebiT daacqerda wiTelbaliSebian qalbatons, isic wamomdgariyo da nakurTxi wylisken midioda Tavisi moaxliT da zangiT.

rodesac mSvenieri qalbatoni porToss miuaxlovda, Cvenma gmirma sveli xeli amoiRo wminda badiidan. RvTismosavma turfam Tavisi mSvenieri xeli Seaxo porTosis tlanq xels, pirjvari gadaiwera da eklesiidan siciliT gavida.

es ki metismeti iyo veqilis colisTvis. eWvi aRar epareboda, rom isini erTmaneTs hyvarobdnen, didebuli qalbatoni rom yofiliyo, iqve wauvidoda guli, magram radgan erTi ubralo veqilis coli iyo, is ikmara, rom odnav Sekavebuli gaafTrebiT mimarTa Tavis Seuracxmyofels:

_ ase, batono porTos? maS, ver momawvdiT mag nakurTx wyals?

am xmaze porTosi ise Sexta, rogorc Rrma Zilis Semdeg gaRviZebuli adamiani.

_ qal... qalbatono! _ Sehyvira gancvifrebulma, _ nuTu Tqvena brZandebiT? rogor brZandeba Tqveni meuRle, Cemgan pativcemuli batoni koknari? isev iseTi Zunwia, rogoric iyo? ara, sad mqonda es Tvalebi, rom ori saaTia wirvaze var da Tqven ver daginaxeT?

_ Tqvens axlos vijeqi, batono, _ upasuxa veqilis meuRlem, _ magram ver SemamCnieT, radgan aRarvis xedavda Tqveni Tvalebi, garda im mSvenieri qalisa, romelsac es aris axla nakurTxi wyali miawodeT.

darcxvenili saxe miiRo porTosma.

_ ah, nuTu SeamCnieT?

_ brma unda vyofiliyavi, rom ar SememCnia.

_ diax, _ uTxra porTosma daudevrad, _ eg qali Cemi megobaria, hercogis coli. metismetad gviZneldeba erTma­neTis naxva, radgan Zalian eWviani qmari hyavs. guSin macnoba, xval wirvaze viqnebi am miyruebuli ubnis patara eklesiaSi da iq gnaxavTo.

_ batono porTos, _ mimarTa veqilis colma, _ iqneba keTili ineboT da erTi xuTi wuTiT erTad gaviseirnoT, siamovnebiT movismen Tqvens ambavs.

_ Tqveni ar mikvirs, qalbatono?! _ gaikvirva porTosma da Tvalebi eSmakurad daapaWuna, rogorc moTamaSem, romelic gulianad dascinis Tavis mier waxalisebul mopirdapires.

swored am dros Cauara d'artanianma, igi ukan misdevda miledis. gaskonelma gadaxeda porToss da dainaxa misi megobris gaxarebuli saxe.

_ oho, oho! _ Cailaparaka TavisTvis d'artanianma, _ por­Tosi ki nadmvilad moaswrebs kargad aRWurvas.

xelixelgayrilni midiodnen porTosi da veqilis coli. ise emorCileboda muSketeri qalis xels, rogorc navi Tavis saWes. ase miiyvana igi qalma sen-magluaris monastris baRTan, sadac iSviaTad gaivlida adamiani, Tumca SesasvlelSi da gasasvlelSi ubralo satrialebeli jvarjoxi idga. dRisiT am baRSi bavSvebi TamaSobdnen an maTxovrebi ikribebodnen puris saWmelad.

_ ah, batono porTos, _ uTxra veqilis colma, rodesac darwmunda, rom adgilobriv mcxovrebTa garda mas iq ucxo veravin dainaxavda da verc mis naTqvams gaigonebda, _ ah, batono porTos! maS, rogorc Cans, uZleveli yofilxarT?

_ me, qalbatono? _ iucxova porTosma, _ ram migiyvanaT maggvar daskvnamde?

_ Tqvenma weRandelma Tvalebis cecebam, nakurTxi wylis mowodebam. me mgonia, rom princesa unda yofiliyo is qal­batoni, romelsac Tan patara zangi da moaxle axlda.

_ saidan sadao? RmerTo Cemo! cdebiT, qalbatono, _ miugo porTosma, _ hercogis coli gaxlavT.

_ karebTan rom Sikriki eloda? an kidev is sagangebo etli mSvenivrad morTuli meetliT?

arc Sikriki daenaxa porToss, arc etli, qalbaton koknars ki yvelaferi SeemCnia eWviT aRgznebuli qalis TvaliT.

Zalian inana porTosma, rom imTaviTve brwyinvale didebu­lad ar gamoacxada wiTelbaliSiani qalbatoni.

_ ah, swored lamazi qalebis salocavi gamxdarxarT, batono porTos! _ amoioxra Savqudianma.

_ ras izamT? _ upasuxa porTosma. _ iseTi agebulebisa gavuCenivar bunebas, rom ar maklia lamazi qalebis wyaloba.

_ RmerTo, RmerTo, rogori daundoblebi xarT kacebi! _ Sehyvira qalbatonma koknarma da Tvalebi zecas aRapyro.

_ me mgoni, rom arc ise, rogorc qalebi, _ miugo porTosma, _ radgan, bolos da bolos, qalbatono, iZulebuli var mogaxsenoT, rom me msxverpli var Tqveni. sasikvdilod daW­rili imdenad cudad viyavi, rom eqimebma xeli aiRes Cemze da Tavi mimanebes. ra meqna, fuli ar mqonda. mec, didebulma gvariSvilma, Tqven mogmarTeT, mivende Tqvens megobrobas. jer kinaRam Wrilobam gadamiyola da mere SimSili mklavda erT sazizRar samikitnoSi, sadRac SantilSi. Tqven mogmar­TeT, erTxel ki ara, ramdenjerme, da Tqven pasuxic ar aRirseT Cems damwvar guls.

_ ra vqna, batono porTos, _ butbutebda veqilis meuRle, romelic grZnobda, rom Tavisi drois udidebulesi qal­batonebis saqcielTan SedarebiT, veras ipovida Tavis gasa­marTlebels.

_ me ki... me Tqven SemogwireT, qalbatono...

_ vici, batono.

_ grafis coli...

_ makmareT, batono porTos!

_ hercogis coli...

_ SemibraleT, batono porTos!

_ marTali brZandebiT, qalbatono, aRar ganvagrZob.

_ Cemi qmari... SiSiT xma veRar amogviRia... me fuls aravis vasesxebo!

_ moiTmineT, qalbatono, _ SeaCera porTosma, _ aba, gaixseneT Tqveni pirveli werili, romelic mtkiced maqvs CabeWdili mexsierebaSi.

veqilis colma mwared amoikvnesa.

_ ra meqna, batono? _ Tavi imarTla qalma, _ did fuls TxoulobdiT sesxad.

_ qalbatono koknar, me Tqven garguneT upiratesoba, Torem hercogis colisaTvis rom mimewera erTi-ori sityva (mis gvars ar mogaxsenebT, radgan me arasodes ar Semilaxavs patiosani qalis saxeli), merwmuneT, erTi-ori sityva rom mimewera, dauyovnebliv miviRebdi aTas xuTass.

cremlebi moeria qalbaton koknars.

_ batono porTos, _ mimarTa cremlmoreulma qalma, _ geficebiT, rom sakmarisad da Zalianac damsajeT. Tu momaval­Si kidev gagiWirdeT, maSinve mommarTeT.

_ sircxvili ar aris? eg rogora brZaneT, qalbatono? _ daiZaxa aRSfoTebiT porTosma, _ nuRaras vityviT fulze. igi adamianebis damamcirebelia.

_ maS ase? aRar giyvarvarT? _ warmoTqva neli xmiT gulmoklulma qalbatonma koknarma.

amas didebuli dumiliT Sexvda porTosi.

_ es aris Tqveni pasuxi? mesmis, ris Tqmac gindaT!

_ warmoidgineT, qalbatono, ra Seuracxyofa momayeneT Tqveni dumiliT. jerac aqa maqvs, gulis siRrmeSi, _ uTxra porTosma, xeli daido gulze da Ronivrad daaWira.

_ mag Seuracxyofasac gamovasworeb, Cemo sayvarelo porTos!

_ an arada, gana rasa gTxovdiT SeuZlebels? _ ganagrZo porTosma gulubryvilo mxrebis aCeCviT, _ patara sesxs, sxvas xom arafers? vfiqrob, micnobT, qalbatono, iciT, rom moklebuli ara var gonierebas, vici, rom mdidari ara brZandebiT da Tqveni qmaric iZulebuli aris, wurbelasaviT moekidos sawyal momCivanT, rom cota ram mainc gamoswovos. oh, Tqven rom grafis, hercogis an markizis meuRle yofi­liyaviT, maSin sul sxvaa da SeuZlebeli iqneboda TqvenTvis aseTi saqcielis patieba.

ewyina veqilis cols.

_ gTxovT icodeT, batono porTos, rom Cemi fulis ujra, Tumca erTi ubralo veqilis ujraa, magram, iqneba ufro ukeT iyos gatenili, vidre Tqveni pranWia, gaRatakebuli qalbatonebisa.

_ maS, ormagi Seuracxyofa momayeneT, qalbatono, _ ganagrZo porTosma da moiSora qalis xeli, _ Tu marTla mdidari xarT, araviTari sabuTi ara gaqvT, rom Tavi gaimar­TloT.

_ mdidari var-meTqi, vTqvi, _ miugo veqilis colma, radgan grZnobda, rom metad Sors Cahyva Tavis sayvarels, _ magram sityvasityviT ki ar unda gaigoT naTqvami; mdidari ara var, magram mainc sakmao SeZleba maqvs.

_ qalbatono, gTxovT, Tavi davaneboT am saganze saubars, _ uTxra porTosma, _ Tqven waxvediT Cemgan, Cven Soris yovelgvari megobroba gaqra.

_ ra umaduri xarT!

_ samduravsac micxadebT? _ Tqva porTosma.

_ wadiT hercogis mSvenier colTan! me Tqven gzas ar giWerT!

_ ra gaewyoba. ara mgonia, Zalian ulamazo iyos!

_ erTi miTxariT, batono porTos, miTxariT, ukanasknelad gawuxebT am kiTxviT: kidev Tu giyvarvarT?

_ eeh, qalbatono! _ daiwyo porTosma daRonebuli, gulgawyalebuli xmiT, _ saomrad mivdivarT am dReebSi da guli miTxrobs, rom iq momklaven...

_ oh, nuRar gamagonebT mag saSinel sityvebs! _ Sehyvira veqilis colma da qviTini daiwyo.

_ raRac winaswari grZnoba, sul amas CamZaxis, _ gaimeora porTosma da kidev ufro moiwyina.

_ modiT pirdapir miTxariT, rom axali siyvaruli moedo mag guls.

_ ara, qalbatono, ara, gulwrfelad geubnebiT. axali aRaraferi axalisebs am guls, da Tu marTali gnebavT, am gulis siRrmeSi darCenili grZnoba isev Tqvenken mizidavs. magram, rogorc iciT, am ori kviris Semdeg daiwyeba Cveni sabediswero brZola. Zalian moucleli var amxanad, jer Cemi aRWurvilobis momzadeba wamarTmevs bevr dros. Tanac unda bretans wavide da iqidan saWurvlis SesaZeni fuli wamoviRo.

porTosma qalbatons gadaxeda da SeamCnia siyvarulisa da siZunwis ukanaskneli brZola.

_ da raki im qalbatonsac, weRan rom naxeT eklesiaSi, hercogis meuRlesac, iqve aqvs mamuli, Cem gverdiT, erTad vapirebT gamgzavrebas. TviTonve mogexsenebaT, ise grZeli da mosawyeni ar aris mgzavroba, rodesac orni midian erTad.

_ maS, parizSi megobari aravina gyavT, baton porTos? _ hkiTxa qalbatonma koknarma.

_ megona, myavda, _ upasuxa daRonebuli saxiT porTosma, _ magram davrwmundi, rom vtyuvdebodi.

_ gyavT, batono, gyavT megobrebi! _ wamoiZaxa veqilis colma iseTi aRtacebiT, rom TviTonve ukvirda aseTi aRel­veba. _ xval CvenTan mobrZandiT, Tqven Svili xarT deidaCemis, dedaCemis diswuli. maSasadame, pikardiidan modixarT, nuai­onidan, ramdenime sadavo saqme gaqvT parizSi da veqili ki ara gyavT. xom kargad dagaxsomdebaT yovelive es?

_ Zalian kargad, qalbatono.

_ sadilad mobrZandiT.

_ Zalian kargi.

_ magrad daudeqiT Cems qmars, metad cbieria, miuxedavad imisa, rom samocdaTeqvsmeti wlis kacia.

_ samocdaTeqvsmeti wlisa? erTi SexedeT! _ gaicina porTosma.

_ didi xnisaao, unda geTqvaT gana, batono porTos? im xnisa aris sawyali kaci, rom SeiZleba dRes-xval qvrivad damtovos, _ moTqvamda qalbatoni da Tan didmniSvnelovnad gadaxedavda Tavis sayvarels, _ kidev kargi, rom, Cemda sabednierod, qorwinebis pirobis ZaliT, ojaxis qonebis memkvidre is aris, vinc cocxali rCeba.

_ mTeli qonebis memkvidred? _ hkiTxa porTosma.

_ diax, batono.

_ rogorca vxedav, Zalian SorsmWvreteli brZandebiT, Cemo keTilo qalbatono koknar, _ uTxra porTosma da siyvaruliT mouWira xeli Tavis sayvarels.

_ maS, SevrigdiT, Cemo sayvarelo batono porTos? _ uTxra qalbatonma grexviT.

_ manam cocxalni varT, _ imave kiloTi upasuxa porTosma.

_ maS, naxvamdis, Cemo moRalatev!

_ naxvamdis, Cemo gulmaviwyo!

_ xvalamde, Cemo angelozo!

_ xvalamde, Cemo sicocxlis manaTobelo!

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d'artaniani SeumCnevlad misdevda miledis. man dainaxa, rogor Cajda qali etlSi, gaigona, rogor ubrZana meetles, sen-Jermenisaken wasuliyo.

fexiT dadevneba amao iqneboda sagangebo cxenebiT Sekaz­muli etlisa, romelic didi siswrafiT wavida ferus quCi­saken.

senis quCaze d'artanians planSe Sexvda, tkbileulobis maRaziasTan idga da aRtacebiT Sescqeroda madisaRmZvrel namcxvars.

d'artanianma planSes ubrZana, batoni de trevilis TavlaSi wasuliyo, ori cxeni Seekazma da baton aTosTan moeyvana. cxenebi batoni de trevilis TavlaSi hyavda, radgan muS­keterTa kapitanma d'artanians ufleba misca, misi TavliT esargebla.

planSe Zveli samtredis quCisken wavida, d'artaniani ferusken. mas aTosi Sin daxvda. igi daRonebuli ijda da ganTqmul espanur Rvinos svamda, romelic pikardiidan wamoiRo, aTosma grimos aniSna, Wiqa moetana baton d'arta­nianisaTvis. msaxurma maSinve aasrula brZaneba.

d'artanianma dawvrilebiT uambo aToss yvelaferi, rac eklesiaSi naxa, mTeli scena porTosisa da veqilis colis TvalebiT saubrisa, romelic porToss, rogorc etyoboda, aRWurvilobis SesaZenad sWirdeboda.

_ me sruliad damSvidebuli var, _ uTxra aTosma am naambobis pasuxad, _ qalebi ar miiReben araviTar monawi­leobas Cemi aRWurvilobis SeZenaSi.

_ Cemo sayvarelo aTos, mSvenieri silamazisa xarT, zrdili, didebuli gvariSvili, vin iqneba ubrwyinvalesi, Tunda mefis gvarisa, rom ar daemorCilos Tqvens momxiblav mimzidvelobas?

_ jer isev ymawvilia Cveni d'artaniani! _ daiZaxa aTosma mxrebis aweviT da grimos aniSna, erTi boTli kidev moerTmia.

am dros planSem odnav gaRebul karSi Tavi zrdilobianad Seyo da Tavis batons moaxsena, rom cxenebi mzad hyavda.

_ ra cxenebi? _ hkiTxa aTosma.

_ batoni de trevilisa, man maTxova. minda, misi cxeniT sen-Jermenisaken gaviseirno.

_ ra gindaT sen-JermenSi? _ hkiTxa aTosma.

d'artanianma amis pasuxad uambo eklesiaSi im mSvenier qalbatonTan Sexvedra, romelic mengSi mis ucnob mterTan naxa da romelTanac kvlav Sexvedra misi daucxromeli sur­vili iyo.

_ es imas niSnavs, rom SegyvarebiaT is qalic. rogorc giyvardaT qalbatoni bonasie, _ uTxra mxrebis aCeCviT da sibraluliT aTosma.

_ Semyvarebia? sulac ara! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma. _ me mosvenebas ar maZlevs Cemi cnobismoyvareoba, minda gamovarkvio saidumloeba, romelSic Cabmulia is mSvenieri ucnobi qali. ar vici, rad aris ase, magram kargad vxedav, rom qals, sruliad ucnobs, didi gavlena aqvs Cems cxovrebaze.

_ Tqven marTali xarT, _ uTxra aTosma, _ ar aris qveyanaze iseTi qali, rom Zebnis Rirsi iyos. dakargulia qalbatoni bonasie? miT uaresi misTvis! TviTon gamoCndes, Tu unda!

_ ara, aTos, ara! cdebiT, _ miugo d'artanianma. _ me dRes ufro metad miyvars Cemi sawyali konstancia, vidre odesme. ar vici, sad aris, Torem qveynis dasamxarsac rom iyos gadakarguli, maSinve wavidodi mtrebis xelTagan mis gasaTa­visufleblad. bevri veZie, magram amaod Camiara yvelaferma, ras izamT? minda gavirTo riTime dasevdianebuli guli.

_ gaemarTeT Tqvens miledisTan, Cemo d'artanian, guliT gisurvebT gamarjvebas, Tu marTla gagarTobT da guls dagiamebT.

_ ra giTxraT, aTos, ise zixarT Tqvens oTaxSi, TiTqos damwyvdeuli iyoT... ase martoobas da Sin jdomas is ar emjobineba, cxenze SejdeT da CemTan erTad sen-Jermenisken gaiseirnoT? _ sTxova d'artanianma.

_ me, Cemo d'artanian, cxeniT davdivar, roca sakuTari cxeni myavs, xolo Tu cxeni ara myavs, maSin fexiT daviarebi.

_ me ki TqvensaviT ampartavani ara var, _ uTxra d'arta­nianma iseTi siciliT, romelic sxva garemoebaSi, ueWvelia, sawyenad darCeboda aToss, _ diax, me ase ampartavani ara var da im cxenze vjdebi, romelsac vpoveb. maS, naxvamdis, Cemo megobaro!

_ naxvamdis! _ upasuxa muSketerma da grimos aniSna, axlad motnili boTli ar gaexsna.

d'artaniani da planSe cxenebze Sesxdnen da sen-Jermenisaken daadgnen gzas.

d'artanians mTeli gzis manZilze yurebSi aTosis mier qalbaton bonasies Sesaxeb naTqvami sityvebi esmoda. marTalia, metad mgrZnobiare gulis kaci ar iyo Cveni gmiri, magram didi STabeWdileba moexdina bonasies colis momxibvlel silamazes ymawvilkacze. igi, marTlac, mzad iyo, qveynis kidemde wasuliyo, oRond rogorme Tavisi satrfo epova, magram radgan dedamiwa ukideganoa, mrgvalia, ar icoda, ra mimarTuleba aeRo.

qalbatoni bonasie ar Canda. axla imis cdaSi iyo gaskoneli, gaego, vin iyo es miledi. mengSi Savwamosasxamian kacs elaparakeboda, maSasadame, kidec icnobda mas, d'artanians ki sul is utrialebda gonebaSi, rom meoredac im Savwa­mosasxamianma kacma moitaca qalbatoni bonasie. maS, ara tyu­oda d'artaniani, rodesac fiqrobda: miledis saZebnelad rom mivdivar, imave dros, qalbaton bonasiesac veZebo.

am fiqrebiT garTuli, drodadro dezs wahkravda xolme Tavis cxens, da arc ki SeumCnevia, ise mivida sen-JermenSi. gascilda im pavilions, romelSiac aTi wlis Semdeg mefe ludoviko meToTxmete daibada. erT miyruebul quCas mih­yveboda. Tvals marjvniv da marcxniv acecebda. eZebda turfa ingliseli qalbatonis kvals. uceb erTi mSvenieri saxlis pirvel sarTulTan, romelsac im drois Cveule­bisamebr quCaSi gamomavali arc erTi fanjara ar hqonda, nacnobi kaci gamoCnda. igi neli nabijiT daseirnobda yvavi­lebiT morTul terasze. planSem maSinve icno.

_ nuTu ver cnobT, batono, am kacs, yvavilebs rom Sescqeris? _ hkiTxa planSem.

_ ara, vera vcnob, _ upasuxa d'artanianma. _ Tumca, darwmunebuli var, rom dRes pirvelad ara vxedav.

_ marTalsa brZanebT, batono, _ wamoiZaxa Tavisi kargi mexsierebiT gaxarebulma planSem, _ graf de vardis msaxuri, sawyali lubeni gaxlavT, romelic ise kargad mibegveT am erTi Tvis winaT kaleSi, navsadguris saxlisaken mimaval gzaze.

_ ah, marTla is aris! _ wamoiZaxa d'artanianma, _ axla ki mec vicani. rogor ggoniaT, gvicnobs, rom gamovelaparakoT?

_ ras brZanebT, batono! ise iyo SiSiT gabruebuli, rom Semoxedvasac ver mibedavda, ra emaxsovreba axla!

_ hoda, midi, gamoelaparake, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ ecade gaigo, cocxalia Tu ara misi batoni.

planSe cxenidan Camoxta da pirdapir lubenTan mivida, romelmac marTlac ver icno igi. saukeTeso amxanaguri baasi gaaba orma msaxurma. d'artanianma am xnis ganmavlobaSi cxenebi SesaxvevSi Seiyvana, saxls Semoauara da Txilis buCqis Robes amoefara. Tan yurs ugdebda msaxurebis saubars.

ase idga Robes amofarebuli d'artaniani. cota xnis Semdeg momavali karetis xma moesma. swored mis pirdapir gaCerda miledis kareta. Secdoma SeuZlebeli iyo, Sig TviTon miledi ijda. d'artaniani Tavisi cxenis kiserze gawva, rom yvelaferi gaegona da TviTon ki uxilavi darCeniliyo.

karetis fanjaraSi miledis mSvenieri Tavi gamoCnda, man raRac ubrZana Tavis moaxles.

oci-ocdaori wlisa iqneboda moaxle, Zalian lamazi, cqviti, cocxali, namdvili Sesaferi didebuli qalbatonisa. Tanaxmad im drois Cveulebisa, karetis safexurze ijda. igi brZanebis miRebisTanave Camoxta da im terasisken gaeSura, sadac d'artanianma lubeni dainaxa.

d'artanianma terasisken Cqari nabijiT mimaval gogos Tvali gaayola. magram am dros lubeni sadRac gaqra. martod darCenili planSe aqeT-iqiT acecebda Tvalebs, rom sadme Tavisi batoni aRmoeCina.

miledis moaxle planSesTan mivida, lubeni egona. werili gauwoda da sTxova:

_ Tqvens batons miarTviT.

_ Cems batons? _ gaikvirva planSem.

_ diax, Zalian saCqaroa! ha, CamomarTviT! _ werili gadasca Tu ara, sirbiliT miiWra karetasTan, safexurze Camojda da miledis karetam gza ganagrZo.

planSem werili SeaTvaliera. Semdeg, Cum morCilebas miCveuli, terasidan Camoxta, mosaxvevSi Sevida da oci nabiji ar gaevlo, rom win daudga d'artanians, romelmac kargad dainaxa yvelaferi da isic planSesaken mieSureboda.

_ TqvenTan gaxlavT, _ moaxsena planSem da ymawvil kacs werili miarTva.

_ CemTan? _ gaukvirda d'artanians, _ namdvilad ici?

_ dalaxvros eSmakma! darwmunebuli gaxlavarT! `Sens batons miarTvio~, _ miTxra im gogom. me ki Tqvens meti batoni aravina myavs, amrigad... kai gogo ki iyo is moaxle!

d'artanianma werili gaxsna da Semdegi waikiTxa:

`erT qals, romelic imaze metad aris gatacebuli TqveniT, vidre amis gamoTqma SeuZlia, Zalian unda gaigos, rodis moicliT, rom tyeSi saseirnod gamobrZandeT. xval `oqros mindvris~ sastumroSi Sav-wiTel livreaSi Cacmuli msaxuri dagixvdebaT da mas gamoataneT Tqveni pasuxi~.

`oho, _ gaifiqra d'artanianma, _ rogor daemTxva! etyoba, meca da miledisac Zalian gvawuxebs erTi pirovnebis jan­mrTelobis ambavi~. hei, planSe! rogor yofila, biWo, batoni vardi? ar momkvdara?

_ ara, batono, kargad aris Turme, Tuki SeiZleba kargad iyos kaci, romelic oTxganaa daWrili. xom marTalia, rom oTxgan wahkariT, ar miwyinoT da, sawyal kacs karga magradac wahkariT! jer Zalian sustad yofila, bevri sisxli daukargavs. rogorc mogaxseneT, batono, lubenma ver micno da Tavidan bolomde miambo maSindeli Cveni brZolis Sesaxeb.

_ Zalian kargi, planSe, _ Sen xar mefe msaxurebisa, axla moaxti cxens da gavaWenoT, davewioT karetas.

didi xani ar mondomebia mis dawevas: jer xuTi wuTic ar gasuliyo, rom miledis kareta dainaxes. gzis piras gaeCe­rebinaT. karTan mdidrulad morTuli mxedari idga.

imdenad gacxarebuli iyo miledisa da mxedris baasi, rom karetis meore mxridan cxeniT mosuli d'artaniani verc ki SeamCnies. marto lamazma moaxlem dainaxa ymawvili kaci.

miledi da misi Tanamosaubre inglisurad laparakobdnen. d'artanians araferi esmoda inglisurisa, magram gacxarebulma baasma miaxvedra Cveni gmiri, rom Zalian ganrisxebuli unda yofiliyo mSvenieri miledi. raRaca Tqva qalma da iseTi ZaliT dahkra marao karetis kars, rom wvril-wvril natexebad daamsxvria es Zvirfasi nivTi.

mxedari gulianad xarxarebda da moTminebas akargvinebda qals.

_ swored droa Caverio, _ Tqva d'artanianma, karetis meore karTan mivida, qudi moixada da zrdilobianad mimarTa miledis:

_ nebas miboZebT, qalbatono, SemogTavazoT Cemi daxmareba. me mgonia, rom am mxedarma gagajavraT. mibrZaneT, qalbatono! Tqveni erTi sityva sakmarisia da me vici, rogorc vananeb qalisadmi upativcemulobas.

d'artanianis pirvelsave sityvaze mobrunda qalbatoni, gakvirvebuli TvaliT daacqerda ymawvilkacs da, rodesac daamTavra laparaki, wminda franguliT upasuxa:

_ didi siamovnebiT miviRebdi, batono, Tqvens mfarvelobas, Cemi Zma rom ar iyos is pirovneba, romelic ase majavrebs.

_ ah, maS, mapatieT, qalbatono, _ mimarTa bodiSiT d'art­anianma, _ imedi maqvs, darwmunebuli brZandebiT, rom me eg ar vicodi.

_ sxvis saqmeSi ras ereva eg qarafSuta? _ Sehyvira ingliselma, _ romelic Tavis Zmad daasaxela qalma, _ ratom Tavis gzas ar gaudgeba?

_ qarafSutac xarT da metic! _ Seutia muSketerma, _ ar gavudeqi Cems gzas imitom, rom aq msurs darCena.

ucnobma ramdenime sityva uTxra inglisurad Tavis das.

_ me frangulad gelaparakebiT, _ mimarTa d'artanianma, _ keTil inebeT da franguladve momeciT pasuxi. Tqven Zma xarT am qalbatonisa, magram, Cemda sabednierod, Cemi Zma xom ara xarT!

SeiZleboda gvefiqra, rom miledi, rogorc yoveli qali, SeSindeboda da dasawyisSive Caereoda saqmeSi, rom ufro metad ar gamwvavebuliyo Cxubi da ubedureba ar mohyoloda. magram piriqiT moxda. igi Tavisi karetis merxze miwva da gulgrilad dauyvira meetles:

_ Cqara, Sinisaken!

lamazma moaxlem erTxel kidev gadaavlo aRtacebuli Tvali d'artanians, etyoboda, moewona Cveni gmiri.

kareta wavida. pirispir udgnen erTmaneTs d'artaniani da ingliseli.

mxedarsac surda karetas gahyoloda, magram braziT sisxli uduRda Cvens gaskonels, miT ufro, rom masSi icno amienSi nanaxi ingliseli, romelmac cxeni mougo aToss da kinaRam almasis beWedic zed miayola. mivarda, aRvirSi swvda mis cxens da Seayena.

_ hei, batono, Tqven ufro qarafSutulad iqceviT, vidre me. mgonia, dagaviwydaT kidec, rom patara saqme gvaqvs me da Tqven mosarigebeli.

_ aha, es Tqvena brZandebiT, Cemo batono? maS, sul unda TamaSobdeT, umagisoba ar SegiZliaT? xan kamaTliT, xan iaraRiT?

_ diax, batono, kargia momagoneT, rom Surisgeba mmarTebs Tqveni da unda gadagixadoT. maSin gamoCndeba, Tu iseve kargad xmarobT xmals, rogorc kamaTels.

_ kargad xedavT, rom xmali ara maqvs, _ uTxra ingliselma, _ iqneb gnebavT, uiaraRo kacTan gamoiCinoT Tqveni vaJkacoba?

_ imedi maqvs, rom saxlSi mainc geqnebaT, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis, icodeT, rom me ori maqvs, da Tu gnebavT, erTs Tqven mogarTmevT.

_ ra saWiroa? _ upasuxa ingliselma, _ me Cemic bevri maqvs.

_ maS kargi, Cemo Rirseulo moqiSpev, amoarCieT rac SeiZleba grZeli xmali da am saRamos mobrZandiT.

_ sad gnaxoT, batono?

_ luqsemburgis sasaxlis ukan, saucxoo ubani gaxlavT iseTi drostarebisaTvis, romelsac Cven vapirebT.

_ Zalian kargi, maS, iq gnaxavT.

_ romel saaTze?

_ eqvsze.

_ marTlac, Tqvenc xom geyolebaT erTi-ori kargi megobari?

_ sami megobari myavs da did pativad CaTvlian, Tan meaxlon.

_ samio? didebulia! ra kargad daemTxva! _ wamoiZaxa d'artanianma, _ mec swored sami megobari myavs.

_ axla es miTxariT, vina brZandebiT, batono? _ hkiTxa ingliselma.

_ me gaxlavarT batoni d'artaniani, gaskoneli keTil­Sobili, baton de zesaris razmeli.

_ me gaxlavarT lordi uinteri, baroni Sefildi.

_ Tqveni umorCilesi mona gaxlavarT, batono barono, _ gamoeTxova d'artaniani. _ Tumca iseTi gvari gqoniaT, rom verc ki gamoTqvams adamiani.

gaskonelma dezi hkra cxens da parizisaken gaaWena. amgvar SemTxvevaSi pirvelad Cveulebad hqonda, aTosi unda enaxa, amitom pirdapir Tavisi megobrisken wavida.

aTosi did merxze gawoliliyo da, misive sityviT rom vTqvaT, masTan TavisiT misul saWiro aRWurvilobas eloda.

d'artanianma dawvrilebiT uambo aToss Tavisi Tavgada­savali, oRond baton de vardisadmi miwerili werilis Sesaxeb araferi uTxra.

aRtacebuli darCa aTosi, rodesac gaigo, rom inglisels unda SebrZoleboda, radgan, rogorc ukve vTqviT, axla amazeRa ocnebobda.

maSinve afrines msaxurebi porTosis da aramisis mosayvanad, romlebic dauyovnebliv iq gaCndnen. maTac gaagebines saqmis viTareba.

porTosma qarqaSidan amoiRo xmali da farikaoba dauwyo kedels; xan dahkravda, xan igeriebda da ukan iwevda, xan isev miaxteboda. ise xtoda, rogorc kargi mocekvave. aramiss jer kidev ar gaeTavebina Tavisi poema, aTosis kabinetSi Caiketa da amxanagebs sTxova, sauzmemde ar SeewuxebinaT.

aTosma grimos aniSna, erTi boTli Rvino moetana.

rac Seexeba d'artanians, igi ijda da imuSavebda erTgvar gegmas, romlis ganxorcielebasac male vixilavT, da romelic, _ Tuki mis saxeze gadafenili Rimilis mixedviT vimsjelebT, _ etyoboda, Zalian saamo Tavgadasavals uqadda.