MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

VII
miledis saidumloeba
d'artanianma ar usmina ketis xvewna-mudaras, ar gahyva Tavis oTaxSi da gareT gamovida. aseTi saqcielisaTvis mas ori safuZveli hqonda: jer erTi, amiT Tavidan aicilebda ketis sayvedurebs, xvewna-mudaras, tirils, da, meorec is, rom saSualeba miecemoda, kargad dafiqreboda Tavis mdgoma­reobas da rogorme Caswvdomoda miledis ganzraxvas.

yvelaze naTeli d'artanianisaTvis mxolod erTi iyo: mas gagiJebiT uyvarda miledi, xolo qali arafrad agdebda Tavis mijnurs. erTi wuTiT TiTqos gons movida ymawvili kaci, gadawyvita, gansacdelis asacileblad aRsarebis grZeli werili miewera miledisaTvis da gulwrfelad eRiarebina yvelaferi. magram ubedureba is iyo, rom TviTon d'artani­ansac gagiJebiT swyuroda javris amoyra. axla mas undoda, ukve Tavisi sakuTari saxeliT daemorCilebina qali da radgan aseTi SurisZieba did netarebas hpirdeboda, ver axerxebda mis uaryofas.

xuTjer Tu eqvsjer Semouara mefis moedans. aT nabijs win rom gadadgamda, maSinve ukan brundeboda. Tvals ar aSorebda miledis fanjrebis darabebidan gamomWvirvale sinaTlis Suqs. rogorc Canda, amjerad qali ise ar Cqarobda Tavis sawol oTaxSi Sesvlas, rogorc graf de vardis molodinis dros.

bolos, rogorc iqna, Caqra Suqi miledis oTaxSi.

aman bolo mouRo d'artanianis gulSi ukanasknel yoymans, sirbiliT avida ketis oTaxSi mimaval kibeebze.

axalgazrda gogos mkvdrisferi dasdeboda da mTeli taniT caxcaxebda. keti Seecada SeeCerebina Tavisi mijnuri, magram miledis yuri moaxlis oTaxisken eWira da rogorc ki gaigona SesvliT gamowveuli xmauri, TviTonve gaaRo kari.

_ mobrZandiT, _ miipatiJa miledim.

iseTi warmoudgeneli urcxvobiTa da TavxedobiT moxda yvelaferi es, rom d'artanianma ar icoda, daejerebina Tu ara, rasac xedavda. Tavi sizmarSi gaxlarTul intrigebis qselSi egona.

Cvenma gmirma veRar gauZlo miledis magnitur mimzidve­lobas da misken gaeqana. maT ukan kari miixura.

sawyali ketic am kars mieyrdno.

eWvi, brazi, Seuracxyofili Tavmoyvareoba, erTi sityviT, yvela es grZnoba, Tavmoyrili Seyvarebuli qalis gulSi, simarTlis gasamJRavneblad ubiZgebdnen, magram Tu miledi am verag saqmeSi mis monawileobas gamoamJRavnebda, TviTonac unda daRupuliyo. garda amisa, d'artaniansac samudamod dakargavda. amitom siyvarulis grZnobam ukarnaxa, erTxel kidev gaeRo ukanaskneli msxverpli.

d'artanians ukve ausrulda ganzraxuli. axla igi graf de vardis saxeliT ki ar iyo misuli, aramed TviTon d'artaniani uyvardaT. an, yovel SemTxvevaSi, Tavs ise aCve­nebdnen, rom uyvardaT, Tumca gulis siRrmidan saidumlo xma amosZaxoda, rom igi mxolod SurisZiebis iaraRi iyo; magram ampartavnobiT, TavmoyvareobiTa da siyvaruliT gaxe­lebuli grZnoba aCumebda gulis saidumlo xmas. am ambavs isic emateboda, rom Cveni Tavmomwone gaskoneli Tavis Tavs graf de vards adarebda da SekiTxvas svamda:

_ bolos da bolos, ratom me TviTon ar unda Semiyvaros miledim?

suliT xorcamde danebda d'artaniani siyvaruliT aRgz­nebul grZnobas. miledi misTvis aRar iyo is avbediTi qali, Tavisi borotebiT rom aSinebda. mis win idga vnebiTa da siyvaruliT gaxelebuli sayvareli, romelic TviTonve didi netarebiT miiswrafoda axalgazrda kacisken. ase gavida ori saaTi.

Tavdaviwyebisagan pirvelad miledi gamoerkva da isic hkiTxa, kargad moifiqra Tu ara raime sababi, romelic graf de vardis duelSi gamowvevis mizezad unda daesaxelebina.

magram d'artanianis fiqrebi sadRac Sors dacialebdnen. suleliviT sul gadaaviwyda yvelaferi da upasuxa, rom saamo ar iyo am dros xmalze laparaki.

am gulcivma pasuxma im saqmis Sesaxeb, romelic miledis erTaderT sazrunav sagans Seadgenda, igi SeaSina da axla ufro daJinebiT dauwyo gamokiTxva.

d'artanians arasodes ar ufiqria seriozulad am SeuZle­beli duelis Catarebaze. igi bevrs ecada, rogorme sxva saganze gadaetana saubari. magram amaod. maSin miledis urCia, epatiebina graf de vardisaTvis.

am sityvebis gagonebaze miledi kankalma aitana da civad moSorda Tavis sayvarels.

_ nuTu geSiniaT, Zvirfaso d'artanian? _ hkiTxa mkveTri, damcinavi xmiT, romelic ucnaurad gaisma sibneleSi.

_ ara mgonia, rom Tqven magas fiqrobdeT, Cemo ocnebav, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ magram erTi wuTiT warmoidgineT: iqneb iseTi damnaSave ar iyos sawyali grafi, rogorc Tqvena ggoniaT.

_ asea Tu ise, me geubnebiT, rom momatyua da mas Semdeg, rac momatyua, is sikvdilis Rirsia. _ upasuxa dabejiTebiT miledim.

_ maS, raki sikvdili miusajeT, kidec mokvdeba! _ uTxra d'artanianma iseTi mtkice xmiT, rom sabolood daarwmuna qali erTgulebaSi da yovelgvari eWvi gaufanta. miledi kvlav d'artanians miuaxlovda.

gariJraJamde darCa d'artaniani miledisTan, magram mainc egona, ori saaTia, rac aqa varo.

miledim wasvlis win kidev moagona d'artanians misi aRTqma graf de vardze SurisZiebis Sesaxeb.

_ mzad gaxlavarT, miledi, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ magram vidre saqmes Sevudgebode, erTi ram minda gavigo.

_ ra unda gaigoT?

_ giyvarvarT?

_ me mgoni, dagimtkiceT Cemi siyvaruli.

_ diax, da mec Tqveni var suliT xorcamde.

_ gmadlobT, Cemo mamaco sayvarelo! magram rogorc me dagimtkiceT Cemi siyvaruli, Tqvenc aseve saqmiT damimtkicebT Tqvens siyvaruls, ara? axla Tqveni jeria.

_ diax, dagimtkicebT, magram Tu marTla giyvarvarT, ro­gor­ca brZanebT, nuTu ar SiSobT Cemze?

_ risa unda meSinodes?

_ xom SeiZleba, mZimed damWras? an momklas kidec?

_ SeuZlebelia! _ miugo miledim, _ Tqven mamaci xarT da iseTi mofarikave, rom...

_ nuTu Suris saZieblad Tqven upiratesobas ar miscemT sxva raime saSualebas, ise, rom Tavidan aviciloT SebrZoleba.

miledi gaCumebuli Sehyurebda Tavis sayvarels. ganTiadis pirveli Suqi borot gamometyvelebas aZlevda qalis Tvalebs.

_ ra giTxraT, iciT? me mgoni, Tqven yoymanobT, _ uTxra miledim.

_ ara, me ar vyoymanob, magram unda giTxraT, rom mebraleba is sawyali grafi. igi marto imiTac aris dasjili, rom Tqveni siyvaruli dakarga da amitom saWiro aRar unda iyos sxva sasjeliTac misi dasja.

_ mere, saidan iciT, rom me grafi miyvarda?

_ is xom vici, rom dRes Tqven sxva giyvarT, _ uTxra alersiT ymawvilma kacma, _ da kidev vimeoreb, TanavugrZnob grafs.

_ Tqven? _ gaikvirva miledim.

_ diax, me.

_ raRa Tqven? rad?..

_ imitom, rom marto me vici...

_ ra iciT?

_ is imdenad damnaSave ar aris, rogorc Tqvena ggoniaT.

_ gamagebineT, _ mimarTa Sewuxebuli xmiT miledim, _ gamagebineT, ris Tqma gindaT, me Tqveni vera gamigia ra.

d'artanians undoda, xeli moexvia miledisaTvis, magram qali ganrisxebuli TvaliT Sehyurebda.

_ eh, patiosani kaci var, _ ganagrZo d'artanianma, rom gaeTavebina es saubari, _ da raki me mekuTvnis Tqveni siyva­ruli da darwmunebulica var, rom ukve me mekuTvnis, ara?..

_ mTlianad, ganagrZeT!

_ ise vgrZnob Tavs, TiTqos gardaqmnili viyo. erTi ram mawevs gulze da minda vaRiaro...

_ unda aRiaroT?

_ eWvi rom meparebodes Tqvens Cemdami siyvarulSi, xmas ar amoviRebdi, magram Tqven xom giyvarvarT, Cemo mSveniero? giyvarvarT, ara?

_ diax, diax.

_ erTi mibrZaneT, Tqveni siyvaruliT gagiJebulma rom davaSavo raime Tqveni sawyeni, SemindobT?

_ SeiZleba SegindoT.

d'artaniani Seecada uaRresad tkbili RimiliT miaxlo­eboda miledis bages, magram qalma saxe moarida.

_ ra unda aRiaroT? _ hkiTxa SiSiT fermixdilma qalma, _ ra aris es saidumloeba?

_ xom marTalia, rom Tqven paemani dauniSneT baton vards warsul xuTSabaTs, amave oTaxSi?

_ me? paemani? aba, ras ambobT? _ upasuxa miledim iseTi mtkice gulgrilobiT, rom Tu TviTon ymawvilkacs ara scodnoda sinamdvile, usaTuod daarwmunebda Tavis simar­TleSi.

_ nu styuiT, Cemo mSveniero angelozo, _ uTxra RimiliT d'artanianma, _ amaod CagivliT aq sicrue.

_ ras unda vtyuode? barem TqviT, nu momkaliT!

_ oh, damSviddiT! Tqven CemTvis ara dagiSavebiaT ra, me ukve gapatieT Tqveni codva.

_ mere? mere?

_ baton vards sakvexari araferi aqvs.

_ rogor Tu ara?.. Tqven ar miTxariT weRan, rom is beWedi...

_ is beWedi, Cemo tkbilo sayvarelo... me maqvs is beWedi. Tqveni xuTSabaTis grafi de vardi da amaRamindeli batoni d'artaniani erTi da igive pirovneba gaxlavT.

gaufrTxileblad moiqca d'artaniani, egona, qalis ganc­vif­rebas morcxvoba daemateboda, kvnesis da cremlis patara qariSxali amovardeboda da amiT gaTavdeboda yvelaferi, magram Secda.

saSinlad fermixdili miledi wamovarda, d'artanians gulSi xeli hkra da loginidan Zirs Casvla daapira.

dilis sinaTles oTaxi ukve kargad gaenaTebina.

d'artanianma xeli staca qalis indur, Txel batistis perangs, undoda Seeyenebina da patiebas Sehvedreboda, magram qali Zlieri da mtkice moZraobiT xelidan gausxlta. batis­tis perangi daixa. qals gautitvlda gul-mkerdi da marTlac broliviT amoburcul mSvenier mxarze d'artanianma dainaxa SroSanas yvavili, _ wauSleli damRa, romelsac saukunod Sercxvenils asvams jalaTis xeli.

SiSma aitana gaskoneli. gancvifrebuli Sehyurebda.

_ RmerTo Zliero! _ Sehyvira da xeli gauSva perangs. am moulodneli sanaxaobiT gancvifrebuli Wabuki TiTqos loginze miyinuliyo.

miledic mixvda, rom gamJRavnda misi saidumloeba. d'arta­nianma dainaxa igi. ymawvilma kacma miagno im saSinel saidum­loebas, romelic qveyanaze aravis enaxa.

daWrili, gacofebuli vefxvi d'artanianisken Semot­rialda.

_ ah, bedkrulo! jer laCrulad miRalate da Semdeg Cemi saidumloeba aRmoaCine! maS, mokvdi!

miledi swrafad mivarda samkaulis magidaze mdgar saroTiT moWedil yuTs, SeZrwunebulma, akankalebuli xeliT gaaRo igi da iqidan oqrostariani pirbasri xanjali amoiRo. TiTqmis sul mTlad gatitvlebuli, erTi naxtomiT d'artani­anTan gaCnda.

rogorc mkiTxvelma icis, guladi biWi iyo Cveni gaskoneli, magram mainc gulgaxeTqili Sescqeroda am gadareul qmnile­bas, mis gulSemzaravad daWyetil Tvalebs, fermixdil saxes da dasisxlianebul tuCebs. ukan, kedlisaken daiwia, TiTqos Sxamiani gveli miiklakneboda imisken da mas erideboda. gaoflianebuli xeli Tavis xmals waavlo da qarqaSidan amoiRo.

miledi araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda qarqaSidan amoRebul xmals, loginze asvlas cdilobda, rom rogorme xanjali daekra ymawvili kacisaTvis, igi mxolod maSin SeCerda, rodesac yelze d'artanianis xmlis wveri igrZno.

miledi Seecada, axla xmlisTvis waevlo xeli, magram d'artanianma xan zed Tvalwin gauCera xmlis wveri, xan gulze miabjina, Tan loginidan Zirs Camodioda da mimarTulebas ketis oTaxis karisken iRebda.

miledi Tavisas ar iSlida, gaSmagebuli utevda da saSinlad brdRvinavda.

es brZolac swored duels hgavda da d'artanianic TandaTan gonebas ikrebda.

_ Zalian kargi, kekluco qalbatono, Zalian kargi! _ eubneboda igi xangamoSvebiT, _ RvTis gulisaTvis damSviddiT, Torem axla me gamogisaxavT mag mSvenier Rawvze SroSanas yvavils!

_ flido! flido! _ Rmuoda miledi da Tan xanjals atrialebda.

magram d'artanianic frTxilad iyo da, Tumca ketis karis­ken miiwevda, mainc Tvals ar aSorebda gamZvinvarebul qals.

rac ki xelSi moxvdeboda, miledi yvelafers d'artanians esroda. oTaxSi saSineli xmauri atyda. ketim karebi gamoaRo. d'artaniani SeuCerebliv igeriebda miledis xanjals da moaxlis oTaxisken ikafavda gzas. TvaliT gazoma d'artanianma: sami nabijiRa hqonda darCenili. igi elviseburi naxtomiT qalbatonis sawoli oTaxidan moaxlis oTaxSi gaCnda, kari mixura da mTeli ZaliT miawva, sanam keti magrad Caketavda.

maSin qalbatonma karis gatexa scada, radgan igi aclida xelidan Tavis Seuracxmyofels. iseTi ZaliTa scemda kars, rom karg Ronier vaJkacsac gauWirdeboda. magram rodesac naxa, rom es mis Zal-Rones aRemateboda, maSin xanjali moiSve­lia da karebi ramdenime adgilas gaxvrita kidec.

scemda xanjals da Tan saSinlad ilanZReboda.

_ aba, Cqara, keti, _ uTxra Cumi xmiT d'artanianma. _ rogorme gamiyvane am saxlidan, Torem Tu dro miveci da gons movida, Semomaxvevs Tavis msaxurebs da cocxali veRar gadavrCebi.

_ mere sad waxvalT ase, sul titveli? _ hkiTxa ketim.

_ marTalia, _ daeTanxma d'artaniani, mxolod axla SeamCnia, rom Seumosavi fexs ver gasdgamda saxlidan, _ Camacvi raime, raca gaqvs, magram avCqardeT, xom xedav, sicocxle bewvze hkidia.

kargad xedavda keti ymawvili kacis gasaWirs. ucbad Caacva raRac Wreli kaba, Tavze ganieri Tavsaburi Camoacva, wamo­sasxami Semoaxvia, flostebi misca, rom Sig titveli fexi Caeyo, da kibeze Caiyvana. mekarem alayafis kari swored im dros gauRo, rodesac naxevrad SiSvelma miledim fanjridan gadmosZaxa:

_ ar gauRoT!

VIII
rogor moaxerxa aTosma aRWurvilobis

SeZena ise, rom Tavi ar Seuwuxebia
sanam Ronemixdili miledi fanjridan imuqreboda, Cveni gmiri miimala. xolo rogorc ki mxedvelobidan dakarga ymawvili kaci, gulwasuli miledi iatakze daeca.

imdenad Tavzardacemuli iyo d'artaniani, rom arc ki Sewuxebula ketis bediT. sirbiliT gadaiara naxevari parizi da mxolod maSin amoisunTqa, rodesac aTosis saxlTan mivida. areuli hqonda goneba, ukan dadevnebuli guSagebis Zaxili da dilaadrianad TavianT saqmeze mimavali gamvlelebis dacinva frinvelis siswrafes aZlevda mis siCqares.

gadasera ezo, aiara kibe, mesame sarTulze avida da aTosis karze mTeli Zal-RoniT daabraxuna.

grimo gamovarda namZinarevi TvalebiT da kari gauRo. iseTi siswrafiT Sevida oTaxSi d'artaniani, rom kinaRam waaqcia sawyali kaci.

Cveulebrivad damunjebulma grimom amjerad ena amoidga da Seutia:

_ sad mixval, gogo? aq ra ginda, Se usircxvilo? vis eZeb, visa, Se roskipo?

d'artanianma wamosasxami moixada, Tavsaburi moixsna da xelebi gaiTavisufla. misi ulvaSisa da uqarqaSo xmlis danaxvam grimo daarwmuna, rom kacTan hqonda saqme, yaCaRi iqnebao, gaifiqra da yvirili morTo.

_ miSveleT! miSveleT! yaCaRebi!

_ Cumad! Se ubeduro! _ Seutia d'artanianma, _ nuTu vera mcnob? d'artaniani var. sad aris Seni batoni?

_ Tqven brZandebiT, batono d'artanian? _ Sehyvira grimom. _ SeuZlebelia!

am dros xalaTmosxmuli aTosic gamovida Tavisi oTaxidan da msaxurs mimarTa:

_ grimo! me mgoni, laparaks bedavT!

_ ah, batono! ra vqna, rom...

_ Cumad!

xmis amoReba veRar gabeda grimom da TiTiT d'artanianze aniSna.

aTosma maSinve icno Tavisi megobari da Cveuli gulgri­lobis miuxedavad, gadaixarxara. marTlac sasacilo iyo d'artanianis maskaraduli morTuloba: awewili Tma, fexebze daSvebuli kaba, viwro flostebi, akapiwebuli saxeloebi da aburZgnili ulvaSi!

_ nu iciniT, Cemo megobaro, _ sTxova d'artanianma, _ RvTis gulisaTvis, nu iciniT, radgan Cems sulsa vficav, aq sasacilo araferia.

iseTi STagonebiT warmoTqva es sityva, iseTi Tavzar­dacemulis namdvili SiSiT, rom aTosi maSinve mivarda, xelebi dauWira da Sehyvira:

_ daWrili xom ara xarT, megobaro? mkvdrisferi gadevT!

_ ara, magram es-es aris, saSineli ram SememTxva, xom aravin gyavT, aTos?

_ ai, dalaxvros eSmakma, _ iucxova aTosma, _ vin unda myavdes ase dilaadrian?

_ Zalian kargi.

swrafad Sevida Cveni gaskoneli aTosis oTaxSi. megobaric Tan Sehyva, karebi gadaketa, rom aravis Seewuxebina, da d'artanians mimarTa:

_ ar ityviT, ra moxda? mefe xom ar gardaicvala? kardi­nali xom ar mogiklavT? mTlad gadareuli xarT! ha, TqviT, ra mogividaT, Torem me Cemi damemarTeba.

_ aTos, _ daiwyo d'artanianma da Tan qalis tanisamosi moiSora. _ aTos, moemzadeT, daujerebeli ambavi unda giamboT.

_ jer es dilis xalaTi CaicviT, _ uTxra aTosma da Tavisi xalaTi SesTavaza megobars.

d'artanianma CamoarTva da ise Zalian iyo aRelvebuli, rom marjvena xeli marcxena saxeloSi gayo.

_ ra dagemarTaT?

_ is damemarTa, _ uTxra d'artanianma Cumi xmiT da aToss yurSi CasCurCula: _ is damemarTa, rom miledis mxarze daRad SroSana azis.

_ ah, _ Sehyvira gulSi tyvianakraviviT aTosma.

_ moiTmineT! _ mimarTa d'artanianma, _ darwmunebuli ki xarT, rom is qali marTla mkvdaria?

_ is qali? _ warmoTqva aTosma imdenad misustebuli xmiT, rom Zlivs gaigona d'artanianma.

_ diax, is, romlis Sesaxebac Tqven miambeT erTxel, amienSi yofnisas.

aTosma mwared amoikvnesa da Tavi xelebze dauSva.

_ es qali, _ ganagrZo d'artanianma, _ axalgazrda, ocda­eqvsi-ocdarva wlisa iqneba.

_ qera? _ hkiTxa aTosma.

_ diax.

_ cisferi Tvalebi aqvs, ucnaurad elvare; Savi warb-wamwami!

_ diax.

_ maRali, koxta tanisa, erTi kbili aklia marcxena mxares.

_ diax.

_ SroSanas yvavili pataraa, mowiTalo ferisa, odnav gadasuli sxvadasxvagvari wamlebis meSveobiT.

_ diax.

_ kargi magram, Tqveni sityviT, igi xom ingliselia.

_ miledis eZaxian, magram SeiZleba frangi iyos. miT ufro, rom lordi uinteri misi mazlia da ara Zma.

_ unda vnaxo, d'artanian!

_ frTxilad, Cemo megobaro, frTxilad! Tqven gindodaT misi mokvla... igi iseTi qalia, rom usaTuod gadagixdiT samagieros sikvdiliTve. amasTan, rasac moisurvebs, kidec aasrulebs.

_ xmis amoRebasac ver gabedavs, radgan amiT Tavis Tavs gascems.

_ igi arafers moerideba. ginaxavT rodisme misi gamZvin­vareba?

_ ara, _ upasuxa aTosma.

_ vefxvia, avaza! ah, Cemo sayvarelo megobaro. Zalian meSinia, Cvenze Suris saZieblad araviTar saSinelebas ar moerideba.

d'artanianma dawvrilebiT uambo yvelaferi: miledis gonebamixdili gacofeba da sikvdiliT damuqreba.

_ geficebiT, Tqven marTali xarT, _ uTxra aTosma, _ Tumca Calis fasad ar miRirs sicocxle. Cvenda sabednierod, zeg gavemgzavrebiT parizidan, eWvs gareSea, laroSels mivdi­varT, da raki wavalT...

_ Tan gamogedevnebaT, Tu gicnoT, aTos, ukan mogyvebaT qveynierebis kidemde. modiT, Tqven nu gamoCndebiT, de, marto Cemze iyaros javri.

_ eh, momklavs da momklas, Cemo d'artanian! ra menaRvleba? iqneba marTla ggoniaT, raime mniSvnelobas vaZlevde Cems sicocxles?

_ raRac saSineli saidumloebaa masSi dafaruli, aTos! darwmunebuli var, es dedakaci kardinalis jaSuSi unda iyos.

_ Tu asea, ufro meti sifrTxile gmarTebT, Tqveni lon­dons mgzavroba dawvrilebiT icis kardinalma da, dameTan­xmebiT, aRtacebuli rodi gaxlavT aseTi Tavganwiruli moxerxebiT. gabrazebuli da gaSmagebulia. magram radgan, bolos da bolos, veraviTar cxad danaSauls ver gipoviT, xolo mZulvarebas ki javris amoyra mosdevs, metadre Tu es mZulvareba iseTi adamianisaa, rogoric kardinali brZandeba, frTxilad iyaviT, Zalian frTxilad. marto arsad waxvideT, saWmelic kargad gasinjeT. mokled rom movWraT, yvelas erideT, sakuTar Crdilsac.

_ kidev kargi, rom mxolod zeg saRamomde dagvWirdeba eg ukiduresi gafrTxileba, mere ki, raki jarSi viqnebiT, mxo­lodRa mtris jariskacebs unda veridoT, _ Tqva d'artanianma.

_ wasvlamde me uarvyof Cems aRTqmas binidan fexmoucv­lelobaze. dReidan mec TqvenTana var, yvelgan Tana gdevT. mesaflaveebis quCaze gnebavT wasvla? ai, wavideT, mec movdivar.

_ diax, magram Zalian axloc rom iyos aqedan, ase morTuli xom ver gaval quCaSi.

_ marTalia, _ Tqva aTosma da zari daawkaruna.

grimo Semovida.

aTosma aniSna: d'artanianTan wasuliyo da tanisamosi moetana.

grimomac pasuxi munjurad gasca, _ gavige da geaxlebiTo.

_ es yvela kargi, magram Cveni aRWurvilobis sakiTxi gadauwyveti rCeba, Cemo d'artanian, _ uTxra aTosma, _ miT umetes, Tu ara vcdebi, Tqven miledisTan dagrCeniaT, rac ki gebadaT. misi patiosnebis imeds ver viqoniebT, rom gamo­gigzavnoT, Tqveni bedi, is safironis beWedi mainc gaqvT.

_ safironis beWedi Tqveni gaxlavT, Cemo guliTado megobaro. Tqven xom miTxariT, rom igi Tqveni ojaxis sagvare­ulo nivTia.

_ diax, mamaCems eyida oriaTas ekiud, rogorc TviTon miTxra erTxel. es beWedic im nivTebSi eria, romelic saqorwino saCuqrad mierTmia dedaCemisTvis. dedaCemma me momca da me kidev, _ ra suleli viyavi, RmerTo! _ imis magivrad, rom Semenaxa, rogorc ojaxis didebis wminda ganZi, aviRe da im unamusos vaCuqe.

_ maS, inebeT, Cemo aTos, Tqveni kuTvnili, miT ufro, rom Zvirad unda giRirdeT dedaTqvenis saganZuris ojaxise­uli nivTi.

_ me aviRo eg beWedi mas Semdeg, rac im Sercxvenilis xelSi iyo da waibilwa? oh, magas rogor vizam! es beWedi SebRalulia, d'artanian, xels ver vaxleb magas!

_ maS, gayideT.

_ gavyido is Zvirfasi qva, romliTac dedaCemi xarobda? gamogitydebiT, Cemo d'artanian, amas siwmindis SebRalvad miviCnevdi.

_ maS, daagiraveT. am Zvirfas ganZSi, sul cota, aTas ekius mainc mogcemen. am fuliT Tavisuflad SeiZenT yovelgvar saWiro nivTs, mere, rogorc ki fuls igdebT xelSi, gamo­isyidiT Tqvens beWeds da mTlianad ganwmendils miiRebT, Zveli laqebis natamalic aRar eqneba, mevaxSis xeli yovel uwmindurobas gaaclis.

Rimili moeria aToss.

_ SesaniSnavi amxanagi xarT, Cemo Zvirfaso d'artanian, _ uTxra man, _ sul mxiarul da karg gunebaze xarT. amiT Tqven fantavT Cems sevdas da mamxnevebT. hoda, Zalian kargi, davagiraoT es beWedi, oRond erTi pirobiT:

_ ra pirobiT?

_ im pirobiT, rom xuTasi ekiu Tqven gergoT da xuTasi _ me.

_ ras ambobT, aTos? daufiqrdiT! CemTvis mag fulis meoTxedic meti iqneba, radgan me ubralo razmeli var da didi aRWurviloba ar damWirdeba. Cemi unagiri rom gavyido, Tavsayarad meyofa fuli, an ra maqvs sayideli? erTi cxeni planSesTvis, sxva araferi! garda amisa, gaviwydebaT, Cemo aTos, rom Zvirfasi beWedica maqvs.

_ romelic ufro Zvirfasia da ganuSorebeli TqvenTvis, vidre es safironis beWedi CemTvis. mgonia, rom ar unda vcdebode.

_ diax, ar scdebiT, radgan ukidures ubedurebaSi es beWedi gamogvixsnis ara marto didi gaWirvebidan, aramed raime didi gansacdelidanac. Cemi beWedi Zvirfasi almasia, gaWirvebis tal-kvesi, amasTan erTad, saswaulmoqmedi Tilis­mac.

_ kargad ar mesmis Tqveni naTqvami, magram mjera, rom ase unda iyos. maS, isev Cems beWeds, anu, ufro sworad, Tqvens beWeds davubrundeT. davagiraoT, rasac mogvcemen, imis naxe­vars Tqven aiRebT, Tu ara, mdinare senaSi gadavagdeb.

_ Tu asea, mec Tanaxma var.

am dros grimoc Semovida planSes TanxlebiT. SeSineboda msaxurs, netavi ra daemarTa Cems batonso, cnobismoyvareobis dasakmayofileblad esargebla SemTxveviT da TviTonve wamoeRo tanisamosi.

d'artanianma Caicva, Caicva, agreTve aTosmac. Semdeg, rodesac oriveni mzad iyvnen wasasvlelad, aTosma niSani misca Tavis msaxurs. grimom kedlidan maSinve Camoxsna muSketi da Tan eaxla batons.

mSvidobianad mividnen mesaflaveebis quCaze. karebTan bonasie idga, man dacinviT gadaxeda d'artanians:

_ oh, Cemi Zvirfasi mdgmuri! aaCqareT fexi, aaCqareT! erTi lamazi axalgazrda gogo geliT. da xom iciT, rom ar uyvarT qalebs, roca alodineben.

`keti iqneba!~ _ ifiqra d'artanianma da swrafad gairbina xeivani.

marTlac, misi oTaxis karTan atuzuliyo sawyali gogo da caxcaxebda, rogorc ki dainaxa Tavisi sayvareli, maSinve SesZaxa:

_ Tqven mfarvelobas dampirdiT, gadagarCen Seni qal­batonis risxvisagano. xom iciT, rom Tqven damRupeT, Tqven CamagdeT am dReSi?

_ vici, Cemo sayvarelo, vici! _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ damSviddi, Cemo keti. miTxar, ra moxda Cemi gamoqcevis Semdeg?

_ aba, ra vici? qalbatonis kivilze msaxurebi Secvivdnen, sibrazisagan SeiSala, rac ki lanZRva da gineba aris sadme, sul Tqven mogiZRvnaT. vifiqre, rom male moagondeboda, Tqven rom Cemi oTaxiT SexvediT mis sawolSi, maSin Tqvens Tanamoazred CamTvlida. amitom saswrafod aviRe cotaodeni fuli, boxCaSi Cavalage, Tu ram kargi mqonda, da gamoviqeci.

_ sawyali gogo! magram me ra giSvelo? mec rom wasasvleli var? zeg mivdivar.

_ unda miSveloT rame, batono mxedaro, gamiyvaneT rogorme parizidan! gamiyvaneT safrangeTidan!

_ ra vqna, Tan xom ver wagiyvan laroSelis asaRebad? saomrad midis Cveni razmi.

_ Tan ver wamiyvanT, vici, magram Tqven SegiZliaT momaTavsoT sadme provinciaSi moaxled Tqvens nacnob qalTan, magaliTad, Tqvens mxareSi.

_ ah, Cemo keti, Cem mxareSi qalebs moaxleebi ara hyavT, magram moiTmine, mgoni, saqme mogigvaro. planSe! aba, Cqara! aramisi mipove da sTxove, axlave CemTan wamovides. Zalian mniSvnelovani ambavia da unda SevatyobinoT.

_ ase, ase, _ Tqva aTosma, _ magram ratom porToss ki ar mivmarToT? me mgoni, misi markizis...

_ markizis cols Sinamoaxled Tavisi qmris gadamwerlebi hyavs, _ upasuxa siciliT d'artanianma, _ da, mgoni, arc keti isurvebs daTvis quCaze dgomas, ha, keti?

_ sadac unda iyos, sulerTia CemTvis, oRond Cemi asaval-dasavali aravin gaigos.

_ axla, Cemo keti, Cven didi xniT unda davSordeT erTmaneTs da nuRar ieWvianeb Cemze...

_ Sors viqnebi Tqvengan, batono mxedaro, Tu axlos, Tqven meyvarebiT yovelTvis, _ uTxra sawyalma gogom.

_ xedavT, sad dabadebula namdvili siyvaruli, _ but­butebda aTosi.

_ mec aseve, mec aseve meyvarebi yovelTvis. Cemo keti, damSvidebuli iyavi, magram erTi miTxari, CemTvis didi mniSvneloba aqvs, rasac gkiTxav: xom araferi gagigonia Seni qalbatonisagan erTi ymawvili qalis Sesaxeb, Rame rom moitaces?

_ moiTmineT... oh, RmerTo Cemo!.. batono mxedaro, nuTu axla is qali giyvarT?

_ ara, erT Cems megobars uyvars... ho, ai, aToss uyvars.

_ me? _ Sehyvira aTosma iseTi zizRnarevi SiSiT, rogorc Sehyvirebs kaci, rodesac naxavs, rom Sxamian gvelze unda gadaiaros.

_ Sen! ra aris aq dasamalavi? _ uTxra d'artanianma da magrad mouWira xelze xeli. _ kargad ici, rogor gvebraleba yvelas sawyali qalbatoni bonasie, da rogora vcdilobT davexmaroT da vuSveloT rame. fiqri nu gaqvT, xmas ar amoiRebs keti, xom ar ityvi, keti? Sen ici, Cemo Zvirfaso, _ ganagrZo d'artanianma, _ is im jojoxeTis maSxalis colia, quCis karebTan rom dainaxe aq amosvlisas.

_ oh, RmerTo Cemo! _ Sehyvira ketim, _ weRandeli SiSi momagoneT! kidev kargi, Tu ver micno!

_ rogor gicnobdaT? gana ginaxavT sadme eg kaci?

_ orjer movida miledisTan.

_ gana ara!.. rodis iyo, Tu gaxsovs?

_ daaxloebiT, am TxuTmeti-Tvrameti dRis winaT.

_ swored ase unda yofiliyo.

_ guSin saRamosac movida...

_ guSin saRamos?

_ diax, Tqvens mosvlamde cotaTi adre.

_ Cemo aTos, swored jaSuSebis qseliT varT SemozRuduli. keti, rogor fiqrobT, gicno?

_ imis danaxvaze Tavsaxvevi Camovifxate, magram SeiZleba ukve gvian iyo.

_ dabla CadiT, aTos, mas Tqven ufro sando kacad miaCnixarT, da naxeT, isev karebTan dgas Tu ara?

aTosi dabla Cavida da maSinve amobrunda.

_ wasula, saxli daketilia.

_ wasula, raTa moaxsenos, rom mtredebi amJamad uklebliv Tavis budeSi arian.

_ Tuki asea, Cvenc gavfrindeT, _ uTxra aTosma, _ aq marto planSe davtovoT, rom ambavi mogvitanos.

_ kargi, magram aramisi? biWi rom gavgzavneT imis dasaba­reblad?

_ marTalia, _ daeTanxma aTosi, _ movucadoT aramiss.

am dros TvTion aramisic Semovida, masac gaacnes saqmis viTareba, sTxoves, Tavis nacnob maRalwodebis qalbatonebSi aRmoeCina ketisaTvis moaxlis adgili, auxsnes, rogor saCqaro iyo sawyali gogos sadme provinciaSi gadayvana.

cota xans Cafiqrda aramisi da Semdeg gawiTlebulma Tqva:

_ marTla did daxmarebas gagiwevT, d'artanian, am saqmis mogvarebiT?

_ Cems sicocxleSi ar damaviwydeba Tqveni sikeTe.

_ amas winaT qalbatonma de bua-trasim mTxova, erTi Tavisi megobari qalisTvis, romelic provinciaSi cxovrobs, pati­osani, sando moaxle, da Tu SegiZliaT, Cemo d'artanian, damarwmuneT, rom es qali sruli ndobis Rirsia...

_ rasa brZanebT, batono, _ Sehyvira ketim, _ geficebiT, uerTgulesi, Tavdadebuli mona viqnebi im pirovnebisa, vinc saSualebas momcems, rom parizidan gavide.

_ miT ukeTesi, _ Tqva aramisma.

magidas miujda, patara baraTi dawera, Tavisi beWdiT da­beWda da ketis misca.

_ axla ki Tavi gavaridoT aqaurobas, Cemo keti, xom ici, rom SenTvisac saSiSia aq darCena da CvenTvisac. kidev gveRirseba ukeTesi dro da maSinve vipoviT erTmaneTs.

_ rodesac unda vnaxoT erTmaneTi da ra mdgomareobaSic unda viyoT, me iseve meyvarebiT, rogorc dRes.

_ banqos moTamaSis aRTqma, _ wamoiZaxa aTosma. d'artanianma keti kibeebamde miacila.

erTi wuTis Semdeg megobrebi erTmaneTs gamoeTxovnen da piroba dasdes, oTx saaTze yvelani aTosTan yofiliyvnen. saxlSi marto planSe datoves.

aramisi Sin wavida, aTosi da d'artaniani _ safironis beWdis dasagiraveblad.

marTali gamodga gaskoneli, maT srulebiT ar gasZnelebiaT beWdis samas pistolad dagiraveba. piriqiT, ebraelma fulis micemis dros uTxra, Tu momyidiT am beWeds, oras pistols kidev dagimatebTo.

aTosma da d'artanianma jariskacuri siswrafisa da Ta­vianTi saqmis codnis ostatobis wyalobiT, sami saaTic ki ar moandomes muSketerebis saWiro aRWurvilobis SeZenas, unda iTqvas, rom aTosi damyoli kaci da namdvili didebuli iyo. moewoneboda Tu ara nivTi, maSinve miscemda rasac sTxovdnen, SevaWreba mas Rirsebis damcirebad miaCnda. d'artaniani zogjer cdilobda SeeCerebina megobari, magram aTosi tkbili RimiliT daadebda xolme mxarze xels. mixvda d'artanianic, rom misi moqmedeba mxolod patara gaskonel memamules Seefereboda, da ara didebul batons, romelic Tavis ieriT mefis gvariSvils mogagonebdaT.

muSketerma gamoZebna mSvenieri andaluziuri cxeni, ro­melic giSeriviT Savi nestoebidan cecxls afrqvevda da lamaz wvril fexebze idga. eqvsi wlisa Zlivs iqneboda. aTosma yuradRebiT gasinja da wuni veraferi upova. aTasi livri daufases.

iqneba ufro naklebadac miecaT, magram sanam d'artaniani CarCs evaWreboda, aTosi ukve magidaze ulagebda as pistols.

grimosaTvis samas livrad pikardiuli cxeni iyides, wel­magari da Ronieri, magram am cxenisaTvis unagirisa da grimosaTvis iaraRis yidvis Semdeg aToss jibeSi aRaraferi darCa.

d'artanianma SesTavaza megobars, Tavisi wilidan cota­odeni fuli mainc aeRo, Tundac im pirobiT, rom SemdegSi valSi daebrunebina, magram aTosma pasuxis magivrad mxolod mxrebi aiCeCa.

_ ramdens gvaZlevda ebraeli im safironSi, sakuTrebad rom dagveTmo misTvis? _ hkiTxa aTosma.

_ xuTas pistols.

_ ese igi, orasi pistoliT mets... asi pistoli TqvenTvis da asi pistoli CemTvis! ara, swored bedi gvajildoebs ase guluxvad. isev im ebraelTan midiT.

_ rogor? Tqven gnebavT...

_ es beWedi, merwmuneT, bevr sevdian wuTebs momagonebs, esec rom ar iyos, cidan xom aravin Camogviyris samas pistols mis gamosaxsnelad? ase rom, Tu giraoSi davtoveT, ori aTas livrs vkargavT sruliad amaod, sjobs dabrundeT, uTxraT, rom beWedi misi iyos, da Tqveni orasi pistoliT mobrZandeT CemTan.

_ dafiqrdiT, aTos!

_ amJamad metad Zvirfasia naRdi fuli da mcire msxverplis gaRebac unda icodes adamianma. aba, wadiT, d'artanian, wadiT, grimoc gamogyvebaT Tavisi muSketiT.

naxevari saaTis Semdeg ori aTasi livriT dabrunda d'artaniani, ise, rom gzaSi araferi SemTxvevia.

ai, rogor aRmoaCina aTosma moulodnelad saSualeba Tavisi aRWurvilobis SesaZenad.