MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

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beTunis karmelistebis

monasteri
did borotmoqmedebs xSirad Tana sdevT erTgvari bedis­wera, romlis daxmarebiTac isini gadalaxaven xolme yovel­gvar dabrkolebas da gansacdelidan uvnebelni gamodi­an, magram amasac sazRvari aqvs. roca iqneba, gangebasac moswyin­deba maTi borotmoqmedebani da bolos mouRebs aseTi avsu­lebis moRvaweobas.

swored aseve mouvida miledis. man moaxerxa, SeumCnevlad gamomZvraliyo ori qveynis modaraje samefo gemebs Sua da bulonSi sruliad mSvidobianad Cavida.

portsmutSi man Tavi laroSelidan gamoqceul frangad gaasaRa, xolo ori dRis mgzavrobis Semdeg bulonSi Casvlisas portsmutSi ingliselebis mier Seviwroebul frangad gada­iqca.

unda iTqvas, rom miledis gaaCnda kidev erTi uebari pasporti: silamaze da guluxvoba. igi rogorc undoda, ise fantavda pistolebs.

navsadguris moxuci, Tavaziani ufrosis wyalobiT, romel­mac mas xelze akoca, miledi advilad gadarCa sabuTebis wardgenis formalur mxares da bulonSi mxolod imden xans SeCerda, rom fostiT moeswro Semdegi Sinaarsis werilis gagzavna:

`mis yovladuwmindesobas, baton kardinal riSelies! banakSi. laroSelTan.

damSvidebuli brZandebodeT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav: misi brwyinvaleba hercogi bukingami safrangeTSi ver wamova.

buloni, 25-s saRamos, miledi~.

`P.S. Tqveni yovladuwmindesobis survilisamebr, beTuns geaxlebiT, karmelistebis monasterSi da iq davelodebi Tqvens brZanebas~.

marTlac, im saRamosve beTunisaken gaemgzavra miledi. Rame sastumroSi gaaTena. meore dRes, dilis xuT saaTze, isev gzas gaudga da sami saaTis Semdeg beTunSi Sevida.

aq ikiTxa, sad iyo karmelistebis monasteri, da maSinve iqiT aiRo mimarTuleba.

win gamoegeba monastris winamZRvari. miledim kardinalis brZaneba aCvena. winamZRvris gankargulebiT, calke oTaxi misces mas da sauzme miarTves.

warsuli waSliliyo miledis xsovnaSi da xedavda mxolod momaval didebas da warCinebas, romelsac kardinalisagan moeloda. man xom mSvenivrad daagvirgvina is saSineli davaleba ise, rom piradad ar gareula am sisxlian saqmeSi.

sauzmis Semdeg winamZRvari miledis sanaxavad mivida. gasarTobi araferi aqvT monasterSi da gulkeTil winamZRvars eCqareboda, male gaecno Tavisi axali stumari.

miledisac Zalian undoda, moswoneboda Tavis maspinZels, rac saZnelo ar iyo am marTlac Wkviani da moxerxebuli qalisaTvis.

igi Seecada, momxiblavad sCveneboda maspinZels da iseTi gatacebiT gauba saubari, rom Tavisi sityviTa da silamaziT aRtacebaSi mohyavda moxucebuli monazoni.

didebuli gvaris qali iyo winamZRvari da Zalian uyvarda Txroba sasaxlis ambebisa, romlebic ase iSviaTad aRweven xolme monastris kedlebamde.

miledim ki, piriqiT, dawvrilebiT icoda didebuli wodebis yoveli miTqma-moTqma da intrigebi, radgan xuTi-eqvsi wlis ganmavlobaSi am wreSi trialebda. igi gulkeTil winamZRvars acnobda aristokratiisa da sasaxlis zne-Cveulebebs, Tan saubarSi CaurTo mefis gadaWarbebuli RvTismosaoba, dawvrilebiT uambo Sinauri cxovrebis ambebi sasaxlis kariskacebisa da qalbatonebisa, romlebsac gvariT kargad icnobda winamZRvari. odnav Seexo dedoflisa da bukingamis siyvaruls, da saerTod, Zalian bevrs laparakobda, rom misTvis eTqmevinebina cota ram.

siamovnebiT ismenda winamZRvari, icinoda, magram TqmiT ki aras ambobda. miledi Tavisas ganagrZobda, igi kargad xedavda, rogor arTobda moxucebuls amgvari ambebi, da axla kardinali gaixada salaparako Temad.

magram aq ki gauZnelda baasi: ar icoda, visken iyo winam­ZRvari _ mefisaken Tu kardinalisaken? isev sifrTxile arCia. winamZRvaric, Tavis mxriv, ufro metad frTxilobda, xmis amouRebliv ismenda miledis naTqvams da Rrma pativis­cemiT akanturebda Tavs, rodesac miledi mis yovladuwmin­desobas axsenebda.

miledi grZnobda, rom misTvis Zalian mosawyeni iqneboda monasterSi cxovreba da gadawyvita, axlave gamoecada winamZRvari, rom scodnoda, SemdegSi rogor moqceuliyo. undoda Seemowmebina, ramdenad TavdaWerili iyo es tkbili winamZRvari, amitom daiwyo kardinalis gaWorva, daasaxela misi yovladuwmindesobis sayvarlebi: qalbatoni d'egiloni, marion delormi da kidev ramdenime sxva qali.

winamZRvari ufro meti yuradRebiT ismenda, igi gamococ­xlda, nel-nela Rimili moeria.

`oh, _ uxaroda miledis, _ mas siamovnebs es ambebi da Tundac kardinalis momxre iyos, sulerTia, misi erTguli mona mainc ar aris~. _ Semdeg daumata, Tu rogor sastikad sdevnida da sjida misi yovladuwmindesoba Tavis mtrebs. pirjvars iwerda misustebuli monazoni, arc iwonebda, arc iwunebda mis saqciels.

miledi darwmunda, rom winamZRvari ufro mefis momxre unda yofiliyo, vidre kardinalisa da ufro gabedviT ganagrZobda riSelies ginebas.

_ me sruliad ara gamegeba ra mag ambebisa, _ Tqva bolos winamZRvarma, _ miwieri interesebis farglebidan gamosulni, mTlad daSorebulni varT sasaxles, magram mainc cud maga­liTebs vxedav Tqvens naambobSi. Cvenc erTi ubeduri gvyavs aq, ver warmoidgenT, ramdeni tanjva ganucdia sawyals devniTa da SurisZiebiT.

_ aq gyavT ubeduri? _ ikiTxa miledim, _ oh, RmerTo Cemo! sawyali qali! Zalian mebraleba.

_ marTlac Sesabralisia _ datusaReba, muqara, avadmop­yroba, yvelaferi autania sawyals. albaT baton kardinals aseTi mkacri moqcevisaTvis safuZvliani sababi hqonda, Tumca angelozad geCvenebaT, rom SexedoT, magram garegnobiT xom ver ganvsjiT adamians.

`kargi! _ fiqrobda miledi, _ vin icis? iqneba aqac aRmovaCino raime, Zalian karg gunebazea dRes Cemi bedi~... _ da sruli gulubryviloba gamoixata saxeze.

_ eh _ amoioxra miledim, _ mec vici: sul imas CagvCiCineben, ar unda endoT saxis gamometyvelebaso, magram maS raRas endos adamiani, Tuki yovlad Zlieris saukeTeso qmnilebasac ki ar endoba? Cemi mxriv, SeiZleba sul ase motyuebuli davrCe mTeli Cemi sicocxlis manZilze, magram minc yovelTvis mivendobi adamians, Tu sandod meCvena misi gamometyveleba.

_ maS, Tqven eWvi geparebaT im qalis danaSaulSi? _ hkiTxa winamZRvarma.

_ gana marto damnaSaveebs sdevnis batoni kardinali? aris erTgvari saTnoeba, romelTac ufro sastikad sjis, vidre danaSauls.

_ neba miboZeT, qalbatono, gamovTqva Cemi gancvifreba, _ uTxra winamZRvarma.

_ gancvifreba? riT? _ hkiTxa miamitad miledim.

_ Tqveni sityviT.

_ mere, ra naxeT gansacvifrebeli Cems sityvaSi? _ hkiTxa miledim.

_ Tqven megobari unda brZandebodeT kardinalisa, Tqven misi nebarTviT xarT CenTan da, miuxedavad amisa...

_ da miuxedavad amisa, avi vikadre, ara? _ daamTavra miledim monazvnis sityva.

_ diax, Tu avi ara, arc kargi iyo.

_ ra vqna, rom megobari ki ara, patimari var misi, _ Tqva oxvriT miledim.

_ is werili, romliTac aq gamoggzavnaT?

_ es brZaneba gaxlavT, erTgvari dapatimreba... aq veyolebi cota xans, Semdeg romelime mxlebels gamogzavnis da imas ubrZanebs Cems...

_ mere, ratom ar gaeqceviT?

_ sad jandabaSi davemalebi? gana aris sadme qveyanaze iseTi adgili, rom kardinali ver miswvdes, Tu keTili ineba da xeli gaSala? me rom kaci vyofiliyavi, ar gamiWirdeboda, gavbedavdi, magram ras gaxdeba kardinalTan erTi CemsaviT susti qali? gana aq rom kardinalis devnili axalgazrda qali gyavT, man ki scada gaqceva?

_ ara, ar ucdia, magram is sul sxvaa, me mgoni, mas safrangeTSi viRacis siyvaruli aCerebs.

_ Tu asea, _ Tqva miledim d amoioxra, _ Tu uyvars vinme, arc iseTi ubeduri yofila.

_ maS, erT sabralo devnils kidev vxedav? _ uTxra winamZRvarma da daaSterda miledis.

_ vai, rom asea! _ upasuxa miledim.

erT wams ise uyurebda monazoni miledis, TiTqos gonebaSi raime Semawuxebelma axalma azrma gaurbinao.

_ Tqven winaaRmdegi xom ara xarT Tqveni sarwmunoebisa? _ hkiTxa enis borZikiT.

_ me? me _ protestanti? _ Sehyvira miledim, _ oh, ara, vimowmeb RmerTs, romelsac Cveni laparaki esmis, rom piriqiT, gulmodgine kaTolike gaxlavarT.

_ maS, damSvidebuli brZandebodeT, qalbatono _ uTxra winamZRvarma, _ monasterSi xarT da mrisxane sapatimrod ar gadageqcevaT es adgili. yovel RonisZiebas miviRebT, rom sasiamovno gagixadoT es tyveoba. garda amisa, aqve gyavT is ymawvili qali, sasaxlis intrigis gamo devnili, iseTi kargi ram aris, lamazi, gulCvili...,

_ ra hqvia?

_ erTma metad warCinebulma pirma gamomigzavna, keti hqviao, SemomiTvala, mec aRar CavZiebivar, misi namdvili saxe­li da gvari gamego.

_ keti?! _ Sehyvira miledim, _ rao? darwmunebuli brZandebiT?

_ imaSi, rom ketis eZaxian? diax, qalbatono, iqneba icnobdeT?

miledis ucbad gaurbina fiqrma, rom SeiZleba es ymawvili qali misi moaxle yofiliyo, da gaecina. am gogos gaxsenebas Tan mohyva aRmaSfoTebeli ambis mogoneba da Tan iseTi mZlavri survili javris amoyrisa, rom mTlad Seucvala gamometyveleba, Tumca maSinve gons moego da isev iseTi damSvidebuli, gulkeTili saxe miiRo, romelic am ramdenime wuTis winaT hqonda.

_ rodis SeiZleba mag ymawvili qalis naxva? ver war­moidgenT, rogor minda misi gacnoba, _ hkiTxa miledim.

_ dRes saRamos, _ miugo winamZRvarma, _ iqneba saRamomdec, magram oTxi dRea, gzaSi yofilxarT, dResac dilis xuT saaTze amdgarxarT da me mgoni, girCevniaT mosveneba, daweqiT da daiZineT, sadilobisas gagaRviZebT.

Zalian kargad gauZlebda miledi am uZilobas. miT ufro, rom axali aRmoCenis imedi hqonda da es umagrebda intrigebiT gaumaZRar guls, magram mainc maSinve miiRo winamZRvris rCeva. ukanaskneli ToTxmeti Tu TxuTmeti dRis ganmavlobaSi ramdeni sxvadasxva sulieri mRelvareba gadaetana da misi rkinis agebuleba kidec rom gamagreboda daRlas, suli mainc mosvenebas moiTxovda.

monazoni gamoeTxova da miledic maSinve miwva. iwva da SurisZiebis saamo fiqri, romelic axla ketis saxelis xsenebam auSala, tkbil nanasaviT esalbuneboda. agondeboda kardi­nalis mtkice dapireba SeuzRudavi da Tavisufali moqmedebis Sesaxeb, Tuki miledi mis wadils ganaxorcielebda. man xom ganaxorciela es wadili! maS, d'artaniani ukve mis xelT iyo! mxolod erTi ram scemda SiSis zars miledis. es iyo gaxseneba Tavisi qmrisa, graf de la ferisa, romelic didi xnis mkvdrad miaCnda, an ucxoeTSi gadakargulad, _ is ki aTosad gadaq­ceuliyo da d'artanianis saukeTeso megobari gamxdariyo.

magram Tu marTlac d' artanianis saukeTeso megobari iyo, maS, masac xom unda mieRo monawileoba mTel im ambavSi, rodesac dedofalma ise lamazad gaacura yinulze misi yovladuwmindesoba? Tu aseTi megobari iyo d'artanianisa, maS, kardinalis mteri yofila! hoda, axla TviTon icis! iseTi SurisZiebis sudaras Semoaxvevs, rom Sig CaaxrCobs Tavis mters.

metad tkbili iyo miledisTvis es fiqri, ise arwevda, TiTqos akvanSi Cawoliliyos. tkbilad CaeZina.

tkbili xma moesma da iman gamoaRviZa. Tvali gaaxila, dainaxa winamZRvari da qeraTmiani, mSvenieri axalgazrda qali, romelic keTilmosurne cnobismoyvareobiT dascqeroda gaRviZebuls.

es qali sruliad ucnobi iyo miledisaTvis. oriveni gulmodgined, yuradRebiT sinjavdnen erTmaneTs da Tan Cveulebriv SemoRebul qaTinaurebs ambobdnen. metad mSve­nivrebi iyvnen oriveni. magram sruliad gansxvavebuli iyo maTi silamaze. miledis saxeze TviTkmayofilebis Rimili efina, xolo aristokratuli qceviTa da didebuli ieriT, igi gacilebiT sjobda am axalgazrda qals. isic unda iTqvas, rom axalgazrda qals uSnod Sekerili monazvnis kaba ecva da cud samsaxurs uwevda am SejibrebaSi.

monazonma qalebi erTmaneTs gaacno. rodesac es valde­buleba moixada, gamoeTxova maT da martoni datova. eklesi­isken gaeSura, sadac saqme hqonda. axalgazrda morCilma qalma rom Sexeda, miledi isev iwva, undoda Tan gahyoloda winamZRvars, magram gvianRa iyo.

_ rogor, qalbatono? _ dauZaxa miledim, _ jer xeirianad arc ki daminaxixarT da ukve gamirbirxarT? mere, rom icodeT, ra didi imedi maqvs Tqveni, manam aqa var.

_ ara, qalbatono, _ miugo morCilma, _ cudi droa gacnobisaTvis da ar minda Tqveni Sewuxeba. daRlili unda iyoT da isvenebT.

_ gana ras unda natrobdes mZinare, Tu ara sasiamovno gaRviZebas? Tqvenc swored ase gamomaRviZeT da raki gamaR­viZeT, axla Tqveni baasiT damatkbeT.

miledim xeli dauWira da iqve, Tavis sawolTan, savarZelSi Casva.

_ ra ubeduri var, RmerTo Cemo! _ Tqva morCilma, _ ai, ukve eqvsi Tve sruldeba, rac aqa var, da araviTari garToba CemTvis ar arsebobs... axla Tqven moxvediT, TqvenTan yofna, vgrZnob, momxiblavi iqneba, magram axla albaT me TviTon Zalian cota xans davrCebi am monasterSi.

_ rogor? gana mibrZandebiT sadme?

_ ar vici, magram imedi ki didi maqvs, _ uTxra morCilma didi sixaruliT da arc cdilobda Tavisi sixarulis damalvas.

_ ho, yuri movkari, Turme didi tanjva agitaniaT kardi­nalisagan, _ ganagrZo miledim, _ Tu es marTalia, maSin kidev ufro guliTadi iqneba Cveni megobroba.

_ maS, Cvenma keTilma winamZRvarma marTali miTxra? Tqvenc gawva­laT im borotma mRvdelma?

_ Cumad! _ uTxra miledim, _ aqac ki avs nuras vityviT mis Sesaxeb! rom icodeT, ramdeni vai-vaglaxi gadamxda marto imitom, rom mec TqvensaviT swored eg sityvebi wamomcda erT qalTan, romelic megobrad mimaCnda da im megobarma ki damabezRa! _ maS, Tqvenc Ralatis gamo xarT wamebuli?

_ ara, Cemi erTgulebis gamo var wamebuli, gagiJebiT miyvarda erTi qali, Tavs gavwiravdi imisTvis, sicocxles ar daviSureb dResac...

_ iman ki gaWirvebaSi migatovaT, ara?

_ imdenad usamarTlod da aCqarebiT vsjidi, rom mec ase megona, magram es ori-sami dRea, Cemi daskvnis usafuZvlobis sabuTi miviRe da madlobas vwirav RmerTs. Zalian mZime iyo CemTvis imis warmodgena, rom man damiviwya... Tqven ki qal­batono, _ ganagrZo morCilma, _ Tqven, vgoneb, Tavisufali brZandebiT, da gaqceva rom mogendomebinaT, advilad aisru­lebdiT wadils.

_ mere, sad wavide?! arc megobrebi myavs, arc fuli maqvs! gadmokarguli var safrangeTis im nawilSi, sadac Cems dReSi ar vyofilvar, aqaurobas srulebiT ar vicnob.

_ oh! _ Sehyvira morCilma, _ megobrebs Tqven yvelgan gaiCenT, rac unda moxdes, gulkeTili CanxarT, iseTi mSvenieri xarT.

_ miuxedavad magisa, _ miugo miledim da ise daitkbo Rimili, rom angelozis gamometyveleba mieRo, _ mainc mar­tod­marto var amqveynad, devnili.

_ yuri damigdeT, _ uTxra morCilma, _ Tavis gasamagreblad adamians yovelTvis gangebis imedi unda hqondes, erTxelac iqneba, dadgeba dRe, rodesac Tqven mier daTesili sikeTe xmas amoiRebs RvTis winaSe Tqvens sasargeblod, iqneb Tqveni bedi iyos, aq CemisTana sust, ubralo adamianTan Sexvedra. icodeT, Tu rogorme gavedi aqedan, megobrebs davixmar da, rogorc Cems ganTavisuflebas apireben, arc Tqvens Svelas daizareben.

_ oh, martodmarto var-meTqi, rom vTqvi, _ ganagrZo miledim Tavis Tavze laparaki im ganzraxviT, rom ufro mo­enadirebina qalis guli da gulaxdili yofiliyo masTan, _ imas ki ar vgulisxmobdi, TiTqos aravin myavdes, kargi nacnobebi myavs, Zalian warCinebulni, magram ras gaawyoben, isini TviTonve kankaleben kardinalis SiSiT! TviTon dedo­falsac ver gaubedavs kardinalis winaaRmdegoba. danam­dvilebiT vici, rom misi yovladudidebulesoba, miuxe­davad misi gulkeTilobisa, araerTxel gaxda iZulebuli, misi yovladuwmindesobis mZvinvarebisTvis daeTmo Tavisi erTguli mosamsaxureni.

_ me damijereT, qalbatono, dedofals xandaxan gangeb ise uWiravs Tavi, TiTqos daviwyebuli hyavdes Tavisi erTguli mosamsaxureni, magram garegnobas ar unda endoT: ramdenadac metad arian devnili misi erTgulni, imdenad metad zrunavs maTTvis dedofali... da xSirad moxdeba xolme, swored maSin ewevaT dedoflis daxmareba, rodesac aRarc ki aqvT amisi imedi.

_ mjera, mjera, _ Tqva miledim, _ metad gulkeTilia dedofali.

_ oh, maS, icnobT Cvens mSvenier, didsulovan dedofals? _ Sehyvira aRtacebiT morCilma.

_ piradad ar vicnob, _ miugo miledim, radgan igrZno, rom Zalian Sors Setopa, _ piradad ar vicnob, magram kargad vicnob mis bevr saukeTeso megobars: vicnob de piuntaJs, baton diuJars, baton de trevils...

_ baton de trevils? baton de trevils icnobT? _ wamoiZaxa qalma.

_ diax, Zalian kargad, metad kargad.

_ mefis muSketerebis kapitans?

_ diax, mefis muSketerebis kapitans.

_ oh, _ Sehyvira morCilma, _ maS, Cven ise davuaxlovdebiT erTmaneTs, rogorc didi xnis nacnobebi, rogorc guliTadi megobrebi... Tu baton de trevils icnobT, maS, raRa Tqma unda, imasTanac yofilxarT saxlSi.

_ diax, xSirad! _ upasuxa miledim. igi grZnobda, rom tyuils advilad ijerebdnen, da gadawyvita, bolomde mih­yoloda.

_ maS, mis muSketerebsac naxavdiT, ramdenime kaci hyavda damegobrebuli.

_ diax, romlebic saxlSi daiarebian baton de trevilTan, _ miugo miledim da mouTmenlad eloda Semdeg kiTxvas, mas metad sainteresod miaCnda es baasi.

_ damisaxeleT ramdenime kaci, Tqveni nacnobi, da naxavT, rom sul Cemi megobrebi arian.

_ ra vici, romeli erTi dagisaxeloT? _ upasuxa yoymaniT miledim, _ batoni de suvini, batoni de kurtivroni, batoni ferusaki...

morCilma laparaki daacada da rodesac darwmunda, rom amiT aTavebda, hkiTxa:

_ aToss ki ar icnobT?

ise gafiTrda miledi, rogorc is zewari, romelic zed exura, da Tumca Tavis grZnobebis mZlavri baton-patroni iyo, mainc Tavi ver Seikava, daikivla da xeli staca Tavis Tanamosaubres, Tan Tvals ar aSorebda.

_vaime, ra dagemarTaT? oh, RmerTo didebulo! _ ekiTxe­boda sawyali qali, _ nuTu iseTi ram vTqvi, rom gawyenineT?

_ ara, ara! oRond ucnaurad meCvena es saxeli, radgan me vicnobdi mag ymawvils da ucnaurad meCvena iseT adamianTan Sexvedra, romelic mas kargad icnobs.

_ oh, diax! kargad vicnob, kargad! masac, mis megobrebsac: baton porToss, baton aramissac.

_ marTla? me maTac vicnob! _ Tqva miledim da grZnobda, rom gulamde Caswvda sicive.

_ raki icnobT, aba isic gecodinebaT, ra kargi biWebi arian da ratom maT ar mimarTavT, Tu daxmareba gWirdebaT?

_ vicnob, magram daaxloebuli ara var maTTan, _ wailuR­luRa miledim, _ vicnob, radgan sul imaT xsenebaSi iyo erTi maTi megobari, batoni d'artaniani.

_ maS, d'artaniansac icnobT? _ Sehyvira morCilma, xeli staca miledis xels da TvalebSi CaaSterda, mere, rodesac miledis ucnauri gamometyveleba dainaxa, hkiTxa:

_ ukacravad, qalbatono, rogor icnobT? ra aris Tqveni d'artaniani?

_ ra unda iyos? _ miugo SeZrwunebulma miledim, _ megobaria Cemi.

_ me Tqven matyuebT, qalbatono, Tqven misi sayvareli iyaviT!

_ misi sayvareli Tqven iyaviT! _ Sehyvira miledim.

_ me?

_ diax, Tqven, axla ki gicaniT, Tqvena xarT qalbatoni bonasie?

gancvifrebulma da SeSinebulma axalgazrda qalma ukan daiwia.

_ oh, magas nu uaryofT! ra gaqvT dasamalavi? _ uTxra miledim.

_ maS, ase, qalbatono, maS, Cven erTmaneTis metoqeebi varT.

iseTi mxecuri ali moedo miledis, rom sawyali qalbatoni bonasie sirbiliT uSvelida Tavs, rom eWvebs ara hyolodaT damonebuli.

_ aba, Tqvenc pirdapir miTxariT, _ ganagrZo qalbatonma bonasiem iseTi ZaliT, rom veravin warmoidgenda misgan am gamZlavrebas, _ d'artanianis sayvareli brZandebodiT Tu dResac brZandebiT!

_ oh, ara! _ Sehyvira miledim iseTi zizRiT, rom Sors isroda yovelgvar eWvs, _ arasodes.

_ mjera Tqveni, magram es miTxariT, ase rad SehkivleT? _ mimarTa qalbatonma bonasiem.

_ rogor? nuTu Tqven ki ver mixvdiT? _ upasuxa miledim, romelsac gaunelda mRelvareba da grZnobebi daimorCila.

_ rogor mivxvdebodi, rom ara vici ra?

_ nuTu ver mixvdiT, batonma d'artanianma, romelic Cemi megobaria, yvela Tavisi saidumlo gamando.

_ marTla?

_ nuTu ver mixvdiT, rom marTla dawvrilebiT vici yvelaferi? Tqveni motaceba sen-Jermenis patara saxlidan, misi mwuxareba, TanagrZnoba misi megobrebisa, da maT mier amaod warmoebuli Tqveni Zebna? da rogor gindaT, gakvir­vebuli ar viyo, rodesac ase moulodnelad CemTan vxedav qalbatons, romlis Sesaxeb me da d'artanians ise xSirad gvqonia baasi? rom icodeT, ra gagiJebiT uyvarxarT! da rogor Semayvara Tqveni Tavi. jer maSin, rodesac arc ki menaxeT. ah! Cemo sayvarelo konstancia! maS, bolos da bolos, Zlivs gipoveT da Cemi TvaliT gxedavT, _ uTxra Tu ara es, mklavebi moxvia qalbaton bonasies, romelsac WeSmariteba egona miledis sityvebi da ukve guliTad megobrad miaCnda, aRarc ki axsovda, rom ramdenime wuTis win Tavis metoqeobasac ki swamebda.

_ oh, mapatieT, mapatieT! _ sTxova man miledis da Tavi dauSva mis mxarze, _ rom icodeT, ra Zalian miyvars!

erT wuTs ase Cakrulebi iyvnen qalebi da, vgoneb, saWiro ar aris amis ganmarteba, imdeni Zala rom hqonoda miledis, ramdenic siZulvili edo gulSi, cocxali ver gadarCeboda qalbatoni bonasie am Cakonebas.

da radgan daxrCoba ar SeeZlo, tkbilad gaucina.

_ oh, Cemo mSveniero! Cemo tkbilo gogonav! _ ualersebda miledi, _ ra bednieri var, rom Tqveni naxva meRirsa. damacadeT, gavZRe Tqveni mzeriT! _ ambobda igi da marTlac TvaliT nTqavda.

_ diax, Tqvena xarT, Tqvena? swored iseTi xarT, rogoric man amiwera. ho, rom magondeba misi naTqvami, namdvilad gcnobilobT.

rogor warmoidgenda sawyali qali, ra saSineli fiqri utrialebda miledis TavSi, rodesac misi Tvalebi misdami mxolod TanagrZnobas gamoxatavdnen.

_ maS, Tqven gecodinebaT, ra tanjva gadavitane, _ uTxra qalbatonma bonasiem, _ Tuki d'artanianma giamboT Tavisi wameba, magram araferia, siyvarulisaTvis tanjva netarebaa.

_ netarebaa, _ gaimeora miledimac misda uneburad, Tumca TviTon sul sxvas fiqrobda.

_ egec ar iyos, mgoni, Zalian male bolo moeReba Cems tanjvas, _ daiwyo isev qalbatonma bonasiem. _ xval, an iqneb am saRamosac, vnaxav Cems sayvarels da sul daviviwyebiT warsuls.

_ xval? da iqneb am saRamosac! _ Sehyvira uceb gamof­xizlebulma miledim, _ ris imedi gaqvT? gana ambavs eliT raimes?

_ TviTon d'artanians veli.

_ TviTon d'artanians eliT? aq eliT?

_ diax.

_ SeuZlebelia! laroSelSi aris, jarSi, kardinalTan, ver dabrundeba, sanam im qalaqs ar aiReben.

_ Tqven ase ggoniaT, magram gana aris raime SeuZlebeli Cemi d'artanianisaTvis?

_ vera, ver warmomidgenia!

_ ver warmogidgeniaT? maS, aba es waikiTxeT, _ uTxra siamayiT da sixaruliT gatacebulma sawyalma qalma da werili gauwoda miledis.

`qalbaton de Sevrezis xelia! _ gaifiqra miledim _ gana ar vicodi, rom isic am banakSi iyo~. _ Semdeg xarbad waikiTxa es ramdenime striqoni:

`mzad iyaviT, Cemo sayvarelo gogonav! male gnaxavT Cveni megobari da gnaxavT marto imitom, rom gagitacoT sapatim­rodan, sadac Tqvens Camwyvdevas moiTxovda Tqvenive sicoc­xlis uzrunvelyofa. maS, moemzadeT wasasvlelad da arasodes ar dakargoT Cveni imedi.

Cvenma yoCaRma gaskonelma, rogorc yovelTvis, axlac erTxel kidev gamoiCina Tavisi vaJkacoba da erTguleba. uTxariT, rom erTgan Zalian madlierni arian misi rCevisa~.

_ diax, diax, _ mouwona miledim, _ diax gadaWriT gpir­debaT, xom ar iciT, ra rCeva iyo?

_ ara, magram, me vfiqrob, dedofali gaafrTxila, rom kardinali mas axal gansacdels umzadebda.

_ diax, udavod asea, _ miugo miledim, werili ukanve misca da Tavi dafiqrebiT Caqindra.

am dros WenebiT momavali cxenis TqaraTquri gaisma.

_ oh, _ Sehkivla qalbatonma bonasiem da fanjaras eca, _ nuTu is aris?

am moulodneli garemoebiT gaqvavebuli miledi loginzeve darCa. am cota xnis ganmavlobaSi imdeni rame moxda, rom Tavis sicocxleSi pirvelad daebna goneba.

_ vai, rom is ar aris! _ dauZaxa qalbatonma bonasiem, _ viRac CemTvis ucnobi kacia. Tumca, rogorc etyoba, aqeTken modis, diax, SeaCera cxeni, karebTan dadga, ager, dareka.

wamoxta miledic.

_ namdvilad is ar aris?

_ raRa Tqma unda!

_ iqneba kargad ver dainaxeT?

_ oh, misi qudis bumbuli da misi wamosasxamis kalTis bolo rom davinaxo, maSinve vicnob!

miledi Cacmas ganagrZobda.

_ magram is kaci aqeTken modis?

_ diax, etyoba, an TqvenTan modis, an CemTan. oh, RmerTo Cemo! ram agaRelvaT ase?

_ ra vqna, unda gamovtyde, rom TqvensaviT guldajerebuli ara var, kardinalisa meSinia.

_ Cumad, _ gaafrTxila qalbatonma bonasiem, _ aqeT modian. _ marTlac, kari gaiRo da Semovida winamZRvari, romelmac pirdapir mimarTa miledis:

_ Tqvena brZandebiT bulonidan mosuli?

_ diax, me gaxlavarT, _ upasuxa miledim, Tan cdilobda, gulcivoba eCvenebina, _ vin mkiTxulobs?

_ viRac kacia, Tavis saxels ar amxels, magram iZaxis, kardinalisagan var gamogzavnilio.

_ da Cemi naxva unda?

_ bulonidan mosuli qalis naxva unda.

_ maS, brZaneT, Semoiyvanon, me gaxlavarT bulonidan mosuli.

_ oh, RmerTo, RmerTo! _ gminavda qalbatoni bonasie, _ nuTu kidev axali ubedurebaa?

_ mec magisi meSinia.

_ me waval, marto gtovebT im ucxo kacTan, magram rogorc ki wava, Tu nebas momcemT, maSinve TqvenTan Semoval.

_ rodesac gnebavdeT.

winamZRvari da qalbatoni bonasie gavidnen, miledi marto darCa da Tvals veRar aSorebda kars. cota xnis Semdeg kibidan fexis xma da dezis Cxaruni gaisma. Semdeg kari gaaRes.

miledim sixaruliT Sehkivla.

es kaci grafi roSfori iyo, misi yovladuwmindesobis wyeuli suli.