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- iaraRi Tan gaqvT, lestreid?

tanmorCilma maZebarma gaiRima:

- raki Sarvali macvia, maSasadame, ukana jibec eqneba, is ki carieli ar iqneba.

- Zalian kargi! me da uotsonic mzada varT yvela moulodnelobisaTvis.

- rogorc vxedav, Zalian seriozuli ambavi unda iyos. mister holms? minda vicode, Cven ors raRa mogveTxoveba am TamaSSi?

- mogeTxovebaT moTmineba. unda vicadoT.

- marTali giTxraT, arc ise mxiaruli adgilia! - mxrebi aiCeCa maZebarma da borcvebis pirquS ferdobebsa da grimpenis WanWrobze gawolil nisls Tvali gaayola. - ager, sadRac cecxli anTia.

- es meripit-hausia - Cveni mogzaurobis ukanaskneli mizani. axla gTxovT, rac SeiZleba frTxilad iaroT da CurCuliT ilaparakoT, - gvirCia holmsma.

qurdulad mivabijebdiT im bilikze, romelic saxlisaken midioda, magram misgan orasi iardis manZilze holmsi SeCerda.

- ufro iqiT wasvla aRar aris saWiro, - Tqva holmsma. - ai, es kaWrebi mSvenivrad gagviweven safris magivrobas.

- aq davicdiT?

- diax, CavsafrdebiT. ai, aq dadeqiT, lestreid. uotson, Tqven xom namyofi xarT mag saxlSi? oTaxebis ganlageba iciT? ai, es xlarTiani fanjara rom Cans - ra aris?

- mgoni, samzareulo.

- momdevno, kargad ganaTebuli?

- es sasadiloa.

- fardebi aweulia. Cemze kargad iciT, rogor SeiZleba iq misvla. SeixedeT fanjaraSi da naxeT ras akeTeben. oRond, RvTis gulisaTvis, wynarad! araferi gaigonon.

fexis wverebze mivedi im qvis yoresTan, romelic stepltonis mwir baRs ertya gars da mis Crdils gavyevi im adgilamde, saidanac fardagadaweul fanjaraSi SeiZleboda Sexedva.

oTaxSi orni iyvnen - ser henri da stepltoni. saxe orTaves Cemken hqonda moqceuli, erTimeoris gverdiT isxdnen mrgval magidasTan, romelzec yava da Rvino idga, da sigarebs eweodnen. stepltoni gacxovelebiT laparakobda raRacaze, magram baroneti ferwasuli ijda da uyuradRebod usmenda. etyoboda, mosvenebas ar aZlevda is azri, rom male ukan unda dabrunebuliyo da sabediswero Waobebze gaevlo.

uecrad stepltoni wamodga da oTaxidan gavida, ser henrim ki WiqaSi Rvino daasxa, savarZelSi gadawva da sigara moqaCa. me garkveviT gavigone karis Wriali, Semdeg ki bilikze dayrili xreSis xmauri. nabijis xma miaxlovdeboda. kedlis iqidan davinaxe, rom naturalisti baRis kuTxeSi patara fardulTan SeCerda. kliteSi gasaRebi aCxakunda da fardulidan raRac fusfusis xma momesma. stepltonma iq sul ori wuTi dahyo, isev gadaatriala gasaRebi, gverdiT Camiara da saxlSi Sevida. vnaxe, rom Tavis stumarTan dabrunda, frTxilad gamovbrundi amxanagebisaken da yvelaferi vuambe.

- maS, qali maTTan ar aris? - ikiTxa holmsma, roca Txroba davasrule.

- ara.

- maS, sad unda iyos? samzareulosa da sasadilos garda xom yvela fanjara Cabnelebulia?

- swored ar vici.

me ukve vTqvi, rom im saRamos grimpenis WanWrobze TeTri nisli iyo Camowolili, nela moiwevda Cvens mxares, da dabal, magram sqel talRad gvertymoda irgvliv. maRlidan daRvrili mTvaris Suqi am nisls aqcevda mocimcime yinulis velad, romelzedac Savi pikebiviT aRmarTuliyvnen Soreuli granitis svetebis kenweroebi. holmsi im mxares Sebrunda, saidanac nislis kedeli gviaxlovdeboda da mouTmenlad abutbutda:

- SexedeT, uotson, nisli pirdapir Cvenken modis.

- es cudia?

- uaresi ra unda iyos! nisli erTaderTi ram aris, rasac SeuZlia Cemi gegma CaSalos. magram ser henri iq ar daayovnebs. ukve aTi saaTia. axla yvelaferi - Cveni warmatebac da misi sicocxlec ki - imazea damokidebuli, gamova Tu ara saxlidan, vidre nisli bilikamde moaRwevdes.

ca ise iyo mokrialebuli, rom Rrublis nasaxic ar Canda. varskvlavebi civad cimcimebdnen maRal tatnobze. mTvare Waobebs sust, mqrqal sxivebs afrqvevda... pirdapir Cvens win bundovnad Canda wvetiani saxuravis konturebi, romelzec sakvamle milebi yalyze Semdgari fafariviT amoCriliyvnen varskvlavebiT moWedili cis fonze. qveda sarTulis fanjrebidan baRs da Waobs farTo oqrosferi zolebi ecemoda. samzareulodan msaxurebi gamovidnen. axla lampa mxolod sasadiloSi enTo, sadac orni - mkvlelobis ganzraxviT Sepyrobili maspinZeli da stumari, romelsac arafris eWvi ara hqonda - sigarebs eweodnen da saubrobdnen.

TeTri safarveli, ramac TiTqmis mTeli Waobi dafara, saxls yovel wams uaxlovdeboda. pirveli gamWvirvale qulebi ukve oqrosfrad ganaTebul fanjarasTan dafarfatebdnen. baRis Soreuli kedeli sruliad CanTqmuliyo bolqvebad daSvebul burusSi, romlis Tavzedac mxolod xeTa kenweroebi moCanda, ai, moTeTro rgolebi gamoCnda saxlis orsav mxares da nel-nela mWidro rkalad SeerTda. zeda sarTuli saxuravianad amocurda am rkalis zedapirze, rogorc jadosnuri xomaldi molandebuli zRvis talRebze. holmsma gaSmagebiT dahkra muSti qvaze, romlis ukanac videqiT, da moTminebadakargulma fexi daabakuna.

- Tu TxuTmet wuTSi ar gamoCnda, biliki nisliT daifareba, naxevari saaTis Semdeg am sibneleSi sakuTar xelebsac veRar davinaxavT.

- cota ukan daviwioT, da iq maRlobze davdgeT.

- marTla, ase ajobebs.

rac ufro gviaxlovdeboda nisli, Cvenc ukan-ukan vixevdiT, vidre saxlidan naxevar milze ar aRmovCndiT. erTiani mRvrie TeTri zRva, rasac zemodan mTvaris naTeli efrqveoda, daJinebiT gvitevda.

- metismetad Sors wavediT, - Tqva holmsma. - es ukve saSiSia: SeiZleba, vidre aqamde moaRwevs, daewion, rac iqneba, iqneba, aq SevCerdeT.

muxlebze daeSva da yuri miwas daado.

- madloba RmerTs, mgoni modis!

Waobis dumilSi swrafi nabijis xma gaisma. lodebTan daxrilni SevcqerodiT uferul-vercxlisfer kedels, romelic Cvenken dinjad moiwevda... nabijis xma axlovdeboda, da ai, nislidan, TiTqos farda gadaswiao, ise gamoCnda is, visac velodiT. mowmendili varskvlaviani ca rom dainaxa, gaocebulma mimoixeda. Semdeg swrafad ganagrZo gza, Cagviara da ferdobs Seuyva, iqve kaWrebTan rom iwyeboda. gzadagza gamudmebiT ukan ixedeboda, etyoboda, zurgidan Tavdasxmisa eSinoda.

- Cu! - waiCurCula holmsma da Caxmaxi Seayena. - SexedeT! ZaRli!

moaxloebuli nislis Sig SuagulSi zomieri, aCqarebuli fexis xma gaisma. TeTri kedeli Cvengan ukve ormocdaaT iardze iqneboda, da Cven samTavem iqiT mivapyariT mzera, is ki ar vicodiT, ra urCxuli gamoCndeboda iqidan. holmsis gverdiT videqi da uecrad Sevxede - fermkrTali da aRelvebuli Canda, mTvaris Suqze Tvalebi cecxliviT uelavda. magram ai, Cemi megobris saxe moulodnelad gardaiqmna... mzera ufro mkacri da dakvirvebuli gauxda, gaocebisagan piri gaaRo. imave wams lestreidma Sehyvira da eldanakravi pirdaRma daeca. me welSi gavimarTe da sanaxaobiT TiTqmis gaqvavebulma, akankalebuli xeli revolverisaken waviRe. diax! es iyo uzarmazari, kupriviT Savi nagazi. magram aseTi ZaRli Cven, mokvdavT, arasodes ar gvinaxavs. daRebuli xaxidan cecxls afrqvevda, Tvalebidan naperwklebi scvioda, drunCsa da fafarze mocimcime cecxli uelavda. vera suldgmulis veraviTari cecxlovani fantazia ver warmoidgenda ufro sazarel, ufro zardamcem sanaxaobas, vidre es jojoxeTis qmnileba iyo, romelic nislidan gamovarda da Cvenken gamoeSura.

urCxuli bilikze uzarmazari naxtomebiT mohqroda da Tan Cveni megobris kvals ynosavda. gons mxolod maSin movediT, roca ukve gverdiT Cagviqrola. maSin me da holmsma erTdroulad gavisroleT da gulgamgmiravma Rmuilma, rac amas mohyva, dagvarwmuna, rom yovel SemTxvevaSi, erT-erTis tyvia mizans moxvda. magram ZaRli ar SeCerebula da win srbolas ganagrZobda. Cven mTvaris Suqze davinaxeT, rogor mobrunda ser henri, rogor gadahkra mkvdris ferma, eldanakravma rogor aswia xelebi da ase umweo mdgomareobaSi gaqvavda, Tanac Tvals ar aSorebda urCxuls, romelic ukve eweoda.

magram tkivilisagan aRmuvlebulma ZaRlma Cveni SiSi TandaTan gafanta. rac mowyvladia, mokvdavic aris! da Tu daWrilia, maS misi mokvlac SeiZleba. RmerTo! rogor garboda im Rames holmsi! yovelTvis karg morbenlad viTvlebodi, magram gamiswro iseTi manZiliT, ramdeniTac me gavuswari patara maZebar lestreids. sirbiliT mivyvebodiT biliks da gvesmoda ser henris ganuwyveteli yvirili da ZaRlis yru Rmuili. swored im wams mivuswari, roca mxeci Tavis msxverpls mivarda, miwaze dasca da yelSi Cafrenas cdilobda. magram holmsma zedized xuTi tyvia daaxala gverdSi. ZaRlma ukanaknelad daiRmuvla, gaSmagebiT daaRrWiala kbilebi, zurgze daeca, oTxive fexi umweod gaasavsava da mokvda. sirbilisagan aqoSinebuli, sazarel manaTobel drunCs revolveris luliT Sevexe, magram aRar gamisrolia - bumberazi ZaRli mkvdari iyo.

ser henri ugrZnoblad iwva iqve, sadac ZaRli wamoewia. sayelo movglijeT da holmsma beds madloba Seswira, darwmunebulma, rom daWrili araa da daxmarebam droze miuswro. Semdeg ser henrim warbebi Searxia da TviTonac sustad Seirxa. lestreidma kbilebs Soris patara boTlidan koniaki CaawveTa, erTi wamis Semdeg wyvili SeSinebuli Tvali mogvaCerda.

- RmerTo Cemo! - waiCurCula baronetma. - ra iyo es? sadaa?

- ukve aRar aris, - Tqva holmsma. - moCvenebasTan, romelic sdevnida mTel Tqvens gvars, erTxel da samudamod gasworebulia angariSi.

sazareli mxeci, romelic Cvens win egdo, WeSmaritad Tavisi zomiTa da ZaliT yovel cocxal arsebas SeaSinebda. es arc wminda sisxlis meZebari iyo da arc wminda sisxlis mastifi, aramed, etyoba, narevi - gamxdari, saSineli ZaRli, axalgazrda Zu lomis sididisa. misi uzarmazair xaxa jer kidev anaTebda mocisfro aliT. Rrmad Camjdari veluri Tvalebis garSemo cecxlovani rgolebi evleboda. xeli Sevaxe am manaTobel Tavs, da roca movacile, SevniSne, rom Cemi xelic anaTebda.

- fosfori, - vTqvi me.

- diax, da raRac gansakuTrebuli preparatia, - daadastura holmsma, cxviri axlos miitana da daynosa. - suni ara aqvs, rom ZaRls geSi ar daekarga. mapatieT, ser henri, rom aseTi sastiki gamocda mogiwyveT. me ZaRlis sanaxavad momzadebuli viyavi, magram arafriT ar megona, rom aseT urCxuls vixilavdi. amasTan, nislmac SegviSala, da jerovani Sexvedra ver movuwyveT.

- Tqven ixseniT Cemi sicocxle.

- jer ki safrTxeSi CavagdeT, aba, rogora xarT, SegiZliaT adgoma?

- erTi ylupi koniakic SemasviT, da maSin yvelaferi rigze iqneba. ase! axla Tqveni daxmarebiT avdgebi. amis Semdeg raRas apirebT?

- jer aq dagtovebT, - dReisaTvis geyofaT is, rac ganicadeT! - Semdeg ki romelime Cvengani saxlSi migacilebT.

baronetma scada adgoma, magram ver SeZlo. TeTri tilos feri edo da mTeli taniT caxcaxebda, kaWarTan miviyvaneT, iq dajda da saxe xelebSi Cargo.

- axla ki wasvla mogvixdeba, - Tqva holmsma. - unda davasruloT dawyebuli saqme. yoveli wuTi Zvirfasia. danaSaulis Sedgeniloba xelTa gvaqvs, rCeba mxolod damnaSavis Sepyroba.

sanaZleos vdeb, saxlSi aRar iqneba, - ganagrZobda holmsi, romelic swrafad miabijebda CvenTan erTad bilikze. - revolveris xmas gaigonebda, imwamsve mixvdeboda, rom TamaSi waago da saxlidan gaipareboda.

- ras ambobT! saxlidan karga manZiliT daSorebulni viyaviT, roca visroleT, Tanac nisli ayruebs xmas.

- eWvi ar SegeparoT, rom ZaRlis kvalze stepltonic gamoiqceoda - gvamisaTvis xom unda moecilebina! ara! Sin ukve veRar mivagnebT. magram yovel SemTxvevisaTvis, yvela kuTxe unda gadavCxrikoT.

Sesasvleli kari yurTamde Ria dagvxvda, da roca saxlSi SevediT, mixrwnili msaxuris gasaocrad, romelic derefanSi Semogvxvda, oTaxebis Tvalierebas movyeviT. Suqi mxolod sasadiloSi enTo, magram holmsma iqidan lampa aiRo da ase lampiT xelSi daiara saxlis yvela kunWuli. adamiani, romelsac veZebdiT, ukvalod gamqraliyo. magram zeda sarTulze erT-erTi sawoli oTaxis kari mainc daketili aRmoCnda.

- oTaxSi viRacaa! - SesZaxa lestreidma.

gaisma susti kvnesa da Sriali. holmsma fexi hkra klitis odnav zemoT, da kari mTlianad gaiRo. revolverebmomarjvebulni Sig SeviWeriT.

magram Tavxedi aramzada, romelzedac vnadirobdiT, arc aq aRmoCnda. mis nacvlad imdeni ucnauri da moulodneli suraTi vixileT, rom adgilze gavSeSdiT.

es oTaxi patara muzeums warmoadgenda. kedlebs minis yuTebis rigebi faravda. yuTebSi inaxeboda peplebis koleqcia - am rTuli da borotmoqmedi adamianis sayvareli pirmSo. SuaSi aRmarTuli iyo msxvili bijgi, romelic Weris dampal Zelebs amagrebda. am bijgze zewrebiT mikruli iyo adamiani. zewrebi Tavidan fexebamde ise hqonda Semoxveuli, rom pirvelad verc ki gaarCevdiT, vin iyo es - qali Tu kaci. erTi zewari yelze hqonda Semoxveuli, meore saxis qveda nawils ufaravda, ise rom Riad hqonda mxolod Tvalebi, romlebic munjurad raRacas gvekiTxebodnen. sircxvili da elda Camdgariyo am TvalebSi. saxvevebi imwamsve movxseniT, piridan, Cvari gamovuReT, da Cvens fexebTan misis stepltoni daeca. Tavi mkerdze Camouvarda da mis kiserze wkeplis wiTeli nakvalevi davinaxe.

- aramzada! - Sehyvira holmsma. - lestreid, misis stepltoni skamze dasviT, sada gaqvT koniaki? aseTi wameba guls visac gnebavT, imas SeuRonebs.

misis stepltonma Tvalebi gaaxila.

- gadarCa? - ikiTxa. - gaiqca?

- Cven is versaiT gagveqceva, qalbatono.

- ara, ara, qmarze ki ar gekiTxebiT. ser henri... gadarCa?

- diax.

- ZaRli?

- moklulia.

qalma Rrmad da SvebiT amoisunTqa.

- madloba RmerTs! madloba RmerTs! aramzada! naxeT, ra miyo! - orTave saxelo daikapiwa, da Cven davinaxeT, rom xelebi mTlad dalurjebuli hqonda. - magram es kidev araferi... es araferi! gamawama, Cemi suli im aramzadam Sebilwa. vidre Cems gulSi imedi bJutavda da vfiqrobdi, vuyvarvar-meTqi, kidev yvelafers vitandi, yvelafers - udier mopyrobasac, martoobasac, sicruiT aRsavse cxovrebasac... magram Turme matyuebda. me iaraRi viyavi mis xelSi. - qalma veRar moiTmina da aqviTinda.

- diax, qalbatono, Cven aRaraviTari safuZveli ara gvaqvs, rom sikeTe vusurvoT, - Tqva holmsma. - maS, gagvandeT, sad unda veZioT. Tu Tqven misi Tanamzraxveli iyaviT, isargebleT SemTxveviT, SeamsubuqeT Tqveni danaSauli da dagvexmareT.

- mas mxolod erT adgilas SeuZlia damalva, sxvagan Tavs versad Seafarebs, - gvipasuxa qalma. - WanWrobis Sig SuagulSi aris erTi patara kunZuli, sadac odesRac sabado yofila. iq hyavda damaluli Tavisi ZaRli, iqve hqonda momzadebuli yvelaferi im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu gaqceva mouxdeboda.

holmsma fanjaras lampa mianaTa. nisli TeTr bambasaviT ekvroda minas.

- SexedeT, - Tqva. - amaRam veravin gava grimpenis WanWrobSi.

misis stepltonma gaicina, xeli xels Semohkra, da mis TvalebSi avma naperwkalma ielva.

- iqiT ki ipovis gzas, magram aqeT veRar gamova! - SesZaxa man. gana aseT RameSi vinme gaarCevs saniSneebs? Cven erTad CavsviT isini miwaSi, raTa WanWrobis biliki dagveniSna. ax! ratom ver movisazre dRes maTi amoZroba! maSin Tqvens xelT iqneboda!

aseT amindSi devnaze fiqric zedmeti iyo. meripit-hausis sruluflebian mbrZaneblad davtoveT lestreidi, Cven ki ser henrisTan erTad baskervil-holSi davbrundiT. stepltonebis istoriis dafarvas misgan azri aRar hqonda. roca sayvarel qalze mTeli simarTle Seityo, ser henrim vaJkacurad gadaitana yovelive.

magram baronetisaTvis Ramis mRelvarebam ukvalod ver Caiara. diliT igi ugrZnoblad iwva xurvebisagan da Tavs eqimi mortimeri adga. SemdgomSi maT erTad imogzaures qveynis garSemo. da mxolod amis Semdeg daubrunda ser henris is mxiaruleba da sijansaRe, romliTac gamoirCeoda, vidre inglisSi Camovidoda da am avbediT mamuls daepatroneboda.

axla ki Cemi ucnauri moTxroba swrafad uaxlovdeba dasasruls. roca vwerdi, mindoda mkiTxvelsac gaeziarebina mTeli Cveni SiSi da bundovani varaudebi, romlebic didxans abnelebdnen Cvens cxovrebas da aseTi tragediiT dasruldnen.

diliT nisli gaifanta da misis stepltonma migviyvana im adgilamde, sadac WanWrobSi mimavali biliki iwyeboda. es qali iseTi xalisiTa da sixaruliT migviZRoda qmris kvalze, rom mxolod maSin gaxda CvenTvis naTeli, ra saSineli cxovreba hqonia. Cven mas torfis vizro zolTan davSordiT, naxevarkunZuliviT rom iWreboda WanWrobSi. patara wknelebi, xan aq rom erWo miwaSi da xan iq. saniSned mihyvebodnen daklaknil biliks, romelic gadioda kolboxidan kolboxamde, beltidan beltamde, mwvane gubeebs Soris. es gubeebi gadauRobavdnen gzas yvelas, vinc am adgilebs ar icnobda. Campali lelisa da SlamiT dafaruli wyalmcenareebisagan WanWrobSi mZime anaorTqli idga. wamdauwum gvicdeboda fexi, muxlamde veflobodiT Savwebovan liaSi, rac zedapirze rbil talRebad irweoda. blanti wumpe fexs ekvroda da ise gviWerda, TiTqos viRacis marwuxiviT xeli gveweoda amazrzen siRrmeSi. TvalSi mogvxvda mxolod erTaderTi sabuTi imisa, rom pirvelni ar movdivarT am saxifaTo gziT. Waobis balaxiT dafarul beltze raRac Savi sagani egdo. holmsma iqiT gaiwia da welamde Caeflo wumpeSi. Cven rom ara, Znelad Tu odesme ixilavda fexqveS magar miwas. xelSi gacveTili waRa eWira. SigniT niSani vnaxeT: `meiersi. toronto~.

- aseTi napovnisaTvis Rirda talaxis abazanis miReba. ai, Cveni megobris dakarguli waRa!

- aCqarebaSi stepltonis mier dakarguli?

- swored asea. ZaRls aynosa, roca ser henris kvalze uSvebda. mere gaiqca da fexsacmeli WaobSi daagdo. axla, yovel SemTxvevaSi, viciT, rom am adgilamde mSvidobiT moaRwia.

magram meti veRaraferi gavigeT, Tumca bevri ram SeiZleboda gvevarauda. bilikze kvalis danaxva SeuZlebeli iyo - maSinve asworebda lia. imedi gvqonda, rom ufro mSral adgilze vnaxavdiT, magram yvela cda uSedegod damTavrda. Tu miwa simarTles ambobda, stepltons ver unda mieRwia kunZulamde, saiTac im CvenTvis samaxsovro Rames miiCqaroda. es gulcivi, sastiki adamiani saukunod Caimarxa grimpenis uZiro WanWrobis ayrolebul wiaRSi.

wumpiT garSemozRudul patara kunZulze, sadac Tavis saSinel Tanamonawiles malavda, kidev vnaxeT stepltonisagan danatovebi kvali. uzarmazari owinari da sanaxevrod RorRiT amovsebuli Rrmuli mowmobda, rom aq odesRac maRaro unda yofiliyo. iqve idga madnismTxrelTa naxevrad daqceuli qoxmaxebi, saidanac adamianebi, etyoba, Waobis Sxamianma oxSivarma gandevna. erT aseT qoxSi vipoveT kedelze miWedebuli rgoli, jaWvi da uamravi gamoxruli Zvlebi. albaT aq hyavda stepltons damaluli Tavisi ZaRli. nagavSi aRmovaCineT ZaRlis ConCxi, romelsac mowiTalo bewviT dafaruli tyavis nagleji SerCenoda.

- RmerTo Cemo! - Sehyvira holmsma. - es xom spanielia! sabralo mortimeri veRarasodes ver ixilavs Tavis sayvarel ZaRls. axla ki, vfiqrob, am kunZulma ukve gagvimxila yvela Tavisi saidumlo. ZaRlis damalva advili iyo, magram aba, scadeT misi gaCumeba! aqedan modioda es ymuilic, romlis gamgone adamianebs dRisiTac ki eleTmeleTi mosdiodaT. aucilebel SemTxvevaSi stepltons SeeZlo ZaRlis gadayvana fardulSi, saxlTan ufro axlos, magram aseTi riskis gaweva SeiZleboda mxolod ukidures kritikul wuTSi im angariSiT, rom saqme male moTavdeboda. xolo es pasta, kolofSi rom aris - swored is manaTobeli Semadgenlobaa, rasac Tavis ZaRls usvamda. am azramde igi baskervilebis sazarel ZaRlze arsebulma legendam miiyvana da ganizraxa ser Carlzs am gziT gasworeboda. axla gasakviri ar aris, rom is ubeduri katorReli RrialiTa da godebiT gaiqca zardacemuli, roca sibnelidan aseTi mxeci gamovarda. aseve moiqca Cveni megobari ser henri da kargi dRe arc Cven dagvadgeboda, rom marjve gasroliT ar mogvekla is urCxuli. stepltonma veragulad moifiqra yvelaferi! ZaRli daexmara mas Tavisi msxverplis mokvlaSi, da me garwmunebT, uotson, rom arc erTi aqauri fermeri ar isurvebda im urCxulis axlos gacnobas. aseT arsebasTan erTi Sexvedrac sakmarisia. es ZaRli xom bevrma naxa WaobebSi! amaze londonSiac miTqvams, uotson, da aqac vimeoreb: arasodes gvqonia saqme ufro saSiS adamianTan, vidre stepltoni iyo, romelic axla mSvidad ganisvenebs iq, - da xeliT gviCvena rux-mwvane WanWrobi, romelic Sors, torfis Waobebis damreci ferdobebisaken iSleboda.

Tavi XV

warsulis Tvalis gadavleba
noembris miwuruli idga. erT civ, nislian saRamos me da holmsi mogugune buxarTan visxediT mis kabinetSi beikerstritze. im tragediis Semdeg, riTac Cveni devonSirSi gamgzavreba dasrulda, Cemma megobarma ori Zalian seriozuli saqme gamoikvlia. pirveli saqmiT amxila polkovniki epvudi, romelic gareuli iyo `patricis~ klubSi banqos magidis garSemo atexil aurzaurSi. meore saqmiT ki savsebiT gaamarTla ubeduri madam monpensie, romelsac bralad sdebdnen Tavisi geris, axalgazrda madmuazel kareris mkvlelobas. es kareri, rogor cnobilia, naxevari wlis Semdeg gamoCnda niu-iorkSi da bednieradac gaTxovda. aseTi rTuli da seriozuli saqmeebis warmatebiT gamokvlevis Semdeg holmsi saucxoo xasiaTze iyo, mec amiT visargeble da baskervilebis saidumloebiT moculi istoriis zogierTi wvrilmani vaTqmevine. moTminebiT vucdidi am xelsayrel dros. vicodi, rom holmss ar uyvarda TavSi erTdroulad ramdenime saqmis Senaxva da rom misi naTeli, logikurad moazrovne goneba warsulis mosagoneblad mimdinare samuSaos ar mowydeboda.

swored im dReebSi londonSi imyofeboda ser henri da doqtori mortimeri. isini Soreuli mogzaurobisaTvis emzadebodnen. eqimebma urCies baronets emogzaura da Seryeuli nervuli sistema gaemagrebina. diliT gvinaxules kidec, ise rom, kargi SemTxveva mqonda sityva saWiro Temaze Camomegdo.

- im kacis TvalTaxedviT, romelic Tavs stepltons uwodebda, movlenebi ise viTardeboda, rom ukeTess ver inatrebdi, sruliad dalagebulad da TanmimdevrobiT, - daiwyo holmsma. - magram Cven yovelive es uaRresad rTulad gveCveneboda, radganac odnavi warmodgenac ara gvqonda imaze, Tu riT xelmZRvanelobda igi Tavis moqmedebaSi da mxolod calkeuli faqtebi vicodiT. mas Semdeg orjer mqonda saubari misis stepltonTan, da yvelaferi gairkva. vfiqrob, axla gamocanebi aRar darCenila. am saqmeze Cemi SeniSvnebi SegiZliaT baraTsacavSi aso `banze~ mosZebnoT.

- iqneb ambavTa msvleloba ubralod mexsierebiT aRadginoT?

- siamovnebiT, Tumca ara mgonia yvela wvrilmani gavixseno, roca yuradRebas raime erT saganze SeaCereb, warsuli ambebi gonebidan qrebian. damcveli, romelmac Tavisi xuTi TiTiviT icis morigi saqme da misTvis sasamarTloSi Tavs Seaklavs, rom Tavisi gaitanos, oriode kviris Semdeg sruliad iviwyebs mas. mec ase var: yoveli momdevno kvleva Slis gonebidan wina saqmes da madmuazel karerma Tavisi pirovnebiT daCrdila Cems TavSi baskervil-holi. xval Cem winaSe dadgeba albaT axali saqme, gamocana, romelic Tavis mxriv daCrdilavs momxiblav frang qals da gaiZvera epvuds. magram me mainc Sevecdebi gadmogiSaloT mTeli es istoria, xolo Tu raime damaviwydes, momagoneT.

axalma cnobebma savsebiT damarwmunes, rom sagvareulo portreti ar tyuoda da es kaci namdvilad baskervilebis gvaridan iyo. is rojer baskervilis Svili aRmoCnda. ser Carlzis umcrosi Zmisa, romelsac samxreT amerikaSi gaqceva mouxda. rojeri iq daqorwinebula da darCenia Svili, romelic mamis gvars atarebda. es gaxldaT TqvenTvis arcTu ucnobi stepltoni, romelic kostarikel mzeTunaxavze daqorwinebula, SeurTavs vinme beris garsia, gauflangavs saxelmwifo Tanxebi, gamoucvlia gvari da, vandelerad monaTluli, inglisSi gamoqceula. aq iorkSiris aRmosavleT nawilSi skola gauxsnia. samoRvaweod es dargi imitom aurCevia, rom gzaSi gamocdili da mcodne maswavlebeli freberi gaucvnia. misi ganswavluloba da praqtika vandelers dromde kargad gamouyenebia. magram kompanioni WleqiT daavadebuli yofila da male gardacvlila, ris Semdegac skolis saqme sul ukan da ukan wasula. col-qmar vandelerebs kidev erTxel miuCneviaT saWirod gvaris gamocvla da im droidan stepltonebad qceulan. gasula xani da stepltoni Tavisi darCenili qonebiT, axali gegmebiTa da entomologiiT gatacebuli, samxreT inglisSi dasaxlebula. me vikiTxe britaneTis muzeumSi da gamovarkvie, rom vandeleri Tavis dargSi iTvleboda aRiarebul avtoritetad da misi saxeli erT-erTi Rameuli pepelisaTvis miukuTvnebiaT, romelic jer kidev iorkSirSi aRuweria.

axla mivediT misi cxovrebis im momentamde, roca igi CvenTvis saintereso gaxda. am kacma, etyoba, gaigo, rom mas SeuZlia, Tu or adamians sicocxles mouswrafebs, didi mamulis patroni Seiqnes. devonSirSi rom miemgzavreboda, mis gegmebs albaT jer kidev metad bundovani saxe hqondaT, magram boroti ganzraxva mwifdeboda - SemTxveviTi xom ar aris, rom sakuTari coli Tavidanve dad gaasaRa! qalis maxed gamoyeneba, rogoc Cans, winaswar ganWvrita, Tumca SeiZleba jer kidev naTlad ar icoda, saqme rogor wauvidoda. misi mizani iyo mamulis xelSi Cagdeba, amis gulisaTvis ar erideboda araviTar saSualebebs da yovelgvar risks eweoda. amrigad, pirvel rigSi saWiro iyo baskervil-holTan rac SeiZleba axlos dasaxleba, Semdeg ki megobruli urTierTobis damyareba ser Carlz baskervilsa da sxva mezoblebTan.

baronetma TviTon uambo gadmocema ZaRlze da amrigad sakuTari xeliT gaiTxara samare. stepltonma, me mas uwindeburad am saxeliT movixsenieb, icoda, rom ser Carlz baskervili guliT avadmyofi iyo da Zlier mRelvarebas SeeZlo misi mokvla. yvelaferi es gagonili eqneboda doqtor mortimerisagan. garda amisa, icoda, rom ser Carlzi crumorwmune kacia da did mniSvnelobas aniWebs am bnel legendas. gaqnilma gonebam maSinve ukarnaxa xerxi baronetis Tavidan moSorebisa, ise rom TviTon uvneblad darCeniliyo.

moqmedebis gegma rom SeimuSava, stepltoni mis ganxorcielebas Seudga mTeli im gawafulobiT, rac misi bunebisaTvis iyo damaxasiaTebeli. Cveulebrivi mkvleli aseT SemTxvevaSi ubralod avi ZaRliT dakmayofildeboda. magram stepltons TavSi mouvida genialuri azri - eqcia es ZaRli jojoxeTis mociqulad. igi gaemgzavra londons da iq fulhemroudze, rosisa da menglsisagan iyida yvelaze ufro didi avi ZaRli. Semdeg Camovida devonSirSi CrdiloeTis gziT da karga didi manZili WaobebSi fexiT iara, raTa ZaRli Sin yvelasagan SeumCnevlad Caeyvana. peplebze nadirobis sababiT mowyobili eqskursiebis dros ipova gza grimpenis WanWrobis siRrmeSi, ufro saimedo adgilis povna ki ZaRlisaTvis SeuZlebeli iyo. iq daaba jaWviT da daiwyo xelsayreli drois lodini.