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`standarti~ miuTiTebda imaze, rom aseTi mkvleloba Cveulebriv Tan sdevs qveynis liberalur mmarTvelobas. mokluli amerikeli iyo da sul ramdenime kviriT yofila Camosuli inglisSi, cxovrobda londonSi, madam Sarpanties pansionSi, torkvei-terasze, kemberuelSi, mas Tan axlda piradi mdivani, mister jozef stangersoni. samSabaTs, am Tvis sam ricxvSi orTave daemSvidoba pansionis diasaxliss da eustonis sadgurisaken gaemarTnen, raTa eqspress liverpulSi gahyolodnen. baqanze orive unaxavT. sxva ram am or pirovnebaze araferi icodnen, vidre mister dreberis cxedari eustonis sadguridan ramdensame milze briqstonroudis raionSi, erT ukacur saxlSi ar ipovnes. stangersonis adgilsamyofelze arafers werdnen. Semdeg gamoTqmuli iyo rwmena, rom mister lestreidi da mister gregsoni, romelTac skotlend-iardSi am saqmis gamoZieba aqvT davalebuli, male mohfenen Suqs am idumalebiT mocul tragediaso.

gazeTi `deili niusi~ aRniSnavda, rom danaSauli udavod politikuri xasiaTisaao. `kontinenturi saxelmwifoebis despotizmi inglisSi izidavs adamianebs, romelTac TavianT qveynebSi sdevnian. am adamianTa Soris arsebobs patiosnebis usastikesi kodeqsi, da misi yovelgvari darRveva sikvdiliT isjeba. yvela RonisZieba unda vixmaroT, rom gavigoT stangersonis adgilsamyofeli. dadgenilia im pansionis misamarTi, sadac mokluli cxovrobda. es aRmoCena mTlianad unda mieweros skotlendiardel mister gregsonis gamWriaxobasa da energias~.

Serlok holmsma sauzmeze CemTan erTad waikiTxa es cnoba.

- aki geubnebodiT, uotson, rom lestreidi da gregsoni yovelTvis mogebulni darCebian-meTqi.

- es damokidebulia imaze, rogori mimarTuleba miecema saqmes.

- ras brZanebT! amas araviTari mniSvneloba ara aqvs. Tu mkvlels Seipyroben, es maTi wyalobiT moxdeba; Tu borotmoqmedi Tavs daiZvrens, es moxdeba maTi cdis miuxedavad, skotlendiardelma maZebrebma, rac ar unda gaakeTon, yovelTvis marTali aRmoCndebian.

- ra ambavia mand? - Sevyvire gaocebulma, roca vestibiulidan fexebis bakuni momesma da Cveni binis diasaxlisis aRSfoTebul wamoZaxilebsac movkari yuri.

- es samZebro policiis beikerstritis ganyofilebaa, - seriozulad mipasuxa holmsma.

im wuTas oTaxSi eqvsiode WuWyiani, daZonZili ymawvili SemoiWra.

- smee-na! - mkacrad uyvira holmsma, da eqvsi mozardi erT mwkrivad daewyo. - amieridan moxsenebiT gamoagzavneT xolme viginsi, danarCenebma ki quCaSi daicadeT. ipoveT?

- ara, ser! - miugo erTma ymawvilma.

- asec vicodi. ganagrZeT Zebna, vidre ipoviT. ai, gasamrjelo, - yvelas TiTo Silingi misca. - axla wadiT da ecadeT ukeTesi ambavi moitanoT.

holmsma xeliT aniSna da ymawvilebi virTxebiviT Cacvivdnen kibeze.

erTi wuTis Semdeg maTi wkriala xma mTel quCas moefina.

- am patara maTxovrebiT mets miaRwev, vidre skotlendiardelTa mTeli razmebiT, - SeniSna holmsma. - profesiuli adamianis erTi Sexedvac ki yvelas pirze klites adebs. es bartyebi ki yvelgan daZvrebian, yvelafers usmenen. yvelgan gaZvrebian, mxolod organizacia akliaT.

- briqstonroudis mkvlelobis saqmeze gagzavneT?

- diax. me minda Sevamowmo erTi varaudi, es mxolod drois sakiTxia. alo! axla axal ambebs gavigebT! gregsoni Cvenken modis da saxe ucinis. vici, Cvensas modis. ho, ra Tqma unda, ai, gaCerda kidec!

zaris wkriali gaisma, da ramdenime wuTis Semdeg moyviTalo saxis maZebari Cvens sastumro oTaxSi Semofrinda.

- Zvirfaso kolega, - SesZaxa da gaSmagebiT CabRuja holmsis xeli. - momiloceT. es saqme gavxseni.

momeCvena, rom Cemi megobris saxeze SeSfoTebis Crdilma gadairbina.

- Tqven gindaT TqvaT, rom swor gzas miageniT? - hkiTxa holmsma mosuls.

- swor kvals! mkvleli ukve oTx kedels Sua zis.

- misi saxeli?

- artur Sarpantie, samefo flotis umcrosi leitenanti, - SesZaxa gregsonma, Tan TviTkmayofilebiT wamoswia mkerdi da xelebi moifSvnita.

Serlok holmsma Tavisuflad amoisunTqa da gaiRima.

- dabrZandiT da sigara aiReT, - uTxra policiels. - Zalian gvainteresebs imis mosmena, Tu ranairad moaxerxeT es. gnebavT wyliani viski?

- uars ar vityvi! - miugo maZebarma. - am ukanasknel xans uzarmazarma daZabulobam sruliad gamiwyvita qanci. ara imdenad fizikurma, ramdenadac gonebrivma daZabulobam. Tqven amas gamigebT, mister holms, radgan Cven orive gonebrivad momuSave adamianebi varT.
- Tqven metismetad did pativs mdebT, - seriozulad upasuxa holmsma. - magram miambeT, ranairad miaRwieT aseT brwyinvale Sedegebs?

maZebari savarZelSi Cajda, sigara moqaCa da usazRvrod gamxiarulebulma uecrad xeli muxlze daikra.

- saseiro isaa, rom lestreidi, ase didi warmodgena rom aqvs Tavis Tavze, sruliad mcdari gziT wavida. stangersons daeZebs, romelsac araviTari damokidebuleba ara aqvs am mkvlelobasTan.

- Tqven rogorRa miageniT Zafs?

- yvelafers mogaxsenebT. magram, ra Tqma unda, mxolod Cven Soris unda darCes. Cemi pirveli amocana is iyo, rom amerikelze cnobebi Semekriba. gaxsovT cilindri, gvamis gverdiT rom ido?

- diax. firma jon andervudi da Svili, 220 kembruelroudi.

gregsoni mTlad gaSterda.

- ai, amas ki aRar velodi, rom firmis misamarTsac SeniSnavdiT, - Cailaparaka gakvirvebulma. - iq iyaviT?

- ara, - upasuxa holmsma.

- a-ha! - gauxarda gregsons. - arasdros ar unda ukuagdoT zedmeti Sansi, ra umniSvneloc ar unda iyos igi. amrigad, andervudTan wavedi da vkiTxe, xom ar gagiyidiaT ama da am zomisa da fasonis cilindri-meTqi. Tavis wignebSi Caixeda da miTxra, rom namdvilad gaugzavna aseTi cilindri mister drebers, romelic Sarpanties pansionSi cxovrobs, torkveiteraszeo. ase davadgine misamarTi.

- marjved moqceulxarT! Zalian marjved! - Caibutbuta holmsma.

- Semdeg madam Sarpanties vestumre, - ganagrZo maZebarma. - ferwasuli da Zalian gunebawamxdari iyo. oTaxSi vnaxe mkvlelis dac, metismetad sandomiani qaliSvili. namtiralevi Tvalebi hqonda, da roca melaparakeboda, tuCebi uTrToda. nadiris suni vigrZeni. TqvenTvisac xom cnobilia es grZnoba, roca swor kvalze dgebiT? gaigeT Tqveni mdgmuris, mister enoq dreber klivlendelis ucnauri sikvdilis ambavi-meTqi? - vkiTxe. dedam mxolod Tavi damiqnia, sityva ver miTxra. qaliSvili atirda. ukve eWvic ar mepareboda, rom maT raRac icodnen am saqmis Sesaxeb.

`romel saaTze gavida mister dreberi saxlidan?~ - vkiTxe me.

`rva saaTze, - Cailaparaka dedam da suli moiTqva, rom mRelvareba daefara. - misma mdivanma, mister stangersonma Tqva, rom iyo ori matarebeli - erTi, romelic cxra saaTsa da TxuTmet wuTze gadioda da meore TerTmet saaTze. mas pirveli matarebliT undoda wasvla~.

`imis Semdeg aRar ginaxavT dreberi?~

am kiTxvam qali Zlier gamocvala, saxeze sikvdilis feri daedo. ramdenime wami gavida, vidre xmas amoiRebda da ityoda erT sityvas `arao~. es sityvac xrinwiani da arabunebrivi xmiT warmoTqva. dumili Camovarda, mere qaliSvilma wkriala xmiT Tqva:

`tyuili kargs arasodes ar moitans. viyoT gulaxdili am jentlmenTan. Cven kidev vnaxeT mister dreberi~.

`RmerTma mogitevos! - SesZaxa madam Sarpantiem, taSi Semohkra da skamis sazurges gadaeyrdno. - Sen Seni Zma mokali!~

`arturi TviTonve amjobinebda, rom simarTle gveTqva~, - mtkiced miugo qaliSvilma.

`gijobT sruli simarTle miTxraT, - SevniSne me. - naxevrad aRiareba yvelaze ufro cudia. garda amisa, Tqven xom ar iciT, rom am saqmis saidumlo ukve gagebuli gvaqvs~.

`codva Sens suls ewios, alisa! - Sehyvira dedam da mere me momibrunda: - yvelafers getyviT, ser. ar ifiqroT, rom Svilze vwuxvar imis gamo, rom am saSinel saqmeSi udevs wili. igi sruliad udanaSauloa. meSinia mxolod imisa, rom Tqvens gazeTebSi da sxvebis TvalSic saxeli gautydeba~.

`gijobT dawvrilebiT gamacnoT saqmis viTareba~, - gavafrTxile qali.

`alisa, iqneb marto dagvtovo? - miubrunda asuls. qaliSvili oTaxidan gavida. - ser, - ganagrZo diasaxlisma. - ar mindoda amisi Tqma, magram axla, rodesac Cemma sabralo qaliSvilma gaixsena dreberis dabruneba, - sxva arCevani aRara maqvs. mister dreberma CvenTan sami kvira dahyo. evropaSi mogzaurobda Tavisi mdivnis, mister stangersonis TanxlebiT, romelic wynari, TavSekavebuli kaci iyo. magram TviTon dreberi, samwuxarod, sxvanairi gaxldaT: ukulturo da metismetad uxeSi adamianebTan urTierTobaSi. CvenTan yofnis pirvelsave dRes daTvra da im dRidan iSviaTad minaxavs fxizeli. mosamsaxure gogoebTan xom sul TavaSvebuli iyo. magram yvelaze cudi is gaxldaT, rom aseve iqceoda Cems qaliSvilTan - alisasTan. erTxel xeli staca da akoca. misi mdivani Zalian aRSfoTda da usayvedura~.

`magram risTvis iTmendiT amas? - vkiTxe qals. - mdgmuri xom, roca mogesurvebaT, maSinve SegiZliaT gaagdoT. ase ar aris?~

madam Sarpantie gawiTlda.

`ah, pirvelsave dRes rom meTqva uari! magram cTuneba metismetad Zlieri iyo. orive TiTo girvanqas ixdida dReSi, ToTxmet girvanqas kviraSi da am dros xom saxlis muStari iSviaTi ambavia. me ki qvrivi gaxlavarT. Svilis Senaxva flotSi Zviri mijdeba. menaneboda fuli da viTmendi. magram mister dreberis ukanasknelma saqcielma moTminebidan gamomiyvana da maSinve winadadeba miveci, gamSordiT-meTqi. zurgs ukan kari rom mivuxure, gulze momeSva. vaglax! erTi saaTis Semdeg gaisma zaris xma da Sevityve, rom mister dreberi dabrunebuliyo. Tanac Zalze aRelvebuli da galeSili. SemoiWra oTaxSi, sadac me da alisa vijeqiT da uazrod waiburtyuna matarebelze davagvianeo. mere alisas miubrunda, arc ki momerida da uTxra, erTad gaviqceTo. `Tqven ukve srulwlovani xarT, - eubneboda igi, - SegiZliaT moiqceT ise, rogorc mogesurvebaT. fuli bevri maqvs. gaviqceT da ise gacxovrebT, rogorc princesas~. sabralo alisas ise SeeSinda, rom gaqcevva daapira. magram dreberma xeli Caavlo da karisaken waaTria. me vikivle. am dros oTaxSi Cemi Svili arturi Semovida. ra moxda amis Semdeg, ar vici. mesmoda lanZRva-gineba da dartymis xma, magram Zlier SeSinebuli viyavi da Tavi ar amiwevia. cota gons rom movedi, Tvalebi gavaxile da davinaxe, arturi karebSi idga da xelSi joxi eWira. `ara mgonia is aramzada kidev dabrundes~, - Tqva arturma. - `axla waval da vnaxav ras akeTebs~. am sityvebze qudi aiRo da quCaSi gavida. meore dRes diliT ki mister dreberis sikvdilis ambavi gavigeT~.

me stenografiulad Cavwere misis Sarpanties Cveneba, - daasrula Tavisi moTxroba gregsonma.

- friad saintereso istoriaa, - Tqva holmsma da wamodga. - amis Semdeg ra moimoqmedeT?

- rodesac misis Sarpantiem Tavisi Cveneba daasrula, - ganagrZo maZebarma, - iseTi mzeriT CavaSterdi, mudam rom moqmedebs qalebze, da vkiTxe, romel saaTze dabrunda Tqveni Svili-meTqi.

`ar vici~, - mipasuxa.

`ar iciT?~

`ar vici. Tavisi gasaRebi aqvs~.

`Tqven ukve iweqiT?~

`diax~.

`romel saaTze daweqiT?~

`daaxloebiT TerTmetze~.

`maS, Tqveni Svili Sin mTeli ori saaTi ar yofila?~

`diax~.

`iqneb mTeli oTxi an xuTi saaTic?~

`SeiZleba~.

`ras akeTebda am xnis ganmavlobaSi?~

`ar vici~, - mipasuxa diasaxlisma da mkvdrisferi daedo.

ra Tqma unda, amis Semdeg aRaraferi mrCeboda gasakeTebeli, gavige, sad imyofeboda leitenanti Sarpantie, ori policieli waviyvane da daviWire. roca mxarze xeli davade da winadadeba miveci, uxmaurod gamogvyoloda, damSvidebuli saxiT mipasuxa: `albaT im aramzada dreberis mkvlelobis Tanamonawiled mTvliT da amisaTvis mapatimrebT?~ amaze araferi gviTqvams, radgan misi sityvebi, ra Tqma unda, eWvs iwvevs.

- ueWvelad, - daumowma holmsma.

- jer kidev xelSi eWira is magari kombali, romliTac dedamisis Cvenebis Tanaxmad, drebers daedevna.

- axla rogorRa gesaxebaT saqme?

- Cemi warmodgeniT, arturi briqstonroudamde mi-hyva drebers. iq xelaxla iCxubes, drebers joxi moxvda, vTqvaT, muclis areSi. dartymas kvali ar dautovebia, magram danaSaulebrivi Sedegi ki ukve dadgenilia. wvimiani Rame iyo, garSemo kacis WaWaneba ar Canda da Sarpantiem gvami ukacriel saxlSi SeaTria. rac Seexeba sanTels, sisxlsa da warweras kedelze, es mxolod xerxebia, rom policiisaTvis gza-kvali aebnia.

- Cinebuli namuSevaria! - Tqva holmsma waqezebis kiloTi. - marTlac, gregson, warmatebebi namdvilad gaqvT. Tqven kargi momavali geliT!

- mixaria, rom marjved moverie saqmes, - amayad miugo maZebarma. - axalgazrda kacma siamovnebiT mogvca Cveneba, romlis Tanaxmadac erT xans drebers mihyveboda kvaldakval, magram drebers SeuniSnavs da kebi dauqiravebia, raTa devnisagan Tavi daeZvrina. gzad Sarpantie amxanags Sexvedria da leitenants masTan didxans useirnia. im kacis misamarTi rom vkiTxe, damakmayofilebeli pasuxi ver momca. yvelaferi Cinebulad ewyoba. marTobs is azri, rom lestreidi Tavidanve araswor kvals gah-yva. vSiSob, rom verafers miaRwevs. magram ager TviTonac!

da marTlac, es iyo lestreidi, romelic Cveni saubris dros kibeze amodioda. magram amjerad aRar Canda uwindeburad msubuqad mavali da Tavdajerebuli. saxe daRmeWili da SeSfoTebuli hqonda, samosic awewili da cota usufTao. etyoboda, Serlok holmsTan rCevisaTvis movida da gregsonTan Sexvedram, cota ar iyos, Seacbuna. igi Sua oTaxSi SeCerda, nerviulad WmuWnida quds da ar icoda, ra eqna.

- es yvelaze uCveulo, yvelaze miuwvdomeli saqmea! - amoRerRa man bolos.

- a-a! Tqven ukve ase fiqrobT, mister lestreid! - sazeimo kiloTi SesZaxa gregsonma. - asedac vicodi, rom am daskvnamde mixvidodiT, dreberis mdivani, mister stangersoni xom ar moginaxavT?

- dreberis mdivani, mister jozef stangersoni, - miugo lestreidma, - dRes dilis eqvs saaTze helideis otelSi mokles.
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sinaTlis sxivi wyvdiadSi

lestreidis motanili cnoba imdenad moulodneli da avbediTi iyo, rom samives ena mucelSi Cagvivarda. gregsoni skamidan wamoiWra, viski da wyali daRvara. me usityvod vakvirdebodi holmss, romelsac warbebi Seeyara da tuCebmokumuli ijda.

- stangersonic! - dudunebda TavisTvis holmsi. - wre sul ufro viwrovdeba.

- wre isedac viwro iyo. rogorc Cans, aq samxedro sabWo gagimarTavT, - Tqva lestreidma.

- Tqven... Tqven sruliad darwmunebuli xarT, rom stangersoni moklulia? - enis borZikiT ikiTxa gregsonma.

- es-es aris mis oTaxSi viyavi, - miugo lestreidma. - me pirvelma aRmovaCine mkvleloba.

- Cven movismineT gregsonis Tvalsazrisi, - SeniSna holmsma, - iqneb Tqvenc gvacnoboT, ra naxeT da ra gaakeTeT?

- gamogitydebiT, - daiwyo lestreidma da dajda, - me bolomde im azris viyavi, rom mkvlelobaSi stangersonis xeli eria. ukanasknelma ambebma damarwmuna, rom Semcdari vyofilvar. Cems ideas mivyevi da gadavwyvite gamego, ra mouvida dreberis mdivans. sam ivniss, ase, saRamos cxra saaTze orTave erTad naxes eustonis sadgurze. or saaTze ki, lauristongardenSi, dreberi mkvdari ipovnes. unda gamego da damedgina, ras akeTebda mdivani cxris naxevarze mkvlelobamde da ra mouvida Semdeg. gavagzavne depeSa liverpulSi, vacnobe stangersonis garegnuli niSnebi da vTxove gaeZlierebinaT zedamxedveloba amerikis gemebze. Semdeg Semoviare yvela oteli da avejiT gawyobili oTaxi eustonis raionSi, im varaudiT, rom Tu dreberi da misi Tanamgzavri erTimeores ascdnen, mdivani sadme maxloblad gaaTevda Rames da diliT sadgurze dabrundeboda.

- albaT winaswar daTqves Sexvedris adgili, - SeniSna holmsma.

asedac aRmoCnda. mTeli guSindeli saRamo ZebnaSi davkarge da sruliad uSedegod. dRes diliT adre Sevudeqi saqmes da rva saaTze helideis otelSi mivedi litl jorjstritze. Cems kiTxvaze, cxovrobs Tu ra aq mister stangersoni-meTqi, maSinve miviRe dadebiTi pasuxi.
`albaT, Tqvena xarT is jentlmeni, romelsac is kaci elodeba, - miTxra portiem. - ukve ori dRea, viRacas elis~.

`axla sad aris?~ - vkiTxe me.

`zemoT, sZinavs. cxra saaTze gamaRviZeTo, gvTxova~.

portiem meore sarTulze amiyvana, patara derefanze gadamatara da kari miCvena. is ukve dabla Casuli iyo, roca anazdad iseTi raRac SevniSne, ramac, miuxedavad ZiebaSi Cemi ocwliani muSaobisa, kinaRam guli amiria. karis qvemodan sisxlis patara nakadi gamodioda, derefnis meore mxares gadioda da kedlis plintusTan patara gubes qmnida. me Sevyvire da Cems yvirilze portiem moirbina. kinaRam guli SeuRonda. kari Signidan iyo daketili. mivaweqiT da CamovagdeT. fanjara Ria iyo da fanjris qveS mokrunCxuli adamianis gvami egdo. sikvdili ramdenime saaTis win daufleboda da gvami ukve gacivebuliyo. roca sxeuli gadmovabruneT, portiem Seicno jentlmeni, romelic maTTan jozef stangersonis saxeliT dasaxlda. sikvdili gamoewvia marcxena gverdSi miyenebul Rrma Wrilobas. axla ki saqmis yvelaze ufro ucnauri mxare: aba, gamoicaniT, ra warwera aRmovaCine moklulis gvams zemoT?

raRac saSinelma winaTgrZnobam momicva umal, vidre Serlok holmsi miugebda: sityva kfsru, sisxliT dawerilio.

- diax, es sityva, - daumowma lestreidma yru xmiT.

erT xans dumili Camovarda.

- mkvleli dainaxes, - isev daiwyo lestreidma. - Turme sajinibodan gamosul merZeves swored maSin gauvlia otelis ukan mosaxvevSi da SeuniSnavs, rom Cveulebriv yovelTvis miwaze dadebuli kibe meore sarTulze erT-erTi fanjrisaTvis mieyudebinaT. fanjara mTlianad Ria yofila. cota rom gauvlia, mouxedavs da daunaxavs kibeze Camomavali kaci, romelsac Tavi mSvidad, daufaravad sWeria da merZeves ufiqria, albaT otelSi momuSave durgali an zeinkali iqnebao. ymawvils es didi yuradRebis Rirsad ar CauTvlia, mxolod es gaifiqra Turme, ra adre gamosula ostati samuSaozeo! magram erTi ki SeuniSnavs, rom kibeze mdgari kaci tanmaRali yofila, loyebRaJRaJa da yavisferi palto scmia. mkvleli, Cadenili danaSaulis Semdeg, etyoba, cota xniT kidev darCenila oTaxSi, radgan taStSi, romelSiac xelebi daubania, sisxliani wyali vnaxeT. sisxli ecxo agreTve zewars, romelzedac dana gauwmendia.

mkvlelis aRweras rom vismendi, holmsis aRwerasTan ase SeTanxmebuls, Cems megobars gadavxede. sazeimo kmayofilebis an siamayis nasaxic ar iyo mis saxeze.

- oTaxSi veraferi naxeT iseTi, rom gzis maCvenebel Zafad gamodges?

- veraferi. stangersons jibeSi dreberis safule edo, magram albaT mudam ase iyo, ramdenadac yovelTvis stangersoni asworebda angariSs. safuleSi Tvramet-naxevari girvanqa aRmoCnda. ra motivebic ar unda hqonoda am ucnaur mkvlelobas, yovel SemTxvevaSi Zarcvis motivi gamoricxulia. moklulis jibeSi veraviTari qaRaldi da Canaweri ver vipoveT, garda erTi depeSisa. igi gamogzavnilia klivlendidan. ase erTi Tvis win miRebuli es depeSa iuwyeboda: `j.h. evropaSia~. depeSas adresati ar aweria.

- amis garda iyo kidev raime? - ikiTxa holmsma.

- araferi arsebiTi. wigni, romelic Zilis win ukiTxavs, loginSi egdo, Cibuxi ki skamze ido. patara magidaze Wiqa wyali idga, rafaze ki - patara kolofi, romelSiac malamos nacvlad ori abi ido.

Serlok holmsi adgilidan wamovarda da Tan sixarulis wamoZaxili aRmoxda.

- ukanaskneli rgoli! - Sehyvira aRtacebiT. - Cemi samuSao Sesrulebulia.

gakvirvebuli maZebrebi Sescqerodnen holmss da veraferi gaegoT.

- axla yvela Zafi xelSi miWiravs da daxlarTuli gorgali gaxsnilia, - Tqva daimedebulma holmsma. - ra Tqma unda, zogierTi wvrilmani kidev aris Casamatebeli, magram CemTvis yvela ZiriTadi faqti, im momentidan, roca dreberi stangersons daSorda sadgurze, gvamis aRmoCenis momentamde, iseve naTelia, TiTqos yvelaferi Cemi sakuTari TvalebiT menaxos. amas axlave davamtkiceb. abebis wamoReba moaxerxeT?

- aq maqvs, - miugo lestreidma da patara TeTri kolofi amoiRo. - safulec wamoviRe da depeSac. abebi sruliad SemTxveviT gamomyva, radgan araviTar mniSvnelobas ar vaZlev.

- miboZeT aq! - uTxra holmsma. - aba, eqimo, miTxariT, es Cveulebrivi abebia?

ra Tqma unda, es ar iyo Cveulebrivi abebi. ruxi-margalitisebri uferuli, patara, mrgvali, TiTqmis gamWvirvale abebi gaxldaT.

- ise msubuqi da gamWvirvalea, rom, Cemi azriT, kargad unda gaixsnas wyalSi, - SevniSne me.

- savsebiT sworia, - mipasuxa holmsma.

- axla ki, geTayva, CadiT dabla da amomiyvaneT sacodavi terieri. Cveni binis diasaxlisma jer kidev guSin mTxova, daaZine, rom satanjvels Tavi daaRwioso.

Cavedi da terieri amoviyvane. gaZnelebuli sunTqva da Camqrali Tvalebi mowmobda, rom misi aRsasrulis dRe moaxloebuli iyo. terieri xaliCaze davsvi da TavqveS baliSi amovude.

- axla erT-erT abs or nawilad gavyof, - Tqva holmsma, jayva amoiRo da abi gaWra.

- erT naxevars ukanve CavdebT kolofSi Semdgomi eqsperimentebisaTvis, meores ki - TasSi, romelSiac erTi Cais kovzi wyali asxia. xom xedavT: Cveni megobari eqimi marTalia, abi advilad gaixsna.

- es albaT Zalian sainteresoa, - Tqva lestreidma nawyeni kacis kiloTi, romelic fiqrobda, damciniano. - me mainc ar mesmis, ra saerTo unda hqondes amas mister jozef stangersonis sikvdilTan?

- moTmineba, Cemo megobaro, moTmineba! Tqven darwmundebiT, rom sruliad uSualo damokidebuleba aqvs. axla davumateb cotaoden rZes, rom miqstura ufro gemrieli gamovides, mivcem teriers, da davinaxavT, rom didi siamovnebiT alokavs.

holmsma Wiqidan siTxe lambaqze gadmoRvara da teriers win daudga. ZaRlma ise amosvlipa, wveTi ar dautovebia. Serlok holmsis seriozulma gamometyvelebam Cvenze ise imoqmeda, rom yvelani xmaamouRebliv visxediT, SevcqerodiT cxovels da raRac gansacvifrebel efeqts velodiT. magram araferic ar momxdara. terieri isev ise iwva baliSze, Rrmad sunTqavda, - miqsturas misTvis arc ziani moutania, arc sargebloba.

holmsma saaTi amoiRo. wuTi wuTs misdevda, abi ar moqmedebda. holmss saxeze Rrma wyenisa da imedgacruebis gamometyveleba gamoesaxa. tuCebs ikvnetda, TiTebs aTamaSebda da ukiduresi mouTmenlobis yvela niSans amJRavnebda. ise aRelvebuli iyo, rom gulwrfelad Semecoda. amave dros orTave maZebari dacinviT iRimeboda da sulac ar swyindaT holmsis marcxi.

- es ar SeiZleba damTxveva iyos, - SesZaxa bolos holmsma, zeze wamovarda da gaafTrebiT mohyva oTaxSi win da ukan siaruls. - ar SeiZleba davijeroT, rom es ubralo damTxveva iyo. igive abebi, romelTa moqmedebazec eWvi mqonda dreberis sikvdilis SemTxvevaSi, napovnia stangersonis sikvdilis Semdeg. da maT ziani ar moaqvT! es ras unda niSnavdes! ar SeiZleba, rom Cemi msjelobis mTeli jaWvi mcdari aRmoCndes! es SeuZlebelia! da mainc am ubadruk ZaRls araferi mouvida! a-a! mesmis! mesmis!

sazeimo SeZaxiliT mivarda kolofs, meore abic orad gahyo, wyalSi gaxsna, daumata rZe da ZaRls daudga. rogorc ki ubedurma cxovelma miqstura moloka, kidurebSi krunCxvam dauara, - ZaRli usicocxlod daegdo, TiTqos mexi daecao.

Serlok holmsma Rrmad amoisunTqa da Sublidan ofli moiwminda.

- sakuTari Tavis meti rwmena mmarTebda! - Tqa man. - droa vicodeT, rom Tu faqti ewinaaRmdegeba daskvnebis mTel jaWvs, yovelTvis aRmoCndeba, rom SeiZleba mas sxvanairi axsna mivceT. am kolofSi Senaxuli ori abidan erTi Seicavs sasikvdilo Sxams, meore ki sruliad uvnebelia. es adrec unda mcodnoda, vidre kolofs vnaxavdi.

mister gregsonma moTmineba dakarga.

- iciT, mister Serlok holms, - Tqva man bolos. - Cven yvelani vaRiarebT, rom Tqven niWieri adamiani xarT, rom gaqvT sakuTari meTodebi, magram amjerad marto TeoriiT verafers gavxdebiT, saWiroa mkvlelis Sepyroba. me Taviseburad vawarmoebdi Ziebas da Sevcdi. leitenant Sarpanties ar SeeZlo monawileobis miReba stangersonis saqmeSi. lestreidma stangersonis kvals miagno da etyoba, isic Secda. Tqveni laparakidan Cans, rom raRac meti iciT Cvenze, magram dadga dro, roca ufleba gvaqvs pirdapir gkiTxoT, - ra iciT am saqmisa? SegiZliaT mkvlelis dasaxeleba?

- unda gamogitydeT, rom gregsoni marTalia, ser, - SeniSna lestreidma. - dRes Cemi TandaswrebiT ara erTxel TqviT, rom gaqvT yvela saWiro monacemi. albaT aRar isurvebT dafarvas da gagvandobT.

dapatimrebis yovelgvari gadadeba, - SevniSne me, - mkvlels aZlevs saSualebas moaxdinos axali danaSauli.

holmsi yoymanobda. bolTas scemda oTaxSi, Tavi dabla daexara da warbebi Seekra.

- mkvleloba aRar moxdeba! - Tqva bolos. - es varaudi gamoricxulia. Tqven mkiTxeT, vici Tu ara, vinaa mkvleli. diax, vici. magram misi saxelis codna wvrilmania mis SepyrobasTan SedarebiT, me ki imedi maqvs, rom es male moxdeba. oRond aq saWiroa didi sifrTxile, radgan saqme gvaqvs moxerxebulsa da Tavze xelaRebul adamianTan, romelsac, rogorc davrwmundi, exmareba meore, misebr Wkviani kaci. vidre is kaci ar daeWvebula, rom mis kvals mivageniT, SeiZleba viqonioT misi Sepyrobis imedi, magram Tu odnavadac ki eWvi aiRo, saxels gamoicvlis, londonis oTxmilionian mosaxleobas Seereva da TvalTagan dagvekargeba. sulac ara msurs gawyeninoT, magram unda vaRiaro, rom aseTi adamianebi skotlendiardeli agentebisaTvis mouxelTebelni arian. amitomac ar miTxovia TqvenTvis daxmareba. magram SemiZlia dagpirdeT, rom aseTi TxovniT mogmarTavT, rogorc ki davrwmundebi, rom es safrTxes ar Seuqmnis mkvlelis Sepyrobis Cemeul gegmas.

gregsoni da lestreidi ar mouxiblavs aseT dapirebas, arc samZebro policiis aseT saCoTiro Sefasebas gamouwvevia maTi aRtaceba. gregsoni Tavisi yviTeli Tmis Zirebamde gawiTlda, xolo lestreidis Riliseburi pawawina Tvalebi cnobismoyvareobam da wyenam aacimcima. magram verc erTma ver moaswro xmis amoReba da verc meorem, rom karze kakuni gaisma da gamocxadda quCis biWebis delegati, Txupnia viginsi.