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Zlivs movaswariT nort-uelSemSi gasvla da imis Tqma, Tu saiT mivemgzavrebodiT, rom CvenTan sadguris ufrosma moirbina:

- Tqven albaT londoneli maZebrebi xarT? - ikiTxa man.

holmsma SeSfoTebiT gadaxeda.

- ratom ggoniaT?

- imitom, rom norviCis inspeqtori es-es aris wavida, an, iqneba, eqimebi xarT? qali jer kidev cocxalia. iqneb moaswroT misi gadarCena... saxrCobelisaTvis.

holmsi pirquSi da SeWirvebuli meCvena.

- Cven ridling-torp-menorSi mivdivarT, - Tqva man, - magram imis Taobaze, rac aq moxda, araferi viciT.

- saSineli saqmea! - SesZaxa sadguris ufrosma, - mister hilton kubitica da misi colic tyviis wera Seiqnen. qalma jer qmars esrola, mere TviTon daixala tyviao, ase amboben mosamsaxure gogoebi. kaci mkvdaria, qali ki sulTmobrZavi. RmerTo, norfolkis uZvelesi gvari aRigava pirisagan miwisa. mister hilton kubits Cvens mxareSi yvela Zalian did pativs scemda.

Svidiode mili ise gaviareT, holmss krintic ar dauZravs. ase cud gunebaze myofi iSviaTad minaxavs. londonidan rom mivdiodiT, holmsi mTel gzaze raRac mousverad iyo da SevniSne, dilis gazeTebs rogorRac mouTmenlad aTvalierebda. magram axla, roca uecrad misi molodini gamarTlda, TiTqos dardma gaaqvavao. ijda, Tavi ukan gadaegdo da naRvlian fiqrebSi CanTqmuliyo.

amasobaSi ki etli inglisis erT-erT yvelaze saintereso mxareSi migvaqrolebda. am mxaris mTeli Tanamedrove mosaxleoba Sori-Sors mimofantul patara saxlebSi binadrobs, magram am mwvane mindvris gayolebiT yovel nabijze SegxvdebaT aRmosavleT inglisis Zveli didebisa da keTildReobis utyvi mowme, eklesiebis uzarmazari oTxkuTxovani koSkebi.

dabolos, mwvane xramis miRma gamoCnda germaniis zRvis lilisferi zoli. meetlem wneli gaiSvira da gviCvena ori wvetiani saxuravi, xeebis talaveridan rom iyo amoSverili, da gviTxra:

- ai, ridling-torp-menori.

saxlTan rom mivediT, mis gverdiT SevamCnie Savi farduli. farduli CogburTis moednis iqiT idga. amaRlebul adgilze mzis saaTic davinaxe. ulvaSSeRebili, mkvircxli kaci mardad gadmoxta maRali, orTvala etlidan. es iyo norfolkis policiis sammarTvelos inspeqtori martini. roca Cemi megobris gvari Seityo, Zalian gaocda:

- momiteveT, mister holms, danaSauli xom dilis sam saaTze moxda! ranairad moaxerxeT amis gageba londonSi da CemTan erTad Camosvla?

- winaswar vivaraude is, rac moxda. movdiodi, rom safrTxe Tavidan amecilebina.

- maSasadame Tqven gaqvT cnobebi, romelTa Sesaxeb Cven araferi viciT, radganac mezoblebisa da msaxurTa azriT, col-qmars Zalian megobrulad, ufro metic, sruli siamtkbilobiT ucxovriaT.

- me maqvs mxolod is cnobebi, romlebic mocekvave kacunebisagan miviRe, - Tqva holmsma. - amaze mere giambobT. davagviane: tragedia moxda da misi Tavidan acileba ver movaxerxe... ra gaewyoba, aseT SemTxvevaSi, Cemi cnobebi marTlmsajulebas daexmareba. xom ara gnebavT, Zieba CemTan erTad awarmooT? an iqneb amjobinebT, rom me damoukideblad vimoqmedo?

- CemTvis didi pativi iqneba TqvenTan erTad muSaoba, mister holms, - gulwrfelad uTxra inspeqtorma.

- raki asea, dauyovnebliv movusminoT mowmeebs da davaTvalieroT danaSaulis adgili.

inspeqtori martini imdenad Wkviani aRmoCnda, rom Cems megobars neba darTo survilisamebr emoqmeda. TviTon ki imiT dakmayofilda, rom holmsis kvleva-Ziebas Tvalyurs adevnebda. adgilobrivi eqimi, TeTrwvera moxuci, mis hilton kubitis oTaxidan gamovida da gvauwya, qalis mdgomareoba seriozulia, magram uimedo araao. gons ki albaT male ver mova, radgan tyvia tvins Sexebiao. kiTxvaze, TviTon daixala tyvia, Tu sxva vinmem esrola, raime garkveuli pasuxis mocema ver gadawyvita. is ki amoRerRa, tyvia Zalian axlo manZilidanaa nasrolio, oTaxSi erTi revolveri ipoves. orive lula carieli aRmoCnda. mister hilton kubits pirdapir gulSi moxvedria tyvia. sruliad Tavisuflad SeiZleba imis daSveba, rom man jer cols esrola, mere ki TviTon ikra tyvia. aseve savaraudoa, rom damnaSave colia, radganac revolveri iatakze orivesagan Tanabar manZilze agdiao, - Tqva es da dadumda.

- mkvdars xom ar SexebixarT? - ikiTxa holmsma.

- ara. Cven mxolod ledi gadaviyvaneT sawolSi. daWrils iatakze xom ver davtovebdiT?

- didi xania, rac aqa xarT, eqimo?

- dilis oTxi saaTidan.

- Tqven garda aq kidev iyo vinme?

- diax, konstebli.

- aq raimes gadaunacvles adgili?

- arafers.

- gonivrulad moqceulxarT. vin gamogiZaxaT?

- moaxle sondersma.

- man pirvelma atexa gangaSi?

- man da mzareulma misis kingma.

- axla sad arian?

- albaT samzareuloSi.

pirvel rigSi maTi Cvenebis CamorTmeva gadawyda.

muxiT mopirkeTebuli, maRalfanjrebiani Zveleburi darbazi sagamomZieblo oTaxad iqca. holmsi did, Zvelebur savarZelSi Cajda. gamoxedva Seupovari hqonda, saxeze ki simkacre aRbeWdoda. mis TvalebSi SeiZleboda amogekiTxaT mtkice gadawyvetileba: Tu saWiro iqneba, Tundac mTel sicocxles mivuZRvni da Surs mainc viZieb im adamianisaTvis, romlis gadarCena ver movaxerxeo. Cvens krebas eswrebodnen: inspeqtori martini, moxuci, TeTrwvera eqimi da sofleli Clungi polismeni.

qalebma erTnairi Cveneba mogvces: orive srolis xmam gaaRviZa. wuTis Semdeg moisma meore gasrola. mezoblad mdebare oTaxebSi eZinaT da misis kingi maSinve sondersisaken gaiqca. kibeze erTad daeSvnen. kabinetis kari Ria daxvdaT, magidaze sanTeli enTo. maTi batoni Suagul oTaxSi pirqve egdo. igi ukve mkvdari iyo. fanjarasTan TaviT kedels miyrdnobili maTi qalbatoni ikrunCxeboda. Wriloba sazareli hqonda - sisxls saxis naxevari daefara. sunTqavda, magram arafris Tqma ar SeeZlo. derefansa da oTaxSi boli da denTis suni idga. fanjara urduliT Signidan iyo daketili, amas orive qali dabejiTebiT amtkicebda, maSinve uxmes eqimsa da policiels. Semdeg mejinibisa da sajiniboSi momuSave ymawvilis daxmarebiT daWrili qalbatoni aswies da Tavis oTaxSi gadaiyvanes. qali kabis amara iyo, qmars ki Ramis perangze xalaTi gadaecva. col-qmars Soris arasodes ar yofila usiamovneba. yvelani Sexmatkbilebul meuRleebad Tvlidnen.

ai, msaxurTa mTavari Cveneba. inspeqtor martinis kiTxvebze qalebma upasuxes, yvelaferi Signidan iyo daketili da saxlidan gaparvas veravin moaxerxebdao. holmsis kiTxvebze ganacxades, rogorc ki zeda sarTulze Cveni oTaxebidan gamovediT, denTis suni maSinve vigrZeniTo.

- girCevT, gansakuTrebuli yuradReba miaqcioT am faqts, - uTxra holmsma inspeqtor martins, - axla ki, Cemi azriT, saWiroa SevudgeT im oTaxebis Semowmebas, sadac danaSauli moxda.

ubedurebis adgili sruliad patara oTaxi aRmoCnda. misi sami kedeli wignis Taroebs eWira. fanjarasTan, baRs rom gadahyurebda, saweri magida idga. Cveni yuradReba, upirveles yovlisa, ubeduri skvairis gvamma miipyro. misi samosis uwesrigoba mowmobda, rom moulodnelad mouxda loginidan wamovardna. tyvias misTvis guli gaegmira da sxeulSi CarCeniliyo. kaci mokvda wamierad da umtkivneulod. arc xalaTze, arc xelebze Tofis wamlis araviTari kvali ar aRmoaCnda. soflis eqimi amtkicebda, misis kubits denTis laqebi saxeze hqonda, magram xelebze ar SeminiSnavso.

- xelebze laqebis uqonloba arafers ar amtkicebs; xolo laqebi saxeze - es utyuari sabuTia, - Tqva holmsma, - Tu cudad morgebuli vaznidan denTi SemTxveviT ar gamoiyara, ramdenic ar unda isroloT, xels ar gaisvriT... axla SeiZleba gaitanoT mister kubitis gvami. eqimo, xom ar gipovniaT tyvia, romliTac igi mokles?

- amisaTvis rTuli operaciis gakeTeba damWirdeboda. magram revolverSi kidev darCa oTxi vazna. sul orjer isroles, Wrilobac oria, maSasadame, orive tyviis bedis garkveva iolia.

- es mxolod erTi SexedviT gveCveneba, - Tqva holmsma. - ras ityviT im tyviaze, romelmac fanjris CarCo gaxvrita?

aq uecrad Sebrunda da Tavisi mogrZo, wvrili TiTiT gviCvena naxvreti fanjris CarCos qveda Zelze.

- eSmakma dalaxvros! - Sehyvira inspeqtorma. - rogor miageniT amas?

- mivageni, radganac veZebdi.

- gasaocaria! - Tqva soflis eqimma. - Tqven savsebiT marTali brZandebiT, ser. gamodis, rom samjer usvriaT da, maSasadame, aq viRac mesamec yofila. magram vin aris es mesame da sad gaqra?

- am kiTxvaze axlave unda gavceT pasuxi, - Tqva Serlok holmsma, - Tu gagondebaT, mister martin, roca mosamsaxureebma ganacxades, oTaxidan gamosvlisTanave denTis suni vigrZeniTo, me giTxariT, amas gansakuTrebuli yuradReba unda miaqcioT-meTqi.

- maxsovs, ser. magram unda vaRiaro, ver mivxvdi, ras gulisxmobdiT.

- es imis damamtkicebeli sabuTia, rom karic da fanjarac mTlianad Ria yofila. sxva SemTxvevaSi denTis suni mTel saxlSi ase swrafad ver gavrceldeboda. mxolod gamWol qars SeeZlo sunis ase Sors gatana. am oTaxSi Zalian cota xniT, magram mainc, karica da fanjarac gaRebuli yofila.

- ratom cota xniT?

- imitom rom am sanTlidan stearini ar CamoRvenTila.

- sworia, sworia! - SesZaxa inspeqtorma.

- roca davrwmundi, rom fanjara tragediis dros Ria yofila, im daskvnamde mivedi, rom saqmeSi gareulia mesame piri, romelic gareT mdgara da iqidan fanjaraSi usvria. am mesame kacisaTvis nasroli tyvia ki SeiZleba fanjris rafas moxvedroda. kargad davaTvaliere da marTlac aRmovaCine natyviari.

- magram sarkmeli vinRa daxura?

- usaTuod qalma instinqturad mihkra xeli da mixura... magram es ra aris? ah!

kabinetis magidaze ido niangis tyavis, mSvenieri, vercxliT moWedili, qalis patara CanTa. holmsma CanTa aiRo da gadmoapirqvava. magidaze zonriT Sekruli oci ormocdaaTgirvanqiani sakredito bileTi gadmovarda. CanTaSi sxva araferi aRmoCnda.

- aiReT, es saWiro iqneba sasamarTloze, - Tqva holmsma da inspeqtors CanTa fulTan erTad gadasca. - axla aucilebelia imis garkveva, Tu vis esroles mesame tyvia. fanjris CarCos naxvretis mixedviT, nasroli oTaxidanaa. minda isev mzareul qals misis kengs gamovelaparako... Tqven TqviT, misis keng, gamayruebelma srolis xmam gamomaRviZao. amiT is gindodaT geTqvaT, rom pirveli gasrola meoreze ufro mWeqare iyo?

- me meZina, ser, da amitom miWirs amisi gansja. meCvena, rom Zalian magrad iWeqa, ser.

- xom ar fiqrobT, rom orive gasrolis xma TiTqmis erTdroulad SemogesmaT?

- verafers mogaxsenebT, ser.

- darwmunebuli var, rom asec iyo. me mgonia, mister martin, am oTaxSi mets veRarafers gavigebT. Tu Tanaxma xarT, gamomyeviT, baRSi SevixedoT da vnaxoT, xom araferia iq saintereso.

swored kabinetis fanjris qveS aRmoCnda yvavilnari. roca iq mivediT, xmamaRla SevyvireT. yvavilebi gaTelili iyo. rbil miwaze aSkarad Canda nakvalevi. es iyo mamakacis Zalze wvrilcxviriani da grZeli fexsacmlis kvali. holmsi ise iqeqeboda balaxsa da foTlebSi, rogorc maZebari ZaRli, romelsac daWrili frinvelis povna unda. uecrad Sehyvira da miwidan patara spilenZis cilindri aiRo.

- asedac vfiqrobdi! - Tqva man. - ai, mesame masra: me mgonia, inspeqtoro martin, rom Zieba dasrulebulia.

provincieli inspeqtoris saxeze gaoceba aRibeWda. is aSkarad aRtacebuli iyo holmsis ostatobiTa da swrafi mosazrebulobiT. Tavdapirvelad man TiTqos scada Tavisi sakuTari mosazrebis dacva, magram holmsma male moinadira da savsebiT daimorCila igi.

- visze gaqvT eWvi? - hkiTxa policielma.

- Semdeg getyviT. am saqmeSi aris ramdenime iseTi momenti, romelTa TqvenTvis gadmoSla da axsna jer kidev ar SemiZlia. Cemi dakvirvebiTa da aRmoCenebiT ise Sors wavedi, rom ufro gonivruli iqneba, Tu droebiT gavCumdebi da mere ki yvelafers erTbaSad mogaxsenebT.

- rogorc geneboT, mister holms, oRond mkvleli ar gagveqces.

- ar ifiqroT, raime davfaro, mxolod esaa, rom am gaxurebuli muSaobisas ubralod SeuZlebelia drois dakargva da grZeli da dawvrilebiTi axsna-ganmartebebis gadmoSla. am danaSaulis yvela Zafi Cems xelTaa. Tundac ledi gons aRarasodes movides, Cven movaxerxebT wuxandeli Ramis yvela movlenis aRdgenasa da damnaSaveTa marTlmsajulebis winaSe wayenebas. uwinares yovlisa, minda davadgino, sadme axlomaxlo xom araa sastumro `elriji~.

mosamsaxureTa jvaredini dakiTxva movawyveT, magram, aseTi saxelwodebis sastumro arc ki gagvigoniao, gviTxres. sajiniboSi momuSave biWunam ki uecrad gaixsena, rom soflidan ramdenime milis daSorebiT, ist-restonis maxloblad cxovrobda fermeri, gvarad elriji.

- im kacis ferma sxvebisagan gancalkevebulia?

- diax, moSorebiT gaxlavT, ser.

- da iqneb, iq jer kidev ar ician is ambavi, rac aq wuxel RamiT moxda?

- albaT ar ician, ser.

holmsi Cafiqrda da uecrad saxeze cbieri Rimili gamoexata.

- Sekazme cxeni, Cemo biWuna! - Tqva man swrafad. - Zalian minda, rom elrijis fermaSi werili waiRo.

am sityvebze holmsma jibidan amoiRo ramdenime qaRaldi, romelzedac mocekvave kacunebi iyo gamoxatuli. kabinetSi Sevida, magidas miujda, win kacunebiani qaRaldebi dailaga da saqmeSi Caeflo. bolos baraTi bavSvs Caabara, ubrZana swored im pirisaTvis gadaeca igi, visTvisac gankuTvnili iyo da amasTan araviTar SemTxvevaSi ar gaeca pasuxi kiTxvebze. baraTze warweril misamarTs mainc movkari Tvali. warwera uswormasworo, moqceuli xeliT iyo Sesrulebuli, rac holmsis Cveulebriv lamaz nawers sruliad ara hgavda.

ai, es warwerac: elrijis ferma, ist-restoni, norfolki, mister ab lenis.

- me mgonia, inspeqtoro, - SeniSna holmsma, - rom Tqven gmarTebT depeSiT badragis gamoZaxeba, radgan Tu Cemi varaudi gamarTlda, sagrafos cixeSi Zalian saSiSi damnaSavis wayvana mogixdebaT. ymawvils, romelsac werils vatan, SeuZlia depeSac waiRos. uotson, Cven nasadilevs matarebliT qalaqSi gavbrundebiT, radgan am saRamos aucileblad unda davasrulo erTi qimiuri analizi. is saqme ki, ramac Cven aq mogviyvana, dasasruls swrafad uaxlovdeba.

roca bavSvma baraTi gaaqrola, Serlok holmsma msaxurebs uxmo da ubrZana, vinc misis kubitis naxva moisurvebs, dauyovnebliv gaatareT sastumro oTaxSi, ise rom, ar SeatyobinoT, rac aq moxdao. holmsma daJinebiT moiTxova am brZanebis ganuxrelad Sesruleba. Semdeg sastumro oTaxSi Sevida da dasZina, axla yvelaferi uCvenod moxdeba da isRa dagvrCenia, davjdeT da vucadoT, Cvens kakanaTSi ra frinveli moxvdebao. holmsTan mxolod me da inspeqtori davrCiT.

- me dagexmarebiT imaSi, rom es erTi saaTi ufro saintereso da sasargeblod gaataroT, - Tqva holmsma, skami magidasTan miswia da zed uamravi mocekvave kacunebiani qaRaldi gaSala. - Tqven winaSe, mister uotson, aucileblad unda gamovisyido Cemi danaSauli: Zalian didxans vaRizianebdi Tqvens cnobismoyvareobas. TqvenTvis ki, inspeqtoro, mTeli es ambavi iqneba brwyinvale profesiuli gakveTili. uwinares yovlisa, unda giamboT Cemi Sexvedrebis ambavi mister hilton kubitTan, beikerstritze.

aq mokled uambo inspeqtors is, rac CvenTvis ukve cnobilia.

- ai, Cems winaSea es gasarTobi naxatebi, romelTac SeeZloT Rimilis gamowveva, rom aseTi saSineli tragediis mauwyebelni ar iyvnen. zedmiwevniT vicnob saidumlo damwerlobis yvela saxeobas da TviTon viTvlebi avtorad wignisa, sadac as samoci Sifris analizia mocemuli, magram unda vaRiaro, rom es Sifri CemTvis sruliad axalia. am sistemis gamomgoneblis mizani albaT is iyo, rom am Sifris namdvili mniSvneloba daefara da niSnebi damwerlobad ki ara, bavSvis naxatebad gaesaRebina. magram yvela, vinc mixvdeba, rom es niSnebi asoebs Seesabameba, gansakuTrebuli siZnelis gareSec amoicnobs maT, Tu Sifris amocnobis Cveulebriv wesebs gamoiyenebs. pirveli Canaweri Zalze mokle iyo da mxolod erTi iseTi varaudis daSvebis saSualeba momca, rac, Cemi azriT, simarTlesTan axlos iyo, da rac mere savsebiT swori aRmoCnda. me vlaparakob droSebze. es droSebi gamoyenebulia mxolod imisaTvis, rom aRniSnon sityvebis dasasruli. amis garda, pirveli werilidan sxva veRaraferi gavarkvie, mesaWiroeboda axali masala. meored rom minaxula, mister hilton kubitma gadmomca axali baraTebi, romelTagan ukanaskneli udavod Seicavda mxolod erT sityvas, radgan masSi droSebi aRar iyo. ori sxva baraTi ueWvelad iwyeboda erTi da imave sityviT, romelic oTxi asosagan Sedgeboda. ai es sityva.

rogorc xedavT, es sityva Tavdeba imave asoTi, romliTac iwyeba. aq bednierma azrma gamielva. werilebi Cveulebriv iwyeba im adamianis saxeliT, romlis misamarTiTac weren. kaci, romelic am werils ugzavnida misis kubits, usaTuod axlos icnobda mas. sruliad bunebrivia, rom ubralod saxels eZaxdes. misi saxeli ki swored oTxi asosagan Sedgeba da Tavdeba imave asoTi, romliTac iwyeba: qalis saxelia ilsi. amrigad, me aRmovCndi sami asos mflobeli: i, l da s.

amgvarad, or werilSi saxeliT mimarTavs misis kubits da, etyoba, raRacas iTxovs misgan. ra unda mosTxovos? xom ar unda, rom qali mivides sadme iseT adgilas, sadac SeZlebs masTan laparaks? yuradReba mivaqcie mesame werilis meore sityvas. ai isic:

aq rva asoa: meoTxe da ukanaskneli asoebia `i~. me vivaraude, rom aq weria, `modi, geli~ da uecrad kidev ramdenime asos mflobeli gavxdi. maSin mivubrundi imave baraTs, romelSiac mxolod erTi sityva ewera. rogorc TqvenTvis cnobilia, es sityva gamoCnda fardulis karis qveda panelze, danarCeni warwerisagan moSorebiT. vivaraude, rom es iyo pasuxi da is dawera misis kubitma:

cnobili asoebi Cavsvi ucnob adgilze da miviRe:

`araodes~

ra unda epasuxa misis kubits mis Txovnaze, modi, gelio? qalma upasuxa: `araodes~.

axla ukve vicodi imdeni aso, rom SemeZlo damexeda pirveli baraTisaTvis.

Tu am warweraSi CavsvamT CvenTvis ukve cnobil asoebs, miviRebT: `me aq var. ab leni~.

davuSvaT, rom meore sityvaa `aq~. maSin bolo sityvaa `leni~. es gvari Zalian gavrcelebulia amerikaSi. ori asosagan Semdgari sityva, rac gvaris win ewera, albaT saxeli iqneboda. romeli saxeli Sedgeba ori asosagan? amerikaSi Zalian gavrcelebulia saxeli `ab~. axla gamosacnobi rCeba mxolod frazis pirveli sityva. igi mxolod ori asosagan Sedgeba. esaa nacvalsaxeli `me~. amrigad, pirvel werilSi weria: `me aq var. ab leni~. ai, axla ki sakmaod bevr asos vicnob, sruliad iolad SemiZlia wavikiTxo meore werilic: `vcxovrob elrijisas~. azrad momivida, rom `elriji~ - saxelwodebaa saxlis an sastumrosi, sadac cxovrobs yovelive amis damweri.

me da inspeqtorma martinma Rrma gulisyuriT movismineT dawvrilebiTi da naTeli angariSi imaze, Tu rogor xsnida Cveni megobari TandaTanobiT mocekvave kacunebis gamocanas.

- Semdeg rogor moiqeciT, ser? - hkiTxa inspeqtorma.

- raki saxeli `ab~ ixmareba mxolod amerikaSi da mTeli saqmec iqidan daiwyo, rom werili amerikidan movida, sruli safuZveli mqonda mefiqra, rom ab leni amerikelia. amas garda, eWvi mqonda, rom yovelive amis ukan raRac danaSauli ifareba. Cemi eWvi gamowveuli iyo imiT, rom misis kubiti ase jiutad umalavda qmars Tavis warsuls. me depeSa gavugzavne niu-iorkis sapolicio sammarTveloSi mister uilson hargrivs, romelic xSirad sargeblobda imiT, rom me kargad vicnob londonis damnaSaveTa samyaros. vkiTxe, vin aris ab leni-meTqi. aseTi pasuxi momca: `yvelaze ufro saSiSi banditi CikagoSi~. im saRamos, roca es werili miviRe, hilton kubitma lenis ukanaskneli werili momawoda. CemTvis ukve cnobili asoebi mivuyene da gamovida fraza, ramac ori, jer kidev ucnobi asos gamocnobis Semdeg aseTi saxe miiRo:

`icode, mokvdebi~

amrigad, aramzada Txovnidan muqaraze gadavida, CemTvis ki cnobilia, rom Cikagos banditebis sityva da saqme erTia. maSinve gamoveSure norfolkisaken Cemi megobrisa da TanaSemwis, doqtor uotsonis TanxlebiT, magram saubedurod, mxolod maSin CamovediT, roca es sazareli ambavi ukve momxdari iyo.

- didi pativia TqvenTan erTad danaSaulis gamoaSkaraveba, - Tavazianad Tqva inspeqtorma, - magram imedi maqvs, nebas momcemT, mec giTxraT ramdenime gulaxdili sityva. Tqven pasuxs agebT mxolod sakuTari Tavis winaSe, me ki pasuxs vageb Cemi ufrosebis winaSe. Tu es ab leni, elrijSi mcxovrebi, marTla mkvlelia, da Tu is gaiqceva, vidre me aq vimyofebi, maSin didi usiamovneba momelis.

- nu geSiniaT, is ar Seecdeba gaqcevas.

- es saidan iciT?

- gaqceva danaSaulis aRiarebas niSnavs.

- Tu asea, wavideT da davapatimroT.

- aq velodebi, sadac aris, mova.

- ratom fiqrobT, rom mova?

- imitom, rom mivwere da vTxove, aq mosuliyo.

- es Zalian moufiqrebeli nabijia, mister holms! nuTu is banditi aq imisaTvis mova, rom Tqven sTxoveT? gana ufro ioli ar aris vivaraudoT, rom Tqveni werili eWvebs aRuZravs da damalvas Seecdeba?

- yvelaferi damokidebulia imaze, rogor aris Sedgenili werili, - Tqva holmsma. - Tu ar vcdebi, is jentlmeni ukve mobrZandeba.

saxlisaken momaval gzaze marTlac viRac ucnobi adamiani moabijebda. es iyo maRali, lamazi, Savgvremani mamakaci. ruxi kostiumi ecva da farTofarflebiani qudi exura. Savi, uxeSi wveri da didi, arwiviseburi cxviri hqonda. gzad momavali xeljoxs aqnevda da iseTi saxiT moabijebda, TiTqos garSemo yvelaferi misi sakuTreba yofiliyo. bolos gaisma zaris xmamaRali wkriali.

- me vfiqrob, jentlmenebo, - mSvidad Tqva holmsma, - rom Tqven kars ukan damalva gmarTebT. roca saqme aseT adamianTan gvaqvs, sifrTxilis yvela RonisZieba unda gamoviyenoT: inspeqtoro, xelborkili moamzadeT, masTan saubari ki me momandeT.

dumilSi mTeli wuTi gavida, erTi imnair wuTTagani, romelsac arasodes ar daiviwyeb.

mere kari gaiRo da Cveni stumari oTaxSi Semovida. holmsma Tvalis daxamxamebaSi revolveris lula SublSi daumizna, martinma ki majebze xelborkili daado.

yvelaferi es ise swrafad moxda, rom Cveni tyve SeboWili aRmoCnda umal, vidre Tavdamsxmelebs SeniSnavda. igi Savi, mocimcime TvalebiT xan erTs misCereboda, xan meores, mere ki xmamaRla gaicina:

- ho, jentlmenebo, amjerad Tqven damiWireT! axla veRarsad wagivalT, magram me aq weriliT misis hilton kubitma momiwvia... nu metyviT, rom is qalic SeTqmulTagania. nuTu am xafangSi man Semomityua?

- misis hilton kubiti mZimed aris daWrili da sulTmobrZavi wevs.

dapatimrebulma xmamaRla Sehyvira, misma xmam mTeli saxli SesZra.

- Tqven xom ar SeiSaleT! - daiRriala gacofebulma. - es kacia daWrili da ara qali! gana vinmes gambedaoba eyofoda, rom daeWra patara ilsi? me vemuqrebodi, magram RmerTma damifaros, Tmis erT Rersac ki ar Sevurxevdi. ukan waiReT Tqveni sityvebi, hei, Tqven! miTxariT, rom ilsi ar aris daWrili!

- is mZimed daWrili ipoves tyviiT gangmiruli qmris gverdiT.

kacs gulis siRrmidan kvnesa aRmoxda. divanze daeSva da saxe xelebiT daifara. mTeli xuTi wuTi dumda. Semdeg xelebi CamoiRo da sasowarkveTilma civi simSvidiT Tqva:

- araferi maqvs Tqvengan dasafaravi, jentlmenebo. me vesrole, magram manac mesrola, - maSasadame, es ar SeiZleba mkvlelobad CaiTvalos, xolo Tu fiqrobT, rom me SemeZlo dameWra is qali, maSasadame, arc mas icnobT da arc me. arasodes arc erT mamakacs ar hyvarebia qali ise Zlier, rogorc me, da yvela uflebac mqonda am qalze. igi ukve didi xnis winaT iyo CemTvis gankuTvnili. ra safuZvelze Cadga es ingliseli Cvens Soris? pirvelad me miviRe misi xelis Txovnis ufleba, da me moviTxovdi mxolod imas, rac kanoniT mekuTvnoda.

- is CamogSordaT, roca gaigo, vinc iyaviT, - mkacrad Tqva holmsma. - qali gamoiqca amerikidan, rom Tqvengan Tavi daeRwia, is gaTxovda inglisSi pativcemul adamianze. Tqven emuqrebodiT, aviwroebdiT da cdilobdiT iZulebuli gagexadaT mietovebina qmari, romelic uyvarda, romelsac pativsa scemda, da gaqceuliyo TqvenTan erTad... Tqven ki mas sZuldiT, ar uyvardiT da pativs ar gcemdaT. saqme imiT daamTavreT, rom mokaliT es keTilSobili kaci da TviTmkvlelobamde miiyvaneT misi coli. ai, Tqveni damsaxurebani, mister ab len, risTvisac pasuxismgebloba gekisrebaT.

- Tu ilsi mokvdeba, CemTvis sul erTia, ra momiva, - Tqva amerikelma.

muSti gaSala da Caixeda baraTSi, xelisgulze rom edo.

- momismineT, mister, - SesZaxa ab lenma da mis TvalebSi naperwkalma gaiciala, - xom ar fiqrobT, SemaSinoT? Tu ledi ase mZimedaa daWrili, maS, es werili vin dawera?

am sityvebze baraTi magidaze isrola.

- me davwere, raTa aq momeyvaneT.

- Tqven dawereT? dedamiwis zurgze Cveni bandis wevrebis garda, ar moipoveba adamiani, rom mocekvave kacunebis saidumloeba icodes. rogor SegeZloT amis dawera?

- is, rac gamoigona erTma adamianma, SeiZleba gaigos meorem, - miugo holmsma.- ai, axlovdeba kebi, romliTac norviCSi gagagzavnian, mister leni... magram Tqven jer kidev gaqvT patara SesaZlebloba, ramdenadme gamoasworoT Tqvens mier Cadenili boroteba. cnobilia Tu ara TqvenTvis, rom misis hilton kubiti eWvmitanilia qmris mkvlelobaSi da mxolod Cemma aq yofnam, Cems mier Sekrebilma cnobebma ixsnes am braldebisagan? Tqven movale xarT mTel qveyanas ganucxadoT, rom is am mkvlelobaSi arc nebiT da arc uneblieT damnaSave ar aris.

- asedac vizam, - Tqva amerikelma. - vxedav, CemTvis yvelaze ufro xelsayreli iqneba sruli simarTlis aRiareba. unda icodeT, jentlmenebo, rom ledi me gavicani maSin, roca is jer kidev bavSvi iyo. Cveni Cikagos banda Svidi kacisagan Sedgeboda. ilsis mama Cveni meTauri iyo. Wkviani moxuci gaxldaT. swored man gamoigona is asoebi, romelTac yvela bavSvis naxatebad Tvlida, vidre Tqven ar gagiRimaT bedma da im Sifrs gasaRebi ar moargeT. ilsi icnobda Cvens zogierT saqmianobas, magram WiriviT sZulda Cveni profesia. da raki mas hqonda patiosani gziT mopovebuli fuli, xelidan gagvisxlta da londons Camovida. Cemi daniSnuli iyo da coladac gamomyveboda, Tu profesias gamovicvlidi. Cemi xelobis xalxTan ki ilsis ar surda raime saerTo hqonoda. mis kvals mivageni mxolod mas Semdeg, rac am inglisels gahyva. werili movwere, magram pasuxi ar mimiRia. maSin aq Camovedi da radgan vSiSobdi, SesaZloa, man Cemi werilebi arc ki waikiTxos-meTqi, daviwye wera fanjris rafaze da fardulis karze.