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bunebrivia, misi vinaobis dadgena gadavwyvite. rogorc miTxres, piter keri veSapebze sanadiro gems meTaurobda, romelic polaruli zRvebidan brundeboda swored im dros, roca mamaCemi norvegiisaken mieSureboda. Sevityve isic, rom imave wels avdriani Semodgoma yofila da zRvaze avbediT qariSxali mZvinvarebda. mamis orCxomeli, etyoba, qarma CrdiloeTisaken gaitaca, sadac bedisweram kapitan piter keris Seaxvedra. es albaT ase unda iyos, magram, sad gaqra mamaCemi? yovel SemTxvevaSi, piter keri rom damxmareboda imis gagebaSi, Tu ra gziT moxvda is fasiani qaRaldebi bazarze, me davamtkicebdi, rom mamaCems isini ar gauyidia da arc gamorCena hqonia miznad, roca norvegiaSi mimavalma isini Tan waiRo.

saseqsSi Camovedi, rom kapitani menaxa, magram swored am dros hpova man saSineli aRsasruli. Ziebis oqmSi amovikiTxe misi `kaiutis~ aRweriloba. sxvaTa Soris, naxsenebi iyo misi Zveli saxomalde Jurnalebi, romlebic aq inaxeba. azrad momivida, rom SeiZleboda Jurnalebidan amomekiTxa, ra xdeboda 1883 wlis agvistoSi `zRvis martorqis~ banze da mamaCemis idumalebiT moculi ambavi Semetyo. wuxel vcade am Jurnalebis xelSi Cagdeba, magram kari ver gavaRe. dRes Cemi cda warmatebiT dagvirgvinda, magram aRmoCnda, rom swored im droisadmi miZRvnili gverdebi amoglejilia. mere ki Tqven gamoCndiT da damapatimreT.

- sul es aris? - hkiTxa hopkinsma.

- sul es gaxlavT, - am sityvebze ymawvilma dafantulad mimoixeda.

- meti araferi gaqvT saTqmeli?

axalgazrda yoymanobda.

- araferi.

- guSindel Ramemde aq ar yofilxarT?

- ara.

- maS, es wignaki visia? - SesZaxa hopkinsma da ymawvils uCvena avbediTi ubis wignaki, romlis pirvel gverdze gamosaxuli iyo Cveni tyvis inicialebi, xolo ydaze sisxlis laqebi aCnda.

ubedur Wabuks saso warekveTa. saxeze xelebi aifara da isev akankalda.

- saidan moitaneT? - daikvnesa man. - me arc vicodi... megona, sastumroSi davkarge.

- kmara! - mkacrad Tqva hopkinsma. - Tu kidev gaqvT raime saTqmeli, sasamarTloze ityviT, axla ki policiaSi wamoxvalT. mister holms, didad madlobeli var Tqveni da Tqveni megobrisa, rom aq gamomyeviT da damexmareT. Tqveni mosvla arc yofila saWiro. saqmes uTqvenodac davabolovebdi, magram, amis miuxedavad, Zlier madlieri grCebiT. TqvenTvis oTaxebi brembltais sastumroSia dakavebuli, SegviZlia sofelSi erTad wavideT.

- aba, uotson, ra azris xarT yovelive amaze? - mkiTxa holmsma, roca meore dRes diliT ukan vbrundebodiT.

- vxedav, Tqven ara xarT kmayofili.

- o, ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, me savsebiT kmayofili var. magram pirdapir unda iTqvas, stenli hopkinsis meTodebi arafrad varga. misi imedi davkarge. am kacisagan mets movelodi. Cveni profesiis saidumloeba isaa, rom SesaZlebelia, amocanas yovelTvis moeZebnos meoregvari gadawyveta. es sisxlis samarTlis Ziebis upirvelesi anbania da maZebarma es ar unda daiviwyos.

- ver gamigia, amocanis romel meore gadawyvetazea laparaki?

- is, rac safuZvlad udevs Cems sakuTar Ziebas. SeiZleba man araferic ar mogvces. arafris Tqma ar SemiZlia, magram am gzas bolomde unda mivyve.

beikerstritze holmss ramdenime werili daxvda. erT maTgans gaxarebulma staca xeli, gaxsna da gamarjvebuli kacis toniT gaicina:

- Cinebulia, uotson! saqmis meorenairi gadawyveta mwifdeba. depeSis blankebi Tu gaqvT? damiwereT ori depeSa: `semneru, saxomaldo agents, retklif-haiveis. mWirdeba sami kaci, gagzavna xval dilis aTze. bezili~. am saxeliT micnoben im wreebSi. meore: `inspeqtor stenli hopkinss, lordstriti, 46, briqstoni. CamodiT xval aTis naxevrisTvis sauzmeze. mniSvnelovani ambavia. midepeSeT, Tu ver CamoxvalT. Serlok holmsi~... amrigad, uotson, es eSmakeuli saqme mTeli aTi dRe mawamebda, axla minda Tavi davaRwio. xval, imedi maqvs, davabolovebT yvelafers da movisvenebT.

inspeqtori stenli hopkinsi zustad daniSnul dros gamocxadda da yvelani misis hadsonis momzadebul saucxoo sauzmes mivusxediT. axalgazrda maZebari aRtacebuli iyo Tavisi warmatebiT.

- maS, marTla darwmunebuli xarT Tqveni kvleva-Ziebis simarTleSi? - miubrunda holmsi.

- oRondac! yvelaferi sruliad naTelia.

- me ki vfiqrob, rom es saqme damTavrebuli araa.

- Tqven maocebT, mister holms! kidev ra unda iTxovoT?

- gana Tqveni Ziebis masalebi moicavs saqmis yvela mxares?

- ueWvelad. me gavige, rom axalgazrda neligani brembltaiSi Camovida im dRes, roca danaSauli moxda. TiTqos golfis saTamaSod CamobrZanda. oTaxi pirvel sarTulze daiWira da oTxive mxares SeeZlo wasuliyo, roca inebebda. imave Rames gaiara uudmens liSi, Sexvda qoxSi piter keris, waekida da barjiT kedelze xoWosaviT mialursma. Tavisi namoqmedariT SeSinebuli mkvlelobis adgilidan gaiqca da swored maSin dauvarda Tavisi ubis wignaki. im fasiani qaRaldebi nomrebi neligans ubis wignakSi ewera da piter kerisTvis undoda gamoekiTxa yvelaferi. albaT SeniSneT, rom zogi maTgani wignakSi jvrebiTaa aRniSnuli. es is qaRaldebia, romlebic londonis bazarze gaiyida. magram maTi umetesoba, etyoba, jer kidev piter keris hqonda. axalgazrda neligani, misive aRiarebiT, ocnebobda xelT egdo isini, raTa mamis valebi gadaexada. gaqcevis Semdeg erT xans veRar bedavda qoxTan miaxloebas, magram bolos gadawyvita misvla da misTvis saWiro cnobebis miReba. ubralo da naTeli ambavia, ara?

holmsma gaiRima da Tavi gadaaqnia:

- Tqvens versiaSi aqilevsis qusls vxedav, hopkins. absoluturad daujerebelia galeuli adamianisagan barjis ise marjved srola, rom sxeuli gaapos da mere xis kedelSi Rrmad CaerWos. Tqven rogor fiqrobT, asea, ara? Zvirfaso ser, Tqven mogixdebaT am wvrilmanze ufro meti yuradRebis SeCereba. Cems megobar uotsons SeuZlia giamboT, rogor vvarjiSobdi barjis srolaSi mTeli dila. es arc ise advilia. aq saWiroa Zlieri da gavarjiSebuli xeli. kapitans ki iseTi ZaliT Cahk-res, rom barjma jer sxeuli gaxvrita da mere Rrmad CaerWo kedelSi. SeiZleba ifiqros kacma, rom is Cia neligani aseTi kunTmagari ymawvilia? da rom neligani swored isaa, vinc gvian RamiT Sav piterTan romiT yels ikoklozinebda? da rom swored misi profili naxes fardis SigniT, mkvlelobamde ori dRiT adre? ara, ara, hopkins, im Cia neliganis nacvlad Cven vinme ufro saSiSi adamiani unda veZioT.

holmsis msjelobis dros hopkinss saxe erTianad Seecvala. misi varaudi da imedebi ingreoda, magram uomrad ar nebdeboda.

- ver uaryofT, mister holms, rom neligani im Rames iq iyo. amis aSkara damamtkicebeli sabuTia ubis wignaki. Cemi azriT, sasamarTlosTvis es monacemebi sakmarisia, Tundac maTSi iyos, rogorc Tqven fiqrobT, susti adgili. mTavari ki isaa, mister holms, rom Cemi damnaSave Sepyrobilia. xolo Tqvens `ufro saSiS~ adamians ver vxedav.

- me ratomRac mgonia, rom is axla Cvens kibeze amodis, - mSvidad miugo holmsma. - mgoni, uotson, ajobebs, es revolveri xelSi daiWiroT. - holmsi adga da naweriT aWrelebuli furceli iqve patara magidaze dado. - axla mzada varT, - dasZina man.

gaisma tlanqi xmebi. misis hadsonma kari gaaRo da Tqva, sami mamakaci kapitan bezils kiTxulobso.

- saTiTaod SemouSviT, - uTxra holmsma.

pirvelad Semovida patara, mrgvali, loyebRaJRaJa, xSiri WaRara bakebiT damSvenebuli kacuna. holmsma jibidan werili amoiRo.

- Tqveni saxeli? - hkiTxa.

- jeims lankasteri.

- Zalian vwuxvar, lankaster, magram adgili ukve dakavebulia. aiReT es naxevari sovereni SewuxebisTvis. im oTaxSi gaxvalT da ramdensame wuTs daicdiT.

meore iyo maRali Camomxmari adamiani, sadad gadavarcxnili Tma hqonda da avadmyofuri saxis kani, saxelad erqva hiu petino. manac miiRo uari, naxevari sovereni da dacdis brZaneba.

mesame stumars SesaniSnavi garegnoba hqonda. misi mrisxane, buldogis saxe aburZgnul Tmasa da wvers daefara, xolo uxeS, xSir warbebs qvemoT Seupovari Savi Tvalebi ucimcimebda. mogvesalma, mezRvauris pozaSi dadga da Tan xelSi Tavis keps WmuWnida.

- Tqveni saxeli? - hkiTxa holmsma.

- patrik kernsi.

- barjis mtyorcneli?

- diax, ser, ocdaeqvsjer gavyolivar gems, rogorc barjis mtyorcneli.

- dandidan, mgoni?

- diax, ser.

- Tanaxma xarT saeqspedicio gemis gayolaze?

- diax, ser. jamagiri?

- rva girvanqa TveSi. SegiZliaT axlave gamgzavreba?

- rogorc ki aRWurvilobas miviReb.

- qaRaldebi Tan gaqvT?

- diax, ser.

jibidan gacveTili da mariliT gaJRenTili dokumentebi amoiRo. holmsma daaTvaliera da daubruna.

- swored aseTi adamiani mWirdeba, - Tqva holmsma, - ai, kontraqti magidazea, xeli moawereT da movrCeT.

mezRvauri bajbajiT wavida da kalami aiRo.

- aq movawero? - ikiTxa mosulma da xelmosawerad moemzada.

holmsi daixara da xelebi barjis mtyorcnelis kisris gayolebiT gaiwoda.

- axla yvelaferi rigzea, - Tqva Cemma megobarma.

foladis JRaruni da gaSmagebuli xaris RmuiliviT xma erTbaSad Semomesma. imave wams erTimeoreze gadaWdobili holmsi da mezRvauri iatakze gagordnen. mezRvaurs raRac zRapruli Rone hqonda: Tumca holmsis mier xelebze marjved wamocmuli borkilebi boWavdnen, magram Cems megobars, etyoboda, mainc moereoda. me da hopkinsi holmsis misaSveleblad gaveSureT. da mxolod maSin, roca revolveris civi lula mezRvaurs safeTqelze mivabjine, rogorc iqna, gaigo, rom winaaRmdegoba usargeblo iqneboda. fexebi TokiT SevukariT da brZolisagan sulSegubebulni iatakidan wamovdeqiT.

- bodiSi unda mogixadoT, hopkins, - Tqva Serlok holmsma, - erbo-kvercxi albaT ukve gacivda. magram vfiqrob, Ziebis ase warmatebiT damTavreba madas mogimatebT?

gaocebisagan gaognebuli stenli hopkinsi damunjda.

- namdvilad araferi meTqmis, mister holms! - esRa wamoiluRluRa mtanjveli sircxviliT gawiTlebulma. - faqtia, Tavidanve Ziebis araswori versia avirCie. wuTiTac ar unda damviwyeboda, rom Tqven - maswavlebeli xarT, me ki - mxolod mowafe. axla ki, roca Tqvens simarjves vuyureb, mainc ver gamigia, rogor gaakeTeT yovelive da ras niSnavs es?

- kargi, kargi, - gulkeTili kiloTi Tqva holmsma. - Cven yvelani vswavlobT Secdomebze. ai, axla mtkiced daimaxsovrebT, rom mxedvelobidan ar unda gauSvaT saqmis meoregvari amoxsna. Tqven darwmunebuli iyaviT, rom mkvleli axalgazrda neligania da mxedvelobidan gamogrCaT patrik kernsi. piter keris namdvili mkvleli ki is aris.

mezRvauris xrinwianma xmam holmss laparaki gaawyvetina:

- momismineT, mister! ara vCivi, rom ase uxeSad momeqeciT, magram sagnebs mainc Tavisi saxeli unda vuwodoT. Tqven ambobT: `piter keris mkvlelio~. me ki vacxadeb, rom iZulebuli viyavi momekla is kaci. ai, es ki sul sxva ram aris. iqneb ar damijeroT? iqneb, fiqrobT, rom tyuilebs vigoneb?

- sulac ara, - uTxra holmsma. - siamovnebiT mogismenT, oRond simarTle ilaparakeT.

- Tavs ar SegawyenT, da RmerTs vficav, yoveli Cemi sityva simarTle iqneba. me vicnobdi Sav piters, da roca xeli danaze waivlo, barji davitace, radganac vicodi, rom cocxlad darCena mxolod erT Cvengans ewera. ai, ase mokvda. iqneb amas mkvleloba erqvas. CemTvis sul erTia, rogor movkvdebi, mxolod Savi piteris mier gulSi gayril danas jalaTis xeliT kiserze SemoWdobili yulfi mirCevnia.

- rogor moxvdiT mis saxlSi? - hkiTxa holmsma.

- yvelafers dalagebulad mogiTxrobT, oRond damsviT da laparaki ufro gamiadvildeba. es ambavi 1883 wlis agvistoSi daiwyo. piter keri iyo `zRvis martorqis~ kapitani, me ki - misi saTadarigo barjis mtyorcneli. mcurav yinulTa Soris mivikvlevdiT gzas da Sin vbrundebodiT. pirqari gvwewavda da grigali mTeli kvira ar Camdgara. ucbad patara gems SeveCexeT. dreifiT midioda CrdiloeTisaken. mTel ekipaJs erTi kaci Seadgenda da isic mezRvauri ar gaxldaT. mis yofil Tanamgzavrebs gemis gadarCenis imedi gadaewyvitaT, kanjoSi Camsxdariyvnen da norvegiis sanapirosken moekurcxlaT. rogorc Cans, yvelani daiRupnen. is kaci ki Cven aviyvaneT gemze. is da kapitani didxans baasobdnen kaiutaSi. mTeli misi bargi, erTi Tunuqis yuTisagan Sedgeboda. ramdenadac vici, im kacis saxeli arvin uwyoda. meore Ramesve ise gaqra, TiTqos arc arsebuliyo. erTni laybobdnen, TiTqos TavisiT gadaeSva zRvaSi, meoreni, banidan gadavardao, - im Rames ki marTlac Zlieri qariSxali mZvinvarebda. mxolod me, erTma adamianma vicodi, rac mouvida bnel RameSi, ori dRiT adre, vidre Sotlandiis kunZulebis Suqurebs CavuvlidiT, sakuTari TvalebiT vixile, rogor Caavlo im sawyals kapitanma xeli fexebSi da zRvaSi gadaisrola.

aravisTan araferi damcdenia. vifiqre - vnaxoT, ra moxdeba-meTqi. SotlandiaSi CamovediT. is saqme arc aravis axsovda da arc is sawyali moukiTxavs vinmes. SemTxveviT daRupuli kaci vis raSi ainteresebda. male piter keri samsaxuridan gadadga, da mxolod mravali wlis Semdeg movaxerxe imis dadgena, Tu sad dasaxlda. movisazre, rom im Tunuqis yuTis gulisaTvis codvaSi gaexvia. vifiqre, axla ki gamiswordeba, rogor saWiroa, raTa enas kbili davaWiro-meTqi.

erTi mezRvaurisagan, romelsac londonSi enaxa, gavige, rom kapitani aq cxovrobs, da Camovedi, raTa misgan cota ram gamomewura. pirvel Rames Tavi keTilgonivrulad eWira. iseT Tanxas dampirda, samudamod SemeZlo zRvisTvis Tavi dameRwia. sabolood mosalaparakeblad mesame Rame davniSneT. mivedi, vxedav, daelia da saZagel xasiaTze damdgara. davjeqiT, davlieT da Zveli dro gavixseneT. rac mets svamda, miT ufro ar momwonda misi saxis gamometyveleba. kedelze barji SevniSne. vinicobaa rame iyos, gamomadgeba-meTqi, vifiqre. marTlac, male didi dasakeci dana iSiSvla, lanZRva-gineba damiwyo da dorblmoreulma Cemze gamoiwia. vxedavdi, Cemi mokvla hqonda ganzraxuli. magram danis gaxsnac ver moaswro, rom barjiT kedels mivaWede. RmerTo, rogor daiRriala! misi saxe dRemde Tan mdevs da mSvidad ver damiZinia... sisxli Sadrevnad mosCqefda, me ki videqi da velodi. magram garSemo siwynare iyo da davmSviddi. mimovixede, vxedav, Taroze Tunuqis yuTia. es yuTi mec iseve mekuTvnoda, rogorc piter keris, amitom aviRe da qoxidan gavedi. me tutucs saTuTune magidaze damrCa.

axla ki ambis yvelaze ufro daujerebel nawils giambobT. is iyo gavedi sufTa haerze, rom viRacis nabijis xma momesma. buCqebSi davimale. vxedav, qoxisaken kaci miipareba. Sevida, SeSliliviT Sehyvira da Tavqudmoglejili gaiqca, garboda, vidre TvalTagan damekarga. me ki eSmakobiT yvelas vajobe. fexiT gaviare aTi mili, tenbrij uelsSi matarebelSi Cavjeqi da londonSi Camovedi.

roca yuTi gavxseni, aRmoCnda, rom Sig erTi gaxvretili groSic aRar iyo. Sig marto qaRaldebi eyara, romelTa gayidva ver gavbede. Sav piterze Zalaufleba davkarge da mSralze davrCi. jibegafxekilma daviwye londonSi boriali. mxolod Cemi profesiis imedi unda mqonoda. vnaxe gancxadeba, romelSic barjis mtyorcnelebs did gasamrjelos aRuTqvamdnen. maSinve sazRvao agentebTan mivedi, maT kidev aq gamomagzavnes. ai yvelaferi, rac vici. marTalia, Savi piteri movkali, magram marTlmsajuleba unda mimadlodes - saxelmwifos rom gasanTluli Tokis xarji davuzoge.

- uaRresad damajerebeli Cvenebaa, - Tqva holmsma, wamodga da Cibuxi gaabola. - vfiqrob, hopkins, axlave gmarTebs patimris ufro saimedo adgilas gadayvana. es oTaxi ver aris moxerxebuli sakani, xolo mister patrik kernsi metismetad did adgils ikavebs Cvens xaliCaze.

- ar vici, rogor dagimadloT, mister holms, - Tqva hopkinsma. - axlac ar vici, rogor miaRwieT aseT warmatebas.

- ubralod, Tavidanve swori gza avirCie. ubis wignakis ambavi rom adre mcodnoda, SeiZleboda mec iseTive Secdoma dameSva, rogorc Tqven. magram yvelafers, rac am saqmeze vikvlieT, erTi mimarTulebiT mivyavdi. uzarmazari Rone, barjis tyorcnis ubadlo xelovneba, boTli romi, selapis tyavis qisa da magari Tambaqo, rac am qisaSi aRmoCnda, - yovelive es aSkarad miuTiTebda mezRvaurze, da isic veSapze monadireze. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom inicialebi `p.k.~ - ubralo damTxvevaa. qisa ar SeiZleboda piter kerisa yofiliyo, radgan Tambaqos iSviaTad eweoda da mis `kaiutaSi~ Cibuxi ver ipoves. gaxsovT, gekiTxebodiT, iyo Tu ara `kaiutaSi~ viski da koniaki-meTqi. Tqven mipasuxeT, iyoo. magram vin daiwyebs, mezRvauris garda, romis smas, roca aqvs koniaki an viski? diax, me darwmunebuli viyavi, rom mkvleli mezRvauri unda yofiliyo.

- rogorRa ipoveT es mezRvauri?

- es sul ubralo ambavia. mezRvauri SeiZleboda yofiliyo mxolod maTi ricxvidan, vinc `zRvis martorqiT~ kerisTan erTad curavdnen. ramdenadac CemTvis cnobili iyo, kapitani sxva gemiT ar dacuravda. sami dRe davkarge, raTa depeSebiT damedgina `zRvis martorqis~ mezRvaurTa 1883 wlis Semadgenloba. roca gavige, rom barjis mtyorcnelTa Soris iyo patrik kernsi, Cemi kvleva-Zieba TiTqmis dasrulebuli iyo. vvaraudobdi, rom es kaci londonSi iqneboda da uars ar ityoda didi gasamrjelos safasurad isev barjis mtyorcnelobaze. amitom ramdenime dRe viyavi ist-endSi, movigone arqtikuli eqspedicia, macdunebeli pirobebi SevTavaze barjis mtyorcnelebs, romlebic kapitan bezilis meTaurobiT imsaxurebdnen - da ai Sedegic.

- SesaniSnavia! - SesZaxa hopkinsma. - pirdapir SesaniSnavia!

- rac SeiZleba male unda gaaTavisufloT axalgazrda neligani, - Tqva holmsma. - vfiqrob, mis winaSe bodiSis moxda dagWirdebaT. Tunuqis yuTi, cxadia, unda daubrunoT, magram is fasiani qaRaldebi, romlebic piter kerim gayida, raRa Tqma unda, samudamod daikarga... ai, kebic, hopkins, SegiZliaT patrik kernsi waiyvanoT. Tu sasamarTloze Cemi yofna gaxdeba saWiro, norvegiaSi gvacnobeT. ufro zust misamarTs Semdeg SegatyobinebT.

mesgreivTa sagvareulo wesi

Cemi megobris, holmsis, erTi ucnauri Tviseba xSirad maocebda: gonebriv muSaobaSi igi ufaqizesi da yovlad wesieri adamiani gaxldaT. misi samosi gamoirCeoda ara marto sisufTaviT, aramed daxvewili gemovnebiTac, magram yvela danarCen saqmeSi holmsi albaT yvelaze ufro daudevari arseba iyo qveyanaze, da mis Cveulebebs SeeZloT Wkuidan SeeSala nebismieri adamiani, vinc masTan erTad WerqveS icxovrebda.

Tumca am mxriv unaklo arc me vyofilvar. avRaneTSi Cemma Tavbrudamxvevma muSaobam Tandayolili midrekileba momTabare cxovrebisadmi kidev ufro gamiZliera da imaze ugulisyuro gamxada, vidre es eqims Seefereba. magram Cems uwesrigobas mainc aqvs erTgvari sazRvrebi, da roca iseT adamians vuyureb, romelsac sigarebi naxSiris Casayrel WurWelSi uwyvia, Tambaqo - sparsuli fexsacmlis WvintSi, xolo werilebi, romelTac pasuxi unda gasces, jayviT daumagrebia buxris Tavze, maSin, marTali giTxraT, ise meCveneba, TiTqos yvela sikeTis nimuSi viyo. amas garda, yovelTvis mimaCnda, rom dambaCis srola udavod ekuTvnis garTobis iseT saxeobas, riTac Tavis Seqceva mxolo Ria cis qveS SeiZleba, magram, roca holmss mouvlida xolme srolis survili, igi savarZelSi jdeboda da mopirdapire kedels patriotuli venzeliT `d.v.~ (`dedofali viqtoria~) amkobda. es ori aso tyviebis SemweobiT gamoh-yavda. ra Tqma unda, vgrZnobdi, rom es saqmianoba Cveni binis arc atmosferos da arc garegnul saxes ar aumjobesebda, magram dumils varCevdi.

Cveni oTaxebi savse iyo xolme ucnauri nivTebiT. im nivTebs Cemi megobari an qimiuri cdebisas iyenebda, anda raime sisxlis samarTlis saqmis kvleva-ZiebaSi. es reliqviebi sruliad moulodnel adgilas aRmoCndebodnen xolme. magaliTad, sazeTeSi, an ufro naklebad Sesaferis adgilzec ki. yvelaze metad mainc holmsis auarebeli qaRaldebi mawuxebda. igi saTuTad inaxavda dokumentebs, metadre, Tu isini im saqmeebTan iyvnen dakavSirebuli, romelTa gadawyvetaSi piradad hqonda miRebuli monawileoba, magram Tavisi qaRaldebis dalageba da mowesrigeba ki - nuras ukacravad. amisaTvis weliwadSi sul didi orjer Tu moiclida. mgoni, sadRac Cems uTavbolo CanawerebSi ukve vTqvi, rom mCqefare energiis mozRvavebas, rac holmss SesaniSnavi kvleva-Ziebis dros axasiaTebda da riTac misi saxeli saqveynod gaxda cnobili, mosdevda xolme yvelaferze xelCaqnevisa da ZalTa sruli dacemis periodi. maSin mTeli dReebi iwva xolme divanze, gverdiT sayvareli wignebi elaga da mxolod drogamoSvebiT wamoiwevda, raTa violinoze daekra. amrigad, wlidan wlamde qaRaldebis zvini izrdeboda da yvela kuTxeSi dasta-dastad eyara xelnawerebi. am xelnawerTa dawvis Taobaze sityvis gagonebac ar undoda. im qaRaldebze, patrons garda, xeli aravis miuwvdeboda.

zamTris erT saRamos, roca buxarTan visxediT, holmss sityva gadavukari, mas mere, rac samaxsovro wignSi Canawerebis Setanas morCiT, codvad ar CageTvlebaT, Tu oriode saaTs dakargavT da imaze izrunebT, rom Cvens binas adamianis sacxovreblis saxe mieces-meTqi. man igrZno Cemi Txovnis samarTlianoba da saZinebel oTaxSi sakmaod danaRvlianebuli Sevida. male ukanve gamobrunda da Tan Tunuqis did yuTs moaTrevda. yuTi Sua oTaxSi dadga, skami miaCoCa, dajda da saxuravi axada. yuTi mesamedamde iyo amovsebuli wiTeli zonriT Sekruli qaRaldis konebiT.

- aq bevri ram aris saintereso, uotson, - miTxra da eSmakurad gadmomxeda. - rom icodeT, ra saqmeebi devs am yuTSi, SeiZleba iqidan moiTxovoT zogi ramis amoReba da ara qaRaldis axali konebis Sig Cawyoba.

- maS, es Tqven mier warmoebuli Zveli saqmeebis angariSebia? - vkiTxe me. ara erTxel minania, rom holmsis uwindel saqmeebze Canawerebi ara mqonda.

- diax, Cemo keTilo. aq aRwerili ambebi moxda jer kidev manamde, vidre sakuTari biografi gamomiCndeboda da miznad daisaxavda kidiT kide gaeTqva Cemi saxeli.

igi msubuqi, alersiani moZraobiT iRebda yuTSi Calagebul qaRaldis dastebs.

- yvela saqme, ra Tqma unda, warmatebiT ar Tavdeboda, uotson. magram, maT Soris zogierTi uaRresad sagulisxmo da Tavsatexia. ai, magaliTad, angariSi tarltonis mkvlelobaze. ager vamberis, meRvinis saqme, ai, kidev erTi rusi dedabris ambavi. ai, ucnauri istoria aluminis yavarjnisa, dawvrilebiTi angariSi fexmoqceul rikoletisa da misi saSineli meuRlis saqmeze. es ki... ai, es ki namdvilad warmtacia.

holmsma xeli Tunuqis yuTis fskeramde Cahyo da iqidan xis patara yuTi amoiRo. yuTs gamosawevi saxuravi hqonda da iseT yuTebs mogagonebdaT, romlebiTac zogierT sabavSvo saTamaSos hyidian xolme. holmsma im yuTidan amoiRo: daWmuWnili qaRaldis furceli, Zveleburi spilenZis gasaRebi, xis palo, romelzedac mibmuli iyo bawris gorgali, da sami Zveli, daJanguli liTonis rgoli.

- aba, ras ityviT, Cemo megobaro, rogor mogwonT es ganZeuloba? - mkiTxa RimiliT, roca Cemi Secbunebuli saxe dainaxa.

- saintereso koleqciaa.

- Zalian saintereso. xolo masTan dakavSirebuli istoria kidev ufro sainteresod mogeCvenebaT.

- maS, am reliqviebs TavianTi istoria aqvT?

- metic, isini - TviTon arian istoriuli.

Serlok holmsma is ZvelisZveli nivTebi magidis kideze daalaga, Tavis savarZelSi Cajda da kmayofilebisagan mocimcime TvalebiT dauwyo TvalTvali.

- esaa yvelaferi, - Tqva man, - rac samaxsovrod davitove `mesgreivebis saxlis sagvareulo wesTan~ dakavSirebuli saqmidan. holmss adrec ara erTxel uxsenebia es saqme, magram am saqmis Taobaze misgan dawvrilebiTi cnobebis miReba vera da ver movaxerxe.

maSinve vTxove, am saqmis istoria miambeT-meTqi.

- da daulagebeli davtovo mTeli es xaraxura? - dacinviT mipasuxa holmsma. - mere Tqven xom sanimuSo wesrigis moyvaruli adamiani brZandebiT? Tumca, marTali rom iTqvas, mec Zalian dainteresebuli var, rom Tqvens matianes es Zalze saintereso ambavic miamatoT, radgan am saqmeSi aris iseTi detalebi, romlebic xdian mas erTaderT SemTxvevad ara marto inglisis, aramed sxva qveynebis sisxlis samarTlis danaSaulobaTa qronikaSi. Cem mier gamoZiebul saqmeTa koleqcia sruli ar iqneba, Tu es uaRresad originaluri istoria ar daemateba.

Tqven albaT gaxsovT, rom `gloria skotTan~ momxdarma ambavma da Cemma saubarma im ubedur moxucTan, romlis bedzec giambeT, pirvelad Camagones azri im profesiaze, romelic Semdeg Cemi cxovrebis gzad avirCie. axla Cemi saxeli farTodaa cnobili. marto ubralo xalxi ki ara, oficialuri wreebic ki sadavo sakiTxebis gadaWras me mandoben xolme. magram maSin, roca Cven erTmaneTi gavicaniT, ukve mqonda sakmaod mniSvnelovani, Tumca arcTu Zalian mdidari gamocdileba. Tqven verc ki warmoidgenT, uotson, rogor miWirda pirvelad da ra didxans velodi warmatebas.

roca londonSi pirvelad Camovedi, britaneTis muzeumis kuTxesTan, montegiustritze davsaxldi. icocxleT, maSin bevri Tavisufali dro mqonda da vewafebodi codnis yvela im dargis Seswavlas, romlebic Cems profesiaSi gamomadgebodnen. drodadro Ziebis dargSi rCevisaTvisac mommarTavdnen xolme. es ambavi, metwilad, Cemi yofili amxanagi studentebis rekomendaciiT xdeboda, radgan kolejSi swavlis ukanasknel wlebSi Cemze da Cems meTodebze ukve Zalian bevrs laparakobdnen. mesame ambavi, risTvisac me mommarTes, iyo `mesgreivebis saqme~. is interesi, rac gamoiwvia movlenebis am ucnaurad gadaxlarTuli jaWvis gaxsnam da is mniSvnelovani warmateba, rac Cemi Carevis uSualo Sedegad moxda, aRmoCnda Cemi cxovrebis gzis ganmsazRvreli pirveli nabiji da Cemi axlandeli mdgomareobis myari safuZveli.

rejinald mesgreivi da me erT kolejSi vswavlobdiT, da erTmaneTTan karg urTierTobaSi viyaviT. igi Cvens wreSi maincdamainc ar uyvardaT, ambobdnen, qedmaRaliao. me vgrZnobdi, rom rejinald mesgreivs amiT Tavisi ukiduresi morcxvoba undoda daefara. garegnulad is tipiur aristokrats mogagonebdaT: natifsaxians karga grZeli cxviri amSvenebda, didTvaleba gaxldaT da xandaxan agdebulad moqceva icoda, Tumca daxvewili manerebi gaaCnda. sinamdvileSic, mTels samefoSi erTi uZvelesi gvaris STamomavali iyo. jer kidev meTeqvsmete saukuneSi CrdiloeT mesgreivebis gvars umcrosi Sto gamoeyo da dasavleT saseqsSi damkvidrda. amasTan herlstonis cixe - mesgreivebis rezidencia - axlac sagrafos erT uZveles Senobad iTvleba. cixes, romelSiac rejinald mesgreivi daibada, Tavisi daRi daeCnia misi garegnobisaTvis, da roca mis fermkrTal, mkveTr nakvTebian saxesa da ampartavnul moyvanilobas Sevcqerodi, uneburad JamTa dinebisagan Camuqebuli cixis koSkis TaRi, cxauri fanjrebi da feodaluri arqiteqturis yvela keTilSobiluri naSTi Tvalwin warmomidgeboda xolme. rejinald mesgreivi Cemi dakvirvebisa da daskvnebis meTodebisadmi, yovelTvis cocxal interess iCenda.