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mTeli Rame vijeqiT, erTimeores vexveodiT da Tavs datexili ubedurebis molodinSi erTmaneTs vamxnevebdiT. afeTqeba momdevno RamisaTvis iyo daniSnuli. SuadRisas me da Cemi qmari ukve londonis gzas davadeqiT. cxadia, Cvens keTilismyofels yvelaferi SevatyobineT da policias vacnobeT, rom ubedureba Tavidan aecilebinaT.

danarCeni, jentlmenebo, TviTonac kargad iciT. dawmunebuli viyaviT, rom mtrebs Tavs ver davaRwevdiT, rogorc ver gaeqceva kaci sakuTar Crdils. jorjianos piraduli mizezebic hqonda SurisZiebisaTvis, Cven ki vicodiT, ra ulmobeli, veragi da Seupovari kaci iyo igi. italiaSi da amerikaSi bevrs laparakobdnen mis sazarel yovlisSemZleobaze. axla ki, raRa Tqma unda, Cvens winaaRmdeg yovel Rones moixmarda. imis wyalobiT, rom mtrebs davaswariT, ramdenime mSvidi dRe dagvidga da Cemma sayvarelma megobarma saidumlo bina gamonaxa CemTvis. am TavSesafarSi gavatare oriode dRe. jenaros moqmedebis Tavisuflebis mopoveba surda, raTa inglisisa da amerikis policiasTan kavSiri daeWira. warmodgena ara maqvs, sad cxovrobs, rogor da riT ikvebeba. mis ambavs mxolod gazeTidan vgebulobdi. erTxel fanjaraSi gavixede da vnaxe, rogor uTvalTvalebdnen am saxls. dabla ori italieli iyo da mivxvdi, rom jorjianom raRacnairad moagno Cvens adgilsamyofels. bolos jenarom gazeTis meSveobiT macnoba, rom signalebis saSualebiT daamyarebda kavSirs CemTan. scada kidec pirobiTi niSnebiT CemTan gamolaparakeba da gamafrTxila, fxizlad iyavio. axla mesmis: qmarma icoda, rom jorjianom Cvens kvals miagno, da madloba RmerTs, masTan Sesaxvedrad momzadebula. axla ki miTxariT, jentlmenebo, CavidineT Tu ara iseTi ram, rac kanoniT isjeba, da aris Tu ara qveynad iseTi sasamarTlo, romelic jenaros dasjis imisaTvis, rac gaakeTa?

- ra iTqmis, mister gregson, - Tqva amerikelma da inglisel agents gadaxeda. - ar vici, rogoria Tqveni britanuli mosazreba, amerikaSi ki, kerZod, niu-iorkSi, udidesi umravlesoba am mandilosnis qmars madlobas etyvis.

- am qals CemTan wasvla mouxdeba, Cvens ufrosTan, - miugo gregsonma, - Tu misi naambobi dadasturdeba, ara mgonia masa da mis qmars raime emuqrebodes, magram erTi ram ki Cemi WkuisaTvis miuwvdomelia: ranairad aRmoCndiT am saqmeSi Caxeduli Tqven, mister holms?

- swavla sikvdimde, gregson, swavla da swavla, jer kidev cxovrebis Zvel universitetSi daviarebi. sxvaTa Soris, axla jer rva saaTic araa, kovent-gardenSi ki vagneris opera gadis. Tu viCqarebT, meore moqmedebas mivuswrebT.

brius-partingtonis naxazebi

1895 wlis noembris mesame kviraSi londons iseTi xSiri yviTeli nisli Camoawva, rom orSabaTidan xuTSabaTamde beiker-stritze, Cveni binis fanjrebidan mopirdapire mxares, Senobebis siluetebis garCeva SeuZlebeli iyo. pirvel dRes holmsi Tavis sqel cnobars ujda, awesrigebda, Sesatyvisi cnobebiTa da saZieblebiT avsebda. meore da mesame dRes mTeli dro miuZRvna Sua saukuneebis musikas - sagans, romelic bolo dros amoiCema da Cemi hobi axla es ariso gaiZaxoda. magram meoTxe dRes, roca nasauzmevs wamovdeqiT, skamebi mivdgi-movdgiT da vnaxeT, rom fanjris miRma isev ise micuravs TvalSeudgami ruxi burusi, zeTovani wveTebis saxiT rom jdeboda minebze, Cemi megobris mouTmeneli da moqmedi Sinagani samyaro gadaWriT aRudga win dedabunebis Wirveulobas. umoqmedobis gamo ganawyenebuli win da ukan mimodioda oTaxSi, Zlivs iokebda energias, frCxilebs ikvnetda da gverdze Cavlisas TiTebs ukakunebda avejs.

- aris gazeTebSi raime saintereso? - mkiTxa.

vicodi, `sainteresod~ holmss miaCnda danaSaulobaTa samyaroSi momxdari ambebi. gazeTebSi iyo cnobebi revoluciaze, omis SesaZleblobaze; mTavrobis mosalodnel Secvlaze, magram yvelaferi es Cemi megobris gonebis ares gareT rCeboda. iseTi veraferi aRmovaCine, rac sisxlis samarTlis sferos ganekuTvneboda da Cemi megobris daintereseba SeeZlo. gazeTebSi, garda Cveulebrivi patar-patara samarTaldarRvevebisa, araferi ewera. holmsma Rrmad amoioxra da nerviuli bolTis cema ganagrZo.

- londoneli damnaSave zarmaci da Clungia, - Tqva buzRuniT, rogorc monadirem, romelsac msxverpli xelidan dausxlta. - gaixedeT fanjaraSi, uotson. xedavT, rogor wamoimarTebian da isev qrebian nislebSi bundovani figurebi? aseT dRes qurdsa da mkvlels SeuZlia Tavisuflad, SeumCnevlad iwanwalos quCebSi, rogorc vefxvma junglebSi, naxtomisaTvis rom emzadeba. da mxolod maSin... mxolod maSin dainaxavs xolme misi msxverpli.

- bevri wvrilmani qurdoba momxdara, - SevniSne me.

holmsma zizRiT amoixvneSa.

- am didebulsa da sibneliT mocul scenaze ufro Rirseuli ambebi unda TamaSdebodes, - Tqva man. - bedi hqoniaT londonelebs, rom borotmoqmedi ara var.

- oRondac! - vTqvi gulwrfelad.

- warmovidginoT, rom me var erTi-erTi im ormocdaaTTagani, romelTac aqvT safuZveli, rom sikvdiliT damemuqron. rogor fiqrobT, didxans davrCebodi cocxali, sakuTari Tavis devnas davaRwevdi Tavs? moulodneli zari, miwveva, Sexvedris Txovna da morCa. kargia, rom nisliani dReebi araa samxreTis qveynebSi, sadac daufiqreblad klaven xolme adamians... oh, RmerTo! rogorc iqna, gamoCnda raRac iseTi, rac Cveni cxovrebis autanel erTferovnebas daarRvevs.

moaxle gogo Semovida depeSiT xelSi. holmsma gaxsna telegrafis blanki da gadaixarxara.

- ara, erTi moismineT. CemTan Camosvla unebebia maikrofts, Cems Zmas!

- mere, ra aris amaSi gansakuTrebuli?

- ra ariso gansakuTrebuli? es xom igivea, rom tramvaim liandagidan gadauxvios da TemSaraze gasrialdes. maikrofti wreSi moZraobs: bina pel-melze, klubi `diogeni~, uaitholi - ai, misi ucvleli gza-kvali. aq mxolod erTxel iyo. ra saswaulma gadaaxvevina gzidan?

- arafers ar ganmartavs?

holmsma depeSa gamomiwoda. me wavikiTxe:

`aucileblad unda gnaxo kadogen ueistis saqmeze. Camovdivar dauyovnebliv. maikrofti~.

- kadogen ueisti? es saxeli sadRac gamigonia.

marTali giTxraT, me ar vicnob da arc mis Sesaxeb gamigonia rame, magram maikroftma rom uecrad aseTi axirebuli nabiji gadadgas ...warmoudgenelia! ufro iolia planeta orbitidan gamovardes. sxvaTa Soris, Tqven iciT, vinaa maikrofti?

bundovnad momagonda, rom holmsma Tavis Zmaze raRac miambo, roca `Tarjimanis SemTxvevas~ varkvevdiT.

- mgoni, ambobdiT, rom britaneTis mTavrobaSi raRac patara saxelmwifoebrivi posti uWiravso.

holmsma gaicina.

- im dros jer ise axlos ar gicnobdiT. saWiroa kacma enas kbili daaWiros, roca laparakia saxelmwifoebriv masStabebze. marTalia, Cemi Zma britaneTis saxelmwifos samsaxurSia. aseve sworia isic, rom zogjer is TviTon warmoadgens britaneTis mTavrobas.

- magram, holms, mapatieT...

- asec vicodi, rom gagikvirdebodaT. maikrofti Rebulobs weliwadSi oTxasormocdaaT girvanqas. uWiravs xelqveiTis adgili, pativmoyvare ar aris, uars ambobs titulebsa da wodebebze, yvelaze ufro SeumCneveli kacia inglisSi.

- magram ranairad?

- iciT, namdvilad unikumia da aseTi gamorCeuli mdgomareoba mTavrobaSi Tavis Tavs TviTon Seuqmna. arasodes yofila da arc iqneba is Tanamdeboba, rasac maikrofti daiWerda. umagaliTod zustad azrovnebs da faqtebis damaxsovrebis uCveulo unari gaaCnia; is kolosaluri energia, rasac me danaSaulobaTa mxilebas vaxmar, man saxelmwifos samsaxurSi Caayena. mas andoben moxsenebaze daskvnebis daweras. igi gaxlavT centri, saangariSo palata, sadac jamdeba yvela saerTo balansi. danarCenebi ama Tu im sferoSi kargad gaTviTcnobierebuli specialistebi gaxlavan. misi specialoba ki yvelafris codnaa. Cven verc ki warmogvidgenia, rom yoveldRiurad saministroebsa da mis Tavkacebs sWirdebaT garkveuli cnobebi, vTqvaT, samxedro flotsa da mis saqmianobaze, indoeTze, kanadaze, bimetalizmis problemebze da aTasi, vin icis ra. Cemi Zma TanmimdevrobiT dahkiTxavs xolme Sesabamis departamentebs da iRebs yvela saWiro cnobas, magram mxolod maikrofts SeuZlia im cnobebis mopoveba, maTi analizi da urTierTkavSiris dadgena. pirvelad mis unarsa da SesaZleblobebs afasebdnen, rogorc garkveuli saxis moxerxebul samsaxurs, miznis misaRwevad umokles gzas. TandaTanobiT maikroftma Tavi daifasa da centralur figurad iqca. mis Zlier gonebaSi yvelaferi Tavis adgilzea dalagebuli da nebismier dros SeiZleba gamovlindes. araerTxel gadauwyvetia mis erT sityvas saxelmwifoebrivi politikis esa Tu is sakiTxi - es kaci mTlianad am saqmiT cocxlobs, misi yoveli azri imiTaa STanTqmuli. roca xandaxan raime rCevas vekiTxebi, Tavs ar iSurebs xolme, rom Cems romelime problemas Suqi mohfinos. amas igi Tavisi gonebis varjiSad racxs. magram ram aiZula dRes iupiteri, olimpodan rom daSvebuliyo? vinaa kadogen uiesti da ra saerTo aqvs mas maikroftTan?

- momagonda! - SevZaxe me da divanze dayril gazeTebSi qeqva daviwye. - ho, ra Tqma unda, ager isic! kadogen uiesti is axalgazrda kacia, romelic or ricxvSi diliT metropolitenis xazze mkvdari ipoves.

holmsi savarZelSi gasworda da mTlianad smenad iqca. xeli, romliTac Cibuxi eWira, piramde ar miutania.

- maS, raRac seriozuli ambavi momxdara, uotson. sikvdili kacisa, ramac Cemi Zma aiZula Tavisi CveulebebisaTvis eRalata, ubralo ram ar iqneba. magram ra saerTo unda hqondes masTan maikrofts, dalaxvros RmerTma? SemTxveva, ramdenadac maxsovs, sruliad Cveulebrivi da arafriT gamorCeuli ar iyo. axalgazrda kaci, etyoba, vagonidan gadmovarda da sasikvdilod daSavda. arc Zarcvis niSnebi, arc raime Zaladobis kvali - mgoni, ase iyo, ara?

- mokvlevam bevri axali faqti gamoavlina, - mivuge me, - SemTxveva, Tu mas ufro dakvirvebulad SevxedavT, uaRresad ucnauria.

- im zemoqmedebis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT, rac mas Cems Zmaze mouxdenia, WeSmaritad araCveulebrivi ambavi unda iyos. - holmsi gasworda da savarZelSi moxerxebulad mokalaTda. - aba, uotson, gadmoalageT faqtebi rac xelT gvaqvs!

- axalgazrda kacis sruli saxelia arTur kadogen uiesti. ocdaSvidi wlisaa, ucolSvilo, uilvijis arsenalSi umcros klerkad yofila.

- saxelmwifo samsaxurSi iyo? axla gasagebia, ratomaa Cemi Zma dainteresebuli.

- orSabaT saRamos is moulodnelad wasula samsaxuridan. ukanasknelad sakuTar daniSnuls, mis vaiolet uestbaris unaxavs; isini im saRamos erTad yofilan. rvis naxevarze arTur kadogen uiests qaliSvili uecrad miutovebia quCaSi. xSiri nisli mdgara. dava an walaparakeba ar hqoniaT da qaliSvils verafriT auxsnia misi moqmedeba. Semdegi cnoba arTurze moutania gzis muSas meisons, romelsac misi gvami metropoliten oldgeitis sadguris maxloblad upovnia.

- rodis?

- samSabaTs, dilis eqvs saaTze. sxeuli TiTqmis zed gaCerebasTan gdebula, swored iq, sadac liandagi gvirabidan gamodis, marcxena mxares, Tu dasavleTidan aRmosavleTisaken gavixedavT, da odnav ganze. Tavis qala gaxeTqili aRmoaCnda, albaT vagonidan gadavardnis dros gauskda. kacma rom Tqvas, sxvas verafers vivaraudebT, gvami xom gvirabSi mxolod amnairad SeiZleboda moxvedriliyo. romelime mezobeli quCidan iq ver waaTrevdnen: veranairad ver miitandnen iq ise, rom kontroliorebs ar SeeniSnaT. maSasadame, saqmis es mxare eWvs ar iwvevs.

- Zalian kargi. diaxac, SemTxveva erTob ubraloa. kaci, mkvdari an cocxali, gadavarda an gadaagdes vagonidan. jer yvelaferi naTelia. ganagrZeT.

- rkinigzis im xazze, romelzedac kadogen uiesti ipovnes, is matareblebi mimodian, romelnic dasavleTidan aRmosavleTisken miemarTebian. am xazze moZraoben metros matareblebic da qalaqgareT mimavali matareblebic, romelnic uilsdenidan da sxva punqtebidan modian. dabejiTebiT SeiZleba iTqvas, rom axalgazrda kaci Ramis matarebliT mgzavrobda, magram saxeldobr romel sadgurSi Cajda vagonSi, ver gaarkvies.

- bileTis mixedviT ver gaigebdnen?

- bileTi ver unaxes.

- daxeT, rogor yofila saqme! ucnauria! sakuTari gamocdilebidan vici, metros baqanze ubileTod gasvla SeuZlebelia, bileTi xom unda eCvenebina. unda CavTvaloT, rom axalgazrda kacs bileTi hqonda, magram viRacam aacala, raTa misi metroSi Cajdomis adgili ar gamJRavnebuliyo. iqneb vagonSi dauvarda? esec advili SesaZlebelia. magram TviTon faqti, bileTi rom ar amoaCnda, uaRresad sagulisxmoa. am SemTxvevaSi gaZarcvis mizniT mkvlelobac gamoricxulia?

- mec ase mgonia. gazeTebSi aRwerilia yvelaferi, rac kadogen uiests jibeSi upoves. safuleSi ori girvanqa da TxuTmeti Silingi aRmoaCnda. jibeSive upovnes erT-erTi didi bankis uilviSis ganyofilebis saCeko wignaki. albaT swored amis mixedviT daadgines daRupulis vinaoba. ipoves, agreTve, uilvijis Teatris benuaris ori bileTi imave orSabaTisaTvis. napovni nivTebis CamoTvlaSi, raRac teqnikuri xasiaTis sabuTebis Sekvracaa aRwerili. amis gagonebaze holmsma kmayofilebiT SesZaxa: rogorc iqna! axla yovelive gasagebia. britaneTis mTavroba - uilvijis arsenali. teqnikuri dokumentebi - Zma maikrofti. axla yvelaferi xelTa maqvs. danarCens ki, Tu ar vcdebi, ager, maikrofti modis da is agvixsnis. wuTic da Cvens winaSe idga zorzoxi maikroft holmsi. igi tanmaRali iyo, zorba, mkvrivi agebulebisa, metad mZimec ki da, erTi sityviT, uzarmazari potenciuri fizikuri Zalis gansaxiereba gaxldaT. aseTi tanadobis kacs moazrovnis gadaSlili Subli, foladisferi, gamWriaxi, Rrmad Camjdari Tvalebi da mtkiced gamokveTili piri amSvenebda. maikroftis mnaxvels, albaT, maSinve daaviwydeboda misi garegnuli mouxeSaoba da mxolod yovelives damCrdilav Zalum inteleqts igrZnobda, rac am pirovnebaSi ase TvalSisacemad mJRavndeboda; mas Tan axlda skotlend-iardeli Cveni Zveli nacnobi, gamxdari, asketuri figuris patroni lestreidi. maTi dafiqrebuli gamometyveleba aSkarad laparakobda, rom mosalodneli iyo Zalze seriozuli saubari. maikroft holmsma palto gaixada da savarZelSi Cajda. maZebarma xeli CamogvarTva da sityva ki ar dauZravs.

- Zalian arasasiamovno ambavia, Serlok, - Tqva maikroftma. - WiriviT mZuls Cveulebis Ralati, magram xelisufalni xom ici, qva aagdes da Tavi SeuSvires, ase rom uari ar gamivida. im konfliqtis dros, rac axla siamSi wamoiWra, saministroSi Cemi yofna TiTqmis aucilebelia. magram viTareba daZabulia, pirdapir kritikuli. arasodes ar minaxavs premier-ministri ase aRelvebuli. saadmiraloSi xom yvelaferi ise gugunebs, rogorc gadabrunebul skaSi. saqmes gaecani?

- swored am saqmiT viyaviT axla garTuli. ra dokumentebi upoves kadogen uiests?

- o, swored es aris axla mTavari. sabednierod, ar gamomJRavnebula, Torem presa erT ambavs astexda. qaRaldebi, romlebic im ubedur axalgazrda kacs jibeSi edo, brius-partingtonis wyalqveSa navis naxazebia.

es is sazeimo ieriT Tqva, rom Cven maSinve mivxvdiT, ra did mniSvnelobasac aZlevda maikrofti imas, rac moxda. me da Cemi megobari smenad viyaviT qceulni, ras ityoda kidev es kaci.

- Tqven, ra Tqma unda, iciT, vinaa lordi brius-partingtoni? me megona, yvelam icis-meTqi misi ambavi.

- mxolod saxeli gagvigonia.

- Tqmac ki Znelia imisa, Tu ra mniSvnelobisaa samxedro saidumloeba, romelic gasces. yvela saxelmwifo saidumlos Soris es erTi gansakuTrebiT gulmodgined iyo cxraklitulSi Caketili. SegiZliaT Cems sityvas endoT: brius-partingtonis navis moqmedebis arenaze zRvidan Tavdasxma SeuZlebelia. am gamogonebis uflebaze gasul wels uzarmazari Tanxaa gadaxdili. yvelaferi keTdeboda, rom es monopolia xelSeuxebeli darCeniliyo. naxazebi uaRresad rTulia, ocdaaTamde calkeul patents Seicavs da yoveli maTgani aucilebelia mTliani konstruqciisaTvis. isini saidumlo ganyofilebis saimedo seifSi - arsenalis maxloblad inaxeboda. karebsa da fanjrebze iseTi saketebi iyo, rom mZarcveli veras gaxdeboda. dokumentebis gamotana yovelgvari sababiT ikrZaleboda. TviTon flotis mTavar konstruqtors rom moesurvebina dokumentebis Semowmeba, piradad uilvijSi mouxdeboda Casvla. da uecrad naxazebi erTi wvrili moxelis gvamis jibeSi da isic Sua qalaqSi aRmoCnda. politikuri TvalsazrisiT, es Tu meti ara, SeiZleba iTqvas, pirdapir saSinelia!

- magram naxazebi xom ipoveT?

- ara, Zmao, ara! gaWirveba swored egaa, rom ara. seifidan gatacebulia aTive naxazi, kadogen uiestis jibeSi ki mxolod Svidi aRmoCnda. umTavresi sami naxazi ki moparulia, gaqra, daikarga. Serlok, Sen yvelafers Tavi unda mianebo, droebiT mTeli Seni wvrilmani policiuri Tavsatexi ambebi gadado da gadawyvito problema, rasac saerTaSoriso mniSvneloba aqvs. ra mizniT waiRo uiestma dokumentebi seifidan? ra garemoebaSi mokvda? rogor moxvda gvami iq, sadac naxes? sadaa sami naxazi, romlebic gvaklia? rogor gamovasworoT Cadenili boroteba? ai, ra kiTxvebs unda mouZebno pasuxebi, Tu ginda, rom samSoblos TvalsaCino samsaxuri gauwio.

- Sen TviTon ratom ar unda mohkido xeli Ziebas, analizis unari Cemze naklebi gaqvs Tu ra?

- SeiZleba, Serlok, magram Ziebisas mravali wvrilmanis garkveva iqneba saWiro. mouyare Tavi im wvrilmanebs Cems xelSi da me savarZlidan arc ki wamoviwev ise gamogicxob eqspertis zust daskvnas. magram aqeT-iqiT sirbili, rkinigzis mosamsaxureebis jvaredini dakiTxva, pirqve wola da gamadidebeli SuSiT nivTebisa da sagnebis Wvreta da Seswavla namdvilad araa Cemi saqme. Sen da mxolod Sens erTs SegiZlia am danaSaulis asaval-dasavals naTeli mohfino. da Tu ginda Seni sakuTari saxeli ixilo dajildoebulTa momdevno siaSi...

Cemma megobarma gaiRima da Tavi gadaaqnia.

- me yovelTvis siamovnebisaTvis verevi aseT saqmeebSi, - Tqva man. magram eg saqme namdvilad saintereso Cans da me mzada var Zieba daviwyo. Sen ki, Cemo Zmao, faqtebi ufro dawvrilebiT unda CamomiyaWo.

- me mokled Camovwere, qaRaldis naglejze, yvelaferi mTavari. ramdenime misamarTic davumate - SeiZleba gamogadges. dokumentebis movla-Senaxvaze oficialuri pasuxismgebeli cnobili saxelmwifo eqsperti ser jeims uolteria. sacnobaro leqsikonSi misi saCuqrebis, titulebisa da wodebebis CamoTvlas ori striqoni uWiravs. igi saxelmwifo samsaxurSi gaWaRaravda, namdvili ingliseli jentlmenia, yvelaze ufro warCinebulTa saxlebSi miRebuli sapatio stumari, da, rac mTavaria, misi patriotizmi eWvs ar iwvevs. is erT-erTia im orTagan, visac seifis gasaRebi hqondaT mindobili. SemiZlia kidev mogawodo erTi cnoba, orSabaTs, mTeli samuSao dRis ganmavlobaSi dokumentebi Tavis adgilze iyo, ser jeimsma gasaRebi jibeSi Caido da dRis sam saaTze londonSi wavida. mTeli saRamo admiral sinkleris saxlSi barkli-skverze imyofeboda.

- es Semowmebulia?

- diax. misma Zmam, polkovnikma valentain uolterma aCvena, rom ser jeimsi marTla gaemgzavra uilvijidan, da admiralma sinklerma daadastura, rom orSabaTi saRamo masTan gaatara. amrigad, ser jeims uolters momxdar ambavSi uSualo roli ar uTamaSia.

- visTan inaxeba meore gasaRebi?

- sidnei jonsonis kontoris ufros klerkTan. igi ormoci wlisaa, coliani, xuTi Svili hyavs. Cumi, mkacri kacia. samsaxurSi masze Cinebuli azrisani arian. kolegebs didad arafrad epitnavebaT, magram brwyinvale TanamSromelia. jonsonis pirad Cvenebas mxolod misi coli adasturebs, `orSabaTs samsaxurs Semdeg mTeli saRamo Sin viyavi, gasaRebic Tavis adgilze iyo da saaTis Zewkvze mekidao~.

- gviTxari kadogen uiestis ambavi.

- CvenTan aTi weli imuSava, imsaxura umwikvlod. ficxi, TavSeukavebeli, magram pirdapiri da patiosani kacis reputacia hqonda. mis Sesaxeb urigos verafers vityviT. umcros klerkad iTvleboda, sidnei jonsonis xelqveiTad da mis mere meore kacad. samsaxurebrivi movaleobis gamo yoveldRe hqonda saqme am dokumentebTan, naxazebTan. mis garda aravis hqonda ufleba es naxazebi xelSi aeRo.

- vin daketa ukanasknelad seifi?

- ufrosma klerkma sidnei jonsonma.

- ho, vinc aiRo dokumentebi, cnobilia. isini ipoves umcrosi klerkis kadogen uiestis jibeSi. amis Taobaze safiqralic aRaraferia, yovelive naTelia.

- mxolod erTi SexedviT, Serlok. sinamdvileSi bevri ram rCeba gaurkveveli. uwinares yovlisa, risTvis gaitaca uiestma naxazebi?

- vfiqrob, maTi Rirebuleba didi unda iyos?

- im naxazebiT ramdenime aTasis `gaimasqneba~ SeeZlo.

- naxazebis gayidvis garda kidev Tua raime motivi?

- ara.

- am SemTxvevaSi miviRoT es, rogorc samuSao hipoTeza. amrigad, naxazebi gaitaca axalgazrda kadogen uiestma. amisi Cadena mas mxolod yalbi, morgebuli gasaRebiT SeeZlo.

- am SemTxvevaSi mas ramdenime yalbi gasaRebi unda hqonoda. jer SenobaSi unda Sesuliyo, mere oTaxSi da Semdeg seifi gaeRo.

- maSasadame, mas hqonda ramdenime yalbi gasaRebi. gatacebuli naxazebi man londonSi waiRo, raTa samxedro saidumlo gaeyida da uTuod varaudobda dednebis dabrunebas umal, vidre qurdobas miuxvdebodnen. am mizniT, londons Casulma moRalatem, iq Tavisi aRsasruli naxa.

- magram rogor da ranairad moxda es ambavi, ai, esaa sakiTxavi?

- Cemi varaudiT ukan, uilvijSi rom brundeboda, mokles da vagonidan gadaagdes.

- maSin rogor moxda, rom misi gvami oldgeitSi aRmoCnda? oldgeiti xom `londonis xidis~ iqiTaa da Tu uiesti uilvijSi midioda, maSin igi `londonis xidis~ gaCerebaze unda Camosuliyo.

- SeiZleba vivaraudoT ramdenic gnebavT imdeni garemoeba, romelTac is aiZules Tavisi sadguris `londonis xidis~ gaCerebaze ar an ver Camosuliyo. ai, magaliTad, waelaparaka viRacas, rac cxare SetakebiTa da moRalatis sikvdiliT dasrulda. meore, kadogen uiests vagonidan gasvla ewada, liandagebze davarda da daimtvra, im meorem ki kari miuxura. iseT xSir nislSi veravin verafers dainaxavda.

- raki jerjerobiT ukeTesi veraferi mogvifiqrebia, aseTi varaudebiT davkmayofildeT, magram miaqcie yuradReba, Serlok, ramdeni ram rCeba gaurkveveli. davuSvaT, kadogenma ganizraxa gatacebuli, dokumentebis londonSi waReba. maSin, bunebrivia isic, rom iq ucxoel agentTan Sexvedra eqneboda daniSnuli. saamisod ki aucileblad dasWirdeboda im saRamosTvis samsaxuridan gaTavisufleba. amis nacvlad man ori bileTi aiRo TeatrSi wasasvlelad da daniSnulTan erTad iqiT gaeSura. uecrad qali quCaSi miatova da TviTon ugzoukvlod gaqra.

- Tvalis asaxvevad, - CaurTo lestreidma, romelic ukve didi xania adgilze cqmutavda da mousvenrobda.

- raRac ucnauri, gansakuTrebuli xerxia, meti rom araferi vTqva. da es pirveli Sesityvebaa. am varauds namdvilad aklia damajerebloba. meore: davuSvaT uiesti Cavida londonSi da agents Sexvda. rac ar unda momxdariyo, saWiro iyo dokumentebis Tavis adgilze dabruneba. seifidan man aTi naxazi waiRo, unaxes mxolod Svidi. danarCen sams ra mouvida? saeWvoa uiests naxazebi Tavisi nebiT daeTmo. bolos, sadaa fuli, rac samxedro saidumlos gacemisaTvis miiRo? logikuri iqneboda imisi molodini, rom jibeSi Zalian didi Tanxa aRmoCenoda.

- Cemi azriT, aq yvelaferi Zalze naTelia, - Tqva lestreidma. - eWvic ar mepareba, rom yovelive ise moxda, rogorc axla me getyviT. uiestma naxazebi moipara, rom gaeyida. Sexvda kidec agents londonSi. fasSi ver morigdnen. uiesti Sinisaken moeSureba, agenti ukan aedevneba. vagonSi agenti mas sicocxles gamoasalmebs, yvelaze ufro saWiro, Zvirfas naxazebs waiRebs, gvams ki vagonidan gadmoagdebs. Tqveni azriT, yovelive, rac mogaxseneT, xom yvelafer gaugebrobas da kiTxvas gvacilebs Tavidan.

- kadogen uiests ratom ar aRmoaCnda bileTi?

magazec mogaxsenebT Cems sakuTar azrs: bileTiT SeiZleboda imis gamocnoba, Tu romel sadgurTan iqneboda ufro axlos agentis samyofeli. amitom agentma mokluls jibidan bileTi amoacala.

- yoCaR lestreid, Zalian kargad CamoayalibeT yvelaferi, - Tqva holmsma. - Tqvens Teoriasa da varauds Tu gaviziarebT, SeiZleba Zieba SevwyvitoT, rakiRa yvelaferi momTavrebulia. gamcemi da moRalate ukve mkvdaria. brius-partingtonis wyalqveSa navis naxazebi albaT ukve kontinentzea. raRa rCeba?

- moqmedeba, Serlok, moqmedeba! - SesZaxa maikroftma da savarZlidan wamovarda. - instinqturad vgrZnob, rom, rac movismineT, swori araa da iq raRac sxva ambavi ifareba. mouxme Sens gonierebas. Serlok, naxe da daaTvaliere momxdari danaSaulis adgili, naxe saqmeSi gareuli adamianebi, qva-qvaze ar datovo da yvelaferi Tavdayira gadaabrune! arasodes ara gqonia amdagvari SemTxveva, rom samSoblos egzom didi samsaxuri gauwio da gamoadge.

- eh, ra gaewyoba, - Tqva holmsma da mxrebi aiCeCa. - wavideT, uotson. nurc Tqven daizarebT, lestreid, rom oriode saaTi CvenTan erTad iyoT. Cven sadgur oldgetidan daviwyebT. naxvamdis, maikroft. vfiqrob, saRamosTvis Cvengan ukve axal cnobebs miiReb, magram winaswar gafrTxileb, bevrs nurafers eli.

aRwerili ambidan erTi saaTic ar iqneboda gasuli, rom Cven samni - holmsi, lestreidi da me, - videqiT metroSi swored im alagas, sadac gaCerebasTan miaxloebuli matarebeli gvirabidan gamodis. Cveni mxlebeli, wiTuri da Zalze dauzareli moxuci jentlmeni rkinigzis kompaniis warmomadgeneli iyo.

- axalgazrda kacis sxeuli eger aq egdo, - gviCvena adgili, rac liandagidan samiode futis manZilze iyo. - sxva simaRlidan gadmovardna arc cocxalsa da arc mkvdars aranairad ar SeeZlo: xom xedavT, yvelgan yru kedlebia aRmarTuli. maSasadame, igi mxolod matareblidan unda iyos gadmovardnili da swored im matareblidan, romelmac aq orSabaTs SuaRamisas Caiara.

- vagonSi brZolisa da Zaladobis araviTari kvali ar aRmoCnda?

- araviTari. arc bileTi.