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- arc erTi vagonidan ar SeumCneviaT Ria kari?

- ara.

- dRes diliT raRac axali cnobebi miviReT, - Tqva lestreidma. - metros matareblis mgzavrma, romelsac orSabaTs RamiT oldgetis sadguris maxloblad Cauvlia daaxloebiT 11.40-ze, ganacxada: momeCvena, rom gzaSi, zed gaCerebasTan TiTqos raRac mZime sagani gadmovarda, magram sqel nislSi veraferi gavarCieo. maSin es ar ganucxadebia. magram ra emarTeba mister holmss?

Cems megobars Tvalebi mieSterebina im adgilisaTvis, sadac liandagebi mrude xaziT gamodian gvirabidan. oldgeti - sakvanZo sadguria da amitom aq mravali isaria. swored maTken miemarTa holmss fxizeli, maZiebeli mzera da mis Cafiqrebul, moZrav saxeze SevamCnie CemTvis kargad cnobili gamometyveleba: mWidrod mokumuli bageebi, mocaxcaxe nestoebi da maRla aziduli mZime, xSiri warbebi.

- isrebi, - dudunebda igi, - isrebi...

- isrebi? ras gulisxmobT?

- am gzaze, mgoni, bevri amdagvari isari araa?

- sul cota.

- isrebi da mosaxvevi... ara, vficav... es rom namdvilad ase yofiliyo...

- ra moxda, mister holms? raimes miageniT?

- jer mxolod varaudebi, miniSneba, meti araferi. magram saqme, ueWvelia, sul ufro met interess iwvevs. unikaluri, namdvilad unikaluri saqmea... Tumca, ratomac ara? sisxlis kvali arsad ar SeminiSnavs.

- TiTqmis arc yofila.

- magram TavSi, mgoni, Zalian didi Wriloba hqonda?

- Tavi gapobili hqonda, magram garegnulad dazianeba umniSvnelo iyo.

- mainc ucnauria - mTlad usisxlod xom ver Caivlida! miTxariT, geTayva, - mimarTa man lestreids, - xom ar SemiZlia davaTvaliero matarebeli, romliTac is mgzavri midioda, raRac mZime sagnis gadmovardna rom moeCvena?

- mgoni es SeuZlebeli ambavi unda iyos, mister holms. im matareblis vagonebi sxva SemadgenlobaSi moxvda.

- SemiZlia dagarwmunoT, mister holms, rom yoveli vagoni daTvalierebuli da gamokvleuli gaxlavT, - Caeria lestreidi. - piradad me vxelmZRvanelobdi am saqmes.

Cemi megobris nakli gaxldaT aSkara mouTmenlobis gamoxatva im adamianebTan, romelTac ar gaaCndaT misebri inteleqti, moqniloba da gonebis gamWriaxoba.

- unda vivaraudoT, - Tqva da mibrunda, - magram me, sxvaTa Soris, vagonebis daTvalierebas arc vapirebdi. uotson, Cven aq meti aRaraferi gvesaqmeba. rac saWiro iyo, yvelaferi gakeTda. metad aRar dagayovnebT, mister lestreid. axla Cveni gza uilvijSi midis.

sadgur `londonis xidze~ holmsma datova depeSa, romelic gagzavnamde wamakiTxa. teqsti aseTi iyo:

`sibneleSi Suqma gaikiafa, magram SeiZleba Caqres. gTxovT Cveni dabrunebis droisaTvis Sikrikis xeliT gamogvigzavnoT beiker-stritze sruli sia ucxoeli jaSuSebisa da agentebisa, romelnic amJamad inglisSi imyofebian, maTi sruli misamarTebiT.

Serloki~.

- es SeiZleba gamogvadges, - miTxra holmsma, roca matarebelSi CavjeqiT da uilvijis gzas davadeqiT. Cven madlobelni unda viyoT maikroftisa. man dagvayena im saqmis kvalze, romelic SeiZleba Zalze saintereso gamodges.

holmss cocxalsa da Wkvianur saxeze, TiTqos jer kidev efina daZabuli yuradRebisa da daWimuli energiis gamometyveleba, da me mivxvdi, rom raRac axalma, CemTvis SeumCnevelma, mWevrmetyvelma faqtma misi maxvili goneba gansakuTrebuli ZaliT aamuSava. warmoidgineT mwevari, roca saZaRleSi wevs gaSxlarTuli, yurebi da kudi Zirs dauSvia, da Semdeg, roca daZagruli da geSaRebuli cxel kvalze garbis, - swored aseTi cvlileba ganicada holmsma. axla Cems Tvalwin idga sul sxva adamiani. rogor ar hgavda igi im dune, momCvarul kacs, sul ramdenime saaTis win Tagvisferi xalaTi rom ecva da oTaxSi bolTas scemda.

- o, rogor idumalebiT aRsavse saqmea da moqmedebis ra farTo veli iSleba, - Tqva holmsma. gamWriaxoba ver gamoviCine da maSinve ver SevniSne, Tu ra SesaZleblobani iSleba Cvens Tvalwin.

- me ki axlac veraferSi verkvevi.

- bolo CemTvisac bneliTaa moculi, magram erTi varaudi maqvs, mas SeuZlia win wagvwios. darwmunebuli var, rom kadogen uiesti sadRac sxva adgilas mokles da misi sxeuli vagonis SigniT ki ara, saxuravze egdo.

- saxuravze?

- daujerebelia, xom marTalia?! magram yovelive avwon-davwonoT da kargad gavaanalizoT. gana SeiZleba ubralo SemTxveviTobad CavTvaloT is, rom gvami gadmovarda im adgilas, sadac matarebeli isars Cauvlis, injRreva, iryeva da sagnebs maRla isvris? xom iq unda gadmovardes sagani, romelic vagonis saxuravzea? SigniT vagonSi mdebare sagnebze isari veraviTar zemoqmedebas ver moaxdens. an sxeuli maRlidan Camovarda, an aq raRac saocari damTxvevaa. axla miaqcieT yuradReba imas, rom sisxlis kvali arsad araa. cxadia, arc gzaze iqneba, Tu mkvleloba sxvagan moxda. yoveli es wvrilmani faqti cal-calke adasturebs Cems varauds, erTad ki ukve samxilia.

- axla kidev bileTi! - SevZaxe me.

- sruli simarTlea. Cven es ver agvexsna. Cemi varaudi ki amasac xsnis. yvelaferi erTimeoreze kargad lagdeba.

- davuSvaT, asea, da Cven mainc Sorsa varT uiestis saidumlo mkvlelobis amouxsneli garemoebebis gamomJRavnebisagan. me vityodi, rom saqme ki ar gamartivda, kidev ufro daixlarTa.

- SeiZleba, - Cailaparaka fiqriT moculma holmsma. - SeiZleba...

Semdeg gaCumda da sakuTar fiqrebSi wasuli dumda im momentamde, vidre matarebelma, rogorc iqna, uilvijis sadgurs ar miaRwia. kebSi CavjeqiT da holmsma jibidan maikroftis datovebuli furceli amoiRo.

- ramdenime viziti mogvelis, - Tqva man. - Cvens yuradRebas pirvelad mgoni ser jeims uolteri iTxovs.

am cnobili saxelmwifo moRvawis saxli mdidruli vila aRmoCnda. misi mwvane gazonebi Temzamde aRwevdnen. nisli ukve ifanteboda, mis quslebSi susti, Txevadi Suqi criatebda. zari davrekeT da msaxuri gamovida.

- ser jeimsi? - CagvekiTxa da misma saxem mkacri, sazeimo gamometyveleba miiRo. - ser jeimsi am diliT gardaicvala, ser.

- RmerTo Cemo! - SesZaxa holmsma, erTob gaocebulma. - rogor, riTi?

- iqneb Sin SemobrZandeT, ser da naxoT misi Zma, polkovniki valentaini?

- diax, Tqven marTali xarT, meti gza arca gvaqvs.

gagvatares sustad ganaTebul sastumroSi da erTi wuTis Semdeg iq Zalian maRali, lamazi, ormocdaaTiode wlis, qera, wvermoSvebuli kaci Semovida. es gaxldaT ser jeimsis umcrosi Zma. TvalebSi gamoxatuli dabneuloba, cremliT sveli loyebi, aCeCili Tma - yvelaferi mowmobda, rom ojaxs mZime ubedureba daatyda. ambavs rom hyveboda, polkovniks cremlebi axrCobda.

- yvelaferi im saSinel skandals mohyva, - Tqva, - Cemi Zma maRali patiosnebis gansaxiereba gaxldaT, aseTi sircxvili ver gadaitana. aman daRupa. yovelTvis amayobda mis departamentSi damyarebuli wesrigiT da uecrad iseTi dartyma...

- Cven imedi gvqonda, rom misgan miviRebdiT zogierT cnobas, rac saqmis gaxsnas xels Seuwyobda.

- garwmunebT, is, rac moxda, misTvisac iseve yovlad gaugebari iyo, rogorc TqvenTvis, CemTvis da yvelasaTvis. man iCqara da ukve moaxsena policias yvelaferi, rac misTvis cnobili iyo. ra Tqma unda, eWvi arc Seh-parvia, rom kadogen uiestia damnaSave. magram sxva yvelaferi srul saidumlod unda darCes.

- piradad Tqven arafris damateba ar SegiZliaT?

- me vici mxolod is, rac sxvebisagan msmenia da gazeTebSi wamikiTxavs. ar minda ifiqroT, Tavazianoba akliao, mister holms, magram Tqven unda gagvigoT, Cven axla didi da samwuxaro ambavi SegvemTxva da iZulebuli var, gTxovoT rom es laparaki male davasruloT.

- ai, marTlac moulodneli Semobruneba saqmisa, - miTxra megobarma, roca kebSi isev CavsxediT, - sawyali moxuci. rogor moulodnelad mokvda. - netav, bunebrivi aRsasruliT wavida am qveynidan Tu Tavi moikla? Tu es TviTmkvlelobaa, samSoblos Ralatis gamo sindisis qenjnis Sedegad xom ar moxda? magram es kiTxva SemdegisaTvis gadavdoT. axla ki kadogen uiests mivxedoT.

Svilis damkargavi deda cxovrobda gareubanSi, erT patara saxlSi, sadac samagaliTo wesrigi sufevda. moxuci qali sruliad ganadgurebuli iyo dardisagan da verafriT dagvexmara. samagierod, mis mezoblad aRmoCnda erTi Zalze fermkrTali axalgazrda qaliSvili. igi gagvecno, rogorc mis vaiolet uestbari, gansvenebulis sacole da ukanaskneli, vinc im sabediswero saRamos uiesti naxa.

- momxdari ambavi verafriT amixsnia, mister holms, - Tqva man, - mas mere, rac ubedurebis ambavi gavigeT, Tvali ar momixuWavs, sul vfiqrob, vfiqrob da simarTles veZeb. arTuri keTilSobili kaci iyo, gulRia, Tavisi saqmis erTguli, WeSmariti patrioti. umal marjvenas moiWrida, vidre misdami mindobil saxelmwifo saidumlos gayidda. yvelasaTvis, vinc mas icnobda, es azri dauSvebeli da uazroa.

- magram faqtebi, mis uestbari...

- diax, diax. me ar SemiZlia maTi axsna, amas vaRiareb.

- fulis gasaWirs xom ar ganicdida?

- ara. arcTu didi moTxovnilebis kaci iyo, jamagiri ki sakmarisi hqonda. danazogebic ramdenime aseul girvanqas aRwevda da saaxalwlod jvari unda dagvewera.

- xom ar SegimCneviaT, rom Relavda da nerviulobda? gTxovT, mis uestbari, CvenTan absoluturad gulaxdili iyoT.

Cemi megobris maxvilma Tvalma qaliSvils raRac cvlileba Seatyo, - igi TiTqos yoymanobda, wamowiTlda.

- ki, meCveneboda, rom raRac aSfoTebda.

- didi xania, rac es daewyo?

- erTi kviris win. zogjer Rrmad Cafiqrdeboda xolme. moiwyenda. erTxel vcade gamotexva, CaveZie, xom araferi momxdara-meTqi. gamomityda, mosveneba damekarga da es samsaxuris saqmes exebao. `iseTi viTareba Seiqmna, rom Senc ki verafers getyvio~, Tqva. mets verafers gavxdi.

holmsis saxem seriozuli gamometyveleba miiRo.

- ganagrZeT, mis uestbari. Tundac erTi SexedviT Tqveni Cveneba mis sasargeblod ar metyvelebdes, mxolod simarTle ilaparakeT. winaswar Cven arasodes ar viciT, sad migviyvans simarTle.

- merwmuneT, meti araferi damrCenia saTqmeli. erTi orjer momeCvena TiTqos saTqmel-safiqrali CemTvis unda gaeziarebina. rogorRac erT saRamos laparaki imaze Camoagdo, Tu ra didi mniSvnelobisaa dokumentebi, romelnic seifSi inaxeba. Semdeg, maxsovs, daumata, rom ucxoeli jaSuSebi, cxadia, am samxedro saidumlosaTvis didZal Tanxas gaiRebdnen.

holmsis gamometyveleba kidev ufro seriozuli gaxda.

- meti araferi uTqvams?

- mxolod is dasZina, rom Cven ramdenadme daudevrad veqceviT samxedro saidumloebis Senaxvis saqmes, saTanado yuradRebas ver vaqcevT mas da rom moRalatesa da gamcems amiTSeuZlia isargeblos.

- aseT Temebze laparaki mxolod am bolo dros daiwyo?

- diax, mxolod ukanasknel dReebSi.

- miambeT, ra moxda im saRamos.

- Cven TeatrSi wasasvlelad movemzadeT. iseTi sqeli nisli Camowva, rom kebis daqiravebas azri ara hqonda. fexiT gavuyeviT. Cveni gza arsenalis maxloblad gadioda. uecrad arTurma mimatova, ganze gadaxta da nislSi miimala.

- sityva ar uTqvams?

- mxolod raRac SesZaxa da morCa. videqi, velodi, magram ar dabrunda. maSin me Sin wavedi. meore dRes diliT departamentidan movidnen da misi ambavi ikiTxes. daaxloebiT Tormet saaTze saSineli cnobebi Sevitye. mister holms, gaficebT: Tu es Tqvens xelT aris, gadaarCineT misi patiosani saxeli. iciT, ra Zvirad uRirda patiosneba?

holmsi Sewuxda, Tavi gadaaqnia.

- aba, uotson, droa daviZraT da sxvagan wavideT, - Tqva. - axla iq mivalT, saidanac dokumentebi gaitaces.

- Tavidanve axalgazrda kacis winaaRmdeg bevrma samxilma moiyara Tavi. dakiTxvebis Semdeg ki maTi ricxvi kidev ufro gaizarda, - SeniSna holmsma, roca kebi daiZra. - moaxloebuli qorwineba - sakmarisi motivia danaSaulisaTvis. kadogen uiesti, bunebrivia, fuls saWiroebda. naxazebis motacebis azri hqonia TavSi, raki sacoles amaze laparaki dauwyo. TiTqmis kinaRam Tanamzraxveladac gauxdia, ganzraxva qalisaTvis lamis gaumxelia. saZageli ambavia.

- magram momismineT, holms, nuTu kacis reputacias araviTari mniSvneloba ara aqvs? mere da ra aucilebeli iyo sapatarZlos quCaSi mitoveba da Tavkisris texviT dokumentebis mosaparavad gaqceva?

- Tqven sworad msjelobT, uotson. sapirispiro azri, rac Tqven gamoTqviT, Zalze arsebiTia. magram braldebis uaryofa Zalian Zneli iqneba.

mister sidnei jonsoni Segvxvda iseTi pativiT, rasac gamoxatavda yvela, vinc Cemi megobris sadarbazo baraTs naxavda. ufrosi klerki aRmoCnda gamxdari, pirquSi mamakaci, Suaxnis saTvaliani jentlmeni. momxdari ambisagan cota mokuntuliyo da xelebi ukankalebda.

- arasasiamovno ambavia, mister holms, Zalze arasasiamovno. Tqven gaigeT Sefis gardacvaleba?

- Cven esaa misi saxlidan movdivarT.

- CvenTan didi areulobaa. departamentis meTauri mokvda, kadogen uiesti mokvda, sabuTebi gatacebulia. xolo orSabaT saRamos, roca saxls vketavdiT, aki yvelaferi Tavis rigze gaxldaT - departamenti departaments hgavda. RmerTo Cemo, RmerTo Cemo! fiqric ki saSinelia. aseTi danaSauli rom saxeldobr uiests Caedina!

- maS, Tqven darwmunebuli xarT mis udanaSaulobaSi?

- sxva aravinaa, rom eWvi mivitanoT. me ki mas ise vendobodi, rogorc sakuTar Tavs.

- romel saaTze daketeT saxli orSabaTs?

- xuT saaTze.

- sad inaxeboda dokumentebi?

- seifSi. TviTon me Cemi xeliT Sevawye isini.

- Senobas daraji ara hyavs?

- daraji aris, magram marto Cvens ganyofilebas ki ar icavs. Zveli jariskacia, absoluturad sando. araferi unaxavs. im saRamos, marTalia, saSineli nisli iyo, daujereblad xSiri.

- davuSvaT, kadogen uiestma ganizraxa SenobaSi Sesvla arasamuSao dros. mas sami gasaRebi dasWirdeboda, rom sabuTebamde mieRwia, xom asea?

- swored ase gaxlavT: Semosasvlelis gasaRebi, kontoris gasaRebi da seifis gasaRebi.

- gasaRebebi mxolod Tqven da ser jeims uolters gqondaT?

- SenobaSi Semosasvlelis gasaRebi me ara maqvs, mxolod seifisa mabaria.

- ser jeimsi xasiaTis simtkiciTa da disciplinis moyvarulobiT Tu gamoirCeoda?

- wesrigis moyvaruli kaci iyo. mxolod is vici, rom samive gasaRebi erT rgolSi hqonda. xSirad minaxavs mis xelSi is acma.

- es rgoli Tan mihqonda xolme, roca londonSi midioda?

- mudam Tan damaqvso, ityoda xolme.

- arc Tqven tovebT sadme Tqvens gasaRebs?

- arasodes.

- maSasadame, uiests, Tu damnaSave marTla isaa, meore morgebuli gasaRebi gaukeTebia. magram mas gasaRebi ar aRmoaCnda. me mainc is unda vTqva, rom, Tu am saxlSi momuSave romelime klerki samxedro saidumlos gacemas moindomebda, misTvis ufro moxerxebuli iqneboda naxazebis aslis gadaReba, vidre originalebis gataceba, rogorc sinamdvileSi moxda.

- aslebis rigianad gadaRebas didi teqnikuri codna unda.

- aseTi codna, etyoba, ser jeimssac hqonda da kadogensac. aseTi codna Tqvenc xom gagaCniaT?

- rasakvirvelia. magram me gTxovT am ambavSi cud-ubralod me nu mimatmasniT, mister holms, an ra saWiroa fuWad marCieloba, roca cnobilia, rom naxazebi kadogen uiests upoves jibeSi!

- magram, simarTle rom iTqvas, Zalian ucnauri kia, rom aseT riskze wavida, originalebi waiRo, roca SeeZlo damSvidebiT damjdariyo, gadaeRo aslebi da ise gaeyida.

- ra Tqma unda, ucnauria, magram dednebia waRebuli.

- rac mets ikvlev, am saqmeSi miT ufro meti Tavsatexi Cndeba. sami naxazi rom aklia, jerac araa napovni. ramdenadac vici, swored is sami naxazia mTavari!

- diax.

- niSnavs Tu ara es imas, rom vis xelSiac is sami naxazi moxvda, SeuZlia aagos brius-partingtonis wyalqveSa navi, ise rom danarCeni Svidis gareSe iolad gava?

- swored amaze movaxsene saadmiralos. magram dRes isev gadavsinje naxazebi da daveWvdi. erT-erT dabrunebul dokumentze mocemulia naxazi sarqvelebisa da avtomaturi saketebisa. vidre iq, ucxoeTSi, maT TviTon ar gamoigoneben, brius-partingtonis navs ver aageben. marTalia, aseTi dabrkolebis gadalaxva gansakuTrebul siZneles ar warmoadgens.

- maS sami dakarguli naxazi mainc mTavaria?

- ueWvelad.

- Tu sawinaaRmdego araferi geqnebaT, SenobaSi cotaoden kvleva-Ziebas Cavatareb. meti kiTxva ar meqneba.

holmsma seifis saketi daaTvaliera, mTeli oTaxi daiara da bolos fanjrebze rkinis darabebi Seamowma. mxolod maSin, roca Senobis win gazonze aRmovCndiT, interesi isev gaucxovelda. fanjris qveS dafnis xe izrdeboda, - zogi misi toti daRunuli amoCnda, zogic motexili. holmsma isini gulmodgined gamoikvlia, Zlivs SesamCnevi kvalic ki gasinja miwaze. bolos ufros klerks sTxova daeketa rkinis darabebi da Cemi yuradReba miaqcia imas, rom sagdulebi SuaSi mWidrod ar uerTdeboda erTmaneTs da quCidan SeiZleboda imis SemCneva, rac SigniT xdeboda.

- kvali, cxadia, TiTqmis gamqralia, sami dRis dayovnebam cxel kvalze miyola SeuZlebeli gaxada. aba, uotson, uilvijSi jerjerobiT yvelafers movrCiT, Tumca bevri veraferi daviWireT. vnaxoT, iqneb londonSi gagviRimos bedma.

da mainc, vidre uilvijs davtovebdiT, Cvens badeSi raRac gaeba. molarem sadgurSi uyoymanod ganacxada, rom orSabaT saRamos man naxa kadogen uiesti, romelsac saxiT kargad icnobda. axalgazrda kacma mesame klasis bileTi momTxova matarebelze, romelic 8 saaTsa da 15 wuTze gadiodao. molares isic axsovda, rom uiestma bileTi sadgur `londonis xidamde~ aiRo. igi sruliad marto iyo, me misma nervulma, mousvenarma ganwyobilebam SemaSfoTao. uiesti ki im zomamde iyo aRelvebuli da SeSfoTebuli, rom veranairad ver mouyara Tavi xurdas da me misi Svela momixdao; ganrigis mixedviT gavarkvieT, rom es matarebeli iyo faqtiurad pirveli, romliTac uiests SeeZlo londons gamgzavreba mas Semdeg, rac rvis naxevarze quCaSi daniSnuli miatova.

- vcadoT movlenebis aRdgena, - ocdaaTiode wuTis dumilis Semdeg miTxra holmsma. - ara, RmerTmani, me da Tqven jer aseTi saZnelo saqme ar Segvxvedria. yovel nabijze axal wyalqveSa meCeCebs vawydebi da mainc sagrZnoblad waviwieT win.

uilvijSi dakiTxvis Sedegi, ZiriTadad, uiestis winaaRmdeg metyvelebs, magram is, rac kontoris fanjris qveS SevamCnie, nebas gvaZlevs, zogi ram braldebulis sasargeblodac vivaraudoT. davuSvaT, rom mas uSualod mimarTa ucxoelma agentma. igi iseTi ficiT daamunaTebda uiests, rom es ukanaskneli iZulebuli gaxdeboda xma aRar amoeRo. etyoba, am azrma uiesti daainteresa, misi daniSnulis nawyvet-nawyveti SeniSvnebi da miniSnebani saimiso sababs gvaZleven, rom ase vifiqroT. keTili. Semdeg davuSvaT, rom TeatrSi mimavalma uiestma nislSi SeniSna is agenti, romelic arsenalis Senobisaken midioda. uiesti impulsuri axalgazrda kaci iyo, moqmedebda daufiqreblad. roca saqme mis moqalaqeobriv movaleobas exeboda, yvelaferi sxva misTvis mniSvnelobas kargavda. igi agents kvaldakval mihyva, fanjris qveS dadga, naxa, rogor iparavda agenti, qurdi, dokumentebs da aedevna. amrigad ixsneba kiTxva, ratom aiRes dednebi da ara gadaRebuli aslebi. gareSe kaci amas ver gaakeTebda. xedavT, TiTqos logikuria.

- mere?

- aq maSinve vawydebiT did siZneles. SeiZleba adamianma warmoidginos, rom uiestis mdgomareobaSi moxvedrili kacisaTvis umjobesi iyo, gangaSi aetexa da aramzadisaTvis magrad Caevlo xeli. bunebrivad ibadeba kiTxva. ratom ar moiqca ase? iqneb gamtacebeli masze Tanamdebobrivad maRla mdgomi piria, misi ufrosi? maSin uiestis moqmedebis axsna ioli saqmea, an ase: qurdma moaxerxa nislSi gauCinareba. uiesti maSinve mieSureba misi saxlisaken londonSi, rom dokumentebis gatacebaSi rogorme xeli SeuSalos, raRa Tqma unda, im SemTxvevaSi, Tu agentis misamarTi ecodineboda. erTi ram cxadia, mxolod raRac gansakuTrebulma, rac gadadebas ar iTmenda, aiZula, rom sacole quCaSi mietovebina. mere qaliSvils veRarc Tavisi ambavi Seatyobina. Semdeg yovelgvari kvali ikargeba da vidre uiestis gvami vagonis saxuravze ar aRmoCndeba, Cven win sruli wyvdiadia. axla Zieba meore bolodan daviwyoT. Tu maikroftma ukve gamogzavna saxelebi da misamarTebi, iqneb maT Soris aRmoCndes is, vinc Cven gvinda da maSinve or kvals mivyvebiT.

beiker-stritze namdvilad gveloda sia, romelic sagangebo Sikriks moetana. holmsma Tvali gadaavlo da me momigdo. me wavikiTxe:

`cnobilia mravali wvrilmani TaRliTi, magram - cota iseTi, visac aseTi didi saqmis `gaimasqneba~ SeeZlo. yuradRebis Rirsia sami: adolf maieri - greit-jorjstriti, 13, vestminsteri; lui la rotieri - kemden-menSenzi, noting-hili; hugo oberStaini, kolfild-gardensi, 13, kensingtoni. am ukanasknelis Sesaxeb cnobilia, rom orSabaTs is londonSi iyo, axali cnobiT - wavida. moxaruli var, rom gavigone: `bnelSi Suqi bJutavso~. ministrTa kabineti udidesi mRelvarebiT elis Sens daskvniT moxsenebas. miRebulia miTiTebani umaRlesi sferoebidan. Tu saWiro gaxdeba, mTeli inglisis policia Sens gankargulebaSi iqneba

maikrofti~.

- me agre mgonia, rom `mTeli samefos cxenosanTa jari da dedoflis laSqari~ am saqmeSi verafers damexmareba, - RimiliT Tqva holmsma. londonis didi gegma gaSala da udidesi interesiT dahyurebda - kargia! kargi! Cailaparaka cota xnis Semdeg kmayofilma. - Cans, bedi gvqonia, iciT, uotson, azrad momdis, rom am saqmes Cven bolos mivadevnebT. - moulodnelad gamxiarulebulma holmsma mxarze xeli damkra. - axla me dazvervaze waval. vficav zenas, arafer seriozuls ar movimoqmedeb, vidre Cems gverdiT ar iqnebiT. Tqven aq darCiT da erTi an ori saaTis Semdeg SemogivliT. Tu drois simZime igrZnoT, ager qaRaldebis dasta da kalami: dawereT mkiTxvelTa gulis mosafxanad da salbunad, Tu rogor davixseniT gasaWiridan saxelmwifo. ramdenadme misi aweuli guneba-ganwyoba mec gadmomedo. kargad vicodi, rom sakmarisi safuZvlis gareSe holmsi Cveuli TavSekavebis sazRvars ar gadavidoda da cud-ubralod aRtacebas ar gamoxatavda. noembris grZeli saRamo megobris lodinSi gavlie. cxridan ukve gadasuli iyo, roca Sikrikma misi aseTi baraTi momitana:

`vsadilob goldinis restoranSi gloster-roudze, kensingtonSi. gTxovT gauyovnebliv moxvideT aq. Tan wamoiReT patara Zalayini, daxuruli farani, xvewi da revolveri.

S.h.~

verafers ityvi, albaT Rirseulma da pativcemulma moqalaqem bnelsa da danislul quCebSi aseTi aRWurviloba unda ataros. ra gaewyoboda, yvela dasaxelebuli sagani paltos jibeebSi Cavitene da holmsis naCveneb adgils mivaSure. Cemi megobari am myvirala, morTul-mokazmul italiur restoranSi, Sesasvlelis maxloblad, mrgval patara magidasTan ijda.

- mogSivdaT? ara? maSin yava mainc dalieT. erTi sigarac mosinjeT aqaurobis mflobelisa. arc ise saZagelia, rogorc warmomedgina. yvelaferi moitaneT?

- yvelaferi. paltoSi maqvs damaluli.

- Cinebulia. axla modiT, ori sityviT gadmogcemT imas, rac am xanSi gavakeTe da kidev ra gvaqvs gasakeTebeli. vfiqrob, uotson, TqvenTvis aSkara unda iyos, rom axalgazrda kacis gvami saxuravze vinmem daagdo. amaSi maSinve davrwmundi, rogorc ki davadgine, rom is vagonidan ar gadaugdiaT.

- romelime xididan xom ar isroles saxuravze?

- Cemi azriT, es SeuZlebelia. vagonebis saxuravebi momrgvalebuli da damrecia, araviTari saxeluri da moajiri mas ar gaaCnia, zed gvami ver gaCerdeboda. maS, dabejiTebiT SeiZleba iTqvas, rom is saxuravze dades.

- mere, rogor?

- am kiTxvaze pasuxi unda gavceT. aris mxolod erTi SesaZlebloba, rac simarTles hgavs. TqvenTvis cnobilia, rom metros matareblebi uest-endis zogierT adgilas gvirabidan gamodian. me bundovnad maxsovs, am gziT rom mivemgzavrebodi, saxlebis saxuravebi pirdapir Cems Tavs zemoT moCanda. axla warmoidgineT, rom matarebeli gaCerda erT-erTi aseTi saxlis fanjarasTan. gana ise Zneli iqneba gvamis dadeba fanjridan vagonis saxuravze?

- Cemi azriT, es sruliad warmoudgenelia.

- Zveli aqsioma unda gavixsenoT: roca yvela SesaZlebloba gamoricxulia, erTi garda, maSin es erTi, rac ar unda daujerebeli gveCvenos, udavo faqtia. yvela sxva SesaZlebloba gamovricxeT da es erTi darCa. roca me gavarkvie, rom erT-erTi didi saerTaSoriso jaSuSi, romelic es-es aris londonidan wavida, cxovrobda erT-erT im saxlSi, romlis fanjara pirdapir metros xazze gadis. es ambavi imdenad gamexarda, rom ubralo zomierebac ki davkarge, familarulad mogeqeci da mxarze xeli dagkari.

- ai, Turme ra yofila!

- saerTaSoriso jaSuSi, hugo oberStaini, romelsac bina kolfild-gardensze hqonda naqiravebi, camet nomerSi, Cemi saTvalTvalo obieqti Seiqna. me gloster-roudis sadguridan daviwye zverva. iq erTi Zalian Tavaziani rkinigzeli Tan gamyva. daTvalierebisas davrwmundi, rom kolfild-gardensze kibis fanjrebis ukana gasasvleli pirdapir xazze gadis. magram kidev ufro mniSvnelovania is, rac adgilze gavige: swored iqaa gzajvaredini, ufro didi sarkinigzo Sto gadis da metros vagonebi xSirad ramdenime wuTiT im alagas Cerdebian.

- brwyinvalea, holms! Tqven SeaRwieT cxraklitulSi!

- jerjerobiT SeRwevisa ra mogaxsenoT, uotson, Sedegi Sorsaa, magram Cven win miviwevT. me davaTvaliere ukana kedeli mecamete saxlisa kolfild-gardensze, Semdeg misi fasadi, da davrwmundi, rom Citi marTla gafrinda. saxli erTob didia, zeda sarTulze calke binebia. oberStaini swored iq cxovrobda, Tan hyolia mxolod erTi laqia, albaT Tanamzraxveli, romelsac savsebiT endoboda. amrigad, oberStaini kontinentze gaemgzavra, raTa nadavli gaasaRos, magram es araa gaqceva - araviTari safrTxe ar moeloda, rom dapatimrebisa Sineboda. xolo Tu kerZo deteqtivi SemoiWreboda mis sakuTar saxlSi, am jentlmens aseTi azri arc mosvlia. magram me da Tqven swored aseT rames movuwyobT.