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- gana ar SeiZleba oficialuri Cxrekis orderi aviRoT, rom yvelaferi kanonierad moxdes?

- Cveni monacemebis mixedviT - gagviWirdeba.

- magram ras mogvcems Cxreka?

- iqneb xelT raime korespondencia movigdoT.

- holms, eg ambavi me ar momwons.

- Cemo Zvirfaso, Tqven mogixdebaT mxolod quCaSi dgoma da TvalTvali, rom uceb Tavs aravin wamogvadges, yovelgvar ukanonobaze pasuxs me vageb. axla aseTi wvrilmani ambebis gamo ukan daxevis dro araa. gaixseneT, ras wers maikrofti, gaixseneT SeSfoTebuli saadmiralo da ministrTa kabineti, da bolos, aRgznebuli xelisufali, romelic Cvengan axal ambavs elis. Cven movale varT es CavidinoT.

pasuxis nacvlad magididan wamoviWeri. - Tqven marTali xarT, holms, es Cveni movaleobaa.

isic wamoxta da xeli gamomiwoda.

- vicodi ukanasknel wuTs ar gamawbilebdiT, - miTxra da mis TvalebSi sinazis msgavsi raRac amovikiTxe. momdevno wuTs igi isev is holmsi iyo - Tavdajerebuli, saqmiani, mbrZanebeli. - iqamde naxevari mili iqneba, magram saCqaro ara aris ra, fexiT wavalT, - ganagrZo man. mTavaria iaraRebi ar dakargoT, xolo Tu rogorc saeWvo pirs dagapatimreben, es am awewil-dawewil saqmes kidev ufro gaarTulebs.

kolfild-gardensze Camwkrivebuli, svetebiani da karibWeebiani Tanabarfasadebiani saxlebi, eseni gaxlavT uest-endSi viqtorianuli epoqis Sua xanebis tipiuri nagebobani. rogorc iqna, saxls mivadeqiT. mezobeli binidan mxiaruli axalgazrduli xmebi da pianinos JRaruni moismoda. Cans, gaxurebuli zeimi iyo ymawvilebisa. nisli jer ar gafantuliyo da Tavisi SeuvalobiT gvfaravda. holmsma farani aanTo da mZime Sesasvlel kars mianaTa.

- win mZime dabrkoleba gveRobeba, - Tqva. - aq, etyoba, marto klite ki ara, urdulebicaa. vcadoT ukana SesasvleliT sardafSi CaRweva. Tu vinme, Zlier gulmodgine wesrigis damcveli gamoCndeba, eger dabla Cvens gankargulebaSi, Cinebuli bneli kuTxea da iq SeviyuJebiT. momeciT xeli, uotson, zRudeze gadasvla mogvixdeba, Semdeg me mogeSvelebiT.

erTi wuTic da ukve dabla viyaviT, sardafSi SesasvlelTan. Zlivs movaswariT sibneleSi Sesvla, rom Cvens zemoT, nislSi, policielis nabijis xma gaisma. roca is xma Sors miikarga, holmsi saqmes Seudga. vnaxe, rogor daixara, daiZaba, kari xmauriT gaiRo. Cven bnel derefanSi SevediT da kari movixureT. holmsi win midioda, xveuli kibis SiSvel safexurebze. misi farnis yviTeli Suqi Zirs, kibis qveviT gamoWril fanjaras daeca.

- eger is fanjarac. mgoni, isaa.

holmsma CarCo gaaRo da imave wams gaisma dabalxmiani, gulis gamawvrilebeli zuzuni, romelic sul izrdeboda da bolos gugunad iqca, - saxlis gverdiT sibneleSi matarebelma Caiqrola. holmsma farnis Suqi darabas gaayola. iqauroba orTqmavlis milidan abolebuli Wvartlis xSir fenas daefara. alag-alag Wvartli gadawmendiliviT iyo. xedavT, es imitomaa, rom aq ido sxeuli. SexedeT, uotson, es raRaa? ho, ra Tqma unda, es sisxlis kvalia. - fanjris darabaze muqi, mrume laqebi miCvena. - aseTebi kibis safexurebzec SevniSne. suraTi naTelia. davicadoT, vidre aq matarebeli gaCerdeba.

didi lodini ar dagvWirda. momdevno Semadgenloba gvirabidan grialiT gamovida, TandaTan Seanela svla da muxruWebis RraWuniT pirdapir fanjris qveS gaCerda. fanjridan saxuravamde raRac oTxi futi manZili iqneboda. holmsma wynarad mixura fanjara.

- jerjerobiT yvelaferi dasturdeba, - Cailaparaka, - aba, ras ityviT, uotson?

- es ukve umaRlesi xelovnebaa! am simaRlisaTvis Tqven ar migiRweviaT!

- amaSi ver dageTanxmebiT. aq saWiro iyo marto imis mosazreba, rom gvami matareblis saxuravze ido, es, SesaZloa, marTlac kargi mixvedra iyos, danarCeni ki yvelaferi misgan gamomdinareobs. seriozuli saxelmwifo interesebi rom sasworze ar iyos dadebuli, mTeli es ambavi, ramdenadac axla Cven is amovxseniT da gavSifreT, araferi gansakuTrebuli da saintereso ar iqneboda. siZneleebi, uotson, win aris. magram vin icis, iqneb aq raRac axali masalebi movipovoT.

ukana kibiT avediT da meore sarTulis binaSi aRmovCndiT. Zunwad gawyobili sasadilo CvenTvis sagulisxmos arafers Seicavda. verc sawol oTaxSi vnaxeT raime saintereso. mesame oTaxi metis aRmTqmeli aRmoCnda da Cemi megobari sistematur Cxrekas mohyva. oTaxi, etyoba, kabinetis movaleobas asrulebda - yvelgan wignebi da qaRaldebi eyara. swrafad da marjved yrida holmsi Taroebidan da saweri magidis ujridan qaRaldebsa da wignebs, magram mis mkacr saxes warmatebis sixaruli ar aciskrovnebda. mTeli saaTi gavida, Sedegi ki ar Canda.

- cbieri ZaRli, kvali daufaravs, - Tqva holmsma. - araviTari samxili. mamxilebeli mimowera an ganadgurebulia, an Tan wauRia.

sawer magidaze liTonis patara zardaxSa idga. Cveni ukanaskneli imedi esaao - Tqva, aiRo, xvewiT gaxsna. Sig cifrebiTa da angariSebiT Sevsebuli dagragnili furclebi ipova, magram iqidan raimes garkveva SeuZlebeli iyo. mxolod sityvebi `wylis wneva~ da `wneva kvadratul duimze~ iZleodnen saSualebas varaudisaTvis, rom yovelive amas raRac damokidebuleba hqonda wyalqveSa navTan. holmsma mouTmenlad moisrola furclebi ganze. kidev naxa raRac konverti, romelSiac gazeTidan amoWrili cnobebi ido. holmsma isini magidaze daawyo da mis anTebul TvalebSi amovikiTxe, rom imedis sxivi aukiafda.

- ra aris es, uotson, ha? sagazeTo gancxadebebi, da rogorc qaRaldisa da Sriftis mixedviT Cans, `deili telegrafidan~ unda iyos - marjvena gverdis zeda kuTxidan. TariRebi araa naCvenebi, magram, vfiqrob, es pirvelia:

`imedi mqonda, adre gavigonebdi. pirobebi miRebulia. dawereT ufro dawvrilebiT baraTze naCvenebi misamarTiT.

pierot~.

meore aseTia:

`misi aRwera Zalian rTulia. sruli angariSia saWiro. gadaxda saqonlis Cabarebis Semdeg.

pierot~.

mesame:

`winadadeba moixsneba, Tu xelSekrulebis pirobebi ar Sesruldeba. werilSi aRniSneT Sexvedris TariRi. davadasturebT gancxadebiT.

pierot~.

da bolos ukanaskneli:

`orSabaTs saRamos cxra saaTis Semdeg. daakakuneT orjer. viqnebiT marto. nu eWvianobT. gasamrjelos miiRebT saqonlis Cabarebisas

pierot~.

yvelaferi Tavmoyrilia - gamoqveynebulia sruliad amomwuravi angariSi molaparakebis msvlelobaze! axla erTi is gvacodina, mavTuls meore boloze vin iyo?

holmsi, Rrmad Cafiqrebuli ijda da magidaze TiTiT akakunebda. uecrad wamoiWra.

- mgoni es arc ise saZnelo saqmea. aq, uotson, Cven aRaraferi gvesaqmeba. wavideT, `deili telegrafis~ redaqcias mivakiTxoT da amiT davasruloT Cveni nayofieri dRe.

maikroft holmsi da lestreidi, rogorc daTqmuli iyo, meore dRes, nasauzmevs gamocxaddnen da holmsma maT uambo is, rac wina saRamos gadagvxda. policiis maZebarma rom binis gatexisa da qurdobis ambavi gaigo, Tavi gadaaqn-gadmoaqnia.

- CvenTan skotlend-iardSi aseTi rameebis gakeTeba ar egebis, mister holms, - Tqva bolos, - gasakviri rodia, rom Tqven xSirad aRwevT imas, rac CvenTvis miuwvdomelia. magram erT mSvenier dRes Tqven da Tqveni megobari metismets izamT da maSin usiamovnebas Tavs ver daaRwevT.

- daviRupebiT `inglisisaTvis, mSobliuri saxlisaTvis da mSvenierebisaTvis~.

- Cinebulia, Serlok! didebulia! magram ras gvaZlevs es?

holmsma `deili telegrafis~ axali nomeri aiRo magididan.

- Sen naxe `pierotis~ dRevandeli gancxadeba?

- rogor? kidev?

- diax. ai:

`dRes saRamos. igive adgili, igive saaTi. orjer daakakuneT. saqme uaRresad mniSvnelovania. sasworzea Tqveni sakuTari sicocxle.

pierot~.

- eSmakma dalaxvros! - SesZaxa lestreidma. - Tu pasuxs gascems, Cven mas imwamsve gavqaCavT!

am mizniT movaTavse gazeTSi es werili. Tu orive gairjebiT da ar daizarebT CvenTan erTad rva saaTisaTvis kolfild-gardensze wamosvlas, Cveni amocanis pasuxs davaCqarebT.

Serlok holmsis erT-erTi SesaniSnavi Tviseba iyo misi unari, moRlili goneba ufro iol saqmeze gadaerTo. rogorc ki igrZnobda, rom saqmis warmatebiT dasagvirgvineblad gonebrivi Zala, Zlieri daZabulobis gamo, aRar hyofnida, droebiT sxva samuSaos Seudgeboda xolme. mTeli is Rirssaxsovari dRe man Seswira adreve mofiqrebul monografias `lasusis polifoniuri motetebi~. aseTi Zala da unari erTi saqmidan meoreze gadarTvisa, roca is pirveli saqme momTavrebuli ara gaqvs, me ar gamaCnda da is dRe CemTvis usaSvelod gaWianurda. Cveni Ziebis Sedegebis uzarmazari saxelmwifoebrivi mniSvneloba, umaRles saxelmwifoebriv sferoebSi gamefebuli daZabuli lodini, momavali saxifaTo eqsperimenti - yvelaferi maRizianebda da manerviulebda. amitom gulze momeSva, roca wavixemseT da, rogorc iqna, kolfild-gardensisaken gaveSureT. lestreidsa da maikrofts, rogorc SevTanxmdiT, gloster roudis sadgurTan SevxvdiT. sardafis kari im saxlisa, romelSiac oberStaini cxovrobda, wina Ramis Semdeg Ria iyo, magram raki maikroft holmsma zRudeze gadaZvromaze gadaWriT ganacxada uari, win wasvla da sadarbazo karis gaReba me momixda. cxra saaTisaTvis ukve oTxiveni visxediT kabinetSi da moTminebiT velodiT CvenTvis saWiro piris gamoCenas.

gavida erTi saaTi, meorec mihyva, roca eklesiis koSkze TerTmetma dahkra, Camokruli zaris xma Cveni imedebis damsxvrevisa da glovis hangad gveCvena. lestreidi da maikrofti skamebze cmukavdnen da waramara saaTs dascqerodnen. Serlok holmsi mSvidad ijda, sanaxevrod TvaldaxuWuli, magram Sinaganad daZabuli. uceb Tavi aswia da Tqva:

- modis!

viRacam qurduli sifrTxiliT Cauara kars. nabijis xma isev moaxlovda. gaisma fexebis flatuni da karze orjer dartymis xma. holmsi adga da Cven gvaniSna, uZravad isxediTo. gazis sanaTi holSi TiTqmis bJutavda, holmsma Semosasvleli kari gaaRo da roca bnelSi mrume figuram Caiara, kari gasaRebiT Caketa.

- gTxovT aqeT mobrZandeT, - gavigoneT misi xma da erTi wamis Semdeg Cvens win sruliad moulodneli stumari idga. holmsi fexdafex mosdevda da Semosuli kaci Secba, SiSisa da gaocebis wamoZaxili aRmohxda da ukan gavardna daapira, Cemma megobarma qeCoSi xeli Caavlo da oTaxSi Semoagdo. vidre Cveni tyve gons movidoda, holmsma oTaxis kari Cauketa da gasasvlels zurgiT mieyrdno. Sepyrobilma SiSiT moavlo Tvali oTaxs, wabarbacda da moceliliviT daeca. dacemisas farTofarflebiani qudi dauvarda, tuC-pirze afarebuli Sarfic Zirs daucurda da Cvens win JRalwveriani da natifi saxis nakvTebiani polkovniki valentain uolteri warmosdga. holmsma gaocebisagan Seustvina.

- uotson, - Tqva man, - amjerad SegiZliaT Tqvens moTxrobaSi namdvil virad momnaTloT, radgan daviWire is frinveli, romlisTvis maxe sulac ar damigia.

- vinaa es? - mouTmenlad SesZaxa maikroftma.

- es gaxlavT umcrosi Zma gansvenebul ser jeims uolterisa, wyalqveSa flotis departamentis meTaurisa. diax, diax, me ukve vxedav, rogor iyo qaRaldi dawyobili. polkovniki gons modis. am jentlmenis dakiTxva gTxovT me momandoT.

uZravi sxeuli divanze movaTavseT, magram Cvenma tyvem wamoiwia, mimoixeda, Sublze xeli gadaisva da gons mosvla scada, TiTqos sakuTar Tvalebs ar ujerebda.

- ras niSnavs yovelive es? - Cailaparaka. - me movedi mister oberStainTan.

- yvelaferi gamoaSkaravebulia, polkovniko uolter, - miugo holmsma. mxolod is ver gavige, rogor SeeZlo inglisel jentlmens ase moqceuliyo, Cven viciT Tqveni mimowerisa da SeTanxmebis ambavi oberStainTan, viciT, agreTve, kadogen uiestis mkvlelobasTan dakavSirebuli garemoebebis arsi. magram zogierTi wvrilmani Tqvengan unda gavigoT. gTxovT, Tqveni gulwrfeli aRiarebiT odnav mainc SeimsubuqoT danaSauli.

polkovnikma Rrmad amoigmina, Tavi daxara, nikapi mkerdze Camouvarda da saxe xelebSi Cargo. velodiT, magram is dumda.

- SemiZlia dagarwmunoT, rom mTavari faqtebi CvenTvis naTelia - uTxra holmsma. - viciT, fuli dagWirdaT. Tqven daamzadeT tvifrebi gasaRebebisa, romlis originalebic Tqvens Zmas hqonda, gamarTeT mimowera oberStainTan, romelic Tqvens werilebze `deili telegrafis~ gancxadebebis ganyofilebaSi moTavsebuli TqvenTvis misaxvedri cnobebiT pasuxobda. im orSabaTs, nislian saRamos, Tqven SeaRwieT im SenobaSi, sadac seifi idga, rom kadogen uiestma Tqvens kvals miagno, - albaT ukve hqonda safuZveli, rom Tqvens moqmedebaSi eWvi Seetana. igi mowme gaxda naxazebis gatacebisa, magram gangaSi ar autexia, albaT egona, rom Tqven dokumentebs seifidan Zmis davalebiT iRebdiT. kadogen uiestma daiviwya piradi saqme da rogorc WeSmariti patrioti, Tqven dagedevnaT. am saxlamde gdiaT. aq is mogiaxlovdaT da Tqven, polkovniko uolter, isedac saxelmwifo moRalatem, CaidineT meore, ufro sazareli danaSauli - mokaliT axalgazrda kaci.

- ara! ara! RmerTmani me ar momiklavs! - SesZaxa ubedurma tyvem.

- maSin agvixseniT, ranairad daiRupa, ra moxda manamde, vidre mis gvams vagonis saxuravze moaTavsebdiT?

- mogiyvebiT. vficav, yvelafers getyviT. yvelaferi danarCeni namdvilad ise iyo, rogorc Tqven brZaneT. vaRiareb, valSi Cavvardi. usaSvelo badeSi gavebi, roca birJaze vTamaSobdi. fuli haeriviT mWirdeboda. oberStainma xuTi aTasi SemomTavaza. mindoda Tavi dameRwia valebisTvis da fexze davmdgariyavi. magram me ar momiklavs, amaSi brali ar mimiZRvis.

- maS ra moxda?

- uiestma Cemze ratomRac eWvi aiRo da mzveravda. im saRamosac kvalze momyveboda, rogorc Tqvena TqviT. me is mxolod saxlis SemosasvlelTan davinaxe. iseTi nisli idga, sam nabijze verafers gaarCevda kaci. orjer davakakune da oberStainma kari gamiRo. axalgazrda kaci oTaxSi SemoiWra, mogvvarda, moiTxova agvexsna, Tu risTvis dagvWirda naxazebi. oberStains yovelTvis Tan daaqvs tyviis mokle joxi, romelic kadogen uiests TavSi dahkra. dartyma sabediswero aRmoCnda. kadogeni xuT wuTSi gaTavda. egdo holSi iatakze, Cven sruliad davibeniT, aRar vicodiT, ra gveqna. bolos oberStains moagonda matareblebi, romlebic saxlis ukana fanjris qveS Cerdebodnen. magram oberStainma jer naxazebi gasinja, sami yvelaze mniSvnelovani SearCia da Tqva, rom im naxazebs TavisTan itovebda.

- ar SemiZlia naxazebis daTmoba, - vupasuxe me. - Tu diliT isini Tavis adgilze ver naxes, uilvijSi saSineli gangaSi atydeba~.

`ara, isini unda waviRo, - gaiZaxoda oberStaini. - isini teqnikurad imdenad rTulia, rom dilamde aslis gadaRebas ver movaswreb~. `am SemTxvevaSi naxazebs dauyovnebliv ukan davabruneb~, - vuTxari me. cota ifiqra da mipasuxa: `sam mTavar naxazs me davitoveb, danarCenebi jibeSi CavutenoT am axalgazrda kacis gvams. roca miagneben, gatacebas, cxadia, mas daabraleben~. sxva gamosavals ver vxedavdi da daveTanxme. naxevari saaTi vicadeT, vidre fanjris qvemoT matarebeli gaCerdeboda. nisli gvfaravda da Cven iolad davuSviT vagonis saxuravze kadogenis gvami. esaa sul, rac moxda da rac vici~.

- Tqveni Zma?

- sityva ar dauZravs, magram erTxel gasaRebebi CemTan naxa da daeWvda. amas mis gamoxedvaSi viWerdi. mas mere ubedurs Tavi maRla ar auwevia. aRar SeeZlo xalxisaTvis Tvalis gasworeba da...

dumili gamefda. is maikroft holmsma daarRvia:

- gsurT ramdenadme gamoisyidoT Tqveni danaSauli? rom SeimsubuqoT sindisi da iqneb sasjelic?

- riT SemiZlia misi Semsubuqeba?

- sad aris axla oberStaini, saiT waiRo naxazebi?

- ar vici.

- misamarTi ar dautovebia?

- mxolod is Tqva, rom misi misamarTiT gagzavnili werilebi, otel `luvrSi~, bolos masTan moxvdebian.

- maSasadame, Tqven kidev geZlevaT SesaZlebloba gamoisyidoT danaSauli, - uTxra Serlok holmsma.

- mzad var gavakeTo yvelaferi, rasac saWirod CaTvliT. im vaJbatonis mimarT mxolod siZulvili maqvs gulSi dagubebuli. isaa mizezi Cemi dacemisa da daRupvisa.

- ai, kalami da qaRaldi. dajeqiT magidasTan da Cemi karnaxiT wereT! konvertze waawereT parizis misamarTi, rac jaSuSma mogcaT. daiwyeT:

`Zvirfaso ser!

gwerT Cveni SeTanxmebis gamo.

Tqven ueWvelia, SeamCnieT, rom aklia erTi arsebiTi detali. me viSove aucilebeli asli, romelic xarvezs avsebs. aman moiTxova bevri zedmeti davidaraba da jafa. imedi maqvs morigi gasamrjelos miRebisa, xuTasi girvanqis odenobiT. fostas ver vendobi. arc miviReb arafers, garda oqrosi da banknotebisa, - SemeZlo menaxeT sazRvargareT, magram meSinia eWvs aiReben, Tu swored axla gavemgzavrebi samSoblodan. amitom imedi maqvs, rom SevxvdebiT erTmaneTs Caringkrosis mosawev oTaxSi SabaTs, dRis Tormet saaTze. vimeoreb, Tanaxma viqnebi mxolod inglisur banknotebze an `oqroze~.

- Cinebulia, - Tqva holmsma. - Zalian gamikvirdeba, Tu aseT werils ar gamoexmaura.

hoda, isic gamoexmaura! magram sxva yvelaferi ukve istoriis sferos ganekuTvneba, mis im saidumlo analebs, romelnic xSirad oficialur qronikebze ufro sainteresoni arian. oberStaini, romelsac swyuroda, ase brwyinvaled dawyebuli da Tavisi yvelaze ufro sarfiani saqme bolomde mieyvana, maxeSi gaeba da TxuTmeti wliT saimedod moayuCes inglisis cixis kedlebSi. mis CemodanSi ipoves brius-partingtonis fasdaudebeli naxazebi, romlebic surda auqcionze gaeyida. mTeli evropis samxedro-sazRvao centrebSi.

polkovniki uolteri dapatimrebis meore wlis bolosve mokvda; rac Seexeba holmss, man warmatebiT ganagrZo muSaoba monografiaze `lasusis polifoniuri motetebi~. Semdeg is daibeWda mkiTxvelTa viwro wrisaTvis da specialistebma Seafases, rogorc mecnierebis ukanaskneli sityva mocemul sakiTxze. ramdenime kviris Semdeg Sevityve, rom aRwerili movlenebis mere, Cemma megobarma uinZoris sasaxleSi gaatara erTi dRe da iqidan didebuli zurmuxtis qinZisTaviT sayelodamSvenebuli dabrunda. roca vkiTxe, sad iyide-meTqi, mipasuxa, rom esaa saCuqari erTi didebuli ledisa, romelsac didad sayuradRebo samsaxuri gauwia. meti aRaraferi uTqvams, magram mivxvdi, rom laparaki iyo uavgustoesze da holmss es zurmuxtis qinZisTavi mudam moagonebs brius-partingtonis walqveSa navis gatacebul naxazebs, romlebic man britaneTis samefos daubruna.

Serlok holmsi sikvdilis piras

Serlok holmsis binis patroni misis hadsoni namdvilad gawamebuli qali iyo. jer iyo da misi saxlis zeda sarTulze nebismier dros aTasi juris avan-Cavani midi-modioda, mere iyo da TviTon saxelganTqmuli mdgmuri Tavisi eqscentrulobiTa da mouwesrigebeli cxovrebiT diasaxlisis moTminebas majlajunasaviT awva. uaRresi uwesrigoba, arev-dareva, dRe-Ramis yovel Seuferebel dros musikis dakvra, revolveris srola oTaxSi, gamoucnobi da zogjer friad myrali qimiuri cdebi, atmosfero danaSaulobaTa da saSiSroebisa, riTac iqauroba iyo garemoculi, holmss albaT mTels londonSi yvelaze ufro autanel mdgmurad aqcevda. magram, meore mxriv, qiras mefurad ixdida. eWvic ar mepareba, rom im fuliT, rac Cemi masTan nacnobobis wlebSi misis hadsons gadauxada, im saxlis SesaZenad sruliad sakmarisi iqneboda.

misis hadsoni holmsis winaSe mowiwebiT ixdida qeds da erTxelac ar gaubedavs damdureba. misis hadsons moswonda agreTve uaRresi sifaqize da Tavazianoba, riTac holmsi mandilosnebs eqceoda. Serlok holmss xom saerTod ar uyvarda qalebi, ar endoboda maT, magram maTTan Tavi raindulad eWira. vicodi misis hadsonis gulwrfeli keTilganwyobis ambavi holmsisadmi da mRelvarebiT movusmine, roca erTxel, Cemi daqorwinebis meore wels, mestumra da miTxra, holmsi avad Seiqnao.

- kvdeba, eqimo uotson, - meubneboda, - ukve sami dRea, sul uaresad da uaresadaa. ar vici, xvalamde Tu gaatans. eqimis gamoZaxeba amikrZala. magram dRes diliT rom davinaxe, rogor gaZvaltyavebia saxe da rogor ubrwyinavs Tvalebi, meti veRar moviTmine. `Tqveni nebarTviT Tu uimisod, me eqimTan mivdivar~, - vuTxari. `maSin uotsons dauZaxeT~, - dameTanxma. dro ar dakargoT, ser, Torem SeiZleba cocxals verc ki mivuswroT!

am cnobam SemaZrwuna, miT umetes, rom holmss avadmyofobaze arasodes dauCivlia. raRa Tqma unda, maSinve wamovavle paltos xeli da qudic davixure. misis hadsoni gzadagza kiTxvebiT gavabrue.

- Zalian cota rame SemiZlia giamboT, ser, - mipasuxa, - raRac saqmes ikvlevda rozerhaitSi, mdinare rom uxvevs im adgilas, da albaT iq dasneulda. oTxSabaTs, SuadRisas, dawva da aRar amdgara. mTeli am sami dRis ganmavlobaSi arc araferi uWamia da arc daulevia.

- RmerTo Cemo! ratom eqims ar uxmeT?

- neba ar momca, ser. xom iciT, rogori mbrZanebluri laparaki icis. ver gavbede urCoba. magram Tqven TviTon naxavT, misi dReebi daTvlilia.

holmsis Sexedva marTlac SegzaravdaT. noembris nisliani dRis mkrTal Suqze misi sawoli oTaxic sakmaod qufri iyo, magram me Tu ramem SemaZrwuna, es iyo baliSebze misvenebuli misi damWknari saxe. Tvalebi swored ciebianiviT ubrwyinavda, loyebze avadmyofuri siwiTle gadahkravda, tuCebi muqad hqonda daxorklili. natifi xelebi sabanze krunCxviT moZraobdnen, xma hqonda xrinwiani da sityvebs nawyvet-nawyvetad isroda. oTaxSi rom Sevedi, uZravad iwva, magram mis TvalebSi raRac naperwkalma ielva - ueWvelia, micno.

- aba, uotson, rogorc xedavT, cudi dro dagvidga, - Tqva susti xmiT, magram uwindeburi xumrobis kilo mainc SevniSne.

- Zvirfaso megobaro, - SevZaxe da mivuaxlovdi.

- SeCerdiT! ar momiaxlovdeT! - SesZaxa ise mkveTrad da mbrZaneblurad, rogorac mxolod yvelaze ufro daZabul wuTebSi sCveoda.

- Tu kidev momiaxlovdebiT, maSinve gibrZanebT, waxvideT.

- ratom?

- imitom, rom aseTia Cemi neba. gana es sakmarisi ar aris?

diax, misis hadsoni marTals ambobda, mbrZanebluri laparaki sCveoda Cems meobars, magram axla marTlac sacodavi sanaxavi iyo.

- me xom mxolod daxmareba minda aRmogiCinoT, - mivuge.

- marTalia. Tu daxmareba gindaT, is gaakeTeT, rasac gibrZanebT.

- keTili, holms.

cota molba.

- xom ar gewyinaT? - mkiTxa sulSexuTulma.

sabralo! ra unda mwyenoda, roca aseT dReSi iyo!

- Tqveni gulisTvis geubnebiT, - Tqva xrinwiani xmiT.

- Cemi gulisTvis?!

- ho, vici, rac mWirs. am sneulebis samSoblo sumatraa. holandielebi avadmyofobas Cvenze kargad icnoben, magram jer arc maT ician bevri araferi. aSkaraa mxolod is, rom ueWvelad momakvdinebeli da saSineli gadamdebi senia.

ciebiT Sepyrobilis energiiT laparakobda, grZel xelebs mousvenrad amoZravebda, TiTqos Cemi moSoreba undoda.

- SexebiT gadadis, uotson, mxolod SexebiT! rac SeiZleba Sors dadeqiT da yvelaferi kargad iqneba.

- RmerTo Cemo, holms! nuTu fiqrobT, rom amas CemTvis raime mniSvneloba eqneba? Tqvens adgilas ucxoc rom yofiliyo, maSinac ki ver SemaCerebda es mizezi da gana eg SemiSlis xels, daxmareba aRmogiCinoT, Tqven, Cems Zvel megobars?

isev gadavdgi misken nabiji, magram lamis gacofda, ise momiSora.

- mxolod maSin dagelaparakebiT, Tu Sors dadgebiT. winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi wasvla mogixdebaT.

me imdenad pativs vcemdi mis araCveulebriv niWs, rom mis naTqvams maSinac ki vasrulebdi, roca CemTvis sruliad gaugebari iyo. magram me xom eqimi viyavi. CemSi gaiRviZa profesiulma instinqtma da Tavmoyvareobam. Cems arsebaSi isini erTmaneTs gadaewna, aRdga da me vifiqre: dae, mibrZanos holmsma yvela sxva SemTxvevaSi, magram axla me eqimi var, sneulis sawolTan vdgevar da damoukideblad unda vimoqmedo.

- holms, Tqven TviTon ar iciT, ras akeTebT, - vuTxari, - avadmyofi igivea, rac bavSvi. gindaT Tu ara, me unda gagsinjoT da gimkurnaloT.

brazmoreulma gadmomxeda.

- Tu Cemi survilis winaaRmdeg damayenebT Tavze eqims, is mainc unda momiyvanoT, visac vendobi.

- maS, me ar mendobiT?

- Tqvens megobrobas - savsebiT, ra Tqma unda. magram faqti faqtad rCeba. Tqven, uotson, bolos da bolos Cveulebrivi eqimi xarT, Zalian mcire gamocdilebisa da kvalifikaciisa. mimZims ase laparaki, magram sxva gamosavali ara maqvs.

Rrmad Seuracxyofili viyavi.

rogor kadrulobT aseT laparaks, holms. Tqveni naTqvami imis dasturia, rom nervuli sistema Zalze moSlili gaqvT. magram Tu ar mendobiT, ZaliT ar mogaxvevT Tavze Cems samsaxurs. neba momeciT, mogiyvanoT jasper miki an penroz fiSeri, an londonis sxva romelime yvelaze ufro cnobili eqimi. ase Tu ise, vinmem daxmareba unda aRmogiCinoT, Tu imas fiqrobT, rom davdgebi da mSvidad vuyureb, rogor mokvdebiT, sastikad cdebiT.

- Tqven Cemi sikeTe gindaT, uotson, - Tqva holmsma wynari amokvnesiT. - magram gindaT dagimtkicoT Tqveni umecreba? miTxariT, geTayva, ra iciT tapanulis provinciis ciebaze an formozis Sav wylulze?

- arasodes ar gamigonia arc erTi da arc meore.

- aRmosavleTSi, uotson, bevri ucnauri sneuleba da normidan mravali gadaxraa, - holmsi yoveli frazis Semdeg isvenebda, rom Zala moekriba. - ukanasknel xanebSi me es gavige erT samedicino - sisxlis samarTlis danaSaulis kvlevasTan dakavSirebiT. Tqven, uotson, me ver mimkurnalebT.

- SesaZloa asec iyos. magram SemTxveviT gavige, rom eqimi enstri, tropikul sneulebaTa saukeTeso mcodne mTels msoflioSi, amJamad londonSi imyofeba. nu damiSliT, holms, me axla masTan mivdivar da male aq moggvriT!

vTqvi da gadaWriT gavbrundi karisaken.

arasodes ar ganmicdia aseTi Zrwola! momakvdavi Tvalis daxamxamebaSi vefxvis naxtomiT win gadameRoba da karis saketSi gasaRebis gadatrialebis mkveTri xma gavigone. momdevno wuTs holmsi isev loginSi egdo, energiis am daujerebeli mozRvavebiT sulSegubebuli da araqaTdaSretili.