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- ZaliT ver wamarTmevT gasaRebs, uotson. gaebiT, Cemo megobaro. aq jdoma mogiwevT, vidre gagiSvebT. magram guls nu gaitexT (laparakobda nawyvet-nawyvetad, Zlivs sunTqavda) , iyos neba Tqveni, oRond macaleT, cota suli moviTqva, uotson. axla oTxi saaTia. eqvsze gagiSvebT.

- magram es sigiJea, holms!

- sul ori saaTi, uotson. eqvsze waxvalT. moiTmenT?

- arCevanis uflebas Tqven ar iZleviT.

- sworedac viqcevi. gmadlobT, uotson, sabnis gasworeba TviTonac SemiZlia. ufro Sors iyaviT Cemgan - avadmyofi kacisagan - da kidev erTi piroba, uotson, Tqven moiyvanT ara enstris, aramed imas, vinc me minda, xom?

- Tanaxma var.

- ai, pirveli gonivruli sityva, rac Tqvengan movismine mas Semdeg, rac aq SemoxvediT. jer im wignebs mixedeT, Taroze rom awyvia. me cota daviRale... sainteresoa, rasa grZnobs eleqtrobatarea, roca cdiloben misi deni gaumtar saganSi gauSvan?.. eqvs saaTze, uotson, Cvens saubars ganvagrZobT.

magram Cveni saubari bevrad ufro adre Sedga da iseT garemoebaSi mimdinareobda, rom am ambavma ufro SemaZrwuna, vidre holmsis saocarma naxtomma karisaken.

ramdenime wuTs videqi da loginSi mwol gvamiviT mdumare megobris sxeuls daJinebiT vucqerdi. holmsis saxes sanaxevrod sabani faravda. Tvalebi mielula da TiTqos CasZineboda. kiTxva ar SemeZlo da oTaxSi borials mivyavi xeli, Tan kedlebze dakidebul saxelganTqmul borotmoqmedTa suraTebs vaTvalierebdi. ase umiznod gadavdiodi adgilidan adgilze, vidre bolos buxarTan ar mivedi. buxris Tavze uwesrigod eyara Cibuxi, Tambaqos qisebi, Spricebi, jibis danebi, revolveris vaznebi da sxva wvrilmani. Cemi yuradReba miipyro Sav-TeTrsamkaulebianma, gamosawevsaxuravianma spilos Zvlis kolofma, Zalian lamazi nivTi iyo da is iyo xeli gaviwode, rom ukeT dameTvalierebina, magram anazdad...

holmsma ise gulgamgmiravad Sehyvira, rom mis xmas uTuod quCis boloSic gaigonebdnen. tanSi susxma damiara, smeniswamRebma Seyvirebam Tmebi yalyze damiyena. movbrundi da davinaxe holmsis dabRenjili saxe, kargad SevniSne misi giJuri gamoxedva. gavqvavdi da patara kolofs xeli movuWire.

- dadeqiT adgilze! dauyovnebliv uSviT xeli, uotson, axlave, SeasruleT, rasac geubnebiT!

roca kolofi Tavis adgilze davabrune, gulze moeSva, baliSs rogorRac uRonod mieyrdno da Tavi ukan gadauvarda.

- ver vitan, roca Cems nivTebs xels tantraven, uotson, es xom iciT! da ra gauTaveblad midi-modixarT, pirdapir autanelia. Tqven, eqimi kaci, pacients sigiJemde miiyvanT. dajeqiT da momasveneT.

momxdarma ambavma Cemze Zalian mZime STabeWdileba moaxdina. veluri, umizezo aRgzneba, rac sulac ar axasiaTebda, Cveulebriv, TavSekavebul holmss, miCvenebda, Tu ra Sors wasula misi nervuli moSliloba. keTilSobili gonebis dacema - ra unda iyos amaze savalalo da samwuxaro? sruliad daTrgunvili ganwyobilebiT vijeqi skamze, vidre daniSnuli saaTi dahkravda. rogorc ki isrebma eqvsi aCvenes, holmsi imave ciebiani agznebiT ametyvelda:

- uotson - mkiTxa, - xurda gaqvT Tan?

- maqvs.

- vercxli?

- ho, sakmaod bevri.

- ramdeni naxevarkroniani giZevT jibeSi?

- xuTi.

- cotaa, Zalian cota! - SesZaxa - ra ubedurebaa da ra sawyenia! magram mainc gadadeviT saaTis jibeSi, mTeli danarCeni fuli ki Sarvlis marcxena jibeSi iqonieT. gmadlobT. es Tqven ramdenadme gagawonasworebT.

es ukve aSkara SeSliloba iyo. Seacaxcaxa da Caaxvela Tu Caislukuna.

- axla gazi aanTeT, uotson. Zalian frTxilad! gazi mxolod sanaxevrod unda gaaRoT. gexvewebiT, sifrTxile daicaviT. kargia, gmadlobT. ara, fardebs nu gaswevT. axla, uotson, Saqris maSas xedavT? imiT aiReT buxarze is Savi zardaxSa, gTxovT. frTxilad. dadgiT aq, magidaze qaRaldebs Soris. Cinebulia! ho, axla ki wadiT da momiyvaneT mister kelverton smiTi - igi louer-berk-stritze, camet nomer saxlSi cxovrobs.

simarTle rom giTxraT, Cemi ganzraxva, eqimisTvis dameZaxa da momeyvana, cota ganelda, radgan Cemi sabralo megobari bodavda da misi marto datovebisa meSinoda. magram axla is daJinebiT iTxovda smiTis moyvanas, moiTxovda iseve gadaWriT, rogorc uwin yovelgvar daxmarebaze uars ambobda.

- aseTi eqimis saxeli da gvari arasodes gamigonia, - vupasuxe me.

- Zalian advili SesaZlebelia, Zvirfaso uotson, da iqneb gagikvirdeT, rom am sneulebis saukeTeso mcodnea ara eqimi, aramed plantatori. mister kelverton smiTi sumatris mkvidria da iq kargad icnoben, londonSi ki mxolod saqmezea Camosuli. am sneulebis gavrcelebam mis plantaciebSi, sadac axlomaxlo samedicino dawesebuleba araa, aiZula, rom TviTon moekida xeli misi SeswavlisaTvis da TvalsaCino warmatebasac miaRwia. smiTi metismetad Tanmimdevruli, pedanti kacia. Tqveni gaSveba eqvsze adre ar mindoda imitom, rom Sin ar dagxvdebodaT. Tu Tqven moaxerxebT da daiyoliebT, raTa Cemze gamoiyenos Tavisi gansakuTrebuli codna medicinis am dargSi, usaTuod miSvelis.

me gadmogcemT holmsis sityvebs erTmaneTTan dakavSirebuls. sinamdvileSi ki misi laparaki xSirad wydeboda sulis xuTviTa da xelebis krunCxviT, rac mowmobda, rogor tanjavda avadmyofoba. im mcire xanSi, rac masTan davyavi, mdomareoba gauuaresda. ciebianis siwiTle ufro mkveTrad gamoexata, Rrmad Camuqebuli fosoebidan Tvalebi kidev ufro ubrwyinavda, Sublze ki waramara civi ofli asxamda. miuxedavad amisa Cemma megobarma mainc SeinarCuna Tavisi mSvidi, mkafio metyveleba. vatyobdi, rom igi ukanasknel amosunTqvamde gautexeli darCeboda.

- dawvrilebiT mouTxrobT Cems mdgomareobas, - Tqva - auwerT STabeWdilebas, rac Tqvenze movaxdine, etyviT, rom me vbodav, rom me ukanasknel dReSi var da vkvdebi. pirdapir gaugebaria, ratom ar warmoadgens mTeli okeanis fskeri xamanwkebis erTian masas, - isini xom ase swrafad mravldebian! oh, me kidev gadavuxvie! sainteresoa, rogor uwevs tvini kontrols sakuTar Tavs... ras vambobdi, uotson?

- Tqven maZlevdiT miTiTebebs, rogor unda velaparako mister kelverton smiTs.

- ah, maxsovs. Cemi sicocxle imazea damokidebuli, uotson. ecadeT daiyolioT. masTan cudi urTierToba maqvs. misi Zmiswuli mokvda, uotson... raRac urigo eWvi Sevitane, es iynosa da igrZno. ymawvili saSineli tanjviT mokvda. smiTi Cemze gabrazebulia. rogorme guli moulbeT, uotson. sTxoveT, SeevedreT, raime RonisZiebiT momiyvaneT aq. mxolod mas SeuZlia Cemi xsna, mxolod mas!

- gpirdebiT, rom kebiT mogiyvanT aq, Tundac ZaliT momixdes misi kebSi Casma.

- ara, es ar gamodgeba. unda daarwmunoT, rom movides. TviTon ki ufro adre modiT. raime mizezi moigoneT, rom masTan erTad mosvla ar mogixdeT. ar dagaviwydeT, uotson, ar mimatovoT. Tqven xom arasodes gagiwbilebivarT. ueWvelia, romeliRac bunebrivi mtrebi aferxeben xamanwkebis gamravlebas. me da Tqven, uotson, gavakeTeT yvelaferi, rac SegveZlo. nuTu mTeli msoflio xamanwkebiT aivseba? ara, ara, es metad saSinelia. gadaeciT smiTs Tqveni STabeWdileba Cems avadmyofobaze, rac SeiZleba dawvrilebiT uambeT yovelive.

me wavedi da Tan gamyva saxe am uWkvianesi adamianisa, romelic bavSviviT titinebda. gasaRebi gadmomca da maSinve momivida bednieri azri, rom Tan wameRo gasaRebi, raTa holmss oTaxi Signidan ar Caeketa. Tvalcremliani misis hadsoni gareT, derefanSi meloda. wasvlisas gavigone, rogor gaaba holmsma raRac giJuri simRera. vidre quCaSi kebs movuxmobdi, nislidan gamosuli viRac bneliT moculi kaci aCrdiliviT momiaxlovda.

- rogoraa mister holmsi? - mkiTxa.

igi Cemi Zveli nacnobi inspeqtori skotlend-iardeli mortoni aRmoCnda. samoqalaqo samoseli ecva da Zlivs Sevicani.

- Zalian cudad, - vupasuxe me.

raRac ucnaurad gadmomxeda. raRac Zalian daujerebeli rom ar yofiliyo, vifiqrebdi, rom maRlidan momaval Suqze misi saxe kmayofilebiT gaibadra.

- ki, gavige es ambavi, - Tqva.

luer bark striti grZeli, lamazi saxlebis rigi iyo noting hilsa da kesingtons Soris. Senobas, romelTanac kebi gaCerda, raRac ampartavnuli da STamagonebeli saxe hqonda. spilenZis brwyinvalesaxelurebiani mZime orfrTiani kari amSvenebda da irgvliv Zvelmoduri rkinis zRude iyo aRmarTuli. saerTo STabeWdilebas Seefereboda didebuli msaxurTufrosi, eleqtroWaRis vardisfer Suqze zRurplze rom gamoCnda.

- diax, mister kelverton smiTi Sin gaxlavT. doqtori uotsoni? keTili, ser, miboZeT Tqveni sadarbazo baraTi.

Cemi ubralo saxeli da profesia, etyoboda, mister kelverton smiTs didad ar epitnava. naxevrad Ria karSi gavigone gaRizianebuli kacis gamyivani xma:

- es vinRaa? ra unda? ramdenjer miTqvams, stepls, rom, roca me vmuSaob, xelis SeSla ar SeiZleba!

mere momesma msaxurTufrosis wynari, damamSvidebeli xma.

- ar miviReb, stepls. ver vitan aseT dabrkolebebs. Sin ara var. ase uTxariT. Tu vWirdebi, xval diliT movides.

isev wynari duduni.

- wadiT, wadiT, ase uTxariT. diliT movides, an sulac nu mova.

me Tvalwin damidga holmsi, rogor borgavda loginSi da eloda mxsnels. aq xaTrijamobis dro aRar iyo. holmsis sicocxle damokidebuli iyo Cems mowadinebasa da daJinebaze. vidre msaxurTufrosi Tavisi batonis ganmartebas gadmomcemda, ganze vubiZge da oTaxSi Sevedi.

kaci, romelic buxarTan ijda savarZelSi, gabrazebuli SeZaxiliT wamoiWra. me davinaxe didi, yviTeli saxe, uxeSi nakvTebi, mZime, ormagi nikapi, briala da boroti ruxi Tvalebi, wiTuri, banjgvliani warbebis qvemodan rom risxviT Semomcqerodnen. vardisfer melot Tavze xaverdis patara, gverdze koxtad gadaxrili qudi daekosebina. Tavis qala ki uzarmazari hqonda. magram Tvali rom davayole, gancvifrebulma SevniSne, rom igi dabali tanisa iyo, gonji, galeuli, mxrebsa da zurgis mxares moRrekili, albaT, bavSvobaSi raqiti hqonda gadatanili.

- es ras niSnavs? - yviroda xmamaRla, mkivana xmiT. - ras niSnavs es SemoWra? me xom gibrZaneT, rom xval diliT mosuliyaviT!

- mapatieT, - vupasuxe, - magram gadaudebeli saqmea da moTminebis Tavi ara maqvs, mister Serlok holmsi... - Cemi megobris xsenebam kacunaze saocari zegavlena moaxdina. brazi maSinve gauqra. saxe daeZaba da didi yuradRebiT Semomacqerda.

- holmsis gamogzavnili xarT? - mkiTxa.

- swored iqidan movdivar.

- ra sWirs holmss?

- Zalian, Zalian mZimedaa avad, amisaTvis movedi TqvenTan.

maspinZelma skami miCvena da TviTon isev savarZelSi Cajda. buxris Tavze, sarkeSi gaielva misma saxem. ficis qveS SemiZlia ganvacxado, rom sazizRari, boroti Rimili gadaefina saxeze. magram iqve davajere Tavi, rom es iyo mxolod nervuli krunCxva. erTi wuTis Semdeg, roca Cemsken Semobrunda, saxeze gulwrfeli wuxili hqonda gamoxatuli.

- ra miTxariT, guli metkina, - Tqva. - mister holmss mxolod saqmian niadagze Sevxvedrivar, magram friad pativsa vcem talantisa da piradi RirsebebisaTvis. is danaSaulobaTa mesaidumlea, me ki sneulebaTa mcodne var. is ebrZvis borotmoqmedebs, me - mikrobebs. ai, Cemi tyveebi, - ganagrZo da miCvena boTlebi da qilebi, kedelTan magidaze rom edga... - am Jelatinis damuSavebul xsnarebSi ixdian sasjels Zalze saSiSi damnaSaveebi.

- holmss Tqveni xilva swored Tqveni specialuri codnis gamo swadia. uaRresad didi azrisaa Tqvenze da sjera, rom mTels londonSi mxolod Tqven erTs SegiZliaT misi Svela.

kacuna uceb wamodga da misi koxta qudi iatakze davarda.

- ratom? - mkiTxa. - ratom hgonia mister holmss, rom me gaWirvebaSi misi Semwe viqnebi da vuSveli?

- imitom, rom Tqven aRsavlur sneulebaTa mcodne xarT.

- magram ratom fiqrobs, rom sneuleba, rac mas awuxebs, aRmosavluria?

- imitom, rom Cinel mezRvaurebs Soris, dokebSi mouxda muSaoba.

mister kelverton smiTma Tavazianad gaiRima da qudi aiRo.

- ai, Turme ra yofila, - Tqva. - imedi maqvs, saqme arc iseT did safrTxesTan gvaqvs, rogorc ggoniaT. ramdeni xania, rac avadaa.

- daaxloebiT sami dRe.

- abodebs?

- drodadro.

- es araa kargi saqme. araadamiani viqnebodi, rom misgan xmoba yurad ar meRo. Zalian ar miyvars, roca muSaobas mawyvetineben, eqimo uotson, magram es gamoZaxeba, cxadia, gansakuTrebuli SemTxvevaa. axlave gamogyvebiT.

me holmsis miTiTeba momagonda.

- me erT adgilas melodebian, - vupasuxe.

- keTili, marto waval. mister holmsis misamarTi Cawerili maqvs. naxevar saaTSi masTan viqnebi.

guli mekumSeboda, holmsis sawol oTaxSi rom Sevdiodi. am xanSi SeiZleboda yvelaze uaresi ram momxdariyo. magram, Cemda sasixarulod, misi mdgomareoba sagrZnoblad gaumjobesebuliyo. marTala, saxe mkvdariviT ferwasuli hqonda, magram bodvis kvalic aRar darCeniliyo. Tumca isev susti xmiT laparakobda, magram Cveulebrivze naTlad da cocxlad.

- naxeT, uotson?

- ki, axlave mova.

- Cinebulia, uotson, Cinebuli. Tqven gamorCeuli despani xarT.

- CemTan erTad wamosvla moiwadina:

- es ar SeiZleboda, uotson. aSkarad SeuZlebeli iqneboda. sneulebis mizezebi gkiTxaT?

- me vuTxari, ist-endis Cineli mezRvaurebi vuxsene.

- sworia! Tqven gaakeTeT yvelaferi ise, rogor namdvil megobars Sehferis. axla, uotson, Tqven SegiZliaT scenidan gaxvideT.

- unda davicado da misi azri movismino, holms.

- cxadia, magram me maqvs safuZveli vifiqro, rom Tavis azrs bevrad ufro gulaxdilad ityvis, Tu me da is martoni viqnebiT. Cems sasTumals ukan sakmao adgilia, rom daimaloT, uotson.

- Zvirfaso holms!..

- meSinia, rom arCevani aRara gaqvT, uotson. oTaxSi dasamalavi adgili ar aris da iq ukeTesia, sadac me geubnebiT. iq yofna araviTar eWvs ar gamoiwvevs.

uecrad loginSi wamojda. mis Ronemixdil saxeze sruli simtkice da gambedaoba iyo gamoxatuli.

- borblebis xmaa, uotson. Tu giyvardeT, iCqareT da ar gainZreT, rac ar unda moxdes, rac ar unda moxdes, gasagebia? arc ilaparakoT, arc imoZraoT. oRondac ismineT yovelive guldasmiTa da, rac SeiZleba, didi yuradRebiT. uecrad isev gamoelia Rone da misi mkafio, mbrZanebluri sityva iqca sust, bundovan butbutad. kaci naxevrad bodavda.

Cems samalavSi, sadac ase moulodnelad aRmovCndi, jer kibidan momavali nabijebis xma Semomesma, Semdeg sawoli oTaxis karis gaRebisa da daxurvis xma moswvda Cems yurTasmenas. mere Cemda gasakvirvelad, gamefda xangrZlivi dumili, rasac drodadro avadmyofis mZime sunTqva arRvevda.

albaT Cveni stumari sawolTan idga da avadmyofis tanjvas Sescqeroda. bolos da bolos uCveulo dumili dairRva.

- holms, holms! - CasZaxoda smiTi daJinebiTa da Seupovrad. holms, gesmiT Cemi? - mere momesma Sriali, albaT Cveni stumari uxeSad Caafrinda mxrebSi sneuls da anjRrevda.

- es Tqvena xarT, mister smiT? - CurCuliT Tqva ho-lmsma - ar megona, rom moxvidodiT.

smiTma gaicina.

- oRondac, - Tqva, - da mainc aqa var, rogorc xedavT. aqa varT. minda siavisaTvis sikeTe mogagoT, diax, siavisaTvis - sikeTe.

- es Zalian sasaxelo da Zalian keTilSobiluri saqcielia Tqvenis mxriv. me Zalian vafaseb Tqvens codnas.

Cveni stumari qirqilebda.

- sabednierod, mTels londonSi Tqvens erTs aRmogaCndaT unari Cemi codnis Sefasebisa. Tqven iciT, ra gWirT?

- igive, - Tqva holmsma.

- xedavT? daavadebis simptomebi gamoicaniT?

- diax, metismetad kargad gamovicani.

- ra gaewyoba, holms, ar gamikvirdeba da savsebiT SesaZlebelia, rom swored is daavadeba iyos. Tu asea, Tqveni saqme Zalian cudadaa. sawyali viqtori meoTxe dRes mokvda, is ki magari da janiani axalgazrda iyo. Tqven maSin unaurad mogeCvenaT, rom is londonis SuagulSi daavadda ucnauri aziuri snebiT, romelsac me sagangebod vswavlob. saocari damTxvevaa, holms. Tqven es marjved SeniSneT, rom Tqvenis mxriv metismeti simkacre iyo mtkiceba, rom aseT SemTxvevaSi SeiZleba davinaxoT mizezica da damdgari Sedegic.

- vicodi, rom es Tqveni namoqmedari iyo.

- Tqven es iynoseT, magram damtkiceba arafriT SegeZloT: jer Cems winaaRmdeg saqme aRZariT da axla TviTon aRmoCndiT gasaWirSi, Cems winaSe ixlaknebiT da daxmarebas meRrijebiT, ara? ra vuwodoT yovelive amas? a? rogori TamaSa gamovida?

me gavigone avadmyofis xrinwiani, gaZnelebuli sunTqva. - momeciT wyali, - Tqva ise CurCuliT sneulma, TiTqos igudeboda.

- Zalian male gamogivaT wirva, uZvirfaseso. magram ise ar waval, rom erTi-ori sityva ar giTxraT. mxolod amisaTvis gaZlevT wyals. daiWireT! ar gadmoafurTxoT.

ai, ase. gesmiT, rasac geubnebiT?

holmsma daikvnesa.

- miSveleT, riTac SegiZliaT. daviviwyoT, rac iyo, - CurCulebda holmsi, me Tavidan amoviSanTav mTel am saqmes. vficav, oRond ganmkurneT, yvelafers daviviwyeb.

- ras daiviwyebT?

- viqtor sevejis sikvdilis ambavs. axla ar aRiareT, rom es Tqveni mowyobili saqme iyo? amas daviviwyeb.

- SegiZliaT daiviwyoT an, Tu gnebavT, gaxsovdeT, me aRar menaRvleba. mowmeebs Soris Tqven veRar iqnebiT. Tqven male sul sxva adgilas gadabargdebiT, Cemo Zvirfaso holms, Tqven iciT, riTac mokvda Cemi ZmisSvili, hoda, keTili. axla Tqvenzea laparaki da ara imaze.

- diax, diax.

- Tqvenma megobarma, romelic CemTan gamoagzaneT, - saxeli damaviwyda, - Tqva, rom sneuleba ist-endSi, mezRvaurebisagan SegeyaraT.

- me namdvilad agre mgonia.

- da mere Tqven amayobT Tqveni Wkua-gonebiT, holms! Tqven Tqvens Tavs TvliT Zalian sazrianad, xom asea? magram viRac Tqvenze gonieric aRmoCnda. kargad dafiqrdiT, holms, sneuleba raime sxva gziT xom ar SegeyaraT?

- fiqri ar SemiZlia. Tavi aRar muSaobs, RvTis gulisaTvis, miSveleT da gadamarCineT.

- diax, giSveliT da dagexmarebiT imis dadgenaSi, Tu ra da rogor moxda. me minda es gaigoT, vidre mokvdebiT.

- momeciT rame, rom es tkivili Semimsubuqos!

- aha, Tqven ukve tkivilebi dagewyoT? ki, Cemi yuliebic kiodnen sikvdilis win. iseTi gancda gaqvT, rogorc krunCxvis dros, ara?

- ho, es krunCxvaa.

- ara uSavs, mosmenaSi ar SegiSlis. maS mismineT! xom ver gaixsenebT raime uCveulo SemTxvevas Tqvens cxovrebaSi, vidre es avadmyofoba SegeyrebodaT?

- ara, araferi ar maxsendeba.

- kargad dafiqrdiT.

- metismetad mZime avad var da fiqris Tavi ara maqvs.

- maSin me dagexmarebiT. fostiT xom araferi migiRiaT?

- fostiT?

- magaliTad, kolofi.

- me mgoni Cemi aRsasrulis wamebi dadga.

- momismineT, holms! - Canda, es juja loginSi mwol holmss anjRrevda. me mouTmenlobam Semipyro da miWirda safarSi gaCereba.

- Tqven unda gamigonoT! gaxsovT kolofi spilos Zvlisa? Tqven is oTxSabaTs miiReT. Tqven is gaaReT... gaxsovT?

- diax, diax, iq iyo raRac maxvili zambara. raRac xumroba...

- is rom xumroba ar gaxlavT, amaSi male darwmundebiT. rac SegemTxvaT, Tqvens Tavs daabraleT, briyvo. ratom gadamideqiT gzaze? is Tqveni axireba rom araa, Tqven arafers dagiSavebdiT.

- momagonda! - holmsi ixrCoboda. - zambara! xeli gavikawre, sisxli damedina. ai, is kolofi, magidazea.

- swored isaa! axla Cems jibeSi CaeSveba, Casrialdeba da gaqreba. amrigad, Cems winaaRmdeg arc erTi samxili aRar dagrCebaT. aba, holms, axla simarTle iciT da SegiZliaT mokvdeT im SegnebiT, rom bolo me mogiReT. Tqven metismetad bevri ram icodiT viqtor sevejis sikvdilze, amitom gagxadeT misi bedis ziari. Tqven Zalian male mokvdebiT, holms. me aq davjdebi da davelodebi, rogor amogxdebaT suli.

holmsis xma lamis miwyda. CurCulic Zlivs ismoda.

- ra vqna? - hkiTxa smiTma - sinaTles movumato? landebi ukve gamoCndnen? ho, gadavatrialeb gazis asawev-dasawevs, rom ukeT daginaxoT. - oTaxi gadakveTa da uecrad Suqma oTaxi gaaCaxCaxa. - kidev xom ar aRmogiCinoT raime daxmareba, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro?

- cecxli da sigareti.

sixaruliT kinaRam Sevyvire. holmsi Tavisi Cveulebrivi xmiT laparakobda. marTalia, cota misustebuliT, magram me xom vcnobdi mis xmas. amas mohyva grZeli pauza da me vigrZeni, rom kelverton smiTi uxmo gaocebiT dascqeroda holmss.

- ras niSnavs es? - hkiTxa bolos mSrali, mkafio xmiT.

- imisaTvis, rom kargad Seasrulo roli, unda gaiTaviso, Seisisxlxorco is. patiosan sityvas gaZlevT, rom sami dRea araferi miWamia da araferi damilevia, sanam Tqven ar momawodeT Wiqa wyali Tavazianad, magram yvelaze Zneli mowevaze xelis aReba yofila. sigaretic aqaa! - me gavigone asanTis gakvra-gatkacunebis xma. - ai, erTbaSad ukeT gavxdi. oho, mgoni Cemi megobris nabijis xmac Semomesma!

garedan marTlac moisma nabijebis xma, kari gaiRo da zRurblze inspeqtori mortoni gamoCnda.

- yvelaferi rigzea, SegiZliaT SeipyroT, - Tqva holmsma.

- Tqven dapatimrebuli xarT viqtor sevejis mkvlelobis braldebis gamo! - miubrunda inspeqtori jujas.

- da SegiZliaT daumatoT, Serlok holmsis mkvlelobis cdisaTvis! - daumata Cemma megobarma, siciliT, - avadmyofi rom zedmetad ar Seewuxebina, - mimarTa inspeqtors holmsma, - kelverton smiTma TviTonve mogcaT niSani, sinaTles rom auwia. sxvaTa Soris, patimars pijakis marjvena jibeSi erTi patara kolofi udevs. is unda nivTmtkicebad davitovoT, magram amis nivTebTan Zalian frTxilad unda vimoqmedoT. dadeviT kolofi magidaze, sasamarTloSi gamogvadgeba.

uceb uecari naxtomis xma Semomesma, rasac Tan bRlaZunisa da rkinis Cxarunis xmebi axlda. merme tkivilisagan gamwarebuli kacis SeZaxilic gavigone.

- mxolod Tavs daisaxiCrebT - uTxra inspeqtorma. - ideqiT mSvidad!

- es xom maxea! SesZaxa wripina xmiT kacunam. sabraldebo skamze me ki ara, Tqven dagsvamen, holms. gamomiZaxa, mimkurnaleo, mec veaxeli, axla, ra Tqma unda, ityvis, rom raRac sisuleleebs vroSavdi, rac TviTonve moigona Tavisi giJuri eWvebis dasadastureblad. ramdenic geneboT, imdeni icrueT, holms. Cems sityvebs Tqvensaze arnaklebi wona da gasavali eqneba.

- RmerTo Cemo! - SesZaxa holmsma. - me xom sul gadamaviwyda Cemi megobari. Zvirfaso uotson, aTas bodiSs gixdiT. warmogidgeniaT? rogor gamomrCa mxedvelobidan, rom Tqven am ambebis TvaliT mxilveli brZandebiT da yvelaferi Tqveni sakuTari yuriT moismineT. kelverton smiTs aRar gagacnobT, kargad iciT, dRes ukve naxeT, kebi gaqvT, inspeqtoro? ukan gamogyvebiT, rogorc ki Cavicvam, albaT davWirdebi policias.

Cacmisas ramdenime namcxvari SeWama da Wiqa klaretiT wyurvili moikla.

- aseTi kmayofilebiT arc arasodes miWamia da arc misvams, - Tqva man. - Tumca Cemi cxovrebis wesi raime gansakuTrebuli wesrigiT ar gamoirCeva da aseTi sagmiro saqmeebis Cadena CemTvis ufro iolia, vidre sxvebisaTvis. aucilebeli iyo, misis hadsons erwmuna Cemi avadmyofoba, radgan es axali ambavi mas unda euwyebina TqvenTvis, uotson, Tqven ki, Tqvenis mxriv, mister smiTi unda dagerwmunebinaT. xom araferi gewyinaT, uotson? Tqven Zalian niWieri kaci xarT, magram aRiareT, rom avadmyofis rolis Sesruleba CemsaviT ar SegiZliaT. Tqven rom Cemi saidumlo winaswar gcodnodaT, verasodes daarwmunebdiT mister smiTs, rom saWiro iyo misi CemTan mosvla. xolo misi mosvla Cemi gegmis mTavari nawili iyo. vicodi misi SurismaZiebluri xasiaTi da darwmunebuli viyavi, rom movidoda, raTa Tavisi winaswarganzraxuli moqmedebis danaSaulebrivi Sedegi Tavisi TvaliT exila.

- magram Tqveni garegnoba, holms, sikvdilis mauwyebeli feri da damWknari saxe?

- sami dRis sruli marxva adamians uceb axdunebs. danarCens kaci iolad moaxerxebs, cotaodeni vazelini Sublze, beladonas wveTebi TvalSi, ferumarili Rawvebze, cvilis Txeli fena tuCebze - yvelaferi amiT sruliad damakmayofilebeli efeqtis miRweva SeiZleba. sneulebiT simulacias, albaT, erT karg monografias mivuZRvni. xolo bodva xanmanwkebze, naxevarkronebze da sxva sagnebze, romelTac saqmesTan kavSiri ara aqvT, iseT Cinebul STabeWdilebas axdens, viTom marTla bodav, xom asea, uotson?

- magram ratom ar mimiSviT axlos, roca araviTari gadamdebi avadmyofoba ar gWirdaT.

- amas rogor mekiTxebiT, Zvirfaso uotson! Tqven marTla xom ar ggoniaT, rom Tqvens samedicino codnas ar vafasebde? gana SemeZlo imis imedi mqonoda, rom Tqvens gamocdil Tvals SeumCneveli darCeboda momakvdavi kacis majisa da temperaturis ucvleloba? xolo Tu Cems avadmyofobas ver dagajerebdiT, maSin smiTs vin momiyvanda? im kolofs ki Tu gverdidan SexedavT, naxvrets aSkarad SeamCnevT. kolofs rom gaaRebT, im naxvretidan zambara isars gamoaxtunebs da gveliviT daggeslavT. etyoba, raRac amnairi mowyobilobiT iqna mokluli sabralo seveji, romelic am urCxulsa da samemkvidro qonebas Soris idga. Tqven kargad iciT, rom Zalze mravalferovan korespondenciebs viReb da ukve miveCvie safrTxes. yovel ucnaur amanaTs eWviT vuyureb. me winaswar vvaraudobdi, Tu smiTs davarwmunebdi, rom misi boroti ganzraxva warmatebiT dagvirgvinda, aRsarebas ityoda da yvelafers amoRerRavda. Cemi mogonili sneuleba ki ise gaviTamaSe, rogorc namdvilma artistma.

Tqveni didad madlobeli var, uotson, axla ki damexmareT, palto Cavicva. roca policiaSi saqmes movrCebiT, vfiqrob, ar gvawyenda, Tu dasanayreblad simpsonTan SevivlidiT.

ledi frensis karfeqsis gauCinareba

- magram raRa Turquli? - mkiTxa Serlok holmsma da daJinebiT SeaTvaliera Cemi waRebi. me maRal wnul savarZelSi, fexebgaWimuli vijeqi da misi mudam fxizeli mzera Cemma fexsacmelma miipyro.

- inglisuria, - gaocebiT gamovepasuxe me. - latimerTan viyide oqsford-stritze.