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- perkins, ras niSnavs es? - ikiTxa eqimma mortimerma.

kofoze mjdari meetle mogvibrunda:

- prinstaunis cixidan patimari gaiqca, ser. ai ukve mesame dRea, rac daeZeben. yvela gzaze guSagi daayenes, yvela sadgurze, magram sul amaod. aqauri xalxi amiT Zalian ukmayofiloa, ser.

- ratom? vinc kvals ipovis, xom xuT girvanqas dah-pirdnen.

- es asea, ser, Tumca xuTi girvanqis imedi naklebia, magram gaqceuli rom yvela Semxvedris yelis gamoRadvras ar moerideba, es ufro dasajerebelia. aseTi kaci arafris winaSe ar daixevs ukan, es romelime patara bacaca rodia.

- vin aris aseTi?

- seldeni, romelmac notinghilSi Caidina mkvleloba.

kargad maxsovda seldenis saqme, radgan Tavis droze am saqmes Serlok holmsi awarmoebda. igi dainteresebuli iyo im sisastikiT, riTac es mkvleloba gaxmaurda da umizno mxecobiT, riTac aRiniSneboda am urjukis yvela moqmedeba. danaSauli imdenad araadamianuri iyo, rom mosamarTleebs eWvi SeeparaT seldenis gonebis sisaReSi da amitomac sikvdilis ganaCeni cixiT Seucvales.

etli gorakis Tavze avida, da Cven Tvalwin gadaiSala torfis WaobTa uzarmazari sivrce, sadac aqa-iq kldis lodebi da qvis svetebi moCanda. civi qari, Waobebis mxridan rom uberavda, Zvalsa da rbilSi atanda. sadRac aq, am WaobTa sevdismomgvrel zedapirze, kacis-saxa eSmaki soroSi iwva da gulis siRrmeSi inaxavda siZulvils adamianebis mimarT, romelTac igi TavianTi sazogadoebidan gandevnes. mxolod amiT gamZafrebaRa aklda im gaorkecebul, pirquS STabeWdilebas, romelsac Cven win gadaSlili ukacrieli udabno, movardnili qari da moqufruli zeca tovebdnen. TviTon baskervilic ki gayuCda da ufro Zlier gaexvia paltoSi.

nayofieri adgilebi ukan movitoveT. roca ganvlil gzas gavxedeT - Camavali mzis sxivebi xnulebsa da xSir buCqnarSi wveboda da swraf nakadulebs oqrosfrad aelvarebda. gza, romelic uzarmazari kaWrebiT mofenil muq-mowiTalo gadasasvlelebze gadioda, sul ufro gapartaxebuli da Znelad savali xdeboda. drodadro Cven win moCanda qvis zRudeebiT garSemortymuli kotejebi, romelTa Zunwi moxazuloba suroTic ki ar iyo dafaruli. Semdeg Cvens Tvalwin gadaiSala muxnariTa da fiWviT dafaruli veli, romelic uRran tyes waagavda, Tumca naxevrad gamxmari da SemoZarculi xeebi am midamoebSi adamis Jamidan mqrolav qars erTianad daeRvlarWna da daeCiavebina. xeebis Tavze ori maRali koSki iyo aRmarTuli. Cvenma meetlem SoltiT migviTiTa maTze da rixianad warmoTqva:

- baskervil-holi.

mamulis patroni etlSi wamodga, loyebi Seufaklda da TvalebSi cecxlma gauelva. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg mivaRwieT CuqurTmian Tujis WiSkramde, romlis faTaloTi dafarul or svets baskervilebis Rerbi - taxis Tavebi amSvenebda. mekaris patara qvis saxlic iseve daZvelebul-daxavsebuli iyo, nivnivebi gaSiSvleboda, magram mis win idga axali, jerac daumTavrebeli nageboba - ser Carlzis mier afrikidan Camotanili oqros pirveli nayofi.

WiSkris miRma Zveli maRali xeebis ori mwkrivi iwyeboda. maTi totebi kuSt TaRad gvadga Tavze. borblebis xmauri isev CainTqa foTlebis SrialSi. baskervili SekrTa, roca dainaxa grZeli Cabnelebuli xeivani, romlis boloSic saxlis moxazuloba bundovnad moCanda.

- es aq moxda? - wynarad ikiTxa baronetma.

- ara, ara, urTxelis xeivanSi, iqiTa mxares.

axalgazrda memkvidrem garemos moRuSuli mzera moavlo:

- sulac ar mikvirs, rom aseT adgilas biZaCemi yovel wuTs ubedurebas moeloda, - Tqva bolos. - aq visac gnebavT, imas Seipyrobs SiSi da Zrwola. moicadeT, naxevari welic ar gaivlis, rom aq eleqtrons gaviyvan, da maSin aqaurobas ver icnobT! SesasvlelTan edisonisa da svanis aTassanTliani naTurebi icimcimeben.

xeivans ukan farTo gazoni iyo. SemovuareT mas da saxls mivadeqiT. bindbundSi SevniSne mxolod fasadi da yaTari. yvelaferi erTianad suros daefara. Ria rCeboda mxolod fanjrebi da RerbebisaTvis gankuTvnili ovalebi. Senobis am mxareze ori Zveleburi dakbiluli saTofurebiani koSki iyo aRmarTuli. marjvnidan da marcxnidan maTTvis Savi granitis ori frTedi miedgaT. etyoboda, gviandeli minaSenebi unda yofiliyo. mravali alaTiT daxlarTuli fanjridan gazons mkrTali naTeli efineboda. wvetian saxuravze maRali sakvamle milebidan asuli kvamli wveboda.

- keTili iyos Tqveni mosvla, ser henri! keTili iyos Tqveni mobrZaneba baskervil-holSi!

Crdilidan maRali kaci gamovida da etlis kari gamoaRo holis ganaTebul karebSi gamoCnda qalis silueti. isic movida etlTan da kacs Cemodnebis CamoRebaSi daexmara:

- ser henri, sawinaaRmdego xom araferi geqnebaT, Tu pirdapir saxlSi waval? - Tqva eqimma mortimerma, - coli melodeba.

- darCiT, CvenTan isadileT!

- ara, namdvilad ar SemiZlia. albaT saqmec bevri damigrovda. siamovnebiT dagaTvalierebinebdiT Tqvensave saxls, magram berimori amas Cemze ukeT Seasrulebs - SesaniSnavi gidia. bednierad! da gaxsovdeT, ra drosac ar unda dagWirdeT Cemi Tavi, dRisiT Tu RamiT, nu momeridebiT, kaci gamomigzavneT.

borblebis xmauri TandaTan miwyda xeivnis siRrmeSi, da Cvens zurgs ukan mZime kari miixura.

holi, romelSiac Cven aRmovCndiT, Zalian lamazi iyo - farTo, maRali, mZime da droisagan Camuqebuli muxis nivnivebiani. Zvelebur buxarSi, romelsac Tujis cxauri hqonda, kunZebi tkacunebdnen da SiSinebdnen. etlSi xangrZlivi jdomiT Secivnulma me da ser henrim xelebi cecxls mivuficxeT. Semdeg holis muxiT mopirkeTebuli kedlebis Tvalierebas movyeviT. maRal, viwro fanjaraSi feradi minebi CaesvaT. irmis Tavebi da Rerbebi, romlebic WaRis mkrTal Suqze Zlivs moCandnen, kedlebs kidev ufro umatebdnen mSvenebas.

- swored ase mqonda warmodgenili yvelaferi, - Tqva ser henrim. - namdvili sagvareulo budea, xom marTalia? aba warmoidgineT, Cemi winaprebi xom aq cxovrobdnen xuTi saukunis ganmavlobaSi! amas rom gaixseneb, Zalauneburad sazeimo gunebaze dadgebi.

misi Savgvremani saxe bavSvuri sixaruliT brwyinavda. is idga sinaTlis wreSi, rac WaRidan ecemoda, xolo Crdilebi kedlebze wvebodnen da mis Tavze Sav fardad eSvebodnen. berimorma Cveni Cemodnebi oTaxebSi gaitana, mere ukan dabrunda da ise mowiwebiT dagvadga Tavs, rogorc kargad gawvrTnil msaxurs Seefereba. araCveulebrivi garegnobis patroni gaxldaT - maRali, warmosadegi, mkrTalsa da sasiamovno saxes farTo Savi wveri uCrdilavda.

- sadili mogarTvaT, ser?

- mzad aris?

- ramdensame wuTSi iqneba, ser. cxeli wyali oTaxebSi gaqvT. me da Cemi coli bednieri viqnebiT, ser henri, Tu pirvel xanebSi aq dagvtovebT, magram axal wesebTan dakavSirebiT Tqven xom didi Stati dagWirdebaT!

- ra axal wesebTan dakavSirebiT?

- me minda vTqva, rom ser Carlzi martoxelad cxovrobda da Cven ors savsebiT SegveZlo dagvekmayofilebina Cveni samsaxuriT, Tqven ki, ser, albaT ufro xelgaSlilad icxovrebT da yvelafris axleburad mowyoba mogixdebaT.

- maSasadame, Tqven da Tqvens meuRles wasvla gindaT?

- Tu es raime wyenas ar mogayenebT, ser.

- magram Tqveni winaprebis ramdenime Taoba xom baskervil-holSi cxovrobda! sulac ar visurvebdi Cemi aq yofnis pirvelsave nabijebTan iyos dakavSirebuli Zveleburi ojaxuri urTierTobis darRveva.

laqiis fermkrTal saxeze mRelvarebis kvali SevniSne.

- es me da Cems meuRlesac gvimZims, ser. magram, simarTle rom giTxraT, Cven Zalian miCveulebi viyaviT ser Carlzs da misi sikvdilis Semdeg dRemde welSi ver gavmarTulvarT. gvimZims aq darCena. Cven aRar SegviZlia vigrZnoT Tavi baskervil-holSi, ise, rogorc uwin vgrZnobdiT.

- ras apirebT?

- imedi maqvs, ser, raimes movaxerxebT. ser Carlzma xom Cvenze uxvi wyaloba moiRo. axla ki neba momeciT giCvenoT Tqveni oTaxebi.

Zveleburi holis zeda nawils moajiriani galerea gasdevda, sadac ormaliani kibiT SeiZleboda asvla. aqedan mTel Senobas hqonda ori grZeli derefani, romlebSiac yvela sawoli oTaxidan kari gamodioda. Cemi da baskervilis oTaxebi erT frTedze iyo, TiTqmis erTmaneTis pirispir kari karze. eseni ufro Tanamedroved gamoiyurebodnen, vidre saxlis centraluri nawili. oTaxebSi gakruli naTeli feris Spaleri da mravali mocimcime sanTeli amsubuqebdnen mZime STabeWdilebas, rac baskervil-holSi CamosvlisTanave Semeqmna.

magram, qveda sarTulze moTavsebulma sasadilom, Tavisi pirquSi ieriT, maSinve SegvaZrwuna. es iyo grZeli oTaxi, romlis erT boloSi idga ojaxis ufrosis magida. es adgili erTi safexuriT iyo amaRlebuli oTaxis im nawilTan SedarebiT, romelic gaTvaliswinebuli iyo dabali wodebis pirTaTvis. Soreul kideSi iyo qandara menestrelTaTvis. Cvens Tavs zemoT Savad Candnen uzarmazari koWebi, ufro maRla ki Wvartliani Weri zimzimebda. advili SesaZlebelia, rom mogizgize CiraRdnebi, da Smagi mxiaruleba amsubuqebdnen am oTaxis pirquS iers, magram axla, roca erTaderTi Suqfariani lampis Suqze ijda SavebSi gamowyobili ori jentlmeni, maTi xma rogorRac TavisTavad yrud gaismoda. ganwyobilebac damZimebuli gvqonda. sruliad nairnair kostiumebSi gamowyobil winaparTa mTeli wyeba - dawyebuli elisabed dedoflis drois kariskacebiT da gaTavebuli regentobis droindeli saluqebiT - kedlidan dagvcqeroda da suls dumiliT gvimZimebda. saubari rogorRac ar ewyoboda da odnav SvebiT mxolod maSin amovisunTqe, roca sadilis Semdeg sabiliardoSi - sruliad Tanamedrove oTaxSi Tambaqos mosawevad gavedi.

- verafers ityvi, mowyobiloba sruliadac ar aris saxarbielo da gamamxiarulebeli, - Tqva ser henrim. - yovelive amas kaci albaT TandaTanobiT SeeCveva, magram axla Tavs sakuTar tyavSi vera vgrZnob. ar mikvirs, rom biZaCemi, romelic aseT saxlSi marto cxovrobda, nerviulobda. ras izam, iqneb Zilma gviSvelos da diliT aqauroba arc ise mosawyeni gveCvenos.

vidre davwvebodi, fanjris farda gadavwie da gareT gavixede. fanjara sadarbazo karis win gazons gada-hyurebda. gazonis ukan maRali xeebi qarSi irxeodnen da kvnesodnen. sadRac gamalebiT mimaval Rrublebs Soris mTvare gamokrTa. mis civ Suqze Canda kldeTa uswormasworo grexili da kuSti Waobebis grZeli zoli. darwmunebulma, rom baskervil-holze Cemi axlandeli STabeWdileba sruliadac ar ewinaaRmdegeboda pirvels, farda davuSvi.

magram arc es STabeWdileba aRmoCnda ukanaskneli. daRlilobis miuxedavad, daZineba ar SemeZlo, vtrialebdi loginSi da amaod vuxmobdi Zils. sadRac Sors yovel TxuTmet wuTSi saaTi rekavda da mTel saxlSi gamefebul mkvdar dumils sxva araferi arRvevda. uecrad SuaRamis yru siCumeSi Cems smenas moswvda sruliad mkafio xma. ara, amis moCveneba ar SeiZleboda. es iyo qviTini, gulamoskvnili qviTini qalisa, romlis guli dardisagan imsxvreva. loginidan wamoviwie da smenad viqeci. tirili sadRac axlos ismoda, TviTon saxlSi. davicade ase naxevari saaTi, mTeli arsebiT gulisyurad qceulma, magram garda saaTis rekvisa da kedelze mitmasnili suros Srialisa, meti aRaraferi gamigonia.

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dilis macocxlebelma mSvenierebam Cveni xsovnidan amoSala is STabeWdileba, rac orTaves baskervil- holTan pirveli gacnobis Semdeg dagvrCa. roca me da ser henri sasauzmod davjeqiT, mzis cxoveli naTeli ifrqveoda viwro fanjridan, romlis minebze gamosaxuli feradi Rerbebi mravalfer sxivTa kiafiT iataks dasTamaSebda. muqi, muxiT mopirkeTebuli kedlebi mzis sxivebze brinjaosfrad bzinavda, da axla kidevac gviWirda imis warmodgena, rom sul axalxan, wina saRamos amave oTaxma aseTi kaeSniT agvivso gulebi.

- saxli aq arafer SuaSia. albaT TviTon Cvena varT yvelaferSi damnaSave, - Tqva baronetma. - gzaSi daviRaleT, gaviToSeT, da ai, yvelaferi muqad mogveCvena. RamiT davisveneT, suli moviTqviT, Tavs SesaniSnavad vgrZnobT, da garSemo yvelaferi ufro mxiarulad gveCveneba.

- magram yvelafers Cvens warmodgenas ver gadavabralebT, - vupasuxe baskervils. - miTxariT, magaliTad, RamiT ar gagigoniaT viRacis, mgoni, qalis, tirili?

- marTla, buranSi wasuls mec momelanda raRac amnairi. didxans vusmendi da mere gadavwyvite, rom yovelive sizmari iyo.

- ara, me sruliad garkveviT gavigone yvelaferi da darwmunebulic var, rom qali tiroda.

- axlave unda movelaparakoT berimors.

man zari daawkaruna, laqias uxmo da axsna-ganmarteba mosTxova. me momeCvena, rom berimors isedac fermkrTali saxe, sul gaufiTrda, roca batonisagan aseTi kiTxva moismina.

- saxlSi sul ori qalia, ser henri, - miugo berimorma. - erTi WurWlis mrecxavia, iqiTa oTaxSi iZinebs, meore - Cemi colia, magram garwmunebT, is ar tiroda.

da mainc am kacma simarTle ar gviTxra. sadilis Semdeg me ucabedad Sevxvdi misis berimors derefanSi, dRisiT, mzisiT. es iyo maRali, Zalian mSvidi, TavdaWerili qali, mrgvali saxe da mkacrad mokumuli bageebi hqonda. magram Tvalebma - wiTelma, wamosivebulma quTuToebma gasces berimoris meuRle. maSasadame, RamiT am qals utiria, xolo Tu es ase iyo, qmars aucileblad unda scodnoda. am kacma ki gabeda da uarze dadga, Tumca SeiZleboda, sicrueSi daeWiraT. risTvis? ratom tiroda qali ase gulamoskvniT? am fermkrTalsa da keTilsaxier, Savwvera kacs, raRac idumali da pirquSi nisli ebura. man pirvelma aRmoaCina ser Carlzis gvami, da moxuci baskervilis sikvdilis garemoebani CvenTvis cnobili iyo mxolod am kacis sityvebidan. nuTu es berimori vixileT kebSi rijenstritze? yovel SemTxvevaSi, wveri swored amisi hqonda. kebmeni laparakobda Sua tanis kacze, magram es STabeWdileba SeiZleboda mcdari yofiliyo. rogorRa davadgino WeSmariteba? upirveles yovlisa, cxadia, unda vnaxo safosto kantoris ufrosi grimpenSi da gavigo misgan, uSualod berimors misces Tu ara xelSi Cveni depeSa. isedac da asedac, yovel SemTxvevaSi, Serlok holmsisaTvis Sesatyobinebeli masala xelSi meqneba.

ser henri sauzmis Semdeg saqmiani qaRaldebis sinjvas Seudga, da me sruliad Tavisufali dro momeca. oTxiode mili gaviare karg gzaze, Waobis gayolebiT da erT patara, ulazaTo sofelSi Sevedi. TvalSi momxvda ori SedarebiT ufro warmosadegi Senoba - sastumro da eqim mortimeris saxli. safosto kantoris ufross, romelic amasTanave aqauri meduqnec aRmoCnda, Cveni depeSa daemaxsovrebina.

- cxadia, ser, - miTxra man, - depeSa pirdapir mierTva mister berimors, rogorc iyo miTiTebuli.

- vin waiRo?

- Cemma biWma. jeims, Sen ar wauRe depeSa baskervil-holSi mister berimors?

- ho, mama.

- da piradad mas gadaeci?

- ara, mister berimori sxvenze iyo, depeSa miveci mis cols, ase dampirda, axlave gadavcemo.

- TviTon mister berimori naxe?

- ara, ser, aki mogaxseneT, sxvenze iyo-meTqi.

- saidan ici, sad iyo, Tuki TviTon ar ginaxavs?

- aba, ra sakadrisia, colma xom icoda, sadac iyo misi qmari! - Tqva gabrazebulma fostis ufrosma. - depeSa xom Cabarebulia? xolo Tu raime Secdoma moxda, TviTon mister berimorma iCivlos.

dakiTxvis gagrZelebas azri aRara hqonda, magram CemTvis naTeli gaxda, rom holmsis eSmakuri xerxi fuWi aRmoCnda, da Cven mainc ar vicodiT, gaemgzavra Tu ara berimori maSin londons. davuSvaT, rom gaemgzavra. davuSvaT, rom man ukanasknelma naxa cocxali ser Carlzi da pirvelma miakvlia mis memkvidres, rogorc ki iman inglisSi fexi Semodga. ra gamodis aqedan? berimori vinmes SegonebiT moqmedebs, Tu TviTon aqvs Tavisi sakuTari veraguli gegmebi? ra azri aqvs misTvis baskervilebis devnas? me gamaxsenda gazeTidan amoWrili sityvebisagan Sedgenili ucnauri gafrTxileba. nuTu es berimoris naxelavia? an iqneb sxva vinmem gamoagzavna, vinc misi xelis SeSlas cdilobs. erTaderTi damajerebeli axsna am ambebs misca ser henrim, roca Tqva, rom Tu baskervilTa sagvareulo mamulidan baskervilebis gandevna moxerxda, maSin col-qmari berimorebi sikvdilamde uzrunvelad icxovrebeno. magram gana es ramenairad amarTlebs Rrma da daxvewil intrigas, romelic uxilav qselSi xvevs axalgazrda baronets? holmsma TviTonve aRiara, rom mis yvela sensaciur kvlevaTa Soris es yvelaze ufro daxlarTuli da rTuli saqmea. movdiodi, movyvebodi ukacur, pirquS gzas da RmerTs vTxovdi, rom Cemi megobari rac SeiZleboda male ganTavisuflebuliyo, Camosuliyo da CemTvis egzom samZimo pasuxismgebloba moexsna.

Cemi fiqri anazdad Sewyvita swrafi nabijis xmam, rac zurgidan momesma. viRacam saxeli damiZaxa. movixede, megona eqim mortimers davinaxavdi, magram Cemda gasaocrad ukan viRac maRali, ocdaTxuTmet-ormoci wlis qera gamxdari kaci momdevda. igi sufTad iyo gaparsuli. viwro grZeli nikapi hqonda da, cota ar iyos, cxvir-piri Camostiroda. ruxi kostiumi ecva da Wilis qudi exura. mxariRliv gadakidebuli hqonda Tunuqis botanikuri kolofi, xelSi ki peplebis saWeri mwvane bade eWira.

- momiteveT Cemi siTamame, eqimo uotson, - daiwyo ucnobma ise, rom rigianad sulis amoTqmac ver moaswro. - aq aseTi mouridebeli xalxi varT da ar velodebiT xolme oficialur wardgenas. albaT gagonili geqnebaT Cemi saxeli Cveni saerTo megobris mortimerisagan. me meripithauseli stepltoni var.

- Tqven advilad gicnobT kaci kolofiTa da badiT, - vTqvi me, radgan CemTvis cnobili iyo, rom mister stepltoni naturalistia, magram Tqven rogorRa gamoicaniT, vina var me?

- mortimerTan vijeqi da fanjridan damanaxa Tqveni Tavi, roca mis saxls CauareT. erTi gza gvaqvs da gadavwyvite dagweodiT, TviTon warmomedgina TqvenTvis Cemi Tavi. imedi maqvs, ser henri Zalian ar daiRleboda xangrZlivi mogzaurobiT.

- ara, Cinebulad grZnobs Tavs, gmadlobT.

- Cven yvelas gveSinoda, rom gansvenebuli ser Carlzis savalalo aRsasrulis Semdeg axali baroneti aRar isurvebda aq cxovrebas. Znelia mosTxovo SeZlebul kacs, rom Tavi cocxlad daimarxos aseT miyruebul mxareSi, magram Tqven xom iciT, ra didi mniSvneloba eqneba mis aq yofnas mTeli olqisaTvis. me mgonia, aq momxdarma ambavma crumorwmunesaviT SiSi ver Caunerga ser henris.

- ara, ar mgonia.

- Tqven, ra Tqma unda, iciT legenda sazarel ZaRlze, romelic TiTqos baskervilebis gvars devnis.

- diax, vici.

- ra crumorwmune xalxia aqauri fermerebi! pirdapir gasaocaria! TiTqmis yvelani mzad arian daificon, rom TavianTi TvaliT naxes eg ZaRli WaobebSi. - stepltoni RimiliT laparakobda, magram mis TvalebSi amovikiTxe, rom Tavis naTqvams bevrad ufro seriozulad ekideba. - legendam sruliad moicva ser Carlzis arseba da aman moiyvana aseT tragikul aRsasrulamde.

- ranairad?

- roca adamians ase daZabuli aqvs nervebi, yoveli ZaRlis gamoCena SeiZleba sabediswerod gaTavdes susti da sneuli gulisaTvis. me vfiqrob, rom im saRamos ser Carlzma namdvilad naxa raRac msgavsi urTxelis xeivanSi. Zalian miyvarda moxucebuli kaci, vicodi, rom avadmyofi guli hqonda da vgrZnobdi, raRac ubedureba moxdeboda.

- saidan icodiT, rom sneuli guli hqonda?

- Cemi megobris mortimerisagan mqonda gagebuli.

- maSasadame, Tqven ggoniaT, rom ser Carlzs marTla Tavs daesxa raRac ZaRli da amis Sedegad mokvda?

- iqneba Tqven gaqvT raime ufro sarwmuno cnobebi?

- ara, me jer kidev ver mivsulvar garkveul daskvnebamde.

- mister Serlok holmsi?

erTi wamiT sunTqva Semekra am sityvebis gagonebaze, magram Cemi Tanamosaubris mSvidi saxe da mtkice gamoxedva imaze metyvelebdnen, rom sulac ar fiqrobda moulodnelad davebnie Tavisi kiTxviT.

- eqimo uotson, ra saWiroa Tavis mokatuneba, TiTqos ar gicnobdeT? - miTxra axalma nacnobma. - saxelganTqmuli maZebris ambavi Cvens mxaresac moedo, da gana SegiZliaT igi ise ganadidoT, rom TviTon CrdilSi darCeT? eqimma mortimerma aSkarad Tqva, rom Tqven swored is eqimi uotsoni brZandebiT. da raki Tqven aq gamoCndiT, maSasadame, mister Serlok holmsi dainteresebulia am ambiT, da mec, bunebrivia, cnobismoyvareoba mZlevs, minda gavigo misi Tvalsazrisi.

- samwuxarod, me ar SemiZlia gipasuxoT kiTxvaze.

- maSin neba momeciT, gkiTxoT: xom ar dagvdebs pativs Tavisi CamosvliT mister Serlok holmsi?

- axla mas ar SeuZlia londonidan gasvla, sxva saqmeebi aqvs.

- ra sawyenia! is Suqs mohfenda imas, rac CvenTvis bindiT aris moculi. magram Tqvenc xom awarmoebT Ziebas, eqimo uotson? da Tu SemiZlia Tundac raimeTi xeli gagimarToT, mimsaxureT ise, rogroc geneboT. erTi miniSnebac meyofa, Tu visze gaqvT eWvi, da maSinve Sevudgebi saqmes. iqneb isedac iyos, axlave gamogadgeT rCeviT an miTiTebiT.

- garwmunebT, me mxolod stumrad Camovedi Cems megobarTan, ser henrisTan, da araviTari daxmareba ar mesaWiroeba.

- Cinebulia! - SesZaxa stepltonma. - sruliad marTebulad iqceviT: sifrTxiles Tavi ar stkiva. savsebiT davimsaxure aseTi mkvaxe pasuxi Cemi abezarobiT da gpirdebiT, metad aRar Sevexebi am sakiTxs.

im adgilamde mivediT, sadac gzis marjvena mxares iwyeboda balaxiT dafaruli biliki da viwro mixveul-moxveul zolad gadioda WaobebSi. marcxniv aRmarTuliyo frialo, kaWrebiT mofenili borcvi, romelzedac Zvelad granits amuSavebdnen, cicabo ferdobis gzispira mxare xSiri gvimriT da mayvliT iyo dafaruli. Sors horizontze kvamlis muqi bolqvebi taatiT miiwevdnen zecisaken.

- am biliks Tu gavyvebiT, meripithausi arc ise Sorsaa, - Tqva stepltonma. - gaswireT erTi saaTi dro, da meqneba sasiamovno SemTxveva Cems das warvudgino Tqveni Tavi.

pirvel wams gavifiqre, ser henris axlo unda viyo-meTqi, magram Semdeg gamaxsenda angariSebi da qaRaldebi, romlebic zvinad eyara mis magidaze. am saqmeSi verafers davexmarebodi. holmsi ki mTxovda gavcnobodi adamianebs, romlebic cxovrobdnen baskervil-holis mezoblad amitom miviRe stepltonis miwveva da Cven erTad SevuxvieT marjvniv.

- SesaniSnavi adgilebia aq, - miTxra Tanamgzavrma, romelic gascqeroda mwvane borcvebis talRovan xazs, romlis Tavzec granitis mTagrexilis fantastikuri moxazuloba zRvis zvirTebiviT aRmarTuliyo. es Waobebi mzeras arasodes ar Rlian. mere, ramden saidumloebas Seicaven - unapironi, udaburni, gamoucnobelni!

- kargad icnobT am Waobebs?

- sul meore welia, rac am midamoebSi Camovsaxldi. Zveli adgilobrivi mcxovreblebi albaT jerac axalbedas meZaxian. ser Carlzis Camosvlidan cota xnis Semdeg gadmovediT, magram Cemi mowodebis wyalobiT mokle xanSi movaswari aqaurobis gamokvleva, yovel kuTxe-kunWuls vicnob. imasac getyviT, rom torfis Waobebs Cemze ukeT aravin ar icnobs.

- gana es ase Zneli saqmea?

- sruliadac ar aris advili. ai, magaliTad, daakvirdiT im vakes, aqa-iq aRmarTuli ucnauri gorakebiT. Tqveni azriT, es adgili riT aris SesaniSnavi?

- cxenis saWeneblad aris kargi.

- Tqvens adgilze yvela ase ityoda, magram bevrs sicocxled daujdeboda aseTi Secdoma. xedavT, ramdeni Ria mwvane feris mdeloa?

- ho, es albaT ukeTesi miwebia?

stepltonma gaicina:

- Tqvens winaSea grimpenis uzarmazari WanWrobi, - Tqva naturalistma. - am WaobSi moxvedrili kaci Tu cxoveli daRupulia. sakmarisia erTi gaufrTxilebeli nabiji da morCa. ai, guSin vnaxe, rogor Sexetialda iq viRacis poni da, ra Tqma unda, daiRupa. didxans Canda ponis Tavi WanWrobis zedapirze. sabralo, ise farTxalebda, kisers igrZelebda, cdilobda Tavis daRwevas, magram bolos liampalma STanTqa. gvalvaSiac saSiSia iq siaruli, Semodgomis wvimebis Semdeg ki es namdvilad sasikvdilo adgilia. amis miuxedavad ara erTxel Sevsulvar grimpenis WanWrobis Sig SuagulSi da iqidan cocxali movbrunebulvar. SexeT! kidev erTi ubeduri poni!

mwvane lelianSi raRac moSavo sagani kotrialobda da farTxalebda. Semdeg SambnarSi gaielva tanjviT win wamoweulma kiserma, da Waobebi SesZra saSinelma SeZaxilma. me SiSiT gamaciva, magram Cems Tanamgzavrs, etyoba, Cemze Zlieri nervebi hqonda.

- ra Tqma unda! - Tqva man, - CaiTria. es meorea am or dReSi, marto me rac vnaxe. ramdeni ise daiRupa, vin icis! wavlen gvalvaSi da Semodgomamde iqa rCebian. vidre ar daiRupebian. diax, grimpenis Waobi - sazareli adgilia.

- da Tqven mainc dadixarT iqiT?

- ho, iq ori-sami bilikia, mardi kaci iolad gava. yvela vipove da gvarianadac Seviswavle.

- mainc ra gindaT aseT saSiS adgilebSi?

- ager, xedavT im Soreul borcvebs? es namdvili kunZulebia gauval saflobebs Soris, romelTac TandaTan garemoicves es kunZulebi yoveli mxridan. gaikvlieT maT Soris gza da Tqven naxavT, ra iSviaTi mcenareebia iq, ra peplebi!

- rodisme vecdebi.

stepltonma gaocebiT Semomxeda.

- RvTis gulisaTvis, Tavidan moiSoreT eg azri! - SesZaxa naturalistma. - Tqveni daRupva Cems sindiss daawveba. ukan veRar dabrundebiT, damijereT. me TviTon mxolod imisaTvis vbedav iqiT wasvlas, rom maqvs niSanTa rTuli sistema.

- SeCerdiT! - SevZaxe uceb. - es ra aris?

Waobebidan xmadabali, gabmuli da gamouTqmelad naRvliani ymuili gaisma, haeri gaiJRinTa am xmiT, magram saidan ismoda, amis gansazRvra SeuZlebeli iyo. gaurkveveli kvnesiT dawyebuli, TandaTan gadavida yru RmuilSi da isev daeSva gulis gamgmirav godebamde. stepltonma raRac ucnaurad gadmomxeda.

- saidumloebiT moculi adgilebia es Waobebi, - Tqva wynarad.

- ra aris es?

- fermerebi amboben, ase baskervilebis ZaRli ymuis, roca msxverpls dainaxavso. adrec msmenia, magram dRes raRac Zalian xmamaRla ymuis.

eldis caxcaxiT atanilma, Tvali mwvane SambnariT dafarul horizontisaken gazidul dablobs movavle. araviTari Sriali, araviTari niSani sicocxlisa - mxolod ori yorani ijda qvis svetze Cvens ukan da yrantalebda.