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ramdensame wams vdumdiT.

- diax, mister holms, - Tqva lestreidma, - Tqveni araCveulebrivi niWierebis mowme bevrjer vyofilvar, magram aseTi ostatobiT amoxsnili saidumloeba mainc gasaocrad mimaCnia.

- gmadlobT! - Tavmdablad warmoTqva holmsma.
forToxlis xuTi kurka

roca 1882-1890 wlebSi holmsis Tavgadasavalis Cemeul Canawerebs vaTvaliereb, pirdapir aRar vici, romeli amovarCio da mkiTxvels romelze movuTxro. zog maTgans mkiTxveli ukve icnobs gazeTebidan, xolo zogi ki ar iZleva imis saSualebas, rom sazogadoebas mTeli brwyinvalebiT vuCveno Cemi megobris RvTaebrivi niWi da dakvirvebis saocari unari, romelic holmss ase uxvad hqonda mimadlebuli.

me piruTvnelad movuTxre mkiTxvels im SemTxvevebzec, romlebmac CixSi moamwyvdies Cemi megobris analitikuri kvlevis meTodi da Ziebis xelovneba. magram umravlesoba im saqmeTagan, romlebsac Serlok holmsi ikvlevda, Zalze bundovani, areul-dareuli, daxlarTuli da saidumloebiT moculi gaxldaT da maTi xsnis erTaderTi gza mis mixvedrilobaze, msjelobebsa da gumanze iyo damokidebuli da ara im logikur msjelobebsa da Tanmimdevrul mtkicebulebaTa jaWvis rgolebze, romlebic mas agrerigad uyvarda.

droTa viTarebaSi albaT yvela Cems Canawers gamovaqveyneb, magram arc erTi maTgani ar aris ise gamokveTili da ucnauri ambebiT dawnuli, rogorc is, axla rom unda mogiTxroT.

seqtembris bolo dReebi idga da buniobis Zlieri qarebi gansakuTrebuli siaviT mZvinvarebda. mTeli dRe stvenda, qroda da Rrialebda qarborbala, wvimis msxvili wveTebi fanjrebs exeTqebodnen da stiqiam aq londonis SuagulSic ki migvagnebebina Tavi Cveni yoveldRiuri saqmianobisaTvis da Tavis Tavze Cagvafiqra. saRamos ufro meti siZlieriT daqrola qarma da buxris TavebSi axla bavSviviT tirili gaaba. Serlok holmsi mowyenili misjdomoda buxars da danaSaulobaTa memuaruli Canawerebi mohyavda wesrigSi. me mis pirdapir vijeqi da klark raselis mSvenier sazRvao moTxrobebs vkiTxulobdi. kiTxvam ise gamitaca da wakiTxul ambebSi ise Rrmad SeviWeri, rom megona qariSxali wignis furclebidan stvenda, xolo fanjrebze moxeTqebuli wvimis wveTebis xmauri wignSi amokiTxul zRvis Relvis xmad miviCnie. coli deidasTan iyo stumrad da me ramdenime dRiT Zvel sacxovrebel adgilas beikerstritze davide bina.

- viRac rekavs, - vuTxari holmss da misken gavixede. - vin unda iyos am SuaRamisas. albaT vinme Tqveni megobari iqneba?

- Tqvens garda me megobari ara myavs, - mipasuxa holmsma, - da CemTan stumrebic ar daiarebian.

- aba, klienti yofila da isaa. - vTqvi me.

- Tu asea, maSin saqme Zalian seriozuli iqneba. aba, Tu rame didi ubedureba ar sWirs, aseT amindSi da am dros kacs ra moiyvanda. magram iqneb mosamsaxure qalis vinme Zveli megobaria.

amjerad Serlok holmsi Secda, radgan kakuni zed Cvens karze gaisma. holmsma Tavisi grZeli xeli gaiwoda da lampa imgvarad dadga, rom stumris Camosajdomad gamiznuli skami gaenaTebina.

- SemobrZandiT, - gasZaxa man.

axalgazrda, romelic oTaxSi Semovida, ase ocdaori wlisa iqneboda, kargad Cacmul-daxuruli iyo da daxvewili mixra-moxra hqonda. xelSi jer kidev gaSlili qolga eWira, romlidanac wyali wurwuriT Camodioda. tanze ki wyalgaumtari labada ecva. mosulma oTaxSi sinotivisa da sicivis surneli Semoitana. igi aRelvebuli Canda da damfrTxali adamianiviT acecebda Tvalebs. lampis Suqze SevniSne, rom saxe baiasaviT yviTeli hqonda da mis TvalebSi SiSs daesadgurebina.

- bodiSi unda mogixadoT, - Tqva man da Tvalebze oqros pensne gaikeTa. - imedia, Cems am SemoWras abezrobad ar CamomarTmevT. mapatieT, rom Tqvens wynar binaSi qariwxlisa da wvimis kvali Semovitane.

- momeciT Tqveni labada da qolga, - uTxra holmsma. - ai, a Camovkideb orives da ufro malec gaSreba. Tqven samxreT-dasavleTidan moxvediT, ara?

- diax, horSemidan geaxeliT.

- Tixisa da carcis narevi, rasac Tqveni fexsacmlis cxvirze vxedav, swored inglisis samxreT-dasavleTisaTvis aris damaxasiTebeli.

- me TqvenTan rCevis misaRebad movedi.

- advili samsaxuria.

- unda damexmaroT kidec.

- es yovelTvis ioli saqme rodia.

- Tqvenze, mister holms, maior prendergastma yvelaferi miambo. miTxra, rogor ixseniT ciliswamebisagan.

- h, mas cudubralod daswames kartis TamaSis dros TaRliToba.

- manve miTxra, rom Tqven SegiZliaT yvelaferSi gaerkveT.

- metismeti uTqvams.

- man miTxra, rom Tqveni damjabneli kaci qveyanaze ar daiareba.

- aki oTxjer damjabnes kidec. samjer mamakacebma da erTxel qalma.

- magram es raa Tqvens warmatebebTan SedarebiT?

- marTalia, Cveulebriv, Cems saqmianobaSi warmatebebs vaRwev xolme.

- aseve iqneba Cems saqmeSic.

- am laparaks is ajobebs, skami buxris win moaCoCoT da saqmis yoveli wvrilmani miamboT.

- raRac araCveulebrivi ambavia.

- CmTan yvela amnairi saqme iyris Tavs. me umaRlesi sakasacio instancia var.

- miuxedavad Tqveni gamocdilebisa, ser, mainc meeWveba, rom iseTi idumalebiT moculi, gonebisaTvis miuwvdomeli da daujerebeli ambavi gagegonoT, rogoric Cvens ojaxSi datrialda.

- Tqven Zalian damaintereseT, - uTxra holmsma. - gamacaniT saqmis ZiriTadi Sinaarsi da romel wvrilman ambebze SeCerebasac saWirod miviCnev, TviTon SegekiTxebiT.

axalgazrda kacma Tavisi savarZeli mogizgize buxarTan miaCoCa, sveli fexsacmeli cecxls miuficxa da daiwyo:

- me, jon openSou gaxlavarT. Cemi piradi saqmeebi naklebad aris dakavSirebuli am saSinelebiT mocul ambavTan, es ufro memkvidreobiT gadmocemuli saqmea da amitom Tavs nebas mivcem, Cemi mama-papaTa istoriac gagacnoT.

Cems papas ori vaJiSvili hyolia. Cemi biZa - eliasi da mamaCemi - jozefi. mamaCems koventrSi hqonda patara fabrika, romelic man velosipedebis warmoebis dawyebiT gaafarTova.

mamam gamoigona ucveTi salteebi, warmoebis saqme mSvenivrad waiyvana da roca igi gahyida, karga didi Tanxis patroni Seiqmna.

biZaCemi eliasi axalgazrdobaSi amerikaSi wavida da floridas StatSi mdidari plantatori gaxda. samoqalaqo omis dros igi jeksonis armiaSi ibrZoda da mere hudis sardlobis dros polkovnikobas ewia. roca lim iaraRi dahyara, biZaCemi, isev Tavis plantacias daubrunda, sadac sami Tu oTxi weli gaatara. 1869 Tu 1870 wels igi samSobloSi dabrunda da horSemis siaxloves saseqsSi iyida patara mamuli. amerikaSi mas saqmeebi kargad miudioda da didi qonebac SeiZina, magram miatova is qveyana da samSobloSi dabrunda, radgan zangebi ar uyvarda da maTi ganTavisuflebisaTvis respublikuri mTavrobis umaduri gaxldaT. igi mkacri da ficxi kaci iyo. gajavrebulma dauzogavi lanZRva-gineba icoda. horSemSi, Cemi azriT, ise icxovra, rom qalaqSi fexi ar gaudgams. mas hqonda baRi, saxls garSemo ori Tu sami mindori ekra, sadac seirnobda xolme, Tumc mis cxovrebaSi iyo iseTi dReebi, roca oTaxidan ori-sami kvira ar gamodioda. bevrs svamda da eweoda, magram sazogadoebas gaurboda, megobrebi ara hyavda, da sakuTar Zmasac ki erideboda. me SemeCvia da Zalianac Sevuyvardi, Tumca, roca pirvelad mnaxa, Tormeti wlisa viyavi, es moxda 1878 wels, maSin amerikidan rva Tu cxra wlis Camosuli gaxlda. igi mamaCems Seexvewa, rom masTan mecxovra. mamam neba damrTo da biZasTan gadavsaxldi. biZaCemi Tavisi simkacris miuxedavad, kargad meqceoda. roca fxizeli iyo, TviTon meTamaSeboda xolme. meve momando mosamsaxureebisa da vaWrebTan urTierTobis saqmec, ase rom Teqvsmeti wlisa mi saxlSi yvelafris baton-patroni viyavi. me mebara yvela gasaRebi, SemeZlo sadac msurda wasvla-mosvla, mxolod erTis pirobiT: xeli ar unda SemeSala biZis simartovisaTvis. erTaderTi gamonaklisi is iyo, rom sxvenze mas erTi patara oTaxi hqonda, romelic mudam daketili iyo da Sig Sesvla mis garda yvelas ekrZaleboda. bavSvuri cnobismoyvareobis gamo, gasaRebis naxvretidan bevrjer SemiWvretia oTaxSi, magram skivrebisa da raRac Sekruli sagnebis meti araferi daminaxavs.

erT dRes, es iyo 1883 w. martis TveSi - biZaCemma werili miiRo, romelsac sazRvargareTuli safosto niSani ekra. igi saerTod werilebs arasode|s Rebulobda, radgan megobrebi ara hyavda da vaWrebs ki fuls naRdad uxdida.

`indoeTidanaa, - Tqva man, roca werils daxeda. - pondiSeris marka! ras unda niSnavdes?~ - man saswrafod gaxsna werili da iqidan forToxlis xuTi marcvali gadmocvivda da mis TefSze daiyara. me sicili amivarda, magram biZaCemis gafiTrebul saxes rom Sevxede, imwamsve davdumdi. tuCi dabla Camovardnoda, Tvalebi daeWyita da saxeze mkvdrisferi dasdeboda. acaxcaxebul xelSi kvlav konverti eWira da zed dahyurebda.

`k.k.k.! - waiCurCula man da mere daumata,- oh, RmerTo! ai, sad miwia Cemma codvebma~.

`ra iyo, Ziav?~ - vkiTxe me.

`sikvdili~, - mipasuxa man, mere wamodga da Tavis oTaxisken gaemarTa. me SeSinebuli adgilze gavqvavdi, ar vicodi, ra meRona da visTvis mimemarTa.

konverti aviRe da davxede Tu ara, maSinve TvalSi meca wiTeli melniT konvertis Sida mxares warwerili `k.k.k.~. konvertSi marto forToxlis xuTi marcvali aRmoCnda. maS, raRam SeaZrwuna biZaCemi? magida mivatove da kibes zeda sarTulisaken Sevuyevi. kibeze zevidan Camomaval biZaCems gadaveyare. erT xelSi Zveli daJangebuli gasaRebi eWira, albaT Tavisi oTaxisa, xolo meoreSi TiTbris patara yuTi.

`rac undaT, isa hqnan! me mainc mtkiced vadgavar Cems azrs~ - Tqva man da lanZRvac miayola. mere me momibrunda da miTxra: - `meris Cems oTaxSi cecxli daanTebine da horSemSi kaci gagzavne, raTa iqauri notariusi fordhemi moiyvanos~.

me yovelive ise gavakeTe, rogorc biZaCemma mibrZana, roca notariusi movida, zeviT biZis oTaxSi mixmes. buxarSi cecxli gizgizebda da cxaurze CaSavebuli ferfli eyara, albaT biZaCemma qaRaldebi Tu daswva... magidaze idga saxuravaxdili carieli yuTi, romlis SigniTa mxares sami iseTive `k~ amovikiTxe, rogorc diliT miRebul konvertze ewera.

`jon, me minda, rom mowmed daeswro Cemi anderZis Sedgenas. mTel Cems qonebas vutoveb Cems Zmas, romlis xelidan igi albaT Sen gadmogecema. Tu yovelive amas mSvidobiT moixmar, Zalian keTili da patiosani. xolo, Tu naxo, rom am qonebas Tan raime xifaTi sdevs, maSin mihyevi Cems rCevas da igi Sens yvelaze uborotes mters uanderZe. Zalian vwuxvar, rom amnairi memkvidreoba gxvda wilad, magram iqneb saqme sul sxvagvarad datrialdes. axla ki xeli moawere anderZs im adgilas, sadac fordhemi migiTiTebs~.

me xeli miniSnebul adgilze movawere da qaRaldi notariusma Tan waiRo. am saocarma incindentma Cemze waruSleli STabeWdileba moaxdina. Tavs vimtvrevdi, gonebis TvaliT aTasjer vuyrundebodi erTsa da imave kiTxvas, ras niSnavda es yovelive. magram momxdar ambavs veraviTari axsna ver gamovuZebne. am SemTxvevam Cems sulSi raRac Seucnobeli SiSis grZnoba datova, romelic JamTa svlasTan TandaTanobiT mineldeboda, raki Cveulebrivi cxovrebis mdinareba arafers daurRvevia, im dRis mere cvlileba mxolod biZaCems Seexo. man smas kidev ufro umata da kidev ufro ganmartovda. drois udides nawils igi axla oTaxSi atarebda, karsac ki Signidan hketavda xolme. xandaxan mTvrali, revolveriT xelSi baRSi gamovardeboda da xmamaRla gaiZaxoda, rom aravisi eSinia da ac kacsa da arc eSmaks imis saSualebas ar miscems, rom cxvariviT daklan. magram es gacecxleba gadauvlida Tu ara, maSinve Tavis oTaxs miaSurebda da kvlav Signidan im adamianiviT iketeboda, romelsac mxolod ukiduresi aRgznebis Jams SeuZlia SiSsa da panikas gaubedos SebrZoleba. aseTi aRgznebis dros misi saxisaTvis rom Semixedavs, civ amindSiac ki iseT ofls asxamda, TiTqos es-es aris abanodan gamovidao.

bevri rom ar gavagrZelo da Tqveni moTminebiT borotad ar visargeblo, getyviT, rom erT mSvenier Rames, roca axirebam kvlav wamouara da mTvrali, revolveriT xelSi gareT gamoxta, ukan aRar dabrunebula. igi guburaSi pirqve Camxobili vipoveT. is patara gubura baRis boloSi gaxldaT. sxeulze Zaladobis araviTari niSanwyali ar aCnda, magram wylis siRrmec guburaSi or futs ar aRemateboda. nafic msajulTa sasamarTlom, mxedvelobaSi miiRo ra biZaCemis eqscentrikuli xasiaTi, daadgina, saqme TviTmkvlelobasTan gvaqvso. magram me, romelmac kargad vicodi, rogor TrToda da kankalebda biZaCemi sikvdilis ubralo xsenebazec ki, verafriT ver davijere, rom man Tavi moikla. ase iyo, Tu ise, biZaCemi mokvda da mamaCemma memkvidreobiT miiRo ToTxmeti aTasi funti sterlingi, romelic bankSi mis saxelze Zevs.

- erTi momenti minda davazusto, - Caeria holmsi. - Tqveni ambavi ise sainteresoa, rom amdagvari ram Cems sicocxleSi marTlac ar momismenia. mxolod is miTxariT, rodis miiRo werili da ra dro gavida im dRemde, roca igi guburaSi Camxobili ipoveT.

- werili 1883 wlis aT marts miviReT. TviTon ki viTomda es TviTmkvleloba Svidi kviris Tavze, or maiss Caidina.

- gmadlobT, gTxovT ganagrZoT.

- Seudga Tu ara mamaCemi samkvidros marTvas, maSinve daJinebiT movTxove, meore sarTuli, romelic mudam daketili iyo, kargad gavCxrikoT-meTqi. Cven iq TiTqris yuTi vipoveT, magram carieli dagvixvda. yuTs SigniTa mxares patara qaRaldi hqonda mikruli da zed igive inicialebi: `k.k.k.~ ewera. patara mikrul qaRalds qveviT kidev iyo erTi warwera: `werilebi, samaxsovro baraTebi, xelwerilebi da reestri~. Cveni azriT, polkovnikma openSoum swored es qaRaldebi daswva. garda amisa, zemoT sarTulSi sayuradRebo aRaraferi gvinaxavs. marTalia, iq miyril-moyrili auarebeli Canaweri da qaRaldi eyara, magram isini, mxolod biZaCemis amerikaSi cxovrebis xanas Seexebodnen. bevri maTgani omis droindeli iyo da biZaCemis samxedro karieris amsaxvel cnobebs Seicavda. maTi gacnobis Sedegad SevityveT, rom polkovniki openSou samxedro davalebebs pirnaTlad asrulebda da umcros-ufrosebSi mamaci meomris saxeli hqonda moxveWili. danarCeni qaRaldebi samxreTi Statebis politikuri cxovrebis axleburad gardaqmnas Seexebodnen da imas adasturebdnen, rom polkovniki openSou samxreTis Statebis damarcxebis Semdegac CrdiloeTis politikur moRvaweT opoziciaSi edga da sicocxles umwarebda.

ase da amrigad, 1884 wlis dasawyisSi gaxldaT, mama rom harSemSi Camovida da samkvidro miiRo. 1885 wlis 4 ianvaramde yvelaferi kargad midioda. am dRes sasauzmed rom davsxediT, mamaCemma uceb wamoiyvira. mas erT xelSi konverti eWira, meoreSi xelisgulze ki forToxlis xuTi marcvali eyara. igi mudam dacinviT igonebda polkovnikis garSemo arsebul Worebs, magram imnairi amanaTi rom TviTonac miiRo, SeeSinda.

`ras unda niSnavdes es yovelive, jon?~ - mkiTxa me.

konvertis danaxvaze guli gameyina.

`isev is wyeuli `k.k.k.~ aris~, - vuTxari me.

mamam konvertis SigniT Caixeda, - diax, konvertis SigniTac igive asoebia gamoyvanili, magram maT qveS raRa warweraa?

mamas Tavze davadeqi da minaweri wavikiTxe: `qaRaldebi mzis saaTis qveS daawyveT~.

`ra qaRaldebi, an sad mzis saaTis qveS unda davawyo? - warmoTqva gakvirvebulma.~

`mzis saaTi ki baRSi gvaqvs, magram qaRaldebi rom ganadgurebulia?~ - vuTxari me.

`fuh! - guladad warmoTqva mamam, - Cven civilizebul qveyanaSi vcxovrobT da aseTi sisulelis ar unda gveSinodes. saidanaa gamogzavnili werili~.

`dandidan~, - vupasuxe me, roca safosto markas davxede.

`viRacis ukbilo xumroba iqneba, - Tqva man, - ra saqme maqvs mzis saaTsa da raRac qaRaldebTan. amnair sisuleles kacma yuri ar unda aTxovos~.

`me Tqvens adgilze policias Sevatyobinebdi~, - gavafrTxile mSobeli.

`rom masxrad amigdon, eSiniao, ara? amnair rames me ar vizam~.

`maSin me Sevatyobineb~, - SevTavaze mamas Cemi daxmareba.

`araviTar SemTxvevaSi! aseT sisuleleze xmauris atexva ar Rirs~.

igi jiuti adamiani gaxldaT da masTan kamaTi ara Rirda. me ki guli av saqmes miwinaswarmetyvelebda da sevda momeria.

werilis miRebidan mesame dRes mama erTi Tavisi kargi megobris maiori friibodis sanaxavad gaemgzavra. friibodi portsdaun hilSi erT-erTi fostis ufrosad msaxurobs. me Zalian gamexarda, mama rom saxlidan wavida, Cemi mokle WkuiT agre megona, safrTxe marto Sin myofs moeloda. vaglax, rom Sevcdi! mamis gamgzavrebis meore dRes maioris xeliT gamogzavnili depeSa miviRe, mTxovda, male Camodio. mama carcis erT-erT maRaziaSi vnaxe TavgaCexili. carcis aseTi maRaroebiT xom savsea Cveni mxare. igi ugrZnoblad iwva da gons movla aRarc ewera. etyoba, farhemidan saRamoTi gamoemgzavra, radgan iqaurobas ar icnobda, xolo carcis maRaroebi SemouRobavia. nafic msajulTa sasamarTlos ar gasWirvebia mieRo dadgenileba: `ubeduri SemTxvevis Sedegad gardacvlili~. mis sikvdilTan dakavSirebuli yvela faqti didi sifrTxiliTa da gulmodginebiT Seviswavle, magram iseTs verafers wavawydi, rom mokles-meTqi, mefiqra. Zaladobis niSnebi ara Canda, kvalis arsad iyo, gaZarculi ar gaxldaT da gzazec ucxo aravin yofila. magram mainc saWirod mimaCnia giTxraT, Cems gonebas ar Sordeboda is azri, rom mamaCems xafangi dauges da mokles.

aseTi avismomaswavebeli ambebi uZRoda win naanderZevi qonebis miRebas. Tqven albaT mkiTxavT, ratom ara vTqvi uari memkvidreobaze. gipasuxebT, Cemi azriT, momxdari ambebi dakavSirebuli iyo raRac incidentTan biZaCemis cxovrebaSi da safrTxe, romel saxlSiac ar unda mecxovra, mainc ganuyrelad Tan mdevda.

Cemi sawyali mama 1885 wlis ianvarSi gardaicvala da mas mere ori weli da rva Tve gavida. am xnis manZilze harSemSi Tavs bednierad vgrZnobdi da vimedovnebdi, rom is wyevla, romelmac Cveni ojaxis ufrosi Taoba adrianad Caiyvana saflavSi, me aRar mdevnida. magram Turme Tavs tyuilad vinugeSebdi. guSin diliT mec imave mdgomareobaSi aRmovCndi, rogorSiac am ori wlisa da rva Tvis winaT mamaCemi iyo.

axalgazrda kacma jibidan daWmuWvnili konverti amoiRo, magidisaken Sebrunda da sufraze forTxolis xuTi cali gamxmari kurka dahyara.

- ai, konverti, - ganagrZobda igi, - safosto marka londonisa aqvs, aRmosavleTi mxare. SigniT igive sityvebi sweria, rac mamaCemis mier miRebul werilSi ewera.

- ra moimoqmedeT, - hkiTxa holmsma.

- araferi.

- araferi?

- marTali rom giTxraT, - Tqva esa da Cvenma stumarma saxe TeTr, gamxdar xelebSi Camala, - ise vifiqre, rom saSveli arsiT iyo da gvelis danaxvaze adgilze gaognebuli kurdReliviT damemarTa. SeiZleba winaaRmdegobis gaweva uazrobaa, me cudubralod vebRauWebi imeds da ulmobelsa da dauZlevel Zalas vfiqrob win aRvudge. iqneb marTlac araa saSveli da Cemi dacva aRaravis ZaluZs.

- sisulelea aseTi laparaki, - wamoiZaxa holmsma. - Tqven an aqtiurad imoqmedebT, an daiRupebiT. mxolod energiul moqmedebas SeuZlia Tqveni xsna gansacdelisagan. axla sasowarkveTis dro araa.

- me viyavi policiaSi.

- ho, mere?..

- maT Cemi monaTxrobi rom moismines, sicilad ar eyoT. me darwmunebuli var, rom policiis inspeqtors es werilebi xumrobad miaCnia, xolo Cemianebis sikvdili SemTxveviTobad, romelic ubralod daemTxva am werilebis mosvlis TariRs.

holmsis muStma haeri gaapo.

- daujerebeli gonebasustobaa, - wamoiyvira man.

- maT mainc gamomayoles polismeni, romelic saxlSi CemTan erTad iqneba.

- aqac Tan mogyvaT?

- ara, nabrZanebi aqvs Cems saxlSi iyaraulos.

holmsma isev gaaqnia muStebi haerSi.

- ratom moxvediT CemTan? - Tqva man. - rac mTavaria, ratom maSinve ar moxvediT, roca es ambavi SegemTxvaT?

- ar vicodi Tqveni arseboba. dRes maior prendergasts SevCivle Cemi uimedo mdgomareoba da man TqvenTan mosvla mirCia.

- Tqven werili ori dRis winaT miiReT. moqmedebac adre unda dagewyoT. garda imisa, rac Cven gviTxariT, me vfiqrob, Tqven sxva monacemebi ar unda gqondeT. iqneb raime iseTi wvrilmani gaqvT, rac saqmeSi mogvexmareba?

- aris erTi sagani, - gviTxra jon openSoum. - man miiCxrik-moiCxrika paltos jibeebi, iqidan lurji, gamoxunebuli qaRaldis nagleji amoaTria, da magidaze dasdo. - rogorc maxsovs, - daiwyo openSoum, - roca biZaCemma qaRaldebi cecxlSi Sehyara, is patara kidis nawilebi, rac cecxls gadaurCa, swored am ferisa gaxldaT. es erTi furceli SemTxveviT gadarCenoda dawvas da misi oTaxis iatakze egdo. aq garda forToxlis marcvlebisa sxva araferia naxsenebi da meeWveba, rom qaRaldi rameSi dagvexmaros. Cemi azriT, es qaRaldi romeliRac dRiuridan amovardnili furceli unda iyos. xelwera biZaCemisaa.

holmsma lampa Semoabruna da Cven oriveni qaRaldisaken davixareT, rom wagvekiTxa. qaRaldis cali mxare ise uswormasworo gaxldaT, rom cxadi iyo marTlac romeliRac dRiuridan unda yofiliyo amovardnili. maRla ewera: `marti, 1869 w.~ dabla ki gaugebari minawerebi mosdevda: -

4-Si. hadsoni movida. isev Zveli platforma.

7-Si. marcvlebi gaegzavna mak-koulis, paramors da sent avgustinel jon sveins.

9-Si mak-kouli gaecala.

10-Si jon sveini gaecala.

12-Si. estumrnen paramors. yvelaferi rigzea.

- gmadlobT! - Tqva holmsma, - qaRaldi dakeca da patrons daubruna. - axla dro aRar unda davkargoT. imis droc araa, rom is gavarkvioT, rac Tqven miambeT. Tqven unda saxlSi dabrundeT da imoqmedoT.

- ra unda gavakeTo?

- axla marto erTi ramaa gasakeTebeli da isic dauyovnebliv. Tven is qaRaldi, romelic Cven gviCveneT, TiTbris yuTSi unda CadoT da werilSi miTiTebul adgilze moaTavsoT. yuTSive unda CadoT werili, romelSiac mkiTxvels auwyebT, rom Tqvenma biZam yvela sxva qaRaldi cecxls misca da mxolod erTaderTi gadaurCa dauwvavi. Tqven es teqsti iseTi sityvebiT unda SeadginoT, rom maT daijeron. rogorc ki yovelives morCebiT, TiTqris yuTi mzis saaTs qveS dadgiT. xom gasagebia, rac giTxariT?

- gasagebia.

- axla SurisZiebisa da sxva grZnobebis ayolis dro araa. Cemi azriT, Cven SegviZlia amas kanonis saxeliT mivaRwioT. maT uve mzada aqvT qseli, Cven ki axla unda daviwyoT maxis dageba. amjerad, umjobesia is safrTxe aviciloT, romelic Tqven geliT. mere ki SeiZleba am saidumloebiT moculi ambis gaxsna da damnaSaveTa dasja.

- gmadlobT, - uTxra holmss axalgazrda kacma, Tan wamodga da labadis Cacma daiwyo. - Tqven me sicocxle damibruneT da guls imedic STaminergeT. yvelafers ise gavakeTeb, rogorc mirCieT.

- dro ar dakargoT da rac mTavaria, Tavs gaufrTxildiT, vinaidan Tqven marTlac realuri da garduvali safrTxe gemuqrebaT. ukan ra gziT unda dabrundeT?

- vaterloodan matarebliT waval.

- jer cxra saaTic araa. quCaSi bevri xalxi iqneba, ase rom darwmunebuli var, Sin mSvidobiT mixvalT. Tqven Tavs Zalian unda gaufrTxildeT.

- iaraRic maqvs.

- eg kargia. xvalidanve Sevudgebi Tqvens saqmes.

- maS, horSemSi gnaxavT, ara?

- ara, Tqveni saqmis saidumlo gasaRebi londonSia da mec aq unda veZebo.

- maSin erT an or dReSi TviTon moginaxulebT da TiTberis yuTisa da qaRaldebis ambavs mogaxsenebT. axla ki waval da rac rCeva momeciT, yvelafers swored ise Sevasruleb. - igi dagvemSvidoba da xeli magrad CamogvarTva. gareT isev ise umowyalod stvenda da zuzunebda qari, wvimac isev ise saSineli ZaliT exeTqeboda fanjrebs. es ucnauri da veluri ambavi TiTqos qariSxalma Semogvigdo oTaxSi da axla imave qariSxalma STanTqa. iseve, rogorc Relvis dros zRvam icis xolme wyalmcenareTa napirze gamoriyva da mere isev ukan waReba.

holmsi ramdenime xans gayursuli ijda da cecxlis enebs Sehyurebda. mere Cixubi gaabola, savarZelSi gadawva da Tambaqos wreebad daxveul bols akvirdeboda, romlebic erTmaneTs WerTan eweodnen.

- me mgonia, uotson, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - rom aseTi fantasturi saqme jerac ara gvqonia.

- Tu oTxTa niSans ar CavTvliT, maSin marTlac agrea.

- ara, me mainc mgonia, rom jon openSou ufro met gansacdelSia Cavardnili da ufro didi safrTxe emuqreba, vidre Soltos emuqreboda.

- magram gaqvT ki Tqveni mosazreba imaze, openSous ra safrTxe emuqreba?

- eg raRa sakiTxavia, roca ori magaliTi TviTonve openSoum daasaxela?

- maS, amixseniT, raSia saqme? vinaa es `k.k.k.~ da ra dauSava am ubedurma ojaxma?

Serlok holmsma Tvalebi milula, idayvebi savarZels daayrdno da TiTebis boloebi erTmaneTs miaWylita.

- idealuri moazrovne, - wamoiwyo man Cems sapasuxod, - erTi romelime faqtidan, romelic man naxa, ara marto im jaWvis Semadgenel rgolebs dasZebnis, romelmac am faqtamde migviyvana, aramed im Sedegebsac iwanaswarmetyvelebs, romlebic am faqtidan gamomdinareoben. rogorc kiuves SeeZlo cxovelis erTi napovni Zvlidan mTeli ConCxi aRedgina, ise moazrovnem unda SesZlos incindentTa seriidan, erTi romelime Seswavlili rgolis safuZvelze, zustad daadginos yvela danarCeni rgoli, rogorc incindentis winaT momxdari, iseve misgan momdinare Cven jerjerobiT ara gvaqvs xelmosakidebeli Sedegi, da, misi miRweva marto gonebiT SeiZleba. problea SeiZleba gadawyvetil iqnas mxolod saqmis gulmodgine SeswavliTa da kvleva-ZiebiT, da maSin igi CixSi moaqcevs yvelas, vinc saqmis gaxsnas da problemis gadaWras mxolod gonebis SemweobiT lamobs. Tu azrovnebis xelovnebis ayvana umaRles doneze gvinda, maSin moazrovnes unda SeeZlos ara marto yvela faqtis gamoyeneba, romelic TviTon icis da mis gankargulebaSia, aramed imisic, rac kacobriobis codnis salaroSia da sxvebs moupovebiaT. aq SeuZlebeli araferia, radgan adamians SesaZlebloba aqvs ara marto Tavisi, aramed sxvisi codniT mopovebuli Sromis nayofi Tavis saqmeSi warmatebiT gamoiyenos. am SemTxvevaSi me TviTon ase moviqeci. Tu sworad maxsovs, erTxel, Cveni megobrobis adreul dReebSi Tqven sxvadasxva disciplinebSi Cemi codna SeafaseT.