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- Tqven xom naswavli kaci xarT! aseTi sisuleliT Tqveni gabriyveba Znelia, - vTqvi me, - rogor axsniT am ymuils?

- WanWrobi xSirad gamoscems Zalian ucnaur xmebs. iqneba Slami wveba, iqneba wyali matulobs, iqneb, vin icis kidev, ra.

- ara, ara! es iyo cocxali arsebis xma.

- SeiZleba. arasodes mogismeniaT wylis buRas Zaxili?

- ara, ar momismenia.

- inglisSi axla es frinveli iSviaTia, arsebiTad yanCis es saxe gadaSenda, magram aseT WaobebSi yvelaferia mosalodneli. sulac ar gamikvirdeboda, Tu aRmoCndeboda, rom Cven mogvesma am frinvelis erT-erTi ukanaskneli warmomadgenlis xma.

- Cems sicocxleSi ar gamigonia ufro ucnauri da SemaZrwunebeli xmebi!

- ra salaparakoa, idumalebiT moculi adgilebia. SexedeT im goraks. rogor fiqrobT, es ra unda iyos?

cicabo ferdobi TiTqos ruxi qvis rgolebiT iyo dafaruli. ocamde aseTi rgoli davTvale.

- es raRaa? farexebi?

- ara, es Cveni pativcemuli winaprebis sacxovreblebia. winaistoriuli adamiani mWidrod iyo dasaxlebuli torfis WaobebSi, xolo raki maT Semdeg aq aRaravis ucxovria, es Sinauri myudro bude mTeli da xeluxlebeli darCa. mxolod saxuravebia gadaxdili. visac surs, SeuZlia mivides da naxos maTi binebi da sawoli.

- mTeli patara qalaqia! rodis iyo es adgili dasaxlebuli?

- neoliTis xanaSi. ufro zusti dro ar aris dadgenili.

- ra saqmianobas eweoda maSindeli adamiani?

- jogebs aZovebda aqve, am ferdobebze, xolo roca qvis najaxma TandaTan dauTmo adgili brinjaos kets, kalis mopoveba iswavla. xedavT im Txrils mopirdapire gorakze? es misi muSaobis kvalia. diax, eqimo uotson, Cvens WaobebSi Tqven ipovniT sagulisxmo Taviseburebas. ah! momiteveT, geTayvaT es, albaT, ciklopidesia!

patara farvanam Cagviqrola, da stepltoni gansacvifrebeli simardiTa da siswrafiT daedevna dasaWerad. Tavzardacemulma SevniSne, rom pepela pirdapir WanWrobisaken gafrinda, Cemi axali nacnobi ki, TiTqos aq araferiao, beltidan beltze xtomiT daedevna, badiT aRWurvili. ruxi kostiumi da mkveTri moZraoba TviTon mas romeliRac uzarmazar pepelas amsgavsebda, videqi da raRac aRtacebisa da SiSis narevi grZnobiT Sevcqerodi. sul meCveneboda, rom sadac aris fexi daucdeba da muxTal WanWrobSi CainTqmeba-meTqi. uecrad fexis xma momesma. movixede da TiTqmis Cem gverdiT qali davinaxe. iqiTa mxridan mosuliyo, sadac kvamli Canda, meripit-hausis siaxlovis maCvenebeli, magram aqamde ar SemeZlo misi danaxva, radgan biliki, romliTac movida, iqve daRmarTSi ikargeboda.

eWvi ar mepareboda, rom es iyo mis stepltoni, radgan am adgilebSi sxva qalis xilvis molodini naklebad unda mqonoda. amas garda, am qalze gagonili mqonda, mSvenieri arsebaao, da marTlac, bilikiT momavali qali gasaocari silamazis patroni iyo - uCveulo silamazisa. ufro meti gansxvaveba da-Zmas Soris Zneli warmosadgeni iyo. Zma Seuxedavi, qera, WroRaTvalebiani, es ki - Savgvremani, romlis msgavsi inglisSi arc minaxavs. pirdapir cecxli iyo, mere ra moxdenili, moyvanili, maRali. am qalis natifi, amayi nakvTebi imdenad swori iyo, rom mravlismetyveli tuCebi da mSvenieri Savi Tvalebis elviseburi mzera rom ara, misi saxe usicocxlo gegonebodaT.

Zvirfas kabaSi moxdenilad gamokvalTuli aseTi idealuri aRnagobis arsebis xilva uCveulo da moulodneli iyo ukacur bilikze, romelic torfis WaobebSi miiklakneboda. roca movixede, am qalis mzera stepltonisaken iyo mipyrobili, magram maSinve mouCqara nabijs da CemTan movida. qudi movixade, gavemzade, rom amexsna Cemi aq yofnis mizezi, magram uecrad misma sityvebma Cemi fiqrebi sul sxva mxares warmarTes.

- miatoveT aqauroba! - miTxra qalma, - da dauyovnebliv gaemgzavreT londons.

amis pasuxad sxva veraferi movaxerxe, mxolod SeZrwunebuli mzera mivapyari. qalma mouTmenlad da-hkra fexi miwas, mis TvalebSi naperwkalma gaielva.

- risTvis unda gavemgzavro? - vkiTxe.

- nu iTxovT axsna-ganmartebas. - qali laparakobda wynarad, swrafad da odnav enamoCleqiT. - RvTis gulisaTvis, damijereT! gaemgzavreT, rom metad Tqveni fexi aRar iyos am WaobebSi!

- ki magram, me xom es aris Camovedi!

- RmerTo Cemo, - SesZaxa qalma, - nuTu ar gesmiT, rom TqvenTvis sikeTe minda? gaemgzavreT londons! dResve! Tqveni aq darCena ar SeiZleba! Cu! Cemi Zma modis! sityva ar daZraT masTan... geTayvaT, momiwyviteT ai is jadvari. aq CvenTan bevri orqideaa, magram Tqven cota dagagviandaT: Semodgomaze isini ukve Wknobas iwyeben.

stepltonma Tavi aneba pepelas devnas da CvenTan erTianad gawiTlebuli da aqoSinebuli movida.

- ah, es Sena xar, beril! - Tqva man, magram am misalmebaSi gansakuTrebuli gulTbiloba ver SevniSne.

- rogor girbenia, jek!

- ho, ciklopidesis iSviaT egzemplars davedevne. gvian Semodgomaze aq maTi naxva arc ise advilia. warmoidgine, ra sawyenia, ver daviWire!

mSvidi, daudevari kiolTi laparakobda da Tan Tavisi patara WroRa TvalebiT xan me Semomxedavda, xan das.

- mgoni, gacnoba ukve mogiswriaT?

- diax, me veubnebodi ser henris, axla ukve gvian aris Cveni midamoebis silamaziT Tvalis Seqceva - jadvari ukve Wkneba-meTqi.

- rao? rogor fiqrob, vin dgas Sen win?

- ser henri baskervili.

- ara, ara - warmovTqvi me. - nu majildovebT sxvisi tituliT. me mxolod ser henris megobari var - eqimi uotsoni.

qalis metyvel saxes wyenis siwiTlem dauara.

- maSasadame, ise vlaparakodiT, erTimeorisa ara gvesmoda ra, - Tqva man.

- arc amdeni dro gqondaT salaparakod, - Tqva stepltonma ise, rom gamomcdeli mzera disTvis ar mouSorebia.

- eqimi uotsoni Cvens mezoblad miviCnie, - Tqva qalma. - magram, rogorc vatyob, misTvis sul erTia, hyvavis jadvari Tu Wkneba. ise xom mainc SemoivliT Cvensas meripit-hausSi?

ramdenime wuTSi Cven mivaRwieT Sesaxedavad pirquS fermas. Soreul warsulSi es Senoba romeliRac SeZlebuli mesaqonlis sacxovrebeli unda yofiliyo, Semdeg ki ufro Tanamedrove yaidaze gadaekeTebinaT. fermas garSemo patara baRi ertya. aqac, iseve rogorc mTel Waobebze, dabali, juja, Cia xeebi izrdeboda. msaxuri, romelmac kari gagviRo, iseTive iyo, rogoric am saxls Seefereboda - moxuci, mTlad danaoWebuli, CayviTlebul serTukSi gaxveuli. magram oTaxebma TavianTi sididiTa da moxdenilobiT gamakvirves. es ukanaskneli, etyoba, diasaxlisis gemovnebas unda mieweros. fanjridan gadavxede unapiro, granitis lodebiT mofenil Waobs, rac horizontis xazamde aRwevda, da gavifiqre: `ram moiyvana am miyruebul mxareSi es ganaTlebuli adamiani da misi mSvenieri da?~

- ucnauri adgili agvirCevia samosaxlod, ara? - Tqva stepltonma TiTqos Cemi fiqrebis pasuxad. - da mainc aq saucxood vgrZnob Tavs. xom marTalia, beril?

- ho, Zalian kargad, - miugo qalma, magram mis sityvebs damajerebloba aklda.

- me mkola mqonda CrdiloeTis erT-erT sagrafoSi, - Tqva stepltonma. - Cemi temperamentis adamianisaTvis aseTi saqme cota mSrali da uinteresoa, magram me mizidavda mWidro kavSiri axalgazrdobasTan. ra bednierebaa gadasce maT Seni codna, Seni ideebi, xedavde, rogor yalibdebian Sen Tvalwin axalgazrda niWieri adamianebi! magram bedma gvimuxTla. skolaSi epidemiam ifeTqa da sami ymawvili mokvda. aseTi dartymis Semdeg ver iqna, ver gamovasworeT saqmeebi, Cemi kapitalis meti nawili samudamod daikarga. da mainc, Cems sayvarel bavSvebTan ganSoreba rom ara, moxarulic viqnebodi am marcxisa, radgan CemsaviT botanikiT da zoologiiT gatacebuli adamianisaTvis aq samuSaod xeluxlebeli da mdidari mxarea. amas garda, Cemi dac bunebis ara nakleb moyvarulia. es aRsareba, eqimo uotson, TviTonve daitexeT Tavs: ra grjidaT, rom ase naRvlianad gadaxedeT fanjridan Cvens Waobebs!

- diax, ar uarvyof, marTla meCvena, rom aq cxovreba mosawyenia, TqvenTvis imdenad ara, ramdenadac Tqveni diasaxlisisaTvis.

- ara, sulac ara var aq mowyenili, - swrafad momigo qalma.

- Cven mecnierul muSaobas veweviT, gvaqvs didi biblioTeka da gvyavs Zalian saintereso mezoblebi. eqimi mortimeri Tavis dargSi friad nakiTxi kacia. ubeduri ser Carlzi agreTve mSvenieri Tanamosaubre iyo. Zalian axlos viyaviT erTimeoresTan, da arc ki SemiZlia gadmogceT, rogor gvimZims es danaklisi. ras ityviT, Tu dRes vinaxuleb ser henris? xels xom ar SevuSli?

- darwmunebuli var, Tqveni gacnoba Zalian gauxardeba.

- maSin sikeTe miyaviT da SeatyobineT winaswar. iqneb pirvel xanebSi, vidre axal adgils ar SeeCveva, rameSi gamovadgeT. axla ki, eqimo uotson, amobrZandiT zeviT, frTaqerclovanTa koleqcias giCvenebT. gavkadnierdebi da getyviT, rom aseT srul koleqcias inglisis am nawilSi versad naxavT. xolo im droisaTvis, roca daTvalierebas davasrulebT, sauzmec mzad iqneba.

magram me ukve mimeCqareboda Cems meurveobaSi myof ser henrisTan. Waobebis naRvlianobam, ubeduri ponis daRupvam, gamoucnobma ymuilma, rac ueWvelad raRac kavSirSi iyo Savbnel legendasTan, baskervilebis gvarSi rom arsebobda, - friad naRvlian gunebaze damayena. xolo am metnaklebad bundovan warmodgenebs Tu mis stepltonis arcTu orazrovani sityvebi daemateboda, romelTac iseTi damarwmunebeli Zala hqonda, rom maT simarTleSi eWvic ar mepareboda, maSin Cemi mowyenisa da aCqarebis mizezi advili asaxsneli gaxldaT. uari vTqvi sauzmeze, Tumca daJinebiT mepatiJebodnen, da imave bilikiT Sinisaken gaveSure.

magram am bilikis garda aq, etoba, iyo meorec, ufro mokle, radgan gzaze gasvlac ver movaswari, rom mis stepltoni davinaxe, pirdapir Cems Tvalwin aRimarTa, awiTlebuli loyebi kidev ufro met momxibvlelobas hmatebdnen. ijda gzis piras qvaze, mZimed sunTqavda da mkerdze xels iWerda.

- mindoda dagweodiT, eqimo uotson, da mTeli gza sirbiliT gamoviare, - Tqva Cems miaxloebaze. - qudis daxurvac ki ver movaswari. dayovneba ar SemiZlia, radgan Zma Cems aryofnas SeniSnavs. minda mxolod patieba gTxovoT Cemi ugunuri SecdomisaTvis: me xom ser henri megoneT. gTxovT daiviwyoT yvelaferi, rac giTxariT, TqvenTan amas araferi saerTo ara aqvs.

- rogor SemiZlia amis daviwyeba, mis steplton! Cemi megobris, ser henris bedi Zalian mawuxebs. miTxariT, ratom iTxovdiT ase daJinebiT mis gamgzavrebas londonSi?

- qalis kaprizia, eqimo uotson! roca ufro davuaxlovdebiT erTmaneTs, Tqven darwmundebiT, rom yovelTvis ar SemiZlia avxsna Cemi sityvebi da saqcieli.

- ara, ara! me maxsovs, ra aRelvebuli iyaviT. maxsovs Tqveni Tvalebi. mis steplton, gTxovT ufro meti gulaxdiloba gamoiCinoT, rogorc ki am adgilebSi fexi Semovdgi, maSinve vigrZeni, rom Cem garSemo raRac landebi grovdebian. ise davdivar, TiTqos grimpenis WanWrobSi viyo da yovel wuTs memuqrebodes mwvane SambnarSi CanTqma. amixseniT, ras maniSnebdiT. da me gadavcem Tqvens gafrTxilebas ser henris.

gaurkveveli gaubedaobis Crdilma gadauqrola saxeze mis stepltons, magram wamic ar gasula, rom misi mzera isev mkacri gaxda, da ase mipasuxa:

- metismetad did mniSvnelobas aZlevT Cems sityvebs, eqimo uotson. ser Carlzis sikvdilma SegvaZrwuna me da Cemi Zma. Cven xSirad vxvdebodiT gansvenebuls, radganac am bilikze uyvarda seirnoba, Cveni saxlisaken rom modis. legenda im wyevlaze, rac tvirTad awevs baskervilebis gvars, ser Carlzs suls umZimebda. roca katastrofa moxda, me gavige, rom misi SiSi ar iyo usafuZvlo. axla Zalian mawuxebs ser Carlzis memkvidris Camosvla, da saWirod miviCnie misi gafrTxileba, raTa droze gaeridos safrTxes, rac Tavs dastrialebs. ai, sul es aris, sxva araferi mqonda saTqmeli.

- mainc ra safrTxea es?

- gagigoniaT Tqmuleba ZaRlze?

- am sisulelis ar mjera!

- me ki mjera. Tu gaqvT Tundac mcireodeni zegavlena ser henrize, dauyovnebliv waiyvaneT aqedan. es adgili sabedisweroa baskervilebisaTvis. qveyana didia. ratom unda icxovros ser henrim maincdamainc aq, sadac safrTxe emuqreba?

- ai, swored amitomac gadawyvita aq dasaxleba. aseTi xasiaTi aqvs am adamians, da Tu ufro garkveviT ar metyviT, Zalian gamiWirdeba misi aqedan wayvana.

- ar SemiZlia ufro garkveuli cnobebis mocema im ubralo mizeziT, rom isini ar gamaCnia.

- maSin, mis steplton, neba miboZeT, kidev erTi ram gkiTxoT. Tu es yvelaferia, risi Tqmac gindodaT, ratomRa geSinodaT, rom Zmas ar gaegona? Cemi azriT, aq araferia iseTi, rac SeiZleboda ar moswoneboda mas, an vinme sxvas.

- Cems Zmas arafriT ar unda, rom baskervil-holi dacarieldes. es zians miayenebs sabralo xalxs, romelic aq cxovrobs, am WaobebSi. saSinlad gabrazdeboda Cemze, rom gaego, rogor vcdilob ser henrize zegavlenis moxdenas. magram me Cemi vali movixade da mets Cemgan veRarafers gaigonebT. axla ki unda wavide, Torem eWvs aiRebs, rom Tqven gesaubrebodiT, mSvidobiT brZandebodeT!

am sityvebze Sebrunda da kaWrebs Soris gaqra, me ki, raRac gaurkveveli SiSiT atanili, baskervil-holisaken gaveSure.

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Cemi adrindeli werilebisa da depeSebis mixedviT Tqven iciT, rac moxda ukanasknel xans qveynierebis am yvelaze ufro miyruebul kuTxeSi. rac ufro met xans cxovrobT am midamoebSi, miT ufro metad da metad RrRnis suls naRvlianoba am WaobTa, am usazRvro sivrceebisa, romlebic, sxvaTa Soris ar arian moklebulni Tavisebur kuSt momxibvlelobas. sakmarisia gareT gavide, am sivrceebs gavxedo da uecrad vgrZnob, rom Tanamedrove inglisi sadRac ukan rCeba, mis nacvlad ki garSemo xedav mxolod sacxovrebelTa kvals, winaistoriuli adamianis naxelavsa da namuSevars. es didi xnis win gamqrali tomi Tavis Tavs mogvagonebs yvelgan - ai, misi qoxebi, ai saflavebi, ager uzarmazari qvis lodebi, darCenilni im adgilas, sadac albaT maTi sakerpeebi iyo. Sescqeri primitiuli iaraRiT daseril gorakTa ferdobebs, sadac mitmasnilan ruxi qoxebi da gaviwydeba, romel saukuneSi cxovrob. uecrad rom erT-erTi qoxis dabal karSi gamoCndes mxecis tyaviani banjgvliani arseba, mSvildi mozidos da isari isrolos, uTuod igrZnobT, rom aq misi yofna ufro bunebrivia, vidre Tqveni. yvelaze ufro ucnauri isaa, rom es adamianebi ase mWidrod dasaxlebulan aqaur unayofo miwebze. arqeologi ara var, magram, Cemi azriT, aq meomar xalxs ar ucxovria, ufro mgonia, rom es iyo daCagruli tomi, romelic kmayofildeboda imiT, razedac uars ambobdnen sxvebi.

magram yovelive amas araferi saerTo ara aqvs am midamoebSi Cems yofnasTan, da albaT sulac ar aris saintereso iseTi WeSmaritad praqtikuli adamianisaTvis, rogoric Tqven xarT. aqamde ar SemiZlia daviviwyo Tqveni gulgriloba sakiTxisadmi, mze trialebs dedamiwis garSemo Tu piriqiT, dedamiwa mzis garSemo. maS, gadavideT faqtebze, romelTac uSualo kavSiri aqvT ser henri baskervilTan.

ukanaskneli ramdenime dRis ganmavlobaSi Tqven Cemgan ar migiRiaT araviTari cnoba im ubralo mizezebiT, rom mosaTxrobi araferi mqonda. magram Semdeg moxda erTi ucnauri ambavi, rasac Tavis droze SegatyobinebT, axla ki gavarkvioT sxva garemoebebi, romelTac arcTu ise mcire mniSvneloba aqvT Cveni saqmisaTvis.

erTi am garemoebaTagani - friad arsebiTi, Tumca sulac ar momixsenebia Cems werilebSi - esaa katorReli, romelic WaobebSi imaleba. yvela safuZveli gvaqvs vivaraudoT, rom man miatova aqauroba. martoxela fermerTa sabednierod da sasixarulod. ori kviraa, rac gaiqca da mas Semdeg misi asaval-dasavali kaciSvilma ar icis. Zneli warmosadgenia, am xnis ganmavlobaSi aqaur WaobebSi adamians rogor unda earseba. marTalia, dasamali adgili bevria, yoveli qvis qoxi gamoadgeboda TavSesafrad, magram uWmelad xom ver gaZlebda! iqneb cxvrebs klavs da Wams, ara! katorReli udavod wavida am Waobebidan, amitomac Soreuli fermebis mcxovrebni axla damSvidebiT iZineben.

Cven, oTxi janmrTeli, Ronieri vaJkaci, romlebic baskervil-holSi vcxovrobT, Tu gaWirda, valSi ar davrCebiT aravis, magram, gamogitydebiT: stepltonebze rom vfiqrob, mosveneba mekargeba. axlo mezoblebi maT ara hyavT, ase rom, raime daxmarebis imedi naklebad unda hqondeT. mosamsaxure qali, moxuci laqia, da da-Zma, - es ukanaskneli ki, etyoba, sulac araa Zalgulovani, - ai, meripit-hausis mTeli mosaxleoba. eseni sruliad umweoni aRmoCndebian am notinghileli mkvlelis winaSe, Tu maT saxlSi SeiWreba. me da henri Zlier vwuxdiT maTze da kidevac gvindoda, rom mejinibe perkinss Rameebi meripit-hausSi gaeTia, magram stepltonma amisi gagonebac ar isurva.

saqme is aris, rom Cveni megobari baroneti Zlier interess amJRavnebs Cveni mSvenieri mezoblis mimarT. es arc aris gasakviri, radgan aseT cocxal adamians mowyeniloba awuxebs am miyruebul mxareSi, xolo es qali, unda simarTle iTqvas, momajadoebeli, mSvenieri arsebaa. aris masSi raRac egzotikuri sificxe, Tavisi sruliad gulgrili da TiTqos vnebadamcxrali Zmis sawinaaRmdegod. Tumca mis ZmaSic igrZnoba raRac dafaruli cecxli. yvelafridan Cans, rom daze erTob Zlieri zegavlena aqvs. ara erTxel damiWeria qaliSvilis mzera, roca Zmas Sehyurebs xolme da Tavis naTqvamze misi kveris dakvras elodeba. minda imedi mqondes, rom erTmaneTs Soris Tanxmoba aqvT. aseTi mSrali sxivi TvalebSi da aseTi Txeli, mokumuli bageebi xSirad mowmoben mtkice, SesaZloa mkacr xasiaTzec. yovel SemTxvevaSi, es naturalisti, saintereso tipia. Tqvens cnobismoyvareobas usaTuod aRZravda.

stepltonma ser henri Camosvlis dResve inaxula. meore dRes ki wagviyvana iq, sadac moxda ambavi, dakavSirebuli uzneo hugoze arsebul legendasTan. ramdenime mili gaviareT Waobebis siRrmeSi da aRmovCndiT patara velze, iseT naRvliansa da duxWir adgilas, rom TavisTavad SeiZleboda aseTi legendis CasaxvisaTvis xeli Seewyo. viwro gasasvlelma or dafSvnil qvis svets Soris gaSlil mdeloze gagviyvana, moli Waobis balaxiT iyo dafaruli. SuaSi egdo ori uzarmazari lodi, romlebsac Tavebi wamwvetebuli hqondaT da romeliRac urCxulis gigantur dampal eSvebs mogvagonebdnen. aq yvelaferi zustad Seesatyviseba im scenis aRwerilobas, romelzedac es Zveli tragedia moxda. ser henri cnobismoyvareobiT ixedeboda aqeT-iqiT da sul ekiTxeboda stepltons, nuTu marTla gjeraT adamianTa saqmeebSi zebunebrivi Zalebis Carevis SesaZleblobiso. daudevari kilo hqonda, magram vatyobdi, yovelive amas Zlier seriozulad ekideboda. stepltoni TavSekavebulad pasuxobda, bevr rames ar ambobda bolomde da aSkarad ufrTxildeboda axalgazrda baronetis grZnobebs. ramdenime msgavsi SemTxveva gviambo, roca esa Tu is gvari Taobidan Taobamde ganicdida raime ukeTuri Zalebis zegavlenas, da mTeli am moTxrobebis mosmenis Semdeg iseTi STabeWdileba dagvrCa, rom stepltons bevri sxva adgilobrivi mcxovrebis msgavsad swams legenda baskervilebis ZaRlze.

ukan rom vbrundebodiT, sasauzmod meripit-hausSi SevuxvieT da ser henri mis stepltons maSin gaecno. pirvelsave gacnobaze gaitaca am qalma, da vgoneb, ar Sevcdebi, Tu vityvi, rom es ormxrivi grZnobaa. roca Sin vbrundebodiT, erTTavad im qaliSvilze laparakobda, da mas Semdeg ar gasula TiTqmis arc erTi dRe, rom ar vinaxuloT stepltonebi. dRes isini CvenTan sadiloben, xolo ser henri ukve momaval kviras maTTan wasvlaze laparakobs.

erTi SexedviT stepltoni disaTvis ukeTes qmars verc inatrebda. miuxedavad amisa, ara erTxel SeminiSnavs, rom igi Subls ikravs, roca ser henri misi dis mimarT yuradRebas iCens. stepltoni, etyoba, Zlier mieCvia Tavis das, albaT martooba aSinebs, magram es xom egoizmis umaRlesi saxea! - xeli SeuSalo aseT brwyinvale wyvils - es xom danaSaulia? amis miuxedavad faqti faqtia - stepltons aSkarad ar surs, rom es megobroba gadaiqces siyvarulad, da, Cemi dakvirvebiT, yovelnairad cdilobs marto ar datovos isini. sxvaTa Soris, Tu saqme Zlier gatacebamde miva, mdgomareoba garTuldeba da maSin Tqveni darigebis Sesruleba, ser henris Tvals nu moacilebo, TiTqmis SeuZlebeli gaxdeba. xolo Tu mkacrad mivyvebi CemTvis mocemul brZanebas, TviTonve gansajeT, rogor Searyevs es aq Cems reputacias.

am dReebSi, ufro zustad xuTSabaTs, CvenTan isauzma eqimma mortimerma. man `grZel dablobad~ wodebul yurRanSi gaTxrebis Sedegad ipova winaistoriuli adamianis Tavis qala, ramac auwereli sixaruli mohgvra. Tavisi saqmis meore aseT enTuziasts, vgoneb, verc ipoviT. sauzmis Semdeg movidnen stepltonebi, da ser he-nris TxovniT keTilma eqimma yvelani urTxelis xeivanSi wagviyvana imis saCveneblad, Tu rogor moxda yvelaferi im sabediswero Rames. es xeivani karga grZelia. sanaxavad pirquSi da Cabnelebuli. orive mxridan mWidro kedlad gasdevs SekreWili urTxelebis rigi da busnos viwro zolebi. mis boloSi dgas naxevrad dangreuli saCrdilobeli. swored SuaSi Waobebze gamavali WiSkaria. am WiSkarTan dacvivnula moxuci baskervilis sigaris ferfli. WiSkari xisaa, TeTrad SeRebili da urduliT daketili. mis iqiT gadaWimulia unapiro Waobebi. me gavixsene Tqveni Teoria aq momxdar ambebze da Sevecade warmomedgina, rogor moxda yovelive es. WiSkarTan mdgomma baskervilma SeniSna, rogor uaxlovdeboda Wabebidan raRac da ise SeeSinda am Cvenebisa, rom Tavgza dakarga, da manam garboda, vidre eldisa da daqanculobisagan mkvdari ar daeca. igi grZel, daburul xeivanSi garboda, magram ram an vin gaaqcia? romelime mecxvaris qofakma, romelic WaobebSi daZrwoda? Tu uzarmazari ZaRlis Savma, uxmo landma? an iqneb amaSi adamianis xeli urevia? iqneb fermkrTali, frTxili berimori naklebs laparakobs, vidre icis? gaurkvevlobis burusiTa da nisliTaa moculi yvelaferi da vfiqrob, danaSauli amis iqiT ifareba.

mas Semdeg, rac ukanasknelad gwerdiT, movaxerxe kidev erTi aqauri mezoblis - defter-holis mkvidris - mister frenklendis gacnoba, romelic, samxreT mxareze, Cvengan oTxi milis daSorebiT cxovrobs. es WaRara, mwiTuri moxuci metad RvarZliania. mister frenklendi gadareulia britaneTis kanonmdeblobaze. mas mTeli qoneba yovelnair saCivrebze gauniavebia. sasamarTlo procesebs mxolod da mxolod sakuTari siamovnebisaTvis marTavs. xan mosarCelis rolSi gamodis, xan momCivanisa, da aseTi garToba, TviTonac mogexsenebaT, cota Zviri jdeba. ucbad TavSi mouva da Tavis mamulze gavlas akrZalavs - de, samrevlo sabWom daamtkicos, rom es swori ar ariso. Semdeg sakuTari xeliT daamtvrevs vinmes WiSkars da ganacxadebs, aq adamis Jamidan saqveyno gza iyoo, - keTili inebos adgilis patronma da uCivlos sxvisi miwis sazRvrebis damrRvevs. zepirad icis Zveli saTemo samarTali da Tavis codnas zogjer mezobeli soflis - fernvorsis interesebisaTvis iyenebs, zogjer ki mis sawinaaRmdegod, ase rom, soflis mcxovrebni xan zeimiT daatareben quCebSi, xanac simbolurad wvaven koconze. amboben, rom axla mister frenklendi erTad awarmoebs Svid saCivars, romlebic ueWvelad STanTqaven misi qonebis darCenil nawils. amrigad igi dakargavs Sxamian nestars da sruliad uwyinar, mSvidobian moxucad iqceva. sxva mxriv es aris gulCvili, Tvinieri kaci da me mxolod imisaTvis vaxseneb, rom Tqvenve iTxovT Cemgan yvela mezoblis aRweras. axla mister frenklendma metad ucnauri TavSesaqcevi saqme ipova. rogorc astronom-moyvaruls, mas mSvenieri Wogriti aqvs da mTeli dReebi Tavisi saxlis saxuravidan Waobebs akvirdeba, im imediT, rom gaqceul katorRels ipovis. mister frenklends rom Tavisi jerac dauxarjavi energia marto am saqmisaTvis moexmarebina, yvelaferi saucxood iqneboda, magram dadis xmebi, TiTqos ganzraxuli aqvs pasuxisgebaSi misces eqimi mortimeri imisaTvis, rom viRacis saflavi gaTxara ise, rom axlo naTesavebis nebarTvac ar auRia. rogorc ukve xvdebiT, laparakia neoliTis adamianze, romlis Tavis qalac ipova eqimma grZeli dablobis yurRanis gaTxris dros. diax, mister frenklends erTgvari nairferovneba Seaqvs Cvens cxovrebaSi, rac axla haeriviT gvesaWiroeba.

axla, roca SegatyobineT yvelaferi, rac SemeZlo - gaqceul katorRelze, stepltonebze, eqim mortimerze da mister frenklendze lefter-holidan, TqvenTvis yvelaze ufro sayuradRebo saganze gadavdivar da mogiyvebiT berimorebze, kerZod im ambebze, romlebic wuxelis RamiT moxda.

daviwyeb im depeSidan, romelic londonidan gamovagzavneT im mizniT, rom davrwmunebuliyaviT, im dRes berimori adgilze iyo, Tu ara. Tqven ukve iciT Cemi saubris Sinaarsi fostis ufrosTan, saidanac gamoirkva, rom Tqvenma Semowmebam araferi ar mogvca da saWiro cnoba ver miviReT. es ambavi ser henris vuTxari, man misTvis Cveuli uSualobiT imwamsve daibara berimori da depeSis ambavi dawvrilebiT gamohkiTxa. berimorma Tqva, rom depeSa namdvilad gadasces.

- bavSvma Tavisi xeliT CagabaraT? - hkiTxa ser henrim.

berimorma gakvirvebiT Sexeda da erTi wuTi Cafiqrda.

- ara, - Tqva man. - maSin sxvenze viyavi da depeSa colma gadmomca.

- pasuxi Tqven dawereT?

- ara, cols vuTxari, rogor unda daewera, isic Cavida sxvenidan da dawera.

saRamos berimori TviTonve daubrunda am Temas.

- ser henri, kargad ver gavige, risTvis mekiTxebodiT im depeSaze, - nuTu raime davaSave da Tqveni ndoba davkarge?