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bolos momxdari ambis mixedviT gardauvali, magram sruliad mcdari daskvnebi gaakeTeT da sastumroSi waxvediT. davrCi marto da warmovidgine, rom Cemi Tavgadasavali dasrulda, Tumca erTma sruliad moulodnelma ambavma miCvena, rom kidev bevri siurprizi meloda. kldis uzarmazari namsxvrevi gruxuniT gadamevlo Tavze, bilikze daeca da CanCqerTan erTad ufskrulSi grialiT CaeSva. pirvel wams es ubralo SemTxveviTobas mivawere, magram maRla rom avixede, naxevrad mibinduli cis fonze mamakacis Tavi SevniSne. imave wams, Cemi sawolidan odnav dacilebiT, meore lodi pirdapir im napralis kides moxvda, sadac me viweqi. CemTvis naTeli Seiqmna, rom moriarti marto ar iyo. es Tanamzraxveli guSagad idga, roca moriarti Tavs damesxa. CemTvis SeumCnevelma mterma Tavisi megobris sikvdili da Cemi gadarCena Soridan ixila. man erT xans daicada, mere kldes Semouara, meore mxridan mwvervalze avida da imis gakeTebas cdilobda, rac ver SesZlo moriartim.

didxans fiqris dro ar iyo, uotson. gavixede da isev SevniSne, kldis Tavze Cemi moTvalTvale is mkacri saxe. mivxvdi, rom es iyo axali qvis dagorebis mauwyebeli ambavi. maSinve bilikisaken daveSvi da es aTasjer ufro Zneli aRmoCnda, vidre acoceba. magram yoymanis dro aRar mqonda. roca haerSi dakidebul napralis kides vebRauWebodi, Cems gverdiT mesame qvam gaizuzuna. Suagzaze kldes movwydi, davsrialdi, magram raRac saswauliT mainc bilikze movxvdi. daTxapnili da dasisxlianebuli, rac Zala da Rone mqonda, mivrbodi. ase virbine wyvdiadiT mocul mTebSi aTi mili da erTi kviris Semdeg aRmovCndi florenciaSi, darwmunebuli, rom qveynad aravin uwyoda, ra bedi mewia.

Cemi saidumlo mxolod erT adamians - Cems Zmas maikrfots gavande. aTas bodiSs vixdi, Zvirfaso uotson, magram CemTvis uaRresad saWiro iyo, rom micvalebulad CaveTvale yvelas, xolo Tqven verasodes ver dawerdiT damajerebel cnobas Cems tragikul sikvdilze, rom TviTonve ar yofiliyaviT darwmunebuli, namdvilad mokvdao. am sami wlis ganmavlobaSi ramdenjerme wamZlia sulma momewera TqvenTvis - da yovelTvis Tavs vikavebdi imis SiSiT, rom Tqveni vaJkacuri erTguleba Cemdami raime daudevrobas CagadeninebdaT, rac Tqvengan uneburad gaamJRavnebda, rom cocxali davrCi. ai, ratom gaqcieT zurgi dRes saRamos, roca damejaxeT da xelidan wignebi gamagdebineT. im wuTs Zalian did risks veweodi da Tqven rom gaocebis an sixarulisagan SegeyviraT, zog vinmes SeiZleba metismeti yuradRebiT SeveTvalierebine, da am ambavs, SeiZleba gamousworebeli Sedegic mohyoloda. rac Seexeba maikrofts, misTvis saidumloeba uneburad unda gamendo, vinaidan fuli aucileblad mesaWiroeboda. londonSi saqme uxeirod warimarTa, gacilebiT cudad, vidre velodi. moriartis bandis gasamarTlebis Semdeg sapyrobiles gadaurCa ori yvelaze ufro saSiSi borotmoqmedi, isini moriartis bandis wevrebi da Cemi mosisxle mtrebi iyvnen. amitom ori weli tibetSi vimogzaure, cnobismoyvareoba davikmayofile, lxasa davaTvaliere da ramdenime dRe dalailamasTan gavatare. albaT gagigoniaT tibetis norvegiel sigersoniseul gamokvlevebze, magram, cxadia, azradac ar mogsvliaT, rom misi avtori Tqveni megobari gaxldaT. Semdeg gadavsere sparseTi, movinaxule meqa da xanmokle, magram saintereso viziti mqonda xarTumis xalifTan... am vizitis angariSi Tavis droze sagareo saqmeTa saministroSi warvadgine.

evropaSi rom davbrundi, ramdenime Tve gavatare samxreT safrangeTis qalaq monpelieSi, sadac qvanaxSiris fisidan miRebuli nivTierebebis gamokvlevaze vmuSaobdi. laboratoriaSi warmoebuli cdebi dagvirgvinebuli mqonda, roca Sevityve, rom londonSi mxolod erTi mosisxle mteriRa damrCa da Sin dabruneba ganvizraxe. amas zed daerTo park-leinze momxdari saidumloebiT moculi mkvlelobis ambavi, ramac kidev ufro amaCqara. es saqme imitomac mainteresebs, rom misi gaxsna Cemi piradi gegmebis aRsrulebaSic damexmareba. erTi sityviT londonSi Camovedi, sakuTari fexiT mivedi beikerstritze, sadac Cemma gamocxadebam iseTi Zlieri STabeWdileba moaxdina, rom misis hadsons bneda mohgvara. maikroftis zrunvis Sedegad Cemi qaRaldebi da oTaxebi im saxiT damxvda, rogorc davtove. amrigad, dRes, or saaTze, aRmovCndi Cems Zvel binaSi, Cavjeqi savarZelSi, da erTaderTi ram, rac SemeZlo menatra, iyo is, rom Cemi erTguli megobari uotsonic Cems gverdiT mjdariyo.

aseTi iyo gansacvifrebeli moTxroba, rac 1894 wlis aprilis erT saRamos movismine. am moTxrobas ver verwmunebodi, sakuTari TvaliT rom ar mexila Cemi megobris gamxdari sxeuli da Wkviani, energiuli saxe, romlis naxvas aRarasodes velodi. holmss Cemi colis gardacvalebis ambis gageba raRacnairad moeswro. misi samZimari da TanagrZnoba ufro xmis kiloSi gamoixata, vidre sityvebSi.

- Sroma tanjvis Semamsubuqebeli saSualebaa, Zvirfaso uotson, - miTxra holmsma. - me da Tqven ki amaRam iseTi samuSao gvelis, rom, vinc mas dasZlevs, Tamamad SeuZlia Tqvas, fuWad ar micxovriao.

amaod vTxovdi, yvelaferi ufro naTlad miTxariT-meTqi.

- dilamde sakmaod gaigoneT da moismineT, - mipasuxa. - jerjerobiT ki isedac bevri gvaqvs salaparako - Cven xom sami welia ar gvinaxavs erTmaneTi! vfiqrob, aTis naxevramde es Tema gveyofa, Semdeg ki Zalian saintereso Tavgadasavlis Sesaxvedrad erTi mitovebuli saxlisaken gaveSurebiT.

roca daniSnul saaTs kebSi CavsxediT, vigrZeni, rom yvelaferi Zveleburad aewyo. jibeSi revolveri movsinje, da araCveulebrivi ambebis molodinSi gulma bagabugi damiwyo.

holmsi TavSekavebuli, pirquSi da mdumare iyo. roca quCis farnebis Suqma Cemi megobris mrisxane saxe gaanaTa, davinaxe, rom igi warbebSekruli da bagemokumuli ijda. jerac ar vicodi, londonis danaSaulobaTa samyaros junglebSi romeli mtacebeli mxecis kvals mivyvebodiT, magram am yvelaze ufro daxelovnebuli monadiris saqcieli usityvod CamZaxoda, rom imRamindeli Tavgadasavali uaRresad saSiSi unda yofiliyo, xolo mqirdavi Rimili, rac Cems Tanamgzavris asketurad mkacr saxeze drodadro gaielvebda, kargs aras uqadda im nadirs, romlis kvalsac davadeqiT.

Cemi varaudiT beikerstritisaken mivdiodiT, magram holmsma meetle kevendiSis skveris kuTxeSi SeaCera. igi etlidan gadmovida, yuradRebiT mimoixeda garSemo da frTxili nabijiT win gaswia. vamCnevdi, rom yovel mosaxvevSi ukan ixedeboda, raTa darwmunebuliyo, gviTvalTvalebdnen, Tu ara. raRac ucnauri gziT mivdiodiT. holmsi yovelTvis maocebda londonis mixveul-moxveuli Cixebis codniT. igi amjeradac Tavdajerebuli miabijebda sajiniboebsa da meetleTa kar-midamoebs Soris, labirinTebSi, romelTa arsebobac aqamde ar vicodi. bolos da bolos erT viwro quCaze, Zveli kuSti saxlebis or rigs Soris aRmovCndiT. am viwro quCam jer manCesterstritze gagviyvana, mere ki uceb blendforstritze movxvdiT. aqedan holmsma swrafad Seuxvia erT patara CixSi, xis WiSkari gaiara, ukacriel ezoSi Sevida da gasaRebiT gaaRo erT-erTi saxlis ukana kari. SevediT Tu ara, maSinve kari Signidan Caraza.

iseTi ukuni idga, TvalTan TiTs ver miitandiT, magram maSinve mivxvdi, rom saxli ukacrieli iyo. SiSvel iataks fexis dadgmaze WraWaWruWi gahqonda, kedelze ki, romelsac SemTxveviT Sevexe, daglejili Spaleris naxevebi ekida.

holmsma gablikebuli wvrili TiTebi magrad CamWida xelSi da Tavis nebaze wamiyvana. gaviareT grZeli talani da manamde viareT, vidre karis Tavze naxevrad mrgvali fanjris bundovani moxazuloba ar SevniSne. am adgilas holmsma uecrad marjvniv Seuxvia, romlis kuTxeebSi wyvdiads daesadgurebina, SuagulSi ki quCis sinaTleebis mkrTali Suqi aRwevda, magram imis gamo, rom fanjris axlo farani ar iyo da minebsac mtvris sqeli fena faravda, erTimeoris danaxvac gviWirda.

Cemma Tanamgzavrma mxarze xeli damado da bagiT TiTqmis Cems yurs Seexo.

- iciT, sada varT? - mkiTxa CurCuliT.

- mgoni, beikerstritze, - vupasuxe da mqrqal minaSi gavixede.

- savsebiT sworia, swored Cveni Zveli binis pirdapir, kemendis saxlSi vimyofebiT.

- magram risTvis movediT aq?

- imitom, rom aqedan Cveni saxli mSvenivrad moCans da misi cqera Tvals axarebs, Zvirfaso uotson. gTxovT fanjaras mouaxlovdeT, oRond frTxilad, ar unda daginaxon. aba, SeixedeT Cvens adrindel binaSi, sadac Zalian bevri saintereso Tavgadasavali datrialebula. axla ki, Cemi Tavi minda gamovcado, ganvlilma samma welma xom ar damakargina imis unari, rom gagakvirvoT.

win nabiji gadavdgi Tu ara, nacnob sarkmelSi Sevixede da gaocebis wamoZaxili aRmomxda. farda CamoSvebuli gaxldaT, magram saucxood ganaTebuli oTaxis siRrmeSi, fanjris naTel fonze, aSkrad Canda savarZelSi mjdari kacis Crdili. Tavis daWeris manera, farTo mxrebis forma, saxis gamokveTili nakvTebi - yovelive es im Crdils holmsis WeSmarit oreulad warmosaxavda. misi naxevrad Semobrunebuli Tavi im Sav siluetebs magonebda, bebiebi rom uxataven xolme bavSvebs. gancvifrebulma, uneburad gaviwode xeli, raTa davrwmunebuliyavi, holmsi marTla Cems gverdiT idga Tu iq, oTaxis siRrmeSi savarZelSi mokalaTebuliyo. TviTon holmss ki uxmo sicilisagan mxrebi uTrToda.

- aba, ras ityviT, uotson?

- pirdapir warmoudgeneli ambavia! - vTqvi me CurCuliT.

- Cans, wlebs ver Cauklavs da dauSretia Cemi gamomgoneblobis unari, - Tqva holmsma da mis xmaSi daviWire sixaruli da siamaye im xelovanisa, romelic Tavisi qmnilebiT tkbeba. - ha, marTla mgavs, xom?

- mzad viyavi damefica, rom es Tqvena xarT.

- baton menies naxelavia. igi ramdenime dRe TavauReblad muSaobda da cvilisagan Camoqna Cemi oreuli. yvelaferi danarCeni ki Cemi xeliT gavakeTe, dRes diliT beikerstritze viyavi.

- magram risTvis dagWirdaT es yovelive?

- saamisod, Zvirfaso uotson, seriozuli mizezebi arsebobs. me minda zogierTi adamiani davarwmuno, rom Cems oTaxSi vimyofebi, im dros, roca sinamdvileSi sxva adgilas var.

- fiqrobT, rom binas uTvalTvaleben?

- ki ar vfiqrob, darwmunebuli var, rom uTvalTvaleben.

- mere vin?

- Cemi Zveli mtrebi, uotson. is momxiblavi kompania, romlis meTauric raixenbaxSi CanCqeris fskerze ganisvenebs. rogorc gaxsovT, mxolod maT icodnen, rom me cocxali gadavrCi. darwmunebulebi iyvnen, rom adre Tu gvian Cems binaSi davbrundebodi. yuryuri, TvalTvali da zverva am xnis manZilze ar SeuwyvetiaT. da ai, dRes diliT naxes, rom marTlac davbrundi.

- magram rogor gaigeT, rom giTvalTvalebdnen?

- fanjridan maTi uwyinari mzveravi parkeri davinaxe. igi profesiiT mZarcveli da mkvlelia. amave dros saucxoo orRanisticaa. parkeri srulebiT ar mainteresebs. ufro sayuradRebo meore - swored is saSineli adamiania, vinc mis zurgs ukan imaleba. igi moriartis uaxloesi megobari gaxlavT. es is kacia, vinc kldis mwvervalidan lodebi damiSina. igi mTel londonSi yvelaze ufro cbieri da saSiSi borotmoqmedia. swored es adamiani nadirobs amaRam Cemze, uotson, da is ki ar icis, rom Cven TviTon masze vnadirobT.

Cemi megobris gegmebs Cems TvalSi TandaTan moefina Suqi. moxerxebuli TavSesafridan saSualeba gveZleoda gveTvalTvala maTTvis, vinc holmsis pirovnebiT iyo dainteresebuli da mis yovel nabijs zveravda. fanjaraSi misatyueblad Cemi megobris silueti Canda, Cven ki monadireebi viyaviT.

usityvod videqiT erTimeoris gverdiT bnelSi da gafacicebulni vakvirdebodiT gamvlelebs, Cvens pirdapir quCaSi rom win da ukan mimodiodnen. holmsi krints ar Zravda, arc irxeoda, magram vgrZnobdi, rom saSinlad daZabuli iyo, da TvalmouSoreblad akvirdeboda trotuarze mimomaval adamianTa nakads. civi da avdriani Rame gaxldaT, susxiani qari Tavisuflad danavardobda. miuxedavad amisa, quCebSi xalxmravloba iyo da, TiTqmis yvela sayeloSi an yelsaxvevSi cxvirCarguli aCqarebuli nabijiT mimodioda.

momeCvena, rom erTma da imave adamianma saxls ramdenjerme auar-Cauara. gansakuTrebiT saeWvo meCvena ori kaci, didxans rom iyvnen atuzuli Cven maxloblad erT SesasvlelSi, TiTqos qars moeridnen da aq Seafares Tavio. vcade holmsis yuradReba maTze mimeqcia, magram odnav gasagoni wyenis amoZaxiliT mipasuxa da quCaSi yuradRebiT cqera ganagrZo. Cemi megobari drodadro fexs inacvlebda, Canda, adgils veRar poulobda, wrialebda, da kedelze TiTebs nerviulad aTamaSebda. vxedavdi, rom guneba wauxda, radgan movlenebi arc ise viTardeboda, rogorc moeloda. bolos, roca SuaRame gaxda da quCa TiTqmis dacarielda, holmsi oTaxSi bolTis cemas mohyva, ise rom ukve mRelvarebas aRar faravda. raRacis Tqma mindoda, roca Cemi mzera uecrad ganaTebul fanjaraze SeCerda, da TiTqmis iseve gaocebuli davrCi, rogorc pirvelad.

- Tqveni gamosaxuleba Seirxa! - SevZaxe me.

da marTlac, Cemi megobris gamosaxuleba axla pro-filSi ki aRar idga, aramed zurgiT iyo mobrunebuli.

rogorc Cans, JamTa svlas ver Seerbilebina holmsis mkveTri xasiaTi, da im adamianebTan Sexvedrisas, visac misebr daxvewili goneba vera hqonda, igi kvlav mouTmenlobas amJRavnebda.

- ra Tqma unda, Seirxa, - Tqva man. - nuTu ise utvino xepre ggonivarT, uotson, rom oTaxSi namdvil fituls davsvamdi da imedi meqneboda, rom misi SemweobiT gavacurebdi yvelaze ufro gaqnil TaRliTebs, romelnic ki evropaSi arseboben? Cven am soroSi vyuryutebT da misis hadsonma am xnis ganmavlobaSi rvajer Seucvala Cems saxebas adgili - ese igi, yovel TxuTmet wuTSi ucvlis adgilsamyofels. ostaturad ki uaxlovdeba xolme, rom qalis Crdili ar Cans... aha! - warmoTqva man, uecrad sunTqva Seikra da gairinda. bindiT mocul oTaxSi SevniSne, rom holmsi kiserwagrZelebuli idga da raRac daZabul molodinSi iyo.

quCa axla sruliad ukacrieli iyo da adamianis WaWaneba ar Canda. SesaZloa is ori kaci kidev idga SesasvlelSi mimaluli, magram veRar vxedavdi. garSemo dumili da wyvdiadi gamefebuliyo. kunapet sibneleSi Tvalis momWrelad Canda ganaTebuli fanjara da mis centrSi Cemi megobris saxeba. srul dumilSi gavigone holmsis mstvinavi sunTqva da vigrZeni, ra Zlier Relavda. uecrad oTaxis siRrmeSi bnel kunWulSi mimagdo da wuTiT xeli damafara saxeze, riTac srul dumils iTxovda. im wuTs vigrZeni, rogor ucaxcaxebda TiTebi. jer arasodes ar menaxa ase aRelvebuli, amasTan bneli quCa isev udaburi da mdumare Canda.

uecrad gavigone is, rasac ukve Cemi megobris maxvil smenamde mieRwia. raRac wynari, yru, Sekavebuli xma momesma, magram ara beikerstritis mxridan, aramed imave saxlis siRrmidan, romelSiac Cven vimalebodiT. gavigone, rogor gaiRo da daixura Semosasvleli kari. wuTis Semdeg derefanSi viRacis Semparavi nabijis xmac gaisma. etyoboda, ucnobi qurduli nabijiT dacacunebda, magram ukacriel saxlSi is frTxili siarulic grgvinavda.

holmsi kedels aekra, mec igive gavakeTe da Tan revolveris tars xeli movuWire. sibneleSi rom kargad davakvirdi, mamakacis bundovani silueti SevniSne. adamianis Savi gamosaxuleba wuTiT SeCerda, Semdeg daixara da Semparavi nabijiT win daiZra. mis yovel moZraobaSi muqara ifareboda. adamianze avbediTi monadire sam nabijze iyo Cvengan, da me mosulze TavdasxmisaTvis gamzadebulma, yvela kunTi zambarasaviT davWime, roca uecrad Cems gonebaSi ielva, rom ucnobma Cveni iq yofnisa ara icoda ra.

ise Cagviara, kinaRam Segvexo. fanjarasTan miparviT mivida da CarCo TiTqmis naxevar futamde, Zalian frTxilad, sruliad uxmaurod aswia. roca daixara, Ria fanjridan SemoWrilma sxivma saxe gaunaTa. saxeze ukiduresi mRelvareba aRbeWdoda. Tvalebi ciebianiviT uelavda da nakvTebi daRrejoda.

ucnobi mowifuli kaci iyo, wvrili qoriseburi cxviri, maRali gamelotebuli Subli da SeWaRaravebuli ulvaSi hqonda. cilindri kefaze gadasweoda, palto gadaReRoda da frakis gaxamebuli gulispiri mouCanda. misi Savgvremani, pirquSi saxe Rrma naoWebs daeRara. xelSi raRac dasabjeni joxis magvari eWira, magram roca iatakze dado, liTonis wkriala xma Semomesma. Semdeg, jibidan didi zomis raRac sagani amoiRo da ramdensame wuTs jaxirobda, vidre raRac rkinebs erTmaneTs moargebda. mere CamuxlisTavebuli win gadaixara, mTeli sxeuliT daawva albaT im grZel rkinis joxs da Cven liTonis mkveTri xangrZlivi, RrWiala xma gavigoneT. roca welSi gasworda, davinaxe, rom xelSi raRac Tofis magvari eWira, oRond ucnauri, uxeSkondaxiani. saketi gaxsna, albaT lulaSi tyvia Tu Cado da isev daaCxakuna. Semdeg Cacucqda, lulis bolo fanjris rafaze dado, da misi grZeli ulvaSi lulaze daekida, xolo samiznis wertilze miSterebulma Tvalebma bnelSi ucnaurad gaielves. bolos Tofi mxarze miido da SvebiT amoioxra: mizani mis win iyo - gansacvifrebeli mizani, Savi silueti, rac TeTr fonze naTlad moCanda. erTi wamiT gaSeSda, sasxletze TiTi daaWira, da xmamaRali zuzuni gaisma, rasac minis wkrialis xma mohyva.

imave wams holmsi msrolels, rogorc vefxvi, zurgze daaxta da iatakze Tavdayira dasca. magram momdevno wams waqceuli fexze wamovarda da Cems megobars araCveulebrivi ZaliT Caavlo yelSi xeli. maSin Cemi revolveris tari Cavkari TavSi da borotmoqmedi isev daeca. waqceuls imwamsve zed davaweqi. holmsma ar daayovna da xmamaRla daustvina, quCidan Cvenken gamoqceul adamianTa fexis xma moisma da male sadarbazo karidan oTaxSi ori polismeni Semovarda. maTve SemohyvaT samoqalaqo tanisamosSi gamowyobili maZebari.

- es Tqvena xarT, lestreid? - ikiTxa holmsma.

- diax, mister holms. gadavwyvite am saqmes xeli TviTon movkido. moxaruli var, rom isev gxedavT londonSi, ser.

- vifiqre, Cemi ubralo araoficialuri daxmareba xels ar SeuSlis-meTqi. sami gauxsneli mkvleloba erT weliwadSi - sakmaod bevria, lestreid. magram molseis Ziebis saqme Tqven arcTu ise... ese igi, mindoda meTqva, rom es saqme cudad ar wagimarTavT...

yvelani fexze videqiT. Cvens tyves ori janmagari konstebli aqeT-iqidan amosdgomoda da magrad CaebRujaT, ris gamoc mZimed qSinavda. quCaSi usaqmurma da doylapia cnobismoyvareebma iwyes TavSeyra. holmsi fanjarasTan mivida da daxura. lestreidma sanTlebi aanTo, xolo policielebma TavianTi farnebi moiSvelies. axla ki SemeZlo Cveni tyvis rigianad SeTvaliereba.

araCveulebrivad vaJkacuri da Tan zizRismomgvreli saxe hqonda. filosofosiviT gadaSlili Subli da Rormucelas yba imisi mauwyebeli iyo, rom am kacSi, rogorc sikeTis, aseve borotebis udidesi niWi imaleboda. bunebas TviTon daejildovebina es kaci iseTi garegnobiT, rom mswrafl mixvdebodiT, visTanac gqondaT saqme. sastiki, foladis elferiani Tvalebi, maTi cinikuri gamoxedva da zed Camowolili warbebi, mtacebeli qoriseburi cxviri da Rrma naoWebi, romelTac daeseraT mTeli Subli, imas mowmobdnen, rom igi sazogadoebisaTvis saSiS adamianTa ricxvs miekuTvneboda. arc erT Cvengans araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda. misi mzera mijaWvuli iyo holmsze, romelsac gaocebiTa da mZulvarebiT Sescqeroda.

- eSmaki! - ambobda CurCuliT. - cbieri, cbieri eSmaki!

- amrigad polkovniko, - uTxra holmsma da Tan Tavis daWmuWnul sayelos isworebda, - guliTadi megobrebi, rogorc Zveleburi andaza ambobs, erTmaneTs xelaxla xvdebian. mgoni, ara mqonia siamovneba menaxeT mas Semdeg, rac Tqveni mowyale yuradRebis Rirsad gamxadeT, - ai, gaxsovT, maSin, raixenbaxis CanCqeris Tavze napralSi rom viweqi.

polkovniks, TiTqos mojadoebuliao, Cemi megobrisaTvis mzera ver moecilebina.

- eSmaki, namdvili eSmaki! - imeorebda isev da isev.

- droa warmogidginoT, - wamoiwyo holmsma. - jentlmenebo, es gaxlavT polkovniki sebastian morani, misi udidebulesoba dedoflis indoeTis armiis oficeri da msxvil mxecebze saukeTeso monadire. vfiqrob, ar Sevcdebi, polkovniko, Tu vityvi, rom Tqvens mier mokluli vefxvebis raodenobiT jer kidev pirveli adgili giWiravT?

tyve gaWirvebiT ikavebda brazs da kvlav jiutad dumda. TviTonac vefxvs hgavda: pirgamexebuls, Tvalebi borotad uelavda da ulvaSi aburZgnoda.

- mikvirs, rom Cemma martivma gamogonebam moatyua aseTi gamocdili monadire, - ganagrZobda holmsi. - TqvenTvis es axali ram ar unda yofiliyo, polkovniko! gana ar migibamT xis qveS Tikani da karabiniT xelSi foTlebSi Casafrebuls ar gicdiaT, rodis movidoda vefxvi misatyuebelTan? es ukacrieli saxli - Cemi xea, Tqven ki - Cemi vefxvi. vfiqrob, zogjer marqafad sxva msrolelebic gaxldaT xolme, im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu ramdenime vefxvi movidoda, - an - rac naklebad dasajerebelia, Tu TviTon aacdendiT. es batonebi - da Cvenze uCvena, - Cemi saTadarigo msrolelebi arian. Cemi Sedareba zustia, xom marTalia?

uecrad polkovniki morani gaSmagebuli RmuiliT gaiWra win, magram konsteblebma ufro magrad gaqaCes. misi saxe iseT siZulvils gamoxatavda, rom Sexedvac saSineli ram iyo.

- unda vaRiaro, rom namdvilad patara siurprizi momiwyveT, - ganagrZo holmsma. - arafriT ar vifiqrebdi, Tu TviTonve moindomebdiT am ukacrieli saxlisa da fanjris gamoyenebas. marTlac, Zalian moxerxebuli kia orive. megona, rom Tqven quCidan imoqmedebdiT, sadac Cemi megobari lestreidi Tavisi TanaSemweebis TanxlebiT gelodaT. am detalis garda yvelaferi ise moxda, rogorc gaviazre.

polkovniki morani lestreids miubrunda:

- ar vici, gaqvT Tu ara Cemi dapatimrebis raime safuZveli, magram me aRar SemiZlia am vaJbatonebis qirdvis atana. Tu kanonis xelSi var, yvelaferi kanonierebis farglebSi moxdes.

- es, marTlac, samarTliani sityvaa, - SeniSna lestreidma. - vidre aqedan wavidodeT, dagrCaT kidev raime saTqmeli, mister Serlok holms?

holmsma iatakidan aiRo uzarmazari sahaero Tofi da meqanizmis sinjvas Seudga.

- didebuli da amasTanave erTaderTi Tofia! - Tqva man. - isvris uxmaurod da gamanadgurebeli Zala gaaCnia. me vicnobi brma meqanikoss, germanel fon herders, romelmac es Tofi gansvenebul profesor moriartis dakveTiT daamzada. ai, ukve mravali welia, rac vici am Tofis arseboba, magram arasodes ar mqonia SemTxveva, rom xelSi ameRo. gansakuTrebiT girCevT, lestreid, yuradReba miaqcioT Tofsa da mis tyviebs.

- fiqri nu gaqvT, mister holms, uyuradRebod ar davtovebT, - Tqva lestreidma, roca yvela iq myofi karisaken daiZra. - sul es aris?

- diax. Tumca, mindoda mekiTxa, ra braldebas wauyenebT damnaSaves?

- rogor, Tu ra braldebas, ser? raRa Tqma unda, Serlok holmsis mokvlis cdas.

- o, ara, lestreid, am saqmeSi gareva srulebiT ar minda. polkovnik moranis dapatimrebis pativi mxolod Tqven gekuTvniT. gilocavT, lestreid! TqvenTvis damaxasiaTebeli SorsmWvretelobisa da simamacis Serwymis wyalobiT, bolos mainc SeZeliT am kacis Sepyroba.

- mere, vin aris es kaci, mister holms?

- is, visac amaod eZebda mTeli policia, polkovniki sebastian morani, romelmac gasuli Tvis ocdaaT ricxvSi park-leinis #427 saxlis meore sarTulis fanjridan sahaero Tofis tyviiT gangmira ser ronald aderi. ai, ra unda daedos bralad, lestreid... axla ki, uotson, Tu tyviiT gaxvretili fanjridan SemoWrili gamWoli qarisa ar geSiniaT, erTi naxevari saaTi Cems oTaxSi davsxdeT da sigarebi movwioT - imedi maqvs es cota gagarTobT.
maikroft holmsis meTvalyureobisa da misis hadsonis uSualo zrunvis wyalobiT Cvens uwindel binaSi araferi ar Secvliliyo. marTalia, Sesvlisas gamakvirva uCveulo sikoxtavem, magram yvela nacnobi nivTi Tavis adgilze dagvxvda. `qimiis kuTxeSi~ mwvave simJaveebisagan dalaquli fiWvis skami isev uwindeburad idga. Taroze Zveleburad elaga gazeTebidan amoWrili cnobebis uzarmazari albomebi da cnobarebi, ra siamovnebiT isroda cecxlSi yovel maTgans mravali Cveni Tanamemamule! uTvalavi CibuxiT gaWedili patara Taro, diagramebi, violino Tavis budianad, sparsuli fexsacmelic ki, holmsi rom saTuTuned iyenebda - yvelaferi xelaxla Cvens Tvalwin iyo. oTaxSi orni dagvixvdnen: jer erTi, misis hadsoni, romelic mxiaruli RimiliT Semogvegeba, meore manekeni, romelmac imRamindel ambebSi mniSvnelovani roli iTamaSa. Cemi megobris oreuli, SeRebili cvilis biusti, damzadebuli iyo araCveulebrivi xelovnebiT da gansacvifreblad miagavda originals. igi dabal patara magidaze idga da ise ostaturad iyo SeniRbuli holmsis xalaTiT, rom Tu kaci quCidan Semoixedavda, sruli iluzia iqmneboda.

- mgoni, yvela Cemi miTiTeba zustad SeasruleT, misis hadson? - hkiTxa diasaxliss holmsma.

- muxlebze xoxviT vuaxlovdebodi, ser, rogorc Tqven mibrZaneT.

- Cinebulia. yvelaferi ise gaakeTeT, ukeTesad ar SeiZleboda. SeniSneT, sad moxvda tyvia?

- diax, ser. Tqvens lamaz biusts TavSi gauara da kedels SeeWylita. noxze egdo. inebeT.

holmsma tyvia me gamomiwoda.

- revolveris msubuqi tyvia gaxlavT - naxeT, uotson. es xom pirdapir genialuria! aba, vin ifiqrebda, rom sahaero TofiT SesaZlebeli iqneboda aseTi tyviis gasrola? Cinebulia, mister hadson, gmadlobT daxmarebisaTvis... axla, uotson, Zveleburad Tqvens adgilze mokalaTdiT. ramdenime sakiTxi minda TqvenTan erTad gavarkvio.

gacveTili serTuki gadaagdo, Tavis oreuls ruxi feris xalaTi moxsna, TviTon moixura da Cems Tvalwin isev uwindeli holmsi warmodga.

- Zvel monadires iseTive magari nervebi SerCa da Tvalic iseve saimedod uWris, - Tqva man siciliT, roca cvilis figuris gaxvretil Subls aTvalierebda, - Sig Suagul kefaSi ki mouxvedrebia tyvia da tvinic gauxvretia. morani sworupovari msroleli iyo indoeTis junglebSi, da vfiqrob, arc londonSi eyoleba bevri metoqe. gagigoniaT uwin odesme misi saxeli?

- ara, arasodes.

- Tqven, rogorc maxsovs, isic aRiareT, rom ar gagigoniaT TviT profesor jeims moriartis saxeli, is ki Cvens saukuneSi udidesi gonebis adamiani gaxldaT. gTxovT, Tarodan CamoiRoT biografiuli saZiebeli...