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Ramis ori saaTi iqneboda, rodesac faTerakebis maZiebeli Cveni gmirebi parizidan sen-denis sadarajo WiSkriT gavidnen. sanam bneloda, uxmod midiodnen, uneblieT emorCilebodnen wyvdiadis gavlenas da yvelgan Casafrebuli mteri elan­debodaT.

iriJraJa Tu ara, maSinve ena amoidges damunjebulma mgzavrebma. cis tatnobze mzis gamoCenam simxiarule daubruna maT. TiTqos didi brZolis molodinSi iyvnen: guli gamalebiT ucemdaT, Tvalebi ucinodaT, grZnobdnen, rom SeiZleba am mgzavrobisaTvis SeewiraT sicocxle.

sanaxavad saSiSi iyo Cveni qaravani. muSketerebis Savi cxenebi, maTi samxedro mokazmuloba da moZraoba, TaviT fexebamde SeiaraRebuli msaxurebi, romlebic ukan misdevdnen, advilad gascemda maT ganzraxvas, Zalianac rom cdiliyvnen Tavis dafarvas.

mSvidobianad gaiares gza Santilamde, sadac dilis rva saaTze mividnen. swored sauzmis dro iyo, rodesac mogzaurebi samikitnosTan Camoxdnen. duqnis karebze gamoxatuli iyo wminda marteni, romelsac Sebraleboda siciveSi darCenili Raribi kaci da Tavisi wamosasxamis naxevars uTmobda. muSketerebma msaxurebs ubrZanes, unagiri ar moexadaT cxenebisaTvis da mzad yofiliyvnen dauyovnebliv gzis gasagrZeleblad. TviTon duqnis saerTo darbazSi Sevidnen da magidas miusxdnen.

amave magidas mosjdomoda damartenis gziT mosuli viRac keTilSobili pirovneba da isic sauzmes Seeqceoda. man maSinve amindze Camoagdo laparaki da muSketerebic CaiTria am saubarSi.

Semdeg ymawvilebis sadRegrZelo dalia. maTac madloba gadauxades da adRegrZeles.

magram swored im dros, rodesac darbazSi Semosulma muSketonma cxenebis mzadyofna amcno da megobrebma adgoma daapires, ucnobma porToss winadadebiT mimarTa, kardinalis sadRegrZeloc SeesvaT. porTosma upasuxa: siamovnebiT davlev kardinalis sadRegrZelos, Tu Tqvenc, Tqvenis mxriv, mefis sadRegrZelos Sesmas inebebTo.

_ me safrangeTSi kardinalis garda mefed aravin mimaCnia! _ Seutia ucnobma.

amis pasuxad porTosma xmali iSiSvla. mas arc ucnobi CamorCa.

_ didi sisulele mogividaT, _ uTxra aTosma megobars, _ magram ra gaewyoba? SeuZlebelia ukan daxeva. _ mokaliT igi da ecadeT Cqara dagvewioT.

aTosi, aramisi da d'artaniani swrafad moaxtnen cxenebs da gaaqanes. porTosi ki am dros Tavis mopirdapires hpirdeboda, rom farikaobis mravalferovani xelovnebis CvenebiT, wuTi­sofels gamoasalmebda.

_ es erTi maTgani! _ daiZaxa aTosma xuTasiode nabijis gavlis Semdeg.

_ erTi miTxariT, _ raRa swored porToss SesTavaza im ucnobma kardinalis sadRegrZelo? _ mimarTa aramisma megobrebs.

_ imitom, rom porTosi yvelaze maRali xmiT laparakobda da ufrosad is miiCnia, _ upasuxa d'artanianma.

_ me yovelTvis imas vambobdi, rom sibrZnis uZiro Waa Cveni gaskoneli, _ Cailaparaka aTosma da kvlav WenebiT ganagrZes gza.

boveSi ori saaTiT SeCerdnen, porTosisTvis undodaT moecadaT. garda amisa, cxenebs Sesveneba esaWiroebodaT. magram radgan porTosi arsad Canda, kvlav ganagrZes gza. bovedan erTi lies gavlis Semdeg ori qedis kalTebs Sua Seviwroebul, moukirwylav gzas miadgnen, sadac rva Tu aTi kaci muSaobda da iseTi saxe mieRoT, TiTqos dazianebul xids akeTebdnen.

aramiss ar undoda am ganzrax atalaxebul WaobSi Tavisi waRebis gasvra da ukmexad Seutia. aToss undoda daemSvidebina megobari, magram ukve gvian iyo. muSebma dacinva da masxarad agdeba dauwyes ymawvilebs. maTma Tavxedobam TviT mSvidi aTosic moTminebidan gamoiyvana da erT maTganze miagdo cxeni.

muSebma ukan daixies, ormoSi Caxtnen, amoiRes muSketebi da srola atexes. aramiss tyvia mxarSi moxvda, xolo muSketoni barZayis rbilSi daiWra da cxenidan gadavarda, magram ara imitom, rom mZimed iyo daWrili, aramed ver SeZlo Wrilobis danaxva da, eWvs gareSea, ufro saSiSi egona, vidre sinamdvileSi iyo.

_ Casafrebulebi gvelodnen es aramzadebi, _ daiZaxa d'artanianma, _ nu wavaxdenT amaTze Tofiswamals.

_ aba! maTraxi cxenebs!

daWrilma aramisma xeli staca cxenis fafars da ukan ar CamorCa amxanagebs. male muSketonis cxenic daewiaT maT. magram Tavisi mxedari brZolis velze daetovebina.

_ kidev kargi, rom esec iq ar darCa, _ Tqva aTosma, _ Tu gaWirda, Semcvlel cxenad gamoviyenebT.

_ Semcvleli cxeni ara da erTi qudi rom yofiliyo, Zalian meameboda, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ Cemi tyviam momxada. bedi, rom werili qudSi ara mqonda, Torem daviRupebodi.

_ vaime, vaime! sawyali porTosi, im viwro gzasTan usaTuod moklaven.

_ porTosi rom fexze iyos, aqamde mogveweoda, _ Tqva aTosma, _ me mgonia, swored brZolis dros gamofxizldeboda misi loTi mowinaaRmdege.

ori saaTis ganmavlobaSi Seusvenebliv miaWenebdnen cxenebs, romlebic ise daiqancnen, rom saSiSi gaxda, uari ar eTqvaT TavianTi mxedrebis samsaxurze.

oRroCoRro gza airCies Cvenma mgzavrebma im imediT, rom iq amdeni xelis SemSleli ar daxvdebodaT, magram krevkerSi misvlisas aramisma gamoacxada, rom ukve aRar SeeZlo gzis gagrZeleba, da marTlac, mas mTeli Zala da energia dasWirda aqamde mosaRwevad. aramiss yovel wuTs feri ecvleboda da megobrebi iZulebulni iyvnen, xSirad miSvelebodnen, rom cxenidan ar Camovardniliyo. bolos erT duqanTan Camosves da bazenic masTan datoves, romelic brZolaSi ufro xelisSemSleli gamodga, vidre damxmare. aTosma da d'artanianma maSinve ganagrZes gza im imediT, rom Rame amenSi gaetarebinaT.

_ Sercxvenili viyo, _ Tqva aTosma, rodesac Saraze gavidnen, _ Tu kidev avyve im amosawyvetebs! daixsomeT Cemi sityva, kaleSi misvlamde xmas veRar amomaRebineben da aRarc xmals vaxleb xels. vficav da avasruleb kidec.

_ nu davificavT, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ gavaWenoT, Tu mogvyvebian Cveni cxenebi.

mgzavrebma dezi hkres daqancul cxenebs, romlebmac Zal-Rone moikribes da SuaRamemde amens miiyvanes Tavisi mxedrebi. isini `oqros SroSanas~ samikitnosTan Camoxtnen.

am samikitnos maspinZeli uaRresad patiosan kacs hgavda. igi win miegeba mgzavrebs, erT xelSi sanTeli eWira, meoreSi _ Tavisi Ramis CaCi. aToss da d'artanians cal-calke, mSvenivrad morTul oTaxSi upirebda moTavsebas, magram, saubedurod, erTi oTaxi Senobis TavSi iyo, meore ki _ Senobis boloSi. maTTvis SerCeuli oTaxebi ar isurves aTosma da d'artanianma. maspinZeli ficavda, rom maTi Sesaferi oTaxebi ar gaaCnda.

maSin mgzavrebma gamoucxades, rom erT oTaxSi iatakze gaSlil leibebze dawvebodnen. Tavisas ar iSlida samikitnos patroni, magram arc Cveni mgzavrebi uTmobdnen da bolos isic daemorCila.

is iyo gaiSales logini da magrad Caketes kari, rom ezodan viRacam fanjris darabas daukakuna, vinaoba hkiTxes da rodesac Tavisi msaxuris xma icnes, kari gauRes. oTaxSi planSe da grimo Semovidnen.

_ cxenebis momvlelad grimoc ikmarebs, _ moaxsena planSem, _ da Tu nebas miboZeben, batonebo, me aq davwvebi, am karis ganivad. amrigad, damSvidebuli iqnebian batonebi, yovelgvar xifaTs ascdebian.

_ raze dawvebi? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma.

_ Cems loginze, _ upasuxa planSem da erTi kona Cala daanaxva.

_ Zalian kargi, planSe, _ uTxra d'artanianma. _ marTali giTxraT, ar momewona Cveni maspinZeli, metad mliqvneli meCvena.

_ arc me momewona, _ Tqva aTosma.

planSe fanjridan gadmoZvra da karebTan dawva. grimo Tavlisken wavida im pirobiT, rom dilis xuT saaTze cxenebi mzad eyoleboda.

TavlaSi Sesvlisas grimom magrad moketa karebi.

sakmaod mSvidobianad Caiara Ramem, Tumca SuaRamisas oTaxis kars viRac magrad moawva. metad fxizlobda planSe, maSinve wamovarda da Sehyvira:

_ vin aris?

_ ukacravad, karebi ameria, _ moixades bodiSi da kvlav siwynare Camovarda.

Ramis oTx saaTze Tavlidan saSineli yvirili moisma, grimos undoda gaeRviZebina mejinibeebi, magram isinic wamocvivdnen da cema dauwyes.

aTosma da d'artanianma fanjara gamoaRes da dainaxes Tavgatexili grimo. igi gulwasuli egdo, rkinis orTiTi CaekraT TavSi.

planSem ezoSi Cairbina cxenebis Sesakazmavad, magram maTi bedaurebi adgilidan ver iZvrodnen, ise iyvnen daqanculebi. marto muSketonis cxeni SeZlebda gzis gagrZelebas, radgan guSin xuTi-eqvsi saaTis ganmavlobaSi umxedrod iara. magram raRac warmoudgeneli Secdomis gamo, meduqnis cxenis gan­sakurnavad mowveul beiTal-dastaqars, meduqnis cxenis magivrad, sisxli muSketonis cxenisaTvis gamoeSva.

avis mets aras moaswavebda es wvrilmani garemoebani, romlebic, advili SesaZlebelia, boroti ganzraxvis nayofi iyo.

aTosi da d'artaniani oTaxidan gamovidnen, planSe ki imis gasagebad gaiqca, xom arsad iyideboda sami cxeni. duqnis karebTan kargad movlili ori cxeni idga, Sekazmuli, dasvenebuli. planSesaTvis es cxenebic kmaroda da amitom maTi patronebi ikiTxa. upasuxes, rom wuxel Rame aq gaetarebinaT da axla maspinZelTan iyvnen angariSis gasasworeblad.

aTosic meduqnisaken wavida danaxarjis gadasaxdelad. d'artaniani da planSe quCis karebTan idgnen. meduqne erT patara miyruebul oTaxSi iyo da aTossac sTxoves, iq Casuliyo.

ise Sevida muSketeri, rom araviTari eWvi ar aRZvria. amoiRo ori pistoli da meduqnes gauwoda. meduqne marto ijda Tavis patara magidasTan. aTosisagan miRebuli fuli xelSi Seatriala da ucbad Sehyvira:

_ yalbia es fuli! dagaWerinebT Tqvenca da Tqvens amxanagebsac, rogorc yalbi fulis mWrelebs!

_ xom ar gagiJebulxar, ubeduro? iqneba ginda yurebi dagaWra? _ Seutia aTosma da meduqnisaken waiwia.

am dros oTaxis meore kariT TaviT fexebamde SeiaraRebuli kacebi Semovidnen da aToss miscvivdnen.

_ me aq gamabes! _ gasZaxa aTosma xmamaRla d'artanians da orjer zedized gaisrola dambaCa.

d'artanianisTvis saWiro aRar iyo am sityvebis ganmeoreba, Tvalis daxamxamebis umal isa da planSe karebTan mibmul sxvis Sekazmul cxenebs moaxtnen da gaaWenes.

_ xom ar ici, ra mouvida aToss? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma planSes da Tan cxens miaWenebda.

_ eh, _ amoioxra planSem, _ ori kaci rom waaqcia dambaCis ori gasroliT, is davinaxe, xolo danarCenebs, mgoni, xmliT daeria.

_ yoCaR, aTos! _ iZaxda d'artaniani, _ Cemi ubedurebaa, rom iZulebuli var Tavi davanebo megobars am gaWirvebaSi, Tumca, SeiZleba Cven erTi-ori nabijis Semdeg uaresi mogve­lodes, aaCqare Seni cxeni, planSe, aaCqare! yoCaRi biWi yofilxar, Cemo planSe.

_ aki mogaxseneT, batono, gasaWirSi iCens Tavs pikardieli, garda amisa, Cems pikardiaSi var da esec Zalian mamxnevebs, _ miugo planSem.

didi siCqariT mihyavdaT cxenebi. sent-omerSi Casvlamde arsad SeCerebulan. aq ki cota xniT daasvenes cxenebi, TviTonac iqve idgnen, aRviri xelSi eWiraT, eSinodaT, kidev raime moulodneli xifaTi ar dastydomodaT Tavs. Senayrdnen da isev gzas gaudgnen.

asi nabiji eqnebodaT kalemde darCenili, rodesac d'artanianis cxeni waiqca. bevrs ecadnen, yoveli Rone ixmares, magram veRar wamoayenes. cxviridan da Tvalebidan sisxli sdioda sawyal cxovels. planSes cxeni cocxali darCa. magram ise dadga, rogorc oCani, fexi veRar gadaadgmevines.

kidev kargi, rom sul asiode nabiji Tu iqneboda qalaqamde. cxenebi iqve, Saragzaze datoves da navsadgurisaken sirbiliT wavidnen.

planSem d'artanianis yuradReba miaqcia erT kargad Cacmul kacze, romelic is iyo msaxurTan erTad misuliyo da sul ormocdaaTi nabijiT iqneboda maTze win.

d'artaniani da planSe maSinve daewivnen ucnobs, romelic, etyoboda, Zalian Cqarobda. waRebze mtveri dasdeboda. man gemis patrons hkiTxa, rogor SeiZleboda saswrafod inglisSi gadasuliyo.

_ magaze advili ra iqneba, _ upasuxa gemis patronma, _ ialqnebis gaSlis meti araferi aklia, magram am dilas brZaneba miviReT, aravin gadaviyvanoT inglisSi baton kardinalis sagangebo nebarTvis gareSe.

_ mec swored aseTi nebarTva maqvs, _ miugo aznaurma da jibidan qaRaldi amoiRo, _ ai, inebeT.

_ SeamowmebineT navsadguris ufross da Semdeg me mom­marTeT, yvelaferi mzada maqvs.

_ sad vnaxav navsadguris ufross?

_ Tavis saxlSi.

_ sad aris misi saxli?

_ aqve axlos, qalaqgareT, ager, aqedanac Cans, patara qedis ZirSi, fiqalissaxuraviani saxli.

_ Zalian kargi, _ Tqva ucnobma.

ucnobi Tavisi msaxuriT navsadguris ufrosis saxlisken wavida. d'artaniani da planSec xuTasiode nabijis daSorebiT mihyvebodnen.

qalaqidan rom gavidnen, d'artanianma fexi aaCqara da ucnobs maSin daewia, rodesac is patara tyeSi Sevida.

_ rogorc getyobaT, Zalian miiCqariT, batono! _ uTxra d'artanianma.

_ Zalian, batono, Zalian.

_ did bodiSs vixdi, batono, magram ise meCqareba, ise, rom iZulebuli gaxlavarT, patara daxmareba gTxovoT.

_ ra daxmareba?!

_ me win gamiSvaT.

_ SeuZlebelia, _ miugo ucnobma, _ samoci lie gamoviare ormocdarva saaTSi. xval SuadRisas londonSi unda viyo.

_ mec igive gza gamoviare, oRond ormoc saaTSi, da xval dilis 10 saaTze londonSi unda viyo.

_ Zalian vwuxvar, batono, magram pirvelad me movedi da meve waval.

_ mec Zalian vwuxvar, batono, marTalia, meore movedi, magram usaTuod pirveli waval.

_ me mefis msaxuri var.

_ me _ Cemi Tavisa.

_ netav ras CamacivdiT? gnebavT, CxubiT gaTavdes es Cveni Sexvedra?

_ maS, riT unda gaTavdes?

_ ra vqna, ra gindaT Cemgan?

_ magis gageba gnebavT?

_ diax, ra gindaT Cemgan?

_ ho, me is nebarTva minda, jibeSi rom gidevT, radgan magisi msgavsi me araferi maqvs, xolo umagisod ver waval.

_ cxadia, Tqven xumrobT!

_ ra dros xumrobaa?

_ gamatareT!

_ ver gaivliT!

_ Cemi brali ar iyos, Tavxedo biWo, Tavi rom Cagimtvrio! luben, Cemi dambaCebi!

_ planSe! Sen msaxurs mouare da amas me gavuswordebi, _ uTxra d'artanianma.

planSe lubens eca, Ronierma da mkvircxlma swrafad dasca miwaze piraRma da gulze muxli daado.

_ magas gauswordiT, batono, _ SesZaxa planSem, _ me Cemi saqme gavaTave.

es rom dainaxa ucnobma, xmali iSiSvla da d'artanians mivarda, magram isic mzad dauxvda.

sami wamis ganmavlobaSi samgan dasWra d'artanianma, Tan xmlis yovel dakvraze dasZaxebda:

_ es aTosis, es kidev porTosis, esec aramisis magier!

xmlis mesame dartymam ucnobi Zirs dasca.

d'artanianma gadawyvita, rom ukve mkvdari iyo misi mowi­naaRmdege. anda, yovel SemTxvevaSi, gulSemoyrili mainc, magram swored im wams, rodesac d'artaniani daixara da xeliT qaRaldis Zebna daiwyo, daWrilma, romelsac jerac xelSi eWira xmali, gulSi Cahkra da Tan miaZaxa,

_ esec Tqvenwilad!

_ ase iyos! ukanasknels ergos saukeTeso! _ Sehyvira gaSmagebulma d'artanianma. erTxel kidev, es ukve meoTxed, Cahkra xmali mucelSi da mowinaaRmdege miwas miakra.

axla ki Tvalebi daxuWa daWrilma da guli wauvida.

d'artanianma jibidan swrafad amoacala nebarTva, romelic graf de vardis saxelze iyo gacemuli.

mere erTxel kidev gadaxeda miwaze gaSoltil mSvenier ymawvils, romelic ocdaxuTi wlisa Zlivs iqneboda... upat­ronod tovebda tyeSi gulwasuls da iqneba mkvdarsac. Rrmad amoioxra, dagmo bediswera, visTvis vibrZviT? visTvis vanTxevT amden sisxls? visTvis vxocavT ase daundoblad erTmaneTs? im adamianebis interesebisaTvis, romlebic ucxoni arian CvenTvis. safrTxeSi vigdebT Tavs da maT arc ki ician Cveni arsebobis Sesaxeb.

magram male es fiqrebi Seawyvetina lubenma, romelic saSinlad Rmuoda da mTeli xmiT gahyviroda, Svelas iTxovda.

planSem gasaCumeblad xeli wauWira yelSi.

_ manam ase miWiravs, batono, darwmunebuli var, xmas veRar amoiRebs, magram Tu xeli gavuSvi, maSinve yvirils daiwyebs. mgoni, normandieli unda iyos es ymawvili. normandielebi xom ganTqmulni arian jiutobiT?

planSe marTlac axrCobda da is ki mainc yvirils cdilobda.

_ damacade! _ uTxra d'artanianma, cxvirsaxoci amoiRo da pirSi CasCara.

_ modiT, xeze mivabaT, _ urCia planSem.

Tqma da Sesruleba erTi iyo. lubeni xeze magrad miabes. Semdeg mis gverdiT gadmoaTries grafi de vardic. ukve Ram­deboda da, cxadia, Sekrulic da daWrilic meore dRemde tyeSi darCebodnen.

_ axla ki navsadguris ufrosi vnaxoT, _ Tqva d'artanianma.

_ magram, mgoni, daWrili brZandebiT! _ uTxra planSem;

_ eg araferi! jer saqmes mivxedoT da mere movuaroT Cems Wrilobas, mgoni; saSiSi ar unda iyos.

Cqari nabijiT wavidnen pativcemuli moxelis saxlisaken.

navsadguris ufross graf de vardis misvla moaxsenes. maSinve Seiyvanes d'artaniani.

_ baton kardinalis mier xelmowerili nebarTva geqnebaT, batono, _ uTxra navsadguris ufrosma.

_ diax, batono, inebeT, _ gauwoda d'artanianma.

_ diax, sworia, yvelaferi wesisamebraa Sedgenili; _ mouwona ufrosma.

_ sxvanairad arc SeiZleboda, _ miugo d'artanianma.

_ rogorc etyoba, mis yovladuwmindesobas nebavs, gza Seukras viRacas inglisSi mimavals, _ Tqva navsadguris ufrosma.

_ diax, viRac d'artanians, bearnel keTilSobils, romelic parizidan sami amxanagis TanxlebiT wamovida im ganzraxviT, rom londonSi CaaRwios.

_ piradad Tu icnobT mas? _hkiTxa ufrosma.

_ vis, batono?

_ im d'artanians!

_ Zalian kargad.

_ amiwereT misi garegnoba, Tu SegiZliaT.

_ advili saqmea.

d'artanianma dawvrilebiT auwera graf de vardis saxis nakvTebi da Cacmuloba.

_ Tan axlavs vinme?

_ diax, Tavisi msaxuri, lubeni.

_ Tvalyurs daviWerT Tu xelSi Cagvicvivdnen, damSvidebuli brZandebodes misi yovladuwmindesoba, maSinve xelfexSekruls gavistumrebT parizisaken.

_ icodeT, Zalian did wyalobasac daimsaxurebT baton kardinalisagan, _ aRuTqva d'artanianma.

_ dabrunebisas albaT naxavT mis yovladuwmindesobas?

_ ueWvelad.

_ Tu SeiZleba moaxseneT, rom misi uerTgulesi mona gaxlavarT.

_ didi siamovnebiT.

am dapirebiT aRtacebulma ufrosma Seamowma nebarTva da d'artanians gadasca.

amao qaTinaurs ar Sealia d'artanianma Zvirfasi dro, Tavi daukra, madloba gadauxada da navsadgurisaken gaeSura. navsadguris ufrosis saxls rom gascildnen, sirbiliT wavidnen d'artaniani da planSe, mxolod Sori gziT mouares, rom tyeSi gavla aecdinaT.

gemi kvlav wasasvlelad gamzadebuli idga, zRvis napirze eloda xomaldis patroni.

_ rogor aris saqme? _ hkiTxa d'artanians.

_ ai, Cemi nebarTva, ukve damowmebulia, _ uTxra d'artanianma.

_ meore mgzavri?

_ is dRes ar modis, _ upasuxa d'artanianma. _ magram fiqri nu gaqvT, me gadavixdi orives mgzavrobis fass.

_ maS, Tu asea, wavideT.

_ wavideT.

d'artaniani da planSe navSi Caxtnen da xuTi wuTis Semdeg gemze iyvnen.

swored droze gaaswres. napirs naxevari miliT rom gaSordnen, kales navsadgurSi ali avarda, romelsac zarbaznis srolis xmac mohyva. es imis niSani iyo, rom navsadguri iketeboda.

dro iyo WrilobisTvisac miexeda. d'artanianis sabednierod, Wriloba, rogorc TviTonve fiqrobda, saSiSi ar gamodga. xmlis wveri neknis Zvals dastakeboda da Zvalzedve gacurebuliyo, garda amisa, Wrilobas perangi dahkvroda da sisxlis dena Seewyvita.

Zalze daiqanca d'artaniani, planSes mier gembanze gaSlil naalze dawva da mkvdariviT CaeZina. mxolod meore diliT gaeRviZa, gaTenebisas. sami-oTxi milis daSorebiT iyvnen inglisis sanapirodan. mTeli Ramis ganmavlobaSi neli qari qroda da mZimed miaqanebda gems.

dilis aTi saaTi iyo, rodesac gemma Ruza duvris nav­sadgurSi CauSva.

Tormetis naxevarze d'artanianma fexi Sedga inglisis miwaze da daiZaxa:

_ Zlivs! movediT!

magram es jer kidev yvelaferi rodi iyo. saWiro iyo londonSi wasvla. sabednierod, im dros inglisSi sakmaod kargad moZraobdnen safosto etlebi. d'artanianma da planSem iqiraves cxenebi da londonisaken gaswies, win fostalioni miuZRodaT. oTxi saaTis Sedeg ukve londonis kars miadgnen.

londonSi arasodes yofila d'artaniani da inglisuris erTi sityvac ar gaegeboda, magram qaRaldze dawera lord bukingamis gvari da maSinve aswavles lordis sasaxlis gza.

bukingami mefesTan erTad sanadirod wasuliyo uinZorSi.

maSin d'artanianma bukingamis piradi msaxuri ikiTxa. es msaxuri yovel mgzavrobaSi Tan axlda Tavis batons da mSve­nivrad laparakobda franguls.

_ parizidan movdivar, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ friad saWiro saqmis gamo, romelzedac damokidebulia adamianTa bedi da amitom saCqarod minda vnaxo hercogi bukingami.

iseTi gulwrfelobiT laparakobda d'artaniani, rom maSinve daijera patrikma (ase uwodebdnen ministris msaxurs). man Seakazmvina ori cxeni da TviTonve wauZRva bukingamis saZeb­nelad. rac Seexeba planSes, igi cocxalmkvdari CamoiRes cxenidan: ise moqanculiyo sawyali, rom veRar iZvroda.

uinZoris cixe-darbazSi d'artanianma da patrikma gaiges, rom mefe da bukingami erTad nadirobdnen SavardnebiT iqve axlos WaobSi.

oci wuTi mounda Waobamde misvlas. cota xnis Semdeg patrikma yuri mohkra Tavisi batonis xmas, romelic Savardens uxmobda.

_ ra movaxseno baton hercogs, Tqveni vinaoba mibrZaneT, _ uTxra patrikma.

_ uTxariT, rom misi naxva surs im ymawvil kacs, romelmac erT Rames Cxubi autexa mas axal xidze, samaritenis pirdapir.

_ ucnauri dasaxelebaa!

_ TviTonve naxavT, rom sxvaze ukeTesi iqneba.

patrikma bukingamisaken gaaWena Tavisi cxeni da rodesac masTan miaRwia, sityvasityviT moaxsena d'artanianis danabarebi.

bukingami imwamsve mixvda, vinc kiTxulobda. maSinve mixvda, rom raRac metad mniSvnelovani ambavi unda momxdariyo parizSi.

dro rom ar dahkargoda, aRaraferi hkiTxa msaxurs, Semohkra cxens maTraxi da pirdapir d'artanianTan miiWra.

_ xom mSvidobiT brZandeba dedofali? _ Sehyvira bukingamma da am kiTxvaSi gamoixata misi usazRvro siyvaruli.

_ diax, batono, magram, Tu ar vcdebi, didi ubedureba moelis da mxolod Tqven SegiZliaT am gansacdels gadaarCinoT.

_ mxolod me? _ Sehyvira bukingamma. _ rogor? nuTu imdenad bednieri var, rom SemiZlia gansacdels gadavarCino?!

_ inebeT es werili, _ miarTva d'artanianma.

_ werili? visgan?

_ ramdenadac me vici, dedoflisganaa.

_ dedoflisagan? _hkiTxa gancvifrebulma bukingamma da ise uecrad ecvala feri, rom d'artanianma ifiqra: sadacaa guli wauva da waiqcevao.

lordma beWedi gatexa.

_ rad aris gaxvretili es werili? _ hkiTxa d'artanians da gaxeul qaRaldze aCvena.

_ vaime, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ es ki veRar SevamCnie, batono, es graf de vardis xmlis wveri iqneba, me damWra da CemTan erTad egec gauxvretia.

_ maS, daWrili xarT? _ hkiTxa bukingamma da Tan werili gaSala.

_ araferia, batono, cotaTi gamkawra, _ upasuxa d'artanianma.

_ hoi, zecao! es ra wavikiTxe! _ Sehyvira bukingamma, _ patrik, aq darCi. ara, umjobesia, moZebne mefe da moaxsene mis yov­ladudidebulesobas, rom umorCilesad vemudarebi, Semindos, radgan metad mniSvnelovani saqmis gamo iZulebuli var, dauyovnebliv londons davbrunde. aba wamodiT, batono, wamodiT! _ da maSinve londonisken gaqusles.

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qalbatoni uinteri
gzaSi bukingamma dawvrilebiT aambobina d'artanians yvelaferi, rac ki gaskonelma icoda. hercogma Seadara ymawvili kacis naTqvami imas, rac TviTonve aRadgina mexsierebaSi, da Seeqmna sakmaod zusti warmodgena saSinel mdgomareobaze, romelsac TviT dedoflis werilidanac kargad grZnobda, Tumca baraTi metad mokle da gaurkveveli iyo, gancvifrebuli darCa bukingami. gakvirvebuli iyo d'artanianis siyoCaRiT, man kargad icoda, rom kardinali yovel Rones ixmarda, raTa inglisis miwaze araviTar SemTxvevaSi fexi ar Seedga dedo­flis mociquls. lordi ver malavda Tavis gancvifrebas, d'artanianima SeamCnia es da daakmayofila misi cnobis­moyvareoba; dawvrilebiT uambo, rogori sifrTxiliT iyo mowyobili misi wamosvla, ra TavdadebiT daexmara am gaWirvebaSi sami megobari, romlebic daWrilebi miatova gzaze upatronod, rom movaleoba Seesrulebina. TviTon ki mxolod erTi patara Wriloba miiRo mtrisagan, romlis xmalma dedoflis werilic ki gaxvrita. ubralod da damajereblad auwera Cvenma gaskonelma graf de vardTan SebrZolebis suraTi.

bukingami yuradRebiT usmenda, drodadro gakvirvebiT daacqerdeboda xolme d'artanianis gulubryvilo saxes. albaT acvifrebda am axalgazrda, oci wlis ymawvilis sifrTxile, mamacoba da Tavganwirva.

grigaliviT mihqrodnen cxenebi, male hercogi da misi stumari londonis WiSkars miadgnen. d'artanians egona, rom qalaqSi bukingami Seanelebda svlas, magram didebul lords azradac ar mosvlia morideboda gamvlel-gamomvlels, da ise miaWenebda, TiTqos trial mindorSi yofiliyos. hercogis cxenma ori Tu sami kaci waaqcia kidec, magram bukingamma ukan arc ki miixeda da d'artanianic ar CamorCa hercogs, xalxis yvirilSi da wyevla-krulvaSi mouxdaT gavla Cvens cxenosnebs.

Tavisi sasaxlis ezoSi SesvlisTanave bukingami Camoxta cxenidan, aRviri miagdo da kibisaken gaiqca. d'artanianmac mas mibaZa, Tumca Zalian wuxda. ver warmoedgina upatronod mitoveba aseTi mSvenieri da Tanac gaoflili raSebisa, romelTa Zvirfasi Rirebuleba man ukve Seafasa. magram male damSvidda, radgan sami-oTxi biWi gamovarda Tavlidan da tareba dauwyes cxenebs.

iseTi siCqariT midioda bukingami, rom Zlivs misdevda d'artaniani. maT gaiares ramdenime darbazi, ise morTuli da mowyobili, rom safrangeTSi upirvelesi didebulic ver warmoidgenda. bolos sawol oTaxSi Sevidnen, romelic gemovnebisa da simdidris ganxorcielebul sakvirvelebas warmoadgenda. am sawoli oTaxis erT-erT kedelSi fardebiT dafarul karTan mivida lordi, yelze oqros ZewkviT Camokidebuli patara gasaRebiT kari gaaRo, d'artaniani moridebiT ukan darCa da brZanebas elodeboda. bukingami motrialda da karebSi gaubedavad gaCerebuli ymawvili oTaxSi Seiwvia.

_ mobrZandiT, Tu bedma gagiRimaT da dedoflis naxva geRirsaT, moaxseneT, rac aq naxeT.

am sityvebiT gamxnevebuli d'artaniani oTaxSi Sevida, lordma kari moxura.

oqromkediT moqargul, sparsuli abreSumiT mofenil patara samlocveloSi iyvnen hercogi da Cveni gmiri. mravali anTebuli sanTeli mzesaviT anaTebda iqaurobas, lurji xaverdiT morTul sakurTxevlismagvar mowyobilobaze zemodan amarTuli iyo safrangeTis dedoflis portreti, mTeli taniT. igi imdenad kargad iyo Sesrulebuli, rom d'artnianma aRtaceba ver Seikava. Sehyurebda da eloda, rodis amoiRebda xmas dedofali.

sakurTxevelze, portretis win, patara kolofi ido, romelSiac briliantis burnukebi elaga.

bukingami sakurTxevelTan mivida, muxli moiyara da kolofi gaaRo.

_ ai, xedavT? _ mimarTa d'artanians da kolofidan Zvirfasi briliantebiT Semkuli yelsakidi amoiRo. _ ai, es Zvirfasi burnukebi, fici maqvs dadebuli, Tan unda Cametana Cems akldamaSi. dedofalma miwyaloba da dedofalive marTmevs, iyos neba misi!

mere kocna dauwyo TiToeuli briliantis Tvals da cal-calke mwuxarebiT eTxoveboda maT. uceb saSinlad Sehyvira:

_ ra dagemarTaT, milord? ra moxda? _ SeekiTxa gul­gaxeTqili d'artaniani.

_ daviRupe da dedofalsac vRupav! _ Sehyvira bukingamma da mkvdris feri daedo, _ ori burnuki maklia, aTia Tormetis nacvlad!

_ albaT dakargeT sadme, milord. an iqneba mogparaT vinmem?

_ mompares, mompares, garwmunebT, es kardinalis oinia. ai, SexedeT, makratliT aris SeWrili is bafTi, romelzedac ori brilianti ekida.

_ iqneb eWvi gaqvT vinmeze, iqneb jer isev mis xelSia naqurdali.

_ moiTmineT, moiTmineT! _ Sehyvira hercogma, _ mxolod erTxel gavikeTe es burnukebi, mxolod erTxel. diax, mefesTan viyavi uinZorSi, didi mejlisi hqonda, es iyo swored rva dRis winaT. qalbatoni uinteric iq iyo. me mas xmas ar vcemdi, magram im mejlisSi momiaxlovda da gamomelaparaka... Serigeba ki ara, eWviT gagiJebuli qalis SurisZieba iyo. mas Semdeg aRarsad minaxavs is qalbatoni. is ki vici, rom es qali kardinalis erTguli jaSuSia.

_ maS, kardinals yvelagana hyavs agentebi da jaSuSebi? _ hkiTxa gakvirvebulma d'artanianma.

_ yvelgan, yvelgan! _ miugo bukingamma, romelic sibrazisagan kbilebs akraWunebda, _ diax, saSinelia misi mtroba! magram Tqven es miTxariT, rodisTvis apireben am mejlisis mowyobas?

_ momavali orSabaTisaTvis, batono.

_ momavali orSabaTisaTvis? maS, xuTi dRe kidev gvqonia. magdeni arc ki dagvWirdeba. patrik! _ gasZaxa bukingamma Tavis erTgul msaxurs da kari gaaRo, _ patrik!

patriki maSinve win gamoeWima.

_ Cemi oqromWedeli da mdivani! Cqara!

msaxuri swrafad, xmisamouReblad gavida, rac cxadad amtkicebda, rom ukve miCveuli iyo brmad, magram pirnaTlad aesrulebina Tavisi batonis yoveli brZaneba.

pirvelad oqromWedeli moiTxova hercogma, magram mdivanma daaswro gamocxadeba, radgan is iqve, sasaxleSi cxovrobda. bukingami am dros Tavis sawol oTaxSi magidas misjdomoda da raRac brZanebebs werda.

_ batono jekson, _ mimarTa man mdivans, _ axlave gaswieT lord kanclerTan da moaxseneT, rom me vavaleb am brZanebis Sesrulebas piradad mas. brZaneba axlave gamoaqveynos.

_ magram, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, kanclerma rom mkiTxos aseTi mkacri RonisZiebis mizezi, ra pasuxi gavce?

_ moaxseneT, rom ase msurs da aravis vaZlev Cemi survilis ganmartebas.

_ nebas miscemT kanclers, rom aseTive pasuxi gasces mis yovladudidebulesobas? SeiZleba mefem moisurvos imis gageba, Tu ratom ar SeuZlia arc erT gems gavides inglisis navsadgurebidan? ram gamoiwvia es brZaneba?

_ marTali xarT, batono, _ upasuxa bukingamma, _ maSin kanclerma moaxsenos mefes, rom me gadawyvetili maqvs, omi gamovucxado safrangeTs, da es brZaneba aris Cemi pirveli ieriSi mtris dasasuteblad.

mdivanma Tavi daukra da gavida.

_ am mxriv damSvidebulni varT, _ miubrunda bukingami d'artanians. _ Tu jer safrangeTisken ar wasula moparuli burnukebi, isini mxolod Tqvens Semdeg miva.

_ rogor, batono?

_ ai, axla mdivanma waiRo brZaneba, romlis ZaliTac akrZaluli aqvs yvela gems, romelic ki amJamad misi yov­ladudidebulesobis navsadgurSi imyofeba, navsadguridan gavides. aravis ara aqvs ufleba wylidan amoiRos Ruza, Tu gansakuTrebuli nebarTva ar iqneba.

d'artaniani gancvifrebuli Sehyurebda am kacs, mefis mier usazRvro ndobiTa da uflebebiT aRWurvils, romelic am uflebas Tavisi siyvarulis samsaxurs axmarda. ymawvili kacis saxis gamometyvelebam bukingami miaxvedra, ras fiqrobda d'artaniani, da gaecina.

_ diax, batono, diax! unda icodeT, Cemi namdvili mbrZanebeli safrangeTis dedofali ana avstrielia, misi erTi sityva kmara imisaTvis, rom Cems samSoblosa da Cems mefes vuRalato. dedofalma mTxova, ar davxmarebodi laroSelel protestantebs, Tumca Sevfice im ubedurT da aRvuTqvi daxmareba, magram dedoflis Txovnam ficic da dapirebac gamatexina. vumtyune Cems sityvas, magram ra menaRvleba, Tuki amiT dedoflis survils avasruleb? miTxariT, gana uxvad ara var dajildoebuli Cemi morCilebisaTvis? am morCilebis wyalobiT davimsaxure dedoflis portreti.

d'artanians ukvirda, rom xSirad aseT wvril da ucnaur Zafze hkidia xalxis bedi.

am fiqrebSi iyo garTuli d'artaniani, rodesac oqrom­Wedeli Semovida, igi warmoSobiT irlandieli iyo, metad daxelovnebuli Tavis saqmeSi da TviTonve aRiarebda, rom weliwadSi asiaTasobiT girvanqa sterlings iRebda hercog bukingamisagan.

_ batono o'reil! _ mimarTa mas bukingamma da samloc­veloSi Seiyvana, _ aba, gasinjeT es briliantis burnukebi da miTxariT, ra unda Rirdes TiTo?

oqromWedelma Tvali gadaavlo Zvirfas samkauls, calke­ulad Seafasa TiToeuli da dabejiTebiT moaxsena:

_ aTas xuTasi pistoli TiTo.

_ ramdeni dRe dagWirdebaT ori aseTi briliantis Tvalis gamosakveTad. xom xedavT, ori aklia?

_ rva dRe, milord!

_ sami aTas pistols mogcemT TiToSi, Tu zegisTvis daamzadebT.

_ batoni brZandebiT, milord.

_ Zvirfasi kaci xarT, batono o‘reil! mxolod gafrTxi­lebT, rom me am burnukebs veravis vandob da amitom aqve, Cems sasaxleSi unda gamikeToT.

_ SeuZlebeli iqneba, milord, marto me SemiZlia ise gavakeTo es burnukebi, rom arafriT ganirCeodes Zveli da axali.

_ Tu agrea, Cemo keTilo batono, icodeT, Cemi patimari xarT da aqedan fexs ver moicvliT, Zalianac rom gnebavdeT, aq moagvareT Tqveni saqme. damisaxeleT TqvenTvis saWiro ostatebi, TqviT, ra xelsawyoebi wamoiRon.

oqromWedeli kargad icnobda bukingams, icoda, amaod Cauvlida yovelgvari mtkiceba, da daemorCila.

_ nebas miboZebT, vacnobo Cems meuRles? _ mimarTa man bukingams.

_ oh, aramcTu acnoboT, Tu moisurvebT, SegiZliT naxoT kidec, Cemo kargo batono o,‘reil! damSvidebuli brZan­debodeT, tkbili iqneba Tqveni patimroba, yoveli Sewuxeba moiTxovs anazRaurebas. ai, am ori burnukis fasis garda, aTasi pistoli sxva inebeT Tqveni Tavisuflebis aRkveTis dasa­viwyeblad.

gaSterebuli Sescqeroda bukingams d'artaniani, ver warmoedgina, rom ministri ase Tavis nebaze aTamaSebda xalxs da milionebs.

rac Seexeba oqromWedels, man maSinve miswera werili Tavis cols, Sig baraTi Cado aTasi pistolis misaRebad. samagierod, sTxovda, gamoegzavna misi saukeTeso Segirdi da briliantis Tvlebi, romlebis wonasa da niSnebs dawvrilebiT atyobinebda. am werils Tan durTo saWiro iaraRebis mTeli sia.

bukingamma calke oTaxSi Seiyvana oqromWedeli da naxevari saaTis ganmavlobaSi es oTaxi oqromWedlis saxelosnod gardaqmna. am saxelosnos yovel karTan hercogma guSagebi daayena. aravis SeeZlo Sesvla oqromWedelTan, misi patrikis garda. zedmeti iqneba aq imis gaxseneba, rom sastikad aukrZala oqromWedels da mis Segirds oTaxidan sadme gasvla.

burnukebis saqme rom moagvara, hercogi isev d'artanians miubrunda.

_ axla, Cemo ymawvilo megobaro, Cemi da Tqvenia mTeli inglisi, aba, ras inebebT? ra gsurT? miTxariT!

_ erTi logini, _ miugo d'artanianma, _ unda gamogitydeT, am wams Zili yvelafers mirCevnia.

bukingamma Tavisi oTaxis gverdiT moaTavsa d'artaniani, cdilobda, axlo hyoloda ymawvili kaci, undoblobis gamo ki ara, imisaTvis, rom SesZleboda dedoflis Sesaxeb ebaasa.

erTi saaTis Semdeg saxalxod gamoacxades londonSi brZaneba, rom navsadguridan arc erTi gemi ar gaeSvaT safrangeTis mimarTulebiT, Tund marto werilebiT yofiliyo datvirTuli.

naTeli Seiqna, rom amgvari brZanebis gacema omianobas moaswavebda, inglisi oms ucxadebda safrangeTs.

meore dRes, TerTmet saaTze, oqromWedels ukve mzad hqonda briliantis ori burnuki. ise mSvenivrad, ise sakvirvlad mimsgavsebuli ZvelebTan, rom TviTon hercogmac ver SeZlo maTi garCeva.

bukingamma maSinve daibara d'artaniani.

_ naxeT, _ uTxra ymawvil kacs, _ ai, briliantis burnukebi, romlis wasaRebad londonSi moxvediT, da iyaviT Cemi mowme, rom rac adamianis Zalas SeeZlo, gavakeTe.

_ damSvidebuli brZandebodeT, milord, rac ki vnaxe, yvelafers movaxseneb. magram es mibrZaneT: ukolofod matanT am burnukebs?

_ kolofi xels SegiSliT mgzavrobaSi. garda amisa, sxva araferi mrCeba da miT ufro Zvirfasia CemTvis es kolofi, moaxseneT, rom saxsovrad vitoveb.

_ sityvasityviT avasruleb Tqvens brZanebas.

_ axla es miTxariT, _ ganagrZo bukingamma da ymawvil kacs daacqerda, _ riT gadagixadoT samagiero?

d'artanians sisxli auvarda TavSi da Tvalebi gauwiTlda, grZnobda, rom lordi, madlobis niSnad, raime nivTiT dasaCuqrebas upirebda. imis fiqrma, rom inglisuri oqroTi cdilobdnen misi da misi megobrebis daRvrili sisxlis anazRaurebas, saSineli siZulvili gamoiwvia masSi.

_ SevTanxmdeT, milord, _ axlave kargad gaviTvaliswinoT yvela garemoeba, rom araviTari Secdoma ar davuSvaT. me safrangeTis mefis da dedoflis samsaxurSi gaxlavarT. razmeli var baton de zesarisa, romelic, misi qvislis, baton de trevilis msgavsad, suliT xorcamde erTgulia misi yovladudidebulesobisa. mec, rogorc maTma msaxurma, vecade, ramdenadac ki SemeZlo, yvelaferi gamekeTebina Cemi dedof­lisaTvis, ufro metic, SeiZleba ase ar damedo Tavi, rom es ar yofiliyo survili im qalisa, romelic CemTvis iseTive salocavi xatia, rogorc TqvenTvis _ dedofali, - miugo gaskonelma.

_ diax, _ Tqva bukingamma da gaiRima, _ mgoni, unda vicnobde kidec im Tqvens salocavs... es xom...

_ me misi saxeli ar momixsenebia, milord, _ Seawyvetina mkvircxlad d'artanianma.

_ marTali xarT, _ daeTanxma bukingami, _ maS, im qalis madlobeli unda viyo, rom aseTi gmiroba gamoiCineT?

_ swored asea, Tqveno brwyinvalebav. dRes Tqven iwyebT oms safrangeTis winaaRmdeg da gulwrfelad minda vaRiaro, rom TqvenSi me marto inglisels vxedav, Cemi qveynis mters, romelsac ufro didi aRtacebiT Sevxvdebi brZolis velze, vidre uinZoris parkSi an luvris sasaxlis derefnebSi, magram rac unda avi damokidebuleba iyos Cvens samefoTa Soris, me mainc gulwmindad avasruleb Cems davalebas Cveni salocavebis winaSe, sicocxlesac ar daviSureb, Tu amas saWiroeba moiTxovs. oRond, gimeorebT, piradad TqvenTvis me didi samsaxuri araferi gamiwevia da arc imdeni madlobis Rirsi gaxlavarT, rasac Tqven miZRvniT. igive iTqmis Cveni pirveli Sexvedris Sesaxebac: iqac imis gulis mogebas vcdilobdi da Turme Tqven gexmarebodiT.

_ CvenSi xSirad amboben: SotlandieliviT amayiao, _ warmoTqva Cumi xmiT bukingamma.

_ CvenSi ki xSirad ityvian, gaskoneliviT amayiao. safrangeTis Sotlandia gaskonia gaxlavT, _ upasuxa d'artanianma.

d'artanianma Tavi daukra da wasasvlelad gaemzada.

_ rogor, midixarT kidec? saiT? rogor gaxvalT ingli­sidan? ra gziT?

_ es marTali brZaneT, magaze arc mifiqria.

_ aha, RmerTo! frangebs araferi SeawuxebT!

_ damaviwyda, batono, rom inglisi kunZulzea da Tqven brZandebiT am kunZulis mefe.

_ midiT navsadgurSi, ikiTxeT gemi `sundi~ da es werili gadaeciT mis kapitans. is Tqven patara navsadgurSi migiyvanT, sadac, cxadia, Tqven aravin gelodebaT, im navsadgurSi mxolod meTevzeTa gemebi Cerdeba.

_ ra hqvia mag patara navsadgurs?

_ sen-valeri... magram moiTmineT, me ar damimTavrebia. iq SexvalT erT ubralo duqanSi, romelsac arc saxelwodeba aqvs da arc raime niSani, mezRvaurTa namdvili bunagia. nu geSiniaT, ar SegeSlebaT. imis garda, iq sxva duqani arsad aris.

_ Semdeg?

_ duqnis patrons ikiTxavT da etyviT: `Forward~.

_ ras niSnavs es?

_ `win~ es iqneba niSani. isini maSinve gamogiyvanen Sekazmul cxens da gzasac gaswavlian. gzaze kidev oTx Sekazmul raSs dagaxvedreben, Tu gnebavT, oTxganve Tqveni misamarTi dautoveT da parizSi moggvrian im cxenebs, or bedaurs ukve icnobT, da Tu ara vcdebi, Zalianac mogewonaT. es is cxenebia, romlebiTac Cven vimgzavreT, fiqri nu geqnebaT, es oric arafriT Camo­uvardeba Tqven mier mowonebuls. salaSqrod aris mokazmuli oTxive, Zalian ampartavanic rom iyoT, megobaro, imedi maqvs, Tqvenad miiRebT erTs, xolo danarCeni, sTxoveT, Tqvenma megobrebma miiRon. gamogadgebaT kidec inglisis winaaRmdeg omSi, `mizani amarTlebs saSualebas~. sul amas ar iZaxiT frangebi?

_ diax, milord, gmadlobT. RmerTia mowyale, kargad gamoviyenebT Tqvens saCuqars.

_ axla ki Tqveni xeli, Cemo megobaro! iqneba kidec SevxvdeT erTmaneTs brZolis velze, magram manamde ki imedi maqvs, guliTad megobrebad gamoveTxovebiT erTmaneTs.

_ diax, milord, oRond im imediT, rom xval-zeg mtrebad SevxvdebiT.

_ damSvidebuli brZandebodeT, pirobas gaZlevT.

_ imedia, sityvas ar gatexT, milord!

d'artanianma Tavi daukra da swrafi nabijiT sasaxlidan gavida.

londonis cixis pirdapir man ipova daniSnuli gemi, werili kapitans gadasca, man navsadguris ufross Seamowmebina da maSinve gemis ialqnebi gaSala.

ormocdaaTi gemi idga wasasvlelad gamzadebuli da brZanebas eloda.

d'artanianis gemma `sundma~ gverdiT gauara erT-erT im gems, romlis gembanze mdgomi qali d'artanianma mengSi nanax miledis miamsgavsa. Cqari mdinareba da zurgis qari iseTi siswrafiT miaqanebda xomalds, rom man erT wuTSi dakarga mxedvelobidan qalic da gemic.

meore dRes, dilis cxra saaTze `sundi~ sen-valeris napirs miadga.

d'artanianma maSinve miTiTebul duqans miaSura da advilad icno saSineli xmaurisa da Rriancelis meoxebiT, romelic iqidan gamodioda.

aq mezRvaurebi qeifobdnen. inglisisa da safrangeTis momaval omze laparakobdnen.

d'artaniani maspinZelTan mivida da Cumad uTxra: sityva _ `Forward~. maspinZelma aniSna, gamomyevio. isini, ezos gavliT, TavlaSi Sevidnen, sadac Sekazmuli cxeni elodebodaT. maspinZelma hkiTxa, sxva xom araferi gWirdebao.

_ gza ar vici da Zalian damavalebT, Tu maswavliT, _ sTxova d'artanianma.

_ aqedan blanJSi mibrZandiT. iqidan nefSatelSi. nef­SatelSi `oqros farcxis~ sastumroSi SediT da sastumros patrons is sityva uTxariT, romelic aq gamoiyeneT. iqac iseve, rogorc aq, sagangebod Sekazmuli cxeni dagxvdebaT.

_ ramdeni unda mogarTvaT? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma,

_ fuli miRebuli maqvs, batono, da sakmaod uxvadac, _ upasuxa meduqnem. _ mibrZandiT da RmerTi iyos Tqveni mfarveli.

_ amin! _ miugo d'artanianma da gaqusla.

oTxi saaTis Semdeg igi ukve nefSatelSi iyo. zustad icavda miRebul darigebas. aqac, rogorc sen-valerSi, Sekazmuli cxeni mohgvares. d'artanianma gadawyvita, dambaCebi gadmoeRo im cxenis unagiridan, romliTac movida, magram aRar dasWirda, nefSatelSi daxvedrili cxenis unagiris budeebic dambaCebiT iyo avsebuli.

_ Tqveni misamarTi?

_ gvardiis sasaxle, de zesaris razmi.

_ Zalian kargi.

_ ra gziT viaro? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma..

_ ruanis gziT mibrZandiT, oRond mxarmarjvniv datoveT qalaqi, patara sofel ekuisTan gaCerdiT. am sofelSi mxolod erTaderTi sastumroa _ `fari safrangeTisa~, nu imsjelebT masze misi garegnobis mixedviT. iq TavlaSi dagxvdebaT bedauri, romelic arafriT Camouvardeba Tqvensas.

_ niSani igive sityvaa?

_ usaTuod!

_ gmadlobT, mSvidobiT!

_ mSvidobiT, batono. sxva xom ara gnebaT ra?

d'artanianma Tavi gaaqnia uaris niSnad da cxens maTraxi gadahkra. ekuiSi igive ganmeorda, iqac daxvda zrdili da Tavaziani maspinZeli, romelmac saukeTeso Sekazmuli da dasvenebuli cxeni mihgvara, maTac dautova Tavisi misamarTi da axla pontuazisaken gaswia. pontuazSi ukanasknelad Seicvala cxeni da cxra saaTi sruldeboda, rodesac Cvenma gmirma baton de trevilis sasaxlis ezoSi SeaWena Tavisi raSi.

Tormeti saaTis ganmavlobaSi gamoiara TiTqmis samoci lie.

batonma de trevilma ise miiRo gaskoneli, TiTqos im dilas gamosTxoveboda, mxolod xeli cota meti TanagrZnobiT Camo­arTva, vidre Cveulebriv icoda, da uTxra, baton de zesaris razmi luvris sasaxleSi aris sadarajod da SegiZlia Seni adgili daiWiroo.