MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

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aTosis coli
_ axla mxolod aTosis ambavi gvrCeba gaugebari, _ uTxra d'artanianma aramiss, romelsac dawvrilebiT uambo yovelive, rac moxda maTi wamosvlis Semdeg qalaqSi. sagangebo sadilma erTs disertacia daaviwya, xolo meores _ daRliloba.

_ rogor ggoniaT, ubedureba xom ar SeemTxveoda? _ hkiTxa aramisma, _ metad mSvidia aTosi, Zalian guladi da kargadac xmarobs xmals.

_ eg marTalia. Cemze metad, albaT, aravin scems pativs aTosis vaJkacobasa da mamacobas, magram unda mogaxsenoT, mirCevnia, Cems xmals SubiT scemdnen, vidre joxebiT. imis SiSi mawuxebs, vaiTu joxebiT daecnen biWebi aToss, joxiT cema ician msaxurebma, da raki daiwyeben, gaTaveba aRar moagondebaT. ai, amitom, unda gamogitydeT, minda, rac SeiZleba male wavide.

_ vecdebi, mec TqvenTan wamovide, _ uTxra aramisma, _ Tumca, ara mgonia, cxeniT siaruli SevZlo, guSin vcade, ai, im maTraxis gamoyeneba, ager, kedelze rom hkidia, magram iseTi tkivili amivarda daWril mxarSi, rom maSinve Semaw­yvetina keTilsarwmunoebrivi varjiSi.

_ es imitom, Cemo megobaro, rom aravin ifiqrebs, tyviiT nakravi iara maTraxma moarCinos, magram Tqven avad brZan­debodiT. avadmyofoba ki asustebs gonebas, tvins da amis gamo mec mipatiebia Tqveni Secdoma.

_ kargiT, rodis midixarT?

_ xval diliT, gaTenebisas, amaRam kargad moisveneT, gamo­iZineT da Tu xval SeZeliT, erTad gavudgeT gzas.

_ maS, xvalamde, Cemo d'artanian, foladis adamiani rom iyoT, mainc dagWirdebaT mosveneba.

meore dRes d'artaniani aramisTan Sevida, misi megobari fanjarasTan idga.

_ ras gadascqeriT? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma.

_ ra vqna, rom moxibluli var am mSvenieri, sagangebod Sekazmuli raSebiT, romelTa aRvirebi biWebs uWiravT da ezoSi daatareben. swored mefuri netarebaa aseTi cxeniT mgzavroba.

_ Tqvenc swored mefuri netarebiT datkbebiT, Cemo aramis, radganac Tqven gekuTvniT erTi cxeni.

_ eh, kargiT erTi! mere, romeli?

_ romelsac Tqven amoirCevT mag samSi. me upiratesobas arc erTs ar vamCnev.

_ is Zvirfasi yajari, cxens rom afaria, isic Cemia?

_ magas raRa Tqma unda?

_ sicilis gunebaze yofilxar, Cemo d'artanian!

_ sicilis gunebaze maSin viyavi, roca laTinurad melapa­rakebodiT.

_ maS, Cemia is oqroSi amovlebuli dambaCis bude, is xaverdis yajari, is vercxliT moWedili unagiri?

_ Tqvenia, Tqveni iseve, rogorc Cemia, ai, is cxeni, tors rom scems miwas, xolo mesame, mousvenrad rom daxtis, aTosisaa.

_ ai, raSebi Tu ginda, eseni arian.

_ Zalian masiamovnebT, rom Tqveni gemovnebisad scaniT.

_ maS, mefem giZRvnaT es marTlacda mefuri saCuqari?

_ TavisTavad cxadia, batoni kardinali ar miZRvnida amisTana, marTlacda mefur saCuqars, magram axla magis ZiebiT nu SeiwuxebT Tavs, oRond gaxsovdeT, am sami raSidan erTi Tqvenia.

_ maS, Cemi is iyos, wiTur biWs rom uWiravs.

_ Zalian kargi.

_ RmerTo Zliero! _ Sehyvira aramisma, _ Turme siamov­nebasac SesZlebia satkivaris gankurneba! asi tyvia rom merWos gulSi, maSinac movaxtebodi mag merans. ah, Cems suls vficav, sagangebo uzangebi hqonia, Sen, ei, bazen! aba Cqara! ha, sada xar? Cqara-meTqi!...

karebSi gaCnda daRvremili da Ronemixdili bazeni.

_ xmali gamiwminde, momimzade wamosasxami da qudi, gatene Cemi dambaCebi! _ brZana aramisma.

_ zedmeti gaxlavT Tqveni ukanaskneli brZaneba, batono, _ Seawyvetina d'artanianma, _ unagirs Tavisi budeebi aqvs da budeebSi gatenili dambaCebia.

mwared amoikvnesa bazenma.

_ damSviddi, Cemo bazen, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ sasu­fevelsa RvTisasa miva kaci xelobisa da Tanamdebobebis miuxedavad.

_ eh, ukve RvTismetyveli brZandeboda Cemi batoni, _ warmoTqva Sewuxebulma bazenma, _ episkoposad akurTxebdnen am cota xanSi da iqneba kardinalobac mieRo.

_ ah, Cemo sawyalo bazen! aba, daufiqrdi Cvens cxovrebas, miTxar, ras SesZens adamians berad aRkveca? Sena ggonia, raki beria, brZolaSi aRar Careven? gana ara xedav, rom kardinali apirebs saomrad wasvlas Tavze qoTniT da Sub-najaxiT xelSi? an kidev batoni nogare de la valeti! ras ityvi? isic xom kardinalia, aba, hkiTxe mis msaxurs, ramdenjer Seuxvevia foTliT misi Wrilobebi?

_ eh, vici, batono, vici, _ amoioxra bazenma, _ Tavdayira trialebs dRes mTeli qveyana.

am baasiT Cavidnen ezoSi Cveni gmirebi da sasowarkveTili bazeni.

_ uzangi damiWire, bazen! _ ubrZana aramisma.

Tavisi Cveulebrivi silazaTiT da simardiT moaxta cxens, magram mousvenari iyo misi raSi, iZroda, xtoda, ar Cerdeboda da iseTi autaneli tkivili daewyo mis mxedars, rom feri ecvala da Tavs veRar imagrebda. d'artaniani Tvals ar aSo­rebda megobars. dainaxa Tu ara Ronemixdili aramisi, mivarda, xelebi SeaSvela, cxenidan Camosva da Tavis oTaxSi aiyvana.

_ ara, Cemo aramis, Tqven ver wamoxvalT, is girCevniaT, aq darCeT da Wriloba moirCinoT. aTosis saZebnelad marto me waval.

_ foladis kaci xarT, d'artanian, swored foladisa, _ uTxra aramisma.

_ ara, bedi mSvelis, ai, raSia Cemi foladoba. erTi es miTxariT, rogor Seicvleba Tqveni cxovreba, marto rom darCebiT? kidev daiwyeba saRvTo werilis ganmartebani da disertaciebis garCeva?

aramisma gaicina.

_ davjdebi da leqsebs davwer.

_ diax, leqsebs dawerT im sapkuriT gasurnelebuls, romelic qalbaton de Sevrezis moaxlis baraTs hqonda. maS, modiT, Tqvens bazensac SeaswavleT leqsebis wera, magiT mainc anugeSeT. rac Seexeba Tqvens merans, yoveldRe mcire xniT SejeqiT xolme imisaTvis, rom magis moZraobas mieCvioT da Tqvenic aswavloT.

_ magis fiqri nu geqnebaT, _ uTxra aramisma, _ rom CamoivliT, mzad dagxvdebiT.

erTmaneTs gamoeTxovnen. d'artanianma bazens da samikitnos patronis cols Caabara Tavisi megobari, moaxta cxens da amienisken gaaWena.

gzaSi sul imas fiqrobda, rogor daxvdeboda aTosi. mZime mdgomareobaSi datova Tavisi megobari da SeiZleba cocxali aRarc ki daxvedroda. Subli mouRrubla am fiqrma, ram­denjerme amoikvnesa da fici dasdo, rom misi mkvlelebis javrs amoiyrida.

d'artanianis megobrebSi xniT yvelaze ufrosi aTosi iyo da, maSasadame, Zalian Sors unda mdgariyo misi gemovnebisa da miswrafebebisagan.

miuxedavad amisa, d'artaniani mas did upiratesobas aniWebda da yvelaze metad uyvarda. didebuli da Rirseuli ieri hqonda aToss; didebuli brwyinvaleba, romelic xandaxan gamoCndeboda xolme bnelidan. karCaketiloba uyvarda am muSketers, TiTqos qveyanas erideboda. yovelTvis erTnair Seucvlel gunebaze iyo da amiT sasurvel amxanagad iTv­leboda. yvelgan da yovelTvis naZaladevi mxiaruleba hqonda, sityva _ maxvili, didi vaJkacoba, romlisTvisac SeiZleba saxelic moeZebnaT _ `brma mamacoba~, magram, amasTan, es vaJkacoba uaRresi simSvidis Sedegs warmoadgenda. aTosis yvela es Rirseba d'artanians pativiscemis, siyvarulis grZnobas uRvivebda, ufro metad aRfrTovanebuli iyo Cveni gaskoneli. marTlac, baton de trevilTanac rom dage­yenebinaT Sesadareblad, didebul mamac jariskacTan, arafers waagebda aTosi amiT. saSualo tanis, magram ise mSvenivrad Camosxmuli da jmuxi agebulebisa iyo, rom araerTxel moadrekina muxli WidaobaSi axovan porToss, romlis fizi­kuri Zala saandazod gamxdariyo muSketerebSi. Tvalebi gamgmiravi hqonda, swori cxviri, brutoriviT gamokveTili nikapi, da ase Semkobil saxes raRac ganumartavi didebulebis da patiosnebis ieri emCneoda. Tavis xelebs araviTar yurad­Rebas ar aqcevda aTosi, es ki guls uklavda aramiss, romelic Zalian ufrTxildeboda Tavisas, sul nuSis malamoTi da surnelovani zeTiT izelda.

aToss xmac tkbili hqonda, melodiuri. sul imas cdi­lobda, SeumCneveli yofiliyo da patara kacad sCveneboda yvelas. aTosi ise kargad icnobda didebuli sazogadoebis yofa-cxovrebas da yovel Cveulebas, ise kargad gamohyoloda didebuli STamomavlobis yvela Tvisebani, rom, misda une­burad, sul ubralo da umcires saqcielSi amJRavnebda, rom didebulTa gvaridan unda yofiliyo.

kargi sadilisa da lxinis mowyoba iyo saWiro? aTosi ukeT moagvarebda yvelafers, vidre am saqmeSi daberebuli, gamocdili kaci. Tav-Tavis adgilze dasxamda yvelas, mama-papaTagan miRebuli gvariSvilobis an piradi RvawliT mopo­vebuli Tanamdebobis mixedviT. aTosma zepirad icoda mTeli samefos didebuli gvariSvilebis STamomavloba, maTi naTesaoba, maTi gerbi da warmoSoba. wvrilmans veras ipovidiT visime didebulebis sabuTSi, rom mas ar scodnoda. kargad erkveoda, ra uflebebiT iyvnen aRWurvilni didroni meba­toneebi. saucxood icoda meZebrebiT nadiroba da bazi­eroba. erTxel, rodesac am did xelovnebas Seexo baasi, iseTi Rrma codna gamoiCina aTosma, rom mefe ludoviko mecametec ki gakvirvebuli darCa. Tumca mefe bazierobaSi saxelovnad iTvleboda.

rogorc im drois yvela didebuli mebatone, aTosic sauc­xood ijda cxenze da iSviaTi xelovnebiT xmarobda iaraRs. ufro metic, iseTi kargi aRzrda-ganaTleba mieRo TviT sqolastikuri mecnierebis dargSi, rac Zalian iSviaT mov­lenas warmoadgenda im drois didebul mebatoneTa cxov­rebaSi, rom gaecineboda xolme, rodesac aramisis mier damaxinjebul laTinurs gaigonebda.

ubedurebac is iyo, rom es yoveli RirsebiT Semkuli kaci, es ganxorcielebuli mSveniereba, es suliT wminda arseba, TavisdaSeumCnevlad, ekonomikuri pirobebis gamo, nel-nela, eSveboda gaWirvebuli cxovrebisaken, ise, rogorc moxucni eSvebian nel-nela fizikuri da zneobrivi uZlu­rebisaken. rodesac gauWirdeboda xolme aToss, gaWirvebis meti ki ara iyo ra misi cxovreba, nel-nela uqreboda, rac kargi hqonda da Rrma wyvdiadi faravda mis Rirsebas.

aseT momentSi TavdaRunuli ijda sawyali, mimqrali TvalebiT, mZime, naZaladevi sityviT. mTeli saaTobiT Ses­cqeroda Tavis boTls da sasmiss an Tavis grimos, romelic miCveuli hyavda, myisve aesrulebina misi usityvod, niSnebiT micemuli brZaneba.

grimo Tavisi batonis uZrav Tvalebs Sehyurebda, Sig kiTxulobda mis umcires survilsac ki da dauyovnebliv usrulebda. gaWirvebis dros, erTad Sekrebili megobrebis baasisas, aTosi erT sityvas Zlivs Seawevda, imasac didi gaWirvebiT, samagierod, oTxisodensa svamda da araferi emCneoda, oRond ufro eWmuxneboda warbi da ufro Ron­deboda.

d'artaniani, rogorc viciT, metad fxizeli gonebis pat­roni iyo, magram ramdens ar ecada, ver SeZlo daesaxelebina rame mizezi aTosis uxalisobisa an aReniSna misi gamomwvevi garemoebani. aToss arasodes ar mosdioda werilebi. nabijs ar gadadgamda ise, rom winaswar ar scodnodaT mis megob­rebs.

SeuZlebeli iyo RvinisTvis dagvebralebina misi WmunviT savse daRoneba, piriqiT, Rvinos imitom svamda, rom Sig CaexrCo rogorme Tavisi sevda, magram, saubedurod, rogorc vTqviT, es wamali ufro metad aRonebda da amwarebda. arc banqos TamaSiT SeiZleboda am gazviadebuli Savzafriani mowye­nilobis axsna, radgan porTosiviT simReras an lanZRvas da ginebas ar mohyveboda. rodesac bedi swyalobda, bevric rom moego aToss, iseve gulcivad Sescqeroda Tavis monagebs, rogoradac gulcivad ixdida wagebuls.

es arc atmosferos gavlena iyo, rogorc Cvens mezobel ingliselebSia, romlebic sul moRuSuli saxiT dadian. piriqiT, aTosis mowyeniloba ufro da ufro izrdeboda im dros, rodesac sicocxliT savse zafxuli axlovdeboda. ivnisi da ivlisi saSineli Tveebi iyo misTvis.

awmyosTvis samwuxaro ara hqonda ra, momavalze rom daiwyebdnen laparaks, mxrebs aiCeCda. maS, warsulSi unda yofiliyo Camaluli misi saidumlo, rogorc es sityvis gadakvriT, bundovnad uTxres d'artanians.

_ eeh, _ moTqvamda d'artaniani, _ iqneba amJamad cocxalic aRar iyos sawyali Cemi aTosi! da gana Cemi brali ar iqneba misi sikvdili? gana Cemi brali ar aris, rom CaviTrie saqmeSi, romlis arc Tavi icoda da verc bolos gaigebs?

_ mTavari nu gaviwydebaT, batono, _ upasuxa planSem, _ Cven Tu cocxalni varT dRes, imis wyalobiT. xom gaxsovT, rogor Semogvyvira: `me aq gamabes! wadiT, d'artanian!~ orjer gaisrola dambaCa da iseTi oromtriali daayena Tavisi xmliT, ityodiT, oci kaci ibrZviso.

d'artanians am sityvam gauorkeca gulmodgineba, Zala Semata da cxens wasaxalisebeli maTraxi gadahkra, Tumca araviTari waxaliseba ara sWirdeboda bedaurs, isec WenebiT miaqrolebda Tavis mxedars.

dilis TerTmeti saaTi iqneboda, rodesac amieni Soridan dainaxes. Tormetis naxevarze ki im dawyevlili samikitnos kars miadgnen.

d'artaniani xSirad fiqrobda am pirSavi samikitnos pat­ronis javris amoyraze, fiqrobda, iseTi sasjeli mieye­nebina, romelic marto warmodgeniTac ki anugeSebda daava­debul guls. gajavrebuli Sevida samikitnoSi, qudi Tvalebze Camo­ifxata, marcxena xeli xmlis tarze edo, marjvena xeliT maTraxs iqnevda.

_ ha, micaniT Tu vera? _ mimarTa samikitnos patrons, romelic win miegeba.

_ ara, batono, jer ara maqvs eg bedniereba, _ upasuxa maspinZelma, romelic gakvirvebuli Sescqeroda d'artanianis didebul Cacmulobasa da aRWurvilobas.

_ hoo, maS, vera mcnobT?

_ vera, batono.

_ hoo, ai, ori sityviT aRvadgen Tqvens mkvdar mexsierebas: ra uyaviT im didebuls, romelsac, daaxloebiT, am ori kviris winaT, imdenad gaTavxeddiT, rom yalbi fulis gavrceleba daswameT?

maspinZels feri ecvala, radgan mrisxaned Sehyurebda d'artaniani, aranaklebi muqariT daaSterda planSec, ro­melic yvelafriT Tavis batons hbaZavda._ ah, batono, nuRar momagonebT!.. _ Sehyvira maspinZelma tiriliT, _ rom icodeT, ra Zvirad damijda me is Secdoma!

_ rom icodeT, ra ubedureba damatyda Tavs!

_ sad aris Cemi megobari? ar geyurebaT, ras gekiTxebiT?

_ keTili inebeT da moismineT, batono! SemibraleT me ubeduri, dabrZandiT.

d'artanians brazi ereoda, Tan SiSobda, vaiTu cocxali veRar enaxa, da msajuliseburi muqariT savarZelSi daeSva, planSec amayad mieyrdno batonis savarZels.

_ ai, rogor iyo saqme, _ daiwyo maspinZelma da Tan mTeli taniT kankalebda, _ ukacravad, axla ki gicaniT, batono. Tqven is brZandebiT, maxsovs, swored im dros waxvediT, rodesac me, saubedurod, cili davwame Tqvens megobars.

_ ho, xedavT, rom me var, amitom, Tu srul simarTles ar metyviT, Sebralebis imedi nu geqnebaT.

_ diax, batono, momismineT da srul simarTles mogax­senebT.

_ aba, gismenT!

_ mTavrobis moxeleebma macnobes, rom Cems samikitnoSi cnobili yalbi fulis mWreli unda mosuliyo Tavisi amxanagebiT, rom yvelani razmelebis an muSketerebis samosiT iqnebodnen gamowyobilni. dawvrilebiT amiweres Tqveni cxenebi da Tqveni garegnoba.

_ mere? mere? _ aaCqara d'artanianma, romelic maSinve mixvda, visganac unda yofiliyo gamogzavnili aseTi zed­miwevniTi daxasiaTeba.

_ mec, Tanaxmad mTavrobis brZanebisa, romelmac eqvsi kaci gamomigzavna dasaxmareblad, yvelaferi movamzade, rom xeli­dan ar wamsvloda is yalbi fulis mWreli.

_ kidev wamoroSe? _ Seutia d'artanianma. mis yurs saSinlad xvdeboda sityvebi _ yalbi fulis mWreli.

_ mapatieT, batono, rom aseT sityvebs vxmarob, magram rogor ara vTqva, rodesac swored eg aris Cemi gamamar­Tlebeli sabuTi?! mTavrobam mibrZana, mTavrobam SemaSina da Tqvenc kargad iciT, rom CemisTana xalxi mTavrobas unda emsaxurebodes.

_ kidev erTxel gimeorebT. sad aris Cemi megobari? ra daemarTa? cocxalia Tu mkvdari?

_ moiTmineT, batono, yvelafers mogaxsenebT. moxda is, rac TqvenTvis ukve cnobilia, garda amisa, unda mogaxsenoT, rom aCqarebulma wasvlam, _ daumata gadakvriT samikitnos patronma, _ gagviZliera eWvebi. is keTilSobili Tqveni mego­bari lomiviT ibrZoda, misma msaxurma ki, saubedurod, mo­ulod­nelad Cxubi autexa mTavrobis moxeleebs, romlebic Tavlis momvlel biWebad iyvnen gadacmulebi.

_ ah, gaiZverav! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ maS, Tqvenc maT exmarebodiT? ar vici, RmerTmani, ratom ar gecemiT da suls ar gagafrTxobinebT!

_ ara, batono, Cven maT ar vexmarebodiT, amasac axlave mogaxsenebT, cota momiTmineT. batonma Tqvenma megobarma, _ bodiSs vixdi, rom ar vasaxeleb mis saxelsa da gvars, Tumca vgrZnob, didebuli STamomavlobisa unda iyos, magram ra vqna, gvari ar vici, _ orjer gaisrola dambaCa da ucbad Tavidan ori kaci moiSora. mere xmali iZro mtris mosage­rieblad, nel-nela ukan daiwia, erTi kacic kidev daasaxiCra, me ki ise damkra xmlis yua, rom damaretiana.

_ gaaTaveb Tu ara, Se jalaTo, Sena? _ Sehyvira d'arta­nianma. _ sad aris aTosi?

_ rogorc mogaxseneT, nel-nela ukan-ukan iwevda. zurgiT sardafSi Casaval kars miadga da raki Ria daxvda, gasaRebi gamoaZro, Sevida, kari moiketa da barikadebiT gaamagra. Cvenc darwmunebulni viyaviT, rom iqidan veRarsad wagvividoda da Tavi mivanebeT.

_ diax, _ Tqva d'artanianma, _ kacis mokvla ki ara, dapatimreba gindodaT!

_ RmerTo Zliero! misi dapatimreba? geficebiT, batono, TviTonve daipatimra Tavi, Zalian marjved moiqca Tavidanve, erTi kaci iqve mokla, xolo ori mZimed daWra. mkvdari da is ori daWrili maTma amxanagebma mogvaSores Tavidan da mas Semdeg dRevandlamde ara gamigonia ra arc mkvdrisa da arc daWrilebisa. me rom movsulierdi, avdeqi da guber­natorTan mivedi. dawvrilebiT movaxsene, rac moxda da vkiTxe, ras mibrZanebT, ra vuyo Cems patimars-meTqi? ise gaukvirda gubernators es ambavi, TiTqos cidan Camovardniliyos da miTxra, rom man amis Sesaxeb ara icoda ra, pirveli gagoneba iyo misTvis Cemi naambobi, rom misgan ar gamomdinareobda is brZanebani, romlebic me momitanes mTavrobis moxeleebma. gubernatori, piriqiT, damemuqra kidec: Tu RmerTi gagiwyra da sityva wamogcda vinmesTan, rom mec verie mag sazizRar borotmoqmedebaSi, maSinve CamogaxrCobo. ise gamovida, batono, rom Secdoma me davuSvi, me daviWire kaci sxvis magivrad da is ki, vinc marTla dasaWeri iyo, gadagvirCa.

_ aTosi sadRa aris? _ Seutia d'artanianma, romlis mouTmenlobas axla brazic daemata mTavrobisadmi, romelic araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda am borotmoqmedebas, _ aToss raRa daemarTa?

_ Zalian vcdilobdi, batono, rac SeiZleboda saCqarod gamomesworebina Cemi Secdoma, _ ganagrZo maspinZelma, _ da sardafisken wavedi mis gamosayvanad, mindoda Tavisuflad gameSva, magram, oh, batono! sardafSi adamiani ki ara, xorc­Sesxmuli qaji aRmoCnda. Tavisufali brZandebi-meTqi, rom vuTxari, _ maxes migebTo, Semomitia da brZana: sardafidan marto maSin amoval, Tu Cems pirobebs miiRebT da amisru­lebTo. mec Zalian Tavmdablad movaxsene, rom kargad vxedavdi, ra saSinel mdgomareobaSi Cavvardi, Seuracxyofa mivayene misi yovladudidebulesobis muSketers da mzad viyavi, amesrulebina misi yoveli brZaneba. `upirveles yovlisa, me minda, rom CemTan myavdes sruliad SeiaraRebuli Cemi msaxuri~, _ mibrZana Tqvenma megobarma. maSinve davfacurdiT, gadawyvetili gvqonda, dagvekmayofilebina Tqveni megobris yoveli survili. batoni grimo (man ki gviTxra Tavisi gvari, Tumca erTob munjiviT aris gaCumebuli) CavgzavneT sardafSi, miuxedavad imisa, rom daWrili gaxldaT. raki Tavisi msaxuric gverdiT igula batonma, isev gaamagra kari, axali barikadi aago da gvibrZana: mand iyaviT, samikitnoSio!

_ metyviT Tu ara, sad aris aTosi? _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ geyurebaT, sad aris aTosi?

_ sardafSi, batono.

_ rogor, aramzadav, sardafSi gyavT amden xans?

_ RmerTma dagvifaros! Cven rad gveyoleba sardafSi, batono?

_ maS, ar iciT, ras akeTebs im sardafSi?

_ oh, netavi ki amoiyvandeT rogorme da geficebiT, sikvdilamdis ar damaviwydeba Tqveni sikeTe. Tqveni Tayva­nismcemeli viqnebi, rogorc Cemi mfarvelisa.

_ maS, sardafSia? rom Cavide, iq damxvdeba?

_ ueWvelad, batono, gajiutebulia kaci, gaiZaxis: `aqa var da aqa vrCebio!~ yovel diliT vawvdiT purs sarkmlidan orTiTiT, xandaxan xorcsac, roca gvibrZanebs. magram marto puri da xorci ar Seadgens Cvens ubedurebas, usazRvro ubedurebas, batono. gana ras SeWams imdens, rom ver gavuZ­loT? erTxel vcade, ori biWi Caviyvane sardafSi, magram ise gabrazda, ise gagviSmagda, rom xeli staca dambaCebs da gatena dauwyo. Tavis msaxurs ki Tofi gaatenina. Cven mainc vkiTxeT, gvindoda gagvego, ras apirebda, ra iyo misi ganzraxva. amaze batonma gvipasuxa, rom masa da mis msaxurs ormoci srola hqondaT momaragebuli da sul erTianad dagvaxlidnen, ukanasknelamde, imasac ki ar moiTmendnen, rom vinme Cvengans fexi Caedga sardafSi. ras gavawyobdi? isev gubernatorTan geaxeliT saCivlelad, romelmac mibrZana: imas mki, rac dagiTesavs. amiT mainc iswavli Wkuas da amieridan Seurac­xyofas aRar miayeneb im didebul batonebs, romlebic Tqvens samikitnoSi Camoxdebiano.

_ ise rom, mas Semdeg... _ daiwyo d'artanianma da sicili veRar Seikava, samikitnos patronis sacodav saxes rom Seavlo Tvali.

_ mas Semdeg wamebad gadaiqca Cveni cxovreba. unda mogaxsenoT, rom mTeli maragi im sardafSia Senaxuli. iq gaxlavT Cveni Rvino boTlebiT da kasrebiT; iqvea ludi, zeTi, sanelebeli, lori da Zexvi. iq Casvla da sursaTis amotana ar SegviZlia, amis gamo uars veubnebiT damSeul muStars. dRiTidRe ukan midis Cemi vaWroba! erTi kvira rom kidev sardafSi darCes Tqveni megobari, sul mTlad gaRatakdeba Cemi ojaxi.

_ axic iqneba Tqvenze! ara, Tvalebi sad gqondaT? gana ver xedavdiT, rom patiosani xalxi gewviaT da ara yalbi fulis mWrelebi?

_ marTalsa brZanebT, batono, marTalsa brZanebT, _ daeTanxma maspinZeli, _ magram, gesmiT? isev gabrazda Tqveni megobari!

_ gaajavrebdnen da gabrazdeboda, maS, ras izamda? _ upasuxa d'artanianma.

_ unda gavajavroT, batono, maS, ra vqnaT? _ Sehyvira maspinZelma, _ ori didebuli ingliseli gvewvia...

_ mere ra?

_ mere is, Cemo batono, rom, rogorc Tqvenc mogexsenebaT, ingliselebs kargi Rvino uyvarT, da maTac sasmelad sauke­Teso moiTxoves. Cemi meuRle Tqvens megobarTan mivida, bevri evedra baton aToss, rom neba mieca, Casuliyo da Rvino amoetana ingliselebisaTvis, magram man, rogorc yovelTvis, Taviseburad uari stkica. oh, RmerTo Zliero! netavi ra SegcodeT iseTi, rom am areulobiT dagvsaje?

marTlac, sardafis mxridan d'artanians saSineli xmauri Semoesma. wamodga, win gaiZRola maspinZeli, romelic xelebis mtvreviT misdevda, ukan planSe gahyva SemarTuli TofiT. sardafis karTan mividnen.

sasowarkveTilebi iyvnen ingliselebi, metad didi gza gamoevloT, SimSiliTa da wyurviliT ixocebodnen.

_ namdvili mtarvali yofila, viRacaa, _ Tqves ingli­selebma mSvenieri franguliT, Tumca odnav ucxouri kiloTi. _ giJi xom ar aris, ratom ar aZlevs saSualebas am sawylebs, Tavisuflad gamoiyenon TavianTi sardafi da Rvino? Tu asea, kars SevamtvrevT, da Tu marTla cofiania, cocxali ar gadagvirCeba.

_ nurc ase sastikad daemuqrebiT, batonebo, _ SesZaxa d'artanianma da qamridan dambaCa amoiRo, _ ar dagaviwydeT, rom Tqveni mosaklavi aq aravin aris.

_ Zalian kargi, Zalian kargi, _ ismoda sardafis karis iqidan aTosis mSvidi xma, _ gauSviT, Semoamtvrion kari, Semovidnen eg baqiebi da aq vaCveneb seirs.

gulad kacebs hgavdnen ingliselebi, magram mainc yoymaniT Sescqerodnen erTmaneTs, ise idgnen, rom ityodiT, am sardafSi Casafrebulia damSeuli kaciWamia bumberazi, xalxuri zRaprebis uZleveli devgmiri, romlis bunagis Semlaxveli cocxali ver gadarCebao.

mcire xniT midumda yvelaferi. magram bolos ukan daxevisa SercxvaT ingliselebs. erTma, ufro gambedavma, sardafis kibis xuTi-eqvsi safexuri Caiara, karTan mivida da ise hkra fexi, rom sxvagan aseTi ZaliT kedelsac Seangrevda.

_ planSe! _ dauZaxa d'artanianma da fexze Seayena Tavisi dambaCa, _ aq, zemoT mdgoms me movuvli, SenTvis Camibarebia meore, qvemoT myofi. maS, brZola gwadiaT, batono? iyos neba Tqveni!

_ RmerTo Cemo! _ Sehyvira aTosma gancvifrebiT, _ d'ar­tanianis xma mesmis Tu melandeba?

_ Cemi xma gesmiT, mec aqa var, megobaro! _ dauZaxa d'artanianma xmamaRla.

_ ah, maS, Zalian kargi! _ gamosZaxa aTosma, _ kargad gavumaspinZldebiT mag moZaladeebs.

ingliselebma xmlebi amoiRes, magram kargad xedavdnen, rom orcecxlSua Cacvivnuliyvnen. erT wams iseve gaubedavad idgnen, magram axlac, rogorc pirvelad, Tavmoyvareobam sZlia gansjas. erTxel kidev moxvda kars fexi da TaviT bolomde Seazanzara.

_ ganze gadeq, d'artanian, ganze! _ gamosZaxa aTosma, _ srolas vapireb.

_ batonebo, _ mimarTa d'artanianma, romelsac arasdros Ralatobda sazrianoba, _ ras SvrebiT, batonebo? moiTmineT, aTos! av saqmes iwyebT, damijereT, da Zalianac daisjebiT: ai, me da Cemi msaxuri xom samjer dagaxliT Tofs da dambaCas, sami tyvia kidev sardafidan gecemaT, amis Semdeg Cven xmlebi gvrCeba da, merwmuneT, samagaliTod viciT xmlis xmareba meca da Cemma megobarmac. modiT, me momandeT Tqveni da Cveni saqmec. patiosan sityvas gaZlevT, cota xnis Semdeg Rvinos mogarTmeven.

_ Tu darCa sadme, _ gaisma dacinviT aTosis xma.

Wiris oflma daasxa maspinZels.

_ rogor Tu darCa sadme? _ butbutebda igi.

_ eh, kargiT erTi! darCeboda, maS ra? _ mimarTa d'arta­nianma, _ arxeinad iyaviT, mTel sardafs xom ver gadasanslavda ori kaci? batonebo, CaageT xmlebi.

_ jer Tqven SeinaxeT eg Tqveni dambaCa.

_ siamovnebiT, _ d'artanianma magaliTi misca, Semdeg planSes miubrunda da aniSna, mxarze gaedo Tavisi Tofi.

ingliselebmac buzRuniT Caages qarqaSSi xmlebi. d'arta­nianma ingliselebs uambo aTosis dapatimrebis ambavi. patiosani gvariSvilebi iyvnen ucxoelebi da maTac samikitnos patroni gaamtyunes.

_ axla, batonebo, TqvenTan abrZandiT, Tu SeiZleba, _ sTxova d'artanianma, _ aTi wuTis Semdeg, me gaxlavarT amis Tavdebi, Rvinosac mogarTmeven, saWmelsac da yvelafers, rasac ki moiTxovT.

ingliselebma Tavi daukres da TavianT oTaxSi avidnen.

_ axla ki marto var, Cemo aTos, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ gamiReT kari, Zalian gTxovT.

_axlave, axlave, _ gamosZaxa aTosma.

fiCxis Srialisa da boZebis gadagorebis xma gaisma, amiT gaemagrebina aToss Tavisi cixesimagre da axla TviTonve angrevda mas.

cota xnis Semdeg kari gaaRes da gamoCnda fermixdili aTosi, romelmac Tvali gadaavlo iqaurobas.

d'artaniani mivarda, yelze moexvia da nazad akoca. xeli moxvia, undoda gamoeyvana am nestiani bunagidan, magram SeamCnia, rom misi megobari barbacebda.

_ daWrili xom ara xarT? _ hkiTxa SeSinebulma d'ar­tanianma.

_ me? saidan sadao? mTvrali var, ugrZnoblad mTvrali, morCa da gaTavda. Tavis dReSi aravis usargeblia garemoebiT ise kargad, rogorc me! madloba RmerTs, Cemo maspinZelo! Tu simarTle gnebavT, me mgoni, Cems wilad erTi as ormoc­daaTi boTli mainc gamovcale.

_ vai, RmerTo miSvele! _ Sehyvira samikitnos patronma, _ imis naxevari rom msaxurs daelia, rac batons daulevia, daRupulia Cemi saqme!

_ grimo patiosani ojaxis msaxurad namyofi kacia da nebas ar miscems Tavis Tavs, imdeni dalios, ramdensac me vsvam. is Tu svamda, marto kasris Rvinos svamda. mgoni, daaviwyda sacobis gamagreba, yuri daugdeT, gasdis!

d'artanians iseTi sicili waskda, rom sawyal maspinZels Wiris oflis magivrad sicxe auvarda TavSi.

am dros grimoc gamoCnda, Tavisi batonis ukan, mxarze gadebuli TofiT, isic barbaciT modioda, rogorc rubensis naxatze arian gamosaxuli mTvrali satirebi. tanisamosi winac da ukanac raRac cximiani xsnariT uxvad hqonda gapoxili. samikitnos patronma TavSi ikra xeli:

_ vaime, vaime, Cemi zeiTunis zeTi!

gaiares didi dabrbazi da erT patara saukeTeso oTaxSi dasxdnen, romelic ZaliT daisakuTra d'artanianma.

amasobaSi samikitnos patroni da misi coli saCqarod Cacvivdnen sardafSi, sadac amdeni xnis ganmavlobaSi akrZa­luli hqondaT Sesvla, sanTeli aanTes da vai Tqvens mters, rac iq naxes.

sardafis patimrebis mier fiCxiT, ficrebiTa da carieli kasrebiT agebuli barikadebi. imas iqiT ki... aqa-iq zeTisa da Rvinis morevi idga, romelSic gamoxruli Roris Zvlebi eyara. sardafis marcxena kunWuli savse iyo damtvreuli boTlebiT, erT kasrs Ria darCenoda onkani da ukanaskneli wveTebi nel-nela Jonavda. sicariele da sikvdili sufevda aq. Zveli drois poetis sityviT rom vTqvaT, ise iyo aforiaqebuli iqauroba, TiTqos marTla brZolis velad gardaqmniliyos mTeli sardafi. ormocdaaTi Zexvidan kedelze aTiRa darCeniliyo.

iseTi Rmuili Seqmnes colma da qmarma, rom Weri aixada, meore sarTulamde miaRwia da Sig gulSi moxvda d'artanians. aTosma yuric ar Seibertya.

magram mwuxarebas gaSmageba mohyva, Tavic ki daaviwyda maspinZels, didi SamfuriT SeiaraRda, sasowarkveTili Sevar­da im oTaxSi, sadac martodmarto iyvnen Cveni megobrebi.

_ Rvino! _ dauZaxa aTosma, rogorc ki daianaxa Tavisi maspinZeli.

_ Rvino?! _ Sehyvira daretianebulma samikitnos patronma. _ Rvino?! riT ver gaZexiT asi pistolis Rirebuli mainc dagileviaT! raze damRupeT kaci? raze damaqcieT?

_ eh, kargiT erTi! rigianad wyurvilic ki ar mogviklavs, _ upasuxa aTosma.

_ Rvinosa svamdiT, ar geyofodaT? boTlebs raRad mimtvrevdiT? boTlebma ra dagiSaves?

_ Tqvengan Sewuxebuli, boTlebis grovaze avZveri, daiSala da daimtvra, Tqveni bralia.

_ sul dagiRvriaT imdeni zeiTunis zeTi!

_ zeTi uebari malamoa yovelgvari WrilobisaTvis da sawyal grimos vadebdi. Tqven dasWeriT kaci da Tqveni zeTiT ganikurna.

_ imdeni Zexvi SegiWamiaT!

_ virTagvebiT aris savse Tqveni sardafi!

_ unda gadamixadoT, rac mazaraleT! _ Sehyvira moTmi­nebidan gamosulma maspinZelma.

_ am sulels xedavT? _ wamoiZaxa aTosma da wamovarda, magram maSinve skamze daeSva, isic kmaroda, rom Tavisi Zala daanaxva. d'artanianma maTraxi aiRo. samikitnos patronma ukan daiwia da cremli waskda.

_ ara giSavT ra, Wkuas iswavliT, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ axla ki gecodinebaT, rogor unda daxvdeT RvTis mier TqvenTan gamogzavnil stumrebs.

_ RvTis mier Tu eSmakis mier?

_ iciT, ras getyviT, megobaro? Tu kidev ase gagviwyaleT guli, oTxiveni Tqvens sardafSi CavalT, kars movketavT da vnaxavT, Tu marTla ise didia Tqveni zarali, rogorc Tqven gaiZaxiT.

_ eh, ra vqna, batono, _ molba maspinZeli, _ Sevcdi, davaSave, vaRiareb, magram xom gagigoniaT, yovel codvas Sewyalebao. Tqven batonebi brZandebiT, me erTi sawyali kaci var da SemiwyalebT, batono, yels ar gamomWriT.

_ raki ase laparakob, _ upasuxa aTosma, _ guls momilbob da TvalTagan cremls damaden, rogorc Rvino davadineT Sens kasrebs. arc iseTi sastikebi varT, rogorc geCvenebiT, vnaxoT, modi, movilaparakoT.

miuaxlovda maspinZeli, magram etyoboda, mainc eSinoda.

_ modi, kaco! nu geSinia! _ amSvidebda aTosi, _ danaxarjis gadasaxdelad rom Camovedi SenTan, magidaze davde Cemi qisa...

_ diax, batono.

_ qisaSi samoci pistoli mqonda. sad aris Cemi qisa?

_ sasamarTlos samdivnoSi, batono, rogorc yalbi fuli, Tan waiRes.

_ maS, modi, gamomitane Cemi fuli da ainazRaure Seni zarali.

_ ara, batono, Tqvenc kargad iciT, sasamarTlo aravis miscems, rasac ki xelT igdebs. marTla rom yalbi yofiliyo, iqneba kidec gamogvetana rogorme, magram Cveni ubedurebac is aris, rom sul namdvili fulia.

_ eg Seni da eg Seni sasamarTlo, Cemo keTilo! ise mourigdi, rogorc gijobdes, miT ufro, rom jibeSi dRes erTi livris meti aRar damrCenia ra.

_ erTi miTxariT, sad aris aTosis cxeni? _ hkiTxa d'ar­tanianma.

_ TavlaSi.

_ ra eRireba?

_ bevri-bevri, ormocdaaTi pistoli.

_ oTxmocic cota iqneba! Seni iyos es cxeni da amiT gavaTaoT Cveni angariSi.

_ rao? Cems cxens yidi? _ Sehyvira aTosma, _ Cems baiazeTsa yidi? mere me riRaTi wavide? grimoze Sevjde?

_ meore cxeni mogiyvane, _ uTxra d'artanianma.

_ meore cxeni?

_ marTlac saucxooa! _ wamoiZaxa samikitnos patronma.

_ hoo? maS, Tu meore cxeni myavs, ufro lamazi da ufro norCi, Seni iyos Cemi beberi raSi. aba, Rvino!

_ romeli mogarTvaT? _ hkiTxa sruliad damSvidebulma maspinZelma.

_ sul ukan rom gilagiaT, kidev unda iyos ocdaxuTi boTli, sxva rac iyo, sul daimsxvra, eqvsi boTli amogvitaneT.

_ uZiro qvevri yofila es dalocvili! _ waiCurCula maspinZelma, _ erTi-ori kvira rom darCes CemTan da kargad gadamixados, rasac dalevs, mTlianad gamovasworeb Cems saqmes.

_ ar dagaviwydeT, oTxi boTli imave Rvinisa ingliselebs miarTviT, _ daumata d'artanianma.

_ axla ki, manam im Rvinos amogvitandnen, miambe, Cemo d'artanian, rogor arian Cveni megobrebi. aba, daviwyoT, _ sTxova aTosma.

d'artanianma uambo, rogor naxa porTosi, naRrZobi fexiT loginad Cavardnili, rogor miiRo or RvTismetyvel mecni­erTan erTad paeqrobaSi garTulma aramisma. is iyo daamTavra Tavisi megobrebis ambavi, rom maspinZelma Rvino da lori miarTva, romelic sardafSi ar Caetana Sesanaxad.

_ Zalian kargi, _ Tqva aTosma, misi da d'artanianis sasmisi RviniT gaavso, _ ukve movismineT porTosisa da aramisis ambavi, Cemo d'artanian, magram Tqvensas ki aras meubnebiT? rogora xarT?! xom araferi mogsvliaT piradad Tqven sawyeni? vera xarT gunebaze.

_ eh, _ amoikvnesa d'artanianma, _ ra vqna, Cems megobrebSi yvelaze ubeduri me var.

_ Sen xar ubeduri? _ gaikvirva aTosma, _ rogor, riTa xar ubeduri? gamagebine, d'artanian.

_ mere, mere, _ upasuxa d'artanianma.

_ ratom axla ara? mTvrali ggonivar? kargad daixsome Cemi sityva, d'artanian: naTeli goneba me marto maSina maqvs, rodesac nasvami var. gamagebine Seni ubedureba, Seni gulis tkivili.

d'artanianma uambo Tavisi siyvarulisa da qalbaton bonasies motacebis ambavi.

aTosma warbSeuxrelad moismina megobris naambobi da bolos uTxra:

_ sisulelea! eg yvelaferi sisulelea!

aTosi xSirad ambobda xolme am sityvas.

_ sul `sisuleleao~, gaiZaxiT, Cemo aTos, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ es imitom, rom Tqven arasodes ar gyvarebiaT!

aToss cecxli moedo uceb, magram es iyo wamieri elva. male Tvalebi winandeburad bundovani gauxda.

_ marTali xarT, _ Tqva mSvidad aTosma, _ arasodes myvarebia.

_ hoda, xom TviTonve xedavT, gulqvav, rom araviTari safuZveli ar gaqvT, ase gulcivad gvismendeT Cven, gul­mgrZno­­biare xalxs!

_ mgrZnobiare guli gabzaruli gulia, _ Tqva aTosma.

_ amiT ra gindaT TqvaT, aTos?

_ me imas vambob, rom siyvaruli latariaa da vinc moigebs am latariaSi, sikvdils moigebs! merwmuneT, Cemo d'artanian, bednieri kaci xarT, rom ar mogigiaT da, Tu miiRebT Cemgan erT rCevas, ecadeT, yovelTvis wagebuli darCeT.

_ vatyobdi, rom Zalian vuyvardi.

_ ase geCvenebodaT!

_ ara, namdvilad vuyvardi!..

_ ra bavSvi xarT! kacs ver ipoviT, rom ase TqvensaviT ar swamdes, marTla vuyvarvar Cems satrfoso. magram kacs ver ipoviT, rom motyuebuli ar iyos Tavisi satrfosagan.

_ Tqven garda, aTos, radgan Tqven arasodes gyvarebiaT.

_ marTalia, _ Tqva aTosma mcire dumilis Semdeg, _ arasodes myvarebia, arasodes. davlioT!

_ Zalian kargi, Cemo filosofoso, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ magram damexmareT mainc, mirCieT rame, rom icodeT, rogor mWirdeba daxmareba da nugeSi.

_ ra nugeSi?

_ ubeduri var da manugeSeT.

_ sicils iwvevs eg Tqveni ubedureba, _ uTxra aTosma da mxrebi aiCeCa. _ rom icodeT, rogor minda vnaxo, ra STabeW­dilebas moaxdens Tqvenze erTi siyvarulis ambavi.

_ rac Tqven gadagxdaT?

_ an erT Cems megobars, magram mniSvneloba ara aqvs.

_ miambeT, aTos, miambeT.

_ modiT, davlioT, es emjobineba.

_ es Rvino xom aq aris, sviT da miambeT.

_ marTalia, asec SeiZleba, _ daeTanxma aTosi. gadahkra, kidev daisxa, _ orives movaxerxebT erTad.

_ gismenT, _ uTxra d'artanianma.

aTosi Cafiqrda, azrebs ikrebda. d'artaniani xedavda, rom mis megobars nel-nela feri misdioda, svamda da Trobis im wertilamde misuliyo, rodesac loTi waiqceva da daeZineba. is ki Tvalxiluli cxadad ocnebobda. raRac saSineleba iyo am mTvralis sifxizleSi.

_ maS, namdvilad gainteresebT? _ hkiTxa d'artanians.

_ gTxovT, gexvewebiT.

_ maS, iyos neba Tqveni... erT Cems megobars, xom kargad gesmis? me ki ara, erT Cems megobars, _ Sewyvita Tavisi sityva aTosma da mwared gaecina, _ Cemi provinciis erT grafs, ese igi, berel didebuls, ocdaxuTi wlis ymawvil kacs, gagiJebiT Seuyvarda Teqvsmeti wlis qali, iseTi lamazi da turfa, rogorc TviTon siyvarulia. grafi moxibluli iyo misi silamaziTa da poeturi azrovnebiT. es turfa asuli patara dabaSi cxovrobda Tavis ZmasTan, romelic mRvdeli iyo. Soridan mosuliyvnen oriveni, aravin icoda maTi vinaoba, magram iseTi mSvenieri iyo es qali da iseTi RvTismosavi misi Zma, rom azradac aravis mosdioda ekiTxa, saidan iyvnen. ise ki xma dadioda, kargi STamomavlobisani ariano. Cems megobars, adgilobriv did mebatones, SeeZlo Seecdina qali an xelT egdo ZaliT, _ is iyo iqaurobis baton-patroni. vin gabedavda miSveleboda or ucxoels, or ucnobs? saube­durod, patiosani kaci iyo grafi da colad SeirTo. suleli, CerCeti, viri!

_ ratom, aTos? aki TqviT, gagiJebiT uyvardao? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma.

_ moiTmineT! _ miugo aTosma, _ jvari daiwera, Tavis cixe-darbazSi miiyvana da mTeli im mxaris upirveles qalbatonad aqcia. simarTle unda iTqvas, qalma Rirseuladac Seifera Tavisi mdgomareoba.

_ mere?

_ mere? mere, erTxel sanadirod wavida qali, qmarTan erTad, _ ganagrZo aTosma Cumi xmiT da metismeti siCqariT. _ cxenidan Camovarda da guli wauvida. grafi maSinve mivarda da radgan qals sunTqva ekvroda, xanjliT gadauxia zedatanis gulispiri da uneburad titveli mxari gamouCina gulwa­suls... aba, Tu gamoicnobT, d'artanian, ra hqonda mxarze?

_ rogor unda gamovicno? _ gaikvirva d'artanianma.

_ SroSanis yvavili!.. damRa hqonda qals! _ warmoTqva aTosma da Seusvenebliv gamocala savse sasmisi.

_ saSinelebaa! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ SeuZlebelia!

_ sruli WeSmaritebaa, Cemo kargo, Turme qaji iyo is angelozi... qurdi yofila sawyali qali.

_ mere, ra qna grafma?

_ didi mebatone iyo grafi, Tavis samflobeloSi mas ekuTvnoda marTlmsajuleba, rogorc dabali, ise umaRlesi, sikvdiliT dasja damnaSavisa... tanisamosi SemoafliTa gulSe­wuxebuls, zurgs ukan Seukra xelebi da xeze Camohkida.

_ oh, zecav wmidao, ras ambobT, aTos? kaciskvla ase advilad?

_ diax, kaciskvla, meti xom araferi? _ warmoTqva aTosma da momakvdavis feri daedo, _ eriha, rogorc etyoba, Rvino aRar moaqvT.

xeli staca boTls, ukanasknels im eqvsidan. pirTan miido boTlis Tavi da ise gamocala Seusvenebliv, TiTqos erTi patara Wiqa Seesvas.

mere xelebi magidaze dado da Tavi dauSva. d'artaniani Tavzardacemuli idga mis win da Sehyurebda.

_ am ambavma sabolood SemaZula lamazi, poeziiT da viTom siyvaruliT aRsavse qalebi, _ Tqva aTosma da welSi gaimarTa. etyoba, ar apirebda grafis igavis damTavrebas, _ Tqvenc amasve gisurvebT. SevsvaT!

_ ise rom, mokvda is ubeduri? _ waibutbuta d'artanianma.

_ maS, ra? vin uSvelida? momawodeT Tqveni Wiqa! Sen ei, maspinZelo! lori, Torem Rvinos veRar davlevT! _ gasZaxa samikitnos patrons.

_ misi Zma? _ hkiTxa mokrZalebiT d'artanianma.

_ misi Zma? _ gaimeora aTosma.

_ diax, is mRvdeli.

_ oh, veZebe, mindoda isic CamomexrCo, magram damaswro da sadRac gadaikarga.

_ is mainc ver gaigeT, vin iyo is Tavlafdasxmuli?

_ pirveli sayvareli iqneboda misi, qurdobis amxanagi: moxerxebuli kaci Canda, romelmac mRvdlobac ki ikisra, rom Rirseulad gaeTxovebina Tavisi xasa da uzrun­velyo­filad daegulebina momavalSi.

_ oh, RmerTo Cemo! RmerTo Cemo! _ wamoiZaxa d'artanianma, romelic gaSterebuli iyo am saSinelebiT.

_ es lori miirTviT, d'artanian, saucxoo ram aris, _ mimarTa aTosma, CamoaTala erTi naWeri da d'artanians daudo TefSze, _ ra ubedurebaa, oTxis meti ar iyo sardafSi amisTana kargi lori! es lori rom mqonoda, erT ormocdaaTi boTliT mets davlevdi.

veRar SeZlo d'artanianma am saubris gaZleba, romelmac gagiJebamde miiyvana, xelebze daemxo da Tavi moimZinara.

_ eh, gadaeCvivnen Rvinis smas ymawvilebi, _ Tqva aTosma miZinebuli megobris danaxvaze. _ aba, sxvisi ra vTqva, roca am saukeTeso msmelsac Zili ereva.