MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

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Tavzardacemuli darCa d'artaniani im saSineli aRsarebiT, rome­lic aTosma ando. magram bevri ram mis naambobSi bun­dovnad eCveneboda, upirveles yovlisa, es ambavi uambo sruliad mTvralma da uambo ara fxizels, aramed naxevrad mTvrals. magram diliT d'artanians, miuxedavad imisa, rom ori-sami boTli magari burgundiuli RviniT Tavi hqonda gabruebuli, kargad axsovda aTosis naambobi, TiTqos megobris mier warmoTqmuli yoveli sityva uklebliv aRbeWdiliyo mis mexsierebaSi. am eWvebma d'artanians didi survili aRuZra, danamdvilebiT gaego Tavisi megobris ubedurebis ambavi. sabolood gadawyvita wuxandeli baasis ganaxleba da am ganzraxviT aTosTan Sevida. magram, rogorc yovelTvis, sru­liad dadinjebuli daxvda megobari, ese igi, uaRresad gonebanaTeli da idumalebiT mosili.

rogorc ki morCnen megobrebi misalmebas da xelis Camor­Tmevas, TviTon aTosma gaixsena wuxandeli saubari.

_ Zalian mTvrali viyavi guSin, Cemo d'artanian; dRes vigrZeni, rom ena gamsieboda da majiscema ar cxreboda. sanaZ­leos davdeb, rom, albaT, aTasi abdaubda wamovroSe.

amis Tqmaze ise daacqerda aTosi Tavis megobars, rom SeaZrwuna.

_ ara, batono, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ rogorc maxsovs, iseTi araferi giTqvamT.

_ ah, makvirvebT, d'artanian, me ki megona, rom erTi ambavi giambeT, metad savalalo, _ eubneboda da ise Sescqeroda ymawvilkacs, TiTqos cdilobda, gulis siRrmeSi CasZvromoda da iq amoekiTxa Tavisi sityvis pasuxi.

_ Tu asea, maS, me ufro mTvrali vyofilvar, vidre Tqven, radgan me wuxandelisa aRara maxsovs ra, _ daamSvida d'artanianma.

ver daamSvida am sityvam aTosi da mainc ganagrZo Zieba:

_ Tqvenc SeamCnevdiT, Cemo d'artanian, rom simTvraleSi yvelas Taviseburi Cveva aqvs. zogi mxiarulobs, zogi moiwyens da daRvremilia. me rom Rvino momekideba, davRondebi xolme da raki daviTvrebi, ameSleba Cemi dardebi. momagondeba, rac Cems sulel ZiZas satirali da savalalo zRaprebi CaubeWdavs Cems gulSi, da roSvas daviwyeb. es aris Cemi nakli, umTavresi Cemi nakli, vaRiareb Cems ubedurebas, magram amas rom ar CavTvlideT, mgoni, Zalian kargi msmeli var.

ise bunebrivad ambobda amas aTosi, iseTi STagonebiT, rom Searyia d'artanianis rwmena.

_ oh, maS, eg unda iyos, _ upasuxa ymawvilma kacma im ganzraxviT, rom rogorme WeSmaritebisaTvis miegno, _ marT­lacda eg unda iyos, raRac magondeba bundovnad, TiTqos sizmari menaxos da aRara maxsovdes ra. diax, raRac magondeba. xeze Camokidebuli adamiani...

_ ah, axla xom xedavT, _ wamoiZaxa aTosma da feri ecvala, Tumca cdilobda, siciliT daemala Tavisi mRelvareba, _ darwmunebuli viyav... eg aris Cemi majlajuna, xeze Camoki­debuli adamiani...

_ marTalia, marTali! _ daiZaxa d'artanianma, _ diax, magondeba... ras miambobdiT? momiTmineT... viRac qalze iyo baasi...

_ xedavT? _ uTxra mkvdariviT fermixdilma aTosma, _ ega maqvs saTxrobad amoCemebuli, qera qalis ambavi, da rogorc ki movyvebi mag ambavs, icodeT, rom mTvrali var.

_ diax, eg aris, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ erTi qera qalis ambavi, lamazisa da tanadisa, cisferTvalebianisa.

_ diax, xeze Camokidebuli qalis ambavi.

_ misi qmris mier, romelic didebuli mebatone iyo, Tqveni megobari, _ ambobda d'artaniani da TvalebSi Sescqeroda aToss.

_ xedavT, rogor advilad SeiZleba, Tavisda uneburad, adamianis Sercxvena, rodesac nasvamia kaci, TviTonac ar icis, ras roSavs, _ daiwyo aTosma da mxrebi aiCeCa, TiTqos Tavisi Tavisadmi sibraluli aRZroda, _ ara, aRar davlev, d'arta­nian, aRar davTvrebi, saZageli Cveulebaa ase loTiviT sma! _ d'artaniani gaCumda.

mere ucbad Secvala aTosma saubris sagani:

_ marTla, didi madlobeli var, rom cxeni momiyvaneT.

_ rogor mogwonT? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma.

_ Zalian kargia, magram ara mgonia, didi manZilis gavla SeeZlos.

_ scdebiT, Cemo aTos, saaTnaxevarze naklebi movandome mag cxeniT aTi lies gavlas da ise iyo, TiTqos Tavis ezos ar gascileboda, sruliad ar etyoboda daRla.

_ eriha! axla sananeblad gamixdiT im cxens.

_ rogor Tu sananeblad?

_ ise, gavasaRe.

_ cxeni gaasaReT?

_ ai, momismineT, am dilas eqvs saaTze gamomeRviZa, Tqven isev mkvdariviT geZinaT. ar vicodi, rogor momekla dro, jer isev gabruebuli viyavi wuxandeli Cveni qeifiT, did darbazSi Cavedi, iqve iyo erTi ingliseli, cxens evaWreboda viRac vaWars, radgan Tavisi guSin mokvdomoda, sisxli Cahqceoda tvinSi. mivedi, mivesalme, vnaxe, rom as pistols aZlevda erT wabla cxenSi, da mec Caverie am vaWrobaSi.

_ ra mogaxsenoT, Cemo keTilSobilo mezobelo, _ mivmarTe im inglisels, _ meca myavs erTi cxeni, romlis gayidva minda.

_ kargi cxeni gyavT, guSina vnaxe, Tqveni megobris biWs dahyavda ezoSi, _ mipasuxa man.

_ ras ityviT, asi pistoli Rirs Cemi cxeni?

_ diaxac, rom Rirs, iqneba damiTmoT am fasad?

_ ara, Tu gnebavT, mag fasad viTamaSoT.

_ cxenze viTamaSoT?

_ diax.

_ ra viTamaSoT?

_ kamaTeli vyaroT.

vTqviT da daviwyeT TamaSi... wavage Cemi cxeni, magram mec ki movige! Cemi cxenis yajari isev me movuge.

ewyina d'artanians, saxe moeRuSa.

_ ra iyo, gewyinaT? _ hkiTxa aTosma.

_ diax, ar meama, RvTis winaSe, amas ar dagimalavT, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ eg cxeni unda gvyoloda brZolis velze, rom am niSniT vecaniT mters; sanaZleo gvqonda dadebuli, SemcdarxarT, aTos.

_ eh, aba, Cems adgilas Tqven yofiliyaviT, uaress izamdiT! _ upasuxa muSketerma. _ Zalian mowyenili avdeqi, ar vicodi, sad jandabas gadavvardniliyavi. garda amisa, patiosneba moiTxovda, ra vqna, rom ar miyvars inglisuri cxeni? ra giTxraT, iciT, Tu marto is gawuxebT, rom brZolaSi veRar gvicnoben, tyuilad wuxxarT. Cvens sacnobad unagiric kmara, SesaniSnavi ram aris. rac Seexeba cxens, movifiqrebT raime sabodiSos am naklis dasasabuTeblad. marTla, ra aris aq samwuxaro? cxenic mokvdavia! warmovidginoT, rom Cems cxens katujari Seeyara an qoTao.

veras gaxda am sityviT aTosi, ver moubruna d'artanians guli da mainc ganagrZo:

_ Zalian vwuxvar, rom ase genanebaT erTi cxenis dakargva, magram saqme is aris, rom me jer ar damimTavrebia Cemi ambavi.

_ maS, cxenis garda, kidev aris rame?

_ Cemi cxeni rom wavage, me cxra momca kamaTelma, mas _ aTi, esec bedi! vifiqre, modi, d'artanianis cxensac gavaTa­maSeb-meTqi.

_ ifiqreT, magram imedi maqvs, ar ahyvebodiT mag...

_ ara, imwamsve avasrule.

_ mere? _ Sehyvira SiSiT d'artanianma.

_ gavaTamaSe da... wavage...

_ Cemi cxeni?

_ Tqveni cxeni. imas rva da me Svidi... mxolod erTiT momigo... gecodinebaT andaza...

_ Tund davificeb, aTos, dRes Tqven Wkuaze ara xarT.

_ eg guSin unda geTqvaT, Cemo kargo, rodesac Cems sulelur ambavs giambobdiT, da ara am dilas. ise rom, cxenebic wavage, unagiric da maTi akazmulobac.

_ saSinelebaa.

_ moiTmineT! jer ar gamiTavebia! samagaliTo moTamaSe viqnebodi, aseTi axirebuli rom ar viyo. magram, ra vqna, rom damTavreba ar magondeba? rogorc smaSi daviwyeb da mivayo­leb... dResac gamitaca axirebam...

_ raRas gaaTamaSebdiT, rom aRara gqondaT ra?

_ mqonda, megobaro, mqonda. eg almasi gvqonda. agre rom brwyinavs Tqvens TiTze, yuradReba mivaqcie guSin.

_ es almasi? _ Sehyvira d'artanianma da xeli daafara beWeds.

_ radgan kargad vici Tval-margalitis cnoba, meca mqonia erT dros aseTi ram, gadavwyvite, rom aTas pistolad Rirs eg Tqeni beWedi.

_ imedi maqvs, _ mimarTa STagonebiT d'artanianma, romel­sac SiSiT guli uskdeboda, _ rom xmac ar amogiRiaT Cemi beWdis Sesaxeb.

_ piriqiT, Cemo kargo, Tqven TviTon xedavT, rom eg almasi unda yofiliyo Cveni mxsneli, magas rom gavaTamaSebdi, SeiZleboda Cveni cxenebic momego, maTi akazmuloba da zed­metad kidev fuli, rom gzaSi saxarjo gvqonoda.

_ aTos, Tqven gagiJeba gindaT Cemi! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma.

_ Tqveni beWedi davusaxele Cems moqiSpes. imasac kargad SeemCnia guSin... TiTze zeciuri varskvlavi gikaSkaSebT, megobaro, da gindaT, rom yuradReba aravin miaqcios? SeuZ­lebeli gaxlavT, batono...

_ gaaTaveT, aTos, gamagebineT! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ lamis momklaT kaci mag gulcivobiT.

_ avdeqiT da aT nawilad gavyaviT Tqveni almasi, TiTo nawili _ as pistolad.

_ ah, maS gamocdas mipirebT, rom siciliT datkbeT? _ uTxra gaSmagebiT d'artanianma.

_ eh, ra dros sicilia, ras ambobT, d'artanian? aba, Tqven yofiliyaviT iq Cem magivrad! gnaxavdiT, ras izamdiT, ori kviris ganmavlobaSi adamianis saxe aRar damenaxa, vegde sardafSi gamoSterebuli, xmis gamcemi aravin myavda, im boTlebis garda.

_ gana eg gaZlevdaT safuZvels, rom Cemi beWedi wagegoT?

_ axla boloc moismineT, aTi nawili Tqveni beWdisa as-as pistolad TiTo. cametjer vyareT kamaTeli da sul wavage, rac ki mebada, cametma damRupa! es bedSavi cameti!.. ivlisis camets iyo, rom...

_ ubedurebaa swored, _ amoikvnesa d'artanianma da wamovarda. dRevandeli saSineleba mTlad aviwyebda wuxandel ambavs.

_ moTmineba iqonieT! _ uTxra aTosma. _ me Cemi gegma mqonda. Taviseburi kacia Cemi moqiSpe, am dilas davinaxe, grimos elaparakeboda da grimom miTxra, _ winadadeba momca, mepatiJeba, rom masTan gadavide msaxurado. avdeqi da mec Cemi grimo gavaTamaSe, Cemi munji grimo. isic aT nawilad gavyaviT.

_ kidev kargi, Tu cocxali gadagirCaT! _ SesZaxa d'arta­nianma da Tavisdauneburad sicili waskda.

_ diax, TviTon grimo gavaTamaSe, geyurebaT? aTad gava­nawileT grimo, romelic erT gaxvretil Sav sud ar Rirs da grimos aTi nawiliT isev me movige Tqveni almasi. axlac ityviT, rom axireba saTnoeba ar ariso?

_ kidev kargi, rom egre gadavrCiT, _ uTxra daimedebulma d'artanianma iseTi xarxariT, rom muceli xeliT eWira.

_ raki vnaxe, rom kvlav gamiRima bedma, maSinve gavaTamaSe Tqveni beWedi...

_ vai! _ isev moeria SiSi d'artanians.

_ movuge da movuge. movuge Tqveni cxenis akazmuloba, mere Tqveni merani, mere Cemi cxeni Tavisi akazmulobiT, mere isev wavage. mokled rom vTqvaT, Cveni cxenebis mosarTavi gadavarCine, da amiT gavaTave.

ise amoioxra d'artanianma, TiTqos gulis ficari amovar­dnoda.

_ bolos da bolos, SemrCa Cemi almasi Tu isic cxenebs miayoleT?

_ xelSeuxeblad, Cemo megobaro! garda magisa, Cveni bucefalebis unagirebic.

_ ra TavSi vixliT unagirebs, Tuki cxenebi ar gveyoleba?

_ erTi azri maqvs mag mosarTavis Sesaxeb.

_ guls mixeTqavT, aTos!

_ yuri damigdeT, karga xania aRar giTamaSiaT, ara, d'ar­tanian?

_ arc viTamaSeb, araviTari survili...

_ nu daificebT, diax, imas vambobdi: didi xania ar giTa­maSiaT da, maSasadame, kargi xeli unda gqondeT.

_ kargiT, mere?

_ mere is, rom jer aq arian is ingliseli da misi Tanam­gzavri. weRan rom vTamaSobdiT, Sevatyve, Zalian daenana unagiris wageba. Tqven, rogorc getyobaT, metismetad gwyinT cxenis wageba, me rom Tqveni viyo, waveTamaSebodi. imisi Tqveneuli cxeni iyos da Tqveni _ mosarTavi.

_ aba, ras indomebs cxenSi unagirs?

_ maS, Cemic Tan miayoleT, TqvensaviT ki ar davinaneb!

_ maS, orives gaimetebdiT?! _ hkiTxa yoymaniT d'artanianma. etyoboda, masac gadaedo aTosis TviTdajereba.

_ patiosnebas geficebiT.

_ kargi... Tumca davkargeT cxenebi, magram me mainc Zalian minda, es akazmuloba SevinarCunoT.

_ maS, Tqvens almasze iTamaSeT.

_ o, eg sxvaa, ara, ara, arasodes!

_ aha, RmerTo! winadadebas mogcemdi, rom planSe gageTa­maSebina, magram eg ukve scada ingliselma, waago kidec da iqneba aRarc ki isurvos.

_ netavi Tqven, Cemo aTos, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ me mgoni, is emjobineba, rom safrTxes moveridoT.

_ ra gaewyoba, _ Tqva civad aTosma, _ gatenili aqvs inglisels jibeebi pistolebiT. eh, RmerTo Zliero! erTxel eTamaSeT, marto erTxel, ra dagakldebaT?

_ rom wavago?

_ moigebT!

_ magram, rom wavago?

_ rom waagoT, Tqveni cxenis akazmulobas miscemT.

_ kargi, erTxel viTamaSeb, mxolod erTxel, _ daeTanxma d'artaniani.

aTosi maSinve gaeqana ingliselis saZebnelad da igi TavlaSi ipova. ucxoeli Suris TvaliT Sescqeroda d'arta­nianis cxenis akazmulobas. Zalian kargi SemTxveva eZleoda. moilaparakes, SeTanxmdnen: ori akazmuloba, meore mxriv _ erTi cxeni an asi pistoli, vinc ras irCevda. ucbad gamoTvala ingliselma: ori akazmuloba, sul naklebi rom vTqvaT, samasi pistoli mainc Rirda, da xeli xels dahkres.

kamaTlebis ayrisas xeli ukankalebda d'artanians, du-iaqe misces kamaTlebma, _ sami qula. ise gayviTlda, rom aTosic SeaSina da wamoiZaxa:

_ bedma gvimtyuna, amxanago!.. Sekazmul cxenebs waiyvanT, batonebo.

aRtacebuli iyo ingliseli, aRarc ki Seiwuxa Tavi da ar Searxia kamaTlebi, aiRo da dayara darwmunebulma, rom moigebda. arc ki daxeda. d'artanianmac saxe ibruna, cdilobda, aravisaTvis SeemCnevinebina, rom cud gunebaze dadga.

_ erTi amas uyureT! _ wamoiZaxa aTosma Tavisi mSvidi xmiT, _ ucnauri ram aris xandaxan kamaTeli, Cems sicocxleSi sul oTxjer minaxavs, rasac axla vxedav, _ es mexuTed: iagani, _ ori qula.

gadaxeda ingliselma da gancvifrebuli darCa. d'artanians siamovneba gamoexata saxeze.

_ diax, ganagrZo aTosma, _ dRes mexuTed vxedav am ucnaur iSviaTobas. erTxel baton de klevisTan vnaxe, meored CemTan, sofelSi, Cems cixe-darbazSi... rodesac cixe-darbazi mqonda. mesamed _ baton de trevilTan, da Zalianac gagvakvirva yvelani, meoTxed _ erT samikitnoSi, sadac me mxvda ori qula, _ asi luidori da erTi kargi vaxSami wamagebina.

_ maS, batono, Tqvens cxens inebebT? _ hkiTxa ingliselma.

_ ueWvelad, _ miugo d'artanianma.

_ samagieros ar meTamaSebiT?

_ gexsomebaT, rasakvirvelia, rom Cvens SeTanxmebaSi samagiero uaryofili iyo.

_ marTalsa brZanebT, batono, Tqvens msaxurs Cavabareb cxens.

_ erT wams, batono, _ mimarTa aTosma, _ Tu nebas miboZebT, erT sityvas vetyvi Cems megobars.

_ ramdenic gnebavdeT.

aTosma iqiT gaiyvana Tavisi megobari.

_ ha, ra ginda Cemgan, macduro? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma, _ ginda, rom kidev veTamaSo?

_ ara, minda, rom dafiqrdeT.

_ raze davfiqrde?

_ cxens gamovarTmevT... xom marTali var?

_ raRa Tqma unda!

_ SecdebiT! me as pistols gamovarTmevdi. xom iciT, rom Tqveni ori akazmuloba iyo da misi cxeni an asi pistoli? amorCeva _ Tqveni survilisamebr.

_ diax, vici.

_ me as pistols virCevdi.

_ me ki cxens virCev.

_ gimeorebT, cdebiT-meTqi, erTi miTxariT, rogor unda gamoviyenoT orma kacma is erTi cxeni? ukan xom ver Semomis­vamT? an ras vemgvanebiT? ara mgonia, ise damamciroT, rom me fexiT movyialebde da Tqven CemTan erTad cxeniT moparpa­SebdeT, mere ra cxeniT?! iSviaTi raSiT. me rom viyo, erT wamsac ar davfiqrdebodi, gamovarTmevdi as pistols. fuli dagvWirdeba parizSi dasabruneblad da Cven ki ara gvaqvs.

_ Zalian momwons es cxeni.

_ magaSic scdebiT, Cemo kargo: cxeni an gagiJdeba da kldeze gadavardeba, an fexi wausxlteba, dakoWldeba, TavlaSi daabamT, im bagaSi dauyrian qers, sadac sneuls uyridnen. Tqveni cxeni, anu asi pistoli TiTqos wyalSi gadageyaroT. patronma unda asvas da aWamos Tavis cxens, aq ki, piriqiT: is asi pistoli asmevs da aWmevs Tavis patrons.

_ mere, rogorRa davbrundeT?

_ Cveni biWebis cxenebiT, ra gaewyoba? vinc dagvinaxavs, yvela mixvdeba Cveni garegnobis mixedviT, rom keTilSobili gvariSvilebi varT.

_ Zalian Sesaxedavi ar viqnebiT, jaglagi cxenebiT rom dagvinaxaven! da CvenTan erTad aramiss da porToss _ TavianTi raSebiT!

_ aramiss da porToss? _ gaimeora aTosma da sicili waskda.

_ ras iciniT? _hkiTxa d'artanianma, romelsac vera gaego ra am guliani sicilisa.

_ eg araferi, ganvagrZoT Cveni saubari.

_ ise rom, Tqveni azriT?..

_ asi pistoli ufro gviWirs, Cemo d'artanian, asi pis­toliT sul lxiniT vicxovrebT am Tvis bolomde. didi gaWirveba gamoviareT da daviRaleT, dameTanxmebiT, kargi iqneba, rom mcire xans mainc davisvenoT.

_ me davisveno? oh, ara, aTos! rogorc ki mivalT parizSi, maSinve Sevudgebi im sawyali qalis Zebnas.

_ mere, Tqven ggoniaT, rom cxeni iseve sasargeblo iqneba TqvenTvis im qalis ZebnaSi, rogorc oqros fuli? asi pistoli gamoarTviT, megobaro, asi pistoli.

safuZveli undoda raime d'artanians, rom dahyoloda. samarTlianad eCvena es mosazreba, daTanxmda aTosis winada­debas da asi pistolis miReba irCia. iqve miuTvala es fuli ingliselma.

amis Semdeg wasvlis garda aRaraferi agondebodaT Cvens megobrebs. zavi dades samikitnos patronTan da aTosis winandeli cxenis garda, eqvsi pistolic kidev sxva misces. d'artaniani da aTosi TavianTi msaxurebis cxenebze Sesxdnen. biWebi fexiT gaudgnen gzas. maTve mihqondaT cxenebis Zvirfasi akazmuloba.

Zalian cud cxenebze isxdnen Cveni megobrebi, magram mainc male gaaswres msaxurebs da krevkerSi mividnen. Soridanve dainaxes aramisi. fanjara gaeRo, sevdiT moculi zed dayrdnoboda da amtverebul horizonts gascqeroda.

_ oh, aramis, _ SesZaxes megobrebma, _ ra eSmaksa da qajs gascqeriT ase gaSterebuli?

_ aha, Tqvena xarT, d'artanian! aTos, Tqvenca? vfiqrobdi, Tu ra mswraflwarmavali yofila netareba wuTisoflisa da, masTan erTad, Cemi inglisuri cxenic, romelmac gahqrola da Tavis mier aSlil mtverSi miimala. Cemi cxeni cocxali gamosaxulebaa am wuTisoflis netarebaTa xanmokleobisa.

mTeli Cveni cxovreba sami sityviT SegviZlia gamovxatoT: erat, est, fuit¹.

_ ra moxda? _ uTxra d'artanianma, radgan grZnobda, rom cudad iyo saqme.

_ saqme isaa, rom sulelurad movtyuvdi vaWrobaSi, samoc pistolad davuTme cxeni, romelic, ager xedavT, rogor mihqroda. xuT lies gaivlis saaTSi.

d'artanians da aToss sicili waskdaT.

_ nurc Zalian damemdurebiT, Cemo d'artanian, Zaliana gTxovT, gaWirvebam kanonebisa ara icis ra. isic iqonieT mxedvelobaSi, rom dasjili yvelaze metad me var, radgan im gaiZvera dalalma erTi ormocdaaTi pistoli mainc waiRo Cemi. eh, Tqven ufro iciT gafrTxileba da momWirneoba, ai Tqveni msaxurebis cxenebiT modixarT da Tqveni sazeimo raSebi albaT biWebs mohyavT nel-nela, dauRlelad.

am baasSi rom iyvnen megobrebi, ramdenime wuTis Semdeg amienis gziT momavali furgoni gamoCnda. igi maT axlos gaCerda. furgonidan planSe da grimo gadmovidnen, Tavze orives unagiri edoT. gzaSi parizSi mimavali carieli fur­goni SexvedrodaT da Cveni megobrebis ori msaxuri mefur­gones morigeboda parizSi Caeyvana isini, samagierod, maT mefurgonesaTvis gzaSi unda gadaekvrevinebinaT.

_ ra moxda? ra dagemarTaT? _ Sehyvira aramisma planSesa da grimos danaxvaze, _ unagirebis meti aRaraferi SegrCaT?

_ axla xom mixvdiT, _ miugo aTosma.

_ megobrebo, Tqvenc swored ise moqceulxarT, rogorc me! alRoTi vigrZeni, rom saWiro iyo akazmulobis gadarCena. Sen ei, bazen! gamoitane Cemi axali unagiri Tavisi morTu­lobiT da am batonebisas SeuerTe.

_ Tqvens mRvdlebs raRa uyaviT? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma.

_ meore dRes sadilad moviwvie, Cemo d'artanian, sxvaTa Soris, sagangebo Rvino aris aq, karga lamazad gadavakvrevine. mRvdelma mibrZana: ar gagiwyres RmerTi, muSketeris razmidan ar gamoxvideo! da iezuitma mTxova, damexmare, iqneb muSke­terad mimiRono.

_ udisertaciod! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ udiser­taciod! me moviTxov disertaciebis srul mospobas.

_ mas aqeT siamovnebiT vcxovrob, _ Tqva aramisma. _ poemis wera daviwye, sakmaod Znelia, magram Sromis Rirseba misi siZneliT ganisazRvreba. Sinaarsi metad warmtacia, pirvel simReras wagikiTxavT, sul erT wuTs moandomebT mis mosmenas.

_ patara rCevas mogcemT, Cemo aramis, _ uTxra d'artanianma, romelsac iseve ejavreboda leqsebi, rogorc laTinuri, _ siZnelis Rirsebas, modiT, simoklis Rirsebac miumateT da darwmunebuli iqnebiT, rom ori RirsebiT aris Semkuli Tqveni poema.

_ ai, naxavT, Cemo megobrebo, rogor mogewonebaT. patiosani grZnobebis aRmZvrelia. maS, ase? parizisaken miveCqarebiT? vaSa, me mzada var! maS, Cvens megobars porTossa vnaxavT? miT ukeTesi! ver warmoidgenT, rogor maklda is kTili goliaTi. aba, is ki ar gaimetebda Tavis cxens, mTeli samefoc rom miecaT! netavi ki maCvena, rogor gamoiWimeba raSze da im mSvenier unagirze.

erTi saaTiT SeCerdnen cxenebis dasasveneblad, danaxarji aramisma gadaixada, bazeni furgonSi Casva mis amxanagebTan erTad da axla porTosisaken gaudgnen gzas.

porTosi fexze dauxvdaT. iseTi fermkrTali aRar iyo, rogorc d'artanianma datova. Tumca martodmarto ujda suf­ras, magram mainc oTxi kacis saWmel-sasmeli elaga win. sauc­xood Semwvari xorci hqonda sadilad, Zvirfasi Rvino da sagangebo xili.

_ah, Tqvena brZandebiT? _ wamovarda porTosi, _ ra karg dros moxvediT, batonebo! es aris wvens Sevudeqi da Tqvenc CemTan miirTmevT sadils.

_ oho, _ wamoiZaxa d'artanianma, _ am boTlebs Tavis qamandiT ver daiWerda Tqveni muSketoni, ager kidev kargi Semwvari suki!..

_ batonebo, avadmyofobis Semdeg minda movikeTo; ver warmoidgenT, rogor asustebs adamians naRrZobi fexi. gqoni­aT rame naRrZobi, aTos?

_ arasodes, magram kargad maxsovs, ferus quCaze rom Setakeba mogvixda, xmliT viyavi daWrili, Wriloba momirCa TxuTmeti Tu Tvrameti dRis Semdeg, magram rom avdeqi, ise viyavi, TiTqos fexi mqonoda naRrZobi.

_ erTi miTxariT, Cemo porTos, es sadili marto TqvenTvis iyo SekveTili? _ hkiTxa aramisma.

_ ara, _ miugo porTosma, _ stumrebs velodi, mezobeli soflebis mebatoneebs, magram macnobes, rom ver movlen da, mgonia, arasa vkargav, rom maT magivrad Tqvena gxedavT. ha, muSketon! aba, skamebi am batonebs da ubrZaneT, rom amdenive moumaton Cvens boTlebs.

_ iciT, ras mivirTmevT ase gemrielad, ymawvilebo? _ hkiTxa aTosma erTi aTi wuTis Semdeg.

_ magas ra codna unda? _ miugo d'artanianma, _ me xbos xorci midgas win.

_ me batknis xorciT vtkbebi, _ Tqva porTosma.

_ me ki frinvelis TeTr xorcs mivirTmev, _ Tqva aramisma.

_ yvelani cdebiT, batonebo, _ upasuxa darbaislurad aTosma, _ cxenis xorcs SeveqceviT.

_ kargiT erTi! _ d'artanians xumroba egona.

_ cxenis xorcs? _ wamoiZaxa aramisma da daiRrija.

marto porTosi iyo gaCumebuli.

_ diax, cxenis xorcs vWamT. xom marTals vambob, porTos, xom cxenis xorcs SeveqceviT? da, masTan erTad, iqneba cxenis akazmulobasac?

_ ara, batonebo, akazmuloba gadavarCine, _ upasuxa porTosma.

_ ase, ase! _ wamoiZaxa aramisma, _ erTmaneTs tols ar vudebT araferSi! rom gaigos vinmem Cveni ambavi, ifiqrebs, piroba hqondaT dadebulio.

_ maS, ra meqna? _ daiwyo porTosma, _ Cemi cxenis danaxvaze uxerxulobas grZnobdnen aq mosuli stumrebi da ar mindoda maTi damcireba!

_ cxadia, jerac wylebze iqneba Tqveni didebuli qal­batoni, hercogis meuRle, ara? _ gadahkra d'artanianma.

_ diax, iq brZandeba, _ upasuxa mSvidad porTosma.

_ maS ra meqna, batonebo? ise moewona Cemi cxeni erT-erTi provinciis gubernators, swored mas movelodi dRes sadilad. ise Camacivda, unda damiTmoo, rom uari veRar gavubede da davuTme.

_ dauTmeT? _ Sehyvira d'artanianma.

_ aha, RmerTo! diax, davuTme, swored zedgamoWrilia es sityva, _ ganagrZo porTosma, _ radgan cxeni as ormocdaaTi pistoli mainc Rirda, im Zunwma ki oTxmocis meti ver gaimeta.

_ uunagirod? _ hkiTxa aramisma.

_ diax uunagirod!

_ xom xedavT, batonebo, porToss axlac yvelaze xelsay­relad mougvarebia Tavisi cxenis saqme, _ Tqva aTosma.

ymawvilebma xarxari da vaSas Zaxili daiwyes. porTosi verafers xvdeboda, magram maSinve auxsnes mizezi am mxiaru­lebisa da isic, Cveulebisamebr, maTTan erTad guli­anad araxraxda.

_ ise rom, cota ram yvelas gviCxrialebs jibeSi? _ ikiTxa d'artanianma.

_ Cem garda, _ gauswora aTosma, _ aramisTan yofnisas ise momewona misi espanuri Rvino, rom erTi samociode boTli Cavalagebine msaxurebis furgonSi. es gaxlavT Cemi ufulobis mizezi.

_ me uares mdgomareobaSi var, _ wamoiZaxa aramisma, _ warmoidgineT, rac ki momepoveboda, ukanaskneli ubeduri suc ki, mondidies eklesias da amienis monasters Sevwire, garda amisa, mravali wirva SevukveTe Tqveni dRegrZelobisa da gamarjvebisaTvis. swiraven berebi, RmerTs Segvavedreben da, eWvi ara maqvs, Tavis wyalobas ar mogvaklebs yovlad­Zlieri.

_ me uares dReSi viyavi, _ daiwyo porTosma, _ iqneba ggoniaT, rom araferi damaxarjvina Cemma naRrZobma fexma? amas muSketonis Wriloba daumateT da misTvis mowveuli dastaqari, romelic, iZulebuli viyavi, dReSi orjer amomey­vana. mere, iciT, ra miyo im dastaqarma? erTiorad gadamax­devina Tavisi gasamrjelo, radgan muSketoni, is gamoCer­Cetebuli muSketoni, iseT adgils iyo Turme tyviiT daWrili, rom meafTiaqis mets Tavis dReSi aravis daanaxvebs patiosani kaci. es rom gavige, mkacri brZaneba miveci, sxva dros moeridos aseT adgilas daWras.

_ ase unda, ase! _ Tqva aTosma da RimiliT d'artanians da aramiss gadaxeda. _ vxedav, rom swored didebulad moqce­vixarT sawyal biWs, lmobierad da patiosnad.

_ mokled movWri, batonebo, Cemi danaxarjis gadaxdis Semdeg, sul ocdaaTiode ekiuRa damrCeba.

_ me _ aTiode pistoli, _ wamoiZaxa aramisma.

_ Zalian kargi, _ Tqva aTosma, _ rogorc irkveva, Cven vyofilvarT Cveni sazogadoebis krezebi. Tqven ramdeni dagrCaT, d'artanian, Tqveni asi pistolidan?

_ Cemi asi pistolidan? naxevari rom Tqven mogeciT?

_ Tqvena ggoniaT?

_ aha, RmerTo!..

_ ah, marTalia, marTali! axla momagonda.

_ eqvsi pistoli samikitnoSi gadavixade.

_ namdvili mxeci iyo is sazizRari. is eqvsi pistoli raRad mieciT?

_ Tqven ar miTxariT, eqvsi pistolic daumateo?

_ eh! metismetad guluxvi var. bolos ra grCebaT?

_ ocdaxuTi pistoli, _ upasuxa d'artanianma.

_ me ki, _ daiwyo aTosma da nel-nela amoalaga jibidan Savi fuli, _ me ki...

_ Tqven araferi!

_ diax, ai, ise cota, rom ara Rirs, Cvens Tanxas mivumatoT.

_ modiT, axla davTvaloT, sul ramdeni gvqonia. porTos, Tqveni salaro?

_ ocdaaTi ekiu.

_ aramis?

_ aTi pistoli.

_ Tqveni, d'artanian?

_ ocdaxuTi.

_ erTad ramdeni gamova?

_ oTxas samocdaTxuTmeti livri! _ miugo d'artanianma, romelic ise swrafad angariSobda, rogorc arqimede.

_ parizSi misvlisas erTi oTxasi kidev gveqneba, _ Tqva porTosma, _ garda amisa, cxenebis akazmulobebi.

_ axla msaxurebisaTvis cxenebi ar gvinda? _ ikiTxa aramisma.

_ oTxi cxeni gvyavs Cveni msaxurebisaTvis, oTxi orad gadavaqcioT, oRond CvenTvis, oTxasi livriT erTs viSoviT, eg sami, Cveni jibeebis anafxeki d'artanians mivceT, radgan Zalian kargi xeli aqvs. wavides, iTamaSos da fuli mogvitanos.

_ miirTviT, batonebo, raze acivebT? _ moagona porTosma.

momavlis Sesaxeb guli daimSvides megobrebma da pativi sces sufras. narCenebi muSketons, bazens, planSes da grimos ergoT.

parizSi Casvlisas d'artanians saxlSi baton de trevilis werili daxvda. muSketerTa kapitani atyobinebda, rom Tanax­mad misi Suamdgomlobisa, mefe aniWebda d'artanians Tavis wyalobas da nebas aZlevda, muSketrebis razmSi gadasuliyo.

amis meti ara enatreboda ra amqveynad d'artanians, cxadia, garda qalbatoni bonasies gaTavisuflebisa. sixaruliT aRtacebuli gaskoneli gaiqca Tavisi megobrebisken, romleb­sac naxevari saaTis win gamoeTxova. metad daRvremilebi daxvdnen muSketerebi, bWobisaTvis aTosTan Sekrebiliyvnen, rac yovelTvis imis momaswavebeli iyo, rom gaWirvebul mdgomareobaSi imyofebodnen.

es aris maTTvis Seetyobinebina baton de trevils misi yovladudidebulesobis gadaudebeli ganzraxva pirvel maiss inglisTan omis dawyebis Sesaxeb da muSketerebs droze unda moemzadebinaT TavianTi aRWurviloba.

gaSterebulni Sehyurebdnen erTmaneTs Cveni filoso­fosebi. batonma de trevilma xumroba ar icoda, roca discip­linaze midgeboda saqme.

_ neta ramdeni dagvijdeba es aRWurviloba? _ ikiTxa d'artanianma.

_ eh, cudadaa saqme! swored spartelebis sizustiT viangariSe da gamovida, rom aTas xuTasi livri dasWirdeba TiToeul Cvengans, _ Tqva aramisma.

_ oTxjer TxuTmeti iqneba samoci, ese igi, eqvsi aTasi livri gvinda, _ daumata aTosma.

­_ me ki mgonia, _ daiwyo d'artanianma, _ aTasi livri rom gvqondes kacze... marTalia, spartelebiviT ar vangariSob, magram veqiliviT rom gamoviTvalo...

sityva `veqilma~ porTosi gamoaRviZa.

_ oho, ra azri momivida...

_ kidev kargi, azri mainca gaqvT, _ Tqva civad aTosma. _ me azri ki ara, azris nasaxic ar gamaCnia. magram rac Seexeba d'artanians, batonebo, imdenad bednieria muSketerebSi CaricxviT, rom lamis gagiJdes kaci. aTasi livri kmarao! gicxadebT, rom piradad me marto ori aTasi livri damWir­deba.

_ oTxjer ori iqneba rva, _ daaskvna aramisma.

_ maSasadame, rva aTasi livri unda gvqondes Rirseuli aRWurvilobis SesaZenad, Tumca nawili am aRWurvilobisa, _ cxenebis akazmuloba, _ ukve gvaqvs.

_ garda magisa, _ daiwyo aTosma da cota xans SeCerda, Tvali gaayola d'artanians, romelic de trevilTan madlobis gadasaxdelad midioda, da rodesac gaskonelma karebi mo­ixura, kvlav ganagrZo, _ Cvena gvaqvs agreTve is mSvenieri almasi, romelic Cveni megobris TiTze brwyinavs. ucxoni xom ara varT? imdenad kargi amxanagia d'artaniani, rom gaWir­vebaSi ar datovebs Tavis Zmebs, rodesac mas TviTon mefis jildo umSvenebs TiTs.