MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

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ingliselebi da frangebi
daniSnul dros megobrebi, oTxive msaxuris TanxlebiT, luqsemburgis sasaxlis ukan, mindorze gamocxaddnen, sadac Txebi balaxsa sZovdnen. aTosma fuli aCuqa mwyemss, rom Tavidan moecilebina, xolo msaxurebs ubrZana, darajebad damdgariyvnen.

cota xnis Semdeg gamoCnda mdumared momavali ingliselTa jgufi. isinic muSketerebs SeuerTdnen, rasac, inglisuri Cveulebis mixedviT, urTierTgacnoba mohyva.

warCinebuli wodebis ingliselebi mowinaaRmdegeebis ucna­urma saxelebma ara marto ganacvifra, aramed daafiqra kidec.

_ miuxedavad imisa, rom Tqveni amxanagebi ukve warmog­vidgineT, _ mimarTa lordma uinterma d'artanians, _ Cven mainc ar viciT, vin brZandebiT, da ar SegviZlia SevebrZoloT aseTi gvarebis patronT, es ubralo mwyemsebis saxelebia.

_ me mgonia, TviTonac xvdebiT, batono Cemo, rom igi mxo­­lod gamogonilia, _ Tqva aTosma.

_ miT ufro metad gvsurs, gavigoT mowinaaRmdegeTa namdvili vinaoba, _ upasuxa ingliselma.

_ amas winaT ori cxeni rom mogvigeT, kargad ikadreT CvenTan TamaSi, ise rom arc ki moggonebiaT Cveni vinaobis gamokiTxva, _ SeniSna aTosma.

_ eg marTalia, magram iq saqme Seexeboda fuls, aq ki gansacdelSi vayenebT Cvens sicocxles. adamiani SeiZleba ganurCevlad eTamaSos yvelas, magram sabrZolvelad mxolod Tavis TanasworTan gadis.

_ marTalia, _ Tqva aTosma da xeli mohkida im inglisels, romelsac TviTon unda SebrZoleboda, gverdze gaiyvana da Cumad Tavisi gvari uTxra.

aseve moiqcnen porTosi da aramisic.

_ dakmayofildiT? _ mimarTa Tavis mowinaaRmdeges aTosma, _ sakmarisad didebulad mcnobT, rom pativi mceT da xmali gadamijvaredinoT?

_ diax, batono, _ miugo ingliselma da Tavi mdablad daukra.

_ Zalian kargi! Tu gnebavT, erT rames kidev mogaxsenebT, _ ganagrZo civad aTosma.

_ ras brZanebT?

_ Zalian kargs izamdiT, ar dainteresebuliyaviT Cemi namdvili gvaris gagebiT.

_ eg ratom?

_ imitom, rom yvelas mkvdari vgonivar da ar minda icodnen Cemi arseboba, aseTi survilisaTvis me sakmaod Sesawynarebeli mizezebi maqvs, xolo yovelive amis Semdeg, iZulebuli viqnebi, aRar dagindoT. ar minda, qveyanas moefinos Cemi saidumloeba.

ingliseli aToss daacqerda, egona, mexumrebao, magram xumrobis gunebaze ar gaxldaT muSketeri.

_ aba, batonebo, mzad varT Tu ara? _ mimarTa aTosma mtrebsac da megobrebsac.

_ diax! _ upasuxes erTxmadve ingliselebma da frangebma.

_ maS, daviwyoT.

Camaval mzis sxivebSi im wuTSive SeiTamaSa rva xmalma da saSineli mZvinvarebiT daiwyo brZola adamianebs Soris, romelTac erTmaneTTan ormagi mtroba hqondaT, _ pirad Seuracxyofas erovnuli mtrobac emateboda.

aTosi ise dinjad da wesebis zusti dacviT ibrZoda, TiTqos safarikao darbazSi yofiliyos.

porTosisaTvis, etyoboda, kargi gakveTili mieca SantilSi miRebul Wrilobebs, amitom metad frTxilad da moxer­xebulad aTamaSebda xmals.

aramisi, romelsac dasamTavrebeli hqonda Tavisi poemis mesame Tavi, cdilobda, male moeRo bolo am duelisaTvis.

pirvelad aTosma mokla ingliseli, mxolod erTxel Cahkra, magram, rogorc TviTon daemuqra, sasikvdilod gaugmira guli.

meored porTosma dasca Tavisi mowinaaRmdege, romelmac barZaySi miRebuli Wrilobis gamo winaaRmdegobis gaweva veRar SeZlo da Tavisi xmali porToss gadasca. gamarjvebulma muSketerma ingliseli xelSi aiyvana da Tavis etlSi Casva.

aramisma ise magrad Seutia Tavis mopirdapires, rom ormocdaaTiode nabijiT ukan daxevis Semdeg aiZula, mTeli siswrafiT moekurcxla. msaxurebma gaqceuli yviriliTa da stveniT gaaciles.

rac Seexeba d'artanians, man sul ubralo TamaSad gaixada es dueli, da rodesac Seatyo, rom mopirdapire moiqanca, energiuli dartymiT xmali xelidan gaagdebina. uxmlod darCenilma baronma ori-sami nabijiT ukan daiwia, magram uceb fexi wausxlta da miwaze piraRma gaiSxlarTa.

d'artaniani im wuTSive masTan gaCnda, xmali yelze daado da uTxra:

_ Cem xelT brZandebiT, batono, SemiZlia aqve gagaTavoT, magram Tqveni dis siyvaruliT mominiWebia TqvenTvis sicoc­xle.

aRtacebuli iyo d'artaniani, sazRvari aRar uCanda mis sixaruls, xorcieldeboda gaskonelis mier winaswar SemuSa­vebuli gegma.

aseTi zrdili da keTilSobili mtriT aRtacebulma ingliselma d'artaniani gulSi Caikra da muSketers aTasi saalerso sityva uTxra.

raki porTosis mier daWrili ingliseli etlSi ijda, xolo aramisis samarcxvinod gaqceul mopirdapires gza aemtve­rebina, yvelas yuradReba moklulma miiqcia.

porTosi da aramisi tanisamoss xdidnen ubedurs, imedi hqondaT, iqneba sasikvdilo ar gamomdgariyo Wriloba. inglisels qamarSi Camagrebuli didi qisa gadmouvarda. d'artanianma maSinve aiRo da lord uinters gauwoda.

_ ra eSmakad minda, me rom maZlevT mag qisas? _ gaikvirva ingliselma.

_ am ubeduris col-Svils gadascemT, _ upasuxa d'arta­nianma.

_ ra saWiroa misi col-SvilisaTvis es wvrili fuli. TxuTmeti aTasi livri mainc darCebaT wliuri Semosavali. SeinaxeT da Semdeg Tqvens msaxurebs uboZeT.

d'artanianma qisa jibeSi Caido.

_ axla ki, Cemo axalgazrda megobaro, vimedovneb, uflebas momcemT, ase mogmarToT, _ uTxra lordma uinterma d'arta­nians, _ dRes saRamoTi wargadgenT Cems dasTan, ledi klarik­Tan. minda mowyalebiT gadmogxedoT. igi sakmaod miRebulia sasaxlis karze da SeiZleba momavalSi misi sityva TqvenTvis sasargeblo gaxdes.

d'artaniani siamovnebisagan gawiTlda da Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi daxara.

am dros aTosic miuaxlovda gaskonels da yurSi Cur­CuliT hkiTxa:

_ ras upirebT mag qisas, Cemo d'artanian?

_ Tqven unda mogarTvaT.

_ me? risTvis?

_ ra vqna, xom Tqven mokaliT is kaci, nadavli gamarjvebuls ekuTvnis.

_ mtris memkvidre unda gavxde?! _ Sehyvira aTosma, _ vina ggonivarT, d'artanian?!

_ Cveulebrivad xom asea miRebuli omSi, da gana duelSic ase ar unda xdebodes? _ upasuxa d'artanianma.

_ brZolis velzedac arasodes ar misargeblia amgvari wesiT.

porTosma mxrebi aiCeCa. aramisma mowonebis niSnad gaiRima.

_ maS, kargi, lord uinterisa ar iyos, msaxurebs vuboZoT es fuli, _ Tqva d'artanianma.

_ agre iyos, _ daeTanxma aTosi, _ msaxurebs vuboZoT, oRond Cvenebs ki ara, _ ingliselTa msaxurebs.

am keTilSobilurma Jestma, gansakuTrebiT aTosisagan, romelsac erTi groSic ar gaaCnda, porTosic ki moiyvana aRtacebaSi, xolo mowinaaRmdegeebSi iseTi aRfrTovaneba gamoiwvia am frangulma guluxvobam, rom lordi uinteri da misi megobari yvelas uambobdnen mere amas. iq myofTagan mxolod b-ni grimo, muSketoni, planSe da bazeni ar aRfrTo­vanebulan.

gamoTxovebisas lordma uinterma Tavisi dis misamarTi gadasca d'artanians. igi cxovrobda mefis moedanze, #6 saxlSi. Tumca bolos Sehpirda, me TviTon gamogivli da wagiyvano. d'artanianma Sexvedris adgilad aTosis bina dausaxela, sadac lord uinters 8 saaTze unda gaevlo.

miledisTan Sexvedraze fiqri erTi wuTiTac ar tovebda Cvens gmirs. igi winaswarve Relavda, agondeboda, rogori ucnauri SemTxvevebiT iWreboda es qali mis cxovrebaSi. d'artaniani darwmunebuli iyo, rom miledi kardinals emsaxureboda, magram miuxedavad amisa, raRac dauokebeli Zala iseTi grZnobiT izidavda misken, rom angariSs ver aZlevda Tavis Tavs. d'artanians eSinoda, miledim CemSi ar icnos mengSi da duvrSi nanaxi kacio. maSin qalisTvis aSkara gaxdeboda, rom misi axali nacnobi baton de trevilis megobarTagani iyo da, maSasadame, suliT xorcamde mefes ekuTvnoda. amiT upiratesobas kargavda gaskoneli, radganac, Tu miledisac ecodineboda misi vinaoba, maSin Tanaswori ZaliT unda warmarTuliyo maTi TamaSi.

rac Seexeba miledis mier graf vardisadmi arSiyobis dawyebas, amas TiTqmis araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda Cveni Tavmomwone Wabuki. Tumca kargad xedavda, rom grafi warCinebuli gvaris, mdidari da lamazi axalgazrda iyo, romelsac wyalobis TvaliT uyurebda kardinali, magram umniSvnelo rodi iyo is, rom d'artaniani oci wlis gaxldaT da Tanac tarbSi dabadebuli.

d'artaniani jer Sin mivida, raTa saukeTeso tanisamosiT morTuliyo, mere aTosTan gaiara da, Cveulebismebr, yvela­feri uambo. aTosma gulisyuriT mousmina, Tavi gaiqnia da urCia, frTxilad moqceuliyo.

_ rogor! _ mimarTa gakvirvebulma aTosma, _ Tqven es aris dakargeT qali, romelic keTilad da lamazadac migaCndaT da axla ukve meores dasdevT?

d'artanianma igrZno am sayveduris simarTle.

_ qalbatoni bonasie guliT miyvarda, _ upasuxa man, _ miledi ki TaviT miyvars. misi gacnoba imitom minda, rom gavigo, ra roli aqvs mas sasaxleSi.

_ ra roli aqvs da ras warmoadgens? gana Znelia magis gamorkveva im cnobebidan, romelic Tqven miambeT? kardinalis mona-morCilia, misi jaSuSia. icodeT, Cemo d'artanian, es qali maxeSi gagabamT da ise CagiWerT, rom Tavs veRar daaR­wevT.

_ eh, aTos! metad Savad geCvenebaT yvelaferi!

_ Cemo Zvirfaso, ver vendobi, vera, qalebs; ras izamT, me maT Zalian uxvad momizRes, metadre _ qera qalebma, miledic qeraa, ara? mgoni, ase miTxariT?

_ saucxoo qera Tma aqvs, ukeTess verasa naxavs adamiani.

_ eh, Cemo sabralo d'artanian! _ amoioxra aTosma.

_ momismineT, aTos, minda gamovarkio, rac mawuxebs, gavigeb da mere axloc aRar gavekarebi.

_ gamoarkvieT, _ upasuxa daRonebulma aTosma.

swored daniSnul dros movida lordi uinteri. aToss winaswarve acnobes misi misvla da isic maSinve meore oTaxSi gavida. lords marto d'artaniani dauxvda da raki rva saaTi sruldeboda, miledisTan waiyvana Cveni gmiri.

quCaSi maT Zvirfasi cxenebiT Sekazmuli kareta eloda. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg ukve mefis moedanze iyvnen.

miledi klarikma civad miiRo d'artaniani. metad mdidru­lad iyo morTuli misi sasaxle. Tumca omis gamocxadebis gamo ingliselebis umravlesoba ukve tovebda safrangeTs, an ukve mzad iyo wasasvlelad, magram miledis brZanebiT, mis sasaxleSi bevri ram axali gaekeTebinaT, rac naTlad amtki­cebda, rom mas ar Seexeboda es saerTo gankarguleba.

_ Tqvens winaSe, _ mimarTa miledis lordma uinterma d'artanianis wardgenisas, _ gaxlavT keTilSobili ymawvili, romlis xelT iyo Cemi sicocxle, magram man ar isurva upiratesobiT sargebloba, miuxedavad imisa, rom ormagi mtroba hqonda CemTan: jer erTi, pirvelad me mivayene Seuracxyofa da, amas garda, me ingliseli var. maS, madloba miuZRveniT, qalbatono, Tu marTla ramed giRirT Cemi sicocxle.

miledim warbi odnav SeiWmuxna, TiTqmis SeumCnevelma Rrubelma gaurbina Sublze da mis bageze iseTi ucnauri Rimili gamoCnda, rom ymawvili kaci, romelsac ar gamohparvia misi gamometyvelebis cvalebadoba, TrTolam aitana.

Zmam ver SeamCnia es. igi eTamaSeboda miledis sayvarel maimuns, romelic ukanidan CasWideboda mis qurTuks.

_ keTili iyos Tqveni mobrZaneba, batono, _ mimarTa qalma alersiani xmiT, romlis sitkboebam d'artaniani ver daamSvida. _ dReidan Tqven saukunod moipoveT Cemi guliTadi madloba.

lordi uinteri das moubrunda da ise dawvrilebiT uambo weRandeli ambavi, rom erTi wvrilmanic ar gamoutovebia. miledi didi yuradRebiT ismenda, magram mainc cxadad Canda, rom mas srulebiTac ar siamovnebda yovelive, Tumca Zalian cdilobda, ar gamoemJRavnebina Tavisi ganwyobileba. sisxli uvardeboda TavSi, ferfuri misdioda da mouTmenlad abaku­nebda iatakze Tavis patara fexs.

lordi uinteri verafers amCnevda. duelis ambavi rom daamTavra, igi magidasTan mivida, romelzedac adreve daedgaT boTliT espanuri Rvino da Wiqebi. man ori sasmisi RviniT gaavso da d'artanians usityvod aniSna, daelia.

Zalian kargad icoda Cvenma gaskonelma, rom inglisels yvelaze metad is ewyineba, RviniT Tu ar daloce, amitom igi magidasTan mivida da sasmisi aiRo, Tan Tvals ar aSorebda miledis, romelsac egona, aRaravin miyurebso, da mZvinvare saxe mieRo, gafiTrebuliyo da Tavisi lamazi kbilebiT wiwknida cxvirsaxocs. gaskonelma sarkeSi dainaxa yvela is cvlileba, romelic qalis saxeze aRbeWdiliyo.

am dros oTaxSi is axalgazrda lamazi moaxle Semovida, romelic kargad damaxsovreboda d'artanians. man inglisur enaze ramdenime sityva moaxsena lord uinters, romelic maSinve d'artanians miubrunda:

_ bodiSs vixdi, rom saswrafo saqmis gamo iZulebuli var dagtovoT, magram, darwmunebuli var, Cemi da gamoisyidis Cems danaSauls.

d'artanianma lord uinters xeli CamoarTva da isev miledisTan mivida. sakvirveli siswrafiT gamoicvala qalma weRandeli mZvinvare gamometyveleba da isev tkbili maspinZlis saxiT dauxvda stumars. Tumca cxvirsaxocze darCenili wiTeli laqebi amtkicebdnen, rom sibrazisagan mSvenieri Zowis tuCebi daekbina da sisxli gamosvloda.

baasma miledi gamoacocxla, guli moubruna da karg gunebaze daayena. man uambo d'artanians, rom lordi uinteri misi mazli iyo da ara Zma, igi iyo umcrosi Zmis coli. qmari adre mokvdomoda, qvrivad darCeniliyo patara bavSviT, romelic lord uinteris erTaderTi memkvidre iqneboda, Tu is cols ar SeirTavda. d'artaniani grZnobda, rom raRac saidumloebiT moculi farda iyo Camofarebuli maT Soris, magram ra imaleboda am fardis ukan, igi jer ver mimxvdariyo.

naxevari saaTis baasis Semdeg d'artaniani darwmunda, rom miledi misi Tanamemamule iyo: igi ise wminda da moxdenili franguliT laparakobda, rom SeuZlebeli iyo amaSi eWvis Setana.

d'artaniani qaTinaurebiT Tavis erTgulebas umtkicebda miledis. qali ismenda ymawvili kacis laybobas da gulke­Tilad iRimeboda. dadga ganSorebis Jami. Cveni gmiri gamo­eTxova maspinZels da darbazidan gamosuli, Tavs ubed­nieres kacad Tvlida.

kibeze miledis koxta moaxles Sexvda. man gverdiT gauara d'artanians, odnav gaexaxuna da yurebamde gawiTlda, magram iseTi saamo xmiT moixada bodiSi, rom maSinve moigo gasko­nelis guli.

d'artaniani meore dResac mivida miledis sanaxavad. amjerad ufro ukeT miiRes. lordi uinteri aq ar iyo da miledis darCa maspinZloba. etyoboda, qals ainteresebda d'artanianis vinaoba da hkiTxa, sadauri brZandeboda, vin iyvnen misi megobrebi, ufiqria Tu ara kardinalTan Sesuliyo samsaxurSi da sxva.

magram mkiTxvelma ukve icis, rom Cveni gaskoneli Tavis asakTan SedarebiT metad frTxili iyo. maSinve moagonda miledis mimarT aRZruli eWvebi da didi qeba-didebiT moixsenia misi yovladuwmindesoba, samsaxuris Sesaxeb ki upasuxa: aucileblad Sevidoda kardinalis razmSi, axlad Camosuls batoni kavua rom mcnobodao. magram ra meqna, batoni de trevilis mets aravis vicnobdi da amitom mefis raz­melebSi Camricxeso.

miledim saubris sagani Secvala da sxvaTa Soris hkiTxa:

_ inglisSi xom ar yofilxarT rodisme?

d'artanianma upasuxa, iq batonma de trevilma gamagzavna cxenebis SesaZenad da oTxi sagangebo cxeni gadmoviyvaneo.

am saubris dros miledim orjer Tu samjer ikbina tuCze. igi grZnobda, rom saqme hqonda eSmak gaskonelTan, romelic Tavis rols metad moxerxebulad TamaSobda.

d'artaniani axlac swored im dros gamoeTxova miledis, rogorc wina Rames. derefanSi kvlav dauxvda is lamazi keti (ase erqva miledis mxevals), igi iseTi alersiani TvalebiT Sehyurebda ymawvilkacs, rom, eWvi ar iyo, mas Sestrfoda. magram qeraTmiani qalbatoniT gatacebuli Cveni gmiri sxvas veravis amCnevda.

d'artaniani yovel saRamos dadioda miledis sanaxavad. maspinZeli dRiTidRe ufro ukeTesad xvdeboda. yovel saRamos, iqneboda es kibeze, derefanSi Tu darbazis mosacdel oTaxSi, cugrumela keti unda daxvedroda d'artanians. magram, rogorc mogaxseneT, Cveni gmiri araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda sawyali gogos alersian Tvalebs.

II
veqilis sadili
duelma, romelSiac ase brwyinvale roli iTamaSa porTos­ma, ver daaviwya mas veqilis colTan daniSnuli sadili. meore dRes pirveli saaTisaTvis man erTxel kidev gadaasmevina muSketons jagrisi tanisamosze da daTvis quCisken gaemarTa im bednieri kacis nabijiT, romelsac ormagad swyalobs bedi.

guli ucemda porToss, magram es ar hgavda d'artanianis Wabukur da mouTmenel siyvaruls. ara, mas nivTieri gamorCena uRelvebda sisxls. Zlivs unda Rirseboda im saidumlo zRurblis gadabijebas da im ucnobi kibis avlas, romelzedac TiTo-TiTod adiodnen batoni koknaris Zveli pistolebi.

axla ukve namdvilad naxavda im saocnebo skivrs, romelic ramdenjerme daesizmra ganZeulobiT savse, grZeli da Rrma, ramdenime saketiT gadaketili da iatakze damagrebuli. ramdenjer smenia mas am skivrze saubari da dRes qalbatoni koknari, Tavisi odnav Camomxmari, diax, Camomxmari, magram jer kidev moxdenili xelebiT gauxsnida am saganZurs.

garda amisa, sxva netarebac moeloda uTavSesafrod moxetiale muSketers, romelsac arc ojaxi hqonda, arc qoneba. igi jariskaci iyo. duqnebis, samikitnoebis da sastumroebis muStari, romelic SemTxveviTi sadilebiT kmayofildeboda. axla ki porTosi Sinauri sadiliTa da ojaxuri myudroebiT, maspinZlebis mzrunvelobiTa da patiJiT unda damtkbariyo, Zveli mebrZolebis sityvebiT rom vTqvaT, miT ufro tkbilia maspinZlis es SepatiJeba da Zaldataneba _ `miirTvi rogor­meo~, ramdenadac metad giWirs.

Zlivs wyalobis TvaliT gadmoxeda bedma. deidaSvilad gacnobil porToss saSualeba eZleoda, yoveldRe swveoda veqils stumrad, kargad gawyobil sufrasTan gamoWimuliyo, gaemxiarulebina beberi veqilis CayviTlebuli, naoWiT dase­rili Subli, gaefcqvna misi msaxurebi, eswavlebina maTTvis basetisa da galbikis TamaSi, xolo samagierod, Catarebuli gakveTilis gasamrjelod, erT saaTSi moego sawyali biWebi­saTvis mTeli erTi Tvis jamagiri.

marTalia, muSketeris yuramdec midioda cudi xmebi veqilebze, laparakobdnen maT siZunweze da wvrilmanobaze, imasac ambobdnen, sadilebisgan xSirad Tavs ikavebeno, magram porToss imedi hqonda, rom veqilis coli, romelic Tavisi wodebis kvalobaze sakmaod guluxvi iyo, Tavis ojaxSi xel­gaSlilad icxovrebda.

magram saxls rom miadga, porTossac eWvi daebada. Sesas­vleli naklebad izidavda adamians: WuWyiani, ayro­lebuli derefani, naxevrad bneli kibeebi, meore sarTulze dabali karebi, romelic didi lursmnebiT iyo miWedili, TiTqos granSatles sapyrobile yofiliyos.

porTosma daakakuna. maRalma, gamxdarma mdivanma, romlis saxe gawewil TmaSi arc ki moCanda, kari gauRo da Tavi mdab­lad daukra.

pirveli mdivnis ukan moCanda meore, ufro patara tanisa: mis ukan _ mesame, meoreze cotaTi maRali, xolo sul ukan Tormetiode wlis biWi idga.

sul sam-naxevari mdivani hyavda veqils da im droisaTvis amdeni damxmareebis yola imas amtkicebda, rom bevri saqme unda hqonoda da, maSasadame, kargi Semosavalic.

muSketeri pirvel saaTze unda misuliyo, magram diasax­lisi TerTmetidan Tvals ar aSorebda quCas. imedi hqonda, rom guli, an iqneba kuWi, daaCqarebda satrfos da daniSnul droze adre aRirsebda mis naxvas.

qalbatoni koknari Tavisi oTaxidan swored im dros gamovida, rodesac porTosi kibeze adioda. Rirseuli qal­batonis danaxvam muSketeri uxerxuli mdgomareobidan gamoiyvana.

msaxurebi gancvifrebuli TvalebiT Sehyurebdnen por­Toss, romelmac ar icoda, ra eTqva, da maT winaSe munjiviT idga.

_ es xom Cemi deidaSvilia! _ Sehyvira diasaxlisma, _ mobrZandiT, batono porTos, mobrZandiT!

saxelma porTosma STabeWdileba moaxdina mosamsaxureebze da sicili ver Seimagres; magram muSketeri maSinve Semot­rialda da oTxives saxem darbaisluri gamometyveleba miiRo.

veqilis kabinetSi misvlamde gaiares mosacdeli oTaxi, sadac amJamad mdivnebi iyvnen, mere samdivno, sadac mdivnebi unda yofiliyvnen. samdivno qaRaldebiT gamovsebul saSinel oTaxs warmoadgenda. iqidan rom gamovidnen, marjvniv datoves samzareulo da misaReb darbazSi Sevidnen.

verafrad eWaSnika porToss es erTmaneTisagan ganucal­kevebeli oTaxebi. karebi yvelgan Ria iyo, kacs rom xma amoeRo, yvela oTaxSi gaigonebdnen. garda amisa, gavlisas porTosma swrafi da gamocdili TvaliT gadaxeda samzareulos, magram qalbatonis samarcxvinod da Tavis saubedurod, ver SeniSna is gacxovelebuli facifuci, is aRfrTovaneba da aRgznebuli moZraoba, romelic kargi sadilis mosamzadeblad, Cveulebriv, yovelTvis mefobs Wama-smis moyvarulTa sakurTxevelSi.

veqili albaT winaswar iyo gafrTxilebuli am stumro­bisaTvis, radganac porTosis danaxvaze odnavi gancvifrebac ki ar gamoxatvia saxeze. muSketerma Tavisuflad da zrdilo­bianad daukra Tavi.

_ rogorc Cans, batono porTos, Cven Turme naTesavebi vyofilvarT, ara? _ uTxra veqilma da xelebiT daeyrdno magidas, rom misalmebis dros odnav mainc wamomdgariyo bambukis savarZlidan.

moxucebuls didi Savi qurTuki ecva da ise iyo mofuT­nuli, rom Sig ikargeboda Tavisi susti taniT. Camomxmars da Camwvanebuls, saocrad ubrwyinavda monacrisfro, momcro Tvalebi, SeuCerebliv acmacunebda pirs. TiTqos marto Tvalebsa da pirs SerCenoda sicocxlis niSanwyali. saube­durod, fexebs uari gamoecxadebinaT _ aRar SegviZlia am Zveli Zvlis manqanis samsaxurio. _ ukve xuTi-eqvsi Tve iyo, rac veqili ver dgeboda savarZlidan. am sisustes da daavadebas Sedegad is mohyva, rom Rirseuli batoni veqili Tavisi colis yurmoWril monad gadaiqca.

bedisweris morCilebiT miiRo veqilma Tavisi colis naTesavi. cxadia, cota Zala mainc rom hqonoda, veqili koknari arc porTosis gacnobas isurvebda, arc mis naTesaobas.

_ diax, batono, naTesavebi varT, _ miugo gulcivad porTosma, romelsac arasodes ufiqria, rom aRfrTovanebiT miiRebda qmari Tavisi colis sayvarels.

_ naTesavebi _ Cemi colis mxriv, Tu ara vcdebi, _ ganagrZo damcinavad veqilma.

porTosi ver miuxvda am dacinvas, gulubryvilobaSi Camo­arTva da msxvil ulvaSSi gulianad Caicina. qalbatonma koknarma kargad icoda, rom veqili iSviaTad motyuvdeboda, amitom odnav gaiRima da gawiTlda.

rogorc ki Sevida porTosi, batonma koknarma maSinve SeSinebuli Tvali gadaavlo muxis saweri magidis pirdapir aRmarTul ganjinas.

muSketeri myisve mixvda, rom swored es ganjina unda yofiliyo is sanukvari nivTi, Tumca sizmarSi nanaxi skivri arafriT ara hgavda mas. porTosi aRtacebiT Sehxaroda Tavis Tavs, es ganjina gacilebiT ufro maRali gamodga, vidre sizmrad warmoedgina.

batonma koknarma aRar ganagrZo naTesaobis genealogiuri kvleva, SeSinebuli Tvali ganjinidan porTosze gadaitana da uTxra:

_ imedi maqvs, batoni Cveni deidaSvili, brZolebSi wabr­Zanebis win, pativs gvcems da erTxel mainc darCeba CvenTan sadilad! Tqven ras ityviT, qalbatono koknar?

amjerad Sig mizanSi moxvda porToss laxvari, etyoba, Tavis mxriv, qalbatoni koknaric ver gadaurCa mas, igi qmars miubrunda da uTxra:

_ Tu cudad davuxvdiT, Cemi deidaSvili metad aRarc mobrZandeba CvenTan, xolo Tu guliTadi maspinZloba gamo­viCineT, piriqiT, miuxedavad imisa, rom mas parizSi didxans aRar mouwevs yofna da, maSasadame, arc CvenTan siaruli, mainc SegveZleba vTxovoT, sul Cven Semogvwiros gamgzavre­bamde darCenili Tavisufali dro.

_ oh, netavi ra daemarTaT Cems fexebs? ra mouvidaT, sad gaqrnen ase ucbad! _ buzRunebda batoni koknari da cdilobda gaeRima.

Zalian daumadla qalbaton koknars porTosma es daxmareba, radgan egona, rom sadilobis imedi gaucruvdeboda da swored am dros eRirsa veqilisagan mopatiJebas.

male sadilobis dromac moawia. yvelani sasadilo darbazSi gavidnen. es iyo samzareulos pirdapir mdebare didi, bneli oTaxi.

am saxlisaTvis uCveulo surnelebiT aRgznebuli mdivnebi swored mxedruli sizustiT Sesuliyvnen sasadilo oTaxSi, xelSi skamebi eWiraT da mouTmenlad elodnen magidasTan Semosxdomas. maTi ybebi winaswar mosuliyo moZraobaSi.

`SegircxvaT Tavi! _ gaifiqra porTosma am sami damSeulis danaxvaze, radgan patara biWs, rogorc Canda, maspinZlebi saerTo sufrasTan daSvebis Rirsad ar Tvlidnen, _ Segircx­vaT Tavi! me rom am veqilis adgilas viyo, erT dRes ar Sevinaxavdi amgvar gaumaZRar svavebs. kacma rom Sexedos, ifiqrebs, gemi dazianebiaT da eqvsi kviris ganmavlobaSi araferi uWamiaTo~.

am dros batoni veqilic gamoCnda, mas q-ni koknari moago­rebda borblebiani savarZliT. porTosi maSinve mieSvela qalbatons savarZlis magidasTan migorebaSi.

sasadilo oTaxSi SemosvlisTanave batonma koknarma xarbad Seiynosa haeri da Tavisi msaxurebis msgavsad ybebi aamoZrava.

_ oho! oho! _ wamoiZaxa man, _ ai madisamSleli wvniani.

`RmerTma daswyevlos, netavi ras xedaven am wvnianSi aseT araCveulebrivs?!~ _ gaifiqra porTosma uferuli, wyalwyala, magram uxvad momzadebuli wvnianis danaxvaze, romelSiac arqipelagis kunZulebiviT dacuravda gafantuli Semwvari puris natexebi.

qalbatonma koknarma gaiRima da mis am niSanze yvelani maSinve gafacicebiT miusxdnen sufras.

jer moxucebuls miarTves wvniani, Semdeg porToss, mere diasaxlisma aivso Tavisi maTlafa, mouTmenlad Semyure mdivnebs mxolod puris natexebi dauriga, uwvnod.

am dros sasadilo oTaxis kari TavisiT, WrialiT gaiRo da porToss TvalSi eca patara mosamsaxure, romelsac ufleba ar hqonda monawileoba mieRo lxinSi. igi iqve, karebTan mimdgariyo da samzareulosa da sasadilos ormagi surnelebiT damtkbari cariel pursa Wamda.

wvenis Semdeg msaxurma qalma Semoitana moxarSuli qaTami, romlis danaxvazec yvelas Tvalebi gadmoscvivda.

_ naTesavis siyvarulic amas hqvia, qalbatono koknar! _ Tqva veqilma tragikuli siciliT, _ eWvi ar aris, Tqveni deidaSvilis madlobeli unda viyoT!

metad gamxdari iyo sawyali qaTami da iseTi magari, sqeli, aburZgnili tyavi ekra, rom SeuZlebeli iyo xorcis migneba. albaT didxans eZebdnen am qaTams, romelic siberisgan misus­tebuli, mSvidi sikvdilis molodinSi, sadme qandaraze iqneboda mimaluli.

`eh, esec Seni dedali! _ gaifiqra daRonebulma porTosma. _ didi pativismcemeli var siberisa, magram moxarSuli an Semwvari beberi qaTami veraferi pativsacemia~.

Semdeg man Tvali gadaavlo magidas imaSi dasarwmuneblad, Tu ramdenad iziarebdnen sxvebi mis mwuxarebas, magram gan­cvifrebuli darCa: yvela aRtacebiT Sehxaroda moxarSul dedals da TvaliT Wamdnen mis mier dawunebul Zvalsa da tyavs.

diasaxlisma axlos miidga langari, marjved CamosWra dedals orive Savi fexi da qmris TefSze dado; Tavi da kiseri TavisTvis gadmoiRo, xolo porToss frTa miarTva. mere aiRo langari da msaxurs gaatana, ise rom, moxarSuli dedali ukanve gabrunda, TiTqmis uklebliv. es ise moulod­nelad moxda, ise ucbad, rom Cvenma muSketerma verc ki moaswro erTmaneTisaTvis Seedarebina sasowarkveTilebis gamometyveleba sxvadasxva xasiaTis da temperamentis dam­SeulTa saxeebze.

msaxurma dedlis nacvlad didi TefSiT moxarSuli cercvi Semoitana, romelSic SigadaSig cxvris Zvlebi moCanda. SeiZleboda kacs efiqra, Zvalze xorcic iqnebao, magram porToss aqac gaucruvda imedi.

mdivnebi amjerad ukve aRar wamoegnen ankesze. maTi daRvremili saxeebi bedisadmi morCilebas gamoxatavda.

qalbatonma koknarma maT namdvili diasaxlisuri momWir­neobiT dauriga moxarSuli cercvi.

jeri Rvinoze midga. batonma koknarma qaSanuris patara boTlidan jer Tavis mdivnebs dausxa Rvino, TiToeuls Wiqis mesamedi, TavisTvisac TiTqmis imdenive daisxa, mere boTli porTosisa da qalbaton koknarisaken gadadga.

mdivnebma Wiqebi wyliT Seavses, Semdeg naxevramde mosves da kvlav wyliT gaavses... ase gagrZelda sadilis damTavre­bamde. ise rom, bolos lalisferi Rvinis magivrad, kvamlisfer sasmels miirTmevdnen.

porTosma didi SiSiT SeWama qaTmis frTa da TrTola moeria, rodesac magidis qveS muxlze diasaxlisis muxlis Sexeba igrZno. muSketermac daisxa naxevari Wiqa am Zvirfasi Rvinisa, romelsac ase momWirneobiT zogavdnen misi maspin­Zlebi, dalia da maSinve icno gulisamrevi, saZageli, adgilob­rivi, monreuli Rvino.

veqili Tvals ar aSorebda porTosis sasmiss, xolo roca muSketerma sul dacala wyalgaureveli Rvino, maspinZelma amoioxra.

_ cercvs ar inebebT, Cemo deidaSvilo porTos? _ hkiTxa diasaxlisma iseTi xmiT, romelic ufro imis mTqmeli iyo: damijereT, nu miirTmevTo.

_ magas ra maWmevs? _ buzRunebda Cumad porTosi.

pasuxad ki sul sxva miugo:

_ ara, Cemo deidaSvilo, aRara mSia.

Camovarda siCume, porTosma ar icoda, rogor daeWira Tavi. veqilma ramdenjerma gaimeora:

_ ah, qalbatono koknar! miiReT Cemi qeba-dideba, swored sazeimo iyo Tqveni sadili! aha, RmerTo! arasodes ar miWamia amdeni!

da marTlac, wvenic gemrielad miirTva veqilma, qaTmis Savi fexebic da cercvTan erTad is erTi Zvalic gamoxra, romelsac cota xorci SerCenoda.

`masxrad migdeben~, _ ifiqra porTosma, brazi moeria, ulvaSs iwvalebda da warbs iWmuxnida. magram qalbaton koknaris muxli kvlav ise nazad Seexo, TiTqos urCevda: cota xans moiTmineTo.

sadilobis dros am dumilsa da Sesvenebas, romelic gaugebari iyo porTosisaTvis, piriqiT, saSineli mniSvneloba hqonda ymawvili mdivnebisaTvis. veqilis mier TvaliT micemul niSanze, romelsac diasaxlisis Rimili mohyva, isini zlazvniT wamodgnen, nel-nela dakeces TavianTi xelsaxocebi, Tavi daukres da gavidnen.

_ wadiT, ymawvilebo, saqmes SeudeqiT, muSaobaSi moineleT dRevandeli sadili, _ uTxra maT veqilma.

mdivnebis gasvlisTanave diasaxlisi wamodga, ganjinidan gamoiRo erTi naWeri yveli, komSis muraba da namcxvari, romelic TviTon moemzadebina TafliTa da nuSiT.

Subli Seikra veqilma, radganac metismetad bevr saWmels xedavda. arc porToss eama am namcxvris danaxva. grZnobda, rom usadilod darCa. muSketerma sufras gadaxeda, iqneba is cercvi mainc aviRoo, magram cercvi ukve aRar iyo magidaze.

_ namdvili zeimia! _ Sehyvira batonma koknarma da cmukva daiwyo, _ swored sazeimo sadilia!

porTosma axlomdgom boTls Sexeda, imedi mieca, RviniT, puriT da yveliT visadileb rogormeo; magram sadRa iyo Rvino? boTli carieli gamodga. baton da qalbaton koknars iseTi saxe mieRoT, TiTqos verc ki amCnevdnen am ambavs.

`eh, ra gaewyoba? _ fiqrobda porTosi, _ esec xom vcade! meored aRar gavbriyvdebi~.

patara kovziT komSis murabis wveni amoiRo, Semdeg namcxvars daswvda, magram lamis kbilebSi Caeweba qalbaton koknaris naxelavi namcxvari.

`msxverpli gaRebulia! _ fiqrobda porTosi, _ o, imis imedi ara mqondes, rom qalbaton koknarTan erTad misi qmris ganjinaSi Sevixedav!~

am sagangebo sadilis Semdeg Cvenma veqilma dasveneba moisurva, rac Zalian eama porToss, egona, aqve darCeba, Tavis savarZelSi miwveba da moisvenebso, magram amis gagonebac ki ar undoda SeCvenebul bebers. iZulebulni gaxdnen, isev Tavis oTaxSi gaeyvanaT. vidre Tavis saganZurTan ar miasvenes da daavadebuli fexebi ar miabjina ganjinis kars, sifrTxilis gamo, sul yviroda da yviroda.

diasaxlisma porTosi mezobel oTaxSi gaiyvana da Serigebis pirobebze dauwyo saubari.

_ kviraSi samjer SegiZliaT sadilad mobrZandeT, _ uTxra qalbatonma koknarma.

_ gmadlobT, _ miugo porTosma, _ ar minda Tqveni Sewuxeba. garda amisa, Cems aRWurvilobazedac unda vizruno.

_ ho, marTla, _ amoikvnesa qalbatonma, _ eg savalalo aRWurviloba!

_ ra gaewyoba! _ daeTanxma porTosi. _ samwuxarod, asea.

_ erTi miTxariT, batono porTos, risgan Sedgeba eg Tqveni aRWurviloba?

_ oh, mravali ram aris saWiro, _ daiwyo porTosma, _ muSketerebi, rogorc Tqvenc iciT, rCeuli, pirvel­xarisxo­vani jariskacebi arian da bevri ram sWirdebaT iseTi, romelic srulebiTac ar moepovebaT Sveicariidan gadmoyvanil daqira­vebul razmebs.

_ kargiT, magram mainc damisaxeleT.

_ raRa dagisaxeloT? sul rom viangariSoT, _ uTxra porTosma, radgan sagnebis CamoTvlas fulis angariSs amjobi­nebda, _ sul rom viangariSoT...

gulis fancqaliT eloda veqilis coli, aba, ramdens ityviso.

_ ramdeni iqneba? _ hkiTxa kankaliT qalbatonma, _ imedi maqvs, saWiro Tanxas ar aRemateba...

ena daeba, sityvis daboloeba ver gabeda.

_ oh, ara, batono, sul rom viangariSoT, ori aTas xuTas livrs ar aRemateba, xolo yairaTianad rom moviqce, iqneba ori aTasi livriTac iolad gamovide, _ Tqva porTosma.

_ RmerTo Zliero! ori aTasi livri! _ Sehyvira SeSine­bulma qalbatonma, _ es xom mTeli simdidrea!

porTosi mravalmniSvnelovnad daiRrija da diasaxlisic maSinve miuxvda.

_ dawvrilebiT imitom minda Tqveni aRWurvilobis dasaxe­leba, rom savaWro saqmeSi didi gamocdileba maqvs da darwmu­nebuli var, orjer ufro iafad SemiZlia SeviZino yvelaferi, vidre Tqven.

_ ah, eg sxvaa! _ Tqva porTosma, _ ai, Turme ratom mekiT­xebodiT!

_ diax, Cemo Zvirfaso porTos, pirvel rigSi albaT cxeni dagWirdebaT?

_ diax, cxeni.

_ kargiT, cxenis saqme ukve mogvarebulia.

_ qalbatono, _ wamoiZaxa gabrwyinebulma porTosma, _ maSin me damWirdeba misi mTliani aRkazmuloba, romlis yidva mxolod muSketers SeuZlia da misi fasi ar aRemateba samas livrs.

_ samasi livri! dae, iyos samasi, _ daeTanxma qalbatoni koknari.

porToss gaeRima.

mkiTxvels exsomeba, rom mas hqonda yajari hercog bukinga­misagan da amitom am samasi livris jibeSi CaCxrialebas fiqrobda.

_ garda amisa, _ ganagrZobda porTosi, _ me mWirdeba cxeni da CanTa Cemi msaxurisaTvis. iaraRze nu SewuxdebiT, maqvs.

_ cxeni msaxurisaTvis? _ hkiTxa gaubedavad qalbatonma koknarma. _ es ki metismeti fufunebaa, Cemo megobaro.

_ xom ar ggoniaT, qalbatono, rom me viRac maTxovari var? _ hkiTxa amayad porTosma.

_ rasa brZanebT! me mxolod imis Tqma mindoda, rom lamaz jors zogjer cxenze naklebi Sesaxedaoba ara aqvs, da karg jors rom vuSovideT muSketons...

_ keTili, Tanaxma var, iyos kargi jori! marTali xarT, qalbatono, me minaxavs didebuli espaneli mebatoneebi, romlebsac mTeli amala jorebiT misdevda. oRond es jori marTlac mSenieri unda iyos, vercxlis eJvnebiT morTuli, es Tqvenc kargad mogexsenebaT, qalbatono.

_ damSvidebuli brZandebodeT.

_ maS, Cemi CanTaRa rCeba.

_ oh, magisTvis Tavs nu iwuxebT! _ Sehyvira qalbatonma koknarma, _ Cems qmars xuTi Tu eqvsi CanTa aqvs, Tqven TviTon amoirCieT saukeTeso. erTi maTgani mainc gansakuTrebiT kargia, sul Tan dahqonda, Sors rom miemgzavreboda xolme. iseTi didia, rom qveyana Caeteva Sig.

_ maS, carielia eg Tqveni CanTa? _ hkiTxa gulubryvilod porTosma.

_ ra Tqma unda, carielia! _ gulubryvilodve miugo qalma.

_ eh, me ki kargad gatenili CanTa mesaWiroeba, Cemo sayva­relo.

erTxel kidev amoioxra qalbatonma. moliers jer ar daewera Tavisi `Zunwi~, ase rom qalbatoni koknari harpagonis winamorbedi iyo.

kidev didxans ikamaTes porTosma da misma satrfom. bolos ase SeTanxmdnen: veqilis cols naRd fulad unda mieca porTosisaTvis rvaasi livri, eSova cxeni da jori, romlebic didebis gzaze waiyvandnen porTossa da muSketons.

am SeTanxmebis Semdeg porTosi mxiarulad gamoeTxova Tavis sayvarels. qalbatons ar undoda ase male gaeSva, TvalebiT emudareboda, patara xans kidev darCio, magram muSketerma samsaxuris movaleobani moimizeza da veqilis coli iZulebuli gaxda, mefisaTvis daeTmo upiratesoba.

mSieri porTosi daZmarebuli dabrunda Sin.