MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

XII
anJuuri Rvino
cudi, TiTqmis uimedo ambebi modioda mefis avadmyofobis Sesaxeb, magram erTbaSad xma gavarda banakSi, rom ukeT brZan­deboda misi yovladudidebulesoba. mefes didi survili hqonda, male misuliyo brZolis velze, piradad mieRo monawileoba qalaqis garemocvis saqmeSi. ambobdnen, rogorc ki cxenze Sejdomas SeZlebs, maSinve gzas gaudgebao.

mefis Zmam, orleanis hercogma, icoda, rom dRes Tu xval Secvlidnen da mTavarsardloba gadaecemoda hercog angu­lemels, basompiers an Sombergs, romlebic erTmaneTs meto­qeobdnen am Tanamdebobis misaRebad. amitom igi am xnis ganmavlobaSi TiTqmis umoqmedobas iCenda. dros mterTan ubralo SetakebebSi kargavda da ver bedavda raime seriozuli operaciis dawyebas ingliselebis gansadevnad res kunZulidan, sadac isini sen-martenisa da lapres cixesimagreebs flobdnen. es im dros, rodesac, Tavis mxriv, frangebs alya SemoertyaT laroSelisTvis.

d'artanianma, rogorc ukve vTqviT, sulis simSvide moipova, rogorc yovelTvis mosdis xolme adamians, romelic gansac­dels gadarCeba da igi sabolood acdenilad eCveneba. gaskonels mxolod Tavisi megobrebis ambavi awuxebda, man araferi icoda maT Sesaxeb. magram erT dilas, noembris pirvel dReebSi, yvelaferi ganumarta villeruadan gamog­zavnilma Semdegi Sinaarsis werilma:

`batono d'artanian!

aTosma, porTosma da aramisma Zalian moilxines CemTan, kargad waiqeifes da iseTi mxiaruli xmauroba atexes, rom sasaxlis mouravma, romelic metad mkacri kaci gaxlavT, ramdenime dRiT SinapatimrobiT dasaja. magram me mainc am batonebis davalebas vasruleb da gigzavniT Tormet boTl Cems anJuur Rvinos, romelic maT Zalian moewonaT. Tqvens megobrebs surT, maTgan mowonebuli RviniT miirTvaT maTi sadRegrZelo.

vasruleb davalebas, Tqveni pativismcemeli da mona-morCili g o d o.

baton muSketerebis sastumros patroni.~

_ ai, uSvelaT RmerTma, swored droze momiswres! daiZaxa d'artanianma, _ maS, maT qeifSic ki ar davviwyebivar, rogorc me ar damaviwydebian Cems mwuxarebaSi. marTlac, didi siamovnebiT davlev maT sadRegrZelos, magram marto ki ara.

d'artaniani gaiqca im or gvardielTan, romlebTanac ufro daaxloebuli iyo. undoda miepatiJa, rom maTTan erTad damtkbariyo megobrebis mier gamogzavnili anJuuri RviniT.

erTi im dResve ipova, meore _ meore diliT da sadilis mowyoba ori dRiT gadades.

d'artaniani Sin mivida, Tormeti boTli Rvino gvardi­elebis bufetSi gagzavna da SeuTvala, kargad SeminaxeTo.

gaTenda daniSnuli dRec. stumrebi SuadRisaTvis hyavda mowveuli da d'artanianma planSes dilidanve daavala yve­lafris momzadeba.

planSe aRtacebuli iyo am warmatebiT da gadawyvita, ise moewyo yvelaferi, rogorc Wkvian kacs Seefereba. marto xom ver gauZRveboda amden saqmes? Tavisi batonis erTi stumris msaxuri moiSvelia, saxelad furo, da agreTve is jariskaci, romelsac d'artanianis mokvla undoda. es kaci, mas Semdeg, rac gaskonelma sicocxle aCuqa, aRarc erT razms ar ekuTvnoda da d'artanianTan Sesuliyo samsaxurSi, ukeT rom vTqvaT, planSesTan.

moaxlovda sadilis dro. stumrebic movidnen. yvelani magidas miusxdnen. sufraze gamwkrivebuli iyo sxvadasxva saWmelebi. stumrebs mklavze xelsaxocgadakidebuli planSe emsaxureboda, furo boTlebs xsnida, xolo brizmoni (es iyo jariskacis saxeli) Rvinos boTlebidan minis suraSi asxamda. radgan gzaSi SeWanWyarebuliyo da patara naleqi emCneoda, pirveli boTli ZirSi cotaTi amRvreuli Canda. brizmonma es mRvrie Rvino WiqaSi Caasxa da, d'artanianis nebarTviT, TviTonve dalia, ubeduri jerac sustad iyo im Wrilobis gamo.

stumrebma gemrielad miirTves wvniani da Rvino daisxes. is iyo pirveli Wiqa tuCebTan unda mietanaT, rom ucbad zarbazani gavarda axalsa da ludovikos cixesimagreebSi, maSinve wamocvivdnen gvardielebi. swrafad xmlebze itaces xeli, _ albaT mtris moulodneli Tavdasxmaao, _ gaifiqres da gareT gacvivdnen, rom TavianTi adgilebi daeWiraT. d'ar­tanianma, romelic Tavis amxanagebze naklebi vaJkaci ar iyo, maT magaliTs mihbaZa.

magram jer mcire manZilic ar gaevloT, rom naTeli Seiqna zarbaznis srolis mizezi: yoveli mxridan ismoda yvirili:

_ Cvens mefes gaumarjos! kardinals gaumarjos! _ da am yvirils Tan sdevda bukisa da naRaris xma.

mouTmenlad miiCqaroda mefe brZolis velisken. rogorc ambobdnen, mas erT dReSi gamoevlo ori dRis savali da mosuliyo kidec Tavisi amaliT, Tan axali jari moeyvana, aTi aTasi kaci. Tavisi mcveli muSketerebic Tana hyavda, nawili win miuZRoda mefes da nawili ukan misdevda. mefem Camoiara gvardielebis mwyobri, romelSic d'artaniani idga. gaskonelma dainaxa Tavisi megobrebi da siyvarulis gamomxatveli misal­mebis niSnad xels uqnevda, isinic Tvals ar aSorebdnen mas. d'artaniani miesalma agreTve baton de trevilsac, kapi­tanmac maSinve icno igi.

rogorc ki damTavrda mefis mobrZanebisadmi miZRvnili zeimi, Cveni megobrebi maSinve erTmaneTs moexvivnen.

_ swored droze moxvediT, _ SesZaxa d'artanianma, _ SeuZlebelia amaze ukeTesi drois amorCeva megobarTan misasvlelad. mgoni, jerac ar gagvicivdeboda kerZi. ha, ras ityviT, batonebo? _ miubrunda Tavis stumar gvardielebs da megobrebi gaacno.

_ hoo? _ wamoiZaxa porTosma, _ maS, qeifobdiT?

_ imedi maqvs, rom qalebi ar urevia Tqvens qeifSi, _ Tqva aramisma.

_ es miTxariT, iseTi Rvinoc moipoveba Tqvens qoxSi, rom daleva SeiZlebodes? _ hkiTxa aTosma.

_ moipoveba da mere rogori! gana aq ara maqvs Tqveni gamogzavnili Rvino?

_ Cveni gamogzavnili Rvino? _ wamoiZaxa gakvirvebulma aTosma.

_ diax, Tqven rom gamomigzavneT.

_ Cven Rvino gamogigzavneT?

_ xom kargad iciT, rac gamomigzavneT? anJuuri Rvino.

_ ho, mesmis, romel Rvinozedac melaparakebiT.

_ Tqven rom giyvarT...

_ Zalian miyvars, rodesac arc Sampanuri maqvs da arc Samberteni.

_ maS, raki arc Sampanuri gvaqvs da arc Samberteni, dRes anJuuriTac kargad davtkbebiT.

_ maS, anJuuri Rvino moatanineT? Zalian windaxeduli yofilxarT, _ uTxra porTosma.

_ ara, me ki ar movatanine! Tqveni davalebiT gamogzavnili Rvino maqvs.

_ Cveni davalebiT? _ SesZaxes erTad muSketerebma.

_ aramis, Tqven xom ar gamougzavneT? _ hkiTxa aTosma,

_ ara, Tqven, porTos?

_ ara, Tqven, aTos?

_ ara.

_ Tqven Tu ara, Tqveni mebufete gamomigzavnida.

_ Cveni mebufete?

_ diax, Tqveni mebufete, godo, muSketerebis mebufete.

_ ra dros magis kvlevaa! _ wamoiZaxa porTosma, _ Rvino iyos, Torem saidanac da visganac ginda iyos gamogzavnili! gemoTi vnaxoT! Tu mogvewona, davsxdeT da gamomgzavni vadRegrZeloT.

_ marTali xarT, porTos, _ miugo d'artanianma, _ maS, mebufete godosTvis Tqvengans aravis ubrZanebia CemTvis Rvinis gamogzavna?

_ ara! Cveni saxeliT gamogigzavnaT?

_ ai, misi werili! _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ da amxanagebs misca baraTi.

_ es misi xeli ar aris, _ Tqva aTosma, _ me kargad vicnob mis nawers, me Semasworebina bufetis angariSebi, vidre aqeT wamovidodiT.

_ yalbia es werili! _ daiZaxa porTosma, _ Cven dasjilni ara vyofilvarT.

_ d'artanian, _ mimarTa sayveduriT aramisma, _ rogor daijereT, rom aseTi xmauroba avtexeT?..

feri ecvala d'artanians, TaviT fexamde kankalma aitana.

_ ra dagemarTa? _ mimarTa aTosma, romelic SenobiT mxolod gansacdelis dros mimarTavda xolme, _ ra dagemarTa, ymawvilo?

_ aba, Cqara, Cemo megobrebo! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ saSineli eWvi gonebas mirevs, nuTu aqac im qalis borotebaa?

axla aTosi gayviTlda.

d'artaniani gaeqana bufetisaken, Tan muSketerebi da ori gvardieli misdevdnen.

Sevarda sasadilo oTaxSi da TvalSi eca miwaze gaSx­larTuli brizmoni, romelic sazarlad ikrunCxeboda. mkvda­riviT gayviTlebuli planSe da furo cdilobdnen, eSvelaT rame, magram ukve etyoboda, rom amao iqneboda yovelgvari cda: sulsa Rafavda ubeduri.

_ ah, _Sehyvira sawyalma kacma, _saSinelebaa, sityviT SemindeT da saqmiT ki sawamlavi damalevineT!

_ me dagalevine, me, Se ubeduro, Sena, ara grcxvenia? magas ras ambob?

_ imas vambob, rom Tqven momeciT me es Rvino! me imas vambob, rom Tqven miTxariT, dalieo! me imas vambob, rom Cemi javris amoyra gindodaT da kidec amoiyareT! saSinelebaa.

_ nu, nu, Cemo brizmon, geficebiT, me amisi ara vici ra! ra RmerTi gamiwyreboda...

_ hoda, RmerTic aq aris da xedavs yvelafers, is gada­gixdiT! oh, RmerTo Zliero! aseve datanje Cemi mkvleli, rogorc me vitanjebi!

_ sindiss geficebiT, _ Sehyvira d'artanianma da momakvdavs mivarda, _ geficebiT, ar vicodi, rom mowamluli iyo, me TviTon vapirebdi amis dalevas.

_ ara mjera Tqveni, ara! _ Sehyvira ubedurma da sazarel tanjvaSi dalia suli.

_ saSinelebaa, saSineleba! _ CurCulebda aTosi. am dros porTosi boTlebs amtvrevda da aramisi mRvdlis daZaxebas apirebda sulTmobrZavisTvis, magram gvianRa iyo.

_ megobrebo! dRes erTxel kidev gadamarCineT sikvdils! da marto me ki ara, ai es sadilze mowveuli batonebic. Za­liana gTxovT, batonebo, _ mimarTa gvardielebs d'arta­nianma, _ Zalian gTxovT, nu gaamJRavnebT am ambavs, radgan SeiZleba didebuli pirovnebani iyvnen Careulni am saqmeSi da Cven dagvawveba mTeli pasuxismgebloba.

_ rom icodeT, ra kargad gadavrCi! _ Tqva fermixdilma planSem, _ ra kargad gadavrCi!

_ rao? rao? _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ maS, Cemi Rvinis dalevas apirebdi?

_ mefis sadRegrZelo mindoda damelia... erTi saTiTi­sodena Wiqa... da gadavkravdi kidec, furos rom ar eTqva, geZaxiano!

_ diax, batono! mindoda, momeSorebina, rom cota damelia. kidev kargi, rom ar wavida, _ Tqva furom, romelic gul­gaxeTqili jerac kankalebda.

_ batonebo! _ mimarTa d'artanianma Tavis stumar gvar­dielebs, _ dameTanxmebiT, rom Cveni wveuleba metad samglo­viaro iqneba mas Semdeg, rac dRes gadagvxda, amitom miiReT Cemgan bodiSi da megobrulad gTxovT, sxva ufro mxiaruli droisTvis gadavdoT Cveni sadili.

orma gvardielma zrdilobianad miiRo d'artanianis bodiSi. grZnobdnen, rom megobrebs marto darCena undodaT, da gamoeTxovnen.

martod darCenilma ymawvilma gvardielma da samma muSke­terma erTmaneTs iseTi TvaliT gadaxedes, TiTqos undodaT eTqvaT, rom yvela grZnobda mdgomareobis saSinelebas.

_ wavideT aqedan, _ uTxra aTosma, _ cudia iseT sazoga­doebaSi yofna, sadac mkvdaria, da metadre, ase naZaladevad mokluli.

_ planSe, TqvenTvis momindvia am sawyali kacis gvamis patronoba, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ daasaflaveT sadme wminda adgilas, avkacoba Caidina, marTalia, magram gulwrfelad moinania.

megobrebi oTaxidan gavidnen, planSes da furos miandes ubeduri brizmonis gasveneba da dasaflaveba.

duqnis patronma sxva oTaxSi Seiyvana Cveni megobrebi da iqve miarTves Toxlo kvercxebi. wylis amosatanad TviTon aTosi mivida WasTan. d'artanianma ramdenime sityviT mokled auxsna aramiss da porToss mdgomareoba.

_ axla ras ityviT, aTos, _ mimarTa d'artanianma, _ xom xedavT, rom sasikvdiloda var ganwiruli?

aTosma Tavi gaiqnia.

_ vxedav, vxedav, magram darwmunebuli ki xarT, rom am ubedurebaSic misi veragoba iyo?

_ ueWvelad.

_ me ki minda gamogitydeT, rom mainc eWvi mebadeba.

_ da is daRi mxarze?

_ xom SeiZleboda inglisel qals daeSavebina raime safrangeTSi da daRi daekraT?

_ Tqveni coli aris, aTos, geubnebiT, Tqveni colia, _ umeorebda d'artaniani, _ nuTu vera xedavT, rogor emTxveva erTmaneTs maTi niSnebi?

_ me ki is, meore, mkvdari mgonia. ise kargad Camovkide xeze, rom...

axla ukve d'artanianma gaiqnia Tavi.

_ kargi, magram ra meSveleba? _ Tqva ymawvilma kacma.

_ SeuZlebelia ase darCena, _ daeTanxma aTosi, _ gagiJdeba kaci, mudmivad maxvilis wveri Tu aqvs gulze mibjenili. unda raime eSvelos.

_ mere, rogor? rogor?

_ yuri damigde! ecadeT, naxoT sadme, sabolood gamoela­parakoT, pirdapir uTxraT: zavi Tu brZola? patiosani kacis sityva mieciT, rom xmas arsad amoiRebT mis Sesaxeb, rom Tqvens sicocxleSi avs arafers akadrebT da Tavis mxrivac daaficeT, Tavi daganeboT. Tu ar dagTanxmdaT, daemuqreT, uTxariT, rom iZulebuli iqnebiT, marTlmsajulebis mi­nistrs mimarToT. mefesTan mixvalT da mTel sasaxles aRZravT mis winaaRmdeg, sasamarTlos winaSe dagayenebT, rogorc damRiT dasjils-Tqo. da Tu mainc gaamarTles, daemuqreT, rom Tqveni xeliT moklavT sadme quCaSi, rogorc cofian ZaRls!

_ marTali xarT, Cemo aTos, momwons es gza, magram rogor vnaxo, kidec rom momisminos?

_ dro dagvexmareba, megobaro, dros mohyveba SemTxveva. SemTxveva tal-kvesi aris adamianisa, rogorc banqos TamaSi: ramdenadac mets dasdeb, imdenad mets moigeb, Tu lodini SegiZlia.

_ kargi, magram rodemdis gavuZlo yaCaRis da sawamlavis lodins?

_ eh, aqamde gvifaravda RmerTi, imedia, kvlavac dagvi­faravs, _ upasuxa aTosma.

_ diax, Cven dagvifaravs RmerTi, _ Tqva d'artanianma, _ Cven vaJkacebi varT, Cveni daniSnuleba brZola da Tavdadebaa... magram iman ra daaSava, im bedkrulma? _ daumata Cumi xmiT.

_ vin bedkrulma? _ hkiTxa aTosma.

_ konstanciam.

_ qalbatonma bonasiem? ah! egec marTalia! _ daeTanxma aTosi, _ damaviwyda, rom giyvarT is sawyali qali.

_ ra gawuxebT? _ hkiTxa aramisma, _ im aramzada mkvdari yaCaRis jibidan amoclil werilSi xom weria, rom monasterSi imyofeba qalbatoni bonasie?! monasterSi adamiani Zalian kargad grZnobs Tavs da pirobas gaZlevT, rogorc ki gava­TavebT am garemocvas, aviRebT laroSels, piradad me...

_ kargi, kargi, _ Seawyvetina aTosma, _ viciT, Cemo aramis, rom sarwmunoebiTa xarT gatacebuli.

_ diax, mxolod droebiTa var muSketeri, _ miugo Tavm­dablad aramisma.

_ etyoba, didi xania, rac Tavisi sayvarlisagan werili aRar mosvlia, _ uTxra aTosma CurCuliT d'artanians, _ magram yuradRebas nu miaqcevT magas, rogorc iciT, eg mxolod droebiTi wadilia.

_ me ki mgonia, _ mimarTa porTosma, _ me ki mgonia, rom SeiZleba sul ubralo saSualebiT...

_ ra saSualebiT? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma.

_ monasterSi aris is qalio, vgoneb, ase TqviT?

_ diax.

_ hoda, rogorc ki gavaTavebT am garemocvas, wavideT da movitacoT.

_ movitacoT? mere, sad aris? romel monasterSi? es ar unda vicodeT?

_ egec marTalia, _ daeTanxma porTosi.

_ moiTmineT, raRac azri momivida TavSi, rogor ggoniaT, Cemo d'artanian, vin daexmareboda, Tu ara dedofali, rom monasterSi miemala?

_ diax, me mgoni, monasteric misi amorCeuli unda iyos.

_ hoda, Tu asea, porTosi dagvexmareba.

_ eg rogor, Tu SeiZleba, brZaneT!

_ Tqveni markizas, Tqveni hercoginias, Tqveni brwyinvale qalbatonis SemweobiT...

_ Cumad! _ Seawyvetina porTosma da TiTi pirze miido, _ mgoni, kardinalis momxrea da nurafers gavagebinebT.

_ maS, me vikisreb am ambis gagebas, _ uTxra aramisma.

_ Tqven, aramis? _ Sehyvira samma amxanagma, _ mere, rogor gagvigebT?

_ dedoflis mRvdlis daxmarebiT. Zalian daaxloebulni varT erTmaneTTan, _ Tqva aramisma da gawiTlda.

am dapirebiT gaaTaves megobrebma baasi da ubralo sadili. SeTanxmdnen, rom im saRamosve naxavdnen erTmaneTs da daiSal­nen. d'artaniani Sinisken wavida, sami muSketeri ki _ mefis sadgomisken, rom TavianTi bina moewyoT.

XIII
`wiTeli samtredis~ traqtiri
mefe Zalian Cqarobda mterTan pirispir Sexvedras. mas kardinalze meti safuZveli hqonda, sZuleboda bukingami, amitom CamosvlisTanave gadawyvita, yovelgvari zomebi mieRo, raTa pirvel rigSi res kunZulidan ganedevna ingliselebi, xolo Semdeg daeCqarebina laroSelis garemocva.

mterze Setevis dawyebis aseTi didi survilis miuxedavad mefem vera gaawyo ra, basompieris da Sombergis uTanxmoeba hercog angulemelTan aferxebda misi gegmis sisruleSi moyvanas.

basompieri da Sombergi safrangeTis marSlebi iyvnen da moiTxovdnen TavianT uflebebs jarebis ufrosobaze, ise, rom mefe yofiliyo maTi uSualo mbrZanebeli.

_ mTavarsardali mefe brZandeba da Cven imis TanaSemweni varTo. _ magram kardinali ndobis TvaliT ar uyurebda basompiers, guliT da rwmeniT hugenots. eSinoda, rom igi naklebad ecdeboda Tavisi sarwmunoebrivi Zmebis, laro­Selelebis da ingliselebis damarcxebas. amitom kardinalma hercogi angulemeli ufro win daayena. manve Seaguliana mefe da am omSi mTavarsardlis TanaSemwed angulemeli daaniSvnina. amas Sedegad is mohyva, rom mefe da kardinali, imis SiSiT, marSlebi ar gahqceodaT brZolis velidan, iZulebulni gax­dnen, TiToeuli maTganisaTvis gansazRvruli nawilis sar­dloba miecaT. basompiers Caabares laroSelis garemocvis Crdilo nawili _ leidan dompieramde, hercog angulemels _ aRmosavleTi nawili, dompieridan perinamde; Sombergs _ samxreTi, perinidan angutenamde.

mefis Zmas dompierSi hqonda bina. mefe xan etreSi da xan laJariSi brZandeboda. xolo kardinali qvis xidTan, zRvis­pira qviSnarze, erT ubralo, sruliad gaumagrebel saxlSi idga.

amgvarad, mefis Zma Tvals adevnebda basompiers, mefe _ angulemels da kardinali _ Sombergs.

rogorc ki damTavrda organizaciuli sakiTxebis mogvareba, maSinve Seudgnen kunZul redan ingliselebis gandevnas.

garemoeba metad xelsayreli iyo. ingliselebi kargi jariskacebi maSin arian, rodesac Tavsayrelad aqvT saWmel-sasmeli. amJamad Zalian cudad ikvebebodnen, maT sazrdos qvasaviT gamxmari puri da damarilebuli xorci Seadgenda. banakebSi bevri avadmyofi hyavdaT. ufro meti: zRvis metis­meti Relvis gamo, rac iq damaxasiaTebelia wlis am dro­isaTvis dRe ar gavidoda, rom ramdenime patara gemi ar dazianebuliyo.

zRvis yoveli moqcevis Semdeg egilonis koncxidan sangrebamde, mTeli sanapiros gaswvriv, mravlad rCeboda sxvadasxva saxis gemebisa da navebis namsxvrevebi. ingliselebs cudad hqondaT saqme da mefis jari gulxeldakrefilic rom darCeniliyo, bukingami iZulebuli gaxdeboda, daetovebina kunZuli re, sadac mxolod Tavisi jiutobis gamo rCeboda.

magram, rodesac batonma de tuarakma ambavi miutana, rom mtris banakSi didi mzadeba warmoebda axali SemotevisaTvis, mefem gadawyvita, bolo moeRo kunZul reze ingliselTa batonobisaTvis da TanaSemweebs brZaneba misca, daewyoT gadamwyveti moqmedeba.

Cveni ganzraxva ar aris, garemocvis ambavi dawvrilebiT movuTxroT mkiTxvels; piriqiT, Cven vcdilobT, marto is garemoebani aRvniSnoT, romlebsac damokidebuleba aqvT im ambavTan, rasac Cven mogiTxrobT. amitom oriode sityviT davkmayofildebiT da mokled movWriT, rom es brZola safrangeTis gamarjvebiT damTavrda, rac Zalian ukvirda mefes da didebiT mosavda kardinals. fexdafex misdevdnen mters frangebi, amarcxebdnen yvelgan, sadac ki Setakeba moux­debodaT. gadamwyveti brZola ki kunZul de luadan gadmos­vlis dros gaumarTes da ise gauWires saqme, rom ingliselebi iZulebulni Seiqnen gemebSi Camsxdariyvnen da Sinisken moesvaT.

didZali jari dakarges ingliselebma. maT brZolis velze datoves ori aTasi kaci. maT Soris xuTi razmis ufrosi, sami razmis ufrosis TanaSemwe, oras ormocdaaTi kapitani da oci didebuli gvaris mxedari. garda amisa, oTxi zarbazani da samoci droSa, romlebic parizSi Caitana klod de sen-simonma da zeimiT Camohkida parizis RvTismSoblis taZris TaRebze.

kardinals axla ukve Tavisuflad SeeZlo emoqmeda laroSelis asaRebad, radgan mas, droebiT mainc, ar awuxebda ingliselebis SiSi.

magram, rogorc vTqviT, igi marTlac droebiTi da metad xanmokle gamodga.

frangebma tyved Caigdes bukingamis mier gamogzavnili elCi, gvarad montegiu, xolo mas Tan aRmoaCnda saidumlo qaRal­debi, saidanac gaiges avstriis, espaneTis, inglisisa da lotaringiis SeTanxmebis ambavi.

safrangeTTan sabrZolvelad Semdgariyo es liga. ufro metic, hercog bukingamis karavSi, kunZul reze, romelic mas ufro aCqarebiT daatovebines, vidre egona, ipoves am ligis arsebobis damamtkicebeli qaRaldebi, romlebic, rogorc kardinali wers Tavis mogonebebSi, Crdils ayenebs qalbaton Sevrezs da, maSasadame, TviT dedofalsac.

swored amiT aixsneboda is mdgomareoba, rom kardinali dRedaRam dauRlelad Zabavda Tavis usazRvro geniosur gonebas, raTa ar gamohparvoda evropis did qveynebSi momxdari mcireodeni cvlilebebic ki.

kardinalma icoda, ra daucxromeli energiis kaci iyo bukingami da ra sazarlad sZulda riSelie. Tu gaimarjvebda liga, romelic safrangeTs emuqreboda, es kardinalis gav­lenis dakargvas moaswavebda. espaneTis da avstriis politikas luvris kabinetSi jerjerobiT mxolod Tanamo­azreni hyavda, magram erTi maTganis gamarjveba daRu­pavda kardinals, ministrs safrangeTisas. marTalia, bavSviviT emorCileboda mefe kardinals, magram igi iseve sZulda, rogorc bavSvsa sZuls Tavisi mbrZanebeli. cxadia, damarcxebis SemTxvevaSi javris amosayrelad mefe xmisa­mouRebliv miug­debda kardi­nals, dedofalsa da Tavis Zmas. ligis gamar­jvebasTan erTad iRupeboda kardinali, masTan erTad, iqneba safrangeTic daRupuliyo. saWiro iyo am gansacdelis acdena.

amitom iyo, rom dRiTi dRe ufro da ufro izrdeboda ricxvi Sikrikebisa, romlebic gars dastrialebdnen qvis xidTan mdgar patara saxls, sadac kardinalma daimkvidra rezidencia. es Sikrikebi berebi iyvnen, magram ise moxerxe­bulad atarebdnen anaforas, rom maT Zalian advilad, maSinve, miakuTvnebdiT mebrZol eklesias. iyvnen qalebic. isini paJis tanisamosSi Tavs odnav Sewuxebulad grZnobdnen, da bolos _ glexkacebi, Savi xelebiTa da mardi fexebiT. ramdenime versidanac rom SegexedaT maTTvis, maSinve icnobdiT didebul gvariSvilebs.

garda amisa, iyvnen sxva, naklebad sasiamovno mnaxvelebi, radgan orjer Tu samjer xma gavarda, rom kardinals mosak­lavad miuxtneno.

marTalia, misi yovladuwmindesobis mtrebi avrcelebdnen xmas, rom TviTon kardinali awyobda am Tavdasxmebs, raTa mizezi hqonoda represiebis gamoyenebisaTvis, magram Cven nurc imas davijerebT, rasac ministri ambobs, da nurc imas, rasac misi mtrebi amboben.

kardinalis mosisxle mtrebic ki Tavis dReSi ver gabe­davdnen uareyoT misi piradi guladoba da vaJkacoba.

kardinali, misi mokvlis cdebze gavrcelebuli xmebis miuxedavad, RamiTac ar iSlida Tavisas da saqmis gamo did manZils gaivlida marto imisaTvis, rom hercog angule­melisTvis didmniSvnelovani brZaneba gadaeca an mefesTan SeeTaxmebina raime sakiTxi, an kidev saidumlod molapara­keboda im adamianebs, romelTa mosvla aravis ar unda scodnoda.

muSketerebs bevri araferi saqme hqondaT qalaqis gare­mocvaSi, amitom arc mkacrad eqceodnen ufrosebi da isinic mxiarulad atarebdnen dros. am mxriv Tavs ufro Tavisuflad grZnobda Cveni sami muSketeri, romlebic baton de trevilis megobrebi iyvnen da advilad iRebdnen misgan banakidan gasvlis nebarTvas.

erT saRamos d'artanians sangarSi yofna uwevda da Tavis megobrebs ver gahyveboda, amitom cxenebze gamoWimuli aTosi, porTosi da aramisi banakisken martoni mibrZandebodnen. tanT samxedro tanisamosi ecvaT, xeli Tofis kondaxze edoT, gzaSi Casafrebuli mtris SiSiT Tvali da yuri gamaxvilebuli hqondaT. `wiTeli samtredidan~ brundeboda Cveni sami muSketeri. es traqtiri erTi dRis winaT aRmoeCina aToss da am saRamos piris gasasveleblad swored iq waeyvana megobrebi.

rogorc zeviT aRvniSneT, muSketerebi didi sifrTxiliT midiodnen da oTxi milic ki ar iqneboda sofel buanaramde, rom maTken mimavali cxenosnebis fexis xma SemoesmaT. aTosi, porTosi da aramisi maSinve SeCerdnen zed Sua gzaze, erTmaneTs miekvrnen da yuri miugdes. cota xnis Semdeg mTvarem gaarRvia Rrubeli da mis Suqze muSketerebma Tvali mohkres or mxedars, romlebic maT danaxvaze maSinve SeCer­dnen, etyobodaT, bWobdnen, ganegrZoT gza, Tu ukan dabru­nebuliyvnen. am garemoebam eWvi aRuZra muSketerebs, aTosma ramdenime nabijiT win waayena Tavisi cxeni da gasZaxa:

_ vina xarT?

_ Tqven TviTon vina xarT? _ SeekiTxa erTi mxedarTagani.

_ eg pasuxi ar aris, _ uTxra aTosma, _ vina xarT, gvipasuxeT, Torem gesvriT!

_ frTxilad! arc ase usababod varga srola, batonebo! _ gamosZaxa erTma mJReri xmiT. etyoboda, mbrZaneblobas iyo miCveuli.

_ maRali wodebis oficeri unda iyos, darajebis dasaT­valiereblad midis albaT, _ xmadabla Tqva aTosma, _ rogor moviqceT, batonebo?

_ vina xarT? _ hkiTxa imave mbrZanebluri toniT ucnobma, _ mipasuxeT, Torem Zvirad dagijdebaT eg urCoba!

_ mefis muSketerebi, _ miugo aTosma, ufro da ufro metad darwmunebulma, rom marTlac didi uflebiT unda yofiliyo aRWurvili is, vinc ase mrisxaned ubrZanebda.

_ romeli razmisa?

_ de trevilis razmisa.

_ momiaxlovdiT garkveul manZilze da momaxseneT, rada xarT aq am dros?

muSketerebma cxenebi win waayenes, odnav SekrTnen kidec, radgan darwmundnen, rom ucnobi ufro gavleniani piri iyo, vidre TviTon isini. masTan gamolaparakeba aToss miandes da gaCumebulni dadgnen.

ucnobi mxedari, romelic ase brZanebiT laparakobda, Tavis Tanamgzavrs daaxloebiT aTi nabijiT win edga. aTosma aniSna megobrebs, adgilze darCeniliyvnen, da marto TviTon miuaxlovda ufross.

_ bodiSs vixdi, Cemo oficero, _ mimarTa aTosma, _ magram gvepatieba, radgan am sibneleSi ar vicodiT, visTana gvqonda saqme, da rogorc xedavT, kargad veweviT darajobas.

_ Tqveni gvari? _ hkiTxa oficerma, romelsac naxevari saxe wamosasxamiT hqonda dafaruli.

_ Tqveni gvari, batono! _ mimarTa aTosma, romelsac abrazebda amgvari dakiTxva.

_ Tqveni gvari? _ hkiTxa meored mxedarma da saxidan wamosasxami moicila.

_ batoni kardinali! _ Sehyvira gancvifrebulma muSke­terma.

_ Tqveni gvari? _ hkiTxa axla ukve mesamed misma yovla­duwmindesobam.

_ aTosi gaxlavarT.

kardinalma aniSna Tavis Tanamgzavrs da isic im wuTSi miuaxlovda.

_ es sami muSketeri Cven gamogvyveba, _ uTxra mas kardi­nalma xmadabla, _ ar minda gaigon, rom banakidan gamovedi, xolo raki esenic CvenTan ivlian, darwmunebulni viqnebiT, rom veRaravin gaigebs amas.

_ patiosani kacebi gaxlavarT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, _ moaxsena aTosma, _ ikmareT Cveni patiosani sityva da damSvidebuli brZandebodeT, rom Cvenc kargad viciT saidum­los Senaxva.

kardinalma Tavisi SorsmWvreti Tvali daaStera am gambedav muSketers.

_ Zalian yurmaxvili yofilxarT, batono aTos, magram axla me momismineT: Tqvendami undoblobis gamo ki ar gTxovT CvenTan wamosvlas, aramed mxolod imisTvis, rom uSiSrad viyo. darwmunebuli var, es Tqveni ori amxanagi batoni por­Tosi da batoni aramisia?

_ diax, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, _ miugo aTosma,

orive muSketeri maSinve kardinalisken wamovida, qudmox­dilebma mdablad daukres Tavi.

_ gicnobT, batonebo, _ ganagrZo kardinalma, _ gicnobT. vici, Cems megobarTa ricxvs ar ekuTvniT da Zalianac mwyins es ambavi. magram isic vici, rom guladi, patiosani ymawvilebi xarT da amitom sruli ndobiT SeiZleba mogmarToT kacma. batono aTos, pativi meciT da Tqvens megobrebTan erTad Tan gamomyeviT. maSin iseTi amala meyoleba, rom mis yovlad­-udi­debulesobasac ki SeSurdeba, gzaSi Tu Segvxvda.

muSketerebma Tavi ise daukres, rom Subli cxenis fafars Seaxes.

_ patiosnebas geficebiT, _ moaxsena aTosma, _ sruliad marTali brZandeba Tqveni yovladuwmindesoba, rom Cvenc Tan gviaxlebs: saeWvo kacebi Semogvxvdnen gzaSi, xolo oTx maTganTan Cxubic ki mogvivida `wiTeli samtredis~ traqtirSi.

_ Cxubi mogividaT? mere, risTvis, batonebo? _ brZana kardinalma, _ ar miyvars moCxubrebi, es Tqvenc kargad iciT.

_ mec imitom vafrTxileb Tqvens yovladuwmindesobas. Tu nebas miboZebT, mogaxsenebT, rac iq SegvemTxva. xom SeiZleba, sxvisgan gaigoT eg ambavi da Cven CagvTvaloT damnaSaveebad.

_ ra Sedegi mohyva Tqvens Cxubs? _ hkiTxa kardinalma warbis SeWmuxvniT.

_ Cems megobar aramiss xmali moxvda mklavSi, magram fiqri nu gaqvT, xvalve ieriSiT rom migviSvaT laroSelze, Tqveni TvaliT naxavT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, aramisi win gagviZRveba.

_ kargi, magram iseTi biWebi ara xarT, rom dagkran da qedi moixaroT, _ uTxra kardinalma, _ modiT, gulwrfelni iyaviT, batonebo. miTxariT, ra moxda, Tqven viRas dahkariT da ramdeni dahkariT? aRiareT codvani: xom iciT, rom me ufleba maqvs, SegindoT Secodebani.

_ me, batono, _ daiwyo aTosma, _ xmali arc ki mixmaria, xeli vtace im Tavlafdasxmuls da fanjridan gadavagde. Cavardnisas, _ ganagrZo yoymaniT aTosma, _ mgoni, fexi moitexa.

_ ah, ah! Tqvena, batono porTos?

_ vici, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, rom dueli akrZaluli gaxlavT, amitom skami aviRe da ise Cavcxe im Sercxvenils, rom beWebi Cavumtvrie.

_ kargia, _ mouwona kardinalma, _ Tqvena, batono aramis?

_ me, batono, metad wynari bunebis adamiani gaxlavarT, garda amisa, Tqvens yovladuwmindesobas, rasakvirvelia, ar ecodineba, am cota xanSi berad aRkvecisaTvis vemzadebi. me mindoda gameSvelebina Cemi amxanagebi da moCxubarTa SuaSi Cavdeqi. am dros momepara erTi aramzada da xmali damkra marcxena mklavSi. miRalata moTminebam, mec, Cemis mxriv, xmali amoviRe da rodesac meored momvarda, vfiqrob, Cems xmalze wamoego. danamdvilebiT marto is vici, rom waiqca da vgoneb, misma amxanagebma gaitanes gareT.

_ dalaxvros eSmakma, _ wamoiZaxa kardinalma, _ sami kacis dakargva sul ubralo Cxubis gamo! diax, gulxeldakrefilni ar dadixarT, ymawvilebo, erTi miTxariT, raze mogividaT Cxubi.

_ mTvralebi iyvnen is aramzadebi, _ miugo aTosma, _ gaegoT, rom saRamos erTi qali mosuliyo traqtirSi da cdilobdnen, im qalisTvis oTaxis kari SeemtvriaT.

_ karis Semtvrevas cdilobdnen? _ gaikvirva kardinalma, _ mere, ra undodT?

_ ueWvelia, qalis gaupatiureba, _ upasuxa aTosma, _ me ukve movaxsene Tqvens yovladuwmindesobas, mTvralebi iyvnen-meTqi is ubedurebi.

_ is qali lamazi da axalgazrda iyo? _ hkiTxa kardinalma iseTi xmiT, rom etyoboda, raRac awuxebda.

_ Cven qali ar gvinaxavs, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, _ miugo aTosma.

_ ar ginaxavT? ah, Zalian kargi! _ ganagrZo sixaruliT kardinalma, _ Zalian kargi, ymawvilebo, rom ar SearcxvenineT qalis patiosneba da radganac mec swored `wiTeli samtredis~ traqtirisaken mivdivar, imasac gavigeb, simarTle Tu miTxariT.

_ Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, _ mimarTa amayad aTosma, _ patiosani gvariSvilebi gaxlavarT da Cveni sicocxlis dasaxsnelad ar vikadrebT sicrues.

_ erTi wuTiTac ar mepareba eWvi Tqvens naTqvamSi, batono aTos, _ uTxra kardinalma da ucbad Secvala baasis Tema. _ maS, martodmarto iyo is qali?

_ erTi mxedari axlda, isic masTan erTad karCaketil oTaxSi ijda, _ moaxsena aTosma, _ unda vigulisxmoT, rom igi namdvili laCaria, radgan imdeni braxunisa da xmauris miuxedavad, gareT ar gamoCenila.

_ nu gansjiT naCqarevad, brZanebs saxareba, _ upasuxa kardinalma.

aTosma Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi daukra.

_ axla, batonebo, momyeviT, me ukve gavige yvelaferi, ris gagebac mindoda.

kardinalma saxeze isev wamosasxamis sayelo aifara da neli nabijiT gaudga gzas. ukan mcire manZilis dacilebiT Tavisi oTxi Tanamgzavri misdevda.

male mividnen traqtirTan, sadac siCume da sicariele sufevda. duqnis patronma albaT icoda, rom didebuli stumari unda swveoda, amitom Tavidan moeSorebina yvela.

aTi nabiji iqneboda darCenili traqtiris karamde, rode­sac kardinalma muSketerebs aniSna SeCerebuliyvnen. iqve, Robeze, karebTan, Sekazmuli cxeni eba. kardinalma samjer raRac Taviseburad daarakuna.

wamosasxamSi mofuTnuli kaci ramdenime sityviT swrafad gamoelaparaka kardinals. Semdeg cxens moaxta da surJeris mimarTulebiT gaaWena. es gza, sxvaTa Soris, pariziskenac midioda.

_ mobrZandiT, batonebo! _ dauZaxa kardinalma.

_ sruli WeSmariteba miambeT weRan, Cemo keTilSobilo megobrebo, _ uTxra kardinalma sam muSketers, _ icodeT, amRamindeli Cveni Sexvedra sakeTildReod unda gagixdeT, es saqme me momandeT. manamde ki, aba, mobrZandiT! _ kardinali cxenidan Camoxta. muSketerebmac mas mihbaZes. kardinalma Tavis Tanmxlebs miugdo aRviri, muSketerebma ki Robeze daamagres.

karebSi idga maspinZeli. misTvis kardinali lamazi qalis sanaxavad misuli oficeri iyo.

_ oTaxi xom ar geqnebaT dabla, qvemo sarTulze, rom am batonebma momicadon da cecxlTanac gaTbnen? _ hkiTxa kardinalma.

_ gaxlavT, batono.

maspinZelma gaaRo kari didi darbazisa, sadac Zveli, uxeiro Rumelis magivrad, ganieri buxari gaekeTebina da Sig cecxli gugunebda.

_ mobrZandiT, batonebo, _ SeipatiJa muSketerebi.

_ Zalian kargi, _ mouwona kardinalma, _ SebrZandiT, batonebo, da keTil inebeT, momicadeT: naxevar saaTze mets ar galodinebT.

vidre sami muSketeri qvemo sarTulis darbazSi Sevidoda, kardinalma sxva aRaraferi hkiTxa traqtiris patrons, swra­fad aiara kibe, etyoboda, kargad icoda oTaxis gza.