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Rumelis sakvamle miliT

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ukve cxadi Seiqna, rom rainduli xasiaTisa da faTerakebis ZiebiT gatacebulma Cvenma samma megobarma, Tavisda uneburad, daxmareba aRmouCina qals, romelsac TviT kardinali mfarvelobda.

vin iyo es qali? maSinve es kiTxva daebada samive muSketers, magram raki darwmundnen, rom ramdenic unda emtvriaT Tavi, pasuxs mainc ver gascemdnen am kiTxvas, porTosma traqtiris patroni daibara da kamaTlebi moatanina.

porTosi da aramisi magidas miusxdnen da TamaSi daiwyes. aTosi did darbazSi bolTasa scemda.

Cafiqrebuli dadioda aTosi, man ramdenjerme auara da Camouara gverdiT moSlili Rumelis sakvamles, romelsac Ziri odnav mongreoda, xolo zemoTa nawili meore sarTulis oTaxSi adioda. am sakvamlesTan gavlisas da gamovlisas raRac CurCuli ismoda. am garemoebam miipyro aTosis yuradReba. xelaxla mivida nangrevTan da ramdenime sityva garkveviT gaigona. imdenad mniSvnelvnad eCvena gagonili, rom megobrebs aniSna, Cumad yofiliyvnen, TviTon ki welSi moxrili idga da yuri Rumelis xvrelisaTvis miemarjvebina.

_ geyurebaT, miledi, _ ambobda kardinali, _ metad mniSvnelovani saqmea, dabrZandiT da movilaparakoT.

_ miledio? _ gaukvirda aToss.

_ gismenT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, uaRresi yurad­RebiT gismenT, _ upasuxa qalis xmam, romelmac saSinlad aaTrTola aTosi.

_ patara gemi geliT Sarantis SesarTavSi da puantis cixesTan. gemis mosamsaxureni sul ingliselebi arian. kapitani Cemi erTgulia. es gemi xval diliT gaemgzavreba.

_ maS amaRamve unda wavide?

_dauyovnebliv, ese igi, maSinve, rogorc ki miiRebT Cems brZanebas. karebTan ori kaci dagxvdebaT da gemamde isini migacileben. jer me waval aqedan, mere, ase, saaT-naxevris Semdeg, Tqvenc gaudgebiT gzas.

_ batoni brZandebiT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav! axla davubrundeT im davalebas, romelsac me mandobT. me minda, yovelTvis damsaxurebuli mqondes Tqveni ndoba, amitom gTxovT, zustad da naTlad ganmimartoT Cemi movaleoba, rom raime Secdoma ar davuSva.

or mosaubres Soris mcire xniT Rrma dumili Camovarda. cxadia, winaswarve alagebda kardinali sityvebs, romlebic am davalebis gansamartavad dasWirdeboda. Tavis mxriv, mile­dic ikrebda mTel Tavis gonebriv Zalas, rom kargad Seegno kardinalis naTqvami da Rrmad CaebeWda mexsierebaSi.

aTosmac isargebla am garemoebiT, amxanagebs kari Signidan daaketvina, aniSna, masTan misuliyvnen da imaTac moesminaT.

gancxromiT cxovreba uyvardaT porTossa da aramiss, amitom Tan skamebi wamoiRes TavisTvis, erTi skami aTossac miudges da yuri miugdes.

_ londons unda waxvideT, _ ganagrZo kardinalma, _ londonSi bukingams naxavT.

_ unda mogaxsenoT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, im almasis burnukebis Semdeg Zalian undoblad meqceva lordi bukingami, radgan me mabralebs ori Tvalis SeWras, _ uTxra miledim.

_ amJamad Cven misi ndobis mopoveba ara gvWirdeba, _ uTxra kardinalma, Tqven pirdapir mixvalT hercog bukingamTan, gulwrfelad da kanonierad, rogorc mosalaparakeblad misuli Suamavali.

_ gulwrfelad da kanonierad, _ gaimeora qalma eniT gamouTqmeli orpirobis kiloTi.

_ diax, gulwrfelad da kanonierad, _ gaimeora kardinalma imave toniT. _ sruliad gulwrfelad unda warmoebdes Tqveni molaparakeba.

_ zustad Sevasruleb Tqvens darigebas. axla mibrZanos Tqvenma yovladuwmindesobam, ra unda vuTxra bukingams?

_ naxavT bukingams, etyviT, rom piradad Cemgan xarT gagzavnili, da acnobebT, rom dawvrilebiT vici, rogor emzadeba igi CvenTan saomrad. magram sruliadac ar mawuxebs misi samzadisi, radgan, icodes, rogorc ki gabedavs iaraRis aRebas, sabolood davRupav dedofals.

_ damijerebs ki, rom Tqvens yovladuwmindesobas aqvs raime saSualeba dedoflis dasaRupavad?

_ diax, damamtkicebeli sabuTi maqvs.

_ maS, me unda warvudgino eg sabuTebi, rom davanaxvo da Sevafasebino.

_ ra Tqma unda, Tqven unda warudginoT. uTxariT, rom me davbeWdav da gamovaqveyneb bua-roberis da markiz botrus moxsenebas im paemanis Sesaxeb, romelic bukingamsa da dedo­fals hqondaT mTavarsardlis meuRlesTan im Rames, rodesac karnavali iyo mTavarsardlis sasaxleSi. eWvi Tu Seeparos Cems cnobebSi, uTxariT, rom didi mogolis tanisamosiT mibrZanda im paemanze lordi. im tanisamosiT, romliTac raindi gizi unda misuliyo, xolo de gizisgan sami aTas pistolad iyida bukingamma es tansacmeli.

_ kargiT, batono!

_ uTxariT, rom dawvrilebiT vici, rogor Sevida sasax­leSi italieli mkiTxavis tanisamosiT da RamiT gamovida iqidan. uTxariT kidev, radgan minda sabolood davarwmuno, rom yvelaferze, rasac Tqven etyviT, damamtkicebeli sabuTebi maqvs; diax, uTxariT, rom wamosasxamis qveS didi xalaTi ecva, Savi laqebiT, mkvdris Tavis qaliT da gadajvaredinebuli ZvlebiT aWrelebuli. ase imitom Seimosa, rom Tu gamom­JRavndeboda misi yofna, Tavi TeTri alis moCvenebad unda gamoecxadebina, romelic, rogorc yvelam icis, yovel­Tvis gamoCndeba xolme luvrSi, rodesac rame didi SemTxvevaa mosalodneli.

_ sul eg aris, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav?

_ uTxariT, rom dawvrilebiT vici amienis ambebi da rom patara, mimzidvel romanad gamovaqveyneb mas, Sig ki CavurTav baRis gegmas da, agreTve, im Ramis scenis umTavres moqmed pirTa suraTebs.

_ yvelafers vetyvi, uklebliv yvelafers.

_ isic uTxariT, rom bastiliis cixeSi myavs gamomwyvdeuli misi montegiu, romelsac, marTalia, araviTari werili ar aRmoaCnda daWeris dros, magram wamebas SeuZlia aTqmevinos is, rac icis, da isic ki, rac ar icis.

_ Zalian kargi.

_ amas isic daumateT, rom mis brwyinvalebas kunZul redan aCqarebiT gaqcevis dros, Tavis karavSi darCenia qalbaton de Sevrezis werili, romelic saxels utexs dedofals. am weriliT mtkicdeba ara marto is, rom dedofals uyvars mefis mtrebi, aramed isic, rom is monawileobas Rebulobs safrangeTis winaaRmdeg SeTqmulebaSi. xom kargad gaxsovT, rac CamogiTvaleT?

_ ai, Tqven TviTon darwmundiT, Tqveno yovladuw­mindesobav, gavimeoreb: mejlisi mTavarsardlis meuRlesTan, Rame luvrSi, saRamo amienSi, montegius daWera, qalbaton de Sevrezis werili.

_ ase, ase, _ mouwona kardinalma, _ marTlac rom kargi mexsiereba gqoniaT, miledi.

_ magram, _ wamoiwyo isev qlma, romelsac aseTi qebiT mimarTa kardinalma, _ rom arad dagvifasos es Cveni sabuTebi da ganagrZos safrangeTisadmi muqara da omisaTvis mzadeba?

_ hercog bukingams gagiJebiT uyvars dedofali, ufro ukeT, gasulelebulia misi siyvaruliT, _ ganagrZo riSeliem Rrma mwuxarebiT, _ winandeli raindebiviT, mxolod im ganzraxviT agvitexa es omi, rom alersis TvaliT gadaexeda misTvis dedofals. Tu davarwmuneT, rom am omma SeiZleba saxeli gautexos mis satrfos da iqneba Tavisuflebac aRu­kveTos mis saocnebo qalbatons, rogorc TviTonve uwo­debs, merwmuneT, Rrmad Caufiqrdeba mdgomareobas.

_ magram mainc rom ver daviyolioT? _ mimarTa miledim iseTi daJinebiT, romelic amtkicebda, rom undoda, Tavidan bolomde zustad Seegno, ras avalebda kardinali, _ mainc rom ver daviyolioT?

_ Tu gagvijiutda... ara mgonia, daujerebelia, _ Tqva kardinalma.

_ ara, SesaZlebelia...

_ Tu gagvijiutda... _ mcire xniT gaCumda misi yovladuw­mindesoba da mere ganagrZo: _ Tu gagvijiutda... ra gaewyoba? maSin me imedi meqneba iseTi movlenis, romelic ucbad cvlis saxelmwifoTa Soris damokidebulebas...

_ iqneba keTili inebos Tqvenma yovladuwmindesobam da istoriidan momagonos amgvari movlenis raime mniSvnelovani magaliTi, _ Tqva miledim, _ maSin me gaviziarebdi Tqvens rwmenas momavlisadmi.

_ magaliTi gnebavT? ai, inebeT: imave mizeziT iyo gaxe­lebuli netarxsenebuli mefe henrix meoTxe, romliTac dRes lordi bukingamia gaSmagebuli, rodesac 1610 wels Tavisi jarebi Seusia erTdroulad flandrias da italias, raTa ori mxridan dascemoda avstrias... da gana maSin ar moxda iseTi moulodneli movlena, romelmac ixsna avstria? ratom ar SeiZleba iseve Seewios yovlisSemZlebeli RmerTi safrangeTis mefes, rogorc maSin Seewia avstriis impera­tors?

_ Tqvens yovladuwmindesobas surs, feroneris quCaze xanjliT momxdari mkvlelobis ambavi momagonos?

_ diax.

_ rogor ggoniaT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, gana gabedavs vinme ravaliakis1 mibaZvas, rodesac yvelam icis, ra sazareli wamebiT iqna dasjili mefe henrix meoTxis mkvleli.

_ yovel epoqasa da yovel qveyanaSi, gansakuTrebiT, iseT qveyanaSi, sadac xalxSi religiuri uTanxmoeba sufevs, SeiZleba iyvnen fanatikosebi, romlebic sulis cxonebasaviT natroben wamebas. swored karg dros momagonda, puritanebi aRSfoTebulni arian hercog bukingamis moRvaweobiT da antiqristed ixsenieben TavianT qadagebaSi.

_ mere ra? _ hkiTxa miledim.

_ mere is, rom, _ ganagrZo kardinalma uxalisod, _ magaliTad, axlandel mdgomareobaSi ikmarebda aRmoCena erTi yoCaRi, lamazi axalgazrda qalisa, romelic bukingamze SurisZiebis grZnobiT aris aRvsili. Zneli ar unda iyos aseTi qalis povna. Zalian moswondaT da uyvardaT qalebs bukingami. man mravali qalis guli aRagzno misdami trfobiT, Tavis `sikvdilamde gaunelebeli siyvarulis ficiT~ da, maS, mravali qalis siZulvilic unda moepovebina Tavisi mudmivi orgulobiTa da RalatiT.

_ magas raRa Tqma unda, _ upasuxa civad miledim, _ Zneli ar unda iyos magisTana qalis aRmoCena.

_ maS, erTma Seuracxyofilma qalma rom Jak klemanis1 an ravaliakis msgavs vinme fanatikoss dana Caudos xelSi, gansacdelidan ixsnis safrangeTs.

_ diax, magram TviTonac kaciskvlis Tanamoziare gaxdeba.

_ gana icis vinmem, vin iyo namdvili Tanamoziare Jak klemanisa an ravaliakisa?

_ ara. SeiZleba iseTi maRali wreebisani iyvnen isini, rom verc ki gaubedes im simaRleSi Zebna. yvelasTvis ki ar gabedaven marTlmsajulebis sasaxlis gadawvas.

_ maS, Tqven ggoniaT, rom marTlmsajulebis sasaxlis xanZars Tavisi mizezi hqonda da ara ubralo SemTxveva? _ hkiTxa kardinalma iseTi kiloTi, TiTqos araviTari mniSvne­loba ara hqonda am kiTxvas.

_ me, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, araferi mgonia, me mxolod aRvniSnav faqts. oRond, amasTan erTad, erTs ki mogaxsenebT: me rom qalbatoni de monpansie viyo an dedofali maria mediCi, ufro naklebi sifrTxiliT moviqceodi, vidre dRes viqcevi, ledi klarikad wodebuli.

_ Zalian kargi, _ miugo kardinalma, _ magram ris Tqma gnebavT magiT?

_ minda, brZaneba mqondes Tqveni, romelic winaswarve daamtkicebs yovel Cem mier xmarebul saSualebas Tqveni davalebis asasruleblad da safrangeTis sakeTildReod.

_ kargiT, magram jer, rogorc giTxariT, unda gamoiZebnos SurisZiebis wyurviliT anTebuli qali, romelic bukingamze javrs iyris.

_ qali gamoZebnilia, _ uTxra miledim.

_ maSin dagvWirdeba gamoZebna aramzada fanatikosisa, romelic RvTis gangebas agvisrulebs.

_ imasac vipoviT.

_ hoda, maSin mova dro im brZanebis miRebisa, romelsac es aris mTxovdiT.

_ marTali brZandebiT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, _ moaxsena miledim, _ minda vaRiaro, rom Sevcdi, rodesac Tqven mier mocemul davalebaSi, Tqveni namdvili brZanebis garda, me kidev sxva raRac warmovisaxe. namdvili Tqveni brZaneba mdgomareobs SemdegSi: unda ganvucxado hercog bukingams Tqveni yovladuwmindesobisagan, rom Tqven kargad iciT, rogor moaxerxa dedofalTan misvla mTavarsardlis meuRlesTan gamarTul zeimze, rom Tqven gaqvT damamtki­cebeli sabuTebi, Tu rogor Sevida sasaxleSi dedofalTan italieli mkiTxavis tanisamosiT, da rom es mkiTxavi namdvi­lad hercogi bukingami brZandeboda, rom Tqven SeukveTavT metad saintereso patara romans, romelSic aRwerili iqneba amienis SemTxveva, mTavar moqmed pirTa suraTebiT, rom bastiliis cixeSi aris montegiu da SeiZleba wamebam aTqmevinos, rac axsovs da, agreTve, isic, rac SeiZleba daviwyebuli hqondes. dabolos, rom Tqvena gaqvT werili qalbaton Sevrezisa, lordis karavSi aRmoCenili, romelic Tavsa sWris ara marto imas, vinc im werilsa wers, aramed imasac, visi saxeliTac aris dawerili is werili... da Tu, miuxedavad yovelive amisa, hercogma bukingamma Tavisi ar daiSala, me mainc amiT vaTaveb Tqven mier mocemul brZanebas, radgan, rogorc mogaxseneT, amiT isazRvreba Tqveni davaleba, isRa damrCeba, rom yovlad SemZlebel RmerTs Sevevedro, gviwyalobos saswauli da miT gansacdelidan ixsnas safran­geTi. es aris, ara, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, rasac me mavalebT?

_ diax, swored magas gavalebT, _ upasuxa civad kardinalma.

_ axla ki, _ moaxsena mSvidad miledim, TiTqos verc ki SeniSna kardinalis Secvlili xma, _ raki miviRe brZaneba Tqveni yovladuwmindesobis mtrebis Sesaxeb, neba miboZeT, erTi-ori sityviT mainc vuCivlo Cems mtrebs.

_ maS, mtrebica gyoliaT? _ hkiTxa riSeliem.

_ diax, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, mtrebi myavs, romelTa winaaRmdeg Tqvenc unda damexmaroT, radgan isini TqvenTan erTguli samsaxuris Sedegad movipove.

_ vin arian eg Tqveni mtrebi?

_ upirvelesad, erTi viRac qali gaxlavT, bonasie.

_ is xom mantis cixeSi zis!

_ iq gaxldaT, _ miugo miledim, _ magram dedofalma brZaneba gamostyua mefes da im brZanebis ZaliT monasterSi gadaiyvana.

_ monasterSi?

_ diax, erT monasterSi.

_ romelSi, Tu iciT?

_ ara, ar vici, Zalian icaven mag saidumlos.

_ me gavigeb.

_ da mere mec mibrZanebs Tqveni yovladuwmindesoba? minda vicode, sad aris is dedakaci!

_ ratom ara! _ miugo kardinalma.

_ kargiT, axla meore mterze mogaxsenebT, igi gacilebiT ufro saSiSia, vidre viRac bonasies coli.

_ eg vinRa aris?

_ misi sayvareli.

_ ra gvaria?

_ oh, Tqvenc kargad icnobT! _wamoiyvira cofmoreulma miledim, _ is gaxlavT Cveni saerTo mosisxle mteri, avi suli, romelic mosvenebas aRar gvaZlevs. es is gaxlavT, romelic amas winaT Tqveni razmelebis da muSketerebis CxubSi Caeria da mefis muSketerebs moapovebina gamarjveba; es is gaxlavT, romelmac Tqven mier gagzavnili grafi de vardi xmliT samgan daWra da ise samarcxvinod CagviSala almasis burnukebis saqme; es is gaxlavT, romelsac ver mounelebia Cem mier misi sayvarlis motaceba da aRTqma daudvia _ me momklas.

_ ah, ah! _ wamoiZaxa kardinalma, _ vici, visac uCiviT.

_ es is aramzada d'artaniani gaxlavT!

_ Zalian yoCaRi biWia, _ Tqva kardinalma.

_ imitomac gaxlavT metad saSiSi, rom Zalian yoCaRia.

_ raime sabuTi unda gvqondes misi bukingamTan damokide­bulebis Sesaxeb, _ Tqva kardinalma.

_ raime sabuTi? _Sehyvira miledim, _ me aTass giSoviT!

_ maSin magaze advili ra iqneba? Tqven sabuTi miSoveT da me imwamsve bastiliis cixeSi davamwyvdevineb.

_ kargi, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, magram Semdeg?

_ bastiliis cixeSi damwyvdeul kacs `Semdeg~ aRara sWirdeba, _ Tqva kardinalma yru xmiT, _ ah, eSmakma dalaxvros, _ ganagrZo cota xnis Semdeg, _ CemTvisac rom ase advili iyos Cemi mtris moSoreba, rogorc Tqveni mtrebis daRupvaa advili... ai, Cemi mtris msgavsi kacis mocilebas unda mTxovdeT, rom...

_ modiT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, gacvla vawarmooT. kacSi kaci momeciT, sicocxleSi _ sicocxle, Tqven is momeciT, visaca gTxovT, da me imas mogarTmevT samagierod.

_ ver gavige, ris Tqma gnebavT, _upasuxa kardinalma, _ da arc minda magis gageba. magram minda, rameTi gasiamovnoT. me veraviTar damabrkolebel mosazrebas ver vpoveb, rom uari giTxraT erTi ubralo, Tavxedi razmelis dasjaze, miT ufro, rom, rogorc Tqven meubnebiT, igi metad garyvnili, moRalate, duelis moyvaruli yofila.

_ usindisoa, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, usindiso gaxlavT!

_ sawer-kalami da qaRaldi momeciT! _ sTxova kardinalma.

_ inebeT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav.

cota xans miCumdnen mosaubreni, rac imas amtkicebda, rom kardinali cdilobda moefiqrebina is sityvebi, romli­Tac unda gadmoeca dawerilis Sinaarsi.

aTosma, romelsac kardinalisa da miledis saubridan arc erTi sityva ar gamohparvia, Tavisi ori megobari oTaxis meore boloSi gaiyvana.

_ netavi ra ginda? _ hkiTxa porTosma, _ ratom ar gsurs bolomde movisminoT is saubari?

_ Cumad, _ uTxra CurCuliT aTosma, _ Cven ukve gavigoneT, rac saWiro iyo, magram me ar giSliT, midiT da moismineT, me ki unda wavide.

_ unda waxvide? _ hkiTxa porTosma, _ mere, kardinalma rom gikiTxos? ra pasuxi gavceT?

_ nu daucdiT mis kiTxvas, Tqven TviTonve moaxseneT, rom wavedi gzis dasaTvaliereblad, radgan Cveni maspinZlis ramdenime sityvam eWvi aRmiZra, rom saSiSroebas moklebuli ar unda iyos Cveni gza, amis Sesaxeb erT-or sityvas kar­dinalis Tanmxlebsac vetyvi. danarCeni Cemi saqmea da Tqven damSvidebuli brZandebodeT.

_ frTxilad iyaviT, aTos _ uTxra aramisma.

_ fiqri nu gaqvT, _ upasuxa aTosma, _ xom iciT, ra auCqarebeli adamiani var.

porTosi da aramisi isev RumelTan mividnen, skamebze dasxdnen da yuri miugdes...

aTosi ki sruliad mSvidad gavida oTaxidan, mivida, axsna Tavisi cxeni, ramdenime sityviT ganumarta kardinalis Tan­mxlebs, rom raRaca avi xmebi dadioda, da mSvidobianad dasabruneblad saWiro iyo gzis winaswar daTvaliereba. yuradRebiT gasinja Tavisi dambaCis Caxmaxi da banakisken WenebiT wavida.

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ojaxuri scena

marTali gamodga aTosis varaudi, kardinalma aRar daag­viana dabla Camosvla.

aTosis wasvlis Semdeg man male SemoaRo darbazis kari, sadac sami muSketeri eguleboda. kardinalma aramissa da porToss kamaTlebiT gacxarebul TamaSze moaswro. man swra­fad moavlo Tvali oTaxis yovel kuTxes da naxa, rom erTi kaci aklda.

_ batoni aTosi sadRaa? _ ikiTxa kardinalma.

_ gzis Sesamowmeblad geaxlaT, Tqveno yovladuw­minde­sobav. Cvens metraqtires saSiSrad miaCnia banakisken mimavali gza.

_ Tqven raRas akeTebT, batono porTos?

_ xuTi pistoli movuge aramiss.

_ axla xom SegiZliaT CemTan erTad wamosvla?

_ Tqvens brZanebas veliT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav.

_ maS, SevsxdeT cxenebze, batonebo, radgan Zalian dag­vianda.

karebTan idga kardinalis Tanmxlebi, romelsac cxenis sadave eWira. cota moSorebiT, bnelSi sami Sekazmuli cxeni da ori kaci moCanda; maT unda mieyvanaT miledi puantis cixesTan da gemSi CaesvaT.

Tanmxlebmac igive moaxsena aTosis Sesaxeb, rac orma muSketerma. kardinalma kmayofilebis niSnad xeli daiqnia da banakisken daiZra.

gza mSvidobisa vusurvoT banakamde baton kardinals Tavis TanmxlebiT da ori muSketeriT, Cven ki aToss gavyveT.

aTosma imave siCqariT gaiara asiode nabiji, magram raki traqtirs miefara da darwmunda, veRaravin dainaxavda, marjvniv gadauxvia, banakisken mimaval gzas dauaxlovda da gzidan oci nabijiT daSorebul WalaSi Sevida, rom yuri egdo, rodis gaivlida banakSi mimavali kardinali. Soridanve icno Tavisi megobrebis oqromkediani qudebi da iseTive foCi baton kardinalis wamosasxamisa. aTosma moicada, sanam es mgzavrebi kuTxeSi Cauxvevdnen da, rodesac Tvals miefarnen, WenebiT isev traqtirSi dabrunda, sadac maSinve gauRes kari.

icno traqtiris patronma.

_ erTi mniSvnelovani garemoeba daviwyebia Cems oficers, _ uTxra aTosma, _ da me gamomgzavna, gadavce im qals, romelic zeviT brZandeba.

_ mobrZandiT, batono, jer isev Tavis oTaxSi gaxlavT.

siamovnebiT miiRo es nebarTva, swrafad afrinda kibeze da derefnidanve Ria karSi dainaxa, rom miledi quds ixuravda da wasasvlelad emzadeboda.

aTosi oTaxSi Sevida da karebi urduliT gadaketa. am xmaurze miledim ukan moixeda.

wamosasxamSi gaxveuli da Tvalebze qudCamoweuli aTosi jer isev karebTan idga.

qandakebasaviT munjad mdgari adamianis danaxvaze miledi SeSinda.

_ vina xarT? ra gindaT? _ Sehyvira man.

_ is aris, is! _ CurCulebda aTosi.

wamosasxami Zirs dauSva, qudi moixada da miledisken waiwia.

_ micaniT Tu vera, qalbatono?

miledic win wamovida, magram gvelnakbeniviT ucbad ukanve gaiqca.

_ kargi, kargi! _ Tqva aTosma, _ vxedav, rom micaniT.

feri ecvala miledis, SeSinebuli ukan-ukan iwevda, sanam kedels ar miabjina zurgi.

_ grafi de la feri! _ Cumad, xmis kankaliT warmoTqva man.

_ diax, miledi, _ upasuxa aTosma, _ grafi de la feri, romelic mxolod imitom modis saiqiodan, rom datkbes Tqveni naxviT. maS, davsxdeT da movilaparakoT, rogorca brZanebs batoni kardinali.

Tavzardacemul qals xmis amoReba aRar SeeZlo, Zalmix­dili skamze daeSva.

_ maS, avi suli xarT, qveynad borotebis gansaxorci­eleblad movlenili? _ mimarTa aTosma, _ vici, didi ZlierebiTa xarT aRWurvili, magram Tqvenc unda icodeT, rom RvTis wyalobiTa da daxmarebiT uZlieres eSmaksac amarcxebs adamiani. erTxel ukve gadameRobeT gzaze; me megona, qalbatono, sabolood movaSore qveyanas saTnoebis mteri, magram an me vcdebodi, an jojoxeTma CagidgaT Tavisi suli!

miledis am sityvebma moagona warsuli saSineleba, Tavi daRuna da mwared amoikvnesa.

_ diax, jojoxeTma CagidgaT Tavisi suli, _ ganagrZo aTosma, _ jojoxeTma gagamdidraT, jojoxeTma moganiWaT meore gvari, jojoxeTma gardagqmnaT. TiTqmis saxec ki gamogicvalaT, magram man ver Camorecxa WuWyi Tqvens suls da damRa _ Tqvens tans.

gvelnakbeniviT wamovarda miledi, Tvalebidan cecxls afrqvevda. aTosi isev ijda.

_ mkvdari gegoneT, gana, iseve rogorc me megona, rom wuTisofels gamogasalmeT! saxelma aTosma dafara grafi de la feri, iseve rogorc miledi klarikma dafara saxeli ana de bleili! xom eg iyo Tqveni saxeli da gvari, rodesac jvari dagvwera Tqvenma patiosanma Zmam? marTlacda ucnauri aris Cveni mdgomareoba, _ ganagrZo siciliT aTosma, _ dRevandlamde marto imitom viyaviT cocxalni Tqvenc da mec, rom ukve micvalebulad gveguleboda erTmaneTi. war­sulis mogoneba ufro naklebad qenjnis kacs, vidre cocxali arseba, Tumca xandaxan sulier wamebad xdeba TviT mogo­nebac.

_ bolos da bolos, _ wamoiyvira miledim yru xmiT, _ risTvis moxvediT? ra gindaT Cemgan?

_ minda giTxraT, rom Tqvengan uxilavi, Tvals ar gaSo­rebdiT.

_ Tqven iciT, rac Cavidine?

_ me SemiZlia dReebis CamoTvliT mogiyveT yvelaferi, rasac Tqven sCadiodiT kardinalTan samsaxurSi Sesvlis dRidan am Ramemde.

daujereblobis Rimilma gadairbina miledis gadaTeT­rebul bageze.

_ momismineT! es Tqven CamosWeriT hercog bukingams mxrebidan almasis ori burnuki; Tqven moatacebineT qalba­toni bonasie; graf de vardisadmi JiniT gatacebulma Tqveni sawolis kari gauReT da grafis magivrad d'artaniani Caiw­vineT loginSi, mas graf de vardis mokvlasa sTxovdiT, radgan gegonaT, rom motyuebuli iyaviT misgan, magram rodesac graf de vardis metoqem win gadagiSalaT Tqveni samarcxvino saqcielis saidumloeba, maSin misi mokvla moindomeT da amis asasruleblad ori aramzada daadevneT sabrZolvelad mimavals, da rodesac Tofis tyviam mizans ver miaRwia, mowamluli Rvino gaugzavneT da Tan yalbi werili, romliTac cdilobdiT dagerwmunebinaT Tqveni msxverpli, rom Rvinos misi megobrebi ugzavnidnen. ukanasknelad am oTaxSi, am skamze gamoWimulma, me rom vzivar, es aris axla ikisreT davaleba, vinmes moakvlevinoT lordi bukingami. samagierod, kardinalma ufleba mogcaT, moakvlevinoT d'artaniani.

mkvdrisferi edo miledis.

_ qaji yofilxarT, gulTamxilavi!

_ SeiZleba asec iyos, _ miugo aTosma. _ magram mainc moismineT, ras getyviT: mokaliT an moakvlevineT hercogi bukingami, ra menaRvleba? me imas ar vicnob, is ki vici, rom ingliselia... magram xeli ar axloT, TiTi ar SeaxoT d'ar­tanianis Tmis erT Rersac ki! d'artaniani Cemi erTguli megobaria, me igi Zalian miyvars da Zalianac vicav. Torem, mamaCemis saxels vficav, eg iqneba Tqveni ukanaskneli avkacoba.

_ batonma d'artanianma sastiki Seuracxyofa momayena, _ Tqva yru xmiT miledim, _ d'artaniani mokvdeba.

_ gana riRaTi SeiZleba, qalbatono, Tqveni Seuracxyofa? _ uTxra siciliT aTosma, _ Seuracxyo qalbatoni da, maSasadame, kidec mokvdeba, ha?

_ diax, mokvdeba, jer _ misi sayvareli da mere _ TviTon d'artanianic.

gabruebuliviT iyo aTosi. Sescqeroda am flid qmnilebas, romelsac qaluri aRara SerCenoda ra, da gulsaklavi warsuli agondeboda. mas gaaxsenda, rom erTxel, dRevandelze naklebad saSiS mdgomareobaSi undoda Tavisi patios­nebisaTvis Seewira es qali, misi mokvlis survili axla isev daucxromeli ZaliT moedo aTosis gonebas. aTosi wamovarda, dambaCa swrafad amoiRo da Caxmaxi aswia.

mkvdariviT gaTeTrebul miledis undoda daeyvira, magram gayinuli hqonda ena da raRaca xrinwiani xmiT amoiZaxa, romelsac araferi hqonda saerTo adamianis xmasTan, gaco­febuli mxecis xixins ufro hgavda. Tmaawewili, kedels sulTmobrZavis saxiT mihyudeboda.

aTosma nela aswia dambaCa, mklavi gaSala ise, rom dambaCis lula, TiTqmis miledis Subls Seexo, da saSineli xmiT warmoTqva:

_ qalbatono! amwamsve gadmomeciT is qaRaldi, romelzedac kardinalma mogiweraT xeli, an arada, Cems suls vficav, Tavs gagixvretT.

sxva rom damuqreboda vinme, iqneba eWvi Seetana ganzraxvis sisruleSi moyvanaze, magram kargad icnobda aToss: miledi uZravad idga, pasuxs ar aZlevda.

_ erT wuTs gaZlevT, gadawyviteT! _ uTxra aTosma. misma moRuSulma saxem miledi daarwmuna, rom dambaCa usaTuod gavardeboda. amitom swrafad Caiyo xeli gulispirSi, amoiRo qaRaldi da aToss gauwoda:

_ ai, waiReT, _ uTxra man, _ da wyeulimc iyaviT.

muSketerma CamoarTva qaRaldi, dambaCa qamarSi gaimagra, lam­pasTan mivida dasarwmuneblad, rom namdvilad is qaRaldi hqonda xelSi da waikiTxa:

`Cemi brZanebiTa da samefos keTildReobisaTvis Seasrula amisma warmomdgenma es saqme.

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_ axla, raki kbilebi amogaZre, gvelo, dakbine, Tu kidev SegiZlia, _ uTxra aTosma, romelic wasasvlelad emzadeboda, wamosasxams isworebda da quds ixuravda.

ise gavida oTaxidan, rom ukan ar mouxedavs.

alayafis karebTan ori kaci idga, TavianTi cxenebiT.

_ batonebo, Tqven iciT misi yovladuwmindesobis brZaneba, rom es qali dauyovnebliv unda waiyvanoT puantis cixemde da Tavi ar daaneboT, manam gemSi ar CasvamT.

es sityvebi savsebiT eTanxmeboda am ori kacis mier miRebul brZanebas da aToss Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi daukres.

aTosi swrafad moaxta cxens da gaaWena, oRond imis magivrad, rom gzas gahyoloda, mindorSi gadavida da dezebis cemiT atara cxeni. xandaxan SeaCerebda, rom yuri miegdo. erT-erTi aseTi SeCerebis dros gzidan ramdenime cxenis fexis xma Semoesma. mas eWvi ar epareboda, rom es kardinali da misi amala iyo. aTosma maSinve isev win gaaWena cxeni. mananiTa da xeebis foTlebiT gaumSrala ofli Tavis raSs da banakidan daaxloebiT orasi nabijis dacilebiT Setri­alda, rom gzaze daxvedroda mimavalT.

_ vin modis? _ SeekiTxa Soridanve, rodesac cxenebi SeamCnia.

_ mgoni, Cveni yoCaRi muSketeri unda iyos, _ Tqva kardi­nalma.

_ diax, is gaxlavT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, _ moaxsena porTosma.

_ batono aTos, _ mimarTa riSeliem, _ miiReT Cemi madloba, rom ase SewuxdiT da SesaZlebeli xifaTisagan gvixseniT. batonebo, Cven ukve movediT, Tqven marcxena kariT SexvalT. amaRamis niSania `mefe da re~.

am sityvebis Semdeg kardinalma Tavi daukra sam muSketers da Tavis TanmxlebTan erTad marjvniv wavida, radgan im Rames TviTon riSeliec banakSi rCeboda.

_ ici, aTos? _ wamoiZaxes erTxmad porTosma da aramisma, rodesac dainaxes, rom kardinals aRar SeeZlo maTi naTqvamis gagoneba, _ misma yovladuwmindesobam xeli mouwera im qaRaldze, romelsac miledi sTxovda.

_ vici, _ miugo mSvidad aTosma, _ vici, radgan is qaRaldi me maqvs.

ise mividnen Cveni megobrebi TavianT binamde, rom amis metad aRar dalaparakebian erTmaneTs da arc xma amouRiaT, Tu mxedvelobaSi ar miviRebT im sityvebs, romlebic saguSa­goebTan Tqves.

muSketerebma binaze misvlisTanave muSketoni gagzavnes planSesTan da daabares, rom morigeobis damTavrebisTanave d'artaniani saCqarod maTTan mosuliyo.

rac Seexeba miledis, igi xmisamouRebliv gahyva or kacs, romlebic karebTan elodnen. yvelaferi ise moxda, rogorc aTosi fiqrobda, Tumca miledis erTi wuTiT mainc gauelva fiqrma, jer kardinalisTvis ecnobebina yvelaferi, magram grZnobda, rom mis dabezRebas aTosic dabezRebiTve upasu­xebda. Tu miledi etyoda, aTosma CamomaxrCoo, samagierod, aTosi ityoda, rom mas damRa hqonda. amitom siCume amjobina, gadawyvita, pirdapir wasuliyo da Cveulebrivi moxerxebiT aesrulebina metad Zneli davaleba, romelic kardinalma daakisra. Semdeg ki, rodesac yovelives baton kardinalis sasargeblod moagvarebda, mas gasamrjelod sTxovda aTosis javris amoyras.

mTeli Ramis mgzavrobis Semdeg miledi dilis Svid saaTze puantis cixesimagreSi iyo. rva saaTze gembanze idga, cxra saaTze gemma, romelic, kardinalis brZanebis Tanaxmad, baionisaken unda wasuliyo, Ruza axsna da inglisisaken aiRo mimarTuleba.