MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

XVI
sen-Jerves simagre
muSketerebTan mosul d'artanians samive megobari erT oTaxSi dauxvda. aTosi Taviseburad Cafiqrebuli Canda. porTosi ulvaSs igrexda, aramiss mSvenieri xaverdisydiani locvani eWira da kiTxulobda.

_ ukacravad, batonebo, _ mimarTa d'artanianma, _ imedi maqvs, didi mniSvnelobis ambavi unda macnoboT, ase rom ar iyos, pirdapir geubnebiT, ar SegindobT Cems aq moyvanas im uZilo Ramis Semdeg, romelic wuxel simagris aRebisaTvis brZolebSi gavatare. ah, ra kargi iqneboda, Tqvenc iq yofi­liyaviT, batonebo! ra sicxe gvadga, rom icodeT!

_ Cven sxvagan viyaviT da garwmunebT, arc iqa cioda, _ upasuxa porTosma da, rogorc iyo, Taviseburad daiyena ulvaSi.

_ Cumad, _ Seayena aTosma.

_ ooh, _ wamoiZaxa d'artanianma, radgan maSinve mixvda aTosis warbis SeWmuxvnis mniSvnelobas, _ etyoba, axali ambebi iciT.

_ aramis, _ mimarTa aTosma, _ guSinwin sauzme, mgoni, parpaios duqanSi miirTviT, ara?

_ diax.

_ mere, kmayofili darCiT?

_ Zalian cudi sauzme Semxvda, samwuxaroa, guSinwin marxva iyo da saxsnilo araferi hqondaT.

_ rogor? _ hkiTxa aTosma, _ zRvis pirasa varT, nav­sadgurSi, da nuTu Tevzic ki ara hqondaT?

_ baton kardinals abraleben: jebirs rom akeTebinebs kardinali, iman daafrTxo Tevzio, _ miugo aramisma da isev Tavis wminda locvans daubrunda.

_ magas ki ar gekiTxebiT, aramis, _ mimarTa isev aTosma, _ ramdenad Tavisuflad grZnobdiT Tavs, xom aravis Seuwuxe­bixarT?

_ ara mgoni, diax, axla ki mivxvdi, im ambisTvis, romlis moyolasac Tqven apirebT, parpaios duqani swored Sesaferi adgilia, iq SedarebiT Tavisuflad vigrZnobT Tavs.

_ maS, wavideT parpaios duqnisken, Torem am saxlis ked­lebi, mgoni, muyaosgan unda iyos gakeTebuli.

d'artanianma kargad icoda Tavisi megobris xasiaTi, mis mier kentad wamosrolili sityva an xelis ubralo moZraoba sakmarisi iyo, gaego, ris Tqma undoda aToss. axlac mixvda d'artaniani, rom mdgomareoba seriozuli iyo. man mklavi mklavSi gauyara megobars ise, rom xma ar gaucia, da oTaxidan gavidnen. porTosi da aramisic ukan gahyvnen baasiT.

gzaSi grimo SemoeyaraT. aTosma aniSna, ukan gahyoloda, isic Cveulebisamebr daemorCila. sawyal biWs, rac aTosTan iyo, TandaTan aviwydeboda laparaki.

rodesac muSketerebi parpaios duqanSi mividnen, dilis Svidi saaTi iqneboda. is iyo Tendeboda, megobrebma sauzme SeukveTes da erTi oTaxi daikaves, sadac, maspinZlis sityviT, bevri aravin SeawuxebdaT.

saubedurod, saidumlod mosalaparakeblad dro cudad SerCeuli gamodga. is iyo gaisma dilis buki, rom Zilis burusidan gamosvlisa da dilis sicivis acilebis mizniT, yvela duqnisken garboda, raTa aryiT mainc Sexurebuliyvnen. dragunebi, Sveicarielebi, gvardielebi, muSketerebi swrafad cvlidnen erTmaneTs, rac metad sasiamovno iyo duqnis patronisaTvis, magram xels uSlida Cvens oTx megobars. amitom isini metad ugulod upasuxebdnen TavianT nacnobebs salamze, sadRgerZelosa da xumrobaze.

_ eh, frTxilad, Torem aq Cxubi mogviva visTanme, _ Tqva aTosma, _ dRes ki swored ubedureba iqneba magaze mocdena. d'artanian, gviambeT Tqveni Ramis Tavgadasavali, mere Cvensasac giambobT.

_ ho, marTla, _ saubarSi Caeria erTi mxedari, romelsac xelSi WiqiT arayi eWira, oTaxSi dadioda da nel-nela wrupavda, _ wuxel sangrebSi brZandebodiT, batono gvardi­elebo, da, mgoni, magari brZolebi gaumarTeT laroSelelebs.

d'artanianma aToss gadaxeda, undoda gaego, gaeca pasuxi am aramkiTxe mosaubrisaTvis Tu gaCumebuliyo.

_ ra mogivida, d'artanian, _ mimarTa aTosma, _ ar gesmis baton biuzinis sityvebi? man Sen pativi dagdo da gkiTxa: gviambe, rogor Caiara wuxandelma brZolam, raki ase surT am batonebs.

_ raime simagre xom ar waarTviT? _ Caeria laparakSi erTi Sveicarieli, romelic ludis WiqiT roms svamda.

_ diax, batono, _ upasuxa d'artanianma da Tavi daukra, _ bedi gvewia wuxel, ise gavmamacdiT, amas Tqvenc gaigonebdiT, rom simagris erTi kuTxis qveS kasriT Tofis wamali Sevi­taneT, afeTqebis dros kedelSi karga didi naprali gamov­WeriT, Zveli Senoba gaxlavT is simagre da sxva kedlebic sakmarisad davuzianeT.

_ eg romel simagres gauxeTqeT kedeli? _ hkiTxa erTma dragunma, romelsac xmalze aego bati da Sesawvavad moetana.

_ sen-Jerves simagres, batono, _ miugo d'artanianma, _ im simagresTan iyo, ise rom awuxebdnen Cvenebs laroSelelebi.

_ maS, ficxeli Setakeba geqnebodaT?

_ ara uSavda ra, xuTi kaci Cven davkargeT, rva Tu aTi _ laroSelelebma.

_ ai, daswyevlos eSmakma, _ wamoiZaxa frangulad Sveica­rielma, romelsac germanul enaze arsebuli mravali salan­ZRavi sityvis miuxedavad, Cveulebad hqonda ginebis dros franguli enis xmareba.

_ magram xom SesaZlebelia, laroSelelebma am diliTve gamogzavnon miwis mTxrelebi, SeakeTebinon dangreuli ked­lebi da kvlav gaamagron TavianTi simagre, _ Tqva mxedarma.

_ diax, SesaZlebelia, _ daeTanxma d'artaniani.

_ erTi kargi sanaZleo, batonebo, _ Semoitana winadadeba aTosma.

_ ra sanaZleo? _ hkiTxa mxedarma.

_ moiTmineT, _ uTxra dragunma da Tan buxarSi gadebul rkinebze daamagra xmali, romelic Samfurad gamoeyenebina da bati wamoego, _ ha, sada xar, Se ubeduro maspinZelo? TefSi Cqara, am sanukvari batis erTi wveTi qonic ki ar unda davkargo.

_ marTalsa brZanebT, _ daumata Sveicarielma, _ sagangeboa batis qonze Semzadebuli namcxvari.

_ ai, ase, _ Tqva dragunma, _ axla Cven ukve gismenT, batono aTos, ra sanaZleozea laparaki?

_ aba, batono biuzin, sanaZleosa vdeb TqvenTan, _ daiwyo aTosma, _ rom Cemi sami amxanagi: porTosi, aramisi da d'arta­niani da maTTan erTad mec, sauzmis saWmelad wavalT sen-Jerves simagreSi da iq viqnebiT mTeli erTi saaTis ganmav­lobaSi, rogoradac unda Seecados mteri Cvens iqidan gamos­tumrebas.

aramisma da porTosma erTmaneTs gadaxedes, mimxvdariyvnen aTosis ganzraxvas.

_ ras ambob? _ CasCurCula yurSi d'artanianma, _ ginda, oTxive erTad amogvwyviton?

_ aq ufro male amogvwyveten, Tu iq ar wavediT, _ miugo aTosma.

_ RvTis winaSe, Zalian sanaZleoa, batonebo! _ Tqva por­Tosma, skamze gadawva da ulvaSi aigrixa. _ Zalian sanaZleoa da advilad misaRebic!

_ da viReb kidec, _ Tqva batonma biuzinim, _ oRond raze davnaZlevdeT?

_ xom oTxni brZandebiT, batonebo, _ upasuxa aTosma, _ Cvenc oTxni varT. vinc waagebs, erTi kargi sadili gagvimar­Tos, Tavisi gemovnebisamebr.

_ saucxooa! _ moiwona biuzinim.

_ mSvenieria! _ daemowma draguni.

_ Zalian kargi! _ Tqva Sveicarielma.

meoTxe msmenelma, romelic munjis rols asrulebda am saubarSi, Tavi daiqnia imis niSnad, rom isic Tanaxma iyo sanaZleoze.

_ mzad gaxlavT Tqveni sauzme, batonebo, _ moaxsena maspinZelma.

_ maS, aq mogvitaneT, _ brZana aTosma.

maspinZeli daemorCila. aTosma grimos dauZaxa, oTaxis erT kuTxeSi mdgari karga mozrdili kalaTi daanaxva. aniSna, xelsawmendSi gaexvia xorci da kalaTSi Caelagebina mTeli sauzme, romelic is iyo, meduqnem miarTva.

grimo maSinve mixvda, rom es ymawvilebi sadme mindorSi, xis qveS apirebdnen sauzmis mirTmevas. man kalaTSi xorcTan erTad RviniT savse boTlebic Caalaga da kalaTi mxarze gaidga.

_ sad unda miirTvaT Cemi sauzme? _ hkiTxa meduqnem.

_ TqvenTvis sul erTi ar aris? Tqven fuli miiReT, ra genaRvlebaT?

aTosma medidurad magidaze daudo ori pistoli.

_ xurda mogarTvaT, batono oficero? _ hkiTxa meduqnem.

_ ara, mxolod amas ori boTli Sampanuri daumateT, xurda xelsawmendis fasad dagrCeT.

ori boTlis damatebiT imdeni mogeba aRara rCeboda meduqnes, ramdenis imedic hqonda, magram Tavisi ar dakarga, ori boTli Sampanuris magivrad anJuuri Rvino Seapara grimos kalaTs.

_ batono biuzini! modiT, Tqveni saaTic Cemsaze daayeneT; an me mibrZaneT, romeli saaTia TqvenTan, rom Tqvensaze gavasworoT, _ sTxova aTosma.

_ siamovnebiT, batono, _ upasuxa kavaleristma da jibidan mSvenieri almasis TvlebiT moWedili saaTi amoiRo.

_ rvis naxevari gaxlavT.

_ CemTan ocdaxuTi wuTi aklia rvas, _ uTxra aTosma, _ maS, gaxsovdeT, Cemi saaTi xuTi wuTiT win uswrebs Tqvensas.

Cvenma megobrebma Tavi daukres gancvifrebul amxanagebs da sen-Jerves simagrisken gaudgnen gzas. ukan kalaTiT datvir­Tuli grimo misdevdaT; ar icoda, sad mihyavdaT batonebs, magram ise miCveuli iyo uxmo morCilebas, rom azradac ar mosdioda, ekiTxa rame.

manam banakis sazRvrebSi iyvnen, xma ar amouRiaT megobrebs, an ra unda eTqvaT, rodesac mravali cnobismoyvare misdevdaT ukan, romlebsac gaegoT dadebuli sanaZleo da undodaT enaxaT, rogor gadarCebodnen es ymawvilebi sen-Jerves simag­res. magram rogorc ki gadascdnen banakis sazRvars da mindorSi gavidnen, pirvelad d'artanians daebada SekiTxva; mas ar esmoda am ucnauri sanaZleos dadebis mizezi.

_ axla ki, Cemo Zvirfaso aTos, gamagebineT, sad mivdivarT?

_ gana vera xedavT, rom simagrisken mivdivarT? _ upasuxa aTosma.

_ mereda, ra unda gavakeToT iq?

_ Zalian kargad iciT, rom sauzmis saWmelad mivdivarT.

_ ratom parpaioSi ar visauzmeT?

_ imitom, rom metad mniSvnelovani saqme gvaqvs gansasjeli da, iq rom davrCeniliyaviT, xuT wuTsac ar viqnebodiT martoni, Cvens saqmeze Tavisuflad molaparakebis saSualebas ar mogvcemdnen. xalxis misvla-mosvlas ver auvediT. gvesal­mebodnen, gvelaparakebodnen. aq ki _ da simagre daanaxva, _ sul martoni viqnebiT, veravin Caereva Cvens saubarSi.

_ me ki mgonia, aseT miyruebul adgils sxvaganac vipovidiT zRvis piras, qviSnarSi, _ upasuxa d'artanianma im keTilgo­nierebiT, romelic ase kargad da bunebrivad egueboda mis usazRvro gambedaobas.

_ mainc dagvinaxavdnen da TxuTmet wuTSi kardinals misi jaSuSebi ambavs miutandnen, rom raRacaze vbWobdiT.

_ diax, _ Tqva aramisma, _ aTosi marTalia.

_ Zalian kargi iqneboda udabnosaviT carieli adgilis povna, _ Tqva porTosma, _ magram sad gamovZebnoT!

_ ar aris iseTi udaburi adgili, sadac frinvelma ar gadagiaros Tavze, Tevzi ar amoxtes wylidan, an moulod­nelad kurdReli ar gamoZvres sorodan. merwmuneT, Tevzebi, frinvelebi da kurdRlebic kardinalis jaSuSebi arian. amitom jobia ganvagrZoT gza, Torem Tu ukan daviwieT, Sercxvenilebi davrCebiT. xumroba saqme xom ar aris? sanaZleo gvaqvs dadebuli da mosagebad mivdivarT. mis namdvil mizezs ki eSmakic ver mixvdeba. erTi saaTi davyoT simagreSi, an Tavs dagvesxmis mteri, an arada Tu mterma ar Segvawuxa, Tavisuflad mosalaparakeblad sakmarisi dro gveqneba da Cvens naTqvamsac aravin gaigonebs. damijereT, simagris kedlebs yurebi ara aqvs. im SemTxvevaSi, Tu mteri Semogvesia, Cvenc pasuxs gavcemT da Tan Cvens saqmezedac movilaparakebT, amasTan, mters rom gavumagrdebiT, didebasac movixveWT. xom kargad xedavT, rogor yvelaferi Cvens sasargeblod aris mowyobili!

_ marTalia, marTali, magram isic marTalia, rom tyviac mogvZebnis.

_ eh, Cemo d'artanian, _ uTxra aTosma, _ Zalian kargad iciT, rom mebrZoli mtris tyvia, umetesad, saSiSi ar aris, _ uTxra aTosma.

_ Zalian kargi, magram, me mgoni, raki aseTi eqspedicia davapireT, Tofebi mainc unda wamogveRo, _ mimarTa porTosma.

_ nu sulelobT, Cemo porTos, rad gindodaT, erTi miTxariT, usargeblo tvirTis Treva?

_ mterze rom mivdivar, me usargeblod ar mimaCnia kargi yalibis Tofi, Tormeti findixi da parkiT Tofiswamali.

_ gana ver gaigoneT, ra gviTxra d'artanianma?

_ ra giTxraT d'artanianma? _ hkiTxa porTosma.

_ d'artanianma gviTxra, rom wuxandel brZolaSi im simag­reSi daiRupa rva Tu aTi frangi da imdenive laro­Seleli.

_ mere ra?

_ jer xom ver moaswrebdnen mkvdrebis gaxdas? amaze metad saCqaro saqme sxvac bevri eqnebodaT.

_ mere ra?

_ mere is, rom mivalT, aviRebT maT Tofebs, maT findixs da Tofiswamals. oTxi Tofisa da Tormeti tyviis magivrad TxuTmetamde Tofi gveqneba da asamde sasroli tyvia-wamali.

_ oh, aTos! _ Sehyvira aramisma, _ marTlac, didebuli kaci xarT.

porTosma Tavi daRuna sruli Tanxmobis niSnad.

marto d'artanianma ar CaTvala igi sakmaris sabuTad simagrisaken wamosasvlelad.

etyoboda, grimoc imave Sexedulebisa iyo, rogorisac d'artaniani. gana ara, aqamdec awuxebda eWvi _ iqneba simag­risken mivdivarTo? magram axla ki darwmunda da kalTa Camoswia Tavis batons.

_ sad mivdivarT? _ hkiTxa munjurad.

aTosma pasuxad TvaliT da xeliT cixisken miuTiTa.

grimomac kalaTi Zirs dadga, TviTon miwaze dajda da Tavi gaiqnia, _ aRar movdivaro.

aTosma qamridan dambaCa amoiZro, Caxmaxi aswia da dambaCis lulis piri zed yurze miado Tavis munj msaxurs.

swrafad wamoxta grimo da kalaTs xeli dastaca.

sawyalma grimom am wamieri pantomimuri sceniT mxolod is moigo, rom Tu aqamde ukan misdevda muSketerebs, axla win unda gasZRoloda.

megobrebi simagreSi avidnen da ukan miixedes.

banakis karTan mogroviliyo samasze meti jariskaci, maT Soris gamoirCeodnen batoni biuzini, draguni, Sveicarieli da meoTxe, sanaZleos monawile.

aTosma qudi xmlis wverze Camoacva da maRla aaTamaSa.

banakidanac mayureblebma misces salami da imisTana vaSa dasZaxes, rom sen-Jerves simagreSic ki kargad ismoda.

Semdeg oTxive Rrmad Sevida simagreSi, sadac grimos ukve moeswro Sesvla.

XVII
muSketerebis bWoba
aTosis varaudi gamarTlda: simagreSi daxocili Tormeti frangisa da laroSelelebis garda aravin iyo.

_ batonebo, _ Tqva aTosma, romelmac ikisra am eqspediciis mTavarsardloba. _ sanam grimo sufras gagviSlides, modiT, Tofebi da findixi movagrovoT, am saqmianobasTan erTad laparaksac Tavisuflad SevZlebT. eseni, batonebo, _ ganagrZo man da TiTi mkvdrebisken gaiSvira, _ yurs ver daugdeben Cvens naTqvams.

_ Tofebi movagrovoT da egeni ki TxrilSi CavyaroT, _ Tqva porTosma, _ mxolod davrwmundeT, rom jibeSi ara udevT ra.

_ eg grimos mivandoT, _ Tqva aTosma.

_ kargi, _ moiwona d'artanianma, _ magram grimom gaCxrekis Semdeg isini kedlidan pirdapir TxrilSi gadauSvas.

_ RmerTma dagvifaros, _ daiZaxa aTosma, _ aqac kargad gamogvadgebian.

_ es mkvdrebi gamogvadgebian? _ Sehyvira porTosma, _ xom ar gagiJebulxarT, megobaro?

_ nu gansjiT aCqarebiT, brZanebs saxareba da batoni kar­dinali, _ upasuxa aTosma, _ Tofi ramdenia, batonebo?

_ Tormeti, _ upasuxa aramisma.

_ ramdeni srola gvaqvs?

_ asamde iqneba.

_ swored imdenia, rom gveyofa, maS, gavtenoT Tofebi.

oTxi megobari saqmes Seudga. ukanaskneli Tofi gatenes da grimomac aniSna, rom sufra gaSlili iyo.

aTosmac munjurad upasuxa, _ kargio, _ da cixesimagris kedlis kuTxeSi gamoWril dolabze aniSna. grimo mixvda, rom im saTofurTan unda misuliyo da darajoba daewyo. grimos rom ar moswyenoda, aTosma Tan gaatana puri, ori naWeri xorci da erTi boTli Rvino.

_ axla ki dabrZandiT! _ miiwvia aTosma megobrebi.

yvelani miwaze gaSlil sufras Semousxdnen, fexebi TaT­rulad moikeces.

_axla xom SiSi ara gvaqvs, vinmem yuri dagvigdos. gagviziare Seni saidumloeba, _ mimarTa d'artanianma aToss.

_ imedi maqvs, batonebo, erTsa da imave dros gasiamovnebT kidec da didebasac SegZenT, _ daiwyo aTosma. _ me mSvenieri gaseirneba mogiwyveT, garda amisa, Tqven win gemrieli sauzme da xuTasi mayurebelia, romelTa danaxva Tavisuflad SegiZ­liaT saTofuridan. zog maTgans Cven albaT SeSlilebad mivaCnivarT, zogs _ gmirebad. Tumca eg sulerTia, orive erTnairi sisulelea.

_ °ô°Ü ²°²¸ÆÓü·Ò¾ ¾ó¸·ÔÝ Ý°ÆµßÓÒÕ·±°Ý? _ gaumeora kiTxva d'artanianma.

_ Cemi saidumloeba is gaxlavT, rom wuxel miledi vnaxe.

d'artanians Rvino pirisken mihqonda, magram am saxelis gagonebaze xeli ise aukankalda, rom iZulebuli Seiqna, sasmisi Zirs daedga, raTa Rvino ar daqceoda.

_ maS, naxe Seni co..?

_ Cumad, megobaro! _ Seawyvetina aTosma, _ nu gaviwydebaT, rom es batonebi ise axlos ar icnoben Cems Sinaur cxovrebas, rogorc Tqven, diax, wuxel miledi vnaxe.

_ sad naxeT, sad? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma.

_ sul axlos aqedan, `wiTeli samtredis~ traqtirSi.

_ oh, daviRupe kaci, _ amoikvnesa d'artanianma.

_ ara, jer ara, radgan is, ai, swored axla unda gavides safrangeTidan.

d'artanianma suli moibruna.

_ erTi gviTxariT, _ Caeria baasSi porTosi, _ bolos da bolos, vin aris eg Tqveni miledi?

_ mSvenieri momxiblavi qalia, _ upasuxa aTosma da Tan aqafebul Rvinos gemos usinjavda.

_ xedavT, rogor mogvatyua im Sercxvenilma, Sampanuris magivrad anJuuri Semogvapara da hgonia, ver mivxvdebiT. diax, mSvenieri qalia, lmobierad epyroboda Cvens megobars d'arta­nians da aman ki gaajavra. qalis grZnobas Seuracxyofa miayena. javris amoyris mizniT, qalma erTi Tvis winaT scada vinmesTvis daevalebina d'artanianis mokvla. am erTi kviris winaT undoda mowamluli sasmeli daelevinebina, xolo wuxel kardinals misi mokvlis nebarTva gamoarTva.

_ rogor Tu mokvlis? _ Sehyvira SiSiT fermixdilma d'artanianma.

_ marTalia, _ Tqva porTosma, _ sruli WeSmaritebaa, me es Cemi yuriT gavigone.

_ mec gavigone, _ daumata aramisma.

_ maS, Tu asea, _ Tqva d'artanianma da sasowarkveTilebiT dauSva xeli, _ amaod Camivlis me masTan brZola. isev is emjobineba, tyvia vikra SublSi da amiT gavaTavo amdeni tanjva-wvaleba.

_ eg aris ukanaskneli sisulele, romelsac yovelTvis SeiZleba mimarTos adamianma da romelsac gankurneba ar sWirdeba.

_ marTalia, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ magram sulerTia, magisTana Zlier mtrebs versad wavuval. jer Cemi mengeli ucnobi, mere grafi de vardi, romelic samgan davWeri xmliT, Semdeg miledi, romlis saidumloeba gavige da Tavs movWri, Tu gamovamJRavne, da bolos _ kardinali, romelsac ganzra­xuli SurisZieba CavuSale.

_ mere ra? _ Tqva aTosma, _ sul oTxi mteri gyoliaT da Cvenc xom oTxni varT, TiTo-TiTod gaviyoT. erTi grimos SexedeT, Tu mis niSnebs davujereT, mgoni, aq ufro metric­xovan mterTan mogvixdeba brZola. ha, ra moxda, grimo? _ hkiTxa Tavis msaxurs da ganagrZo: _ saSiS garemoebaTa gamo nebas gaZlevT, ena amoidgaT, mxolod Zalian gTxovT, mokled moWraT da gviTxraT, rasa xedavT?

_ razms.

_ bevrni arian?

_ ocni iqnebian.

_ vin arian?

_ Teqvsmeti mesangre da oTxi jariskaci.

_ axlos arian?

_ xuTasi nabijis manZilze.

_ Zalian kargi. jer kidev dro gvaqvs, rom es dedali SevWamoT da Cveni d'artanianis sadRegrZeloc gadavkraT.

_ Seni sadRegrZelo iyos! _ mimarTes erTxmad d'artanians porTosma da aramisma.

_ Tanaxma var, iyos Cemi sadRegrZelo, Tumca kargad vici, rom veRarafers miSvelis Tqveni keTili survilebi, _ uTxra daRonebulma d'artanianma.

_ oh, netavi Tqven! didia alahis Zala, amboben mahmadis mimdevrebi, da momavali misia, _ anugeSa aTosma.

Semdeg sasmisi gamocala, iqve, win daidga sufraze, TviTon gulgrilad wamodga, xeli wamoavlo erT-erT Tofs da saTofurTan mivida.

porTosma, aramisma da d'artanianma mis magaliTs mihbaZes. rac Seexeba grimos, man brZaneba miiRo, ukan damdgariyo da Tofebi gaetena.

male gamoCnda maTken mimavali razmic, isini mihyvebodnen Txrils, romelic gzad daedoT qalaqsa da simagres Soris.

_ Segircxva Tavi, grimo! _ dauZaxa aTosma, _ amisTvis rogor wamogvayene? ocamde kaci modis weraqvebiT, ToxebiT da niCbebiT SeiaraRebuli! grimos rom eniSnebina, Tavidan mogvcilebodnen, darwmunebuli var, Cven aRar Segvawuxebdnen.

_ ara mgonia, ase momxdariyo, SexedeT, rogor gabedulad modian, marto mesangreebi ki ar arian! oTxi jariskaci da erTi muSketiani aTisTavi mohyvebaT, _ uTxra d'artanianma.

_ eg imitom, rom ar davunaxivarT, _ miugo aTosma.

_ me, Cemi mxriv, gamogitydebiT, mag moqalaqeebs Tofs ver vesvri, _ SeniSna aramisma.

_ cudia is mRvdeli, romelsac mwvaleblebi ebraleba! _ daiZaxa porTosma.

_ marTals ambobs aramisi, _ Tqva aTosma, _ me gavafr­Txileb.

_ ras SvrebiT, aTos?! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ gindaT, mogklan?!

magram aTosma yuradReba ar miaqcia d'artanianis sityvebs, swrafad aZvra kedelze, erT xelSi Tofi eWira, meoreSi _ Tavisi qudi.

_ batonebo! _ mimarTa mesangreebs da jariskacebs, rom­lebsac ise gaukvirdaT misi danaxva, rom maSinve gaCerdnen ormocdaaT nabijze da zrdilobianad miesalmnen am gulad mters. _ batonebo! me da ramdenime Cemi megobari sauzmes geaxlebiT am simagreSi da Tqvenc kargad gecodinebaT, araferi aris iseTi sawyeni, rogorc puris Wamis dros Sewuxeba. amitom gTxovT, Tu marTla gasakeTebeli gaqvT raime am simagreSi, dagvicadoT, sanam Cven sauzmes davamTav­rebdeT, an arada, Tu aRgeZraT adamianuri grZnoba, daviviw­yoT mtroba da CvenTan erTad ineboT mefisa da safrangeTis sadRegrZelos daleva.

_ frTxilad iyavi, aTos! _ dauyvira d'artanianma _ xom xedav, Tofs gimizneben.

_ vxedav, vxedav, _ uTxra aTosma, _ magram eseni samxedroebi ar arian da Tofs Zalian cudad isvrian. ai, naxavT, ver momartyamen! _ marTlac, swored im dros gavarda oTxi Tofi da aTosis irgvliv daeca oTxi tyvia, ise, rom erTic ar Sexebia.

simagridanac TiTqmis im wuTSive gasces pasuxi oTxi TofiT. rogorc Canda, aqedan ukeT daumiznes, radganac sami jariskaci Zirs daeca mkvdari. meoTxe tyviam erTi mesangre daWra.

_ grimo, Tofi! _ CamosZaxa aTosma da fexi ar moicvala kedlidan.

msaxurma maSinve miarTva gatenili Tofi. Tavis mxriv, samma megobarmac xelaxla gatena Tofebi. pirvel srolas meore mihyva, aTisTavi da ori mesangre usulod daecnen miwaze. danarCenebma gaqceva ikadres.

_ aba, batonebo! axla safaridan gamovZvreT.

oTxive erTad gacvivda simagridan, mivardnen brZolis velze, swrafad aitaces jariskacebis Tofebi da aTisTavis Subi. darwmunebulni iyvnen, rom gaqceulebi qalaqamde aRarsad SeCerdebodnen, da isev simagreSi Sevidnen TavianTi nadavliT.

_ Tofebi gateneT, grimo! _ ubrZana aTosma, _ Cven, batonebo, davubrundeT Cvens sauzmes da ganvagrZoT saubari, sad SevCerdiT, Tu gaxsovT?

_ me maxsovs, _ miugo d'artanianma, _ Tqven TqviT, rom Cemi mokvlis nebarTva sTxova miledim kardinals da safran­geTidan sadRac gaemgzavra.

_ inglisSi midis, _ ganumarta aTosma.

_ ra mizniT?

_ raTa moklas an moakvlevinos bukingami.

gancvifrebisa da aRSfoTebis Zaxili aRmoxda d'artanians.

_ es xom udidesi sulmdablobaa!

_ ras izam! rac Seexeba bukingamis mokvlas, merwmuneT, rom me eg srulebiTac ar mawuxebs. Tofebi gatenilia, grimo? axla aiReT im aTisTavis Subi, zed xelsaxoci miabiT da am simagris kedelze aafrialeT. dainaxon ajanyebulma laroSe­lelebma, rom aq guladi mefis erTguli mxedrebi varT da kargadac davxvdebiT.

xmis amouRebliv aasrula grimom aTosis brZaneba da cota xnis Semdeg TeTri alami aafriala simagris Tavze. Weqa-quxilis ZaliT gaisma taSis xma da vaSas Zaxili. banakis naxevari yril zRudeze asuliyo da iqidan gahyurebda Cvens gmirebs.

_ rogor? _ daiwyo isev d'artanianma, _ maS, srulebiT ar gawuxebs bukingami? moklas an moakvlevinos? rad gaviwy­deba, rom bukingami Cveni megobaria!

_ hercogi bukingami ingliselia! hercogi bukingami ebrZvis safrangeTs. rac unda, is uyos safrangeTis mters. me ise damenaneba, rogorc carieli boTli.

esa Tqva da Sors gadatyorcna carieli boTli, romelic ise gamowura Tavisi sasmisis asavsebad, rom wveTi ar gaayola.

_ nurc ase advilad gavwiravT bukingams, _ miugo d'arta­nianma, _ is Zvirfasi cxenebi mainc movigonoT, man rom gvaCuqa.

_ metadre im raSebis mSvenieri aRkazmuloba! _ daiZaxa porTosma, romelsac jerac wamosasxamze hqonda mikerebuli Tavisi yajaris buzmenti.

_ garda amisa, batono, _ mimarTa aramisma, _ RmerTs nebavs Senaneba da ara sikvdili codvilisa.

_ amin! _ Tqva aTosma, _ am sakiTxs Cven SemdegSi davub­rundebiT, Tu ase gnebavT amisi gansja. me wuxel sul sxva mawuxebda da metismetadac. darwmunebuli var, Cemo d'arta­nian, rom Senc dameTanxmebi: im qalbatonisaTvis unda gamo­merTmia xelmowerili qaRaldi, romelic kardinalisagan miiRo, da romlis daxmarebiT SeeZlo sruliad dausjelad gaegzavne saiqiosken Sen, Cemo d'artanian, da iqneba mec.

_ ra vqna? adamiania Tu avi suli is Tqveni miledi? _ Tqva porTosma da TefSi miuSvira aramiss, romelic dedalsa Wrida.

_ mere, gamoarTviT is nebarTvis baraTi? _ hkiTxa d'arta­nianma, _ gamoarTviT Tu masTan darCa?

_ ara, qaRaldi me wavarTvi, Tumca ver vityvi, ar gamZne­lebia-meTqi, radgan mejavreba sicrue.

_ aRarc ki vici, Cemo sayvarelo aTos, me ukve angariSi mereva, ramdenjer gixsnivar sikvdilisagan, _ uTxra d'arta­nianma.

_ maS, miledisTan apirebdi misvlas, Cven rom migvatove? _ hkiTxa aramisma.

_ diax, swored masTan.

_ Sena gaqvs kardinalis baraTi? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma.

_ ai, is baraTic, _ da aTosma jibidan amoiRo es Zvirfasi sabuTi. d'artanianma xelis kankaliT gaSala dakecili qa­Raldi da waikiTxa:

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

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_ swored wesisamebr Sedgenili codvaTa mitevebaa, _ Tqva aramisma.

_ modi, davxioT eg baraTi! _ Tqva d'artanianma, romelsac baraTi sikvdiliT dasjis ganaCenad eCveneboda.

_ piriqiT, _ miugo aTosma, _ TvalisCiniviT unda gavufr­TxildeT. imdeni oqro rom SemomaZlion, ramdensac ki zed daitevs, maSinac aravis mivcem qaRaldis am naglejs.

_ amis Semdeg rogor imoqmedebs miledi? _ hkiTxa ymawvilma kacma.

_ me mgonia, kardinals miswers, rom erTma SeCvenebulma muSketerma, gvarad aTosma, ZaldatanebiT waarTva mis mier kacismkvlelobaze gacemuli nebarTva da imave werilSi Seapa­rebs rCevas, rom kargi iqneba, aTosisa da, masTan erTad, misi megobrebis, porTosisa da aramisis, saiqios gastumreba. kar­dinals gaaxsendeba, rom eseni swored is muSketerebi arian, romlebic yovelTvis gzaSi eRobebian. ganrisxdeba, erT mSvenier dilas daaWerinebs d'artanians da rom ar moawyinos marto, Cvenc masTan erTad Cagvyris bastiliis cixeSi, _ daudevrad miugo aTosma.

_ xumrobis gunebaze xar, aTos, magram metad samwuxaroa Seni xumroba, _ uTxra porTosma.

_ me ara vxumrob, _ upasuxa aTosma.

_ ici, Cemo aTos, Cven rom kiseri movugrixoT im SeCvenebul miledis, naklebad SevcodavT RmerTs, vidre am hugenotebis xocviTa vcodavT. am ubedurebis danaSauli mxolod isaa, rom isini frangulad galoben im fsalmunebs, romlebsac Cven laTinurad vgalobT.

_ ras brZanebs amaze mRvdeli? _ ikiTxa mSvidad aTosma.

_ me imas mogaxsenebT, rom veTanxmebi porToss.

_ mec, raRa Tqma una, _ daiZaxa d'artanianma.

_ imisi bedi, rom metad Sors aris, _ daumata porTosma, _ radgan, unda vaRiaro, aq rom yofiliyo, mosveneba aRar meqneboda.

_ me ki inglisSi myofic iseve mifrTxobs mosvenebas, rogorc safrangeTSi yofnisas, _ Tqva aTosma.

_ sulerTi ar aris, aq iqneba Tu sxvagan, Tuki sicocxles Camamwarebs? _ Tqva d'artanianma.

_ xelSi Tu gyavda, ratom ar mokali? ratom ar CamoaxrCve? _ hkiTxa porTosma, _ xom ici, mxolod mkvdrebi ar mogZebnian Suris saZieblad.

_ ase ggoniaT, porTos? _ hkiTxa aTosma mwuxare RimiliT, romlis mniSvneloba marto d'artanianisaTvis iyo naTeli.

_ erTma azrma gamielva, _ Tqva d'artanianma.

_ vnaxoT, Tqvi, _ uTxres muSketerebma.

_ ariqaT! Cqara Tofebi moimarjveT! _ daiyvira grimom.

megobrebi wamocvivdnen da Tofebi aitaces.

oci-ocdaxuTi kacisagan Semdgari razmi simagrisken modi­oda, magram amjerad kedlebis SesakeTeblad ki ar moeSu­rebodnen, aramed sabrZolvelad modiodnen laroSelis garnizonis jariskacebi.

_ modiT, banakisaken wavideT, _ Tqva porTosma, _ Cven amaT ver gadavurCebiT, bevrni arian, Cven ki...

_ sami mizezis gamo SeuZlebelia Cveni dabruneba! pirveli _ jer sauzme ar dagvimTavrebia, meore _ kidev gvaqvs friad mniSvnelovani saTqmeli da mesame _ aTi wuTi aklia Cven mier daniSnul dros, _ upasuxa aTosma.

_ saWiro iqneba sabrZolo gegmis Sedgena, _ Semoitana winadadeba aramisma.

_ gegma sul ubraloa, _ uTxra aTosma, _ rogorc ki Tofis manZilze mogviaxlovdebian, maSinve cecxli gavuxsnaT. Tu ar daiSales da mainc win wamoweva daapires, srola ganvagrZoT, sanam ukanaskneli tyvia ar gamogveleva, Tavi ar davaneboT. vinc Cvens Tofebs gadaurCeba, Tu, amasTan, ieriSiT gabedavs simagreze amosvlas, movuSvaT, xels nu SevuSliT. rodesac TxrilSi Cavlen, zemodan Tavze davceT es kedeli, romelic isedac laylayebs da mxolod raRac saswaulebriv Zalas SeuCerebia.

_ aToss gaumarjos! _ daiZaxa porTosma, _ Sen, Cemo Zmao, namdvilad mxedarTmTavrada xar dabadebuli. kardinali, romelsac saukeTeso mTavarsardlad miaCnia Tavi, SenTan SedarebiT araraobaa.

_ batonebo! _ mimarTa aTosma, _ gTxovT, usargeblo srola ar iyos, orma ar daumiznoT erTsa da imave kacs.

_ me ukve mizanSi aviyvane erTi, _ daiZaxa d'artanianma.

_ Cemic mzad aris, _ gamoexmaura porTosi.

_ Cemic, _ Tqva aramisma.

erTxmad igriala oTxma Tofma da laroSelelebis raz­midan oTxi kaci miwaze gagorda.

im wuTSive dahkres naRara da laroSelelebi Setevaze gadmovidnen.

zedized isrodnen Tofebs Cveni megobrebi, magram laroSe­lelebi mainc win moiwevdnen, TiTqos icodnen, rom mowina­aRmdegis sisuste mcirericxovneba iyo.

ori kaci kidev inacvala erTma srolam, magram arc aman Seamcira moieriSeTa siswrafe.

simagris kedels Tormeti Tu TxuTmeti jariskaci miuax­lovda, kvlav esroles simagridan, magram mainc ver Seayenes. laroSelelebi TxrilSi Caxtnen da kedlis napraliT apireb­dnen simagreze aZromas.

_ aba, megobrebo, _ mimarTa aTosma, _ modiT, erTbaSad gavaTavoT! aba, kedlisken! kedlisken!

Cveni megobrebi kedels miawvnen, grimoc miexmara. Tan Tofis kondaxs iSveliebdnen. uceb kedlis erTi didi mxare win gadaizniqa, CamoSorda Tavis qveda nawils da saSineli grgvinviT TxrilSi Cawva. gaisma adamianTa gminva, yvirili, mtvris korianteli avarda cisken da amiT gaTavda ieriSi.

_ nuTu yvelani gavJliteT? erTic aRar gadarCa? _ ikiTxa aTosma.

_ mgoni, rom ase unda iyos, _ upasuxa d'artanianma.

_ ara, _ uTxra porTosma, _ ager, sami Tu oTxi kaci garbis.

marTlac, talaxSi da sisxlSi amosvrili sami Tu oTxi ubeduri jariskaci giJebiviT mirboda qalaqisaken. im patara razmidan mxolod eseni gadarCeniliyvnen.

aTosma saaTs daxeda.

_ batonebo! erTi saaTi ukve gavida, rac aqa varT, maSasa­dame, sanaZleo mogebuli gvaqvs, magram modiT, aqac yoCaRad moviqceT, miT ufro, rom d'artanians raRac azri daebada da CvenTvis jer ar uTqvams.

aTosi Cveuli gulgrilobiT mivida gaSlil sufrasTan.

_ Cemi azri gnebavT? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma.

_ diax, weRan TqviT, rom azri dagebadaT, _ uTxra aTosma.

_ ah, axla momagonda! _ Tqva d'artanianma, _ gadaval inglisSi, bukingams gavafrTxileb.

_ Tqven magas ar izamT! _ uTxra civad aTosma.

_ ratom? erTxel xom viyavi?

_ diax, iyaviT, magram maSin Cven inglisTan omi ar gvqonda. im dros bukingami mokavSire iyo Cveni da ara mteri. eg rom ikadroT, samSoblos Ralati iqneba, icodeT!

d'artaniani mixvda am daskvnis WeSmaritebas da aRara Tqva ra.

_ me mgoni, mec momivida erTi azri, _ Tqva porTosma.

_ smena! baton porTossac movusminoT, _ daiZaxa aramisma.

_ Svebulebasa vTxov baton de trevils. riT davasabuTeb Cems Txovnas, ar vici, eg TqvenTvis momindvia, radgan Zalian susti gaxlavarT amgvar saqmeebSi. miledi ar micnobs, me davuaxlovdebi am qalbatons, ise, rom eWvs ver moitans Cemze, da rodesac Sesafer dros vipovi, davaxrCob.

_ ha, ras ityviT? me rom mkiTxoT, arc Zalian Sors vudgavar am winadadebis miRebas, _ Tqva aTosma.

_ eh, kargiT erTi! qali unda moklaT? ara grcxveniaT? ara! ai, Tu gnebavT, mec namdvilad kargi azri damebada!

_ aba, movusminoT aramiss! _ Tqva aTosma, romelic didi pativiscemiT ekideboda ymawvil muSketers.

_ dedofals unda SevatyobinoT.

_ oh, marTlac, SevatyobinoT! _ daiZaxes erTad porTosma da d'artanianma. _ es iqneba erTaderTi namdvili saSualeba.

_ dedofals SevatyobinoT? mere, rogor? _ daayena kiTxva aTosma, _ gvaqvs rame damokidebuleba sasaxlesTan? gana movaxerxebT, ise gavgzavnoT parizSi kaci, rom maSinve ar gaigos mTelma banakma? aqedan parizamde as ormoci liea gasavleli da jer anJerSic ar iqneba misuli Cveni werili, rom sapatimroSi Cagvyrian yvelas.

_ rac Seexeba dedoflisadmi werilis gadacemas ise, rom veravin gaigos, magas me vikisreb, _ Tqva aramisma da gawiTlda, _ turSi erT metad moxerxebul pirovnebas vicnob...

aramisma aTosis saxeze Rimili SeamCnia da gaCumda.

_ ras ityviT, aTos? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma, _ misaRebia Tu ara es winadadeba?

_ arc Zalian winaaRmdegi viqnebi, magram minda movagono aramiss, rom Cveni wasvla banakidan SeuZlebelia, werils ki sxvas veravis vandobT, Cven TviTon unda waviRoT. ori saaTi arc ki iqneba gasuli, Cveni Sikrikis wasvlis Semdeg, rom zepirad ecodineba Tqveni werilis Sinaarsi kardinalis yvela jaSuSs da Tqvenc dagiWeren da im marjve pirovnebasac, rome­lic Tqven turSi gyavT.

_ isic unda viqonioT mxedvelobaSi, rom dedofali gadaarCens bukingams, magram Cven ki ver gviSvelis, _ Tqva porTosma.

_ batonebo! _ mimarTa d'artanianma, _ srul simarTles ambobs porTosi.

_ ah, ah, raRac moxda qalaqSi! _ wamoiZaxa aTosma, _ gangaSis xma ismis da naRarac dahkres!

yuri miugdo oTxma amxanagma. marTlac, naRaris xma ismoda.

_ ai, naxavT, mTel razms gamogzavnian CvenTan sabrZol­velad, _ Tqva aTosma.

_ mere ra? mTel razms ki veRar SevebrZolebiT? _ hkiTxa porTosma.

_ ratom ara? _ upasuxa muSketerma, _ mTel razms ki ara, mTel laSqars SevebrZolebodiT, cota meti windaxeduloba rom gvqonoda da erTi Tormeti boTli Rvino kidev wamog­veRo.

_ geyurebaT? Cvenken modian, naRaris xma ukve axlodan ismis, _ gaafrTxila d'artanianma.

_ mobrZandnen, mobrZandnen, _ Tqva aTosma, _ qalaqidan aqamde, mgoni, TxuTmeti wuTis savali maincaa.

_ Cveni gegmis mosaxazavad sakmao dro gvaqvs, aqedan rom wavideT, versad ver vipoviT aseT Sesafer adgils... moicaT, batonebo, TavSi erTma brwyinvale azrma gamielva.

_ TqviT, gismenT!

_ damacadeT, minda, jer grimos mivce ramdenime aucilebeli brZaneba, _ am sityvebze grimos aniSna, masTan misuliyo.

_ grimo! _ ubrZana aTosma da iqve, simagreSi Cayrili mkvdrebi daanaxva, _ aiyvaneT es batonebi, miiyvaneT kedelTan, karga magrad daayeneT, qudi daaxureT da xelSi Tofi gaumag­reT yvelas.

_ oh, marTla didebuli kaci xarT, aTos! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma.

_ Tqvenc mixvdiT? _ hkiTxa d'artanians porTosma.

_ Sen, grimo? mixvdi? _ hkiTxa aramisma.

grimom Tavi dauqnia.

_ sxva araferia saWiro, _ Tqva aTosma, _ davubrundeT Cvens sakiTxs.

_ me minda gavigo, rad ayenebT mkvdrebs? _ daiJina por­Tosma, _ ra eSmakad gindaT?

_ ar aris aucilebeli, icode.

_ jer aTosis azri gavigoT! _ daiZaxes erTdroulad aramisma da d'artanianma.

_ im avsul miledis mazli unda hyavdes, mgoni, Tqven miTxariT, ara, d'artanian?

_ diax, mazli hyavs da Zalian kargadac vicnob. vfiqrob, rom arc Zalian didad unda scemdes pativs Tavis rZals.

_ Sen giSvela RmerTma! Tumca, ukeTesi iqneboda, rom dasanaxad sZuleboda Tavisi rZali.

_ maS, advilad moaxerxebT im mazlis daxmarebiT...

_ erTi miTxariT, rad unda grimos is mkvdrebi? gamage­bineT! _ gaimeora porTosma.

_ Cumad, porTos! _ Seutia aramisma.

_ ra hqvia im mazls?

_ lordi uinteri.

_ sad aris axla, Tu iciT?

_ londonSi dabrunda, rogorc ki xma gavarda, omi iwyebao.

_ hoda, swored eg kaci gvWirdeba, _ Tqva aTosma, _ Cvenc magas unda SevatyobinoT, rom misi rZali londons midis viRacis mosaklavad, da vTxovoT, Tvali adevnos. imedi maqvs, londonSic unda moipovebodes rame dawesebuleba, rogoric aris Cveni wminda magdalinas an monanie gogoebis TavSesafari. iq Caamwyvdevinos Tavisi rZali da Cvenc dagvamSvidebs.

_ diax, dagvamSvidebs, manam iq iqneba... magram rodesac gamova? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma.

_ eh, metismets moiTxovT, Cemo d'artanian, _ upasuxa aTosma, _ me is mogaxseneT, ris mofiqrebac SevZeli.

_ mec mag azrisa var, _ Tqva aramisma, _ amaze ukeTess veras movifiqrebT, erTsa da imave dros gavafrTxilebT dedofalsac da miledis mazlsac.

_ Zalian kargi, vis mivataninoT tursa da londonSi Cveni werilebi?

_ bazens gavatanoT, _ miugo aramisma, _ me vTavdebob.

_ planSe gavgzavnoT! _ Tqva d'artanianma, _ Tavdebi me var.

_ marTlacda, Tuki Cven am banakidan versad wavalT, Cvens msaxurebs xom SeuZliaT banakidan wasvla? _ Tqva porTosma.

_ raRa Tqma unda, _ uTxra aramisma, _ dResve davweroT werilebi, fuli mivceT da gavistumroT.

_ fuli mivceT? _ iucxova aTosma, _ maS, fuli gqoniaT?

erTmaneTs gadaxedes megobrebma da oTxives aqamde tkbili imediT gabrwyinebul Sublze Savma Rrubelma gadauara.

_ ariqaT, jari! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ ramdenime feris droSiT modis mteri! ras ambobdiT, aTos? mTeli razmi movideso? mTeli razmi ki ara, mTeli laSqari modis!

_ marTlac, mTeli laSqari! _ Tqva aTosma, ager, modian! im laCrebsa xedavT, arc buks axmaureben, arc naRaras da Cumad gveparebian! ai, SearcxvinoT RmerTma, ha, grimo, gaaTave?

grimom munjurad upasuxa, gavaTaveo, da xeliT aniSna Tormet mkvdarze, romlebic Zalian mxatvrulad aeyudebina kedelze. zogs iaraRi hqonda xelSi, zogs dasamizneblad gawvdili Tofi, zogs amoRebuli xmali.

_ yoCaR, biWo! _ mouwona aTosma, _ kacica xar da mosazrebac gqonia.

_ kargi, magram, erTi miTxariT...

_ aba, wavideT! _ uTxra aTosma, _ gzaSi gaigebT, erTi wamiT SeCerdiT, batonebo, sufra aalagos grimom.

_ oho, SexedeT, rogor izrdebian aqeT momavali jarebi! _ Tqva aramisma.

_ marTlac, mTeli laSqari modis da is emjobineba, rac SeiZleba male gavideT aqedan, _ miugo d'artanianma.

_ arc me var wasvlis winaaRmdegi, _ daeTanxma aTosi, _ Cven sanaZleo davdeT, rom erT saaTs gavatarebdiT simagreSi da namdvilad ki saaT-naxevaria aqa varT. sanaZleo Cvenia! wavideT, batonebo!

grimom aiRo kalaTa da banakisaken gaswia.

oTxi megobaric gamovida simagridan da grimos ukan mihyva.

_ vaime! ra RmerTi gagviwyra? _ daiZaxa aTosma.

_ ra, dagaviwyda rame? _ hkiTxa aramisma.

_ Cveni alami? rogor iqneba, mters xelSi CavugdoT igi, Tunda sul ubralo xelsaxoci iyos almad afrialebuli?

aTosi kedelze aZvra, isev simagreSi Sevarda da CamoiRo Tavisi droSa. laroSelelebi imdenad axlos iyvnen simag­resTan, rom tyvia advilad miaRwevda aTosamde. setyvasaviT wamovida tyviebi muSketerisken, aToss ki, TiTqos siamovnebasa grZnobso, guli mtrisaTvis mieSvira.

magram aqac gadarCa. ityodiT, mojadoebulia es kaci da tyvia ar ekarebao. mis garSemo yovelmxriv tyvia zuzunebda, swored sakvirveleba iyo, rom erTic ar moxvda.

aTosma aitaca alami, mters aufriala, Semdeg zurgi Seaqcia da axla Tavis banaks miesalma am droSis qneviT. aRtacebuli vaSa gaisma banakidan, xolo aRSfoTebuli yvi­rili _ laroSelis jaris mxridan.

pirvel gasrolas meore mohyva, sami tyvia SurduliviT eZgera aTosis droSas da samgan gaxvrita. yvirili moisma banakidan:

_ CamodiT! kmara, CamodiT!

aTosi Camovida, amxanagebi idgnen da gulis fancqaliT elodnen. cocxali rom dainaxes, sixaruliT cas ewien.

_ aba, avCqardeT, aTos! _ mimarTa d'artanianma, _ rodesac fulis garda yovelgvari saSualeba gamonaxeT, sisulele iqneba, Tavi SevaklaT mogebul sanaZleos.

magram aTosi, viTom verc ki gaigonao, mediduri, neli nabijiT midioda da yuradRebas ar aqcevda Tavisi amxanagebis SeniSvnebs. raki naxes, rom amaod rCeboda maTi sityva, isinic gaCumdnen da aTosis nel siaruls Seuwyves nabiji.

grimo Tavisi kalaTiT Zalian win wasuliyo, laroSe­lelebis tyviis dawevis SiSi ar awuxebda.

cota xnis Semdeg gaisma gacxarebuli srola.

_ xom ar gagiJebulan is ubedurebi? _ wamoiZaxa porTosma, _ vis esvrian, iq xom aRaravinaa? cxadia, Cven ar gvesvrian, erT tyvias ar gauzuzunia Cvens axlos.

_ mkvdrebs esvrian, _ uTxra aTosma.

_ mkvdrebi xom srolas ar dauwyeben?

_ Cvenc eg gvindoda _ ifiqreben, rom mteri Casafrebulia, da bWobas daiwyeben, mosalaparakeblad kacs gamogzavnian. rodesac naxaven, rogor gavabriyveT Cveni oiniT, srolas dagviwyeben, magram Cven ukve Sors viqnebiT da maTi Tofis SiSi aRar gveqneba. ai, ratom ar iyo saWiro aCqareba.

_ hoo! axla ki mivxvdi! _ Tqva aRtacebulma porTosma.

_ madloba RmerTs! _ uTxra aTosma mxrebis aCeCviT.

frangTa banaki maTken wynarad mimaval Cvens oTx megobars vaSas SeZaxilebiT esalmeboda.

bolos erTxel kidev gaisma xSiri srolis xma. maT axlos qvebsa scemda laroSelelebis tyvia, an yurTan axlos gauvlida zuzuniT. mkvdrebisaTvis ejobnaT laroSelis gmirebs da sen-Jerves simagre aeRoT.

_ ra uxeiroebi iyvnen is ubedurebi! _ Tqva aTosma, _ ramdeni kaci movkaliT? Tormeti?

_ mgoni, TxuTmeti.

_ kedelma ramdeni daitana?

_ rva an aTi.

_ amodena zaralis samagierod gafxaWnilic ki araferi gvaqvs, magram ara, d'artanian, Tu ara vcdebi, Tqven xelidan sisxli gdiT?

_ araferia, _ upasuxa d'artanianma.

_ royio tyvia xom ar mogxvdaT?

_ ara, ara.

_ maS, saidan aris eg sisxli?

Cven ukve vTqviT, rom aToss SviliviT uyvarda d'artaniani da mamobrivi siyvaruliT eqceoda ymawvil kacs.

_ TiTi gavikawre, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ or qvas Sua momyva TiTebi, erTi mxriv, _ kedeli, meore mxriv _ beWedi, da tyavi gadamZvra.

_ ai, ra Sedegi mosdevs, Cemo batono, TiTze almasis Trevas, _ uTxra aTosma.

_ ra vqna? _ Sehyvira porTosma, _ marTla, eg almasi xom Tqvenia... maS, raRasa vCiodiT weRan, fuli ara gvaqvso? almasi gana fuli ar aris?

_ fuli da ra fuli! _ Tqva aramisma.

_ Zlivs ar geRirsaT, porTos, kargi azris gamoTqma.

_ kargi da mere rogori! _ daiZaxa aramisis sityviT waqe­zebulma porTosma, _ almasi gavyidoT da fuli gveqneba.

_ nu daiviwyebT, rom dedoflis naCuqaria, _ uTxra d'artanianma.

_ miT ufro! _ Caeria aTosi, _ dedofali rom gansac­delidan ixsnis Tavis sayvarel bukingams, sruliad bunebrivia misi wadili, da dedofalma rom gansacdelidan gvixsnas Cven, misi erTguli megobrebi, sruliad bunebrivi da zneobrivi iqneba misi saqcieli. ras brZanebs amis Sesaxeb batoni moZR­vari? porToss ki ara vkiTxav, radgan ukve gamoTqva Tavisi azri.

_ me mgoni, _ daiwyo aramisma da gawiTlda, _ raki es beWedi sayvarlisagan ara aqvs miRebuli, maSasadame, arc siyvarulis tkbil ganZad CaiTvleba.

_ swored ise brZanebT, Cemo aramis, rogoradac xorc­Sesxmuli RvTismetyveleba. garkveviT TqviT Tqveni azri.

_ gavyidoT eg almasi, _ upasuxa aramisma.

_ hoo? _ wamoiZaxa sixaruliT d'artanianma, _ gavyidoT Cemi beWedi da amiT gavaTavoT amaze baasi.

simagridan kvlav gaismoda Tofis srolis xma, magram ukve samSvidoboze gasuliyvnen Cveni megobrebi da ukan, Sors cvioda tyvia. damarcxebuli laroSelelebi guldasam­Svi­debladRa isrodnen.

_ swored droze mouvida porToss es azri. ager, banaks mivuaxlovdiT. maS, batonebo, amiT gavaTavoT, sityva aRara TqvaT am saqmis Sesaxeb. xedavT, sul Cven Semogvcqerian da mosagebebladac modian. didi zeimiT gvipireben daxvedras.

marTlac, rogorc weRanac vTqviT, aRtacebuli iyo mTeli banaki. rogorc TeatrSi saintereso warmodgenaze, ise aqac, ori aTasze meti kaci mogroviliyo, rom Tavisi TvaliT enaxaT keTilad damTavrebuli gmiroba oTxi megobrisa, romlis namdvili mizezi fiqradac aravis mouvidoda. yvelgan SeZa­xilebi ismoda: _ gaumarjos gvardielebs! gaumarjos muSke­terebs! _ megobrebs win batoni biuzini gamoegeba. man pirvelma CamoarTva xeli aToss da aRiara, rom sanaZleoSi aTosi da misi amxanagebi iyvnen gamarjvebulni. biuzins Tan mosdevdnen draguni, Sveicarieli da maTi amxanagebi. bolo aRar uCanda qebas, milocvas, xelis CamorTmevas, kocnas, laroSelelebis dacinvasa da lanZRvas. erTi sityviT, iseTi saSineli xmauri moedo mTel banaks, rom ajanyebad moeCvena baton kardinals da Tavisi gvardiis kapitani laudinieri gagzavna mizezis gasagebad.

aRtacebuli sityvebiT gaagebines kardinalis despans banakis xmauris mizezi.

_ ra gaigeT? _ hkiTxa kardinalma, rogorc ki kari SeaRo laudinierma.

_ saSiSi araferi, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, sam muS­ketersa da erT gvardiels sanaZleo daudviaT baton bi­LuzinisTan, rom sauzmis saWmelad sen-Jerves simagreSi mividodnen da iq darCebodnen erT saaTs. sauzmes rom Se­eqceodnen, daxvevian laroSelelebi, amtydara srola da aRarc ki vici, ramdeni kaci mouklavT Cvenebs. erTi saaTis magivrad, ori saaTis ganmavlobaSi gamagrebian mters da sruliad uvneblad dabrunebulan.

_ mag sami muSketeris vinaoba xom gaigeT?

_ diax, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav.

_ vin arian?

_ aTosi, porTosi da aramisi.

_ isev is sami guladi! _ CurCulebda kardinali, _ meoTxe viRa yofila?

_ batoni d'artaniani.

_ kidev is ymawvili biWi! ara, gadawyvetilia, _ ambobda TavisTvis kardinali, _ oTxive Cemken unda gadmovibiro.

im saRamosve Cveni gmirebis gamarjvebis ambavze dauwyo baasi kardinalma baton de trevils. dRisiT ki es ambavi trevilma piradad muSketerebisa da maTi megobrebisagan moismina, amitom man dawvrilebiT uambo yvelaferi mis yov­laduwmindesobas, xelsaxocis alamic ar daiviwya.

_ Zalian kargi, batono trevil, _ uTxra kardinalma, _ Zalian damavalebT, Tu im xelsaxocs maCvenebT; zed sam SroSanis yvavils amovaqargvineb oqromkediT da Tqvens razms mivarTmev droSad.

_ usamarTloba iqneba, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, gvardiis mimarT, radgan batoni d'artaniani de zesaris razmSi gaxlavT.

_ Tqvenc adeqiT da Tqvens razmSi gadaiyvaneT, raki ase Zalian uyvars erTmaneTi mag oTx mxedars, usamarTloba iqneba, rom sxvadasxva razmSi viyolioT guliTadi megobrebi.

im Ramesve acnoba de trevilma sam muSketers da maT me­gobars es sasiamovno gankarguleba da meore dRisaTvis oTxiveni sauzmeze miiwvia.

sazRvari ara hqonda d'artanianis sixaruls. mkiTxvelma icis, misi sicocxlis ocneba iyo muSketerebis razmSi gadasvla.

misi sami megobaric Zalian gaxarebuli gaxldaT.

_ Cems dRes vficav, marTla didebuli azri iyo da didebuladac agvasrulebine. Seni sityviT rom vTqva, saxelic movixveWeT da Tavisufladac movilaparakeT, Tu rogor agvecilebina gansacdeli, _ uTxra d'artanianma aToss.

_ axla ukve Tavisuflad vilaparakebT yvelgan, sadac ki movisurvebT, _ upasuxa aTosma, _ aRaravis daebadeba eWvi, radgan dReidan, RvTis madliT, kardinalistebad gviguleben yvelani.

im saRamosve mivida d'artaniani pativsacemad baton de zesarTan da Tavisi warmateba _ muSketerebSi Caricxva _ moaxsena.

baton de zesars Zalian uyvarda d'artaniani da daxmareba SesTavaza: muSketerebis razmSi gadasvla mraval xarjs gamo­iwvevda da Tu uWirda...

d'artanianma uari uTxra, magram xelsayreli SemTxveviT isargebla da sTxova: daefasebina misi beWedi, radgan gayidvas apirebda.

batonma de zesarma beWedi daitova. meore dRes dilis rva saaTze gaskonels de ze-saris msaxurma miarTva oqroTi savse parki, romelSiac Svidi aTasi livri ido.

es iyo fasi dedoflis beWdisa.