MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

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gaSmagebuli miledi gembanze adgils ver poulobda. galiaSi Camwyvdeuli Zu lomiviT brdRvinavda da cecxls afrqvevda. erTi piroba zRvaSi Caxtomac moindoma, rom curviT gasuliyo napirze. mas ver moenelebina d'artani­anisagan miyenebuli Seuracxyofa da aTosis muqara. ver Serigeboda im azrs, rom safrangeTs tovebda, mtris javri ki amouyreli rCeboda.

am fiqrma ise daimorCila misi grZnoba-goneba, ise auta­neli wamebiT qenjnida, rom ar daeZebda, rac unda damarToda, da kapitansa sTxova, sadme zRvis napirze daetovebina. magram kapitansac metad eCqareboda am saSineli mdgomareobisagan Tavis daRweva. igi frangebisa da ingli­selebis samxedro gemebs Sua Cavardniliyo, rogorc Ramura _ Tagvebsa da frinvelebs Soris, da cdilobda, rac SeiZleboda male misdgomoda inglisis sanapiros. man gadaWriT uaryo miledis Txovna, radgan misi survili qalur Jinianobas miawera. Tumca, Tan Tavis mgzavrs, romlis mSvidobiT mgzavrobis Sesaxeb piradad kardinalis gankarguleba hqonda, hpirdeboda bretanis erT-erT navsadgurSi _ lorianSi an brestSi gad­mosmas, Tu amis saSualebas miscemda zRva da frangebis gemebi. magram zRva boboqrobda da qaric sawinaaRmdego mimar­TulebiT uberavda. kapitani iZulebuli iyo napirisagan Sors daeWira gemi. mwuxarebisa da gaSmagebisagan fermixdilma miledim Sarantidan gasvlis Semdeg mxolod meaTe dRes dainaxa finisteris molurjo napirebi.

miledim swrafad gamoTvala, rom am adgilebidan kar­dinalTan misaRwevad, sul naklebi, sami dRe mainc dasWir­deboda; erTi dRe _ gemidan gadmosvlas, es oTxi, amas miumata cxra, romelic isev inglisSi dasabruneblad moundeboda, da sul cameti gamovida. es cameti dRe amaod dakarguli iqneboda. vin icis, am xnis ganmavlobaSi ramdeni metad didmniSvnelovani ambavi SeiZleba momxdariyo londonSi, miledim isic gaifiqra, rom dabrunebiT kardinalis risxvas daimsaxurebda da, maSasadame, misi yovladuwmindesoba ufro siamovnebiT moismenda mis winaaRmdeg wayenebul braldebebs, vidre TviTon miledis saCivars. yvela am mosazrebaTa gamo, ise gaiares loriani da bresti, rom kapitani aRar Seuwuxebia Tavisi TxovniT da aRarc is agonebda mis mier micemul dapirebas. amgvarad, miledim ganagrZo gza da swored im dRes, rodesac planSe portsmutSi gemSi Cajda, romliTac safrangeTSi brundeboda, misi yovladuwmindesobis maxaro­beli qalbatoni inglisis navsadgurSi Sevida.

mTeli qalaqi raRac araCveulebriv mRelvarebas moecva, zRvaSi uSvebdnen ukanasknel dros agebul oTx did gems. jebirze moCanda lordi bukingami, buzmentiT da oqromkediT moqarguli tanisamosiT, romelic, Cveulebisamebr, sul Tval-margalitiT brwyinavda, qudis TeTri bumbuli mxarze scemda, gars iseTive brwyinvale amala exvia, rogoric TviTon iyo.

es iyo zamTris is iSviaTi kargi dRe, romelic ingliselebs moagonebs xolme, rom qveyanaze mze arsebobs. fermkrTali, magram kaSkaSa mze horizonts efareboda da cecxlis zolSi axvevda cisa da zRvis usazRvro sivrces, misgan tyorcnili ukanaskneli oqrosferi sxivebi koSkebisa da qalaqis Zveli saxlebis fanjrebis minebs ise aelvarebdnen, TiTqos cecxlis ali mosdebiaTo. miledi Rrmad sunTqavda zRvis sufTa, balzamovan haers da Tan Tvals ar aSorebda Zlieri laSqris saomar samzadiss, romelsac marto TviTon, isic qali, unda SebrZoleboda oqroTi savse qisiT, da CaeSala.

am garemoebam mas Tavi Seadarebina ivdiTs. ivdiTic xom ase Seipara asirielebis banakSi, sadac dainaxa mravali saomari etli, uricxvi cxeni, jari da iaraRi, romelic qarisagan gafantuli kvamliviT unda gaeniavebina erTi xelis moqneviT.

gemi navsadgurSi Sevida. is iyo, Ruza unda CaeSvaT, rom mas kargad SeiaraRebuli patara kuteri1 miuaxlovda da zRvaSi CauSva navi, romelic miledis gems miadga. navSi isxdnen oficeri, aTisTavi da rva meniCbe. gembanze marto oficeri avida da misi mundiris gavleniT, igi didi pativiscemiT miiRes.

karga xans elaparaka oficeri gemis kapitans, aCvena da waakiTxa raRac qaRaldebi. mis Semdeg, misi brZanebis Tanaxmad, kapitanma gembanze gaiyvana gemis mTeli ekipaJi da mgzavrebi.

rodesac gembani xalxiT gaivso, oficerma xmamaRla daiwyo gamokiTxva: saidan wamovida gemi, ra gziT modioda, sad gaCerda. gemis kapitanma yvela am kiTxvas sruliad advilad da dauyovnebliv gasca pasuxi. Semdeg oficerma cal-calke uklebliv daaTvaliera gemis mTeli Semadgenloba. miledisTan rom mivida, didxans uyura, Tumca TqmiT ki ara uTxra ra.

mere isev kapitanTan mivida, ramdenime sityva uTxra. im wuTidan TiTqos gemis sruluflebiani ganmkargulebeli gaxda. misi erTi brZaneba maSinve iqna Sesrulebuli _ gemi adgilidan daiZra ingliselTa kuteris TanxlebiT, romelic mas gverdiT misdevda da eqvsi zarbaznis luliT emuqreboda, Tu raime winaaRmdegobas gabedavda.

rodesac oficeri miledis akvirdeboda, TviTon miledic, rogorc amas uCvenodac warmoidgens mkiTxveli, TvalebiT Wamda axalgazrda kacs, magram misi alismfrqvevi Tvalebi, romlebsac Cveulebad hqondaT gadaqceuli amokiTxva ada­mianTa gulis im saidumloebisa, romelic mas sWirdeboda, amjerad iseT ugrZnob saxes waawyda, rom veraferi gaawyo. oficeri, romelic ase dakvirvebiT swavlobda miledis, ocdaxuTi-ocdaeqvsi wlisa iqneboda, TeTri saxe, cisferi, odnav Cacvenili Tvalebi, wvrili, sworad gamoyvanili tuCebi da win gamoSverili nikapi hqonda, rac misi nebisyofis simtkices aRniSnavda. odnav ukan gadaweul Subls mokled SeWrili Txeli Tma faravda, xolo saxis qvemo nawils amSvenebda muqi wablisferi wveri.

rodesac napirs miadgnen, Rame ukve Tavis uflebebSi Sesuliyo. sibneles burusic momateboda da zRvis didroni sanaTebisa da zRvis piris maSuqebis irgvliv rgolebsa qmnida, rogorc mTvaris garSemo icis xolme Semokvra wvimis dawyebis win. haeri metad civi, nestiani da damaRonebeli iyo.

miledi, es saocrad mtkice xasiaTis qali, unebur kankals aetana.

oficerma brZaneba gasca, eCvenebinaT miledis bargi. Semdeg TviTon miledis sTxova, navSi CabrZanebuliyo, da saSvelad xeli gauwoda.

miledi daacqerda mas da yoymani iwyo.

_ vin brZandebiT, batono, rom aseTi keTilmzrunvelobiT mexmarebiT? _ hkiTxa ymawvil kacs.

_ gana Cemi samxedro tanisamosi ar gaZlevT amis pasuxs? inglisis flotis oficeri gaxlavarT, _ upasuxa man.

_ vxedav, batono, magram es miTxariT, gana Cveulebada aqvT inglisis flotis oficrebs, rom maT Tanamemamule qalebs, romlebic britaneTis romelime navsadgurSi Camov­len, yovelgvari daxmareba gauwion da maTi zrdiloba iqamde mivides, rom gemidanac TviTon Camoiyvanon?

_ diax, miledi, Cveulebada gvaqvs, magram ara zrdi­lobisaTvis, aramed sifrTxilis gamo, rom omianobis dros ucxoelebi maTTvis gankuTvnil sastumroSi movaTavsoT da mTavrobis zedamxedvelobis qveS imyofebodnen, vidre srul cnobebs SevkrebdeT maTi vinaobisa da ganzraxvis Sesaxeb.

oficerma es sityvebi uaRresi zrdilobiTa da damaje­reblobiT warmoTqva, magram aman ver daamSvida qalbatoni uinteri.

_ mere, me xom ucxoeli ara var, batono? _ uTxra iseTi wminda inglisuri gamoTqmiT, romlis dari arsad Tqmula portsmutidan manCesteramde, _ me ledi klariki var da Cemi gareva ucxoelebSi...

_ es RonisZieba yvelas Seexeba, miledi, da amaod ecdebiT gaeqceT mas.

_ arca vcdilob, batono, ai wavideT!

oficerma xeli gauwoda da miledim misi daxmarebiT Caiara kibe, romlis ZirSic navi elodaT. qali navSi gadavida, oficeric Tan mihyva. kiCoze didi wamosasxami iyo gaSlili, oficerma miledi wamosasxamze dasva da TviTonac gverdiT miujda.

_ iareT! _ ubrZana mezRvaurebs.

rva niCabi erTdroulad CaeSva wyalSi da navic TiTqos zRvis zedapirze gafrinda.

xuTi wuTis Semdeg ukve napirs miadgnen, oficeri gadaxta da aqac dasaxmareblad miledis xeli gauwoda.

iqve kareta icdida.

_ CvenTvis aris es kareta? _ hkiTxa miledim.

_ diax, qalbatono, _ upasuxa oficerma.

_ maS, Sors aris CvenTvis gankuTvnili sastumro?

_ qalaqis meore mxares.

_ wavideT, _ uTxra miledim da karetaSi gabedulad Cajda.

oficeri Tvals adevnebda, rom kargad daelagebinaT miledis bargi da karetisaTvis ukan miekraT. rodesac dar­wmun­da, rom es saqme wesrigSi iyo, TviTonac karetaSi Cajda da kari miixura.

kareta yovelgvari brZanebisa da misamarTis kiTxvis gareSe imwuTsave daiZra adgilidan, sul cota xanSi gaWenebulma cxenebma kareta qalaqis quCebSi Seiyvanes.

aseTma ucnaurma daxvedram guladi miledi Rrmad Caafiqra. isic SeniSna, rom axalgazrda oficers araviTari survili ar etyoboda saubris gagrZelebisa, amitom kuTxeSi miikunWa, raTa kargad Cafiqreboda mdgomareobas.

TxuTmeti wuTi iyo, rac kareta miqroda. gaukvirda mi­ledis, sad midioda aseTi grZeli gziT, da fanjridan gadaixeda, rom daenaxa, sad iyo. saxlebi aRarsad Canda. xeebi wyvdiadSi didron msrbol aCrdilebad misdevda erTmaneTs.

miledi akankalda.

_ qalaqSi aRara varT, batono! _ miubrunda oficers.

ymawvili oficeri xmas ar iRebda.

_ fexs aRar gadmovadgam, Tu ar metyviT, sad migyavarT! aRar wamogyvebiT, batono!

es muqarac upasuxod darCa.

_ oh, es ki metismetia! _ Sehkivla miledim, _ miSveleT! miSveleT!

aravin gamoexmaura mis kivils, kareta isev ise miqroda, oficeri qandakebas damsgavseboda.

miledim oficers gadaxeda im mrisxane gamometyvelebiT, romelic zogjer axasiaTebda imis saxes, da Zalian iSviaTad Tu ascdeboda xolme mizans, brazi rom moereoda, wyvdiadSi als isrodnen misi Tvalebi.

gulcivad ijda ymawvili kaci.

miledis undoda karetis kari gaeRo da gadavardniliyo.

_ frTxilad, qalbatono! _ uTxra gulgrilad oficerma, _ axla rom gadaxteT, cocxali ver gadarCebiT.

gaafTrebuli dajda miledi, oficeri daacqerda mas da gancvifrebuli darCa: saxe, romelic sul cota xnis winaT ase lamazi Canda, sibrazisagan sazarlad daRrejoda. cbierma qalbatonma maSinve moifiqra, rom Tavs daiRupavda, Tu vinmes ase axlodan daanaxvebda Tavis borot suls, guli moibruna, saxis gamometyveleba swrafad Seicvala da sawylad SesTxova:

_ RvTis gulisaTvis, batono, miTxariT, vis mivawero Cemi aseTi wvaleba? Tqven, Tqvens mTavrobas, Tu vinme mters, romelic Zalasa xmarobs Cemze?

_ Tqvenze Zalas aravin xmarobs, qalbatono, da rac Tqven wvalebad migaCniaT, es gaxlavT Sedegi sul ubralo, advilad gasagebi RonisZiebisa: omia da iZulebulni varT, undoblad davxvdeT yvelas, vinc ki inglisSi gadmova.

_ maS, Tqven ar micnobT, batono?

_ pirvelad mxvda bedniereba Tqveni naxvisa.

_ gaficebT Tqvens patiosnebas, gaqvT raime sabuTi, rom aseTi siZulviliT momeqceT?

_ geficebiT, araviTari.

iseTi mSvidobiani, gulwrfeli da Tanac tkbili xmiT upasuxa ymawvilma kacma, rom miledi damSvidda.

bolos, daxloebiT erTi saaTis Semdeg, kareta gaCerda rkinis moajirTan, romelic alayafis karad edo sasaxlisaken mimaval gzas. mkacrad gamoiyureboda TviTon sasaxlec, veeber­Tela, Zveleburi, ganmartoebuli Senoba. ukve qviSian gzaze xrialebda karetis Tvlebi. Zlieri guguni moesma miledis. mixvda, rom es zRvis talRebi exeTqeboda napirze did lodebs.

karetam TaRebqveS gaiara da bolos eRirsa erT mibne­lebul oTxkuTx ezoSi gaCereba. TiTqmis maSinve gaiRo kari, msubuqad gadmoxta ymawvili kaci da miledis xeli SesTavaza. qali daeyrdno mis xels da karetidan sakmaod damSvidebuli Camovida.

miledim Tvali moavlo iqaurobas, mere Tavis Tanamgzavrs gadaxeda da momxiblavi RimiliT uTxra:

_ Zalianac rom damimaloT, mainc cxadia, patimari var, magram darwmunebuli gaxlavarT, didxans ar gastans es ambavi. Cemi sindisi da Tqveni zrdiloba mimaCnia amis Tavdebad.

metad pirmoTne iyo es qaTinauri, magram oficerma mainc ar gasca pasuxi, man qamris qveSidan amoiRo vercxlis patara sastveni, romelic Zalian hgavda samxedro gemebis bocmanebis sastvens, da samjer daustvina sxvadasxva xmaze. ucbad gamovarda ramdenime kaci, kareta banqveS Seagores da gaof­lianebuli cxenebi gamouSves.

ymawvilma kacma iseTive zrdilobiT miledi saxlSi miiwvia. qalma isev RimiliT damSvenebuli saxiT, mklavSi xeli mohkida, masTan erTad gaiara dabali TaRiani kari da avidnen qvis kibiT, romelic qvis svetis irgvliv iyo ayvanili. erT did karebTan gaCerdnen. oficerma jibidan gasaRebi amoiRo, saketSi gadaatriala. karebi mZimed gaWrialda. oficerma miledi misTvis gankuTvnil oTaxSi Seiyvana.

erTi Tvalis gadavlebiT gasinja patimarma am oTaxis yoveli wvrilmani.

oTaxis mowyobiloba erTnairad gamodgeboda rogorc patimrisaTvis, iseve Tavisuflad mcxovrebi kacisTvisac, Tumca fanjrebze akruli rkinis gisosebi da karebze rkinis urduli ufro imas amtkicebda, rom sapatimro unda yofi­liyo.

erT wams gauqra mravali sazareli gansacdeliT brZmedSi gamoWedili sulis Zala da savarZelze daeSva, xelebi gulze daikrifa, Tavi daRuna da yovel wuTs eloda msajulis Semosvlas.

magram aravin Sesula masTan, garda ori-sami mezRvaurisa, romlebmac misive bargi moarTves, yuTebi da boxCebi erT kuTxeSi daalages da xmis amouReblad wavidnen.

yovelive amas ganagebda ymawvili oficeri iseTive simSvi­diT, rogoriTac miledis eqceoda. mxolod Cumad iyo, TviTon aras ambobda da brZanebas sastveniT an xelis moZraobiT aZlevda. rom genaxaT, ityodiT, am kacisaTvis da misi morCili msaxurisaTvis ena ar arsebobs, an arada, usargeblo gamxdarao.

bolos veRar gauZlo qalma amden dumils da erTxel kidev sTxova:

_ RvTis gulisaTvis, batono, ras moaswavebs Cemi aq damwyvdeva? gamagebineT raime, cotaodeni guladoba meca maqvs, rom magrad davxvde mosalodnel gansacdels da qedi ar movixaro Cemken momavali ubedurebis winaSe, magram mainc minda vicode: sad var? an rad var aq? Tu Tavisufali var, maS, rad gagimagrebiaT rkinis gisosebiT es fanjrebi da rkinis urdulebiT es karebi? Tu patimari var, ar unda miTxraT, ra davaSave?

_ Tqven brZandebiT, qalbatono, im saxlSi, romelic TqvenTvis aris gankuTvnili, me miviRe brZaneba, dagxvedrodiT zRvis piras, gemidan CamomeyvaneT da am sasaxleSi momeyvaneT, me mgoni, es brZaneba pirnaTlad avasrule, rogorc Semefereba jariskacs. amasTan, Tavazianadac, rogorc es keTilSobil adamians Seefereba, amiT Tavdeba _ yovel SemTxvevaSi, am dromde mainc, _ is davaleba, romelic me mqonda dakisrebuli. danarCeni sxva pirovnebas Seexeba.

_ mere, vin aris eg sxva pirovneba? _ mivarda miledi, _ ar SeiZleba damisaxeloT?

am dros kibidan ramdenime kacis fexis xma da dezebis wkaruni gaisma, erTi maTgani miledis karisaken modioda.

_ ai, batono, is pirovneba, _ uTxra oficerma, gzidan gadadga da pativiscemiTa da morCilebiT gamoiWima.

kari gaaRo. karis zRurblze kaci gamoCnda, uqudod iyo. gverdze xmali ekida da TiTebiT cxvirsaxocs WmuWnida.

miledis nacnobad eCvena bnelSi es aCrdili. erTi xeliT savarZels daeyrdno, win waswia Tavi, rom Tavis eWvSi darwmunebuliyo.

amasobaSi ucnobi TandaTan uaxlovdeboda. ramdenadac win miiwevda igi da lampis sinaTle xvdeboda, imdenad miledi uneburad ukan iwevda. mere, rodesac aRaraviTari eWvi aRara hqonda, gancvifrebuli xmiT daiZaxa:

_ rogor? es Tqvena brZandebiT, Cemo mazlo?

_ diax, kekluco qalbatono! _ upasuxa lordma uinterma da Tavi zrdilobianad da Tan dacinviT daukra.

_ maS, es sasaxle?..

_ Cemi gaxlavT.

_ da es oTaxi?

_ Tqveni gaxlavT.

_ maS, me Tqveni patimari var?

_ TiTqmis.

_ es xom saSineli Zalmomreobaa!

_ Tavi davaneboT maRalfardovan sityvebs, davsxdeT da mSvidobianad movilaparakoT, rogorc Sehferis rZal-mazls.

mere karisken mibrunda da ymawvil oficers, romelic mis ukanasknel brZanebas eloda, uTxra:

_ sxva araferi, gmadlobT! axla ki martoni dagvtoveT, batono felton.

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manam lordi uinteri karebs gadaketavda, fanjris darabas mixuravda da skams miidgamda Tavisi rZlis savarZelTan, qalbatoni Cafiqrebuli ijda. yovelgvar SesaZleblobas iTvaliswinebda Tavisi mdgomareobis Sesaxeb da bolos im fiqrze SeCerda, romlis warmodgena ar SeiZleboda hqonoda, sanam ar icoda, visTan iyo an visTan hqonda saqme.

namdvil aznaurad miaCnda Tavisi mazli. nadirobiT da banqos TamaSiT gatacebuli, qalebis moyvaruli, magram isic kargad icoda, rom intrigebSi arad vargoda. maS, rogor unda gaego miledis Camosvla? rada hyavda dapatimrebuli?

marTalia, aTosis mier naTqvamma ramdenime sityvam miledi daarwmuna, rom viRaca ucxo yurs Tavidan bolomde moesmina misi da kardinalis saidumlo baasi, magram rogor warmoidgenda, Tu ase swrafad da ase moxerxebulad daaxvedrebdnen naRms mis Canafiqrs. arada, mas ufro imaze epareboda eWvi, rom bukingamma mas daabrala ori burnikis CamoWra da amiT cdilobda mis dasjas, magram iseTi kaci ar iyo bukingami, rom aseTi saSualeba exmara qalis winaaRmdeg, metadre rodesac grZnobda, rom am saZaglobas eWviT gagiJebuli Seyvarebuli qali sCadioda.

es meore azri mainc ufro safuZvlianad eCvena, _ warsulis gamo msjiano da ara momavlis gegmebisaTviso, _ gaifiqra man, Rrmad Cafiqrebuli, mainc taSs ukravda Tavis Tavs, rom mazlis xelSi Cavarda, radgan egona, amas ufro advilad da iafad daiyoliebda, vidre sxva vinme gonier mters.

_ diax, movilaparakoT, Cemo mazlo, _ mimarTa sixaruliT, radgan gadawyvetili hqonda, am baasSi, miuxedavad lordi uinteris cdisa, saidumlod darCeniliyo yvelaferi, gamoetyua namdvili WeSmariteba, raTa momavalSi imis mixedviT emoqmeda.

_ maS, gabedeT da kvlav ingliss daubrundiT? _ uTxra lordma uinterma, _ miuxedavad Tqveni gadawyvetilebisa, rom Tqvens sicocxleSi fexs ar SemodgamdiT inglisis miwaze, rac araerTxel giTqvamT CemTvis parizSi?

am kiTxvas kiTxiTve upasuxa miledim:

_ upirveles yovlisa, gamagebineT, rogor moaxerxeT, rom ase mkacrad madevneT Tvali da winaswar icodiT ara marto Cemi mosvla, aramed dRe, saaTi da navsadguric ki, sadac unda Camovsuliyavi?

lordma uintermac imave taqtikas mimarTa, romelsac miledi xmarobda, _ albaT, ase jobia, Torem Cemi rZali amas ar gamoiyenebdao, _ gaifiqra man:

_ jer Tqven TviTon gamagebineT, Cemo sayvarelo rZalo, ra saqme gaqvT? risTvis CamosulxarT inglisSi?

_ Tqvens sanaxavad, _ miugo miledim da is ar icoda, rogor aZlierebda am pasuxiT im eWvebs, romelic mosvenebas ar aZlevda uinters d'artanianis werilis Semdeg. tkbili sicruiT undoda Tavisi mazlis keTilganwyobilebis mogeba.

_ ah, Cems sanaxavad? _ wamoiZaxa TvalTmaqcurad uinterma.

_ Tqvens sanaxavd, batono! nuTu eWvi geparebaT? ra aris aq gasakvirveli?

_ nuTu inglisSi mxolod imitom modiodiT, rom me genaxeT da sxva ganzraxva araferi gqondaT?

_ sxva araferi.

_ maS, marto CemTvis SeiwuxeT Tavi da lamanSi gadmoiareT?

_ marto TqvenTvis.

_ ai, daswyevla!.. Zalian gyvarebivarT, Cemo rZalo!

_ rogor ar unda miyvardeT, me Tqveni uaxloesi naTesavi ara var? _ hkiTxa miledim gulwrfelobiTa da grZnobiT.

_ da erTaderTi Cemi memkvidre, ara? _ uTxra Tavis mxriv lordma uinterma da Tvali TvalSi gauyara.

didi gaWirvebiT imorCilebda grZnobebs miledi, magram am sityvas ki ver gauZlo da akankalda. lordma ukanaskneli sityvebis Tqmis dros mklavze xeli daado miledis da amitom arc es kankali gamoepara mis yuradRebas.

marTlac, es d'artyma niSanSi moxvda da metad Zlieradac. mas gonebaSi gaurbina azrma, rom ketim uRalata. albaT, ketim uTxra, rogor ejavreboda miledis lordi uinteri. maSin igrZno, ra miamitad moiqca, roca Tavis moaxles daufiqreblad gadauSala guli. moagonda agreTve ra gaSmagebiT lanZRavda d'artanians imisaTvis, rom sikvdils gadaarCina misi mazli.

_ veRara gamigia ra Tqveni, milord! _ uTxra pasuxad qalma, raTa dro moego da aelaparakebina Tavisi mopirdapire, _ ris Tqma gnebavT magiT? aris raime dafaruli azri Tqvens sityvebSi?

_ oh, RmerTo Cemo! ra dafaruli azri unda iyos? _ upasuxa uinterma Tvalisamxvevi gulkeTilobiT, _ Cemi naxva mogsurvebiaT da ingliss mobrZanebulxarT, gavige es Tqveni ganzraxva, anu, ufro ukeT rom vTqvaT, vigrZeni, da Tqvens dasaxvedrad oficeri gamovgzavne. mindoda, TqvenTvis Tavidan amecilebina RamiT gemidan navsadgurSi gadmosvliT gamowveuli mowyeniloba, damqancveli bargis gadmotana, karetac dagaxvedreT da, ai, ukve aqa brZandebiT, am sasaxleSi. am cixe-darbazis ufrosi me var. yoveldRe movdivar mis dasaTvaliereblad da rom Rirseulad damekmayofilebina Tqveni da masTan Cemi survilic erTmaneTis naxvisa, TqvenTvis movamzadebine es oTaxi. erTi miTxariT, ra aris am Cems naTqvamSi iseTi ucnauri, romelic Tqveni naTqvamis ucnaurobas aRematebodes?

_ araferi! me ucnaurad is mimaCnia, rom winaswar icodiT Cemi Camosvlis ambavi.

_ arc magaSia raime ucnauri, Cemo sayvarelo rZalo, sul ubralo saqmea. gana ar dainaxeT, rom Tqveni gemis kapitanma, navsadgurTan moaxloebisas, win patara navi gamogzavna navsadgurSi Semosvlis nebarTvis misaRebad, risTvisac warmoadgina ekipaJisa da mgzavrebis sia, gemis curvis siCqare, misi mimarTuleba da sxva cnobebi. navsadguris komendanti me gaxlavarT, amitom is sia me momarTves da swored iq amovikiTxe Tqveni gvari. Cemma gulmac igive miTxra, rac axla Tqven damimowmeT, ese igi, gamagebina is mizani, romlis misaRwevad ar SeuSindiT zRviT mgzavrobasac ki, romelic am dros metad momqancvelia. ai, ase gavige Tqveni mosvlis ambavi da win Cemi patara kuteri mogagebeT.

xedavda miledi, rom uinteri tyuils ambobda, da ufro metad ereoda SiSi.

_ es miTxariT, Cemo sayvarelo mazlo, xom milordi bukingami iyo, am saRamos rom davinaxe? jebirze idga, rodesac navsadgurSi SemovediT.

_ diax, is iyo, ah!.. vici, rogor aRgaSfoTebdaT misi danaxva! _ ganagrZo uinterma, _ Tqvens qveyanaSi, mgoni, sul bukingamis xsenebaSi arian da Tqvens megobar kardinalsac metismetad unda awuxebdes misi SeiaraReba safrangeTis sawinaaRmdegod.

_ Cems megobar kardinals?! _ Sehyvira miledim. igi kargad xedavda, rom es ambavic, rogorc pirveli, cnobili iyo misi mazlisaTvis.

_ maS, Tqveni megobari ar aris? _ daiwyo isev lordma iseTi gulgrilobiT, viTom araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda am ambavs, _ oh, ukacravad! me ki ase megona... magram davaneboT amas Tavi, milord hercogs mere davubrundeT, axla ki gavagrZeloT Cveni metismetad mgrZnobiare maslaaTi. maS, Cems sanaxavad wamoxvediT, ara?

_ diax, batono!

_ Zalian kargi! weRanac giTxariT, Tqveni survilisamebr geqnebaT yvelaferi da yoveldRe vnaxavT erTmaneTs.

_ maS, saukunod aq unda davrCe? _ SeSinebuli xmiT hkiTxa miledim.

_ gana kargad ara xarT mowyobili, Cemo rZalo? miTxariT, ra gnebavT, ra gakliaT, da me TviTon davaCqarebineb Tqveni survilis asrulebas.

_ arc moaxleebi myavs, arc Cemi msaxurebi.

_ geyolebaT, rasac ki moisurvebT, qalbatono, miTxariT, rogor moawyo Tqveni saxli Tqvenma pirvelma qmarma, da Tumca me mxolod mazli var Tqveni, mec iseve mogiwyobT, rogorc man.

_ Cemma pirvelma qmarma? _ Sehkivla miledim da gancvifrebuli TvaliT daaSterda lord uinters.

_ diax, rogor moawyo Tqvenma pirvelma qmarma, frangma? Cems Zmaze ki ar gekiTxebiT! magram, mgoni, aRarc ki gaxsovT. keTili, jer cocxalia da mas SevekiTxebi, imedi maqvs, maSinve momawvdis saWiro cnobebs.

miledis civma oflma daasxa Sublze.

_ mexumrebiT? _ uTxra yru xmiT.

_ gana xumrobis gunebaze geCvenebiT? _ hkiTxa lordma, wamodga da erTi nabijiT ukan daiwia.

_ ara, eg xumroba ki ara, Seuracxyofaa Cemi! _ Seutia miledim, akankalebuli xelebiT savarZels daeyrdno da scada, zeviT wamoweuliyo.

_ Tqveni Seuracxyofa?! _ uTxra zizRiT lordma. _ erTi mibrZaneT, qalbatono, nuTu SeiZleba riTime Tqveni Seuracxyofa?

_ Tqven, batono, an damTvralxarT, an gagiJebulxarT! _ daukivla miledim, _ gadiT aqedan da moaxle gamomigzavneT!

_ qalebs bevri layboba uyvarT, Cemo rZalo! iqneba me TviTon damakisroT Tqveni moaxleoba? maSin ojaxSive darCeba yvela Cveni saidumloeba.

_ Tavxedo! _ Sehyvira miledim da TiTqos nemsi uCxvliteso, ise wamovarda da mazls mivarda. is ki idga uZravad, gaCumebuli, da erTi xeli xmlis tarze daedo.

_ ho! ho! _ uTxra lordma, _ vici, Cveulebada gaqvT kacis mokvla, magram icodeT, mec kargad dagixvdebiT!

_ oh, marTali xarT! _ uTxra miledim, _ Tqven sindisi nebas mogcemT, rom Zala da iaraRi ixmaroT qalze.

_ iqneba egrec iyos, oRond me amis Semwynarebeli safuZvelic meqneba. Cemi xeli ar iqneba pirveli xeli vaJkacisa, romelic Tqven dagkravT.

baronma nel-nela aswia xeli da Tavisi naTqvamis gasamarTleblad TiTqmis Seexo miledis marcxena mxars.

miledi yrud Rmuoda da oTaxis kuTxisaken ixevda, gegonebodaT, vefxviseburi naxtomisTvis emzadebao, rom mowinaaRmdeges Tavs dasxmoda.

_ ho! iRmuvleT, ramdenic gnebavT! _ Seutia uinterma, _ magram kbena ki ar scadoT, gafrTxilebT, Tqvens dasaRupavad datrialdeba saqme: CvenSi ar arian is msajulebi, romlebic winaswar agvareben memkvidreobis sakiTxs! arc moxetiale raindebi arian, rom brZola damiwyon Cemi cixidan mSvenieri qalis gasaTavisufleblad. me ki mzada myavs msajulebi, raTa Rirseulad dasajon erTi unamuso qmriani qali, romelic loginSi Seepara, rogorc coli, lord uinters, Cems ufros Zmas, da es msajulebi, merwmuneT, iseT jalaTTan gaggzavnian dasasjelad, romlebic marjvena mxarsac iseve dagixazaven, rogorc marcxena gaqvT.

kargi vaJkaci iyo lordi uinteri da SeiaraRebulic idga sruliad uiaraRo qalis winaSe, magram iseTi ali asdioda miledis Tvalebs, rom lordma gulis siRrmeSi SiSi igrZno. Tumca, mainc Tavisi ar daiSala da ufro da ufro meti aRSfoTebiT ganagrZo:

_ diax, mesmis, Cemi Zmis memkvidreobis miRebis Semdeg didi netareba geRirsebodaT, rom Cems memkvidreadac darCeniliyaviT, magram winaswar icodeT: SeiZleba momklaT an moakvlevinoT vinmes Cemi Tavi da amitom me yovelgvari RonisZieba miviRe, Cemi qonebis erTi penic ki ar dagrCebaT memkvidreobad. gana sakmaod mdidari ara xarT? TiTqmis milions udris Tqveni qoneba! gana eg simdidre ar kmara Tqvens sakeTildReod? Tu imitom sCadixarT amden borotebas, rom usazRvro siamovnebas hpovebT avsulobaSi? oh, pirdapir geubnebiT, wmindad rom ar mimaCndes ubeduri Cemi Zmis saxeli, sadme sapyrobileSi CagagdebdiT da iq CagalpobdiT an gagistumrebdiT taibmernSi1, rom dagekmayofilebinaT brbos cnobismoyvareoba. me aras vityvi, magram Tqvenc mSvidad unda SeeguoT Tqvens patimrobas, ori-sami kviris Semdeg Cvens jarTan erTad laroSelSi momixdeba wasvla, magram Cemi wasvlis winadRes gemi mova Tqvens wasayvanad. me Cemi TvaliTa vnaxav Tqvens gamgzavrebas, gemi migiyvanT Cvens samxreT koloniebSi da arxeinad brZandebodeT, iseT Tanamgzavrs gagatanT, rom Sig SublSi dagaxliT tyvias, Tu gabedeT da inglisSi an evropis sxva qveynebisaken dabruneba scadeT.

xmis amouRebliv ismenda miledi, iseTi yuradRebiT, rom almokidebuli Tvalebic ki gaStereboda.

_ diax, amJamad, _ ganagrZo uinterma, _ am cixe-darbazSi darCebiT, sakmaod sqeli kedlebi aqvs mas, magari karebi, gautexavi urduli da Tqveni fanjara pirdapir zRvaSi gadis. darajebad dayenebuli myavs erTguli mezRvaurebi, romlebic Tavs gawiraven CemTvis. isini Tvals ar aSoreben Tqvens binas da ezoSi Semomaval gzebs. ezoSic rom gamoxvideT, sami magari Robe kidev dagxvdebaT gadasasvleli, sastiki brZaneba aris gacemuli: erTi nabiji, erTi xelis aqneva, gaparvis momaswavebeli erTi sityva da maSinve srolas dagiwyeben. Tu mogkles, inglisuri marTlmsajuleba, imedi maqvs, madlobas gadamixdis, rom maT avacdine movaleobis asruleba. ah, dagimSviddaT guli? Tqvens saxes isev daaCnda gamarjvebis gamometyveleba! albaT fiqrobT, rom Cems aq aryofnaSi, am TxuTmet dReSi moaxerxebT raimes, vinmes SeiwiravT msxverplad, magram, aba, scadeT!

miledim igrZno, rom Tavisi fiqri mters ver daumala, da frCxilebiT daiCqmita mklavebi, raTa daemorCilebina saxis nakvTebis yoveli moZraoba da aRara gamoeCina ra, garda mwvave mwuxarebisa.

_ oficeri, romelic Cems aq aryofnaSi ganagebs am cixe-darbazs, TqvenTvis nacnobia, radgan man aq mogiyvanaT, _ ganagrZo uinterma, _ Tqven, mgoni, darwmundiT, rom igi brZanebis sastiki amsrulebelia, radgan gicnobT, portsmutidan aqamde ise ver ivlidiT, rom Tqveneburi oinebiT ar mogexiblaT, _ vaTqmevineb rasmeo, _ veras gaxdiT gana? marmarilos qandakeba Tu iqneba imasaviT ugrZnobi da munji. bevr vaJkacze gicdiaT Zala Tqveni macTunebeli silamazisa da, saubedurod, yovelTvis gamarjvebuli darCenilxarT. aba, axla am oficerze scadeT! Tu isic Tqveneburad moxibleT, vityvi, rom xorcSesxmuli qaji yofilxarT.

lordi karebTan mivida da swrafad gamoaRo.

_ damiZaxeT baton feltons! _ gasZaxa viRacas, mere miledis miubrunda: _ cota xans momiTmineT, minda Tqveni Tavi gavacno baton feltons.

ucnauri dumiliT Sescqerodnen erTmaneTs rZali da mazli, ismoda mxolod neli, zomieri fexis xma, romelic axlovdeboda, male derefrnis sibnelidan gamovida Cveni nacnobi ymawvili oficeri da karis zRurblze gaCerda lord uinteris brZanebis misaRebad.

_ SemodiT, Cemo jon! _ uTxra uinterma, _ SemodiT da kari mixureT.

ymawvili oficeri Sevida.

_ axla, kargad gasinje es dedakaci! _ ubrZana lordma. _ is axalgazrdaa, lamazi da yovelgvari miwieri cTunebiTaa aRWurvili. am urCxuls, romelic jer mxolod ocdaxuTi wlisaa, imdeni avkacoba da boroteba Caudenia, rom erT weliwadSic ver gadaikiTxavdiT, Cveni sasamarTloebis arqivebSi rom yofiliyo Cawerili. xma sirinozisa aqvs, silamaze Tavis msxverplT izidavs, sxeuli _ safasurs uxdis, visac ras dahpirdeba; es marTalia da nurc aq vumtyunebT simarTles, axla Tqvens cTunebas, Tqvens moxibvlas ecdeba, iqneba Tqveni mokvlaca scados. me, Cemo felton, siRaribidan gixseniT, dagexmareT da oficroba mogapovebineT, erTxel sikvdilsac gadagarCineT. xom gaxsovT, ra SegemTxvaT maSin? me marto Semwe ki ara, megobari var Tqveni, ara marto keTilismyofeli, aramed mama. es dedakaci inglisSi im mizniT mobrZanda, rom rogorme bolo momiRos. da, ai, Cems xelT aris es gveli! me dagibareT, Cemo felton, Cemo megobaro, Svilo jon, damifareT am dedakacisagan, da metadre, daifare Tavi Seni am avsulisagan! SemomficeT, rom xelidan ar gamisxlteba es gveli da aq geyoleba, raTa Tavis damsaxurebiT iqnes dasjili! jon felton, m,e Sens sityvas vendobi! jon felton, me mwams Seni patiosneba!

_ milord, _ mimarTa ymawvilma da mis wminda TvalebSi miledisadmi zizRi gamoixata, _ milord, geficebiT, rom asrulebuli iqneba yoveli Tqveni survili.

miledim imedmixdili msxverpliviT miiRo feltonis sityva. SeuZlebeli iyo, genaxaT sadme iseTi angelozisebriv uwyinari da morCili gamometyveleba, romelic mis lamaz saxes mohfenoda. TviTon lordi uinteric ki ZlivsRa scnobda Zu vefxvs, mosaklavad rom ar indobda weRandel baasSi.

_ fexs ar moicvlis am oTaxidan! geyurebaT, jon? _ ganagrZo lordma, _ miwer-mowera araviTari, aravisTan, da isic marto im SemTxvevaSi, Tu Tqven ikadrebT da xmas gascemT.

_ kmara, milord, me SemogficeT.

_ axla, qalbatono, ecadeT, SeurigdeT Tqvens beds, radgan adamianTagan ukve gankicxuli xarT.

miledim Tavi daxara, TiTqos zed daswoloda am msjavris simZime. lordma niSani misca feltonsa da gavida. oficeric ukan gahyva da kari moketa.

ramdenime wuTis Semdeg derefanSi gaisma tlanqi fexis xma TofiTa da xmliT SeiaraRebuli mezRvaurisa, romelic miledis oTaxis sadarajod gamoegzavnaT.

ramdenime wa­ms imave mdgomareobaSi darCa miledi, radgan fiqrobda, SeiZleba karis klitis WuWrutanidan miyu­rebeno. mere nel-nela Tavi maRla aiRo. mis saxes almuri asdioda da masze xelaxla saSinel mrisxanebasa da muqaras waikiTxavdiT. swrafad mivarda karebs da yuri miado, mere fanjridan gadaixeda, isev ukan dabrunda, Ronemixdili savarZelze daeSva da mwared amoioxra.