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gaafTrebulma d'artanianma sami naxtomiT gadasera mo­sacdeli oTaxi da fiqrobda kibis oTx-oTxi safexuri erTad Caerbina, magram aq moulodnelad meore oTaxidan gamosul muSketers daxrili Tavi ise magra daajaxa mxarSi, rom am ukanasknelma mware tkivilisagan ufro daiRmuvla, vidre wamoiyvira.

_ bodiSs vixdi, _ uTxra d'artanianma, romelsac undoda ganegrZo gza. _ bodiSs vixdi, magram Zalian meCqareba. _ Zlivs moaswro erTi kibis Carbena, rom rkinasaviT magari xeli qamarSi swvda da Seayena.

_ Zalian geCqarebaT? _ Seutia mkvdrisferdadebulma muSketerma, _ am sababiT Tavsa mcemT da ambobT: `bodiSs vixdio~ da Tqven fiqrobT, rom es sakmarisia? srulebiTac ara, Cemo axalgazrdav! Tqven ggoniaT, rom raki dRes baton de tre­vilisagan Cveni datuqsva moismineT, yvelas SeuZlia iseve mogveqces, rogorc igi? scdebiT, megobaro, Tqven batoni de trevili ara brZandebiT!

d'artanianma maSinve icno Sinisaken mimavali aTosi, rom­lisTvisac dastaqars Wriloba ukve Seexvia.

_ garwmunebT, ganzrax ar dagjaxebivarT, _ wamoiZaxa d'artanianma. _ me erTxel ukve mogixadeT bodiSi da vfiqrob es savsebiT sakmarisia. kidev gimeorebT da metismetic momdis, patiosnebas geficebiT, Zalian meCqareba da gTxovT gamiSvaT, Torem me Cemsas veRar mivaRwev.

_ batono Cemo, Tqven zrdiloba ara gqoniaT, getyobaT, Soridan xarT Camosuli, _ uTxra aTosma da xeli gauSva.

d'artanians sami Tu oTxi safexuri arc ki Caerbina, rom aTosis am sityvebma ucbad SeaCera.

_ eSmakma dalaxvros! ragind Soridanac ar unda viyo Camosuli, Tqven ver maswavliT zrdilobas.

_ iqneb kidec gaswavloT! _ miugo aTosma.

_ oh, ase rom ar meCqarebodes, _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ da sxvas ar mivdevde...

_ aCqarebulo batono, Cemi devna ar dagWirdebaT, me isec advilad gipoviT. gesmiT?

_ sad?

_ karmelitebis monasterTan.

_ romel saaTze?

_ SuadRisas.

_ SuadRisas? Zalian kargi, iq dagixvdebiT.

_ ecadeT, ar malodinoT, radgan Tormet saaTsa da TxuTmet wuTze minda eg yurebi dagaWraT.

_ kargiT, _ miayvira d'rtanianma, _ iq viqnebi, Tormets rom aTi wuTi daakldeba.

man mokurcxla im imediT, rom iqneba kidev dasweoda ucnobs, romelic ise neli nabijiT midioda, didi gza ar unda hqonoda gavlili.

magram quCis WiSkarTan porTosi idga da guSags esaubreboda. swored erTi kacis gasasvleli manZili iyo darCenili mosaubreTa Soris. d'artanianis fiqriT, es farTobi misTvis sakmarisi iqneboda, da maTken isris siswrafiT gaeqana, is iyo, unda gamZvraliyo, rom qarma porTosis wamosasxami aafriala da Cveni gaskoneli Sig gaexvia. cxadia, porTosma raRac mosazrebiT qars da d'artanians ar daaneba Tavisi Cacumlobis es umTavresi nawili. imis magivrad, rom xeli gaeSva wamosasxamis kalTisaTvis, man Tavisken ise miizida, rom d'artaniani mTlianad xaverdis wamosasxamSi gaexvia.

d'artaniani ismenda muSketeris lanZRva-ginebas, undoda rogorme gamomZvraliyo wamosasxamidan, romelic Tvalebze efareboda, gzas nakecebSi eZebda da cdilobda ise gamosuliyo, rom ar Sexeboda im oqros yabiws, romelsac Cven ukve vicnobT. magram, rodesac Tvali gaaxila, dainaxa, rom cxviri porTosis mxrebSua, swored im yabiwze miebjina, romelsac ase ufr­Txildeboda.

Cvenda samwuxarod, iseve rogorc mraval nivTs Cvens cxovrebaSi, mxolod garegnuli brwyinvaleba aqvs, am yabiwsac wina nawili hqonda oqroTi amoqarguli, xolo ukan kameCis tyavi iyo. porToss saSualeba ara hqonda Zvirfasi yabiwis SeZenisa, da iZulebuli iyo, mosaCveneblad mxolod winidan moeqargvinebina oqros ZafebiT.

axla albaT mixvda mkiTxveli, rad sWirdeboda porToss avadmyofobis mogoneba da sicxian dReSi wamosasxamis tareba.

_ ai, gagiwyra RmerTi! _ Sehyvira porTosma da Tan cdilobda, rogorme moeSorebina d'artaniani, romelic axla xelebs mis beWebze afaTurebda, _ cofiani xom ara xarT?

_ mapatieT! _ uTxra d'artanianma da bumberazis mxars qveSidan gamoyo Tavi, _ Zalian meCqareba... erT kacs mivdev da...

_ rodesac CqarobT, SemTxveviT, Sin xom ar grCebaT Tvalebi? _ SeekiTxa porTosi.

_ ara, _ upasuxa ukve wyeniT d'artanianma, _ Cemi Tvalebis wyalobiT imasac ki vxedav, rasac sxvebi vera xedaven.

mixvda Tu ara porTosi, ris Tqmasac ubedavda ymawvili kaci, aravin icis, magram gabrazda ki.

_ gafrTxilebT, batono, nurc agre exaxunebiT muSketerebs, Torem tyavgamZvrali darCebiT.

_ tyavgamZvralio? metismetad mkaci sityva ixmareT, batono Cemo, _ upasuxa d'artanianma.

_ es gaxlavT sakadrisi sityva im kacisaTvis, romelic daurideblad TvalebSi Sescqeris Tavis mters.

_ Tqven ki, Zalian kargad vici, rom zurgs ar uCvenebT xolme... Tqvenebs.

Tavisi moswrebuli sityviT aRfrTovanebuli d'artaniani xarxariT gaudga gzas.

porToss cofi moeria da d'artanianis dasaWerad waiwia.

_ mere iyos, batono, mere! _ Semohyvira gaskonelma, _ rodesac wamosasxami Tan aRar geqnebaT!

_ maS, pirvel saaTze, luqsemburgis sasaxlis ukan.

_ Zalian kargi, pirvel saaTze, _ miaZaxa d'artanianma da meore quCaze Cauxvia.

magram ucnobi arsad Canda, arc im quCaze, romelic gaskonelma Caiara, da arc imaze, romelsac gascqeroda. ukve sadRac mimaluliyo. d'artaniani Seecada, Semxvedri mgzav­rebisagan gaego misi gza-kvali, magram amaod; bornamde Cavida. Semdeg senisa da wiTeli jvris quCebi amoiara, magram werilis qurdis kvalic ki veRarsad naxa. kidev kargi, rom am moZraobas misTvis sargebloba mohqonda: ramdenadac metad sdioda ofli siarulSi, imdenad metad ucivdeboda da umSviddeboda guli.

im dRes mravali ram gadaxda Tavs d'artanians. dRe avbediTad daiwyo. jer dilis Tormeti saaTic ki ar iyo da ukve batoni de trevilic momdurebuli hyavda, romelic, raRa Tqma unda, uzrdelobad da umadurobad CauTvlida d'artanians ase ucnaurad gamoqcevas. garda amisa, ori kargi dueli moeloda iseT vaJkacebTan, romlebTac sam-sami d'artanianic ar eyo­fodaT; dueli muSketerebTan, romlebic grZnobiT yvela mokvdav adamianze maRla idgnen misi fiqriT, da romelTa mimarT igi usazRvro pativiscemiT iyo gamsWvaluli.

samwuxaro iyo es mdgomareoba. darwmunebuli gaxldaT, rom aTosis xeliT mokvdeboda, amitom porTosze aRarc fiqrobda, magram mogexsenebaT, imedi sicocxlis ukanasknel wuTamde ara tovebs adamianis guls. d'artanianic am imeds emyareboda. fiqrobda, SeiZleba mZimed damWran am or duelSi, magram cocxali mainc gadavrCeo, da Tavisi momavali cxovrebis keTilad mosawyobad mkacrad usayvedura Tavs:

_ ra Tavqariani da xepre var! ara, Tavisi Wriloba ar eyofoda im sawyal aToss, rom mec ar mimematebina? kaci mxarSia daWrili da mec cxvariviT vaZgere Cemi kinkrixo. swored sakvirvelia, rom maSinve xmali ar iZro da iqve ar momkla. iseTi mware tkivili mivayene, rom amis sruli ufleba hqonda. rac Seexeba porToss, ho, baton porToss, aq saqme ufro sasaciloa, vidre sawyeni. _ Tavisda uneburad sicili waskda d'artanians. icinoda da Tan aqeT-iqiT iyureboda, rom sawyenad an damcinavad ar sCveneboda visme misi ganmartoebuli mxiaruleba.

_ rac Seexeba porToss, _ ganagrZo man, _ marTlac rom sasacilo Setakeba gvqonda. ara, namdvili Tavqariani var! giJi unda iyos kaci, rom ase moulodnelad, xmis amouReblad eces adamians, wamosasxamis qveS SeuZvres da sinjva dauwyos, rogori wamosasxami aqvs mosxmuli. bodiSs movixdidi da mSvidobianad Camivlida yvelaferi, gadakvriT is oxeri yabiwi rom ar mexsenebina. ara, ra mexumreboda, namdvili dawyevlili gaskoneli var! me mgonia, jojoxeTis koconSic ar daviSli lazRandarobas. _ eeh, d'artanian, Cemo guliTado megobaro, _ mimarTa alersiT Tavis Tavs, _ am xifaTs Tu gadaurCi, rac yovlad SeuZleblad unda migaCndes, ecade, momavlisaTvis umwikvlo zrdiloba SeiZino da amieridan Seni yofaqceviT mTeli qveynisTvis samagaliTo gaxde. Tavaziani da zrdili kaci gana laCaria? aba, aramiss gadaxede: lmobierebisa da zrdilobis gansaxierebaa, magram gana swori iqneboda, misTvis vinmes mxdali ewodebina? arasodes! dReidan mec yvelaferSi aramiss mivbaZav. oho! ager, aramisic aq yofila.

Tavisi monologiT damtkbari d'artaniani miuaxlovda d'egilonis sastumros, romlis win aramisi mxiarulad ela­parakeboda mefis sam muSketers. Tavis mxriv, aramismac dainaxa d'artaniani. magram mas ar daviwyeboda, rom swored am ymawvili kacis TandaswrebiT gaubrazda batoni de trevili, da amitom srulebiT ar esiamovna maTi gakicxvis mowmis danaxva. aramisma iseTi saxe miiRo, TiTqos ver SeamCnia igi. Cveni ymawvili gaskoneli ki, aRtacebuli Tavisi gadawyvetilebiT, rom yvelas mimarT Tavaziani yofiliyo, mosaubreebs miuaxlovda da tkbili RimiliT Tavmdabali salami misca. aramisma Tavi odnav daukra, magram Rimili ki ar aRirsa da oTxivem myisve Sewyvita saubari.

arc iseTi suleli iyo d'artaniani, rom ar SeemCnia, ramdenad zedmeti iyo is iq, magram didebuli wreebis zne-CveulebebSi jer kidev gauwvrTnelma ver SeZlo moxerxebulad gamosuliyo am mZime mdgomareobidan, iseve rogorc ucxo wreSi moxvedrilma adamianma, Careulma im baasSi, romelic mas sruliad ar exeba. d'artaniani gamosavals eZebda. swored am dros dainaxa aramisis jibidan amovardnili cxvirsaxoci, romelsac muSketerma Tavisda SeumCnevlad fexi daadga. Sesafer SemTxvevad eCvena Cvens gaskonels, gamoesworebina Tavisi Secdoma: daixara, zrdilobianad gamoacala muSketers fexis qveSidan cxvir­saxoci, miuxedavad imisa, rom es ukanaskneli fexs aWerda, ar undoda daenebebina igi. d'artanianma cxvirsaxoci miawoda da uTxra:

_ me mgoni, batono, Zalian SegawuxebdaT am cxvirsaxocis dakargva.

marTlac Zvirfasi ram iyo es cxvirsaxoci erT kuTxeSi sagangebod amoqarguli gvirgviniTa da gerbiT. d'artanianis sityvebze aramisi gawiTlda, sisxli auvarda TavSi da gamor­Tmevis nacvlad xelidan gamohglija miwodebuli cxvirsaxoci.

_ oho, oho! _ Sehyvira erTma razmelma, _ morcxvo saluqo aramis, axlac ityvi, Semomwyralia Cemze de bua-trasio, maSin rodesac is momxiblavi qalbatoni Tavisi cxvirsaxociT gimSve­nebs jibes?

aramisma iseTi TvaliT gadaxeda d'artanians, usityvod agrZnobinebda adamians, Cemi saxiT mosisxle mteri SeiZineo, mere Taviseburad moikatuna Tavi da Tqva:

_ cdebiT, batonebo, es cxvirsaxoci Cemi ar aris da ver gamigia, rad dasWirda am ymawvils, CemTvis SemoeTavazebina da ara erT-erTi TqvenganisTvis? am sityvebis dasamtkiceblad isic kmara, rom me jibeSi midevs Cemi. _ Tqva esa da maSinve Tavisi cxvirsaxoci amoiRo, isic Zalian koxta, wminda batistisa, Tumca metad Zvirad fasobda im dros batisti. aramisis cxvirsaxoci arc moqarguli iyo, arc gerbi hqonda, marto misi mflobelis saxelisa da gvaris mTavari asoebi amSvenebda.

amjerad d'artanianma xma aRar amoiRo, mixvda Tavis Secdomas.

aramisma ver daarwmuna Tavis simarTleSi megobrebi. erTma maTganma moCvenebiTi sidarbaisliT mimarTa ymawvil muSketers:

_ Tu es asea, rogorc Sen ambob, iZulebuli viqnebi, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro, eg cxvirsaxoci mogTxovo. kargad ici, rom bua-trasi Cemi guliTadi megobaria da ar minda, gamarjvebis nadavlad aqveynebdnen colis nivTebs.

_ cudada mTxov magas! _ uTxra aramisma, _ Tumca mwams simarTle Seni winadadebisa, me mainc uars getyvi, radgan uvargisi iyo Seni Txovnis forma.

_ Tu marTali gnebavT, _ gabeda d'artanianma baasSi Careva, _me ar daminaxavs, rom baton aramisis jibidan gadmovardniliyos cxvirsaxoci, baton aramiss zed fexi edga da megona, misi iyo.

_ Zalianac SecdiT, batono, _ civad upasuxa aramisma, am bodiSiT naklebad nasiamovnebma. Semdeg im muSketerisken Setrialda, romelmac Tavi de bua-trasis megobrad daasaxela, da ganagrZo: _ de bua-trasi Cemi megobaric gaxlavT, Cemo kargo, mec aranakleb erTguli var misi. cxadia, Seni jibidanac iseve SeiZleboda gadmovardniliyo cxvirsaxoci, rogorc Cemidan.

_ ara, geficebi patiosnebas! _ Sehyvira mefis razmelma.

_ Sen Sens patiosnebas ficav, me Cemsas. maSasadame, tyuilis mTqmeli erTi Cvengani unda iyos. modiT, Cemo montaran, ukeT gavarigoT saqme. Suaze gaviyoT es cxvirsaxoci.

_ gavxioT cxvirsaxoci?

_ diax.

_ Zalian kargi, _ Sehyvira orma razmelma, _ solomon brZenis msjavria swored! sibrZnis salaro xar, aramis.

ymawvilebma sicili daiwyes da, rogorc Cans, avi araferi unda mohyoloda am SemTxvevas. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg baasi gaTavda. guliTadad, xelis CamorTmeviT gamoeTxovnen erT­maneTs razmelebi da muSketeri. samive Tavis gzas gaudga sxvadasxva mimarTulebiT.

`swored kargi SemTxveva meZleva am patiosan kacTan bodiSis mosaxdelad~, _ fiqrobda d'artaniani, romelic baasis dasasruls cota moSorebiT gamdgariyo. am keTili grZnobiT mivida aramisTan. is ki ise midioda, TiTqos vera xedavda.

_ ukacravad, batono, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ imedi maqvs, mapatiebT...

_ oo! batono, _ Seawyvetina aramisma, _ am SemTxvevaSi Tqveni moqmedeba ar Seefereboda patiosani kacis saqciels.

_ rao, rao? _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ Tqven ggoniaT, rom...

_ me mgonia, batono, Tqven xepre ara xarT da kargad iciT, Tumc gaskoniidan brZandebiT, rom fexiT ara Telaven cxvirsaxocs, Tu amas garemoeba ar moiTxovs. batistiT mofe­nili xom ara ggoniaT parizi?

_ cdebiT, batono, tyuilad cdilobT Cems damcirebas, _ miugo d'artanianma, romelsac etyoboda, rom ficxi xasiaTi ukve aviwyebda weRan miRebul zrdilobisa da mSvidobianobis aRTqmas. _ gaskoneli var, marTalia, da radgan es uCemodac gcodniaT, raRa saWiroa mogagonoT, rom did moTminebas ver daikvexnian gaskonelebi: isini raki bodiSs moixdian vinmesTan, Tunda raime sisulelis gamoc, darwmunebulni arian, rom ukve imaze meti Caidines, vidre saWiroeba moiTxovda.

_ me, batono, imitom ki ar geubnebiT magas, rom Cxubi mindodes TqvenTan, _ upasuxa aramisma, _ madloba RmerTs, Cxubis moyvare ara var, da Tu muSketeri var, isic mxolod droebiT. Tu brZolaze mivida saqme, vibrZvi, rodesac sxva gamosavali ara maqvs, isic didi zizRiT. dRevandeli SemTxveva ki metad mniSvnelovania. Tqven Tavi mosWeriT patiosan qals.

_ ese igi, Cemi mizeziT? _ Sehyvira d'artanianma.

_ ra RmerTi gagiwyraT, rom me gamomiwodeT is cxvirsaxoci?

_ Tqven raRa RmerTi gagiwyraT, rom jibidan amoagdeT?

_ me vTqvi da vimeoreb, rom Cemi jibidan ar amovardnila.

_ hoda, orjer TqviT tyuili, Cemo batono. Cemi TvaliT davinaxe, rom is cxvirsaxoci Tqveni jibidan amovarda.

_ oho! maS, mag toniT melaparakebiT, batono gaskonelo? Zalian kargi! me Tqven gaswavliT Wkuas!

_ me ki Tqvens monasterSi dagabrunebT, batono mRvdelo! moemzadeT brZolisaTvis! aba, amoiReT xmali!

_ ara, aq ara, Cemo gmirTagmiro, aq ara. nuTu imasac ki vera xedavT, rom kardinalis erTguli monebiT garSemortymul de'gilonis sasaxlesTana varT. vin damarwmunebs, rom misma yovladuwmindesobam ar dagavalaT, aramisis Tavi momarTvio. me ki Zalian miyvars Cemi Tavi, saSinlad miyvars. vfiqrob, igi Zalian amSvenebs Cems mxrebs. maS ase, gadawyvetili maqvs Tqveni mokvla, am mxriv damSvidebuli brZandebodeT, magram minda mogklaT tkbilad, SemoRobil, daxurul adgilas, ise, rom iq aravin iyos.

_ Zalian kargi, Cemo batono! oRond nurc ase imedianad iqnebiT. waiReT eg cxvirsaxoci, Tqveni Tu sxvisi sakuTreba, iqneba gagiRimoT bedma da erTxel kidev gamoiyenoT.

_ gaskoneli brZandebiT, batono? _ hkiTxa aramisma dacinviT.

- diax, gaskoneli gaxlavarT da gaskonelebi sifrTxilis gamo ar gadasdeben duels.

_ sifrTxile, batono, saTnoebaa, sakmarisad usargeblo _ muSketerebisaTvis, magram aucilebeli _ samRvdeloebisaTvis. da vinaidan me mxolod droebiTa var muSketeri, minda, frTxilad viyo. meqneba pativi, or saaTze gnaxoT baton de trevilis sasaxleSi da miyruebul adgilsac iq amovirCevT.

ymawvilma kacebma erTmaneTs Tavi daukres. aramisi luq­semburgis sasaxlisken wavida. d'artanianma SeamCnia, rom daniSnuli dro axlovdeboda da gezi karmelistebis monas­trisken aiRo. midioda da Tan TavSi erTi fiqri utrialebda: gaTavebulia, me ukan veRar davbrundebi, magram is mainc mecodineba, rom muSketeris xeliT vkvdebio.

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d'artaniani aravis icnobda parizSi, amitom martodmarto, usekundantod wavida aTosTan Sesaxvedrad. gadawyvetili hqonda, rom imas dasjerdeboda, visac misi mopirdapire moiyvanda. garda amisa, fiqrobda, bodiSi moexada mamaci muSketeris winaSe, ise, rom Tavi ar daemcirebina. gaskoneli SiSobda, am duelsac iseTive arasasiamovno Sedegi ar mohyoloda, rogorc mTavrdeba brZola Zal-RoniT aRsavse axalgazrdisa daWril, misustebul mopirdapiresTan. Tu damarcxdeba, mteri ormagad gamarjvebuli iqneba, Tu gaimarjvebs, mtris sisustiT sargeblobas da yalb vaJkacobas daswameben. erTi sityviT, an cudad gamovxateT faTerakebis maZiebeli Cveni gmiris xasiaTi, an, rogorc ukve SeamCnevda mkiTxveli, Cveulebrivi adamiani ar iyo d'artaniani. miuxedavad amisa, rom TavisTvis Cumad imeorebda, aucileblad unda daviRupoo, mainc ara da ar undoda damorCileboda am azrs, rogorc amas sxva mis mdgomareobaSi myofi naklebad guladi adamiani Seegueboda.

Cveni gmiri Caufiqrda im pirTa gansxvavebul xasiaTebs, romlebsac am dRes unda SebrZoleboda, da ufro cxadad warmoudga Tavisi mdgomareoba. imedi hqonda, aTosis winaSe Rirseuli bodiSis moxdis Semdeg, es muSketeri, romlis didebuli ieri da mkacri saxe metad moswonda, megobrad gaixdida mas. porTosze ecineboda. Tu ar momkla, me rom im yalbi yabiwis ambavi Sevalamazo da qveyanas movdo, sircxvilad marto es eyofao... rac Seexeba aramiss, Zalian arc misi eSinoda, darwmunebuli iyo, mas advilad gaistumrebda saiqios. an arada, cxvir-pirSi dahkravda xmals, riTac saukunod dausaxiCrebda im lamaz saxes, romliTac ase moswonda Tavi.

uryevi gadawyvetileba hqonda miRebuli d'artanians, magrad CabeWdoda gulSi mamis darigeba: `aravis arasodes araferi dauTmo, garda mefisa, kardinalisa da baton te trevilisao~. amitom igi ki ar midioda, mifrinavda karmelistebis monas­trisaken. es iyo ucnauri, ufanjro Senoba, xrioki mindvriT garSemortymuli. am monasterTan ebrZodnen erT­maneTs mopir­dapireni, rodesac dro ara hqondaT sxva, ufro miyruebuli adgilis saZebnelad.

ukve SuadRe iyo, rodesac d'artanianma am xriok mindors miaRwia. aTosi ukve iq daxvda. sul xuTi wuTis mosuli Tu iqneboda. d'artaniani ise zustad gamocxadda, rom duelis wesebis mkacri damcvelic veras usayvedurebda.

aToss isev Zalian awuxebda Wriloba, Tumca xelmeored Seexvia baton de trevilis dastaqars. qvaze Camomjdari damSvidebuli, Cveuli RirsebiT aRsavse ieriT moeloda Tavis mopirdapires. d'artanianis danaxvaze zrdilobianad wamodga da mis Sesaxvedrad win ramdenime nabiji gadadga. gaskonelic, Tavis mxriv, ar CamorCa mowinaaRmdeges, qudi moixada da Tavazianad miesalma.

_ batono Cemo, _ uTxra aTosma, _ Cem or megobars vacnobe, rom damWirdeboda maTi sekundantoba, magram jer arsada Canan, mikvirs, rom igvianeben. maT es ar sCveviaT.

_ me, batono, sekundantic ara myavs, _ uTxra d'artanianma, _ guSin Camovedi parizs, mamaCemma gamomgzavna Tavisi axal­gazrdobis megobar baton de trevilTan da mis garda aravis vicnob.

aTosi erT wams Cafiqrda.

_ maS, baton de trevilis mets aravis icnobT?

_ diax, batono, baton de trevilis mets aravis.

_ esec ubedureba, _ ganagrZo dabali xmiT aTosma ise, TiTqos Tavis Tavs da, amave dros, d'artaniansac elaparakebao, _ ubedurebaa swored: me rom Tqven mogklaT, bavSvebis mWamelis saxeli gamivardeba.

_ srulebiTac ara, batono, _ miugo d'artanianma da Tan Rirseulad CaRuna Tavi, _ srulebiTac ara, piriqiT, Tqven pativi damdeT, daWrili SemebrZoloT. es Wriloba Zalian unda gawuxebdeT!

_ geficebiT, Zalian mawuxebs da unda gamogitydeT, Tqven ufro metad gamimwvaveT es tkivili. Tumca araferia, aseT SemTxvevaSi Cveulebad maqvs marcxena xelis gamoyeneba. ar ifiqroT, rom sustad dagixvdebiT. orive xeliT erTnairad vibrZvi da Tu marTali gnebavT, upiratesobac meqneba, cacia mteri Zalian saSiSia maTTvis, vinc aseTi brZolisaTvis moumzadebelia. vnanob, maSinve ver gacnobeT es garemoeba.

_ iseTi rainduli patiosnebiT meqceviT, rom ar vici, ra sityviT gadagixadoT madloba, _ uTxra d'artanianma da erTxel kidev daukra Tavi.

_ aba, ras brZanebT, ris madloba? _ miugo aTosma Tavisi Cveuli didebuli ieriT, _ modiT, sxva, TqvenTvis sasiamovno rameze visaubroT. oh, dalaxvros eSmakma, rom icodeT, rogori tkivili momayeneT. cecxli mikidia mxarSi!

_ nebas rom momcemdeT... _ uTxra mokrZalebiT d'artanianma.

_ ris nebas?

_ malamo maqvs Wrilobis gansakurnavi, dedaCemma maswavla... uebari wamali gaxlavT, Cems Tavze gamovcade.

_ mere?

_ mere, batono, darwmunebuli var, Cemi malamo sam dReSi gagimTelebT mxars da... sami dRis Semdeg, rodesac gankurnebuli iqnebiT... didi siamovnebiT geaxlebiT, sadac mibrZanebT. _ d'artanianis mier bunebrivad warmoTqmuli es sityvebi Tval­saCinos xdida mis adamianobas da arafriT Crdilavda mis vaJkacobas.

_ patiosnebas geficebiT, batono, es winadadeba Zalian momwons, magram ara imitom, TiTqos vRebulobde mas, ara! mxolod imitom, rom TqvenSi patiosan didebulsa vxedav. ase iqceodnen da msjelobdnen karlos didis drois raindebi. magram, Cvenda saubedurod, didebuli imperatoris epoqaSi aRara varT. Cven baton kardinalis dros mogvixda cxovreba da dReidan sami dRis ganmavlobaSi Zalian saidumlodac rom SevinaxoT Cveni SebrZolebis survili, qveyana mainc gaigebs da yovelmxriv Seecdebian, CagviSalon es Sexvedra... ra vqna, ra daemarTaT im moyialeebs, ratom arsad Canan? _ Tqva aTosma.

_ Tu saqme gaqvT rame, batono, _ uTxra d'artanianma iseTive moridebiT, rogoriTac weRan sami dRiT duelis gadadeba SesTavaza, _ Tu geCqarebaT da survili gaqvT, amwamsve gamistumroT imqveyanas, Zalian damavalebT, Tu ar mome­ridebiT...

_ ai, kidev mosawoni sityva, _ wamoiZaxa aRtacebiT aTosma da koxtad daukra Tavi d'artanians, _ sityva, romelsac gonieri kaci ityvis da ara Tavqariani. Zalian miyvars Tqveni wrTobis kaci, vgrZnob, Tu dRes erTmaneTi ar amovxoceT, SemdegSi swored sasiamovno iqneba TqvenTan baasi. davucadoT Cems sekundantebs, me saCqaro ara maqvs ra da Cveni brZolac wesierad moxdeba. magram, ager, erTi maTgani modis!

marTlac, voJiraris quCis boloSi gamoCnda porTosis veeba figura.

_ rogor?! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ Tqveni pirveli sekundanti batoni porTosia?

_ diax, rao? sawinaaRmdego xom ara gaqvT ra?

_ ara, batono, ara.

_ ager, meorec modis.

d'artaniani iqiT mibrunda, saiTac aTosma miuTiTa, da aramisi icno.

_ rogor?! _ Sehyvira ufro meti gakvirvebiT, vidre pirvelad, _ Tqveni meore sekundanti batoni aramisi gaxlavT?

_ cxadia, gana ar iciT? Cven uerTmaneTod versada gvnaxavT, muSketerebSi, mefis razmelebSi, sasaxleSi, qalaqSi yvela gvicnobs am saxeliT: aTosi, porTosi da aramisi, anu samni ganuyrelni! magram Tqven, mgoni, damaskodan modixarT an podan...

_ tarbidan, _ gauswora d'artanianma.

_ gepatiebaT, ar icodeT es wvrilmani.

_ Zalian saxelebi gqoniaT, batono Cemo, _ uTxra d'ar­tanianma.

amasobaSi porTosic movida. mas yabiwi gamoecvala da wamosasxamic Sin daetovebina. xeliT miesalma aToss, Semdeg d'artanianisken mibrunda da gancvifrebuli darCa.

_ ah, ah, ah, _ Sehyvira gakvirvebulma porTosma, _ es ra ambavia?

_ ra ambavi unda iyos? brZolas vapirebT me da es ymawvili kaci, _ upasuxa aTosma da xeliT d'artanianze aniSna.

_ mec unda SevebrZolo mas! _ daiZaxa porTosma.

_ mxolod pirvel saaTze, _ daumata mSvidad d'artanianma.

_ mec brZolas vapireb am axalgazrdasTan, _ Tqva aramisma, romelic, is iyo, mivida da yuri mohkra maT baass.

_ mxolod or saaTze, _ iseve mSvidad gasca pasuxi d'artanianma.

_ kargi, magram, ra mizeziT ibrZvi, ra moxda, aTos? _ hkiTxa aramisma.

_ aba, ra vici? mxari matkina. Sen, porTos?

_ aba, ra vici? vibrZvi imitom, rom vibrZvi, _ upasuxa porTosma da gawiTlda.

araferi gamoepareboda aToss. cbieri, wamieri Rimili SeaCmnia gaskonelis tuCebze.

_ patara kinklaoba mogvixda tanisamosis Sesaxeb, _ Tqva d'artanianma.

_ aramis, Sen? _ hkiTxa aTosma.

_me vibrZvi RvTismetyvelebis sakiTxebis gamo, _ miugo aramisma da Tan d'artanians usityvod sTxova, saidumlod hqonoda duelis mizezi.

aTosma axla meored SeamCnia Rimili d'artanians tuCebze.

_ hoo? _ gaikvirva aTosma.

_ diax, wminda avgustines erTma debulebam mwvave kamaTi gamoiwvia, _ Tqva gaskonelma.

`marTlac, rom Wkviani biWia~, _ gaifiqra aTosma.

_ axla, batonebo, raki samive erTad brZandebiT, neba miboZeT, bodiSi mogixadoT, _ uTxra d'artanianma.

sityva `bodiSis~ gagonebaze aTosi moiRrubla, porTosis tuCebze cbierma Rimilma gadairbina, xolo aramisis saxeze ukmayofileba aRibeWda.

_ Tqven ver gamigeT, batonebo, _ Tqva d'artanianma da Tavi maRla aswia. mzis sxivebma Suqi mohfines mis lamaz da mamacur saxes, _ bodiSs vixdi, batonebo, SeiZleba samives ver gada­gixadoT Cemi vali, pirvelad baton aToss aqvs Cemi mokvlis ufleba, rac Zalian saeWvos xdis Cemgan Tqvens dakmayofilebas, batono porTos, da TiTqmis sruliad abaTilebs Tqvensas, batono aramis. ai, mxolod amitom kidev erTxel gimeorebT, mapatioT, Tu yvelasTan ver SevZleb Cemi valis moxdas! _ Tqva Tu ara es, d'artanianma lamazi, moxdenili mxedruli wesiT amoiRo xmali. am wuTSi is mzad iyo ebrZola ara marto aTosis, porTosis da aramisis, aramed safrangeTis samefos yvela muSketeris winaaRmdeg.

SuadRe iyo. mze duelisaTvis amorCeul adgils yoveli mxridan cecxls ukidebda.

_ oh, ra Zalian cxela, _ amoixvneSa aTosma da xmali amoiRo, _ qurTuks ver gavixdi, radgan es aris, kidev vigrZeni Wri­lobidan sisxlis dena da ar minda Sevawuxo Cemi mopir­dapire im sisxliT, romelic misi xmlis Sedegi araa.

_ marTali brZandebiT, batono, _ miugo d'artanianma, _ garwmunebT, Cem mier iqneba daRvrili Tqveni sisxli Tu sxvis mier, yovelTvis gulsaklavad momeCveneba TqvenisTana guladis sisxlis danaxva. maS, mec TqvensaviT qurTukSi vibrZoleb.

_ kargiT, kargiT! _ mimarTa porTosma, _ kmara eg qaTi­naurebi! nu daiviwyebT, rom Cvenc jers veliT.

_ marto Tqveni saxeliT TqviT, porTos, aseTi sityvebi, _ Seawyvetina aramisma, _ me ki Zalian momwons am ymawvilis keTilSobiluri, rainduli sityva-pasuxi.

_ rogorc inebebT, batono, _ uTxra aTosma d'artanians.

_ Tqvens brZanebas velodi, _ upasuxa gaskonelma da xmali gadaujvaredina.

is iyo gaisma foladis wkaruni, rom monastris kuTxesTan misi yovladuwmindesobis razmelebi gamoCndnen, win batoni de Jusaki mouZRodaT.

_ kardinalis razmelebi! _ Sehyvires erTad porTosma da aramisma. _ CaageT xmlebi, batonebo, CaageT xmlebi!

magram ukve gvian iyo. kardinalis razmelebma iseT mdgo­mareobaSi dainaxes ori mebrZoli, rom eWvs gareSe iyo maTi ganzraxva.

_ Tqven, ei! _ Sehyvira Jusakma da Cqari nabijiT muS­keterebisken wamovida, Tan Tavisianebs aniSna, ukan moh­yolodnen.

_ maS aq ebrZviT erTmaneTs? brZaneba aRar gaxsovT? mefis brZanebas arRvevT?

_ Zalian didsulovani brZandebiT, batonebo, _ uTxra boRmamoreulma aTosma, vinaidan swored es Jusaki iyo guSinwindeli brZolis amtexi, _ Cven rom gvenaxeT sadme sabrZolod gasulni, merwmuneT, araviTar SemTxvevaSi ar dagiSlidiT ganzraxulis asrulebas. hoda, Tqvenc nu gviSliT brZolas, dastkbiT sanaxaobiT.

_ Zalian vwuxvar, batonebo, magram iZulebuli var, uari mogaxsenoT, eg SeuZlebelia! Cveni movaleoba _ upirveles yovlisa! CaageT xmali, batonebo, da mogvyeviT, _ upasuxa Jusakma.

_ didi siamovnebiT davemorCilebodiT, batono, Tqvens Tavazian mipatiJebas, _ daiwyo Jusakis mibaZviT aramisma, _ Cvenze rom iyos damokidebuli mag brZanebis asruleba. magram ra gaewyoba, saubedurod, SeuZlebelsa gvTxovT. ra vqnaT, rom batonma de trevilma agvikrZala aseTi qceva? amitom jobs Tqveni gza ganagrZoT, batonebo, amaze ukeTess veras izamT.

aseTma masxarad agdebam Jusaki gaagiJa.

_ ar gvemorCilebiT? Zalas vixmarT!..

_ isini xuTni arian, Cven ki marto samni, dResac gvajobeben da jobs, aqve davixocoT, icodeT, damarcxebuli me Cems kapitans veRar veCvenebi, _ Tqva Cumi xmiT aTosma.

aTosi, porTosi da aramisi erTmaneTs miuaxlovdnen. ama­sobaSi Jusaki Tavis mxedrebs sabrZolvelad alagebda.

erTi wami sakmarisi aRmoCnda d'artanianisaTvis gadaw­yvetilebis misaRebad. iseTi SemTxveva mieca, romliTac sabo­lood unda gadawyvetiliyo misi cxovrebis gza, swrafad da sabolood unda gadaeWra arCevani mefesa da kardinals Soris, xolo amorCeulis mxares TavganwirviT unda ebrZola. magram brZola kanonis darRvevas niSnavda. mtrad gauxdeboda mefeze mZlavr ministrs. yvelaferi es swrafad gaiTvaliswina Cvenma gmirma da mis sasaxelod unda iTqvas, erTi wamiTac ar Seyoymanda, muSketerebisaken mibrunda da uTxra:

_ batonebo, Tu nebas momcemT, odnav Sevasworeb Tqvens naTqvams. Tqvena brZaneT, rom samni xarT, me meoTxe viqnebi.

_ Tqven xom muSketeri ara xarT? _ uTxra porTosma.

_ marTalia, Tqvennairi tansacmeli ar macvia, magram suli Tqveni midgas, guli ki muSketerisa maqvs. amas kargad vgrZnob da amitom gierTdebiT.

_ ganze gadeqiT, ymawvilo! _ dauyvira d'artanians Jusakma, romelmac mixra-moxriT da saxis gamometyvelebiT cxadad Seicno misi ganzraxva. _ mibrZandiT, batono! Cven nebas gaZlevT gagvecaloT, jobs sakuTar tyavs gaufrTxildeT.

d'artanianma fexi ar moicvala adgilidan.

_ marTlacda kargi biWi yofilxar, _ uTxra aTosma da xeli CamoarTva.

_ ha! aba, Cqara! _ yviroda Jusaki.

_ aba, ras vapirebT? _ Tqves porTosma da aramisma.

_ didsulovani yofila es ymawvili, _ daiwyo aTosma. magram samives afiqrebda d'artanianis siymawvile da Tanac misi gamoucdeloba.

_ namdvilad samni viqnebiT, romelTagan erTi daWrili da erTic ymawvili biWia, _ Tqva aTosma, _ xmas ki mainc dagviyrian, rom oTxni vibrZodiT.

_ mere ra, ukan davixioT? _ ikiTxa porTosma.

_ Zalian Zneli iqneba, _ miugo aTosma.

d'artaniani maSinve mixvda, rac abrkolebda muSketerebis gadawyvetilebas.

_ gamomcadeT, batonebo, da patiosan sityvas gaZlevT, cocxali ar waval aqedan, Tu davmarcxdi.

_ Tqveni saxeli, Cemo gulado? _ hkiTxa aTosma.

_ d'artaniani, batono.

_ maS, aTos, porTos, aramis, d'artanian!.. yoCaRad!

_ ha, ras apirebT, batonebo? gadawyviteT, Tu ara? _ Sehyvira mesamed Jusakma.

_ diax, batono! _ miugo aTosma.

_ saxeldobr?

_ gavkadnierdebiT, Cemo batono, da Wkuas gaswavliT! _ upasuxa aramisma. erTi xeliT qudi mouxada, xolo meoriT xmali amoiRo.

_ maS, ar gvemorCilebiT? _ Seutia Jusakma.

_ kidec rom gvekiTxeba?!

mefisa da kardinalis momxreni gaSmagebiT miscvivdnen erTmaneTs, magram brZolis wesebi ar aviwydebodaT.

aTosi kauzaks eca _ kardinalis sayvarel mxedars; porToss bikara ergo, aramisi ori mowinaaRmdegis winaSe aRmoCnda.

rac Seexeba d'artanians, mas wilad TviTon Jusaki xvda.

ise ucemda ymawvil gaskonels guli, TiTqos gulis ficaris gamongrevas da amovardnas apirebso, magram SiSiT ki ar eSinoda. ise ibrZoda, rogorc cofiani vefxvi: mters swrafi naxtomiT gars uvlida, icvlida adgils da mogeriebis qamandas. Jusaki metad gamocdili iyo amgvar brZolaSi da saxelic didi hqonda moxveWili, magram gaWirvebiT icavda Tavs marjve da cecxliviT swrafi mowinaaRmdegisagan. Zlivs igeriebda d'artanianis mier erT da imave dros yovelmxridan zedized motanil ieriSs.

bolos da bolos am gauTavebelma brZolam moTmineba daakargvina Jusaks. aseTi winaaRmdegobiT gacofebulma wonasworoba dakarga da Secdomebi dauSva. d'artanians ara hqonda brZolis sakmao praqtika, magram Teoria kargad icoda. man gaaorkeca siswrafe. Jusakma gadawyvita, magari dartymiT bolo moeRo mowinaaRmdegisaTvis, da iseTi ZaliT mouqnia xmali, rom TviTonac iqve CaiCoqa. d'artanianma moxerxebulad aicdina igi. rodesac Jusaki gveliviT iklakneboda Tavisi iaraRis qveS da wamodgomas apirebda, gaskonelma iseTi ZaliT hkra xmali, rom zurgamde gaatana. misi mowinaaRmdege kunZiviT gagorda miwaze.

Sewuxebulma d'artanianma swrafad moavlo Tvali brZolis vels.

aramiss ukve moekla erTi mowinaaRmdege, magram meore Zalian aviwroebda, Tumca aramissac kargi mdgomareoba hqonda da jer kidev SeeZlo Tavis dacva. bikara da porTosi erTmaneTs ar Camouvardebodnen, porTosi mklavSi daWriliyo, xolo bikara _ barZaySi. magram arc erTis Wriloba saSiSi ar iyo.

kauzakisagan xelmeored daWril aToss feri mixdoda, magram fexs mainc ar icvlida adgilidan, xmali axla marcxena xelSi eWira da ise ganagrZobda brZolas.

im drois duelis wesebis mixedviT, d'artanians ufleba hqonda, erT-erT maTgans miSveleboda. ymawvili kaci Sehyurebda Tavis megobrebs, cdilobda gamoerkvia, vis ufro esaWiroeboda misi daxmareba. am dros aTosis gamoxedva daiWira. wminda mWevrmetyvelebiT iyo savse es wamieri mzera. aTosi sikvdils arCevda da saSvelad arvis ixmobda, magram misi Tvalebi daxmarebas iTxovdnen. d'artanianma gaugo mas. erTi naxtomiT gverdiT daudga kauzaks da Sehyvira:

_ Cemken, batono razmelo! me Tqven mogklavT! _ kauzaki mibrunda, aman swored droze uSvela aToss, romelic aqamde mxolod Tavisi mamacobis wyalobiT iWerda Tavs, da dasus­tebuli cal muxlze daeSva.

- eSmakma waiRos magisi Tavi! _ Sehyvira aTosma, _ ar moklaT, ar moklaT, ymawvilo, gexvewebiT! erTi Zveli saqme maqvs magasTan dasamTavrebeli, kargad rom gavxdebi, gavuswordebi kidec. iaraRi ahyareT! xmali CamoarTviT! ase!.. Zalian kargi! Zalian kargi!

aTosis es aRtaceba wamiT SeaCera oci nabijis mocilebiT gadasrolilma kauzakis xmalma. am xmlisken gaiqcnen d'artaniani da kauzaki; erTi _ xmlis wasarTmevad, meore ki _ xmlis asaRebad, magram gaskoneli ufro cqviti aRmoCnda, pirveli is mivida da fexi daadga xmals.

kauzaki aramisis mier moklul Tavis amxanags eca, misi xmali aitaca da d'artanianisaken wamovida, magram mas gza aTosma gadauWra. im erTi wamis Sesvenebam, romelic d'artanianis daxmarebiT eRirsa, Zal-Rone Semata mas da imis SiSiT, d'artanians ar daeswro misi mosisxle mtris mokvla, kvlav win daudga kauzaks.

mixvda gaskoneli, rom brZolaSi kvlav CarTviT aToss Zalian awyeninebda. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg yelgamoRadruli kauzaki Zirs daeca.

imave dros aramismac daaWira gulze xmali Tavis waqceul mopirdapires da aiZula, Sendoba eTxova.

marto porTosi da bikara darCnen brZolis velze. porTosi masxarad igdebda Tavis mopirdapires, ebrZoda da Tan dacinviT ekiTxeboda: romeli saaTiao, qaTinauriT uqebda Zmas, romelmac warmateba moipova navaris razmSi. porTosi masxarad igdebda mowinaaRmdeges, magram gamarjveba ki arsad Canda. bikara maT ricxvs ekuTvnoda, romlebic mxolod maSin ecemian miwaze, roca guliscema SeuwydebaT.

saqme ki metad saCqaro iyo, SeiZleboda guSagebi mosuliyvnen da yvelani daepatimrebinaT, daWrilebic da jansaRebic, mefis momxrenic da kardinalis momxrenic. aTosi, aramisi da d'ar­taniani garSemoxveodnen bikaras da Zalas atandnen, iaraRi daeyara. oTxis winaaRmdeg martod darCenili, barZaySi daWrili bikara ar apirebda danebebas; magram am dros Jusakma wamoiwia, idayvze daeyrdno da ubrZana, danebeboda. bikarac gaskoneli iyo. yuri moiyrua da sicili daiwyo, rogorRac moaxerxa brZolis dros Tavisi xmlis wveriT miwaze patara farTobis Semoxazva da siciliT Tqva:

_ aq ganutevebs suls bikara, Tavis amxanagTagan martod mitovebuli.

_ isini oTxni arian Sens winaaRmdeg! gibrZaneb, danebdi! _ gaumeora Jusakma.

_ eh, raki mibrZaneb, kidec unda dagemorCilo, _ upasuxa man.

ucbad ukan gadaxta, xmali muxlze daido, oriv xeliT mokakva da, mtrisaTvis rom ar daenebebina, Suaze gadatexa. gatexili xmali monastris ezoSi gadaisrola, gulxeli daikrifa da kardinalis madidebeli simReris stvena daiwyo.

guladoba pativdebulia yovelTvis, TviT mtrisganac ki. muSketerebma SiSveli xmliT salami misces. d'artanianic aseve moiqca, Semdeg bikaras daxmarebiT, Jusaki, kauzaki da aramisis mier daWrili mebrZoli monastris wina karTan miiyvanes, meoTxe maTi amxanagi, rogorc ukve mogaxseneT, mkvdari iyo. amis Semdeg muSketerebma zari Camohkres da gamarjvebiT aRtacebulni oTxi nadavli xmliT, baton de trevilis sasaxlisaken gaeSurnen.

quCis mTel siganeze xelixelgayrilni midiodnen, gzaze Semxvedri yvela muSketeri maT uerTdeboda. ase rom, bolos oTxi kacis dabruneba gamarjvebis didebul zeimad gadaiqca. netarebis zRvaSi curavda d'artaniani, erT mxares aTosi udga, meore mxares _ porTosi, alersiT xvevda xels orives.

_ Tu dRes muSketeri ara var, _ mimarTa Tavis axal megobrebs baton de trevilis sasaxlis karis SeRebisas, _ muSketerebis Segirdi xom var?