MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

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kardinali mouTmenlad eloda cnobebs inglisidan, magram saimedo araferi mosdioda, garda sawyenisa da muqarisa.

Zalian kargad iyo garemoculi laroSeli, miRebul Ro­nis­ZiebaTa Sedegad, ueWveli iyo gamarjveba. gansakuTrebiT im jebiris agebis Semdeg, romelmac gza Seukra laroSelis navsadgurs da gemi veRar Sedioda garemocul qalaqSi. magram mainc ar nebdebodnen laroSelelebi da SesaZlebeli iyo kidev didxans gamagrebuliyvnen, swored esa klavda kardinals: Sercxveboda safrangeTis laSqari da Sercxveboda TviTon kardinalic, amJamad riSelies am omis meti sazrunavi aRara hqonda ra. mefe ludoviko mecamete da dedofali ana avstrieli ukve waaCxuba erTmaneTs. es saqme mogvarebuli hqonda, Tumca Sesarigebeli hyavda batoni basompieri da angulemeli hercogi, romlebic mTavarsardlobis gamo erTmaneTs eqiSpebodnen.

rac Seexeba mefis Zmas, man, marTalia, daiwyo laroSelis garemocva, magram misi aReba ki kardinals mianeba.

qalaqma, Tavisi meris daujerebeli jiutobis miuxedavad, mainc scada danebeba da ajanyebac ki moawyo, magram merma saxrCobelaze Camokida ajanyebulebi. am sasjelma daamSvida ajanyebis moTaveebi. raRas izamdnen? gadawyvites, SimSiliT daxociliyvnen.

zogjer frangebi xelT igdebdnen laroSelidan bukingamTan gagzavnil kacebs da bukingamis mier gamogzavnil jaSuSebs, orive SemTxvevaSi gasamarTlebas Zalian cota dro undeboda. batoni kardinali wamoiZaxebda xolme mxolod erT sityvas: _ CamoaxrCveT!

mefes iwvevdnen am seiris sanaxavd. daRvremili mibrZandeboda mefe. igi karg adgils iWerda, rom CamoxrCobis yoveli wvrilmani daenaxa. seirs uyurebda, erToboda da misTvis ufro mosaTmeni xdeboda garemocvis xangrZlivoba. magram mainc Zalian mowyenili iyo da sul parizSi dabrunebas gaiZaxoda, ase rom, Zalian gaWirvebaSi Cavardeboda misi yovladuwmindesoba, Tu bukingamis kacebi Semoakldeboda CamosaxrCobad, veRarafriT gaarTobda mefes.

ase gadioda dro da laroSelelebi ar nebdebodnen. ukanasknel jaSuSs, romelic frangebma daiWires, bukingamTan mihqonda werili. autanel gaWirvebas acnobebda qalaqi bukingams, magram, imis magivrad, rom mieweraT, mefes davnebdebiT, Tu am ori kviris ganmavlobaSi ar mogveSveleTo, sul sxvas swerdnen Tavganwirulebi: `SimSiliT amovwydebiT yvelani, Tu am ori kviris ganmavlobaSi ar mogveSveleT. mere ki amao iqneba Tqveni daxmareba, radgan mkvdrebi veyrebiT~.

maS, bukingami iyo laroSelelebis erTaderTi imedi, da Tuki erT dRes isini danamdvilebiT darwmundebodnen, rom bukingami maT veRaras uSvelida, daekargebodaT moTmineba da yovelgvari imedi.

amitom misi yovladuwmindesoba mouTmenlad eloda inglisidan cnobas imis Sesaxeb, rom bukingami veRar wamobrZandeboda laroSelis dasaxmareblad.

sakiTxi qalaqis ieriSiT aRebis Sesaxeb xSirad ismeboda samefo sabWoSi, magram mas yovelTvis uaryofdnen jer erTi, imitom, rom auRebel simagred miaCndaT laroSeli; mere, kardinalma icoda, Tumca sul sxva azri iyo mis Sesaxeb gavrcelebuli, rom bevri sisxli daiqceoda am SetakebaSi, sadac frangebs frangebi unda SebrZolebodnen da es politika samoci wliT ukan dawevas moaswavebda, kardinali ki im dros iTvleboda progresul adamianad, rogorc dRes ityvian xolme.

marTlac, 1628 wels qalaqis aoxreba da sami-oTxi aTasi hugenotis mokvla Zalian emgvaneboda 1572 wlis wminda barTlomes Rames. hugenotebis Jletas kaTolike mefe Tumca suliTa da gulT TanaugrZnobda, magram generlebi mainc uaryofdnen am winadadebas im motiviT, rom laroSelis aReba mxolod misi damSeviT SeiZleboda.

ver moeSorebina kardinals is SiSi, romelic gulSi aRuZra mis mier londonSi gagzavnilma miledim, radgan masac gaego ukve, ra sazareli ram iyo es ucnauri qali: xan gveli da xan lomi. nuTu uRalata da gasca? an iqneba cocxalic aRar aris? magram kardinals imdenad Seeswavla es qalbatoni, rom icoda, vis mxarezedac unda yofiliyo igi, ar SeiZleboda ase umoqmedod darCeniliyo, Tu marTla raime didi dabrkoleba ar eRobeboda. magram visgan unda yofiliyo es dabrkoleba? es ki ukve ar icoda riSeliem da mas guls uwyalebda amao lodini.

Tumca darwmunebuli iyo miledis erTgulebaSi da safuZvlianic iyo es fiqri: iseTi sazizRari boroteba eguleboda am qalis warsulSi, rom marto Tavisi wiTeli wamosasxamiT SeeZlo misi dafarva. misi uwmindesoba grZnobda, rom ase Tu ise, misken iyo es qali, romelsac raRac gansacdelis SiSi hqonda da amaSi kardinalze ukeT veravin daexmareboda.

kardinalma gadawyvita, marto TviTon ewarmoebina omi. daxmarebis imedi ise hqonda, rogorc raime bednieri SemTxvevisa. man kvlav ganagrZo jebirebis ageba, rom sabolood daemSia laroSelis mcxovreblebi.

henrix meoTxem, rodesac parizis garemocva moawyo, Tavis jarebs ubrZana: mcxovreblebisaTvis galavnis kedlidan CaeyaraT puri da saWmeli. kardinalmac Tavisianebs ubrZana, CaeyaraT patar-patara baraTebi, romliTac laroSelelebs maTi meTaurebis araadamianur, egoistur da barbarosul saqciels acnobebda. baraTebSi swerdnen, rom meTaurebs momaragebuli hqondaT xorbali, damSeulebs ki lukmapurs ar aZlevdnen; rom meTaurebi arafrad agdebdnen bavSvebisa da qalebis amoxocvas, oRond TviTon laroSelis kedlebis damcvelebi yofiliyvnen janmrTelad.

TavdadebiT icavda xalxi qalaqs, magram am baraTebis miRebam mebrZol vaJkacebs moagona maTi Svilebi, colebi, maTi moxucebuli mSoblebi, romlebsac SimSiliT amowyvetas uqadda es omi. es baraTebi agonebdnen mebrZol vaJkacebs, rom Tu samarTali iyo, yvelas erTnairad unda egemna saerTo gaWirveba, raTa erTnairi zomebi aerCia Tavis gadasarCenad.

swored is nayofi misca kardinals am patara baraTebma, ris miRebac ase enatreboda: moqalaqeTa umravlesobam moiTxova mefis jarTan molaparakebis dawyeba.

magram swored im dros, rodesac batoni kardinali Tavisi naTesis mosavals imkida da taSs ukravda Tavis Tavs, rom ase nayofierad gamoiyena es saSualeba, portsmutidan dabrunebulma erTma laroSelma moaxerxa SeumCnevlad gasZromoda mefis jarebis xazs, romelsac basompieri calke amagrebda, Sombergi da hercogi angulemeli kidev _ calke, da pirdapir garemocul qalaqSi amoyo Tavi. man maSinve Seatyobina laroSelis mers, rom sakuTari TvaliT naxa inglisis aRWurvili floti, romelic ramdenime dReSi daiZvreboda maT saSvelad, da Tan gadasca bukingamis werili, romliTac acnobebda, rom am cota xanSi gamocxadebul iqneboda safrangeTis winaaRmdeg Semdgari didi liga da rom inglisis, avstriisa da espaneTis jarebi erTdroulad Seeseodnen safrangeTs. es werili saxalxod waikiTxes qalaqis yvela moedanze. ramdenime calad gadaweres da quCis kuTxeebSi gaakres. am ambavma im adamianebsac ki, romlebsac mefis jarebTan molaparakebis dawyeba surdaT, gadaawyvetina, moTminebiT ecadaT ingliselTa sazeimo dapirebisaTvis.

am moulodnelma garemoebam kardinals ganuaxla misi winandeli SiSi da aiZula, misda uneburad, isev inglisisaTvis miepyro Tvali.

kardinalis, Tavisi erTaderTi namdvili mTavarsardlis, am SiSis Sesaxeb ara icoda ra mefis jarma da mxiarulad atarebda dros. saWmel-sasmeli bevri hqondaT, arc fuli akldaT da razmebi erTmaneTs ejibrebodnen vaJkacobaSi da mxiarulebaSi. jaSuSebis daWera da CamoxrCoba, saxifaTo gadasvla zRvis pirze laroSelisken, sasacilo oinis mowyoba da misi gulcivad asruleba, _ yvela amgvari moqmedeba erTaderTi saSualeba iyo, rom laSqars mokled sCveneboda xangrZlivi dReebi, romlebic guls uwyalebda ara marto SimSiliT da mwuxarebiT tanjul laroSelelebs, aramed kardinalsac, romelic maT wamebaSi hpovebda Tavis didebas.

kardinali rigiTi mxedariviT cxeniT Camouvlida xolme saguSagoebs. dafiqrebiT Sescqeroda jebirs, romlis swrafad aSenebisaTvis wamoyvanili hyavda safrangeTis saukeTeso inJinrebi da saqme ki mainc nela midioda.

aseTi mgzavrobis dros kardinali Tu sadme Tvals mohkravda trevilis razmis muSketers, maSinve miuaxlovdeboda, ucnaurad daaSterdeboda da rodesac darwmundeboda, rom arc erTi Cveni oTxi megobarTagani ar iyo, sxvaze gadaitanda Tavis gamWriax, Cafiqrebul mzeras.

erTxel metismetad daRonebulma kardinalma, romelsac aRarc laroSelelebTan molaparakebis imedi hqonda da aRarc miledis ambavi mosdioda inglisisdan, gadawyvita, sufTa haerze gasuliyo saseirnod, Tan ori oficeri gaiyola. kardinals zRvis napirze neli nabijiT mihyavda cxeni da, Tavis fiqrebSi garTuli, SeumCnevlad patara borcvze avida, saidanac Tvali mohkra iqve, axlos, Robis ukan, Svid kacs, romlebic qviSaze iwvnen, mzis sxivebiT tkbebodnen da garSemo ki carieli boTlebi eyara. oTxi maTgani Cveni nacnobi muSketeri gaxldaT, isini mzad iyvnen, moesminaT Sinaarsi werilisa, romelic erT maTgans mieRo. imdenad mniSvnelovani iyo es wrili, rom am ymawvilebs mietovebinaT saTamaSod gawyobili qaRaldi da kamaTlebi.

danarCen sams xelSi CaliT Semownuli uzarmazari boTli eWira da sacobis amoZrobas cdilobdnen. es sami kaci am batonebis msaxurebi iyvnen.

kardinali, rogorca vTqviT, metismetad damaRonebeli fiqrebiT iyo moculi da aseTi tanjvis wuTebSi mas ise araferi aRizianebda, rogorc sxvisi mxiaruleba. garda amisa, erTi ucnauri seni sWirda mis yovladuwmindesobas: Rrmad swamda, rom misi Semawuxebeli mizezi sxvebs axarebda. Tanmxlebi oficrebi adgilze datova, TviTon ki cxenidan Camoxta da am saeWvo muSketerebs miuaxlovda im imediT, rom qviSisa da Robis daxmarebiT SeiZleba gaegona raime maTi baasisa, romelic Zalian sainteresod miaCnda. aTi nabijiRa iqneboda darCenili Robemde, rodesac gaskonuri gamoTqma moesma, da radgan ukve icoda, rom muSketerebi iyvnen es ymawvilebi, eWvic ki ar epareboda, rom es gaskoneli d'ar­taniani unda yofiliyo, xolo danarCeni sami _ aTosi, porTosi da aramisi, ese igi, is megobrebi, romlebsac saxelad `ganuy­relni~ darqmeodaT.

albaT ukve warmodgenili gaqvT, rogor gaucxoveldeboda kardinals maTi saubris mosmenis survili, rodesac gancalkevebuli yriloba aRmoaCina. ucnauri gamometyveleba hqonda am dros mis Tvalebs da katasaviT miipareboda Robisaken, magram jerjerobiT mxolod sityvis calkeuli marcvlebi esmoda. uecarma wamoZaxilma aakankala misi yovladuwmindesoba da miipyro Cveni muSketerebis yuradReba.

_ oficeri! _ daiZaxa grimom.

_ hai, kidev gabede, aramzadav?! _ dauyvira aTosma, wamoiwia, idayvze daeyrdno da mrisxane TvaliT grimos daaSterda.

grimo gaCumda, xmis amoReba veRar gabeda, mxolod Robisken gaiSvira TiTi da amiT aniSna, rom Robis gadaRmidan viRac uaxlovdebodaT.

swrafad wamocvivdnen oTxiveni da pativiscemiT miesalmnen kardinals.

etyoboda, gacofebuli iyo kardinali.

_ rogorc Cans, Tu Tan guSagebi ar iaxles, ise fexs versad gadadgamen Cveni muSketerebi, _ mimarTa mkvaxed ymawvilebs, _ iqneba geSiniaT, xmeleTidanac ar mogveparos ingliseli? an iqneba ggoniaT, rom raki muSketerebi brZandebiT, Tqvenc umaRles oficrebs unda hbaZavdeT?

_ Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, _ miugo aTosma, radgan marto mas SeenarCunebina simSvide, _ rodesac muSketerebi morigeobidan Tavisufalni arian, Rvinis smiTa da kamaTlis TamaSiT erTobian. am dros isini umaRles oficrebad xdebian TavianT msaxurTaTvis.

_ msaxurTaTvis?! _ wamoiZaxa kardinalma, _ da gana msaxurebs batonebisagan brZaneba unda hqondeT miRebuli, rom maSinve Seatyobinon, Tu maTken momavali dainaxes vinme. msaxurebi ki ara, guSagebi gyoliaT!

_ imedi maqvs, dameTanxmeba Tqveni yovladuwmindesoba, rom swored am sifrTxilem mogvca saSualeba, umdablesi salmiT davxvedrodiT Tqvens yovladuwmindesobas da Tan Cveni guliTadi madloba mogvexsenebina. radgan Tqveni wyalobiT gaxlavarT dRes SeerTebulni. d'artanian! _ mimarTa Tavis megobars, _ es aris axla ambobdi, sad da rogor genaxa misi yovladuwmindesoba madlobis mosaxseneblad, ai, dagexmaraT Tqveni bedi, isargebleT am SemTxveviT.

iseTi uryevi simSvidiTa da usazRvro zrdilobiT warmoTqva es sityvebi aTosma, rom zogjer TviT STamomavlobiT gamefebul mbrZanebels gauWirdeboda aseTi mediduri didebulebis gamoCena.

d'artaniani mivida kardinalTan da ramdenime sityviT madloba wailuRluRa, magram iseTi moRuSuli TvaliT Semohyurebda misi yovladuwmindesoba, rom maSinve CaCumda.

_ sul erTia, batonebo, _ ganagrZo kardinalma da etyoboda, gabrazeba ver Seunela verc aTosis moxerxebulma pasuxma, verc d'artanianis madlobam, _ sul erTia, batonebo, me ar momwons, rom ubralo jariskacebi, marto imis gamo, rom warCinebul razmSi imyofebian, didebulis rolSi gamodian. disciplina erTi da igivea yvelasTvis da yvelasaTvis savaldebulo.

aTosma kardinals moTminebiT daamTavrebina sityva, Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi daukra da moaxsena:

_ Cven disciplina arafriT dagvirRvevia, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav! radgan samsaxurebrivi movaleoba avasruleT da raki Tavisufalni gaxldiT, vifiqreT, Cveni survilisamebr gagvetarebina dro. Tu imdenad bednierni varT, rom Tqvens yovladuwmindesobas nebavs dagvavalos raime, gvibrZanos, da Cvenc mzad gaxlavarT! me mgoni, dameTanxmeba Tqveni yovladuwmindesoba, _ ganagrZo aTosma warbis SeWmuxvniT, radgan masac ajavrebda amgvari ukmexi kilo, _ rom Cven yovelTvis mzad varT mtris dasaxvedrad da SeiaraRebulni gaxlavarT maSinac ki, rodesac banqos vTamaSobT. _ kardinals xeliT aniSna oTx Tofze, romlebic saTamaSo qaRaldisa da kamaTlebis gverdiT ewyo.

_ gverwmuneT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, _ daumata d'artanianma, _ maSinve win SegegebebodiT brZanebis misaRebad, rom SegvZleboda imisi warmodgena, rom Tqven aseTi mcirericxovani amaliT mobrZandebodiT.

kardinali tuCebs ikvnetda.

_ iciT Tu ara, rom ase SeiaraRebulni da guSagebiT garSemortymulni namdvil SeTqmulebs hgavxarT?!

_ ho, Tu magaze mivida saqme, marTals brZanebs Tqveni yovladuwmindesoba, _ miugo aTosma, _ Cven SeTqmulebas vaw­yobT, magram rogorc amaswinebze sen-Jerves simagreSi mowyobilma sauzmem Tqven TviTonve dagarwmunaT, mxolod laro­Se­lelebis dasamarcxeblad.

_ eh, batono politikosebo! _ Tqva kardinalma da axla man SeiWmuxna Subli, _ ramdeni gaurkveveli sakiTxis pasuxs amoikiTxavda adamiani Tqvens tvinSi, rom aseve advilad SeiZlebodes misi wakiTxva, rogorc im werilisa, romelic Cemma moaxloebam dagamalvinaT.

sisxli auvarda aToss TavSi da kardinalisaken waiwia.

_ ise gvelaparakebiT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, TiTqos marTla eWvi aRgZrodeT da namdvil dakiTxvas gvipirebdeT. Tu asea, keTil inebeT da gvibrZaneT, ras gvabralebT, rom Cvenc pasuxi mogaxsenoT.

_ Tund dakiTxvac iyos, bevrs sxvasac autania dakiTxva da pasuxic moucia, _ upasuxa kardinalma.

_ aki mogaxseneT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav. dagvkiTxeT da Cveni pasuxi moismineT.

_ ra werili iyo, batono aramis, wakTxvas rom apirebdiT da Cems danaxvaze damaleT?

_ qalis werili.

_ o, mesmis, _ uTxra kardinalma, _ ucxo aravin unda Seexos amgvar werilebs, magram sulier mamas ki SeiZleba aCvenoT, radgan mas ekuTvnis amis ufleba.

_ Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav! _ upasuxa aTosma miT ufro didi simSvidiT, rom SeiZleboda wuTisofels gamoesalmebinaT am pasuxis gamo, _ werili qalisa gaxlavT, magram xels arc marion delormi awers da arc qalbatoni d'egiloni1.

mkvdrisferi daedo kardinals, ali auvarda TvalebSi, ukan mibrunda, TiTqos brZaneba unda mieca oficrebisaTvis. aToss ar gamoepara es moZraoba da TviTonac Tofisken waiwia. aTosis megobrebi Tofebs Sescqerodnen gabrazebuli TvaliT da cxadad etyobodaT, rom ise advilad ar danebdebodnen dapatimrebas, rogorc kardinalsa nebavda. kardinals ori kaci hyavda, TviTon mesame iyo. muSketerebi, msaxurebianad, Svidni iyvnen. mixvda kardinli, rom metad naklebi iyo ZaliT, miT ufro, rom namdvil konspiratorebad miaCnda aTosi da misi megobrebi da amitom aqac ixmara is sakvirveli fandi, romelic yovelTvis mzada hqonda gaWirvebis SemTxvevaSi: tkbili siciliT gamoixata mTeli misi risxva.

_ kargiT! kargiT! _ Sescina aToss. _ yoCaRi biWebi xarT, suliT amayebi da CvenTvis Tavdadebuli erTgulni. me saZraxiss verafers vxedav imaSi, rom ase kargad icavT Tavs, radgan Zalian mamacurad iciT sxvebis dacvac. me ar damviwyebia, batonebo, is Rame, `wiTeli samtredis~ traqtirSi rom mimacileT. saSiSi rom iyos is gza, saiTac amJamad vapireb wasvlas, usaTuod dResac gTxovdiT gamoyolas, magram msgavsi araferia da amitom darCiT, sadaca xarT, gamocaleT Tqveni boTlebi, moaTaveT banqos TamaSi da werilis kiTxva. mSvidobiT, batonebo!

amasobaSi kardinali moaxta cxens, romelic oficerma mohgvara, damSvidobebis niSnad megobrebs xeli dauqnia da wavida.

oTxi axalgazrda kaci gaSeSebuli idga adgilze, maT Tvali gaayoles mimaval kardinals da xma ar amouRiaT, manam sul mTlad ar miefara Tvals. mere ki erTmaneTs gadaxedes.

SeZrwunebulni iyvnen oTxiveni, radgan, miuxedavad megobruli gamoTxovebisa, kargad icodnen, rom gacofebuli guliT wavida kardinali.

marto aTosi iRimeboda damcinavi RimiliT.

rodesac imdenad daSorda kardinali, rom veRarc xma mieweoda da veRarc Tvali, pirvelma porTosma daarRvia dumili.

_ sul grimos bralia! kardinali mxolod maSin dainaxa, roca Tavze wamogvadga! _ Zalian undoda, javri amoeyara vinmeze, da grimos mivarda.

grimos undoda pasuxi mieca, bodiSi moexada, magram TiTi dauqnia aTosma da isic gaCumda.

_ aramis, nuTu miscemdiT mag werils? _ hkiTxa d'arta­nianma.

_ im SemTxvevaSi, Tu is moiTxovda werils, gadawyvetili mqonda erTi xeliT werilis gadacema da meoriT xmalze ageba, _ miugo salamurisebr tkbili xmiT aramisma.

_ mec magas movelodi, _ uTxra aTosma. _ da amitom CagideqiT SuaSi, ara, rogor ara vTqvaT? marTla ugunuri unda iyos Cveni kardinali, rom ase uxeSad elaparakos kacs, TiTqos qalebisa da bavSvebis garda, TavisdReSi saqme aravisTana hqondes.

_ me Tayvansa gcemT, Cemo aTos, _ mimarTa d'artanianma, _ magram, bolos da bolos, arc Cven viyaviT marTalni.

_ rogor Tu marTalni ar viyaviT? _ wamoiZaxa aTosma, _ vis ekuTvnis es haeri, Cven rom vsunTqavT? vis ekuTvnis es okeane, Tvali rom ver gadagviwvdenia? vis ekuTvnis Tqveni sayvarlis werili? gana kardinals? Cems dRes vficav, ise iqceva is Tavxedi, TiTqos marTla mas ekuTvnodes ca da qveyana! Tqvenc ise Tavzardacemulni, gabruebulebi SescqerodiT mas, TiTqos bastiliis cixe amarTuliyo Tqvens Tvalwin da gaeqvavebineT zRaprul bumberaz meduzas. ara, maS, SeTqmulebas amzadebs, vinc siyvaruliT aris gaxelebuli? erTi qali giyvarT, romelic kardinalma daapatimrebina, cdilobT, gaaTavisufloT rogorme kardinalis brWyalebidan. esec TamaSia, rogorc qaRaldis TamaSi, oRond aq kardinals eTamaSebiT. am TamaSis mosagebad Tqven es werili gaqvT da rad unda aCvenoT Tqvens TanamoTamaSes Tqveni qaRaldi? sad gagonila es ambavi? Tu SeuZlia, TviTon mixvdes! Cvenc kargad mivxvdiT, xom viciT, sadaca hyavs!

_ marTalia, marTali! _ moewona d'artanians, _ sruli WeSmaritebaa, aTos, Tqveni naTqvami!

_ Tu asea, maS, xma aRar amoviRoT kardinalis saqcielze.

aramisma ganagrZos kiTxva Tavisi dis werilisa im adgilidan, romelzedac kardinalma Seawyvetina.

aramisma jibidan amoiRo werili, sami megobaric mas miuaxlovda, xolo sami msaxuri isev CaliT Semownul did boTls mivarda.

_ sul erTi an ori striqoni gqondaT wakiTxuli, modiT, isev Tavidan daviwyoT, _ sTxova d'artanianma.

_ siamovnebiT, _ miugo aramisma.

`sayvarelo Cemo Zmao! me mgoni, gadavwyvet stenieSi wasvlas, radgan Cemma dam iq, karmelistebis monasterSi miaRebina Cveni patara moaxle. dagvmorCilda sabralo gogo, radgan icis, sxvagan, sadac ar unda cxovrobdes, gansacdelSi Caagdebda Tavis suls. magram esec icodeT, Tu ise kargad wavida Cveni ojaxis saqmeebi, rogorc Cven gvinda, me mgoni, sulier netarebas umtyunebs da isev maTTan dabrundeba, vinc enatreba, miT ufro, rom icis _ sul masze fiqroben. manamde ki ara uSavs ra. kargad aris. Tu enatreba raime, marto erTi patara werili Tavisi saqmrosi. vici, rom amgvari nivTebi Zalian Znelad Seipareba monastris sarkmelebSi, magram, bolos da bolos, me ukve dagimtkiceT, rom sakmaod moxerxebuli var aseT saqmeSi da, maSasadame, SevZleb, vikisro misi Sesruleba. did madlobas giZRvniT Cemi da, yovelTvis ase kargad da gulkeTilad mogonebisaTvis. erTxans Zalian wuxda, magram cota Seunelda es mwuxareba mas Semdeg, rac Tavisi daxlidari gagzavna iq, rom iqac araferi moxdes saqmis mazaralebeli.

naxvamdis, Cemo sayvarelo Zmao! ramdenadac ki SeiZleba, xSirad gvacnobeT xolme Tqveni ambavi, ese igi, yovelTvis, roca darwmunebuli iqnebiT, rom Cvenamde moaRwevs igi.

Tqveni maria miSoni~.

_ oh, ra sikeTe damdeT, aramis! ra usazRvrod damavaleT! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ sawyali konstancia! maS, misi ambavic momivida! cocxali aris, monasterSia, stenieSi, aTos, sad aris stenie?

_ sul axlos elzasis sazRvridan, lotaringiaSi. laroSelis garemocvas rom gavaTavebT, SeiZleba mere iqiT CaviseirnoT.

_ imedi maqvs, didi dro ar dasWirdeba laroSelis aRebas, _ Tqva porTosma, _ erTi jaSuSi CamoaxrCves am dilas da iman Tqva, rom laroSelelebs TavianTi waRebis tyavebis meti saWmeli aRara aqvT rao. Tu vigulisxmebT, rom tyavis Semdeg carieli lanCaRa darCebaT saRrRnelad, ar vici, swore giTxraT, mere raRas izamen! erTmaneTs Tu SeWamen, Torem sxva aRaraferi eqnebaT.

_ ra sulelebi arian is ubedurebi! _ Tqva aTosma da moiwafa erTi Wiqa SesaniSnavi bordouli Rvino, romelsac iseTi saxeli ar hqonda maSin, rogoric dResa aqvs. _ ra sulelebi arian is ubedurebi! nuTu ar ician, rom kaTolikeTa sarwmuneoba yvela sarwmunoebaze metad xelsayreli da sasiamovnoa? magram eg araferi, mainc yoCaRebi arian. ras SvrebiT, aramis? isev jibeSi malavT mag werils?

_ nu, nu, aramis! _ mimarTa d'artanianma, _ jobia davwvaT! kidevac rom davwvaT, erTic vnaxoT, raime saSualeba hqondes kardinals da ferflidanac gaarCios naweri!

_ uTuod eqneba, _ Tqva aTosma.

_ kargi, magram ras uzamT mag werils?

_ grimo! _ dauZaxa aTosma, _ aq modiT.

grimo wamovarda da win gamoeWima.

_ Tqveni dasja minda, Cemo grimo, radgan weRan unebarTvod gabedeT erTi sityvis Tqma, da, ai, sasjelic: kargad daReWavT da gadaylapavT, zed am Rvinos daayolebT. maS, aba, jer werili! kargad daReWeT!

grimos gaecina, Tvali veRar moaSora aTosis mier piramde avsebul sasmiss da swrafad gadaylapa werili.

_ yoCaR, grimo! _ Seaqo aTosma, _ axla es miirTvi! kargi, kargi! gamiTavisuflebixar, madlobas nu gadagvixdi!

xmis amouRebliv, usityvod dalia grimom mSvenieri bordouli Rvino, magram, sanam am tkbil brZanebas Seasrulebda, misi cadapyrobili Tvalebi mravals metyvelebdnen.

_ axla ki, Tu baton kardinals maxvilgonivrulma azrma ar gaunaTa goneba da muceli ar gamoRadra Cvens sawyal grimos, me mgonia, SegviZlia sruliad damSvidebulni viyoT, _ Tqva aTosma.

misi yovladuwmindesoba am dros seirnobas ganagrZobda da, daRvremili, TavisTvis buzRunebda:

_ cxadia, cxadi! Cemken unda gadmoviyvano es oTxi biWi!

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patimrobis pirveli dRe
davubrundeT miledis, romelic safrangeTis sanapiroebze gadmoxedvam droebiT mxedvelobidan dagvakargvina.

Cven mas imave sasowarkveTil mdgomareobaSi vipoviT, rogorSiac davtoveT. avbediTi fiqrebiT Sepyrobils, Tavis gamoxsnis yovelgvari imedi dakarguli hqonda. es pirveli SemTxveva iyo, rom eWvi epareboda da SiSs Seepyro.

orjer uRalata bedma, or SemTxvevaSi gaiges misi saidumlo fiqrebi da gasces.

orive SemTxvevaSi d'artanianma moipova es gamarjveba. d'artanianma daamarcxa daumarcxebeli, d'artanianma daamarcxa uZleveli Zliereba borotebisa.

d'artanianma borotad gamoiyena siyvaruli, Seuracxyo misi Tavmoyvareoba da, ai, axla, rodesac qals egona, rom beds ewia, d'artanianma mouspo Tavisufleba da sikvdiliTac ki emuqreboda. ufro metic, d'artanianma aaZro kuTxe im niRabisa, romelic farad hqonda afarebuli da uZlevels xdida.

d'artanianma kardinalis mier dagebuli maxisagan ixsna bukingami, romelic WiriviT ejavreboda miledis, iseve, rogorc yvela, vinc ki odesme hyvarebia. d'artanianma Tavi Seapara graf de vardad, romlis mimarTac qals daucxromeli vneba amoZravebda. d'artanianma icoda misi saSineli saidumloeba, romlis gamgebic, miledis fici hqonda dadebuli, sicocxles gamoesalmebina, vinc unda yofiliyo igi. magram swored maSin, rodesac nebarTva miiRo mterze Suris saZieblad, iseve d'artanianma gamohglija xelidan es saSualeba, Tavis patimrad gaixada da sadRac Sors, sazarel botanibeSi _ indoeTis okeanis kunZulze, an taibernSi upirebda gandevnas.

miledis eWvi ar epareboda, rom yvela es ubedureba d'artanianisagan modioda. marto mas SeeZlo misTvis ase Tavlafis dasxma. marto mas SeeZlo ecnobebina lord uinterisaTvis yvela is saSineli saidumloeba, romelic raRac avbediTobis daxmarebiT zedized aRmoaCina.

ramdeni siZulvili unda moenelebina! gulSi boRma uduRda, mrisxanebiT savse Tvalebi gamoketili oTaxis siRrmisTvis gaeSterebina. xandaxan sunTqvas gulis siRrmidan amoyolebul kvnesas amoatanda xolme, romelic kldeebTan damarcxebul zRvis talRebis xmaurs uerTdeboda. qalbaton bonasies, bukingamis da, gansakuTrebiT ki, d'artanianisadmi SurisZiebis momavali gegmebi gonebas elvasaviT unaTebda.

magram Suris saZieblad Tavisufleba sWirdeboda, Tavisuflebas ki patimari maSin moipovebda, Tu gaapobda kedels, axsnida urdulebs, gaxvretda iataks. yovelive es SeiZleba moexerxebina moTminebisa da magar Zal-Ronis mqone mamakacs. magram gaafTrebul dedakacs ki amaod Cauvlida amgvari cda. esec rom ar iyos, yovelive amis gasakeTeblad saWiro iyo dro, Tveebi, weliwadi, mas ki... aTi Tu Tormeti dRe hqonda, rogorc uTxra lordma uinterma, misma daundobelma da cixis saSinelma zedamxedvelma.

vaJkaci rom yofiliyo miledi, yovelgvar saSualebas scdida da iqneba kidec aesrulebina gulis wadili: netavi rad gabriyvda ase samarcxvinod buneba, rom aseTi mZlavri vaJkacuri suli Caudga am naz da susti agebulebis qals?

saSineli iyo miledis patimrobis pirveli wuTebi. gacofebuli krunCxvebisagan Tavs ver ikavebda. mere ki nel-nela daimorCila gagiJebuli mrisxaneba, sabolood moiSora nerviuli kankali da gonebas ikrebda, rogorc dasasveneblad ganrTxmuli daRlili gveli.

_ ara, ra RmerTi gamiwyra, rom ase gavbrazdi? _ SeekiTxa miledi Tavis Tavs da sarkeSi Caixeda, _ ra saWiroa aq mZvinvareba? mZvinvareba sisustis niSania. miT ufro, rom amgvari saSualebiT arasodes ar mimiRwevia miznisaTvis. Cemi Zala qalebze rom mexmara, iqneba kidev davrwmunebuliyavi, rom isini ufro sustebi arian, vidre me, da, maSasadame, kidec damemorCilebina. magram qalebs ki ara, me mamakacebs vebrZvi da mamakacebisaTvis me mxolod qali var. maS, SevebrZolebi, rogorc qali. Cemi Zala Cems sisusteSia, _ Semdeg, Tavis Sesamowmeblad, ramdenime gansxvavebuli gamoxatuleba miaRebina Tavis saxes, dawyebuli gacofebuli brazidan, alersiani siyvaruliT aRsavse guliswarmtac tkbil Rimilamde. mere Tavis daxelovnebuli xeliT talRiseburad dailaga Tma, rom saxis silamazes Tmis mSvenierebac daxmareboda. kmayofili darCa Tavisi momxiblavobis, da imedianad waiCurCula:

_ vnaxoT! vnaxoT! jer kideva maqvs imedi, jer isev lamazi var!

saRamos rva saaTi iqneboda daaxloebiT. miledim logins mohkra Tvali da ifiqra, rom ramdenime saaTis mosveneba ganuaxlebda ara marto gonebas, aramed ufro metad _ saxis fersac. magram sxva ukeTesi fiqric mouvida: manam dawveboda, raRac gaego vaxSmis Sesaxeb. erT saaTze meti iyo ukve, rac am oTaxSi Semoiyvanes da Zneli dasajerebeli iyo, rom vaxSami ar moerTmiaT. ar undoda patimars amaod dros dakargva da gadawyvita, am saRamosve Sesdgomoda Tavis sapatimrosa da im pirTa gacnobas, romlebsac Caabares misi darajoba.

susti sinaTle gamoCnda karis qveSidan, rac imis momaswavebeli iyo, rom cixis moxeleebi brZandebodnen. miledi saCqarod daeSva savarZelze, Tavi ukan gadaigdo, mSvenieri Tma gaiSala, gulispiri odnav gaiReRa, erTi xeli gulze miido da meore Zirs dauSva.

gadaswies urduli, gaiWraWuna koWakma, oTaxSi fexis xma gaisma da miledis miuaxlovdnen.

_ aq dadgiT eg magida, _ gaisma brZaneba da miledim am xmiT icno oficeri feltoni.

magida brZanebisamebr dadges.

_ sanTlebs moitanT da guSagebs gamocvliT, _ ganagrZo feltonma. am ormagma brZanebam, romelic axalgazrda ofi­cerma erTsa da imave pirovnebas misca, patimari daarwmuna, rom es jariskaci erT da imave dros misi guSagic iqneboda da msaxuric.

swrafad, xmis amouReblad sruldeboda feltonis brZaneba, es ki imas amtkicebda, rom saTanado simaRleze idga sasaxlis mosamsaxureTa disciplina.

feltoni karga xans trialebda oTaxSi, magram yuradRebas ar aqcevda miledis. bolos miskenac mibrunda.

_ sZinavs! Zalian kargi, gaiRviZebs da maSin ivaxSmebs.

ramdenime nabiji gadadga karisaken, wasvlas apirebda.

_ ara, batono oficero, am qals ar sZinavs, _ moaxsena jariskacma, naklebad uryevma, vidre misi ufrosi iyo, da ufro axlos mivida savarZelTan.

_ rogor Tu ar sZinavs? _ gaukvirda feltons, _ maS, ras akeTebs, Tu ara sZinavs?

_ gulwasuli gaxlavT! xedavT, ra fermixdilia, ramdeni xania yurs vugdeb da sunTqva ar mesmis.

_ Tqven marTali xarT, _ uTxra feltonma, rodesac qals Tvali gadaavlo, magram iqve darCa, sadac idga, qalisken erTi nabijic ki ar gadadga.

_ wadiT, moaxseneT lord uinters, rom guli wasvlia mis patimars! gulwasulis mosulierebisa me ara vici ra da arc gaTvaliswinebuli yofila es SemTxveva.

jariskaci maSinve wavida Tavisi ufrosis brZanebis asasruleblad. feltoni savarZelze daeSva, romelic SemTxveviT karTan axlos iyo midgmuli, da lodini daiwyo. miledi uZravad ijda, xmas ar iRebda. am xelovnebas, romelic ase gavrcelebulia qalebSi, igi kargad iyo dauflebuli. mas SeiZleba Tvalebis quTuToebi daxuruli hqonoda, magram grZel wamwamebs Sua mainc xedavda yvelafers. ai, axlac SeamCnia, rom feltons zurgi Seeqcia misTvis. aTi wuTis ganmavlobaSi uyurebda am ymawvil kacs da xedavda, rom misken erTxelac ar mobrunebula es gulgayinuli mcveli.

maSin miledim moifiqra, rom lord uinteris mosvla Zalas Sematebda mis oficers. grZnobda, amaod Cauara am pirvelma cdam. gulmSvidad aRiara es patara marcxi da radgan jerac kidev sakmaod moepoveboda brZolis saSualebebi, Tavi maRla aiRo, Tvali gaaxila da Rrmad amoioxra.

am oxvram, rogorc iyo, feltoni misken moabruna.

_ ah, gamoiRviZeT, qalbatono? _ uTxra civad, _ maS, me aq saqme aRara maqvs, Tu mogindaT raime, zari darekeT.

_ oh, RmerTo Cemo, RmerTo Cemo! rogor vitanjebi! _ kvnesoda miledi im tkbili xmiT, romelic Zalian waagavda zRapruli jadosani qalebis xmas, romliTac dasaRupad ganwirul adamianebs xiblaven.

miledim wamoiwia, adgili Seicvala, savarZelze ufro koxtad da mimzidvelad moewyo.

feltoni adga.

_ dReSi samjer geaxlebian, qalbatono, dilis cxra saaTze, SuadRis pirvel saaTze da saRamos rva saaTze. Tu ar egueba es ganrigi Tqvens Cveulebas, aseT SemTxvevaSi Tqven TviTon dagviniSneT, ra saaTebs irCevT, Tqvens survils gaviTvaliswinebT.

_ maS, sul ase martod unda davrCe am uSvelebel, saSinel oTaxSi? _ hkiTxa miledim.

_ erT qals vacnobeT, xvalidan aq iqneba da geaxlebaT yovelTvis, rodesac ki dagWirdebaT misi daxmareba.

_ gmadlobT, batono, _ uTxra Tavmdablad miledim.

feltonma odnav daukra Tavi da karisken wavida. is iyo unda gadaevlo zRurbli, rom lordi uinteri gamoCnda derefanSi, Tan jariskaci mosdevda. mas xelSi wamlis SuSa eWira.

_ ra iyo, ra moxda? _ daiZaxa dacinviT mosulierebuli rZlisa da wasasvlelad gamzadebuli feltonis danaxvaze. _ ase ucbad rogor gamococxlda mkvdari? axla xom darwmundi, Cemo sayvarelo felton, rom gamoucdel bavSvad miaCnixar am qalbatons da pirveli moqmedeba warmoadgina im komediisa, romlis ganviTarebas, ueWvelia, siamovnebiT vnaxavT am axlo xanSi.

_ mec magas vfiqrobdi, milord, _ miugo feltonma, _ magram ra meqna, qali gaxlavT es patimari da mec mindoda, pativiscemiT movqceodi, rogorc es Seefereba patiosan kacs, qalis gulisaTvis Tu ara, Tavisi Rirsebis pativsacemad mainc.

miledis gaaJrJola, feltonis sityvebma yinuliviT dauara ZarRvebSi.

_ maS, ase, _ Tqva siciliT lordma uinterma, _ xelovnurad gaSlil Tmas, lamaz TeTr kans da ganabul Tvalebs jer ar mouxiblixar, Se gulqvav, Sena?

_ ara, milord, _ upasuxa gulugrZnobma ymawvilma kacma, _ da, merwmuneT, Cems mosaxiblavad cota metia saWiro, vidre qalis amgvari oinebi da keklucoba.

_ aseT SemTxvevaSi, Cemo gulado vaJkaco, Tavi davaneboT miledis, rom raime sxva saSineleba moifiqros, Cven ki wavideT, vaxSams SeveqceT, ah! fiqri nu gaqvT, qalbatons Zalian nayofieri mofiqrebis unari aqvs da Tavisi komediis pirvel moqmedebas meoresac male moayolebs.

es Tqva Tu ara, feltons xeli gauyara mklavSi da siciliT gaiyvana miledis oTaxidan.

_ oh, damacade, movaxerxeb raimes Sens dasamorCileblad, _ butbutebda gabrazebuli miledi, _ damSvidebuli brZandebode, Se ubeduro bero, anaforad rom gadagigqcevia eg samxedro tanisamosi.

_ ho, marTla! _ wamoiZaxa uinterma da karis zRurblze SeCerda, _ madas nu wagixdenT, miledi, pirveli marcxi. erTi naxeT, ra mSvenieria es dedali da, agreTve, es Tevzi! patiosnebas geficebiT, mowamluli ar aris. Zalian karg ganwyobilebaze varT me da Cemi mzareuli, man icis, rom Cems memkvidred is ver gaxdeba da amitom sruli ndoba maqvs misi. Tqvenc Cems magaliTs mibaZeT. mSvidobiT, sayvarelo Cemo rZalo, Tqvens uaxloes gulis wasvlamde!

amis atana ki veRar SeZlo miledim: xelebiT savarZels nerviulad Caafrinda, kbilebi aakraWuna, cecxlis mfrqvevi TvalebiT Sehyurebda karisken mimaval lords da feltons, xolo rodesac kari moxures da martod darCa Tavis oTaxSi, xelmeored moeria sasowarkveTileba. gadaxeda magidas, dainaxa gaprialebuli dana, mivarda, xelSi aiRo, magram aqac mZafrad gaucruvda imedi: danis piri moClungebuli iyo.

odnav mixuruli karidan xarxari moisma, mere karic gaaRes.

_ ha, ha! _ Sehyvira uinterma, _ ha, ha, ha! xom kargad xedav, Cemo felton, rom marTali iyo, rasac geubnebodi! es dana SenTvis iyo momzadebuli, mogklavda, Cemo kargo. erTi saocari TvisebaTagani am qalbatonisa is aris, rom ver moisvenebs, sanam ar moklavs Tavis Semawuxebels. me rom SenTvis damejerebina da foladis dana gamomegzavna, galesili da wvetiani, maSin aRar gveyoleboda feltoni, yels gamogRadravda, Cemo kargo, da Sen Semdeg yvela danarCens, vinc aq arian. xo naxe, ra kargad icis danis xmareba!

marTlac, miledis jerac mokrunCxul xelSi eWira dasartymelad gamzadebuli dana, magram am ukanasknelma sityvam, am uaRresma Seuracxyofam xeli mouduna da masTan erTad mouduna mTeli Tavisi Zala da nebisyofac.

dana Zirs daeca.

_ marTali brZandebiT, milord, _ uTxra feltonma zizRiT savse xmiT, romelic gulis siRrmeSi Caswvda qals, _ marTali brZandebiT, milord, me Sevcdi.

oriveni oTaxidan gavidnen.

amJamad ki meti yuradRebiT ismenda miledi mimavalTa fexis xmas, vidre pirvelad, da bolos darwmunda, rom marTla wavidnen, radgan Soridan ismoda maTi xma da bolos sruliad miwyda.

_ daviRupe! _ moTqvamda Cumad miledi, _ me aq veRaras gavxdebi, iseTi kacebis xelSi var, rom veRarafriT aRvuZrav grZnobas, rogorc brinjaos an sali kldis qandakebas. zepirad ician yoveli Cemi fandi da dajavSnulni xvdebian yovel Cems iaraRs. es asea, magram rogor SeiZleba ise gaTavdes yvelaferi, rogorc amaT nebavT? _ fiqrobda miledi.

es ukanaskneli fiqri, imedis es instinqturi ganaxleba mowmobda, rom am qalis Rrma sulSi didxans ver Zlebda SiSi da misustebuli grZnoba. miledi sufras miujda, sxvadasxva saWmels Seeqca, cota espanuri Rvinoc mosva da igrZno, rom ganuaxlda Zala ganzraxvaTa gansaxorcieleblad.

miledi ar wveboda, igi dakvirvebiT ufiqrdeboda, sinjavda, swavlobda Tavisi Tanamosaubreebis yovel sityvas, moZraobas, dumilsac ki. da am Rrmad dakvirvebuli, ostaturi, mecnieruli analizidan is daskvna gamoitana, rom feltonis dayolieba ufro advili iyo, vidre uinterisa.

metadre erTi sityva agondeboda patimars:

_ `me rom SenTvis damejerebina~, _ uTxra uinterma feltons, maSasadame, feltons raRaca uTqvams mis sasargeblod da lord uinters ar moswonebia misi naTqvami.

`susti nebisyofa aqvs Tu mtkice, _ fiqrobda miledi, _ am ymawvils Cemdami sibralulis patara naperwkali mainc hqonia sulSi, me koconad gadavuqcev naperwkals da Sigve amovwvav.

rac Seexeba meores, _ fiqrobda imedianad miledi, _ is micnobs, eSinia Cemi, icis, rom kargi dRe ar daadgeba, Tu Tavi davaRwie am cixe-darbazs. axla misi damorCilebis cda amaod Camivlis.

magram sul sxvaa feltoni, gamoucdeli, miamiti da umwikvlo ymawvili, mgoni, saTnoc unda iyos. aseTi kacis dasaRupavad moxerxebuli qali yovelTvis ipovis raime gzas.~

aseTi fiqrebisa da daskvnis Semdeg miledi dawva, ZilSi bageze Rimili darCenoda, ase mZinari rom enaxa vinmes, ityoda _ es ymawvili gogo sizmarSi yvavilebis gvirgvinsa xedavs, rom momaval dResaswaulze daixuroso.