MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

XXIII
patimrobis meore dRe
miledi sizmarSi d'artanianis sikvdiliT dasjas xedavda. jalaTis mier dakruli culisagan mis mosisxle mters sisxli TqrialiT gadmosdioda. swored amitom iyo, rom mZinare miledis bageze netarebis Rimili dasTamaSebda.

ledi klariks ise tkbilad eZina im Rames, rogorc sZinavs pirveli imediT darweul patimars.

meore dRes, rodesac misi oTaxis kari gaaRes, jer isev loginSi iwva. feltoni derefanSi idga, mas guSindeli dapireba Seesrulebina da qali moeyvana.

qali miledisTan Sevida da Tavisi samsaxuri SesTavaza.

miledi, Cveulebisamebr, fermixdili iyo. raRa Tqma unda, es garemoeba advilad moatyuebda yvelas, vinc mas pirvelad Sexedavda.

_ Zalian maciebs, _ uTxra qals, _ mTeli Rame Tvali ar momixuWavs. mere ra gauTavebeli iyo es Rame! oh, rogor vitanjebi! iqneba iwamoT RmerTi da cota mainc ufro lmobierad momeqceT, vidre guSin. saamisos arasa gTxovT, neba momeciT avadmyofs, loginSi viwve.

_ Tu gnebavT, eqims SevatyobinebT? _ hkiTxa qalma.

es baasi feltonsac esmoda, magram xmas ar iRebda.

miledi grZnobda, rom ramdenadac bevr xalxs daaxvedrebdnen, imdenad metisTvis unda Seecodebina Tavi, garda amisa, imdenad ufro gaZlierdeboda lord uinteris eWvebi, Tvalyuris devneba da, rac mTavaria, SeiZleboda eqims eTqva, rom igonebda avadmyofobas. erTxel ukve ganicada marcxi da axla aRara surda, igive ganmeorebuliyo.

_ me eqimi veras miSvelis, tyuilad SevawuxebT. am batonebma guSin gamoacxades, rom komediaa Cemi avadmyofoba, dResac, eWvi ar aris, imave azrisani iqnebian, da guSindels aqeT sakmarisi dro hqondaT, rom eqimisTvisac igive ecnobebinaT.

_ maS, Tqven TviTon brZaneT, qalbatono, _ uTxra mouTmenlad feltonma, _ rogori movla gesaWiroebaT?

_ RmerToO Cemo! aba, me ra vici? vgrZnob, rom avada var, amis meti me ara vici ra. rogorc gindodeT, ise momeqeciT, ra menaRvleba!

_ sTxoveT lords, aq mobrZandes, _ uTxra dedakacs am laparakiT mobezrebulma feltonma.

_ oh, ara, ara! _ Sehyvira miledim. _ nu, batono, Tu RmerTi gwamT, imas nu dauZaxebT! oRond imas nu dauZexebT da... me kargada var! ara miWirs ra!

iseTi sicxariT warmoTqva es sityvebi, ise STamagoneblad, rom feltonmac ki veRar gauZlo da oTxaSi gaiar-gamoiara.

`mgoni, avuCvile guli~, _ fiqrobda miledi.

_ kargiT, qalbatono, ar davuZaxeb, magram Tu marTla avada xarT, jobs, eqimi moviwvioT. kidevac rom gvatyuebdeT, ra waxdeba magiT? miT uaresi TqvenTvis! magram Cveni mxriv ki sruliad damSvidebuli gveqneba sindisi.

ara upasuxa ra miledim, magram Ronemixdilad dauSva lamazi Tavi baliSze, cremli moeria da qviTini daiwyo.

erTxans Tavisi Cveulebrivi gulcivobiT Sehyurebda feltoni. mere, raki naxa, rom bolo aRar eReboda am qviTins, gavida. qalic Tan gahyva. lordi uinteri ar Sevida Tavis rZalTan.

_ mgoni, kargad verkvevi zog rameSi, _ CurCulebda miledi mxecuri sixaruliT da mTlad Caimala sabnis qveS. eSinoda, iqneba dResac Tvalyurs madevnebeno, da ar undoda, misi guliTadi sixaruli vinmes daenaxa.

ase gavida ori saaTi.

_ axla ki dro aris, rom ganikurnos avadmyofi, _ Tqva qalbatonma, _ avdgeT da dReidanve mivaRwioT raime gamarjvebas. sul aTi dRe mqonda, amaRamidan mxolod rva damrCeba.

miledis oTaxSi diliT Semotanili sauzme isev patara magidaze ido. maSasadame, unda mosuliyvnen sufris asalageblad da qalbatons feltonis naxvis imedi hqonda.

miledi ar Semcdara: Semovida feltoni. man arc ki isurva gaego, miirTva Tu ara miledim sauzme, da brZana, gaetanaT patara magida, romelic sufragaSlili SehqondaT yovelTvis.

bolos marto feltoni darCa. mas xelSi wigni eWira.

kekluci miledi fermixdili da sasowarkveTili saxiT iwva iqve buxarTan mdgar savarZelSi. igi wamebis molodinSi myof wminda qalwuls mogagonebdaT...

feltoni miuaxlovda qals da wigni gauwoda.

_ qalbatono! lordi uinteri kaTolikea, iseve rogorc Tqven, da fiqrobs, rom albaT Zalian gawuxebT Tqveni sarwmunoebis locvanisa da wirva-locvis uqonloba. amitom gigzavniT am locvans, iqneba locvebis kiTxviT mainc daikmayofiloT Tqveni sarwmunoebrivi movaleoba.

iseTi saxiT dado es wigni miledis axlos dadgmul patara magidaze, iseTi kiloTi warmoTqva es sami sityva `Tqveni sarwmunoebrivi movaleoba~ da Tan iseTi zizRiT savse RimiliT, rom miledim wamoiwia da yuradRebiT daaSterda ymawvil kacs.

axalgazrda kacis sada tanisamosma, aseve sadad, mokled gakreWilma Tmam, marmarilos qandakebasaviT gamoTlilma Sublma, magram masaviT mtkicem da Seucnobma, miledi daarwmuna, rom mis win erTi im puritanelTagani idga, romlebsac ise xSirad xvdeboda, rogorc mefe iakobis, ise safrangeTis mefis sasaxleSi. miuxedavad wminda barTlomes Ramis saSinelebisa, devnili hugenotebi zogjer mefis sasaxleSi poulobdnen TavSesafars.

erTgvari uecari zeSTagoneba moedo miledis gonebas, ise rogorc es marto geniosebs mosdiT xolme raime gansacdelis dros an im ukidures wamSi, rodesac unda gadawydes maTi sikvdil-sicocxlis sakiTxi.

am samma sityvam `Tqveni sarwmunoebrivi movaleoba~ da feltonis guSindelma saxis gamometyvelebam miledis Caagona, Tu ra didmniSvnelovani unda yofiliyo mis mier gacemuli pasuxi, romlis Sedgenac Tavisi swrafi mosazrebis wyalobiT ukve moeswro.

_ me migzavnis? _ wamoiZaxa iseTive zizRiani toniT, romelic ymawvili oficris xmaSi igrZno, _ me migzavnis Cemi sarwmunoebis movaleobis asasruleblad? Zalian kargad icis lordma uinterma, im gaxrwnilma kaTolikem, rom me misi sarwmunoebisa ara var, da cdilobs, erTi maxe kidev damigos.

_ maS, ra sarwmunoebisa brZandebiT, qalbatono? _ hkiTxa gancvifrebulma feltonma, romelic yovelTvis eufleboda Tavis grZnobebs, magram amJamad aseTi pasuxis gamo ver SeZlo Tavis Sekaveba.

_ vityvi im dRes, _ Sehyvira TvalTmaqcuri aRtyinebiT miledim, _ rodesac daviRupebi Cemi mrwamsis sadideblad.

axalgazrda oficeri xmas ar iRebda, magram, samagierod, misi Tvalebi metyvelebdnen.

_ Cemi mtrebis xelSi var, _ ganagrZo miledim aRtacebuli toniT, romelic puritanebisaTvis damaxasiaTebel Tvisebas Seadgens. _ RmerTma ukeT uwyis: an mixsnis me codvils, an wamebuli viqnebi Cemi RvTis gangebiT. ai, batono, es aris Cemi pasuxi da es moaxseneT lords. rac Seexeba am wigns, _ daumata qalbatonma da TiTiT aniSna locvanze, mxolod ise, rom ar Seexo, TiTqos SebRaluli darCeboda, xeli rom exlo kaTolikeebis locvanTa krebulisaTvis. _ SegiZliaT, ukanve waiRoT da Tqven TviTon gamoiyenoT. darwmunebuli var, Tqven ormagada xarT lord uinteris Tanamonawile: exmarebiT Cems devnaSi da exmarebiT Tqveni sarwmunoebis sadideblad.

feltonma araferi upasuxa, locvani aiRo imave zizRiT, romliTac weRan magidaze daudo, da Cafiqrebuli gavida.

saRamos xuTi saaTi iqneboda, rodesac lordi uinteri movida. miledis mTeli dRe hqonda gankargulebaSi, rom Tavisi moqmedebis gegma moefiqrebina. man ise miiRo lordi, rogorc Seefereba qalbatons, romelsac sakmao Zala moepoveba.

_ maS ase, qalbatono? _ mimarTa lordma, miledis pirdapir mdgom savarZelze daeSva da mourideblad Seawyo fexebi buxris qvaze, _ maS, ase, axla sarwmunoebisagan gandgomasac vapirebT?

_ ris Tqma gnebavT, milord?

_ imis Tqma minda, rom mas Semdeg, rac ukanasknelad gnaxeT, sarwmunoebac ki SegicvliaT. SemTxveviT mesame qmars xom ar gahyolixarT, protestants?

_ ganmimarteT, milord, _ ganumeora medidurad patimarma, _ mogaxsenebT, rom vismen Tqvens sityvebs, magram azri ver Semignia.

_ eg imitom, rom Tqven araviTari sarwmuneoba ara gaqvT! me es ufro momwons, _ uTxra dacinviT uinterma da sicili waskda.

_ cxadia, eg ufro Seefereba Tqvens principebs, _ upasuxa civad miledim.

_ oh, vaRiareb, rom CemTvis araviTari mniSvneloba ara aqvs mag sarwmunoebriv gansxvavebas.

_ ra saWiroa, milord, magis aRiareba? Tqveni qeifi da avkacobac kmara magis dasamtkiceblad.

_ rao? rao? qeifisa da avkacobas gaiZaxiT, qalbatono messalin, ledi makbet? an kargad ver gavigone Tqveni naTqvami, an, RvTis winaSe, Zalian urcxvi yofilxarT!

_ ase imitom laparakobT, rom iciT, yurs gvigdeben? _ upasuxa civad miledim, _ gindaT, mtarvalebad gamixadoT Tqveni mcvelebi da jalaTebi?

_ Cemi mcvelebi, Cemi jalaTebi? eh, qalbatono! metad paTetur tons aZlevT dRes Tqvens kilos da guSindeli Tqveni komedia am saRamos tragediad icvleba. magasac gavuZlebT: am rva dRis Semdeg iq iqnebiT, sadac unda iyoT, da Cemi saqmec gaTavebuli iqneba.

_ Tqveni samarcxvino ganzraxva! Tqveni usindiso ganzraxva! _ Sehyvira miledim iseTi gaSmagebuli xmiT, romliTac msxverpli mimarTavs Tavis jalaTs.

_ patiosnebas vficav, _ Tqva uinterma da wamovarda, _ mgonia, gagiJebula es unamuso dedakaci! kargi, kargi! damSviddiT, qalbatono puritano, Torem bnel oTaxsac male gaCvenebT! aha, RmerTo! maS, Cemi espanuri Rvino agivardaT TavSi, ha? magram nu SegeSindebaT: am simTvrales saSiSi araferi aqvs da arc avi Sedegi mohyveba.

lordi ginebiT gavida oTaxidan. im dros mxedruli Cveuleba iyo gineba.

marTlac, feltoni kars ukan mdgariyo da am scenis erTi sityvac ar gamohparvoda.

amasac miuxvda miledi.

_ diax, wadi! wadi! _ ukan gaayola Cumi xmiT Tavis mazls, _ piriqiT, Sedegic Zalian male iqneba, mxolod Sen maSin naxav, sulelo, rodesac ukve SeuZlebeli iqneba Tavis daRweva.

isev midumda iqauroba. gavida ori saaTi. vaxSami moarTves da naxes, rom miledi xmamaRla gaiZaxoda Tavis locvebs, im locvebs, romelic eswavla Tavisi meore qmris erTi beberi msaxurisagan, namdvili puritanisagan. gatacebuls hgavda locviT da yuradRebas ar aqcevda, Tu ra xdeboda mis garSemo. feltonma aniSna, nu SeawuxebTo, da rodesac daudges patara magida, isic jariskacebTan erTad Cumad gavida.

icoda miledim, rom SeiZleboda misTvis kidev eTvalTvalaT, da bolomde ganagrZo locvis kiTxva. loculobda da grZnobda, rom mcvelad dayenebuli jariskaci ukve fexakrefiT dadioda da, etyoboda, yursac ugdebda.

amJamad eseca kmaroda. gaaTava locva. adga, sufrasTan mivida, cota ram Wama da smiT ki wylis meti ara dalia ra.

erTi saaTis Semdeg magidis gasatanad Sevidnen, magram maSinve SeamCnia, rom marto jariskacebi iyvnen, feltoni aRar SemohyoliaT.

maS, aSinebda am qalis xSirad naxva.

miledi kedlisken mibrunda, raTa sicili daemala. iseTi gamarjvebis sixaruli moCanda am sicilSi, rom marto esec kmaroda motyuebulTa Tvalis asaxelad.

naxevari saaTi kidev dumiliT gaatara da mere, raki miyruebuli iyo mTeli cixe-darbazi da zRvis Seuwyveteli frTvinvisa da okeanis bumberazuli sunTqvis meti aRara ismoda ra, Tavisi wvrili, momxiblavi xmiT dasZaxa puritanebis sayvareli fsalmunis pirveli xana:
RmerTo, misTvis migvatove,

rom genaxa Cveni rwmena...

magram Senad CagveTvleba

Seni tanjva da wameba.

dids arafers warmoadgenda es leqsi, magram, rogorc viciT, puritanebs bevri araferi esmodaT leqsTa wyobisa da poeziisa.

galobda miledi, Tan yuri karisken hqonda. sadarajoze myofi jariskaci karTan gaqvavebuli gaCerebuliyo. ukve xedavda miledi, ra STabeWdilebas axdenda misi galoba.

maSin ufro meti gulmodginebiTa da amaRelvebeli grZnobierebiT ganagrZo simRera. TviTonve elandeboda, viTom Sors TaRebs qveS trialebda misi xma da jadosnis SelocvasaviT guls ulbobda mis mtanjvelebs.

magram albaT gons movida kaTolike jariskaci, Tavi daaRwia momxiblav galobas, karTan mivida da SesZaxa:

_ gaCumdiT, qalbatono! iseTive samgloviaroa Tqveni simRera, rogorc `ganusvene~, Cven Cveni saqmec gveyofa, rom axla egec ar wagvimatoT.

_ Cumad! _ gaisma feltonis darbaisluri xma, romelic maSinve icno miledim, _ Tqven vin gekiTxebaT, rom galobas uSliT? vin gibrZanaT, galobis neba ar misceT am qalsao? Tqven nabrZanebi gaqvT, udarajoT da Tofi esroloT, gaqcevas Tu daapirebs. yuri ugdeT da Tu gageqcaT, mokaliT! magram am brZanebas nu gascildebiT.

gamouTqmelma sixarulma gaabrwyina miledis saxe, magram elvasaviT swrafmsrboli iyo es gamometyveleba. TiTqos yuric ar moekras am dialogisTvis, romlis erTi sityvac ar gamohparvia, galoba ganagrZo. oRond axla simReraSi Caaqsova mTeli Tavisi momxibvleloba, mTeli netareba da cTuneba, rac ki misTvis borot suls mieniWebina.

amoden cremls da vaebas,

gandevnasa da borkilebs

RvTis wyaloba, Cemi locva

da siymawvile maviwyebs.
es warmoudgeneli Soreulis mimwvdomi da wminda vnebiT aRvsili xma ZiriTadad scvlida fasalmunis uxeS tlanq leqss da iseT sakvirvel momxiblav Zalas da Sinaarss matebda mas, romelsac amaod eZebdnen TavianT galobaSi uaRresad morwmune puritanebi da amitom iZulebulni iyvnen, ocnebiT SeevsoT, rac galobaSi ar moipoveboda.

iqve idga feltoni, yurs ugdebda miledis da egona, angelozis galobas usmenda.

miledi ki kvlav ganagrZobda:
erTxel xom Cvenc gveRirseba

Tavisufali arseba,

Tu ara, nugeSad gvrCeba

saukuno netareba.

Zalian Seecada yovlisSemZle jadosani, rom am striqonebSi CaerTo mTeli Tavisi suli, marTlac, aman sabolood Searyia ymawvili oficris guli: ucbad SeaRo kari da miledis winaSe fermixdili, TvalebaRgznebuli da TiTqmis gadareuli axalgazrda kaci idga.

_ ase rad galobT da mere isic aseTi xmiT? _ mimarTa miledis.

_ mapatieT, batono, _ miugo tkbilad qalbatonma, _ damaviwyda, rom Cemi galoba ar Seefereba am cixe-darbazs, iqneba Seuracxyofa mivayene Tqvens sarwmunoebriv rwmenas, magram, geficebiT, me Tqveni wyena ar mindoda, SemindeT, batono, erTi Secdoma, romelic SeiZleba didic iyos, magram garwmunebT, uneblieT momivida.

iseTi mSvenieri ram iyo am wams miledi, iseT wminda gamometyvelebas aZlevda mis pirisaxes sarwmunoebrivi aRtyineba, rom feltons egona, mis win iyo is angelozi, romlisac aqamde mxolod galoba esmoda.

_ diax, diax, _ upasuxa feltonma, _ diax, Tqven aRelvebT, awuxebT am cixe-darbazSi mcxovrebT.

veRar amCnevda sabralo gonmixdili, ramdenad uTavbolo iyo misi pasuxi swored im dros, rodesac miledi focxveris TvaliT uZvreboda gulis siRrmeSi.

_ gavCumdebi, batono, _ uTxra Tvaldaxrilma miledim, Tanac xmas daatana, rac ki sitkboeba moepoveboda da saxeze gamoixata sruli morCileba Tavisi bediswerisa.

_ ara, ara, qalbatono, _ miugo feltonma, _ mxolod ase xmamaRla nu igalobebT, metadre RamiT.

esa Tqva da radgan igrZno, rom veRar SeZlebda am patimrisadmi Taviseburad mkacrad darCenas, swrafad gavarda oTaxidan.

_ Zalian kargi, batono, rom daarigeT, _ uTxra jariskacma, _ guls aRelvebs es simRera. mere ra kargi xma aqvs!

XXIV
patimrobis mesame dRe
nebdeboda feltoni, magram jer mTlad ara, saWiro iyo misi CaWera, anu, ukeT rom vTqvaT, saWiro iyo masTan marto dar­Cena da miledim jer ar icoda, ra saSualebisTvis miemarTa, rom es wadili aesrulebina.

ufro metic nebavda qalbatons: saWiro iyo feltonis alaparakeba, rom TviTon miledic alaparakebuliyo. Zalian kargad icoda Tavisi tkbili xmis uaRresi macTunebeli Zala da mainc, miuxedavad amdeni cTunebisa, SeiZleboda ver aesrulebina Tavisi survili, radgan feltoni yoveli mosalodneli SemTxvevis wvrilmanis Sesaxeb gafrTxilebuli iyo.

miledi daufiqrda moqmedebis momaval gegmas. man daiwyo Tavisi yoveli sityvis, TvalTa ubralo moZraobis, tanis mimoxris da sunTqvis Seswavlac ki. bolos Seiswavla yovelive es, rogorc xelovanma msaxiobma, romelsac axali roli miandes Sesasruleblad SeuCvevel ampluaSi, sadac ar icis Tavis daWera.

lord uinteris mimarT ki saWiro ar iyo amdeni fiqri da mzadeba. miledim winaRamiTve sabolood gadawyvita es kiTxva _ uinterTan Cumad unda yofiliyo, magram Rirseulad daeWira Tavi, xandaxan gaebrazebina moCvenebiTi aradCamgdebi uyuradRebobiT da Seuracxmyofeli sityvebiT eiZulebina damuqreboda, TviTon ki am dros morCili saxe hqonoda. feltons unda daenaxa yovelive es, SeiZleba mas TqmiT araferi eTqva, magram xom dainaxavda. aseTi iyo misi gegma.

diliT Cveulebisamebr movida feltoni, magram miledim xma ar gasca, Tavi mianeba, rom sauzmisaTvis Taviseburad gaewyo magida. erT wams imedi aReZra miledis: egona, TviTon dauwyebda laparaks, magram feltonis tuCebi moZraobdnen da xma ki ar amodioda, etyoboda, axalgazrda oficerma Zala daatana Tavis Tavs, rom gulSi Caemarxa enaze momdgari sityvebi, da oTaxidan swrafad gavida.

daaxloebiT SuadRisas movida lordi uinteri.

zamTris mSvenieri dRe iyo. inglisis mzis gayviTlebuli sxivi, romelic anaTebs, magram ar aTbobs, sarkmlidan patimris oTaxSic SeWriliyo.

miledi fanjaraSi iyureboda da ise idga, TiTqos verc ki gaigona karis gaReba.

_ ah, ah, _ wamoiZaxa lordma uinterma, _ jer komedia warmovadgineT, mere tragedia, da axla melanqoliaSi gadavvardiT.

patimarma pasuxi ar gasca.

_ diax, qalbatono, diax, _ ganagrZo lordma, _ kargad vxedav, ra kargi iqneboda, Tavisuflad yofiliyaviT am zRvis piras! ra kargi iqneboda, gemSi brZanebuliyaviT da swrafad gadageWraT am zurmuxtiviT mwvane zRvis talRebi! ra iqneboda sadme xmeleTze, an Tunda okeaneSi mogewyoT Cems dasaRupavad erTi im sagangebo patara safarTagani, romlebsac sakvirveli xelovnebiT agebT yovelTvis! moTmineba! oTxi dRe kidev da zRvis pirsac gaxvalT, zRvasac gascuravT iseT didsa da usazRvros, rom kidec mogwyindebaT... icodeT, am oTxi dRis Semdeg gaTavisufldeba Tqvengan inglisi.

miledim Tavisi lamazi Tvalebi xelebTan erTad zecisken aRapyro:

_ RmerTo Zliero! RmerTo yovlisSemZlebelo, _ daiZaxa angelozuri sinaziT, _ apatieT am kacs, rogorc me mipatiebia misi saqcieli!

_ diax, ase evedre, SeCvenebulo! _ Sehyvira uinterma, _ didsulovani aris Seni vedreba, miT ufro, rom geficebiT, Tavis dReSi ar Segindobs is kaci, romlis xelSi Cagagdo RmerTma!

Tqva da gavida.

kari rom gaiRo, miledim Tvali mohkra feltons, romelic cdilobda, patimrisaTvis SeumCneveli darCeniloyo.

miledim maSinve muxli moiyara da locva daiwyo:

_ RmerTo Zliero! RmerTo gulTamxilavo! Tqven uwyiT, ra wminda mizezis gamo var wamebuli! momaniWeT Zala, raTa Rirseulad avitano es tanjva-wameba.

karebi frTxilad gaaRes. turfa mvedrebelma yuri moiyrua da cremliT savse xmiT ganagrZo:

_ RmerTo, SurismaZiebelo! RmerTo, lmobiero! nuTu aasrulebineb am kacs Tavis codvil ganzraxvas?

da TiTqos marTla mxolod axla moesma feltonis fexis xma, elvis siswrafiT wamovarda da gawiTlda, TiTqos Sercxva, rom muxlmoyrils Seaswro Tvali feltonma.

_ ar miyvars, qalbatono, adamianis Sewuxeba, rodesac loculobs, _ uTxra mtkice xmiT feltonma, _ nu, nu SewyvetT! gTxovT, mapatioT.

_ saidan iciT, batono, rom vloculobdi? _ miugo qviTiniT miledim, _ ara, batono, scdebiT, me ar vloculobdi.

_ rad ggoniaT, qalbatono, _ upasuxa ymawvilma kacma xmis iseTive simtkiciT, Tumca ufro tkbilad, _ rom me SemiZlia daviCemo ufleba da avukrZalo RvTis Svils ganrTxma RvTis winaSe? RmerTma damifaros! kargad vici, qalbatono, rom monaniebis ufleba aqvT codvilT. rac unda didi danaSauli Caedinos kacs, xelSeuxeblad mimaCnia, rodesac RmerTs evedreba.

_ danaSauli Camedinos? me? _ warmoTqva miledim iseTi siciliT, rom TviT angelozsac daayrevinebda iaraRs sazareli gankiTxvis dRes, _ me, damnaSave? RmerTo yovlad Zliero! Sen xom ici, ramdenad var codvili da damnaSave! ara jobia TqvaT, batono, rom ganwiruli var? magram RmerTs uyvars wamebulni da nebas aZleven xandaxan, marTalnic awamon.

_ damnaSave xarT, qalbatono, Tu wamebuli, sul erTia, unda icodeT, me TviTonac dagexmarebiT da SegavedrebT RmerTs, _ upasuxa feltonma.

_ oh, Tqven samarTliani yofilxarT! _ Sehyvira miledim da fexqveS Cauvarda, _ ra vqna, rom veRar vuZleb? meSinia. vaiTu swored maSin momerios sisuste, rodesac brZola da Cemi rwmenis aRiareba damWirdeba. maS, moismineT sasowar­kveTili qalis vedreba. borotad sargebloben, batono, Tqveni erTgulebiT, magram amJamad mTavari eg ar aris, mxolod erTaderT wyalobasa gTxovT da Tu amisruleT es vedreba, dalocvili meyolebiT saaqaosac da saiqiosac.

_ lords mimarTeT, qalbatono, _ miugo feltonma, _ is aris aq baton-patroni. me, Cemda sabednierod, ufleba ara maqvs, arc raime wyalobisa da arc sasjelis, eg ufleba RmerTma sxvas mianiWa, gacilebiT ufro maRla mdgoms.

_ ara, Tqvena gaqvT eg ufleba, marto Tqven! momismineT, batono, Tu ar gindaT, rom daxmareba gauwioT Cems daRupvas da Sercxvenas.

_ Tu damsaxurebuli gaqvT, qalbatono, eg Sercxvena da Tund daRupvac, unda daemorCiloT da RmerTs SeevedroT.

_ magas rad ambobT? oh, Tqven ar gnebavT Cemi sityvis gageba. me rom Sercxvenaze vlaparakob, Tqven ggoniaT, raime sasjelis acdenas vcdilob? cixisa an sikvdilis acdenas vgulisxmob? sikvdili?! netavi ase moxdes! netavi momxedos RmerTma da momiRos bolo!

_ marTlacda, me ukve, aRaraferi mesmis Tqveni, qalbatono, _ uTxra feltonma.

_ an cdilobT, batono, ise momaCvenoT, viTom ver SegigniaT Cemi naTqvami, _ miugo patimarma eWviani siciliT.

_ ara, qalbatono, geficebiT mxedruli patiosnebiT, qristianis siwmindiT.

_ rogor? maS, Tqven ar iciT, ras mipirebs lordi uinteri?

_ ara, ar vici.

_ SeuZlebelia, Tqvena xarT misi sando kaci da...

_ Cems sicocxleSi ar miTqvams tyuili, qalbatono.

_ oh, lordi uinteri srulebiT ar fiqrobs mis damalvas, ase rom advilia mixvdeT.

_ me, qalbatono, ara vcdilob gamovigono is, rac CemTvis ar uTqvamT. me velodebi, rom TviTon gamandon saidumloeba, lord uinters ki CemTvis araferi gaundvia, garda imisa, rac TqvenTan erTad miTxra.

_ maS, Tqven misi Tanamzraxveli ara xarT? _ Sehyvira miledim iseTi xmiT, TiTqos darwmunebuli iyo Tavisi naTqvamis WeSmaritebaSi, _ maS, ar iciT, ra saSinel Sercxvenas mipirebs? amqveynad ver gamoZebniT msgavs sasjels.

_ scdebiT, qalbatono, _ uTxra feltonma da sisxli auvarda TavSi, _ lordi uinteri mag avkacobas ver ikadrebs.

`kargia, _ fiqrobda miledi, _ ar icis, ras vawer lords da mainc avkacobad miaCnia.~

mere isev feltons mimarTa:

_ yvelafers ikadrebs Sercxvenilis megobari.
eg Sercxvenili viRaa? _ hkiTxa feltonma.

_ nuTu ggoniaT, erTis garda sxvac moipoveba inglisSi, romelsac mouxdeba se saxeli?

_ JorJ vilersi gyavT mxedvelobaSi? _ mimarTa feltonma anTebuli TvalebiT.

_ romelsac warmarTni da veragni hercog bukingams uwo­deben, _ ganagrZo miledim, _ rogor warmovidgendi, mTel inglisSi erTi ingliseli mainc aRmoCndeboda, romelsac aseTi grZeli ganmarteba dasWirdeboda imis gasagebad, Tu visze vlaparakobdi.

_ yovladZlieris xeli exeba ukve codvils, _ Tqva feltonma, _ da veRar gadaurCeba Tavis avkacobiT dam­saxurebul sasjels.

feltonma mxolod is zizRi gamoxata hercog bukin­gamisadmi, rasac mTeli inglisi grZnobda da gaiZaxoda, TviTon kaTolikeebic ki sxvafriv ar axsenebdnen mis saxels, Tu zed sityva garyvnili da meqrTame ar daeyolebinaT. puritanebi avsuls eZaxdnen.

_ oh, RmerTo Cemo! RmerTo Cemo! _ SesZaxa zecas miledim, _ me gevedrebiT, mouvlinoT am kacs Rirseuli sasjeli, kargad uwyiT, rom piradi Cemi javris amoyras ki ara vcdilob, aramed mTeli xalxis xsnasa da Sewyalebasa gTxovT.

_ maS, icnobT kidec? _ hkiTxa feltonma.

`Zlivs kiTxva damiwyo!~ _ fiqrobda sixaruliT aRta­cebuli miledi, rom ase swrafad moipova warmateba.

_ oh, vicnob da agre? oh! diax! vicnob, Cemda saubedurod, Cemda marad saubedurod!

viTomda metismetad Sewuxebulma xelebis mtvreva daiwyo.

feltonma igrZno, rom ukve eleoda Rone, da karebisaken ramdenime nabiji gadadga. patimari Tvals ar aSorebda mis moZraobas, ar wamivideso, _ gaifiqra, iskupa da Seayena.

_ momismineT, batono! gaixseneT lmobiereba, gaixseneT sibraluli, moismineT Cemi vedreba: momeciT dana, romelic lord uinteris avbediTma sifrTxilem wamarTva, radgan kargad icoda, rogor visargeblebdi im iaraRiT. oh! momiT­mineT, maTqmevineT! erTwams maTxoveT, mxolod erTwams Se­mibraleT!, ai, muxlebze gexveviT, Tqven arafers gemdurebiT, garwmunebT. RmerToO Cemo, Tqven gemdurebodeT rasmes, erTaderT marTals, keTilsa da TanamgrZnobs amden xalxSi? gemdurebodeT, rodesac, SeiZleba Tqven iyoT movlenili Cems mxsnelad? erTwams maTxoveT dana, mxolod erTwams da axlave dagibrunebT am karis sarkmlebiT, erTwams, batono felton, rom miT amaciloT Sercxvena.

_ rom Tavi moiklaT! _ Sehyvira SeSinebulma feltonma da daaviwyda patimrisagan gaeTavisuflebina xelebi, _ Tavis mosaklavad mogceT dana?

_ eh, batono Cemo, Tqven ukve gaigeT Cemi saidumloeba. RmerTo Zliero! axla ki daviRupe. _ da TiTqos araqaT­gamoleuli miledi iatakze daeca.

feltoni qals gaubedavad uyurebda.

`eWvi aqvs kidev~, _ fiqrobda miledi, _ sakmaod marTlad ver veCvene.”

am dros derefanSi fexis xma gaisma, miledim icno lord uinteris nabijebi.

feltonmac icno da karisken waiwia.

miledi feltons mivarda.

_ oh, araferi uTxraT, _ wasCurCula SeSinebulma, _ Cemi naTqvamis arc erTi sityva ar uTxraT am kacs, Torem daviRupebi da Tqven iqnebiT...

raki uaxlovdebodaT karisken momavali, gaCumda, rom misi xma ar gaegona uinters, da usazRvro SiSiT dafeTebuliviT lamazi TiTebi feltons tuCebze miado.

ymawvilma kacma nazad moiSora patimari da akankalebuli qalbatoni iqve, skamze daeSva.

uinterma kars ise gauara, rom arc ki gaCerebula, da ufro da ufro Soridan moismoda misi fexis xma.

mkvdariviT fermixdili iyo feltoni, pataraxans Cumad idga, yurs ugdebda uinteris fexis xmas. mere, rodesac darwmunda, rom lordi Sors iyo, Tavisuflad amoisunTqa, rogorc saSineli sizmriT gaRviZebulma, da swrafad oTa­xidan gavarda.

_ Zlivs! _ wamoiZaxa miledim, rodesac feltonis fexis xmaze darwmunda, rom igi lordisken ki ara, sul sxva mimarTulebiT midioda, _ maS, axla Cemi xar!

da isev Rrubeli moefina mis Subls.

`Tu uTxra uinters, _ fiqrobda miledi, _ me RmerTic veRaras miSvelis, radgan kargad icis lordma, rom me Tavs ar moviklav. swored misi TandaswrebiT damidebs win danas, da maSin naxavs feltoni, rom TamaSis mets aras warmoadgenda Cemi sasowarkveTileba~.”

isev sarkesTan mivida, daacqerda Tavis Tavs, arasodes ar yofila aseTi lamazi.

_ diax, Tu uTxra... _ warmoTqva siciliT, _ magram xmasac ar amoiRebs.

saRamos, rodesac vaxSami moarTves, lordi uinteric Tan Semohyva.

_ erTi miTxariT, batono, _ miamarTa miledim, _ nuTu Cemi patimrobis aucilebel damatebas Seadgens Tqveni xSiri mobrZaneba? nuTu ar SegiZliaT amaciloT Tqveni stumroba da amiT gamowveuli Cemi wameba?

_ magas ras brZanebT, Cemo rZalo? _ miugo uinterma, _ Tqven ar iyaviT, rom siyvaruliT maxareT mag mSvenieri bagiT, dRes CemTvis esoden ulmobeliT, rom inglisSi gadmobr­ZandiT mxolod imisaTvis, raTa Cemi naxviT damtkbariyaviT?! Tqven ar miTxariT, ise makldiT, ise momwyurda Tqveni naxva, rom ar SevuSindi arc zRvis Relvas, arc qariSxals, arc tyved Cavardnas da Tqvenken gamoveSureo? hoda, ai, aq gaxlavar, qalbatono, asrulebuli gaxlavT Tqveni survili... magram dRes Tavisi sababica aqvs Cems mosvlas.

TrTola moeria miledis, _ iqneba uTxra raime feltonmao, _ bevri ram enaxa am qals Tavis sicocxleSi saSineli, magram aseTi gulis ZagZagi ki arasodes mosvlia.

qali ijda. uintermac miledisaken miswia savarZeli da gverdze miujda. mere jibidan raRac qaRaldi amoiRo da nel-nela gaSala.

_ ai, mindoda, TqvenTvis meCvenebina es qaRaldi, romelic me TviTon Sevadgine, erTgvar pasportad gamogadgebaT im sicocxlisaTvis, romelsac me ganiWebT.

Semdeg Tvalebi miledidan werilze gadaitana da waikiTxa:

_ `brZaneba Sarlot ...-Si wayvanisa~, _ sad migiyvanon, aRniSnuli ar aris. Tu Tqven amogirCeviaT raime TqvenTvis sasurveli, metyviT da imas CavwerT, mxolod londonidan aTasi miliT mainc unda iyos daSorebuli, maS, ganvagrZob kiTxvas:

`brZaneba Sarlot baksonad wodebulis, safrangeTis mTavrobis marTlmsajulebis mier daRdasmulis, magram sasje­lis Semdeg gaTavisuflebulis, ...Si miyvanisa. igi ... Si darCeba sacxovreblad da ufleba ar eqneba, sam milze meti manZiliT daSordes Tavis binas. Tu gabeda da gaparva scada, sikvdiliT iqneba dasjili. binis qirad da sasmel-saWmeli­saTvis dReSi xuTi Silingi eniSneba~.

_ eg brZaneba me ar Semexeba, _ uTxra civad miledim, _ mand sxva gvari weria da ara Cemi.

_ Tqveni gvari? gana Tqven gvari gaqvT?

_ diax, Tqveni Zmis gvari.

_ scdebiT, qalbatono, Cemi Zma meore qmari iyo. Tqveni pirveli qmari dResac cocxalia. miTxariT imisi gvari da mec Sarlot baksonis magivrad mis gvars Cavwer. xmas aRar iRebT? maS, ara gnebavT?.. ase iyos! Sarlot baksonis gvariT iqnebiT Cawerili.

gaCumebuli ijda miledi, magram TvalTmaqcobiT ar iyo gamowveuli es siCume. man warmoidgina, rom am wuTSive asruldeboda es brZaneba, radgan lord uinters wasvla eCqareboda, albaT amitom mec amaRamve mgzavniso. erTi wamiT gonebaSi daRupulad warmoudga yoveli Tavisi cda, magram ucbad SeamCnia, rom es brZaneba jer xelmouwereli iyo.iseTi sixaruli aRuZra am aRmoCenam, rom am grZnobis dafarvac ki ver moaxerxa.

_ diax, diax, _ uTxra uinterma, radgan manac Seatyo, rogor gaaxara misi rZali brZanebis xelmouwerlobam, _ xedavT, jer xelmouwereli aris da sixaruliTa fiqrobT, rom kidev aris imedi. xelmowerelia es brZaneba... maCvenes marto imitom, rom guli gamixeTqon winaswarao; scdebiT, qalbatono: xval am brZanebas gavugzavniT xelis mosawerad lord bukingams, zeg ukanve mogviva xelmowerili, beWed­dasmuli, da ocdaoTxi saaTis Semdeg, me gidgebiT amis Tav­debad, brZaneba ZalaSi Seva. maS, mSvidobiT, qalbatono, me mxolod amis Setyobineba mindoda.

_ magis pasuxad me imas getyviT, batono, rom flidobaa uflebis ase borotad gamoyeneba da adamianis gamogonili saxeliT gadasaxleba.

_ miledi, iqneba is girCevniaT, rom Tqveni namdvili saxeliT CamogaxrCon? xom iciT, inglisuri kanonebi Seuwya­le­blad sjis qorwinebis SembilwvelT, maS, gulwrfelad gamagebineT Tqveni survili. Tumca Cemi saxeli, anu Cemi Zmis saxelic aris Careuli am sibinZureSi, magram mainc ar Sevu­Sindebi saqmis saxalxod garCevas, raTa sabolood davr­wmunde, rom gavTavisufldebi Tqvengan.

qalma pasuxi ar gasca, magram mkvdariviT gafiTrda.

_ oh, vxedav, Soreuli qveynisken gamgzavreba girCevniaT. Zalian kargi, qalbatono. erTi Zveleburi andaza ambobs, mogzauroba ganaTlebas matebs axalgazrdebso. Tqvenc mar­Tali xarT, bolos da bolos, kargi ram aris Cveni sicocxle. amitom aris, rom ase vzrunav da ar minda, am wuTisofels gamogasalmoT! maS, SesaTanxmeblad xuTi Silingis sakiTxiRa dagvrCa. mgoni, cota Zunwad viqcevi, ara? eg imitom, qal­batono, rom meSinia: fuli rom gqondeT, sul garyvniT da moisyidiT darajebs... Tumca arc ufuloba damifaravs, Tqveni silamaze geqnebaT darajebis sacTuneblad. hoda, axla iq gamoiyeneT es iaraRi, Tu feltonis dasayolieblad Tqvenma amaod Cavlilma cdam ar SegazizRaT magisi xmareba.

`feltons araferi uTqvams, _ iZaxda gulSi miledi, _ jer ar gamqrala imedi.~

_ axla ki naxvamdis, qalbatono, xval moval da bukingamTan kacis gagzavnas gaxarebT.

lordi uinteri wamodga, dacinviT Tavi daukra da gavida.

miledim Tavisuflad amoisunTqa: oTxi dRe kmaroda feltonis sacTuneblad. magram erTma sazarelma fiqrma gaurbina gonebaSi. xom SeiZleboda, lord uinters is brZaneba swored feltonisTvis gaetanebina bukingamTan xelmo­sawerad. am SemTxvevaSi feltoni xelidan usxlteboda, patim­ris gasamarjveblad ki Seuwyveteli cTuneba iyo saWiro.

mainc, rogorca vTqviT, erTi garemoeba guls umagrebda: uinterisaTvis araferi eTqva feltons.

ar unda vifiqroT, rom miledi Zalian aaRelva lord uinteris muqaram; igi dajda da kargad Seeqca vaxSams.

Semdeg, rogorc wina saRamos, daiCoqa da xmamaRla gaimeora Tavisi locvebi. wuxandeliviT SeaCera siaruli darajma, dadga karebTan da mis galobas usmenda.

cota xnis Semdeg derefanSi kvlav fexis xma gaisma, magram ufro msubuqi, vidre jariskacisa, da miledis karebTan Sewyda.

_ is aris, _ Tqva miledim.

da isev im locvis galoba daiwyo, romliTac wina Rames ise Zalian miizida feltoni.

Tumca ufro harmoniulad da gulsaameblad ismoda misi tkbili, wvrili, aTrTolebuli xma, magram kari mainc aravin gaaRo. miledim malulad Sexeda karis patara sarkmels da ymawvili kacis aRgznebuli Tvalebi dainaxa. namdvilad ase iyo Tu moelanda, ver vityviT, magram amjerad imdeni Zala gamoiCina feltonma, rom oTaxSi ar Sevida.

mxolod ramdenime xnis Semdeg, galoba rom damTavrda, miledis Semoesma oxvra, Semdeg igive fexis nabijebi, weRan rom miuaxlovda, karebidan nel-nela iwevda ukan, TiTqos wasvla enanebao.