MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

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patimrobis meoTxe dRe
meore dRes, rodesac feltoni miledisTan Sevida oTaxSi, qali savarZelze idga da xelSi batistis cxvirsaxocebis naxevebisagan dawnuli Toki eWira. feltonis danaxvaze igi mkvircxlad Camoxta Zirs da cdilobda, zurgs ukan daemala Toki.

ymawvili kaci am diliT Cveulebrivze ufro fermkrTali iyo; misi dawiTlebuli Tvalebi amtkicebdnen, rom mous­venrad gaetarebina mTeli Rame, mxolod Subli axla ufro mrisxaned gamoiyureboda, vidre odesme.

igi neli nabijiT miuaxlovda miledis, romelic ukve savarZelSi Camjdariyo. feltonma xelSi aiRo miledis mier Tavis CamosaxrCobad dagrexili Toki, romelic SeumCnevlad Zirs darCenoda qalbatons an ganzrax daetovebina, da civad hkiTxa:

_ es ra aris, qalbatono?

_ es? araferi, _ upasuxa siciliT miledim, magram iseTi mwuxare gamometyvelebiT, romliTac igi ise kargad amkobda Tavis mware sicils.

_ tusaRis momakvdinebeli mteria mowyeniloba. mec mowyenili viyavi da dros gasatareblad es Toki davgrixe.

feltonma miledidan Tvali kedelze gadaitana da sa­varZlis gaswvriv, zemoT, dainaxa rkinis patara mooqruli kavi, romelic iq albaT tanisamosis an iaraRis dasakideblad gaerWoT.

kankali daiwyo ymawvilma kacma. patimars ar gamoepara misi es moZraoba, Tumca Tvalebi Zirs hqonda daxrili.

_ mere, am savarZelze ratomRa ideqiT? _ hkiTxa feltonma.

_ Tqven ra?

_ minda, vicode.

_ nu CamacivdebiT, batono, _ uTxra miledim, _ Zalian kargad iciT, rom Cven, WeSmarit qristianebs, akrZaluli gvaqvs tyuilis Tqma.

_ kargi, maS me getyviT, risTvis iyaviT asuli savarZelze da ras apirebdiT mag TokiT. gindodaT, SegesrulebinaT sabediswero ganzraxva, romelsac ise daumonavebixarT, rom aRarc ki ufiqrdebiT Tqvens saqciels. marTalia, tyuilis laparaks gvikrZalavs Cveni RmerTi, magram isic gaixseneT, qalbatono, rom igi ufro metad TviTmkvlelobas gvikr­Zalavs.

_ rodesac RmerTi xedavs, rom mis mier gaCenili arseba usamarTlodaa devnili da sikvdilis an Sercxvenis arCevanSia, merwmuneT, batono, Seundobs yovladwminda am Secodebas, radgan am SemTxvevaSi Tavis mokvla martvilobaa, _ upasuxa miledim Rrma rwmeniT.

_ an Zalian aWarbebT Tqven, qalbatono, an bolomde ar meubnebiT saqmis viTarebas. RvTis gulisaTvis, amixseniT, gamagebineT.

_ ra agixsnaT? giamboT Cemi ubedurebani, rom Tqven zRaprad geCvenoT? gagagebinoT Cemi ganzraxva, rom Cems mtarvals gadasceT? ara, batono, ara! miTxariT, Tqven raSi genaRvlebaT erTi ubeduri, ukve ganwiruli qalis sikvdili, an sicocxle? Tqven pasuxs agebT mxolod Cems gvamze, xom marTalia? oRond ki warudginoT Cemi gvami, oRond ki Cemad icnon, Tqven sxvas aRarafers mogTxoven, iqneba ormagi jildoc miiRoT.

_ me meubnebiT magas, qalbatono, me?! _ Sehyvira feltonma, _ nuTu ggoniaT, rom me vikadreb Tqveni sicocxlis fasis aRebas? oh, Tqven ar ufiqrdebiT Tqvens sityvas.

_ Tavi gamanebeT, felton, xels nu miSliT, gavakeTo, rac minda! _ mimarTa aRgznebulma miledim, _ yoveli jariskaci pativmoyvare unda iyos, xom asea? Tqven axla leitenanti xarT; hoda, dasamarxavad rom gamasveneben, kapitnobas miiRebT.

_ netavi ra dagiSaveT, _ Sehyvira feltonma, _ rom magodeni pasuxismgeblobiT mtvirTavT RvTisa da adamianTa winaSe? ramdenime dRis Semdeg Sors iqnebiT aqedan, qal­batono, me aRar viqnebi guSagi Tqveni sicocxlisa, _ am sityvebze Rrmad amoioxra, _ da ise moiqeciT, rogorc gene­boT.

_ maS, erTaderTi ram gawuxebT Tqven, RvTismosav, marTal qristians, erTaderTi ram gawuxebT, rom Cemi sikvdilis gamo araviTari usiamovneba ar gewioT, sayveduri ar SegxvdeT?! _ Sehyvira miledim.

_ me valdebuli var, davicva Tqveni sicocxle, qalbatono, da kidec vicav.

_ mere, gesmiT ki, ra valdebulebas asrulebT? uwyalov, marTlac rom damnaSave viyo, maSinac ki metismetad mkacria Tqveni saqcieli, magram Tu damnaSave ara var, maSin ras uwodebdiT mag moqmedebas?

_ me jariskaci var, qalbatono, da imas vasruleb, rasac mibrZaneben.

_ nuTu ggoniaT, rom gankiTxvis dRes RmerTi ganacalkevebs brma jalaTebs da usamarTlo msajulebs? Tqven ar gindaT Tavi movikla da imis iaraRad ki xdebiT, vinc Cemi sulis wawymedas cdilobs!

_ me ki gimeorebT, _ uTxra feltonma ukve yoymaniT, _ Tqven saSiSi ara mogeliT ra arc lord uinterisgan, arc Cemgan.

_ SeSlili! _ Sehyvira miledim, _ sabralo SeSlili, romelic bedavs da sxvis magivrad maZlevs pasuxs; es maSin, rodesac uaRresad brZenni, uaRresad RvTis morCilni Tavis Tavze ver iReben pirad pasuxismgeblobas! SeSlili, romelic ufro RonierTa da bednierTa mxarezea, raTa datanjos ufro susti da ubeduri!

_ SeuZlebelia, qalbatono, SeuZlebeli! _ CurCulebda feltoni, radgan gulis siRrmeSi grZnobda, rom miledis sityva marTali iyo, _ Tqven patimari xarT da me ver dagexmarebiT ganTavisuflebaSi, cocxali xarT da me xels ver SegiwyobT, rom sicocxle moispoT.

_ diax, _ upasuxa miledim, _ magram Tqven makargvinebT patiosnebas, romelic sicocxleze metad miRirs, da RvTisa da adamianebis winaSe marto Tqven dagekisrebaT pasuxis­mgebloba Cemi amdeni tanjvisa da SeuracxyofisaTvis.

Zalian gulcivad idga feltoni, ukeT rom vTqvaT, cdi­lobda, Zalian gulcivad mieRo miledis sityvebi, magram amjerad umtyuna Zalam, ver SeZlo medgrad SebrZoleboda qalis saidumlo gavlenas, romelic ukve iCenda Tavis Zlierebas. feltoni uyurebda mSvenier qals, TeTrs, rogorc uwmindes ocnebas, xedavda mas xan mtirals da xan mrisxanes. ga­nic­dida erTsa da imave dros misi mwuxarebisa da silamazis gavlenas. metismeti iyo yovelive es meocnebe kacisaTvis, sarwmunoebrivi rwmeniT aRvsili gonebisaTvis; metismeti iyo im adamianisaTvis, romelsac gulSi erTsa da imave dros mosdeboda zecisadmi mxurvale siyvaruli da adamianisadmi usazRvro siZulvili.

miledim SeamCnia ymawvili kacis SeZrwuneba, igrZno mis gulSi aRgznebuli, erTmaneTis mowinaaRmdege vnebaTa ali, romelic cecxls ukidebda ymawvil fanatikoss. igi wamodga da xelgawvdili wavida axalgazrda kacisaken, msgavsad moxerxebuli mxedarTmTavrisa, romelic swored maSin daeta­keba mters gamarjvebuli yiJiniT, rodesac is ukan daxevas apirebs. TmagaSlili, gulmkerdgadaReRili miledi nel-nela miiwevda feltonisaken, Tan cali xeliT morcxvad ifaravda gulmkerds. misi lamazi Tvalebi cecxls afrqvevda, im cecxls, romelmac amdeni areuloba Seitana sawyali puritanis gulSi da gonebaSi, qristiani qalwuliviT zeSTagonebuli miledi axalgazrda oficers miuaxlovda da Tavisi tkbili xmiT sagalobeli dasZaxa:

mieci baals Tavisi msxverpli,

lomebs miugde eg wamebuli,

Segananiebs yovladZlieri,

mas SevRaRadeb mwared bedkruli.

feltoni ganacvifra am ucnaurma mimarTvam, gaqvave­buliviT Sehyurebda miledis.

_ vina xarT, vin? _ Sehyvira sawyalma da xelebi zeviT aRapyro, _ RvTisagana xarT movlinebuli Tu jojoxeTis msa­xuri xarT? angelozi xarT Tu qaji?

_ maS, veRar micani, felton? arc angelozi var, arc qaji. qali var, Svili ama qveynisa, erTguli Seni sarwmunoebisa.

_ diax, diax! _ daiZaxa feltonma, _ jer kidev mepareboda eWvi, magram axla mwams!

_ gwams da, miuxedavad amisa, Tanamoziare xar lord uinterisa? gwams da, miuxedavad amisa, gulgrilad mtoveb Cemi mtrebis xelSi, inglisisa da RvTis mtrebis xelSi? gwams da, miuxedavad amisa, gulgrilad aZlev Sens das im borots, romelic avsebs da bilwavs qveyanas Tavisi warmar­TobiTa da garyvnilobiT? im avsul sardanapals, romelsac brmebi hercog bukingamad adideben da RvTisTayvanismcemelni _ antiqristed?

_ bukingams vaZlev me Cems sulier das?! me?! ras ambobT, ras!

_ Tvali aqvT, _ upasuxa miledim, _ da veras dainaxaven, yuri aqvT da ver gaigoneben.

_ marTalia, marTali, _ daeTanxma feltoni da oflian Sublze xeli moisva, TiTqos cdilobda, Tavisi ukanaskneli eWvic amoeglija, _ diax, vcnob im xmas, sizmarSi rom mebaaseba, diax, vcnob saxels im angelozisas, yovelRame rom meCveneba da mimarTavs Cems suls, romelsac Zili ar ekareba: `dahkar! ixsen inglisi! ixsen Tavi Seni, radgan ise mokvdebi, rom verafers miuZRvni RmerTs!~... brZaneT, brZaneT! _ Sehyvira feltonma, _ axla ki SemiZlia Tqveni gageba.

usazRvro sixarulma elvasaviT gairbina miledis Tva­lebSi. es wamieri sixaruli feltonma mainc SeamCnia da TrTolam aitana, TiTqos Caswvda am qalis gulis siRrmes.

ucbad moagonda ymawvil kacs lord uinteris gafr­Txileba, am qalbatonis pirveli cTunebis cda, erTi nabijiT ukan daiwia, Tavi daRuna, magram mojadoebuli iyo am ucnauri arsebiT da Tvals ver aSorebda.

iseTi qali ar iyo miledi, rom ver mimxvdariyo am yoymanis mizezs. moCvenebiTi mRelvarebis miuxedavad, erT wams ara kargavda Tavis civsisxlovan uSfoTvelobas da manam pasuxs miscemda feltoni, TviTonve ganaaxlebda am baass, isev ixmara xelovnuri fandi: Ronemixidilma Zirs dauSva xelebi da TiTqos qalis sisuste sZlevda mis aRtacebas, misustebuli xmiT uTxra:

_ eh! ara! metad mZime iqneba Cemi mklavisTvis yovlad­Zlieris maxvili. gamiSviT, sikvdiliT avicdino Seuracxyofa, gamiSviT, Tavi Sevafaro wamebas! arc ganTavisuflebas gTxovT, rasac damnaSave izamda, arc javris amoyras, rasac warmarTi iTxovda. gevedrebiT, Tavi damanebeT, rom movkvde, es aris Cemi saTxovari. ai, muxlmoyrili gemudarebiT: Tavi damanebeT, nu miSliT sikvdils, da geficebiT, ukanaskneli Cemi Txovna iqneba kurTxeva Cemi mxsnelisa.

feltonma veRar gauZlo am tkbil, mudariT savse xmas, veRar gauZlo am morcxv, mwuxarebiT savse Tvals, da isev miledis miuaxlovda. nel-nela imoseboda mxiblavi qalbatoni im jadosnuri samkaulebiT, romelsac Tavisi survilisamebr isxamda da ixsnida, roca nebavda.

_ Tu damimtkicebT, rom marTla wamebuli xarT, vai, rom sibralulis meti ara SemiZlia ra, _ uTxra feltonma, _ saSineli braldeba aqvs lord uinters Tqven winaaRmdeg. Tqven qristiani xarT, Cemi sarwmunoebisa, vgrZnob, Tqvenken moiwevs Cemi guli, romelsac Tavis dReSi aravin hyvarebia, Cems keTilismyofel lord uinteris garda, radgan aravin Sexvedria cxovrebaSi, garda moRalateebisa da uRmerToebisa. magram Tqven, qalbatono, namdvilad xorcSesxmuli mSveni­ereba xarT, ganxorcielebul umankoebas hgavxarT, da miuxe­davad yovelive amisa, Tu ase gdevniT, albaT raime boroteba CagideniaT.

_ Tvali aqvT, _ gaimeora miledim gamouTqmeli gulis­tkiviliT, _ magram ver dainaxaven, yuri aqvT, magram ver gaigoneben.

_ hoda, maS, Tqven gamagebineT! _ Sehyvira ymawvilma oficerma, _ miTxariT, gamagebineT!

_ Tqven gandoT Cemi sircxvili? _ daiZaxa gawiTlebulma miledim. _ sircxvili, radganac erTis mier Cadenili boro­teba SeiZleba samarcxvino iyos meorisaTvis. Tqven mogandoT, vaJkacs, me, qalma? oh! _ Tan morcxvad aifara Tvalebze xeli _ oh! oh! ara! arasodes, me magas ver vizam!

_ ver momandobT me? Tqvens Zmas?

karga xans uyura qalma iseTi gamometyvelebiT, rom ymawvil oficers eWvad eCvena da namdvilad ki dakvirveba iyo, ufro metad moxibvlis survili.

feltonma vedrebiTve aRapyro xelebi iseve, rogorc weRan miledim.

_ kargi, _ upasuxa patimarma, _ gavbedav da Cems Zmas vendobi.

am dros moisma uinteris fexis xma. mxolod amJamad miledis mrisxane mazlma ar isurva, wuxandeliviT gaevlo da wasuliyo, piriqiT, SeCerda, ramdenime sityviT gamoela­paraka guSags, kari gaaRebina da patimris sanaxavad Sevida.

manam lordi guSags elaparakeboda, feltoni swrafad moSorda miledis rodesac lord uinteri Sevida, patim­risagan ramdenime nabijis dacilebiT idga.

neli nabijiT Sevida lordi, gamomcdeli TvaliT daaSter­da Tavis rZals da mere ymawvil oficers.

_ didi xania, jon, rac aqa xarT, iqneba giamboT am qalma Tavisi Secodebani? maSin CemTvis cxadia Tqveni baasis xangr­Zlivoba.

kankali daiwyo feltonma da miledimac igrZno, rom wasuli iyo misi saqme, Tu ar mieSveleboda abneul puri­tans.

_ ah, geSiniaT, patimari arsad gageqceT? _ mimarTa lord uinters, _ maS, hkiTxeT Tqvens Rirseul moxeles, ra wyalobas vTxovdi, es aris, axla? ras vexvewebodi?

_ Tqven da, wyalobis Txovna? _ Tqva eWvianad lordma.

_ diax, milord, _ upasuxa SemkrTalma ymawvilma kacma.

_ mere, ra wyalobas gTxovdaT?

_ danas mTxovda, romelsac maSinve damibrunebda karis sarkmlidan, sul erTi wuTiT undoda dana.

_ maS, aris vinme am oTaxSi damaluli, vis upirebs yelis gamoWras es turfa qalbatoni? _ warmoTqva lordma uinterma damcinavi, abuCadamgdebi xmiT.

_ me var, _ upasuxa miledim.

_ me neba mogeciT, amogerCiaT, rac ufro gijobdaT, amerika Tu taiberni, _ uTxra lordma, _ modiT, taiberni airCieT, miledi. damijereT, Toki ufro sandoa, vidre dana.

feri ecvala feltons, win waiwia, moagonda, rom Toki eWira xelSi miledis.

_ marTali xarT, _ uTxra patimarma, _ karga xania vfiqrob magas, _ mere yru xmiT daumata: _ da kidevac vifiqreb.

TrTola moeria feltons, tvinic ki uTrToda, ar SeiZ­leboda, lord uinters ar SeemCnia es mRelvareba.

_ frTxilad iyav, jon, _ mimarTa feltons, _ ar daujero amas, megobaro! Sen mogande es qalbatoni, gagafrTxile kidec, maS, frTxilad! gamagrdi, cota xans kidev gauZel, sul sami dReRa. sami dRis Semdeg gadavrCebiT am flid arsebas, radgan imisTana mxaresa vgzavni, rom iqidan veRaras gvavnebs.

_ gaigoneT?! _ Sehyvira miledim iseTi xmiT, rom lordma ifiqra, zecas mimarTao, feltoni ki grZnobda, mas ekiTxeboda.

ymawvilma kacma Tavi daRuna da Cafiqrda.

uinterma xeli dauWira feltons, Tavi miibruna mile­disaken, rom Tvali ar moeSorebina patimrisaTvis, manam kareb­Tan mividoda.

_ ara, ara! _ iZaxda patimari, rodesac kari moxures, _ jer isev gamarjvebuli ara var, rogorc megona. Tavisi Cveuleb­rivi sisulelis magivrad, uinters ucnobi goniereba SeuZenia. ra mZlavri ram aris javris amoyra! da rogor gardaqmnis adamians es wyurvili! rac Seexeba feltons, vera bedavs ubeduri! ah, iseTi vaJkaci ar aris, rogorc is SeCvenebuli d'artaniani. puritani Tu Seiyvarebs, mxolod qalwu­lebs, da isic dad, salocavad! sul sxvaa muSketeris siyvaruli.

magram mainc mouTmenlad eloda, radgan darwmunebuli iyo, ise ar gavidoda is dRe, rom erTxel mainc ar Semosuliyo feltoni. bolos, es aris axla aRwerili scenis erTi saaTis Semdeg, kars iqiT Cumi laparakis xma gaigona, mere karic gaaRes da feltoni dainaxa.

swrafi nabijiT Sevarda oTaxSi ymawvili kaci, kari Ria datova da miledis aniSna, Cumad iyaviTo, _ aRfrTovanebuli saxe hqonda.

_ ra gnebavT Cemgan? _ hkiTxa patimarma.

_ yuri migdeT: _ uTxra CurCuliT feltonma, _ cota xniT moviSore darajebi, rom aravin gaigos Cemi Semosvla. minda, ise mogelaparakoT, rom aravin gaigonos Cemi naTqvami. sazareli ram miambo es aris axla lordma.

miledim Tavganwiruli msxverplis mware Rimili gamoxata saxeze da Tavi gaiqnia.

_ an Tqvena xarT qaji, _ ganagrZo feltonma, _ an lordi uinteri, Cemi keTilismyofeli, sulieri mama aris urCxuli! sul ori dRea, rac Tqvena gxedavT, is ki miyvars, ager, ori weliwadia. cxadia, rom vyoymanob, ver gadamiwyvetia, vis mivudge, Tqven Tu imas! nu gewyinebaT, rom amas geubnebiT, minda, patiosnad, samarTlinad gadavwyvito Cemi saqcieli, amaRam, SuaRamis Semdeg moval Tqvens sanaxavad da maSin damarwmunebT Tqvens simarTleSi.

_ ara, felton, ara Cemo Zmao, _ uTxra patimarma, _ metad didi iqneba Tqveni msxverpli da vgrZnob, Zalian Zvirad dagijdebaT. ara, ara! me ukve daRupuli var da Tqvenc nu iRupebiT CemTan erTad. Cemi sikvdili ufro mets ityvis, gacilebiT mets, vidre Cemi sicocxle. cxedris dumili ufro ukeT dagarwmunebT, vidre patimris naTqvami.

_ gaCumdiT, qalbatono, _ Tqva feltonma, _ ase nu mela­parakebiT! movedi imisaTvis, rom patiosani sityva momceT, SemomficoT imiT, rac uwmindesad swams Tqvens suls, rom aRar gabedavT Tavis mokvlas.

_ sityvas ver mogcemT, ver dagpirdebiT, _ upasuxa miledim, _ radgan aravin iqneba, rom ise wmindad swamdes dapireba, rogorc me, da Tu dagpirdebiT, maS, kidec unda avasrulo.

_ kargiT! imis piroba mainc momeciT, rom Cems dabrunebamde arafers izamT. Tu SemdegSiac aseve daJinebiT isurvebT Tqveni wadilis asrulebas, ra gaewyoba! Tavisufali iqnebiT da me TviTonve mogarTmevvT im iaraRs, romelsac mTxovdiT.

_ kargiT! Tqven mTxovT... da gadavdeb.

_ SemomficeT.

_ Cvens RmerTsa vficav, kmayofili xarT?

_ diax, maS, amaRamde!

feltoni oTaxidan gavarda, kari moketa da iqve karebTan dadga. xelSi jariskacis Subi aiRo, TiTqos is yofiliyos guSagi.

jariskaci rom dabrunda, feltonma mas gadasca Subi.

am dros miledi karis sarkmliT iyureboda da dainaxa, rom ymawvilma kacma pirjvari gadaiwera, TiTqos mZime tvirTi­sagan gaTavisufldao, da derefani sixaruliT gaiara.

miledi isev savarZelTan mivida, zizRis Rimilma gairbina mis tuCebze da zizRiTve wamoiZaxa ramdenjerme sityva _ RmerTi! _ romelsac yovelTvis ificebda, magram fiqradac ar mosvlia misi mcnebis gacnoba.

_ Cemi RmerTi? _ iZaxda miledi, _es gamoSterebuli fanatikosia Cemi RmerTi? RmerTi me var, me da kidev is, vinc damexmareba javris amoyraSi.

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patimrobis mexuTe dRe
naxevrad asrulebulad eCveneboda miledis Tavisi ganzraxva da es gamarjveba Zalas uorkecebda.

aqamde gamarjvebuli rCeboda yovelTvis, radgan iseT kacebTan hqonda xolme saqme, romlebic advilad ebmebodnen misi cTunebis badeSi: kariskacuri aRzrdisa da CveulebaTa gamo TviTonve miiwevdnen misi maxisaken. metad lamazi qali iyo da xorcieli vnebis dasatkbobad ar uZneldeboda mamakacTa CaTreva. amasTan erTad, metad moxerxebulad da advilad icilebda gzidan yovelgvar dabrkolebas.

magram am SemTxvevaSi miledi veluri bunebis kacs ebrZoda, Rrmad Cafiqrebuls da ugrZnobels, Tavisi simkacris gamo. sarwmunoebas ise gardaeqmna feltoni, rom miwier cTune­baTaTvis miuwvdomel kacad gaexada. iseTi didi gegmebi utrialebda aRgznebul TavSi, iseTi didi ganzraxvebiT iyo moculi misi goneba, rom alagi aRarsad rCeboda araviTari miwieri, Jiniani siyvarulisaTvis da im grZnobisaTvis, romelic ikvebeba moclilobiT da izrdeba garyvnilobiT. miledim Tavisi yalbi saTnoebiT naprali gaaCina im kacis azrovnebaSi, romelic mis winaaRmdeg iyo gafrTxilebuli. man Tavisi silamaziT daimorCila wminda, ubiwo kacis guli da grZnoba, darwmunda qalbatoni, Tu ramdenad mZlavri iyo misi saSualebani, romlebsac TviTonac ar icnobda dRem­de, da saqmiT sinja iseT jiut kacze, rogorsac iSviaTad qmnis buneba da sarwmunoeba.

miuxedavad amisa, miledis saRamoobiT xSirad moereoda xolme sasowarkveTileba; aRarc bedis imedi hqonda, aRarc Tavisi Tavisa. RmerTs arasodes mimarTavda, es Cvenc kargad viciT, magram, samagierod, Rrmad swamda borotebis Zala, is usazRvro meufeba, romelic ganagebs adamianis cxovrebis yovel wvrilmans da romlisTvis, arabuli zRaprisa ar iyos, broweulis Teslis erTi marcvali kmara, rom aRadginos daRupuli qveyana.

miledi kargad moemzada feltonis dasaxvedrad. man icoda, rom ori dRis meti aRar rCeboda. moawerda Tu ara xels brZanebas bukingami (da miT ufro advilad moawerda xels, rom brZanebaSi yalbi saxeliT iyo aRniSnuli da bukingami ver icnobda im qals, romelsac sjida), uinteri maSinve gemSi Casvamda. miledim icoda, agreTve, isic, rom gadasasaxleblad gamzadebuli qalebi gacilebiT ufro sust iaraRs floben visime sacTuneblad, vidre saqveynod aRiarebuli saTnoiani qalebi, romelTa silamaze kidev ufro momxiblavi xdeba maRali sazogadoebis elvarebiTa da saerTo SeqebiT, xolo aris­tokratuli warmoSoba oqros varayad efineba mas. mar­Tlac, saSineli Semarcxveneli sasjeli srulebiT arafriT asustebda mis silamazes, magram es sasjeli dabrkolebad eRobeboda win da verasodes veRar aRiarebda Zlierebas. rogorc yvela moRvawe, miledic kargad icnobda im wres, romelic Seefereboda mis bunebas da saSualebebs. siRaribe ezizReboda, dabali xalxi amcirebda mis didebulebas. miledi dedoflad marto dedoflebis wreSi xdeboda. dakma­yofilebuli unda hqonoda siamaye, rom Zalovan didebulad egrZno Tavi. mdabioTa mbrZanebloba damcireba iqneboda misi da ara siamovneba.

marTalia, erTi wuTiTac ar Separvia eWvi, rom gadasax­lebidan dabrundeboda, magram ramden xans SeiZleboda gagrZelebuliyo es gadasaxleba? dakargavda erT wels, ors, iqneb samsac, ese igi, mTel saukunes. SeiZleba dabrunebuliyo maSin, rodesac gamarjvebul da bednier d'artanians Tavis megobrebTan erTad dedoflisgan ukve miRebuli eqneboda jildo gaweuli samsaxurisa da sikeTisaTvis.

yvela es gulis damawylulebuli fiqri Zneli asatani xdeboda iseTi qalisaTvis, rogoric miledi iyo. magram mas gulSi mZvinvare grigali uorkecebda Zalas da usaTuod sapatimros kedlebs gaangrevda, rom mis fizikur Zalas erTi wuTiT mainc SeZleboda gonebasTan gatoleba.

kidev erTi garemoeba ar aZlevda mosvenebas. es iyo kardinali riSelie. ras ifiqrebda, ras ityoda miledis dumiliT gancvifrebuli kardinali, romelic undoblad eqceoda yvelas. wuxda miledi da eWvs ver iSorebda: ras ifiqrebda kardinali? ara marto erTaderTi misi mfarveli, erTaderTi misi sayrdnobi, erTaderTi misi Semwe dRevandel dRes, aramed erTaderTi iaraRi miledis momavali bedni­erebisa da SurisZiebisa! kargad cnobda kardinals, icoda, rom xangrZlivi mgzavrobis Semdeg dabrunebisas amao iqneboda Tavis marTleba. rac unda gaezviadebina sapatimroSi gadata­nili autaneli tanjva, kardinali mainc sruliad damSvi­debuli dacinviT upasuxebda, ise rogorc es Seefereba Tavisi Zal-RoniT da geniosobiT gandidebul yovlisSemZlebel urwmunos: `Tqveni bralia! nuTu Tavi ver aarideT?~

Zal-Rones ikrebda miledi da gonebaSi feltonis saxeli utrialebda. feltoni iyo erTaderTi sxivi sinaTlisa, romelic jojoxeTis ufskrulSi Cavardnil patimramde aRwevda da imeds ar ukargavda. miledi winaswar ocnebobda im fandebze, romelSic gaaxvevda feltons, msgavsad gvelisa, romelic Tavisi Zalis Sesamowmeblad gorgaliviT exveva da xelaxla iWimeba.

dro ki Tavisas ar iSlida. saaTi saaTs misdevda da brinjaos zaris yoveli dartyma Sig gulSi xvdeboda patimars. cxra saaTze Seiara lordma. Cveulebrivad daaTvaliera iqauroba. gadaxeda fanjaras da urduls, gasinja iataki da kedlebi, Seixeda buxarSi, Seexo karebs, ise Caatara es xangrZlivi wvrilmani Semowmeba, rom xma ar amouRiaT arc imas da arc miledis.

eWvi ar aris, orives SeegrZno, rom metismetad gamwva­vebuli iyo mdgomareoba da dros dakargvaRa iqneboda usar­geblo baasi da uSedego gabrazeba.

_ Zalian kargi, _ uTxra uinterma, _ amaRamac ver moaxer­xebT gaparvas!

aT saaTze feltonma guSagi Secvala. miledim advilad icno misi fexis xma, igi Soridanve cnobda feltonis nabijebs, iseve, rogorc siyvaruliT gagiJebuli qalbatoni grZnobs Tavisi satrfos moaxloebas. Tumca miledis ejavreboda da ezizReboda es susti fanatikosi.

jer ar damdgariyo daTqmuli dro. feltoni ar Sevida miledisTan.

ori saaTis Semdeg, SuaRamisas, rodesac Tormeti dahkra saaTma, guSagi isev Secvales.

axla ki ukve dro iyo da amis Semdeg patimari mouTmenlad moeloda Tavis mxsnels.

derefanSi siaruli daiwyo axalma guSagma.

aTi wuTis Semdeg feltonic movida.

yuradRebad gadaiqca miledi.

_ gesmis? _ uTxra ymawvilma kacma guSags, _ araviTar SemTxvevaSi ar moSorde am kars. Senc gecodineba, rom wuxel erTi jariskaci dasaja lordma uinterma, radgan erTi wamiT miatova Tavisi adgili, Tumca mis dabrunebamde me videqi guSagad.

_ diax, vici, batono, _ miugo guSagma.

_ mec gibrZaneb, rac SeiZleba mkacrad geWiros Tvali. me, -_ daumata man, _ Seval Sig, erTxel kidev davaTvaliereb am qalis oTaxs, radgan Zalian meSinia, raRac saSinelebas upirebs Tavis Tavs da nabrZanebi maqvs, Tvali ar movaSoro.

_ oho, oho! _ CurCulebda miledi, _ esec Tqveni mkacri puritani! xedavT, rogor tyuis?

rac Seexeba jariskacs, man RimiliT gamoTqva Tavisi azri:

_ eh, wuwuni ar gmarTebT, batono leitenanto, maseTi davalebis asrulebisaTvis, metadre maSin, Tu milordma neba mogcaT, am qalis loginSic CaixedoT.

feltoni gawiTlda, sxva dro rom yofiliyo, gaujav­rdeboda jariskacs aseTi lazRandarobisaTvis, magram sindisi qenjnida da upasuxod datova.

_ Tu dagiZaxe, _ ganagrZo feltonma, _ maSinve Semodi, Tu vinme modiodes, maSinac swrafad damiZaxe!

_ batoni brZandebiT!

feltoni miledis oTaxSi Sevida. patimari wamodga.

_ moxvediT?

_ dagpirdiT, _ upasuxa feltonma, _ da, ai, aqa var,

_ Tqven sxva raRacasac dampirdiT...

_ ras dagpirdiT? aha, RmerTo! _ amoioxra axalgazrda oficerma, romelic cdilobda, daufleboda Tavis grZnobebs, magram grZnobda, muxlebi ukankalebda da Sublze ofli gadmosdioda.

_ dampirdiT, rom danas momitandiT da aq damitovebdiT.

_ nuRar momagonebT magas, qalbatono, _ sTxova feltonma, _ ra autanel mdgomareobaSic unda iyos RvTisgan gaCenili arseba, mainc ara aqvs ufleba, Tavi moiklas. me davufiqrdi am mdgomareobas da gadavwyvite, rom Cem sicoc­xleSi ar Caviden amgvar codvas.

_ ah, daufiqrdiT?! _ Tqva patimarma da savarZelSi Cajda, saxeze damcinavi Rimili uTamaSebda, _ diax, mec, agreTve, mec davufiqrdi.

_ ras daufiqrdiT?

_ rom aRarafers vetyodi im kacs, romelmac ar icis Tavisi sityvis asruleba.

_ oh, RmerTo Cemo!

_ SegiZliaT, waxvideT, _ uTxra miledim, _ me Tqven arafers getyviT.

_ ai, is dana! _ upasuxa feltonma da jibidan amoiRo iaraRi, romlis motanasac Sehpirda, magram micemas ver be­davda.

_ maCveneT! _ sTxova miledim.

_ rad gindaT?

_ geficebiT, amwamsve mogcemT, mand dadeT, magidaze, da Tqven iqnebiT Cemsa da mag danis Sua.

feltonma misca dana. miledim dakvirvebiT daaTvaliera danis piri, misi wveris simaxvile TiTze gasinja.

_ gmadlobT, _ uTxra ymawvil oficers da dana daubruna, _ kargi ram aris, saukeTeso foladisa, erTguli megobari xarT, Cemo felton.

feltonma aiRo dana da magidaze dado, misi da patimris SeTanxmebisamebr.

miledi Tvals adevnebda da kmayofilebis niSnad Tavi dauqnia.

_ maS, momismineT.

amao iyo es mimarTva, feltoni gaWimuli idga da mouT­menlad eloda mis sityvebs, rom xarbad daswafeboda.

_ felton! _ daiwyo miledim mwuxare saxiT, _ felton! Tqvens das, mamaTqvenis asuls, rom eTqva TqvenTvis: jer sul axalgazrda viyavi da, Cemda saubedurod, sakmaod lamazi, rodesac maxeSi gamabes... ar davnebdi, damiwyes wameba, Zaldataneba, gavuZaliandi, Seuracxyves Cemi sarwmunoeba, dagmes Cemi RmerTi, radgan Cems sarwmunoebas da Cems saTay­vanebel RmerTs vevedrebodi Svelas da ar davnebdi. maSin uxvad damiwyes Seuracxyofa da raki ver damRupes suliT, ganizraxes Cemi samudamod Sercxvena da xorcieli Cemi gaxrwna, bolos.

miledi gaCumda, mware Rimili utokebda bages.

_ bolos, bolos? _ hkiTxa feltonma, _ bolos ra giyves?

_ bolos, erT saRamos gadawyvites gaetexaT Cemi winaaRm­degoba, romelsac ver jabnidnen. erT saRamos wyalSi Zlieri damaZinebeli wamali Camiyares, is iyo davamTavre vaxSami, rom raRac ucnauri gabrueba vigrZeni, Tumca eWvi araferze mepareboda, magram SiSma Semipyro da vcdilobdi, Zili gamefrTxo. wamovdeqi, mindoda, fanjarasTan mivsuliyavi. miSveleT-meTqi, dameyvira, magram fexi aRar memorCileboda. ise meCveneboda iqauroba, TiTqos Weri unda Camongreuliyo, Tavze damcemoda da gavesrise Tavisi simZimiT. xelebi gavSale, vcade sityvis Tqma, magram calkeuli bgerebis amoZaxilis mets veras vaxerxebdi. savarZels daveyrdne, vgrZnobdi, rom waviqceodi, magram cota xnis Semdeg es sayrdenic amao gamodga Cemi misustebuli xelebisaTvis da Zirs daveSvi, _ jer erT muxlze, mere oriveze. locva mindoda, magram ena gayinuli mqonda, albaT arc daminaxa yovladmowyalem, arc momismina. Zirs daveSvi, iatakze da iseTi Zili momeria, rom mkvdars ufro vgavdi, vidre mZinars.

ra moxda Cemi Zilis dros an ramden xans grZeldeboda igi, araferi maxsovs. maxsendeba mxolod erTi ram: rodesac gameRviZa, vnaxe, rom mdidrulad morTul mrgval oTaxSi viweqi, sinaTle marto zevidan, Weridan Camodioda, arc fanjara hqonda oTaxs, arc kari uCanda, erTi sityviT, didebuli sapatimro iyo.

didxans viyavi gabruebuli, ver gamego, sad viyavi, rogor Camagdes am mrgval oTaxSi, magram araferi magondeboda. usargeblod ibrZoda Cemi goneba, rom moeSorebina Zilis mZime wyvdiadi, romelmac ase damjabna. raRac magondeboda mkrTalad, TiTqos etliT wamiyvanes sadRac. saSineli sizmari, romlis dros Zalmixdili vegde mkvdariviT.

imdenad ucnaurad meCveneboda Cemi mdgomareoba, rom karga xans viyavi fiqriT moculi, sizmari megona es yvelaferi. rogorc iyo barbaciT wamovdeqi, iqve skamze elaga Cemi tanisamosi, me ki arc tanisamosis gaxda maxsovda, arc dawola, maSin nel-nela warmomidga saSineli, SemaZrwunebeli sinamdvile: me ar vimyofebodi im saxlSi, sadac vcxovrobdi. ramdenadac mzis sxivebis mixedviT SemeZlo gansja, dRis ori mesamedi mainc unda yofiliyo gasuli, me ki wina Rames momeria Zili. maS, TiTqmis ocdaoTxi saaTi mZinebia da Cemi Tavisa aRara meyureboda ra. mere ra gadamxda am xangrZlivi Zilis dros?..

ise swrafad Cavicvi tanisamosi, ramdenadac ki SemeZlo am garemoebaSi myofs. yoveli Cemi moZraoba, neli da dam­Zimebuli, mimtkicebda, rom gavlena am damaZinebeli wamlisa jerac ar gamqraliyo Cems organizmSi. kidev kargi, is oTaxi swored qalisaTvis iyo mowyobili da rogori keklucic unda yofiliyo qali, veras inatrebda iseTs, rom iqve ar epova, am mrgval sapatimroSi, Tuki Tvals gadaavlebda iqaurobas.

ra Tqma unda, me ar viyavi am sagangebo sapatimros pirveli tusaRi, magram Tqvenc dameTanxmebiT, felton, ramdenadac mSvenieri iyo sapyrobile, imdenad ufro metad miSfoTebda guls.

diax, sapyrobile iyo, radgan amaod Camiara cdam, kari mepova da gareT gavsuliyavi, xeliT movsinje yvela kedeli, magram yvelgan yru xmas iRebda mkvrivi Senobis kedlebi.

mgoni, ocjer mainc Semovuare maT, mindoda, raime gasas­vleli mepova, mgram amaod: gasasvleli ki ara, sarkmelic arsad iyo. bolos, SiSiT aTrTolebuli da daqanculi, savarZelze daveSvi. amasobaSi daRamda da SiSi gamiorkecda. ar vicodi, iqve davrCeniliyavi, im savarZelSi, Tu avmdga­riyavi, mravali ucnobi saSineleba melandeboda da gars mexveoda. vgrZnobdi, rom Tavs ver davaRwevdi am gansacdels. marTalia, wina Ramis Semdeg lukma puri ar enaxa Cems pirs, magram SimSilsac maviwyebda SiSi.

araviTari xmauroba ar ismoda garedan, rom drois gamor­kveva SemZleboda, dadumebuli iyo yvelaferi. albaT, saRamos Svidi an rva saaTi unda yofiliyo, radgan oqtomberi idga da sruliad Camobnelebuliyo.

ucbad karis Wriali Semomesma. gancvifrebuli wamovvardi, Weris sarkmlis zemodan sferoseburad gamoCnda cecxli da Cemi oTaxi gaanaTa. sazareli SiSiT Sepyrobili Sevyurebdi Cemgan ramdenime nabijze mdgom kacs.

ori kacisaTvis momzadebuli vaxSmiT gaSlili patara magida oTaxis SuagulSi TiTqos raRac jadosan Zalas Semoetana.

Ème vicani es kaci, romelic ase moCvenebasaviT gamomec­xada, es is kaci iyo, vinc mTeli erTi wlis ganmavlobaSi yvelgan mdevda, mosvenebas ar maZlevda; es is kaci iyo, romelsac daefica, saxeli gaetexa CemTvis. rogorc ki damiwyo laparaki, rogorc ki warmoTqva ramdenime sityva, maSinve magrZnobina, rom winaRames ukve aesrulebina Tavisi fici.

_ sazizRari! _ wamoiZaxa feltonma.

_ oh, diax, sazizRari, _ gaimeora zizRiT miledim. _ mas egona, raki mZinare damimorCila, axla ki Cemia da winaaRm­degobas aRar gamiwevso, mobrZanebuliyo im imediT, rom avitandi Cems Sercxvenas, radgan ukve Sercxvenili viyavi, da Tavis simdidres miZRvnida Cemi siyvarulis samagierod.

rac ki uaRresi zizRi moipoveba qalis gulSi da salan­ZRavi sityvebi, yvela pirSi mivaxale im kacs, lafi davasxi Tavze! eWvi ar aris, miCveuli unda yofiliyo amgvar lanZRvas, radgan gulxeldakrefili idga Cem win d mSvidi siciliT mismenda. Semdeg, rodesac ifiqra, ukve gaaTava Tavisi saTqmelio, Cemken wamovida, mec sufras veci, aviRe dana da gulze davide.

_ xeli ar maxlo! _ Sevyvire gaSmagebulma, _ Torem Cemi Sercxvenis garda, Cemi sikvdilic gagixdebaT sindisis saqenjnad!

me mgoni, cecxlsa yridnen Cemi Tvalebi, quxda, Weqda Cemi xma da ise gaafTrebuliyo Cemi arseba, rom SeSlili unda yofiliyo kaci, gansacdeli ar egrZno. isic gaCerda.

_ Tqveni sikvdili? _ momigo mSvidad, _ oh! ara! metad lamazi sayvareli myavxarT da ase advilad gagiSvebT xelidan, rodesac mxolod erT Rames mergo netareba TqveniT datk­bobisa? naxvamdis, Cemo turfav! davicdi da meored maSin moval Tqvens sanaxavad, rodesac karg gunebaze iqnebiT.

esa Tqva, Cabera sastvens. Weris sarkmelze dakidebuli didi ovaliseburi sanaTi zeviT avida da gaqra. davrCi srul sibneleSi. cota xnis Semdeg gaisma karis gaRebisa da mixurvis igive xma, Weris sarkmelTan kvlav gamoCnda sinaTle da oTaxi gaminaTa. me isev marto viyavi.

sazareli iyo es wami, me ukve eWvi ar mepareboda Cems ubedurebaSi, axla ki namdvilad vicodi, rom Sercxvenili viyavi; im kacis mier viyavi damonebuli, romelic ara Tu mejavreboda, aramed mezizReboda kidec. im kacis xelSi viyavi, romelic yvelafers ikadrebda da kidec damimtkica Tavis sabediswero saqcieliT, rom misTvis samarcxvino ara iyo ra.

_ mere vin iyo is kaci? _ hkiTxa feltonma.

_ skamze gavaTene meli Rame, sul mcire xmis gagonebaze kankali mitanda, daaxloebiT SuaRamisas Werze sinaTle gaqra da bnelSi davrCi, magram ise gavida is Rame, rom CemTan Semosvla aRar ucdia Cems Semarcxvenels. gaTenda, gamqraliyo gaSlili magida, dana isev xelSi meWira. es danaRa iyo Cemi imedi.

metad daqanculi viyavi, Tvalebs miwvavda uZiloba, erTi wamiTac ki ver gavbede miZineba. gaTenebam damamSvida, loginze mivegde da danac baliSis qveS amovide. gameRviZa da axali sufra damxvda gaSlili. Zalian meSinoda, guls miklavda Cemi mdgomareoba, magram iseT SimSilsa vgrZnobdi, rom veRar gavuZeli, ormocda rva saaTi lukma ar enaxa Cems pirs, _ SevWame puri da cota xili davayole. momagonda, damaZinebeli wamali dasalev wyalSi rom Semomapares, amitom xeli ar vaxle sufraze dadgmul wyals. kedelSi Camagrebul mar­marilosTan mivedi, saidanac wyarosaviT dioda patara nakaduli, albaT piris sabanad gamoyvanili, da iq avavse Cemi sasmisi.

miuxedavad amdeni sifrTxilisa, mainc karga xans viyavi SiSiT gabruebuli, magram im dRes usafuZvlo gamodga Cemi SiSi, ise gavatare mTeli dRe, rom ara mwvevia, visic meSinoda.

imdenad frTxilad viyavi, rom grafinidan naxevari wyali gadavaqcie, raTa daleuli hgonebodaT, da ar mimxvdariyvnen Cems aseT sifrTxiles.

daRamda da Tan moitana wyvdiadi. bneli Rame iyo, magram mainc mieCvia Tvali da davinaxe, rogor CaZvra iatakSi magida. TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg isev zeviT amovida zed gaSlili vaxSmiT. cota xnis Semdeg imave sanaTis wyalobiT sinaTle kvlav moefina Cems oTaxs.

gadawyvetili mqonda, pirSi ar Camedo araferi, rasac SeiZleboda saZinebeli wamali hqonoda. ori kvercxi da cota xili, _ es iyo Cemi vaxSami. mere Cems mfarvel SadrevanTan mivedi da wyali iq davlie.

Cavylape cota da maSinve vigrZeni, rom is gemo aRara hqonda, rac diliT, elvis siswrafiT gamiara eWvma da SevCerdi, magram ukve naxevar Wiqamde mainc meqneboda dale­uli. SeSinebulis zizRiT gadavaqcie danarCeni da gulgaxeT­qili velodi Sedegs, Sublze Wiris ofli mdioda.

cxadia, uCinarma meTvalyurem dainaxa, rom sasmelad wyaros wyals vxmarobdi, isargebla am wylisadmi Cemi ndobiT da axla is momiwamla, raTa ufro advilad aesrulebina Tavisi mxecuri ganzraxva _ Cemi Sercxvena.

jer naxevari saaTic ar gasuliyo, rom mowamvlis igive niSnebi vigrZeni, mxolod imdeni ar mqonda daleuli, rac winaT, amitom mec ufro gavumagrdi, ufro didxans vebrZodi da imis magivrad, rom maSinve CamZineboda, sul mTvlemda, magram grZnoba ar mekargeboda da vxedavdi, ra xdeboda Cems irgvliv, Tumca imdenad viyavi misustebuli, verc gaqcevas SevZlebdi da verc winaaRmdegobis gawevas.

rogorc iyo mivCoCdi loginamde, raTa iq mepova Tavdacvis erTaderTi saSualeba _ Cemi mfarveli dana, magram sas­Tumalamde veRar mivaRwie, muxlebze daveSvi da xelebiT sawols CavebRauWe. maSin mivxvdi, rom viRupebodi...

saSinlad gayviTlda feltoni, kankalebda, xelebi ek­runCxeboda.

_ da is iyo autaneli saSineleba, _ ganagrZo miledim iseTi mRelvarebiT, TiTqos am Txrobis drosac ganicdida imave SiSs da uimedobas, _ diax, is iyo autaneli saSineleba, rom Segnebuli mqonda is gansacdeli, romelsac mimza­debdnen, is iyo autaneli saSineleba, rom suli fxizlobda, rodesac miZinebuli viyavi xorcielad, is iyo autaneli saSineleba, rom vxedavdi da vismendi, marTalia, ise meCve­neboda yovelive, TiTqos sizmari yofiliyos, magram saziz­Rari sizmris as­rulebis molodini ufro sazareli iyo, vidre TviT sizmari.

davinaxe, rogor avida zemoT sanaTi da dabnelda oTaxi. mere ukve nacnobi karebis gaRebis da mixurvis xma gavigone. Tumca orjer mqonda mosmenili am karis Wriali.

alRoTi vigrZeni, viRaca miaxlovdeboda. amboben, amerikis udabnoSi gzaabneuli ubeduri moxetiale aseve grZnobs gvelis moaxloebaso. mindoda Zala momekriba, dameyvira, warmoudgeneli mxneobis daxmarebiT fexzedac ki wamovdeqi, magram maSinve davbarbacdi... da Cemi mtarvalis xelSi Cav­vardi.

_ miTxariT, vin aris eg Tqveni mtarvali?! _ Sehyvira ymawvilma kacma.

erTi Tvalis gadavlebiT dainaxa miledim, ra mwuxarebiT ismenda feltoni mis naambobs, xedavda, rogor tanjavda yovelive wvrilmanis ase xazgasmiT gadmocema, magram miledis fiqradac ar mosdioda misi Sebraleba. ramdenadac Rrmad Seexeboda mis gulis simebs, ufro metad iqneboda darwmu­nebuli, rom aasrulebinebda Tavis ganzraxvas. amitom miledim ise ganagrZo moyola, TiTqos arc ki gaegona feltonis yvi­rili, an iqneb imitomac moiqca ase, rom ifiqra, jer ar mosula dro amis gamJRavnebisao.

_ magram im Sercxvenils usulo gvamiviT miZinebul qalTan ar hqonda saqme. vgrZnobdi, ra gansacdelSi vimyofebodi, da mTeli Cemi Zal-RoniT vebrZodi. Zalian misustebuli viyavi, magram etyoba, did winaaRmdegobas vuwevdi, radgan kargad gavigone misi wamoZaxili.

_ es ubeduri puritanebi! is ki vicodi, Tu rogor uw­yveten qancs TavianT jalaTebs, magram imas ver warmo­vidgendi, rom sayvarlebsac ase gauZaliandebodnen.

ubedureba is iyo, rom didxans ver gastanda es sasowar­kveTili winaaRmdegoba. vgrZnobdi, nel-nela meleoda Zala da bolos guli wamivida.

feltoni mTeli yuradRebiT usmenda. TqmiT aras ambobda, magram veRar imagrebda aRSfoTebas da yrud brdRvinavda, Sublidan ofli wurwuriT Camosdioda da gulSi xels icemda.

_ pirvelad Cemi moZraoba, gonze mosvlis Semdeg, is iyo, rom danis sapovnelad baliSis qveS xeli Sevyavi. Tavis dasacavad ver gamoviyene, magram mosananieblad mainc gamovi­yenebdi.

magram xelSi rom aviRe dana, felton, sazarelma fiqrma gamielva ucbad gonebaSi. davifice, rom sul yvelafers getyodiT, da, ai, yvelafers geubnebiT, srul simarTles dagpirdiT da simarTles getyviT, radac unda damijdes.

_ fiqrma gagielvaT gonebaSi, rom im kacis javri amoge­yaraT, ara? _ Sehyvira feltonma.

_ diax, diax! es fiqri ar Seefereboda namdvil qristians, es kargad vici, magram ras vizamdi? daudgromeli mudmivi mteri Cveni sulisa CasZaxoda Cems gonebas, javri amoiyareo. bolos raRas getyviT, Cemo felton? _ ganagrZo miledim im qalis monaniebiT, romelic Semcoded aRiarebs Tavis Tavs. _ damimorCila am fiqrma da mas aqeT ar mSordeba. hoda, swored am fiqrisaTvis, kacis mokvlis ganzraxvis gamo mxedavT aq me dRes dasasjelad moyvanils.

_ ganagrZeT! ganagrZeT! _ uTxra feltonma, _ minda, Cqara mixvideT javris amoyramde.

_ ho, gadawyvetili mqonda, rac SeiZleba male amesru­lebina Cemi wadili, darwmunebuli viyavi, RamiT kidev mobr­Zan­deboda, dRisiT ki SiSi arafrisa mqonda. amitom sauzmis dros uSiSrad vigeme saWmel-sasmeli. RamiT ki, rodesac vaxSams momarTmevdnen xolme, mindoda ise meCvenebina Tavi, viTom gemrielad Seveqceodi da pirSi ki arafers videbdi. mxolod sauzmis dros erTi Wiqa wyali gadavirCine da davmale, radgan wyurvili Zalian mawuxebda.

gavida is dRec, meSinoda da vcdilobdi, Cemi saxis gamometyvelebas ar gaeca Cemi gulis wadili, radgan darwmunebuli viyavi, rom Tvals ar maSorebda uCinari jaSuSi. ramdenjerme Rimilic ki momadga tuCebze, magram, felton, ver gavbedav giTxraT amis mizezi, radgan, albaT, marTla SegezizRebodiT, es rom gaigoT...

_ ganagrZeT, ganagrZeT, _ exveweboda feltoni, _ xom xedavT, rogor gismenT da rogor veli dasasruls...

_ daRamda. Cveulebisamebr dabnelda oTaxi. momarTves vaxSami, ris Semdegac isev gaanaTes da mec sufras mivujeqi.

mxolod cota xili SevWame, mere grafini aviRe, viTom wyali davisxi, magram is wyali davlie, romelic diliT Sevinaxe Cems sasmisSi, es ise marjved movaxerxe, rom Tu marTlac myavda jaSuSi, verafers SeamCnevda.

vaxSami rom gavaTave, igive niSnebi gamoviCine gabruebis, rac winaRames mqonda, mxolod vcdilobdi im Rames ise meCvenebina Tavi, TiTqos ise viyavi daqanculi, rom fexze veRar vdgebodi, vurigdebodi Cems gansacdels, loginamde mivCoCdi, kaba gavixade da davweqi.

axla ki maSinve vipove baliSis qveS Cemi dana. Tavi movimZinare da xelSi magrad meWira SurisZiebis iaraRi.

ori saaTi gavida. axali araferi momxdara da RmerTo Seminde! ras warmovidgendi amas wina Rames, _ SiSi momeria, vaiTu ar movides-meTqi.

bolos nel-nela zeviT aiwia sanaTma, miimala sadRac zemoT, Weris simaRleSi. oTaxs sruli wyvdiadi moedo, magram me Cemsas ar viSlidi da TvaliTa vWridi im sibneles.

gavida daxloebiT aTi wuTi. Cems irgvliv Cemi gulis Zgeris meti araferi ismoda. zecas vevedrebodi, rom male mosuliyo. bolos karis Wrialis nacnobi xma gavigone, Tumca sqeli xaliCa ego itakze, magram mainc vicani fexis xma, romelic iatakis ficars axmaurebda. Cemma Tvalma, miuxedavad am wyvdiadisa, mainc gaarCia raRac aCrdili, romelic Cemi loginisken moiwevda.

_ Cqara TqviT, Cqara! _ sTxova feltonma, _ gana vera xedavT, rom damdnar tyviasaviTa mwvavs yoveli Tqveni sityva?

_ maSin movikribe rac Zali da Rone mqonda, gavixsene, rom ukve dahkra SurisZiebis Jamma, meore ivdiTad warmo­vidgine Cemi Tavi, magrad CavWide danas xeli da rodesac axlos momadga da xelebi gaSala, raTa Tavisi msxverpli ena­xa, erTi Sevwivle da Sig gulSi Cavkar dana.

aramzada! am SemTxvevisTvisac mzad yofila: abjriT hqonda guli dafaruli, danis piri damiClunga.

_ maS, ar giyvarvarT, _ miTxra man, _ me cota imedi mqonda Cemi Tavmoyvareobis gamo, axla ki darwmunebuli var da xval Tavisufali iqnebiT.

me sul imas vnatrobdi, netavi momklas-meTqi.

_ frTxilad iyaviT, _ vuTxari mouridebliv, _ icodeT, Cemi Tavisufleba Tqveni Sercxvena iqneba. diax, radgan, rogorc ki gaval aqedan, yvelafers vityvi, ra Zalmomreoba ixmareT Cemze. vityvi, rom damapatimreT, saqveynod gavxdi am avkacobis sasaxles. Zalian maRal wreebSi brZandebiT, milord, magram geSinodeT, Tqvens zeviT mefe brZandeba da mefis zeviT _ gulTamxilavi RmerTi.

miuxedavad imisa, rom ukve Tavis Sekaveba kargad SeeZlo Cems mtarvals, aq veRar dafara Tavisi aRelveba, mis saxes ver vxedavdi, magram misi xelis TrTolas kargad vgrZnobdi, radgan xeli Cems xelze edo.

_ Tu asea, maS, aqedanac veRar gaxvalT, _ miTxra gadaWriT.

_ kargiT, kargiT! _ Sevyvire gabedulad, _ dae, es Cemi sawamebeli adgili Cemsave akldamad gadaiqces! Zalian kargi! aq davlev suls da naxavT: cocxal SurismgebelTan Sedare­biT, ramdenad ufro sazarelia bralmdebeli moCveneba.

_ iaraRi xom ar geqnebaT?

_ aris erTgvari iaraRi, romelsac sasowarkveTileba aZlevs yvelas, visac ki SeuZlia im iaraRis xmareba, _ SimSiliT movkvdebi.

_ eh, kargiT erTi! _ mommarTa im aramzadam. _ dazaveba ara jobia amgvar omsa da brZolas? ai, axlave mogcemT Tavisuflebas, saTnoebis gansaxierebad gamogacxadebT, ingli­sis lukrecias saxels SegZenT...

_ me ki imas vityvi, rom seqsti xarT, dagabezRebT adamianTa winaSe, rogoradac dagabezReT RvTis winaSe, da Tu saWiro iqneba, rom lukreciasaviT Cemi sisxliT movawero xeli am braldebas, arc magas SevuSindebi.

_ hoo? _ wamoiZaxa dacinviT Cemma mterma, _ eg sul sxva saqmea. bolos da bolos, mgoni, aqac Zalian kargad iqnebiT, yvelaferi geqnebaT, da Tu SimSiliT mokvdebiT, sxvas nuravis daabralebT, Tqveni brali iqneba.

esa Tqva da gabrZanda, karis gaRebisa da mixurvis xma gavigone. mwuxarebis ufskrulSi viyavi, imdenad mwuxarebaSi ara, ramdenadac sircxvilis ufskrulSi, rom javri ver amoviyare.

Tqva da aasrula kidec Tavisi sityva, ise gavida mTeli dRe da mere Rame, rom aRar minaxavs, mec Sevasrule Cemi sityva: aRarc vWamdi da aRarca vsvamdi. gadawyvetili mqonda, rogorc vuTxari, SimSiliT momekla Tavi.

locviT gavatare is dRe da Rame, radgan imedi mqonda, Semindobda yovladZlieri fiqrs Tavis mokvlaze.

meore Rames gaaRes kari, Zalmixdili da misustebuli Zirs vegde, iatakze. karis xma rom gavigone, cal xelze wamoviwie.

_ ha, rogora xarT? _ mommarTa erTma xmam, romelic ise saSinlad ismoda Cems yurSi, rom SeuZlebeli iyo ar mecno Cemi mtarvali, _ ha, rogora xarT? cota mainc mogilbaT guli? Tanaxma xarT Tu ara dumili aRvuTqvaT da amiT viyidoT Cveni Tavisufleba? kargiT, kmara! lmobieri kaci var, da Tumca ar miyvars puritanebi, mainc samarTlinad veqcevi maT qalebs, Tu lamazebi arian. maS, ase: mag patara jvarze SemomficeT, rom aras ityviT, da sxva ara minda ra Tqveni.

_ jvarze SemogficoT? _ Sevutie gabrazebulma da zeze wamovvardi, radgan misma sazizRarma xmam kvlav damibruna mTeli Cemi Zala da Rone, _ icodeT, ver gamaCumebs verc Tqveni dapireba, verc Tqveni muqara, verc Tqveni wameba! jvarze SemogficoT? am jvarsa vficav, yvelgan dagabezRebT, rogorc kacismkvlels, rogorc patiosnebis mZarcvels, rogorc mxdals, laCars! jvarze SemogficoT? ai, geficebiT, Tu meRirsa rodisme aqedan gasvla, mTel kacobriobas mivmarTav Tqvens Sesarcxvenad da javris amosayrelad.

_ nurc ase medgrad damixvdebiT, qalbatono, _ mipasuxa muqariT savse xmam, rogoric jer ar gamegona, _ erTi uki­duresi saSualeba maqvs, romelsac marto maSin mivmarTav, rodesac sxvafriv ver dagiyoliebT, da icodeT, frTxilad, Torem mTlad CagakmendinebT xmas! an arada ise gagixdiT saqmes, rom erTi sityva aravin daijeros Tqveni naTqvami.

movikribe rac Zala momepoveboda da siciliT vupasuxe imis muqaras. xedavda, rom amieridan samudamod mtroba da brZolaRa darCeniliyo Cven Soris, gaSmagebuli brZola.

_ gesmiT? gaZlevT amaRamdel da xvalindel Rames, dafiqr­diT, dampirdiT, rom Cumad iqnebiT, da simdidre, qveynis pativiscema, dideba geliT, xolo Tu ar daiSliT mag muqaras, _ saukuno Sercxvena, saxelis gatexa!

_ rao? rao? _ Sevyvire gaSmagebulma, _ Tqvenve memuq­rebiT?

_ diax, saukuno waruSleli SercxveniT da saxelis gatexiT.

_ kidec memuqrebiT?!

_ felton, megona, gagiJda-meTqi is Tavlafdasxmuli!

_ diax, da avasruleb kidec!

_ eh! Tavi damanebeT, gadiT aqedan, gadiT, Tu ar gindaT, rom Tqveni TandaswrebiT vaxalo Tavi am kedels.

_ maS, ase? ase gnebavT? kargi! xval saRamomde!

_ xval saRamomde! _ davuZaxe pasuxad, Zirs daveci da xels vikbendi gacofebuli.

feltoni savarZels dayrdnoboda, miledi avi suliviT sixaruliT xedavda, rom iqneba moTxrobis bolomde arc ki SerCenoda Zala mis msmenels.