MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

XXVII
klasikuri tragediis nacadi xerxi
erT wuTs gaCumebuli idga miledi, Tvali gaeSterebina ymawvili oficrisaTvis, romelic sunTqvaSewyvetiT ismenda mis moTxrobas, mere isev ganagrZo:

_ sami dRe sruldeboda, rac uWmel-usmeli viyavi da saSinel tanjvas ganvicdidi, gagiJebuls vgavdi, xan ra melandeboda, xan ra. raRacas vbodavdi.

daRamda. ise viyavi misustebuli, rom wamdauwum guli mimdioda, wamividoda guli da madlobas vwiravdi RmerTs, radgan megona, sikvdili damepatroneboda.

erTxel ase gulwasuli vegde, rom karis xma momesma. SiSma momasuliera.

Semovida Cemi jalaTi, Tan viRac kaci Semoiyvana niRbiani. TviTonac niRabi Camoefarebina, magram fexis xma vicani, mere misi xma, misi mediduri ieri, romelic jojoxeTs mieniWebina adamianTa saubedurod.

_ ha, aba, ras gvibrZanebT? Tanaxma xarT, momceT is fici, me rom gTxoveT?

_ aki TviTonve TqviT, puritans erTi sityva aqvso. Cemi sityva ukve moismineT: saaqaos _ Tqveni mxileba adamianTa winaSe, saiqios _ RvTis winaSe.

_ maS, eg aris Tqveni ukanaskneli sityva?

_ ai, vficav RvTis winaSe, romelsac esmis Cemi, mTel qveyanas gavumJRavneb Tqvens avkacobas da imdens vecdebi, rom vipovo vinme, Cemi javris amomyreli.

_ roskipi xarT! _ damiyvira sazarlad, _ da roskipis sasjelsac miiRebT! Sercxvenili iqnebiT, daRdakruli, im adaminTa winaSe, romlebTanac saCivlelad mibrZandebiT da maSin scadeT daumtkicoT qveyanas, rom arc damnaSave xarT da arc SeSlili!

mere im kacs miubrunda, Tan rom Semoiyvana: _ jalaTo! aba, axla Sen ici!

_ oh, saxeli miTxariT misi, saxeli! _ Sehyvira feltonma, _ miTxariT, vin aris is sulwawymedili?

_ bevri viyvire, bevri vibrZole, radgan vgrZnobdi, rom raRacas mipirebdnen, sikvdilze uaress, magram ras gavxdebodi erTi ubeduri, misustebuli qali? xeli mtaca jalaTma, wamaqcia iatakze. mwared vqviTinebdi Zalamixdili, guli miwuxdeboda, RmerTs vevedrebodi, romelsac aRar esmoda Cemi. da uceb sazareli kivili amomxda, kivili tkivilisa da sircxvilisa: jalaTma gavarvarebuli rkina mxarze damado! daRi damasves mxarze.

mxecuri Rmuili aRmoxda feltons.

_ ai, naxeT, _ uTxra miledim da dedoflis didebulebiT wamodga fexze, _ naxeT, felton, uyureT, rogori wameba miayenes ubedur, wmindaniviT umwikvlo qals, viRac avsulis mier Seginebuls da Sercxvenils. ai, gaicaniT, naxeT, ra yofila adamianis guli da amieridan nurc advilad daex­marebiT avkacs, rodesac marTlis tanjvas cdilobs.

swrafad gaixsna miledim kaba, gadaixia maqmani, romelic gulmkerds ufaravda, da TvalTmaqcuri gaSmagebiT da morcxvobiT gawiTlebulma, ymawvil kacs waruSleli daRi aCvena, romelic saSinlad bRalavda mis mSvenier mxars.

_ mere, mand rom SroSana aris? _ Sehyvira feltonma.

_ swored mand gamoCnda Cemi mtarvalis avkacoba! _ miugo miledim, _inglisuri daRi rom daekraT, unda daemtkicebinaT kidec, romelma sasamarTlom momisaja es sasjeli. me ki mTel ingliss SevZravdi, rom simarTle damemtkicebina, magram safrangeTis daRi damades, raTa daimedebulni yofiliyvnen, rom verafers gavxdebodi da samudamod ase davrCebodi.

es ki metismeti iyo ymawvili kacisaTvis.

feltons mkvdrisferi dasdeboda. aRSfoTebuli ismenda am saSinel moTxrobas, Tvalebs Wrida qalis sakvirveli mSveniereba. man veRar gauZlo cTunebas, muxli moiyara, rogorc pirvandeli qristianebi iyridnen muxls ubiwo da wminda wamebulTa winaSe. feltonisaTvis ar arsebobda daRi, igi marto silamazes Sestrfoda.

_ SemindeT, mapatieT! _ Sehyvira man, _ ooh! mapatieT! _ erTaderTi, rac miledim mis TvalebSi amoikiTxa, es iyo siyvaruli.

_ ra unda gapatioT?

_ mapatieT, rom mec Tqvens mtanjvelebs vexmarebodi.

miledim xeli gauwoda.

_ ase mSvenieri, ase norCi! _ Sehyvira feltonma da xarbad daewafa miledis xels.

erTxel kidev gadaxeda miledim, gadaxeda iseTi TvaliT, romelic mefesac ki monad xdis.

feltoni puritani iyo. amitom igi, maTi wesisamebr, xelebs mo­eSva da fexebze emTxvia. uyvarda es qali, Tayvansa scemda da aRmerTebda.

_ axla mxolod erTi Txovna damrCa, _ uTxra feltonma, _ daasaxeleT Tqveni jalaTi!

_ rogor, Zmao? _ gaikvirva miledim, _ gana egec me unda giTxra? nuTu Sen TviTon ver mixvdi?..

_ rogor?.. is iyo? kidev is?.. yovelTvis is? _ rogor, maS, is aris namdvili damnaSave?

_ namdvili damnaSave, _ upasuxa miledim. _ inglisis gamanadgurebeli mtarvali, marTlmorwmuneebis mdevneli, Semrcxveni mravali qalis saxelisa, swored is, vinc Tavisi garyvnili Jinis mosaklavad sisxls anTxevinebs ingliss. is, vinc dRes Semweobas iCens protestantebis mimarT da xval ki uRalatebs da daRupavs...

_ bukingami! maS, bukingamia! _ Sehyvira mZvinvarebiT feltonma.

miledim xelebi aifara pirisaxeze, TiTqos cdilobda daemala im saxelis gaxsenebiT aRZruli sircxvili.

_ maS, bukingami yofila jalaTi am angelozi qmnilebisa! _ Sehyvira feltonma, _ RmerTo Zliero! rogor maSinve ar gangmire mexiT, rogor datove igi Cvenda dasaRupavad, dide­bulad, pativcemulad da Zalovanad?!

_ RmerTi ar Svelis mas, vinc TavisTvis ar zrunavs, _ uTxra miledim.

_ maS, is sasjeli unda miizRos, riTac dawyevlilni isje­bian? _ ganagrZo feltonma ufro da ufro aRgznebuli gaSmagebiT, _ nuTu imas cdilobs, rom adamianma ufro adre miuzRos sasjeli, vidre TviT RmerTma?

_ adamianebs eSiniaT misi da ifaraven.

_ oh, me misi ar meSinia da arc davifarav!..

igrZno miledim, rom jojoxeTis sixarulis zRvaSi neta­rebda misi suli.

_ ver gamigia, _ mimarTa feltonma, _ rogor Caeria amaSi lordi uinteri, Cemi mfarveli, Cemi mama?

_ mismineT, felton, _ wamoiwyo xelaxla miledim, _ qveyanaze mxdali da sazizRari adamianebis gverdiT, yovelTvis arian keTili da patiosani adamianebi. me myavda saqmro, kaci, romelsac vuyvardi da mec miyvarda. mas swored iseTive guli hqonda, rogorc Tqven, felton! mivedi Cems daniS­nulTan da vuambe Cemi ubedureba. kargad micnobda da erTi wuTiT ar Sehparvia eWvi. igi didebuli gvaris STamomavali iyo da arafriT Camouvardeboda bukingams. man araferi miTxra, mxolod xmali Semoikra, wamosasxamSi gaexvia da bukingamis sasaxlisaken wavida.

_ oh, diax! _ wamoiZaxa feltonma, _ asec unda yofiliyo, Tumca bukingamisTana mxecTan xmliT ki ara, xanjliT unda mivides kaci.

_ bukingami winadRiT elCad gamgzavrebuliyo espaneTSi, rom infantis xeli eTxova mefe karlos pirvelisaTvis, mefe karlosi maSin jer isev galiis princi iyo. Cemi daniSnuli dabrunda. _ mismine, _ miTxra man: _ bukingami wasula da amJamad gaeqca SurisZiebas, magram moviTminoT, sul iq xom ar darCeba, dabrundeba, manamde ki Cven SeverTdeT, lord uinters miandveT Tavisi saxelis da Tavisi meuRlis patios­nebis dacva...

_ lord uinters? _ Sehyvira feltonma.

_ diax, _ upasuxa miledim, _ lord uinters. da axla, mgoni, advilad mixvdebiT yvelafers. bukingamma erTi weli­wadi gaatara espaneTSi. mis dabrunebamde rva dRiT adre uecrad gardaicvala lordi uinteri da me damtova Tavis erTaderT memkvidred. ra daemarTa lord uinters? ram mouRo bolo ise moulodnelad? yovelive es icis RmerTma, me ki... aravis vabraleb...

_ oh, borotebis ra saSineli ufskrulia, _ amoikvnesa feltonma.

_ ise ganuteva suli lordma uinterma, rom veraferi uTxra Tavis Zmas. saSineli iyo es saidumloeba da damaluli unda yofiliyo yvelasaTvis, vidre igi mexiviT ar daaty­deboda damnaSaves. Tqvenma mamobilma Zalian iwyina Tavisi ufrosi Zmis umziTvo qalze daqorwineba. vgrZnobdi, rom araviTari imedi ar unda mqonoda im kacis daxmarebisa, visac memkvidreobis imedi gaucruvda. me safrangeTSi gadavsaxldi. gadawyvetili mqonda, iq gametarebina danarCeni Cemi sicoc­xle, magram mTeli Cemi qoneba, rogorc mogexsenebaT, inglisSi aris. omis gamo inglissa da safrangeTs Soris Sewyvetilia mimosvla. am mdgomareobam wamarTva saarsebo saSualeba da iZulebuli gavxdi, davbrunebuliyavi. am eqvsi dRis win movedi portsmutSi.

_ mere? _ hkiTxa feltonma.

_ mere? albaT bukingamma gaigo Cemi mosvla da moelaparaka Cems Sesaxeb lord uinters, romelic winaTac avi TvaliT miyurebda. uTxra, rom unamuso qali iyo misi rZali, daRiT Sercxvenili. Cemi sawyali qmris didebuli wminda xma veRar damexmareboda. mazlma WeSmaritebad miiRo misi naTqvami, miT ufro, rom misTvis sasargeblo iyo am ambis dajereba. man brZaneba gasca, davepatimrebine, da aq damamwyvdies, Tqven ki Cemi cixis mcvelad dagniSnes. danarCeni Tqvenc kargad iciT, zeg gadasaxlebas mipirebs, rogorc borotmoqmeds da am sababiT unda gamdevnos. oh, garwmunebT! mSvenivrad aris mowyobili es veragoba! ise xelovnurad aris agebuli yvela xlarTi, rom veRar gadaurCeba mas veRarc Cemi sicocxle da veRarc Cemi patiosani saxeli! axla xom xedavT, felton, rom sicocxles sikvdili mirCevnia, SemibraleT, felton, momeciT dana.

am sityvebs qalma TiTqos Tan amoayola mTeli Tavisi Zal-Rone: grZnobamixdiliviT daeSva axalgazrda oficris gulmkerdze. siyvaruliT gagiJebulma, ganucdeli vnebiT aRgznebulma da braziT aRSfoTebulma feltonma qals aRtacebiT moxvia xelebi da magrad Caikra gulSi. axalgazrda oficeri aakankala mSvenieri bagis sunTqvam da qalis aTrTo­lebuli gulmkerdis Sexebam.

_ ara! ara! _ uTxra feltonma, _ Sen unda icocxlo, rom daamarcxo mtrebi da aRidgino saxeli da patiosneba.

miledim xeliT moiSora ymawvili kaci, Tvalebi ki isev Tavisken izidavdnen, magram axla TviTon feltoni moexvia da vedreba dauwyo, rogorc RvTaebas.

_ oh, sikvdili mirCevnia, sikvdili! _ ambobda miledi Sewuxebulis xmiT da sasowarkveTilis TvalebiT, _ oh, sircxvils sikvdili mirCevnia! dana, felton! dana, Cemo Zmao, Cemo megobaro!

_ ara! _ Sehyvira feltonma, _ Sen icocxleb, damSvidebuli iyavi, me amoviyri Seni mtrebis javrs.

_ felton, me ubedurebas vwev yvelas, vinc ki gars maxvevia. Tavi damanebe, felton! nu miSli sikvdils!

_ maS, erTad davixocoT, _ upasuxa ymawvilma kacma da miledis bages daekona.

am dros karze daakakunes. amjerad marTla moiSora miledim feltoni da Zalian swrafadac.

_ mgoni, yurs gvigdebdnen, _ uTxra SeSinebulma qalma, _ ager, modian, axla ki daviRupeT!

_ ara, _ daamSvida feltonma, _ guSagia, macnobebs, rom guSagebis Sesamowmeblad modian.

_ maS, midiT karTan da Tqven TviTonve gauReT, _ feltoni daemorCila. qali ukve daeufla mTel mis gonebas da mTel mis suls. feltonma kari gaaRo. mis pirispir aRmoCnda aTis­Tavi da jariskaci, romelic kars darajobda.

_ ha, ra moxda? _ hkiTxa axalgazrda oficerma.

_ weRan mibrZaneT, kari gameRo, Tu yvirili Semomesmeboda, _ uTxra jariskacma, _ gasaRebis datoveba ki dagaviwydaT. me Tqveni yvirili gavigone, mindoda, kari gameRo, magram Signidan iyo daketili da amitom aTisTavs davuZaxe.

_ mec aq gaxlavarT, rom gemsaxuroT, _ moaxsena aTisTavma.

gabruebuli iyo feltoni, xmas ver iRebda.

maSinve igrZno miledim, rom mas unda gamoeyvana am mdgomareobidan. swrafad mivarda magidas, aitaca dana, romelic is iyo iq dado feltonma, da Sehkivla:

_ ra uflebiT mikrZalavT Tavis mokvlas?

_ vai, gamiwyra RmerTi! _ Sehyvira feltonma miledis xelSi danis danaxvaze.

am dros derefanSi gaisma viRacis masxaradamgdebi xarxari.

baronsac gaegona es xmauroba. xalaTiT Semosili, xmliT xelSi miledis oTaxisaken wamosuliyo. igi zed karis zRur­bl­ze idga.

_ oho! Cveni tragediis ukanasknel moqmedebas vTamaSobT! _ Tqva uinterma dacinviT, _ xom xedavT, felton, dramam ganicada Tavisi ganviTarebis yoveli safexuri, swored ise, rogorc me gisaxavdiT. magram, fiqri nu gaqvT, aq sisxli ar daiRvreba.

igrZno miledim, rom daiRupeboda, Tu dauyovnebliv ar miscemda feltons Tavisi gulwrfelobis sabuTs.

_ scdebiT, milord, _ mimarTa man mazls, _ aq sisxli daiRvreba da pasuxisgeba am sisxlisa maT daatydes, vinc maiZulebs aseT moqmedebas.

feltonma daiyvira da miledis mivarda, magram gvianRa iyo, dana daekra qals.

sabednierod, ukeT rom vTqvaT, miledis moxerxebis wyalobiT, dana moxvedroda rkinis firfitas, romelic im dros Cveulebriv abjariviT icavda qalis gulmkerds. firfitaze Camocurebuliyo, daexia kaba da neknebSua xorcSi Secu­rebuliyo.

sisxlma maSinve SeReba miledis kaba. TviTon miledi gulaRma egdo da gulwasuls hgavda. feltonma dana ga­mostaca.

_ ai, milord, _ moaxsena moRuSuli saxiT ymawvilma oficerma, _ me mebara es qali da Tavi moikla, Cemda saube­durod.

_ nu wuxxarT, felton, _ upasuxa lordma, _ arc Tavi moikla da arc mkvdaria. gana advilad mokvdeba qaji? damSviddi, Cemo felton, wadiT CemTan da iq momicadeT.

_ mere, es qali, milord?..

_ wadiT! me gibrZanebT!

feltoni daemorCila Tavisi ufrosis brZanebas, magram gasvlisas dana gulTan Camala.

rac Seexeba lord uinters, man saswrafod moayvanina miledis msaxuri dedakaci da brZaneba misca, moevlo daWri­lisaTvis, romelic jer isev gulwasuli iwva. magram radganac SeiZleboda, Tavisi eWvebis miuxedavad, marTlac, saxifaTo yofiliyo Wriloba, amitom lordma uinterma eqimis mosay­vanad maSinve cxeniT afrina kaci.

XXVIII
gaparva
marTali gamodga lordi uinteri: saSiSi ar aRmoCnda miledis Wriloba. patimarma rogorc ki igrZno, rom marto darCa Tavis msaxur dedakacTan, romelic cdilobda, saCqarod gaexada misTvis tanisamosi, Tvali maSinve gaaxila, mxolod saWiro iyo misustebulad da Sewuxebulad sCveneboda, es ki ar gauZneldeboda iseT daxelovnebul msaxiobs, rogoric miledi brZandeboda. sawyal msaxur qals egona, marTla Ronemixdil qalTan hqonda saqme, amitom mTeli Rame masTan darCa, Tumca Zalian exveweboda miledi, marto damtoveo.

am qalis iq yofna srulebiT ar uSlida xels miledis fiqrebs.

mas ukve eWvi aRar epareboda, rom feltoni damarcxebuli iyo. miledis dasaxsnelad cidan Camofrenil angelozsac eSmakis mociqulad miiRebda igi, imdenad iyo darwmunebuli mis siwmindeSi.

am fiqrma miledis bages Rimili mohfina. maS, ase, amieridan feltoni iyo misi imedi, erTaderTi iaraRi Tavisuflebis mosapoveblad.

magram xom SeiZleboda, lord uinters TviTon feltonis ndobac dahkargoda da misTvisac mieCina mzveravi.

dilis oTxi saaTi iqneboda, rodesac eqimi movida, Wri­loba ukve Sexorcebuliyo da eqimma ver SeZlo misi siRrmisa da mimarTulebis gasinjva. man mxolod majis mixedviT daaskvna, rom avadmyofs ara uWirda ra, Wriloba saSiSi ar iyo.

meore dilas miledim qali daiTxova im sababiT, rom wuxel mTeli Rame ar eZina da axla mosveneba undoda. mas imedi hqonda sauzmis dros enaxa feltoni, magram amaod, axalgazrda oficeri ar Canda.

nuTu marTali gamodga imisi SiSi? nuTu eWvis TvaliT uyurebs feltons uinteri da swored am gadamwyvet wuTebSi aRar uSvebs Tavis patimarTan? erTaderTi dReRa rCeboda: lordma sabolood gadaWriT uTxra, rom ocdasamSi gaamgzav­rebda, im dRes ki ocdaori iyo. mainc ara kargavda imeds, moTminebiT eloda sadilobas.

diliT xeli arafers daakara, magram sadili mainc Tavis droze moarTves da gancvifrebulma miledim mxolod maSin SeamCnia, rom misi mcvelebi sul sxva formaSi iyvnen gamow­yobilni. mxolod axla gabeda ekiTxa guSagisaTvis, Tu ra daemarTa feltons. mas upasuxes, rom feltoni erTi saaTia, rac cxens moaxta da wavidao.

Semdeg lordi uinteri ikiTxa miledim. jariskacma upasuxa, rom lordi Tavis oTaxSia da nabrZanebi aqvs, dauyovnebliv moaxsenon, Tu patimarma misi naxva moisurva.

miledim upasuxa, rom igi metad misustebuli iyo, amitom dasveneba da martooba esaWiroeboda.

jariskaci gavida da gaSlili sufra datova.

feltoni gadakarges, mezRvauri guSagebi Secvales... maS, undoblad uyurebs feltons?

es iyo patimarze mitanili ukanaskneli dartyma.

miledi wamodga. cecxls ukidebda logini, romelzedac marto sifrTxilis gamo iwva, raTa marTla mZimed daWrili hgonebodaT. Tvali gadaavlo Tavisi oTaxis karebs. karebis sarkmlisaTvis, lordis brZanebiT, ficari aekraT, albaT, eSinoda, sarkmliT ar esargebla miledis da Tavisi eSmakuri moxerxebiT guSagic ar moesyida.

miledis sixarulisagan gaecina. maS, axla garedan veRaravin uTvalTvalebda da SeeZlo, Tavisuflad miscemoda Tavis fiqrebsa da grZnobebs. galiaSi Camwyvdeuli Zu vefxviviT brdRvinavda da oTaxis erTi kuTxidan meores awydeboda. Tumca, dana rom hqonoda, axla Tavis mokvlas ki aRar ifiqrebda, aramed Tavis mazls Cascemda maxvils.

eqvs saaTze miledis ewvia lordi uinteri, igi TaviT fexebamde iaraRSi ijda. es kaci aqamde sakmaod miamitad miaCnda miledis, axla ki sapatimros saucxoo zemdegi gamx­dariyo, saqmes ise ganagebda, TiTqos winaswar hqonda gaTva­liswinebuli yoveli mosalodneli SemTxveva.

uinterma erTxel gadaxeda Tavis rZals da ukve icoda, ras ganicdida misi suli.

_ ifiqreT, ifiqreT, _ uTxra man miledis, _ xom xedavT, rom dResac ver momklavT, Tqven iaraRi aRara gaqvT, garda amisa, mec frTxilad var, maS, daiwyeT sawyali biWis cTuneba, ganizraxeT, Cemi feltonis gabriyveba. ukve ganicdida Tqvens jojoxeTur gavlenas is sawyali, magram me gadavarCen mas. morCa, Tqven feltons veRar ixilavT. CaalageT bargi, xval midixarT, am Tvis ocdaoTxisaTvis mindoda Tqveni gastumreba, magram gadavifiqre. rac ufro male gaggzavniT, miT ufro metad viqnebi darwmunebuli, rom namdvilad mogiSoreT Tavidan. xval SuaRamisas momiva Tqveni gadasaxlebis brZaneba, bukingamis mier xelmowerili. Tu gabedeT da gemze asvlamde erTi sityva mainc uTxariT vinmes, icodeT, iqve mogklavT Cemi aTisTavi. Sesaferi brZaneba jibeSi edeba. Tu gemze xmas gascemT vinmes kapitnis nebadaurTvelad, wyalSi gadagisvrian, amis brZanebac jibeSi edeba kapitans. maS, naxvamdis! dRes es mqonda TqvenTvis saTqmeli, xval kidev gnaxavT, rom gamogeT­xovoT!

lordi gavida da kari moxura.

siciliT ismenda miledi am muqariT savse sityvebs, zizRi esaxeboda saxeze da gulSi ki cofis zRva uRelavda.

vaxSami moarTves. miledi grZnobda, rom Zal-Ronis gasa­magreblad aucilebeli iyo, cota ram SeeWama. vin icis, ras moitanda es Rame, romelic muqariT modioda. sqeli Rrubeli mohfenoda da Soreul Weqa-quxils moaswavebda. Ramis aTi saaTi iqneboda, rodesac gaavdrda. sanugeSod eCvena miledis bunebis es TanagrZnoba. iseTive gaSmagebiT borgavda haerSi elva, rogorc brazi _ mis gaSmagebul fiqrebSi. mas eCvene­boda, TiTqos es grigali Sublze Tmas uwewavda, iseve rogorc xeebs, romlebsac totebs urxevda da foTols aclida. miledic ise sasowarkveTiT Rmuoda, rogorc es grigali.

ucbad fanjaraze kakuni moesma. elvam gaanaTa da fanjris moajirze garedan viRac kacis saxe dainaxa.

miledi fanjaras mivarda da gaaRo.

_ felton! _ Sehyvira sixruliT, _ maS, gadavrCi!

_ diax, _ miugo feltonma, _ mxolod Cumad, Cumad! karga xans movundebi amis gadaxerxvas. karis sarkmels miafareT raime, rom ar dagvinaxon.

_ oh! CvenTan aris RmerTi! _ uTxra miledim _ amis dasamtkiceblad isic kmara, rom sarkmels TviTonve daakres ficari.

_ Zalian kargi! maT gonebas uxSobs RmerTi.

_ me veraferSi dagexmarebiT? _ hkiTxa miledim.

_ veraferSi, mxolod fanjara moxureT, daweqiT, magram Cacmuli iyaviT, rodesac davamTavreb, maSinve darabaze dagikakunebT, magram SeZlebT ki CemTan siaruls?

_ oh! netavi ki male momiwevdes.

_ mere, Tqveni Wriloba?

_ mtkiva, mawuxebs, magram siaruls ar damiSlis.

_ maS, pirvelsave niSanze mzad iyaviT!

miledim fanjara mixura, sinaTle Caaqro da rogorc feltonma urCia, loginSi Cawva. Tavisas ar iSlida avdari, magram mainc ismoda qlibis Wriali da caSi yovel gaelvebaze feltonis Crdils xedavda miledi.

ise gaatara mTeli saaTi, TiTqos aRarc ki sunTqavda. Wiris ofli sdioda da derefnidan SemoWril sul mcire xmaurze SiSiT guli uskdeboda.

zogjer saaTi weliwadiviT grZeldeba.

gavida erTi saaTi da xelmeored daakakuna feltonma.

miledi loginidan wamovarda da fanjris gasaRebad gaeSura.

ori rkina moeWra feltons da imdenad ganieri iyo moajirSi gasavali, rom Sig Tavisuflad gaeteoda adamiani.

_ mzad xarT? _ hkiTxa feltonma.

_ diax, wamoviRo raime? ra dagvWirdeba?

_ fuli, Tu gaqvT.

_ diax, kidev kargi, rom ar wamarTves.

_ miT ukeTesi, radgan navi daviqirave da imaSi miveci, rac mqonda.

_ ai, daiWireT, _ uTxra miledim feltons da oqroTi savse qisa miawoda.

feltonma gamoarTva da Zirs Caagdo, kedlis Ziras.

_aba, modixarT?

_ ai, mzad var!

miledi skamze avida, fanjaraSi gadaixeda da Tavisi mxsneli Tokis kibeze Camokidebuli dainaxa.

pirvelad Zalian SeSinda, kankalma aitana da aman moagona, rom qali iyo, ufskrulma SeaSina miledi.

_ mec swored eg mawuxebda, _ uTxra feltonma,

_ es araferia, araferi! _ upasuxa miledim, _ Tvals davxuWav da ise Camoval.

_ xom mendobiT?

_ magas rogor mkiTxavT?

_ xelebi erTmaneTze daiwyeT, _ uTxra feltonma, majebze Tavisi cxvirsaxoci Semoaxvia da zemodan kidev magrad mouWira Toki.

_ ras SvrebiT? _ hkiTxa gancvifrebulma miledim.

_ Tavze CamomacviT Tqveni mklavebi da nu geSiniaT.

_ wonasworobas dagakargvinebT da orive daviRupebiT.

_ nu geSiniaT, me mezRvauri var.

rogor SeiZleboda aq dros dakargva? qalma kiserze moxvia feltons Sekruli xelebi da fanjridan gaZvra.

feltoni nel-nela, didi sifrTxiliT Cadioda Tokis kibeze. miuxedavad ori adamianis simZimisa, qari mainc sakmaod arxevda kibes.

feltoni ucbad SeCerda.

_ ra aris? ra moxda? _ hkiTxa miledim.

_ Cumad! _ wasCurCula man, _ fexis xma ismis.

_ vaime, daviRupeT!

mcire xans miCumda yvelaferi,

_ ara, _ Tqva feltonma, _ aravinaa.

_ maS, ra fexis xma iyo?

_ mzveravi razmi midioda gzis dasaTvaliereblad.

_ sad aris eg gza?

_ swored Cvens qvemoT.

_ vaime! dagvinaxaven!

_ ver dagvinaxaven, Tu elva ar daexmaraT.

_ kibis bolos rom dainaxaven?

_ sabednierod, metad mokle aris kibe, miwas ver swvdeba da qveS gauvlian.

_ ager, modian! vaime, RmerTo!

_ Cumad!

orive sunTqvaSekruli miekra Tokis kibes.

jariskacebma siciliT da lazRandarobiT gauares fexqveS.

xanmokle iyo es SiSi, magram xangrZlivze uaresi.

mzveravma razmma Caiara. miwyda fexis xma da jariskacTa sicili.

_ axla ukve araferia saSiSi, _ Tqva feltonma.

miledim amoioxra da guli wauvida.

feltoni nel-nela Cadioda kibeze, rodesac ukanasknel safexurs miaRwia da fexis dasayrdnobi veRarsad ipova, xelebiT am safexurs daekida, gaiWima, fexi miwas Seaxo. daiRuna, zevidan Camogdebuli qisa aiRo da piriT daiWira, mere miledi xelSi aiyvana da mzveravi razmis mier gavlili gzis sawinaaRmdego mimarTuleba aiRo.

Cqari nabijiT midioda, Zalian male gzidan gadavida, kldis Ziras Caiara, zRvis pirTan mivida da sastvens Cabera.

pasuxad iseTive stvena gaisma, ar gasula xuTi wuTi da navi gamoCnda, Sig oTxi kaci ijda. zRvis piri Rrma ar iyo da navi kargad ver miuaxlovda napirs.

feltoni welamde wyalSi Cadga, magram mainc aravis ando Tavisi sayvareli, Zvirfasi tvirTi.

kidev kargi, rom grigali TandaTanobiT cxreboda. magram zRva jer mainc boboqrobda da kaklis naWuWsaviT aTamaSebda navs zedapirze.

_ karWapisaken!¹ _ uTxra feltonma, _ aba, Cqara!

oTxma kacma niCbebi aaTamaSa, magram ganrisxebuli iyo zRva, yuradRebas ar aqcevda niCbebis trials. navi Zlivs iZroda, magram mainc Sordebodnen cixe-darbazs. metad bneli Rame iyo, napiridan veRar SeamCnevdnen navs da miT ufro Zneli dasanaxavi iqneboda karWapi.

zRvaSi Savi wertiliviT moCanda raRaca.

es karWapi iyo.

meniCbeebi cdilobdnen, rac SeiZleba swrafad waeyvanaT navi. feltonma miledis xelebidan Sexsna Toki da cxvir­saxoci, Semdeg muWiT zRvis wyali amoiRo da pirze Seasxa.

miledim amoioxra da Tvali gaaxila.

_ sada varT? _ hkiTxa man.

_ Tavisufalni varT, gadavrCiT! _ upasuxa axalgazrda oficerma.

_ maS, gadavrCiT? gadavrCiT? _ Sehyvira miledim, _ diax, ai, Tavisuflad SevcqeriT zecas, Tavisuflad mivcuravT zRvaze! Tavisuflebis haeriT vsunTqav! ah! gmadlobT, fel­ton! gmadlobT!

axlgazrda qali gulSi Caikra ymawvilma kacma.

_ netavi vicode, ra daemarTaT Cems xelebs? _ hkiTxa miledim da xelebi maRla aswia, daCeCqvili hqonda majebi.

_ vaime, vaime! _ wamoiZaxa feltonma, Tan aRtacebiT dascqeroda am mSvenier xelebs da Tavs iqnevda mwuxarebiT.

_ oh! es araferia! araferi! _ amSvidebda miledi, _ axla ki yvelaferi magondeba.

miledim Tvali gadaavlo navs, raRacas eZebda.

_ aq aris, aq! _ uTxra feltonma da fexiT waswia oqros qisa.

ukve uaxlovdebodnen karWaps, morige mezRvaurma niSani gadmosZaxa navs. navmac upasuxa.

_ es gemi raRaa? _ ikiTxa miledim.

_ es gemi daviqirave Tqvens wasayvanad.

_ sad unda wamiyvanos?

_ sadac isurvebT, oRond me ki portsmutSi damtoveT.

_ portsmutSi ra gindaT?

_ lord uinteris brZaneba unda avasrulo, _ upasuxa daRvremili RimiliT feltonma.

_ ra brZaneba?

_ Tqven TviTon ver mixvdiT? _ hkiTxa feltonma.

_ ara, ra brZaneba gaqvT? Zaliana gTxovT, nu damimalavT.

_ lord uinters daekarga Cemdami ndoba, Tqveni darajoba TviTonve ikisra da Tavis magivrad me gamgzavna bukingamTan, rom xeli movawerino Tqveni gandevnis brZanebaze.

_ rogorRa gandoT es brZaneba, Tuki aRar gendobodaT?

_ saidan mecodineboda, ra ewera dabeWdil werilSi?

_ marTalia. maS, portsmutSi miemgzavrebiT?

_ SeuZlebelia dagvianeba, xval ocdasamia, xval midis bukingami flotTan erTad.

_ xval midis? saiT midis?

_ laroSelisaken.

_ ar unda wavides! _ wamoscda miledis, uRalata Tavisma Cveulebrivma sifrTxilem.

_ damSvidebuli brZandebodeT, _ upasuxa feltonma, _ver wava.

miledim sixaruliT kankali daiwyo, _ ymawvili biWis gulis siRrmeSi amoikiTxa Rrmad Camaluli, didroni asoebiT dawe­rili _ `unda mokvdes bukingami~.

_ felton, _ uTxra aRtacebiT, _ gandidebuli xarT, rogorc iuda makabeli! magram es icodeT: Tu RmerTi ga­miwyra da Tavi SeakaliT, me TqvenTan vkvdebi, amis mets verafers getyviT.

_ Cumad, _ sTxova feltonma, _ ai, mivediT, _ marTlac, kar­Waps misdgomoda navi. feltoni pirveli avida kibeze, xeli gauwoda miledis da mezRvaurebis daxmarebiT uSvela gembanze asvla.

_ kapitano! _ mimarTa feltonma, _ ai, is qalbatoni, romlis Sesaxebac mogelaprakeT. sruliad uvneblad unda gadaiyvanoT safrangeTSi.

_ unda gadaviyvano da aTasi pistoli miviRo, _ uTxra kapitanma.

_ xuTasi ukve mogeciT.

_ marTalia, _ Tqva kapitanma.

_ ai, danarCeni xuTasic, _ uTxra miledim da xeli par­kisaken waiRo.

_ ara, qalbatono, _ Seayena kapitanma, _ me sityvis patroni var da arasodes gadavuxvev. danarCeni xuTasi pistoli unda momceT, rodesac bulonSi CagiyvanT.

_ mSvidobiT mimiyvanT?

_ cocxals, sruliad uvnebels, _ upasuxa kapitanma, _ iseve namdvilad, rogorc jek butleri aris Cemi namdvili gvari.

_ hoda, icodeT, Tu namdvilad aasrulebT Tqvens sityvas, xuTasis magivrad, me Tqven aTas pistols mogcemT, _ uTxra miledim.

_ gaumarjos Cems mSvenier qalbatons! _ Sehyvira kapitanma, _ netav momxedos RmerTma da xSirad maRirsos iseTi mgzav­rebi, rogoric Tqveni udidebulesoba brZandeba.

_ manamde ki... im patara yureSi SegviyvaneT, _ uTxra fel­tonma, _ xom iciT, rom ase movrigdiT: jer iq unda migviyvanoT.

amis pasuxad kapitanma saWiro brZaneba misca Tavis mezRva­urebs da dilis Svidi saaTi iqneboda, rodesac karWapma patara yureSi Ruza CauSva.

gzaSi feltonma yvelaferi gagebina Tavis miledis: imis magivrad, rom pirdapir londons wasuliyo, karWapi daiqirava, Sin dabrunda, aZvra cixe-darbazis kedelze, romelSiac rkinis kavebs amagrebda, rom fexis sayrdnobi hqonoda, miaRwia moajiramde, zed miaba Tokis kibe... danarCeni miledimac kargad icoda.

Tavis mxriv, miledic ecada waexalisebina feltonis gan­zraxva. magram rogorc ki daiwyo, maSinve igrZno, rom waqezeba ki ara, zomiereba esaWiroeboda am ymawvil fanatikoss. Semdeg SeTanxmdnen, piroba dades, rom miledi aT saaTamde moucdida feltons da mxolod im SemTxvevaSi gaudgeboda gzas, Tu aT saaTzedac ar movidoda feltoni.

Tu Tavisufali iqneboda feltoni, safrangeTSi gadavi­doda miledis sanaxavad, beTunis karmelistebis monasterSi.