MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

XXXII
qajis ori saxeoba
_ ah! _ Sehyvires erTad roSforma da miledim, _ Tqvena xarT?

_ diax, me gaxlavarT.

_ saidan modixarT? _ hkiTxa miledim.

_ laroSelidan, Tqven?

_ inglisidan.

_ bukingami?

_ mkvdaria an mZimed daWrili. erTi iseTi fanatikosi mivugzavne, rom usaTuod gamoasalmebda sicocxles.

_ ah! _ wamoiZaxa siciliT roSforma, _ ai, bednieri SemTxveva, Zalian dagimadlebT misi yovladuwmindesoba, SeatyobineT?

_ bulonidan mivwere, Tqven aq rogor gaCndiT?

_ Tqveni ambis ucodinarobas wuxda misi yovladuw­mindesoba da me gamomgzavna Tqvens saZebnelad.

_ guSin movedi.

_ da ras akeTebdiT guSindel dRes?

_ me dros ara vkargav.

_ es kargad vici, mainc?

_ iciT, vis Sevxvdi aq?

_ ara.

_ gamoicaniT!

_ rogor unda gamovicno?

_ im axalgazrda qals, sapatimrodan rom gamoiyvana dedofalma.

_ d'artanianis sayvarels?

_ diax, qalbatoni bonasie. batonma kardinalma rom versad ipova.

_ Zalian kargi! _ eama roSfors, _ esec meore bednieri SemTxveva, bedis mxriv marTla rom warCinebuli kaci brZandeba Cveni kardinali.

_ warmoidgineT, rogor gamikvirda, _ ganagrZo miledim, _ im qalbatonTan pirispir Sexvedra.

_ gicnoT?

_ ara.

_ maS, ise giyurebT, rogorc ucnobs?

miledim sicili daiwyo.

_ misi saukeTeso megobari var.

_ Cems saxels vficav, Cemo qalbatono, amqveynad mxolod Tqven SegiZliaT aseTi saswaulebrivi saqmeebis warmoeba.

_ Zalian drozedac moewyo es saswauli, Cemo raindo, radgan... iciT, ras gvipireben?

Ï_ ara.

_ xval Tu zeg dedoflis brZanebas moitanen im qalis wasayvanad.

_ kargiT, erTi! vin moitans?

_ d'artaniani da misi megobrebi.

_ imdens izamen is ubedurebi, rom iZulebulni gavxdebiT bastiliis cixeSi CavyaroT yvelani.

_ ratom aqamde ar CahyareT?

_ ras izamT? Zalian moswons kardinals. ver gamigia, ra aqvT mosawoni am yaCaRebs?

_ Zalian moswons?

_ metismetad.

_ roSfor, uTxariT kardinals, rom `wiTeli samtredis~ traqtirSi yofnis dros im oTxma muSketerma Tavidan bo­lomde moismina Cveni baasi, uTxariT, rom misi wasvlis Semdeg CemTan Semovarda erTi maTgani da xelidan gamomglija kardinalis mier mocemuli nebarTva, uTxariT, rom maT acnobes lord uinters Cemi ingliss wasvla, da kinaRam CamiSales kardinalis davalebis Sesruleba, rogorc amas­winaT CamiSales burnukebis saqme; uTxariT, rom oTxSi marto oria saSiSi _ d'artaniani da aTosi. uTxariT, rom mesame, aramisi, sayvarelia qalbaton de Sevrezisa... Tavi davaneboT mas, xom viciT misi saidumloeba, maS, iqneba gamoviyenoT rameSi, rac Seexeba meoTxes _ porToss, mtknari suleli da Tavmomwone qarafSutaa. sruliad umniSvnelo.

_ ki magram, amJamad isini xom laroSelSi unda iyvnen da aq rogor movlen?

_ mec ase vfiqrobdi, magram qalbaton bonasies werili mosvlia konetablis colisagan da is ubeduri imdenad gaufrTxilebelia, rom maCvena baraTi, amitom vambob, rom oTxive aqeT mobrZandeba im qalbatonis wasayvanad.

_ vai, gamiwyra RmerTi, axla ra vqnaT?

_ ra giTxraT kardinalma Cems Sesaxeb?

_ miviRo Tqvengan sityvieri da werilobiTi cnobebi da maSinve safosto etliT gavemgzavro masTan. rodesac gaigebs, rom gaarigeT, mogcemT axal gankargulebas.

_ maS, aq unda davrCe?

_ aq an aqve, am midamoebSi.

_ ar SeiZleba, Tan wamiyvanoT?

_ ara, brZaneba kategoriulia, laroSelis banakis axlos rom viyoT sadme, SeiZleba gicnon da Tqveni iq naxva, dame­TanxmebiT, saxels gautexs mis yovladuwmindesobas.

_ maS, aq unda velodo an aqve sadme sofelSi?

_ mxolod winaswar miTxariT, sad iqnebiT, rom kardinalis brZaneba gadmogceT.

_ ai, ra giTxraT: SeiZleba aq veRarc ki davrCe.

_ ratom?

_ Tqven gaviwydebaT, rac weRan giTxariT, aq SeiZleba Cemi mtrebi movidnen da Zalian Cqarac.

_ eg marTalia. maS, xelidan gausxlteba kardinals is axalgazrda qali?

_ ase ggoniaT? _ hkiTxa miledim im RimiliT, romelic mis garda sxvas aravis hqonia, _ gaviwydebaT, batono, rom guliTadi megobrebi varT me da is qali.

_ ah, egec marTalia! maS, SemiZlia movaxseno baton kardinls im qalis Sesaxeb, rom...

_ rom damSvidebuli brZandebodes.

_ sul es aris? sxva araferi?

_ Tqven es uTxariT da danarCens TviTonve mixvdeba.

_ TviTonve mixvdeba. axla es miTxariT, mavalebT rames?

_ arafers, Tqven axlave unda waxvideT. me mgoni, iseTi kargi ambavi migaqvT, rom daCqareba emjobineba.

_ kareta gamityda, lilerSi rom Sevdiodi.

_ Zalian kargi!

_ rogor Tu Zalian kargi?

_ diax, me damWirdeba Tqveni kareta.

_ maS, me rogorRa wavide?

_ kargi cxeniT.

_ ra advilad sjiT: as oTxmoci lie cxeniT!

_ araferia.

_ kargi, cxeniT. mere?

_ mere, lilerSi rom CaxvalT, kareta me gamomigzavneT,

Tqvens msaxurs ki ubrZaneT, darCes da Cems brZanebas elodos.

_ kargiT.

_ kardinalis nebarTva geqnebaT raime, raRa Tqma unda?

_ nebarTva sruluflebiani moqmedebisa.

_ mag nebarTvas monastris winamZRvars aCvenebT da etyviT, rom Cems wasayvanad movlen an dRes, an xval da mec valdebuli viqnebi, gavyve mas, vinc Tqveni saxeliT gamocxaddeba.

_ Zalian kargi.

_ ar dagaviwydeT, mkacrad maZageT winamZRvarTan.

_ eg risTvis?

_ me devnili var, kardinalisagan wamebuli, amiT minda movipovo sruli ndoba im sulel qalbaton bonasiesi.

_ egec marTalia, modiT axla da werilobiT dawereT yovelive, rac moxda.

_ aki dawvrilebiT giTxariT yvelaferi! mexsiereba kargi gaqvT, Tqvenc is moaxseneT, rac me giTxariT. advilad ikargeba qaRaldi.

_ magaSic marTali xarT, mxolod minda vicode, sad gipovoT, rom amao xetiali ar momixdes.

_ marTalia, momiTmineT.

_ ruka xom ar gnebavT?

_ oh! sagangebod vicnob me am mxares.

_ icnobT? rodis iyaviT aq?

_ aq gavizarde.

_ marTla?

_ xom xedavT, cotaodeni sargeblobis motana SesZlebia im mxares, sadac aRzrdila adamiani.

_ maS, sad meliT?

_ moiTmineT, erTwams davufiqrde... oh, ai, armantierSi geliT.

_ armantieri raRaa?

_ patara qalaqia lis piras, mdinares gaval da ukve ucxoeTSi var.

_ Cinebulia! magram, cxadia, mdinaris gaRma mxolod da mxolod ukidures SemTxvevaSi gaxvalT.

_ cxadia,

_ me rogorRa mogZebnoT?

_ Tqveni msaxuri dagWirdebaT?

_ ara.

_ sando kacia?

_ diax. gamocdili myavs.

_ me damitoveT, mas aravin icnobs, Cemi wasvlis Semdeg aq davtoveb da is wamogiyvanT, sadac viqnebi.

_ Tu gaWirda, armantierSi melodebiT?

_ armantierSi.

_ patara qaRaldze damiwereT es saxeli, Torem vaiTu damaviwydes, patara qalaqis saxelis aRniSvnaSi saSiSs xom arafers xedavT?

_ vin icis? kargiT, ase iyos, _ uTxra miledim, patara qaRaldi Camoxia furcels, dawera es sityva da roSfors misca, _ ai, inebeT, Tumca vgrZnob, rom sifrTxile maviwydeba.

_ gmadlobT, _ uTxra roSforma, qaRaldi CamoarTva, dakeca da qudis sarCulSi amodo, _ damSvidebuli brZan­debodeT, mec ise moviqcevi, rogorc bavSvebma ician: Tu RmerTi gamiwyra da damekarga es qaRaldi, me mainc mecodineba, _ gzaSi sul armantieris ZaxiliT vivli, rom ar damaviwydes.

_ diax, sxva aRaraferi maqvs dasabarebeli.

_ maS, aba, gavimeoro: bukingami mokluli an sasikvdilod daWrilia; Tqveni da kardinalis baasi oTxi muSketeris mier mosmenilia; lord uinters winaswar acnobes, rom Tqven portsmuts midiodiT. d'artanians da aToss _ bastiliis cixe; aramisi _ qalbaton de Sevrezis sayvareli; porTosi _ qarafSuta; qalbaton bonasies aRmoCena monasterSi; Cemi karetis saswrafod Tqvenken gamogzavna; Cemi msaxuris TqvenTan datoveba; monastris winamZRvarTan Tqveni gineba; armantieri lis piras. sul es aris, ara?

_ Cemo raindo, WeSmaritad saswaulebrivi mexsierebis kaci xarT. kidev erTi...

_ ra?

_ me SevamCnie, rom monastris baRs ukan mSvenieri tye akravs, uTxariT winamZRvars, ufleba momcen, tyeSi viseirno, vin icis? iqneba monastris baRidan damWirdes gasvla.

_ winaswar iTvaliswinebT yvelafers!

_ Tqven gaviwydebaT...

_ ra maviwydeba?

_ gaviwydebaT, mkiTxoT, fuli xom ar mWirdeba?

_ marTla! ramdeni gnebavT?

_ rac ki gaqvT Tan oqros fuli.

_ xuTas pistolamde unda mqondes.

_mec magdenive maqvs, aTasi pistoliT sikvdilsac gaumagr­deba kaci.

_ ai, inebeT, miledi.

_ gmadlobT! maS, midixarT?

_ erTi saaTis Semdeg. patara xani minda, rom Sevnayrde, sanam cxens momiyvanen fostidan.

_ Zalian kargi! maS, naxvamdis, raindo!

_ naxvamdis, miledi!

_ SemavedreT kardinals!

_ SemavedreT satanas!

miledim da roSforma gaicines da erTmaneTs gamoeTxovnen.

erTi saaTis Semdeg swrafad wavida grafi roSfori. xolo xuTi saaTis Semdeg man gaiara arasi.

Cvenma mkiTxvelebma ukve ician, rogor icno Tavisi Seuracx­myofeli d'artanianma, ra SiSi aRuZra Cvens muSketerebs am Sexvedram da ra magari biZgi misca maT mgzavrobas.

XXXIII
ukanaskneli wveTi
is iyo oTaxidan gavida roSfori, rom miledis karebi SeaRo qalbatonma bonasiem, mocinari saxiT dauxvda miledi.

_ maS, ase? _ hkiTxa axalgazrda qalma, _ ase male asrulda Tqveni SiSi? am saRamos Tu xval diliT wagiyvanT kardinali?

_ vin giTxraT, Cemo mSveniero? _ hkiTxa miledim.

_ im kacisagan gavige, TqvenTan rom iyo.

_ modiT, aq dabrZandiT, Cem gverdiT, _ sTxova miledim.

_ ai, gaxlavarT.

_ moiTmineT, xom aravin gvismens?

_ rad gindaT magdeni sifrTxile?

_ axlave gaigebT.

miledi wamodga, karebTan mivida, gamoaRo, derefanSi gaixeda da mere isev gverdiT miujda qalbaton bonasies.

_ maS, kargad iTamaSa Tavisi roli? _ hkiTxa miledim.

_ vin?

_ man, vinc warudga winamZRvars, rogorc kardinalis gamogzavnili?

_ maS, rols TamaSobda?

_ diax, Cemo kargo.

_ maS, is kaci...

_ is kaci, Cemo megobaro, Cemi Zmaa, _ uTxra miledim xmadabla.

_ Tqveni Zma? _ Sehyvira qalbatonma bonasiem.

_ diax, Tqvens metma aravin icis es saidumlo, Cemo sayvarelo, Tu uTxariT vinmes, vinc unda iyos, icodeT, daviRupebi da iqneba Tqvenc ver gadarCeT.

_ oh RmerTo Cemo!

_ yuri damigdeT, ai, rogor aris saqme: Cemi Zma wamosula im ganzraxviT, rom Tu gaWirdeboda, ZaliT gavetace da waveyvane. igi gzaSi daswevia kardinalis mier gamogzavnil kacs, romelic Turme Cems wasayvanad modioda. Cem Zma mas ukan gahyolia da rodesac erT miyruebul adgilSi Sesula, xmali amouRia da uTqvams, momeciT, ra qaRaldebiT unda mixvideT monasterSio, arc kardinalis mociquls dauxevia ukan, masac iaraRi amouRia, magram Cems Zmas dauswria da iqve mouklavs is ubeduri.

_ oh! _ wamoiZaxa qalbatonma bonasiem da kankalma aitana.

_ maS, ra eqna? es iyo erTaderTi saSualeba. Cems Zmas ukve axali gadawyvetileba miuRia da Zaladoba umjobinebia. man mokluls saswrafod amoacala Turme qaRaldebi da winamZRvarTan warsdga, rogorc kardinalis gamogzavnili. erTi-ori saaTis Semdeg baton kardinalis saxeliT Cems wasayvanad kareta mova.

_ mesmis, mag karetas Tqveni Zma gigzavniT.

_ diax, magram moiTmineT, jer ar gamiTavebia. is werili, Tqven rom migiRiaT da qalbaton de Sevrezis mier dawerilad migaCniaT...

_ mere? mere?

_ yalbia...

_ rogor Tu yalbia?

_ diax, yalbi. maxes gigeben, rom araviTari winaaRmdegoba ar gauwioT, rodesac Tqvens wasayvanad movlen.

_ ra maxe, roca TviTon d'artaniani unda movides?

_ gatyueben, d'artanianica da misi amxanagebic laroSelSi arian da iq iqnebian, manam qalaqs ar aiReben.

_ mere, Tqven saidan iciT es?

_ Cems Zmas Sexvedrian muSketeris tanisamosiT mosili kardinalis kacebi... dagiZaxeben, karebTan migityueben da parizSi Cagiyvanen.

_ oh! RmerTo Zliero! veRara gamigia ra amden borotebis qaosSi! kargad vxedav, _ ganagrZo qalbatonma bonasiem da Sublze miido xeli, _ Tu es ase gagrZelda, gavgiJdebi me sacodavi.

_ moiTmineT...

_ ra iyo?

_ cxenis fexis xma mesmis, Cemi Zmis cxeni unda iyos. albaT, midis. modiT, fanjridan gadavxedoT, Tavs mainc davukrav, gamoveTxovebi.

miledim fanjara gaaRo da qalbaton bonasies aniSna isic misuliyo, qali daemorCila. WenebiT mihyavda cxeni roSfors.

_ mSvidobiT, Zmao! _ gadahyvira miledim.

mxedarma amoixeda, dainaxa ori axalgazrda qali da cxenis gauCereblad, xeliT megobruli salami misca miledis.

_ sawyali JorJi, ramdens vawvaleb, ­_ Tqva miledim da fanjara mixura ganSorebiT gamowveuli mwuxare gamomet­yvelebiT.

mere isev Zvel adgilze dajda, TiTqos Tavisi piradi fiqrebiT yofiliyos gatacebuli.

_ bodiSs vixdi, qalbatono, _ mimarTa mas konstanciam, _ SegawyvetineT fiqrebi, magram ra vqna? miTxariT, ras mirCevT? RmerTo Cemo! Tqven ufro meti gamocdileba gaqvT, vidre me. brZaneT, ras mirCevT?

_ upirveles yovlisa, mxedvelobaSi unda viqonioT is ambavic, rom SeiZleba vcdebodeT, d'artaniani da misi megobrebi SeiZleba marTla movidnen wasayvanad.

_ oh, netavi, _ Sehyvira qalbatonma bonasiem, _ magram vai, rom aRaravin maRirsebs mag bednierebas!

_ oh, maSin Tqveni xsna damokidebuli iqneba imaze, Tu vin ufro adre mova Tqvens wasayvanad. Tu Tqvenma megobrebma ajobes, sabolood Tavisufali iqnebiT, magram Tu kardinalis monebma daaswres, maSin ki aRaraferi geSvelebaT.

_ oh, diax! diax! daviRupebi me ubeduri! magram ra vqna? ra vqna?

_ aris erTi saSualeba! sul ubralo, magram bunebrivi.

_ ra saSualeba? miTxariT, Cqara!

_ unda davimaloT sadme am midamoebSi da winaswar gavigoT, vin aris mosuli Tqvens wasayvanad.

_ mere, sad davimaloT?

_ oh, magas vipoviT, me TviTon minda gavide aqedan, davimalo sadme, sanam Cemi Zma mova Cems wasayvanad. CemTan wagiyvanT, erTad davimaloT da erTad velodoT Cvens mxsnels.

_ me rom ar gamiSveben aqedan? me aq dapatimrebuli var.

_ winamZRvars hgonia, rom me kardinalis brZanebisamebr gavdivar monastridan da fiqradac ar mouva, rom Tqvenc me gamomyvebiT.

_ mere?

_ mere? karebTan dgas kareta. Tqven meTxovebiT, safexurze dgaxarT, rom erTxel kidev CamikraT gulSi. Cems wasayvanad Cemi Zmis msaxuri mova. mas winaswar ecodineba Cveni ganzraxva, rogorc ki amoxvalT safexurze, aniSnebs meetles da isic garekavs cxenebs...

_ mere, d'artaniani? d'artaniani rom movides?

_ gana ver gavigebT?

_ rogor gavigebT?

_ magaze advili ra iqneba? Cemi Zmis msaxurs gamovgzavniT beTunSi. rogorc giTxariT, igi Zalian sando da erTguli biWia. tanisamoss gamoicvlis da monastris pirdapir dadgeba. Tu kardinalis kacebi movidnen, adgilidan ar daiZvris. Tu batoni d'artaniani movida Tavisi megobrebiT, maTac iq moiyvans, sadac Cven viqnebiT.

_ maS, icnobs is biWi?

_ rogor ara! ramdenjer unaxavs CemTan d'artaniani!

_ oh, marTalia, marTalia, maS, kargad aris yvelaferi, kargad! magram Zalian Sors ki nu wavalT.

_ Svidi-rva liea aqedan, meti ara, zed sazRvarze viqnebiT, da Tu raime saSiSroebis winaSe aRmovCndiT, saCqarod gavalT safrangeTidan.

_ manamde ra gavakeToT?

_ velodoT.

_ rom movidnen?

_ Cemi Zmis kareta ufro adre mova.

_ Sors rom viyo Tqvengan da im dros movidnen Tqvens wasayvanad, magaliTad, sadilis an vaxSmis dros?

_ winamZRvars sTxoveT...

_ ra vTxovo?

_ sTxoveT winamZRvars, rom gvezareba martooba da Tu SeiZleba, neba mogvces, erTad viyoT sadil-vaxSmad.

_ dagveTanxmeba ki?

_ ra unda hqondes amis sawinaaRmdego?

_ oh, Zalian kargi! amgvarad, erTi wamiTac ar davSordebiT erTmaneTs!

_ hoda, CadiT, naxeT winamZRvari da moaxseneT Tqveni saTxovari, me Tavi mibruis da minda pataraxans baRSi Cavide.

_ mibrZaneT, mere sad gipovoT?

_ aqve, erTi saaTis Semdeg.

_ aqve, erTi saaTis Semdeg, oh ra gulkeTili xarT! rom icodeT, ra madlobeli var Tqveni!

_ rogor SeiZleba TanagrZnobiT ar mogekidoT? aseTi mSvenieri da momxiblavic rom ar yofiliyaviT, isic kmara, rom Cemi guliTadi megobris megobari xarT.

_ oh, Cemo d'artanian! ra madlobas gadagixdiT!

_ imedi maqvs! maS, ase, SevTanxmdiT. axla wavideT.

_ Tqven baRSi mixvalT?

_ diax.

_ am derefans CahyeviT da patara kibe CagiyvanT baRSi.

_ gmadlobT.

qalebma alersiT gauRimes erTmaneTs da ganSordnen.

marTali Tqva miledim, marTlac, gabruebuli hqonda Tavi, ar dafiqreboda Tavis ganzraxvebs, romlebSic jer TviTonac ver iyo kargad garkveuli. saWiro iyo marto darCena, rom cotaTi mainc daelagebina Tavisi fiqrebi. burusianad eCveneboda momavali, saWiro iyo damSvideba, rom garkveuli, naTeli forma mieca Tavisi yoveli ganzraxvisaTvis da sabolood gadaewyvita moqmedebis gegma.

yvelaze saCqaro iyo qalbaton bonasies gataceba, misi miugnebel adgilas damalva da gaWirvebis SemTxvevaSi mZevlad gamoyeneba. miledis eWvi epareboda, gamarjvebuli gamosuliyo am sazarel brZolaSi, romelSic mas arafers uTmobdnen Tavisi mtrebi. grZnobda, rom axlos iyo brZolis dasasruli da rom igi metad sazareli unda yofiliyo.

miledisaTvis, rogorc ukve vTqviT, mTavari is iyo, xelSi hyoloda qalbatoni bonasie. es axalgazrda qali d'artanians mTel sicocxled uRirda da, SeiZleba iTqvas, ufro metadac, vidre Tavisi sicocxle. amitom, Tu bedi uRalatebda mile­dis, mas xelSi eyoleboda mZevali da mosalaparakeblad Zalian xelsayrel pirobebs mosTxovda.

miledis es sakiTxi gadawyvetili hqonda, Tan unda waeyvana qalbatoni bonasie, da raki masTan erTad miimaleboda armantierSi, advilad daarwmunebda qals, rom d'artaniani ar mosula beTunSi... erTi-ori kviris Semdeg albaT ukan dabrundeboda roSfori. am drois ganmavlobaSi igi daufiqr­deboda mdgomareobas da Seadgenda mtrebze SurisZiebis moxerxebul gegmas. RmerTis wyalobiT, miledi ar moiwyenda, dros gasatareblad eyofoda tkbili ganzraxva da Suris­Ziebis imedi.

am fiqrebiT garTuli miledi Tvals avlebda iqaurobas da gonebaSi isaxavda baRis mdebareobas. ise iqceoda, rogorc kargi mxedarTmTavari, romelic erT da imave dros iTvalis­winebs gamarjvebisa da damarcxebis SemTxvevebs da amitom mzad aris, brZolis bedis mixedviT, daedevnos gaqceul mters an ukan daixios uvneblad.

erTi saaTis Semdeg qalbaton bonasies tkbili xma moesma. gulkeTil winamZRvars neba mieca yvelafrisa, rac ki eTxova, da erTad apirebdnen vaxSmobas.

baRidan ezoSi gamovidnen. xma moesmaT karetisa, romelic karebTan gaCerda.

miledim yuri miugdo.

_ geyurebaT?

_ diax, karetis xma iyo.

_ Cemi Zmis gamogzavnili kareta iqneba.

_ oh, RmerTo Cemo!

_ ha, ra dros SiSia?

am dros darekes monastris karebis zari. miledi ar Semcdara.

_ adiT Tqvens oTaxSi, _ uTxra qalbaton bonasies, _ geqnebaT raime Tval-margaliti, moemzadeT wasasvlelad.

_ d'artanianis werilebi maqvs.

_ adiT, wamoiReT da CemTan SemodiT, vaxSami vWamoT saCqarod, iqneba didxans mogvixdes RamiT mgzavroba da Sev­nayrdeT, Zala movikriboT.

_ RmerTo didebulo! _ amoikvnesa qalbatonma bonasiem da gulze miido xeli, _ guli mimdis, fexze veRara vdgavar.

_ gamagrdiT, qalo, gamagrdiT! gaixseneT, rom TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg sruliad Tavisufali iqnebiT! nu daiviwyebT, yvelafers d'artanianisaTvis akeTebT.

_ oh, marTalsa brZanebT! misTvis, ras ar avitan misTvis? mag erTi sityviT mTlad damibruneT Cemi Zal-Rone da gamomacocxleT, mibrZandiT, mec axlave moval.

miledi saCqarod avida Tavis oTaxSi. iq daxvda roSforis msaxuri da darigeba misca.

kareta unda mdgariyo karebTan; Tu SemTxveviT muSkete­rebi gamoCndebodnen, cxenebi unda gaeWenebina, monastris galavnisTvis Semoevlo da miledis mosvlamde gaCerebuliyo patara sofelSi, romelic tyis meore mxares iyo gaSenebuli. am SemTxvevaSi miledi fexiT gadaivlida baRs, tyes da sofelSi mividoda. Cven zemoT aRvniSneT, rom miledi Zalian kargad icnobda safrangeTis am mxares.

Tu muSketerebi ar movidodnen, maSin yvelaferi isev adreve gaTvaliswinebuli SeTanxmebis safuZvelze gakeTde­boda: qalbatoni bonasie avidoda karetis safexurze mile­disTan gamosaTxoveblad. am dros daiZroda kareta da Tan waiyvanda axalgazrda qals.

qalbatoni bonasie oTaxSi Semovida. miledim yovelgvari eWvis gasafantavad, Tuki igi kidev arsebobda, msaxurs xelaxla gaumeora Tavisi darigebis meore nawili.

mere ramdenime SekiTxva misca karetis Sesaxeb. karetaSi sami cxeni yofiliyo Sebmuli, cxenebi fostis mosamsaxures mihyavda, roSforis msaxuri win unda gasZRoloda, rogorc Sikriki.

cdeboda miledi, rodesac fiqrobda, rom SeiZleba raime eWvi hqonoda qalbaton bonasies; metad wminda iyo sawyali konstancia da verasodes ver warmoidgenda qalis gulSi amden borotebas. garda amisa, winamZRvrisagan gaegona, rom miledi graf uinteris qvrivi iyo, misTvis sruliad ucnobi, da rogor SeeZlo fiqrad gaetarebina, rom es qali iyo misi sicocxlis Camamwarebeli.

_ xom xedavT, _ mimarTa miledim, rodesac msaxuri wavida, _ yvelaferi mzad aris. sruli ndobiT gviyurebs winamZRvari da darwmunebulia, rom kardinalis mogzavnili xalxia mosuli Cems wasayvanad. msaxuri ukanasknel gankargulebas miscems. manam cota ram miirTviT, piri gaisveleT RviniT da wavideT.

_ diax, _ gaimeora qalbatonma bonasiem, _ diax, wavideT.

miledim xeliT aniSna, mis gverdiT damjdariyo, patara sasmisSi dausxa espanuri Rvino da qaTmis naWeri daudo TefSze.

_ xom xedavT, xels gviwyobs yvelaferi, _ uTxra miledim, _ ai, Ramdeba, gaTenebisas mivalT Cvens TavSesafarSi da eSmakic ver mixvdeba, sad varT damaluli, ha, gamagrdiT! ra mSiSara yofilxarT! miirTviT rame.

qalbatonma bonasiem uxalisod gadaylapa ramdenime lukma da tuCebi RviniT daisvela.

_ eh, ase ki ara! _ uTxra miledim da pirTan miitana Rvino, _ ai, Cemgan aiReT magaliTi.

magram daleva veRar moaswro, gaSeSebuliviT SerCa xeli; Sori gzidan moesma gaWenebuli cxenebis TqaraTquri, rome­lic TandaTan axlovdeboda, Zalian male cxenebis Wixvinic gaigona.

ise daukarga am xmam sixaruli miledis, rogorc tkbil sizmarSi myofs gamoaRviZebs uecari Weqa-quxili. fermixdili mivarda fanjaras. qalbatoni bonasiec wamomdgariyo, SeSi­nebuli TaviT fexamde kankalebda da skams dayrdnoboda, rom ar waqceuliyo.

jer araferi Canda, mxolod isev ismoda gaWenebuli cxenebis TqaraTquri, etyoboda, monasters uaxlovdebodnen.

_ oh, RmerTo Cemo, _ gminavda qalbatoni bonasiec, _ netav vin arian?

_ an Cveni moyvare, an mtrebi! _ upasuxa gulcivad miledim, _ mxned iyaviT, me getyviT, vinc iqnebian.

qalbatoni bonasie iqve darCa, skamis zurgze dayrdnobili. igi qandakebas ufro hgavda, vidre cocxal adamians.

mxedrebi uaxlovdebodnen monasters. sul orasi nabijic aRar eqnebodaT gamosavleli, magram jer ar Candnen, es imitom, rom mosaxvevi hqonda aq gzas, xmauroba ki ise axlodan modioda, rom nalebis bakabukiT SeiZleboda cxenebis daTvla.

miledi mouTmenlad, SeSinebuli TvaliT gadascqeroda gzas. jer ar dabnelebuliyo da SeiZleboda ecno, vin iyvnen es momavalni.

ucbad, gzis mosaxvevSi, gaielva buzmentianma qudma da Sig CarWobilma TeTrma frTam. daTvala mxedrebi, jer ori, mere xuTi, sul _ rva mxedari. erTi maTgani win moaWenebda cxens, amxanagebisagan mcire manZilis daSorebiT.

yrud amoikvnesa miledim. man icno d'artaniani, romelic win mouZRoda amxanagebs.

_ oh, RmerTo Cemo, RmerTo Cemo! _ Sehkivla qalbatonma bonasiem, _ vin arian?

_ kardinalis razmelebis tanisamosiT arian! _ Sehyvira miledim, _ avCqardeT, Torem daviRupebiT, gaviqceT! gaviqceT!

_ gaviqceT, gaviqceT, _ gaimeora qalbatonma bonasiem, magram fexis gadadgma aRar SeeZlo, SiSiT iataks miswebeboda.

fanjaras gauares mxedrebma.

_ wamodiT, wamodiT! _ Sehyvira miledim da xeli waavlo, rom Tan waeyvana misustebuli, _ baRSi CavideT, jibeSi midevs baRis karebis gasaRebi da gaviparebiT, mxolod avCqardeT, Torem xuTi wuTis Semdeg veRarsad wavuvalT!

qalbatonma bonasiem scada gahyoloda, ori nabiji gadadga da muxlebiT iatakze daeSva.

miledim xeli moxvia, undoda aeyvana da ise gaetaca, magram ver daZra.

am dros karetis Tvlebis griali gaisma.

roSforis msaxurma dainaxa momavali muSketerebi da Tavisi kareta gaaqana. samjer Tu oTxjer gaisroles Tofi.

_ ukanasknelad gekiTxebiT, modixarT Tu ara? _ Seutia miledim.

_ oh, RmerTo Cemo, RmerTo Cemo! gana ver xedavT, rom fexze veRar vdgavar? ra vqna, aRar SemiZlia! me nuRar meliT, Tqvens Tavs uSveleT! marto Tqven wadiT!

_ marto me wavide? Tqven aq dagtovoT? ara, ara! me magas arasodes ar vizam!

gafiTrebuli miledi erT wams uZravad idga. misi Tvalebi cecxls afrqvevdnen, Semdeg sufras eca, warmoudgeneli siswrafiT gaxsna beWdis erTi Tvali da erTi marcvali CauSva qalbaton bonasies sasmisSi.

es iyo raRac mowiTalo marcvali, romelic maSinve dadna RvinoSi. Semdeg miledim sruli simSvidiT aiRo es sasmisi, sawyal qalTan mivida da uTxra:

_ ai, dalieT, mTlad gamogacocxlebT es Rvino. _ pirTan miutana sasmisi da nel-nela Seasva.

`oh, ase ar mindoda SurisZieba! _ iZaxda gulSi miledi, _ magram ra vqna? imiT vuxdi, riTac SemiZlia~, _ da jojoxeTis avsulis siciliT sasmisi sufraze dadga.

dadga da saCqarod gavarda oTaxidan.

qalbatonma bonasiem dainaxa, rogor gavarda miledi, magram wamodgoma aRar SeeZlo, Tavs ise grZnobda, TiTqos sizmarSi yofiliyos. xedavda mters, undoda gahqceoda da siaruli aRar SeeZlo.

ramdenime wuTi gavida ase. karebTan ismoda sazareli xmauri, yovel wams eloda sabralo qali Tavis mxsnel miledis, magram amaod.

bolos karis gaRebis Wriali gaigona, kibeebze awkarunda dezebi, gaisma aRelvebuli xmebi. qalbaton bonasies moeCvena, TiTqos am xmaurSi Tavis saxelsac mohkra yuri.

ucbad wamovarda da sixaruliT gagiJebulma Sehkivla. d'artanianis xma gaigona da maSinve icno.

_ d'artanian! d'artanian! Tqvena xarT? aqeT, aqeT!

_ konstancia, konstancia! _ wamoiZaxa ymawvilma kacma, _ sada xarT, sad? oh, RmerTo Zliero!

veRar gauZlo muSketerebis Zalas saknis karma da gza dauTmo. ramdenime kaci Sevarda oTaxSi. qalbatoni bonasie savarZelze daSvebuliyo da xelis ganZrevac ki aRar SeeZlo.

d'artanianma iqve daagdo Tavisi jerac cxeli dambaCa da muxlmoyrili daeca satrfos winaSe. aTosma dambaCa qamarSi gaimagra, porToss da aramiss amoRebuli xmali eWiraT da nel-nela qarqaSSi agebdnen.

_ oh, d'artanian! Cemo sayvarelo d'artanian, maS, moxvedi? ar momatyue? Sena xar, Cemi d'artaniani?

_ diax, diax, Cemo konstancia, ai, erTada varT, SeerTe­bulni.

_ oh, sul imas iZaxda is qali, ar movao Seni d'artaniani, me ki imedi ar mSordeboda, ar mindoda gaqceva, oh, ra kargi vqeni, rom ar gavyevi!

_ is qalio, _ am sityvis gagonebaze aqamde skamze mSvidad mjdari aTosi ucbad wamovarda da d'artanians daacqerda.

_ is qali? vin qali iyo? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma.

_ Cemi amxanagi, iseTi TanagrZnobiT meqceoda. undoda rogorme gadaverCine am devnas. magram Tqven kardinalis razme­lebad eCveneT da gaiqca, ar damiWirono.

_ Tqveni amxanagi? _ Sehyvira d'artanianma da ufro metad gayviTlda, vidre misi sayvarlis TeTri ride iyo, _ vin amxanagze laparakobT? vin aris is qali?

_ ai, im qalis kareta idga karebTan, sul imas ambobda, guliTadi megobari var d'artanianiso, _ es is qalia, Tqven rom yvelafers uambobdiT.

_ saxeli misi, saxeli? _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ aha, RmerTo, nuTu saxeli ar iciT im qalisa?

_ rogor ara? amas winaT Tqva da mec gavigone, moiTmineT... ra vqna, ra memarTeba? oh! RmerTo! goneba mereva! veRaras vxedav!

_ miSveleT, megobrebo, miSveleT! xelebi gahyinvia! _ daiyvira d'artanianma, _ guli misdis, RmerTo Zliero! guli misdis!

da im dros, rodesac porTosi maRali xmiT gaiZaxoda: `gviSveleTo!~ aramisi sufrasTan mivarda, rom erTi Wiqa wyali miewodebina, magram aTosis sazarlad Secvlili saxis danaxvam SeaCera. aTosi sufrasTan idga, Tma yalyze dasdgo­moda, SiSisagan Tvalebi gahyinvoda, daSterebiT dascqeroda erT sasmiss da etyoboda, saSineli eWvi uRrRnida guls.

`oh, ara! _ fiqrobda aTosi, _ ara! SeuZlebelia! rogor dauSvebda RmerTi amgvar avkacobas?~

_ wyali, wyali, _ daiZaxa d'artanianma, _ wyali!

_ oh, sawyali qali! sawyali qali! _ CurCulebda aTosi CaxleCili xmiT.

erT wams Tvali gaaxila qalbatonma bonasiem, d'artanianis kocnam moasuliera.

_ gamococxlda! _ daiZaxa d'artanianma, _ oh, gmadlob, RmerTo!

_ RvTis gulisTvis, qalbatono! visia eg sasmisi? _ mimarTa aTosma.

_ Cemia, batono... _ miugo momakvdavis xmiT qalma.

_ mere, is Rvino viRam dagisxaT, ai, am sasmisSi rom dgas?

_ man.

_ vin man? ra hqvia im qals?

_ ah, axla ki magondeba, _ upasuxa qalbatonma bonasiem, _ graf uinteris qvrivma.

erTdroulad Sehyvira oTxma amxanagma, magram aTosis xma yvelas faravda.

am dros sawyal qals saxe mTlad gauyviTlda, raRac ucnaurma tkivilma gamoacala Zala, ZlivsRa sunTqavda, aramisis da porTosis mklavebze daeSva.

d'artaniani ki aToss mivarda, xeli dauWira da sityviT gamouTqmeli mwuxarebiT hkiTxa:

_ nuTu SeiZleba, rom... _ qviTini daiwyo, xma Cauwyda.

_ misgan yvelaferi mosalodnelia, _ upasuxa aTosma da mRelvarebis dasafaravad tuCebis kvneta daiwyo ise, rom sisxli sdioda.

_ d'artanian, d'artanian! _ dauZaxa sawyalma qalma, _ sada xar? nu momSordebi, xom xedav, vkvdebi.

_ d'artanianma xeli gauSva aToss da momakvdavTan mivida.

mTlad gadafiTreboda ubedurs mSvenieri saxe, Tvalebi gaStereboda, saSinlad ucaxcaxebda mTeli tani, Sublze civi ofli sdioda.

_ dauZaxeT vinmes, RvTis gulisaTvis! porTos, aramis! dauZaxeT, gviSvelon raime!

_ amao iqneba, amao, _ uTxra aTosma, _ veRaraferi uSvelis mis sawamlavs.

_ miSveleT! miSveleT! _ kvnesoda sawyali qali, _ miSveleT!

Semdeg moikriba rac Zala gaaCnda, xelebi moxvia ymawvil kacs Tavze, ise daacqerda, TiTqos Tvalebs Tavisi suli gamoayolao, da qviTiniT daewafa d'artanianis tuCebs.

_ konstancia, konstancia! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, magram konstancia ukve aRar iyo.

d'artaniani mxolod micvalebulis gvams ikravda gulSi, rodesac igrZno, rom xelSi mokvdomoda, daiyvira da Tvi­Tonac Zirs daeSva, iseTive fermixdili da gayinuli, rogorc misi konstancia.

porTosi tiroda, aramisi muSts uRerebda zecas, aTosma pirjvari gadaiwera.

am dros Ria karebSi kaci gamoCnda, TiTqmis iseTive fermixdili, rogorc Cveni megobrebi iyvnen, Tvali gadaavlo iqaurobas, dainaxa mkvdari qalbatoni bonasie da gulwasuli d'artaniani.

es kaci swored im dros gamoCnda, rodesac gulsaklavi dumili idga.

_ maS, ar Sevmcdarvar, _ Tqva karebidanve, _ ai, Cemi d'artaniani da Tqvenc, imisi megobrebi, batonebi _ aTosi, porTosi da aramisi.

gakvirvebulni Sehyurebdnen am ucnobs samiveni, romelTa saxelebi man ise CamoTvala, rogorc kargi nacnobebisa.

_ batonebo! _ daiwyo isev axalmosulma, _ Tqvenc, rogorc me, daeZebT erT qals, romelic... _ aq sazareli mware Rimili gamoexata pirze, _ romelic, me vxedav, aqa yofila, radgan mkvdaria am oTaxSi.

munjebiviT Sehyurebdnen muSketerebi. saxec da xmac nac­nobi hqonda am kacs, TiTqos sadRac SexvedrodaT, mxolod ver igonebdnen, sad, rodis an ra SemTxvevaSi enaxaT.

_ raki ar gnebavT, batonebo, icnoT is kaci, romelsac Tqveni wyalobiT orjer SerCa sicocxle, TviTonve dagisaxe­lebT Tavis Tavs: lordi uinteri gaxlavarT, mazli im qalisa.

gakvirvebis amoZaxili aRmoxda samive amxanags.

aTosi lordTan mivida, xeli gauwoda.

_ keTili iyos Tqveni mobrZaneba, milord, erTad vimoq­medoT.

_ xuTi saaTiT gamomaswro portsmutidan, _ daiwyo uinterma, _ bulonSi sami saaTiT masze gvian Camovedi, sentomeridan oci wuTiT gamomaswro da lilerSi ki misi kvali davkarge. movdiodi, yvelas vekiTxebodi; uceb daginaxeT, cxenebs moaWenebdiT, batoni d'artaniani vicani, bevri giy­vireT, magram ver gagagoneT. mindoda, kvaldakval mogyo­lodiT, magram Zalian daRlili iyo Cemi cxeni da veRar mogyeviT. ubedureba is aris, rom miuxedavad Tqveni siswra­fisa, etyoba, mainc Zalian daigvianeT!

_ marTalsa brZanebT, _ upasuxa aTosma, Tan miuTiTa mkvdar qalze da gulwasul d'artanianze, romlis mosulierebas aramisi da porTosi cdilobdnen.

_ orive mkvdaria? _ ikiTxa uinterma.

_ sabednierod, ara, _ miugo aTosma, _ baton d'artanians guli wauvida.

_ miT ukeTesi! _ Tqva uinterma.

am dros d'artanianma marTlac Tvali gaaxila. igi xelidan gausxlta porToss da aramiss da giJiviT Tavisi sayvarlis gvamze daeca.

aTosi wamodga, neli nabijiT mivida d'artanianTan, moexvia, dakocna da rodesac sawyalma biWma qviTini daiwyo, Tavisi didebuli, STamagonebeli xmiT uTxra:

_ vaJkacurad, megobaro, qali daitirebs mokluls, vaJkaci ki Surs iZiebs.

_ marTali xar! _ Tqva d'artanianma. _ marTali xar! Suri unda viZio, wavideT, mzada var, mogyveT!

aTosma isargebla am wamiT, rodesac SurisZiebis imedma mTeli Tavisi Zal-Rone daubruna mis ubedur megobars, man porTossa da aramiss aniSna, winamZRvari moeyvanaT.

oriveni gacvivdnen, maT derefanSi SexvdaT am ubedurebiT Sewuxebuli moxuci winamZRvari, romelmac Tan wamoiyvana ramdenime monazoni da, miuxedavad monastris sastiki Cveule­bisa da wesebisa, es RvTismosavi qalebi axla xuTi kacis winaSe idgnen.

_ qalbatono, _ mimarTa aTosma da Tavis mklavqveS amoido d'artanianis xeli, _ Tqveni keTilmzrunvelobisaTvis mogvin­dvia am ubeduris gvami. gTxovT ise mouaroT, rogorc Tqvens erT-erT daTagans. Cvenc veaxlebiT, rom muxli movidrikoT mis saflavze da RmerTi vaxsenoT.

d'artanianma aTosis gulmkerdSi Cado Tavi da qviTini daiwyo.

_ itire, _ uTxra aTosma, _ itire, siyvaruliT, siymaw­viliT da sicocxliT savse gulo! netavi mec SemeZlos ase tirili!

Semdeg gareT gaiyvana Tavisi megobari. TanaugrZnobda, rogorc mama, anugeSebda, rogorc mRvdeli, mfarvelobas uwevda, rogorc ufrosi, mravali ubedurebis amtani kaci.

gavidnen monastridan da beTunisaken gaemarTnen. iqve axlos iyo es patara qalaqi, ukve moCanda misi gareubani. win batonebi midiodnen, ukan biWebs aRviriT mihyavdaT cxenebi. dainaxes sastumro da Sevidnen.

_ im borot suls ratom ar veZebT? _ ikiTxa d'artanianma.

_ daicadeT, _ upasuxa aTosma, _ jer winaswari zomebi unda miviRoT.

_ gagveqceva, _ warmoTqva SiSiT ymawvilma kacma, _ gagveqceva, aTos, da, icode, Seni brali iqneba.

_ me migule Tavdebad.

ise Rrmad swamda d'artanians Tavisi megobris sityvisa, rom Tavi daRuna da xmaamouRebliv Sevida sastumroSi. porTosma da aramisma erTmaneTs gadaxedes, ver mimxvdariyvnen, ris imedi hqonda aToss.

lord uinters egona, rom aTosma aseTi pasuxi mxolod mwuxarebis Senelebis mizniT gasca.

_ axla, batonebo, _ mimarTa aTosma megobrebs, darwmu­nebulma, rom sastumroSi xuTi Tavisufali oTaxi iyo, _ Cvens oTaxebSi SevideT mosasveneblad, d'artanianisaTvis aucilebelia martooba, raTa satrfo daitiros da cota xniT mainc CaiZinos. Tqven damSvidebuli brZandebodeT, me vkisrulob yvelafers.

_ me ki mgonia, batono, Tuki raime RonisZiebebis miRebaa saWiro miledis winaaRmdeg, amas me unda vkisrulobde, radgan Cemi rZalia, _ uTxra uinterma.

_ mec valdebuli var, batono igi Cemi colia, _ Tqva aTosma.

gaeRima d'artanians, mixvda aTosis ganzraxvas, albaT, darwmunebuli iyo, aucileblad miaRwevda Tavis mizans da javrs amoiyrida, radgan aRar malavda amgvar saidumloebas. feri ecvalaT porToss da aramiss, erTmaneTs Sehyurebdnen gancvifrebulni, lord uinters egona, aTosi Wkuaze SeiSa­lao.

_ maS, mibrZandiT, batonebo, cota moisveneT Tqvens oTaxebSi da yvelaferi me momandeT. kargada xedavT, rom eg saqme me Semexeba, rogorc qmars. mxolod d'artanian, Tu ar dagkargviaT, momeciT patara qaRaldi, qudidan rom gamo­uvarda im kacs, soflis saxelia aRniSnuli.

_ ah, mesmis, _ Tqva d'artanianma, _ es soflis saxelia, misi xeliT dawerili.