MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

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wiTel wamosasxamiani kaci
aTosis sasowarkveTilebam alagi dauTmo dagubebul boRmas, romelic kidev ufro amaxvilebda am kacis brwyinvale gonebas.

amxanagebTan dadebuli aRTqmisa da nakisri pasuxis­mgeblobis grZnobiT Sepyrobili aTosi yvelaze bolos Sevida Tavis oTaxSi. sastumros patrons am kuTxis ruka sTxova. rukaze daixara, dauwyo sinjva da rodesac darwmunda, rom beTunidan armantieramde oTxi gza midioda, msaxurebi gamo­iZaxa.

planSe, grimo, muSketoni da bazeni maSinve Semovidnen da miiRes aTosis naTeli, zusti da metad mniSvnelovani brZaneba.

meore dRes, gaTenebisas, oTxive cal-calke unda wasuliyo armantierSi. planSe, rogorc am oTxSi yvelaze metad mofiq­rebuli, im gziT unda wasuliyo, romliTac miledi­saTvis gamogzavnili kareta wavida. Cvenma muSketerebma esroles kidec am karetas. mkiTxvels exsomeba, rom roSforis msaxuri unda yofiliyo am karetasTan.

aTosma msaxurebi gamoiyena Tavisi gegmis asasruleblad. es imitom, rom karga xani iyo, masa da mis megobrebs emsaxurebodnen es biWebi da yvelas icnobda, icoda oTxives niWisa da moxerxebis ambavi.

garda amisa, msaxurebi gamvlel-gamomvlelebSi ufro advilad gamoikiTxavdnen ama Tu im pirovnebis vinaobas, sacxovrebel adgils. maTSi naklebad SeeparebodaT eWvi, vidre TviTon batonebSi da ufro adviladac miiRebdnen sasurvel pasuxs; amas garda, miledi batonebs icnobda, msaxurebs ki ara, xolo msaxurebi kargad icnobdnen miledis.

meore dRes, Tu moaxerxebdnen da miagnebdnen miledis binas, dilis TerTmet saaTze erTad unda Sekrebiliyvnen oTxiveni; sami biWi iqve darCeboda sadarajod, meoTxe ki beTunSi unda dabrunebuliyo da aTosisaTvis Seetyobinebina yvelaferi.

biWebma miiRes es brZaneba da oTaxidan gavidnen. aTosic wamodga, xmali Semoikra, wamosasxamSi gaexvia da quCaSi gavida. aTi saaTi iqneboda, am dros, rogorc viciT, provinciis quCebSi Zalian iSviaTad SexvdebiT adamians. aTosi ki, et­yoboda, gamvlels eZebda, rom kiTxviT miemarTa. bolos erTi dagvianebuli mgzavri Sexvda, miuaxlovda da ramdenime sityva uTxra. am kacs SeeSinda, ukan daiwia, muSketers, sityvis pasuxad, xeliT aCvena mimarTuleba. aTosi naxevar pistols aZlevda, Tu daniSnul adgilamde miiyvanda, magram mgzavrma arc gacileba isurva da arc fuli.

aTosi gahyva gamvlelis mier naCveneb quCas, magram quCis jvaredinze rom mivida, xelaxla SeCerda, aRar icoda, saiT wasuliyo. gzajvaredinze ufro advilad Sexvdeboda vinmes, vidre sxvagan. marTlac, cota xnis Semdeg Ramis daraji dainaxa. aTosma masac igive hkiTxa, rac winaT viRac gamvlels. am darajsac iseve SeeSinda, rogorc im kacs, gacilebaze uari uTxra da xeliT aCvena gza.

axla am gziT wavida aTosi da gareubanSi gavida, qalaqis bolos, im ubnis mopirdapire mxares, romliTac isa da misi megobrebi Sevidnen beTunSi, aTosi mesamed SeCerda.

kidev kargi, rom am dros maTxovari modioda, igi aTosTan mivida da mowyaleba sTxova. sam franks dahpirda aTosi, Tu im saxlamde miacilebda, romelsac eZebda. erTxans yoymanobda maTxovari, magram bnelSi TeTri fulis brwyinva dainaxa da daTanxmda. win gauZRva.

maTxovarma quCis kuTxidan Sors aniSna erTi patara, gancalkevebuli saxli, Semdeg fuli gamoarTva da sirbiliT wavida, rom male moSoreboda iqaurobas.

aTosi saxlTan mivida, gars Semouara, vidre kars miagnebda saxlis wiTlad SeRebil kedlebSi. darabebi moxuruli iyo, sinaTle arsad Canda, araviTari xmauri, rom kacs es saxli cocxali adamianis binad sCveneboda. Cabnelebuli iyo da miyruebuli, rogorc akldama.

orjer daakakuna karze. xma aravin gasca, mesame dakakunebaze saxlSi fexis xma gaisma. viRacam kari odnav gaaRo. es iyo axovani, fermkrTali, SavTmiani da Savwveriani kaci.

aTosma da im kacma Cumi xmiT ramdenime sityva uTxres erTmaneTs. mere maspinZelma aTosi Sin Seiwvia, isic maSinve Sevida da kari moxures.

karga manZili gamoira fexiT aTosma. bevrs ewvala, manam miagnebda am kacis saxls da axla ukve mis oTaxSi iyo. etyoboda, es kaci mavTuliT adamianis Zvlebsa hkravda. kargad iyo aRdgenili mTeli ConCxi, rCeboda mxolod Tavi, romelic iqve ido, magidaze.

binis danarCeni mowyobiloba ueWvelad amtkicebda, rom am binis patroni bunebismetyveli unda yofiliyo. Tixis qi­lebSi gvelebi ewyo, gamxmari xvlikebi ise brwyinavdnen, rogorc Sav qvaSi Casmuli zurmuxtebi, Werze ekida konebad Sekruli gareuli surnelovani gamxmari balaxi, romelTa Tviseba albaT jer sxvebisaTvis ucnobi iyo. etyoboda, arc ojaxi hyavda da arc msaxuri, martodmarto cxovrobda es axovani kaci.

aTosma civad, uxalisod gadaavlo Tvali iqaurobas, im sagnebs, romlebic Cven davasaxeleT, da Tanaxmad maspinZlis miwvevisa, skamze dajda. maspinZeli idga da aToss Sescqeroda.

aTosma auxsna ase gvian mosvlis mizezi. auxsna, ra daxmarebasa sTxovda, magram, rogorc ki gaigo maspinZelma aTosis misvlis mizani, SeSinebulma ukan daiwia da uari gamoucxada. maSin aTosma patara naWeri qaRaldi amoiRo, ramdenime sityva dawera, Semdeg xeli moawera, zed beWedi daartya da im kacs gadasca. Tvali gadaavlo axovanma qaRalds, arc ki waikiTxa xeirinad is ori striqoni, naxa xelis mowera, icno beWedi da Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi daukra.

amiT dakmayofilda aTosi, wamodga, gamoemSvidoba da quCaSi gamovida. imave gziT dabrunda sastumroSi, romliTac mivida. Sevida Tavis oTaxSi da kari Caiketa.

rogorc ki inaTa, d'artaniani maSinve Sevida aTosTan da hkiTxa:

_ aba, ras vapirebT, aTos?

_ lodins, _ upasuxa aTosma.

cota xnis Semdeg monastris winamZRvarma acnoba muSkete­rebs, rom micvalebuls SuadRisas asaflavebdnen, rac Seexeba ubeduris momwamvlels, mis Sesaxeb araferi icodnen.

rogorc etyoboda, igi baRidan unda gaqceuliyo, radgan baRis xeivnis qviSaze misi nafexurebi naxes, baRis karebic daketili daxvdaT, gasaRebic miledisTan erTad gamqraliyo.

daniSnul dros lordi uinteri da oTxi muSketeri monasterSi iyvnen. ismoda glovis zari, eklesia Ria iyo, mgaloblebis adgilze daesvenebinaT sawyali qali, da moajiri daeketaT. micvalebuls monazvnis tanisamosi ecva. micvale­bulis orive mxriv da moajiris ukan uklebliv mogro­viliyvnen karmelistebi. wirvas ismendnen monazvnebi. Tavis xmas uwyob­dnen mRvdlebis xmas. monazvnebi ise idgnen, rom verc ki xe­dav­dnen ymawvilkacebs, verc muSketerebi xedavdnen maT.

d'artaniani eklesiis karebTan mivida da igrZno, rom xelaxla eleoda Zal-Rone, aToss miubrunda, magram aTosi arsad Canda.

aToss Tavisi dapirebis meti aRara axsovda ra da sTxova, baRSi CaeyvanaT. man qviSaze SeamCnia fexis anabeWdi im qalisa, romelic sisxlian kvalsa tovebda, sadac ki gaivlida. mihyva im kvals da mivida tyeSi gamaval karebTan, gaaRebina da tyeSi Sevida.

aq gaumarTlda yvela Tavisi eWvi: kareta, romelic muSke­terebs gaeqcaT, im tyis pirs gahyoloda. aTosi neli nabijiT midioda da gzas dascqeroda. aqa-iq sisxlis wveTi moCanda, muSketerebis mier iqneboda daWrili karetis win cxeniT mimavali Sikriki an karetis cxeni. am sisxlian gzas mihyva aTosi da ormocdaxuTi wuTis Semdeg sofel festuberidan sul ormocdaaTi nabijis daSorebiT sisxlis mTeli gube dainaxa. miwa cxenis naliT iyo aTxrili, tyisa da am sisxlis gubes Sua aTxrili miwis ukan igive nafexuri Canda, rac baRSi. kareta aq damdgariyo. baRidan aq gamosuliyo miledi da etlSi CabrZanebuliyo.

baRisa da tyis kvlevam aTosis varaudi savsebiT gaamarTla. igi dauyovnebliv dabrunda sastumroSi, sadac planSe daxvda.

yvelaferi ise momxdariyo, rogorc aTosi fiqrobda. planSe gahyoloda daniSnul gzas, masac aTosiviT daenaxa sisxlis wveTebi, miegno im adgilisaTvis, sadac cxenebi da­eyenebinaT, magram planSes ufro win waewia kvleva, vidre aToss. sofel festuberSi Sesuliyo erT duqanSi piris gasasveleblad da kiTxva arc ki dasWirveboda, ise gaegona laparaki, rom wuxel, ase, cxris naxevarze, erTi qali da misi daWrili cxenosani Sikriki, romlebic fostis karetiT miemgzavrebodnen, iZulebulni gaxdnen, gaCerebuliyvnen, radgan orive cudad grZnobda Tavs. amas mobaaseni yaCaRebs abralebdnen, romlebic tyeSi Tavs dasxmodnen karetas, kaci iqve, sofelSi darCeniliyo, qals ki gamoecvlevinebina cxenebi da isev Tavis gzas gasgomoda.

maSin planSem daiwyo Zebna fostis msaxurisa, romelmac etliT waiyvana miledi. ipova kidec da misgan gaigo, rom mas fromelamde mieyvana qali, romelic iqidan armantierSi gamgzavrebuliyo. planSec maSinve am mimarTulebiT gaeSura da dilis Svid saaTze ukve armantierSi mivida.

armantierSi erTaderTi sastumro iyo da planSec Sig Sevida, iTxova, msaxuri var, ualagod davrCi, iqneba mimiRoTo. aTi wuTic ar gasuliyo sastumros msaxurebTan laparakSi da ukve gaego, rom Ramis TerTmet saaTze erTi qali misuliyo martodmarto, oTaxi aeRo, daebarebina sastumros patroni da eTqva, rom cota xniT armantieris midamoebSi apirebda darCenas.

amaze meti aRara undoda ra planSes. gaiqca, ipova Tavisi amxanagebi, samive Tav-Tavis sadarajoze daayena sastumros karebTan da TviTon aTosisaken gamoiqca.

planSesTan laparaks amTavrebda aTosi, rodesac megob­rebma kari SemoaRes.

mwuxare, moRuSuli saxe hqonda yvelas, TviT saamosaxiani aramisic ki moRuSuliyo.

_ ha, ras vapirebT? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma

_ lodins, _ miugo aTosma.

da yvelani isev Tav-Tavis oTaxebSi Sevidnen.

saRamos rva saaTze aTosma cxenebi Seakazmvina da lord uintersa da Tavis megobrebs acnoba, rom wasasvlelad momzadebuliyvnen.

imwamsve mzad iyvnen xuTiveni. gaisinjes da moamzades sakuTari iaraRebi, bolos TviTon aTosic Camovida, d'arta­niani ukve cxenze Semjdariyo, Zalian eCqareboda sawyals.

_ moiTmineT, _ sTxova aTosma. _ erTi kaci kidev gvaklia.

gakvirvebuli muSketerebi aqeT-iqiT icqirebodnen, rom gaegoT, vin aklda aToss, magram aravin moCanda da amaod iwuxebdnen Tavs imis gamocnobiT, Tu vin unda yofiliyo.

amasobaSi planSem cxeni mohgvara aToss, isic mardad moaxta cxens da amxanagebs sTxova, cota xans damicadeT, axlave movalo. Tqva da gaeqana.

TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg igi, marTlac, dabrunda, oRond Tan viRac niRbiani kaci moiyvana, romelic wiTel wamosasxamSi iyo gaxveuli.

lordi uinteri da sami muSketeri TvalebiT ekiTxebodnen erTmaneTs, magram upasuxod rCeboda es Cumi kiTxva, radgan aravin icoda, vin iyo es kaci an rad iyo am saqmeSi Careuli. gadawyvites, rom es ase unda yofiliyo, raki aTosi akeTebda am saqmes.

cxra saaTze daiZrnen megobrebi. gzis maCveneblad planSe hyavdaT. isinic im gziT wavidnen, romliTac miledis kareta wasuliyo.

samwuxaro sanaxavi iyo es eqvsi kaci: Cumad midiodnen, TavianTi fiqrebiT gatacebulni, moRuSulni _ rogorc TviTon sasowarkveTileba, pirquSni _ rogorc SurisZieba.

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sasamarTlo
bneli, qariSxliani Rame iyo, Savi Rrubeli mohfenoda zecas da varskvlavebs faravda. mTvare SuaRamemde ar amovidoda.

xandaxan elvis sinaTleze gamoCndeboda TeTri, grZlad gadaWimuli, dacarielebuli gza, male yvelafers isev wyvdiadi nTqavda.

wamdauwum Seayenebda xolme aTosi win mimaval d'artanians da sTxovda, maTTan erTad evlo, magram amaod; ramdenime wuTSi d'artaniani isev win gauswrebda, mas erTaderTi fiqri amoZravebda, rac SeiZleba Cqara wasuliyo.

Cumad gaiares sofeli festuberi, sadac roSforis daWrili msaxuri darCeniliyo. mere riSburgis tyis pirs mihyvnen. rodesac erlieSi Cavidnen, planSes miTiTebis Tanaxmad, marcxniv Seuxvies.

ramdenjerme scades xan uinterma, xan porTosma da aramisma, laparaki daewyoT wiTelwamosasxamian kacTan, magram is pasuxs ar iZleoda da xmis amouReblad uqnevda Tavs. maSin mixvdnen mgzavrebi, rom ucnobi raRac mizezis gamo xmas ar iRebda da Tavi daanebes.

avdari ki ufro da ufro metad mZvinvarebda. elva elvas mosdevda, quxili matulobda, grigalis winamorbedi qari Zlierad qroda, aTamaSebda Cveni mgzavrebis qudis bumbulebs da Tmas uwewavda.

cxenosnebi aCqardnen.

gaiares fromeliÔda wvimamac dauSva, mgzavrebi wamosas­xamebSi gaexvivnen, sami lie kidev hqondaT gasavleli. Sxapuna wvima saxeSi scemdaT.

d'artanianma wamosasxami ar moisxa da qudic ki moixada. igi mwuxarebiT anTebul Subls siamovnebiT uSverda gamag­rilebel wvimas.

goskals rom gascdnen da fostas miuaxlovdnen, viRaca kaci, romelic dasvelebis SiSiT xes amohfareboda, xmaamo­uReblad Sua gzaze gamovida da TiTebi tuCebze miido.

aTosma icno grimo.

_ ra moxda? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma, _ nuTu armantieridanac gagveqca?

grimom Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi dauqnia.

d'artanianma kbilebi daakraWuna.

_ Cumad, d'artanian! _ ubrZana aTosma, _ me vikisre yvela­feri da, maSasadame, grimosac me davkiTxav.

_ saiT wavida, grimo? _ hkiTxa aTosma.

grimom xeli gaiSvira mdinare lisken.

_ Sors aris aqedan?

grimom pasuxad Tavis batons mokakuli saloki TiTi daanaxva.

_martoa?

grimom Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi dauqnia.

_ batonebo, _ mimarTa amxanagebs aTosma, _ is avsuli Cvengan naxevari lieTia daSorebuli.

_ Zalian kargi, _ Tqva d'artanianma, _ aba, grimo, win gagviZex!

grimom mindorSi gadauxvia da axla is gaxda gzis maCve­nebeli.

gaiares daaxloebiT xuTasiode nabiji, mdinares miadgnen da foniT gavidnen gaRma mxares.

am dros gaielva da mgzavrebma dainaxes sofeli engengemi.

_ mivediT, grimo? _ hkiTxa aTosma.

grimom Tavi gaiqnia, jer arao.

_ Cumad, batonebo, _ sTxova aTosma da isev aaCqares cxenebi.

kidev gaielva, grimom xeli gaiSvira da gveliviT daklak­nili cecxlovani elvis molurjo sinaTleze, mdinaris piras, bornis axlos, patara gancalkevebuli saxli daanaxva.

erT fanjaraSi sinaTle moCanda.

_ mivediT, _ Tqva aTosma.

am dros Txrilidan viRac kaci wamodga da ganaTebuli fanjrisken xeli gaiSvira. es muSketoni iyo.

_ iq gaxlavT, _ moaxsena man.

_ bazeni sadRaa?

_ me fanjarasTan vdarajob, is karebTan gaxlavT.

_ yoCaR, _ uTxra aTosma, _ marTlac kargi biWebi yofil­xarT.

aTosi Camoxta cxenidan, aRviri grimos misca, amxanagebs aniSna, karebTan misuliyvnen, TviTon ki ganaTebuli fanjri­saken wavida.

am patara saxls garSemo dabali Robe ekra. aTosi Robeze gadaxta da mivida udarabo fanjarasTan, romelsac farda efara, qvaze Sedga, rom oTaxSi fardis zemodan Seexeda.

oTaxSi lampa enTo, buxarTan, mimqral cecxlTan skamze ijda Savi wamosasxamiT mofuTnuli qali. uSno magidaze daeyrdno mklavebi da spilos ZvaliviT TeTr xelebze daeSva Tavi.

saxe ar uCanda qals, magram borotad gaiRima aTosma: SeuZlebeli iyo aq Secdoma, oTaxSi swored is iyo, visac eZebda.

am dros cxenma daiWixvina. miledim wamoiwia, dainaxa fanjris SuSaze mikruli aTosis saxe da daikivla.

aTosi mixvda, rom ukve icno misma nacolarma, fanjris CarCos muxliT miawva da xeliT SeaRo, SuSebi daimsxvra... aTosi SurisZiebis aCrdiliviT Sevarda oTaxSi.

miledi karebs eca. iq d'artaniani daxvda aTosze ufro fermixdili da gaSmagebuli.

miledim Sehkivla da saCqarod ukan daiwia. d'artanians egona, raime gasavali gza aqvs da imitom garbiso, SeSinda gaskoneli, kidev ar gasxltomodaT xelidan da dambaCa iZro, magram aTosma xeliT SeaCera.

_ Tavis adgilze SeinaxeT dambaCa, d'artanian, - uTxra man, _ Cven am qalis gansasjelad movediT da ara mosaklavad. cota xans kidev mogviTmine; garwmuneb, kmayofili damrCebi. SemobrZandiT, batonebo!

d'artaniani daemorCila aToss, romelsac TviT RvTisagan movlenili msajulis xma hqonda. d'artanians Tan Semohyvnen porTosi, aramisi, lordi uinteri da wiTelwamosasxamiani kaci.

oTxi msaxuri karebs da fanjrebs darajobda.

miledi skamze dacemuliyo, xelebi aeSvira, TiTqos cdilobda, morideboda sazarel moCvenebas. mazlis danaxvaze kivili aRmoxda.

_ ra gindaT, ra? _ Sehyvira aToss.

_ gvinda vnaxoT Sarlota baksoni, _ miugo aTosma, _ romelic jer graf de la feris meuRled iwodeboda, Semdeg ki ledi uinterad, baron Sefildis meuRled.

_ me var, me! _ wailuRluRa SiSiT Tavzardacemulma, _ ra gindaT Cemgan?

_ unda gagasamarTloT Tqven mier Cadenili borotmoq­medebebisgamo, _ miugo aTosma, _ Tqven geZlevaT Tavis dacvis ufleba da, Tu SegiZliaT, ecadeT, gamarTldeT. batono d'artanian, Tqven pirvels gekuTvniT sityva. ra bralsa sdebT am qals?

d'artaniani win dadga.

_ RvTisa da adaminTa winaSe vamtkiceb, rom am qalma guSin saRamos sawamlavi daalevina da sicocxles gamoasalma konstancia bonasie.

mere porTossa da aramiss miubrunda:

_ marTali aris, Cven varT magis mowmeni, _ Tqves erTxmad muSketerebma.

mere isev d'artanianma ganagrZo:

_ RvTisa da adamianebis winaSe me bralsa vdeb am qals Cemi mowamvlis cdisaTvis. man vileruadan Cemi amxanagebis saxeliT gamomigzavna mowamluli Rvino da yalbi werili. me RmerTma mixsna, magram Cem magivrad mokvda sxva, mas brizmoni erqva.

_ Cven vadasturebT am sityvebs, _ Tqves erTxmad porTosma da aramisma.

_ RvTisa da adamianTa winaSe, _ ganagrZo isev d'artanianma, _ me bralsa vdeb am qals imaSi, rom igi graf vardis mokvlas CamCiCinebda, marTalia, aq damswreni ver damemowmebian, magram me RmerTs vimowmeb. davamTavre! _ Tqva da oTaxis meore mxares, aramisTan da porTosTan gaCerda.

_ axla Tqven brZaneT, milord, _ mimarTa aTosma uinters.

milordi win gamovida.

_ RvTisa da adamianTa winaSe vamtkiceb, rom am qalma moakvlevina hercogi bukingami.

_ bukingami moakvlevina? _ Sehyvira erTxmad yvela iq myofma.

_ diax, batonebo, aman moakvlevina. me miviRe Tqveni werili, Tanaxmad Tqveni gafrTxilebisa, davaWerine es boroti suli da erT metad patiosan, erTgul mosamsaxures mivande misi darajoba. aman gaabriyva, garyvna, xanjali misca xelSi, moakv­levina bukingami. da iqneba swored amwuTas anTxevs sisxls ubeduri feltoni, rom Tavisi sisxliT gamoisyidos am dedakacis boroteba.

am axali borotebis gagonebam muxlebi aukankala msajulebs.

_ jer ar damimTavrebia, _ ganagrZo uinterma, _ Cemma Zmam Tavis memkvidred es qalbatoni daamtkica da amis Semdeg sam saaTSi mokvda raRac ucnauri avadmyofobiT, romelic molurjo feris laqebs tovebs micvalebulis tanze. ra daemarTa Cems Zmas, Cemo rZalo? ram mokla ise ucbad Tqveni qmari?

_ saSinelebaa! _ wamoiZaxes aramisma da porTosma.

_ bukingamis mkvlelo, feltonis mkvlelo, Cemi Zmis mkvlelo! me samarTals moviTxov an me TviTon gavaCen samarTals.

lordi uinteric d'artanianTan mivida da sxva bralmde­bels dauTmo adgili.

miledim Tavi xelebze dauSva da cdilobda, goneba moekriba.

_ maS, axla me mogaxsenebT, _ Tqva aTosma, Tan ise kanka­lebda, rogorc lomi _ gvelis danaxvaze, _ axla me mogax­senebT: jer sul axalgazrda iyo es boroti suli, rodesac colad SevirTe, miuxedavad imisa, rom am qorwinebis winaaRmdegi iyo mTeli Cemi ojaxi da Cveni gvari. me miveci am qals yelaferi, rac ki gamaCnda, miveci Cemi gvaric. erT dRes SevamCnie, rom es marcxena mxarze dadaRuli iyo SroSanas yvaviliT.

_ oh, _ Sehyvira miledim da wamovarda, _ aba, damisaxeleT, aba, mipoveT is sasamarTlo, romelmac daadgina Cemi ase samarcxvinod dasja, aba, mipoveT is jalaTi, romelmac aasrula amgvari sasjeli!

_ Cumad! _ gaisma ucnobi xma. _ amis pasuxs me mogcemT, _ da wiTelwamosasxamiani kaci win gamovida.

_ vin aris es kaci? vin aris es kaci? _ kioda SiSiT aTrTolebuli miledi.

yvela am kacs Sehyurebda. mas, aTosis garda, aravin icnobda.

TviTon aTosic iseTive gancvifrebuli uyurebda wiTel­wamosasxamians, rogorc sxvebi, imitom, rom man ar icoda, rogor unda yofiliyo es kaci gareuli im saSinel dramaSi, romlis kvanZic es-es aris ixsneboda.

wiTelwamosasxamiani neli, darbaisluri nabijiT mile­disTan mivida da rodesac imdenad miuaxlovda, rom patara magidaRa aSorebda, niRabi moixsna.

miledi daacqerda fermkrTal, Savi TmiTa da wveriT dafarul saxes, romelzedac gayinuli ugrZnoblobis mets verafers amoikiTxavdiT, da sazarlad Sehkivla.

_ oh, ara, ara!

wamovarda, ukan-ukan wavida, kedels miekra zurgiT.

_ ara, ara, es jojoxeTis moCvenebaa, es is ar aris!.. miSveleT! miSveleT! _ gahkioda miledi xrinwiani xmiT. Semdg kedlisaken mibrunda, TiTqos undoda, gaepo kedeli da mters gahqceoda.

_ marTlada, vin brZandebiT?Þ _ hkiTxes uinterma da muSketerebma.

_ am dedakacsa hkiTxeT, _ upasuxa wiTelwamosasxamianma. _ xom xedavT, micno.

_ lilieli jalaTi! lilieli jalaTi! _ Sehyvira SiSiT gagiJebulma miledim da Tan xelebiT kedels ebRauWeboda, rom ar waqceuliyo.

yvelani Semoecalnen wiTelwamosasxamian kacs da marto is darCa oTaxis SuagulSi.

_ oh, SemindeT! SemibraleT! _ Sehyvira qalma da muxlebze daeSva.

ucnobma daacada, rom dumili Camovardniliyo.

_ xom mogaxseneT, micno-meTqi, _ ganagrZo isev mSvidad. -_ diax, me qalaq lilis jalaTi var da, ai, axla Cemi ubedureba moismineT.

yvela mas Sescqeroda da gulis fancqaliT moelodnen mis saCivars.

_ es qali odesRac axalgazrda da iseTive lamazi iyo, rogoric dResaa. tamplemaris benediqtelebis monasterSi iyo monazvnad. monastris mRvdeli erTi gulubryvilo da RvTismosavi axalgazrda kaci iyo. am qalbatonma ganizraxa misi cTuneba da aisrula kidec wadili... wmidansac ki acTunebda, rom moendomebina, magram didxans ver darCeboda SeumCnevlad maTi kavSiri da orive daiRupeboda, Tu gamoaS­karavdeboda es saidumloeba. daiTanxma am qalma mRvdeli da gadawyvita, sadRac Sors gadakarguliyvnen. amisaTvis ki saWiro iyo fuli. mRvdelma monastridan moipara wminda barZimi da sxva WurWeli, gayida isini, magram swored im dros, rodesac gasaqcevad gaemzadnen, orive daiWires.

rva dRis Semdeg sapatimros ufrosis Svili acTuna qalbatonma da gaiqca, ymawvil mRvdels aTi wliT patimroba da dadaRva miusajes. maSin me viyavi lilis jalaTi, rogorc es avsuli brZanebs. iZulebuli viyavi, daRi damesva damna­SavisaTvis, damnaSave, batonebo... Cemi Zma iyo!

aRTqma davde, rom es dedakaci, damRupavi Cemi Zmisa, misi Tanamoziare, romlis zegavleniTac iyo Cadenili is qurdoba, nawilobriv mainc damesaja imave sasjeliT, rac Cems Zmas mi­usajes. vicodi, sadac imaleboda, mivedi, daviWire, xel-fexi Sevukari, igive daRi davasvi mxarze, rac Cems sawyal Zmas.

davbrundi lilSi. mivedi Sin. meore dRes Cemi Zma gaparuliyo cixidan. damiWires, misi Tanamoziaroba damwames da momisajes mis magivrad patimroba, manam TviTon ar gamoc­xaddeboda Cems gasaTavisufleblad. Cemma ubedurma Zmam am sasjelisa ara icoda ra, radgan maSinve am qalbatonTan gaqceuliyo da erTad gadakarguliyvnen berrisken. iq patara samwyso mieRo da dad gamoecxadebina Tavisi sayvareli.

Cemi Zmis samwyso erTi didi mebatonis mamulSi idga. dainaxa mebatonem mRvdlis da, moewona da imdenad Seuyvarda, rom meuRled Seyvana aRuTqva Tavis ojaxSi. im qalbatonmac Tavi mianeba Tavis mier daRupul kacs da SeuerTda mas, visac momavalSi daRupavda. igi gaxda graf de la feris meuRle...

yvelam aToss Sexeda, mxolod maSin gaiges misi namdvili gvari. aTosma Tavi daiqnia imis dasamtkiceblad, rom jalaTi marTals ambobda.

_ maSin, _ ganagrZo wiTelwamosasxamianma, _ RalatiT sasowarkveTili Cemi ubeduri Zma saxlSi dabrunda da rodesac gaigo, rom mis magivrad me viyavi dapatimrebuli, gamocxadda... im Ramesve Tavi CamoixrCo saknis sarkmelze. samarTali ar unda dakargos kacma, Cemma msajulebma patiosnad amisrules Tavisi dapireba: rogorc ki darwmundnen, rom CamomxrCvali swored is patimari iyo, romelic gaparvodaT, maSinve gamaTavisufles.

ai, ra bralsa vdeb me am sulmdabals da, ai, mizezi, romlis gamoc daRi daedo.

_ batono d'artanian, _ mimarTa aTosma, _ ra sasjels moiTxovT Tqven am qalis dasasjelad?

_ sikvdiliT dasjas! _ upasuxa d'artanianma.

_ lord uinter, _ ganagrZo aTosma, _ ra sasjels moiTxovT Tqven am qalis dasasjelad?

_ sikvdiliT dasjas! _ upasuxa uinterma.

_ batonebo, aramis da porTos, _ daiwyo isev aTosma, _ dRes Tqven xarT am saqmis msajulni, ras miusjiT am qals?

_ sikvdiliT dasjas! _ miuges yru xmiT muSketerebma.

miledim sazarlad daiRmuvla da xelebapyrobilma ram­denime nabiji msajulebisken gadadga.

aTosma xeli gaSala da Seayena.

_ Sarlota bakson, _ uTxra man, _ meuRlev graf de la ferisa, miledi uinter, Tqvenma borotebam daRala adamianebi amqveynad da RmerTi zecaSi. Tu iciT raime locva, iloceT, mimarTeT RmerTs, radgan msjavrdadebuli xarT da mokvdebiT.

am sityvebis gagonebaze, romlebic mas aRarafris imeds ar aZlevdnen, miledi wamovarda, welSi gasworda, undoda, raRac eTqva, magram veRar SeZlo. mZlavrma xelma dabRuja misi Tma da iseve daundoblad imorCilebda, rogorc adamians bediswera, amitom aRaraviTari winaaRmdegoba ar gauwia da xmis amouRebliv gareT gahyva.

lordi uinteri, d'artaniani, aTosi, aramisi, porTosi mihyvebodnen ukan. msaxurebi TavianT batonebs daedevnen. dacarielda oTaxi, romlis Camtvreuli fanjrebi naxevrad Riad darCeniliyo, xolo magidaze lampa bolavda.