MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

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d'artaniani amJRavnebs Tavis xasiaTs
gamarTlda aTosis da porTosis winaswarmetyveleba: naxevari saaTis Semdeg d'artaniani, marTlac, dabrunda, axlac, rogorc winaT, sadRac mimaluliyo ucnobi. ise gaqra, TiTqos cas an dedamiwas Caeylapos.

xelSi amoRebuli xmliT d'artanianma swrafad moirbina yvela axlomaxlo quCa, magram im ucnobis msgavsic ki aravin Sexvda. bolos is gadawyvita, rac dasawyisSi unda gaekeTebina: im saxls dabruneboda, romlis karTanac ucnobi idga. daakakuna, magram aqac amaod Cauara cdam: aTjer Tu Tormetjer dahkra CaquCi kars, magram saxlidan pasuxi aravin misca. am xmaurma fexze wamoayena mezoblebi, zogma quCis kari gaaRo, zogma fanjridan gadmoixeda. erTxmiv arwmunebdnen yvelani, rom es saxli gamoketili iyo da eqvsi Tvis manZilze aravis ecxovra Sig. marTlac. im saxlis yvela fanjaras darabebi efara.

manam d'artaniani quCebSi darboda da karebs akakunebda, aramisic SemouerTda Tavis or amxanags da gaskonels Sin dabrunebisas megobrebis sruli kreba daxvda.

_ ha, ra gaarige? _ hkiTxa erTad samma muSketerma d'ar­tanians, romelsac aRSfoTebul saxeze ofli wurwuriT Camosdioda.

_ ra gavarige! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma da xmali loginze daagdo, _ xorcSesxmuli qaji unda iyos is mxdali, ise gaqra, rogorc landi, rogorc Crdili, rogorc moCveneba.

_ gwamT rame moCvenebisa? _ hkiTxa aTosma porToss.

_ me marto is mwams, rasac vxedav, da vinaidan moCveneba arasodes ar minaxavs, maS, arca mwams.

_ asea Tu ise, adamiania Tu qaji, sxeulia Tu aCrdili, moCvenebaa Tu sinamdvile, cxadia, rom swored Cems sawamebladaa gaCenili. misma gaqcevam erTi sagangebo saqme CagviSala, batonebo, iseTi saqme, romelSic asi pistoli gvrCeboda naRdad da iqneba metic.

_ rogor Tu asi pistoli? _ hkiTxes erTad porTosma da aramisma.

_ rac Seexeba aToss, man arc aq daarRvia Tavisi Cveulebrivi dumili da imiT dakmayofilda, rom TvalebiT SeekiTxa d'artanians.

am dros planSem kari odnav SemoaRo da Tavi Semoyo: undoda batonebis am saubridan cota rame mainc gaegona.

_ planSe! _ ubrZana d'artanianma msaxurs, _ CadiT Cvens saxlis patronTan, baton bonasiesTan, da uTxariT, eqvsi boTli boJansis Rvino gamogvigzavnos. me boJansisa ufro momwons, vidre sxva.

_ ah, RmerTo! maS, magdeni ndobiT sargeblobT Tqvens saxlis patronTan? _ hkiTxa porTosma.

_ diax, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ dReidan, batonebo, arxeinad brZandebodeT, Tu es Rvino ar mogvewona, sxva, ukeTesis mosatanadac gavgzavniT.

_ brZensa xams sargeblobao da ara gadaWarbebao! _ Tqva darigebiT aramisma.

_ tyuilad ki ar vambobdi, rom CvenSi yvelaze Wkviani Tavi d'artanians aqvs-meTqi, _ Tqva aTosma da d'artanianma madlobis niSnad Tavi rom daukra, isev Cveulebriv dumils mieca.

_ bolos da bolos, ar unda gviTxraT, raSia saqme? _ hkiTxa porTosma.

_ marTlac, gagvagebineT, raSia saqme? _ mimarTa axla aramisma, _ gagvagebineT, Cemo sayvarelo megobaro, Tu amiT patiosani qalis saxeli ar SeibRaleba, xolo Tu ibRaleba, is emjobineba, rom sulac araferi TqvaT.

_ damSvidebuli brZandebodeT, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ me aravis patiosnebas ar Sevexebi. ai, momismineT...

man sityvasityviT, dawvrilebiT uambo Tavis megobrebs yvelaferi, rac misma saxlis patronma uTxra, amas isic daumata, rom ucnobi, romelmac bonasies coli moitaca, swored is kacia, romelTanac mas Cxubi mouvida mengSi, `Tavisufali mewisqvilis~ sastumroSi.

_ ar unda iyos urigo saqme, _ Tqva aTosma, rodesac gamocdili kacis gamometyvelebiT gasinja Rvinis gemo da kma­yofileba daetyo saxeze, _ SeiZleba erTi ormocdaaTi-samoci pistolic davaZroT Tqvens bonasies, magram jer unda movi­fiqroT da ganvsajoT, Rirs ki ormocdaaTi-samoci pis­tolisTvis gavwiroT oTxma kacma?

_ nuTu gaviwydebaT, rom qali urevia am saqmeSi! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ moitaces qali da, cxadia, emuqrebian. iqneba kidec tanjaven, awameben, mxolod imitom, rom Tavisi qalbatonis erTgulia.

_ frTxilad, d'artanian, ÔfrTxilad, _ uTxra aramisma, _ me rom mkiTxoT, Zalian cxarobT qalbaton bonasies mdgo­mareobaze. qali Cvens wasawymendad gaaCina RmerTma, qalisgan aris, rom amodena ubedureba axvevia kacs.Î

aramisis sityvebze aTosma warbebi SeWmuxna da tuCze ikbina.

_ me qalbaton bonasieze ar vwuxvar, _ miugo d'artanianma, _ dedoflis mdgomareoba mafiqrebs, batonebo, dedoflisa. mefem miiviwya igi, kardinali sdevnis dedofals da dRe ar gava, rom Tavi ar gaagdebinon mis romelime erTguls.

_ hoda, rad uyvars espanelebi da ingliselebi? swored isini, vinc Cven dasanaxavad gvejavreba!

_ espaneTi misi samSobloa, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ da sruliad bunebrivia, rom Tavisi Tanamemamuleni, samSoblo qveynis Svilebi uyvardes. rac Seexeba meore braldebas, gamigonia, rom ingliselebi ki ara, ingliseli uyvarso.

_ eh, jobs, marTali vaRiaro, _ Tqva aTosma, _ namdvilad siyvarulis Rirsia is ingliseli. arasodes aravin minaxavs iseTi momxiblavi.

_ axla misi tanisamosi! _ daiZaxa porTosma, _ ise koxtad Cacmuli sxva aravin meguleba, luvrSi viyav im dRes. mar­galitebs rom abnevda... unda gamovtyde, ori aviRe da TiTo aT-aT pistolad gavyide. Sena, aramis, Senc icnob, ara?

_ iseve kargad, rogorc Tqven, batonebo, me erT-erTi viyavi maT Soris, vinc igi daakava amienis baRSi, sadac Semapara dedoflis mejinibem, batonma de piutanJma, maSin jer kidev seminariaSi vswavlobdi. es ambavi, rogorc meCveneboda, mefes Seuracxyofda.

_ da mainc, rom vicode, sad aris hercogi bukingami, albaT, xels Cavkidebdi da ise moviyvandi dedofalTan. Tundac marto imitom, rom kargad gamebrazebina batoni kardinali. merwmuneT, batonebo, erTaderTi Cveni mteri, Cveni mudmivi mosisxle mteri, kardinalia, da siamovnebiT Tavs gavwiravdi, Tuki raime oiniT Tavbeds vawyevlinebdi, _ Tqva d'artanianma.

_ maS, im kacma giTxraT, d'artanian, TiTqos dedofali SiSobdes _ vaiTu Cemi saxeliT moityueso bukingami parizSi? _ hkiTxa aTosma.

_ diax, batono, da Zalianac eSinia Turme.

_ momiTmineT, momiTmineT! _ Tqva aramisma.

_ ra moxda? _ gaikvirva porTosma.

_ araferia, ganagrZeT. erTi ram magondeba.

_ raki asea, darwmunebuli var, rom am qalis, dedoflis erTguli mxevlis motaceba dakavSirebulia im werilTan da SeiZleba baton bukingamis parizSi yofnasTanac, _ Tqva d'artanianma.

_ sakvirveli SorsmWvreti Tvali aqvs gaskonels! _Tqva aRtacebiT porTosma.

_ mec Zalian miyvars misi saubari, _ dasZina aTosma, _ saamoa misi gaskonuri kilo da gamoTqma.

_ momismineT, batonebo! _ Tqva aramisma.

_ movusminoT aramiss!

_ guSin RvTismetyvelebis doqtorTan viyavi, romelsac xandaxan vesaubrebi Cemi Sromis Sesaxeb...

aToss Rimili moeria.

_ miyruebul ubanSi cxovrobs, _ ganagrZo aramisma, _ misi profesia da gemovneba moiTxovs aseT simSvides, da swored im dros, rodesac iqidan gamovdiodi... _ aq aramisi gaCumda.

_ mere, mere? _ miscvivdnen amxanagebi, _ swored im dros, rodesac gamodiodiT...

aramisma Tavs Zala daatana ise, rogorc amas akeTebs sicruis mTqmeli adamiani, romelsac win gadaeRobeba moulodneloba, magram iseTi daSterebiT Sescqerodnen smenad gadaqceuli amxanagebi, rom yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo ukan daxeva.

_ Cems megobar doqtors diswuli hyavs, axalgazrda qali, _ ganagrZo aramisma.

_ oho, axalgazrda qali? _ Seawyvetina porTosma.

_ Zalian patiosani da pativsacemi, _ aramisis am sityvebze sicili waskda samTaves.

_ eh, Tu ase icinebT an eWvi geparebaT, Cemgan veRarafers gaigebT.

_ Cven gvwams, viTarca mahmadianT da munjni varT, viTarca akldama, _ uTxra aTosma, _ ganagrZeT!

_ vagrZeleb! _ daiwyo aramisma, _ is qali xandaxan Tavisi biZis sanaxavad dadis. _ guSin isic swored maSin mosula, rodesac SemTxveviT mec iq gaxldiT da wamosvlisas... iZu­lebuli Seviqeni, Tavisive etliT wamomeyvana.

_ oho, maS, Tavisi etlica hqonia doqtoris diswuls? _ Seawyvetina porTosma, romelic ver aCerebda mousvenar enas, _ kargi nacnobebi gyoliaT, megobaro!

_ porTos, _ mimarTa aramisma, _ ramdenjer gTxoveT da gagafrTxileT, rom metad kadnieri xarT da amiT bevrsa kargavT qalebSi.

_ batonebo, batonebo, _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, romelic kargad Wvretda am saqmis arss, _ metad mniSvnelovani garemoebaa mosasmeni da Tu SesaZlebelia, nuRar vixumrebT, mere, aramis, mere?

_ ucbad erTi kaci momiaxlovda, tanad axovani, Savgvremani, keTilSobili saxisa... ai, imgvari, d'artanian, rogorc Tqveni ucnobi.

_ an iqneb, swored igive, _ miugo d'artanianma.

_ iqneba asec iyos, _ ganagrZo aramisma. _ momiaxlovda Tavisi mxleblebiT, xuTi-eqvsi kaci aTi nabijis moSorebiT dadga. is ki movida CemTan, didi mowiwebiT mommarTa: `batono hercogo~... _ mere qals gadaxeda, romelic xelixelgayrili momyavda, da uTxra: `Tqvenc, qalbatono~...

_ doqtoris diswuls?

_ Cumad iyaviT, porTos! _ Seutia d'artanianma, _ swored autaneli kaci xarT!

_ `keTil inebeT, CabrZandiT am etlSi da gTxovT, araviTari winaaRmdegoba ar gamiwioT, araviTari xmauri an yvirili~...

_ bukingami egoneT? _ Sehyvira d'artanianma.

_ mgoni, rom ase iyo, _ Tqva aramisma.

_ mere, is qali? _ hkiTxa porTosma.

_ is kidev _ dedofali! _ upasuxa d'artanianma.

_ namdvilad, _ daemowma aramisi.

_ swored rom gulTmisania Cveni gaskoneli! _ wamoiZaxa aTosma, _ amas araferi daemaleba.

_ saqme isaa, rom simaRliT da tanadobiT Zaliana hgavs aramisi bukingams, magram muSketeris tanisamosi?.. _ Tqva por­Tosma.

_ didi wamosasxami mfaravda, _ upasuxa aramisma.

_ ivlisis sicxeSi? ai daswyevlos! _ nuTu eSinia Tqvens doqtors, misi stumari aravin icnos? _ wamoiZaxa porTosma.

_ Zalian kargi, _ Tqva aTosma, _ tanadobiT bukingams migamsgavsaT, magram saxes vera xedavda?

_ didi qudi mexura, Tvalebze Camoweuli.

_ oh, RmerTo Cemo! _ Sehyvira porTosma, _ ramdeni sifr­Txile sWirdeba RvTismetyvelebis Seswavlas!

_ batonebo, batonebo! _ sTxova d'artanianma, _ xumrobaze nu davkargavT dros. modiT, daviSaloT da Cemi saxlis patronis colis Zebnas SevudgeT. es aris yvela intrigis gasaRebi.

_ viRac mdabio moqalaqis colis Zebnas SevudgeT? Tqven ambobT magas, d'artanian? _ Tqva porTosma da tuCebi zizRiT damanWa.

_ de la portis naTlulia da dedoflis erTguli mosamsaxure, gana ar giTxariT, batonebo? garda amisa, iqneba TviT dedoflis ganzraxvaa, daxmareba dabal fenebSi moipovos.

_ kargi, _ daeTanxma porTosi, _ magram karg gasamrjelozec mourigdiT Tqvens saxlis patrons.

_ es arc aris saWiro, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ radgan, darwmunebuli var, sulac rom araferi mogvces bonasiem, mainc sakmarisad dagvajildoeben meore mxridan.

am dros kibidan aCqarebuli fexis xma moisma. giJiviT SeaRes kari da d'artanianis oTaxSi, sadac Cveni megobrebi bWobdnen, ubeduri bonasie Semovarda.

_ ah, batonebo, miSveleT! _ yviroda bonasie, _ RvTis gulisaTvis, miSveleT! oTxi kacia mosuli, daWeras mipireben! miSveleT!

porTosi da aramisi wamocvivdnen.

_ erT wams! _ SesZaxa d'artanianma da aniSna, qarqaSSi CaegoT TiTqmis amoRebuli xmlebi, _ erT wams, batonebo! aq vaJkacoba ki ara, keTilgonierebaa saWiro!

_ maS, davaWerinoT es sawyali kaci? _ daiZaxa porTosma.

_ Tqven ise moiqceviT, rogorc d'artaniani ityvis, _ uTxra aTosma. _ kidev vimeoreb, CvenSi yvelaze maxvili Wkua d'arta­nianisaTvis miuniWebia bunebas da gicxadebT, rom me mas vemorCilebi, d'artanian, axla Sen ici, imoqmede ise, rogorc gindodes.

am dros karTan oTxi daraji gamoCnda. SeiaraRebuli muSketerebis danaxvaze isini SeCerdnen, oTaxSi Sesvlas veRar bedavdnen.

_ mobrZandiT, batonebo, mobrZandiT! _ SesZaxa d'artanianma, _ aq CvenTana xarT, Cven ki yvelani mefisa da baton kardinalis erTguli msaxurni varT.

_ maS, winaaRmdegobas ar gagviwevT, batonebo, miRebuli brZanebis asasruleblad? _ hkiTxa erTma, romelic ufrosi unda yofiliyo.

_ piriqiT, batonebo, Tu saWiroeba moiTxovs, Cvenc dagex­marebiT.

_ ra vqna, ras sCadis d'artaniani? _ buzRunebda porTosi.

_ miamiti xarT! _ uTxra Cumad aTosma.

_ Tqven aki dampirdiT?.. _ mimarTa Cumi xmiT sabralo saxlis patronma.

_ Tqveni daxmareba maSin SegveZleba, Tu Tavisufalni viqnebiT, _ auxsna swrafad da dabali xmiT d'artanianma. _ da Tu SegvamCnies, rom Tqvens dacvas vapirebT, Cvenc TqvenTan erTad dagvapatimreben.

_ me ki mgonia, rom...

_ mobrZandiT, batonebo, mobrZandiT, _ gasZaxa xmamaRla d'artanianma, _ winaaRmdegobis gawevis araviTari safuZveli ara maqvs. dRes vnaxe es kaci pirvelad, dRes gavicani, isic im sababiT, rom saxlis qira eTxova. amas TviTonac getyviT. xom marTals vambob, batono bonasie? upasuxeT!

_ sruli simarTlea, batonebo, _ Sehyvira bonasiem, _ magram imas ki aRar ambobs, batonebo...

_ ha, krinti ar dasZraT Cemze, Cems amxanagebze da metadre dedofalze, Torem yvelas daRupavT da Tqvens Tavsac veras uSveliT, _ wasCurCula d'artanianma, _ SemodiT, batonebo, waiyvaneT es kaci!

d'artanianma darajebs Zalad gaugdo saxlis patroni da Tan lanZRva dauwyo:

_ didi gaiZvera yofilxarT, Cemo batono! fulis saT­xovnelad amoxvediT CemTan, muSketerTan? daapatimreT! waiyvaneT, daamwyvdieT! rac SeiZleba didxansa gyavdeT dapatimrebuli, iqneb fuli vigdo xelT da Semdeg gavusworde.

jariskacebma didi madloba gadauxades d'artanians da misi saxlis patroni waiyvanes.

is iyo, unda gasuliyo maTi ufrosi, rom d'artanianma mxarze xeli daado da uTxra:

_ nuTu ise waxvalT, rom Cems sadRegrZelos ar gadahkravT da Tqvens sadRegrZelos ar damalevinebT? _ ori Wiqa aavso boJansis RviniT, romelic bonasies wyalobiT hqonda.

_ did pativs gcemT, batono, da siamovnebiT avasruleb Tqvens brZanebas, _ upasuxa razmis ufrosma.

_ maS, RmerTma gacocxloT, batono... Tqveni saxeli?

_ buarenari.

_ batono buarenaro!

_ icocxleT da idRegrZeleT, Cemo batono! Tqveni saxelic mibrZaneT, Tu SeiZleba.

_ d'artaniani.

_ icocxleT da idRegrZeleT, batono d'artanian!

_ upirveles yovlisa, _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, TiTqos aRtacebuli yofiliyos axali sadRegrZeloTi, _ es gaumarjos Cvens mefesa da kardinals!

kargi Rvino rom ara yofiliyo, SeiZleba eWvic Seetana razmis ufross d'artanianis gulwrfelobaSi, magram iseTi saamo sasmeli iyo boJansis Rvino, rom d'artaniansac moewona.

_ ra mogividaT, rogor CaidineT es saZagloba? _ mimarTa aRSfoTebulma porTosma d'artanians, rodesac razmis ufrosi gavida da megobrebi martoni darCnen.

_ Tavs lafi davisxiT! oTx muSketerTan Sevardes ubeduri, daxmareba sTxovos da xeli ar gaanZrion?! piriqiT, TviTonve daaWerinon? patiosanma gvariSvilma Wiqa miukakunos viRac policiels?

_ porTos, _ uTxra aramisma, _ ukve gagafrTxilaT aTosma, rom miamiti xarT da axla mec amasve gimeorebT. didi adamiani xar, d'artanian, da rodesac baton de trevilis Tanamdebobas mogcemen, gTxov, Semewio, rom erTi kargi mrevli maRirson.

_ vera gamigia ra, RmerTmani, _ Sehyvira porTosma, _ maS, Tqvenc iwonebT d'artanianis saqciels?

_ viwoneb da ase? _ upasuxa aTosma, _ piradad me viwoneb da vulocav kidec, rom ase SesaniSnavad moiqca.

_ ai, kidev ra giTxraT, _ Tqva d'artanianma ise, rom ar Seecada porTosisaTvis aexsna Tavisi saqcieli. _ gaxsovdeT, yvelani erTisaTvis da erTi yvelasaTvis! es aris Cveni mrwamsi. ara, batonebo?

_ diax, magram... _ daiwyo isev porTosma.

_ mogveci xeli da daifice! _ Seuties erTad aTosma da aramisma.

amxanagebis magaliTiT damarcxebuli porTosi raRacas buzRunebda, magram mainc gaSala xeli. oTxma amxanagma erTad gaimeora d'artanianis mier warmoTqmuli fici.

_ yvelani erTisaTvis da erTi yvelasaTvis!

_ Zalian kargi, axla yvelani Sinisaken! _ Tqva d'artanianma ise, TiTqos sul mbrZaneblobaSi gaetarebina Tavisi dReni, _ icodeT, frTxilad unda viyoT, dReidan mosisxle mtrad gavixadeT kardinali.
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Tagvis maxe meCvidmete saukuneSi
Cveni drois gamogoneba ar gegonoT Tagvis maxe. rogorc ki daiwyo adamianTa sazogadoebrivi cxovreba da sazogadoebam policia Seqmna, man, Tavis mxriv, maSinve Tagvis maxe gamoigona.

saWiro iqneba Cvens mkiTxvels gavacnoT, ras warmoadgens es Tagvis maxe.

rodesac romelime ojaxSi raime danaSaulisagamo eWviT apatimreben vinmes, saidumlod inaxaven mis patimrobas. oTxi-xuTi policieli daWerilis binis Sesasvlel oTaxSi awyobs safars, kars uReben yvelas, vinc ki daakakunebs, da maTac maSinve akaveben. amgvarad, ori-sami dRis Semdeg xelTa hyavT saeWvo pirovnebis yvela maxlobeli.

ai, ra gaxlavT Tagvis maxe.

aseTi Tagvis maxe moawyves sawyal bonasies binaSic. vinc masTan mivida, kardinalis erTgulebma yvela daakaves da dahkiTxes. d'artanianis binas calke kari da kibe hqonda da, ra Tqma unda, masTan mimavali patimrobasa da dakiTxvas ascdeboda, Tumca sami muSketeris meti aravin dadioda d'artanianTan.

megobrebi maSinve Seudgnen motacebulis Zebnas, magram veraferi gaiges, kvalsac ki ver miagnes, aTosma de trevilis naxvac gabeda da masac hkiTxa. am ambavma Zalian gaakvirva kapitani, radgan metad munjad da moridebulad miaCnda aTosi. Tumca batonma de trevilmac ara icoda ra. mxolod ukanasknelad sasaxleSi yofnisas SeamCnia, rom kardinali metad Cafiqrebuli iyo, mefe Sewuxebuli, xolo dedoflis dawiTlebuli Tvalebi imas amtkicebdnen, rom mas etira, an Zili gakrTomoda. magram am ukanasknelma garemoebam naklebad gaakvirva de trevili, radgan dedofals Tavisi qorwinebis Semdeg bevri uZilo Rame gaetarebina da Tvalebic xSirad hqonda namtiralevi.

gamoTxovebisas batonma de trevilma urCia aToss, erTgulad emsaxuraT mefisaTvis da metadre _ dedoflisaTvis.

rac Seexeba d'artanians, igi fexs ar icvlida saxlidan. sameTvalyureo punqtad gadaaqcia Tavisi bina. fanjrebidan kargad xedavda, vin modioda bonasiesTan da rogor vardeboda Tagvis maxeSi. garda amisa, Tavis oTaxSi iatakis filaqani aSala, ise rom, mxolod erTi Txeli ficari efara qvemo sarTulis im oTaxs, sadac daWerilebis dakiTxva warmoebda, kargad esmoda inkvizitorTa da maxeSi gabmulTa saubari.

jer guldagul Cxrekdnen daWerils, Semdeg ki dakiTxvas dauwyebdnen. erTsa da imave kiTxvebs aZlevdnen yvelas.

_ ra gamogatanaT qalbatonma bonasiem Tavisi meuRlisaTvis an sxva vinmesaTvis?

_ sityvierad saidumlo xom ara moundviaT TqvenTvis baton bonasies an mis meuRles?

`TviTon rom icodnen rame, ase aRar dauwyebdnen gamokiTxvas, _ eubneboda Tavis Tavs d'artaniani, _ ris gamorkvevas apireben netavi? parizSi xom ar aris bukingami? Tu aq aris, naxa dedofali Tu naxvas apirebs?~

am fiqrze SeCerda d'artaniani. yovelive imis Semdeg, rac man gaigona, ar iyo safuZvelmoklebuli aseTi mosazreba.

amasobaSi Tagvis maxes ar akldeboda Tagvebi da d'artanianis mkacri meTvalyureobac ar modunebula.

sawyali bonasies daWeris meore dRes, saRamos, rodesac aTosi d'artanians gamoeTxova de trevilTan wasasvlelad, is iyo saaTma cxrajer dahkra, planSem loginis gaSla daiwyo, rom am dros bonasies oTaxis quCis kari daukakunes, imwamsve gaaRes da mixures. viRac kidev gaeba maxeSi.

d'artaniani maSinve mivarda iataks, sadac filaqani iyo aSlili, dawva da yuri miugdo.

ucbad gaisma kivili da kvnesa, romlis Cayruebas cdi­lobdnen. aq dakiTxvisa aRara iyo ra.

_ SegarcxvinaT RmerTma! _ brazobda d'artaniani, _ qali dauWeriaT, Cxreken, ara nebdeba... Zalas xmaroben qalze! Tqve aramzadebo!..

miuxedavad sifrTxilisa, Zlivs uZlebda gulisTqmas, rom sawyal qals miSveleboda.

_ xom geubnebiT, batono, rom coli var bonasiesi, am saxlis patroni var, ra gindaT Cemgan? xom geubnebiT, dedoflis mosamsaxure var-meTqi! _ kioda ubeduri.

_ bonasies coli? _ daiZaxa Cumad d'artanianma, _ nuTu bedi mewvia da me vipovi maT, visac mTeli qveyana daeZebs?

_ hoda, swored Tqven gelodiT amden xans, _ gaisma damkiTxvelis pasuxi.

ufro da ufro axSobdnen kivils, raRac moZraoba ismoda. ficari SeinZra, daWerili ewinaaRmdegeboda imdenad, ram­denadac ki SeeZlo qals oTx kacTan brZola.

_ SemibraleT, batono Sem... _ gaisma ucbad Cawyvetili xma.

_ pirs ukraven, wayvanas upireben! _ daiZaxa d'artanianma da swrafad wamovarda, _ Cemi xmali! aqeT, planSe!

_ batono!..

_ gaiqeci, aTosi, porTosi da aramisi naxe. samSi erTs mainc ipovi saxlSi. Tu Sin arian samiveni, Cemken wamovidnen iaraRiT. oRond saCqarod, sirbiliT! ho, momagonda, aTosi baton de trevilTan aris.

_ Tqven sad midixarT, batono? sad midixarT?

_ fanjridan CavZvrebi, rom ufro male vuSvelo, Sen ki filaqani daawyve Tavis adgilas, iataki dagave, kariT gadi da, _ sirbiliT! saiTac gibrZane.

_ oh, batono, batono! _ mimarTa xvewniT planSem, _ xom mogklaven, rom CaxvideT...

_ gaCumdi, Se sulelo, Sena! _ Seutia d'artanianma, fanjaraSi gadaZvra, CarCoze daekida, Caxta pirveli sarTulidan, romelic, sabednierod, arc Zalian maRali iyo, da uvnebeli gadarCa.

mere bonasies karTan mivarda, daakakuna da Tan CurCulebda:

_ axla me TviTona vZvrebi Tagvis maxeSi da vai im katas, vinc CemisTana Tagvs ar gaeqceva!

is iyo dahkra karis uratam, rom ucbad Sewyda xmauroba, gaisma karis gasaRebad momavali fexis xma. kari gaaRes da xmalamoRebuli d'artaniani bonasies oTaxSi gaCnda. kari TavisTavad miixura, albaT zambaraze iyo mowyobili.

ubeduri bonasies mdgmurebs da axlo mezoblebs saSineli yvirili, Rriali, braguni, xmlis JRaruni d avejis mtvrevis xma moesmaT. Sewuxebuli mezoblebi fanjrebidan iyurebodnen am xmauris mizezis gasagebad. cota xnis Semdeg dainaxes, rom saCqarod gaiRo bonasies saxlis kari da Savtanisamosiani oTxi kaci gamovarda. ki ar gamocvivdnen, gamofrindnen, rogorc damfrTxali yvavebi, romelTac Zirsa scviodaT TavianTi frTebis bumbuli, ese igi, tanisamosisa da labadis naglejebi.

didi mxneoba ar dasWirebia d'artanians am gamarjvebis mosapoveblad, radgan kardinalis mosamsaxureTagan marto erTi iyo SeiaraRebuli, da isic metad cudad, romelic, martooden dasanaxavad icavda Tavs. marTalia, sxvebma skamebiT, ficrebiTa da WurWliT scades d'artanianis mokvla, magram ori Tu sami nakawri kmaroda, d'artanianis xmliT gakruli, rom guli gaxeTqodaT. aTi wuTi sakmarisi aRmoCnda maTi damarcxebisaTvis da d'artaniani darCa brZolis velis baton-patronad.

seiris sayureblad gamosulma mezoblebma bonasies saxlidan gamovardnili oTxi kacis danaxvaze fanjrebi moxures. am dros ise xSiri iyo Cxubi da oromtriali, rom parizelebi gul­grilad xvdebodnen am ambavs.

garda amisa, ukve gviani iyo da maSinac, rogorc dRes, luqsemburgis gareubnebSi adre wvebodnen.

d'artaniani marto darCa qalbaton bonasiesTan, romelic TiTqmis gulwasuli esvena savarZelze. man swrafad gadaavlo Tvali axalgazrda qals.

es iyo momxiblavi ocdaxuTi-ocdaeqvsi wlis qali, Sav­gvremani, lurjTvala, koxta, odnav awvetili cxviriT, araCve­ulebrivi kbilebiT, maisis vardisferi saxiT. magram aq Tavdeboda is niSnebi, romlebis mixedviT SeiZleboda misi didebul qalbatonad cnoba. xelebi TeTri hqonda, oRond sinazes moklebuli, arc fexi amtkicebda didebul STamo­mavlobas. kidev kargi, rom am wvrilmanebisaTvis ar ecala d'artanians.

qalbaton bonasies daTvalierebis dros d'artanianma batistis mSvenier cxvirsaxocs mohkra Tvali, iseTive niSnebiT amoqarguls, romlis gulisaTvis aramisma kinaRam yeli gamosWra duelSi. mas aqeT d'artaniani Zalian undoblad ekideboda niSnian cxvirsaxocebs da amitom xmis amouReblad jibeSi Caudo gulwasul qals.

amasobaSi qalbatoni bonasiec mosulierda, Tvali gaaxila da Tavzardacemulma gadaxeda iqaurobas, dacarielebul oTaxSi marto darCeniliyo Tavis ganmaTavisuflebelTan erTad. xeli gauwoda da tkbilad Sescina Tavisi gulwarmtaci siciliT.

_ ah, batono! Tqvena xarT Cemi mxsneli, neba miboZeT madloba mogaxsenoT, _ Tqva man.

_ ris madloba, qalbatono! me Cemi movaleoba movixade, ase moiqceoda yvela Cems mdgomareobaSi myofi patiosani kaci, _ miugo d'artanianma.

_ ara batono, Tqven xarT Cemi mxsneli da imedi maqvs, dagimtkicoT, rom arc umadurs vinmes gauwieT mfarveloba. magram mibrZaneT, Tu iciT, ra undodaT Cemgan im kacebs, romlebic jer qurdebi megona, an batoni bonasie sad aris?

_ isini qurdebze ufro saSiSari iyvnen, qalbatono, baton kardinalis moxeleni gaxldnen. rac Seexeba Tqvens meuRles, baton bonasies, igi aq ar gaxlavT. guSin movidnen mis dasaWerad da bastiliisaken gaamgzavres.

_ Cemi qmari cixeSia? _ Sehyvira qalbatonma bonasiem, _ RmerTo Cemo! mere, ra daaSava iseTi sawyalma kacma, is xom sruliad udanaSauloa!

mkrTalma Rimilma gairbina axalgazrda qalis jer kidev SeSinebul lamaz saxeze.

_ ra daaSava iseTi? _ miugo d'artanianma, _ erTaderTi misi danaSauli, me rom mkiTxoT, is aris, rom Tqveni qmaria, Tavis sabednierod Tu saubedurod.

_ maS, Tqven iciT, batono?..

_ me vici, rom Tqven mogitaces.

_ vin momitaca? iqneba iciT? oh, Tu iciT, miTxariT, vin aris Cemi mteri?

_ Suaxnis kacia, ormoci _ ormocdaxuTi wlisa, Savgvremani, patara Wriloba aqvs marcxena safeTqelTan.

_ is aris! gvari miTxariT, gvari!

_ gvari rom ar vici, ra giTxraT?

_ Cemma qmarma icoda, rom momitaces?

_ Tqveni momtaceblis werili mosvlia. TviTon is atyo­binebda Tqveni gatacebis ambavs.

_ Tu iciT, eWvi aqvs rame Cems qmars? _ hkiTxa darcxvenili saxiT qalma.

_ me mgoni, Tqveni motacebis mizezad politikuri garemoeba miaCnia.

_ aqamde mec eWvi mepareboda, axla ki Cemi qmris azrs viziareb. maS, araviTari eWvi aRar aRZvria sawyal Cems bonasies? araferi daubarebia CemTan?

_ ras brZanebT, qalbatono, piriqiT, amayobda Tqveni erTgulebiT da, metadre, Tqveni siyvaruliT.

erTxel kidev gadaurbina qalbaton bonasies vardisfer bageze SeumCnevelma Rimilma.

_ mereda, rogor moaxerxeT gamoqceva? _ hkiTxa gakvir­vebulma d'artanianma.

_ cota xniT marto damtoves da mec imiT visargeble. ukve am dilas vicodi, ras moelodnen Cemi gamtaceblebi. Sevkari zewrebi da fanjridan Zirs daveSvi. vfiqrobdi, rom qmari Sin damixvdeboda, da mec aqeTken gamoveSure.

_ misi mfarvelobis imedi gqondaT?

_ oh, ara, kargad, vici, rom sawyali kaci me veraviTar mfarvelobas ver gamiwevda. sxva saqmeSi mindoda gamomeyenebina...

_ ra saqmeSi?

_ oh, es, batono, Cemi saidumloeba ar aris! da arc SemiZlia gavuziaro vinmes.

_ Tumca, ukacravad, qalbatono, _ mimarTa d'artanianma, _ razmeli var, magram mainc girCevT sirfTxiles. aq arc aris adgili saidumloebis gasandobad. aramzadebi, romlebic gavaqcie, ukanve dabrundebian javris amosayrelad da sxvebsac wamoiyvanen. Tu aq davuxvdiT, orive daviRupebiT. marTalia, Cems megobrebs Sevatyobine, biWi gavaqcie, magram vin icis, Sin dauxvdebodnen?

_ marTalia, marTali! _ Sehyvira SiSiT aTrTolebulma qalbatonma bonasiem\, _ gaviqceT, Tavs vuSveloT, Cqara!

am sityvebiT mivarda d'artanians, mklavSi xeli mohkida da Tan gaiyola.

_ saiT wavideT? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma.

_ jer am saxls movSordeT, aq aris gansacdeli! mere movifiqrebT raimes.

orive gareT gavarda. aRarc ki moagondaT, rom saWiro iyo karis daketva. saCqarod Caiares mesaflaveebis quCa da sen-sulpisis moedanze gaCerdnen.

_ axla ra vqnaT? _ hkiTxa d'artanianma, _ mibrZaneT, saiT gnebavT, sad wagiyvanoT!

_ ar vici, ra gipasuxoT, _ miugo qalma, _ ganzraxuli mqonda, Cemi qmari de la portTan gamegzavna, romlisganac mindoda gamego luvrSi am sami dRis ganmavlobaSi momxdari ambebi. msurs vicode, saSiSroeba xom ar momelis sasaxleSi misvliT.

_ me aq ara var? gana me ki ver mival baton de la portTan!

_ rasakvirvelia mixvidodiT, saubedurod, erTi didi dabrkoleba rom ar gviSlides: bonasies kargad icnoben luvrSi da maSinve SeuSvebdnen, Tqven ki srulebiT ar gicnoben da karebs mogijaxuneben.

_ erTguli mekare rogor aravin geyolebaT luvris Sesasvlel karebTan, rom daniSnuli sityvis gagonebaze...

qalbatoni bonasie ymawvilkacs daacqerda.

_ me rom gagandoT daniSnuli sityva, pirobas momcemT, rom mxolod erTxel gamoiyenebT da maSinve daiviwyebT?

_ patiosan sityvas gaZlevT keTilSobili kacisas! _ upasuxa d'artanianma iseTi xmiT, rom sabolood moipova qalis ndoba.

_ mjera Tqveni, patiosan ymawvilkacad meCvenebiT da ara mgonia, vcdebode. esec rom ar iyos, SeiZleba am erTgulebaze iyos damokidebuli mTeli Tqveni sicocxlis bedniereba.

_ umagisodac yvelafers gavakeTeb imisaTvis, rom sindi­sierad da TavganwirviT vemsaxuro Cems mefes da vasiamovno Cems dedofals, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ ise mimsaxureT, rogorc Tqveni guliTadi megobari.

_ mere me? me sadRa viyo, manam Tqven dabrundebiT?

_ aravina gyavT iseTi, rom batoni de la portic iq movides Tqvens wasayvanad?

_ ara, dRes me aRaravis vendobi.

_ moiTmineT, _ uTxra d'artanianma. _ aTosis saxlTan varT. diax, is aris.

_ vin aris aTosi?

_ Cemi megobari.

_ Sin rom iyos da daminaxos?

_ ara, Sin ar aris. oTaxSi SegiyvanT, CagketavT da gasaRebs Tan waviReb.

_ rom dabrundes?

_ ar dabrundeba, magram kidec rom dabrundes, etyvian, rom mis oTaxSi Cemi miyvanili qalia.

_ saukunod Sevrcxvebi, es xom iciT?

_ netavi Tqven! mere, vin gicnobT? dRes iseT mdgomareobaSi vimyofebiT, rom aRarc ki unda gvagondebodes es morideba.

_ maS, wavideT Tqveni megobrisaken. sad cxovrobs?

_ ferus quCaze, ori nabijia aqedan.

_ wavideT.

gamarTlda d'artanianis sityva, aTosi Sin ar daxvdaT. gasaRebi mekares gamoarTva, romelic mas, Cveulebisamebr, yovelTvis endoboda, rogorc aTosis megobars. kibe aiares da d'artanianma qalbatoni bonasie Tavisi megobris patara binaSi Seiyvana.

_ ise igrZeniT Tavi, rogorc Tqvens sakuTar saxlSi, qalbatono, _ uTxra d'artanianma. _ Signidan gadaketeT kari da aravis gauRoT, manam samjer ar dagikakuneben, ai, swored ase. _ da samjer daakakuna. pirveli ori erTmaneTs miadevna, mesame ki cota daayovna da Semdeg Cumad dahkra.

_ Zalian kargi, batono. axla ki Cemi rigia, me unda mogceT davaleba.

_ brZaneT!

_ luvris sasaxlis karebTan, eSelis quCis mxridan Jermeni ikiTxeT.

_ kargiT, Semdeg?

_ mis SekiTxvaze, ra gnebavTo, upasuxebT ori sityviT: `turi da briuseli~. maSinve kars gagiReben, yovel Tqvens brZanebas usityvod aasruleben.

_ mere ra unda vubrZano?

_ ubrZaneT, batoni de la porti moZebnon.

_ de la ports raRa vuTxra?

_ CemTan gamogzavneT.

_ kargi, magram kvlav sadRa gnaxoT me?

_ Zalian gnebavT Cemi naxva?

_ oh, rom icodeT!..

_ me momandeT magis moxerxeba da damSvidebuli brZan­debodeT.

_ maS, Tqvens patiosan sityvas vendobi!

_ iqonieT magis imedi.

d'artanianma siyvaruliT agznebuli TvalebiT Sexeda qalbaton bonasies da gamoeTxova.

kibeze Casvlisas Cvenma gmirma gaigona, rogor gadaketa orjer gasaRebiT kari bonasies colma. d'artaniani Tvalis daxam­xamebaSi luvrSi gaCnda.

saaTma aTi dahkra, rodesac d'artaniani de l'eSelis WiSkars miadga.

ise asrulda yvelaferi, rogorc qalbatonma bonasiem Tqva: kariskacma Jermenma daTqmuli sityvis gagonebaze Tavi daukra da maSinve brZanebis asasruleblad gaiqca.

aTi wuTis Semdeg de la portic gamoCnda, d'artanianma mokled uambo yvelaferi da acnoba, sad SeiZleboda qalbaton bonasies naxva. de la portma orjer gaameorebina aTosis saxlis misamarTi da maSinve iqiTken gaiqca, magram aTi nabijic ar gada­edga, rom ukan dabrunda.

_ ukacravad, ymawvilo, erTi rCeva minda gagibedoT.

_ saxeldobr?

_ SeiZleba amiT ar damTavrdes es ambavi da Tqvenc usiamovneba SegamTxvion.

_ Tqven ase fiqrobT?

_ diax, amxanagi aravina gyavT, romlis saaTi cotaTi CamorCebodes?

_ mere?

_ wadiT mis sanaxavad da Tu mowme dagWirdaT, aTqmevineT, rom aTis naxevarze masTan iyaviT... sasamarTloSi amas alibi¹ hqvia.

marTebulad eCvena d'artanians es rCeva da ukanmouxedavad garboda. igi elvis siswrafiT baton de trevilis sasaxleSi gaCnda. darbazSi, sadac xalxi ireoda, ar Sesula. msaxurs, romelsac igi sasaxlis maxlobel kacad miaCnda, sTxova, pirdapir kabinetSi SemiSvio. msaxurma de trevils moaxsena, rom mis Tanamemamules raRac saCqaro saidumlo saqme hqonda da kabinetSi elodeboda. xuTi wuTis Semdeg de trevili Tavis kabinetSi Semovida da d'artanians hkiTxa, riT iyo gamowveuli misi aseTi dagvianebiT mosvla, an riT SeeZlo daxmareboda.

_ ukacravad, batono, _ miugo d'artanianma, romelmac isargebla imiT, rom de trevilis mosvlamde marto iyo kabinetSi da ormocdaxuTi wuTiT ukan gadaswia isari, _ me megona rom cxra saaTze da ormocdaxuT wuTze jer dagvi­anebuli ar iqneboda da...

_ cxra saaTi da ormocdaxuTi wuTia? _ Sehyvira de trevilma da saaTs Sexeda, _ SeuZlebelia!

_ ai, batono, saaTs SexedeT, _ miugo d'artanianma _ me mgoni, ara vcdebi.

_ marTalia, _ uTxra de trevilma, _ me ki megona, rom ufro gvian iyo, magram, aba, ra gnebavT? ra gaqvT mosaxsenebeli? d'artanianma dawvrilebiT uambo dedoflis ambavi. uambo, rom kardinals ganzraxuli hqonda bukingamis parizSi Semotyueba, dedoflisa da hercogis maxeSi gabma. iseTi simSvidiT da dabejiTebiT uambobda yovelive amas, rom de trevilic daajera, miT ufro, rom muSketerTa kapitans, rogorca vTqviT, adreve SeemCnia mefis, dedoflis da kardinalis raRac ucnauri ganwyobileba.

saaTma aTi rom dahkra, d'artaniani gamoeTxova de trevils, romelmac madloba gadauxada am cnobebis moxsenebisaTvis da urCia, yovelTvis erTguli samsaxuri gaewia mefisa da dedof­lisaTvis. uTxra es Tu ara, de trevili darbazSi gavida. kibeebi rom Caiara, d'artanianma mxolod maSin SeamCnia, rom joxi kabinetSi darCenoda, elvis siswrafiT airbina, zeviT oTaxSi Sevida, erTi TiTis waweviT Tavis droze daayena saaTi, da darwmunebulma, rom kargi mowme hyavda Tavis alibi-s dasamtkiceblad, damSvidebiT Caiara kibeebi da quCaSi gavida.