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d'artaniani quCaSi Cafiqrebuli gamovida da Sin wasasv­lelad Sori gza airCia. gzaSi varskvlavebiT moWedil cas Sescqeroda. xan oxravda, xan icinoda. misi fiqris sagans qalbatoni bonasie warmoadgenda. gamoucdeli WabukisaTvis, jer isev Segird-muSketerisaTvis, axalgazrda qali siyvarulis ideals warmoadgenda.

ocnebaSi garTul d'artanians yovel nabijze satrfos gamogzavnili Sikriki elandeboda patara weriliT, romliTac paemans uniSnavda da mokiTxvis niSnad oqros Zewkvs awvdida. satrfoze fiqriT gatacebuli ocnebobda, rogori Tavmo­wonebiT gaaseirnebda mSvenier qalbaton bonasies sendenSi an sen-Jermenis bazarSi. rogori siamayiT gaacnobda aToss, porTossa da aramiss Tavisi gamarjvebis turfa nadavls.

aseTi tkbili fiqrebiT gatacebuli d'artaniani Rames ebaaseboda, varskvlavebs Sescinoda da SerS-midis quCas miuyveboda, maSin Sas-mididad wodebuls. swored am ubanSi cxovrobda aramisi. ucbad azrma gaurbina, Tavisi megobari enaxa, ecnobebina misTvis es garemoebani, romelTa gamo iZu­lebuli gaxda, planSe gaegzavna masTan TxovniT, dauyov­nebliv misuliyo Tagvis maxeSi. Tu aramisi Sin iyo im dros, rodesac planSe mivida, eWvi ar aris, maSinve gaiqceoda mesaflaveebis quCisaken, d'artanianTan, sadac aTosi da porTosi daxvdebodnen, maTganac veras gaigebda, radgan saqmis viTarebisa maTac ara ecodinebodaT ra. megobris aseTi Sewuxeba ar SeiZleboda. ase msjelobda d'artaniani. gulSi ki aRtacebiT fiqrobda, rom sagangebo SemTxveva eZleoda, laparaki Camoegdo patara kekluc qalbaton bonasieze, romelsac mTlad daemonebina misi, Tu guli ara, goneba mainc.

ukve ori saaTi iqneboda, rac Rrma ZiliT eZina parizs. aravin Canda quCaSi, TerTmeti dahkra sen-Jermenis ubnis yvela saaTma. saamo, wynari dari idga. d'artaniani im patara quCas mosdevda, romelic dRevandel d'assas quCis adgilas iyo gayvanili. Ramis sigriliT da tkbili niaviT motanil baRebis surnelebiT tkbeboda. Soridan, magrad moxuruli darabebidan, moismoda moqeifeebis mxiaruli simRera. quCis bolos d'artanianma marcxniv Seuxvia. kasetisa da servandonis quCebis Sua aramisis saxli iyo.

gaiara kasetis quCa da Tavisi megobris saxlis karze kopiviT Camowolil nekerCxlisa da cicabardas mwvane totebSi ucbad Tvali mohkra viRacas, servandonis quCidan CrdiliviT gamomavals, wamosasxamSi gaxveuls. pirvelad kaci egona d'artanians, magram momcro tanma, gaubedavma moZraobam da tanis msubuqma mimoxram igi daarwmuna, rom qali unda yofiliyo. rogorc Canda, igi ver cnobda daniSnul saxls. xan moscildeboda, xan miuaxlovdeboda. am ambavma metad daainteresa d'artaniani.

`mivide da Cemi daxmareba aRvuTqva? _ fiqrobda Cveni gmiri, magram ver bedavda, _ mixra-moxraze etyoba, axalgazrda qali unda iyos, iqneb lamazic aris? SeiZleba, magram qali rom am dros quCebSi daeTreva, albaT sayvarels daeZebs, ra RmerTi gamiwyreba, xeli SevuSalo maT Sexvedras. esec rom ar iyos, pirveli gacnobisTanave WiriviT Semijavrebs~.

axalgazrda qali isev nel-nela moiwevda win da Tan saxlebs da fanjrebs Tvlida. am saxlis Zebna, Tu marTali gnebavT, arc Zneli iyo da arc did dros moiTxovda: sul sami saxli da ori fanjara iyo quCis am nawilSi. erTi _ aramisis binisa, da meorec _ misi saxlis paraleluri Senobisa.

`Tvali xom ar matyuebs? _ iZaxda d'artaniani, romelsac axla RvTismetyvelebis doqtoris diswuli agondeboda, _ ara, ra kargi iqneba, rom Cveni megobris saxls eZebdes es dagvi­anebuli mtredi! magram ra vqna, swored is diswuli unda iyos! Cems Tavs vficav, ase iqneba! ah, Cemo wminda aramis, axla ki zed mogaswar da fexs aRar movicvli, manam sinamdviles ar gavigeb!~

ramdenadac ki SeiZleboda, d'artaniani moikunta, quCis ubneles mxares, qvis skamis gverdiT miimala.

axalgazrda qali isev nel-nela win moiwevda. misma msubuqma haerovanma moZraobam, nazma Caxvelebam sabolood daadastura misi qaloba. es daxveleba d'artanians pirobiT niSnad eCvena.

Caxvelebas Sesaferi niSniT upasuxes. aman ki SuaRamis mkvlevars gaufanta yoveli eWvi da gaugebroba, darwmunda, rom ukve miaRwia Tavis saZiebels, gabedviT mivida aramisis fanjris darabasTan da moRunuli TiTiT samjer dahkra Tanabari dayovnebiT.

_ aramisTan aris, _ Caibutbuta d'artanianma. _ oh, batono farisevelo! axla ki Cemi TvaliTa vxedav Tqvens RvTis­metyvelebas!

dahkra Tu ara qalma samjer TiTi, maSinve gaaRes fanjara da quCaSi sinaTle gamovida.

`oho! cxadia, elodnen am stumars, _ fiqrobda d'artaniani, _ moviTminoT, albaT darabasac gaaReben da qalbatoni fanjridan Sefrindeba Tavis mijnurTan! esec Tqveni wminda mRvdeli!~

magram warmoidgineT misi gancvifreba, rodesac darabebi ar gaiRo, ufro metic, sinaTle, romelmac erTi wamiT ielva, uceb gaqra da iqauroba isev wyvdiadma moicva.

`amiT xom ar damTavrdeba mijnurTa Ramis paemani!~ _ fiqrobda d'artaniani da Tvalsa da yurs aRar aSorebda fanjarasTan atuzul qals da Cabnelebul fanjaras.

marTlac, ramdenime wamis Semdeg oTaxidan orjer daakakunes.

quCaSi myofma axalgazrda qalma am or kakuns erTiT upasuxa. fanjris daraba gaiRo.

axla ki TviTon warmoidginos mkiTxvelma, ra mouTmenlobiT Sescqeroda am fanjaras d'artaniani, rogor hqonda dacqvetili yurebi.

saubedurod, sinaTle sxva oTaxSi gadaitanes, magram ymawvili kacis Tvali sibneles miCveuli iyo, garda amisa, gadmocemiT gvarwmuneben, rom gaskonelebs katis Tvalebi aqvT da ise xedaven RamiT, rogorc dRisiT.

d'artanianma Ramis sibneleSic kargad gaarCia, rom axal­gazrda qalma raRac TeTri sagani amoiRo jibidan, swrafad gaSala da Tavis idumalebiT mocul mobaases cxvirsaxocis patara daqarguli kuTxe aCvena.

d'artaniansac maSinve moagonda qalbaton bonasies fexTan napovni cxvirsaxoci, romelic gulwasuls jibeSi Caudo. am ambavma moagona agreTve is cxvirsaxoci, romelic aramiss gamoaZro fexqveSidan.

`netavi, ra eSmakis niSani unda iyo es cxvirsaxoci?~ _ gaifiqra d'artanianma. igi iseT adgilze idga, rom aramisis saxis danaxva ar SeeZlo. mas iotisodena eWvic ar Sehparvia, rom quCaSi mdgom qalTan molaparake misi megobari aramisi iyo. cnobismoyvareobam daTrguna gaskonelis sifxizle, isargebla SemTxveviT, manam isini fanjris mkrTal sinaTleSi cxvirsaxocis kuTxes dahyurebdnen, Tavisi safaridan elvis siswrafiT gamovida da erTi kedlis kuTxes aekra, saidanac kargad SeeZlo daenaxa aramisic da oTaxSi momxdari ambavic. gancvifrebulma d'artanianma Zlivs Seimagra Tavi yvirilisagan; aramisis nacvlad, Ramis stumars qali esaubreboda. d'artaniani kargad xedavda orives, arCevda maT tansacmels, magram saxis nakvTebis danaxvas da garCevas ver axerxebda.

oTaxSi myofma qalma Tavis mxriv aseTive cxvirsaxoci amoiRo jibidan, quCaSi mdgom qals gaucvala, Semdeg ramdenime sityva uTxres erTmaneTs ise xmadabla, rom d'artanianma ver gaigona. bolos darabac moxures. quCaSi darCenili qali gamobrunda, oTxi nabijis manZilze win gauara d'artanians da Tan Tavis wamosasxamSi ifuTneboda, magram metad dagvianebuli iyo es sifrTxile, d'artanianma ukve icno qalbatoni bonasie.

qalbatoni bonasie! gana ara, cxvirsaxocis danaxvaze eWvma gaurbina, magram rogor warmoidgenda, rom qalbatoni bonasie, romelmac baton de la portTan gagzavna igi im mizniT, rom masTan erTad luvrSi dabrunebuliyo, SuaRamisas, Tormetis naxevarze, parizis quCebSi marto daiwyebda sirbils da imis SiSic ki aRar eqneboda, rom SeiZleboda meoredac daeWiraT?

maS saqme, romelmac is aq moiyvana, metad didmniSvnelovani unda yofiliyo, magram ra iqneboda es didmniSvnelovani saqme ocdaxuTi wlis qalisaTvis, Tu ara siyvaruli?

magram visi gulisaTvis igdebda Tavs aseT safrTxeSi qalbatoni bonasie? TviTon iyo Seyvarebuli Tu sxvas emsa­xureboda ase Tavdadebulad? ai kiTxva, romelic utri­alebda TavSi d'artanians. guls uRrRnida eWvianobis demoni, TiTqos ukve im qalis sayvareli yofiliyos.

magram imis dasazusteblad, Tu sad midioda qalbatoni bonasie, yvelaze ukeTesi saSualeba mis kvalze gayola da Tvalyuris devneba iqneboda. es iseTi martivi xerxi iyo, rom arc ki dafiqrebula d'artaniani, ise gadawyvita am gzas dasdgomoda.

qalbatonma bonasiem mohkra Tu ara Tvali kedlidan ZegliviT mowyvetil kacs da gaigona misken mimavali fexis xma, odnav SeSinebulma Sehyvira da mokurcxla.

d'artaniani myisve gamoudga. Zneli ar iqneboda misTvis swrafad dasweoda qals, romelsac fexi exlarTeboda wamo­sasxamis kalTebSi. male daewia kidec ara daRlilobiT, aramed SiSiT Zalmixdil qalbaton bonasies. d'artanianma mxrebze xeli daado, qalma muxlze daiCoqa da xmaCavarnilad daiZaxa:

_ momkaliT, Tu gnebavT, TqmiT ki veras maTqmevinebT!

d'artanianma xeli moxvia welze, aayena. sabralo qals guli wasvloda. ymawvili kaci Seecada Caegonebina, rom erTguli, misTvis Tavdadebuli megobari hyavda gverdiT da saSiSi ara iyo ra, magram ara sjeroda qalbaton bonasies misi fici, radgan icoda, rom SeiZleba boroti ganzraxva hqondes kacs, magram mainc eficebodes. ara sjeroda, magram xmam daajera. ymawvilma qalma icno Tavisi mxsnelis xma. gaaxila Tvalebi, gadaxeda im kacs, romelmac ase SeaSina, da sixaruliT Sehyvira:

_ oh, es Tqven brZandebiT? madloba RmerTs.

_ diax, me gaxlavarT, _ miugo d'artanianma, _ mfarvelad mogevlineT.

_ gana mag ganzraxviT amedevneT fexdafex? _hkiTxa kekluci RimiliT ymawvilma qalma, romelsac d'artanianis danaxvaze yovelgvari SiSi gauqarwylda.

_ ara, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ gamogitydebiT, sruliad SemTxveviT movxvdi Tqvens gzaze. qali davinaxe, romelic Cemi megobris fanjaraze akakunebda.

_ Tqveni megobris fanjaraze? _ Seawyvetina qalma.

_ diax, qalbatono, aramisi Cemi guliTadi megobaria.

_ aramisi? vin aris aramisi?

_ kargiT erTi, iqneba isic miTxraT, rom ar icnobT aramiss?

_ pirvelad mesmis misi saxeli.

_ maS, am saxlSi pirvelad moxvediT?

_ pirvelad.

_ ar icodiT, rom am saxlSi ymawvili kaci cxovrobda?

_ ara, ar vicodi.

_ ar icodiT, rom muSketeri dgas am saxlSi?

_ garwmunebT, ara.

_ maS, Tqven mis sanaxavad ar mosulxarT?

_ merwmuneT, ara, raRa Cemi Tqma gindaT, xom naxeT, rom qals velaparakebodi, me saqme qalTan mqonda.

_ es marTalia, magram eg qali aramisis megobaria?

_ ar vici.

_ megobaria, radgan mis saxlSi cxovrobs.

_ es me ar mexeba.

_ mainc, vin aris is qali?

_ oh, es xom Cems saidumloebas ar Seadgens!

_ Zvirfaso qalbatono bonasie, Tqven metismetad momxiblavi da mSvenieri xarT, magram, imave dros, saidumloebiT moculi da Znelad gamosacnobi brZandebiT.

_ mere ras vaSaveb amiT?

_ arafers, piriqiT, Tayvansacemi xarT.

_ maS, momeciT xeli.

_ siamovnebiT, axla?

_ axla wamiyvaneT.

_ sad wagiyvanoT?

_ iq, sadac me mivdivar.

_ sad mibrZandebiT?

_ naxavT. oRond karebTan unda damtovoT.

_ gareT dagicadoT?

_ ara, saWiro ar aris.

_ maS, marto dabrundebiT?

_ SeiZleba marto davbrunde, SeiZleba ara.

_ iqidan vin gamogyvebaT, kaci Tu qali, iqneb marto dab­rundeT?

_ jer ar vici, batono.

_ maS, me mecodineba!

_ eg rogor?

_ iq dagicdiT, manam gamoxvalT.

_ oh, Tu asea, mSvidobiT!..

_ rogor Tu mSvidobiT?

_ Tqven me ar mWirdebiT.

_ aki TviTonve mTxoveT...

_ patiosani kacis Svelas viTxovdi da ara jaSuSis Tvalyuris devnebas.

_ metad ukmexi sityva wamogcdaT.

_ maS ra hqvia im kacs, romelic fexdafex misdevs vinmes misi nebarTvis gareSe?

_ cnobismoyvare.

_ metad rbili sityva iqneboda am SemTxvevisaTvis.

_ marTali brZandebiT, qalbatono, kargad vxedav, unda avas­rulo yovelive is, rasac mibrZanebT.

_ rad aicdineT Cemi gulis madloba, ratom Tqven TviTon ar mixvediT aseT daskvnamde?

_ rom vnanobde?

_ gulwrfelad nanobT?

_ gulwrfelad, gpirdebiT, yvelafers agisrulebT, rasac ki damavalebT, oRond neba miboZeT, migaciloT, sadac mibr­ZandebiT.

_ mimiyvanT da maSinve waxvalT?

_ diax, maSinve.

_ ar damiwyebT Tvalyuris devnebas?

_ ara.

_ patiosan sityvas maZlevT?

_ sityvas patiosani aznaurisas!

_ Tqveni xeli, aba, wavideT.

d'artanianma xeli SesTavaza qalbaton bonasies, romelic akankalebuli da mcinare saxiT daeyrdno gaskonelis Ronier mklavs. oriveni harpis quCis maRlobs ahyvnen. aq qalma isev yoymani daiwyo, kvlav daniSnuli saxlis Zebnas Seudga, magram raRac niSnebiT aq ufro advilad miagno da erT kars miadga.

_ axla ki, batono, ai aq maqvs saqme, _ uTxra man. _ gTxovT, miiRoT didi madloba im patiosani amxanagobisaTvis, romelmac mraval gansacdels gadamarCina, dadga Tqveni pirobis asrulebis dro. me daniSnulebisamebr movedi da unda gamogeTxovoT.

_ araviTari saSiSroeba ar mogeliT dabrunebisas?

_ iqneb qurdebisa, sxva araviTari.

_ qurdebi gana saSiSni ar arian?

_ mereda ras waiReben? erTi suc ar migdia jibeSi.

_ Tqven gaviwydebaT mSvenieri cxvirsaxoci amoqarguli niSniT?

_ romeli?

_ is, romelic Tqvens fexTan egdo, gulwasuli rom iyaviT da jibeSi CagideT.

_ gaCumdiT, gaCumdiT, ubeduro! _ Sehyvira axalgazrda qalma, _ nuTu gindaT, damRupoT?

_ kargad xedavT, qalbatono, saSiSroeba jer kidev mogeliT, mxolod erTaderTma sityvam ikmara, rom akankalebuliyaviT. modiT, qalbatono, gulwrfelad momendeT, _ Sehyvira d'ar­tanianma, _ nuTu aqamde ver amoikiTxeT Cems TvalebSi Tavgan­wiruli erTguleba da TanagrZnoba, romliTac aRsavsea Cemi guli?

_ diax, batono, amovikiTxe, _ upasuxa qalbatonma bonasiem, da amitom, Tu gnebavT, mkiTxeT Cemi saidumloeba, merwmuneT, arafers dagimalavT. magram sxvisi saidumloebisas nurasa mkiTxavT, es sul sxva saqmea.

_ Zalian kargi, _ upasuxa d'artanianma, _ mag sxvis saidumloebasac mivagneb, Tuki mas SeuZlia gavlena iqonios Tqvens sicocxleze. unda vecado, Cemad gavixado es sxvisi saidumloeba.

_ oh, ara, ara! RmerTma dagifaroT, _ Sehyvira qalma iseTi SiSiT, rom d'artanianic Taviseburad aaTrTola _ ara, ara, nu CaereviT imaSi, rac me mexeba, nu ecdebiT miSveloT da damexmaroT im saqmeSi, romelsac me vasruleb. amasa gTxovT im TanagrZnobis saxeliT, romelic, vgrZnob, Tqvens gulSi aRvZari; im mfarvelobis saxeliT, romelic Tqven aRmomiCineT da Cems sicocxleSi ar daviviwyeb. damijereT rasac getyviT, gTxovT, damijereT. damiviwyeT, viTom aRarc ki varsebob, viTom arasdros arsad ginaxivarT.

gulSi moxvda d'artanians es sityva, ewyina da hkiTxa:

_ aramismac aseve unda dagiviwyoT, qalbatono?

_ ai, orjer Tu samjer warmoTqviT, batono, es gvari, miuxedavad imisa, rom giTxariT, mag kacs ar vicnob-meTqi.

_ maS, ar icnobT im kacs, romelsac SuaRamisas fanjaraze daukakuneT? kargiT erTi, qalbatono! getyobaT, Zalian miamitad migaCnivarT.

_ modiT, gamotydiT: Tqven eg ambavi da viRac aramisic imisaTvis gamoigoneT, rom magiT mainc maTqmevinoT rame.

_ me araferi gamomigonia, qalbatono, araferi SemiTxzavs, srul WeSmaritebas vambob, sxvas arafers.

_ ambobT, rom erTi Tqveni megobarTagani cxovrobs am saxlSi?

_ vTqvi da, ai, mesamed vimeoreb, es is saxlia, romelSic Cemi megobari cxovrobs, da es Cemi megobari aramisia.

_ es yvelaferi SemdegSi gamoirkveva, _ wasCurCula qalma, _ axla ki daCumdiT, batono.

_ Tqven rom SegeZloT Cems gulSi Caxedva, iseT cnobis­moyvareobas amoikiTxavdiT, rom SemibralebdiT, iseT gul­wrfel siyvaruls igrZnobdiT, rom imwamsve daakma­yofilebdiT Cems cnobismoyvareobas. ar unda geSinodeT maTi, visac uyvarxarT.

_ Zalian adre daiwyeT, batono, siyvarulze laparaki, _ uTxra Tavis qneviT qalma.

_ ra vqna, qalbatono, metad swrafad momedo siyvaruli. es Cemi pirveli siyvarulia. ra vqna, rom jer oci wlisac ara var?

malviT gadaxeda qalma Tavis Tayvanismcemels.

_ momismineT, _ ganagrZo d'artanianma, _ kvals ukve mivageni. am sami Tvis winaT kinaRam dueli mogvixda me da aramiss erTi cxvirsaxocis gamo, isic swored iseTi iyo, rogoric Tqven aCveneT viRac qals aramisis saxlSi. darwmunebuli var, mag cxvirsaxoczedac igive niSnebi iqneboda amoqarguli.

_ garwmunebT, batono, Zalian damRaleT Tqveni kiTxvebiT, _ uTxra axalgazrda bonasiem.

_ metad frTxili brZandebiT, qalbatono, warmoidgineT, rom daeWireT im cxvirsaxocianad, xom SercxvebodiT?

_ rad Sevrcxvebodi? me Cems cxvirsaxocze igive asoebi maqvs niSnad _ `k. b.~ _ konstancia bonasie.

_ an kamila de bua-trasi!

_ gaCumdiT, batono! erTxel kidev gTxovT, gaCumdiT! ra gaewyoba, raki Cemi gansacdeli arad migaCniaT da ver gaCumebulxarT, Tqveni Tavi mainc SeibraleT. ecadeT, eridoT yovel saSiSroebas.

_ me meubnebiT?

_ diax, Tqven, cixe da sikvdili mogeliT Cemi nacno­bobisaTvis.

_ Tu es asea, me Tqven aRar mogSordebiT.

xeli zeviT aRapyro qalma da vedreba daiwyo:

_ Tu RmerTi gwamT, batono! Tu gwamT mxedruli patiosneba, Tu gwamT keTilSobilis umwikvloeba, wadiT, momSordiT! ager, batono, SuaRamea, Tormetma dahkra, swored am dros melian...
_ ara, qalbatono, me uars ver gavbedav, rodesac ase mTxoven, _ uTxra d'artanianma da mdablad daukra Tavi, _ damSviddiT, ai, mivdivar.

_ aRar damiwyebT Tvalyuris devnebas?

_ me axlav Sin waval.

_ gana ara, vicodi, rom patiosan ymawvil kacTan mqonda saqme! _ Sehyvira sixaruliT qalbatonma bonasiem da d'artanians xeli gauwoda. meore xeli mosWida uratas, kedelSi gamoWril patara karze dasakakuneblad.

pirze miido d'artanianma qalis xeli da vnebiT dauwyo kocna.

_ is emjobineboda CemTvis, rom arasodes menaxeT, _ wamoiZaxa d'artanianma im gulubryvilo daudevrobiT, romelic qalebs xSirad ufro metad moswonT, vidre zrdilobiani TvalT­maqcoba, radgan naTqvamSi WeSmaritebas grZnoben da rwmun­debian, rom grZnobas ujobnia mofiqrebisaTvis.

_ Zalian kargi, _ upasuxa qalbatonma bonasiem TiTqmis alersiT da Tan xeli mouWira d'artanianis meore xels, _ Zalian kargi! mxolod me imdens ar vityvi, ramdenic Tqven TqviT: iqneb dRes ar gagimarTldaT, magram sxva dros miaRwevT mizans. vin icis, SeiZleba gavTavisuflde erT dRes da davak­mayofilo Tqveni cnobismoyvareoba!

_ Cems siyvarulsac magave aRTqmas udebT? _ Sehyvira sixaruliT aRtacebulma d'artanianma.

_ mag mxriv me araviTar aRTqmas ar gaZlevT. eg im grZnobaze iqneba damokidebuli, romelsac Tqven aRZravT Cems gulSi.

_ maS, dRes, qalbatono...

_ dRes, batono, jerjerobiT usazRvro madlobas vgrZnob.

_ oh, metismetad momxiblavi xarT, qalbatono, _ uTxra sevdiani xmiT d'artanianma, _ metismetadac sargeblobT Cemi siyvaruliT.

_ ara, batono, me vsargeblob Tqveni gulkeTilobiT, magram merwmuneT, CemisTana adamianTan arafers dakargavT.

_ oh, mag sityvebis Semdeg kacTa Soris ubednieresi var. nu daiviwyebT am Rames, nu daiviwyebT nurc mag dapirebas!

_ damSvidebuli brZandebodeT, Tavis droze da adgilze dawvrilebiT gavixseneb yvelafers, axla ki wadiT; wadiT, RvTis gulisaTvis! swored SuaRamisas melodnen, me ukve davagviane.

_ xuTi wuTiT.

_ marTalia, magram zog SemTxvevaSi xuTi wuTi xuT saukunes udris.

_ iq, sadac siyvarulia.

_ vin mogaxsenaT, rom mec siyvaruliT aRgznebulTan ara maqvs saqme?

_ Tqven kaci geliT? _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ miTxariT, mamakaci geliT?

_ xedavT? isev Tavidan iwyeba Cveni kamaTi, _ miugo qalbatonma bonasiem RimiliT, romelSic mouTmenlobac gamo­ixateboda.

_ ara, ara, mivdivar. mjera Tqveni, minda dagimtkicoT Cemi erTguleba, Tunda, Cem saubedurod, sisulelesac Cavdiode, mSvidobiT, qalbatono, mSvidobiT...

grZnobda, rom verafriT ver SeZlebda qalis xelis gaSvebas, Tu mZafrad ar daTrgunavda Tavis grZnobas, da ucbad sirbiliT mokurcxla.

qalbatonma bonasiem aqac, rogorc aramisis saxlTan, samjer daakakuna karebze. quCis kuTxes rom miaRwia d'artanianma, ukan moixeda. lamazi qali ukve gamqraliyo.

d'artanianma gza ganagrZo. patiosani sityva misca qalbaton bonasies, rom zvervas aRar dauwyebda, da kidec aasrula. ver umtyunebda Tavis sityvas, Tund masze yofiliyo damokidebuli mTeli misi sicocxle. xuTi wuTis Semdeg d'artaniani ukve mesaflaveebis quCaze iyo.

_ sawyali aTosi, _ ambobda d'artaniani, _ jerac ar ecodineba, ra damemarTa, risTvis davibare, albaT, zis da melis, Tan tkbilad Tvlems. an iqneba aRar momicada, Sin wavida da iq gaigo, rom qali iyo mis saxlSi. qali aTosis saxlSi! magram viTom ratom ara? qali ar iyo weRan aramisis saxlSi? ucnaurze ucnauria es yvelaferi da netavi vicode, riT gaTavdeba?

_ Zalian cudad, batono, Zalian cudad, _ Semoesma xma. planSe iyo. d'artaniani, garTuli Tavis fiqrebSi, xmamaRla msjelobda da SeumCnevlad Sevida xeivanSi, romlis bolos iwyeboda mis binaSi asavali kibe.

_ rogor Tu cudad? ra ginda Tqva magiT, sulelo? _ Seutia d'artanianma, _ ra moxda viTom?

_ yovelgvari ubedureba.

_ ra ubedureba?

_ pirveli is, rom batoni aTosi daiWires.

_ daiWires? aTosi? aTosi daiWires? mere risTvis daiWires?

_ imitom, rom Tqvensa naxes, Tqven egoneT.

_ mere, vin daiWira?

_ im guSagebma, Tqven rom gaaqcieT. sxvac moiSvelies, sul Savad mosilebi.

_ ratom ar uTxra aTosma Tavisi gvari? ratom ar uTxra, rom is ar urevia am saqmeSi?

_ kidev kargi, rom ar Tqva, batono, piriqiT, CemTan movida da Cumad miTxra: `amJamad Tavisufleba Sens batons esaWiroeba da ara me. man yvelaferi icis saqmisa da me ki _ araferio. dapatimrebulad igulisxmeben, is ki Tavisuflad iqneba da mixedavs Tavis saqmes. sami dRis Semdeg gamovacxadeb Cems vinaobas da iZulebulni iqnebian, maSinve gamomiSvano~.

_ yoCaR, aTos! swored didebuli gulis kacia, _ waiCurCula d'artanianma, _ ra qnes im guSagebma?

_ oTxma kacma batoni aTosi waiyvana, oRond ar vici, bastiliisaken Tu for-levekisaken; ori kidev aq darCa saSvelad moyvanil SavmosilebTan, romlebmac mTlad gadaaqoTes aqauroba da Tan waiRes, rac ki ram qaRaldi ipoves. Savmosilebi rom Cxrekdnen, is ori karebTan idga da darajobda. rodesac suyvelaferi gaCxrikes, wavidnen da Ria datoves carieli saxlis kari.

_ porTosi da aramisi?

_ Sin ar damxvdnen da arc aq mosulan.

_ kargi, magram SeiZleba kidevac movidnen, xom daubare, rom aq velodi?

_ diax, batono.

_ maS ase, fexi ar moicvalo aqedan. Tu movidnen, acnobe, rac moxda, da sTxove `naZvis girCebSi~ damicadon. Sin nu Seiyvan, iqneb Soridan gviTvalTvaleben jaSuSebi. me baton de trevilTan waval, vuambob Cems Tavgadasavals da Semdeg maT Sevxvdebi.

_ kargi, batono, _ uTxra planSem.

_ Sen aq unda darCe, geyureba? mxolod ar SeSinde! _ uTxra d'artanianma gasamxneveblad Tavis msaxurs.

_ arxeinad brZandebodeT, batono, _ daamSvida planSem. _ jer kargad ar micnobT, Tu movindomeb, mec guladi gaxlavarT, mTavaria, moindomos kacma, esec rom ar iyos, mec xom pirkandeli var.

_ Zalian kargi, _ mouwona d'artanianma, _ pirkandeli xar? maS sikvdils arCev da fexs ar moicvli!

_ diax, batono, yvelafers gavakeTeb imisaTvis, rom Cemi erTguleba dagimtkicoT.

_ Zalian kargi, _ ambobda Cumad d'artaniani, _ etyoba, Zalian kargi yofila is meTodi, romelic am biWis gasawvr­Tnelad vixmare, Tu Sesaferi SemTxveva meqna, kvlav gavi­meoreb.

mTel dRe-Ramis siaruliT daRlilobis miuxedavad d'artaniani sirbiliT wavida Zveli samtredis quCisaken.

batoni de trevili Sin ar dauxvda, luvris sasaxleSi darajad myof Tavis razms Tan gahyoloda.

d'artanianma gadawyvita, luvrSi moxvedriliyo. baton de­zesaris razmelis tanisamosi ecva da fiqrobda, es gamoadgeboda saSvebad.

patara avgustinelebis quCa Caiara, sanapiroTi axal xidze apirebda gasvlas, rom fiqrma gauelva, boraniT gadaeWra gza, magram mdinaris napirze misvlisas uneblieT Caiyo jibeSi xeli, _ arc erTi groSi ar edo da, cxadia, ver SeZlebda gadasvlas. isev genegos quCis aRmarTs ahyva da dofinis quCidan momavali ori adamiani SeamCnia, erTi kaci iyo, meore _ qali.

qali agebulebiT da garegnobiT qalbaton bonasies hgavda. kaci... _ SeuZlebeli iyo aq Secdoma, _ kaci aramisi iyo. garda amisa, qals igive Savi wamosasxami esxa, romelic d'artanianma jer voJiraris quCaze, aramisis fanjarasTan da meored la harpis karTan naxa.

kidev meti, kacs muSketeris tanisamosi emosa da pirze cxvirsaxoci aefarebina, qals Tavsaxvevi saxeze CamoeSva, ormxrivi sifrTxile amtkicebda, rom isini cdilobdnen, aravis SeZleboda maTi cnoba.

isinic xidze avidnen. d'artanianic swored am gziT modioda da ukan mihyva.

oci nabijic ar eqneboda gadadgmuli, rom sabolood darwmunda: qali qalbatoni bonasie iyo, xolo kaci _ aramisi.

ucbad saSinelma eWvma aRSfoTebamde miiyvana gaskoneli. uRalates! uRalata Tavisma guliTadma megobarma! uRalata manac, vinc ukve Tavis satrfod miaCnda.

qalbatoni bonasie ificeboda, aramiss ar vicnobo, magram am ficidan ar gasula TxuTmeti wuTi da mas mihyveboda mklavgayrili.

d'artanians gadaaviwyda, rom es qali sul sami saaTis gacnobili hyavda, rom am qals araferi emarTa misi, garda madlobisa, romelic ukve gadauxada. dapirebiT ki arafers dahpirebia. Cveni gmiri Tavis mijnurad sTvlida qalbaton bonasies da amitom Seuracxmyofelad miaCnda misi saqcieli, Ralati, dacinva... TavSi auvarda sisxli da gadawyvita, dauyovnebliv gamoerkvia yvelaferi.

win mimavalma qalma da kacma SeamCnies, rom ukan fexdafex viRac mosdevdaT, da erTiorad auCqares nabijs. arc d'artaniani CamorCa. piriqiT, gaaswro da rodesac quCis maSuqis kargad ganaTebul samaritenTan mividnen, d'artaniani win daudga. mgzavrebi SeCerdnen.

_ ra gnebavT, batono? _ hkiTxa muSketerma da Tan erTi nabijiT ukan daiwia. mas ucxoelis gamoTqma hqonda, es garemoeba ki umtkicebda d'artanians, rom igi Semcdari iyo Tavisi eWvis nawilSi mainc.

_ es aramisi ar aris! _ SesZaxa gakvirvebulma.

_ ara, batono, me aramisi ar gaxlavarT! Tqveni wamoZaxili amtkicebs, rom sxvas viRacas mimamsgavseT SecdomiT da mipatiebia.

_ gipatiebiaT? _ Seutia d'artanianma.

_ diax, _ upasuxa ucnobma, _ axla gza momeciT, batono, xom xedavT, rom Tqven CemTan ara gaqvT saqme.

_ marTali brZandebiT, batono, _ miugo d'artanianma, _ me TqvenTan ara, qalbatonTan maqvs saqme.

_ qalbatonTan? mere icnobT? _ gaukvirda ucnobs.

_ cdebiT, batono! vicnob.

_ ah! _ Caeria laparakSi qalbatoni bonasie sayveduriT savse xmiT, _ ah, batono! me Tqven sityva momeciT patiosani keTilSobilisa da mxedrisa, imedi mqonda, rom SemeZlo vndobodi patiosan kacs...

_ Tqven, qalbatono, _ miugo dabneulad d'artanianma, _ Tqven SempirdiT, rom...

_ momeciT xeli, qalbatono, da ganvagrZoT Cveni gza, _ Tqva ucnobma.

gaSeSebuli d'artaniani, Seuracxyofili, damcirebuli amdeni SeusabamobiT, gulxeldakrefiT win edga ucnob muS­keters da qalbaton bonasies.

muSketerma ori nabiji win wamodga da xeliT moiSora gaskoneli. ukan gadaxta d'artaniani da xmali iSiSvla. imave wams swrafad amoiRo xmali ucnobma muSketermac.

_ RvTis gulisaTvis, milord! _ Sehyvira qalbatonma bonasiem, SuaSi Caudga mebrZolT, xmlebi dauWira.

_ milord! _ wamoiZaxa d'artanianma, romelic elvasaviT swrafma da brwyinvale azrma gons moiyvana. _ bodiSs vixdi, batono! nuTu Tqven brZandebiT?..

_ milordi, hercogi bukingamisa, _ uTxra Cumi xmiT qalbatonma bonasiem, _ axla Tqven iciT, Tu gsurT, yvelas dagvRupavT!

_ milord! qalbatono! mapatieT, gevedrebiT, ra vqna, milord, miyvars es qali da veWvianob, Tqvenc iciT, batono, ra aris siyvaruli! gTxovT, mapatioT da mibrZanoT, rogor an vis Sevakla Tavi Tqvenda sabednierod?

_ yoCaRi biWi yofilxarT, _ upasuxa bukingamma da xeli gauwoda d'artanians, romelmac mowiwebiT CamoarTva, _ daxmarebas mpirdebiT da mec siamovnebiT vsargeblob SemTx­veviT. luvramde ukan mogvdieT, ase, oci nabijis manZilze, da Tu naxoT vinme Cvens sajaSuSod gamogzavnili, iqve mokaliT!

d'artanianma qalbatoni bonasie da milordi win gauSva, TviTon amoRebuli xmliT ukan gahyva.

kidev kargi, ymawvil kacs araferi SeemTxva iseTi, rom daemtkicebina milordisaTvis misi brZanebis asasruleblad Tavisi Tavganwirvis survili. axalgazrda qali da koxta muSketeri mSvidobianad Sevidnen luvrSi, de l'eSelis quCis mxaris kariT. TviTon ki maSinve `naZvis girCebisaken~ wavida, sadac porTosi da aramisi elodebodnen.

d'artanianma araviTari ganmarteba ar misca Tavis megobrebs, risTvis Seawuxa isini da amden xans rad alodina. mxolod gaagebina, rom TviTonve moawesriga is saqme, romlis Sesas­ruleblad saWirod miaCnda maTi daxmareba.

axla ki, raki ase gagvitaca Cvenma moTxrobam, Tavi davaneboT Cvens sam megobars, dae, kargad gamoiZinon TavianT saxlebSi, da luvris sasaxleSi SevyveT hercog bukingamsa da mis megzurs.