MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

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mengeli kaci
trauaris jvarTan xalxi mogroviliyo, romelic, Camo­saxrCob kacs ki ar eloda, aramed CamomxrCvals Sescqeroda.

am xalxma erT wams SeaCera etli, magram man maSinve gaarRvia brbo da Tavis gzas gaudga. Caiara sent-onores quCa. keTili bavSvebis quCaze Cauxvia da erT dabal WiSkarTan SeCerda.

kari gaaRes. orma mcvelma xeli miaSvela bonasies, poli­cielic daexmara. patimari xeivanSi gaatares, Semdeg kibeze aiyvanes da mosacdel oTaxSi dasves.

bonasie ise midioda, TiTqos sizmarSi iyo. midioda, moZraobda, magram mkvdariviT arafers ar grZnobda. rogorc mZinare, sagnebs raRac burusSi, bundovnad xedavda. TiTqos xmebi esmoda, magram sityvebs ver arkvevda. Tavi rom moeWraT am dros, xels ar gaanZrevda Tavis dasacavad, xmas ar amoiRebda Sebralebis saTxovnelad.

igi iseTive darCa skamze, rogorc mcvelebma dasves, zurgiT kedels miswoloda, xelebi Zirs daeSva. Semdeg TandaTan Zal-Rone moikriba, miixed-moixeda Tavis irgvliv da vera dainaxa ra iseTi saSiSi, rom mis sicocxles damuqreboda, araviTar gansacdels ar uqadda iqauroba. mSvenier rbil skamze ijda, kedels sagangebo tyavi efara, fanjrebze didroni wiTeli oqros ZafebiT amoqarguli damaskuri fardebi frialebda. bonasie mixvda, rom SiSi uadgilo iyo, da Tavis qneva daiwyo zeviT da qveviT, marjvniv da marcxniv.

martod darCenils xels aravin uSlida am moZraobaSi da cota suli moiTqva, Zala moikriba, jer erTi fexis ganZreva gabeda, Semdeg meorisa, bolos orive xeli miiSvela, skamidan wamoiwia da fexze dadga.

am dros kargi Sexedulebis oficerma SemoaRo kari, iqve gaCerda, ramdenime sityva kidev uTxra meore oTaxSi myofs, mere bonasiesken mobrunda da hkiTxa:

_ Tqven bonasie xarT?

_ diax, batono, _ wailuRluRa bonasiem, romelic mkvdars ufro hgavda, vidre cocxals, _ diax, batono, Tqveni umorCilesi mona.

_ SediT! _ uTxra oficerma da gverdze gadadga, rom gza mieca. bonasiec maSinve daemorCila da Sevida im oTaxSi, sadac, rogorc etyoboda, viRac eloda.

es iyo didi kabineti, romlis kedlebze yovelgvari saxis sabrZolo iaraRi ekida da Tumca seqtembris bolo dReebi idga da ara cioda, buxarSi mainc cecxli aenToT. kari da fanjara magrad miexuraT. oTaxis Suaze oTxkuTxedi magida idga wignebiT da qaRaldebiT dafaruli, romelzedac qalaq laroSelis uSvelebeli ruka iyo gaSlili.

buxarTan saSualo tanis, mediduri, zviadi saxis kaci idga, gamgmiravi Tvalebi, gadaSlili Subli hqonda, Camomxmar saxes ugrZelebda ulvaSebi da qvemo tuCidan espanurad daSvebuli wveri. ocdaTeqvsmeti-ocdaCvidmeti wlisa Zlivs iqneboda, magram ukve WaRara Sereoda Tmasac, ulvaSsac da espanurad daSvebul wversac. welze xmali ar ertya, magram mainc meomars hgavda da misi jer isev mtvriani waRebi amtkicebdnen, rom im dRes cxeniT evlo.

es kaci gaxldaT arman-Jan diu plesi, kardinali de riSelie, oRond iseTi ki ara, rogorsac axla gvixataven xolme: siberiT dauZlurebuls, wamebuliviT daavadebuls, modunebuli agebulebisas, xmaCaxrinwuls, erT uSvelebel savarZelSi Camarxuls, TiTqos winaswar kuboSi Cawoliliyos; romelsac TiTqos mxolod Tavisi WkuiT edga suli da evropasTan brZolas Tavisi dauRalavi gonebis daZabviT awarmoebda, _ ara, sinamdvileSi im dros igi moxdenili, koxta raindi iyo, taniT ukve susti, magram suliT Zlieri; im dros erT-erTi yvelaze SesaniSnavi kaci.

amrigad, pirveli SexedviT igi sulac ar hgavda kardinals da veravinac ver icnobda mas, Tu adre sadme ar enaxa.

sawyali bonasie iqve karTan aituza, is kaci ki, romelic es aris, axla agiwereT, iseTi dakvirvebiT Sehyurebda ubedurs, TiTqos cdilobda, warsulic ki amoekiTxa misi gulis siRrmidan.

_ es aris bonasie? _hkiTxa cota xnis dumilis Semdeg oficers.

_ diax, Tqveno brwyinvalebav!

_ kargi, momeciT es qaRaldebi da dagvtoveT.

oficerma magididan qaRaldebi aiRo, riSelies miarTva, Tavi daukra da gavida.

bonasiem icno es qaRaldebi _ bastiliis cixeSi dakiTxvis oqmebi. buxarTan mdgomma kardinalma xelSi aiRo qaRaldebi da kiTxva daiwyo. xandaxan Tvals moaridebda qaRalds da xanjlis wveriviT erWoboda sawyal bonasies TvalSi da gulSi.

aTi wuTi oqmis wakiTxvas moandoma, aTi wami bonasies sinjvas, da kardinalma ukve icoda, visTan hqonda saqme.

`es gamofituli Tavi Tavis dReSi ar Careula SeTqmulebaSi, _ waiCurCula kardinalma, _ magram mainc vnaxoT~.

_ saxelmwifo Ralatsa gwameben, _ uTxra dinjad kardinalma.

_ diax, ukve gamomicxades, Tqveno brwyinvalebav! _ Sehyvira bonasiem da Tan tituliT mimarTa, romelic weRan oficerma ixmara, - Ralats mwameben, magram geficebiT, rom me magisi ara vici ra.

kardinalma Rimili Seikava.

_ Tqven SeTqmulebaSi monawileobdiT Tqvens colTan, qalbaton de SevrezTan da hercog bukingamTan erTad.

_ marTlac, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, me ramdenjerme gavigone eg saxelebi.

_ ram gamoiwvia mag saxelebis xseneba?

_ Cemi coli ambobda, kardinalma riSeliem parizSi Semo­ityua hercogi bukingami, rom isic daRupos da, masTan erTad, dedofalico.

_ magas ambobda Tqveni coli? _ Sehyvira gabrazebiT kardinalma.

_ diax, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, me ki vuTxari, rom sisulele iyo amis Tqma, radgan mis yovladuwmindesobas ar SeeZlo...

_ kmara, gaCumdiT! sulelo! _ Seutia kardinalma.

_ Cemma colmac aseve mommarTa.

_ iciT Tu ara, vin moitaca Tqveni coli?

_ ara, Tqveno brwyinvalebav.

_ magram eWvi gaqvT, ara?

- diax, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, magram Cemi eWvi Zalian iukadrisa gamomZiebelma da ukve is eWvic aRara maqvs.

_ icodiT Tqveni colis gaparvis ambavi?

_ ara, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, me misi gaparva cixeSi gavige gamomZieblis wyalobiT, romelic Zalian lmobieri kaci gaxlavT.

kardinalma meoredac Seikava Rimili.

_ is ki aRar iciT, sad aris Tqveni coli? ra daemarTa gaparvis Semdeg?

_ srulebiT aRaraferi, Tqveno brwyinvalebav. es ki vici, rom luvrSi mividoda.

_ Ramis pirvel saaTze is jer kidev ar iyo iq misuli.

_ oh, RmerTo Zliero! netavi ra daemarTa ubedurs?

_ magasac gavigebT, nu wuxxarT. kardinals verafers daumalaven, yvelaferi icis kardinalma.

_ Tu asea, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, rogor ggoniaT, nuTu kardinali inebebs da mibrZanebs, sad aris Cemi coli?

_ iqneba kidec giTxraT, magram amisTvis saWiroa jer aRiaroT yvelaferi, rac ki iciT, qalbaton de Sevrezisa da Tqveni colis erTmaneTTan damokidebulebis Sesaxeb.

_ rom ara vici ra! Tqveno brwyinvalebav, me Cems dReSi ar minaxavs qalbatoni de Sevrezi.

_ luvrSi rom midiodiT xolme Tqveni colis wamosayvanad, pirdapir Sin mogdevdaT?

_ TiTqmis arasdros. saqme hqonda tilos vaWrebTan da mec iqiT mimyavda.

_ bevrni iyvnen es tilos vaWrebi?

_ ori, Tqveno brwyinvalebav.

_ sad idgnen?

_ erTi _ voJiraris, xolo meore _ la harpis quCaze.

_ Tqvenc SehyvebodiT xolme Tqvens cols?

_ ara, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, me gareT velodebodi, karebTan.

_ ras moimizezebda xolme, rom ase marto Sedioda vaWrebTan?

_ arafers, `aq damicadeo~, metyoda da mec vucdidi.

_ metad gulubryvilo qmari brZanebulxarT, Cemo Zvirfaso batono bonasie! _ uTxra kardinalma.

`Cemo Zvirfaso bonasieo~... maS, saqme kargad midis, _ imeorebda gulSi sawyali vaWari.

_ im saxlis karebs icnobT?

_ diax.

_ saxlis nomeric gaxsovT?

_ diax.

_ aba nomeri miTxariT.

_ voJiraris quCa #25 da la harpisa _ #75.

_ Zalian kargi! _ brZana kardinalma da am sityvebis Semdeg vercxlis zari daawkaruna. igive oficeri Semovida.

_ roSfori mipoveT Cqara, _ uTxra Cumi xmiT kardinalma, _ amwamsve movides, Tu dabrunda.

_ grafi aq gaxlavT, _ moaxsena oficerma, _ daJinebiT moiTxovs Tqveni yovladuwmindesobis naxvas.

_ maS, mobrZandes, mobrZandes! _ warmoTqva swrafad kar­dinalma.

isariviT gavarda oficeri. aseTi Cveuleba hqonda yvela mosamsaxures kardinalis sasaxleSi.

_ Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav! _ CurCulebda gancvifre­buli bonasie.

jer xuTi wamic ar gasuliyo mas Semdeg, rac oficeri gavida, rom kari gaaRes da kabinetSi viRac Semovida.

_ is aris! _ Sehyvira bonasiem.

_ vin is? _ hkiTxa kardinalma.

_ Cemi colis momtacebeli.

erTxel kidev daawkaruna kardinalma, Semovarda oficeri.

_ CaabareT es kaci Tavis mcvelebs da mand melodos, manam davibareb.

_ ara, Tqveno brwyinvalebav! ara, es is ar gaxlavT! _ moTqvamda bonasie, _ ara, Sevcdi, ver davacqerdi, is sxva iyo da am batons arafriT hgavda. patiosani kaci gaxlavT es batoni.

_ gaiyvaneT es suleli! _ brZana kardinalma.

oficerma xeli moxvia bonasies, mosacdel oTaxSi gaiyvana da or mcvels Caabara.

axlad Semosuli kaci mouTmenlad eloda bonasies gasvlas. karis mixurvisTanave igi kardinalTan mivida:

_ unaxavT erTmaneTi.

_ vis? _ hkiTxa kardinalma.

_ qalbatons da mas.

_ dedofals da bukingams? _ Sehyvira riSeliem.

_ diax.

_ sad?

_ luvrSi.

_ darwmunebuli xarT?

_ sruliad.

_ vin mogaxsenaT?

_ qalbatonma de lanuam, Tqveni yovladuwmindesobis msaxurma.

_ ratom adre ar SegatyobinaT?

_ SemTxveviT Tu undoblobiT, dedofals mTeli dRe Tavis oTaxSi hyoloda.

_ maS, ase... davmarcxdiT. vecadoT samagieros gadaxdas.

_ yvelafriT dagexmarebiT, rac ki SemeZleba, Tqveno brwyin­valebav, damSvidebuli brZandebodeT.

_ rogor moxda yvelaferi es?

_ naSuaRamevs, pirvelis naxevarze, Tavis mxleblebTan yofila dedofali.

_ sad?

_ Tavis sawol oTaxSi.

_ kargiT, Semdeg?

_am dros viRacas dedoflisaTvis cxvirsaxoci miurTmevia. TeTreulis gamgebeli qalisgan gamogzavnili.

_ Semdeg?

_ saSineli mRelvareba dastyobia maSin ana avstriels da momakvdaviviT gayviTlebula.

_ Semdeg? Semdeg?

_ wamomdgara da aTrTolebuli xmiT uTqvams: `aq damicadeT aTi wuTi, male davbrundebio~, _ kari gauRia da gasula.

_ ratom maSinve ar SegatyobinaT qalbatonma de lanuam?

_ ar iyo kargad darwmunebuli, Tanac dedofalma uTxra, `damicadeo~ da urCoba ver gabeda.

_ ramden xans ar dabrunebula dedofali?

_ ormocdaxuT wuTs.

_ Tan aravina xlebia?

_ mxolod dona estefania.

_ mere dabrunebula?

_ diax, magram patara vardisferi kolofi auRia da isev gasula.

_ meored rom dabrunda, is kolofi ukanve Semoitana?

_ ara.

_ icis qalbatonma de lanuam, ra hqonda dedofals im kolofSi?

_ diax, almasis burnuki, misi yovladudidebulesobis saCuqari.

_ Tqven ambobT, rom dabrunebisas is kolofi aRara hqondao dedofals?

_ diax, aRara hqonda.

_ qalbaton de lanuas azriT, dedofalma bukingams miarTva is kolofi?

_ diax, darwmunebuli gaxlavT.

_ es rogor?

_ qalbatoni de lanua dedoflis samkaulebis gamgebeli gaxlavT da am Tanamdebobis uflebiT mTeli dRe uZebnia is kolofi, Sewuxebula, rom veRar upovia, TviTon dedof­lisaTvis ukiTxavs. dedofals ubrZanebia: wuxel erTi burnuki gamityda da oqromWedelTan gavgzavne gasakeTeblado.

_ unda SesuliyaviT oqromWedelTan da genaxaT, marTals ambobs dedofali Tu tyuis.

_ gaxldiT, gaxldiT.

_ mere? ra Tqva oqromWedelma?

_ arc moutaniaT da arc minaxavso.

_ Zalian kargi, Zalian kargi, roSfor! jer kidev yvelaferi dakarguli ara gvaqvs, vin icis... iqneb Cvenken motrialdes saqme.

_ es cxadi gaxlavT, Tqveni yovladuwmindesobis niWma ar SeiZleba ar gamoasworos...

_ Tavisi agentis Secdomani?

_ diax, swored magis Tqma mindoda, mimixvdiT da Tqven TviTon brZaneT.

_ axla es miTxariT, iciT Tu ara, sad imalebodnen qalbatoni de Sevrezi da hercogi bukingami?

_ ara, Tqveno brwyinvalebav. Cemma moxeleebma vera gaiges ra.

_ me ki gavige.

_ Tqven gaigeT?

_ diax, gavige, danamdvilebiT Tu ara, kvals mainc mivageni. erTi voJiraris quCaze #25 saxlSi da meore la harpis quCaze #75-Si.

_ iqneb mibrZanoT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, orives dapatimreba?

_ gvianRa aris. aqamde wavidodnen.

_ mainc vecdebi, davrwmundebiT mainc.

_ aTi Cemi razmeli waiyvaneT da kargad gaCxrikeT orive saxli.

_ axlav geaxlebiT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav. _ da roSfori sirbiliT gavarda kabinetidan.

marto darCenili kardinali cota xniT Cafiqrda. mere erTxel kidev daawkaruna zari.

Semovida igive oficeri.

_ ubrZaneT, tusaRi Semoiyvanon!

xelmeored Seiyvanes bonasie. kardinalma aniSna oficers da isic gavida.

_ Tqven tyuili miTxariT! _ mimarTa mkacri kiloTi kardinalma.

_ me mogaxseneT tyuili? Tqvens yovladuwmindesobas?

_ Tqveni coli voJiraris da la harpis quCebze farTlis vaWarTan ki ar dadioda...

_ maS visTan dadioda, RmerTo Zliero?

_ qalbaton de SevrezTan da hercog bukingamTan.

_ marTali gaxlavT, marTali! _ wamoiZaxa bonasiem da gaaxsenda, rac ki icoda: _ marTalsa brZanebs Tqveni yovlad­uwmindesoba. gana ara, ramdenjerme vuTxari Cems cols: Zneli warmosadgenia magisTana mSvenier saxlebSi cxovrobdnen-meTqi Seni tilos vaWrebi, miT ufro, rom arc erTs ara hqonda firmis niSani, razedac yovelTvis sicil-xarxariT mipasuxebda. oh, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, _ SesZaxa bonasiem da ucbad daiCoqa kardinalis winaSe, _ oh, Tqvena brZandebiT Cveni kardinali, didebuli, diadi kardinali, geniosi adamiani, romelsac Tayvansa scems mTeli qveyana.

didi da sasaxelo ar iyo bonasiesTana gulubryvilo kacis gadmobireba, magram erTi wamiT mainc Zalian nasiamovnebi darCa misi yovladuwmindesoba. magram maSinve TiTqos raRaca axalma azrma gaurbina gonebaSio, sicilma auSala tuCebi, xeli gauwoda muxlmoyrils da uTxra:

_ adeqiT, Cemo megobaro! patiosani kaci yofilxarT.

_ xeli gamomiwoda kardinalma! Cemi xeliT Sevexe wminda kardinalis xels! _ yviroda bonasie, _ Tavis megobrad maxsena didebulma moRvawem?

_ diax, Cemo megobaro, diax! _ miugo kardinalma im mSobliuri tkbili xmiT, romliTac sargeblobda xolme xandaxan, da Tu moatyuebda vinmes, moatyuebda marto mas, vinc kardinals ar icnobda _ radgan ase usafuZvlod gamtyunebdnen da cilsa gwamebdnen, maS samagieroc gergebaT. hoda, ai, miiReT Cemgan es parki, asi pistolia Sig da mapatieT.

_ me vapatio Tqvens brwyinvalebas? _ Sehyvira bonasiem. fulis aRebaze yoymanobda, eWvi ar aris, dacinvisa eSinoda.

_ sruli ufleba gqondaT dageWireT da axlac sruli ufleba gaqvT ubrZanoT: mtanjon, mawamon, CamomaxrCon. Tqven brZandebiT qveynis mmarTveli da, rac unda damemarTos, sul patara, mokle sityviTac ki ver vityvi me Tqvens samduravs. me unda gapatioT Tqven? ara, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, mgoni, mexumrebiT an damciniT.

_ ah, Cemo keTilo bonasie! didsulovnebas iCenT am saqmeSi. kargad vxedav da Zalianac gmadlobT. maS, ase, am parks jibeSi CaidebT da ise gamomeTxovebiT, rom ukmayofilebis ioti­sodenac araferi wagyvebaT.

_ aRtacebuli mivdivar, Tqveno brwyinvalebav.

_ maS, mSvidobiT! ara, ukeT rom vTqvaT, naxvamdis. imedi maqvs, kidev vnaxavT erTmaneTs.

_ rodesac ki moisurvebs Tqveni brwyinvaleba! Tqveni mona-morCili gaxlavarT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav!

_ Zalian xSirad, darwmunebuli brZandebodeT, radgan uaRresad momxiblavad meCvena TqvenTan baasi.

_ oh, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav.

_ maS, naxvamdis, batono bonasie, naxvamdis!

xeliT aniSna kardinalma gamoTxoveba. bonasie moixara da Tavi miwamde daukra, mere ukansvliT karamde mivida da wina oTaxSi gavida, axla iqidan moesma kardinals bonasies xma, romelic giJiviT gahyviroda aRtacebuli: _ gaumarjos mis brwyinvalebas! gaumarjos mis yovladuwmindesobas! gaumarjos didebul kardinals!

kardinali RimiliT ismenda baton bonasies aRtacebuli grZnobiT gamowveul SeZaxilebs, ukve Sors ikargeboda misi yvirili da kabinetamde veRar aRwevda. kardinalma kmayo­filebiT warmoTqva:

_ Zalian kargi! erTi kaci kidev miemata dReidan maT ricxvs, vinc sicocxles gaswiravs CemTvis. _ da uaRresi yuradRebiT kvlav laroSelis gaSlil did rukas dauwyo sinjva, romelic, rogorc ukve vTqviT, Tavis samuSao magidaze hqonda gadafa­rebuli. xelSi fanqari eWira da xazebiT niSnavda adgilebs, sadac unda gaekeTebinaT didmniSvnelovani sagubari, rom Tvrameti Tvis Semdeg navsadguri daeketaT alyaSe­mortymuli qalaqisaTvis.

Rrmad Cafiqrebuli da strategiuli mosazrebebiT gata­cebuli dascqeroda rukas, rodesac kari gaiRo da kabinetSi roSfori Sevida.

_ ha, ras ityviT? _ wamoiZaxa sixaruliT kardinalma da iseTi siswrafiT wamoxta, rom cxadi iyo, Zalian did mniSv­nelobas aZlevda roSforisadmi mindobil davalebas.

_ marTlac, erT-erT im saxlSi, romelic Tqvenma yovlad­uwmindesobam daasaxela, mdgara qali, ase, ocdaeqvs-ocdarva wlisa, da kaci _ ocdaTxuTmet-ormoci wlisa. magram qali wuxel wasula da kaci _ dRes dilas, _ upasuxa roSforma.

_ isini yofilan! _ Sehyvira kardinalma da saaTs Sexeda, _ gvian aris, dadevneba amao iqneba. qalbatoni de Sevrezi turSi brZandeba, bukingami ki bulonSi, Tu daveweviT, isev londonSi.

_ ras mibrZanebT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav?

_ rac moxda, imaze krinti ar dasZraT! sruliad damSvi­debuli brZandebodes dedofali, sruliad uSiSrad, aramc da aramc ar gaagebinoT, rom Cven viciT misi saidumloeba. dae, fiqrobdes, rom raRac SeTqmulebis gamoZiebas vawarmoebT. damiZaxeT kancler segies.

_ im kacs ra uyaviT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav?

_ vin kacs? _ SeekiTxa kardinali.

_ bonasies.

_ rogorc mindoda, ise iqneba swored. jaSuSad gveyoleba, Tavisive cols uTvalTvalebs.

grafma roSforma mdablad daukra Tavi imis dasam­tki­ceblad, rom swamda da aRiarebda Tavisi mbrZaneblis upira­tesobas, da segies dasaZaxeblad gavida.

marto darCenili kardinali isev skamze dabrZanda, patara werili dawera, dabeWda Tavisi piradi beWdiT, da kvlav zari daawkaruna. meoTxed Semovida oficeri.

_ damiZaxeT vitres! _ ubrZana kardinalma, _ da acnobeT, wasasvlelad moemzados.

cota xnis Semdeg kardinalis win gamoiWima gasamgzavreblad gamzadebuli dabarebuli kaci, romelsac maRali waRebi ecva da dezebi ekra.

_ axlave londonSi unda waxvideT, vitre! Zalian saswrafod. gzaSi erT wams arsad dadgebiT. am werils miledis miarTmevT. ai, esec fulis misaRebi baraTi. Cems molaresTan mixvalT da oras pistols miiRebT... magdensave miiRebT, Tu eqvsi dRis Semdeg dabrundebiT da kargad amisrulebT am davalebas.

xmis amouReblad, madlobis uTqmelad, daukra Tavi Sikrikma. CamoarTva werili, orasi pistolis baraTi da swrafad gavida.

ai, ra ewera werilSi:

`miledi, Tqvenc daeswariT pirvelsave bals, sadac hercogi bukingami iqneba, kamzolze almasis Tormeti burnuki eqneba. miuaxlovdiT da ori CamosWeriT. dauyovnebliv macnobeT, rogorc ki xelT geqnebaT es ori burnuki~.

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marTlmsajuleba da mxedroba
meore dRes, am ambebis Semdeg, aTosi kvlav arsad Canda. d'artanianma da porTosma es ambavi baton de trevils moaxsenes.

rac Seexeba aramiss, man xuTi dRis Svebuleba aiRo da, rogorc ambobdnen, ruanSi wavida ojaxuri saqmeebis mosag­vareblad.

batoni de trevili Tavisi razmelebis mama iyo. vinc unda yofiliyo, yvelaze ukanaskneli an naklebad cnobilic ki, raki muSketeris tanisamosi emosa, de trevilis daxmarebisa da Svelis iseTive imedi hqonda, rogoric Tavisi RviZli Zmisa.

batoni de trevili maSinve wavida sisxlis samarTlis mTavari msajulis sanaxavad da misi daxmarebiT miagno aTosis sapyrobiles, _ for-levekis cixes.

aTosmac gaiara yvela is mZime gancda, romelic sawyal bonasies TavgadasavalSi vuCveneT mkiTxvels.

mkiTxveli ukve icnobs bonasiesa da aTosis Sexvedris scenas. aToss im dRemde ar hqonda gamomJRavnebuli Tavisi vinaoba, eSinoda, d'artaniani ar daiWiron da saqmec daumTavrebeli ar darCeso. marto im dRes gamoacxada, rom is ar iyo batoni d'artaniani. amas isic daumata, rom arc baton bonasies icnobda, arc qalbaton bonasies, rom arc erTi arasodes ar unaxavs da arc dalaparakebia. Ramis aTi saaTi sruldeboda, rodesac is Tavisi megobris d'artanianis sanaxavad misuliyo da manamde ki baton de trevilTan sadilad yofiliyo, risTvisac oci mowmis dasaxeleba SeeZlo. daasaxela kidec ramdenime cnobili pirovneba, sxvaTa Soris, hercogi de la tremulic.

meore gamomZiebelic, rogorc pirveli, gancvifrebuli darCa am muSketeris ubralo da mtkice gancxadebiT. didi imedi hqonda, rom aTosze mainc amoiyrida mxedrebis javrs, romlebic sicocxles umwarebdnen marTlmsajulebis moxeleebs. magram mowmed dasaxelebuli gvari trevilisa da tremulisa Cafiq­rebas da gansjas moiTxovda.

aTosic, bonasiesaviT, kardinalTan gagzavnes, magram, saubedurod, kardinali mefesaTn brZandeboda luvrSi.

es swored im dros moxda, rodesac baton de trevils sisxlis samarTlis msajuli da for-levekis sapatimros ufrosi enaxa, magram aTosi versad epova da isic mefesTan wasuliyo.

baton de trevils, rogorc muSketerebis kapitans, yovelTvis SeeZlo mefis sanaxavad Sesvla, ra droc unda yofiliyo.

mkiTxvelma ukve icis, rogor emdureboda mefe dedofals, miT ufro, rom metad cbierad agulianebda mefes kardinali, romelic amgvar oinebSi qalebs ufro ejibreboda, vidre kacebs. mefis ukmayofilebis erTi umTavresi mizezTagani iyo dedoflis megobroba qalbaton de SevrezTan. es ori qali ufro metad awuxebda mefes, vidre omi espaneTTan, mouri­gebloba inglisTan da finansuri gaWirveba. mefe darwmunebuli iyo, rom qalbatoni de Sevrezi exmareboda dedofals ara marto politikur saqmeebSi, aramed mijnurobis kvanZebSi da samarcxvino siyvarulSic.

kardinalis pirvelive sityvam imis Sesaxeb, rom qalbatoni de Sevrezi, romelic turSi gadasaxlebuli egulebodaT, parizSi brZanebula mTeli xuTi dRe da am xnis ganmavlobaSi Tvali auxvevia policiisaTvis, saSineli brazi mohgvara mefes. Jiniansa da verag mefes mainc surda, rom misTvis ludoviko samarTliani da ludoviko ubiwo ewodebinaT.

kardinalma isic daumata, rom parizSi Camosvlis garda qalbaton de Sevrezs miwer-mowera moewyo dedofalTan im saidumlo saSualebiT, romelsac im dros jadoqrobada sTvlidnen. moaxsena, rom SeTqmulebis kvanZs miagno da male aRmoaCenda am SeTqmulebis namdvil damnaSaveebs; magram swored im dros, rodesac dedoflis mier qalbaton de SevrezTan gagzavnili mociquli unda Caegdo xelSi... erTma muSketerma gabeda mTavrobis winaaRmdegoba da xmalamoRebuli daeria marTlmsajulebis brZanebis patiosnad aRmasrulebel moxe­leebs, romlebsac davalebuli hqondaT, sruli miudgomlobiT gamoeZiaT da ganexilaT es saqme da Semdeg mefisaTvis moexsenebinaT... aq ki ukve Tavi veRar Seikava ludoviko meca­metem, wamovarda da dedoflis oTaxisaken gadadga erTi nabiji im fermixdili da Camunjebuli aRSfoTebiT, romelic ise daimorCilebda xolme mefes, rom uaRres avkacobasac ki Caadeninebda.

ukve ganrisxebuli iyo mefe, xolo kardinals jer ar exsenebina hercogi bukingami.

am dros batonma de trevilma kari SeaRo da mefesTan Sevida.

mefis daRvremili saxis danaxvam da kardinalis iq yofnam daarwmuna de trevili, rom aq raRac unda momxdariyo, da kaJiviT gamagrda.

ludoviko mecametes ukve xeli daedo karis saxelurisaTvis, gaRebas apirebda, magram de trevilis fexis nabijebis gagonebaze ukan mobrunda.

_ swored droze moxvediT, batono, _ uTxra wyromiT de trevils mefem, _ Zalian ambebi mesmis Cemi muSketerebis raindobaze...

_ mec Zalian ambebi minda movaxseno Tqvens yovlad­udidebulesobas marTlmsajulebis moxeleebis raindobaze.

_ vera gamigia ra! _ Tqva medidurad mefem.

_ maqvs pativi movaxseno Tqvens yovladudidebulesobas, _ ganagrZo de trevilma imave kiloTi, _ rom zogierTi gamom­Ziebeli da policiis moxele, miuxedavad imisa, rom Zalian pativsacemi xalxia, rogorc etyoba, ver itans samxedro pirebs. imdenad gaTavxeddnen, rom gabedes erT ojaxSi Cemi muSketeris dapatimreba. xalxiT savse quCaSi gaatares, rogorc tusaRi da for-levekis cixeSi Caagdes raRac brZanebiT, romelic vTxove da ar maCvenes. diax, cixeSi Caagdes erTi Cemi muSketeri, ukeT rom vTqvaT, erTi Tqveni muSketeri, umwikvlo yofaqcevis kaci, saxelganTqmuli Tavisi patiosnebiT, romelsac aseve patiosan kacad icnobs Tqveni yovladudidebulesoba, _batoni aTosi.

_ aTosi, _ gaimeora mefem uneburad, _ diax, marTalia, me vicnob aToss.

_ iqneba keTili ineboT da gaixsenoT, Tqveno yovlad­udidebulesobav, _ ganagrZo batonma de trevilma, _ is muSketeri gaxlavT aTosi, romelmac TqvenTvis cnobil samwu­xaro duelSi ase mZimed dasWra batoni kauzaki... marTla, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, _ mimarTa de trevilma kardinals, _ xom mTlad ganikurna batoni kauzaki?

_ diax, gmadlobT, _ miugo gabrazebulma kardinalma da tuCze ikbina.

_ batoni aTosi erTi Tavisi megobris sanaxavad misula, magram is megobari Sin ar daxvedria, _ ganagrZo de trevilma, _ bearneli gaxlavT, ymawvili biWi, baton de zesaris razmeli. is iyo, Sevida Turme Tavisi megobris oTaxSi da jer wignic ki ar aeRo, raTa kiTxviT gaetarebina dro megobris mosvlamde, rom uceb jariskacebma alya Semoartyes saxls da kari Seamtvries...

kardinalma aniSna mefes, es im saqmis gamo, romelsac me mogaxsenebdiTo.

_ viciT, batono viciT, _ upasuxa mefem, _ Cvens sasikeTod warmoebda eg yvelaferi.

_ maS, Cemi udanaSaulo muSketeris daWerac Tqvens sakeTildReod iqneboda? _ upasuxa de trevilma. _ sruliad udanaSaulo muSketeri mkvleliviT Caayenes or kacs Sua da Tavxed brboSi gaatares, adamiani, romelsac aTjer mainc daunTxevia Tavisi sisxli Tqveni udidebulesobis sakeTil­dReod da kvlavac yovelTvis mzad iqneba aseve TavganwirviT emsaxuros Tavis mefes.

_ rogor? _ wamoiZaxa dabneulad mefem, _ nuTu ase iyo saqme?

_ baton de trevils is ar mouxsenebia, mefeo, _ daiwyo kardinalma uaRresad gulgrili xmiT, _ rom is udanaSaulo muSketeri, is patiosnebiT aRsavse vaJbatoni, Sepyrobamde erTi saaTiT adre xmliT daeria oTx Cem mier gagzavnil moxeles, romlebsac davalebuli hqondaT, gamoeZiaT erTi metad didmniSvnelovani saxelmwifo saqme.

_ magis damtkiceba dasWirdeba Tqvens yovladuwmindesobas, _ mimarTa de trevilma gaskonuri gulwrfelobiT da mxedruli daurideblobiT, _ radganac erTi saaTiT adre, manam Tavis megobarTan mividoda, batoni aTosi CemTan gaxldaT sadilad. sadilis Semdegac CemTan darCa hercog de la tremulTan da graf de SalesTan baasiT garTuli, da aTis naxevramde SerCa.

mefem kardinals gadaxeda.

_ namdvils oqmi gvetyvis, _ Tqva kardinalma xmamaRla, im SekiTxvis pasuxad, romelic mefem TvalebiT dausva. _ dazaralebulma moxeleebma Seadgines es oqmi, ai, inebeT, Tqveno yovladudidebulesobav.

_ nuTu marTlmsajulebis moxeleebis mier Sedegnili oqmi dasajerebeli gaxlavT, da mxedris patiosani sityva ki ara? _ upasuxa amayad de trevilma.

_ kargiT, kargiT, trevil, gaCumdiT, _ uTxra mefem.

_ Tu Tqvens yovladuwmindesobas eWvi aqvs Cems romelime muSketerze, _ mainc ar daiSala de trevilma, _ sakmaod cnobili gaxlavT samarTlianoba baton kardinalisa da amitom me TviTon vTxov gamoZiebas.

_ im saxlSi, romelSic gamosaZieblad mividnen marTl­msajulebis moxeleebi, _ ganagrZo isev gulcivad kardinalma, _ erTi bearneli cxovrobs, mgoni, muSketerebis megobari unda iyos.

_ d'artanians brZanebT, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav?

_ me im ymawvil kacs mogaxsenebT, romelsac Tqven Zalian swyalobT, batono de trevil.

_ diax, Tqveno yovladuwmindesobav, sruli simarTlea.

_ rogor ggoniaT, iqneba im ymawvilma kacma urCia avi?

_ vis? aToss? romelic erTiorad ufro xnieria? _ Seawyvetina de trevilma, _ ara, batono, ara, da egec rom ar iyos, batonma d'artanianmac CemTan gaatara is saRamo.

_ manac TqvenTan? _ iucxova kardinalma, _ maS, sul TqvenTan yofila im saRamos mTeli qveyana!

_ nuTu Cemi sityva saeWvod miaCnia Tqvens uwmindesobas? _ uTxra sibraziT awiTlebulma de trevilma.

_ oh RmerTma damifaros! _ miugo kardinalma, _ oRond, es miTxariT, romel saaTze iyo d'artaniani TqvenTan?

_ SemiZlia sruli sizustiT mogaxsenoT, radgan CemTan rom Semovida, saaTs Sevxede da vnaxe, rom aTis naxevari iyo, Tumca me dagvianebulad meCvena.

_ rodis gavida Tqveni sasaxlidan?

_ TerTmetis naxevarze, Tqveni oqmis Sedgenidan erTi saaTis Semdeg.

_ kargi, magram... _ miugo kardinalma, romelsac eWvSe­uxeblad miaCnda de trevilis simarTle da grZnobda, rom xelidan usxlteboda gamarjveba, _ kargi, magram aTosi xom iq daiWires, swored mesaflaveebis quCaze, d'artanianTan.

_ gana akrZaluli gaxlavT megobarTan misvla? gana akrZa­luli gaxlavT Cemi razmis muSketerisTvis Zmuri ganwyobileba de zesaris razmelTan?

_ diax, radganac saeWvoa is saxli, romelSic cxovrobs misi megobari.

_ saeWvo aris is saxli, trevil, _ uTxra mefem, _ iqneba Tqven arc ki icodiT?

_ diax, mefeo, ar vicodi, Tu is saxli saeWvo iyo, magram SeiZleba saeWvo ar iyos is bina, romelic d'artanians uWiravs, radgan gabedviT SemiZlia mogaxsenoT, rom qveynad ar unda moipovebodes misebr erTguli, Taganwiruli msaxuri Tqveni yovladudidebulesobisa da Rrmad Tayvanismcemeli baton kardinalisa.

_ es is d'artaniania, Jusaki rom daWra amas winaT im ubedur SetakebaSi, karmelistebis monastris kedlebTan? _ hkiTxa mefem da Tan kardinals gadaxeda, romelsac saxeze sibrazis ali moedo.

_ meore dRes ki _ bernaJu! diax, mefeo, diax, swored is gaxlavT. brwyinvale mexsiereba aqvs Tqvens yovlad­udi­debulesobas.

_ axla ra gadawyvetilebas viRebT? _ ikiTxa mefem.

_ es ufro Tqveni saqme gaxlavT, mefeo, vidre Cemi, _ miugo kardinalma. _ me vamtkiceb danaSauls.

_ me uarvyof, _ miugo de trevilma, _ mis yovladudi­debulesobas hyavs msajulebi, de, msajulebma gaarCion saqme.

_ Zalian kargi, _ mouwona mefem, _ msajulebs gadavceT saqme, maTi xelobaa gamoZieba da gamoiZion!

_ gamoiZion! _ Tqva de trevilma _ magram, marTla samwu­xaroa, rom ubeduri dro dagvidga. wmindaniviT umwikvlo, saTnoebiT aRsavse adamiani, mainc uzrunvelyofili ar aris Seuracxyofisa da devnisagan. unda mogaxsenoT, rom Zalian dagvemdureba Cveni mxedroba, me amas ver dagimalavT, Tu policiis saqmis gamo, Tqveni risxvisa da sasjelis sagnad gaxdiT.

sifrTxile aklda am sityvas, magram Tavisi ganzraxva hqonda de trevils, _ afeTqebis gamowveva undoda, radgan naRmi qmnis cecxls, cecxli ki _ sinaTles.

_ policiis saqmis gamoo? _ Sehyvira mefem, romelsac gulSi moxvedroda de trevilis sityva, _ policiis saqmis gamo? mere, Tqven iciT raime, batono, mag saqmisa? Tqven Tqvens muSketrebs mouareT da guls nu miwuxebT. Tqven rom yuri gigdoT kacma, erTi muSketeris policiaSi daWeriT mTeli safrangeTi safrTxeSi Cavardeba. amdeni davidaraba erTi muSketeris gamo? me kidev aTs davaWerineb, dalaxvros RmerTma! ass, mTel razms! da xmis amoRebac aravin gabedos.

_ raki Tqveni yovladudidebulesobac eWvis TvaliT uyurebs muSketerebs, maS, damnaSaveni yofilan Cemi razmelebi da amitom, neba miboZeT, mefeo, Tqven CagabaroT Cemi xmali. eWvi ar aris, jer Cems razmelebs dasdo brali batonma kardinalma, xolo Semdeg me damdebs brals. is mirCevnia, me TviTon Cavjde cixeSi aTosTan da d'artanianTan erTad, romelsac, ueWvelia, dRes-xval daapatimreben... _ moaxsena de trevilma.

_ haa, gaaTavebT Tu ara, gaskonelo kerpo? _ mimarTa mefem.

_ mefeo, _ upasuxa imave gabedulebiT de trevilma, _ ubrZaneT, damibrunon Cemi muSketeri, Tu ara da, samarTalSi miscen.

_ samarTals gadaecema, _ uTxra kardinalma,

_ maS, ase? miT ukeTesi, raki ase datrialda saqme, me vTxov Tqvens yovladudidebulesobas, neba miboZoT, rom me TviTon vicavde Cems muSketers.

mefes saubris gamwvavebisa SeeSinda.

_ rom mis yovladuwmindesobas ar hqondes sawinaaRmdego... _ Tqva mefem.

mixvda kardinali, ris Tqma surda mefes, da TviTon moaxsena:

_ ukacravad, mefeo, magram Tu Tqvens yovladudi­debulesobas eWvi epareba, rom SeiZleba me piradi interesi mqondes raime, maSin monawileobas ar miviReb mag saqmeSi.

_ es miTxariT, _ mimarTa mefem de trevils, _ SemomficavT mamaCemis saxels, rom aTosi TqvenTan iyo im dros, rodesac es ambavi moxda da araviTari monawileoba ar miuRia?

_ vficav gansvenebuli mamiTqvenis didebul saxels! vficav Tqvens sicocxles, radgan Tqven brZandebiT amqveynad erTaderTi Cemi siyvaruli da saTayvanebeli, rom aTosi im dros CemTan gaxldaT da veraviTar monawileobas ver miiRebda.

_ daufiqrdiT, mefeo, _ mimarTa kardinalma, _ ase rom gavaTavisufloT patimari, verasodes ver mivagnebT WeSma­ritebas.

_ damSvidebuli brZandebodeT, batono kardinalo, aTosi arsad gaipareba, _ miugo de trevilma, _ aq iqneba da yovelTvis SesaZlebs gamocxaddes marTlmsajulebasTan, raTa pasuxi gasces maT kiTxvas. me miguleT amis Tavdebad.

_ marTlac, sad eSmakebSi gaipareba? _ daeTanxma mefe, _ yovelTvis vipoviT, roca ki daibarebT, rogorc batonma de trevilma mogaxsenaT da, garda amisa, _ daumata mefem xmis daSvebiT da Tan vedrebis TvaliT Sehyurebda kardinals, _ davamSvidoT sawylebi: es ufro Sesaferi iqneba Cveni politikisaTvis.

am sityvebma gaacina batoni riSelie.

_ ubrZaneT, mefeo, Tqven gaqvT ufleba patiebisa.

_ patieba sWirdeba mxolod damnaSaves, _ moaxsena de trevilma, romelsac undoda, saboloo sityva misi yofiliyo. _ Cemi muSketeri ki udanaSaulo gaxlavT. es patieba ki ara, SebRaluli samarTlianobis aRdgena iqneba.

_ for-levekSia dapatimrebuli? _ hkiTxa mefem.

_ diax, mefeo, da isic _ saidumlo sakanSi, TiTqos saSineli ram Caedinos.

_ ai, dawyevla! _ buzRunebda mefe, _ modi Sena da...

_ brZaneba ganTavisuflebisa, mefeo, da gaTavdeba saqme, _ gauadvila kardinalma. _ me iseve, rogorc Tqven, vfiqrob, rom sakmarisze metia baton de trevilis Tavdeboba.

didi pativiscemiT daukra Tavi de trevilma, igi sixarulma Seipyro, Tumca mainc Relavda, radgan grZnobda, rom kardi­nalis mxriv jiuti winaaRmdegoba emjobineboda am moulodnel daTmobas.

mefem xeli moawera aTosis ganTavisuflebis brZanebas da de trevilic gamoeTxova.

im wams, rodesac karis gaRebas apirebda, megobrulad gaucina kardinalma da mefes uTxra:

_ sruli Tanxmoba sufevs Tqveni muSketerebis razmebis ufrossa da razmelebs Soris, mefeo. samsaxurisTvisac sasar­geblo gaxlavT es Tanxmoba da yvelasaTvisac pativsacemi.

`saSinlad gadamixdis am gamarjvebas da Zalian Cqarac, _ ambobda de trevili, _ ukanasknel sityvas Tavis dReSi aravis daanebebs Cveni kardinali. unda avCqarde, radgan mefem SeiZleba aseve ucbad Seicvalos azri. bolos da bolos, bastiliis an for-levekis cixeSi xelaxla Casma gamoSvebuli kacisa ufro Zneli iqneba, vidre iq damwyvdeulis iqve datoveba~.

gamarjvebulis zeimiT Sevida de trevili for-levekis cixeSi da gaaTavisuflebina muSketeri, romelsac sapatimroSic ki ar moSoreboda Tavisi daudevroba.

d'artanianis naxvisTanave de trevilma igi gaafrTxila:

_ Zalian gadarCiT am saqmes. xedavT, ra samagiero gagimzades Jusakis daWrisaTvis?! axla bernaJus daWrisTvis elodeT samagieros. Zalian frTxilad unda iyoT, rom ar gimuxTlon.

marTali iyo de trevili kardinalisadmi aseTi undoblobis gamoCenaSi. fiqrobda, rom saqme jer gaTavebuli ar iyo. rogorc ki gavida muSketerebis kapitani da kari gaixura, kardinali mefesTan mivida da moaxsena:

_ axla, rodesac orni marto davrCiT, modiT, Tu Tqveni yovladudidebulesobis nebac iqneba, darbaislurad movilaparakoT Cvens saqmeze... mefeo, bukingami parizSi gaxldaT xuTi dRe da mxolod dRes diliT wavida.