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1. Carlz dikensi
daviT koperfildi
Tavi pirveli
dabadeba
me viqnebi gmiri Cemive sakuTari Tavgadasavlisa Tu sxva, amas
mkiTxveli Semdegi furclebidan dainaxavs.
Tu Cemi cxovrebis ambavs sicocxlis dasabamidan daviwyeb, unda
mogaxsenoT, rom davibade paraskevs, swored Ramis Tormet saaTze. am
RirSesaniSnavi SemTxvevis damswreebma SeniSnes da cnobad miiRes is
garemoeba, rom saaTis SuaRamis rekva da axaldabadebulis pirveli
tirili erTsa da imave wuTSi moxda.
am damswreTa Soris iyvnen: gadia, bebiaqali da zogierTi sxva gonieri
dedakaci, romelnic did monawileobas iRebdnen Cems bedSi jer kidev
ramdenime TviT adre, sanam maTi piradi gacnobis fizikuri saSualeba
momeca.
yvela am pirma, miiRo ra mxedvelobaSi dRe da saaTi Cemi dabadebisa,
erTsulavnad da erTxmad gamoacxada, rom, jer erTi, _ me ubeduri viqnebi
Cems sicocxleSi, da meorec _ isa, rom moCvenebaTa da sulebis naxva
miweria. imaTi SexedulebiT, bedi aucileblad orive am upiratesobiT im
bavSvebs ajildoebs, romelnic kviris mexuTe dRis SuaRames ibadebian.
am winaswarmetyvelebis pirveli debulebis Sesaxeb aq ara Rirs bevri
laparaki: Cemi cxovrebis ambidan TavisTavad gamoirkveva, ramdenad
ubeduri an bednieri viyavi. winaswarmetyvelebis meore debuleba sulebisa
da moCvenebaTa naxvis Sesaxeb, ramdenadac maxsovs, aqamdis jer ar
gamarTlebula, Tu mxedvelobaSi ar miviRebT siyrmis pirvel dReebs,
romelnic srulebiT wariSalnen Cems mexsierebaSi. magram me ar vemduri
beds, Tu man srulebiT momispo es upiratesoba. ar vemduri im
SemTxvevaSic ki, Tu vinme ZaliT wamarTmevs mas.
me davibade `perangiani~, romlis Sesaxeb ramdenime xnis Semdeg
gazeTSi iyo gamocxadebuli, rom igi sul iafad, TxuTmed ginead iyideba.
magram, rogorca Cans, im dros mezRvaurebi an ufulod iyvnen, an korpis
tanisamosi amjobines; ase iyo Tu ise, arc erTi mezRvauri ar gamoexmaura
am gancxadebas arc sityviT, arc saqmiT. aTi wlis Semdeg Cvens ubanSi
gadawyda am `perangis~ bedi. igi gaaTamaSes latareaSi, ormocdaaT wevrs
Soris, naxevar kronad TiTo sulze, xolo momgebs unda daematebina xuTi
Silingi naRdi. me TviTon daveswari am ceremonias da Zalian kargad
maxsovs uxerxuloba, romelsac vgrZnobdi im ledisa da jentlmenebis
Semyure, romelTac, ase vTqvaT, Cemi sxeulis nawili gaaTamaSes. momgebiani
bileTi ergo erT moxuc ledis, romelsac xelSi eWira patara CanTa,
saidanac iZulebuli iyo, metismetad uxalisod amoeRo daTqmuli xuTi
Silingi _ sul xurda fuli. didxans Tvala moxucma Tavisi
naxevarpensianebi _ saWiro Tanxis Sesadgenad, da mainc daaklo ori pensi,
Tumca yvela damswreni cdilobdnen, daemtkicebinaT misTvis maTematikuri
gamoangariSebiT, rom igi cdeboda. Cveni provinciis yvela Zvel mcxovrebs
Zalian kargad axsovs, da ueWvelia, kidev didxans exsomeba, rom Cemi
`perangis~ bednieri mflobeli marTlac ar damxrCvala wyalSi, igi
mSvidad da wynarad gardaicvala dabadebidan oTxmocdaToTxmeti wlisa,
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2. sakuTar sawolSi, bumbulis loginze, Tumca isic unda iTqvas, rom moxucs
WiriviT sZulda wyali da Tavi mohqonda, rom mTeli sicoclis
ganmavlobaSi TvaliTac ar enaxa.
me davibade daba blonderstonSi, sufolkis sagrafoSi. mamaCemis
Tvalebi daixuWa am qveynisaTvis eqvsi TviT adre, vidre me pirvelad
vixile igi. axlac maocebs, roca gamaxsendeba, rom mamas arasodes
vunaxivar. ufro metad ki is makvirvebs, rom igi wevs martodmarto civ
samareSi, Ramis gauval wyvdiadSi maSin, rodesac Cvens patara sastumroSi
siTbo, sinaTle da myudroeba sufevs.
mamaCemis mamida da, maSasadame, Cemi papida, romlis Sesaxeb Semdeg
Zalian dawvrilebiT momixdeba laparaki, yvelaze mniSvnelovani pirovneba
iyo Cvens ojaxSi. mas erqva mis trotvudi, anu mis betsi, rogorc
yovelTvis eZaxda mas sabralo dedaCemi im SemTxvevaSi, roca dasZlevda
xolme SiSs da am naTesavze Camoagdebda laparaks. mis trotvudi odesRac
Zalian lamazi iyo, magram, samwuxarod, ar amarTlebda Zvelebur inglisur
andazas, rom `mSvenieria mxolod is, visi moqmedebac mSvenieria~. Cum-Cumad
laparakobdnen, TiTqos qmari scemda mis betsis. erTxel xma gavrcelda,
ojaxuri aliaqoTis dros, rac fulis sakiTxs exeboda, es jentlmeni ise
gaaavda, rom Tavisi meuRle meore sarTulis fanjridan unda gadegdoo.
yovelive es albaT sisulelea, magram ueWvelia, rom meuRleTa Soris
araviTari xasiaTis msgavseba ar arsebobda. amitom iyo, rom isini
gaSordnen erTmaneTs. mis betsim gadaixada garkveuli Tanxa da moaxerxa
gayra, romelic orive mxaris urTierTsurvilze iyo damyarebuli. qmarma
waiRo mTeli Tanxa da wavida indoeTSi mxecebze sanadirod. aTi wlis
Semdeg movida cnoba misi sikvdilis Sesaxeb. igi wynarad da uSfoTvelad
gardaicvala. ukanaskneli amooxvris win dastiroda Tavis siymawvilis
Secdomebs. rogori STabeWdileba moaxdina am ambavma papidaCemze, aravin
icoda da verc aqamde Seityo. is kia, rom gayris Semdeg Tavisi
qaliSvilobis saxeli daibruna, iyida saxli erT sofelSi zRvis piras,
dasaxlda da rogorc gauTxovari, xanSi Sesuli qali, erTi moaxlis
anabara, da yvelam Seityo, rom man uaryo yvela amqveyniuri siamovneba da
gandegilad cxovrobs.
mamaCemi papidas, mgoni, odesrac Zalian uyvarda, magram SemdegSi igi
didad Seuracxyofili darCenila misi colis SerTviT, radgan dedaCemi,
papidas sityviT, `sanTlis dedofala~ iyo. Tumca isic unda iTqvas, rom
papidas arasodes enaxa dedaCemi da mxolod is icoda, rom misi Zmiswulis
coli oc welze metisa ar iyo. am qorwinebis Semdeg mamida da Zmiswuli
aRar Sexvedrian erTmaneTs. mamaCemi metad susti agebulebisa iyo,
dedaCemze oci wliT ufrosi. igi qorwinebis erTi wlis Semdeg
gardaicvala, rogorc vTqvi, eqvsi TviT adre Cems dabadebamde.
ai ra mdgomareobaSi iyo saqme paraskevs dRisiT: dedaCemi, avadmyofi
da sevdiani, buxarTan ijda da Tvalcremliani cecxls Sehyurebda. marti
idga, qariani da notio. igi fiqrobda gansvenebul qmarze, Tavis
martoobaze da im axal, usaxlkaro, qveynisTvis jer kidev ucnob mgzavrze,
romlisTvisac ujraSi kidec elaga aTasgvari qinZisTavebi. `gadavitan Tu
ara im saSinel tanjvas, romelic momelis?~ _ SeekiTxa TavisTavs sabralo
qali. mere cremlebi moiwminda, Sexeda pirdapir fanjaras da dainaxa
baRSi momavali ucnobi ledi.
meore Sexvedris dros sevdianma winaTrgrZnobam ubiZga dedaCems, rom
es ledi usaTuod mis betsi unda yofiliyo. igi iseTi mtkice nabijiT
uaxlovdeboda karebs da mTel mis garegnobaSi iseTi Rrma Segneba

3. ixateboda sakuTari Rirsebisa, rom es mxolod gansvenebuli mamaCemis
mamida SeiZleboda yofiliyo.
male amis damamtkicebeli meore sabuTic gamoirkva, rom ucnauri ledi
da mis betsi erTi da igive pirovneba iyo. mamaCemi ambobda xolme,
mamidaCemi metismetad eqscentrulia, rasac ar unda akeTebdes, da
garkveviT gansxvavdeba yvela sxva qalisa da kacisagano. axlac, roca
ucnauri ledi saxls mouaxlovda, imis magivrad, rom karebTan zari
daereka, fanjaraSi Semoixeda da ise magra miado SuSas cxviri, rom zed
mieWylita da mTlad gauTeTrda.
me mgonia, es garemoeba iyo ukanaskneli mizezi, rom swored paraskevs
davibade.
gaocebuli da aRelvebuli dedaCemi saCqarod adga skamidan da
gaCerda mis ukan, oTaxis kuTxeSi. mis betsim nela da dinjad daiwyo
mTeli oTaxis Tvaliereba, bolos misi Tvalebi dedaCemze SeCerda.
ucnaurma ledim warbebi Seikra da xelis brZanebiTi moZraobiT aniSna
karis gaReba. dedaCemi daemorCila.
_ misis koperfildi, Tu ara vcdebi? _ warmoTqva mis betsim, roca
Tvali gadaavlo ZaZiT mosil orsul qals.
_ diax, _ upasuxa dedam susti xmiT.
_ mis trotvudi, _ Tqva axlad mosulma. _ Tqven, rasakvirvelia,
gagegonebaT es saxeli.
dedam upasuxa, rom hqonda es bedniereba.
_ igi Tqvens win dgas, _ uTxra mis betsim.
dedam Tavi daukra da sTxova stumars, oTaxSi SebrZanebuliyo.
Semdeg isini oriveni oTaxSi Sevidnen, dasxdnen erTimeoris pirdapir
da Rrma dumilSi gaatares ramdenime xani. bolos deda, miuxedavad imisa,
rom Zalian cdilobda, Tavi Seekavebina, mwared aqviTinda.
_ s-s-s-u... ta, ta, ta! _ miayara mis betsim. _ aseTebi ar iyos, kmara!
dedam didxans ver SeaCera cremlebi, da manamde qviTinebda, sanam
guls moioxebda.
_ moixadeT Tavsafari, Svilo, _ uTxra mis betsim. _ damanaxveT Tqveni
Tavi.
deda metad SeSinebuli iyo, rom uari eTqva am ucnaur Txovnaze. man
mTrTolvare xelebiT swrafad moixada Tavsafari da mSvenieri Savi Tmebi
uswormasworod CamoeSala saxeze.
_ RmerTo Cemo! Tqven srulebiT bavSvi yofilxarT! _ SesZaxa mis
betsim.
dedaCems marTlac metad ymawvili Sexeduleba hqonda. man naRvlianad
Cahkida Tavi da warmoTqva qviTiniT, rom marTlac Zalian ymawvil qvrivad
grZnobs Tavs, da, rasakvirvelia, metad axalgazrda, bavSvurad
gamoucdeli deda iqneba, Tu miaRwia am ukve moaxloebul Jams. Semdeg
xanmokle siCume Camovarda, da dedas moeCvena, TiTqos mis betsi
alersianad Seexo mis Tmebs; magram roca gaubedavad Sexeda, dainaxa, rom
mis betsi warbebSekruli ijda cecxlTan, xelebi muxlebze daelagebina
da fexebi buxris napirze daedga.
_ aba, _ uTxra mis betsim, _ rodis moeliT?
_ mTlad makankalebs, _ wailaparaka dedam, _ ar vici, RmerTmani ra
memarTeba. albaT sikvdili momiaxlovda!
_ ara, ara, ara! _ UuTxra mis betsim, _ aba, erTi Cai dalieT!
_ ah, ar vici! Tqvena ggoniaT, rom es CemTvis sasargeblo iqneba? _
hkiTxa dedaCemma sabralo xmiT.

4. _ rasakvirvelia, sasargeblo iqneba, _ upasuxa mis betsim. _ yovelive
es mxolod aRelvebisagan mogdiT... ra hqvia Tqvens qals?
_ me, swore mogaxsenoT, ar vici, qali iqneba Tu vaJi, qalbatono, _
gulubryvilod upasuxa dedaCemma.
_ ra bavSvi xarT! _ SesZaxa mis betsim da xeli xels Semohkra. _ me
Tqven gekiTxebiT, ra hqvia Tqvens moaxles?
_ pegoti? _ gaimeora mis betsim aRSfoTebiT. _ nuTu Tqvena ggoniaT,
umecaro bavSvo, rom qristian xalxebs moepovebaT pegotis msgavsi saxeli?
_ es misi gvaria, _ Cumad Tqva Cemma dedam. _ mister koperfildi mas
gvariT eZaxda, radgan me da mag qals erTi da igive saxeli gvqvia.
_ ei, pegoti! _ dauZaxa mis betsim da sastumros kari gaaRo. _ Cai!
Tqveni qalbatoni uqeifod aris! aba, male!
es gankarguleba iseTi brZanebis kiloTi iyo warmoTqmuli, TiTqos
igi mudam mefobda am saxlSi. Semdeg mkacrad Sexeda gaocebul pegotis,
romelic sanTliT xelSi talanSi modioda, da isev uwindeburad dajda;
fexebi buxris piras daalaga da orive xeli erT muxlze dauSva.
_ Tqven, mgonia, geeWvebaT, rom qali geyolebaT? _ SeniSna mis betsim.
_ me ki darwmunebuli var, rom yovlad SeuZlebelia sxvafriv moxdes.
maSasadame, Svilo, im wuTidan, roca es gogona...
_ iqneb vaJia, _ gaawyvetina dedaCemma gaubedavi xmiT.
_ me Tqven geubnebiT, qali iqneba-meTqi, nu mekamaTebiT. da, ai, im
wuTidan roca es gogona gaCndeba, me ganzraxuli maqvs, misi megobari
gavxde. me misi naTlia viqnebi, da axlave gTxovT, daarqvaT mas betsi
trotvud-koperfildi. am betsi trotvudis cxovrebaSi araviTar Secdomebs
ar unda eqnes adgili, me aravis mivcem nebas, rom misi grZnobebi
saTamaSod gaixados. igi mudam Cemi mfarvelobis qveS iqneba. saukeTesod
unda aRvzardoT, rom betsi trotvud-koperfildma ar gaswiros Tavisi
guli da vinme sulels ar miendos. yovelive amas me vkisrulob da Cemze
viReb pasuxismgeblobas.
TiToeuli frazis Semdeg mis betsi energiulad aqnevda Tavs, TiTqos
mis gulSi sakuTari cxovrebis mravali mware mogonebani iRviZebdnen.
_ miTxariT, geTayva, daviTs uyvardiT, Svilo? kargad cxovrobdiT? _
ikiTxa mis betsim ramdenime xnis siCumis Semdeg, roca cotaTi dawynarda.
_ diax, Cven Zalian bednierebi viyaviT, _ warmoTqva dedaCemma. _ mister
koperfildi iseTi keTili iyo...
_ da, rasakvirvelia, ganebivrebdaT. asea Tu ara?
_ oh! diax! roca momagondeba, rom isev martodmarto davrCi amqveynad
da yvelaferSi Cemi Tavis anabara unda viyo... _ upasuxa dedam da isev
aqviTinda.
_ aba, aba, nu tiriT! _ uTxra mis betsim. _ Tqven ar iyaviT erTmaneTis
Sesaferisi... gana sadme ki moipoveba ori iseTi adamiani, romelTac
SeuZliaT kargi wyvili Seadginon? Tqven xom, mgoni, oboli xarT, Tu ara
vcdebi?
_ diax.
_ Tqven aRmzrdelad iyaviT?
_ diax, erT ojaxSi, sadac mister koperfildi daiareboda, bavSvebis
aRmzrdelad vmuSaobdi. igi Zalian alersiani iyo, didi yuradRebiTa da
mzrunvelobiT mepyroboda da bolos winadadebiT mommarTa. me davTanxmdi
da jvari daviwereT.
_ hm! sabralo balRi! _ CafiqrebiT wailaparaka mis betsim. _ gagegebaT
rame?

5. _ rogor unda gavigo Tqveni sityvebi, qalbatono?
_ gesmiT rame diasaxlisobisa, magaliTad?
_ ar vici, swore mogaxsenoT, _ upasuxa dedaCemma, _ vfiqrob, Zalian
cota ram vici. Tumca miset koperfildi maswavlida...
_ TviTon ki bevri ram gaegeboda! _ SeniSna mis betsim.
_ maswavlida didi moTminebiT; me vcdilobdi, mesargebla misi
gakveTilebiT; da rom, Cemda saubedurod, mister koperfildi ar
gardacvliliyo...
cremlebma isev Seawyvetina dedas laparaki.
_ daviTma, mgoni, moaxerxa da TavisTavi uzrunvelhyo SemosavliT, _
Tqva mis betsim, _ sainteresoa, ra gaakeTa TqvenTvis?
_ mister koperfildi, _ upasuxa dedam da Tan cdilobda, mRelvareba
Seekavebina, _ iseTi keTili da windaxeduli iyo, rom winaswarve Seecada
daemtkicebina Cems saxelze mniSvnelovani nawili Tavisi Semosavlisa.
_ magaliTad, ramdeni?
_ as xuTi girvanqa sterlingi weliwadSi.
_ hm! SesaZloa ufro cudad yofiliyo saqme, _ SeniSna mis betsim.
sityvebi `ufro cudad~ exeboda dedaCems, radgan igi sul uaresad da
uaresad xdeboda, da axla, roca oTaxSi Semovida pegoti Cais WurWliTa
da sanTlebiT, maSinve SeniSna es mdgomareoba. mis betsis gacilebiT ufro
adre SeeZlo es SeeniSna, oTaxSi rom sinaTle yofiliyo. pegotim
xmaamouReblad, saCqarod aiyvana avadmyofi zemo sarTulSi, mis sawol
oTaxSi, da maSinve gagzavna Tavisi Zmiswuli eqimisa da bebiaqalis
mosayvanad.
eqimsa da bebiaqals, romelnic TiTqmis erTdroulad gamocxaddnen,
Zalian gaukvirdaT, roca sastumroSi didebuli Sexedulebis ucnobi ledi
daxvdaT. mis betsi buxarTan uwindel pozaSi, medidurad ijda da yurebSi
bambas icobda; qudi ki, Tavidan rom moexada, mklavze uqanavebda.
eqimi avida zemo sarTulSi, gaecno, ramdenadac saWiro iyo, kritikul
mdgomareobas da kvlav dabrunda sastumroSi. male darwmunda, rom
iZulebuli iyo, am ucnob ledisTan pirispir gaetarebina dro ramdenime
saaTis ganmavlobaSi. man gadawyvita, zrdilobianad da Tavazianad
moqceuliyo. es iyo Zalian uwyinari da Cumi jentlmeni. igi Sedioda
oTaxSi da gamodioda yovelTvis gverdulad, odnav mobuzuli, da amasTan
ise nela da Cumad abijebda, rogorc moCveneba Seqspiris `hamletSi~. Tavi
yovelTvis mxarze hqonda gadaxrili. garSemo myof pirTa udidesi
pativiscemis niSnad. cofiani ZaRlic rom scemoda yelSi, mgoni, maSinac
alersianad gaukeTebda SeniSvnas Tavaziani da zrdilobiani sityvebiT, da
ar Seuracxyofda mas _ arc sityviT, arc saqmiT.
aseTi iyo mister Cilipi, medicinis da dostaqarobis doqtori. man
Sexeda papidaCems, gadaxara Tavi erT mxareze, mdablad miesalma da
zrdilobianad moikiTxa misi Zvirfasi janmrTelobis ambavi. papida dumda.
roca eqimma Cilipma SeniSna, rm papida yurebSi bambas icobda, igi odnav
Seexo Tavis marcxena yurs da hkiTxa:
_ Tqven adgilobriv gaRizianebasa grZnobT, qalbatono?
_ rao-o-o? _ hkiTxa papidam da, rogorc boTlis sacobi, ise amoiZro
bamba erTi yuridan.
mister Cilipi im zomamde iyo gaocebuli am ukmexi pasuxiT, rom
cotas gawyda ar dahkarga sulis simSvide, rogorc Semdeg TviTon uambo
gulaxdilad dedas. axla ki gaimagra guli da morcxvad gaimeora Tavisi
kiTxva:

6. _ adgilobrivi gaRizianebaa, qalbatono?
_ sisulelea! _ upasuxa papidam da isev Seigdo bamba uyurSi.
amis Semdeg mister Cilips ara darCenoda-ra imis garda, rom skamze
damjdariyo da Cum-Cumad ecqirna misTvis. papida daSterebiT Sehyurebda
buxris als. ase mdumared isxdnen isini, sanam eqims zemo sarTulSi ar
dauZaxes. TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg eqimi isev sastumroSi gaCnda.
_ aba, rao? _ hkiTxa papidam da gamoiRo bamba im yuridan, romelic
eqimisken haonda miqceuli.
_ araferi, qalbatono, _ upasuxa mister Cilipma, _ win miviwevT... nel-
nela, qalbatono...
_ eh! _ warmoTqva papidam sruli zizRis gamometyvelebiT.
Semdeg Tavi daiqnia da isev bambiT daico yuri.
_ es ki, swore mogaxsenoT, aRarafers ar hgavda! _ ambobda Semdeg
mister Cilipi. Tumca Zalian gauZnelda, magram meti ra gza hqonda,
sabralo, kibeze avida da orpir qarSi iq ijda sibneleSi manamde, sanam
isev ar miiwvies meore sarTulze.
Tavisi saqmis bednierad daboloebis Semdeg siamovnebiT aRsavse eqimi
Cilipi mzad iyo yovelive Seuracxyofa epatiebina yvelasaTvis. igi
gverdulad Seipara sastumro oTaxSi da mimarTa papidas mdablad Tavis
dakvriT:
_ didad bednieri var, rom SemiZlia mogilociT, qalbatono.
_ ra momilocoT? _ hkiTxa papidam mkvaxed.
mister Cilipi isev SekrTa, magram maSinve gaimarTa, gaiRima da isev
Tavi daukra, rom cotaTi moego misi guli.
_ ah, es ra ucnauri adamiania! _ SesZaxa mouTmenlad papidam. _ iciT
Tu ara laparaki, ser?
_ damSviddiT, qalbatono, _ uTxra mister Cilipma da Tan cdilobda,
Tavisi xmisTvis sinaze mieca. _ Cven ukve yvelafers movrCiT, ase rom Tqven
aRaraferi asaRelvebeli mizezi aRara gaqvT. dawynardiT, miledi.
im garemoebas, rom papida am wuTSi ara swvda eqims qeCoSi da ar
gamoabertyina piridan sasurveli pasuxi, Cvens saxlSi yvelani saswaulad
Tvlidnen.
_ neba miboZeT, qalbatono, suliT da guliT mogilocoT, _ daiwyo
isev eqimma Cilipma, rogorc ki igrZno sakmarisi gabeduleba laparakis
ganaxlebisaTvis. _ yvelaferi ukve gaTavda, miledi, da gaTavda bednierad.
im sami Tu oTxi wamis ganmavlobaSi, romelic man moandoma am
sityvebis warmoTqmas, papidas Tvalebi daSterebiT misCerebodnen mister
Cilips.
_ mere? rogoraa igi? _ hkiTxa gulxeldakrefilma papidam da misi
lentebiT morTuli qudi kvlav aqanavda mis xelze.
_ yvelaferi kargad gaxlavT, qalbatono. male igi srulebiT
moikeTebs da imedi maqvs, iseve janmrTelad iqneba, rogorc yoveli
axalgazrda deda, romelmac mSvidobianad daaRwia Tavi sicocxlis
sabediswero kriziss. Tu gnebavT, SegiZliaT naxoT igi; araviTari
dabrkoleba ar arsebobs. piriqiT, Tqvenma naxvam SeiZleba sargeblobac
moutanos.
_ isa? is rogoriRaa. gekiTxebiT! _ gaimeora papidam mkacrad.
mister Cilipma ufro metad gadaagdo Tavi gverdze da alersiani
TvalebiT Sexeda papidas.
_ ratom aras ambobT? rogoria igi, axlad dabadebuli gogona?

7. _ ukacravad, qalbatono, me megona, rom Tqven ukve iciT, _ upasuxa
mister Cilipma, _ axlad dabadebuli bavSvi vaJia.
papidam xmaamouReblad, saCqarod moixsna mklavidan qudi, Camoifxata
Tavze da swrafad gavida gareT, rom arasodes aRar dabrunebuliyo. igi
gahqra, rogorc avi suli, an erTi im moCvenebaTagani, romelic
miwinaswarmetyveles, da mas aqeT misi xseneba aRar yofila Cvens mxareSi.
me vesvene kalaTaSi dedis gverdiT, romelic loginSi iwva. betsi
trotvudi samudamod darCa CvenebaTa da aCrdilTa samefoSi. Cveni oTaxis
fanjaraSi SemoWrili mTvaris Suqi anaTebda agreTve im saflavis borcvs,
sadac ganisvenebda odesRac cocxali arsebis neSti, uromlisodac me
verasodes gavCndebodi amqveynad.
Tavi meore
pirveli dakvirvebani
rodesac axla gonebis TvaliT vubrundebi Cemi bavSvobis pirvel
wlebs, me jer ver varCev verc saxeebs, verc xmebs da verc movlenebs;
magram ai pirveli sagnebi, romelnic ixatebian Cems mexsierebaSi: dedaCemi,
misi mSvenieri TmiTa da ymawviluri saxiT, mis pegoti _ qaliSvili Savi
TvalebiT, tlanqi xelebiT da iseTi wiTeli loyebiT rom mikvirda, ratom
Citebi ara hkenwlaven maT, vaSlebis magivrad-meTqi.
es ori pirovneba me axla magondeba sul mcire manZiliT daSorebulni
erTmaneTisagan; isini, albaT, Cem win idgnen an muxlebze daCoqilebi, an
daxrilebi, da me gaubedavi nabijiT gadavdiodi erTisgan meoresTan. Cems
mexsierebaSi darCa Semdgom mogonebaTagan ganuSorebeli STabeWdileba,
rom me vekarebodi mis pegotis cers, roca igi xels miwvdida; da es ceri
iseTi xorkliani hqonda kervisagan, rogorc muSkis kaklis patara safxeki.
Tu gnebavT, ocneba daarqviT amas, magram dabejiTebiT vfiqrob, rom
bevris ymawviluri mogonebani gacilebiT ufro Sors midian, vidre
sazogadod hgoniaT. me mgonia, agreTve, rom Zalian bevri patara bavSvi
dajildoebulia dakvirvebis saocari niWiT, da am dakvirvebis Sedegi
xSirad araCveulebrivi swori da zedmiwevniTia.
maSasadame, rogorc vTqviT, upirveles yovlisa, cxadad da
garkveulad, sxva movlenebTan Seurevlad, Cems mexsierebaSi ixateba ori
sagani: Cemi deda da mis pegoti. iqneb SevZlo kidev movigono rame? vnaxoT.
ai, warsulis bundovan RrublebSi Cems winaSe Cveni saxli ixateba.
qvemo sarTulSi mis pegotis samzareuloa, romlis fanjrebi ukana ezoSi
gadis; da aq, ukana ezoSi, Sig mis SuagulSi sarze gadis; da aq, ukana
ezoSi, Sig mis SuagulSi sarze damagrebulia samtrede, romelSic ara
Cans arc erTi mtredi; cota moSorebiT, kuTxeSi, saZaRlea, sadac ZaRli
ar aris. mTel am aremareSi mkacrad da mrisxaned daseirnoben qaTmebi. Cems
TvalSi isini uzarmazarni arian, metadre saSinelia mamali me SiSiT
vucqerdi mas fanjridan. WiSkars iqiT batebi dadian da bortad win
iwvdian TavianT grZel kisrebs, roca win Camivlian. batebi ZilSic
mesizmrebian. asea, adamians, romelic mxecebiT aris garSemortymuli,
lomebi da vefxvebi elandeba ZilSi.
ai kidev grZeli, dausrulebeli talani, Tvaluwvdeneli CemTvis. igi
pegotis samzareulodan saxlis mTavar Sesavalisaken modis. talanis
meore boloSi sakuWnaoa, saSineli CemTvis RamRamobiT, radgan ar vici, ra

8. budobs am auarebel SuSebsa, boTlebsa da qilebs Sua, am SexuTul
alagas, saidanac gamodis sapnis, mwnilis, wiwakis, yavis, qonisa da
sanTlebis mZime suni.
talanis erT mxareze Cveni ori sastumro oTaxia. erTSi yovel
saRamos vsxedvarT deda, me da pegoti _ Cveni mudmivi mosaubre; meoreSi,
sadResaswaulo darbazSi, romelic ufro didia, magram myudrebas
moklebuli, kvira dReebs vatarebT. am oTaxSi me yovelTvis mZime da
naRvliani fiqrebi momdioda. pegotim miambo, ar maxsovs rodis, albaT
ramdenime saukunis winaT, rogor emzadebodnen am oTaxSi mamaCemis
dasaflavebisaTvis da rogor modiodnen aq Savwamosasxamiani jentlmenebi.
aqve erT kvira saRamos dedam wagvikiTxa me da pegotis aRmosavluri
moTxroba, sadac mTavari moqmedi samaridan amoRebuli mkvdari iyo; amis
Semdeg ise vkankalebdi loginSi, rom ufrosebi iZulebulebi iyvnen
fanjridan daenaxvebinaT CemTvis myudro sasaflao, sadac mTvaris Suqze
micvalebulni mSvidad ganisveneben TavianT samareebSi.
ai Cveni savarZeli eklesiaSi, _ uh, ra maRali sazurge aqvs!
fanjaraSi, romelic mis gverdiTaa, Cveni saxli ise Cans, rogorc
xelisgulze. pegoti wirvis dros xSirad ucqeris saxls, rom darwmundes,
cecxli xom ar ukidia mas, an qurdebi xom ar Sesulan. Tumca pegoti
wamdauwum iqiT-aqeT icqireba, magram Zalian javrobs, roca mec, imis
mixedviT, yovel mxares vaceceb Tvalebs; pegoti warbebs ikravs da xeliT
maniSnebs, rom pastors vuyuro. rada? risTvis? isedac Zalian kargad
vicnob am jentlmens. Cemi daSterebuli cqera rom SeamCnios da mkiTxos:
ra minda? mere? marTalia Tvalebis parpali ar varga, samarcxvinoa, magram
meti ra gza maqvs... me dedas vuyureb, magram deda iseT saxes iRebs, TiTqos
arc ki mxedavs; gavcqeri biWs, ekvderSi rom dgas, da ise meCveneba, TiTqos
igi meRrijebodes. eklesiis misavals xom ar Sevxedo? ager, karebTan
faras CamorCenili cxvari dgas da, mgonia Ria karebSi apirebs Semosvas.
ai, sadResaswaulo frakSi gamowyobili mister Cilipi zis; mister
Cilipidan Cemi Tvalebi kaTedraze da sxva sagnebze gadadian... TandaTan
Tvalebi kaTedraze da sxva sagnebze gadadian... TandaTan Tvalebi mexuWeba,
nanasaviT Camesmis mRvdlis galoba, sul male sruliad aRaraferi mesmis
da xmauriT vaskdebi iataks; pegotis xelSi ayvanili mivyavar SiSisagan
gulgaxeTqili.
Tvalwin midgas Cveni saxlis fasadi, misi veneciuri fanjrebiT, sawol
oTaxidan baRCisken rom aris gaRebuli, sadac maRal Telas jer kidev
SerCenia Wilyvavebis Zveli, naxevrad dangreuli budeebi. surnelovani
haeri Semdis yvela oTaxis Ria fanjrebSi; magram ar miyvars oTaxebSi
jdoma gazafxulze da zafxulSi, roca ukana ezo amwvanebulia da baRSi
xexili hyvavis. davrbivar samtredesa da saZaRlis gverdiT, Sevdivar
baRSi. mwife da mSvenieri xili asxia yvela xes da deda hkrefs maT
kalaTaSi. am dros me Cumad TeTrekalasa vWam da Tan vcdilob, miamiti
saxe miviRo.
hqris Zlieri qari, asxams wvima, _ TiTqos zafxuli ar yofiliyos.
zamTarSi, bindisas, Cven vTamaSobT sastumroSi, vtrialebT, vxtivarT da
vcekvavT. araqaTgamoleuli deda savarZelSi ecema; me veTamaSebi mis
kululebs, da aravin icis Cemze ukeTesad, rogor esiamovneba mas, rom
lamazia, da rogor amayobs Tavisi silamaziT.
aseTia Cemi adrindeli STabeWdilebani. mraval movlenaTa Soris, gars
rom maxvevia. male gamovitane srulebiT samarTliani daskvna, rom me da

9. dedas cotaTi gveSinia pegotisa da yovelvis mis nebas vemorCilebiT. es
daskvna Cemi bavSvuri azrovnebis erTi pirveli nayofTagani iyo.
erTxel saRamos me da pegoti martoni davrCiT, sastumroSi buxarTan
visxediT. me xmamaRla vkiTxulobdi wigns niangebis Sesaxeb; albaT Zalian
garkveviT vkiTxulobdi, an pegoti Zalian iyo dainteresebuli, maxsovs,
rom am kiTxvis Semdeg mis pegotis darCa bundovani warmodgena, TiTqos
niangebi bostneulis nairsaxeoba yofiliyvnen. deda stumrad iyo wasuli.
me, kargi yofaqcevis jildod, neba momeca sastumroSi vyofiliyavi mis
mosvlamde. wignma male damRala, ena TiTqmis ar memorCleboda, Tvalebic
mexuWeboda, magram sikvdils ufro Sevurigdebodi vidre sawol oTaxSi
wasvlas da loginSi Cawolas.
_ pegoti, _ vuTxari moulodnelad, _ iyaviT Tqven rodisme
gaTxovili?
_ ra dagemarTaT, mister devi? _ SesZaxa pegotim. _ saidan mogividaT
TavSi es azri?
es pasuxi iseTi araCveulebrivi sircxviliT iyo warmoTqmuli, rom
srulebiT gamovfxizldi. pegoti gakvirvebiT miyurebda, paerSi gaSeSebul
xelSi nemsi SerCenoda.
_ miTxariT, iyaviT gaTxovili, pegoti? _ gavimeore me. – Tqven xom
Zalian lamazi xarT?
pegoti, rasakvirvelia, ara hgavda dedas, magram mainc Taviseburi did
silamazis arsebad vTvlidi mas. Cvens sadResaswaulo darbazSi iyo erTi
patara, wiTelxaverdSemovlebuli fexis dasadgmeli skami, romelzedac
dedam Taiguli moqarga; am skamis xaverdi da mis pegotis loyebi, swori
rom vTqvaT, erTi da igive ferisani iyvnen, mxolod im gansxvavebiT, rom
skami rbili iyo, pegotis ki Zalian magari loyebi hqonda.
_ me var lamazi, devi? _ Sehyvira pegotim. _ kargi, Cemo sayvarelo!
magram ram mogagona aseTi kiTxva?
_ TviTonac ar vici, Tqven xom mxolod erT qmarze SegiZliaT
gaTxovdeT, pegoti, ara? xom ar SeiZleba ori qmris yola erTsa da imave
dros?
_ rasakvirvelia, ara.
_ mere, vTqvaT, Tqven jvari daiwereT, da Tqveni qmari mokvda, SeiZleba
maSin sxva qmars gahyveT, pegoti?
_ rogor ara, meoredac Txovdebian. es survilzea. es yvelaferi imazea
damokidebuli, vin rasa fiqrobs am saganze.
_ Tqven rogora fiqrobT, pegoti?
es rom vkiTxe, dakvirvebiT davacqerdi, isic me makvirdeboda.
cota xnis siCumis Semdeg pegoti samuSaos miubrunda da Tqva:
_ ai rasa vfiqrob, mister devi: me TviTon gaTxovili ara vyofilvar
_ da arc gavTxovdebi. ai, ras SemiZliaT gTxraT magis pasuxad.
_ xom ar mijavdebiT, pegoti? _ vkiTxe erTi wuTis siCumis Semdeg.
marTlac, megona, TiTqos igi gajavrebuli iyo, radgan Zalian ugulod
melaparakeboda, magram Sevcdi. pegotim daaneba muSaobas Tavi, farTod
gaSala mklavebi, Caikra Cemi xuWuWa Tavi gulSi da damkocna. am moxvevnisa
da kocnis gulwrfelobaSi me eWvi ara mqonda. pegoti Zalian msuqani iyo,
da roca viwro kostiumSi morTuli, raimeze Zalas miitanda, kabis Rilebi
zurgze awydeboda da iqiT-aqeT cvioda. Zalian kargad maxsovs, rom axlac
ori Rili gagorda sastumro oTaxis meore kuTxeSi.
_ aba, axla miambeT rame mag niangebze, _ Tqva pegotim. _ me, swori
giTTxraT, naxevaric ar gamigia imisa, rasac Tqven kiTxulobdiT.

10. verasgziT ver mivxvdi, rad gamoiyureboda pegoti ase ucnaurad, da
rad maCqarebda ase mouTmenlad, rom niangebs davbrunebodi. ase iyo Tu
ise, Cven marTlac davubrundiT am sazarel mxecebs, da me isev didis
xalisiT daviwye kiTxva. Tavidan bolomde gavecaniT am saintereso jiSis
mcxovelebis istorias, maT znesa da Cveulebebs. me didi gulmodginebiT
vkiTxulobdi. magram pegoti, rogorc Canda, ver mismenda yuradRebiT da
maincdamainc did monawileobas ar iRebda niangebze nadirobaSi. igi Cumad
ijda, dafiqrebuli saxiT, da ramdenjerme nemsic ki iCxvlita TiTSi.
roca niangebs movrCiT, gvindoda aligatorebze gadavsuliyaviT,
magram am dros baRCis karebTan zaris rekva moisma, Cven karebisaken
wavediT da SevxvdiT dedas, romelsac Tan axlda viRac jentlmeni,
mSvenieri Savi TmiT da bakenbardebiT _ swored is, warsul kviras
eklesiidan rom gamogvacila.
karebTan deda daixara, amiyvana xelSi da makoca; am dros misma
Tanamgzavrma SeniSna, rom me mefeze bednieri var, raRac amis magvari.
_ es ras niSnavs? _ vkiTxe jentlmens dedaCemis xmars iqidan.
iman Tavze xeli gadamisva, magram ar vici, ratom ar momewona es kaci
da SemezizRa misi xma. roca igi Semexo, da CemTan erTad _ dedasac, odnav
xeli vkari mis xels. me veWvianobdi.
_ ah, devi! _ miTxra dedam wyeniT.
_ ra mSvenieri bavSvia! _ SesZaxa jentlmenma. _ srulebiT ar mikvirs,
rom mas ase uyvarxarT.
arasodes winaT ar SeminiSnavs iseTi warmtaci vardisferi dedaCemis
loyebze, rogorc am wuTSi. igi gamiwyra uzrdelobisaTvis, magram maSinve
gulSi Camixuta da ise gadauxada madloba jentlmens gacilebisaTvis.
madlobis sityvebTan, dedam xeli gauwoda, da roca xeli CamoarTva, dedam
me Semomxeda.
_ SevrigdeT, geTayva, _ miTxra jentlmenma da Tavi daxara dedas
xelTaTmanze. _ vusurvoT erTmaneTs Rame mSvidobisa.
_ Rame mSvidobisa! _ vuTxari me.
_ maS davmegobrdiT? _ ganagrZo jentlmenma RimiliT. _ moita xeli,
Cemo kargo.
Cemi marjvena xeli dedas yelze exvia; me marcxena xeli gavuwode.
_ eg ara, eg ara, devi! _ siciliT miTxra jentlmenma.
dedam aiRo Cemi marjvena xeli, rom jentlmenisaTvis gaewodebina igi,
magram me gavjiutdi da isev marcxena xeli miveci. jentlmenma alersianad
mouWira mas Tavisi xeli da Tqva, kargi biWi xaro. mere Tavi dagvikra da
wavida.
axlac TiTqos Tvalwin midgas, rogor SeCerda igi baRSi, gadmogvxeda
Tavisi arakeTili TvalebiT da Semdeg WiSkars miefara.
pegotim, romelic mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi uZravad idga da erTi
xma ar amouRia, saCqarod gauyara karebs rkinis urduli, da Cven yvelani
sastumroSi SevediT. deda ar dajda Cveulebisamebr savarZelSi buxarTad;
igi sastumros meore boloSi gadavida da neli xmiT raRac melodias
mReroda.
_ imedi maqvs, imxiaruleT, qalbatono? _ hkiTxa pegotim, romelic
sanTliT xelSi oTaxis SuagulSi SeCerda.
_ gmadlobT, pegoti, _ upasuxa dedam mxiaruli kiloTi. diax, Zalian
sasiamovno saRamo iyo.
_ axal xalxTan, ueWvelia, sasiamovnoa dros gatareba, _ SeniSna
pegotim.

11. _ Zalian sasiamovnoa, _ daudastura dedaCemma.
pegoti ganagrZobda oTaxis SuagulSi uZravad dgomas. dedam isev
RiRini morTo.
me dameZina, magram arc ise, rom srulebiT ara gamego-ra. roca
Tvlemisagan gamovfxizldi da Tvalebi gavaxile, dedac da pegotic _
orive Tvalcremlianebi iyvnen da Zalian xmamaRla laparakobdnen.
_ ara, magisTana adamiani ar moewoneboda mister koperfilds,
cocxali rom iyos, _ Tqva pegotim. _ amaSi Tund fics davdeb, diax!
_ ah, ras ambobT! _ SesZaxa dedam. _ Tqven gamagiJebT, pegoti, rodis da
sad mouTmeniaT sabralo qaliSvilebs amgvari Seuracxyofa TavianTi
moaxlisagan?.. an rad veZaxi Cems Tavs qaliSvils? gana gaTxovili ar
viyavi, pegoti?
_ diaxac rom iyaviT, _ upasuxa pegotim.
_ maS rogora bedavT, _ ganagrZo dedam, _ ese igi, me mindoda meTqva,
rogor giZlebT guli, pegot, rom aseT cud sityvebs meubnebiT, roca
mSvenivrad iciT, rom am saxls iqiT arc erTi gulwrfeli megobari ara
myavs!
_ ai swored imitom vbedav, _ upasuxa pegotim. _ rogorc geneboT,
qalbatono, da eg ar varga! diax, ar varga! nu gamiwyrebiT, da kidev vityvi,
rom ar varga!
pegoti iseTi gamwarebuli laparakobda, rom vfiqrobdi Sandals
iatakze daanarcxebs-meTqi.
_ o, ratom ara grcxveniaT, pegoti, rom ase mawyenineT! _ uTxra dedam
da ufro metad atirda. _ ratom ggoniaT, rom Cvens Soris yvelafri
gadawyvetili da gaTavebulia? garkveviT gelaparakebiT, rom garda sul
ubralo Tavazianobisa, jer araferi ara yofila-ra, da ueWvelia, arasodes
arc iqneba. Tqven ambobT, rom CemTvis giJdebian, _ mere ra vqna? gana eg
Cemi bralia? gana SemiZlia vaJkacebis grZnobaTa Sekaveba, Tuki isini aseTi
sulelebi arian? ra vqna am SemTxvevaSi, gekiTxebiT? xom ar mibrZabenT,
Tavi moviarso, Savi feriT moviTxupno saxe, an kidev sxvagvarad
davimaxinjo Tavi? Tqvengan yvelaferi mosalodnelia, pegoti. Tqven Zalian
gindaT, rom me maxinji viyo.
es sayvedurebi, rogorca Canda, Zalian ewyina pegotis.
_ ai, Cemi biWuna, Cemi sayvareli devi, _ Tvalcremliani ganagrZobda
deda da miuaxlovda savarZels, romelSic vijeqi. _ nuTu vinmes SeuZlia
misayveduros, rom sakmarisad ar miyvars es mSvenieri bavSvi?
_ veravin da verasodes ver gabedavs, qalbatono, rom eg gisayveduroT,
_ uTxra pegotim.
_ Tqven misayvedureT, Tqven, pegoti! _ upasuxa dedam. _ maS sxagvarad
rogor gavigo yvela es sawyeni mikibul-mokibuli laparaki? Tqven Zalian
kargad iciT, pegoti, rom mxolod devis gulisaTvis ar viyide axali
qolga, Tumca Cemi Zveli mwvane qolga srulebiT gaxunda da foCic mTlad
gaucvda. diax, es Tqven Zalian kargad iciT, pegoti, amaze uars ver ityviT!
mere dedam makoca gansakuTrebuli sinaziT da isev ganagrZo. axla
ukve piradad me mommarTavda.
_ miTxari, cudi deda var, devi? boroti, anCxli, Tavmoyvare? ara,
devi? miTxari `ho~, Cemo angelozo, miTxari, Cemo Svilo, _ da pegotis
eyvarebi, devi, misi siyvaruli ufro Zvirfasi iqneba SenTvlis, vidre Cemi.
me Sen srulebiT ar miyvarxar... diax, srulebiT ar miyvarxar!..
am sityvebTan erTad yvelani xmamaRla avtirdiT gulwrfeli
cremlebiT, da SeiZleba yvela xmamaRla me vtirodi. marTlac, sevdsagan

12. guli miskdeboda da, mgoni, wyenis pirvel wuTSi me pegotis `boroti
nadiri~ vuwode. keTili qali Zalian nawyeni iyo da, ramdenadac maxsovs, am
dros dahkarga TiTqmis yvela Tavisi Rili, imitom, rom verc erTi veRar
SevniSne, rodesac, dedasTan Serigebis Semdeg, man muxlebze daiCoqa
savaZlis win, rom CemTanac mSvidoba daemyarebina.
amis Semdeg pegoti gacilebiT ufro iSviaTad rCeboda saRamoobiT
CvenTan, vidre uwin. deda didi yuradRebiT eqceoda mas, _ iqneb meti
yuradRebiT, vidre odesme, da Cven, samiveni, Zalian kargi megobrebi
viyaviT, magram mainc raRac ucnauri cvlileba moxda. Cvens saxlSi aRar
iyo uwindeli silaRe da simxiarule. xandaxan meCveneboda, TiTqos pegoti
uSlida dedas feradi kabebis Cacmas, tanisamosisi karadaSi rom ekida, da
isec xdeboda, rom igi exveweboda dedas _ ar wasuliyo stumrad; magram
riT iyo gamowveuli yovelive es, ver mivxvedriliyav.
nel-nela SeveCvie SavTmiani da bakenbardebiani jentlmenis Sexvedras
Cvens saxlSi. me ar miyvarda igi iseve, rogorc uwin, da mousvenari
iWvianoba yovelTvis mawuxebda am kacis danaxvis dros.
erTxel, Semodgoma diliT, roca me da deda baRCaSi vseirnobdiT,
mister mordstoni, _ me ukve vicodi misi saxeli, _ cxeniT moadga baRCis
Robes. SeaCera cxeni, Tavi daukra dedas da uTxra, rom loustoftSi
mivdivar megobrebis sanaxavado; mere mxiarulad mkiTxa, miyvars Tu ara
cxeniT seirnoba, da SemomTavaza masTan cxenze Sejdoma.
Eme gamgzavnes pegotisTan _ cxenze sajdomi tanisamosis Casacmelad.
mister mordstoni Camoxta cxenidan, aRviri mxarze gadaido da seirnoba
daiwyo surnelovani askilis Robis gadaRma, dedaCemi ki nel-nela dadioda
baRCaSi imave Robis aqeT da Tan elaparakeboda. maxsovs, rogor
vucqerodiT maT me da pegoti Cemi sawoli oTaxis patara fanjridan,
rogor axlos SeCerdnen isini erTmaneTis win da raRacas sinjavdnen
askilze. pegoti, romelic erTi wuTis win mSvenier gunebaze iyo, uceb
gaibuta da damiwyo Tmebis varcxna, arc srulebiT ar iyo saWiro.
male me da mister mordstoni mivaWenebdiT cxens mwvane mindroze,
Saragzis gverdiT. mas Zalian moxerxebulad veWire erTi xeliT, da
amxanad ar vgrZnobdi Cveulebrivs Sewuxebas.
Cven mivediT zRvis sanapirosTan myof sastumroSi, sadac ori
jentlmeni dagvxvda. isini sigarebs eweodnen. orives ganieri, gaxsnili
qurTukebi ecva. TiToeuli, sul cota rom vTqvaT, oTx skamze mainc iwva.
oTaxis kuTxeSi erT boRCaSi Sekruli eyara serTukebi, bairaRi da
mezRvaurebis wamosasxamebi.
Cveni SesvlisTanave jentlmenebi swrafad wamoxtnen fexze da erTxmad
Sehyvires:
_ a! mordston! nuTu es Tqven xarT! Cven gvegona, rom ukve mkvdari
iyaviT!
_ jer ara, rogorca hxedavT, _ upasuxa mister mordstonma.
_ es Wabuki viRaa? _ ikiTxa erTma jentlmenTaganma da Cemze miuTiTa.
_ es devia.
_ vin devi, jonsi?
_ koperfildi, _ auxsna mister mordstonma.
_ rogor! im mSvenieri qvrivis biWunaa, momxiblavi misis
koperfildisa?
_ kvinion, gTxovT, frTxilad iyoT, _ uTxra mister mordistonma. _ aq
gvismenen.
_ aq gvismens? _ ikiTxa jentlmenma mxiaruli siciliT.

13. me swrafad mivixed-movixede yovel mxares, mainteresebda, visi
eridebodaT.
_ Sefildeli bruqsi, _ upasuxa m-r mordstonma.
me guls momeSva, roca es saxeli warmoTqva, radgan pirvelad ise
meCvena, TiTqos laparaki Cemze iyo.
albaT raRac Zalian sasacilo iyo am Sefildeli bruqsis
pirovnebaSi, radgan jentlmenebi mis xsenebaze siciliT daixocnen.
_ mere, rasa fiqrobs es Sefildeli bruqsi erT saintereso proeqtze?
_ jerjerobiT, mgonia, mas araferi esmis am saqmeebisa, _ upasuxa m-r
mordstonma, _ magram, sazogadod, Tu ar vcdebi, bruqsi ar iqneba Cems
mxareze.
isev saerTo sicili atyda. Semdeg mister kvinionma ubrZana _ erTi
boTli xeresi moetanaT bruqsis pativsacemad. roca msaxurma Rvino
moitana, m-r kvinionma damisxa erTi Wiqa, namcxvari momca, mere adga Tavisi
adgilidan da Tqva:
_ dae, Sefildma bruqsma kiseri moitexos!
yvelam aRtacebiT miiRo es sadRegrZelo da taSi daukres. mec
gavicine, da maT kidev ufro moumates taSiskvras. erTi sityviT, yvelani
gavmxiaruldiT.
amis Semdeg yvelani wavediT zRvis cicabo napirisaken saseirnod da
balaxze davsxediT. aqedan jentlmenebma daiwyes durbindiT sxvadasxva
sagnebis Tvaliereba. Cven avediT agreTve xomaldze, sadac samive
jentlmeni Cavida kaiutaSi raRac saaqmeebisaTvis. isini iq didxans
sinjavdnen da kiTxulobdnen raRac qaRaldebs. amas me kaiutis sarkmlidan
vxedavdi.
Cemi dakvirvebiT, mTeli am dRis ganmavlobaSi m-r mordstoni ufro
dinji da seriozuli iyo, vidre danarCeni ori jentlmeni, isini metad
mxiarulni da udardelni gamodgnen. jentlmenebi daurideblad
exumrebodnen erTmaneTs, magram maTi xumroba Zalian iSviaTad iyo
mimarTuli motrdstonisadmi. cxadi iyo, rom igi oriveze gonieri da
Wkuadamjdari iyo. me SevniSne, rom erTxel-orjer mister kvinionma
saubris dros gverdze gadmohxeda mister mordstons, TiTqos undoda
gaego, kmayofili iyo Tu ara igi misi laparakiT. me ise maxsovs, TiTqos
mister mordstons, ar gaucinia im dRes, garda erTi SemTxvevisa, roca
laparaki ucnob Sefildel bruqsze Camovarda, _ da es misi erTaderTi
xumroba iyo.
saRamos, jer isev TvalnaTliv, Cven Sin davbrundiT. mSvenieri saRamo
iyo. deda da mister mordstoni isev mohyvnen seirnobas surnelovan
askilis Robis iqiTa da aqeTa mxares. me pegotisTan gamgzavnes Cais
dasalevad.
mister mordstonis wasvlis Semdeg deda didxans mekiTxeboda, rogor
gavatare es dRe. sxvaTa Soris, vuambe, ra iTqva imis Sesaxeb. dedam gaicina
da SeniSna, rom yvela isini qarafSuta xalxia, sisuleleze gadareuli;
magram vicodi, rom es dedas Zalian moswonda. me vicodi Zalian kargad,
ise, rogorc axla vici. visargeble SemTxveviT da vkiTxe, vin aris es
Sefildeli mister bruqsi-meTqi? dedam mipasuxa, ar vici, Tuca SeiZleba
meqarxne iyos, romelic dana-Cangals akeTebso.
droTa siSoris gamo, ise meCveneba, TiTqos pegotis meore dResve
mouvida azrad, moeca CemTvis erTi metad ucnauri da gabeduli
winadadeba, magram, ueWvelia, es moxda erTi-ori Tvis Semdeg.

14. erTxel, saRamos, roca deda kvlav saxlSi ar iyo, Cven orni visxediT
sastumro oTaxSi buxarTan. pegoti windasa hqsovda; me vapirebdi niangebis
Sesaxeb wignis kiTxvas. ramdenjerme ise meCvena, TiTqos pegotis raRacis
Tqma undoda CemTvis, magram igi mxolod aRebda pirs da isev hkumavda. me
jer momeCvena, TiTqos mxolod amTqnarebda, magram bolos pegotim miTxra:
_ ras ityviT, mister devi, me rom azrad momivides dagpatiJoT Cems
ZmasTan iarmauTSi stumrad, erTi-ori kviriT? CemTvis da TqvenTvis es
namdvili dResaswauli iqneboda, ara?
_ mere, Tqveni Zma kargi kacia, pegoti? _ vkiTxe me.
_ oh, mere, aRar ityviT, ra kargia! _ mipasuxa megotim. _ iqvea zRvac,
navebi, gemebi da mezRvaurebi. Tqven SegiZliaT iTamaSoT zRvis piras, Cems
ZmiswulebTan erTad!
_ mere, deda ras ityvis? gagviSvebs? _ vkiTxe me, moxiblulma amdeni
siamovnebiT.
_ amaze nu SewuxdebiT, _ mipasuxa pegotim da Tan makvirdeboda, _ me
mzada var, dageniZlaoT, rom deda xmasac ar amoiRebs. gindaT, vkiTxoT,
rogorc ki saxlSi dabrundeba?
_ kargi, pegoti. oRond ai ras getyviT: _ vuTxari me. _ mere, Cven rom
aqedan wavalT, deda ras izams? xom ar SeiZlia martoka darCes?
_ ah, gana Tqven ar iciT, mister devi?
_ ra? _ dedaTqveni am dReebSi stumrad midis misis greiperTan da
mTeli ori kvira darCeba masTan.
didi mouTmenlobiT velodi dedis dabrunebas. misis greiperi Cveni
mezobeli iyo, da dedam, es ramdenime xania, mouxSira masTan siaruls.
srulebiT moulodnelad, deda, dabrunebisas, maSinve daeTanxma pegotis
winadadebas da Cven im saRamosve SevudeqiT gasamgzavreblad mzadebs.
male wasvlis dRec dadga. Tumca Zalian meSinoda, rom miwisZvras an
bunebriv raime movlenas ar CaeSala es eqspedicia. Cven unda
gavmgzavrebuliyaviT etliT, diliT, sauzmis Semdeg. me mzad viyavi uari
meTqva mTel Cem Segrovil fulze, oRond es Rame samgzavro wamosasxamiTa
da CeqmebiT gametarebina.
axlac ki sevda mereva, roca vigoneb, rogori mouTmenlobiT
vnatrobdi im dros Cemi bednieri saxlis datovebas, da srulebiT fiqrad
ar momdioda, rom samudamod vkargavdi mas.
Tumca didi kmayofilebiT sxva ramec magondeba: roca alayafis karebs
etli moadga da dedam gamoTxovebisas kocna damiwyo, siyvarulma misdami
da mSobliuri kerisadmi, romelsac me jer arasodes ar movSorebivar,
uneburi cremlebi momgvara. dedac tiroda, da me vgrZnobdi, rogor
Zlierad scemda misi guli Cems mkerdTan.
roca Cven adgilidan daviZariT, deda gamoiqca da meetles ubrZana,
SeCerebuliyo; mas undoda, erTxel kidev ekocna CemTvis da gulSi
Cavexutebine. didi siamovnebiT vCerdebi am wvrilmanebze, romelnic
usaTuod amtkiceben mis dedobriv siyvaruls erTaderTi Svilisadmi.
etli ukve sabolood daiZra adgilidan, deda ki isev idga gzaze, im
adgilas, sadac Cven gagvSorda. male masTan mivida mister mordstoni,
romelic, rogorca Canda, stuqsavda mas metismeti mgrZobiarobisaTvis
gamoTxovebis dros. Zalian gamikvirda _ ra esaqmeboda am kacs dedaCemis
grZnobebTan? pegotic metad ukmayofili iyo da Zalian gajavrebuli saxe
hqonda.
vakvirdebodi pegotis saxes da Cavfiqrdi. usaqmurobisagan Cems Tavs
aseTi amocana miveci: pegotim rom damkargos gzaSi ise, rogorc erT

15. zRaparSi patara biWi dakarges, mivagneb Tu ara saxls im Rilebis
mixedviT, romlebsac igi axla daabnevs-meTqi?
Tavi mesame
cvlileba
megona, rom qveyanaze ar iyo cxeni, im jaglagze ufro zanti,
romliTac Cven iarmauTSi mivdiodiT. igi ris vai-vaglaxiT miCanCalebda
dabla Tavdaxrili. xandaxan meCveneboda, TiTqos igi frutuniT dascinoda
Cvens mouTmenlobasa da wyenas, magram meetlem agvixsna, rom misi
Cveulebrivi xvela iyo, romliTac itanjeboda es ramdeni xania.
TviTon meetlec, cxenis wabaZviT, Tavdaxrili ijda kofoze, xelebi
muxlebze daelagebina da TiTqos sanaxevrod sZinavso, ise `marTavda~
cxens. igi xmas ar gvcemda da mxolod ustvenda.
Cven karga xSirad gvixdeboda Saragzidan gadaxveva: sauzmisTvis,
sadilisTvis, samxrisTvis, vaxSmisTvis, Ramis gasaTevad ki sastumroebsa
da barakebSi vCerdebodiT. yovelive aman metad damRala da Zalian
gamixarda, roca, bolos, iarmauTi davinaxeT.
roca SevuxvieT quCaSi, romelic pirvelad ucnauri meCvena, cxvirSi
gveca Tevzis, fisis, kanafisa da kupris magari suni, davinaxeT mezRvaurebi
gasanTluli qudebiT, yovel wams vxvdebodiT furgonebs, romlebic qvebze
njRreviT miraxunebdnen.
_ ager qamic! _ Sehyvira pegotim. _ rogor gazrdila! verc ki icnob!
mis pegotis Zmiswuli marTlac sastumros karebTan gveloda. es iyo
Ronieri, sakmaod msxvili da mxarbeWiani ymawvili eqvsi futis simaRlisa,
moRimari bavSvuri saxiT da qera xuWuWa TmiT, romelic mas batkans
amsgavsebda. tilos qurTuki ecva da Sarvali ise gaxeveboda, rom
Tavisuflad dadgeboda miwaze umisfexebod. qudis magivrad Tavs ufaravda
raRac, Zveli Senobis saxuravis msgavsi nivTi.
qams zurgze akidebuli mivyavdi. quCis misaxvev-mosaxvevebi yvelgan
savse iyo auarebeli qviSita da RorRiT. Cveni gza midioda gazisa da
Tokis qarxnebis, navsaSenebis, didi sawyobebisa, uzarmazari ezoebisa da
sxva amgvari adgilebis gverdiT. bolos gavediT mosawyen cariel
mindorze zRvis piras. qamma miTxra:
_ ai Cveni saxlic, master devi!
me gavixede yovel mxares, _ zRvisaken, mdinarisaken, mindvrisaken,
magram Cvens axlos saxlis msgavsi arsad ara iyo ra. napirze moCanda
mxolod didi Savi sabargo navi Tu Zveli gemi, romelsac Rumelis milis
magivrad mogrZo rkinis Zabri ekava.
_ sad aris saxli? _ vkiTxe me. _ me mxedav mxolod Senobas, romelic
xomaldsa hgavs.
_ ai, swored eg aris Cveni saxli, master devi, _ mipasuxa qamma.
es rom aladinis sasaxle yofiliyo, an zRapruli cixedarbazi
margalitis kedlebiTa da brolis WeriT, aseT aRtacebaSi ar movidodi,
rogorc axla. gevrdze lamazi patara kari iyo, Tan pawawina fanjrebi
karis orTav mxares, magram mis umTavres mSvenierebas is Seadgenda, rom es
namdvili gemi iyo, romelsac ueWvelia, asjer mainc moevlo qveyana. es rom
Cveulebrivi sacxovrebeli saxli yofiliyo, ueWvelia, mouxeSavi, viwro da
metad mosawyeni meCveneboda; magram namdvili gemi, napirze sacxovreblad

16. mowyobili, _ ra SeiZleboda yofiliyo amaze ufro fantastikuri da,
maSasadame, ufro mSvenieri, Cemi bavSvuri warmodgenisaTvis!
SigniT yvelaferi sufTa, lamazi da gakrialebuli iyo. aq iyo magida,
kedlis saaTi da kamodi. kamodze idga didi sini da zed daxatuli iyo
qolgiani ledi, romelic daseirnobda patara, vaJkacuri Sexedulebis
biWTan erTad. es biWi rgols agoravebda. kedelze ekida minian CarCoebSi
Casmuli suraTebi. am suraTebis Sinaarsi umTavresad `dabadebidan~ iyo
aRebuli. roca, SemdegSi, me Semxvedria quCaSi, xelze movaWreebTan,
mxatvruli xelovnebis es nawarmoebni, yovelTvis cocxlad
warmomidgeboda xolme pegotis Zmis saxlis mTeli mowyobiloba. buxris
patara Taros zemoT ekida erTi sakvirveli suraTi, romelzedac
daxatuli iyo pawawina xomaldi, namdvili xis cxviriT, romelic
xelovnurad iyo miwebebuli suraTze, _ mxatvruli nawarmoebi, sadac
SeerTebuliyo durglobis xeloba da mxatvrubis xelovneba. amaze
Zvirfasi da moxdenili veraferi warmomedgina qveyanaze. kedelTan
Camwkrivebuli skivrebi da yuTebi mSvenivrad asrulebdnen skamebis
daniSnulebas da amTavrebdnen am saucxoo binis morTuloba.
yvelive es davaTvaliere imwamsve, rogorc ki fexi Sevdi saxlSi. male
pegotim gaaRo patara karebi da miCvena Cemi sawoli oTaxi. es iyo
yovelmxriv mSvenieri sawoli, rogorc ki SeiZleboda gamarTuliyo gemis
cxvirze. aq iyo: pawawina sarkmeli, gakeTebuli im naxvretSi, sadac winaT
saWe yofiliyo; patara sarke, lokokinebis niJarebis CarCoTi, damagrebuli
kedelze Cems simaRleze; logini, romelsac TiTqmis mTeli oTaxi eWira,
da magidaze, cisfer finjanSi, wylis mcenareTa Taiguli.
Zalian alersianad migviRo TeTrwinsafrianma dedakacma, romelic
karebTan idga. me davinaxe igi qamis zurgs iqidan, albaT kilometris
meoTxedis siSoreze mainc, igi wamdauwum Tavs gvikravda da reveranss
gvikeTebda, sanam mas vuaxlovdebodiT. aqve idga mSvenieri gogona, lurji
mZivis farRuliT yelze; roca misi kocna movindome, daimala. movusxediT
Tu ara magidas, karebSi gamoCnda xSirTmiani da keTili saxis vaJkaci. man
pegotis `gogo~ uwoda da erTi magari kocna miakra loyaze. aqedan
davaskveni, rom es pegotis Zma unda yofiliyo. es marTlac ase iyo: igi
gamacnes, rogorc mister pegoti, saxlis ufrosi maspinZeli.
_ didad mixaria Tqveni naxva, ser, _ miTxra mister pegotim. _ Cven
ubralo xalxi varT, magram yovelTvis mzad varT gemsaxuroT.
madloba gadavuxade da vupasuxe, rom imedi maqvs, bednieri viqnebi
aseT mSvenier alagas-meTqi.
_ dedaTqveni rogor brZandeba, ser? _ mkixa mister pegotim.
_ sruliad janmrTelad, didad gmadlobT.
_ mxiarulad iyo gamoTxovebisas?
_ o, diax, ise mxiarulad, rom meti ar SeiZleboda. deda salams
giZRvniT, mister pegoti, _ vupasuxe me, radgan es zrdilobiani sicrue
aucileblad mivCnie.
_ didad vmadlob dedaTqvens, _ miTxra mister pegotim. _ maS Tqven
ori kviriT gvestumreT?
_ diax.
_ Zalian kargi. Cemi da, qami da patara emilia yovelnairad ecdebian,
rom ar mogewyinoT.
roca amgvarad, pirvel Sexvedrisas mister pegotim Seasrula
zrdilobiani maspinZlis movaleoba, igi wavida cxeli wyliT piris
dasabanad da Tan srulebiT safuZvlianad SeniSna, rom civi wyali ver

17. moaSorebs sqel WuWys mis xelebsa da saxes. male igi iseTi wiTeli
dabunda, rom uneburad momagonda aduRebuli wylisgan gawiTlebuli Savi
kiboebi.
Cais Semdeg, roca karebi daketes da oTaxebi milagda (ukve civi da
burusiani Remeebi idga), es patara saxli ufro mSvenieri meCvena, vidre
dRisiT.
ijde buxarTan siTboSi da am dros gesmodes qaris zuzuni zRvaze,
icode, rom burusi sqel zewrad efineba mTel am Tvaluwvden sivrces da
Tan warmoidgino, rom garSemo ar aris sxva TavSesafari, garda Cveni
saxlisa, da es saxli gemia, _ es namdvili mSveniereba iyo! patara emiliam
dasZlia morcxvoba da Cems gverdiT skivrze Camojda. TeTrwinafriani mis
pegoti windasa qsovda buxris meore mxares. mister pegoti Cibuxsa swevda.
vigrZeni, rom gulaxdili laparakis dro dadga.
_ mister pegoti! _ vuTxari me.
_ gismenT, ser.
_ imitom xom ar daarqviT Tqvens vaJs qami, rom kidobanSi cxovrobT?
rogorc Canda am kiTxvaSi mister pegotim Rrma azri ipova. erTi
wuTis dumilis Semdeg mipasuxa:
_ ara ser, me misTvis araferi miwodebia.
_ maS vin daarqva mas es saxeli?
_ mamamisma.
_ me ki megona, rom swored Tqven xarT mamamisi!
_ Cemi Zma jo iyo misi mama.
_ mokvda?
_ wyalSi daixrCo.
Zalian gamokvirda, rom mister pegoti ar gamodga qamis mama, da
SeveWvdi, swored ki mqonda warmodgenili am adamianis naTesauri
damokidebuleba garSemo myofTadmi? Cemi cnobismoyvareoba uaRresad iyo
gaRizianebuli, da gadavwyvite _ mister pegotisTan saubarSi gamomerkvia
es sakiTxi.
_ patara emilia? _ vkiTxe da emilias Sevxede, _ igi xom Tqveni
qaliSvilia, miser pegoti, ara?
_ ara ser, Cemi siZe Toma iyo patara emilias mama.
_ Tqveni siZe mokvda, mister pegoti?
_ wyalSi daixrCo.
isev siCume. gamiZnelda laparakis gagrZeleba, magram Zalian mindoda
dawvrilebiT gamego danarCenebi.
_ gana Tqven ara gyavT Svilebi, mister megoti?
_ ara, ser, me ucolo var.
_ ucolo xarT?.. maS vin aris es qali, mister pegoti? _ mivuTiTe
winsafrian dedakacze, romelic windas qsovda.
_ es misis gumijia, ser.
_ gumiji, mister pegoti?
_ diax, ser.
magram am dros pegotim, Cemma sakuTarma pegotim _ didmniSvnelovnad
maniSna xeliT, rom Semewyvita SekiTxvebi. roca dasaZineblad wavedi Cems
sawolSi, pegotim saidumlod miambo, rom qami da emilia, misi Zmiswuli da
diswuli, oblebi iyvnen da Cemma Zmam jer kidev bavSvbaSi iSvila, roca
isini RvTis anabarad iyvnen datovebulni da arsebobis araviTari saxsari
ar hqondaTo. misis gumiji qvrivi iyo mister pegotis erTi amxanagisa,
meTevzisa, romelic did siRaribeSi momkvdara. `Cemi Zma arc TviTon aris

18. mdidari adamiani~, _ ganagrZo pegotim, _ `magram oqrosaviT guli aqvs da
kaJiviT saimedoa!~ _ aseTi iyo misi Sedarebani. mxolod erT rames SeeZlo
gaejavrebina misi Zma: es iyo misi didsulovnebis qeba. roca erTxel erTma
misgan Sexiznulma obolma amis Sesaxeb Tqva, mister pegotim ise saSinlad
dahkra marjvena xeli magidas, rom magida imwamsve daimsxvra.
rogorc ki alionma gaanaTa Cemi sarkis lokokinebis CarCo, wamovxti
sawolidan da zRvis napirze gamovedi; aq me da emiliam kenWebis mogroveba
daviwyeT.
_ Tqven namdvili mezRvauri xarT, emilia _ vuTxari me.
ara mgnia, rom marTla darwmunebuli vyofiliyavi amaSi, magram
zrdiloba moiTxovda, rogorc megona, riTime damewyo saubari. Cvens win
lamazad ixateboda mimavali navis ialqani, da swored am suraTma
gamoiwvia albaT emilias Sedareba mezRvaurTan.
_ ara, _ mipasuxa emiliam Tavis qneviT, _ me meSinia zRvisa.
_ geSiniaT! _ vTqvi da uSiSari Tvalebi mivapyari okeanes. _ me ki ar
meSinia.
_ ah, igi sastikia, _ ganagrZo emiliam, _ vnaxe, ra saimkacriT moeqca
igi zogierT Cvengans. vnaxe, rogor wvril nafotebad aqcia erTi gemi,
iseTive maRali, rogoric Cveni saxlia.
_ imedi maqvs, rom es is gemi ar iyo...
_ romelzedac Cemi mama daixrCo? _ daabolova emiliam. _ ara, is gemi
arasodes ar minaxavs.
_ mama ki ginaxavT?
emiliam Tavi gaiqnia.
_ SeiZleba minaxavs kidec, magram ar maxsovs, _ Tqva man erTxans
siCumis Semdeg, _ Cemi mama meTevze iyo, deda meTevzis Svili iyo; biZaCemi
danic meTevzea.
_ es dani mister pegotia? _ vkiTxe me.
_ ager iq aris biZaCemi dani, _ mipasuxa emiliam da gemis saxlze
mimiTiTa.
_ diax, mec egre vfiqrobdi. igi Zalian keTilia, ara?
_ keTili? _ Tqva emiliam. _ maRali wodebis ledi rom viyo, vaCuqebdi
mas lurj fraks, briliantis RilebiT, nankis Sarvals, wiTeli xaverdis
Jilets, samkuTxa quds, did oqros saaTs, vercxlis Cibuxs da fuliT
savse yuTs.
me vupasuxe, rom mister pegoti usaTuod Rirsia mTeli am saunjisa,
Tumca CemTvis gavifiqre, rom igi maincdamainc moxerxebulad ver
igrZnobda Tavs am tanisamosSi, romelic misTvis madlierma diswulma
moigona. metadre ver warmomedgina, ras uzamda mister pegoti samkuTxa
quds, magram saWirod ar CavTvale Cemi eWvis gamoTqma.
patara emilia SeCerda am saunjeTa TvlaSi da Sehyurebda cas, TiTqos
yvela es mSvenieri nivTi aq dacuravda. Semdeg Cven isev SevudeqiT
kenWebisa da lokokinis niJarebis mogrovebas.
_ aba, axla geSiniaT zRvisa? _ mkiTxa emiliam.
zRva metad mSvidi iyo am dros da, maSasadame, ar SeeZlo SiSis
grZnoba gamoewvia CemSi, magram didi talRa rom mogorebiliyo, patara
emilias daRupul naTesavebze saSineli mogonebiT Sewuxebuli ueWvelad
gaviqceodi. ase iyo Tu ise, vupasuxe: `ara~, da Semdeg davumate:
_ mgonia, arc Tqven geSiniaT zRvisa, Tumca iZaxiT, rom igi SiSsa
ggvriT.

19. emilia am wuTas mivida Zveli kaSxalis napirTan, romelzedac Cven
davdiodiT. me SemeSinda, rom mas fexi aucdeboda da zRvaSi
gadavardeboda.
_ o, ase srulebiT ar meSinia zRvisa! _ mipasuxa emim. magram Tu igi
Relavs da grgvinavs, yovelTvis meRviZeba da mTlad makankalebs, roca
biZia danze da qamze vfiqrob; ise meCveneba, TiTqos kidec mesmis maTi
sasowarkveTili yvirili. ase ki srulebiT ar meSinia zRvisa, srulebiT.
ai, miyureT!
es Tqva Tu ara, igi uecrad momSorda da im kaSxalidan, sadac Cven
videqiT, rbeniT gavida direze, romelic ufskrulze ekida usaydrdenod.
es SemTxeva ise RRmad CamrCa mexsierebaSi, mxatvari rom viyo, axlac
davxatavdi mas yoveli wvrilmaniT, ise rogorc igi im dRes moxda. patara
emi miiswrafoda Tavis dasaRupavad (me ase meCveneboda) iseTi saxiT,
romelic arasodes ar damaviwyda.
seirnobis Semdeg davbrundiT saxlSi, mister pegotis binaze.
ramdenime wamiT SevCerdiT sakuWnaos win; sadac kiboebi elaga, da
gulubryvilod vakoceT erTmaneTs. Semdeg, mxiarulebi da jansaRebi,
SevediT oTaxSi, sadac gemrieli sauzme gveloda.
_ SaSvis bartyebs ara gvanan! _ Tqva mister pegotim.
rasakvirvelia, me Semiyvarda patara emi. Cemi goneba ferad ocnebas
hqmnida am cisferTvaleba bavSvis garSemo; mas araamqveyniur, haerovan
arsebad vTvlidi. erT mSvenier dilas mas rom gaeSala Tavisi patara
frTebi da RrublebSi afreniliyo Cems Tvalwin, amas srulebiT ubralo
movlenad CavTvlidi.
Cven mTeli saaTobiT vseirnobdiT da adgilidan adgilze
gadavdiodiT iarmauTis mTel am mosawyen cariel mindorze. dReebi ise
mxiarulad miiswrafodnen, TiTqos dro jer ar gazrdiliyo da iseTive
bavSvi iyo, rogorc me da patara emi. me mas gamovucxade, rom miyvars da
Tu ar giyvarvar wamsve laxvariT guls gavigmirav Sens Tvalwin-meTqi.
emilia gamotyda, rom masac vuyvardi. me eWvi ar Semitania misi naTqvamis
simarTleSi.
misis gumiji da pegoti Ceulebriv Cveni cqeriT tkbebodnen, roca Cven
erTad visxediT dabal yuTze, buxris win. `ah, ra mSvenieri bavSvebi arian~,
_ CurCulebdnen isini. am dros mister pegoti ise iRimeboda, rom Cbuxs
piridan ar iRebda; qami ki iRriWeboda da aras ambobda.
mister pegoti xSir-xSrad daiareboda samikitnoSi, romelsac
`mxiaruli Tavi~ erqva. sxvaTa Soris, igi iq wavida Cveni mosvlis meore Tu
mesame dRes. es gavige misis gumijis sityvebidan, romelmac Tqva, patroni
im tial samikitnoSi wavidao.
mTeli am dRis ganmavlobaSi misis gumiji gulCaTxrobili iyo.
saRamos, roca buxari gaaxures, cxare cremliT atirda.
_ me ubeduri! _ tiroda misis gumiji. _ yvelaferi ZiraRma migvdis.
_ gaCumdiT! _ uTxra pegotim. _ Tqven iciT, rom es Zalian male
gaivlis da araviTari safrTxe ar mosdevs. ra vuyoT, aravisTvis ar aris
es sasiamovno.
_ oh! aravin ara grZnobs amas ise, rogorc me! _ upasuxa misiss
gumijma.
karga civi amindi iyo da xSirad qaris Zlieri qrolva ismoda. misis
gumijis kuTxe buxarTan yvelaze Tbili da yudro megona, magram igi,
rogorca Canda, srulebiT ar iyo kmayofili Tavis alagiT; sul erTTavad

20. sicives uCioda da javrobda, rom qari zurgis ZvlebSi mivliso man
tirili daiwyo da Cioda, aravina myavs mfarveli me, ubedursao.
_ marTlac, dRes Zalian civa, _ Tqva pegotim, _ Cven yvelani vgrZnobT
amas.
_ yovel SemTxvevaSi, aravin ara grZnobs amas ise, rogorc me, _
upasuxa misis gumijma Rrma oxvriT.
sadilzedac igive gameorda. Tevzi wvrili da fxiani iyo, kartofili
damwvariyo. gamovtydiT, rom yvelani vgrZnobdiT am patara uxerxulobas,
magram misis gumijma gadaWriT gamoacxada, rom aravis SeeZlo es egrZno
im zomamde, rogorc mas.
bolos, roca mister pegoti saRamos cxra saaTze saxlSi dabrunda,
misis gumiji mijda kuTxeSi windis saqsovad da mTlad mieca unugeSo
fiqrebs. mis pegoti Zalian mxiarulad Seudga saqmes qami Tavis sazRvao
Ceqmebs wmendda; me patara emis mivujeqi da wignis kiTxva daviwye. misis
gumiji mZimed oxravda.
_ aba, megobrebo, _ gviTxra mister pegotim, roca Tavis adgilas
dajda erT-erT skivrze, _ rogora xarT?
yoveli Cvengani ecada, alersiani ram eTqva mxiaruli maspinZlisaTvis;
mxolod misis gumijma gaaqnia Tavi, ijda iseve gatvrenili, Tan windasa
qsovda.
_ aba, megobrebo, _ gviTxra mister pegotim, roca Tavis adgilas
dajda erT-erT skivrze, _ rogora xarT?
_ ra dagemarTa? _ hkiTxa mas mister pegotim, _ gamxiaruldi!
magram, rogorca Canda, arafers ar SeeZlo gaemxiarulebina misis
gumiji. man amoiRo Zveli, Savi abreSumis cxvirsaxoci da Tvalebi
moiwminda; Semdeg, imis magivrad, rom jibeSi Caedo, muxlebze daido
cxvirsaxoci saqmeSi mosaxmareblad, radgan isev cremlebi daRvara.
_ mainc ra mogivida? _ hkiTxa mister pegtim.
_ araferi, daniel, _ upasuxa misis gumijma. _ Sen, mgoni, `mxiaruli
Tavidan~ dabrundi, ara?
_ ho, marTalia, me Sevedi iq erTi saTiT, _ upasuxa mister pegotim. _
mere rao?
_ araferi; Zalian mwyins, rom Cemi gulisaTvis dadixar iq.
_ Seni gulisTvis? ai, axali ambavi! _ upasuxa siciliT mister
pegotim. _ me TviTonac didi siamovnebiT davdivar iq.
_ mere ra ufleba maqvs, Tavi mogabezroT? _ ganagrZobda misis gumiji.
_ araviTari! gana ar vici, rom amiTi ar unda gadavuxado sxvis pur-
marils. sjobda, isev TavSesafarSi wavsuliyavi da iq mzeze gdebiT
amomxdomoda suli. martoka vinaRveb am wuTisofelSi da aRar Sevawuxeb
keTil xalxs. raxan yvelaferSi ukuRmarTad da Cem sawinaaRmdegod midis
da yvelsasaTvis autaneli gavxdi, laparakic metia, xvalve mivdivar
TavSesafarSi.
am sityvebTan erTad misis gumiji adga da dasaZineblad wavida. mister
pegotim Tavi dagviqnia da waiCurCula:
_ ssu! mas Tavisi bebrucuna gaaxsenda.
ver mivxvdi, romel bebrucunaze laparakobda igi, magram pegotim
amixsna Semdeg, rom `bebrucuna~ _ es gansvenebuli mister gumiji iyo, rom
misi Zma yovelTvis amiTi xsnis misis gumijis mizezianobas, da es
yovelTvis aRelvebs mister pegotis.
marTlac, im saRamosve gavigone, rogor uCurCula mister pegoti qams:
_ sabralo! mas isev Tavisi bebrucuna moagonda!

21. orma kviram Zalian swrafad, Tumca erTferovnad gairbina. erTaderTi
cvlileba Cvens saerTo cxovrebaSi iyo zRvis miqceva da moqceva, rasTanac
dakavSirebuli iyo mister pegotis zRvaSi gasvla da dabruneba. qamis
samuSaoc icvleboda bunebis am movlenebTan dakavSirebiT, magram, roca
mas araviTari saqme ara hqonda, daseirnobda CvenTan erTad zRvis napirze,
gvaCvenebda navebs, xomaldebs, gemebs da erTxel Tu orjer naviTac
gagvaseirna.
bolos, Cveni Sin dabrunebis dRec dadga. CemTvis advili iyo mister
pegotisa da misis gumijis moSoreba, magram Zalian vitanjebodi, roca
patara emilias veTxovebodi. Cven xelixel Cakidebulni mivediT
sastumromdis, sadac meetle gveloda, da davpirdi, rom gzidan werils
movwerdi. (es dapireba marTlac Sevasrule: me mivwere mas ramdenime
werili iseTi uSvelebeli asoebiT, rogoriTac Cveulebrivad, oTaxis
gaqiravebas acxadeben).
unda gamovtyde agreTve, rom mTeli am ori kviris ganmavlobaSi, me
umadurs, TiTqmis arc ki momogonebia saxli, magram dabrunebisas Cemma
bavSvurma sindisma sayveduriT gamaxsena es mSobliuri kera da cocxlad
vigrZeni, rom dedaCemi erTaderTi megobari da nugeSismcemeli mimeloda
iq.
es azri aRar momSorebia mTeli mgzavrobis dros. rac ufro
vuaxlovdebodiT saxls da rac ufro nacnobi iyo sagnebi CemTvis, miT
ufro metad vRelavdi da ufro metad meCqareboda Cavxutebodi dedas.
magram pegoti srulebiT ar iziarebda am aRtacebas; piriqiT, igi
cdilobda Cemi grZnobebis Sekavebas, da SevniSne, rom raRac ucnaur
gunebaze iyo.
Tumca cxeni zantad da nela miCaqCaqebda, magram mainc xom unda
mivsuliyavi rodisme `blondrstonis Wilyvavebamde~ (ase erqva Cvens
saxls), da mivediT kidec gacrecil civ saRamos, roca ca moRrubluli
iyo da kokispirul wvimas apirebda. o! ra kargad maxsovs es dRe!
kari gaiRo. aRelvebuli, xan mtirali, xan mocinari TvalebiT veZebdi
Cems dedas. igi ar Canda. Cven nacnobi moaxle dagvxvda.
_ rogor, pegoti! _ SevZaxe me. _ gana deda saxlSi ar aris? jer ar
dabrunebula?
_ ara, ara, master devi, _ mipasuxa pegotim, _ deda saxlSia; moiTmineT
erTi wuTiT, master devi, unda giTxraT raRac. _ man samzareuloSi
gamiyvana.
_ pegoti! _ Sevyvire me, mTlad SeSinebulma. _ ra moxda?
_ araferi, master devi, damSviddiT! _ mipasuxa man, da Tan cdilobda,
mxiaruli saxe mieRo.
_ Tqven matyuebT, pegoti! ra moxda? sad aris deda?
_ Tqven gindaT gaigoT sad aris deda? _ gaimeora pegotim.
_ diax, ratom ar gamovida deda? ram mogafiqraT Cemi samzareuloSi
Semoyvana, pegoti?
_ a, raSia saqme, Cemo gvrito! _ daiwyo pegotim. _ sadac samarTalia,
me yvelaferi es winaTve unda meTqva TqvenTvis, magram SemTxveva ar momeca.
SemTxveva iqneb kidec iyo, magram simarTle giTxra, gabeduleba ar meyo.
madroveT, erTi suli moviTqva.
_ ganagrZeT, pegoti! _ uTxari me, uneburi TrTolviT gasmWvaluli.
_ master devi, _ miTxra pegotim da Tan akankalebuli xeliT ixsnida
Tavsafris boloebs, _ ras ifiqrebT, me rom giTxraT, rom Tqven mama
gyavT?

22. me amakankala da gavfiTrdi, raRac moCveneba, dakavSirebuli
samaresTan da micvalebulis mkvdreTiT aRdgomasTan, uecrad gamomexata
Tvalwin.
_ sxva mama, _ miTxra pegotim.
_ sxva?
pegotim farTod gaaRo piri, TiTqos yelze Zvali daadgao, gamomiwoda
xeli da miTxra:
_ wadiT masTan, master devi.
_ me ar minda misi naxva.
_ dedasi?
Tavi davanebe jiutobas. wavediT sadResaswaulo darbazSi da aq,
karebSi, pegotim mimatova. buxris erT mxares deda ijda, meore mxares _
mister mordstoni. dedam Tavi daaneba xelsaqmes da saCqarod adga Tavis
adgilidan, magram me mis moZraobaSi raRacnairi gaubedaoba SevniSne.
_ klara, Cemo megobaro! _ uTxra mister morsdtonma. _ gaxsovdeT,
rac giTxari. SeeCvie Tavis Sekavebas. gamarjoba devi, rogor xar?
me xeli CamovarTvi. mere, erTi wuTis yoymanis Semdeg, mivedi dedasTan
da vakoce mas. dedam odnav xeli gadamisva mxarze da isev Tavis xelsaqmes
Caujda. ver vbedavdi verc dedisa da verc mister mordstonis Sexedvas:
mesmoda, rom igi gvzveravda Cven orTaves.
pirveli SemTxveviT visargeble, rom meore sarTulSi avsuliyavi. Cemi
Zveli sayvareli sawoli oTaxi srulebiT gamocvliliyo. Cemi sabavSo
logini sxva adgilas gadaetanaT. Cavedi dabla, iqac yvelaferi sxvanairad
meCvena. gaviqeci ezoSi, magram male davbrundi; saZaRleSi, aqamdis carieli
rom idga, axla pirdaRrenili uzarmazari qofaki iwva, mas mordstonis
TmebiviT Savi balani hqonda; me rom daminaxa, gabrazda. wamoxta da
sakbenad gamoeqana.
Tavi meoTxe
wyroma
grZnoba da fiqri rom SesZleboda im oTaxs, romelSic gadaetanaT
Cemi sawoli, mas moviyvandi im mware naRvelis mowmed, romliTac Sig
Sevedi stumrobidan dabrunebis pirvel Rames.
jaWviT dabmuli ZaRlis xmamaRali yefis xma yurebSi medga, roca
kibeze mivcocavdi Cems sawol oTaxSi asasvlelad. Sesvlisas meCvena,
TiTqos oTaxma iseTive daRvremili, gajavrebuli da eWviani TvaliT
Semomxeda, ra TvaliTac mas vuyurebdi. Camovjeqi sawolze, davikrife
gulze patara xelebi da fiqrebs miveci Tavi.
vfiqrobdi mraval ucnaur saganze: am oTaxis formaze da gabzarul
Werze, kedlis iaffasian Spalerze da fanjris uswormasworo SuSebze,
romlebSic sagnebi damtvreul da mrude saxes Rebulobdnen. vfiqrobdi
Zvel, pirsabanis samfexa magidaze...
vfiqrobdi da vtirodi... TviTnac ar vici, ratom. TavSi mitrialebda
bundovani azri, rom mciva am mSobliur TavSesafarSi, saca yvela da
yvelaferi, rogorca Cans, uars ambobda Cemze. am mZime azrebiT daRlili
gavexvie sabanSi da dameZina.
didxans meZina Tu ara, ar vici, oRond gamomaRviZa viRacis xmam,
romelmac warmoTqva:

23. _ ai, devi!
Cems win deda da pegoti idgnen.
_ dedi! _ miTxra dedam. _ ra dagemarTa?
Zalian gamikvirda, rom deda amas mekiTxeboda.
_ araferi! _ vupasuxe me.
mere Cavmale Tavi baliSSi, rom damefara Cemi mTrTolvare tuCebi,
romlebzedac siamarTle ewera.
_ devi! _ miTxra dedam. _ devi, Cemo Svilo!
araviTar misgan naTqvam sxva sityvas ar SeeZlo iseTi gulsaklavi
STabeWdleba moexdina Cemze, rogorc am Cveulebrivma momarTvam moaxdina.
Cavmale balisSi Tavi, rom cremlebi damemala da xeli vkari im xels,
romelsac Cemi wamoyeneba undoda.
_ es yvelaferi Tqveni bralia, pegoti, Seubralebelo arsebav! _
uTxra dedam. _ araviTari eWvi ara maqvs amaSi. rogor ar grcxveniaT, rom
Cems Svils amxedrebT Cemsa da im adamianis winaaRmdeg, romelic axla
Zvirfasia CemTvis?
sabralo pegotim xelebi da Tvalebi aRmarTa zecisaken da
didmniSvnelovnad Tqva:
_ misis koperfild! RmerTma gapatioT eg sityvebi! visurvebdi,
arasodes ar genanoT es Tqveni gamonaTqvami.
_ esRa maklda! _ SesZaxa dedam. _ da yvelaferi es Cemi bednierebis
TveSi xdeba, roca mtrebsac ki ar SeSurdebodaT Cemi sulis simSvide da
Cemi bedniereba! ah! devi! Sen cudi biWi xar! usindiso pegoti! ah! _ iZaxda
cremlmoreuli deda da xan me da xan pegotis mogvmarTavda. _ ra
sicocxlea, Tuki bednierebas swored maSin giklaven, roca ufleba gaqvs
yovelnair siamovnebas moelode!
am wuTs vigrZeni xelis mokareba, romelic arc dedisa da arc pegotis
xels ara hgavda. am xelis Sexebam maSinve wamomayena loginSi. es mister
mordstoni iyo, mas Cemi mxari eWira.
_ es ra ambavia? _ ikiTxa mister mordstonma. _ klara, Cemo kargo,
gana dagaviwyda? sulis simtkice, upirveles yovlisa.
_ Zalian vwuxvar, eduard, _ upasuxa dedam. _ Tavs Zalas vatandi
mtkiced vyofiliyavi, magram iseTi ubeduri var...
_ marTla? es, swore giTxra, veraferi sasiamovno mosasmenia
qorwinebis Semdeg pirvelsave dReebSi.
_ maS uRmerToba ar aris, eduard, Cemi am zomamde miyvana? _ upasuxa
dedam sabralod. _ es xom Zalian didi sisastikea, ara?
mister mordstonma Tavisken miizida deda, raRac wasCurCula yurSi
da akoca. dedam miayrdno Tavi mis mxars da xeli yelze mohxvia. me mivxvdi
maSinac da Semdegac gavige, rom es adamiani sruli ufali iyo dedaCemis
yoveli moZraobisa.
_ Cadi Zirs, genacvale, _ uTxra mister mordstonma deda, _ me da
daviTi axlave CamovalT SenTan.
_ yuri migdeT, Cemo keTilo, _ mimarTa mister mordstonma pegotis, _
iciT Tu ara Tqveni diasalisis saxeli?
_ me didi xania vemsaxurebi mas, unda vicode, ser, _ upasuxa pegotim.
_ es marTalia, _ Tqva mister mordstonma, _ magram ise meCvena aq
Semosvlisas, TiTqos Tqven uwodeT saxeli, romelic mas ar ekuTvnis.
rogorc iciT, man Cemi gvari miiRo, gTxovT, ar daiviwyoT es.
pegotim aRelvebulma gadmomxeda, Tavi daukra da xmaamouReblad
gavida oTaxidan. roca Cven orni davrCiT, mister mordstnma mixura karebi,

24. dajda skamze, orive xeliT gamaCera Tavis win da CamaSterda Tavisi Savi,
boroti TvalebiT. uneburad mec aseve dakvirvebiT mivaCerdi.
_ daviT, _ miTxra mister mordstonma da qveda tuCi moikvnita, _ me
rom jiuti cxeni an ZaRli myavdes, ras vuzam, Seni azriT?
_ ar vici, ser.
_ vcem, icode es. me dezebs vuWer jiut cxens da vwvrTni mas; jiuti
pirutyvis mTeli sisxlis gamoSvebac rom damWirdes, mainc Cemsas gaviyvan.
eg ra gaqvs saxeze?
_ WuWyi, _ vupasuxe me.
man iseve kargad icoda, rogorc me, rom es cremlebis nakvalevi iyo,
magram ocjer rom moeca erTi da igive kiTxva da yovel kiTxvaze ocjer
rom daertya CemTvis, mjera, rom bavSvuri guli gaskdeboda _ da mainc ar
gamovamJRavnebdi, rom es cremlis nakvalevi iyo.
_ vxedav, rom Sens asakTan SedarebiT Zalian Wkviani yofilxar, _
miTxra mister mordstonma pirquSi RimiliT, _ da vxedav, rom Zalian
kargad gesmis Cemi. daibane xel-piri da wamomyevi. _ man mimiTiTa pirabanze.
eWvic ar Semparvia imaSi, rom Tu davayovnebdi, damartyamda.
roca piri davibane, Cven dabla CavediT da sastumro oTaxSi SevediT.
mister mordstons isev Cems mxarze evlo xeli...
_ klara, Cemo megobaro, _ uTxra man dedas, _ axla imedi maqvs, rom
aRaravin Segawuxebs; male Cven savsebiT Tavs davanebebT Cvens bavSvur
mizezianobas.
mgonia, samudamod mxiaruli da gulwrfeli davrCebdi da, ueWvelia,
sul sxva adamiani gamovidodi, rom mister mordstoni am pirvel
Sexvedrisas sxvanairad mompyroboda. erTi alersiani sityva axlad
Seqmnili garemoebis asaxsnelad, sibraluli Cemi bavSvuri umecrebisadmi,
gulwrfeli Sexvedra _ yovelive es, darwmunebuli var, Cemgan morCil da
gamgone bavSvs daayenebda, da Rrma pativiscemas vigrZnobdi misdami, im
siZulvilisa da TvalTmaqcobis magivrad, romelic imwamsve CaiTesla Cems
bavSvur gulSi.
magram alersiani sityva ar iyo naTqvami, Cven samni davsxediT
sadilad. mister mordstons, rogorc Canda, Zalian uyvarda dedaCemi, _
Tumca me ra? _ dadedasac Zalian uyvarda mister mordstoni. maTi
laparakidan gavige, rom isini moelodnen mister mordstonis das,
romelic im saRamosve unda Camosuliyo.
nasadilevs, roca Cven buxarTan visxediT da me oTaxidan
gasasxltomad mizezs veZebdi pegotis sanaxavad, uecrad baRis karebs
etli moadga. saxlis patroni gavida stumris Sesaxvedrad. deda gahyva mas.
me mokrZalebiT avedevne dedas. sastumros karebTan rom mivida, deda
ucbad momibrunda, Zveleburad Camixuta gulSi da CurCuliT mTxova
myvareboda Cemi axali mama da yvelaferSi morCilic vyofiliyavi.
axladmosuli pirovneba iyo mis mordstoni, metad mkacri da
moRuSuli ledi. misi xSiri da sqeli warbebi TiTqmis SeerTebuliyvnen
uSvelebel cxviris Tavze, adamians SeiZleboda efiqra, bunebam imitom
daajildova am morTulobiT, rom aenazRaurebina ulvaSebis uqonloba,
romelTa tareba uxerxuli iqneboda misTvis, rogorc nazi sqesis
warmomadgenlisaTvis. roca meetles uswordeboda, man fuli amoiRo
foladis safulidan. _ es safule mas edo CanTaSi, romelic mZime jaWviT
mimagrebuli hqonda mklavze. arasodes ar menaxa im dromde iseTi foladis
ledi, rogorc mis mordstoni iyo. misi safulis piri gareuli nadiris
xaxad meCvena.

25. mas didi ambiT Sexvdnen, Seiyvanes sastumroSi da aq formalurad
warudgines dedaCemi, rogorc axali axlobeli naTesavi. am dros mis
mordstonma Semomxeda da ikiTxa:
_ es Tqveni vaJia, Cemo rZalo?
dedam Tavi daukra.
_ sazogadod me ar miyvars biWebi, _ ganacxada mis mordstonma. _
rogor xar, biWo?
amgvari salmiT gamxnevebulma, vupasuxe, rom kargada var, da imedi
gamovTqvi, rom isic srulebiT jansarad aris. magram, etyoba, Cems pasuxSi
ar iyo is Tavazianoba, romelsac mis mordstoni moeloda. mas ori
sityviT damaxasiaTa:
_ cudadaa aRzrdili.
Semdeg mis mordstonma moiTxova eCvenebinaT misi oTaxi. am wuTidan es
oTaxi CemTvis saSiSar da sazarel sagnad gadaiqca. iq idga ori
uzarmazari Savi skivri, romelic arasodes, arasodes ar ixdeboda da
romelTa Sesaxeb yvelam icoda, rom isini mudam klitiT iyo daketili. am
oTaxSi agreTve (me erTxel YTu orjer SemTxveva mqonda Sig Semexeda),
zed sarkis Tavze, sastiki wesrigiT ekida foladis Zewkvebi, Sesakravebi
da qinZisTavebi, romiTac mis mordstoni irTveboda xolme.
ramdenadac gavige, mis mordstoni sadiasaxlisod movida CvenTan da
srulebTac ar apirebda ukan dabrunebas. meore dResve man daiwyo
dedaCemis `Svela~ da dilidan saRamomde itriala sakuWnaoSi, sadac Tavis
gunebaze daalaga yvela SinaurobaSi mosaxmari sagani da srulebiT
daarRvia Zvelad SemoRebuli wesebi.
roca saxlSi yvelani jer kidev Rrma ZilSi iyvnen, mis mordstoni
ukve fexze idga. pegoti marwmunebda, rom Zilis drosac ki cali Tvali
gaxelili aqvso, magram me ar veTanxmebodi am azrs, radgan Cems Tavze
vcade da davrwmundi, rom adamians ar SeuZlia Ria TvaliT Zili.
Tavisi mosvlis pirvelsave dilas mamlis yivils ahyva da daiwyo
zaris rekva. roca deda gamovida sauzmisaTvis da undoda Cai moemzadebina,
mis mordstonma, misasalmebeli kocnis magivrad, loyaze xeli moucacuna,
rogorc patara gogonas da uTxra:
_ klara Cemo megobaro! rogorc iciT, me imisaTvis movedi aq, rom
Tavidan mogaSoroT Sinauri saqmeebis tvirTi. momeciT, Cemo rZalo, Tqveni
gasaRebebi da saxls me gavuZRvebi.
amas iqiT yvela gasaRebi mis mordstonis Senaxuli hqonda Tavis
foladis tomaraSi, RamiT ki baliSis qveS inaxavda.
magram es mtkice avtoriteti saojaxo saqmeebSi man moipova erTgvari,
_ marTalia, susti, magram mainc winaaRmdegobis Semdeg dedaCemis mxriv.
erTxel, roca mis mordstonma Zmis winaSe daiwyo saojaxo meurnebis
gegmebis dalageba, deda uecrad atirda da Tqva, rom urigo ar iqneboda
amgvar SemTxvevebSi misTvis ekiTxaT rCeva.
_ klara! _ uTxra dedas mister mordstonma mkacri kiloTi. _ klara!
Sen me makvirveb.
_ o! diax, es advili saTmelia TqvenTvis, eduard! _ SesZaxa dedam. _
Tqven SegiZliaT gaikvirvoT ramdenic gnebavT. Tqven arafrad giRirT
CemTan sulis simtkiceze laparaki, magram vici, rom Tqven ver itanT am
simtkices sxvebSi.
unda SevniSno, rom sulis simtkice iyo erTgvari sigiJis sagani
Rirseul Zmisa da uRirseulesi disa. mister mordstoni mtkice iyo, _ Cven
yvelam vicodiT es, da arvin iyo ojaxur wreSi iseTi mtkice, rogorc m-r

26. mordstoni; magram aravs areZleoda ufleba, gamoeCina es Tviseba masTan,
radgan yvelas Tavi unda moexara misi sulis Seudrekeli simtkicis winaSe.
_ maS sisastike ar aris, eduard, _ Tqva dedam _ rom Cems sakuTar
saxlSi...
_ Cems sakuTar saxlSi?.. _ gaimeora m-r mordstonma, _ klara!
_ me mindoda meTqva, Cvens sakuTar saxlSi, _ wailaparaka SeSinebulma
dedam. _ imedi maqvs, eduard, rom Tqven gesmiT Cemi.
_ ganagrZe.
_ diax, Cemo kargo, es didi usamarTloba da sisastikea, rom sakuTar
saxlSi me xma ver amomiRia Sinaur saqmeebze. ras hgavs es? xom vuZRvebodi
ojaxs, roca jer col-qmari ar viyaviT, da kargadac vuZRvebodi... amis
Sesaxeb SegiZlia pegotis hkiTxo, _ ganagrZobda cremlmoreuli deda, _ me
sxvisi daxmareba ara mWirdeboda.
_ eduard, _ Tqva mis mordstonma, _ gavaTaoT es laparaki. xvalve Sin
mivdivar.
_ jeni mordston, _ uTxra mas Zmam, _ gaCumdiT! ise iqceviT, TiTqos
ar icodeT Cemi xasiaTi.
_ me srulebiTac ar minda, _ ganagrZo dedam cxare cremlebiT, _ rom
vinme wavides Seni saxlidan, eduard. raTa? didi ubeduri viqnebi, Tu vinme
Cemi gulisaTvs wava aqdan. miTumetes, rom aseT mcired rames vTxoulob.
RmerTmani! me minda mxolod, rom drogamoSebiT rCeva mkiTxon xolme.
rasakvirvelia, didad davalebuli var, rom saxlis movlas mSvelian,
oRond minda xandaxan... ise... formisTvis mainc mkiTxon xolme Cemi azric.
_ eduard, _ Tqva mis mordstonma, _ bolo moeRos amas. xvalve
mivdivar!
_ jeni mordston! _ daigrgvina mister mordstonma. _ gaCumdebiT
TuUara? rogor bedavT?
mis mordstonma amoRo jibidan cxvirsaxoci da TvalebTan miitana.
_ klara! _ uTxra mister mordstonma da miapyro Savi Tvalebi
dedaCemi SemkrTal saxes. _ Tqven maocebT! roca jeni mordstonma Tavis
gulkeTilobiT Cveni saerTo sargeblobisTvis daiWira Cvens saxlSi
diasaxlisis alagi, igi srulebiT moulodnelad xvdeba aseT umadurobas.
_ o, eduard! _ SesZaxa aRelvebulma dedam. _ gTxov, nu damwameb
umadurobas!
_ maSasadame, vambob me, roca jeni mordstoni srulebiT mulodnelad
xvdeba aq aseT umadurobas mxolod imitom, rom naTesauri grZnoba
amoqmedebs, _ ganagrZobda Seupovari mister mordstoni, _ mec guneba
mecvleba da SeiZleba siyvarulic Caqres.
_ o, nu meubnebi magas, Cemo kargo! _ emudareboda deda sabralo xmiT.
_ nu meubnebi magas, eduard! Cemi guli savsea siyvaruliTa da
gulwrfelobiT Sendami. me SimiZlia siyvaruli da unda miyvarde. amas ar
vityodi, darwmunebuli rom ar viyo amaSi. hkiTxe pegotis; is getyvis,
rogori siyvaruli vici.
_ klara! _ upasuxa mister mordstonma. _ damSviddi: metismeti
sisustis gamomJRavnebiT, ra saxiTac ar unda iyos igi, ar SeiZleba Cemi
gulis mogeba. Sen tyuilad xarjav cremlebs.
_ ah, SevrigdeT, Cemo kargo! _ ganagrZobda deda. _ mapatie, eduard. me
vici, rom bevri nakli maqvs, da Zalian kargia, eduard, rom cdilob Cems
gamosworebas Seni nebis simtkiciT. jeni, aRar gagiwevT winaaRmdegobas.
raca gnebavdeT, isa hqeniT, oRond Tavs nu damanebebT.

27. _ jeni mordston, _ mimarTa das mister mordstonma, _ imedi maqvs,
amgvari usiamovneba aRar ganmeordeba. Cemi brali ar aris, Tu dRes amgvari
SemTxveva moxda Cems saxlSi. sxvebma maiZules es usiamovno laparaki. arc
Tqveni bralia, jen mordston, sxvebma gaiZules es usiamovno ganmarteba.
vecadoT daviviwyoT igi. srulebiT saWiro ar aris, rom bavSvi yurs
udgebdes amgvar scenebs. daviT! wadi Sens sawolSi!
sevdianma, Tvalcremlianma, Zlivs vipove sastumro oTaxis karebi,
iseTi Tavzari damca sabralo dedaCemis naRvelma. xelis faTuriT
sibneleSi avedi Cems oTaxSi.
meore dRes Cveulebrivze adre avdeqi da dabla Cavedi. sastumro
oTaxs rom Cavuare, dedaCemis xma momesma. igi patiebas sTxovda mis
mordstons mokrZalebuli da moridebuli xmiT, da am ledimac, ramdenime
SeniSvnis Semdeg, mianiWa es patieba. Serigeba moxda. im dRidan dedas
arasodes aRar gaubedia sakuTari azris gamoTqma, sanam winaswar mis
mordstons ar daekiTxeboda.
erTxel rogorRac Camovarda laparaki Cemi mibarebis Sesaxeb,
romelime pansionSi. es azri pirvelad mis da mister mordstonebis TavSi
daibada. deda, rasakvirvelia, xmaamouReblad daeTanxma, magram saqme jer
sisruleSi ar iyo moyvanili; am dromdis saxlSi vswavlobdi.
nuTu odesme damaviwydeba es Sinauri gakveTilebi? mecadineobis
xelmZRvaneli deda unda yofiliyo, magram namdvilad me mis da mister
mordstonebis pirdapiri meTvalyureobis sagani viyavi. isini yovelTvis
eswrebodnen am gakveTlebs da saucxoo SemTxvevas poulobdnen, raTa
darigeba miecaT dedaCemisTvis. me darwmunebuli var, rom swored am
mizniT damtoves saxlSi. sakmarisad gonieri da bejiTi bavSvi viyavi, sanam
me da deda orni vcxovrobdiT, magram am sazeimo leqciebs vigoneb,
rogorc Cemi sulieri simSvidis sasikvdilo Wrilobebs, rogorc
yoveldRiuri Sromisa da vaebis ganuwyvetel borkils. simwrisagan Tavbru
mexveoda; darwmunebuli var, sabralo Cemi deda Cemze naklebad ar
itanjeboda. o, ra Zneli, damqancveli, abdaubda iyo es dausrulebeli
gakveTilebi!
vecdebi movigono, rogor vswavlobdi. dae warsulidan erTi dila
aRdges.
Sevdivar darbazSi sauzmis Semdeg. iRliaSi wignebi, rveulebi da
aspidis Savi dafa amomiCria. deda ukve elis Tavis mowafes sawer
magidasTan magram ufro metad mimelian mister mordstoni da misi da.
vawvdi dedas wigns. SesaZlebelia, es gramatikaa, an iqneb istoria, an
geografia, ukanasknelad sasowarkveTilebiT Tvals vayoleb gadaSlil
gverdze da saCqarod viwyeb gakveTilis Cabarebas, sanam igi jer kidec
cocxladaa aRbeWdili Cems mexsierebaSi. magram ai, wavborZikdi erT
sityvaze, _ mister mordstoni maRla ixedeba; meore sityvaze wavborZikdi,
_ mis mordstoni iRebs Tavs maRla. vwiTldebi, vtokav erT adgilas, da,
bolos, garkveulad CixSi vemwyvdevi. dedas unda, rogorme momexmars, an
wigni momawodos, magram ver bedavs. igi oxravs da iZaxis:
_ ah, devi, devi!
_ axla, klara, mTeli Seni sulis simtkice unda gamoiCino am bavSvTan
mopyrobaSi, _ eubneba mister mordstoni. _ sasaWiroa es sityvebi: `ah, devi,
devi!~ es bavSvobaa. orSi erTia: man an icis, an ar icis gakveTili.
_ man ar icis gakveTili, _ iZaxis mis mordstoni saSineli xmiT.
_ diax, mec ase mgonia, rom ar icis, _ ambobs dedaCemi.

28. _ maSasadame, klara, _ agrZelebs mis mordstoni, _ daubruneT wigni
da iswavlos.
_ diax, diax, mec ase vfiqrob, geTayva, jeni, _ upasuxebs deda. _ aba,
devi, cota kidev iswavle, Cemo kargo, da nu iqnebi aseTi suleli.
pirvel brZanebas sityva-sityviT vasruleb, magram meoris Sesruleba
ar SemiZlia. me Zalian suleli var! ra vqna? Cemi codnis meore reviziis
dros ufro adre vbrkoldebi da iq, sadac uwin SeuCereblad
miviswrafodi, axla vCerdebi da vfiqrob. _ raze? ara gakveTilze. me
vfiqrob, magaliTad, ramdeni adli arSia moundeba mis mordstonis
Tavsafars, an _ ra Rirs mister mordstonis dilis xalaTi. mister
mordstoni mouTmenlobas iCens, rasac didi xania, velodi; mis mordstoni
imeorebs Zmis moZraobas. deda mokrZalebiT ucqeris maT, hkecavs wigns da
gverdze debs.
male mTeli xrova grovdeba Cemi valebisa, da igi Tovlis gundasaviT
swrafad izrdeba; rac ufro meti valebi medeba, miT ufro vsuleldebi.
bolos, sasowarkveTilebamde misuli da uazrobiT ufskrulSi
Cavardniuli, xels viqnev yvelaferze da bediswrebas vandob Cems Tavs.
dedas Tavisi gulubryvilobiT hgonia, rom aravin uyurebs; igi
cdilobs, gonebaSi Camagdos tuCebis moZraobiT. yvela amgvar SemTxvevaSi
mis mordstoni uZaxis boxi, gamafrTxilebeli xmiT:
_ klara!
deda krTeba da wiTldeba. mister mordstoni dgeba savarZlidan,
iRebs wigns, TavSi maxlis da mxarSi wakvriT oTaxidan magdebs.
aseTi iyo saerTo msvleloba Cemi ubeduri mecadineobisa. ueWvelia,
mordstonebi rom ar yofiliyvnen, yvelaferi kargad iqneboda; magram maT
winaSe me patara niblias vgavdi, mojadoebuls ori vqemZromis TvalebiT.
iyo iseTi SemTxvevebic, roca bednierad davaRwevdi xolme Tavs am dilis
maxes, magram erTaderTi jildo Cemi bejiTobisa is iyo, rom neba meZleoda
monawileoba mimeRo saerTo sadilSi; amis mets arafers vigebdi. mis
mordstoni dauRalavad adevnebda Tvalyurs, rom mudam gakveTilebi
mezepirebina, Tu rodisme xelSi ar meWira wigni an kalmistari, imwamsve
Tavisi Zmisa da rZlis yuradRebas aqcevda am garemoebas da ambobda:
_ ah, Zvirfaosi klara! Sroma upirvelesad yovlisa! mieciT bavSvs
gakveTili.
maSinve axal gakveTils maZlevdnen, dila iqneboda, Sua dRe Tu
saRamo. dasvenebisa da garTobis xsenebac ar iyo. mordstonebis mkacri
filosofiiT yvela bavSvebi warmoadgendnen raRac mxecebs, romelnic
erTmaneTs swamlavdnen.
bunebrivi Sedegi amgvari mopyrobisa, romelic eqvs Tves gagrZelda, is
iyo, rom gadaviqeci mowyenil, zant, daRvremil da metad mouxeSav bavSvad.
amas kidev xels uwyobda is mware fiqri, rom dRiTidRe maSorebdnen
dedas. unda vifiqroT, rom savsebiT gamovsuleldebodi, Tu ara erTi
garemoeba.
saqme imaSia, rom mamaCemis Semdeg dagvrCa mcire biblioTeka patara
oTaxSi, Cemi sawolis gverdiT. iq Sesvla yovelTvis SemeZlo. Cems garda
es wignebi aravis ainteresebda. sevdis momgvrel martoobis dros am
dalocvili oTaxidan drogamoSvebiT gamodiodnen CemTan sabaasod:
roderik rendomi, peregrin pikli, homfri klinkeri, tom jonsi,
vikfildis moZRvari, don-kixoti, Jilblazi da robinzon kruzo.
SemoqmedebiTi fantaziis es Sedevrebi, `aTas erTi Ramis~ da `jadosnuri
zRaprebis~ gmirebTan erTad, da kidev ramdenime wigni mogzaurobis Sesaxeb

29. ufro aRvivebda Cems bavSvur ocnebas da momavlis imedebs micxovelebda.
am nawarmoebTa cudi mxare ar arsebobda CemTvis, radgan me igi ar mesmoda.
yvela sayvareli pirovneba ganxorcielebuli iyo CemTvis am moqmed
pirebSi, romelTac avtoris ocneba sxvadasxva rols akuTvnebda, da,
rasakvirvelia, yvela fantastikur borot pirovnebaSi me vxedavdi mister
da mis mordstonebis sazarel saxes.
es iyo Cemi erTaderTi da mudmivi nugeSi. roca axla vigoneb yovelive
amas, cocxlad warmomidgeba xome Tvalwin zafxulis saRamo, roca biWebi
sasaflaoze TamaSoben, me ki vzivar Cems loginze wigniT xelSi da TiTqos
minda gavZRe kiTxviT. yoveli mezobeli Senoba, eklesiis yoveli qva,
sasaflaos yoveli lodi, aRviZebda Cems ideebs, romelic mWidrod iyo
dakavSirebuli am wignebTan, da magonebda maTSi aRweril raime adgils.
erTxel, diliT, iRliaSi amoCrili wignebiT Sevedi sastumro oTaxSi.
deda, etyoboda, Zalian aRelvebuli da SemkrTali iyo; samagierod mis
mordstoni metad mticed gamoiyureboda. mister mordstoni raRacas
amagrebda wvril da moqnil wkeplaze. roca oTaxSi Sevedi, man awona es
wkepla xelSi, Semdeg albaT sacdelad, haerSi gaiqnia. wkeplam gaizuzuna.
_ geubnebi, klara, _ Tqva mister mordstonma, _ me TviTon mcemdnen
xolme uwin.
_ rasakvirvelia, es Cveulebrivi saqmea, _ daadastura mis mordstonma.
_ usaTuod es asea, Tqven marTals ambobT, _ wailaparaka dedam susti
xmiT, _ magram Tqven ggoniaT, aman sagebloba mutana eduards?
_ maS nuTu Sen ggonia, klara, rom eduards avno aman? _
didmniSvnelovnad ikiTxa mister mordstonma.
_ swored rom mizanSi moxvda, _ mxari dauWira mis mordstonma.
_ Tqven marTali xarT, Cemo jeni, _ Tqva dedam da gaCumda.
_ aba, devi, _ miTxra mister mordstonma, _ dRes fxizlad unda iyo.
man isev awona Solti xelisgulze da isev gaatylaSuna haerSi.
gakveTilis dasawyisSive vigrZeni, rom sityvebi xtebodnen Cemi Tavidan
striqonebiT da winadadebebiT ki ara, aramed mTeli gverdebiT. tyuilad
vcdilobdi maT daWeras da saTanado wesrigSi da sazRvrebSi Cayenebas;
isini mihqrodnen rac Zala da Rone hqondaT, vin icis saiT; yovlad
SeuZlebeli iyo maTi SeCereba.
cudad daviwyeT da ufro uaresad ganvagrZeT. mis mordstoni Tvals
ar gvaSorebda. bolos deda mwared da xmamaRla atira.
_ klara! _ SesZaxa mis mordstonma gamafrTxilebeli kiloTi.
_ raRac uqeifod var Zvirfaso jeni, _ upasuxa dedam.
mister mordstonma didmniSvnelovnad Caukra Tvali Tavis das,
wamodga adgilidan, aiRo Solti da Tqva:
_ aba, jeni, Cven, rasakvirvelia, ufleba ar gvaqvs movTxovoT klaras,
rom Sesaferisi simtkiciT aitanos is zneobrivi tanjva, romelic mas dRes
daviTma moumzada. amisaTvis stikis xasiaTia saWiro. klara, rasakvirvelia,
TvalsaCinod mtkice gaxda sulierad, magram jer ar SegviZlia viqonioT
imedi, rom sakmaris nebisyofas gamoiCens. daviT, erTi zeviT wamomye.
man xeli CamWida da karebisaken wamiyvana. deda gamogvedevna, magram
mis mordstonma SeaCera da uTxra:
_ klara! gagiJdiT?
maSin dedam yurebi daicva da gavige, rogor aqviTinda igi.
mister mordstons mivyavdi zeviT dinji da wynari nabijiT; cxadi iyo,
rom amgvari dasja didad sasiamovno iyo misTvis. roca sawol oTaxSi
SevediT, man ucbad Cemi Tavi iRliaSi amoido.

30. _ mister mordston! ser! _ daviyvire me. nu mcemT! me vcdilob,
bejiTad viswavlo, magram ar SemiZlia gakveTilis Cabareba, roca Tqven da
mis mordstoni Tvals madevnebT. me ar SemiZlia swavla Tqveni
TandaswrebiT.
_ marTla? ar SegiZlia? magasac vnaxavT.
Cemi Tavi mas ise eWira, rogorc muxruWebSi moqceuli, magram erTi
saSinlad gavibrZole da wuTiT daveRwie. tyuilad vecade erTxel kidev
patiebis Txovna; mister mordstonma isev Camigdo da momiWira Tavze. am
dros me vwvdi mis xels, romliTac piri momikuma, Cavasvi kbilebi da
vukbine.
maSin ki iseTi saSineli cema damiwyo, TiTqos mister mordstons
sasikvdilod vyavdi gametebuli. miuxedavad im xmaurobisa, romelic Cven
avtexeT, me mesmoda sirbili kibeebze da qalebis kivili. dedasa da
pegotis mware trilis xma.
bolos mister mordstoni gavida da karebi gaiketa. davrCi iatakze
martoka, datanjuli, aRSfoTebuli, gawarebuli.
ra kargad maxsovs araCveulebrivi siCume mTel saxlSi! ra kargad
maxsovs mware tkivili mTels nacem sxeulze! magram yvela es tanjva
umniSvnelo iyo danaSaulis mware grZnobasTan SedarebiT. me Tavs avazakad
vTvlidi. ras mizamen? cixeSi Camsvamen? iqneb CamomaxrCon?
ukve dabindda, roca gasaRebi gadatrialda, dari gaiRo da oTaxSi
Semovida mis mordstoni puriT, erTi naWeri Zroxis xorciT da rZiT.
yvelaferi es magidaze dadga da xmaamoureblad, Semomxeda mtkiced da
gavida. kari isev daiketa.
arasodes ar damaviwdeba meore dila. mSvenier xasiaTze gameRviZa,
ganwyobilebac xalisiani mqonda, magram uecrad Tavzari damca winadRiT
Cems Tavze momxdari ambis mware mogonebam. vidre loginidan avdgebodi,
mis mordstoni Semovida Cem sawol oTaxSi da miTxra, rom neba meZleva
viseirno baRSi ara umetes naxevari saaTisa. gasvlisas kari naxevrad Ria
datova, rasakvirvelia, im mizniT, rom mesargebla am nebarTviT.
mec vsargeblobdi am nebarTviT Cemi tusaRobis yovel dilas, ramac
xuTi dRe gastana. me rom saSualeba mqonoda martoka menaxa deda,
muxlisCoqiT mivfofxdebodi masTan, patiebas vTxovdi, magram mTeli am
xnis ganmavlobaSi aravin minaxavs, garda mis mordstonisa. mxolod
saRamoobiT, roca sastumro oTaxSi saerTo locvisTvis ikribebodnen, mec
Semiyvandnen xolme oTaxSi, magram iqve karebTan gamaCerebdnen. rogorc ki
locva damTavrdeboda, vidre romelime daCoqili moaswrebda fexze
wamodgomas, Cemi sulTamxuTavi mwvdeboda mxarSi da mimarbeninebda Cems
dilegSi. vxedavdi, rom deda, romelic Sor kuTxeSi idga, maridebda pirs.
isic davinaxe, rom mister mordstons Sexveuli xeli Camkidebuli hqonda.
ver agiwerT, rogor didxans gagrZelda CemTvis es xuTi dRe. yurs
vugdebdi yovel moZraobas saxlSi, vcdilobdi, amexsna TiToeuli faCunis
mniSvneloba kibeze da talanSi. karebi iReboda da ixureboda, zarebi
rekdnen, ismoda CurCulis xmebi, viracebi erTmaneTs gaszaxodnen. sicili,
CoCqoli, stvena da simRerebi saxls gareT sevdas matebda cems tyveobas.
didi ucnauroba iyo, rom Cemi xma ar mesmoda. wuTierad ifeTqebda xolme
sixarulismafvari grZnoba, yoveli sadilisa da vaxSmis dros, da kvlav
swrafad qreboda.
tyveobis ukanasknel Rames gamaRviZa CurCuliT warmoTqmulma Cemma
saxelma.
_ pegoti, es Tqvena xarT? _ waviCurCule me.

31. pasuxi ar iyo. fexis TiTebze mivipare karebTan, mivad tuCebi gasaRebi
WuWrutanas da isev waviCurCule:
_ pegoti, genacvale, es Tqvena xarT?
_ diax, me me var, Cemo TvalisCino devi, _ mipasuxa man. _ frTxilad
iyavi, TagviviT, Torem kata gagvigebs.
_ rogor aris deda, pegoti? Zalian miwyreba?
me tirili daviwye, da ise momesma, TiTqos pegotic tiroda
WuWrutanas meore mxares. man mipasuxa namtiralevi xmiT:
_ ara, genacvale, Zalian ara.
_ ras mizamen, pegoti? ar iciT?
_ skolaSi migabareben, londonis axlos, _ mipasuxa pegotim.
_ mere rodis, pegoti?
_ xval.
_ imisaTvis xom ar amoalaga dRes mis mordstonma kamodidan Cemi
tanisamosi?
_ diax, CemodanSi Caawyo.
_ me vera vnaxav dedas?
_ naxav, xval diliT.
aq pegotim ufro mouaxlova WuWrutanas Tavisi piri da ramdenime
nawyvet-nawyveti fraza warmoTqva iseTi grZnobiT, rogorc, arc erT karis
WuWrutanas qveyanaze ar gadaucia meore yurisaTvis.
_ devi, Cemo sayvarelo Svilo! Tu me... ar gialersebdi am dReebSi ise,
rogorc uwin... es imitom ki ara, Cemo Tvalis sinaTlev, rom ar miyvarde...
oh, diax... me miyvarxar, Cemo sanatrelo Citunav... ufro metad, vidre uwin;
oRond es moxda imisTvis, rom SenTvisve ukeTesi yofiliyo... da kidev
sxvisTvisac. devi, Cemo kargo, gesmis, rasac geubnebi? SegiZlia, momismino?
_ mes-s-mis-s, pegoti! _ amovikvnese me.
_ Sen genacvale! _ Tqva pegotim warmoudgeneli TanagrZnobiT. _ ai, ra
minda giTxra: ar damiviwyo arasodes, Seni gadia... da mec arasodes ar
dagiviwyeb... dedaSens movuvli, devi, ise, rogorc Sen givlidi. arasodes
Tavs ar davanebeb, arasodes. mova dro... iqneba... misTvis sasiamovno iyos,
rom miayrdnos Tavisi sabralo Tavi... beberi, suleli pegotis mxars. me
Sen werilebs mogwer, Cemo TvalisCino. Tumca uswavleli var... da me... da
me...
aq pegotim akoca gasaRebis WuWrutanas. ise, TiTqos Cems tuCebs
hkocnida.
_ gmadlobT, gmadlobT, sayvarelo pegoti! _ vuTxari me. _ gmadlobT!
Cven erTxel kidev vakoceT ganusazRvreli sinaziT gasaRebis
WuWrutanas orTav mxriv da Semdeg gavSirdiT erTmaneTs.
am Ramis Semdeg Cems gulSi Seipara pegotisadmi iseTi grZnoba,
romlis namdvili saxeli me ar vici. man, rasakvirvelia, ar daiWira dedis
adgili, _ es SeuZlebeli iyo; magram Seavso raRac sicariele Cems gulSi.
me misdami iseTi didi siyvaruli vigrZeni, rogoric sxva adamianebis
mimarT arasodes ar migvrZnia.
dilaadrian Cems sawol oTaxSi Cveulebisamebr Semovida mis
mordstoni da miTxra, rom pansianSi mgzavnian. mas, rasakvirveia, fiqradac
ar mosvlia, rom ukve vicodi es axali ambavi. mibrZana, tanT Camecva,
Semdeg gamomicxada, sauzmisaTvis sasadiloSi Cavsuliyavi. aq ukve meloda
deda, fermkrTali da namtiralevi. movexvie dedas da patiebis Txovna
davuwye.

32. _ ah, devi, devi! _ miTxra man. _ rogor gabede Seuracxyofa
migeyenebina im adamianisaTvis, romelic me miyvars? gamoswordi, Cemo
kargo! gapatieb, magram Zalian mwyins, rom aseTi cudi Tvisebebi dagetyo.
igi daerwmunebinaT, rom me wyalwaRebuli aramzada var, da es
garemoeba mas ufro metad swyinda, vidre Cemi moSoreba. mwared da
mtkivneulad vigrZeni es.
_ gaitaneT mister koperfildis Cemodani, _ ubrZana mis mordstonma,
rodesac alayafis karebTan gaisma etlis xma.
oTaxis karebSi Cemi Zveli nacnobi meetle idga. man zurgze moidgo
Cemodani da etlisaken waiRo.
_ klara! _ uTxra dedas mis mordstonma gamafrTxilebeli kiloTi.
_ axlave, Cemo jeni, _ upasuxa dedam. _ mSvidobiT, devi! Sen midixar
Senive sikeTisaTvis. mSvidobiT, Cemo Svilo. ardadegebze saxlSi moxval.
imedi maqvs, rom gamoswordebi.
_ klara! _ gaimeora mis mordstonma.
axlave, axlave, Zvirfas jeni, _ eubneboda deda da Tan mexveoda. _
mipatiebia SenTvis, Cemo sayvarelo biWunav, iyavi yoCaRad da mxiarulad.
_ klara! _ erTxel kidev uTxra mis mordstonma.
mis modrstonma ikisra Cemi micileba etlamde da gamoTxovebisas
miTxra: _ gamoswordi, Torem cudi bolo mogeliso.
Cavjeqi etlSi. zanti jaglagi adgilidan daiZra.
Tavi mexuTe
momaciles mSobliur saxls
TiTqmis naxevari mili gveqneboda gavlili. cxvirsaxoci mTlad
damisvelda cremlebisagan. uecrad meetle Secerda.
gavixeda da Zalian gamikvirda, roca pegoti davinaxe. igi Robis
Sesaxvevidan gamovida da etlSi Camijda. iseTi ZaliT Camikra gulSi, rom
Cemo cxviri korsets mieWira da cota xnis Semdeg sakmarisad Zlieri
tkivilic vigrZeni. pegotim gaiTavisufla erTi xeli, jibeSi Caiyo, amoiRo
iqidan qaRaldebSi Sexveuli kupatebi da namcxvrebi, damitvirTa amiT
jibeebi, xelSi CanTa momaCeCa, magram erTi xmac ar amouRia. mere erTxel
kidev Camixuta Tavisi mZlavri mklavebiT, gadaxta etlidan da swrafad
gaiqca saxlisaken. am dros mTeli Tavisi kabis Rilebi dahkarga. aviRe
erTi maTgani da didxans vinaxavdi, rogorc sayvarel saxsovars.
amis Semdeg gavsinje pegotis saCuqari. es iyo sqeli tyavis safule
klitiT, Sig sami kriala Silingi ido. magram yvelaze Zvirfasi CemTvis
iyo ori krona, qaRaldis naWerSi Sexveuli; am qaRaldze dedaCemis xeliT
ewera: `devis, Cemi siyvarulis niSnad~.
roca Cven, rogorc iyo, daaxloebiT ori mili gaviareT CanCaliT,
vkiTxe meetles, mas unda vetarebine mTeli gza, Tu ara.
_ mere sadamde?
_ iqamde.
_ sad iqamde?
_ londonamde, _ vupasuxe me.

33. _ ras brZanebT! _ gaikvirva meetlem. mere miagdo aRviri jaglagze da
miTxra:
_ es cxeni taxiviT gafSikavs fexebs, vidre Sua gzamde miaRwevs.
_ maS Tqven mxolod iarmauTamde mimiyvanT? _ vkiTxe me.
_ ase gamodis.
meetle (misi saxelia mister barkisi) flegmaturi temperamentisa da
Cumi adamiani iyo. CemTan laparakma, rogorc Canda, daRala igi. me
pativiscemis niSnad tkbili namcxvari mivarTvi; mister barkisma gadaylapa
da tlanq saxeze sruliad araferi gamoexata.
_ amisTanebs is acxobs?
_ Tqven pegotize laparakobT?
_ ho, rasakvirvelia.
_ diax, pegoti acxobs Cvens saxlSi yvela namcxvars da amzadebs
yvela saWmels.
_ Sexede erTi, _ waiburtyuna mister barkisma.
man miapyro Tvalebi Tavisi cxenis yurebs, TiTqos maTSi SesaniSnavi
raRac dainaxao, da didxans dahyo am dgomareobaSi.
_ maS Tqven ambobT, rom am namcxvars is acxobs _ ikiTxa mister
barkisma xangrZlivi fiqris Semdeg.
_ diax, is amzadebs CvenTan yvelafers.
_ werilis miweras xom ar apirebT, ser?
_ aucileblad mivwer.
_ marTla? _ Tqva mister barekisma mZimed. _ xom ar ikisrebT, Cems
magivrad misweroT, rom barkisi winadadebas aZlevs? ar dagaviwdebaT?
_ `barkisi winadadebas aZlevs~, _ gavimeore me, _ da sxva araferi?
_ sxva ara-fe-ri. barkisi aZlevs winadadebas. morCa da gaTavda.
im saRamosve, roca iarmauTis sastumroSi diliJansis gastumrebas
velodi, viSove qaraldi, samelne, kalami da mivwere pegotis Semdegi
werili:
`Zvirfao pegoti!
me mSvidobiT movedi iarmauTSi. barkisi winadadebas gaZlevT. uTxariT
dedas, rom Zalian miyvars.
Tqveni erTguli daviT koperfildi.
P.S. man mTxova, usaTuod momewera TqvenTvis, rom barkisi winadadebas
gaZlevT~.
diliJansi ezoSi idga, magram mis axlos arc erTi cxeni ara Canda da
araviTari niSani ar iyo imisi, rom igi male daiZvreboda adgilidan. iqiT-
aqeT viyurebodi da didad maeWvebda Cemi Cemodnis bedi, romelic sruliad
uyuradRebod ido diliJansis axlos.
_ es xom ar aris blonderstoneli patara jentlmeni? _ ikiTxa
fanjridan dedakacma.
_ diax, qalbatno, _ vupasuxe me.
_ ra gvari xarT?
_ koperfildi, qalbatono.
_ maS es Tqven ar yofilxarT, _ Tqva man. _ koperfildis saxelze aq
sadili ar SeukveTiaT.
_ iqneb Tqven mordstons kiTxulobT?
_ Tu mordstoni xarT, maS rad irqmevT sxvis saxels?

34. me avuxseni saqmis viTareba ucnob ledis. man daawkaruna zari da
uTxra msaxurs:
_ viliam! uCveneT saerTo darbazi.
sastumros mosamsaxures, romelic am Zaixilze movida, Zalian
gaukvirda, rogorca Canda, roca aseTi patara jentlmeni dainaxa.
man Semiyvana did, grZel oTaxSi, moitana katletebi, bostneuli da
iseTi xmauroba atexa xufebis axdis dros, rom SemeSinda, raime
Seuracxyofa xom ar mivayene-meTqi. magram gulze momeSva, roca skami
damidga magidasTan da alersianad miTxra:
_ aba, goliaTo, Seudeqi!
madloba gadavuxade da Cems adgilze davjeqi; magram Zalian
gamiZnelda dana-Canglis xmareba da kinaRam wveni ar gadavaqcie sufraze.
aylayuda msaxuri am dros Cemi skamis pirdapir idga da Zalian uxerxul
mdgomareobaSi mayenebda Tavisi daJinebuli cqeriT.
_ es ra aris? _ bolos ikiTxa man da ataka Cangali Cems TefSs. _
katleti xom ar aris?
_ diax, katletia.
_ rasa brZanebT! me ki ar vicodi, rom katletebi iyo.
man aiRo katleti erT xelSi, kartofili meoreSi, uneburad Tvali
damrCa masze, ise gemrielad Wamda erTsac da meoresac. cota xnis Semdeg
kidev aiRo katleti da kartofili, mere kidev da kidev. sakvirveli madiTa
da siswrafiT Seeqceoda. roca, bolos, gavaTaveT es saWmeli, man moitana
pudingi da Cems win magidaze dadga. ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi igi
TiTqos raRac Rrma fiqrebSi iyo garTuli.
_ rogoria kupati? _ ikiTxa bolos, TiTqos Rrma Zilidan gamoerkvao.
_ es pudingia, _ vupasuxe me.
_ pudingi? _ Sehyvra man. _ nuTu? darwmunebuli ki xarT namdvilad,
rom es pudingia?
da igi daixara, rom Cems sityvebSi darwmunebuliyo.
_ diax, sworia, Tqven marTalsa brZanebT. mere, mgonia, pudingi karaqiT
aris gakeTebuli.
_ es plum-pudingia, _ vupasuxe me.
_ nuTu!.. vin ifiqrebda, rom es Cemi sayvareli pudingia! _ SesZaxa man
da sufris kovzi aiRo. _ ra bednierebaa! aba, pawiav, daiwye! vnaxoT, vin
ufro mets SeWams.
rasakvirvelia, msaxurma gacilebiT ufro meti SeWama, vidre me. igi
Zalian zrdilobianad mTxovda ar CamovrCeniliyav da, Tu SevZlebdi,
mejobna misTvis am Rormucelobis asparezze; magram Sejibreba metad
usworo iyo: ras gavawyobdi me Cemi Cais kovziT mis sufris kovzTan, da
Cemi madiT _ mis madasTan? rasakvirvelia, CamovrCi pirvelsave lukmaze da
yovelive imedi davkarge, rom odesme daveweodi. mgonia, arasodes ar
minaxavs, rom vinme aseTi netareba egrZnos pudingis WamaSi.
msaxuris megobruli daxmarebiT Cemi sadili didi warmatebiT
dasrulda.
magram rodesac diliJansSi Casajdomad gamovedi, gamaoca erTma, arc
ise sasiamovno garemoebam: rogorca Canda, yvelas egona, rom me, martokam,
sxvis dauxmareblad, SevWame Cemi sadili. sastumros diasaxlisma
fanjridan dauZaxa konduqtors:
_ jorj! gaufrTxildiT am pawias, ar gaskdes gzaSi!
am sityvebs saerTo sicili mohyva. sastumros moaxle qalebi gars
Semoexvivnen diliJanss da msinjavdnen, rogorc ucnaur zRvis cxovels.

35. Cemi mdgomareoba diliJansSi Zalian saZnelo iyo, radgan meetle da
konduqtori damcinodnen; maT aRviraxsnil oxunjobas sazvari ar hqonda,
da arwmunebdnen danarCen mgzavrebs, rom mxolod me vaZneleb Cemi simZimiT
etlis winsvlas. ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi yvelam dawvrilebiT gaigo
Cemi madis ambavi da mekiTxebodnen: rogori xelSekruleba dades
saswavlebelSi Cemi kvebis Sesaxeb? mxolod CemTvis gadaixdian fass, Tu
ori an samis magivrad? _ da sxva amgvari kiTxvebi.
iarmauTidan gamovediT naSuadRevis sam saaTze. unda CavsuliyaviT
londonSi meore dRes, dilis rva saaTisTvis.
Rame Zalian acivda. imis SiSiT, rom ar gadmovvardniliyavi
diliJansis imperialidan, or jentlmens Sua Camsves. roca isini iZinebdnen,
ise mWyletdnen orive mxridan, rom maT Sua, rogorc muxruWebSi, ise viyavi
momwyvdeuli. me vixrCobodi da vyvirodi: `o, RvTis gulisaTvis, nu
gamWyliteT!~ es Zalian ar moswondaT jentlmenebs, radgan Cemi yvirili
maT Zils ufrTxobda.
bolos amovida mze da Cemi Tanamgzavrebic damSvidnen nel-nela.
rogorca Canda, mTeli Ramis ganmavlobaSi isini warmoudgenel siZneleebsa
da dabrkolebebs ebrZodnen. es brZola gamoixateboda SeTanxmebul
xvrinvasa da fSvinvaSi. magram horizontze mzem maRla aiwia, da maTi
Zilic ufro msubuqi gaxda. bolos maT gamoiRviZes. Zalian gamikvirda,
roca erTmaneTs rwmuneba dauwyes, TiTqos mTeli Rame ar sZinebiaT.
rogori sakvirveli meCvena londoni, roca pirvelad davinaxe igi
Soridan imperialis simaRlidan! cocxlad warmovidgine yvela Cemi
sayvareli gmiri, romelmac aq Seasrula Tavisi SesaniSnavi saqmeebi.
Tavis droze Cven gavCerdiT uaitCeplSi. sastumros, romlis winac
gaCerda diliJansi, erqva `lurji xari~ Tu `lurji taxi~, kargad ar
maxsovs; maxsovs oRond, rom raRac lurji sagani Cveni diliJansis
karzedac exata.
konduqtori Camovida kofodan, mivida diliJansebis kantoris karebTan
da ikiTxa:
_ xom aravin elis aq biWunas, romelic davTarSi Cawerili gvyavs,
rogorc blonderstoneli mordstoni. aq unda mosuliyvnen mis wasayvanad.
pasuxi ar iyo.
_ aba, koperfildis saxelze ecadeT ikiTxoT, ser, _ vTxive me,
TavCaRunulma.
_ xom aravin elis aq biWunas, romelic Cawerili gvyavs
blonderstoneli mordstonis saxeliT da romelic TavisTavs
koperfilds uwodebs? aq unda mosuliyvnen mis wasayvanad. ei! vis unda
mordstoni an koperfildi?
aravis ar vundivar! Sewuxebulma mivixed-movixede yovel mxares, magram
aman aravisze araviTari STabeWdileba ar moaxdina, garda calfexa
jentlmenisa, romelmac SeniSna, rom urigo ar iqneboda, gaekeTebinaT
CemTvis rkinis sayelo da TavlaSi davebi.
mitovebuli, martodmarto, rogorc robinzon kruzo udabur
kunZulze, Sevedi kantoraSi da, morige mwerlis miwveviT, davjeqi did
sasworze, daxls iqiT. saSineli fiqrebi erTimeores cvlidnen, _ vaiTuU
aravin movides aq, diliJansebis kantoraSi! ramden xans damtoveben am
alagas? nuTu am xis yuTebze unda daviZino da dilaobiT piri ezoSi,
WasTan davibano? vaiTu mister mordstonma gangeb moigona es saSualeba
Cemi Tavidan mosaSoreblad? maSin raRa vqna! rasakvirvelia, SimSiliT
unda movkvde, roca Cem Svid Silings davxarjav; magram sad unda movkvde?