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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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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
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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.
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_ 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?
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_ 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:
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_ 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... nelnela, 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?

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_ 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
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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.
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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.

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

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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

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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 purmarils. 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!
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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?
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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:
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_ 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,
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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.
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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
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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.

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_ 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.

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_ 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
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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.
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_ 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.
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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.

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_ 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.

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_ 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. iqiTaqeT 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?
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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.
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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?
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kantoraSi nebas ar momcemen, radgan aman SeiZleba usiamovno STabeWdileba moaxdinos mgzavrebze da amasTanave _ `lurji taxi~ an `xari~ am SemTxvevaSi iZulebuli iqneba Tavis sakuTari xarjiT dammarxos. xom ar gaviqce ukan, mSobliur saxlSi? es urigo ar iqneboda, magram rogor vipovo gza martokam, uTanamgzavrod? Svid Silingad ki aravin wamiyvans. Tumca isic safiqrebelia, rogor mimiReben saxlSi, rom mivaRwio kidec blonderstonamde? pegotis garda, vici, aravis ar gauxardeba Cemi dabruneba. xom ar mivmarTo adgilobriv mTavrobas, rom jariskacad an mezRvaurad Camweron? ara, me iseTi patara var, mTavroba usaTuod uarhyofs Cems winadadebas. yvela am da sxva amgvar fiqrebisagan xan maciebda, xan macxelebda, ise rom, bolos srulebiT Tavbru damexva. roca Cemma mRelvarebam ukiduresobamde miaRwia, diiJansebis kantoraSi Semovida viRac mamakaci da morige mwerals yurSi raRac wasCurCula. mweralma xeli mkra, sasworidan gadmomagdo da xelidan xelSi gadamcers ucnobs ise, TiTqos amwones, miyides da rogorc savaWro saqonels, ise momeqcnen. am myidvelTan xelixelCakidebuli gamovedi quCaSi da Cumad Sevxede mas. ucnobs ecva Savi, sakmarisad daZvelebuli fraki. am tansacmels viwro da mokle saxeloebi srulebiT gaxexoda. Sarvali arafriT ar iyo frakze ukeTesi. kiserze ekeTa gauxamebeli da mTlad daWmuWnuli TeTri sayelo. ise meCvena maSin, _ da, mgonia, arc vcdebodi, _ TiTqos es sayelo ucnobis erTaderT TeTreuls Seadgenda. _ Tqven `axali~ xarT? _ mkiTxa man. _ diax, ser. me alalbedze vupasuxe. magram vivaraude, rom saxelwodeba `axali~, yovel SemTxvevaSi, SeiZleboda me mkuTvneboda. _ me ki salem-hauzis erTi maswvlebelTagani var. Tavi davukari da maSinve pativiscema vigrZeni salem-hauzis maswavleblisadmi. mrcxvenoda, xma amomeRo naswavli jantlmenis winaSe iseTi umniSvnelo sagnis Sesaxeb, rogoric Cemi samgzavro Cemodani iyo, magram, roca ramdenime nabiji gadavdgiT, gavbede da vuTxari, rom Cemi nivTebi diiJansebis kantoraSi darCa. Cven ukan mivbrundiT, salemis maswavlebelma mimarTa mwerals da uTxra, am nivTebis wasaRebad dResve, nasadilevs movleno. _ neba miboZeT gkiTxoT, ser _ vuTxari me, roca Cven isev gamovediT kantodidan, _ Sori gza gvaqvs gasavleli? _ arc ise patara, _ daaxloebiT eqvsi mili. Cven diliJansiT wavalT. saSinlad daRlili viyavi, da im azrma, rom kidev eqvsi mili mqonda gasavleli, sasowarkveTilebaSi Camagdo. movikribe Zal-Rone da vuTxari, rom mSia, radgan TiTqmis mTei dRe-Ramis ganmavlobaSi araferi miWamia, da igi didad damavalebda, Tu momcemda nebas _ meyidna rame. gakvirvebuli maswavlebeli Secerda da yuradRebiT Semomxeda. cota xnis fiqris Semdeg miTxra, unda Seviaro erT moxuc qalTan, romelic aq axlo cxovrobs, mis saxlSi SeiZleba viSovnoT rZe sauzmisaTvis, puri ki aqve, gzaze viyidoTo. Cven viyideT sanovage da gavagrZeleT gza xalxis bubunsa da quCis xmaurSi. Cven gadaviareT romeliRac xidi, mas Cemma Tanamgzavrma, rogorc magondeba, londonis xidi uwoda. Tavbru mexveoda, fexze Zlivs videqi. bolos movediT sabralo dedabris binaze. es iyo samrevlo TavSesafris erTi ganyofilebaTagani, rogorc Canda warweridan alayafis karebis Tavze, sadac naTqvami iyo, rom saxli aSenebulia ocdaxuTi Raribi qalis sacxovreblado.
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SevediT momcro oTaxSi, sadac viRac dedaberi cecxls uberavda RumelSi. mas zedadgarze patara qvabi edga. maswavleblis SesvlisTanave moxucma gamoiRo saberveli da ise momesa, TiTqos igi miesalma maswavlebels sityvebiT: `a, es Sena xar, Carli!~ magram ucnobi bavSvis danaxvaze dedaberi adga, gasworda da raRac reveransis msgavsi moZraobiT salami mogvca. _ xom ar SeiZleba sauzme moumzadoT am patara jentlmens? _ ikiTxa maswavlebelma._ xom ar SeiZleba? rasakvirvelia, SeiZleba! _ upasuxa dedaberma. Cem win magidaze dades puri, lori, kvercxebi da koWobi rZiT; sauzme gemrielic gamodga da maZRrisic; savsebiT vtkbebodi am sauzmiT, roca moxucma diasaxlisma hkiTxa salemis maswavlebels: _ fleita Tana gaqvT? _ diax, _ upasuxa maswavlebelma. _ kargi iqneba, Tu cotas daukravT, _ alersianad sTxova moxucma. maswavlebelma Caiyo xeli jibeSi, da, marTlac, fleitis msgavsi sakravi amoiRo. man daukra, da imwamsve gadavwyvite, rom mTels qveyanaze ar aris da arc SeiZleba iyos adamiani, romelic masze cudad ukravs. amgvari iyo Cemi imdroindeli azri, da axlac ki ar vambob amaze uars. ar vici, rogor aRvniSno im musikaluri hangis xasiaTi, Tu ki aq saerTod iyo raime musika da hangi, magram STabeWdileba, romelic moaxdina Cemze am gulsaklavma stvirma, iseTi iyo, rom, jer erTi, cocxlad warmomidga mTeli Cemi dardi da varami, dawyebuli siyrmidan am wuTamde; meore _ is, rom srulebiT mada damekarga, da mesamec, _ saSinelma Tvlelmam amitana. da ai, Cemi Tvalebi Cemda uneburad ixuWeba. nel-nela qreba Cemi TvalTaxedvidan es oTaxi, Tavisi Ria karadiT bnels kuTxeSi, misi oTxkuTxa sazurgiani skamebiT, saxuravze asasvleli patara kibiT da farSavangis sami frTiT, romelic Rumelis Tavze arWvia (oTaxSi Sesvlisas Cems Tavs vekiTxebodi, ras izamda sabralo farSavangi, Tavisi bumbulis bedi rom icodes). salemis maswavlebeli, fexi fexze gadadebuli, zis uZravad da ustvens, ustvens umowyalod, xolo dedaberi, stumarTmoyvare diasaxlisi, aRtacebiT Sehyurebs mas. male hqreba yvelaferi, ise rom aRar aris aRarc salemis saswavlebeli, arc daviT koperfildi _ araferi, garda mZime Zilisa. meZina didxans da magrad; yovel SemTxvevaSi, ase meCvena. bolos, salemis maswavlebelma sam nawilad daSala Tavisi stviri, Seaxvia, jibeSi Caido da karSi gamiyvana. diliJansma swored am dros gamoiara TavSesafris win da imperialze avcocdiT. male isev Rrma Zils miveci Tavi da ar gamiRviZia, sanam diiJansma ar daiwyo aRmarTSi mZimed asvla, maRal gorakze, mwvane xexilebs Sua. igi male gaCerda, radgan Tavis daniSnulebis adgils miaRwia. ramdenime nabiji gadavdgiT da mivadeqiT salemis saswavlebels, romelsac maRali aguris galavani ertya. misi Sexeduleba mosawyeni da moRuSuli meCvena. kars Tavze mikruli iyo liToni ficari warweriT: `salemis saswavlebeli keTilSobil mowafeTaTvis~. davrekeT. karebSi gakeTebuli mrgvali sarkmlidan gamoixeda gauparsavma, daRvremilma saxem, romelic, rogorc Semdeg davinaxeT, ekuTvnoda sqel vaJkacs, mas xariviT kiseri da xis fexi hqonda. mokelgakreWili Tma jagarviT aburZgvnoda. _ es axali mowafea, tunge, _ uTxra mas maswavlebelma. xisfexianma jentlmenma yuradRebiT amaTvalier-CamaTvaliera, daketa Cvens ukan kari da gasaRebi gamoiRo.
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salemis saswavlebeli warmoadgenda qvis oTxkuTxa Senobas fligelebiT; garedan srulebiT sada iyo. Sig sruli siCume da siwynare sufevda, da me gamovTqvi azri, rom ueWvelia bavSvebi saseirnod arian wasulni mecadineobis Semdeg-meTqi, magram mister melma, _ ase erqva maswavlebels, _ amixsna, rom yvela bavSvi amJamad saxlSia daTxovili. saswavleblis patroni, mister krili, isvenebs agarakze, zRvis piras, coliTa da qaliSviliT. xolo Sen imitom gamoggzavnes ardadegebis dros, rom cudi saqcielis gamo dagsajeso. samecadino darbazi, sadac maswavlebelma Semiuyvana, mitovebuli da sevdismomgvreli meCvena. igi axlac cocxlad midgas Tvalwin. es grZeli da ganieri oTaxia, sadac amrigad magidebi dgas da eqvsrigad skamebi. WuWyiani iataki mofenilia mowafeTa rveulebis naxevebiT. magidebs zevidan ablabudas sqeli gaubams. WuWyiani muyaos pawia saxlSi ori TeTri Tagvi win da ukan darbis da Tavisi wiTeli TvalebiT msunagad eZeben, xom ar aris sadme raime saWmelio. pawawina galiaSi zis raRac Citi; igi frTxialebs da daxtis latanze, magram ar galobs da arc JRurtulebs. mTeli oTaxi gaJRenTilia ucnauri suniT: obisa, dampali vaSlebisa da Tagvebisagan daRrRnili rveulebis suniT. yvelgan auarebeli melnis laqaa; adamianma SeiZleba ifiqros, rom saxli usaxuraod dgas Tavisi aSenebis dRidan da rom mas SeuCerebliv dasdis melnis wvima, Tovli da setyva. yvela es dakvirveba me mister melis oTaxSi aryofnis dros movaxerxe. roca oTaxis meore boloSi gavedi, erT-erT magidaze davinaxe muyaos dafa, romelzedac garkveviT ewera Semdegi sityvebi: `ufrTxildiT, ikbineba~. imwamsve magidaze avxti, radgan vifiqre, oTaxSi didi ZaRliameTqi. tyuilad veZebdi mousvenrad; ZaRli arsad Canda. me jer kidev am ZebnaSi viyavi, rom mister meli dabrunda oTaxSi da mkiTxa, rad amZvralxar magidazeo. _ bodiSs vixdi, ser, _ vuTxari me, _ minda gavigo sad aris aq ZaRli? _ ZaRli? ra ZaRli? _ gana es ZaRli ar aris? _ sada? romeli ZaRli? _ ZaRli, romelic ikbineba. _ ara, koperfild, _ mipasuxa seriozulad maswavlebelma, _ es ZaRli ar aris. es bavSvia. davalebuli maqvs, koperfild, es dafa zurgze CamogkidoT. Zalian mwyins, rom Cveni nacnoboba ase iwyeba, magram meti gza ara maqvs. am sityvebTan erTad mibrZana magididan Camosvla da zurgze Camomkida dafa, romelic am mizniT iyo momzadebuli. Zneli warmosadgenia, ra ganvicade am dafis gamo. micqerda vinme Tu ara, sul meCveneboda, rom Cems zurgze kiTxulobdnen warweras. tyuilad vtrialebdi yovel mxares, raTa davrwmunebuliyavi, rom aravin madevnebda Tvals. mainc zurgze ara mqonda Tvalebi da, Cemi fiqriT, uxilavi mkiTxveli kiTxulobda am sabediswero warweras. xisfexiani jentlmeni umowyalod mimatebda tanjvas. mas davalebuli hqonda edevnebina CemTvis Tvalyuri, da amis gamo, rogorc ki miveyudebodi xes an kedels, miyviroda saSineli xmiT: _ ei, Tqven, ser! mister koperfild! kargad gamoaCineT Tqveni dafa, Torem dagabezRebT! ezo, sadac seirnobis neba damrTes, samzareulosa da mosamsaxureTa binebis win iyo. Cemis azriT, yvela msaxuri qali da kaci kiTxulobda Cems dafas; kiTxulobda yasabi, kiTxulobda xabazi, erTi sityviT, yvela
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kiTxulobda da yvelam icoda, rom unda momrideboda, radgan vikbinebdi. saqme iqamdis mivida, rom Cemi Tavisa TviTonve meSinoda da warmovidgine _ raRac eSvebiani boroti mxeci viyavi. am ezoSi iyo erTi Zveli xis kari, sadac maswavleblis mowafeebs daniT Tavisi saxelebi amoeWraT. SiSiT vfiqrobdi Cemi momavali amxanagebis male dabrunebaze da maT gvarebs rom vukvirdebodi, windawinve warmodgenili mqonda, rogori rixiT warmoTqvamda yoveli maTgani: `ufrTxildiT, ikbineba~. aq iyo erTi Segirdi, vinme jems stirfordi; misi saxeli, Rrmad amoWrili ficarze, yvelaze xSirad meordeboda. warmovidgine, rom es jems stirfordi boxi xmiT waikiTxavda Cems warweras da Semdeg TmebiT maTrevs-meTqi. meore Segirds, tom tredelss, Cemis azriT, masxrad unda avegde, da igi iseT saxes miiRebda, TiTqos marTlac eSinoda Cemi. salemis saswavelbelSi sul ormocdaxuTi mowafe iyo, rogorc mister melma miTxra, _ vaiTu yvelam erTxmad daiyviros: `ufrTxildiT, ikbineba!~ aseTive SiSs miRvivebda klasis skamebi da magidebi, sawol oTaxSi mowafeTa loginebi da Cemi sakuTari loginic. cxovrebis erTferovneba da mudmivi SiSi Zalian Zneli da mZime asatani iyo CemTvis. mister meli did gakveTilebs mitarebda yoveldRe, magram me Zalian kargad vswavlobdi, radgan aq ar iyvnen mis da mister mordstonebi. gakveTilebis Semdeg saseirnod gamovdiodi ezoSi, sadac xisfexa jentlmeni Tvalyurs madevnebda. o, ra kargad maxsovs obisa da notio suni saxlSi, damtvreuli filaqani ezoSi, Zveli daxeTqili kasri mis kuTxeSi da xeebis gayviTlebuli foTlebi! naSuadRevis pirvel saaTze me da mister meli vdasilobdiT sasadiloSi, sadac araviTari aveji ar idga. garda cxvris qoniT gaJRenTili aryis xis magidebisa. saRamos, gakveTilebis Semdeg, Cais vsvamdiT: mister meli _ lurji finjanidan, me ki Tunuqis maSrafidan. Cven Seusveneblad vmuSaobdiT yoveldRe saRamos Svid an rva saaTamde. mister meli ujda magidas saswavlo darbazSi, mTlad garSemozRuduli kalmebiT, saxazavebiT, wignebiT, rveulebiT. male gavige, rom igi salemis saswavleblis ukanaskneli semestris angariSebs asworebda. roca mister meli aTavebda dRiur muSaobas, igi xels hkidebda Tavis stvirs da ise dauRalavad ukravda, rom zogjer meCveneboda, TiTqmis mTlad, xelfexianad, apirebda Sesvlas am sakravis WuWrutanaSi. cocxlad warmomidgeba Cemi Tavi salemis saswavleblis mobnelo oTaxebSi. me vzivar mister melis pirdapir xelebze TaviT dayrdnobili, vusmen misi musikis gulsaklav xmas da naRvlianad vfiqrob xvalindel gakveTilebze. vkecav wignebs da flietis sevdiani xmebis smenis dros vigoneb mSobliur saxls, iarmauTs, zRvis napirs da patara emis. magram, ai, sawol oTaxSi var martoka, mitvebuli cariel oTaxebs Sua, vzivar Cems loginze da Cumad vtiri imis fiqrSi, rom Zilis win pegoti nugeSimscemeli sityvebiT ar mova CemTan. diliT, rogorc ki mzis pirveli sxivebi gamoanaTeben, dabla Cavdivar da WuWyian sarkmelSi vxedav salemis zars, qoxis saxuravze rom hkidia flugeris qvemoT. male, male dadgeba dro, roca es zari gaaRviZebs jems stirfords da sxva mowafeebs!

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nacnobebis wre farTovdeba ase gavatare daaxloebiT erTi Tve, roca, bolos, calfexa mekare gamoClaxunda ezoSi cocxiT erT xelSi da wylis saTliT meoreSi. aqedan davaskveni, rom iwyeboda mzadeba mister kriklisa da mis mravalricxovan mowafeTa Rirseuli daxvedrisaTvis. me ar vcdebodi. male cocxi da wylis saTli saswavlo darbazSiv gaCnda da gamogvreka iqidan me da mister meli. ramdenime dRis ganmavlobaSi Cven vai-vaglaxiT vcxovrbdiT da, rogor boSebi, erTi adgilidan meore adgilze gadavdiodiT. mtveri sqeli RrubelivT bolqvebad idga mTel saxlSi da yovel wuTSi cxvirs maceminebda, TiTqos salemis saswavlebeli erT did burnuTis yuTad qceuliyo. daaxloebiT sami dRis Semdeg mister melma Sematyobina, rom im saRamos salemSi moelodnen TviT mister krikls. marTlac, saRamos gavige, rom mister krikli movida. ori saaTis Semdeg, roca ukve dasaZineblad vemzadebodi, xisfexa jentlmeni movida mister kriklisagan Cems sawayvanad. is nawili Senobisa, sadac cxovrobda mister krikli ojaxobiT, gacilebiT ufro lamazi da ukeT mowyobili iyo, vidre danarCeni Senoba, sadac TviT pansioni iyo moTavsebuli. win mSvenieri patara baRCa hqonda gaSenebuli; es baRCa ekvroda Cvens sarekreacio ezos, imdenad udabursa da mosawyens, rom aq mxolod aqlemebs SeeZloT myudrod egrZnoT Tavi. SiSiT mivdiodi mister krilTan, da roca, bolos, mis binaSi SEmiyvanes, ise davibeni, rom verc ki SevniSne mis da misis krikli, romlebic sastumroSi isxdnen. aravis vxedavdi, garda mister krilkisa, msxvili jentlmenisa, romelsac saaTis oqros Zewkvi da aTasgvari samkaulebi ubrwyinavda. igi ijda did savarZelSi, patara magidis win, romelzedac idga Wiqa da boTli RviniT. _ a! _ SesZaxa mister kriklma. _ maS es aris axalgazrda jentlmeni, romelsac kbilebi unda movaxexoT? erTi moabruneT. xisfexa jentlmenma mimabrunda zurgiT ise, rom yvelas SesZeboda Cemi dafis danaxva. roca es sinjva gaTavda, isev Zvel pozaSi damayenes; xisfexa jentlmeni ki mister krilkis axlos dadga. mister krikls alisferi saxe hqonda, Tvalebi patara, Rrmad Camjdari; Sublze sqeli, TOkebissimsxo ZarRvebi dabervoda, cxviri atara, nikapi ganieri da msuqani. meloti Tavi uprialebda, Tumca dafaruli hqonda Txeli, WaRara TmiT, romelic safeTqlebidan zeviT hqonda avarcxnili. yvelaze metad iman gamakvirva, rom mister krikls srulebiT ara hqonda xma, igi CurCuliT laparakobda. im zaldatanebis gamo, romelic mas laparakisTvis uxdeboda, an iqneb am naklis usiamovno grZnobis gamo, mister krikli laparakis dros ufro da ufro javrobda da Sublze ZarRvebi ufro da ufro ebereboda, roca igi Zalas atanda Tavs, rom gamoeRo es yru da sisina xmebi. _ aba! _ Tqva mister kriklma. _ ras metyviT am ymawvili Sesaxeb? _ jerjerbiT araferi cudi ar SegvimCnevia, _ upasuxa xisfexa jentlmenma, _ jer ar yofila SemTxveva. amgvari pasuxi, rogorc SevniSne, ewyina mister krikls, magram misi coli da qali _ wynari da moridebuli arsebani, romlebic mxolod axla SevniSne pirvelad, etyobda, kmayofilni iyvnen xisfexa jentlmenis pasuxiT. _ aq modi, _ miTxra mister kriklma da xeliT maniSna.

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_ aq modi! _ gaimeora xisfexa jentlmenma da mister kriklis moZraoba gaimeora. _ me Zalian kargad vicnob Sens maminacvals, _ waiCurCula mister kriklma... uRirseulesi jentlmenia, mtkice xasiaTisa. mordstoni micnobs me da me vicnob mordstons. Sena? micnob Tu ara, ymawvilo, ha? _ miTxra mister kriklma da yuri amiwia. _ jer ara, ser, _ vupasuxe me da tkivilisagan SevkrTi. _ jer ara? ha? _ gaimeora mister kriklma. _ male gamicnob, ha. _ male gaicnob, ha? _ gaimeora xisfexianma. SemdegSi gavige, rom es xisfexa, romelsac Zlier xma hqonda, yovelTvis Tarjimnad axlda mister kriklis pirovnebas, roca mas mowafeebiTan uxdeboda laparaki. Zalian SeSinebuli viyavi da vupasuxe, rom imedi maqvs male gavigo is, rac saWiroa. _ me mtkice xasiaTi maqvs, _ sisinebda mister krikli, _ me vici Cemi movaleobis asruleba, icode es. Cemma sakuTarma sisxlma da xorcma rom winaRmdegoba gamiwios, uars vityvi Cems sisxlsa da xorcze (aq man mis krikls Sexeda). mas aRar CavTvli Cemad. is aramzada kidev iyo aq? _ ara ser, _ upasuxa koWlma._ ara! _ Tqva mister kriklma. _ ai is micnobs, is ukeT micnobs. sjobia, rom arc movides. _ am sityvebTan mister kriklma muSti daartya magidas da gajavrebiT Sexeda Tavis cols. _ Sors daiWiros Tavi, igi micnobs me. ai, axal Senc TandaTan gamicnob, Cemo Zmao. wadi, waiyvane. _ neba miboZeT, ser... _ ha? rao? _ gaisisna mister kriklma da misi Tvalebi ise damaSterdnen, TiTqos Cemi dawva undodaT. _ me mindoda amexsna, ser, Tu naebas mibzebT... _ aba? _ me vwuxvar Cems saqcielze, ser. didi xania vnanob. xom ar ubrZanebT, es dafa momxsnan, sanam amxanagebi... ar vici, marTla gajavrda mister krikli, Tu Cemi SeSineba undoda, oRond is kia, rom swrafad wamoxta savarZlidan... kisristexiT gamovvardi oTaxidan da sawol oTaxSi gaviqeci. sabednierod, koWli ar gamomdevnebia. iq tanT gavixade da ori saaTis ganmavlobaSi vkankalebdi loginSi. _ meore dRes, diliT, movida mister Sarpi, ufrosi maswavlebeli da meTvamyure, romlis xelqveiTad iTvleboda miter meli. mister meli sadilobda bavSvebTan erTad, mister Sarpi ki sadilobda da vaxSmobda mister kriklis surfaze. mas mudam Tavi gverdze hqonda gadaxrili, TiTqos amZimebda. mister Sarps Txelida xuWuWi Tma hqonda, magram pirvelmave skolaSi dabrunebulma mowafem miambo, rom mister Sarpi pariks atarebs, da rom yovel SabaTs igi midis sadalaqoSi xelovnuri Tmebis dasaxuWuWeblado. me isic ki gavige, rom mister Sarpis pariki naxmari iyo, meore-mesame xelidan nayidi. yvela es cnoba Sematyobina tom tredelsma, romelic yvelaze uwin dabrunda saxlidan. misi adreuli dabruneba Zalian sasargeblo iyo CemTvis, man guli ijera cems dafaze masxaraobiT da uxerxuli mdgomareobidan gamomiyvana, radgan Tavs ido Cemi gacnoba amxanagebTan. tredelsi daurideblad mimaTrevda xeliT da yovelgvari rekomendaciis magivrad eubneboda axalmosuls: `erTi Sexede, ra sasaciloa~. Cemda sabednierod, meti wili mowafeebisa naRvlianebi brundebodnen mSobliur saxlebidan, ise rom TiTqmis aravis ar mosvlia azrad Cemi masxrad agdeba.
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magram Cemi formaluri wardgena moxda mxolod maSin, roca jems stirfordi dabrunda. es ymawvili eqvsi wliT iyo Cemze ufrosi da did swavlulad iTvleboda. me gamacnes igi, rogorc ufrosi, romlisganac damokidebuli iyo Cemi saboloo gasamarTleba. sarekreacio ezoSi jems stirfordi Seudga Cems gamokiTxvas... me vuambe yvelaferi ise, rogorc vgrZnobdi da vicodi. man didi yuradRebiT momismina da ganaCeni Semdeg sityvebSi gamoxata: _ sisulelea, koperfild! nu inaRvleb! amisTvis samudamod madlobeli var misi. _ ramdeni gaqvs fuli, koperfild? _ mkiTxa stirfordma. _ Svidi Silingi. _ SenTvis ukeTesi iqneba, Tu mag fuls me momabareb Sesanaxad. Tumca CemTvis sul erTia: momcem _ kargi, ara da _ rogorc ginda, me ar gaZaleb. magram im wuTSive avCqardi, mesargebla am megobruli winadadebiT, _ gavxseni pegotis safule da mTeli Cemi saunje xelisgulze gadmovuyare. _ Sen, iqneb yidva ginda risime? _ mkiTxa man. _ ara, gmadlobT. _ xom ar ginda daxarjo erTi Silingi tkbili sasmelis sayidlad? Cven erTad davlevdiT mas saRamos, roca dasaZinelblad gagvrekaven. Sen, mgoni, CemTan erTad gZinavs oTaxSi? _ diax, ser. _ maS ras ityvi amaze? _ raze, ser? _ tkbili sasmelis Sesaxeb. _ mgonia, urigo ar iqneba, _ vupasuxe me radgan SevniSne, rom stirfordi dadebiT pasuxs eloda Cemgan. _ Zalian kargi. iqneb, gesiamovnos, rom erTi Silingi kidev daxarjo nuSis namcxvris sayidlad? _ diax, ser. _ mSvenieria! maSasadame, laparakic zedmetia! kidev erTi Silingi biskvitisaTvis da erTic kampetebisTvis, _ ha? Seni fuli eyofa yvelafer amas. am sityvebTan erTad man jibeSi Caido Cemi fuli da miTxra, rom arafris dardi ar mqonoda; igi kisrulobda ise moexerxebina, rom fuli yvelafers hyofnida. roca saRamos Cvens sawolSi SevediT, stirfordma amoalaga Cemi Svidi SilingiT navaWri sanovage da mTvaris Suqze mTeli es sagzali Cems loginze gaSala. gamoucdelobis gamo ver SevZeli mTeli am tkbileulobis ganawileba da xeli miTrToda maT mikarebaze, Cemi TxovniT stirfordma ikisra maspinZloba da _ marTali unda vTqva, _ saukeTesod gauZRva am bankets. igi ijda Cems baliSze, anawilebda Tanabrad yvela tkbileuls, stumrebis ricxvis mixedviT, da YviTon gvawvdida sasmels patara WiqiT. me mis gverdiT vijeqi, marcxena mxares; danarCeni bavSvebi ki Sejgufdnen Cvens garSemo, _ zogi loginebze, zogic iatakze. yvela CurCuliT laparakobda. me mowiwebiT vusmendi maT. mTvaris Suqi gvinaTebda fanjridan. me gavige mravali ambavi salemis saswavleblis Sesaxeb. upirveles yovlisa, TviT mister kriklis Sesaxeb. Turme simkacriT da sisastikiT igi aRemateboda yvela maswavebels. igi yoveldRe scemda bavSvebs, vinc xelSi moxvdeboda. TviTn mas araviTari codna ara hqonda da mxolod Cxubi
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SeeZlo. jems stirfordis azriT, ukanasknel Segirds skolaSi ufro meti esmoda mecnierebisa, vidre mister krikls. uwin igi vaWrobda sviiT londonis erT-erT bazarze da roca am vaWrobaSi CaRupa Tavisi colis mTeli qoneba, maSin saswavlebeli gaxsna. me gavige agreTve, rom ufexo mekare, romelsac tunge erqva, namdvili barbarosi iyo da savsebiT Seefereboda Tavis patrons. uwin isic iRebda monawileobas sviiT vaWrobaSi, mister kriklis samsaxurSi moitexa fexi da masTan erTad Sedga fexi sapedagogo asparezze. igi aravis ar scemda pativs, garda mister kriklisa, da yvela Segirds Tavis mtrad Tvlida. mister riks hyavda erTi vaJi, romelic mas skolaSi mecadineobaSi Sveloda. erTxel mas usayvedura mamas bavSvebTan sastiki mopyrobis gamo; miTxres, rom amisTvis mister kriklma igi saxlidan gaagdo, da amis Semdeg misis da mis krili mudam sevdianebi ariano. magram yvelaze metad am moTxrobaSi iman gamakvirva, rom skolaSi iyo erTi mowafe, romlis cemas mister krikli ver bedavda; es iyo jems stirfordi. man TviTan daadastura es da daumata, Zalian minda vnaxo, erTi rogor gabedavs mister krikli Cemi xelis xlebaso. _ isic gavige, rom yvela darwmunebuli iyo, rogor uyvarda mis krikls stirfrdi, da es azri Zalian SesaZlebeli meCvena. stirfordi yovel mxriv unaklo ymawvili iyo. gavige agreTve, rom mister meli Zalian gulkeTili adamiania, magram gaxvretili groSic ar abadia, rom moxuci dedamisi, misis meli ukidures siRaribeSia Turme. gamaxsenda sauzme TavSesafarSi, sadaca mister mels `Cemo Carli uwodes, magram siamovnebiT magondeba, rom krintic ar damiZravs am SemTxvevaze, romelsac SeeZlo Seevso Cemi amxanagebis cnobebi mister melis Sesaxeb. Cvenma qeifma SuaRames gadaacila. roca, bolos, yvelaferi SeWmuli da daleuli iyo, meti wili stumrebisa wavid-wamovidnen TavianT sawolebze; me da stirfordi ki isev vCurCulebdiT Cems loginze. _ Rame mSvidoisa, koperfild, _ miTxra bolos stirfordma. _ Tqven Zalian keTili xarT, ser, _ vupasuxe me, _ didad gmadlobT. _ gyavs da, koperfild? _ ara, ser! _ Zalian mwyins. Sen rom da gyavdes, darwmunebuli var, igi lamazi, moridebuli, naTelTvalebiani gogona iqneboda. Zalian didi siamovnebiT gavicnobdi mas. Rame mSvidobisa, koperfild! _ Rame mSvidobisa, ser. loginSi mwoliare kidev didxans vfiqrobdi masze da maxsovs, erTxel wamovdeqi kidec, rom damenaxa mTvaris SuqiT ganaTebuli mSvenieri saxe stirfordisa, romelic piraRma gaWimuliyo da xelebi TavqveS amoedo. momavlis Savi farda ar efareboda mas, da araviTari Crdili ar idga im baRis bilikze, romelzedac me da is davseirnobdiT sizmarSi. Tavi meSvide wlis pirvei naxevari salemSi swavla meore dResve daiwyo. Rriancelma, xmaurma da samedicino darbazSi aliaqoTma saSineli STabeWdileba moaxdina Cemze; magram, roca sauzmis Semdeg klasSi mister krili Semovida da karebTan gaCerda, mTels darbazSi imavwuTs siCume Camovarda.
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turge dadga mister kriklis mxars ukan da, Tumc araviTari saWiroeba ar moiTxovda, daiRriala, rac Zala da Rone hqonda: _ Cumad! vxedavdiT, rogor amoZravebda mister krikli tuCebs, da gavigeT, ras laparakobda, roca tungem Cveni darigebisaTvis Semdegi sityva warmoTqva: _ bavSvebo! ardadegebi gaTavda. iswavleT, izepireT, nu izarmacebT, radgan piradad me ar davizareb Tqvens dasjas. aba, axla saqmes SeudeqiT! mister krili momiaxlovda da miTxra, rom Tu me didi xelovani var kbenaSi, isic didi xelovania. Semdeg aswia Tavisi joxi da ganagrZo: _ rogor mogwons es joxi? ha? kargi kbilebi aqvs? ha? gikbina? ha? yvela am kiTxvas Tan joxis dakvra mosdevda, ise rom Zlieri tkivilisagan vikrunCxebodi da vikakvebodi. amrigad, stirfordis sityviT, erT wuTSi Cavyuryumelavdi salemis saswavleblis wesebSi da Cemsave crelmebSi CavixrCve. mgonia, aravin ar poulobda iseT siamovneba Tavis profesiaSi, rogorc mister krikli. igi gansakuTrebul mimzidvelobas grZnobda jansaR bavSvebisadmi, da darwmunebuli var, rom yovelTvis xelebi eqaveboda, roca loyawiTeli bavSvi uaxlovdeboda. mas ara hqonda araviTari niWi, araviTari pedagogiuri codna da yvela mecierebaSi sruli uvici iyo. ai vzivar Cems magidasTan da TrTolviT Tvals vadevneb misi mrisxane Tvalebis mimarTulebas; man es-es aris saxazaviT scema bavSvs, ariTmetikis rveulis gasinjvis Semdeg, da es biWi cdilobs, daiamos mwvave tkivili imiT, rom cxvirsaxociT isress xelisguls. mister kriklis Tvalebi mizidaven ucnauri ZaliT. Cems ukan mgdomi bavSvebic amgvarsave dakvirvebas awarmoeben. mister kriklma Zalian kargad icis es, Tumca iseTnairad iqceva, TiTqos arafers hxedavs. ai misi saxe saZaglad daimanWa da almacerad gadmoixeda Cveni mxrisken. Cven yvelani Tavebs dabla, rveulebze vxriT da yvelas gvakankalebs. kidev wuTi _ da Cven isev mas vucqerT. damnaSave bavSvi, romelmac cudad gamoiyvana amocana, uaxlovdeba mas ZrwolviT, areuli nabijiT. igi raRacas butbutebs Tavis gasamarTleblad da sityvas aZlevs, rom gamoswordeba xvalindel dRisaTvis. _ patieba ar arsebobs. mister krikli dasjis win mxiarulad iRmiWeba da xarxarebs. Cvenc viciniT, Cvenc, sacodavi bavSvebi, Tumca yvelas sikvdilis feri gvadevs da guli saSinlad gvicems. isev im magidas vuzivar zafxulis cxel saRamos, romelic ocnebas da sizarmaces hgvris adamians. bavSvebi krazanebiviT bzuian Cems garSemo. ucnaur daRlilobas vgrZnob nasadilevs: Tavi tyviasaviT maqvs damZimebuli. mzad var yvelaferi davTmo, oRond ramdenime saaTi damaZina, magram ar mZinavs. Cemi Tvalebi misCerebian mister krikls da axalgazrda busaviT vaxamxameb. mainc, erTi wuTiT, Zili savsebiT mipyrobs da Tavi zaris enasaviT miqanavebs. mister krikli mepareba saxazaviT, mimiznebs, sisinebs da wiTeli zoli isev maxalisebs samecadinod. gakveTili gaTavda. Cven ezoSi varT; magram Tvalebs mojadoebuliviT iqiT vaceceb, sadac am dros mister krikli meguleba, Tumca misi danaxva ar SemiZlia. vici, igi amwuTSi sadils miirTmevs, ai fanjara, romelTanac dgas misi sasadilo magida. Tvals ver vaSoreb am fanjaras. Tu mister kriklma gamoixeda fanjaraSi, TviTeuli bavSvis saxe, garda stirfordisa, mudarebisa da Tavmdablobis gamometyvelebas iRebs. erTxel tredelsma, uubeduresma bavSvma qveyanaze, TamaSobis dros ycabedad burTi moaxvedra swored am fanjaras; moaxvedra da gatexa. SevZrwundi zardacemuli, roca
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da xSirad misworebda rveulebs. yovelive amasTan, simarTle unda vTqva, araviTari angariSianoba ar iyo Cemis mxriv am SemTxvevaSi, _ miyvarda stirfordi, pativs vcemdi mas da misi qeba CemTvis umaRlesi jildo iyo. daaxloebiT erTi Tve movundi `peregrins~ da Semdeg ramdenime Tve, sxva gmirebis Tavgadasavals. xangrZlivi moTxrobebi RamRamobiT, saerTo siCumesa da sinleSi, xels uwoyobda romantikulobisa da ocnebis niWis ganviTarebas CemSi. rasakvirvelia, amas ar SeeZlo arsebiTi sargeblobis motana CemTvis, magram samagierod yvelas vuyvardi, da Cemi, rogorc niWieri mTxrobelis, saxeli swrafad moedo mTel saswavlebels. me saerTo yuradRebis sagani Seviqeni, da es ufro maxalisebda Cemi fantastikuri Semoqmedebis asparezze. saWiro ar aris imis mtkiceba, rom mowafeebisagan imgvari skolisa, rogoric gaxldaT salemis pansioni, Zneli mosalodneli iyo raime warmateba mecadineobaSi, da vfiqrob, arc mister kriklis mowafeni grZnobdnen maincdamainc gansakuTrebul miswrafebas mecnierebisadmi: rozgi maT ukargavda swavlis yovelgvar xaliss. me imdensave mcemdnen, ramdensac sxvas, Tu metad ara, ara naklebad, magram, Tandayolili Tavmoyvareobis wyalobiT da stirfordis magaliTiT waqezebuli, vcdilobdi, yvelgan, sadac ki SemeZlo, amekrifa sibrZnis namcecebi. am SemTxvevaSi, mgonia, me erTaderTi gamonaklisi viyavi. stirfordis garda, Cemi xelmZRvaneli mecadineobaSi iyo mister meli, romelic Zalian kargad mepyroboda. amisaTvis, aqamdis didi madlieri var misi. Zalian mwyinda, roca vxedavdi, rom stirfordi araviTar pativs ara scemda am adamians da arc erT SemTxvevas ara hkargavda, rom damcirebna an ewyeninebina misTvis. stirfodris magaliTs sxva bavSvebic ahyvebodnen xolme. es Zalian mawuxebda, miT umetes, rom erTxel, gulaxdili laparakis dros wamovroSe stirfordTan im moxuci dedabris Sesaxeb, romelic mister melma cemTan erTad inaxula TavSesafarSi. ra meqna! araferi ar SemeZlo damemala Cemi mfravelisagan. axla meSinoda, rom stirfordi aqedan gamoiyvanda mister melis damamcirebel daskvnas. Cemi SiSi gamarTlda. erTxel ise moxda, rom mister krikli SeuZlod gaxda da Tavis oTaxSi unda darCeniliyo mTeli dRe. mTeli skolisaTvis am sasiamovno garemoebam saSineli aurzauri gamoiwvia saswavlo darbazSi. yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo wesierebis aRdgena am celqebs Soris. tyuilad Semodioda klasSi koWli tunge da mTavar monawileTa saxelebs iwerda; bavSvebi ar cxrebodnen, radgan icodnen, rom sasjeli, sul erTia, ar ascdebodaT. sabaTi iyo da amitom gakveTilebi mxolod sadilobamdis gvqonda, magram radgan ezoSi xmaurobas SeeZlo mister krikli Seewuxebina, Cven yvelani oTaxSi Segvrekes da gvibrzanes _ gakveTilebis momzadebiT gagverTo Tavi. im dRes mister Sarpi Cveulebisamebr sadalaqoSi miemgzavreboda xelovnuri Tmis dasaxuWuWeblad. misi aryofnis dros skolis meTvalyureoba mister mels miandes. axlac Tvalwin midgas mister meli: dauyrdnia avadmyofi Tavi gamxmar xelebze, wignSi icqireba da Tavs Zalas atans, rogorme Caataros mosawyeni gakveTili am jojoxeTur aurzaurSi, romelsac SeuZlia Tavbru daaxvios qveda palatis yvelaze rixian orators. sicili, cekva, xarxari, raxaruxi, wivili, kivili ismis mTel darbzaSi. zogi kata-Tagvobanas TamaSobs, zogi yiramala gadadis, trialebs, zogni gars Semoxvevian mister mels. eRrijebian, dascinian mis

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_ mister mel! _ uTxra mister krillma da xeli Camoswia; misi CurCuli, am jerze, iseTi garkveuli da mkafio iyo, rom tungem saWirod ar scno misi gameoreba. _ imedi maqvs, Tavi ar dagviwyebiaT? _ ara, ser, ara, _ upasuxa maswavlebelma Tavis qneviT da Tan nerviulad xelebs isresda, _ ara, me Tavi ar damviwyebia, ser. me maxsovs Cemi Tavi, ser. me mxolod minda, ser, rom Tqvenc... odnav mainc... gaxsovdeT... ser. diax, es ukeTesi iqneboda Tqveni mxriv, ser. SesZlebelia, amas bevri usiamovneba aecdina CemTvis, ser. mister kriklma mrisxaned Sexeda mister mels, Semdeg daeyrdno tunges mxars, avida merxze da magidaze dajda. aqedan didxans uyurebda CaSterebuliT mister mels, romelic ganagrZobda Tavis qnevas da xelebis frvnetas, Semdeg mimarTa stirfords da uTxra: _ vinaidan maT ar surT pasuxis gacema, iqneb Tqven amixsnaT, ser, raSia saqme. stirfordi medidurad, zizRiT ucqerda Tavis mowinaaRmdege da dumda. _ dae, mas TviTon agixsnaT, rac surda eTqva, roca favoritebze laparakobda _ Tqva bolos stirfordma. _ favoritebze? _ gaimeora mister krikla da Subrze ZarRvebi sqeli TokebiviT daebera, _ vin laparakobda aq favortebze? _ ega, _ upasuxa stirfordma. _ mere, ras gulisxmobdiT, ser, am sityvebSi? _ hkiTxa kriklma da mrisxane Tvalebi miapyro Tavis TanaSemwes. _ swored imas, ser, rac unda igulisxmebodes, _ upasuxa mister melma susti xmiT, _ me mindoda meTqva, rom mowafeTagans aravis aqvs ufleba isargeblos Tavisi, rogorc favoritis mdgomarebiT da damamciros me. _ Tqven dagamciroT! _ warmoTqva mister kriklma. _ o, vis mnaTobo! neba miboZeT, gkiTxoT, ser, miwevT Tu ara saTanado angariSs, roca Tqven Tavs nebas aZlevT da favoritebze melaparakebiT me, saswavleblis ufross? _ me mzada var gamovtyde, ser, rom mourideblad moviqeci, _ Tqva mister melma. _ me ar vizamdi magas, damSvidebuli rom vyofiliyavi. aq stirfordi isev gamovida scenaze da Tqva: _ magan miTxra kidev, rom umsgavso var, rom saZageli da usindiso var, da amitom me magas maTxovari vuwode. mec rom guldamSvidebuli vyofiliyavi, albaT, mec ar vuwodebdi am saxels, magra me vTqvi _ da axlac mzad var pasuxi vago Cemi saqcielisaTvis. am sityvebma, mrcxvenia gamovtyde, didi STabeWdileba moaxdina Cemze; me vtkbebodi Cemi megobris oratoruli niWiT da srulebiT ara vfiqrobdi misi sityvebis Sedegze. mowafeTa Soris gaisma guguni, magram aravis araferi uTqvams. _ me mikvirs, stirford, _ Tqva mister kriklma _ Tumca keTilSobiluri gulaxdiloba didad saqebia, _ rogor geyoT gambedaoba gewodebinaT amgvari damamcirebeli saxeli im adamianisaTvis, romelic salemis saswavlebelSi msaxurobs da Tavisi SromisTvis wesier gasamrjelos iRebs? stirfordma gaiRima. _ Rimili Cemi sityvebis pasuxi ar aris, ser, _ uTxra mister kriklma, _ me Tqvengan dawvrilebiT ganmartebas moveli, stirford.

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Tu mister meli me umniSvnelo meCveneboda mSvenier ymawvilTan SedarebiT, ar SemiZlia gamovTqva, rogor araraobad meCvena TviT mister krikli. _ dae, uari Tqvas magaze, _ upasuxa stirfordma. _ raze Tqvas uari, stirford? _ imaze, rom maTxovaria. _ mSvenieria! gana Tqven ginaxavT roca igi mowyalebas Txoulobda? _ Tu TviTon eg ar aris glaxa-maTxovari, yovel SemTxvevaSi, magisi uaxloesi naTesavia, da mgonia, es sul erTia, _ miugo stirfordma. man me Semomxeda. mister melis xeli jer kidev Cems Tavze edo. me gavwiTldi da guli gamewura. Sevxede mister mels, _ misi Tvalebi uZravad miSterebodnen stirfords; igi alersianad xels misvamda mxarze, magram cqeriT ki mas ucqeroda. _ vinaidan Tqven Cemgan ganmartebas eliT, mister krikl, _ Tqva stirfordma, _ me vacxadeb, rom dedamisi TavSesafarSia Sekedlebuli RvTis samowyalod. mister meli jer isev mas ucqerda da Tan Cems alerss ganagrZobda. ise momesma, TiTqos man wamCurCula: `swored amas velodi~. mister krikli warbSekruli miubrunda Tavis TanaSemwes da Zaldatanebuli zrdilobianobiT uTxra: _ aba, axla Tqven xom gaigeT, rasac laparakobs es jentlmeni. xom ar inebebT, mTeli skolis winaSe gaimarTloT Tavi? _ ara, ser, igi ara cdeba, _ upasuxa mister melma samarisebur siCumeSi, _ yvelaferi, rac magan Tqva, marTalia. _ maSin inebeT da sajarod gamoacxadeT, _ uTxra mister kriklma, Tan Tavi erT mxares gadaxara da Tvalebi daabriala, _ vicodi Tu ara me es ambavi? _ danamdvilebiT ar SemiZlia vTqva._ rogor? ra gnebavT magiTi TqvaT? _ Tqven icodiT, ser, rom ojaxuri mdgmareoba ar mqonda brwyinvale, _ upasuxa TanaSemwem. _ Tqven icodiT, ser, ra garemoebaSi viyavi, roca aq movedi, da isic iciT, rasakvirvelia, rom es garemoeba ar gamocvlila. _ maS Tu saqme magaze wavida, _ upasuxa mister kriklma da ZarRvebi Sublze ufro metad daebera _ unda mogaxsenoT, rom Tqven cdebiT. Cemi pansioni TavSesafari ar gaxlavT. mister mel, Cven unda gavSordeT erTmaneTs; rac ufro adre moxdeba es, miT ukeTesia. _ axla yvelaze ukeTesi droa, _ upasuxa mister melma da nabiji gadadga karebisaken. _ ser! SesdeqiT! _ ara Rirs, mister krikl. gtovebT erTxel da samudamod Tqven da yvela mowafes. jems stirford! yvelaze ukeTesi, rac SemiZlia gisurvoT, is aris, rom odesme moinanioT Tqveni saqcieli. axla ki ar visurvebdi Tqven megobrobas da Zalian minda, rom megobrobdeT imaT, vinc me miyvars. man erTxel kidev alersianad gadamisva mxarze xeli Semdeg amoiRo magidis ujridan fleita, ramdenime wigni, dautova gasaRebi Tavis momaval moadgiles da skolidan gavida. mister kriklma tunges saSualebiT warmoTqva sityva, romelSic madlobas uxdida stirfords salemis saswavleblis damoukidebeli da Rirseuli saxelis dacvisaTvis. bolos xeli CamoarTva stirfors da yvelam samjer `vaSa~ da itira mister melis gacilebis dros. bolos mister krikli gavida klasidan Tavis binaSi, sadac, ueWvelia, moisvena dRiuri Sromisagan loginSi an sofaze.

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bavSvebi martoni darCnen saswavlo darbazSi, da maxsovs, rogori mousvenrobiT SevcqerodiT erTmaneTs. gamarjveba sabralo mister melze, rogorca Canda, aravis gahxarebia. me Tavs vayvedridi da vnanobdi; SiSiT Sevyurebdi stirfords da Zlivs vikavebdi cremlebs. stifordi Zalian gajavrebuli iyo tredelsze da uTxra, rom am jerze mas samarTlianad moxvda. _ amas ara uSavs ra, rom mcemes, _ Tqva sabralo bavSvma, _ es gaivlis! mawuxebs mxolod, rom mister mels Seuracxyofa miayenes. _ mere, vin miayena Seuracxyofa? _ vina? rasakvirvelia, Sen! _ gana me ra vqeni? _ rogor Tu ra? Sen Seuracxyofa miayene mas da adgili daakargvine. _ xom ara ggonia, rom masac iseTive guli aqvs, rogorc Sen, mister tredels? marTalia, man dahkarga adgili, magram amisTana adgili aseTi saunjea visTvis? TavisTavad cxadia, rom me werils mivwer saxlSi, da mas fuls miscemen. amgvari ganzraxva Cven yvelas metad keTilSobiluri gveCvena. Cven vicodiT, rom stirfordis deda _ mdidari qvrivi iyo da araferSi uars ar eubneboda Tavis Svils. tredelsi damarcxebuli darCa. Cven camdis aviyvaneT stirfordis didsulovneba, metadre, roca gamoacxada, rom es nabiji gadadga mxolod Cveni saerTo sargeblobisaTvis. misi sityviT gamodioda, rom gi uangarod iqceoda da amasTan yvelas sikeTe moutana. _ unda gamovtyde, rom im Rames mister melis Zveli fleita araerTxel momeCvena Tavisi gulsaklavi xmiT. Tavze sabani wavixure, magram fleita mainc ukravda sevdianad sadrac Sors, da Tas ubedurad vgrZnobdi. magram male mTlad damaviwyda mister meli, radgan sul stirfordze vfiqrobdi. man Tavisi surviliT ikisra CvenTvis gakveTilebis micema sxvadasxva sagnebSi axali maswavleblis mosvlamdis. stirfordma TiTqos yvelaferi zepirad icoda da Tavisi leqciebis dros arasodes ar ixmariebda arc wigns, arc rveuls. axali maswavlebeli gadmovida CvenTan sxva skolidan. sanam gi Tavisi movaleobis asrulebas Sudgeboda, isadila sastumro oTaxSi mister kriklTan, sadac stirfordi warudgines, rogorc mTeli salemis warmomadgeneli. stirfordma didad gviqo axali maswavlebeli da Tqva: `ganaTlebuli gogris~ patroni rom aris, etyobao. wlis am naxevarSi mxolod erTi SemTxveva moxda kidev, romelic ganirCeoda yoveldRiur movlenaTagan. igi aqamdis CamrCa mexisrebaSi da, mraval mizezTa gamo, arc damaviydeba. erTxel, nasadilevs, roca Cven, ukiduresobamde daqanculni, mTlad gamoTayvanebulebi visxediT, saswavlo darbazSi Semovida koWli tunge da xmamaRla ganacxada: _ koperfildTan stumrebi movidnen. Semdeg man ramdenime saWiro sityva uTxra mister krikls, romelmac, albaT, hkiTxa, vin arian stumrebio, da gadasca, sad mieRoT isini. me mibrZanes sxva kibiT gavsuliyavi da sufTa sacvlebi Cameca, rom wesieri saxiT vCvenebodi mosulebs. davemorCle am brZanebas mTrTolvare mRelvarebiT, rogoric ar migrZvnia arasodes im dromdis. vina mkiTxulobs? nuTu mister da mis mordstoni? an iqneb deda? am kiTxevbiT aRelvebuli ramdenime wuTiT SevCerdi sastumro oTaxis karebTan da ver vbedavd mis gaRebas.
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Sesvlisas jer veravin gavarCie; magra roca Cems ukan kari daixura, me davinaxe mister pegoti da qami, isini kedels mihyrdnobodnen da qudebs miqnevdnen. Cven megobrulad CamovarTviT erTmaneTs xeli. me gavicine, isev gavicine da Semdeg jibidan cxvirsaxoci amoviRe cremlebis mosawmendad. mister pegitim, romelsac am darbazobis ganmavlobaSi piri ar moukumavs, didi TanagrZnoba gamoiCina Cemi cremlebisadmi da aniSna qams, laparaki daewyo. _ gamxiaruldiT, master devi, RmerTmani, gamxiaruldiT! _ miTxra qamma gulubryvilo RimiliT. _ mere rogor gazrdilxarT, master devi, RmerTmani! _ nuTu Tqven ggoniaT, rom gavizarde? _ vkiTxe me, cremlebis wmendiT. me vtirodi, ar vici rad, Zveli megobrebis danaxvaze Tu momeria cremlebi, sxva araviTari mizezi ar iyo. _ gazrdilxarT, master devi! _ gaimeora qamma. _ Sexede, Zia, gana ar gazrdila? _ rasakvirvelia, gazrdila! _ daadastura mister pegotim. _ xom ar iciT, deda rogor aris, mister pegoti? _ vkiTxe me. _ kargad aris? _ Zveleburad, _ mipasuxa mister pegotim. _ rogor aris Cemi Zvirfasi pegoti? _ Zveleburad. _ patara emi, misis gumiji? _ Zveleburad, _ imeorebda mister pegoti. Sedeg siCume Camovarda. am dros mister pegitim amoaTria Tavisi jibidan ori uzarmazari zRvis kibo, erTi saSinlad didi cxrafexa da didi tilos parki wvrili kiboebiT. es yvelaferi xelSi gadasca qams. _ Tqven, mgoni giyvardaT kiboebi, roca stumrad iyaviT Cvensas, zRvis piras. amitom Cven, ese igi, ase rom, master devi... Cvenc eseni mogitaneT. misis gumijma TviTon moxarSa. TviTon misis gumijma moxarSa... TqvenTvis, master devi. madloba gadavuxade. mister pegotim Sexeda qams, romelic tomaras dascereboda da srulebiT ar fiqrobda biZamisis daxsnas am gaWirvebuli mdgomareobidan. _ ase da amgvarad. ese igi, ase, mastre devi! _ miTxra mister pegitim. _ daubera marjve qarma, da Cvenc movediT Cveni patara naviT iarmauTidan greisvendSi. dam ki momwera, rom ese da eseo, Tu greisvendSi mogixdeT wasvla, SeiareT ama da am alagas, master devisTan, Cemi mokiTxva gadaeciT, yovelive sikeTe usurveT da uTxariT, rom saxlSi yvelaferi Zveleburad ariso. da ai, roca Cven davbrudebiT ukan, patara emi miswers Cems das, rom gnaxeT, master devi, da rom Tqvenc, isa, Zveleburad... miuxedavad mister pegotis am mikibul-mokibuli laparakisa, yvelafers mivxvdi da suliT da guliT gadavuxade madloba. Semdeg, Tumca vgrZnobdi, rom vwiTldebodi, laparaki isev patara emize Camovagde da imedi gamovTqvi, rom igi, albaT, Zalian gamoicvala mas Semdeg, rac me da is erTad vagrovebdiT lokokinebs da kenWebs zRvis napirze-meTqi. _ magas raRa laparaki unda! is male sul mTlad didi qali gaxdeba, _ miTxra mister pegotim, _ ai, amasa hkiTxeT! ese igi qams, romelic mTlad brwyinavda siamovnebisagan da Tavs iqnevda Tanxmobis niSnad. _ ra lamazia! _ wamoiZaxa mister pegotim gabrwyinebulma. _ da mere rogora swavlobs! _ daumata qamma.
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_ rogor wers! _ SesZaxa mister pegotim. _ asoebi Savia, rogorc kupri, da iseTi uSvelebeli, ro erTi milis siSoreze Canan! CemTvis namdvili netareba iyo, roca vxedavdi, rogori aRtacebiT laparakobda mister pegoti Tavis sayvarel patara gogonaze. qami gatacebuli iyo aranakleb, vidre biZamisi. ueWvelia, kidev mraval ambavs gavigebdi maTgan patara emis Sesaxeb, stirfords rom ar daeSala Tavisi moulodneli SemosvliT. roca stirfordma daminaxa kuTxeSi molaparake or ucnobTan, Sewyvita simRera da miTxra: _ me ar vicodi, rom Sen aqa xar, koperfild! mapatie, Cemo kargo! stumrebis misaRebi oTaxi sxva iyo, stirfordma, marTlac, ar icoda, rom me iq viyavi. mas undoda, SeuCereblad Caeara Cvens gverdiT, magram ar vici, ratom, SevaCere igi. SesaZlebelia, mindoda dametrabaxa iseTi amxanagis yola, rogoric stirfordi iyo, am misTvis amexsna, rogor moxda, rom mister pegotis davumegobrdi. magram rad momdis TavSi yovelive es axla, ramdenime aTeuli wlis Semdeg? ase iyo Tu ise, me vuTxari morcxvad: _ stirford, nu waxval, geTayva. es iarmauTeli menaveebi arian, Zalian kargi xalxia, eseni Cemi gadiis naTesavebi arian da greisvendidan movidnen Cems sanaxavad. _ marTla? _ Tqva stirfordma. _ didad mixaria maTi naxva. rogor aris tqveni saqmeebi? mis Tavisufal mopyrobaSi iyo raRaca gamouTqmeli Tviseba, romelic warmoudgeneli mSvenierebis elfersa sdebda am ymawvilis mTel pirovnebas. araferia sakvirveli, rom man erT wuTSi moxibla gulubryvilo menaveTa gulebi. _ roca werilsa werdeT saxlSi, mister pegoti, Cems magivrad miswereT, rom mister stirfordi yovelTvis uzomo sikeTiT mepyroba da, swori giTxraT, ar vici, ras vizamdi am adgilas, igi rom ar iyos. _ vuTxari me. _ sisulelea! _ Tqva stirfordma RimiliT. _ Tqven nurafer magas nu miswerT, _ srulebiT ar aris saWiro. _ da Tu mister stirfordi wamova rodisme sufolkSi an norfolkSi, mister pegoti, Tqven neba unda momceT, moviyvano igi Tqvensas, zRvis pirze. ra mSvenieri patara saxli aqvT, stirford, rom icode! warmoidgine, igi gemisgan aris gakeTebuli! _ ras meubnebi? _ SesZaxa stirfordma. _ saxli gemisagan _ es sakvirvelia! yvlafridana Cans, rom Tqven mSvenieri mezRvauri brZandebiT, _ cxovrebiTac ki navis saxlSi cxovrobT! _ swored egrec aris, ser! _ daumata qamma da yurebamde gaaRo piri, _ master devi, ymawvili jentlmeni sruls WeSmaritebas brZanebs. namdvili mezRvauria! ho! ho! rac marTalia, marTalia! mister pegoti, rogorca Canda, Tavis Zmiswulze naklebad ar iyo gaxarebuli am Tavaziani qaTinauriT, Tumca Tavmdabloba xels uSlida Tavisi azri gamoeTqva am saganze. _ gmadlobT, ser, didad gmadlobT, vcdilobT gavakeToT is, risi gakeTebac SegviZlia, ser. _ yvelaze ukeTes adamians ar SeuZlia magaze metis gakeTeba, mister pegoti, _ upasuxa stirfordma, romelmac ukve yuri mohkra Cemi stumris gvars. _ madlobas mogaxsenebT, ser, _ upasuxa mister pegotim da gaCeCili Tavi daiqnia. _ me ar mrcxvenia gamovtyde imaSi, rom Zalian mixaria
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imisTana jantlmenis qeba, rogorc Tqven brZandebiT, ser. didad davalebui var Tqvengan aseTi pativiscemisaTvis, ser. Cemi saxlis naxva ara Rirs, ser, radgan iSviaTi sanaxavi Sig ara aris-ra; magram misi kari mudam Ria iqneba TqvenTvis, roca ki Tqven da master devi isurvebT mobrZanebas Cvensas, iarmauTSi. yoveli winadadebis Semdeg mister pegoti apirebda saxlSi wasvlas, magram ver midioda. kargad iyaviT oriveni. gisurvebT bednierebas, _ gviTxra man bolos da sabolood xeli daavlo Tavis quds. qamma gaimeora misi gamosalmebis sityvebi, da Cven gavSordiT erTmaneTs, rogorc gulwrfeli megobrebi. mTeli im saRamos ganmavlobaSi mindoda laparaki damewyo patara emis Sesaxeb da amewera misi mSveniereba, magram misi saxeli ver vaxsene, imis SiSiT, rom stirfordi masxrad amigdebda. aRelvebuli didxans vfiqrobdi imis Sesaxeb, rom emilia namdvili qali xdeboda, rogorc mister pegotim Tqva; magram bolos gadavwyvite, rom yovelive es mtknari sicruea-meTqi. mTeli mosakiTxi, misis gumijis gamocdili xeliT gamzadebuli, Cumad gavitaneT sawol oTaxSi da saRamos didebuli vaxSami gavmarTeT. magram tredelss bedi ar wyalobda: sawyal biWs meti mouvida da im Ramesve avad gaxda. diliT mas gadaaylapes erTi duJini lurji abebi da daalevines uSvelebeli doza Savi miqsturisa, romelsac, rogorc samarTlianad SeniSna dimpla (am bavSvis mama eqimi iyo), SeeZlo cxenis sxeulic ki Seeryia. amis Semdeg sabralo ymawvilma, romelmac gadaWriT Tqva uari Tavisi avadmyofobis mizezis axsnaze, miiRo sasjeli aTi rozgi da berZnuli qrestomaTiidan eqvsi Tavi dasazepireblad. danarCeni dro am wlis pirvel naxevrisa magondeba, rogorc dausrulebeli yoveldRiuri brZola da saswavleblis cxovrebis wvrilmani zrunva. zafxulma swrafad gaiara; dadga Semodgoma da masTan _ civi dilebi, roca daucxromeli zari loginebidan gviwvevda. kidev ori, sami kvira, _ da ai, movida susxiani, grZeli da bneli Rameebi, roca igive zari sawol oTaxSi gverekeboda. mosawyeni da erTferovani cxovreba! saRamoobiT saswavlo darbazi mkrTalad aris ganaTebuli da cudad gamTbari, dilaobiT igive darbazi srulebiT ar aris ganaTebuli da srulebiT ar aris gamTbari, ase rom, Cven yvelani vkankalebT da vikrunCxebiT sicivisagan. sauzmeebi, sadilebi, vaxSmebi: Zroxis xorci moxarSuli da Semwvari, cxvris xorci moxarSuli da Semwvari, gamxmari puri mZaRe karaqiT; wignebi daxeuli furclebiT, damtvreuli aspidis dafebi, rveulebi cremlebiT danamuli; saxazavebi, rozgebi, kinwiskvra, TmiT Treva, cema, avdriani uqmeebi, qoniani pudingebi, WuWyisa da melnis suni... Zalian kargad maxsovs, rom zamTris ardadegebma, romelic jer warmodgenili ar mqonda, rogorc uZravi wertili usazRvro droTa wreSi, TandaTan daiwyo moaxloeba da zrda. maxsovs, rogor viTvlidiT dros jer TveobiT, Semdeg kviraobiT, Semdeg dReebiT da rogor dameufla bolos SiSi, _ gamiSveben ki aqedan dedis da pegotis sanaxavad-meTqi? magram stirfordma damamSvida da miTxra, rom saswavleblis gamgeobas ukve gadawyvetili aqvs Seni gaSvebao. rodisRa? Semdeg kviras, am kviras, zeg, dRes, _ da ai bolos, aiRes CemTvis bileTi iarmauTis diliJansis. mivdivar.

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Tavi merve ardadegebi. erTi ganakuTrebiT bednieri saRamo jer kidev gaTenebamdis mivediT iarmauTSi. Zalian cioda, ase rom, ver gamaTbo cxelma Caimac ki, romelic buxris win moewyoT, patara magidaze. miT ufro didi siamovnebiT Cavweqi loginSi, wavixure sabani da tkbilad daviZine. mister barkisi dilis cxra saaTze unda mosuliyo Cems wasayvanad. swored rva saaTze avdeqi da movemzade droze dasaxvedrad. xanmokle dasvenebis gamo odnav Tavbrumexveoda. mister barkisma ise Semxvda TiTqos Cveni ukanaskneli Sexvedris Semdeg xuT wuTze mets ar gaevlo. roca me da Cemi Cemodani etlSi movTavsdiT, meetle kofoze dajda, zanti jaglagi daiZra adgilidan da Tavisi Cveulebrivi nabijiT waCanCalda. _ Tqven mSvenivrad gamoiyurebiT, mister barkis! _ vuTxari me, rom mesiamovnebina misTvis. mister barkisma moisva loyaze saxelo da Semdeg daxeda, TiTqos zed unda daenaxa Tavisi ayvavebuli janmrTelobis anabeWdi; magram mas krintic ar dauZravs Cemi komplimentis sapasuxod. _ me Sevasrule Tqveni davaleba, mister barkis. movwere pegotis. _ eh! rogorca Canda, mister barkisi ver iyo gunebaze, da es pasuxi Zalian mkvaxed gamca. _ iqneb ise ar mivwere, mister barkis, rogorc Tqven gsurdaT? _ ha? _ me Tqveni davalebis Sesaxeb vabob, mister barkis. _ ara, albaT ise miswereT, magram ra gamovida? _ mipasuxa meetlem ugulod. _ ara gamovida ra, mister barkis? _ arc salami, arc pasuxi. _ gana raime pasuxi iyo saWiro, mister barkis? _ vkiTxe da farTod davaRe Tvalebi. _ maS ar iyo saWiro? raxan vaJkaci ambobs, rom winadadebas aZlevs, igi pausuxs elis. _ gana Tqven elaparakeT mas, mister barkis? _ a-r-r-a-a, _ waiburtyuna mister mister bartkisma xanmokle siCumis Semdeg, _ me erTi sityvac ar miTqvams misTvis. srulebiT arc vapireb masTan amaze laparaks. ra azri aqvs? _ xom ar gindaT, mister barkis, rom me vuTxra Tqvens magivrad? _ kargi, Tu gsurT, _ mipasuxa mister barkisma da TavCaRunulma Semomxeda. _ uTxariT, rom barkisi pasuxs elis. ra hqvia mas? _ pegoti, mister barkis. _ es xom misi gvaria? _ diax, es misi gvaria, mister barkis. _ ra hqvia mas, ese igi, ra aris misi saxeli? _ klara. _ marTla?.. rogorca Canda, mister barkisma am garemoebaSi ipova dauSreteli wyaro fiqrisTvis. ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi igi Cumad ijda da mxolod ustvenda drogamoSvebT.

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_ aba! _ Tqva. man bolos. _ maS Tqven ase etyviT: `pegoti, barkisi pasuxs elis~. _ `gana rasa mwerdiT?~ _ `barkisi winadadebas gaZlevT~. am SesaniSnavi sityviT damTavrebis Semdeg barkisma xeli mkra gverdSi. Semdeg man isev Cahkida Tavi da aRar dabrunebia am saintereso sagans; mxolod naxevari saTis Semdeg amoiRo jibidan carcis naWeri da Tavisi etlis kofoze dawera, ueWvelia, saxsovrad: `klara pegoti~. ra ucnaurma grZnobam amitana, roca mivuaxlovdi saxls romelic axla Cemi aRar iyo, da sadac imave dros yovel sagans SeeZlo moegonebina CemTvis uwindeli, bednieri dro, romelic gahqra sizmariviT. dro, roca me deda da pegoti martoni vcxovrobdiT da aravin ereoda Cvens ojaxur saqmeebSi, Tvalwin medga da gamouTqmeli sevdiT mivsebda guls. rac ufro metad vuaxlovdebodiT blordestons, miT ufro metad mereoda sevda. bolos Cemma naRvelma iqamdis miaRwia, mzad viyavi isev salemis saswavlebelSi davbrunebuliyav, stirdforTan. magram ukve gvian iyo, ai isini, ai blonderstonis Wilyvavebi. vxedav maT gaCeCil budeebs titvela beber Telaze da mesmis qaris zuzuni Cvens baRSi. Cven movediT. me mivdiodi saxlisken nacnobi bilikiT da Tan fanjrebs vucqerodi, sadac yovel wuTSi movelodi mister da mis mordstonebis danaxvas. neli da gaubedavi nabijiT mivuaxlovdu saxls, gavaRe kari da Sevedi. ah, ramdeni saxeebi da xmebi, dakavSirebuli Cems bavSvobasTan, gaaRviZa CemSi dedaCemis xmam! igi mReroda sevdianad da nazad. momeCvena, TiTqos odesRac me vesvene mis xelze da igi me mimReroda am simReras, daxrili, Cems akvanTan. im Cafiqrebuli gamometyvelebis mixedviT, romliTac igi mReroda, gadavwyvite, rom deda marto unda yofiliyo, da Cumad Sevedi oTaxSi. deda buxarTan ijda da ZuZus awovebda bavSvs, romelic Seugneblad iwvdida Tavis pawawina xels misi yelisken. dedis Tvalebi misCerebodnen bavSvis saxes. _ dedilo! dedam makoca kidev da kidev da xeli momxvia yelze. am dros oTaxSi Semovarda pegot, Cagvivarda fexebSi da meoTxedi saaTs ganmavlobaSi giJiviT iyo sixarulisan. Turme ar melodnen ase male, radgan meetle Cveulebrivze gacilebiT adre movida. isic gamoirkva, rom mis da mister mordstonebi sadRac iyvnen wasulni stumrad da saRamomdis ar dabrundebodnen Sin. srulebiT ar movelodiT aseT bednier garemoebas, _ megona, es ucxo xalxi arasodes, erTi wuTiTac aRar dagvanebebda Tavs. im wamSive vigrZeni, rom Zveli, bednieri dro dagvibrunda. visadileT patara magidaze, buxris win. pegotis undoda mogvmsaxureboda, magram dedam ar daaneba da ZaliT dasva sufrasTan CvenTan erTad. sadilis dros daviwye pegotisTan laparaki barkisis davalebis Sesaxeb, magram ori sityvis Tqmac ver movaswari, rom pegotim aifara saxeze winsafari da sicili morTo. _ pegoti, _ uTxra dedam. _ raSia saqme? _ ai seiri! _ daiwyo pegotim. _ warmoidgineT, mas Cemi colad SerTva unda! _ barkisi, mgonia, kargi adamiania, da es TqvenTvis Sesaferisi SemTxvevaa, _ upasuxa dedam.

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_ ah, ar vici! nu mkiTxavT! ar gavTxovdebi masze, mTlad rom oqrosi iyos; aravize ar gavTxovdebi! _ maS ratom ar etyviT uars? _ mas vuTxra? _ SesZaxa pegotim. _ TviTon erT sityvasac ar meubneba magis Sesaxeb. erTi xma amoiRos, vaCveneb seirs! deda iRimeboda, sanam pegoti ucqeroda mas, magram SevniSne, rom deda daRunda da Cafiqrda. pirvel Sexedvaze gamakvirva dedaSi saocarma cvlilebam. misi mSveneri saxe, Zveleburad, sevdisa da mwuxarebis niSans atarebda; nazi da TeTri xelebis kani mTlad gaxdomoda, magram yvelaze metad gamaoca dedaSi ukiduresobamde gaubedavma da SemkrTalma moqcevam. dedam gaiwoda xeli, daado, igi Tavis erTgul moaxles mxarze da uTxra: _ maS Tqven ar apirebT gaTxovebas, Cemo kargo pegoti? _ me? gaTxoveba? _ SesZaxa pegotim da Tvalebi farTod gaaxila. _ ara, ar vapireb._ gaTxovdebiT, rasakvirvelia, mxolod axla ara, pegoti! _ arasodes! dedam xeli mohkida da uTxra: _ nu damanebebT Tavs, Cemo kargo pegoti! Tqven iqneb didi xani aRar mogixdeT CemTan cxovreba. ra meSveleba uTqvenod? _ me daganebebT Tavs? _ SesZaxa pegotim. _ mTlad rom Tavidan fexebamde oqrosa da margalitSi Camsvan, maSinac ar gagSordebiT. arasodes! arafris gulisaTvis! rogor mogividaT, erTi mibrZaneT, aseTi azri Tqven patara TavSi? Cven mivusxediT buxars da mSvenivrad vimusaifeT. dawvrilebiT vuambe mister kriklis mrisxane mopyrobis Sesaxeb, da orivem suliT da guliT Semibrales. vuambe, rogori mSvenieri ymawvilia stirfordi da rogor mesarCleba me. pegotim ganacxada, rom mzad aris fexiT gaiaros asi mili am jentlmenis sanaxavad. xelSi aviyvane bavSvi, roca man gaiRviZa, da nazad vualersebdi. roca bavSvma isev daiZina, nela mivuaxlovdi dedas, rogorc uwindel dros, movxvie xelebi mis wels da Cemi gaxurebuli loya mivade mxarze. me bednieri viyavi! roca amgvarad vijeqi buxarTan da vucqerodi sxvadasxva saxeebs cecxlis alSi, ise meCvena, TiTqos arasodes ar wavsuliyavi mSobliuri saxlidan da TiTqos mister da mis mordstonebi mxolod fantastikuri saxeebi iyvnen, romelnic gaqrebian buxris alTan erTad. _ sainteresoa, _ Tqva uecrad pegotim, romelic cnobismoyvareobiT Sepyrobili gadadioda srulebiT moulodnel sagnebze, _ sainteresoa, rasa iqms axla master devs papida? _ ah! _ SesZaxa dedam da gamoerkva Tavisi fiqrebidan. _ ra sisulele mogividaT TavSi, pegoti! _ suleluri, me mgonia, aq ara aris-ra. mxolod mindoda gamego, rogor aris igi axla! _ ucnauri survilia, pegoti!.. raRa axla mogividaT maincdamainc es azri? gana sxva safiqrebeli ara gaqvT-ra? _ swore giTxraT, mec ar vici, rad momagonda. Cems sulel TavSi zlgjer ucnauri azrebi trialebs, da ai axla, yovlad umizezod, me damebada survili gamego. sad gahqra master devis papida? _ nuTu Tqven gindaT, rom igi isev gvewvios stumrad? _ srulebiTac ar minda. _ maS raRa saWiroa amgvar usiamovno sagnebze laparaki. mis betsi, ueWvelia, cxovrobs gandegilad Tavis saxlSi, zRvis piras, da mgonia,
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arasodes uRalatebs amgvar cxovrebas. yovel SemTxvevaSi, igi ueWvelia, arasodes aRar Segvawuxebs Tavsi stumrobiT. _ arasodes... albaT, arasodes... mec ase vfiqrob... diax, _ Tqva pegotim, romelic ucnaur fiqrebSi iyo garTuli, _ sainteresoa, dautovebs Tu ara igi raime memkvidreobas mister devis, Tavisi sikvdilis Semdeg? _ ras laparakobT, pegoti! rogor SegiZliaT ifiqroT eg, rodesac iciT, rogro ewyina devis dabadeba. _ diax, axla ki miT umetes ar apatiebs. _ viTom ratomao? _ Tund imitom, rom axla mas Zmaca hyavs, _ upasuxa pegotim. dedam tirili daiwyo. _ ra dagiSavaT am umanko arsebam? vis ras uSlis igi amqveynad? ara grcxveniaT, pegoti! RmerTmani sjobia gaTxovdeT mister barkisze! ratom ar gindaT, gaTxovdeT? _ imitom, Tu gnebavT, rom es didad asoamovnebda mis mordstons. _ ra boroti xarT, pegoti! _ upasuxa dedam. _ me Zalian kargad mesmis Tqveni gulis pasuxi! Tqven TviTon gindaT CaigdoT xelSi yvela gasaRebi da idiasaxlisoT. asea Tu ara? da Tqven srulebiT ar gindaT, miiRoT mxedvelobaSi, rom yovelive amas igi naTesauri grZnobiTa sCadis. Tqven unda icodeT, rom mas keTili survili aqvs. ratom ar giyvarT igi? ra dagiSavaT? gana Tqven ar gagigiaT, aTasjer uTqvams, rom me, misi azriT, metismetad udardeli var da jer kidev... _ lamazi, _ daumata pegotim. _ mere ra aris? _ pasuxa dedam odnavi RimiliT _ ra Cemi bralia, Tu mis mordstoni me lamazad mTvlis? _ aravin arc bralsa gdebT. _ rasakvirvelia, aravin. mas hgonia, rom me ara maqvs diasaxlisobis unari da darwmunebuli var, arc scdeba, diax, ar scdeba... Tqven xom iciT, rom mis mordstoni yvelaze gvian wveba da yvelaze adre dgeba? Tqven iciT, rom igi TviTon dadis sakuWnaoSi, sardafSi, iq, sadac naxSiria, da iq... sadac me, ueWvelia, arasodes ar wavidodi. da nuTu gindaT damarwmunoT, rom mis mordstonis yvela am moqmedebaSi ar aris Tavganwirva? _ me arasodes ar miTqvams ega, _ upasuxa pegotim. _ styuiT, styuiT! rad ambobT uars? da roca Tqven, magaliTad, laparakobT mister mordstonis keTil survilebze da TvalTmaqcobT, TiTqos arafrad afasebT maT, darwmunebuli var, rom Tqveni mxriv es mxolod TvalTmaqcobaa, ar SeiZleba adamiani ar afasebdes maT, radgan es marTla keTili survilebia. Tu mister mordstoni mkacrad moeqca aq vinmes... mkacrad da sastikad, _ Tqven gesmiT, pegoti, devisac unda esmodes es _ es simkacre warmodgeba mxolod sikeTis survilidan amave pirovnebisaTvis. mas uyvars es piroveneba da vici, rom gulwrfelad surs sikeTe CvenTvis, orivesTvis. is Cemze Wkviania, es yvelasTvis cxadia, da rasakvirvelia, gacilebiT Cemze ukeT SeuZlia msjeloba yvela am saqmeze. maS rogor gindaT? me susti, bavSviviT Tavqariani var... maSin rodesac mister mordstoni dinji, energiuli, mtkice xasiaTis kacia. mere ramden gaWirvebas itans igi Cemi gulisTvis mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi! _ ganagrZobda deda cremlebiT, romelic ukve didi xania Camosdioda naz saxeze. _ RmerTmani, pegoti, me madlobeli unda viyo mister mordstonisa da unda vemorCilebode mas yvela Cemi grZnobiTa da azrovnebiT; da Tu

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Cemi guli ar memorCileba da ara grZnobs zogjer am madlobas, amis gamo yvelaze ubeduri me var da aRar vici, ra vqna... pegoti Cumad ijda da Sehyurebda buxarSi baRverdals. _ maS ase, pegoti! _ uTxra dedam da kilo gamoicvala. _ SevrigdeT, Cemo kargo... RmerTmani, Cven ar unda vCxubobdeT, me ver avitan amas. Tqven Cemi namdvili megobari xarT, pegoti, me vici es, da arvin myavs megobari mTels qveyanaze, Tqvens garda. Tu giwodebT Tqven sulel, sasacilo da usindiso arsebas, es imas niSnavs, pegoti, rom Tqven Cemi namdvili megobari xarT da yovelTvis iyaviT Cemi gulwrfeli megobari im wuTidan, roca mister koperfildma pirvelad momiyvana am saxlSi da Tqven karebTan damixvdiT. pegotim bevri aRar axvewina dedas da maSinve daamtkica mSvidobianobis kavSiri imiT, rom me gadamkocna. davlieT Cai, axali cecxli gavaCaReT da sanTlebi avanTeT. Cven sruli bednierebi viyaviT, da es bednieri saRamo, ukanaskneli Cems bavSvur cxovrebaSi arasodes ar wariSleba Cemi mexsierebidan. TiTqmis aTi saaTi iyo, roca alayafis karebTan etlis xma moisma. Cven yvelani avdeqiT, da dedam saCqarod miTxra, rom ukeTesi iqneboda, wavsuliyavi loginSi Casawolad, radgan sakmaod gvian iyo da mis da mister mordstonebi ki adre Zils urCeven ymawvil xalxso. vakoce dedas da sanTliT xelSi wavedi zeviT, Cems sawol oTaxSi. da-Zma jer ar Semosuliyo oTaxSi. meore dRes diliT gulisZgeriT Cavdiodi sauzmisaTvis sasadiloSi. me ar menaxa m-r mordstoni Cemi saqcielis Semdeg. orjer-samjer SevCerdi kibeze da erTxel oTaxSic ki davbrundi. bolos fexis TiTebze Cavedi Zirs. mister mordstoni idga, zurgiT buxrisken miqceuli; mis mordstoni Cais amzadebda. roca oTaxSi Sevedi, m-r mordstonma Semomxeda dakvirvebiT, magram araviTari salami ar moucia. wuTieri arevis Semdeg mivedi masTan da vuTxari: _ gTxovT, mapatioT, ser; vnanob Cems saqciels da imedi maqvs, rom mapatiebT. _ moxaruli var, daviT, rom nanob, _ mipasuxa m-r mordstonma. man gamomiwoda xeli, is xeli, romelzedac vukbine. erTi wuTiT Tvali ver movaSore laqas, romelic jer kidev aSkarad aCnda xelze; laqa wiTeli iyo, magram iseTi wiTeli ara, rogorc Cemi saxe, romelic amenTo, roca Sevxvdi m-r mordston, _ vuTxari da mivuaxlovdi. _ ah, es Sena xar! _ Tqva man Rrma amooxvriT da Saqris maSa gamomiwoda xelis magivrad. _ ramden xans gastans Seni ardadegebi? _ erT Tves. _ romel dRidan? _ dRevandeli dRidan. _ maS erTi dRiT naklebi iqneba, _ Tqva mis mordstonma. man aiRo kalendari da waSala erTi dRe, amis Semdeg igi yoveldRe zrunvelobiT Slida TiTo dRes; am movaleobas asrulebda jer moRuSuli saxiT, magram roca Tvis bolos miuaxlovda, garkveviT gamxiarulda. Cemi misvlis pirvel dRes man saSineli mRelvareba gamoiara Cems gamo, Tumca, sazogadod, mis mordstonis rkinis buneba ase advilad ar aReldeboda. me Sevedi sastumro oTaxSi, sadac isxdnen mis mordstoni da deda bavSviT muxlebze. aviyvane bavSvi udidesi sifrTxiliT da alersi davuwye.
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uecrad mis mordstonma iseTi sazareli kivili morTo, rom kinaRam bavSvi xelidan gamivarda. _ ra dagemarTa, Zvirfaso jeni? _ Sehyvira dedam. _ klara! gana Tqven ar hxedavT? _ rasa? sad? me verafers vxedav, jeni. _ man xeli daavlo mas! biWma xeli daavlo bavSvs! _ SiSiT Tavzardacemuli mis mordstoni mkvdariviT gafiTrda; miuxedavad amisa, igi momvarda da xelidan momglija bavSvi. Semdeg ise cudad gaxda, rom iZulebuli gaxdnen alublis wveniT Sezavebuli sasmeli miecaT misTvis. roca TandaTan ZalRone daubrunda, miviRe misgan usastikesi brZaneba _ arasodes, arafris gulisTvis da arc erT SemTxvevaSi ar mivkarebodi Cems patara Zmas. deda, rogorc Canda, sul sxva azrisa iyo amis Sesaxeb, magram daadastura Tavisi mulis gankarguleba da Tqva: _ rasakvirvelia, Tqven marTali xarT, Zvirfaso jeni, gmadlobT. mokled rom movWra, me ar vuyvardi mis mordstons da, mgonia, aravis ar vuyvardi am saxlSi. visac vuyvardi, isini ver bedavdnen TavianTi siyvarulis gamomJRavnebas da, visac vejavrebodi, isini yoveli fexis gadadgmaze acxadebdnen TavianT siZulvils. me moviwyine, moviRuSe, gulCaxveuli gavxdi. male davrwmundi, rom aq yvelas TvalSi veCxirebodi. Cems gamo mTeli saxlis myudroeba irRveoda. rogorc ki Sevdiodi im oTaxSi, sadac yvelani ikribebodnen da erTmaneTSi saubari hqondaT, imwamsve mRelvarebis Crdili daadgeboda dedaCemis saxes da Cems SesvlasTan erTad hkargavda mTels Tavis mxiarulebas. Tu mister mordstoni mxiarulebisa da laparakis gunebaze iyo, Cemi Sesvla mas sityvas awyvetinebda; mis mordstonis mudmivi mowyeniloba aSkarad matulobda Cems danaxvaze. mesmoda, rom deda msxverpli iyo; igi ver bedavda CemTan laparaks, ver bedavda Cems alerss, imis SiSiT, rom amiT Seuracxyofa ar mieyenebina qmrisTvis da misi disTvis. igi mudmivi SiSSi iyo Cems gamo da Sewuxebuli adevnebda Tvals yovel Cems moZraobas. yovelive amis gamo gadavwyvite moSorebiT vyofiliyavi yvelasagan da bevri zamTris saaTebi gavatare martoobaSi, Cems mosawyen TaxSi, sadac patara mazaraSi Sexveuli, raime wigns vkiTxulobdi. xSirad saRamoobiT Cavdiodi samzareuloSi da pegotis sazogadoebaSi vatarebdi dros. aq yofna mesiamovneboda, Tavs Tavisuflad vgrZnobdi da ar meSinoda, gulaxdili vyofiliyavi. magram amgvari drostareba arafrad eamaT sastumro oTaxSi da male miviRe brZaneba, mouSorebliv dedis gverdiT vyofiliyavi. Cemi iq yofna misi sulis simtkicis gasawvrTneli saSualeba unda yofiliyo, _ sulis simtkicisa, romeic, da-Zmis azriT, yvelaze metad sWirdeboda dedas. erTxel nasadilevs, roca Cveulebisamebr mindoda oTaxidan gasvla, mister mordstonma amgvari laparaki daiwyo: _ daviT! me Zalian mwyins, magram unda SevniSno, rom es ramdenime xania, Cveni saerTo molodinis miuxedavad, Sen metad pirquSi xdebi. _ igi daRvremilia, rogorc daTvi, _ daadastura mis mordstonma. uZravad videqi TavCaRunuli. _ magram Sen unda icodes, daviT, _ ganagrZobda mister mordstoni, rom kuSti da moRuSuli xasiaTi yvelaze usiamovno movlenaa qveyanaze. araferi ar SeiZleba iyos maggvari xasiaTisTana saZageli. _ daviTi nadvili veluria, _ Tqva mis mordstonma. _ amas ar SeiZleba ara xedavdes adamiani. ueWvelia, es Tqvenc SeniSneT, klara?
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_ Tqven darwmunebuli xarT, rom savsebiT gesmiT daviTis xasiaTi, Zvirfaso jeni? gaubedavad SeniSna dedam. _ mikvirs, rom Tqven amas mkiTxavT, klara, _ upasuxa mis mordstonma. _ me Cemi Tavis Semrcxveboda, rom ar mesmodes romlisac ginda bavSviviT xasiaTi, Tqveni iqneba igi, Tu sxvisa. me ar momaqvs Tavi Rrmaazrovan adamianad, magram saRi msjeloba, mgonia, SemiZlia. _ rasakvirvelia, Zvirfaso jeni, rasakvirvelia, Tqveni gamWriaxi goneba... _ klara! _ uTxra mister mordstonma STagonebuli kiloTi. _ Tu ara vcdebi, me da Cems das Senze miudgomlad SegviZlia viqonioT msjeloba am sagnis Sesaxeb. _ rasakvirvelia, eduard, rasakvirvelia, _ upasuxa dedam, misi simkacriT SeSinebulma, _ Sen sakuTari msajuli xar yvela sakiTxSi, me ar vdavob. miss jenic agreTve. mindoda mxolod meTqva... _ Sen sisuste gamoiCine, Cemo kargo, dauSvebeli sisuste. girCev, amis Semdeg ufro frTxilad iyo da Tvali adevno Sens Tavs. dedas auTrTolda tuCebi, TiTqos undoda eTqva: _ diax, Zvirfaso eduard! magram araferi ara uTqvams-ra. _ me Zalian mwyins, daviT, _ ganagrZo mister mordstonma da momaStera Tavisi boroti Tvalebi, _ me Zalian mwyins, rodesac vxedav, rom Sen gamogaCnda gulCaTxrobuli da kuSti xasiaTi. ganviTareba xasiaTisa amgvari mimarTulebiT, rasac uSualod vadevneb Tvalyurs, pirdapir ewinaaRmdegeba Cems Sexedulebas, da Cems movaleobad vTvli _ vixmaro yoveli, Cemgan damkidebuli Zal-Rone, rom aRmovfxvra igi saTaveSive. ecade gamosworde, daviT! girCev, gamoicvalo, sanam dro kidev aris. _ bodiSs vixdi, ser, _ wavilaparake me. srulebiT ar mindoda gulCaTxrobili vyofiliyavi, roca aq movedi. _ gTxovT, nu styuiT, ser, nu TvalTmaqcobT! _ damiyvira man iseTi gajavrebuli kiloTi, rom dedam uneburad aswia xeli, TiTqos undoda davefare misgan. _ Sen mudam Sens oTaxSi midixar, Sen yvelasagan imalebi, rogorc ucxvirpiro, romelsac ezareba xalxis sazogadoeba. icode, erTxel da samudamod, rom Seni adgili aq aris, da ara iq, da rom me moviTxov Sens mudam aq yofnas. Semdeg, me moviTxov Sengan sruls morCilebas. Cemi moTxovnileba unda Sesrulebuli iqnas. Sen me micnob, daviT. mis mordstonma gaicina xrinwiani xmiT. _ me msurs da moviTxov, _ ganagrZo mister mrdstonma, _ rom Sen saTanado pativiscemiT da yuradRebiT meqceoda me, jeni mordstons da dedaSens. nebas ar mogcemT, rom Sen suleluri, bavSvuri JinianobiT ufrTxode am oTaxs, rogorc Wirians. dajeqi! man mibrZana, rogorc ZaRls, da mec ZaRliviT davemorCile. _ mivaqcev Sens yuradRebas kidev erT garemoebas, daviT. me SevniSne SenSi siyvaruli dabal da vulgarul sazogadoebisadmi. Sen araferi ara gaqvs-ra da arc unda gqondes saerTo SinamosamsaxureebTan. im dedakacis Sesaxeb, romelic xels uwyobs Sens survilebs, me arafers vityvi, radgan Senc, klara, _ ganagrZobda mister mordstoni, da dedas mimarTa, _ Seni Zveli, fantastikuri Cveulebis gamo, iCen misdami ucnaur siyvaruls, yovlad dauSvebels SenTvis, rogorc dedisa da meuRlisaTvis. es sisuste, saubedurod, metad Rrmad gaqvs gamjdari.

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_ warmoudgeneli, yovlad dauSvebeli dabrmaveba! SesZaxa mis mordstonma. _ me vityvi mxolod, _ ganagrZo mister mordstonma da isev me mommarTa, _ rom ar momwons Seni siyvaruli dabal sazogadoebisadmi da erTxel da samudamod Tavi unda daanebo mis pegotis. axla, daviT, Sen gaige Cemi survili! SenTvis momindvia msjeloba imaze, Tu ra Sedegi mohyveba urCobas, Tu Cems survilsa da nebas ar aasruleb. Zalian kargad vicodi da vxedavdi am Sedegebs, iqneb ufro ukeTesad, vidre TviTon is, sabralo dedaCemis magaliTze, da mis nebasa da brZanebas zedmiwevniT vasrulebdi. aRar mivdiodi Cems oTaxSi da aRar Cavdiodi saRamoobiT samzareuloSi, pegotisTan; magram sastumro oTaxSi vijeqi sevdiani, mowyenili, naRvliani, mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi, mouTmenlad velodi Rames da Cems sawol oTaxSi wasvlis nebarTvas. ver vbedavdi xelis an fexis ganZrevas imis SiSiT, rom ar Semewuxebina mis mordstoni, romelic mzad iyo esargebla yoveli SemTxveviT, rom uwesobaSi daveWire. ra saSineli wameba iyo amgvari jdoma xmisamouReblad da kedlis saaTis wikwikis smena! vijeqi da vfiqrobdi... bevr rameze vfiqrobdi. usaqmobisagan vTvlidi mis mordstonis pawawa foladis mZivebs da usaqmurobisganve vcdilobdi, gadameWra sakiTxi; male gaTxovdeba Tu ara es qali? da visze? vin iqneba is ubeduri adamiani? usaqmurobisagan meased vsinjavdi saxeebs kedlis Spalerze. ramdenjer mixetialia Cveni ubnis talaxian mixveul-moxveulebSi da yvelgan warmodgena Tan mdevda Cveni sevdiani sastumro oTaxi, yovelTvis danavsuli mis da mister mordstonebis saxeebiT, am majlajunebiT, romelTaganac verc erTi wuTiT ver gameTavisufebina Tavi! rogori sevdiT vujeqi sasadilo magidas, roca instiqturad vgrZnobdi, rom me aq zedmeti, aravisTvis saWiro ar viyavi! meti iyo Cemi TefSi, meti iyo skami, romelzedac vijeqi, da Cemi gulisTvis meti kerZi mohqondaT! ramdeni mosawyeni da dausrulebeli saRamo gamitarebia raime Tavsamtvrevi ariTmetikuli amocanis amoxsnaSi1 da gamomyavda emi ariTmetkuli amocanebi, mowyenili vamTqnarebdi, vTvlemdi, xSrad Svxtebodi xolme Zmisa da an dis mkacr daaxebaze. iSviaTad viRebdi monawileobas sazogado saubrebSi da arasodes ar mimiRia pasuxi ems raime kiTxvaze. zantad da nela miizlazneboda dro cxra saaamde; magram aq ki, saaTis zaris pirvel darekvasTan erTad, Cems yurSi ismoda mis mordstonis boxi xma, rmeic meubneboda: _ wadi, daiZine! gaiara mTelma ardadegebma da bolos dadga dila, roca mis mordstonma Tqva: _ ai, ukanaskneli dRec dadga! da am sityveban erad omawoda ukanaskneli finjani ai. axla srulebiT ar menaneboda wasvla da dedaCemis saxlis moSoreba. jer ki raRac buranSi viyavi, magram male movedi gons da Tvalwin warmomidga stirfordis manugeSebeli saxe, romelsac nawilobrv Crdilavda mister kriklis mkacri pirovneba. ai, isev movida alayafis karebTan mister barkisi, deda isev daixara Cems mosaxvevnad da sakocnelad, magram... isev da isev gaisma mis mordstonis gamafrTxilebeli xma: _ klara1
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miuxedavad amisa, mainc vakoce dedas, ems patara Zmas da guli damimZimda. magra me sevdas is ki ar mgvrida, rom mivdiodi, aramed is, rom Cvens Soris iyo ufskruli, romelic dRiTi dRe ufro Rrmavdeboda. dedam ganSorebisas makoca, magram me arc is maxsovs, Tumca Zalian nazad da mxurvaled meambora, aramed magondeba is, rac maSin ganicada.

Tavi mecxre Cemi dabadebis samaxsovro dRe gverds vuxvev vela imas, rac Tavs gadamxda pansionSi martamdis, rodesac Cveulebisamebr, Cemi dabadebis dRe unda medResaswaula. wlis damlevs, Tu T ufro adrec, stirfordi saxlSi unda dabrunebuliyo. amis gamo igi uwindelze ufro mxiaruli, gonebamaxvili da damoukidebeli meCveneboda. meti ara maxsovs-ra. emi cxovrebis didma ambavma, romlis gamo es xana samudamod CamrCa gulSi, TanTqa yevla sxva, wvrlmani Tavgadasavali skolis cxovrebisa, da mxolod igi, erTi, cocxlad aRibeWda Cems mexsierebaSi. verc ki warmmidgenia kargad, rom salemis saswavlebelSi dabrunebis droidan emi dabadebis Rirssaxsovar dRemde marTlac melma orma Tvem ganvlo. ra kargad maxsovs TviT dari im dRes! aqamdis vgrZnob nislis surnels, sqel zewrad rom efineboda irgvliv yvelafers; vxedav aRara TrTviliT SeTeTrebul Senobebis saxuravebs da xis totebs. bavSvebi mokrunCxulan sicivisagan, kbilebs akawkaweben, TiTebs uberaven da fexebs atyapuneben civ iatakze. mec vkankaleb da vagageb maTTan erTad. sauzmis Semdeg yvela bavSvi saswavlo dabazSi Seikriba; mister Sarpi Semvida CvenTan da Tqva: _ daviT koperflds kixuloben. sastumroSi wadiT. me werilsa da amanaTs movelodi pegotisgan da amitom am brZanebam Zalian gamaxara. davtove Cemi adgili da gaviqeci. _ nu geCqarebaT, daviT, _ miTxra mister Sarpma, _ jer kidev moeswrebiT, Cemo kargo, nu geCqarebaT. am TanagrZnobis kilos, es sityvebi iyo warmoqmuli, rasakvirvelia, unda gavekvirvebine, erTi wuTiT rom SevCerebuliyavi da mister SarpisTvis emexedna; magram aravis da arafers ar vaqcevdi yuradRebas. mivirbine sastumro oaxamdis da davinaxe salemis saswavleblis patroni, Tavisi ojaxobiT. mister krikls xelSi gaxsnili werili eWira. isini sauzmobdnen. arsad ar Canda kalaTa tkbileulebiT, romelic CemTvis unda gamoegzavnaT. _ daviT koperfild, _ miTxra misis kriklma, _ unda mogelaparako, Cemo kargo, dajeqi aq da yuri damigde. mister kriklma, romelsac gaubedavad Sevxede, Tavi daiqnia, magram araferi uTqvams. _ Sen jer Zalian ymawvili xar, Cemo kargo, _ miTxra misis kriklma, _ da, rasakvirvelia, ar ici, rom amqveynad yvelaferi icvleba. magram Cven yvelas, daviT, gviweria amis gageba gamocdilebiT da verc erTi adamiani ver ascdeba am sazogado xvedrs.

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me didi yuradRebiT vusmendi da Cemi Tvalebi axla misis krikls misCerebodnen. _ ai raSia saqme, Cemo kargo, _ ganagrZo misis kriklma xanmokle siCumis Semdeg. _ yvelani kargad iyvnen Tqvensas, roca Sen ardadegebze blonderstonSi iyavi? me avkankaldi uneburad, magram arc erTi sityva ar miTqvams. _ CemTvis saWiroa amis codna, radgan ai, dRes diliT, Cven miviReT blonderstonidan Zalian usiamovno cnoba. iqidan iwerebian, rom dedaSeni, daviT, avad aris. Zalian avad aris. nislma dafara Cemgan misis krikli da erTi wuTiT meCvena, TiTqos igi irxeoda am nislSi. Semdeg cxare cremlebi setyvasaviT wamomcvivda TvalTagan da veRarafers vxedavdi. _ iwerebian, rom igi Zalian mZime avadmyofia, _ ganagrZo misis kriklma. yvelafers mivxvdi. _ gardaicvala! saSineli kivili aRmomxda gulidan da sruli martooba vigrZeni. misis krikli Zalian alersianad momeqca. mTeli dRe gavatare sastumro otaxSi, da mxolod ramdenime wuTiT mtovebda marto. vtirodi Ronis mixdamde, da xangamoSvebiT Zili uneburad mixuWavda misustebul Tvalebs; magram uecrad, gaRviZebisas, isev cxare da unugeSo cremlebiT vtirodi. bolos, roca movitire, fiqrebSi wavedi da saSinelma sevdam amivso guli. megona, rom Cems tanjvas bolo ar eqneboda. im saRamos araviTar ambebze aRar vgqonda baasi. rogorc ki dortuarSi Sevedi, tredelsma daJinebiT SemomTavaza Tavisi baliSi. ar vici, ra unda gamoexata mas amiT, radgan me mqonda sakuTari baliSi, magram sabralo biWs amis meti ara ebada ra, rom CemTvis SemoeTavazebina. meore dRes, saRamos, sabolood gamoveTxove salemis saswavlebels. Cven mTeli Rame viareT da mxolod dilis aTi saaTisTvis mivediT iarmautSi. Cvens etls mouaxlovda dabali, Casuqebuli moxuci kaci mxiaruli saxiT. mas farTokideebiani qudi exura, gamowyobili iyo Sav frakSi, abreSumis CulqebSi da Sav SarvalSi, romelic Savi lentiT hqonda Sekruli muxlebTan. igi RimiliT SeCerda etlis fanjarasTan da ikiTxa: _ master koperfild? _ diax, ser. _ maS Tu asea, xom ar inebebT, axalgazrda jentlmeno, gamobrZanebas, _ miTxra man da kari gamoRo. _ me meqneba bedniereba gagaciloT saxlamde. xeli gavuwode mas, Tumca ver warmomedgina, vin unda yofiliyo. Cven SevuxvieT viwro SesaxvevSi da SevCerdiT karis win, romlis Tavzedac ekida gancxadeba: `omeri, mkeravi, mekubove da Talxebis galanteriiT movaWre~. SevediT patara sastumro oTaxSi duqnis ukan. aq sami axalgazrda qali gulmodgined muSaobda Sav naWrebze, romlebic magidaze iyo gaSlili. mTeli iataki mofenili iyo amgvarive naWrebiT da nakuwebiT. buxarSi cecxli iyo gaCaRebuli da mTels oTaxSi idga raRac raRac gansakuTrebuli suni Tbili krepisa, _ ucnauri suni, ucnobi CemTvis im dromde. sami ymawvili qali, rogorca Canda, mTlad garTuli iyo Tavis muSaobiT. maT mxolod erTi wuTiT aswies Tavi Cems Sesvlisas da isev xelsaqmes daubrundnen.
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_ aba, midi, _ uTxra Cemma Tanamgzavrma erTs am sam qalTagan. _ rogor midis Tqveni saqme, Cemo kargo? _ droze movaswrebT. nu swuxarT, mamilo, _ upasuxa minim TavauRebliv, mxiaruli kiloTi. _ xom ar gnebavT, rom maRaziaSi mobrZandeT, master koperfild? Cven SevediT maRaziaSi. mister omerma gaSala Cems win Savi naWeri, romelic, misi sityviT, Seudarebeli ram iyo. amis Semdeg sastumro oTaxSi davbrundiT. mister omerma gaaRo gverdiT patara kari da ubrZana: _ moarTviT Cai da buterbrodebi! ramdenime wuTis Semdeg oTaxSi Semovida moaxle didi siniT, romelzedac idga CemTvis momzadebuli sauzme. Cumad vijeqi, Sevcqerodi momuSave qalebs da yurs vugdevdi raRac ucnaur kakuns ezoSi. _ xom ar iciT, ser, ra mdgomareobaSia Cemi patara Zma? _ vkiTxe me. miser omerma Tavi gaaqnia. _ igi gulTan asvenia, _ mipasuxa man. _ sabralo bavSvi! nuTu isic mokvda? _ amaze, me mgoni, Tqven araferi gaqvT sadardebeli, _ mipasuxa mister omerma. _ diax, ser, bavSvi mokvda. am sityveba gamicxovela iarebi. sauzme mivatove da mivde Tavi patara magidaze, otaxis kuTxeSi rom idga. minim saCqarod gaaTavisufla igi, imis SiSiT, rom cremlebiT ar gamefuWebina Talxi naWrebi, romelic zed elaga. mini keTili qali iyo. igi xels nazad misvamda Tavze da cdilobda, davemSvidebine; magram metad mxiaruli iyo da, ueWvelia, uxaroda, rom saqmes amtavrebda. male Sesval karebs moadga raRac ucnauri etli Savada SeRebili da Savi cxeniT Sebmuli. am etlSi Caalages jer kalaTebi damTavrebuli sakeraviT, Semdeg Camsves me, Semdeg Cajda mister omeri Tavisi qaliTa da sasiZoTi. adgili yvelasTvis sakmarisi iyo. ar maxsovs, rom odesme TavSi momsvlodes imisTana saSineli da ucnauri fiqrebi, rogorc maSin, roca am ucnauri xalxis sazogadoebaSi movxvdi. me, jer kidev ymawvili da gamoucdeli, verasgziT ver Sevguebodi, rogori SeiZleboda aseTi xelobis xalxi aseT mxiarul gunebaze yofiliyo. es mgzavroba maTTvis namdvili gasarTobi seirnoba iyo. me ar vjavrobdi maTze, maram meSinoda am xalxisa, TiTqos isini adamianTa sxva jiSs ekuTvnodnen. yvelani metad mxiarulad iyvnen. roca, bolos, mivuaxlovdiT blonderstonis saxls, saCqarod Camovxti etlidan, rom aRar davrCeniliyavi am ucnaur sazogadoebaSi, am sevdiani fanjrebis win, mZimed rom iyvnen daxurulni, _ garedan _ darabebiT da Signidan _ CamoSvebuli fardebiT. ai, sabralo dedaCemis fanjara da mis gverdiT _ meore fanjara, im oTaxisa, romelic odesRac Cems sawol oTaxad iTvleboda. pegotim Camixuta gulSi ufro adre, vidre kibeze avidodi. Cemi sabralo gadia mZime da gaubedavi nabijiT gamomyva, TiTqos eSinoda micvalebulis Sewuxebisa. miTxres, rom mas didi xania, rac aera sZinebia. mtel rameebs aTevda da micvalebuls hyaraulobda. _ da arc davanebeb Tavs, Cems dauviwyars, sanam civs samares ar mivabarebT! mister mordstonma araviTari yuradReba ar momaqcia, roca sastumro oTaxSi Sevedi. igi ijda did savarZelSi buxarTan da Cumad tiroda. mis
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mordstoni fusfusebda sawer magidasTan, romelzedac auarebeli werilebi da qaraldebi eyara. man gamomiwoda Tavisi civi TiTebi da mkiTxa foladiseburi CurCuliT: _ aiRes Seni zoma? _ diax, qalbatono. _ Seni perangebi wamoiRe? _ diax, mis mordston. yvela Cemi nivTi movitane saxlSi. da meti araferi. araviTari nugeSi aRar gamigia am energiuli ledisagan. mis mordstoni, ueWvelia, amayobda Tavisi sulis simtkiciT. rogorca Canda, araferi ar axdenda did STabeWdilebas mis mordstonis rkinis bunebaze. im dRis bolomde, da meore dResac, adriani dilidan SuadRemde, igi sawer magidas ujda. misi kalami saSinlad fxaWnida qaRalds da aRuSfoTebeli CurCuliT mimarTavda yvelas. arc erTi kunTi ar Serxevia saxeze, arc erTi naoWi ar ganZreula mis kabaze. mister mordstoni drogamoSvebiT xelSi wigns iRebda, magram misi furclebi ar gadauSlia, igi ijda mdumare da erTsa da imave gverds misCereboda. meore iwyebda winda ukan suaruls oTaxSi. igi iSviaTad elaparakeboda Tavis das da arc erTxel ar moumarTavs CemTvis. saaTis rekva da mister mordstonis fexis xma erTaderTi xmebi iyo, romelnic arRvevdnen saxlis mdumarebas. am dReebSi, dasaflavebis win, iSviTad vxedavdi pegotis. igi mudam im sevdian oTaxSi ijda, sadac esvena Cemi sabralo deda da patara Zma. es dasaflaveba rom guSin momxdariyo, maSinac ar mexsomeboda imaTze ukeTesad, rogorc axla maxsovs. axlac Tvalwin midgas Cveni sadResaswaulo darbazi da mesmis suni, romelic Siga trialebs. buxarSi gaCaRebulia cecxli; Rvino kiafobs brolis grafinebSi, surnelovani namcxvari devs did sinze. mis mordstoni vaJkacurad dadis yvela mimarTulebiT, TalxebSi gamowyobili. ai, bolos movida eqimi Cilipi, medicinisa da dostaqrobis doqtori. ismis zaris rekva. mister omeri da misi axloblebi acxadeben, rom yevlaferi mzad aris. droa, Cvenc movemzadoT. pegotisagan didi xania vicodi, rom am oTaxSi odesRac ukanasknelad emzadebodnen mamaCemis dasaflavebisaTvis. karebTan meCiraRdneni da tvirTis mzidavni mogvelian. isini midian baRis bilikiT da alayafis karebiT sasaflaoze gadian. Cven saflavis napiras vdgavarT. es dRe, rogorc mgonia, srulebiT ara hgavs sxva dReebs, da horozonti, Cems TvalebSi, raRac nacrisfers iRebs. dgeba diadi dumili. Cven Tavdaxrilebi vdgavarT. sazogado dumilSi uecrad haerSi ismis mkafiod da garkveviT pastoris xma. me vdgavar sxvebisagan moSorebiT da vxedav Cems keTilsa da erTgul gadias, romelic axla erTaderTi miyvars mTel dedamiwis zurgze. igi xmamaRla qviTinebs da loculobs. yvelaferi gaTavda. samare aivso miwiT da gasworda. Cven vbrundebiT. Cvens win isev Cveni saxlia, mainc mudam Zvirfasi Cemi gulisaTvis. mis danaxvaze sevdiani fiqrebi ireva Cem TavSi, da me autanel dardsa vgrZnob. mister Cilipi xels mkidebs, ramdenime sityvas meubneba da wylis Wiqa moaqvs Cems tuCebTan; magram ara vsvam; guli meTanaRreba am gulcv xalxSi. _ neba miboZeT, Cems oTaxSi wavide, _ veubnebi mister Cilips. me vicodi, rom pegoti movidoda CemTan. igi Camojda Cems gverdiT, Cems patara loginze, makoca xelze da Semdeg, Tan ualersebda Cems xels da

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Tan dawvrilebiT miambobda yvelafers, rac daemarTa sabralo dedas bolo dros. _ didi xania igi uqeifod iyo, _ daiwyo pegotim. _ roca bavSvi daibada, jer megona, rom es ukeTesi iqneboda misTvis, magram Sevcdi misi janmrTeloba mTlad ukan-ukan wavida, igi dRiTi dRe dneboda. ukanasknel dros SevniSne, rom metad mfrTxali da gaubedavi gaxda. yoveli mkacri sityva misTvis sikvdili iyo, magram CemTan mudam erTnairi darCa. diax, igi arasodes ar gamocvlila Tavisi suleli pegotisadmi, sabralo sabralo, sabralo tanjuli! aq pegoti SeCerda da xeli gadamisva xelze. _ igi cdilobda gamxnevebas da kidev ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi damSvidebiT iyo. es xalxi arwmunebda mas, rom igi Tavqariani da udardelia. masac sjeroda, sabralos eSinoda maTTan gulaxdilobisa da mxolod erTxel, Tavisi gardacvalebis erTi kviris win, gabeda eTqva mister mordstonisaTvis: _ Cemo megobaro, mgonia, rom vkvdebi. _ am droidan me aRar movSorebulvar, _ ganagrZo pegotim, _ igi xSrad elaparakeboda am xalxsac, radgan mainc uyvarda isini, oriveni. aseTi xasiaTi hqonda. mas uyvarda yvela, vinc ki gars exvia. magram rogorc ki isini moSordebodnen mis logins, yovelTvis me mommarTavda; melaparakeboda yvelafers, rac ki awuxebda, da damSvidebuli iZinebda Cems gverdiT. sabralo! TiTqos suleli pegoti rom iq ara yofiliyo, daZinebac ki ar SeeZlo! ukanasknel dRes, bindisas, makoca da miTxra: pegoti, Tu Cemi bavSvi mokvdes, sTxoveT, rom Cems gulTan daasvenon da erTad dagvmarxon. (misis survili asrulebulia). dae, Cemma sabralo biWma gagvacilos samaremde, da Tqven uTxariT, pegoti, rom ubeduri dedamisi ukanaskneli sulis aRmoxdis win locavda mas, erTxel ki ara, aTasjer! gaTenda. mze amovida. man miTxra kidev, rogori keTili da yuradRebiani iyo mister koperfildi da rogor alersianad epyroboda mas. _ pegoti, Cemo kargo! _ miTxra man mere. _ momiaxlovdi, ufro axlo, ufro axlo... momxvie Seni keTili xeli... mimabrune Sensken... avasrule misi survili da, ai, swored am dros, Cemo TvalisCino, devi, asrulda Cemi sityvebi, romelic gamoTxovebisas giTxari: man sixaruliT miayrdno Tavisi sabralo Tavi suleli, beberi pegotis mxars. igi gardaicvala, rogorc bavSvi, Tavis akvanSi CaZinebuli. ase daamTavra pegotim Tavisi moTxroba. am wuTidan srulebiT damaviwyda, ra iyo deda CemTvis bolo dros, Cems warmodgenaSi igi darCa adriandeli saxiT, ymawvili da mxiaruli, da me miyvarda mogoneba, rogor meTamaSeboda deda, an rogor cekvavda CemTan erTad sastumroSi, bindisas. pegotis moTxrobam sabolood daamkvidra Cems gulSi misi pirvandeli saxe da srulebiT damaviwyda misi meored gaTxovebis xana. SeiZleba ucnauri iyo es, magram asea. sikvdilma daubrunda igi mSvenieri siymawvilis xanas da waSala yvela Semdegi ambavi. deda, romelic saflavSi asvenia, _ es Cemi siyrmis dedaa; bavSvi, mas rom gulTan usvenia, _ es me TviTona var, iseTi, rogoric dRemde viyavi, es Cemi samudamod wasuli siymawvilis xanaa.

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obloba dasaflavcebis meore dResve, diliT, mis mordstonma moixmo pegoti da uTxra: _ SegiZliaT, TqvenTvis sxva adgili monaxoT. gaZlevT vadas _ erT Tves, dReidan. ramdenime dRem gaiara. Cemi momavlis Sesaxeb aravis krinti ar dauZravs. da-Zma, axla gansakuTrebiT garTulni Tavisi piradi saqmeebiT, albaT didi siamovnebiT momiSirebdnen Tavidan. erTxel me movikribe ZalRone da vkiTxe mis mordstons _ rodis mipirebdnen pansiaonSi gagzavnas. man Zalian mkvaxed mipasuxa, rom, albaT, aRar mogixdeba salemis saswavlebelSi dabrunebao. mxolod erTi cvlileba moxda Cems mdgomareobaSi, sanugeSo CemTvis. saqme imaSia, rom srulebiT mimagdes bedis anabarad. winandels SezRudvasa da Zaldatanebaze axla laparakic aRar iyo. neba mqonda mevlo, sadac ki mindoda, oRondac mister mordstonis axlos ara vyofiliyavi, axla aRaravis moisdioda TavSi Cemi datuqsva vulgaruli sazogadoebisadmi midrekilebisa da pegotis siyvarulis gamo. dedis sikvdiliT Tavzardacemuls, me TiTqmis srulebiT ar SemeZlo fiqri Cems bed-iRbalze. mxolod xandaxan momdioda TavSi azri, rom SesaZlebelia damtovon yovlad uyuradRebod da rom am SemTxvevaSi, ganaTlebas moklebuls, me bedovlaTi cxovreba momelis. am wuTebSi mebadeboda survili, gavqceuliyavi da amiT gadavrCeniliyav am ubedurebas; maSin ukve vgrZnobdi Tavs zRaprul moxetiale gmirad. magram amgvari fiqrebi bevri xniT ar abnelebdnen Cems suls. erTxel videqi samzareuloSi aguzguzebul buxarTan. _ ras apireb axla, pegoti? _ vkiTxe Cems gadias. _ me mgonia, devi, rom iarmauTSi momixdeba wasvla da iq, ueWvelia, raime saqmes viSovi CemTvis. _ xom SemeZleba iq Seni naxva, pegoti? Sen xom samudamod ar damanebeb Tavs? _ o, ara! _ cxared warmoTqva pegotim. _ sanam Sen aq xar, Cemo TvalisCino, devi, Cven yovel kviras vnaxavT erTmaneTs. TiTqos didi lodi momSorda gulidan, roca es sanugeSo ambavi gavige. _ ici, ra giTxra, Cemo kargo? _ ganagrZo man. _ minda erTi-ori kvira Cems ZmasTan davrCe, sanam adgils viSovide. xom ar ginda wamoxvide CemTan erTad? aq, mgonia, aravis ar sWirdeba Seni yofna, da darwmunebuli var, rom mister mordstoni nebas mogvcems. verafers moifiqrebda adamiani CemTvis amaze sasiamovnos. is azri, rom male isev vnaxav iarmauTis qoxis keTil da stumarTmoyvare maspinZlebs, davtkbebi zRvisa da xomaldebis cqeriT, romelnic burusidan gamodian, xelixelCakidebuli viseirneb patara emisTan erTad, _ samkurnalo nugeSiT avsebda Cems sevdian guls. pegotim saocari gabedulebiT mimarTa mis mordstons TxovniT Cemi gaSvebis Sesaxeb. _ mere ras gaakeTebs iqa? _ ikiTxa mis mordstonma. _ usaqmuroba xom dedaa yovelgvari mankierebisa. Tumca igi aqac usaqmurad dadis; aseTia magisi buneba. mgonia, ukeTesi iqneba, Tu Tqvens Txovnas davTanxmdebi. Tvis damlevs me da pegotim wasaswvlelad mzadeba daviwyeT.

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pegoti Zalian naRvliani iyo: igi samudamod eTxoveboda saxls, sadac mravali weli gaetarebina. dilaadrian sasafaoze iyo da axla, roca etlSi Cajda, didxans eWira cxvirsaxoci namtiralev TvalebTan. mTeli am sevdiani scenis ganmavlobaSi mister barkiss arafriT ar SeumCnevia Tavisi arseboba. igi ijda Tavis Cveulebriv adgilze, uZravad, rogorc kerpi. magram, roca pegotim miixed-moixeda da raRaca kiTxviT mommarTa, Cvenma meetlem Tavi daiqnia da gaiRima. _ mSvenieri daria dRes, mister barkis, _ SevniSne me, zrdilobisaTvis. _ ara uSavs ra, _ mipasuxa man. _ ai, axla pegoti srulebiT damSvidda, mister barkis, _ davumate me, misi uaRresi siamovnebisaTvis. _ ara, marTla? srulebiT damSviddiT? pegotim gaiRima da daudastura. _ ara, Tqven namdvilad miTxariT, kargad xarT axla? _ ganagrZobda barkisi, Tan misken iwevda da mujlugunebs hkravda. mister barkisma imdeni yuradReba gamoiCina, rom migviyvana gzis piras mdgar sastumromde, erTaderTi mizniT _ gagvmaspinZleboda Semwvari batknis xorciT da ludiT. roca Cven bolos iarmauTis qvafenilze gamovediT, etlma ise dagvanjRria yvelani, rom droc aRar iyo raime grZnobebze salaparakod. sastumros karebTan, sadac Cven uwinac vdgeodiT, mister pegito da qami gvelodnen. maT daitaces Cveni boRCebi da yuTebi da ukve vapirebdiT gamgzavrebas stumarTmoyvare qoxisaken, roca uecrad barkisma saidumlod gamixmo alayafis karisaken. _ ai ra, mister, _ wamCurCula man, _ yvelaferi mSvenivrad midioda. Sevxede mas da sruli TanagrZnobiT warmovTqvi: _ nuTu? _ Tqven xom iciT, vin misca mas winadadeba? _ SeniSna Cemma megobarma. _ gaxsovdeT: barkisma, mxolod barkisma! me Tavi davuqnie Tanxmobis niSnad. _ yvelaferi Cinebulad midioda, _ gaimeora man da xeli CamomarTva, _ Tqven mSvenivrad moiqeciT, yvelaferi sikeTisken midis. samudamod Tqveni erTguli megobari var. Tumca barkisi Zalian cdilobda, rac SeiZleba martivad da sadad gamoeTqva Tavisi azri, magram mainc iseTi ucnauri idumalebiTa da mikibul-mokibulad laparakobda, rom SemeZlo mTeli saaTi vmdgariyavi mis win da imdenive gamego, ramdenic gaCerebuli saaTis win dgomiT. magram am dros pegitim damiZaxa. roca me da pegoti erTad mivdiodiT, man uecrad mkiTxa, raze laparakobdiT Sen da barkisio. _ igi marwmunebda, rom yvelaferi Cinebulad midioda, _ vupasuxe me. _ ra usircxvilobaa, _ Tqva pegotim. _ devi, Cemo kargo, ras ityvi, rom gaTxoveba davapiro?_ me mgonia rom Zveleburad geyvarebi, _ vupasuxe me, cota xnis fiqris Semdeg. win mimaval Tavisi naTesavebisa da quCaSi mosiaruleTa gasaocrad, Cemi keTili gadia uecrad SeCerda, araCveulebrivi gulmxurvalebiT mimikra gulze da Tavis uzomo siyvarulSi marwmunebda. _ maS miTxari, Sen ras fiqrob amaze, Cemo TvalisCino? _ mkiTxa isev. _ Sen rom barkisze gaTxovde? _ diax!

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_ me mgonia, es Zalian kargi iqneba. maSin sakuTari cxeni da etli geyoleba da yovelTvis SegeZleba CemTan mosvla ise, rom erTi pensic ar daxarjo gzaze. _ ra Wkviani ram xar! _ Sehkivla pegotim. ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi oriveni Cumad mivdiodiT. _ Tumca, _ Tqva pegtim mxiarulad, _ srulebiTac ar davapirebdi gaTxovebas, es rom Cems devis ar esiamovnebodes. _ Semomxede, pegoti! _ vupasuxe me. _ gana Sen ar xedav, rom suliTa da guliT mixaria es qorwili? _ mjera, mjera, genacvale! dRe da Rame vfiqrobdi magaze, yvelaferi movifiqre da bolos im daskvnamde mivedi, rom, mgonia, kargs vizam, Tu mister barkisis winadadebas davTanxmdebi. manam ki, devi, nuravis nu etyvi nurafers, yvelaferi Cinebulad wava! _ daumata man da mxiarulad gadaikiskisa. mister pegotis saxli isev iseTi iyo, rogoric uwin, mxolod erTi ram aklda mas _ patara emi. me vkiTxe misi ambavi mister pegotis. _ is axla skolaSia, ser, _ mipasuxa man, Sexeda saaTs da daumata, rom naxevari saaTis Semdeg saxlSi iqnebao. vicodi gza, romliTac emi saxlSi unda dabrunebuliyo, da rogorRac uneburad gavCndi im bilikze, sadac imedi mqonda, Sevxvdebodi Cems patara megobars. ager, viRac gamoCnda Sors; male masSi patara emi Sevicani; Zlivs meRirsa misi laJvardi Tvalebisa da vardisferi saxis naxva! ra moxdenili ram iyo da ra mxiaruli Rimili uTrToda alisfer tuCebze! magram am wuTSi ucnaurma survilma amitana: iseTi saxe mimeRo, TiTqos ver vicani igi, da gverdiT Camevlo ise, rom araviTari yuradReba ar mimeqcia misTvis. emis srulebiT ar gahkvirvebia Cemi saqcieli. man, rasakvirvelia, micno, magram srulebiT damSvidebiT Camiara gverdiT; mere gaicina da gaqca. iZulebuli viyavi, gamovdevnebodi, magram emi ise swrafad mirboda, rom TiTqmis mxolod saxlTan davewie. _ ah! es Sena xar? _ miTxra man. _ maS Sen mican, emi? _ TiTqos Sen ki ar micani! _ mipasuxa celqma. mas rogorc Canda, esiamovneboda Cemi wvaleba da gaRizianeba. amgvarma cvlilebam imis mopyrobaSi Zalian gamakvirva. patara emi saerTod nebieri iyo; yvelaze metad ki mas TviT mister pegoti anebivrebda, romelsac ar SeeZlo misTvis uari eTqva, roca igi gaexaxuneboda Tavisi nazi loyiT mis banjgvlian bakenbardebs. emi keTili da alerisani iyo da Tavis morcxvobasTan da patara cbierebasTan erTad iseTi sayvareli ram, rom yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo yvela ar moexibla. roca Cais Semdeg cecxls mivusxediT da mister pegotim Tavis Cibuxs moukida, man moigona Cemi mdgomareoba. patara emis cremlebi moadga Tvalebze da iseTi grZnobiT Semomxeda, rom ar vicidi, riTi gadamexada madloba. _ ai, esec iseTive obolia, rogorc Tqven, ser, _ SeniSna mister pegotim da Tan xels usvamda mis mSvenier kululebs. _ ai, kidev, _ ganagrZo man da xeli hkra qams, _ ai kidev oboli, Tumca srulebiT ara hgavs boganos. E_ visac iseTi mfarveli hyavs, rogoric Tqven xarT, mister pegoti, _ vupasuxe me, _ igi ver igrZnobs Tavis oblobas.

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_ ai, es mSvenivrad iyo naTqvami, master devi, mSvenivrad! _ Sehyvira qamma aRtacebiT. _ Tqveni megobari rogorRa aris, ser? _ mkiTxa uecrad mister pegotim. _ stirfordi? roca movdiodi, igi srulebiT jansaRad iyo. _ ai, megobari mesmis! _ SesZaxa mister pegotim da Tambaqos kvamidan Semomxeda. _ me ise mgonia, ser, rom mecnierebaSi misTvis ar arsebobs arc mexi da arc qvebi, midis ialqnebaSvebuli, ara, Cemo batono? _ sruli simarTlea! _ vupasuxe me aRtacebiT. _ man yvelaferi icis! pirdapir saocari Wkuis patronia! wignis erTi Sexedva sakmarisia misTvis, rom gakveTili ukve icodes! mister pegotim damiqnia Tavi iseTi saxiT, TiTqos undoda eTqva: `o, amaSi me srulebiT darwmunebuli viyavi winaTve!~ _ mere rogori mWermetyvelia! _ SevZaxe me. _ raSiac gnebavT, daarwmunebs yvelas. rogora mReris, _ pirdapir Tavs dagaviwyebT! amasTan rogori keTilSobili, didsulovani da kargi amxanagia, _ ganvagrZobdi gaatacebiT. _ darwmunebui var, rom arasodes ar meqneba saSualeba madloba gadavuxado am ymawvils im didsulovani mfarvelobisaTvis, romelic man skolaSi gamiwia. mzad viyavi, dausruleblad melaparakna stirfordze, magram am dros uneburad patara emis Sevxede. igi ijda magidasTan da mTeli yuradRebiT, sulganabuli mismenda. uneburad gavCerdi da Tvali damrCa masze. iq myofT SeniSnes esa da, roca maTac Sexedes emis, yvelas xmamaRali sicili waskda. _ emisac, rogorc me, enatreba am vaJkacis naxva, _ SeniSna pegotim. emi SekrTa, roca dainaxa, rom saerTo yuradReba miipyro. CaRuna Tavi da saxe ufro metad aenTo. uecrad igi gavarda oTaxidan da aRar dabrunebula im dromde, roca yvelani Cven-Cven oTaxebSi unda wavsuliyaviT dasaZineblad. me isev Cems Zvel alagas, patara sawol oTaxSi movewyve, qari hqroda da zuzunebda zRvis piras, rogorc Cemi pirveli yofnis dros. am jerze meCvena, TiTqos qaris sazareli Rmuili micvalebulebis glova iyo. dRe dRes misdevda da iseTive siamovnebiT vatarebdi dros, rogorc pirvelad, mxolod im gansxvavebiT, rom axla iSviaTad mixdeboda seirnoba zRvis piras, patara emisTan erTad. mxiaruli da celqi gogona axla gakveTilebs ujda xolme. an arada xelsaqmobda. amas garda, igi yoveldRe skolaSi daiareboda. esec rom ar yofiliyo, me rogorRac vgrZnobdi rom Cven mainc aRar mogvxdeboda Zvelebulad seirnoba. mTel Tavis bavSvur mxiarulebasa da mizezianobasTan erTad, emi mainc patara qalis magvars warmoadgenda, _ sul raRac erTiode wlis manZilze man Sors gamiswro ganviTarebaSi. me Zveleburad vuyvardi emis, magram axla igi siamovnebas poulobda Cems masxrad agdebaSi. xSirad, magaliTad, igi sxva gziT brundeboda saxlSi, da Semdeg dascinoda masTan Sexvedris Cems unayofo cdas. Cveni misvlis pirvelsave saRamos gvestura mister barkisi, saocrad darcxvenili da uazro saxiT. man moitana Tan cxvirsaxocSi Sekruli forToxlebi. aravisTvis araferi uTqvams am xilis daniSnulebaze da amitom, misi wasvlis Semdeg, Cven gavifiqreT, rom mas SemTxveviT darCa es Sekruli. qami gamoudga ukan, magram male dabrunda cnobiT, rom forToxlebi pegotis ekuTvnoda. amis Semdeg mister barkisi modioda aucileblad yovel saRamos, mudam erTsa da imave dros, da Tan yovelTvis
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mohqonda raime Sekruli, romelsac kars ukan tovebda xmaamouReblad. es saCuqrebi, _ damamtkicebelni im nazi grZnobisa, romelic mister barkisis mgrZnobiare gulSi ainTo, Seicavdnen mravalnairs da, SeiZleba iTqvas, erTgvar eqscentriul Sinaarss. aq iyo, rogorc maxsovs, sxvaTa Soris, ori wyvili goWis fexi, uzarmazari baliSi qinZisTavebibisaTvis, ori Tu sami aTeuli vaSli, giSris sayureebi, espanuri xaxvis ramdenime Tavi, patara yuTi dominos saTamaSoTi, iadoni galiaSi da taxis lori. sazogadod, ramdenadac magondeba, mister barkisis arSiyoba metad Taviseburi iyo. Tavisi stumrobis dros igi ijda xolme Tavis etlis kofoze, da daJinebiT Sehyurebda pegotis, romelic mis ordapir ijda. erTxel saRamos, ueWvelia, grZnobiT gatacebuli, igi daswvda sanTlis namwvs, romliTac misi mijnuri Zafsa sanTlavda, Caido jibeSi da Tan waiRo. amis Semdeg igi udidesi siamovnebiT amoiRebda xolme jibidan, moTxovnilebisamebr, am Tavis saunjes da Semdeg isev inaxavda. Cemi Svebulebis vada ukve Tavdeboda, roca uecrad gavigeT, rom mister barkisi da pegoti gaseirnebas apirebdnen da rom am samxiarulo seirnobaSi me da patara emisac unda migveRo monawileoba. pegoti, Cveulebisamebr, Tavis sada, Sav kabaSi iyo gamowyobili; samagierod, mister barkisi morTuli iyo axali, cisferi frakiT, romelic iseTi grZeli da ganieri iyo, rom mis patrons srulebiT aRar esaWiroeboda xelTaTmanebis Cacma Zalian civs amindSic ki. frakis maRali sayelo am patiosan jentlmens maRla uwevda Tmebs kinkrxomde. misi priala Rilebi uzarmazari iyo. gamourkveveli feris maudis Sarvali da yviTeli Jileti amTavrebdnen am mSvenier morTulobas. Cven erT eklesiasTan gavCerdiT. mister barkisi da pegoti erTad Sevidnen Sig; cxeni boZs miabes, me da patara emi ki etlSi dagvtoves. me visargeble am SemTxveviT da Cems patara megobars movexvie. vuTxari emis, rom axla cotaxaniRa momixdeboda iarmauTSi yofna da vTxove, rac SeiZleba meti alersianobiT mompyroboda da ar gaefuWebina Ceni im dRis netareba Tavisi mizezianobiT. patara emis dampirda Cemi Txovnis asrulebas da kocnis nebac ki momca. mister barkisi da pegoti karga xans darCnen eklesiaSi; bolos isini dabrundnen da Cven isev gzas gavudeqiT. gzaze patiosani jentlmeni uecrad momibrunda da mkiTxa: _ gaxsovs, ser, visi saxeli davwere me etlis kofoze? am sityvebTan erTad man Camikra Tvali iseTi gamometyvelebiT, rasac srulebiT ar movelodi misgan. _ klara pegotisa, _ vupasuxe me. _ rogora ggoniaT, vis saxels davwerdi me axla? _ me mgonia, rom Tqven axlac klara pegotis saxels dawerdiT, _ SevniSne me. _ klara pegoti barkisis! _ mipasuxa man da ise saSinlad gadaixarxara, rom etli mTlad SeinZra. mokled rom movWra, maT jvari daiweres da swored am mizniT Seiares eklesiaSi. pegotis undoda, jvriswera rac SeiZleba Cumad momxdariyo; pastori dasTanxmda da amitom aravin ar daswrebia am ambavs. Cven mivediT patara sastumroSi, soflis gzaze. iq ukve gvelodnen da Cvens misvlamde mSvenieri sadili moemzadebinaT. SemdgomSi xSirad vigonebdi, ra originaluri, sasacilo da gulubryvilo iyo es qorwili. binisas isev etlSi CavsxediT da wynarad wamovediT saxlSi. gzaze SevyurebdiT varskvlavebiT moWedil cas da
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vbaasobdiT bunebis saocrebaze. me vuxsnidi Cems Tanamgzavrebs cis mnaTobTa moZraobas da didad gavakvirve mister barkisi Cemi codniT. igi mismenda xmaamouReblad, didi yuradRebiT da mzad iyo, daejerebina yvelaferi, rac ki momivida TavSi am SemTxvevaSi. karga gviani iyo, roca navis saxlSi davbrundiT. mister da misis barkisebi gamogveTxovnen da maSinve wavidnen TavianT binaze. maSin pirvelad vigrZeni, rom davkarge Cemi keTili pegoti! sxva saxlSi am Rames davwvebodi ganadgurebuli guliT, magram aq is fiqri mamSvidebda, rom patara emisTan erT WerqveS viyavi. mister pegotim da qamma Cemze ukeTesad icodnen, ra xdeboda Cems gulSi da cdilobdnen, gaeqarwylebinaT Cemi dardi TavianTi gulRia maspinZlobiT. roca vaxSami moitanes, patara emi dajda Cems gverdiT skivrze _ pirvelad Cemi am saxlSi meore stumrobis ganmavlobaSi. es brwyinvale daboloeba iyo mSvenieri dRisa! meore dilas pegoti gvestumra: igi misjdomoda Cems fanjaras, da gaRviZebisas gavifiqre _ sizmarSi xom ar momelanda guSindeli qorwilimeTqi. Cais Semdeg Cemma keTilma gadiam Tan wamiyvana, da Cven male mivediT mis saxlTan. ra sayvareli, sufTa, patara bina iyo misi saxli! mTeli dRiT gamoveTxove navis saxlis mcxovrebT, roca stumrad wavedi Cems yofil gadiasTan da Ramis TviTonac ki pegotis saxlSi davrCi, patara oTaxSi, saxuravis qveS. iq, loginis TavTan, Taroze ido Cemi wigni niangebze. keTlma diasaxlisma gamomicxada, rom es oTaxi CemTvis aris daniSnuli da yovelTvis erTnair wessa da rigze iqnebao. _ Cemo TvalisCino, devi, _ miTxra man, _ sanam cocxali var da sanam es bina Cemi iqneba, Sen yovelTvis naxav am oTaxs amgvari saxiT, TiTqos yovel wuTSi movelode Sens mosvlas. yoveldRe davalageb mas, rogorc valagebdi Sens uwindell sawol oTaxs. CineTSic rom mogixdes cxovreba, maSinac Seni oTaxi mudamdRe dalagebuli iqneba! suliT da guliT mjeroda es sityvebi, radgan vicodi Cemi keTili gadias uzomo suyvaruli da erTguleba, da rogorc SemeZlo, madloba gadavuxade amgvari dapirebisaTvis. Tumca ar SemiZlia vTqva, rom es madloba Zalian mxurvale yofiliyo: yvelaferi es pegotim diliT miTxra da am diliT ki saxlSi vbrundebodi. gavemgzavre pegotisa da barkisTan erTad. isini metad danaRvlianebulebi gamomeTxovnen Cveni baRis WiSkarTan. guldawyvetili, sevdiT vucqerodi mimaval etls, romelsac Tan mihyavda Cemi Cemi pegoti da mtovebda martodmartos, Zveli Telebis CrdilSi im saxlis win, sadac imedic ki ara mqonda, rom Sevxvdebodi siyvaruls an megobrul dayvavebas. am droidan sruls martoobaSi var, moklebuli yovelgvar megobrul daxmarebas, tolebis sazogadoebas, datovebuli Cemi sakuTari, sevdiani fiqrebis anabara. ras ar mivcemdi, rom gavegzavneT yvelaze mkacr da sastik skolaSi! rom eswavlebinaT rame CemTvis! magram ara, amgvari CemTvis ararsebobda. vZuldi da vezizRebodi maT. Tu ar vcdebi, im dros mister mordstoni materialurad gaWirvebul mdgomareobaSi iyo, magram amiT ar SeiZleba aixsnas misi gulqva moqceva mcirewlovan obolTan. am adamians Zalian vejavrebodi da Tavidan miSorebda, mgoni, im mizniT, rom moekla CemSi yovelgvari imedi misi mfarvelobis Sesaxeb. man miaRwia Tavis mizans. ar SemiZlia vTqva, rom cudad mepyrobodnen; me ar mcemdnen, SimSiliT ar mklavdnen, magram sistematurad ar amCnevdnen Cems arsebobas. dRe dRes misdevda, kvira kviras, Tve _ Tves, me sul isev gulcivi uyuradRebobis
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msxverpli viyavi. xandaxan momdioda TavSi azri, ra moxdeboda, avad rom gavmxdariyavi? upatronod amomZvreboda suli Cems mitovebul oTaxSi, Tu mainc movidoda vinme Cemi tanjvis Sesamsubuqeblad? Zalian iSviaTad maZlevdnen pegotis naxvis nebas. TviTon pegoti, Tavis dapirebisamebr, yovel kviras modioda Cems sanaxavad da cdilobda, sadme saxlis axlo Semxvedroda; mas yovelTvis raime saCuqari mohqonda Tan. savsebiT mesmoda Cemi mdgomareobis sruli uimedoba da ueWvelia, uubeduresi arseba viqnebodi, wignebSi rom ar mepova nugeSi. wignebi Seadgendnen Cems erTaderT nugeSs da imeds, da me Tavs ar vanebebdi maT, rogorc isini me; vkiTxulobdi kidev da kidev, aRar maxsovs, meramdened, erTsa da imave wigns. axla me vuaxlovdebi Cemi cxovrebis im xanas, romelic arasodes ar wariSleba Cems xsovnaSi, sanam mexsomeba rame. es dro xSirad srulebiT uneburad momagondeba xolme da, rogorc Ramis moCveneba, guls mixeTqavda Cemi cxovrebis yvelaze bednier wuTebSi. erTxel me sadRac wavedi ezodan da mivdiodi quCaSi metad mowyenili, rogorc yovelTvis. roca kuTxeSi Sevuxvie, uecrad SevefeTe mister mordstons, romelsac viRac jentlmeni mosdevda. srulebiT avirie am moulodnel Sexvedraze da xmaamouRebliv mindoda gamevlo, roca uecrad jentlmenma SemaCera da SesZaxa: _ es Sen xar, bruqs? _ ara, ser, me daviT koperfildi mqvia, _ vupasuxe me. _ uars nu ambob! _ miTxra jentlmenma, _ Sen bruqsi xar, Sefildeli bruqsi. me gicnob Sen. am sityvebze me meti yuradRebiT Sevxede mas. raRac nacnobi momeCvena mis sicilSi da am jentlmenSi vicani mister kvinioni, romelTanac mivdiodi loustrofSi, mister mordstonTan erTad, roca... magram ar aris saWiro imis mogoneba, Tu rodis iyo es. _ ras akeTeb, bruqs? sad swavlob? am sityvebTan erTad mister kvinionma mxarSi momavlo xeli da Tavisken mimabruna. ar vicodi, ra mepasuxa, da mister mordstons Sevxede. _ es axla saxlSia, usaqmod daeTreva da daexeteba, _ uTxra Cemma maminacvalma, _ skolaSi aRar ivlis. swori giTxraT, TviTonac ar vici, ra vuyo. _ hm! _ Caaxvela mister kvinionma da orives Semogvxeda. _ mSvenieri daria. xangrZlivi siCume Camovarda. vcdilobdi, gameTavisuflebina Cemi mxari am jentlmenis xelidan, rom Cems gzas gavdgomodi. _ Sen, mgonia, sakmarisad moxerxebuli biWi xar! _ miTxra kvinionma. _ ara, bruqs, ha? _ diax, uWkuo ar aris, _ Tqva mister mordstonma mouTmenlobiT, _ gauSviT, wavides Tavisi gziT. darwmunebuli iyaviT, madlobas ar getyviT am SeCerebisaTvis. mister kvinionma xeli gauSva Cems mxars da saCqarod wavedi saxlSi. roca baRCasTan SevCerdi, davinaxe, rom mister mordstoni uaxlovdeboda sasaflaos da Tan Tavis Tanamgzavrs emusaifeboda. erTi wuTiT isini SeCerdnen da me Semomxedes; araviTari eWvi ar iyo, rom imaTi saubris sagani me viyavi. am jerze mister kvinionma Cvensas gaaTia rame. meore dRes, diliT, sauzmis Semdeg, roca sufridan avdeqi da baRSi gasvla davapire, mister mordstonma oTaxSi darCena mibrZana.
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_ daviT, _ miTxra mister mordstonma, _ am wuTisofelSi ymawvili kaci unda moqmedebdes da ara usaqmurobasa da mowyenilobaSi atarebdes dros. ymawvili amgvari xasiaTiT mudmivs meTvalyureobasa da radikalur gamosworebas Txoulobs yvelaferSi. amgvari ymawvili unda daumoCilo mSromeli wuTisoflis yvela pirobas, aRmofxvra masSi Zirianad yovelgvari uswormasworoba, gardatexo igi, gardaqmna. Sen, ueWvelia, ukve ici, daviT, rom me mdidari adamiani ara var. yovel SemTxvevaSi, Sen axla ici es. aqamdis Cven vcdilobdiT, mogveca SenTvis saTanado ganaTleba, da Sen ukve moaswari SegeZina aucilebeli. Semdegi ganaTleba Zviri Rirs da me ar SemiZlia Seni Senaxva skolaSi. Tumca, mdidaric rom viyo, maSinac ar daviwyebdi fulis flangvas Sens Sesanaxad pansionSi, radganac, Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, saskolo ganaTleba saTanado sargeblobas ar mogitans. Seni momavali garkveulia, _ unda SeebrZolo am qveyanas da, rac ufro male daiwyeb am brZolas, miT ukeTesia. momeCvena, TiTqos Cemi brZola cxovrebasTan ukve daiwyo patara masStabiT. _ xom ara gagigia-ra Cvengan erTi savaWro dawesebulebis Sesaxeb? _ mkiTxa mister mordstonma. _ romelis, ser? _ savaWro dawesebueba mordstonisa da grinbisa, meRvineobis dargSi. axla Sen unda icode, rom mister kvinioni ganagebs am dawesebulebis kantoras. Cumad Sevxede kantoris gamges, cnobismoyvareobiT igi fanjaraSi iyureboda. _ mister kvinioni marwmunebs, rom masTan SeiZleba gamoCndes raime samuSao Seni wlovanebis biWisTvis. ratom ar unda Sexvide Sen mister kvinionis kantoraSi. _ ah, mordston! nuTu Tqven sxva araviTar perspeqtivas ara xedavT misTvis? _ SeniSna xmadabla mister kvinionma da Cems maminacvals mimarTa. mister mordstonma yuri ar aTxova mis sityvebs, igi SeinZra mrisxaned da ganagrZo: _ amgvarad, daviT, Sen unda Sexvide, garkveuli pirobebiT, sxva biWebTan erTad, kantoraSi. pirobebi xelsayrelia: gaWmeven, gasmeven da, amas garda, jibis fulic geqneba. Seni binis Sesaxeb ukve aris micemuli gankarguleba. rac Seexeba Sens sacvlebs... _ es ki Cemi gankargulebisagan iqneba damokidebuli, _ gaawyvetina mis mordstonma. _ sacvlebi da sazogadod mTeli tanisamosi SenTvis winaswar damzadebuli iqneba Cemi sakuTari xarjiT, _ ganagrZo mister mmordstonma, _ radgan imedi ar gvaqvs, rom Sen saSualeba geqneba Seni sakuTari xarjiT Caicva da daixuro. maS momismine, daviT, Sen midixar londonSi, mister kvinionTan erTad da iwyeb erTgvarad damoukidebel cxovrebas. _ erTi sityviT, _ SeniSna dam, _ Cven adgilze mogawyeT da axla icxovre, rogorc ginda. mSvenivrad mesmoda, rom mTeli es gegmas Cems Tavidan mosaSoreblad iyo mogonili, magram danamdvilebiT aRar maxsovs, _ mewyina Tu gamixarda maSin es ambavi. mgonia, CemTvis sul erTi iyo, darCenaca da wasvlac. droca ara mqonda fiqrisaTvis; mister kvinioni meore dilas midioda londonSi. Semdegi dilac gaTenda. Cemi samgzavro momzadeba metad ubralo iyo. da-Zmam damasaCuqra TeTri, naTrevi, Savi movlebuli qudiT, Savi kurtakiT
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da TeTri tilos SarvliT, romliTac, mis mordstnis gankargulebis Tanaxmad, unda Sevdgomodi saSiS brZolas cxovrebasTan. mTeli Cemi qoneba Caetia momcro CemodanSi, da me Cavjeqi furgonSi, romelsac mister kvinioni unda mieyvana iarmauTSi, londonis diliJansamde. Cveni saxli da soflis eklesia TandaTan qreba Cemi TvalTaxedvidan. sxvadasxva sagnebma dafares blonderstonis sasaflao da Cemi mSoblebis samare. Cems Tavze carieli caa.

Tavi meTerTmete damoukidebeli cxovreba savaWro saxli `mordstoni da hrinbi~ mdebareobda temzis marcxena napirze, blekfaieris ubanSi. es iyo Zveli, naxevrad dangreuli Senoba. TviT temzis piras, sadac patara xis navsadguri iyo. zRvis moqcevis dros igi wyalSi imaleboda da ukuqcevis dros ki talaxSi idga. virTxebi yoveli mxridan morbodnen aq koncerytis gasamarTavad. miwis piras mdebare oTaxebi, savse ukuneTis WvartliTa da axali WuWyiT, dabrecili kibeebi, Cangreuli iataki, SexuTuli sardafebi, sinotive, obi, Wvartli, _ ai sagnebi, romlebic jer kidev cocxloben Cems mexsierebaSi, mraval warsul welTa miuxedavad. am savaWro saxlis mTavar operacias Seadgenda Rvinisa da aryis miwodeba im gemebisaTvis, romelnic ramdenadac maxsovs, indoeTSi dadiodnen. am miznisTvis aq yovel dRe asobiT mohqondaT carieli boTlebi. es boTlebi unda gamogverecxa, gagvevlo, gagveSro, Cagvesxa, dagvecva, dagvebeWda da zedac iarliyi dagvekra. es samuSao me Camabares. Cemianad oTxi biWi iyo. me unda memuSava uzarmazari oTaxis kuTxeSi mister kvinionis meTvalyureobiT, romelic Tvalyurs madevnebda Tavisi adgilidan kantoraSi. ufros biWs daavales aexsna CemTvis dawvrilebiT Cemi xeloba. misi saxeli iyo mik uoker; gaqonili winsafari da TeTri CaCi Tavze _ misi Cacmulobis gansakuTrebuli kuTvnileba iyo. man meore biWi gamacno, Tavisi amxanagi, romelsac dawesebulebaSi ucnaur saxels _ `kartofilas~ eZaxdnen. me gavige Semdeg, rom am ymawvils es saxeli daerqva ferwasuli saxis gamo, romelic marTlac kartofilis fqvils waagavda. kartofilas mama orgvar movaleobas asrulebda: dRisiT menave iyo, ramiT ki _ melampe sataxto qalaqis erT-erT TeatrSi, sadac misi qaliSvili Winkebis rols asrulebda pantomimis warmodgenebSi. kedlis saaTma pirvelis naxevari dahkra. mister kvinioni adga Tavisi adgilidan da damiZaxa. mis win Suaxnis vaJkaci idga, sqeli da mouxeSavi. uSvelebeli Tavi mTlad motvlepili hqonda da kvercxiviT uprialebda. Cemsken moqceuli saxe, farTo da daTenTili, TiTqos keTilad gamoiyureboda. muqi yavisferi serTuki da sarvali sakmarisad naxmari Canda, magram miT ufro efeqturad mouCanda perangis gaxamebuli sayelo. _ ai swored es aris, _ Tqva mister kvinionma da Cemze miuTiTa. _ maS, ise gamodis, rom me maqvs pativi daviT koferfildis naxvisa, _ Tqva ucnobma mowyale kiloTi, _ rogor grZnobT Tavs, master koperfild? me vupasuxe, rom kargad var-meTqi, da imedi gamovTqvi, rom isic janmrTelad aris. namdvilad, Zlivs videqi fexze daRlilobisagan, magram im dros xasiaTad ar mqonda Civili Cems ubedur mdgomareobaze.

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_ me miviRe werili mister mordstonisagan, romelSic igi gamoTqvams survils Cems saxlSi, rogorc mdgmuri. es, rasakvirvelia, didi pativia CemTvis. Cems saxlSi, dasavleTis mxares, marTlac aris patara oTaxi, romelic gamodgeba TqvenTvis sawol oTaxad. didad moxaruli var, rom bedniereba maqvs Tais gacnobisa, master koperfild, _ daamTavra moRimare jentlmenma. _ es mister mikoberia, _ miTxra mister kvinionma. _ xom ara gnebavT Cemi saxlis misamarTi? _ miTxra mister mikoberma, _ igi sitis gzazea, vinZoris terasaze; me meqneba siamovneba piradad gamogiaroT saRamos, da Tqven, imedia, nebas miboZebT, giCvenoT uaxloesi gza Tqveni axali binisaken. bednierad darCenas gisurvebT, mister kvinion. mets ver gavbedav Tqvens Sewuxebas Cemi aq yofniT. man daixura qudi, daiqnia joxi da gavida kantoridan raRac mxiaruli simReris RiRiniT. saRamos daniSnuls droze movida mister mikoberi. davibane xel-piri, rom warvdgenodi Cems axal maspinZels, da megobrulad wavediT Cveni saxlisken, rogorc me, albaT, momixdeba vuwodo am saxls dReis Semdeg. gzaSi mister mikoberi misaxelebda im quCebisa da Sesaxvevebis saxelebs, romelzedac gvixdeboda gavla, da cdilobda, damexsomebina isini, raTa ufro advili yofiliyo CemTvis meore dRes samsaxurSi misvla. saxli vinZoris terasaze yovelnairad uSno da maxinji iyo, magram imgvarive pretenziebiT jentlmenur komfortze, rogoric aSkarad Canda mis patronSi. mister mikoberma gamacno Cavisi meuRle, maRali da gamxdari ledi, ukve Sors gadacilebuli pirvel siymawviles. misis mikobers xelSi bavSvi eWira, erTi mis mis tyupisTagani, rogorc maSinve miTxres. iyo kidev ori sxva bavSvi, romelnic am meuRleebs ekuTvnodnen _ master mikoberi oTxi wlisa da mis mikoberi _ samisa. Sinamosamsaxured hyavdaT erTi axalgazrda dedakaci, ubeduri CveulebiT, _ igi yovel sityvaze fxakurobda. me momiCines pawawina oTaxi sxvenze, ubadruki avejiT, magram mSvenivrad SeRebili cisferi saRebaviT. misis mikoberma, bavSviT xelSi, TviTon ikisra Cemi moTavseba am sadgomSi. _ Tqven ver warmoidgenT, ymawvilo, rogor SeiZleba gamoicvalos garemoeba adamianis cxovrebaSi, _ miTxra misis mikoberma, roca erTad avdiodiT sxvenze. _ gaTxovebamde, roca dedasTan da mamasTan vcxovrobdi, verasodes warmovidgendi, rom odesme mdgmurebis ayvana momixdeboda, magram es ramdenime xania, Cemi qmari gaWirvebuls mdgomareobaSi imyofeba. mZime dro dagvidga, ymawvilo, mZime! ver vityvi danamdvilebiT, misgan gavige Tu sxvisgan, rom odesRac mister mikoberi flotSi msaxurobda, oRond Cems TavSi SemuSavda mtkice warmodgena, rom uwin igi sazRvao oficeri iyo, amJamad ki asrulebda sxvadasxva savaWro saxlebis davalebebs, Tumca verasodes da veravisgan gavige, raSi mdgomareobda es davalebani, romelTac mister mikobers andobdnen. _ Tu movaleebi ar daacdian, _ ganagrZobda misis mikoberi, _ Sedegi maTTvisave iqneba saziano. rac moxdeba _ moxdes. rac ufro male moxdeba _ miT ukeTesi! qvas sisxls ver gamoaden; movales ver gamoswurav fuls, Tu misi qisa carielia. mister mikobers imdeni fulic ki ara aqvs, rom dafaros sasamarTlos xarjebi. diasaxlisis amgvarma gulaxdilobam, romelic Cemis mxriv arafriT ar iyo gamowveuli, erTgavard gamaoca, da pirvelad ise meCvena, TiTqos mas meti xnisa vegone, vidre viyavi. magram saqmis viTareba, rogorc gamoirkva,
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gacilebiT ufro martivi iyo: sabralo misis mikoberi ise iyo Sewuxebuli, rom mzad iyo Tavisi dardi yvelasaTvis SeeCivla, Tugind Tavisi, jer umecari tyupebisaTvis, Tu mis axlos ar iyo sxva msmeneli. Semosavali karis Suaguls amSvenebda liTonis dafa, romelzedac ewera: `saswavlo dawseesebuleba misis mikoberisa ymawvil qalTaTvis~. magram arasodes arc erTi ymawvili qali ar yofila misis mikoberis pansionSi. saerTod arasodes ar SeminiSnavs masTan mdedrobiTi sqesis arsebani da arc arasodes SemimCnevia raime mzadeba romelime ymawvili qalis misaRebad. erTaderTi momsvlelebi, romlebic minaxavs maT saxlSi, mevaleni iyvnen. isini modiodnen yovel saaTSi da male davrwmundi, rom zogi maTgani araCveulebriv cxare xasiaTis jentlmeni iyo. moxdeboda xolme, rom maTi gaSmagebuli yvirilis gamo mister mikoberi sasowarkveTilebamde midioda, da erTxel kinaRam yeli gamoeWra samarTebliT, rogorc misi meuRlisagan gavige. sabednierod, amgvari sasowarkveTileba metad xanmokle iyo; rogorc ki gavidoda saxlidan mousvenari mevale, mister mikoberi mzrunveli xeliT iwmendda Ceqmebs da Semdeg mxiaruli saxiTa da RiRiniT gadioda saxlidan. aseTive uzrunveli iyo misis mikoberi. erTxel, roca movida cnoba, rom sasamarTlos dadgenilebiT maTi qoneba unda aeweraT, misis mikobers guli wauvida da srulebiT CamoeSala Tma, magram imave saRamos, buxarTan, igi mSvenier gunebaze iyo da Seeqceoda xbos xorcis katletebs. am saRamos gavige misgan mravali saintereso ambavi imis Sesaxeb, Tu rigor cxovrobda winaT misi mamilo da dedilo, rogor qeifobdnen da vin hyavdaT stumrebad. Cemi Tavis anabara darCenils, bavSvuris uzrunvelyobiT mimyavda Cemi saqmeebi. xSirad, roca diliT mivdiodi `mordstonisa da grinbis~ dawesebulebaSi, ver vuZlebdi saSaqarlamos fanjaraSi gamodgmuli tkbileulobis cdunebas da sadilis fuliT vyidulobdi raime gamxmar tkbil kvers. im dRes, usadilod darCenili, iolad mivdiodi erTi funTuSiT an pudingis naWriT. magram, Tu saSaqarlamos cdunebas gavuZlebdi xolme, maSin viRebdi sadils Zveli, WuWyiani duqnidan, saxelwodebiT `lurji lomi~, romelic Cveni kantoris pirdapir iyo. maSin CemTvis mohqondaT bivSteqsi oTx pensad, didi naWeri yveli da mTeli pitna ludi sam pensad. Cven Caisac vsvamdiT, risTvisac naxevari saaTi dro gveZleoda. roca jibeSi sakmao fuli mqonda, maSin vukveTavdi yavas rZiT da buterbrodiT, magram Tu fuli ar mqonda, maSin quCaSi davexetebodi, an konvert-gartenis bazarze vtkbebodi forToxlebis cqeriT, an nerwyvs vylapavdi tkbileulobis danaxvaze. roca axla yvela am wvrilmans vigoneb, srulebiTac ara maqvs azrad gavazviado imdrondeli Cemi mZime mdgomareoba. Tu mister kvinioni muyaiTi samsaxurisaTvis met Silings maZlevda wasaxaliseblad, imwamsve vxarjavdi am fuls an sadilze, an Caize. vmuSaobdi adriani dilidan SuaRamemde gafuWebuli da uzneo biWebis sazogadoebaSi, Tavisufal dros ki umiznod davexetebodi quCaSi. ar vici, rogor ar gavxdi an jibgiri an mawanwala. Cemi mdgomareoba `mordstonisa da grinbis~ dawesebulebaSi TandaTan ganmtkicda. miuxedavad mister kvinionis Tavqarianobisa, me mainc ufro zrdilobianad meqceoda, vidre sxvebs. saWirod ar vTvlidi imis axsnas, Tu ra garemoebaTa mizeziT movxvdi am kantoraSi, da arc sityviT, arc saqmiT ar gamomiTqvams ukmayofileba Cemi adgilis gamo, Cumad da usityvod vitanjebodi. Cemi amxanagebis sazogadoebaSi vcdilobdi, mxiaruli saxe mimeRo da muyaiTad vasrulebdi Cem saqmes. yvelasTan
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Tanasworad vmuSaobdi da male gaviwafe Cems xelobaSi. miuxedavad imisa, rom amxanagebTan mopyrobaSi sul ubralo viyavi, mainc, rogorca Cans, Cems qcevaSi iyo raRac gansakuTrebuli, biWebi da didi muSebi patara jentlmens an sufoklidan gamosuls meZaxdnen. am sazogadoebaSic momixda ramdenjerme meambna Cemi gmirebis fantastikuri Tavgadasavali, da Cemma TxrobiTma niWma gakvirveba gamoiwvia WuWyiani kantoris gulubryvilo msmenelebSi. erT maTgani, vinme gregori, romelic gasagzavnad amzadebda saqonels, did pativs mcemda; meore biWi, vinme tino, Sikriki, romelic irTveboda alisferi kurtakiT, Cems megobrobasac ki lamobda da ubralod daviTs meZaxda. yvela es warmatebis niSani aRSfoTebda `kartofilas~, magram mik uokerma male Caagdo gonebaSi. mister mikoberis awewili saqmeebi erTgvarad xels uwyobda Cemi sulieri simSvidis darRvevas. martoxela mwiri am sataxto qalaqSi gulwrfelad SeveTvise am ojaxs da xSirad, quCaSi xetialis dros, vigonebdi saxsars, rom gaWirvebuli mdgomareobidan gamomeyvana es ojaxi. maTi valebi Cem SabaTis saRamoebsac ki miwamlavdnen. roca me, eqvsi an Svidi SilingiT jibeSi, mSvenier gunebaze vbrundebodi saxlSi da Tan yvela maRaziasa da duqanSi vixedebodi da vangariSobdi, ramdeni Zvirfasi ram SemeZlo meyida am fuliT swored maSin daiwyebda misis mikoberi Tavis dausrulebel maslaaTs Sinaur awewil-dawewil garemoebaTa Sesaxeb. kvira dilasac es ambavi iyo, roca me Cems ubralo sauzmes vamzadebdi. miuxedavad Cveni wlovanebis aseTi TvalsaCino gansxvavebisa, Cven Soris ucnauri megobroba damyarda. erTnairi garemoebani bunabrivad xels uwyobdnen Cvens daaxloebas. miuxedavad amisa, mainc arasodes viRebdi monawileobas maTs ojaxur sadilebSi, radgan vicodi, rom isini mudam mwyralad iyvnen mepuresTan da yasabTan da amis gamo xSirad did SimSils ganicdidnen. dadga, bolos, dro, roca misis mikoberma Tavisi uzomo ndoba maRirsa. Cvens Soris daaxloebiT amgvari laparaki Camovarda: _ mister koperfild! _ miTxra misis mikoberma. _ didi xania, rac gicqeriT, rogorc axlobels da, maSasadame, SemiZlia saidumlod gamogicxadoT, rom mister mikoberis gaWirvebulma mdgomareobam ukiduresobas miaRwia. amgvarma cnobam mtkivneuli STabeWdileba moaxdina Cemze da gulwrfeli TanagrZnobiT Sevxede misis mikoberis namtiralev Tvalebs. Cems jibeSi amjerze ori Tu sami Silingi iyo (saidanac SeiZleba is davaskvnaT, rom es baasi oTxSabaTs saRamos moxda), da me saCqarod amoviRe es fuli, rom misis mikoberisaTvis mimerTmia. magram am ledim uari Tqva Cems winadadebaze, dedobrivi siyvaruliT makoca da isev ukan, Tavis alagas Camadebina Cemi Silingebi. _ ara, Cemo kargo master koperfild! _ miTxra misis mikoberma. _ srulebiT ar vfiqrobdi magaze. Tqven, Cemo megobaro, sxvafriv SegiZliaT damexmaroT, da swored es daxmareba minda gTxovoT. _ mibrZaneT, qalbatono! yvelafrisaTvis mzad gaxlavar! _ ai, saqme raSia, Cemo kargo: Cemi sakuTari xeliT waviRe, sadac jer ars, eqvsi Cais kovzi, ori samarile, Saqris maSa da yvela amisaTvis miviRe Tavis dros fuli Sinauri xarjebisaTvis. saxlSi kidev gvaqvs zogierTi nivTi, uromlisodac Zalian advilad gavZlebT; magram mister mikoberi, Tavis grZnobaTa metismeti sifaqizis gamo, arasodes ar gabedavs am nivTebis gayidvas. kliketas Txovna amis Sesaxeb, Tqven dameTanxmebiT, uxerxulia, radgan am SemTxvevaSi erTgvar damokidebulebaSi viqnebi Cemive
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sakuTari moaxlisagan. maS axla gesmiT, Zvirfaso master koperfild, ra megobrul damxmarebasac moveli me Tqvengan? mivxvdi misis mikoberis survils da vTxove, movexmarne, rogorc nebavda. imave saRamos daviwye gatana saxlidan zogierTi msubuqi nivTebisa, da am droidan TiTqmis yovel diliT vmogzaurobdi amgvari davalebebiT, sanam `mordstonsa da grinbis~ dawesebulebaSi wavidodi. mister mikobers ramdenime wigni hqonda patara Taroze da moswonda, roca amas Tavis biblioTekas eZaxda. swored am wignebidan daviwyeT. mimqonda es wignebi uaxloes antikvarTan, romelic wignebiT vaWrobda. mevaxSis duqanSic male gamicnes. mevaxSe naswavli da dinji kaci iyo. roca igi motanil nivTebs afasebda, imave dros laTinur gramatikaSi da saxelTa brunvasa da usworo zmnaTa kankledobaSi mwvrTnida.. amgvari davalebis asrulebis Semdeg misis mikoberi Tavis Tavis aucilebel movaleobad sTvlida patara qeifi gaemarTa. da maxsovs, rogori madiT Seeqceoda damSeuli ojaxi gemriel saWmelebs. gamoilia bolos es damxmare resursebic. mister mikoberis gaWirvebuli mdgomareoba TandaTan izrdeboda da, bolos krizisi dadga: erT ubedur dilas mister mikoberi, mTavrobis gankargulebiT, waiyvanes sxvagan, saxelmwifo savalo cixeSi. roca igi gadioda saxlidan, mwuxare saxiT miTxra, rom dRes ganipoba miwa da mSTanTqavso. magram, sabednierod, rogorc Semdeg gavige, mister mikoberma, roca ki miaRwia sabediswero saxls, maSinve gaicno axali amxanagebi da sadilobamdis ukve moaswro eTamaSa maTTan ramdenime partia biliardi. misi datusaRebis pirvel kvira dRes wavedi mister mikoberis sanaxavad mis axal binaze. mister mikoberi, romelic, rogorca Canda, mimeloda, metad sevdian gunebaze iyo. Cven movitireT da semdeg SevediT oTaxSi, romelic mieCniaT misTvis mexuTe sarTulze. maxsovs, rogor damafica man, rom gakveTilad gamomeyenebina misi es ubedureba, da mirCevda umTavresi yuradReba mimeqcia arsebobis Semdegi aqsiomisTvis: `Tu adamiani, romelsac wliuri Semosavali oci girvanqa aqvs, xarjavs cxramet girvanqas da cxramet Silingaxevars, igi, ueWvelia, bednieri iqneba, magram, Tu igive adamiani daxarjavs ocdaerT girvanqavs, maSin saqme wasulia, _ igi cixes ver ascdeba~. am sentenciis damTavrebis Semdeg, mister mikoberi mesesxa erT Silings erTi boTli porterisaTvis, xelweriliT misi mikoberis saxelze, cxvirsaxociT moiwminda cremlebi da imwamsve gamxiarulda. _ axla ai ra, master koperfild, _ miTxra mister mikoberma, _ gaisarjeT da airbineT Cemo sarTulSi, meSvide nomerSi, sadac kapitani hopkinsi cxovrobs. moikiTxeT Cems magivrad kapitani, gaecaniT, rogorc Cemi axalgazrda megobari, dana-Cangali sTxoveT. marTlac, kapitans ar uTqvams uari. mis pawawina oTaxSi davinaxe WuWyiani ledi da ori gamxdari gogona, misi qaliSvilebi, gawewili TmebiT. kidev kargi, rom dana-Canglis saTxovnelad gamomgzavnes, Torem, ueWvelia, savarcxlis Txoveba ar SeeZlo kapitan hopkinss. ar vici, rogor moxda da visi saSualebiT, oRond ojaxuri garemoebis gamosasworeblad male binis avejic gaiyida. igi me ar gamiyidia, da aqamdis ar vici, vis miando misis mikoberma es misia. ase iyo Tu ise, aveji gayides da gaitanes saxlidan furgoniT, garda loginisa, eqvsi skamisa da erTi samzareulos magidisa, am nivTebiT Cven yvelani, ese igi misis mikoberi, bavSvebi, kliketa da me, gadavediT vinZoris terasaze dacarielebuli saxlis or oTaxSi. ar maxsovs, radeni xani vicxovreT
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amgvarad, mgonia _ Zalian didi xani. bolos, misis mikoberma gadawyvita cixeSi gadasaxleba, Tavis meuRlesTan SesaerTeblad, romelmac axla calke oTaxi miiRo Tavisi ojaxisaTvis. davkete dacarielebuli saxli da misi gasaRebi Cavabare mis ubedur patrons. bavSvebis loginebi, garda Cemisa, savalo cixeSi gadaitanes. CemTvis qalaqis erT-erT ubanSi daiWires pawawina sakuWnao saxlis sxvenze. am dros isev `mordstonisa da einbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi vmuSaobdi. aq isev is amxanagebi, igive cxovreba da igive sagnebi mertya gars. sabednierod, aravisTan ar damiWiria axlo kavSiri da Cemi TavisTvis ar mimicia neba, gulaxdfili da megobruli baasi damewyo ymawvilTan, romelnic iq iyvnen. erTaderTi cvlileba Cems cxovrebaSi is iyo, rom jer erTi, sakmarisad usufTao gavxdi da Cveulebebic gamomecvala, da meorec isa, rom, Cemi megobrrebis cixeSi gadasaxlebis Semdeg, gavTavisufldi Cemi mZime da usiamovno movaleobisagan maTi bedis mowyobis Sesaxeb. gamoCndnen naTesavebi, romelTac miiRes monawileoba maTs mdgomareobaSi, da amis gamo mikoberebi moewyvnen savalo cixeSi, gacilebiT ufro meti komfortiT, vidre TavianT sakuTar saxlSi, vinZoris terasaze. axla maTTan erTad vsauzmobdi yoveldRe, raRac pirobis Tanaxmad, romelic axla aRar maxsovs. saRamoobiT isev aucileblad cixeSi mivdiodi da Tan vaxldi mister mikobers seirnobis dros, an misis mikoberrs kazinos veTamaSebodi, ar vici, oRond `mordstonisa da grinbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi aravis velaparakebodi Ce pirad saqmeebze. imis gamo, rom mister mikobers saqmeebi sruliad awewili hqnda, mTeli Tavisi sicocxle unda mjdariyo saxelmwifo savalo cixeSi, da es, ueWvelia, asec iqneboda, misi farTo, wminda jentlmenuri buneba rom ar aRSfoTebiliyo im azriT, rom mas mTeli mTeli sicocxle mouxdeboda am mosawyen oTx kedels Sua yofna! misis mikoberi ver SeeCvia WuWyian jentlmenebisa da ledebis vulgarul sazogadoebas. ase Tu ise, saWiro iyo cixidan Tavis daRweva, sufTa haerze gasvla da Sesvla cxovrebis axal sferoSi. mas Semdeg, rac mravaljer scades eTxovnaT Tavisi megobrebisa da naTesavebisaTvis `uaxloesi vadiT~ Tanxa, mkacri mevaleebis dasakmayofileblad, mister mikoberma sabolood gadawyvita _ gamoecxadebina Tavi `gakotrebul movaled~ da amis gamo Seitana sasamarTloSi saTanado gancxadeba. misis mikoberma Sematyobina, rom am SemTxvevaSi misi meuRle moqmedebda naTesavebis CagonebiT. sasamarTlos gadawyvetileba eqvsi kviris ukan unda gamocxadebuliyo. komerciul dadgenilebaTa kodeqsis Tanaxmad, `gakotrebuli movale~ Tavisufldeboda cixidan.

Tavi meTormete didi gadawyvetileba momavali sikeTis molodinSi mister mikoberma gadawyvita, didi saqmiT aRniSna cixeSi yofna. cixis SenobaSi seirnobis dros man SeniSna, rom tusaRebis mdgomareoba metad mZime iyo. amis gamo mister mikobers azrad mouvida Txovnis Sedgena parlamentSi warsadgenad, romelsac, misi azriT, mniSvnelovani cvlilebani unda moexdina savalo cixis wesebsa da dadgenilebebSi.
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cixeSi iyo klubi, sadac mister mikoberi, rogorc namdvili jentlmeni, didi avtoritetiT sargeblobda. am Txovnis idea mister mikoberma Seatyobina klubs. klubis wevrebma erTxmad miiRes misi azri. amis Semdeg mister mikoberma erTxmad mohkida xeli saqmes im saocari gulmodginebiT, romelsac igi sazogadod iCenda yvela im SemTxvevaSi, roca saqme TviTon mas ar Seexeboda. mister mikoberma gaatara ramdenime Rame kalmiT xelSi; igi xazavda, werda, Slida, fxekda da, bolos srulebiT kmayofili darCa Tavisi nawarmoebiT. roca man gadaaTeTra es saparlamento Txovna uSvelebel qaRaldze da gaSala magidaze, Seatyobina klubs, rom yvela misi wevri Sekrebiliyo daniSnul dros mis oTxSi, am dokumentze xelis mosawerad. me piradad vicnobdi TiTqmis yvela am jentlmens, iseve, rogorc isini micnobdnen me, magram mainc Zalian mainteresebda es ambavi da aucileblad mindoda davswrebodi am ceremonias. `mordstonisa da grinbis~ dawesebulebas vTxove, gaveSvi ramdenime saaTiT da droze mivedi cixeSi. ceremonia imiT daiwyo, rom pirveli mobrZanda Cemi Zveli megobari kapitani hopkinsi. am RirSesaniSnav SemTxvevisaTvis mas xel-piric ki daebana. mister mikoberi, gulze xeldakrefili, magidasTan dadga. kapitani hopkinsi, rogorc klubis ufrosi wevri, moemzada am dokumentis wasakiTxad yvelasaTvis, vinc ki jer ar icnobda mis Sinaarss. kari gaiRo, da cixis mosaxleobam, grZlad Camwkrivebulma, daiwyo msvleloba. adgilis uqonlobis gamo, bevrni derefanSi idgnen da TavianT jers elodnen. yoveli wevri Semodioda, xels awerda da gadioda. yovel wevrs Tavis jerze kapitani hopkinsi hkiTxavda: _ wagikiTxavT Txovna? _ ara. _ maS xom ara gnebavT, rom wagikiTxoT? da Tu wevri gamoTqvamda mosmenis mcireoden survils, kapitani hopkinsi kiTxvas iwyebda garkveviT, mkafiod, boxi xmiT, ise, rom dokumentis yoveli sityva cxadad aRbeWdiliyo msmenelis TavSi. kapitani hopkinsi mzad iyo ociaTasjer waekiTxa es dokumenti, oRond ki amden adamians gamoeTqva mosmenis survili. gansakuTrebuli efeqtiT warmoTqvamda igi, ramdenadac maxsovs, daaxloebiT amgvar winadadebebs: `uzenaesi sakanonmdeblo dawesebulebis saxalxo warmomadgenelni~, `ubeduri qveSevrdomni sami SeerTebuli samefosi~ da sxva. yvela amgvari sityva gansakuTrebuls, sakvirvelad gemriel gemos iRebda mkiTxvelis pirSi. mister mikoberi ismenda avtoris siamayiT da lmobieris cqeriT gahyurebda fanjaraSi cixis wvetian kedlebs. didxans vseirnobdi im saRamos londonis bnel quCebSi da xalxis brbos Sexvedraze mananeboda, rom aravis maTgans ar eRirsa kapitan hopkinsis mosmena. daniSnul dros saxelmwifo sasamarTlom ganixila mister mikoberis Txovna da, Cemda uaRres sasixarulod, daadgina gaeTavisuflebina cixidan es jentlmeni. sxdomas, rasakvirvelia, mister mikoberic daeswro. yvelaferi bednierad gaTavda da mevaleebs, rogorc misis mikoberma miTxra, ar gamouCeniaT raime gansakuTrebuli siZulvili misi meuRlisadmi. sxdomis Semdeg mister mikoberi, saboloo ganTavisuflebis win, savalo cixeSi unda dabrunebuliyo. klubma aRtacebiT miiRo igi da im saRamosve mis pativsacemad kreba daniSna. misis mikoberma, Tavisi ojaxis wevrebiT garSemoxveulma, ubrZana moetanaT bufetidan erTi ulufa
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Semwvari xbos xorci da erTi boTli eli. am vaxSamSi mec miviRe monawileoba. _ me da Tqven saukeTesod unda vidResaswauloT es dRe, master koperfild! _ miTxra misis mikoberma. _ da kidev TiTo Wiqa davlioT, Cemi dedisa da mamis xsovnisaTvis. visargeble am SemTxveviT gulaxdili saubrisTvis da vkiTxe: _ neba miboZeT, qalbatono, gkiTxoT: ras apirebs mister mikoberi axla, roca damTavrda misi gaWirvebuli mdgomareoba da Tavisufleba miiRo? gadawyvita Tu ara raime? _ Cemi ojaxis wevrebi, _ mipasuxa misis mikoberma (am sityvebs igi mudam didebuli siamayiT warmoTqvamda xolme, Tumca verasgziT ver gavige, visa gulisxmobda am tituliT), _ Cemi ojaxis wevrebi im azrs adganan, rom mister mikoberma Tavi unda daanebos londons da asparezi Tavisi niWisTvis romelime provinciaSi ipovos. mister mikoberi didi niWis patronia, master koperfild! _ o rasakvirvelia! _ vupasuxe me. _ Cemi ojaxis wevrebi srulebiT safuZvlianad fiqroben, rom jentlmens misi niWiT SeuZlia Tavisi kariera sabaJo samsaxuriT moawyos. amitom aqedan gamosvlis Semdeg igi, Cemi ojaxis saerTo survilis dasakmayofileblad, maSinve unda moemzados samgzavrod da plimutSi gadasaxldes. me SeveCvie mikoberebs da srulebiT SeveTvise maT azrovnebasa da survilebs. maTi wasvlis Semdeg erTxel kidev gamomecvala bina, momanaxa axali xalxi da samudamod CavxSuliyavi am atmosferoSi. am fiqrebma isev gamiaxles guk\listkivili; isev Semrcxva Cemi Tavisa da bolos im daskvnamde mivedi, rom amgvari cxovreba CemTvis SeuZlebeli iyo. vin gamaTavisuflebda am garemoebidan? aravin! cxadad vxedavdi amas da vicodi, rom xsna mxolod Cenganve SeiZleboda mosuliyo. arasodes ada araferi ar gamigia Cemi maminacvlisa da mis mordstonis Sesaxeb. mxolod orjer Tu samjer miviRe blonderstonidan amanaTi dakerebuli sacvlebiT da masTan Cem saxelze iyo baraTi, sadac ewera, rom jem mordstoni mtkiced darwmunebulia, rom daviT koperfildi gulmodgined asrulebs Tavis saqmes da cdilobs, daimsaxuros mister kvinionis madlobao. es iyo da es. meore dRes Zalian aRelvebuli viyavi im axali azrebiT, romelic TavSi mitrialebdnen. mikoberebis ojaxi erTi kviriT dasaxlda im saxlSi, sadac me vcxovrobdi, am kviris bolos ki plimutSi unda wasuliyvnen. amgvarad, mTeli danarCeni dro, vidre mister da misis mikoberebi londonSi iyvnen, isev erT WerqveS vicxovre maTTan da marTali unda vTqva, didi siamovnebiT vatarebdiT am saRamoebs. me mgonia, bolos Cven Segviyvarda kidec erTmaneTi. ukanasknel kvira dRes mikoberebma gamosaTxovar sadilze dampatiJes. wina dRiT saCuqrebi vuyide or ufros mikobers: xis cxeni patara vilkins mikobers da vardisferkabiani dedofala _ mis das. meore dRes gavacile mTeli ojaxi diliJansamdis, romliTac isini plimutSi miemgzavrebodnen. _ mSvidobiT, Zvirfaso koperfild! _ miTxra misis mikoberma. _ mSvidobiT! bendieri iyaviT! Tu SemdgomSi gavigeb, rom Cemi mware bedi sasargeblo margalitad gamogadgaT, vityvi, rom uqmad ar micxovria. Tu bedma gamiRima (risi imedica maqvs), damijereT, vecdebi, gavakeTo rame Tqveni bednierebisaTvis.

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me mgonia, roca misis mikoberi avida imperialze, Semomxeda iqidan da dainaxa, Tu arsebiTad rogor sabralo, migdebuli bavSvi viyavi, _ tirili daiwyo. imitom mgonia es, rom misis mikoberma maniSna, avsuliyavi masTan imperialze, da mis saxeze davinaxe dedobrivi sinazis gamometyveleba. diax, man makoca ise, rogorc sakuTar Svils akocebda... Zlivs movaswari Camoxtoma da _ diliJansic daiZra. erTi wuTis Semdeg igi miimala, radganac kuTxes Seuxvia, da masTan erTad gaqra cxvirsaxocebic _ ukanaskneli salami mgzavrebisa. marto davrCi da wavCanCaldi `mordstonisa da grinbis~ kantoraSi, rom damewyo Cemi mosabezrebeli samuSao. magram gadavwyvite, aRar memuSava! ara, me gaqceva davapire. gadavwyvite, dameRwia rogorme Tavi londonidan, mepovna Cemi erTaderTi naTesavi, romelic dedamiwaze damrCenoda, da meambna misTvis mTeli Cemi mware ambavi! meambna misTvis, papidasaTvis, mis betsisTvis! rogor damebada es azri ar vici, oRond damebada Tu ara, Rrmad damijda TavSi da gulSi da mtkice gadawyvetilebad gadaiqca. srulebiT ar viyavi darwmunebuli, rom am saqmidan rame sikeTe gamovidoda, magram aRaraferi ar SeeZlo daeSala CemTvis am gegmis sisruleSi moyvana. radganac arc ki vicodi sad cxovrobda mis betsi, amitom mivwere pegotis uzarmazari werili da TiTqos gakvriT vekiTxebodi, xom ar ici papidas binadroba-meTqi, radgan melaparaknen erTi ledis Sesaxeb, romelic Zalian hgavs papidas xasiaTiT da ama da am qalaqSi cxovrobso (qalaqi davwere pirveli, romelic momxvda), da viTomc amitom mainteresebda gamego, papidaze xom ar iyo laparaki. amave werilSi vwerdi pegotis, rom Zalian mWirdeba naxevari ginea, da Tu SegiZlia, masesxe es Tanxa; valis dabrunebisas agixsni, risTvis damWirda es fuli. pegotim ar damigviana pasuxi, da misi werili, rogorc yovelTvis, savse iyo siyvarulisa da erTgulebis grZnobiT. man gamomigzavna naxevari ginea. mis betsi, mwerda pegoti, cxovrobs sadRac duvrSi, oRond ar vici, TviT qalaqSi cxovrobs igi, Tu romelime midamoSi, rogorc, magaliTad, haiTSi, sandgetSi an foslstonSio. arc es iyo Zneli saqme: erTma Cveni sawyobis muSam amixsna, rom yvela es adgili erTimeoris gverdiT ariso. Cems ganzraxvas saidumlod vinaxavdi da gadavwyvite, kviris bolos sisruleSi momeyvana igi. dadga SabaTi saRamo da masTan erTad Sewyda yovelkvireuli muSaoba `mordstonisa da grinbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi. Cemi amxanagebi, tipis meTaurobiT, wavidnen kantoraSi jamagiris misaRebad. me ganze gavixme mik uokeri da wavCurCule, gadaeca mister kvinionisaTvis, rom wavedi axal binaze gadasasvlelad; Semdeg RamemSvidobisa vusurve `kartofilas~ da gavedi karebSi, rom arasodes aRar davbrunebuliyavi `mordsonisa da grinbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi. Cemi Cemodani Zvel binaze iyo. winaTve davwere misTvis misamarTi: `duvris diliJansebis kantoraSi, gadaeces moTxovnilebisamebr master daviTs~. es baraTi jibeSi medo da mindoda zed mimekra, roca Cemodans binidan gamovitandi. axla saWiro iyo iseTi adamianis Sovna, romelic miSvelida mis fostaSi waRebas. blekfraieris gzaze, obeliskTan, idga carieli patara viris orTvala, romelSiac zorba ymayvili biWi ijda. igi gamvlelgamomvlelebs aTvalierebda, rogorc Canda, umiznod. _ me minda dagiqiraoT, _ vuTxari da orTvalasTan gavCerdi. _ risTvis?
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_ Cemodnis wasaRebad. Cemi Cemodani fostis kantoraSi unda waiRoT eqvs pensad. _ mere, sadac cxovrob? vuTxari Cemi misamarTi, da aylayudam Cemi binisaken miabruna viri. Seviyvane igi oTaxSi, romlis datovebasac vapirebdi. Cemodani dauyovnebliv gamoitana da orTvalaSi moaTavsa. me ar mindoda misamarTis dakvra Cemodanze, sanam binidan ar gamovitandi, radgan meSinoda, rom saxlis patronebi mixvdebodnen Cems ganzraxvas; amitom vTxove meetles, garjiliyo da SeCerebuliyo erTi wuTiT, roca miaRwevda savalo cixis yru kedels. rogorc ki es sityvebi wamomcda enidan, aylayudam ise gaaWena Tavisi viri, TiTqos is, Cemi Cemodanic da viric gagiJebuliyvnen. sirbiliT mivedi da Zlivs davewie daniSnul alagas. roca jibidan baraTs viRebdi, siCqarisagan Cemi naxevari ginea miwaze damivarda da aRebisas igi uneburad pirSi Cavide. Semdeg akankalebuli xeliT mivakari baraTi Cemodans. rogorc ki es operacia gavaTave, aylayudam Zlieri xeli nikapSi gamartya; fuli gamomvarda piridan _ da erT wuTSi mis xelSi gaCnda. _ ehe! _ Tqva ymawvilma da kiserSi wamavlo xeli. _ aq, mgoni, policiis suni trialebs! Sen, rogorc Cans, sxvisi saqoneli giSovnia, Cemo kargo! aba, erTi policiaSi wamomyevi! _ damanebeT Tavi! _ Sevyvire SeSinebuma. _ momeciT Cemi fuli! _ wamodi jer policiaSi, iq gaarCeven! _ momeciT Cemi Cemodani da fuli! damexseniT1 _ vyvirodi da Tan cxare cremlebiT vtirodi. magram aylayuda policiiT maSinebda, Tan viris orTvalasken mimaTrevda. dajda cems Cemodanze, gahqusla da Tan yviroda, rom policia gamiswordeba. me gamovudeqi da mivrbodi rac Zala da Rone mqoda. vixrCobodi mRelvarebisa da daRlilobisagan, ar SemeZlo dameZaxa visTvisme saSvelad da verc vbedavdi dayvirebas. amgvarad naxevari mili mainc gavirbine da da am dros ocjer mainc viyavi gansacdelSi, rom an gamWyletnen da an gamsresdnen. xandaxan srulebiT mekargeboda Tvalidan usindiso aylayuda da misi orTvala; xandaxan ki SoriT moCanda misi qudi. aq meetle mirtyamda Solts, iq talaxSi vvardebodi, vdgebodi, isev mivrbodi, vawydebodi mgzavrebs, vecemodi, vexeTqebodi farnis boZs, da Semdeg isev mivrbodi gamwarebuli. bolos, Ronemixdils, momeCvena, rom naxvari londonis mosaxleoba ukan momdevda, da Tavi davanebe am aylayudas devnas, Cemi fuli da Cemodani rom gaitaca. dae irbinos, sadac surs, ramdenic surs, Tundac qveynis bolomde! roca sulis mosaTqmelad SevCerdi, SevniSne, rom grinviCis mimarTulebiT mivrbodi, sadac, rogorc vicodi, duvris gza midioda. cxare cremlebi gadmomcvivda, roca movisazre, rom motyuebuli da gaqurduli davrCi. magram ra gaewyoboda! cremlebiT saqmes ver vuSvelidi. rogorc ambobda misis mikoberi. neli da gaubedavi nabijiT wavCanCaldi win, papidaCemis ucnobi binisaken, mis betsisaken, romelic, ueWvelia, am dros ufro nakleb fiqrobda Cemze, vidre im Rames, rodesac misi sulis simSvide davarRvie Cemi dabadebiT.

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Cemi gadawyvetilebis Sedegebi ukve daRamda da Cems yurebSi gaisma didi saaTis zaris xma, romelmac aTi dareka, magram, miuxedavad im didi ubedurebisa, romelic Tavs damatyda, yvelaze naklebad vfiqrobdi ukan dabrunebaze; ar davbrundebodi aras SemTxvevaSi, Tundac Cemi yofiliyo dafaruli. imis fiqrSi, Tu sad gameTia Rame, bendieri azri momivida, romlis sisruleSi moyvanas imwuTSive Sevudeqi. gadavwyvite, Rame gameTia Cemi Zveli pansionis kedelTan, ganmartoebul kuTxeSi, sadac yovelTvis Tivis bululi idga. daRliloba ukve mereoda da uzomod datanjuli viyavi, rodesac, bolos, am dRis vai-vaglaxis Semdeg blokgiTis velze mivCanCaldi. Ramis wyvdiadSi Zalian saZnelo iyo salemis saswavleblis povna, magram mainc vipove igi da masTan erTad vipovne kuTxeSi Tivis bululic. me daviZine ise, rogorc, ueWvelia, iZineben mravalni devnilni, romelTac cxvirwin karebs uketaven. damesizmra, TiTqos vwevar Cems loginSi, salemis saswavleblis dortuarSi da raRac ambavs vuambob bavSvebs, romlebibic gars Semomxvevian, magram me ki ar viweqi, aramed wamovmjdariyavi da stirfordis saxli enaze madga, rodesac uecrad gamomeRviZa da Sevxede auarebel varskvlavebs, romelnic Tavs damcimcimebdnen. gamouTqmelma, ucnaurma grZnobam amitana, rodesac bundovnad movisazre da movigone, sad da rad viyavi aq udroo dros. SeSinebuli da SemkrTali wamovxti da ramdenime nabiji gadavdgi win, magram varskvlavebis sustma cimcimma da alionis mkrTalma naTelma gons momiyvana da ukan davbrundi. davweqi da isev daviZine. amjerze mxolod is damesizmra, rom Zalian cioda da vkankalebdi, sanam mzis pirvelma sxivebma ar gamaTbes. magram, ai, gaisma salemis saswavleblis gasaRviZebeli zaris xma, da mec gamomeRviZa. imedi rom mqonoda, stirfordi, rogorme mexelTna dro da calke menaxa igi; magram vicodi, rom am axalgazrda jentlmens ukve didi xniT adre Tavi unda daenebebina salemis saswavleblisaTvis. tredelsi, ueWvelia, jer isev aq iyo, magram mas ver mivandobdi Cems saidumlos, Tumca vicodi misi keTili gulis ambavi, romelic yovelTvis mzad iyo daxmarebisaTvis. amgvarad, im dros, rodesac mister kriklis mowafeebma gaiRviZes, me Semovuare saswavleblis kedels da gavedi duvris did gzaze. uwin xSirad vseirnobdiT am gzaze swavlisagan Tavisufal dros; rogor warmovidgendi, rom odesme me, rogorc usaxlkaro mgzavrs, momixdeboda am gziT xetiali? am kvira dRes gaviare daaxloebiT ocdasami mili, gaviare didi siZneliT, radgan Cveuli ar viyavi amgvar mogzaurobas. maxsovs, rogor mivdiodi roCesterSi xidze saRamo Jams. duqanSi nayidi puris naWeri Seadgenda mTel Cems vaxSams. ori Tu sami saxli warweriT: `sastumro mgzavrTaTvis~ did sacdurs warmadgenda CemTvis, magram meSinoda, aq damexarjna Cemi ukanaskneli pensebi da kidev ufro meSinoda im saeWvo mawanwalebisa, romelic gzaSi mxvdebodnen. gadavwyvite, isev cisqveS gameTia Rame. ukve Sebindebuli iyo, rodesac didi siZneliT Zlivs mivaRwies Cetemss. Ramis wyvdiadSi igi sazarel suraTs warmoadgenda, Tavisi asawevi xidebiTa da uanZo gemebiT WuWyian mdinareze. avuxvie yazarmebs da mivaRwie batareas, sadac Ramis siCumeSi win da ukan guSagi dadioda. swored aq, zarbaznis gverdiT movewyve; male dameZina Zalian magrad da dilamde aRarafers ar Sevuwuxebivar.

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gaRviZebisas saSineli tkivilebi vigrZeni mTels tanSi da metadre fexebSi; me gamaRviZa naRarisa da movarjiSe jariskacebis fexis xmam, romelTac TiTqos azrad hqondaT, yoveli mxridan alya SemoertyaT CemTvis. avdeqi da Zlivs wavCanCaldi grZeli, viwro quCiT; cxadi iyo, Cemi es mgzavroba metad moklevadiani da mciremanZiliani iqneboda. gadavwyvite, Semesvena aqve, rom Zal-Rone momekriba momavali mgzavrobisaTvis. upirvelesad yovlisa, Cemi kurtakis gayidva davapire da imwamsve gavixade igi, ro mesinja _ SesaZlebeli iyo Tu ara uimisod arseboba. cdam damanaxva, rom SesaZlebeli iyo. iRliaSi amovide kurtaki da Tvaliereba davuwye duqnebs, sadac SeiZleboda mimemarTa Cemi saqonlis gasayidad. duqani bevri iyo. Sekerili tanisamosis gamyidvlebi, romelnic arc ise cotani iyvnen, umetesad TavianTi maRziebis karebTan idgnen da erTmaneTs elaparakebodnen; magram radgan maRaziebSi umTavresad ocifrebis mundirebi da epilotebi moCanda, didxans davyialobdi am jentlmenebs Soris da savaWroebis brwyinvalebiT SeSinebuli, ver vbedavdi Cemi saqonlis Cvenebas. amgvari moridebis gamo veZebdi duqnebs, sadac mezRvaurebis Zvel tanisamoss yiddnen, da bolos vipove swored aseTi duqani aSmorebuli Sesaxvevis kuTxeSi, romelic WinWriT iyo savse. am dabals, SexuTulsa da WuWyian duqanSi, romelsac ufro abnelebda, vidre anaTebda pawawina WuWrutana, Camofarebuli daglejili ZoZebiT, gulisfancqaliT Cavedi WuWyiani da ayrolebuli kibiT, romelzedac binZuri wyalic gadmoesxaT. am Semzaravi bunagis ukana mxridan gamoZvra maxinji beberi, gareuli katis eSmakuri TvalebiT da jagris msgavsi wverebiT, romelic mTel naxevar saxes ufaravda. igi xmaamouReblad mwvda TmebSi da kedels mimaxala. _ oh, ra ginda? oh, Tvalebi damidges, ra ginda Cemgan? oh, agiskdes miwa da Tan Cagitanos! da man ise sazarlad daabriala Tvalebi, rom kinaRam ar gadmouvarda budidan. _ me movedi, rom gkiTxoT, ser, xom ar inebebT iyidoT Cemi kurtaki? _ vuTxari mTlad akankalebulma. _ oh, maS momeci eg Seni kurtaki! _ daiwivla beberma. _ oh, damewvas guli, maCvene Seni kurtaki! oh! gamiskdes RviZli, maCvene Seni kurtaki! am sityvebiT Tavi daaneba Cems Tmebs da saTvale miido awiTlebul Tvalebze. _ oh, damidges Tvalebi, ramdens Txoulob Sens kurtakSi? _ naxevar kronas, ser, _ vupasuxe da Tan isev vTrTodi. _ oh, ara, ara, ara! gamiskdes RviZli! ra moigone? ara, ara, ara, damidges Tvalebi! xom ar aiReb Tvramet penss? burrr, burrrri-gurrri! am sityvebTan mas Tvalebi mTlad Sublis gadaRma ekargeboda da misi xma, warmoudgenlad saSineli, magonebda Tavawyvetili qariSxlis qrolas, romelic dabali toniT iwyeba, TandaTan iwevs maRla da uecrad Sewydeba, _ sxva Sedarebas ver movunaxav. _ Zalian kargi, ser, mzad var dagiTmoT Tvramet pensad, _ vuTxari me, rom rogorme gaeTavebina es ubeduri vaWroba. _ oh, daikarge am duqnidan! _ damiyvira beberma da kurtaki xelidan gamomglija. _ gaeTrie gareT, saZagelo aramzadav! oh, damidges Tvalebi, daikarge, sanam mogxvdebodes! gurri-burri, nu mTxov fuls! samagierod aiRe rame _ brrr!

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arasodes Cems sicocxleSi ar SemSinebia im zomamde, rogorc maSin, magram mainc wynarad vuTxari, rom fuli Zalian mWirdeba da amitom Tanaxma ara var, sxva raime aviRo kurtakis magivrad-meTqi. me gamovedi gareT da davjeqi CrdilSi duqnis win. gaiara ramdenime saaTma; Crdilo mzis Suqma da mzis Suqi _ isev Crdilma. me isev vijeqi da fuls velodi. beberi ramdenjerme gamovida Tavisi bunagidan da mTxova gacvlaze davTanxmebuliyav. mas gamohqonda xan ankesi, xan violino, xan qudi, xan fleita, magram ar avyevi mis cduneba; ganvagrZobdi karebTan jdomas da cremliT vTxovdi Cemi kurtakis fuls. bolos man daiwyo fulis gamotana naxevar-naxevari pensianebiT da am gasworebam ori saaTi gastana. _ oh, damidges Tvalebi! _ daiyvira man bolos, roca didi xnis siCumis Semdeg gamohyo Tavi bunagidan. _ waeTrevi Tu ara aqedan, ori pensi rom mogce lawirako? _ ar SemiZlia! maSin SimSiliT sikvdili momelis, _ vupasuxe me. _ oh, dameglijos nawlavebi! sam penss xom ar dasjerdebi? aiRe da daikarge! _ me didi xani wavidodi, rom SemeZlos, maram Zalian miWirs fuli. _ aba, aramzadav! _ daiyvira man bolos. _ geyofa oTxi pensi: aiRe da momwydi Tavidan! srulebiT datanjuli am vaWrobiT, bolos davTanxmdi oTx pensze, mTrTolvare xeliT gamovarTvi fuli mxecuri TaTidan da mzis Casvlisas movSordi duqans. wyurvili da SimSili saSinlad mtanjavda, amitom davxarje sami pensi pursa da rZeze da cotaTi Sevmagrdi. am dRis ganmavlobaSi mxolod Svidi miliT waviwie win. RamiT wyaros wyalSi davibane daavadebuli fexebi, Semoviwye zed axali foTlebi da cis qveS, Tvis bululTan movewyve dasasveneblad. roca meore dRes diliT gzas gavudeqi, vnaxe, rom Cemi gza gadioda xilis baRebsa da bostnebze da sviis plantaciebze. zafxuli miwuruli iyo; bRebSi mwife vaSlebi moCanda da zogan ukve agrovebdnen yviTel svias. am dRis ganmavlobaSi TiTqmis yovel fexis gadadgmaze mxvdebodnen metad saeWvo mawanwalebi, romelnic warmoudgenel SiSsa mgvridnen. es SiSi aqamdisac ki cocxalia Cems gulSi. zogierT maTgani mainc namdvil sisxlismsmel yaCaRis STabeWdilebas axdenda. Cems danaxvaze isini SeCerdebodnen xolme da Tavisken mixmobdnen, magram roca me mivrbodi SeSinebuli, ukanidan qvebs mesrodnen. bolos mivaRwie duvris udabur midamos da srulma sasowarkveTilebam amitana, roca daglejili perangiTa da fexsacmelebiT momixda siaruli ucxo qalaqSi. pirveli SekiTxvebiT papidas Sesaxeb menaveebs mivmarTe da miviRe maTgan aTasnairi, magram metad aradamakmayofilebeli pasuxi. erTma miTxra, rom papidaCemma gahqusla cecxlovan mxares, mzis kunZulze da bakenbardebi Seitrusao; meorem _ rom is dasaxlda pabSi navsadgurs iqiT da stumrebs iRebs bindisas, zRvis miqcevasa da moqcevas Suao; mesamem miTxra, rom papidaCemi cixeSi Casves bavSvebis motacebis gamo; meoTxem daumata, rom igi ukanasknel qariSxlis dros, Weqa-quxilSi buxris mils ahyva da yvelam dainaxa, rogor Seajda cocxs da maRla RrublebSi afrindao. menaveebis Semdeg meetleebs mivmarTe; isini iseTive oxunjebi gamodgnen, da me SevniSne wyeniT, rom arc eri maTgani araviTar pativs ara scemda mis betsis. amgvarad, adgilze misvlisas uares mdgomareobaSi Cavvardi, vidre Cemi mawanwalobis dros. fuli gamomelia, gasayidi aRara
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damrCa-ra. saSinels SimSils, wyurvilsa da daRlilobas vgrZnobdi. Cemi saboloo mizani iseve Sors iyo Cemgan, rogorc londonidan gamosvlis dros, Tu ufro Sors ara. mTeli dila movundi am usargeblo Ziebas da kiTxvebs. bolos dauZlurebuli da sasowarkveTilebamde misuli davjeqi sabazro moednis axlos, romeliRac daketili duqnis karebTan da daviwye fiqri, Tu saiT wavsuliyavi. am dros mimaval meetles Culi Camouvarda. rodesac aviRe igi qvafenilidan da mivawode, SevniSne, rom meetles keTili saxe hqonda, da gadavwyvite mekiTxa, xom ar icis, sada cxovrobs mis trotvudi. _ mis trotvudi... moiTmineT... mgonia, me vicnob am ledis, _ miTxra meetlem, _ xom moxucia? _ diax, ser. _ da dadis swored, maRla TavaRebuli? _ dia, diax, es usaTuod is unda iyos _ mas yovelTvis CanTa uWiravs xelSi da SexedulebiT mkacria? CqarCqara laparakobs da yvelas uwyreba? guli amiTamaSda sixarulisagan, rodesac gavige papidas Tvisebebis amgvari dawvrilebiTi aRwera. _ maS, ai, Cemo kargo, _ ganagrZo meetlem da SoltiT mimiTiTa win, qalaqis zRvis pirs nawilisaken, _ wadiT sul pirdapir da ager iq, marjvniv, SesaxvevSi gadiT. zRvis piras dainaxavT ramdenime lamaz saxls da iq, ueWvelia, getyvian, sad cxovrobs mis trotvudi. oRond ara mgonia, rom miiRoT rame misgan. ai, peni, Cemo kargo. me didi madlobiT mivire es fuli da imwamsve puri viyide. rodesac puri SevWame, wavedi im mimarTulebiT, romelic meetlem maniSna. bolos, xangrZlivi siarulis Semdeg, Cems win gamoCnda zRvis piri, lamazi patara saxlebiT. Sevedi sawvrilmano duqanSi da vkiTxe: xom ver metyvian, sada cxovrobs aq mis trotvudi? am kiTxviT mivarTe meduqnes, romelic daxls ukan idga da brinjs uwonida ymawvil qals; magram am qalma warmodgina, rom es kiTxva Titqos mas miveci, swrafad momibrunda da miTxra: _ Tqven Cems diasaxlisTan midixarT, ymawvilo? rad gindaT? _ saqme maqvs masTan. _ ese igi, Tqven mowyaleba gindaT sTxovoT mas? _ o, ara, ara! _ swrafad vupasuxe me, magram imwamsve gavifiqre, rom Cems misvlas ar SeeZlo hqonoda sxva mizani. gavwiTldi da Tavi CavRune. am dros papidaCemis moaxlem aavso brinjiT patara kalaTa, gavida duqnidan da miTxra, rom SemiZlia gavyve mas, Tu minda gavigo, sad cxovrobs mis trotvudi. gavyevi am ymawvil qals da male mivediT sufTa da lamaz patara saxlTan, TaRiani fanjrebi rom hqonda. am agarakis win, oTxkuTxed moedanze, mSvenieri yvavilnari iyo gaSenebuli. _ mis trotvudi aq cxovrobs, ymawvilo, _ miTxra ymawvilma qalma. _ axla ise moiqeciT, rogorca gsurdeT. sxva saTqmeli ara maqvs-ra. am sityvebTan erTad igi swrafad Sevida WiSkarSi, TiTqos undoda Tavidan aecilebina pasuxisgeba Cemi moulodneli misvlisaTvis. me davrCi baRCasTan da uimedod Sevyurebdi Sua fanjaras, romelic, ueWvelia, sastumro oTaxs ekuTvnoda. fanjaras farda hqonda Camofarebuli; SevniSne patara mrgvali magida da mis win didi savarZeli, romelSic, ueWvelia, sadils mere mosveneba uyvarda papidaCems. fexsacmelebi saSinel mdgomareobaSi mqonda. Zirebi ramdenime alagas iyo gaxeuli, zeda pirebi ki ise daiZonZa, rom yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo maTi pirvandeli formis gamocnoba. qudi, romesac Ramec ar vixdidi, im
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zomamde daiWmuWna da daisrisa, rom Zvel qvabs ufro hgavda, vidre Tavsaxuravs. perangi da sarvali, mosvrili talaxiT, siliTa da balaxiT, romelzedac RamRamobiT vegde, ZonZebad iyo qceuli, da me namdvil safrTxobelas warmovadgendi, gadmodgmuls papidas baRCaSi, frinvelis dasaSineblad. ramdenime xnis Semdeg im daskvnamde mivedi, rom papida ar iyo sastumroSi, radgan aq sruli siwynare da siCume sufevda. maRla avixede; erTi fanjris win, meore sarTulSi, viRac jentlmeni idga gulkeTili gamometyvelebiT, WaRara TmiTa da vardisferi loyebiT. man Semomxeda, Tvali Camikra, ramdenjerme Tavi daiqnia, gamiRima da moSorda fanjaras. gaocebulma am WaRara jentlmenis naxviT da misi ucnauri manWviT, ukve davapire movSorebodi iqaurobas, mivmaluliyav sadme kunWulSi da Tavisuflad momefiqrebina Cemi moqmedebis gegma, rodesac, uecrad, saxlidan gamovida xnieri ledi TavsafriT, romelic kideebze bafTebiT iyo Sekruli, da xelTaTmanebiT, romelTac saTiTeebi waWrili hqonda. qamarze mas didi Canta ekida, rogorc gadasaxadTa amkrefs, da xelSi baRis dana eWira. am adamianSi pirvel Sexedvisas umal mis betsi vicani; igi imave amayi nabijiT modioda, rogoriTac dedaCemis aRweriT vicodi, roca blonderstois saxlSi movida. _ gaswi aqedan! _ Tqva mis betsim da Tavi gaiqnia, _ gaswi aqedan! aq biWebs araviTari saqme ara aqvT! me vucqerdi mas gulisZgeriT da vgrZnobdi, rom sunTqva mekvroda. papida mivida baRCis kuTxeSi da raRac Zirs dauwyo Txra. sasowarkveTilebamde misuli, mivuaxlovdi fexis TiTebze, SevCerdi mis gverdiT da odnav Sevexe mis kabas. _ neba miboZeT, qalbatono... _ daviwye me. papida SekrTa da mkacrad Semomxeda. _ rao-o-! _ Sehyvira mis betsim warmoudgeneli gaocebiT. _ papida! _ rogor! _ SesZaxa mis betsim da am sityvebTan erTad Caikeca iqve, baRis bilikze, romelsac qviSa eyara. _ me daviT koperfildi var, blonderstonidan, sufoklidan. Tqven iyaviT Cvensas im Rames, rodesac me davibade, da naxeT Cemi sayvareli deda. igi gardaicvala. mis Semdeg me didi ubeduri var, qalbatono! me mimagdes, araferi ar maswavles da iseTi xeloba mimiCines, romelic ar Semefereboda. gadavwyvite Tavi damenebebina am xelobisaTvis da TqvenTan gamovqceuliyavi. gamqurdes londonidan gamosvlisTanave da didi wvalebT movdiodi. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi RamRamobiT balaxze meZina, cisqveS. am monologis gaTavebisas srulebiT davkarge ZalRone da mxolod Cems ZonZebze mivuTiTe, romelic Cemi tanjvis mowme iyo. amis Semdeg mware qviTini amivarda, daviRvare cremlebad, romelic TiTqmis mTeli kviris ganmavlobaSi damigrovda. yovelgvari grZnoba gamoixata papidas saxeze, garda gakvirvebisa, rodesac igi ijda baRis bilikze, qvisaze da daSterebiT Semomcqeroda. magram rodesac man Cemi mware qviTini gaigo, uecrad wamoxta saocari siswrafiT, wamavlo kiserSi xeli da wamaTria sastumro oTaxSi. aq man, upirveles yovlisa, bufeti gaaRo da gamoiRo iqidan ramdenime boTli sxvadasxva sasmeliT; Semdeg TiTo-TiTo wveTi yevla boTlidan Camasxa pirSi. rogorca Canda, sasmelebs ganurCevlad iRebda, radgan me vylapavdi anisulis wyals, anCousis wvens, salaTisTvis Sezavebul Zmas da sxva amisTananas, magram yvela am wamalma ver moaxdina mosalodneli gavlena.
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me uwindeburad mwared da gulamoskvniT vqviTinebdi. papidam damsva sofaze, momaxura Tavze Sali da fexqveS cxvirsaxoci gamiSala, ueWvelia, imisi SiSiT, rom xaliCa ar gamesvara. ase gaiara ramdenime wuTma. bolos papidam moaxles dauZaxa. _ jeneta! _ uTxra papidam, roca moaxle Semovida. adiT zeviT da moaxseneT mister diks, rom masTan molaparakeba msurs. me vijqei sofaze da ganZrevas ver vbedavdi. papidam xelebi zurgze daiwyo da morTo oTaxSi win da ukan siaruli. male oTaxSi Semovida is jentlmeni, romelmac meore sarTulis fanjridan SemniSna. _ mister dik! _ uTxra mas papidam. _ gTxovT, axla nu moisulelebT Tavs, radgan qveyanaze aravin aris Tqvenze Wkviani, Tu moisurvebT; Cven yvelam viciT es. maSasadame, srulebiT saWiro ara ris, rom Tqven sulelad gvaCvenoT Tavi. gagigiaT Tu ara Cemgan odesme daviT koperfildis Sesaxeb? gTxovT, nu miiRebT iseT saxes, TiTqos araferi ar gaxsovdeT, radgan Zalian kargad vici, rom Tqven mSvenieri mexsiereba gaqvT. _ daviT koperfildi? _ upasuxa mister dikma da Tan cdilobda, gaexsenebina es saxeli, romelsac, etyoboda, verc ise advilad igonebda. _ daviT koperfildi? diax, diax, Tqven giTqvamT imis Sesaxeb. _ Zalian kargi. maS ai, gTxovT, icodeT, rom es biWi misi Svilia. igi, rasakvirvelia, pirwavardnili mama iqneboda, ese rom ara hgavdes Tavis dedas. _ marTla? _ SesZaxa mister dikma. _ es misi Svilia? ese igi, daviTis Svili? _ da me unda mogaxsenoT, mister dik, _ ganagrZobda papida, _ rom es daviTis Svili gamoqceula! rogor mogewonaT es? ai, misi da ki, betsi trotvudi, igi arasodes ar gaiqceoda, es me vici. papidam daiqnia Tavi, darwmunebulma am ymawvili qalis yofaqcevaSi, romelc arasodes ar dabadebula amqveynad. _ maSasadame, axla Tqven hxedavT Tqvens win daviT koperfilds, da me minda gavigo Tqveni azri _ ra vuyo am bavSvs? _ ra uyoT Tqven am bavSvs? _ gaimeora mister dikma susti da gaubedavi xmiT. _ ra uyoT mas? mag bavSvs? _ diax, _ upasuxa papidam da saCvelebeli TiTi tuCebTan miitana, _ mardad, mister dik! me Tqvengan safuZvlian pasuxs moveli. _ ra rCevaa saWiro? me rom Tqvens adgilas viyo, _ upasuxa mister dikma da dakvirvebiT momaStera Tavisi Tvalebi, _ me rom Tqvens adgilas viyo, Tqvens adgilas viyo... vabanebdi mas! _ jeneta! _ uTxra papidam da swrafad miubrunda mas gamarjvebulis gamometyvelebiT, rac im dros gaugebari iyo CemTvis. _ mister dikma yvela Cveni safiqrebeli erTbaSad gamoarkvia. moamzadeT abazana. am laparakiT dainteresebuli, gumlodgined vaTvalierebdi papidas, mister diks da jenetas, radgan am mokle xnis ganmavlobaSi sakmarisad naTeli warmodgeba Semeqmna am moqmed pirebisa da moqmedebis adgilis Sesaxeb. mis betsi iyo maRali tanis ledi, mkacri, magram mainc sasiamovno saxis nakvTebiT. mis saxeSi, siarulSi, xmasa da Tavis daWeraSi iyo raRac simtkicis ieri, romlis gamo CemTvis gasagebi gaxda is STabeWdileba, romelic man sabralo dedaCemze moaxdina; magram miuxedavad mkacri gamometyvelebisa, mis betsis saxis nakvTebi swori da TiTqmis mSvenieric ki iyo misi wlovanebisaTvis. metadre gamaoca misi Tvalebis cocxalma
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gamometyvelebam. mis WaRara, Suaze gayofil Tmas hfaravda qvrivis Tavsafari, romelic nikapTan ori lentiT hqonda Sekruli. papidas sufTa da faqizi nacrisferi kaba ise iyo Sekerili, rom araferSi ar uSlida moZraobas. maSin ise meCvena, TiTqos es kaba cxenosnobisaTvis iyo momzadebuli. magram SemdegSi gavige, rom papida arasodes ar mjdariyo cxenze. mister dikis Sesaxeb ukve iyo naTqvami, rom mas WaRara Tmebi da dabrawuli loyebi hqonda. amiT SeiZleboda kidec gagveTavebina mister dikis aRwera, misi Tavi rom mudam dabla daxrili ar yofiliyo, rac moxucebulobisagan ar mosdioda. mis didron, nacrisfer TvalebSi mudam raRac bavSvuri siamovneba gamosWvioda, rodesac ki papida daiwyebda mis qebas. yvela am garemoebam, imis morcxv da gaubedav moqmedebasTan erTad im daskvnamde mimiyvana, rom es jentlmeni cotaTi Wkuaze iyo Semcdari. magram Tu ase iyo, raRad cxovrobda igi papidasTan? mister dikis tanisamosi arafriT ar ganirCeoda yvela wesieri jentlmenis tamisamosisagan: mas ecva nacrisferi dilis serTuki, TeTri Jileti da TeTri Sarvali. yelze saaTis Zewkvi ekida. serTukis erT jibeSi fuli eyara da mister diki yovel wuTs aCxarunebda mas. jeneta iyo mSvenieri ymawvili qali, daaxloebiT cxrameti wlisa, da mTeli misi arseba warmoadgenda sisufTavis srul nimuSs. oTaxi iseTive sufTa da faqizi iyo, rogorc papida da jeneta. roca am wuTSi vigoneb mas, davde Cemi kalami da myisve vigrZeni zRvisa da yvavilebis surneleba. me isev davinaxe Zveleburi wiTeli xis aveji gabrwyinebuli da gakrialebuli, papidas sakuTari savarZeli, mrgvali magida Tejiris ukan, veneciur fanjarasTan, sparsuli xalliCa iatakze, kata, kriala sayave, ori iadoni, faifuris finjnebi, Caidani, punSis jami gamxmari vardis furclebiT da karada boTlebiT da grafinebiT. jeneta gavida abazanis mosamzadeblad da papida Seudga Cems kvebas sakuTari xeliT. Cems gancvifrebas sazRvari ar hqonda, roca igi uecrad wamoxta savarZlidan, daagdo kovzi, gasworda welSi da aRSfoTebulma Sehyvira: _ jeneta! virebi! _ Tvalis daxamxamebaSi jeneta gavarda WiSkarSi, patara mindorze, saxlis win, staca xeli aRvirSi or virs, romlebzedac ori ledi ijda, da gaaTria isini am mindoris sazRvars iqiT. papida am dros gamwarebuli gavarda WiSkarSi da swvda aRvirSi mesame virs, romelzedac biWi ijda; man ukuRma miabruna viri da ori magari sila stkica ubedur biWs, romelmac gabeda am nakrZal adgilze Semosvla. aqamdis ar vici, ra ufleba hqonda mis betsis am mwvane mindorze misi saxlis win, ase iyo Tu ise, erTaderTi Seuracxyofa, romelic aucilebel SurisZiebas moiTxovda, es iyo virebis Semosvla am akrZalul sazRvars aqeT. ra saqmeSic ar unda yofliyo garTuli mis betsi, rogori saintereso baasic ar unda hqonoda sastumro oTaxSi, viri imwamsve arRvevda mis azrTa msvlelobas, da gaSmagebiT mivardeboda xolme Tavis mters. wyliT savse WurWeli yovelTvis mzad hqonda farul alagas _ mtris Semosevis molodinSi, talanSi, karebs ukan, wvetiani joxebi iyo damaluli. sanam abazanas moamzadebdnen, es aliaqoTi samjer atyda da papidam gansakuTrebiT isaxela Tavi ukanasknelad, rodesac erTs TxuTmeti wlis wiTur biWTan mouxda brZola. man miaWylita sabralo biWi karebs da sakuTari xeliT waswvda wiTel TmaSi, sanam ubeduri biWi mixvdeboda, rad da risTvis scemdnen.
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roca vibane, papidam da jenetam Camacves mister dikis perangi da Sarvali da ori Tu sami Sali Semomaxvies. ar vici, ras vgavdi am morTulobaSi, oRond mTel tanSi sasiamovno siTbom damiara. mivweqi sofaze da maSinve dameZina. ar vici, cxadi iyo es, Tu sizmari, oRond meCvena, TiTqos papida didxans idga Cems TavTan daxrili da Tmas mivarcxnida. drogamoSvebiT mesmoda sityvebi: `sabralo bavSvi!~ magram rodesac gaviRviZe da Tvalebi gavaxile, papida ijda savarZelSi fanjarasTan da zRvas gahyurebda. papidas brZanebis Tanaxmad, mister diks yuradRebiT unda moesmina mTeli Cemi Tavgadasavali. me vuambe yveaferi, rogorc SemeZlo, da dawvrilebiT vupasuxe yvela kiTxvaze. am moTxrobis ganmavlobaSi papida Tvals ar aSorebda mister diks da yovelvis, roca ki saxeze Rimili gadauvlida an daimanWeboda, papida warbebs Seikravda da mkacrad SeaCerebda xolme. amgvari gafrTxileba aucilebeli iyo, radgan sxvagvarad mister diki tkbil Zils miecemoda. _ gaugebaria! _ warmoTqva bolos mis betsim. _ rad esaWiroeboda im ubedur bavSvs meored gaTxoveba! ver gamigia! igi rom ufro Wkviani yofiliyo, _ ganagrZobda papida, _ iseTi Svili eyoleboda, romlisTanac cotaa qveynaze. ra iqna, me Tqven gekiTxebiT, misi da, betsi trotvudi? Tqven metyviT, rom igi arc dabadebula? sisulelea! gTxovT, nu metyviT magas! mister diks, rogorc etyoba, cota SeeSinda. _ is ar eyo, rom dahkarga is ubeduri betsi trotvudi, am bavSvis da! ara! _ modi, erTi kidev kidev gavTxovdebio! da isic visze? viRaca mordererze! (Murderer _ mkvleli). axla _ ra gamovida misi Svilisagan? jer miwas ar ascilebia, da ukve daexeteba, rogorc kaeni, da mosalodnelic iyo. mister diki damakvirda, TiTqos undoda Seemowmebina, ramdenad vgavdi kaens. amgvarma baasma saRamomde gastana. Cais Semdeg fanjarasTan davsxediT, ueWvelia, imisTvis, rom ukeTesad gvedevnebina Tvalyuri virebisaTvis. bindisas jenetam Semoitana sanTlebi, dadga saTamaSod nardi da fardebi CamouSva. _ axla yuradRebiT iyaviT, mister dik, _ uTxra papidam da axeddaxeda Tavis mosaubres, _ me minda mogceT erTi sakmarisad mniSnelovani kiTxva: SexedeT am bavSvs da miTxariT, ras uzamdiT Tqven axla mas? _ mas? daviTis Svils? e!. a!. ras uzamdiT Tqven, ese igi me... me mas davaZinebdi. _ jeneta! _ SesZaxa papidam imave sixaruliT, romelic me uwinac SevniSne. _ mister dikma xelad gadawyvita saWirboroto sakiTxi; Tu logini gaSlilia, Cven waviyvanT am bavSvs zeviT da loginSi CavawvenT. me mzrunvelobiT wamiyvanes zemo sarTulSi, rogorc tusaRi. papida win migviZRvoda, me mas mivdevdi; jeneta ukan mogvdevda. Cemi oTaxi, mxiaruli da myudro, gahyurebda zRvas, romelsac imwuTSi savse mTvare dahnaToda. didxans vijeqi fanjarasTan da vtkbebodi brwyinvale mnaTobis SuqiT, romelic zRvis siRrmeSi moCanda; momeCvena, TiTqos mTvaris sxivebSi, rogorc naTel wignSi, vkiTxulobdi Cemi cxovrebis momaval beds. Cems TavSi gaiara yvela im mivardnilma adgilma, sadac me cis qveS gavaTie Rameebi. Semdeg Tvalebi isev mivaCere mTvaris Severcxlil kvals, zRvas rom anaTebda, da fiqrebma gadamtyorcnes ocnebaTa da CvenebaTa samefoSi.
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Tavi meToTxmete papida zomebs iRebs meore dRes, diliT, tanT Cavicvi da sastumro oTaxSi Cavedi. mis betsi Rrma firqebSi garTuli, magidasTan ijda. igi xSir-xSirad miyuderebda iseTi ucnauri saxiT, TiTqos misi yuradRebis sagani naxevari kilometriT mainc iyo misgan daSorebuli. sauzmis gaTevis Semdeg Cafiqrebuli mieyrdno savarZlis zurgs, Seikra warebi, gulxeli daikrifa da iseTi daSterebiT damiwyo sinjva, rom srulebiT davibeni. Cemi darcxvenis dasafaravad axali energiiT Sevudeqi sauzmes, magram Zalian uxerxulad: dana yovel wuTs Cangalsa xvdeboda, pirTan mitanili loris naWrebi TefSze mivardeboda da ramdenjerme kinaRam CaiT ar davixrCve. _ momismine! _ miTxra bolos mis betsim, xangrZlivi siCumis Semdeg. mokrZalebiT aviRe Tavi da Sevxede Cemi naTesavis naTel Tvalebs. _ me werili mivwere Sens maminacvals. Sevatytyobine, rom CemTan gamoiqeci. _ maS Tqven... gindaT masTan damabrunoT? _ warmovTqvi borZikiT. _ ar vici, _ mipasuxa papidam, _ vnaxoT! _ o! ra meSveleba, _ SevZaxe me, _ Tu isev mister mordstonis xelSi momixdeba cxovreba! _ jer araferi ar vici. urigo ar iqneba, Tu zeviT airben da Cems magivrad mister diks dilamSvidobisas usurveb. uTxari, rom mainteresebs, ra mdgomareobaSia misi memuarebi. saCqarod avdeqi, rom sisruleSi momeyvana misi davaleba. mister diki, marTlac, muSaobaSi garTuli damxvda. igi werda uSvelebeli kalmiT da Tavi TiTqmis zed qaRaldze daedo. ise iyo garTli Tavis saqmeSi, rom srulebiT ver SeniSna Cemi Sesvla. oTaxis kuTxeSi davinaxe uzarmazari frani (qaRaldis mgrinavi gveli), mTeli xrova xelnawerebi, auarebeli kalmebi da aTiode didi melnis SuSa. bolos mister dikma SeniSna Cemi iq yofna. _ a! feb! _ miTxra man da kalami dado. _ rao? rogoria qveyniereba? iciT ra? _ daumata man da xma daidabla. _ me arc ki minda amaze laparaki. _ man yurSi wamCurCula: _ mTeli qveyana gadareulia, gadareuli, Cemo kargo, da msoflio _ sagiJeTia! es aRmoCena me mekuTvnis. _ aq man amoiRo burnuTi, usuna da mxiarulad gadaixarxara. ver gavbede pasuxis gacema mis ucnaur sityvebze da daveCqare papidas davaleba dagameca misTvis. _ Tqven swavlobdiT skolaSi? _ miTxra man. _ vswavlobdi, ser, _ vupasuxe me, _ magram mcire xans. _ gaxsovT, rodis mokveTes Tavi Carlz pirvels? _ mkiTxa didmniSvnelovnad da Cemi pasuxis Cawera daapira. _ Tu ar vcdebi, es moxda aTas eqvsas ormocdacxra wels. _ hm! _ Caaxvela mister dikma da kalmiT yuris Ziri moifxana. _ marTalia, ase weren wignebSi, magram yovlad SeuZlebelia, rom es ambavi ase adre momxdariyo! maS rogora xdeba, rom am pirs akuTvneben im azrebs, romelnic Cems TavSi trialeben?

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friad gamaoca am ucnaurma kiTxvam, magram uZluri viyavi gadameWra es amocana. _ sakvirvelia, metad sakvirvelia, _ ganagrZobda mister diki; igi naRvlianad dascqeroda Tavis xelnawers da xels isvamda Tavze. _ verasgziT ver gamovarkvie es sakiTxi. Tumca ara uSavs-ra! _ Tqva bolos da isev gamxnevda. _ dro sakmarisia. moikiTxeT mis trotvudi da gadaeciT, rom mSvenivrad vgrZnob Tavs. me davapire wasvla, magram man isev SemaCera da mkiTxa: _ rogor mogwonT es frani? _ mSvenieria, _ vpasuxob me. _ es Cemi gakeTebulia. rodisme erTad wavideT mindorSi da avafrinoT. mister dikis saxes keTili da gulubryvilo gamometyveleba hqonda, da misi garegnoba unebur pativiscemas iwvevda. me gaviRime, imanc gamiRima da Cven gulwrfel megobrebad gavSordiT erTmaneTs. _ aba! _ miTxra papidam, rodesac dabla Cavedi. _ rogor grZnobs Tavs mister diki? _ mister dikma mokiTxva SemogviTvalaT da mTxova gadmomeca TqvenTvis, rom srulebiT janmrTelad aris, _ vupasuxe me. _ ra azrisa xar mis Sesaxeb? _ mkiTxa mis betsim. raRac idumali grZnobis gamo, ar mindoda srulebiT gulaxdilad gamomeTqva Cemi azri da vupasuxe, rom mister diki, rogorca Cans, mSvenieri adamiania. magram papidas ver daakmayofilebdiT aseTi pasuxiT. man Tavi daaneba xelsaqmes, gulxeli daikrifa da miTxra: _ ai, Seni da, betsi trotvudi, arasodes aravis Sesaxeb ar damalavda Tavis azrs; Senc iyavi gulaxdili da miTxari ubralod, ras fiqrob mister dikis Sesaxeb? _ me, RmerTmani ar vici... miTxariT, papida... sruls gonebaze aris... mister diki? _ wavilaparake me, radgan vgrZnobdi Cemi mdgomareobis uxerxulobas. _ o, srulebiT! _ mipasuxa mis betsim. _ marTla? _ mTels qveyanaze ar aris adamiani, romelic ufro sruls gonebaze iyos, _ SeniSna papidam dabejiTebiT. me ar vicodi, ra mepasuxa, da moridebiT vuTxari: _ nuTu? _ igi giJad gamoacxades, _ miTxra papidam. _ me Cems movaleobad vTvli, yvelas vuambo misi ambavi, radgan ukve aTi welia, rac vsargeblob am jentlmenis sazogadoebiTa da brZnuli rCevebiT, im droidan, rac Senma dam betsi trotvudma molodini gamicrua, mister diki mudam CemTan cxovrobs. mTels qveyanaze ar aris arseba ufro wynari da gulkeTili. mere ra Wkviani! rogor keTilSobil rCevas iZleva mudam!. magram, samwuxarod, misi ambavi mxolod me vici. papidam tuCis akvriT gaiqnia Tavi imis fiqrSi, rom qveyanaze arsebobs xalxi, romelsac SeiZleba eWvi daebados mister dikis sruli gonebis Sesaxeb. _ mister diks hyavda da, _ ganagrZo papidam, _ keTili, mosiyvarule arseba, romelic mas suliTa da guliT uyvarda. saubedurod, es da ahyva sxva qalebis magaliTs da gaTxovda; misi qmaric ahyva sxva qmrebis magaliTs da Tavisi colis daRupvis mizezi gaxda. am ubedurebam iseTi saSineli gavlena iqonia mister dikis nervebze, rom igi avad gaxda cxelebiT, romelsac, rasakvirvelia, sigiJe ara hqvia. im dros igi jer ara
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cxovrobda CemTan. aqamdis am SemTxvevis mogoneba mudam did sevdas hgvris mas. xom araferi uTqvams SenTvis Carlz pirvelis Sesaxeb? _ rogor ara, miTxra. _ aki vicodi! _ Tqva mis betsim da cxviri moifxana iseTi saxiT, TiTqos ewyina es mabavi. _ mas Cveulebad aqvs alegoriuli, ese igi, gadakruli laparaki. misi azriT gamodis, rom Carlz pirvelis tanjvas uSualo kavSiri aqvs mis sakuTar avadmyofobasTan. iqneb igi marTalic aris! siZnele mxolod imaSia, rom amrigad gamoTqmuli azri yovelTvis ar moswons brbos, romelic xelis faTuriT siaruls aris daCveuli. es sakuTari gamocdilebiTac vici, da amitom vurCev mister diks, rom amoSalos es alegoriuli wvrilmani Tavis mogonebaTa wignidan. _ gana igi Tavisi cxovrebis mogonebasa wers? diax, _ mipasuxa papidam da isev cxviri moifxana. _ Zalian mwyins, rom mister diki aqamdis ver gaTavisuflda Tavisi alegoriuli laparakisa da werisagan; magram ara uSavs ra, dae, imuSaos. muSaoba misTvis aucilebelia. marTlac, SemdegSi, gavige, rom mister diki aTi welia, rac cdilobda amoegdo Tavisi nawarmoebidan Carlz pirvelis saxeli, magram yoveldRe aviwydeboda da isev ubrundeboda am sagans. bundovnad mivxvdi, rom pativcemuli papidaCemi, Tavisi eqscentruli moqcevisa da mkvaxe mopyrobis miuxedavad, didi piativiscemisa da sruli ndobis Rirsi iyo. am dRes, rogorc wina dResac, igi dauRalavad ebrZoda virebs da erTxel saSinlad gabrazda, rodesac viRac ymawvilma kacma fanjaraSi Semoixeda da Tvali Caukra jenetas. papidasTvis ar arsebobda amaze meti Seuracxyofa. is dro, romelmac gaiara papidas werilsa da mister mordstonis pasuxs Soris, CemTvis uaRresi wuxilisa da mRelvarebis xana iyo; magram, SeZlebisdagvarad, vcdilobdi, Semekavebina Cemi grZnobebi; Tavi mxiarulad meWira da vcdilobdi, mesiamovnebina papidisaTvis da mister dikisTvis. bolos movida werili, romelsac aseTi mouTmenobiT movelodiT. guli gamiskda, roca werilis wakiTxvis Semdeg, papidam gamomicxada, rom mister mordstoni TviTon, piradad, apirebs mobrZanebas mosalaparakeblad meore dReso. im dRes papida cotaTi ufro mkacri iyo, vidre yovelTvis, magram saxlSi ar SeminiSnavs araviTari mzadeba saSineli stumris misaRebad. papida fanjarasTan ijda xelsaqmiT, da TiTqmis ar movSorebivar mas. Rrma fiqrebSi wasuli, vcdilobdi, daaxloebiT mainc warmomedgina momavali stumrobis Sedegi. sadili gadadebuli iyo gamourkveveli vadiT, magram roca Zalian dagvianda, mis betsim ubrZana sufTa gaeSalaT. swored am dros atyda uecari aliaqoTi virebis gamo. gavixede fanjaraSi da gavocdi, rodesac davinaxe mis mordstoni. igi gviaxlovdeboda Cafiqrebuli poziT, swored papidas mindorze! _ gaswiT, gaswiT aqedan! _ daiyvira papidam da muStiT daemuqra fanjaraSi. _ aq araferia saTqveno! _ rogora bedavT sxvis miwaze siaruls? gaswiT, gaswiT! papida ise gaakvirva mis mordstonis daRvremilma simSvidem da gulgrilobam, rom erTi wuTiT igi uZravad darCa da Cveulebisamebr ar gavarda quCaSi joxiT xelSi. visargeble am wuTiT da davaCqare Semetyobinebina, vin iyo es utifari arseba, da amave dros avuxseni, rom jentlmeni, romelic cotaodeni moSorebiT mosdevda mas, iyo TviT mister mordstoni!

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_ ra Cemi saqmea, vinc ginda iyos! aravis mivcem Cemi miwis gaoxrebis nebas! ei, moSordiT mandedan! jeneta, gaagdeT! viri TavgamodebiT icavda Tavs oTxive fexiT, rodesac jeneta aRviriT mas ukan miaTrevda da mister mordstoni ki win mierekeboda. mis mordstoni qolgiTa scemda jenetas. quCis biWebi aRtacebiT Wyiodnen. _ me gavide, papida? _ vkiTxe aTrTolebuli xmiT. _ rada? aq darCiT, ser. am sityvebiT papidam xeli mkra kuTxisken da momadga savarZeli imrigad, rom Sig movemwyvdie, rogorc cixeSi an rogorc sasamarTloSi, mTavari veqilis kaTedrasTan. es pozicia mTeli am audienciis ganmavlobaSi mekava. mis da mister mordstoni Semovidnen. _ ah, maS es Tqven iyaviT! _ uTxra maT mis betsim, _ me ki swored mogaxsenoT, verasgziT ver warmovidgendi, rom es Tqvena xarT! Tumca sul erTia, aravis mivcem nebas iaros mwvaneze Cemi saxlis win. es Cemi wesia da aravisTvis ar vakeTeb gamonakliss. Tqven, Tu ara vcdebi, swored is mister mordstoni brZandebiT, romelmac SeirTo Cemi gansvenebuli Zmiswulis daviT koperfildis qvrivi? _ diax, qalbatono, me Tqveni naTesavi myavda colad. _ da Zalian cudad moiqeciT, rom SeirTeT, ser! sabralo bavSvi gacilebiT ufro bednieri iqneboda, Tavi rom dagenebebinaT misTvis. aseTia Cemi azri, ser. jeneta, sTxoveT mister diks, aq Camovides. mister dikis Camosvlamde papida ijda xmaamouReblad, welSi gamarTuli, da mrisxaned Sehyurebda kedlebs. roca kari gaiRo, man saCqarod gaacno mister diki Tavis stumrebs. _ mister diki, Cemi Zveli, erTguli megobari. mis azrsa da rCevas me savsebiT vendobi, _ daamTavra mis betsim gansakuTrebuli gamometyvelebiT da mkacrad Tvali gadaavlo mister diks. _ mis trotvud, _ daiwyo mister mordstonma, _ Tqveni werilis miRebis Semdeg saWirod davinaxe, samarTlianobis aRsadgenad da umTavresad ki _ Tqvendami pativiscemis niSnad... _ madlobas mogaxsenebT, _ uTxra papidam da Tan ar aSorebda Tavis gamWriax Tvalebs, _ Cems Sesaxeb nu SeswuxdebiT. _ me varCie piradad, miwer-moweris gareSe, gameca TqvenTvis pasuxi, miuxedavad im zogierTi uxerxulobisa, romelic Tavad sdevda am mgzavrobas, _ ganagrZobda mister mordstoni. _ es ubeduri biWi, mis trotvud, araerTxel yofila mizezi ojaxuri aliaqoTisa da usiamovnebisa, rogorc Cemi Seudarebeli meuRlis sicocxlis dros, ise misi gardacvalebis Semdeg. mas mudam emCneoda autaneli, Tavawyvetili xasiaTi da iseTi midrekilebani, romelTa gamo yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo fiqri raime lmobierebaze. me da Cemi da vcdilobdiT SeZlebisdagvarad gamogvesworebina misi naklovanebani, magram mTelma Cvenma cdam unatyofod Cagviara. saWirod davinaxe, piradad mecnobebina TqvenTvis yvela es samwuxaro ambavi, da Tqven darwmunebuli unda brZandebodeT, mis trotvud, rom Cven viqceviT miudgomlad, sindisisa da patiosnebis Tanaxmad. _ me, Cemis mxriv, zedmetad vTvli imis dadasturebas, rasac Cemi Zma laparakobs, _ warmoTqva mis mordstonma, _ Tumca gTxovT, miiRoT mxedvelobaSi, rom Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, daviT koperfildi usaZaglesi biWia qveyanaze.

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_ rac Seexeba misi aRzrdis sistemas, aq me, rogorc yvela sxva SemTxvevaSi, viqcevi Cemi sakuTari Sexedulebis Tanaxmad, _ daiwyo isev mister mordstonma, romlis saxe TandaTan iRrubleboda, rodesac misi Tvalebi hxvdebodnen mis betsis gamWriax Tvalebs. _ Tqveni gansvenebuli meuRle ubeduri bavSvi iyo, ser, moklebuli yovelgvar gamocdilebas, rac aucilebelia, metadre imisaTvis, visac iseT qmarTan uxdeba saqmis daWera, rogorc Tqven brZandebiT, ser, _ upasuxa papidam da Tan daJinebiT sinjavda mister mordstons. _ Tqveni coli gulubryvilo, ususuri bavSvi iyo, Tu gnebavT, rom mokled da naTlad movWra. kidev xom aras inebebT, SematyobinoT? _ me imisTvis movedi aq, rom Cems saxlSi waviyvano daviTi, _ waviyvano yovelgvari pirobebisa da SezRudvis gareSe. srulebiT movale ara var angariSi Cavabaro vismes da zedmetad vTvli raime pirobis micemas am bavSvis Sesaxeb. Tu Tqven, mis trotvud gadawyviteT _ am bavSvisa da Cems Soris CadgeT, es pozicia Tqven samudamod unda daikavoT. me ar vxumrob da aravis mivcem nebas, masxrad amigdos. me movedi aq pirvelad da ukanasknelad, im pirobiT, rom Tan waviyvano igi. mzad aris Tu ara wamosasvlelad? Tu mzad ar aris, icodeT, mis trotvud, rom Cemi saxlis karebi erTxel da samudamod iketeba misTvis, da Tqven kisrulobT gauRoT mas sakuTari saxlis karebi. papida didi yuradRebiT ismenda mis laparaks da, rogorc Canda, cdilobda, arc erTi sityva ar gamorCenoda. roca mister mordstonma daamTavra sitva, mis betsim gaunZrevlad gaixeda iqiT, sadac mis mordstoni ijda, da hkiTxa lakonurad: _ Tqven xom aRarafers brZanebT kidev? _ arafers, mis trotvud. upasuxa mis mordstonma. _ Cemma Zmam naTlad da dawvrilebiT gamoTqva yvelaferi, rac ki me SemeZlo gadmomeca TqvenTvis. _ axla unda gavigo, ras ityvis TviTon bavSvi, _ Tqva papidam da me momibrunda. _ mzada xar wahyve, daviT? me vupasuxe, rom ara, da vTxovdi papidas ar moveSorebine arc axla, arc Semdeg, arasodes! vuTxari, rom aravin iyo am qveynad Cemze ubeduri, rodesac mag xalxTan vcxovrobdi. magaT dedaCemic gaaubedures Cemi gulisTvis; pegotim kargad icis yovelive es. ar maxsovs, ra sityvebiT vambobdi yovelive amas, magram maxsovs, rogori simwriT vlaparakobdi. _ mister dik, _ uTxra papidam Tavis megobars, _ ra vuyo me am bavSvs? mister dikma ifiqra cota xans da Semdeg upasuxa gabrwyinebuli saxiT: _ moiwvieT mkeravi da axali tanisamosi SeukeroT! _ mister dik! _ uTxra gaxarebulma papidam. _ momeciT Tqveni xeli: Tqveni rCeva pirdapir daufasebelia. man magrad CamoarTva xeli mister diks da uTxra mister mordstons: _ Tqven SegiZliaT wabrZandeT, sadac gnebavT: bavSvi CemTan rCeba Tu igi marTlac iseTi cudia, rogorc Tqven amiwereT, vecdebi, imdeni mainc gavakeTo misTvis, ramdensac Tqven akeTebdiT. Tumca unda unda gagafrTxiloT, rom ar mjera arc erTi Tqveni naTqvami sityva. mSvidobiT, ser, _ daumata papidam, _ mSvidobiT, mis mordston! Tu Tqven erTxel kidev mogivaT azrad Cems mindorze gaseirneba, darwmunebuli brZandebodeT, rom mogaglejT Tavidan mag quds da fexiT gavTelav. adamiani mxatvari unda iyos, da amasTan geniosi mxatvari, _ rom SeiZlos swored gadmosces papidas saxe, roca igi am srulebiT
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moulodnel sentencias ambobda, _ da mis mordstonis saxe, roca igi ismenda amas. xmaamouReblad, mis mordstonma xeli misca Zmas. isini saCqarod gavidnen papidas saxlidan. TandaTan papidas gaexsna Subli da male srulebiT mxiaruli saxe miiRo. am garemoebiT gamxnevebulma, gavbede Cemi udidesi madloba gadamexada papidasaTvis, xeli movxvie kiserze da vakoce mas bavSvuri sinaziT. Semdeg xeli CamovarTvi mister diks, romelmac mxiaruli sicili daiwyo. _ amas iqiT, mister dik, _ uTxra papidam, _ me da Tqven saerTo ZaliT unda vupatronoT am bavSvs. _ CemTvis Zalian sasiamovno iqneba daviTis Svilis patronoba, _ upasuxa mister dikma. _ maSasadame, es gadawyvetili ambavia, _ Tqva papidam. _ iciT ra, mister dik? me minda mas trotvudi davarqva. _ diax, diax, rasakvirvelia! _ daudastura mister dikma. papidas ise moewona es azri, rom mza tanisamosze, romelic im saRamosve iyides CemTvis, sakuTari xeliT daawera melniT: `daviT trotvud koperfildi~ ... amgvarad daviwye axali cxovreba axali saxeliT da axali sagnebiT Cems garSemo. amgvari mdgomareoba ramdenime dRis ganmavlobaSi sasiamovno sizmrad meCveneboda. me ar momdioda azrad, ra ucnaurebi iyvnen Cemi axali aRmzrdelebi _ papida da mister diki. pirvel xanebSi srulebiT ara vfiqrobdi Cems momavalze. yovel SemTxvevaSi, ori ram srulebiT cxadi iyo CemTvis: jer erTi, rom samudamod movrCi blonderstonis cxovrebas, meorec is, rom Cemi samsaxuri `mordstonisa da grinbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi samudamod daifara Cems TvalTaxedvidan mZime fardiT. amis Semdeg aravis da arasdros aRar auxdia es farda.

Tavi meTxuTmete axali cxovreba sul mokle xanSi me da mister diki namdvili megobrebi gavxdiT da erTad gavdiodiT quCaSi farnis asaSvebad. mister diki yoveldRe ijda da werda memuarebs, magram saqme, miuxedavad amisa, mainc srulebiT ver midioda win, radgan Carlz pirveli yovel gverdze iCenda Tavs. roca mister diki gaafuWebda erT Tabaxs, igi meore Tabaxs hkidebda xels. ar SeiZleboda adamiani ar gaocebuliyo im moTmijebiT, romliTac mister diki itanda am ambavs, da imediT, romiTac isev da isev ubrundeboda Tavis Sromas. Carlz pirveli misi mudmivi damabrkolebeli sagani iyo da masze imsxvreoda mTeli misi niWi. amgvari megobruli ganwyobilebis gamo mister dikTan, Zneli ar iyo papidas gulismogeba. mas ise Sevuyvardi, rom Cemi axali saxeli _ trotvudi _ trotad Seamokla da amasTan gamamxneva imediT, rom SemdegSi imave adgils daviWerdi mis gulSi, rogoric eWira Cem das, betsi trotvuds. _ trot, _ miTxra papidam erT saRamos, _ Cven unda vifiqroT Sens swavlaze. xom ar ginda kenterberis pansionSi Sexvide?

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me vupasuxe, rom Zalian minda, miTUumetes, rom kenterberi Sors ar aris duvridan. _ Zalian kargi, _ miTxra papidam. _ xom ar ginda xval wavideT? ukve SeveCvie papidas swraf gadawyvetilebebs da amitom am kiTxvam srulebiT ar gamakvirva. _ diax, papida. _ keTili. jeneta, daiqiraveT kabrioleti da lurja cxeni xval dilis aTi saaTisTvis da CaalageT sagzaod mister trotvudis nivTebi. meore dilas papidam, romelic araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda sazogadoebis azrs, TviTon wamiyvana kenterberiSi duvris quCebiT da mSvenivrad uZRveboda lurjs cxens. roca gavcildiT qalaqis quCebs, vkiTxe: _ dida es skola? _ me TviTonac ar vici. Cven jer mister vikfildTan mivalT. ver gavbede mekiTxa, vin iyo es piri. Cven sxva sagnebze vlaparakobdiT TviT kenterberiSi misvlamde. mivediT Zvelebur farTo, veneciur fanjrebian saxlTan, rodesac Cveni kabrioleti gaCerda, karebidan gamovida wiTelTmiani Wabuki momakvdavsaviT gafiTrebuli saxiT. mas ar hqonda arc warbebi arc wamwamebi da mowiTalo Tvalebi srulebiT moklebuli iyo am bunebriv Crdilsa da safarvels. am garemoebam Zalian gamakvirva da ver warmomedgina, rogor SeeZlo Zili amgvar adamians. grZelkalTebiani serTuki Sekruli hqonda yvela Rilze, yelamde. _ gamarjobaT, uri hip! _ uTxra ymawvils papidam. _ Sin aris mister vikfildi? _ mister vikfildi? Sin gaxlavT, mis trotvud, Tu inebebT, iqiT mibrZandiT, _ upasuxa uri hipma da Tavisi grZeli xeliT oTaxze miuTiTa. CamovediT kabrioletidan, davutoveT cxeni wiTelTmian ymawvils da SevediT grZel, dabal sastumro oTaxSi, romlis fanjrebi quCaSi gadioda. maRali, Zveleburi buxris Tavze ekida ori portreti; erTze iyo gamoxatuli jentlmeni WaRara TmiT (Tumca srulebiT ymawvili saxiT) da Savi warbebiT, romelic dascqeroda wiTeli zonriT Sekrul raRac qaRaldebs; meore portreti iyo axalgazrda ledisa, nazi da momxiblavi saxiT, romelic TiTqos me miyurebda. oTaxSi meore boloSi gaiRo kari da Semovida jentlmeni. es iyo gacocxlebuli portreti, oRond ramdenime wliT ufro xnieri. _ mis betsi trotvud! _ mimarTa jentlmenma papidas, _ gTxovT, mobrZandiT. romelma qarma dahbera da mogiyvanaT Cvens mxares? imedi maqvs, rom es zenaqari ar iyo? _ ara, me sadavo saqmeze ar movsulvar. _ keTili da patiosani! didi xania droa, Tavi davaneboT yvela am iuridiul saqmes. es jentlmeni gaxldaT mister vikfildi, veqili da mTavari gamge romeliRac lordis mamulebisa. misi saxe Zalian sasiamovno meCvena. misi savse loyebi Seferadebuli iyo im mSvenieri feriT, romelic aixsneba portveinis mudmivi xmarebiT. _ es bavSvi Cemi SviliSvilia, _ uTxra papidam. _ me viSvile igi am cota xnis winaT da axla moviyvane aq, rom mivabaro pansionSi, sadac kargad aswavlian yvela sagans da adamianurad eqcevian bavSvebs. miTxariT, sad aris aq aseTi pansioni?

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_ saukeTeso pansionSi, ramdenadac vici, Tqveni SviliSvili SeiZleba moewyos mxolod rogorc garedan mosiarule, _ upasuxa mister vikfildma ramdenime xnis fiqris Semdeg. _ ra uSavs mere? mas SeuZlia sxvagan icxovros da marto saswavlo saaTebSi iaros iq. mister vikfildma es SesaZlebad scno. man kidev gamoTqva ramdenime mosazreba da Semdeg urCia papidas, TviTonve wasuliyo pansionSi, daeTvalierebina iqauri wesebi da ise gadaewyvita saqme. papida daeTanxma am winadadebas da isini erTad wavidnen. karga xnis Semdeg isini dabrundnen kmayofilebi. maTma Sromam unayofod ar Caiara. pansioni mSvenieri aRmoCnda, oRond papidas ar moswoneboda Cems sacxovreblad arc erTi bina, romelic mas uCvenes. _ datoveT droebiT Tqveni SviliSvili CemTan, _ misca winadadeba mister vikfildma. _ igi Wkviani bavSvi Cans da imedi maqvs, ar Semawuxebs. _ didad gmadlobT, mister vikfild; Cemi SviliSvilic madlobelia, rogorc xedavT, magram... nu ifiqrebT _ raRa `magram~?.. vxedav, ra gaqvT azrad, mis betsi. amaze. me srulebiT ar minda Tqveni Sewuxeba da ar minda ifiqroT, TiTqos Cemi movale xarT: Tu gnebavT, Tqven SegiZliaT gadaixadoT magisi Sesanaxi fasi. _ am pirobiT ki didi moxaruli viqnebi, rom TqvenTan davtovo bavSvi, Tumca mainc didad mavalebT amiT. _ maS axla unda gagacnoT Cemi patara diasaxlisi. wamobrZandiT. Cven avediT meore sarTulSi sakvirveli Zveleburi kibiT, romelsac iseTi farTo moajiri hqonda, rom masze, rogorc safexurebze, Tavisuflad SeiZleboda asvla. didi gemovnebiT morTul oTaxSi, sxvaTa Soris, idga fortepiano da yvavilebis ramdenime Taiguli. kuTxeebSi lamazad iyo miwyobili mzrunvelis xeliT sxvadasxva nivTebi sasiamovno da mimzidveli formisa: patara mrgvali magida, Taroebi, bufeti, wignebis karada da kidev sxva amgvari sagnebi. mister vikfildma daakakuna meore kari, da CvenTan mardad Semoirbina TiTqmis Cemi xnis gogonam. igi kiserze moexvia mister vikfilds da akoca mas. _ ai Cemi patara diasaxlisi, _ gviTxra mister vikfildma, _ Cemi qali agnesa. pirvel danaxvazedve SevniSne am haerovan arsebas is nazi da keTili gamometyveleba, romliTac miyurebda ledis suraTi qvemo sarTulis sastumroSi. mis TvalebSi krToda sruli kmayofilebisa da bednierebis grZnoba, Tumca imave dros mTeli misi arseba gamsWvaluli iyo raRac wynari, auSfoTebeli, seriozuli simSvidiT, romelic arasodes ar maviwydeboda da arasodes arc damaviwydeba. patara diasaxlisi mSvenivrad uxdeboda mTel am Zveleburi saxlis morTulobas. pawawina gasaRebebis abmula ekida mas qamarTan. momxiblavi RimiliT mousmina mamas, rodesac mister vikfildma gaacno Cemi Tavi, rogorc axali mdgmuri. amis Semdeg Cven yvelani wavediT zeviT, Cemi oTaxis dasaTvaliereblad. patara diasaxlisi win midioda da gzas gviCvenebda. Cemi oTaxi, mSvenivrad mowyobili muxis avejiT, yovelmxriv Sesaferisi gamodga. papida da me sruli kmayofilebi viyaviT, da Cven yvelani CavediT qvemo sarTulis sastumroSi, Zalian mxiarulni da nasiamovnebi.

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mister vikfildma bevri sTxova papidas sadilad darCeniliyo, magram man gadaWrili uari uTxra im mosazrebiT, rom usaTuod TvalnaTliv unda misuliyo saxlSi. amitom patara diasaxlisma gankarguleba moaxdina, saCqarod sauzme moemzadebinaT. sauzmis Semdeg Cven martoni dagvtoves, rom gamoTxoveba SegvZleboda, rogorc gvsurda. papidam miTxra, rom mister vikfildma saukeTesod moawyo yvela Cemi saqme da araferi gamiWirdeboda. _ trot, Svilo, RmerTma daglocos, _ miTxra papidam, _ ecade gaamrTlo imedebi; Seni sakuTari, Cemi da mister dikisa. gulaCuyebulma, suliT da guliT gadavuxade madloba papidas da mokiTxva SevuTvale mister diks. _ nu iqnebi sulmdabali, orpiri da sastiki. Tu medebi, aicdino es sami didi nakli, Cemi imedebi gamarTldeba, Svilo. davpirdi papidas zedmiwevniTY amesrulebina misi rCeva. _ cxeni karebTan melis, _ Tqva papidam bolos. _ mivdivar. Sen aq darCebi. am sityvebiT igi momexvia ukanasknelad, saCqarod gavida oTaxidan da karebi gaixura. me jer gamakvirva papidas amgvarma swrafma wasvlam da SemeSinda kidec, xom araferi vawyenine-meTqi. Cems keTilismyofels; magram rodesac fanjaraSi gavixede, sulieri tanjvis anareli davinaxe mis saxeze, roca igi kabrioletSi jdeboda, da ukeT vicani maSin Cemi papida. nasadilevs Cven yvelani avediT zeviT, isev im sastumroSi, sadac winaT viyaviT. erT-erT magidaze kuTxeSi agnesam dadga Rvinis Wiqa da grafini portveiniT Tavisis mamisTvis. ijda igi da nelnela svamda, bevrs, bevrsa svamda. am xnis ganmavlobaSi agnesa ukravda fortepianoze, mReroda, xelsaqmobda, gvelaparakeboda mamasa da me. mister vikfildi Zalian mxiarul gunebaze iyo, magram zogjer misi Tvalebi SeCerdebodnen xolme mis qalze naRvliani gamometyvelebiT, da gaCumdebodnen. am SemTxvevaSi agnesa yovelTvis cdilobda gaemxiarulebina Tavisi mama raime kiTxviT an bavSvuri alersiT. mister vikfildi imwamsve Tavs anebebda fiqrebs da portveiniT ivsebda Wiqas. agnesa gvisxamda Cais da Tavmjdomareobda saRamos sufraze. saRamom gaiara imgvarsave baasSi, rogorc sastumro oTaxSi, sanam agnesam ar daapira dasaZineblad wasvla. mister vikfildi moexvia da akoca mas, da roca agnesa gavida, maSin ubrZana aenToT sanTlebi kantoraSi. Zilis win gaviseirne quCaSi, rom erTxel kidev Semexeda kenterberis ganTqmul Zveleburi taZrisaTvis. dabrunebisas Sevxvdi uri hips, romelic kantoris darabebs hketavda. aRsavse megobruli grZnobiT am saxlis yvela mcxovrebisadmi, mivedi masTan, gamovexmaure da gamoTxovebisas xeli gavuwode. magram ra ucnauri da sazareli iyo am adamianis xelis CamorTmeva! igi uwindelze metad waagavda samaridan amoRebuls, da xelebi visrise, rom rogorme momeSorebina misi mokarebis grZnoba da gameTbo xelebi. es civi da sveli xeli momagonda Cems sawol oTaxSi. gavaRe fanjara da gavxede pirdapir mdgomi saxlebis saxuravebs; imwamsSi momeCvena, TiTqos uri hipi asuliyo maRla, saxuravze, da iqidan miyurebda! saCqarod mivxure fanjara da loginSi Cavweqi. meore dRes, diliT, mister vikfildma wamiyvana skolaSi. skolis direqtori, doqtori strongi, Tavis biblioTekaSi ijda. adamiani ver
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ityoda, rom misi tanisamosi gansakuTrebiuli gulmodginebiT iyo gawmendili, an Tmebi hqonda wesierad da lamazad davarcxnili, _ srulebiT ara! Savi getrebi gaxsnili hqonda da fexsacmelebi, gverdze rom elaga xaliCaze, TiTqos amTqnarebdnen saSineli daRlilobisa da mowyenilobisagan. doqtor strongma mommarTa da miTxra, rom esiamovna Cemi naxva, da gamomiwoda Tavisi didi xeli, romlisTvisac ar vicodi, ra meqna. mis Soriaxlos mSvenieri ymawvili ledi ijda xelis qnariT. Cveni Sesvlis erTi wuTis Semdeg igi swrafad adga, mxiarulad daeSva muxlebze doqtor strongis win da fexsacmelebi Caacva. rodesac gaaTava es saqme, Tavi dagvikra da yvelani gavediT samecadino darbazSi. _ marTla, vikfild, _ Tqva doqtorma, SeCerda derefanSi da xeli damado mxarze, _ Tqven jer kidev ver uSoveT adgili jek maldons, Cemi colis biZaSvils? _ ara, _ upasuxa mister vikfildma, _ ara, jer ver mominaxavs. _ Zalian samwuxaroa, rac ufro male gaTavdeba es ambavi, miT ukeTesi, _ uTxra doqtor strongma. doqtori strongi mxiarulad midioda win, raRac ucnauri nabijiT da gverdidan gverdze ixreboda. Cven mivdevdiT mas. me SevniSne, rom mister vikfildis saxem Sewuxebuli gamometyveleba miiRo, da ramdenjerme gaiqnia Tavi. samecadino darbazi iyo sakmaod grZeli da ganieri oTaxi saxlis moSorebebul da miyuruebul nawilSi. ase, daaxloebiT oci, ocdaxuTi ymawvili, romelnic wignebs usxednen, fexze wamodgnen da dila mSvidobisa usurves doqtor strongs. isini aRar damsxdaran, rodesac dagvinaxes mister vikfildi da me. _ ai, Tqveni axali amxanagi, ymawvilo jentmenebo, _ uTxra gamgem, _ trotvud koperfildi. ukve gadaCveuli viyavi zrdilobiani bavSvebis sazogadoebas, da iseTi didi xani iyo, rac ar menaxa tolebi, garda mik uokerisa da `kartofilasi~, rom pirvelad Zalian uxerxulad vigrZeni Tavi. jer kidev bavSvi garegnobiT, ukve gamobrZmedili viyavi. cxovrebaSi, ase rom, yvela es bavSvi, erTad aRebuli, ise gamocdili ar iyo, rogorc me. iseTi grZnoba mqonda, TiTqos vatyuebdi yvelas, rodesac Sevdiodi maT wreSi, rogorc Cveulebrivi axali Segirdi. amas garda, Cemma yofnam `mordstonisa da grinbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi srulebiT gadamaCvia yvela TamaSobasa da varjiSobas, ase rom, Cems axal amxanagebs Soris SemeZlo srulebiT uvicis STabeWdileba momexdina. yvela Cemi codna, SeZenili saxlSi, dedis xelmZRvanelobiT, da mister kriklis pansionSi, gahqra sabolood cxovrebis mZime pirobebSi da, rodesac axla gamomcades axali amxanagebis winaSe, gamodga, rom srulebiT araferi vicodi. meSinoda maRla axedvisa da ganZrevis da unebur TrTolvas vgrZnobdi mTels tanSi, rodesac vinme axal amxanagTagani miaxlovdeboda. rogorc ki gaTavda mecadineobis saaTeebi, Tavpiris mtvreviT gavvardi darbazidan, radgan meSinoda Tavi ar Semercxvina skolis winaSe rame suleluri pasuxiT megobrul salamze an kiTxvaze. mister vikfildis Zvelma saxlma damamSvidebeli gavlena iqni Cemze. rodesac mivedi Sesaval karebTan Cemi saskolo wignebiT iRliaSi da kari davaraxune, vigrZeni, rom Cemi Sinagani mRelvareba TandaTan qreboda. agnesa ijda sastumro oTaxSi da eloda Tavis mamas, romelsac jer ar gaeTavebina saqmeebi kantoraSi. igi Semxvda alersiani RimiliT da mkiTxa,
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rogor mogewona institutio. me dadebiTad vupasuxe, oRond davumate: didi uxerxuloba vigrZeni pirvelad ucxo bavSvebis wreSi-meTqi. _ Tqven ki jer ar swavlobT pansionSi? _ vkiTxe me. _ o, rogor ara! me axlaca vswavlob... yoveldRe. _ magram Tqven saxlSi swavlobT da ara pansionSi? _ sxvagvarad SeuZlebelia, _ mipasuxa agnesam RimiliT, _ mama ar daTanxmdeba Cems saswavlebelSi gaSvebaze, xom iciT, misi diasaxlisi mudam saxlSi unda iyos. _ Zalian uyavrxarT mamas? _ sssu! modis! es Tqva Tu ara, agnesa gaiqca mamis Sesaxvedrad, da erTi wuTis Semdeg isini erTad Semovidnen sastumroSi. mister vikfildi Zalian gulianad Semxvda da miTxra, rom CemTvis didi bednierebaa doqtor strongis xelmZRvaneloba, radgan, misi sityviT, es iyo yovelmxriv ukeTilSobilesi adamiania. _ ar vici danamdvilebiT, magram SesaZlebelia, rom aris qveyanaze xalxi, romelsac esiamovneba borotad isargeblos amgvari adamianis ndobiT, _ miTxra mister vikfildma. _ erideT, trotvud, amgvari xalxis sazogadoebas da grcxvenodeT maTi mibaZvisa. qveyanaze ar aris arseba ufro gulubryvilo da mimndobi, vidre doqtori strongi. mister vikfilds laparakis kiloSi raRac wyena etyoboda, magram ver movaswari mimeca kiTxva amis Sesaxeb, _ sadili mzad iyo. CavediT sasadiloSi da davikaveT Cveni adgilebi. nasadilevs avediT meore sarTulSi, sastumroSi, da aq ganmeorda isev is scena, rac winadRiT. agnesam dadga grafini da Rvinis Wiqa imave kuTxeSi, imave magidaze; mister vikfildi miujda portveins da Zalian bevri dalia. agnesa ukravda fortepianoze, ijda mamis gverdiT, icinoda, celqobda, xelsaqmobda, laparakobda da ramdenime partia domino meTamaSa. bevrma zamTarma da zafxulma gaiara mas aqeT, mxiarulma da sevdianma, magram axlac, rodesac am striqonebs vwer, me isev vxedav mas, morcxvs, TavdaWerils, wynari moZraobiT mesmis misi mSvenieri, nazi xma. Tavis droze agnesa gamogveTxova mamas da me da Tavis sawolSi wavida. martoni davrCiT. mec xeli CamovarTvi mister vikfilds da dasaZineblad wasvla davapire. man SemaCera da miTxra: _ aba, mister trotvud, ras ityviT? icxovrebT CvenTan, Tu SevudgeT TqvenTvis binis Sovnas? _ o, ara, ser! _ SevZaxe cxared. _ neba miboZeT, TqvenTan davrCe! _ darCi CvenTan, trotvud! Zalian moxaruli var, _ miTxra man. _ Sen SegiZlia Cveni amxanagi da mosaubre iyo. es kargia CvenTvisac, agnesasTvisac, yvelasTvis kargia! _ da metadre CemTvis, ser, _ vuTxari me. _ Zalian mixaria TqvenTan cxovreba. _ SeZalian kargi bavSvi xar, trotvud, _ miTxra mister vikfildma. _ Tu Cemi da agnesas sazogadoeba gesiamovneba, icxovre CvenTan, ramdenic ginda. am siyvebiT xeli gamomiwoda da Semdeg zurgze momifaTura. me davinaxe sinaTle patara kantoraSi, imwamsve vigrZeni uri hipis ucnauri Zala da uneburad iqiT wavedi. uri hipis ujda uzarmazar mwavne wigns da, rogorc Canda, Zalian guldasmiT kiTxulobda; misi saloki TiTi gadadioda erTi striqonidan meoreze da stovebda WuWyian da lorwovan kvals, TiTqos wignze lokokina micocavda.
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_ Tqven dRes Zalian didxans muSaobT, mister hip, _ vuTxari me. _ me xom kantoris saqmeebs ar vakeTeb amJamad, master koperfild! _ miTxra man. _ maS ras akeTebT, mister hip? _ me vcdilob, SeviZino zogierTi iuridiuli codna da axla, rogorc xedavT, vswavlob tidis `praqtkul darigebas~. o, mister tidi didi mweralia, master koperfild! _ Tqven ueWvelia, mSvenieri iuristi brZandebiT, mister hip, _ vuTxari siCumis Semdeg. _ vin? me, master koperfild? ras brZanebT, me sruli araraoba var! aq gakvirvebiT SevniSne, rom uri hipi xelisgulebs isresda, TiTqos imSralebda da iTbobda maT. _ Zalian kargad vici, rom araraoba var, _ ganagrZo uri hipma morCilebis kiloTi, _ dae, sxvebi amaRlldnen, rogorc undaT da ramdenadac undaT. Cemi moRvaweobis asparezi metad SezRudulia. dedaCemi CemsaviT moklebulia yovelgvar niWs. Cven Zalian Raribad vcxovrobT, ubralo qoxSi, magram gulebi mgrZnobiare gvaqvs, master koperfild, da viciT madlobis gadaxda. diax, ser, Cven madlierebi varT. ai, magaliTad, maS madlieri ar unda viyo Cemi bedisa, rom mister vikfilTan momixda cxovreba? _ iqneb odesme amxanagad SeudgeT Tqvens axlandel patrons, _ vuTxari me, rom mesmiavmebina misTvis. _ da maSin axlandeli kantora iarsebebs saerTo firmiT _ vikfildi da hipi. _ o, ara, master koperfild, ara! me metad umniSvnelo arseba var amgvari karierisTvis. am sityvebTan uaryofiT gaiqnia Tavi da daRvremilma Semomxeda. _ mister vikfildi mSvenieri adamiania, master koperfild, _ miTxra urim. _ roca cota xans icxovrebT maTTan, ukeTesad gaicnobT, vidre sityvierad SeiZlebodes amis gadmocema. me mgonia, Tqven didxans ar mogixdebaT aq cxovreba, master koperfild? vupasuxe, rom piriqiT, vapireb mister vikfildTan cxovrebas skolaSi kursis dasrulebamde. _ o, marTla! _ SesZaxa urim. _ maS Tqven iqnebiT da ara me ar firmis amxanagi. gamikvirda da uarze videqi, magram urim daiJina: _ ara, iqnebiT, iqnebiT! bolos Caalaga yvela Tavisi nivTi da, rodesac gasvla daapira, mkiTxa: _ SemiZlia sanTeli Cavaqro, master kopefild? _ rasakvirvelia. isedac vipovi gzas. uri hipma Caaqro sanTeli da gamomSvidobebisas xeli CamomarTva; isev meCvena, TiTqos Cems xels sveli Tevzi moxvda. Semdeg gaaRo quCis karebi da gaZvra quCaSi. Cemma mRelvarebam cotaTi iklo, rodesac meore dRes skolaSi mivedi. mesame dRes ukeTesad vigrZeni Tavi da Semdeg, erTi-ori kviris ganmavlobaSi, srulebiT SeveCvie doqtor strongs instituts da ise vgrZnobdi Tavs axali amxanagebis wreSi, rogorc sakuTar saxlSi. Sevudeqi muSaobas udidesi gulmodginebiT, raTa damemsaxurebina yvelas TanagrZnoba da pativiscema. mokle xanSi uwindeli Cemi cxovreba TiTqmis srulebiT wariSala Cems mexsierebaSi da TviTonac aRar mjeroda, rom odesRac vmsaxurobdi `mordstonisa da grinbis~ Rvinis sawyobSi.
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axlandels Cems cxovrebas TandaTan sabolood Sevegue Cemi CveulebebiT, ase rom, meCveneboda, TiTqos didi xania, rac zrdilobian bavSvebis wreSi var-meTqi. zogierTi ufrosi mowafe pansionerad cxovrobda doqtor strongTan, da maTgan saidumlod gavige zogierTi ram misi piradi cxvrebidan. erTi wlis winaT doqtor storngma SeirTo colad is mSvenieri ymawvili ledi, romelic mis kabinetSi vnaxe. strongi mudam garTuli iyo berZnuli Zirebis ZiebaSi. uvicma filologiuri mecvnierebis dargSi, jer warmovidgine, TiTqos aq laparaki botanikur sagnebze iyo, da Cems azrs is adasturebda, rom doqtori mudam TavCaRunuli dadioda; magram Semdeg gavige, rom aq laparaki iyo berZnuli sityvebis Zirebze, radgan es ramdenime xana, rac doqtori strongi Sesdgomoda berZnuli leqsikonis Sedgenas. sasiamovno sanaxavebi iyvnen doqtori da misi lamazi coli erTad; igi ualersebda da anebivrebda, rogorc namdvili mama. misis strongs, rogorca Canda, Zalian uyvarda qmari da zrunavda masze, magram verc erTxel ver SevniSne, rom cxare monawileoba mieRo misi qmris berZnuli leqsikonis Sedgenis saqmeSi. misis strongi Zalian momwonda mraval mizezTa gamo: jer erTi, mas Sevuyvardi im dRidan, rodesac pirvelad vnaxe doqtr strongis kabinetSi; meorec isa, rom mudam mialersebda da monawileobas iRebda Cems saqmeebSi; da mesamec, rom mas zalian uyvarda agnesa da Titqmis mudamdRe daiareboda Cvens saxlSi. magram iyo raRac Zaldataneba masa da Cems maspinZels Soris; me isic ki meCveneboda, TiTqos misis strongs eSinoda mister vikfildisa, Tumca ar vici, ris gamo. mudam, rodesac ki mister vikfildi winadadebas aZlevda, rom saxlSi gaecilebina, misis strongi mokrZalebiT uars eubneboda da CemTan erTad saCqarod mieSureboda saxlisaken. ase rom, me viyavi mudmivi Tanamgzvari doqtoris meuRlisa. Cven yoveTvis Zalian swrafad mivdiodiT da yvelas veridebodiT gzaSi, magram TiTqmis yovelTvis ise gamodioda, rom Sua gzaze, qalaqis koSkis axlos, Cven Segvxdeboda xolme mister jek maldoni, romelic Cveulebriv gancvifrebas gamoTqvamda Cveni danaxvis gamo. misis strongs hyavda deda, xanSiSesuli ledi, mravalmxriv saintereso. misi gvari iyo marklhemi, magram institutis mowafeebma daarqves mas Zveli husari, miiRes ra mxedvelobaSi is sakvirveli xelovneba, romiTac igi amxedrebda Tavis mravalricxovan naTesavebs doqtor strongis winaaRmdeg. me mqonda SemTxeveva, axlo medevnebina Tvalyuri Zveli husarisaTvis erT dauviwyar saRamos ganmavlobaSi. saRamo gamarTuli iyo doqtoris saxlSi, jek maldonis indoeTSi gamgzavrebis gamo, sadac mas kargi adgili uSoves mister vikfildis mecadineobiT. moxda ise, rom amave dRes doqtori strongi dResaswaulobda Tavis dabadebis dRes. rodesac Cven mivediT, jek maldoni ukve sasatumroSi iyo, sadac yvelaze adre misuliyo. misis strongi, morTuli TeTri kabiT, pirisferi bafTebiT, pianinos ujda. mister maldoni misi skamis ukan idga da notebis furclebs abrunebda. _ erTi SexedviT, rogor gadamivarda gonebidan, _ daiwyo misis marklhemma, roca yvelani davsxediT. _ srulebiT damaviwyda, doqtoro, momelocna TqvenTvis dabadebis dRe. Tumca isic unda iTqvas, rom amgvari molocva ar SeiZleba CaiTvalos komplimentad Cemis mxriv, suliT da guliT mogilocavT, doqtoro, da gisurvebT mravali wlis sicocxles.
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_ gmadlobT, _ upasuxa doqtorma. _ mravali, mravali, mravali weli! _ gaimeora `Zvelma husarma~. _ icocxleT uamravi wlebi _ TqvenTvis, anisTvis, jek maldonisTvis, yvela CvenTvis. stumrebma daiwyes mosvla. yvelaze uwin movida ori maswavlebeli. gaiba saerTo saubari. umTavresad laparakobdnen jek maldonis Sesaxeb: mis Sor mogzaurobaze, im qveyanaze, sadac igi midioda, da mis mravalgvar gegmebze. jek maldoni imave Rames, navaxSmevs unda wasuliyo safosto etliT grevzendSi, sadac okeaneSi mimavali gemi moeloda. misis strongi namdvili msaxiobiviT mSvenivrad mReroda. xSirad momismenia misi simRera, rodesac igi fortepianos ujda xolme sastumroSi, magram axla, ar vici, SekrTa mravalricxovani sazogadoebis winaSe, Tu xma ar emorCileboda, srulebiT ver SesZlo simRera. misis strongma scada, emRera dueti Tavis biZaSvilTan erTad, magram verc ki daiwyo. Semdeg daTanxmda saerTo Txovnas da scada simRera martom; man mSvenivrad daiwyo magram uecrad xma aukankalda da dauZlurebulma momReralma Tvi klaviSebze daxara. keTilma doqtorma SeniSna, rom mis meuRles drogamoSvebiT emarTeba amgvari nerviuli sisuste, da amis gamo sTxova stumrebs banqos TamaSiT garTuliyvnen, Tumca TviTon imdenive esmoda qaraldis TamaSisa, rogorc raime sakravze dakvrisa. `Zvelma husarma~ imwamsve Tavis amalaSi Caricxa doqtori da Tavis partniori uwoda. TamaSi daiwyo da ramdenime wuTis Semdeg mTeli vercxlis fuli doqtoris jibidan misi vaJkacuri sidedris jibeSi gadavida. magram es araferi. banqos TamaSi gagarZelda Zalian mxiarulad da didis aRfrTovanebiT. misis strongma, nerviuli sisustis gamo, uari Tqva TamaSze mTeli saRamos ganmavlobaSi; misma biZaSvilma maldonmac uari ganacxada im mizeziT, rom nivTebi hqonda Casalagebeli sagzaod. igi gavida kidec oTaxidan am mizniT, magram Zalian male dabrunda da dajda sofaze, Tavisi biZaSvilis gverdiT. isini laparakobdnen dabali xmiT. ganmartoebulni stumrebisagan. drogamoSvebiT misis strongi miuaxloveboda xolme Tavisi qmris magidas da uxsnida TamaSis wesebs. igi metad gafiTrebuli iyo da xelebi uTrToda, rodesac qaRaldze uCvenebda qmars. doqtori strongi bednieri iyo da arafers amCnevda. magram vaxSamze sazogado mxiaruleba CaiSrita. yvela grZnobda, ra mZimea magvari ganSreba, da rac ufro axlovdeboda igi, miT ufro naRvlianni xdebodnen stumrebi. doqtori im dros darwmunebuli iyo, rom misi iq yofna didad sasixaruloa mTeli sazogadoebisaTvis. igi bednieri iyo im azriT, rom mis garSemo yvelani metismetad mxiarulad iyvnen. _ ani, Cemo kargo megobaro, _ uTxra doqtorma meuRles, Sexeda saaTs da aivso Wiqa. _ ai ukve dadga wasvlis wuTi Seni biZaSvilisaTvis. ar unda davayovnoT igi. dro da zRvis mimoqceva Tavisi gardauvali wesiT midian da ar elian arc adamians da arc mis mzadebas. me Tqven mogmarTavT, mister jek maldon! Tqvens win TviT mogzaurobaa da srulebiT ucnobi da ucxo qveyana. abobqrebulma qariSxalma STanTqa okeanis ufskrulSi aTasi gemi, datvirTuli yvela qveynis saunjiT, magram mTeli milionebi gemebisa uvneblad brundebian mdidari ganZiT. mSvidobiT, mister maldon! _ daamTavra doqtorma sityva, adga adgilidan da Cvenc yvelani avdeqiT. _ gisurvebT bednier mgzavrobas okeanis mRelvare zvirTebSi, bednier momavals okeanes iqiT da bednier dabrunebas samSobloSi.

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Cven yvelam davlieT es sadRegrZelo da mxurvaled gamovemSvidobeT jek maldons, ris Semdeg man saCqarod Tavi daukra yvelas da karebisaken gaqiqca. me gaviqeci quCaSi, sadac idga safosto etli, da saerTo aliaqoTSi davinaxe, rogor Cajda Sig jek maldoni. mTrTolvare xelSi mas eWira raRac pirisferi sagani. am gamoTxovebis ceremoniis Semdeg institutis mowafeebma daiZaxes `vaSa~, orjer _ doqtoris pativsacemad da samjer _ misi meuRlisa. Semdeg isini iqiT-aqeT daifantnen. me isev sastumro oTaxSi movxvdi. doqtori strongi idga sastumro oTaxis SuaSi, stumrebiT garSemoxveuli. uecrad misis marklhemma daiyvira: _ sad aris ani? ar aris ani! tyuilad eZaxdnen mas yvelani sxvadasxva xmiT, igi pasuxs ar iZleoda. yvelani gacvivdnen doqtoris meuRlis saZebnelad da darbazSi ipoves: misis strongi egdo iatakze da araviTari niSanwyali sicocxlisa aRar etyoboda. atyda saSineli aliaqoTi. ani gulwasuli iyo. doqtorma daido muxlebze misi Tavi, gadauyara saxidan kululebi da Tqva nazi mxmiT: _ sabralo ani! rogori erTguli da nazi guli aqvs, misTvis metad Zneli asatania ganSoreba Tavisi siymawvilis erTaderTi megobrisa, romelic mas ase uyvarda! misis srtrongma aaxila Tvalebi. Semogvxeda yvelas da doqtoris daxmarebiT fexze wamodga; Semdeg, erTxel kidev Semogvxeda darcxvenili TvalebiT da miayrdno Tavi doqtoris mxars, _ ar vici, imitom, rom jer kidev sisustesa grZnobda gulis wasvlis Semdeg, Tu imitom, rom daefara aRelveba. Cven davapireT sastumroSi gasvla da misi datoveba dedisa da doqtor strongis xelSi, magram anim ganacxada, rom axla gacilebiT ukeT grZnobda Tavs da rom CvenTan undoda yofna. igi gadaiyvanes sastumroSi da divanze daawvines. me SevniSne, rom Zalian gafiTrebuli iyo. _ ani, Cemo kargo, _ uTxra dedam, rodesac kabas usworebda. _ Sen, mgonia, bafTa dagikargavs... diax, swored dagikargavs. jentlmenebo, gaisarjeT, monaxeT anis bafTa _ pirisferi lentebisa. am pirisfer bafTs misis strongi Cveulebrivad gulze ikeTebda. Cven daviwyeT misi Zebna, _ me yvelaze metad vcdilobdi, magram veravin ver ipova. _ xom ar gaxsovs, ani, sada gqonda igi ukanasknelad? _ hkiTxa dedam. am kiTxvaze sikvdilisferi misis strongis saxeze Secvala cocxalma vardisferma. man upasuxa, rom, rogorc axsovs, ramdenime wuTis win igi xelSi eWira, magram Tan daumata, rom arc ki Rirs misi Zebnao. Cven mivdiodiT saxlSi nel-nela. agnesa da me mTvares SevcqerodiT, mister vikfildi Cumad modioda Tvalebdaxrili. Sesaval karebTan Tavisi patara xelis CanTa. gamexarda, rom SemeZlo riTime gamomeCina Cemi yuradReba da ukan gaviqeci. Sevedi sastumro oTaxSi, sadac CanTa iyo datovebuli. aq aravin iyo da bneloda. kari doqtoris kabinetSi odnav Ria iyo da iqidan sinaTle moCanda. me Sevedi, rom amexsna Cemi dabrunebis mizezi da sanTeli ameRo. doqtori ijda did, vorterisebur savarZelSi buxarTan, misi ymawvili coli ki mis fexTiT moTavsebuliyo patara skamze. doqtori mowyale kiloTi, RimiliT ukiTxavda xmamaRla raRac xelnawerebs, _ ueWvelia, berZnuli sityvebis Zirebis daxlarTuli Teoriis Sesaxeb; misis strongs aewia Tavi da Sesqceroda mas; magram saxe iseTi gamometyvelebiT hqonda savse, romelic arasodes ar minaxavs. mSvenivr qals Tvalebi farTod
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gaexila; wablisferi kululebi eyara mxrebsa da TeTr kabaze. ras metyvelebda es aRgznebuli Tvalebi? sircxvils, damcirebas, sinanuls, siamayes, siyvaruls, ndobas, imeds, _ yovelive es cxadad davinaxe mis TvalebSi, magram amis garda davinaxe warmoudgeneli SiSis grZnoba, romliTac savse iyo misis strongi. Cems Sesvlaze, rogorca Canda, igi gons movida, doqtori strongic iZulebuli iyo Seewyvita dausrulebeli xelnaweris kiTxva. rodesac meored Sevedi sanTlis dasadgmelad, romelic magididan, aviRe, doqtori mamobrivi sinaziT Tavze xels usvamda cols da sTxovda, dasaZineblad wasuliyo. igi lanZRavda Tavis Tavs da uwodebda umowyalo barbaross, romelic usindisod sargeblobs sxvisi moTminebiT. magaram misis strongi exveweboda, neba mieca darCeniliyo masTan mTel saRamos. rodesac, kabinetidan gasvlisas, erTxel kidev mivixede, davinaxe, rom misis strongs daelagebina Tavisi xelebi qmris muxlebze da isev daSterebiT ucqeroda mas, oRond axla gacilebiT ufro damSvidebuli iyo. am suraTma Cemze Zlieri STabeWdileba moaxdina, da SemdegSi ara erTxel davbrunebulvar mas gonebis TvaliT, mraval mizezTa gamo, romelTac mkiTxveli Tavis droze gaigebs.

Tavi meTeqvsmete moulodneli Sexvedra doqtor strongis institutSi yofnis pirvel TveebSi mis betsi xSirad modioda kenterberiSi da TiTqmis yovelTvis udroo dros, im ganzraxviT, rogorc mgonia, rom enaxa, ras vakeTebdi; magram, sabednierod, igi mudam wignebSi garTuls mxedavda. amitom male Sewyda papidaCemis moulodneli stumroba. axla me vxedavdi papidas mxolod erTxel an orjer TveSi, SabaTobiT, rodesac duvrSi wasvlis neba meZleoda. samagierod, mister diki yovel kviras modioda oTxSabaTobiT da meore dRis dilamde rCeboda CemTan. mister diks gansakuTrebiT uyvarda zardanCos namcxvari. rom ufro sasiamovnoyofiliyo misTvis es stumroba, papidam damavala gamexsna krediti mister dikisaTvis saSqarlamoSi, Tumca amave dros TviTonve gasca gankarguleba am duqanSi, rom nisia ar yofiliyo erT Silingze meti dReSi. erTxel mister diki movida Cveulebrivad oTxSabaTs SuadRisas, Semovida Cems oTxaxSi raRac idumali gamometyvelebiT da miTxra: _ trotvud, xom ar ici, Cemo kargo, ra kaci dadis Cveni saxlis garSemo da aSinebs mas? _ vis? papidas? _ pirvelad is gaCnda... moica... aTas eqvsas ormocdacxra wels... Tavi mohkveTes Carlz pirvels. Sen xom Tqvi, mgoni, trotvud, rom es moxda aTas eqvsas ormocdacxra wels? _ diax, ser. _ saqme rogorRac ireva, _ SewuxebiT Tqva mister dikma da Tavi daiqnia. _ nuTu me amdeni wlisa var? an iqneb aq Secdomaa rame. ise araferi, diax, es kaci, marTlac, pirvelad gamoCnda male imis Semdeg, rac Carlz pirvelis tvini gadmovida Cems TavSi. Cven gamovediT mis
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trotvudTan erTad saseirnod Cais Semdeg. bindisas, da swored am dros igi gaCnda Cveni saxlis fanjrebis win. _ mere, ras akeTebda is kaci? _ rogor Tu ras? iq srulebiTac ar iyo. oRond miepara ukanidan mis trotvuds da wasCurCula... ra wasCurCula, ar vici. mis betsi mibrunda da Setortmanda. me videqi da vuqcerodi. is wavida.. _ da mas Semdeg aRar ginaxavT? _ saqmec imaSia, rom vnaxe, _ mipasuxa mister dikma da siamayiT Tavi daiqnia. _ igi ar gamoCenila wuxandlamdis. Cven isev saseirnod gamovediT, igi isev miepara ukanidan, da me imwamsve vicani. _ da isev SeaSina papida? _ igi akankalda, _ miTxra mister dikma. Semdeg miambo, rom SuaRamisas mTvaris Suqze davinaxe fanjaraSi, rogor elaparakeboda papida am kacs baRis karebTan da rogor misca mas fulio. yovelive es Zalian awuxebda mister diks. CemTan mosvla udidesi bedniereba iyo mister dikisaTvis, da mec bednieri viyavi masTan erTad. mokle xanSi igi monawileobas irebda yvela Cvens TamaSobaSi da ara erTxel uSvelia CvenTvis franis haerSi gaSveba. am dros iCenda saocar moxerxebas da siyoCaRes. am wuTebSi mister diks, rogorc Canda, aviwydeboda Carlz pirvelic _ misi tanjviT, mis betsic _ misi genialuri niWiT, da Tavisi dausrulebeli memuarebic. male igi Seuyvarda Cemi skolis yvela amxanags. gadayrili Zvlebidan mister diki saocaris ostatobiT Tlida Wadrakis figurebs, Zveli saTamaSo qaRaldidan akeTebda romaul etlebs, Zafis carieli koWebidan akeTebda mSvenier Tvlebs, da Zveli mavTulidan, romelsac samzareulodan hyridnen, hqmnida saocar galiebs. mister dikis saxeli izrdeboda dRiTi dRe da bolos TviT direqtoris yurebamdec ki miaRwia. erTxel doqtor strongma damibara kabinetSi da dawvrilebiT gamomkiTxa mister dikis ambavi. vuambe yvelaferi, rac ki vicodi mis Sesaxeb mis betsisagan. doqtoris cnobismoyvareoba uaRresad iyo gaRviZebuli da mTxova, gamecno misTvis mister diki, rogorc ki igi movidoda Semdeg oTxSabaTs. gacnoba moxda da mister dikma maSinve daimsaxura doqtor strongfis keTili ganwyobineba. axlac TiTqos Tvalwin midgas es ori eqscentruli megobari, romlebic win da ukan dadian Cveni klasis fanjarasTan; mister strongi alersiani RimiliT ukiTxavs Tavis xelnawers da xelebis qneviT uxsnis berZnuli Zirebis arss. mister diki, gatacebuli filologiuri interesiT, yurs ugdebs siamayiTa da sitkboebiT, TiTqos berZnuli leqsikoni umSvenieresi wigni iyos qveyanaze: Tumca, zogjer, mister dikis azrebi, vin icis, sad dafrinaven. agnesac daumegorbda mister diks, magram dikisaTvis me mudam pirveli adgili meWira. Cvemi megobroba, cota ar iyos, ucnauri iyo. igi modioda kenterberiSi, rogorc Cemi mzrunveli da meTvalyure, magram namdvilad da me mixdeboda zrunva da Tvalyuris devna mister dikisaTvis yvela im SemTxvevaSi, roca saWiro iyo gonebis odnavi Zaldataneba. mister diki aucileblad Cems azrs kiTxulobda da dauyovnebliv asrulebda mas. igi uzomod pativs scemda Cems maRal niWs, romelic, misi SexedulebiT, CamomavlobiT gamomyva papidasagan. erTxel, xuTSabaTs diliT, rodesac institutSi wasvlis win vacilebdi mister diks diliJansebis kantoraSi, gzaSi Semxvda uri hipi da

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Rrma da swrafi mdinare, me vxedav mxolod viwro Reles, balaxiT dafaruls... mainc vecdebi movigono is Soreuli xana. me ukanaskneli mowafe aRara var doqtor strongis institutSi. ramdenime Tvis ganmavlobaSi movaxerxe bevri amxanagisTvis gameswro win, magram pirveli mowafe, vinme adamsi, jer isev exateba Cems warmodgenas, rogorc sxva jiSis uZlieresi qmnileba. agnesa tyuilad marwmunebs, rom mova dro, rodesac mec aval klasikuri sibrZnis imave safexurze. me vupasuxeb, rom es SeuZlebelia, radgan pirveli mowafe doqtor strongis institutSi didebuli geniosia da yvelafers erTi swrafi Tvalis gadavlebiT xvdeba. igi ar aris Cemi mfarveli, rogorc stirfordi, da ar iTvleba Cems megobarTa Soris, magram pativsa vcem mTeli Cemi arsebiT da maocebs misi niWi. ra gamova misgan, rodesac kursis damTavrebis Semdeg dastovebs doqtor strongis instituts? ar adgils moumzadebs mas kacobrioba? ai is kiTxebi, romlebic maintereseben, rodesac vfiqrob Cveni institutis pirvel mowafeze. magram visi saxe gamoCnda uecrad Cemi gonebis Tvalwin? es aris mis Seperdi, romelic me miyvars. mis Seperdi swavlobs ori dis, petingolebis pansionSi, me vaRmerTeb mis Seperds. igi jer isev bavSvia da mokle kabiT daiareba. magram me vaRmerTeb mis Seperds. mas mrgvari saxe aqvs da xuWuWi Tma, rbili, rogorc abreSumi. debi petingolebis mowafeni iqve dadian saseirnod kviraobiT, sadac Cvenc davdivarT. me Tvali ver momiSorebia mis SeperdisaTvis da Sin dabrunebisas aTasjer vimeoreb aRtacebiT: `o, mis Seperd, mSveniero mis Seperd!~ ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi eWvi maqvs mis seperdis grZnobebis Sesaxeb, magram, bolos, bedma Semibrala da Cven SevxvdiT erTmaneTs sacekvao skolaSi. aris Tu ara saWiro laparaki imaze, Tu visTan vcekvavdi me? vekarebi mis Seperdis xelTaTmanebs da vgrZnob, rogor mivlis mTel tanSi uneburi TrTolva. ara miTqvams-ra gansakuTrebuli, magram Cven gvesmis erTmaneTis. mis Seperdi da me vcxovrobT axla mxolod imisTvis, rom SeverTdeT ganuyreli kavSiriT, ra wamsac gamovalT saswavleblidan. rad miveci, kacma rom mkiTxos, mis Seperds erTi duJuni braziliis kakali? kakali, yovel SemTxvevaSi, ar SeiZleba iyos Cemi siyvarulis emblema, radgan zeTis gemo aqvs da iseTi magaria, rom misi gatexva didi siZneliT SeiZleba karebsa da CarCos Sua. mainc vgrZnob, rom unda mimeca misTvis es kakali. amas garda, me mivarTvi mas erTi girvanqa saucxoo kamfeti da auarebeli forToxlebi. erTxel kidevac vakoce malulad mis Seperds, _ es moxda didi sacekvao saRamos Semdeg, derefanSi; magram ra kalami aRwers Cems aRSfoTebas, rodesac meore dRes gavrcelda xma, TiTqos debma petingolkebma kuTxeSi daayenes mis Seperdi imis gamo, rom mas wesierad ver eWira fexis wverebi romeliRac pozaSi. didxans iyo mis Seperdi Cemi sicocxlis erTaderTi ocneba da mizani, da Rrmad viyavi darwmunebuli, rom araviTar Zalas amqveynad ar SeeZlo Cveni kavSiris darRveva. magram Cvens Soris xdeba ganxeTqileba, Tumca verc ki warmomidgenia, rogor moxda es. mis Seperdi da me sakmaod gulgrili gavxdiT erTimeorisadmi. Cems yuramde moaRwia xmam, TiTqos mis Seperds eTqvas erTxel, rom SemdegSi aRar gavbedo masze Tvalebis Stereba. male me mesmis, rom mis Seperdi garkveulad upiratesobas aZlevs mister jonss! es ki metismetia! jonsi srulebiTac ar aris riTime
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SesaniSnavi biWi! kidev ramdenime dRe _ da Cvens Soris mTeli ufskruli gaixsna. erTxel, seirnobis dros, me Sevxvdi mis petingolebis mTel pansions. rodesac Cems gverdiT Caiara mis Seperdma, man tuCi amikra da Semdeg RimiliT gadaxeda Tavis amxanags. Cvens Soris yvelaferi gaTavebulia! me mzad viyavi misTvis sicocxle Semewira, iman ki!.. axla aRaravin arRvevs Cems sulier simSvides da swrafi nabijiT mivdivar win, klasikuri ganaTlebis gziT. ukve aRar vaqcev araviTar yuradRebas petingolebis pansionis ymawvil mowafe qalebs, dae, orjer an samjer metni iyvnen da yoveli maTgani silamazisa da mSvenierebis nimuSi iyos: axla me diogenis TvalsazrisiT vuyureb mTels mdedrobiT sqess. cekvis gakveTilebi saSinlad mobezrda. ratom martoni ar cekvaven es gogonebi da Tavs ar dagvanebeben? me mSvenivrad vwer laTinur leqsebs da srulebiT yuradRebas aRar vaqcev Cems tanisamoss. doqtori strongi yvelgan da yovelTvis laparakobs Cems Sesaxeb, rogorc ymawvil kacze, romelic brwyinvale imedebs iZleva. mister diki TrTis aRtacebulisagan; papida saCuqrad gineas migzavnis. ai Cems Tvalwin isaxeba ymawvili yasbis saxe, rogorc moCveneba muzaradiani Tavisa makbetSi. vin aris es ymawvili yasabi? mTeli kenterberis biWebis SiSisa da Tavzaris damcemi. Cvens Soris dadis xma, TiTqos xaris qoni, romelsac igi Tmaze isvams, mas aniWebs araCveulebriv Zalas da amis gamo, vaJkacebTanac ki SeuZlia Widaoba. ymawvil yasabs ganieri saxe aqvs, sqeli da mokle kiseri, wiTeli loyebi da sazizRari ena, misi mTavari saqmea _ damcireba da gabiabrueba doqtor strongis axalgazrda mowafeebisa. sajarod acxadebs, rom institutis mowafeebs didxans exsomebaT igi, zogierT Cvengans, da mec maT Soris, igi asaxelebs da iqadis, rom galaxavs yvelas. im SemTxvevaSic ki, Tundac erTi xeli zurgze eqnes gakruli. misTvis erTi xelic sakmarisia, _ marjvena iqneba igi Tu marcxena, sul erTia. igi usafrTeba patara mowafeebs da TmebiT aTrevs. araerTxel gamiwvia sabrZolvelad quCaSi. yvela esa da mravali sxva, erTad aRebuli mizezi, maiZuleben gamovide saWidaod ymawvil yasabTan. dro _ zafxulis saRamo; asparezi _ mwvane kordi kedels ukan; moqmedni pirni _ me da ymawvili yasabi. Tan maxlavs institutis ramdenime mowafe; yasabis mowmeni arian _ duqnis biWi da milebis mwmendavis qargali. brZolis pirobebi winaswarve gamorkveulia. me da yasabi erTimeoris pirdapir vdgavarT. erTi wuTi da yasabma ise miTaqa, rom aTi aTasi sanTlis naperwkali gadmomcvivda marcxena Tvalidan. kidev erTi wuTi _ da aRarc vici, sad aris aq kedeli, sada var me, sad Cemi amxanagebi. Zlivs varCev, romeli var me da romeli _ yasabi. Cven vutrialebT, vuvliT erTmaneTs da gamwarebiT vibrZviT mwvane balaxze. xandaxan vxedav yasabs nacems, dasisxlianebuls, magram mxneobiT aRsavses; xandaxan arafers vxedav, vzivar Cemi sekundantis muxlebze da suls Zlivs viTqvam. magram uecrad isev gamovdivar asparezze da mlavebdakapiwebuli, gaSmagebuli vebrZvi Cems mowinaaRmdeges, romelic mainc kldesaviT magaria. bolos, gonebas vkargav da vecemi mwvane balaxze; me xelSi miyvanen da Tvals vaxel, rogorc mZime Zilis Semdeg. yasabi qurTuks icvams da saxlSi wasvlas apirebs. duqnis biWi da milebis mwmendavi esalmebian amxanags da gamarjvebis yiJiniT avseben haers. aqedan vaskvni, rom gamarjveba yasabis mxarezea. me saxlSi var, Cems oTaxSi, sabralo mdgomareobaSi. Tvalebze um xorcs madeben. mkerdsa da saxeze aryisa da Zmris tiloebi madevs; zeda
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tuCze uSvelebeli TeTri buSti mazis. sami Tu oTxi dRis ganmavlobaSi Cems oTaxSi vzivar dasaxiCrebuli, sazareli sanaxavi var; gasiebuli loyebi, wiTel-yviTeli rgolebi Tvalebis garSemo namdvil maxinjad mxdian, Zalian moviwyendi, agnesa rom ar iyos, romelic dis magivrobas miwevs. igi mivlis, TanamigrZnobs, swuxs CemTan erTad, xmamaRla mikiTxavs. amgvarad, dro male mirbis. me bednieri var agnesas sazogadoebaSi. arasdes da arafers ar vumalav agnesas. ambavi yasabisa da cxare brZolisa mwvane kordze man dawvrilebiT icis. agnesa meTanxmeba, rom marTlac yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo uaris Tqma brZolaze, magram guli uskdeba da TrTis, rodesac warmoidgens, rom me gavbede amisTana saSineli gmirobis Cadeba. Tveebi da wlebi mihqrian. pirveli mowafe institutSi ukve adamsi aRar aris. didi xania, rac man daasrula kursi. rodesac mister adamsi modis sadarbazod doqtor strongTan, bevrni veRara scnoben mas, Cems garda. adamsi iuridiul saqmeebs swiravs Tavs; misi mizania veqiloba da parikis tareba. gakvirvebuli var, rom mister adamsi wynari, moridebuli ymawvili kacia da araferi gansakuTrebuli ar aris mis pirovnebaSi. aqamdis mas ar mouxdenia raime TvalsaCino gavlena msoflios saqmeebze. es Zalian, Zalian makvirvebs. axla me var pirveli mowafe doqtor strongis institutSi. ra araraobas warmoadgenen is biWebi, umcros klasSi rom sxedan ukana skamebze! magram me ara var amayi da Tavbru ar mexveva am, CemTvis winaT miuwvdomel simaRleze dgomiT, gulwrfel monawileobas viReb patara mowafeebis bedSi da yoveli axali mowafe magonebs im bavSvs, romelic odesRac TviTon viyavi am skolaSi Semosvlisas! o, ra didi xania mas aqeT!.. patara koperfildi warmodgenili myavs, rogorc srulebiT gansakuTrebuli arseba, romelic me arafriT ar mgavs. marTla ki viyavi rodisme patara? ara, me davtove patara koperfildi Cems ukan, coxvrebis Saragzaze, Cacuare gverdiT da axla vigoneb mas, rogorc erT im axal mowafeTagans, romelTac araferi aqvT saerTo doqtor strongis institutis pirvel mowafesTan. is patara gogona raRa iqna, romelic damxvda mister vikfildis saxlSi, pirvelad rom movedi? is aRar aris! mister vikfildis saxlSi axla diasaxlisobs im portretis originali, romelic sastumro oTaxSi buxris Tavze hkidia, da aRaraferi bavSvuri aRar aris mis saxeSi. agnesa, Cemi Zvirfasi da, rogorc vuwodeb mas Cems ocnebaSi, Cemi nugeSismcemeli, mrCeveli, megobari, mudam Tavgamodebuli, agnesa _ dasrulebuli qalia. maS ase, me gavizarde, davvaJkacdi, SeviZine klasikuri ganaTleba. xom ar aris-ra CemSi kidev rame cvlileba? rogor ara! axla me vatareb oqros saaTs ZewkviT, oqros beWeds marcxena nekze, ganiersa da grZelkalTebian fraks da, amas garda, daTvis qons visvam Tmaze. yovelive es, erTad aRebuli, beWedTan erTad, arafer sikeTes ar moaswavebs. nuTu isev Seyvarebuli var? diax, me vaRmerTeb ufros mis larkinss. ufrosi mis larkinsi ukve bavSvi aRar aris. sruliadac ara! igi maRalia, tanwerweti, Savgvremani, SavTvalwarba, maSasadame _ mSvenieri. mas ar SeiZleba ewodos norCi, radgan misi umcrosi dac ki gamovida am asakidan da igi sami Tu oTxi wliT mainc aris umcrosi Cemi grZnobis saganze. ufrosi mis larkisi, Cemi azriT, erTi ocdaaTi wlisa mainc aris da Cemi siyvaruli misdami aRemateba yovelive aRweras. ufrosi mis larkisi bevr oficers icnobs am qalaqSi. es saSinelebaa da yovlad autaneli. xSirad vxedav, rogor elaparakeba igi oficrebs. isini gangeb gaCerdebian xolme an gzas gadmodian, rodesac qvafenilze
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Tvals mohkraven ufrosi mis larkisis quds, romlis gverdiTac Cans meore qudi _ misi umcrosi disa. unda SevniSno, rom ufros mis larkiss mSvenieri gemovneba aqvs da yovelTvis saucxoo qudebi hxuravs. igi uRimis oficrebs, Zalian mxiarulad elaparakeba maT, da yvelafridan Cans, rom oficrebis sazogadoeba gansakuTrebiT moswons mis larkiss. Cemi Tavisufali drois umetes nawils axla qalaqSi seirnobas vandomeb da vcdiob, winaswarve gamovarkvio, sad ufro mosalodnelia mis larkinsis Sexvedra. mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi bednieri var, Tu erTxel mainc momeca saSualeba mas Tavi davukra; es ar aris Cemis mxriv Tavxedoba, radgan bedniereba maqvs vicnobde mis larkisis mamas. drogamoSvebiT isic gamabednierebs xolme Tavis dakvriT. ai, daniSnulia didi sacekvao saRamo da vici, rom mis larkinsi oficrebTan icekvebs. ra wamebi Seedreba im sulier tanjvas, romelsac gavicdi am saRamos win? grZnoba mikargavs madas da maiZulebs vataro axali abreSumis yelsaxvevebi. Cemi erTaderTi nugeSia axla sarkis win morTva Cems saukeTeso tanisamosSi; Ceqmebs viwmend diliT, SuadRisas da saRamos, Zilis win. morTuls da davarcxnils, gansakuTrebuli fasi medeba Cems TvalSi da meZleva imedi, davisaxuro mis larkinsis TanagrZnoba. yvelaferi, rac ki mas ekuTvnis an raime damokidebuleba aqvs masTan, Zvirfasia CemTvis. rogora mwyins, rom aseTi axalgazrda var! tyuilad viTvli Cems wlovanebas xan ase, xan ise, mainc gamodis, rom mxolod Cvidmeti wlisa var da, maSasadame, SesaZleblobis TeoriiT, am asakSi ar vvargivar mis larkinsis meuRled. ra vuyoT mere! mova dro, _ da Zalian malec, _ rodesac ocdaerTi wlisa Sevsruldebi. am mosazrebiT me yovel saRamos davseirnob mister larkinsis saxlis win, Tumca guli mtkivneulad mewureba da sevdisgan mikvdeba, rodesac aq oficrebs vxedav am mesmis maTi xmebi sastumro oTaxSi, sadac ufrosi mis larkinsi arfaze ukravs. stumrebi wavidnen, sanTebi Caqra, mTels ojaxs sZinavs, me ki isev davdivar saxlis win da vcdilob, mivxvde, romel oTaxSi sZinavs ufros mis larkinss. xom SeiZleba, rom am saxls uecrad cercxli waekidos? xanZris ali metad da metad mZvinvarebs, auarebeli xalxi morbis da gaStrebuli ucqeris, rogor anadgurebs yvelafers abobqrebuli stiqioni. yvelani panikuri SiSiT arian gaqvavebulni. am dros gabedulad vadgam kibes sawoli oTaxis fanjaras, sadac wevs Cemi gulwasuli satrfo, vixuteb mas gulSi da sifrTxiliT veSvebi Cemi tvirTiT miwaze. mere isev imave kibiT avdivar misi nivTebis gadasarcenad da gmiruli sikvdiliT viRupebi alSi! rogorc hxedavs mkiTxveli, jer kidev SemeZlo maSin uangaro siyvaruli, Cemi natvra iyo, riTime mesaxelebina Tavi ufrosi mis larkinsis winaSe da Semdeg _ momkvdaryavi mis ferxTiT. magram yovelTvis ara var aseTi uangaro. ai, am dReebSi larkinsebi did sacekvao saRamos marTaven, rac me ukve sami kviris win vicodi. mSvenieri Cveneba ireva Cems ocnebaSi. ori saaTiT adre vilamazeb Tavs sarkis win da ocneba mimafrens fantaziis samefoSi. warmodgenili maqvs, rom am saRamos vikreb mTels vaJkacobas da siyvaruls vucxadeb ufros mis larkinss. igi aenTeba gakvirvebisagan, mxarze momayrdnobs Tavs da metyvis: _ o, mister koperfild! nuTu es marTalia? yvelaferi gaTavda. meore dilas, jer isev loginSi var, rodesac modis mister larkinsi da meubneba:

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_ Zvirfaso koperfild! Cemma qalma yvelaferi miambo. siymawvile ar aris dabrkolebs, me Tanaxma var. ai oci aTasi girvanqa sterlingi, _ bednieri iyaviT. papida jer mijavrdeba aseTi uecari gadawyvetilebisaTvis, magram Semdeg isic molbeba da dalocavs Cvens kavSirs. mister diki da doqtori strongi eswrebian qorwils. me grZnobiT aRsavse, magram moridebuli var (ese igi, aseTi viyavi im Soreul xanaSi); miuxedavad amisa, mTeli es Tavxeduri ocneba Tavbrus maxvevs da guls sixaruliT mivsebs. bali gaCaRebulia. musika, yvavilebi, epoletebi, da amaT Soris _ ufrosi mis larkinsi, romelic yvelas Crdilavs Tavisi brwyinvale silamaziT. igi cisfer kabaSia gamowyobili da Tavze cisferi yvavili ukeTia. misi mSvenierebis daviwyeba yovlad SeuZlebelia! Cems sicocxleSi pirvelad var amgvar dids saRamoze, ufrosebs Soris, da Tavs Zalian uxerxulad vgrZnob. me aq ar vekuTvni arc erT wres da, rogorca Cans, aravis surs momaqcios raime yuradReba. mxolod mister larkinsi miaxlovdeba da mekiTxeba: ra aris axali Cvens institutSi da rogor arian Cemi amxanagebi. ucnauri kiTxvebia! nuTu imisTvis momiwvies, rom Seuracxyofa momayenon! ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi uZravad vdgavar kedelTan da Cemi Tvalebi mouSorebliv mimarTulia Cemi gulis mbrZanebelze. bolos, _ o, sixarulo! _ me SemniSna mis larkinsma, TviTon man, ufrosma mis larkinsma! _ Tqven cekvavT? _ mekiTxeba mis larkinsi, momxiblavi RimiliT. _ TqvenTan, Tu nebas miboZebT, _ vupasuxe mdabali tavis dakvriT. _ da sxva aravisTan? _ me ar minda sxvebTan cekva. mis larkisi iRimeba da wiTldeba, ese igi, me momeCvena, rom igi gawiTlda. _ Zalian kargi, _ meubneba mis larkinsi, _ didi siamovnebiT, mzad var vicekvo TqvenTan, oRond kadrilis Semdeg: axla me ukve angaJirebuli var. me vTvli wamebs, da bolos, sanatreli wuTi dadga. daukres valsi. vuaxlovdebi mis larkinss. _ gana Tqven cekvavT valss? _ mekiTxeba eWviT mis larkinsi. _ Tu ara cekvavT, kapitani beili... magram me vcekvav valss da SemiZlia vTqva, rom urigod ar vcekvav. me xelsa vkideb mis larkinss da amayad mimyavs igi kapitani beilis win. igi, rasakvirvelia, cofebsa yris sibraziT, magram me ar menaRvleba. me xelsa vxvev ufrosi mis larkinsis wels da Cven vtrialebT... sad, rogor, ra sagnebs Sua, didxans Tu mcire xans, _ araferi ar vici, da meCveneba, TiTqos davcurav dausrulebel sivrceSi, mivfrinav varskvlavTa sferoSi, burusSi gaxveuli, moxibluli, mojadoebuli, dabrmavebuli cisferi feriis mSvenierebiT. magram, ai, Cven martoni varT patara oTaxSi da sofaze vsxedvarT. mis larkinsi aRtacebaSi modis yvavilisagan, romelic Cemi frakis kiloSi mikeTia, _ es iyo pirisferi iaponuri kamelia, romelSic naxevari krona miveci. sixaruliT vTavazob am yvavils da veubnebi: _ samagierod, me vTxoulob fasdaudebel jildos, mis larkins. _ mainc ras? _ yvavils Tqveni Taigulidan. me gavufrTxildebi mas, rogorc Zunwi _ Tavis saunjes. _ Tqven gabeduli ymawvili xarT, _ meubneba mis larkinsi. _ inebeT.

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igi mawvdis yvavils, ase meCveneba _ keTilganwyobilebis RimiliT. me mimaqvs igi jer tuCebTan da Semdeg Cems gulTan. mis larkinsi Zalian mxiarulad icinis, miwvdis xels da meubneba: _ aba, axla ki wamiyvaneT kapitan beiltan. me jer gons ver movsulvar netarebisagan, valsisa da gamartoebuli laparakis gamo, rodesac mis larkinsi isev miaxlovdeba da Tan mohyavs xnieri, srulebiT umniSvnelo jentlmeni, romelic mTeli am saRamos ganmavlobaSi qaRalds TamaSobda. _ ai es, Cemi gabeduli megobari, _ ambobs mis larkinsi. mister Cestls Tqveni gacnoba surs, mister koperfild. didad moxaruli var, radgan vxvdebi, rom es xanSiSesuli jentlmeni mis larkinsis ojaxis Zveli megobaria. _ gemovneba, ser, mSvenieri gqoniaT, rac sasaxeloa TqvenTvis, _ meubneba mister Cestli. _ oRond imedi maqvs, rom Tqveni survilebi Zalian Sors ar midis, radgan SeiZleba sxvebma dagaswron, ymawvilo, yovelSemTxvevaSi mesiamovna Tqveni gacnoba. Tu rodisme mogixdeT yofna Cvens mxares, aSfordis midamoebSi, gTxovT, mobrZandeT Cvensas da gvestumroT, ramdeni xniTac gsurdeT. gulwrfel madlobas vuxdi mister Cestls da magrad varTmev xels. Cemi ocneba ufro Sors mifrinavs. erTxel kidev vcekvav am saRamos ganmavlobaSi ufros mis larkinsTan, da igi meubneba, mSvenivrad cekvav valssao. warmoudgeneli netareba saxlSic Tana msdevs, mister vikfildis ganmarToebuls oTaxSi mTeli Ramis ganmavlobaSi cekvavs Cemi ocneba, da mTeli Ramis ganmavlobaSi vexebi welsze cisfer ferias. Cemi netareba ramdenime dRes grZeldeba; magram me aRarsad vxedav mis larkinss. igi ara Cans arc quCaSi, arc Tvais saxlis fanjrebTan. sevda mepareba, magram damWknari yvavili manugeSebs Cemi gulis mbrZaneblis unaxaobas. erTxel, nasadilevs, rodesac Cveulebrivad visxediT zemo sarTulis sastumro oTaxSi, agnesam mommarTa da miTxra: _ iciT, trotvud, vin Txovdeba am dReebSi? _ ara, ar vici, vin? _ Txovdeba erTi arseba, romelic Tqven Zalian giyvarT. _ vin aris es? Tqven xom ara, agnesa? _ me? gesmiT, mamilo, ras laparakobs?.. ara, trotvud, Tqven ver gamoicaniT. Txovdeba ufrosi mis larkinsi... aba, mixvdiT, visze? _ ka...ka. kapitan beilze, _ vambob me da suls Zlivs viTqvam. _ ara, kapitanze ki ara, mister Cestlze, romelsac svia mohyavs aSfordis midameobSi. saSineli sevda miRrRnis guls da erTi-ori kviris ganmavlobaSi mkvdariviT davdivar. aRar mibrwyinavs oqros beWedi nekze da daTvis qoniT aRar mikrialebs Tma, axali tanisamosi Senaxulia. me Zvel serTuks vatareb axla da xSirad cxare cremlebs vafrqvev gamxmar yvavilze. amgvari mdgomareoba autanelia CemTvis, da gamexarda, rodesac utifarma yasabma isev gamiwvia sabrZolvelad. me mivagde gamxmari yvavili, medgrad gavedi mtris winaaRmdeg da am jerze yasabi davamarcxe!

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aRmoCena ar vici namdvilad, gamexarda Tu mewyina, rodesac bolo moeRo Cems mecadineobas skolaSi. mgonia, Zalian bednieri viyavi institutSi, Rrmad pativs vcemdi Cems direqtors da yvelas vuyvardi. amitomac mwyinda institutis moSoreba da guliT vnaRvlobdi. magram mravali sxva mizezis gamo mixaroda kursis damTavreba. iq, am skolis karebs iqiT, bundovans sivrceSi, mexateboda naTeli gza sazogado moRvaweobisa, aRsavse brwyinvale imedebiT. Cemi bavSvobis gamocdileba da dakvirvebani arafrad gamomadga da vucqerodi sicocxles, rogorc jadosnul zRapars, romlis wakiTxvac, me rogorc fantastikuri qveynis gmirs, momixdeboda gatacebiTa da aRtacebiT. papidam da me saerTo TaTbirze didxans vimsjeleT imis Sesaxeb, Tu ragvar cxovrebas Sevdgomodi skolis damTavrebis Semdeg. TiTqmis ori wlis ganmavlobaSi vcdilobdi, mepasuxa Cemi TavisTvis mTavar sakiTxze: ra dargisken ufro mimiwvs guli gansakuTrebiT? magram ramdenic ar vimtvrie Tavi, bolos yovelTvis gamodioda, rom CemSi ar iyo raime gadaWrili midrekileba romelime garkveuli mecnierebisaken. mister diki, rogorc Cemi meTvalyure da mzrunveli, aucileblad eswreboda yvela am TaTbirs. _ ici ra, trot? _ miTxra papidam erTxel diliT, uqmeebSi rodesac ukve gamovedi institutidan. _ amdeni xania vlaparakobT am sakiTxze da mainc verc erTi nabijiT ver wavwieT win. me mgonia, urigo ar iqneba, Tu cotas moviTmenT da davicdiT. Sen ki, am xnis ganmavlobaSi, ecdebi, axali TvalsazrisiT Sexedo qveyanas, ara rogorc mowafem. ymawvili kacisTvis meti ar aris xalxis gacnoba da amave dros Tavis mdgomareobaSi garkveva, gesmis? _ mesmi, papida. _ me azrad momivida, trot, rom patara mogzauroba Zalian sasargeblo iqneboda SenTvis. Tanaxma xar? _ savsebiT Tanaxma var, papida. _ vTqvaT, pirvelad Tu moisurvebdi gaseirnebas Zveli adgilebisaken, iq, sadac cxovrobs is dedakaci, umsgavsi saxeliT, _ ra hqvia? _ ikiTxa papidam da cxviri moifxana. unda SevniSno, rom papidam ver apatia pegotis misi umsgavsi saxeli. _ o, amaze ukeTess Tqven verafers moifiqrebdiT, papida! _ wamiviZaxe me aRtacebiT. _ Zalian kargi! didi xania vfiqrob magaze. jer azrad mqonda, rom mogzaurobaSi SenTvis aucilebelia mister dikis Tanxleba, magram rodesac kargad movisazre, gadavwyvite, rom mister diki saxlSi unda darCes da me momiaros. mister dikma erTi wuTiT moiwyina da Tavi Cahkida, magram mas isev gaubrwyinda saxe, rodesac gaigo, rom unda gaufrTxildes da daicvas yvelaze saocari qali dedamiwis zurgze. yvela Tavisi gegma da survili papidas saocari siswrafiT mohyavda sisruleSi. axlac, rogorc ki gaTavda Cveni winaswari molaparakeba, Cemi Cemodani dauyovnebliv moamzades samgzavrod, da me miviRe papidasagan oqroebiT magrad gatenili qisa. gamomSvidobebisas papidam damajildova keTili rCeviT da unazesi kocniT. erTxel kidev gaimeora, rom Cemi mogzaurobis mizani mxolod qveynis gacnobaa da Cemi mdgomareobis awonMYTOPBOOK.ORG

dawonva. amitom papida mirCevda ramdenime dRe gametarebina londonSi, sufoklidan dabrunebisas, an, Tu msurs, sufoklSi wasvlis win. misi angariSiT Cemi mgzavroba unda gagrZelebuiyo sami kvira an erTi Tve. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi sruli Tavisufleba meZleoda, mxolod im pirobiT, rom wesierad, kviraSi samjer werili mimewera papidasaTvis. me, upirveles yovlisa, wavedi kenterberiSi, rom sabolood gamovTxovebodi agnesas, mister vikfilds da institutis pativcemul direqtors. agnesas Zalian gauxarda Cemi naxva da miTxra, rom Cemi wasvlis Semdeg maTi saxli aRar hgavs winandels. _ miT umetes, me aRar vgavar Cems Tavs, agnesa, TqvenTan ganSorebis Semdeg, _ vuTxari me. _ uTqvenod, agnesa, TiTqos marjvena xeli maklia. metsac vityvi: uTqvenod Zlivs mesmis, rom Tavi Tanze mebas. Tqveni rCeva Zvirfasia yvelasTvis, vinc ki erTxel gagicnoT, agnesa! _ me ki mgonia, rom yvela Cemma nacnobma piri Sekra Cems gasanebivreblad da gazviadebul qaTinaurebs meubnebian, radgan isini srulebiT ar damimsaxurebia, _ mipasuxa agnesam RimiliT. uecrad agnesac momapyro Sewuxebuli Tvalebi da miTxra aRelvebulixmiT: _ trotvud, me unda gkiTxo rame erT saqmeze, romlis Sesaxeb, iqneb, SemdegSi veRar movaxerxo laparaki. xom ar SegimCneviaT, es ramdenime xania, raime cvlileba mamaSi? didi xania, rac SevniSne es cvlileba da xSirad mikvirda, rogor ar amCnevda amas agnesa. es gakvirveba, rogorca Cans, axlac gamoixata Cems saxeze, imitom rom agnesam daxara Tvalebi da mis wamwamebze cremlebi SevniSne. _ amixseniT, raSia saqme? _ miTxra odnav gasagoni xmiT. _ me mgonia, agnesa, masSi TandaTan daimkvidra im ubedurma Cvevam, romelic advilad SevniSne Tqvens saxlSi SemosvlisTanave; da es Cveuleba sikeTes ar moutans mister vikfilds. igi xSirad aRelvebuli aris xolme da... Tumca, SeiZleba, vcdebode... _ ara, trotvud, ara, Tqven ar scdebiT, _ miTxra ymawvilma qalma Tavis qneviT. _ xelebi ukankalebda, ena srulebiT ar emorCileba da sul ubralo sityvac ver gamouTqvams, Tvalebi uelavs raRac araCveulebrivi cecxliT, da SevniSne, rom swored am ubedur wuTebSi masTan aucileblad modian raime saqmis gamo. _ modis uri, _ miTxra agnesam. _ diax, advili SesaZlebelia, rom im dros igi srulebiT moklebulia saqmis Cakvirvebis unars; yovel SemTxvevaSi, mas swyins, rom ucxo xalxi xedavs mas amgvar mdgomareobaSi. amis gamo meore dRes ufro cudad grZnobs Tavs, mesame dRes _ ufro uaresad, da TandaTan ecema suliT, daRvremili da moRuSuli xdeba. me jer ar damemTavrebina laparaki, rom ymawvili qali mivarda karebs mamis misagebeblad da yelze moexvia mas. diliT sabolood unda gamovTxovebodi Zvel saxls, romelic amdeni wlis ganmavlobaSi iyo ganaTebuli CemTvis agnesas keTili ganwyobilebiT. gulsevdianma daviwye Calageba Cemi tanisamosisa da im Zveli wignebisa, romelic Cemi wasvlis Semdeg unda gaegzavnaT duvrSi, papidasTan. Cemi sevda SeniSna uri hipmac ki, romelic Calagebas mSveloda. igi iseTi gulmodginebiT faTurobda Cems garSemo, rom uneburad TavSi momivida azri _ uri hips Zalian undoda Cemi aqedan wasvla.
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bolos, gamoveTxove agnesas da mis mamas da am SemTxvevaSi srulebiT movaxerxe gamomeCina is sulis simtkice da xasiaTis Zliereba, romelic, Cemis azriT, umTavresi Tviseba unda yofiliyo vaJkacisa. me gavemarTe fostis kantoraSi da davjeqi londonis diliJansis imperialze. roca diliJansi daiZra adgilidan da qalaqgareT gavida, Cemi pirveli sazrunavi iyo _ mimeRo srulwlovani, darbaiseli jenltmenis Sexeduleba, da am mizniT gadavwyvite, usaTuod boxi xmiT melaparaka. es Zalian Zneli iyo CemTvis, magram davarwmune Cemi Tavi, rom boxi xma Seadgens yvela dinji jentlmenis aucilebel kuTvnilebas. meetlem pirvelma damiwyo laparaki. _ Tqven, ser, bolomdis mibrZandebiT? _ mkiTxa mas. _ diax, viliams, _ vupasuxe mowyalebis kiloTi (meetle Cemi Zveli nacnobi iyo). _ me londonSi mivdivar da iqidan sufoklSi vapireb wasvlas. _ sanadirod, ser? es kiTxva imas udrida, rom ekiTxa CemTvis _ xom ar midixarT veSapebis dasaxocado; magram Zalian mesiamovna, rodesac davinaxe, rom meetle iseT jentlmenad mTvlis, romelsac nadiroba SeuZlia. welSi gavimarTe da vupasuxe: _ ar vici, viliams, vinadireb Tu ara, es jer gadawyvetili ar maqvs. _ frinvelebi, amboben, Zalian frTxilebi arian axla, _ SeniSna viliamsma. _ sxvafriv SeuZlebelic aris am dros, _ vupasuxe me. _ Tqven sufoklSi daibadeT, ser? _ diax, sufokli Cemi samSobloa. _ marTalia, ser, rom Tqvensas, sufoklSi, saukeTeso pudingebs amzadeben? _ mkiTxa viliamsma. araferi vicodi amis Sesaxeb, magram mindoda Cemi samSoblos keTili saxelis dacva; amitom Tavi davuqnie Tanxmobis niSnad da vagrZnobine, rom sufoklis pudingebs samarTlianad aqvT damsaxurebuli Tavisi kargi saxeli. Cven gavCerdiT CernikosTan, `oqros irmis~ sastumroSi. sastumros msaxurma Semiyvana saerTo darbazSi; moaxle qalma miCvena Cemi patara sawoli oTaxi, gajRenTili Tavlis suniT, viwro da SexuTuli samaresaviT. arc aq, arc qalaqSi aravin mcemda saTanado pativs da vxedavdi, rom yvelani isev bavSvad mTvlidnen. sastumros moaxle qali araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda Cems sityvebs, laqia ki ise familarulad meqceoda, rom ramdenime megobruli rCevac ki momca. nasadilevs karg gunebaze davdeqi da gadavwvite TeatrSi wasvla. Cemi arCevani koventgartenis Teatrze SeCerda. TamaSobdnen `iulius keisars~. udidesi siamovnebiT da aRtacebiT vucqerodi keTilSobil romaelebs, romelTac xorci Seisxes Cems Tvalwin. sul axlaxan ar iyo, rom isini mawvalebdnen institutis auditoriiis kedlebSi? axla gahqra maTi Cveulebrivi simkacre da isini aRsdgnen samaridan erTaderTi mizniT, _ esTetikuri aRtaceba gamoewviaT yofili mowafis gulSi. warmodgena Tormet saaTze gaTavda. rodesac Teatridan bnel, wvimian quCaSi gavedi, momeCvena, TiTqos uecrad Rrublebidan daveSvi WuWyian da Jriamulian qveyanaSi, sadac cxovroben sabralo arsebani, romelTac uweriaT mudam aWyapunon talaxSi kaloSebi da umsgavsi qolebiT SeebrZolon kokispiruli wvimis msxvil wveTebs.

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meqanikurad gavwie sastumrosaken. aq, saerTo darbazSi vaxSmis dros, siamovnebiT vigonebdi yvela im mSvenierebas, romelic vnaxe da gavige koventgartenis TearSi. SevniSne, rom saerTo darbazSi Semivida mSvenieri ymawvili kaci, ukanasknel modaze da didi gemovnebiT Cacmuli, Tumca mTel mis tanisamosSi gamosWvioda garkveuli uzrunveloba, rac, rogorc viciT, gansakuTrebul elfers aZlevs koxtaobas. igi Cems Soriaxlos dajda, magram yuradReba ar mimiqcevia. rodesac wamovdeqi oTaxSi wasasvlelad da gverdze Cavuare am ucnobs, uneburad Sevxede saxeSi, _ Sevxede daadgilze gavSeSdi. _ stirford! nuTu Sen gxedav? man Semomxeda, magram SevamCnie, rom ver micno. _ dagaviwydiT, mister stirfodr! _ vuTxari wyeniT. _ ah! es vin aris! _ SesZaxa man gaocebiT. _ nuTu es patara koperfildia? rogor gaCndi aq? _ me mxolod dRes Camovedi aq kenterberis diliJansiT. im mxares cxovrobs papidaCemi, iman Semifara. davamTavre kursi erT-erT insitutSi. Sen rogora xar, stirford? _ me didi xania, rac pansioni davamTavre da axla, rogorc xedav, oqsfordSi var, universitetSi. iq mawvaleben semestridan semestramde, periodulad... ai, axla Svebuleba aviRe da dedasTan mivdivar. deda aq axlos cxovrobs, qalaqgareT; magram iseTi saZageli gzebia da saxlSi kidev iseTi saSineli mowyeniloba, rom gadavwyvite, am sastumroSi gavaTio Rame. dauZaxa sastumros patrons, romelic ukve kargaxania, didi yuradRebiTa da cnobismoyvareobiT Semogvcqeroda. axla igi mowiwebiT mogviaxlovda. _ sad moaTavseT Tqven Cemi megobari koperfildi? _ hkiTxa stirfordma. _ gTxovT, gvapatioT, ser... mister koperfilds uWiravs ormocdameoTxe nomeri. _ mere, ra eSmakma mogafiqrebinaT misi mowyoba am soroSi? _ gvapatieT, ser... Cven ar vicodiT... ver mivxvdiT, rom mister koperfilds esaWiroeboda wesieri oTaxi. Tu gvibrZanebT, axlave gadavitanT mis bargs samocdameTormete nomerSi; es swored Tqvens gverdiT iqneba, ser, _ gnebavT? _ rasakvirvelia, mnebavs, _ pasuxa stirfordma. _ axlave gadaitaneT. Cemi axali sawoli oTaxi, sufTa da mSvenieri, arafriT ar hgavda uwindel WuWyian soros. oTaxis SuagulSi mSvenieri farTo logini idga, romelzedac, gaWirvebisas, Tavisuflad daeteoda xuTi an eqvsi adamiani. CaviZire baliSebSi da male Rrmasa da tkbil Zils miveci Tavi. Tavi mecxramete stirfordis saxli _ dawvrilebiT unda gavigo, ras akeTeb, sad midixar, _ gavigo yvelaferi, rac ki Sen Segexeba. ise mgonia, TiTqos me mekuTvni mTlianad, ganuyofelad da ucvlelad, _ miTxra stirfordma meore diliT, Tavis oTaxSi, sauzmis dros.
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gaxarebulma am uecari aRmoCeniT, rom Cemi Zveli megobari ase gulmxurvaled mekideboda, vuambe yvelaferi da bolos isic vuTxari, rogor moigona papidam CemTvis es mgzavroba. _ aqedan Cans, _ daaskvna stirfordma, _ rom Sen saSuri ara gWirs-ra, amitom Sen wamoxval CemTan haigetSi da mestumrebi ori-sami dRiT. pirveli saqme sauzmis Semdeg is iyo, rom gavedi Cems oTaxSi da werili mivwere papidas: avuwere mas srulebiT moulodneli Sexvedra Zveli amxanagisa da megobrisa, romelTanac ori-sami dRiT stumrad mivdiodi. Semdeg CavsxediT etlSi da wavediT londonis SesaniSnavi adgilebis dasaTvaliereblad. Cven vnaxeT panorama, samxece, viyaviT muxeumSi. gamaoca, rom yvelgan yvela sagnis Sesaxeb, stirfordi iCenda sakvirvel codnas, romelsac igi srulebiT ar afasebda, rogorc Canda. ukve bindi iyo, rodesac Cveni etli gaCerda haigetSi, Zveli qvis Senobis karebTan, romelic maRali borcvis Tavze idga. Cven mogvegeba xaSiSesuli, Tumca arc ise moxucebuli ledi, amayi SexedulebiT da mSvenieri saxliT. mas `sayvareli jemsi~ uwoda stirfords da gulSi Caikra. es iyo misi deda, romelsac stirfordma Cemi Tavi gaacno, rogorc Tavisi saukeTeso megobari. misis stirfordi momesalma alersianad, magram RirsebiT. es iyo Zveleburi, Tavadebis saxli, ganmartoebuli da mdidruli. Cemi oTaxis fanjrebidan davinaxe londoni, romelic am siSoreze adgil-adgil cecxlis wertilebiT daCiTul raRac sqel Rrubelsa hgavda. rodesac sadilisTvis vicvamdi, Tvali movavle avejs da Zvelebur suraTebs, romlebzedac gamosaxuli iyvnen warCinebuli qalbatonebi, korsetebSi gamowyobilni, dapudruli TmebiT. isini zogan naTlad, zogan muqad Candnen buxris mocimcime Suqze. Sevedi sasadiloSi. iq, diasaxlisis garda, damxvda meore ledi, Savgvremani, patara tanisa, srulebiT aramimzidveli saxisa. kupriviT Cavi Tma hqonda da savi Tvalebi saocari cecxliT enTo. igi Zalian wvrili iyo, da SeniSne Wrilobis niSani, romelic iwyeboda zeda tuCTan da nikapamde Cadioda. Wriloba Sexorceboda, magram kvali aCnda da daemaxinjebina zeda tuCi. im daskvnamde mivedi, rom es qali ukve gadacilebulia ocdaaT wels da gaTxoveba unda-meTqi. igi hgavda saxls, romelic ramdenime wlis ganmavlobaSi gasaqiraveblad aris, magram yovlad uSedegod. igi gamacnes rogorc mis dartli, Tumca stirfordi da misi deda mis rozas eZaxnen. gavige, rom mis dartli ukve didi xania, rac am saxlSi cxovrobs, rogorc misis stirfodis kompanioni. yvelaze TvalsaCino mis dartlis moqmebaSi is iyo, rom arasodes ar mogmarTavdaT pirdapir; cdilobda gadakvriT gamoeTqva Tavisi azri da pasuxis magivrad yovelTvis kiTxvas iZleoda. misis stirfordma mkiTxva, rad mivdiodi sufoklSi, vupasuxe, rom mivdivar Cemi moxuci gadiasi da mister pegotis ojaxobis sanaxavad. _ rogori bednieri viqnebodi, stirford, Senc rom wamosuliyavi CemTan erTad! _ ganvagrZe me da Cems megobars mivmarTe. _ Sen nawilobrivad ukve icnob am ojaxs. gaxsovs is menave, pansionSi rom movida CemTan? maSin saCuqrad zRvis kiboebi momitana. _ mgonia, maxsovs, _ mipasuxa stirfordma. _ zorba, moxeSavi vaJkaci, tlanqi mimoxvriT. igi maSin Tavis vaJTan erTad iyo.

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_ ara, es misi Zmiswuli iyo, romelic iSvila. mister pegotis diswulic hyavs, mSvenieri ymawvili qali, romelsac igi zrdis, rogorc sakuTar qaliSvils. darwmunebuli var, Zalaian gesiamovneba am ojaxis naxva. _ marTlac, es, albaT, srulebiT originaluri ojaxia, _ miTxra stirfordma. _ urigo ar iqneba gaseirneba da am jiSis xalxis gacnoba. wavideT, devi, SenTan erTad, yovel SemTxvevaSi, ar miviwyen. guli amiTamaSda siamovnebisagan, rodesac warmovidgine es Cveni mgzavroba; magram mis dartlma, romelic didi yuradRebiT usmenda Cvens saubars, TiTqos monaxa sagani Tavisi gonebamaxvilobisaTvis stirfordis sityvebSi, rodesac man mister pegotis ojaxi gaufrTxileblad miakuTvna adamianTa gansakuTrebul jiSs. _ maS, ai, raSi yofila saqme! _ SesZaxa mis dartlma. _ nuTu marTla? _ ra marTla? _ hkiTxa stirfordma. _ xalxis es jiSi, ser, rogorc Tqven brZaneT! maS isini marTlac ekuTvnian adamianTa gansxvavebul jiSs da ara aqvT ra saerTo CvenTan? es marTlac saintereso unda iyos! _ tyuilad gikvirT, mis roza, iseTi frazebi, romelSiac ar aris araviTari dafaruli azri, _ uTxra stirfordma wynarad. _ Cven marTlac Zalian cota ram gvaqvs saerTo am xalxTan. daviwyoT Tundac iqidan, rom grZnobiereba maTSi gacilebiT ufro naklebad aris ganviTarebuli, vidre CvenSi. isini saocari simZimiT iTviseben raime STabeWdilebas da Znelia maTi delikatobis Seuracxyofa. _ nuTu marTla? ras brZanebT! ra brZnulad aris yovelive es mowyobili! _ upasuxa mis dartlma. _ Tqven manugeSeT da damamSvideT, mister stirford. sasiamovnoa Tqvenis piriT darwmundes adamiani, rom es xalxi ugrZnobelia Tavis tanjvaSi. xSirad moxdeboda xolme, rom Zalian mebraleboda xalxis es jiSi; magram axla, Tqveni wyalobiT, srulebiT aRar vfiqrob am xalxze. rac ar vicodi uwin, axla igi CemTvis mzesaviT naTelia. swori mogaxsenoT, gacilebiT ufro xelsayrelia kiTxva, vidre pasuxis gacema... ase ar aris? megona, rom stirfordi xumrobiT laparakobda yovelive amas, erTaderTi mizniT, rom gaebrazebina mis dartli, da velodi, rom misi oTaxidan gasvlis Semdeg amixsnida Tavis azrs. magram es ar moxda. rodesac nasadilevs orive ledi gavida Tav-Tavis oTaxsSi da Cven martoni davrCiT buxarTan, stirfordma mkiTxa mxolod, ra azris xar Cemi dedis kompanionis Sesaxebo. _ rogori sakvirveli Wrilobis niSani aqvs tuCze, _ vuTxari me. stirfords saxe moeRrubla da erTi wuTiT Cafiqrda. _ es niSani, koperfild, _ miTxra man, _ Cemi xelis namoqmedaria. _ ra saSineli gaufrTxilebloblobaa! _ ara, es gaufrTxileblobiT ar momxdara. rodesac jer kidev bavSvi viyavi, mis dartlma erTxel moTminebidan gamomiyvana da mas CaquCi vesrole. Zalian mewyina, rom am sagans Sevexe, magram rac moxda, moxda. naTqvam sityvas ukan ver daibruneb. _ im droidan, _ ganagrZo stirfordma, _ igi atarebs am niSans Tavis saxeze da, rasakvirvelia, atarebs mas waruSlelad, samaremde... Tuki eRirsa samareSi mosveneba. igi Svilia mamaCemis biZaSvilisa da aRzrdilia udedod. dedamisi gardaicvala misi dabadebis Semdeg sul male. rodesac misi mamac gardaicvala da mTlad oblad darCa, dedam, romelic swored
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im dros daqvrivda, aiyvana igi kompanionad. mSoblebma dautoves mas memkvidreoba, ori aTasi girvanqa. es fuli bankSi Seitana da arasodes ar iRebs sargebels, ise rom misi Tanxa swrafad izrdeba. ai mTeli biografia mis roza dartlisa. _ ueWvelia, Sen uyvarxar, rogorc Zma, _ vuTxari me. _ hm! _ Caaxvela stirfordma da Tvalebi buxars miapyro. _ yvela Zmis xvedri ar aris debis siyvaruli, da zogjer iseTi debic arian rom... Tumca, ai, Cven win mSvenieri Rvinoa, davlioT Seni sadRegrZelo da Semdeg vnaxoT, ra gamova aqedan. Wmunvis Rrubeli erT wamSi moSorda mis saxes. es sadRegrZelo mxiaruli kiloTi iyo warmoTqmuli, da am wuTidan stirfordi isev Cveulebrivi iyo. srulebiT ar mikvirda, rom misis stirfords ase uzomod uyvarda Tavisi vaJi. igi mudam Tavis Svilze laparakobda da, rogor Canda, mxolod masze fiqrobda. misis stirfordma maCvena medalioni Tavisi vaJis suraTiT, rodesac igi bavSvi iyo, amave medalionSi iyo misi siyrmis Tmebi; Semdeg maCvena meore suraTi, gadaRebuli im dros, rodesac pirvelad Sevxvdi mas; bolos gavige, rom misi stirfordi gulTan atarebda Svilis suraTs, misi axlandeli saxiT. Svilisagan miRebuli yvela werils igi inaxavda mSvenier yuTSi, romelic mudam mis gverdiT idga. igi sixaruliT wamikiTxavda am werilebs, Svili rom win ar aRdgomoda mis survils. _ jemsma miTxra, mister koperfild, rom Tqven misi uaxloesi megobari xarT da rom guSin, masTan Sexvedris dros, Tqven sixarulis cremlebic ki daRvareT. ar minda viTvalTmaqco da pirdapir getyviT. rom amgvari grZnobebi, romelsac Cemi Svili sxvebSi iwvevs, srulebiT ar makvirvebs; magram, miuxedavad amisa, mainc ar SemiZlia gulgrili davrCe im pirTadmi, romelnic Rirseulad afaseben Cemi Svilis gonebrivsa da zneobriv maRal Rirsebebs. didad moxaruli var, rom Cems saxlSi gxedavT, mister koperfild, da SemiZlia dagarwmunoT, rom Cems Svils gulwrfelad uyvarxarT. Tqven yovelTvis SegiZliaT imedi gqondeT misi mfarvelobisa. saRamoTi, buxarTan, stirfordi dampirda, seriozulad moefiqra Cveni saerTo mogzaurobis Sesaxeb sufoklSi. _ saCqaro araferia, dezi, _ miTxra man, _ erTi kvira, an daaxloebiT amdeni Cven SegviZlia haigetSi gavataroT. stumarTmoyvare misis stirfordma daadastura Svilis sityvebi. stirfordma dezi miwoda da aman isev gamoiyvana scenaze mis dartli. _ ah, marTla, mister koperfild? _ miTxra man. _ nuTu Tqven ase giwodeben? da rad giwodebT igi vard-gvirilas? nuTu marTla imitom, rom jer metad ymawvilad da umankod gTvliT? amixseniT, RvTis gulisaTvis, ar mesmis. gavwiTldi da vupasuxe, rom mgonia, misi azri swori unda iyos. _ a, maS ase! _ ganagrZo mis dartlma. _ Zalian moxaruli var, rom am SemTxvevaSi mainc ar Sevcdi. swored imitom vkiTxulob, rom SecdomaSi ar Sevide. igi umankod da ymawvilad gTvliT, amitom Tqven misi guliTadi megobari xarT! o, es SesaniSnavia! am sityvebiT mis dartli wavida Tavis sawol oTaxSi. misis stirfordic male gavida. Cven kidev davrCiT buxarTan daaxloebiT erTi saaTi; vlaparakobdiT tredelsze da salemis saswavleblis sxva mowafeebze. amis Semdeg Cvenc zeviT wavediT.
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cecxli mxiarulad gizgizebda Cems oTaxSi. Cavjeqi Rrma savarZelSi buxris win da ocnebaSi wavedi Cemi bednierebis Sesaxeb. ramdenime xans uZravad vijeqi da vtkbebodi siwynariT, rodesac uecrad, mis dartlma momaStera Tvalebi buxris Tavidan. suraTi saocar msgavsebas warmoadgenda, oRond mxatvars saWirod ar daenaxa Wrilobis niSnis daxatva. me davumate igi Cems warmdgenaSi da axla vaqcerdebodi yvela mis cvalebadobas. igi xan mxolod zeviTa tuCze iyo, rogorc me pirvelad SevniSne, sadilis dros, _ xan iweoda Cems Tvalwin mTel sigrZeze da amxela Wrilobis pirvandel zomas, rogorc es SevamCnie, rodesac mis dartli gajavrda. rad damikides, kacma rom Tqvas, es suraTi Cems oTaxSi? mis dartlis suraTis Tavidan mosaSoreblad saCqarod gavixade, Cavqare sanTeli da Cavweqi loiginSi; magram bnelaSic mis dartli micqerda Tavisi mwveli TvalebiT da mesmoda, rogor kiTxulobda igi: `nuTu? marTla? swored ase kia?~ Rame, mousvenari ZiliT Sewuxebuli, vekiTxebodi yvelas: `nuTu? marTla kia?~ Tumca TviTonac ar mesmoda, raze iyo laparaki da ra simarTles vTxoulobdi sxvebisgan.

Tavi meoce patara emi am saxlSi iyo msaxuri, romeic pirvel Sexvedraze respeqtabelobis nimuSad meCvena. igi emsaxureboda jems stirfords da Tan axlda oqsfordis universitetSi. igi dadioda usaTuod fexis TiTebze, iyo moridebuli, Cumi, dinji, yuradRebiani, mudam iqve iyo, rodesac mas kiTxulobdnen, da arasodes ar geCxilebodaT TvalSi, roca ar iyo saWiro. laparakobda Zalian dabali xmiT, TiTqos CurCuliT, magram garkveviT da mkafiod, yvelaferi TviT masze da mis garSemo aucileblad wesiers, respeqtabelur saxes iRebda. bunebas rom misTvis cxviri ZiraRma gadaebrunebina, es cxviric ki mis saxeze, wesier formas miiRebda. es laqia warmosadegi da seriozuli iyo yvela Tavis moZraobaSi. misi gvari iyo litimeri, da, rasakvirvelia, veravin momsaxureTagani litimers sityvas ver Seubrunebda. litimers mohyavda CvenTvis Sekazmuli cxenebi da stirfordi, romelmac yvelaferi icoda qveyanaze, cxenze jdomas maCvevda. litimers mohqonda CvenTvis safarikao rapirebi da stirfordi farikaobas maswavlida. litimeri gvawvdida xelTaTmanebs da stirfordi maswavlida boqss, me srulebiT ar mrcxvenoda stirfordisa, romelic xedavda Cems srul umecrebas yvela am xelovnebis dargSi, magram verasgziT ver gavbede gamomemJRavnebina Cemi umecreba am respeqtabeluri msaxuris winaSe, Tumca araferi ar mafiqrebinebda, rom TviT litimeri kargi mcodne iyo yvela am xelovnebisa; mas araviTari sabuTi ar moucia amgvari eWvisaTvis, da mainc, rodesac igi eswreboda Cvens varjiSobas, sircxvilisagan viwvodi da srul uvicad vgrZnobdi Tavs. gangeb gavagrZele laparaki am SesaniSnav adamianze, radgan SemdegSi mas mniSvnelovani roli hxvdeba wilad. stirfordma sabolood gadawyvita gamgzavreba CenTan erTad sufoklSi. male Cveni gamgzavrebis dRec dadga.

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Cven gamovemSvidobeT orive ledis, suliTa da guliT gadavuxade madloba misis stirfords misi stumarTmoyvareobisa da Cemdami yuradRebisaTvis. londonSi diliJansSi gadavsxediT da iarmauTisaken gavemgzavreT. ar SemiZlia gamovTqva Cemi grZnobebi, romelnic ganvicade am Zveli nacnobi adgilebis danaxvaze. maxsovs _ CemTvis iseTi saTuTi iyo iarmauTis keTili saxeli, rom, roca etli am qalaqis bneli quCebiT sastumrosken migvaqrolebda da stirfordma miTxra _ Cemis azriT, es mivardnili kuTxe arc ise urigo unda iyoso, _ didad gamaxara misma sityvebma. imave sastumroSi gavaTieT Rame, sadac odesRac movelodi londonis diliJanss. diliT, ukve karga mogvianebiT, visauzmeT sazogado darbazSi. _ aba, axla saiT apireb? me mgonia, Seni moxuci gadias sanaxavad waxval? _ mkiTxa stirfordma. _ diax, uwinares yovlisa, me pegoti unda vnaxo. _ momeci misi misamarTi, or saaTSi iq gavCndebi da gaviTamaSeb mis win komikur an sentimentalur scenas, rogorc gagixardeba. zamTris mSvenieri dRe iyo. miwa gamagrebuliyo yinvebisagan; laJvardi zRva uZravad idga da mas cis sivrce dahyurebda. Zalagamoleuli mze irgvliv abnevda sinaTlis talRebs. yvelgan xalisi igrZnoboda. me iseT sixalisesa da sicocxles vgrZnobdi mTels tanSi, rom mzad viyavi SemeCerebina quCaSi yvela gamvlel-gamomvleli da megobrulad xeli CamomerTmia. rodesac davakakune, pegotim gamiRo karebi da mkiTxa _ ra gnebavTo. me Sevxede RimiliT, magram man ar gamiRima sapasuxod. Cveni miwer-mowera ar Sewyvetila bolo dromde, magram ukve Svidma welma ganvlo, rac erTmaneTi ar gevnaxa. _ Sina brZandeba mister barkisi, qalbatono? _ vkiTxe boxi xmiT. _ Sin gaxlavT, ser; oRond nekresis qarebiT itanjeba da loginSi wevs, _ mipasuxa pegotim. _ ganagrZobs Tu ara mogzaurobas blonderstonSi? _ diax, ser, rodesac janmrTelad gaxlavT. _ Tqven, misis barkis, axlac dadixarT blonderstonSi? man erTi nabiji ukan gadadga da gaubedavad xelebi aswia. _ pegoti! _ SevZaxe me. _ devi, Cemo sayvarelo! gadavexvieT erTmaneTs da orivem tirili daviwyeT. _ barkiss ise gauxardeba Seni naxva, Cemo Tvalis sinaTlev, rom es yvela wamalze metad uSvelis, _ miTxra pegotim da winsafriT cremlebi moiwminda. _ xom ar vuTxra, rom aq xar? an xom ar ginda, Sen TviTon axvide zeviT da inaxulo? mister barkisma didi sixaruliT mimiRo. igi saSinlad itanjeboda yvela saxsris texviT da ar SeeZlo xeli gamoewodebina CemTvis, magram mTxova, megobrobis niSnad, Camomewia CaCis foCi, romelic Tavze exura. didi siamovnebiT avasrule es Txovna. rodesac sawolis boloze Camovjeqi, mister barkisma miTxra, rom misTvis didi sixarulia imis mogoneba, rogor matarebda igi blonderstonis gzaze. igi iwva zurgze, piraRma, da Tavidan fexebamde Sexveuli Tbil sabanSi, metad ucnaur sanaxaobas warmoadgenda. _ gaxsovT Tu ara, mister daviT, visi saxeli davwere me odesRac Cemi etlis kofoze? _ mkiTxa mister barkisma da Tan cdilobda, mxiaruli Rimili gamoexata tanjul saxeze.
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_ rogor ar maxsovs, mister barkis! _ me siamovnebiT mogaxsenebT, ser, rom klara pegoti barkisi yvelaze gulkeTili da yvelaze ukeTesi dedakacia mTels qveyanaze. ar aris iseTi qeba, romlis Rirsic ar iyos, samarTlianad, klara pegoti barkisi. Sen gaisarje, genacvale, saukeTeso sadili moamzade; Zvirfasi stumari CvenTan erTad isadilebs. Rvinoc moamzade, Cemo kargo. me gavafrTxile pegoti stirfordis mosvlis Sesaxeb. Cven Zalian cota xans mogvixda misi lodini. winaTve viyavi darwmunebuli, rom Cemi amxanagi miRebuli iqneboda, rogorc Cemi mfarveli, da amitom, rogorc Cemi gadias saukeTeso megobari; magram is, rac namdvilad moxda, aRemateboda yvela Cems molodins. stirfordis dauSretelma gonebamaxvilobam, udardelma mxiarulebam, Tavisufalma moqcevam, mSvenierma garegnobam da iSviaTma niWma yovelnairi rolis Sesrulebisa isa hqna, rom xuTi wuTis Semdeg savsebiT daipyro pegotis yuradReba, da gulwrfelad mjera, rom im droisTvis, rodesac Cven orivem davapireT wamosvla misi saxlidan, igi gagiJebuli iyo Cemi megobrisTvis. pegotis undoda, aucileblad mis saxlSi gameTia Rame, im patara oTaxSi, romelsac `patara devis oTaxi~ erqva. gaubedavad Sevxede stirfords da ar vicodi, mimeRo Tu ara Cemi gadias winadadeba. _ rasakvirvelia, rasakvirvelia, _ miTxra man, _ Sen aq daidZine, me ki Cems nomerSi waval. bevri viuare, magram bolos davTanxmdi. qari sevdianad da sazarlad zuzunebda, rodesac Cven, saukuno megobrobis romantikuli grZnobiT gamsWvalulni, mivuaxlovdiT mister pegotis fantastikur binas. _ sakmarisad udaburi adgilia, ara stirford, ras ityvi? _ vuTxari me. _ diax, verasgziT ver ityvi, rom Zalian mxiaruli adgili iyos, metadre Rame. gesmis, rogor Rrialebs zRva? mas TiTqos Cveni STanTqma unda. mgonia, ager raRac gemze sanTlebi bJutavs. _ swored eg aris mister pegotis saxli. _ mec swored ase vifiqre. dRes dilas aq vseirnobdi da instiqturad pirdapir magas mivadeqi. meti xma aRar amogvRia danarCeni manZilis gavlisas. Cven mivepareT saxls da vcdilobdiT, aravoTari xmauroba ar agvetexa. me vuTxari stirfords, rom momyoloda, da SeCveuli xeliT SevaRe kari. rodesac oTaxSi SevediT, viRacam taSi daukra. mister pegoti icinoda, rac Zali da Rone hqonda, da xelebgaSlili idga, TiTqos gulSi unda Caekra patara emi. SemkrTal qams, mravalgvari grZnobebiT aRsavse, eWira emilias xeli, TiTqos apirebda mis miyvanas mister pegotisTan. patara emi, darcxvenili da aRelvebuli, mainc, rogorc Canda, iziarebda Tavisi biZis aRtacebas, da Cven swored im wuTs SeveswariT, rodesac igi gamosxlta qamis xelidan da undoda gulSi Caxuteboda mister pegotis. Cvens Sesvlaze SeCerda, radgan man pirvelma SeamCnia moulodneli stumrebi. aseTi iyo suraTi, romelmac gagvaoca, rodesac Cven Ramis wyvdiadis Semdeg, uecrad gavCndiT fantastikuri saxlis Tbil da gaCaRebul oTaxSi. magram Cveni misvlisTanave yvelaferi gamoicvala da airia erT wuTSi, TiTqos arasodes arc yofiliyos es cocxali suraTi. me pirdapir mivedi mister pegotisTan da xeli CamovarTvi. pirveli gaocebis Semdeg qamma daiyvira mTeli ZalRoniT: _ master devi! eriha! es xom master devia!
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yvela axmaurda da dafacurda. Cven xels varTmevdiT erTmaneTs, vkiTxulobiT erTmaneTis ambavs, sixaruls gamovxatavdiT am moulodneli Sexvedris gamo. yvelani erTad, gauCerebliv vlaparakobdiT; ucxos rom Semoexeda am dros am sanaxaobisaTvis, SeeZlo is daskvna gamoetana, rom Cven yvelani gavgiJdiT. mister pegotim TviTonac ar icoda, ras sCadioda an ras laparakobda. igi yovel wuTSi modioda xan CemTan, xan stirfordTan, xan orivesTan erTad; xels gvarTmevda, Tavs gvikravda, Tvalebs axamxamebda, uCeCavda aburZgvnil Tmas, xarxarebda da aTasjer imeorebda, rom Cven namdvili dResaswauli gavumarTeT mas. _ ori jentlmeni, didi jentlmeni... ori jenltlmeni, _ daiwyo mister pegotim, _ ori jentlmeni gvestumra... arasodes Cems sicocxleSi ar momxdara... Cems WerqveS... emi, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim, _ modi axlos... Sexede... es master devis megobaria, swored is, romlis Sesaxeb amdens vlaparakobdiT; ori jentlmeni! es, ser, patara emia... igi Cemi qaliSvili ar aris, _ me ara myolia Svilebi, magram garwmunebT, arc erT mamas ar uyvars Tavisi Svili ise, rogorc me miyvars patara emi. Tumca igi aRar aris patara, _ axla igi gasaTxovari qalia, Tqven TviTonac hxedavT! _ aris erTi kaci, romelic icnobda Cvens patara emis jer kidev maSin, rodesac misi mama daiRupa. igi xelze atarebda mas, roca emi bavSvi iyo, eTamaSeboda, roca patara gogona iyo, da axla Tvals aRar aSorebs, roca igi gasaTxovari qalia. es ymawvili, iseve rogorc me, tlanqia zRvis zRarbiviT, magram guli sagules aqvs da, rac umTavresia, upatiosnesi adamiani. qamma gaiRima da alersiani TvalebiT Semomxeda, imis aRsaniSnavad, rom laparaki mis Sesaxeb iyo. _ maS Tqven nu gagikvirdebaT, Tu vityvi, rom emilia gasaTxovari qalia; Tqven TviTonac hxedavT amas. aqedan gamomdinare, rom me minda davabinavo emilia, minda davukavSiro misi bedi iseT adamians, romelic daicavs, rogorc Tavis kanonier meuRles. _ erT saRamos, jentlmenebo, emilia, Tavisi dRiuri muSaobis damTavrebis Semdeg, gamodis maRaziidan da es ymawvilic, unda mogaxsenoT, Tan mosdevs. amaSi jer ara aris ra gansakuTrebuli; magram, moiTmineT, Semdeg, ra gamova, man moiyvana emi xelixelgayrili da damiyvira: _ `Sexede biZia dan! ai Cemi momavali patara coli!~ igi SekrTa, sayvareli gvriti, Sercxva, Tan icinis, tan tiris da meubneba: _ `diax, biZia, Tanaxma var, colad gavyve mas, Tu Tqvenc gnebavT!~ _ mec mnebavs! _ daiyvira mister pegotim da aRtacebiT aiCeCa aburZgvnili Tma, _ mec mnebavs! maS ra iyo Cemi erTaderTi survili mTeli sicocxlis ganmavlobaSi? mobrZandiT, Zvirfaso stumrebo, keTili iyos Tqveni mobrZaneba, gaicaniT Cemi diswulis saqmro. me aRelvebuli viyavi suliT da guliT. _ mister pegoti, _ uTxra stirfordma, _ Tqven uRirseulesi adamiani xarT da Rirsi xarT yovelnairi bednierebisa; ai, Cemi xeli, qam, momilocavs, Cemo megobaro, moita xeli. devi, mourie buxarSi cecxls da dae axalma alma gaanaTos Cveni saerTo sixaruli. ra iqna Tqveni mSvenieri diswuli, mister pegoti? dabrundes da daiWiros es carieli adgili kuTxeSi, Torem arc erTi wuTi aRar gavCerdebi am saxlSi. yvela bednieri unda iyos am saRamos, da me aravin, miT umetesad ymawvili qali, ar minda Sevawuxo Cemi aq yofniT.

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mister pegoti wavida Cems uwindel patara sawol oTaxSi emilias mosayvanad da, rodesac ymawvili qali gajiutda, maSin qamic wavida. isini male dabrundnen, moiyvanes emic da buxarTan dasves. emilia jer darcxvenili da moridebuli iyo, magram TandaTan gadiyara morcxvoba da gasworda. stirfordi mowiwebiT da zrdilobiT eqceoda. man gaaba baasi mister pegotisTan navebze, gemebze, zRvis miqcevasa da moqcevaze, Tevzis Weraze; Semdeg mommarTa da moigona is dro, rodesac pirvelad naxa mister pegoti salemis saswavlebelSi. Cven TandaTan SevyeviT mas misi dauSreteli mWermetyvelebis jadosnur rkalSi, da Semdeg yvela daurideblad laparakobda, rac surda. emilia yvelaze naklebad laparakobda am saRamos ganmavlobaSi. igi akvirdeboda axal stumars da yurs ugdebda didi gulisyuriT. saxe vardisfrad anTeboda da mSvenieri iyo. Cvenma stumrobam, ramdenadac maxsovs, TiTqmis SuaRamemde gastana. vivaxSmeT orcxobiliT da gamxmari TevziT, amas garda, windaxedulma stirfordma Tan moitana erTi boTli Rvino, romelic Cven, vaJkacebma, davlieT. (axla ki, mgonia, ukve ufleba maqvs, Cems Tavs vaJkaci vuwodo). Cven Zalian mxiarulad gavSordiT erTmaneTs. mTeli ojaxi mogrovda karebTan, rom moenaTebinaT CvenTvis, rodesac gzaze gavdiodiT. emilia cisferi TvalebiT mogvCereboda, Tavisi wkriala xmiT gvimeorebda, rom Zalian frTxilad vyofiliyaviT gzaSi. _ mSvenieri qalia! _ Tqva stirfordma da xeli xelSi gamiyara. _ marTali xar, devi, Seni megobrebi marTlac Zalian originaluri xalxia, da am fantastikur sazogadoebaSi raRac ucnauri grZnobebi gebadeba. _ ra kargia, rom SeveswariT maT ojaxur bednierebas! _ vupasuxe me. _ jer ar Sevxvedrilvar aseT bednier xalxs. ra sasiamovnoa monawileobis miReba maT saerTo sixarulSi! _ Tumca, me mgonia, es suleli RreWia srulebiT Sesaferisi ar aris iseTi lamazi gogonasaTvis, ara? _ mkiTxa stirfordma. am civma da yovlad moulodnelma kiTxvam srulebiT Tavbru damasxa, rodesac movigone, ra yuradRebiT da alersiT epyroboda stirfordi ymawvili qalis saqmros. swrafad mivubrundi mas, magram SevniSne eSmakuri Rimili TvalebSi da vupasuxe yovelgvari wyenis gareSe: _ ah, stirford, rogor SeiZleba aseTi xumroba sabralo xalxze! Sen SegiZlia avarjiSo Seni gonebamaxviloba mis dartlze an Cemze. Tu gsurs, SegiZlia, ramdenic gnebavs, dacinvis niRabiT damalo Seni namdvili grZnobebi, magram me xom ver momatyueb... vici Seni keTili gulis ambavi. gacilebiT ufro ukeTesad gicnob, vidre Sen fiqrob. vici, rom Sen ar SegiZlia darCe gulcivi am bunebis SvilTa bedisadmi, _ naRvloben isini, tirian Tu mxiaruloben... amisaTvis, stirford, aTasjer metad miyvarxar da pativs gcem. igi gaCerda, Semomxeda saxeSi da miTxra: _ devi! me mgonia, amas Sen seriozulad laparakob, Cemo megobaro, da vxedav, rom marTlac keTili guli gqonia. netavi yvela Cvengani Sen ggavdes! da erTi wuTis Semdeg mxiarulad daiwyo meTevzeebis simRera. Tavi ocdameerTe axali TvaliT danaxuli Zveli megobrebi
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or kviraze meti gavatareT me da stirfordma iarmauTSi. mas uyvarda uSualo monawileobis miReba mezRvaurebis cxovrebaSi. me ki ar gamomiCenia am mxriv raime gansakuTrebuli miswrafeba. amitom im dros, roca stirfordi naviT dadioda mister pegotisTan erTad, me Cveulebrivad napirze vrCebodi, Cems megobarTa Soris. amas garda, stumarTmoyvareoba Cemi keTili gadiasi, romelmac maiZula mecxovra masTan, erTgvarad hborkavda Cems moqmedebas, maSin, rodesac stirfordi srulebiT Tavisufali iyo. vxedavdi, rogori gulmodginebiT uvlida pegoti Tavis avadmyof qmars da amis gamo ar SemeZlo didxans davrCeniliyavi stumrad saRamoobiT, imis SiSiT, rom ar damefrTxo Cemi diasaxlisis Zili; Cemi udardeli megobari ki, romelic sastumroSi cxovrobda, moqmedebda Tavisi survilisa da Sexedulebis Tanaxmad. amgvarad, erTxel Cems yuramdis moaRwia, rom Cemma megobarma gaumarTa qeifi mister pegotisa da mis megobrebs sastumro `mxiarul TavSi~; ramdenime dRis Semdeg kidev gavige, rom stirfordma mezRvauris tanisamosi Caicva, mTeli Rame gaaTia navSi zRvaze, mTvarian RameSi da mxolod gaTeebisas, dilis moqcevis dros dabrunda Sin. Cven vSordebodiT erTmaneTs kidev imitom, rom xSirad blonderstonSi davdiodi. amgvarad samjer Tu oTxjer, ramdenadac maxsovs, gavSordiT erTmaneTs sauzmis Semdegve da SevxvdiT mxolod saRamos, gviani sadilis dros. rogor atarebda stirfordi dros am xnis ganmavlobaSi, ar vicodi da arc mindoda gamego; mxolod is vicodi, rom Cemma megobarma saxeli gaiTqva iarmauTis mezRvaurebs Soris da axerxebda aTasnair gasarTobis povnas iq, sadac sxva erTsac ver moaxerxebda. siamovneba da sevda erTmaneTs ebrZoda Cems gulSi, rodesac Cemi samSoblos nacnob adgilebSi davseirnobdi. zamTris mzis Casvlisas ukve iarmauTSi unda davbrunebuliyavi; am droisaTvis stirfordi ukve meloda Tavis adgilas, gaSlil sufraze, agizgizebul buxarTan. sadilis dros araCveulebriv sixaruls vgrZnobdi, rom mSobliuri adgilebi vinaxule. es grZnoba Tan mdevda Cems patara, sufTa sawolSic, pegotis saxlSi, sadac patara magidaze ido wigni niangebis Sesaxeb. meased vfurclavdi am SesaniSnav wigns da ubednieres adamianad vgrZnobdi Tavs. gulaCvilebuli, beds vumadlodi, rom momivlina Zvirfasi megobrebi stirfordi da pegoti, romlebic zrunavdnen Cems myudroebaze da savsebiT miwevdnen papidas, mis betsis magierobas. or kviraze metma gaiara. ukanasknelad viyavi blonderstonSi da sabolood gamoveTxove Cemi gulis Zvirfas adgils. moRrubluli, burusiani saRamo iyo. mister pegotis saxlSi, sadac me da stirfordi erTmaneTs unda SevxvedrodiT, Cveulebrivze ufro gvian mivedi. stirfordi martodmarto iyo mTel saxlSi da Cafiqrebuli ijda buxarTan. igi ise Rrmad iyo wasuli fiqrebSi, rom ver SeniSna Cemi misvla, Tumca gasagebi iyo, radgan qviSaze srulebiT ar ismoda fexis xma, magram stirfordma maSinac ki ver SemamCnia, roca SevaRe kari, oTaxSi Sevedi da mis gevrdiT davdeqi. igi ijda buxarTan Sekruli warbebiT, Rrmad Cafiqrebuli. rodesac mxarze xeli davade, igi SekrTa. _ rogor SenaSine! ise gamomecxade, rogorc saiqiodan mosuli suli, _ miTxra man TiTqmis gajavrebiT. _ ra vqna, Cemo kargo! _ vupasuxe me. _ xom unda gamomefxizlebine riTime.
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_ me Sevyurebdi fantastikur saxeebs, romelnic isaxebian aq, cecxlSi, _ miTxra stirfordma. _ mere raRad Sli mag saxeebs? _ SevniSne me, rodesac man aiRo maSa da auria nakverCxlebi, _ gana ar ginda, rom mec vnaxo isini SenTan erTad? _ Sen ver dainaxavdi maT. rogor mejavreba es bindi, _ aRarc dRea, arc Rame! rad daigviane dRes, devi! sad iyavi? _ Cems samSoblos veTxovebodi, rogorc ici... _ me ki vijeqi aq, _ miTxra strfordma da oTaxs moavlo Tvali, _ vijeqi da vfiqrobdi, rom mova dro, adre Tu gvian, rodesac es xalxi, aseTi mxiaruli da udardeli Cveni pirveli mosvlisas, gaifanteba iqiTaqeT. zogi mokvdeba, zogi qveynis meore boloSi wava, zogic... ra vici, cota sisulele mogiva adamians TavSi, rodesac aravin aris Sens garSemo? rogor mwyins, devi, rom Cemi sicocxlis am pirveli oci wlis ganmavlobaSi ar myavda mkacri da darbaiseli mama! raRac Rrma sevdis amoZaxilma mis xmaSi gamaoca da damafiqra. am wuTSi stirfordi srulebiT ar hgavda Tavis Tavs. igi adga, daeyrdno buxris Tavs da ganagrZo ucnauris aRelvebiT: _ sjobda, Raribi meTevze vyofiliyavi, vinme daniel pegoti, am misi suleli Zmiswuli, vidre is, rac me var... mdidari da Wkviani, rogorc amboben; magram ra gamovida am simdidrisa da Wkuisagan, rodesac xSirad iZulebuli var warmoudgeneli zneobrivi tanjva ganvicado?.. sad aris iseTi saunje, romelsac SeuZlia aminazRauros is jojoxeTuri fiqrebi, romelnic, magaliTad, mtanjavdnen am naxevari saaTis ganmavlobaSi, sanam martoka vijeqi am sacxovrebel navSi? me gavSri. mxolod axla SevniSne, rom mTeli saxis nakvTebi saSinlad gamoecvala. igi idga Cafiqrebuli da Tvalebi buxarSi mociglige alisTvis mieyro. bolos davuwye xvewna megorobis mTeli gatacebiT, rom aexsna CemTvis Tavisi idumali fiqrebi. _ rasakvirvelia, ar SemiZlia girCio raime, stiford, _ vuTxari me, _ magram CemSi Sen SeiZleba ipovo erTaderTi adamiani, romelic mzad aris gainawilos Seni mwuxareba. magram, vidre laparaks gavaTavebdi, stirfoema gaicina da male misma saxem Tavisi Cveulebrivi, mxiaruli da udardeli gamometyveleba miiRo. _ sisulelea, Cemo kargo dezi! _ mipasuxa man. _ mgoni, me miTqvams SenTvis londonSi, rom drogamoSvebiT mezareba Cemi Tavi. uecrad momeCveneba, rom yovlad umsgavsi biWi var, romelic mxecebma SeWames celqobisTvis. yvela es saSineleba, usaqmo dedabrebis mier gamogonili, isaxeboda Cems winaSe sazarel suraTebSi. me pirdapir SemeSinda Cemi Tavisa. _ aba, maS ara uSavs ra, _ SevniSne me. _ iqneb ho, iqneb ara, garemoebaTa mixedviT, _ miTxra stirfordma. _ yvelaze ukeTesia Tavi davaneboT amaze laparaks. _ ra iqna aqauri maspinZeli Tavisi ojaxiT? _ vkiTxe me. _ ar vici, _ mipasuxa stirfordma. _ jer boranTan davexetebodi, Sen gelodebodi. rodesac aq movedi dasasveneblad, saxlSi aravin iyo; aman momca dro zogierTi fantastikuri fiqrebisaTvis, Senc swored am fiqrebis dros Semoxvedi. _ ici Tu ara, rom aq navi viyide? _ mkiTxa stirfordma, rodesac Cven saxlidan gavediT. _ ra ucnauri fantaziaa, stirford, _ SevZaxe me. _ navis yidva, rodesac, iqneb, arasodes aRar mogixdes aq mosvla!
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_ vin icis! me Semiyvarda iarmauTi da albaT samudamod ar veTxovebi aqaur mezRvaurebs, _ mipasuxa stirfordma da fexs auCqara. _ yovel SemTxvevaSi, viyide navi, romelic iyideboda... kargi navia, Cems aq aryofnaSi mister pegoti iqneba misi meTvalyure. _ axla ki mesmis, stirford! _ vuTxari me aRtacebiT. _ Sen iyide navi viTom SenTvis da amiT ukeTeb zrdilobian saCuqars mister pegotis. sakvirvelia, ratom erTbaSad ar mivxvdi amas! _ sssuu! rasac naklebs ilaparakeb amis Sesaxeb, miT ukeTesia, _ mipasuxa man da aenTo. _ rogor mixaria, Cemo kargo stirford! gana ar geubnebodi, rom Sen SegiZlia monawileoba miiRo am keTili xalxis WirSic da lxinSic? _ diax, diax, Sen ukve miTxari, es maxsovs, oRond Tavi davaneboT amaze laparaks. gavCumdi, rom ar mewyeninebina megobrisTvis iseT saganze laparakiT, romelsac, rogorca Canda, araviTari mniSvneloba ara hqonda mis TvalSi. fexs avuCqareT. _ marTla! giTxari Tu ara, rom litimeri aq aris? _ ara! _ litimeri Camovida dRes dilas, Tan dedaCemis werili Camomitana. Cveni Tvalebi Sexvdnen erTamenTs, da SevniSne, rom Cemi megobari gafiTrda am sityvebTan erTad, Tumca misi saxe ar gamoxatavda araviTar Sewuxebas da pirdapir micqerda TvalebSi. me vifiqre, albaT stirfordma miiRo dedisagan datuqsvis werili da aman miiyvana igi im ucnaurs sulier ganwyobilebamde, romlis mowmec viyavi weRan navis saxlSi. me maSinve vuTxari es yvelaferi. _ o, ara, cudi gulTmisani yofilxar, dezi! _ miTxra man siciliT. _ litimeri movida, rogorc Cemi nivTebis erTguli daraji _ arc meti, arc naklebi. _ isev iseTia? _ isev iseTi: mSvidi, wynari, guldaxuruli da civi, rogorc CrdiloeTis polusi. igi unda daeswros navis naTlobas. navis namdvili saxelia `qariSxala~, magram raSi enaRvleba mister pegotis qariSxali? Cems navs sxva saxeli erqmeva. _ magaliTad ra? _ `patara emi~. man isev Semomxeda TvalebSi dakvirvebiT da aqedan davaskveni, rom ar iyo saWiro Cemi megobris gulkeTlobis Camde ayvana. _ dae erqvas mas `patara emi~... magram Sexede, _ miTxra stirfordma da win mimiTiTa, _ xsnebebaze TviT mSvenieri originalia Cvens winaSe!.. es biWic Tan axlavs, rogorc aucilebeli Tanamgzavri. ai, amas hqvia namdvili raindi; igi arasodes Tavs ar anebebs Tavis ledis. Tavis samuSao tanisamosSi qami amJamad tlanqad da mouxeSavad gamoiyureboda, magram mainc adamiani erTi SexedviT ityoda, rom igi Rirsia iyos mfarveli im mSvenieri ymawvili qalisa, romelic gverdiT mosdevda. patiosani gulaxdiloba, siamaye Tavisi mSvenieri TanamgzavriT da uzomo siyvaruli misdami ixateboda misi saxis yovel nakvTSi. uneburad Tvali damrCa maTze da gulSi gavimeore, rom qami da emilia erTimeorisTvis arian gaCenili-meTqi. isini mogviaxlovdnen. emiliam moridebiT gaiTavisufla xeli saqmros xelidan da awiTlebulma gamogviwoda me da stirfords. Cven erTi-ori sityva vuTxariT erTmaneTs da SeuCerebliv ganvagrZeT gzas; magram SevniSne, rom
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emilias aRar undoda xelixelgayrili siaruli Tavis saqmrosTan; mas rcxvenoda sxvebTan amgvari siaxlovisa. yovelive es mimzidvel gulubryvilobad gveCvena me da stirfordsac. Cven Tvals vadevnebdiT maT axali mTvaris Suqze. mTeli gzis ganmavlobaSi stirfordi aRelvebuli iyo, magram rodesac sastumrSi mivediT da gaSlil sufras mivusxediT gavarvarebul buxarTan, igi uecrad gamxiarulda da ukve sevdis aRaraviTari Crdili ar aCnda saxeze. sadilis ganmavlobaSi litimeri idga oTaxis kuTxeSi da orives gvaTvalierebda, an, iqneb, mxolod me mswavlobda? rodesac mogvarTves ukanaskneli Tavi saWmeli, man gadmodga ramdenime nabiji da uTxra Tavis batons: _ gTxovT, mapatioT, ser, damavales gadmomeca TqvenTvis rom mis mauCeri aq aris. _ vin? _ SesZaxa gaocebulma stirfordma. _ mis mauCeri, ser. es adgili, mgonia, misi samSobloa, ser. mis mauCerma miTxra, rom yoveldRe dadis iarmauTSi Tavis saqmeebis gamo. dRes igi quCaSi Semxvda da mTxova, mekiTxa TqvenTvis, SegiZliaT Tu ara miiRoT igi nasadilevs, ser? _ icnob Sen am goliaTs, dezi? _ mkiTxa stirfordma. me iZulebuli viyavi gamovtexiliyavi, rom ar mqonda bedniereba misi cnobisa. _ miiReT mis mauCeri, rodesac mova. kari gaiRo da litimerma aRuSfoTebeli siwynariT warmoTqva: _ mis mauCeri. me Sevxede karebs da viravin davinaxe. isev Sevxede, radgan megona, rom mis mauCeri karebs ukan SeCerda; magram Cems gancvifrebas sazRvari ar hqonda, rodesac Cemi Tvali moxvda... sqel-sqel, Casuqebul qondris qals, igi daaxloebiT ormocdaxuTi wlisa iqneboda. stumari ukve oTaxSi iyo da fusfusebda savarZelTan, romelic Cvens Sua idga. es iyo arseba uzarmazari TaviT da nacrisferi eSmakuri TvalebiT. xelebi iseTi mokle hqonda, rom, rodesac stirfordis misalmebisaTvis moindoma cxviris boloze TiTis gartyma, dasWirda Tavis daRunva da mainc Zlivs miido saloki TiTi cxvirTan. misi nikapi ekuTvnoda Rababebis jiSs da iseTi sqeli da msuqani iyo, rom masSi ukvalod ikargeboda misi qudis Sesakravebi _ banti da yelis sxva morTuloba. mis mauCeri Sesdgeboda mxolod tanisagan, romelsac, dinamitis saxiT, midgmuli hqonda adamianis fexebismagvari kidurebi. Cveulebrivi zomis skami misTvis igive iyo, rac magida, da mas maRla uxdeboda Tavisi pawawina xelis aweva, rom daedo skamze xelCanTa. igi koxtad iyo Cacmuli, Tumca SesamCnevi daudevrobiT. _ aba, Cemo vardo! _ daiwyo mis mauCerma da mxiarulad daiqnia Tavisi uzarmazari Tavi. _ maS Sen aqac gaCndi? erTi SexedeT! romelma bedma gadmogagdo am civ qveyanaSi! eSmakobas iwyeb, ara? me vici, rom es asea, ganebivrebulo jentlmeno. Tqven, albaT, sanaZleos dasdebdiT as girvanqa sterlingze, rom aq ver mnaxavdiT, ara? me ki aqa var! aq da yovelgan. yvelgan da arsad. swored ise, rogorc TvalTmaqcis naxevari krona, romelic, vin icis, rogor gaCnda erTi ledis cxvirsaxocSi. misma saxis RmeWam da Tvalebis trialma gamaoca TiTqmis imdenadve, rogorc xelovnebam, romliTac mas SeeZlo droze Tavis daWera. es arseba, Cemi SexedulebiT mravali mxriT iyo originaluri. rodesac igi yurs ugdebda ras laparakobdnen, an pasuxs eloda Tavis kiTxvaze, erT gverdze
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gadaigdebda xolme Tavs da cal Tvals kaWkaWis TvaliviT atrialebda. gaocebisagan garindebuli, vucqerodi gaSterebiT da srulebiT damaviwyda zrdilobianobisa da wesierebis zoma. am dros mis mauCerma miiwia skami da Tavisi uSvelebeli CanTidan daiwyo nivTebis amolageba; mas yovel jerze uxdeboda xelis Cayofa TiTqmis mxramdis. nel-nela amoalaga CanTidan patara SuSebi, boTlebi, Rrublebi, savarcxlebi, jagrisebi, flanelis naWrebi, Tmis dasaxvevi maSa da aTasgvari sxva xelsawyo. rodesac es ambavi daasrula, uecrad miubrunda stirfords da hkiTxa: _ es Tqveni megobaria, ser? _ diax, _ daudastura stirfordma. _ mere, ra hqvia? _ mister daviT koperfildi, _ uTxra stirfrdma. _ mas Tqveni gacnoba unda. _ Tu unda, gamicnos. Tvalebze vatyob, rom unda, _ upasuxa mis mauCerma da gorviT wamovida Cemken Tavisi carieli CanTiT, Tan mxiarulad xarxarebda: _ mSvenieri vaJkacia! SexedeT, saxe rogor atams mougavs! moxaruli var Tqveni gacnobisa, mister koperfild, Tqveni mona-morCili, ser. me vupasuxe, rom mec bednieri viyavi misi gacnobiT. _ oh, rogori zrdilobianebi varT! _ SesZaxa mis mauCerma da moaxdina yovlad uSedego cda _ xelebiT daefara Tavisi saxe, _ rogor vatyuebT erTmaneTs. erTmaneTs pirvelad vxedavT da maSinve qaTinaurebs veubnebiT! es imas niSnavs, rom Cven vicnobT maRal sazogadoebas. Semdeg isev CauSva xeli Tavis dauSretel CanTaSi. _ ra gindaT magiT TqvaT, mis mauCer? _ hkiTxa stirfordma. _ araferi, Cemo kargo! me vambob, rom Cven yvelani matyuarebi da aramzadebi varT, yvela Tavis yaidaze. xa, xa, xa,! _ gadaixarxara mis mauCerma da Tan afaTurebda xelebs Tavis CanTaSi. stirfordma gaicina da mec mis magaliTs mivyevi. mTeli am xnis ganamvlobaSi mis mauCeri Tavs iqnevda da Tan apaWunebda Tavis kaWkaWis Tvalebs. bolos, man xelebi dairtya muxlebze da Tqva: _ Zalian bevrs vybedob aq, TqvenTan, ymawvilo jentlmenebo; es ar varga. isev saqmes SevudgeT. stirford, miCveneT Tqveni polaruli mxare. man xelSi aiRo ori Tu sami patara iaraRi, patara boTli da, Cemda gasaocrad, ikiTxa _ gauZlebs Tu ara magida. rodesac stirfordisagan dasturi miiRo, mis mauCerma moidga skami, didi siyoCaRiT Sexta zed da Semdeg, Cemi daxmarebiT magidaze avida. stirfordi dajda zurgiT magidisken, moRimari saxiT _ Cemken. amgvarad, misi Tavi am jadoqris srul gankargulebaSi iyo. me mesmoda, rom stirfordi dasTanxmda am operacias mxolod dros gasatareblad. mis mauCeri daixara mis Tavze da dauwyo sinjva mis mSvenier wablisfer kululebs mrgvali, gadamdidebeli SuSiT, romelic jibidan amoiRo. es saocari sanaxaoba iyo. _ rac marTalia, marTalia, mSvenieri ymawvili xar! _ SesZaxa mis mauCerma winaswar gasinjvis Semdeg. _ magram ici? me rom ar viyo, ise mogetvlipeboda Tavi Tormeti Tvis ganmavlobaSi, rogorc CineTis mandarins. cota moiTmine, Cemo kargo, da axlave ise gagxexav, rom Seni kululebi erTi aTi wlis ganmavlobaSi mainc SegrCes. am sityvebiT man boTlidan raRac siTxe gadmoasxa flanelis naWerze, daasvela amave siTxeSi patara jagrisi da daiwyo udidesi gulmodginebiT
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stirfodis Tavis xexva. mTeli am xnis ganamvlobaSi mis mauCeri ganuwyvetliv laparakobda. Cems sicocxleSi ara minaxavs-ra mis mauCeris msgavsi, rodesac igi idga sasadilo magidaze, gulmodgined xexavda Tavs stirfords da orTav Tvals axamxamebda. _ am yru da mivardnil alagas araferi Semosavali ara aqvs Cveni juris xalxs. male waval iarmauTidan. warmoidgine, Cemo megobaro jimi, rom aq ver Sevxvdi verc erT lamaz qals. _ marTla? _ verc erTs, srulebiT verc erTs, _ gaimeora mauCerma. _ mgoni, CvenTvis Zneli ar iqneba mivuTiToT lamaz qalze, _ miTxra stirfordma da Semomxeda. _ ara? _ ras ityvi dezi? _ rasakvirvelia, _ vupasuxe me. _ ah? _ SesZaxa qondris qalma da orTaves gadagvavlo Tavisi gamWriaxi Tvalebi. _ ehe? pirveli SeZaxili kiTxvas niSnavda da Cven orives gvexeboda; meore _ mimarTuli iyo gansakuTrebiT Cemi megobrisadmi. _ es Tqveni da xom ar aris, mister koperfild? _ SesZaxa man xanmokle siCumis Semdeg da Tan Tvalebi Wers miapyro. _ asea, ser? ha? _ ara, _ uTxra stirfordma da Cems magivrad upasuxa. _ srulebiT ara. piriqiT, Tu ar vcdebi, koperfildi odesRac TviTon iyo Seyvarebuli. _ ehe, axla ki aRar aris Seyvarebuli? _ SesZaxa mis mauCerma _ maS magisTana Tavqariania? ah, sircxvilo! nuTu igi dahqris yvavilidan yvavilze, mas aqeT, rac uRalata Tavis polis? mas xom poli hqvia?

yvela am areuli kiTxviT davibeni da erTi wuTis ganmavlobaSi ar vicodi, ra mepasuxa. _ ara, mis mauCer, _ vuTxari me bolos, _ mas emilia hqvia. _ aha! _ SesZaxa man imave kiloTi, rogorc uwin. _ ehe! oh! ra ybedi var! ara, mister koperfild? mis TvalebSi iseTi gamometyveleba gamokrTa, romelic srulebiT ar momwonda, da Zalian mwyinda, rom laparaki am saganze Camovarda. seriozuli saxe miviRe da vupasuxe: _ es qali imdenadve mSvenieria, radenadac keTilzneobrivi, mis mauCer, Tu gnevavT, icodeT. igi ukve daniSnulia, da misi saqmro uRirseulesi ymawvili kacia, rogoric ki SeiZleba monaxos adamianma maTs wreSi. me pativs vcem am qalis gonierebas imdenadve, ramdenadac aRtacebaSi movyavar mis silamazes. _ kargad aris naTqvami! _ SesZaxa stirfordma. _ mismineT, mismineT! igi marTlac daniSnulia, rogorc gamoacxada Cemma megobarma, Tavis biZaSvilze; misi saxeli _ qami; gvari _ pegoti; xeloba _ navebis keTeba; binadrobs am qalaqSi. misi sacole mSvenieri, momxiblavi feriaa, am sityvis sruli mniSvnelobiT, me miyvars igi gulwrfelad da Rrmad, iseve rogorc Cems megobars koperfilds. roca igi brundeba saRamoobiT maRaziidan, sadac muSaobs, Rames aTevs Tavis naTesavis saxlSi. misi saxeli ar vici; gvari _ pegoti; xeloba _ meTevzeoba; binadrobs am qalaqSi. emilia misi diswulia. me rom ar meSinodes Seuracxyofisa, romelic SeiZleba mivayeno am sityvebiT Cems megobars koperfilds, _
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davumatebdi, rom mis emilia udides sisuleles sCadis qveyanaze, rodesac Tavis gulsa da xels aZlevs im adamians, romelic araviTar SemTxvevaSi ar aris misi Sesaferisi. misi momavali SeiZleboda gacilebiT ukeTesi yofiliyo. mjera da mzad var saqveynod vaRiaro, rom igi dabadebulia imisTvis, rom ledi gaxdes. yvelaferi es iyo warmoTqmuli mkafiod, maRali xmiT, im cxadi ganzraxviT, rom dawvrilebiT Seetyobinebina mis mauCerisTvis ymawvili qalis yvela garemoeba. mis mauCeri usmenda udidesi yuradRebiT; Tavi erT mxares moeqcia, TvalebiT ki Wers misCereboda. rogorc ki stirfordma daamTavra laparaki, igi imwamsve gamofxizlda da isev daiwyo Tavisi ybedoba saocari siswrafiT. _ oh! es aris yvelaferi? da sxva araferi? _ SesZaxa man da Tan patara makratliT ulvaSebs ukvecavda Cems megobars. es makrateli yvela mimarTulebiT trialebda misi Tavis garSemo. _ Zalian kargi. ymawvilo jentlmenebo, Zalian kargi! istoria grZelia, da ai misi bolo: `isini cocxlobdnen Zalian didans da srulebiT bednierebi iyvnen~. xom asea? rogorc fantis TamaSobaSi. mSvenieri TamaSobaa. miyvars mSvenieri e... imitom rom mSvenieria; mejavreba mSvenieri e..., imitom, rom igi sxvisi sacolea. me gadavuxade mas imiT, rom movitace igi erT saRamos da waviyvane Sors, Sors, aRmosavleTSi. mzeTunaxavis saxeli _ emilia. ha, ha, ha! ra ybedi ram var, mister koperfild, ara? man swrafad Semomxeda da ar daucdia pasuxisaTvis, ise ganagrZo: _ aba, axla rogria? Tuki yofila odesme qveyanaze ymawvili aseTi mSvenieri kululebiTa da momxiblavi ulvaSebiT,_ es Tqvena brZandebiT, mister stirford. Tu kargad mesmis visime Tavi, _ es Seni Tavia, Cemo kargo. gesmis, ras vambob? me vxedav Sen Tavs mTlad, TiTqos igi gamWvirvale iyos, mSveniero jentlmeno, _ uTxra mis mauCerma da saxeSi Sexeda. _ axla SegiZliaT, ser wabrZandeT Tqvens adgilze, rogorc sasamarTloSi amboben. _ ramdeni mogarTvaT am operaciisTvis, mis mauCer? _ hkiTxa stirfordma. _ xuTi Silingi, Cemo kargo... mis mauCerma gadaigdo mxarze Tavisi CanTa da karebisaken gaiqca, magram sanam karebs gaaRebda, SeCerda da erTxel kidev mogvmarTa orives: _ xom ar gnebavT, jentlmenebo, saxsovrad TiTo kululi Cemi Tmebisa? es daamSvenebda Tqvens medaionebs. xa, xa, xa! ra Tavqariani ram var! ara, maS? am sityvebiT man gaixaxuna TiTi cxviris boloze, gaaRo kari da gavida. stirfordma mxiarulad gadaixarxara, mec uneburad mivyevi mis magaliTs, Tumca, marTali rom vTqva, araviTari mizezi sicilisaTvis ar mqonda. rodesac guli vijereT siciliT, stirfordma miTxra, rom mis mauCers hyavs uzarmazari wre nacnobebisa da igi aTasnairad emsaxureba yvelas. zogjer saxlebSi masxaras rols TamaSobs; magram stirfordis dakvirvebiT, es iyo Zalian Wkviani da gamWriaxi dedakaci, romelic yvelafersa xedavda, yvelafers amCnevda. igi yvelas icnobda da yvelgan Sinauri iyo. me vkiTxe, rogori xasiaTi aqv mis mauCers, _ keTili adamiani igi, Tu misi zneoba ver aris saqebari-meTqi? stirfordma yuri ar aTxova am Cems kiTxvebs, Tumca orjer Tu samjer gavumeore, samagierod bevri ram miambo misi saocari xelovnebis Sesaxeb da, sxvaTa Soris, rekomendacia gaukeTa mas, rogorc kotoSebis dadgmis did mcodnes.
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_ iqneba, _ daumata man bolos, _ Senc dagWirdes odesme mis mauCeris dostaqaruli niWi. mTeli saRamos ganmavlobaSi vlaparakobdiT mis mauCeris Sesaxeb. bolos gamoveTxove stirfords da gadiasTan wavedi dasaZineblad. barkisis saxls rom mivuaxlovdi, ganvcvifrdi, roca karebTan davinaxe qami, da ufro metad gamikvirda, rodesac gavige misgan, rom patara emi iq iyo, Cemi gadias oTaxSi. _ Tqven raRas akeTebs aq, mister qam? _ vkiTxe me. _ ai xom xedavT, win da ukan davdivar, mister devi. _ mere, ratom oTaxSi ar SexvalT? _ ar SeiZleba, mister devi, ar SeiZleba. emilia saidumlod aris aq mosuli visTanme mosalaparakeblad. molaparakeba ymawvil qalTan swarmoebs, ser. emilia icnobda mas uwin; axla ki uxerxulia misi cnoba. es ubeduri qalia, master devi, romelsac mTeli Cveni qalaqi sdevnis. mas marTa endeli hqvia, ser. igi ori Tu sami wliT ufrosia emiliaze, magram isini erTad swavlobnen pansionSi da Semdeg erTad muSaobdnen. mas sWirdeba emilias naxva. emilia ver miiRebda mas Tavis saxlSi, radgan biZaCveni saxlSia da igi nebas ar mogvcemda... emiliam aiRo fanqari da dauwera qaRaldis naglejze baraTi, romelic Semdeg gadasca Tavis yofil amxanags. _ `uCvene es baraTi deidaCems, mis barkiss, _ uTxra man fanjaraSi, _ deidaCemi siyvaruliT migiRebs Tavis buxarTan da, rodesac biZia wava, me maSinve moval SenTan~. me aRtacebiT xeli CamovarTvi ymawvil kacs da mRelvarebisagan xma ver amoviRe. Cumad gaviar-gamoviareT saxlis win. ramdenime xnis Semdeg kari gaiRo da pegotim aniSna qams, rom SeeZlo Sesvla. gadavwyvite wasvla da ukve gadavdgi ramdenime nabiji, magram pegoti damewia da Semexvewa, saxlsi Sevsuliyavi. mindoda SeuCerebliv avsuliyavi zeviT, Cems oTaxSi, magram yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo, ar gamoevlo samzareulo dabla sarTulSi. ymawvili qali Soriaxlos iyo kerasTan. igi iatakze ijda TavCaRunuli, erTi xeli savarZelze edo. mivxvdi, rom emilia es-es aris axla adga am savarZlidan da misi megobris daxrili Tavi mis muxlebze esvena. marTas naxevrad ufaravda saxes gawewili Tma, magram erTi SexedviT SevniSne, rom jer Zalian axalgazrda da lamazi iyo. pegoti tiroda. emiliam pirvelma daiwyo laparaki. _ marTas londonSi unda wasvla, _ uTxra qams. _ ra unda londonSi? _ ikiTxa qamma. igi idga maT Soris da ucqeroda ubedur qals sibraluliT da Tan raRac Sinagani wyeniT. rogorca Canda, eWvianobda da undoda, Tavis sacolesa da mis Sua gardauvali zRude daedga. es ormagi gamometyveleba ymawvili kacis TvalebSi samudamod CamrCa gulSi. isini oriveni ise laparakobdnen, TiTqos marTa avad iyo, _ laparakobdnen CurCuliT, Tumca maTi xma mkafiod ismoda. _ mere, iq ras gaakeTebs? _ ikiTxa qamma. marTam aiRo Tavi, Sexeda mas sevdiani TvalebiT, Semdeg daRuna da orive xeliT Tavis yels eca, TiTqos uecrad mexi daecao. _ ecdeba, iq kargad moiqces, _ uTxra patara emim. _ Sen ar ici, ras gvelaparakeboda axla. vuTxra?.. vuTxra maT, deida? pegoti TanagrZnobiT Tavi gaaqnia.

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_ diax, vecdebi gamovsworde, Tu Tqven damexmarebiT, rom am qalaqs Tavi davanebo, _ Tqva marTam. _ imaze uaresi, rac aq gadamxda, SeuZlebelia iq iyos. londonSi vecdebi, kargad daviWiro Tavi. miSveleT, Tavi davanebo am qalaqs, sadac yvelani bavSvobidan micnoben. cremlebi wamoscvivda emilias, magram Tavi miibruna da Tavis megobarTan mivida. ra misca, ar vici; davinaxe mxolod, rom igi daixara da raRac Caudo ubeSi. Semdeg wasCurCula ramdenime sitva da hkiTxa: _ sakmarisia es, marTa? _ o, es gacilebiT metia! _ upasuxa ubedurma da xelze akoca. Semdeg igi adga, gaiswora mxrebze Sali, miifara saxeze, xmamaRla aqviTinda da mZime nabijiT wavida karebisaken. rodesac kari gaixura, patara emim Semogvxeda yvelas SeSinebuli TvalebiT da uecrad tirili auvarda. _ kargi, emi! _ uTxra qamma da xeli Seaxo mis mxars. _ kargi, Cemo sayvarelo! Sen ra gatirebs, Cemo mSveniero? _ o, qam! _ SesZaxa ymawvilma qalma, da Tan mwared tiroda. _ me srulebiT ara var iseTi keTili, rogoric unda viyo. Cemi guli zogjer ar grZnobs im madlobas, romelic Sen gekuTvnis. _ ra fiqrebia, emilia? _ upasuxa qamma. _ me vici, rom Sen keTili guli gaqvs. _ me xSirad da metad gaufrTxileblad gtanjav Sen, Cemo kargo megobaro! _ qviTiniT ambobda emilia. _ gawvaleb Cemi mizezianobiTa da TavqarianobiT, maSin, rodesac Sen mudam sinaziTa da yuradRebiT xar savse. madlobis magivrad xSrad Seuracxyofas iTmen Cemgan! o, me mxolod imaze unda vfiqrobde, rom Sen bednieri iyo! _ me bednieri var, Cemo sayvarelo, _ uTxra qamma, _ bednieri var Tun marto imiT, rom Sen gxedav; bednieri var dilidan saRamomde marto imiT, rom Senze vfiqrob. _ deida, modi CemTan, _ qviTinebda emi, _ damamSvide Sens gulTan. me Zalian ubeduri var am wuTSi! ra vqna! srulebiT ar var iseTi kargi, rogoric Tqven ggonivarT. me vici es. pegoti miuaxlovda skams buxarTan. emiliam xelebi moxvia mas yelze da mis win daiCoqa. mis TvalebSi warmouTqmeli sevda ixateboda. _ deida, miSvele! qam, Zvirfaso megobaro, damexmare! mister daviT, gevedrebiT, Cveni warsuli megobrobis gulisaTvis, miSveleT! me minda madlieri da didsulovani viyo. Cemi guli, Cemi sabralo guli! emilia patara bavSvs ufro hgavda, vidre gasaTxovar qals, da es ufro umatebda elfers mis mSvenierebas. axla igi miekra Cemi Zveli gadias guls da Cumad tiroda. gadia ualersebda da arwevda mas, rogorc patara bavSvs. qviTini TandaTan Sewyvita, Cven yvelam davuwyeT damSvideba, xan seriozulad, xan xumrobiT. emiliam aiRo Tavi da ukve damSvidebuli gvipasuxebda yvela Cvens SeniSvnasa da kiTxvaze. am Rames emiliam is Caidina, rac winaT arasodes ar SeminiSnavs. man akoca loyaze Tavis saqmros da sinaziT miekra mis mouxeSav tans, TiTqos igi namdvili burji iyo misi sicocxlisa. isini erTad wavidnen saxlSi mTvaris mkrTal Suqze. Tavi gavyavi fanjaraSi da SevniSne, rom emi magrad miekra Tavis saqmros.

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me virCev profesias meore dilas, gamoRviZebisTanave, didxans vfiqrobdi patara emisa da misi mwuxarebis Sesaxeb warsul Rames, rodesac Tavis ubedur megobars eTxoveboda. uneburi mowame gavxdi iseTi ojaxuri scenisa, romelsac Cveulebrivad malaven xolme ucxo Tvalisagan, da amitom laparaki amis gamo visTanme, Tundac stirfordTan, uxerxulad da uadgilod mimaCnda. sauzmis dros momitanes ukanaskneli fostiT mosuli papidas werili. wakiTxvis Semdeg gadavwyvite, meambna misi Sinaarsi stirfordisaTvis, miT umetes, rom misi rCeva SeiZleboda sasargeblo yofiliyo CemTvis, magram Cven gadavdeT sxva droisaTvis amaze laparaki, radgan im wuTSi umisodac bevri saqme egvqonda. Cven sabolood veTxovebodiT Cvens iarmauTel megobrebs. gamoTxoveba, rogorc mosalodneli iyo, metad mgrZnobiare gamovida. mister barkisi suliTa da guliT wuxda; mister pegotim da misma ojaxma metad moiwyines. stirfordTan movida mTeli jari iarmauTeli mezRvaurebisa da menaveebisa Cveni Cemodnebis wasaRebad diliJansebis kantoraSi. erTi sityviT, Cvenma gamgzavrebam saerTo sinanuli gamoiwvia iarmauTSi. _ Tqven ki didi xniT rCebiT aq, litimer? _ vkiTxe me, rodesac igi gvacilebda diliJansTan. _ ara ser, didi xniT ara, _ mipasuxa litimerma, _ me mgonia, rom didi xniT ara. _ man TviTonac ar icis, _ SeniSna udardelad stirfordma. _ man icis mxolod, ra unda gaakeTos aq da, rasakvirvelia, Seasrulebs kidec. _ o, es yovel eWvs gareSea, _ vuTxari me, _ litimeri uTuod aasrulebs yvelafers, rasac mas daavaleben. respeqtabeluri msaxuri Sexo Tavis quds Cemi azris sruli Tanxmobis aRsaniSnavad. diliJansi daiZra adgilidan, cxenebma gahqusles, da litimeri egviptis piramidiviT darCa qvafenilze, seriozuli da idumalebiT savse. ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi Cveni laparaki ver moxerxda. stirfordi araCveulebrivad Cafiqrebuli iyo da xmas ar iRebda. mec vfiqrobdi imaze, momixdeboda Tu ara kidev odesme am mxareSi mosvla da ra cvlilebebi SeiZleboda momxdariyo aq Cemi aryofnis dros. magram stirfordma uecrad gadaiyara naRveli, gamxiarulda da alaparakda. man saxelo Camomiwia da miTxra: _ ras gaCumebulxar, dezi? ra werilze melaparakebodi sauzmis dros? _ papidasagan miviRe, _ vupasuxe da werili jibidan amoviRe. _ mere, ras gwers? _ papida magonebs Cemo mogzaurobis sagans da imeorebs, mxolod imisvis mogzaurob, rom naxo da gaicno qveyana da xalaxi, Tan Sens mdgomareobas daufiqrdio. _ mere, Sen, rasakvirvelia, miaRwev mag mizans! _ savsebiT ara. marTali rom giTxra, me TiTqmis damaviwyda, risTvis wamovedi. _ sxvas ras gwers papida? _ mkiTxa stirfordma da Sexeda werili, xelSi rom meWira. _ samsaxuro xom ar uSovia SenTvis? _ TiTqmis. papida mekiTxeba, rom ar vgrZnob gansakuTrebul survils proqtori gavxde. ras ityvi amaze stirford? vivargeb proqtorad?

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_ ar vici, swori giTxra, ra gipasuxo magaze, _ Tqva stirfordma. ratom ar ivargeb? me mgonia, rom Sen Tavisuflad SegiZlia airCio es xeloba ise, rogorc yoveli sxva. gamecina, rodesac davinaxe, rogori simsubuqiTa da sisadviliT eqceoda stirfordi yvela sazogadoebrivs Tanamdebobasa da wodebas. _ mere, ra aris proqtori, stirford? _ TiTqmis igivea, rac veqili, oRond igi awarmoebs mxolod samonastro da saeklesio saqmeebs. es Zalian kargia, rom papida ase zrunavs Senze, xumrobagaSvebiT, girCev miiRo misi winadadeba. gadavwyvite mimeRo misi rCeva. papida mwerda werilSi, rom igi melis londonSi, sastumroSi, linkolnis velTan. `bina Zalian kargia~, _ mwerda papida, _ `qvis kibiT da saxuravze asasvleli kariT~. papida darwmunebuli iyo, rom londonSi xanZari yoveldRe Cndeba da, maSasadame, qvis kibe aucilebelia yovel wesier binaSi. danarCeni mgzavroba Zalian mxiarulad gavatareT saubarSi Cemi momavali moRvaweobis Sesaxeb. stirfordi sasacilo suraTebiT mixatavda Cems proqtorbas da siciliT kvdeboda, rodesac warmomidgina msajulis parikiTa da wamosasxamiT. ukanasknel sadgulze gavSrdiT erTmaneTs. stirfordi saxlSi wavida da piroba CamomarTva, rom ori, sami dRis mere vestumrebodi; me ki dauyovnebliv gaveSure sastumroSi, linkolnis velze, sadac papida vaxSmad mimeloda. Cven ise gagvixarda erTmaneTis naxva, TiTqos mTeli dedamiwis zurgi momevlo. mis betsim tirilic ki daiwyo, rodesac momexvia, Tumca ecada, ise eCvenebina Tavi, TiTqos icinoda. _ maS mister diki saxlSi darCa papida? _ vkiTxe me. Zalian mwyins. gamarjobaT, jenet. jenetma kniqseni gamikeTa. SevniSne, rom mister dikis xsenebaze papidas saxe moeRuSa. _ mec Zalian vnanob axla magas. _ miTxra papidam. _ rac aq var, jer erTi wuTiTac ar momisvenia. sanam movaswrebdi am Sewuxebis mizezis kiTxvas, papidam melanqoliuri simtkiciT daado xeli magidas da amgvarad ganagrZo: _ darwmunebuli var, trot, rom mister diki, Tavisi mSvidi xasiaTis gamo, ver gaumklavdeba virebs. amisTvis mas ar eyofa arc vaJkacoba da arc sulis simtkice. sadac samarTalia, jeneti saxlSi unda dametovebina, maSin ufro damSvidebuli viqnebodi. TiTqmis danamdvilebiT vici, rom dRes oTx saaTze viri daseirnobda Cems mindorze, mTels tanSi makankalebs, da es ki imis niSania, rom viri usaTuod iq iyo. vcade ramdenime sitviT nugeSi meca, magram papida unugeSo iyo. vaxSami mSvenivrad momzadebuli iyo da Tan cxeli, miuxedavad imisa, rom papidas sastumroSi eWira yvelaze zeviTa sarTuli. arvici, imitom daeWira mas es bina, rom Tavisi fuliT undoda yvelaze meti qvis safexurebi aevlo, Tu imitom, rom yovel SemTxvevaSi axlos yofiliyo saxlis saxuravze gasasvlelad. _ aba, trot, _ daiwyo papidam, _ ras ityvi proqtoris adgilis Sesaxeb? Tu jer arc ki gifiqria Cems gegmaze? _ ara, papida, bevri vifiqre, da me da stirfordma didxans vilaparakeT magis Sesaxeb: Tqveni gegma Zalian momwons. _ hoda, Zalian kargi! didad moxaruli var! _ me mxolod erTi garemoeba mawuxebs, papida. _ magaliTad, ra?
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_ Zalian Zvirad xom ar dagijdebaT Cemi Sesvla am samsaxurSi? _ es, rogorc miTxres, swored aTasi girvanqa eRireba. _ mec eg mawuxebs, Zvirfaso papida, _ vuTxari da skami misken mivwie. _ aTasi girvanqa, _ es xom auarebeli fulia. Tqven uimisodac Zalian bevri daxarjeT Cems aRzrdaze. Tqveni uzomo xelgaSlilobis gamo araferSi nakleboba ar migrZvnia. mgonia, rom SeiZleba gauWirvelblad movnaxo iseTi samsaxuri, romelic ar moiTxovs aseT did Tanxas. _ trot, Svilo! Cems sicocxleSi mxolod erTi nugeSi damrCenia, _ rom Sen keTili da bednieri adamiani gamoxvide. es erTaderTi mizania Cemi da mister dikisa... Cven didxans vimsjeleT am saganze, da Zalian mwyins, rom ucxo aravin daeswro Cvens baass. misi azri mudam saocrad SorsmWvreteli da gamWriaxia, oRond ras izam? Cems garda, aravis esmis am adamianis gonebis mTeli siRrme! igi SeCerda erTi wuTiT, Semdeg momkida orive xeli da ganagrZo: _ trot, Svilo! nu movigonebT warsuls. vin icis, iqneb meti siyvaruliT unda movpyrobodi Sens sabralo mamas da SesaZlebelia, rom savsebiT ar var marTali mis winaSe. rasakvirvelia, meti sibraluli unda gamomeCina Seni sabralo patara dedisadmi imis Semdegac ki, romdesac Senma umanko dam, betsi trotvudma, gamimtyuna imedebi. rodesac Sen moxvedi Cems saxlSi _ sabralo bavSvi, daglejili, datanjuli da WuWyiani, me iqneb gavifiqre yovelive es. im dRidan, trot, vidre am wuTamde, Sen xar Cemi erTaderTi nugeSi, siamaye da imedi. aravis sxvas ar aqvs ufleba Cems qonebaze, yovel SemTxvevaSi... aq igi, Cemda gasaocrad, rogorRac daibna. _ diax, sxva aravin ar iqneba Cemi memkvidre. da Sen xar, trot, Cemi erTaderTi Svili! oRond giyvarde me, beberi, da mapatie Cemi ucnauroba da Jinianoba. me ar minaxavs bedniereba Cemi sicocxlis ganTiadze, Cemma siymawvilemac usixarulod Caiara. Cemi damSvidebiT, trot, Sen gacilebiT met sikeTes moutan Cems moxucebulobas, vidre me SemiZlia SenTvis gavakeTo! es pirveli SemTxveva iyo, rom papida Tavis warsulze laparakobda. misi didsulovani gulaxdiloba gulis siRrmemdi Camwvda da, rasakvirvelia, ufro meti pativiscemiT ganvimsWvalebodi misdami, uimisodac rom ar vyofiliyavi savse uzomo pativiscemiTa da siyvaruliT. _ axla Cven ukve yvelaferi vTqviT, trot, da, maSasadame, aRar Rirs amaze laparaki, _ miTxra mis betsim. _ makoce, Cemo kargo. miuxedavad amisa, Cven kidev didxans visxediT buxarTan da vsaubrobdiT Cvens saqmeebze: Cemi da papidas oTaxebi erTsa da imave sarTulSi iyo, erTmaneTis gverdiT. Rame man ramdenjerme damikakuna karze da mekiTxeboda, xom ar mesmis mexanZreebis siaruli. mas awuxebda quCis etlebi da drogebi; magram SuaRamisas papida dawynarda da mec mSvidad meZina danarCeni Rame. dilis TerTmet saaTze gavemgzavreT spenlosa da jorkinsis kantoraSi. sxvaTa Soris, papida im azris iyo, rom londonSi yvela gamvlel-gamomvleli qurdi an avazaki unda yofiliyo. amitom man Sesanaxad momca Tavisi qisa, romelSic iyo aTi ginea da ramdenime wvrili vercxlis fuli. uecrad papidam nabijs auCqara. rogorc Canda, raRacis SeeSinda. amave dros SevniSne, rom mis axlos trialebda vinme moxrili, metaf Raribad Cacmuli kaci, saeWvo Sexedulebisa.

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_ trot! Cemo trot! _ SesZaxa papidam SeSinebuli xmiT. _ me ar vici, ra vqna! _ araferia, papida, nu swuxarT! _ SebrZandiT maRaziaSi: me gavuswordebi mag vaJbatons. _ ah, ara, Svilo! nu elaparakebi! me gTxov, me gibrZaneb _ xma ar gasce! _ ra dagemarTaT, papida? gana ar xedavT, rom es Tavxedi glaxaa. neba miboZeT, gavagdo. _ Sen ar ici, vin aris eg! _ mipasuxa mis betsim. _ Sen ar ici, ras ambob! am laparakis dros gavCerdiT erTi saxlis karebTan; ucnobic SeCerda. _ nu uyureb mas, trot, _ miTxra papidam, rodesac aRSfoTebiT mivibrune misken Tavi. _ damiWire etli, Cemo kargo, da Semdeg eklesiasTan damicade. _ dagicadoT, papida? _ diax, me martoka unda wavide. me magasTan erTad unda wavide. _ amasTan, papida? am mawanwalasTan erTad? _ gaCumdi, trot! me Cems Wkuaze var da vici, rasac vCadivar. damiqirave etli. uaResad gakvirvebuli viyavi, magram mainc mesmoda, rom araviTari ufleba ara mqonda, winaaRmdegoba gamewia mis betsis gadaWrili TxovnisaTvis, davuZaxe etls. papida swrafad Cajda Sig; ucnobic mas Sehyva. xelis swrafi moZraobiT papidam mibrZana movSordebodi, da isev iZulebuli viyavi misi neba amesrulebina. Semdeg papidam Tavi gamoyo etlidan da dauyvira meetles: _ gaswi! _ sad mibrZanebT? _ sadac ginda! etlma swrafad Camiara win. axla pirvelad momagonda mister dikis ucnauri laparaki imis Sesaxeb, rom viRac kaci aSinebs mis betsis. maSin me es mister dikis sakuTari fantaziis nayofad CavTvale, magram axla eWvi ar mqonda, rom es ucnobi da mister dikis fantastikuri Cveneba erTi da igive piri iyo. magram ra damokidebuleba hqonda mas mis betsisTan, _ es CemTvis yovlad gaugebari iyo. daaxloebiT erTi saaTi momixda lodini eklesiis karebTan, sanam papidas etli davinaxe. meetlem Cems win gaaCera igi; etlSi papida marto ojda. igi aRelvebuli iyo da, ra Tqma unda, amgvar gunebaze SeuZlebeli iqneboda sadarbazod misvla romeime Tanamdebobis pirTan. me Cavjeqi masTan etlSi. _ uTxari meetles, trot, rom cotaTi win da ukan gaiar-gamoiaros. rodesac avasrule misi brZaneba, mis betsim erTi Rrmad amoioxrada miTxra: _ Cemo sayvarelo Svilo, arasodes araferi mkiTxo amis Sesaxeb. TandaTan damSvidda da miTxra, rom axla SegviZlia etlidan gadmovideTo. gamovarTvi qisa, rom meetles gavsworebodi; yvela ginea gamqraliyo da qisaSi mxolod wvrili vercxlis fuli damxvda. Cven ramdenime bneli ezo gaviareT da bolos SevediT spenlos da jorkinsis kantoraSi. am kantoris wina oTaxSi, romelic Ria iyo yvela mimsvlelisTvis zaris daurekavad da karis dauraxuneblad, ijda sami Tu oTxi klerki da werda.

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erTi maTgani, patara, gamxdari kaci, Tambaqosferi parikiT, odnav moSorebiT ijda calke magidasTan. igi adga papidas dasaxvedrad da wagviyvan mister spenlos kabinetSi. _ mister spenlo sasamarTloSi gaxlavT, miledi, _ uTxra gamxdarma kacunam. _ me axlave gavgzavni masTan kacs. sanam mister spenlo movidoda, visargeble SemTxveviT, ro misi kabineti dameTvalierebina. sawer magidas gadafarebuli hqonda mwvane frizi, romelsac daekarga pirvandeli feri da gamxdari da sabralo moxucis STabeWdilebas stovebda. magidasa da Taroebze elaga uzarmazari qaRaldis Sekvrebi sxvadasxva warwerebiT, rogorc, magaliTad, `Cvenebani~, `pirispir wayeneba~, `mimarTva~, `cnobebi~ da sxva. am qaRaldebidan, rogorc warwerebidan Canda, zogi unda gadagzavniliyo TaRebis qveS, zogi _ prerogatiul sasamarTloSi, zogi _ sazRvao sasamarTloSi, da iyo, bolos, iseTi qaRaldebic, romlebic daniSnuli iyo veqilebis specialur sasamarTlosTvis. qaRaldebis garda elaga kidev uzarmazari sqeli xelnaweri wignebi, sqeli ydebiT, egreT wodebuli Books of Evidence, ese igi wignebi, romelnic Seicavdnen damTavrebuls, ficis miRebiT damtkicebul saqmeebs. yovelive aman Cemze didi STabeWdileba moaxdina da kargi azris gavxdi proqtoris saqmianobisa doqtorTa kavSirSi. Cemi cnobismoyvareoba TandaTan izrdeboda da ganvagrZobdi didi yuradRebiT am sagnebis sinjvas, rodesac gaisma viRacis mZime fexis xma. kabinetis kari gaiRo da gamoCnda sasamarTlos Savwamosasxamiani mister spenlo. man moixada qudi da Tavi dagvikra. es iyo dabali tanis qera jentlmeni, gakrialebuli fexsacmelebiT da magrad gaxamebuli yelsaxveviT, romlis qveSidan gamoiyureboda maRlisumaRlesi sayelo. mister spenlos bakenbardebi didi mzrunvelobiT hqonda davarcxnili, da rogorc Canda, amayobda Tavisi saxis am morTulobiT. igi ise dadioda welSi gamarTuli, rom TiTqmis ver hxrida zurgs. rodesac dasWirda magidaze mdebare zogierTi qaRaldis gadaTvaliereba, iZulebuli gaxda mTeli taniT daxriliyo. _ aba, mister koperfild! Tqven gnebavT, Cvens wreSi SemoxvideT? didad moxaruli var, didad moxaruli. imedi maqvs, rom ar inanebT am dargis samsaxuris arCevas, _ miTxra mister spenlom da mTeli taniT daixara. _ am dReebSi mis trotvudma pativi mca Tavisi darbazobiT, da me SemTxveviT SevniSne, rom CvenTan vakansia ixsneba-meTqi. mis trotvudma ineba metad droze brZaneba, rom mas hyavs SviliSvili, ymawvili kaci, romelmac es aris axla daamTavra swavla institutSi. amJamad, Tu ar vcdebi, maqvs pativi vesaubro mis trotvudis am Rirseul naTesavs. Tavi davukari da vuTxari, rom ukve mqonda bedniereba, gamego es ambavi papidasagan, da Tan gamovTqvi imedi, rom, ueWvelia, Zalian momewoneba doqtorTa kolegia. Cveulebriv erTi Tve, romelsac amis gamo me Sesasvlel Tves vuqodeb. didi siamovnebiT daginiSnavdiT ors, sams, oTx Tves, ufro metsac, ramdensac isurvebdiT, magram am saqmeebSi me myavs amxanagi, da es amxanagi mister jorkisia. _ Sesasvleli premia, ser, Tqven, mgoni, daniSnuli gaqvT aTasi girvanqa? _ diax, Sesasvleli premia, beWdisa da saRerbo qaRaldis xarjis CaTvliT, dajdeba aTasi girvanqa, _ gvipasuxa mister spenlom. _ me ukve mqonda pativi gamomecdadebina mis trotvudisaTvis, rom am SemTxvevaSi, rogorc yovelsave sxva SemTxvevaSic, arasodes ar mivcem nebas Cems Tavs vixelmZRvanelo raime mogebis angariSiT; magram me myavs amxanagi, mister
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jorkinsi, da igi sxvanairad ucqeris saqmes. Tqven gesmiT, rom me movale var, pativi vce mister jorkinsis azrs, is ki fiqrobs, rom aTasi giranqa kidevac umniSvnelo premiaao. _ neba miboZeT, is mainc gavigo, ser, _ vuTxari me, radgan msurda riTime amenazRaurebina papidas xarjebi. _ imedi maqvs, Tu klerki savsebiT gaecnoba Tavis Tanamdebobas da utyuar imedsac mogcemT, rom sargeblobas moutans Tavisi samsaxuris adgils (me gavwiTldi, rodesac movisazre, rom es Zalian hgavda Tavis qebas), albaT iseT klerks... Tvais droze... eniSneba... sakmarisi... magram mister spenlom aRar maTqmevina sityva: jamagiri. man didi siZneliT aswia Tavi, gaiqnia da miTxra: _ ara! ar SemiZlia giTxraT mister koperfild, rogor moviqceodi amgvar SemTxvevaSi piradad me; magram Tqven mogexsenebaT, rom me amxanagi myavs, da mister jorkinsi Seudrekelia. warmoidgineT, ra azri unda Semqmnoda am saSineli jentlmenis Sesaxeb. SemdegSi gamoirkva rom mister jorkinsi yovlad uwyinari da umSvidesi arseba iyo yvela momakvdavs Soris, jentlmeni flegmaturi temperamentisa da moridebuli xasiaTisa. mister jorkinss ara hqonda raime gansakuTrebuli saqme kantoraSi; misi saqme iyo _ firmisTvis Seupovari da mkacri, mxecuri TvisebebiT dajildoebuli adamianis ideali warmoedgina. Tu klerki jamagiris momatebas Txoulobda, mister jorkinss amis Sesaxeb laparakis gagebac ar undoda. Tu klerki uars ambobda sasamarTlos xarjebis gadaxdaze, mister jorkinsi cixiT imuqreboda. ras izam! mister jorkinsi Seupovari iyo, rogorc klde. mister spenlo mzad iyo suliTa da guliT yovelgvari daxmareba gaewia TqvenTvis, magram es boroti suli _ jorkinsi _ mas xelsa da fexs uborkavda yovel nabijze. gadawyda, rom Cemi Sesasvleli Tve maSinve daiwyeboda, rodesac movisurvebdi. mister spenlo dawvrilebiT mogvelaparaka yvela debulebis Sesaxeb da Tan winadadeba momca, eCvenebina CemTvis dawesebulebis darbazebi, raTa winaswarve gavcnobodi wesebsa da wyobilebas doqtorTa kolegiaSi. didi madlobiT daveTanxme am winadadebas da dauyovnebliv gavediT. papida ki mister spenlos kabinetSi darCa. mis betsi eWvis TvaliT uyurebda yvela amgvar sajaro dawesebulebas da warmodgenili hqonda isini denTis qarxnis msgavsad, romelic mcireodeni gaufrTxileblobis gamo SesaZloa, haerSi afeTqebuliyo. Cven gavediT farTo ezoSi, romelic yovelmxriT SemozRuduli iyo uSvelebeli aguris SenobebiT. am Senobebs auarebeli karebi hqonda da yovel karze amoWrili iyo gvari romelime doqtorisa. ezos marcxena mxares iyo uzrmazari bneli darbazi, romelic Zalian hgavda saydars. am darbazis zemo nawili gadaRebili iyo danarCeni oTaxisagan, da aq, am platformis oriv mxares, Zvelebur sasadilo skamebze isxdnen wiTelwamosasxamebiani da WaRara parikebiani darbaiseli da warCinebuli jentlmenebi. swored eseni iyvnen veqilebi, kanonikur da samoqalaqo uflebaTa doqtorebi. am amfiTeatris SuagulSi sazogadoebisaken pirmibrunebuli sTvlemda magidasTan moxuci jentlmeni, romelic usaTuod bu megoneboda, frinvelebis ezoSi rom menaxa. es Tavmjdomare iyo. amfiTeatris dabal nawilSi iatakis simaRleze, grZeli magidis garSemo, isxdnen sxva jentlmenebi, imave rangisa, rogorc mister spenlo. yvela maT, rogorc mister spenlos, exuraT kideebze TeTrmovlebuli Savi wamosasxami da maRali, Zalze gaxamebuli sayeloebi ekeTaT. erTi SexedviT isini usaSinles amay xalxad momeCvennen, magram aRmoCCnda, rom Sevcdi;
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rodesac ori Tu sami maTgani adga pasuxis gasacemad Tavmjdomaris SekiTxvaze, me wavikiTxe maT saxeebze metad mokrZalebuli da moridebuli gamometyveleba. mTels msmenel sazogadoebas warmoadgenda viRac quCis biWi da viRac daglejili jentlmeni, romelic frakis jibidan Cumad iRebda namcxvrebs da sWamda. isini oriveni buxarTan Tbebodnen, darbazis Sig SuagulSi. am adgilis samarisebur siCumes arRvevda mxolod gadamwvari qvanaxSiris tkacuni da erTi doqtoris xma, romelic dinjad da aRuSfoTeblad dabrZandeboda iuridiuli sibrZnis farTo gzaze da mxolod drogamoSvebiT SeCerdeboda klasikuri argunmentaciisa da citatebis viwro bilikze. erTi sityviT, Cems sicocxleSi ar menaxa aseTi mixrwnili, pirquSi da mZinare sazogadoeba. me vikmare am dawesebulebis mTvlemare atmosfero da SevniSne mister spenlos, rom jerjerobiT es dakvirvebani sakmarisi iyo CemTvis. Cven davbrundiT papidasTan da masTan erTad davtove es mosawyeni adgilebi. papida saerTod kmayofili da mxiaruli iyo, mxolod drogamoSvebiT agondeboda londonis xanZrebi da jibgirebi, romelnic, misi sityviT, yovel fexis gadadgmaze dayialobdnen. amitom vTxove papidas, rac SeiZleba male dabrunebuliyo duvrSi da Cemi Tavi CemTvis moendo. _ ho, genacvale, waval, mapatie ki, _ mipasuxa papidam. _ xval swored erTi kvira Sesruldeba, rac aq var. oRond wasvlamde bina unda giSovno da mogiwyo. am sityvebiT jibidan amoiRo gazeTidan amoWrili gancxadeba da momawoda. me wavikiTxe: `bukingemis quCa, adelfis TeatrTan qiriT iZleva mowyobili oTaxebi, fanjrebiT Temzisaken. es oTaxebi mosaxerxebeli iqneba ymawvili jentlmenisaTvis, romelic msaxurobs sasamarTloSi an sxva raime dawesebulebaSi. fasi saSualo. ikiTxeT am saxlSi mcxovrebi misis kropi~. _ amaze ukeTesi raRa iqneba, papida? _ vuTxari me windawinve bednierebasa vgrZnobdi, rom Cemi sakuTari bina meqneboda. _ wavideT, trot, vnaxoT. wavediT. gazeTSi aRniSnuli saxlis povna araviTar siZneles ar warmoadgenda. Cven SevCerdiT Sesaval karebTan da davrekeT zari, romelic, Cvenis azriT, misis kropis oTaxSi unda yofiliyo gayvanili. gamovida sakmaod sqeli ledi, nankis mokle kriala kabiT, romlis qveSidan mouCanda flanelis qvedatani. _ xom ar inebebT, gvaCvenoT oTaxebi, romelsac aqiravebT? _ hkiTxa papidam. _ didi siamovnebiT, qalbatono, _ gvipasuxa misis kropma da gasaRebi monaxa jibeSi. Cven zeviT avediT. bina sul maRali iyo, saxuravis qveS. mas hqonda patara Sesavali oTaxi, sadac TiTqmis araferi ara Canda, da pawawina sakuWnao, sadac ukve srulebiT ara Canda ra. magram garda am ori oTaxisa, iyo kidev naTeli sastumro da naTeli sawoli oTaxi. me aRtacebaSi movedi. papida da misis kropi gavidnen bnel sakuWnaoSi mosalaparakeblad. maT ivaWres, ikamaTes, iCxubes, gacxardnen, magram bolos, rodesac dabrundnen, papidas da misis krops TvalebSi Sevatyve, rom saqme orive mxris sasiamovnod gadawyda. amgvarad, bina daqiravebuli iyo sacdelad erTi TviT, im pirobiT, rom me vicxovrebdi Sig weliwads an ors, rogorc movisurvebdi. misis kropma

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Cemi kvebac ikisra. unda gadmovsuliyavi erTi dRis Semdeg, misis kropis udides sasiamovnod, radgan gamoacxada, rom ukve SviliviT vuyvarvar. dabrunebisas papidam gulwrfeli da mgrZnobiare sityviT gamoTqva imedi, rom axla, rodesac me gamovdivar cxovrebis farTo asparezze, ise moviqcevi, rogorc sakuTar Rirsebis grZnobiT gamsWvaluli adamiani. es imedi da rCeva meore dResac mravaljer iyo gamoTqmuli, rodesac vlaparakobdiT Cemi wignebisa da tanisamosis gadmotanis Sesaxeb, romelic mister vikfildTan iyo datovebuli. amis gamo uSvelebeli werili mivwere agnesas da papida dampirda, piradad gadaeca igi meore dResve, daniSnulebisamebr. bolos papida da mis jeneti mSvidobiT Casxdnen duvris diliJansSi da oriveni savse iyvnen saSineli SurisZiebis grZnobiT im uvic da briyv virebisadmi, romelnic, ueWvelia, maTi aryofnis dros gaanadgurebdnen mwvane mindors saxlis win.

Tavi ocdamesame pirveli qeifi maS ase! me mqonda sakuTari cixe-darbazi RrublebSi. rodesac pirvelad davkete am binis Sesavali kari, imasve vgrZndi, rasac robinzon kruzo, rodesac igi Tavis saxlSi Sevida da kibe Tan aitana. ra bednierebaa seirnobde qalaqSi da jibeSi Seni binis gasaRebi gedos, seirnobde, sadac ginda, da ramdenic ginda; seirnobde da Tan icode, rom SegiZlia dahpatiJo, vinc gsurs, da amiT aravis Seawuxeb, Seni Tavis garda! saucxooa! magram miuxedavad amisa, unda gamovtyde, rom zogjer martoobasa da mowyenilobas vgreZnobdi. xmis gamcemi aravin myavda. agnesa ar iyo Cems gverdiT; sayvareli, nazi da, romelsac mudam vuziarebdi Cems azrebsa da grZnobebs, Sors iyo Cemgan! guli mewureboda da uzomo sicarieles vgrZnobdi Cems garSemo. visTan gametarebina mosawyeni dro? misis kropi iq, dabla cxovrobda, an ki ra mqonda salaparako misis kropTan? ori dRis Semdeg ukve ise meCveneboda, TiTqos mTeli wlebia, rac am ganmartoebuls binaSi vcxovrob, da miuxedavad amisa, erTi saaTiTac ver davberdi! rodis iqneba, rom bavSvad aRar mTvlidnen? stirfordi gahqra! avad xom ar aris? ueWvelia, avad aris! mesame dRes adre gavaTave Cemi mecadineoba doqtorTa kolegiaSi da gadavwyvite haitekSi wasvla. misis stirfords gauxarda Cemi naxva. man miTxra, rom misi Svili erT oqsfordel studentebTan erTad gaemgzavra meore studentis sanaxavad, romelic albaniis ubanSi cxovrobs. meore dRes unda dabrunebuiyo. misis stirfordma sadilze mimiwvia. me davrCi, ramdenadac maxsovs, mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi mxolod misi Svilis Sesaxeb vlaparakobdiT. vuambe, rogor Seuyvarda yvelas stirfordi iarmauTSi da rogori saxeli gaiTqva man mezRvaurebs Soris. mis dartli, idumalebiT aRsavse, udidesi yuradRebiT migdebda yurs da yovel wuTSi imeorebda: `nuTu?~ `marTla?~ `ah, rasa brZanebT!~ amgvari kiTxebiT man gamomwova yvelaferi, risi gagebac undoda. meore diliT, rodesac yava Semomitanes, Cemi sastumro oTaxis kari gaiRo da Cemda warmouTqmel sasixarulod, stirfordi davinaxe.
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_ Cemo stirford! _ SevZaxe me. _ Sen xar? me ki megona, verasodes veRar gnaxavdi! _ ra vqna! _ mipasuxa stirfordma. _ TiTqmis ZaliT wamiyvanes, saxlSi dabrunebis meore dResve, aba, dezi, momilocavs. axla Sen namdvili Zveli dardimandi maspinZeli xar! ici ra, Cemo kargo? Seni bina Cemi binac iqneba mudam, rodesac londonSi momixdeba yofna. me vicxovreb SenTan, sanam saxlidan ar gamagdeb. aman aRtacebaSi momiyvana. me azrad momivida medResaswaula Cemi axal binaze gadmosvla. rogorc wesi da rigia namdvili jentlmenisa, da sadili gamemarTa. es azri stirfords gavuziare, igi dampirda, moeyvana sadilad Tavisi ori megobari. sadili eqvs saaTisTvis gavniSneT. rogorc ki stirfordi gavida, im wamSive davureke misis krops da Cemi gegma gavacani. Cven TaTbiri daviwyeT sadilis Sesaxeb. aRmoCnda, Turme misis kropis Rumeli ostatis raRac windauxedaobis gamo ise ucnaurad iyo mowyobili, rom masSi SeiZleboda gakeTebuliyo mxolod katletebi da, iqneb, isic didi gaWirvebiT, kidev raRac sousi gaxexili kartofiliT. _ rac Seexeba Tevzis qvabs, _ miTxra misis krpma, _ xom ar inebebT Tqven TviTon naxoT, rogor aris igi mowyobili? amaze ukeTess igi veras metyoda! rad unda wavide, kacma rom mkiTxos, Cemi sdiasaxlisis Rumelis sanaxavad? TiTqos Wkua momemateboda am reviziisagan! uari movaxsene am winadadebaze da vuTxari: _ Zalian kargi. Tevzi ar aris saWiro. _ ah, ara, nu ityviT magas! _ mipasuxa misis kkropma. _ Tevzi aucilibelia karg sufraze. _ maS ise moiqeciT, rogorc sjobdes, _ vuTxari me da Cemi Tavi diasaxlisis srul gankargulebas mivande. amis Semdeg misis kropma Semidgina Cemi sadilis sruli programa. ai igi: pirveli Tavi saWmeli _ ori cxeli Semwvari qaTami _ gamovarTvaT sastumroSi. meore Tavi saWmeli _ cxeli bivSteqsi, kartofiliTa da xardaliT _ sastumroSi. mesame Tavi _ cxeli Tirkmlebi, erboSi Semwvari, da masTan, stumarTa ricxvis mixedviT, oTxi kupati _ gamovarTvaT sastumroSi. meoTxe Tavi _ didi namcxvari _ iqve. mexuTe _ torti an, mis magivrad, oTxi ulufa Jele _ iqve. misis kropis darigebis Tanaxmad, me TviTon wavedi sastumroSi sadilis SesakveTad, amis Semdeg gavemgzavre koventgartenis bazarze tkbileulobis sayidlad da gzaze meRvinesac davukveTe, gaegzavna Cems binaze saWiro raodenobis Rvino. saRamos, rodesac saxlSi davbrundi, boTlebi ukve mwkrivad idga iatakze, bnel sakuWnaoSi, da ise bevri iyo, rom SemeSinda, rodesac Sevxede sasmelebis am arsenals; magram misis kropma SeniSna wyeniT, rom ori boTli aklda. bolos, stumrebic movidnen. stirfordis erT megobars erqva grenjeri, meores _ markhemi. oriveni mxiaruli, cocxali ymawvilebi iyvnen. grenjeri SexedulebiT cotaTi stirfordze ufrosi Canda; magram markhemi sul ymawvili iyo; igi ar iqneboda oc welze metisa. gaSales sufra da moitanes pirveli Tavi saWmeli. radgan me Cems Tavs ymawvilad da gamoucdelad vgrZnobdi da, maSasadame, ar viyavi Sesaferi sufris xelmZRvanelad, amitom stirfords vTxove daeWira sufraze pirveli adgili; me ki mis pirdapir davjeqi. stirfordma brwyinvaled Seasrula Tamadis movaleoba.

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male saocari udardeloba da mxiaruleba vigrZeni. yvela naxevrad daviwyebuli sagani momivida TavSi, tvini amimoZravda da vybedobdi SeuCereblad, rogorc yvelaze udardeli da Tavqariani Wabuki. vicinodi Cemsave gonebamaxvilobaze da Cemi stumrebis xumrobaze; vuyvirodi stirfords, Rvino daesxa; xmamaRla gamovTqvamdi oqsrofdSi wasvlis survils da bolos gamovacxade, rom ara ugvianes Semdegi kvirisa vmarTavdi grandiozul saRamos... Rvino wyarosaviT modioda. boTlis sacobebi WerSi hxotdnen. bolos TviTon daviwye Rvinis dasxma. raxan es movaleoba vikisre, stirfodis sadRegrZelo gamovacxade. me vTqvi, rom igi Cemi megobaria, Cemi bavSvobis mfarveli. Cemi siWabukis safuZveli, amxanagi, mosaubre da amfsoni. vTqvi, rom aRtacebiT vsvam mis sadRegrZelos. _ vsvamT, vsvamT, vsvamT stirfordis sadRegrZelos, vaSa! Cven samjer SevZaxeT `vaSa~, Semdeg kidev da kidev. bolos davamsxvrie Wiqa, gavuwode stifords xeli magidis iqiT da vuTxari sityvebis Taviseburi dayofiT: _ stir-ford S-nax-argzisma-Cvenebelivar-skvlaviCemi cxovrebisa. markhemma mogvca winadadeba dagvelia `qalis~ sadRegrZelo. me uari ganvacxade da warvadgine safuZvliani sawinaaRmdego debulebani. amgvari sadRegrZeloebi, _ vuTxari me, _ yovlad dauSvebelia Cems saxlSi. es uzrdelobaa, upativcemulobaa; Tu dalevaa, unda davlioT `mSvenieri ledis~ sadRegrZelo. viRacam TuTuni moswia. Cven yvelam daviwyeT weva. vwevdi da vgrZnobdi, rom mTel tanSi JrJola mivlis. stirfordma brwyinvale sityva warmoTqva Cems Sesaxeb. vusmendi mas da Tan sixarulis cremlebs vRvridi. Rrma TanagrZnobiT, madlobisa da megobrobis grZnobiT aRsavsem, mivmarTe Cems stumrebs umorCilesi TxovniT _ mosuliyvnen CemTan sadilad xval, zeg, mazeg, ise, uceremoniod, rogorc miRebulia gulwrfel megobarTa Soris, movidnen sadilad mudamdRe swored xuT saaTze da mTeli saRamo CemTan darCnen. amis Semdeg udidesi survili vigrZeni kidev erTi sadRegrZelo damelia da mesurva dRegrZeloba, pativi da bedniereba papidaCemisaTvis, mis betsi trotvudisTvis, saukeTeso qalisTvis mTel dedamiwis zurgze. viRac idga Cemi sawolis fanjarasTan da xarbad hylapavda haers. es me viyavi. me Cems Tavs `koperfilds~ vuwodebdi; me veubnebodi Cems Tavs: `rada swev, usindiso! lawirako! rogor ara grcxvenia?~ viRacam borZikiT ramdenime nabiji gadadga da sarkis win gaCerda. es isev me var, sarkeSi Zalian fermkrTali vCanvar; Cemi Tvalebi uazrod hxtian yovel mxares da Tmebi, _ mxolod Tmebi, me sxvaze aras vambob, _ mowmoben cxadad, rom me mTvrali var! _ wavideT TeatrSi, koperfild! sarke aRar aris, loginic aRar aris, mTeli sawoli gahqra. Cems win Wiqebi wkarunobs; lampa anTia; grejeri _ marjvniv, markhemi _ marcxniv, stirfrdi Cems pirdapir. yvelani sadRac Sors, sqel burusSi sxedan. _ TeartSi? ratom ara? wavideT! aba, Tu mivdivarT _ wavideT. me mxolod lampas Cavaqrob, rom cecli ar gaCndes, da Tqven gamogyvebiT. lampa Caqra; stumrebi dafacurdnen. kari daikarga, _ sad, gaurkvevelia. me daviwye misi Zebna fanjrebs Sua da kedels gaswvriv _ kari aRarsad aris. stirfordma gaicina, momkida xeli da oTaxidan gamiyvana. Cven kibeze CavdivarT mwkrivad. erT-erT ukanasknel safexurze viRac daeca da dagorda. mere viRacam SeniSna, rom es koperfildi Cagorda. avenTe am ciliswamebaze, magram male vigrZeni, rom derefanSi
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vwevar Cems sakuTar zurgze; maSasadame, ciliswamebas hqonda erTgvari safuZveli. quCebi burusiania da notio. farnebis irgvliv ucnauri Crdilebis anareklia. amboben, TiTqos wvima scris. viRac upasuxebs, rom es sisulelea; ki ara scris, hyinavs. es me TviTon vTqvi. stirfordma mimiyvana farnis boZTan, gamiwminda zurgi da Tavze qudi damaxura. saidan gaCnda es qudi, vin moitana da rad, aravin icis. me maxsovda, rom oTaxidan gamosvlis dros Tavze qudi ar mexura. stirfordma miTxra: _ aba, koperfild! axla Sen srulebiT mzad xar, ara? viRac kacma, romelic samtredeSi ijda, gamoixeda burusidan, gamoarTva viRacas fuli da ikiTxa, CemTvisac gadaixdian Tu ara? mas dadebiTad upasuxes, magram maxsovs, rom igi did eWvSi iyo, aeRo Tu ara fuli Cemganac. cota xnis Semdeg Cven gavCndiT sadRac maRla, Zalian maRla, Tbilsa da SexuTul TeatrSi da iqidan viyurebodiT raRac ormoSi, romelic TiTqos bolavda, da sadac auarebeli xalxi ireoda. scenaze sisufTave da sinaTle iyo, gacilebiT ufro meti sisufTave da sinaTle, vidre quCaSi. iq kacebi dadiodnen win da ukan da raRacaze laparakobdnen, magram raze _ ar vici. sanTlebi Zalian mwaxed anaTebdnen da musikac xmamaRla ukravda. loJebSi isxdnen mSvenieri ledi da jentlmenebi, da aq kidev iyo raRac, magram ra, gaurkvevelia. uecrad mTeli Teatri SeinZra, ledi da jentlmeni TiTqos curavdnen, _ sad, rad, risTvis? ar vici. yvelas ise ucnaurad eWira Tavi, rom davapire pasuxi momeTxova, ram gaagiJa yvelani-meTqi. viRacam Tqva, rom urigo ar iqneba, foieSi CavsuiyaviT, sadac qalebi iyvnen. Cven CavediT. viRac mSvenivrad Cacmuli jentlmeni ijda savarZelSi durbindiT xelSi da ucnaurad micqeroda. davinaxe misi saxe sarkeSi, da iqve gaielva Cemma sakuTarma saxemac. Semdeg Semiyvanes romeiRac loJaSi, sadac davjeqi, magram uwinares raRac SeniSvna miveci garSemo myofT. viRacam viRacas dauyvira: `Cumad!~ da am dros ramdenime ledim aRSfoTebiT Seomxedes, _ rogor moxda? ucnauria, warmoudgeneli, magram me davinaxe agnesa! ai, igi zis Cems win, imave loJaSi; mis gevrdiT sxedan jentlmeni da ledi, romelTac me ar vicnob. am wuTSi me gacilebiT ufro kargad vxedav mis saxes, vidre maSin vxedavdi: Cemsken momarTul agnesas saxeze cxadad Canda sibralulisa da gaocebis gamometyveleba. _ agnesa! _ vuTxari me, mgoni, boxi xmiT. _ rogor moxda, rom aq xarT? _ sssuu! gaCumdiT! _ mipasuxa man, Cemda gasaocrad, aRelvebuli xmiT. _ Tqven uSliT sxvebs. uyureT scenas! didxans vacece Tvalebi da vcdilobdi, damenaxa ram; vusmendi orive yuriT, magram veraferi verc davinaxe da verc gavige. me isev agnesas Sevxede: igi miyuJuliyo loJis kunWulSi da xelTaTmanSi gamowyobili xeli TavTan mietana. _ agnesa! _ vuTxari me. _ Tqven, mgoni uqeifod xarT? _ diax, diax, nu maqcevT yuradRebas, trotvud, _ mipasuxa man. _ wynarad ijeqiT da usmineT. male waxvalT Sin? _ male waval? _ gavimeore me. me gamielva sulelurma azra _ mepasuxa rom warmodgenis bolomde darCenas da is saxlSi gacilebas vapireb. mgonia, kidec waviburdRune amis magvari raRac; yovel SemTxvevaSi, eWvi ar iyo, rom agnesa mixvda Cems azrs. man Semomxeda gakvirvebiT da miTxra dabali xmiT: _ me vici, rom Tqven SeasrulebT Cems Txovnas, Tu moisurvebT mixvdeT, rom seriozulad gelaparakebit. wadiT aqedan, trotvud, am wuTsve! wadiT Cemi gulisTvis da sTxoveT Tqvens amxanagebs, saxlSi gagacilon.
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es ki metistemti iyo, TiTqmis davjavrdi agnesaze. miuxedavad amisa, Semrcxva, ar vici, rad. avdeqi, aviRe qudi, Tavi davukari da wavilaparake: _ Rmm mSuddobiss! ese igi _ Rame mSvidobisa! Semdeg loJidan gamovedi da erT wamSi Cems sawolSi gavCndi. strifordi mSveloda tanisamosis gaxdas da loginSi mawvenda. velaparakebodi mas da mgonia, Zalian mWetmetyvelurad, rom agnesa Cemi da aris; Cemi sayvareli, dauviwyari daiko, da vexvewebodi moenaxa axali boTli gasaxsnelad. viRac Cawva Cems loginSi da daiwyo mTeli am dRis molenaTa gameoreba karikaturuli saxiT. es me TviTon viyavi da vbodavdi; ise meCveneboda, TiTqos Cemi logini aboboqrebuli, daudegari zRva iyo. goneba mzis pirvel sxivebTan erTad damibrunda. sircxvili, sinanuli, saSineli sevda, _ ra kalami aswers yovelive imas, rac me vigrZeni, rodesac Tvalebi pirvelad gavaxile? gulisxeTqiT warmovidgine, rom ugonod myofs SemeZlo winaRames aTasgvari Seuracxyofa mimeyenebina bevri visTvisme, romelTa vinaoba Tavidan amomvarda axla, da rasac verasodes ver gamovasworeb. agnesas saxe, SeSinebuli da Tan sibraluliT aRsavse, waruSlelad CamebeWda gonebaSi. ras fiqrobs igi axla Cemze? rogor gavimarTlo Tavi? me verc ki vnaxav mas, radgan ar vici, rogor Camovida igi londonSi da sad Camoxta. fizikuri saSualeba ar mqonda saxlidan gasvlisa. sasowarkveTlebiT wamebuli vijeqi Cems binaSi buxarTan, xelSi cxvris bulioniT, romelsac qoni gadahkvroda. dadga saRamo _ saSineli, jojoxeTuri saRamo! misis kropma momitana TefSiT Tirkmeli, mJave kitri da miTxra, rom es erTaderTi naSTia guSindeli sadilisao. sulieri tanjviT aRsavse, mzad viyavi, gadavxveodi misis krops da meTqva: _ o, misis krop! misis krop! rad minda Tqveni Tirkmelebi da kitrebi! gahqres yvela es niSani Cemi garyvnilebisa! o, me Zalian ubeduri var, misis krop! sabednierod, Cemi sasowarkveTlebis miuxedavad, movisazre da mivxvdi, rom misis kropi ar ekuTvnoda im qalebis ricxvs, romelTac SeuZliaT mixvdnen gulis tkivils. tragikuli monologi warmouTqmeli damrCa.

Tavi ocdameoTxe keTili angelozi da boroti suli rodesac meore dilas binidan gamovdiodi, kibeze Semxvda kaci weriliT xelSi. _ mister trotvud koperfilds, eskvaiars, _ miTxra man da gadmomca, rom umorCilesad mTxovdnen, pasuxi gameca. me kibeze davtove igi da oTaxSi Sevedi. es iyo agnesas sayvareli, megobruli werili, romelSic ar iyo araviTari xseneba TeatrSi momxdari ambisa. ai igi: `Zvirfaso trotvud! me Camovxti mister uaterbrukis saxlSi, elis moedanze, holbornSi. mister uaterbruki agentia mamis saqmeebisa. xom ar SemoivliT CemTan dRes? mTeli dRe saxlSi viqnebi da Tqven mnaxavT, rodesac ki moisurvebT.
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Tqveni erTguli agnesa~. didxans vwere pasuxi. ar vici, ra ifiqra gamogzavnilma; iqneb isic ki mouvida TavSi, rom axla daviwye wera-kiTxvis swavla. me, sul cota rom vTqvaT, naxevari duJini werili mainc Sevadgine da, bolos, Semdegi pasuxi mivwere: `Zvirfaso agnesa! Tqveni baraTi Tqveni gulis uzomo sikeTis damamtkicebelia, viqnebi TqvenTan oTx saaTze. suliT da guliT Tqveni erTguli, Tqveni sacodavi megobari trotvud koperfildi~. mister uaterbrukis kantora qveda sarTulSi iyo; meore sarTulSi igi TviTon cxovrobda ojaxiT. Semiyvanes patara, lamaz sastumroSi, sadac agnesa ijda da qisas qsovda. am keTili, saTnoebiT savse arsebis danaxvam momagona Cemi bednieri, udardeli dReebi, gatarebuli kenterberiSi. uneburad Sevadare imdroindel umanko bavSvs is Tavawyvetili avara, rogoric viyavi TeatrSi, da unda gamovtyde, cxare cremlebiT avtirdi, Tumca Zneli saTqmelia, sasacilo iyo es Cemi saqcieli Tu ara. _ sxvas visme rom venaxe im ubedur mdgomareobaSi, agnesa, _ vuTxari me da piri movaride, _ rasakvirvelia, vinaRvlebdi, magram imis naxevaric ar davitanjebodi, rogorc axla vitanjebi. ukeTesi iyo aTasjer movmkvdariyavi, vidre Cemi Sercxvenis mowmed gamexadeT. igi Cems xels Seexo. raRac cxovelmyofeli Zala iyo am SexebaSi; gahqra sevda, gulSi simsubuqe da netareba vigrZeni. didi da Rrma madlierebis niSnad xelze vakoce agnesas... _ dabrZandiT, _ mxiarulad miTxra agnesam, _ nu dardobT, trotvud. mec rom ar gamiziaroT Tqveni dardebi, maS vin gcemT nugeSs? _ marTalia, agnesa, Tqven xarT Cemi mfarveli angelozi. _ angelozi var Tu ara, ar vici, magram marTlac mindoda gamefrTxilebineT, trotvud... gakvirvebiT Sevxede da TiTqmis mivxvdi, ra hqonda azrad. agnesam dakvirvebiT Semomxeda TvalebSi. _ gamefrTxilebineT boroti sulisagan, _ miTxra man. _ nuTu Tqven stirfordze laparakobT? _ diax, trotvud! _ maS Tqven scdebiT, Zvirfaso agnesa, sastkad scdebiT. rogor unda warmovidgino borot sulad igi, vinc mudam Cemi xelmZRvaneli, damcveli iyo! _ me vsjelob mis Sesaxeb mraval wvrilman garemoebaTa mixedviT, romelnic umniSvneloni arian TavisTavad, magram erTad aRebulni did mniSvnelobas iReben Cems TvalSi. warmodgena am adamianis Sesaxeb nawilobriv Tqveni sakuTari naambobis mixedviT, nawilobriv im gavlenis mixedviT, romelsac igi axdenda Tqvens xasiaTze. Sinagani grZnoba meubneba, rom stifordis saxiT Tqven Zalian saxifaTo megobari SeiZineT.

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misma keTilma sityvebma Rrma simebi aaxmaures Cems sulSi. man gaaTava laparaki, magram isev vusmendi. stirfordis saxem dahkarga Tavisi brwyinvaleba. _ rasakvirvelia, _ ganagrZo agnesam ramdenime xnis siCumis Semdeg, _ didi ugunureba iqneboda Cemis mxriT momeTxova Tqvengan, rom dauyovnebliv gamoicvaloT Tqveni azri. es siyvaruli Tqveni skolis amxanagisadmi didi xania damkvidrebulia Tqvens ndobiT savse gulSi; me mxolod erTs gTxovT, trotvud, yovelTvis, rodesac ki momigonebT, nu dagaviwydebaT, rac giTxariT. xom ar mijavrdebiT, daviT? _ me mxolod maSin davanebeb Tavs javrobas, rodesac Tqven ufro axlos gaicnobT stirfords da SeiyvarebT mas iseve, rogorc me miyvars. _ manamde ara? _ mkiTxa agnesam. msubuqma Crdilma gadahkra saxeze, magram Semdeg RimiliT mipasuxa Rimilze da megobruli, gulaxdili laparaki ganaxlda Cvens Soris. mkiTxa, xom ar minaxavs uri. _ ara, gana londonSia? _ diax, igi yoveldRe Semodis aq, kantoraSi. igi erTi kviriT Cemze adre Camovida londonSi, ueWvelia, raime usiamovno saqmis gamo. _ es garemoeba, mgonia, Zalian gawuxebT, _ SevniSne me. _ ra saqmis gamo SeeZlo mas Camosvla? _ me mgonia, uri emzadeba mamasTan amxanagobaSi Sesasvlelad. _ rogor? uri? usindiso, monuri arseba! SeiZleba mas amgvari azri hqondes? _ SevZaxe aRSfoTebiT. _ da Tqven aravTar winaaRmdegobas ar uwevT amas, agnesa? Tqven unda molaparakebodiT mamas da gagefrTxlebinaT igi amgvari ugono saqcielisagan! _ Tqven gaxsovT Cveni ukanaskneli saubari mamis Sesaxeb? ori Tu sami dRis Semdeg man pirvelma damiwyo laparaki am saqmis gamo. sabralo sanaxavi iyo, rodesac cdilobda, davejerebine, rom am SemTxvevaSi srulebiT Tavisi nebayoflobiT iqceva. _ maS vis SeuZlia daatanos Zala? _ saqme imaSia, rom urim moaxerxa saWiro gamxdariyo mamisaTvis. man Zalian moxerxebulad SeniSna yvela misi susti mxare da kidev ufro moxerxebulad isargebla amiT, da... erTi sityviT, rogor giTxraT... mamas eSinia am adamianisa. _ cota adre, sanam am ambavs gavigebdi, _ ganagrZo agnesam, _ urim iTxova daTxovna da Tan arwmunebda mamas, Tumca didad samwuxaroa CemTvis am adgilis datoveba, magram maZleven sxvas, gacilebiT ukeTes adgilso. mama im dros Zalian Sewuxebuli da datvirTuli iyo saqmeebiT. igi moekida am azrs _ amxanagad gaexada TanaSemwe da amave dros TiTqos rcxvenoda, miemarTa am zomisTvis. _ Tqven rogorRa miiReT es cnoba, agnesa? _ me mgonia, trotvud, _ mipasuxa man, _ ise moviqeci, rogorc saWiro iyo. vgrZnobdi, rom es daamSvidebda mamas, da amitom savsebiT moviwone misi gadawyvetileba. arasodes am wuTamde ar menaxa agnesas aseTi mware cremlebi. me menaxa, rogor tiroda igi sixarulisagan, rodesac raime saCuqriT vbrundebodi skolidan; menaxa, rogor ereoda Tvalebze cremlebi, rodesac mamamisis Sesaxeb vlaparakobdiT; vnaxe, rogor maridebda Tavis mSvenier saxes, rodesac erTmaneTs vSordebodiT; magram arasodes minaxavs agnesas aseTi Rrma sevda. male moeria sasowarkveTilebas da misma mSvenierma saxem

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miiRo Tavisi mudmivi, wynari da nazi gamometyveleba, rogoric me arc erT sxva qalSi ar Semxvedria. agnesam gamacno misis uaterbruki. am pativcemuli lediT cxvirSi meca Semwvari batknis suni. yvelafridan Canda, rom sadilze marto me ar viyavi miwveuli. mister uaiterbruki Suaxnis kaci iyo, mokle kisriT da ufarToesi sayeloebiT. man didi siamovneba gamoTqva Cemi gacnobis gamo da, rodesac mivesalme diasaxliss, pativcemulma misma meuRlem mimiyvana viRac xanSi Sesul, metad uferul ledisTan, romelsac Savi xaverdis kaba ecva da Savi xaverdis bereti exura. me im wamsve gamielva azrma, rom igi, ueWvelia, cotaTi hamlets enaTesaveboda. am ledis erqva misis henri spaiker; igi mosuliyo Tavis qmarTan erTad, romelsac iseTi civi gamoxedva hqonda, rom misi WaRara Tmebic ki TiTqos TrTviliT iyo dafaruli. stumarTa Soris uri hipic iyo TaviT fexebamde SavebSi Cacmuli da, Cveulebisamebr, gamsWvaluli saocari TavmdablobiT, romelic axlos idga monur mliqvnelobasTan. xeli gavuwode da bedniereba mqonda momesmina uaRresi madloba amgvari didi yuradRebisaTvis. verc sxva danarCenma stumrebma moaxdines Cemze savsebiT sasiamovno STabeWdileba. mxolod erTma maTganma amaRelva, jer kidev Tavis Semosvlamde: Cemda gasaocrad, msaxurma, romelic Semovida mosaxseneblad, warmoTqva tredelsis saxeli. Cems gonebas uceb warmoudga dro, gatarebuli salemis saswavlebelSi. me Zalian damainteresa mister tredelsma da cnobismoyvareobiT Sevxede mas, rodesac igi oTaxSi Semovida. rogorc Canda, es iyo metad moridebuli, dinji ymawvili kaci, ucnaurad davarcxnili TmiTa da cotaTi gadmokarkluli TvalebiT. Tumca Zlivs movkari Tvali, ise swrafad miefara igi Sor da myudro kunWuls. me mivedi mister uaterbrukTan da vuTxari, rom, mgonia, bedniereba maqvs vnaxo aq erTi Cemi skolis megobarTagani-meTqi. _ diax, diax, savsebiT SesaZlebelia, _ mipasuxa man gulgrilad. _ Tu es is aris, _ vTqvi me da isev tredelsisken gavixede, _ maSin Cven erTad vizrdebodiT salemis saswavlebelSi; igi Zalian kargi amxanagi iyo. _ o, diax, tredelsi kargi ymawvilia, Zalian kargi, _ damidastura mister uaterbrukma Tavmdabali kiloTi. _ igi veqilobisTvis emzadeba. mxolod, Cemis azriT, im adamianTa ricxvs ekuTvnis, romelnic TviTonve iRobaven gzas. es xandaxan xdeba amqveynad. me darwmunebuli var, magaliTad, rom mas arasodes ar eqneba saSualeba Tundac xuTasiode girvanqa sterlingisa. igi urigod ar adgens werilebs; naTlad da mkafiod gamoxatavs saqmes. unda moewyos am ymawvilis bedi; me vapireb, erTi wlis Semdeg vuSovo mas Sesaferi adgili. Semosulma laqiam moaxsena pativcemul sazogadoebas, rom sadili mzad aris. stumrebi adgnen da sasadilo oTaxSi gaemarTnen. mister uaterbrukma xeli gauwoda hamletis deidas; mister henri spaikerma waiyvana misis uaterbruki. me mindoda agnesasTvis gamewoda xeli, magram viRac fexmoqceulma da sulelurad momRimare jentlmenma damaswro. uri, tredelsi da me, rogorc sazogadoebis umcrosi wevrebi, uswor-masworod mivdiodiT yvelaze ukan. me jer mewyina, rom agnesas momaSores, magram male davmSviddi, rodesac kibeze Cems amxanags davewie. tredelsi momesalma megobruli aRtacebiT. uri hipi ki ise saZaglad imanWeboda da ibriceboda, rom udidesi survili aRmeZra moajiris iqiT gadamegdo.
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sufraze me da tredelsi or sxvadasxva kuTxeSi dagvsves. mas ali ekideboda erTi sisxlmoWarbebuli ledis gverdiT, romelic morTuliyo mdidrul alisfer xaverdis kabaSi; me ki Caviferfle hamletis deidis maxloblad. sadili Zalian didxans gagrZelda. rodesac nasadilevs qalebi zeviT avidnen, daveSure agnesas sazgadoebas mivkedlebodi da sixaruliT gavacani Cemi megobari tredelsi, romelic axlac, rogorc yovelTvis, moridebuli da mokrZalebuli iyo. samwuxarod, tredelsi male gamogveTxova, radgan meore dRes diliT sadRac unda wasuliyo mTeli erTi TviT. tredelsi nasiamovnebi darCa, roca gaigo, rom ganvaaxle Cemi megobroba stirfodTan, da iseTi gatacebiT daiwyo laparaki mis Sesaxeb, rom gavameorebine mas agnesas winaSe yovelive, rasac igi fiqrobda am mSvenier ymawvilze. magram agnesam sibraluliT Semomxeda da mxolod odnav daxara Tavi, rodesac tredelsma daamTavra Tavisi moTxroba. tredelsis wasvlis Semdeg Cven orni davrCiT da agnesam miTxra, rom ramdenime dRis Semdeg saxlSi, kenterberiSi mivdivaro. amitomac vcdilobdi, gamegrZelebina Cemi yofna am saxlSi im dromde mainc, sanac yvela stumrebi ar daiSlebodnen. bolos, rodesac brwyinvale mnaTobi, romelnic anaTebdnen mister uaterbrukis saxls, Cahqrnen da miefarnen TandaTan, me aRar mqonda araviTari sababi darbazobis gasagrZeleblad. iZulebuli gavxdi, didi sinanuliT xeli momekida qudisTvis. me vTqvi, rom yvela stumrebi daiSalnen, magram maT ricxvSi ar CamiTvlia mister uri hipi, romelic ar mogvSorebia mTeli saRamos ganmavlobaSi. igi momdevda kibeze Casvlisas da ukan gamomyva, rodesac quCaSi gavedi. TavisTavad cxadia, rom ar mqonda araviTari survili am adamianTan saubari damewyo, magram momagonda agnesas Txovna da gafrTxileba da vTxove uri hips, Semosuliyo CemTan erTi finjani yavis dasalevad. _ o, master koperfild... _ miTxra uri hipma, _ gTxovT, mapatioT, ser, me unda meTqva _ mister koperfild. me ar minda SewuxdeT Tqvens saxlSi iseTi umniSvnelo adamianis yofniT, rogoric me var. _ ar araviTari Sewuxeba ar iqneba, _ vupasuxe me, _ gindaT CemTan SemoxvideT? _ o, Zalian, minda! _ miTxra urim saZageli RmeWviT. _ maS wamodiT. uneburad ugulod velaparakebodi, magram uri TiTqos araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda Cems gulcivobas. _ ah, master koperfild, _ daiwyo urim. _ droni icvlebian. Tqveni wasvlis Semdeg iseTi ambebi moxda, remelTa Sesaxeb me, gaunaTlebeli da mokrZalebuli adamiani, ocnebasac ver vbedavdi. es RvTis wyalobaa, WeSmaritad. me mgonia, Tqven ukve gaigebdiT Cemi mdgomareobis bednieri cvlilebis Sesaxeb, master koperfild, _ ese igi, mindoda meTqva, mister koperfild. igi ijda mokuzuli da mokecili Cems sofaze da kovziT urevda yavas finjanSi, romelic Tavisi grZeli fexebis muxlebze edga, xolo misi qudi da xelTTmanebi mis gverdiT iatakze ido. misi wiTeli uwamwamo Tvalebi uZravad misCerebodnen Cems saxes, Tumca iseTnairad, TiTqos srulebiTac ar micqerodnen. nestoebi ebereboda da ekumSeboda yovel amosunTqvaze, rogorc saberveli, igi mTeli taniT iklakneboda. mxolod am wuTSi momivida pirvelad TavSi, rogor mZulda es adamiani. _ diax, gavige zogi ram, _ vupasuxe me.
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_ mec ase mgonia, ser, _ mSvidad daadastura urim. _ mis agnesam daaxloebiT unda icodes Cemi saqmeebi. Zalian mixaria, rom man icis Cemi saqmeebis mdgomareoba. o, gmadlobT, master... ese igi, mister koperfild! me mzad viyavi, Tavi gameWeWya misTvis fexsacmlis kalapotiT, romelic iqve, buxarTan, ido, _ ise mewyina, rom man gamomtyua agnesas naTqvami sityva. magram Tavi Sevikave da mSvidad ganvagrZobdi yavis smas. _ ras izam. master koperfild! rogorca Cans, aseTi yofila wesi, rom zogjer Turme yogvlad umniSvnelo adamianic SeiZleba keTili saqmis iaraRi gaxdes. CemTvis didad sasiamovnoa is azri, rom me viyavi sikeTis iaraRi mister vikfildisaTvis, _ viyavi da, ueWvelia, kidevac viqnebi. igi, rogorc iciT, metad keTili adamiania, magram saocaria, rogori gaufrTxileblobiT iqceoda am bolo dros! _ samwuxaroa. _ vTqvi me da mokle siCumis Semdeg davumate mniSvnelovani kiloTi: _ samwuxaroa yoveli mxriv! _ diax, marTali brZanebaa, mister koperfild! yoveli mxriT samwuxaroa, rogorc Tqven inebeT SeniSvna, da gansakuTrebiT mis agnesasTvis! meti mas ara uTqvams-ra. igi urevda yavas, srupavda, xels isvamda nikapze, iRrijeboda, qSenda, ucqeroda buxars, kedlebs, frutunebda da ibriceboda, magram aRarc erTi sityva aRar warmouTqvams. cxadi iyo, rom urim me damiTmo masTan laparakis ganaxleba. _ maS ise gamodis, rom mister vikfildi, romelic xuTasjer ufro Rirseulia, vidre Tqven... an me, _ vTqvi me bolos, _ rom mister vikfildi gaufrTxileblad iqceoda am bolo dros. asea, mister hip? _ diax, Zalian gaufrTxileblad, master kperfild, _ mipasuxa urim da Rrmad amoioxra, _ Zalian, Zalian gaufrTxileblad da daufiqreblad! oh igi saocari ugonobiT iqceoda, master koperfild. amis Sesaxeb mxolod TqvenTan SemiZlia vilaparako, isic mxolod saerTod, sagnis odnav SexebiT. me rom ar viyo mag kantoraSi, mister vikfildi dahkargavda mamuls, saxels, da aRar vici, ra ar mouvidoda. es man TviTonac icis. magram me vemsaxurebodi gulmodgined, gulwrfelad da Cemma SeumCnevelma moRvawobam gadaarCina igi, SeiZleba iTqvas, daRupvas. samagierod, xedavT, mister vikfilds avyevar iseT simaRleze, romelzedac ocnebasac ki ver vbedavdi. o! rogori madlobeli var imisi! Cemi guli qva ar aris, mister koperfild, da vgrZnob yovelive amas! am sitvebiT xeli moaSora magidas, Cafiqrebulma miido mWle TiTebi nikapze, TiTqos piris gaparsvas apirebso, da Tan sisxlisferi Tvalebi me momaStera. _ master koperfild, _ daiwyo man, _ magram, mgonia, me Tqven giSliT, ser? _ ara, me sakmaod gvian vwvebi. _ o, gmadlobT, master kooperfil! imedi maqvs, Tqven ar gamocvliT Cemze azrs, Tu gagiziarebT Cems guliTad saidumlos. xom xom ase, master koperfild? _ ar gamovicvli araviTar SemTxvevaSi. TqviT. _ saqme ai raSia, mister koperfild. mis agnesa... _ mere? _ agnesas saxe mudam cocxlobs Cems gulSi. o! rom icodeT, rogor wminda siyvarulsa vgrZnob im miwisadmic ki, romelzedac dadis Cemi agnesa!

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mzad viyavi, Wkuidan Sevmcdariyavi am wuTSi, Cemi pirveli azri iyo _ damevlo xeli gaxurebuli maSisTvis da vcemodi uris; magram nel-nela davmSviddi da TiTqmis mtkice xmiT vkiTxe: _ mere? elaparakeT amis Sesaxeb agnesas? _ o, ara, master koperfild! _ mipasuxa man. _ ara, es rogor SeiZleba! jer aravin icis es ambavi, Tqvens garda. me xom mxolod axla viwyeb amaRlebas im damcirebuli mdgomareobidan, romelSic vimyofebodi, ase vTqvaT, akvnidan. Cemi imedi umTavresad imas emyareba, rom mis agnesam sakuTari TvaliT unda dainaxos, ra zomamde var me auciebeli da sasargeblo mamamisisTvis, radgan, Tqven xom gesmiT, master koperfild, uCemod mister vikfildis daRuva aucilebeli iyo. ai, swored am mizeziT nebas vaZlev Cems Tavs imedi viqonioT, rom mis agnesa momaqcevs Tavis maRal yuradRebas. agnesa! Zvirfasi agnesa! iseTi mosiyvarule da keTili, rom me veravin momenaxa misi Rirsi, nuTu misi xvedria am sazizRar adamianTan cxovreba! _ rasakvirvelia, master koperfild, Cven ar avCqardebiT, _ ganagrZo urim Semparavi kiloTi. _ Cemi agnesa jer metad norCia, me da dedaCems zogierTi momzadeba dagvWirdeba, sanam am saqmes SevudgebodeT. sazrunavi, rogorc iciT, sakmarisi qneba. me ki, garemoebisda mixedviT, nel-nela gavacnob mas Cems imedebs. ah, rogor mixaria, master koperfild, rom axla Tqven win ar aRdgebiT Cems imedebs da gegmas da ar moisurvebT raime usiamovnebis Setanas ojaxSi. man Caido Cemi xeli Tavis bayayis TaTSi, Zalian magrad mouWira da Semdeg saaTs Sexeda. _ ah, ukve meore saaTia! _ SesZaxa man. _ ah, rogor mewyina! saqme imaSia, master koperfild, rom bina maqvs pansionSi `axal mdinaresTan~. iq, ueWvelia, ukve yvelasa sZinavs. me verc ki ki gavaRviZeb. _ Zalian samwuxaroa, _ vupasuxe me, _ radgan mxolod erTi logini maqvs da, maSasadame... _ o, loginis Sesaxeb nu SewuxdebiT, master koperfild! _ SesZaxa urim. _ Tu nebas momcemT, me daviZineb qeCaze buxris win. _ ara, Tu asea, maSin Tqven CaweqiT Cems loginSi, me ki buxris win davigeb. magram urim, uzomo mokrZalebiT gamsWvalulma, warmoTqva damajerebeli sityva da daasabuTa mizezebi, romelTa gamo igi uars ambobda Cems winadadebaze. araviTarma Txovnam ar gasWra da ver modrika uri; iZulebuli viyavi gameca zogi saWiro gankarguleba misi improvizirebuli sawolis mowyobis Sesaxeb buxris win. me Rame mSvidobisa vusurve da sawol oTaxSi Sevedi. arasodes ar damaviwydeba es Rame, uZilo da SfoTiani. agnesas saxe yovel wuTSi mexateboda Tvalwin da mis gverdiT imarTeboda uris saxe. ra meqna? rogor ameSorebina misTvis es gansacdeli? vbrunavdi erTi gverdidan meoreze, viZinebdi ramdenime wuTiT da am dros Tvalwin midgeboda isev agnesas da misi mamis saxeebi. isini micqerodnen sinaziT da samduraviT aRsavse TvalebiT; viRviZebdi, radgan unebur TrTolvasa vgrZnobdi mTels tanSi. Rame gagrZelda uzomod, saSinlad, uimedod, da ise meCveneboda, TiTqos uri hipis wyalobiT mze arasodes aRar amoanaTebda bindian cis kabadonze. dilaadrian igi gahqra da, sabednierod, ar miiRo Cemi miwveva yavaze. masTan erTad gaifanta dausrulebeli Ramis wyvdiadic. samsaxurSi

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Tavi ocdamexuTe tyveoba amis metad, agnesas wasvlamde, uri hipi aRar minaxavs; magram, rodesac mivedi diliJansebis kantoraSi agnesasTan gamosaTxoveblad, uri hipic aq iyo da imave etliT miemgzavreboda kenterberiSi. saidumloeba, romelic am adamianma momando, mZime tvirTad mawva gulze. saSineli msxverplis molodins SeiZleboda sabolood daeRupa agnesas bedniereba; magram yvelafridan, rasac vxedavdi, davrwmundi, rom agnesas jer araviTari eWvi ar hqonda momavali safrTxis Sesaxeb. gamxela misTvis uris ganzraxvisa saSineli Seuracxyofis miyeneba iqneboda, da arc azri hqonda amas. amitom Cven ise gamoveTxoveT erTmaneTs, rom agnesasTvis ara miTqvams-ra. agnesa miRimoda etlis fanjridan da cxvirsaxocs miqnevda, maSin, rodesac boroti suli ibriceboda da iklakneboda etlis saxuravze da, ueWvelia, darwmunebuli iyo, rom msxverpli ukve mis klanWebSi iyo. didxans ver daviviwye gamoTxovebis es scena. rodesac agnesasagan werili miviRe kenterberidan, romelSic matyobinebda Sin mSvidobiT misvlas, isev mtkivneulad ganvicade igive grZnobebi, rasac misi wasvlisas vegrZodi. erTi da igive sagani mexateboda Tvalwin yovelTvis, rogorc ki Cavfirqdebodi, da Cemi aRelveba sul matulobda. agnesas bedi melandeboda cxadad, melandeboda sizmarSi TiTqmis yovelRam. igi Cemi sicocxlis nawili gaxda, ganuyofeli Cemi sxeulisagan, rogorc Tavi an guli. da aravin ar arRvevda Cems sevdian eWvebs! stirfordi oqsfordSi iyo da sul martodmarto vgrZnobdi Tavs. dro ki midioda Tavisi wesiT, ramdenime kviris Semdeg formalurad damamtkices warCinebul klerkad jorkinsisa da spenlos kantoraSi. papidam daminiSna oTxmocdaaTi girvanqa weliwadSi saxarjod, garda binis qirisa da gansakuTrebuli Tanxisa iseTi saWiroebisaTvis, rac yoveldRiur xarjebSi ar Sedioda. im dRes, rodesac, gamosacdeli Tvis Semdeg, sabolood viyavi daniSnuli warCinebuli klerkis Tanamdebobaze, mister spenlom Cemi ufro axlo gacnobis survili gamoTqva. igi didad moxaruli iqneboda, _ miTxra man, _ mivewvie Tavis agarakze norvudSi, magram, saubedurod, saxlSi amxnobiT araviTari wesrigi ar aris, radgan am dReebSi qaliSvils moveli parizidano. ori kviris Semdeg man miTxra, rom didad davavaleb, Tu vewvevi Semdeg SabaTs da orSabaTamdis davrCebi. mister spenlom SemomTavaza Tavisi etli, romliTac igi wamiyvanda agarakze da orSabaT diliT momiyvanda ukan imave etliT. bolos, sasurveli dRec dadga: me da mister spenlo etliT gavemarTeT agarakze. Cven Zalian mxiarulad mivdiodiT. mister spenlom gamiziara ramdenime didmniSvnelovani SeniSvna Cemi Tanamdebobis Sesaxeb. misi sityvebiT, proqtoroba ukeTilSobilesi profesia iyo mTels qveynierebaze da araviTar SemTxevaSi ar Seedreboda Cveulebrivs veqilobas. proqtors aqvs
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didi yuradReebiT vumsendi da, Tumca verasgziT ver mivxvdi, ra sikeTe mohqonda didi britaneTis doqtorTa kavSirs, mainc mokrZalebiT vixsomebdi mister spenlos azrebs. xorblis fasma sabolood Tavbru damaxvia da aRar Cavkvirvebivar am sakiTxis safuZvels. SemdegSi dawvrilebiT gavecani inglisis komerciul dadgenilebebs xorbliT vaWrobis Sesaxeb; magram CemTvis mainc yovlad gamoucnob saidumloebad darCa doqtorTa kolegiis monawileoba xorblis fasebis awev-dawevaSi. Cemi siCumiT sruli Tanxmoba gamovxate pativcemuli ufrosis azrebisa, romelic Cemze maRla idga codniTa da gamocdilebiT. amis Semdeg laparaki gadavida tragediaze, romelic TeatrSi vnaxe, da, bolos, im wyvil cxenze, Cvens etlSi rom iyo Sebmuli. bolos mivediT norvudSi. viRacis xmam warmoTqva: _ mister koperfild, Cemi qaliSvili dora da misi damrigebeli. ueWvelia, es mister spenlos xma iyo; magram ver vicani igi da arc mindoda mcodnoda, visi iyo. yvelaferi erT wuTSi moxda da Cemi bedi gadawyda. me gavxdi tyve da mona. me uecrad Semiyvarda dora spenlo _ gagiJebiT. _ me winac minaxavs mister koperfildi, _ warmoTqva kargad nacnobma xmam, rodesac Tavi davukari da waviluRluRe raRac gaugebari qaTinauri. amas dora ar laparakobda _ ara! es misi damrigeblis xma iyo, xma mis mordstonisa! _ gamarjobaT mis mordston, _ vuTxari me. _ imedi maqvs, kargad brZandebiT? _ srulebiT kargad, _ mipasuxa mis mordstonma. _ rogor brZandeba mister mordstoni? _ Cemi Zma kargad aris, gmadlobT. maSin mister spenlom, ueWvelia, Cveni nacnobobiT gakvirvebulma, Tqva: _ didad moxaruli var, koperfild, rom Tqven da mordstoni ukve icnobT erTmaneTs. _ mister koferfildi da me cotaodenad ukve vicnobT erTmaneTs, _ Tqva mis mordstonma aRuSfoTebeli simSvidiT da simtkiciT. _ doras, saubedurod, ar hyavs deda da keTilma mis mordstonma ikisra gaewia misTvis mosaubrisa da mfarvelis movaleoba. am dros gaisma zaris xma. mister spenlom miTxra, rom es pirveli sasadilos zaria, da mimiwvia sadilisTvis Casacmelad. advili saTqmelia Cacmis idea! rogorc cnobilia, arc iseTi ubralo saqmea WabukisTvis, romelsac vnebis ali ukidia. buxarTan vijeqi Cems oTaxSi da vfiqrobdi mxolod warmtac, TvalnaTela doraze. ra mSvenieri tani aqvs, ra saxe, ra graciozuli, momxiblavi mimoxvra! zaris xma metad male gasima meored. cotaTi gaviwminde Cemi fraki, gaviswore sayelo, Cavixede sarkeSi da dabla Cavedi. auwerelia Cemi sulieri aforiaqeba. veWvianobdi doras gamo yvelas mimarT. cofebsa vyridi im fiqriT, rom am sazogadoebaSi aris xalxi, romeic Cemze ukeTesad icnobs mister spenlos. srulebiT aRar maxsovs, vin iyo aq, doras garda Cems TavSi ar darCenila araviTari mogoneba, Tu ra saWmelebi mohqondaT sadilze. doras gverdiT vijeqi da mxolod mas velaparakebodi; raze da rogor _ es aravin icis. mas mSvenieri xma aqvs da yovel musikaze unazesi xmiT icinis. bunebas igi yovelxriv Seumkia ymawvil kacis sabolood dasaRupavad. igi momcro tanisaa, magram es saucxood uxdeba.
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_ daviT koperfild! _ miTxra mis mordstonma nasadilevs da fanjarasTan mimixmo. _ ori sityva maqvs saTqmeli. orni davrCiT pirispir. _ daviT koperfild! saWirod ar mimaCnia Cveni ojaxuri mdgomareobis axsna aq. es araviTar interess ar warmoadgens arc TqvenTvis, arc CemTvis. _ marTals brZanebT, mis mordston. _ ar msurs ganvaaxlo mogonebaSi Cveni warsuli Cxubi da usiamovneba. Seuracxyofa momayena pirovnebam, romlis saxeli ver warmoiTqmis aRuSfoTeblad. es pirovneba, samwuxarod, Cemive sqesis arsebaa. yvelaze ukeTesi iqneba, Tu Cven arc erTi sityviT ar vaxsenebT mas. saSineli aRSfoTeba vigrZeni papidaCemis amgvar xsenebaze, magram meyo sulis simtkice, SemeniSna mis mordstonisTvis, rom igi Zalian kargs izams, Tu ar Seexeba am sagans. _ me ar moviTmen papidaCemis udierad xsenebas, _ davumate me, _ da Tu Tqven azrad mogivaT laparaki mis Sesaxeb, iZulebuli viqnebi, Cemi azri ufro gadaWriT gamovTqva. saRamo mSvenieri iyo; magram Cems mogonebaSi mxolod is darCa, rom Cemi gulismpyrobeli momxiblav frangul simReras mReroda da Tan ayolebda raRac mSvenier sakravs, romelic TiTqos gitaras waagavda. rodesac, bolos, mis mordstoni daesakuTra Tavis mowafes, rom dasaZineblad waeyvana, doram gamiRima da momxiblavi xeli gamomiwoda. amis Semdeg Cems oTaxSi gavemarTe. sarkem, romelSic Cavixede SemTxveviT, viRac gaborotebuli da gamosulelebuli adamianis saxe damanaxa. dadga mSvenieri dila. me adre avdeqi. azrad momivida gavsuliyavi baRSi, sufTa haerze, rom iq Tavisuflad meocneba. talanSi mis doras patara finia Semxvda, saxelad jipi. mivuaxovdi mas megobruli grZnobiT aRsavse, magram finiam yvela Tavisi kbili miCvena, SeZvra skamqveS RreniT, rogorc namdvili mxeci, da ar isurva Cemi nazi sityvebis mosmena. didxans ar miseirnia am baRSi martokas. rodesac kuTxes movucvie, mis doras Sevxvdi. guli aCqarebiT micems, rodesac am Sexvedras vigoneb, da kalami TrTis Cems xelSi. _ Tqven... Tqven... adre... gamosulxarT saseirnod, mis spenlo! _ vuTxari me. _ kvira dilaobiT araviTari mecadineoba ara maqvs. _ mipasuxa doram. _ da xom unda gavakeTo rame? mec gamovucade mamas, rom saseirnod mivdivar-meTqi. miT umetes, rom es yvelaze naTeli droa dRis ganmavlobaSi. saSineli gambedaobiT aRviWurve da vuTxari (Tumca enis borZikiT), rom CemTvis es yvelaze naTeli droa, Tumca erTi wuTis win Zalian bneloda. _ amas Tqven qaTinaurs meubnebiT? _ Tu amindi marTlac gamoicavla? ufro metad dameba ena, magram garkveviT vuTxari, rom srulebiT ar mifiqria qaTinaurze da sruls simarTles vambob, Tumca ar vici, iyo Tu ara amindis cvlileba-meTqi. _ Tqven, mgonia, Zalian daaxloebiT ar icnobT mis mordstons? _ mkiTxa doram. _ diax, sul cotaTi, _ vupasuxe me. _ Tqven ver warmoidgenT, ra mosawyeni ram aris! _ miTxra doram da gaibuta. _ ver gamigia, rad amomirCia mamam damrigeblad aseTi buzRuna beberi! fi! mTeli Cemi ubedureba imaSia, rom deda ar myavs, da mamas hgonia, rom viRac avs, buzRuna bebers SeuZlia dedis magivroba gamiwios.
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mis mordstoni dagveZebda mTels baRSi da bolos oranJereaSi gvipova. man sakocnelad gauwoda doras Tavisi danaoWebuli loya (Tumca naoWebi didi gulmodginebiT iyo Selesili pudriT) da dora iZulebuli iyo, ekocna misTvis. Semdeg mis mordstonma xeli gauyara doras mklavSi da Cven ise gavemarTeT sauzmisTvis, TiTqos vasaflavebdiT visme. dRe gavatareT wynar myudroebaSi, stumrebi ar yofilan. Cven isev davseirnobdiT baRSi, oTxivem visadileT da saRamos vsinjavdiT wignebsa da suraTebs. orSabaTs, diaadrian, londonSi davbrundiT. me vijeqi sazRvao sasamarTloSi da guldasmiT vismendi mTeli saqmis msvlelobas, magram ver vikisreb imis aRweras, Tu ra mdgomareobaSi iyo Cemi Wkua, da guli mTeli am dRis ganmavlobaSi. vecxrlis niCbis saxelurze, romelic sasamarTlos magidaze ido, rogorc umaRlesi sazRvao sasamarTlos emblema, vxedavdi doras, marto doras da sxvas arafers! da ara marto am dRis ganmavlobaSi vocnebobdi doraze, _ ara, amis Semdeg yvela dRe erTimeores hgavda da sasamrTlos yovel krebaze erTi da imave sakiTxiT viyavi garTuli. Cemi gatacebis pirvelive kviris ganmavlobaSi viyide oTxi araCveulebrivi Jileti da daviwye seirnoba quCebSi laikis xelTaTmanebiT. axla rom SeiZlebodes im fexsacmelebis Sovna, romelsac vatarebdi Cemi cxovrebis am SesaniSnav xanaSi, da misi Sedareba Cemi fexis bunebriv zomasTan, marto am Sedarebas SeeZlo daenaxvebina, ra sabralo da usaTuod arabunebrivs mdgomareobaSi vimyofebodi imjamad. jer aravisTvis ar gameziarebina Cemi saidumloeba. agnesasTan werilSi mxolod gakvriT aRvniSne, rom `viyavi am dReebSi stumrad mister spenlosTan, da rom misetr spenlos ojaxi Sedgeba mxolod misi qaliSvilisgan~. meti araferi miTqams. miuxedavad amisa, misis kropi, ar vici, ra manqanebiT, mixvda Cems saidumlos _ Cemi gulis grZnobaTa ganviTarebis am adreul xanaSic ki. aqedan iZulebuli var davaskvna, rom misis kropi saocari gamWriaxi gonebis patroni iyo.

Tavi ocdameeqvse mister mikoberis xelTaTmanebi meore dRes gadavwyvite, wavsuliyavi sadarbazod tom tredelsTan. tredelsi cxovrobda kamden-taunSi, kolejis axlos. miyruebul quCas Taviseburi Tvisebebi hqonda, tredelsisTvis sasurveli iqneboda, rom am quCas es Tvisebebi ar hqonoda; quCis mcxovreblebs aSkarad etyobodaT midrekueba _ gadmoeyvanaT fanjridan quCaSi aTasnairi xarxaxura, uromlisodac mSvenievrad SeZloT iolad wasvla SinaurobaSi. rodesac Cemi megobris binas veZebdi, quCaSi, garda kombostos furclebisa da sxva bostneulisa, SevniSne Ceqma, damtvreuli qvabi, qalis Tavsafari, Zveli qolga da ganadgurebis sxvadasxva safexurze myofi mravali sxva nivTi. saerTo sanaxaobam momagona Cemi didi xnis daviwyebuli dReebi, rodesac misi da mister mikoberis sazogadoebaSi vcxovrobdi. yvela saxli aSenebuli iyo erT mouxeSav yaidaze da adamians moagonebda vinme uniWo bavSvis naxats, romelic tyuilad cdilobs, sacxovrebeli binebis xatva iswavlos da imaT magivrad raRac najRabni gamohyavs qaRaldze.
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saxli, romelSic Cemi megobari cxovrobda, momcro, orsarTuliani iyo. meore sarTulis baqanze TviT tom tredelsi damixvda. igi momexvia da sixaruliT Semiyvana Tavis binaSi. bina sufTa da movlili iyo, magram aveji Zalian Raribuli idga; igi mxolod erTi oTaxisagan Sedgeboda. tom tredelsis magida savse iyo qaRaldebiT, igi aq bejiTad muSaobda Tavis Zvel, nidayvebgamoglejil serTukSi... _ tredels! _ vuTxari me da xeli CamovarTvi. _ rogor mixaria Seni naxva! _ axla me rogor mixaria, koperfild, rom icode! _ mister uaterbrukma miTxra, TiTqos Sen veqilobisTvis emzadebi, marTalia? _ diax, vemzadebi veqilobisTvis, _ mipasuxa tredelsma da kmayofilad xelebi moifSvnita. _ saqme imaSia, rom ukve Sevudeqi iurispudenciis sistematurad da meTodurad Seswavlas. upirveles yovlisa, saWiro iyo as girvanqaze metis Sovna, rom warCinebuli klerkis ufleba mimeRo. es ki saxumaro saqme rodia. asi girvanqa steringi _ saxumaro saqme ar aris koperfild, _ gaimeora tredelsma. _ mgoni, siyawvileSi Sen viRac biZa ginaxavda? _ vkiTxe me. _ marTalia, minaxavda. Cemi pansionidan gamosvlis Semdeg male gardaicvala. odesRac igi maudiTa da tiloebiT vaWrobda da Tavis memkvidred damniSna; magram, rodesac gavizarde, guli aicrua Cemze, radgan, misi sityviT, srulebiTac iseTi ar gamovedi, rogoric undoda. amitom aiRo da Tavisi moaxle SeirTo. _ mere? Sen raRa hqeni? _ araferi. me davrCi maTTan imis molodinSi, sanam raime samsaxurSi momatyobdnen. saubedurod, biZaCemi mokvda, misi coli ymawvil kacze gaTxovda, me ki, rom ityvian, bedisanabarad gamagdes._ maS Sen araferi migiRia biZaSenis Semdeg? _ rogor ara, miviRe! ormocdaaTi girvanqa. arsebiTad me ar mamzadebdnen arc erTi raime garkveuli TanamdebobisaTvis da amitom pirvelad, marTali giTxra, srulebiT ar vicodi, ra meqna; magram iauleris Svilis SemweobiT, romelic CvenTan erTad swavlobda salemis saswavlebelSi, daviwye iuridiuli dokumentebis gadawera. aba, rasakvirvelia, amiT kaci Tavs ver gaitanda; amitom male SevudeqiT sxvadasxva qaRaldebis Sedgenas veqilebis SekveTiT. saqme gaiCarxa. radgan amgvar saqmeebze momixda muSaoba, gadavwyvite iurisudenciis sistematuri Seswavla ise, rogorc amas studentebi sCadian, da am Seswavlaze mivaxarje mTeli Cemi ormocdaaTi girvanqa. Semdeg bedma gamiRima da gavicani erTi literatori, romelic encikloediur leqsikonebs scemda. xedav am qaRaldebs? es sul enciklopediuri leqsikonisTvis dagrovili malasaa. marTali rom vTqva, koperfild, urigo kompilatori ara var, magram mwerlis SemoqmedebiTi niWi ara maqvs. ara mgonia, kidev moiZebnebodes Cems garda, ymawvili kaci, am zomamde moklebuli originalur SemoqmedebiT niWs. aq tredelsi SeCerda da Cems dasturs moeloda, rodesac Tavi davuqnie Tanxmobis niSnad, ganagrZo: _ saocaria, koperfild! Sen iseTive gulkeTili xar, rogorc skolaSi iyavi, da Seni saxec uneburad gulaxdilobas iwvevs. amitom isic unda gaigo, Zvirfaso megobaro, rom me daniSnuli var! _ daniSnuli?!
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_ Cemi sacole pastoris qalia, devonSirSi cxovrobs. maTi ojaxi aTi sulisgan Sedgeba. diax, mSvenieri qalia, _ ganagrZo tredelsma. _ cotaTi Cemze ufrosia, magram mSvenieria yovelmxriv. Cven, yevelia, karga didxans mogvixdeba ase daniSnulebad yofna, magram Cveni devizia _ `moTmineba da imedi!~ _ sxva, mgoni, meti araferi maqvs SenTvis saambobi, _ daabolova tredelsma. _ rogorca hxedav, jerjerobiT vcxovrob ise, arc kargad, arc avad. patara Semosavali maqvs, xarjic pataraa. sadili saerTo maqvs qveda sarTulis mdgmurebTan. misis da mister mikoberebma ician cxovreba, da maT sazogadoebaSi adamians arasodes ar moswyindeba. sasiamovno xalxia! _ tredels! _ SevZaxe me swrafad. _ ras laparakob! tredelsma gaocebiT Semomxeda da, rogorc Canda, ver gaego, ra damemarTa. _ misis da mister mikoberebi! me maT Zalian kargad vicnob! am dros viRacam karebze orjer daakakuna, _ imgavarad daakakuna, rogorc aTasjer gamego vinZoris terasze da rogorc mxolod mister mikobers SeeZlo, mTeli dedamiwis zurgze arsebul qmnilebaTa Soris, darakuneba karisa. Cems danaxvaze mister mikoberma odnav Tavi damikra da sayelo gaiswora. _ rogor brZandebiT, mister mikober _ vkiTxe me. _ ser, _ mipasuxa mister mikoberma, _ Tqven Zalian gulkeTili brZandebiT. me vimyofebi in status quo. mister mikoberma ver micno, Tumca pirispir videqiT; magram rodesac dainaxa Rimili Cems saxeze, damacqerda, uecrad ukan gaxta da Sehyvira: _ nuTu es SesaZlebelia? nuTu me koperfilds vxedav? _ da am sityvebTan erTad magrad marTlevda xels. _ rogorc brZandebian Cveni keTili megobrebi _ doqtori strongi da yvela Cveni kenterberis nacnobi? _ mkiTxa mister mikoberma. _ yvelani kargad arian, rogorc mweren. _ o, me aRtacebuli var am cnobebisagan. Zvirfaso koperfild, Tqven gvxvdebiT im mdgomareobaSi, romelsac, sityvis viwro mniSvnelobiT, gaWirvebuli mdgomareoba hqvia; magram Tqven ukve iciT mravali SemTxvevidan, rom SeCveuli var amgvar dabrkolebaTa SebrZolebas da gamarjvebas. TqvenTvis cnobilia, rom Cvens mdgomareobaSi yofila iseTi xana, rodesac saqmeTa viTarebis gamo mixdeboda Cemi Cveulebrivi moRvaweobis SeCereba da velodi SesaZlebel cvilebebs garemoebaTa swraf srbolaSi. maSin vixevdi ukan, vicdidi da dakvirvebiT vemzadebodi sagmiro moqmedebisaTvis. maJamad swored aseT gardamaval xanaSi vimyofebi: ukan vixev, axal Zal-Rones vikreb da sabolood vimagreb guls, raTa gadamwyveti nabiji gadavdga. me Cemi sruli siamovneba gamovTqvi, rodesac oTaxSi misis mikoberi Semovida. Cven daaxloebiT naxevari saaTi gavatareT mxiarul baasSi da vigonebdiT Zvel, bednier dros. sxvaTa Soris, me gavige, rom mikoberebis tyupebi `hyvavian~ da rom master da mis mikoberebi `namdvili bumberazebi~ gaizardnen, Tumca amjerze isini ar uCvenebiaT CemTvis. mister mikoberi mexveweboda sadilad darCenas. me ara mqonda ra sawinaaRmdego, magram misis mikoberis TvalebSi advilad davinaxe, rom maTi tabla metad mcire iyo ucxo stumrisTvis. amitom vuTxari, rom sxva adgilas var miwveuli sadilad-meTqi, da Cemma uarma erT wamSi aRadgina misis mikoberis sulis simSvide.
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darbazobis bolos vTxove tredelssa da mikobers Tavisi meuRliT _ daeniSnaT dRe, romdesac mobrZandebodnen CemTan sadilze. daniSnul dRes da saaTs samive stumari gamocxadda. mister mikoberis sayelo TovliviT bzinavda, lorneti axal lentze ekida. misis mikobers mSvenieri qudi exura, cotaTi gaxunebuli, magram mas Tan Tavsafaric hqonda, yavisfer yuTSi Cadebuli. tredelss erT xelSi yuTi eWira, meore xeliT misis mikobers Sveloda. yvelani aRtacebaSi movidnen Cemi binisagan. me mgonia, misis korps sadilis gakeTebis dros Tavisi Cveulebrivi krunCxva daemarTa, radgan yvela saWmeli srulebiT gafuWebuli iyo. cxvris xorci, Signidan umi, Zalian mkrTalad gamoiyureboda garedan. amasTanave mis zedapirze raRac ucnauri nivTiereba mosCanda ferflisebri, TiTqos nacari dahyroda Cemi diasaxlisisi SesaniSnav RumelSi. mtredebian namcxvars garedan ara uSavda ra, magram ufro axlos gasinjvis dros gamoirkva, rom raRac fantastikuri namcxvari iyo: misi zedapiri, frenologiurad rom vTqvaT, mruded moyvanil Tavis qalas warmoadgenda; zed marvali korZebi da borcvebi hqonda. magram am ucnaur garekanis qveS TiTqmis veraferi aRmovaCineT. erTi sityviT, veraferi banketi gamovida da, rasakvirvelia, srulebiT ubedurad vgrZnobdi Tavs, magram stumrebma saocari moxerxebiT gamomiyvanes am mZime mdgomareobdian, da mister mikoberis brwyinvale ideam gamoaswora mTeli saqme. _ neba miboZeT SevniSno, _ ganacxada man, _ rom Cems xangrZliv dakvirvebze damyarebuli azriT, araferi ar sjobs pilpiliT Sezavebul saWmels. amgvari saWmeli axlac SeiZleba gakeTdes. visargebloT Sromis ganawilebis TeoriiT. moitanon mayali da Tqveni daxmarebiT vkisrulob, iseTi saWmeli mogimzadoT, romelic savsebiT dagaviwyebT cudi mzareulis uTaurobas. mayali moitanes, yvelani vecadeT sisruleSi mogveyvana mister mikoberis idea. vfusfusebdiT, win da ukan davrbodiT, vWridiT, vacxelebdiT, vamarilebdiT, vsinjavdiT, vxumrobdiT, vicinodiT da male am aurzaurSi cxvris fexisagan mxolod erTi ZvaliRa darCa. _ Tu ar vcdebi, mister koperfils, _ Tqva misis mikoberma da Tan punSs wrupavda, _ aq Cven, yvelani axlobeli megobrebi varT da, rasakvirvelia, maT Soris tredelsic, radgan igi, didi xania, Cveni ojaxis wevri gaxda, amitom mindoda Tqveni saerTo azri gamego Cemi qmris gegmebisa da imedebis Sesaxeb. amJamad Sevyureb qveynierebas da vkiTxulob: `sad veZioT masSi imgvari moRvaweobis dargi, sadac mister mikoberis niWs miecema sruli brwyinvalebiT gaviTarebis saSualeba. erTxel da samudamod uars vacxadeb yovelgvari komisiebis winaaRmdeg, radgan komisiebi saimedo saqme ar aris, mister mikoberi ki imgvari niWis patronia, rom mas araviTari riski ar unda moelodes. ar dagimalavT, mister koperfild, rom didi xniT adre SevaCere Cemi yuradReba ludis qarxanaze, radgan, Cemi azriT, ludiT vaWroba zed gamoWrilia Cems qmarze. magram ras izam? Cemi rCeviT mister mikoberma ara erTxel mimarTa amgvar firmebs, magram amayi negociantebi saocari sijiutiT uaryofen mister mikoberis winadadebas da pasuxsac ki ar aRirseben. maSasadame, ara Rirs am gegmaze SeCereba. _ Hhm! swore giTxra, genacvale... _ gaawyvetina mister mikoberma. _ Cemo megobaro, gTxov damacado, _ uTxra misis mikoberma da Tavisi rbili xelTaTmanebi mis xels daado. _ Rrmad darwmunebuli var, mister koperfild, rom Cemi qmari mSvenieri bankiri iqneboda, garemoebani xels rom uwyobdnen. piradad me rom Tanxa mqondes, sruli ndobiT Sevitandi
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mas im sabanko saxlSi, romelsac saTaveSi eyoleboda mister mikoberis niWiT aRWurvili adamiani. magram, Tu yvela aqauri bankiri daJinebiT uars acxadebs imaze, rom TavianT sasargeblod gamoiyenon mister mikoberis niWi da zizRiTac ki ukuagdeben mis winadadebas, _ saWiroa Tu ara am ideaze SeCereba? rasakvirvelia, ara. da ai, mister mikoberi _ adamiani, Semkuli aTasgvari niWiT... adamiani didi niWiT... me gavbedav vTqva, _ geniosi adamiani, Tu ar CamiTvliT meuRlis gadaWarbebad... me da tredelsma davarwmuneT, rom aq araviTari gadaWarbeba ar arias. _ miuxedavad amisa, rogorc Tqven TviTon xedavT, mister mikoberi uadgilod aris da, rac yvelaze uaresia, ufulod. uneburad ibadeba kiTxva: vin aris yovelive amis pasuxismgebeli? cxadia _ sazogadoeba! mere ra aris saWiro am SemTxvevaSi? Cemis azriT, saWiroa mikoberma acnobos sazogadoebas es samwuxaro movlena da urCios mas _ gamoasworos Tavisi Secdoma. ramdenic ar vifiqre am saganze, Zvirfaso mister koperfild, Cemi saboloo daskvna erTi da igivea. mister mikoberma unda gadaugdos sazogadoebas Tavisi rainduli xelTaTmani da uTxras keTilSobiluri gabedulebiT: `romeli Tqvengani apirebs am xelTaTmanis aRebas? maCvene es adamiani. dae Cemi metoqe win gamovides!~ me gavbede mekiTxa _ ra saxiT SesZlebda mister mikoberi amis Cadenas? _ rogor? ver mixvdiT? mister mikoberma gancxadeba unda dabeWdos Tavis Sesaxeb yvela inglisur gazeTSi, mister mikberma unda gamoacxados: `aba, axla momixmareT, ra saqmisTvisac gsurdeT, Sromis wesieri dajildoebiT. misamarTi _ vilkins mikobers kamden-taunSi~. _ gancxadeba, mgonia, Zalian Zviri Rirs, _ SevniSne me erTgvari eWviT. _ diax, Tqven marTals brZanebT! _ damidastura misis mikoberma da Tan sastikad icavda logikur Tanmimdevrobas azrTa msvlelobaSi. _ ai swored umTavresad am mizezis gamo aucileblad mimaCnia, rom mister mikoberma valad aiRos garkveuli Tanxa TamasuqiT. moigoneT, rom amas moiTxovs samarTlianoba misdami, misi ojaxisadmi, da aucilebeli movaleoba samarTlianobisa TviT sazogadoebisadmi. mister mikoberi, savarZelSi gadawolili, lornets aTamaSenda da Wers Sescqeroda; magram SevniSne, rom amave dros Tvals adevnebda tredelssac, romelic am dros cecxls misCereboda. _ Cemi ojaxis wevrebi uars acxadeben yovelgvar naTesaur grZnobaze da ar undaT am saqmeSi dagvexmarnon, _ ganagrZo misis mikoberma. _ ras izam? Cemi azris gamosaxatavad arsebobs garkveuli komerciuli termini... _ Tamsuqis ganaRdeba, _ mieSvela mister mikoberi da Tan Wers Sescqeroda. _ diax, wavides sitiSi da Tamasuqi gaanaRdos, _ gadaWriT daabolova misis mikoberma. amis Semdeg misis mikoberma aRar isurva monawileobs miReba Cvens qeifSi da Cems sawol oTaxSi gavida. me ganvimsWvale azriT, rom misis mikoberi didebuli qalia, keTilSobil romael dedaTa modgmisa, romelnic ganTqmulni iyvnene TavianTi gmiruli saqmeebiT. am STabeWdulebiT aRsavsem, suliTa da guliT mivuloce mister mikobers is daufasebeli saunje, romelic mas ergo meuRlis saxiT. tredelsmac miuloca. mister mikoberma saTiTaod CamogvarTva xeli da Semdeg saxeze miifara cxvirsaxoci, romelic, Tu ar vcdebi, mTlad TambaqoTi iyo gasvrili. amis Semdeg bednierebiT aRsavse mister mioberi isev punSs dabrunda da mWermetyvelebam mis bageTagan mZlavr nakadad gadmoxeTqa.
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daaxloebiT TorTmeti saaTi iyo, rodesac misis mikoberma Tavsafari yuTSi Cado da qudi daixura. rodesac tredelsi paltos icvamda, mister mikoberma isargebla SemTxveviT da werili gadmomca, romelic, misi Txovnis Tanaxmad, Tavisufal dros unda wamekiTxa... Semdeg gavacile Cemi stumrebi da sanTliT xelSi moajirze gadamdgarma kibe gavunaTe. ukan dabrunebisas buxars mivujeqi da Cavufiqrdi im ucnaur damokidebulebas, romelic arsebobda Cemsa da mister mikobers Soris; vfiqrobdi am adamianis ucnaur xasiaTze. erTi wuTis Semdeg kibeze viRacis Cqari fexis xma moisma. jer gavifiqre, rom es tredelsi brundeba misis mikoberis raime darCenil nivTisTvis-meTqi, magram Cemi guli ufro swrafad aZgerda, rodesac stirfordi davinaxe. agnesas sityvebi stirfordis Sesaxeb Rrmad Camivarda gulSi, TviT agnesac Cemi fiqris mudmivi sagani iyo. magram, rodesac stirfordi Semovida da xeli gamomiwoda, Semrcxva imisi, rom eWvi Sevitane megobarSi, romis siyvaruli da pativiscema bavSvobidanve gulSi mqonda Canergili. _ a, dezi! hai, SeEloTo, Sena! _ mxiarulad SesZaxa stirfordma. _ mgonia, isev qeifze mogiswari! _ me ise var gaocebuli, stirford, rom salamis mocema damaviwyda, _ vuTxari da xeli gavuwode. _ aba, rogor xar, baxusis norCo Tayvanismcemelo? _ Zalian kargad, da dRes, yovel SemTxvevaSi, baxusisaTvis Tayvani ar micia, Tumca Sen cotas gagscda, ar Sexvdi aq sam stumars. man gamiRima, odnav Tavi damiqnia da mkiTxa, xom ara maqvs-ra saWmeli? me gamoviRe karadidan namcxvari mtredebiT. _ oho! devi! es xom namdvili mefuri vaxSamia! _ SesZaxa stirfordma da magidas iujda. _ es miT ufro sasiamovnoa, rom es aris axla davbrundi iarmauTidan. _ marTla? me ki megona, oqsfordidan moxvedi. _ ara, me mezRvauris xelovnebas vswavlobdi: es ukeTesia, vidre oqsfordis leqciebi. _ didi xani iyavi iq? _ ara, sami Tu oTxi dRe. _ rogor arian Cveni megobrebi? rogor aris emi? jer xom ar gaTxovila? _ jer ara. _ xom ar gagigia, rodis aris-meTqi maTi qorwili? _ mgoni, erTi kviris Semdeg, Tu erTi Tvisa, an orisa, marTali giTxra, ar vici danamdvilebiT. me TiTqmis ar minaxavs isini. marTla, werili maqvs SenTan. man dado dana-Cangali da werilis Zebna daiwyo jibeebSi. _ visgan? _ vkiTxe me. _ rasakvirvelia, Seni beberi gadiasagan, _ mipasuxa man da raRac qaRaldebi amoaTRia jibidan. _ `jon stirfords, eskvairs, `mxiaruli Tavis~ sastumroSi~. ara, es ar aris. moiTmine, axlave vipovi. werili Cemi keTili pegotisgan iyo, dawerili warmoudgenelis asoebiT. igi matyobinebda, rom misi qmari uimedo mdgomareobaSia; Tan aRniSnavda, rom barkisi am bolo dros ufro xelmoWeruli gaxda, vidre win, da amis gamo pegoti moklebuli iyo saSualebas ise moevlo misTvis, rogorc saWiroa. pegoti aras ambobda uZilo Rameebze da didi qebiT ixseniebda sabralo avadmyofs. werili dasrulebuli iyo gulwrfeli siyvarulis gamocxadebiT da umdablesi mokiTxviT.
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im dros, rodesac am ieroglifebs varCevdi, stirfordi ganagrZobda Wama-smas. _ usiamovno ambavia, _ mTxra man, rodesac kiTxva gavaTave, _ magram ras izam! mze yoveldRe Cadis da adamianebi yovel wuTSi kvdebian. saerTo xvedri aravis ar unda aSinebdes. Tu Cven SevyoymandebiT SevdgaT fexi uzangSi, mxolod imitom, rom sikvdilma kari daaraxuna, maSin yvelaferi wasulia. ara, Cemo megobaro! gaswi win Sens raSze! mouWire dezebi, sadac saWiroa da nu daecemi suliT nurasodes, TavgamodebiT gahqusle sul win, gadalaxe yvela dabrkoleba da gamarjveba Senia! igi SeCerda, daisxa Rvino, cotaTi ukan gadaxara Tavisi mSvenieri Tavi da Semomxeda. misi saxe, odnav mzemokidebuli, zRvis haeris siaxliT iyo aRsavse. _ momismine, stirfotrd, _ vuTxari me, _ Seni goneba, mgonia, RrublebSi dahqris, magram Tu daeSvebi mag ciuri sferodan da Cems mosmenas moisurveb... _ sadac gsurs iq daveSvebi, _ mipasuxa mxiarulad da isev buxars miujda. _ sTqvi, mTlad Sens gankargulebaSi var, devi. _ ai saqme raSia, stirford. Cemis azriT, Zalian kargs vizam, Tu Cems beber gadias vinaxuleb. Cemi iq yofna, ueWvelia, didi nugeSi iqneba misTvis. stirfordis saxem Cafiqrebuli gamomeyveleba miiRo da, sanam pasuxs gamcemda, rogor Canda, cdilobda, wesrigSi moeyvana Tavisi azrebi. _ kargi, wadi! _ miTxra man bolos. _ Sen ar SegiZlia zianis miyeneba. _ diax, waval, magram, mgoni, zedmetia Txovna, rom Senc miiRo monawileoba am mogzaurobaSi, radgan es aris axla dabrundi iarmauTidan. _ rasakvirvelia, me axla pirdapir haigetSi mivdivar dedas sanaxavad. marTla! Sen xval ginda waxvide? _ mkiTxa stirfordma da xeli mxarze damado. _ diax, xval. _ modi, zegamde gadade Seni mogzauroba. mindoda ramdenime dRiT CemTan momewvie. rogorc ginda, devi, magram xvalindeli dRe Sen Cvens saxlSi unda gaataro. ramdenime saaTiT mainc wamodi. vin icis, rodis da sad mogvixdes kidev erTmaneTis naxva... iarmauTi arsad ar gaiqceva. aucileblad saWiroa, rom Sen Cagde Cemsa da roza dartls Soris. me viTxov Sengan am daxmarebas, devi. _ rao? gana Tqven Zalian giyvarT erTmaneTi? _ gviyvars Tu gvZuls, sul erTia, oRond, geTayva, devi, gadade zegisTvis Seni wasvla. me zegisTvis gadavde Cemo mogzauroba iarmauTSi. male am laparakis Semdeg stirfordma Caicva palto, moukida sigaras da wavida. rodesac tanisamoss vixdidi Cems sawol oTaxSi, jibidan mikoberis werili amomvarda da mxolod maSin momagonda igi. `ser (me ver vbedav giwodoT Zvirfasi mister koperfildi)! unda mogaxsenoT, rom qvemore xelmomweri sabolood ganadgurebulia. me ar mindoda meTqva es TqvenTvis dRes diliT da amexsna yvela garemoeba, Cems horizontze gahqra yoveli imedi da qvemore xelismomweri sabolood daiRupa. am werils wers adamiani, romelmac srulebiT dahkarga Tavi da visi bedic CarCebis xelSia. am adamians ar SeuZlia Seitanos qira im binisa, romelSic cxovrobs da amitom misi qoneba aRwerilia. siaSi Setanilia ara
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marto qvemore xelismomweris yvela nivTi, aramed moZravi qoneba misi mdgmurisa, mister tredelsisa, maTi ojaxis pativcemuli wevrisa. qvemore xelismomweris bagesTan, ukvdavi poetis sityviT, mitanilia mware sasmeli, romelsac mxolod erTi wveTiRa aklia. zemore moxsenebulma mister tomas redelsma ikisra, gadaixados Cems magivrad 23 girvanqa, 4 Silindi da 9 1/2 pensi, magram uzrunvelyofa ar miuRia; da Tumca mTeli pasuxisgeba qvemore xelismomwers edeba, Tanxis sididis gamo erTi msxverplis magivrad _ ori iqneba, da es moxdeba araugvianes, vidre mTvare eqvsjer gaivseba da dacxreba. am saqmis dawvrilebiT moxsenebis Semdeg zedmetad mimaCnia davumato, rom dReidan mtveri da nacari samaradisod Tavs eyreba bedisgan damarcxebuls da bediswerisagan mokluls. vilkins mikobers~. sabralo tredelsi! gamocdilebiT vicodi, rom mikoberi, ase Tu ise, Tavs daaRwevda bedis ukuRmarTobas; magram sabralo tredelsi mecodeboda da mTeli Rame imaze vfiqrobdi.

Tavi ocdameSvide meore darbazoba stirfordTan meore dRes, diliTve, rodesac mivedi samsaxurSi doqtorTa kolegiaSi, gamovucxade mister spenlos, rom moulodnel garemoebaTa gamo iZulebuli var wavide mokle xniT. me damiTxoves yovelive dabrkolebis gareSe, radgan ujamagirod vmsaxurobdi da, maSasadame, ar vemorClebodi am mxriv jorkinsis gankargulebas, romelic ulmobeli iyo yvela klerkis mimarT. mister spenlosTan laparakis dros visargeble SemTxveviT da vikiTxe, rogor brZandeba mis spenlo-meTqi. xma mikankalebda am kiTxvaze, magram mister spenlom madloba gadamixada yuradRebisTvis d amiTxra, rom Cemi qali Zalian kargad grZnobs Tavso. yovelive es iseTi sada da umniSvnelo kiloTi mipasuxa, TiTqos laparaki sul ubralo adamianze yofiliyo. misis stirfords gauxarda Cemi naxva; roza dartlsac agreTve. litimeri, Cemda sasiamovnod, saxlSi ar iyo. Cemi misvlis daaxloebiT naxevari saaTis Semdeg SevniSne, rom roza dartli midarajebda yuradRebiT da daJinebiT. ramdenjerac ki mivmarTe mas, SemTxveviT Tu gangeb, misi Savi Tvalebi aucileblad jer me damaSterdebodnen, an orives erTbaSad Tvals mogvavlebda. tyuilad vecade, meCvenebina misTvis, rom me vxedav, rogor awarmoebs igi Tavis zvervas. mis dartli ar SemkrTala da ar Sercxvenia. igi isev saocari dakvirvebiT maSterebda focxverisebur, gamWriax Tvalebs. ase Canda, rom mTeli saxli misi aRelvebuli dakvirvebis sagani iyo am dRis ganavlobaSi. Tu me da stirfordi vlaparakobdiT oTaxSi, uaxloes derefanSi aucileblad ismoda mis dartlis kabis Sriali. rodesac me da stirfordi gavidodiT saxlidan mindorze, TamaSobaSi savarjiSod, mis dartli meteoriviT swrafad dahqroda erTi fanjridan meoremde, sanam ar damkvidrdeboda erT sadarajo adgilze.

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sadilis win oTxiveni saseirnod gavediT. rogorc ki movcildiT saxls ramdenime nabijiT, mis dartlma swrafad wamavlo mklavSi Tavisi mWle xeli da SemaCera. rodesac stirfordi da misi deda TvalsaCino manZilze mogvSordnen, mis dartlma, romelsac aRar eSinoda rom mis laparaks gaigebdnen, amgvari baasi daiwyo: _ didi xania ar yofilxarT Cvensas, mister koperfild! rad moxda es? nuTu Tqveni samsaxuri imdenad sainteresoa ymawvili kacisTvis, rom mTels Tqvens yuradRebas ipyrobs? amas imitom vkiTxulob, rom yvelaferi dawvrilebiT minda gavigo, radgan arafer ara vici-ra. samarTlianad vfiqrob? ha? me vupasuxe, rom samsaxurs marTlac aqvs bveri saintereso mxare, magram, miuxedavad amisa, ara maqvs gansakurebuli siyvaruli Cemi Tanamdebobisa. _ marTla? ah, ra moxaruli var! _ miTxra mis dartlma. _ maS vcdebodi da Tqven axla gamogyevarT swor gzaze. sasiamovnoa Secdomebis aRiareba. iqneb Tqveni samsaxuri cotaTi uinteresoa-meTqi, mister koperfild? me vupasuxe, rom marTlac cotaTi uintereso iyo. _ marTla? mec swored ase vfiqrobdi. srulebiT bunebrivia, maSasadame, Tu Tqven eZebT erTgvar gasarTobs, siamovnebas, cvlilebas. asec unda iyos. magram misTvis, iciT, iqneb es metismetia, _ ha? me vambob _ misTvis, da ara TqvenTvis, _ ha? swrafma gaxedvam im mxares, sadac daseirnobdnen stirfordi da misi deda, cxadad damanaxa, vis Sesaxebac iyo laparaki; magram ai yvelaferi is, rac adamians SeeZlo gaego misi sityvebidan. Cemi misken mimarTuli Tvalebi, ueWvelia, did gaocebas gamoxatavdnen. _ iqneb es ukve metismetia? me arafers vamtkiceb, mister koperfild, mxolod vfiqrob, vvaraudob, iqneb es Zalian arTobs mas, ara? da swored amitom xom ar xdeba, rom bolo dros igi ase iSviaTad naxulobs am brmasaviT mindobils... ara? deda-Svilisken gatyorcnili mzera isev Cemsken mobrunda swrafad. rogorc Canda, mis dartli cdilobda, gaego Cemi idumali fiqrebi. _ ah, mis dartl, _ vuapsuxe me, _ nu ifiqrebT, geTayva... _ me arc vfiqrob rasme, darwmunebuli brZandebodeT mister koperfild. an rad mogeCvenaT, TiTqos vfiqrobde rasme? ara, damSvidebuli brZandebodeT. me ar var eWviani. me mxolod vkiTxulob _ da sxva araferi. araviTari gadaWrilli azri ar maqvs. Cemi azri damyarebuli iqneba mxolod imaze, rasac Tqven metyviT. maS es ase ar aris? didad moxaruli var. _ Tu stirfordi bolo dros Cveulebrivze iSviaTad modis saxlSi, es verafriT ver amixsnia Cemi mxriT, es arc ki vicodi am wuTamde da Tqven pirvelma miTxariT. ar minaxavs igi mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi, wuxandel saRamomde. _ marTla? _ diax, mis dartl. uecrad mas saxe gaufiTrda da Zveli Wrilobis niSanma gaiwia mTels sigrZeze, zemo tuCudan qvemoze, nikapamdis. me pirdapir SemeSinda am simaxinjisa da uneburad SevkrTi, rodesac man damaStera Tavisi gamWvalavi Tvalebi da wailaparaka: _ maS ras akeTebs? uneburad gavimeore misi sityvebi ufro CemTvis, vidre imisTvis.
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_ maS ras akeTebs? _ warmoTqva man iseTis afeTqebiT, TiTqos gulze ali ekideboda. _ raSi exmareba mas es adamiani, romlis Cemdami momarTul TvalebSi mudam vamCnev raRac miuwvdomeli cbierebis, eSmakobisa da sicruis gamometyvelebas? Tu Tqveni guli savsea gulwrfeli megobrobiTa da keTilSobilebiT, srulebiT imisTvis ar gekiTxebiT, rom Tqven uRalatoT Tqvens megobars, mipasuxeT mxolod erTs kiTxvaze: riTi xelmZRvanelobs es adamiani Tavis moqmedebaSi? wyromiT? siZulviliT? musvenari daudegarobiT? Tu raime TavSeukavebeli, damTxveuli JinianobiT, an qineb siyvaruliT? _ mis dartl, _ vupasuxe me, _ rogor dagarwmunoT, rom CemTvis stirfordi srulebiT iseTivea, rogoric uwin iyo, rodesac pirvelad movedi am saxlSi! Cemis azriT, masSi araviTari cvlileba ar momxdara. arafris eWvi ar maqvs, Rrmad darwmunebuli var, rom arc aris rame saeWvo. arc ki mesmis, raze laparakobT! man isev damaStera Tavisi Savi Tvalebi da SevniSne, rom misi Wriloba gainZra da saSinlad aTamaSda. TiTqos igi isev xelaxla dasWreso. misi zeda tuCi aiwia da gasivda, TiTqos sibralulsa da zizRs gamoxatavda erTsa da imave dros. man saCqarod miifara Wrilobaze Tavisi wvrili, faifuriviT gamWvirvale xeli da piridan wamoskda sityvebi warmouTqmeli mZlavri da abobqrebuli grZnobebiT: _ maS yovelive es saidumlod darCes Cvens Soris! da amis meti aRaraferi ar gamigia mis dartlisagan mTeli am seirnobis dros. stirfordi-deda gansakuTrebiT bednieri iyo im dRes Tavisi Svilis sazogadoebaSi, Svilic gansakuTrebuli yuradRebiTa da TavazianobiT iyo aRsavse dedisadmi. deda da Svili saocrad hgavdnen erTmaneTs. erTgvari siamayiT aRbeWdili mRelvareba, romelic axasiaTebda ymawvil jentlmens, Secvlili iyo xnieri ledis pirovnebaSi sakuTari Rirsebis wynari da damSvidebuli grZnobiT. ara erTxel, gatacebuls maTi cqeriT, mifiqria da gulSi madloba gadamixdia bedisTvis, rom ar iyo da, rasakvirvelia, SeuZlebelia yofiliyo raime seriozuli mizezi maT Soris ganxeTqilebisa; winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi, am ori xasiaTis _ an, ukeT rom vTqvaT, erTi da imave bunebis ori aCrdilis Serigeba metismetad Zneli iqneboda. _ ah, marTla, miTxariT rame... me mTeli dRe vfiqrob amaze da Zalian minda vicode, _ daiwyo roza dartlma, rodesac sufraze davsxediT. _ ra gindaT, rom icodeT? _ hkiTxa misis stirfordma. _ daanebeT Tavi mag idumalebas, roza, gTxovT. _ idumalebas? ah marTla? ras brZanebT! nuTu Tqven marTlac idumalebas momawerT? _ es idumaleba urTierTobaSi TqvenTvis meore bunebad gadaiqca, _ ganagrZo misis stirfordma arc iseTis ukmayofilebiT, _ magram maxsovs, da, rasakvirvelia, Tqven TviTonac kargad gaxsovT, rom uwin ar gemCneodaT midrekileba am ucnaur gamocanebisadmi. maSin gacilebiT ufro gulaxdili iyaviT CvenTan da srulebiT ar frTxilobdiT ise, rogorc axla. _ o, diax, rasakvirvelia, Tqven srul simarTles brZanebT, _ upasuxa roza dartlma. _ ra vqna! rogorc hxedavT, cudi Cveulebebi fesvebs ikidebs CemSi. SexedeT erTi! rogor moxda, rom SeumCnevlad gamovicvale? mes metad sakvirvelia. vecdebi, isev iseTi viyo, rogoric uwin. oRond

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visgan aviRo magaliTi? Zalian kargi! me jemsisagan viswavli gulaxdilobas! roza dartlis am sityvebSi, rogorc yvela sxva sityvaSic, SeumCnevlad ixateboda mwvave dacinva. misis stirfordma saocari xalisianobiT upasuxa: _ da Zalian kargsac imzamT, roza! ukeTes skolas Tqvne verc versad ipoviT. saWiroa, aq kidev erTi patara garemoeba movixsenio mis dartlis Sesaxeb. me es SemdegSi momagonda, rodesac yvela warsuli scena aixsna. mTeli am dRis ganamvlobaSi, metadre nasadilevs, stirfordi yovel RonisZiebas xmarobda, rom moerjulebina da moeSinaurebina es ucnauri qali da sasiamovno, alersiani mosaubre gaexada. stirfordis gamarjveba ar unda gamkvirveboda, radgan igi yvelaferSi imarjvebda. mis dartls saxe TandaTan gaeSala, moqcevac nel-nela Seicvala. misma gamoxedvam dakarga pirvandeli ukmexoba da Zalian sustad ewinaaRmdegeboda ymawvil kacis momxiblav Zalas. da ai, bolos, Rimilma gaiTamaSa mis dartlis tuCebze; igi moSinaurebuli, damonavebuli iyo, da ukve aRaraferi saSineli aRar moCanda am moRuSul da pirquS arsebaSi. visxediT buxarTan da Cvens mxiarul laparaks Tan sdevda udardeli sicili, TiTqos uxilavma Zalam yvelani patara bavSvebad gadagvaqcia. _ gesmis, devi, _ CurCuliT miTxra stirfordma da fexis TiTebze mivida odnav mixurul karebTan. _ me mgonia, dedas garda aravis ar gaugonia misi dakvra am ukanaskneli sami wlis ganamvlobaSi. wavideT masTan. am sityvebs Tan sdevda damcinavi Rimili, romelic im wamSive gahqra misi saxidan. Cven SevediT. mis dartli marto iyo sastumro oTaxSi. _ ah, nu adgebiT, roza! _ uTxra stirfordma, rodesac mis dartli ukve adga Tavisi adgilidan. _ erTxel mainc iyaviT keTili: gvimRereT irlandiuri simRera. ai, Cems megobars dezisac Zalian uyvars musika. gvimRereT irlandiuri simRera, roza, me ki davjdebi da mogismenT, rogorc uwin. erT wuTs mis dartli idga Cafiqrebuli sakravTan; man gausva xeli simebs, magram, rogorc Canda, jer ver bedavda dakvras. bolos dajda, swrafi da moulodneli xelis moZraobiT moiwia qnari da daukra. Cems sicocxleSi arasodes ara gamigia-ra am irlandiuri simReris msgavsi. verc erTma kompozitorma qveyanaze ver SesZlo am xmebis gadmocema musiakSi, da mis dartlis simReram TiTqos TavisTavad amoxeTqa gulidan, romelic aRsavse iyo abobqrebuli da veluri vnebiT. misi xma da simebi, rasakvirvelia, sul mcireoden gamoxatavdnen im saidumloTa saidumlos, romelic am gulSi imaleboda. ena dameba gaocebisagan. am dros mis dartlma daamTavra simRera da, TiTqos buranSiao, isev usvamda simebze marjvena xels. stirfordi adga adgilidan, RimiliT miuaxlovda mis dartls, moxvia welze xeli da uTxra: _ gmadlob, roza! amis Semdeg Cven gulwrfelad da nazad gveyvareba erTmaneTi. erT wamSi rozam xeli hkra stirfords da giJiviT gavarda sastumrodan. igi aRar dabrunebula. mis Sesaxeb aRaraferi gviTqvams manamde, vidre daZinebis win ar Sevedi stirfordis oTaxSi gamosamSvidobeblad. maSin

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_ emi iseTi susti myavs! _ miTxra mister pegotim da Tan Tavis tlanq xels usvamda mis mSvenier kululebs. _ mas ver autania aseTi mwuxareba. ukve gviania, Cemo kargo! Seni Zilis droa, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim. _ ai, qamic movida Sens gasacleblad. gahyevi saxlSi. misi pasuxis sustma xmam ver moaRwia Cems smenamde. mister pegotim dahxara misken Tavi da Semdeg Tqva: _ rao? CemTan ginda darCe? kargi, genacvale! ra sasiamvnoa pirispir jdoma beber biZasTan, rodesac vaJkaci saqmro gangeb movida Sens saxlSi gasacileblad! _ mere ra? _ Tqva qamma. _ emilia marTals ambobs. SexedeT mas! iseTi mfrTxali da sustia, darCes aq dilamdis. mec davrCebi. _ ara, ara, _ uTxra mister pegotim. _ Sen ojaxis patroni an TiTqmis ojaxis patroni kaci xar da, maSasadame, ar unda moscde muSaobas. wadi saxlSi da xval modi. emilia sando xelSia xom xedav. qamma aiRo qudi da akoca Tavis sacoles. am dros ucnauri mokrZaleba gamoixata yvela mis moZraobaSi, Tumca me vicodi, rom yvela sxva SemTxvevaSi igi gabeduli da mamaci iyo. emilia gadaixara saqmrosagan da ufro magrad miekra biZas. qami gavida, me nela mivxure quCis kari. marto davrCi buxris cecxlTan da uneburad davufiqrdi patara emis beds. bolos Camovida Cemi pegoti. man gulSi Camikra da madloba gadamixada im nugeSisaTvis, romelic, misi sityviT, me Cemis misvliT mivutane. Semdeg mTxova, zeviT avsuliyavi da Tvalcremlianma gamomicxada, rom barkiss mudam vuyvardi gulwrfelad. me da mister pegoti gavCerdiiT loginis ferxTiT. Cemi gadia daixara qmris sasTumalTan da CasZaxa TiTqos mxiaruli xmiT: _ barkis, Cemo megobaro... gesmis? ai, master devi... is vinc Cveni qorwili moawyo, barkis. gana Sen araferi ar ginda uTxra master devis? magram igi uZravad da ugrZnoblad iyo. _ igi gaTavdeba zRvis moqcevasTan erTad, _ miTxra mister pegotim. _ rogor Tu miqcevasTan? _ diax. zRvis pirze adamiani kvdeba usaTuod zRvis miqcevasTan erTad, _ damidastura pegotim. _ ai, gons modis, _ Tqva pegotim. mister pegotim xeli maxlo da wamCurCula sasoebiT: _ sikvdili modis miqcevis kvalze! _ barkis, Cemo kargo! _ uTxra pegotim. _ klara... pegoti... barkis, _ warmoTqva momakvdavma susti xmiT, _ ara aris qveyanaze dedakaci klaraze ukeTesi! _ gamoixede aqeT, kargo! _ uTxra pegotim. _ ai master devi gvestumra. momakvdavma Tvalebi gaaxila. mindoda mekiTxa misTvis, micno Tu ara; am dros mister barkisma gamoiwoda Cemsken xeli da warmosTqva mkafiod da garkveviT: _ barkisi winadadebas aZlevs! zRva miiqca _ da sabralo meetlec gaTavda... pegotim mTxova, davrCeniliyavi iarmauTSi dasaflavebamde. me yvelgan Tan davyvebodi pegotis da vakeTebdi misTvis yvelafers, rac ki SemeZlo. am SemTxvevaSi, rasakvirvelia, me mikarnaxebda madlobis grZnoba pegotisadmi, magram mainc nawilobriv Tavi momqonda, rom, rogorc doqtorTa kolegiis mosamsaxures, SemeZlo ufro sasargeblo vyofiliyavi am SemTxvevaSi, vidre sxva, gareSe piri.
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sabralo mister barkisis anderZi Cven vipoveT yuTis ZirSi, cxenis TofraSi, TiviT dafaruli. amave TofraSi vipoveT Zveli oqros saaTi ZewkviTa da beWdebiT, _ rac yvela erTad mkerds umSvenebda miser barkiss qorwilis dRes da Semdeg ki sadRac gahqra. amis garda yuTSi inaxeboda: fexis msgavsi vercxlis Cibuxis sateni; saTamaSo limoni, savse pawawina finjnebiTa da lambaqebiT; vfiqrob, es CemTvis iyida, me rom patara viyavi, mere ki mosacemad veRar gaimeta; oTxmocdaSvid-naxevari ginea wvrili da msxvili fuli; oras aTi girvanqa sterlingi _ axalTaxali asignaciebi; ramdnime Tamasuqi da bankis bileTebi; cxenis Zveli nali, qafuris natexi da lokokina. wliTiwlobamde, dRiTi dRe, mister barkisi Tan atarebda am yuTs yvelgan, saqonelTan da werilebTan erTad. rom aecilebina Tavidan yovelgvari mouridebeli cnobismoyvareoba, man moigona Semdeg warwera: `es yuTi ekuTvnis mister blekbois. darCes barkisTan moTxovnamde~. es warwera didi gulmodginebiT iyo amoWrili yuTis xufze. igi tyilad ar Sromobda, agrovebda da dahkankalebda yovel groSs. mister barkisis sakuTreba fulad Seadgenda sami aTas girvanqas. erTi aTasis procentebi eniSneboda mister pegotis, sanam cocxali iyo; magram misi sikvdilis Semdeg es Tanxa Tanabrad unda ganawilebuliyo pegotisa, patara emisa da Cems Soris. mTeli danarCeni qoneba, uZravi da moZravi, gadadioda pegotis srul sakuTrebaSi. gadavwyviteT, rom dasafalvebis meore dRes pegoti wamovidoda CemTan erTad londonSi, anderZis gansacxadeblad doqtorTa kolegiaSi. saRamosTvis yvelam davTqviT _ SevkrebiliyaviT mister pegotisTan navis saxlSi. mister pegotis saxli, rogorc yovelTvis, sufTa da movlili iyo. misis gumiji da Cemi pegoti windasa qsovdnen. mister pegoti abolebda Tavis saRamos Cibuxs; cecxli guzguzebda buxarSi; Zveli skivri idga Tavis alagas patara emis molodinSi. _ ai, master devic, pirveli stumari Cvens qoxSi! _ miTxra mister pegotim gabrwyinebuli saxiT. _ gaixadeT Cqara Tqveni sveli palto, ser. _ fanjara ganaTebulia, rogorc erTxel da samudamod aris SemoRebuli, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim. _ gnebavT icodeT, visTvis aris igi gaCiraRdnebuli? patara emisTvis. gza bnelia, amindi saZageli, bindisas aRaraferi Cans, da ai, rodesac me saxlSi var, yovelTvis sanTelsa vdgam fanjaraze im droisTvis, rodesac igi unda dabrundes. emilia xedavs sinaTles da iZaxis: `ai, saxlic~. xedavs sanTels fanjaraSi da ambobs: `Cemi Ziac saxlSia!~ maS! ai rogor aris saqme! Tu me saxlSi ar var, arc sanTelia fanjaraSi. ssuu! modis, modis! _ SesZaxa mister pegotim da taSi Semohkra. kari gaiRo, magram oTaxSi mxolod qami Semovida. mas muSambis qudi exura da wvimis wveTebi nakaduliviT Camosdioda qudis kideebidan. _ emilia sadRaa?_ hkiTxa mister pegotim. qamma uCvena Tavis moZraobiT, rom misi sacole kars ukan idga. mister pegotim aiRo sanTeli fanjridan, dadga magidaze da gulmodgined Seudga buxarSi nakverCxlebis revas. am dros qamma mommarTa da miTxra: _ master devi, neba miboZeT gTxovoT erTi wuTiT kars ukan. me da emilias gvinda, erTi ram gaCvenoT. man TiTqmis ZaliT gamaTria oTaxidan da mixura kari Cvens ukan. Cven orni davrCiT.
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_ ra dagemarTaT, qam? _ o, master devi! da mas waskda mware qviTini. gavqvavdi am uecari sevdiT zardacemuli. raze vfiqrobdi am wuTSi, an risi meSinoda, me TviTonac ar vici. me mxolod Sevcqerodi mas gulgaxeTqili. _ qam... sabralo qam! miTxariT, ra dagemarTaT? _ daiRupa yvelaferi! siamaye, imedi da bedniereba Cemi sicocxlisa. is, visi gulisTvisac me mzad viyavi aTasjer Tavi gamewira, visTvisac axla movkvdebi... aRar aris! _ maS ra iqna? _ emilia gaiqca!.. o! master devi! misTvis ukeTesia, mokvdes, vidre samarcxvino sicocxle ataros! Tqven naswavli kaci xraT, mirCieT, ra vqna, rogor moviqce, ra vTqva saxlSi? rogor Sevatyobino es ambavi biZia dans, master devi? am dros kari gaiRo; me xeli vtace sarazavs, rom kari Cameketa, magram ukve gvian iyo. mister pegotim gamoyo Tavi oTaxidan, da _ arasodes ar damaviwydeba misi saxis gamometyveleba, rodesac Cven orni dagvinaxa. maxsovs sasowarkveTilebis kivili, maxsovs, rom Cven oTaxSi gavCndiT, xelSi qaRaldi meWira, romelic qamma momawoda. mister pegoti gaxsnili kamzoliT, aburZgvnili TmiT momCereboda TvalebSi daSterebiT. _ waikiTxeT es qaRaldi, ser! _ miTxra qamma mTrTolvare xmiT. _ waikiTxeT nela. ar vici, SevZleb Tu ara mis mosmenas. samarisebur siCumeSi gavSale werili da daviwye kiTxva: `rodesac Tqven, visac aseTi sinaziT giyvardiT, gacilebiT ufro metad, vidre Rirsi viyavi, _ rodesac Tqven daiwyebT am werilis kiTxvas, me ukve Sors viqnebi Tqvengan. vtoveb sayvarel saxls... vtoveb xval diliT da ar davbrundebi arasodes, Tu igi Tavis meuRled ar gamxdis. am werils Tqven gadmogcemen saRamos, Cemi wasvlis ramdenime saaTis Semdeg. o, rogor kvnesis Cemi guli! Tqven verasodes ver mapatiebT, _ arc unda mapatioT, magram is mainc icodeT, rom tanjva, romelsac am wuTSi ganvicdi, warmoudgenelia. Tumca didi damnaSave var, rom Cems Sesaxeb vilaparako. inugeSeT im azriT mainc, rom arasodes ar viyavi Tqveni siyvarulis Rirsi, magram uTxariT, uTxariT biZia dans, rom arasodes ar myvarebia me igi ise, rogorc axla miyvars. damiviwyeT, daiviwyeT, rom odesRac me Tqveni sacole viyavi; daarwmuneT Tqveni Tavi, rom jer kidev ymawvilobaSi movkvdi da damarxuli var Sors Tqvengan, ucnob adgilas. da rodesac aRar viqnebi mand, gevedrebiT _ SeibraleT biZaCemi; anugeSeT, daamSvideT. uTxariT mas, rom Cems dReSi ise ar myvarebia igi, rogorc axla. SeiyvareT vinme sxva ymawvili qali, Cemze ufro Rirseuli; igi Tqveni erTguli iqneba da ar Searcxvens Tqvens saxels. mSvidobiT, mSvidobiT! Tu me ar miweria misi coloba, daviRupebi, magram arasodes ar dagiviwyebT. Cemi ukanaskneli salami biZia daniels. Cemi ukanaskneli cremlebi da ukanaskneli Cemi madloba _ biZia daniels!~ da meti araferi. biZia danieli idga gaqvavebuli qandakebasaviT da Semomcqeroda TvalebgaSterebuli. ase gaiara ramdenime wuTma, werili wavikiTxeT, magram yvela sdumda. bolos, mister pegotim Tqva yru xmiT: _ vin aris is, is kaci? ra hqvia? qamma me Semomxeda, da uecrad saSineli TrTolva vigrZeni, TiTqos eleqtronis naperwkalma damiara mTels tanSi. _ vin aris is, minda vicode! _ gaimeora pegotim.
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_ modioda xolme aq drogamoSvebiT erTi msaxuri, _ Tqva qamma susti da TrTolebuli xmiT, _ modioda jentlmenic mokle xniT. msaxuri am jentlmenisa iyo. mister pegoti uZravad idga, rogorc uwin; magram misi Tvalebi axla qams Sehyurebda. _ am msaxurTan, _ ganagrZo qamma, _ enaxaT guSin Cemi... Cveni sabralo qali. es msaxuri qalaqSi imaleboda es ramdnime dRea. pegotis xeli Semoexvia Cems kisers; magram me vgrZnobdi, rom uZravad davrCebodi, mTeli saxli rom Tavs damqceoda. _ dRes diliT, gaTenebisas, _ ganagrZo qamma, _ unaxavT qalaqgareT, norviCis gzaze, cxenebi da etli. etlSi jentlmeni ijda _ swored is kaci, romelsac Sen kiTxulob! _ o! _ Sehyvira mister pegotim, Tan ukan daixia da xelebi win gamoiwoda, TiTqos uku unda egdo raRac sagani. _ ar miTxraT, rom am kacis saxeli stirfordia! _ mister devi! _ SesZaxa qamma CaxleCili xmiT. _ Tqven araferSi ar xarT damnaSave... magram im adamians stirfordi hqvia da igi aramzadaa! mister pegotim ar daiyvira, ar aqviTinda da ar gainZra im dromde, sanam uecrad, TiTqos mZime Zilisagan gaRviZebuli, ar mivarda oTaxSi meore kuTxes da ar daiwyo lursmnidan Camoreba Tavisi wamosasxamis. _ momexmareT vinme... ei! vinme! _ daiyvira man mouTmenlad. _ xelebi gamiSeSda, veRarafers ver vakeTeb. viRacam uSvela wamosasxamis wamosxma. _ kargi. momeciT qudi. qamma hkiTxa, sad midioda. _ mivdivar Cemi diswulis saZebnelad. mivdivar emilias mosanaxavad. davamsxvrev jer im wyeul navs da CavZirav iq, sadac TviT misi patroni unda CameZira, rom mcodnoda Tavis droze, ra qaji ijda am adamianSi. mSvidobiT, mivdivar Cemi diswulis saZebnelad. _ saiT? _ SesZaxa qamma da gza gadauRoba karebis win. _ saiTac momixdeba! yvelgan! mivdivar Cemi diswulis mosanaxavad, Tund qveynis bolos. movZebni Cems sabralo bavSvs, Sercxvenils, Seginebuls, da saxlSi moviyvan. nu maCerebT. me vTqvi, rom Cemi diswulis saZebnelad mivdivar! _ ara, ara! _ Sehyvira misi gumijma da Cavarda meTevzeTa Sua. _ ara, daniel! axla Sen arsad ar waxval! moiTmine, ramdenic saWiro iqneba, Cemo sabralo, daoblebulo daniel; axla ki me ar gagiSveb. dajeqi, daniel, da movigonoT is Zveli dro, rodesac Sen Seifare patara oboli, qami da me, _ yvelani Segvifare da gvipatrone... amJamad igi unebo iyo da gaSmagebuli aRelvebisagan TandaTan dayuCda. Cemi pirveli azri iyo am scenis dasawyisSi _ muxlebze dameCoqa am keTili xalxis winaSe, damweyevla stirfordi da meTxovna maTgan patieba im uneburi borotebisTvis, romelic maT mivayene. magram, rodesac mister pegoti aqviTinda, Cemi boRmiT savse gulic cremlebad daicala masTan erTad.

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rac Cems Tvisebas Seadgens, is, albaT, mraval sxvaTa Tvisebac aris da amitom ar mrcxvenia gamovtyde, rom arasodes ise ar myvarebia stirfordi, rogorc am dros, rodesac TiTqos unda mZuleboda igi. me vgrZnobdi misgan Cadenili saqcielis mTel sisaZagles, magram imave dros ufro metad vfiqrobdi mis brwyinvale Tvisebebze, metad vgrZnobdi yovelive im sikeTes, rac masSi iyo, meti samarTlianobiT vafasebdi mis niWs, romelsac SeeZlo moexveWa misTvis brwyinvale saxeli. yovelive amaze vfiqrobdi axla gacilebiT ufro metad, vidre maSin, rodesac Cemi misdami siyvaruli araviTar safrTxes ar ganicdida. me axlac imdenad miyavrda igi, iseTi Zvirfasi iyo Cemvis mogoneba Cemi misdami siyvarulisa, rom isev ganvagrZobdi masze fiqrs, rogorc megobarze, Tumca aRaraviTari naxvis imedi aRar mqonda. me vgrZnobdi, rogorc ueWvelia, isic grZnobda, rom Cvens Soris yvelaferi gaTavebulia. ar vici, rogor migonebdi mas, rogorc dauviwyar megobars, romelic aRar myavda amqveynad. cnoba momxdari ambis Sesaxeb swrafad moedo mTel qalaqs; rodesac diliT quCaSi mivdiodi, yoveli mxridan ismoda amaze laparaki. mister pegoti da qimi zRvis piras damxvdnen. mister pegoti win da ukan dadioda welSi moxrili, TavCaqindruli; am erTi Ramis ganmavlobaSi welSi moRunuliyo metad, vidre oci wlis manZilze moixreboda. oriveni moRuSulebi da daRvremilebi iyvnen. ramdenime wuTs samiveni xmaamouRebliv davdiodiT, Cvens fiqrebSi wasuli. bolos mister pegotim Tqva: _ Cven aqa vmsjelobdiT, ser, imis Sesaxeb, Tu rogor moviqceT. axla is mainc viciT, saidan daviwyoT. me Sevxede qams da saSinelma azrma gamielva TavSi. araviTari wyromis niSani ar emCneoda mis saxes da adamiani veras waikiTxavda masze, garda mtkice gadawyvetilebisa; magram me vigrZeni, rom es adamiani moklavda Cems megobars, Tuki Sexvdeboda sadme. _ Cemi gadawyvetileba uryevia, ser, _ miTxra mister pegotim. _ me mivdivar mis saZebnelad. axla es Cemi erTaderTi valia amqveynad. Semdeg man mkiTxa, rom ar vapireb xval londonSi wasvlas. vupasuxe, rom dRes vapirebdi wasvlas da mxolod imitom davrCi, rom iqneb gamovdgomodi raSime. _ Cemi survilia, ser, rom am navis saxlma yoveldRe da yovelRame, zamTarsa da zafxuls iqonios isev is saxe, ra saxiTac naxa igi patara obolma, rodesac igi, jer kidev bavSvi iyo, CemTan movida. Tu odesme mas uweria am adgilebSi dabruneba, me msurs, rom Zveli bina ar eucxovos. dae, piriqiT, yoveli nivTi mimzidveli iyos, rogorc uwin. vin icis, iqneb odesme, avdarsa da qariSxalSi, mas mouxdes am adgilebSi yofna; igi Seixedavs fanjaraSi da dainaxavs Tavis Zvel adgils buxris win; igi dainaxavs, rom oTaxSi aravin aris garda misis gumijisa, da, vin icis, mister devi, iqneb eyos gabeduleba da Sevides saxlSi. yovelRam sanTeli winandeburad idgeba fanjaraSi da, Tu rodisme mova am adgilas, es sinaTle etyvis mas: `dabrundi, Cemo Svilo, dabrundi!~ Cven SeumCnevlad mivuaxlobdiT navis saxls da Sig SevediT. misis gumiji fusfusiT amzadebda sauzmes. rodesac man gaSala sufra da dadga magidaze saWmeli CvenTvis, miujda fanjaras da Seudga mister pegotis sacvlebis kemsvas. igi swrafad muSaobda. rodesac misis gumijma gaaTava saqme, Caalaga Tavisi patronis sacvlebi muSambis CanTaSi. mTeli am xnis ganamvlobaSi SeuCereblad laparakobda damamSvidebeli kiloTi.

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_ iyos neba Seni, daniel. viqnebi aq martoka zamTars da zafxuls. vecdebi, yvelaferi ise gavakeTo, Cemo megobaro, rogorc Sen gsurs da rogorc mibrZaneb. drodadro werilebsac mogwer. iqneb odesme Senc momwero oriode sityva, daniel, da miambo dawvrlebiT yvelaferi, rogor da sad ivli qveyanaze. me gamovedi meTevzeebis qoxidan da ramdenime xans vixetiale qalaqis quCebSi, ise rom, ukve aTi saaTi iyo, rodesac mivedi saxlSi, Cems pegotisTan. davjeqi samzareuloSi buxarTan da daviwye fiqri ukanaskneli dReebis ambebis Sesaxeb. Cemi fiqrebi daarRvia quCis karze kakunma. gavaRe kari da, Cemda gansacvifreblad, ara davinaxe ra garda qolgisa, romelic TiTqos TavisTavad gaCnda karis win. magram male aRmovaCine qolgis qveS cocxali arseba, da es arseba iyo mis mauCeri. _ mis mauCer! _ SevZaxe me. _ rogor gaCndiT aq? ra gnebavT? man maniSna Tavis pawawina xeliT, rom damekeca misi qolga, Semdeg swrafad Camirbina gverdiT da Semovida samzareuloSi. davkete kari da ukan gavyevi qolgiT xelSi. am dros mis mauCeri afofxda dabali Rumelis Tavze, buxris win, romelzedac alagebdnen finjnebsa da TefSebs. _ ra dagemarTaT, mis mauCer? _ wamoviZaxe isev. _ avad xom ara xarT? _ ymawvilo, _ mipasuxa mis mauCerma da akankalebuli xelebi gulTan miido, _ me mtkiva da mikvnesis ai aq. vin ifiqrebda, rom saqme aqamdis mividoda! o! adreve rom mcodnoda yovelive es! uzarmazari Tavsafari mis Tavze, srulebiT Seusabamo mis tanTan, irxeoda yovel mxares. _ Tqven maocebT... _ daviwye me, magram mis mauCerma sityva gamawyvetina. _ diax, es mudam asea! _ SesZaxa man. _ Tqven me garTobT, rogorc saTamaSo; damciniT da mexumrebiT, rodesac mogesurvebaT, da usaTuod gaocebT, Tu dainaxavT, rom vgrZnob cotaTi ufro mets, vidre xis cxeni an muyaos jariskaci, es asea. diax, ser, diax, es Zveli ambavia da me ukve didi xania, miveCvie mas. _ Tqven SegiZliaT ifiqroT eg sxvebis Sesaxeb, mis mauCer, magram CemTan, ara mgonia, mosatani iyos es Zveli ambavi. me TiTqmis srulebiT ar gicnobT. _ ase, ase. maS ras mibrZanebT, ra vqna? _ SesZaxa qondris qalma. _ SemxedeT. aseTive iyo Cemi sabralo mama. Cemi daca da Zmac me mgvanan TaniTac da moyvanilobiTac. mere? me vmuSaobdi mTeli es wlebi disa da Zmis gulisaTvis; vmuSaobdi gulmodgined, mister koperfild, yoveldRe da, SeiZleba yovel wams, aravis aras vafuWeb. da Tu yvela am Tavqarian da sastik xalxs azrad mouvida Cemi gamasxaraveba da saTamaSod qceva TavianT gasarTobad, maS ra damrCenoda, RvTis gulisaTvis, Tu ara maTi ayola? vin aris aq damnaSave? nuTu me? _ ara, rasakvirvelia, Tqven ara, mis mauCer. _ me rom Tqveni megobris winaSeEmeTamaSa mgrZnobiare qondris qalis roli, _ ganagrZo mis mauCerma da mware sayveduriT Semomxeda, _ nuTu ggoniaT, rom SeiZleboda imedi mqonoda misi daxmarebisa an Svelisa? warmoidgineT, rom me, sabralo qondris qali, moklebuli yovelgvar niWs, mivdivar romelime jentlmenis saxlSi da viwyeb gulsaklav ambavs Cems mware xvedrze. Tqvena ggoniaT es jentlmeni momaqcevs Tavis maRal yuradRebas? Tqvenc ar momikvdeT! patara mauCerma unda imasxros, ipranWos, ustvinos da icekvos sxvis salamurze, sanam ar mokvdeba cisqveS. Tu Tqven, goliaTebma, saTamaSod gaixadeT sabralo qondris qali, moiReT mowyaleba da, yovel SemTxvevaSi zizRiT nu ucqerT mas.
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uzarmazari Tavsafari mis mauCeris Tavze da misi Crdili aTamaSda kedelze. _ RmerTma daswyevlos Tqveni megobari! _ SesZaxa mis mauCerma da saloki TiTi aswia Tavis elvare TvalebTan. _ da aTasjer iyos dawyevlili misi garyvnili laqia! me xom darwmunebuli viyavi, rom Seyvarebuli Tqven iyaviT! _ me? _ ah, bavSvo, bavSvo! _ wamoiZaxa mis mauCerma da xelebs imtvrevda uecari sevdiT. _ rad mogindaT maSin iseTi aRtacebuli qebiT misi xseneba? rad wiTldebodiT, rad gebneodaT ena? man isev amoiRo cxvirsaxoci da orive xeliT miido TvalebTan. _ rogor unda momesazra da momefiqrebina mTeli es veragobisa da sicruis sistema? _ Tqva mis mauCerma. _ rogorc ki me dagtoveT da oTaxidan gamovedi, misi laqia damewia da miTxra, rom `ubedur ZuZumwovars Sehyvarebia sabralo gogona~. ZuZumwovara man Tqven giwodaT. Tqven gesiamovnebodaT, rodesac stirfordi aqebda mas, es aSkara iyo. Tqven pirvelma warmoTqviT misi saxeli da gamotydiT, rom pataraobidanve giyvarT igi. da mixaroda, rom gamocdili amxanagi, gamsWvaluli megobobis grZnobiT, cdilobs Tqveni sikeTisaTvis. maT eSinodaT, CemTavad ar mivmxdariyavi simarTles! _ SesZaxa mis mauCerma, Camoxta Rumelidan da win da ukan siaruli daiwyo samzareuloSi, _ maT icodnen, rom gamocnobaSi yoCaRi var; da ai, gamabriyves, rogorc ukanaskneli suleli! me TviTon, Cemi sakuTari xeliT gadaveci werili im sabralo qals! am veragobam da muxanaTobam uaRresad gamaoca da xmaamouReblad Sevcqerodi mis mauCers, romelic ganagrZobda swrafi nabijiT win da ukan siaruls. bolos isev afofxda Rumelze, moiwminda cxvirsaxociT Tvalebi, ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi Cumad ijda da mxolod Tavs iqnevda. me ar damirRvevia siCume. _ Cemi wasvlis droa, _ miTxra man bolos. _ ukve gviania. imedi maqvs, eWvi Cemze ara gaqvT? am kiTxvasTan erTad man dakvirvebiT Semomxeda. avirie da odnav gasagoni xmiT wavilaparake: `ara!~ mis mauCerma isev gadamavlo Tavisi gamWriaxi Tvalebi, gamomiwoda xeli, rom meSvela misTvis Camosvla Rumelidan, da miTxra: _ Tqven savsebiT gulwrfeli ar xarT, ser. gamotydiT, rom araviTari eWvi ar dagebadebodaT, Cveulebrivi tanis qali rom viyo. eWvi mxolod qondris qalze gaqvT. am sityvebSi bevri simarTle iyo da me Cemi Tavis Semrcxva. _ yuri damigdeT, ser. Tqven ymawvili kaci xarT da, maSasadame, Tavisufali bevri cru azrebisagan, romelic fesvebs idgams CvenSi droTa ganmavlobaSi. miiReT gamoTxovebisas rCeva umniSvnelo sami futis simaRlis arsebisagan. nu aurevT erTmaneTSi sulisa da sxeulis simaxinjes, Cemo keTilo megobaro! aris maxinjTa Soris keTili xalxi, iseve, rogorc mSvenier sxeulSi imaleba zogjer maxinji suli. damijereT imdenad mainc, _ daamTavra qondris qalma da Cems xels Seexo, _ ramdenadac Tqven endobodiT da daujerebdiT Cveulebrivi tanis qals. Tu odesme kidev mogixdeT Cemi naxva imave rolSi, romelsac sastumroSi vTamaSobdi Tqvens win, gTxovT mxedvelobaSi miiRoT, ra sazogadoebaSi vasruleb mas. Tu gsurT samarTliani iyoT, warmoidgineT Cemi disa da Zmis wreSi, Cvens sakuTars ojaxSi, sadac vbrundebi Cemi Sromis damTavrebis

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Semdeg. maSin Tqven aRar gagikvirdebaT, rom iseT glaxaks, rogoric me var, SeuZlia xandaxan Cafiqrebac da naRvlobac. Rame mSvidobisa! me CamovarTvi xeli mis mauCers srulebiT sxva grZnobiT, vidre pirvelad. dilaadrianad movidnen CemTan mister pegoti da Cemi gadia. yvelani erTad wavediT diliJansebis kantoraSi, sadac ukve gvelodebodnen misis gumiji da qami. _ master devi, _ wamCurCla qamma da ganze gamixmo im dros, rodesac mister pegoti alagebda bargs. _ mister pegotis sicocxle, SeiZleba iTqvas, daRupulia. man TviTonac ar icis, sad midis da ra moelis. mas ganzraxuli aqvs mogzauroba, romelmac, garemoebisda mixedviT, SeiZleba mTeli sicocxle gastanos, _ erwmuneT Cems sitvas, _ Tu ver ipovna igi, visac eZebs. darwmunebuli var, master devi, rom Tqven misi erTguli megobari iqnebiT. asea Tu ara? _ Tqven ar scdebiT, qam. yovelTvis vecdebi, sasargeblo viyo misTvis, _ vupasuxe me da gulwrfeli TanagrZnobiT CamovarTvi xeli. _ gmadlobT, ser! suliT da guliT gmadlobT! Cven gamovemSvidobeT erTmaneTs, da arasodes ar damaviwydeba is uRrmesi mwuxarebisa da mtkice gadawvetilebis gamometyveleba, romelic ixateboda im wamSi ymawvili kacis saxeze. londonSi CasvlisTanave, upirvelesad yovlisa, Cven SevudeqiT binis Zebnas pegotisTvis, sadac misi Zmac moewyoboda droebiT. amgvari bina, yovelmxriv damakmayofilebeli, Cven viSovneT sawvrilmano duqnis Tavze. gzaSi mister pegotim gamomicxada, rom, uwinares yovlisa, igi apirebs misis stirfordis naxvas. Cems Tavs movaled vTvlidi Suakacad vyofiliyavi am Sexvedris dros da amitom im saRamosve mivwere werili misis stirfords da movamzade moulodneli stumris misaRebad. daniSnul saaTs mivediT haigetSi da SevCerdiT im saxlis karTan, sadac sul ramdenime dRis win udardeli da bednieri viyavi. axla es saxli, moRuSuli da udaburi, daxSuli iyo CemTvis. Segviyvanes sastumro oTaxSi. misis stirfordi aq iyo, roza dartli Cveni Sesvlisas gamovida oTaxis meore bolodan da misis stirfordis savarZels ukan dadga. dedis saxeze pirvelsave Sexvedrisas davinaxe, rom Svilma ukve Seatyobina yvelaferi. igi gafiTrebuli iyo da Rrma mwuxarebis daRi dasCenoda saxis yovel nakvTze. igi axla ufro metad, vidre odesme, hgavda Tavis Svils; da es saocari msgavseba, rogorc vigrZeni, ar gamoepara Cemi Tanamgzavris yuradRebas. misi stirfordi ijda welSi gamarTuli, amayi, auSfoTebeli, gaqvavebuli saxiT. man miapyro Tvalebi mister pegotis, romelic mis win idga. mister pegoti dakvirvebiT ucqeroda mas. siCume ramdnime wuTs gagrZelda. misis stirfordma xeliT aniSna mister pegotis skamze dajdoma. man upasuxa: _ me uwesod mimaCnia, miledi, dajdoma am saxlSi. neba miboZeT, isev fexze vidge. isev xanmokle siCume Camovarda. bolos misis stirfordm Tqva: _ me gulwrfeli mwuxarebiT gavige, ramac mogiyvanaT aq. ra gnebavT Cemgan? ras moiTxovT? mister pegotim iRliaSi amoido qudi, Caiyo xeli jibeSi, amoiRo emilias werili da gadasca igi misis stirfords.
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_ keTil inebeT da waikiTxeT es, miledi. amas Cemi diswuli wers. misis stifordma gadaikiTxa werili imave mediduri da auRelvebeli saxiT. werilis Sinaarsma, rogorc Canda, araviTari STabeWdfileba ar moaxdina masze. man daubruna werili mister pegotis. _ `Tu igi Tavis meuRled ar gamixdis~, _ Tqva meTevzem. _ me movedi gavigo, qalbatono, Seasrulebs Tu ara igi Tavis danapirebs? _ ara! _ ratom? _ es SeuZlebelia. igi Tavs daimcirebda amiT. _ riTi, neba miboZeT vikiTxo? _ amgvari jvarisweriT. Tqven gesmiT, raskavirvelia, rom qali masze dabla dgas. _ aamaRleT! _ igi gaunaTlebelia, gauwvrTneli! _ SesaZlebelia, asec aris, magram SesaZlebelia ara. mgoni, rom ara, magram amgvar saqmeebSi me ara var msajuli. Zalian patiosani. aRzardeT ukeTesad. _ vinaidan Tqven maiZulebT gulaxdil laparaks, _ rac srulebiT ar mindoda, _ movale var aRvniSno, rom Tqveni diswulis mdabio naTesaoba amisTvis gardauvali zRudea. _ momismineT, qalbatono, ras getyviT amaze, _ upasuxa mister pegotim dinjad da wynarad. _ Tqven iciT, ras niSnavs Svilis siyvaruli. mec vici. Tqven ar iciT, ra aris Svilis dakargva, me ki vici. gadaarCineT igi am damcirebisagan da fics davdeb, rom Cven ar SevarcxvenT mas. arc erTi CvenTagani nebas ar miscems TavisTavs, Sexedos mis mSvenier saxes, arc erc erTi CvenTagani ar gamotydeba, rom icnobs mas. Cven vinugeSebT im fiqriT, rom igi Cvengan Sors, sxva cisa da mzis qveS cxovrobs. mezRvauris tlanqma mWermetyvelebam, etyoba, erTgvari STabeWdileba moaxdina misis stirfordze. mas ar Seucvlia amayi da mediduri poza, magram xma daurbilda, rodesac upasuxa mister pegotis: _ me aravis ar vamarTleb da aravis ar vamtyuneb, magram mwuxarebiT vimeoreb, rom es SeuZlebelia. amgvari jvariswera aucileblad daarRvevs Cemi Svilis karieras, daangrevs mTel mis momavals. Tu Tqven SegiZliT dakmayofildeT sxva raime anazRaurebiT... _ Tqveni saxe, qalbatono, magonebs sxva saxes, romelic ase cota xnis winaT micqeroda Cems saxlSi, Cems kerasTan, _ gaawyvetina mister pegotim da miapyro mas Tavisi gacecexlebuli Tvalebi. _ es saxe, megobruli Rimilis qveS, uRirs azrebsa hfaravda. mere? nuTu saxe, romelic ise hgavs im saxes, ar iwvis sircxviliT, rodesac fuls sTavazobs Seuracxyofil mamas misi bavSvis SercxvenisaTvis? es ar mesmis, qalbatono, miT umetes, rom saxe, romelzedac me vlaparakob, ekuTvnis ledis! misis stirfordi uecrad gamoicvala da mrisxanebis siwiTle gadaefina saxeze. misi xma TrToda, rodesac orive xeli staca savarZlis saxelurebs da warmosTqva sapasuxod: _ Tqven? Tqven ki riTi SegiZliaT aminazRauroT Cemi danaklisi, is ufskruli, romelic gairRva axla Cemsa da Cems Svils Soris? ra aris Tqveni siyvaruli Cems siyvarulTan? ras niSnavs Tqveni ganSoreba Cvens ganSorebasTan SedarebiT? mis dartli odnav Seexo mis mxars da raRac wasCurCua yurSi; magram misis stirfords ar surda misis mosmena.

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_ ara, roza, ara! _ uTxra man mouTmenlobiT. _ dae am adamianma moisminos yvelaferi. Cemi Svili erTaderTi nugeSi iyo Cemi sicocxlisa, yvela Cemi survili da fiqri mxolod mas ekuTvnoda, da im wuTidan, rodesac is daibada, arasodes ar gamiyvia Cveni arseboba erTmaneTisgan. da mere? es Svili gaiqca Cemgan, da viRac sacodavma gogom damikarga erTaderTi Svili! misi gulisTvis uRirsi tyuiliT gadauxada dedis gulaxdilobas, misi gulisTvis gabeda dedis datoveba! rogor? gana me ar mqonda ufleba mis morCilebaze, siyvarulze, pativiscemasa da madlierebaze? mere, vin gabeda win aRdgomoda am wminda uflebebs? uRirsi, glaxaki gogo! gana es sawyeni ar aris? isev scada roza dartlma misi Secereba, magram amaod. _ ara, roza, ara! nuTu mas hgonia, rom xangrZlivi moSoreba Semarigebs masTan? maS Zalian cudad icnobs Tavis dedas! dae axlave CaixSos Tavisi uRirsi vneba _ da Cemi saxli isev Riaa misTvis. magram, Tu mas ar eyo keTilSobili gambedaoba ukuagdos igi Tavisgan, maSin icodes, rom arasodes ar miviReb! me msurs da moviTxov, rom dauyovnebliv daanebos mas Tavi, movides saxlSi da iTxovos sulgrZeli patieba. ai, Cemi ufleba! mxolod amas SeuZlia Cveni Serigeba, Tu ara da _ Cven veRar vnaxavT erTmaneTs amqveynad. gana es sawyeni ar aris? _ daabolova misis tirfordma da miapyro Tavis stumars mediduli da mrisxane Tvalebi. rodesac Seuracxyofili deda aRelvebiT ambobda am sityvebs, ise meCveneboda, TiTqos mis Svils vxedav da misi xma mesmis-meTqi. amis Semdeg misis stirfordma mommarTa winandeli simSvidiT da siamayiT da SeniSna xmamaRla, rom usargeblod Tvlis am Sexvedris gagrZelebas, radgan ukev Tqva yvelaferi da aRarafris mosmena aRar surs. Semdeg adga oTaxidan gasasvlelad. mister pegotim SeaCera. _ nu geSiniaT, me ar vapireb metad Tqvens Sewuxebas, _ Tqva man da karisken gadadga nabiji. _ uimedod movedi aq da uimedod mivdivar. arafers ar movelodi am boroti saxlisgan! Cven davbrundiT patara binaSi sawvrilmanos Tavze. aq movaswari meambna Cemi pegotisaTvis is, rac misma Zmam miTxra. manac CemsaviT ar icoda, sad midioda mister pegoti, magram darwmunebuli iyo, rom igi moqmedebda winaswar mofiqrebuli gegmiT. Tavis dis fulidan mister pegotim miiRo mcire Tanxa im procentebis angariSze, romelic ergeboda naanderZevi Tanxidan. es Tanxa, Cemis varaudiT, unda hyofnoda ara umetes erTi Tvisa. igi dampirda drogamoSvebiT werilebis moweras; Semdeg gadaigdo mxarze muSambis CanTa, aiRo qudi da joxi da gamogveTxova. _ gisurvebT yovelive sikeTes, keTilo adamiano, _ uTxra man das da moexvia, _ Tqvenc, master devi. _ man magrad CamomarTva xeli. _ Tu Cemi gogona TviTon dabrundeba Cemi aryofnis dros (netavi ase moxdebodes), an Tu movnaxe da moviyvane ukan, Cven iseT adgilas unda davsaxldeT, rom araodes aravin ar gabedos misi dayvedreba. magram Tu daviupebi am mogzaurobis dros, gaxsovdeT, rom Cemi ukanaskneli sityvebi sicocxlesTan gamTxovebisas iyo: `ucvlelia Cemi siyvaruli Zvirfasi bavSvisadmi. mipatiebia misTvis!~ man warmosTqva es sityvebi mgrZnobiare xmiT, qudmoxdilma. Semdeg daixura qudi da Cavida kibeze. igi karebamde mivacileT.

Tavi ocdameaTe
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aRtaceba mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi Cemi siyvaruli dorasadmi dRiTi dRe izrdeboda. ocneba mis Sesaxeb Cemi erTaderTi nugeSi iyo cxovrebis ukuRmarTobaSi da erTaderTi samagiero Cemi megobris dakargvisa. rac ufro meti grovdeboda Cems garSemo sicrue da mRelvareba am qveynisa, miT ufro wmindad da naTlad elvarebda mSvenieri doras varskvlavi... siyvarulma ise gamitaca, rom gadavwyvite, pegotisTvis gameziarebina Cemi saidumlo. erT saRamos frTxilad vuambe mas mTeli Cemi gulis dardi. pegoti Zalian daainteresa am ambavma, magram sul sxvanairad Sexeda saqmes. ise Rrmad da usazRvro gadaWarbebiT iyo darwmunebuli Cems maRal RirsebebSi, rom verc ki warmoedgina, ra eWvi an mRelvareba SeiZleboda aRZruliyo Cems gulSi. _ saqme dResaviT naTelia, _ miTxra pegotim gadaWrili kiloTi. _ axlagazrda ledis SeuZlia moulocos TavisTavs, rom aseTi saunje iSovna. imaze xom laparakic metia: ukeTesi ra unda? magram miuxedavad amisa, mister spenlos proqtorobis wamosasxami da misi maRali, TovliviT TeTri da kaJiviT magari sayelo erTgvar mokrZalebis grZnobas iwvevda miuwvdomel msajulisadmi Cems keTil gadiaSic ki. TviT pegotis damokidebuleba doqtorTa kolegiasTan ganisazRvreboda miT, rasac CvenSi Cveulebrivad ubralo iuridiul formas uwodeben da romelic aras SemTxvevaSi ar gagrZeldeboda didxans. rodesac yvela formaluri wesi Sesrulebuli iyo, waviyvane pegoti sammarTveloSi iuridiuli xarjebis gadasaxdelad. mister spenlo imxanad kantoraSi ar iyo. igi fics adebinebda viRac jentlmens, romelic nebasa Txoulobda kanonieri qorwinebisaTvis. am nebarTvas `licenzias~ uwodebdnen. bolos, pativcemuli proqtori gamovda CvenTan mxiaruli da mocinari saxiT, rogorc saqmro _ qorwilis win. magram pegotim da me imwamsve piri movarideT mister spenlos, rodesac, Cvenda gasaocrad, mister mordstonis sazogadebaSi davinaxeT igi. _ ai, koperfild? _ miTxra mister spenlom. _ Tqven mgoni, cotaTi icnobT am jentlmens? me TavdaWeriT Tavi davukari jentlmens, magram pegitom Zlivs daxara Tavi. igi TiTqmis srulebiT ar gamocvliliyo. Tmebi uwindeliviT xSiri, iseTive Savi hqonda da Tvalebic uwindeburad ar iwvevdnen araviTar ndobas. pirvel wuTSi igi, rogorc etyoboda, airia amnair Sexvedrisagan, magram imwamsve welSi gasworda da momiaxlovda. _ imedi maqvs, kargad xarT? _ miTxra mister mordstonma. _ ara mgonia, rom es saintereso iyos TqvenTvis, _ vupasuxe me. _ Tumca me kargad var. _ Tqven rogorRa brZandebiT? gulwrfelad vwuxvar, rom meuRle dakargeT. _ gamdlobT, ser, _ upasuxa pegotim da Tan akankalda TaviT fexebamde, _ es pirveli danaklisis ar aris Cems sicocxleSi, mister mordston! suliT da guliT mixaria, rom veravis ver davemdurebi am ukanaskneli danaklisis gamo. aq aravin iyo damnaSave.

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_ hm, es sasiamovno mosasmenia, _ Tqva mister mordstonma. _ maS Tqven SeasruleT Tqveni vali? es damamSvidebeli azria! _ diax, ser! me aravis sicocxle ar amomiWamia, _ daumata pegotim. _ ara, mister mordston! Cemi gulisTvis arcerTi nazi, mSvidi, mSvenieri, sayvareli da umweo arseba ar Casula adreul samareSi. ara, ser, ara! mister mordstonma gadaavlo mas mrisxane Tvalebi. Semdeg momibrunda, Cems magivrad Cems fexebs daacqerda da miTxra: _ me mgonia, Cven male aRar SevxvdebiT erTmaneTs amis Semdeg. ueWvelia, es azri iseve sasiamovnoa TqvenTvis, rogorc CemTvis, radgan amgvari Sexvedra ver aris maincdamainc saxarbielo. me Tavi davukari. _ Tqven mudam ewinaaRmdegebodiT Cems kanonier uflebas, romelic mxolod da mxolod Tqveni xasiaTis cudi Tvisebebis aRmofxvris winaaRmdeg iyo mimarTuli, _ ganagrZo mister mordstonma. _ maSasadame, araviTari imedi ar maqvs Tqveni madlobisa da, miT umetes, Tqveni keTili ganwyobilebisa Cemdami. es laparaki swarmoebda gare kantoris kuTxeSi da mister mordstoni yru da odnav gasagoni xmiT laparakobda. Semdeg igi Sevida mister spenlos kabinetSi da uTxra xmamaRla mliqvnelis kiloTi: _ Tqveni profesiis jentlmenebi, mister spenlo ueWvelia, daCveulni arian aTasgvari ojaxuri uTanxmoebis mowmed yofnas da, rasakvirvelia, ician, rogor daxlarTulia xolme es saqmeebi. am sityvebiT man gadaixada fuli Tavis `licenciisaTvis~ da, rodesac miiRo es iuridiuli sabuTi mister spenlos xelidan, kantoridan gavida. pativcemulma proqtorma gaacila Tavisi klienti karebamde, gamoeTxova megobruli xelis CamrTmeviT da usurva yovelive sikeTe mas da mis momaval meuRles. pegoti ise aaRelva am SemTxvevam, rom Zlivs davamSvide. rogorc Canda, mister spenlom srulebiT ar icoda, ra damokidebuleba arsebobda Cemsa da mister mordstons Soris. misi azriT, am ojaxur uTanxmoebaSi usaTuod papidaCemi eria. _ mis trotvudi gabeduli dedakacia, _ SeniSna mis spenlom, _ da yovel SemTxvevaSi, moaxerxebs Tavis dacvas. opozicia arafers ar moigebs. mudam makvirvebs mis trotvudis xasiaTi, da CemTvis didad sasiamovnoa, koperfild, rom Tqven marTlis mxareze xarT. rasakvirvelia, gaTiSva naTesavebs Soris didad sawyenia, magram, saubedurod, es Cveulebrivi ambavia. amgvar SemTxvevaSi umTavresia marTlis mxareze iyo... ese igi im mxareze, sadac fulia. mister mordstoni cols irTavs... partia, mgoni urigo ar aris. me mivxvdi mister mordstonis sityvebidan, _ xalxs xSirad wamoscdeba xolme amgvar SemTxvevaSi, _ rom es jvariswera xelsayreli unda iyos. misi da, mis mordstoni, jer kidev winaT laparakobda amis Sesaxeb. _ Tqven brZaneT, rom fulis mxriT aris xelsayreli es jvariswera, ser? _ vkiTxe me. _ diax, fulis mxriT, upirvelesad yovlisa, _ mipasuxa mister spenlom. _ amasTanave, amboben, sacole mzeTunaxaviao! _ ymawvilia igi? _ swored gaTxovebis asakSia. qorwili gadadebuli iyo mis srulwlovanebamde. _ ah, sabralo! _ SesZaxa pegotim.

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amis Semdeg mister spenlom Sematyobina, rom am kviras doras dabadebis dRea da amis gamo imarTeba patara ojaxuri qeifi qalaqgareTo. man miTxra, rom Zalian masiamovneb, Tu mewvevi agarakze ojaxur dResaswaulSi monawileobis misaRebado. proqtoris mowvevam sabolood SemSala Wkuidan; da rodesac miviRe mosawvevi baraTi vardisfer qaRaldze warweriT: `mowvevas gagonebT~, mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi giJiviT viyavi. axlac maciebs da macxelebs, rodesac vigoneb am SemTxvevisTvis nayid yelsaxvevs. Cems fexsacmels udavod SeeZlo wamebis iaraRebis koleqciis gamdidreba. dResaswaulis winadRes viyide da norvudSi gavgzavne saRamos diliJansiT patara kalaTa, savse imgvari nivTebiT, romlebic, erTad aRebuli, siyvarulis formalur gamocxadebas udrida. dilis eqvs saaTze ukve kovengartenis bazarze viyavi da Taiguls vyidulobdi dorasTavis. aT saaTze mivaWenebdi lurja cxens da mSvenieri Taiguli mimagrebuli mqonda qudze, raTa uvneblad mimetana igi norvudSi. rodesac, bolos mivedi mister spenlos agarakze da Camovxti cxenidan baRis karebTan, gavwie mwvane mindorze Cemi eqscentriuli fexsacmeliT im skamisken, sadac dora ijda. masTan erTad ijda ymawvili ledi, daaxloebiT oci wlisa. misi gvari iyo mis milsi da dora mas julias uwodebda. mis milsi doras megobrad iTvleboda. bednieri mis milsi! _ gixarodeT, mister koperfid, _ SesZaxa doram. is saZageli mis mordstoni axla aq ar aris. igi Tavisi Zmis qorwilSi wavida da sul cota _ sami kvira mainc darCeba iq. mSveniereba ar aris? magram, ai, saxlidan mister spenlo gamovida. dora miegeba mamas da wamoiZaxa: _ SexedeT, mamilo, ra mSvenieri yvavilebia! es mister koperfildma momarTva. Cven yvelam gavwieT etlisken, romelic ukve mzad iyo. arasodes ar yofila aseTi mSvenieri mgzavroba; arasodes arc iqneba. cxeniT mivdevdi etls, odnav moSorebiT. dora ijda zurgiT cxenebisken da miyurebda. Cemi Taiguli mis gverdiT iyo patara baliSze. igi xSirad iRebda mas xelSi da didi siamovnebiT iynosavda yvavilebis surnelebas. Tu ara vcdebi, didi mtveri idga. mgoni, mister spenlo mirCevda, cotaTi moSorebiT mevlo etlisagan, rom mtveri ar damdeboda; magram ar vusmendi mister spenlos. erTnairad Cavfluliyavi siyvarulisa da mSvenierebis RrubelSi, romelic doras gars exvia. amis mets arafers vgrZnobdi. ar vici, ramden xans viareT, da aqamdis ar vici, saiT mivdiodiT. gildfoldisken, albaT, an daaxloebiT iqiT. ueWvelia, romelime jadoqarma erTi dRiT gamoaCina es mSvenieri adgili da Semdeg samaradisod damala igi; ase rom, axla verc ki vityvi, sad viyavi. maxsovs mxolod, rom iq iyo mwvane moedani, xexiliT daCrdiluli, da, saerTod, mSvenieri sanaxaoba yoveli mxriT. Zalian cudi mxolod is iyo, rom aTasgvari ucxo xalxi moeloda Cvens misvlas. eWvianobas sazRvari ar hqonda. yvela mamakaci, ganurCevlad, Cemi mosisxle mteri gaxda, metadre _ erTi wiTuri didulvaSa. Cems TavSi mxolod bundovani warmodgena darCa imisi, Tu ra xdeboda ramdenime saaTis ganmavlobaSi. vici, rom saSinlad vmxiarulobdi, magram es iyo sasowarkveTilebis tragikuli mxiaruleba. me CavaCivdi vardisferkabian ymawvil ledis da saSineli daJinebiT vearSiyebodi. igi Zalian moxdenili iyo da patara TvalebSi cecxlis naperwklebi ukrToda.
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warmosTqves doras sadRegrZelo. rodesac me vsvamdi Cems Wiqas, Tavi ise daviWire, TiTqos laparaki Semawtyvetines yvelaze saintereso adgilas, da imwamsve ganvagrZe igi winandelis aRfrTovanebiT. rodesac Tavi davukari, Tvali movkari doras Tvalebs da ise momeCvena, TiTqos igi sevdiani iyo; magram dora miyurebda wiTur didulvaSas Tavs iqidan da amis gamo ulmobeli davrCi, rogorc qva. vardisferkabian ymawvil ledis hyavda mwvanekabiani deda da mas azrad mouvida Cveni ganSoreba raRac idumal garemoebaTa gamo, rac CemTvis gamoucnob saidumloebad darCa. Tumca, rodesac sadilis narCenebi kalaTebSi Caalages, yvelani isedac wavid-wamovidnen iqiT-aqeT. sasowarkveTilma da gamwarebulma, daviwye xetiali xeebs Soris. warmoudgenels gunebaze viyavi. avadmyofad xom ar gamovacxado Tavi, an xom ar gavquslo Cems lurjaze ugzo-ukvlod-meTqi? im dros, rodesac seriozulad viyavi garTuli am sakiTxebis gadaWriT, momiaxlovdnen mis milsi da dora. _ mister koperfild, _ miTxra mis milsma, _ Tqven mowyenili xarT? _ srulebiTac ara! rad ggoniaT! _ dora! _ ganagrZo mis milsma ise, rom yuradReba ar miuqcevia Cemi pasuxisTvis. _ dora,Sen mowyenili xar? _ o, ara, ara! srulebiT arc ki mifiqria! _ mister koperfild da dora! _ Tqva mis milsma. _ kmara, Cemo megobrebo, kmara! nu gaaxmobT raime sisulelis gulisTvis gazafxulis yvavilebs; erTxel mowyvetilni, isini Wknebian samudamod da aRar iSlebian meored. geubnebiT amas sakuTari, mware gamocdilebiT. aviRe doras pawawina xeli da vakoce mas. doras ar gauwevia winaaRmdegoba. Cven aRar gavSorebivarT mTel saRamos. erTad davdiodiT da doras mTrTolvare xeli xelSi meWira. yvelaferi es sisulelea, ar vdaob, da iqneb didi sisulelec _ filosofiuri TvalsazrisiT; magram ra bednieri iqneboda momakvdavi, rom samudamod aseTi suleluri cxovreba eweros! mTvrali viyavi bednierebisagan; yovelive es momxiblav sizmrad meCveneboda da meSinoda, xumrobagaSvebiT, rom axlave gamomeRviZeboda bukingemis quCaze da momesmoda misis kropis finjnebis Cxaruni. magram dora mReroda, sxva qalebic mRerodnen; mis milsic mReroda. Cven Cai davlieT, saRamo gagrZelda. meti bedniereba vigrZeni, rodesac mTeli ucxo xalxi gamogevTxova da wavid-wamovidnen saxlebSi. Cven imave gziT davbrundiT. gzaSi mis milsma Sematyobina, rom dora estumreboda mas ramdenime xniT, da mec mimiwvia. ar vici, ra manqanebiT, norvudi mogviaxlovda ramdenime miliT, da Cven gacilebiT ufro adre mivediT saxlSi, vidre unda mivsuliyaviT. _ SemodiT saxlSi, mister koperfild! Tqven unda daisvenoT, _ miTxra mister spenlom. oTaxSi mogvarTves Rvino da buterbrodebi. Taflis sanTlebis Suqze dora iseTi siyvaruliT brwinavda, rom Tvali ver movaSore da veRar daviZari misi saxlidan; magram rodesac, bolos, mister spenlom mouridenlad xvrinva amouSva savarZelSi, cxadad davinaxe, rom didi xania Cemi saxlSi wasvlis dro iyo. meore dRes loginSi gadavwyvite, gamomecxadebina dorasTvis siyvaruli da gamego Cemi bedi. samma dRem saSinel tanjvaSi gaiara.

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bolos, movikribe mTeli Cemi Zal-Rone da gavwie mis milsis saxlSi garkveulis mizniT _ Cemi bedi gamego. mister milsi saxlSi ar iyo, _ an ra saWiro iyo misi yofna? srulebiT ar mqonda misi piradi naxvis survili. mis milsi saxlSi iyo, _ es kmaroda. amiyvanes meore sarTulSi, sastumroSi, sadac mis milsi da dora isxdnen. mis milsi notebs swerda; dora yvavilebs xatavda. es swored is yvavilebi iyo, romelic koventgartenis bazarze viyide. verasgziT ver vityvi, rom dedansa da pirs Soris raime msgavseba SemeniSnos. imis Tqmac ki Znelia, SesaZlebelia Tu ara saerTod arsebobdes mcenareTa samefoSi raime msgavsi am suraTisa; magram mainc mivxvdi, rom dora Cems Taigulsa xatavda. mis milsi didad moxaruli iyo da mwuxareba gamoTqva, rom mamamisi saxlSi araa; Tumca Cven yvelani, Tu ar vcdebi, SesaniSnavi sulis simtkiciT vitandiT am danakliss. me gamielva azrma, _ ukeTesi xom ar iqneboda, Cemi aRsareba xvalisTvis gadamedo. _ imedi maqvs, Tqveni sabralo cxeni Zalian ar daiqanca guSin dabrunebisas? _ miTxra doram, rodesac mis milsi oTaxidan gavida. me gavifiqre, rom ukeTesi iqneboda, dResve gameTavebina yvelaferi. _ diax, _ vupasuxe me, _ gza grZeli da mosawyeni iyo, radgan araferi ar axalisebda mas dabrunebis dros. _ rogor? gana araferi aWames? sabralo cxeni! _ SesZaxa doram. me gadavwyvite, rom ukeTesi iyo, xvalisTvis gadamedo. _ ara, maZRari ki iyo, aWames, mxolod is mindoda meTqva, rom mas ar SeeZlo egrZno is Seudarebeli bedniereba, romelsac vgrZnobdi Tqvens axlos yofniT. doram Tavi daxara naxatze da xanmokle siCumis Semdeg Tqva: _ erT dros, mgoni, Tqven srulebiT ar eswrafebodiT am bednierebas... am wuTSi vigrZeni, rom dadga kritikuli wami da Cemi bedi unda gadawyvetiliyo. _ Tqven srulebiT ar zrunavdiT am bednierebaze... srulebiT... rodesac mis kitis gverdiT ijeqiT, _ miTxra doram warbebSekrulma da Tavi gaiqnia. mis kiti iyo is vardisferkabiani ledi, romelsac mwavnekabiani deda hyavda. ar vici, rogor moxda, magram me movexvie doras. mWermetyvelebam gadmoxeTqa Cemi piridan nakaduliviT. sityvebi erTimeores mosdevda SeuCerebad. vuTxari, rogor miyvars igi, vuTxari, rom movkvdebi uimisod, rom vaRmerTeb mas! rodesac doram daxara Tavi, atirda da TrTolda, Cemma mWermetyvelebam abobqrebuli mdinaris xasiaTi miiRo. vuTxari, rom sakmarisia erTi sityva warmoTqvas da mzad var, misi siamovnebisaTvis avitano aTi aTasi sikvdili, mudam meyvareba igi, yovel wuTSi, gagiJebiT. yovelTvis iyo xalxi, romelic uyvardaT da yovelTvis iqneba xalxi, romelTac eyvarebaT; magram aravis da arasodes, qveynis dasabamidan am wuTamde, ar hyvarebia, ar uyvars, ar eyvareba da arc Seswevs niWi iseTi siyvarulisa, rogorc me miyvars dora. nel-nela davwynardi. me da dora visxediT sofaze erTmaneTis gverdiT. mZime tvirTi momeSva mxrebidan. netarebaSi viyavi. me da doram

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SevficeT erTmaneTs, rom mxolod erTmaneTisaTvis vicocxlebT amis Semdeg. doram gamoTqva azri, rom misi mamis nebadaurTvelad verasgziT ver daviwerT jvars. gadavwyviteT, droebiT saidumlod Segvenaxa Cveni damokidebuleba mister spenlosagan; Tumca maSin azradac ki ar momsvlia, rom Cemi da misi Svilis damokidebuleba SesaZlebeli iyo dasaZraxisad sCveneboda vismes. mis milsma suliT da guliT daloca Cveni siyvaruli. ra bednieri dro iyo! rogori suleluri, netarebis dro! rodesac vixedebi ganvlil gzaze, ar vici Cems sicocxleSi arc erTi xana, romelzedac Cems mogonebas SeeZlos SeCereba meti siyvaruliTa da RimiliT!

Tavi ocdameTerTmete papida makvirvebs me mivwere agnesas didi werili, romelSic vecade, cocxali ferebiT damexata, ra bednieri viyavi da ra mSvenieri iyo dora. varwmunebdi agnesas, rom am grZnobis siRrme usazRvroa da rom amis magvari ara yofila-ra adamianis gulis istoriaSi. stirfordis Sesaxeb araferi miTqvams. mxolod gakvriT movixsene, rom Cemi iarmauTeli megobrebi uzomod Sewuxebuli arian emilias gaqceviT da rom mec metad gaocebuli var. vicodi, rom agnesa TviTon mixvdeboda Cemgan damaluls WeSmaritebas, darwmunebuli viyavi, rom pirveli arasodes ar warmosTqvamda Cems winaSe Cemi megobris saxels. am werilis pasuxi pirveli fostiTve miviRe. roca vkiTxulobdi, ise meCveneboda, TiTqos mesmoda agnesas megobruli xma. Cemi saxlSi aryofnis dros, orjer Tu samjer tredelsi yofiliyo. mas gaecno Cemi keTili gadia, daaxloebiT erTi saaTi darCeniliyo da dro Cems Sesaxeb maslaaTSi gaetarebina. ase gadmomca pegotim, magram eWvi maqvs, rom laparakiT mxolod pegoti laparakobda, amasTan ufro met xans, vidre erTi an ori saaTi: gamocdilebiT vicodi, ra Zneli iyo misi SeCereba, rodesac igi Cems Sesaxeb daiwyebda laparaks. aman momagona, rom tredelss daniSnuli hqonda dRe, rodesac igi CemTan unda mosuliyo, da rom es dRe ukve moaxlovda. Cemma Sinaurma pirobebma ukanasknel dros sxvanairi xasiaTi miiRo, rac erTgvar ganmartebas Txoulobs. misis kropma, sakuTari Rirsebis grZnobiT ganmsWvalulma, gadaWrili uari ganacxada aesrulebina raime movaleoba (garda fulis miRebisa) im dromde, sanam Cvens saxlSi ivlis dedakaci, romelsac pegoti ewodeba. amis gamo misis krops ara erTxel hqonda saidumlo bWoba Tavis kibeze, sadac elaparakeboda xmamaRla viRac uxilavsa da uCinar arsebas, ueWvelia, Winkas, radgan, arsebiTad, igi martodmarto cxovrobda da mTel saxlSi Cemsa da mis garda ar iyo arc erTi cocxali arseba, magram rodesac am krebebma ver gamoiRo saTanado Sedegi, misis kropma momwera werili, romelSic dawvrilebiT mixsnida Tavis miznebsa da survilebs. Cveulebrivi Sesavlis Semdeg, romelic, unda iTqvas, arafers gansakuTrebuls ar Seicavda, misis kropi mixsnida, upirvelesad yovlisa, rom igi TviTon dedaa da amasTanave iseTi dedakaci, romelsac bedis wyalobiT mravalnairi mdgomareoba gamoucdia
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cxovrebaSi, mdidari grZnobebiTa da saqmeebiT. magram rogoric ar unda yofiliyo misi mdgomareoba, mainc misis krops, Tavisi arsebobis yvela xanaSi, instiqturad zizRsa gvrida yovelive is, rasac bezRoba an dasmena ewodeba. aq ar aris saWiro aRniSvna romelime pirovnebisa an raime saxelisa, _ ganagrZobda misis kropi, _ magram mabezRara da damsmeni, _ qali iqneba Tu kaci, mas WiriviT sZuls, miuxedavad yovelgvari qvrivis Tavsaxuravisa da Talxi kabebisa (ukanaskneli sityvebi xazgasmuli iyo). Tu romelime jentlmeni msxverpli xdeba am mabezRarisa da damsmenisa, es misi sakuTari nebaa. de ise moiqces, rogorc surdes. es misi kropis saqme ar aris. misis kropis erTaderTi survilia _ araferi saerTo ar iqnios amgvar xalxTan. amitom igi umorCilesad iTxovs, araviTari pretenziebi an gamoacxadon mis daxmarebaze, vidre saqmis viTareba pirvandel saxes ar miiRebs, rasac igi gulwrfelad isurvebs. bolos, misis kropi micxadebda saTanado pativiscemiT, rom misi patara angariSis wignaki yovel SabaTs Cems sasadilo magidaze ideba, da gamosTqvams imeds, rom, rogorc namdvili jentlmeni, dauyovnebliv naRdi fuliT davfaravdi am wignakSi aRniSnul valebs, boroti enebis ybedobisa da sxvaTa Sewuxebis Tavidan asacileblad. amgvari foraluri deklaraciis Semdeg, misis kropi mxolod imas akeTebda, rom kibeze qoTnebisa da doqebis saSualebiT marTavda eSmakurad mowyonil maxeebs, keTilis mizniT _ fexebi moemtvria Cemi keTili gadiasaTvis. amgvari saalyo wesebi cxovrebis did uxerxulobas warmoadgenda, magram ise meSinoda misis kropisa, rom ver vbedavdi mimeRo mis winaaRmdeg raime zomebi da Setevaze gadavsuliyavi. _ Zvirfaso koperfild, _ SemomZaxa tredelsma, rodesac movida CemTan daniSnul dRes, _ rogor xar, megobaro? _ didad moxaruli var, rom gxedav, Zvirfaso tredels, _ vuTxari me. _ mapatie, Cemo Zmobilo, rom saxlSi ar dagxvdi. bolo dros bevri saqmeebi mqonda. _ Seni satrfo londonSi cxovrobs, Tu ar vcdebi? _ rao, ra sTqvi? _ rogor Tu ra?.. mapatie, Cemo Zmao, _ es Cveulebrivi saqmea. mis d. _ ara? _ londonSi cxovrobs, Tu ar vcdebi? _ diax, londonis maxloblad. _ SesaniSnavia. Cemi ki _ Sen xom gaxsovs, rasakvirvelia? _ pastoris qaliSvili, devonSirSi cxovrobs. maSasadame, me ise ara var garTuli, rogorc Sen. _ me mikvirs, rogor SegiZlia dakmayofilde aseTi iSviaTi SexvediT Sens sacolesTan? _ ra ggonia? _ Tqva tredelsma CafiqrebiT. _ marTlac gasakviria, magram ra vqna? amas ara eSveleba-ra! Zalianac minda misi xSirad naxva, magram SeuZlebelia. _ mister mikoberi rogorRa aris? _ ara uSavs-ra. srulebiT janmrTelad aris. Tumca axla me aRar vcxovrob maTTan. saqme ai raSia, _ TiTqmis CurCuliT miTxra tredelsma, _ Sinaur garemoebaTa droebiT garTulebis gamo, man saWirod dainaxa gvaris gamocvla, axlandeli misi fsevdonimi mortimeria. igi mxolod bindisas gamodis saxlidan da isic saTvaliT. binis qiris gadauxdelobis gamo maT nivTebi auweres. misis mikoberi am dros iseT saSinel mdgomareobaSi imyofeboda, rom meti gza iyo _ me gulistkeniT gadavwyvite, Semewira Cemi saxeli meore TamasuqisaTvis.
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Cven kidev aTas rameze vipalarakeT da Semdeg Cems gadiasTan wavediT, romelTanac tredelss patara saqme hqonda. saqme isaa, rom mikoberis nivTebTan erTad tredelsis nivTebic waeRoT; axla mas eSvona fuli maT gamosasyidad da undoda, rom pegotis gamoetana isini. pegoti, rasakvrvelia, didi siamovnebiT dasTanxmda da, rodesac man Caabara tredelss nivTebi, tredelsma aRtacebiT gulSi Caikra isini, didi madloba gamogvicxada da Sinisken gaswia. me da pegoti wamovediT Cemi binisken, magram gzaSi Zalian xSirad vCerdebodiT maRaziebis win, romelTac uzomo aRtacebaSi mohyavdaT pegoti, ise rom, sakmarisma xanma gaiara, sanam Cems binas mivaRwevdiT. rogor gadmogceT Cemi gancvifreba, rodesac dabrunebisas me da pegotim SevaReT Cemi oTaxis kari da _ davinaxeT papida da mister diki. papidas win ori galia idga misi CitebiT, mis kalTaSi ki kata mokalaTebuliyo. papida ijda oTaxis SuagulSi Tavis nivTebze da svamda Cais, rogorc axali robinzon kruzo qalis tanisamosSi. mister diki ijda sakmao manZilze misgan moSorebiT da dafiqrebiT Sescqeroda Tavis mSvenier frans, erT im franTagans, romelTac Cven xSirad vafrendiT masTan erTad kenterberiSi. _ papida! _ Sevyvire me. _ ra moulodneli bednierebaa! Cven gadavexvieT erTmaneTs da gadavkocneT; mister dikma gatacebiT CamomarTva xeli. _ Sen gaxsovs Cemi papida, pegoti? _ vuTxari me. _ gonierebis pativiscemisaTvis, Svilo, _ SesZaxa papidam, _ nu uwodeb inglisel qals am saZagel barbarosul saxels. aba, ras hgavs esa? miT umetes, igi gaTxovili iyo da gvari gamicvala: ukeTess igi Tavis sicocxleSi verafers izamda. ra gvaris brZandebiT axla, qalbatono? _ hkiTxa papidam da miapyro mrisxane Tvalebi Cems gadias. _ barkisi, qalbatono, _ upasuxa pegotim da raveransi gaukeTa. _ ai, es momwons, _ sTqva papidam, _ amaSi azri mainc aris. es kargi gvaria. gamarjobaT, barkis, rogor xarT? da am sityvebiT papidam xeli gauwoda pegotis. amgvari keTili yuradRebiT gamxnevebuli pegoti wamovida win, CamoarTva papidas xeli da uRrmesi pativiscemis niSnad isev gaimeora Tavisi reveransi. _ me da Tqven Zveli nacnobebi varT, barkis, _ uTxra papidam. _ Tqven, vfiqrob, ar dagviwyebiaT, sad da rogor SevxvdiT erTmaneTs pirvelad. ra saTqmelia, ver iyo kargi Sexvedra! trot. kidev erTi finjani damisxi, Cemo kargo! papida ijda Tavisi Cveulebrivi Seupovari saxiT, welSi gamarTuli. rodesac finjani mivawode, Cems movaleobad CavTvale ramdenime SeniSvniT mimemarTa imis Sesaxeb, Tu ra uxerxulia yuTebze jdoma, rodesac sxva aveji arsebobs. _ ara uSavs-ra, trot! araferia! gmadlobT, Cemo megobaro, _ mipasuxa papidam. _ mirCevnia Cems sakuTrebaze vijde. aq papidam mkacrad gadaxeda misis krops da uTxra: _ Cven SegviZlia Tqveni daxmarebis gareSec movewyoT, misis krop. _ xom ar mibrZanebT _ cota Cai davumato qalbatono? _ uTxra mis kropma. _ ara, gmadlobT. _ xom ar mibrZanebT _ cota karaqi mogarTvaT, qalbatono? an xom ar gnebavT axali kvercxebi... es-es aris axali dadebulia, qalbatono! an xom

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ar gnebavT _ duqanSi gaviqce lorisTvis? xom aras moigonebT Tqveni Zvirfasi papidasaTvis, mister koperfild? _ araferi ar aris saWiro, mis krop, _ upasuxa papidam. _ Cven TviTon movaxerxebT yvelafers. am laparakis dros mis kropi sul iRimeboda da amgvarad gamoxatavda Tavis gulCvilobasa da gulkeTilobas; igi yovel wuTs Tavs hxrida erT mxareze _ Tavisi sxeulis saerTo sisustis saCveneblad da yovel wuTs xelebs ifSvnetda, daxmarebis surviliT aRsavse. magram am xrikebma tyuilad Cauara, da rodesac misis kropi daemorCila papidas daJinebul brZanebas da oTaxidan gavida, papidam sTqva: _ dik! gaxsovs, ras gelaparakebodi mliqvnelebisa da pirmoTneebis Sesaxeb? mister diks, etyoba, SeeSinda da SekrTa, TiTqos gonoebidan waSlodes papidas naTqvami; miuxedavad amisa, swrafad dasturi misca. _ maS ai misis kropi erTi maTgania, _ uTxra papidam. _ barkis, gaisarjeT, CaumateT Cai da damisxiT kidev erTi finjani. me ise kargad vicnobdi Cems papidas da mis Cveulebebs, rom cxadad vxedavdi _ mis gulSi raRac didi saidumlo iyo da misi Camosvla CemTan, yovel SemTxvevaSi, raRac araCveulebrivi garemoebiT iyo gamowveuli. xom ar vawyenine riTime mis betsis? Zalian SesaZlebelia: sindisi CamCurCulebda, rom jer araferi miTqvams misTvis doras Sesaxeb. nuTu igi Camovida raime xmebis gamo, rac amis Sesaxeb gavrcelda?.. vicodi, rom veraviTari Zala ver aalaparakebda papidas, sanam TviTon ar moisurvebda. davjeqi mis gverdiT, davuwye mis frinvelebs laparaki, veTamaSebodi mis katas da, sazogadod, gansakuTrebiT mxiarulad vaCvenebdi Tavs. _ trot, _ miTxra papidam bolos. _ Tqveni wasvla saWiro ar aris, barkis, _ darCiT. trot, iswavle Tu ara TviTmoqmedeba da simtkice? _ me mgonia, papida. _ darwmunebuli xar amaSi? _ me mgonia, rom darwmunebuli var. _ Zalian kargi. am SemTxvevaSi SemiZlia dagekiTxo, _ miTxra papidam da Rrmaazrovnad gdamomxeda, _ hxvdebi Tu ara, Cemo kargo, rad mirCevnia am saRamos Cems sakuTrebaze jdoma? _ ara, papida, ver vxvdebi. _ maS me unda agixsna. es sakuTreba erTaderTia, rac damrCa. me Cemi sacxovrebeli davkarge, Cemo kargo. mTeli saxli saxuravidan saZirkvlamde rom dangreuliyo, anda Cven yvelani wyalSi rom CavrCveniliyaviT, amaze mets SeSfoTebas ver gamoiwvevda CemSi. _ mister dikma icis es ambavi, _ ganagrZo papidam da xeli mxarze damado. _ me gavRatakdi, Cemo kargo trot. yvelaferi, rac ki damrCa, am oTaxSia gadmotanili, garda duvris agarakisa, romelic jenetas Cavabare gasaqiraveblad. barkis, am jentlmens esaWiroeba sawoli oTaxi am RamisTvis. yairaTisaTvis Cemi logini aqve unda gaimarTos. gaisarjeT da moawyveT es, barkis. xval Cven ufro dawvrilebiT movilaparakebT amis Sesaxeb. am sityvebTan erTad papidam uecrad momexvia yelze da qviTiniT miTxra, rom igi mxolod Cemi gulisTvis swuxs. erTi wuTis Semdeg papidam daioka mRelvareba, damSvidda da miTxra didmniSvnelovnad:
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_ gabedulad unda davuxvdeT cxovrebis ukuRmarTobas, Cemo kargo, da ar daveCagvrinoT mas. viTamaSoT Cveni cxovrebis piesa bolomde da nurafers mivaqcevT yuradRebas.

Tavi ocdameTormete gaWirvebuli mdgomareba mindoda gamego, icoda Tu ara mister dikma mizezi am uecari da didi cvlilebisa papidas saqmeebSi. misi gamokiTxvidan Semdegi gavige: guSinwin papidam daibara mister diki da uTxra: _ aba, dik, me msurs gavigo, xarT Tu ara marTlac namdvili filosofosi, rogorc aqamde gTvlidiT? amaze dikma upasuxa, rom imedi aqvs, es marTlac asea. maSin papidam uTxra: _ dik, me gavRatakdi! mister dikma upasuxa: _ a? nuTu! papidam Zlier mouwona mister diks es pasuxi da mister diki Zalian gaxarebuli iyo. Semdeg CemTan wamovidnen. gzaSi portersa svamdnen da sWamdnen buterbrodebs. aqedan me davinaxe, rom mister diks araviTari warmodgena ar hqonda saqmis viTarebaze da iZulebuli viyavi amexsna misTvis, rom gaRatakeba niSnavs gaWirvebas, siRaribes, saSiSroebas, rom SeiZleba mokvde SimSilisa da sicivisagan; magram imwamsve vinane Cemi daufiqrebeli laparaki, rodesac davinaxe, rogor gaufiTrda mister diks saxe da loyebze mware cremlebi Camoscvivda. misi gamxiaruleba gacilebiT ufro metad gamiZnelda, vidre misi miyvana am sasowarkveTilebamde. male mivxvdi, rom igi damSvidebuli da bavSviviT uzrunveli iyo mxolod imitom, rom uzomo imedi hqonda papidas sibrZnisa, da kidev imitomac, rom metismetad afasebda Cemi gonebis dauSretel simdidres. amis gamo mister diks ar eSinoda araviTari gaWirvebisa da nebas ar aZlevda TavisTavs ecqirna momavlisaTvis Seudrekeli gmiris TvalebiT. _ maS ra vqnaT, trot? _ miTxra mister dikma. _ xom ar gamodgeba Cemi memuarebi? _ rasakvirvelia, gamodgeba, _ vuTxari me, _ magram upirveles yovlisa, mister dik, Tqven, rogorc namdvili filosofosi, ecadeT, mxiarulad iyoT, anda, yovel SemTxvevaSi, mSvidad mainc. papidam ar unda SeamCnios, rom Cven vfiqrobT amis Sesaxeb. wavideT masTan. papida didi sulis simtkices iCenda da misi magaliTi gakveTili iyo CvenTvis, _ CemTvis, yovel SemTxvevaSi. igi metad alersiani iyo pegotisadmi da Tavs ise grZnobda, rogorc saxlSi; man gadawyvita, es Rame Cems sawol oTaxSi gaeTia, me ki sastumro oTaxSi unda davwoliliyavi, rom damefara papida yovelnairi xifaTisagan. papidas aimedebda is garemoeba, rom Cveni saxli mdinaris napiras mdebareobda, da davrwmundi, rom es garemoeba, metad mniSvnelovani xanZris SemTxvevaSi, cotaodenad amSvidebda papidas. _ trot, _ miTxra papidam saRamos, _ sazogadod me ar mexaliseba ucxo xalxTan Sexvedra, magram gulaxdilad rom vTqva, unda gamovtyde _ Seni barkisis saxe Zlier momwons.
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_ ah, papida, rogor mixaria! _ vuTxari me. _ sakvirveli saqmeebi xdeba xolme amqveynad, _ SeniSna papidam. _ rogor amoirCia man TavisTvis aseTi barbarosuli saxeli! warmoudgenelia! isev vinme jaksonad an raime amgvarad dabadebuliyo. _ iqneba isic agre fiqrobs, papida, magram Tqven xom iciT, rom es misi brali ar aris. _ rasakvirvelia, Tu xeirianad ganvsjiT, igi ar aris damnaSave, magram mainc Zlier sawyenia. Tumca igi axla barkisia da es, SeiZleba, erTgvari nugeSi iyos. barkiss gagiJebiT uyvarxar, trot. _ igi yvelafers gaakeTebs CemTvis, papida! _ yvelafers, diax, ase gamodis, _ damidastura papidam. _ ai axlac Camacivda suleluri ToxvniT, rom misi fuli aviRo. man ar icis, ra uyos fuls, gesmis? ra sulelia! naZaladevma sicilma, romelac am sityvebs mohyva, saSualeba misca papidas jibidan cxvirsaxoci amoeRo da mietana igi TvalebTan. moiwminda cremlebi da amgvarad ganagrZo laparaki: _ me yvelaferi vici, trot, me da barkisma bevri viWoraveT aq, sanam Sen mister diki wasuli iyaviT. yvelaferi vici, rac xdeba Tqvens Soris. saocaria am ymawvili gogonebis saqme, rogor TviTonve midian TavianT daRupvisaken, _ daabolova papidam da miaStera Tvalebi buxris Tavs. _ ah, trot, trot, maS Senc warmoidgine, rom Seyvarebuli xar, ha? _ warmovidgine? papida! rogor SeiZleba aseTi laparaki! _ SevZaxe me da yurebamdis gavwiTldi. _ me suliTa da guliT miyvars igi. _ da Sen rasakvirvelia, ginda damarwmuno, rom igi mSvenieri qalia, ara? _ ah, papida, Tqven verc ki warmoidgenT, ra qalia! _ hm! imedi maqvs _ suleli mainc ar aris. _ suleli! ras brZanebT, papida! seriozulad vfiqrob, rom imwuTamde arc erTxel ar momsvlia TavSi, mefiqra Cemi doras Wkuis Sesaxeb; TavisTavad cxadia, rom gadaWriT uarvyavi papidas azri. _ kargi, kargi! _ miTxra papidam. _ nu gewyineba, Svilo, me xom mxolod vkiTxulob. azradac ar maqvs misi damcireba. sabralo bavSvebi! Tqven seriozulad fiqrobT rom erTmaneTisTvis xarT gaCenili? _ Cven amaSi eWvi ara gvaqvs, papida, es dResaviT naTelia! _ da imedi gaqvT, mTeli sicocxle gaataroT mtredebiviT, mxolod kanfetebisa da nayinis WamaSi, ara? Semdeg Camovarda xangrZlivi suCume. _ Seni gataceba, trot, _ ganagrZo papidam, _ erTxel kidev magonebs im sabralo bavSvs _ dedaSens. siyvaruli mSvenieri grZnobaa, me ar vdavob; magam aq, rogorc yovelgan, safuZvlianobaa saWiro, Cemo kargo, Rrma ganzomili safuZvlianoba. _ rom icodeT, papida, ra safuZvliania Cemi dora! _ Sen brma xar, Cemo kargo, brma! da TviTonac ar vici, rad _ Cems gulSi gaCnda uecrad raRac gamourkveveli winaTgrZnoba Soreuli ubedurebisa, romelic Cemi naTeli siWabukis dReebis daCrdilvas miqadda. im Rames srulebiT ar mZinebia. aTasi fiqri mawuxebda da, bolos brwyinvale azri momivida: xom ar SeiZleba, jorkinsisa da spenlos kantoridan ukan gamovitano is fuli, romelic cem premiad iyo SEtanili. gadavwyvite, rom `cda bedis monaxevrea~, da adrianad wamovxti.
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ise adre mivedi kantoraSi, rom iZulebuli viyavi, naxevari saaTis ganmavlobaSi ezoSi mecada, sanam movidoda mister spenlo, gaxamebuli, gamowyobili, daxuWuWebuli TmiT. _ gamarjobaT, koperfild! _ miTxra man. _ ra mSvenieri daria! _ diax, ser, mSvenieri dilaa! _ vupasuxe me. _ neba miboZeT mogelaparakoT, ser, sanam sasamarTloSi wabrZandebodeT. _ ratom ara, mobrZandiT kabinetSi. _ me miviRe didad sawyeni ambavi papidaCemisagan, _ daviwye me. _ imedi maqvs, rom dambla ar dascemia! _ ara, ser. sabednierod am cnobas ar aqvs kavSiri mis janmrTelobasTan. mis betsis saqmeebi sagrZnoblad Seirya ukanasknel dros, ase rom, man TiTqmis mTeli qoneba dahkarga. _ nuTu? Tqven maocebT, koperfild, _ Sehyvira mister spenlom. _ diax, ser, papidaCemis mdgomareoba am zomamde Seicvala, rom mindoda meTxova TqvenTvis... xom ar SeiZleba, ser, gavauqmoT is xelSekruleba, romlis ZaliTac mqonda pativi, dameWira warCinebuli klerkis adgili Tqvens kantoraSi? mister spenlom Seikra warbebi da misma saxem metad mkacri gamometyveleba miiRo. _ rogor? Tqven gindaT, gaauqmoT xelSekruleba, koperfild! xelSekruleba? avuxseni, rom TiTqmis usaxsrod vrCebiT im dromde, sanam TviTon raime saqmes ar daviwyeb. _ momavlisa Cven srulebiTac ar gveSinia, _ vuTxari da gansakuTrebiT xazi gavusvi am sityvebs, saidanac, Cemi azriT, mister spenlos unda is daskvna gamoetana, rom jer kidev vvargivar misi qalis saqmrod, _ momavlisa Cven ar gveSinia, ser, magram amJamad Cemi mdgomareoba metad gaZnelebulia da TviTonac ar vici jer, Tu ra saqmisTvis momixdeba xelis mikideba. _ Zalian mwyins amis mosmena Tqvengan, koperfild, _ miTxra mister spenlom, _ Zalian mwyins. xelSekruleba sasamarTlos dawesebulebebSi ar irRveva araviTar SemTxvevaSi, amisi magaliTi jer ar yofila. es pirdapir ewinaaRmdegeba Cvens profesias. amasTanave, minda SevniSno, rom xelebi Sekruli maqvs da yovelTvis ar SemiZlia moviqce Cemi survilisamebr. Tqven iciT, rom me myavs amxanagi, mister jorkinsi. _ ki, magram, rom gavbedo da mivmarTo TxovniT mister jorkinss, xom ar fiqrobT, ser... mister spenlom uaryofiT gaiqnia xeli da Semawyvetina laparaki. _ RmerTma damifaros, koperfild, _ miTxra man, rom Seuracxyofa mivayeno visme usamarTlo azris gamoTqmiT, da miT umetes mister jorkinss. magram me vicnob Cems megobars, koperfild, da SemiZlia dagarwmunoT, rom mister jorkinsi araviTar yuradRebas ar miaqcevs amdagvar Txovnas. Tqven ar iciT, ra adamiania igi. magram mxolod is vicodi mister jorkinsis Sesaxeb, rom igi yvelaze gvian modioda kantoraSi da yvelaze adre midioda. arasodes aravin mas arafers ekiTxeboda da miCenili hqonda pawawa WuWyiani oTaxi zemo sarTulSi. iq erTi magida idga da am magidaze ido, mgoni, mTeli oci wlis ganmavlobaSi, erTi da igive furceli, qaRaldi, mtvriani da gayviTlebuli, romelic melnis arc erTi warweriT ar iyo mosvliri. _ iqneb Tqven ar gsurT, rom vacnobo mas es ambavi, ser, _ vkiTxe me.

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_ o, ara, srulebiTac ara! _ mipasuxa mister spenlom, magram SemiZlia TiTqmis gadaWriT giwinaswarmetyveloT, rom mister jorkinsis azri ar iqneba am SemTxvevaSi Tqvens sasargeblod. ukeTesi iqneboda, rogorme sxvanairad mogvewyo es saqme, radgan me, Cemi mxriT, mzad var yovelnairad dagexmaroT. Tumca _ moiqeciT, rogorc gsurdeT; me srulebiT ar giSliT laparaks mister jorkinsTan, Tu Tqven aucileblad TvliT. rodesac mister jorkinsi movida, daveSure Sevsuliyavi mis kabinetSi. SesvlisTaanave, Cveulebrivi misalmebis Semdeg, vuambe mas Cemi saqmis viTareba, TiTqmis imave sityvebiT, rogorc mister spenlos. mister jorkinsi iyo maRali da wynari moxuci, daaxloebiT samoci wlisa, mis gansakuTrebuls Tvisebas Seadgenda burnuTis siyvaruli. mas ise xSirad xmarobda, rom doqtorTa kolegiis kantoris mosamsaxureTa Soris gavrcelebuli iyo azri, TiTqmis mister jorkinsi mxolod am narkotikuli mcenariT ikvebeboda, radgan mis sxeulSi aRar SeiZleboda yofiliyo adgili sxva sakvebi nivTierebebisaTvis. mister jorkinsma momismina da Sewuxebulma mkiTxa: _ mere icis rame amis Sesaxeb mister spenlom? vupasuxe, rom mqonda pativi Semetyobinebina es ambavi mister spenlosaTvis da rom man mirCia mister jorkinsisTvis mimemarTa. _ da man giTxraT, rom me ar davTanxmdebi? _ mkiTxa mister jorkinsma. iZulebuli viyavi meTqva, rom mister spenlo Zalian SesaZleblad sTvlida amgvar pasuxs. _ maSin mapatieT, mister koperfild, magram me verafriT dagexmarebiT, _ miTxra mister jorkinsma aRelvebiT. _ saqme imaSia... magram me bankSi meCqareba... gTxovT, mapatioT, ser. _ maSin Tqven fiqrobT, rom araviTari saSualeba ar aris am saqmis mosagvareblad? _ araviTari! _ mipasuxa mister jorkinsma da karebTan SeCerda... _ Tqven xom iciT ukve, rom me Tanaxma ara var, _ daumata man da swrafad kari gaaRo. _ Tqven unda gesmodeT, ser, rom Tu mister spenlo ar aris Tanaxma... _ ki magram, mister spenlo TviTon ar xedavs araviTar dabrlkolebas... _ diax, diax, TviTon! _ gaimeora mister jorkinsma mouTmenlad. _ garwmunebT, rom aris mizezi, mister koperfild, gardauvali mizezebi. Tqveni survilis asruleba SeuZlebelia. marTlac-da, bankSi var wasasvleli, mister koperfild, mapatieT, ser. da gaiqca qveviT iseTi siswrafiT, rac Zneli warmosadgeni iyo samoci wlis moxucisaTvis. am SemTxvevis Semdeg, ramdenadac vici, mister jorkinsi ar mosula kantoraSi sami dRis ganmavlobaSi. magram mindoda mecada yovelgvari RonisZieba; davucade mister spenlos da vuambe Cemi audienciis Sedegebi; amasTan erTad, vagrZnobine, rom jer savsebiT ar damikargavs imedi am saqmis mogvarebisa, Tu mister spenlo TviTon gairjeba da ecdeba, daiTanxmos ulmobeli mister jorkinsi. _ koperfild! _ miTxra mister spenlom, _ Tqven ise ver icnobT mister jorkinss, rogorc me. neba miboZeT SevniSno, rom aTeuli wlebis ganamvlobaSi vswavlob mis xasiaTs. ara, koperfild, araviTar dajerebas ar SeuZlia Searyios mister jorkinsi. darwmunebuli iyaviT amaSi!

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mZime sevdiT Sepyrobili gamovedi kantoridan da saxlSi wavedi. Cemi molaparakeba mister spenlostan miT ufro sawyeni iyo CemTvis, rom momavlisaTvis SeeZlo sabolood gaefuWebina Cemi saqme dorasTan. saWiri iyo sxva, ufro saimedo zomebis miReba, romelTac SeeZloT uzrunveleyoT Cveni momavali; rasakvirvelia, yvelaferi es mxolod da mxolod Cemze iyo damokidebuli. am fiqrebSi viyavi garTuli, rodesac SemTxveviT Sevxede Cems win gaCerebul etls. qalis mSvenieri saxe gamoCnda misi fanjridan, da davinaxe saxe, romelic mudam simSvidesa da bednierebas mgvrida. _ agnesa! _ SevZaxe me. _ o, rogor mixaria! arc erT cocxal arsebas ar SeeZlo ase gavexarebine, rogorc Tqven, agnesa! _ viTom? _ garwmunebT! me ise mwyuria TqvenTan laparaki! _ agnesa midioda bukingemis quCaze, papidaCemis sanaxavad; magram amindi iseTi mSvenieri iyo, rom dameTanxma gamosuliyo etlidan. etli gavistumreT da fexiT wavediT saxlisken. agnesas danaxvasTan erTad Cems gulSi uecrad gacocxlda yvela imedi da damaviwyda yvela Cemi dardi da varami. duvridan wamosvlisas papidas lakonuri werili miewera agnesasaTvis. mis betsi werda, rom mis saqmeebSi moxda cvlilebani, romelnic aiZulebdnen, Tavi daanebos duvrs; miuxedava amisa, mSvenivrad vgrZnob Tavs da nuravin nurafriT nu Sewuxdeba amiTo. am werilis miRebis Semdeg agnesa dauyovnebliv wamosuliyo londonSi papidas sanaxavad, radgan maT Soris Zveli megobroba arsebobda. agnesa martoka ar Camosuliyo. masTan erTad iyvnen mister vikfildi da... uri hipi. _ isini marTla firmis amxanagebi gaxdnen? _ vkiTxe me. _ diax, _ mipasuxa agnesam. _ isini aq saqmeebze Camovidnen da visargeble am SemTxveviT, rom mis betsi vinaxulo. Tumca Cemi mosvla marto amiT araa gamowveuli; iqneb me Zalian eWviani var, trotvud, magram ar miyvars mamas martoka datoveba am adamianTan. _ nuTu mas isev iseTi gavlena aqvs mister vikfildze, agnesa? man Tavi damiqnia, da es dasturis niSnad unda CameTvala. _ CvenTan iseTi cvlileba moxda, trotvud, _ miTxra agnesam, _ rom axla verc ki icnobT Cvens Zvel saxls. isini xom CvenTan cxovroben. _ isini? _ mister hipi da misi deda. hips Tqvens yofil oTaxSi sZinavs, _ sTqva agnesam da saxeSi Semomxeda. _ Zalian vwuxvar, rom misi sizmrebi Cemgan ar aris damokidebuli, _ SevniSne me: _ maSin uri hipi didxans ar iZinebda im saxlSi. _ mTavari uxerxuloba maTi yofnisa CvenTan is aris, _ ganagrZo agnesam, _ rom aRar SemiZlia uwindeburad sul mamasTan viyo, radgan uri hipi gvaSorebs erTmaneTs mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi. aRar SemiZlia movuaro mamas winandeli mzrunvelobiT. magram mwams, trotvud, rom WeSmatireba da namdvili siyvaruli Zlieria yvela borotebaze da ubedurebaze amqveynad. Cven mivuaxlovdiT bukingemis quCas, agnesam swrafad gamocvala laparakis sagani da mkiTxa, _ vici Tu ara garemoebani, risi mizeziTac moxda uecari da arasasiamovno cvlileba papidas saqmeebSi. uariT vupasuxe, radagan papidas jer araferi eTqva CemTvis. agnesa Cafiqrda, erT wamSi Rimili gahqra mis saxeze da vigrZeni, rom misi xeli aTrTolda Cems xelSi.
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papidas Zalian gaexarda agnesas naxva. daviwyeT laparaki saqmeebze da me vuambe Cemi am dilis Tavgadasavali. _ umizno saqcielia, trot, _ miTxra papidam, _ magram didsulovani survili gamarTlebs; Sen keTili bavSvi xar da me vamayob amiT. axla, Cemo megobrebo, ganvixiloT betsi trotvudis saqmeebi. _ betsi trotvuds, Cemo kargebo, _ daiwyo papidam, _ hqonda sakuTreba, da unda mogaxsenoT, rom betsi trotvudi TviTon ganagebda Tavis finansur saqmeebs. Sen xom gesmis, trot, rom amJamad vlaparakob ara Sens daze, betsi trotvudze, aramed Cems sakuTar Tavze. misi fulebi bankSi iyo, magram Semdeg, erTi saqmis kacis rCeviT, man es fuli sando xels gadasca. saqmeebi jer Zalian kargad midioda da betsi trotvudi Tavis droze, wesierad iRebda procentebs. aseTma gamarjvebam Tavbru daaxvia betsi trotvuds da isurva ufro momgebianad moeTavsebina Tavisi fuli. is saqmis kaci im dros srulebiT is ar iyo, rac amJamad, _ me mamaSenze vlaparakob, agnesa, _ da unda iTqvas, rom im dros betsi trotvudi mis rCevas xmis Seubruneblad misdevda. magram amjerze betsi trotvudma, romelsac TavisTavi did brZenad mohyavda, gadawyvita, emoqmedna sakuTari nebiT, da garkveulad waago fulis bankSi moTavsebiT. ar vici namdvilad, ramdenad fasobda im bankis aqciebi, sadac man fuli Seitana, _ mogebas, mgoni, as procentsac ki hpirdebodnen, magram es banki Zalian Sors iyo, qveynis meore boloSi da male, mgoni, srulebiTac miwam uyo piri. erTi sityviT, igi gakotrda da masTan erTad daikarga mis trotvudis fulic! papidam daamTavra Tavisi moTxroba da gamarjvebuliviT miapyro Tvalebi agnesas. _ da mets arafers ityviT Tqveni saqmis Sesaxeb, Zvirfaso mis trotvud? _ hkiTxa agnesam. _ da mets arafers, Svilo, _ upasuxa papidam; _ aRaraferia dasakargi, aRaraferia saTqmelic. agnesa Tavidanve sulganabuli, didi yuradRebiT usmenda da misi saxis gamometyveleba yovel wamSi icvleboda; magram bolos Tavisuflad amoisunTqa. megona, mivxvdi, ras niSnavda yovelive es. sabralo qals eSinoda _ misi ubeduri mama xom ar iyo erTgvari mizezi am bedSavi ambisa betsi trotvudis cxovrebaSi. papidam orive xeli dauWira agnesas da RimiliT ganagrZo: _ axla saqme ai raSia, agnesa, Tqven Wkviani gogona xarT. Senc, Cemo kargo trot, zogjer xar xolme Wkviani, Tumca yovelTvis ver mogamrTav aseTi qaTinauriT, _ daumata papidam. _ ra vqnaT? rogor moviqceT? me maqvs agaraki duvrSi, da am agarakis Semosavalia samocdaaTi girvanqa weliwadSi. meti araferi ara maqvs. mister dikic fuliani kacia, _ mas aqvs asi girvanqa wliuri Semosavali, magram, rasakvirvelia, es fuli masve moxmardeba. axla gadasaWrelia sakiTxi _ rogor da riTi vicxovroT me da trotma? ras ityviT amaze, agnesa? _ me mgonia, papida, rom unda miviRo raime zomebi, _ gadavwyvite me. _ ra, magaliTad? xom ar apireb jariskacad wasvlas? an romelime gemze Caweras? es sisulelea, Svilo! Sen proqtori unda gamoxvide da gamoxval kidec! _ me mgonia, trotvud, _ daiwyo agnesam gaubedavi kiloTi, _ mgonia, Tqven rom Tavisufali dro gqondeT... _ me Zalian bevri Tavisufali dro maqvs, agnesa. oTxi an xuTi saaTis Semdeg TiTqmis sul Tavisufali var, amas garda, ramdenime Tavisufali saaTi dilaobiTac maqvs.
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_ ras ityviT mdivnis Tanamdebobaze, trotvud? imedi maqvs, damamcireblad ar CasTvliT mas TqvenTvis? _ ra safiqrebelia, agnesa! _ maS, ai saqme raSia, _ ganagrZo man. _ doqtor strongma aisrula Tavisi didi xnis natvra da am dReebSi gadmosaxlda sacxovreblad londonSi. me vici, man sTxova mamas, rom misTvis mdivani eSovna. xom ar gindaT es adgili daiWiroT? doqtori strongi, darwmunebuli var, Tqven, rogorc Tavis sayvarel mowafes, upiratesobas mogcemT yvela sxvasTan SedarebiT. _ ah, agnesa! _ vuTxari me. _ ra meSveleboda uTqvenod! Tqven mudam iyaviT da yovelTvis iqnebiT Cemi mfarveli angelosi. agnesas rCeviT imwamsve mivujeqi sawer magidas da mivwere doqtor strongs, rom me meore dRes, dilis aT saaTze, veaxlebi saqmis Sesaxeb mosalaparakeblad. rodesac fostidan davbrundi, papidas galiebi frinvelebiT ukve ekida iseve, rogorc duvris agarakze, da Cemi didi savarZelic idga Ria fanjarasTan swored ise, rogorc mis betsis duvris savarZeli. mwvane ekranic ki, papidas mier motanili, idga Tavis Cveulebriv adgilas fanjarasTan. vicodi, vin moawyo yovelive es, radgan yvelaferi ise mxiblavad iyo dalagebuli, TiTqos TavisTavad mowyobiliyo. Cemi wignebic ki dalagebuli iyo swored ise, rogorc elaga Cemi institutSi yofnis bednier dros. agnesa aq iyo, Cems binaSi, da Cemi TvaliTa vxedavdi, rogor amTavrebda igi Cemi biblioTekis mowesrigebas. pegoti ganagrZobda xmaurobas yvela kuTxeSi da monawileobas iRebda Cemi oTaxebis mowyobaSi. Sevyurebdi da mikvirda, ra cotas akeTebda Cemi dauRalavi pegotic ki agnesasTan SedarebiT, romelic amave dros Tavisi moZraobiT araviTar xmaurobas ar iwvevda. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg gaisma karis rakuni. agnesa gafiTrda. _ mgonia, es mama unda iyos, _ Tqva man, _ igi dampirda mosvlas. gavaRe kari da SemovuSvi ara marto mister vikfildi, aramed uri hipic. Cven ukve didi xania ar venaxa erTmaneTi; agnesas laparakis Semdeg movelodi did cvlilebas mister vikfildSi, magram mainc is, rac axla Cemi TvaliT davinaxe, yovelive molodins aRemateboda. ver vityvi, rom igi Zalian moxucebuliyo. iman gamaoca, rom mister vikfildi, miuxedavad Tavisi cxadi upiratesobisa, ase aSkarad da savsebiT damorCileboda sazizRar qvemZroms _ uri hips. rogorc Canda, mister vikfildi TviTonve grZnobda Tavisi mdgomareobis damamcireblobas; rodesac igi Cvens oTaxSi Semovida, SeCerda karebTan, TiTqos ver bedavda ganZrevas da Tavis aRebas. magram es mxolod erTi wami gagrZelda; agnesa miuaxlovda mas da uTxra: _ mama! ai mis trotvudi da mister koperfildi, romelnic Tqven didi xania ar ginaxavT. man gadmodga ramdenime nabiji da xeli gamomiwoda. am dros uri hips ise sazarlad daemanWa saxe, rom agnesam SeniSna es da ganze gaiwia. _ aba, vikfild, _ uTxra papidam, da am dros sabralom pirvelad gabeda Tvali gaesworebina misTvis. _ es aris axla vuambe Tqvens qals, ra kargad moviqeci, rom CemTavad movawye Cemi Tanxa. Cven aq viTaTbireT da im daskvnamde mivediT, rom yvelaferi mSvenivrad midis. Cemis azriT, marto agnes mTels Tqvens firmad Rirs.

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_ Tu nebas miboZebT gamovTqva Cemi azri, _ Tqva uri hipma, _ mzad var daveTanxmo mis trotvudis azrs, da Cven didi siamovnebiT SeviyvandiT mis agnesas Cvens amxanagobaSi. _ Tqven TviTon kompanioni xarT da jerjerobiT esec sakmarisia TqvenTvis, _ upasuxa papidam. _ rogor brZandebiT, ser? am kiTxvaze mister hipi samad moikeca da upasuxa, rom sruliad kargad varo. _ Tqven, master... bodiSs vixdi _ mister koperfild, _ miTxra urim, _ imedi maqvs, kargad brZandebiT, ser, didad mixaria Tqveni naxva, mister koperfild, amisTana gaWirvebul mdgomareobaSic ki. Cven rogorRa geCvenebiT? marTali ar aris, rom mister vikfildi hyvavis? welTa svla hkargavs Tavis Zalas Cveni firmis mimarT. JamTa viTarebam mxolod aamaRla sabralo deda Tavisi vaJiSviliT da gaamSveniera agnesa. am qaTinaurTan erTad igi ise daiklakna, rom mis pirdapir mjdomma papidam moTmineba dahkarga. _ eSmakma waiRos am kacis Tavi! _ Sehyvira man aRSfoTebiT. _ ra emarTeba! nu ibricebiT, ser! _ gTxovT mapatioT, mis trotvud, _ uTxra urim, _ damaviwyda, rom Tqven susti nervebis patroni brZandebiT. _ Tavi damanebeT Tqveni SeniSvnebiT, ser! vin mogaxsenaT, rom me susti nervebi maqvs? Tu qvemZromi xarT, daiklakneT, ramdenic gsurdeT, da Tu adamiani xarT, ganzomeT Tqveni moZraoba. ar SemiZlia vuyuro, rogor iklakneba Cems win adamiani qvemZromiviT an burRiviT! uri hipi momibrunda da miTxra mokrZalebuli xmiT: _ me vici, master koperfild, rom mis trotvuds, mTel mis sulier sikeTesTan erTad, cotaTi anCxli xasiaTi aqvs. srulebiT bunebrivia, rom axlandel garemoebaSi igi ase gaanCxlda. me mxolod imis sakiTxavad movedi, _ xom ar SegviZlia davexmaroT riTime mis trotvuds. es xom ar ewinaaRmdegeba Cveni firmis gegmebs? _ hkiTx man damanWuli RimiliT Tavisi firmis amxanags. _ uri hipi dauRalavad Sromobs firmis saqmeebze, trotvud, _ Tqva mister vikfildma monotonuri da naZaladevi xmiT. _ Tqven iciT, rom gulwrfel monawileobas viReb Tqvens saqmeebSi; yovel SemTxvevaSi, yvelafers, rasac ambobs uri hipi, mec vadastureb. _ o! ra netarebaa da ra didi jildoa, ser, aseTi didi ndobis damsaxureba, _ Tqva uri hipma, gadmodga win erTi fexi da kiseri moiRrica, miuxedavad imisa, rom meored SeeZlo mieRo SeniSvna papidasan. _ uri hipi didad mimsubuqebs Sromas, _ Tqva mister vikfildma isev im monotonuri xmiT. _ didi tvirTi momSorda zurgidan mas aqeT, rac misi saxiT kompanioni SeviZine, trotvud!.. _ jer xom ar midixarT, mama? _ hkiTxa agnesam SewuxebiT. _ xom ar gindaT, gaviseirnoT Semdeg trotvudTan erTad? mister vikfildi, ueWvelia, hkiTxavda rCevas TvalebiT mainc, magram urim daaswro: _ me saqmeebze unda wavide, _ Tqva man. _ Cemi amxanagi rCeba aq firmis warmomadgenlad. Tqveni mona-morCili gaxlavarT, mis agnesa. mSvidobiT, master koperfild! Cemi udidesi pativiscema, mis betsi trotvud. am sityvebiT igi gavida. Cven visxediT daaxloebiT ori saaTi da vlaparakobdiT kenterberis warsuls droebaze. mister vikfildi gamxiarulda da cxadi siamovnebiT gvismenda, rogor vigonebdiT Zvel dros. man SeniSna, rom amgvari baasi
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agonebs im bednier xanas, rodesac igi cxovrobda mxolod CvenTan, CemTan da agnesasTan erTad, da gulwrfelad inana, rom es dro Seicvala. erTi sityviT, agnesas iq yofnam uaRresad keTili gavlena moaxdina mister vikfildze. nuTu damaviwydeba odesme es mSvenier qali im saxiT, romliTac igi, siyvaruliT gaSuqebuli, momevlina Cemi sicocxlis am mZime xanaSi! TviTonac ar vici, rogor moxda yvelaferi; agnesa Zalian cotas laparakobda am saRamos da, amasTan, laparakobda Tavis Cveulebrivi moridebT; magram man aavso Cemi guli keTilSobiluri gambedaobiT, gamamxneva Tavisi magaliTiT, mimarTa Cemi neba vaJkacuri brZolisken dabrkolebaTa dasaZlevad, da darwmunebuli var, misi madlobeli unda viyo yvela im sikeTisaTvis, rac ki odesme Cems sicocxleSi gamikeTebia! ah, agnesa! Cemi siWabukis dao! maSin rom mcodnoda is, rac ase gvian gavige!.. Semdeg, rodesac martoka vijeqi fanjarasTan da vigonebdi agnesas naTel Tvalebs, quCaSi maTxovarma gamoiara. mis butbutze me SevkrTi da uneburad momagonda papidas sityvebi: `Sen brma xar, Cemo kargo, brma!~

Tavi ocdamecamete enTuziazmi meore dRes, diliT, gavemarTe haigetSi, doqtor strongTan. unda damemtkicebina papidasaTvis, rom misma Sromam unayofod ar Caiara da rom mec SemiZlia, Cemis mxriT, madlieri da didsulovani viyo. Sromas unda Sevdgomodi, mtkiced da gadaWriT xelSi culi unda ameRo da gamekafa gza dabrkolebaTa tye-RreSi, rom doramdis mimeRwia, da mec wavedi win swrafi nabijiT, TiTqos es saqmes rameSi uSvelida. doqtori strongi cxovrobda Zvelebur saxlSi, romelic mas erTianad ganeaxlebina; es Canda zogierTi axladdamTavrebuli samuSaos mixedviT. rodesac WiSkari gavaRe da Sevedi, doqtori strongi seirnobda baRSi Tavis Cveulebriv tansacmelSi, TiTqos mas arasodes ar Seewyvitos seirnoba Cemi mowafeobis drois Semdeg. gamocdilbiT vicodi, rom ar arsebobda araviTari saSualeba, romliTac SesaZlo iqneboda am swavluli adamianis yuradRebis mipyroba, Tundac patara manZilze. amitom Cumad gavyevi kvaldakval, mis win rom gavCeniliyavi, rodesac seirnobis dros Semobrundeboda. doqtori strongi mobrunda da momapyro Cafiqrebuli Tvalebi; magram uecrad misi saxe Rimilma gaaSuqa da xeli mtaca. _ ah koperfild, rogor mixaria Tqveni naxva! _ miTxra doqtorma strongma. _ rogro xarT? rogor galamazebulxarT da davaJkacebulxarT! me movikiTxe doqtori da gamovTqvi imedi, rom misi meuRlec kargad aris. _ o, diax, Zvirfaso megobaro! ani Zalian kargad aris, madlobas mogaxsenebT, _ miTxra doqtorma. _ anisac CemsaviT eameba Tqveni naxva. Tqven mudam misi sayvareli mowafe iyaviT. Semdeg doqtorma damado mxarze xeli, Semoxeda keTili TvalebiT da ganagrZo:

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_ axla vibaasoT Tqveni winadadebis Sesaxeb, Zvirfaso koperfild! CemTvis, rogorc Tqvenc warmoidgenT, es Zalian sasiamovnoa mravali mxriT, magram TqvenTvis! darwmunebuli ki xarT, rom ar moiZebneba ufro xelsayreli samuSao? mizanSewonili ki iqneba Tqveni mxriT, rom umniSvnelo muSaobas moandomoT saukeTeso xana Tqveni cxovrebisa, Cemo kargo megobaro? magram me isev vTxove miveRe samuSaod da Tan movagone doqtor strongs, rom ukve maqvs profesia, radgan doqtorTa kolegiaSi vmuSaobmeTqi. _ maS kargi, _ miTxra doqtorma. _ magram mainc dameTanxmeT, rom samocdaaTi girvanqa weliwadSi _ metad umniSvnelo Tanxaa. _ igi aorkecebs Cvens wliur Semosavals, doqtor strong! _ vupasuxe me. _ nuTu? vin ifiqrebda amas! _ SesZaxa doqtorma. _ SemiZlia vimuSao TqvenTan diliT da saRamoobiT, doqtor strong; Tu TqvenTvis misaRebia Cemi winadadeba, samocdaaTi girvanqa iseTi jildo iqneba CemTvis, romlis imedi srulebiTac ar mqonda. _ RmerTo Cemo! _ SesZaxa doqtorma. _ ras vifiqrebdi, rom Cemi sayvareli mowafe ase daafasebda Cems mcired gasamrjelos! maS kargi, Tanaxma var, mxolod im pirobiT, rom Tqven daurideblad Tavs daanebebT CemTan muSaobas, rogorc ki iSoviT TqvenTvis xelsayrel samsaxurs. Tqveni patiosani sityva, Cemo megobaro! doqtors Cveulebad hqonda institutSi seriozulad mohkideboda Tavis mowafeTa patiosan sityvas. _ patiosan sityvas gaZlevT, ser! _ vupasuxe imave kiloTi, TiTqos isev misi mowafe viyavi. _ aseT SemTxvevaSi, Tanaxma var! _ Tqva doqtorma da xeli damkra mxarze. didi gulmodginebiT Sevudeqi Cems muSaobas. vdgebodi dilis xuT saaTze da vbrundebodi saxlSi saRamos cxra an aT saaTze, miuxedavad amisa, es Sroma did siamovnebas mgvrida. doram jer araferi icoda am uecari cvlilebis Sesaxeb Cems cxovrebaSi. ramdenime dRis Semdeg igi stumrad unda swveoda mis milss, da me am droisaTvis gadavde yovelgvari axsna-ganmarteba. erT-erT Cems werilSi mxolod is vacnobe, rom bevr rameze maqvs masTan mosalaparakebeli. mister diki Zalian naRvlobda im didi ubedurebis gamo, romelic Tavs daatyda papidas. misi azriT, me weli mwydeboda jafisagan, radgan katorRelze mets vmuSaobdi. igi itanjeboda am fiqroT, rom piradad verafriT exmareboda gaRatakebil ojaxs; igi ufro metad, vidre odesme, grZnobda, rom ver daamTavrebda memuarebs, da, rac ufro meti gulmodginebiT Sromobda, miT ufro xSirad elandeboda ubeduri Carlz pirvelis saxe. meSinoda, avadmyofoba ar garTuleboda, Tu Cven ar davarwmunebdiT, rom igi sasargebloa CvenTvis, anda Tu namdvilad ar gamovnaxavdiT saSualebas _ sasargeblod gamogveyenebina mister dikis udidesi survili _ eSroma. amitom gadavwyvite, meTxova rCeva tredelsisaTvis da werili mivwere, romelSic dawvrilebiT vuambe yvelaferi, rac Tavs dagvatyda. tredelsma dauyovnebliv mipasuxa weriliT, romelic megobruli TanagrZnobiTa da siyvaruliT iyo savse, da misasvleli dRe daminiSna.

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rodesac Cven mivediT, treelsi saqmeSi iyo garTuli; auarebeli qaRaldebi elaga win. man didi siyvaruliT migviRo da imwamsve daumegobrda mister diks. _ ai raSia saqme, _ uTxra mister dikma Sewuxebuli saxiT, _ iqneb SeiZlebodes Cemi Sromis gamoyeneba, mister tredelss... iqneb SeiZlebodes, rom dolze an raime stvirze davukra... sabralo mister diki! eWvi ara maqvs, amgvari Sroma mas yvelafers erCia. tredelsma sruli seriozulobiT upasuxa: _ ki, magram, Tu ar vcdebi, Tqven mSvenieri xeli gaqvT, ser. _ mSvenieri, diax, _ davudasture me. marTlac, mister diki mSvenivrad werda. _ maSin, ser, _ ganagrZo tredelsma, _ xom ar SegiZliaT gadawera xelnawerebisa, Tu amgvar samuSaos giSoviT? mister dikma Semomxeda da mkiTxa: _ ha, trotvud? Sen ras ityvi amaze? me Tavi gaviqnie. mister dikma amoioxra da manac Tavi gaiqnia. _ aba, erTi memuarebis Sesaxeb gadaukari sityva, _ miTxra mister dikma. me avuxseni tredelss, rom mTavari dabrkoleba imaSia, rom mister dikis yvela xelnawerSi aucileblad scenaze gamodis ubeduri Carlz pirveli. _ marTalia, _ mipasuxa tredelsma, _ magram is qaRaldebi, romlebzedac me vlaparakob, ukve Sedgenili iqneba, rogorc wesi da rigia; mister diks araferi Tavis samtvrevi ar eqneba. es xom didi gansxvavebaa, koperfild. vcadoT, yovel SemTxvevaSi! Cven gadavwyviteT, meore dResve dagvesva samuSaod mister diki. magidaze tanjarasTan, bukingemis quCaze, gavSaleT tredelsis motanili xelnaweri _ raRac iuridiuli dokumenti, romlisganac saWiro iyo daniSnuli vadisTvis ramdenime piris damzadeba, xolo meore magidaze gavSaleT ukanaskneli, daumTavrebeli dedani didebuli memuarebisa. Cven Semdegi instruqcia miveciT mister diks: mas sityva-sityviT unda gadmoewera iuridiuli sabuTi, yovelgvari Secvla dedanisa yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo; magram, Tu vinicobaa, mister diki igrZnobda aucileblobas miemarTa ubedur Carlz pirvelisaTvis, am SemTxvevaSi igi dauyovnebliv unda gadasuliyo meore magidaze, sadac misi memuarebis xelnaweri ido. Semdeg papidasagan gavigeT, rom pirvelad mister diki hgavda dids ormag dafdafze damkvrel adamians da yovel wuTSi darboda erTi magididan meoreze; magram male, rogorc Cans, igi darwmunda, rom es sirbili Zalian damqancvelia da uSlis muSaobis damTavrebas. amitom mister diki miujda magidas, rogorc namdvili gadamweri, da mTlad mieca Tavis Sromas. amgvarad, SabaT saRamos mister dikma miiRo aTi Silingi da cxra pensi. arasodes damaviwydeba, rogor darboda aRelvebuli mister diki Tavis Tanxis dasaxurdaveblad, rogor simetriulad daalaga fuli sasadilo karadis ficarze papidas win da rogor Camosdioda sixarulis cremlebi. _ amis Semdeg Cven aRar gveSinodes SimSiliT sikvdilisa, trotvud, _ miTxra mister dikma, rodesac mimiyvana kuTxeSi da magrad CamomarTva xeli. _ me vimuSaveb misTvis, ser! ar vici, vis ufro uxaroda es ambavi, _ me Tu tredelss. _ saocaria! _ miTxra tredelsma, amoiRo jibidan werili da gadmomca. _ srulebiT damaviwyda mister mikoberis werili.
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gavxseni werili da Semdegi wavikiTxe: `Zvirfaso koperfild! ueWvelia, ar gagikvirdebaT, rodesac gaigebT, rom Cemma saqmeebma ukeTesi mimarTuleba miiRo; Tu moigonebT, amaswinaT gagrZnobineT, rom aucileblad movelodi amgvar cvlilebas. me vsaxldebi Cveni dalocvili kunZulis erT-erT provinciul qalaqSi. misi sazogadeoba Sedgeba bednierad SerCeul miwaTmoqmedTa da sasuliero pirTagan, da iq uSualo damokidebulebaSi viqnebi erT-erT mecnierul profesiasTan. misis mikoberi da Cveni Camomavlobac Tan wagvyvebian. safiqrebelia, rom Cveni neSti miebareba im sasaflaos wminda miwas, romelic ekuTvnis didebul taZars, romlisaganac am qalaqma miiRo Tavisi saxeli, ganTqmuli, ase vTqvaT, CineTidan perumde. vemSvidobebi axal babilons, sadac Cven ara erTxel gadagvitania, SeiZleba iTqvas, patiosnad, bedis ukuRmarToba. amasTan erTad, ar SegviZlia davmaloT, rom sinanuliT veTxovebiT, iqneb samudamodac, erT adamians, romelTanac gvakavSirebda uaxloesi megobroba. Tu saRamos, ganSorebis win, gvewveviT Cvens binaze mister tredelsTan erTad, raTa am SemTxvevis gamo vusurvoT erTmaneTs sikeTe da bedniereba, didad daavalebT mas, vinc mudam iyo da darCeba Tqveni erTguli. vilkins mikoberi~. gulwrfelad gamaxara amgvarma uecarma cvlilebam mister mikoberis saqmeebSi da, rodesac gavige, rom wveuleba am saRamos aris, gamovTqvi survili dauyovnebliv wavsuliyaviT. Cven maSinve gavwieT gresis gzis boloSi, sadac axla cxovrobda mister mikoberi, mortimeris fsevdonimiT. _ Zvirfaso koperfild, _ miTxra mister mikoberma, _ Tqven da mister tredelsi gvxedavT wasasvlelad mzadebis dros. patara uwesobani aucilebelia amgvar SemTxvevaSi da amitom gTxovT gvapatioT. me mivuloce misis mikobers bednieri cvlileba maT cxovrebaSi. _ CemTvis cxadia, Zvbirfaso mister koperfild, _ mipasuxa misis mikoberma, _ rom bedad miweria ucxoeTSi gavataro danarCeni dReni Cemi cxovrebisa, radgan Cemi gvareulobis sxvadasxva wevrebma, romelTac mimarTa mister mikoberma da Seatyobina Tavisi ambavi, araviTari yuradReba ar miaqcies mis keTilSobilur werils. ras izam? iqneb me crumorwmune var, magram yovel SemTxvevaSi, mgonia, mister mikobers bedad uweria pasuxismiuRebloba yvela Tavis mravalricxovan werilze. Cemi gvareulobis wevrTa daJinebuli siCumidan is daskvna unda gamovitano, rom isini winaaRmdegni arian Cemi gadawyvetilebisa; magram darwmunebuli brZandebodeT, mister koperfild, rom veravin gadamaxvevinebs Cemi pirdapiri movaliobis asrulebisagan, TviT deda da mamac ki, cocxlebi rom iyvnen, da me yovelgan da yovelTvis Tan gavyvebi Cems meuRles! me gamovTqvi is azri, rom amgvari gadawyvetileba savsebiT eTanxmeba patiosnebisa da samarTlianobis moTxovnilebas. _ naTqvamis damatebiT, _ daiwyo mister mikoberma oficialuri kiloTi, _ movale var SegatyobinoT, rom Cemma iuridiulma gamocdilebam da misis mikoberis keTilgonierma STagonebam migviyvanes dRevandel mdgomareobamde. gaxsovT, ukanaskneli Sexvedris dros misis mikoberi rom laparakobda sazogadoebisadmi rainduli xelTaTmanis gadagdebis Sesaxeb?
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es gegma dauyovnebliv iqna asisruleSi moyvanili gazeTebSi gancxadebebis saSualebiT. xelTaTmani aiRo Cemma megobarma hipma! Tqven uwyiT, ra saocari gamWriaxobiT aris dajildoebuli Cemi megobari hipi da msurs vilaparako mis Sesaxeb mxolod didi pativiscemiT. Cemma megobarma hipma jerjerobiT ar daminiSna garkveuli jamagiri, rogorc Tavis ndobiT aRWurvil klerks, magram sagrZnoblad damexmara da Semimsubuqa Cemi finanasuri mdgomareoba _ Cemi momavali Sromis xelfasis angariSSi. nebas vaZlev Cems Tavs vifiqro, rom amgvari misi angariSi araa Semcdari. mTeli Cemi cxovrebis gamocdileba da mTeli Cemi niWi, _ Tuki bunebam damajildova raime niWiT, _ dReidan savsebiT ekuTvnis Cems megobars _ hips! es sityva ara erTxel iyo Sewyvetili misis mikoberis SeniSvnebiT mister mikoberi-Svilis mousvenari da daudegari moqcevis gamo. igi xan raRac ucnaurad Cakuntdeboda quslebze, xan ise eWira orive xeliT Tavi, TiTqos mxrebidan vardebao, xan fexsa hkravda magidis qveS mister tredelss, xan gadasdebda erT fexs meoreze, xan ise gaiCarxeboda, rac cxadad ewinaRmdegeboda bunebis kanonebs. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi me xmaamouReblad vijeqi, gakvirvebuli mister mikoberis didmniSvnelovani sityvebiT. bolos, mis mikoberma isev daiwyo laparaki. _ cxadia, rom mister mikoberi arafriT ar amcirebs Tavis Rirsebas, rodesac Tanxmdeba am iuridiul dabal Tanamdebobaze. rasakvirvelia, me vsji, rogorc qali, magram mudam im azrisa viyavi, rom mister mikoberi dajildoebulia imiT, rasac cxonebuli mamaCemi iuridiul fantazias uwodebda. araviTari eWvi ar mebadeba imaSi, rom amJamad mister mikoberi gamodis politikuri moRvaweobis farTo asparezze, romelic savsebiT ganaviTarebs mis Tandayolil niWs; rom igi gamarjvebiT gadalaxavs yvela wvrilman dabrkolebas da miaRwevs umaRles saxelsa da xarisxs saxelmwifoebrivi mmarTvelobis kibeze. gulwrfelad darwmunebuli var, rom TviT mister mikoberi, Tavisi iuridiuli fantaziis saSualebiT, arsebuli sinamdvilis iqiT ukve xedavda Tavis Tavs parlamentis Tavmjdomared. man mowyalebis gamometyvelebiT gadaisva xeli motvlepil Tavze da Tqva: _ genacvale! nu davaCqarebT ambebs! Tu miweria mosamarTlis parikis tareba, ukve mzada var, erTgvarad, am warCinebisaTvis, yovel SemTxvevaSi _ cemi garegnobiT mainc! am sityvebTan erTad mister mikoberma erTbaSad gadahkra ori Wiqa punSi, ris gamo misma saxem Rrmaazrovani gamometyveleba miiRo. Semdeg ganagrZo gatacebiT: _ erTi ram kidev maqvs gasakeTebeli ganSorebis am naRvlian ukanasknel wuTSi. Cemma pativcemulma megobarma, mister Tomas tredelsma xeli moawera or Tamasuqs. pirvel SemTxvevaSi mister Tomas tredelsi, Cemi mouldoneli gaWirvebis gamo, mokled rom vTqvaT, xafangSi gaeba. meore valdebulebis vada jer ar damdgara. pirveli valdebulebis Tanxa, Tu ar vcdebi (Tu ar vcdebi, aq mister mikoberma amoiRo jibidan qaRaldi), ocdasam girvanqas, oTx Silings da cxranaxevar penss udris; meore valdebuliebisa aris _ Tvrameti girvanqa, eqvsi Silindi da ori pensi. orive Tanxa, erTad aRebuli, Tu Cemi angariSi sworia, udris ormocdaerT girvanqas, aT Solings da TerTmetnaxevar penss. Cemi megobari koperfildi didad damavalebs, Tu Seiwuxebs Tavs da angariSis jamis siswores gasinjavs. me gavsinje da im daskvnamde mivedi, rom jami swori iyo.
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_ Cemi sindisi aseT autanel simZimes rogor gauZRveboda, neba mimeca Cemi TavisTvis, ise gavsuliyavi dedaqalaqidan, rom ar mimeRo winaswar saTanado zomebi Cemi pativcemuli megobris, Tomas tredelsis dasakmayofileblad, romelmac aRmomiCina megobruli daxmareba, Cemi cxovrebis erT-erT kritikul wuTSi. amitom davamzade mister tredelsisaTvis saTanado sabuTi. umorCilesad vTxov Cems pativcemul megobars, mister Tomas tredelss, miiRos Cemgan xelmowera ormocdaerT girvanqa, aT Silingsa da TerTmetnaxevar pensze. es sabuTi, imedi maqvs, savsebiT aRadgens Cems zneobriv Rirsebas da Cems Tavs bednierad vTvli, rom SemiZlia, isev amayad daviWiro Tavi, rodesac Cems TanamoZmesTan vimyofebi. amis Semdeg mister mikoberma Caabara tredelss xelmowerili baraTi da uTxra, rom usurvebs sicocxleSi yovelgvar sikeTes. darwmunebuli var, rom es ambavi ara marto mister mikoberisaTvis udrida fulis gadaxdas, aramed TviT pativcemuli megobari Tomas tredelsi amgvarive TvalebiT uyurebda am saqmes im dromde, sanam gamocdilebam ar daanaxa, ra gansxvavebaa furcel qaRaldze daweril xelwerilsa da valis namdvilad gadaxdas Sua. amayad da kmayofilebiT aswia mister mikoberma Tavi, rodesac kibeze gvacilebda. Cven megobrulad gamvemSvidobeT erTmaneTs.

Tavi ocdameToTxmete cotaodeni civi wyali ukve erTma kviram gaiara, rac daiwyo Cemi axali cxovreba. dRiTi dRe ufro meti simtkiciT vcdilobdi, gamexorcielebina is Cemi pirvandeli Seudrekeli gadawyvetileba praqtikuli saqmianobis Sesaxeb, romelsac davadeqi papidas kritikuli mdgomareobis gamo. ganvagrZobdi siaruls saocari siswrafiT, momavali warmatebiT aRfrTovanebuli. gadavwyvite, meSroma ukanaskneli Zalis gamolevamde da xeli momekida yovelgvari saqmisTvis, risi gakeTebis Tundac mcireodeni unari aRmomaCndeboda. mzad viyavi, mometana yovelgvari msxverpli da erTxel is azric ki damebada, rom vegetarianeli gavmxdariyavi da mxolod bostneuliT kvebaze gadavsuliyavi. patara doram jer araferi icoda Cemi gadawyvetilebis Sesaxeb, radgan Cems lakoniurs werilebSi metad bundovnad, Tumca metad sevdianad vwerdi amis Sesaxeb. magram ai, ukve moaxlovda meore SabaTi; am SabaTs, saRamos, dora stumrad unda swveoda mis milss. Cven daTqmuli gvqonda winaswar, rom rogorc ki mister milsi wavidoda klubSi banqos saTamaSod, uxilavi xeli gadmosdgamda gaias sastumro oTaxis Sua fanjaraSi da es iqneboda CemTvis niSani, rom ukve SemiZlia mivide mis milsTan Cais dasalevad. am xnis ganmavlobaSi Cveni ojaxuri saqmeebi bukingemis quCaze ase Tu ise mowesrigda. mister diki umagaliTo bejiTobiT ganagrZobda Sromas iuridiuli sabuTebis gadaweraze. Sinaur saqmeebSi sagrZnobi gaumjobeseba moxda, ise rom gaRaribebis magivrad TiTqos gavmdidrdi kidec. gonebamaxvilma yovelgvar gamogonebaSi, papidam, Cems kabinetad gadaaqcia bneli sakuWnao da miyida asakeci logini, gamarTuli imrigad, rom dRis ganmavlobaSi igi warmoadgenda wignis karadis magvar nivTs. me viyavi misi
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mzrunvelobisa da dedobrivi yuradRebis erTaderTi sagani. TviT sakuTar dedasac ar SeeZlo metad hyvareboda erTaderTi Svili. yvela Cemi saWiroeba gaTvaliswinebuli iyo, yvela survili gagebuli, da iSviaTi komfortiT vtkbebodi. pegoti, rasakvirvelia, did monawileobas iRebda yvela am saqmeSi da papidam aRWurva igi udidesi ndobiT, ase rom, isini saukeTeso megobrebi gaxdnen, Tumca Cems gadias, Zvelis mogonebiT, cotaTi kidev eSinoda mis betsisa. magram bolos dadga dRe, rodesac pegotim daamTavra yvela Tavisi saqme da saxlSi unda wasuliyo, iarmauTSi. _ mSvidobiT, barkis! _ uTxra papidam gamoTxovebisas. _ verasodes warmovidgendi, rom ase damenaneboda TqvenTan ganSoreba. me gavacile pegoti diliJansebis kantoraSi. _ ah, Cemo TvalisCino, devi! _ miTxra pegotim. _ ai axla Sen jer swavlaSi xar, Cemo kargo, da vici, xSirad dagWirdeba fuli; Semdeg, rodesac mowyobas daiwyeb, fuli ufro metad dagWirdeba. vin unda gaZlios, Tu ara me, Senma sulelma, beberma gadiam? ar daiviwyo es, geTayva, devi! vinaidan am mxriv srulebiT ar viyavi uzrunvelyofili, vupasuxe, rom Tu sesxeba damWirdeba, rasakvirvelia, visesxeb Cemi keTili gadiasagan. aman didad gaaxara da anugeSa pegoti, TiTqos ukve daveTanxme ameRo misgan didi Tanxa. _ ai, kidev ra, Cemo kargo! _ CamCurCula pegotim. _ uTxari Sens patara mSveniers, rom Zalian, Zalian minda misi naxva, erTi wuTiT mainc, da uTxari isic, rom Tqveni qorwilis win vkisrulob Tqveni saxlis dalagebas. ise mogiwyobT, rogorc saTamaSos, Tuki nebas momcemT. me gamovucxade, rom Cemi gadias garda aravis eqneba ufleba gabedos Cveni momavali binis dalageba. pegotis uzomod gauxarda es dapireba da mSvenier gunebaze wavida saxlSi. mTeli dRis manZilze doqtorTa kolegiaSi ocnebis koSkebsa vqmnidi. saRamoc moaxlovda da daniSnuls vadaze gavCndi nacnob quCaze. mister milsi, romelsac saZageli Cveuleba hqonda nasadilevs Zilisa, jer ar amdgariyo, ise rom, sastumro oTaxis Sua fanjaraSi jer ar idga paemanis galia. bolos, rogorc iyo, igi wavida Tavis klubSi da patara doram sakuTari xeliT Camohkida galia Sua fanjaraSi, gamoixeda aivanze da imwamsve oTaxSi Seirbina, rogorc ki daminaxa. dora damxvda sastumro oTaxis karebSi. jipi gamwarebuli yefiT momvarda, rogorc avazaks, doram xelSi aiyvana igi da Cven SevediT oTaxSi sruli bednierebi, erTmaneTiT kmayofilni. magram male, Cemda uneburad, davarRvie Cveni saerTo sixaruli, rodesac srulebiT moulodnelad pirdapir vkiTxe doras _ SeuZlia Tu ara mas Seiyvaros Rataki? sabralo dora! Ratakis ideasTan mis patara TavSi dakavSirebuli iyo gayviTlebuli saxe, Cacvenili, usicocxlo Tvalebi, gawewili Tmebi, WuWyiani CaCi, yavarjeni, xis fexi da sxva amgvari saSineleba. mis TvalebSi, romelnic momCerebodnen, umSvenieresi gaoceba gamoixata. _ rogor bedavT aseTi suleluri kiTxvebis mocemas? _ SesZaxa doram da gaibuta. _ Ratakis siyvaruli! _ dora, Cemo kargo! _ vuTxari me. _ es Rataki me var! _ rogor bedavT amgvari suleluri zRaprebis mogonebas! _ gajavrda dora da xelze damartya. _ vubrZaneb jips, rom gikbinoT!
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_ dora! Cemo sicocxlev! me var Seni gaRatakebuli daviTi! _ geubnebiT, rom vubrZaneb jips, dagkbinoT Tqveni suleluri xumrobisaTvis! magram iseTi seriozuli saxe mqonda, rom doram naRvlianad damado mxarze Tavisi pawawina, mTrTolvare xeli. igi jer aRelda, SeSinda, Semdeg ki mware tirili daiwyo. me daviCoqe savraZlis win, vealersebodi Cems sacoles da vemudarebodi, ar daefliTa Cemi guli. pawawa dora isev tiroda da ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi misi piridan mxolod nawyvetnawyveti sityvebi ismoda. ah! ah! da oh! rogor SemeSinda! da ra iqna julia milsi! ah! wamiyvaneT julia milsTan! da wadiT, momcildiTo. sasowarkveTlebaSi Cavvardi. bolos, didi xvewnisa da mudaris Semdeg, doram Semomxeda SeSinebulma; magram TandaTan SiSi gahqra da mis saxeze mxolod siyvaruliRa gamoixata. maSin movexvie yelze da vuTxari, rom miyvars uzomod, da rom, miuxedavad amisa, axla, rodesac gavRaribdi, mzad var gavaTavisuflo Tavisi pirobisagan. dae man sxva saqmro airCios, Tu unda; maSin me aucileblad movkvdebi. magram mainc bednieri viqnebi, Tu Cven isev ise daniSnulebi davrCebiT. siRaribe ar maSinebs srulebiT, radgan xeli maqvs mtkice, goneba _ naTeli da guli, doras mier aRfrTovanebuli, _ anTebuli uzomo vaJkacobiT, rac mxolod SeyvarebulTaTvis aris SesaZlebeli! da ra saTmelia, sakuTari SromiT SeZenili lukmapuri gacilebiT ufro tkbilia da gemrieli, vidre is mdidruli sadili, romelic wilad xvdeba xolme vinme muqTaxoras. didxans vlaparakobdi am saganze da Cemi mWermetyveleba, Cemda gansacvifreblad, swrafi nakaduliviT gadmosCqefda Cemi piridan. _ maS isev me mekuTvnis Seni guli, Cemo dora? _ vkiTxe bolos, rodesac davrwmundi, rom dadebiT pasuxs miviRebdi, radgan igi sul ufro da ufro mekvroda. _ o, diax, diax! Sen da sxvas aravis! _ SesZaxa doram. _ oRond nu iqnebi aseTi saSineli! _ me _ saSineli? dora! _ maS risTvis laparakob siRaribeze, Sromaze, _ miTxra doram da magrad momekra. _ nu laparakob! nu laparakob! _ ah, Cemo kargo! _ vuTxari me. _ SromiT naSovni lukma... _ kidev, kidev! _ wamoiZaxa doram udidesi mouTmenlobiT. _ nuras gamagonebT am lukmebze! ra lukmebia? doras bavSvurma gamoucdelobam aRtacebaSi momiyvana, magram, miuxedavad amisa, vgrZnobdi, ramdenad daSorebuli iyo is praqtikul cxovrebas. Cemi guli, SromisTvis aRfrTovanebuli, cota ar iyos, daibinda im azriT, rom SeuZlebeli iyo dorasTvis gadamedo es gataceba. mainc erTxel kidev vcade: _ Cemo kargo! SemiZlia seriozulad gelaparako? _ ah, geTayva, nu melaparakebi1 _ miTxra doram Semdegi kiloTi. _ Sen maSineb, devi! _ kargi, genacvale, aq saSiSi araferia, garwmuneb. me mxolod minda, rom Sen SeeCvio fiqrs am saganze. minda cot-cota migaCvio Cvens mdgomareobas, dora! _ ah, gaCumdi, gaCumdi, gTxov! _ SesZaxa doram. _ es xom saSinelebaa, saSineleba! _ ara, Cemo kargo, srulebiTac ara, _ vupasuxe mxiarulad. _ Sen rom am azriT Caixedo zogjer mamaSenis saojaxo davTarSi da ecado, nel-nela SeCvio... magaliTad, Sinauri xarjebis angariSs... da rom SegeZlos,
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magaliTad, momce piroba, rom waikiTxav samzareulo wigns, romelsac giyidi, es Cven, orives, did sargeblobas mogvitans. Cven sakuTari ZalRoniT unda gavikafoT gza win, cxovrebaSi. vaJkacoba, gambedaoba da sulis simtkice aucilebelia CvenTvis. auarebeli dabrkolebani arseboben Cven saerTo gzaze; mxned unda davuxvdeT maT da uSiSrad gadavlaxoT isini! me gamitaca sakuTarma mWermetyvelebam; gaqanebuli mivqrodi am gziT, ise rom, saxe amenTo da xelebi TavisTavad momekumSa muStebad. magram araviTari saWiroeba ar moiTxovda aseT gatacebas; sakmarisad vilaparake saqmis xelaxla gasafuWeblad _ mas ise eSinia! ah, ra iqna julia milsi! oh! Tavi daanebeT mas, RvTis gulisaTvis! axla ki momeCvena, rom sabolood movkali dora. me civ wyals vapkurebdi saxeze. daviCoqe mis win, sasowarkveTiT Sepyrobili Tmebs viglejdi da vuwodebdi Cems Tavs ugrZnobelsa da Seubralebel mxecs. cremliT vemudarebodi patiebas da vexvewebodi, erTxel mainc Semoexedna CemTvis. gulsaklavi sevdiT savsem, gadavaqoTe mis milsis samuSao yuTi, sadac surnelebas veZebdi; magram surnelebis magivrad wamovida nemsebi da daeyara doras Tavze da mxrebze. Cems sasowarkveTilebas sazRvari ar hqonda da bundovnad vgrZnobdi, rom gonebas vkargavdi. bolos oTaxSi mis milsi Semovida. _ es vin Caidina? _ mkacrad ikiTxa mis milsma da Tan Tavis megobars exmareboda. _ me, mis mils! me Cavidine es! me var damnaSave! me var borotmoqmedi! kidev mravali amgvari sisulele warmovTqvi. bolos, baliSi mivifare saxeze da dauZlurebuli mivegde sofaze. TviT keTilma bedma gamomigzavna mis milsi _ Cven sanugeSod da dasamSvideblad. mokled vuambe mas ubeduri cvlilebis Sesaxeb Cems mdgomareobaSi; igi swrafad mixvda yvelafers da erT wuTSi daamSvida dora, rodesac auxsna, rom me srulebiT ar vapirebdi ubralo Sav muSad dadgomas. amgvari ganmarteba aucilebeli iyo, radgan doram is daskvna gamoitana Cemi sityvebidan, rom ukve dRiur muSad davdeqi foraniT qviSis sazidavad. male Cven Soris mSvidobianoba Camovarda. rodesac dora gavida Tvalebis mosabanad, mis milsma daureka moaxles da ubrZana Cai moerTmiaT. visargeble am droiT da gamovucxade mis milss, rom igi Cveni erTguli megobaria, da rom maSinac ki, rodesac Cemi guli mtvrad iqceva civ samareSi, ar daiviwyebs mis TanagrZnobas da gulkeTilobas. amis Semdeg saocari siadviliT avuxseni mis milss yovelive is, rasac aqamde yovlad uSedegod vcdilobdi amexsna dorasTvis. julia milsma mipasuxa moralistis toniT, rom Raribi qoxi, aRsavse siamovnebiT, gacilebiT ukeTesia, vidre civi palatebi _ amao simdidriT. `sadac siyvarulia _ iq yvelaferia!~ _ daamTavra mis milsma. rodesac Cai moitanes, doram ubrZana jips ukana fexebze dadgoma, rom mieRo misgan Semwvari puris naWeri. rodesac jipi gajiutda, doram cxvirTan miutana cxeli Caidani, ise rom, jipi iZulebuli gaxda damorCileboda. es mSvenieri suraTi iyo. rogor SeiZleboda amis Semdeg misi SeSineba raime samzareulo wigniT? rasakvirvelia, es yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo, da Cems Tavs mtarvalad vgrZnobdi. Cais Semdeg gitara gaCnda, da doram ise mSvenivrad Seasrula Zveli franguli simRerebi, rom fexebi uneburad cekvavdnen da Cvenc vimeorebdiT: `tra-la-la-la, tra-la-la-la!~ erTxel kidev vigrZeni Cemi Tavi mtarvalad, romelic yovelgvari sasjelis Rirsia.
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saerTo mxiaruleba Sewyda mxolod Cemi stumrobis bolos da es iseve Cemive mizeziT. mis milsma rogorRac xvalindeli dila axsena; me SevniSne, srulebiT udrood, rom axla iZulebuli var, viSromo, da Cveulebrivad xuT saaTze vdgebi. ar vici, ra azri daebada doras am sityvebis gamo, _ Ramis guSagi vegone, Tu sxva amgvari ram, oRond am sityvebma udidesi sTabeWdileba moaxdina doraze, amis Semdeg mas aRar daukravs da aRarc umReria. es azri mTeli saRamos ganmavlobaSi awuxebda da, rodesac veTxovebodi, miTxra nazi da alersiani xmiT, rogorc Cveulebrivad dedofalas elaparakebian. _ nu dgebi xuT saaTze, umsgavso biWo! es sisulelea! _ sxvafriv SeuZlebelia, genacvale, unda viSromo! _ miqarvaa, srulebiT ar aris saWiro! _ mipasuxa man. _ ra saWiroa Sroma! am mSvenieri, gaocebuli saxis Semyures, mxolod mxiaruli kiloTi da xumrobiT SemeZlo pasuxis gacema. me vuTxari, rom Sroma CvenTvis aucilebelia. _ fi! ra sasaciloa! _ mipasuxa doram. _ maS sxvafriv rogor vicxovroT, dora? _ vuTxari me. _ rogor? ra sakiTxavia! rogorme! _ mipasuxa doram. me miyvarda dora da ganvagrZobdi mis siyvaruls; magram Sromasac ganvagrZobdi dauzogavad, ramdenadac es SesaZlebelia Seyvarebuli ymawvili kacisTvis. miuxedavad amisa, xSirad SuaRamisas meRviZeboda xolme gulis fancqaliT, magondeboda doras SiSi da, rodesac vufiqrdebodi yovelive amas, ise meCveneboda, TiTqos Tmebi miTeTrdeboda da guli miberdeboda. Tavi ocdameTxuTmete moulodneli dabrkoleba erTxel, rodesac, Cveulebisamebr, doqtorTa kolegiaSi gavemarTe, talanSi mister spenlo Semxvda. igi araCveulebrivad moRuSuli iyo da raRacas elaparakeboda Tavis Tavs. man ar mipasuxa salamze, amayad Semomxeda da mkacrad mibrZana gavyoliliyavi. davemorCile da imwamsve mTel tanSi uneburi TrTolva vigrZeni. gulSi mware winaTgrZnoba damebada, rom man gaigo rame Cemi da doras damokidebulebis Sesaxeb. Cemi winaTgrZnoba mkacr sinamdviled gadaiqca, rodesac man amiyvana zemo sarTulSi da iq, erT-erT oTaxSi, romelSic Cven SevediT, mis mordstoni davinaxe. mis mordstonma gamomiwoda yinuliviT civi brWyalebi da gaSeSebuli dajda uaxloes skamze. mister spenlom daketa kari da gaCerda xaliCaze, buxris win. _ gaisarjeT, mis mordston, _ daiwyo mister spenlom, _ uCveneT mister koperfilds, ra gaqvT CanTaSi. mis mordstonma foladis balTasaviT mokuma tuCebi, gaxsna CanTa da amoiRo Cemi ukanaskneli werili dorasadmi. _ es Tqveni xelia, mister koperfild? _ mkiTxa mister spenlom. _ Cemi, ser.
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am dros mis mordstonma amoiRo CanTidan mTeli dasta werilebisa, Sekruli cisferi Zvirfasi lentiT, da gamomiwoda. _ unda gamovtyde, _ daiwyo mis mordstonma, _ rom didi xania eWvi damebada mis spenlosa da mister koperfildis urTierTobis Sesaxeb. Tvalyurs vadevnebdi maT ganuwyvetliv, maTi pirveli Sexvedridanve, da unda mogaxsoenoT, rom pirvelive sTabeWdileba, romelic moaxdina Cemze mis spenlos da daviT koperfildis daaxloebam, arafers sasiamovcnos ar Seicavda. msurda sabuTidan damemtkicebina Cemi eWvi, magram Cemi cda didxans darCa unayofod. rodesac davbrundi Cemi Zmis qorwilis Semdeg, _ ganagrZobda mis mordstoni uaRresi aRSfoTebis kiloTi, _ SevniSne, rom mis spenlos, romelic im xanebSi stumrad iyo Tavis megobar mis milsTan, uwindelze ufro ucnaurad uWiravs Tavi; Cemi eWvi gaZlierda da meti gulmodginebiT Sevudeqi mis spenlos yurisgdebas. sabralo patara dora! rogor mogividoda fiqrad, rom am veSapis Tvalebi giTvalTvalebda dauRalavad, maradJams! _ miuxedavad amisa, wuxandel Ramemdis ver mepovna veraviTari damamtkicebeli sabuTi, _ ganagrZobda mis mordstoni. _ Tumca Zalian saeWvod meCveneboda, rom mis spenlo ise xSirad iRebda werilebs Tavisi megobris, milsisagan, magram vinaidan megobroba am qalTan nebadarTuli iyo mamamisis mier, Cems Tavs nebas ar vaZlevdi, Cavreuliyavi maTs saqmeSi. wuxel saRamos, Cais Semdeg, SevniSne, rom patara finia darboda sastumroSi da Tan raRac nivTs daTrevda. me vuTxari mis spenlos: `dora! ra uWiravs pirSi tTqvens ZaRls? mgoni raRac qaRaldia~. mis spenlom imwamsve Caiyo xeli ubeSi, Sehyvira da gamoudga ZaRls. me SevaCere da vuTxari: `dora, Cemo megobaro, neba miboZe, me gamovarTva!~ o, jip! saZagelo jip! maS Sen gaeci Cveni saidumlo! _ meSinoda, rom ZaRli mikbenda, magram, rasakvirvelia, arafrad Cavagde xifaTi da _ sabuTi Cems xelSi gaCnda! rodesac wavikiTxe, mivmarTe wyromiT mis spenlos da advilad davumtkice, rom ueWvelia, mas mravali unda hqonoda amgvari werili. amis Sedegia, rom mis spenlom gadmomca werilebis dasta, romelic axla daviT koperfildis xelSia. amiT dasrulda misi sityva. mis mordstonma daketa CanTa, mokuma piri da mkacri gamomeyvelebis Seucvlelad moemzada, rogorc Canda, yovelgvari ieriSis ukusagdebad. _ Tqven moismineT mis mordstonis moxseneba, _ miTxra mister spenlom. _ ra SegiZliaT sTqvaT Tavis gasamarTleblad, mister koperfild, sTqviT! _ me ar SemiZlia Tavis gamarTleba, ser! damrCenia mxolod gamovtyde, rom mtTeli brali am SemTxvevaSi me medeba. dora... _ mis spenlo, Tu inebebT, _ Semawyvetina doras mamam mediduri kiloTi. _... Cems mier iyo darigebuli, _ ganvagrZe me, rodesac Cavylape es civi SeniSvna, _ me vurCie, daemala Tqvengan es saidumlo, da axla mwared vnanob. _ Tqven uaRresi gakicxvis Rirsi xarT, ser, _ miTxra mister spenlom. _ Tqven uweso da ugvano saqcieli ikisreT, mister koperfild! _ vgrZnob amas, ser, garwmunebT, _ vupasuxe me, _ magram arasodes ar mifiqria es winaT, arasodes. patiosan sityvas gaZlevT, mister spenlo, rom amaze arasodes mifiqria uwin. me ise miyvarda mis spenlo... _ fi, ra sisulelea! _ miTxra mister spenlom da gawiTlda sibrazisagan. _ pirSi mainc nu melaparakebiT, mister koperfild, rom giyvarT Cemi qali!
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_ maS riTi SemiZlia gavamarTlo Cemi saqcieli ser? _ vuTxari me mokrZalebiT. _ yvelaze naklebad _ raRac suleluri siyvaruliT. _ mipasuxa mister spenlom. _ miiReT Tu ara mxedvelobaSi Tqveni da Cemi qalis wlovaneba, ser? ifiqreT Tu ara mis mdgomareobaze sazogadoebaSi, Cems survilsa da imedebze misi amaRlebis gamo, da im anderZis Sesaxeb, romelic mis sasargeblod unda Sedgeniliyo? da saerTod, ras fiqrobdiT, mister koperfild? yovelive es sisulelea! rac ufro male gaTavdeba suleluri saqme, miT ukeTesia, aiReT eg werilebi da cecxlSi CayareT. momeciT mis spenlos werilebi, me Cavyri cecxlSi. Tqven mixvdebiT, rom Cveni momavali damokidebuleba dReidan mxolod kantoriT ganisaRvreba. arc erTi sityva momxdaris Sesaxeb. Tqven Wkviani adamiani xarT, mister koperfild, da maSasadame, gesmiT, rogor unda moiqceT. daviviwyoT es usiamovno ambavi! ara! CemTvis SeuZlebeli iyo amaze daTanxmeba. didad vwuxdi, magram Cems movaleobad mimaCnda, yovelgvari angariSis gareSe davmdgariyavi, civi gonebis yovelgvari darigeba ukumegdo. siyvaruli mTavaria! miyvarda dora mTeli suliTa da guliT da dorasac vuyvardi. Sevarbile SeZlebisamebr Cemi sityvebi, amgram azri swored is iyo, rom arafris gulisaTvis ar SemeZlo dameviwyebina dora! ueWvelia, Zalian sasacilo viyavi; miuxedavad amisa, mtkice gadawyvetileba, cxadia, mkafiod iyo aRbeWdili Cemi saxis yovel nakvTSi. _ Zalian kargi, mister koperfild! _ miTxra mister spenlom. _ maSin unda gamovcado Cemi gavlena Cems qalze! xangrZlivi siCume Camovarda da aRar vicodi _ davrCeniliyavi Tu gavsuliyavi. bolos, neli nabijiT gavwie karebisaken da vagrZnobine, rom Cemi iq yofna usargebloa; magram mister spenlom Caiyo orive xeli frakis jibeebSi, risTvisac didi Sroma dasWirda, da miTxra xazgasmiT, gadaWriT, metismetad seriozuli kiloTi: _ Tqven, rasakvirvelia, iciT, mister koperfild, rom me ar var moklebuli amqveyniur sikeTes da rom mis spenlo, Cemi uaxloesi naTesavi, Zvirfasia CemTvis. me siswrafiT vupasuxe am kiTxvaze da daveSure meTqva, xom ar ebadeba eWvi mister spenlos Cemi angarebis Sesaxeb. _ me arafers amgvars ar vambob, _ miTxra mister spenlom, _ TqvenTvisac da yvela CvenTvisac ukeTesi iqneboda, rom Tqven gqonodaT es angariSi... ese igi, ser, Tqven ar gaetacneT bavSvur grZnobebs. ara, me Tqven srulebiT sxva mizniT gekiTxebiT. iciT Tu ara, rom Cemi qoneba anderZiT Cemi qalis xelSi gadava? _ diax! aseTi azri Zalian bunebrivia. _ ai, Tqven doqtorTa kolegiaSi msaxurobT, _ ganagrZo mister spenlom, _ da, masasadme, SegeZloT darwmunebuliyaviT yoveldRiuri dakvirvebiT, rogori xSiria SemTxveva, rom adamiani, Seuwynarebeli daufiqreblobis gamo, yuradRebas ar aqcevs Tavis uwmindes movaleobas, romelic TiTqos mudam pirvel rigSi unda idgas. Tqven, rasakvirvelia, ar fiqrobT, mister koperfild, rom am SemTxvevaSi mec iseTive daufiqrebeli viyavi, rogorc sxvebi? me Tavi davukari. _ diax, ser. yvela Cemi gankarguleba winaswarve gacemulia. warmoudgenelic aris, rom sxvafriv yofiliyo, _ miTxra mister spenlom dinjad, Tavis qneviT da Tan xan erT fexs eyrdnoboda, xan meores. _ da
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Tqven gesmiT, rasakvirvelia, rom raime bavSvur saqciels ar SeuZlia gamocvalos Cemi gegmebi Cemi Svilis Sesaxeb; celqoba celqobad darCeba, ese igi _ sisuleled, sigiJed; magram Tu, miuxedavad yovelive amisa, es bavSvuri ambavi seriozul xasiaTs miiRebs, iZulebuli viqnebi movmarTo yovelgvar zomebs da mTel Cems gavlenas Cems Svilze, raTa gadavarCino igi suleluri Secdomis Sedegisagan. raRac simSvide aRbeWdvoda am dros mis saxes, rac mzis Casvlis suraTs mogagonebdaT. igi iseT naTels, netar sulier ganwyobilebaSi imyofeboda, rom SeuZlebeli iyo misi cqera auRelveblad. cxadi iyo, rom misi sicocxle aRuSfoTebel da aumRvrevel nakadiviT miemarTeboda, da rom ukve didi xania, mtkice safuZvelze daamyara Tavisi amqveyniuri saqmeebi. mister spenlo, rogor Canda, TviTonve grZnobda amas am wuTSi, da me cremlebic ki SevniSne mis Tvalebze. magram me ra meqna? uars xom ar vityodi doraze? rodesac man miTxra, rom erT kviras maZlevs yvela am sakiTxis mosagvareblad, iZulebuli viyavi mimeRo es winadadeba, Tumca winaswarve viyavi darwmunebuli, rom mTeli aTaseuli kvirebi araviTar cvlilebas ar sSeitandnen Cems grZnobaSi. _ manamde ki hkiTxeT rCeva mis trotvuds an sxva romelsame pirs, visac esmis raime cxovrebisa, _ miTxra miser spenlom da sayelo gaiswora orive xeliT. _ Tqvens gankargulebaSi mTeli kviraa, mister koperfild. Tavi davukari da daveSure oTaxidan gamosvlas. Cemi suli sasowarkveTilebiT iyo Sepyrobili, magram guli Seuryeveli simtkiciT mqonda savse. rodesac kantoraSi davbrundi, xeli vtace kalams da saSineli werili mivwere mister spenlos. vemudarebodi, Seebralebina es nazi da saTuTi yvavili, da, saerTod, ramdenadac maxsovs, im kiloTi vwerdi, TiTqos igi doras mama ki ar iyo, aramed boroti jadoqari an veSapi. davbeWde es werili da davude kabinetSi. rodesac igi dabrunda, odnav gaRebul karebSi davinaxe, rom aiRo Cemi werili da waikiTxa. mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi mister spenlos xma ar gaucia CemTvis, magram saRamos, samsaxuris gaTavebis win, mixmo Tavis kabinetSi da miTxra, rom tyuilad vRebulob Cems Tavze Sromas, vizruno misi qalis bednierebisaTvis. misi sityviT, ukve moeswro dorasTan molaparakeba da daejerebina, rom yovelive es sisulelea da sxva araferi. igi metad lmobier mamad sTvlida Tavis Tavs (es marTlac ase iyo) da gadaWriT gamomicada, ar gaqvs araviTari sabuTi, Sewuxde amis gamoo. _ Tu gajiutdebiT, _ SeniSna mister spenlom, _ imas miaRwevT, rom isev sazRvargareT gamagzavninebT Cems Svils ramdenime xniT; magram ukeTesi azris var Tqvenze. imedi maqvs, ramdenime dRis Semdeg moisazrebT yvelafers da daWkviandebiT. saxlSi dabrunebisas yvelaferi gulaxdilad vuambe papidas, magram miuxedavad imisi damamSvidebeli laparakisa, mainc sasowarkveTilebiT viyavi Sepyrobili. igi sasowarkveTileba Tan gamyva gaRviZebisas da diliT, saxlidan gamosvlisas. SabaTi iyo da pirdapir doqtorTa kolegiaSi gavemarTe. rodesac kantoras mivuaxlovdi, gaocebiT SevniSne misi Sesavali karis win gazeTebis gamyidvelebi, romlebic raRacas laparakobdnen erTmaneTSi, da ramdenime usaqmuri avara, romlebic daxurul fanjaras Sehyurebdnen. avuCqare nabijs da swrafad Cavuare am brbos gverdiT. yvela mosamsaxure kantoraSi iyo, magram aravin arafers ar akeTebda.
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_ diax, saSineli ubedurebaa, mister koperfild, _ miTxra erTma maTganma Cemi SesvlisTanave. _ ra iyo? _ Sevyvire me. _ ra moxda? _ gana ar iciT? _ ara, _ vTqvi da Tvali gadavavle iq myofT. _ mister spenlo... _ ra mouvida? _ gardaicvala! momeCvena, TiTqos kedlebi aTamaSdnen da datrialdnen Cems win. skamze damsves, wyali damalevines. ramdenma xanma gaiara am aurzaurSi, ar vici. _ gardaicvala? _ gavimeore me. _ guSin man isadila qalaqSi, _ miTxra ufrosma mosamsaxurem tifim, _ da nasadilevs marto wavida etliT; meetles ki ubrZana, diliJansiT wamosuliyo, rogorc es xSirad uwinac uqnia. etli dabrunda saxlSi carieli, upatronod. _ cxenebma gaitanes? _ ara mgonia. cxenebi Cveulebrivze metad ar iyvnen gaxurebulni, rodesac TavlasTan gaCerdnen, magram aRvirebi dawyvetili hqondaT, ueWvelia, imitom, rom boloebi miwaze eTreoda. imwamsve mTeli saxli fexze dadga da sami mosamsaxure wavida patronis saZebnelad. maT ipoves igi agarakidan erTi milis siSoreze, eklesiis galavnis axlos. igi iwva gzis piras pirdamxobili. SesaZlebelia, etlidan gadmovarda, rodesac dambla daeca, anda TviTon gadmovida, rodesac igrZno avadmyofobis moaxloeba. imwamsve moiwvies eqimebi, magram samkurnalo daxmareba ukve usargeblo iyo. ar SemiZlia avwero is sulieri mRelvareba, romelSic Camagdo am cnobam. grZnobas ver warmoedgina, rom es SesaZlebeli iyo! ai misi skami da magida Tavis Zvel adgilas, kabinetSi; ai, misi sakuTari xeliT dawerili xelnaweri magidaze; ase geCvenebodaT, rom axlave gaiReba kari, mister spenlo Semova da Zveleburad Seudgeba Tavis Cveulebriv saqmeebs. vgrZnobdi, rom mamis sikvdili amomSlida doras fiqrebidan, da vitanjebodi raRac ucnauri, mwvave SuriT misi mwuxarebisadmi. mwyinda, rom dora sxvaTa winaSe hRvrida cremlebs da sxvebi anugeSebdnen mas. mindoda, yvelani momeSorebina dorasTvis am bedkrul dros da me mWeroda gansakuTrebuli adgili mis gulSi. mister jorkinsi, romelic wasuli iyo norvudSi, ramdenime dRis Semdeg dabrunda kantoraSi. is da tifi Caiketnen kabinetSi, sadac ramdenime wuTis Semdeg mec damiZaxes. _ mobrZandiT, ser, _ miTxra mister jorkinsma, _ ai, Cven vsinjavT karadas, magidis ujrebs da yvela sxva adgils sadac micvalebuli debda Tavis qaraldebs. Cven vbeWdavT mis kerZo miwer-moweras da veZebT anderZs, magram jerjerobiT am sabuTis kvalsac ver mivageniT. dagvexmareT, mister koperfild! Cven dauyovnebliv SevudeqiT Zebnas. mister jorkinsi aRebda ujrebs da iRebda iqidan qaRaldebs. Cven gadavaTvaliereT da davluqeT auarebeli sabuTebi da isev iseTi fusfusiT ganvagrZobdiT ujrebis Cxrekas. _ me mgonia, rom mas srulebiTac ar dautovebia anderZi, _ Tqva uecrad mister jorkinsma. _ o, ara, ser! _ vupasuxe swrafad, _ me vici, rom anderZi damzadebulia. orivem gaocebiT Semomxeda.
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_ swored im dRes, rodesac ukanasknelad vnaxe mister spenlo, _ ganvagrZe me, _ man miTxra, rom misi anderZi Sedgenilia da yvela misi saqmeebi winaswar wesrigSia moyvanili. _ keTili mister koperfild! Tqven rom imdeni gemsaxuraT doqtorTa kolegiaSi, ramdenic me, gecodinebodaT mravali gamocdilebiT, rogor msubuqad da daufiqreblad iqceva xalxi amgvar saqmeebSi. _ ah ras brZanebT! _ SevZaxe me. _ mister spenlom swored amgvari sityvebiT ilaparaka im ukanasknel dRes am sagnis Sesaxeb! _ maSasadame, Zebnac zedmetia! darwmunebuli var, rom anderZi Sesrulebuli ar aris! me uzomod gamaoca amgvarma ucnaurobam, magram namdvilad aRmoCnda, rom anderZi marTlac ar iyo Sedgenili. mister spenlos arc ki ufiqria mis Sesaxeb, rac cxadad Canda misi qaRaldebidan, radgan maTSi ar moipoveboda araviTari niSani, araviTari kvali, araviTari miTiTeba rame amgvar iuridiul sabuTze. aranakleb viyavi gakvirvebui im garemoebiT, rom mister spenlos saqmeebi saSinlad awewil-dawewili aRmoCnda. cotcotaobiT gamoirkva, rom gansvenebuli proqtori xarjavda gacilebiT mets, vidre iRebda, da misi qonebrivi mdgomareoba Seryeuli iyo yovelnairad da yovelmxriv, ise rom, bolos, mTeli misi uZravi da moZravi qoneba norvudSi gaiyida sajaro vaWrobiT. es samwuxaro ambebi gamoirkva eqvsi kviris ganavlobaSi. mTel am xanSi iseT tanjvaSi viyavi, rom seriozulad gadavwyvite Tavis mokvla. mqonda kidec mizezi! mis milsi mwerda, rom sabralo pawawa dora mudam, rogorc ki axsenebda Cems saxels, erTsa da imaves imeorebda: `o, Cemo sabralo mama! o, sayvarelo mama!~ imave wyarodan Sevityve, rom doras mTeli naTesaoba Sedgeboda ori mamidisagan _ mister spenlos debisagan. isini martodmartoni cxovrobdnen londonis erT-erT midamoSi, putniSi, da mravali wlis ganmavlobaSi ar enaxaT TavianTi Zma. `CxubiT _ ar waCxubebulan, _ mwerda mis milsi, _ srulebiTac ara! magram ai, ra ambavi moxda. rodesac doras naTlavdnen, mister spenlom dahpatiJa Tavisi debi Caize, maSin rodesac debi sadilze dapatijebas moelodnen. amis gamo orive dam werilobiT SemouTvala, rom ukeTesi iqneboda, Tu isini saxlSi darCebian da arc Caize da arc sadilad ar mivlen. asec moxda. amis Semdeg da-Zmebi aRar Sexvedrian erTmaneTs sicocxleSi~. am SemTxvevaSi orive dam Tavi daaneba gandegilobas da winadadeba misces doras, gadasuliyo maTTan sacxovreblad putniSi. dora moexvia maT, Caexuta da SesZaxa tiriliT: _ o, diax, Zvirfaso mamidebo! wamiyvaneT TqvenTan, mec, julia milsic, jipic, yvelani wagviyvaneT putniSi! rogor da ranairad myofnida dro imisaTvis, rom putniSic mevlo, ver vityvi, radgan TviTonac ar vici; magram davxetialobdi am midamoebSi TiTqmis yoevldRe. mis milsi zedmiwevniT asrulebda megobris movaleobas da amitom dRiurs awarmoebda. Cven vxvdebodiT erTmaneTs drodadro da igi mikiTxavda Tavisi kalmis nawarmoebs. magram Tu mis milss ar ecala, maSin saxlSi mimqonda dRiuri da iq vkiTxulobdi. advili warmosadgenia, rogor vafasebdi am saunjes. momyavs zogierTi adgili mis milsis dRiuridan: `orSabaTi. dora saSinlad naRvlobs, tiris da qviTinebs. Tavi stkiva. jips ucqira _ SeniSna, rom Zalian kriala bewvi aqvs. moualersa.

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gaRviZebulma mogonebam agxsna dafaruli sevdis nakadi. axali cremlebi. (cremlebi! _ xom ar SeiZleba vuwodoT maT gulis nami? j.m.) `samSabaTi. dora sustad aris da nerviulobs. fermkrTalia, magram mSvenieria (mTvarec xom asea! jm). doram, jipma da julia milsma iseirnes karetiT. jipma Sehyefa karetis fanjridan muSas, romelic gzas hgvida da aman Rimili gamoiwvia misi diasaxlisis fermkrTal saxeze (ra susti rgolebisagan Sedgeba Cveni sicocxlis jaWvi! j.m.). `oTxSabaTi. dora SedarebiT mxiarulad aris. vumRere mas nazi hangi: `saRamos zari~. magram sanugeSod ar imoqmeda. metismetad aaSkaravebs mgrZnobiarobas. damxvda oTaxSi marto, Tvalcremliani. wavukiTxe Sesaferi leqsi, sadac ymawvili qali SvelTan aris Sedarebuli. unayofod. `xuTSabaTi. momjobinebis cxadi niSnebi etyoba. ufro mxiarulia da damSvidebuli. Zili uSfoTveli da Rrma hqonda, loyebi Seuvardisfrda... gavbede momegonebina daviT koperfildi. frTxilad Camovagde laparaki mis Sesaxeb seirnobis dros. dora saSinlad aRelda: `o, julia, Zvirfaso julia! o, mec cudi, gaugonari Svili viyavi!~ vecade damewynarebina da damemSvidebina. davuxate idealuri suraTi daviT koperfildisa, romelic saflavis piramdea misuli. mRelvareba gameorda uZlieresad: `o, ra vqna! o, wamiyvaneT sadme~ saSineli mwuxareba gamoxata. guli wauvida da uaxloesi sasturodan gamotanili wyliT movabruneT (poeturi Sedarebaa: sastumros aWrelebuli abra adamianis sulis siWreles waagavs. samwuxaroa! j.m.).~ mis milsi da misi dRiuri erTaderTi nugeSi iyo CemTvis im mZime wuTebSi!

Tavi ocdameTeqvsmete vikfildi da hipi Cemma mudmivma sevdianobam Zalian Seawuxa papida da moigona wavsuliyavi duvrSi, rom dameTvalierebina misi agaraki zRvis piras da ufro meti vadiT gameaxlebina piroba mdgmurTan. Tumca CemTvis Zalian sagrZnobeli iyo mis milsis moSoreba, magram mainc siamovnebiT miviRe papidas winadadeba, radgan duvrSi wasvla saSualebas maZlevda ramdenime sasiamovno dRe gametarebina agnesas sazogadoebaSi. agaraki da mTeli misi avladideba sruliad damakmayofilebel mdgomareobaSi aRmoCnda. siamovnebiT Sevatyobine papidas isic, rom mis mdgmurs gadasdebia papidas siZulvili virebisadmi, romlebTanac mudmivi brZola aqvs gamarTuli. wesrigSi moviyvane yvela saqme, Rame agarakze gavaTie da dilaadrianad kenterberiSi gavemarTe. zamTari iyo. kenterberiSi misvlisas jer fexiT moviare yvela nacnobi quCa. maTi naxva uzomo siamovnebas hgvrida Cems sulsa da guls. mister vikfildis saxlSi misvlisas, upirveles yovlisa, davinaxe mister mikoberi. igi ijda kalmiT xelSi, pirveli sarTulis im patara mrgval oTaxSi, sadac odesRac varjiSobda uri hipi. mas ecva Savi serTuki, rac esoden Sesaferisi iyo misi axali profesiisaTvis, da ufro warmosadegi moCanda am patara oTaxSi.

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sastumroSi aravin iyo, Tumca advilad SeamCnevdiT misis hipis iq yofnis niSnebs. Sevixede agnesas otaxSi. igi ijda buxarTan da werda. Cemi SesvliT sinaTle davuCrdile. agnesam Cemsken gamoixeda. ra siamovneba vigrZeni, rodesac Cems danaxvaze agnesas saxe gaubrwyinda. _ ah, agnesa! _ vuTxari me, rodesac pirveli misalmebis Semdeg erTad davsxediT. _ Zalian gamiZnelda da Zalian mowyenili viyavi uTqvenod am xnis ganmavlobaSi! _ nuTu? _ miTxra agnesam. _ isev dagWirdiT da ase male? _ yovelTvis, agnesa, rodesac ar mamxnevebT Tqveni rCeviT, me vibnevi; da simSvide imwamsve Camenergeba xolme gulSi, rogorc ki Cems gverdiT daginaxavT. amJamad movedi TqvenTan, rogorc daRlili mgzavri saxlSi, da vgrZnob siwynares, bednierebas da netar mosvenebas. Rrma grZnobiT vlaparakobdi da im zomamde viyavi aRelvebuli, rom xma amikankalda, cremlebi uneburad gadmomcvivda TvalTagan da xelebi saxeze mivifare. agnesas nazma, dis grZnobiT savse mopyrobam, misma mSvenierma Tvalebma da momxiblavma xmam male daamSvides Cemi aRelvebuli grZnobebi, da vuambe yvelaferi, rac ki Tavs gadamxda Cveni ukanaskneli Sexvedris Semdeg. _ meti araferi maqvs saTqmeli, agnesa, _ vuTxari me, rodesac gavaTave Cemi aRsareba. _ Tqven xedavT, rom mTeli Cemi imedi Tqvenze aris damyarebuli. _ viTom asea, trotvud? _ mipasuxa agnesam keTili RimiliT. _ me mgonia, Tqven sxva arsebaze unda amyarebdeT Tqvens imedebs. _ doraze? _ rasakvirvelia! _ saqmec imaSia, agnesa, _ vumasuxe me da Tan raRac uxerxuloba vigrZeni, _ rom aq erTgvari moulodneli dabrkolebani aRmoCndnen, imitom, rom dora... RmerTmani, ar vici, rogor gamovTqva es, agnesa! igi metad frTxilia da aSinebs yvelaferi, rac ki odnav mainc scildeba Cveulebriv movlenaTa wres. me vuambe agnesas, rogor velaparake doras Cemi siRaribis ambavze, samzareulo wignsa da Cveni momavali ojaxis mowyobis Sesaxeb. _ ah, trotvud, _ wamoiZaxa agnesam RimiliT, _ rogori windauxedaobaa, rogori gaufrTxilebloba! ra geCqarebodaT yovelive amis axsna gamoucdeli, mfrTxali, mosiyvarule qalisaTvis? sabralo dora! _ maS ra vqna, agnesa? _ vkiTxe xangrZlivi siCumis Semdeg. _ riT daviwyo? _ me mgonia, _ mipasuxa agnesam, _ Tqven unda misweroT gulwrfeli werili Tqven sacoles im or naTesav qals. Cemis azriT, es yvelaferi ubralo da keTilSobiluri saSuleba dorasTan urTierTobis ganaxlebisaTvis. _ raxan Tqven ambobT amas, agnesa, maS, asec unda iyos, geTanxmebiT. _ me gulwrfelad da gulaxdilad vuambobdi maT yvelafers, rac ki aqamdis moxda, da Semdeg vTxovdi nebarTvas, drogamoSvebiT genaxaT dora maT saxlSi. yovel SemTxvevaSi, me vTxovdi, rom isini ar daCqarebuliyvnen uaris Tqmisas, sanam doras ar moelaparakebodnen. guldamSvidebuli, Tumca imave dros Cemi saqmis udidesi mniSvnelobis Rrma SegnebiT Sevudeqi werilis Sedgenas qalbaton spenloebTan da mTeli saRamo movandome am saqmes. magram manamde Cavedi qvemo sarTulSi mister vikfildisa da hipis sanaxavad. uri hips eWira axali kantora, romelic es iyo aeSenebinaT
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baRSi. man mimiRo Tavisi Cveulebrivi breciT da ise daiWira Tavi, TiTqos araferi icoda Cemi misvlis Sesaxeb. Cven SevediT mister vikfildis oTaxSi, romelic axla aRarafriT ar hgavda mis uwindel kabinets, radgan mTeli saukeTeso aveji gadaetanaT axal kantoraSi, firmis axal amxanagTan. _ Tqven, raskavirvelia, CvenTan icxovrebT, sanam kenterberiSi imyofebiT? _ miTxra vikfildma da kiTxviT gadaxeda uris. _ didad moxaruli viqnebodi, oRond moipoveba ki CemTvis oTaxi Tqvens saxlSi? _ o, damSvidebuli brZandebodeT! me mzad var gavaTavisuflo Tqveni uwindeli oTaxi, Tu gsurT, _ miTxra urim. _ ara, ara, _ Tqva mister vikfildma, _ rad unda SewuxdeT. sxva oTaxs viSoviT, sxva oTaxs. _ ki, magram Tqven xom iciT, rom CemTvis sasiamovno iqneba pativi meca mister koperfildisTvis. _ uTxra urim. yovelgvari meti laparakis Tavidan asacileblad vuTxari, rom sxva oTaxSi davdgebi, an ara da sastumroSi gadaval. Semdeg gamoveTxove sadilobamde firmis warmomadgenlebs da isev zeviT avedi, agnesasTan. imedi mqonda, rom am dRes gavatarebdi mxolod agnesas sazogadoebaSi, magram Cven CamogveCxira sxva mobaase misis hipis saxiT. man iTxova neba, gadmosuliyo Tavisi saqsoviT imave oTaxSi, sadac Cven visxediT, radgan, misi sityviT, sastumroSi da sasadiloSi orpiri qari uberavda, rac metad mavnebeli iyo misi nekresis qarebisaTvis. igi Tavs ar gvanebebda da Tu gadioda oTaxidan, mxolod erTi wuTiT. me adre mivedi im dros da sadilobamde kidev sami an oTxi saaTi iyo, magram misis hipi ganuwyvetliv sul CvenTan ijda. amgvarive dauRalavi yuradRebiT gvzveravda igi sasadiloSic. nasadilevs guSagoba Svils gadauloca da, rodesac me da mister vikfildi martoni davrCiT sasadiloSi, urim iseTi usindiso da utifari TvalebiT Semomxeda, rom kinaRam guli ameria. es ambavi sastumroSic gagrZelda, sadac Tavdauzogvelma dedam isev gadmoitana Tavisi saqsovi. mTeli im xnis ganmavlobaSi, sanam agnesa ukravda da mReroda, misis hipi fortepianos gverdiT iyo, uri ki am dros amTqnarebda, savarZelSi gaSxlarTuli. erTi piroba misis hipma sTxova agnesas emRera raRac balada, romlisagan, misi sityviT, uri mudam aRtacebaSi modioda. simReris ganmavlobaSi igi sul Tavis Svils Sehyurebda da Semdeg eubneboda agnesas, rom misi Svili gagiJebulia musikiT. Tu igi laparakobda, winaswave SegeZloT geTqvaT, rom misis laparakis sagani misi Svili iyo. amgvari moqceviT, rogorc Canda, misis hipi asrulebda movaleobas, romelic dakisrebuli hqonda. ase gagrZelda gvian Ramemdis. meore dRes erTi wuTiTac ver vixile dro, rom agnesa marto menaxa, mxolod movaxerxe, isic didi siZneliT, meCvenebina misTvis Cemi werili doras mamidebTan. bindisas gavedi saseirnod da Tan vfiqrobdi, rogor movqceuliyavi. ar vicodi, unda damemala Tu ara agnesasagan is, rac miTxra londonSi uri hipma. misi ganzraxva Zalian mawuxebda. rogorc ki gavedi qalaqgareT, viRacis xmam SemaCera. movixede da davinaxe Cems ukan mobajbaje adamiani WuWyian mazaraSi. es iyo hipi, romelic miaxlovdeboda. SevCerdi. _ ra gnebavT? _ vkiTxe me.

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_ ah, ra swrafad midixarT, mister koperfild, _ mipasuxa urim. _ me sakmarisad grZeli fexebi maqvs, magram Tqven verasgziT ver dagewevaT adamiani. _ sad midixarT? _ mindoda gamevlo TqvenT erTad, mister koperfild, Tuki Zveli nacnobobis gulisaTvis aseT pativs damdebT. _ ar gewyinebaT, Tu marTals getyviT? _ ras brZanebT! rogor SeiZleba! _ me gamovedi saseirnod martoka da srulebiT ar msurs viyolio amxanagi am dros. _ ratom mister koperfild? _ Tund imitom, rom amxanagebma dRisiTac momabezres Tavi. _ rogor unda gavigo Tqveni sityvebi, master koperfild? _ miTxra urim sazizRari manWviT. _ nuTuUdedaCemma mogabezraT Tavi? _ diax, Tqven ar scdebiT, _ vupasuxe mtkice kiloTI. _ maS ra vqnaT, master koperfild? Cven patara xalxi varT, moridebuli da metad umniSvnelo. yovelive amas Cven viRebT mxedvelobaSi, master koperfild, da imitom vcdilobT, aravis daveCagvrinoT. amasTan erTad Tqven iciT, ser, rom siyvarulSi yovelgvari xrikebia dasaSvebi. Tqven metad saxifaTo metoqe xarT, ser. _ maS Tqven Cemi gulisTvis dauyeneT yarauli mis vikfilds da tyved gyavT Tavis saxlSi? _ ah, master koperfild! ra sastiki sityvebia, ser! _ yuri migdeT, uri! _ vuTxari me. _ mis vikfildis pativiscemisaTvis... _ Cemi agnesasi! _ Sehyvira man da daiklakna erT mxareze. _ keTili inebeT, master koperfild, da pirdapir agnesa uwodeT mas! _ agnesa vikfildis pativiscemisaTvis da misi simSvidis gulisaTvis, getyviT, rom me sxva ymawvili qali miyvars da ukve mis saqmrod var gamocxadebuli. imedi maqvs, es sakarisia TqvenTvis? _ o, master koperfild, _ miTxra man. _ ratom ar inebeT da ar gamimJRavneT es saidumlo im RirSesaniSnav rames, rodesac Cemi guli gadagiSaleT da iZulebuli viyavi mesargebla Tqveni stumarTmoyvareobiT da Rame Tqveni buxris win gameTia! maSin eWvi ar Semepareboda Tqvenze, master koperfild... magram rac moxda, moxda. axla Tqveni siamovnebisaTvis, vecdebi, movaSoro dedaCemi agnesas. mTeli am laparakis ganmavlobaSi igi xels marTmevda Tavisi sveli, bayayis TaTebiT, da amaod vcdilobdi, gavTavisuflebuliyabvi misi xelidan. man momiWira nidayvze, momekra da iZulebuli viyavi, uneburad mevlo masTan ase, xelixelCakidebuli. _ gamotydiT mainc, master koperfild, rom Tqven arasodes ar gyvarebiaT ise, rogorc me miyvardiT. Tqven mudam metad umniSvnelo arsebad mTvlidiT. me vici es. ra vqnaT! Tqven ar cdebiT. _ yuri migdeT, uri. saSinlad mZuls, erodesac vinme TviTon laparakobs Tavis araraobaze an rame amgvar Tvisebaze. _ vici es! _ Tqva urim da saxe daugrZelda; mTvaris Suqze man miiRo sazareli tyviisferi. _ vici, Tumca isic ki unda iTqvas, rom Tqven, master koperfild, ara mgonia, gesmodeT, ras niSnavs morCileba da morideba Cems mdgomareobaSi myofi xalxisa. me da mamaCemi obolTa skolaSi varT gazrdili da dedaCemic saqvelmoqmedo saswavlebelSi gaizarda. dilidan saRamomde Cven morCilebas gvaswavlidnen da amis garda ara gvsmenoda-ra. jer kidev bavSvi viyavi, rodesac vicodi, sadamdis mihyavs adamiani
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damcirebas sxvaTa winaSe, da ukve maSin daviwye warmatebiT gatareba cxovrebaSi yvela im wesisa, rac pataraobidanve mqonda Canergili. mokrZalebiT vWamdi gamxmar namcxvars, Tumca amave dros ar vanelebdi Cems madas; da kidev ufro meti morCilebiT mivCanCalobdi skolaSi yofnis dros Cemi amxanagebis kudSi. ai ra mizezis gamo mokrZalebiT vTqvi uari, rodesac Tqven winadadeba momeciT, laTinuri ena geswavlebinaT _ `rac ufro metad iwevs adamiani Senze maRla, _ meubneboda mamaCemi, _ miT ufro metad ecade, daimciro Tavis mis win~. mamis rCevam nayofi gamoiRo. me mSvidi adamiani var, master koperfild, wynari da umniSvnelo; magram Tqven xedavT, rom movipove erTgvari Zala da gavlena. erTaderTi, rac movige am laparakiT, is iyo, rom urim, Tavisi mWermetyvelebiT gatacebulma, xeli momaSora, raTa mikapze miedo. erTxel gaTavisuflebulma, gadavwyvite, moSorebiT dameWira Tavi, da dabrunebisas Cven TiTqmis aRar gvilaparakia. rodesac nasadilevs Cven, sami mamakaci, martoni davrCiT sasadiloSi, uri metad gamxiarulda da gambedavi gaxda. guSin SevniSne, nasadilevs urim moiwadina daelevinebina Rvino mister vikfildisaTvis, magram ver gamouvida. agnesam oTaxidan gasvlis dros ise Semomxeda, rom Zneli ar iyo am Semoxedvis axsna. mxolod erTi Wiqa davlie da vuTxari Cems amxanagebs, mis vikfilds gavyolodiT. amas dResac ar vizamdi, magram gaiZvera urim damaswro. _ Cven metad iSviaTad vxedavT Cvens Zvirfas stumars, ser, _ uTxra man mister vikfilds. _ Cems Tavs nebas vaZlev, warmovTqva mister koperfildis sadRegrZelo da amis gamo erTi an ori sityva vTqva, Tu Tqvenis mxriT ar iqneba dabrkoleba. Tqveni sadRegrZelo iyos, master koperfild. iZulebuli viyavi, CamomerTmia magidis meore mxridan gamowvdili xeli. _ aba, amxanagebo! _ SesZaxa uri hipma. _ axla Tqveni jeria. xom ar inebebT, warmosTqvaT visime sadRegrZelo, rac sasiamovno iqneboda mister koperfildisaTvis? mister vikfildma warmosTqva papidaCemis sadRegrZelo, Semdeg mister dikisa, Semdeg doqtorTa kolegiis ayvavebisa, Semdeg urisa, mere britaneTis ayvavebisa da yovel jerze svamda or-or Wiqas, Tan cxadad emCneoda sircxvili Tavisi sisustis gamo. _ vin ar dameTanxmeba, jentlmenebo, _ daiwyo isev urim, _ rom agnesa vikfildma unda udavod daiWiros pirveli adgili mSvenieri sqesis warmomadgenelTa DSoris? neba miboZeT, pirdapir gamovTqva Cemi azri megobarTan. dodo bednierebaa misi mamoba, magram mis meuRled yofna... nurasodes nuRar gamegos is sazareli yvirili, romelic aRmoxda mis ubedur mamas. igi magididan wamoiWra. _ ra mogividaT? _ SesZaxa urim, sikvdiliviT gafiTrebulma. _ Tu me vambob, rom maqvs maRali miswrafeba Tqveni qalis meuRle gavxde, amis Sesaxeb, me mgonia, iseTive ufleba maqvs vilaparako, rogorc yvela sxva mamakacs. metsac vityvi, Cemi ufleba cotaodnad ufro metia, vidre yvela sxva vaJkacisa. Tqven es unda icodeT, mister vikfild! me movexvie mister vikfilds da vemudarebodi damSvidebuliyo. rogorc etyoboda, goneba srulebiT daekarga sabralo moxucs. igi Tmas iglejda, muStebs irtyamda TavSi, cdilobda, moveSorebine Tavidan; xmas ar iRebda, araferi esmoda, aras xedavda, brmasaviT miiwevda, Tumca sad da rad, TviTonac ar icoda, da uazrd Tvalebs abrialebda yovel mxares.
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yovelnairad vcdilobdi,, Svilisken mimemarTa misi azri, da sayveduri vuTxari kidec, rom ar hyofnida sulis simtkice, es ambavi agnesasTvis daemala. ar vici, Cemi sityvebis Sedegi iyo, Tu TavisTavad moxda, magram TandaTan cotaoden damSvidda. bolos miTxra: _ me vici, trotvud! Cemi sayvareli Svili da Tqven... me vici... magram SexedeT mas! man mimiTiTa urize, romelic gafiTrebuli da mokrunCxuli ijda Tavis kuTxeSi. cxadi iyo, rom uri moulodnelad Sescda Tavis angariSSi. _ SexedeT Cems mtarvals! _ ganagrZo mister vikfildma. _ amis gulisaTvis davkarge cotcotaobiT Cemi saxeli, reputacia, simSvide da siwynare, saxli da ojaxuri cxovrebis bedniereba! _ me SeginarCuneT saxelic da reputaciac, simSvide da siwynare, Tqveni saxli da ojaxuri bedniereba, _ swrafad CamoarTva sityva urim. _ nu bavSvobT, mister vikfild! Tu cotaTi ufro Sors wavedi, vidre Tqven fiqrobT, me xom ukan daxevac SemiZlia. aq araferia iseTi. _ me yvelafers vityvi! _ Sehyvira mister vikfildma. _ ratom yvelas xelSi ar unda viyo, Tuki Tqvens xelSi var! _ momismineT ras getyviT! _ daiyvira urim. _ Tu ar mokumavT pirs, Tqven magisi megobari aRar xarT. gana ar xedavT, rom morCili da moridebuli adamiani var da mudam aseTi viqnebi? Tu Sevtope, pirveli meve vnanob amas. meti ra gindaT, ser! _ oh, trotvud, trotvud! _ SesZaxa mister vikfildma da Tan xelebs imtvrevda. _ gana aseTi viyav im dros, rodesac pirvelad daminaxeT saxlSi? igi Cavarda savarZelSi da akvnesda. araCveulebrivma aRelvebam gaiara da axla iseTive umweo iyo, rogorc bavSvi. uri win wamodga Tavisi kuTxidan. _ me TviTonac ar vici yvelaferi, rac gagiJebis dros Cavidine, _ ganagrZo mister vikfildma da gamomiwoda xelebi, TiTqos mTxovda, ar gamekicxa igi. _ man Cemze ukeTesad icis es, radgan mudam Cems garSemo trialebda. Tqven TviTon xedavT, Tu rogor mazis igi axla kiserze. Tqven xedavT mas Cems saxlSi, da igi marTavs axla yvela Cems saqmes. meti ra unda vTqva? _ araferi, mister vikfild! Tqven naxevaric ar undaT geTqvaT imisi, rac TqviT, _ SeniSna urim. _ siCume yvelaze metad SegSveniT axla, ser. Rvinom Tavbru dagaxviaT da ena aRar gemorCilebaT. kari gaiRo da agnesa Semovida. igi moexvia mamas da uTxra mtkice xmiT: _ mamilo, Tqven uqeifod xarT. wamomyeviT zeviT! man miayrdno Tavi agnesas mxars da masTan erTad gavida sasadilodan. agnesas Tvalebi mxolod erTi wuTiT Sexvdnen Cems Tvalebs, magram mivxvdi, rom man icoda am scenis Sinaarsi. _ rogor gaiwia, ver uyurebT! _ miTxra urim, rodesac martoni davrCiT. _ amas ki, swored mogaxsenoT, srulebiT ar movelodi. magram es araferia. xval Cven isev SevrigdebiT. xma ar amomiRia sapasuxod, Cumad avedi maRla, Cems oTaxSi, sadac winaT agnesa ijda xolme Cems gverdiT, im bednier dros, roca skolis gakveTilebs vamzadebdi. aravin mosula CemTan SuaRamemdis. aviRe wigni da vecade, kiTxvisTvis gadameyolebina guli. saaTma dareka SuaRame da isev vkiTxulobdi, TviTonac ar vici, ras, rodesac uecrad agnesa Seexo Cems mxars.
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_ xval diliT Tqven adre waxvalT, trotvud. me gamosamSvidobeblad movedi. advili SesamCnevi iyo, rom etira, Tumca saxe damSvidebuli hqonda. _ Zvirfaso agnesa! _ vuTxari me. _ vxedav Tqvens TvalebSi, rom ar gindaT, am ubeduri scenaris Sesaxeb vilaparako; magram nuTu amas araferi eSveleba? xom ar SemiZlia, riTime dagexmaroT, agnesa? _ ara, Zvirfaso trotvud! _ moifiqreT, agnesa. metad Raribi var yvela im niWiT, romliTac Tqven ase mdidrad xarT dajildoebuli. ver gagiwevT xelmZRvanelobas, magram mainc iciT, rogor miyvarxarT. miTxariT mxolod erTi ram: xom arasodes ar miitanT msxverplad Tqvens Tavs cru movaleobis gulisTvis? o, didxans, didxans maxsovda me es saxe, romelic momibrunda am dros, da is erTwamieri Semoxedva, romelSic ar iyo arc sayveduri, arc kiTxva, arc sinanuli! o, didxans maxsovda misi mSvenieri Rimili, rodesac miTxra, rom srulebiT ar eSinia Tavisi Tavisa da rom am mxriv SemiZlia srulebiT damSvidebuli viyo. gamoTxovebisas man Zma miwoda da Cumad gavida oTaxidan. jer isev bneloda, rodesac mivedi diliJansebis kantoraSi, rom adgili dameWira imperialze. etli gaTenebisas gadioda. davjeqi mgzavrebs Sua da agnesas bedze vfiqrobdi. uecrad uri hipis Tavi amoZvra diliJansze da aman gamomarkvia fiqrebidan. _ koperfild! _ miTxra xrinwiani wurCuliT da Tan ebRauWeboda rkinis saxuravs. _ vfiqrob, TqvenTvis sasiamovno iqneba gaigoT wasvlis win, rom Cven Soris yvelaferi mowesrigda. viyavi masTan kabinetSi. Cven isev gulwrfeli megobrebi varT. ra vqna! umniSvnelo adamians warmovadgen, ar vdavob, magram Tqven xom TviTon xedavT, rom Zalian sasargeblo var misTvis, es mas TviTonac esmis, rodesac mTvrali ar aris. _ maSasadame, mister vikfildma Tqven patieba gTxovaT, uri? _ o, ra patieba, ras brZanebT, master koperfild! Rirs ki bodiSis moxda iseTi umniSvnelo da moridebuli adamianis winaSe, rogoric me var? erTi sityva da aRtacebiT vuwvdi xels. es sisulelea; magram saqme ai raSia, master koperfild. mogiwyvetiaT odesme mkvaxe msxali? _ SesaZlebelia. mere? _ me ki vcade, es meqna wuxel saRamos, rogorc Tqven inebeT genaxaT. Cemi msxali jer metad mkvaxes; magram es araferia, _ igi damwifdeba. saWiroa mxolod moTmineba. me ki mzad var moviTmino, master koperfild!.. Tavi ocdameCvidmete mgzavri ukve TiTqmis erTma kviram gaiara mas Semdeg, rac werili gavugzavne doras mamidebs, magram araviTari pasuxi ar mimiRia. mis molodinSi Cemi samsaxuris saqmeebs vasrulebdi. erTxel doqtor strongisgan saxlSi vbrundebodi. mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi saZageli dari iyo; civi, CrdiloaRmosavleTis qari hqroda. bindisas qari Cadga da wamovida Tovli, romelmac ramdenime saaTis ganmavlobaSi quCebSi zvinebi daayena. rodesac eklesiis gverdiT Caviare, uaxloes SenobasTan SevniSne qalis saxe. man dakvirvebiT Semomxeda da swrafad miimala kuTxis ukan.

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es saxe mecnaura, magram sad da rodis menaxa, _ verasgziT ver movigone. eklesiis Sesavlis safexurze Cems win gamoisaxa moxrili adamiani, romelsac tvirTi rbil Tovlze daedo. Cven TiTqmis erTsa da imave dros SevxedeT erTmaneTs, da me gavSeSdi erT adgilas gaocebisagan. man swrafad Camoirbina safexurebi da CemTan movida. es iyo mister pegoti. mxolod maSin momagonda ucnobi qalis saxe. es marTa iyo, is ubeduri qali, romelsac emiliam fuli misca londonSi wasasvlelad. Cven xeli CamovarTviT erTmaneTs da pirvel xanSi vercerTma Cvenganma xma ver amoiRo. _ ah, master devi! _ SesZaxa man bolos da Tan Cemi xeli isev xelSi eWira. _ guli lamis aris amovardes sixarulisagan, rodesac Tqven gicqeriT. keTili Sexvedraa, master devi, keTili Sexvedra! _ diax, keTili Sexvedraa, Cemo kargo, Zvelo megobaro! _ vupasuxe me. _ iarmauTSi miTxres, rom Tqven papidasTan erTad cxovrobT, da ar mindoda Tqveni Sewuxeba, magram xval diliT, wasvlis win, usaTuod Semovivli, ser. _ nuTu isev miemgzavrebiT? _ rasakvirvelia, master devi, rasakvirvelia! _ mipasuxa da Tavi daiqnia. _ xval gaTenebisas isev mivdivar. am quCaze gamodioda ukana kari `oqros irmisa~, _ im sastumrosi, sadac me institutis damTavrebis Semdeg saubedurod, Sevxvdi stirfords. kari Ria iyo, Cven ezoSi SevediT, sastumros or-sam oTaxSi sanTeli enTo. erT maTganSi aravin iyo. im oTaxSi Seviyvane mister pegoti. buxarSi cecxli prialebda da pirvelad gavarCie rigianad Cemi Zveli megobris saxe. igi mTlianad gaTeTrebuliyo da Rrma naoWebs daesera misi Subli da loyebi. adamiani advilad mixvdeboda, rom mister pegoti mogzaurobda dauRalavad sicxesa da siciveSi, wvimasa da avdarSi; magram yovelive amasTan jer kidev mxne da Ronieri adamianis STabeWdilebas stovebda. sanam dakvirvebas vawarmoebdiT, igi Tovls ibertyavda qudidan da saxes iwmendda. Semdeg dajda da erTxel kidev CamomarTva xeli. _ me giambobT, mister devi, _ miTxra man, _ sad viyavi am xnis ganmavlobaSi da ris gageba movaswari. Zalian Sors viyavi da Zalian cota ram gavige, magram mainc giambobT. am dros kari gaiRo da oTaxSi Tovlis cotaodeni namqeri Semofrinda. _ upirveles yovlisa, wavedi safrangeTSi, vipove iq ingliseli jentlmeni, warCinebuli piri, _ miambobda mister pegoti, _ da vuTxari, rom, ai, ser, me mivdivar Cemi diswulis saZebnelad. man alersianad mimiRo da momca qaraldebi, rom daubrkoleblad SemZleboda siaruli am mxareSi. mas undoda fulic moeca, magram madloba gadavuxade da vuTxari, rom ar aris saWiro keTili da Rirseuli jentlmeni iyo, master devi! madloba gadavuxade da Sevudeqi gzas safrangeTis am mxareSi. _ martoka? fexiT? _ metwilad fexiT, Tumca moxdeboda xolme, rom keTili xalxi, romelic bazarSi midioda, mimiwvevda uremze dasajdomad. zogjer kidev konduqtorebi ufasod maZlevdnen adgils diliJansebSi. rogorc ki mividodi romelime qalaqSi, Cveulebrivad gavCerdebodi xolme sastumros ezoSi da velodi, xom aravin gamoCndeboda inglisurad molaparake. amgvari xalxi TiTqmis mudam mxvdeboda. avuxsnidi Cemi mogzaurobis mizans, isini meubnebodnen, vin da vin warCinebuli pirTagani iyvnen Camomxtarni sastumroSi. maSin velodi, xom ar gamoCndeboda maT Soris
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Cemi diswuli, da, rodesac davrwmundebodi, rom iq ar iyo, isev gzas gavudgebodi. karebSi marTa endeli idga da xarbad usmenda mister pegotis Txrobas. meSinoda, rom mister pegoti miixedavda da SeniSnavda mas. _ bolos, zRvamdis mivedi. iseTi mezRvaurisaTvis, rogoric me var, Tqven warmoidgineT, Zneli ar iyo italiamde misvla! am qveyanaSic iseve vxetialobdi, rogorc safrangeTSi. italielebi alersianad mxvdebodnen, iseve, rogorc frangebi, da advilad gadavdiodi qalaqidan qalaqSi; magram aq miviRe cnoba, rom igi enaxaT Sveicariis mTebSi. kacs, romelic icnobda maT msaxurs, enaxa isini samiveni da gadmomca, sad mogzaurobdnen da sad SemeZlo maTi naxva. gavemgzavre mTebisken, master devi, da TiTqmis usvenebliv mivdiodi dRe da Rame. magram rac ufro mivdiodi, miT ufro Sors miiwevdnen Cemgan mTebi. bolos, Zlivs mivuaxlovdi maT. rodesac vuaxlovdebodi im adgils, sadac isini megulebodnen, fiqrma amitana: `ra vqna, rodesac mas davinaxav?~ viyide misTvis glexuri tanisamosi. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom oRond mepovna, da imwamsve gamomyveboda da ukve arasodes aRar damanebebda Tavs. mindoda momeglija misTvis maRali wodebis ledis tanisamosi da Camecmia glexuri kaba. maSin Cven ukan davbrundebodiT xelixelCakidebulmi da drodadro SevisvenebdiT keTil xalxTan. metze araferze ar vfiqrobdi. im kacs arc ki Sevxedavdi. magram, master devi, jer ar damdgara CemTvis is bednieri wuTi; davigviane da adgilze misvlisasa gavige, rom isini ukve wasuliyvnen. sad, ver gavige. da ai, axla samSobloSi var. _ didi xania, rac dabrundiT, mister pegoti? _ ar aris didi xani, master devi, _ sul sami dRea. bindisas mivedi Cems navis saxlTan da davinaxe sanTeli fanjaraSi. me mivipare da Sevixede Sig. erTguli moxuci, misis gumiji, zis Tavisi xelsaqmiT da aravin aris mis axlos. me vuTxari: `nu geSiniaT, misi gumij! es me var, danieli!~ _ kari gamiRo da Sevedi. mister pegotim amoiRo jibidan sami Tu oTxi patara Sekruli, qaRaldSi Sexveuli, da magidaze dado. _ ai es miRebulia Cemi wasvlis swored erTi kviris Semdeg, _ miTxra man da mimiTiTa erT Sekrulze. _ paketSi, romelic daedo Rame karebis win da romelsac Cemi misamarTi ewera, aRmoCnda ormocdaaTgirvanqiani bankis bileTi. emi cdilobda, xeli gamoecvala. magram me da ver vicnobdi mis xels! man mzrunvelobiT daaxvia bankis bileTi, misca winandeli forma da ganze gadado. Semdeg mister pegotim momawoda werili da miTxra Cumi xmiT: _ keTili inebeT, ser, waikiTxeT! me Semdegi wavikiTxe: `o, ras igrZnobT Tqven, rodesac am werils dainaxavT! magram moiReT Cemze mowyaleba sul cota xniT mainc, _ Cemi gulisaTvis ki ara, _ biZaCemis didsulovnebis pativiscemisaTvis; momwereT qaraldis naglejze, rogor aris da ras laparakobda igi Cems Sesaxeb im sabediswero saRamos, romlis Semdeg Tqven samudamod uari TqviT Cemze. xom ar SegimCneviaT, rom igi isev ganagrZobda Cems molodins saRamoobiT, rodesac me vbrundebodi xolme saxlSi? muxlebze daCoqili gemudarebiT, nu iqnebiT Cemdami iseTi sastiki, rogorisac Rirsi var, nu miwodebT `pataras~ da nu miwodebT saxels, romelic Sevarcxvine. magram Cemi ubeduri biZis TanagrZnobis

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niSnad, momwereT ramdenime sityva biZaCemze, romelsac Cemi Tvalebi aRarasodes aRar ixilaven amqveynad~. am werilSic fuli ido _ xuTi girvanqa. es fuli iseve xeluxlebeli iyo, rogorc uwindeli Tanxa. werilTan erTad iyo misamarTi pasuxisaTvis, romelsac mraval xelSi unda gaevlo, sanam Tavis daniSnulebas miaRwevda. _ mere? ra upasuxeT am werilze? _ vkiTxe mister pegotis. _ misis gumiji, rogorc mogexsenebaT, ar aris weris didi xelovani. amitom qamma Seadgina werili da man mxolod gadawera. mas Seatyobines, rom wasuli var mis saZebnelad, da dawvrilebiT uambes, ras vlaparakobdi mis Sesaxeb gamoTxovebisas. me mivdivar axla mis saZebnelad, konvertis beWdis mixedviT. da man miCvena konverti. masze aRniSnuli iyo qalaqi zemo reinze. iarmauTSi mister pegotis epova vaWrebi, romelnic icnobdnen am mxares. maT daexataT misTvis qaRaldze sakmarisad tlanqi ruka. mister pegotim gaSala igi magidaze, daeyrdno erT xelze nikapiT da meore xeliT miCvenebda im gzas, romlis gavlasac apirebda. Semdeg man, Cafiqrebulma, moagrova yvela Sekruli, xeli gadausva, qaraldSi Seaxvia da frTxilad Caido ubeSi. qalis saxe karebs ukan gahqra. _ aba, ser, _ miTxra mister pegotim da Sexeda Tavis samgzavro CanTas. _ didad moxaruli var, rom isev gnaxeT, master devi. xval, gaTenebisas, isev gzas gavudgebi. yvelaze metad is mawuxebs, rom SeiZleba ise daviRupo, ver davubruno es fuli. Tu sikvdili miweria am mogzaurobaSi da fuli daikargeba, an moiparavs vinme, igi ver gaigebs, sad wavida misi fuli! magram mzad var, samaridan avdge, raTa davumtkico, rom ar mindoda am Tanxis aReba! amis Semdeg oriveni avdeqiT da magrad CamovarTviT xeli. _ gavivli aTiaTas mils, _ miTxra man, _ veTrevi sulis amoxdamde, rom davubruno mas es dawyevlili fuli. Tu movaxerxe da vipovne Cemi emilia, _ meti ara minda ra. magram Tu ver vipovni, mainc rodisme mis yurTasmenamde miaRwevs, rom sabralo biZamisma daamTavra misi Zebna sicocxlesTan erTad, da marto es daabrunebs mas saxlSi. maSasadame, ase Tu ise, Cemi mizani miRweuli iqneba. rodesac Cven gavSordiT erTmaneTs alayafis karebSi, SevniSne marTa engeli, romelic cdilobda, Tvalidan mogvfareboda. SevaCere mister pegoti raRac mizeziT da vilaparakeT im dromdis, sanam marTa ar miimala wyvdiadSi.

Tavi ocdameTvramete mis dora spenlos mamidebi movida bolos pasuxi ori moxucebuli ledisagan. isini pativiscemas ucxadebdnen mister koperfilds da atyobinebdnen, rom saTanado yuradRebiT gadasinjes misi werili, `vinaidan mxedvelobaSi hqondaT orive mxaris bedniereba~. qalbatoni spenloebi dasZendnen, rom zogierTi mizezis gamo isini uxerxulad sTvlidnen TavianTi azris gamoTqmas miwermoweris saSualebiT; magram Tu mister koperfildi inebebs da daniSnavs dRes darbazobisaTvis da Tu mobrZandeba maTTan puntiSi romelime Tavis megobarTan erTad, qalbatoni spenloebi didad moxarulebi iqnebian,
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miiRon igi TavianT saxlSi, da maSin mister koperfildi gaigebs yvelafers, rac misTvis saWiroa. amaze mister koperfildma dauyovnebliv upasuxa, rom mas eqneba pativi eaxlos sadarbazod ama da am dRes, Tavisi megobris Tomas tredelsis TanxlebiT. am werilis gagzavnis Semdeg mister koperfildi auwerel mRelvarebaSi iyo darbazobisaTvis daniSnul dRemde... tanisamosis sakiTxi udides amocanas Seadgenda CemTvis am daniSnul dRes. erTi mxriv, meSinoda, rom gadaWarbebuli zrunva tanisamosze saqmes gamifuWebda qalbaton spenloebis TvalSi. vecade, saSualo xazi amerCia da am or ukiduresobas Soris. rodesac mzad viyavi, papidam momiwona Cacmuloba. rac ufro vuaxlovdebodiT me da tredelsi qalbaton spenloebis saxls, miT ufro vkargavdi sulis simtkices. Cemi vaJkacobis aRsadgenad tredelsma mirCia erTi Wiqa elis gadakvra. es rCeva sisruleSi moviyvaneT uaxloes duqanSi. mivdiodi, magram fexebi mikankalebda. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg gavCndiT qalbaton spenloebis saxlis win. axla yvela sagani irevda Cems mexsierebaSi da verc ki gamirCevia, sizmarSi iyo es Tu cxadSi. ai, kari gaiRo, me meCveneba, rom lamazma gogonam amaTvalier-CamaTvaliera Tavidan fexebamde. ai, SevediT patara sastumroSi, romlis fanjrebi baRSi gadis. sofaze davsxediT, da meCveneba, TiTqos tredelsis Tmebi, rodesac man qudi moixada, gadaiqcnen zambarebian patara figurebad, romlebic amovardebian xolme zogierTi, eSmakurad mowyobili Tambaqos yuTidan xufis axdisas. Zveleburi saaTi wikwikebs buxarze da cdilobs, ahyves Cemi gulis Zgeras, magram ver axerxebs. vaTvaliereb yvelafers susti imediT, rom Tvals movkrav sadme doras an jipis siaxlovis niSnebs, magram ver vxedav verc doras da verc jipis raime kvals. da vsxedvarT gaCumebulni, Rrma fiqrebSi garTulni. kidev wuTi an ori _ da sastumros kari iReba; wamovxti, ukan davixie, mivaWylite tredelsi buxars da didad SemkrTalma Tavi davukari or xnier, patara tanis, gamxdar ledis, mTlad SavebSi CacmulT, romlebic saocrad hgavdnen gansvenebul mister spenlos. _ umorCilesad gTxovT, dabrZandeT, _ gviTxra erT-erTma am or patara ledTaganma. amgvari dasawyisi arafers sasikeTos ar moaswavebda. tredelsma saCqarod upasuxa, rom koperfildi me viyavi, da mec SemkrTalma warvudgine Cemi Tavi. isini daeSurnen eTqvaT, rom Sescdnen da tredelsi miiRes koperfildad. mdgomareoba arasasiamovno iyo. _ mister koperfild! _ miTxra umcrosma dam. umdablesad davukari Tavi da movemzade mosasmenad. meore dam amrigad ganagrZo baasi: _ Cemi da lavinia, romelic icnobs ramdenadme amgvar saqmeebs, warmogidgenT yvela mosazrebas, rac Cven amjamad migvaCnia umjobesad orive mxaris bednierebisaTvis. SemdegSi gavige, rom mis lavinia imitom iTvleboda avtoritetad siyvarulis saqmeSi, rom odesRac mis gulSi mefobda mister pikeri, vistis mSvenieri moTamaSe. ise iyo miRebuli, TiTqos mister pikeri iwvoda nazi grZnobiT laviniasadmi, Tumca unda gamovtyde, rom es srulebiT ar mjera, vinaidan TviT mister pikers aravisTvis ar gaumJRavnebia Tavisi siyvaruli arc werilobiT, arc piradad. magram mis lavinia da mis klarisac darwmunebulebi iyvnen, rom mister pikeri aucileblad auxsnida siyvaruls, dambla rom ar dascemoda samoci wlis asakSi myofs. misi
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uecari sikvdili, maTi azriT, idumalis siyvarulis Sedegi iyo. Tumca es Zneli safiqrebelia, radgan mister pikeris molurjo cxviri (misi suraTi ekida sastumroSi) cxadad ewinaaRmdegeboda amgvar gabedul azrs. _ Cveni Zmiswulis mdgomareoba, _ miTxra mis laviniam _ bevrad gamoicvala Cveni Zmis frensis gardacvalebis Semdeg. amitom vfiqrobT, rom TviT azric Cveni Zmisa Tavisi qaliSvilis Sesaxeb unda agreTve Seicvalos. Cven eWvi ar gvaqvs, mister koperfild, rom Tqven brZandebiT ymawvili jentlmeni, mSvenieri niWiT da mSvenieri saxeliT; Cven srulebiT darwmunebuli varT, rom Tqven giyvarT Cveni Zmiswuli. me vupasuxe, _ rogorc yovelTvis, _ rom jer aravis aravin hyvarebia ise, rogorc me dora miyvars! _ gulis Rrma grZnoba, _ ganagrZo mis laviniam, _ gulwrfeli, didi erTguleba ase advilad ar gamoixateba. igi moridebulia da morcxvi, uyvars damalva adamianis TvalTagan da mzad aris icados, didxans icados. wlebi swrafad mihqrian, sicocxle dasasrulisaken miiswrafis, grZnoba ki kvlav ganagrZobs zrdas CrdilSi. aseTia namdvili grZnoba. rasakvirvelia, maSin ar vicodi, rom aq laparaki mister pikeris molurjo cxviris Sesaxeb iyo. _ ymawvili xalxis warmavali grZnobebi, ase vTqvaT, qviSa aris SedarebiT zRvis piris sal kldesTan, _ ganagrZo mis laviniam. _ aq Znelia winaswar gadawyveta, Tu ramdenad SeiZleba mtkice iyos maTi siyvaruli da iqneba Tu ara igi xangrZlivi. ai amitom me da Cemi klarisa didxans vyoymanobdiT, rogor movqceuliyaviT am SemTxvevaSi, mister koperfild. me jer ar mimeRo dadebiTi pasuxi an waxaliseba, magram ukve vgrZnobdi, rom aq CemTvis imedis Suqi elvarebda. bednieri garemoebiT gamxnevebulma, aRgznebuli sityvebiT davuwye mtkiceba, rom yvelaferze metad sicocxleSi dora miyvars, rom es icis yvela Cemma naTesavma da megobarma, am sityvebis dasadastureblad mivmarTe tredelss, da tredelsma gatacebiT daumtkica, rom jer ar arsebula iseTi Seyvarebuli, rogoric me var. misma mtkicebam, rogorc Canda, CemTvis sasargeblo sTabeWdileba moaxdina orive daze. mis laviniam Sexeda lornetiT Cems werils, gadaabruna igi im mxareze, sadac xelismowera iyo da sadac, rogorc SevniSne, fanqriT SeniSvnebi iyo miwerili. _ Cven vfiqrobT, mister tredels, _ uTxra man, _ erTgvari gamocdis win davayenoT es grZnoba. amJamad Cven ar viciT ra am grZnobis Sesaxeb da, maSasadame, ar SegviZlia vimsjeloT, ramdenad namdvilia an Semcdari igi. amitom veTanxmebiT mister koperfildis winadadebis erT muxls da gadavwyviteT, rom mas SeuZlia iaros Cvensas sadarbazod. _ o, me arasodes ar daviviwyeb Tqvens sikeTes, _ SevZaxe da vigrZeni, Tu rogor momSorda mZime tvirTi mxrebidan. _ saqmeTa amgvar viTarebaSi, _ ganagrZo mis laviniam, _ Cven ufleba gvaqvs, moviTxovoT mister koperfildisagan, rom man patiosani sityva mogvces, araviTari urTierToba ar iqonios Cvens ZmiswulTan Cvenda nebadaurTvelad. me imwamsve miveci mtkice piroba, tredelsi mowmed moviyvane da neba miveci CaveTvale umsgavs da usindiso adamianad, Tuki gavbedavdi ramenairad damerRvia micemuli piroba. _ SeCerdiT! _ miTxra mis lavniam da xeli aswia _ Tqvens mobrZanebamde Cven gadavwyviteT, martoni dagvetovebineT TxuTmeti wuTiT,
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raTa dro gqonodaT, es piroba moisazroT. amitom, jentlmenebo, neba gviboZeT giaxloT. tyuilad varwmunebdi, rom yovelgvari fiqri zedmetia: qalbatoni spenloebi Tavisaze idgnen. isini gavidnen oTaxidan da TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg isev Semovidnen iseTive RirsebiT da darbaislobiT. me isev miveci sityva, davmorCilebodi yvela maTgan dadebul pirobas. _ daia klarisa, _ uTxra mis laviniam, _ danarCeni ki Sengan aris damokidebuli. _ CvenTvis didad sasiamovno iqneba, _ daiwyo mis klarisam, _ vnaxoT xolme mister koperfildi yovel kviras Cven sufraze. Cven vsadilobT sam saaTze. me Tavi davukari. _ kviris ganmavlobaSi, _ ganagrZo mis klarisam, _ mister koperfilds SeuZlia gvestumros xolme saRamoobiT. Cven vsvamT Cais Svidis naxevarze. me erTxel kidev davukari Tavi. _ saRamo stumroba SeiZleba kviraSi orjer, ara uxSiresad, _ miTxra mis klarisam. isev Tavi davukari. _ mis trotvuds, romelsac ixseniebs Tavis werilSi mister koperfildi, SeuZlia agreTve, Tu inebebs, gvestumros. _ miTxra mis klarisam. _ Tu amgvari stumroba saWiro iqneba orive mxaris bednierebisaTvis, Cven didi siamovnebiT miviRebT am stumrobas da sapasuxosac gadavuxdiT. vinaidan yvela piroba axla ukve bolomde iyo moyvanili, daveCqare gamomeTqva Cemi uRrmesi madloba orive ledisaTvis da vakoce xelze jer mis klarisas, Semdeg mis lavinias. amis Semdeg mis lavinia adga da mibrZana ukan gavyolodi. davemorCle. Cven meore oTaxSi gavdiT, aq, pirvelad xangrZlivi unaxaobis Semdeg, davinaxe dora. _ o, Cemo Zvirfaso, sayvarelo dora! axla ki marTlac Cemi xar, Cemi samudamod! _ ah,! gaCumdi, RvTis gulisaTvis! gaCumdi! _ mipasuxa doram. _ rogor? gana Sen ar ginda, Cemi iyo, dora? _ rasakvirvelia, me Seni var, magram gana ar xedav, me ise SemeSinda! _ SegeSinda? risi, Cemo kargo? _ ai imisi! me ar miyvars igi. rad movida? _ vin, Cemo sicocxlev? _ eg Seni megobari, _ miTxra doram. _ ra esaqmeba? ueWvelia, igi Zalian sulelia! ra unda yofiliyo ufro mSvenieri, vidre es bavSvuri gulubryviloba, romliTac dora Tavis azrs gamoxatavda! _ ras ambob, genacvale, _ vuTxari me, _ Cemi megobari saukeTeso arsebaa qveyanaze. _ mere, rad ginda es saukeTeso arseba? gana umagisod ki ver gavZlebT? _ kargi, Cemo kargo! Sen gaicnob mas ufro axlos da ise Segiyvardeba, rom meti ar SeiZleba. male aq Cemi papidac mova. Sen isic Segiyvardeba. _ o, ara, geTayva, nu moiyvan aq! _ miTxra doram da gulze xelebi miido vedrebis gamometyvelebiT. _ moiRe mowyaleba, nu moiyvan, dodi! _ daasrula Cemma patara mbrZanebelma da ase originalurad gadaakeTa Cemi saxeli daviTi.
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rCeva-mtkiceba aq usargeblo iyo. vicinodi, vtkbebodi misi cqeriT, vxumrobdi da uzomod bednieri viyavi. mindoda meTxova misTvis, rom tredelsi gaecno, magram ra wamsac vaxsene misi saxeli, dora gaiqca da oTaxSi Caiketa. meti ra gza mqonda, marto gamovedi tredelsTan da Sinisaken gavwieT. rasakvirvelia, maSinve vuambe papidas Cemi darbazobis yvela Sedegi. mas uxaroda Cemi bedniereba da dampirda, dauyovnebliv wasuliyo doras mamidebTan stumrad. imave saRamos, im dros, rodesac agnesas werils vwerdi, papidam daiwyo siaruli yvela oTaxSi, iseTi daucxromeli gamalebiT, rom SemeSinda _ xom ar apirebs igi putniSi wasvlas uTenebliv-meTqi. axla, kviris eqvsi dRis ganmavlobaSi, me ar mqonda arc erTi Tavisufali wuTi. davdiodi samsaxurSi doqtorTa kolegiaSi, Semdeg _ doqtor strongTan haigetSi. amgvaradve mogzauroba putniSi yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo; amitom viTxove nebarTva mis laviniasagan _ mivsuliyavi xolme yovel SabaT saRamos. amrigad, yoveli kviris boloSi iSleboda Cems win ganuwyveteli siamovnebis perspeqtiva, da miT ufro muyaiTad vSromobdi danarCen dReebSi, rodesac win aseTi Rirseuli jildo meloda. mZime lodi momeSva gulidan, rodesac papidaCemma da doras mamidebma erTmaneTi gaicnes, arc Tu Zalian axlos, magram arc ise Sors, rogorc mosalodneli iyo Tavidan. mxolod erTi garemoeba mawuxebda, mas Semdegac, roca yvelaferi TiTqos sabednierod moewyo. saqme is iyo, rom TiTqos yvelam piri Sehkra da doras patara saTamaSosaviT eqceodnen. papida, romelsac dora TandaTan daumegobrda, eZaxda doras `patara yvavils~. mis laviniasTavis udides siamovneba Seadgenda doras Tmebis varcxna, misi tanisamosis wesrigSi moyvana da misi daZineba bavSviviT. rasac akeTebda mis lavinia, imasve, rogorc damyarebul wess, imeorebda mis klarisa. isini ise eqceodnen doras, rogorc dora eqceoda finia jips. bolos gadavwyvite, movlaparakebodi amis Sesaxeb doras, gamovacvlevine amgvari, cota ar iyos ucnauri mopyroba Sendami-meTqi. _ yvelas vuyvarvar, me vici, _ miTxra doram, _ Zalian bednieri var. _ ki, magram ufro bednieri iqnebodi, Cemo kargo, ise rom gepyrobodnen, rogorc wesia. doram Semomxeda mSvenieri, samduraviT savse TvalebiT, Semdeg daiwyo qviTini da Tan sul amas imeorebda: risTvis vapireb mis Txovnas, Tuki srulebiT ar miyvars igi. amis pasuxad araferi damrCenoda, imis garda, rom damekocna misi namtiralevi Tvalebi da damerwmunebina aTiaTasjer, rom miyvars igi mTeli suliT da guliT. asec moviqceci. aRtacebaSi movedi, rodesac male amis Semdeg Tavisi sakuTari surviliT mTxova meyidna misTvis samzareulo wigni, romelzedac uwin iyo laparaki, da mTxova meCvenebina, rogor unda ewarmoebina ojaxis angariSi. magram male samzareulo wignisagan doras Tavi astkivda da cifrebma cremlebi mohgvara: `ra vqna? ricxvebs ar undaT mimateba~, _ miTxra doram da am mizeziT wasala yvela es saZageli cifri, raTa imave cxrilebze daexata Taiguli da Cemi da jipis miniaturuli portretebi. maSin visargeble SabaTis seirnobiT da ramdenjerme vecade piradad gadameca dorasTvis rCeva ojaxis gaZRolis Sesaxeb. erTxel, magaliTad, Cven gaviareT sayasbos win da me vuTxari:

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_ warmovidginoT, Cemo kargo, rom Cven jvari daviwereT da Sen waxvedi xorcis sayidlad sadilisTvis. ici, rogor unda iyido? doram ifiqra erTi wuTi da Semdeg gamarjvebulis RimiliT miTxra: _ yasabma xom icis xorcis yidva, me raRac minda amis codna? ah, Se sulelo biWuna! da isev vubrundebodiT gitaras, vxatavdiT yvavilebs, vcelqobdiT da vmRerodiT.

Tavi ocdamecxramete mabezRara agnesa da misi mama Camovidnen ori kviriT stumrad doqtor strongTan. srulebiT ar gamkvirvebia, rodesac agnesam gamomicxada, rom davalebuli aqvs iSovos maT axlos Sesaferisi bina misis hipisaTvis. am moxucebuls nekresis qarebi gauZlierda da haeris gamocvla esaWiroeboda. ar gamkvirvebia, rodesac meore dRes uri hipma, rogorc morCilma da pativismcemelma Svilma, moiyvana Tavisi Rirseuli deda axal binaze. me da uri hipma gaviseirneT doqtoris baRSi. _ xedavT, mister koperfild, _ miTxra uri hipma, _ Seyvarebuli xalxi mudam cotaTi eWviania. Cven, magaliTad, Tvals ar vaSorebT sayvarel arsebas. _ mere nikapi moifxana Tavisi dakrunCxuli xeliT. _ Tqven, rasakvirvelia, SeniSnavdiT, rom arasodes ar viyavi qalebis motrfiale _ da yvelaze naklebad misis strongisa. ase ar aris? _ ra gindaT amiTi sTqvaT? _ vkiTxe me. _ rodesac viyavi firmis mokrZalebuli mosamsaxure Cemi axlandeli amxanagis kantoraSi, es ledi medidurad micqeroda. igi mudam hpatiJebda Cems agnesas saxlSi da agnesas uxdeboda xolme misi gacileba. Tqven igi gansakuTrebiT kargad gepyrobodaT yovelTvis, master koperfild! magram me, ra saTqmelia, metad dabla videqi, rom mimepyro Cemsken am qalis yuradReba. _ mere? _ vTqvi me. _ vTqvaT rom asea. _ ...da metad dabla videqi am qalis megobarTan SedarebiT, _ ganagrZobda uri Cafiqrebuli kiloTi. _ nuTu Tqven ggoniaT, uri, rom doqtor strongs axsovs Tqveni arseboba, Tu Tqven TviTon ar eCvenebiT mas? _ oh, eg rogor SeiZleba, master koperfild! me vlaparakob ara doqtor strongze!.. sabralo qmari! ara, ser! me vgulisxmob mister maldons! me guli gamewura, yvela Cemi eWvi da SiSi gameRviZa am adamianis cqeriT da megona, rom uri hipi mzad iyo sabolood daengria doqtor strongis bedniereba da simSvide. _ igi xom yvelaze zrdili qalia, mister koperfild, da amitom misTvis saTakiloa iseTi adamianisadmi yuradRebis miqceva, rogoric me var. es Cven viciT. mis xelSi agnesa SeiZleba Tavis droze mSvenier saTamaSod gadaiqces. magram me maqvs Tvalebi da pirdaRebuli ar vmjdarvar, rodesac fxizlad yofna iyo saWiro. Cven, dabal safexurze mdgomi xalxi, marTali rom vTqva, mudam fxizlad varT; es araferia, rom sxva aravin gvamCnevs.
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me vcdilobdi, iseTi saxe mimeRo, TiTqos araferi mesmoda, magram uri hipis Tvalebi cxadad amtkicebdnen, rom xedavdnen Cems SeSfoTebas. _ Cemi motyueba, marTali rom vTqva, Znelia, Zvirfaso koperfild, _ ganagrZo urim. _ miviReb yovelgvar, Cemgan damokidebul zomebs, rom bolo moeRos am Seuferebel megobrobas. me igi srulebiT ar momwons, master koperfild. _ me ar mesmis Tqveni laparaki, uri. _ marTla? Tqven maocebT, master koperfild, _ mipasuxa man miseburi RreWiT. _ rogor? Tqven ar gesmiT sul ubralo ram _ Tqveni gamWriaxi gonebiT? SemdegSi me vecdebi, ufro naTlad vilaparako. es vin rekavs alayafis karebTan? mgoni, mister maldonia! cxeniT mosula? _ mgoni, is aris, _ vupasuxe me, ramdenadac ki SemeZlo, udardeli kiloTi da daveSure wasvlas. daaxloebiT am laparakidan ori dRis Semdeg me waviyvane agnesa doras gasacnobad. me winaswarve gavafrTxile mis lavinia am stumrobis Sesaxeb. agnesas Caize mielodnen. vamayobdi Cemi patara sacoleTi da amave dros meSinoda, rom agnesas iqneb ar Sehyvareboda igi. doras eSinoda agnesasi, imitom eSinoda, rom agnesa, rogorc mas egona Cemi sityvebidan, `Zalian Wkviani~ iyo, magram Cemi bavSvobis megobris danaxvisTanave Cemi patara sacole darwmunda, rom araferi saSineli ar SeiZleboda yofiliyo am Cafiqrebul qalSi, romelic aRsavse iyo gulkeTilobiT, sinaziT da siyvaruliT, doram odnav Sehkivla da imwamsve yelze moexvia agnesas. mis lavinia da mis klarisa Taviseburad monawileobas iRebdnen Cems sixarulSi. saRamo mSvenieri iyo. mis lavinia gviyurebda alersianad, keTili TvalebiT, TiTqos misi mowyobili yofiliyo Cveni bednieri siyvaruli. erTi sityviT, yvelani mxiarulad viyaviT da erTmaneTiT kmayofilni. agnesas alersianma da momxiblavma ubraloebam gaacocxla am qalis guli. man uaxloesi monawileoba miiRo yevlaferSi, rac ki ainteresebda doras, da imwamsve gaicno jipi. romelmac dauyovnebliv, sixarulis gamosaxatavad, kudis qneva daiwyo da xtoma morTo mis garSemo. _ rogor mixaria! _ uTxra agnesas doram Cais Semdeg. _ srulebiT ar movelodi, rom SegiyvardebodiT; me ki ise mWirdeba megobari axla, rodesac aRar aris CemTan julia milsi. marTlac, CvenTan aRar iyo Cveni saerTo megobari, romelic mamasTan erTad gaemgzavra okeanes iqiT, indoeTSi. saRamom swrafad gairbina, da bolos dadga dro, rodesac diliJansi unda mosuliyo Cvens wasayvanad. martoka videqi buxarTan Cafiqrebuli, rodesac dora momepara gamosaTxoveblad. _ rogor ggonia, dodi? _ miTxra da Tan udardelad aTamaSebda Cemi frakis erT-erT Rils, _ me xom gacilebiT ufro Wkviani viqnebodi, winaTve rom davmegobrebodi agnesas? ara, dodi? _ ra sisuleles laparakob, Cemo kargo, _ vupasuxe me. _ Sen ggonia, rom es sisulelea? _ mipasuxa diram da ar Semouxedavs CemTvis. _ darwmunebuli xar magaSi? _ rasakvirvelia, darwmunebuli var. _ me damaviwyda, dodi, ra naTesavia Seni agnesa? _ Cvens Soris ar aris namdvili naTesaoba, _ vupasuxe me, _ magram erTad vizrdebodiT da-ZmasaviT.
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_ maS rogor moxda, rom Segiyvardi? _ Zalian ubralod, Seni naxva da arSeyvareba SeuZlebeli iyo. _ maS, rom ar genaxe? _ maS, me da Sen sul rom ar davbadebuliyaviT? _ vupasuxe mxiaruli kiloTi. ver mivxvdi, raze fiqrobda Cemi dora. igi ganagrZobda buxarTan dgomas; xmaamouReblad vtkbebodi misi nazi xelis cqeriT, romelic Cemi frakis Rilebs aTamaSebda, misi mSvenieri kululebiT, romelic dafeniliyo Cems mkerdze, da wamwamebiT misi daxrili Tvalebisa, romelnic Cafiqrebuli ucqerodnen misi pawawina TiTebis moZraobas. bolos Semomxeda saxeSi, dadga fexis TiTebze, makoca araCveulebrivi sinaziT da oTaxidan gavida. daaxloebiT xuTi wuTis Semdeg mTeli Cveni patara sazogadoeba dabrunda sastumroSi da doras araCveulebrivi Cafiqreba erT wuTSi gahqra. igi dapirda agnesas werilebis weras, im pirobiT, Tu agnesa ar miaqcevs yuradRebas imas, rom misi werilebi mosulelo iqneboda. agnesac dapirda weras. arasodes, arasodes ar myvarebia dora ise nazad da Rrmad, rogorc im saRamos! rodesac varskvlavebiT moWedili cis Suqze vuaxlovdebodiT doqtor strongis saxls, me vuTxari agnesas, rom mTeli Cemi bedniereba misi saqmea. _ da rodesac Tqven dajdebiiT mis gverdiT, _ ganvagrZe me, _ momeCvena, rom iseTive mfarveli angelozi xarT misTvis, rogorc CemTvis. sxvafriv verc ki warmomidgenixarT, agnesa! _ sabralo mfarveli, magram erTguli, _ mipasuxa agnesam. misma mSvenierma, wkriala xmam, romelic gulis siRrmemde Camwvda, maTqmevina: _ me mgonia, rom axla Tqven bednieri xarT Sinaur cxovrebaSi! _ diax, trotvud, mudam mxiarulad var da gulze ara maqvs-ra, magram Cvens saxlSi araviTari cvlileba ar momxdara, _ mipasuxa agnesam wuTieri siCumis semdeg. _ da Tqven ara gagigiaT-ra axali... meSinia, ar gewyinoT, agnesa, magram es sakiTxi metismetad mawuxebs... Tqven ara gagigiaT-ra imis Sesaxeb, razedac Cven vlaparakobdiT ukanasknelad? _ ara. rac SeiZleba naklebad ifiqreT amaze, trotvud, Cemi gulisTvis nu SewuxdebiT, _ daumata man xanmokle siCumis Semdeg. _ arasodes ar gadavdgam im nabijs, romlisac Tqven geSiniaT. amgvari laparakiT SevediT doqtor strongis agarakis patara ezoSi. ukve gviani iyo. _ nu iwuxebT Cvens javrsa da varamze, _ miTxra agnesam da xeli gamomiwoda. _ SemiZlia bednieri viyo mxolod Tqveni bednierebiT, trotvud, da Tu damWirdeba sxvisi Svela, mogmarTvaT mxolod Tqven da _ da sxvas aravis. rodesac agnesa saxlSi Sevida, me davinaxe sinaTle doqtor strongis kabinetSi da Sevedi, rom Rame mSvidobisa mesurva misTvis. pirveli adamiani, romelic davinaxe lampis mkrTal Suqze, iyo, Cemda udides gansacvifreblad, uri hipi. igi idga uZravad, orTave xeliT dayrdnobili sawer magidaze. mister vikfildi, sevdiani da aRelvebuli, cotaTi win wamoxriliyo da raRac gaubedavad exeboda doqtor strongis mxars.

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jer megona, rom doqtori avad aris. am STabeWdfilebiT win wavdgi nabiji, magram uris Tvalebma, romelnic Cems Tvalebs Sexvdnen, erT wamSi amixsnes, raSic iyo saqme. mindoda gavsuliyavi kabinetidan, magram doqtorma SemaCera xelis moZraobiT. _ yovel SemTxvevaSi, zedmeti ar aris karis daketva, _ SeniSna urim. _ srulebiT ar aris saWiro, mTel qalaqs SeatyobinoT es ambavi. am sityvebiT igi miepara fexis frCxilebze karebs da frTxilad daketa gasaRebiT. _ Cems movaleobad CavTvale, mister koperfild, _ miTxra urim, _ mimeTiTebina doqtor strongisaTvis imaze, ris Sesaxebac Cven ukve gvqonda laparaki, Tumca, mgonia, maSin savsebiT naTlad ver mixvdiT azrs? me Sevxede, magram ar miTqvams arc erTi sityva. Semdeg mivedi Cems maswavlebelTan da wavibutbute raRac uazro sityvebi. amiT vfiqrobdi mis damSvidebasa da nugeSiscemas. man alersianad damado xeli mxarze, magram Tavi ar auRia. _ vinaidan maSin ver mixvdiT Cems laparaks, master koperfils, _ daiwyo isev uri hipma, _ nebas mivcem Cems Tavs mogaxsenoT, rom me mivaqcie doqtori strongis yuradReba misis strongis zogierT moqmedebas. ai, swored es mindoda meTqva, ser, Tqven ki amas ver mixvdiT. Tqveni Semosvlis win, ser, es aris axla, mivmarTe Cemi firmis amxanags am sityvebis dasadastureblad, radgan Cven, ase vTqvaT, yvelani varT amaSi gareuli. dae mister vikfildma, patiosnebisa da sindisis winaSe, sTqvas gadaWriT _ eTanxmeba Tu ara igi Cems sityvebs. aba, mister vikfild! gTxovT, daurideblad sTqvaT. ho, Tu ara? _ mudam da yovelTvis mxolod erTi TvalsazrisiT vucqerodi yvelafers, _ Tqva mister vikfildma mTrTolvare xmiT, _ da amitom, Zvirfaso doqtor, nu miaqcevT did yuradRebas Cems maSindel azrs, ueWvelia, Semcdars da usamarTlos. sxla iZulebuli var gamovtyde, radgan ar aris CemTvis sxva gamosavali... _ me ki ar vici! sadRaa gamosavali, mister vikfild, _ SeniSna urim. _ Tavis daRweva Znelia, ser, rodesac yvelani gaverieniT am saqmeSi. mister vikfildma uimedod Sexeda Tavis amxanags da ganagrZo: _ diax, iyo marTlac dro, rodesac meCveneboda, rom es mSvenieri ledi ar asrulebs Tavis movaleobas Tqvendami, ai ratom vcdilobdi Semewyvita, SeZlebisdagvarad, mtkice kavSiri agnesasa da mis strongs Soris. magram arasodes ar miTqvams amis Sesaxeb arc erTi sityva. arasodes arc ki mifiqria, rom es icis vinmem. TqvenTvis, ueWvelia, Znelia amis mosmena, _ daamTavra ubedurma mister vikfildma, _ magram Tqven rom icodeT, ra Znelia CemTvis amisi Tqma, SemibralebdiT, Zvirfaso doqtoro! doqtorma Cvereulebrivis gulkeTilobiT gauwoda mas xeli. mister vikfildma TavCaRunulma, ramdenime wuTiT SeaCera igi Tavis xelSi. mZime siCume Camovarda. doqtori adga da oTaxSi gaiara; Semdeg igi daubrunda Zvel adgils, mieyrdno savarZlis zurgs da cxvirsaxoci miifara Tvalebze. _ me davimsaxure qveynis samarTliani gakicxva. _ Tqva bolos doqtorma strongma, _ da, vfiqrob, qveyanas sruli ufleba aqvs gamamtyunos. erTaderTi arseba, Zvirfasi CemTvis, Woraobis sagnad aris qceuli. uri hipma raRac waisisina, ueWvelia, TanagrZnobis niSnad. _ me rom ar viyo amqveynad, _ ganagrZo doqtorma, _ Zvirfasi ani arasodes ar gaxdeboda am gakicxvis sagani. jentlmenebo! metad
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moxucebuli var, rogorc Tqvenc iciT, da axla ufro, vidre odesme, vgrZnob, rom didi xnis sicocxle ar damrCenia, magram am sicocxliT vageb pasuxs im umwikvlo ledis patiosnebisaTvis, romelic amjamad Cveni saubris sagans Seadgenda. doqtorma strongma saocari RirsebiT warmosTqva es sityvebi. mudam makvirvebda is araCveulebrivi saTnoeba, romelsac iCenda doqtori strongi Tavisi ymawvili colisadmi; magram pativiscemam da sinazem, romelic man axla gamoxata yoveli Tavisi sityvebiT, da im mokrZalebam, romliTac igi cdilobda, aeSorebina misTvis yovelgvari eWvi, _ yovelive aman ufro aamaRla igi Cems TvalebSi. _ me SevirTe colad es ledi, rodesac igi sul ymawvili iyo. aviyvane igi Cemi pasuxismgeblobis qveS, rodesac mis xasiaTs ar hqonda jer kidev miRebuli garkveuli mimarTueba.kargad vicnobdi mis mamas; kargad vicnbodi mas; vaswavlidi yvelafers, rac ki SeeZlo, da mudam gancvifrebaSi movyavdi am mSvenieri da mdidari pirovnebis marTal Tvisebebs. Tu usamarTlod moveqeci (albaT es asea, Tumca, saubedurod, es ar momsvlia TavSi), rodesac neba miveci Cems Tavs egoisturad mesargebla imisi madlobiT, suliT da guliT vTxov patiebas am ledis. man gaiara oTaxSi da, rodesac dabrunda Zvel alagze, Cahkida mTrTolvare xelebi savarZlis zurgs. _ Cemi cxovreba masTan bednieri iyo am saRramomde. mudam vlocavdi im dRes, erodsac aseTi usamarTloba cavidine da Cems colad gavxade igi. vacxadeb, jentlmenebo, rom araviTari eWvis odnavi Crdilic ki ar unda ixsenebodes Cemi colis saxelTan erTad. misi Tvalebi aRfrTovanebiT aenTo da xma ganumtkicda. _ amrigad, pirvelad gavige axla, ra iyo am ledis ubedurebis mizezi. vecdebi, avitano es da davemorCilo beds. ra maqvs masTan sasayveduro: es ufleba mas, mxolod mas erTs ekuTvnis. amis Semdeg Cemi mTavari da upirvelesi movaleobaa _ davifaro igi usamarTlo miTqma-moTqmis yovelgvari sababisagan, romlisgan, rogorc vxedav, Tavisufalni ar arian TviT Cemi saukeTeso megobrebic ki. rac ufro ganmartoebiT vicxovreb, miT ufro advili iqneba CemTvis am movaleobis asruleba. da rodesac dadgeba dro _ dae, dae adre dadges igi! _ rodesac Cemi sikvdili gaaTavisuflebs mas arabunebrivi Zaldatanebisagan, davxuWav Tvalebs misi patiosani saxis win uzomo ndobiT da siyvaruliT da davlocav mas usinanulod da uwyenad _ datkbes mSvidad ubednieresi cxovrebiT. me ver vxedavdi mas, radgan Tvalebi cremlebiT amevso. man fexi gadadga karebisaken da daumata: _ jentlmenebo! me gagixseniT Cemi guli! imedi maqvs, daicavT erTgvar pativiscemas Cemi sityvebisadmi. yovelive, rac dRes iyo naTqvami, aRar unda ganmeordes arasodes. vikfild, Zvelo megobaro, miSveleT zeviT asvla. mister vikfildi daeSura, mieSvelebina Tavisi xeli da isini mZime nabijiT gavidnen oTaxidan. maT miacilebda uri hipis xarbi Tvalebi. _ rogor mogwonT, master koperfild! _ sTqva urim da mommarTa. _ saqmem xom, Zveli pedagogis meoxebiT, srulebiT is mimarTuleba ar miiRo, romelic mosalodneli iyo! SesaniSnavi adamiania! brmaa, rogorc Txunela. yovel SemTxvevaSi, safiqrebelia, rom es ojaxi gadauxvevs axla Tavisi Zveli kalapotidan. Cven pirispir videqiT da davinaxe mis saxeze faruli aRtacebis gamometyveleba. misi cqera autaneli gaxda CemTvis. misi gamxari loya
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TiTqos silas Txoulobda. da gavartyi saxeSi iseTi ZaliT, rom xeli metkina, TiTqos damewvao. man mtaca xeli am xelSi da ase gakavebulebi vucqerodiT erTmaneTs TvalebSi. ase videqiT ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi, da es dro saocrad didi meCvena. Cemi TiTebis TeTri kvali TandaTan gaqra misi saxidan. _ koperfild, _ miTxra bolos, _ gagiJdiT? _ Tavi damanebT! xSirad migrZnobinebia TqvenTvis, rom mezizRebiT. axla dagimtkiceT es. ar meSinia Tqveni sazizRari azrebis arc Cemsa da arc sxvaTa mimarT. igi Zalian kargad mixvda, visac vgulisxmobdi da ra garemoebaTa gamo vikavebdi Tavs am adamianTan pirdapiri laparakisa da axsnisagan. SesaZlebelia, Semekavebina Tavi gartymisa da Seuracxyofisagan, agnesas rom ar davemSvidebine im saRamos gadaWrili pasuxiT. isev xangrZlivi siCume Camovarda. _ koperfild! _ miTxra man da moiSora xeli saxidan. _ Tqven mudam Cems winaaRmdeg midiodiT. vici, mudam Cemi winaRmdegi iyaviT, jer kidev mister vikfildis saxlSi. saWirod ar vTvlidi pasuxis gacemas; aviRe qudi da wasvla davapire. uri Cadga Cemsa da kars Sua. _ koperfild, _ miTxra man, _ yovel CxubSi unda ori mxare iyos; Tqven ar ipoviT CemSi mowinaaRmdege mxares. _ damekargeT aqedan! _ nu ambobT amas. me vici, Tqven inanebT. rogor daimcireT ase Tavi Cems winaSe, rom aseTi avi xasiaTi gamoiCineT. magram me gapatieT, koperfild. _ Tqven mapatieT? _ gapatieT da uneburad unda SemirigdeT. Tqven Seuracxyofa miayeneT adamians, romelic mudam Tqveni megobari iyo! magram, isev vimeoreb, Cxubi ar SeiZleba iyos iq, sadac ar aris amisTvis aucilebeli ori mxare. Tqveni survilis winaaRmdeg, ser, me samudamod Tqveni megobari davrCebi. axla Tqven iciT, ras unda moelodeT Cemgan! gavaRe kari da swrafad gavedi saxlidan! rodesac diliT gareT gamovedi, eklesiis zari wirvas auwyebda. uri hipi daseirnobda Tavis dedasTan erTad eklesiis galavanSi. man, TiTqos arc araferi momxdariyos, dila mSvidobisa misurva, da iZulebuli viyavi, pasuxi gameca salamze. etyoba, ise Zlier gamertya, rom uri, rogorc cada, kbilis tkivils grZnobda. mas aexvia saxe Savi abreSumis xelsaxociT da amis gamo qudi maRla hqonda askupebuli kinkrixoze. mudam maxinji, ufro maxinji Canda am wuTSi. doqtorma uqeifoba moimizeza da, sanam masTan stumrad iyo mister vikfildi da misi qali, umetes dros oTaxSi atarebda. mxolod stumrebis wasvlis erTi kviris Semdeg SevudeqiT isev muSaobas. am muSaobis dawyebis win doqtorma gadmomca daubeWdavi baraTi Cems saxelze. mokle werilSi igi mTxovda, arasodes aRar davbrunebodi im saramos baasis sagans. agnesas, rasakvirvelia, eWvic ar dahbadebia, Tu ra moxda maSin Cvens Soris. eWvi ar hqonda misis strongsac. erTxel, dilaadrianad, misis strongis dabadebis dRes, rodesac igi Cveni mecadineobis ganmavlobaSi Cveulebisamebr fanjaraze ijda, doqtori mivida masTan, orive xeli mokida Tavze, akoca gansakuTrebuli sinaziT da saCqarod gavida kabinetidan, radgan veRar moeria Tavis aRelvebul

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grZnobebs. misis strongi darCa im alagas, sadac qmarma datova, Semdeg daxara Tavi da mwared aqviTinda. winaT zogjer ise meCveneboda, rom misis strongs TiTqos raRacis Tqma undoda CemTvis, rodesac doqtori gavidoda xolme oTaxidan; magram arasodes arc erTi sityva ar wamoscdenia. doqtori ki amave dros igonebda axal gegmebs colis gasamxiaruleblad da urCevda, xSirad evlo sazogado seirnobaze Tavis dedasTan erTad. misis marklhems gagiJebiT uyvarda yovelgvari aseTi gasarTobi da amitom didi siamovnebiT uWerda mxars doqtor strongis gegmebs. Tavisi bedis morCili ani, sevdiani da mowyenili, midioda iq, sadac mihyavdaT, da araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda arafers. ar vicodi, ra mefiqra; ar icoda papidamac. yvelaze ucnauri is iyo, rom erTaderT mniSvnelovan daxmarebas, romelic ki SesaZloa SeWriliyo am ojaxuri ubedurebis saidumlo sferoSi, awarmoebda adamiani, romelic TiTqos uZluri iyo, raime daxmareba gaewia visTvisme, vlaparakob mister dikze. ras fiqrobda igi am ambis Sesaxeb da raSi gamoixateboda misi dakvirveba doqtor strongis ojaxuri cxovrebis msvlelobaze, ver amexsna, rogorc, ueWvelia, ver axsnida amas TviT mister dikic. mister dikma didi xania miiRo upiratesoba, nebarTvis uTxovnelad eseirna doqtoris baRSi, da xSirad daseirnobda kidec doqtor strongTan erTadac. siamayiT ivseboda am privilegiis gamo da ar uSvebda arc erT SemTxvevas, esargebla am uflebiT. igi ubednieres adamianad grZnobda TavisTavs, rodesac doqtori ukiTxavda mas Tavis nawarmoebs _ berZnul leqsikons. im dros, rodesac me da doqtori strongi garTuli viyaviT filosofiur muSaobaSi, mister diki daseirnobda baRSi misis strongTan erTad da Sveloda mas yvavilebis morwyvasa da margvlaSi. SeiZleba danamdvilebiT iTqvas, rom mister diki mTeli saaTis ganmavlobaSi ar warmosTqvamda aT sityvasac; magram doqtori da misi meuRle xedavdnen, rom mister diks uyvarda isini suliT da guliT da gulwrfel monawileobas iRebda maTs cxovrebaSi. amis gamo mister dikma miaRwia imas, rasac veravin sxva ver miaRwevda mis adgilas; igi gaxda SemaerTebeli rkali colsa da qmars Soris. _ Cems garda aravin icis, ra didi adamiania diki! _ siamayiT ambobda xolme papida, rodesac vbaasobdiT amis Sesaxeb. axla unda mivmarTo sxva garemoebas, vidre am Tavs davamTavrebde. mTeli im xnis ganamvlobaSi, sanam doqtorTan stumrad iyvnen misis kenterbereli megobrebi, vamCnevdi, rom fostalions yovel dilas mohqonda xolme ori an sami werili uri hipis saxelze. werilebis misamarTi dawerili iyo mister mikoberis xeliT. aqedan is unda dagveskvna, rom kenterberiSi yvelaferi wesze da rigzea, da rom mister mikoberi SeeCvia Tavis keTilSobil iuridiul saqmeebs da janmrTelad da bednierad sufevs. amitom Zalian mewyina da gamikvirda, rodesac miviRe misi meuRlisagan Semdegi werili: `kenterberi, orSabaTi. Tqven, ueWevelia, gaocdebiT, Zvirfaso mister koperfild, rodesac miirebT Cemgan am moulodnel werils. ufro metad gagikvirdebaT, rodesac gaigebT mis Sinaarss. magram yvelaze metad gagakvirvebT aucilebeli piroba _ mtkice saidumlod SeinaxoT yvelaferi, rac aRniSnuli iqneba Semdeg striqonebSi. Seuracxyofils, rogorc dedas da meuRles, mesaWiroeba energiuli daxmareba, romlisTvisac saubedurod, ar SemiZlia
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mivmarTOCemi gvareulobis sastik wevrebs, radganac maT uari ganacxades mister mikoberis saqmeebSi monawileobaze, da amis Semdeg me aRaravin damrCenia, rom raime mirCios, garda Cemi Zveli megobrisa da mdgmurisa. Tqven iciT, Cemo Zvirfaso koperfild, rom Cemsa da mister mikobers Soris (romelsac arasodes ar davanebeb Tavs) mudam arsebobda urTierTndoba, Tanxmoba da mSvidoba. mister mikoberi aZlevda drodadro xelwerilebs sagrZnob Tanxebze CemTan mouTaTbireblad da SecdomaSi Sevyavdi am valebis gadaxdis vadis Sesaxeb, magram, saerTod, mister mikobers ar hqonda araviTari saidumlo, dafaruli Tavis gulis megobrisagan _ me vgulisxmob mis cols _ da yvela es misi saqme cnobaSi mogvyavda, rogorc ki mSvidobianoba aRsdgeboda Cvens Soris. Tavisi Cveulebrivi Sromis damTavrebis Semdeg mister mikoberi aucileblad yovel saRamos miambobda xolme mTeli dRis yovel momxdar SemTxvevas. warmoidgineT, Zvirfaso koperfild, Cemi sasowarkveTileba, rodesac getyviT, rom mister mikberi srulebiT gamoicvala! igi frTxilia, gulCaTxrobili, sdums. yvelaferi, rasac kantoraSi akeTebs, dafarulia CemTvis ukuneTis wyvdiadiT. magram jer es ar aris yvelaferi. mister mikoberi gaxda mkacri, moRuSuli, pirquSi. igi srulebiT Tavidan iSorebs Cvens ufros qalsa da vaJs, aRar amayobs Cveni tyuilebiT da gulsaklavis ugrZnobelobiT ucqeris umanko axalmosuls, romelic sxvebze gvian Semovida Cvens ojaxSi _ ukanaskneli wevris saxiT, da warmogidgeniaT, Zvirfaso koperfild, uars ambobs yvela am ucnaur da mouwvdomel saqcielis axsnaze. autanelia, samwuxaroa, savalaloa, da vgrZnob, rom Cemi guli lamis Suaze gaipos. ra vqna, Zvirfaso mister koperfild? Tu SegiZliaT momceT rCeva, riTi da ragvarad movexmaro Cems Tavs, erT megobrul daxmarebas kidev daumatebT im mraval sikeTes, romelic aRmogiCeniaT CvenTvis sxvadasxva dros. gigzavniT Cemi Svilebis siyvaruls da umanko Rimils bednieri, jer kidev umecari bavSvisas, da davrCebi, Zvirfaso mister koperfild, mudam Tqveni erTguli, ubeduri emi mikoberi~. ara mgonia, rom gavamarTle misis mikoberis molodini, rodesac sapasuxo werilSi vurCie, alersianad mopyroboda mister mikobers da moTminebiT aetana droebiTi usiamovneba, romelic, yovel eWvs gareSea, male damTavrdeba meuRleTa sabednierod. yvelaferi es misi mikoberma, rogorc cxovrebis saqmeebSi gamocdilma ledim, Cemze ukeTesad icoda, magram, yovel SemTxvevaSi, misma werilma seriozulad damafiqra.

Tavi meormoce ganvlili gzis erTxel kidev Tvalis gadavleba kvireebi, Tveebi swrafad mihqrian. mxiarulad miCxrialebs mdinare zafxulis mzis Suqze, mwvane napirebs Sua, sadac kviraobiT me da dora vseirnobT, magram, ai, daubera Semodgomis qarma, aaboboqra talRebi da ufro swrafad, vidre odesme, gaeSura mdinare zRvisken. kidev cota xani _ da mdinare didi xniT daimala yinulis sqeli kanis qveS.
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magram araviTari cvlileba ar momxdara im patara saxlSi, sadac ori iadoni _ debi cxovrobdnen. Seuwyvetliv wikwikebs saaTi buxris Tavze da barometri wynarad hkidia sastumroSi, sul erTsa da imave adgilas. me mivaRwie srulwlovanebas. ocdaerTi wlis var. dro yvelas ajildoebs amiT; magram vnaxoT, risi gakeTeba movaswari am xnis ganmavlobaSi. tredelsis rCeviT Silingad da eqvs pensad viyide ganTqmuli wigni, romelSic dawvrilebiT iyo dalagebuli yvela wesi da kanoni stenografiis saocari xelovnebisa, da imwamsve Caviyuryumelave yvela am ucnauri xrikebis zRvaSi, romelTac ramdenime kviris manZilze kinaRam ar gamagiJes. axirebuli cvalebadoba wertilebisa, romelnic ama da am mdgomareobaSi ama da am sagans aRniSnaven, maSin rodesac meore mdgomareobaSi, ramdenadme Secvlili, niSnaven ama da amas, srulebiT sawinaaRmdego ideas; cnebaTa saocari xlarTebi, gamosaxuli naxevari rgolebiT; auracxeli Sedegebi, gamomdinare sxvadasxvanairi niSnebidan, romelnic buzis fexebs hgavdnen; saSineli moqmedeba moxrilisa, daxrilisa, gadaxrilisa da gadmoxrilisa, CaniSnulebisa ualago alagas, _ yovelive es gunebas miSlida ar amarto dRis ganmavlobaSi, aramed Ramec sizmrebs miSxamavda. rodesac, bolos, rogorc iyo, xelebis faTuriT gaviare yvela es winaswari siZnele da daveufle stenografiul anbans, romelic TavisTavad ukve warmoadgenda Zveli egvipturi sakerpo taZris msgavs raRacas, amis Semdeg Tvaluwvdenel perspeqtivaSi gadaiSala Cems Tvalwin axali saSinelebani, romelTac ewodebodaT pirobiTi emblemebi, moklebulni yovelgvar gonivrul mniSvnelobas da logikur azrs. am emblemebis mixedviT umowyalo saxelmZRvanelo brZanebda, magaliTad, rom uazro figura, ablabudas msgavsi, niSnavda molodins, maSin rodesac SuSxunasmagvari najRabni niSnavda zedSesruls: es iyo labirinTi uaRresad despotur saxeebisa; da rodesac vitenidi TavSi am maxinjebs, gulis kankaliT vamCnevdi, rom am dros Cemi Tavidan hqreboda sxva niSnebi, ase rom, iZulebuli vxdebodi, xelaxla damewyo da isev xelaxla dameviwya. roca vagrovebdi emblemebs, vkravdi egreT wodebul xasiaTebs da piruku, erTsa da meore SemTxvevaSic Tavi miWeqavda da guli gaskdomaze mqonda. da gamoskdeboda kidec, Tu ara dora, romelic CemTvis imedisa da xsnis Ruza iyo am aboboqrebul zRvaze. yoveli nafxaWni saxelmZRvaneloSi meCveneboda moudrekel muxad siZneleTa gauval tyeSi, da yoveli najRabni _ fexismosatex qvad am gauval gzaze. magram mainc win mivdiodi; vCexavdi da vkafavdi Zirianad xes xeze iseTi warmatebiT da gamarjvebiT, rom male Cem gzaze ar darCa arc erTi jirki. daaxloebiT oTxi Tvis Semdeg ukve SemeZlo gamomecada Cemi Tavi doqtorTa kolegiis erT-erT WaxWaxa oratorze. nuTu damaviwydeba odesme sazareli wuTi, rodesac am WaxWaxa oratorma mousva da gamiswro Tvaluwvdenel manZilze, vidre weras Sevudgebodi. Cemma sustma fanqarma daiwyo xtoma qaRaldze, rogorc Tavretdasxmulma, da darcxvenilma uari vTqvi Cems pirvel cdaze. cxadad davinaxe, rom ase ar vargoda. metismetad maRla avfrindi da safrTxe meloda, rom Camovvardebodi da mTlad daviCexebodi. ra meqna? tredelss mivmarTe rCevisaTvis, tredelsma Tavisi araCveulebrivi gulkeTilobiT ikisra ekarnaxa CemTvis oratorebis sityvebi, auCqareblad, saTanado daskvnebiTa da pauzebiT, rogorc amas moiTxovda Cemi stenografiuli sisuste. sixaruliT miviRe es megobruli winadadeba da amis Semdeg TiTqmis yovelRames, rodesac vbrundebodi doqtor
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strongisagan, CvenTan imarTeboda kerZo saparlamento kreba bukingemis quCaze. es iyo metad saintereso da srulebiT originaluri parlamenti. papida da mister diki, garemoebaTa da gasarCev saqmeTa mniSvnelobis mixedviT, warmoadgendnen saministros an opozicias, xolo tredelsi, oratorebis sityvaTa krebuliT SeiaraRebuli, hquxda maT winaaRmdeg gamayruebeli filipikebiT. Cveulebriv, igi idga magidasTan da TiTi dadebuli hqonda wignis furcelze, rom ar dahkargvoda sadeklamacio punqti; paTetikurad iqnevda marjvena xels, swored ise, rogorc mister piti, foqsi, Seridani, borki, lordi kastelri, vikonti sidmausi, an mister kaningi. aRfrTovanebuli pulitikuri paTosiT igi ayvedrida papidas gaflangvasa da angarebas. me, mokrZalebuli stenografi, vijeqi kaTedris Soriaxlos, Casaweri rveuli muxlebze medo da mTeli ZalRoniT vcdilobdi, ar gamomparvoda arc erTi sityva mWermetyveli oratoris piridan. verc erTi saxelmwifo moRvawe evropuli politikis asparezze ver Seedreboda tredelss politikur rwmenaTa meryeobasa da SeusabamobaSi. sul raRac erTi kviris ganmavlobaSi man warmoudgeneli TavqarianobiT gamoamJRavna yovelnairi politikuri azrebi da moaswro gamoekida Tavis anZaze yvela ferisa da saxelwodebis droSa. papida am dros, uZravi da Seudrekeli Tavis pozaSi, rogorc saxelmwifo kancleri, Seawyvetinebda xolme STagonebul orators sityvas replikiT, rogorc, magaliTad: `erTi mousmineT!~ `ara!~ an `ho!~, imisda mixedviT, Tu ras moiTxovda sityvis Sinaarsi. mister diki, rogorc namdvili provinciali, maSinve aitacebda papidas sityvebs da aucileblad RiRiniT imeorebda maT mxiaruli kiloTi. parlamentis es debatebi Zalian xSirad SuaRamemde grZeldeboda, sanam ar daiwvoda sanTlebi. am gulmodgine musaobis SEdegi is iyo, rom cot-cotaTi kvalSi Cavudeqi da Tan mivyvebodi tredelsis deklamacias. amgvari warmateba savsebiT SeiZleboda damakmayofileblad mCveneboda, Tu odnav mainc SesaZlebeli iqneboda garkveva Cems nawerSi. magram, saubedurod, maTi azri CemTvis srul saidumloebad rCeboda. es iyo CemTvis igive, rac Cinuri warwerebis wakiTxva Cais Sekrulaze, anda amocnoba oqros figurebisa, romlebic daxazulia xolme wiTelsa da mwvane SuSebze, qimiur maRaziebSi rom aris gamofenili. isev meloda mZime aucilebloba _ davbrunebuliyavi ukanda axlad Sevdgomodi am molipul gzas. es Znelic iyo da sawyenic; magram gavimagre guli, movikribe Zal-Rone da wavCanCaldi lokokinis simZimiT isev imave gziT, vcerdebodi meTodurad yovel winwkalze da sasowarkveTili gulmodginebiT vcdilobdi, gavrkveuliyavi am niSnebis axirebuli cvalebadobis yvela wvrilmanSi. bolos savsebiT daviufle es veluri stenografiuli saidumloebani da amis saSualebiT sagrZnobeli Semosavali gamiCnda. me viTvlebodi saukeTeso stenografad, vmuSaob `dilis gazeTisaTvis~, romlisTvisac vwer parlamentis kamaTs. yovel saRamos yurSi Camesmis politikuri winaswarmetyvelebani, romelTac arasodes ar uweriaT ganxorcieleba politikur samyaroSi, da mudam mesmis Rrmaazrovani ganmartebani, romelTa erTaderTi mizania kacobriobis modgmis mistifikacia. me meore asparezzedac gamovedi. SiSiTa da TrTolviT movkide xeli mwerlis kalams. saidumlod davwere patara werili, gavgzavne JurnalSi da igi dabeWdes. amis Semdeg davwere mravali patara werili da amJamad

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sagrZnobel gasamrjelos vRebulob Cemi literaturuli SromisTvis. sazogadod, Cemi sayofacxovrebo mdgoareoba mtkice safuZvels daemyara. Cven gadavsaxldiT bukingebis sasaxlidan mSvenier patara kotejSi, londonis midamoSi. papidas ar unda CemTan erTad cxovreba. man airCia TavisTvis Cems axlos pawawina saxli. ras niSnavs es yvelaferi? Cems colis SerTvas xom ara? diax! diax! me virTav doras! mis laviniam da mis klarisam gamoacxades bolos TavianTi Tanxmoba. dRes me da tredelsi mivediT doqtorTa klegiaSi. orives aRelvebuli saxeebi gvaqvs. raSia saqme? Cemi bavSvuri ocneba ganxorcielda. me viReb licenzias kanonier SeuRlebisaTvis. _ imedi maqvs, Zvirfaso megobaro, rom meore jerze ukve Sen moxval doqtorTa kolegiaSi imave saWiroebisaTvis, ramac dRes me momiyvana aq, _ vuTxari tredelss. _ da imedi maqvs, rom es Zalian male moxdeba. _ gmadlob keTili survilisaTvis, Zvirfaso koperfild, _ mipasuxa tredelsma, _ me TviTonac imedi maqvs, rom es male moxdeba. didi bednierebaa, rodesac ici, rom is Tanaxmaa gelodos, ra dromdisac ginda. _ rodis unda waxvide diliJansebis kantoraSi mis dasaxvedrad? _ vekiTxebi me. _ Svid saaTze, _ mipasuxa tredelsma, _ mis vikfildic xom am dros unda movides? _ cota ufro gvian. Tavis droze sofi, tredelsis sacole, modis doras naTesavebis saxlSi. mas marTlac metad sasiamovno saxe aqvs. ar SeiZleba iTqvas, rom sofi namdvili lamazi iyos, am sityvis sruli mniSvnelobiT, _ ara; magram misis saxe pirvelive Sexedvaze izidavs adamianis guls. igi ekuTvnis sada, sayvarel da gulubryvilo arsebaTa ricxvs. me gadmovsvi agnesa kenterberis diliJansidan da miviyvane putniSi, sadac axla yvelani stkbebian misi mxiaruli da mSvenieri saxis cqeriT. da mainc ar mjera yovelive es. saRamo mSvenieria, Cven yvelani iseTi bednierebi varT, rom metis warmodgenac SeuZlebelia. magam araferi mjera. suli ver momibrunebia, gons ver movsulvar Zlier STabeWdilebaTagan. bednierebis siWarbe mawveba da raRac ucnauri burusi midgas Tvalwin. meCveneba, TiTqos gaviRviZe dilaadrian, ori kviris win, da mas Semdeg aRar davwolilvar. ver warmomidgenia, rodis iyo guSindeli dRe, da ise meCveneba, TiTqos iuridiuli nebarTva qorwinebisa ukve sami Tvea, rac jibeSi midevs. yvelaferi meeWveba, araferi mjera, da vbrundebi Cems binaze, romelic axla miWiravs putnis axlos. vdgebi dilaadrianad da mivdivar haigetis gzaze papidas wamosayvanad. arasodes ar minaxavs papida aseTi gabrwyinebuli. mSvenieri abreSumis kaba ecva da TeTri qudi xuravs. misi danaxva pirdapir maocebs. jeneta, romelic CacmaSi Sveloda papidas, TvalebdaWyetili micqers. pegoti mzad aris eklesiaSi wasasvlelad; igi apirebs zevidan uyuros jvrisweras. mister diks, romlis movaleobaa dRes Camabaros Cemi ymawvili coli sakurTxevlis win, mSvenivrad dauxvevia Tmebi. tredelsi, romelsac winaswar SeTanxmebiT Temsaris biWebTan Sevxvdi, warmoadgens Tavisi personiT damabrmavebel SeerTebas naRebisa da isasamnis ferebisas. isic da mister dikic sakvirvel STabeWdilebas stoveben TavianTi xelTaTmanebiT.

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ai ukve mivdivar Ria etliT da sibraluliT vucqeri sacodav xalxs, romelsac ara aqvs saSualeba monawiloba miiRos Cems qorwilSi, hgvis duqnebs da midis sayoveldReo samuSaoze. yvelaferi danarCeni sizmaria, uTavolo, gaurkveveli. me vxedav am sizmrisebur CvenebaSi, rogor Semodis dora Tavisi amaliT, rogor gvayenebs sakurTxevlis win eklesiis daraji qali. da melandeba, TiTqos bolos modis pastori. iwyeba jvrisweris wesi, sazeimod ismis pastoris xma da Cven yvelani didi yuradRebiT vusmenT. meCveneba, TiTqos mis lavinia, romelic patarZlis megobarTa Soris imyofeba, pirveli iwyebs xmamaRla tirils da amgvarad igonebs dauviwyar mister pikers, misi lurji cxviriT. mis klarisa spirtsa sunavs; agnesa doras uvlis; papida warmoadgens Seuryeveli simtkicis nimuSs, Tumca cremlebi Camosdis orive loyaze; pawawa dora Cveulebriv aZlevs pasuxs pastors. da vxedav, isev sizmarSi, rogor mimyavs xelixelgayrili Cemi pawawa coli auarebel xalxSi, rogor vambob raRac sityvas, magram ras, _ aravin icis da yvelaze naklebad TviTn me. yvelani Tavs bednierad da kmayofilad grZnoben, _ jipic ki, romelsac misces saqorwino namcxvris naWeri. dgeba gadamWreli wuTi, me da dora mivdivarT erTad, xelixelCakidebulebi, magram dora Cerdeba, ukan ixedeba da iZaxis xmamaRali tiriliT: _ Tu vawyenine vismes, daiviwyeT! da, ai, vxedav, TiTqos, bolos, gamovdivarT oTaxidan; igi erTxel kidev dgeba, ixedeba, miiswrafis agnesasken, moexveva mas da hkocnis, radgan agnesa yvelaze Zalian uyvars. safosto cxenebi daiZrnen adgilidan. Cven mivdivarT da vfxizldebi Zilisagan. es ki sicxadea: ai, gverdiT mizis Cemi patara coli, romelic suliTa da guliT miyvars. _ bednieri xar axla, Cemo sulelo biWuna? _ mekiTxeba dora. _ darwmunebuli xar, rom ar inaneb? im dReTa aCrdilebma gaiqroles Cems win burusian warsulSi da me ganvagrZob Cemi cxovrebis ambavs.

Tavi ormocdameerTe Cveni ojaxi gaTavda qorwili, patarZlis megobrebi wavid-wamovidnen. me da dora martoni davrCiT Cvens patara saxlSi. ai Cven orni varT da sxvas aravis aRar ekiTxeba Cveni saqme, radgan Cveni sicocxlis romani dasrulda. aRaravis vewonebiT... ese igi, axla mxolod erTmaneTs unda movewonoT, sxvas aravis, mTeli Cveni sicocxlis ganmavlobaSi. rodesac zogjer karga dagvianebiT vbrundebodi parlamentis sxdomis Semdeg, metad ucnaurad meCveneboda xolme, rom saxlSi dora momeloda. ai me vaxSams mivujeqi da dora fexakrefiT moipareba CemTan salaparakod, _ ra SeiZleba iyos amaze sakvirveli? rogorc wesia, Cven moaxlec gvyavda. mTeli saxli mas ebara. saSineli dro gamoviareT am meri-anas xelSi:
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meri-anas atestati hqonda, uzarmazari da mquxare, rogorc proklamacia. igi sicocxlis ayvavebis asakSi imyofeboda, iyo mZime, sruli, cotaTi mkacri. hyavda (rogorc wesia) biZaSvili, husari, iseTi grZelfexeba, rom SeiZleboda gCvenebodaT adamianis saRamo drois wagrZelebul Crdilad. Cveni patara saxli ufro pataravdeboda misi mudam iq yofnis gamo. atestatSi aRniSnuli iyo, rom meri-ana patiosnebisa da sifxizlis iSviaTi nimuSia. maSasadame, valdebuli viyavi damejera, rom mas SemTxveviT wauvida guli, rodeac erTTxel samzareuloSi, didi qvabis qveS, ugonod mdebare vipoveT da rodesac erTxel uecrad dagvekarga Cais kovzebi, unda mivxedriliyavi, rom isini moiara momsvlelma muSam, romelsac nagavi gahqonda. meri-anam tyved Cagvigdo umowyalod da Seubraleblad. vgrZnobdiT Cvens gamoucdelobas da srulebiT moklebulni viyaviT saSualebas, raime winaaRmdegoba gagvewia misTvis. es qali, yovlad Seubralebeli, mSvenivrad sargeblobda Tavisi mdgomareobiT. meri-ana iyo mizezi Cvemi pirveli uTanxmoebisa. _ rogor ggonia, _ vuTxari erTxel doras, _ meri-ana raime angariSs uwevs dros? _ gana ra moxda, dodi? _ miTxa doram da Tavisi umanko Tvalebi moaSora naxats. _ ai, ukve xuTi saaTia, da Cven ki saaTze vsadilobT. doram mzrunvelobiT Sexeda saaTs da miTxra, rom saaTi, safiqrebelia, cotaTi win midis. _ piriqiT, genacvale! saaTi ukan rCeba ramdenime wuTiT, _ SevniSne me, rodesac Cems saaTs davxede. Cems dasamSvideblad Cemi patara coli damijda muxlebze da cxviris boloze fanqari gamisva. es Zalian sasacilo iyo, magram mainc mSieri davrCi. _ yuri damigde, dora, nu bavSvob. Sen ueWvelia, gaxsovs, rom guSin sadilidan avdeqi da guSinwin avadac ki gavxdi, radgan iZulebuli viyavi, meWama xbos umi xorci. dRes ki srulebiT ar vsadilob. isic ici, rogori CaiT gagvimaspinZlda dRes meri-ana. arc ki Seiwuxa Tavi, rom wyali aeduRebina. azrad ar maqvs gisayveduro, Cemo kargo, magram dameTanxme, rom es araa komfortabeluri. _ ah, Se gulqva, gulqva, sastiko biWo! _ SesZaxa doram. _ me meubneba, rom cudi coli var! _ Sen ici, genacvale, rom es arasodes ar miTqvams. _ Sen sTqvi, rom komfortabeluri ara var. _ srulebiT ara, me vTqvi, rom Cvens ojaxSi ar aris komforti. _ gana es erTi da igive ar aris? _ SesZaxa doram. doras patara gulma sagrZnobi Wriloba miiRo, igi verasgziT veRar davamSvide, misi tirili da qviTini iseTi Rrma sevdiT iyo savse, TiTqos usaSinlesi wyena mivayene. saCqarod gavedi saxlidan. mTeli im xnis ganmavlobaSi, vidre saxlSi davbrundebodi, sindisi saSinlad mtanjavda da Cems Tavs vTvlidi borotmoqmedad, romelmac Seiwira umanko msxverpli. ukve Ramis ori Tu sami saaTi iyo, rodesac saxlSi davbrundi. sastumro oTaxSi papida ijda da meloda. _ xom araferi moxda, papida? _ vkiTxe uneburi TrTolviT.

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_ araferi, trot! _ mipasuxa papidam wynari kiloTi. _ dajeqi, Cemo kargo, dajeqi. patara yvavili gunebaze ar iyo am saRamos da mindoda, cotaTi gamemxiarulebina. meti araferi. _ Tqven ver warmodigenT, papida, rogor vitanjebodi mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi, rodesac doras mdgomarebaze vfiqrobdi, _ vuTxari me. _ magram azradac ar momsvlia misi Seuracxyofa. mindoda mxolod megobrulad da gulaxdilad movlaparakebodi Cvens Sinaurs saqmeebze. papidam Tavi damiqnia Tanxmobis niSnad. _ Sen cota meti moTmineba unda iqonio, trot, _ miTxra man. _ saqme imaSia, rom patara yvavili metad nazi yvavilia, rogorc ici, da qaris odnavi qrolva misTvis sagrZnobi xdeba. gunebaSi madloba gadavuxade papidas aseTi sinazisTvis Cemi colisadmi, da man waikiTxa es madloba Cems TvalebSi. _ rogor ggoniaT, papida, _ vuTTxari me da Tan buxarSi viyurebodi, _ Tqven rom drodadro urCioT xolme doras... Cveni saerTo sikeTisaTvis... _ trot, _ mipasuxa papidam erTgvari aRlvebiT, _ ara, nu mTxov magas! Sen jer bavSvi xar, trot... diax, Cemo kargo! _ ganagrZo papidam. _ me rom Caverio Tqven saqmeebSi, vin icis, rogori ganxeTqileba moxdes Tqvens Soris da rogor daitanjeba amisgan patara yvavili. amaze laparakic metia. me minda, mas vuyvarde da mudam mxiaruli iyos, rogorc pepela. moigone meore col-qmroba Sens mSobliur saxlSi da nuRar mimarTav nurc mas, nurc me im SeniSvnebiT, rasac axla gulisxmobdi. uecrad mivxvdi amgvari msjelobis mTel safuZvlianobas da papidas didsulovan azrebs Cemi colis Sesaxeb. _ dro jer bevria win, trot, Tqveni cxovreba mxolod axla iwyeba, _ ganagrZo papidam. _ Seni arCevani Tavisufali iyo (kaeSnis Rrublebma, rogorc meCvena, erTi wuTiT daCrdila misi saxe) da Sen amoirCie lamazi, mosiyvarule, nazi arseba. Seni valia da, amasTan, sasiamovno movaleobac, pativi sce da daafaso is Rirsebani, romelic masSi hpove, da ara isini, romelic mas jer ar aqvs. Tumca yovelive es TvTonac ici da srulebiT ar vapireb gakveTilis kiTxvas, magram gaxsovdes, Cemo kargo, rom mTeli Tqveni momavali mxolod da mxolod Tqvens xelT aris da Tqvenze aris damokidebuli. aravis sxvas ar SeuZlia Tqveni Svela. ecadeT, TviTon moawyoT Tqveni bedi. amaSia colqmroba, Cemo kargo trot! Tqven axla iseT mdgomareobaSi xarT, rogorc ori bavSvi tyeSi. da am sityvebiT, romelic mxiaruli kiloTi iyo warmoTqmuli, papidam nazad makoca, rom amrigad mtkiced eqcia Tavisi survili. rodesac marto davrCi, dora gamovida CemTan Tavisi patara qoSebiT. igi qviTiniT gadamexvia da miTxra, rom sastikad moviqeci da rom isic, Tavis mxriv, ganebivrebuli da zviadi bavSvia. SevrigdiT da gadavwyviteT, rom es pirveli usiamovneba ukanasknelic iqneboda Cvens cxovrebaSi. ojaxuri mouwyobloba isev grZeldeboda. yvelas, rogorc etyoboda, piri Seekra Cvens mosatyueblad da gasasuleleblad. rodesac duqanSi mividodiT, vaWari usaTuod cdilobda, gaesaRebina uvargisi saqoneli. Tu zRvis kibos vyidulobdiT, igi mTlad wyliT iyo savse. xorci mudam xesaviT magari iyo, da puri, romelic sufraze mohqondaT, mudam gamxmar qerqebad iqceoda xolme. im angariSis mixedviT, romelsac warmogvidgenda xolme mewvrilmanevaWari, SeiZleboda efiqra adamians, rom Cven SemoviReT eqscentriuli Cveuleba _ erbo mogvesva iatakze mTel qveda sarTulSi, imdens vxmarobdiT Turme am sanovages. imxanad ar momixda oficialuri
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angariSebis wakiTxva, romelsac adens Sinagan gadasaxadTa departamenti, da ar vici, ra zomamde aiwia maSin moTxovnilebam pilpilze, magram Tu Cvenma moTxovnilebam cxadi gavlena moaxdina pilpiliT vaWrobaze, es imas niSnavs, rom mravalma ojaxma srulebiT uari sTqva pilpilis xmarebaze; da yvelaze sakviveli aq is garemoeba iyo, rom arasodes ar minaxavs es masala Cems saxlSi an Cems sufraze. mosarecxe drogamoSvebiT agiravebda duqanSi Cveni sarecxis nawils da Semdeg modioda CemTan bodiSis mosaxdelad srulebiT mTvrali. magram amaze aRaras vambob, radgan amgvari ambebi yvelas emarTeba. pirveli Cveni Sinauri wveuleba iyo patara sadili tredelsis pativsacemad. rodesac sufraze davsxediT, zalian mindoda, CvenTvis adgili yofiliyo. ar vici rogor gamodioda es, magram Cven mudam adgili ar gvyofnida, miuxedavad imisa, rom mxolod orni vcxovrobdiT. es, rogorc safiqrebelia, imitom xdeboda, rom arc erTi nivTi ar idga Cvens saxlSi Tavis adgilas. aranaklebad vnatrobdi, rom jips erTxel da samudamod akrZaluli hqonoda sufraze seirnoba sadilobis dros. ukve marto misi magidaze yofna arRvevda surfis erTgvar wesierebas. am SemTxvevaSi, rogorc Canda, darwmunebuli iyo, rom mas evaleboda tredelsis SeSineba. uyefda Cems Zvel megobars da yovel wamSi ieriSi mihqonda mis TefSze iseTi daucxromeli sijiutiT, rom mTeli ufleba laparakisa sadilis dros mxolod mas darCa. da miuxedavad yovelive amisa, araviTari SeniSvna ar gamikeTebia, radgan vicodi doras mgrZnobiare gulis ambavi, romelic mzad iyo sasowarkveTilebamde misuliyo sayvareli finias uflebaTa odnavi Selaxvis gamo. amgvarive mosazrebiT araferi miTqvams im arevdarevis Sesaxeb, romelic sufraze sufevda da romlis mizeziT TefSebi iatakze eyara. sadilis WurWeli magidaze idga, magram idga mTvraliviT da adamians SeiZleboda efiqra, rom yvelas es boTli da SuSa momduravad arian erTmaneTTano. tredelss am dros mTlad miyrili hqonda win Wiqebi da TefSebi, TiTqos gadavwyviteT misi alyis Semortyma. rodesac moitanes cxvris fexi, romelic me unda dameWra, gaocebiT davekiTxe Cems Tavs, rad iRebs yovelnairi xorci Cvens saxlSi aseT ucnaur saxes, da nuTu yasabma gardauval wesad daadgina, moeca CemTvis es yvelaze maxinji cxvari, romelic ki britaneTis bazarze moipoveba-meTqi. Cven vWamdiT cxvris xorcs... ese igi, cxvris xorcis im nawils, romelic vargoda saWmelad. Tumca tredelsi, CvenTvis rom esiamovnebina, mzad iyo velurad gadaqceuliyo da eWama gaurCevlad umi xorci, magra srulebiT ar mindoda, rom mas aseTi msxverpli moetana megobrobis samsxverploze. sabednierod, sakuWnaoSi inaxeboda lori da amiTi gavumaspinZldi Cems megobars. Cemi patara coli saSinel SiSSi iyo, rom gavujavrdebodi, magram miT ufro didi iyo misi sixaruli, rodesac dainaxa, rom ar vapirebdi gajavrebas. wuTierma wyenam, romelic moaxdina uweso sadilma, swrafad gaiara da Zalian sasiamovno saRamo gavatareT. rodesac tredelsi wavida da misi gacilebis Semdeg sastumro oTaxSi davbrundi, doram moswia Cemsken skami da gverdze damijda. _ me naRvlianad var, _ miTxra man. _ xom ar ginda maswavlo, dodi? _ me jer TviTon unda viswavlo, radgan iseTive gamoucdeli var, rogorc Sen, dora.

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_ ki, magram Sen SegiZlia iswavlo, dodi, radgan Sen Wkviani xar, Zalian Wkviani! _ sisulelea, genacvale, sisulele! _ rogor mwyins, _ daiwyo Cemma colma xangrZlivi siCumis Semdeg, _ rogor mwyins, rom ar momixda agnesas gverdiT cxovreba erTi weli mainc! igi daeyrdno nikapiT xelebs, romlebic Cems mxarze edo da misi cisferi Tvalebi uZravad momCerebodnen TvalebSi. _ me minda, dodi, rom Sen rame gansakuTrebuli saxeli miwodo, _ miTxra doram pozis gamoucvlelad. _ rogori, magaliTad? _ vkiTxe me RimiliT. _ es, rasakvirvelia, suleluri saxelia, _ Tqva man da gaiqnia kululebi, _ pawawina coli! gavicine da vkiTxe Cems pawawina cols, rad mouvida TavSi aseTi ucnauri survili. misi cisferi Tvalebi axla ufro axlos iyvnen CemTan, radgan xeli movxvie yelze. _ me srulebiT ar minda, sulelo biWuna, rom es saxeli Sen miwodo doras magivrad, srulebiTac ara! me mxolod minda, rom Sen amgvarad ifiqro Cems Sesaxeb. Tu Sen azrad geqneba _ me gamijavrde, winaswar uTxari Sens Tavs: `es xom Cemi pawawina colia!~ Tu me momewyineba xolme, Sen isev sTqvi: `me didi xania vicodi, ras unda movelode amisTana pawawina colisagan~. Tu Sen ver ipovi CemSi yvela im Tvisebas, romelic, rogorc mgonia, me arasodes ar meqneba, Sen ifiqre cotaTi da sTqvi: `mainc Cems sulel pawawina cols Zalian vuyvarvar!~ imitom rom, marTlac Zalian miyvarxar, dodi! doras am momarTvam udidesi STabeWdileba moaxdina Cemze. dae misi mSvenieri, umanko saxe gamovides warsulis wyvdiadidan da dae isev momapyros Tavisi mSvenieri Tvalebi; vacxadeb, rom es patara sityva mudam cocxlobda Cems mexsierebaSi, SesaZlebelia, ver gavakeTe yvelaferi, rac saWiro iyo, radgan TviTonac ymawvili da gamoucdeli viyavi, magram arasodes ar davrCenilvar uyuradRebod am ubralo da sada Txovnisadmi. wlovanebiT TviTonac ymawvili-qmari viyavi. Tu bevr SemTxvevaSi Secdomas Cavdiodi, Cemi Secdomis niadagi iyo cudad gagebuli siyvaruli da cxovrebis gamoucdeloba. amrigad, me mxolod Cems Tavze aviRe mTeli simZime da Sroma ojaxuri cxovrebisa da ar myavda amxanagi Cems sakuTar saxlSi. Cven mouwyoblad vcxovrobdiT, magram ukve SeveCvie am Sinaur uwesobas da Zalian moxaruli viyavi, rom dora aRar naRvlobda... igi uwindeburad mxiaruli da celqi iyo, rogorc bavSvi, nazad vuyvardi da sruls bednierebas poulobda bavSvur garTobaSi. rodesac parlamentis TaTbiri Zalian gagrZeldeboda da gvian vbrundebodi saxlSi, dora yovelTvis gamodioda Cems dasaxvedrad, rogorc ki gaismoda talanSi Cemi fexis xma. uCemod Cemi pawawina coli arasodes ar wveboda. Tu ar iyo stenografiuli samuSao, romelic aseT saSinel Sromad da moTminebad miRirda, Cveulebrivad literaturul muSaobas veweoda; dora mudam ijda Cems pirdapir, utyvi, rogorc Tevzi. zogjer meCveneboda, rom mas daeZina, magram yovelTvis, rogorc ki Tavs aviRebdi, misi cisferi Tvalebi momanaTebda dakvirvebuli da wynari yuradRebiT. _ ah, rogori dauRalavi biWuna xar! _ miTxra doram erTxel RamiT, rodesac ujras vketavdi da mis Tvalebs Sevxvdi.

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_ rogori dauRalavi gogona! _ vuTxari me. _ es ufro swori iqneba. meorec, Cemo suliko, girCev, waxvide xolme da daiZino. nuRar damiwyeb lodins. es metismetad gviania SenTvis. _ o, ara, nu damiTxov, dodi! _ mevedreboda Cemi pawawina coli da Tan mekvroda. _ Zalian gTxov, nu damiTxov! _ dora! Cemda gasocrad, man qviTini daiwyo Cems mkerdze. _ Sen uqeifod xar, Cemo kargo? ubeduri xar? _ ara, dodi! me srulebiT janmrTelad var da Zalian bednieric, oRond Sen, geTayva, momeci neba _ vijde Sens kabinetSi da giyuro, rdesac wer. _ ra sanaxaobaa es Seni JuJuna, naTeli TvalebisaTvis am SuaRames? _ gana Cemi Tvalebi JuJunaa? _ mipasuxa doram mxiaruli siciliT. _ me ise mixaria, rom JuJunaa! Tu Sen Cemi Tvalebi marTlac lamazad migaCnia, dodi, maSin neba momeci, mudam vijde da giyuro, rogor wer. marTla lamazad sTvli Cems Tvalebs? _ mSvenierebaa! _ maS vijdebi Sens kabinetSi da vuyureb Sens weras! _ meSinia, Cemo kargo, amisgan Tvalebs silamaze ar daekargos. _ ara, dodi, ara, garwmuneb! Sen xom Wkviani biWuna xar. imedi maqvs, mTlad ar miviwyeb am musaobis dreos, rodesac Seni Tavi savsea fantaziebiT. ici ra, dodi? minda gTxovo erTi... Zalian suleluri ram, _ miTxra doram moridebiT. _ vnaxoT, ra sakvirveli Txovnaa! _ neba momeci, dodi, kalmebi gagiTalo xolme. xom unda gavakeTo rame mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi, sanam Sen micemuli xar Sens samuSaos. maS neba momeci, kalmebi gagiTalo, ha? amis Semdeg yovelTvis, rodesac ki weras daviwyebdi, dora dajdeboda xolme Tavis alagas, kalmebis uSvelebeli koniT. axla igi amayobda imiT, rom uSualo monawileobas iRebda Cems SromaSi, da Zalian uxaroda, rodesac kalami damWirdeboda. rom mesiamovnebina misTvis, vicvlidi kalebs, rac SeiZleboda xSirad, da Cemi pawawina colis aRtaceba TviT CemTvis iyo axali siamovnebis wyaro. moxdeboda xolme, rom ise movCvenebdi, TiTqos CemTvis aucilebelia, gadawera xelnaweris erTi an ori gverdisa. maSin iyo dora did ambavSi. am didi Sromis samzadisSi igi icvlida ramdenime winsafars, mohqonda samzareulodan Cvrebi kalmebidan melnis mosaSoreblad da yovel wamSi Cerdeboda, rom eCvenebina Tavisi namuSevari jipisTvis. igi Rrmad darwmunebuli iyo, rom misi Sroma daumTavrebelia, Tu boloSi Tavis saxelsa da gvars ar moawerda. xelis moweris Semdeg igi gamarjvebuli warmomidgeboda xome Tavis naSroms samsjavrod. da rodesac Sevaqebdi mis namuSevars, pawawina coli yelze mexveoda aRtacebiT gulaCuyebuli. yvela es mogoneba, ubralo da wvrilmani sxvebisTvis, daufasebelia CemTvis. male man miiRo Tavis gankargulebaSi gasaRebebis abmula da ganuwyvetliv aJRarunebda, rodesac win da ukan dadioda mTels saxlSi. bolos gamoirkva, rom es abmula mxolod saTamaSod gamoadga jips, da iSviaTad damxvedria daketili is adgilebi, romelTaTvisac es gasaRebebi iyo daniSnuli. magram doras Zalian uxaroda da mec mixaroda masTan erTad. igi savsebiT kmayofili iyo diasaxlisobis am fantastikuri aCrdilebiT da Cven oriveni Zalian vmxiarulobdiT, TiTqos bavSvebis saTamaSod agebul qaRaldis saxlSi vcxovrobdiT.
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ase daiwyo da mimdinareobda Cveni ojaxis saqmeebi. doras Seuyvarda papida, TiTqmis iseve, rogorc me miyvarda, da xSirad uambobda im droze, rodesac warmodgenili hyavda papida, rogorc `braziani, buzRuna dedaberi~. papidas moqcevam sabolood dakarga uwindeli simkacre da ukmexoba. igi ualersebda jips, Tumca jipi arasodes ar pasuxobda alersiT; yoveldRe yurs ugdebda gitaras, Tumca winaT arasodes SeminiSnavs masSi gansakuTrebili siyvaruli musikisadmi. igi fexiT gadioda did manZils, mxolod da mxolod imisTvis, rom eyidna dorasTvis raime saCuqari da esiamovnebina misTvis. xSirad mTels saxlSi gaismoda papidas mxiaruli xma; igi kiTxulobda: _ sad aris patara yvavili? Tavi ormocdameore mister diki amarTlebs papidas imedebs ukve didi xani iyo, rac Tavi davanebe muSaobas doqtor strongTan. Cven mezoblad vcxovrobdiT da amitom sakmaod xSirad vxvdebodi mas. erTxel Tu orjer Cven, mTeli ojaxi, viyaviT maTTan sadilze da Cais dasalevad. Zveli husari samudamod moewyo binaze Tavis siZesTan. misis marklhems uyvarda sazogadoebaSi gamoCena da yovelgvari gasarTobebi gacilebiT metad. vidre mis qals. igi mzad iyo emxiarula yovelTvis, Tavs ki ise aCvenebda, TiTqos yovelive amas sCadioda Tavisi sayvareli Svilis gulisTvis. _ Zalian minda, bednierad cxovrobdnen, magram ara mgonia, rom am saqmeSi maT uSvelos rame am meomarma megobarma (ase eZaxda papida Zvel husars), _ ambobda papidaCemi. samagierod, mas mtkice rwmena hqonda mister dikisa. _ am adamians, _ ambobda papida, _ raRac aqvs azrad. adre Tu gvian, Tavs iCens rogorme araCveulebrivad. mister diki, mgoni, eWviTac ki ar grZnobda, rom aseTi azri arsebobda mis Sesaxeb. doqtorsa da mis meuRlesTan damokidebulebaSi igi erT wertilze SeCerda da me darwmunebuli viyavi, rom mister diki srulebiT moklebuli iyo am adgilidan daZvris unars. magram erT saRamos, Cemi jvrisweris ramdenime Tvis Semdeg, rodesac martoka vijeqi sawer magidasTan sastumro otaxSi, mister dikma moulodnelad Tavi Semoyo karebSi da didmniSvnelovnad Caaxvela, rom mieqcia Cemi yuradReba. _ trotvud, _ miTxra man misalmebis Semdeg, _ sanam davjdebode, erTi SeniSvna: icnobT Tqvens papidas? _ mgonia, rom cotaTi vicnob, _ vupasuxe me. _ es xom yvelaze saocari qalia dedamiwis zurgze, ser! am sityvebiT mister diki skamze dajda da Semomxeda. _ ra azris xarT Cemze, ser? _ mkiTxa dikma da gulxeli daikrifa. _ me gTvliT Cems WeSmarit megobrad, mister diks, _ vuapsuxe me. _ gmadlobT, trotvud, _ miTxra mister dikma da imwamsve skamidan wamoxta, rom xeli CamoerTmia CemTvis. _ magram saqme amaSi ar aris. _ ganagrZo man da isev miiRo mSvidi da didmniSvnelovani gamometyveleba, _ minda vicode, ra azris xarT Tqven Cemze am mxriv? aq man Tavis Sublze mimiTiTa.
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gamakvirva am kiTxvam da ar vicodi, ra mepasuxa, magram mister dikma TviTonve gamomiyvana uxerxuli mdgomaroebidan. _ susti var? _ ikiTxa man. _ diax, iqneb cotaoden, _ vupasuxe gaubedavi kiloTi. _ movisuleleb! papida ambobs, rom araferia, arc ki unda aTxovos yuri amas, magram me vici! igi rom ar iyos Cemi megobari, Cemi mfarveli, Camamwyvdevdnen sadme. magram me vizruneb misTvis! araferi ar damixarjavs im fulidan, romelic miviRe gadaweraSi. ukve Sevadgine anderZi. vutoveb mas mTel Cems qonebas! mister dikma amoiRo cxvirsaxoci da Tvalebi moiwminda. _ ai, Tqven, trotvud, _ miTxra mister dikma, Tqven Wkviani kaci xarT, Zalian Wkviani. Tqven icnobT doqtors da iciT, rom igi mecnieria. mere? Tqven TviTon hxedavT, rogor pativs mcems igi me. igi ar aris amayi, miuxedavad imisa, rom swavlulia; igi Tavmdabali, alersiania, dikTanac ki romelsac arafrisa gaegeba ra! misi mSenieri meuRle! _ SesZaxa uecrad mister dokma. _ o, es mnaTobia, brwyinvale mnaTobi! magram... _ aq man axlos moswia skami da xeli muxlze damado, _ Rrublebi ser, Rrublebi. _ maT emCnevaT daSoriSoreba erTmaneTisgan, _ vuTxari me, _ maT aSorebT erTmaneTisagan raRac ubeduri garemoeba. SesaZlebelia, rom es welTa Seufereblobisagan iyos; magram SesaZlebelia, es daSoreba warmoiSva TandaTan, sruliad umniSvnelo da SeumCneveli mizezebisagan. yoveli am debulebis Semdeg mister diki Cafiqrebuli iqnevda Tavs. Semdeg ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi xmaamouReblad ijda. _ doqtori uwyreba mas, trotvud? _ ikiTxa man bolos. _ piriqiT, suliT da guliT uyvars. _ maS, trotvud, me vici, raSic aris saqme, _ SesZaxa mister dikma. igi gaCerda Cems win, raRac aRtacebiT daiqnia Tavi da gulSi xeli Cairtya. _ suleli, ser, _ miTxra mister dikma, _ susti Wkuis adamiani, erTi sityviT, me gavakeTeb imas, ris gakeTebac ver moaxerxa Wkvianma xalxma. Sevarigeb ubedur col-qmars. me ar gamiweven winaRmdegobas, ar miaqceven yuradRebas, Tu rame ise ar gamovida. me mxolod diki var, da vin aqcevs yuradRebas diks? ras niSnavs diki? srulebiT aarfers! fu! _ da man zizRiT Seubera, TiTqos Tavisi Tavi undoda aRegava dedamiwis zurgidan. man ver moaswro saidumloebis gamJRavneba, radgan am dros baRis karebs moadga etli, romlitac brundebodnen seirnobidan papida da dora. erT mSvenier saramos me da papida wavediT doqtoris agarakze. misis strongi es-es iyo dabrunebuliyo baRidan, sadac mister diki, daniT xelSi, jer kidev Sveloda mebaRes sarebis Casmas. doqtori garTuli iyo raRac saqmeSi viRac stumrebTan, Tavis kabinetSi, magram misis strongma dagvarwmuna, rom stumrebi male wavleno, da gvTxova mogvecadna. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg oTaxSi Semoirbina gazeTiT xelSi misis marklhemma. igi araCveulebrivad aRelvebuli iyo. _ ah, ani, ratom ar gamafrTxile, rom kabinetSi ucxo xalxia? _ SesZaxa misis marklhemma. _ warmoidgine Cemi grZnoba, rodesac Seveswari pativcemul doqtrors anderZis Sedgenis dros! am sityvebze misi qali swrafad mobrunda fanjridan. _ diax, Zvirfaso ani, - daumata misis marklhemma, _ me Sevedi swored im wuTSi, rodesac igi acxadebda Tavis ukanasknel nebas da xels awerda anderZs. dawvrilebiT unda giambo, rom samarTlianad pativi vce daufasebel doqtor strongs... `maSasadame, jentlmenebo~, _ Tqva doqtorma, _ ani, Cemo kargo, miaqcie yuradReba yovel sityvas: _ `imedi
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maqvs, rom aq naTlad aris gamoxatuli is sruli ndoba, romelic maqvs misis stringisadmi, da Cemi survili _ gadavce mas yvelaferi uklebliv?~ _ erTma jentlmenma upasuxa: _ `yvelaferi uklebliv!~ am wuTSi gaisma Semosavali karis zaris reka da Cven gavigeT mimavali stumrebis fexis xma. maxsovs, rom mister diki idga oTaxis bnel kuTxeSi da kecavda danas, rodesac kabinetSi SevediT. Cven davinaxeT doqtori ufro adre, vidre igi SegvamCnevda, Tavis magidasTan, sayvareli foliantebiT garemoculi. imave wuTs kabinetSi Semovida misis strongi, fermkrTali, mTrTolvare. igi mohyavda mister diks erTi xeliT; meore xeli man mxarze daado doqtors da moaxeda. rodesac pativcemulma moxucma aiRo Tvai, misi coli muxlebze daeSva mis win da mudariT gauwoda xelebi. doqtoris keTili saxe, misi gaoceba, vedrebis poza colisa, mister dikis nazi monawileoba, seriozuli kilo, romliTac papidam warmoTqva: `da am adamians giJs uwodeben!~ _ yovelive es ise cxadad ixateba Cems mexsierebaSi, TiTqos am wuTSi xdebodes, rodesac am striqonebs vwer. _ ani! _ SesZaxa doqtorma. _ adeqi, Zvirfaso an! _ GgTxov da gevedrebiT, nu gaxvalT aqedan. meuRlev Cemo da mamav, mouReT bolo am dumils. dae orivem gavigoT Cveni gaTiSvis mizezi. _ ani! _ uTxra doqtorma sinaziT da xeli mohkida Tavis cols. _ Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro! Tu Cvens cxovrebaSi moxda raime cvlileba, yovel SemTxvevaSi, Sen ar xar amaSi damnaSave. ara, damnaSave me var da mxolod me. Cems Sendami pativiscemaSi, Cems siyvarulSi Sendami ar momxdara araviTari cvlileba. gulwrfelad miyvarxar da pativs gcem. adeqi, ani, gTxov, adeqi! magram igi ar adga. ramdenime wuTs xmaamouReblad ucqeroda qmars, Semdeg axlo miiwia, daeyrdno mis muxlebs, daRuna Tavi, mimarTa iq myofT da Tqva: _ Tu aris aq adamiani, romelic pativs scems Cems meuRles da grZnobs Cemdami Tund odnav keTilganwyobas, adamiani, romelmac icis raime garemoeba, Cveni mdgomarehobis amsaxveli, _ Tqvas! vemudarebi mas, rogorc megobars! sruli siCume, mokle, magram mwvave brZolis Semdeg Cems TavTan, gadavwyvite, damerRvia siCume. _ misis strong, _ vuTxari me _ vici erTi garemoeba, romlis Sesaxeb vdumdi aqamde Tqveni meuRlis dabejiTebuli Txovnis gamo; maram axla, mgonia, Zalian cudad meqneboda gagebuli ndobisa da pativiscemis wesebi, Tu ganvagrZob am saidumloebis dafarvas; Tqveni Txovna maTavisuflebs am micemuli pirobisagan. vuambe mas, ra moxda amave oTaxSi, Tumca cotaTi Sevarbile uri hipis uxeSi sityvebi. rodesac gavaTave, ani ramdenime wams Cumad iyo, TavCaRunuli, rogorc uwin; Semdeg staca xeli doqtoris xels, Caikra igi gulSi da akoca. mister dikma sifrTxiliT aayena misis strongi. _ yvelaferi, rac Cems gulSi moxda mas Semdeg, rac gavTxovdi, _ Tqva man dabali, morCili, nazi xmiT, _ yovelive es minda gulaxdilad gamovTqva. axla, mas Semdeg, rac gavige, SeuZlebelia vcocxlobde da gulSi saidumloebas vatarebde. `rodesac jer bavSvi viyavi, Cemi pirveli mogonebani ganuyrelad dakavSirebuli iyo keTil saTno, alersian megobarTan da maswavlebelTan, gansvenebuli mamis amxanagTan, romelic mudam Zvirfasi
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arseba iyo CemTvis. rodesac movizarde, mas igive adgili eWira Cems gulSi. vamayobdi imisi yuradRebiT da miyvarda Rrmad, nazad. vuyurebdi rogor mamas, rogorc upirveles Cems xelmZRvanels. Tqven iciT, deda, rogori ymawvili da gamoucdeli viyavi, rodesac moulodnelad warmomidgineT igi, rogorc Cemi saqmro. `es iseTi didi cvlileba iyo, amas iseT did movlenad vTxvlidi, rom aRelvebuli da mowyenili viyavi. amis Semdeg ukve SeuZlebeli iyo igi imadve darCeniliyo CemTvis, rac uwin iyo. magram vamayobdi im didi pativiT, romelic man maRirsa, da Cven jvari daviwereT. `arasodes mifiqria, _ ganagrZo anim da misi loyebi alisfrad aenTo, _ raime amqveyniur angariSebze am gaTxovebasTan dakavSirebiT. Cemi ymawvili gulisTvis romelic aRsavse iyo siyvaruliT da uRrmesi pativiscemiT saqmrosadmi, ucxo iiyo raime wvrilmani angariSi. deda, mapatieT, Tu vityvi, rom Tqven pirvelma CaminergeT azri amgvari eWvis SesaZleblobis Sesaxeb, romelic Seuracxmyofeli iyo CemTvisac da Cemi qmrisTvisac. `es iyo pirveli ubedureba Cems axal cxovrebaSi, _ ambbda ani, _ pirveli sababi yvela im tanjvisa, romelic gamovcade SemdegSi. es tanjva bolos ise gaxSirda, rom SeuZlebelia misi CamoTvla. sakuTari pirovnebis damcireba, imis fiqri, rom me unda mTvlidnen arsebad, romelmac gayida Tavisi siyvaruli, _ es fiqri damawva mZime da daumsaxurebel tvirTad. `am dros deda Zalian cdilobda Cemi biZaSvilis maldonis mowyobas. odesRac Zalian miyvarda es kaci, _ Tqva man nela, magram srulebiT aRuSfoTeblad, _ Cven Soris pataraobidan arsebobda bavSvuri siyvaruli. garemoebas rom sxva mimaTuleba mieRo, Cven jvars daviwerdiT da ubeduri viqnebodi mTel Cems sicocxleSi: colqmrobaSi uTanasworobis mizezi warmosdgeba azrebisa da survilebis sxvadasxvaobisagan. Cvens Soris ara iyo-ra saerTo. es didi xani SevniSne. sxva mizezi rom ar mqondes madlieri viyo Cemi meuRlisa, jer marto is, rom man gadamarCina gamoucdeli gulis pirveli Secdomisagan, Caminerga es grZnoba, magram mainc ar viyavi cudi azrisa maldonis Sesaxeb im saRamomdes, rodesac igi indoeTSi midioda. maSin davrwmundi misi gulis veragobaSi da Cavwvdi im orazrovani gamoxedvis azrs, im saRamos mister vikfildis TvalebSi rom ewera. `am droidan velaparakebodi mas mxolod maSin, rodesac Sen CvenTan iyavi. daxmareba, romelsac Sen uwevdi mas da romlis Sesaxeb macnobebdi saidumlod, raTa gesiamovenebina CemTvis, damijere, ufro metad amZimebd Cemi saidumloebis tvirTs~. igi nela daeSva muxlebze doqtoris win da uTxra cremlmoreulma: _ nu Semawyvetineb! momeci saSualeba yvelaferi gamovTqva! kargad moviqeci Tu cudad, ar vici, mxolod vgrZnob, rom isev ise moviqceodi, im mdgomareobaSi rom momixdes yofna. metad ymawvili viyavi da arvin myavda gverdiT iseTi, visac SeeZlo moeca CemTvis mxsneli rCeva. dedasa da Cems Soris yvelaferSi, rac ki Sen gexeboda, uzarmazari ufskruli arsebobda. Tu gulSi Cavimarxe samarcxvino azri, Cemdami rom gaaCndaT, es mxolod imitom, rom ise Zlierad gcemdi pativs da ise Zalian mindoda damemsaxurebina Seni pativiscema! _ ani, wminda arsebav! _ Tqva doqtorma. _ Cemo sayvarelo megobaro! _ me eWvi Semepara, rom ar vvargivar megobrad aseTi Wkviani da ganswavluli adamianisaTvis. Tu yovelive amas maiZula gulCaTxrobili vyofiliyav, imis magivrad, rom gameziarebina SenTvis Cemi tanjva, es
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mxolod imitom, rom Rrmad pativsa gcemdi da imedi mqonda, odesme dadgeboda dRe, rodeac mec veRirsebodi Sens pativiscemas. _ es dRe didi xania dadga ani, _ uTxra doqtorma, _ mas SeiZleba mohyves mxolod dausrulebeli Rame, Cemo kargo. _ mizezi im cvlilebisa, romelic SevniSne SenSi am bolo dros, cxadi gaxda CemTvis, da axla bednieri SemTxvevis gamo, gavige mTeli sidiade Seni ndobisa Cemdami, miuxedavad yvela am gaugebrobis.a ar maqvs imedi, rom uRrmes siyvaruls, gulwrfels erTgulebas SeZlos aginazRauros Seni didsulovneba da gamxados Seni ndobis Rirsi! man moxvia xeli doqtors, romelmac miayrdno Tavi, da misi WaRara Tmebi Seerivnen ymawvili qalis muq-wablisfer kululebs. papida dinjad, srulebiT auCqareblad mivida dikTan, sinaziT moexvia da akoca loyaSi. es didi bednieri garemoeba iyo dikisTvis, radgan gadaarCina igi Tavis Sercxvenas: SevniSne, rom swored im wuTSi igi apirebda fexze dadgomas, raTa Rirseulad gamoexata Tavis aRtaceba. _ Tqven SesaniSnavi adamiani xarT, dik! _ uTxra papidam. papidam xeli Camoswia diks saxeloze, Tavi daiqnia. samiveni nela gamovediT oTaxidan da saxlSi wavediT. _ sasurvelia, zogierTma dedam Tavi daanebos Tavis qals misi gaTxovebis Semdeg. Sen ras fiqrob amis Sesaxeb, trot? _ mkiTxa papidam. vfiqrobdi imis Sesaxeb, rac naTqvami iyo weRan, da gonebaSi vimeorebdi zogierT sitvebs, gagonils doqtoris kabinetSi; `colqmrobaSi uTanasworobis mizezebi warmodgeba survilTa da azrTa sxvadasxvaobisagan~... `pirveli cru gataceba gamoucdeli gulisa~...

Tavi ormocdamesame cnoba Cemi daqorwinebis Semdeg gaiara welma, an daaxloebiT amdenma drom, Tu ar matyuebs mexsiereba, romelic ricxvebs arc ise kargad ixsomebs. saRamo iyo. me vbrundebodi saxlSi seirnobis Semdeg da vfiqrobdi Cems Txzulebaze (am dros me Cems pirvel romans vwerdi). gaviare misis stirfordis saxlis win, rac axla, mas aqeT, rac haigetSi davsaxldi, xSirad mixdeboda xolme. am Senobas mudam sevdiani da moRuSuli Sexeduleba hqonda. arc erTi sadarbazo oTaxi ar gamodioda quCisken. viwro, uSno, Zveleburi fanjrebi TiTqos samudamod miexuraT da farda CamoefarebinaT. ar maxsovs, SeminiSnavs Tu ara rodisme sinaTle am saxSi. sevdianma mogonebebma gamitaca da fiqrebSi garTuli ganvagrZobdi gzas. uecrad SemakrTo xmam, romeic Cems axlos gaisma. vicani misis stirfordis moaxle. _ xom ar inebebT, ser, SemobrZandeT Cvensas da moelaparakoT mis dartls? _ gana mis dartlma gamoggzavnaT CemTan? _ vkiTxe me. _ dRes ara, magram es sul erTia. mis dartlma orjer SeniSna, rom saRamoobiT Tqven CaivliT xolme Cveni saxlis win, da mibrZana dagxvedrodiT gamosvlisas, rom meTxovna, mobrZanebuliyaviT masTan oriode sityvisTvis.

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Sesvlis imalve gamiyvanes baRSi, sadac am dros imyofeboda mis dartli. ymawvili ledi ijda skamze terasis boloSi, saidanac iSleboda uzarmazari qalaqis suraTi. man SeniSna Cemi miaxloeba da adga. saxe saSinlad gaufiTrda, elvare Tvalebi TiTqos uwindelze metad uelavdnen da Wrilobis niSani ufro mkafiod aCnda uferul saxeze. _ gadmomces, mis dartl, rom gsurT CemTan laparaki, _ vuTxari me. xelis moZraobiT mTxova dajdoma, magram moveride es misi Tavazianoba damekmayofilebina. _ erTi mibrZaneT, gamoCnda is qali? _ mkiTxa mis dartlma. _ ara. _ me ki vici, rom gaiqca. SevniSne, rom tuCebi uTrToda laparakis dros. _ gaiqca? _ gavimeore me. _ gaeqca mas, _ Tqva man CacinebiT. _ Tu aqamdis ar gamoCenila, SesaZlebelia, sulac aRar gamoCndes. ueWvelia, igi cocxalic aRar aris! igi wamodga, raRac boroti Rimili saxeze dasTamaSebda, gadadga ramdenime nabiji xSiri naris Robisaken, romelic baRis am nawils qalaqisagan Robavda, da daiZaxa xmamaRla: _ ei! aqeT! man Semomxeda mxars iqidan uwindeli gamometyvelebiT da daumata: _ Tqven, raskvirvelia, aq Tavs SeikavebT SurisZiebisagan, mister koperfild! davinaxe Tavi, Tumca ar vicodi, raze melaparakeboda. igi dabrunda respeqtabeluri mister limiteris TanxlebiT. limiterma Tavi damikra ise, rom arafriT ar daumcirebia Tavis respeqtabeluroba, da dadga mis dartlis ukan. _ uambeT mister koperfilds am gaqcevis ambavi, _ uTxra mas mis dartlma. _ mister jemsi da me, qalbatono... _ me nu mommarTavT! _ gaawyvetina man da warbebi Sekra. _ mister jemsi da me, ser... _ gTxovT, me nu mommarTvaT, _ vuTxari me. mister limiteri srulebiT ar daibna da dauyovnebliv morCilebiT gamoacxada, rom yvelaferi, ras sasiamovnoa CvenTvis, sasiamovnoa misTvisac. man ganagrZo: _ mister jemsi da me viyaviT sazRvargareT ymawvil qalTan erTad, mas aqeT, rac davtoveT iarmauTi. Cven moviareT mravali adgili da mravali mxare vnaxeT. viyaviT safrangeTSi, SveicariaSi, italiaSi _ erTi styviT, TiTqmis yvelgan. mister jemsi araCveulebrivad SeeCvia am ymawvil qals da gacilebiT ufro metad iyo kmayofili Tavisi mdgomareobiT, vidre odesme, mas aqeT, rac masTan vmsaxurob. am qalSi yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo uwindeli soflis qalis cnoba. SevniSne, rom yvelgan, sadac ki mivdiodiT, mas gakvirvebiT Sehyurebdnen. ar vici, misi morTulobis brali iyo, Tu haerisa da mzisa, an imisi, rom mas ase usazRvrod anebivrebdnen, magram ase iyo Tu ise, misi Rirsebani marTlac sayovelTao yuradRebas iqcevda. magram xSirad igi cud gunebaze iyo xolme; es cotaTi mobezrda mister jemss da Cveni saqmeebi Zalian cudad wavida. rac ufro mousvenrad iyo mister jemsi, miT ufro cud gunebaze iyo qali. bolos, mravali laparakisa da yvedrebis Semdeg, mister jemsma erT mSvenier dilas datova neapolis midamoebi, sadac Cven vila gvqonda. igi
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dahpirda qals, rom ori dRis Semdeg dabrundeboda, magram me damavala, gamomecxadebina misTvis, rom orives keTildReobisaTvis gadawyvita, samudamod daSorebodnen erTmaneTs. Tumca unda SevniSno, miser jemsi Zalian keTilSobilurad moiqca wasvlisas; damavala merCia qalisTvis, rom igi gaTxoviliyo adamianze, metad respeqtabelurze, romelic Tanaxma iyo, ar mieqcia yuradReba misi warsulisaTvis. ukeTes qmars igi verasdros ver iSovida amgvar mdgomareobaSi, radgan isic ubralo ojaxis Svili iyo. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom es aramzada TavisTavze laparakobda. _ me unda gamomecxadebina misTvis es garemoebac. rodesac ymawvilma qalma gaigo, rom mister jemsi samudamod wavida, misma sasowarkveTilebam yovel molodins gadaaWarba. kinaRam Wkuaze ar Sescda, ase rom, saWiro gaxda zomebis miReba, Torem igi, danis uqonlobis an zRvaSi gadavardnis SeuZleblobis gamo, Tavs gaitexda marmarilos svetze. magram, rodesac gamovicxade davalebuli meore nawili, am qalma srulebiT dahkarga goni. arasodes ar minaxavs adamiani am zomamde gacofebuli. _ es amarTlebs mas Cems TvalSi, _ vTqvi aRSfoTebiT. mister litimerma daxara Tavi, TiTqos undoda eTqva: `marTla ser? Tumca Tqven iseTi ymawvili xarT!~ _ da isev ganagrZo: _ mokled rom movWra, aucilebeli iyo, momeSorebina misTvis yvela sagani, romliTac ki SeeZlo vneba mieyenebina Tavisi TavisTvis da sxvisTvisac, da daketilSi myavda ramdenime xans. miuxedavad amisa, erT Rames gamotexa fanjris CarCo, romeic sakuTari xeliT gavamagre, da gaiqca; igi Camococebuliyo kedelze axveul vazze. mas aqeT mis Sesaxeb aRara gagvigia ra. rodesac aRar darCa araviTari eWvi, rom misi povna SeuZlebelia, wavedi mister jemsTan da gamovucxade, rac moxda. SemeZlo ametana, da kidev vitandi mister jemsisagan metad bevr usiamovnebas, magram am jerze man gadaaWarba: metad didi Seuracxyofa momayena. vinaidan vicodi ambavi dedaSvilis saubeduro ganxeTqilebisa, warmodgenili mqonda dedis SiSi Svilis bedis Sesaxeb da amitomac gavbede inglisSi dabruneba, raTa meambna... _ fuliT, romelic Cemgan miiRo, _ SeniSna mis dartlma Cemsken momarTviT. _ diax, qalbatono... gavbede meambna yvelaferi, rac ki vicodi. meti, mgonia, araferi aRar vici, _ daumata mister litimerma wuTieri siCumis Semdeg. mis dartlma Semomxeda, TiTqos undoda gaego, xom ar mindoda mimeca raime kiTxva. am dros momagonda erTi garemoeba da amitom vTqvi: _ me mindoda gamego misgan... xom miiRo is werili, romelic im ubedur qals saxlidan gaugzavnes? litimeri Cumad idga da miwisken miepyro Tvalebi. _ ukacravad, qalbatono, _ Tqva mister litimerma erTxans Cafiqrebis Semdeg. _ me msaxuri var, rasakvirvelia, magram mec maqvs Tavmoyvareoba. mister koperfildi is ar aris, qalbatono, rac Tqven brZandebiT. Tu mister koperfilds surs gaigos raime Cemgan, gavbedav movagono, rom mas SeuZlia piradad me mommarTos kiTxviT. _ Tqven gaigeT Cemi kiTxva; CaTvaleT igi Tqvendami momarTulad. ras ityviT sapasuxod? _ ser, _ mipasuxa man, gaswia xelebi da isev SeaerTa TiTebis boloebi. _ ar SemiZlia mogceT pirdapiri pasuxi. gawbileba mister jemsis ndobisa misi dedis gulisTvis _ es srulebiT ar aris igive, rom
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vuRalato mas Tqveni gulisaTvis. me mgonia, mister jemsi ar iyo momxre aseTi werilebis miRebisa, romelTac SeeZloT gaeZlierebinaT am qalSi cudi guneba, danarCeni kiTxvebisagan, ser, me visurvebdi gaTavisuflebuli vyofiliyavi. _ es yvelaferia? _ mkiTxa mis dartlma? me vupasuxe xelis moZraobiT, rom meti aRara damrCenia saTqmeli. _ erTi ramis aRniSvna kidev aris saWiro, _ davumate me, rodesac SevniSne, rom man wasvla daapira. _ kargad mesmis am kacis monawileoba am borot saqmeSi. vurCev mas _ ar gamoCndes qalaqis quCebSi, radgan azrad maqvs, _ vacnobo yvelaferi im patiosan xalxs, romelic mamis magivrobas uwevda bavSvobaSi im ubedurs. rogorc ki laparaki daviwye, igi SeCerda da mismenda Cveulebrivi aRuSfoTebeli simSvidiT. _ gmadlobT, ser. magram mapatieT, Tu SevniSnav, rom inglisis kanonebi sastikad ukrZalaven yovelgvar TviTgansjas. ai amitom srulebiT ar meSinia amgvari muqaris da vivli, sadac momesurveba! man zrdilobianad dagvikra Tavi _ jer me, Semdeg mis dartls, da gavida baRidan imave gziT, ra gziTac movida. mis dartli da me videqiT ramdenime xans xmaamoureblad da erTmaneTs SevcqreodiT. _ garda amisa, igi ambobs, _ SeniSna mis dartlma da tuCebi odnav SeukrTa, _ rom misis batoni daseirnobs axla espaneTis napirebTan da Semdeg apirebs Tavi misces sayvarel gatacebas _ zRvaze mogzaurobas, sanam es saqme ar mobezrdeba. am or amay arsebaTa _ dedasa da vaJs Soris axla ufro didi ufskrulia gaTxrili, vidre uwin. TiTqmis araviTari imedi ar aris, rom odesme gaTavdeba es saubeduro ganxeTqileba. orives erTi da igive xasiaTi aqvs da dro ufro gaakaJebs da Seupovrad gaxdis maT bunebas. am garemoebas, rasakvirvelia, TqvenTvis araviTari mniSvneloba ara aqvs, magram es Sesavalia imisa, rac me minda giTxraT. Tu is qali cocxalia, Tqven, ueWvelia, moisurvebT, rom aseTi Zvirfasi saunje moiZebnos, da miRirebT mas Tqveni mfarvelobis qveS. es CvenTvis sasurvelia, rom jemss aRar moelodes xifaTi, isev misi msxverpli gaxdes. ai rad mogiwvieT, rom mecnobebina TqvenTvis yvelaferi dawvrilebiT. axla Tqven iciT yvelaferi, rac saWiroa, icodeT. misi saxis gamometyvelebis cvlilebaze mivxvdi, rom viRac gviaxlovdeboda. is iyo misis stirfordi. man gamomiwoda xeli ufro civad, idre uwin. saSinlad gamocvliliyo mas Semdeg, rac ukanasknelad vnaxe: werweti wani odnav moxroda; mSvenier saxeze Rrma naoWebi dasCenoda; Tmebi gasTeTreboda, magram TvalebSi jer kidev mouCanda is amayi, mediduri cecxli, romelic ise mitacebda Cems mowafeobis wlebSi. _ mister koperfildma yvelafri icis, roza? _ yvelaferi. _ man TviT litimers moismona? _ diax, me avuxseni, rad gsurdaT Tqven es. _ Tqven keTili qali xarT, _ uTxra man mis dartls da mere me momibrunda. _ drogamoSvebiT miwer-moweras vapireb Tqvens yofil megobarTan, ser, magram es srulebiT ar aRviZebs masSi dedaSvilur grZnobas. ai, amitom, am SemTxvevaSi, me ara maqvs sxva mizani, garda imisa, romlis Sesaxebac gelaparakaT roza. SesaZlebelia rom yofiliyo, cotaTi mainc Seemsubuqebina tanjva im sabralo adamianisa, romelic Tqven aq moiyvaneT, da Cemi Svilic mexsna gansacdelisagan, romelic, SesaZlebelia

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moelodes imave macdur qalisagan, raTa kvlav xelT igdos igi, kargi iqneboda. igi welSi gasworda da gaSterebuli gahyurebda sivrces. _ qalbatono, _ mivmarTe pativiscemiT, _ mesmis Tqveni. darwmunebuli brZandebodeT, rom yovelive naTqvami cudad ar gagigeT, magram me am Seuracxyofil ojaxs bavSvobidan vicnob da Tavs nebas mivcem, mogaxsenoT _ Tu Tqven ar migaCniaT, rom is gogona sastikad aris motyuebuli, cdebiT! me Rrmad gaxlavarT darwmunebuli, rom aTasjer sikvdils arCevda, vidre Tundac erTi Wiqa gamowvdil wyals aiRebda Tqveni Svilis xelidan. _ araferia, roza, araferi! _ mimarTa mas misis stirfordma, raki Seatyo, rom igi laparakSi Carevas cdilobda. _ amas ara aqvs mniSvneloba, dae ase iyos. amboben, Tqven coli SeirTeT, ser? me davudasture. _ da bednieri xarT? iSviaTad mesmis axali ambebi, magram gavige, rom saxels ixveWT. _ diax, _ vupasuxe me, _ Jurnalebi erTgvari qebiT mixsenieben. _ Tqven ar gyavT deda? _ mkiTxa man odnavi Secvlili xmiT. _ ara! _ Zalian samwuxaroa... igi iamayebda aseTi SviliT. mSvidobiT! CamovarTvi gamowvdili xeli. am qalis siamayes SeeZlo TviT pulsis Zgerac ki SeeCerebina da Camoefarebina saxeze simSvidis saburveli. cotaodeni fiqris Semdeg gagonilis Sesaxeb saWirod vcani mecnobebina yvelaferi mister pegotisTvis. mas isev is patara oTaxi eWira mewvrilmanis duqnis Tavze, ungersfordis bazarze. gamovkiTxe sxva mdgmurebs mis Sesaxeb, gavige, rom jer ar gasuliyo saxlidan da rom misi naxva SeiZleboda mis patara oTaxSi. rodesac Sevedi, igi fanjrasTan ijda da wigns kiTxulobda. mas ar gaugia karze dakakuneba da mxolod maSin aiRo Tavi, rodesac xeli davade mxarze. _ mister pegoti, _ vuTxari da CamovarTvi skami, romelic momawoda, _ bevrs nu moeliT, magram miviRe zogierTi cnoba. _ emilias Sesaxeb? man TrTolviT miido teCebze xeli, gafiTrda da TvalebSi Semomxeda. _ ar ician, sad aris igi, oRond masTan aRar aris! man yuradRebiT momapyro Tvalebi da xmaamouReblad moismina Cemi Txroba. ar SemiZlia daviviwyo gamometyveleba Rirsebisa, silamazisac ki, da mSvidi siamayisa mis saxeze. mas ar SevuCerebivar arc erTi kiTxviT. _ ras hfiqrobT amis Sesaxeb, master devi? _ mkiTxa bolos. _ me vfiqrob, rom is cocxalia, _ vupasuxe me. _ vin icis, iqneb metad Zlieri iyo es zari da mRelvare gulma ver aitana! man CafiqrebiT warmoTqva es wynari xmiT da gaiar-gamoiara patara oTaxSi. _ amave dros, master devi, _ daumata man, _ mainc vgrZnob, rom cocxalia! raRac meubneba sizmarSi da cxadliv, rom vipovi Cems saunjes! man magrad daaWira xeli magidas da misma aRelvebulma saxem mtkice gamometyveleba miRo.

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_ diax, Cemi diswuli emilia cocxalia, ser! _ miTxra dabejiTebiT. _ ar vici, ra gziT da sad gavige es, magram igi cocxalia! emi cocxalia, darwmunebuli var amaSi. _ Zalian SesaZlebelia, rom igi londonSi dabrundes, radgan aq misTvis yvelaze advilia Tavisi ubedurebis damalva cnobismoyvare xalxisagan; sxva mizani ar eqneba, Tu ar apirebs saxlSi dabrunebas, _ vuTxari me. _ igi arasgziT ar dabrundeba saxlSi, _ mipasuxa man da sevdianad gaiqnia tavi. _ ai, TviTon daenebebina Tavi, sakuTri nebiT, maSin, SesaZlebelia, mosuliyo mSobliur TavSesafarTan. Torem axla arasodes ar dabrundeba, ser! _ Tu aq mova, _ ganvagrZe me, _ saxeSi myavs erTi qali, romelsac yvelaze advilad SuZlia ipovos Tqveni diswuli. gaxsovT marTa? _ Cveneburi? _ iciT, rom axla londonSia? _ Semxvedria quCebSi, _ mipasuxa aTrTolebulma. _ magram Tqven ar iciT, _ vuTxari me, _ rom emiliam gaqcevamde daxmareba gauwia mas qamTan erTad. Tqven ar iciT agreTve, rom erTxel RamiT, rodesac me da Tqven SevxvdiT erTaneTs quCaSi da vlaparakobdiT sastumroSi, es qali yurs gvigdebda kars ukan. _ master devi! _ SesZaxa man gakvirvebiT. _ im Rames xom ar iyo, rodesac ise saSinlad Tovda? _ swored im Rames. arasodes mas aqeT aRar minaxavs es qali. rodesac gamogemSvidobeT, gavyevi ukan, magram ukve veRar vipove. ar mindoda maSin misi xseneba iseve, rogorc axla, magram CvenTvis aucilebelia misi povna, gesmiT? _ saukeTesod, ser, _ mipasuxa man. TiTqmis CurCuliT vlaparakobdiT da am kiloTi ganvagrZobdiT saubars. _ Tqven abobT, rom SexvedrixarT ramdenimejer. imedi gaqvT, rom SexvdebiT isev? _ me mgonia, master devi, rom vici, sad unda veZebo. _ ukve bnela. xom ar gavemgzavroT mis saZebnelad axlave? igi dameTanxma da daiwyo mzadeba gamosasvlelad. iseTi saxe miviRe, TiTqos ar vamCnevdi, ras akeTebda. TviTon mialaga Tavisi patara oTaxi, dadga magidaze sanTeli. mere gaSala logini, amoiRo ujridan Tavisi diswulis kaba da qudi, romelSic, rogorc maxsovs, ramdenjerme minaxavs emi. es nivTebi, axla wesierad dakecili, elaga emis tanisamosis sxva morTulobasTan erTad. pegotim frTxilad amoiRo es nivTebi da daawyo magidaze. Zneli misaxvedri ar iyo, rom yvela es kuTvnileba qalis tanisamosisa ewyoboda amave wesiT, yovel Rames, Tavisi patronis molodinSi. gzaSi vikiTxe qamis ambavi, rom saubris masala gvqonoda, da nawilobriv cnobismoyvareobiTac. mister pegotim mipasuxa TiTqmis imave sityvebiT, rogorc uwin, rom ami isev iseTia, `muSaobs winandeburad da arafrad agdebs Tavis sicocxles~. magram yvelas uyvars qami da igi TiTqos morCilebiT itans ubedurebas. Cven SevediT sitiSi templis gziT. mister pegotim Tavi daaneba laparaks. blekfraieris xidis axlos igi uecrad mibrunda da miCvena martod mdgomi qalis figura, romelic quCis meore mxareze Canda. imwamsve vicani marTa.
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gavyeviT mas ukan, cota moSorebiT, da ar vkargavdiT mxedvelobidan, Tumca ar mivsulvarT maincdamainc axlos, rom ar migveqcia misi yuradReba. bolos man romeliRac bnel quCaSi Seuxvia. _ axla ki, _ vuTxari me, _ SegviZlia davelaparakoT. _ da fexi avuCqareT. Tavi ormocdameoTxe marTa axla Cven vestmisterSi viyaviT. magram male iZulebuli gavxdiT, ukan wamovsuiyaviT, radgan marTa uecrad, gamobrunda. igi Zalian swrafi nabijiT midioda. Cven mivdevdiT quCis meore mxareze, Cumad, saxlebis CrdilSi. mdinaris napiras idga da, rodesac am striqonebs vwer, axlac dgas patara dangreuli saxli, ueWvelia, menavis Zveli, mitovebuli qoxi. rodesac mivida am Senobamde da wyali dainaxa, SeCerda, TiTqos Tavisi mgzavrobis mizans miaRwia; Semdeg ahyva mdinaris napirs da Tan daJinebiT ucqeroda mis mRvrie talRebs. ara mgonia, romelime adgili londonis maxloblad warmoadgendes ufro naRvlian, usicocxlo suraTs. aq ar iyo arc navsaSenebi, arc saxlebi, am sevdian, udabur gzispiras. mRvrie arxi Caudioda cixis kedlebs Tavisi WuWyiani talRebiT. erT adgilas moCanda daumTavrebeli saxlebis nangrevebi; meore adgili savse iyo daJangebuli rkineulis nayarnuyariT, qvabebiT, TvlebiT, milebiT, RumelebiT, niCbebiT, RuzebiT, wiqvilis frTebiT da aTasi sxva sagnebiT, romelTa saxelebi arc ki vici. CaquCebis raxaruxi samWedloebSi, wiTeli ali da mZime Savi bolis bolqvebi arRvevdnen Ramis myudroebas. saflobi da mixveul-moxveuli bilikebi iklaknebodnen Zveli xis boZebis garSemo, romelTac gars exvia dampali Waobis raRac mcenareebi da zed ekra gancxadebis naglejebi damxrCvalTa gadarCenisaTvis jildos gacemis Sesaxeb. es bilikebi, WuWyian da lamian niadagis gadaseriT, miemarTeboda mdinaris dabal napirisaken. arsebobda Tqmuleba, TiTqos aq iyo is ormo, romelSic Savi Wiris dros marxavdnen mkvdrebs. ase geCvenebodaT, TiTqos moSxamuli haeris gamxrwneli gavlena aqedan mTel midamos efineboda. qali romelsac mivyvebodiT, Cavida TviT mdinaresTan. idga marto, gaunZrevlad da Tvalebi wylisTvis mieSterebina. vaniSne mister pegotis, rom igi gaCerebuliyo Tavis adgilas, da gamovedi Crdilidan im ganzraxviT, rom maSinve damewyo masTan laparaki. SiSiT mivuaxlovdi marTas. mgonia, igi Tavis Tavs elaparakeboda. TiTqos mojadoebuls wylis cqeriT, CamoSloda mxrebidan Sali da xelSi awvalebda iseTi uazro, feTiani gamometyvelebiT, rom mTvareuls hgavda. me xelSi vtace xeli da vuTxari: _ marTa! man Sehkivla SeSinebulma da cdilobda, xelidan gamsxltomoda, magram xeli, ufro Ronieri, vidre Cemi, moeWida mas am wuTSi. ubedurma erTxel kidev gaibrZola, magram Semdeg, Ronemixdili miwaze daeca. Cven

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movaSoreT igi wyals da gadavitaneT uaxloes adgilas, sadac ramdenime mSrali qva ido. erT xans igi ijda saxeze xelebmifarebuli. _ o, mdinare! _ Sehyvira man sasowarkveTilebiT. _ o, mdinare! _ nela, nela! _ vuTxari me. _ dawynardiT! magram isev im sityvebs imeorebda: `o, mdinarev, o, mdinarev!~ sxva megobari ar hyavs CemisTana qals! modis igi Sori, naTeli mxridan, sadac ankara da wminda iyo misi zvirTebi, da ai, axla miizlazneba moRuSuli, mRvrie, WuWyian, sacodav quCebSi. igi miiswrafis boboqari zRvisken. Cemi gzac iqiT aris! mister pegoti watortmanda, TiTqos mzad iyo, dacemuliyo, da rodesac xeli vtace, radgan misi mdgomareoba maSinebda, xelebi civi hqonda, rogorc mkvdars. _ bodavs! _ wavCurCule me. _ ramdenime wuTis Semdeg sul sxvanairad ilaparakebs. Cven oriveni Cumad videqiT, sanam marTa cotaTi ar dawynarda. _ marTa, _ vuTxari me Semdeg da miveSvele adgomaSi. _ iciT, in aris es? visTan var me? man mipasuxa Zalagamoleuli xmiT. _ vici! _ damSviddiT? _ vkiTxe me. _ SegiZliaT gvelaparakoT im sakiTxis Sesaxeb, romelic, saSinlad gaTavda? igi kvlav aqviTinda da ramdenime sityva wailaparaka madlobisa, rom ar gavagde maSin. _ ar aris saWiro laparaki Cems Sesaxeb, _ Tqva man ramdenime wamis Semdeg. _ me soacdavi, daRupuli arseba var. magram uTxari mas, ise, TuUki Rirsad mTvliT amgvari daxmarebisa, rom arasodes ar vyofilvar misi ubedurebis mizezi. _ aravin arc gamtyunebT amaSi, _ vupasuxe amave seriozuli kiloTo. _ jer kidev Tvlian Ramemde, _ ganagrZobda marTa, _ gavige yvelaferi, rac moxda. yvelaze metad es fiqri mawuxebda: xalxi moigonebs, rom es didsulovani qali me melaparakeboda, da ueWvelia, ityvian, rom me Sevacdine igi. o, sixaruliT moviklavdi Tavs, rom davubruno mas keTili saxeli. me ar vadareb mas Cems Tavs... magram minda vTqva, rom miuxedavad mTeli Cemi damcirebisa da dacemisa, mudam viqnebi misdami aRsavse siyvaruliTa da madlobiT, nu ifiqrebT, rom srulebiT davkarge siyvarulis unari! xeli mkariT zizRiT, momkaliT, magram nu ifiqrebT, rom madlobisa da siyvarulis grZnoba srulebiT gaqra CemSi! mister pegoti sevdianad Sehyurebda am momudare qals da alersianad aayena, rodesac igi gaCumda. _ marTa! _ uTxra man. _ me ar var Seni msajuli! me ar var Seni gamkicxavi, sabralo, ubeduro qalo! sacodavi qali moridebiT idga mis win da, rogorc Canda, eSinoda misi Tvalebis Sexvedrisa; magram misi mwvave naRveli miyuCda da marTa dadumebuli iyo. _ ai, Tu Sen moismine, _ uTxra mas mister pegotim, _ rasac vlaparakobdiT me da mister devi im rames, rodesac iseTi sSineli Tovli movida, albaT ici, rom moviare TiTqmis mTeli qveyana da yvelgan veZebdi Cems Zvirfas diswuls. diax, Zvirfass, _ gaimeora man simtkiciT, _ igi axla ufro Zvirfasia CemTvis, vidre uwin iyo. marTa SekrTa. mister pegotim aiRo miwidan Sali da mzrunvelobiT moafara igi qals mxrebze.
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_ Sen abob, rom keTili da alersiani iyo Sendami. eWvi ara maqvs amaSi. igi mudam aseTi iyo yvelasTan. madlobasa da siyvarulsa hgrZnob mis mimarT? maS gviSvele, rom vipovnoT. marTam swrafad Sexeda moxucs pirvelad. _ mere? Tqven mendobiT? _ ikiTxa Cumad gaocebuli kiloTi. _ savsebiT! _ upasuxa mister pegotim. _ da Tqven mavalalebT davelaparako mas, Tu Semxvdeba, Sevifaro igi, Tu meqneba TavSesafari, mavalebT, bolos SegaxvedroT masTan? orivem erTxmad vupasuxeT: `diax!~ aswia Tvalebi da daifica, rom mzad aris aasrulos es davaleba, rom arasodes ar Seasustebs Zebnas, ar auxvevs mizans, sanam darCeba Tund mcireodeni imedi. saWirod davinaxeT Segvetyobinebina misTvis yvelaferi, rac ki vicodiT. igi gvismenda didi yuradRebiT. drodadro Tvalebi cremlebiT evseboda, magram Tavs ikavebda. rogorca Canda, masSi sruli gardatexa moxda. igi cdilobda, damSvidebuli gvZineboda. rodesac gavaTave, man gvkiTxa, sad SeeZlo Cveni naxva, Tu saWiro iqneboda. mivedi farnis mkrTal SuqTan gzis piras da davuwere misamarTi _ Cemi da mister pegotisa... me vkiTxe, sad cxovrobda TviTon is. cota xnis dumilis Semdeg mipasuxa, rom arsad ar cxovrobs didi xnobiT da rom amis Sesaxeb ukeTesia nu mekiTxebiTo. mister pegotim maniSna CurCuliT erTi garemoeba, romelic TviTonac momivida TavSi. amoviRe qisa, magram verasgziT ver daviyolie es ubeduri, mieRo Cemgan cotaodeni fuli. imazedac ki ver daviTanxme, rom dampireboda _ SemdegSi mainc mieRo Cveni daxmareba. igi Seupovari darCa. man gaiwoda mTrTolvare xelida Seexo mister pegotis, TiTqos masSi mkurnali Zala iyo; Semdeg wavida Cvengan udaburis gziT. SuaRame iyo, rodesac salxSi vbrundebodi. Cemda gasaocrad, SevniSne, rom papidas saxlSi kari Ria iyo da iqidan gzisken mkrTali sinaTle gamodioda. rodesac saxls mivuaxlovdi, davinaxe viRac kaci, romelic baRSi idga. mas xelSi boTli da Wiqa eWira. saCqarod Sevcerdi xis xSiri totebis qveS. male vicani swore is adamiani, romelsac odesRac mister dikis ocnebis nayofad vTvlidi da romelic dagvxvda erTxel me da papidas londonis quCebSi. igi ara marto svamda, sWamda kidec, da sWamda didi sixarbiT. igi daixara rom miwaze daedga boTli, Sexeda fanjaras da daiwyo garSemo cqera, magram raRac idumalebiTa da mouTmenlobiT, TiTqos undoda rac SeiZleba male gasuliyo iqidan. ramdenime wamiT SesavalSi sinaTle dabnelda da karebSi papida gamoCnda. igi aRelvebuli iyo da fuli gadauTvala ucnobs. me mesmoda fulis Sxarunis xma. _ es cotaa! _ Tqva ucnobma. _ metis mocema ar SemiZlia, _ upauxa papidam. _ maSin ar waval, _ uTxra man, _ aha, ai, SegiZlia ukan waiRo Seni fuli. _ ra saZageli adamiani xar, _ uTxra papidam aRelvebiT. _ gana SeiZleba amgvarad moqceva CemTan? magram ras vkiTxulob! Sen ase imitom iqcevi, rom ici Cemi sisuste. rogor mogiSoro Tavidan? adre Tu gvian, iZulebuli viqnebi, migagdo bedis anabarad. _ mere? raRas eli? _ hkiTxa man.
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_ kidev mekiTxebi? _ upasuxa papidam. _ ra guli aqvs am adamians! kaci idga ukayofilo da fulebs aCxarunebda; Semdeg Tavi gaiqnia da Tqva: _ maS mets arafers momcem? _ sul es aris, ris mocemac SemiZlia, _ upasuxa papidam. _ Sen xom ici, rom qoneba davkarge da gavRaribdi. ukve giambe es. _ ra gulkeTili xar! magram, rac aris, aris, am jerze ase iyos, davyabuldebi imas, rac miviRe. igi mZime nabijiT gavida baRidan. saCqarod gadavdgi ramdenime nabiji, TiTqos axla movdiodi, da SesavalTan SevefeTe mas. Cven mtruli TvaliT davaTvaliereT erTmaneTi. _ papida, _ vuTxari saCqarod, _ es kaci isev gawuxebT. vin aris? me movelaparakebi mas! _ Svilo! _ miTxra papidam da xeli mtaca. _ wamo CemTan. nu melaparakebi aTi wuTis ganmavlobaSi. Cven sastumroSi davsxediT. papida moefara Zvel mrgval, mwvane Terjs, romelic savarZlis zurgze iyo momagrebuli, Semdeg gamovida iqidan da dajda Cems gverdiT, savarZelze. _ trot, _ miTxra papidam wynarad, _ es Cemi qmaria! _ Tqveni qmari, papida? aki mokvdao? _ mokvda CemTvis, _ mipasuxa man, _ magram jer cocxalia. Sevyurebdi mas Cumi gaocebiT. _ betsi trotvudi ar hgavs iseT arsebas, romelsac SeiZleba hqondes nazi grZnobebi, _ miTxra papidam mtkice, mSvidi saxiT, _ magram iyo dro, trot, rodesac igi savsebiT miendo am adamians, rodesac uyvarda igi suliT da guliT; rodeac mag adamianis gulisaTvis mzad iyo, yovelgvari msxverpli gageRo erTgulebis dasamtkiceblad. man imiT gadauxada madloba, rom gaflanga misi qoneba da moukla guli. _ keTilo, Zvirfaso papida! _ mas mSvidad gavSordi, _ ganagrZo papidam da, Cveulebisamebr, xeli xelze damado. _ igi iseTi sisastikiT meqceoda, rom SemeZlo gayris dros mimeRo saukeTeso pirobebi, magram ar mimimarTavs am zomisaTvis. man male gaflanga yvelaferi, rac ki miveci, da sul ufro da ufro dabla ecemoda. Tu ar vcdebi, coli SeirTo qaRaldis moTamaSe, gaiZvera. rogoria, axla Sen TviTon hxedav, magram Zalian lamazi iyo, rodesac gavTxovdi masze, _ miTxra papidam iseTi kiloTi, romelSic jer kidev ismoda Zveli siyvarulisa da aRtacebis anarekli, _ da mas vTvlidi... me xom suleli viyavi maSin... patiosnebis idealad. xelze xeli damikra da Tavi gaiqnia. _ axla igi CemTvis araferia, trot, ufro naklebic, vidre araferi, magram ar minda daisajos Tavis borotmoqmedebaTaTvis (es ki aucileblad moxdeba, Tu daiwyebs xetials am adgilebSi). ai amitom, drogamoSvebiT, rodesac gamomecxadeba xolme, vaZlev gacilebiT met fuls, vidre saSualeba maqvs, oRond aqedan wavides. suleli viyavi, rodesac mivTxovdi da miyvarda, trot, rogorc ki SeuZlia siyvaruli qals. papidam amoioxra da gaCumda. _ ase, Cemo megobaro! _ miTxra man. _ axla Sen ici dasawyisi, Suaguli, bolo, yvela wvrilmani Cemi ambisa, mets nuRar vaxsenebT mas, da Sen, rasakvirvelia, amas aravis uambob. dae Cven Soris darCes es suleluri ambavi Cemi cxovrebis, trot!

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Tavi ormocdamexuTe Sinauri saqmeebi gamovida, bolos, Cemi pirveli wigni. mas didi gamarjveba ergo. magram qebam, romelmac daiguguna Cems yurebSi, srulebiT ar gaabrua Cemi, mwerlis Tavmoyvareoba, Tumca didi yuradRebiT vusmendi mas da piradad didi azris viyavi Cemi ocnebis Semoqmedebaze. magram ar vapireb aq Cemi literaturuli saqmeebisa da maTi warmatebis Sesaxeb sruli angariSis warmodgenas, Tumca yvela sxva mxriv es wigni unda iyos Cemi cxovrebis swori anasaxi. Cemma literaturulma nawarmoebebma TviTon unda ilaparakon TavianT Sesaxeb _ da dae TviTonve ilaparakon. am SemTxvevaSi maT vaxseneb mxolod imdenad, ramdenadac isini Cemi cxovrebis nawils Seadgenen. me warmatebiT vwerdi gazeTebSi da sxva gamocemebSic, magram, rodesac namdvilad gavimarjve, rogorc didi wignis avtorma, Tavs neba miveci Tavi damenebebina parlamentis mosawyeni krebebisaTvis. amitom erT mSvenier saRamos ukanasknelad davalage parlamentis mikibul-mokibuli sityvebi Cems stenografiul notebze da amis Semdeg am musikas arasodes aRar Seuwuxebia Cemi yurTasmena. daaxloebiT weliwadnaxevarma gaiara mas Semdeg, rac coli SevirTe. mravali uxeiro cdis Semdeg Tavi davanebeT Sinaur saqmeebze zrunvas, rogorc yovlad gamousadegar Sromas. ojaxuri saqmeebi TavisTavad midioda; mosamsaxurisaTvis dasaxmareblad ki daviqiraveT paJi, romelic Cvens saxlSi cxovrobda da Tavis upirveles movaleobad sTvlida mzareulTan Cxubsa da lanZRvas. es ubeduri paJi, raRac eSmakad daqiravebuli Cems mier, eqvs girvanqad da aT Silingad weliwadSi, dausrulebeli SiSis sagani gaxda CemTvis. vakvirdebodi mis zrdas, _ izrdeboda ki igi cercvis siswrafiT, _ da saSineli SiSi amitanda xolme im drois molodinSi, rodesac wveris parsvas daiwyebda, Semdeg gaTeTrdeboda, gaqaCldeboda... araviTari imedis Suqi am tvirTis Tavidan moSorebis ar Canda. bolos Cems mtarvals miusajes samSoblodan gadasaxleba qurdobisaTvis. igi ganuwyvetliv gvwerda werilebs cixidan da iseT cxare survils acxadebda doras naxvisas wasvlis win, rom dora gaemgzavra cixeSi da, rasakvirvelia, maSinve guli wauvida, rogorc ki rkinis moajiris iqiT moxvda. mokled rom vTqvaT, ar mqonda arc erTi mosvenebuli wuTi, sanam es biWi ar gadaasaxles da mwyemsad ar daayenes (rogorc es SemdegSi gavige) sadRac `zRvis gaRma~, sad, niSandobliv ar vici. yovelive aman seriozulad damafiqra da axali saxiT warmomidga Cveni ojaxuri saqmeebis awewiloba. miuxedavad Cemi siyvarulisa dorasadmi, ar SemeZlo ar gameziarebina misTvis Cemi azrebi amis Sesaxeb. _ genacvale, _ vuTxari erT saRamos, _ safiqreladac saSinelia, rom Cveni uvicoba ojaxur saqmeebSi mavnebeli xdeba ara marto CvenTvis, vinc ukve miveCvieT amas, aramed sxvebisTvisac. _ Sen mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi iseTi damSvidebuli iyavi, dodi, raRad ginda isev gamijavrde? _ miTxra doram. _ srulebiTac ara, Cemo megobaro, garwmuneb. momeci oRond saSualeba, ufro naTlad gamovTqva Cemi azri.
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_ mere, rad minda vicode Seni azri? _ miTxra doram. _ srulebiTac ar msurs vicode, ra gaqvs TavSi. _ ki, magram me minda, dora, rom Sen gaigo, raSia saqme. misma mSvenierma saxem srulebiT seriozuli gamometyveleba miiRo. _ samqe imaSia, Cemo kargo, rom Cven raRac Wiri gvWirs, da es Wiri gadadis yvelaze, vinc ki Cven gvekareba. me ase daviwye da ganvagrZobdi amgvar figuralur laparaks, magram doras SeSinebulma saxem damanaxa, rom xumrobagaSvebiT SeeSinda da, mgoni, fiqrobda, rom vapirebdi yvavilis acris an amis magvari axali saSualebis SemoRebas Cveni saSineli senis winaaRmdeg. amitom gamovicvale kilo da vecade, rac SeiZleboda martivad gamomeTqva Cemi azri. _ genacvale! _ vuTxari me. _ Cveni uzrunvelyofis gamo vkargavT ara marto fuls, komforts da drogamoSvebiT sulis simSvides, aramed vdgebiT pasuxisgebaSi sindisis winaSe; Cven xom pirdapir vxrwniT Cvens mosamsaxureebs! saubedurod, aq marto isini ar arian damnaSaveebi; xalxi iryvneba, radgan Cven TviTon ar vcdilobT, gamovasworoT Cveni nakli! _ o, ra saSineli braldebaa! _ SesZaxa doram da Semomxeda gaocebuli TvalebiT. _ Tqma imisa, rom me saaTs viparav, o ra saSinelebaa! _ Cemo kargo! _ vuTxari me. _ rogor SeiZleba amgvari sisulelis Tqma? gana me rame vTqvi saaTis Sesaxeb? _ rasakvirvelia, sTqvi! _ miTxra doram. _ Sen TviTon ici es. Sen piradad Semadare mas! _ vis? _ vis da im saZagel biWs, _ miTxra doram qviTiniT. _ ratom SerTvamde ar gamomicxade Seni azri? ratom maSinve ar sTqvi, rom me gadasaxlebul paJze uaresi var? o, ra saSinelebaa! _ damSviddi, Cemo kargo, gemudarebi. erTxel mainc miaqcie yuradReba imas, rasac vambob da ris Tqmasac vapireb Cveni saerTo sargeblobisaTvis. sanam TviTon ar SevignebT Cven movaleobas mosamsaxureTadmi, manamde maTac ar ecodinebaT TavianTi movaleoba Cvendami. Cven unda vifiqroT amis Sesaxeb. ai is, rac unda meTqva. kargi, damSviddi, Cemo kargo! didxans qviTinebda Cemi pawawa coli da ar maZlevda nebas momeSorebina cxvirsaxoci mis TvalTagan. igi malavda saxes da butbutebda, rom srulebiT ar unda SemerTo coli, Tu aseTi ubeduri var. raki asea, ratom ar vgzavni mas mamidebTan putniSi, an julia milsTan indoeTSi? julias gauxardeba misi naxva da ar dauZaxebs mas gadasaxlebul paJs; julias arasodes ar uwodebia misTvis aseTi saZageli saxeli! vxedavdi srul usargeblobas yovelgvari axali cdisas am saxiT da gadavwyvite, sxva zomebisaTvis mimemarTa. magram ra? `colis Wkuis ganviTareba~. _ es sityvebi Zalian sasiamovnoa smenisaTvis da gamamxnevebeli ieri aqvs. gadavwyvite doras Wkuis ganviTareba. amas dauyovnebliv Sevudeqi. dora celqobs, rogorc bavSvi, da TviTonac Zalian minda masTan erTad TamaSoba; magram viReb seriozul saxes da varRvev mis mxiarulebas _ da Cemsasac agreTve. vebaasebodi mas iseT sagnebze, romlebic itacebdnen Cems ocnebas, vukiTxavdi Seqspirs da vqancavdi sabralos ukiduresobamde. vcdilobdi, gadameca misTvis, TiTqos SemTxveviT, zogierTi sasargeblo cnobebi. mas eSinoda magvari darigebisa da yovelnairad erideboda maT, Tuki raime sababs iSovida. Cemi pawawina colis Wkuis ganviTarebas didi sifrTxiliT Sevudgebodi xolme, magram igi, rogorc Canda, mudam grZnobda, saiT mimyavda laparaki; isic cxadi

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iyo, rom Seqspiri mas warmodgenili hyavda raRac saSinel arsebad. ganviTareba Zalian mZimed miiwevda win. ganviTarebis am cdaSi tredelsic CaviTrie, ise, rom mas eWvic ar auRia. rogorc ki tredelsi movidoda xolme Cvensas, vafeTqebdi mis win Cems naRmebs doras Wkuis saswavleblad. praqtikuli sibrZnis raodenoba, romelic Sevatyobine tredelss amgvarad, uzarmazari iyo, magram doraze yovelive aman araviTari gavlena ar moaxdina garda imisa, rom mudam raRac nerviul SiSs ganicdida. jer kidev imedi mqonda, rom dadgeboda dro, rodesac Cem da doras Soris sruli Tanxmoba damyardeboda, amitom dauRalavad miviswrafodi Cemi miznisaken ramdenime Tvis ganmavlobaSi. magram yovelive aqedan ara gamovida ra. maSin, sindisis dasamSvideblad gadavwyvite, rom doras Wkua sabolood ganviTarebuli iyo! uari vTqvi Cems pedagogiur gegmaze, romelic Zalian mimzidveli iyo sityvierad, amgram yovlad usargeblo gamodga saqmeSi. gadavwyvite, davkmayofilebuliyavi Cemi colis bavSvuri, gulubryvilo xasiaTiT da ukve aRar vcdilobdi, momexdina masSi raime cvlileba. TviTonac saSinlad mombezrda mudam Rrmaazrovani brZenis rolis TamaSi da doras saxeze mowyenilobisa da Zaldatanebis gamometyvelebis cqera. amitom erT mSvenier dRes viyide wyvili saucxoo sayure dorasTvis da sayelo jipisTvis da davbrundi saxlSi mtkice gadawyvetilebiT _ aRmedgina Cemi warsuli bedniereba. doras gauxarda es patara saCuqrebi da aRtacebiT gadamkocna, magram mainc raRac Crdili jer kidev darCa Cvens Soris da gadavwyvite, usaTuod gamefanta igi. mivujeqi doras sofaze da gavukeTe sayureebi. mere vuTxari, rom bolo dros ise kargad ar vcxovrobdiT, rogorc winaT, da rom amaSi me var damnaSave. amaSi Rrmad viyavi darwmunebuli. _ saqme imaSia, _ vuTxari me, _ rom mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi mindoda brZeni vyofiliyavi. _ da mec brZeni gagexade _ miTxra doram moridebiT. _ ara, dodi? me Tavi davuqnie am momxiblavi kiTxvis pasuxad, romelic gamoixata aweuli warbebiT, da davuWire tuCebi, romelic Cemi kocnis acilebas cdilobdnen. _ aqedan araviTari sargebloba ar gamova, _ ganagrZo doram da Tavi gaiqnia: _ Sen TviTon ici, rogori bavSvi var! da ar dagviwyebia, rasakvirvelia, ra saxelic unda damiZaxo. da Tu Sen aRar ginda miwodo Seni pawawina coli, es imas niSnavs, Cemi azriT, rom arasodes ar gyvarebivar. Sen, albaT, arasodes ar mogsvlia TavSi azrad, rom ukeTesi iqneboda... rom... _ ra rom, Cemo kargo? _ vkiTxe me, radgan igi uecrad SeCerda. _ rom ra? _ araferi, _ miTxra man. igi momexvia yelze da damala Tavisi mSvenieri saxe Cems mxarze. _ darwmunebuli var, ukeTesi iyo, srulebiT araferi ar gamekeTebina, vidre is, rom vcdilobdi, ganmeviTarebina Cemi pawawina colis Wkua, _ vuTxari me siciliT. _ ase ar aris? RmerTmani, me darwmunebuli var amaSi. _ maS, ai rasa cdilobdi! _ SesZaxa doram. _ ah, Se sulelo biWuna! _ amis Semdeg aRar vizam, _ vuTxari me. _ me miyvars igi iseTi, rogoric aris. _ marTla _ ikiTxa doram.
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_ rad unda gamovcvalo, rac ase momwonda amdeni xnis ganmavlobaSi, _ vTqvi me. _ Sen yvelaze mSvenieri xan Seni axlandeli saxiT, Cemo kargo, isev vicxovroT Zveleburad da bednierebi viyoT. _ da bednierebi viyoT! _ daadastura doram. _ diax, bednierebi mTel Cvens sicocxleSi! Sen arasodes ar ifiqreb, rom saqme ise ar midis, rogorc wesia? _ arasodes, arasodes! _ vuTxari me. _ vicxovroT, rogorc gvecxovreba. _ da Sen arasodes aRar ityvi, rom Cven vafuWebT xalxs? _ miTxra doram alersiT. _ ara? Sen xom TviTonac ici, ra cudia es. _ sjobs, rom Sen dora iyo, vidre sxva vinme, vinc ar unda iyos mTel dedamiwis zurgze. _ mTel dedamiwis zurze? ha, dodi? es xom uzarmazari adgilia? man gaiqnia Tavi, momanaTa Tavisi aRtacebuli, naTeli Tvalebi, gadamkocna, gadaikiskisa mxiarulad da gaiqca, rom jipisTvis axali sayelo gaekeTebina. amgvarad dasrulda Cemi ukanaskneli cda colis gardaqmnisa. Cemma mecadineobam unayofod Caiara. uwindeli mZime grZnoba jer isev Crdilavda Cems arsebobas. igi Rrmad mqonda gamjdari da araviTari arsebiTi cvlileba ar momxdara masSi. uwindeburad igi gamourkveveli iyo, da TiTqos raRac sevdian xmas mohqonda CemTan SuaRameSi. gulwrfelad miyvarda Cemi coli da bednierad vTvlidi Tavs, magram es is bedniereba ar iyo, romelic odesRac exateboda Cems ocnebas. raRac menaneboda da raRac aklda Cems sruls keTildReobas. rodesac vfiqrobdi Cemi siWabukis Seusrulebel ocnebebze, gonebaSi warmomidgeboda xolme is saukeTeso xana, romelic win uZRvis vaJkacobas, _ is asaki, romelic gaqra CemTvis samudamod, _ da maSin magondeboda bednieri dReebi, gatarebuli agnesasTan erTad, sayvarel Zvel saxlSi. zogjer momividoda azri, _ ra iqneboda, me da doras rom arasodes gvenaxa erTmaneTi? magram dora ise mWidrod iyo dakavSirebuli Cems arsebobasTan, rom amgvari azri sisuleled mimaCnda, da male qreboda. yovelTvis miyvarda Cemi pawawina coli. is, razedac me axla vlaparakob, Tvlemda Cemi gulis siRrmeSi da mxolod drogamoSvebiT iRviZebda odnav SesamCnevad. rom isev CaeZina Rrma ZiliT. arasodes ar warmomidgenia es fiqrebi cxadad, garkveuli saxiT, da ara mgonia, maT hqonodaT raime gavlena Cems sityvebze an moqmedebaze. marto vebrZodi da vereodi Cems patara dardebs da Cems sakuTar gegmebs. me vwerdi, dora kalmebs miTlida, da oriveni vgrZnobdiT, rom yoveli CvenTagani asrulebs im movaleobas, romelic wilad ergo. doras gulwrfelad vuyvardi da amayobda aseTi qmriT. `pirveli Semcdari gataceba gamoucdeli gulisa~, _ es sityvebi warmoTqmuli doqtor strongis meuRlis mier, yovel wuTSi magondeboda da TiTqos ar mSordeboda. xSirad am sityvebiT viRviZebdi SuaRamisas. `colqmrobaSi uTanasworobis mizezebi warmosdgeba survilebis, azrebisa da gemovnebis sxvadasxvaobisagan~, es azric ar manebebda Tavs. vcdilobdi, Semefardebina erTmaneTisTvis doras da Cemi azrebi, magram davinaxe, rom es SeuZlebeli iyo. erTiRa damrCenoda, _ TviTon SemeTvisebina doras azrebi; gamenawilebina masTan is, rac SesaZlebeli iyo, da bednieri vyofiliyavi; Cemi sakuTari zurgiT gadametana is, rac aucilebeli iyo, da mainc bednieri vyofiliyavi. vcdilobdi, mivCveodi am

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azrs, da amitom meore weliwadi Cemi ojaxuri cxovrebisa gacilebiT ufro bednieri iyo, vidre pirveli. magram rodesac es weli bolos uaxlovdeboda, doras janmrTeloba SesamCnevad Sesustda. imedi mqonda, rom xelebi, Cems xelebze ufro nazi, SesZlebdnen axali cxovrebis Seqmnas, da rom bavSvis Rimili, mSvenieri dedis mkerdze, namdvilad qalad aqcevdnen Cems pawawina cols. magram yovelive amas ar ewera asruleba. Zvirfaso dora! rodesac igi Semdeg kviras Camovida sadilad da gauxarda Cveni Zveli megobris tredelsis naxva (igi yovel kvira dRes sadilobda CvenTan), yvelam gadavwyviteT, rom erTi-ori dRis Semdeg isev Zveleburad daiwyebda sirbils yvela oTaxSi, magram Semdeg gviTxres, rom unda moviTminoT ramdenime dRe, mere isev gvacdevines, da doras jer ar SeeZlo arc sirbili, arc siaruli. igi mxiaruli da mSvenieri iyo, rogorc kvlav, magram misi fexebi, odesRac rom aseTi siswrafiT cekvavdnen jipis garSemo, axla susti da uZravi iyo. axla, yovel dilas, me Camomyavda dora xelSi ayvanili. saRamos isev amyavda zeviT. igi xelebsa mxvevda yelze da icinoda, TiTqos gasarTobad damyavda. jipi hyefda da trialebda Cvens garSemo; win mirboda da ukan ixedeboda, Tan qSitinebda siberisagan. papida, romelic yovel mowyalebis daze ukeTesad uvlida avadmyofs da arasodes ar hkargavda mxiarulebas, moiCqaroda Cvens ukan uamravi salebiTa da baliSebiT. mister diki qveyanaze aravis ar dauTmobda Tavis movaleobas _ gaenaTebina CvenTvis gza. tredelsi xSirad idga xolme kibis ZirSi, gvicqeroda da iRebda sasacilo davalebebs dorasagan Tavis sacolisaTvis gadasacemad. Cven mxiarul procesias SevadgendiT da yvelaze mxiaruli Cemi pawawina coli iyo. magram zogjer, rodesac xelSi aviyvandi, vamCnevdi, rom dRiTi dRe msubuqdeboda, da raRac saSineli gulsaklavi grZnoba amitanda xolme. meSinoda, damerqva am grZnobisaTvis raime saxeli, da ver vbedavdi angariSi mimeca Cemi TavisTvis. erTxel saRamos, rodesac Cveulebisamebr, vujeqi sawer magidas, es grZnoba gansakuTrebuli simZimiT Semomawva da pirvelad mewyina saSinlad papidas sityvebi, rodesac, dorasTan gamoTxovebis dros, man uTxra: `Rame mSvidobisa, patara yvavilo!~ ra sabediswero saxelia! yvavili Wkneba Tavis Reroze!

Tavi ormocdameeqvse mister mikoberis saidumlo erT mSvenier dilas miviRe fostiT werili kenterberidan, Semdegi misamarTiT: `daviT koperfilds, eskvairs, doqtorTa kolegiaSi mosamsaxures~. erTgvari gakvirvebiT wavikiTxe Semdegi striqonebi: `Cemo Zvirfaso ser! aTasgvari garemoeba, Cemgan srulebiT damoukidebeli, iSviaTad maZlevs nebas, gonebis TvaliT Cavifiqrde warsul ambebsa da SemTxvevebs; magram Tu kidev, uamrav iuridiul saqmeTa da movaleobaTa Soris, iSviaTad vpoulob zogierT SesaZleblobas Cems Tavs davubrunde xolme, am bednier wuTebSi Cemi suli ivseba da mudam savse iqneba sococxlis
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bolomde gamouTqmeli netarebiT imis fiqrSi, rom odesRac mqonda didi pativi, mesargebla Tqveni Zvirfasi megobrobiT, Tqven umorCiles monas. vaglax! bedma isurva Cveni ganSoreba didi xniT da dado gardauvali zRude Cvens Soris! Cems sakuTar SecdomaTa da sxvadasxva arasasurvel garemoebaTa gamo adamiani, romeic am wuTSi mogmarTavT weriliT, imyofeba, Tu nebas miboZebT, ase vTqvaT, qariSxaliT damsxvreuli gemis mdgomareobaSi. Tu raime saqme ar dagiSliT, SexedoT yuradRebiani da mowyale TvaliT am sacodav werils, susti da gamoucdeli kalmiT dajRabnils, Tqven, wina striqonebis wakiTxvis Semdeg, ueWvelia, momcemT kiTxvas: ram maiZula momemarTa TqvenTvis am weriliT? srulebiT ar vgulisxmob arc pirdapir, arc gadakvriT, rom SemiZlia mexis isari vtyorcno da movspo boroteba da simdable sasjelis STanmTqmelis aliT; mxolod SevniSnav gakvriT, rom mxiaruli da naTeli ocneba Cemi sicocxlisa samudamod gahqra, da vaglax! aRar aris CemSi aRarc sulis simSvide, aRarc sazogadoebis gamxiarulebis uwindeli niWi! me TviTon vTqvi uari Cems sakuTar pirovnebaze da ukve aRar SemiZlia, vucqiro TvalebSi Cems axloblebs sakuTari Rirsebis grZnobiT! sasowarkveTilebis matli budobs Cems gulSi da RrRnis Cems sicocxles, odesRac energiiT savses, da lamis daRupos Tavisi msxverpli, magram rac iqneba, iqneba! wili nayaria da, rac ufro male moeReba bolo yovelives, miT ukeTesi! sasowarkveTilebam amitana im zomamde, rom yoveli Zala daekarga misis mikoberis gavlenasac ki, romelsac igi mudam axdenda Cems energiul xasiaaTze, rgorc qali, meuRle da Cemi bartyebis deda. ai amitom minda cotaTi gaverTo, daviviwyo Cemi namdvili mdgomareoba da aucilebeli daRupvis perspeqtiva. gadavwyvite, visargeblo Tavisufali dRiT, rom vnaxo sataxto qalaqSi adgilebi, CemTvis warsuli bednierebis mogonebiT. gacnobebT, rom zeg, swored saRamos Svid saaTze, viqnebi ubedur movaleTa datusaRebis adgils samxreT kedelTan, _ es aris erTaderTi mizani winamdebare werilisa Cemi siymawvilis megobarTan. ver gavkadnierdebi imdenad, rom imedi viqonio, TiTqos Cemi uwindeli megobari mister koperfildi da Cemi Zveli megobari Tomas tredelsi daTanxmdebian mnaxon da ganaaxlon, ramdenadac SesaZlebelia, Cveni megobruli urTierToba. mxolod SevniSnav, rom daniSnul saaTsa da daniSnul adgilas iqneba sacodavi naSTi. vilkins mikoberisa. a.S. saWirod vTvli davumato, rom misis mikoberi srulebiT ar aris Caxeduli Cems saqmeSi~. ramdenjerme gadavikiTxe es werili. mxedvelobaSi rom miviRoT mister mikoberis Cveuleba maRalfardovani sityvebis xmarebisa da misi gataceba grZeli werilebiT, yvela SesaZlebel SemTxvevaSi, mainc ar SeiZleboda, ar efiqra adamians, rom raRac saidumloeba, marTlac, imaleba mTel am maRalfardovan sityvaTa da winadadebaTa qaosSi. am dros Semovida tredelsi da am gaWirvebul mdgomareobaSi mnaxa. _ warmoidgine, tredels! sakvirveli werili miviRe mister mikoberisagan.

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_ ras melaparakebi? _ SesZaxa treredelsma. _ garemoebaTa rogori ucnauri damTxvevaa! me ki swored axla miviRe werili misis mikoberisagan! am sityvebTan erTad tredelsma amoiRo jibidan gaxsnili konverti da Cven SevcvaleT werilebi. ai ras werda misis mikoberi: `maqvs pativi gamovucxado Cemi udidesi pativiscema mister Tomas tredelss. Tu am jentlmens ar daviwyebia arseba, romelsac odesRac bedniereba hqonda misi nacnobobisa, es pirovneba bedavs, sTxovos mas ramdenime wuTi Tavisufali dro. SemiZlia davarwmuno mister Tomas tredelsi, rom arasodes ar Sevawuxebdi amgvari TxovniT, sasowarkveTilebamde rom ar viyo misuli. Cemda uaRres samwuxarod, unda gamovacxado, rom am werisa da Txovnis mizezi aris mister mikoberis ucnauri gagareuleba colisa da ojaxisagan, _ cvlileba, momxdari adamianSi, romeic mudam aRsavse iyo unazesi siyvaruliT ojaxisadmi. mister tredelsi verc ki warmoidgens kargad am cvlilebas, romelic moxda mister mikoberis qcevaSi; es odesRac nazi da mosiyvarule ojaxSi Tavi gadaiqca TavdauWerel, velur, sificxiTa da simkacriT aRsavse adamianad. es ubeduri sulis mdgomareoba TandaTan gaZlierda masSi da miiRo bolos sruli sigiJis saxe. gulCaTxrobiloba gaxda gansakuTrebuli Tviseba Cemi meuRlisa da Secvala uzomo ndoba colisadmi. mcireodeni mizezi, TviT iseTi kiTxvac ki, Tu ra gavakeToT sadilad, iwvevs mister mikoberSi gayris survils. wuxel saRamos patara tyupebma sTxoves ori pensi tkbili kveris sayidlad; gacofebulma mamam uCvena qarqaSidan amoRebuli dana da sikvdiliT daemuqra am bavSvuri, gulubryvilo Txovnis sapasuxod. advili ar aris mosiyvarule meuRlis fxizeli Tvalis motyueba. vici, rom mister mikoberi londonSi modis. diliJansi gaCerdeba vest-endSi, `oqros jvaris~ sastumrosTan. gavbedav da vTxov mister tredelss _ inaxulos Cemi meuRle! vemudarebi mister tredelss _ scados aRadginos Tanxmoba mister makobersa da mis gaubedurebul, sasowarkveTilebaSi myof ojaxs Sua! Tumca ara! amgvari Txovna metismeti kadniereba iqneba Cemgan! Tu mister koperfilds axsovs adamiani, moklebuli yovelgvar saxelsa da didebas, mister tredelsi inebebs da Seatyobinebs mas Cems misdami gardauval pativiscemas. dae, mister tredelsma damdos pativi da Seatyobinos Tavis megobars Cemi umorCilesi Txovna _ inaxulos Cemi ubeduri meuRle! yovel SeTxvevaSi, mister tredelsma keTili inebos da saidumlod Seinaxos es cnoba da ar axsenos igi, gadakvriTac ki, mister mioberTan. saWirod vTvli davumato, rom werils, gamogzavnils kenterberis fostis kantoraSi, literebiT: `e.m.~ moTxovnamde, araviTari xifaTi ar moelis, raic aucileblad mohyveboda, werili rom gamomigzavnos pirdapir im pirovnebis saxelze, romelsac aqvs pativi, iyos mister Tomas tredelsis mavedrebeli da pativismcemeli megobari. emi mikoberi~. me da tredelsma SevadgineT am werilis pasuxi da orivem movawereT xeli. amis Semdeg wavediT qalaqSi werilis Casagdebad fostis yuTSi da didxans vilaparakeT pativcemul meuRleTa Sesaxeb; Tan aTas rames vfiqrobdiT, ris moyvanac arc ki Rirs. nasadilevs papidasac vuambeT es ambavi. mTeli Cveni TaTbiri imiT damTavrda, rom gadavwyviteT, ar
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dagveyovna, gamovcxadebuliyaviT mister mikoberTan paemanze daniSnul dros. Cven TxuTmeti wuTiT adre mivediT daniSnul adgilas. mister mikoberi ukve iq iyo. igi idga gulxeldakrefili da miepyro Tvalebi cixis wvetiani kedlebisaTvis. mas ecva Zveli serTuki da naxmari viwro Sarvali; aRar etyoboda yofili amayi gamometyveleba! _ Zvirfaso koperfild! _ miTxra man da xeli CamomarTva. _ didad gmadlobT aseTi sikeTisaTvis. _ imedi maqvs, rom Tqveni meuRle kargad brZandeba? _ gmadlobT, _ mipasuxa mikoberma, TiTqos arc ise kmayofilma am kiTxviT, _ Cemi meuRle Cveulebrivad aris. ai valis cixec, _ Tqva man da naRvlianad daxara Tavi. _ aq, pirvelad, ramdenime wlis Sewuxebis Semdeg, dacxra momabezrebeli xmebi mevaleebisa; maTi brbo aRar awuxebda Cveni saxlis Sesaval karebs da aRar awamebda smenas mudmivi raxuniT. jentlmenebo, _ ganagrZo mister mikoberma, _ roca rkinis moajiris Crdili efineboda xolme gzas, me xSirad micqeria, rogor TamaSobdnen Cemi bavSvebi am moajiris CrdilSi. yoveli qva aq Zvirfasia CemTvis mogonebiT, da Tqven, rasakvirvelia, mixvdebiT da mapatiebT Cem gulCvilobas. _ Tqven gunebaze ver brZandebiT, mister mikober? _ hkiTxa tredelsma. _ diax, ser, _ upasuxa mister mikoberma. _ rogor brZandeba Cveni megobari hipi, mister mikober? _ vkiTxe ramdenime xnis siCumis Semdeg. _ Zvirfaso koperfild! _ mipasuxa mister mikoberma sibraziT da gafiTrda aRSfoTebisagan. _ Tu patrons Tqvens megobrad asaxelebT, _ Zalian mebralebiT, magram Tu Tqven kiTxulobT mas, rogorc Cems megobars, ar SemiZlia ar gavicino sardonikulad. bodiSi movixade, rom uneburad Sevexe Temas, romelmac igi aseT aRSfoTebaSi moiyvana. _ Tu nebas miboZebT, _ vuTxari me, _ is, rom ar Cavidino axali uxerxuloba, movikiTxav Cems Zvel megobrebs: mister da mis vikfilds. _ mis vikfildi, _ mipasuxa mister mikoberma da gawiTlda Tmis Ziramde, _ mis vikfildi yovelTvis iyo da iqneba brwyinvale gansaxiereba yovelgvari qaluri saTnoebisa, Zvirfaso koperfild! es arseba erTaderTi naTeli sxivia Cemi arsebobis moRrublul caze. gamiyvaneT cota ganze, _ miTxra mister mikoberma, _ veRar vikaveb Tavs. Cven SevuxvieT viwro SesaxvevSi. mister mikoberma amoiRo jibdan cxvirsaxoci da kedels mieyrdno zurgiT. _ aseTi bedis var, _ gviTxra mister mikoerma da aqviTinda gulwrfeli cremlebiT. _ aseTia Cemi bedi, jentlmenebo, rom yvelaze keTilSobiluri grZnobani adamianis gulisa CemTvis saSineli tanjvis wyarod xdeba. Cemi erTguleba mis vikfildisadmi imis mizezi gaxda, rom aTasi isari daesva Cems ubedur guls! mister mikoberma Caido cxvirsaxoci jibeSi, aiwia perangis sayelo da, gamvlelebis yuradReba rom ar mieqcia Tavis sevdisaTvis, gverdze moigdo qudi da dabali xmiT raRac mxiaruli simRerac ki daiRiRina. maSin SevniSne, rom didi siamovnebiT gavacnobdi mas papidas, Tu gamogvyveboda haigetSi, sadac Ramis TavSesafarsac iSovida. _ jentlmenebo, _ gvipasuxa mister mikoberma, _ rac gsurdeT, is miyaviT. me Cala var, romelic micuravs ufskrulisaken stiqionebs minebebuli.
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gzaSi raRac uxerxulobas vgrZnobdi. ar vicodi, ra meTqva an ra meqna; rogorc Canda, tredelsic aseT mdgomareobaSi iyo. mister mikoberi TiTqmis mTeli gzis ganmavlobaSi Rrma sevdas miscemoda. Cven pirdapir papidas saxlSi SevediT, radgan dora avad iyo. papida alersianad daxvda mikobers. mister mikoberma akoca mas xelze, amoiRo cxvirsaxoci da fanjaras miuaxlovda. mister diki saxlSi iyo. igi bunebiT iseTi mgrZnobiare iyo sxvisi sevdisadmi da iseTi alRo hqonda am mxriv, rom xuTi wuTis ganmavlobaSi eqvsjer mainc CamoarTva xeli mister mikobers. mister mikobers ise gaukvirda aseTi TanagrZnoba ucnobisagan, rom yovel axal xelis CamorTmevaze imeorebda: `ser, maocebT Tqveni gulkeTilobiT!~ _ rogor grZnobT Tavs? _ hkiTxa mister dikma da TanagrZnobiT Sexeda. _ arc kargad, arc avad, ser, _ upasuxa oxvriT mister mikoberma. _ Tqven unda damSviddeT da gamxiaruldeT, SeZlebisdagvarad, _ uTxra mister dikma. sxva dros da sxva garemoebaSi amgvari scena sasacilo da gasarTobi iqneboda CemTvis, magram am wuTSi vgrZnobdi, rom yvelani raRac uxerxul, guldamZimebul sulier ganwyobilebaSi vimyofebodiT. mister mikoberi, rogorc Canda, meryeobda da ar icoda, gaemJRavnebina, Tu daefara Tavisi saidumlo. _ Tqven Zveli megobari xarT Cemi SviliSvilisa, mister mikober, _ uTxra papidam, _ Zalian mwyins, rom aqamdis ar minaxixarT! _ qalbatono! _ upasuxa mister mikoberma. _ didad vwuxvar, rom ar mqonda bedniereba Tqveni gacnobisa uwin; yovelTvis rodi vgavdi damtvreul gems, rogoradac amJamad mxedavT. papida daeyrdno patara magidas, romelsac ujda Cveulebrivad, yuradRebiT dauwyo sinjva mister mikobers. vxedavdi, rom krizisi axlovdeboda. mister mikoberi uecrad wamoxta, amoiRo jibidan cxvirsaxoci da mwared aqviTinda. _ ra mogividaT, mister mikober? _ vuTxari me. _ ras niSnavs Tqveni aseTi sasowarkveTileba? miyaviT sikeTe, amixseniT. Tqven xom Zvel megobarTa Soris imyofebiT! _ megobarTa Soris, ser! _ gaimeora mister mikoberma da yvelaferi, rac gulSi hqonda, uecrad amoxeTqa. _ RmerTo Cemo! swored amitom vitanjebi ase saSinlad! nu mkiTxavT, raSia saqme! usindisobaSi, sisaZagleSi, _ ai, raSia saqme! da yvela amis saxelia _ hipi! papida da Cven yvelani Tavzardacemulebi visxediT. _ gaTavda brZola! _ Tqva mister mikoberma da Tan gamwarebuli afrialebda cxvirsaxocs. drogamoSvebiT igi ise iqnevda xelebs, TiTqos ebrZoda winaaRmdegobas, romeic aRemateboda adamianis Zalas. _ aRar minda vaTrio sicocxlis saSineli tvirTi. arasodes ar menaxa adamiani am zomamde gamwarebuli. me vcdilobdi, damemSvidebina magram mikoberi ufro da ufro metad gamodioda moTminebidan. _ me aravis CamovarTmev xels, _ Tqva mister mikoberma xvneSiT. aravis ar CamovarTmev xels, sanam ar gavsrisav... im saZagel qvemZroms... hips! arasodes ar mivcem Tavs nebas... visargeblo stumarTmoyvareobiT, sanam ar amovaxeTqineb... vezuvis... cxel lavas... am aramzada... hipze! me... aravis... ar minda... gavce xma... sanam,, sanam ar gavanadgureb... am usindiso orpir... hips!

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ukve SemeSinda, rom mister mikoberi iqve ar momkvdariyo. saSineli sanaxavi iyo, rogori wvalebiT ambobda am odnav gasarCev sityvebs. bolos, Ronemixdili daeca skamze. miveSvele saCqarod, magram uarhyo yovelgvari daxmareba Cemis mxriT. _ ara, koperfild! damanebeT... Tavi... ar SemiZlia miviRo... araviTari daxmareba... sanam ar gavasworeb mis ubedurebas... romelic mis vikfilds miayena im... aramzada... usindiso hipma. srulebiT darwmunebuli viyavi, rom igi sami sityvis Tqmasac ki ver esaZlebda, hipis saxels rom ar mieca misTvis gansakuTrebuli energia. _ saidumlo... yvelasTvis... uklebliv... swored... erTi... kviris Semdeg... diliT... yvela aq damswre... da mis trotvudic... da es keTili... jentlmenic... sastumroSi... kenterberiSi... sadac me da misis mioberi vmrerodiT... idesRac Sotlandiur simRerebs... iq niRabs movglej am aramzada... hips! am magiuri sityviT, rmelic bolos warmoTqmuli iyo gansakuTrebuli ZaliT, mister mikoberi gavarda oTaxidan da yvelani gaocebuli da Sewuxebuli dagvtova. magram aqac ar uRalata Tavis Tavs da im dros, rodesac yvelani ker kidev Tavzardacemulebi visxediT, Semogvitanes werili. ai, igi: `srulebiT saidumlod. Cemo Zvirfaso ser! gTxovT bodiSi moixadoT Cems magivrad Tqveni papidas winaSe Cemi aRelvebisaTvis. afeTqeba moxda Sinagani brZolis gamo, romelsac ufro advilad mixvdeba, vidre aRwers adamiani... imedi maqvs, rom sakmarisi simartiviT gamovTqvi survili, gnaxoT erTi kviris Semdeg, diliT, qalaq kenterberiSi, swored im sastumroSi, sadac misis mikoberi da me vmRerodiT odesRac TqvenTan erTad Sotlandiur simRerebs. rodesac me avasruleb movaleobas, rodesac gamovamJRavneb motyuebasa da veragobas, isev meqneba ufleba, vucqiro TvalebSi Cems axloblebs, da maSin Cemi survili iqneba. momiwyon mec erTi ubralo kuTxe im samudamo gansasvenebelSi, sadac soflis winaarni myudro kuboebSi aw ganisveneben maradi ZiliT... alali xelmoweriT vilkins mikoberi~.

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xvdeboda mister pegotis. marTali rom vTqva, ukve imedi davkarge emilias kvalis aRmoCenisa da TandaTan vrwmundebodi ubeduri qalis sikvdilSi. mister pegotis wrmena Seuryeveli iyo. ramdenadac SemeZlo SemeniSna, arasodes Sehparvia eWvi, rom ipovnida sayvarel diswuls. gamsWvaluli mtkice rwmeniT, rom bedi, adre Tu gvian, dakargul diswuls daubrunebda, mister pegoti mainc ar ijda usaqmod. zogjer igi wavidoda xolme SuaRamisas iarmauTSi, im varaudiT, rom iqneb, raime SemTxvevis gamo, sanTeli ar aris gamodgmuli Zveli navis axlis fanjaraSio. zogjer, rodesac waikiTxavda gazeTSi raime gancxadebas, romelsac SeeZlo hqonoda raime kavSiri emiliasTan, xelSi iRebda yavarjens da midioda Sor gzaze dakarguli qalis kvalis saZebnelad. rodesac gaigo, Tu ra miambo mis dartlma, igi wavida zRviT neapolSi da dabrunda ukan. mogzaurobisas Zalian mkacr pirobebs itanda da yovel groSs ufrTxildeboda, rom daezoga diswulis povnamde. arasodes ar gamigia, rom mas daeCivlos an Zebnis siZnele an daRla. Cemi qorwinebis Semdeg dora xSirad xedavda xolme mas da mudam uxaroda misi mosvla. moxdeboda, rom igi Semoivlida CvenTan bindisas. miviwvevdi saxlSi Cibuxis mosawevad da orni vbaasobdiT, Tan wynarad davseirnobdiT baRis xeivanSi. erT saRamos miambo, rom wina ramiT saxlis karebTan marTa daxvda. igi elodeboda mas da sTxovda, ar gasuliyo londonidan mis unaxavad. _ xom ara uTqvam-ra, rodis gnaxavT kvlav? _ vkiTxe me. _ ara, master devi, _ mipasuxa man da Cafiqrebulma Camoisva xeli saxeze. _ vkiTxe amis Sesaxeb, magram damarwmuna, rom ar SemiZlia gipasuxo am kiTxvazeo. ori kviris Semdeg, saRamo Jams, marto davseirnobdi baRSi. mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi wvimda da haeri sinestiT iyo gaJRenTili. sveli, damZimebuli foTlebi CamoSvebuliyvnen xeebze; ca jer kidec RrublebiT iyo dafaruli, Tumca aRar wvimda da Citebi mxiarulad JRurtulebdnen naTeli cis molodinSi. nel-nela bindi CamoeSva; frinvelebis nazi xma Sewyda buCqebSi da Rrma siCume Camovarda, rogorc icis xolme amgvar saRamos qalaqgareT, rodesac ar irxeva arc erTi furceli da mxolod iSviaTad ismis Camovardnili wveTi xma. Cveni agarakis gverdiT iyo faTaloTi daburuli xeivani. igi gzaze gadioda, saxlis win, Rrmad Cafiqrebuli davseirnobdi da, rodesac SemTxveviT gavixede gzisaken, davinaxe viRac qali, romelic Tavs miqnevda da xeliT meZaxda. _ marTa, _ vuTxari me da mivuaxlovdi. _ SegiZlia gamomyveT? _ mkiTxa man CurCuliT. _ viyavi masTan, magram saxlSi ar damxvda. baraTi davutove magidaze, rom wamovides dauyovnebliv. SegiZliaT gamomyveT axlave? pasuxis nacvlad dauyovnebliv gavedi WiSkarSi. marTa wavida londonisken, saidanac, ramdenadac SesaZlebeli iyo efiqra adamians misi tanisamosis mixedviT, igi saCqarod mosuliyo CemTan fexiT. vkiTxe _ londonSi xom ar mivdiodiT. man Tavi damiqnia. gzaze carieli etli Segvxvda, romelic daviqirave. _ saiT wavides meetle? _ vkiTxe me, roca etlSi CavsxediT. _ `oqros skverisken~, _ mipasuxa man, _ oRond male wavides. Cven gavcerdiT misi niSniT `oqros skveris~ erT SesavalTan. vubrZane meetles daecadna, im ganzraxviT, rom iqneb etli dagvWirdeboda. marTam xeli Camavlo saxeloSi da wamiyvana erT bnel quCaSi, rogorc cota ar
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aris qalaqis am nawilSi. saxlebi aq odesRac Zalian lamazs, kerZo sacxovreblebs warmoadgendnen, sadac TiTo ojaxi cxovrobda. magram axla isini ukve didi xania, rac daZvelebuliyvnen da qiravdebodnen cal-calke oTaxebad. Cven SevediT erT-erTi amgvar saxlis karebSi, marTam xeli gamiSva da maniSna, rom avyolodi kibeze. Cven avdiodiT sul zemo sarTulSi. bindbundSi ramdenjerme momeCvena, TiTqos Cven win midis viRac, qalis tansacmelSi. rodesac kuTxes SevuxvieT, rom avsuliyaviT ukanasknel safexurze, isev is qali warmogvidga; erTi wuTiT SeCerda karebis win, Semdeg mohkida xeli karis saxelurs da Sevida oTaxSi. _ es ras niSnavs? _ ikiTxa marTam CurCuliT. _ igi Cems oTaxSi Sevida. srulebiT ar vcnob, vin aris. samagierod, me Zalian kargad vicnobdi am adamians. pirvelive Sexedvaze mis dartli vicani. avuxseni Cems Tanamgzavrs, rom minaxavs es ledi winaT. is iyo movaswari amis Tqma, rom oTaxSi axladmosulis xma gaisma, magram Cven ar gvesmoda misi sityvebi. marTam gakvirvebT Semomxeda da nela wamiyvana kibeze. Semdeg miuaxlovda patara karebs meore mxridan; am kars klite ar hqonda da erTi xelis kvraze gaiRo. Cven SevediT viwro, cariel sakuWnaoSi. am sakuWnaosa da im oTaxs Sua, romelsac marTa Tavisas uwodebda, patara kari iyo, amjerze odnav gaRebuli. Cven aq SevCerdiT, Zlivs moviTqviT suli daRlilobisagan. Cemi Tanamgzavri odnav Seexo tuCebs Tavisi xeliT. SemeZlo mxolod damenaxa, rom mezobeli oTaxi sakmaod farTo iyo, rom iq idga logini da kedlebze gemebis suraTebi ekida. me ver vxedavdi mis dartls, verc mas, visac igi elaparakeboda. ramdenime xnis ganamvlobaSi samariseburi siCume sufevda. _ ra menaRvleba, rom saxlSi ar aris, _ Tqva roza dartlma medidurad. mas arc ki vicnob, da arc msurs vicnobde. me TqvenTan movedi. _ CemTan? _ upasuxa nazma xmam. am xnis gagonebaze TrTolvam gamirbina mTels tanSi; me vicani emilias xma! _ diax! _ upasuxa mis dartlma. _ gangeb movedi Tqvens sanaxavad. rao? Ttqven, mgonia, ar grcxveniaT gamoaCinoT Tqveni saxe? siZulvili da TavdaWerili gaSmageba ismoda am xmaSi. _ me movedi, rom menaxa jems stirfordis saTamaSo, _ Tqva man, _ menaxa gogo, romelic gaiqca masTan erTad, romelic samSobloSi gaxda dabali brbos ybedobis sagnad, utifari, Tavxedi, gamoqnili megobari jems stirfodisTana xalxisa. gaisma xmauri, TiTqos ubeduri qali, romelsac umaspinZldebodnen am dacinviT, mivarda karebs da sastikma mtarvalma gadauRoba gza. Semdeg xanmokle siCume Camovarda. mis dartlma pirvelma dailaparaka. _ ar daiZraT adgilidan, _ uTxra man da fexi dahkra iataks, _ an arada, daviyvireb mTeli saxlis gasagonad, vinc xarT! saSineli sasowarkveTilebis kivili iyo erTaderTio pasuxi am sastiki Seuracxyofisa. isev siCume Camovarda. ar vicodi, ra meqna. Tumca Zalian mindoda Semewyvita es paemani, magram vfiqrobdi, rom neba ar mqonda TvaliT vCvenebodi ubedur qals. mxolod mister pegotis SeeZlo enaxa da daefara Tavisi diswuli. _ ase! _ Tqva mis dartlma da zizRiT gaicina. _ Zlivs ara vnaxe igi! da is sacodavi adamiani mohyva amis qselSi! oinbazi!
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_ o, SemibraleT! _ SesZaxa emiliam. _ vinc ar unda iyoT, Tqven iciT Cemi ubeduri bedi. SemibraleT, Tu gindaT, rom Tqvenc Segibralon! _ rom me Semibralon! _ uTxra man siamayiT. _ ra SeiZleba iyos saerTo Sensa da Cems Sua? mis dartli skamze dajda, odnav gaRebuli karis win, da dabla iyureboda, TiTqos emilia ferxTiT iyo garTxmuli. axla vxedavdi mis mTrTolvare tuCebs da sastik Tvalebs, romelnic erT wertils misCerebodnen aRtyinebuli gamarjvebis gamometyvelebiT. _ yuri migdeT, ras getyviT. _ Sehyvira man, _ nuTu ggoniaT, rom guls momilbobT Tqveni cremlebiT? itireT, Tund icineT, _ es CemTvis sul erTia, gaTaxsirebulo monav! _ o, SemibraleT odnav mainc! _ SesZaxa emiliam. _ moiReT mowyaleba ubedurisadmi, Torem gavgiJdebi da movkvdebi sasowarkveTIlebisagan! _ es ar iqneba didi sasjeli! _ uTxra roza dartlma. _ iciT, ra moaxdineT? gifiqriaT odesme im ubedur saxlze, romelic daoblda Tqveni meoxebiT? _ o, ar yofila arc erTi wuTi, arc cxadliv, arc sizmarSi, rom Tvalwin ar mqonoda es Zvirfasi saxli im saxiT, ra saxiTac davtove igi samudamod, im ubedur dRes. o, Cemo mSobliuro kerav! o, sayvarelo, dauviwyaro Ziav! Sen rom warmodgenili gqonoda, ra satanjvels momayenebda Seni siyvaruli Cemi dacemis pirveli wuTidanve, ecdebodi, dagefara Seni grZnoba, Tundac es Zalian Zneli yofiliyo SenTvis! Sen gamijavrdebodi erTxel mainc sicocxleSi, rom gadamdvileboda Cemi sircxvilis atana. ara, ara, CemTvis ar aris araviTari nugeSi amqveynad, imitom, rom yvela maT metismetad vuyvardi, yovelTvis, yovelTvis. roza dartli ijda uZravad, rogorc qandakeba, da miepyro ubeduri qalisTvis Tavisi Seubralebeli Tvalebi. _ raSi mekiTxeba Seni saxli? me vlaparakob mis saxlze! _ Tqva mis dartlma. _ gesmis? vlaparakob im saxlis Sesaxeb, sadac me TviTon vcxovrob. ai Rirseuli sagani ganxeTqilebisa ledi-dedasa da Sviljentlmens Soris! _ ganagrZobda amayi ledi da Tan zizRiT gaiwoda xeli da miapyro mrisxane Tvalebi garTxmul qals. _ gombio, romlic Rirsi arckia mosarecxed iyos keTilSobil ojaxSi, amyarebs am saxlSi siZulvels, mrisxanebas, sevdas, wyvets uwmindes kavSirs! _ nu meubnebiT magas, _ qviTinebda emilia da Tan xelebs imtvrevda saSineli sasowarkveTilebiT. _ rodesac igi pirvelad Semxvda Cemi cxovrebis gzaze, _ o, netavi arasodes ar gaTenebuliyo is saSineli dRe! _ me aRzrdili viyavi saTnoebiT, rogorc Tqven an yoveli sxva ledi, sacole viyavi keTili ymawvili kacisa, romelic Rirsi iyo SeerTo colad saukeTeso ledi. Tu Tqven TviTon mis saxlSi cxovrobT da icnobT mas, Tqven iqneb iciT, ra saSineli gavlena SeuZlia iqonios am adamianma sust arsebaze. ar vimarTleb Tavs, magram kargad vici, da man TviTonac kargad icis, an mixvdeba amas, rodesac aRelvebuli sindisi Seawuxebs sikvdilis win, mixvdeba, rom misi mxriT yovelgvari xerxi iyo naxmari gamoucdeli, gulubryvilo qalis mosatyueblad da saxelis gasatexad. me davujere gulwrfelad da Semiyvarda mTeli Cemi guliT. _ Tqven SegiyvardaT igi? Tqven? _ daiyvira roza dartlma da muStebi mokuma. pasuxi ar iyo. emilia miefara Cemi Tvalidan.

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_ Tqven bedavT da meubnebiT amas me, usindiso arsebav? _ ganagrZo roza dartlma. _ Cems xelT rom iyos, vubrZanebdi sikvdilamde ecemnaT am gombiosaTvis. igi izamda amas, me darwmunebui var. ar iyo qveyanaze wameba da sasjeli, romelsac ar inatrebda misTvis am wuTSi roza dartli. _ SeiZleba ucnauri buneba maqvs, _ ganagrZo roza dartlma, _ magram ar SemiZlia Tavisuflad visunTqo im paeriT, romliTac Tqven sunTqavT. es haeri SemxuTavi da moSxamulia patiosani xalxisaTvis, minda gavwmindo igi Tqveni aq yofnisagan. amitom, Tu xvalamdis aq darCebiT, Tqveni ambavi, yvela saintereso wvrilmanebiT, mTel saxls ecodineba. Tu adgils gamoicvliT da isurvebT am qalaqSi darCenas, patiosani qalis saxiT, darwmunebuli iyaviT, rom yovelgan da yovelTvis vipovni saSualebas mohglijoT orpirobis nirabi. wadiT TqvenisTanebTan da garyvnilebis budeSi icxovreT; mxolod maSin iqnebiT Tavisufali Cemi devnisagan. winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi, Cemi risxva da SurisZieba Tan gdevT yovel adgilas. da am adgils aRmomiCens jentleni, romelic am cota xnis winaT cdilobda, Tqveni Rirseuli meuRle gamxdariyo. o, nuTu arasodes ar mova mister pegoti? nuTu didxans momixdeba am scenis mowmed yofna? SevZleb ki mis atana? _ ra, ra vqna? _ Sehyvira emiliam. _ ra hqnaT? _ gaimeora mis dartlma, _ Tqven ipoviT, ueWvelia, netarebas da bednierebas sakuTar fiqrebSi. SeswireT Tqveni arseboba jems stirfordis nazi alersis mogonebas, _ mas xom undoda mieTxovebineT erT Tavisi laqiasaTvis, romelic mzad iyo mieRo Tqveni Tavi saCuqrad Tavisi Rirseuli batonis xelidan. icxovreT am amayi mogonebiT, aRtacebaSi modiT Tqveni iSviaTi Rirsebisagan da gixarodeT is bednieri mdgomareoba, romelic daWireT yvelas TvalSi. magram, Tu yovelive es mainc ar mogitanT sasurvel nugeSs, misTxovdiT im keTil kacs, romelzedac laparakobdiT, da bednieri iyaviT imiT, rom is SegibralebT. magram Tu amanac ar giSvelaT, maSin mokvdiT, _ es yvelaze ukeTesi iqneba. kibeze moisma Sori fexis xma. es iyo mister pegotis nabiji. madloba RmerTs! rodesac roza dartlma warmoTqva ukanaskneli sityvebi, adga Tavisi adgilidan da me ukve veRar vxedavdi mas. _ me Tqven ukve damtvreuli saTamaSo megoneT, romelmac sabolood dakarga Tavisi Sno, magram Sevcdi! Tqven jer isev prialebT oqrosaviT da namdvili ledis sTabeWdilebas axdenT. maS gaxsovdeT kargad! _ uTxra man da gaaRo kari gasasvlelad. _ me mZulxarT da gadavwyvite, gagsrisoT da gaganadguroT, Tu ar moixsniT mag niRabs da ar waxvalT erT-erTs garyvnilebis saxlSi, sadac fexs ver Sesdgams verc erTi patiosani qali. meti araferi maqvs saTqmeli. fexze xma kibeze ufro mkafiod moisma. igi swrafad uaxlovdeboda am saSineli scenis adgils. roca roza dartlma gaixura kari, viRacam Cauara mas gverdiT da Sevida emilias oTaxSi. _ Zia! SevCerdi da Sevixede oTaxSi. mister pegotis eWira gulSi Cakruli gulwasuli diswuli. ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi uyurebda mas saxeSi, Semdeg daixara mis sakocnelad. o, ra nazi iyo es kocna! man daafara emilias saxes Tavisi cxvirsaxoci. _ mister devi! _ miTxra man mRelvarebisagan aTrTolebuli xmiT. _ sizmari amixda!
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gulwasul, ugrZnobel emilias saxes isev cxvirsaxoci efara. mister pegotim Caikra gulSi da mZime, frTxili nabijiT daiwyo Casvla kibeebze Zvirfasi tvirTiT xelSi.

Tavi ormocdamerve ufro Sori mogzaurobis dasawyisi meore dRes, dilaadrian, me da papida baRSi davseirnobdiT; papida mudam doras uvlida da amitom Zalian cotas dadioda. am dros gadmomces, rom mister pegotis surs Cemi naxva. igi TviTon damxvda baRis boloSi. rodesac mister pegotim dainaxa papida, Soridanve moixada qudi, radgan did pativs scemda mas. naambobi mqonda papidasaTvis yevlaferi, rac wina dRes moxda. mis betsi xmaamouReblad mivida mister pegotisTan da guliTadi TanagrZnobiT xeli dahkra mxarze. es ieTi Rrma gamometyvelebiT iyo Cadenili, rom amjerze es ubralo moZraoba yvelaze mWeretyveluri gadmodga. mister pegoti mSvenivrad miuxvda papidas, Titqos mas aTasi sityva eTqvas misTvis. _ trot! _ miTxra papidam. _ waval da `patara yvavils~ mivxedav; mgonia, male gaiRviZebs. _ imedi maqvs, qalbatono, rom Tqven Cemi gulisTvis ar mibrZandebiT? _ SeniSna mister pegotim. _ Tqven mosalaparakebeli gaqvT, Cemo megobaro, _ upasuxa papidam. _ uCemod es TqvenTvis ufro mosaxerxebeli iqneba. _ ara, qalbatono, _ uTxra mister pegotim, _ didad damavalebT, Tu darCebiT CvenTan da inebebT Cemi ubedobis mosmenas. _ marTla? maS davrCebi, _ upasuxa papidam. _ guSin saRamos, _ daiwyo mister pegotim, _ me gadaviyvane Cemi bavSvi Cems oTaxSi, sadac didi xania movelodebodi da sadac misTvis ukve yvelaferi mzad iyo. didxans, Zalian didxans ver mcnobda da, roca micno, _ yvelaferSi gamomityda gulaxdilad da gulwrfelad, TiTqos aRsarebas ambobso. _ rodesac emilia gaqceula im saxlidan, _ Tqva mister pegotim mkacri da mrisxane saxiT, _ sadac, rogorc master devim icis, im gvels daketili hyavda... wyeulimc iyos... sabralo, RamiT gaparuliyo. mirboda da Tan esmoda Tavisi kvnesa da tirili. fexebi wvetian qvebze daeWra, magram arafers ar grZnobda, TiTqos TviTonac qvisa yofiliyo. da mirboda sul Sors, Sors. Tvalebi uelavda, yurebi uwioda. uecrad... ese igi, Tqven gesmiT, ase moeCvena, TiTqos gaTenda da dadga dila, notio, qariani, igi qviSaze iwva, zRvis piras, Tavs adga viRac qali da iqaur enaze ekiTxeboda, ra daemarTa... _ emis TvalT daubnelda, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim, _ magram rodesac daakvirda am qalis saxes, icno erTi im qalTagani, romelTanac ara erTxel useirnia da ulaparakia zRvis piras. emim uambo Tavisi ubedureba da ymawvilma qalma waiyvana Tavis saxlSi... diax, waiyvana saxlSi, _ gaimeora mister pegotim da xelebi miifara saxeze. am keTilma saqcielma, rogor Canda, Zalian imoqmeda moxucze; arasodes ar menaxa mis saxeze aseTi gamometyveleba. _ Tqven warmoidgineT, _ ganagrZobda mister pegoti, _ qoxi patara iyo, magram diasaxlisma iSovna adgili emisTvis... qmari am dros wasuli
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yofila zRvaze... da igi saidumlod inaxavda am ambavs. mezoblebi cotani iyvnen; isini, vinc iyvnen, daiyolia saidumlos Sesanaxad. emi avad gamxdara cxelebiT da iqauri ena srulebiT daviwyebia; mxolod mSobliur enaze SeeZlo laparaki... da TiTqmis mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi eCveneboda, TiTqos is, vinc miiyvana igi am mdgomareobamde, viTomc fanjarasTan yaraulobs, xan oTaxSi dgas, da emi uyviroda diasaxliss, ar daenebebinaT igi misTvis; amave dros grZnobda, rom misis laparaki ar esmodaT da sul eSinoda, vaiTu axlave mtacon xeli da wamiyvanono. didxans iyo igi aseT mdgomareobaSi Tu ara, ar vici, oRond mere Zili moeria. am Zima daasusta... manamde ki zogjer iseTi Zala moecemoda, kargad myofze meti... axla ki dasustda bavSviviT. igi SeCerda, TiTqosda undoda Seesvena sakuTari moTxrobis saSinelebisagan, da erTi wuTis siCumis Semdeg ganagrZo: _ naTeli dRe iyo, saRamo axlovdeboda, rodesac gaeRviZa. jer moeCvena, rom igi saxlSia da rom kvira dRea; magram vazis foTlebi fanjarasTan da mTebi, romlebic moCandnen SoriT, ucxoni iyvnen da ewinaaRmdegebodnen amgvar azrs. am dros Semovida diasaxlisi da dajda emis loginTan. amas moagona emis, rom igi Tavis saxlSi ar aris da rom Sors aris misgan! moagonda agreTve, sad iwva da risTvis, da atirda am keTili adamianis mkerdze... mister pegotis ar SeeZlo ucremlod moegonebina es keTili dedakaci. tyuilad ecada, ganegrZo Txroba; cremlebi isev axrCobdnen. _ rodesac emi momjobinda, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim cota xnis siCumis Semdeg, _ ecada, gamosTxoveboda am keTil adamians da samSobloSi wamosuliyo. am qalis qmari saxlSi dabrunda da orivem Casves igi gemSi, romeic livornoSi midioda da iqidan safrangeTSi. mas Tan hqonda cotaodeni fuli, magram am keTilma xalxma mciredze mciredi gamoarTves yvelafrisaTvis, rac misTvis gaakeTes. emi mivida safrangeTSi da dadga moaxled sastumroSi navsadgurTan. aq erTxel uecrad isev gaCnda es gveli... erTi damxvdes sadme! me ar vici, ras vuzam! rodesam emim dainaxa is kaci... man ver moaswro misi danaxva... mTeli SiSi da zari isev Tavs daatyda da gamoeqca im haersac ki, romliTac igi sunTqavda. emi movida inglisSi da duvrSi gadmovida napirze. igi movida londonSi, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim da xma daidabla, _ igi, romelsac arasodes sicocxleSi ar enaxa es qalaqi, movida londonSi... ufulod... ymawvili... lamazi... TiTqmis imwuTSive, rogorc ki emi gadmovida napirze, man ipova, rogorc mas egona, keTili megobari... patiosani dedakaci, romelic elaparakeboda mkeraobis Sesaxeb da dahpirda bevri samuSaos Sovnas; man aRuTqva TavSesafari Tavis salxSi, dahpirda agreTve, gaego saidumlod yvelaferi Cemsa da yvela danarCenis Sesaxeb. da rodesac Cemi bavSvi, _ daumata man xmamaRla, _ rodesac Cemi bavSvi idga ukve ufskrulis piras, romelsac me ver davasaxeleb da verc movigoneb, maSin marTam aasrula Tavisi sityva da gadaarCina igi. me ver Sevikave sixarulis amoZaxili. _ master devi, _ miTxra mister pegotim da CamomarTva xeli Tavisi Zlieri xeliT, _ Tqven pirvelma momagoneT marTa. gmadlobT, ser! man aasrula Tavisi danapirebi. igi, rogorc naTeli suli, saCqarod mivida, sadac emi iwva da eZina da uTxra: `adeqi! gaiqeci! aq Sen mgelis sikvdilze uaresi ubedureba! wamo, wamomyevi!~ man uambo emilias, rom mnaxa me, rom vapatie yvelaferi da miyvars Zveleburad. man saCqarod CaaCva kaba, dauWira
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emis susti da mTrTolvare xeli, ar usmenda, rasac eubnebodnen garSemomyofni... man Cems sabralo qalTan gamoarRvia brbo da bnel rameSi bednierad gamoiyvana Savi, aSmorebuli jurRmulidan. _ mTeli Rame, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim, _ me da emim erTad gavatareT. saaTebis mixedviT _ TiTqos bevri ar gvipalarakia, ufro naklebad movaswari misi Zvirfasi saxis danaxva, magram mTeli ramis ganmavlobaSi misi xelebi Cems yels exvia da Tavi aq esvena; Cven axla viciT, rom isev SegviZlia mivendoT erTmaneTs. Cven yvelani Cumad visxediT. yoveli Cvengani garTuli iyo sakuTar fiqrebSi. bolos mivmarTe mister pegotis da vuTxari: _ Tqven, rasakvirvelia, ukve gadawyvetili gaqvT momavlis gegma, Zvirfaso megbaro? amaze, mgonia, laparakic zedmetia. _ srulebiT gadawyvetili, master devi, _ ipasuxa man. _ me ukve vuTxari Cems emis, rom aqedan Sors aris didi, didi miwebi. iq, avstraliaSi, aravin aras daayvedris Cems saunjes, iq Cven axal cxovrebas daviwyebT. _ me vkiTxe, daniSnuli gaqvs Tu ara wasvlis vada-meTqi. _ dRes diliT, _ ipasuxa man, _ viyavi navsadgurSi, rom gamego gemebis wasvlis dro. eqvsi kviris Semdeg midis erTi gemi. ukve viyavi am gemze. kargi samgzavroa. _ mere, Tqven martoni midixarT? _ vkiTxe me. _ diax, master dvei, _ mipasuxa man, _ Cem das ise uyvarxarT Tqven da yvela Tqvenianebi da isea SeCveuli mxolod Tavis samSobloze fiqrs, rom ara mgonia, kargi iyo misi wayvana. amas garda, aris kidev erTi adamiani, romelic mas abaria, master devi, da Cven es ar unda daviviwyoT. _ sabralo qami! _ SevZaxe uneburad. _ Cemi da, qalbatono, uvlis mis saxl-kars da qams. Zalian uyvars, _ ganumarta mister pegotim papidas. _ misis gumiji? _ vikiTxe me. _ Cven Soris rom darCes... ese igi Tqvens winaSe... da Tqvens winaSe rom iTqvas, qalbatono... rodesac misis gumiji daiwyebs wuwuns, SeiZleba adamians ar esiamovnos. me rasakvirvelia, mesmis misi ambavi, magram yvelam xom ar icis es. me da papidam davadastureT misi azri. _ amas garda, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim, _ Cems das SeiZleba eCvenos zogjer... me ar vambob, rom usaTuod eCveneba, magram SeiZleba eCvenos... rom misis gumiji zogjer usiamovno adamiania. amitom ar vapireb Cemi disa da misis gumijis erTad dasaxlebas; mas vuSovni binas, sadac igi idiasaxlisebs, rogorc unda. amisTvis wasvlis win, vfiqrob, davuniSno misis gumijs pensia, rom eyos sicocxleSi. igi Cinebuli dedakacia. TavisTavad cxadia, yovlad SeuZlebelia, rom igi, sabralo, siberis dros dawrialebdes da daZrwodes gemze da Sori qveynis tyeebsa da udabnoebSi. ai, ra movigone me misTvis, _ daumata mister pegotim. mas aravin daviwyeboda: igi zrunavda yvelaze, garda Tavisi Tavisa. _ emi, _ gangarZo man, _ CemTan iqneba, sabralo! mas siwynare da simSvide esaWiroeba, sanam Cven savsebiT ar movemzadebiT am Soreuli zRvis gadaRma mxareSi wasasvlelad, imedi maqvs, rom ganvlili tanjva didi xnis warsulad moeCveneba, rodesac isev Tavis mkacr, magram mosiyvarule biZis gverdiT iqneba. papidam Tavi dauqnia am imedis dasturad, da am gamamxnevebelma moZraobam didad asiamovna mister pegoti.
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_ Semdeg kidev ai ra, master devi, _ mitxra man da xeli Caiyo jibeSi, _ aq fulia... ormocdaaTi girvanqa. amas minda davumato is fulic, romeic emis Tan hqonda gamoparvis dros... me vkiTxe fulze, Tumca ar vuTxari, rad mindoda gamego. me marjve ara var TvlaSi. erTi gaisarjeT da daTvaleT, sworia Tu ara? man momawoda qaRaldis furceli da TvalebSi micqeroda, sanam viTvlidi. angariSi swori iyo. _ gmadlobT, aster devi, _ miTxra man, rodesac davubrune qaRaldi. _ am fuls, Tu nebas momcemT, wasvlis win saqaRaldeSi Sevaxvev da davawer, visTvis aris. amas ki, meores, mis dedas gavugzavni patara ganmartebiT da weriliT. me vupasuxe, rom swored ase saWiro da rom mas yvelaferi moufiqrebia. _ me vTqvi, rom erTi saqme darCa gasakeTebeli, da ori ki gamodga, _ Tqva man naRvliani RimiliT. _ rodesac dRes diliT gamovdiodi saxlidan, ar vicodi, Semetyobinebina Tu ara qamisTvis, rac moxda aq. mere davwere werili da fostaSi miveci. am werilSi yvelaferi vuambe, rogor iyo saqme, da mivwere agreTve, rom xval mival iarmauTTan sabolood gamosaTxoveblad. _ da Tqven gindaT, mec wamogyveT? _ vkiTxe me, radgan vxedavdi, rom mas kidev hqonda saTqmeli raRac. _ Tuki SegiZliaT, ase didad damavaloT, master devi, _ ipasuxa man, _ me vici, rom Tqveni naxva cotaTi gaamxiarulebs mas. radgan Cemi patara dora mSvenier gunebaze iyo da Zalian undoda, rom wavsuliyavi, miveci sitva mister pegotis gamecilebina igi. meore diliT Cven CavsxediT iarmauTis diliJansSi da gavwieT Zveli gziT. cota xans vixetiale qalaqSi da Semdeg qamis saxlSi mivedi. pegotis gaeqiravebina Tavisi saxli da masTan gadasaxlebuliyo. me Sevxvdi pegotis sufTa samzareuloSi; iqve iyo misis gumijic, romelic TviT mister pegotis moeyvana Zveli navis saxlidan. meeWveba, rom sxvas visme daeZra igi Tavisi sadarajodan. rogorc Canda, mister pegotis ukve yvelaferi eambna maTTvis. qami is iyo gasuliyo, rom cota gaevlo zRvis napirze. igi male dabrunda da zalian gauxarda Cemi danaxva. ise meCvena, mas undoda CemTan calke laparaki. amitom gadavwyvite, meore saRamos gzaSi davxvedrodi, rodesac samuSaodan brundeboda. am rames pirvelad aiRes sanTeli Zveli navis saxlis fanjridan. mister pegoti qanaobda iq, Tavis Camokidebul sawolze da qari uwewavda WaRara Tmas. mTeli meore dRe igi mounda Zveli saTevzao navisa da misi mowyobilobis saqmis mogvarebas. igi alagebda da londonSi gzavnida wvrilman saojaxo nivTebs, romelnic TavisTvis gamosadegad miaCnda, da stovebda iseT nivTebs, romelic misis gumijs gamadgeboda. misis gumijma mTeli dRe gaatara masTan erTad SromaSi. radgan me sevdiani miswrafeba mqonda am sayvareli Zveli saxlisadmi da mindoda erTxel kidev menaxa igi, Cven SevTanxmdiT, saRamoze SevxvedrodiT erTmaneTs am saxlSi. dro ise ganvsazRvre, rom amaze adre qami menaxa. misi povna Zneli ar iyo. me vicodi, sadac muSaobda igi. gavemarTe imis Sesaxvedrad da marTlac Sevxvdi Suagzaze. Cven cota gaviareT erTad. man mkitxa ise, rom CemTvis ar Semouxedavs. _ Tqven naxeT igi, master devi? _ mxolod erTi wuTiT, rodesac gulwasuli iyo, _ vupasuxe me.
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Cven gaviareT ramdenime nabji da man Tqva: _ Tqven ggoniaT, master devi, rom kvlav naxavT? _ es, me mgonia, Zalian Zneli iqneba misTvis, _ vupasuxe me. _ mec ase vfiqrob, _ daumata man, _ diax, rasakvirvelia, Zalian Zneli inqeba. _ magram, qam, _ vuTxari xmadabla, _ Tu saWiroa miwera risime Tqveni saxeliT, im SemTxvevaSi, Tu sityvierad SeuZlebeli iqneba Tqma... an iqneb gadacema gsurT risame Cemi saSualebebiT, me gavakeTeb amas. _ amaSi darwmunebuli var, master devi. gmadlobT, ser. Tqven Zalian keTili xarT, didad gmadlobT, diax, aris raRac, rac me mindoda an meTqva misTvis, an mimewera. _ ra? Cumad gaviareT ramdenime nabiji da Semdeg miTxra: _ is ki ara, rom me mas vapatie... ara, ufro meti. me mindoda meTqva misTvis, rom vtxov mapatios, Zala rom davatane da Tavs movaxvie Cemi siyvaruli. zogjer vfiqrob, me rom ar CamomerTmia misTvis sityva, wamomyoloda colad, meti ndoba eqneboda Cemi da metyoda, rac awuxebda, mTxovda rCevas da, SesaZlebelia, gadamerCina kidec. Cven isev gaviareT xmaamouReblad. _ me miyvarda igi... da miyvars misi xsovna... ise Zlierad, ise, rom ar SemiZlia vuTxra, TiTqos axla bendieri adamiani var. me SeiZleba bednieri vyofiliyav mxolod maSin... rodesac srulebiT daviviwyebdi mas... me ki meSinia, rom ver avitan, Tu mas etyvian, rom marTlac daviviwye igi. magram Tu Tqven... Tu Tqven SegiZliaT moigonoT rame iseTi, rom afiqrebinoT, TiTqos arc ise Zalian vitanjebi... da rom jer isev masze vnaRvlob... rame iseTi, rac Seumsubuqebs mas sabralo suls da mainc ar afiqrebinebs TiTqos SesaZlebelia, rom rodisme coli SevirTo an vinme gaxdes CemTvis igive, rac is iyo CemTvis... me gTxovT _ uTxariT yovelive mas... igi mudam sayvareli da keTili iyo. me CamovarTvi xeli mis vaJkacur xels da davpirdi, rom avasrulebdi mis davalebas, rogorc ki movaxerxebdi. _ gmadlobT, master dvei, _ mipasuxa man, _ es didi pativiscemaa Tqvenis mxriT, rom moxvediT Cems Sesaxvedrad da iseTi keTili xarT, rom nugeSsa scemdiT biZias da ebaasebodiT mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi. esec xom bevrs niSnavs. Zalian kargad mesmis, master devi, rom mamida ki wava londonSi, sanam isini gamegzavrebian, da kidev naxaven erTmaneTs wasvlamdis, magram me veRar vnaxav Zias. es me vici... Cven ar veubnebiT amas erTmaneTs, magram es ase iqneba, da ukeTesic aris. rodesac Tqven ukanasknelad naxavT biZaCems, sul ukanasknelad, gadaeciT mas erTxel kidev Cemi salami da guliTadi madloba oblisa, romlisTvisac igi mSobel mamaze ukeTesi iyo. me amasac davpirdi. _ erTxel kidev gmadlobT, _ miTxra man da magrad CamomarTva xeli. _ me vici, sad gindaT wasvla, mSvidobiT, master devi. man odnav gaiqnia xeli, TiTqos undoda eTqva, rom ar SeuZlia im adgilis naxva, da piri miibruna. me gavxede mas, rodesac midioda mTvaris Suqze am udabur alagas, da davinaxe, rom ramdenjerme Sexeda mTvaris vercxlisfer zols, zRvaze gawolils, da TandaTan miefara Cems Tvalebs. kari Ria iyo, rodesac saxls mivuaxlovdi. Sesvlisas davinaxe, rom yvela nivTi ukve gatanili iyo gareT, garda Zveli skivrisa, romelzedac ijda misis gumiji kalaTiT xelSi da Sescqeroda mister pegotis.
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_ moxvediT, rogor sTqviT, master devi, gamovemSvidoboT Zvels axla, ha? _ miTxra mister pegotim da sanTeli aswia. _ marTlac, Tqven yvelafris Calageba mogiswriaT, _ vuTxari me. _ eh! rasakvirvelia, Cven ar gvizarmacia! misis gumiji ise gaisarja, ise... rogorc, ar vici, kidev vin gaisarjeboda amgvarad, _ miTxra mister pegotim, Tan uyurebda misis gumijs da ar icoda, kidev ra sityva moenaxa sakmarisad saqebari. yvelaferi alagebuli iyo, _ patara lokokinebis CarCoiani sarkec ki. momagonda, rogor viweqi aq, rodesac moxda pirveli didi ubedureba Cems saxlSi. momagonda, cisferTvaleba bavSvi, romelmac momxibla maSin, momagonda stirfodi da momeCvena, TiTqos igi aq idga, axlos, da SeiZleboda Semxvedroda yoveli kuTxis SesaxvevSi. _ daniel, _ uTxra misis gumijma uecrad, dadga Tavisi kalaTa da xelze Camoekida mister pegotis. _ Zvirfaso daniel! ai Cemi ukanaskneli sityva, romelsac vityvi am saxlSi: Sen ar unda damtovo me; nu ifiqreb Cems aq datovebas, daniel, nu ifiqreb! mister pegotim Sexeda misis gumijs, Semdeg me, mere isev mas, TiTqos axla gaiRviZao. _ gemudarebi, Zvirfaso daniel, nu ifiqreb! _ saCqarod SesZaxa misis gumijma. _ wamiyvane Tan, daniel, SenTan da emisTan! me Tqveni mosamsaxure viqnebi, momTmeni da erTguli. Tu arian monebi im qveynad, sadac Tqven midixarT, Tqveni mona gavxdebi da viqnebi, oRond nu damtoveb aq, daniel! Sen iseTi keTili da sayvareli xar! _ Cemo kargo! _ upasuxa mister pegotim da Tavi gaiqnia. _ Sen ar ici, ra Soria gza da ra mZime iqneba iq cxovreba. _ o, rasakvirvelia, vici, daniel! me SemiZlia warmovidgono! _ SesZaxa misis gumijma. _ magram ai Cemi ukanaskneli sityva am WerqveS: me davwvebi aq da movkvdebi, Tu Tan ar wamiyvanT. ar mivekarebi im pensias, romelic Sen daminiSne; movkvdebi, magram SenTan da emisTan erTad. qveynis bolomde wamogyvebiT, Tuki Tan wamiyvanT. vici... ratom... me vici, Sen fiqrob, rom wuwuna da buzRuna var, magram Zvirfaso, sayvarelo, axla is aRar var, tyuilad ki ar vijeqi aq amdeni xnis ganmavlobaSi; vyaraulobdi da vfiqrobdi Sens ubedurebaze, usargeblod ar davmjdarvar, master devi! uTxariT rame Cems Sesaxeb. me vici yvela misi Cveuleba da naRveli. zogjer SemiZlia vanugeSo, da vimusaveb beTitad. daniel! keTilo daniel! nu damanebeb Tavs! misis gumijma staca xeli da akoca mas. Cvee gamovaTrieT skivri, CavaqreT sanTeli, davketeT kari garedan da davtoveT Zveli navis saxli. meore dilas, rodesac diliJansiT londonSi mivediT, misis gumijsa da mis kalaTas eWiraT erTi saukeTeso adgilTagani. misi gumiji bednieri iyo! Tavi ormocdamecxre afeTqeba rodesac dro, aseTi saidumloebiT daniSnuli mister mikoberis mier, mxolod ocdaoTxi saaTiT iyo daSorebuli, SevekiTxe papidas, rogor movqceuliyaviT, radgan papidas arasgziT ar undoda doras Tavis danebeba.

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_ me xmas ar gagcemT, _ gamoucxada doram papida da Searxia Tavisi kululebi. _ gagajavrebT, mogisevT jips, rom mTeli dRe giyefoT. darwmunebuli viqnebi, rom marTlac beberi, braziani ledi xarT, Tu ar waxvalT. _ Cemo yvavilo, _ upasuxa papidam siciliT, _ Sen xom ici, rom uCemod ar SegiZlia yofna. _ ras melaparkebiT! _ uTxra doram. _ srulebiT ar mWirdebiT. gana Tqven Cemi gulisaTvis darbixarT mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi zeviT da qveviT kibeebze? gana Tqven zixarT Cems gverdiT da miambobT dolis ambavs, rogor movida igi TqvenTan daglejili fexsacmelebiT da mTlad mtvriani... ah, rogori sabralo, saZageli biWi iyo! Tqven xom arasodes ar sCadixarT imas, rac me mesiamovneba, _ marTali ara var? xom asea, Zvirfaso papida? am sityvebiT saCqarod akoca papidas daumata: _ o, rasakvirvelia, Tqven yvelafers akeTebT! me xom vxumrob! magram axla yuri migdeT, _ ganagrZobda dora da Tan ealerseboda. _ Tqven aucileblad unda waxvideT. gamovigoneb TqvenTvis aTasgvar usiamovnebas, jipic amas izams. Tqven Zalian inanebT, rom ar gameqceT. amas garda, _ daumata doram da gakvirvebiT Semogvxeda jer me da Semdeg papidas, _ ratom ar unda waxvideT oriveni? gana ise mZimed var avad? _ ras laparakob! ra sakiTxavia! _ Sehyvira papidam. _ ra sisulelea, _ davumate me. _ Tqven dabrundebiT da imden axal ambavs moitanT Tan, rom mTeli kvira dagWirdebaT saamboblad da asaxsnelad. vici, ron ase advilad ver mivxvdebi, Tu rame saqmiania. da Tu kidev Tvlac damWirdeba, me ar vici, rogor movaxerxeb. aba! axla xom waxvalT, ara? Tqven xom mxolod erT Rames ar gaaTevT saxlSi, uTqvenod ki jipi damicavs. wasvlis win dodi amiyvans zeviT da Tqvens mosvlamde ar Camoval. saRamos Cven oTxiveni, ese igi: papida, mister diki, tredelsi da me gavemgzavreT duvris safosto karetiT kenterberiSi. sastumroSi, sadac mister mikoberma paemani dagviniSna da romelSic Cven SevediT SuaRamisas, damxvda baraTi cnobiT, rom igi gamocxaddeba diliT, swored aTis naxevarze. dilaadrian me davdiodi Zvel, sayvarel, wynar quCebSi. yvavebi Tavs dastrialebdnen koSkebs da TviT koSkebi, nacnob midamoebze amarTulni, adgnen naTeli dilis sivrceSi ise mSvidad, TiTqos dedamiwaze arc ki arsebobda is movlena, romelsac cvlileba ewodeba. aTis naxveris moaxloebasTan erTad matulobda Cveni mRelvarebac. papidam daiwyo win da ukan siaruli oTaxSi; tredelsi ijda divanze da gazeTs kiTxulobda, Tumca misi Tvalebi ar iRebdnen monawileobas am kiTxvaSi, radgan raRacas eZebdnen Werze. me fanjaraSi viyurebodi, rom droze mecnobebina mister mikoberis mosvla. didxans ar momixda lodini: saaTis rekvasTan erTad igi gamoCnda quCaSi. _ modis! modis! _ SevZaxe me. _ dila mSvidobisa, qalbatono, dila mSvidobisa, jentlmenebo, _ gviTxra mister mikoberma. _ Tqven metad keTili brZandebiT, ser, _ daumata man da mimarTa mister diks, romelic, rac Zali da Rone hqonda, xels uWerda. _ isauzmeT kidec, ser? _ hkiTxa mister dikma. _ xom ar inebebT katlets?

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_ arafris gulisaTvis, mister dikson! _ SesZaxa mikoberma. _ mada da me, ukve didi xania, rac gavSordiT erTmaneTs. `mister diksons~ ise gauxarda Tavisi axali saxeli da, rogor Canda, iseT did pativiscemad miiRo, rom isev magrad CamoarTva xeli mister mikobers da gaicina bavSviviT. _ dik! _ uTxra papidam. mister diki gawiTlda da moWkvianda. _ aba, ser! _ uTxra papidam mister mikobers da xelTaTmanebi Caicva, _ Cven mzad varT. _ imedi maqvs, qalbatono, rom mokle xanSi Tqven mowame iqnebiT afeTqebisa, _ upasuxa mikoberma. _ mister tredels, mgonia, nebas miboZebT, gamovacxado aq, rom Cven TanxmobiT vmoqmedebT. _ es marTalia, koperfild, _ miTxra tredelsma, romelsac gakvirvebiT Sevxede, _ mister mikoberma mTxova rCeva da me miveci es rCeva. _ Cven savsebiT gendobiT, mister mikober, _ vuTxari me, _ da SevasrulebT yvelafers, rasac Tqven moisurvebT. _ Tqveni ndoba, mister koperfild, am SemTxvevaSi ar iqneba gawbilebuli, _ mipasuxa mister mikoberma. _ minda xuTi wuTiT Tqvenze adre wavide, rom migiRoT _ mis vikfildis stumrebi _ vikfildisa da hipis kantoraSi, sadac daqiravebul klerkad vmsaxurob. me da papidam SevxedeT tredelss, da man Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi dagviqnia. _ meti ara maqvs-ra saTqmeli, _ daabolova mister mikoberma. am sityvebTan erTad didi TavazianobiT dagvikra Tavi da gahqra. rodesac xuTma wuTma gaiara, tredelsma SesTavaza papidas xeli da Cven yvelani wavediT Zveli saxlisaken; gzaSi aravis xma ar amogviRia. mister mikoberi kantoraSi dagvxvda. kantoris didi saxazavi JiletSi gaerWo da erTi adliT mainc amoeyofebina Tavi, TiTqos raRac axali juris Jabo ariso. me momeCvena, TiTqos Cemgan moelodnen laparakis dawyebas. _ mis vikfildi saxlSia, mister mikober? _ vkiTxe me. _ mister vikfildi loginad aris Cavardnili, nekresis qarebiT itanjeba, _ mipasuxa man, _ magram mis vikfilds, ueWvelia, Zalian gauxardeba Zveli megobrebis naxva. xom ar inebebT Sesvlas, mister koperfild? igi win wagviZRva, gaaRo vikfildis kantoraSi karis orive naxevari da xmamaRla warmosTqva: _ mis trotvudi, mister daviT koperfildi, mister Tomas tredelsi da mister diksoni! me ar menaxa uri hipi mas Semdeg, rac sila gavartyi. Cvenma misvlam, rogorc Canda, gaaoca igi. _ WeSmaritad! _ Sehyvira man. _ ai srulebiT moulodneli sixaruli! xedav, ase vTqvaT, yvela megobars erTad! _ imedi maqvs, Tavisufali brZandebiT, mister hip? _ hkiTxa tredelsma. _ diax, mister tredels, _ upasuxa hipma, _ saqme gacilebiT naklebia, vidre sasurvelia; Tumca me da mikobers sakmarisi saqme gvaqvs, radgan vikfildi TiTqmis aRaraviTari saqmisaTvis aRar varga. miuxedavad amisa, musaoba misTvis namdvili siamovnebaa. Tqven, mister tredels, mgonia, ar xarT ise daaxloebuli mister vikfildTan? mgonia, mxolod erTxel mqonda bedniereba menaxeT masTan?

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_ diax, marTals brZanebT! aqamdis ar mqonda araviTari saqme mister vikfildTan, _ upasuxa tredelsma, _ Turem, rasakvirvelia, Cven ukve didixnis nacnobebi viqnebodi, mister hip! agnesas Semosvlam, romlis mosayvanad wavida mikoberi, Sewyvita es saubari. me vxedavdi, rogor uTvalTvalebda uri agnesas, rodesac igi Cven gvesalmeboda. am dros mikoberma raRac aniSna tredelss da igi yvelasaTvis SeumCnevlad gavida oTaxidan. _ Tqven aq meti saqme ar gaqvT, mikober, _ uTxra urim, magram mister mikoberi uZravad idga karebTan da saxazavi gulTan eWira. _ raRas eliT, mikober? _ hkiTxa urim. _ gana ver gaigeT, rom aq saqme aRara gavqT-ra? _ gavige, _ upasuxa erT adgilze gaqvavebulma mikoberma. _ maS raRas eliT? _ hkiTxa urim. _ imas, rom... mokled rom vTqva, me ase momwons, _ upasuxa mikoberma mouTmenlad. uris saxe daemanWa. man dakvirvebiT Sexeda mikobers. _ gaswiT aqedan! male mogelaparakebiT. _ Tu aris qveyanaze aramzada, romelsac ukve metismetad didi xania, rac velaparakebi, _ Sehyvira mikoberma gaSmagebiT, _ am aramzadis saxeli hipia! uri ise gadaxta, TiTqos daartyeso. nela mogvavlo Tvali yvelas da Tqva dabali xmiT: _ oho! es xom SeTqmulebaa! maT piroba SeukravT, rom aq moeyaraT Tavi. isini Cems msaxurTan erTad muxanaToben Cems winaaRmdeg. ara, koperfid? maS kargi! mifrTxildiT mikober! gaswiT aqedan! me axlave gagiswordebiT! _ mister mikober, _ vuTxari me, _ moiqeciT ise, rogorc Rirsia. _ ra karg xalxSi Cavvardi, _ waisisina urim. _ mis trotvud, Tqven ukeTess izamT, Tu ubrZanebT, rom aq SeCerdnen, Torem me Tqvens meuRles iseT `gaCerdis~ vubrZaneb, rom arc Tqven gaicinebT. dameTanxmeT, CemTvis ar aris sasiamovno Cavrio aseT saqmeebSi aseTi pativcemuli xnieri ledis ambavi. mis vikfild, Tq Tqven giyvarT mamaTqveni, gTxovT, aq nu CaereviT. me gavaRatakeb mas, Tu ar damijerebT! aba, gadiT axla! sad aris deda? _ ikiTxa man uecrad da mxolod maSin SeniSna tredelsis iq ar yofna. _ es kargi ambavia! da yvelaferi es Cems sakuTar saxlSi! _ misis hipi aq aris, mister hip, _ uTxra am dros tredelsma, romelic oTaxSi Semovida Rirseuli Svilis Rirseul dedasTan erTad, _ gavbede da TviTon gavacani Cemi Tavi. _ mere, vin mogcaT ufleba ZaliT gascnobodiT mas? _ Sehyvira urim. _ vin brZandebiT? ra gnebavT aq? _ me gaxlavarT mister vikfildis agenti da megobari ser, _ upasuxa tredelsma saqmiani adamianis mSrali, wynari kiloTI, _ da aq, jibeSi, maqvs sruli misi mindobiloba _ vimoqmedo mis magivrad yvela mis saqmeSi. mikoberma, romelsac Zlivs vakavebdi Cxubisagan, axla gamoiRo swrafad ubidan saxazavi, amoiRo jibidan dakecili qaRaldi da daiwyo Semdegis kiTxva: _ `uRirseuleso mis trotvud da Tqven jentlmenebo...~ _ RmerTma nu qnas! _ miTxra papidam dabali xmiT. _ Tu borotmoqmedeba didia, man, ueWvelia, erTi ozma qaRaldi mainc daxarja! mikobers ar gaugia es SeniSvna. igi ganagrZobda:
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_ `vinaidan me gamovdivar Tqvens winaSe, raTa brali davdo da vamxilo, ueWvelia, yvelaze SesaniSnavi aramzada, romelic ki odesme arsebula dedamiwis zurgze... (aq mikoberma, TvalebauReblad saxazaviT, rogorc jadosnuri kverTviT, uri hipze miuTiTa), gTxovT umorCilesad, ar momaqcioT yuradReba piradad me. im dgomareobaSi, rodesac sircxvilma, gaWirvebam da sasowarkveTilebam umaRles wertils miaRwies, Sevedi vikfildisas... da hipis firmis kantoraSi, Tumca namdvilad mas marTavda mxolod hipi. hipi da mxolod hipia am manqanis Carxi. hipi da mxolod hipia matyuara da gaiZvera!~ am sityvebTan, uri, ufro galurjebuli, vidre gafiTtebuli, mivarda mister mikobers, rom gamoeglija misTvis es werili, magram mikoberma saocari xelovnebiT Caartya mas saxazavi gawvdils TiTebSi. _ amasac mogagoneb, damacade! _ Sehyvira urim da daiklakna tkivilisagan. _ `jamagiri, romelsac viRebdi... hipis kantoraSi, ar aRemateboda umniSvnelo Tanxas, ocdaor Silingsa da aqevs penss kviraSi. mgonia, saWiro ar aris imis axsna, rom male iZulebuli gavxdi mimemarTna... hipisTvis fulis sasesxeblad, misis mikoberisa da Cveni ubeduri, magram mravalricxovani ojaxis gamosakvebad. mgonia, es aucilebloba winaswar navaraudevi hqonda... hips... saWiro ar aris amaze laparaki, rom am sesxs maZlevdnen TamasuqebiT, sesxis werilebiT, valis sabuTebiT, saxelmwifosagan dadgenili kanonebis Tanaxmad, da, amgvarad, male davinaxe, rom gabmuli var badeSi, romelsac... hipi TandaTan swnavda Cems garSemo, Cems dasaRupavad~. is netareba, romelsac hgvrida mister mikobers misi epistolaruli niWi am saqmeTa ubeduri mdgomareobis aRweraSi, TiTqos askecad unazRaurebda mas mTel im SiSsa da naRvels, romelic sinamdvilem mianiWa! man ganagrZo: _ `ai maSin... hipma daiwyo gamoCena Cemdami swored imdeni ndobisa, ramdenic saWuro iyo misi jojoxeTuri gegmis sisruleSi mosayvanad. Cemi daxmareba swored iq iyo mudam saWiro, sadac saqme Seexeboda raime siyalbes, an sadac navaraudevi iyo SecdomaSi Seyvana erTi pirovnebisa, romelsac davasaxeleb, rogorc mister v-s. rodesac gadavWeri Sinagani brZola jamagirianobasa da ujamagirobasa, purianobasa da upurianobasa, sicocxlesa da sikvdils Soris, davisaxe miznad, mesargebla yvela am SemTxveviT, raTa memxilebina da naTelmeyo yvela is sisaZagle da veragoba, romelic Caidina hipma mister vikfildis dasaRupad. `Cemi braldeba hipis winaaRmdeg, _ kiTxulobda igi, Semdeg Sexeda Tavis mowinaaRmdeges da yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis moimarjva saxazavi iRliis qveS, _ Semdegia: jer erTi, _ rodesac mister vikfildis goneba da mexsiereba, im mizezebis gamo, romelTa ganxilvas aq arc saWiroeba da arc adgili ar moiTxovs, dasustda da dauClungda... hipma auria da gaafuWa kantoris yvela saqme. rodesac mister vikfilds yvelaze naklebad seeZlo xolme saqmis marTva... hipi usaTuod swored maSin gamoCndeboda da miaCeCebda raime qaRalds. amgvar SemTxvevebSi... hipi Soulobda mister vikfildis xelmoweras didmniSvnelovan sabuTebze, romelTac moaCvenebda sruliad ubralod, Semoudebda magidaze, rogorc yovlad umniSvnelos. ase, magaliTad, man aiZula mister vikfildi mieca misTvis... hipisTvis sruli mindobiloba, raTa mas, hips, hqonoda ufleba gankarguleba moexdina da kantorisaTvis mindobili Tanxa _ oci aTas eqvsas Tormeti

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girvanqa _ moexmara yalbi moTxovnilebis dasafaravad ararsebul valdebulebebis gamo da viTomda nakluli Tanxebis Sesavsebad~. _ Tqven agebT amisTvis pasuxs, koperfild. Tqven! _ Sehyvira urim muqariT. _ amas ar davtoveb ase Tavis droze! _ hkiTxeT... hips, mister tredels, _ uTxra mikberma da Sewyvita kiTxva. _ vin cxovrobda mis binaSi mis Semdeg? hkiTxeT, moiReT mowyaleba. _ cxovrobda regveni, _ upasuxa hipma zizRiT, _ da igi axlac iq binadrobs! _ hkiTxeT... hips, _ ganagrZobda mikoberi, _ hqonda Tu ara am saxlSi uwin wignaki? gTxovT. uris gamxdarma xelma uecrad Sewyvita nikapis fxaWna. _ an hkiTxeT, xom ar dauwvavs-ra amis magvari? _ daumata mikoberma. _ igi ityvis, rom swvavda, da ikiTxavs, sad aris nacari, miuTiTeT vilkins mikoberze, da igi gaigebs raimes, arc ise sasiamovnos TavisTvis. mikoberma medidurad Cado Tavisi Rababi sayeloSi da ganagrZo kiTxva: _ `meore, _ hipi, rogorc danamdvilebiT vici da sindisis qveS vambob, davTrebSi da sabuTebze sistematurad xels awerda mister vikfildis magivrad. amrigad moiqcia igi erT SemTxvevaSi, romelic SemiZlia davamtkico saTanado sabuTebiT, saxeldobr...~ da mikoberma isev daatkbo Tavisi smena sityvebis raxaruxiT, romelic, rasakvirvelia, sasacilo da metic iyo, magram, unda SevniSno, es garemoeba mxolod mikobers ar emarTeba. Cemi sicocxlis ganmavlobaSi bevrjer SemiSinavs es gataceba zedmeti sityvebiT. igi raRac saerTo wesad aris xolme miRebuli yvela sazeimo SemTxvevaSi da masze emyareba mravali formaluri da sasamarTlos sabuTi. maTi kiTxvisa an warmoTqmis dros xalxi TiTqos gansakuTrebiT tkbeba, rodesac Sexvdeba WaxaWaxa sityvebis wyebas, romelic erTsa da imave cnebas aRniSnavs, rogorc, magaliTad: `minda, moviTxov da msurs~, anda kidev: `vutoveb, vuanderZeb da ganvsazRvrav~ da sxvani. Cven vlaparakobT enis siZneleze da Cvenve ki vawamebT enas; gvixaria, rom gvaqvs zedmeti sityvebis maragi, rmelic SegviZlia movixmaroT sazeimo SemTxvevaSi, da gveCveneba, rom es didebulia da keTilxmovani. mikoberi ganagrZobda kiTxvas gansakuTrebuli xalisiT, piris wkapuniT. _ `saxeldobr, amrigad, ese igi, vinaidan mister vikfildi metad mZime mdgomareobaSi imyofeboda janmrTelobis mxriv da Zalian advilad SesaZlebeli yo, rom misi sikvdili gamoiwvevda mravali siyalbis gamomJRavnebas da hipis uflebis damxobas vikfildis ojaxobaze, rogorc me, qvemore xelismomwers, vilkins mikobersa mgonia, da rac SeiZleba momxdariyo, Tu misi asulis mamisadmi siyvaruli ar iqneboda winaswardajerebuli, rom kanonier ganxilvamde ar miiyvanos orive amxanagis kantoris saqmeebi, _ amis gamo am dasaxelebulma hipma saWirod dainaxa, hqonoda maragad sesxis valdebuleba zemoaRniSnuli Tanxis, oci aTas eqvsas ToTxmeti girvanqisa, procentebiT, romel valdebulebaSic naTqvamia, TiTqos es Tanxa sesxad hqondes micemuli hips mister vikfildisTvis, raTa gadaerCina igi sircxvilisagan, Tumca es Tanxa sinamdvileSi arc gacemula arasdros, arc arsebula da arc miRebula. xelmowera am sabuTze, viTomc Sedgenili mister vikfildis mier da Semowmebuli vilkins mikoberis mier, _ yalbia. me maqvs ubis wignaki, romelSic mravali nimuSia amgvari yalbi xelmowerisa mister vikfildis mier~.
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uri wamoxta, amoiRo jibidan gasaRebebis abmula, gaaRo magidis ujra, magram Semdeg gadaifiqra da ar Cauxednia Sig, isev mogvibrunda Cven. _ sabuTi CemTan aris, _ sTqva mikoberma da gamarjvebuliviT gadmogvxeda yvelas, _ ese igi, dRes diliT, rodesac es werili iwereboda, igi me mwonda, magram Semdeg gadaveci mister trdelss. _ sruli simarTlea, _ daadastura tredelsma. _ uri, uri! damorCildi da sTxove patieba am jentlmenebs! _ yviroda dedaberi. _ me vici, jentlmenebo, rom Cemi Svili dagmorCildebaT, Tu adroveT. mister koperfild, Tqven xom iciT, rogori moridebuli da morCili iyo igi mudam. _ dedi, gaCumdi! ukeTess izamdi, rom Tofi ageRo da gulSi gesrola CemTvis! uri erTi wuTiT gaCumda, Semdeg warbebebSekrulma Semomxeda da Tqva: _ aba, kidev ra gaqvT? aris kidev rame? moitaT. ras miyurebT ase? mikoberi isev Seudga Tavisi braldebis kiTxvas; igi didi xalisiT daubrunda am saqmes, romelic amden siamovnebas hgvrida mas. _ `me SemiZlia davamtkico, rom mTeli sisuste, nakli da TviT sikeTe, TviT mSobliuri siyvaruli da patiosnebis grZnoba ubeduri, motyuebuli da gaZarcvuli mister vikfildisa raimdenime wlis ganmavlobaSi mxolod imas emsaxureboda, rom xeli Seewyo Zunwi, qvawvia da muxanaTi... hipis gamdidrebisaTvis; rom hipis erTaderTi mizani, garda gamdidrebisa, iyo survili savsebiT xelSi Caegdo mister vikfildi da misi asuli. mister vikfildma, romelsac eSinoda, rom moelis gakotreba da patiosani saxelis dakargva, mTeli Tavisi imedi daamyara am adamianis saxes majlajunaze (mikoberma es axali gamoTqma gansakuTrebuli rixiT warmosTqva), am majlajunaze, romelmac moaxerxa, saWiro da aucilebeli gamxdariyo, da amis saSualebiT moamzada Tavisi keTilismyofelis daRupva. yoveli amis damtkicebas me vkisrulob da, ueWvelia, ufro metsac davamtkiuceb~. me ramdenime sityva wavCurCule agnesas, romeic Cems gverdiT idga da sixarulisa da mwuxarebis cremlebs Rvrida erTsa da imave dros. msmenelTa Soris atyda moZraoba, TiTqos mikoberma daamTavra kiTxva, magram man araCveulebrivi RirsebiT warmosTqva: `umorCilesad gTxovT, mapatioT~, da erTdroulad Rrma sevdisa da udidesi aRtacebis gamometyvelebiT waikiTxa: _ `me gavaTave. darCenia mxolod, davamtkico es braldeba sabuTebiT da Semdeg, Cems ojaxobasTan erTad, samudamod movSorde qveyanas, sadac, rogorc Cans, Cven metni varT. es male iqneba Sesrulebuli. warmomidgenia, rom Cveni ZuZuTa bavSvi pirveli dautevebs suls kvebis uqonlobis gamo da rom mas Cveni tyupebi mihyvebian. iyos neba RvTisa! rac Semexeba me, Cemma kenterberiSi gadmosaxlebam ukve gamoiRo nayofi. Cemi Camwyvdeva savalo cixeSi, kanonier safuZvelze, da SimSili daamTavreben danarCens. kmayofili viqnebi, Tu Cemze, rogorc es naTqvami iyo erT mamac da ganTqmul zRvis gmirze, romelTanac Tavis Sedarebas me, rasakvirvelia, ver gavbedav, _ ityvian, rom Sevasrule yovelive es ara raime jildos an saxelis moxveWis imediT, aramed mxolod da mxolod inglisis, mamulisa da mSvenierebisaTvis. vilkins mikoberi~. vilkins mikoberma dakeca qaRaldi da mdabali Tavis dakvriT miarTva igi papidas, rogorc nivTi, romelic SesaZlebelia, esurva Seenaxa.
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urim Sexeda mikobers, mivida da xmauriT gaaRo orive kari. karada carieli iyo. _ sad aris davTrebi? _ Sehyvira man zardacemulma. _ vin moipara? _ me, _ upasuxa mikoberma, _ me Cavidine, rodesav Cveulebrivad viyavi TqvenTan gasaRebisaTvis. _ nu SewuxdebiT _ sTqva tredelsma, _ davTrebi CemTan aris. _ maS Tqven moparul nivTebs iRebT? _ Sehyvira urim. _ amgvar semTxvevaSi _ usaTuod, _ upasuxa tredelsma. magram rogor gamikvirda da rogor gavocdi, rodesac papida, romelic mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi Rrma dumilSi iyo wasuli, uecrad mivarda uris da orive xeliT swvda sayeloSi. _ Sen ici, rasac vTxoulob? _ Sehyvira man. _ tusaRis tanisamoss, Tu ras? _ uTxra urim. _ ara, Cems qonebas!. agnesa, Cemo gulo! sanam megona, rom mamaSenma gaflanga igi, xma ar amomiRia imis Sesaxeb, rom Cemi fuli aq iyo micemuli sawarmood; trotisTvisac ki, rogorc TviTonac icis, araferi miTqvams; magram axla, rodesac gavige, rom es adamiani pasuxisgamcemi, axla moviTxov Cems qonebas. tot, midi, gamoarTvi, waarTvi! xom ar egona papidas am wuTSi, rom misi fuli uris ubeSi edo. amas ver vityvi danamdvilebiT; magram igi ise ajanjRarebda uris, TiTqos fuli mas marTlac Tan hqonda. saCqarod davarwmune papida, _ vecdebiT gamovarTvaT mas yvelaferi, rac ki miTvisebuli aqvs motyuebiT-meTqi. am laparakma da wuTierma dafiqrebam daamSvida papida. am dro misis hipi cremlebiT evedreboda Svils, damorCileboda jentlmenebs; gviCoqebda win TiTo-TiTod yvelas da gvpirdeboda aTas ucnaur rames. bolso urim dasva igi skamze, borotebiT savse TvalebT Semomxeda da miTxra. _ ra gindaT axla? _ axlave getyiT, rac aucilebelia, _ uTxra tredelsma. _ gana koperfilds ena ara aqvs? _ waibutbuta urim. _ me bevrs mogcemdiT, Tu metyodiT, rom mas ena marTlac moWrili aqvs. _ ai ra aris amJamad aucilebeli, _ Tqva tredelsma. _ upirveles yovlisa, am wuTSive unda CamabaroT xelSekruleba Tqveni amxanagobaSi Sesvlis Sesaxeb da moZravi qonebis savalo mowmoba. _ ki, magram, vTqvaT, rom ar maqvs es xelSekruleba, _ gaawyvetina urim. _ ki, magram Tqven gaqvT igi, _ upasuxa tredelsma, _ Cven araferi ar gvinda vicodeT Tqveni warmodgenis Sesaxeb. unda gamovtyde, rom am wuTSi pirvelad davafase saTanadod naTeli goneba da mtkice, momTmeni praqtikuli Wkua yofili skolis amxanagisa. _ Semdeg, _ ganagrZo tredelsma, _ unda gadmogvceT ukanasknel groSamde yvelaferi, rac ki xelSi CaigdeT. yvela davTari, yvela sabuTi kantoris saqmeebisa CvenTan unda iyos Sesanaxad, da agreTve yvela Tqveni wigni, angarSi, baraTi, _ erTi sityviT _ yvelaferi, rac ki aq aris. _ viTom es aucilebelia? _ upasuxa urim. _ me mWirdeba dro, rom movifiqro. _ sruli simarTlea, _ SeniSna tredelsma, _ magram saqmis garCevamde es sabuTebi Cven gveqneba. gTxovT, ara-da, gaiZulebT Tqvens oTaxSi ijdeT da aravisTan ar iqonioT kavSiri. _ magas ar vizam, _ sTqva urim wyevliT.

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_ maSin cixe sakmarisad saimedo binaa, _ SeniSna tredelsma, _ da Tumca kanoni, SesaZleeblia, ufro gvian dagvibrunebs yvelafers, rac gvergeba, da iqneba man ver gaakeTos es iseTi sisruliT, rogorc Tqven TviTon, samagierod, araviTari eWvi ar aris, rom igi dagsjiT, yovel SemTxvevaSi, es Tqven Cemze ukeT iciT. koperfild, gaisarjeT, wadiT gildholSi policielis mosayvanad. _ moicadeT! damiyvira urim. _ nuRar Rrialeb, dedi, dae waiRon xelSekruleba. wadi, moitane. _ moexmareT, mister dik. gviyaviT wyaloba, _ uTxra tredelsma. mister dikma, am davalebiT gaamayebulma, gaacila moxuci. igi male dabrunda da moitana ara marto xelSekruleba, aramed is yuTic, romelSic igi ido da romelSic vipoveT saangariSo davTari da sxvadasxva qaRaldebi, romlebic Zalian gamogvadga SemdegSi. _ kargi, _ Tqva tredelsma. _ axla, mister hip, Tqven SegiZliaT wabrZandeT da moifiqroT Tqveni mdgomareoba, amasTan, gaisarjeT da gansakuTrebiT iqonieT mxedvelobaSi, rom... amas gicxadebT yvela aq damswris saxeliT... Tqven dagrCeniaT mxolod erTi gamosavali, romelic agixseniT, da rom igi aucileblad unda Seasruldes dauyovnebliv. uri TvalauReblad gaZvra karebSi. mioberma TvaliT gaacila igi, sanam uri ar miimala karebs ukan, da maSin winadadeba momca `mowmed vyofiliyavi erTierT ndobis aRdgenis dros misis mikobersa da mas Soris~. Semdeg mTeli danarCeni sazogadoebac miiwvia Tavis saxlSi. agnesa daubrunda avadmyof mamas, tredelsi darCa hipis sayaraulod, _ ise rom, mxolod me, papida da mister diki gavyeviT mikobers. misi saxli axlos iyo. mister mikoberi Sevarda sastumro oTaxSi iseTi siswrafiT, rac mxolod misTvis iyo SesaZlebeli. _ emi, Cemo sicocxlev! _ Sehyvira man da gadaexvia misis mikobers. _ emi, Cveni urTierTndoba, ase xangrZlivad arsebuli Cven Soris, isev aRdgenilia! axla mobrZandes siRatake! _ yviroda mister mikoberi da Tan cremlebs afrqvevda. _ modiT, SimSilo, ZonZebo, sicivev da glaxis abgav! urTierTndoba gagvamxnevebs bolomde! misis mikobers mRelvarebisagan guli wauvida da misi gons moyvana iyo saWiro. papidam da mister mikoberma ikisres es saqme. _ mapatieT, Zvirfaso mister koperfild, _ miTxra sabralo qalma da xeli gamomiwoda, _ magram Rone cotaRa SemrCa, xolo gamorkveva ukanaskneli gaugebrobisa Cemsa da mikobers Soris xumroba ar aris! _ es aris Tqveni ojaxi? _ ikiTxa papidam. _ jerjerobiT meti ara gvyavs, _ miugo misis mikoberma. _ ah, ras brZanebT, me magaze ar vambob, me vkiTxulob _ yvela Tqvenia es bavSvebi? _ es azri sworia, qalbatono, _ upasuxa mister mikoberma. _ is ufrosi ymawvili kaci, _ ganagrZo papidam, _ risTvis aris momzadebuli? _ rodesac Cven am qalaqSi gadmovsaxldiT, _ upasuxa mikoberma, _ imedi mqonda, rom vilkinsi mgaloblad moewyoboda taZarSi. magram vakansia ar iyo tenorisTvis im pativcemul SenobaSi, romlis wyalobiT es qalaqi sargeblobs aseTi didi, Riseulad damsaxurebulis saxeliT, da... mokled rom vTqvaT, man Cveulebad gaixada simRera maRali sazogadoebisaTvis. papida Cafiqrda daaxloebiT erTi wuTiT da uTxra:
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_ mikvirs, mister mikober, rom jer azrad ar mogsvliaT inglisidan gadasaxleba. _ ah, qalbatono! _ upasuxa mikberma. _ es ocnebaa Cemi siymawvilisa da unayofo survili vaJkacobisa! me darwmunebuli var, rom mTel Tavis sicocxleSi mas azrad ar mosvlia es! _ marTlac, _ Tqva papidam da me Semomxeda, _ es xom Zalian kargi iqneba TqvenTvisac da Tqveni ojaxobisTvisac. mister mikober, gadasaxleba rom gadavwyvitoT. ai, devi icnobs xalxs, romlebic avstraliaSi apireben gamgzavrebas. Tu Tqven gadawyvetT gadasaxlebas, ratom ar unda waxvideT erTad? moifiqreT es, mister da misis mikober, dro jer kidev aris, _ kargad awon-dawoneT. _ me msurda mxolod erTi ram mekiTxa, keTilo miledi, _ Tqva misis mikoberma, _ rogor ggoniaT, jansaRi hava aris iq? _ umSvenieresi, _ upasuxa papidam. _ am SemTxvevaSi, _ ganagrZo misis mikoberma, _ inda vicode kidev, rogoria im qveynis wyobileba, SeuZlia iseTi niWiTa da unariT aRsavse adamians, rogoric mister mikoberia, iqonios imedi, rom jerovan mdgomareobas daiWers sazogadoebaSi? me aRaras vambob olqis mmarTvelis an sxva amgvari adgilis daWeris Sesaxeb, magram moipoveba, Tqvenis azriT, iq pirobebi misi niWis saTanado ganviTarebisaTvis? _ arsad ar aris ukeTesi garemoeba da pirobebi Sromismoyvare da wesieri adamianisaTvis, _ upasuxa papidam. _ Sromismoyvare da wesieri adamianisaTvis, _ gaimeora misis mikoberma mZimed, _ samarTliania. naTlad vxedav, avstralia swored saTanado adgilia mikoberis moRvaweobisaTvis. _ mec darwmunebuli var, qalbatono, _ daumata mister mikoberma rom dRevandel pirobebSi mxolod es mxare varga CemTvis da Cemi ojaxisaTvis, da rom im napirebze Cveni bedi aucileblad miiRebs sxva, ukeTes mimarTulebas da saxes. arasodes ar damaviwydeba, rogor uecrad gaitaca igi momavali keTildReobis ocnebam, ase rom, gacilebis dros igi uyurebda mimaval xarebs ukve avstralieli fermeris TvalebiT.

Tavi ormocdameaTe ganvlili gzis isev Tvalis gadavleba me iZulebuli var, erTxel kidev SevCerde, o, Cemo pawawina colo! ai, im saxeebSi, romelnic mwkrivad iSlebian mogonebaSi Cems Tvalwin, erTi saxea, wynari da mSvidi. igi Tavisi umanko siyvaruliT da bavSvuri mSvenierebiT meubneba: SeCerdi, momigone! me avasrule amas. yvelaferi danarCeni bindeba da hqreba. isev dorasTan var, Cvens patara saxlSi, londonis midamoSi. ar vici, didxans iyo Tu ara igi avad. kvirebisa da Tveebis angariSiT _ cota xans; magram imis mixedviT, rac gamoviare, dro iyo didi, Zalian didi dro. TandaTan Semepara SiSi, rom arasodes aRar dadgeba is dRe, rodesac davinaxav Cems pawawina cols, mzeze rom darbodes Zvel megobar jipTan erTad.

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dora wevs da giRimis. igi aocrad sayvarelia, da ar ismis misgan arc erTi mouTmeneli sityva, arc erTi sayveduri. igi ambobs, rom Cven yvelani Zalian keTilebi varT; rom man icis, Tu rogor itanjeba misi sayvareli, keTili biWuna; rom papida sul hyaraulobs, sul uvlis, sul fusfusebs, emsaxureba mas. zogjer ori moxuci ledi, debi _ iadonebi, modian doras sanaxavad, da maSin vigonebT Cveni qorwilis dRes da mTel im bednier xanas. dilaa. dora, papida mier morTuli, miCvenebs, rogor jer isev kululebad ixveva misi mSvenieri Tmebi gSlil baliSze, ra grZeli da mbzinavia isini da rogor uyvars mas maTi tareba badeSi. _ imitom ki ara, rom aqamde vamayobde Cemi TmebiT, Cemo biWuna, _ meubneba igi, rodesac viRimebi, _ ara, mxolod imitom, rom odesRac Sen maT lamazad Tvlidi, da kidev imitom, rom, rodesac pirvelad daviwye fiqri Senze, Cavixede sarkeSi da Cems Tavs davekiTxe: gagexardeba Tu ara, rom miiRo am Tmebis kululi! ah, ra suleli bavSvi iyavi, rodesac gaCuqe aseTi kululi! _ es im dRes iyo, rodesac Sen yvavilebs xatavdi, me rom mogitane, da rodesac giTxari, rom miyvarxar, dora. _ magram maSin srulebiT araviTari survili ar mqonda meambna SenTvis, rogor davtirodi maT, TviTonac ar vici, ratom, _ miTxra doram. _ rodesac isev SeviZleb sirbils uwindeburad, wavideT da vnaxoT is adgilebi, sadac Cven iseTi sulelebi viyaviT, ara dodi? _ aucileblad. da isev gavataroT ramdenime bednieri dRe. magram unda daeCqaro morCenas, genacvale! _ o, me male movrCebi! Sen ar ici, ramdenad ukeT var axla. saRamoa. vzivar imave skamze, imave loginTan da igive saxe miyurebs me. Cven ramdenime xans vdumdiT. mis saxes Rimili dasTamaSebda. aRar damaqvs Cemi msubuqi tvirTi kibeze, zeviT da qveviT; igi mTeli dRe aq wevs. _ dodi! _ ra, genacvale, dora? _ me agnesas naxva minda. Zalian minda vnaxo igi. _ me mivwer, Cemo kargo. _ marTla miswer? _ am wamSive mivswer. _ Sen axla Zalian mowyenili xar, dodi, rodesac qveviT zixar xolme? _ iCurCulebs dora da mexveva yelze. _ maS rogor viqnebi, genacvale, rodesac vxedav Sens cariel skams. _ Cems cariel skams! (igi magrad momekra da daaxloebiT erTi wuTi dumda). _ da Sen marTla amCnev Cems iq aryofnas, dodi? _ mekiTxeba igi RImiliT da TvaelbSi Semomyurebs. _ Cemo sulo! maS visi aryofna iqneba CemTvis ufro SesamCnevi, vidre Seni! _ Cemo kargo dodi! ah, me ise mixaria da Tan mainc menaRvleba! Ramea, da jer isev dorasTan var. agnesa movida, CvenTan gaatara mTeli dRe da saRamo. Cven bevri ar gvilaparakia, magram dora Zalian kmayofili da mxiaruli iyo. axla Cven martoni varT. vici Tu ara, rom Cemi pawawina coli male damtovebs? me miTxres es. axali araferi uTqvamT CemTvis. magram verc ki warmomidgenia. angariSi ver mimicia Cemi TavisTvis. dRes ramdenjerme gavedi satirlad. miWiravs misi xeli, vikrav gulSi, vxedav mis siyvaruls Cemdami, da me, sicocxliTa da ZaliT savses... ar SemiZlia uari vTqva mkrTal, bundovan imedze!
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_ me zogi ram maqvs gulSi, rac minda giTxra, dodi, Sen xom ar gamijavrdebi? _ miTxra man. davde Tavi baliSze mis gverdiT. igi TvalebSi micqeris da saocari sinaziT melaparaeba. TandaTan misi laparakis dros vamCnev Rrmad daWrili guliT, rom igi TavisTavze laparakobs, rogorc raRac warsulze. _ me mgonia, sayvarelo, rom metismetad ymawvili viyavi! vlaparakob ara marto wlovanebis Sesaxeb, aramed gamocdilebaze da saerTod yvelaferze. mgonia, ukeTesi iqneboda, rom Cven gvyvareboda erTmaneTi, rogorc patara biWsa da gogos, da Semdeg dagveviwyna. mgonia, rom ar vvargodi colad! vcdilobdi, Semekavebina cremlebi, da vupasuxe: _ o, dora, genacvale! iqneba imitom, rom mec ar vvargodi qmrad! _ ar vici, _ mipasuxa man da Taviseburad Searxia kululebi, _ SesaZlebelia. magram me rom metad vyofiliyavi momzadebuli ojaxuri cxovrebisaTvis, SesZlebelia maSin Senc ufro dalagebuli qmari gamxdariyavi. _ Cven Zalian bednierebi viyaviT, cemo sayvarelo dora. _ me Zalian bednieri viyavi, Zalian; magram Cven rom didxans gvecxovra erTad, Cems bavSv-qmars moswyindeboda aseTi coli. igi sul ufro da ufro naklebad ivargebda mis megobrad. igi TandaTan sul metad ifiqrebda, ra aklia mis saxls, da coli ki veRar gamoicvleboda. ase ukeTesad gamovida. _ dora, genacvale, nu melaparakebi magas! _ aq ar aris arc erTi sityva sayvedurisa, _ mipasuxa man da makoca. _ me metismetad miyvarxar, dodi, rom gisayveduro rame! es siyvarulia mTeli Cemi damsaxureba, garda, iqneb, imisa, rom gonji ar viyavi... an rom Sen lamazad mTvlidi. iq, dabla, sicariela, dodi? _ saSineli sicarielea! _ nu tiri! Cemi skami iq aris? _ iq aris. Tavis Cveulebriv adgilas. _ ah, rogor tiris Cemi sabralo biWuna! gaCumdi! gaCumdi! axla mneba momeci, dapirebulis asruleba gTxovo. minda aglesas movelaparako. rodesac dabla Caxval, uTxari agnesas, amovides CemTan, da, sanam mas velaparakebi, nuravis SemouSveb, papidasac ki. minda martodmarto movelaparako agnesas, srulebiT marto. davpirdi, maSinve amesrulebina yvelaferi, magram ver movSordi. _ me vTqvi, rom ase ukeTesia, _ miCurCulebs igi da yelze mexveva. _ RmerTmani, dodi, ramdenime wlis Semdeg Sen aRar geyvareba Seni pawawina coli, ise, rogorc axla giyvars. vici, rom metismetad ymawvili da suleli viyavi. ase ukeTesia. agnesa dabla iyo, rodesac Cavedi. avasrule doras davaleba. igi avida zeviT da damtova marto jipTan. mivujeqi cecxls da yru samduraviT vigonebdi yvela idumal grZnobas, romelic dambadebia colis SerTvis Semdeg. vigonebdi yovel sisuleles, momxdars Cemsa da doras Soris, da vgrZnobdi, ra didi simarTlea imaSi, rom cxovreba wvrilmanebidan dgeba. nuTu marTlac ukeTesi iqneboda, rom Cven gvyvareboda erTmaneTi, rogorc bavSvebs, da Semdeg dagveviwyebina erTmaneTi? gamucdelo gulo, mipasuxe! ramden xans viyavi wasuli fiqrebSi, ar vici. me gamomiyvana am mdgomareobdian Cemi pawawina colis Zvelma megobarma. ufro mousvenrad,

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vidre uwin, igi gamovida Tavisi Cinuri qoxidan, daJinebiT momaCerda TvalebSi, moiTxova zeviT asvla. _ axla ar SeiZleba jip, ar SeiZleba. igi mZimed brundeba ukan, milokavs xels da isev daSterebiT Semomyurebs amRvreuli TvalebiT. _ ah, jip! iqneb arasodes aRar SeiZlebodes! igi wveba Cems fexTiT, izmoreba, TiTqos unda daiZinos, sabralod kvnesis... da... kvdeba. _ agnesa! Sexede! Sexede! me vxedav saxes, sibraluliTa da sevdiT aRsavses... cremlebis nakaduls... Cumi naRvelis saSinel gamoxedvas da didad zeawvdil xels! _ agnesa! yvelaferi gaTavebulia! wyvdiadi mibnelebs Tvalebs da yvelaferi hqreba mexsierebidan.

Tavi ormocdameTerTmete mister mikoberis moRvaweoba axla arc droa da arc adgili imisTvis, rom Cemi imdroindeli sulieri ganwyobilebis ganxilvaSi Sevide. maSin megona, rom Cemi momavali qvis kedliT iyo amoqolili da rom bolo moeRo Cems Zal-Ronesa da moRvaweobas cxovrebaSi-meTqi, garda samarisa veRarsad ver vxedavdi TavSesafars Cemi daoblebuli gulisaTvis. ar SemiZlia danamdvilebiT vTqva, rodis mirCies pirvelad mogzauroba, da rogor moxda, rom damajeres, sulis simSvidis Zieba adgilebis gamocvlaSiao. agnesas suliT ise iyo gamsWvaluli yvelaferi, razedac ki Cven vfiqrobdiT, vlaparakobdiT da vakeTebdiT im kaeSnis xanaSi, rom, mgonia, es gegmac mis gavlenas SemiZlia mivawero. im dauviwyari wuTis Semdeg, rodesac gamomecxada zeawvdili xeliT, igi, rogorc keTili suli, mgfarvelobda Cems daoblebul saxls. rodesac sikvdili gaCnda, Cemma pawawina colma, _ rogorc miTxres Semdeg, rodesac amis mosmena SemeZlo, _ RimiliT miiZina agnesas mkerdze. ganvagrZob. samogzaurod vemzadebodi. rodesac miwam dafara is, rac warmavali iyo Cemi pawawina colis arsebaSi, me mxolod imas velodi, rom gamgzavrebuliyo ucxo mxareSi mimavali xalxi, da mas, rasac mikoberi `hipis sabolood ganadgurebas~ uwodebda. tredelsis winadadebiT, romelmac im xanaSi gamoiCina Tavi, rogorc uerTgulesma da mosiyvarule megobarma, Cven, ise igi papida, agnesa da me, kenterberiSi davbrundiT. dapirebisamebr, maSinve mikoberTan gavemarTeT, sadac iseve rogorc vikfildTan, tredelsi atarebda mTel Tavis dros saangariSo davTrebis sinjvaSi. _ aba, mister da misis mikober, _ uTxra papidam imwamsve, rogorc ki Cven davsxediT, _ ras ityviT? moifiqreT Tu ara Cemi winadadeba? _ Tqven did patvs gvdebT, qalbatono, _ upasuxa mikoberma, gaSala raRac qaRaldi da ganagrZo: _ miviRe ra mxedvelobaSi fuliT daxmareba, romelic saSualebas gvZlevs gavemgzavroT Cveni patara naviT axali cxovrebis farTo zRvaSi, erTxel kidev gadavsinje da avwone udidesi saikiTxi, romelic Tqvens winadadebas exeba. nebas vaZlev Cems Tavs,
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mogarTvaT Cemi sakuTari xeliT xelmowerili Tamasuqi (Sedgenili, rasakvirvelia, kanonebisa da parlamentis dadgenilebaTa mixedviT, Rerbian qaraldze) Tvrameti, ocdaoTxi da ocdaaTi Tvis vadiT. _ moawyveT es saqme ise, rogorc gsurdeT, _ uTxra papidam. _ qalbatono, _ upasuxa mikoberma, _ Cemi meuRle da me vgrZnobT, ra uzomo sikeTiT gveqcevian Cveni megobrebi da keTilismyofelebi. axla, rodesac vfurclav Cemi cxovrebis srulebiT axal gverds da amjerze arasaxumaro gaqanebiT vapireb araCveulebrivi naxtomis gakeTebas, mimaCnia, rom sakuTari Rirsebis SegnebisaTvis uaRresad mniSvnelovania da Cemi SvisisaTvis samagaliTod aucilebeli, rom momavali xelSekruleba Sesrulebuli iyo, rogorc or saqmian adamians Soris. papidam SeniSna, rom saqme ar gaZneldeba iq, sadac orive mxare yvelaferze Tanaxmaa. mister mikoberic amave azris iyo. _ Cveni axal sarbielze moRvaweobisTvis mzadebis Sesaxeb, qalbatono, _ gangarZobda mikoberi Tavmomwoned, _ nebas viTxov, ramdenime sityva mogaxsenoT. Cemi ufrosi qali yoveldRe, dilis xuT saaTze, midis erTerT mezobel rZiT savaWroSi, raTa Seiswavlos iq Zroxebis wvelis xelovneba. umcrosi bavSvebi akvirdebian Rorebsa da Sinauri frinvelebis zneCveulebebs, romlebic moSenebuli hyavT am qalaqis uRaribes nawilSi, Cemi ufrosi vaJi vilkinsi dadis joxiT xelSi da varjiSobs mwyemsobaSi, rodesac ki amisi SemTxveva eZleva; es arc ise xSirad xdeba, radgan uxeSi xalxi, umetes SemTxvevaSi, lanZRviT aiZulebs xolme mas Tavi daanebos am saqmes. amis Semdeg mister mikoberma xeli gauwoda misis mikobers, Sexeda qaRaldebis grovas, romelic win edo tredelss magidaze, da gviTxra, rom gvtovebs saqmeebis gasarCevad, da oriveni didi ceremoniiT gavidnen oTaxidan. _ Zvirfaso koperfild, _ miTxra tredelsma mikoberebis gasvlis Semdeg, _ ar vixdi bodiSs, rom am saqmeebiT gawuxeb, radgan ici, did monawileobas iRebs yovelive amaSi, da, amas garda, iqneb am saqmeebma cotaTi gagarTos. imedi maqvs, Zvirfaso megobaro, rom SeiZleba mogvismino. _ me srulebiT damSvidebuli var, _ vupasuxe xanmokle siCumis Semdeg, _ upirvelesad yovlisa, yvelam papidaze unda vifiqroT. Sen xom ici, ramdeni gaakeTa man CvenTvis? _ rasakvirvelia, rasakvirvelia, _ mipasuxa tredelsma, _ vis SeuZlia amis daviwyeba. _ magram es jer yvelaferi ar aris, _ ganvagrZe me. ukanaskneli ori kviris ganmavlobaSi raRac axali sevda ewia. igi midioda yovel dilas londonSi da xSirad mxolod Rame brundeboda saxlSi. Sen ici, tredels, ramden monawileobas iRebs igi sxvebis bedSi. mas ar surs miTxras, ra daemarTa. papida mTeli Cemi laparakis ganmavlobaSi ijda gafiTrebuli, uZravi; bolos, ramdenime cremli Camougorda danaoWebul saxeze da Tavisi xeli Cemsas daado. _ araferi, trot, araferi, es aRar ganmeordeba, Sen yvelafers male gaigeb. axla ukeTesia agnesas saqmes SevudgeT. _ me samarTlianad unda davafaso mister mikoberi, _ daiwyo tredelsma, _ mas, ueWvelia, arasodes ar umuSavia Zalian bevri Tavis TavisTvis, magram dauRalavi adamiania, rodesac sxvebisTvis muSaobs. ver warmoidgen, rogori sicxariT Seudgeboda xolme saqmes; rogori
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gaSmagebiT iyo Cafluli dRe da Rame qaRaldebSi da saanariSo davTrebSi; amas daumatoT uamravi werilebi, romelTac mwerda xolme aqedan vikfildis saxlSi da zogjer aqve, magidis meore mxridan, rodesac, rasakvirvelia, gacilebiT ufro advili iyo piradi axsna. _ mister dikic saswauls axdenda, _ gangarZo tredelsma. _ rodesac igi morCa uri hipis yaraulobas, man Seswira Tavi mister vikfilds. _ diki SesaniSnavi adamiania, _ Tqva papidam. _ yovelTvis vambobdi amas. Sen ici, es trot. _ Semdeg, Tqven, mis vikfild, Cemda udides sasiamovnod, SemiZlia giTxraT, rom mister vikfildma agreTve SesamCnevad ibruna piri mokeTebisaken am bolo dros, _ ganagrZobda tredelsi nazi sifrTxiliT. _ drodadro mas ubrundeba mexsierebis Semokrebisa da azris erT saganze SeCerebis unari. ise rom, bevr SemTxvevaSi Zalian dagvexmara, metadre zogierT saqmeSi, romelic, Tavisi daxlarTulobis gamo, srulebiT auxsneli darCeboda CvenTvis. magram amJamad Cemi movaleobaa warmogidginoT Sedegebi da ar viybedo yvela am Cemgan SemCneul saimedo garemoebaze, Torem ase verasodes gavaTaveb. _ maS ase, _ Tqva tredelsma da gaSala magidaze qaRaldebi. _ rodesac davTvale yvela Tanxa da erTgvar wesrigSi moviyvane, aRmoCnda, jer erTi, auarebeli uneburi Secdomebi da, meorec, imdenime, Tu metic ara, ganzraxi daxlarTuloba da siyalbe. Cven gamorkveulad vTvliT, rom mister vikfilds SeuZlia likvidacia uyos Tavis kantoras agentis saSualebiT, dauyovnebliv da daubrkoleblad. _ o! ra bednierebaa! _ SesZaxa agnesam. _ Tu mamaCemi patiosnad gamodis am daxlarTuli saqmeebidan, meti raRa unda visurvo! mudam imaze vocnebobdi, rom menaxa igi odesme ganTavisuflebuli mdgomareobidan, romelic mas hboWavda; maSin Sevwirav mas Cems sicocxles da, imedi maqvs, nawilobriv mainc samagieros mivuzRav misi mzrunvelobisa da unazesi siyvarulisaTvis. yvela mis valdebulebisa da pasuxismgeblobisagan ganTavisuflebis Semdeg CemTvis udidesi bedniereba iqneba, Cems Tavze aviRo Cveni momavlis mowyoba. _ ki, magram ra saSualebiT apirebT amas, agnesa? _ ukve didi xania nafiqri maqvs, trotvud, da darwmunebuli var, gavimarjveb. aq bevrni micnoben kargad da iseTi keTili TvaliT micqerian, rom SemiZlia amaSi darwmunebuli viyo. Tqvenc nu SegeparebaT eWvi. Cven didi moTxovnileba ara gvaqvs. Tu daviqiraveb Cven sayvarel Zvel saxls da pansions gavxsni, amiT sasargebloc viqnebi da bednieric. _ Semdeg, mis trotvud, _ uTxra tredelsma, _ Tqveni qoneba... _ diax, mister tredels, upasuxa papidam da Rrmad amoioxra, _ amaze erTs getyviT: Tu Cemi fuli aRar aris, me avitan amas; Tu moinaxeba _ gamexardeba misi dabruneba. _ Tu ar vcdebi, Tqveni fuli iyo rva aTasi girvanqa sterlingi saxelmwifo qaramdebad? _ ikiTxa tredelsma. _ diax, _ upasuxa papidam. _ Cven ki mxolod xuTi SegviZlia dagibrunoT, _ SewuxebiT Tqva tredelsma. _ mas meti arc hqonda, _ Tqva papidam imave simSvidiT. _ sami aTasi me davinarCune, erTi aTasi Sevitane Sens magivrad, Cemo trot, doqtorTa kolegiaSi, danarCeni ori ki me maqvs. radgan mTavari Tanxa davkarge, saWirod vcani aRar meTqva-ra da Savi dRisTvis Sevinaxe. mindoda menaxa. rogor gamoxvidodi gaWirvebidan, trot, da Sen sakuTari Zal-RoniT
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mSvenivrad gamoxvedi, moTminebiTa da muyaiTobiT. agreTve dikic... nu melaparakebiT... me mgonia, rom nervebi cotaTi aSlili maqvs. amas veravin ver ityoda mis betsis Semyure. igi ijda sruliad mSvidad, welSi gamarTuli, gulxeldakrefili; papidas saocrad eWira Tavi. _ maS ase, Zvirfaso megobrebo, _ gangarZo papidam, _ Tqven marTlac waarTviT es fuli im yaCaRs? _ saqme imaSia, _ upasuxa tredelsma, _ rom mister mikoberma yoveli mxridan Semoartya alya da yvela mis uarze mzad hqonda axali dasamtkicebeli sabuTi. ase rom, mas arasgziT ar SeeZlo uari eTqva. SesaniSnavi aq is aris, rom uri hipma miiTvisa es fuli imdenad ara Tavisi gaumaZRari sixarbis gamo, ramdenadac koperfildis siZulviliT. amaSi srulebiT darwmunebuli var. TviTon gamomicxada es gulaxdilad. sTqva, rom Seswiravda, ramdensac ginda Tanxas, oRond evno koperfildisaTvis. _ oho! _ SesZaxa papidam, Seikra warbebi da agnesas Sexeda. _ axla raRas iqms? _ ar vici, _ upasuxa tredelsma, _ is da misi deda wavidnen erTad londonSi Ramis diliJansiT. _ kargi, maS ra gadavwyviteT mikoberis Sesaxeb? _ ikiTxa papidam. _ ho, marTla! _ Tqva tredelsma da gamxiarulda. _ movale var, erTxel kidev sruli samarTlianobiT davafaso mister mikoberi. igi rom aseTi muyaiTi da mtkice ar yofiliyo, Cven verafers ver mivaRwevdiT, verafers da, mgonia, mxedvelobaSi unda viqonioT da ar daviviwyoT, rom mister mikoberi ase iqceoda mxolod da mxolod samarTlianobisaTvis, metadre Tu warmovidgenT, rogor SeeZlo mas kargad mowyoba hipTan, gaCumeba rom gadaewyvita. _ mec ase vfiqrob, _ SevniSne me. _ maS ra mivceT mas? _ ikiTxa papidam. me da tredelsma gadavwyviteT _ gadagvexada mikoberisaTvis valebi. mogvemzadebina da gagvestumrebina igi Tavisi ojaxiT avstraliaSi da pirvel xanebSi iq mosawyobad migveca asi girvanqa sterlingi, oRond im pirobiT, rom xumrobagaSvebiT, gamogverTmia fulis gadaxdis valdebuleba, rogorc TviTon man isurva, radgan mister mikoberisaTvis ukeTesi iqneboda, Tu igi TavisTavs movaled CasTvlida. amas davumate kidev, rom gavafrTxileb mister pegotis, romelsac savsebiT SeiZleba endos adamiani, misi momavali Tanamgzavris xasiaTis ESesaxeb da davavaleb, misces mister mikobers kidev asi girvanqa, rodesac amas mister pegoti saWirod dainaxavs-meTqi. _ imedi maqvs, _ daiwyo tredelsma gaubedavad, _ rom Tqven, mis trotvud, da Sen, koperfild, mapatiebT, Tu, Cemda didad samwuxarod, Sevexebi TqvenTvis mtkivneul sakiTxs; magram saWirod mimaCnia mogagonoT... im dRes, rodesac mikoberi gamvida Tavisi SesaniSnavi braldebiT, hipma muqariT daasaxela... papidaSenis qmari. papida ijda welSi gamarTuli da TiTqos damSvidebiT Tavi daukra Tanxmobis niSnad. _ iqneb es utifari da uminSvnelo muqaraa, _ gangarZo tredelsma. _ ara _ upasuxa papidam. _ maS... gTxovT mapatioT... marTlac arsebobda aseTi pirovneba da hipis gavlenis qveSac imyofeboda? _ marTalia, Zvirfaso megobaro, _ upasuxa papidam.

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aq tredelsma SesamCnevad auria ena da Tqva, rom mas TviTon ar SeuZlia Seexlos am sagans; rom saWirod dainaxa, ar Sexeboda mas saqmis garCevis dros iseve, rogorc mikoberis valebis pirobebs; rom Cven ukve gavuSviT uri hipi xelidan da rom es adamiani, ueWvelia, riTac ki SesaZlebeli iqneba, siaves uzams yvelas, vinc ki am saqmeSia Careuli. papida isev mSvidad ijda, magram ori cremli Camougorda loyebze. _ Tqven srulebiT marTali xarT, _ sTqva man, _ amis Sesaxeb dumili aucilebelia. _ xom ar SegviZlia me an koperfilds, gavekeToT rame am mxriv? _ ikiTxa tredelsma frTxilad. _ araferia saWiro, didad gmadlobT, _ upasuxa papidam. _ es ubralo muqara iyo. trot, dauZaxe mikberebs, Cems Sesaxeb ki sakmarisia laparaki. am sityvebiT gaiswora kaba, gasworda welSi da Tvalebi karebs miapyro. meore dRes wavediT saxlSi, papidasTan, da rodesac Zilis win martoni davrCiT, rogorc winaT, man mkiTxa: _ Sen marTla ginda icode, trot, ra mawevs gulze lodad am bolo dros? _ rasakvirvelia, minda, papida. Tu uwinac mwyinda xolme, rodesac ar SemeZlo gameziarebina Tqveni naRveli, miT ufro Zlieria es grZnoba axla. _ Sen Seni dardic sakmarisi gqonda, Svilo, _ mipasuxa papidam alersianad, _ ra saWiro iyo Cemis damatebac? sxva mizezi Sengan dafarvisa ar mqonda, trot. _ me vici, magram mainc miambeT. _ xval diliT SegiZlia gamomyve? _ rasakvirvelia! dilis cxra saaTze Cven wavediT londonSi. gaviareT ramdenime quCa da bolos mivaRwieT erT did saavadmyofos. SesavalTan idga ubralo drogi, romelzedac es aris axal daedgaT kubo. meetlem icno papida da mis xelis daqnevaze mZimed daiZra. Cve ukan gavyeviT. _ axla gesmis, trot, _ Tqva papidam, _ igi ukve aRar aris. _ saavadmyofoSi gardaicvala? _ diax! papida ijda Cems gverdiT welSi gaWimuli da uZravad, magram isev davinaxe cremlebi mis saxeze. _ igi ukve iyo mand erTxel, _ miTxra papidam Semdeg. _ didxans avadmyofobda... ramdenime wels... motexili, daavadebuli adamiani iyo. rodesac ukanaskneli avadmyofobis dros Seityo Tavisi mdgomareoba, eTxova, SeetyobebinaT CemTvis. man wminda guliT moinania yvela danaSauli. _ Tqven masTan dadiodiT, papida. me vici. _ diax. xSirad davdiodi. _ igi gardaicvala Cveni kenterberiSi wasvlis wina rames? papidam Tavi damiqnia. _ axla ukve aravis da arafers aRar SeuZlia misi vneba. ubralo muqara iyo, _ Tqva papidam. rodesac sasaflaos mivuaxlodvdiT, gamovediT karetidan da kubos gavyeviT. iq miwas mivabareT. _ dRes ocdaTeqvsmeti weli Sesrulda, rac jvari daviwere, _ SeniSna papidam, rodesac karetiT ukan vbrundebodiT. Cven xmaamouReblad davikaveT Cveni adgilebi. papida didxans ijda Cumad da Cemi xeli eWira. bolos aqviTinda da miTxra:
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_ marTlac mSvenieri iyo, rodesac gavTxovdi masze, magram Zalian gamoicvala, trot. grZnobis aseTi gamomJRavneba xangrZlivi ar iyo. rodesac papidam cremlebiT guli moioxra, male damSvidda da TiTqmis gamxiarulda kidec. SeniSna, rom bolo dros cota nervebi moeSala, Torem ar gamoamJRavnebda mwuxarebas. Cven mivediT haigetSi, sadac mikoberis werili dagvxvda, dilis fostiT mosuli. ai igi: `miledi da mister koperfild! sanetaro aRTqmis qveyana, romelic meCveneboda horizontze ase cota xnis winaT, isev sqelma nislma moicva da samudamod miefera im ubedurisa da bedisagan gaCagrulis TvalTagan, romlis daRupva gadawyvetilia. uaRresad pativcemulma komerciulma sasamarTlom verstmisterSi gamosca dadgenileba hipis meore saCivris gamo, mikoberis winaaRmdeg, romlis ZaliT ubeduri movale policielebis msxverpli gaxda. vinaidan isini mimelian, amas mohyveba ubralo daboloeba, radgan sulieri tanjva asatania mxolod garkveul zomamde, romelsac ukve mivaRwie. Cemi cxovreba gaTavebulia. gisurvebT bednierebasa da gamarjvebas. Tu SemdegSi romelime mgzavri miva im adgilas, romelic daniSnulia am qalaqis ubedur movaleTaTvis, igi rasakvirvelia, uneburi gulis TrTolviT Zlivs gaarCevs cixis kedelze daJangebuli lursmniT dawerils, naxevrad waSlil asoebs v. m. P.S. me vxsni am werils, raTa davumato, rom Cvenma saerTo megobarma Tomas tredelsma, ukeTilSobilesi mis trotvudis saxeliT, gadaixada valic da sasamarTlos xarjic. ase rom, me da Cemi ojaxi netarebis umaRles mwvervalze vimyofebiT~. Tavi ormocdameTormete qariSxali axla vuaxlovdebi sazarels, waruSlel SemTxvevas Cems sicocxleSi, romelic aTasnairi qseliT aris gadaxlarTuli yvelaferTan, rac mas win uZRoda. mravali wlis Semdeg igi isev melandeba ZilSi; mudam magondeba qariSxlian avdarSi an zRvis napiris danaxvaze. ucxoeTSi mimavalTa gamgzavrebis vada axlovdeboda. Cemi beberi gadia Camovida londonSi. mudam masTan da mis ZmasTan viyavi, iseve, rogorc mikoberebi. rogorc Canda, isini cdilobdnen, daaxloebuliyvnen; magram emilia ar minaxavs. erT saRamos, gamgzavrebamde sul cota xnis win, Cven samni visxediT; me, pegoti da misi Zma. laparaki qamze Camovarda. pegoti gviambobda, rogori sinaziT gamoemSvidoba igi mas, rogor vaJkacurad da mtkiced eWira Tavi, metadre bolo dros, rodesac, misi azriT, qami yvelaze metad itanjeboda.

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im dros me da papidam Tavi davanebeT Cvens binebs haigetSi. me _ imitom, rom mogzaurobas vapirebdi; papidam _ imitom, rom duvrSi moisurva dabruneba. Cven mokle xniT daviqiraveT bina koventgartenSi. rodesac saxlSi vbrundebodi am laparakis Semdeg, momagonda Cemi ukanaskneli Sexvedra qamTan iarmauTSi da uecrad Sevyovndi Cemi winandeli gadawyvetilebis Sesaxeb, rom emiliasTvis daniSnuli werili mxolod ukanasknel wuTSi gadameca mister pegotisaTvis; vifiqre, rom ukeTesi iqneboda, axlave mimewera emiliasTvis yovelive is, rasac qami melaparakeboda. azrad momivida rom Cemi werilis miRebis Semdeg emiliam, SesaZlebelia, moisurvos ukanaskneli salamis gagzavna Tavisi ubeduri saqmrosaTvis. unda mimeca misTvis amisi sababi. amitom im saRamosve davjeqi werilis dasawerad. vuambe emilias, rogor vnaxe qami, rogor mTxova man, rom gadameca emilisaTvis yvelaferi is, rasac axla vwerdi; Tan davurTe mokle baraTi mister pegotisadmi, rom mas gadaeca es werili daniSnulebisamebr. orive werili davde talanSi, rom gaegzavnaT, da gaTenebisas Cavweqi loginSi. gamaRviZa papidam, romelic Cems logins mouaxlovda. _ Cemo trot, _ miTxra man da xeli CamomaRva, _ gadaveci emilias Tqveni werili; man dawera ai es da damavala mekiTxa TqvenTvis, xom ar isurvebT waikiTxoT, da Tu cuds aras naxavT, xom ver gvizamT iseT sikeTes, rom gadasceT igi? _ Tqven waikiTxeT? _ vkiTxe me. man sevdianad damiqnia Tavi. gavxseni werili da Semdegi wavikiTxe: `me gadmomces Tqveni davaleba. ah! riTi da rogor SemiZlia gamogicxadoT Cemi madloba Tqveni aseTi umagaliTo sikeTisaTvis! yvela Tqveni sityva Rrmad CameWra gulSi. me maT sikvdilamde Sevinaxav iqve. es _ mWreli danaa da mainc nugeSia. rodesac vxedav iseT xalxs, rogoric Tqven xarT, keTilo Cemo megobaro, da biZaCems, maSin mesmis sicocxlis usazRvro sikeTe. Cemo Zvirfaso, Cemo megobaro, mSvidobiT! samudamod amqveynad! o, netavi SemeZlos, isev bavSvad gaviRviZo, rom neba mqondes mogiaxlovdeT; gmadlobT suliTa da guliT! mSvidobiT saukunod!~ werili cremlebiT iyo danamuli. _ SemiZlia gadavce, rom arafers cuds ar xedavT am werilSi da gagzavniT mas, master devi? _ mkiTxa mister pegotim, rodesac am werilis kiTxva gavaTave. _ rasakvirvelia, _ vupasuxe me, _ magram mgonia... _ ra, master devi? _ vfiqrob, TviTon wavide iarmauTSi. jer kidev aris dro. movaswreb wavide da davbrunde gemis gamgzavrebamde. igi, Tavisi martooobiT, Tavidan ara mSordeba. me rom gadavce axla es werili, emilias xeliT dawerili, da amiT mogceT saSualeba gamgzavrebis wuTSi uTxraT emilias, rom qamma miiRo igi, _ es didi nugeSi iqneba orivesTvis. Cemi TxovniT mister pegoti Sevida fostaSi, aiRo CemTvis adgili diliJansSi da saRamos isev gavudeqi iarmauTis gzas, romelzedac ukve ramdenjer mevlo sul sxvadasxva garemoebaSi. _ ra ucnauri caa, _ vuTxari me, sxva mosaubris uyolobis gamo, fostalions pirvel sadgurze, _ ar maqsovs, rodisme menaxos amis magvari ram!

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_ mec arasodes ar minaxavs, _ mipasuxa fostalionma. _ es qariSxlis caa, ser. me mgonia, zRvaze axla saSineleba xdeba, an arada, male daiwyeba saSineleba. caze mihqroda Wreli Rrublebi, adgil-adgil raRac ucnauri alisferiT Seferilebi. zog adgilas isini grovdebodnen da mTebs Seadgendnen. maT Soris mogelandebodaT ufskrulebi, yvela miwier napralebze uRrmesi. da am mTebis mwvervalebze moxetiale mTvare TiTqos uecrad vardeboda ufskrulSi, viTomc bunebis kanonebis am saSinel darRvevaSi mas Tavzari daeca. mTeli dReE hqroda qari, magram axla qariSxali gaSmagda da, rac dro midioda, miT ufro da ufro saSinlad da sazarlad Rmuoda Cvens garSemo. daRamda. Rrublebi Seikra da mTlian Sav sqel nabadiviT moedo cas, qariSxali zmuoda da ustvenda. misi qrolva imdenad Zlieri iyo, rom cxenebs Zala eleodaT; xSirad ukan ixevdnen, ase rom, Cven yovel wuTs gadabrunebis molodinSi viyaviT. Rameebi am dros isedac bneli icis. seqtembris bolo iyo. gaTenda, magram qariSxali ar dawynarebula. vyofilvar iarmauTSi iseT dros, rodesac, mezRvaurebis sityviT, `mTeli ZaliTa da RoniT uberavda~, magram arasodes ar qariSxlismagvari ar menaxa-ra. Cven Zalian gvian mivediT iJviCSi, radgan ukanaskneli aTi milis manZilze yovel nabijs viRebdiT, ase vTqvaT, brZoliTa da ieriSiT. savaWro moedanze auarebeli xalxi mogroviliyo. RamiT yvela mcxovrebs daetovebina logini da gareT gamosuliyo kedlebisa da saxuravebis Camongrevis SiSiT. rodesac zRvisken gavwieT, saidanac hqroda es sazareli qari, misi Zala ufro da ufro matulobda. jer kidev zRvasTan miaxloebamde Cven ukve vgrZnobdiT tuCebze mlaSe qafs da Zval-rbilSi gvatanda zRvis sineste. zRvis talRrebma ramdenime milis manZilze dahfares iarmauTis dabali midamoebi, yoveli gube azvirTebuliyo qarisagan; magram, rodesac Cvens Tvalwin gaiSala zRva, davinaxeT horizontze sazareli talRebi, romlebic uzarmazari mTebiviT imarTebodnen mdurare ufskrulebis piras da TiTqos meore, droebiT napirs warmoadgendnen koSkebiTa da SenobebiT. Camovxti Zvel sastumroSi da maSinve wavedi zRvis sacqerlad. borZikiT mivdiodi quCebSi, romlebsac mosdeboda qviSa, Rvis balaxi, qafi, RorRi; Tavs varidebdi gadmocvivnil kramitebs da veWidebodi xalxs, romelTac qari majaxebda gzajvaredinze. zRvis napiras damxvdnen aramarto mezRvaurebi, aramed qalaqis mosaxleobis TiTqmis naxevari. yvelani efarebodnen aq myof Senobebs da kuTxeebidan iyurebodnen. zogierTebi bedavdnen da Ria adgilze gamodiodnen, magram yovel wuTSi qaliT gatacebis xifaTi moelodaT. Severie am xalxSi da vnaxe mtirali qalebi, romelTa qmrebi zRvaSi iyvnen gasuli Tevzebisa da lokokinebis saWerad. WaRara mezRvaurebi cas Sescqerodnen, Tavs iqnevdnen da CurCulebdnen erTmaneTSi. gemebis patronebi mRelvarebiTa da SiSiT elodebodnen raRacas; bavSvebi grovdebodnen ufrosebis win da TvalebSi Sescqerodnen maT. yvelaze mamaci mezRvaurebi mRelvarebiT gahyurebdnen zRvas, TiTqos mtersa zveravdnen; zRva ki, mrisxane da sazareli, isroda talRas talRaze, Rrialebda da qafdeboda; qari stveniT atrialebda da hfantavda koriantelSi qviSasa da qvebs. me ver vipove qami im brboSi da wavedi masTan saxlSi. kari daketili damxvda da aravin pasuxi ar gamca Sems daraxunebaze. mixveul-moxveul quCebiT gavedi navsaSenSi, sadac igi muSaobda. iq miTxres, rom qami
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viRacam damiraxuna karze. _ ra ambavia? _ vikiTxe me. _ napiris axlos gemi iRupeba. wamovxti da vikiTxe, ra gemia-meTqi. _ xomaldia espaneTidan an portugaliidan, ouriTa da RviniT. dauCqareT, ser, Tu gnebavT dainaxoT. napirze fiqroben, rom yovel wuTSi mosalodnelia misi sruli damsxvreva. msaxuri gaiqca. saCqarod Cavicvi da gavvardi quCaSi. iq ukve bevri xalxi iyo. yvela zRvis pirisken mirboda da mec iqiT gaviqeci. bevrs gadavaswari. male Cems win aboboqrebuli zRva gadaiSala. Zneli iyo raime xmis garCeva, garda grigalis Rmuilisa; didi wvalebiT miviwevdi win qaris pirispir, ar vicodi, saiT gamexeda da arafers vxedavdi, garda mRvrie wylisa da qafisa. viRac naxevradSiSvelma mezRvaurma mimiTiTa marcxniv da maSin davinaxe, napirTan sakmaod axlos, TiTqmis srulebiT damsxvreuli gemi. erTi anZa gadatexiliyo da erT mxareze egdo, gaxlarTuli ialqnebsa da TokebSi. rodesac gemi, romelsac talRebi iqiT-aqeT isrodnen, cxviriT mobrunda Cvensken, davinaxeT mezRvaurebi, romelnic culebiT muSaobdnen. maT Soris gansakuTrebiT gamoirCeoda erTi Zalian mxne vaJkaci grZeli, xuWuWa TmiT. uecrad gaisma sasowarkveTili kivili, romelic qariSxlis RrialSic ki gairCeoda. talRebi gaSmagebiT eZgernen gems, mohglijes qimis nawili da Tan Caitanes xalxi, ialqnebi, ficrebi... meore anZa jer kidev idga da zed dafleTili ialqnis nakuwebi da daxlarTuli Tokebi iweweboda qarSi. gemi meCeCze dadga, rogor meubneboda CaxleCili xmiT igive mezRvauri, Semdeg aixsna da isev dadga. mere isev Cvensken mobrunda da Cven davinaxeT darCenil anZaze oTxi kaci. yvelaze maRla iyo grZelxuWuWTmiani vaJkaci. talRebma isev dafares gemi, Semdeg igi isev gamoCnda. ori adamiani ukve aRar iyo. nairze sasowarkveTileba matulobda. vaJkacebi kvnesodnen da xelebs imtvrevdnen; qalebi kiodnen da saxes ifaravdnen. zogni giJebiviT darbodnen napirze win da ukan da emudarebodnen Svelas, rac SeuZlebeli iyo. ukanasknelTa ricxvs vekuTvnodi da gonebadakarguli vexvewebodi nacnob mezRvaurebs _ ar daeSvaT am ubedurTa daRupva Cvens Tvalwin. am dros SevniSne, rom xalxi aCoCqolda. es qami moiwevda win am brboSi. mivvardi da mgoni, gavimeore Cemi Txovna. magram, rogori Sewuxebulic ar viyavi am sazareli sanaxaobiT, mainc qamis saxis mtkice gamometyvelebam da Taviseburma gaxedvam zRvisken, - swored imgvarma gaxedvam, rogorc im dilas, roca emi gaiqca, _ uecrad gons momiyvana da davinaxe, ra xifaTi moeloda mas. moveWide orive xeliT da vevedrebodi imave mezRvaurebs _ ar egdoT misTvis yuri da ar miecaT neba zRvaSi gadaSvebuliyo. _ master devi, _ miTxra man naTeli saxiT da orive xeli CamomarTva, _ Tu Cemi aRsasrulis dRe dadga _ dadga; Tu arada _ jer kidev davcdi mas. amxanagebo momexmareT, me mivdivar. gverdze gamwies da iq daWerili vyavdi mezRavurebs; isini cdilobdnen, gaegebinebinaT CemTvis, ramdenadac es SesaZlebeli iyo Cems gaSmagebaSi, rom qams mtkiced aqvs gadawyvetili curviT wavides damsxvreuli gemisaken, da rom me mxolod SemiZlia avrio da avaRelvo isini, vinc napiridan unda moexmaron mas. ar vici, ras vpasuxobdi me da ras melaparakebodnen isini, oRond vxedavdi, rom napirze yvelani
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awrialdnen; moitanes Tokebi da yovelmxridan moexvivnen qams. Semdeg davinaxe igi zRvis napirze. man moiba erTi Toki welze, meore daiWira da xelis garSemo daixvia. erTi am TokTagani, gorgalad daxveuli, eWiraT mezRvaurebs, rom gaeSalaT Semdeg igi, ramdenic saWiro iqneboda, da bolo xelSi hqondaT. Tumca gamucdeli viyavi, magram mainc mivxvdi, rom gemi wuTiT wuTSi unda damsxvreuliyo. cxadi iyo, rom igi Suaze gaskdeboda, masze myofi ukanaskneli adamianis sicocxle bewvze ekida. igi jer isev anZaze iyo. Tavze exura wiTeli qudi, mezRvaurebis qudismagvari, magram ufro Ria da lamazi ferisa. drogamoSvebiT igi iqnevda am quds, im dros, rodesac ficrebi ukve WaxWaxebdnen da izniqebodnen xan erTsa da xan meore mxares; gemis zari ki cocxliv urekavda mas glovis zars. Wkuaze vireodi saSinelebisa da sasowarkveTilebisagan. ar vici ratom, es qudis qneva magonebda Cems odesRac Zvirfas megobars. qami martoka idga. zRvas gascqeroda. ai didi talRa moaskda napirs da ukan gaiqca. qamma moxeda Tokis mWeravebs, gadaeSva talRaSi da Seudga medgar brZolas. igi xan amodioda talRis mwvervalze, xan vardeboda ufskrulSi da Tvalidan gvekargeboda. mere ukan gamoagdo talRam da saCqarod gamoaTries. daSavebuliyo; me Soridan davinaxe sisxli mis saxeze, magram igi srulebiT ar zrunavda am Wrilobaze. igi, ase hgavda, brZanebas iZleoda, meti Tavisufleba miecaT Tokis moSvebiT; ase davaskveni qamis moZraobidan, da igi isev zRvaSi gadaeSva. didi brZolis Semdeg, bolos, miuaxlovda gems. ise axlos iyo misgan, rom kidev cota _ da erTi Zlieri gaweviT xels stacebda... magram, ai modis uzarmazari, mwvane, saSneli zvirTi, gemis Tavze gadadis da napirisken moemarTeba. movarda da isev ukan gaiqca. rodesac mivirbine im adgilas, sadac Toksa swevdnen, zRvaze mxolod ramdenime ficariRa qanaobda, TiTqos ubralo kasri gatexiliyo. yvela mayurebels Tavzardacemuli saxe hqnda. igi gamoaTries Cems ferxTiT... ugrZnobeli... mkvdari... qami gadaasvenes uaxloes saxlSi. ukve aRaravin makavebda. ar vSordebodi da sxvebTan erTad vRebulobdi yovel zomas, rom sicocxlisaTvis damebrunebina. magram talRam mokla igi! jer isev mis loginTan vijeqi; ukve aRar iyo aRaraviTari imedi da yvelaferi nacadi da gaTavebuli iyo, rodesac erTma meTevzem, romelic gvicnobda me da emilias, Cumad damiZaxa. mzisgan damwvar saxeze cremlebi Camosdioda; gafiTrebuli tuCebi uTrToda. _ xom ar mobrZandebiT aqeT, ser? _ miTxra man. mis saxeze TiTqos warsuli dReebis mogoneba wavikiTxe. SiSiT vtace xeli da vkiTxe: _ rao, damxrCvali gamoagdo? _ diax, _ mipasuxa man. _ me vicnob? man araferi mipasuxa. wamiyvana zRvis napirze, swored im adgilas, sadac emilia da me bavSvobisas kenWebs vagrovebdiT da sadac axla eyara damsxvreuli navis saxlis nafotebi, romeic grigalma gafanta warsul rames; aq, am stumarTmoyvare Weris nangrevebSi, davinaxe igi mwoliare, TavqveSxelamodebuli, swored im saxiT, rogorc odesRac xSirad menaxa mZinare, SuaRamisas, mister kriklis pansionSi.
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Tavi ormocdamecamete axali da Zveli Wriloba ar unda geTqva, stirford, Cveni ukanaskneli gamoTxovebis dros, rodesac azradac ki ar momsvlia, rom es Seni ukanaskneli naxva iyo... ar unda geTqva: `momigone xolme im saxiT, ra saxiTac yvelaze kargi geCvenebodi~. mudam ase viqceodi da gana SemeZlo mefiqra sxvanairad axal, rodesac Cems win aseTi suraTi iyo? xalxma moitana sakace, daasvenes igi, daafares droSa da dabaSi waiRes. yvela gamcilebeli icnobda mas, yofiliyvnen masTan erTad zRvaSi, enaxaT igi mxne da mxiaruli. qariSxali isev Rrialebda da qari zmuoda. brbo xmaamouReblad miasvenebda micvalebuls saxlSi, sadac ukve daesadgurebina sikvdils. magram, rodesac karebTan mividnen, meTevzeebi SeCerdnen, gadaxedes erTmaneTs da Semdeg me Semomxedes. mivxvdi am Sexedvis mniSvnelobas: maTi azriT, kargi ar iyo am ori micvalebulis erTad dasveneba. qalaqisken wavediT da sastumroSi davasveneT micvalebuli. gadavwyvite, RamiT gamesvenebina igi, rom naklebi yofiliyvnen cnobismoyvareebi. ukve SuaRame iyo, rodesav etli moadga sastumros ezos, magram mas mainc bevri xalxi moexvia. quCebSi da did Saragzazedac ki gvxvdeboda xalxi; magram bolos, rogorc iyo, gavedi gaSlil mindorSi. naTeli Semodgomis dReE iyo, sadilobis dro, rodesac haigetSi mivediT. miwas Camocvenili foTlebis suni asdoda da wiTel, yviTel da yavisfer foTlebze mzis sxivebi Tamaobda. ukanaskneli manZili fexiT gaviare, rom amewon-damewona mdgomareoba da momefiqra Cemi moqmedebis gegma. etls ki vubrZane, gaCerebuliyo da moecada. saxli isev iseTi iyo, reogorc ukanasknelad vnaxe. arc erTi farda ar iyo aweuli, araviTari niSani sicocxlisa cariel, mokirwylul ezoSi, da karic ki iseT STabeWdilebas stovebda, TiTqos Zalian iSviaTad iReboda. ymawvili moaxle gamovida gasaReiT xelSi, da rodesac Semomxeda, miTxra: _ ra dagemarTaT ser? uqeifod xarT? _ ara, araferia; me aRelvebuli var. _ ra moxda? mister jemsi xom kargad aris? _ Cumad, _ vuTxari me. _ misis stirfordi unda vnaxo. saxlSia? SeSinebulma moaxlem mipasuxa, rom miledi Zalian iSviaTad gamodis oTaxidanac ki da TiTqmis aravis ar iRebs, magram me ki mimiRebs. igi zeviT aris da mis dartlic mas axlavs. ras vubrZaneb gadasces? me vubrZane, araferi ar eTqva da mxolod gadaeca Cemi sadarbazo baraTi. pasuxis molodinSi davjeqi sastumro otaxSi. am oTaxis uwindeli sasiamovno sanaxaoba srulebiT gamqraliyo. darabebi sanaxevrod mixuruli iyo; qnari didi xania mouxmareblad idga Tavis alagas. patara ymawvilis suraTs mtveri dasdeboda. aqve idga magida, sadac deda Svilis werilebs inaxavda. SevekiTxe Cems Tavs: kiTxulobs Tu ara igi am werilebs axla, da kvlavac waikiTxavvs? saxlSi iseTi siCume iyo, rom mesmoda moaxle qalis msubuqi fexis xma kibeebze. igi dabrunda pasuxiT, rom misis stirfordi uqeifod aris da
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amitom ar SeuZlia Camovides dabla, magram Zalian gauxardeba Cemi naxva, Tu vinebeb da zeviT aval masTan. erTi wuTis Semdeg mis win vijeqi. misis stirfrdi Svilis oTaxSi ijda. cxadi iyo, rom Svilis siyvarulma aiZula igi gadmosaxlebuliyo am oTaxSi da rom imave mizeziT mis garSemo elaga sxvadasxva nivTebi, romlebic odesRac mas ekuTvnoda. magram pirveli sityvebidanve misis stirfordi cdilobda, aexsna CemTvis, TiTqos mxolod imitom gadmovida am oTaxSi, rom moswyinda erTferovani sanaxaoba misi fanjridan, da misi saxis amayi gamometyveleba nebas ar gaZlevdaT, raime eWvi SegetanaT am sityvebis WeSmaritebaSi. mas, rogorc mudam, roza dartli axlda. misi Savi Tvalebis Semoxedvaze davinaxe, _ igi mixvedrilia, rom sazareli ambavi movitane. _ mwuxarebiT vamCnev, rom Savebs atarebT, mister koperfild! _ miTxra misis stirfordma. _ saubedurod davqvrivdi, _ vupasuxe me. _ jer sul ymawvili xarT da ukve gamoscadeT aseTi mZime danaklisi! _ ganagrZo man. _ didad vwuxvar! magra imedi maqvs, rom dro dagamSvidebT da nugeSs gcemT. _ imedi maqvs, rom dro Cven yvelas dagvamSvidebs, _ vuTxari me da Sevxede, _ Cve yvelam unda viqonioT amis imedi, miledi, rodesac raime ubedureba dagvatydeba Tavs. Cemma saxis gamometyvelebam da cremlebma SeaSfoTes igi. vcdilobdi, xma damemorCilebina, rodesac davasaxele misi Svili, magram xma amikankalda. misis stirfordma orjer yrud gaimeora es saxeli da Semdeg Zaldatanebuli simSvidiT mkiTxa: _ Cemi Svili avad aris? _ Zalian avada aris. _ Tqven naxeT? _ diax. _ SerigdiT? me ver vTqvi verc `ho~, verc `ara~. man odnav miibruna Tavi iqiT, sadac roza dartli idga. am wuTSi tuCebis odnavi moZraobiT wavCurCule roza: `igi mokvda!~ rom misis stirfods mobrunebisas ar daenaxa cxadad is, risTvisac igi jer ar iyo sakmarisad momzadebuli, daveSure Sevxvedrodi mis Tvalebs; magram davinaxe, rom roza dartlma Tavzardacemulma da sasowarkveTilma, xelebi aswia da Semdeg saxeze miifara. mSvenierma ledim, romelic ase saocrad hgavda mas, Semomxeda dabneuli TvalebiT da xeli Sublze miido. vTxodi, damSvidebuliyo da momzadebuliyo Cems mosasmenad, magram ukeTess vizamdi, Tu vTxovdi, rom etira, radgan igi uZravad ijda, rogorc qva. _ rodesac ukanasknelad viyavi aq, _ vbutbutebdi me, _ mis dartlma, miambo, rom igi xSirad daseirnobs zRvaze... TuU im Rames zRvaze iyo, saxifaTo napirTan axlos... rogorc amboben... da Tu gemi, romliTac... _ roza! modi aq! _ uTxra misis stirfordma. roza miuaxlovda, magram Seubralebeli, gamwarebuli Tvalebi nakverCxlebiviT enTo; man saSinlad gadaixarxara, rodesac gaCerda misi dedis win. _ rao? _ uTxra man. _ dakmayofilebulia axla Tqveni ampartavnoba, ugunuro dedakaco?.. axla, rodesac igi Tqveni ampartavnobis gamo sicocxles gamoesalma... gesmiT? sicocxles!

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misis stirfordma, uZravma, gaqvavebulma gadaiwia savarZlis zurgze; igi mxolod kvnesoda da giJiviT Sehyurebda mis dartls. _ diax! diax! _ yviroda roza da xels gulSi icemda. _ SemomxedeT, _ daumata man da Tavisi Wrilobis niSanze miuTiTa, _ SexedeT Tqveni gardacvalebuli Svilis mSvenier nawarmoebs! ubeduri ledis kvnesa guls miglejda. es kvnesa sul isev iseTi mtkivneuli da yru iyo da Tan sdevda Tavis uRono moZraoba, magram saxes jer ar gamoecvala Tavisi gamometyveleba. tuCebi magrad hqonda mokumuli da saxis kunTebi TiTqos gahyinvoda. _ gaxsovT, rodis Caidina es! miyureT me, romeic iZulebuli var, vataro es daRi, da itireT, rom Tqven gazardeT igi aseTi! _ mis dartl!.. SesdeqiT! _ vemudarebodi me. _ Tavi damanebeT! minda vilaparako! _ Sehyvra man da momanaTa aRgznebuli Tvalebi. _ SemomxedeT me, miledi, mediduro dedav amayi, gulqva Svilisa! ikvneseT, rom Tqven SobeT igi! itireT, rom Tqven gaafuWeT igi! itireT, rom Tqven dahkargeT da rom mec davkarge igi! man mokumSa muStebi da mTeli gamxmari sxeuli auTrTolda. _ mis dartl! rogor ar grcxveniaT!.. ra sisastikea! _ me minda velaparako mas da veraferi Zala amqveyanaze ver damiSlis amas, sanam aq vdgevar! me imdeni xnis ganmavlobaSi vdumdi, rom SemiZlia axla vilaparako! miyvarda igi ufro Zlierad, vidre Tqven, _ ganagrZo man da amayad miubrunda dedas, _ me ise miyvarda, rom ar vTxoulobdi madlobas. me rom misis coli gavmxdariyavi, mona viqnebodi misi survilebisa, erTi alersiani sityvis gulisTvis. diax, me SemeZlo es. vin icis es Cemze ukeTesad? Tqven iyaviT momTxovni, amayi, wvrilmani! Cemi siyvaruli tavgametebiT iyo savse! _ SemomxedeT aq! _ ganagrZobda igi da erTxel kidev uwyalod dairtya xeli Wrilobaze. _ rodesac igi ukeT mixvda Tavis saqciels, moinania, maSin vmRerodi misTvis, velaparakebodi da uaxloes monawileobas viRebdi yvelaferSi, rasac ki is akeTebda an laparakobda. siyvarulis aliT aRfrTovanebuli, vcdilobdi, meswavla da SemeTvisebina yvelaferi, rac ki mas acocxlebda. da me movxible, gavitace igi. jer wmindas suliT da umankos guliT Sevuyvardi mas maSin... diax, vuyvardi mas! im dros igi xSirad mogiSorebdaT xolme ramdenime mizeziani sityviT da gulSi mikravda me! _ Semdeg, _ ganagrZobda roza, _ me damamcires; winaTve unda mcodnoda es, dabrmavebuli rom ar vyofiliyavi misi bavSvuri siyvaruliT. saTamaSo dedofala viyavi, romiTac erTobodnen erTi an ori saaTis ganmavlobaSi, usaqmurobisagan, Semdeg miagdebdnen da isev aiRebdnen, rogorc wuTier gasarTobs. Cven gavSordiT xmaamouReblad. Tqven iqneb xedavdiT amas da gixarodaT. mas aqeT orive TqvenTvis me viyavi mxolod da mxolod damaxinjebuli aveji, nivTi, uTvalo, uyuro, ugrZnobeli... Tqven kvnesiT! itireT, ra gamovida Tqveni siamayis gamo! me Tqven getyviT: iyo dro, rodesac me miyvarda igi metad, vidre Tqven SegeZloT gyvarebodaT mTeli sicocxlis ganmavlobaSi. _ mis dartl! _ vuTxari me. _ nuTu iseTi sastiki xarT, rom verafers grZnobT am ubeduri adamianis Semyure... _ mere? vin ras grZnobda Cems magivrad? _ damiyvira man gamwarebuli xmiT. _ am dedam xom TviTOnadaTesa es. dae momkas axla mosavali, rodesac igi damwifda. _ da Tu Svilis Secdomani... ganvagrZobdi me.
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_ Secdomani! _ Sehyvira man da uecrad aqviTinda, vin bedavs mis gakicxvas! mas hqonda suli, romelic mravalis umravles im sulebad Rirda, visac igi Tavis megobrobas aniWebda! _ SesaZlebelia, rom aravis ar uyvarda igi CemsaviT; aravin ar afasebda mas Cemze metad, _ vupasuxe me, _ magram mindoda mxolod SemeniSna, rom Tu tqvenSi araviTar TanagrZnobas ar iwvevs dedamisis ubedureba, da Tu misma saqcielma Tqven im zomamde gagamwaraT... _ sicruea! _ Sehyvira man da Tan iglejda Savs Tmas. _ me miyvarda igi! _ Tu aseT dros ar SegiZliaT daiviwyoT Tqveni Tavi, _ ganvagrZe me, _ ise mainc SexedeT am adamians, rogorc ucxos, rogorc qals, romelic Tqven arasodes ar ginaxavT, da daexmareT rogorme! mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi misis stirfordi imave uZrav mdgomareobaSi imyofeboda; giJiviT mieSterebina cariel sivrceSi Tavisi dabrmavebuli Tvalebi da isev ise ucnaurad kvnesoda. uecrad mis dartli mivarda mas da dauwyo tanisamosis gaxda. _ wyeulimc iyaviT! _ daiyvira man mwuxarebisa da siavis gamometyvelebiT. _ cud fexze moxvediT Tqven aq pirvelad! wyeulimc iyaviT! wadiT aqedan! ukve gasuli viyavi oTaxidan, magram davbrundi da davreke, rom dameZaxa mosamsaxureTaTvis. mis dartli moxveoda ubedurs, dastiroda mas, hkocnida, arwevda Tavis mkerdze, roigorc bavSvs, da yovelgvar zomebs xmarobda, rom gamoewvia Camqrali grZnoba. axla me aRar meSinoda maTi marto datoveba da gamovedi. saRamos davbrundi da micvalebuli misi dedis oTaxSi davasveneT. deda, rogorc miTxres, imave mdgomareobaSi iyo; mis dartli Tavs ar anebebda arc erTi wuTiT. eqimebi moiwvies, aTasgvari zomebi iyo miRebuli, magram igi iwva, rogorc qandakeba da mxolod yrud kvnesoda drogamoSvebiT. gaviare mTeli es sevdiani saxli da fardebi CamovuSvi. im oTaxis fanjrebi, sadac igi esvena, yvelaze ukanasknelad Camovafare. avwie tyviasaviT mZime xeli da Cems gulTan mivide. mTeli qveyana sikvdilis dumilSi wasuli meCvena da mxolod misi ubeduri dedis gminva arRvevda mas.

Tavi ormocdameToTxmete gadasaxlebulni me jer kidev bevri saqme mqonda gasakeTebeli da ar SemeZlo mivcemodi ukanaskneli dReebis STabeWdilebas. saWiro iyo damemala okeanes iqiT mimavalTaTvis es sazareli ambavi. dro cotaRa iyo. imave Rames vinaxule mister mikoberi da davavale, yoveli RonisZieba exmara, rom mister pegotis yuramde ar mieRwia cnobas am ubedurebis Sesaxeb. man sruli TanagrZnobiT ikisra, SeeCerebina yovelgvari cnoba. unda SevniSno, rom mister mikoberma, romelic cdilobda Sehgueboda axal mdgomareobas, miiRo raRac ucnauri kontrabandistuli Sexeduleba. sxvaTa Soris, SeiZina muSambis sruli tanisamosi da mezRvauris qudi. am CacmulobaSi, durbindiT xelSi da erTvari gamoxedviT, rodesac igi cali TvaliT Sehyurebda cas, TiTqos qariSxals moeliso, gacilebiT ufro metad hgavda mezRvaurs, vidre mister pegoti. mikoberis mTeli ojaxoba
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iyo, ase vTqvaT, SeiaraRaebuli da momzadebuli brZolisaTvis. misis mikobers amoerCia Tavis qudebSi yvelaze patara da Zveli, magram Seenaskva nikapqveS, Sali ki, mkerdze jvaredinad gadakruli, magrad kvanZiT Seekra zurgze, swored ise, rogorc momrTo papidam, rodesac pirvelad mivedi masTan naxevradSiSveli. mister mikoberi-umcrosi morTuli iyo mezRvauris Salis xalaTiT da yvelaze banjgvliani SarvliT, romelic ki odesme menaxa. tyupebi ise iyvnen SefuTulni da Sekrulni, rogorc fostiT gasagzavni forToxlebi. mister mikobers da mis ufros vaJs saxeloebi odnav damklavebulebi hqondaT, TiTqos mxolod brZanebas elodnen, rom Careuliyvnen muSaobaSi, avardniliyvnen anZaze da aekrifaT Tokebi. mister mikoberis ojaxoba imyofeboda patara, WuWyian sastumroSi, TviT navsadgurTan. vinaidan am ojaxis wevrebi, rogorc gadasaxlebisaTvis gamzadebulni, erTgvar yuradRebas ipyrobdnen gengerdorfSi da sakmarisad bevr mayureblebs izidavdnen, Cven siamovnebiT SevafareT Tavi maT binas. papida da agnesa hkeravdnen bavSvebis tanisamoss. pegoti xmaamouReblad Sveloda maT. Zneli iyo pasuxis gacema yvela kiTxvaze da ufro Zneli iyo, rodesac mikoberma moiyvana mister pegoti da CavCurCule moxucs, rom werili gadacemulia da yvelaferi rigze aris; magram Sevasrule erTica da merec da gavabednere Cemi Zveli megobari. Tu metyoboda is, rasac vgrZnobdi, me Cemi sakuTari sevdac sakmarisi mqonda, ase rom, aravis ar aRZvria eWvi. _ rodis gadis gemi? _ ikiTxa papidam. _ xval diliT, rva saaTze, Cven ukve gemze unda viyoT, _ ganmarta mister mikoberma. _ oho! _ Tqva papidam. _ es adrea. mister mikoberi gavida bufetSi, sadac, rogorc Canda, Tavs ise grZnobda, rogorc saxlSi, da dabrunda didi jamiT, romelsac orTqli asdoda. uneburad SevniSne, rom igi fcqvnida limonebs sakuTar, TiTqmis aTi gojis sigrZis sakeci daniT. rodesac daamTavra limonebis fcqvna, saTanado siamayiT gawminda dana Tavisi tanisamosis saxeloze. aq SevniSne, rom misis mikoberic da ufrosi bavSvebic SeiaraRebulni iyvnen amgvarive iaraRiT. patarebs ki mxarze magari zonariT Camokidebuli hqondaT xis kovzebi. rogorc Canda, mister mikoberi yovelnairad eCveoda gadasaxlebulTa cxovrebis Cveulebebs da amitom imis magivrad, rom punSi colisTvis da ufrosi bavSvebisTvis WiqiT mierTmia, _ Wiqebi magidaze elaga, _ man dausxa da TviTonac daisxa sakmaod saZageli Tunuqis maTlafaSi, da arasodes ar menaxa, rom odesme aseTi siamovnebiT daelios punSi, rogorc am saRamos, rodesac carieli WurWeli jibeSi Caido. _ Cven samudamod uars vacxadebT yovelgvar fufunebaze, _ Tqva man. _ tyis mcxovreblebs, bunebrivia, ar SeuZliaT iqonion iseTive moTxovnilebani, rogorc civilizaciiT ganazebul qveynebis mcxovrebT. _ Tu gzaSi SemTxveva iyos werilis gamogzavnisa, gvacnobeT rame Tqvens Sesaxeb, _ uTxra papidam. _ SemTxveva rogor ar iqneba, _ SeniSna mister mikoberma. _ okeane savsea gemebiT da TviT avstraliac ra Sors aris? sul axloa! _ daumata man da Tan lornetiviT aTamaSebda Tujis fialas. _ xelad gadavcuravT. axla magondeba, rogori ucnauri, magram amasTan damaxasiaTebeli iyo mikoberisaTvis, rom londonidan kenterberiSi wasvlis Sesaxeb laparakobda, rogorc qveynis boloze mogzaurobis Sesaxeb da inglisidan avstraliaSi wasvlas ki uyurebda, rogorc raime arxze gadacurvas.

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_ imedi maqvs, Zvirfaso mister koperfild, _ miTxra misis mikoberma, _ rom Cven odesme isev mogvixdeba cxovreba Zvel inglisSi, Cveni gvareulobis wevrTa Soris, nu ikrav warbebs, mikober. amJamad vlaparaob ara Cems gvareulobaze, aramed Cvens SviliSvilebsa da SviliSivilis Svilebze. swori mogaxsenoT, rogori mimzidvelic ar unda iyos axali samSoblo, _ ganagrZo mas dafiqrebiT, _ mainc Zalian Znelia daviwyeba Zvelisa; da Tu Cveni gvari miaRwevs odesme simdidresa da didebas, visurvebdi, rom es simdidre britaneTis salaros Seematos. _ britaneTi unda daemorCilos Tavis xvedrs, Cemo kargo, _ upasuxa mikoberma, _ igi, rogorc me vici, Zalian cotas zrunavda Cemze da mec ar vgrZnob gansakuTrebul gulistkivils mis mimarT. _ ai, xedav, mikober! Sen ar xar marTali! _ upasuxa misis mikoberma. _ Sen xom imitom midixar Soreul qveyanaSi, rom daamkvidro kavSiri im qveyanasa albions Soris, da ara imitom, rom Sewyvito igi. _ es kavSiri, Cemo kargo, _ upasuxa mister mikoberma, _ gimeoreb, srulebiT ar matkbobda im zomamde, rom raime survilsa vgrZnobde isev gavaba igi. _ ai, mikober, _ upasuxa misis mikoberma, _ isev iZulebuli var giTxra, rom Sen ar xar marTali! Sen arc ki ici, ramdeni SegiZlia, mikober! Sen aucileblad daamkvidreb kavSirs britaneTTan! mister mikoberi ijda warbebaweuli da sanaxevrod uaryofda meuRlis azrs, magram, rogorc Canda, mainc grZnobda, rogori Rrma azri ixateboda masSi momavlis Sesaxeb. _ Zvirfaso mister koperfild, _ ganagrZobda misis mikoberi, _ visurvebdi, rom mikoberi saTanadod grZnobdes Tavis mdgomareobas. mgonia, Zalian didi mniSvneloba aqvs imas, rom mikoberma im wuTidan, rodesac fexs Sesdgams gemze, savsebiT daafasos da igrZnos Tavisi mdgomareoba. Cvenma didi xnis nacnobobam, mister koperfild, daganaxaT, rom ar var sangvinikuri temperamentis adamiani; Cemi temperamenti, Tu nebas momcemT ase gamovTqva, ufro praqtikuli midrekilebisaa. vici, rom es mogzauroba Zalian Soria; vici, rom mas axlavs mravali uxerxuloba da gaWirveba. ar SemiZlia Tvalebi davxuWo am garemoebaze. magram amave dros vici, rac aris mikoberi. vici, ra Zala aris mikoberSi, da amitom metad mniSnelovan sasicocxlo sakiTxad vTvli im garemoebas, rom mikoberma angariSi gauwios Tavis mdgomareobas. _ Cemo kargo, _ upasuxa mikoberma, _ iqneb neba momce SevniSno, rom, albaT, ramdenadme vgrZnob Cems mdgomareobas. _ ramdenadme, magram savsebiT ki ara, mikober, _ daumata misis mikoberma, _ es metad didi sakiTxia. Zvirfaso mister koperfild, mikoberis mdgomareoba ar aris Cveulebrivi. mikoberi midis Soreul qveyanaSi mxolod da mxolod im mizniT, rom pirvelad iyos dafasebuli da gagebuli Rirsebisamebr. Cemi azriT, mikoberma mtkice xmiT unda sTqvas: `movedi am qveynis dasapyrobad! Tu aq aris pativi, dideba, simdidre da sakmarisad xelsayreli Tanamdeboba, moitaT aq! isini Cemia!~ mister mikoberma Semogvavlo yvelas Tvali, TiTqos fiqrobda, rom am azrSi iyo sakmarisi nawili simarTlisa. _ vsvam yvela Tqvens sadRegrZelos gamosalmebisas da gisurvebT, yovel Tqvengans Tan sdevdes keTildReoba da warmateba, _ Tqva papidam da Tavi daukra mister pegotis. bavSvebsac misces neba, amoeRoT Tavisi kovzebiT es saxelovani sasmeli, raTa daeliaT saerTo sadRegrZelo. amis Semdeg papida da agnesa
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adgnen da gamoemSvidobnen iq myofT. naRvliani iyo es gamoTxoveba. bavSvebi ukanasknel wuTamde ebRauWebodnen agnesas da sabralo misis mikoberi mtirali davtoveT. meore dRes, nasadilevs, me da Cemi pegoti gavemgzavreT grevzendSi. gemi Semosuliyo mdinareSi da gars auarebeli navebi exvia. samgzavro qari hqonda da gamgzavrebis niSani ukve frialebda mTavari anZis wevrze. maSinve daviqirave navi, gavarRvie mimavali navebis rkali da gems mivadeqiT. mister pegoti baqanze gveloda. miambo, rom mikoberi, es-es aris, datusaRebuli iyo hipis sarCelis gamo da rom man, pegotim, Cveni davalebis Tanaxmad, gadaixada fuli. Semdeg man wagviyvana me da Cemi gadia dabla da ukanaskneli SiSi, rom mis yurTasmenamde miaRwevda cnoba ubedurebis Sesaxeb, gaifanta. mikoberma megobruli da amave dros mfarvelobis gamometyvelebiT gauyara xeli mister pegotis da gamomicxada, rom isini es mesame dRea, ar moSorebian erTmaneTs TiTqmis arc erTi wuTiT. jer ver gavarCie bnelSi, magram cot-cota Cemi Tvalebi SeeCvivnen sibneles da meCvena, TiTqos raRac ucnauri suraTis Sua vdgevar. didi direebis, gemis gadaxidulebis da gadasaxlebulTa ficris sawolebs Soris, skivrebsa, boxCebsa, kasrebsa da auarebeli bargis xrovas Sua, romelic alag-alag ganaTebuli iyo WerqveS moqanave sanaTuriT da dRis mkrTali SuqiT, Ria fanjrebSi rom Semodioda, _ ireoda auarebeli xalxi, romelic axlad ecnoboda erTmaneTs, eTxovebodnen. laparakobdnen, yvirodnen, tirodnen, icinodnen, sWamdnen da svamdnen. zogierTni ukve SesCveodnen axal samyofels, mowyobiliyvnen da daesvaT bavSvebi _ zogi skamze, zogi bargze. zogni ki ver Soulobdnen adgils da sevdianad daexetebodnen kuTxidan kuTxeSi. aq, am patara adgilas, erT grovaSi iyo moqceuli yvela wlovanebis xalxi, dawyebuli axladdabadebuli bavSvebiT, da gaTavebuli Rrma moxucebiT, romelTac, iqneb, ramdenime dReRa darCenodaT sicocxlisa, da amasTan yvela xelobis warmomadgeneli, miwis muSebiT dawyebuli, romelTac fexsacmelebis ZirebiT mihqondaT TavianTi qveynis miwa, da gaTavebuli mWedlebiT, romelTac kanze jer kidev SerCebodaT inglisis Wvartlisa da kvamlis kvali. rodesac mivixed-movideT, meCvena, TiTqos erT-erT Ria sarkmelTan emilia ijda, mis gverdiT _ erTi tyupTagani. am jgufma imitom ufro miiqcia Cemi yuradReba, rom mjdomare qals akoca gamoTxovebisas sxva qalma, wynarad gaiara brboSi da miimala. es meore qali agnesad Sevicani, magram saSineli aurzaurisa da TviT Cemi mRelvarebis gamo, imwamsve davkarge igi mxedvelobidan. am dros gamcileblebs gamoucxades, droa gemi datovoTo. aq SevniSne, rom Cemi gadia ijda raRac skivrze da mwared tiroda, xolo misis gumiji, viRac sxva, Savtanisamosian qaltan erTad, fusfusebda mister pegotis nivTebis garSemo... _ xom aras metyviT kidev, master devi? _ mkiTxa mister pegotim. _ xom ar moigonebT rasme daviwyebuls, vidre ukansknelad gamovesalmebodeT erTmaneTs? _ mxolod erTi ram, _ vupasuxe me. _ ra iqna marTa? man xeli axlo mxarze qals, romelic misis gumijis gverdiT idga, da me marTa davinaxe. _ Tqven keTili adamiani xarT, _ vuTxari me. _ Tan migyavT? marTam cremlebiT mipasuxa. mec veraferi veRara vuTxari da mxolod magrad CamovarTvi xeli mister pegotis. albaT, arasodes aravin ar
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myvarebia ise, aravisadmi iseTi pativiscema ar mqonia, rogorc moxuc mister pegotisadmi. gemi swrafad daicala gamcileblebisagan. me jer kidev damrCenoda yvelaze Zneli saqme. gadaveci mister pegotis is rac damavala meTqva misTvis samudamo gamoTxovebisas qamma. CemTvis ufro mZime da Zneli iyo imis mosmena, rodesac moxucma mTxova, gadameca pasuxad uamravi sityvebi siyvarulisa da sibralulisa misTvis, visac aRar SeeZlo maTi mosmena! wasvlis wuTi dadga. gadavexvie moxucs, xeli gavuyare Cems gadias da saCqarod avedi baqanze. iq gamoveTxove sabralo misis mikobers; misi ukanaskneli sityvebi is iyo, rom arasodes Tavs ar daanebebs mister mikobers. CavsxediT navSi da Soriaxlos SevCerdiT, rom gvenaxa, rogor daiZroda gemi. rodesac ialqanebi gaivso, gaiSala qarze da gemi daiZra adgilidan. garSemo myof navebidan igriala samjer `vaSam~, romelic aitaces gemze, gamoZaxilma gaimeora igi da gahfanta midamoSi. guli gamewura am xmaze. afrialda cxvirsaxocebi, qudebi, da am dros davinaxe igi, emi! igi idga da Tavisi biZis mxars miyrdnoboda. biZam saCqarod mouTiTa Cvensken da man gamogvigzavna ukanaskneli salami. diax, emiliav! mSveniero, daRupulo yvavilo! miende da mieyrdne mas Seni daTrgunvili guliT, radgan mas eWire Sen mTeli misi siyvarulis ZaliT. rodesac napirs mivawieT, kentis mTebze daeSva Rame da mZimed damawva gulze.

Tavi ormocdameTxuTmete mogzauroba rodesac inglisidan mivdiodi, wasvlis wuTSu arc ki mesmoda savsebiT, ra didi mexi damatyda Tavs. davtove Cemi gulis axlobelni da wavedi sazRvargareT, darwmunebuli, rom ukve gadavitane Cemi ubedureba, rom didi xania, rac man gaiara. ase adamiani, brZolis velze sasikvdilod daWrili, TviTon arc ki grZnobs Tavis Wrilobas. axla, martod darCenils, pirvel xanebSi arc ki mesmoda, ra sastiki da mZime iyo Cemi iara. Segneba TandaTan modioda. sicarielis mZime grZnoba dRiTidRe Rrmavdeboda da izrdeboda. jer es mxolod bundovani grZnoba iyo sevdisa da danaklisisa, Semdeg, SeumCneveli safexurebiT, igi gadaiqca uimedo Segnebad yvela imisa, rac davkarge: siyvaruli, megobroba, TanagrZnoba; yvela imisa, rac daimsxvra da daiRupa: Cemi pirveli gulubryvilo mindoba, Cemi gulis pirveli siyvaruli, mTeli Cemi sicocxlis ocnebis koSki! vnaRvlobdi Cems pawawina colze, romelic sikvdilma xelidan gamomtaca siyvarulisa da silamazis srul asakSi; vnaRvlobdi im adamianze, romelsac SeeZlo daemsaxurebina aTasi xalxis iseTive siyvaruli da gakvirveba, rasac vgrZnobdi misdami bavSvobidan, da romlis brwyinvale niWi yovelTvis makvirvebda; vtirodi sabralo damsxvreul guls, romelmac moisvena boboqari zRvis talRebSi, da vdardobdi meTevzis im sacodavi qoxis nangrevebze, sadac odesRac, bavSvobaSi, vismendi RamiT qariSxlis zuzuns.
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zogjer meCveneboda, rom yvelaze ukeTesi iqneboda _ samSobloSi movkvdariyavi; maSin ukan vixevdi Cems mogzaurobaSi, rom rac SeiZleba male mimeRwia samSoblos sazRverbs. sxva dros ki Seugneblad miviswrafodi win, sul win; daveZebdi _ ar vici, ras, gavurbodi _ ar vici, ras. rodesac axla gonebis TvaliT vubrundebi Cemi cxovrebis im xanas, igi warmomidgeba xolme, rogorc sizmari, mZime da saSineli, magram srulebiT gamourkveveli formiT. ucxo qalaqebi _ sasaxleebi, taZrebi, suraTebi, cixe-darbazebi, saflavebi, fantastikuri quCebi _ mihqrodnen Cems win raRac buranSi, da me, mTvlemare mgzavri, gulgrilad vuyurebdi yvela am mSvenier adgils da xelovnebis nimuSs. magram ai, bolos, gahqra SfoTiani, sazareli sizmrebi da moRuSul cis kabadonze acimcimda alioni. mravali Tvis ganmavlobaSi vmogzaurobdi Rrubliani guliT; raRac bundovani da gaurkveveli sulieri ganwyobileba aryevda Cems dabnelebul gonebas, miSlida samSobloSi dabrunebas, da ganvagrZobdi mogzaurobas, Sewuxebuli da mousvenari, zogjer SeuCerebliv gadavdiodi adgilidan adgilze; magram zogjer, piriqiT, didi xniT vbinavdebodi erT alagas. erTsa da meore SemTxvevaSic ar mqonda araviTari garkveuli mizani da miswrafeba. SveicariaSi viyavi. italiidan movedi aq, alpebi gadmovlaxe da mas aqeT davexetebodi mTian bilikebze gzis maCvenebelTan erTad. ar vici, eubneboda Tu ara rasme Cems guls es Rrma xeobebi, ufskrulebi da maRali mTebi. sazareli gamoqvabulebi da napralebi, myinvarebi da mgrgvinavi CanCqerebi mavsebdnen TrTolviTa da gakvirvebiT, magram sxvas arafers vgrZnobdi. erTxel, saRamoJams, mzis Casvlis win, Cavdiodi dabla velSi, sadac rame unda gameTia. Cavdiodi mTis ferdobze mixveul-moxveuli bilikebiT da davinaxe Cems dabla gaSlili mindvrebi; uecrad amavso raRac didi xnis daviwyebulma netarma grZnobam, romeic Cems gulSi gamoaRviZa midamoebis mSvenierebam da saRamos siwynarem. maxsovs, _ uecrad SevCerdi raRac sevdiT gulSi, magram es sevda ar iyo arc mZime, arc uimedo. maxsovs, _ TiTqmis imedi momeca, rom jer kidev SesaZlebelia CemTvisac ki sasikeTo cvlileba. vels im dros mivaRwie, rodesac Camavali mze anaTebda Tovlian mwvervalebs, romlebic gars Semohxveodnen mas RrublebiviT. mTis Ziri Rrma xevSi, sadac sofeli iyo, xasxasa mwvaniT iyo dafaruli da am mSvenier, mdidar mcenareulobis zemoT amarTuliyo Savi fiWvebi, romlebic bunebas zvavebis SesaCereblad daeniSna. maT Tavze ayudebuliyvnen Savi, yinuliani, WaRara kldeebi; adgil-adgil mTis ferdobze gafantuliyvnen cal-calke qoxebi, romlebic ise patarad moCandnen am goliaTebis mezoblad, rom saTamaSoebi egoneboda adamians. aseve saTamaSod moCanda sofeli velSi, xis bogiriT, romlis qveS moCxrialebda mTis nakaduli; igi mixtoda kldidan kldeze da SxuiliT miiswrafoda xexilebs Soris. saRamos wynar haerSi moismoda Sori simRera, _ es mwyemsebis simRera iyo. am diad siwynareSi buneba pirvelad damelaparaka da, misis xmis morCili, davemxe balaxebSi daRlili TaviT da avqviTindi ise, rogorc aRar metira mas ukan, rac dora davkarge. rodesac Sin mivedi, iq werili damxvda, ramdenime wuTiT amaze adre motanili. TviTon inglisidan wamosvlis Semdeg Zalian iSviaTad vwerdi da ramdenime sityviT vacnobebdi xolme, rom kargad var da ama da am

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alagas mivedi. ufro dalagebiT da dawvrilebiT wera Cemi mdgomareobis Sesaxeb arc SemeZlo da arc xalisi mqonda. paketi xelSi meWira, gavxseni da agnesas werili wavikiTxe. igi bednieri iyo da sasargeblo Tavisi axloblebisaTvis. misi saqmeebi warmatebiT midioda, rogorc moeloda kidec. amaze meti Tavis Sesaxeb ara mouweria-ra; werilis danarCeni Sinaarsi me Semexeboda. agnesa ar maZlevda araviTar rCevas, arc melaparakeboda Cemi movaleobis Sesaxeb. gulwrfeli TanagrZnobiT da simpaTiiT gamsWvaluli, ambobda mxolod, rom swams da imedi aqvs Cemi. CemisTana adamiani, mwerda igi, moaxerxebs da sikeTisken mimarTavs yovelgvar varamsa da dards. igi amayobda Cemi saxeliT da imedi hqonda, rom igi TandaTan gaizrdeboda. mas sjeroda, rom dauRalavad viSromebdi arCeul asparezze. Tu Cemi bavSvuri dReebis mware gamocdilebam gamomiyvana is, rac var, miT ufro meti imedi hqonda, rom axlandeli namdvili didi ubedureba aucileblad gamamagrebda da gamaumjobesebda. TviTon gamocdils, miT ufro meti warmatebiT SemeZleboda sxvebis swavleba. igi amayobda ara marto imiT, rac ukve gakeTebuli mqonda, aramed ufro metad imiT, rac unda gamekeTebina. gulze davide Zvirfasi werili da movigone is unugeSo wuTebi, romelsac erTi saaTis win ganvicdidi. Sveicarieli mwyemsebis xmebi miwyda Sors mTebSi; mSvidi saRamos Rrublebi Caqra, velis aTasgvari ferebi miiCrdila da Tovliani mTebis brwyinvale mwvervalebi SeuerTdnen Ramis cis Soreul mkrTal kideebs; magram cxadad mivxvdi, rom saSineli Rame, misi sazareli moCvenebiT, samudamod gaifanta Cems gulSi da ar aqvs saxeli im siyvaruls, romelic am wuTidan vigrZeni am erTaderTi qalisadmi mTels qveyanaze, romelic ase ganuzomlad Zvirfasia CemTvis. ramdenjerme gadavikiTxe misi werili da im saRamosve mivwere pasuxi. avuxseni, ra zomamde iyo saWiro CemTvis misi Svela axlandel garemoebaSi; uimisod arc viqnebodi da arc viqnebi is, radac igi mTvlis, igi aris Cemi aRmafrTovanebeli, da davpirdi, Zala dametanebina Cemi TavisTvis da Sromas davbrunebodi. gaiara samma Tvem. gadavwyvite, gamourkvevel dromde gamegrZelebina sazRvargareT yofna. agnesas rCeviT, bunebaSi veZebdi nugeSs da vpoulobdi mas. male imdenive megobari movipove velSi, ramdenic iarmauTSi myavda. rodesac zmTari dadga, jenevaSi gadavsaxldi; magram gazafxulze isev ukan davbrundi. keTili Sveicarielebi ise mimelodnen, rogorc Zvel megobars. vmuSaobdi adriani dilidan gvian saRamomdis, gulmodgined da moTminebiT. davwere romani, nawilobriv Cemi sakuTari cxovrebis gamocdilebidan, da gavugzavne igi tredelss. Cemi literaturuli saxeli swrafad izrdeboda da cnobebi amis Sesaxeb Cemamdec aRwevda im mogzaurTa saSualebiT, romelTac SemTxeviT vxvdebodi. xanmokle dasvenebisa da garTobis Semdeg uwindeli gulmodgineiTa da bejiTobiT Sevudeqi axali romanis weras, romlis idea Zalian mitacebda. TandaTan im drois ganmavlobaSi, sanam am Sromas veweodi, zneobrivi ZalRone SesamCnevad memateboda da vcdilobdi, damewera wigni rac SeiZleboda ukeTesad. es iyo Cemi ocnebis mesame nayofi. rodesac am mogzaurobis Sesaxeb vlaparakob, movigone yvelaferi, rac aucilebeli iyo momegona, garda erTi garemoebisa, romelsac mzrunvelobiT gverds vuvlidi, Tumca azrad ar mqonia, damemala an damefara romelime Cemi fiqrTagani. msurda ukanasknel SesaZleblobamde
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ar melaparaka Cemi sulis uidumales miswrafebaze: axla am garemoebaze unda vilaparako. ar SemiZlia niSandoblivad vTqva, rodis gavifiqre pirvelad, rom Cemi adrindeli da naTeli imedebi SeiZleboda agnesaze SeCerebuliyo. ver vityvi, Cemi sevdis romel xanaSi gavifiqre pirvelad, misi siyvarulis saunje. es azri daibada Cems TavSi axali sayvedurebisa da axali sinanulis saxiT, rodesac Cemi sevdis anabarad mitovebuli, oblad davrCi amqveynad. me rom im dros mudam agnesas sazogadoebaSi vyofiliyavi, ueWvelia, sasowarkveTilebis zegavleniT vuRalatebdi am Cems saidumlos. swored amisi meSinoda instiqturad, rodesac pirvelad warmomidga inglisSi dabrunebis aucilebloba. dakargva misi TanagrZnobis Tundac umciresi nawilisa autaneli iqneboda CemTvis, da amave dros, Tu Cems Tavs vuRalatebdi da gamovtydebodi, amiT aucilebels sazRvars davdebdi Cven Sua da uwindeli gulaxdiloba ukve veRar iarsebebda Cemsa da agnesas Soris. Tavidan ver momeSorebina is azri, rom grZnobda, romliTac igi amJamad meqceoda, warmoiSva pirvelad Cemi sakuTari arCevanisa da mopyrobis gamo. Tu vuyvardi mas rodisme sxva siyvaruliT, _ da iyo dro, rodesac ase megona, _ TviTon ukuvagde es siyvaruli. Cemi pirveli siyvaruli, nazi da Zlieri, sxvas ekuTvnoda. ise ar moviqeci, rogorc unda movqceuliyavi, da Tu agnesa CemTvis mxolod dad darCa, es Cemi sakuTari survili iyo, Semagrebuli da sisruleSi moyvanili misi mSvenieri gulis didsulovnebiT. yovelTvis vgrZnobdi Cems sisustes mis sulier ZalasTan da simtkicesTan SedarebiT. es Segneba axla ufro Rrmad Camenerga. ar viyavi misTvis is, rac SeiZleboda vyofiliyavi warsul wlebSi, da igi ar iyo CemTvis is, rac SeeZlo yofiliy, Tu misi xelis Rirsi gavxdebodi. dro wasulia, TviTon davkarge igi samudamod. amas veravis davabraleb! bevri vitanje am brZolaSi, magram patiosani kacis movaleobad vTvlidi, samudamod Sors ukumegdo fiqri am Seudarebeli qalis Sesaxeb. axla aRar iyo saWiro imisi damalva, rom miyvarda igi da suliT da guliT mas vekuTvnodi; magram varwmunebdi Cems Tavs, rom ukve gviania da SeuZlebelia im naTesauri damokidebulebis darRveva, romelic didi xania damyarda Cvens Soris. amgvari iyo mudmivi meryeoba da mRelvareba Cemi sulisa gamgzavrebis Semdeg, saxlSi dabrunebamde. samma weliwadma ganvlo mas Semdeg, rac gaiSala ialqnebi gemze, romelmac gadasaxlebulni avstraliaSi waiyvana. mzis Casvlisas, imave saaTs da imave adgilas videqi im gemis baqanze, romelic inglisis napirs miadga. sami weli! swrafad gairbines maT ucxoeTSi, Tumca DdRiTidRe mZimed midiodnen. mogesalmebi Sen, samSoblo mxarev, da Sen, agnesa! magram Cemi ara xar! Sen ar SegiZlia Cemi iyo! Sen SegeZlo Cemi yofiliyavi uwin, magram am drom ganvlo da aRar dabrundeba arasodes!

Tavi ormocdameTeqvsmete dabruneba

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Semodgomis civi saRamo iyo, rodesac londonSi movedi. wvimiani da moRuSuli dari idga, ase rom, wuTi wuTis ganmavlobaSi gacilebiT meti talaxi da burusi vnaxe, vidre SemeZlo menaxa sazRvargareT mTeli wlis ganmavlobaSi. saxlebi Semomyurebdnen Zveli megobrebiviT, magram ar SemeZlo ar meTqva, rom es megobrebi metismetad WuWyianebi iyven da rom bevri ram gamocvliliyo maTSi. zogierT cvlilebas Cemi axloblebis mdgomareobaSi ukve movelodi. papida gadasaxlda duvrSi; tredelsi veqilobas Seudga da axla TandaTan saxels ixveWda. igi cxovrobda greis skverTan, da misi ukanaskneli werilebidan vicodi, rom hqonda erTgvari imedi, male SeerTo umSvenieresi qali dedamiwis zurgze. saxlSi saSobaod momelodnen, ase rom, aravin Cem megobarTagan ar fiqrobda, rom ase adre davbrundebodi. gangeb Seviyvane isini SecdomaSi, rom gameocebina Cemi moulodneli misvliT. da miuxedavad amisa, rodesac martodmarto, xmaamouReblad mivdiodi burusian quCebSi, mwyinda, rom aravin damxvda. nacnobma maRaziebma TavianTi mxiaruli sinaTliT male gafantes Cemi sevda da TiTqmis gavmxiaruldi, rodesac gamovedi karetidan greis skverTan, yavaxanis win. _ xom ar iciT, sad cxovrobs aq mister tredelsi? _ vkiTxe msaxurs, rodesac vTbebodi buxarTan sazogado darbazSi. _ golbornis sasamarTloSi, ser, meore nomeri. mouTmenlad velodi tredelsTan Sexvedras. swrafad gavaTave sadili da saCqarod gavedi kibeze. kibeze iyo warwera, rom mister tredelss uWiravs apartamentebi sasamarTlos Zveli Senobis zemo sarTulSi. saWiro iyo kibeze asvla. es iyo Zveli, daxvavebuli kibe, mkrTalad ganaTebuli yoveli sarTulis baqanze patara sanaTuriT, romelic Zlivs bJutavda WuWyiani SuSis patara cixeSi. rodesac kibeze avdiodi, uecrad momeCvena, rom sadRac iq, RrublebSi, ismis mxiaruli da sasiamovno sicili, romelsac, cxadia, ver miawerdiT verc veqilisa da, Tu gnebavT, verc veqilis mwerlebs. cxadze ucxadesi iyo, icinoda ori an sami mxiaruli ymawvili qali. rom davrwmunebuliyavi amaSi, SevCerdi yuris dasagdebad, magram am dros fexi Camivarda ficarsa da ficars Sua; ueWvelia, am xmaurobam miRwia mxiaruli sazogadoebis yurTasmenamde, radgan uecrad Rrma dumili Camovarda, sanam viTavisuflebdi fexs am xafangidan. Semdegi gza meti sifrTxiliT gaviare da mivaRwie mSvidobiT sasurvel sazRvars. gulma Zgera damiwyo, rodesac erT karebze wavikiTxe: `mister tredelsi~. erTi wuTis ganmavlobaSi karebTan videqi da Semdeg davakakune. saSineli aliaqoTi atyda erTi oTaxis siRrmeSi. Semdeg siwynare Camovarda. isev davakakune. amjerze CemTan gamovida patara, cocxalTvalebiani biWi, romelic laqiasac gavda da klerksac. _ Sin brZandeba mister tredelsi? _ diax, ser, magram ar scalia. _ CemTvis aucilebelia misi naxva. erTi wuTis yoymanis Semdeg cocxalTvalebianma biWma, rogorc Canda, gadawyvita, rom Cemi SeSveba SeiZleba. Semiyvana jer patara sakuWnaoSi, romlis misaRebi oTaxis movaleobas asrulebda, Semdeg patara

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sastumroSi, sadac sawer magidas, qaRaldebiT savses, Cemi Zveli megobari ujda. _ visa vxedav! _ Sehyvira tredelsma, rodesac Semomxeda. _ koperfild! _ xom sruli mSvidobaa, Cemo tredelss? _ sruli mSvidoba, Cemo kargo, Cemo Zvirfaso koperfild, da mxolod keTili ambebia! da Cven oriveni avtirdiT sixarulisagan. _ ah, Cemo Zvirfaso amxanago! _ miTxra tredelsma da aiburZgna Tma, yovlad umiznod, radgan igi isedac mudam aburZgnuli hqoda. _ Cemo kargo koperfild, did xnis dakargulo da marad sanatrelo megobaro! oh, rogor mixaria Seni naxva! rogor mogkidebia mze! rgor mixaria! sicocxlesa da sindissa vficav, Cemo sayvarelo koperfild, rom jer arasodes aravis naxva ar gamxarebia amgvarad! mec metad aRelvebuli viyavi, ise rom, pirvelad laparakic ki ver movaxerxe. _ Cemo Zvirfaso, daufasebelo megobaro! _ gangarZobda tredelsi. _ inglisis mweralo literatoro, Cemo saxelovano, ganTqmulo koperfild... rodis moxvedi? saidan modixar? ras akeTeb? aRar damacada pasuxis gacema, ise Camsva sabarZelSi buxris win. Semdeg cali xeliT nakverCxlebs urevda buxarSi maSin, meore xeliT ki yelsaxvevs miCeCavda. rodesac sabolood Cavjeqi savarZelSi, isev momexvia da mec gulSi Cavikari. Cven oriveni vtirodiT da magrad varTmevdiT xels erTmaneTs. _ warmoidgine, Cemo kargo! me xom coli SevirTe! _ coli SeirTe? _ SevZaxe aRtacebiT. _ patiosan sityvas gaZlev! raRa bevri vilaparako! is am oTaxSi dgas, fardis ukan, fanjarasTan; miixede! am wuTSi, Cemda uaRres gansacvifreblad, gamovida Tavisi safaridan `umSvenieresi qali dedamiwis zurgze~, romelic siciliT Semomegeba da odnav wiTldeboda. alersianoba, mxiaruleba da bedniereba gamoixateboda axaljvardawerilis saxeze. me gadavkocne igi, rogorc Zvelma megobarma, da suliTa da guliT mivuloce axlad SeuRlebulebs. _ vin warmoidgenda, rom Cven aseT bednier garemoebaSi SevxvdebodiT erTmaneTs! _ SesZaxa tredelsma. _ ah, ra bednieri var! _ mec bednieri var, Zvirfaso megobaro! _ vuTxari me. _ mec bednieri var, SemiZlia dagarwmunoT, _ Tqva sofim RimiliT da Tan gawiTlda. _ Cven yvelani iseTi bendierebi varT, rom meti ar SeiZleba, _ daumata tredelsma, _ Cveni qalebic bednierni arian!.. ih, isini srulebiT damaviwydnen! _ dagaviwydnen? _ gavimeore me. _ es qalebi, _ miTxra tredesma, _ Cemi sofis debi arian, isini stumrad arian Cvensas, es ramdenime xania; Camovidnen londonis dasaTvaliereblad. yuri migde, genacvale, dauZaxe, aq movidnen! sofi gavida meore oTaxSi, sadac rogorc gvesmoda, mas Sexvdnen aRtacebuli da saerTo siciliT. _ mSvenieri musikaa, koperfild, ara? _ miTxra tredelsma. _ Zalian sasiamovnoa yurisTvis. diax! am Zvel oTaxebsac ki garkveviT sicocxle emateba am hangisagan. ra SeiZleba iyos amaze mSvenieri, miT ufro iseTi ubeduri boganosaTvis, romelic sul martodmarto cxovrobda mTel Tavis sicocxleSi, _ gesmis? es mSvenierebaa!
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_ mere, ramdeni ymawvili qalia TqvenTan? _ vkiTxe me. _ ufrosi, romelsac `mzeTunaxavs~ uwodeben, aq aris, _ miTxra tredelsma da xmas dauwia. _ mas karolina hqvia. sarac aq aris; am qals, rogorc uwinac miTqvams SenTvis, raRac stkiva xerxemalSi, Tumca amJamad misi janmrTeloba damakmayofilebelia. ori umcrosi da, romelTac sofi zrdida, aq arian. luizac ar aris. _ marTla? _ diax! axla unda SevniSnoT, rom Cveni bina sul sami oTaxisagan Sedgeba. uneburad mivixed-movixede, rom gamego, sad Tavsdebian TviT misis da mister tredelsi. tredelsi mimixvda. _ araferia, Cemo kargo! _ iTxra man. _ me xom ukve giTxra, rom momzadebuli varT, uSiSrad SevxedeT yovelgvar qariSxalsa da gaWirvebas. wasul kviras Cven logini gavimarTeT ai aq, iatakze; magram, moulodnelad, aRmoCnda kidev erTi patara sakuWnao zeviT, saxuravis qveS; mSvenieri oTaxia, rogorc Sen TviTonac naxav. sofim, rom esiamovnebina CemTvis, TviTon gaakra Spaleri, da axla Cven iq gavimarTeT sawoli. namdvili boSebis karavia! _ erTi sityviT, Zvirfaso tredels, Sen sruli bednieri xar colis SerTviT. uzomod mixaria! _ gmadlob, megobaro! _ miTxra tredelsma da xeli CamomarTva. _ diax, iseTi bednieri var, rogorc ki SeiZleba iyos adamiani! ai Cveni qalebic! unda gagacno, mister koperfild. mis karolina kruler, mis sara, mis luiza, margarita da liusi. eseni namdvili vardebi iyvnen, jansaRni, ayvavebulni, mSvenierni. mis karolina yvelaze brwyinvale moCanda, magram sofis naTel TvalebSi imdeni sinaze, gulwrfeloba da siyvaruli gamosWvioda, rom igi garkveviT Crdilavda dis silamazes, da me davrwmundi, rom Cemi megobari ar Semcdara arCevanSi. misis tredelsma dagvisxa yvelas TiTo finjani Cai, mijda kuTxeSi buxarTan da Seudga tortis mzadebas. es saqme ar uSlida Cvens mSvenier diasaxliss, mxiarulebaSic mieRo monawileoba, da gavige, upirvelesad yovlisa, rom misis tredelss enaxa agnesa. Tomasma qorwilis Semdeg waiyvana igi kenterberiSi da iq man Cemi papidac naxa. agnesa da papida maSin Zalian kargad iyvnen. isini sul Cemze laparakobdnen. Toma sul Cemze fiqrobda, sanam sazRvargareT viyavi, rogorc marwmunebda sofi. igi darwmunebulia, romOmas me yvelaze metad vuyvarvar. Toma misTvis udidesi avtoriteti iyo yvela SemTxvevaSi, rac ar unda moxdes, mas mudam sjera Tomas sityva da eyvareba igi mTeli suliTa da guliT. sofi da tredelsi iseT gansakuTrebul pativiscemas iCvendnen `mzeTunaxavisadmi~, rom es ufro mokrZalebul morCilebas mogagonebdaT. es Zalian marTobda, Tumca saerTod maT Tavazianobasa da Tavganwirvas aRtacebaSi movyavdi. Tu misis tredelsma mTel saRamos erTxel sTxova meuRles moetana rame, an Seedga maRla raime nivTi, amgvari TxovniT da davalebiT mister tredelss mimarTavda TiToeuli vardisferi qali Tormetjer mainc, erTi saaTis ganmavlobaSi. isini ver sZlebdnen agreTve sofis gareSe. Tu romeli maTgans gaewewa kululi, mxolod sofis SeeZlo misi wesrigSi moyvana, radgan igi uxvevda Tmebs da Tavs varcxnida yvela Tavis das; Tu romelime maTgans daaviwydeboda raime simReris hangi, mxolod sofis SeeZlo misi mogoneba. dagvWirda, mogvegonebina romeliRac dabis saxeli devonSirSi, _ mxolod sofis SeeZlo scodnoda, ra erqva
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mas. raRacis gamo saWiro iyo werilis miwera saxlSi, _ sofi miswerda am werils xval diliT, Cais win. erTi sityviT, vardisferi ymawvili qalebi batonobdnen am saxlSi udavod. da yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo maTTvis ufro erTgulis da ufro bejiTi mosamsaxureebis Sovna, vidre iyvnen tredelsi da sofi. ar vici, ramdeni bavSvi gamozarda sofim Tavis sicocxleSi, magram man icoda yvela asakis bavSvis simRerebi, romlebic ki odesme SeTxzula inglisur enaze. sufTa, wkriala xmiT man im saRamos, Tavisi debis brZanebiT, imRera erTi Tormetjer mainc sul sxvadasxvanairi hangebi. me sruliad moxibluli da gaocebuli viyavi. yvelaze ukeTesi is iyo, rom yvela am moTxovnilebasTan erTad, yvela es qali uaRres sinazesa da pativiscemas grZnobda sofisa da tredelsisadmi. darmwunebuli var, rom arc erT aburZgvnil Tavs da, saerTod, arc erT Tavs, ara hrgebia kocnis iseTi setyva, rogoric tredelss Tavs daatyda, roca igi wamovida Cems gasacileblad sastumroSi. me gavSordi tredelss saerTo darbazSi da misi wasvlis Semdeg didxans siamovnebiT vigonebdi mTel am scenas. es imas hgavda, rom uecrad damenaxa aTasi vardis buCqi, gazrdili da gafurCqvnili am mxcovani Senobis zemo sarTulSi, romeic mowodebuli iyo britaneTis kanonebis Sesaswavlad. devonSireli qalebi yofna saweri masalebiT datvirTul mtvrian Taroebs Soris, Cai da torti, TamaSobda da bavSvuri simRerebi am burusian samefo etratebisa, wiTeli Tasmebisa, Savi ydebisa, melnis SuSebisa, saweri qaRaldebisa, iuridiuli ganaCenebisa, gancxadebebisa, _ yovelive es iseT fantastikur da sasacilo suraTs warmoadgenda, TiTqos sizmarSi vnaxe, rom veqilebis siaSi moxvda sulTanis ojaxi `aTas erTi Ramidan~ da moitana Tan molaparake frinveli, momRerali xe da oqros wyali. mividgi skami erT-erT buxarTan saerTo darbazSi da vfiqrobdi sevdiT, magram unaRvlod, Cems warsul bedze, da SemeZlo uSiSrad Semexeda Cemi momavlisaTvis. saxli, am sityvis saukeTeso mniSvnelobiT, ar arsebobda CemTvis. is, visSic SemeZlo aRmeZra siyvaruli Cemdami, me TviTon mivaCvie im azrs, rom mxolod da yofiliyo CemTvis. igi gaTxovdeba; Cems magivrad sxva waradgens Tavis uflebas mis gulze da igi arasodes ar gaigebs im siyvaruls, romlTac savse iyo Cemi guli. magram SeuZlia ki Cems guls, Tumca igi gamobrZmedilia xangrZlivi ubedurebiT, damSvidebiT aitanos Tavisi xvedri? rodesac Cavufiqrdi am sakiTxs, Cemi Tvalebi uecrad SeCerdnen arsebaze, romelic TiTqos buxris alidan gamovida Cems mogonebasTan erTad. patara doqtori Cilipi, romelsac hqonda erTgvari damsaxureba FCems gaCenaSi amqveynad, ijda meore kuTxeSi da gazeTs kiTxulobda. mravalma zamTarma da zafxulma gadaiara mister Cilipis Tavze; magram igi axlac, rogorc yovelTvis, isev is patara, uwyinari da Wkviani adamiani iyo. TiTqmis eWvi ar Semparvia, rom pativcemuli doqtori arafriT ar gamocvliliyo im Ramidan, rodesac igi ijda Cvens sastumroSi papidas pirdapir da moeloda Cems ganaCens. mivedi masTan da vuTxari: _ rogor brZandebiT, doqtor Cilip? am moulodnelma kiTxvam, ucnobi adamianis mxriT, Zalian aaRelva pativcemuli medicinis doqtori, ase rom, Zlivs moiTqva suli da mipasuxa: _ gmadlobT, ser, Tqven metad keTili brZandebiT. didad gmadlobT. _ Tqven ar gaxsovarT, doqtor Cilip?

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_ ar vici, swori mogxsenoT, _ mipasuxa mister Cilipma moridebuli RimiliT, Tan Tavs iqnevda da yuradRebiT makvirdeboda, _ bundovani warmodgena maqvs, TiTqos Tqveni saxe mecnoba, magram verasgziT ver momigonebia Tqveni saxeli, ser. _ da Tqven ki am saxels icnobdiT ufro adre, vidre me TviTon gavigebdi mas. _ nuTu? maSasadame, Tqven gnebavT TqvaT, ser, rom me mqonda pativi, Cemi Canamdebobis movaleobiT, moqmedi piri vyofiliyavi, rodesac... rodesac... _ diax, mister Cilip! _ ah, ras brZanebT!.. Tqven metismetad gamoicvaleT masukan, ara, ser? _ Zalian SesaZlebelia. _ am SemTxvevaSi, ser, _ SeniSna mister Cilipma. _ Tqven, imedi maqvs, mapatieT, Tu Cems Tavs nebas mivcem gkiTxoT, ra gvari brZandebiT, ser? rodesac Cemi vinaoba davasaxele, doqtori Cilipi saSinlad aRelda da cxared damiwyo xelis CamorTmeva. _ ah! _ SesZaxa mister Cilipma, gadaxara Tavi erT mxareze da damakvirda yuradRebiT. _ nuTu es Tqven xarT, mister koperfild? sakvirvelia! me ueWvelad gicnobdiT, gabeduleba rom myofnoda, ufro dakvirvebiT Semomexedna TqvenTvis. Tqvensa da Tqvens sabralo mSobels Soris did msgavsebas vxedav. _ me arasodes ar minaxavs mamaCemi, mister Cilip! _ es didad sawyenia yovelis mxriv, metadre Tqveni sicocxlis am xanaSi. Cven provinciaSi vcxovrobT, ser, magram Cvenamdec ki moaRwia Tqvenma saxelma, _ ganagrZo doqtorma Cilipma da isev gaiqnia Tavisi patara Tavi. _ literaturuli saxeli didi ram aris! Tqveni Sroma, ser Znelic aris da warmtacic. _ romel mxareSi cxovrobT Tqven amJamad? _ vkiTxe da gverdSi mivujeqi. _ me davsaxldi ramdenime milis siSoreze qalaq sentedmondsidan, ser, _ mipasuxa mister Cilipma. _ Cemma meuRlem miiRo aq memkvidreobiT patara mamuli; me ki viyide aqve patara praqtika da vSromob damakmayofilebeli warmatebiT. iqneb, gesiamovnoT gaigoT, Cemi qaliSvili axla gasaTxovari qalia, ser. dedamisi warsul kviras iZulebuli iyo, ori gojiT CamoeSva misi kaba, ser. ase mirbis dro, mister koperfild! Tqven ar gyavT ojaxoba, ser? me uaryofiT gaviqnie Tavi. _ Tqven am cota xanSi didi ubedureba gewviaT, ser, _ miTxra mister Cilipma, _ me es gavige Tqveni maminacvlis disgan. _ mere, sad naxeT igi, mister Cilip! _ rogor Tu sad? gana ar iciT, rom Tqveni maminacvali Cemi mezobeli gaxda? _ ara, ar vicodi. _ diax, mister mordstoni Cemi mezobelia. man SeirTo ymawvili qali Cveni provinciidan, da am qalma mziTvad mSvenieri mamuli moutana. sabralo! Tqveni tvini ki, ser, vfiqrob, mudam muSaobaSi imyofeba, ara? es literaturuli Sroma, ueWvelia, metismetad damqancvelia, ara, ser? magram avuxvie am kiTxvas da isev mordstonebs davubrundi. _ eh, ra bevri vilaparako! Cven xom mSvenivrad gvaxsovs Zveli dro mister koperfild! _ da-Zmam ar auxvies Zvel wesebs? _ vikiTxe me.
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_ ar vici, rogor gipasuxoT amis gamo ufro wesierad, ser, _ mipasuxa mister Cilipma, _ mxolod ai raSia saqme... eqimi, romelsac aqvs erTgvari ndoba romelsame ojaxSi, iZulebulia, Tavis Tanamdebobis gamo, daxuWos Tvalebi da daicos yurebi. magram yovelive amasTan unda mogaxsenoT pirdapir, rom es sastiki xalxia, ser; metsac vityvi: maTi sisastike, amqveyniuri cxovrebis garda, momaval cxovrebazedac vrceldeba. _ momavali, ueWvelia, maT dauxmareblad moewyoba, mister Cilip. gacilebiT ufro sainteresoa, ras akeTeben isini amJamad. mister Cilipma gaiqnia Tavi, mouria glintveins da mosva. _ unda mogaxsenoT, rom es mSvenieri ledi iyo! _ SeniSna man sibraluliT. _ axlandeli misis ordstoni? _ diax, mSvenieri da momxiblavi ledi, _ gaimeora mister Cilipma, _ sayvareli da sasiamovno yovelmxriT. misis Cilipi pirdapir darwmunebulia, rom misi goneba srulebiT Seirya am ubeduris gaTxovebis Semdeg, da amJamad igi ise dadis, rogorc giJi. aseTia Cemi meuRlis azri, da Tqven xom iciT, _ daumata mister Cilipma idumali kiloTI, _ rom qalebs didi dakvirvebis unari aqvT amgvar SemTxvevebSi. _ ueWvelia, da-Zma SeerTebuli ZaliT cdilobdnen mis morjulebas Taviseburad! _ vuTxari me. _ da, ueWvelia, miaRwies Tavis mizans. _ TiTqmis asea,, diax, _ damidastura mister Cilipma. _ jer maT Soris didi dava da Cxubi iyo, magram axla SemiZlia dagarwmunoT, is sabralo aCrdiliviT dadis. rodesac da movida Zmis misaSveleblad, orivem pirdapir suli amoarTves im sacodavs, ase rom, igi misulia fizikur da gonebriv umweobamde. me vuTxari, rom es advili dasajerebelia. _ da Tu gulaxdilobaze wavida, _ ganagrZo mister Cilipma da isev mosva glintveini, _ SemiZlia mogaxsenoT saidumlod, rom misi deda javrisagan gardaicvala, rodesac darwmunda Svilis ubedurebaSi. vin icis? mTeli es sulieri tanjva da sastiki mopyroba, ueWvelia, adrian samareSi Caiyvanen TviT misis mordstonsac. gaTxovebamde ki igi mxiaruli da jansaRi qali iyo, magari agebulebisa. qmari da muli namdvil cixis mcvelebad hyvanan sabralos! _ unda SevniSnoT, rom isini Zalian ar uyvarT Cvens kuTxeSi, _ gangarZo mister Cilipma, _ Tumca maT es arafrad enaRvlebaT da sruli TavisuflebiTa da sindisis uqenjnavad uqadian samudamo daRupvas yvelas, vinc ki maT siZulvilsa bedavs. amgvarad ganwiruli mravalia Cvens mxareSi da maTi ricxvi dRiTi dReE matulobs; magram misis Cilipi samarTlianad sjis, rom da-Zma TviTon arian ganwiruli, iTminon saukuno sasjeli, radgan gaurbian xalxis sazogadoebas da iZulebulni arian, ikvebon TavianTi sakuTari gulebiT; da unda mogaxsenoT, rom maTi guli cudi sakvebia! neba miboZeT axla SegekiTxoT Tqveni tvinis Sesaxeb, ser... es sakiTxi Tavidan ara mSordeba. ueWvelia, Tqven did Zalas atanT mas, _ ase ar aris, mister koperfild?Y magram vinaidan TviT mister Cilipis sakuTar tvins erTgvari Zala adga zedmeti glintveinis xmarebiT, CemTvis Zneli ar iyo misis gadayvana am Temidan. sxvaTa Soris, gavige, rom mister Cilipi Camosulia amJamad greisinSi, raTa waradginos medikur komitetSi Cveneba erTi SesaniSnavi pirovnebis Sesaxeb, romelmac Searyia Tavisi tvini uzomo loTobiT. es pirovneba misi pacienti iyo.

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_ amgvar SemTxvevaSi, ser, _ miTxra mister Cilipma, _ metad mizeziani vxdebi. Cemi meTodi nebas ar maZlevs, sastik zomebs mivmarTo pacientis mimarT. es, ase vTqvaT, daamcirebda Cems adamianobas. iciT, mister koperfild, didxans ver movedi gons im mousvenari ledis saqcielis gamo, romelTanac momixda pirispir jdoma Tqveni dabadebis molodinSi. saSineli rame iyo! amis pasuxad SevniSne, rom xval diliT mivemgzavrebi papidasTan, romelmac ise daaSina igi im Rames, da rom igi mSvenieri dedakacia, rogorc TviT mister Cilipic darwmundeba, ufro axlos rom gaecno igi. magram marto im fiqrma, rom SesaZlebeli iyo Sexvedra am arsebasTan, iseTi cxadi Tavzari dasca mister Cilips, rom warmoTqva odnavi RimiliT: `nuTu es SesaZlebelia?~ Semdeg ubrZana, moetanaT sanTeli da dauyovnebliv wavida sawol oTaxSi, TiTqos sxvagan versad ver igrZnobda Tavs uzrunvelyofilad papidas Semotevisgan. igi samkaod magrad idga fexze, magram darwmunebuli var, patara kacis pulsi saSinlad scemda da iseT xifaTs aRniSnavda, rogoric mas, ueWvelia, ar gamoucdia mas Semdeg, rac papida, gacruebuli Tavis molodinSi qalis dabadebis gamo, eZgera Tavisi qudiT. SuaRame iyo. doqtor Cilipis Semdeg mec wavedi dasaZineblad. meore dRes duvris diliJansma gadamiyvana saRsalamaTi mis betsis Zvelebur sastumro oTaxSi, sadac igi, amJamad saTvaleebiT SeiaraRebuli, Cais miirTmevda. papida, mister diki da pegoti, romelic axla papidasTan cxovrobda, rogorc diasaxlisi, damxvdnen aRtacebiTa da sixarulis cremlebiT. rodesac, pirveli aRelvebis Semdeg, Cvenma laparakma damSvidebuli xasiaTi miiRo, vuambe papidas, rogor Sevxvdi mister Cilips da ra sazareli mogoneba darCenia patara doqtors papidas Sesaxeb am dromdis. aman didad asiamovna moxuci. igi da pegoti didxans laparakobdnen sabralo dedaCemis meore qmarze da im `yaCaRis~ _ misi dis _ Sesaxeb, romelsac papida arasgziT, araviTari sasjelis SiSiT da araviTari sikeTis gulisTvis ar uwodebda sxva saxels.

Tavi ormocdameCvidmete agnesa rodesac me da papida martoni davrCiT patara sastumroSi, SuaRamemde SevyeviT laparaks. gavige, rom gadasaxlebulni sakmaod xSirad iwerebodnen samSobloSi da rom yvela maT werilSi gamoixateboda brwyinvale imedebi. mister mikoberi isev gzavnida inglisSi patara Tanxebs, sxvadasxva `finansur valdebulebaTa~ gamo, romlebic sruli iuridiuli formiT iyo dadebuli `Tavis moyvaresTan~. es nawilobriv werilebidanac vicodi, romelsac sazRvargareT migzavnidnen. magram papidas moTxrobam ufro naTlad amixsna yvela is saintereso ambebi, romelic Cemi didi xnis aryofnis dros moxda. am moTxrobaSi mister dikic ar iyo daviwyebuli. papidam Sematyobina, rom igi axla umagaliTo gulmodginebiT iRebs pirebs yvelafridan, rac ki xelSi moxvdeba, da ubeduri Carlz pirveli aRaraviTar monawileobas aRar iRebs am kaligrafiul SromaSi. mister diks warmouTqmelad amxiarulebda da axalisebda xan erTi da xan meore manuskriptis piris gadaReba, da am Sromam Zalian gaaxalisa misi erTferovani sicocxle. Tavisi moxseneba
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dikis Sesaxeb papidam daamTavra Cveulebrivi formuliT, rom mis garda aravin icis da arc SeuZlia icodes, ra adamiania mister diki. visxediT buxris win Zveleburad da papida xels misvamda xelze. uecrad mkiTxa: _ rodis apireb kenterberiSi wasvlas, trot? _ xval diliT, papida, daviqiraeb cxens da waval, xom ar gindaT Tqvenc wamobrZandeT CemTan erTad? _ ara, trot, _ mipasuxa papidam, _ me saxlSi davrCebi. _ maSin marto waval. simarTle giTxraT, dResac Sevivlidi kenterberiSi, Zalian rom ar mdomoda Tqveni naxva. papida, rogorc etyoboda, nasiamovnebi iyo am sityvebiT, magram mainc mipasuxa: _ hm! Cemi beberi Zvlebi xvalamdec moicdidnen, trot, tyuilad ar waxvedi. da man isev xeli gadamisva xelze. videqi axla buxris win, Cafiqrebuli, radgan agnesas xsenebam gaacocxla Cemi yvela mware mogoneba da sinanuli, romelmac momicva am bolo xanebSi. bevri sanugeSi ram iyo am sinanulSi, radgan man maswavla is, rac ver gavige pirvel siymawvileSi; magram mainc es sinanuli iyo. axla ukeT mesmoda papidas sityvebi, romelsac igi meubneboda odesRac: `ah, trot, brma xar, Cemo kargo, brma!~ Cven oriveni Cumad visxediT ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi. rodesac Tvalebi aviRe, SevniSne, rom papida dakvirebuli yuradRebiT madevnebda Tvalyurs. ise meCvena, TiTqos igi Cemi Sinagani fiqris svlasac ki misdevda. _ mamamisi moxucia, trot, mTlad gaTeTrda, _ miTxra papidam, _ Tumca yvela sxva mxriv gacilebiT ukeTesad aris. rac Sexeba agnesas, igi isev iseTi keTili, mSvenieri, Wkviani da uangaroa, rogorc yovelTvis. rom SemeZlos movigono umaRlesi qeba, trot, es qeba agnesasi iqneboda... ar iyo misTvis udidesi qeba, ar iyo CemTvis uaresi sayvedri. o, rogor Sors avcdi pirdapir gzas! _ Tu igi zrdis ymawvil qalebs da aswavlis maT, iseTebi iyvnen, rogoric TviTon aris, _ gangarZo papidam didis grZnobiT da cremlebi moadga Tvalebze, _ eWvi ar aris, trot, rom misi cxovreba kargad midis. iyos bednieri TavisiT da sasargeblo Tavisi axloblebisaTvis, _ ai, misi mizani. ase sTqva man TviTon, da gana SesaZlebelia sxvafriv iyos, rodesac laparakia aseT araCveulebriv qalze? _ hyavs Tu ara agnesas vinme... xmamaRla viqrobdi, magram ver gavbede Cemi firebis daboloeba. _ ra, tot! ra gindoda geTqva? hyavs Tu ara... vin mainc? _ saqmro. _ saqmroebi aTeulobiT, _ mipasuxa papidam raRac siamayiT. _ Cemo kargo, mas ocjer mainc SeeZlo gaTxoveba Sens aq aryofnaSi. _ araviTar eWvi ar mepareba amaSi, papida, magram minda vicode, hyavs Tu ara agnesas vinme, misi Rirsi? erTi wuTis ganmavlobaSi papida sdumda, nikapiT xelze dayrdnobili; Semdeg nela moabruna Tvalebi Cemsken da miTxra: _ me eWvi maqvs, rom agnesas uyvars... _ da, rasakvirvelia, bednieria, _ gavawyvetine me. _ trot, _ mipasuxa papidam dinjad. _ ar SemiZlia amis pasuxi mogce, araviTari ufleba ar mqonda meTqva is, rac vTqvi,. agnesas ar moundvia CemTvis es saidumlo, magram eWvi mepareba.
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da papidam iseTi dakvirvebuli da aRelvebuli yuradRebiT Semomxeda (igi SekrTa kidec), rom ufro metad, vidre odesme davrwmundi, igi marTlac misdevda Cems fiqrTa mimdinareobas. saboloo daskvnamde miviyvane yvela Cemi bolodroindeli gadawyvetileba da vcdilobdi, SeZlebisdagvarad, Semekavebina gulis Relva. _ srulebiT ar vici, asea Tu ara, _ mipasuxa papidam, _ Sen ar unda daemyaro Cems eWvebs. iqneb es eWvebi usafuZvloa. me ar maqvs laparakis ufleba. _ Tu es asea, _ gavimeore me, _ agnesa, ueWvelia, gamiziarebs Tavis gulis saidumlos. arasodes araferi damimalavs misgan, rogorc disgan, da imedi maqvs, arc igi damimalavs rames. papidam mZimed moaSora Tvalebi Cems saxes da, Cafiqrebulma, Tvalebze xeli miifara. meore misi xeli Cems mxarze ido. ase visxediT da vigonebdiT warsuls da aRarc erTi sityva aRar gviTqvams erTmaneTisTvis, sanam dasaZineblad ar gavSordiT. dilaadrian kenterberiSi gavemgzavre. ver vityvi, viTom srulebiT bednieri viyavi imediT, rom gavimarjve Cems TavTan brZolaSi; verc imas vityvi, rom Cemi bedniereba izrdeboda Cqari Sexvedris molodinSi. male gadaviare nacnobi mindvrebi da Sevedi Zveli qalaqis wynar quCebSi, sadac yoveli qva ncnobi iyo CemTvis pataraobidan. mivuaxlovdi Zvel saxls da ukuvdeqi, radgan Cemma gulma metismetad Zlieri safrTxe igrZno. davbrundi mZime nabijiT da kuTxis mrgvali oTaxis fanjaraSi Sevixede, sadac odesRac kantoris wignebs usxdnen: jer _ uri hipi da Semdeg _ mikoberi. es oTaxi axla patara sastumrod iyo mowyobili da masSi aRar iyo aRaraviTari niSani winandeli kantorisa. yvela sxva mxriT darbaiseli Zveli saxli, faqizi da sufTa, isev isieTi iyo, rogoric pirvelad vnaxe igi. Cems dakakunebaze gamovida axali moaxle, CemTvis ucnobi. vTxove moexsenebinaT mis vikfildisaTvis, rom misi naxva surs jentlmens, axladdabrunebuls sazRvargareTidan, misi megobrisagan davalebiT. amiyvanes Zveli kibiT sastumro darbazSi, romelsac savsebiT Seenaxa Tavisi uwindeli saxe. wignebi, romelTac vkiTxulobdiT odesRac me da agnesa, isev im Taroebze elaga da patara magida, sadac gakveTilebs vamzadebdi xolme saRamoobiT, isev im kuTxeSi idga. yvela cvilileba, Semotanili hipebis SemoseviT, wareSalaTa da yvelaferi isev Zvel wesze iyo dalagebuli, rogorc didi xnis warsuls bedniers dros. gaiRo patara kari; SevkrTi da mivbrundi. mSvenieri, naTeli Tvalebi Cemi bavSovis megobrisa Sexvda Cems Tvalebs. me gadavexvie mas. _ agnesa! Zvirfaso megobaro! Zalian moulodnelad gamovcxaddi Tqvens winaSe! _ o, ara, ara! me mixaria Tqveni naxva, trotvud! _ ar damijerebT, agnesa, ra bednieri var, rom isev gxedavT! me gulSi Cavikari da oriveni xmaamouReblad videqiT ase ramdenime wuTs, Semdeg davsxediT erTad da misma mSvenierma saxem SemomanaTa iseTi alersiT, romelzedac cxadad Tu sizmrad, wlobiT vocnebobdi. igi iseTi mSvenieri iyo, iseTi keTili, rom ver momenaxa Cemi grZnobis gamomxatveli sityvebi. mindoda madloba gadamexada misTvis; mindoda gamomeTqva (rogorc xSirad werilebSi vwerdi), rogori keTili gavlena hqonda xolme mas mudam Cems bedze, magram Cemi cda amao darCa. sixarulisa da siyvarulisagan veRar SevZeli laparaki. agnesa ecada, Tavisi mudmivi saTnoebiT dameSvidebina Cemi aRelvebuli grZnobebi; damiwyo laparaki emiliaze, romelic mas ramdenjerme enaxa
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idumalad, gadasaxlebulTa gamgzavrebis win, da Rrma sinaziT melaparakeboda doras saflavis Sesaxeb. igi ise harmoniulad da nazad exeboda Cemi mogonebis simebs, rom arc erTi maTgani ar JRrialebda. vusmendi sevdiani, Sori musikis xmas sruli mowiwebiT da araviTari survili ar mqonda, momeSorebina mogonebani, romelTac igi Cems gulSi iwvevda. da an rad unda momeSorebina, rodesac yvela Cems mogonebebTan ganuyrel kavSirSi iyo is, agnesa, Cemi cxovrebis mfarveli angelozi! _ Tqven, agnesa, _ daviwye xanmokle siCumis Semdeg, _ miTxariT rame Tqvens Sesaxeb. TiTqmis arafers ar melaparakebiT sakuTari cxovrebis Sesaxeb, Cemi xangrZlivi aryofnis ganmavlobaSi. _ ra giTxraT, trotvud? _ mipasuxa man naTeli RimiiT. _ mama janmrTelad aris da uwindeburad Cven Zvels saxlSi vcxovrobT. Cveni mrelvareba dasrulda, saxli dagvibrunes; raki es iciT, Cemo trotvud, maS yvelaferi gcodniaT. _ yvelaferi, agnesa? _ vkiTxe me. Semomxeda, wuTierma morcxvobis almurma aulewa uceb saxe da isev gaqra. gaiRima wynari naRvelis gamometyvelebiT, rogorc me meCvena da Tavi gaiqnia. SevniSne mRelvarebis niSnebi saxeze da sxva saganze gadavuxvie. _ bevri saqme gaqvT, Zvirfaso agnesa? _ Cems pansionSi? _ mkiTxa man da isev momapyro naTeli, wynari Tvalebi. _ diax, Tqven, ueWvelia, Zalian iRlebiT? _ ki, magram es Sroma imden siamovnebas mgvris, rom umaduroba iqneboda, mas Srma vuwodo. siwiTlis ferma erTxel kidev gadahkra da gahqra mis saxeze da, rodesac daRuna Tavi, isev SevniSne sevdiani Rimili. _ Tqven inaxulebT mamas da, raskavirvlia, mTel am dRes CvenTan gaatarebT, _ mxiarulad miTxra agnesam. _ iqneba Ramec gaaTioT Tqvens oTaxSi? Cven yovelTvis `Tqvens oTaxs~ vuwodebT mas, Zveli Cveulebisamebr. ukanaskneli winadadebiT ar SemeZlo mesargebla, radgan papidas davpirdi, rom im saRamosve davbrundebodi; magram sixaruliT daveTanxme, davrCeniliyavi mTeli dRiT. _ ramdenime xans dakavebuli viqnebi, _ miTxra agnesam, _ magram Tqven aq naxavT wignebs, trotvud, da Zvel notebs. _ da Zvel yvavilebsac, agnesa, mgoni, yvela Zvel nivTs, _ vuTxari da gars movixede. _ Tqven marTali xarT, trotvud. rodesac sazRvargareT iyaviT, gansakurebul siamovnebas vgrZnobdi imaSi, rom yvela Zveli nivTi Zveli wesrigiT Semenaxa. Cven odesRac Zalian bednierebi viyaviT, ara? _ o, rasakvirvelia, Cven bednierebi viyaviT! _ davudasture me. gaiRima da gavida imave karebSi, romelSiac Semovida. es da-Zmuri siyvaruli iyo da axla erTaderTi saunje da Cems movaleobad vTvlidi _ xeluxleblad da mowiwebiT gavfrTxilebodi mas. me rom neba mimeca Cemi TavisTvis da Semeryia is megobruli ndoba, romelic warmoiSva xangrZlivi Cveulebis gamo, vfiqrob, aucileblad da samudamod davkargavdi am saunjesac. es azri Rrmad Camenerga axla gulSi da masze vcdilobdi damemyarebina Cemi momavali damokidebuleba agnesasTan. rac ufro metad miyvarda igi, miT ufro metad vcdilobdi, ar momeSorebina gonebidan es azri.
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mister vikfildi es aris axla dabrunebuliyo baRidan, romelic ori milis siSoreze iyo qalaqidan. igi dadioda iq TiTqmis yoveldRe da muSaobda. mister vikfildi swored iseTi iyo, rogorc amiwera papidam. Cven davsxediT sadilze eqvsiode patara gogonasTan erTad. saxlis patroni axla aCrdilad momeCvena Tavisi mSvenieri suraTisa, romelic kedelze ekida. simSvide da siwynare damyarda isev Zvelebur saxlSi, rodesac sadili gaTavda, yvelani avediT zeviT sastumroSi, radgan mister vikfildi aRar svamda axla Rvinos, da, maSasadame, ar iyo saWiro darCena sasadiloSi tkbilis Semdeg. agnesam da misma mowafeebma daiwyes TamaSoba, simRera da xelsaqme. Cais Semdeg bavSvebi gamogeTxovnen da wavidnen dasaZineblad. Cven visxediT samni da vbaasobdiT Zvel droze. _ Cemi roli warsuli drois ganmavlobaSi iseTi iyo, _ Tqva mister vikfildma da gaiqnia WaRara Tavi, _ rom unda vinano, Rrmad vinano da vivaglaxo. ratom, Tqven es iciT, trotvud! magram giTxraT sruli simarTle? ar vindomebdi, rom es warsuli wameSala, SesaZlebeli rom yofiliyo kidec. advilad davujere am sityvebs, rodesac Sevxede saxes, romelic am WaRara moxucis gverdiT iyo. _ me rom warsuli wavSalo, _ ganagrZo mister vikfildma, _ iZulebuli viqnebodi wameSala masTan erTad umagaliTo moTmineba, erTguleba, Tavis gawirva, bavSvuri siyvaruli... ara! ufro adre daviviwyeb Cems sakuTar Tavs vidre am warsuls, rogoric ar unda iyos masSi Cemi roli. _ mesmis, ser, _ vuTxari dabali xmiT, _ da pativs vcem Tqvens grZnobebs, rogorc mudam pativs vcemdi maT... _ magram aravin, Tqvenc ki, trotvud, aravi ar icis, ramdeni gaakeTa man, rogori Sinagani brZola gadaitana Zvirfasma agnesam Tavis TavTan. mis SesaCereblad agnesam mudarebiT Sexeda da Tavisi xeli daado mis mxars; saxe saSinlad gaufiTrda. _ kargi, Cemo sayvarelo, kargi! _ uTxra mister vikfildma Rrma amooxvriT da Tan ganagrZobda, rogorc Canda, brZolas raRac Sinagan satanjavTan. _ arasodes ar miambnia TqvenTvis, trotvud, misi dedis ambavi. an iqneba sxva vinmem giamboT? _ aravin, ser. _ ambavi Zalian ubraloa, Tumca, SesaZloa, tragikuli. igi gamomyva colad mamis survilis winaaRmdeg da mamam uari sTqva Tavis qaliSvilze. qali patiebas sTxovda, sanam agnesa daibadeboda amqveynad. magram igi sastiki adamiani iyo, moudrekeli, mkacri, deda ki didi xania, rac samareSi iwva. mamam uari uTxra patiebaze. agnesa mieyrdno mis mxars da xeli mamis yels moxvia. _ mas mosiyvarule, nazi guli hqonda da igi daimsxvra, _ ganagrZobda mister vikfildi. _ nazad vuyvardi, magram bednieri arasodes yofila. mudam itanjeboda faruli sulieri sevdiT. ukanasknelma uarma Seubralebeli mamis mxriv (man mravaljer mimarTa mamas) sabolood daasusta misi saTuTi sxeuli. igi daWleqda da mokvda. man damitova ori kviris agnesa da WaRara Tmebi, romelic Tqven uTuod SemamCnieT, trotvud, Tqveni pirveli mosvlis dros am saxlSi. man akoca agnesas loyaze. _ Cemi siyvaruli patara Svilisadmi, rasakvirvelia, umweo iyo, magram maSin vitanjebodi ganukurnebeli seniT. mets arafers vityvi amaze.
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vlaparakob Cems Sesaxeb ki ara, trotvud, aramed mis dedaze da TviT masze. Tu me gandobT Cemi sicocxlis am kvanZs, imedi maqvs, Tqven moaxerxebT mis gaxsnas, da vici _ mixvdebiT, rad gavxdi iseTi, rogorsac Tqven micnobdiT, trotvud, im didi xnis warsul dReebSi. me yvelaferi vTqvi. moxucis daxrili Tavi da misi qalis saTnoebiT savse saxe amTavrebdnen am moTxrobis azrs. saWiro rom yofiliyo gansakuTrebuli xaziT aRmeniSna Cveni Sexvedris xasiaTi im saRamos, es suraTi unda damexata. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg agnesa mivida fortepianosTan da daukra ramdenime Zveli hangi, romlebic warsul dros xSirad mogvismenia am oTaxSi. _ xom ar apirebT kvlav sazRvargareT wasvlas? _ mkiTxa agnesam, rodesac gverdiT davudeqi. _ ras ityvis amaze Cemi daia? _ imedi maqvs, rom ar waxvalT. _ am SemTxvevaSi arc damebadeba es ganzraxva, agnesa. _ radgan Tqven mekiTxebiT, unda giTxraT gulaxdilad, trotvud, rom aRar unda waxvideT. _ diax, Cemo Zvirfaso dao, _ vuTxrai me da davixare misken, _ Tqveni madlobeli unda viyo yvelaferSi. dRes Cveni pirveli SexvedrisTanave unda meTqva TqvenTvis is, rac mudam cocxlobda Cems fiqrebSi doras sikvdilis Semdeg. gaxsovT, agnesa, rogor SemoxvediT Cvens patara oTaxSi xelawvdili? _ o, trotvud, _ miTxra cremlmoreulma agnesam, _ ra mosiyvarule, gulubryvilo, norCi arseba iyo! rogor SemiZlia daviviwyo Tqveni dora! _ da rac iyaviT Tqven CemTvis im sabediswero wuTs, Zvirfaso dao, igive Tqven CemTvis yovelTvis. mudam aseTnairad warmomedgineT, agnesa. Tqven yovelTvis iyaviT CemTvis xemZRvaneli maRal miswrafebaTadmi! man daxara Tavi. cremlmoreul saxeze gauelva isev im sevdianma, mSvidma Rimilma. _ im zomamde var Tqveni madlobeli, agnesa, rom ver vpoulob sityvebs Cemi grZnobebis gamosaTqmelad. unda icodeT (Tumca ar vici, rogor gamovTqva es), rom ase giyurebT mTeli Cemi sicocxlis ganmavlobaSi, da Tqven mudam wamiZRvebiT WeSmaritebisaken, rogorc ukve gamomiyvaneT mZime gansacdelis bneli labirinTidan. arc ar unda moxdes amis Semdeg, rogori axali cvlilebac ar unda moxdes Cvens bedSi, Cemi Tvalebi mudam Tqvensken iqneba mipyrobili da me isev ise meyvarebiT, rogorc miyvardiT aqamde. Tqven iqnebiT Cemi erTaderTi nugeSi da imedi, rogorc mudam iyaviT, sikvdilamde, Cemo Zvirfaso dao, giyurebT Tqven, rogorc saukeTeso mSvelelsa da umaRles winamZRols. man gamomarTva xeli da miTxra, rom amayobs CemiT, Tumca mas vakuTvneb qebas, romlis Rirsi ar aris. Semdeg ganagrZo dakvra, Tan Tvals ar maSorebda. _ xom ar dascinebT, agnesa, Cems sayvarel ocnebas? _ ara! _ xom ar damcinebT, Tu vityvi, rom yovelTvis darwmunebuli viyavi, rom Tqveni mosiyvarule guli gauZlebs yovelgvars wyenas da Tqven arasodes, sicocxlis bolomde ar gamoicvlebiT Tqvens grZnobebSi? _ o, ara! ara!

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sevdiani fiqris Crdilma gadaurbina saxeze da imwamsve gahqra. igi ganagrZobda dakvras da Tan Semomyurebda Tavisi wynari RimiliT. rodesac marto vbrundebodi SuaRamisas, qari navlianad xmaurobda Cems garSemo, rogorc mousvenari mogoneba didi xnis warsul droze. vigonebdi im dRis STabeWdilebas da SiSi damebada, rom agnesa ar iyo bednieri, TviTonac ar viyavi bednieri, magram vcdilobdi SeZlebisdagvarad Sevrigebodi Cems beds. rac wavida, mas veRar daabrunebs, rasakvirvelia, veraviTari adamianuri Zala!

Tavi ormocdameTvramete cixis daTvaliereba droebiT papidasTan davsaxldi duvrSi da iq, fanjris win, romlidanac odesRac gavyurebdi mTvaris Suqis anarekls zRvaze, damSvidebiT vmuSaobdi Cems wignze. erTxel rogorRac londons gavemgzavre, rom cotaTi gavsxvairebuliyav sataxto qalaqis aurzaurSi da tredelsi menaxa. Cemi inglisSi aryofnis dros igi bevrs zrunavda Cemze da mSveniers wesrigSi damxvda yvela Cemi saqme. rodesac, Cemi saxelis gamo, auarebeli werlebi momayares da am CemTvis srulebiT ucnobi xalxis werilebze pasuxis gacema Zalian Zneli iyo Sevexvewe tredelss, gamoekra Cemi saxelis warwera Tavis karebze, da dauzarebeli fostalionebi iq aZlevdnen CemTvis daniSnul mTel dasta werilebs. aqve, drogamoSvebiT, vSromobdi am werlebis garCevaze, rogorc romelime stats-mdivani, oRond ujamagiro. am werilTa Soris zogjer mxvdeboda werilebi sxvadasxva winadadebiT Tavisuflad momuSave veqilebisagan, romlebic yovelTvis jogobiT Tavs dastrialebdnen doqtorTa kolegias. winadadeba Cveulebriv Semdegi Sinaarsisa iyo: xom ar vinebeb neba davrTo amas da amas, imuSaos Cemi saxeliT; am SemTxvevaSi igi valdebuli iqneba gadamixados amdeni da amdeni procenti mogebisa. jer mikvirda, rom sofis xSirad vxedavdi rveulTan, romelsac igi, Cems SesvlisTanave, swrafad hkecavda da magidis ujraSi malavda. magram saidumloeba male gamoirkva. erTxel tredelsa, romelic is iyo dabrunda sasamarTlodan, gamoiRo Tavisi magidis ujridan qaRaldi da mkiTxa, ra azrisa var am xelis Sesaxeb. _ eh, geTayva, Toma! _ SesZaxa sofim, romelic am dros fostlebs uTbobda qmars buxris win. _ ratom ar vuCveno, genacvale? _ mxiarulad upasuxa tredelsma. _ ras ityvi am xelis Sesaxeb, koperfild? _ Zalian mkafio da swori, araCveulebrivi mtkice xelia, _ vuapsuxe me. _ qalis xels ar hgavs, ara? _ mkiTxa tredelsma. _ qalisas? _ gavimeore me. _ ras ambob! ra ugavs amas qalis xels? tredelsma aRtacebiT gadaixarxara da gamomityda, rom amas sofi swers. vinaidan mas male dasWirdeba klerki, sofi TviTon apirebs am Tanamdebobis daWeras. man amoirCia erTi nimuSi, hbaZavda mas, da axla SeuZlia daweros dReSi, aRar maxsovs, ramdeni Tabaxi. sofi Zalian darcxvenili iyo am ambis gamo da SeniSna, rom Toma, rogorc Cans, Tavis mosamarTled daniSvnasac ki ar gamoacxadebda ise saswrafod, rogorc igi
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moiqca Tavisi colis gadamwerlobis Sesaxeb. Tomam upasuxa, rom es aris marTali da rom igi, yovel SemTxvevaSi, amayobs Tavisi klerkiT. _ ra mSvenieri coli gyavs, tredels! _ vuTxari me, rodesac sofi gavida. _ diax, koperfild, _ mipasuxa tredelsma. _ igi yovelmxriv mSvenieri qalia... rogor diasaxlisobs! rogori yuradReba, rogori codna ojaxuri saqmeebisa, rogori yairaTianoba, wesiereba, mxiaruleba... _ Sen marTlac SegiZlia aqo. bednieri kaci xar. mgonia, rom yvelaze bednieri wyvili xarT dedamiwia zurgze! _ es marTalia; Cven marTlac ubednieresi xalxi varT, mipasuxa tredelsma. _ swori giTxra, rodesac vxedav, rogor dgeba igi gaTenebisas da bazarSi midis, vidre klerkebi movlen samsaxurSi; sul ubralo ramisgan akeTebs mSvenier sazeimo sadilebs, pudingebsa da paStetebs; yvelaferi iseT wessa da rigze aqvs da TviTonac mudam iseTi morTuli da mimzidvelia; RamRamobiT zis CemTan erTad, ra dromdisac ar unda vmuSaobde, da mudam iseTi nazia, mudam ise mamxnevebs... da yovelive es mxolod CemTvis! rodesac vukvirdebi, pirdapir am mjera, koperfild! mas axarebda colis mier gamTbari fostlebic ki, da, rodesac Caicva es fostlebi, siamovnebiT gawvarTa fexebi buxris pirze. _ swori giTxra, zogjer marTlac ar mjera, _ gaimeora tredelsma. _ axla Cveni garToba! igi araviTar xarjs ar moiTxovs da ra mxiaruli kia! Tu kargi daria, saseirnod mivdivarT. vixedebiT ganaTebuli maRziebis fanjrebSi; vuCveneb sofis, rogor braslets vuyidi mas, briliantebiTa da iagundebiT morTuls, fuli rom mqondes; sofi miCvenebs, romel saaTs miyidda. minanqrians, SeZleba rom hqondes. an mivdivarT romelsame moedanze an did quCaze, davinaxavT romelsame lamaz saxls da vmsjelobT imis Sesaxeb, rom urigo ar iqneboda misi daqiraveba, rodesac msajulad gamxdian. da daviwyebT oTaxebis ganawilebas, _ es qalebs, es Cven, da sxva, sanam bolos urTeirTsasiamovno dar gadavwyvetT, rom es SesaZlebelia, moxdes kidec, da SesaZlebelia, arc moxdes, garemoebaTa mixedviT. zogjer TeatrSic davdivarT iaffasian bileTebiT da vtkbebiT. sofi da, marTali giTxra, TviT mec, piesis yovel sityvas sinamdviled viRebT. Sin dabrunebisas, gzaSi viyidiT rame tkbileuls sasaqarlamoSi, an zRvis kibos _ Tevzis duqanSi, movitanT saxlSi, gavmarTavT vaxSams da vmusaifobT imis Sesaxeb, rac vnaxeT. Senc xom kargad ici, koperfild, rom es SeuZlebeli iqneboda, rom rom lord-kancleri viyo. Cven orivem gulianad gavicineT, tredelsma isev daiwyo laparaki da mister krikli axsena. _ berucuna krikli, _ Tqva man Tavisi Cveuylebrivi gulkeTilobiT da Cafiqrebuli Sescqeroda buxars. _ me aq werili momivida am beberi aramzadisagan, _ vuTxari me. momagonda, rogor scemda xolme igi tredelss, da brazi momivida, rodesac davinaxe, rom tredelsi mzad iyo epatiebina misTvis yvelaferi. _ Cveni direqtoris kriklisgan? _ SesZaxa tredelsma. _ ras melaparakebi? _ axla isic im megobarTa ricxvSia, romelTac izidavT Cemi saxeli da qoneba da romlebic marwmuneben, rom mudam vuyvardi. krikli amJamad saswavleblis direqtori aRar aris. mas Tavi daunebebia skolisaTvis da cixis zedamxedveli gamxdara midlsekSi. megona, rom tredelss gaukvirdeboda es ambavi, magram ar gahkvirvebia.

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_ igi mwers, rom didad moxaruli iqneba, maCvenos cixis disciplinis SesaniSnavi sistema da erTaderTi swori gza, romliTac SeiZleba borotmoqmedi miiyvano gulwrfel monaniebamde. es sistema, rogorc cnobilia, Sedgeba tusaRis martodmarto CamwyvdevaSi. ras ityvi amaze? _ sistemis Sesaxeb? _ mkiTxa tredelsma seriozulad. _ ara, imis Sesaxeb, rom miviRo misi miwveva da Senc Tan wagiyvano. _ kargi. Tanaxma var. _ mipasuxa tredelsma. _ maSin mivwer amis Sesaxeb. Sen gaxsovs, ueWvelia, rom swored am kriklma gaagdo saxlidan sakuTari Svili da ra cxovrebas eweoda igi Tavisi coliTa da qaliSviliT, Tu aRaras vityvi Cvendami mopyrobis Sesaxeb. _ mSvenivrad maxsovs, _ mipasuxa tredelsma. _ da miuxedavad amisa, rodesac am werils waikiTxav, dainaxav, rom igi unazesi arsebaa qveyanaze, gamsWvaluli siyvaruliT patimrebisadmi, romlebic daWerilebi arian yvelgvar SesaZlebel da SeuZlebel sisaZagleTa gamo. am jentlmenebis garda misi siyvaruli, rogorc Cans, sxva aravisze ar vrceldeba. Cven amovarCieT dRe da gadavwyviteT wasvla; im dResve mivwere werili mister krikls. daniSnul dros me da tredelsi gavemarTeniT cixeSi. es iyo uzarmazari, mtkice Senoba, romlis aSeneba auarebel fulad daujda saxelmwifos. Senobis kantoraSi, romelic babilonis godolis qveda sarTuls mogagonebdaT, _ iseTi uzarmazari iyo igi, _ Cven warvudeqiT Cvens yofil maswavlebels, romelic idga ramdenime mosamsaxurisa da mnaxvelTa wreSi. Cveni pativcemuli gamge Zalian daberebuliyo da misi garegnoba, ar SeiZleba iTqvas, rom ukeTesobisken gamocvliliyo. saxe isev wiTeli hqonda, Tvalebi isev patara, magram ufro Rrmad Cacvenili. Txeli TeTri Tma, romiTac mudam magondeboda igi, srulebiT gascvenoda da sqeli ZarRvebi motvlepil Tavze ufro mkafiod mouCanda. sadilis dro iyo, ase rom, Cven gavwieT jer uzarmazar samzareuloSi, sadac udidesi zedmiwevniT anawilebdnen yoveli damnaSavis xvedr sadils, da Semdeg sakanSi urigebdnen. Cumad vuTxari tredelss, rom ara mgonia, an jariskacebi, an mezRvaurebi, an mojamagireni da sxva muSakebi aseT gemriel saWmels sWamdnen, rogorc es borotmoqmedni-meTqi. magram Semdeg gavige, rom amas Txoulobda maTi `sistema~, da TiTqos aravis ar undoda efiqra, rom am sistemis garda SesaZlebeli iyo sxva sistemac. rodesac mivdiodiT mSvenieri talanebiT, me vkiTxe mister krikls, raSi mdgomareobs mTavari wesi da upiratesoba am yovlismomdreki da yovlisSemcveli sistemisa-meTqi, da Sevityve, rom igi warmoadgens srulebiT ganmartoebuls datusaRebas, ase rom, arc erT tusaRs ar aqvs saSualeba, gaigos rame meoris Sesaxeb, da, amas garda, am sistemiT tusaRi unda mieyvanaT iseT sulier ganwyobilebamde, romelic gulwrfel aRsarebas aTqmevinebda mas. magram sxvadasxva nomris daTvalierebis dros da talanSi gavlisas davrwmundi, rom damnasavebi kargad icnobdnen erTmaneTs da rom urTierTSoris kavSiris dasamareblad maT SesaniSnavi sistema hqondaT. mgonia, SemeZlo damemtkicebina es, magram amgvari eWvi cxadi Seuracxyofa iqneboda am `sistemisa~ da amitom vecade, ramdenadac SemeZlo, mepovna gulwrfelad momnaniebelni.

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magram aqac TvalSi gecemodaT iseTi garemoebani, rac samarTlian eWvebs iwvevdnen. movismine mravali monanieba da gulwrfeli aRsareba, romlebic Zalian hgavdnen erTmaneTs da TiTqmis erTi da imave sityvebisagan Sesdgebodnen, rac zalian saeWvod momeCvena. vnaxe mravali mela, romelic uars acxadebda venaxebze, romlis xili matTvis miuwvdomeli iyo, da Zalian cota vnaxe iseTi, romelic gauZlebda cTunebas, mis win rom daedoT erTi mtevanic ki am yurZnisa. cixis daTvalierebis dros ramdenjerme yuri movkari laparaks viRac ocdameSvide nomris Sesaxeb, romelic, rogorc Canda, saerTo sayvareli iyo da samagaliTo yvela damnaSavisaTvis. amitom gadavwyvite, ar gamometana Cemi saboloo daskvna, sanam am adamiansac ar vnaxavdi. miTxres, rom ocdamerve nomeric pirveli xarisxis mnaTobs warmoadgens, magram mas erTgvarad Crdilavs araCveulebrivi brwyinvaleba sxivosani mezoblisa. imdeni ram miTxres am ocdameSvide nomris SesaniSnavi werilebis Sesaxeb, romelTac igi mudam swres Tavis dedas, rom mouTmenlad movelodi mis naxvas. bolos Cven mivediT misi saknis karebTan da mister kriklma Seixeda karis WuWrutanaSi; man gamogvicxada udidesis aRtacebiT, locvans kiTxulobso. imwamsve ramdenime Tavi mivarda karebs sanaxavad, Tu rogor kiTxulobda locvans ocdameSvide nomeri, da karis WuWrutanas alya Semoartya eqvsiode cnobismoyvarem. rom aecilebina es uxerxuloba da rom SesaZlebeli gamxdariyo, Tavisuflad gvexila ocdameSvide nomeri, mister kriklma ubrZana gaeRoT kari da gamoiwvia igi CvenTan. rodesac es aasrules, vin davinaxeT me da tredelsma, Cvenda gansacvifreblad? uri hipi! imwamsve gvicno da gviTxra uwindeli RmeWiT: _ rogor brZandebiT mister koperfild? xom kargad xarT, mister tredels? am scenam saerTo gakvirveba gamiwvia. mgonia, yvelas ukvirda, rom igi ar amayobda da ubralod gvelaparakeboda. _ aba, `ocdameSvidev~! _ uTxra mister kriklma da Tan Sescqeroda sibraluliTa da gakvirvebiT. _ rogor grZnobT Tavs dRes? _ uRrmes sasoebasa da morCilebas vgrZnob, ser! _ upasuxa urim. _ Tqven mudam aseTi xarT, `ocdameSvidev~! _ uTxra mister kriklma. am dros erTma iq damswreTaganma hkiTxa saocaris mzrunvelobiT: _ xom kargad grZnobT aq Tavs? _ gmadlobT, ser, _ upasuxa uri hipma. _ gacilebiT ukeT, vidre Tavisuflebis dros; me vxedav axla Cems Secdomebs, ser, da amitomaa, rom ase kargad vgrZnob Tavs. bevrni iq myofni Zalian aReldnen amis gamo; erTi maTgani win gamovida da hkiTxa Rrma sibraluliT: _ kmayofili xarT, xorciT? _ gmadlobT, ser, _ upasuxa urim da gaixeda iqiT, saidanac moismoda es xma. _ guSin igi ufro magari iyo, vidre msurda, magram Cemi valia moviTmino. me did Secdomebs Cavdiodi, jentlmenebo, _ aq man wynari RimiliT Tvali mogvavlo yvelas, _ da unda xmaamoureblad avitano maTi Sedegebi. damwreTa Soris gaisma CurCuli, romelic gamoxatavda aRtacebas `ocdameSvide nomris~ sasoebiT savse sulier ganwyobilebisadmi, da Tan usiamovnebas zedamxedvelisadmi, romelTac sababi misca saCivlelad (es

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_ Tqven daasaxeleT mister koperfild, `ocdameSvidev~, xom ar gsurT uTxraT mas rame? _ Tqven micnobdiT gacilebiT ufro adre, vidre aq moxvdebodi da ase gamovicvlebodi, mister koperfild, _ miTxra urim da Semomxeda. arc erT SemTxvevaSi, TviT mis TvalebSic ki, arasodes ar menaxa aseTi gaiZveruli Semoxedva. _ Tqven micnobdiT maSin, rodesac me, miuxedavad Cemi Secdomebisa, SevinarCune mokrZaleba amayTa winaSe da morCileba gabrazebulTa winaSe. Tqven TviTon iyaviT sastiki Cemdami, mister koperfild; erTxel Tqven saxeSic gamartyiT, gaxsovT? saerTo sibraluli. me Semomyureben aRSfoTebiT. _ magram me gapatieT, mister koperfild! _ miTxra urim. _ yvelas vapatie, codva iqneboda Cem mxriv, vinme rom mZuldes. gulwrfelad, suliT da guliT gapatieT, da imedi maqvs, SemdegSi Tavs SeikavebT amgvari saqcielisagan. Tqven ubedureba gewiaT da imedi maqvs, es sasargeblo iqneba TqvenTvis; magram ufro sasargeblo iqneboda, rom aq moxvedriliyaviT. mister vikfildisTvis, iseve rogorc mis vikfildisTvisac Zalian sasargeblo iqneboda, rom aq moxvedriliyvnen. yvelaze ukeTesi survili, romelic SemiZlia gamovTqva, mister koperfild, TqvenTvis, da yvela TqvenTvis jentlmenebo, is aris, rom Tqven yvelani dagiWiron da aq mogaTavson. rodesac vigoneb Cems warsul Secdomebs, da vfiqrob Cemi sulis mdgomareobaze, savsebiT darwmunebuli var, rom am survulis Sesruleba yvelaze sasargeblo iqneboda TqvenTvis. mebraleba yvela, vinc ki ar zis aq, calke sakanSi. igi Sevida Tavis nomerSi da saerTo qeba Tan sdevda mas; magram me da tredelsma Tavisuflad amovisunTqeT, rodesac igi isev Cahketes. ver moviTmine da vikiTxe, risTvis sxedan es ori adamiani-meTqi, magram es, mgonia, iseT umniSvnelo garemoebad iTvleboda, rom laparakadac ki ar Rirda. aravin mipasuxa. amitom me mivmarTe erT darajTagans, romelsac, rogorc SevniSne, sakmaod kargad esmoda am warmodgenis namdvili azri. _ xom ar iciT, _ vkiTxe me mas, rodesac mivdiodi talanSi, _ ra borotmoqmedebisTvis zis aq es `ocdameSvide~? _ bankis saqmeze, _ mipasuxa man. _ inglisis bankSi aRmoCenili siyalbis gamo xom ara? _ diax, ser. motyuebisaTvis, siyalbisaTvis da sxvebis CaTrevisaTvis. eg da ramdenime sxva. eg iyo maTi meTauri. es iyo kargad mogvarebuli da kargad mofiqrebuli SeTqmuleba did Tanxaze. ganaCeni: mudmivi gadasaxleba. `ocdameSvide~ yvelaze moxerxebuli iyo am brboSi da cotas gawyda xelidan ar dauZvraT. bankma Zlivs moaxerxa misi daWera. _ xom ar iciT, `ocdamervem~ raRa Caidina? _ `ocdamervem~, _ mipasuxa Cemma mosaubrem Cumad da Tan iqiT-aqeT ixedeboda, rom darwmunebuliyo, xom aravis esmoda, rogor sruliad upativcemulod laparakobda am umwikvlo arsebaTa Sesaxeb, _ `ocdamervem~ (masac gadasaxleba aqvs misjili) miiRo adgili da gaqurda Tavisi ymawvili batoni; oras ormocdaaTi girvanqa sterlingi fulad da Zvirfasi nivTebi mohpara misi gamgzavrebis win. gansakuTrebiT kargad maxsovs es SemTxveva, radgan damnaSave daiWira qondrisqalma. oRond damaviwyda misi saxeli. _ mis mauCeri xom ara? _ diax, swored mis mauCeri. qurdi gaeparaT wiTeli parikiTa da amgvarive bakenbardebiT, rac sruliad scvlida mis garegnobas, da mzad

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Cemi misvlis gamo Tavi daaneba wigns, aiRo xelsqmis kalaTa da fanjaras miujda. me mis axlos Camovjeqi fanjris ficarze da Cvens Soris gaiba laparaki Cemi literaturuli Sromebis Sesaxeb. agnesa mekiTxeboda, rodis davamTavreb wigns da ramdeni davwere Cemi ukanasknelad yofnis Semdeg. igi Zalian mxiarulad iyo da siciliT miwinaswarmetyvelebda, rom male iseTi ganTqmuli mwerali gavxdebi, rom CemTan SeuZlebeli iqneba laparaki Cvulebriv saganze. _ miT ufro didi siamovnebiT vsargeblob am droiT, agnesa, rom mogelaparakoT seriozulad, sanam es SesaZlebelia. _ Tqven dRes gansakuTrebiT Cafiqrebuli xarT, trotvud! _ giTxraT, agnesa, razedac vfiqrob? unda giTxraT, radgan dRes namdvilad amisTvis movedi. man gadado xelsaqme, rogorc Cveulebriv sCadioda, rodesac seriozulad vapirebdiT laparaks. _ Zvirfaso agnesa! nuTu Tqven eWvi geparebaT Cems erTgulebaSi? _ araviTari! _ mipasuxa man da gakvirvebiT Semomxeda. _ xom ar fiqrobT, rom me is aRar var Tqvendami, rac mudam viyavi? _ ara! gaxsovT, samSobloSi dabrunebisas, me vcdilobdi gamomeTqva, ra uzomo madlobeli var Tqveni, Zvirfaso agnesa? _ kargad maxsovs, _ mipasuxa man rbilad. _ Tqven saidumlo gaqvT. gamiziareT, agnesa! agnesa SekrTa da Tvalebi daxara. _ arsebobs adamiani, romelsac Tqven, bolos, daTanxmdiT, SeswiroT Tqveni siyvaruli... sakvirvelia rom es gavige ara Tqveni piridan, agnesa! rad mimalavT ase gulmodgined yvelafers, rac Tqvens bednierebas exeba? SegiZliaT momendoT me, _ rasakvirvelia, SegiZliaT, radgan Tqven TviTon sTqviT es, _ neba miboZeT, viyo megobari da Zma Tqveni sicocxlis am gadamWrel wuTSi. agnesa wamodga, Semomxeda mudariT, TiTmis samduraviT, gadadga ramdenime nabiji TiTqmis uneburad, miifara saxeze xelebi da cxare cremlebiT aqviTinda. _ agnesa! Zvirfaso dao! Cemo megobaro! ra vqeni? riT gawyenineT? _ Tavi damanebeT, trotvud! me SeuZlod var! ar SemiZlia laparaki. sxva dros mogelaparakebiT! mogwerT! nuras metyviT axla. gaCumdiT, trotvud! _ agnesa! ar SemiZlia Tavi daganeboT aseT mdgomareobaSi. Zvirfaso dao, sayvarelo megobaro. Tu Tqven ubeduri xarT, gamiziareT Tqveni ubedureba. Tu Tqven Svela an rCeva gWirdebaT, neba miboZeT dagexmaroT erTiTac da meoriTac. maS visTvisRa vcocxlob axla, agnesa, Tu ara TqvenTvis? _ o, SemibraleT, trotvud! aRar SemiZlia. sxva dros! ai yvelaferi, risi garCevac movaxerxe misi pasuxidan. ra iyo es? nuTu brma egoizmi erTxel kidev maxvevinebda swori gzidan? an, piriqiT, yovelive es Sesavali iyo imisi, razedac jer kidev ase cota xnis win verc ki vbedavdi ocnebas? _ ara, me unda vilaparako. gulaxdilad unda mogelaparakoT. Tu Tqven gawuxebT is ari, rom SemSurdeba im adamianis bedniereba, romelic Tqven giyvarT, rom ar davuTmob Cems adgils morCilad mas, vinc Tqven airCieT, _ daanebeT Tavi am azrs da darwmunebuli iyaviT, rom aseTi undobloba ar damimsaxurebia. tyuilad ar vitanje. Cems Tqvendami damokidebulebaSi ara aqvs adgili egoistur grZnobas.
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axla igi damSvidebuli iyo. man momaqcia gafiTrebuli saxe da miTxra mZimed da nawyvet-nawyvetad, magram srulebiT mkafiod: _ Tqveni megobroba, trotvud, gulwrfeli da wminda, maiZulebs giTxraT, rom Tqven scdebiT. amaze mets veras vityvi. Tu am ukanaskneli wlebis ganmavlobaSi mWirdeboda Svela da daxmareba, isini TavisTavad modiodnen CemTan. Tu odesme ubeduri viyavi, aman gaiara. Tu maqvs raime saidumlo, igi axali ar aris da, yovel SemTxvevaSi, is ar aris, rac Tqven ggoniaT. ar SemiZlia gagiziaroT igi; ar SemiZlia giamboT. didi xania mxolod da mxolod me mekuTvnis da samudamod darCeba CemTan... _ agnesa, SeCerdiT!.. mas undoda gasvla, magram SevCere da xeli movxvie. `es saidumlo axali ar aris~ aTasi fiqri da imedi datrialda Cems TavSi da yvelaferi axali SuqiT ganaTda. _ Zvirfaso agnesa! SemiZlia gamovTqva Cemi azri gulwrfelad da ar davarRvio Cemi uzomo patviscema Tqvendami? rodesac dRes TqvenTan wamosasvlelad vemzadebodi, darwmunebuli viyavi, rom yveqanaze veraviTari Zala ver maiZulebas amis gamoTqmas. megona, rom igi samudamod darCeba gulSi im dromde, sanam Cven oriveni movxucdebiT. magram Tu axla, agnesa, axladdabadebuli imedi masuldgmulebs, imedi, rom SemiZlia giwodoT ara dis saxeli, aramed sul sxva... igi isev atirda, magram mis cremlebs axla ar hqonda araferi saerTo im cremlebTan, romlsac igi erTi wuTis win Rvrida. am cremlebSi CemTvis didi imedi acimcimda. _ agnesa, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro! o, netav im dros, rodesac Cven orni erTad vizrdebodiT am salxSi. maSin rom Tqven meti yuradRebiT moqceodiT Tqvens Tavs da naklebi yuradrebiT me _ Cemi frTaSesxmuli fiqri, ueWvelia, arasodes ar mogSordebodaT Tqven; magram Tqven metismetad kargi iyaviT, miuwvdomlad maRla ideqiT, CemTan SedarebiT, da amitom gaxdiT CemTvis aucilebeli yovel Cems bavSvur ocnebaSi. TqvenTvis yvela Cemi saidumlos gaziareba da Tqveni imediT yofna Cemi cxovrebis yvela garemoebaSi CemTvis meore bunebad iqca, da am axalma meore bunebam droebiT Secvala pirveli, ufro maRali, romliTac me miyvardiT ise, rogorc axla miyvarxarT. igi isev tiroda, magram axla es sixarulis cremlebi iyo. me gulSi Cavikari igi. _ rodesac me miyvarda igi, Cemi siyvaruli maSinac ki ar momcemda iseT bednierebas Tqveni TanagrZnobis gareSe. da rodesac davkarge Cemi pawawina coli, Zvirfaso agnesa, ra viqnebodi, Tqveni megobruli daxmareba rom ar mqonoda? ufro magrad Cavikari gulSi da ufro magrad momekra isic. misi xeli TrToda Cems mxarze da misi naTeli Tvalebi brwyinavdnen sixarulis cremlebiT. vcdilobdi, amexsna misTvis Cemi Sinagani brZola da is daskvna, romelsac davadeqi am brZolis Semdeg, Tu me vuyvarvar iseTi siyvaruliT, romelic nebas aZlevs mas Cemi coli gaxdes, SeuZlia Rirsi gamxados am bednierebisa, ara imitom, rom es Cemi moqmedebiT damemsaxurebina, aramed mxolod imitom, rom Cemi siyvaruli misdami, gamobrZmedili brZolaSi da gazrdili sicocxlis aurzaurSi, WeSmaritia, uzomo da Seuryeveli! o, agnesa, Seni naTeli Tvalebidan am wuTSi micqeroda Cemi pawawina colis naTeli suli da mamxnevebda.

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_ me uzomod bednieri var, trotvud! aris mainc erTi garemoeba, romelic unda agixsna. _ ra, Cemo sulo? mxrebze damado orive xeli da wynarad Semomxeda TvalebSi. _ Tqven ver vxdebiT, ra minda giTxraT? _ ara, Cemo kargo, me meSinia axla gamocanebisa, amixseni genacvale. _ me miyvardiT mudam, mTels Cems sicocxleSi! meore dRes Cven mivediT duvrSi papidasTan. igi Cems kabinetSi iyo, rogorc pegotim gviTxra. papida saTvaliani ijda buxarTan. _ ah! _ warmosTqva papidam da Tan cdilobda daenaxa bindbundSi. _ vin mogiyvania Tan, trot? _ agnesa, papida. am ambavma, rogorc Canda, cotaTi gaaoca papida, rdagan Cven gadavwyviteT, dromde araferi gveTqva misTvis. agnesas xsenebaze imediT savse TvalebiT Semomxeda, magram rodesac CemSi ver dainaxa veraviTari cvlileba, moixsna saTvale da daiwyo cxviris kexis sresa. sadilis dros, orjer Tu samjer, papidam saTvale gaikeTa da yuradRebiT gvakvirdeboda xan me, xan agnesas; gacruebuli Tavis imedebSi, igi aRSfoTebiT iglejda saTvales da cxvirs isresda. mister diki Zalian aRelvebuli iyo am garemoebiT, radgan xangrZlivi gamocdilebiT Zalian kargad icoda, rom amas sikeTe ar mohyveboda. _ marTla, papida, _ vuTxari nasadilevs, _ me movelaparake agnesas imis Sesaxeb, razedac Tqven ambobdiT. _ Zalian cudad moqceulxar, trot, _ mipasuxa papidam da gawiTlda, _ Sen daarRvie mocemuli piroba. _ ki, magram Tqven xom ar javrobT, papida? yovel SemTxvevaSi, aRar gajavrdebiT, rodesac gaigebT, rom agnesa bednieria Tavisi siyvaruliT. _ sisulelea! gaCumdi, trot! xeli movxvie agnesas, miviyvane papidas savarZlis zurgTan da oriveni davixareT misken. rodesac papidam moixeda da dagvinaxa aseT pozaSi, xelixels Semohkra da isterika daemarTa _ pirvelida ukanaskneli, mas aqeT, rac vicnobdi mas. xmaurze pegoti Semovida. rodesac papidam moixeda, wamoxta savarZlidan, magrad gadaexvia pegotis da didi ambiT uwoda mas `suleli dedaberi~. Semdeg gadaexvia mister diks, romelmac siamayiT miiRo es jildo, magram uzomod gaocda. verasodes ver vaTqmevine papidas, ra mizniT melaparakeboda igi ukanasknelad. SesaZlebelia, ganzrax momatyua; magram, SesaZlebelia, TviTonac cdeboda Cemi grZnobis Sesaxeb. _ mere ra? vTqvi, rom agnesa Txovdeba. Sen Cemze ukeTesad ici, rom es marTalia. meti veraferi vaTqmevine. Cven davqorwindiT ori kviris Semdeg. mxolod tredelsi da sofi da doqtori strongi Tavisi meuRliT moviwvieT stumrad qorwilSi. CemTan iyo Cemi mudmivi STagonebis wyaro, Cemi sicocxlisa da TviT Cemi gulis guli. _ Cemo sayvarelo! _ miTxra agnesam. _ axla, rodesac martoni varT, damrCenia gagiziaro kidev erTi garemoeba. _ ra, genacvale? _ mas kavSiri aqvs im saRamosTan, rodesac dora gardaicvala. gaxsovs TavisTan rom amiyvana?
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_ ki. _ man miTxra, rom damitova zogi ram. SegiZlia mixvde, ra iyo es? mivxvdi da amis gamo ufro mZlavrad movexvie Cems Zvirfas cols. _ man miTxra, rom mommarTavs ukanaskneli TxovniT da mitovebs anderZs. _ mere, raSi mdgomareobda igi? _ imaSi, Cemo kargo, rom me dameWira mis Semdeg misi dacarielebuli adgili! agnesam momayrdno Tavi da atirda. mec avtirdi masTan erTad, Tumca bednierebi viyaviT.

Tavi mesamoce moulodneli stumari gaTavebulia TiTqmis yvelaferi, risi Tqmac mindoda; magram aris kidev erTi garemoeba, romelzedac Cemi xsovna xSirad SeCerdeba xolme didi siamovnebiT. mivaRwie ufro did saxelsa da simdidres. Cemi ojaxuri keTildReoba hyvaoda gavatare colqmrobaSi aTi bednieri weli. erTxel gazafxulze, rodesac me da agnesa buxarTan visxediT Cvens londonis saxlSi da Cveni sami Svili iqve TamaSobda, momaxsenes, rom viRac ucnobs surs Cemi naxva. mas hkiTxes, saqmeze xom ar iyo mosuli. magram epasuxna, arao. igi movida mxolod Cems sanaxavad da movida Soridan. igi moxuci iyo, rogorc sTqva msaxurma, da garegnobiT soflis meournes hgavda. swored imis win agnesa uambobda bavSvebs maT sayvarel zRapars da, TiiTqos gangeb, im alagas SeCerda, rodesac unda mosuliyo kudiani dedaberi, mteli kacobriobis moZule. viRac ucnobis mosvlam SeaSina patarebi. Cvenma biWikom xifaTis Tavidan asacileblad damala Tavi dedis kalTaSi; ufrosma gogonam, patara agnesam ki, daagdo skamze dedofala da daimala fanjarasTan, fardis ukan, drogamoSvebiT igi gamohyofda xolme iqidan Tavis oqros kululebs. _ Semovides, _ vuTxari me. patara agnesam, Semosulis garegnobiT moxiblulma, miirbina masTan, dedamisi ki swrafad wamoxta Tavisi adgilidan da SesZaxa aRelvebulis xmiT: `es mister pegotia!~ rodesac pirvelma mRelvarebam gaiara, igi dajda buxarTan da muxlebze bavSvebi daisva. am dros buxris alma gaaSuqa misi patiosani saxe. am pozaSi mister pegoti meCvena iseT Ronier, Warmag da, maSasadame, iseT mSvenier moxucad, rogorc ar menaxa metad. _ master devi... _ daiwyo man. ra sasiamovno iyo CemTvis mosmena am pataraobis saxelisa, romelsac Cemi Zveli megobari miwodebda! _ ra bednierebaa, master devi, rom erTxel kidev momixda naxva Tqveni da Tqveni mSvenieri meuRlisa! _ bednierebaa, diax, Tqven marTali xarT, Zvirfaso, Zvelo megobaro! _ es pawawinebi, master devi, xom namdvili yvavilebia! Tqven ai am umcrosze kidev ufro patara iyaviT, rodesac pirvelad gnaxeT. emiliac sul pawawina iyo.

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_ drom me gacilebiT ufro metad gamomcvala, vidre Tqven, mister pegoti, _ vuTxari me, _ magram dae es celqebi dasaZineblad wavidnen. uTxariT, mister pegoti, sad wavidnen Tqveni CemodnisaTvis? inglisSi, rasakvirvelia, mxolod Cemi stumari xarT da sxvisi aravisi. moitanon Tqveni nivTebi. davlioT TiTo Wiqa grogi da gviambeT yvelaferi, rac moxda am aTi wlis ganmavlobaSi. _ Tqven marto mobrZandiT, mister pegoti? _ hkiTxa agnesam. _ diax, qalbatono, _ uTxra man da xelze akoca, _ srulebiT marto. Cven CavisviT igi SuaSi da ar vicodiT, rogor mogvealersna misTvis, riTi gveca pativi. rodesac vusmendi moxucs, iseT nacnob xmas, meCveneboda, Titqos mister pegoti isev ganagrZobs Sor mogzaurobas sayvareli diswulis saZebnelad. _ bevri zRvis gamocurva damWirda, master devi, rom Tqvenamde momeRwia. _ male apirebT ukan dabrunebas? _ hkiTxa agnesam. _ diax, qalbatono, _ upasuxa mister pegotim. _ me sityva miveci emilias, rom davbrundebi rac SeiZleba male. movxucdi, rogorc Tqven TviTon xedavT, gulSi ki, unda gamovtyde, didi xania ukve mqonda survili _ menaxeT, master devi. modi-meTqi, erTi Sevxedav bednier ojaxs, sanam mTlad ar davCaCanakebulvar. _ aba, axla, mister pegoti, gviambeT, rogor cxovrobT iq, _ vuTxari me. _ saambobeli TiTqmis araferia, master devi. jer, rasakvirvelia, saqme ar moewyo uwvaleblad, magram male yvelaferi mowesrigda saukeTesod, da Cveni meurneobac ayvavda. mudam xom ase, master devi, rodesac gulmodgined SeudgebiT saqmes. ar gamovida guSin, _ gamova dRes; bedi ar gqonda dRes, _ usaTuod geweva xval. _ rogor aris emilia? _ vikiTxeT me da agnesam erTxmad. _ mas ukan, rac Tqven gamoeTxoveT, qalbatono, emilia jer Zalian naRvlobda, magram es ar uSlida, mudam sikeTiT moexsenebineT. Zalian kargi hqeniT, rom dagvimaleT maSin is sazareli ambavi. emilia ver gadaitanda im dros... diax, saSinlad naRvlobda sabralo, ise rom guli mewureboda misi cqeriT. _ maS rodis gaigo sabralo qamis gardacvaleba? _ vkiTxe me. _ am saidmulos, master devi, Zalian gulmodgined vumalavdi, TiTqmis erTi wlis ganmavlobaSi, _ miTxra mister pegotim. _ Cven maSin ganmartoebul alagas cxovrobdiT. erTxel ise moxda, rom, rodesac samuSaod viyavi gasuli, movida CvenTan mgzavri inglisidan, sufolkeli iyo Tu norfolkeli, kargad ar maxsovs. am mgzavrma Tan moitana Zveli gazeTi, romelSic dawvrilebiT iyo aRwerili is qariSxali. _ ai, amrigad gaigo emiliam yvelaferi im ubedurebis Sesaxeb. mister pegotim xmas dauwia am sityvebTan. _ da aman araviTari cvlileba ar gamoiwvia masSi? _ vkiTxeT Cven. _ ah, ras brZanebT, master devi, _ miTxra man da Tavi gaiqnia, _ didi cvlileba moaxdina, didi xniT, iqneba dRemdec, rogorc me mgonia. mainc ganmartoebam erTgvari sargebloba moutana. amasTan mas bevri saqme aqvs. frinvelebs uvlis da saxlis wesrigs ugdebs yurs. amrigad, mwuxareba neldeba, Tu mTlad ara, cotaTi mainc. Tumca, _ daumata man CafiqrebiT, _ Tqven, mgonia, veRarc icnobT Cems emilias, axla rom naxoT. _ nuTu ase gamoicvala? _ vkiTxe me.

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_ me yoveldRe vxedav da amitom Znelia CemTvis amisi Tqma, magram mainc mgonia, rom asea. wvrili, susti, _ ganagrZobda mister pegoti da Tan buxarSi muguzlebs Sehyurebda, _ gamxdari saxe, savdiani cisferi Tvalebi, Cacvivnili loyebi, patara Tavi, mudam odnav daxrili, wynari xma, mokrZalebuli mixra-moxra, TiTqos sul raRacis eridebao, _ ai, rogori gaxda Cemi emi! Cven xmaamouReblad SevyurebdiT, rodesac igi buxris als misCereboda. _ zogi fiqrobs, rom emi ubeduri iyo siyvarulSi, zogi _ rom sikvdilma CaSala misi gaTxoveba, _ namdvili aravin icis. ocjer mainc SeeZlo gaTxoveba am xnis ganmavlobaSi. `ara, Zia, _ mipasuxebs xolme, _ Cemi dro wasulia~. CemTan igi mudam mxiarulia, magram sxvebTan _ yovelTvis Cumi da Cafiqrebuli. momTmenia uzomod da Tavisi biZac Zalian uyvars. ymawvil xalxs da moxucebs _ yvelas uyvarT da yvelani mas mimarTaven xolme rCevisaTvis. _ marTa isev TqvenTan cxovrobs? _ vkiTxe me. _ marTa gaTxovda, master devi, Cveni Casvlis meore wels. erTma ymawvilma kacma, muSam mezobeli mamulidan, erTxe bazarSi mimavalma, Cvens win gaiara, marTa moewona da maSinve winadadeba misca, radgan, rogorc mogexsenebaT, qalebi iq iSviaTia. saqme gaiCarxa udavidarabod. marTam mTxova, meambna misi saqmrosTvis daumalavad mTeli misi ambavi. me vuambe. mT jvari daiweres da axla cxovroben mamulSi, romelic ramdenime asi milis moSorebiT aris Cvengan. _ misis gumiji rogorRa aris? _ vikiTxe me. am kiTxvaze mister pegotma uecrad gadaixarxara. _ xom ar damijerebT, master devi, _ miTxra man, - rom masac misces winadadeba, gemis mzareulma sTxova colad gahyoloda! _ mere, ra upasuxa misis gumijma? _ vkiTxe me, rodesac Cveni mxiaruleba cotaTi dacxra. _ ai amas ki verasodes ver gamoicnobT, master devi. Tqven arc ki daijerebT. imis magivrad, rom wesierad epasuxnaL `madlobas mogaxsenebT, magram me Rar SemiZlia vifiqro Cemi mdgomareobis gamocvlaze, Cemi xnovanebis gamo~, _ yvela amis magivrad misi gumijma staca xeli saTls da Tavze Camoafxata sabralo mzareuls. man yvirili morTo, rac Zali da Rone hqonda, da Zlivs gadavarCine am gaWirvebisagan. mister pegotim isev gadaixarxara. me da agnesac avyeviT mas. _ magram simarTle unda vTqva, moxucma aasrula Tavisi dapireba, romelic Cveni wasvlis win momca. _ daiwyo isev mister pegotim da moiwminda saxidan oflis msxvili wveTebi. _ mTel dedamiwis zurgze ver ipoviT axal adamians ufro morCils, ufro keTils, patiosans, erTguls da didsulovans, vidre misis gumiji. igi aRar dardobs, aRar wuwunebs, aRar kvnesis. _ saintereso iqneboda gamego rame Tqvengan mikoberis Sesaxeb, _ vuTxari me. _ igi gausworda yvela Tavis mevales da tredelsis Tamasuqic ki gamoisyida. masasadame, mister mikoberi kargad cxovrobs. Tqven ra iciT mis Sesaxeb? mister pegotim RimiliT Caiyo xeli jibeSi da amoaTria iqidan raRac Sekruli, saidanac didi sifrTxiliT amoiRo ucnauri formis gazeTis furceli. _ rodesac cotaTi fexi movikideT soflad, Semdeg gadavsaxldiT port-midlbeiSi; am dabas qalaqs vuwodebT.
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_ manam ki mister mikoberi TqvenTan erTad cxovrobda? _ vkiTxe me. _ diax, Cven erTad vcxovrobdiT, da Cems sicocxleSi ar minaxavs jentlmeni mister mikoberze ukeTesi. moxdeboda xolme, master devi, rom igi ijda da mTeli dReebiT mzeze iTbobda Tavi pativcemul melot Tavs. mikvirs, rogor ar gaudna Tavi. axla ki qalaqis msajulad gvyavs. _ msajulad? SexeT erTi! mister pegotim mimiTiTa gazeTSi erT werilze da me xmamaRla wavikiTxe Semdegi striqonebi, dabeWdili `Port Middlebay Times~-Si `guSin otelis erT-erT salonSi gaimarTa sadili Cveni saxelovani TanamoZme-kolonistis da Tanamoqalaqis, eskvairis, midlbeis olqis generaluri msajulis vilkins mikoberis pativsacemad. mravali xalxi daeswro am zeims. gamoangariSebuli iyo, rom mxolod magidas gars usxda aranakleb ormocdaSvidi sulisa, imaT garda, vinc kibeze da talanSi idgnen. pirveli adgili sufraze, rogorc prezidents, eWira doqtor mels, port midlbeis gimnaziis direqtors, mis marjvniv ijda TviT saxelovani stumari. rodesac mravali sadRegrZelo, rac erTsulovani aRtacebiT iqna miRebuli. aiRo ra pirveli Wiqa sadRegrZeleblad `saxelovani stumrisa, romelic Cveni qalaqis mSvenebas Seasdgens~, doqtor melma warmoTqva SesaniSnavi sityva, savse grZnobiTa da Rrma azriT: `dae saxelovani iyos igi Cven Soris aw da maradis, da yvela saqme ayvavdes im zomamde, rom mis guls arasodes ar miekaros survuili datovos Tavisi Tanamoqalaqeni, romelnic erTsulovnad arian aRsavseni misdami gulwrfeli siyvaruliTa da pativiscemiT~. mquxare `vaSa~, romiTac miRebuli iyo es sadRegrZelo, yovel aRweras aRemateba. bolos, yvela dadumda da viklins mikoberma, eskvairma, wamoTqva sazogadoebis winaSe samadlobeli sityva. SeuZlebeli iyo auRelvebad moesmina adamians is adgili, sadac mWermetyveli oratori igonebda Tavisi karieris dasawyiss da afrTxilebda axalgazrdobas, romelic auditoriis mniSvnelovan nawils Seadgenda, im xifaTisagan, rac moevlineba xolme adamians sacduneblad finansur valdebulebaTa saxiT, da SemdegSi, miuxedavad yovelgvari survilisa, SeuZlebeli xdeba dahfaro. am dros tirodnen ara marto axalgazrdebi, aramed xangrZlivi gamocdilebis cecxlSi gamobrZmedili vaJkacebic. Semdegi sadRegrZeloebi iyo doqtor melisa, misis mikoberisa (romelmac moxdenili Tavis dakvriT gadauxada madloba damswre sazogadoebas) da sxvaTa. zeimis bolos yvela magida gaqra TiTqos jadosnuri kverTxis gaqneviT da darbazi daicala mocekvaveTaTvis. terfsiqoris Tayvanismcemelni stkbebodnen amomavali mzis pirvel sxivebamde, da maT Soris gansakuTrebiT Tavi isaxeles: vilkin mikoberma-Svilma da mSvenierma mis elenem, doqtor melis meoTxe qaliSvilma. me damafiqra am mister melis gvarma da Zalian gamexarda, rodesac gavige, rom igi swored is sabralo Raribi maswavlebeli da klasis damrigebeli iyo, romelic odesRac siRaribis gamo daiTxoves mister kriklis pansionidan. am dros mister pegotim mimiTiTa gazeTSi werilze, da aq Cems gvars wavawydi. me wavikiTxe: `daviT koperfilds, eskvairs, saxelganTqmul mwerals. Zvirfaso ser! mravalma welma ganvlo mas aqeT, rac veRar vtkbebi im saxis mzeriT, romelsac amjamad icnobs ganaTlebuli msoflios mniSvnelovani nawili.
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miuxedavad imisa, rom, Cemi nebisagan damoukidebel garemoebaTa gamo, moSorebuli var Cemi megobrisa da siWabukis Jamis Tanamosaubris pirad sazogadoebas, mainc neba miboZeT, Zvirfaso ser, dagarwmunoT, rom arasodes ar momiSorebia frTxili Tvali Tqveni niWis arwiviseburi aRmafrenisaTvis. Cvengan, orTavesagan pativcemuli pirovneba modis am adgilebidan evropaSi da vsargeblob SemTxveviT, raTa beWdviT mogiZRvnaT uguliTadesi madloba, rogorc Cveni mxriT, ise mTeli port-mildbeis mcxovrebTa mxriv, madloba yvela imaTi, visac Seswevs Zala, miswvdes da daafasos xelovnebis umaRlesi sitkboeba. ganagrZeT, ser! Tqven ukve ganTqmuli xarT am mxareSi da Cven Sorisac arian Rirseuli damfasebelni Tqveni maRali niWisa. ganagrZeT, ser, Tqveni arwiviseburi aRmafrena! port-midlbeis mcxovrebni mudam Tqven mogyvebian da Tvalyurs gadevneben aRtacebiTa da guliTadis siamovnebiT. dedamiwis am nawilidan Tqvensken mopyrobil TvalTa Soris mudam sadarajoze iqneba fxizeli Tvali, romelic ekuTvnis vikins mikobers, msajuls~. rodesac gadavaTvaliere furclis mTeli Sinaarsi, davinaxe, rom mister mikoberi mudmivi da gulmodgine TanamSromeli iyo am gazeTisa. imave nomerSi dabeWdili iyo misi meore werili xidis aSenebis Sesaxeb, da aqve moTavsebuli iyo gancxadeba viklins mikoberis `werilebis sruli krebulis~ gamosvlis Sesaxeb, mniSvnelovani SesworebebiTa da damatebebiT. gazeTis politikuri ganyofileba, Tu ar vcdebi, mTlad, uklebliv, mister mikoberis kalams ekuTvnoda. didxans da bevrs vlaparakobdiT xolme saRamoobiT mister mikoberis Sesaxeb, sanam mister pegoti stumrad iyo CvenTan. man daaxloebiT erTi Tve dahyo CvenTan. Cemi papida da Cemi pegoti sagangebod Camovidnen duvridan londonSi mis sanaxavad. agnesa da me gemis baqanze gamoveTxoveT. misi wasvlis win erTad vimgzavreT iarmautSi da viyaviT iqaur sasaflaoze, rom dagvexeda patara marmarilos firfitisaTvis, romelic Cemis davalebiT daades qamis saflavs. rodeac me, misi TxovniT, gadavuwere qaraldze saflavis ubralo warwera, mister pegoti daixara, moglija saflavze amosuli balaxi da aiRo erTi muWa miwa. _ es emisTvis. _ miTxra man da erTica da meorec yuTSi Cado. _ me davpirdi amas, master devi.

Tavi samocdameerTe ganvlili gzis ukanaskneli Tvalis gadavleba Cemi ambavi Tavdeba. ukanasknelad vixedebi ukan. me da agnesa ganvagrZobT mogzaurobas cxovrebis gzaze. Svilebi, megobrebi, naTesavebi gars gvaxvevia. Cems garSemo mesmis guguni pativismcemelTa xmebisa, romlebic ar arian gulgrilad ganwyobilni Cemdami. visi saxeebi ixateba yvelaze mkafiod Cems winaSe am aboboqrebul krebulSi?

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ai, Cemi papida, oTxmoc wels gadacilebuli moxuci, magram jer kidev yoCaRi, xalisiani da janmrTeli. igi isev welSi gamarTulia da daufiqreblad gaivlis eqvs mils, zamTris civ darSiac ki. masTan erTad mudam mogzaurobs pegoti, Cemi keTili, moxuci gadia. pegotis loyebi, magari da witeli Cemi bavSvobis dros, rodesac me mikvirda _ ratom frinvelebi ar hkenkaven maT, vaSlebis magivrad, daWkna da gayviTlda axla. Tvalebi, odesRac iseTi moelvare, dausustda da mimkrTalda, Tumca jer kidev sakmarisi sicocxle da Suqi kiafobs maTSi. magram pegotis salokma TiTma, odesRac dakavSirebulma Cems warmodgenaSi muSkis-kaklis safxekTan, isev Zveli saxe SeinarCuna da, rodesac Cemi umcrosi vaJi gaubedavi nabijiT gadadis papidasagan moxuc gadiasTan da cdilobs, daiWiros es TiTi, cocxlad magondeba Cveni blonderstonis patara sastumro oTaxi, rodesac fexs vidgamdi. papidas didi xnis sagonebeli Sesrulebulia. amjamad igi naTliaa namdvilad amqveynad arsebulis betsi trotvudisa, xolo dora, misi momdevno gogona, rom papida Zalian anebivrebs mis das. raRac uzarmazari udevs pegotis jibeSi. es gaxlavT saxelovani wigni niangebis Sesaxeb, romemac miaRwia Rrma da umweo moxucebas; misi furclebi daglejili da dakerebulia mraval alagas, magram pegoti uCvenebs mas Cems Svilebs, rogorc warsuli drois uZvirfases naSTs. zafxulis ardadegebis dros mudam Cems bavSvebTan erTad dadis moxuci diki, Cveni saerTo megobari. igi Rrublebisaken uSvebs uSvelebel frans da TviTonve iseTis aRtacebiT stkbeba misi cqeriT, romlisTvisac ar arsebobs saxeli adamianis enaze. igi mesameba warmouTqmelis netarebiT, Tavs mikravs, Tvalebs axamaxamebs da yurSi miCurCulebs: _ trotvud, mgonia, sixaruliT gaigebT, rom me davamTavreb Cems naSroms, rodesac sxva saqme ar meqneba. da Tqveni papida mainc yvelaze saocari adamiania dedamiwis zurgze. diax, ser! vin aris es welSi moxrili ledi, joxs rom ebjineba? mis saxes jer kidev emCneva yofili siamayisa da silamazis niSnebi, magram mainc sulieri avadmyofoba gamokrTis mTel mis garegnobaSi. igi baRSia. mis gverdiT dgas Savgvremani, damWknari, gamxdari qali, Wrilobis TeTri niSniT tuCze. yuri davugdoT ras laparakoben isini. _ roca! me damaviwyda am jentlmenis gvari. roza ixreba da usaxelebs `mister koperfilds~. _ didad mixaria Tqveni naxva, ser. Zalian vwuxvar, rom SavebSi xarT; imedi maqvs, dro keTilad gankurnavs Tqven guls. misi mouTmeneli Tanamgzavri uwyreba moxuc ledis da uxsnis, rom me ar var SavebSi, urCevs, damakvirdes da momigonos. _ ser, Tqven naxeT Cemi Svili? _ meubneba moxuci ledi. _ SeurigdiT mas? igi miyurebs dakvirvebiT, xels miidebs Tavze da kvnesis. uecrad igi kivis sazareli xmiT: _ roza, modi CemTan, igi mokvda! roza iCoqebs mis winda xan ualersebs, xan uwyreba, xan veluri siamayiT Sehyvirebs: `me Tqvenze metad miyvarda igi!~ xan, bolos cdilobs, daamSvidos Tavis mkerdze, rogorc avadmyofi bavSvi. aseT mdgomareobaSi vtoveb maT, da ase mxvdeba mudam es ori ledi; ase atareben isini mTel Tavis dros, dRiTi dRe, wliTiwlobiT. es ra gemi modis indoeTidan da romeli ingliseli qali misTxovebia beber Sotlandiel krezs, uSvelebeli, Camoyrili yurebi rom aqvs?
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nuTu es julia milsia? diax, es julia milsia, Tavisneba da mSvenieri. zangs daaqvs misi sadarbazo baraTebi da oqros sinze miarTmevs werilebs. spilenZisfer dedakacs, julia milsis moaxles, mSveniers buduarSi moaqvs misTvis sauzme. julia aRar wers dRiurebs, aRar mReris paTetikur simRerebs, _ ara! _ axla igi mudam eCxubeba da ebuteba bebet Sotlandiel krezs, romelic yviTel daTvs hgavs, gamoqnilis tyaviT. julia laparakobs da fiqrobs mxolod oqroze. julias mSvenieri saxli aqvs, brwyinvale stumrebi da saucxoo sadilebi yoveldRe, magram mis ver vxedav mwvane norC rtoebs, romlebic izrdebodnen da hyvaodnen. me vxedav, vis uwodebs Tavis `sazogadoebas~ julia milsi. misi mudmivi stumaria jon maldoni. man maRali Tanamdeboba mipova da dascinis im xels, romelmac es saqme mouwyo. doqtori strongi, mister maldonis TvalSi, `namdvili antikia~. diax, fuqsavati jentlmenebi da fuqsavati qalbatonebi gaxvevian gars, julia mils! ai TviT doqtori strongic, dauzareblad momuSave Tavis leqsikonze (sadRac ase e-sTan). igi bednieria Tavisi coliT da saxliT. `Zveli husari~ isev mis ojaxSi cxovrobs, magram ukve araferSi aRar ereva da araviTar gavlenas aRar axdens, rogorc uwin iyo xolme. yvelaze xSirad vxvdebi Cems keTil megobars tredelss. igi templSi cxovrobs da Sromobs dauzarelad. misi Tmebi (iq, sadac motvlepili ar aris) sasamarTlos parikis mudmvi tarebisagan ufro ucnaurad aris aburZgvnili. tredelsis magida savsea qaRaldebis uSvelebeli dastiT. gars vixedebi da veubnebi tredelss: _ sofi rom axlac Seni mdivani iyos, tredels, mas didi Sroma dasWirdeboda. _ Sen marTali xar, Zvirfaso koperfild; Cemi klerkebi usaqmod ar sxedan. magram mainc dameTanxme, rom is dReebi, golbornis sasamarTloSi, mSvenieri dReebi iyo, ara? _ maSin sofim giwinaswarmetyvela, rom Sen mosamarTle iqnebi, da axla amis Sesaxeb ukve ismis laparaki qalaqSi. _ mere ra? _ ipasuxebs tredelsi. _ Tu me mosamarTle viqnebi... _ Zalian kargad ici, rom iqnebi. _ agre iyos, Zvirfaso koperfild. mainc vityvi, rom is dro mSvenieri iyo. Cven mivdivarT erTad xelixelgayrilebi. dRes tredelss ojaxuri wveuleba aqvs: dResaswauloben sofis dabadebis dRes. masTan mivdivar am zeimze. gzaSi tredelsi miambobs Tavisi ojaxuri bednierebis ambavs: _ Cveni ori vaJi warmatebiT ganagrZoben ganaTlebas da saukeTeso mowafeebad iTvlebian skolaSi. Cemi colis sami da mSvenivrad gaTxovda. Semdegi samni CvenTan cxovroben da sami danarCeni ki, misis kruleris gardacvalebis Semdeg, saxlSi diasaxlisoben. yvelani bednierebi da kmayofilebi arian. _ garda, iqneba... _ `mzeTunaxavisa~? diax. es Zalian samwuxaroa, rom saqmrod man aseTi aramzada airCia; magra is ymawvili lamazi iyo, iseTi koxta da kopwia, da sakvirveli ar aris, rom `mzeTunaxavs~ Tavbru daexva. Tumca amJamad damSvidda da CvenTan cxovrobs. Cven Tavidan moviSoreT misi qmari. iqneba rogorme gavamxiaruloT Cveni `mzeTunaxavi~. ise moxda, rom tredelsma SeiZina swored is saxli, romelic gansakuTrebiT moswondaT mas da mis cols, rodesac warsul wlebSi,
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TavianTi saRamos seirnobis dros, saxlebs aTvalierebdnen. es uSvelebeli saxlia, magram miuxedavad amisa, tredelsis kantora mainc sapirfareSoSia moTavsebuli. da aqve, qaRaldebis gverdiT, misi Ceqmebi alagia. TviT tredelsi da sofi didis SeviwroebiT mowyobilan sadRac zemo oTaxebSi, im dros, rodesac saukeTeso darbazebi `mzeTunaxavsa~ da mis debs uWiravT. mTel saxlSi ar moiZebneba Tavisufali oTaxi, da ar vici, rad, magram es qalebi mudam stumrad arian am keTil meuRleebTan. ai axlac, rodesac Cven avdivarT kibeze, mTeli grova qalebisa gamorbis karebidan da imdensa hkocnian tredelss, sanam suli ar ugubdeba. sofis dabadebis dRes maT sufras gars usxedan: sofis sami gaTxovili da Tavisi sami meuRliT da kidev erTi Zma romeliRac meuRlisa, da kidev erTi biZaSvili meore meuRlisa, da kidev da, romeliRac meuRlisa, mgoni, daniSnuli im biZaSvilze. sazogadoeba mravalferovania da sasiamovno. tredelsi, iseTive keTili, rogoric iyo, zis namdvili mamamTavariviT uzarmazari magidis TavSi da sofi sufris meore bolodan momxiblavad uRimis mas. axla, rodesac davamtavre Temi wigni da gulSi viklav survils, ganvagrZo misi wera dausruleblad, yvela saxe qreba; mxolod erTi saxe, romelic minaTebs gansakuTrebulis sinaTliT da romlis SuqiTac vxedav Cems irgvliv yvela sagans, dgas yvelaze maRla da arasodes ar efareba Cems TvalTagan. Tavs vibruneb da vxedav mas Cems gverdiT, gabrwyinebuls wminda SuqiT. sanaTuri sustad anTia da weraSi SuaRames gadamicilebia; magram sayvareli arseba fxizlobs Cems gverdiT. o, agnesa! Cemo sulo! dae Seni saxe Cems gverdiT iyos im wuTamde, rodesac me davasruleb Cems sicocxles. dae erTxel kidev, ukanasknelad daginaxon Cemma Tvalebma, rodesac yvela miwieri sagani da xalxi daiCrdileba, rogorc am damTavrebuli wignis Crdilebi. dae daginaxo maSinac aseTive wminda SuqiT Tvalebgabrwyinebuli!

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