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daviT koperfildi 

Tavi pirveli 

dabadeba 

me viqnebi gmiri Cemive sakuTari Tavgadasavlisa Tu sxva, amas 

mkiTxveli Semdegi furclebidan dainaxavs. 

Tu Cemi cxovrebis ambavs sicocxlis dasabamidan daviwyeb, unda 

mogaxsenoT, rom davibade paraskevs, swored Ramis Tormet saaTze. am 

RirSesaniSnavi SemTxvevis damswreebma SeniSnes da cnobad miiRes is 

garemoeba, rom saaTis SuaRamis rekva da axaldabadebulis pirveli 

tirili erTsa da imave wuTSi moxda. 

am damswreTa Soris iyvnen: gadia, bebiaqali da zogierTi sxva gonieri 

dedakaci, romelnic did monawileobas iRebdnen Cems bedSi jer kidev 

ramdenime TviT adre, sanam maTi piradi gacnobis fizikuri saSualeba 

momeca. 

yvela am pirma, miiRo ra mxedvelobaSi dRe da saaTi Cemi dabadebisa, 

erTsulavnad da erTxmad gamoacxada, rom, jer erTi, _ me ubeduri viqnebi 

Cems sicocxleSi, da meorec _ isa, rom moCvenebaTa da sulebis naxva 

miweria. imaTi SexedulebiT, bedi aucileblad orive am upiratesobiT im 

bavSvebs ajildoebs, romelnic kviris mexuTe dRis SuaRames ibadebian. 

am winaswarmetyvelebis pirveli debulebis Sesaxeb aq ara Rirs bevri 

laparaki: Cemi cxovrebis ambidan TavisTavad gamoirkveva, ramdenad 

ubeduri an bednieri viyavi. winaswarmetyvelebis meore debuleba sulebisa 

da moCvenebaTa naxvis Sesaxeb, ramdenadac maxsovs, aqamdis jer ar 

gamarTlebula, Tu mxedvelobaSi ar miviRebT siyrmis pirvel dReebs, 

romelnic srulebiT wariSalnen Cems mexsierebaSi. magram me ar vemduri 

beds, Tu man srulebiT momispo es upiratesoba. ar vemduri im 

SemTxvevaSic ki, Tu vinme ZaliT wamarTmevs mas. 

me davibade `perangiani~, romlis Sesaxeb ramdenime xnis Semdeg 

gazeTSi iyo gamocxadebuli, rom igi sul iafad, TxuTmed ginead iyideba. 

magram, rogorca Cans, im dros mezRvaurebi an ufulod iyvnen, an korpis 

tanisamosi amjobines; ase iyo Tu ise, arc erTi mezRvauri ar gamoexmaura 

am gancxadebas arc sityviT, arc saqmiT. aTi wlis Semdeg Cvens ubanSi 

gadawyda am `perangis~ bedi. igi gaaTamaSes latareaSi, ormocdaaT wevrs 

Soris, naxevar kronad TiTo sulze, xolo momgebs unda daematebina xuTi 

Silingi naRdi. me TviTon daveswari am ceremonias da Zalian kargad 

maxsovs uxerxuloba, romelsac vgrZnobdi im ledisa da jentlmenebis 

Semyure, romelTac, ase vTqvaT, Cemi sxeulis nawili gaaTamaSes. momgebiani 

bileTi ergo erT moxuc ledis, romelsac xelSi eWira patara CanTa, 

saidanac iZulebuli iyo, metismetad uxalisod amoeRo daTqmuli xuTi 

Silingi _ sul xurda fuli. didxans Tvala moxucma Tavisi 

naxevarpensianebi _ saWiro Tanxis Sesadgenad, da mainc daaklo ori pensi, 

Tumca yvela damswreni cdilobdnen, daemtkicebinaT misTvis maTematikuri 

gamoangariSebiT, rom igi cdeboda. Cveni provinciis yvela Zvel mcxovrebs 

Zalian kargad axsovs, da ueWvelia, kidev didxans exsomeba, rom Cemi 

`perangis~ bednieri mflobeli marTlac ar damxrCvala wyalSi, igi 

mSvidad da wynarad gardaicvala dabadebidan oTxmocdaToTxmeti wlisa, 

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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 ùfro 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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_ ukacravad, qalbatono, me megona, rom Tqven ukve iciT, _ upasuxa 

mister Cilipma, _ axlad dabadebuli bavSvi vaJia. 

papidam xmaamouReblad, saCqarod moixsna mklavidan qudi, Camoifxata 

Tavze da swrafad gavida gareT, rom arasodes aRar dabrunebuliyo. igi 

gahqra, rogorc avi suli, an erTi im moCvenebaTagani, romelic 

miwinaswarmetyveles, da mas aqeT misi xseneba aRar yofila Cvens mxareSi. 

me vesvene kalaTaSi dedis gverdiT, romelic loginSi iwva. betsi 

trotvudi samudamod darCa CvenebaTa da aCrdilTa samefoSi. Cveni oTaxis 

fanjaraSi SemoWrili mTvaris Suqi anaTebda agreTve im saflavis borcvs, 

sadac ganisvenebda odesRac cocxali arsebis neSti, uromlisodac me 

verasodes gavCndebodi amqveynad. 

Tavi meore 

pirveli dakvirvebani 

rodesac axla gonebis TvaliT vubrundebi Cemi bavSvobis pirvel 

wlebs, me jer ver varCev verc saxeebs, verc xmebs da verc movlenebs; 

magram ai pirveli sagnebi, romelnic ixatebian Cems mexsierebaSi: dedaCemi, 

misi mSvenieri TmiTa da ymawviluri saxiT, mis pegoti _ qaliSvili Savi 

TvalebiT, tlanqi xelebiT da iseTi wiTeli loyebiT rom mikvirda, ratom 

Citebi ara hkenwlaven maT, vaSlebis magivrad-meTqi. 

es ori pirovneba me axla magondeba sul mcire manZiliT daSorebulni 

erTmaneTisagan; isini, albaT, Cem win idgnen an muxlebze daCoqilebi, an 

daxrilebi, da me gaubedavi nabijiT gadavdiodi erTisgan meoresTan. Cems 

mexsierebaSi darCa Semdgom mogonebaTagan ganuSorebeli STabeWdileba, 

rom me vekarebodi mis pegotis cers, roca igi xels miwvdida; da es ceri 

iseTi xorkliani hqonda kervisagan, rogorc muSkis kaklis patara safxeki. 

Tu gnebavT, ocneba daarqviT amas, magram dabejiTebiT vfiqrob, rom 

bevris ymawviluri mogonebani gacilebiT ufro Sors midian, vidre 

sazogadod hgoniaT. me mgonia, agreTve, rom Zalian bevri patara bavSvi 

dajildoebulia dakvirvebis saocari niWiT, da am dakvirvebis Sedegi 

xSirad araCveulebrivi swori da zedmiwevniTia. 

maSasadame, rogorc vTqviT, upirveles yovlisa, cxadad da 

garkveulad, sxva movlenebTan Seurevlad, Cems mexsierebaSi ixateba ori 

sagani: Cemi deda da mis pegoti. iqneb SevZlo kidev movigono rame? vnaxoT. 

ai, warsulis bundovan RrublebSi Cems winaSe Cveni saxli ixateba. 

qvemo sarTulSi mis pegotis samzareuloa, romlis fanjrebi ukana ezoSi 

gadis; da aq, ukana ezoSi, Sig mis SuagulSi sarze gadis; da aq, ukana 

ezoSi, Sig mis SuagulSi sarze damagrebulia samtrede, romelSic ara 

Cans arc erTi mtredi; cota moSorebiT, kuTxeSi, saZaRlea, sadac ZaRli 

ar aris. mTel am aremareSi mkacrad da mrisxaned daseirnoben qaTmebi. Cems 

TvalSi isini uzarmazarni arian, metadre saSinelia mamali me SiSiT 

vucqerdi mas fanjridan. WiSkars iqiT batebi dadian da bortad win 

iwvdian TavianT grZel kisrebs, roca win Camivlian. batebi ZilSic 

mesizmrebian. asea, adamians, romelic mxecebiT aris garSemortymuli, 

lomebi da vefxvebi elandeba ZilSi. 

ai kidev grZeli, dausrulebeli talani, Tvaluwvdeneli CemTvis. igi 

pegotis samzareulodan saxlis mTavar Sesavalisaken modis. talanis 

meore boloSi sakuWnaoa, saSineli CemTvis RamRamobiT, radgan ar vici, ra 

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udobs am auarebel SuSebsa, boTlebsa da qilebs Sua, am SexuTul 

alagas, saidanac gamodis sapnis, mwnilis, wiwakis, yavis, qonisa da 

sanTlebis mZime suni. 

talanis erT mxareze Cveni ori sastumro oTaxia. erTSi yovel 

saRamos vsxedvarT deda, me da pegoti _ Cveni mudmivi mosaubre; meoreSi, 

sadResaswaulo darbazSi, romelic ufro didia, magram myudrebas 

moklebuli, kvira dReebs vatarebT. am oTaxSi me yovelTvis mZime da 

naRvliani fiqrebi momdioda. pegotim miambo, ar maxsovs rodis, albaT 

ramdenime saukunis winaT, rogor emzadebodnen am oTaxSi mamaCemis 

dasaflavebisaTvis da rogor modiodnen aq Savwamosasxamiani jentlmenebi. 

aqve erT kvira saRamos dedam wagvikiTxa me da pegotis aRmosavluri 

moTxroba, sadac mTavari moqmedi samaridan amoRebuli mkvdari iyo; amis 

Semdeg ise vkankalebdi loginSi, rom ufrosebi iZulebulebi iyvnen 

fanjridan daenaxvebinaT CemTvis myudro sasaflao, sadac mTvaris Suqze 

micvalebulni mSvidad ganisveneben TavianT samareebSi. 

ai Cveni savarZeli eklesiaSi, _ uh, ra maRali sazurge aqvs! 

fanjaraSi, romelic mis gverdiTaa, Cveni saxli ise Cans, rogorc 

xelisgulze. pegoti wirvis dros xSirad ucqeris saxls, rom darwmundes, 

cecxli xom ar ukidia mas, an qurdebi xom ar Sesulan. Tumca pegoti 

wamdauwum iqiT-aqeT icqireba, magram Zalian javrobs, roca mec, imis 

mixedviT, yovel mxares vaceceb Tvalebs; pegoti warbebs ikravs da xeliT 

maniSnebs, rom pastors vuyuro. rada? risTvis? isedac Zalian kargad 

vicnob am jentlmens. Cemi daSterebuli cqera rom SeamCnios da mkiTxos: 

ra minda? mere? marTalia Tvalebis parpali ar varga, samarcxvinoa, magram 

meti ra gza maqvs... me dedas vuyureb, magram deda iseT saxes iRebs, TiTqos 

arc ki mxedavs; gavcqeri biWs, ekvderSi rom dgas, da ise meCveneba, TiTqos 

igi meRrijebodes. eklesiis misavals xom ar Sevxedo? ager, karebTan 

faras CamorCenili cxvari dgas da, mgonia Ria karebSi apirebs Semosvas. 

ai, sadResaswaulo frakSi gamowyobili mister Cilipi zis; mister 

Cilipidan Cemi Tvalebi kaTedraze da sxva sagnebze gadadian... TandaTan 

Tvalebi kaTedraze da sxva sagnebze gadadian... TandaTan Tvalebi mexuWeba, 

nanasaviT Camesmis mRvdlis galoba, sul male sruliad aRaraferi mesmis 

da xmauriT vaskdebi iataks; pegotis xelSi ayvanili mivyavar SiSisagan 

gulgaxeTqili. 

Tvalwin midgas Cveni saxlis fasadi, misi veneciuri fanjrebiT, sawol 

oTaxidan baRCisken rom aris gaRebuli, sadac maRal Telas jer kidev 

SerCenia Wilyvavebis Zveli, naxevrad dangreuli budeebi. surnelovani 

haeri Semdis yvela oTaxis Ria fanjrebSi; magram ar miyvars oTaxebSi 

jdoma gazafxulze da zafxulSi, roca ukana ezo amwvanebulia da baRSi 

xexili hyvavis. davrbivar samtredesa da saZaRlis gverdiT, Sevdivar 

baRSi. mwife da mSvenieri xili asxia yvela xes da deda hkrefs maT 

kalaTaSi. am dros me Cumad TeTrekalasa vWam da Tan vcdilob, miamiti 

saxe miviRo. 

hqris Zlieri qari, asxams wvima, _ TiTqos zafxuli ar yofiliyos. 

zamTarSi, bindisas, Cven vTamaSobT sastumroSi, vtrialebT, vxtivarT da 

vcekvavT. araqaTgamoleuli deda savarZelSi ecema; me veTamaSebi mis 

kululebs, da aravin icis Cemze ukeTesad, rogor esiamovneba mas, rom 

lamazia, da rogor amayobs Tavisi silamaziT. 

aseTia Cemi adrindeli STabeWdilebani. mraval movlenaTa Soris, gars 

rom maxvevia. male gamovitane srulebiT samarTliani daskvna, rom me da 

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dedas cotaTi gveSinia pegotisa da yovelvis mis nebas vemorCilebiT. es 

daskvna Cemi bavSvuri azrovnebis erTi pirveli nayofTagani iyo. 

erTxel saRamos me da pegoti martoni davrCiT, sastumroSi buxarTan 

visxediT. me xmamaRla vkiTxulobdi wigns niangebis Sesaxeb; albaT Zalian 

garkveviT vkiTxulobdi, an pegoti Zalian iyo dainteresebuli, maxsovs, 

rom am kiTxvis Semdeg mis pegotis darCa bundovani warmodgena, TiTqos 

niangebi bostneulis nairsaxeoba yofiliyvnen. deda stumrad iyo wasuli. 

me, kargi yofaqcevis jildod, neba momeca sastumroSi vyofiliyavi mis 

mosvlamde. wignma male damRala, ena TiTqmis ar memorCleboda, Tvalebic 

mexuWeboda, magram sikvdils ufro Sevurigdebodi vidre sawol oTaxSi 

wasvlas da loginSi Cawolas. 

_ pegoti, _ vuTxari moulodnelad, _ iyaviT Tqven rodisme 

gaTxovili? 

_ ra dagemarTaT, mister devi? _ SesZaxa pegotim. _ saidan mogividaT 

TavSi es azri? 

es pasuxi iseTi araCveulebrivi sircxviliT iyo warmoTqmuli, rom 

srulebiT gamovfxizldi. pegoti gakvirvebiT miyurebda, paerSi gaSeSebul 

xelSi nemsi SerCenoda. 

_ miTxariT, iyaviT gaTxovili, pegoti? _ gavimeore me. – Tqven xom 

Zalian lamazi xarT? 

pegoti, rasakvirvelia, ara hgavda dedas, magram mainc Taviseburi did 

silamazis arsebad vTvlidi mas. Cvens sadResaswaulo darbazSi iyo erTi 

patara, wiTelxaverdSemovlebuli fexis dasadgmeli skami, romelzedac 

dedam Taiguli moqarga; am skamis xaverdi da mis pegotis loyebi, swori 

rom vTqvaT, erTi da igive ferisani iyvnen, mxolod im gansxvavebiT, rom 

skami rbili iyo, pegotis ki Zalian magari loyebi hqonda. 

_ me var lamazi, devi? _ Sehyvira pegotim. _ kargi, Cemo sayvarelo! 

magram ram mogagona aseTi kiTxva? 

_ TviTonac ar vici, Tqven xom mxolod erT qmarze SegiZliaT 

gaTxovdeT, pegoti, ara? xom ar SeiZleba ori qmris yola erTsa da imave 

dros? 

_ rasakvirvelia, ara. 

_ mere, vTqvaT, Tqven jvari daiwereT, da Tqveni qmari mokvda, SeiZleba 

maSin sxva qmars gahyveT, pegoti? 

_ rogor ara, meoredac Txovdebian. es survilzea. es yvelaferi imazea 

damokidebuli, vin rasa fiqrobs am saganze. 

_ Tqven rogora fiqrobT, pegoti? 

es rom vkiTxe, dakvirvebiT davacqerdi, isic me makvirdeboda. 

cota xnis siCumis Semdeg pegoti samuSaos miubrunda da Tqva: 

_ ai rasa vfiqrob, mister devi: me TviTon gaTxovili ara vyofilvar 

_ da arc gavTxovdebi. ai, ras SemiZliaT gTxraT magis pasuxad. 

_ xom ar mijavdebiT, pegoti? _ vkiTxe erTi wuTis siCumis Semdeg. 

marTlac, megona, TiTqos igi gajavrebuli iyo, radgan Zalian ugulod 

melaparakeboda, magram Sevcdi. pegotim daaneba muSaobas Tavi, farTod 

gaSala mklavebi, Caikra Cemi xuWuWa Tavi gulSi da damkocna. am moxvevnisa 

da kocnis gulwrfelobaSi me eWvi ara mqonda. pegoti Zalian msuqani iyo, 

da roca viwro kostiumSi morTuli, raimeze Zalas miitanda, kabis Rilebi 

zurgze awydeboda da iqiT-aqeT cvioda. Zalian kargad maxsovs, rom axlac 

ori Rili gagorda sastumro oTaxis meore kuTxeSi. 

_ aba, axla miambeT rame mag niangebze, _ Tqva pegotim. _ me, swori 

giTTxraT, naxevaric ar gamigia imisa, rasac Tqven kiTxulobdiT. 

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verasgziT ver mivxvdi, rad gamoiyureboda pegoti ase ucnaurad, da 

rad maCqarebda ase mouTmenlad, rom niangebs davbrunebodi. ase iyo Tu 

ise, Cven marTlac davubrundiT am sazarel mxecebs, da me isev didis 

xalisiT daviwye kiTxva. Tavidan bolomde gavecaniT am saintereso jiSis 

mcxovelebis istorias, maT znesa da Cveulebebs. me didi gulmodginebiT 

vkiTxulobdi. magram pegoti, rogorc Canda, ver mismenda yuradRebiT da 

maincdamainc did monawileobas ar iRebda niangebze nadirobaSi. igi Cumad 

ijda, dafiqrebuli saxiT, da ramdenjerme nemsic ki iCxvlita TiTSi. 

roca niangebs movrCiT, gvindoda aligatorebze gadavsuliyaviT, 

magram am dros baRCis karebTan zaris rekva moisma, Cven karebisaken 

wavediT da SevxvdiT dedas, romelsac Tan axlda viRac jentlmeni, 

mSvenieri Savi TmiT da bakenbardebiT _ swored is, warsul kviras 

eklesiidan rom gamogvacila. 

karebTan deda daixara, amiyvana xelSi da makoca; am dros misma 

Tanamgzavrma SeniSna, rom me mefeze bednieri var, raRac amis magvari. 

_ es ras niSnavs? _ vkiTxe jentlmens dedaCemis xmars iqidan. 

iman Tavze xeli gadamisva, magram ar vici, ratom ar momewona es kaci 

da SemezizRa misi xma. roca igi Semexo, da CemTan erTad _ dedasac, odnav 

xeli vkari mis xels. me veWvianobdi. 

_ ah, devi! _ miTxra dedam wyeniT. 

_ ra mSvenieri bavSvia! _ SesZaxa jentlmenma. _ srulebiT ar mikvirs, 

rom mas ase uyvarxarT. 

arasodes winaT ar SeminiSnavs iseTi warmtaci vardisferi dedaCemis 

loyebze, rogorc am wuTSi. igi gamiwyra uzrdelobisaTvis, magram maSinve 

gulSi Camixuta da ise gadauxada madloba jentlmens gacilebisaTvis. 

madlobis sityvebTan, dedam xeli gauwoda, da roca xeli CamoarTva, dedam 

me Semomxeda. 

_ SevrigdeT, geTayva, _ miTxra jentlmenma da Tavi daxara dedas 

xelTaTmanze. _ vusurvoT erTmaneTs Rame mSvidobisa. 

_ Rame mSvidobisa! _ vuTxari me. 

_ maS davmegobrdiT? _ ganagrZo jentlmenma RimiliT. _ moita xeli, 

Cemo kargo. 

Cemi marjvena xeli dedas yelze exvia; me marcxena xeli gavuwode. 

_ eg ara, eg ara, devi! _ siciliT miTxra jentlmenma. 

dedam aiRo Cemi marjvena xeli, rom jentlmenisaTvis gaewodebina igi, 

magram me gavjiutdi da isev marcxena xeli miveci. jentlmenma alersianad 

mouWira mas Tavisi xeli da Tqva, kargi biWi xaro. mere Tavi dagvikra da 

wavida. 

axlac TiTqos Tvalwin midgas, rogor SeCerda igi baRSi, gadmogvxeda 

Tavisi arakeTili TvalebiT da Semdeg WiSkars miefara. 

pegotim, romelic mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi uZravad idga da erTi 

xma ar amouRia, saCqarod gauyara karebs rkinis urduli, da Cven yvelani 

sastumroSi SevediT. deda ar dajda Cveulebisamebr savarZelSi buxarTad; 

igi sastumros meore boloSi gadavida da neli xmiT raRac melodias 

mReroda. 

_ imedi maqvs, imxiaruleT, qalbatono? _ hkiTxa pegotim, romelic 

sanTliT xelSi oTaxis SuagulSi SeCerda. 

_ gmadlobT, pegoti, _ upasuxa dedam mxiaruli kiloTi. diax, Zalian 

sasiamovno saRamo iyo. 

_ axal xalxTan, ueWvelia, sasiamovnoa dros gatareba, _ SeniSna 

pegotim. 

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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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zRaparSi patara biWi dakarges, mivagneb Tu ara saxls im Rilebis 

mixedviT, romlebsac igi axla daabnevs-meTqi? 

Tavi mesame 

cvlileba 

megona, rom qveyanaze ar iyo cxeni, im jaglagze ufro zanti, 

romliTac Cven iarmauTSi mivdiodiT. igi ris vai-vaglaxiT miCanCalebda 

dabla Tavdaxrili. xandaxan meCveneboda, TiTqos igi frutuniT dascinoda 

Cvens mouTmenlobasa da wyenas, magram meetlem agvixsna, rom misi 

Cveulebrivi xvela iyo, romliTac itanjeboda es ramdeni xania. 

TviTon meetlec, cxenis wabaZviT, Tavdaxrili ijda kofoze, xelebi 

muxlebze daelagebina da TiTqos sanaxevrod sZinavso, ise `marTavda~ 

cxens. igi xmas ar gvcemda da mxolod ustvenda. 

Cven karga xSirad gvixdeboda Saragzidan gadaxveva: sauzmisTvis, 

sadilisTvis, samxrisTvis, vaxSmisTvis, Ramis gasaTevad ki sastumroebsa 

da barakebSi vCerdebodiT. yovelive aman metad damRala da Zalian 

gamixarda, roca, bolos, iarmauTi davinaxeT. 

roca SevuxvieT quCaSi, romelic pirvelad ucnauri meCvena, cxvirSi 

gveca Tevzis, fisis, kanafisa da kupris magari suni, davinaxeT mezRvaurebi 

gasanTluli qudebiT, yovel wams vxvdebodiT furgonebs, romlebic qvebze 

njRreviT miraxunebdnen. 

_ ager qamic! _ Sehyvira pegotim. _ rogor gazrdila! verc ki icnob! 

mis pegotis Zmiswuli marTlac sastumros karebTan gveloda. es iyo 

Ronieri, sakmaod msxvili da mxarbeWiani ymawvili eqvsi futis simaRlisa, 

moRimari bavSvuri saxiT da qera xuWuWa TmiT, romelic mas batkans 

amsgavsebda. tilos qurTuki ecva da Sarvali ise gaxeveboda, rom 

Tavisuflad dadgeboda miwaze umisfexebod. qudis magivrad Tavs ufaravda 

raRac, Zveli Senobis saxuravis msgavsi nivTi. 

qams zurgze akidebuli mivyavdi. quCis misaxvev-mosaxvevebi yvelgan 

savse iyo auarebeli qviSita da RorRiT. Cveni gza midioda gazisa da 

Tokis qarxnebis, navsaSenebis, didi sawyobebisa, uzarmazari ezoebisa da 

sxva amgvari adgilebis gverdiT. bolos gavediT mosawyen cariel 

mindorze zRvis piras. qamma miTxra: 

_ ai Cveni saxlic, master devi! 

me gavixede yovel mxares, _ zRvisaken, mdinarisaken, mindvrisaken, 

magram Cvens axlos saxlis msgavsi arsad ara iyo ra. napirze moCanda 

mxolod didi Savi sabargo navi Tu Zveli gemi, romelsac Rumelis milis 

magivrad mogrZo rkinis Zabri ekava. 

_ sad aris saxli? _ vkiTxe me. _ me mxedav mxolod Senobas, romelic 

xomaldsa hgavs. 

_ ai, swored eg aris Cveni saxli, master devi, _ mipasuxa qamma. 

es rom aladinis sasaxle yofiliyo, an zRapruli cixedarbazi 

margalitis kedlebiTa da brolis WeriT, aseT aRtacebaSi ar movidodi, 

rogorc axla. gevrdze lamazi patara kari iyo, Tan pawawina fanjrebi 

karis orTav mxares, magram mis umTavres mSvenierebas is Seadgenda, rom es 

namdvili gemi iyo, romelsac ueWvelia, asjer mainc moevlo qveyana. es rom 

Cveulebrivi sacxovrebeli saxli yofiliyo, ueWvelia, mouxeSavi, viwro da 

metad mosawyeni meCveneboda; magram namdvili gemi, napirze sacxovreblad 

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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: àra~, 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. àh, 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: àh, 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, àTas 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: ò, 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 àxali~ xarT? _ mkiTxa man. 

_ diax, ser. 

me alalbedze vupasuxe. magram vivaraude, rom saxelwodeba àxali~, 

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: à, 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: ùfrTxildiT, 

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: 

ùfrTxildiT, 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: 

ùfrTxildiT, 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! 

Tavi meeqvse 

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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: èrTi 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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warmovdgine, rogor daeca burTi mister kriklis maRalsa da wminda 

arsebis Tavs. 

sabralo tredelsi! axlac Tvalwin midgas igi, Tavisi viwro 

SarvliTa da cisferi kurtakiT, romlebic SemowuTxuli hqonda xelebsa 

da fexebze, germanuli Zexvebisa an mrgval-mrgvali kupatebis magvarad. 

wlis pirveli naxevris ganmavlobaSi yoveldRe scemdnen joxiT, garda 

orSabaTisa, roca saxazavs urtyamdnen xelisgulze. yoveldRe apirebda 

igi werilis miweras amis gamo Tavis biZasTan, da mainc arasodes ar 

miuweria. dadebda Tavis magidaze, itirebda ori Tu sami wuTis 

ganmavlobaSi da Semdeg, moxedvas verc ki moaswrebdi, rom xedav, kidec 

SeuSria cremlebi da mxiaruli saxiT Tavis aspidis dafaze ConCxebsa 

xatavs. jer ver mivxvdi, rad uyvarda mas ase ConCxebis xatva; megona, mware 

fiqrebiT aRelvebuli, am sikvdilis simboloebSi eZebs Tavisi amqveyniuri 

vaebis bolos-meTqi, magram male davrwmundi, tredelsi mxolod imitom 

xatavda ConCxebs, rom amgvari xatva araviTar siZneles ar warmoadgenda. 

magram igi Zalian kargi biWi iyo. es tredelsi yovelTvis da yovelgan 

mkerdiT icavda amxanagebs da arasodes aravin gaucia; Tavisi xasiaTis am 

Tvisebis gamo zogjer did usiamovnebas iTmenda xolme. 

stirfordi ganagrZonda Cems mfarvelobas da sasargeblo megobari 

iyo CemTvis. veravin bedavda im bavSvis wyenas, romelsac stirfordi 

swyalobda. magram masac ki ar SeeZlo Cemi dafarva mister kriklisagan, 

romelic aTasgvarad msjida TiTqmis yoveldRe. samagierod, stirfirdi 

manugeSebda xolme yoveli dasjis Semdeg; madlobas vuxdidi mas suliT 

da guliT da moTminebiT vitandi Cems gaWirvebas. mainc, SeZlebisdagvarad, 

igi Seamdgomlobas miwevda mister kriklis winaSe, da am Semadgomlobis 

wyalobiT bolos gamaTavisufles Cemi dafisagan, zurgze rom mekida. 

erTma SemTxveviTma garemoebam ufro gaaRrmava megobruli urTierToba 

Cemsa da stirfords Soris da im zomamde ganamtkica igi, rom Tavi 

momqonda am megobrobiT. erTxel roca ezoSi vTamaSobdiT da stirfordma 

laparaki damiwyo, SemTxveviT mivuTiTe raRac saganze, romelsac, Cemis 

azriT, sakvirveli msgavseba hqonda amgvarsave saganTan `peregrin pikSi~. im 

wuTSi stirfordma araferi miTxra, magram roca saRamos sawol oTaxSi 

wavediT, mkiTxa, xom ara gaqvs wignio. 

me vupasuxe, rom ara-meTqi, da avuxseni, ra pirobebSi wavikiTxe 

`peregrin pikli~ da sxva wignebi. 

_ da Sen gaxsovs yvelaferi? _ mkiTxa stirfordma. 

_ Zalian karagad maxsovs, _ vupasuxe me. 

_ maS yuri damigde, ras getyvi, koperfild: Sen unda miambo Sinaarsi 

yvela wignsa, romelic wagikiTxavs. saRamoobiT didxans ara mZinavs da 

dilaobiTac yvelaze adre viRviZeb. Sen miyolebiT miambob yvela am 

moTxrobas erTimeoris Semdeg; es àTas erTi Ramis~ msgavsad gamova. 

me siamaye vigrZeni amgvari winadadebis gamo da im saRamosve SevudeqiT 

mis sisruleSi moyvanas. 

yvelaferi Zalian kargad midioda, oRond xSirad ar mexaliseboda 

moTxrobis dawyeba, metadre saRamoobiT, roca Zalian meZineboda. am 

SemTxvevaSi Cemi Sroma metad mZime iyo, magram uaris Tqmas ver vbedavdi 

stirfordis wyenis SiSiT. dilaobiTac didi siamovnebiT viZinebdi kidev 

erT an or saaTs, magram meti gza ar iyo: vemorCilebodi stirfordis 

mtkice nebas, vdgebodi dilaadrianad da, rogorc Seherazada, viwyebdi 

grZel ambebs fantastikuri gmirebis Tavgadasavalze. me ar viyavi 

wagebuli: madlieri stirfodi mixsnida gakveTilebis gaugebar adgilebs 

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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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siRaribes, mis Ceqmebs, fraks. dascinian mis dedas, _ yvelafers, rasac ki 

raime damokidebuleba aqvs masTan. 

_ Cumad! _ daiyvira uecrad mister melma; igi gasworda welSi da 

wigni magidas daanarcxa. _ ras miSvrebiT? Cemi gagiJeba gindaT? rogor 

SeiZleba ase Tavs gasvla, bavSvebo? 

wigni, romelic man daanarcxa, me mekuTvnoda; videqi gverdiT da 

Tvals vadevnebdi misi Tvalebis gamometyvelebas. bavScebi uecrad 

CaCumdnen. bevris saxeze SiSi gamoitaxa; zogs, albaT, Sercxva. 

stirfordis adgili klasSi oTaxis boloSi iyo. igi kedelTan 

zurgiT miyudebuli idga da xelebi jibeSi Caewyo. roca mister melma imis 

mxares gaixeda, stirfordma piri mokuma da odnav daustvina. 

_ gaCumdiT, mister stirford! 

_ Tqven TviTon dajeqiT da Tqveni saqme gaakeTeT. 

TavdaWerilma sicilma da TanagrZnobis Cumma CurCulma mTel darbazs 

daurbina, magram mister meli im zomamde gafiTrda, rom siCume isev 

Camovarda. erTma bavSvma, romelic win gamovida, im mizniT, rom yiramala 

gadasuliyo amxanagebis gasarTobad, uecrad gamoicvala Tavisi azri da 

iseTi saxe miiRo, TiTqos kalmis gaTlas apirebda. 

_ Tu Tqven fiqrobT, stirford, _ uTxra mister melma, _ rom ver 

vamCnev im gavlenas, romelsac Tqvens amxanagebze axdenT, scdebiT. 

am sityvebTan erTad mister melma, albaT uneburad, xeli Tavze 

damado. 

_ Tu ggoniaT, _ ganagrZo melma, _ rom ver vamCnev, rogor aqezebT 

Tqven Cems winaaRmdeg, Cems masxarad asagdebad Tqvens amxanagebs, Zalian 

scdebiT, mister stirford! 

_ me Tavs ar viwuxeb Tqvenze fiqroT, mister mel, _ uapsuxa 

stirfordma gulgrilad, _ amitomac, ser, ara mgonia, raSime vcdebode. 

_ nuTu Tqven, _ ganagrZo mister melma da yuCebi auTrTolda, _ 

sargeblobT favoritis mdgomareobiT da nebas aZlevT Tavs SeuracxyoT 

jenltmeni... 

_ vin? sad aris es jentlmeni? _ gaawyevtina stirfordma. 

_ grcxvebodes, stirford! _ gaisma uecrad xma. _ es saZaglobaa! 

es tredelsi iyo. 

magram mister melma gaaCuma igi. 

_ Tu Tqven, vimeoreb me, nebas aZlevT Tqvens Tavs Seuracxyofa 

miayenoT im adamians, romelsac ara aqvs bedi cxovrebaSi, romelsac 

arasodes araferi ar dauSavebia TqvenTvis, romelsac Tqven ar unda 

awyeninoT mravali mizezis gamo, rac kargad gasagebi unda iyos Tqveni 

Wkuis ymawvili kacisTvis, _ ganagrZobda mister meli, _ aseTi saqcieli, 

mister stirford, ugvano da saZagelia. Tqven SegiZliaT idgeT, an 

dajdeT, _ rogorc geneboT, ser! ganagrZeT, koperfild! 

_ moiTmine erT wuTs, koperfild! _ miTxra stirfordma da darbazis 

SuagulSi gamovida. _ ai, ras getyviT mister mel, erTxel da samudamod. 

Tu Tqven gabedeT da makadrebT saZagelisa da ugvanos saxelis wodeba, 

amis Semdeg Tqven TviTon usircxvilo maTxovari xarT. Tqven yovelTvis 

maTxovari iyaviT, magram am wuTidan Tqven usircxviloc gaxdiT. 

ar vici, mas undoda gaertya mister melisTvis, Tu mister mels _ 

misTvis; SevniSne mxolod, rom mTeli klasi gaSeSda, _ bavSvebi 

gaqvavebuliviT isxdnen. darbazis SuagulSi idga mister krikli da mis 

gverdiT _ xisfexa tunge. mis da misis krikli karebSi iyurebodnen, SiSiT 

zardacemulebi. mister mels saxeze xelebi miefarebina da uZravad idga. 

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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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avSvebi 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 ჩemi ariTmetიkuli amocanebi, mowyenili vamTqnarebdi, 

vTvlemdi, xSrad Sეvxtebodi xolme Zmisa da an dis mkacr daძaxebaze. 

iSviaTad viRebdi monawileobas sazogado saubrebSi da arasodes ar 

mimiRia pasuxi ჩems raime kiTxvaze. zantad da nela miizlazneboda dro 

cxra saaთamde; magram aq ki, saaTis zaris pirvel darekvasTan erTad, Cems 

yurSi ismoda mis mordstonis boxi xma, rოmeლic meubneboda: 

_ wadi, daiZine! 

gaiara mTelma ardadegebma da bolos dadga dila, roca mis 

mordstonma Tqva: 

_ ai, ukanaskneli dRec dadga! 

da am sityvebთan erთad მomawoda ukanaskneli finjani ჩai. 

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, ჩems patara Zmas da guli 

damimZimda. magraმ 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 ყvela imas, rac Tavs gadamxda pansionSi martamdis, 

rodesac Cveulebisamebr, Cemi dabadebis dRe unda medResaswaula. wlis 

damlevs, Tu Tუ ufro adrec, stirfordi saxlSi unda dabrunebuliyo. 

amis gamo igi uwindelze ufro mxiaruli, gonebamaxvili da damoukidebeli 

meCveneboda. meti ara maxsovs-ra. ჩemi cxovrebis didma ambavma, romlis 

gamo es xana samudamod CamrCa gulSi, შTanTqa yevla sxva, wvrიlmani 

Tavgadasavali skolis cxovrebisa, da mxolod igi, erTi, cocxlad 

aRibeWda Cems mexsierebaSi. 

verc ki warmmidgenia kargad, rom salemis saswavlebelSi dabrunebis 

droidan ჩemi dabadebis Rirssaxsovar dRemde marTlac mთelma orma Tvem 

ganvlo. 

ra kargad maxsovs TviT dari im dRes! aqamdis vgrZnob nislis 

surnels, sqel zewrad rom efineboda irgvliv yvelafers; vxedav ჭaRara 

TrTviliT SeTeTrebul Senobebis saxuravebs da xis totebs. bavSvebi 

mokrunCxulan sicivisagan, kbilebs akawkaweben, TiTebs uberaven da fexebs 

atyapuneben civ iatakze. mec vkankaleb da vძagძageb maTTan erTad. 

sauzmis Semdeg yvela bavSvi saswavlo dabazSi Seikriba; mister Sarpi 

Semოvida CvenTan da Tqva: 

_ daviT koperfიlds kiთxuloben. 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 warmoთqmuli, rasakvirvelia, 

unda gavekvirvebine, erTi wuTiT rom SevCerebuliyavi da mister 

SarpisTvis შemexedna; magram aravis da arafers ar vaqcevdi yuradRebas. 

mivirbine sastumro oთaxamdis 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: 

òmeri, 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. 

TaviTavi meaTe 

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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 Zal- 

Rone 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: ò, 

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 ùaxloesi 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: 

ùzenaesi sakanonmdeblo dawesebulebis saxalxo warmomadgenelni~, 

ùbeduri 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. 

Tavi mecamete 

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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? Cqar- 

Cqara 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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oca 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... 

_ raRa `magram~?.. vxedav, ra gaqvT azrad, mis betsi. nu ifiqrebT 

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 


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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ogor 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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momagona, rom odesRac davpirdi, stumrad vwveodi maT qoxSi, sadac Tavis 

dedasTan erTad cxovrobda. 

me vupasuxe, rom vTxov mister vikfilds, da Tu nebas damrTavs, _ 

raSiac araviTari eWvi ar iyo, _ didi siamovnebiT gestumrebiT erT Wiqa 

Caize-meTqi. 

saRamos eqvs saaTze, rodesac kantoraSi gaTavda muSaoba, gamovucxade 

uris, rom mzad viyavi wasasvlelad. 

_ o, dedaCemi didad iamayebs iseTi stumriT, rogoric Tqven 

brZandebiT, master koperfild! _ miTxra hipma, rodesac quCaSi gavediT. 

_ Tqven, mgoni, Zalian muyaiTad mecadineobiT am bolo dros? _ vkiTxe 

me, rom saubris Tema Semecvala. 

_ me vkiTxulob cota-cotas, master koperfild, Tqven marTalsa 

brZanebT, magram gana SeiZleba magas mecadineobas ewodos? me isev da isev 

tidsa vkiTxulob. 

_ es mgoni, Zalian Znelad gasagebi mweralia, _ SevniSne me. 

_ ai, xedavT, master koperfild, mister tids marTlac aqvs Znelad 

gasagebi adgilebi iseTi mciredi niWis patronisaTvis, rogorc me var. 

_ mere, raSi mdgomareobs es siZneleni? 

_ raSi mdgomareobs es siZneleni? 

_ mister tidi xSirad xmarobs laTinur sityvebsa da terminebs. 

_ gindaT, laTinuri iswavloT, mister hip? _ vkiTxe swrafad, _ didi 

siamovnebiT gaswavliT. 

_ o, gmadlobT, master koperfild, _ mipasuxa urim Tavis qneviT. _ 

imedi maqvs, rom Tqven wrfeli guliT maZlevT am winadadebas, magram ar 

SemiZlia visargeblo miT. 

_ ratom? 

_ me metad umniSvnelo adamiani var, master koperfild. 

_ ra sisulelea! Tqven mxolod moisurveTY da xvalve giCvenebT 

zogierT rames. 

_ o, amaSi srulebiT araviTari eWvi ar mepareba, master koperfild, 

araviTari eWvi. 

_ maS raSia saqme? 

_ sul isev imaSi, rom metismetad umniSvnelo adamiani var. Tqven iseT 

simaRleze dgexarT, rom ver mixvdebiT Cems grZnobas: arafris gulisTvis 

ar davTanxmdebi, gaviCino mteri mxolod imitom, rom cotaTi ufro 

ganaTlebuli viqnebi. dae, iaron TavianTi gziT; me ki Cemi gziT waval, ai, 

Cveni sacodavi qoxic, master koperfild! 

Cven SevediT dabals, Zveleburi yaidis oTaxSi. iq dagvxvda misis hipi. 

misis hipi SavebSi iyo. meuRle ukve didi xania gardacvvloda, magram 

igi isev SavebSi dadioda, ueWvelia, imisaTvis, rom Savi tanisamosi cxadi 

damamtkicebeli yofiliyo misi Tavmdablobisa. gamonakliss Seadgenda 

mxolod misis hipis feradi Tavsafari; yvela danarCeni tanisamosi iseTi 

Savi emosa, rogorc misi meuRlis gardacvalebis pirvel dRes. 

_ es dRe, Cemo uri, unda davixsomoT, _ uTxra Svils misis hipma. _ 

Sen, rasakvirvelia, arasodes ar daiviwyeb, rom master koperfildma 

gagvabedniera Tavisi stumrobiT. 

_ arasodes ar ar daviviwyeb, arasodes, dedilo, _ daudastura urim. 

_ o, neta mamaSeni moswreboda am dRes! _ SesZaxa misis hipma. _ maSin 

samiveni gavixarebdiT amisTana stumriT. 

yvela es qaTinauri, cota ar iyos, meCoTireboda, radgan metad 

gadaWarbebulad meCvena, magram mainc is azri, rom me amisTana did 

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stumrad mTvlian, esiamovneboda Cems Tavmoyvareobas, da gadavwyvite, misis 

hipi sasiamovno qalia-meTqi. 

misis hipi axlos mogvija, urim Cems pirdapir daidga skami. isini 

mTavazobdnen saukeTeso saWmels magidaze da yovel wuTs mexvewebodnen, 

rac SeiZleba meti meWama. saWmelma maincdamainc ar momtaca Tvali, magram 

vafasebdi dedisa da Svilis yuradRebas da suliT da guliT vuxdidi 

madlobas. maT damiwyes gamokiTxva papidis, dedis, maminacvalis Sesaxeb. 

rogor SeuZlia lursmans, winaaRmdegoba gauwios gazs, an norCi kbili 

rogor gauZlebs gamocdil kbilis eqims? urim da misis hipma amomwoves 

yvelaferi, rac ki esaWiroebodaT. Cemda samarcxvinod, vuambe iseTi 

rameebic, ris Sesaxeb winaswar Cems Tavs sityva miveci, krinti ar dameZra. 

es bavSvuri gulaxdiloba miT ufro suleluri iyo, rom Cemi 

gulubryvilobiT, Tavi warmodgenili mqonda namdvil mfarvelad am ori 

Cemi pativcemulis musaubrisa. 

rodesac aRaraferi darCa saambobeli Cems Sesaxeb, dedam da Svilma 

daiwyes baasi mister vikfildze da agnesaze. es baasi, Seudarebeli 

xelovnebiT warmarTuli, hgavda burTis TamaSobas. urim pirvelma 

gadaugdo burTi Tavis dedas, misis hipma daiWira igi da ukan gadmougdo 

uris. mas eWira burTi xelSi ramdenime wuTis ganmavlobaSi da Semdeg isev 

gadaugdo misis hips. amgvarad isini isrodnen am burTs im dromdis, sanam 

srulebiT Tavbru ar damesxa da veRar varCevdi, vin da rogor agrZelebda 

am TamaSobas. TviT burTi icvleboda yovel wuTs da yovelgvar saxes 

iRebda. es xan mister vikfildi iyo, xan agnesa, xan mSvenieri guli mister 

vikfildisa, xan Cemi da agnesas nazi megobroba, xan praqtkuli muSaoba 

mister vikfildisa da misi yovelwliuri Semosavali, xan Cveni Sinauri 

cxovreba nasadilevs, xan portveini, romelsac mister vikfildi svamda, da 

rada svamda, ra mizeziT, da rogor sawyenia, rom svams. jadosnuri burTi 

iyo xan erTi, xan meore, xan mesame, xan yvelaferi da xan araferi. me 

wamovroSe yvelaferi, rac ki gulSi mqonda, Tumca meSinoda xmamaRla 

laparakisa, rom amiT Seuracxyofa ar mimeyenebina dedisa da SvilisaTvis 

da maTi sakvirveli TavmdablobisaTvis. araviTari eWvi ar iyo, rom isini 

sruli kmayofilebi iyvnen TavianTi stumriT. 

magram TviTon vigrZeni uxerxuloba da ukve davapire Sin wasvla, 

rodesac Cemi yuradReba miipyro raRac figuram, romelmac gaielva Ria 

karTan quCis mxares. igi gaqra, erTi wuTis Semdeg isev gamoCnda, karebSi 

Semohyo Tavi da bolos daiZaxa xmamaRla: 

_ koperfild! nuTu es Tqvena xarT? 

es iyo mister mikoberi!. TviT mister mikoberi, Tavisi lornetiT 

serTukis zeda Rilze, Savi xis joxiT, amayi SexedulebiT da sasiamovno 

intonaciiT. 

_ Zvirfaso koperfild! _ miTxra mister mikoberma da xeli 

gamomiwoda. _ rogori moulodneli SemTxvevaa! amgvari Sexvedra uneburad 

afiqrebinebs adamians, rogori cvalebadi da usafuZvloa adamianis 

yovelgvari moRvaweoba, saqme da survili... koperfild, Zvirfaso megobaro, 

rogor xarT? 

ar SemiZlia vTqva, rom Zalian gamexarda mister mikoberis naxva aq, 

hipebTan; magram yovel SemTxvevaSi, mesiamovna misi naxva. magrad CamovarTvi 

xeli da movikiTxe misis mikoberi. 

_ gmadlobT, Zvirfaso megobaro, _ miTxra mister mikoberma, _ 

fizikuri sxeuli Cemi meuRlisa damakmayofuebel mdgomareobaSia. tyupebi, 

es ramdenime xania, rac aRara swoven sakveb siTxes bunebis wyarodan... erTi 

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sityviT, misis mikoberi ZuZus aRar awovebs bavSvebs da axla mogzaurobs 

CemTan erTad. mas metad esiamovneba, koperfild, nacnobobis ganaxleba 

keTilSobil ymawvilTan, romelic savsebiT Rirsi gamodga megobrobis 

sakurTxevelTa samsaxurisa. 

me vupasuxe, rom didad moxaruli viqnebi, piradad mivesalmo misis 

mikobers-meTqi. 

_ ras akeTebT, koperfild? 

me aviRe qudi da vupasuxe, rom vswavlob axla doqtor strongis 

institutSi-meTqi. 

_ swavlobT? _ Tqva mister mikoberma da warbebi aswia. _ es ambavi 

aRtacebiT avsebs Cems suls! 

_ xom ar wavideT misis mikoberTan, ser? _ vuTxari me, rom male 

gameyvana am saxlidan. 

_ didi siamvnebiT, Zvirfaso megobaro, Tu Tqven gsurT aseTi pativi 

sceT Cems meuRles, _ mipasuxa mister mikoberma. _ ai, aq, Tqveni axali 

megobrebis winaSe, SemiZlia gulaxdilad vaRiaro, rom vekuTvni im 

adamianta ricxvs, romelnic iZulebulni arian, mraval welTa 

ganmavlobaSi gamoscadon mZime brZola finansur dabrkolebebTan... amis 

Semdeg man daiRiRina raRac axalmoduri aria, xeli xelSi gamiyara da 

qucaSi gavediT. 

meore dRes, dilis TerTmet saaTze, me gamomiwvies klasidan misaReb 

oTaxSi, sadac mister mikoberi damxvda. igi Zalian mxiarulad iyo da 

sadilad dampatiJa. 

im saRamos fanjridan didi gaocebiT da aRelvebiT davinaxe quCaSi 

mister mikoberi, xelixelgayriliri hipTan. isini daseirnobdnen 

qvafenilze da, rogorc Canda, Zalian saintereso baasi hqondaT. uri 

mdabrad Tavs ukravda da madlobas uxdida im pativiscemisaTvis, romelic 

mas am nacnobobiT akuTvnes; mister mikoberi didebul pozaSi idga da 

mzad iyo mfarveloba gaewia uri hipisaTvis, magram amiT ar gaTavebula es 

ambavi, rodesac meore dRes, oTx saTze, me mivedi restoranSi sadilad 

mister mikoberTan, man Sematyobina, rom wina saRamos stumrad iyo misis 

hipTan da iq punSiT gaumaspinZldnen. 

_ ah, Cemo koperfild! _ miTxra mister mikoberma. _ Tqvens megobars, 

hips, didi niWi aqvs, da darwmunebuli var, Tavis droze mTavari veqili 

gamova. Tqven xom iciT, me fizionomisti var da Znelad Sevcdebi maggvar 

saqmeSi. me rom gamecno es ymawvili kaci im ubedur dros, rodesac 

saboloo krizisi moxda Cems saqmeebSi... me vxedav, rom SeiZleboda 

sxvanairad movqceodi Cems movaleebs. 

sadili saucxoo iyo. Cven mogvarTves mSenivrad momzadebuli Tevzi, 

xbos Semwvari Tirkmlebi, Zexvebi, xoxobi da plum-pudingi. Rvino da 

Sotlandiuri ludi sakmarisi iyo. nasadilevs misis mikoberma sakuTari 

xeliT mogvimzada TiTo Wiqa punSi. 

mister mikoberi Zalian mxiarulad iyo, jer arasodes ar menaxa igi 

aseT mSvenier gunebaze. saxe ubrwyinavda punSisgan, Tvalebi uelavda da 

Subli ise uprialebda, TiTqos laqi hqonda wasmuli. misi sityviT isa da 

misi meuRle mSvenivrad iyvnen mowyobilni sastumroSi, _ ise, rogorc ki 

SeiZleboda enatra ganaTlebul mogzaurs, da igi arasodes ar daiviwyebs 

im sasiamovno dros, kenterberiSi rom gaatra. Semdeg warmoiTqva Cemi 

sadRegrZelo. mister mikoberma moigona warsuli dro da Cveni pirveli 

nacnoboba yvela wvrilmaniT: rogor vSvelodi WurWlisa, wignebisa da 

avejis gayidvaSi. 

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erTi sityviT, me arasodes ar menaxa adamiani, aRsavse aseTi 

gulwrfeli mxiarulebiT, romelic im saRamos gamokrToda mister 

mikoberis saxis yvela nakvTSi. Cven gavSordiT erTmaneTs saukeTeso 

megobrebad, da eWvi ar mepareboda, rom bedma marTlac gauRima am keTil 

xalxs. 

meore dRes, dilis Svid saaaTze, miviRe mister mikoberisagan werili, 

romelic, rogorc TariRidan Canda, dawerili iyo wina saRamos, aTis 

naxevarze, ese igi, Cemi wamosvlis TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg. advili 

warmosadgenia Cemi gaoceba, rodesac wavikiTxe Semdegi striqonebi: 

`Cemo ymawvilo megobaro, Zvirfaso koperfild! 

wili ukve vyare _ da Cemi bedi gadawyda! yvelaferi daiRupa! me 

vmalavdi sikvdilis Sxams, guls rom miglejda, naZaladevi mxiarulebis 

niRabqveS. me mindoda Semetyobinebina TqvenTvis am saRamos, rom ar aris 

araviTari imedi fulis miRebisa. amgvar damamcirebel mdgomareobaSi 

myofma, didi siZneliT daviyolie aqauri sastumros patroni, rom fulis 

magivrad gamoerTmia CemTvis xelwerili, romlis ZaliT es fuli unda 

gadavixado londonSi, petonvilSi, sadac axla Cemi mudmivi rezidenciaa. 

fulis gadaxdis vada daniSnulia ToTxmeti dRis Semdeg, magram Zalian 

kargad vici, rom arc erTi pensi ar meqneba arc im droisTvis da arc 

TiTxmeti Tvis ukan. Sedegi _ daRupva. Rrubeli mogrovdeba, ielvebs elva, 

daiWeqebs _ da xe waiqceva. 

dae gamoadgeT Wkuis maswavlebelT gakveTilad, Cemo kargo 

koperfild, sacodavi bedi im adamianisa, romelmac aTrTolebuli xeliT 

gamosaxa es momakvdinebeli striqonebi. am mizniT aiRo man xelT kalami. 

da Tu am mizans miaRwia, iqneb odesme mzis Suqma gaanaTos misi 

ukanaskneli dReni SexuTuls sapyrobileSi, sadac mas uweria, sulier 

tanjvaTa Soris, sabolood ganSordes am sacodav sicocxles. 

am ukanasknel werils, Cemo kargo koperfild, Tqven iRebT bedisagan 

moklulis, Tqveni ubeduri megobris 

vilkins mikoberisagan~. 

Tavzardacemulma Sevwyvite dilis mecadineoba da TavpirismtvreviT 

gaviqeci sastumroSi, rom raime nugeSi meca ubeduri mister 

mikoberisaTvis. Suagzaze Semxvda londnis diliJansi da mis imperialze 

gakvirvebiT davinaxe Cemi megobrebi. mister mikoberi warmtacad iRimeboda, 

Sescqeroda meuRles iseTi TvalebiT, romlebSic adamiani advilad 

waikiTxavda netarebasa da simSvides. isini oriveni Txilsa Wamdnen. mister 

mikoberis jibidan boTls amoeyo Tavi. 

maT ver daminaxes da gadavwyvite, rom ukeTesi iyo, gverdze gamevlo 

da ar damerRvia maTi aRuSfoTebeli mSvidobianoba. 

Sevuxvie uaxloes SesaxvevSi da saxlSi Seusvlelad wavedi doqtor 

strongis institutSi. didi tvirTi momeSva gulidan da mixaroda maTi 

wasvla, Tumca mainc Zalian miyvarda es xalxi. 

Tavi meCvidmete 

ganvlili gza 

sad gahqriT, sad gafrindiT Cemi saskolo cxovrebis warsulno 

dReno? araviTari kvali ar darCa Tqvengan, da iq, sadac uwin miiCqaroda 

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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: ò, 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! 

Tavi meTvramete 

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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 awon- 

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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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olos, 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, òqros 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 ìulius 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: ìsini 

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. _ ùCvene 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. 

Tavi ocdameore 

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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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odesac 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?~ 

àh, 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 

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tredelsis wasvlis Semdeg Cven orni davrCiT da agnesam miTxra, rom 

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iZulebuli gavxdi, didi sinanuliT xeli momekida qudisTvis. 

me vTqvi, rom yvela stumrebi daiSalnen, magram maT ricxvSi ar 

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quCaSi gavedi. 

TavisTavad cxadia, rom ar mqonda araviTari survili am adamianTan 

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_ o, master koperfild... _ miTxra uri hipma, _ gTxovT, mapatioT, ser, 

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_ 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 

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_ ah, master koperfild, _ daiwyo urim. _ droni icvlebian. Tqveni 

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cvlilebis Sesaxeb, master koperfild, _ ese igi, mindoda meTqva, mister 

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igi ijda mokuzuli da mokecili Cems sofaze da kovziT urevda yavas 

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da xelTTmanebi mis gverdiT iatakze ido. misi wiTeli uwamwamo Tvalebi 

uZravad misCerebodnen Cems saxes, Tumca iseTnairad, TiTqos srulebiTac 

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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 

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saqmeebis mdgomareoba. o, gmadlobT, master... ese igi, mister koperfild! 

me mzad viyavi, Tavi gameWeWya misTvis fexsacmlis kalapotiT, romelic 

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_ samwuxaroa. _ vTqvi me da mokle siCumis Semdeg davumate 

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_ diax, marTali brZanebaa, mister koperfild! yoveli mxriT 

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meti mas ara uTqvams-ra. igi urevda yavas, srupavda, xels isvamda 

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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 

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_ diax, Zalian gaufrTxileblad, master kperfild, _ mipasuxa urim da 

Rrmad amoioxra, _ Zalian, Zalian gaufrTxileblad da daufiqreblad! oh 

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magram me vemsaxurebodi gulmodgined, gulwrfelad da Cemma SeumCnevelma 

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am sitvebiT xeli moaSora magidas, Cafiqrebulma miido mWle TiTebi 

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_ master koperfild, _ daiwyo man, _ magram, mgonia, me Tqven giSliT, 

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_ ara, me sakmaod gvian vwvebi. 

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_ ar gamovicvli araviTar SemTxvevaSi. TqviT. 

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_ agnesas saxe mudam cocxlobs Cems gulSi. o! rom icodeT, rogor 

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_ rasakvirvelia, master koperfild, Cven ar avCqardebiT, _ ganagrZo 

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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, 

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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 

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ambobda Cems winadadebaze. araviTarma Txovnam ar gasWra da ver modrika 

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improvizirebuli sawolis mowyobis Sesaxeb buxris win. me Rame mSvidobisa 

vusurve da sawol oTaxSi Sevedi. 

arasodes ar damaviwydeba es Rame, uZilo da SfoTiani. 

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bolos, sasurveli dRec dadga: me da mister spenlo etliT 

gavemarTeT agarakze. 

Cven Zalian mxiarulad mivdiodiT. mister spenlom gamiziara ramdenime 

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_ yvelaze metad, _ miTxra man, _ gakvirvebis Rirsia is erTsulovneba, 

romliTac gamsWvalulia doqtorTa klegia. es korporacia saukeTesod 

aris mowyobili da savsebiT gamoxatavs samarTlis swori warmoebis ideas. 

warmovidginoT, magaliTad, rom Tqven SeitaneT Txovna gayris Sesaxeb. 

saqme konsistoriis sasamarTloSi midis. keTili da patiosani. Cven 

vmsjelobT mis Sesaxeb konsistoriaSi. Tqven erTi wevrisagan meoresTan 

gadadixarT, rogorc ojaxSi, da Tavisufal dros andomebT Tqvens saqmes, 

rogorc sasiamovno ojaxur gasarTobs. magram vTqvaT, ukmayofilo xarT 

konsistoriis sasamarTlos dadgenilebiT. ras sCadixarT am SemTxvevaSi? 

Tqven gadadixarT sasamarTloSi TaRebqveS. mere, ra aris es, sasamarTlo 

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mxolod imaSia, rom kaTedraze Tavmjdomareobs sxva msajuli. isev is 

TamaSi iwyeba da Tqven atarebT mas imave wesiT. magram mainc ara xarT 

kmayofili? Zalian kargi. am SemTxvevaSi Tqven midixarT delegatebTan. vin 

arian delegatebi? eseni arian titulosani veqilebi, garkveul saqmianobis 

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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 

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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 


_ 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: 

àba, 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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stirfordma gaicina da mkiTxa, minaxavs Tu ara sadme amgvari veluri da 

daugeSavi arseba. 

_ am adamianis gamocnoba yovlad SeuZlebelia. mgoni, ukve giTxari, 

rom igi mzad aris yvelaferi axlos miitanos gulTan. misi Wkua namdvili 

wisqvilia, romelic fqvavs yovel sityvas, yovel azrs. igi yovelTvis 

saxifaToa. Rame mSvidobisa, dezi! 

_ Rame mSvidobisa, stirford! xval, ueWvelia, Cven veRar vnaxavT 

erTmaneTs. 

magram, rogorc Canda, jer ar undoda CemTan ganSoreba. igi idga 

gaubedav pozaSi oTaxis SuagulSi da orive xeli Cems mxrebze elaga. 

_ yuri migde, dezi! Tu odesme iseTi garemoebani Segvxvda, rac 

samudamod mogvaSorebs erTmaneTs, momigone, rogorc kargi, keTili 

megobari. dampirdi amas! 

_ Sen CemTvis mudam erTi da igive xar _ Rirsi pativiscemisa da 

siyvarulisa, _ vupasuxe me. 

maS rad Seuracxvyofdi am adamians Cems fiqrebSi usamarTlo eWvebiT? 

ise davRondi amis gamo da ise Semrcxva Cemi Tavisa, rom mzad viyavi, 

yvelaferi meTqva misTvis, aRsareba kinaRam enidan ar momwyda, magram Tavi 

Sevikave; jer erTi imitom, rom pirvel wuTSi ver movnaxe saSualeba, 

rogor Sevdgomodi am mZime ganmartebas. 

_ Rame mSvidobisa, dezi! _ gaimeora stirfordma. 

xeli CamovarTviT erTmaneTs da gavSordiT. 

me avdeqi gaTenebisas, saCqarod Cavicvi da frTxilad Sevixede Cemi 

megobris oTaxSi. mas Tavi erT xelze daedo da eZina wynari, udardeli 

ZiliT. amgvar mdgomareobSi xSirad minaxavs igi salemis saswavleblis 

dortuarSi. 

Tavi ocdamerve 

glova 

im dResve, saRamoTi, Cavedi iarmauTSi da sastumroSi davdeqi. 

aTi saaTi iqneboda, rodesac quCaSi gavedi. duqnebi da maRaziebi 

daketili iyo. qalaqi dacarielebuli da mowyenili meCvena. gavemarTe Cemi 

gadias saxlisaken. 

dakakunebaze kari mister pegotim gamiRo. Cemda moulodnelad, mas 

srulebiT ar gahkvirvebia Cemi danaxva. amgavradve srulebiT ar gaukvirda 

pegotisac, rodesac igi Camovida CemTan zevidan. SemdegSi TviTon 

davrwmundi gamocdilebiT, rom sabediswero cvlilebis saSineli 

molodini ayruebs adamianis gulSi yvela danarCen grZnobas. 

xeli CamovarTvi mister pegtis da Cumad Sevedi samzareuloSi. patara 

emi buxarTan ijda da saxe xelebiT daefara. qami mis gverdiT idga. 

_ emi, genacvale! _ SesZaxa mister pegotim. _ gamoixede aqeT. ai master 

devic movida! gamxiaruldi, Cemo sicocxlev! rao, gana ar ginda erTi 

sityva mainc uTxra master devis? 

Zlierma TrTolvam daurbina ymawvil qals mTel sxeulSi. me axlac ki 

vxedav am TrTolvas. man gamomiwoda xeli, susti, civi, magram uecrad, 

imwamsve momSorda da gadairbina oTaxis meore boloSi, biZasTan. igi isev 

TrToda mTeli sxeuliT da Cumad mieyrdno biZis mkerds. 

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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: 

ès 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: ài, 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. 

Tavi ocdamecxre 

Sori mogzaurobis dasawyisi 

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ac 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 ùbedur 

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: àra!~ 

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: ùcvlelia 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 


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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olos, 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 


_ 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 

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odesac 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, 

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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 Zal- 

RoniT 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? 


_ 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: ò, 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: 

òrSabaTi. 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.). 

òTxSabaTi. 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: ò, 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: ò, 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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aRSi. 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 

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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 

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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 

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man mimiTiTa urize, romelic gafiTrebuli da mokrunCxuli ijda 

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_ SexedeT Cems mtarvals! _ ganagrZo mister vikfildma. _ amis 

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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 

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_ momismineT ras getyviT! _ daiyvira urim. _ Tu ar mokumavT pirs, 

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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 

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_ rogor gaiwia, ver uyurebT! _ miTxra urim, rodesac martoni 

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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 

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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 òqros 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: 

ò, 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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aTa 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. 


_ 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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Ceva-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 Zal- 

RoniT 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: èrTi mousmineT!~ àra!~ 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: ès 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: _ ìmedi 

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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. 

ès 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. 

àrasodes 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. 

ès 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. 

àm 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. 

àm 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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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 

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rodesac mivida am Senobamde da wyali dainaxa, SeCerda, TiTqos Tavisi 

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ucqeroda mis mRvrie talRebs. 

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qali romelsac mivyvebodiT, Cavida TviT mdinaresTan. idga marto, 

gaunZrevlad da Tvalebi wylisTvis mieSterebina. 

vaniSne mister pegotis, rom igi gaCerebuliyo Tavis adgilas, da 

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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 

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_ o, mdinare! _ Sehyvira man sasowarkveTilebiT. _ o, mdinare! 

_ nela, nela! _ vuTxari me. _ dawynardiT! 

magram isev im sityvebs imeorebda: ò, mdinarev, o, mdinarev!~ sxva 

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mister pegoti watortmanda, TiTqos mzad iyo, dacemuliyo, da 

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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 

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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 

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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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olomde 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, 

òqros 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: è.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 

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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 

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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 


Tavi ormocdameSvide 

koperfildi 

gaiara ramdenime Tvem mas aqeT, rac Cven marTa vnaxeT mdinaris piras. 

masukan aRarc erTxel aRar minaxavs es qali, Tumca drogamoSvebiT 

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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. 

_ òqros skverisken~, _ mipasuxa man, _ oRond male wavides. 

Cven gavcerdiT misi niSniT òqros 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 

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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 

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rodesac roza dartlma warmoTqva ukanaskneli sityvebi, adga Tavisi 

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Tavi ormocdamerve 

ufro Sori mogzaurobis dasawyisi 

meore dRes, dilaadrian, me da papida baRSi davseirnobdiT; papida 

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_ SeniSna mister pegotim. 

_ Tqven mosalaparakebeli gaqvT, Cemo megobaro, _ upasuxa papidam. _ 

uCemod es TqvenTvis ufro mosaxerxebeli iqneba. 

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_ marTla? maS davrCebi, _ upasuxa papidam. 

_ guSin saRamos, _ daiwyo mister pegotim, _ me gadaviyvane Cemi bavSvi 

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_ Tqven warmoidgineT, _ ganagrZobda mister pegoti, _ qoxi patara 

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_ mTeli Rame, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim, _ me da emim erTad 

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_ me vkiTxe, daniSnuli gaqvs Tu ara wasvlis vada-meTqi. 

_ dRes diliT, _ ipasuxa man, _ viyavi navsadgurSi, rom gamego gemebis 

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kargi samgzavroa. 

_ mere, Tqven martoni midixarT? _ vkiTxe me. 

_ diax, master dvei, _ mipasuxa man, _ Cem das ise uyvarxarT Tqven da 

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_ sabralo qami! _ SevZaxe uneburad. 

_ Cemi da, qalbatono, uvlis mis saxl-kars da qams. Zalian uyvars, _ 

ganumarta mister pegotim papidas. 

_ misis gumiji? _ vikiTxe me. 

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me da papidam davadastureT misi azri. 

_ amas garda, _ ganagrZo mister pegotim, _ Cems das SeiZleba eCvenos 

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ai, ra movigone me misTvis, _ daumata mister pegotim. 

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_ emi, _ gangarZo man, _ CemTan iqneba, sabralo! mas siwynare da 

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didi xnis warsulad moeCveneba, rodesac isev Tavis mkacr, magram 

mosiyvarule biZis gverdiT iqneba. 

papidam Tavi dauqnia am imedis dasturad, da am gamamxnevebelma 

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_ Semdeg kidev ai ra, master devi, _ mitxra man da xeli Caiyo jibeSi, 

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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, 

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_ da Tqven gindaT, mec wamogyveT? _ vkiTxe me, radgan vxedavdi, rom 

mas kidev hqonda saTqmeli raRac. 

_ Tuki SegiZliaT, ase didad damavaloT, master devi, _ ipasuxa man, _ 

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radgan Cemi patara dora mSvenier gunebaze iyo da Zalian undoda, rom 

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ise meCvena, mas undoda CemTan calke laparaki. amitom gadavwyvite, 

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Tmas. 

mTeli meore dRe igi mounda Zveli saTevzao navisa da misi 

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_ 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 

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_ amaSi darwmunebuli var, master devi. gmadlobT, ser. Tqven Zalian 

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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, 

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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 

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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 

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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: 

_ ùRirseuleso 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: 

_ ài 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: ùmorCilesad 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 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 


_ 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. 

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_ ra ucnauri caa, _ vuTxari me, sxva mosaubris uyolobis gamo, 

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_ mec arasodes ar minaxavs, _ mipasuxa fostalionma. _ es qariSxlis 

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carieli da saSineli meCvena Cemi oTaxi, rodesac zeviT avedi, magram 

iseTi daqanculi viyavi, rom bolos Rrma Zils miveci Tavi. 

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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 

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yvelaze maRla iyo grZelxuWuWTmiani vaJkaci. 

talRebma isev dafares gemi, Semdeg igi isev gamoCnda. ori adamiani 

ukve aRar iyo. nairze sasowarkveTileba matulobda. vaJkacebi kvnesodnen 

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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 

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ar egdoT misTvis yuri da ar miecaT neba zRvaSi gadaSvebuliyo. 

_ master devi, _ miTxra man naTeli saxiT da orive xeli CamomarTva, _ 

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isini, vinc napiridan unda moexmaron mas. ar vici, ras vpasuxobdi me da 

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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 

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saxlis nafotebi, romeic grigalma gafanta warsul rames; aq, am 

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TavqveSxelamodebuli, swored im saxiT, rogorc odesRac xSirad menaxa 

mZinare, SuaRamisas, mister kriklis pansionSi. 

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Tavi ormocdamecamete 

axali da Zveli Wriloba 

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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 

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aris da mis dartlic mas axlavs. ras vubrZaneb gadasces? 

me vubrZane, araferi ar eTqva da mxolod gadaeca Cemi sadarbazo 

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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. 

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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 àra~. man odnav miibruna Tavi iqiT, sadac 

roza dartli idga. am wuTSi tuCebis odnavi moZraobiT wavCurCule roza: 

ìgi 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 

ùmSvenieresi 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 àTas 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: àh, 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, òcdameSvidev~! _ 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, òcdameSvidev~! _ 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 

òcdameSvide nomris~ sasoebiT savse sulier ganwyobilebisadmi, da Tan 

usiamovnebas zedamxedvelisadmi, romelTac sababi misca saCivlelad (es 

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Civili imwamsve Caiwera mister kriklma). yvela Sescqeroda uris, rogorc 

iSviaT samuzeumo nivTs. mister kriklma ubrZana, gaeRoT ocdamerve nomeri. 

ukve iseT ganwyobilebaze viyavi, rom srulebiT ar gamkvirvebia, 

rodesac iqidan gamovida litimeri wigniT xelSi. 

_ aba, òcdamervev~! _ uTxra erTma saTvalianm jentlmenma, romelsac 

im dromdis xma ar amouRia. _ am cota xanSi Tqven Sokolads uCiodiT. 

axla xom kmayofili xarT? 

_ madlobas mogaxsenoT, ser, _ upasuxa litimerma, _ amJamad igi 

ukeTesia. Tu nebas miboZebT, SevniSnav mxolod, ser, rom, Cemi azriT, rZe, 

romelzedac mas akeTeben, ver aris Zalian kargi; Tumca vici, ser, rom 

londonSi mas wyals ureven da Zalian Znelia Sovna saTanado Rirsebis 

produqtisa. 

_ rogorc Canda, es òcdamerve~ saTvaliani jentlmenis nebieri iyo 

da igi cdilobda, mieqcia misken saerTo yuradReba, maSin rodesac 

òcdameSvide~ mister kriklis nebieri Canda. 

_ rogor grZnobT Tavs, òcdamervev~? _ hkiTxa saTvalianma 

jentlmenma. 

_ gmadlobT, ser, _ upasuxa litimerma, _ vxedav Cems Secdomebs, ser. 

me vwuxvar axal Cemi yofili megobrebis codvebs, ser; magram imedi maqvs, 

es codvebi epatiebaT maT. 

_ saerTod xom kmayofili xarT Tqveni mdgomareobiT? 

_ didad gmadlobT, ser, _ upasuxa litimerma, _ srulebiT kmayofili 

var. 

_ Tu gaqvT rame saTqmeli, gviTxariT gulaxdilad. 

_ ser, _ upasuxa litimerma TvalebdaxriT, _ Tu Tvalebi ar matyueben, 

damswreTa Soris SevniSne erTi jentlmeni, romelic micnobda warsul 

wlebSi. iqneb misTvis sasargeblo iyos gaigos, rom yvela Cems warsul 

Secdomas vawer im garemoebas, rom mTel Cems dros vatarebdi 

axalgazrdebSi, da Cems Tavs neba miveci, gavetacne maT sisustes, rasac 

ver gavuZeli. imedi maqvs, ser, rom es gasafrTxileblad gamoadgeba am 

jentlmens da mapatiebs Cems SerniSvnas. 

me SevniSne, rom bevrma Tvalebze miifara xelebi, ise, rogorc amas 

sCadian anglikanur eklesiaSi Sesvlis dros. 

_ es didad saqebaria òcdamervev~. me movelodi amas Tqvengan. xom 

aras ityviT kidev? 

_ ser, _ upasuxa litimerma aweuli warbebiT, magram Tvalebdaxrilma, 

_ iq iyo kidev erTi ymawvili qali, romelic cudi gziT wavida da 

romelic ver gadavarCine. vTxov am jentlmens, Tu es SesaZlebelia, 

gadasces Cems magivrad am qals, rom mipatiebia misTvis misi cudi mopyroba 

Cemdami da vurCev, moinanios igi. 

aq òcdamerve~ Sebrunda Tavis sakanSi. Sesvlamde man da uri hipma 

gadaxedes erTmaneTs. rodesac kari daketes, iq damswreTa Soris gasima 

CurCuli, rom es Rirseuli adamiania da mSvenieri nimuSi momnaniebeli 

codvilisa. 

_ aba, òcdameSvidev~, _ uTxra mister kriklma, _ xom ara gaqvT-ra 

raime survili, romelic SegviZlia agisruloT? Tu gaqvT, gviTxariT 

gulwrfelad. 

_ gavbedav umdablesad gTxovoT, ser, _ upasuxa urim da Tavi Cahkida, 

_ neba momceT, dedas werili mivweroT. 

_ Tqveni survili asrulebuli iqneba, _ uTxra mister kriklma. 

_ gmadlobT, ser, me meSinia, rom deda avad aris! 

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_ Tqven daasaxeleT mister koperfild, òcdameSvidev~, 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 òcdameSvide~? 

_ 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. òcdameSvide~ yvelaze moxerxebuli iyo am brboSi da cotas 

gawyda xelidan ar dauZvraT. bankma Zlivs moaxerxa misi daWera. 

_ xom ar iciT, òcdamervem~ raRa Caidina? 

_ òcdamervem~, _ mipasuxa Cemma mosaubrem Cumad da Tan iqiT-aqeT 

ixedeboda, rom darwmunebuliyo, xom aravis esmoda, rogor sruliad 

upativcemulod laparakobda am umwikvlo arsebaTa Sesaxeb, _ òcdamervem~ 

(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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iyo amerikaSi wasasvlelad, magram es qondrisqali Sexvda mas qucaSi, 

icno da fexebSi moeWida, rom waeqcia. 

_ yoCaR, mis mauCer! _ SevZaxe me. 

_ diax, Tqven aucileblad ityodiT amas, rom genaxaT igi mowmeTa 

Soris, _ gangarZo darajma. _ igi scemda mas ise, rom mTeli saxe dausivda, 

da saSinlad sTelavda fexebiT, rodesac mis mauCeri fexebSi swvda. magram 

mis mauCerma iqamde ar daaneba Tavi, sanam ar dainaxa igi klitiTa da 

gasaRebiT Caketili. igi ise Caafrinda am kacs, rom policielebi 

uZulebullni iyvnen, orive waeyvanaT policiaSi. man naTlad da garkveviT 

misca Cveneba sasamarTloSi, ase rom qeba da madloba daimsaxura 

msajulisagan, da xalxma ki didi zeimiT gaacila igi saxlSi. 

mosamarTleTa winaSe igi ambobda, rom yvela im sisaZaglisaTvis, rac icis 

am aramzadaze, swvdeboda da ar gauSvebda, Tundac erTi xeli hqonoda da 

litimers ki samsonis Zala. mgonia, mis mauCeri marTlac izamda amas. 

mec ase vfiqrobdi da amisTvis didi pativiscema vigrZeni mis mauCeris 

mimarT. 

Cven davaTvaliereT yvelaferi, rac ki Rirsi iyo yuradRebisa am 

dawesebulebaSi. rasakvirvelia, srulebiT zedmeti iyo axsna iseTi 

adamianisaTvis, rogoric mister krili iyo, rom òcdameSvide~ da 

òcdamerve~ aramzadebi arian; rom isini isev iseT aramzadebad darCnen, 

rogoric iyvnen; rom es pirmoTne orpirebi swored imisTvis varganan, rom 

aseT alagas da xalxis win gamoaCinon Tavisi sinanuli. rom maT 

mSvenivrad ician, ra sargebloba SeuZliaT miiRon aqedan, rodesac 

gadaasaxleben, an gaanTavisufleben, erTi sityviT, rom yovelive es 

tyuili Sromaa fuWs, uvargissa da xelidan wasul saqmeze. Cven 

gulamRvreulni davbrundiT saxlSi. 

Tavi ormocdamecxramete 

naTeli efineba Cems gzas 

Sobis uqmeebi moaxloebuli iyo. daaxloebiT ori Tve gavida, rac 

saxlSi vcxovrobdi. agnesas Zalian xSirad vxvdebodi. Cems garSemo 

ganuwyvetliv ismoda literaturuli saxelis guguni, rac miwvevda Cemi 

azrebis axali gansaxierebisaTvis. TiTqmis gugrilad vusmendi kritikisa 

da mkiTxvelebis azrs; vusmendi mxolod agnesas qebas da xarbad viWerdi 

yovel mis sityvas. 

kviraSi erTxel mainc, zogjer ufro xSiradac, mivdiodi kenterberiSi 

da saRamoebs Zvel saxlSi vatarebdi. Cveulebrivad saxlSi vbrundebodi 

SuaRamisas, sevdiT Sepyrobili, da Cemi sevda kidev ufro Zlierdeboda 

agnesasTan gamoTxovebisas. miuxedavad amisa, aseTi gaseirneba mainc 

marTobda: mindvrebSi cxeniT siaruli ukeTesi iyo, vidre martod jdoma 

oTaxSi, unayofo sinanuli sakuTar bedze. 

rodesac vukiTxavdi agnesas Cems xelnawerebs da Tan Tvalyurs 

vadevnebdi misi yuradRebiT savse saxis cvalebadobas, rodesac igi 

icinoda an tiroda, dainteresebuli im fantastikuri msoflioTi, 

romelSiac vcxovrobdi, _ uneblied vfiqrobdi imaze, rogori iqneboda 

Cemi bedi, rom... 

papidasa da Cems Soris Cemi dabrunebis dRidanve moxda raRac, rasac 

ver varqmev verc uxerxulobas, verc gulCaTxrobas, aramed Cum mixvedras 

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imisas, rom oriveni vfiqrobdiT erTsa da imave saganze, Tumca aras 

vambobT amis Sesaxeb. rodesac saRamoobiT, Zvelidanve darCenili 

CveulebiT, mivusxdebodiT xolme buxars, xSirad Cveni azrebi erTi da 

imave mimarTulebiT mimdinareobdnen da orivem vicodiT es, TiTqos Cvens 

Soris sruli gulaxdili laparaki momxdariyos. amasTanave srul dumils 

vicavdiT. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom papidam nawilobriv mainc waikiTxa Cemi 

azrebi Camosvlis pivelsave saRamos, da rom mas mSvenivrad esmis, rom ar 

minda amis Sesaxeb laparaki. 

uqmeebi dadga, magram agnesam jer ara Sematyobina-ra Tavisi 

grZnobebis Sesaxeb. ratom? nuTu mas esmoda Cemi gulis namdvili viTareba 

da eSinoa, Seuracxyofa ar mieyenebina CemTvis Tavisi gulaxdilobiT? es 

eWvi axla Zalian mawuxebda, magram Cemi msxverpli umniSvnelo iyo da sul 

ubralo movaleobac ki ver Sevasrule misdami. saWiro iyo, ase Tu ise, 

davrwmunebuliyavi Cems eWvebSi da, Tu marTlac arsebobda Cvens Soris es 

zRude, gadavwyvite, erTbaSad damerRvia igi mtkice xeliT. rac ufro 

male, miT ukeTesi! 

zamTris civi dRe iyo. o, ramdeni mizezi maqvs, davixsomo es dRe Cemi 

sicocxlis bolomde! ramdenime saaTis ganmavlobaSi Zlier Tovda, da 

Tovli axla yinvas magrad miekra miwisaTvis. zRvis usazRvro sivrceze, 

Cemi fanjridan rom moCanda, boboqrobda CrdiloeTis qari. 

_ midixar dRes, trot? _ mkiTxa papidam da oTaxSi Semoixeda. 

_ diax, papida. mivdivar kenterberiSi. mSvenieri daria aseTi 

mgzavrobisaTvis. 

_ imedi maqvs, Seni cxenic am azrisaa. magram mas Tavi Caukidnia, 

TiTqos fiqrobs, rom TavlaSi yofna mainc ukeTesi iqneboda. 

papidam xeli gadamisva mxarze da savarZelSi Cajda. mis gverdiT 

davjeqi da vkiTxe: 

_ xom ara iciT-ra, papida, kidev agnesas grZnobis Sesaxeb? 

_ mgonia, vici, trot, _ miTxra man da dakvirvebiT Semomxeda saxeSi. 

_ Tqveni eWvi gamarTlda? 

_ mgonia, rom asea. 

man isev yuradRebiT Semomxeda saxeSi. 

_ ai kidev ra, trot, _ miTxra papidam. 

_ ra? 

_ mgonia, agnesa Txovdeba. 

_ RmerTma gaabednieros, _ vTqvi me mxiarulad. 

_ RmerTma gaabednieros! _ gaimeora papidam. _ da bednieri iyos misi 

meuRle! 

Cven gamoveTxoveT erTmaneTs. mxiarulad Cavirbine kibe, Sevjeqi cxenze 

da gavqusle. axla ukve sabolood gadavwyvite, sisruleSi momeyvana Cemi 

gegma. 

ra kargad maxsovs es zamTris mgzavroba! Tovlis namqeri, romelsac 

qari xis totebidan hyrida, saxeSi mcemda; cxeni Tavisi CliqebiT 

abakunebda datkepnil gzaze, romelsac irgvliv Semoxveoda Tovlis 

zvinebi, carcis ormoebSi dagrovili. aqa-iq miizlazneboda furgonebi 

TiviT; daRlili cxenebi SeCerdebodnen xolme Sesasveneblad patara 

borcvebze da zarebs aJRarunebdnen. 

agnesa marto damxvda. patara gogonebi, misi mowafeebi, ukve daTxovili 

iyvnen zamTris ardadegebze da TavTavianT saxlebSi wasuliyvnen. agnesa 

buxarTan ijda wigniT xelSi. 

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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. ès 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: ès 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 


_ 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. àra, 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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