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Serlok holmsis Tavgadasavali<br />
baskervilebis ZaRli<br />
Tavi I<br />
mister Serlok holmsi<br />
mister Serlok holmsi, romelic Cveulebriv gvian dgeboda, Tu ar CavTvliT im<br />
arcTu iSviaT SemTxvevebs, roca saerTod ar uxdeboda xolme dawola, magidas<br />
misjdomoda da sauzmobda. patara noxze videqi buxarTan da xelSi im joxs<br />
vatrialebdi, Cvens guSindel stumars rom darCa. es iyo bunikiani karga<br />
mozrdili joxi, - erTi imgvar saganTagani, romelsac `safuZvlian sabuTs~<br />
uwodeben xolme. bunikis qvemoT miWedebul gojis siganis vercxlis firfitaze<br />
aseTi warwera iyo: `jeims mortimers, C. k. h. o., misi megobrebisgan Ckls-dan~,<br />
mere ki TariRi: `1884~. uwindel droSi aseT magar, mZime, saimedo joxebs<br />
pativcemuli Sinauri eqimebi atarebdnen.<br />
- aba, uotson, ras ityviT mag joxze?<br />
holmsi zurgSeqceviT ijda da megona, rom Cemi manipulaciebi misTvis SeumCneveli<br />
darCeboda.<br />
- saidan iciT, ras vakeTeb? kaci ifiqrebs, rom zurgzedac Tvalebi gaqvT!<br />
- amaze advili raa, roca Cems win gaprialebuli vercxlis sayave dgas da Sig<br />
yvelaferi moCans. - mipasuxa Serlokma. - marTla uotson, ras ityviT Cveni<br />
stumris joxze, yuradRebidan sul gamogvepara, verc SevniSneT da arc ki viciT,<br />
risTvis movida. raki aseTi marcxi mogvivida, axla gansakuTrebuli yuradReba unda<br />
mivaqcioT am SemTxveviT darCenil nivTs. SeiswavleT joxi da scadeT amis mixedviT<br />
patronis pirovnebis dadgena. me ki mogismenT.<br />
- me Tu mkiTxavT, - daviwye da Tan vcdilobdi Cemi megobris meTods mivyolodi,<br />
joxis patroni eqimi mortimeri ase, Suaxnis kaci unda iyos, Tanac yvelasagan<br />
pativcemuli, raki megobrebi aseTi yuradRebiT ekidebian.<br />
- kargia! - Tqva holmsma. - Cinebulia!<br />
- amas garda vfiqrob, rom soflis eqimia da maSasadame fexiT bevri xetiali<br />
uxdeba.<br />
- ase ratom fiqrobT?<br />
- imitom, rom es joxi, etyoba, uwin arcTu urigo yofila, axla ki isea<br />
gacveTili, verc ki warmomidgenia, qalaqel eqims ranairad unda eWiros xelSi.<br />
rkinis burnuki sruliad moscveTia, - Cans, eqim mortimers amis daxmarebiT ara<br />
erTi mili gauvlia.<br />
- uaRresad jansaRi msjelobaa, - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- am warwerisa ki: `megobrebisagan Clks-dan~ ai, ra giTxraT: me vfiqrob, rom<br />
asoebi `kls~ aRniSnaven klubs, ufro mosalodnelia, rom monadireTa klubs,<br />
romlis wevrebsac albaT, samedicino daxmarebas uwevda, risTvisac es patara<br />
saxsovari miurTmeviaT.<br />
- uotson, Tqven yovelgvar molodins gadaaWarbeT! - SesZaxa holmsma, savarZelSi<br />
gadawva da papirosi gaabola. - ar SemiZlia ar aRvniSno, rom Cemi mcire<br />
damsaxurebis Cveuli TavazianobiT aRweris dros, sakuTar SesaZleblobas amcirebT.<br />
Tu sakuTriv Tqvengan ar ifrqveva sinaTlis mokaSkaSe sxivi, yovel SemTxvevaSi
Tqven xarT sinaTlis megzuri. gana cotaa iseTi xalxi, romlebic TviTon ar<br />
brwyinaven niWiT, magram sxva adamianebSi niWis naperwkals aRanTeben. esec<br />
sagulisxmo niWi da unaria. me Tqvengan uzomod davalebuli var, Cemo megobaro.<br />
pirvelad mesmoda holmsisagan aseTi ram da unda mogaxsenoT, rom misma sityvebma<br />
ganuzomeli siamovneba momaniWes. radgan, cota ar iyos, Tavmoyvareobas mibRalavda<br />
holmsis gulgriloba Cems mimarT. me aRtacebuli viyavi misi pirovnebiT da<br />
vcdilobdi am kacis muSaobis meTodi saqveynod cnobili gamexada, is ki Cems<br />
mowadinebas yovelTvis uxalisod xvdeboda. amas garda, vamayobdi imiT, rom<br />
SevZeli holmsis meTodis ara marto aTviseba, aramed misi praqtikulad gamoyenebac<br />
da amiT Cemi megobris qeba davimsaxure. holmsma joxi gamomarTva da misi<br />
daTvaliereba SeuiaraRebeli TvaliT daiwyo. Semdeg etyoba, raRacam Zalian<br />
daainteresa, papirosi ganze gadado, fanjarasTan mivida da isev ganagrZo joxis<br />
daTvaliereba, oRond ukve gamadidebeli miniT ukirkitebda.<br />
- RmerTma uwyis, ra aris, magram mainc sagulisxmoa, - Tqva da Tavis sayvarel<br />
adgilze dabrunda, divanis kuTxeSi. - aq raRac monacemebi aris da maT zogierTi<br />
daskvnebisaTvis gamoviyenebT.<br />
- nuTu raime gamomepara? - vkiTxe, cota ar iyos, TviTkmayofilebis grZnobiT. -<br />
imedi maqvs, seriozuli araferi gamomrCenia?<br />
- samwuxarod, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, Tqveni daskvnebis didi nawili mcdaria. roca<br />
giTxariT, sinaTlis megzuri xarT-meTqi, iciT, vgulisxmobdi, rom wina kaci ukana<br />
kacis xidia da Tqveni marcxi da Secdoma zogjer mexmareba swori gzis povnaSi.<br />
magram amjerad arc imdenad Semcdari aRmoCndiT. es kaci namdvilad ar ekuTvnis<br />
qalaqSi mosaqmeTa ricxvs. igi fexiT marTlac sakmaod bevrs dadis.<br />
- maS, marTali vyofilvar.<br />
- am erTSi - ki.<br />
- magram es xom yvelaferia?<br />
- ara, ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, es ar aris yvelaferi, sulac ar aris<br />
yvelaferi. ase, magaliTad, msgavsi saCuqari eqims yvelaze ufro advilad SeeZlo<br />
mieRo romelime samkurnalo dawesebulebidan da ara monadireTa klubidan, xolo<br />
roca samkurnalo dawesebulebis win asoebi `Ck~ sweria, `Caring-krosis~<br />
saxelwodeba TavisTavad agekviateba.<br />
- SeiZleba, Tqven marTali xarT.<br />
- yvela niSani aseT axsnas iTxovs. da Tu Cems mosazrebas samuSao hipoTezad<br />
miviRebT, Cveni ucnobi stumris pirovnebis dasadgenad damatebiTi monacemebi<br />
gveqneba.<br />
- kargi. davuSvaT, rom `Ckls~ niSnavs `Caring-krosis laboratoria-saavadmyofos~.<br />
ra Semdgomi daskvnebi gamodis aqedan?<br />
- nuTu araferi mogdiT TavSi? TqvenTvis xom cnobilia Cemi meTodi? scadeT,<br />
gamoiyenoT.<br />
- daskvna dResaviT naTelia: vidre sofelSi wavidoda, es kaci londonSi muSaobda.<br />
- cota ufro Sors rom wavideT? SexedeT, ra kuTxidanac gnebavT: risTvis mieca<br />
saCuqari am kacs? rodis miiCnies saWirod TavianTi keTilganwyobis gamosaxatavad ai<br />
am joxis mirTmeva? etyoba, maSin, roca am eqimma mortimerma samkurnalo<br />
dawesebuleba miatova da kerZo praqtikaze gadavida. mas rom saCuqari miarTves, es<br />
CvenTvis cnobilia. unda vivaraudoT, rom saavadmyofoSi muSaobas soflis praqtika<br />
amjobina. metismetad gabeduli xom ar iqneba Cveni varaudi, Tu vityviT, rom<br />
saCuqari swored wasvlasTan dakavSirebiT miarTves?<br />
es savsebiT SesaZlebelia.<br />
axla SeniSneT, rom am kacs ar SeeZlo yofiliyo samkurnalo dawesebulebis<br />
konsultantebis StatSi, radgan es misawvdomia mxolod sagrZnobi praqtikis mqone<br />
londoneli mkurnalisaTvis, aseTi eqimi ki qalaqidan Znelad Tu wavidoda. maS,<br />
vin unda yofiliyo? Tu saavadmyofoSi muSaobda da StatSi ar iricxeboda, maSin is
umniSvnelo kuratori yofila, romelic saavadmyofosTan cxovrobda, ese igi,<br />
praqtikantze cota meti. saavadmyofodan ki am xuTi wlis win wasula - daxedeT am<br />
TariRs. amrigad, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, Tqveni darbaiseli, xnieri Sinauri eqimi<br />
gaqra, mis nacvlad ki Cven winaSe aRimarTa ocdaaTiode wlis uaRresad sandomiani<br />
axalgazrda kaci, sulac arapativmoyvare, gulmaviwyi da nazad moyvaruli Tavisi<br />
ZaRlisa, romelic, Cemi azriT, terierze didia, magram mastifze patara unda iyos.<br />
undoblad gavicine, Serlok holmsi ki savarZelSi gadawva da Werisaken gauSva<br />
kvamlis wvrili, haerSi lamazad darxeuli rgolebi.<br />
- rac Seexeba ukanasknel mosazrebas, aq Tqveni Semowmeba arafriT ar SeiZleba, -<br />
vTqvi me. - magram am kacis asaksa da karieraze zogierT cnobas ki axlave<br />
vipoviT. Cemi wignebis Tarodan gamoviRe samedicino cnobari da gvari mortimeri<br />
movZebne. iq ramdenime mortimeri aRmoCnda, magram me maSinve mivageni imas, vinc<br />
wina dRes gvestumra, da xmamaRla wavikiTxe yvelaferi, rac mas Seexeboda:<br />
- `mortimeri jeims, 1882 wlidan samefo qirurgiuli sazogadoebis wevri.<br />
grimpeni, dartmuri, devonSiris sagrafo. 1882 wlidan 1884 wlamde - Caringkrosis<br />
saavadmyofos kuratori. miRebi aqvs jeksonis premia SedarebiT paTologiaSi<br />
SromisaTvis `xom ar CavTvaloT sneulebani atavisturi xasiaTis movlenad?~ Sveciis<br />
paTologiuri sazogadoebis wevr-korespondenti, avtori statiebisa `atavizmis<br />
anomaliuri movlenebi (`lanceti~, 1882), `mivdivarT Tu ara progresisaken?~<br />
(`fsiqologiis moambe~, marti, 1883). grimpenis, torslis da hai-berous<br />
samrevloebis soflis eqimi~.<br />
- sityvac ar aris naTqvami monadireTa klubze, uotson, - cbieri RimiliT Tqva<br />
holmsma. - samagierod namdvili soflis eqimia, rogorc moxdenilad SeniSneT. Cemi<br />
varaudi gamarTlebulia. rac Seexeba zedsarTavebs, Tu ar vcdebi, aseTebi SevarCie:<br />
simpaTiuri, arapativmoyvare da gulmaviwyi. es ki vici gamocdilebiT - mxolod<br />
simpaTiuri adamianebi Rebuloben gamosamSvidobebel saCuqrebs. yvelaze ufro<br />
arapativmoyvareni cvlian londonis praqtikas soflisaze, da mxolod gulmaviwyi<br />
adamianebi toveben sadarbazo baraTis nacvlad joxs, mas Semdeg, rac mTeli saaTi<br />
icades Tqvens sastumro oTaxSi.<br />
- ZaRli?<br />
- gawvrTnili ZaRlia, patrons dahyveba da piriT nivTebs daatarebs. es arc ise<br />
msubuqi joxia, etyoba, ZaRli mas Suaadgilas hkidebda pirs, amitom kbilebis kvali<br />
savsebiT garkveviT Cans. nakbilevTa Soris manZilis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT,<br />
terierisaTvis aseTi ybebi metismetad farToa, mastifisaTvis ki Zlier viwro.<br />
SesaZlebelia, rom ...RmerTo Cemo! ho, ra Tqma unda! TmaxuWuWa spanielia.<br />
amas ambobda holmsi da Tan oTaxSi bolTas scemda, mere sarkmlis niSTan gaCerda.<br />
mis ukanasknel sityvebSi iseTi mtkice rwmena gamosWvioda, rom gakvirvebulma<br />
gadavxede.<br />
- momismineT, Cemo megobaro, saidan xarT amaSi darwmunebuli?<br />
- im ubralo garemoebidan, rom me vxedav ZaRls Cvens karTan da ai, misi<br />
patronis zaric. ar waxvideT, uotson, gTxovT. Tqven xom kolegebi xarT da<br />
Tqveni daswreba damexmareba. ai, sabediswero wuTi, uotson! Tqven gesmiT nabijebis<br />
xma kibidan. es nabijebi iWrebian Tqvens cxovrebaSi da ar iciT, ra moaqvT - siave<br />
Tu sikeTe. ra dasWirda mecnier kacs, eqim jeims mortimers maZebar Serlok<br />
holmsisagan?.. mobrZandiT.<br />
Cveni stumris garegnobam gamaoca, radgan tipiuri soflis eqimis naxvas velodi.<br />
eqimi mortimeri aRmoCnda Zalian maRali, gamxdari kaci. grZeli cxviri<br />
niskartiviT hqonda wamoSverili rux, erTimeoris axlos Rrmad Camjdar Tvalebs<br />
Soris, saTvalis oqros CarCoebis miRma rom cimcimebdnen. Cacmuli ise iyo,<br />
rogorc misi profesiis adamians Seefereba, oRond ramdenadme daudevrad: Zlier<br />
gacveTili pijaki da dacxavebuli Sarvali ecva. Tumca axalgazrda iyo, ukve mxrebSi<br />
ixreboda da roca keTilismsurveli mzeriT gvaTvalierebda, kisers ucnaurad
igrZelebda. rogorc ki Cveni stumari oTaxSi Semovida, misi mzera maSinve im joxs<br />
miswvda, romelic holmss eWira xelSi, da sixarulis wamoZaxiliT mivarda mas.<br />
- ra bednierebaa! me ki verafriT ver gavixsene, sad davtove, aq Tu saxomaldo<br />
kompaniaSi. aseTi ramis dakargva! es pirdapir saSineleba iqneboda!<br />
- naCuqaria? - hkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- diax, ser.<br />
- Caring-krosis saavadmyofodan?<br />
- diax, iqauri megobrebisagan, Cemi qorwilis dRes.<br />
- vai-vai, ra cudia! - SesZaxa holmsma Tavis qneviT.<br />
eqimma mortimerma Tvalebi gaocebiT daaxamxama.<br />
- ra aris aq cudi?<br />
- mxolod is, rom Tqven daarRvieT Cveni daskvnebis msvleloba. maS, es<br />
saqorwino saCuqari iyo?<br />
- diax, ser. me davqorwindi da mivatove saavadmyofo, da konsultantis<br />
Tanamdebobis miRebis yvela imedic. saWiro iyo sakuTari saxlis mowyoba, ojaxis<br />
dabinaveba.<br />
- ai, xedavT, arc ise Zlier SevmcdarvarT. - Tqva holmsma. - axla ki,<br />
doqtor jeims mortimer...<br />
- ras brZanebT! me ara maqvs doqtoris wodeba, mxolod samefo qirurgiuli<br />
sazogadoebis ubralo wevri gaxlavarT.<br />
- da, uTuod, mecnieruli gonebis kaci brZandebiT?<br />
- me mxolod zogierTi ram makavSirebs mecnierebasTan, mister holms: ase vTqvaT,<br />
niJarebs vagroveb codnis ukidegano okeanis sanapiroze. Tu ar vcdebi, maqvs pativi<br />
velaparakebode mister Serlok holmss da ara...<br />
- ara, Cemi megobari uotsoni, ager Tqven wina dgas.<br />
- Zalian moxaruli var, rom gagicaniT, ser. Tqveni saxeli xSirad ixsenieba<br />
Tqveni megobris saxelis gverdiT: Tqven metismetad damaintereseT, mister holms.<br />
sul ar velodi, rom aseTi grZeli Tavis qala geqnebodaT da ase Zlier<br />
ganviTarebuli warbzeda rkalebi. neba miboZeT gagisinjoT kefis nakeri. eg Tavis<br />
qalis tvifari, ser, romelic gnebavT im anTropologiur muzeums daamSvenebda<br />
manam, sanam TviT dednis miRebas moaxerxebda. mliqvnelobaSi ar CamomarTvaT,<br />
magram pirdapir mSurs aseTi Tavis qala.<br />
Serlok holmsma Cveni ucnauri stumari savarZelSi Casva.<br />
- rogorc Cans, oriveni sakuTari saqmis enTuziastebi varT, ser, - uTxra<br />
stumars. - Tqveni saCvenebeli TiTi meubneba, rom gaxveul Tambaqos amjobinebT.<br />
nu geridebaT, moswieT.<br />
mortimerma jibidan amoiRo qaRaldi, Tambaqo, da gansacvifrebeli simardiT gaaxvia<br />
papirosi. grZeli, odnav mTrTolavi TiTebi iseve mkvircxlad da mousvenrad<br />
moZraobdnen, rogorc mweris sacecebi.<br />
holmsi mSvidad ijda, magram misi swrafi anazdeuli mzera, romelsac esroda<br />
xolme Cvens TavSesaqcev Tanamosaubres, mowmobda, rom am kacma Zlier daainteresa.<br />
- ara mgonia, ser, rom Tqveni guSindeli da dRevandeli stumroba da Cvendami<br />
pativis dadeba marto Cemi Tavis qalis gamokvlevis mizniT momxdariyos.<br />
- ara, ser, ra Tqma unda, ara! marTalia, me bednieri var, rom aseTi SemTxveva<br />
momeca, magram sulac ar movsulvar amisaTvis, mister holms, me sulac ara var<br />
praqtikuli yaidis kaci, amasTan Cems winaSe uecrad aRimarTa erTi uaRresad<br />
seriozuli da ucnauri amocana. ramdenadac Tqven gTvliT mTel evropaSi meore<br />
maZebrad...<br />
- egre ggoniaT! neba momeciT gkiTxoT, vin migaCniaT pirvel maZebrad? - sakmaod<br />
mkveTri kiloTi ikiTxa<br />
holmsma.<br />
- mecnierulad moazrovne adamianebs musie bertilionis Sromebi ufro met<br />
pativiscemas unergaven.
- maSin ratom mas ar mimarTeT?<br />
- me vlaparakobdi, ser, `azrovnebis mecnierul xasiaTze~, magram rogorc<br />
praqtikoss, Tqven toli ara gyavT, es saerTod aRiarebulia. imedi maqvs, ser,<br />
zedmeti araferi mikadrebia...<br />
- ise, sul cota ki gamkenwleT, - miugo holmsma. - magram me vfiqrob, ser<br />
mortimer, rom sruliad sworad moiqceodiT, Tu axlave miukib-moukibavad<br />
moyvebodiT im saqmis viTarebas, romlis gadasawyvetadac CemTan mosulxarT.<br />
Tavi ||<br />
baskervilebis gvaris wyevla<br />
- jibeSi erTi xelnaweri maqvs, - Tqva eqimma jeims mortimerma.<br />
- es maSinve SevniSne, rogorc ki SemoxvediT, - miugo holmsma.<br />
- metad Zveli xelnaweria.<br />
- ase, meTvramete saukunisa, Tu yalbi araa.<br />
- es saidan iciT, ser?<br />
- laparakis dros, ramdenjerme movkari Tvali Tqveni jibidan amoCrili<br />
xelnaweris kides. aba, is eqsperti ras miqvia, vinc dokumentis TariRis amocnobaSi<br />
aT-oc welze mets Tu Secdeba. SemTxveviT xom ar wagikiTxavT Cemi patara Sroma<br />
am sakiTxze? me Tqvens manuskripts aTas Svidas ocdaaTi wliT vaTariReb.<br />
- zusti TariRi aTas Svidas ormocdaoria, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma da pijakis<br />
gverdis jibidan xelnaweri amoiRo. - es sagvareulo reliqvia Sesanaxad gadmomca<br />
ser Carlz baskervilma, romlis uecarma tragikulma sikvdilma am sami Tvis win<br />
ase aaRelva mTeli devonSiri. me Tavs vTvlidi ser Carlzis ara marto eqimad,<br />
aramed mis pirad megobradac. es iyo Zalauflebis moyvaruli kaci, Wkviani, friad<br />
praqtikuli, ara fantaziori, iseve rogorc Tqveni morCili mona. da mainc am<br />
dokuments Zalian seriozulad ekideboda, mzad iyo kidec im dasasrulisaTvis,<br />
rasac bedi umzadebda.<br />
holmsma xeli gaiwoda, xelnaweri gamoarTva da muxlebze gaaswora.<br />
- uotson, daakvirdiT `d~ asos dawerilobas. es erTi im TaviseburebaTagania, ramac<br />
daxmareba gamiwia TariRis dadgenaSi.<br />
maRlidan davxede gayviTlebul furcelze naxevrad gadaSlil striqonebs. gverdis<br />
dasawyisSi ewera: `baskervilholi~, qvemoT ki msxvili gakruli xeliT iyo<br />
gamoyvanili `1742~.<br />
- es, etyoba, raRac Canaweria.<br />
- diax, erTi gadmocemisa, romelic baskervilebis gvarSi dRemde cocxlobs.<br />
- magram, ramdenadac mivxvdi, Tqven CemTan moxvediT ufro praqtikuli da drois<br />
mixedviT ufro axlobeli sakiTxis gamo rCevis misaRebad.<br />
- diax, sasicocxlod axlobeli sakiTxisaTvis! is ar iTmens gadadebas, erT dRe-<br />
RameSi unda gadawydes. xelnaweri Zalian moklea da mas uSualo damokidebuleba<br />
aqvs saqmesTan. Tu nebas momcemT, wagikiTxavT.<br />
holmsi savarZelSi gadawva, TiTebis boloebi erTmaneTs miabjina da bedisadmi<br />
morCilebis gamometyvelebiT daxuWa Tvalebi. eqimi mortimeri sinaTlisaken<br />
mibrunda da maRali wripina xmiT daiwyo Zveli drois saintereso moTxrobis<br />
kiTxva:<br />
- `mravali mowmoba arsebobs baskervilebis ZaRlze. magram ramdenadac var<br />
uSualo STamomavali hugo baskervilisa da ZaRlis ambavi gagonili maqvs<br />
mamaCemisagan, mas kidev - papaCemisagan smenia, Cems valad vracx Cavwero ese<br />
istoria, romlis WeSmariteba saeWvo ar aris. amiT minda iwamoT, Svilno Cemno,<br />
rom uzenaes msajuls, romelic Cveni codvebisaTvis gvsjis, nebavs kidevac<br />
mogvitevos Secodebani Cvenni misTvis Cveuli saTnoebiT da rom ar arsebobs iseTi
mZime wyevla, romlis gamosyidvac ar SeiZlebodes locviTa da monaniebiT. maS,<br />
mieciT daviwyebas saSineli nayofi warsulisa, magram gafrTxildiT momavalSi,<br />
nuRar SescodavT, raTa Cvenda dasaRupavad ar misceT Tavisufleba bnel vnebaTa<br />
Relvas, ramac amdeni ziani moutana mTel Cvens gvarsa da modgmas.<br />
icodeT, rom didi amboxis Jams (romlis istoriac didad ganswavlul lord<br />
klarendonis mieraa dawerili da, radac ar unda dagijdeT, girCevT waikiTxoT)<br />
baskervilebis mamulis mflobeli iyo hugo baskervili da am hugos sruliad<br />
samarTlianad SeiZleba ewodos aRviraxsnili, ukacuri da uRmerTo kacis saxeli.<br />
mezoblebi apatiebdnen yvela Secodebas, radganac Cvens mxareSi arasodes ar<br />
ucxovriaT wmindanebs, magram hu-gos bunebiT hqonda midrekileba ganusjeli da<br />
sastiki xumrobisadmi, ramac misi saxeli aqcia saigavod mTel devonis mxareSi.<br />
moxda ise, rom hugos Seuyvarda (Tu SeiZleba mis bnel vnebas ewodos egzom<br />
wmida saxeli) erTi fermeris qaliSvili. es fermeri baskervilebis mamulis<br />
mezoblad cxovrobda. magram simwyazariTa da wesierebiT cnobili norCi qaliSvili<br />
yovelnairad gaurboda hugos da misi saxelis gagonebac ki ar surda. da ai,<br />
erTxel - es iyo swored wmida maiklis dRes - hu-go baskervilma aiyolia eqvsi<br />
yvelaze ufro TavzexelaRebuli, uweso, qarafSuta amxanagi, isargebla qalis mamis<br />
da Zmebis Sin aryofniT da gaitaca Tavis sasurveli. baskervil-holSi rom<br />
dabrunda, tyve qali erT-erT zeda oTaxSi damala, TviTon ki Zveli Cveulebis<br />
mixedviT daiwyo qveda sarTulSi megobrebTan qeifi. ubeduri qali kinaRam gagiJda,<br />
roca gaigona, rogor yvirodnen da ilanZRebodnen qveda sarTulze myofi<br />
galeSili aramzadebi. im adamianebis mowmobiT, romlebic icnobdnen hugo<br />
baskervils, nabaxusevi hugo ise TavSeukavebeli iyo, rom im RvTis sagmobi<br />
sityvebisagan, romelTa warmoTqmiTac igi Tavis bageebs bilwavda, adamiani<br />
SeiZleboda damdnariyo. bolos qaliSvili SiSma iqamde miiyvana, rom Caidina saqme,<br />
rasac ver gabedavda yvelaze ufro gambedavi da moxerxebuli mamakaci, saxeldobr:<br />
gamovida lavgardanze, Camohyva suros, romelic gasuliyo (da gadis axlac)<br />
simagris samxreT kedelze da sirbiliT gauyva Waobebze gamaval gzas mamis<br />
saxlisaken, rac sami milis daSorebiT idga baskervilebis mamulidan.<br />
ramdenime xnis Semdeg hugom miatova sufra, raTa Tavisi tyve qaliSvilisaTvis<br />
saWmel-sasmeli mietana, an iqneb masTan darCenac surda. uaresic hqonda azrad,<br />
magram naxa, rom galia carielia da Citi sadRac gafrenila. maSin daeufla hugos<br />
eSmakeuli. radgan SmagiviT Cairbina kibe, Sevarda sanadimo darbazSi, Sexta<br />
magidaze, mimofanta boTlebi da kerZebi, Semdeg ki yvelas gasagonad daifica, rom<br />
sulsa da sxeuls mi-hyidis eSmas oRond daewios gaqceuls. vidre misi siSmagiT<br />
gaocebuli Tanamesufreebi gaognebuli idgnen, erTma maTganma, yvelaze ufro<br />
gulqvam da galeSilma, daiyvira, saWiroa tyve qalis kvalze ZaRlis gaSvebao.<br />
aseTi sityvebi rom gaigona, hugo gareT gamovarda, mejinibeebs ubrZana SeekazmaT<br />
misi Savra faSati, gamoeSvaT ZaRlebi da eynosebinaT maTTvis Tavsafari, rac<br />
qaliSvils davardnoda. amis Semdeg amxedrebuli aramzada ZaRlebis xrovasTan<br />
erTad mTvariT gaSuqebuli Waobis gzas daadga.<br />
Tanameinaxeni erT xans mdumared Tavdaxrilni idgnen da gons ver mosuliyvnen,<br />
risTvis atyda aseTi areuloba. magram ai, maTs RviniT dabnelebul gonebas<br />
miswvda, Tu ra Savi saqme moxdeboda torfis WaobebSi. maSin yvela ayvirda: zogi<br />
cxens iTxovda, zogi dambaCas, zogic Rvinos. Semdeg ufro dalagebiT moifiqres,<br />
yvelani, - sul cameti kaci, - Sesxdnen cxenebze da mdevars SeuerTdnen. mTvare<br />
kaSkaSebda, mdevrebi erT rigad misdevdnen gzas, romliTac maTi azriT unda evlo<br />
qals, Tu mamis saxlSi dabrundeboda.<br />
erTi-ori mili rom gaiares, mwyemsi SemoxvdaT da hkiTxes, xom ar Segxvedriao<br />
gaqceuli an mdevari. mwyemsma, rogorc ambobdnen, SiSisagan, jer xma ver amoiRo,<br />
Semdeg ki mainc aRiara, midioda erTi qaliSvili, romelsac ZaRlebi edgnen<br />
kvalSio. `magram me vnaxe sxva ramec, - dasZina man, - hugo baskervilma
Camiqrola gverdiT Savi faSatiT, ukan ki ZaRli misdevda, da RmerTma dagvifaros<br />
Cvens kvalze mavali aseT jojoxeTis qmnilebis xilvisagano~.<br />
mTvralma skvairebma Seagines mwyemss da cxenebi gaaqroles, magram sul male<br />
tanSi yinulma dauaraT, radgan floqvebis xma moesmaT, Savi faSatic maSinve<br />
dainaxes umxedrod, piridan qafi gadmosdioda da sadaveebi Zirs mosTrevda.<br />
Tavgzadabneuli mxedrebi Sejgufdnen, yvela SiSma da eldam aitana, magram mainc<br />
ganagrZes gza Waobis siRrmisaken, Tumca yoveli maTgani, aq rom marto yofiliyo,<br />
siamovnebiT moabrunebda cxens da Sin dabrundeboda. wynarad ganagrZes gza da<br />
bolos napralis piras ZaRlebic naxes. mTeli xrova, ZvelTaganve ganTqmuli jiSis<br />
siwmindiTa da siafTriT, Sesabralisad ymuoda. zogierTi ZaRli Cumad garboda<br />
ganze, sxvebs ki bewvi aburZgnodaT, Tvalebs abrialebdnen da imis cdaSi iyvnen,<br />
rom rogorme win gamoCenil xvrelSi gamZvraliyvnen.<br />
mxedrebi SeCerdnen, raRa Tqma unda, bevrad ufro fxizelni, vidre gzaze<br />
gasvlis win iyvnen. bevri maTgani verc bedavda win nabijis gadadgmas, magram samma,<br />
yvelaze ufro gabedulebma an iqneb yvelaze ufro Seqeifianebulebma, cxenebi<br />
xramis siRrmeSi Seiyvanes. iq Tvalwin gadaeSalaT farTo kordi, zed ki uxsovar<br />
dros aRmarTuli ori qvis sveti ixiles. aseTi kordebi WaobebSi dResac gvxvdeba.<br />
mTvare mkafiod anaTebda kords, romlis SuagulSic egdo SiSsa da<br />
daqanculobisagan mkvdari bedSavi qaliSvili. magram arc qaliSvilis usulo gvamis<br />
xilvaze, arc mis gverdiT dagdebul hugo baskervilis gvamis danaxvaze ar ugrZnia<br />
sam Tavze xelaRebul usaqmurs, rogor daudgaT Tma yalyze. ara! hugos Tavs<br />
dasdgomoda sazareli urCxuli - uzarmazari, Savi nadiri, Sesaxedavad ZaRlis<br />
msgavsi, magram ufro maRali da didi yvela ZaRlze, romelic ki odesme mokvdavs<br />
uxilavs. ai, am urCxulma gamoRadra maTs Tvalwin yeli hugo baskervils, Semdeg<br />
maTken Semoabruna gasisxlianebuli drunCi da mdevrebs cecxlovani Tvalebi<br />
SeanaTa. SiSisagan dazafrulma mdevrebma yvirili atexes da Waobisaken<br />
Tavqudmoglejilebma mohkurcxles. erTi maTgani, rogorc amboben, imave Rames<br />
mokvda, ver gadaitana is, rac ixila, ori danarCeni ki ise waxda, aseTi mZime<br />
gansacdelis xilvis Semdeg, rom mTeli sicocxlis manZilze veRar gamojanmrTelda.<br />
aseTia, Svilno Cemno, Tqmuleba im ZaRlze, romelmac mas Semdegac bevri<br />
ubedureba daatexa Tavs Cvens gvars. da Tu yovelive es Cavwere, mxolod<br />
imisaTvis, rom codna naklebad gvaZrwunebs xolme, vidre uTqmeloba da varaudebi.<br />
gana saWiroa imis uaryofa, rom Cvens gvarSi mravali kvdeboda uecari, saSineli<br />
da idumali sikvdiliT? maS, dae, nuRar dagvtovebs gangeba Tavisi uxvi wyalobis<br />
gareSe da nuRar dasjis udanaSaulo memkvidreebs, SobilT mesame da meoTxe Taobis<br />
Semdeg, romelTac eliT Surisgeba, rogorc aris naTqvami saxarebaSi. im gangebas<br />
vandob Tqven Tavs, Svilno Cemno, da gaficebT: erideT RamiT WaobebSi gasvlas,<br />
roca borotebis Zalebi Tavisuflad batonoben.<br />
(dawerilia hugo baskervilis xeliT Svilebis - rojerisa da jonisaTvis, da<br />
vubrZaneb maT, Seinaxon yovelive es saidumlod TavianTi dis elizabetisagan)~.<br />
roca es ucnauri ambavi waikiTxa, eqimma mortimerma saTvale Sublze aiwia da<br />
mister Serlok holmss miaCerda. holmsma daamTqnara da sigaris namwvi buxarSi<br />
Seagdo.<br />
- mereda, aq ra aris iseTi? - warmoTqva mSvidad.<br />
- Tqveni azriT, es ar aris saintereso?<br />
- sainteresoa - zRaprebis moyvarulTaTvis.<br />
eqimma mortimerma jibidan amoiRo oTxad dakecili gazeTi.<br />
- kargi, mister holms. axla gagacnobT ufro Tanamedrove ambavs. ai `devonSiris<br />
qronikis~ ama wlis ToTxmeti ivnisis nomeri. aq dabeWdilia mokle angariSi im<br />
faqtebze, romlebic dakavSirebulia ser Carlz baskervilis sikvdilTan, rac<br />
ramdenime dRis winaT moxda.
Cemma megobarma odnav win waiwia, mis mzeraSi meti yuradReba SevniSne. mortimerma<br />
saTvale Seiswora da daiwyo:<br />
- `ser Carlz baskervilis, liberalTa partiis mosalodneli kandidatis uecarma<br />
sikvdilma mZime STabeWileba moaxdina mTel Sua devonSirze. Tumca ser Carlzi<br />
SedarebiT cota xnis win damkvidrda baskervil-holSi, magram Tavisi<br />
gulkeTilobiTa da siuxviT ukve moaswro yvela im adamianis siyvarulisa da<br />
pativiscemis moxveWa, visac masTan saqme hqonia. nuvoriSebis batonobis Cvens droSi<br />
sasiamovnoa vicodeT, rom ukeTesi drois momswre Zveli gvaris STamomavalma<br />
sakuTari xelebiT SeZlo Seeqmna dovlaTi da miemarTa is Tavisi gvaris odindeli<br />
didebis aRsadgenad. rogorc cnobilia, ser Carlzi awarmoebda friad Semosavlian<br />
eqspediciebs samxreT afrikaSi. im adamianTa sapirispirod, romlebic ar SeCerdebian<br />
manam, sanam fortunis borbali maTive sawinaaRmdegod ar Setrialdeba, man<br />
mxolod misTvis damaxasiaTebeli energiiTa da gonebis sifxizliT moaxdina Tavisi<br />
Semosavlis realizacia da inglisSi dabrunda didZali kapitaliT. baskervilholSi<br />
ser Carlzi dasaxlda sul am ori wlis win, magram xmebi sxvadasxvanair<br />
srulyofasa da mamulis axladgaSenebaze, rac misma sikvdilma SeaCera, ukve didi<br />
xania gavrcelda. uSvilom jer kidev sicocxleSi ara erTxel gamoamJRavna<br />
ganzraxva gaebednierebina Tavisi Tanamemamuleebi, da mraval aqaur mcxovrebs<br />
piradi safuZveli aqvs dastirodes mis udrood gardacvalebas. ser Carlzis uxv<br />
Sewirulobaze saqvelmoqmedo saWiroebebisaTvis rogorc adgilobrivi masStabiT,<br />
agreTve mTeli sagrafos masStabiTac ara erTxel iyo laparaki gazeTis<br />
furclebze.<br />
ver vityviT, rom Ziebam savsebiT gaarkvia ser Carlz baskervilis sikvdilis<br />
garemoebani, Tumca bolo ki mouRo adgilobriv crumorwmuneTa Soris gavrcelebul<br />
xmebs. araviTari safuZveli ara gvaqvs eWvi gamovTqvaT, rom sikvdili gamoiwvia<br />
arabunebrivma mizezma. ser Carlzi iyo qvrivi da Tu SeiZleba ase iTqvas, cota<br />
axirebuli. miuxedavad Tavisi didi SeZlebisa, cxovrobda Zalian TavSekavebulad, da<br />
baskervil-holSi mxolod ori mosamsaxure col-qmari berimorebi hyavda. qmari<br />
asrulebda laqiis movaleobas, coli - mnisas. TavianT CvenebebSi, rac<br />
gansvenebulis megobrebis Cvenebebs eTxveva, berimorebma aRniSnes, rom ukanasknel<br />
xanebSi ser Carlzis janmrTeloba SesamCnevad gauaresda. maTi sityviT,<br />
gansvenebuli uCioda guls, rasac mowmobda misi saxis feris cvalebadoba,<br />
gaxSirebuli sunTqva da mZime sulieri ganwyobileba. eqimma jeims mortimerma,<br />
gansvenebulis axlo megobarma da Sinaurma mkurnalma, Tavis CvenebaSi igive<br />
daadastura.<br />
faqtiurad yvelaferi sruliad ubralod datrialda. ser Carlz baskervils<br />
Cveulebad hqonda daZinebis win baskervil-holis urTxelis ganTqmul xeivanSi<br />
gaseirneba. col-qmari berimorebi adastureben, rom am Cveulebas arasodes ar<br />
Ralatobda. 4 ivniss ser Carlzs ganucxadebia, rom meore dRes londons apirebda<br />
gamgzavrebas da berimorisTvis ubrZanebia nivTebis Calageba, saRamos ki<br />
Cveulebisamebr saseirnod wasula, romlis drosac Turme mudam sigaras eweoda.<br />
amis Semdeg ser Carlzi Sin aRar dabrunebula. SuaRamisas, roca unaxavT, rom<br />
holSi kari jerac Riad yofila darCenili, berimori SeSfoTebula, farani aunTia<br />
da Tavisi batonis saZebnelad gauwevia. nestiani dRe yofila da xeivanSi Carlzis<br />
nakvalevi Turme Zalian kargad Canda. am xeivnis SuaSi aris patara WiSkari,<br />
saidanac gza gadis torfis Waobebisaken. zogierTi niSnis mixedviT ser Carlzi aq<br />
mdgara ramdenime wuTs, Semdeg ki wasula... da xeivnis sul boloSi ipovnes misi<br />
gvami.<br />
aq amouxsneli rCeba erTi garemoeba. berimori ambobs, rom WiSkris iqiT ser<br />
Carlzis kvalis xasiaTi icvleba: etyoba, fexis wverebze midiodao. am dros<br />
xeivnis axlos Waobze gauvlia boSa-CarCs, vinme merfis. mas gaugonia Zaxili,<br />
oRond ver gaurkvevia, ra mxridan, radgan misive TqmiT, Zlier mTvrali yofila.
araviTari Zaladobis kvali ser Carlzis tanze ar aRmoCnda. marTalia, samedicino<br />
eqspertiza aRniSnavs gansvenebulis saxis Secvlas ise, rom kaci vera cnobs - eqim<br />
mortimers pirvelad arc ki daujerebia, rom mis win esvena misi megobari da<br />
pacienti, magram aseTi movlena xSirad axlavs Tan daxrCobiT an sulis xuTviT<br />
sikvdils, roca gulis moqmedeba wydeba. es dadasturda gakveTiT, ramac<br />
eqspertizas misca gulis daxanebuli organuli mankis sruli suraTi. samedicino<br />
eqspertizis monacemebze damyarebuli Zieba mivida uecari sikvdilis daskvnamde, rac<br />
sagrZnoblad amsubuqebs saqmis viTarebas, radgan sasurvelia, rom ser Carlz<br />
baskervilis memkvidre dasaxldes baskervil-holSi da ganagrZos Tavisi<br />
winamorbedis brwyinvale wamowyeba, Sewyvetili egzom tragikuli aRsasruliT.<br />
gamomZieblis prozaulad zustma dasknebma gahfanta ser Carlzis sikvdilTan<br />
dakavSirebuli romantikuli Tqmulebebi, romlebic piridan pirSi gadadioda da<br />
baskervil-<br />
holis patronis gamonaxva gaaadvila. rogorc amboben, ser<br />
Carlzis uaxloes naTesavad iTvleba mister henri baskervili (Tu cocxalia),<br />
gansvenebulis umcrosi ZmisSvili. Cvens xelT arsebuli ukanaskneli cnobebis<br />
mixedviT, es axalgazrda kaci amerikaSi imyofeba. axla miRebulia zomebi mis<br />
mosaZebnad, raTa gadaeces didi memkvidreoba~.<br />
eqimma mortimerma gazeTi dakeca da jibeSi Caido.<br />
- ai yvelaferi, rac iyo gamocxadebuli ser Carlz baskervilis sikvdilze,<br />
mister holms.<br />
- eg saqme marTlac araa moklebuli erTgvar interess, da Zalian did madlobas<br />
gicxadebT amisaTvis, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - Tavis droze es ambavi gazeTebSi<br />
mec wavikiTxe, margam maSin ise moucleli viyavi vatikanis kameebis istoriasTan<br />
dakavSirebiT da ise vcdilobdi meamebina papisaTvis, rom yuradRebidan gamomrCa<br />
ramdenime saintereso saqme, rac inglisSi moxda. maS, es aris yvelaferi, rac iyo<br />
gamocxadebuli ser Carlzis sikvdilze?<br />
- diax.<br />
- axla im faqtebze miambeT, romlebic presaSi ar gamoqveynebula. - aq holmsi<br />
savarZelSi gadawva, TiTebis boloebi erTmaneTs miabjina da sastiki da miudgomeli<br />
mosamarTlis saxe miiRo.<br />
- amaze jer aravisTan damiZravs sityva, - daiwyo mortimerma aSkara mRelvarebiT.<br />
- saqmis Ziebis dros bevri rame davfare im ubralo mizeziT, rom mecnier kacs<br />
ar SeSvenis crumorwmuneTa mier darxeuli Worebis ayola. me mgonia, gazeTis<br />
redaqcia sworad moiqca. baskervil-holis isedac burusiT moculi reputaciis<br />
gaRrmaveba niSnavs mis upatronod gapartaxebisaTvis ganwirvas. am mosazrebebiT<br />
vxelmZRvanelobdi da zogi ramis damalva vamjobine, radgan zedmeti gulaxdiloba<br />
sargeblobas mainc ver moitanda. magram Tqven yvelaferi minda giamboT.<br />
torfis Waobebi - sakmaod ukacuri adgilebia, magram Soreuli Tu axlobeli<br />
mezoblebi cdiloben ufro xSir-xSirad Sexvdnen erTimeores. rac Semexeba me,<br />
sakmaod bevr dros vatarebdi ser Carlz baskervilTan. lefterholeli mister<br />
frenklendisa da naturalist mister stepltonis garda mTels Cvens midamoebSi<br />
ramdenime milis manZilze verc erT ganaTlebul adamians ver SexvdebiT. ser<br />
Carlzs uyvarda ganmartoeba, magram misma sneulebam dagvaaxlova. saerTo<br />
interesebma ki kidev ufro ganamtkices es urTierToba. ser Carlzma bevri<br />
Zvirfasi samecniero masala Camoitana samxreT afrikidan da Cven erTad mravali<br />
sasiamovno saRamo gavatareT buSmenebisa da hotentotebis SedarebiT anatomiaze<br />
msjelobaSi.<br />
bolo xanebSi CemTvis sul ufro naTeli xdeboda, rom ser Carlzis nervebis<br />
daZabuloba ukanasknel sazRvars uaxlovdeboda. mas swamda es legenda, rac axla<br />
wagikiTxeT da roca Tavis mamulSi seirnobda, RamRamobiT erideboda WaobebSi<br />
gasvlas. Tqven es sisuleled mogeCvenebaT, mister holms, magram ser Carlzi<br />
darwmunebuli iyo, rom mis gvars tvirTad awva saSineli wyevla, da marTlac,
magaliTebi, romlebic mohyavda Tavisi gvaris warsulidan, arafer sanugeSos ar<br />
warmoadgenda. mas mosvenebas ar aZlevda akviatebuli idea raRac aCrdilis msgavs<br />
arsebaze da mudam mekiTxeboda xolme, xom ar naxe raime ucnauri, roca<br />
avadmyofTa sanaxavad dadiodi, da xom ar gsmenia ZaRlis yefao. ukanasknel kiTxvas<br />
ser Carlzi ufro xSirad imeorebda da amasTan mRelvarebisagan xma uTrToda.<br />
guSindel dResaviT maxsovs, tragikul SemTxvevamde sami kviriT adre saRamos<br />
etliT mivedi baskervil- holSi. Sarabanidan gadmovedi, mivuaxlovdi mas da<br />
uecrad SevniSne, rom ser Carlzi Cems mxrebs ukan saiTRac iyureba da sazareli<br />
SiSi Casdgomia TvalebSi; uecrad movbrundi da Tvali movkari xeivnis boloSi<br />
raRac arsebas. rac mozrdil Sav xbos hgavda. ser Carlzi ise aRelvebuli da<br />
SeSinebuli iyo, rom iZulebuli gavxdi mivsuliyavi im adgilas, sadac es<br />
ucnauroba gamoCnda, raTa gamerkvia, saiT wavida igi. magram iq aRaraferi Canda. am<br />
SemTxvevam Zalian mZime STabeWdileba moaxdina Cems megobarze. mTeli is saRamo<br />
masTan gavatare. swored maSin Seecada aexsna CemTvis Tavisi SeSfoTebis mizezi da<br />
mTxova am xelnaweris Senaxva, axla rom gagacaniT. am naklebad mniSvnelovan<br />
faqtze mxolod imitom mogaxseneT, rom aman ukanasknel tragediaSi raRac<br />
mniSvneloba SeiZina, maSin ki yvelaferi es wminda wylis sisuleled meCvena, rac<br />
verafriT ver amarTlebda Cemi megobris mRelvarebas.<br />
ser Carlzi Cemi rCeviT londonisaken gasamgzavreblad emzadeboda. guli vera<br />
hqonda kargad, xolo SiSi, rac wuTiTac ar asvenebda, mis janmrTelobas kidev<br />
ufro auaresebda, Tumca Cemi azriT, am SiSis mizezebi ubralod gamogonili iyo.<br />
imedi mqonda, rom ramdenime TviT qalaqSi yofna ser Carlzze gamajan-saReblad<br />
imoqmedebda da ukan dabrunebuli sul sxva adamianad iqceoda. imave azrisa iyo<br />
mister stepltoni, romelic Cveni saerTo megobris janmrTelobaze mudam didad<br />
zrunavda. da ai, sul ukanasknel wams Tavs dagvatyda aseTi saSineli ubedureba.<br />
laqia berimorma, romelmac RamiT ipovna ser Carlzis gvami, dauyovnebliv<br />
gamomigzavna mejinibe perkinsi. me samuSaos vujeqi da jer ar meZina, amitom<br />
swrafad aRmovCndi baskervil-holSi, momxdari ubedurebidan, sul didi, erTi<br />
saaTis Semdeg. yvela faqti, rac aRniSnuli hqonda Ziebas, Sevamowme da erTimeores<br />
Sevudare. ser Carlzis nakvalevs gavyevi urTxelis xeivanSi, davaTvaliere<br />
WiSkarTan is adgili, sadac Carlzi, rogorc Cans, didxans idga, yuradReba mivaqcie<br />
mis fexTa kvalis Secvlil xasiaTs, davrwmundi, rom mis garda mxolod laqiis<br />
fexis kvalia rbil miwaze da bolos gulmodgined gamovikvlie gvami, rasac<br />
Cemamde aravin Sexeboda. ser Carlzi pirqve iwva, xelebi gaSlili hqonda,<br />
TiTebiT miwa CaebRuja da krunCxvas ise moeSala misTvis saxe, rom erTbaSad verc<br />
ki vicani. fizikuri ziani gvams ar aCnda, magram berimorma gamomZiebels araswori<br />
Cveneba misca. misi sityviT, miwaze gvamTan araviTari kvali ar yofila. ubralod,<br />
ver SeniSna. ser Carlzis gvamis siaxloves Canda savsebiT axali da mkafio...<br />
- kvali?<br />
- kvali.<br />
- kacis Tu qalis?<br />
eqimma mortimerma raRac ucnaurad gadmogvxeda da TiTqmis CurCuliT gvipasuxa:<br />
- mister holms, es iyo uzarmazari ZaRlis TaTebis kvali.<br />
Tavi |||<br />
amocana<br />
gamogitydebiT, rom am sityvebis gagonebaze tanSi Jruantelma damiara. ser<br />
mortimers xma ise uTrToda, rom Canda Tavisive monaTxrobi ambavi aRelvebda.<br />
holmsma mTeli taniT win waiwia, da mis TvalebSi gaRviZebulma interesis<br />
mSralma, msusxavma naperwkalma ielva.
- TviTon naxeT?<br />
- swored iseve, rogorc axla Tqven gxedavT.<br />
- da amaze araferi giTqvamT!<br />
- risTvis unda meTqva?<br />
- nuTu Tqven garda kvali sxvam veravin SeamCnia?<br />
- kvali gvamidan daaxloebiT ocdaaTi nabijiT iyo dacilebuli da albaT yuradReba<br />
aravin miaqcia. me TviTonac ver SevniSnavdi, legenda rom ar momgoneboda.<br />
- WaobebSi albaT bevrsa hyavs qofaki ZaRlebi?<br />
- raRa Tqma unda. magram is qofaki ar gaxldaT.<br />
- Tqven ambobT, rom Zalian didi zomis kvali iyo?<br />
- uzarmazari.<br />
- magram ser Carlzis gvams ar uaxlovdeboda?<br />
- ara.<br />
- rogori amindi idga maSin?<br />
- nestiani, civi.<br />
- wvima Tu iyo?<br />
- ara.<br />
- ras warmoadgens es xeivani?<br />
- garSemo mWidrod erTmaneTze mikruli Zveli urTxelebis mwvane Robe evleba,<br />
SuaSi gza gadis, ase rva futis siganisa.<br />
- buCqnarsa da gzas Soris aris raime?<br />
- ki, orsave mxares gadis gazonebis zoli - busno, romlis sigane eqvsi futi<br />
iqneba.<br />
- Tu sworad gagigeT, xeivanSi aris patara WiSkari?<br />
- diax, es WiSkari gadis Waobebisaken.<br />
- sxva gasasvleli ar aris?<br />
- ara.<br />
- maSasadame, xeivanSi moxvedra SeiZleba an pirdapir saxlidan, an WiSkridan?<br />
- aris kidev erTi gasasvleli - fanCaturidan, xeivnis boloSi.<br />
- ser Carlzi mivida im fanCaturamde?<br />
- ara, ormocdaaTiode nabijze egdo iqidan.<br />
- axla, ser mortimer, mipasuxeT, geTayva, erT friad mniSvnelovan kiTxvaze:<br />
Tqven kvali SeniSneT ara balaxze, aramed gzaze?<br />
- balaxSi kvali Cveulebriv ara Cans.<br />
- imave mxares iyo kvali, ra mxaresac WiSkaria?<br />
- diax, sul kideSi, WiSkarTan axlo.<br />
- uaRresad sainteresoa! kidev erTi kiTxva: WiSkari daxuruli iyo?<br />
- ara marto daxuruli, aramed daketilic, boqlomiT.<br />
- ra simaRlisaa?<br />
- oTxiode futis.<br />
- maS, SeiZleba zed gadaZroma?<br />
- diax.<br />
- TviT WiSkris axlos iyo raime SeniSnuli?<br />
- ara, iseTi araferi.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! nuTu iqauroba ar dagiTvalierebiaT?<br />
- davaTvaliere.<br />
- da veraferi ipoveT?<br />
- iq Zneli iyo raimes SemCneva. ser Carlzi, etyoba, WiSkarTan miwas tkepnida ase<br />
xuTi-aTi wuTi mainc.<br />
- ratom fiqrobT ase?<br />
- imitom, rom misi sigaridan ferfli orjer dacvivda.<br />
- Cinebulia! ai, aseTi TanaSemwe mesmis! xom marTalia, uotson? axla, kvali?
- xreSze kargad Canda misi fexis nakvalevi, sxvagan ki arsad minaxavs.<br />
Serlok holmsma mouTmenlad dairtya xeli muxlze.<br />
- ax! me rom iq vyofiliyavi! - SesZaxa. - es, etyoba, uaRresad saintereso saqmea.<br />
ra mdidruli SesaZleblobania seriozuli samecniero kvleva-ZiebisaTvis! xreSi -<br />
iseTi mdidari masalaa, razedac bevri ramis amokiTxvas SevZlebdi! axla ki<br />
gadarecxilia wvimiT, gaTelilia cnobismoyvare fermerTa fexsacmelebiT! ax, ser<br />
mortimer, eqimo mortimer! ratom maSinve ar mixmeT? ra codva awevs Tqvens<br />
sindiss!<br />
- me ar SemeZlo TqvenTvis momemarTa, mister holms: maSin momixdeboda yvela am<br />
faqtis gamocxadeba, axla ki agixseniT, ra makavebda aseTi nabijebisagan. amas garda,<br />
amas garda...<br />
- raRas yoymanobT?<br />
- aris iseTi sfero, sadac uZluria TviT yvelaze ufro gamWriaxi da yvelaze<br />
ufro gamocdili maZebari.<br />
- Tqven varaudobT, rom saqme gaqvT zebunebriv ZalebTan?<br />
- amas ar vambob.<br />
- `ar vambob~, magram `vfiqrob~?<br />
- mas Semdeg, rac es moxda, mister holms, me miambes ramdenime iseTi SemTxveva,<br />
romelTa dakavSireba movlenaTa bunebriv ganviTarebasTan Znelia.<br />
- magaliTad?<br />
- gamovarkvie, rom zogierTma adgilobrivma mcxovrebma jer kidev ser Carlzis<br />
sikvdilamde naxa WaobebSi raRac ucnauri baskervilis demonis msgavsi arseba.<br />
yvela, vinc is ucnauri arseba ixila, erTxmad irwmuneba, rom igi arc erT sxva<br />
cxovels ara hgavs, romelsac ki mecniereba icnobs, yvela, vinc is naxa, erTxmad<br />
amtkicebs: esaa raRac usaSvelo sididis manaTobeli moCvenebao. me davkiTxe es<br />
adamianebi. erTi maTgani, Cveni mezobeli, Zalian fxizeli gonebisaa, meore iqauri<br />
mWedeli da erTic fermeri. yvelani erTxmad laparakoben raRac araCveulebriv<br />
moCvenebaze da TiTqmis sityva sityviT imeoreben im ZaRlis aRweras, razedac<br />
laparakia legendaSi. damijereT, mister holms, mTel Cvens mxareSi saSineleba<br />
mefobs, RamiT WaobebSi gamosvlas veravin bedavs, yvelaze ufro uSiSar mamacTa<br />
garda.<br />
- da Tqven, mecnier kacs, gjeraT, rom es zebunebrivi movlenaa?<br />
- TviTonac aRar vici, risi mjera da risi ara.<br />
holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa.<br />
- aqamde Cemi samZebro moRvaweoba mimdinareobda saaqaos farglebSi, - Tqva<br />
holmsma. - me vebrZvi borotebas, ramdenadac amis saSualebas maZlevs Cemi mcire<br />
Zala da garemoeba, magram TviT borotebis mSobeli winapris winaaRmdeg amxedreba<br />
Cemis mxriT metismeti imedis damyareba iqneba sakuTar Tavze. mainc Tqven albaT<br />
ar uaryofT, rom kvali xreSze savsebiT realuri ambavia?<br />
- ZaRlze, romelzedac laparakia legendaSi, ver vityviT, realuri ar ariso, Tu<br />
man SeZlo adamianisaTvis yeli gamoeRadra. da mainc masSi iyo raRac demonuri.<br />
- me vxedav, Tqven sabolood gadaxvediT mistikosTa mxareze, eqimo mortimer.<br />
raki asea, maSin is gamagebineT: Tu am Tvalsazrisze dgaxarT, raSi dagWirdaT Cemi<br />
daxmareba? Tqven meubnebiT, rom ser Carlzis sikvdilis garemoebaTa kvleva<br />
usargeblo saqmea, da amave dros mTxovT xeli movkido am saqmes.<br />
- me araferi magdagvari ar miTxovia?<br />
- maSin riT SemiZlia gemsaxuroT?<br />
- rCeviT. miTxariT, rogor moviqce ser henri baskervilTan, romelic vaterloos<br />
sadgurze Camova. - eqimma mortimerma saaTs daxeda, - zustad erT saaTsa da<br />
TxuTmet wuTSi?<br />
- esaa memkvidre?
- diax. ser Carlzis sikvdilis Semdeg male gavigeT, rom henri baskervili<br />
sameurneo saqmianobas eweva Tavis fermaSi, kanadaSi. daxasiaTebaTa mixedviT, esaa<br />
mSvenieri, Rirseuli axalgazrda kaci. - axla gelaparakebiT ara rogorc eqimi,<br />
aramed rogorc ser Carlzis rwmunebuli da anderZis amsrulebeli.<br />
- memkvidreobis sxva pretendentebi ar arian?<br />
- ara. erTaderTi meore naTesavi, romelzedac raimes gageba movaxerxeT, esaa<br />
rojer baskervili, ubeduri ser Carlzis umcrosi Zma. sul sami Zma iyo. SuaTana<br />
axalgazrdobaSi mokvda - am henris mama. umcrosi rojeri ojaxSi nabolarad<br />
iTvleboda. man memkvidreobad miiRo baskervilebis despotizmi da rogorc ori<br />
wveTi wyali, ise hgavda TviT hugo baskervilis portrets. inglisSi ver gaZlo da<br />
iZulebuli gaxda Tavi centraluri amerikisaTvis Seefarebina, sadac mokvda kidec<br />
1876 wels yviTeli ciebisagan. henri - ukanaskneli naSieria baskervilebis gvarisa.<br />
erTi saaTisa da TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg unda Sevxvde mas vaterloos sadgurze.<br />
guSin Sematyobina depeSiT, rom dRes diliT Camodis sauThemptonSi. hoda, mirCieT,<br />
mister holms, rogor moviqce masTan?<br />
- ratom. CamosvlisTanave Tavis sagvareulo mamuls ar unda miaSuros?<br />
- diax. aseTi gadawyvetileba TavisTavad iCens Tavs. magram moigoneT, rom yvela<br />
baskervili, romelic iq dasaxlda, tragikulad daiRupa. darwmunebuli var, ser<br />
Carlzs rom sikvdilis win CemTan dalaparakebis saSualeba hqonoda, Zveli gvaris<br />
ukanaskneli STamomavlis am saSinel adgilze Camoyvanas namdvilad amikrZalavda.<br />
amave dros ar SeiZleba imis uaryofa, rom am Cvens uRimRamo, mwir mxareSi<br />
mcxovrebTa mTeli keTildReoba damokidebulia imaze, uars ityvis Tu ara ser<br />
henri Tavis mamulSi dasaxlebaze. Tu baskervil- holi dacarieldeba da<br />
gapartaxdeba, ser Carlzis yvela wamowyeba daiRupeba. meSinia, vaiTu adgilobrivi<br />
saqmeebiT Cemma piradma dainteresebam gaimarjvos CemSi da amitom mogmarTavT<br />
rCevisaTvis.<br />
holmsi Cafiqrda.<br />
- ori sityviT rom vTqva, saqme asea, - Tqva bolos. - Tqven ggoniaT, rom raRac<br />
boroti Zala dartmurs saSiS adgilad xdis baskervilebisaTvis. sworad gagigeT?<br />
yovel SemTxvevaSi, zogierTi sabuTi aseTi safrTxisaTvis ukve arsebobs.<br />
- asea. magram Tu Tqveni Teoria zebunebriv Zalebze namdvilad sworia, maSin<br />
isini axalgazrda kacs daRupaven ara marto devonSirSi, aramed londonSic. Zneli<br />
warmosadgenia aseTi viwro adgilobrivi Zalauflebis mqone eSmaki. es xom<br />
romelime samrevlo sammarTvelos wevri ar aris!<br />
- TviTon rom SegxvedrodaT aseTi ambebi, mister holms, amgvar xumrobas ar<br />
daiwyebdiT. maSasadame, Tqveni azriT, am axalgazrda kacisaTvis sul erTia, sad<br />
iqneba - londonSi Tu devonSirSi? is Camova ormocdaaTi wuTis Semdeg. mirCieT,<br />
ra vqna?<br />
- me girCevT, ser, uxmoT kebs, aiyvanoT Tqveni spanieli, SemosasvlelTan rom<br />
iqeqeba, da sadgurSi ser henri baskervilis Sesaxvedrad gaeSuroT.<br />
- Semdeg?<br />
- Semdeg damelodebiT, vidre movifiqreb saqmis viTarebas, Sevadgen gegmas, manamde<br />
ki araferi uTxraT.<br />
- ramdeni xani dagWirdebaT amisaTvis?<br />
- erTi dRe da Rame. Zalian damavalebT, ser mortimer, Tu CemTan moxvalT xval<br />
aT saaTze da Tan moiyvanT ser henri baskervils. minda gavecno.<br />
- kargi, mister holms.<br />
ricxvi da paemanis dro manJetze daiwera da mere, Tvalebis cecebiT gavida<br />
oTaxidan. holmsma kibis saqcevidan gadasZaxa:<br />
- kidev erTi kiTxva, ser mortimer. Tqven ambobT, rom moCveneba WaobebSi adrec<br />
unaxavT?<br />
- diax, amas adasturebs sami kaci.
- ser Carlzis sikvdilis Semdg aRaraferi SeuniSnavT?<br />
- ar vici, ar gamigonia.<br />
- madlobeli var. gza mSvidobisa.<br />
holmsi divanis kuTxeSi Cveul adgilze dajda da saxeze im mSvidma, kmayofilebis<br />
Rimilma gadaurbina, romelic yovelTvis maSin gauCndeboda xolme, roca Tavis<br />
Sesaferi amocana eguleboda.<br />
- midixarT, uotson?<br />
- diax, Tu verafriT dagexmarebiT.<br />
- ara, Cemo megobaro, Tqveni daxmareba maSin mesaWiroeba xolme, roca moqmedebas<br />
viwyeb. magram ra Cinebuli saqmea! pirdapir araCveulebrivia! roca bredlis axlos<br />
gaivliT, SeiareT da sTxoveT, erTi girvanqa Zalian magari Tambaqo gamomigzavnos.<br />
winaswar madlobas gixdiT. ecadeT saRamomde Sin aRar dabrundeT. maSin ki<br />
siamovnebiT gavuziaroT erTmaneTs Cveni azrebi im uaRresad saintereso amocanaze,<br />
rac am diliT mogvces.<br />
daZabuli gonebrivi muSaobis dros ganmartoeba da simSvide aucilebeli iyo Cemi<br />
megobrisaTvis, roca saqmis uwvrilmanesi detalebis awon-dawona uxdeboda.<br />
erTimeoris miyolebiT ramdensame Teorias agebda. adarebda maT da wyvetda, ra<br />
cnobebi iyo mniSvnelovani da ra unda uareyo. amitom mTeli dRe klubSi gavatare<br />
da beikerstritze mxolod saRamos, daaxloebiT cxra saaTisaTvis davbrundi.<br />
sastumros kari SevaRe da pirdapir SemeSinda - xanZari xom ar gaCenila-meTqi!<br />
marTlac, oTaxSi iseTi kvamli idga, rom sinaTle ZlivsRa bJutavda, magram Cemi<br />
SiSi amao iyo: cxvirSi magari, iafi Tambaqos mkveTri suni meca da erTbaSad yeli<br />
damwva. kvamlis burusSi savarZelSi moxerxebulad mjdari holmsi SevniSne. xalaTi<br />
ecva da kbilebSi Savi Tixis Cibuxi gaeCara. garSemo qaRaldis raRac gragnilebi<br />
ewyo.<br />
- gacivdiT, uotson? - mkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- ara, am Sxamianma sakmevelma pirdapir sunTqva Semikra.<br />
- ho, Tqven mgoni marTali xarT, aq cota Tambaqos kvamli damdgara.<br />
- raRa cota! suli SemexuTa!<br />
- maSin fanjara gaaReT. getyobaT, mTeli dRe klubSi mjdarxarT.<br />
- holms, Cemo Zvirfaso!<br />
- marTals vambob?<br />
- ra Tqma unda, marTals ambobT, magram ranairad...<br />
Cems dabneul saxes Sexeda da gaicina.<br />
- Tqveni gulubryviloba, uotson, WeSmaritad aRtacebis Rirsia! rom icodeT,<br />
rogor msiamovnebs Tqvenze Cemi mcire Zalebis Semowmeba! jentlmeni gadis<br />
saxlidan saZagel, wvimian amindSi. saRamos ki brundeba Sin koxta, gakrialebuli,<br />
ise rom erTi laqac arsad emCneva. cilindri da fexsacmeli uwindeburad<br />
ucimcimebs. maSasadame, mTeli dRe sadRac ijda fexmoucvlelad. axlo megobrebi ara<br />
hyavs. sadRa wavidoda? gana aSkara ar aris?<br />
- diax, sruliad garkveulia.<br />
- qveyana savsea aseTi garkveuli ambebiT, magram maT veravin amCnevs. rogor<br />
fiqrobT, sad viqnebodi me?<br />
- CemsaviT mTeli dRe fexmoucvlelad ijeqiT?<br />
- sulac ara, me movaswari devonSiris Semovla.<br />
- warmosaxviT?<br />
- sruli simarTlea. Cemi sxeuli aq darCa, savarZelSi, da ra samwuxarodac ar<br />
unda geCvenoT es ambavi, moaswro erT dReSi ori didi sayavis dacla da Tambaqos<br />
ganuzomeli raodenobis moweva. rogorc ki waxvediT, stefordTan kaci vafrine<br />
dartmuris Waobebis rukisaTvis, da Cemi suli mTeli dRe iq daexeteboda. sakuTar<br />
Tavs vaimedeb, rom es adgilebi zedmiwevniT aviTvise.<br />
- ruka didi masStabisaa?
- diax, Zalian didi. - mere am rukis erTi seqtori gaSala da muxlebze daido. -<br />
ai is ubani, rac gvainteresebs. SuaSi baskervil-holi dgas.<br />
- tyiT garSemortymuli?<br />
- ho, agrea. urTxelis xeivani aq aRniSnuli ar aris, magram Cemi varaudiT is<br />
marjvniv gadis, Waobebis gayolebiT. ai, es nagebobaTa jgufi swored is patara<br />
sofeli grimpenia, sadac dgas Stabi - bina Cveni megobris, eqim mortimerisa.<br />
rogorc xedavT, xuTi milis manZilze garSemo sacxovrebeli Zalian iSviaTad<br />
gvxvdeba. ai, esaa lefter-holi, eqimi rom ambobda. etyoba, aq unda iyos<br />
naturalist stepltonis saxli, Tu sworad davimaxsovre im kacis gvari. ai, es -<br />
ori fermaa: `qvis svetebi~ da `dampali Waobi~. aqedan ToTxmet milze -<br />
prinstaunis sakatorRo cixea. am or wertils Soris da maT garSemo gadaSlilia<br />
kuSti, sicocxlis niSanwyals moklebuli Waobi. ai scena, sadac gaTamaSda es<br />
tragedia, da iqneb erTxel kidev gaTamaSdes, Cveni daxmarebiT.<br />
- diax, ubeduri adgilebia.<br />
- scena isea gamarTuli, ukeTesi ar SeiZleba. Tu eSmakma namdvilad isurva<br />
adamianTa saqmeSi Careva...<br />
- maS, Tqvenc iqiTken midixarT, rom yovelive raRac zebunebrivi Zalebis<br />
moqmedebiT axsnaT?<br />
- mere, gana eSmakis mociquli ar SeiZleba xorcSesxmuli arseba iyos? amjerad<br />
gadasawyveti gveqneba ori sakiTxi. pirveli: iyo Tu ara aq Cadenili<br />
borotmoqmedeba? meore: raSi gamoixateba es borotmoqmedeba da rogor moxda?<br />
rasakvirvelia, Tu eqimi mortimeri marTalia da sworad ivarauda, rom aq saqme<br />
gvaqvs ZalebTan, romlebic bunebis kanonebs ar emorCilebian, maSin mogvixdeboda<br />
iaraRis dayra. magram vidre amiT davkmayofildeT, jer unda SevamowmoT sxva<br />
hipoTezebi. modiT, davxuroT fanjara, Tu winaaRmdegi ara xarT. ucnauri kia,<br />
magram vfiqrob, Tambaqos bolis koncentracia xels uwyobs azris koncentracias.<br />
me jer ar mivsulvar iqamde, rom yuTSi CavZvre fiqris dros, magram logikuri<br />
daskvna Cemi Teoriidan aseTia. rogoraa saqme, moaswariT amaze dafiqreba?<br />
- mTeli dRe TavSi es saqme mitrialebs.<br />
- mere, ra moifiqreT?<br />
- bundovani istoria gaxlavT.<br />
- diax, Zalze Taviseburi istoriaa. gansakuTrebiT zogierT detalebSi. magaliTad,<br />
Secvlili kvali. rogor axsniT amas?<br />
- mortimerma Tqva, TiTqos gzis es nawili ser Carlzs fexis wverebze Semdgars<br />
gaevlos.<br />
- me mgoni, eqimma viRac idiotis mier Ziebis dros warmoTqmuli sityvebi<br />
gaimeora. risTvis unda dasWirveboda adamians xeivanSi fexis wverebze siaruli?<br />
- maS, ra moxda?<br />
- garboda, uotson. Tavqudmoglejili garboda, sikvdils gaurboda. ise garboda,<br />
rom gulma ver gauZlo da ase sirbilSi daeca mkvdari.<br />
- garboda? mere vis gaurboda?<br />
- mTeli Tavsatexic es aris. zogierTi monacemis mixedviT, Carlz baskervilma<br />
SiSiT Tavgza dakarga, vidre gaiqceoda.<br />
- ratom fiqrobT ase?<br />
- is, ramac Carlz baskervili daafrTxo, Waobebis mxridan modioda. Tu es<br />
marTalia da ara vcdebi, - etyoba ki, rom ar unda vcdebode, - maSin ara<br />
saxlisaken, aramed saxlidan gaqceva mxolod gonebadakargul adamians SeeZlo.<br />
boSam Ziebas uCvena, rom ser Carlzi Svelas iTxovda, Tan ki iqiT garboda, sadac<br />
Svela yvelaze naklebad iyo mosalodneli. Semdeg kidev erTi gamocana: vis<br />
eloda im saRamos da ratom unda Sexvedroda mas ara saxlSi, aramed urTxelis<br />
xeivanSi?<br />
- Tqven fiqrobT, rom vinmes eloda.
- TviTon gansajeT. xanSi Sesuli avadmyofi kaci saRamos saseirnod wavida -<br />
araferi gasaocari amaSi ar aris. magram im dRes xom nestiani, civi amindi iyo!<br />
ratom dasWirda tyuilad WiSkarTan dgoma. xuTi, iqneba mTeli aTi wuTic, rogorc<br />
amtkicebs eqimi mortimeri, romelmac yuradReba miaqcia papirosis ferfls? sxvaTa<br />
Soris, ucnauria, magram ar SeiZleba ara vcnoT misi dakvirvebis unari.<br />
- ser Carlzi ase yovel saRamos seirnobda.<br />
- da yovel saRamos Cerdeboda WiSkarTan? ara mgonia. piriqiT, arsebuli cnobebiT<br />
ser Carlzs Waobebidan Tavi yovelTvis Sors eWira.<br />
im saRamos ki iq viRacas eloda. tragedia misi londons ganzraxuli gamgzavrebis<br />
win moxda. xedavT, uotson, rogor ewyoba yvelaferi - rgoli rgolze! axla ki<br />
momeciT, geTayva, violino, da Cven am saqmeze yovelgvar fiqrsa da zrunvas im<br />
imediT gadavdebT, rom xval eqim mortimerisa da ser henri baskervilis stumroba<br />
axal sakvebs mogvcems fiqrebisaTvis.<br />
Tavi |V<br />
ser henri baskervili<br />
Cven adre visauzmeT da xalaTwamosxmuli holmsi mnaxvelTa misaRebad gaemzada.<br />
Cvenma klientebma arc erTi wuTiT ar daigvianes. rogorc ki saaTma aTi dah-kra,<br />
eqimi mortimeri kabinetSi axalgazrda baronetis TanxlebiT Semovida. es<br />
ukanaskneli ocdaaTi wlisa iqneboda. Suatanis, jmuxi axalgazrda kaci Zalian<br />
cocxali da janmrTeli adamianis STabeWdilebas tovebda. misi saxis gamometyveleba<br />
jiuti meCvena. xSiri Savi warbebis qvemodan gamomzirali muqi Taflisferi<br />
Tvalebi gabedulad gvacqerdebodnen. sportuli yavisferi kostiumi da muqi<br />
qardakruli saxis kani mowmobdnen, rom es kaci ar iyo Sin jdomas miCveuli, ar<br />
iyo azizi, amave dros ki mSvidi, STamagonebeli garegnoba namdvili jentlmenis<br />
iers aZlevda.<br />
- ser henri baskervili, - warmogvidgina eqimma mortimerma.<br />
- diax, swored is gaxlavarT, - Tqva baronetma, - da yvelaze ufro saintereso<br />
is aris, mister holms, rom Tundac Tqvens megobars ar wamoveyvane dRes<br />
TqvenTan, me mainc sakuTari nebiT movidodi. amboben, rom Tqven SegiZliaT<br />
gamoicnoT sxvadasxva rebusebi, me ki swored am diliT SememTxva iseTi gamocana,<br />
romlis amoxsnis unari ar Semwevs.<br />
- dabrZandiT, ser henri. Tu sworad gagigeT, londonSi Camosvlis Semdeg Tqven<br />
uCveulo raRac SegemTxvaT.<br />
- amas gansakuTrebul mniSvnelobas ar vaZlev, mister holms. etyoba, viRac<br />
gamexumra. magram am diliT miviRe ai es werili, Tu amas werili SeiZleba<br />
vuwodoT.<br />
konverti magidaze dado da Cven misi daTvaliereba daviwyeT. sruliad<br />
Cveulebrivi konverti aRmoCnda, ruxi qaRaldisa. misamarTi - `oteli<br />
norTemberlendi~, ser henri baskervils~ - gamoyvanili iyo msxvili beWduri<br />
asoebiT, safosto Stempelze ki ewera: `Caring-krosi~, da gagzavnis TariRi - wina<br />
dRis saRamo.<br />
- vinmem icoda, rom Tqven gaCerdebodiT norTemberlendis sastumroSi? - hkiTxa<br />
holmsma Cvens stumars da gamomcdeli mzera miapyro.<br />
- aravin. mxolod eqim mortimerTan Sexvedris Semdeg gadavwyvite, sad<br />
gavCerdebodi.<br />
- maS, etyoba eqimi mortimeri TviTon gaCerda iq?<br />
- ara, me vcxovrob nacnobebTan, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma, - da aravin ar icoda,<br />
rom Cven swored am otelSi wavidodiT.<br />
- hm! gamodis, rom Tqveni mimosvliT viRac Zlier dainteresebulia.
holmsma konvertidan oTxad dakecili werili amoiRo da magidaze gaSala. furclis<br />
Sua adgilas erTimeoris gverdiT miwebebuli nabeWdi asoebisagan Sedgenili<br />
erTaderTi fraza Canda. es fraza Semdegs iuwyeboda: `Tu TqvenTvis goneba da<br />
sicocxle Zvirfasia, torfis Waobebisagan Sors daiWireT Tavi~. sityvebi `torfis<br />
Waobebisagan~ dawerili iyo xeliT, melniT.<br />
- ai, mister holms, - Tqva ser henri baskervilma. - iqneb amixsnaT, ras niSnavs<br />
es da vinaa ase dainteresebuli Cemi saqmeebiT?<br />
- Tqven raRas ityviT, eqimo mortimer? amjerad aq, etyoba, araferi zebunebrivi<br />
ar aris?<br />
- diax, ser, magram iqneb werili gamogzavnilia iseTi kacis mier, romelic<br />
darwmunebulia, rom mTeli es istoria zebunebrivia.<br />
- romeli istoria? - mkvaxed hkiTxa ser henrim. - Tqven, jentlmenebo, etyoba,<br />
Cems saqmeebs ukeT xarT gacnobili, vidre TviTon me?<br />
- yvelafers gagandobT, ser henri. uamisod aqedan ar waxvalT, endeT Cems<br />
sityvas, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - axla ki modiT, gavecnoT am saintereso<br />
dokuments, romelic Seadgines da safosto yuTSi guSin saRamos CauSves. uotson,<br />
gvaqvs Tu ara guSindeli `taimsi~?<br />
- ager, kuTxeSi gdia.<br />
- mapatieT, magram unda SegawuxoT, momawodeT, geTayva, is gverdi, romelzedac<br />
dabeWdilia mowinave. - holmsma swrafad gadaavlo Tvali gazeTs - `vaWrobis<br />
Tavisufleba~... mSvenieri mowinavea! neba momeciT wavikiTxo erTi abzaci: `Tu vinme<br />
Seecdeba CagagonoT, rom mrewvelobis is dargi, romliTac Tqven xarT<br />
dainteresebuli, saproteqcio tarifebis mfarvelobis qveS aris moqceuli, Sors<br />
daiWireT Tavi aseTi adamianebisagan, radgan gonebam unda gikarnaxoT, rom aseTi<br />
sistema bolos da bolos moSlis Cvens imports da daarRvevs normalur<br />
cxovrebas Cveni kunZulisas, romlis interesebi TqvenTvis da yoveli<br />
CvenganisaTvis Zvirfasia, rogorc sicocxle~. ras ityviT amaze, uotson? - Sehyvira<br />
holmsma da Tan sixaruliT xelebi moifSvnita. - brwyinvale azria, xom marTalia?<br />
eqimma mortimerma holmss ise gadaxeda, rogorc mzrunvelma eqimma mZimed sneul<br />
pacients, xolo ser henri baskervilma me momapyro Tavisi Taflisferi<br />
Tvalebis gaurkveveli mzera.<br />
- arc ise kargad verkvevi iseT sakiTxebSi, rogoricaa satarifo sistema, - Tqva<br />
man bolos, - magram meCveneba, rom Cven Temidan gadavuxvieT.<br />
- piriqiT! Cven axla kvals mivyvebiT, ser henri. uotsoni Cems meTods ukeT<br />
icnobs, vidre Tqven, magram vSiSob, rom Cem mier wakiTxulis azri masac iseve<br />
gamoepara, rogorc Tqven.<br />
- diax, gamogitydebiT, veraviTar kavSirs vera vxedav werilsa da gazeTis<br />
mowinaves Soris.<br />
- es kavSiri ki, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, imdenad mWidroa, rom arsebiTad erTi<br />
Sedgenilia meorisagan. `Tu~, `TqvenTvis~, `Sors daiWireT Tavi~, `goneba~,<br />
`sicocxle~, `Zvirfasia~. nuTu ver gamoicaniT, saidan aris aRebuli es sityvebi?<br />
- ah, eSmakma waiRos! ra Tqma unda, Tqven marTali xarT! ra brwyinvaled mixvdiT!<br />
- SesZaxa ser henrim.<br />
- Tu jer kidev eWvi geparebaT, SexedeT sityvebs `Sors daiWireT Tavi...~ -<br />
mTlianad aris amoWrili gazeTidan.<br />
- ho, diax... ki, namdvilad!<br />
- iciT, mister holms, me verc ki warmomidgenia, rom aseTi ram SesaZlebeli<br />
iqneboda! - Tqva eqimma mortimerma, romelic gaocebuli Sescqeroda Cems megobars.<br />
- imis gamocnoba, rom sityvebi amoWrilia sagazeTo teqstidan, jer kidev araferia.<br />
magram uSecdomod rom daasaxeloT gazeTi, da amasTanave - uCvenoT statia,<br />
saidanac aris amoRebuli, es ukve yovelgvar warmodgenas scildeba! rogor<br />
gamoicaniT?
- eqimo mortimer, me vfiqrob, rom Tqven SegiZliaT gaarCioT zangis Tavis qala<br />
eskimosis qalasgan?<br />
- ra Tqma unda, SemiZlia.<br />
- ranairad?<br />
- es xom Cemi sayvareli sagania! gansxvaveba maT Soris savsebiT naTelia. warbzeda<br />
rkalebi, saxis kuTxe, ybis aRnagoba...<br />
- me kidev Cemi axireba maqvs. Cemi azriT, gansxvaveba borgesis CaSponili<br />
Sriftisa, romlebiTac iwyoba `taimsis~ mowinave werilebi, iaffasiani saRamos<br />
gazeTebis brma Sriftisagan ara nakleb aSkaraa, vidre gansxvaveba Tqveni zangebisa<br />
da eskimosebis Tavis qalebs Soris. Sriftebis codna maZebris erT-erTi yvelaze<br />
ufro elementaruli movaleobaa. Tumca unda vaRiaro, rom Cems axalgazrdobaSi<br />
erTxel ameria `lidis merkuri~ da `dilis uwyebebi~. magram `taimsis~ mowinaves<br />
veraferTan ver aurev, es sityvebi mxolod iqidan SeiZleboda amoeWraT. xolo<br />
ramdenadac werili gagzavnili iyo guSin, yvelaferi imis sasargeblod<br />
laparakobda, rom guSindel gazeTSi unda Cagvexeda.<br />
- maS, mister holms, - Tqva ser henri baskervilma, - viRacam Seadgina es werili<br />
sityvebisagan, romelic makratliT amoWra.<br />
- manikuris makratliT, - Seawyvetina holmsma. - miaqcieT yuradReba, ra mokle<br />
boloebi aqvs? imisaTvis, rom amoeWra sityvebi `Sors daiWireT Tavi...~ saWiro<br />
gaxda ori Wrilis gakeTeba.<br />
- savsebiT sworia. viRacam amoWra es sityvebi mokleboloebiani makratliT da<br />
qaRaldze daaweba...<br />
- Cveulebrivi weboTi, - CaurTo holmsma.<br />
- da daaweba Cveulebrivi weboTi qaRaldze. magram ratom aris xeliT dawerili<br />
`torfis Waobebi~?<br />
- imitom, rom werilis avtorma ver ipovna es sityvebi gazeTSi. yvela danarCeni<br />
sityva sakmaod Cveulebrivia, maT SexvdebiT yovel teqstSi, es danarCenebi ki<br />
ufro iSviaTad gvxvdeba.<br />
- friad sarwmuno axsnaa. kidev risi amokiTxva moaxerxeT, mister holms?<br />
- cota ram kidev movaxerxe, Tumca avtori yovelnairad cdila, rom kvali<br />
waeSala. rogorc TviTonve SegiZliaT darwmundeT, misamarTi dawerilia beWduri<br />
asoebiT. magram iseTi gazeTi, rogoric `taimsia~, iSviaTad moxvdeba ubralo xalxis<br />
xelSi. maSasadame, aqedan SeiZleba davaskvnaT, rom werili Sedgenili iyo<br />
ganaTlebuli kacis mier, romelic cdilobda Tavi gaesaRebina gaunaTlebel<br />
adamianad. am mizniT ganzrax Seucvlia xeli, albaT eSinoda, rom ar gecnoT, axla<br />
Tu ara, Semdeg mainc. amas garda, miaqcieT yuradReba, rom sityvebi miwebebulia<br />
uswormasworod, zogierTi maTgani striqonidan gamodis. magaliTad, sityva<br />
`sicocxle~ sulac ara dgas Tavis adgilze. es mowmobs avtoris daudevrobas, an<br />
iqneb mRelvarebas da aCqarebas. me, simarTle giTxraT, ufro imas vfiqrob, rom<br />
yvelaferi mRelvarebis da siCqaris bralia, radgan Zneli dasajerebelia, rom am<br />
kacs daudevroba gamoeCina aseT seriozul saqmeSi. Tu namdvilad Cqarobda,<br />
sainteresoa vicodeT, ratom. guSin safosto yuTSi CaSvebuli werili ser henris<br />
xom isedac miuswrebda otelSi? iqneb avtors eSinoda raime dabrkolebisa? magram<br />
visi?<br />
- Cven, mgoni, varaudebis sferoSi SevediT, - SeniSna eqimma mortimerma.<br />
- umjobesia TqvaT - sferoSi, sadac iwoneba yvela SesaZlebloba im mizniT, rom<br />
SevarCioT maTgan yvelaze ufro sarwmuno. aseTia mecnieruli gamoyeneba<br />
warmosaxvis Zalisa, rac specialistebTan yovelTvis mtkice materialur safuZvlebs<br />
eyrdnoba. Tqven, cxadia, amas uwodebT wminda varauds, magram me TiTqmis<br />
darwmunebuli var, rom misamarTi iwereboda romelime sastumroSi.<br />
- ratom fiqrobT ase?
- ufro yuradRebiT daaTvaliereT konverti, da Tqven naxavT, rom damwers bedma<br />
umtyuna sawer mowyobilobaTa SovnaSi. kalami orjer gaeyina erT sityvaze da<br />
saWiro gaxda misi samjer Caweba samelneSi, raTa ase mokle misamarTi daewera.<br />
maSasadame, melani cota yofila, Zlivs faravda Zirs. sakuTari kalami da samelne<br />
iSviaTad miiyvans adamians aseT mdgomareobamde, xolo erTic da meorec rom<br />
gRalatobdes, es ukve sruliad iSviaTi SemTxvevaa. magram, rogroc iciT,<br />
sastumroebSi sawer-kalami da melani iSviaTad moiZebneba. diax, me, TiTqmis<br />
uyoymanod vityvi, rom Tu yvela saqaRalde kalaTs gavsinjavdiT yvela sastumroSi<br />
Caring-krosis siaxloves da vipovidiT `taimsis~ daWril gverds, am ucnaur<br />
werilis avtors maSinve mivagnebdiT... Tumca moicaT! es ra aris?<br />
man TvalebTan axlos miitana qaRaldi, romelzedac sityvebi iyo dakruli da<br />
yuradRebiT daakvirda.<br />
- aba, ra iyo?<br />
- ara, araferi, - Tqva holmsma da werili magidaze dado. - qaRaldi sruliad<br />
krialaa, WvirniSanic ara Cans. ara, Cven gamovwureT am saintereso werilidan<br />
yvelaferi, rac SeiZleboda. axla ki gviambeT, ser henri, raime araCveulebrivi<br />
xom ar SegmTxveviaT im wuTidan, rac londonSi CamoxvediT?<br />
- ara, mister holms, TiTqos iseTi araferi Semxvedria.<br />
- aravin gdarajobdaT, aravin gzveravdaT?<br />
- rogorc vatyob, raRac deteqtur romanSi amovyavi Tavi, - Tqva Cvenma stumarma.<br />
- vis mouvidoda azrad Cemi dazverva?<br />
- momeciT vada, Cven amazedac vilaparakebT. jer ki dafiqrdiT: nuTu araferi<br />
gaqvT saambobi?<br />
- gaaCnia, ras TvliT Tqveni yuradRebis Rirsad.<br />
- yvelafers, rac ase Tu ise Cveulebrivi cxovrebis CarCoebidan gamodis.<br />
ser henrim gaiRima.<br />
- TiTqmis mTeli Cemi bavSvoba da yrmoba SeerTebul Statebsa da kanadaSi<br />
gavatare, amitom cxovrebis inglisuri wesi CemTvis jer axalia. magram, ara mgonia,<br />
TqvenSi normalur movlenad iTvlebodes, roca kaci uecrad cal fexsacmels<br />
dakargavs.<br />
- gana Tqven cali fexsacmeli dakargeT?<br />
- Cemo megobaro, - SesZaxa eqimma mortimerma, - Tqveni fexsacmeli albaT<br />
ubralod sadRac miagdes! moinaxeba. gana SeiZleba mister Serlok holmsis Sewuxeba<br />
aseTi wvrilmani ambiT?<br />
- magram aki mekiTxeba, uCveulo xom araferi SegemTxvaTo?<br />
- savsebiT sworia, - Tqva holmsma. - me mainteresebs yoveli wrilmani, rarig<br />
suleluric ar unda iyos igi. maS, Tqven dakargeT fexsacmeli?<br />
- diax, magram SeiZleba marTla sadRac miagdes. saRamos karTan davtove, rom<br />
gaewmindaT, diliT ki mxolod erTi cali damxvda. derefnis msaxurisagan<br />
gonivrul pasuxs ver veRirse. ufro sawyeni is aris, mxolod guSin viyide da<br />
fexis Cadgmac ver movaswari.<br />
- rogor, axali fexsacmeli gasawmendad mieciT? es risTvis?<br />
- Ria yviTeli ferisa iyo. amitom vubrZane muqi feris sacxiT gaeprialebinaT.<br />
- maS, londons CamosvlisTanave gaswieT fexsacmelis SesaZenad?<br />
- ubralod davdiodi maRaziebSi. eqimma mortimerma amfsonoba gamiwia. saqme is<br />
aris, rom Tu adamians didi mamulis gamgeblad gaxdoma uweria, Cacmac Sesaferisad<br />
hmarTebs, dasavleTSi ki Cacmulobas imden yuradRebas ar vaqcevdi. sxva nivTebTan<br />
erTad es fexsacmelic viyide eqvs dolarad, Cacma ki ar damcalda.<br />
- Tu es qurdobaa, sakmaod uazro gamodis, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - me,<br />
marTali giTxraT, viziareb eqim mortimeris azrs: Tqveni fexsacmeli male<br />
moinaxeba.
- axla ki, jentlmenebo, - gadaWriT Tqva baronetma, - meyofa msjeloba imaze,<br />
rac wesierad arc vici. droa amisruloT sityva da amixsnaT, ra mizani aqvs mTel<br />
am laparaks.<br />
- kanonieri moTxovnaa, - daTanxmda holmsi. - eqimo mortimer, Cemi azriT, Tqven<br />
TviTonve yovelive unda uamboT ser henris, rac Cven mogviyeviT.<br />
am TxovniT gamxnevebulma Cvenma swavlulma megobarma maSinve amoiRo jibidan<br />
xelnaweri, is gazeTi da sityva sityviT gaimeora Tavisi guSindeli moTxroba. ser<br />
henri didi yuradRebiT usmenda eqims da drodadro gaocebis wamoZaxilebiT<br />
awyvetinebda saubars.<br />
- hm! kargi memkvidreoba ki damrCenia! - Tqva man, roca grZeli moTxroba<br />
dasrulda. - ZaRlis ambavi, ra Tqma unda, bavSvobaSive msmenia. am legendis<br />
moyola uyvardaT xolme Cvens ojaxSi, Tumca dRemde mas araviTar mniSvnelobas ar<br />
vaZlevdi. rac Seexeba biZaCemis sikvdils, ise ameria TavSi yvelaferi, rom jerac<br />
ver gavrkveulvar. Cemi azriT, Tqven TviTonac ar iciT, visTvis unda migemarTaT<br />
- moZRvrisTvis Tu polismenisaTvis.<br />
- savsebiT marTalia.<br />
- axla kidev es werili, me rom miviRe. rogorc etyoba, esec movlenaTa saerTo<br />
msvlelobasTanaa dakavSirebuli.<br />
- ho, amis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT, viRacam Cvenze bevrad ukeT icis, rac torfis<br />
WaobebSi xdeba, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma.<br />
- da es `viRaca~, etyoba, keTilad aris ganwyobili Tqvendami, - Tqva holmsma, -<br />
raki gacnobaT, safrTxe mogeliTo.<br />
- an iqneba piriqiT aris - vinmes surs baskervil- hols momacilos da<br />
Cemo CamoSoreba misTvis xelsayrelia?<br />
- arc es aris gamoricxuli. didad davalebuli var Tqvengan, eqimo mortimer,<br />
rom SemomTavazeT aseTi saintereso, rTuli amocana. axla, ser henri, unda<br />
gadavwyvitoT mTavari sakiTxi. SeiZleba Tqveni wasvla basekrvil-holSi, Tu ara?<br />
- ratomac ar unda wavide?<br />
- rogorc Cans, es saSiSia.<br />
- saidanRa modis es safrTxe - Cveni ojaxuri safrTxobelidan Tu xalxisagan?<br />
- ai, es unda amovxsnaT.<br />
- rogorc unda iyos, Cemi pasuxi aseTi iqneba: verc jojoxeTis Zalebi, verc<br />
adamianTa xrikebi aq ver gamaCereben. me waval Cemi winaprebis saxlSi. es<br />
sabolood gadawyvetilia. - aq misi Savi warbebi erT xazad SeerTda, Savgvremani<br />
saxe Seufaklda. baskervilebis Seupovroba aSkarad icnoboda maTi gvaris am<br />
ukanasknel STamomavalSi. - me jerac ver momiyria Tavi yovelive imisaTvis, rac<br />
Tqvengan movismine. advili rodia yvelafris maSinve mofiqreba, aTviseba da<br />
gadawyvetilebis gamotana, Tu aseT dros rogor moiqces kaci. minda erTi saaTiT<br />
marto davrCe da Tavisuflad movifiqro yvelaferi. iciT ra, mister holms? axla<br />
Tormetis naxevaria da me pirdapir otelSi mivdivar. ra iqneba, Tu Tqven da<br />
Tqveni megobari eqimi uotsoni CemTan moxvalT sadilad, ase or saaTze? am<br />
dromde raimes movifiqreb.<br />
- Tqven Tanaxma xarT, uotson?<br />
- savsebiT.<br />
- maSin movalT. vuxmoT TqvenTvis kebs?<br />
- ara, umjobesia gaviseirno, cota gons moval Cveni saubris mere.<br />
- siamovnebiT gierTdebiT, - Tqva misma Tanamgzavrma.<br />
- maS ase, or saaTze vxvdebiT erTmaneTs. naxvamdis, megobrebo.<br />
Cven gvesmoda, rogor Cavidnen Cveni stumrebi kibis safexurebze da Semosasvleli<br />
kari rogori xmauriT gaixures. holmsi anazdad gardaiqmna - misi<br />
moTenTilobisgan kvalic ar darCa, imwamsve Tadarigis daWeras Seudga.<br />
- CaicviT, uotson, Cqara! wamis dakargvac ar SeiZleba.
igi Tavisi oTaxisaken midioda da Tan xalaTs ixdida. ori-sami wuTis Semdeg ukve<br />
serTukSi gamowyobili dabrunda. sirbiliT CavyeviT kibes da quCaSi gavediT. eqimi<br />
mortimeri da baskervili jer kidev moCandnen Cvens win, ase oras nabijze. isini<br />
oqsfordstritis mimarTulebiT midiodnen.<br />
- davewioT?<br />
- araviTar SemTxvevaSi, Cemo megobaro! Tu CemTan ar moiwyenT, me TqvenTan - miT<br />
ufro. Cvenma megobrebma marTali Tqves: gaseirneba ase mSvenier dilas pirdapir<br />
siamovnebaa.<br />
nabijs mouCqara da manZili Cvensa da Cvens weRandel stumrebs Soris naxevrad<br />
Semcirda. SevinarCuneT es distancia da maTTan erTad SevuxvieT<br />
oqsfordstritisaken, Semdeg rajentstritze gavediT. erT maRaziasTan eqimi<br />
mortimeri da ser henri SeCerdnen da vitrinis Tvaliereba daiwyes. aseve moiqca<br />
holmsic. erTi wamis Semdeg kmayofilebiT daustvina da roca mis daJinebul mzeras<br />
Tvali gavayole, davinaxe, rogor nela daiZra quCis meore mxares mdgomi kebi,<br />
romlis fanjaraSi mgzavri Canda.<br />
- ai, swored amisi aRmoCena gvWirdeboda, uotson! wavideT da vecadoT, rom<br />
rogorme Tvali mainc SevavloT im kacs.<br />
imave wams Cem win kebis gverdiT fanjaraSi gaielva xSirma Savma wverma, da<br />
viRacis gamWvalavma mzeram TaviT fexamde CagvaTvaliera, TiTqmis maSinve gaiRo<br />
zeda sarkmeli, mgzavrma raRac asZaxa kebmens da kebic elvis siswrafiT gaqanda<br />
rijentstritisaken. holmsma moixeda, Tavisufali etlis Zebna daiwyo, magram amaod<br />
- Tavisufali etli ar iyo. maSin pirdapir xalxis nakadSi SeiWra da daedevna<br />
kebs, romelic swrafad gvSordeboda.<br />
- ah, jandabas! - Zlivs wamoiZaxa javriT ferwasulma da quCis talRidan amoyvinTa.<br />
- ai, marcxic amas hqvia - me var yvelaferSi damnaSave, uotson! uotson! Tu<br />
TqvenSi aris wesierebis nasaxi, Tqvens analebSi am doylapiobasac SeitanT Cemi<br />
warmatebebis gverdiT.<br />
- vin aris is kaci?<br />
- warmodgena ara maqvs.<br />
- meTvalyure?<br />
- diax, etyoba, baskervils viRaca zveravs im dRidan, rac londonSi fexi Semodga.<br />
Torem aba saidan gaiges, rom is `norTemberlendis~ otelSi Camoxda? me ase<br />
ganvsaje: Tu mas pirvel dRes zveravdnen, Semdegac dazveraven. albaT miaqcieT<br />
yuradReba, rom orjer mivedi fanjarasTan, vidre eqimi mortimeri kiTxulobda<br />
Tavis legendas?<br />
- ki, maxsovs.<br />
- mainteresebda, xom ar daborialobda vinme saxlis axlo, magram saeWvo veravin<br />
SevniSne. Cven Wkvian adamianTan gvaqvs saqme, uotson. es yvelaferi Zalian<br />
damafiqrebelia. da Tumca axlac ar mesmis garkveviT, ra Zalebi moqmedeben ser<br />
henris winaaRmdeg - boroti Tu keTili, - mainc vgrZnob ganuwyvetliv viRac<br />
gareSe piris Carevas, viRacis zust angariSs. roca Cveni axali megobrebi wavidnen,<br />
maSinve davedevne, imiT daimedebuli, rom maT mouxelTebel Crdils aq daviWerdi.<br />
am eSmakma ki fexiT wasvla ar ineba da kebi iqirava, raTa saWiroebis mixedviT<br />
gauswros an ukan CamorCes, TviTon ki SeumCneveli darCes. mis meTods kidev is<br />
upiratesoba aqvs, rom Tu dasazveravnic kebSi Cajdebodnen, TvalTagan ar<br />
dakargavda. magram mis meTods mainc aqvs erTi susti adgili.<br />
- kebmeni?<br />
- swored.<br />
- ra samwuxaroa, rom misi nomeri ver SevniSneT.
- Cemo Zvirfaso uotson! marTalia, amjerad satrabaxo araferi maqvs, margam nuTu<br />
ggoniaT, rom me nomeric ar SeminiSnavs? inebeT: ori aTas Svidas oTxi. Tumca<br />
amjerad es arafrad gvargia.<br />
- ar vici, ra unda geqnaT kidev.<br />
- rogorc ki SevniSne, maSinve misi sawinaaRmdego mimarTulebiT unda<br />
gavbrunebuliyavi, auCqareblad meqiravebina kebi da sapatio manZilze gavyolodi.<br />
kidev ukeTesi iqneboda wavsuliyavi otelisaken da iq damecada movlenaTa Semdgomi<br />
msvlelobisaTvis. es idumali Tanamgzavri baskervils miacilebda karebamde da<br />
Cvenc misive sakuTari meTodis daxmarebiT SevZlebdiT imis garkvevas, Tu saiT<br />
gaqreboda. axla ki Cvenma mowinaaRmdegem gansacvifreblad mardad gamoiyena Cemi<br />
uadgilo aCqareba, ramac gagvca da kvali dagvakargvina.<br />
am laparakiT nela mivyvebodiT rijenstrits da ukve aRar vxedavdiT eqim<br />
mortimersa da mis Tanamgzavrs.<br />
- axla azri aRara aqvs Tvalis devnebas, - Tqva holmsma. - maTi<br />
kvali gaqra da metad aRar gamoCndeba. isRa dagvrCenia vnaxoT, ra iaraRi gvaqvs<br />
xelT da gabedulad movixmaroT igi. kargad moaswariT kebSi mjdari kacis danaxva?<br />
- saxe vera, wveri ki davinaxe.<br />
- mec... aqedan Cans, rom wveri xelovnuri iyo. roca Wkviani kaci midis iseT<br />
sarisko saqmeze, rac gansakuTrebul sifrTxiles iTxovs, mas esaWiroeba wveri an<br />
niRabi. SeviaroT aq, uotson.<br />
holmsi im raionis SikrikTa kantoraSi Sevida, kantoris ufrosi aRtacebuli<br />
Seegeba.<br />
- aha, uilson, vxedav, ar dagviwyebiaT, rom erTxel bedma gamiRima da SevZeli<br />
erT patara saqmeSi dagxmarebodiT.<br />
- rasa brZanebT, ser, gana amis daviwyeba SeiZleba? Tqven gimadliT, rom saxeli<br />
ar gamityda, SevinarCune avtoriteti da iqneba sicocxlec.<br />
- azviadebT, Cemo megobaro! sxvaTa Soris, uilson, magondeba, erTi biWuna<br />
gyavdaT, saxelad kartraiti, romelmac didi sazrianoba gamoiCina Tqveni saqmis<br />
gamoZiebis dros.<br />
- diax, ser, axlac CemTan muSaobs.<br />
- xom ar SeiZleba gamoiZaxoT? madlobeli var. ai, kidev ra: geTayva,<br />
damixurdaveT es xuTgirvanqiani.<br />
ufrosis Zaxilze ToTxmeti wlis Wkviani gamometyvelebis cocxali ymawvili<br />
gamoCnda, Soriaxlo dadga da mowiwebiT dauwyo cqera saxelganTqmul maZebars.<br />
- momeciT `sastumroebis megzuri~, - Tqva holmsma. - gmadlobT. SexedeT,<br />
kartrait, ai es - Caring-krosis raionis ocdasami sastumros saxelwodebebia.<br />
- diax, ser.<br />
- Tqven yvelas moivliT rigrigobiT.<br />
- mesmis, ser.<br />
- Tavdapirvelad mekareebs miscemT TiTo Silings. ai, ocdasami Silingi.<br />
- mesmis, ser.<br />
- etyviT, rom gindaT gasinjoT nagavi, rac guSin kalaTebidan gadayares. ase<br />
auxseniT: erTi uaRresad saWiro depeSa gagzavnilia SecdomiT sxva misamarTze da<br />
nabrZanebi gaqvT misi povna. gasagebia?<br />
- diax, ser.<br />
- magram, sinamdvileSi mosZebniT gazeT `taimsis~ gverds, saidanac makratliT aris<br />
amoWrili ramdenime gverdi. ai `taimsis~ nomeri, gverdi ki, ai, es aris. SeZlebT<br />
gazeTis sxva nomrebisagan mis garCevas?<br />
- diax, ser.<br />
- mekareebi, ra Tqma unda, derefnis msaxurebTan gagagzavnian, imaTac TiTo<br />
Silings miscemT. ai kidev ocdasami Silingi. ocdasami SemTxvevidan oci albaT iseTi<br />
aRmoCndeba, rom kalaTebidan nagavi gadayrili iqneba da damwvari. magram sam
danarCen sastumroSi giCveneben qaRaldebis grovas, romelSiac dasZebniT am<br />
gverds. warmateba nakleb mosalodnelia. yovel SemTxvevisaTvis, gaZlevT kidev aT<br />
Silings. saRamos depeSiT SematyobinebT, ris gakeTeba SeZeliT. axla, uotson, me<br />
da Tqven isRa dagvrCa, telegrafiT vikiTxoT oriaTas Svidas oTxi nomeri<br />
kebmenis ambavi. Semdeg romelime suraTebis galereaSi SevixedoT bondstritze da<br />
sauzmobamde darCenili dro iq gavataroT.<br />
Tavi V<br />
sami gawyvetili Zafi<br />
Serlok holmss sakvirveli unari hqonda, roca moesurveboda, SeeZlo Tavidan<br />
ganedevna saqmeebze fiqri. igi mTlianad STainTqa Tanamedrove belgiel mxatvarTa<br />
tiloebis daTvalierebaSi da mTeli ori saaTis ganmavlobaSi albaT arc gaxsenebia<br />
ucnauri istoria, romelSiac garemoebaTa ZaliT Cvenc CarTulni aRmovCndiT. mTel<br />
gzaze suraTebis galereidan `norTemberlendis~ otelamde mxolod mxatvrobaze<br />
laparakobda, miuxedavad imisa, rom misi codna am dargSi uaRresad primitiuli<br />
iyo.<br />
- ser henri baskervili zemoT gelodebaT, - gviTxra vestibulis morigem. -<br />
gvTxova stumrebi maSinve migveyvana masTan.<br />
- nebas mogvcemT Tqveni stumrebis sia gavsinjoT? - hkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- siamovnebiT, ser.<br />
`baskervilebis~ gvaris Semdeg wignSi iyo kidev ori Canaweri: `Teofilius jonsoni<br />
ojaxiT, niu-kastlidan~ da `misis oldmori moaxliTurT, eltonidan~.<br />
- es is jonsoni xom ar aris, odesRac rom vicnobdi? -uTxra holmsma moriges. -<br />
advokatia, WaRara, cotaTi koWlobs.<br />
- ara, ser, mister jonsoni - naxSiris maRaroebis mflobelia, jer kidev<br />
axalgazrda jentlmeni, Tqveni xnis iqneba.<br />
- Tqven darwmunebuli xarT, rom advokati araa?<br />
- darwmunebuli var, ser. mister jonsoni Cveni xSiri stumaria. am kacs didi<br />
xania vicnobT.<br />
- marTla? aRar gedavebiT. misis oldmor... sadRac gamigonia es gvari. mapatieT<br />
aseTi cnobismoyvareoba, magram isedac xdeba xolme, eZeb erT nacnobs, poulob ki<br />
meores.<br />
- misis oldmori susti janmrTelobis qalia, ser. misi qmari erT dros<br />
glosteris meri iyo. es qali mxolod CvenTan Cerdeba, roca qalaqSi Camodis.<br />
- gmadlobT. albaT ameria sxva ledisTan... es kiTxvebi dagvexmarnen erTi Zalian<br />
mniSvnelovani faqtis dadgenaSi, uotson, - ganagrZo holmsma xmadabla, vidre<br />
kibeze avdiodiT. - axla CvenTvis naTelia, rom adamianebi, romlebic<br />
dainteresebuli arian Cveni megobriT, aq ar gaCerebulan. maSasadame, isini<br />
gulmodgined akvirdebian mis yovel nabijs, raSiac ukve davrwmundiT, da imave<br />
dros eridebian baskervilis TvalSi moxvedras. es ki bevrs niSnavs.<br />
- magaliTad, ras?<br />
- ai, Tundac imas... hallo! Cemo megobaro! ra moxda?<br />
rogorc ki zeda sarTulze avediT pirispir SevefeTeT ser henri baskervils,<br />
romelic kibis Tavze idga. xelSi Zveli damtverianebuli fexsacmeli eWira.<br />
mrisxanebas saxeze erTianad wamoenTo. enac ki ebmoda gaSmagebisagan, da roca<br />
bolos metyvelebis unari daubrunda, maSinve gadavida aSkara amerikul aqcentze,<br />
rac diliT ar SegviniSnavs.<br />
- vina vgonivar am otelSi - suleli? - daiyvira henrim. - CemTan<br />
xumrobis nebas aravis ar mivcem! Tu es xepre ar ipovnis Cems fexsacmels,
skandals avtex! mec maqvs iumoris grZnoba, mister holms, magram aqaurma<br />
xumarebma cota gadaamlaSes.<br />
- jer kidev eZebT Tqvens dakargul fexsacmels?<br />
- diax, veZeb da ar davmSviddebi, vidre ar vipovi.<br />
- magram, me rogorc maxsovs, Tqven axal fexsacmelze laparakobdiT, axal, Ria<br />
yviTel fexsacmelze.<br />
- diax. ser. axla igive ambavi daemarTa Savsac.<br />
- rogor! nuTu ukve...<br />
- diax! me sul sami wyvili fexsacmeli maqvs: axali - Ria yviTeli, Zveli Savi<br />
da laqis fexsacmelebi, romlebic axla macvia. guSin saRamos damekarga erTi<br />
yviTeli fexsacmeli, dRes waiRes Savic. aba, ipoveT? mipasuxeT, ras momCerebixarT?<br />
- miubrunda igi dabneul germanel msaxurs, romelic is iyo derefanSi gamoCnda.<br />
- ara, ser. yvelas vkiTxe. aravin araferi icis.<br />
- maS, momismineT: an ipoviT saRamomde Cems fexsacmels, an waval mmarTvelTan da<br />
vetyvi, rom dauyovnebliv mivdivar aqedan.<br />
- fexsacmeli moinaxeba. ser... sityvas gaZlevT, rom moinaxeba... cota moiTmineT,<br />
ser.<br />
- mxedvelobaSi iqonieT, es ukanaskneli iqneba. me aRar davuSveb, rom ase<br />
gamqurdon am avazakTa bunagSi! mister holms, mapatieT, geTayva, rom aseTi<br />
wrilmanebiT gawuxebT...<br />
- aseTi wvrilmanebi imsaxureben imas, rom maTTvis adamiani Sewuxdes.<br />
- Tqven Zalian seriozulad ekidebiT maT!<br />
- Tqven TviTon ras miawerT yovelive amas?<br />
- arc ki vcdilob avxsna. Cems sicocxleSi aseTi suleluri da ucnauri SemTxveva<br />
ar mqonia.<br />
- ufro ucnauri? ho, swored rom ucnauria, - Tqva Cafiqrebulma holmsma.<br />
- Tqven TviTon raRas ityodiT amaze?<br />
- me, simarTle rom iTqvas, jer araferi gamegeba. Zalian daxlarTuli ambavia,<br />
ser henri. Tu mas kavSiri aqvs biZaTqvenis sikvdilTan, maSin im xuTasi Zalze<br />
seriozuli saqmidan, romelTa gaxsnac me momixda dRemde, es yvelaze rTuli<br />
iqneba. magram me xelTa maqvs raRac Zafebi, da erTma maTganma usaTuod unda<br />
migviyvanos kvanZis gaxsnamde. SesaZloa zedmeti dro davkargoT, xeli CavavloT<br />
ara im Zafs, romelic saWiroa, magram adre Tu gvian saWirosac mivagnebT.<br />
Zalian sasiamovnod gavatareT dro sauzmeze, mxolod gakvriT SevexeT im<br />
sakiTxebs, romelTa gamo Cven oTxni erTad SeviyareT. holmsi mxolod maSin<br />
gaecno baskervilis Semdgom gegmebs, roca mTeli Cveni kompania masTan erTad<br />
Sevida mis nomerSi.<br />
- me waval baskervil-holSi.<br />
- rodis?<br />
- kviris bolos.<br />
- Tqveni gadawyvetileba sworad mimaCnia, - Tqva ho-lmsma, - axla aRaraviTari<br />
eWvi ara maqvs, rom londonSi Tqven mzveravebi mogiCines. magram aseT did<br />
qalaqSi Zneli dasadgenia, ra xalxia isini da ra undaT Tqvengan. Tu boroti<br />
ganzraxviT moqmedeben, maSin safrTxe gvemuqreba, risi Tavidan acilebac ar<br />
SegviZlia. ser mortimer, iciT Tu ara, rom dRes, roca Cvengan waxvediT, Tqven<br />
gzveravdnen?<br />
eqimi mortimeri adgilze Sexta.<br />
- gvzveravdnen? vin?<br />
- ai es, samwuxarod, ar SemiZlia giTxraT. Tqven mezoblebsa da nacnobebs Soris<br />
dartmurSi xom aravin gegulebaT iseTi, xSir, Sav wvers rom atarebdes?<br />
- ara... Tumca, momiTmineT... ho, ra Tqma unda! ser Carlzis laqias, berimors aqvs<br />
xSiri, Savi wveri.
-hm! axla sad aris?<br />
- baskervil-holSi. saxli mis meurveobaSia darCenili.<br />
- unda SevamowmoT, namdvilad iq aris, Tu londonSia.<br />
- rogor gavakeToT es?<br />
- momeciT depeSis blanki. `mzad xarT Tu ara ser henris<br />
CamosvlisaTvis~? misamarTi aseTia: `baskervil-holi, mister berimors~. sad aris<br />
iq uaxloesi telegrafi? grimpenSi? Cinebulia! meore depeSas vgzavniT grimpenSi,<br />
kantoris ufrosis saxelze: `berimoris misamarTiT gagzavnili telegrama gTxovT<br />
gadasceT piradad. aryofnis SemTxvevaSi gamogzavneT ukanve norTemberlendis<br />
otelSi ser henri baskervilis saxelze~. ai, ase. saRamos gvecodineba, aris Tu ara<br />
berimori Tavis adgilze devonSirSi.<br />
- SesaniSnavia, - Tqva baskervilma. - sxvaTa Soris, eqimo mortimer, ras<br />
warmoadgens es berimori?<br />
- igi mamulis gansvenebuli mmarTvelis Svilia. es ukve berimorebis meoTxe<br />
Taobaa, romelic baskervil-holSi cxovrobs. ramdenadac vici, is da misi coli<br />
savsebiT pativsacemi adamianebi arian.<br />
- miuxedavad amisa, - Tqva ser henrim, - CemTvis cxadia, rom vidre baskervilholi<br />
upatronoa, es adamianebi iq uzrunvelad da gaurjelad cxovroben.<br />
- diax, marTalia.<br />
- miiRo Tu ara berimorma rame ser Carlzisagan samemkvidreod? - ikiTxa<br />
holmsma.<br />
- mas da mis cols gansvenebulma TiTqos xuTasi girvanqa uanderZa.<br />
- hm! da es berimorebma icodnen?<br />
- diax. ser Carlzs uyvarda laparaki Tavis gankargulebebze sikvdilis<br />
SemTxvevaSi.<br />
- saintereso faqtia.<br />
- imedi maqvs, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma, - rom yvelas eWvis TvaliT ar<br />
SexedavT, visac ser Carlzma raime uanderZa? mec damitova aTasi girvanqa.<br />
- ai, ra yofila. kidev vis dautova?<br />
- anderZSi naCvenebi iyo ramdenime wvrili Tanxa sxvadasxva pirebisaTvis da didi<br />
Sewirulobani saqvelmoqmedo dawesebulebebisaTvis. memkvidreoba xom mTlianad<br />
gadavida ser henris xelSi.<br />
- ra Tanxas Seadgens es memkvidreoba?<br />
- Svidas ormoci aTas gvirvanqas.<br />
- eWvic ar mqonda, rom saqme aseT uzarmazar kapitals exeboda, - Tqva man.<br />
- ser Carlzi mdidari kaci iyo, magram misi SeZlebis namdvili raodenoba gairkva<br />
mxolod mas Semdeg, rac fasian qaRaldebs gavecaniT. memkvidreobis saerTo Tanxa<br />
milions uaxlovdeba.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! aseTi uzarmazari TanxisaTvis ki Rirs Tavis gawirva. kidev erTi<br />
kiTxva, eqimo mortimer. davuSvaT, rom Cvens axalgazrda megobars raime mouvida...<br />
arc ise sasiamovno hipoTezaa, magram mapatieT... vinRa iqneba maSin mamulis<br />
mflobeli da memkvidre?<br />
- vinaidan ser Carlzis umcrosi Zma, ser rojeri, ucolSvilod mokvda,<br />
baskervil-holi gadava Soreuli naTesavebis desmondebis xelSi. jeims desmondi<br />
ukve xanSi Sesuli kacia, mRvdelia da vestmorlendSi cxovrobs.<br />
- madlobeli var. metad saintereso wvrilmanebia. xom ar SexvedrixarT mister<br />
jeims desmonds?<br />
- ki, erTxel Semoiara ser CarlzTan. Zalian darbaisluri Sesaxedaobis kacia da<br />
uZraxvel cxovrebas eweva, rogorc patiosan adamians Seefereba. maxsovs, ser<br />
Carlzs undoda misi uzrunvelyofa, magram TviTonve gadaWriT uarhyo is,<br />
miuxedavad imisa, rom Zalian sTxoves.<br />
- da aseT moridebul kacs unda darCes ser Carlzis mTeli qoneba?
- mxolod mamuli gadavidoda mis xelSi, radgan sagvareulod iTvleba, xolo<br />
fuls miiRebda mxolod im SemTxvevaSi, Tu misi axlandeli mflobeli sxva<br />
gankargulebas ar gascemda, rac savsebiT SesaZlebelia, radgan ser henris ufleba<br />
aqvs ise moeqces memkvidreobas, rogorc moesurveba.<br />
- Tqven ukve SeadgineT anderZi, ser henri?<br />
- ara, mister holms, amisi Tavi ara mqonda. amasTanave vfiqrob, rom fulis<br />
gaTiSva mamulisa da titulisagan ar SeiZleba. swored aseTi azrisa yofila<br />
ubeduri biZaCemic. gana baskervil-holis patroni SeZlebs aRadginos Tavisi gvaris<br />
odindeli dideba, Tu saamiso saSualeba aRar eqneba? ara, sadac saxli da miwaa, iq<br />
unda iyos fulic.<br />
- savsebiT sworia. amrigad, ser henri, mec ase mgonia, rom dauyovnebliv unda<br />
gaemgzavroT devonSirSi, oRond erTi pirobiT: araviTar SemTxvevaSi ar SeiZleba<br />
iq Tqveni marto gaSveba.<br />
- eqimi mortimeri CemTan erTad brundeba.<br />
- magram eqim mortimers bevr dros arTmevs praqtika. garda amisa, is baskervilholidan<br />
ramdenime milis daSorebiT cxovrobs, didi survilis miuxedavad, eqimi<br />
veras dagexmarebaT. erTguli adamiani unda iaxloT, ser henri, iseTi, romelic<br />
sul mudam TqvenTan iqneba.<br />
- mister holms, nuTu daTanxmdebiT, rom TviTon gamyveT?<br />
- Tu saqme krizisamde miva, rogorme CamovaRwev Tqvenamde, magram TviTonac<br />
mogexsenebaT, Cemi farTo praqtika da ganuwyveteli moTxovnebi, romelTac yovelis<br />
mxridan mayrian, saSualebas ar maZlevs londonidan ganusazRvreli droiT<br />
gavemgzavro. axla, magaliTad, inglisis erTi yvelaze ufro pativcemuli<br />
adamianTagani SantaJistis Zalauflebis qveS imyofeba da mosalodneli katastrofis<br />
arideba mxolod me SemiZlia. ara, piradad arafriT ar SemiZlia dartmurSi<br />
gamgzavreba.<br />
- viRas mirCevT, rom waviyvano Tqven magier?<br />
holmsma xeli mxarze damado.<br />
- Tu amas ikisrebs Cemi megobari, ai, adamiani, romelsac SeiZleba endoT mZime<br />
wuTebSi, raSiac sakuTari gamocdilebiT davrwmundi.<br />
es winadadeba mexiviT dameca TavSi, magram baskervils Cemi pasuxisaTvis arc ki<br />
daucdia, ukve mxurvaled marTmevda orive xels.<br />
- eqimo uotson! ra Tavazianobaa es Tqveni mxriT! - SesZaxa man. - xom xedavT,<br />
ra mdgomareobaSi var, xolo saqmis viTareba Tqven Cemze ukeT mogexsenebaT. Tu<br />
wamoxvalT da baskervil-holSi icxovrebT CemTan, amas arasodes ar daviviwyeb!<br />
TavgadasavlebSi mudam ifareba raRac gansakuTrebuli momxibvleloba CemTvis,<br />
xolo holmsis sityvebma da aRtacebam, riTac baroneti gamoexmaura mis winadadebas,<br />
pirdapir mominadires.<br />
- siamovnebiT gavemgzavrebi baskervil-holSi, - vupasuxe me, - da iq gatarebul<br />
dros dakargulad ar CavTvli.<br />
- gamomigzavniT dawvrilebiT angariSebs, - miTxra holmsma. - yvelaze ufro<br />
kritikul momentSi - es garduvalia - xelmZRvanelobas gavuwev Tqven moqmedebas.<br />
vfiqrob, gamgzavrebis dRed SeiZleba dainiSnos SabaTi, ara?<br />
- xels gaZlevT es, eqimo uotson?<br />
- savsebiT.<br />
- maSasadame, Tu vada ar Seicvleba, mivemgzavrebiT SabaTs, matarebliT, TerTmetis<br />
naxevarze, pedingtonis sadguridan.<br />
avdeqiT, da is iyo, gamomSvidobebas vapirebdiT, rom uecrad baskervilma Sehyvira<br />
da kuTxeSi mdgari karadis qveSidan erTis ambiT gamoaTria dakarguli fexsacmeli.<br />
- ai, is fexsacmeli, me rom davkarge!<br />
- dae, yvela sxva Tavsatexic ase iolad aixsnas! - Tqva Serlok holmsma.
- magram es mainc metismetad ucnauria, - SeniSna eqimma mortimerma. - me jer<br />
kidev sauzmis win gadavCxrike mTeli oTaxi.<br />
- mec, - Tqva baskervilma. - yvela kuTxe gadavqeqe. fexsacmeli arsad ar iyo.<br />
- maSasadame, derefnis msaxurma dado aq, vidre vsauzmobdiT.<br />
germanelis dasaZaxeblad gaiqcnen, magram iman veraferi gviTxra, verc Semdgomma<br />
kiTxvebma mogvces raime Sedegi. isedac swrafad cvalebadsa da aSkarad sulelur<br />
TavsatexTa serias miemata kidev erTi. ser Carlzis tragikul sikvdilze rom<br />
araferi vTqvaT, Cven win gadaiSala sul raRac or dReSi momxdar amouxsnel<br />
movlenaTa mTeli jaWvi: gazeTidan amoWrili sityvebisagan Sedgenili werili, kebSi<br />
mjdomi wverosani ucnobi, jer sruliad axali fexsacmlis, mere ki naxmari Savi<br />
fexsacmlis dakargva da axla misi moulodneli gamoCena.<br />
beikerstritisaken mimaval kebSi holmsi Cumad ijda. moRuSul Sublsa da daZabul<br />
mzeraze etyoboda, isic CemsaviT cdilobda sistemaSi moeyvana es ucnauri faqtebi,<br />
romelTac erTimeoresTan, Canda, araviTari kavSiri ara hqondaT. mTeli danarCeni<br />
dRe da saRamo Tavis kabinetSi gaatara, fiqrebsa da Tambaqos kvamlSi Caflulma.<br />
swored sadilis win ori depeSa miviReT. pirveli gvauwyebda:<br />
`esaa Sematyobines, berimori Sinaa. baskervili~.<br />
meore:<br />
`daviare ocdasami sastumro. samwuxarod `taimsis~ daWrili gverdi ver vipove.<br />
kartraiti~.<br />
- ai, uecrad gawyda ori Zafi, uotson. araferi ar jobia iseT saqmeebs,<br />
romlebSiac yvelafers TiTqos Cven winaaRmdeg Seukravs piri. maSin Sedixar<br />
azartSi. ra gaewyoba, sxva kvals unda mivyveT.<br />
- Tqven gaqvT kidev erTi versia, `meetle~, romelsac mihyavda is ucnobi.<br />
- savsebiT sworia. me movikiTxe imisi gvari da misamarTi saregistracio kantoraSi<br />
da axla arc gamikvirdeba, Tu Cems kiTxvaze pasuxs miviRebT.<br />
zaris wkrialma gvauwya is, ramac TviT holmsis yvela molodins gadaaWarba.<br />
karebSi gamoCnda tanmaRali ymawvili, etyoboda, TviTon kebmeni iyo.<br />
- kantoraSi miTxres, rom swored am misamarTiT ikiTxes ori aTas Svidas oTxi<br />
nomeri kebi, - daiwyo axladmosulma. - ukve Svidi welia kebmenad var da<br />
araviTari saCivari ar yofila. vifiqre, modi, TviTove mival, vikiTxav, ra<br />
davaSave-meTqi.<br />
- Tqven araferi ar dagiSavebiaT, geTayva, - Tqva holmsma. - piriqiT,<br />
me naxevar soverens gaCuqebT, oRond mipasuxeT pirdapir Cems kiTxvaze.<br />
- ai, kacma ar ici, sad ipovi da sad dakargav! - Caicina kebmenma. - aba, ra<br />
gnebavT, ser?<br />
- upirveles yovlisa Tqveni gvari da misamarTi im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu<br />
dagvWirdebiT.<br />
- jon kleitoni, borouSi vcxovrob, trapistritze, sam nomerSi. kebi dgas Sipliiardze,<br />
vaterloos sadgurTan.<br />
- axla ki, kleiton, miambeT Tqvens mgzavrze, romelic zveravda ai, am saxls<br />
dRes dilis aT saaTze, Semdeg ki uTvalTvalebda or jentlmens rijenstritze.<br />
kebmenma gakvirvebiT Sexeda holmss da, etyoboda, cota Sercxva.<br />
- ra giTxraT, roca TviTonve yvelaferi Cemze ukeT mogexsenebaT. - gvipasuxa<br />
stumarma - mgzavrma miTxra, maZebari varo, da mibrZana, layboba ar iyoso.<br />
- ai, xedavT, Zvirfaso, aq seriozuli saqmea, da Tu raimes damifaravT, SeiZleba<br />
Zalian arasasiamovno mdgomareobaSi CavardeT. maS, im kacma Tavs maZebari uwoda?<br />
- diax, ser.<br />
- da rodis gamogicxadaT es?<br />
- roca fuls ixdida.<br />
- kidev giTxraT rame?<br />
- Tavisi gvari miTxra.
holmsma gamarjvebulis mzera mesrola.<br />
- Tavisi gvari? metismeti gaufrTxileblobaaa misi mxriT! ar gvaria?<br />
- misi saxelia, - Tqva kebmenma, - mister Serlok ho-lmsi.<br />
kebmenis pasuxma pirdapir Tavzari dasca Cems megobars. Cems sicocxleSi ar<br />
minaxavs mis saxeze aseTi gancvifrebuli gamometyveleba. mTeli ori wuTi sityvis<br />
daZvra ver moaxerxa. Semdeg xmamaRla gadaixarxara.<br />
- dartymaa, uotson! zusti dartyma! - Tqva mere. - Cems mopirdapires xelSi<br />
daSna uWiravs da arc siswrafeSi CamomrCeba, arc sizusteSi. amjerad gamacura. maS,<br />
misi saxelia Serlok holmsi, ara?<br />
- diax, ser, TviTon ase Tqva.<br />
- Cinebulia! axla miTxariT, sad aiyvaneT es mgzavri da ra moxda Semdeg?<br />
- dilis aTis naxevarze damiZaxa trafalgarskverze. maZebari varo, miTxra, or<br />
gineas dampirda, Tu zustad Sevasrulebdi mis yvela brZanebas da arafers ar<br />
SevekiTxebodi. ra gaewyoboda, aseT fulze uars vin ityvis. otel<br />
norTemberlendTan miviyvane da iq SevCerdi. mere iqidan gamovida ori jentlmeni,<br />
birJidan kebs dauZaxes da sadRac aqeT wamovidnen, Tqveni quCisaken.<br />
- ai, am saxlisaken, - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- SesaZlebelia. magram ukeTesi iqneba Tu Cems damqiravebels hkiTxavT. man<br />
mibrZana etli quCis SuagulSi gameCerebina da iq daaxloebiT saaT-naxevars<br />
videqiT. Semdeg im orma jentlmenma gverdiT Camogviares da Cvenc beikerstritze<br />
gamogvemgzavreT. Semdeg SevuxvieT...<br />
- es ukve vici, - Seawyvetina holmsma.<br />
- rogorc ki rijenstritze gavediT, zeda sarkmeli aswia da damiyvira: `garekeT<br />
vaterloos sadgurisaken~. cxens Solti gadavkari da aTi wuTis Semdeg adgilze<br />
viyaviT. ori ginea momca, ar moutyuebivar! - da sadgurisaken wavida. Semdeg<br />
mobrunda da miTxra: `iqneb gainteresebT, vis daatarebdiT? Serlok holmss~. ai,<br />
rogor moxda yvelaferi.<br />
- gasagebia. da metad aRar ginaxavT?<br />
- ara, metad aRar minaxavs.<br />
- axla amiwereT mister Serlok holmsis garegnoba.<br />
kebmenma kefa moifxana.<br />
- arc ise advilia. ase, ormoci wlisa iqneba, saSualo tanis, Tqvenze oriode<br />
duimiT dabali, ser. sufTad acvia, Sav wvers atarebs, niCbiseburs, saxe<br />
fermkrTali aqvs. mets verafers mogaxsenebT.<br />
- Tvalebi ra ferisa aqvs?<br />
- ai, es ar magondeba...<br />
- meti veraferi daimaxsovreT?<br />
- veraferi, ser.<br />
- ho, keTili. ai Tqveni naxevari sovereni. meore naxevars ki miiRebT maSin, roca<br />
am kacze kidev raimes gamigebT. naxvamdis.<br />
- bednierad brZandebodeT, ser. madlobeli var.<br />
jon kleitonma Caicina da gavida. holmsma ki mxrebi aiCeCa da imedgacruebulis<br />
RimiliT momibrunda.<br />
- gawyda mesame Zafic, - Tqva man. - axla keTili unda vineboT da yvelaferi<br />
Tavidan daviwyoT. ai cbieri mxeci! gaigo Cveni saxlis nomeri, gaigo, rom ser<br />
henri baskervili aq rCevis misaRebad movida, mnaxa rijenstritze, moisazra, rom<br />
kebis nomeri SeniSnulia, kebmens ipovnian da gadawyvita Cemi gamasxaraveba.<br />
daimaxsovreT Cemi sityva, uotson, amjerad saqme gvaqvs Rirseul<br />
mowinaaRmdegesTan. londonSi davmarcxdi. imedi viqonioT, rom devonSirSi<br />
samagieros Tqven miuzRavT. da mainc es ambavi Zlier mawuxebs.<br />
- ra?
- ai, Tqveni gamgzavreba. Zalian cudi saqmea, uotson. cudi da saSiSi. da rac mets<br />
vfiqrob amaze, miT ufro naklebad da naklebad momwons. icineT, megobaro, icineT,<br />
magram Zalian moxaruli viqnebi, Tu beikerstritze saRi da uvnebeli dabrundebiT.<br />
Tavi V|<br />
baskervil-holi<br />
ser henri baskervilma da eqimma mortimerma daniSnuli dRisaTvis yvela TavianTi<br />
saqme daamTavres da Cven pirobisamebr devonSirisaken gavemgzavreT. sadgurze rom<br />
gvacilebda, mister Serlok holmsi saTanado rCeva-darigebebs maZlevda da gzas<br />
milocavda.<br />
- ar dagiwyebT imaze laparaks, visze maqvs eWvi da ras vfiqrob, uotson, rom<br />
Tavs Cemi azri ar mogaxvioT, - meubneboda holmsi. - me mesaWiroeba faqtebi,<br />
dawvrilebiTi angariSebi, xolo maTs erTmaneTTan dakavSirebas me TviTon movaxden.<br />
- ra gainteresebT? - vkiTxe me.<br />
- yvelaferi, rac ase Tu ise exeba am saqmes, gansakuTrebiT ki axalgazrda<br />
baskervilisa da misi mezoblebis urTierToba, xolo Tu rames gaigebT ser<br />
Carlzis sikvdilze axalsa da sagulisxmos, esec aRniSneT. ukanasknel dReebSi<br />
raRac cnobebi Sevkribe, magram, samwuxarod, dasakvexni araferi maqvs. movaxerxe<br />
mxolod erTi ramis dadgena: uaxloesi memkvidre, mister jeims desmondi,<br />
namdvilad mSvenieri adamiania, mxcovani, ase rom es mzakvroba mis saqmed ar<br />
mimaCnia. vfiqrob, Tamamad SeiZleba amieridan mas Tavi mivaneboT. maSasadame,<br />
rCebian mxolod is adamianebi, romlebic uSualod iyrian Tavs ser henri<br />
baskervilis garSemo.<br />
- xom ar jobia axlave moviSoroT Tavidan col-qmari berimorebi?<br />
- araviTar SemTxvevaSi! ufro uxeSi Secdomis daSveba Zneli iqneboda. Tu araferSi<br />
ar arian damnaSave, maSin es metismeti usamarTloba iqneboda maT mimarT, xolo<br />
Tu damnaSaveebi arian, Semdeg maT veRar ipovni. ara, ara! de, iyon ase<br />
eWvmitanilni. mere, Tu ar vcdebi, iq aris mejinibe, ori fermeri, Cveni megobari<br />
eqimi mortimeri, etyoba, uzado patiosnebiT aRsavse kaci da misi coli,<br />
romelzedac Cven araferi viciT. ar daiviwyoT arc naturalisti stepltoni da<br />
misi da - rogorc amboben, friad mimzidveli axalgazrda qali. arc<br />
lefterholeli mister frenklendi - agreTve ucnobi piri, da ori-sami sxva<br />
mezobeli. ai xalxi, romelic Tqveni meTvalyureobis qveS unda iyos.<br />
- vecdebi Tavi ar Sevircxvino.<br />
- iaraRi migaqvT?<br />
- me mgoni, zedmeti ar iqneba.<br />
- udavod. revolveri dRisiT da RamiTac Tan iqonieT. nurc erTi wamiT nu<br />
SeasustebT sifxizles.<br />
Cvens megobrebs ukve moeswroT pirveli klasis bileTebis SeZena da platformaze<br />
gvelodnen.<br />
- ara, axali araferia, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma Cemi megobris kiTxvis pasuxad. -<br />
SemiZlia mxolod davifico, rom ukanasknel or dRes Cven aravin gvzveravda. sul<br />
gvaxsovda es da yuradRebidan aravin gamogvrCenia.<br />
- imedi maqvs, am dReebSi ganuyrelad erTad iyaviT?<br />
- diax, guSindelis garda. aseTi wesi maqvs: qalaqSi rom Cavdivar xolme, erT<br />
dRes mTlianad vwirav garTobas, da guSinac qirurgiuli kolejis muzeumSi viyavi.<br />
- me ki parkSi wavedi da moseirne xalxs vaTvalierebdi, - Tqva baskervilma. -<br />
yvelaferma kargad Caiara.<br />
- miuxedavad imisa, rom yvelaferma kargad Caiara, Tqvenis mxriT es iyo<br />
windauxedavad gadadgmuli nabiji, - uTxra moRuSulma holmsma da Tavi gaaqnia. -
gTxovT, ser henri, ugamyolod nursad gaxvalT, sxvagvarad ubedureba ar agcdebaT.<br />
ipovneT meore cali fexsacmeli?<br />
- ara, ser, ukvalod gaqra.<br />
- maS ase? sainteresoa! ho, gza mSvidobisa, - dasZina holmsma, roca matarebeli<br />
daiZra. - ser henri! daimaxsovreT darigeba ucnauri legendidan, rasac gvikiTxavda<br />
eqimi mortimeri, da erideT RamRamobiT torfis Waobebze gasvlas. roca boroti<br />
Zalebi Tavisuflad danavardoben.<br />
fanjridan gavixede da Sors Cemi megobris maRal, gamxdar tans movkari Tvali.<br />
igi uZravad idga platformaze da mimaval matarebels Tvals ar aSorebda.<br />
swrafad miviwevdiT win da Tavs ise vgrZnobdi, ukeTesad ar SeiZleboda. Tvalyurs<br />
vadevnebdi Cems Tanamgzavrebs da Tavs eqim mortimeris patara spanielTan TamaSiT<br />
viqcevdi. raRac ori-sami saaTis Semdeg miwis muqi elferi wiTlad Seicvala,<br />
agurma adgili dauTmo granits, xolo mobibine, SemoRobili saZovrebi,<br />
romelzedac JRali Zroxebi cvrian balaxs Zovdnen, mowmobdnen, rom am adgilebSi,<br />
sinestis miuxedavad, ukeTesi havaa, vidre aRmosavleTSi. axalgazrda baskervili<br />
fanjaras ar Sordeboda da roca devonSiris mSobliur peizaJebs xedavda,<br />
sixarulis wamoZaxili aRmoxdeboda xolme.<br />
- sad ar movxvedrilvar mas Semdeg, rac aqedan wavedi, mister uotson! - Tqva<br />
man. - da mainc am adgils veraferi Seedreba.<br />
- gviCveneT iseTi devonSireli, romelic aRtacebuli ar iqneba Tavisi devonSiriT.<br />
- aq saqme imdenad TviTon devonSiris sargafoSi araa, ramdenadac adamianebSi,<br />
romlebiTac isaa dasaxlebuli, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma. - Cveni megobris<br />
mrgvali Tavis qalis erTxel danaxvac sakmarisia, rom masSi SevicnoT kulturuli<br />
rasis warmomadgeneli, Tavisi aRfrTovanebiTa da Zlieri gancdebisadmi<br />
midrekilebiT. gansvenebul ser Carlzs hqonda sruliad gamorCeuli iSviaTi<br />
aRnagobis Tavis qala - naxevrad galuri, nabevrad iberiuli. ser henri, Tqven<br />
xom, ramdenadac vici, bavSvobis mere ar ginaxavT baskervil- holi?<br />
- arasodes ar minaxavs, radgan Cven vcxovrobdiT patara kotejSi, samxreT<br />
sanapiroze. roca mama gardamecvala, mecamete welSi viyavi da maSinve Cvens<br />
megobrebTan amerikaSi wavedi. es adgilebi CemTvis TiTqmis iseve axalia, rogorc<br />
eqimi uotsonisaTvis, da me pirdapir guli meleva, vidre torfis Waobebi<br />
gamoCndeba.<br />
- xedavT? Tu asea, Tqveni survili asrulebulia - SegiZliaT datkbeT maTi<br />
xilviT, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma da fanjaraSi gagvaxeda.<br />
saZovrebis mwvane kvadratebis miRma, tyiani borcvebis iqiT Soreuli, fantastikuri<br />
sizmareuli Cvenebis msgavsad, naRvliani, ruxi, dakbiluli goraki gamoCnda.<br />
baskervili iqiT icqireboda da sanaxaobas Tvals ar acilebda. misi xarbi mzera<br />
imaze laparakobda, Tu ra bevrs niSnavda misTvis pirveli gacnoba im kuSt<br />
mxaresTan, sadac droTa manZilze misi sisxliT monaTesave adamianebi batonobdnen<br />
da Rrma nakvalevs tovebdnen. sportul kostiumSi gamowyobili, aSkara amerikuli<br />
aqcentiT molaparake axalgazrda kaci, Cems gverdiT ijda Cveulebriv sarkinigzo<br />
vagonSi. mis Savgvremansa da metyveli saxis xilvaze daucxromel da Zalauflebis<br />
moyvarul baskervilTa STamomavals vWvretdi. xSiri warbebi, Txeli nestoebi da<br />
didi Taflisferi Tvalebi metyvelebdnen siamayeze, simamacesa da Zalaze. Tu<br />
pirquSi torfis Waobebi mZime da saSiSi amocanis pirispir dagvayeneben, aseTi<br />
adamianis gulisaTvis bevri ramis gakeTeba SeiZleba, radgan igi Tqvens yovelgvar<br />
risks gabedulad gaiziarebs.<br />
matarebeli erT patara miyruebul sadgurze gaCerda da Cven vagonidan CamovediT.<br />
dabali TeTri Robis iqiT idga etli, romelSiac ori tanmorCili Ronieri cxeni<br />
iyo Sebmuli. Cveni Camosvla aq, etyoboda, movlena iyo, radganac TviT sadguris<br />
ufrosi gamogvegeba. mtvirTavebic Cven Semogvexvivnen da TavianT samsaxurs<br />
gvTavazobdnen. es iyo patara wynari sofeli, magram Cemda gasakvirad platformis
gamosasvlelTan ori jariskaci SevniSne. muqi samoseli ecvaT, karabinebze<br />
dayrdnobili iyvnen da daJinebiT gvicqerodnen. uSno, gaurandavi saxis patronma<br />
meetlem qudi moixada, ser baskervils miesalma. da ramdenime wuTis Semdeg Cven<br />
ukve TeTr farTo gzaze mivqrodiT. TemSaris orive mxares saZovarTa mwvane<br />
ferdobebi moCanda. xSiri foTlebidan patara saxlebis wvetiani saxuravebi<br />
gaielvebda xolme, magram win, am mSvidi, mziT gaCiraRdnebuli mxaris miRma,<br />
saRamos cis fonze muqad da pirquSad moCanda torfis Waobebis uRimRamo zoli,<br />
daserili SavbediTi borcvebis wvetiani mwvervalebiT. Cvenma etlma mTavari gzidan<br />
gadauxvia da aRmarTs Seuyva. axla aseuli wlebis manZilze veeba miwayrilebs<br />
Soris gakvalul da Rrmad daRarul gzaze mivdiodiT, romlis orive mxare<br />
xorcovan Svitas da nestian xavss daefara. brinjaosfrad mocimcime gvimra da<br />
mayvlis foTlebi Camaval mzeSi livlivebdnen. aRmarT-aRmarT ganvagrZobdiT gzas,<br />
qvis viwro xidiT gavediT patara mdinareze, romelic rux lodebs Soris zaTqiTa<br />
da RrialiT miedineboda. mdinarec da gzac muxnariTa da fiWvnariT dafarul<br />
velze miiklaknebodnen. yovel nabijze ismoda baskervilis aRtacebuli wamoZaxili.<br />
cnobismoyvareobiT atanili ixedeboda garSemo da uTvalav kiTxvas gvayrida. misi<br />
azriT aq yvelaferi mSvenieri iyo, magram me verasgziT ver dameZlia is kaeSani,<br />
romelic borcvidan borcvamde gadaSlili Semodgomis daRdasmuli saZovrebis<br />
xilvam aRmiZra. yviTeli foTlebi farfatiT cviodnen Zirs da miwas fiandazad<br />
efinebodnen. Cveni etlis Tvlebis griali TandaTan miwyda, radgan oTxive<br />
borbali ukve naxevrad dampali balaxis sqel fenaSi CaiZira. `naRvlian saCuqrebs<br />
ufens fexqveS buneba baskervil-holis axal mflobels!~ - gavifiqre CemTvis. -<br />
SexedeT! - uecrad SesZaxa doqtorma mortimerma. - es ra aris? Cven win<br />
aRmarTuliyo mananiT dafaruli frialo borcvi, - torfis WaobTa siaxlovis<br />
pirveli niSani. am gorakis Tavze, TiTqos kvarcxlbekze aRmarTuli cxenis<br />
qandakiao, ise mkveTrad isaxeboda SaSxaniT xelSi mdgari mxedari. is akvirdeboda<br />
gzas, romliTac Cven movdiodiT.<br />
- perkins, ras niSnavs es? - ikiTxa eqimma mortimerma.<br />
kofoze mjdari meetle mogvibrunda:<br />
- prinstaunis cixidan patimari gaiqca, ser. ai ukve mesame dRea, rac daeZeben.<br />
yvela gzaze guSagi daayenes, yvela sadgurze, magram sul amaod. aqauri xalxi<br />
amiT Zalian ukmayofiloa, ser.<br />
- ratom? vinc kvals ipovis, xom xuT girvanqas dah-pirdnen.<br />
- es asea, ser, Tumca xuTi girvanqis imedi naklebia, magram gaqceuli rom yvela<br />
Semxvedris yelis gamoRadvras ar moerideba, es ufro dasajerebelia. aseTi kaci<br />
arafris winaSe ar daixevs ukan, es romelime patara bacaca rodia.<br />
- vin aris aseTi?<br />
- seldeni, romelmac notinghilSi Caidina mkvleloba.<br />
kargad maxsovda seldenis saqme, radgan Tavis droze am saqmes Serlok holmsi<br />
awarmoebda. igi dainteresebuli iyo im sisastikiT, riTac es mkvleloba gaxmaurda<br />
da umizno mxecobiT, riTac aRiniSneboda am urjukis yvela moqmedeba. danaSauli<br />
imdenad araadamianuri iyo, rom mosamarTleebs eWvi SeeparaT seldenis gonebis<br />
sisaReSi da amitomac sikvdilis ganaCeni cixiT Seucvales.<br />
etli gorakis Tavze avida, da Cven Tvalwin gadaiSala torfis WaobTa uzarmazari<br />
sivrce, sadac aqa-iq kldis lodebi da qvis svetebi moCanda. civi qari, Waobebis<br />
mxridan rom uberavda, Zvalsa da rbilSi atanda. sadRac aq, am WaobTa<br />
sevdismomgvrel zedapirze, kacis-saxa eSmaki soroSi iwva da gulis siRrmeSi<br />
inaxavda siZulvils adamianebis mimarT, romelTac igi TavianTi sazogadoebidan<br />
gandevnes. mxolod amiT gamZafrebaRa aklda im gaorkecebul, pirquS STabeWdilebas,<br />
romelsac Cven win gadaSlili ukacrieli udabno, movardnili qari da moqufruli<br />
zeca tovebdnen. TviTon baskervilic ki gayuCda da ufro Zlier gaexvia paltoSi.
nayofieri adgilebi ukan movitoveT. roca ganvlil gzas gavxedeT - Camavali mzis<br />
sxivebi xnulebsa da xSir buCqnarSi wveboda da swraf nakadulebs oqrosfrad<br />
aelvarebda. gza, romelic uzarmazari kaWrebiT mofenil muq-mowiTalo<br />
gadasasvlelebze gadioda, sul ufro gapartaxebuli da Znelad savali xdeboda.<br />
drodadro Cven win moCanda qvis zRudeebiT garSemortymuli kotejebi, romelTa<br />
Zunwi moxazuloba suroTic ki ar iyo dafaruli. Semdeg Cvens Tvalwin gadaiSala<br />
muxnariTa da fiWviT dafaruli veli, romelic uRran tyes waagavda, Tumca<br />
naxevrad gamxmari da SemoZarculi xeebi am midamoebSi adamis Jamidan mqrolav<br />
qars erTianad daeRvlarWna da daeCiavebina. xeebis Tavze ori maRali koSki iyo<br />
aRmarTuli. Cvenma meetlem SoltiT migviTiTa maTze da rixianad warmoTqva:<br />
- baskervil-holi.<br />
mamulis patroni etlSi wamodga, loyebi Seufaklda da TvalebSi cecxlma gauelva.<br />
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg mivaRwieT CuqurTmian Tujis WiSkramde, romlis faTaloTi<br />
dafarul or svets baskervilebis Rerbi - taxis Tavebi amSvenebda. mekaris patara<br />
qvis saxlic iseve daZvelebul-daxavsebuli iyo, nivnivebi gaSiSvleboda, magram mis<br />
win idga axali, jerac daumTavrebeli nageboba - ser Carlzis mier afrikidan<br />
Camotanili oqros pirveli nayofi.<br />
WiSkris miRma Zveli maRali xeebis ori mwkrivi iwyeboda. maTi totebi kuSt TaRad<br />
gvadga Tavze. borblebis xmauri isev CainTqa foTlebis SrialSi. baskervili<br />
SekrTa, roca dainaxa grZeli Cabnelebuli xeivani, romlis boloSic saxlis<br />
moxazuloba bundovnad moCanda.<br />
- es aq moxda? - wynarad ikiTxa baronetma.<br />
- ara, ara, urTxelis xeivanSi, iqiTa mxares.<br />
axalgazrda memkvidrem garemos moRuSuli mzera moavlo:<br />
- sulac ar mikvirs, rom aseT adgilas biZaCemi yovel wuTs ubedurebas moeloda,<br />
- Tqva bolos. - aq visac gnebavT, imas Seipyrobs SiSi da Zrwola. moicadeT,<br />
naxevari welic ar gaivlis, rom aq eleqtrons gaviyvan, da maSin aqaurobas ver<br />
icnobT! SesasvlelTan edisonisa da svanis aTassanTliani naTurebi icimcimeben.<br />
xeivans ukan farTo gazoni iyo. SemovuareT mas da saxls mivadeqiT. bindbundSi<br />
SevniSne mxolod fasadi da yaTari. yvelaferi erTianad suros daefara. Ria<br />
rCeboda mxolod fanjrebi da RerbebisaTvis gankuTvnili ovalebi. Senobis am<br />
mxareze ori Zveleburi dakbiluli saTofurebiani koSki iyo aRmarTuli.<br />
marjvnidan da marcxnidan maTTvis Savi granitis ori frTedi miedgaT. etyoboda,<br />
gviandeli minaSenebi unda yofiliyo. mravali alaTiT daxlarTuli fanjridan<br />
gazons mkrTali naTeli efineboda. wvetian saxuravze maRali sakvamle milebidan<br />
asuli kvamli wveboda.<br />
- keTili iyos Tqveni mosvla, ser henri! keTili iyos Tqveni mobrZaneba<br />
baskervil-holSi!<br />
Crdilidan maRali kaci gamovida da etlis kari gamoaRo holis ganaTebul karebSi<br />
gamoCnda qalis silueti. isic movida etlTan da kacs Cemodnebis CamoRebaSi<br />
daexmara:<br />
- ser henri, sawinaaRmdego xom araferi geqnebaT, Tu pirdapir saxlSi waval? -<br />
Tqva eqimma mortimerma, - coli melodeba.<br />
- darCiT, CvenTan isadileT!<br />
- ara, namdvilad ar SemiZlia. albaT saqmec bevri damigrovda. siamovnebiT<br />
dagaTvalierebinebdiT Tqvensave saxls, magram berimori amas Cemze ukeT<br />
Seasrulebs - SesaniSnavi gidia. bednierad! da gaxsovdeT, ra drosac ar unda<br />
dagWirdeT Cemi Tavi, dRisiT Tu RamiT, nu momeridebiT, kaci gamomigzavneT.<br />
borblebis xmauri TandaTan miwyda xeivnis siRrmeSi, da Cvens zurgs ukan mZime<br />
kari miixura.<br />
holi, romelSiac Cven aRmovCndiT, Zalian lamazi iyo - farTo, maRali, mZime da<br />
droisagan Camuqebuli muxis nivnivebiani. Zvelebur buxarSi, romelsac Tujis cxauri
hqonda, kunZebi tkacunebdnen da SiSinebdnen. etlSi xangrZlivi jdomiT Secivnulma<br />
me da ser henrim xelebi cecxls mivuficxeT. Semdeg holis muxiT mopirkeTebuli<br />
kedlebis Tvalierebas movyeviT. maRal, viwro fanjaraSi feradi minebi CaesvaT.<br />
irmis Tavebi da Rerbebi, romlebic WaRis mkrTal Suqze Zlivs moCandnen, kedlebs<br />
kidev ufro umatebdnen mSvenebas.<br />
- swored ase mqonda warmodgenili yvelaferi, - Tqva ser henrim. - namdvili<br />
sagvareulo budea, xom marTalia? aba warmoidgineT, Cemi winaprebi xom aq<br />
cxovrobdnen xuTi saukunis ganmavlobaSi! amas rom gaixseneb, Zalauneburad sazeimo<br />
gunebaze dadgebi.<br />
misi Savgvremani saxe bavSvuri sixaruliT brwyinavda. is idga sinaTlis wreSi, rac<br />
WaRidan ecemoda, xolo Crdilebi kedlebze wvebodnen da mis Tavze Sav fardad<br />
eSvebodnen. berimorma Cveni Cemodnebi oTaxebSi gaitana, mere ukan dabrunda da<br />
ise mowiwebiT dagvadga Tavs, rogorc kargad gawvrTnil msaxurs Seefereba.<br />
araCveulebrivi garegnobis patroni gaxldaT - maRali, warmosadegi, mkrTalsa da<br />
sasiamovno saxes farTo Savi wveri uCrdilavda.<br />
- sadili mogarTvaT, ser?<br />
- mzad aris?<br />
- ramdensame wuTSi iqneba, ser. cxeli wyali oTaxebSi gaqvT. me da Cemi coli<br />
bednieri viqnebiT, ser henri, Tu pirvel xanebSi aq dagvtovebT, magram axal<br />
wesebTan dakavSirebiT Tqven xom didi Stati dagWirdebaT!<br />
- ra axal wesebTan dakavSirebiT?<br />
- me minda vTqva, rom ser Carlzi martoxelad cxovrobda da Cven ors savsebiT<br />
SegveZlo dagvekmayofilebina Cveni samsaxuriT, Tqven ki, ser, albaT ufro<br />
xelgaSlilad icxovrebT da yvelafris axleburad mowyoba mogixdebaT.<br />
- maSasadame, Tqven da Tqvens meuRles wasvla gindaT?<br />
- Tu es raime wyenas ar mogayenebT, ser.<br />
- magram Tqveni winaprebis ramdenime Taoba xom baskervil-holSi cxovrobda!<br />
sulac ar visurvebdi Cemi aq yofnis pirvelsave nabijebTan iyos dakavSirebuli<br />
Zveleburi ojaxuri urTierTobis darRveva.<br />
laqiis fermkrTal saxeze mRelvarebis kvali SevniSne.<br />
- es me da Cems meuRlesac gvimZims, ser. magram, simarTle rom giTxraT, Cven<br />
Zalian miCveulebi viyaviT ser Carlzs da misi sikvdilis Semdeg dRemde welSi<br />
ver gavmarTulvarT. gvimZims aq darCena. Cven aRar SegviZlia vigrZnoT Tavi<br />
baskervil-holSi, ise, rogorc uwin vgrZnobdiT.<br />
- ras apirebT?<br />
- imedi maqvs, ser, raimes movaxerxebT. ser Carlzma xom Cvenze uxvi wyaloba<br />
moiRo. axla ki neba momeciT giCvenoT Tqveni oTaxebi.<br />
Zveleburi holis zeda nawils moajiriani galerea gasdevda, sadac ormaliani kibiT<br />
SeiZleboda asvla. aqedan mTel Senobas hqonda ori grZeli derefani, romlebSiac<br />
yvela sawoli oTaxidan kari gamodioda. Cemi da baskervilis oTaxebi erT<br />
frTedze iyo, TiTqmis erTmaneTis pirispir kari karze. eseni ufro Tanamedroved<br />
gamoiyurebodnen, vidre saxlis centraluri nawili. oTaxebSi gakruli naTeli<br />
feris Spaleri da mravali mocimcime sanTeli amsubuqebdnen mZime STabeWdilebas,<br />
rac baskervil-holSi CamosvlisTanave Semeqmna.<br />
magram, qveda sarTulze moTavsebulma sasadilom, Tavisi pirquSi ieriT, maSinve<br />
SegvaZrwuna. es iyo grZeli oTaxi, romlis erT boloSi idga ojaxis ufrosis<br />
magida. es adgili erTi safexuriT iyo amaRlebuli oTaxis im nawilTan SedarebiT,<br />
romelic gaTvaliswinebuli iyo dabali wodebis pirTaTvis. Soreul kideSi iyo<br />
qandara menestrelTaTvis. Cvens Tavs zemoT Savad Candnen uzarmazari koWebi,<br />
ufro maRla ki Wvartliani Weri zimzimebda. advili SesaZlebelia, rom mogizgize<br />
CiraRdnebi, da Smagi mxiaruleba amsubuqebdnen am oTaxis pirquS iers, magram<br />
axla, roca erTaderTi Suqfariani lampis Suqze ijda SavebSi gamowyobili ori
jentlmeni, maTi xma rogorRac TavisTavad yrud gaismoda. ganwyobilebac<br />
damZimebuli gvqonda. sruliad nairnair kostiumebSi gamowyobil winaparTa mTeli<br />
wyeba - dawyebuli elisabed dedoflis drois kariskacebiT da gaTavebuli<br />
regentobis droindeli saluqebiT - kedlidan dagvcqeroda da suls dumiliT<br />
gvimZimebda. saubari rogorRac ar ewyoboda da odnav SvebiT mxolod maSin<br />
amovisunTqe, roca sadilis Semdeg sabiliardoSi - sruliad Tanamedrove oTaxSi<br />
Tambaqos mosawevad gavedi.<br />
- verafers ityvi, mowyobiloba sruliadac ar aris saxarbielo da<br />
gamamxiarulebeli, - Tqva ser henrim. - yovelive amas kaci albaT TandaTanobiT<br />
SeeCveva, magram axla Tavs sakuTar tyavSi vera vgrZnob. ar mikvirs, rom biZaCemi,<br />
romelic aseT saxlSi marto cxovrobda, nerviulobda. ras izam, iqneb Zilma<br />
gviSvelos da diliT aqauroba arc ise mosawyeni gveCvenos.<br />
vidre davwvebodi, fanjris farda gadavwie da gareT gavixede. fanjara sadarbazo<br />
karis win gazons gada-hyurebda. gazonis ukan maRali xeebi qarSi irxeodnen da<br />
kvnesodnen. sadRac gamalebiT mimaval Rrublebs Soris mTvare gamokrTa. mis civ<br />
Suqze Canda kldeTa uswormasworo grexili da kuSti Waobebis grZeli zoli.<br />
darwmunebulma, rom baskervil-holze Cemi axlandeli STabeWdileba sruliadac ar<br />
ewinaaRmdegeboda pirvels, farda davuSvi.<br />
magram arc es STabeWdileba aRmoCnda ukanaskneli. daRlilobis miuxedavad,<br />
daZineba ar SemeZlo, vtrialebdi loginSi da amaod vuxmobdi Zils. sadRac Sors<br />
yovel TxuTmet wuTSi saaTi rekavda da mTel saxlSi gamefebul mkvdar dumils<br />
sxva araferi arRvevda. uecrad SuaRamis yru siCumeSi Cems smenas moswvda sruliad<br />
mkafio xma. ara, amis moCveneba ar SeiZleboda. es iyo qviTini, gulamoskvnili<br />
qviTini qalisa, romlis guli dardisagan imsxvreva. loginidan wamoviwie da smenad<br />
viqeci. tirili sadRac axlos ismoda, TviTon saxlSi. davicade ase naxevari saaTi,<br />
mTeli arsebiT gulisyurad qceulma, magram garda saaTis rekvisa da kedelze<br />
mitmasnili suros Srialisa, meti aRaraferi gamigonia.<br />
Tavi V||<br />
meripithauseli stepltonebi<br />
dilis macocxlebelma mSvenierebam Cveni xsovnidan amoSala is STabeWdileba, rac<br />
orTaves baskervil-<br />
holTan pirveli gacnobis Semdeg dagvrCa. roca me<br />
da ser henri sasauzmod davjeqiT, mzis cxoveli naTeli ifrqveoda viwro<br />
fanjridan, romlis minebze gamosaxuli feradi Rerbebi mravalfer sxivTa kiafiT<br />
iataks dasTamaSebda. muqi, muxiT mopirkeTebuli kedlebi mzis sxivebze<br />
brinjaosfrad bzinavda, da axla kidevac gviWirda imis warmodgena, rom sul<br />
axalxan, wina saRamos amave oTaxma aseTi kaeSniT agvivso gulebi.<br />
- saxli aq arafer SuaSia. albaT TviTon Cvena varT yvelaferSi damnaSave, - Tqva<br />
baronetma. - gzaSi daviRaleT, gaviToSeT, da ai, yvelaferi muqad mogveCvena.<br />
RamiT davisveneT, suli moviTqviT, Tavs SesaniSnavad vgrZnobT, da garSemo<br />
yvelaferi ufro mxiarulad gveCveneba.<br />
- magram yvelafers Cvens warmodgenas ver gadavabralebT, - vupasuxe baskervils.<br />
- miTxariT, magaliTad, RamiT ar gagigoniaT viRacis, mgoni, qalis, tirili?<br />
- marTla, buranSi wasuls mec momelanda raRac amnairi. didxans vusmendi da mere<br />
gadavwyvite, rom yovelive sizmari iyo.<br />
- ara, me sruliad garkveviT gavigone yvelaferi da darwmunebulic var, rom<br />
qali tiroda.<br />
- axlave unda movelaparakoT berimors.
man zari daawkaruna, laqias uxmo da axsna-ganmarteba mosTxova. me momeCvena, rom<br />
berimors isedac fermkrTali saxe, sul gaufiTrda, roca batonisagan aseTi kiTxva<br />
moismina.<br />
- saxlSi sul ori qalia, ser henri, - miugo berimorma. - erTi WurWlis<br />
mrecxavia, iqiTa oTaxSi iZinebs, meore - Cemi colia, magram garwmunebT, is ar<br />
tiroda.<br />
da mainc am kacma simarTle ar gviTxra. sadilis Semdeg me ucabedad Sevxvdi misis<br />
berimors derefanSi, dRisiT, mzisiT. es iyo maRali, Zalian mSvidi, TavdaWerili<br />
qali, mrgvali saxe da mkacrad mokumuli bageebi hqonda. magram Tvalebma -<br />
wiTelma, wamosivebulma quTuToebma gasces berimoris meuRle. maSasadame, RamiT am<br />
qals utiria, xolo Tu es ase iyo, qmars aucileblad unda scodnoda. am kacma ki<br />
gabeda da uarze dadga, Tumca SeiZleboda, sicrueSi daeWiraT. risTvis? ratom<br />
tiroda qali ase gulamoskvniT? am fermkrTalsa da keTilsaxier, Savwvera kacs,<br />
raRac idumali da pirquSi nisli ebura. man pirvelma aRmoaCina ser Carlzis<br />
gvami, da moxuci baskervilis sikvdilis garemoebani CvenTvis cnobili iyo mxolod<br />
am kacis sityvebidan. nuTu es berimori vixileT kebSi rijenstritze? yovel<br />
SemTxvevaSi, wveri swored amisi hqonda. kebmeni laparakobda Sua tanis kacze,<br />
magram es STabeWdileba SeiZleboda mcdari yofiliyo. rogorRa davadgino<br />
WeSmariteba? upirveles yovlisa, cxadia, unda vnaxo safosto kantoris ufrosi<br />
grimpenSi da gavigo misgan, uSualod berimors misces Tu ara xelSi Cveni depeSa.<br />
isedac da asedac, yovel SemTxvevaSi, Serlok holmsisaTvis Sesatyobinebeli masala<br />
xelSi meqneba.<br />
ser henri sauzmis Semdeg saqmiani qaRaldebis sinjvas Seudga, da me sruliad<br />
Tavisufali dro momeca. oTxiode mili gaviare karg gzaze, Waobis gayolebiT da<br />
erT patara, ulazaTo sofelSi Sevedi. TvalSi momxvda ori SedarebiT ufro<br />
warmosadegi Senoba - sastumro da eqim mortimeris saxli. safosto kantoris<br />
ufross, romelic amasTanave aqauri meduqnec aRmoCnda, Cveni depeSa<br />
daemaxsovrebina.<br />
- cxadia, ser, - miTxra man, - depeSa pirdapir mierTva mister berimors, rogorc<br />
iyo miTiTebuli.<br />
- vin waiRo?<br />
- Cemma biWma. jeims, Sen ar wauRe depeSa baskervil-holSi mister berimors?<br />
- ho, mama.<br />
- da piradad mas gadaeci?<br />
- ara, mister berimori sxvenze iyo, depeSa miveci mis cols, ase dampirda, axlave<br />
gadavcemo.<br />
- TviTon mister berimori naxe?<br />
- ara, ser, aki mogaxseneT, sxvenze iyo-meTqi.<br />
- saidan ici, sad iyo, Tuki TviTon ar ginaxavs?<br />
- aba, ra sakadrisia, colma xom icoda, sadac iyo misi qmari! - Tqva gabrazebulma<br />
fostis ufrosma. - depeSa xom Cabarebulia? xolo Tu raime Secdoma moxda,<br />
TviTon mister berimorma iCivlos.<br />
dakiTxvis gagrZelebas azri aRara hqonda, magram CemTvis naTeli gaxda, rom<br />
holmsis eSmakuri xerxi fuWi aRmoCnda, da Cven mainc ar vicodiT, gaemgzavra Tu<br />
ara berimori maSin londons. davuSvaT, rom gaemgzavra. davuSvaT, rom man<br />
ukanasknelma naxa cocxali ser Carlzi da pirvelma miakvlia mis memkvidres,<br />
rogorc ki iman inglisSi fexi Semodga. ra gamodis aqedan? berimori vinmes<br />
SegonebiT moqmedebs, Tu TviTon aqvs Tavisi sakuTari veraguli gegmebi? ra azri<br />
aqvs misTvis baskervilebis devnas? me gamaxsenda gazeTidan amoWrili sityvebisagan<br />
Sedgenili ucnauri gafrTxileba. nuTu es berimoris naxelavia? an iqneb sxva<br />
vinmem gamoagzavna, vinc misi xelis SeSlas cdilobs. erTaderTi damajerebeli<br />
axsna am ambebs misca ser henrim, roca Tqva, rom Tu baskervilTa sagvareulo
mamulidan baskervilebis gandevna moxerxda, maSin col-qmari berimorebi<br />
sikvdilamde uzrunvelad icxovrebeno. magram gana es ramenairad amarTlebs Rrma<br />
da daxvewil intrigas, romelic uxilav qselSi xvevs axalgazrda baronets?<br />
holmsma TviTonve aRiara, rom mis yvela sensaciur kvlevaTa Soris es yvelaze<br />
ufro daxlarTuli da rTuli saqmea. movdiodi, movyvebodi ukacur, pirquS gzas<br />
da RmerTs vTxovdi, rom Cemi megobari rac SeiZleboda male ganTavisuflebuliyo,<br />
Camosuliyo da CemTvis egzom samZimo pasuxismgebloba moexsna.<br />
Cemi fiqri anazdad Sewyvita swrafi nabijis xmam, rac zurgidan momesma. viRacam<br />
saxeli damiZaxa. movixede, megona eqim mortimers davinaxavdi, magram Cemda<br />
gasaocrad ukan viRac maRali, ocdaTxuTmet-ormoci wlis qera gamxdari kaci<br />
momdevda. igi sufTad iyo gaparsuli. viwro grZeli nikapi hqonda da, cota ar<br />
iyos, cxvir-piri Camostiroda. ruxi kostiumi ecva da Wilis qudi exura. mxariRliv<br />
gadakidebuli hqonda Tunuqis botanikuri kolofi, xelSi ki peplebis saWeri mwvane<br />
bade eWira.<br />
- momiteveT Cemi siTamame, eqimo uotson, - daiwyo ucnobma ise, rom rigianad<br />
sulis amoTqmac ver moaswro. - aq aseTi mouridebeli xalxi varT da ar<br />
velodebiT xolme oficialur wardgenas. albaT gagonili geqnebaT Cemi saxeli<br />
Cveni saerTo megobris mortimerisagan. me meripithauseli stepltoni var.<br />
- Tqven advilad gicnobT kaci kolofiTa da badiT, - vTqvi me, radgan CemTvis<br />
cnobili iyo, rom mister stepltoni naturalistia, magram Tqven rogorRa<br />
gamoicaniT, vina var me?<br />
- mortimerTan vijeqi da fanjridan damanaxa Tqveni Tavi, roca mis saxls CauareT.<br />
erTi gza gvaqvs da gadavwyvite dagweodiT, TviTon warmomedgina TqvenTvis Cemi<br />
Tavi. imedi maqvs, ser henri Zalian ar daiRleboda xangrZlivi mogzaurobiT.<br />
- ara, Cinebulad grZnobs Tavs, gmadlobT.<br />
- Cven yvelas gveSinoda, rom gansvenebuli ser Carlzis savalalo aRsasrulis<br />
Semdeg axali baroneti aRar isurvebda aq cxovrebas. Znelia mosTxovo SeZlebul<br />
kacs, rom Tavi cocxlad daimarxos aseT miyruebul mxareSi, magram Tqven xom iciT,<br />
ra didi mniSvneloba eqneba mis aq yofnas mTeli olqisaTvis. me mgonia, aq<br />
momxdarma ambavma crumorwmunesaviT SiSi ver Caunerga ser henris.<br />
- ara, ar mgonia.<br />
- Tqven, ra Tqma unda, iciT legenda sazarel ZaRlze, romelic TiTqos<br />
baskervilebis gvars devnis.<br />
- diax, vici.<br />
- ra crumorwmune xalxia aqauri fermerebi! pirdapir gasaocaria! TiTqmis yvelani<br />
mzad arian daificon, rom TavianTi TvaliT naxes eg ZaRli WaobebSi. - stepltoni<br />
RimiliT laparakobda, magram mis TvalebSi amovikiTxe, rom Tavis naTqvams bevrad<br />
ufro seriozulad ekideba. - legendam sruliad moicva ser Carlzis arseba da<br />
aman moiyvana aseT tragikul aRsasrulamde.<br />
- ranairad?<br />
- roca adamians ase daZabuli aqvs nervebi, yoveli ZaRlis gamoCena SeiZleba<br />
sabediswerod gaTavdes susti da sneuli gulisaTvis. me vfiqrob, rom im saRamos<br />
ser Carlzma namdvilad naxa raRac msgavsi urTxelis xeivanSi. Zalian miyvarda<br />
moxucebuli kaci, vicodi, rom avadmyofi guli hqonda da vgrZnobdi, raRac<br />
ubedureba moxdeboda.<br />
- saidan icodiT, rom sneuli guli hqonda?<br />
- Cemi megobris mortimerisagan mqonda gagebuli.<br />
- maSasadame, Tqven ggoniaT, rom ser Carlzs marTla Tavs daesxa raRac ZaRli<br />
da amis Sedegad mokvda?<br />
- iqneba Tqven gaqvT raime ufro sarwmuno cnobebi?<br />
- ara, me jer kidev ver mivsulvar garkveul daskvnebamde.<br />
- mister Serlok holmsi?
erTi wamiT sunTqva Semekra am sityvebis gagonebaze, magram Cemi Tanamosaubris<br />
mSvidi saxe da mtkice gamoxedva imaze metyvelebdnen, rom sulac ar fiqrobda<br />
moulodnelad davebnie Tavisi kiTxviT.<br />
- eqimo uotson, ra saWiroa Tavis mokatuneba, TiTqos ar gicnobdeT? - miTxra<br />
axalma nacnobma. - saxelganTqmuli maZebris ambavi Cvens mxaresac moedo, da gana<br />
SegiZliaT igi ise ganadidoT, rom TviTon CrdilSi darCeT? eqimma mortimerma<br />
aSkarad Tqva, rom Tqven swored is eqimi uotsoni brZandebiT. da raki Tqven aq<br />
gamoCndiT, maSasadame, mister Serlok holmsi dainteresebulia am ambiT, da mec,<br />
bunebrivia, cnobismoyvareoba mZlevs, minda gavigo misi Tvalsazrisi.<br />
- samwuxarod, me ar SemiZlia gipasuxoT kiTxvaze.<br />
- maSin neba momeciT, gkiTxoT: xom ar dagvdebs pativs Tavisi CamosvliT mister<br />
Serlok holmsi?<br />
- axla mas ar SeuZlia londonidan gasvla, sxva saqmeebi aqvs.<br />
- ra sawyenia! is Suqs mohfenda imas, rac CvenTvis bindiT aris moculi. magram<br />
Tqvenc xom awarmoebT Ziebas, eqimo uotson? da Tu SemiZlia Tundac raimeTi xeli<br />
gagimarToT, mimsaxureT ise, rogroc geneboT. erTi miniSnebac meyofa, Tu visze<br />
gaqvT eWvi, da maSinve Sevudgebi saqmes. iqneb isedac iyos, axlave gamogadgeT<br />
rCeviT an miTiTebiT.<br />
- garwmunebT, me mxolod stumrad Camovedi Cems megobarTan, ser henrisTan, da<br />
araviTari daxmareba ar mesaWiroeba.<br />
- Cinebulia! - SesZaxa stepltonma. - sruliad marTebulad iqceviT: sifrTxiles<br />
Tavi ar stkiva. savsebiT davimsaxure aseTi mkvaxe pasuxi Cemi abezarobiT da<br />
gpirdebiT, metad aRar Sevexebi am sakiTxs.<br />
im adgilamde mivediT, sadac gzis marjvena mxares iwyeboda balaxiT dafaruli<br />
biliki da viwro mixveul-moxveul zolad gadioda WaobebSi. marcxniv aRmarTuliyo<br />
frialo, kaWrebiT mofenili borcvi, romelzedac Zvelad granits amuSavebdnen,<br />
cicabo ferdobis gzispira mxare xSiri gvimriT da mayvliT iyo dafaruli. Sors<br />
horizontze kvamlis muqi bolqvebi taatiT miiwevdnen zecisaken.<br />
- am biliks Tu gavyvebiT, meripithausi arc ise Sorsaa, - Tqva stepltonma. -<br />
gaswireT erTi saaTi dro, da meqneba sasiamovno SemTxveva Cems das warvudgino<br />
Tqveni Tavi.<br />
pirvel wams gavifiqre, ser henris axlo unda viyo-meTqi, magram Semdeg<br />
gamaxsenda angariSebi da qaRaldebi, romlebic zvinad eyara mis magidaze. am<br />
saqmeSi verafers davexmarebodi. holmsi ki mTxovda gavcnobodi adamianebs,<br />
romlebic cxovrobdnen baskervil-holis mezoblad amitom miviRe stepltonis<br />
miwveva da Cven erTad SevuxvieT marjvniv.<br />
- SesaniSnavi adgilebia aq, - miTxra Tanamgzavrma, romelic gascqeroda mwvane<br />
borcvebis talRovan xazs, romlis Tavzec granitis mTagrexilis fantastikuri<br />
moxazuloba zRvis zvirTebiviT aRmarTuliyo. es Waobebi mzeras arasodes ar<br />
Rlian. mere, ramden saidumloebas Seicaven - unapironi, udaburni, gamoucnobelni!<br />
- kargad icnobT am Waobebs?<br />
- sul meore welia, rac am midamoebSi Camovsaxldi. Zveli adgilobrivi<br />
mcxovreblebi albaT jerac axalbedas meZaxian. ser Carlzis Camosvlidan cota<br />
xnis Semdeg gadmovediT, magram Cemi mowodebis wyalobiT mokle xanSi movaswari<br />
aqaurobis gamokvleva, yovel kuTxe-kunWuls vicnob. imasac getyviT, rom torfis<br />
Waobebs Cemze ukeT aravin ar icnobs.<br />
- gana es ase Zneli saqmea?<br />
- sruliadac ar aris advili. ai, magaliTad, daakvirdiT im vakes, aqa-iq<br />
aRmarTuli ucnauri gorakebiT. Tqveni azriT, es adgili riT aris SesaniSnavi?<br />
- cxenis saWeneblad aris kargi.<br />
- Tqvens adgilze yvela ase ityoda, magram bevrs sicocxled daujdeboda aseTi<br />
Secdoma. xedavT, ramdeni Ria mwvane feris mdeloa?
- ho, es albaT ukeTesi miwebia?<br />
stepltonma gaicina:<br />
- Tqvens winaSea grimpenis uzarmazari WanWrobi, - Tqva naturalistma. - am<br />
WaobSi moxvedrili kaci Tu cxoveli daRupulia. sakmarisia erTi gaufrTxilebeli<br />
nabiji da morCa. ai, guSin vnaxe, rogor Sexetialda iq viRacis poni da, ra Tqma<br />
unda, daiRupa. didxans Canda ponis Tavi WanWrobis zedapirze. sabralo, ise<br />
farTxalebda, kisers igrZelebda, cdilobda Tavis daRwevas, magram bolos<br />
liampalma STanTqa. gvalvaSiac saSiSia iq siaruli, Semodgomis wvimebis Semdeg ki<br />
es namdvilad sasikvdilo adgilia. amis miuxedavad ara erTxel Sevsulvar<br />
grimpenis WanWrobis Sig SuagulSi da iqidan cocxali movbrunebulvar. SexeT! kidev<br />
erTi ubeduri poni!<br />
mwvane lelianSi raRac moSavo sagani kotrialobda da farTxalebda. Semdeg<br />
SambnarSi gaielva tanjviT win wamoweulma kiserma, da Waobebi SesZra saSinelma<br />
SeZaxilma. me SiSiT gamaciva, magram Cems Tanamgzavrs, etyoba, Cemze Zlieri<br />
nervebi hqonda.<br />
- ra Tqma unda! - Tqva man, - CaiTria. es meorea am or dReSi, marto me rac<br />
vnaxe. ramdeni ise daiRupa, vin icis! wavlen gvalvaSi da Semodgomamde iqa rCebian.<br />
vidre ar daiRupebian. diax, grimpenis Waobi - sazareli adgilia.<br />
- da Tqven mainc dadixarT iqiT?<br />
- ho, iq ori-sami bilikia, mardi kaci iolad gava. yvela vipove da gvarianadac<br />
Seviswavle.<br />
- mainc ra gindaT aseT saSiS adgilebSi?<br />
- ager, xedavT im Soreul borcvebs? es namdvili kunZulebia gauval saflobebs<br />
Soris, romelTac TandaTan garemoicves es kunZulebi yoveli mxridan. gaikvlieT<br />
maT Soris gza da Tqven naxavT, ra iSviaTi mcenareebia iq, ra peplebi!<br />
- rodisme vecdebi.<br />
stepltonma gaocebiT Semomxeda.<br />
- RvTis gulisaTvis, Tavidan moiSoreT eg azri! - SesZaxa naturalistma. - Tqveni<br />
daRupva Cems sindiss daawveba. ukan veRar dabrundebiT, damijereT. me TviTon<br />
mxolod imisaTvis vbedav iqiT wasvlas, rom maqvs niSanTa rTuli sistema.<br />
- SeCerdiT! - SevZaxe uceb. - es ra aris?<br />
Waobebidan xmadabali, gabmuli da gamouTqmelad naRvliani ymuili gaisma, haeri<br />
gaiJRinTa am xmiT, magram saidan ismoda, amis gansazRvra SeuZlebeli iyo.<br />
gaurkveveli kvnesiT dawyebuli, TandaTan gadavida yru RmuilSi da isev daeSva<br />
gulis gamgmirav godebamde. stepltonma raRac ucnaurad gadmomxeda.<br />
- saidumloebiT moculi adgilebia es Waobebi, - Tqva wynarad.<br />
- ra aris es?<br />
- fermerebi amboben, ase baskervilebis ZaRli ymuis, roca msxverpls dainaxavso.<br />
adrec msmenia, magram dRes raRac Zalian xmamaRla ymuis.<br />
eldis caxcaxiT atanilma, Tvali mwvane SambnariT dafarul horizontisaken<br />
gazidul dablobs movavle. araviTari Sriali, araviTari niSani sicocxlisa -<br />
mxolod ori yorani ijda qvis svetze Cvens ukan da yrantalebda.<br />
- Tqven xom naswavli kaci xarT! aseTi sisuleliT Tqveni gabriyveba Znelia, -<br />
vTqvi me, - rogor axsniT am ymuils?<br />
- WanWrobi xSirad gamoscems Zalian ucnaur xmebs. iqneba Slami wveba, iqneba wyali<br />
matulobs, iqneb, vin icis kidev, ra.<br />
- ara, ara! es iyo cocxali arsebis xma.<br />
- SeiZleba. arasodes mogismeniaT wylis buRas Zaxili?<br />
- ara, ar momismenia.<br />
- inglisSi axla es frinveli iSviaTia, arsebiTad yanCis es saxe gadaSenda, magram<br />
aseT WaobebSi yvelaferia mosalodneli. sulac ar gamikvirdeboda, Tu
aRmoCndeboda, rom Cven mogvesma am frinvelis erT-erTi ukanaskneli<br />
warmomadgenlis xma.<br />
- Cems sicocxleSi ar gamigonia ufro ucnauri da SemaZrwunebeli xmebi!<br />
- ra salaparakoa, idumalebiT moculi adgilebia. SexedeT im goraks. rogor<br />
fiqrobT, es ra unda iyos?<br />
cicabo ferdobi TiTqos ruxi qvis rgolebiT iyo dafaruli. ocamde aseTi rgoli<br />
davTvale.<br />
- es raRaa? farexebi?<br />
- ara, es Cveni pativcemuli winaprebis sacxovreblebia. winaistoriuli adamiani<br />
mWidrod iyo dasaxlebuli torfis WaobebSi, xolo raki maT Semdeg aq aRaravis<br />
ucxovria, es Sinauri myudro bude mTeli da xeluxlebeli darCa. mxolod<br />
saxuravebia gadaxdili. visac surs, SeuZlia mivides da naxos maTi binebi da<br />
sawoli.<br />
- mTeli patara qalaqia! rodis iyo es adgili dasaxlebuli?<br />
- neoliTis xanaSi. ufro zusti dro ar aris dadgenili.<br />
- ra saqmianobas eweoda maSindeli adamiani?<br />
- jogebs aZovebda aqve, am ferdobebze, xolo roca qvis najaxma TandaTan dauTmo<br />
adgili brinjaos kets, kalis mopoveba iswavla. xedavT im Txrils mopirdapire<br />
gorakze? es misi muSaobis kvalia. diax, eqimo uotson, Cvens WaobebSi Tqven<br />
ipovniT sagulisxmo Taviseburebas. ah! momiteveT, geTayvaT es, albaT, ciklopidesia!<br />
patara farvanam Cagviqrola, da stepltoni gansacvifrebeli simardiTa da<br />
siswrafiT daedevna dasaWerad. Tavzardacemulma SevniSne, rom pepela pirdapir<br />
WanWrobisaken gafrinda, Cemi axali nacnobi ki, TiTqos aq araferiao, beltidan<br />
beltze xtomiT daedevna, badiT aRWurvili. ruxi kostiumi da mkveTri moZraoba<br />
TviTon mas romeliRac uzarmazar pepelas amsgavsebda, videqi da raRac aRtacebisa<br />
da SiSis narevi grZnobiT Sevcqerodi. sul meCveneboda, rom sadac aris fexi<br />
daucdeba da muxTal WanWrobSi CainTqmeba-meTqi. uecrad fexis xma momesma.<br />
movixede da TiTqmis Cem gverdiT qali davinaxe. iqiTa mxridan mosuliyo, sadac<br />
kvamli Canda, meripit-hausis siaxlovis maCvenebeli, magram aqamde ar SemeZlo misi<br />
danaxva, radgan biliki, romliTac movida, iqve daRmarTSi ikargeboda.<br />
eWvi ar mepareboda, rom es iyo mis stepltoni, radgan am adgilebSi sxva qalis<br />
xilvis molodini naklebad unda mqonoda. amas garda, am qalze gagonili mqonda,<br />
mSvenieri arsebaao, da marTlac, bilikiT momavali qali gasaocari silamazis<br />
patroni iyo - uCveulo silamazisa. ufro meti gansxvaveba da-Zmas Soris Zneli<br />
warmosadgeni iyo. Zma Seuxedavi, qera, WroRaTvalebiani, es ki - Savgvremani,<br />
romlis msgavsi inglisSi arc minaxavs. pirdapir cecxli iyo, mere ra moxdenili,<br />
moyvanili, maRali. am qalis natifi, amayi nakvTebi imdenad swori iyo, rom<br />
mravlismetyveli tuCebi da mSvenieri Savi Tvalebis elviseburi mzera rom ara,<br />
misi saxe usicocxlo gegonebodaT.<br />
Zvirfas kabaSi moxdenilad gamokvalTuli aseTi idealuri aRnagobis arsebis xilva<br />
uCveulo da moulodneli iyo ukacur bilikze, romelic torfis WaobebSi<br />
miiklakneboda. roca movixede, am qalis mzera stepltonisaken iyo mipyrobili,<br />
magram maSinve mouCqara nabijs da CemTan movida. qudi movixade, gavemzade, rom<br />
amexsna Cemi aq yofnis mizezi, magram uecrad misma sityvebma Cemi fiqrebi sul<br />
sxva mxares warmarTes.<br />
- miatoveT aqauroba! - miTxra qalma, - da dauyovnebliv gaemgzavreT londons.<br />
amis pasuxad sxva veraferi movaxerxe, mxolod SeZrwunebuli mzera mivapyari.<br />
qalma mouTmenlad da-hkra fexi miwas, mis TvalebSi naperwkalma gaielva.<br />
- risTvis unda gavemgzavro? - vkiTxe.<br />
- nu iTxovT axsna-ganmartebas. - qali laparakobda wynarad, swrafad da odnav<br />
enamoCleqiT. - RvTis gulisaTvis, damijereT! gaemgzavreT, rom metad Tqveni fexi<br />
aRar iyos am WaobebSi!
- ki magram, me xom es aris Camovedi!<br />
- RmerTo Cemo, - SesZaxa qalma, - nuTu ar gesmiT, rom TqvenTvis sikeTe minda?<br />
gaemgzavreT londons! dResve! Tqveni aq darCena ar SeiZleba! Cu! Cemi Zma modis!<br />
sityva ar daZraT masTan... geTayvaT, momiwyviteT ai is jadvari. aq CvenTan bevri<br />
orqideaa, magram Tqven cota dagagviandaT: Semodgomaze isini ukve Wknobas iwyeben.<br />
stepltonma Tavi aneba pepelas devnas da CvenTan erTianad gawiTlebuli da<br />
aqoSinebuli movida.<br />
- ah, es Sena xar, beril! - Tqva man, magram am misalmebaSi gansakuTrebuli<br />
gulTbiloba ver SevniSne.<br />
- rogor girbenia, jek!<br />
- ho, ciklopidesis iSviaT egzemplars davedevne. gvian Semodgomaze aq maTi naxva<br />
arc ise advilia. warmoidgine, ra sawyenia, ver daviWire!<br />
mSvidi, daudevari kiolTi laparakobda da Tan Tavisi patara WroRa TvalebiT xan<br />
me Semomxedavda, xan das.<br />
- mgoni, gacnoba ukve mogiswriaT?<br />
- diax, me veubnebodi ser henris, axla ukve gvian aris Cveni midamoebis<br />
silamaziT Tvalis Seqceva - jadvari ukve Wkneba-meTqi.<br />
- rao? rogor fiqrob, vin dgas Sen win?<br />
- ser henri baskervili.<br />
- ara, ara - warmovTqvi me. - nu majildovebT sxvisi tituliT. me mxolod ser<br />
henris megobari var - eqimi uotsoni.<br />
qalis metyvel saxes wyenis siwiTlem dauara.<br />
- maSasadame, ise vlaparakodiT, erTimeorisa ara gvesmoda ra, - Tqva man.<br />
- arc amdeni dro gqondaT salaparakod, - Tqva stepltonma ise, rom gamomcdeli<br />
mzera disTvis ar mouSorebia.<br />
- eqimi uotsoni Cvens mezoblad miviCnie, - Tqva qalma. - magram, rogorc<br />
vatyob, misTvis sul erTia, hyvavis jadvari Tu Wkneba. ise xom mainc<br />
SemoivliT Cvensas meripit-hausSi?<br />
ramdenime wuTSi Cven mivaRwieT Sesaxedavad pirquS fermas. Soreul warsulSi es<br />
Senoba romeliRac SeZlebuli mesaqonlis sacxovrebeli unda yofiliyo, Semdeg ki<br />
ufro Tanamedrove yaidaze gadaekeTebinaT. fermas garSemo patara baRi ertya. aqac,<br />
iseve rogorc mTel Waobebze, dabali, juja, Cia xeebi izrdeboda. msaxuri,<br />
romelmac kari gagviRo, iseTive iyo, rogoric am saxls Seefereboda - moxuci,<br />
mTlad danaoWebuli, CayviTlebul serTukSi gaxveuli. magram oTaxebma TavianTi<br />
sididiTa da moxdenilobiT gamakvirves. es ukanaskneli, etyoba, diasaxlisis<br />
gemovnebas unda mieweros. fanjridan gadavxede unapiro, granitis lodebiT<br />
mofenil Waobs, rac horizontis xazamde aRwevda, da gavifiqre: `ram moiyvana am<br />
miyruebul mxareSi es ganaTlebuli adamiani da misi mSvenieri da?~<br />
- ucnauri adgili agvirCevia samosaxlod, ara? - Tqva stepltonma TiTqos Cemi<br />
fiqrebis pasuxad. - da mainc aq saucxood vgrZnob Tavs. xom marTalia, beril?<br />
- ho, Zalian kargad, - miugo qalma, magram mis sityvebs damajerebloba aklda.<br />
- me mkola mqonda CrdiloeTis erT-erT sagrafoSi, - Tqva stepltonma. - Cemi<br />
temperamentis adamianisaTvis aseTi saqme cota mSrali da uinteresoa, magram me<br />
mizidavda mWidro kavSiri axalgazrdobasTan. ra bednierebaa gadasce maT Seni<br />
codna, Seni ideebi, xedavde, rogor yalibdebian Sen Tvalwin axalgazrda niWieri<br />
adamianebi! magram bedma gvimuxTla. skolaSi epidemiam ifeTqa da sami ymawvili<br />
mokvda. aseTi dartymis Semdeg ver iqna, ver gamovasworeT saqmeebi, Cemi kapitalis<br />
meti nawili samudamod daikarga. da mainc, Cems sayvarel bavSvebTan ganSoreba rom<br />
ara, moxarulic viqnebodi am marcxisa, radgan CemsaviT botanikiT da zoologiiT<br />
gatacebuli adamianisaTvis aq samuSaod xeluxlebeli da mdidari mxarea. amas garda,<br />
Cemi dac bunebis ara nakleb moyvarulia. es aRsareba, eqimo uotson, TviTonve
daitexeT Tavs: ra grjidaT, rom ase naRvlianad gadaxedeT fanjridan Cvens<br />
Waobebs!<br />
- diax, ar uarvyof, marTla meCvena, rom aq cxovreba mosawyenia, TqvenTvis<br />
imdenad ara, ramdenadac Tqveni diasaxlisisaTvis.<br />
- ara, sulac ara var aq mowyenili, - swrafad momigo qalma.<br />
- Cven mecnierul muSaobas veweviT, gvaqvs didi biblioTeka da gvyavs Zalian<br />
saintereso mezoblebi. eqimi mortimeri Tavis dargSi friad nakiTxi kacia. ubeduri<br />
ser Carlzi agreTve mSvenieri Tanamosaubre iyo. Zalian axlos viyaviT<br />
erTimeoresTan, da arc ki SemiZlia gadmogceT, rogor gvimZims es danaklisi. ras<br />
ityviT, Tu dRes vinaxuleb ser henris? xels xom ar SevuSli?<br />
- darwmunebuli var, Tqveni gacnoba Zalian gauxardeba.<br />
- maSin sikeTe miyaviT da SeatyobineT winaswar. iqneb pirvel xanebSi, vidre axal<br />
adgils ar SeeCveva, rameSi gamovadgeT. axla ki, eqimo uotson, amobrZandiT zeviT,<br />
frTaqerclovanTa koleqcias giCvenebT. gavkadnierdebi da getyviT, rom aseT srul<br />
koleqcias inglisis am nawilSi versad naxavT. xolo im droisaTvis, roca<br />
daTvalierebas davasrulebT, sauzmec mzad iqneba.<br />
magram me ukve mimeCqareboda Cems meurveobaSi myof ser henrisTan. Waobebis<br />
naRvlianobam, ubeduri ponis daRupvam, gamoucnobma ymuilma, rac ueWvelad raRac<br />
kavSirSi iyo Savbnel legendasTan, baskervilebis gvarSi rom arsebobda, - friad<br />
naRvlian gunebaze damayena. xolo am metnaklebad bundovan warmodgenebs Tu mis<br />
stepltonis arcTu orazrovani sityvebi daemateboda, romelTac iseTi<br />
damarwmunebeli Zala hqonda, rom maT simarTleSi eWvic ar mepareboda, maSin Cemi<br />
mowyenisa da aCqarebis mizezi advili asaxsneli gaxldaT. uari vTqvi sauzmeze,<br />
Tumca daJinebiT mepatiJebodnen, da imave bilikiT Sinisaken gaveSure.<br />
magram am bilikis garda aq, etoba, iyo meorec, ufro mokle, radgan gzaze<br />
gasvlac ver movaswari, rom mis stepltoni davinaxe, pirdapir Cems Tvalwin<br />
aRimarTa, awiTlebuli loyebi kidev ufro met momxibvlelobas hmatebdnen. ijda<br />
gzis piras qvaze, mZimed sunTqavda da mkerdze xels iWerda.<br />
- mindoda dagweodiT, eqimo uotson, da mTeli gza sirbiliT gamoviare, - Tqva<br />
Cems miaxloebaze. - qudis daxurvac ki ver movaswari. dayovneba ar SemiZlia,<br />
radgan Zma Cems aryofnas SeniSnavs. minda mxolod patieba gTxovoT Cemi ugunuri<br />
SecdomisaTvis: me xom ser henri megoneT. gTxovT daiviwyoT yvelaferi, rac<br />
giTxariT, TqvenTan amas araferi saerTo ara aqvs.<br />
- rogor SemiZlia amis daviwyeba, mis steplton! Cemi megobris, ser henris bedi<br />
Zalian mawuxebs. miTxariT, ratom iTxovdiT ase daJinebiT mis gamgzavrebas<br />
londonSi?<br />
- qalis kaprizia, eqimo uotson! roca ufro davuaxlovdebiT erTmaneTs, Tqven<br />
darwmundebiT, rom yovelTvis ar SemiZlia avxsna Cemi sityvebi da saqcieli.<br />
- ara, ara! me maxsovs, ra aRelvebuli iyaviT. maxsovs Tqveni Tvalebi. mis<br />
steplton, gTxovT ufro meti gulaxdiloba gamoiCinoT, rogorc ki am adgilebSi<br />
fexi Semovdgi, maSinve vigrZeni, rom Cem garSemo raRac landebi grovdebian. ise<br />
davdivar, TiTqos grimpenis WanWrobSi viyo da yovel wuTs memuqrebodes mwvane<br />
SambnarSi CanTqma. amixseniT, ras maniSnebdiT. da me gadavcem Tqvens gafrTxilebas<br />
ser henris.<br />
gaurkveveli gaubedaobis Crdilma gadauqrola saxeze mis stepltons, magram wamic<br />
ar gasula, rom misi mzera isev mkacri gaxda, da ase mipasuxa:<br />
- metismetad did mniSvnelobas aZlevT Cems sityvebs, eqimo uotson. ser Carlzis<br />
sikvdilma SegvaZrwuna me da Cemi Zma. Cven xSirad vxvdebodiT gansvenebuls,<br />
radganac am bilikze uyvarda seirnoba, Cveni saxlisaken rom modis. legenda im<br />
wyevlaze, rac tvirTad awevs baskervilebis gvars, ser Carlzs suls umZimebda.<br />
roca katastrofa moxda, me gavige, rom misi SiSi ar iyo usafuZvlo. axla Zalian<br />
mawuxebs ser Carlzis memkvidris Camosvla, da saWirod miviCnie misi gafrTxileba,
aTa droze gaeridos safrTxes, rac Tavs dastrialebs. ai, sul es aris, sxva<br />
araferi mqonda saTqmeli.<br />
- mainc ra safrTxea es?<br />
- gagigoniaT Tqmuleba ZaRlze?<br />
- am sisulelis ar mjera!<br />
- me ki mjera. Tu gaqvT Tundac mcireodeni zegavlena ser henrize, dauyovnebliv<br />
waiyvaneT aqedan. es adgili sabedisweroa baskervilebisaTvis. qveyana didia. ratom<br />
unda icxovros ser henrim maincdamainc aq, sadac safrTxe emuqreba?<br />
- ai, swored amitomac gadawyvita aq dasaxleba. aseTi xasiaTi aqvs am adamians, da<br />
Tu ufro garkveviT ar metyviT, Zalian gamiWirdeba misi aqedan wayvana.<br />
- ar SemiZlia ufro garkveuli cnobebis mocema im ubralo mizeziT, rom isini ar<br />
gamaCnia.<br />
- maSin, mis steplton, neba miboZeT, kidev erTi ram gkiTxoT. Tu es yvelaferia,<br />
risi Tqmac gindodaT, ratomRa geSinodaT, rom Zmas ar gaegona? Cemi azriT, aq<br />
araferia iseTi, rac SeiZleboda ar moswoneboda mas, an vinme sxvas.<br />
- Cems Zmas arafriT ar unda, rom baskervil-holi dacarieldes. es zians<br />
miayenebs sabralo xalxs, romelic aq cxovrobs, am WaobebSi. saSinlad<br />
gabrazdeboda Cemze, rom gaego, rogor vcdilob ser henrize zegavlenis<br />
moxdenas. magram me Cemi vali movixade da mets Cemgan veRarafers gaigonebT.<br />
axla ki unda wavide, Torem eWvs aiRebs, rom Tqven gesaubrebodiT, mSvidobiT<br />
brZandebodeT!<br />
am sityvebze Sebrunda da kaWrebs Soris gaqra, me ki, raRac gaurkveveli SiSiT<br />
atanili, baskervil-holisaken gaveSure.<br />
Tavi V|||<br />
eqim uotsonis pirveli angariSi<br />
am dRidan dawyebuli, saqmeebis msvlelobas gadmogcemT Serlok holmsisadmi<br />
mimarTuli Cemi werilebiT, romlebic Cem win awyvia magidaze. yvela werili<br />
Senaxulia, erTi dakarguli furclis garda, da isini yvela Cems azrsa da eWvs<br />
ukeT gadmoscemen, vidre amas TviTon movaxerxebdi, martooden mexsierebas rom<br />
davyrdnobodi, Tumca arc mexsierebidan waSlila im dReebis tragikuli movlenebi.<br />
baskervil-holi<br />
13 oqtomberi<br />
Zvirfaso holms!<br />
Cemi adrindeli werilebisa da depeSebis mixedviT Tqven iciT, rac moxda<br />
ukanasknel xans qveynierebis am yvelaze ufro miyruebul kuTxeSi. rac ufro met<br />
xans cxovrobT am midamoebSi, miT ufro metad da metad RrRnis suls naRvlianoba<br />
am WaobTa, am usazRvro sivrceebisa, romlebic, sxvaTa Soris ar arian moklebulni<br />
Tavisebur kuSt momxibvlelobas. sakmarisia gareT gavide, am sivrceebs gavxedo da<br />
uecrad vgrZnob, rom Tanamedrove inglisi sadRac ukan rCeba, mis nacvlad ki<br />
garSemo xedav mxolod sacxovrebelTa kvals, winaistoriuli adamianis naxelavsa<br />
da namuSevars. es didi xnis win gamqrali tomi Tavis Tavs mogvagonebs yvelgan -<br />
ai, misi qoxebi, ai saflavebi, ager uzarmazari qvis lodebi, darCenilni im<br />
adgilas, sadac albaT maTi sakerpeebi iyo. Sescqeri primitiuli iaraRiT daseril<br />
gorakTa ferdobebs, sadac mitmasnilan ruxi qoxebi da gaviwydeba, romel saukuneSi<br />
cxovrob. uecrad rom erT-erTi qoxis dabal karSi gamoCndes mxecis tyaviani<br />
banjgvliani arseba, mSvildi mozidos da isari isrolos, uTuod igrZnobT, rom aq<br />
misi yofna ufro bunebrivia, vidre Tqveni. yvelaze ufro ucnauri isaa, rom es<br />
adamianebi ase mWidrod dasaxlebulan aqaur unayofo miwebze. arqeologi ara var,
magram, Cemi azriT, aq meomar xalxs ar ucxovria, ufro mgonia, rom es iyo<br />
daCagruli tomi, romelic kmayofildeboda imiT, razedac uars ambobdnen sxvebi.<br />
magram yovelive amas araferi saerTo ara aqvs am midamoebSi Cems yofnasTan, da<br />
albaT sulac ar aris saintereso iseTi WeSmaritad praqtikuli adamianisaTvis,<br />
rogoric Tqven xarT. aqamde ar SemiZlia daviviwyo Tqveni gulgriloba<br />
sakiTxisadmi, mze trialebs dedamiwis garSemo Tu piriqiT, dedamiwa mzis garSemo.<br />
maS, gadavideT faqtebze, romelTac uSualo kavSiri aqvT ser henri baskervilTan.<br />
ukanaskneli ramdenime dRis ganmavlobaSi Tqven Cemgan ar migiRiaT araviTari<br />
cnoba im ubralo mizezebiT, rom mosaTxrobi araferi mqonda. magram Semdeg moxda<br />
erTi ucnauri ambavi, rasac Tavis droze SegatyobinebT, axla ki gavarkvioT sxva<br />
garemoebebi, romelTac arcTu ise mcire mniSvneloba aqvT Cveni saqmisaTvis.<br />
erTi am garemoebaTagani - friad arsebiTi, Tumca sulac ar momixsenebia Cems<br />
werilebSi - esaa katorReli, romelic WaobebSi imaleba. yvela safuZveli gvaqvs<br />
vivaraudoT, rom man miatova aqauroba. martoxela fermerTa sabednierod da<br />
sasixarulod. ori kviraa, rac gaiqca da mas Semdeg misi asaval-dasavali<br />
kaciSvilma ar icis. Zneli warmosadgenia, am xnis ganmavlobaSi aqaur WaobebSi<br />
adamians rogor unda earseba. marTalia, dasamali adgili bevria, yoveli qvis<br />
qoxi gamoadgeboda TavSesafrad, magram uWmelad xom ver gaZlebda! iqneb cxvrebs<br />
klavs da Wams, ara! katorReli udavod wavida am Waobebidan, amitomac Soreuli<br />
fermebis mcxovrebni axla damSvidebiT iZineben.<br />
Cven, oTxi janmrTeli, Ronieri vaJkaci, romlebic baskervil-holSi vcxovrobT, Tu<br />
gaWirda, valSi ar davrCebiT aravis, magram, gamogitydebiT: stepltonebze rom<br />
vfiqrob, mosveneba mekargeba. axlo mezoblebi maT ara hyavT, ase rom, raime<br />
daxmarebis imedi naklebad unda hqondeT. mosamsaxure qali, moxuci laqia, da da-<br />
Zma, - es ukanaskneli ki, etyoba, sulac araa Zalgulovani, - ai, meripit-hausis<br />
mTeli mosaxleoba. eseni sruliad umweoni aRmoCndebian am notinghileli<br />
mkvlelis winaSe, Tu maT saxlSi SeiWreba. me da henri Zlier vwuxdiT maTze da<br />
kidevac gvindoda, rom mejinibe perkinss Rameebi meripit-hausSi gaeTia, magram<br />
stepltonma amisi gagonebac ar isurva.<br />
saqme is aris, rom Cveni megobari baroneti Zlier interess amJRavnebs Cveni<br />
mSvenieri mezoblis mimarT. es arc aris gasakviri, radgan aseT cocxal adamians<br />
mowyeniloba awuxebs am miyruebul mxareSi, xolo es qali, unda simarTle iTqvas,<br />
momajadoebeli, mSvenieri arsebaa. aris masSi raRac egzotikuri sificxe, Tavisi<br />
sruliad gulgrili da TiTqos vnebadamcxrali Zmis sawinaaRmdegod. Tumca mis<br />
ZmaSic igrZnoba raRac dafaruli cecxli. yvelafridan Cans, rom daze erTob<br />
Zlieri zegavlena aqvs. ara erTxel damiWeria qaliSvilis mzera, roca Zmas<br />
Sehyurebs xolme da Tavis naTqvamze misi kveris dakvras elodeba. minda imedi<br />
mqondes, rom erTmaneTs Soris Tanxmoba aqvT. aseTi mSrali sxivi TvalebSi da<br />
aseTi Txeli, mokumuli bageebi xSirad mowmoben mtkice, SesaZloa mkacr xasiaTzec.<br />
yovel SemTxvevaSi, es naturalisti, saintereso tipia. Tqvens cnobismoyvareobas<br />
usaTuod aRZravda.<br />
stepltonma ser henri Camosvlis dResve inaxula. meore dRes ki wagviyvana iq,<br />
sadac moxda ambavi, dakavSirebuli uzneo hugoze arsebul legendasTan. ramdenime<br />
mili gaviareT Waobebis siRrmeSi da aRmovCndiT patara velze, iseT naRvliansa da<br />
duxWir adgilas, rom TavisTavad SeiZleboda aseTi legendis CasaxvisaTvis xeli<br />
Seewyo. viwro gasasvlelma or dafSvnil qvis svets Soris gaSlil mdeloze<br />
gagviyvana, moli Waobis balaxiT iyo dafaruli. SuaSi egdo ori uzarmazari lodi,<br />
romlebsac Tavebi wamwvetebuli hqondaT da romeliRac urCxulis gigantur dampal<br />
eSvebs mogvagonebdnen. aq yvelaferi zustad Seesatyviseba im scenis aRwerilobas,<br />
romelzedac es Zveli tragedia moxda. ser henri cnobismoyvareobiT ixedeboda<br />
aqeT-iqiT da sul ekiTxeboda stepltons, nuTu marTla gjeraT adamianTa saqmeebSi<br />
zebunebrivi Zalebis Carevis SesaZleblobiso. daudevari kilo hqonda, magram
vatyobdi, yovelive amas Zlier seriozulad ekideboda. stepltoni TavSekavebulad<br />
pasuxobda, bevr rames ar ambobda bolomde da aSkarad ufrTxildeboda<br />
axalgazrda baronetis grZnobebs. ramdenime msgavsi SemTxveva gviambo, roca esa Tu<br />
is gvari Taobidan Taobamde ganicdida raime ukeTuri Zalebis zegavlenas, da<br />
mTeli am moTxrobebis mosmenis Semdeg iseTi STabeWdileba dagvrCa, rom<br />
stepltons bevri sxva adgilobrivi mcxovrebis msgavsad swams legenda<br />
baskervilebis ZaRlze.<br />
ukan rom vbrundebodiT, sasauzmod meripit-hausSi SevuxvieT da ser henri mis<br />
stepltons maSin gaecno. pirvelsave gacnobaze gaitaca am qalma, da vgoneb, ar<br />
Sevcdebi, Tu vityvi, rom es ormxrivi grZnobaa. roca Sin vbrundebodiT, erTTavad<br />
im qaliSvilze laparakobda, da mas Semdeg ar gasula TiTqmis arc erTi dRe, rom<br />
ar vinaxuloT stepltonebi. dRes isini CvenTan sadiloben, xolo ser henri ukve<br />
momaval kviras maTTan wasvlaze laparakobs.<br />
erTi SexedviT stepltoni disaTvis ukeTes qmars verc inatrebda. miuxedavad amisa,<br />
ara erTxel SeminiSnavs, rom igi Subls ikravs, roca ser henri misi dis mimarT<br />
yuradRebas iCens. stepltoni, etyoba, Zlier mieCvia Tavis das, albaT martooba<br />
aSinebs, magram es xom egoizmis umaRlesi saxea! - xeli SeuSalo aseT brwyinvale<br />
wyvils - es xom danaSaulia? amis miuxedavad faqti faqtia - stepltons aSkarad<br />
ar surs, rom es megobroba gadaiqces siyvarulad, da, Cemi dakvirvebiT,<br />
yovelnairad cdilobs marto ar datovos isini. sxvaTa Soris, Tu saqme Zlier<br />
gatacebamde miva, mdgomareoba garTuldeba da maSin Tqveni darigebis Sesruleba,<br />
ser henris Tvals nu moacilebo, TiTqmis SeuZlebeli gaxdeba. xolo Tu mkacrad<br />
mivyvebi CemTvis mocemul brZanebas, TviTonve gansajeT, rogor Searyevs es aq Cems<br />
reputacias.<br />
am dReebSi, ufro zustad xuTSabaTs, CvenTan isauzma eqimma mortimerma. man<br />
`grZel dablobad~ wodebul yurRanSi gaTxrebis Sedegad ipova winaistoriuli<br />
adamianis Tavis qala, ramac auwereli sixaruli mohgvra. Tavisi saqmis meore aseT<br />
enTuziasts, vgoneb, verc ipoviT. sauzmis Semdeg movidnen stepltonebi, da ser<br />
he-nris TxovniT keTilma eqimma yvelani urTxelis xeivanSi wagviyvana imis<br />
saCveneblad, Tu rogor moxda yvelaferi im sabediswero Rames. es xeivani karga<br />
grZelia. sanaxavad pirquSi da Cabnelebuli. orive mxridan mWidro kedlad gasdevs<br />
SekreWili urTxelebis rigi da busnos viwro zolebi. mis boloSi dgas naxevrad<br />
dangreuli saCrdilobeli. swored SuaSi Waobebze gamavali WiSkaria. am WiSkarTan<br />
dacvivnula moxuci baskervilis sigaris ferfli. WiSkari xisaa, TeTrad SeRebili<br />
da urduliT daketili. mis iqiT gadaWimulia unapiro Waobebi. me gavixsene Tqveni<br />
Teoria aq momxdar ambebze da Sevecade warmomedgina, rogor moxda yovelive es.<br />
WiSkarTan mdgomma baskervilma SeniSna, rogor uaxlovdeboda Wabebidan raRac da<br />
ise SeeSinda am Cvenebisa, rom Tavgza dakarga, da manam garboda, vidre eldisa da<br />
daqanculobisagan mkvdari ar daeca. igi grZel, daburul xeivanSi garboda, magram<br />
ram an vin gaaqcia? romelime mecxvaris qofakma, romelic WaobebSi daZrwoda? Tu<br />
uzarmazari ZaRlis Savma, uxmo landma? an iqneb amaSi adamianis xeli urevia?<br />
iqneb fermkrTali, frTxili berimori naklebs laparakobs, vidre icis?<br />
gaurkvevlobis burusiTa da nisliTaa moculi yvelaferi da vfiqrob, danaSauli<br />
amis iqiT ifareba.<br />
mas Semdeg, rac ukanasknelad gwerdiT, movaxerxe kidev erTi aqauri mezoblis -<br />
defter-holis mkvidris - mister frenklendis gacnoba, romelic, samxreT mxareze,<br />
Cvengan oTxi milis daSorebiT cxovrobs. es WaRara, mwiTuri moxuci metad<br />
RvarZliania. mister frenklendi gadareulia britaneTis kanonmdeblobaze. mas<br />
mTeli qoneba yovelnair saCivrebze gauniavebia. sasamarTlo procesebs mxolod da<br />
mxolod sakuTari siamovnebisaTvis marTavs. xan mosarCelis rolSi gamodis, xan<br />
momCivanisa, da aseTi garToba, TviTonac mogexsenebaT, cota Zviri jdeba. ucbad<br />
TavSi mouva da Tavis mamulze gavlas akrZalavs - de, samrevlo sabWom
daamtkicos, rom es swori ar ariso. Semdeg sakuTari xeliT daamtvrevs vinmes<br />
WiSkars da ganacxadebs, aq adamis Jamidan saqveyno gza iyoo, - keTili inebos<br />
adgilis patronma da uCivlos sxvisi miwis sazRvrebis damrRvevs. zepirad icis<br />
Zveli saTemo samarTali da Tavis codnas zogjer mezobeli soflis - fernvorsis<br />
interesebisaTvis iyenebs, zogjer ki mis sawinaaRmdegod, ase rom, soflis<br />
mcxovrebni xan zeimiT daatareben quCebSi, xanac simbolurad wvaven koconze.<br />
amboben, rom axla mister frenklendi erTad awarmoebs Svid saCivars, romlebic<br />
ueWvelad STanTqaven misi qonebis darCenil nawils. amrigad igi dakargavs Sxamian<br />
nestars da sruliad uwyinar, mSvidobian moxucad iqceva. sxva mxriv es aris<br />
gulCvili, Tvinieri kaci da me mxolod imisaTvis vaxseneb, rom Tqvenve iTxovT<br />
Cemgan yvela mezoblis aRweras. axla mister frenklendma metad ucnauri<br />
TavSesaqcevi saqme ipova. rogorc astronom-moyvaruls, mas mSvenieri Wogriti aqvs<br />
da mTeli dReebi Tavisi saxlis saxuravidan Waobebs akvirdeba, im imediT, rom<br />
gaqceul katorRels ipovis. mister frenklends rom Tavisi jerac dauxarjavi<br />
energia marto am saqmisaTvis moexmarebina, yvelaferi saucxood iqneboda, magram<br />
dadis xmebi, TiTqos ganzraxuli aqvs pasuxisgebaSi misces eqimi mortimeri<br />
imisaTvis, rom viRacis saflavi gaTxara ise, rom axlo naTesavebis nebarTvac ar<br />
auRia. rogorc ukve xvdebiT, laparakia neoliTis adamianze, romlis Tavis qalac<br />
ipova eqimma grZeli dablobis yurRanis gaTxris dros. diax, mister frenklends<br />
erTgvari nairferovneba Seaqvs Cvens cxovrebaSi, rac axla haeriviT gvesaWiroeba.<br />
axla, roca SegatyobineT yvelaferi, rac SemeZlo - gaqceul katorRelze,<br />
stepltonebze, eqim mortimerze da mister frenklendze lefter-holidan,<br />
TqvenTvis yvelaze ufro sayuradRebo saganze gadavdivar da mogiyvebiT<br />
berimorebze, kerZod im ambebze, romlebic wuxelis RamiT moxda.<br />
daviwyeb im depeSidan, romelic londonidan gamovagzavneT im mizniT, rom<br />
davrwmunebuliyaviT, im dRes berimori adgilze iyo, Tu ara. Tqven ukve iciT Cemi<br />
saubris Sinaarsi fostis ufrosTan, saidanac gamoirkva, rom Tqvenma Semowmebam<br />
araferi ar mogvca da saWiro cnoba ver miviReT. es ambavi ser henris vuTxari,<br />
man misTvis Cveuli uSualobiT imwamsve daibara berimori da depeSis ambavi<br />
dawvrilebiT gamohkiTxa. berimorma Tqva, rom depeSa namdvilad gadasces.<br />
- bavSvma Tavisi xeliT CagabaraT? - hkiTxa ser henrim.<br />
berimorma gakvirvebiT Sexeda da erTi wuTi Cafiqrda.<br />
- ara, - Tqva man. - maSin sxvenze viyavi da depeSa colma gadmomca.<br />
- pasuxi Tqven dawereT?<br />
- ara, cols vuTxari, rogor unda daewera, isic Cavida sxvenidan da dawera.<br />
saRamos berimori TviTonve daubrunda am Temas.<br />
- ser henri, kargad ver gavige, risTvis mekiTxebodiT im depeSaze, - nuTu raime<br />
davaSave da Tqveni ndoba davkarge?<br />
ser henri Seecada berimori daerwmunebina, rom misdami keTilad iyo ganwyobili<br />
da sakmaod bevri Zveli nivTi aCuqa, radgan yvelaferi, rac londonSi SeiZina,<br />
ukve baskervil-holSi iyo Camotanili.<br />
Zalian damainteresa misis berimorma. am warmosadeg, pativsacem mandilosans<br />
puritanuli siwmindisaken midrekileba etyoba, arcTu brwyinvale Wkuisaa. erTi<br />
SexedviT Znelia ufro auRelvebeli arsebis warmodgena. magram Tqven ukve iciT,<br />
rom aq pirvelsave Rames gavigone mware qviTini, da mas Semdeg ara erTxel<br />
SeminiSnavs cremlis kvali mis saxeze. am qals RrRnis raRac mZime kaeSani.<br />
zogjer TavSi aseTi fiqri momdis: es SebRaluli sindisis qenjna xom ar arismeTqi?<br />
mere eWvi mepareba, rom berimori ojaxSi tirania. yovelTvis meCveneboda,<br />
rom es saeWvo piria, ucnauria, xolo wina Ramis movlenebma sabolood gaaZlieres<br />
Cemi eWvi.<br />
TumcaRa, TavisTavad es movlena arc ise mniSvnelovania. Tqven albaT gaxsovT, rom<br />
me fxizeli Zili vici, xolo aq, baskervil-holSi, sadac asi yuri unda gamovisxa,
gansakuTrebiT fxizlad mZinavs. guSin RamiT, ase or saaTze, Cemi oTaxis axlos<br />
frTxili nabijebis xma momesma. avdeqi, kari gavaRe da derefanSi gavixede. viRacis<br />
grZeli Savi Crdili davlande. es iyo Crdili adamianisa, romelic sanTliT<br />
xelSi Zlivs gasagoni nabijebiT mihyveboda derefans. fexSiSvela iyo, Sarvali ecva<br />
da Txeli perangi. mxolod saxis bundovani moxazuloba davinaxe, magram simaRlis<br />
mixedviT gavarkvie, rom berimori iyo. nela midioda, wynarad, da mis yovel<br />
moZraobaSi iyo raRac qurduli, daZabuli, sifrTxilis maniSnebeli.<br />
Cemi werilebidan ukve iciT, rom orive derefans galerea hkveTs, romelic hols<br />
gars evleba. davelode, vidre berimori Tvals miefareboda da mere mivyevi. roca<br />
galereaSi gavedi, ukve grZeli derefnis sul boloSi iyo gasuli, Semdeg erTerTi<br />
Ria oTaxis karSi Suqma ielva - maSasadame, im oTaxSi Sevida. unda giTxraT,<br />
rom es sacxovrebeli oTaxebi araa da maTSi avejic ki ar dgas, maSasadame,<br />
berimoris saqcieli sruliad amouxsneli xdeboda. oTaxSi Sesuli, etyoba, uZravad<br />
idga, radganac sanTlis ali ar irxeoda. rac SeiZleba uxmaurod gaviare derefani<br />
da oTaxSi SeviWvrite.<br />
berimori ganabuli idga fanjarasTan, TiTqos sarkmels zed mihkvriao, sanTelic<br />
zed minasTan mietana. profilSi davinaxe - daZabul molodinSi gaSeSebuli saxe,<br />
mzera WaobTa kunapeti sibnelisaTvis miepyro; ase iyureboda fanjridan ramdenime<br />
wuTis ganmavlobaSi. mere wynarad daikvnesa da mouTmeneli moZraobiT Caaqro<br />
sanTeli. maSinve davbrundi Cems oTaxSi da male gavigone imave frTxili nabijebis<br />
xma derefnidan. rulmoreuls didi xnis Semdeg momesma, rogor gadatrialda<br />
sadRac gasaRebi, magram saidan modioda es xma, ver gavarCie. ras niSnavs yovelive<br />
es, arc amis Tqma SemiZlia, magram am pirquS saxlSi xdeba raRac bneli saqmeebi,<br />
romelTa arss dResa Tu xval gavarkvevT. ar minda SegawuxoT amaze sakuTari<br />
TeoriebiT, radgan Cemgan iTxovdiT mxolod faqtebis Setyobinebas. dRes diliT me<br />
da ser henrim didxans vilaparakeT da SevimuSaveT moqmedebis gegma, romelic Cems<br />
Ramis dakvirvebebs emyareba. magram amaze Semdeg werilSi giambobT, radgan<br />
saqmisaTvis ase sjobia.<br />
Tavi |X<br />
eqim uotsonis meore angariSi<br />
baskervil-holi<br />
15 oqtomberi<br />
Zvirfaso holms!<br />
Tu Tqveni despani aq Camosvlis pirvel xanebSi ar ganebivrebdaT axali ambebiT,<br />
aRiareT, rom axla am xarvezs erTiorad anazRaurebs, radgan movlenebi swrafad<br />
misdeven erTimeores. Cemi ukanaskneli angariSi cariel oTaxSi fanjarasTan mdgar<br />
berimoris dramatuli aRweriT davasrule. mas Semdeg Sevkribe axal movlenaTa<br />
mTeli krialoani, rac ueWvelad gagaocebT. sul ar velodi, Tu saqmis viTareba<br />
ase Semotrialdeboda. ukanaskneli ori dRe-Ramis ganmavlobaSi mdgomareobas erTi<br />
mxriv sagrZnoblad moefina Suqi, meore mxriv - kidev ufro daixlarTa. magram<br />
jobs yovelive dawvrilebiT mogiTxroT, rom TviTonve SegeZloT gansja.<br />
Cemi Ramis Tavgadasavlis Semdeg, meore diliT, sauzmis win oTaxi davaTvaliere,<br />
RamiT berimori rom Sevida. fanjaras, romelSiac is daJinebiT ixedeboda, yvela<br />
sxva fanjrebTan SedarebiT aqvs erTi upiratesoba: aqedan yvelaze ufro<br />
TvalsaCinod iSleba mTeli Waobebis midamo. or xes Soris sivrceSi mTeli Waobi<br />
xelisguliviT moCans. sxva fanjrebidan ki TiTqmis veraferi dainaxeba. maSasadame,
erimorma es fanjara imisaTvis airCia, rom daenaxa vinme an rame torfis<br />
WaobebSi. Tumca, Rame bneli iyo da me ar vici, risi imedi hqonda. amitom azrad<br />
momivida: xom ar aris es raime sasiyvarulo intriga-meTqi? maSin yvelaferi<br />
gasagebi gaxdeba - sifrTxile, riTac berimori moqmedebs da misi colis tanjvac.<br />
aseTi garegnobis patrons Tavisuflad SeuZlia daatyvevos romelime sofleli<br />
qaliSvilis guli, ase rom, es varaudi arcTu usafuZvloa. maSin, oTaxSi rom<br />
davbrundi, xom karis gaRebis xma gavigone. albaT berimori saidumlo paemanidan<br />
dabrunda. aseTi azrebi yovel diliT mosvenebas mikargavdnen. SemdegisaTvis Cemi<br />
mosazreba SeiZleba usafuZvloc gamodges, magram amis miuxedavad, aucileblad<br />
mimaCnia maTi TqvenTvis Setyobineba.<br />
vidre berimoris moqmedebis motivebs meti Suqi moefineba, vgrZnob, metismetad<br />
did pasuxismgeblobas aviRebdi Cems Tavze, Tu imRamindel ambebze arafers<br />
mogwerdiT. sauzmis Semdeg me da baroneti kabinetSi SevediT da mas yovelive<br />
vuambe. Cemi molodinis sawinaaRmdegod, amas ser henri sakmaod gulgrilad Sexvda.<br />
- me vici, rom berimori RamRamobiT daseirnobs, da didi xania vemzadebi masTan<br />
mosalaparakeblad, - Tqva man mSvidad. - ara erTxel gamigonia misi nabijis xma<br />
derefanSi, daaxloebiT imave saaTebSi, roca Tqven ambobT.<br />
- iqneba yovel Rame midis im fanjarasTan?<br />
- SeiZleba. xolo Tu asea, unda davzveroT da gavigoT ras akeTebs iq.<br />
sainteresoa, rogor moiqceoda am SemTxvevaSi Tqveni megobari holmsi?<br />
- darwmunebuli var, isic amasve gaakeTebda, - vupasuxe me. - Cumad gaedevneboda<br />
da gaigebda, ras saqmianobda berimori oTaxSi fanjarasTan.<br />
- maSin modiT. es erTad gavakeToT.<br />
- ase xom gagvigebs!<br />
- vera. berimors cota yurs aklia, esec ar iyos, riski xom unda gavwioT. CemTan<br />
davelodoT oTaxSi da mere ukan mivyveT.<br />
- ser henrim siamovnebisagan xelebi daisrisa, albaT imiT gaxarebulma, rom raRac<br />
nairferovneba mainc SegveZlo Segvetana Cvens mosawyen cxovrebaSi.<br />
baronetma ukve moaswro molaparakeba im xuroTmoZRvarTan, romelmac ser<br />
CarlzisaTvis axali mSeneblobis gegma moamzada, londonidan menarde moiwvia, ase<br />
rom mokle xanSi aq mosalodnelia didi cvlilebebi. plimutidan Camovidnen<br />
dekoratorebi da meavejeebi. yvelafridan Cans, rom Cveni megobari farTo<br />
nabijebiT midis win da ar dazogavs arc Sromas, arc fuls, raTa Tavisi gvaris<br />
odindeli dideba aRadginos. roca saxls axleburad moawyobs, baronets colis<br />
SerTvaRa dasWirdeba da suraTic dasrulebuli iqneba. Cven Soris rom iTqvas,<br />
yvela safuZveli gvaqvs vifiqroT, rom am saqmis mogvareba ar gaWirdeba, radgan<br />
ser henri isea gatacebuli momajadoebeli mis stepltoniT, rom meti aRar<br />
SeiZleba. Tumca romani arc ise iolad viTardeba, rogori molodinic msgavs<br />
garemoebaSi SeiZleboda gvqonoda. magaliTad, dRes maT urTierTobas odnav<br />
SesamCnevi bzari daetyo, ramac Cveni megobari Zlier gaaoca da Seawuxa.<br />
berimorze saubris Semdeg ser henrim qudi moixada da sadRac wasasvlelad<br />
gaemzada. mec, ra Tqma unda, igive gavakeTe.<br />
- CemTan modixarT, uotson? - mkiTxa da raRac ucnaurad Semomxeda.<br />
- es damokidebulia imaze, saiT midixarT. Tu WaobebSi - ki, - vupasuxe me.<br />
- WaobebSi.<br />
- xom iciT, ra gankargulebebi maqvs miRebuli? ar minda xeli SegiSaloT, magram<br />
holmss CemTvis Tqveni marto datovebis ufleba ar moucia, metadre WaobebSi. es<br />
TviTonac Zalian kargad iciT.<br />
ser henrim keTili RimiliT damkra xeli mxarze.<br />
- Zvirfaso megobaro, - miTxra man, - mTeli Tavisi gamWriaxobisa da sazrianobis<br />
miuxedavad holmss ar SeeZlo winaswar dawvrilebiT gamoecno, rogor
warimarTeboda aq Cemi cxovreba. gamigeT? sxva vinmesi ra mogaxsenoT da Tqven ki<br />
ara mgonia, xeli SemiSaloT. gemudarebiT, gamiSviT marto.<br />
TviTonve gansajeT, ra mdgomareobaSi aRmovCndebodi. davibeni, aRar vicodi, ra<br />
meqna, ra meTqva, amasobaSi ki ser henrim aiRo Tavisi joxi da wavida.<br />
magram sakmarisi iyo cota mosazreba da ukve sindisis qenjna vigrZeni - ratom<br />
davrTe neba uCemod wasuliyo! erTic vnaxoT, londons Camosvlis Semdeg<br />
iZulebuli gavxde vaRiaro Tqvens winaSe, rom Cemma uyuradRebobam ubedurebamde<br />
migviyvana? marto amis gafiqrebazec ki cecxli momekida. jer kidev ar iyo gvian,<br />
SeiZleboda davweodi da mec maSinve meripit- hausisaken gaveSure.<br />
swrafad mivyvebodi gzas, ser henris ver vxedavdi. ramdenime wuTSi mivaRwie im<br />
adgils, sadac WaobebSi mimavali biliki iwyeba. aq amorCeuli gzis sisworem<br />
damaeWva da gorakze avedi, saidanac Waobi xelisguliviT Canda. es swored is<br />
gorakia, sadac erT dros qvis samtexlo iyo. iqidan maSinve davinaxe baroneti. igi<br />
Cemgan meoTxedi milis daSorebiT biliks mihyveboda, gverdiT ki mis stepltoni<br />
misdevda. aSkarad Canda, winaswar iyvnen SeTanxmebulni da dRevandeli Sexvedra<br />
SemTxveviTi ar yofila. saubriT garTulni Zalian nela midiodnen. mis<br />
stepltonis Jestikulaciidan Canda, rom cdilobda raRacaSi daerwmunebina ser<br />
henri, romelic yuradRebiT usmenda da drogamoSvebiT uaris niSnad Tavs aqnevda.<br />
lodebs Soris videqi da ar vicodi, ra gzas davdgomodi. rom davweodi da es<br />
intimuri saubari Semewyvetinebina, uazroba iqneboda. magram Cemi movaleoba xom<br />
isaa, rom erTi wamiTac ar davtovo umeTvalyurod ser henri. megobris zverva -<br />
Zalian arasaxarbielo saqmea. magram sxva gamosavali ar iyo da mec ganvagrZe Cemi<br />
dakvirveba gorakis mwvervalidan, im ganzraxviT, rom Semdeg sindisis<br />
dasamSvideblad yvelafers ser henris vuambobdi. marTalia, raime safrTxeSi rom<br />
Cavardniliyo, verafers davexmarebodi, radgan metismetad Sors viyavi, magram<br />
TviTonve dameTanxmebiT - aq saqme arCevanze ar iyo.<br />
ramdenime nabiji rom gaiares, saubriT gatacebuli ser henri da qaliSvili<br />
SeCerdnen, da aq uecrad CemTvis naTeli gaxda, rom me ara var maTi Sexvedris<br />
erTaderTi mowme. lodebs Soris raRac mwvanem gaielva. ufro dakvirvebiT Sevxede<br />
da davrwmundi, rom es iyo joxze wamocmuli mwvane naWeri, joxi ki bilikze<br />
momaval kacs eWira. es iyo stepltoni, peplebis dasaWeri badiT. igi Cemze bevrad<br />
axlos iyo maTTan da gezic pirdapir maTken hqonda aRebuli. im wuTas ser henri<br />
mis stepltons gadaexvia, magram qali mibrunda, xelidan gasxltomas Seecada. kaci<br />
misken daixara, qalma saxe moarida... uecrad erTmaneTs moswydnen da ukan miixedes.<br />
maTi SeSfoTebis mizezi gaxldaT stepltoni, romelic mTeli ZaliT maTken<br />
gamorboda, da Tan sulelurad aqnevda peplebis saWer bades. igi sasowarkveTiT<br />
iqnevda xelebs da roca Seyvarebulebs gausworda, saSinlad aRelvebuli awrialda,<br />
ver gavige, ras niSnavda yovelive es, magram Cemi azriT, stepltoni raRacaSi<br />
brals sdebda ser henris, is ki Tavs imarTlebda da TandaTan moTminebidan<br />
gamodioda. qaliSvili iqve idga da qedmaRlurad dumda. bolos, stepltoni<br />
mkveTrad mobrunda, mbrZaneblurad dauqnia xeli das da imanac jer gaubedavad<br />
Sexeda ser henris, mere ki usityvod gahyva Zmas. stepltoni xelebs ise iqnevda,<br />
rom etyoboda, naturalistis risxva dasac ar ascda. baronetma maT mzera gaayola,<br />
Semdeg ki Tavi Cahkida da wynari nabijiT ukan gamobrunda.<br />
Cems Tvalwin gaTamaSebuli scenidan veraferi gavige, Zalian Semrcxva, rom aseTi<br />
suraTis mowme Seviqeni. sxva araferi damrCenoda, garda imisa, rom gorakidan<br />
Camerbina da baronets gzaSi Sevxvedrodi. gajavrebisagan saxe gaswiTleboda, warbi<br />
Seekra, Canda, aRar icoda, rogor moqceuliyo, ra eqna.<br />
- hellou, uotson! saidan, ra qarma mogitanaT? nuTu mainc gamohyeviT Cems<br />
kvals?<br />
yvelafris axsna momixda: rogor vigrZeni, rom ar SemeZlo misi marto gaSveba,<br />
rogor wavedi mis kvalze, rogor gavxdi maTi Sexvedris mowme. ser henrim
Tvalebi daakvesa, magram Cemma gulaxdilobam far-xmali daayrevina, da marTalia,<br />
mxiarulad ara, magram mainc gaicina.<br />
- ho, aseT udabnoSi megona SeiZleboda ganmartoebis imedi mqonoda, magram ar<br />
gamovida! TiTqos yvelani SeTanxmdnen imis cqeriT damtkbariyvnen, Tu rogor<br />
vearSiyebodi qaliSvils. arSiyoba ki sakmaod marcxiani gamomivida. sad iyaviT<br />
Casafrebuli?<br />
- ai, im gorakze.<br />
- ese igi, qandaraze. misi Zma ki pirvel rigebSi moewyo. naxeT, rogor dagvesxa<br />
Tavs?<br />
- vnaxe.<br />
- arasodes gifiqriaT, rom eg stepltoni sruli Wkuisa ar aris?<br />
- ara, ar mifiqria.<br />
- arc me. dRevandel dRemde stepltons yvelaze ufro normalur adamianad<br />
vTvlidi, axla ki ver gamigia, vis unda Caacvas kacma damamSvidebeli perangi -<br />
imas Tu me. nuTu ase uxeiro var? uotson, mipasuxeT, ra miSlis xels, rom kargi<br />
qmari viyo im qalisa, romelic miyvars?<br />
- me Tu mkiTxavT, araferi ar giSliT.<br />
- Cems sazogadoebriv mdgomareobas ver daiwunebs, maSasadame, mizezi TviT CemSia<br />
saZiebeli. ra aqvs stepltons Cemi sawinaaRmdego? Cems sicocxleSi adamianisaTvis<br />
ziani ar mimiyenebia. am kacs ki ar unda Tavis das gamakaros.<br />
- ase Tqva?<br />
- diax, da kidev daumata raRac-raRaceebi. iciT, uotson, me es qali sul<br />
ramdenime kviris win gavicani, magram pirveli SexvedrisTanave cxadi gaxda, rom<br />
igi CemTvisaa Seqmnili da masac... masac... TviTonac kargad grZnobda Tavs CemTan,<br />
SemiZlia davifico! qalis Tvalebi sityvebze ukeT metyveleben. magram is Cveni<br />
daaxloebis winaaRmdegi iyo, me mxolod dRes momeca masTan calke molaparakebis<br />
SesaZlebloba. qali siamovnebiT daTanxmda am Sexvedraze, magram rogor fiqrobT,<br />
risTvis? rom Cvens siyvarulze gvelaparakna? ara, misi neba rom yofiliyo,<br />
maiZulebda amaze gavCumebuliyavi. enaze erTi ram akeria: aq saSiSiao, da manamde<br />
ver davmSviddebi, vidre ar waxval baskervil-holidano. me vuTxari, rom masTan<br />
Sexvedris Semdeg aqedan wamsvleli ara var, xolo Tu es aucilebelia, TviTonac<br />
CemTan unda wamovides. erTi sityviT, winadadeba miveci, magram pasuxis gacemac ver<br />
moaswro, ise dagvacxra Tavs misi SeSlili Zma. brazisagan erTianad<br />
gafiTrebuliyo, misi uferuli Tvalebi ki pirdapir cecxls afrqvevdnen. risi<br />
ufleba miveci Tavs! rogor vbedav Cavacivde da saSveli ar mivce qals Cemi<br />
arSiyobiT, amiT xom Tavs vazizReb. iqneba mgonia, rom baronets yvelaferi<br />
epatieba? misi Zma rom ar yofiliyo, vuCvenebdi seirs! magram isRa vuTxari, rom<br />
araferi samarcxvino Cems grZnobebSi ar aris da imedi maqvs, odesme meqneba<br />
pativi, vuwodo mis stepltons Cemi coli-meTqi. magram aman ar miSvela da bolos<br />
mec gamovedi moTminebidan, gavcxardi, Tumca Tavis Sekaveba mmarTebda, radgan Cems<br />
gverdiT qaliSvili idga. amis Semdeg stepltoni, Tavisi dis TanxlebiT wavida, me<br />
ki davrCi marto, rogorc naxeT, sruliad gaurkvevel mdgomareobaSi. axla,<br />
uotson, amixseniT, ras niSnavs yovelive es, da saukunod davimaxsovreb Tqvens<br />
samsaxurs!<br />
Tavi vitexe, xan ase vifiqre, xan ise, magram mTelma am ambavma mec aranakleb<br />
sagonebelSi Camagdo. Cveni megobris tituli, misi simdidre, axalgazrdoba,<br />
xasiaTi, garegnoba - yvelaferi mis sasargeblod laparakobs, da me ar vici ra am<br />
kacze cudi da urigo, garda erTi bneli bediswerisa, rac marTla tvirTad awevs<br />
mis gvars.<br />
diax! ucnauria, rom ser henris winadadeba uaryofilia ase uxeSad, da qaliSvilis<br />
survilis gauTvaliwineblad. ucnauria isic, rom TviT qaliSvili yovelive amas ase<br />
gulgrilad Sexvda. Tumca Cveni eWvebi imave saRamos gafanta stepltonma. movida,
uxeSobisaTvis bodiSi moixada, didxans saubrobda ser henrisTan mis kabinetSi da<br />
ise iqceoda, TiTqos kamaTi arc mosvlodaT. momavali paraskevisTvis ki meripithausSi<br />
sadilad dagvpatiJa.<br />
- me jer ara var darwmunebuli, rom eg kaci sruli Wkuisaa, - Tqva ser henrim.<br />
- axlac Tvalwin midgas imave saxiT, diliT rom Tavs dagvesxa. magram marTali<br />
unda iTqvas, bodiSi amomwuravi iyo, ver daiwunebdi.<br />
- rogor axsna Tavisi gacxareba?<br />
- Tqva, rom mis stepltoni misTvis yvelaferia. es gasagebia, da me Zalian<br />
mixaria, rom icis Tavisi dis fasi. mTeli sicocxle erTad gautarebiaT, masTan<br />
ganSorebis fiqric ki Tavzars scems. aqade Tavi ise eWira, TiTqos ver xvdeboda<br />
Cems grZnobebs Tavisi dis mimarT, magram roca sakuTari TvaliT naxa da<br />
darwmunda, rom SeiZleba samudamod wavarTva, marto amis gafiqrebazec ki Tavi<br />
veRar Seikava. Zalian nanobs Tavis saqciels da aRiarebs, rom egoisturi da<br />
suleluria misi mxriT imis fiqri, TiTqos SeiZleba Tavis gverdiT SeinarCunos<br />
iseTi lamazi qali, rogoric mis stepltonia. Tu masTan ganSoreba garduvalia,<br />
barem ganmaSorebeli Sen iyavi, Cveni mezobelio. asea Tu ise, misTvis es didi<br />
dartymaa, da advilad ver Seegueba am ambavs. ase miTxra: Tu dampirdiT, rom<br />
uaxloesi sami Tvis ganmavlobaSi Tqvens siyvarulze aras ityviT da Cems dasTan<br />
marto megobrobiT dakmayofildebiT, xels aRar SegiSliTo. davpirdi da saqme amiT<br />
damTavrda.<br />
rogorc xedavT, erTi Cveni patara saidumlo amoixsna. xolo fexiT im WanWrobis<br />
fskeri mosinjva, romelSiac vfarTxalebT, saxumaro saqme ar gaxlavT. axla<br />
CvenTvis cnobilia, ratom ekideboda ase mtrulad stepltoni Tavis dis<br />
Tayvanismcemels da iseT sasurvel sasiZos, rogoricaa ser henri.<br />
axla ki gavyveT kvals meore Zafisa, romlis erTi bolo am rTul gorgalSi<br />
rogorc iqna vipove. minda giamboT Ramis saidumlo qviTinze, misis berimoris<br />
namtiralev saxeze da laqiis gamoucnob mogzaurobaze im fanjrisaken, romelic<br />
Waobebs gadascqeris. momiloceT, Zvirfaso holms, da TqviT, rom Tqveni TanaSemwe<br />
buzebs ar ylapavs. ndoba Cemdami, rac imaSi gamoixata, rom aq gamomagzavneT,<br />
savsebiT gamarTlebulia. es morigi amocana rom gamogvecno, sul erTi Rame<br />
dagvWirda.<br />
me vTqvi `erTi Rame~, magram namdvilad ufro swori iqneboda meTqva `ori Rame~,<br />
radgan pirvel Rames veraferi gamovarkvieT. me da ser henri TiTqmis dilamde<br />
visxediT oTaxSi, magram garda saaTis rekvisa, kibeze araferi gagvigonia. es<br />
momqancveli sifxizle imiT dasrulda, rom ser henris da Tqvens morCil msaxurs<br />
orTaves CaeZinaT TavianT savarZlebSi. marTalia, am marcxma ver SegvaSina,<br />
gadavwyviteT xelaxla gvecada bedi. momdevno Rames patruqs davuwieT da visxediT<br />
sruliad uxmaurod, Tan papiross papirosze veweodiT. dro araCveulebrivad nela<br />
miizlazneboda, magram gvamxnevebda igive azarti, romliTac monadire moTminebiT<br />
elodeba xafangTan nadiris misvlas, dahkra pirvelma, orma, da ukve vkargavdiT<br />
imeds, roca uecrad daRliloba sadRac gaqra - me da ser henri orTave<br />
erTdroulad gavimarTeT welSi. derefnidan iatakis Wriali moisma, qurduli nabiji<br />
Cvens oTaxs uaxlovdeboda, mere Cagviara da TandaTan sadRac Sors miwyda.<br />
baronetma uxmaurod gaaRo kari. nadirs mivyeviT, mas ukve moeswro talanis gavla.<br />
derefanSi sruli sibnele sufevda. yovelnairi sifrTxilis dacviT mivediT uSores<br />
frTamde, iq ki Cvens Tvalwin gaielva maRali Savwvera kacis figuram, romelic<br />
mxrebSi moxriliyo da fexis wverebs Zlivs akarebda iataks. nacnob karSi<br />
gauCinarda, sanTelma wamiT gaanaTa iqauroba da Semdeg bnel derefanSi mxolod<br />
wvrili moyviTalo sxivi darCa. frTxilad vuaxlovdebodiT am sxivs, winaswar<br />
guldasmiT vsinjavdiT yovel ficars, vidre fexs davadgamdiT. fexSiSveli viyaviT,<br />
magram Zveli iatakis ficrebi ise WraWunobdnen yovel mikarebaze, TiTqos<br />
kvnesiano. Cemi azriT, ar SeiZleboda es xmauri ar gaegona kacs, magram Cvenda
edad berimors marTlac yurs aklda, amas garda, metismetad garTuli iyo Tavisi<br />
saqmiT. bolos mivaRwieT karamde da oTaxSi SeviWvriteT. laqias sanTeli eWira,<br />
sarkmelTan idga da saxiT minas mihkvroda. iseve, rogorc ori Ramis win vixile.<br />
winaswar Sedgenili samoqmedo gegma ara gvqonda, magram baroneti adamianTa im<br />
kategorias ekuTvnis, romelTac uecari gadamwyveti moqmedeba yvelaze ufro<br />
bunebrivad miaCniaT. igi Tamamad Sevida oTaxSi. berimori naxtomiT mosclida<br />
fanjaras, sul Zlivs iTqvamda da mkvdariviT gafiTrebuli, mTeli sxeuliT<br />
akankalebuli dadga Cven win. TvalebSi elda Casdgomoda. SeSinebuli<br />
gvacqerdeboda xan me, xan ser he-nris.<br />
- berimor, ras akeTebT aq?<br />
- arafers, ser, - mRelvarebisagan enas Zlivs ibrunebda. xelSi sanTeli<br />
ucaxcaxebda da uswormasworo Crdilebi kedlebsa da Werze daliclicebdnen. -<br />
fanjara, ser... me yovel Rame vamowmeb xolme, yvelaferi daketilia Tu ara.<br />
- meore sarTulzec ki?<br />
- diax, ser, mTel saxlSi.<br />
- momismineT, berimor, - mkacrad Tqva ser henrim. - Cven gadavwyviteT gavigoT<br />
Tqvengan simarTle. ase rom, rac ufro male aRiarebT yovelives, miT ukeTesi<br />
iqneba. aba! kmara Tavis mokatuneba! aq ra gindaT?<br />
laqiam umweod Semogvxeda da sruliad dabneulma xelebi mokumSa.<br />
- cuds arafers vakeTebdi, ser. fanjarasTan mxolod sanTeli meWira.<br />
- risTvis geWiraT sanTeli, vis unaTebdiT?<br />
- amas nu mkiTxavT, ser henri... nu mkiTxavT! geficebiT, es Cemi saidumlo ar<br />
aris, ser, da me ar SemiZlia misi gacema. marto me rom mexebodes, arafers<br />
dagimalavdiT.<br />
uecrad TavSi moulodnelma azrma gamielva da aviRe sanTeli, romelic berimors<br />
fanjris rafaze darCenoda.<br />
- es albaT pirobiTi niSania. vnaxoT, iqneba raime pasuxi, Tu ara.<br />
sanTeli zed minasTan mivitane, iseve rogor berimori akeTebda. da Ramis ukuneT<br />
wyvdiadSi gavixede. mTvare Rrublebs iyo mofarebuli, da pirvel wams SevniSne<br />
mxolod xeebis rigi, rac Waobis muq zedapirs Crdilavda. uecrad gamarjvebis<br />
wamoZaxili aRmomxda, roca fanjris Sav kvadratSi davinaxe Ramis wyvdiadSi mokiafe<br />
patara yviTeli wertili.<br />
- ager, naxeT!<br />
- ara, ara, ser... - wailuRluRa laqiam. - garwmunebT, ser...<br />
- sanTeli marjvniv gadaitaneT, uotson! - SesZaxa baronetma. - xedavT? iqac<br />
gadainacvla cecxlma. aba, armzadav, Sen isev jiutob? es xom niSania! aRiare: vin<br />
aris Seni Tanamzraxveli da ras apirebT?<br />
laqiam aSkarad gamomwvevi mzera esrola.<br />
- es Cemi saqmea, Tqven is ar gexebaT. me arafers ar vityvi.<br />
- maSin SegiZlia Tavi daTxovnilad CaTvaloT.<br />
- mesmis, ser. Cans, araferi gaewyoba.<br />
- Tavlafdasxmuls gagiSvebT! grcxvenodeT! Cveni winaprebi as welze met xans<br />
cxovrobdnen erT WerqveS, Tqven ki raRac SeTqmulebas awyobT Cems winaaRmdeg.<br />
- ara, ara, ser! Tqvens winaaRmdeg ara!<br />
es sityvebi warmoTqva qalis xmam. movixedeT. karebSi idga sikvdiliviT<br />
fermixdili misis berimori, romelic ferwasulobiT qmars ar Camouvardeboda. mis<br />
saxeze aRbeWdili SiSi rom ara, es zonzroxi dedakaci perangisa da Salis amara<br />
friad komikur STabeWdilebas moaxdenda.<br />
- Cven dagviTxoves, eliza. ai, riT damTavrda yvelaferi, wadi, Caalage nivTebi, -<br />
uTxra berimorma.<br />
- jon, jon, sadamde migiyvane! es sul Cemi bralia, ser henri, mxolod Cemi<br />
gulisTvis daTanxmda amaze... mxolod Cemi gulisaTvis!
- bolos da bolos miTxariT, ra xdeba!<br />
- rom ar davexmaroT, Cemi ubeduri Zma WaobebSi SimSilisagan daiRupeba. xom ver<br />
davuSvebT, rom is daiRupos Cvens karze. joni niSans aZlevs, rom saWmeli mzadaa,<br />
is ki gviCvenebs, sad mivitanoT.<br />
- maS, Tqveni Zmaa is...<br />
- ...gaqceuli katorReli, ser... kacis mkvleli seldeni.<br />
- sruli simarTlea, ser, - daumowma berimorma. - aki mogaxseneT, sxvis<br />
saidumlos ver vityvi-meTqi, axla ki TviTonve gaigoneT da iciT, rom Tqven<br />
winaaRmdeg arafris mowyobas ar vapirebT.<br />
ai, rogor amoixsna am sanTlebis saidumloeba da Ramis mogzaurobaTa Tavsatexi<br />
gamocana! me da ser<br />
henri gancvifrebuli SevcqerodiT misis<br />
berimors. nuTu es flegmaturi pativcemuli qalic imave sisxlisa iyo, romelic<br />
Cveni qveynisaTvis yvelaze ufro saSiS damnaSavis ZarRvebSi Cqefda?<br />
- diax, ser. Cemi qalwulobis gvari seldenia. katorReli ki Cemi umcrosi Zmaa.<br />
bavSvobidanve gavanebivreT, yvelafris nebas vaZlevdiT, TiTqos misTvis yvelaferi<br />
dasaSvebi iyo, TiTqos qveyniereba mxolod misi gulisaTvis iyo Seqmnili. Semdeg<br />
gaizarda, moxvda cud amxanagebSi da TiTqos qaji Causaxldao sulSi. man gadaiyola<br />
dedaCemi da talaxSi amosvara Cveni saxeli. rac dro gadis, sul uares da uares<br />
danaSauls sCadis. ram ixsna saxrCobelisgan? mxolod RvTis wyalobam. magram<br />
CemTvis, ser, is iseTive TmaxuWuWa biWunaa, romelTanac vTamaSobdi, da romelsac,<br />
rogorc ufrosi da, mzrunvelad vadeqi. amitomac gamoiqca cixidan - Cven aq<br />
vegulebodiT da icoda, daxmarebaze uars ver vetyodiT. roca aq RamiT<br />
molaslasda, daRlili da mSieri da mdevari ki kvaldakaval mosdevda, raRas<br />
vizamdiT? SemovuSviT, davapureT, yvelaferSi davexmareT, rac SegveZlo. mere is<br />
iyo, Tqven moxvediT, da isev WaobebSi yofna amjobina, vidre oromtriali miwydeba.<br />
asea axlac, icdis da dResac iq imaleba. Cven ki yovel Rame vamowmebT, xom ar<br />
wavida, vunaTebT fanjaraSi, xolo roca sapasuxo niSans gvaZlevs, Cems qmars<br />
miaqvs daniSnul adgilze puri da xorci. sul imas vfiqrobT, wavidodao, magram<br />
vidre iq aris, bedis amara ver mivatovebT. me morwmune qali var da tyuilebs<br />
ar movyvebi. Tu amaSi aris cudi ram, Cemi qmari arafer SuaSia: amas mxolod Cemi<br />
gulisaTvis akeTebs.<br />
iseTi grZnobiT laparakobda, ar SeiZleboda misTvis ar dagejerebinaT.<br />
- es marTalia, berimor?<br />
- diax, ser henri, WeSmariteba gaxlavT.<br />
- ra gaewyoba, colisadmi erTgulebisaTvis ver gagkicxavT. daiviwyeT is, rac<br />
giTxariT. wadiT Tqvens oTaxSi, diliT ki yvelafers ganvsjiT, rogorc saWiroa.<br />
roca wavidnen, isev gavixedeT fanjaraSi. ser henrim mTlianad gamoaRo sarkmeli<br />
da saxeSi gveca Ramis civi niavi. Sors, sibneleSi jer kidev kiafobda patara<br />
cecxli.<br />
- mikvirs, rogor ar eSinia! - Tqva ser henrim.<br />
- etyoba, mxolod aqedan Cans.<br />
- SeiZleba. Tqveni azriT, sad unda iyos?<br />
- sadme granitis svetebTan.<br />
- ase, or milze, ara?<br />
- amdenic ar iqneba.<br />
- ho, raki berimors saWmeli dahqonda, maS, Sors ar yofila. axla elis, rodis<br />
mivlen mis niSanze. uotson, waval da Sevipyrob im aramzadas.<br />
mec imave azrma gamielva. berimorebma xom Tanamzraxvelebad ar gagvixades. Cven<br />
vaiZuleT gaecaT TavianTi saidumlo. is kaci saSiSi iyo sazogadoebisaTvis. amnairi<br />
adamianisa arc Sebraleba SeiZleba, arc gamarTleba. SemTxveviT unda gvesargebla<br />
da iseT adgilas dagvebrunebina, saidanac zianis motana aRar SeeZleboda.<br />
winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi Cveni daudevroba iqneb sxvebs Zvirad dasjdomodaT, -
magaliTad, stepltonebs, romelTac yovelRame elodaT Tavdasxmis saSiSroeba.<br />
albaT es azri aqezebda ser henrisac, roca aseTi gabeduli nabijis gadadgma<br />
gadawyvita.<br />
- mec TqvenTan wamoval.<br />
- maSin revolveri aiReT da fexsacmeli CaicviT. unda viCqaroT, Torem Suqs<br />
Caaqrobs da daimaleba.<br />
xuTi wuTi ar gasula, rom mTeli siswrafiT mivyvebodiT xeivans, usityvod<br />
vusmendiT Semodgomis qaris erTferovan Rmuils da xmeli foTlebis Srials.<br />
haerSi sidamplisa da sinestis suni idga. mTvare mxolod drodadro gamoCndeboda<br />
xolme Rrublebidan, romlebic zolad mihyvebodnen cis TaRs, xolo roca Waobze<br />
gavediT, wvrili wvima wamovida. yviTeli cecxli isev ise kiafobda win.<br />
- Tqven wamoiReT rame? - vkiTxe henris.<br />
- ki, Solti.<br />
- rac SeiZleba swrafad vimoqmedoT, rom gons mosvlis dro ar darCes da<br />
winaaRmdegobis gaweva ver moaswros. - aki amboben, Tavze xelaRebuli kaciao. Tavs<br />
moulodnelad unda wavadgeT.<br />
- uotson! - uecrad wamoiwyo baronetma. - netav ras ityoda amaze holmsi?<br />
gaxsovT? `RamiT, ros qveynad batonoben qvesknelis Zalni...~<br />
da TiTqos misi sityvebis pasuxad, sadRac Sors, WaobTa pirquS sivrceSi, is ucnauri<br />
xma gaisma, ramac ase gamaoca ramdenime dRis win grimpenis WanWrobSi. qars jer<br />
yru Rrena mohyva, mere Rmuili, romelic bolos TandaTan naRvlian ymuilSi<br />
gadaizarda. igive veluri, mrisxane xmebi ganmeorda erTimeoris miyolebiT da<br />
zardamcemmma bgeram aavso haeri. baronetma saxeloSi Camavlo xeli, da me<br />
wyvdiadSic ki SevniSne, ra mkvdris feri edo saxeze.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo, uotson, es ra aris?<br />
- ar vici. amboben, rom aseTi xmebi iSviaTi ar aris am WaobebSi. me ukve<br />
momismenia es ymuili.<br />
xma isev Sewyda. sruli siwynare Camovarda. videqiT, vusmendiT yurdacqvetilni,<br />
daZabulni, magram metad aRarafers daurRvevia WaobebSi gamefebuli mdumareba.<br />
- uotson, - Tqva baronetma, - es ZaRlis ymuili iyo.<br />
sisxli gameyina ZarRvebSi, radgan ser henris xma SiSma gabzara.<br />
- ras amboben am xmebze? - ikiTxa man.<br />
- vin?<br />
- aqauri mcxovreblebi.<br />
- eseni xom sruliad umecari xalxia! gana sul erTi ar aris, ras amboben<br />
aqaurebi?<br />
- uotson, miTxariT, ras laparakoben amaze?<br />
erTi wuTiT Sevyoymandi, magram kiTxva ise iyo dasmuli, rom gverdis avla aRar<br />
SemeZlo.<br />
- amboben, baskervilebis ZaRliao.<br />
ser henrim amoigmina.<br />
- diax, ase ymuili mxolod ZaRls SeuZlia, - Tqva didi xnis dumilis Semdeg. -<br />
magram is Sorsaa. WanWrobis iqiTa mxares.<br />
- ra mogaxsenoT, ver gavige, sad ymuoda?<br />
- qarma moitana. grimpenis WanWrobi sadRaa? iqiT?<br />
- diax.<br />
- xmac iqidan modioda. geyofaT, uotson! aki TviTonve TqviT, rom ZaRli ymuoda.<br />
me xom bavSvi ara var. miTxariT simarTle, nu geSiniaT.<br />
- maSin CemTan erTad stepltoni iyo da Tqva, romeliRac frinveli iZaxis aseo.<br />
- ara, es ZaRliao. RmerTo Cemo! nuTu mTel am arakebSi aris Tundac simarTlis<br />
natamali? nuTu marTla uCinari safrTxe memuqreba? Tqven rogor fiqrobT,<br />
uotson?
- ara, ara!<br />
- aseT sisuleleebze sicili londonSi advili saqmea, magram sul sxvaa bnel<br />
WaobebSi am ymuilis gagoneba. mere, biZaCemi? mis gvamTan xom ZaRlis kvali naxes?<br />
yvelaferi erTmaneTs emTxveva. sulac ara var mxdali, uotson, magram ZarRvebSi<br />
sisxli meyineba am xmis gagonebaze. ai, naxeT Cemi xeli.<br />
- ara uSavs, xval yvelaferi gaivlis.<br />
- ara, am ymuils verasodes ver daviviwyeb. axla ra vqnaT?<br />
- Sin davbrundeT?<br />
- arafris gulisaTvis! Tu daWeraa am aramzadisa, daWera iyos. me da Tqven<br />
katorRelze vnadirobT, xolo sulTamxuTavi ZaRli albaT Cvenze nadirobs.<br />
wavideT, uotson! Tund mTeli jojoxeTis Zalebi aq gaCndnen, WaobebSi, ukan daxeva<br />
mainc ar SeiZleba.<br />
yovel nabijze borZikiT miviwevdiT win. marjvniv da marcxniv bnelSi kldovani<br />
borcvebi muq siluetebad aziduliyvnen. win ki, uwindeburad, yviTeli Suqi<br />
SuqurasaviT moCanda. araferi ar aris ise macduri, rogorc patara Suqi ukuneT<br />
sibneleSi. sinaTle xan Sors horizontze cimcimebda, xanac sul axlos gaielvebda.<br />
bolos, rogorc iqna, davinaxeT sinaTlis wyaro da davrwmundiT, rom Sors aRar<br />
viyaviT. - es iyo qvebs Soris napralSi damagrebuli Camwvari sanTeli. lodebi<br />
Suqs qarisa da gareSe Tvalisagan icavdnen. Riad mxolod is mxare rCeboda, saiTac<br />
baskervil-holi mdebareobda. Cven SeumCnevlad vuaxlovdebodiT sinaTles, radgan<br />
granitis didi lodi gvfaravda. frTxilad amovefareT lods da garemos zverva<br />
daviwyeT. ucnauri sanaxavi iyo sanTeli am Suagul WaobSi! erTi yviTeli ena alisa,<br />
qvaze mocimcime, da sicocxlis araviTari niSanwyali garSemo.<br />
- axla raRa vqnaT? - CurCuliT ikiTxa henrim.<br />
- davicadoT aq. albaT sadme axlos iqneba. sadacaa gamoCndeba.<br />
verc ki movaswari amis Tqma, rom kidevac davinaxeT igi. napralSi, sadac sanTeli<br />
enTo, gamoCnda saSineli, damRupveli vnebebiT daRaruli saxe, romelsac araviTari<br />
adamianuris niSanwyali ar aCnda. swored aseTi WuWyiT dafaruli, banjgvliani saxe<br />
da gaCeCili jagara Tma eqneboda erT-erT pirvelyofil velurs, romelic Tavs<br />
afarebda am borcvis ferdobebs. sanTlis ali irekleboda patara cbier TvalebSi,<br />
romlebsac borotad abrialebda. es Tvalebi im mxecis Tvalebs waagavda, romelmac<br />
sibneleSi monadiris nabijis xma gaigona. etyoboda, seldeni raRacam daaeWva, albaT<br />
masa da berimors hqondaT CvenTvis ucnobi raime pirobiTi niSani, an igrZno, rom<br />
kargi saqme ar aris mis Tavs, radgan mis sazizRar saxeze SiSis kvali SevniSne,<br />
yovel wams SeeZlo Caeqro Suqi da sibneleSi mimaluliyo. win gaviWeri, ser<br />
henric gamomyva. katorRelma erTi SehRmuvla da gvesrola qva, romelic Cvens<br />
gverdiT lodze daimsxvra. mxolod es SevniSne, tandabali iyo, beWganieri.<br />
sabednierod, am dros Rrublebidan savse mTvare gamocurda. sirbiliT SevyeviT<br />
goraks, katorReli ki mis ferdobze meore mxridan Carboda, gareuli Txis<br />
simardiT xteboda qvidan qvaze. marjve sroliT SeiZleboda misi daWra, magram<br />
revolveri mxolod TavdacvisaTvis mqonda wamoRebuli da ara imitom, rom<br />
SeuiaraRebeli kacisaTvis zurgSi mesrola.<br />
me da ser henri gvariani morbenlebi viyaviT, magram male davrwmundiT, rom<br />
katorRels ver daveweodiT. igi didxans Canda win, mTvaris Suqze, da TandaTan<br />
patara wertilad iqca, romelic Soreul borcvis ferdobze micocavda. mzeras<br />
Zlivs vawvdendiT. manZili Cvens Soris sul ufro izrdeboda. bolos, sruliad<br />
gamogvelia Zal-Rone, qvaze CamovsxediT da SevcqerodiT katorRelis figuras,<br />
romelic TvalTagan gvekargeboda.<br />
da ai, swored am dros moxda raRac ucnauri da moulodneli. is iyo<br />
gadavwyviteT, migvetovebina usargeblo devna da wamovdeqiT, rom ukan<br />
gamovbrunebuliyaviT. mTvare Cvengan marjvniv iyo. granitis uswormasworo<br />
mwvervali mkveTrad ixateboda mis vercxlisfer diskoze. da amave diskoze
davinaxe uZravad mdgari adamianis figura, TiTqos Savi xisagan gamokveTili<br />
qandakebaao. ar ifiqroT, holms, rom es iyo halucinacia! SemeZlo, rogorc<br />
arasodes, Cems mzeras davndobodi! ramdenadac SemeZlo damenaxa, es iyo maRali,<br />
gamxdari kaci. idga, odnav fexebgadgmuli, mkerdze xelebgadajvaredinebuli,<br />
TavCaqindruli, TiTqos dafiqrebuli gascqeroda torfisa da granitis samefos,<br />
romelic mis winaSe gadaWimuliyo. ai, aseTad myavda warmodgenili aqauri Waobebis<br />
suli! es ar iyo katorReli. Sors idga im adgilidan, sadac katorReli miimala.<br />
simaRliTac meti iyo. moulodnelobisagan daviyvire da baronets xeli wavavle.<br />
wami, rac amisaTvis damWirda, sakmarisi gaxda - adamiani gaqra. granitis svetis<br />
wvetiani wveri uwindeburad Camjdariyo mTvaris diskoSi, magram uZravi, utyvi<br />
figura iq aRar iyo.<br />
maSinve gadavwyvite, rom saWiroa misvla da am svetis daTvaliereba, magram Cven<br />
sakmaod Sors viyaviT, xolo baronets Tavgadasavlebis Tavi aRara hqonda. - jerac<br />
ver damSvidebuliyo saSineli ymuilis gagonebis Semdeg, ramac bneliT moculi<br />
sagvareulo gadmocema moagona. amas garda, TviTon araferi daunaxavs da maSasadame,<br />
ise verc aaRelvebda es sakvirveli sanaxaoba.<br />
- albaT guSagia. katorRelis gaqcevis Semdeg Waobi savsea darajebiT, - Tqva<br />
gulgrilad.<br />
SeiZleba ser henri marTali iyo, magram ver warmoidgenT, rogor mindoda amaSi<br />
sabolood davrwmunebuliyavi. dResve SevatyobinebT prinstaunis xelisufalT, sad<br />
imaleba katorReli. magram mainc sawyenia, rom TviTon ver movaxerxeT misi<br />
Sepyroba da xelaxla cixeSi zeimiT dabruneba!<br />
aseTia ukanaskneli Ramis ambebi, da Tqven, Zvirfaso holms, unda aRiaroT, rom<br />
gaqvT amis Taobaze sruli angariSi. Cemi moTxrobebis met nawils, ra Tqma unda,<br />
araferi saerTo ara aqvs Cvens saqmesTan, magram saWirod mimaCnia SegatyobinoT<br />
Cems werilebSi yvela faqti, - amoarCieT maTgan iseTebi, romlebic samsaxurs<br />
gagiweven. raRac warmatebani mainc gvaqvs. amovxseniT berimorebis ucnauri qcevis<br />
mizezi, aman ki bevr rames mohfina naTeli. magram torfis Waobebis saidumlo, mis<br />
ucnaur binadarTa saidumlo uwindeburad amouxsnelia. iqneb momdevno werilSi<br />
odnav mainc SevZlo WanWrobSi Camowolil ukuneTSi sinaTlis Setana. yvelaze<br />
ukeTesi ki is iqneboda, rom aq TviTon CamosuliyaviT.<br />
Tavi X<br />
nawyvetebi eqim uotsonis dRiuridan<br />
aqamde sruliad iolad varTmevdi Tavs im ambebis gadmocemas, romelTac<br />
baskervil-holSi Cemi gamgzavrebis pirvel dReebSi Serlok holmss vwerdi. axla<br />
ki iZulebuli var es xerxi mivatovo, isev Cems mexsierebas davendo da ambebi<br />
sakuTari dRiuridan amonawerebiT davamowmo. qvemoT moyvanil or nawyvets<br />
mivyavarT im movlenebTan, romlebic saukunod CamebeWda tvinSi.<br />
me katorRelis uSedego devnasa da im ambebze SevCerdi, rac am devnas mohyva.<br />
ganvagrZob Txrobas momdevno dilidan.<br />
16 oqtomberi. nisliani uRimRamo dRea, cris. baskervil-holze mZimed Camowvnen<br />
Rrublebi, romlebic drodadro criatdebian da maSin Sors moCans torfis<br />
Waobebis pirquSi sivrceebi. aqa-iq vercxlisfrad ielveben xolme gorakTa<br />
ferdobebi da sveli kaWrebi. Sinac da Ria cis qveSac erTnairi mowyenilobaa. imis<br />
Semdeg, rac RamiT ganicada, baroneti uxasiaTodaa. me TviTonac raRac simZime mawevs<br />
gulze da garduvali ubedurebis winaTgrZnoba suls mixuTavs - es winaTgrZnoba<br />
miT ufro saSinelia, rom misi axsna ar SemiZlia.<br />
da gana mousvenrobis safuZveli ara gvaqvs? sakmarisia gavixsenoT jaWvi im<br />
movlenebisa, romlebic amtkiceben, rom aq arseboben da moqmedeben bneli Zalebi.
askervil-holis ukanaskneli mepatronis sikvdili, rac zustad emTxveva ojaxur<br />
gadmocemas; fermerTa Soris moaruli xmebi ucnaur arsebaze, romelic<br />
drogamoSvebiT gamoCndeba xolme WaobebSi... me TviTonac xom sakuTari yuriT<br />
orjer movismine ZaRlis Soreuli ymuilis msgavsi xmebi. bolos da bolos, ar<br />
SeiZleba, rom yoveli aq momxdari ambavi bunebis kanonTa gareSe gamovacxadoT!<br />
Tqven TviTon gansajeT! moCveneba da landia ZaRli, romelic kvals tovebs miwaze<br />
da xmamaRla ymuis? ara, es autanelia! stepltons da Tundac mortimers SeeZloT<br />
ahyolodnen saerTo ganwyobilebas, magram me Tu raime Rirseba gamaCnia, esaa saRi<br />
azri, da verasodes ver davemorCilebi crurwmenas! amisaTvis saWiroa aqaur<br />
fermerTa ganviTarebis doneze daSveba - fermerTa, romlebic ar kmayofildebian<br />
gadmocemiT raRac sastik ZaRlze da monayols cecxlis alsac umateben, rasac is<br />
arnaxuli saSineleba Turme piridan da Tvalebidan afrqvevs. holmsi yursac ar<br />
miapyrobda msgavs bodvas, me ki misi pirovnebis warmomadgeneli var. magram faqti<br />
faqtad rCeba: me orjer movismine es ymuili. xom SeiZleba, rom WaobebSi marTlac<br />
darbodes romelime uzarmazari ZaRli? maSin xom yvelaferi naTeli gaxdeba!<br />
magram sad imaleba, ras Wams, saidan movida, ratom veravin xedavs mas dRisiT?<br />
unda vaRiaro, rom Tu yovelive amas damajerebel axsnas mivcemT, aranaklebi<br />
siZneleebis winaSe aRmovCndebiT. magram Tundac ZaRli ganze davtovoT - rogor<br />
avxsnaT is, rac londonSi moxda? ucnobi kebSi. werili, romlis avtori aficebda<br />
ser henris ar gamoCeniliyo WaobebSi? amaSi xom araferia zebunebrivi, Tumca<br />
erTic da meorec SeiZleba mieweros rogorc megobrul, aseve mtrul Zalebs.<br />
magram sad aris axla es mteri Tu moyvare? londonSi darCa Tu aqeT gamogvyva?<br />
nuTu... nuTu swored is vixile granitis svetis Tavze?<br />
marTalia, mxolod Tvali Sevaswari, magram zogi ram mainc garkveviT SevniSne da<br />
mzad var es ficiT davamtkico. aqauri mcxovrebi araa - axla ser henris yvela<br />
mezobels vicnob. stepltonze maRalia da frenklendze sagrZnoblad gamxdari.<br />
SeiZleboda es kaci berimorad migveRo, magram berimori me da ser henrim Sin<br />
davtoveT, garda amisa, verc SeZlebda SeumCnevlad gamogvyoloda. maSasadame, aqac,<br />
iseve rogorc londonSi, Cveni kvalis mignebas viRac ucnobi cdilobs. dRemde ver<br />
SevZeliT misgan Tavis daRweva. rom SemeZlos am kacis daWera, yvela Cvens<br />
gaugebrobas farda aexdeboda. ai Cemi mizani, da mTel Cems Zal-Rones vixmar,<br />
rom amas mivaRwio.<br />
Cemi pirveli wadili iyo sakuTari gegmebi ser henrisaTvis gameziarebina, magram<br />
rom davfiqrdi, gadavwyvite TamaSi damoukideblad ganmegrZo da rac SeiZleba<br />
naklebi melaparaka amaze. baroneti sityvaZviri da Tavis fiqrebSi garTuli kacia.<br />
ymuilma, rac WaobebSi gaigona, masze Zalian imoqmeda. mec umjobesad CavTvale<br />
aRar gameRrmavebina misi mousvenroba, magram iaraRs ara vyri, Cemi<br />
pasuxismgeblobiT minda vimoqmedo.<br />
dRes sauzmis Semdeg CvenTan patara scena gaTamaSda. berimorma sTxova ser henris,<br />
neba momeciT calke mogelaparakoTo, da oriveni kabinetSi gavidnen. sabiliardoSi<br />
vijeqi, mesmoda maTi aweuli xma da mSvenivrad vxvdebodi, razedac iyo laparaki.<br />
male kabinetis kari gaiRo da baronetma damiZaxa.<br />
- berimori nawyenia Cvenze, - miTxra ser henrim. - warmoidgineT, rom devna misi<br />
colisZmisa, romlis saidumlo Tavisi nebiT gagvando, Cvenis mxriv upatiosnoba<br />
yofila.<br />
- SeiZleba me gavcxardi, ser henri, gTxovT mapatioT. magram me mainc Zalian<br />
gavocdi, roca ganTiadisas Tqveni nabijis xma gavigone da Sevityve, rom seldenis<br />
Sepyroba gqondaT gadawyvetili. mag ubedurs isedac cudi dRe adgas da isRa aklia,<br />
rom kvalSi Cavuyeno vinme.<br />
- seldeni rom namdvilad sakuTari surviliT gagecaT, es sul sxva saqme<br />
iqneboda, - Tqva baronetma. - magram Tqven, ufro sworad Tqvenma colma aRiara<br />
simarTle mxolod mas Semdeg, rac Cven gaiZuleT. sxva gza arc gqondaT.
- ar megona, Tu sityvaze damiWerdiT, ser henri. arafriT ar megona.<br />
- seldeni saSiSia sazogadoebisaTvis. es xom iseTi kacia, arafris winaSe ukan rom<br />
ar daixevs. amas misi gamometyveleba TvalnaTliv adasturebs. gaixseneT, ra mwired<br />
aris aqauroba dasaxlebuli. aiReT Tundac mister stepltoni - Tavdasxmis<br />
SemTxvevaSi risi imedi unda hqondes, mxolod sakuTar mklavs Tu daendoba. ara!<br />
vidre am kacs borkils ar daadeben, Tavs uSiSrad ver vigrZnobT.<br />
- seldeni xelsac aravis axlebs, geficebiT! aqauri mcxovreblebisaTvis axla igi<br />
ar aris saSiSi. damijereT, ser henri, ramdenime dRis Semdeg yvelaferi<br />
mogvardeba, is samxreT amerikaSi wava. gevedrebiT, nu SeatyobinebT policias, rom<br />
seldeni aq imyofeba, WaobebSi. mas ukve aRar eZeben da SeuZlia gems damSvidebiT<br />
daelodos. Tu policias SeatyobinebT, me da Cems cols avi saqme dagvemarTeba.<br />
gTxovT, ser, nu mimarTavT policias!<br />
- uotson, ras ityviT amaze?<br />
mxrebi aviCeCe.<br />
- Tu es kaci amerikaSi wava, gadasaxadis gadamxdelebi ufro Tavisuflad<br />
amoisunTqaven.<br />
- vTqvaT, raime ubedureba moaxdina gamgzavrebis win?<br />
- ara, ser! giJi xom ar aris! Cven miveciT yvelaferi, rac saWiroa. axali<br />
danaSauli ki xifaTSi Caagdebs.<br />
- es marTalia, - Tqva ser henrim. - kargi, berimor...<br />
- ufalma daglocoT, ser! ra madlobeli var! Tu seldeni kidev daiWires, Cemi<br />
coli am dards veRar gadaitans.<br />
- ise gamodis, uotson, rom me da Tqven sisxlis samarTlis damnaSaves vfaravT.<br />
magram axla albaT gambedaoba aRar meyofa, rom is katorReli gavce. keTili, amiT<br />
davasruloT. SegiZliaT waxvideT, berimor.<br />
laqiam kidev wailuRluRa madlobis niSnad oriode sityva da wavida karisaken,<br />
magram zRurblze uecrad SeCerda.<br />
- Tqven ise kargad momeqeciT, ser, rom minda rogorme madloba gadagixadoT, -<br />
daiwyo gaubedavad. - me cota ram vici, ser henri... SeiZleba aqamde tyuilad<br />
vdumdi, magram es gamoirkva maSin, roca Zieba ukve damTavrebuli iyo. jer kidev<br />
aravisTan ar milaparakia amaze... laparakia ser Carlzis sikvdilze.<br />
me da baroneti adgilze SevxtiT.<br />
- TqvenTvis cnobilia sikvdilis garemoebani?<br />
- ara, ser.<br />
- maS, ra iciT,?<br />
- me vici, ratom idga WiSkarTan ase gvian RamiT - paemani hqonda qalTan.<br />
- paemani qalTan! ser Carlzs!<br />
- diax, ser.<br />
- vin aris is qali?<br />
- saxels ver getyviT, ser, vici mxolod pirveli asoebi: l. l.<br />
- ser henri, im diliT biZaTqvenma werili miiRo. mis saxelze Cveulebriv<br />
mravali werili modioda, cnobili kaci iyo da Tavisi sikeTiT saxeli hqonda<br />
ganTqmuli. yvela SesCioda Tavis dards. magram im diliT mxolod erTi werili<br />
movida, amitomac davimaxsovre. misamarTi qalis xeliT iyo dawerili, beWedze ki<br />
aRniSnuli iyo `kumb-tresi~.<br />
- mere?<br />
- arc momagondeboda mere es werili, Cemi coli rom ara. ser Carlzis<br />
sikvdilis Semdeg ramdenime kvira gavida, Cemma meuRlem misi yofili kabinetis<br />
dalageba daiwyo. buxris siRrmeSi raRac qaRaldis furceli ipova. furclis meti<br />
nawili ferflad iyo qceuli, magram erTi patara nagleji - swored bolo -<br />
gadarCeniliyo da kaci sityvebs gaarCevda, Tumca melani mxurvalebisagan<br />
gauferulebuliyo da qaRaldic sanaxevrod garujuli aRmoCnda. Canda, mxolod
minaweri gveWira xelSi. ai, ra wavikiTxeT: `gTxovT, rogorc jentlmens, dawviT es<br />
werili da iyaviT WiSkarTan saRamos aT saaTze~. dabla ewera orad ori aso: `l.<br />
l.~.<br />
- es nagleji Senaxuli gaqvT?<br />
- ara, ser, xelSi SemomefSvna.<br />
- manamde Tu iRebda ser Carlzi imave xeliT nawer werilebs?<br />
- ar vici, ser. ar mimiqcevia yuradReba. es werilic imitom damamaxsovrda, rom<br />
erTaderTi iyo im dRes.<br />
- da Tqven ar iciT, vin aris es `l. l.~?<br />
- ara, ser, warmodgena ara maqvs. magram me vfiqrob, es ledi rom gvepova,<br />
gavigebdiT zogierT wvrilmans ser Carlzis sikvdilze.<br />
- pirdapir ar mesmis Tqveni, berimor! rogor SeiZleboda aqamde dagemalaT aseTi<br />
mniSvnelovani cnobebi?<br />
- iciT, ser, amis Semdeg anazdad dagvatyda Tavs ubedureba. garda amisa, me da<br />
Cems cols Zalian gviyvarda ser Carlzi da ver viviwyebdiT mis sikeTes.<br />
vifiqreT, ratom unda gavqeqoT Zveli ambavi-Tqo? Cvens batons es sul erTia<br />
ukve aRar uSvelis, xolo roca saqmeSi Careulia qali, saWiroa frTxilad<br />
moqmedeba. aki TviT yvelaze ufro Rirseuli adamianebic...<br />
- Tqveni azriT, es Seuracxyobs mis xsovnas?<br />
- diax, ser, gadavwyvite, rom aqedan kargi araferi gamovidoda. magram Tqven<br />
iseTi sikeTe gamoiCineT Cvendami... aRar SemiZlia dagifaroT is, rac vici.<br />
- kargi, berimor, SegiZliaT waxvideT.<br />
roca laqia gavida, ser henri me momibrunda:<br />
- aba, uotson, ras ityviT sinaTlis am axal sxivze?<br />
- Cemi azriT, am sxivma kidev ufro daabnela yvelaferi.<br />
- ho. marTalia. magram es `l.l.~ rom gvepova, maSin yvelaferi naTeli gaxdeboda.<br />
Cven viciT, rom arsebobs qali, romelmac bevri ram icis, xolo es ukve<br />
seriozuli miRwevaa! saWiroa mxolod misi migneba. axla rogor moviqceT?<br />
- dauyovnebliv SevatyobinoT yovelive holmss. iqneb aman daayenos swor kvalze.<br />
darwmunebuli var, maSinve aq gaCndeba.<br />
Cvens oTaxSi Sevedi da imdRevandel ambebze dawvrilebiTi angariSi davwere.<br />
Sevatyobine, Tu ra moxda im diliT. Cemi megobari bolo dros, etyoba, Zalian<br />
mouclelia, radgan beikerstritidan iSviaTi da mokle pasuxebi modis. maTSi erTi<br />
sityvac ar aris naTqvami Cems angariSebze, xolo Cemi aq Camosvlis mizanze -<br />
mxolod gakvriT. SantaJis im saqmem, etyoba, mTlianad STanTqa holmsi, magram<br />
ukanaskneli movlenebi usaTuod miipyroben mis yuradRebas da isev gauRviZeben<br />
interess Cveni Ziebisadmi, rogor minda, rom aq iyos!<br />
17 oqtomberi. dRes mTeli dRe wvims. mZime wveTebi aSrialeben xSir faTalos,<br />
ecemian lavgardans da miedinebian dabla. momagonda Ria cis qveS torfis Waobebis<br />
siRrmeSi damaluli katorReli. sabralo! ra mZimec ar unda iyos mis mier<br />
Cadenili danaSauli, axlandeli tanjva ramdenadme mainc gamoisyidis yvela<br />
Secodebas. mere momagonda is, meore adamianic... kebis fanjaraSi gaelvebuli saxe,<br />
TiTqos mTvaris diskoze amokveTili bneli figura. nuTu is bneleTis Tanamgzavri,<br />
mouxelTebeli mzveravi, am delgmaSi daexeteba?<br />
saRamos sawvimari wamovigde mxrebze da Waobebis siRrmisaken gavemarTe. saSineli<br />
suraTebi mesaxeboda, wvima saxeSi mcemda, qari yurebSi miwioda. vinc axla grimpenis<br />
WanWrobSi daexeteba, RmerTi iyos misi mfarveli. aseT amindSi aq gorakebic ki<br />
erTian saflobad iqcevian. vipove granitis sveti, romelzedac idga is martoxela<br />
mWvreteli, da misi uswormasworo dakbiluli Tavidan davaTvaliere Zirs<br />
gadaSlili pirquSi Waobebi. am Camuqebul dablobs kokispirulad awvimda. mZime,<br />
tyviisferi Rrublebi dedamiwaze eSvebodnen, xolo maTs naglejebs svetebad<br />
Sesdgomodnen gorakebis ucnauri moxazulobani. Sors marcxniv, xeebis kenweroebis
zemoT nislSi Zlivs Canda baskervil-holis viwro koSkebi. mxolod isini<br />
metyvelebdnen am midamoebSi adamianis arsebobaze, Tu ar CavTvliT winaistoriul<br />
qoxmaxebs gorakTa ferdobebze. da arsad araviTari kvali im ucnobisa, amave<br />
svetze ori Ramis win rom vnaxe.<br />
ukan rom vbrundebodi, eqimi mortimeri wamomewia, romelic Tavisi etliT modioda<br />
dampali saflobis mxridan. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi eqimi Cvens mimarT Zalian<br />
gulisxmieri iyo, da TiTqmis dRec ar gavidoda, rom ar Semoevlo baskervilholSi<br />
imis gasagebad, Tu rogor viyaviT. eqimma etlSi Camsva da Sin gacileba<br />
SemomTavaza. Zalian Sewuxebuli iyo Tavisi spanielis dakargvis gamo. Waobebisaken<br />
wasuli ZaRli ukan aRar dabrunebuliyo. vanugeSebdi eqims, rogorc SemeZlo,<br />
TviTon ki vigonebdi, rogor CaiZira grimpenis WanWrobSi poni, da vfiqrobdi, rom<br />
mortimeri Znelad Tu ixilavda Tavis patara ZaRls.<br />
- sxvaTa Soris, eqimo, - vuTxari me da Tan masTan erTad vxtodi oRroCoRro<br />
gzaze, - Tqven albaT yvelas icnobT, vinc ki am aremareSi cxovrobs.<br />
- vfiqrob, rom yvelas.<br />
- maSin, iqneba miTxraT sruli gvari da saxeli qalisa, romlis inicialebia `l.<br />
l.~?<br />
mortimeri dafiqrda da mere Tqva:<br />
- ver getyviT. marTalia, boSebsa da fermis muSebze Tavdebobas ver vikisreb,<br />
magram TviT fermerebsa da jentris Soris aseTi inicialebi TiTqos aravis ar<br />
udgeba. Tumca moiTmineT, - dasZina pauzis Semdeg, - aris erTi laura laionsi -<br />
esec Tqveni `l.l.~, magram is kumb-tresiSi cxovrobs.<br />
- vin aris es qali?<br />
- frenklendis qaliSvili.<br />
- rogor! am axirebuli moxucis?<br />
- savsebiT sworia! mxatvars gahyva colad, gvarad laionss, romelic aq<br />
etiudebisaTvis Camodioda. is aramzada gamodga da miatova qali, Tumca, rogorc<br />
gamigonia, yvelferSi mxolod erTi mxaris dadanaSauleba ar SeiZleba. mamam Tavis<br />
asulze xeli aiRo, radgan qmars unebarTvod gahyva. isic SeiZleba, rom mizezi<br />
marto es ar iyos. erTi sityviT, orTave codvilma - moxucmac da axalgazrdamac -<br />
am qals sicocxle gaumwara.<br />
- mere, rogorRa cxovrobs?<br />
- moxuci frenklendi, albaT, cota rames aZlevs, raRa Tqma unda, Zalian cotas,<br />
radgan saqme TviTonac vera aqvs kargad. magram ra mZime codvac ar unda Caedina,<br />
sakuTari Svilis ase gawirva mainc ar SeiZleboda. roca es istoria cnobili gaxda,<br />
mezoblebi - stepltoni da ser Carlzi - daexmarnen qals da saSualeba misces<br />
patiosnad ecxovra. am saqmeSi cota wvlili mec mimiZRvis. gvindoda manqanaze<br />
beWdva Seeswavla.<br />
mortimerma mkiTxa, ratom gainteresebs es ambavio da mec davakmayofile misi<br />
cnobismoyvareoba, Tanac Sevecade ar gamemxila yvela wvrilmani, radganac<br />
sruliadac ar aris saWiro Cveni saidumloebani ucxo adamianebs gavuziaroT.<br />
xval diliT kumb-tresiSi gavemgzavrebi, da Tu movaxerxe am metad saeWvo<br />
reputaciis qalis, misis laionsis naxva, amiT gadavdgamT win did nabijs. raTa<br />
Cveni Tavsatexebis ricxvi erTiT Semcirdes.<br />
sxvaTa Soris, Tqveni morCili msaxuri nel-nela gveliviT brZeni xdeba. roca<br />
mortimerma metismetad dawvrilebiT damiwyo gamokiTxva, me sityva banze avugde:<br />
romel tips ekuTvnis-meTqi frenklendis Tavis qala, aman gadamarCina: gzis mTeli<br />
danarCeni nawili kraniologiis leqcias mieZRvna. Serlok holmsTan gatarebul<br />
wlebs CemTvis amaod ar CauvliaT.<br />
am naRvliani wvimiani dRis aRwera rom davasrulo, kidev erT saubars gavixseneb,<br />
amjerad berimorTan. am saubarma kidev erTi kvanZis wveri momca xelSi, rasac<br />
saWiro SemTxvevaSi gavyvebi.
mortimeri CvenTan darCa, da sadilis Semdeg man da baronetma ekartes TamaSi<br />
wamoiwyes. laqiam yava biblioTekaSi mogvarTva da aq SemTxveva mqonda misTvis<br />
ramdenime kiTxva damesva.<br />
- aba, berimor, ras akeTebs Tqveni keTili naTesavi? gaemgzavra, Tu jer kidev<br />
imaleba WaobebSi?<br />
- ar vici, ser. netavi, male wavidodes! ramden xifaTs gadagvkida. mas Semdeg, rac<br />
ukanasknelad wavuRe saWmeli, misi ara vici ra. es ki am sami dRis winaT gaxldaT.<br />
- maSin ki naxeT?<br />
- ara, ser, magram Semdeg Sevamowme - saWmeli adgilze ar iyo.<br />
- raki saWmeli adgilze ar aRmoCnda, maSasadame, jerac WaobebSia.<br />
- TiTqos asea, ser, Tu meore kacma ar aiRo.<br />
xeli, romliTac finjani meWira, Sua gzaze gamiSeSda, da me mTeli gulisyuriT<br />
berimors davaSterdi.<br />
- maS, Tqven ambobT, rom iq kidev meore adamianic imaleba?<br />
- diax, ser, WaobebSi kidev erTi adamiani unda iyos.<br />
- Tqven naxeT?<br />
- ara, ser.<br />
- maS, aba saidan iciT misi ambavi?<br />
- am erTi kviris win TviTon seldenma miTxra, viRac kaci kidev imalebao<br />
WaobebSi, magram Cemi fiqriT, ser uotson, is meore katorRelTagani ar unda<br />
iyos... ar momwons es ambavi, ser uotson, sulac ar momwons! - moulodneli<br />
ZaliT wamoscda berimors.<br />
- Cemo megobaro! aq me vmoqmedeb mxolod da mxolod Tqveni batonis<br />
sasargeblod. mxolod im mizniT Camovedi, rom ser henris davexmaro. pirdapir<br />
miTxariT: saxeldobr ra ar mowonT?<br />
erTi wuTiT berimori yoymanobda, TiTqos nanobda Tavis afeTqebas an imas, rom<br />
Tavisi mSfoTvare grZnobebis gamosaxatavad Sesaferi sityvebi ver ipova.<br />
- araferi, rac iq xdeba, ser! - SesZaxa bolos da xeli gaiSvira wvimis nakadebiT<br />
dafaruli fanjrebisaken, romlebic Waobebs gadahyurebdnen.<br />
- es raRac kargis momaswavebeli ar unda iyos. iq, Cemi azriT, Sav-bnel saqmes<br />
izraxaven, merwmuneT! axla mxolod es minda: rom ser henri rac SeiZleba male<br />
wavides aqedan londonSi!<br />
- ase ram SegaSinaT?<br />
- gaixseneT ser Carlzis sikvdili! imas nu uyurebT, ra Tqva im gamomZiebelma!<br />
yuri miugdeT, ra xdeba RamiT WaobebSi! adamianebi xom arafris gulisaTvis ar<br />
daTanxmdebian daRamebis Semdeg iq gasvlaze... axla is kaci, WaobebSi rom dadis da<br />
viRacas zveravs, - vis zveravs? ras niSnavs yovelive es? ara! maTTvis, romelnic<br />
baskervilebis gvars atareben, es saqme kargad ar gaTavdeba, da mouTmenlad veli<br />
im dRes, roca ser henris axali msaxuri mova. Cems adgils daiWers da me<br />
SemeZleba aqaurobas gavecalo!<br />
- miambeT im kacis ambavi, - vuTxari laqias. - ra iciT im adamianze? ra Tqva<br />
seldenma? xom ar icis, sad imaleba da risTvis?<br />
- seldenma orjer naxa, magram frTxili da eSmaki yofila. jer policielad<br />
miiRo, magram mere darwmunda, rom sul sxva vinmea. garegnobiT jentlmenia,<br />
magram ra unda am WaobebSi, Zneli saTqmelia.<br />
- mainc sad imaleba?<br />
- seldeni ambobs, Zvel qoxebSi, ferdobzeo. iciT, iq gorakebze gamoqvabulebia,<br />
sadac Zvel dros adamianebs ucxovriaT.<br />
- mere, ras Wams?<br />
- seldens SeuniSnavs, rom masTan viRac patara biWi dadis, albaT is Tu uzidavs<br />
saWmelsa da yvelafers, rac esaWiroeba. kumb-tresidan unda dadiodes.
- keTili, berimor. rogorme sxva drosac movilaparakebT amaze. - roca laqia<br />
gavida, fanjarasTan gavCndi da dabindul minaSi gavxede caze msrbol Rrublebsa<br />
da qarSi moqanave xeebs. Tu aseT amindSi saxlSic ki ar aris myudroeba, ra<br />
gunebaze unda iyos WaobebSi qvis qoxmaxSi myofi adamiani? ra siZulvili unda<br />
genTos gulSi, rom adamians CausafrdeT aseT adgilas da isic aseT amindSi! an<br />
ram aamxedra es kaci, rom Tavs aseTi sastiki tanjva arguna?<br />
Waobis erT-erT qoxSi ifareba TviT arsi im gamocanisa, rac ase mtanjavs. vficav,<br />
erTi dRec ar gaivlis, rom gavakeTeb yvelafers, rac adamians ZaluZs da am<br />
saidumloebas mainc amovxsni!<br />
Tavi X|<br />
kaci granitis svetze<br />
Cemi dRiuris ukanasknel TavSi aRwerilma ambebma 18 oqtombramde migviyvanes, es<br />
is ricxvia, saidanac zemoT moTxrobili yvela daujerebeli ambavi swrafad daiZra<br />
saSineli dasasrulisaken. ukanaskneli dReebis movlenebi ise CameWeda mexsierebaSi,<br />
rom SemiZlia Canawerebis dauxmareblad mogiTxroT.<br />
amrigad, daviwyoT im dRidan, romlis kviraZalze gamovarkvie pirvelxarisxovani<br />
mniSvnelobis ori garemoeba. pirveli: rom misis laura laionsma kumb-tresidan<br />
werili miswera ser Carlz baskervils da paemani dauniSna swored im adgilas,<br />
sadac am ukanasknelma sikvdili hpova (amasTan daTqmul saaTs), da meore: rom<br />
adamiani, romelic WaobebSi imaleba, unda veZioT qvis qoxebSi, borcvis ferdobze.<br />
vgrZnobdi, rom axla gaubedaobasa da mousazreblobas mxolod xelis SeSla<br />
SeeZlo am ori gamocanis gadawyvetaSi.<br />
im saRamos ver movaxerxe misis laionsze meTqva rame baronetisaTvis, radgan<br />
mortimeri gvianobamde Sehyva masTan banqos TamaSs. magram meore dRes sauzmeze<br />
Cemi aRmoCena gavuziare da vTxove, kumb-tresiSi wamomyevi-meTqi. pirvelad<br />
siamovnebiT dameTanxma, magram roca davfiqrdiT da kargad avwon-davwoneT,<br />
gadavwyviteT, rom umjobesi iqneboda, Tu marto me wavidodi. Cveni azriT, rac<br />
ufro oficialurad iqneboda mowyobili es gamgzavreba, miT ufro nakleb<br />
warmatebas mivaRwevdiT. amitom sindisis qenjnis gareSe davtove Sin ser henri,<br />
TviTon ki am axal samZebro saqmeze gavwie.<br />
kumb-tresiSi rom Cavedi, perkinss vubrZane, cxenebs mixede-meTqi da maSinve vipove<br />
ledi, romelic unda damekiTxa. misi saxlis povna ar gamWirvebia - soflis<br />
SuagulSi idga. mosamsaxurem, romelmac kari gaaRo, zedmeti ceremoniis gareSe<br />
Semiyvana sastumro oTaxSi, sadac sawer manqanasTan mjdari qali damxvda. igi<br />
sasiamovno RimiliT adga, rom momgebeboda, magram roca ucnobi kaci daminaxa,<br />
moiRuSa, isev magidas miujda da mosvlis mizezi mkiTxa.<br />
erTi SexedviT misis laionsi gansacvifrebeli silamazis qali gaxldaT. Ria<br />
Taflisferi Tvalebi hqonda, wablisferi Tma, vardisfer Rawvebze odnav Worfli<br />
eyara, magram saxeze iseTi momxibvleli elferi dah-kravda, rogoric TeTri<br />
vardis gulSi gvinaxavs. vimeoreb, pirveli STabeWdileba Zalian Zlieri iyo.<br />
magram roca kargad davakvirdi da ufro kritikuli TvaliT Sevxede, mis<br />
pirovnebaSi raRac arasasiamovno, iqneb uxeSic aRmovaCine. ar vici, ra Crdilavda<br />
am srulyofil silamazes - piris orsave mxares arsebuli nakecebi, Tu mkacri<br />
gamoxedva. magram es azri TavSi ufro gvian momivida. pirvel wuTs ki ubralod<br />
vigrZeni, rom Cems win zis Zalian lamazi qali, da es qali mekiTxeba, risTvis<br />
moxvedio. mxolod axla mivxvdi, ramdenad saCoTiro iyo Cemi vizitis mizani.<br />
- maqvs pativi vicnobde Tqvens mamas, - vuTxari pasuxad.<br />
dasawyisi sakmaod uxeiro gamodga da ledim es dauyovnebliv magrZnobina.
- me araferi saerTo ara maqvs Cems mamasTan, - Tqva qalbatonma. - arafriT ara<br />
var misgan davalebuli da mis megobrebs ara vTvli Cems megobrebad. igi Cemze<br />
zrunviT Tavs ar iwuxebs. ser Carlz baskervili da zogierTi sxva<br />
gulSematkivari rom ara, SimSili meloda.<br />
- me swored gansvenebul ser Carlz baskervilze minda gelaparakoT.<br />
ferwasul saxeze Worfli naTlad gamoexata.<br />
- saxeldobr, ra gainteresebT? - ikiTxa da TiTebi nervulad SeaTamaSa manqanis<br />
klaviSebze.<br />
- icnobdiT?<br />
- aki geubnebodiT, bevriT var-meTqi davalebuli misgan. Tu movaxerxe fexze<br />
dadgoma, es ufro imis wyalobiT, rom im kacma Cemdami gulisxmiereba gamoiCina.<br />
- miwer-mowera gqondaT masTan?<br />
ledim swrafi mzera mtyorcna da mis Taflisfer TvalebSi borotma naperwkalma<br />
gaielva.<br />
- amixseniT am dakiTxvis mizani, - mkacrad Tqva qalma.<br />
- mizani erTia: gadarCeT TqvenTvis arasasiamovno gaxmaurebas. modiT, axlave<br />
movilaparakoT, Torem es saqme Cvenze aRar iqneba damokidebuli da Sedegi uaresi<br />
iqneba.<br />
misis laionss kidev ufro gaukrTa feri da didxans dumda, mere uecrad Semomxeda<br />
da Tavxeduri, gamomwvevi kiloTi miTxra.<br />
- kargi, me Tanaxma var. ra gnebavT icodeT?<br />
- gqondaT Tu ara mimowera ser CarlzTan?<br />
- diax, mivwere orjer, didsulovneba da Tavazianoba davumadle.<br />
- am werilebis TariRebi gaxsovT?<br />
- ara.<br />
- piradad SexvedrixarT?<br />
- sul ramdenjerme, kumb-tresiSi misi Camosvlis dros. ser Carlzi Zalian<br />
Tavmdabali kaci iyo, ar uyvarda Tavisi qveli saqmeebis gamomzeureba.<br />
- iSviaTad swerdiT, iSviaTad xvdebodiT da amis miuxedavad imdenad axlo icnobda<br />
Tqvens saqmeebs, rom kidevac gexmarebodaT! ranairad?<br />
Cems xrikian kiTxvaze daufiqreblad mipasuxa:<br />
- saerTo ZaliT mexmarebodnen sxva jentlmenebic, romelTac icodnen Cemi<br />
samwuxaro istoria. erTi maTgani iyo mister stepltoni, ser Carlzis mezobeli<br />
da axlo megobari. am kacma Cemdami gansakuTrebuli sikeTe gamoiCina da misi<br />
saSualebiT gamecno ser Carlzi.<br />
ukve vicodi, rom ser Carlz baskervils ara erTxel dauvalebia stepltonisaTvis<br />
ewarmoebina misi saqvelmoqmedo saqmeebi, amitomac aseTi axsna savsebiT<br />
damakmayofilebeli meCvena.<br />
- axla miTxariT: Tqvens werilebSi ser Carlzs ar sTxovdiT pirad Sexvedras?<br />
qali risxviT aenTo.<br />
- aseT kiTxvas uadgilod vTvli, ser!<br />
- mapatieT, qalbatono, magram me iZulebuli var gavimeoro es kiTxva.<br />
- kargi, gipasuxebT: ra Tqma unda, ara!<br />
- ser Carlzis sikvdilis dResac ki?<br />
Rawvebze vardis feri gauqra da saxe mkvdariviT gaufiTrda. gamSrali tuCebi<br />
aucaxcaxda, da me ufro davinaxe, vidre gavigone kidev erTi `ara~.<br />
- aSkarad gRalatobT mexsiereba. SemiZlia kidevac gagimeoroT Tqveni werilis<br />
erTi fraza. iq naTqvamia: `gevedrebiT, rogorc jentlmens, dawviT es werili da<br />
iyaviT WiSkarTan saRamos aT saaTze~.<br />
momeCvena, kidev erTi wamic da misis laionsi grZnobas dakargavs-meTqi, magram<br />
nebisyofis uzarmazari daZabviT Tavs moeria.<br />
- maSasadame, ar arseboben qveynad wesieri jentlmenebi? - aRmoxda mas.
- Tqven usamarTlo xarT ser Carlzis mimarT. man Seasrula Tqveni Txovna,<br />
magram zogjer SeiZleba damwvari werilis wakiTxvac. axla aRiarebT, ra miswereT<br />
im dRes?<br />
- diax, mivwere, uarze aRar davdgebi! - SesZaxa qalma da Tavis sityvaSi Caaqsova<br />
mTeli grZnoba. - arafers samarcxvinos ar vxedav im werilSi. daxmarebas<br />
viTxovdi, darwmunebuli viyavi, rom Tu movelaparakebodi, uars ar metyoda.<br />
- magram ratom daniSneT Sexvedra ase gvian?<br />
- gavige, rom meore dRes londons miemgzavreboda, iqneb ramdenime TviTac. amaze<br />
adre ki ar SemeZlo misvla, mqonda mizezebi.<br />
- ratom maincdamainc parkSi dauniSneT Sexvedra? gana ar SeiZleboda es saxlSi<br />
momxdariyo?<br />
- Tqveni azriT, SeiZleba ase gvian qali ucolo kacis saxlSi mivides?<br />
- kargi. ra moxda maSin, roca paemanze mixvediT?<br />
- me arsad ar wavsulvar.<br />
- misis laions!<br />
- geficebiT yvelafers, rac CemTvis wmidaa, ar wavsulvar! xeli SemiSales.<br />
- ram da vin SegiSalaT?<br />
- es Cemi piradi saqmea. ar SemiZlia amaze laparaki.<br />
- maSasadame, Tqven dauniSneT paemani ser Carlzs im adgilze, sadac sikvdili<br />
hpova, Tanac imave saaTs, TviTon ki arc misulxarT.<br />
- sruli simarTlea.<br />
mTelma Cemma Semdgomma cdam amaod Caiara. qali jiutad idga Tavisaze.<br />
- misis laions, - warmovTqvi am grZeli da uSedego dakiTxvis dasasruls, -<br />
Tqven ar gsurT gulaxdilad laparaki da amiT iRebT Tqvens Tavze did<br />
pasuxismgeblobas. Tqveni mdgomareoba friad saCoTiroa. Tu daxmarebisaTvis<br />
policias mivmarTe, maSin naxavT, rogor gaitexT amiT saxels. davuSvaT, rom<br />
TviTon araferSi ara xarT damnaSave, magram maSin ratom ganacxadeT uari Tqvens<br />
werilze, rac ser Carlzs sikvdilis dRes gaugzavneT?<br />
- meSinoda, rom aqedan mcdar daskvnebs gaakeTebdnen da arasasiamovno saqmeSi<br />
CamiTrevdnen.<br />
- ratom iTxovdiT ase daJinebiT, rom ser Carlzs moespo Tqveni werili?<br />
- Tu waikiTxeT, TviTonve unda icodeT es.<br />
- ar vambob, rom mTeli werili wavikiTxe.<br />
- Tqven mTeli fraza miTxariT zepirad.<br />
- mxolod postskriptumi, werili daiwva, mTlianad wakiTxva SeuZlebeli iyo. isev<br />
gimeorebT kiTxvas: ratom iTxovdiT ase daJinebiT, rom ser Carlzs moespo Tqveni<br />
werili?<br />
- es mexeba mxolod me.<br />
- maSin miT ufro unda moeridoT saqveyno gamoZiebas da Tavis moWras.<br />
- keTili, yvelafers getyviT. Tu Cemi mware xvedris ambavi Tqvenamde movida,<br />
gecodinebaT, rom daufiqreblad gavTxovdi da yvela safuZveli maqvs amas<br />
vnanobde.<br />
- ki, zogi ram gamigonia.<br />
- qmari, romelic mZags, qorwinebis dRidan moyolebuli ganuwyvetliv mdevnis,<br />
lamobs xelSi Camigdos, memuqreba. kanoni mis mxarezea, da me yoveldRe safrTxe<br />
momelis. igi meqadneba, rom kvlav erTad vicxovrebT. vidre ser Carlzs werils<br />
mivwerdi, gavige, rom moZaladisagan Tavis daRwevas SevZlebdi, Tu saWiro Tanxa<br />
meqneboda. Tavisufleba momcemda sulier simSvides, bednierebas, sakuTari Tavis<br />
pativiscemas, qveynad yvelafers! ser Carlzis didsulovneba kargad iyo cnobili,<br />
da me vfiqrobdi, rom Tu vuambobdi Cems mdgomareobas, daxmarebaze uars ar<br />
metyoda.<br />
- maS, ratom ar waxvediT paemanze?
- imitom, rom amasobaSi daxmareba sxvisgan miviRe.<br />
- maSin meore weriliT unda SegetyobinebinaT, ratom ar SegeZloT misvla!<br />
- asedac moviqceodi, rom meore dRes diliT misi sikvdilis gamo dabeWdili<br />
nekrologi ar wamekiTxa.<br />
sakmaod dalagebuli moTxroba gamovida, da Cems kiTxvebs aRar SeeZloT SeeryiaT<br />
misi simarTle. yovelive amis Semowmeba SeiZleboda mxolod erTi xerxiT: unda<br />
gamego, misis laionsma ganqorwinebis saqme ser Carlzis Semdeg dauyovnebliv<br />
daiwyo Tu ara.<br />
paemanze ar vyofilvaro, amgvar tyuilis Tqmas es qali Znelad Tu gabedavda,<br />
radgan baskervil-holSi mxolod SarabaniT SeeZlo wasuliyo da kumb-tresiSi<br />
ganTiadisas Tu dabrundeboda. aseT mogzaurobas saidumlod ver Seinaxav.<br />
maSasadame, an simarTles ambobda, an, yovel SemTxvevaSi, simarTlis nawils.<br />
sagonebelSi Cavardnili da marcxiT Sewuxebuli wamovedi am qalis saxlidan. Cem<br />
win igive yru kedeli iyo, rac dasaxuli miznisaken mimaval yvela gzaze<br />
meRobeboda. roca misis laionsTan Cemi saubari maxsendeboda da misi saxis<br />
gamometyvelebasa da saqcielze vfiqrobdi, sul ufro vrwmundebodi, rom bevri<br />
ram ar gamimxila. ratom wauvida feri? ratom vxdebodi iZulebuli yoveli sityva<br />
majaganiT amomeglija misTvis? ratom ar wavida paemanze, romelic ser Carlz<br />
baskervils dauniSna? raRa swored daniSnul saaTze hpova sikvdili Carlz<br />
baskervilma? albaT, yovelive amis mizezi arc ise ubralo unda iyos, rogorc<br />
misis laionsi lamobda CemTvis Caegonebina. diax. am gziT verafers gavxdebodi,<br />
saWiro iyo Waobebis qvis qoxmaxebisaken mimavali kvalis miyola.<br />
magram es kvali uaRresad bundovani iyo, amaSi ukan dabrunebisas davrwmundi, roca<br />
winaistoriuli adamianebis sacxovreblebiT daseril gorakebs Cavuare. berimorma<br />
Tqva, is meore kaci erT-erT mitovebul qoxSi imalebao, magram aseTi qoxebi xom<br />
aq yovel nabijzea! Tumca, berimoris miTiTebebis garda, Cemi sakuTari mosazrebac<br />
mqonda, radgan granitis svetze mdgari adamiani sakuTari TvaliT vixile.<br />
maSasadame, iqidan unda daviwyoT Zebna. yovel qoxs gamovikvlev da bolos da<br />
bolos vipovi imas, vinc mesaWiroeba. Tu ucnobi vipovne, vaiZuleb Tavisi saxelic<br />
miTxras da aRiaros, risTvis gvdevnis ase daJinebiT, Tundac amisaTvis revolveriT<br />
damuqreba damWirdes. igi xalxmravali rijentstritidan gaeqca holmss, magram aq,<br />
ubedur WaobebSi, ise advilad veRar gaipareba. Tu mis sacxovrebel qoxs mivageni<br />
da TviTon Sin ar damixvda, imden xans davelodebi, vidre ar mova. holmss<br />
londonSi gausxlta, magram, Tu misi xelSi mogdeba movaxerxe da Cems<br />
maswavlebels vajobe, maSin naxeT, rogor vizeimo!<br />
bednierebam bevrjer gvaqcia zurgi am Ziebis gzaze, magram axla TviTonve<br />
Semobrunda Cemken, da warmatebis mauwyeblad TmaWaRara, RaJRaJa mister<br />
frenklendi momivlina.<br />
igi gzatkecilis pirad mdebare Tavis baRis WiSkarTan Semomeyara.<br />
- gamarjobaT, eqimo uotson! - SesZaxa misTvis uCveulo TavazianobiT. - daasveneT<br />
cxenebi! SemobrZandiT, moilxineT, TiTo Wiqa Rvino gadavkraT.<br />
yovelive imis Semdeg, rac sakuTari asulisadmi mister frenklendis<br />
damokidebulebaze msmenia, am kacis mimarT ar SemeZlo raime gansakuTrebuli<br />
megobruli grZnoba mqonoda. magram mindoda, radac ar unda damjdomoda, perkinsi<br />
Sin gamegzavna, da aseTi sababi Zalze drouli gamodga. etlidan gadmovedi,<br />
meetles vubrZane, sen henrisaTvis gadaeca, rom sadilobamde davbrundebodi da<br />
frenklends pirdapir sasadilo oTaxSi Sevyevi.<br />
- dRes sadResaswaulo dRe maqvs, ser, namdvili dResaswauli! - ganacxada<br />
frenklendma da mxiarulad CaixiTxiTa. - ori procesi movige. axla aqauri xalxi<br />
gaigebs, rom kanoni aris kanoni da rom Cemi saxiT saqme aqvT adamianTan,<br />
romelic ar moerideba urCTa Tavebze risxvis datexvas. me movipove moxuc<br />
midltonis parkSi Tavisuflad gavlis ufleba - zed Suagul parkSi, ser! - misi
karis win, raRac as nabijze, etls gavagrialeb! aba, ras ityviT amaze? moicadon,<br />
Wkuas vaswavliT Cvens magnatebs, wyeulimc iyos maTi Tavi! de, gaigon, rom aravin<br />
ar darTavs nebas Selaxon saTemo uflebebi! amas garda, imasac mivaRwie, rom gza<br />
Cavkete im tyisaken, sadac aqauri xalxi piknikebs marTavs. am aramzadebs Tavi ise<br />
uWiravT, TiTqos kerZo sakuTrebis uflebebi aRar arsebobdes! ase hgoniaT, rom<br />
yvelgan SeuZliaT datovon carieli boTlebi da qaRaldis naglejebi. orive saqme<br />
dasrulebulia, eqimo uotson, da orive sasamarTlo procesi movige. aseTi<br />
sasixarulo dRe mas Semdeg ar gamTenebia, rac sakuTar mamulSi kurdRlebze<br />
monadire ser jon morlends brakonierobisaTvis pasuxi vagebine.<br />
- es rogorRa moaxerxeT?<br />
- mimarTeT sasamarTlos arqivebs, ser. dakarguli dro ar dagenanebaT.<br />
`frenklendi morlendis winaaRmdeg~. saqme gairCa londonSi. orasi girvanqa<br />
damijda, ser, magram mainc movige!<br />
- mere, ra mogcaT aman?<br />
- araferi, ser, sruliad araferi! me vamayob imiT, rom mTel am saqmeebSi<br />
araviTari piradi daintereseba ara maqvs. amiT mxolod Cems sazogadoebriv<br />
movaleobas vasruleb. eWvi ar mepareba imaSi, rom fernvorsis mcxovrebni am<br />
saRamos Cems fituls koconze dawvaven. roca aseTi ram moigones, moviTxove, rom<br />
policias bolo moeRo am umsgavsoebisaTvis. magram policiis xelisufalT Cvens<br />
sagrafoSi Zalze samarcxvinod uWiravT Tavi, ser! me ufleba maqvs imedi viqonio<br />
maTi daxmarebisa, isini ki ar mexmarebian! moicadeT, saqme `frenklendi policiis<br />
winaaRmdeg~ miipyrobs sazogadoebis yuradRebas. vafrTxilebdi, rom adgilobriv<br />
xelisufalT Zvirad daujdebodaT TavianTi aRmaSfoTebeli damokidebuleba Cemdami.<br />
da ai, asrulda Cemi sityva.<br />
- ranairad? - vkiTxe me.<br />
moxucma bevris mTqmeli mzera mesrola.<br />
- saSinlad undaT erTi ambis gageba, CemTvis ki cnobilia zogi ram. magram mag<br />
aramzadebs arafris gulisaTvis ar davexmarebi.<br />
ukve didi xania veZebdi sababs, rom rac SeiZleboda male davSorebodi am ybeds,<br />
magram misma ukanasknelma sityvebma damaintereses, Tumca, am interesis gamoCena<br />
aras margebda, radgan CemTvis cnobili iyo codvili moxucis Wirveuli xasiaTi -<br />
sakmarisi iyo SeeniSna, rom misgan raimes gagebas vcdilob da maSinve gaCumdeboda.<br />
amitom sruliad gulgrili kiloTi vkiTxe:<br />
- albaT isev brakonierobis ambavia, ara?<br />
- ha-ha! ara, megobaro, aq bevrad ufro seriozuli saqme gaxlavT. ras ityviT, Tu<br />
es exeba gaqceul katorRels?<br />
moulodnelobisagan SevkrTi.<br />
- gana Tqven iciT, is sad imaleba?<br />
- SeiZleba adgili zedmiwevniT sworad ar vicode, magram policiis dayeneba mis<br />
kvalze namdvilad SemiZlia. nuTu azradac ar mosvliaT, rom am kacis Sepyroba<br />
mxolod maSin SeiZleba moxerxdes, Tu gavigebT, vin uzidavs saWmels da mis kvals<br />
mivyvebiT.<br />
moxuci imdenad axlo iyo WeSmaritebasTan, rom sulis simSvide davkarge.<br />
- diax, marTalia, - vTqvi gunebaSecvlilma, - magram ratom ggoniaT, rom<br />
katorReli jer kidev WaobebSia?<br />
- imitom, rom sakuTari TvaliT davinaxe kaci, romelic mas saWmels uzidavs.<br />
guli SemekumSa, roca berimori momagonda, Tu am boroti, gaiZvera bebrucunas<br />
xelSi moxvda, misi saqme Zalian cudad wava.<br />
magram, rac Semdeg miTxra, iman erTgvari Sveba momgvara.<br />
- Tqven warmoidgineT, saWmeli bavSvs daaqvs! - ganagrZo frenklendma. - im<br />
patara biWunas Cemi saxlis saxuravidan WogriT yoveldRe vxedav. erTxel
amorCeuli gziT dadis, erTsa da imave dros. visTan? - ismeba kiTxva. - ra Tqma<br />
unda, katorRelTan!<br />
ai, dabolos, warmatebac! magram me frenklends ar vagrZnobine, ramdenad viyavi am<br />
saqmiT dainteresebuli. bavSvio! berimori ambobda, ucnobs viRac bavSvi emsaxurebao.<br />
gamodis, rom frenklendma miagno am kacis kvals, xolo katorReli aq arafer<br />
SuaSia. rom SemZleboda moxucisagan yovelive imis gageba, rac icoda, es<br />
gamaTavisuflebda xangrZlivi da momqancveli Ziebisagan, magram Cemi iaraRi am<br />
TamaSSi uwindeburad urwmunoba da sruli gulgriloba gaxldaT.<br />
- me mgonia, rom es romeliRac aqauri mwyemsis Svilia. albaT mamasTan sadili<br />
daaqvs.<br />
Zalauflebis moyvare moxucs mcireodeni winaaRmdegobac ki TvalTagan naperwklebs<br />
afrqvevinebda. amjeradac Tvalebi borotad damibriala da, rogorc gaafTrebuli<br />
kata, ise aifxora.<br />
- ase ggoniaT, ser? - mkiTxa da xeli Cven Tvalwin gadaSlil Waobebisaken<br />
gaiSvira, - ai, im granitis svets xedavT? ase! axla mis ukan aRmarTul dabal<br />
goraksa da kvrinCxnars? es yvelaze ufro qviani adgilia mTel WaobebSi. ra unda<br />
qnan iq mwyemsebma? Tqveni varaudi pirdapir uazroa, ser!<br />
morCilad daveTanxme, ver gaviTvaliswine aseTi garemoeba-meTqi. Cemi damyoli<br />
xasiaTi frenklends Zalian moewona da SeuCerebeli laqlaqi ganagrZo.<br />
- darwmunebuli brZandebodeT, ser, rom naCqarev daskvnebs arasodes ar vakeTeb.<br />
am ymawvils, romelsac xelSi fuTa uWiravs, pirvelad rodi vxedav. yoveldRe,<br />
dReSi orjerac ki zogjer... moicaT, eqimo uotson!.. Tvali matyuebs, Tu im borcvis<br />
ferdobze raRac moZraobs?<br />
da marTlac, ramdenime milis manZilzec ki SevniSne patara muqi wertili,<br />
momwvano borcvis ferdobze rom Canda.<br />
- wavideT, ser, wavideT! - SesZaxa frenklendma, da sirbiliT ahyva kibes, - Tqveni<br />
sakuTari TvaliT naxavT!<br />
brtyel saxuravze samfexze damagrebuli karga mozrdili saWvreti mili idga.<br />
frenklendi am mils mivarda da sazeimo kiloTi SesZaxa:<br />
- Cqara, eqimo uotson, Cqara! Torem male borcvs miefareba!<br />
marTlac, zurgze fuTamokidebuli ymawvili ferdobs mihyveboda. roca borcvis<br />
Tavze avida, me cis lurj fonze sruliad naTlad davinaxe misi ZonZebSi gaxveuli<br />
uSno figura. ymawvilma frTxilad mimoixeda garSemo, uTuod Seamowma, xom ar<br />
miTvalTvalebeno, da goraks miefara.<br />
- aba, ras ityviT, marTali var, Tu ara?<br />
- marTlac, ymawvilia, da albaT mizezic aqvs, rom iq saidumlod iaros.<br />
- ra saidumlo mizezic aqvs, amas ubralo policielic gamoicnobda. magram me maT<br />
erT sityvasac ar gavumxel. Tqvenc, eqimo uotson, gTxovT, iyuCoT. gesmiT? arc<br />
erTi sityva!<br />
- rogorc inebebT.<br />
- isini yovlad aRmaSfoTeblad ugulebelyofen Cems pirovnebas. roca mzis<br />
sinaTleze gamova saqme `frenklendi policiis winaaRmdeg~, qveyanas gadauvlis<br />
aRSfoTebis talRa. ara, nu eqnebaT Cemi daxmarebis imedi! TiTsac ar gaanZrevdnen,<br />
rom am aramzadebs Cemi fitulis nacvlad TviTon me davewvi... rogor! Tqven ukve<br />
mibrZandebiT? nuTu am sazeimo movlenasTan dakavSirebiT suris daclaSi ar<br />
damexmarebiT?<br />
magram me mis mudaras yuri ar vaTxove, xolo roca berikacma ganacxada, minda<br />
saxlamde migaciloTo, am ganzraxvazec xeli avaRebine. vidre Cemi danaxva SeeZlo,<br />
gzas mivyvebodi, Semdeg ki pirdapir im qviani borcvisaken Sevuxvie, romlis iqiTac<br />
bavSvi miimala. yvelaferi ise moewyo, rom ukeTesad aRar SeiZleboda, da gulSi<br />
davifice, rom Tu ver movaxerxebdi im bednieri SemTxvevis gamoyenebas, rac bedma<br />
miboZa, amisi mizezi Cemi energiis nakleboba an uyuradReboba mainc ar iqneboda.
oca mwvervalze avedi, mze ukve Cadioda. da borcvis damreci ferdobebi erT<br />
mxares momwvano-oqrosferi iyo, meore mxares ki muq CrdilSi iZirebodnen. Sors,<br />
zed horizontTan, miwamde eSveboda nisli da am nislSi gamokrToda meliis svetis<br />
fantastikuri moxazuloba. irgvliv sulieris WaWaneba ar iyo. CamiCumi arsaidan<br />
ismoda, mxolod romeliRac didi, ruxi frinveli - Tolia Tu kronSnepi -<br />
danavardobda, maRla, lurj sivrceSi. me da es frinveli viyaviT erTaderTi<br />
cocxali arsebani uzarmazar cis TaRsa da mis qveS gawolil udabnos Soris.<br />
Waobebis SiSveli sivrceebi, ukacuroba, amouxsneli saidumloeba da Cem mier<br />
dasaxuli amocanebi - yvelaferi es yinavda Cems guls. bavSvi arsad Canda. magram<br />
borcvebs Soris mikunWuliyvnen Zveleburi qvis qoxebi, da maT Soris iyo erTi,<br />
romlis gadarCenil saxuravs SeeZlo avdrisagan adamianis dacva. gulma raRac<br />
migrZno, roca qoxi davinaxe. tanma miazra, rom ucnobi swored im soroSi unda<br />
meZebna da bolos ase vifiqre: fexs gadavdgam Tu ara misi TavSesafris<br />
zRurblze, imwamsve xelSi Cavigdeb-meTqi.<br />
qoxisaken SeumCnevlad miviparebodi - zustad ise, rogorc stepltoni, roca bades<br />
pepelas umiznebda! roca axlos mivedi, Cemda sasiamovnod davrwmundi, rom gumanma<br />
ar mimtyuna da aq adamiani cxovrobda. kedelSi datovebul xvrelamde, romelic<br />
Sesasvlelis magivrobas eweoda, qvebs Soris odnav SesamCnevi biliki gadioda.<br />
TviT qoxidan Cqamic ar ismoda. ucnobi an SigniT iyo damaluli, anda WaobebSi<br />
daZrwoda. saxifaTo Sexvedris molodinSi nervebi ukiduresad dameZaba. papirosi<br />
ganze visrole, revolveris saxelurs xeli movuWire, swrafad mivedi qoxis<br />
SesasvlelTan da SigniT Sevixede. qoxi carieli iyo.<br />
magram alRom ar momatyua. aq namdvilad viRac cxovrobda. qvis sawolze,<br />
romelzedac odesRac neoliTur adamians sZinebia, axla wyalgauval mosasxamSi<br />
gaxveuli sabnebi elaga. primitiul keraze nacris grova Canda. mis gverdiT<br />
samzareulosaTvis gankuTvnili ramdenime nivTi ido da naxevari saTli wyali idga.<br />
konservis carieli qilebi mowmobdnen, rom aq ara erTi dRe ucxovriaT. roca<br />
Tvalebi bindbunds mivaCvie, kuTxeSi SevniSne rkinis tolCa da viskis boTli.<br />
qoxis SuagulSi ido brtyeli qva, rac albaT magidis magivrobas swevda. zed ki<br />
patara fuTa moCanda, swored is, me rom saWvreti miliT davinaxe ymawvilis<br />
zurgze. fuTaSi iyo puri da konservis ori qila, erT qilaSi bolSi gamoyvanili<br />
ena SevniSne, meoreSi ki vaJinSi Cadebuli atmebi davlande, yovelive es gavsinje,<br />
mindoda boxCa Tavis adgilze damedo, rom uecrad guli SemifrTxialda - qvaze<br />
egdo qaRaldis furceli, romelzedac raRac ewera. aviRe da Zlivs gavarCie<br />
fanqriT gamoyvanili batifexuri:<br />
`eqimi uotsoni kumb-tresiSi gaemgzavra~.<br />
mTeli wuTi uZravad videqi. werili xelSi meWira da am mokle baraTis Sinaarsze<br />
vfiqrobdi. logikurad erTi daskvnis gakeTeba SeiZleboda: ucnobi nadirobda ara<br />
ser henrize, aramed Cemze da TviT ki ar mzveravda, aramed viRac sxva momiCina<br />
- iqneba es ymawvili? aq iyo misi ukanaskneli cnobac. mas Semdeg, rac aq<br />
vcxovrob, albaT Cems yovel nabijs zveravdnen. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi xom<br />
ganuSorebeli grZnoba mqonda, rom aq raRac uxilavi Zalebi moqmedeben da Cven<br />
garSemo frTxilad da marjved xlarTaven uwvriles bades, romlis msubuq Sexebas<br />
yvelaze ufro kritikul momentebSi vgrZnobdiT.<br />
es ar iqneba erTaderTi baraTi-meTqi, gavifiqre. qoxs Tvali movavle, magram<br />
msgavsi veraferi vipove. verc raime kvali aRmovaCine, rom imis mixedviT memsjela<br />
adamianze, romelmac sacxovreblad aseTi ucnauri qoxi airCia, an mis zraxvebze.<br />
mxolod imis Tqma SeiZleboda, rom ucnobi Tavisi CveulebebiT spartanels<br />
miagavda da cxovrebis moxerxebulad mowyobas albaT araviTar mniSvnelobas ar<br />
aZlevda. ukanaskneli dReebis kokispiruli wvimebi rom momagonda da pirdaRebul<br />
saxuravs avxede, vigrZeni, ramdenad garTuli iyo es kaci Tavisi saqmiT, raki misi<br />
gulisaTvis aseT sadgomsac ki urigdeboda. vin aris? mosisxle mteri, Tu mfarveli
angelozi? da me Tavs fici miveci ar gavsuliyavi am qoxidan, vidre yvelafers<br />
bolomde ar gavigebdi.<br />
mze ukve Cadioda da ca dasavleTisken oqrosfrad brwyinavda. Camavali mnaTobis<br />
aTinaTi mowiTalo zolebad wveboda grimpenis WanWrobis Soreul gubeebSi. Sors<br />
aRmarTuliyvnen baskervil-holis koSkebi, xolo maTgan daSorebiT Zlivs Canda<br />
kvamli, rac grimpenis saxuravebidan adioda. am kvamlsa da baskervil-hols Soris,<br />
gorakis iqiT, stepltonebis saxli idga. saRamos oqrosferi Suqi yovelives iseT<br />
mSvenier saxesa da iers aZlevda, iseT uSfoTvel simSvides, rom Tvali tkbeboda,<br />
magram Cemi guli bunebaSi gamefebul simSvides ver erwmuneboda. ucnobi garemo,<br />
romelSiac ifareboda raRac garduvali, yovel wams sul ufro moaxloebuli<br />
Sexvedris molodini Cems aforiaqebul guls erTianad acaxcaxebda. nervebi<br />
daZabuli mqonda, magram vijeqi mtkice gadawyvetilebiT bnel qoxSi da pirquSi<br />
jiutobiT velodi misi binadris dabrunebas.<br />
dabolos, momesma kidevac avismaniSnebeli xmauri. ai, misi fexsacmlis qusli qvas<br />
moxvda. erTxel kidev... kidev... sul ufro axlovdeba.. ubneles kuTxes mivaSure da<br />
revolveris Caxmaxi fexze Sevayene. gadawyvetili mqonda, rom vidre ucnobs<br />
wesierad ar davaTvalierebdi, arc gamovCeniliyavi. gareT yvelaferi miwynarda.<br />
etyoboda, SeCerda. mere nabijis xma isev gaisma, da qoxis Semosasvleli viRacis<br />
Crdilma dafara.<br />
- dRes saucxoo amindia, Zvirfaso uotson, - Tqva CemTvis kargad nacnobma xmam. -<br />
risTvis zixarT daxuTul qoxSi, gana sufTa haerze yofna ar sjobia!<br />
Tavi X||<br />
sikvdili WaobebSi<br />
mTeli ori wuTi mainc videqi da sakuTar yurs ar vujerebdi. moulodnelobisagan<br />
sulis moTqma ar SemeZlo. Semdeg metyvelebis unari damibrunda da vigrZeni, ra<br />
uzarmazari simZime momexsna mxrebidan. es civi, gesliani, gamqirdavi xma dedamiwis<br />
zurgze mxolod erT adamians SeiZleba ekuTvnodes.<br />
- holms! - SevZaxe. - holms!<br />
- gamodiT, - miTxra, - cota frTxilad, geTayva, revolverTan xumroba rodi<br />
varga!<br />
viwro xvrelSi gavZveri da davinaxe igi. holmsi qvaze ijda. rux TvalebSi<br />
kadnieri Suqi Casdgomoda da Semcbars ase miyurebda. am xnis ganmavlobaSi Zlier<br />
gamxdariyo, magram mxne, mSvidi saxe hqonda, mziT damwvari da brinjaosferi.<br />
sportul yaidaze gamoWrili kostiumi ecva, turistis kepi exura da ase<br />
daseirnobda WaobebSi! aqac erTguli darCeniliyo Tavisi WeSmaritad katiseburi<br />
gulmodginebisa sikoxtavesa da sisufTaveSi - saxe Cinebulad hqonda gaparsuli,<br />
perangs erTi laqac ar etyoboda. TiTqos yvelaferi es beikerstritze xdeboda!<br />
- sxvas vis SeeZlo Tavisi gamoCeniT ase gavexarebine, - vTqvi me, roca xels<br />
varTmevdi.<br />
- da amave dros ase gaekvirvebineT?<br />
- diax, marTali xarT!<br />
- magram garwmunebT, marto Tqven ar gagkvirvebiaT. verc ki warmovidgendi, Tu<br />
moaxerxebdiT Cemi droebiTi TavSesafris mignebas, da arc velodi aq TqvenTan<br />
Sexvedras. es gairkva mxolod qoxidan oc nabijze.<br />
- Cemi kvali icaniT?<br />
- ara, uotson! vSiSob, rom Tqveni kvalis garCeva im sxva mravalTa<br />
naterfalisagan, romlebic qveynad arseboben, dauZleveli amocana iqneboda. Tu<br />
momavalSi Cems motyuebas moindomebT, pirvelad girCevT gamoicvaloT Tambaqos<br />
maRazia, radgan sakmarisia davinaxo papirosi `bredli oqsfordstritis~ markisa,
om maSinve gamovicno, Cemi megobari uotsoni sadme maxloblad imyofeba-meTqi. ai,<br />
Tqveni papirosis namwvi, gzis maxloblad egdo. albaT maSin gadaagdeT, roca Cemi<br />
qoxis ieriSiT aReba gadawyviteT?<br />
- sruli simarTlea.<br />
- mec ase vfiqrobdi... Tanac Tqveni gamobrZmedili xasiaTi rom vici, mivxvdi,<br />
qoxSi iqnebodiT Casafrebuli, amasTanave revolvermomarjvebuli da mis binadarTa<br />
dabrunebas daelodebodiT. amrigad, namdvilad damnaSaved mimiReT, xom?<br />
- ar vicodi, vin iyaviT, magram gadawyvetili mqonda, gamomerkvia.<br />
- Cinebulia, uotson! Cemi sacxovrebeli rogorRa ipoveT? albaT maSin daminaxeT,<br />
roca Cemi daudevrobiT mTvarisaken zurgSeqceviT videqi da Tqven ki katorRels<br />
midevdiT?<br />
- swored maSin daginaxeT.<br />
- da TanmimdevrobiT yvela qoxis Tvalierebas moh-yeviT, vidre ar mipoveT, ara?<br />
- ara, Tqvens kvalze im ymawvilma damayena, saWmels rom gizidavdaT. zogierTebma<br />
mas ukve zvervac dauwyes.<br />
- ah! moxuci jentlmeni saWvreti miliT? me vnaxe, rogor cimcimebs mzis sxivebze<br />
misi lupa, da pirvelad verc mivxvdi, Tu ra ucnauroba iyo es! - adga da qoxSi<br />
Seixeda. - aha! kartraiti aq ukve yofila. es ra qaRaldia? maS, Tqven iyaviT<br />
kumb-tresiSi?<br />
- diax.<br />
- misis laura laionsis sanaxavad?<br />
- savsebiT sworia.<br />
- Cinebulia! Cvens ZiebaSi me da Tqven, etyoba, paraleluri gzebiT mivdiodiT,<br />
raRas vayovnebT, erTmaneTs unda gavuziaroT mopovebuli cnobebi, da maSin am<br />
saqmeze metnaklebad sruli warmodgena gveqneba.<br />
- yvela im saidumloebisa da pasuxismgeblobis simZime, rac mZime tvirTad mewva,<br />
Tqveni gamoCeniT erTbaSad momexsna da Zalian moxaruli var. axla is<br />
mainteresebs, aq rogor moxvdiT da ras akeTebT? me ki vfiqrobdi, rom holmsi<br />
uwindeburad beikerstritzea da SantaJis saqmeze muSaobs-meTqi.<br />
- me mindoda, rom swored ase gefiqraT.<br />
- maS, Tqven sargeblobT Cemi daxmarebiT da imave dros ar mendobiT! -<br />
gavbrazdi me. - es ar damimsaxurebia, holms!<br />
- Cemo megobaro, am saqmeSiac da bevr sxvaSic Tqveni daxmareba CemTvis<br />
fasdaudebeli iyo. Tu geCvenebaT, rom mogatyueT, gevedrebiT, nu gewyinebaT!<br />
gulaxdilad rom giTxraT, axla Tu aqa var, es nawilobriv Tqvenive gulisaTvis<br />
Cavidine. vgrZnobdi, rom Tavs safrTxeSi igdebdiT da Zieba rom piradad<br />
mewarmoebina, imisaTvis Camovedi. me rom Tqveni da ser henris gverdiT<br />
vyofiliyavi, Cemi Tvalsazrisi arafriT ar iqneboda gansxvavebuli Tqveni<br />
mosazrebebisagan da Cveni mowinaaRmdegeebic ufro fxizlad iqnebodnen. baskervilholSi<br />
Camosvla Zalian SemboWavda. ase ki Tavisuflad SemeZlo moqmedeba, radgan<br />
kulisebSi vrCebodi da scenaze gamosasvlelad mxolod yvelaze ufro gadamwyvet<br />
wams velodi.<br />
- magram raSi dagWirdaT Cemgan damalva?<br />
- Tqven rom gcodnodaT, me aq viyavi, es veraferSi dagexmarebodaT da am ambavs,<br />
SesaZloa, Cemi aq yofnis gamomJRavnebac ki gamoewvia. albaT mogindebodaT<br />
mogeTxroT CemTvis zogi ram, an TqvenTvis Cveuli gulkeTilobiT aq Cems ukeT<br />
mowyobasa da momaragebas moisurvebdiT. ra saWiroa zedmeti riskis gaweva? me Tan<br />
wamoviyvane ymawvili kartraiti. gaxsovT, Sikrikebis kantoraSi rom bavSvi muSaobs?<br />
- ai, swored is, da SesaniSnav samsaxursac miwevs. Tqven kargad iciT, rom me didi<br />
moTxovnilebis kaci ara var. erTi naWeri puri da sufTa sayelo, sxva raRa unda<br />
adamians? garda amisa, kartraiti erTi zedmeti wyvili Tvalia, erTi zedmeti
wyvili fexi, da isic Zalze swrafi. erTic da meorec CemTvis metad saWiro<br />
aRmoCnda, pirdapir saunjea!<br />
- maSasadame, yvela Cemi angariSi tyuilad iwereboda! - vTqvi SemkrTalma, roca<br />
gamaxsenda, ramdeni Sroma da siamaye iyo maTSi Caqsovili.<br />
holmsma jibidan werilebis dasta amoiRo.<br />
- ai, Tqveni werilebi, Cemo megobaro, Seswavlili uaRresi gulmodginebiT, raSiac<br />
eWvi ar unda SegeparoT. yvelaferi ise movawyve, rom es werilebi CemTan mxolod<br />
erTi dRis dagvianebiT modioda. miiReT Cemi mxurvale molocva. Seupovroba da<br />
dakvirvebis unari, rac Tqven am araCveulebrivad rTul saqmeSi gamoamJRavneT,<br />
yovelgvar qebas aRemateba.<br />
jerac verafriT Sevrigebodi im ambavs, rom ase moxerxebulad pirSi Cala<br />
gamomavles, magram holmsis gulTbilma sityvebma gafantes Cemi eWvebi. amas garda,<br />
gulis siRrmeSi vgrZnobdi Cemi megobris simarTles da vaRiarebdi, rom saqmis<br />
interesebi moiTxovdnen ar mcodnoda holmsis aq Camosvlis ambavi.<br />
- hoda, ase! - Tqva holmsma Cemi ganaTebuli saxis danaxvaze. - axla ki momiyeviT<br />
misis laura laionsTan Sexvedris ambavi. maSinve mivxvdi, rom am qalTan<br />
gaemgzavreT, radgan axla CemTvis ukve cxadia, kumb-tresiSi igi erTaderTi<br />
adamiania, romlisganac SegviZlia raime gavigoT. gulaxdilad getyviT, Tqven rom<br />
masTan am diliT ar SegevloT, albaT xval diliT TviTon vestumrebodi.<br />
mze ukve Casuli iyo, WaobebSi bindi Camowva. haerSi susxi trialebda da Cven<br />
qoxSi SevediT. iq naxevrad bnelSi movuyevi holmss misis laionsTan Cemi saubris<br />
Sinaarsi da igi ise dainteresda, rom bevri ramis gameoreba damWirda.<br />
- yvelaferi es Zalze sayuradReboa, - Tqva holmsma, roca Txroba davasrule. -<br />
saqme metismetad rTulia da masSi iyo erTi xarvezi, risi Sevsebac aqamde arafriT<br />
ar SemeZlo. Tqven albaT iciT, rom stepltoni misis laionsTan megobrobs?<br />
- ara, megobrobaze ara vici ra.<br />
- es faqtia. erTmaneTs xvdebian, miwer-mowerac aqvT. saerTod maT Soris sruli<br />
Tanxmobaa, rac SegviZlia saWiro momentSi gamoviyenoT. maTi megobroba SeiZleba<br />
stepltonis colze zemoqmedebisaTvis gamogvadges...<br />
- stepltonis colze?<br />
- axla, Tqveni aRmoCenebis samagierod, mec zogierT rames gagiziarebT. qali,<br />
romelsac stepltoni mis stepltons uwodebs, sinamdvileSi misi colia.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! amaSi darwmunebuli xarT? mere, stepltonma rogor mouyrua<br />
yuri da daibrmava Tvali, roca ser henri cols ekurkureboda?<br />
- ser henris romantikuli grZnobebi ubedurebiT mxolod ser henrisave<br />
emuqrebian. rogorc SeniSneT, stepltoni yovelnairad cdilobs moaridos qali<br />
baronetis arSiyobas. vimeorebT, es ledi da ki ara, stepltonis colia.<br />
- magram risTvis dasWirda aseTi qamandebi?<br />
- ai risTvis: stepltonma gaiTvaliswina, rom es qali met samsaxurs gauwevda<br />
Tavisufali qaliSvilis rolSi.<br />
yvela Cemi gaurkveveli eWvi, alRoTi nakarnaxevi, yvela winaTgrZnoba zedapirze<br />
amotivtivda da naturalistis garSemo Seikra. am mSvidi, uferuli kacisagan,<br />
romelsac Calis qudi exura da xelSi peplebis saWeri bade eWira, raRac saxifaTo<br />
qari qroda. TavSekavebulsa da da momTmens, Turme bageebze cbieri Rimili<br />
dasTamaSebda, gulSi ki RvarZli edo...<br />
- maSasadame, is aris Cveni mowinaaRmdege! maSasadame, es kaci gvzveravda<br />
londonSi?<br />
- diax, ase avxseni es gamocana.<br />
- xolo gafrTxileba... im qalma gamogzavna?<br />
- savsebiT sworia.<br />
wyvdiadidan, romelSiac aqamde vexetebodi, gamoCnda naxevrad danaxuli, naxevrad<br />
ki Cem mier gamocnobili sazRapro borotmoqmedebis konturebi.
- nuTu es simarTlea, holms? saidan gaigeT, rom is qali stepltonis colia?<br />
- TqvenTan pirveli Sexvedrisas stepltoni ise gaitaca laparakma, rom Tavisi<br />
avtobiografiis nawili gagandoT, rasac albaT dResac nanobs. mas namdvilad<br />
hqonda skola CrdiloeT inglisSi. maswavleblis povna ki yvelaze ioli saqmea.<br />
saskolo saagentoebi romel maswavlebelzec gindaT cnobebs uceb mogawvdian.<br />
vikiTxe da male gavige, rom erT skolaSi namdvilad moxda Zalian arasasiamovno<br />
ambebi da direqtori - romlis namdvili gvaric sul sxvaa da ara stepltoni -<br />
colTan erTad miimalao. yvela garegnuli niSani zustad daemTxva stepltonis<br />
aRweras, xolo roca gavige misi entomologiiT gataceba, ukve yovelgvari eWvi<br />
gamefanta da davrwmundi, rom es gaqceuli direqtori swored stepltonia.<br />
wyvdiadi, riTac garemoculi viyavi, TandaTan ifanteboda, magram bevri ram jer<br />
kidev CrdilSi rCeboda.<br />
- Tu es qali misi colia, maSin ra SuaSia misis laura laionsi? - vkiTxe<br />
holmss.<br />
- esaa am ambis bneliT moculi kunWuli, rasac nawilobriv Tqven mohfineT Suqi.<br />
kumb-tresiSi Tqveni gamgzavrebis Semdeg, bevri ram gairkva. me, magaliTad, ar<br />
vicodi, rom misis laionss qmarTan gayra undoda. albaT imedi aqvs, rom<br />
stepltoni iTxovs - am qalma xom ar icis, rom stepltoni coliania!<br />
- magram, roca gaigebs simarTles?<br />
- maSin es ledi SeiZleba CvenTvis Zalian sasargeblo Seiqnes. xvalve unda<br />
vinaxulo. axla ki, uotson, rogor fiqrobT, dro ar aris movaleobis Sesrulebas<br />
daubrundeT? Tqveni adgili xom baskervil-holSia?<br />
Camavali mzis ukanaskneli wiTeli anarekli Caqra dasavleTiT da Waobebze bindi<br />
Camowva. Camuqebul caze kantikuntad acimcimdnen varskvlavebi.<br />
- kidev erTi, ukanaskneli kiTxvac, holms, - vuTxari da avdeqi. - erTmaneTTan<br />
dasamali xom araferi gvaqvs. ras niSnavs yovelive es? ras awyoben?<br />
holmsma yru xmiT mipasuxa:<br />
- mkvlelobas, uotson... gulgrilad mofiqrebul mkvlelobas. nu mkiTxavT<br />
dawvrilebiT. stepltoni Tavis badeSi xvevs ser henris, me ki Cems badeSi minda<br />
TviTon stepltoni gavaba. Tqveni daxmarebiT igi TiTqmis Cems xelTaa, axla<br />
gvemuqreba mxolod erTi saSiSroeba - mas SeuZlia dagvaswros da pirvelma<br />
dagvkras. kidev erTi dRe, SeiZleba oric, da yvelaferi mzad meqneba, manamde ki<br />
gaufrTxildiT ser henris, rogorc moyvaruli deda ufrTxildeba avadmyof bavSvs.<br />
Tqveni sxvagan yofna dRes savsebiT bunebrivia da sapatio, magram me ki, getyviT,<br />
rom vamjobinebdi, ar migetovebinaT... gesmiT?<br />
tanjviTa da saSinelebiT aRsavse sazarelma gambulma gminvam SesZra uecrad<br />
mdumare Waobebi. vusmendi da vgrZnobdi, rogor meyineboda sisxli ZarRvebSi.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! ra unda iyos?<br />
holmsi wamovarda adgilidan da misma aTleturma tanma qoxSi Semosasvleli<br />
dafara. igi odnav daixara, kiseri waigrZela, mTeli yuradRebiT miaSterda<br />
sibneles, da mxolod amis Tqma moaswro CurCuliT:<br />
- Cumad! Cumad!<br />
es gulisgamgmiravi yvirili, ramac ase gagvaoca, Waobebis ukuneTi siRrmidan<br />
modioda. magram ai, ufro axlodan moisma da ufro mkafiodac...<br />
- es ra xmaa, an saidan modis? - CurCuliT Tqva ho-lmsma, da imis mixedviT, Tu<br />
rogor gaebzara xma am rkinis nervebian adamians, mivxvdi, rom es godeba holmss<br />
sulis siRrmemde Caswvda. - sad yvirian, uotson?<br />
- mgonia, im mxares, - xeli gaviSvire sibneleSi.<br />
- ara, ai iq!<br />
mtanjveli yvirili isev gaisma mdumare RameSi, magram axla ufro axlos, ufro<br />
xmamaRla. amjerad mas Tan erTvoda raRac sxva xmebic - yru, xmadabali bdRvinva,<br />
gabmuli zmuili, rac zRvis erTferovan bubunsac waagavda.
- es ZaRlia! - Sehyvira holmsma. - gaviqceT, uotson, gaviqceT! RmerTo Cemo!<br />
oRond ar dagvagviandes!<br />
am sityvebze bnelSi gadaxta, mec ukan mivyevi. da uecrad sadRac win, kaWrebis<br />
iqiT, adamianis sasowarkveTili amoZaxili gaisma, romelsac yru dartymebis xma<br />
mohyva. SevCerdiT. yuri mivugdeT. magram metad aRarafers daurRvevia uqaro Ramis<br />
mZime dumili.<br />
me vnaxe, rogor giJiviT itaca holmsma TavSi xeli da fexi miwas dahkra.<br />
- dagvaswro, uotson! davagvianeT!<br />
- ara! es SeuZlebelia!<br />
- ras vayovnebdi, me suleli! Tqvenc kargi vinme xarT, uotson! miatoveT<br />
baskervili marto, da ai, riT gaTavda yvelaferi! ara! Tu arafris gamosworeba<br />
aRar SeiZleba, sul erTia, im aramzadas mwared gadavuxdi.<br />
gzas vinRa daeZebda, pirdapir iqiT gavvardiT, saidanac saSineli yvirili mogvesma.<br />
xan ferdobze mivbobRavdiT, xan dabla veSvebodiT, bnelSi lodebs vejaxebodiT,<br />
Sambnars mkerdiT mivarRvevdiT. yovelive borcvis Tavidan Cemi megobari swrafad<br />
aTvalierebda garemos, magram Waobebze gamefebuliyo sruli wyvdiadi da maTs<br />
pirquS zedapirze veraviTar moZraobas ver SeniSnavdiT.<br />
- xedavT rames?<br />
- verafers.<br />
- moiTmineT! es ra aris?<br />
yru kvnesa Semogvesma. marcxnidan modioda es xma. qviani borcvis iqiT uecrad<br />
iwyeboda kaWrebiT mofenili ferdobi, da iq didron lodebs Soris raRac Savi<br />
sagani moCanda. axlos mivirbineT da Savma saganma ufro gamokveTli moxazuloba<br />
miiRo. es iyo adamiani, romelic miwaze pirdaRma egdo. Tavi raRac saswaulebrivad<br />
moqceoda, mxrebi wamoewia da zurgic amozneqili hqonda. am arabunebrivi<br />
sanaxaobiT SeZrwunebuli, pirvelad ver mivxvdi, rom kvnesa, romelic Semogvesma,<br />
momakvdavis ukanaskneli gabrZoleba iyo. Tavdaxrilni videqiT da arc xrotini<br />
gvesmoda, arc raime Cqami. holmsi Seexo uZrav sxeuls, Sehyvira da maSinve xeli<br />
moaSora. asanTi gavkariT, sustma Suqma gaanaTa gasisxlianebuli TiTebi da is<br />
saSineli gube, rasac micvalebulis damsxvreuli Tavis qalidan gadmonadeni sisxli<br />
ayenebda. guli SegvekumSa, - roca asanTis Suqze Cven winaSe ser henri baskervili<br />
vixileT.<br />
gana SeiZleboda am araCveulebrivi mowiTalo-yavisferi kostiumis daviwyeba -<br />
swored im kostiumisa, romliTac pirvelad gamoCnda baroneti beikerstritze! erTi<br />
wamic sakmarisi iyo imisaTvis, rom gvecno daRupuli, Semdeg ki asanTi Caqra,<br />
rogorc Cveni ukanaskneli imedi. holmsma daikvnesa da me bnelSiac ki davinaxe, ra<br />
mkvdris feri daedo saxeze.<br />
- aramzada! aramzada! - xelebi TavisTavad SemekumSa muStebad. - holms! arasodes<br />
ar vapatieb Cems Tavs, rom ser henri bedis anabara mivatove.<br />
- Cemi danaSauli metia, uotson. me Seviwire klienti, vimsxverple mxolod<br />
imisaTvis, rom Semejamebina, ase vTqvaT, momemTavrebina es saqme. mTeli Cemi<br />
muSaobis manZilze ar maxsovs aseTi mZime dartyma moeyenebinos vismes, magram vis<br />
SeeZlo eTqva, vis SeeZlo scodnoda, rom miuxedavad Cemi gafrTxilebisa, igi<br />
risks gaswevda da WaobebSi marto gamovidoda.<br />
- Cven gavigoneT misi yvirili, RmerTo Cemo, ranairi yvirili! gavigoneT da ver<br />
miveSveleT! magram sad gaqra is sulTamxuTavi ZaRli - misi sikvdilis mizezi?<br />
iqneb axlac aq aris sadme? an sad aris stepltoni? yvelafrisaTvis mivuzRav<br />
samagieros!<br />
- diax, is agebs pasuxs yvelafrisaTvis, amaze me vizruneb. biZac da Zmiwulic -<br />
orive mkvdaria. erTi SiSiT mokvda, roca Tavis Tvalwin dainaxa urCxuli,<br />
romelsac zebunebriv arsebad sTvlida, meore ki mokvda maSin, roca gaqceviT<br />
cdilobda misgan Tavis daRwevas. magram axla unda davamtkicoT, rom im ZaRlsa da
mis msxverpls Soris aris mizezobrivi kavSiri. marTalia, ymuili gavigoneT,<br />
magram es jer kidev ar aris sabuTi, ser henrim SeiZleba dacemis dros gaitexa<br />
Tavi. me mainc vficav, ra cbieric ar unda iyos Cveni mowinaaRmdege, xval is Cems<br />
xelT iqneba!<br />
uecari da gamousworebeli ubedurebiT SeZrwunebulni, dasaxiCrebuli gvamis win<br />
videqiT. ra cudad dasrulda Cveni xangrZlivi da mZime Sroma. roca Rrublebidan<br />
mTvarem gamoixeda, qvis grovaze avediT, saidanac Cveni ubeduri megobari<br />
gadmovarda da iqidan SevaTvaliereT mTvaris Suqze vercxlisfrad mbzinavi<br />
Waobebi. Sors, grimpenis mxares Canda yviTeli cecxli. es Suqi SeiZleboda<br />
mxolod stepltonebis ganmartoebul sacxovrebelSi nTebuliyo. wyevla-krulva<br />
aRmomxda da im mxares muStiT davemuqre.<br />
- raRas vucdiT? dauyovnebliv unda SevipyroT!<br />
- saqme jer ar aris damTavrebuli, is ki iseTi frTxili da cbieri kacia! mere<br />
ra, rom Cven yvelaferi viciT? aba scadeT da daumtkiceT! erTi gaufrTxilebeli<br />
nabiji da aramzada xelidan gagvisxlteba.<br />
- maS ra vqnaT?<br />
- xval sazrunavi yelamde gveqneba. dRes ki isRa dagvrCenia, ukanaskneli<br />
samsaxuri gavuwioT ser henris.<br />
Sveul ferdobze daveSviT da mTvaris sxivebze vercxlisfrad moelvare qvebs<br />
Soris dagdebul uformo Sav sxeulTan mivediT. tanjviT mokrunCxuli sxeulis<br />
danaxvaze guli SemekumSa da simwrisagan Tvalebi cremliT amevso.<br />
- davuZaxoT vinmes, holms. marto Cven gvams saxlamde ver mivitanT. RmerTo<br />
Cemo, ra mogdiT? xom ar SeiSaleT?<br />
holmsma Sehyvira da ser henris gvamze daixara. uecrad cekvas mohyva, xarxariT<br />
Camavlo xelSi xeli da njRreva damiwyo. nuTu es Cemi sastiki, mudam<br />
TavSekavebuli megobaria? ai Turme ra xdeba, roca dafaruli ali gareT<br />
gadmoxeTqavs xolme!<br />
- wveri aqvs! wveri!<br />
- wveri?<br />
- es ser henri ar aris... RmerTo, es Cemi mezobelia, - katorReli! - elvis<br />
siswrafiT veciT gvams, gadavabruneT gulaRma da gasisxlianebuli wveri axla<br />
pirdapir civ, naTeli mTvaris badr saxes miaCerda. saeWvo aRaraferi iyo! dabali<br />
Subli, maimuniviT Rrmad Camjdari Tvalebi, - es igive saxe iyo, romelmac Cem<br />
Tvalwin im Rames napralSi gaielva.<br />
mokluli borotmoqmedi seldeni gaxldaT. aq ki yvelafers mivxvdi. momagonda,<br />
rom berimors baronetma TiTqmis mTeli Tavisi samoseli aCuqa. maSasadame,<br />
berimorma es tansacmeli misca seldens, raTa wasasvlelad gamzadebuliyo.<br />
fexsacmeli, perangi, kepi - yvelaferi erT dros ser henris ekuTvnoda. marTalia,<br />
tragedia tragediad rCeboda, magram seldenma, ase Tu ise, mainc daimsaxura<br />
sikvdili. sixaruliT aRar viyavi, ise vuambe holmss, Tu rogor moxda yvelaferi.<br />
- maSasadame, es ubeduri kostiumma daRupa, - Tqva holmsma. - ZaRls, ra Tqma<br />
unda, ser henris raime nivTi aynoses - uTuod swored is fexsacmeli, otelSi<br />
rom moipares - da mere katorRelis kvalze miuSves, auxsneli rCeba mxolod<br />
erTi ram: rogor dainaxa sibneleSi seldenma, rom viRac misdevda?<br />
- albaT, moesma.<br />
- moesma ZaRlis xma WaobebSi da mSvelels uxmo ise, rom daWeris safrTxes ar<br />
moerida? ara, katorRels amiT ver SeaSineb. ai, ra: rogor dainaxa seldenma, rom<br />
ZaRli misdevs?<br />
- me mgonia, amaze sakvirveli ambebic aris. Tu davuSvebT, rom Cveni yvela<br />
varaudi sworia, maSin es ZaRli...<br />
- me arafers ar vvaraudob.
- keTili. ratom gauSves es ZaRli WaobSi am RamiT. ara mgonia, yovelTvis aseTi<br />
TavisuflebiT sargeblobdes. stepltoni albaT eloda, rom ser henri dRes<br />
Waobebisaken gamoivlida.<br />
- Cemi amocana ufro rTulia. Tqvensaze pasuxs male miviRebT, Cemi ki albaT isev<br />
amouxsneli darCeba. axla ki gadavwyvitoT am ubedurs ra vuyoT. xom ar SeiZleba<br />
meliebisa da Zerebis saZiZgnad aq davtovoT?<br />
- romelime qoxSi davasvenoT, vidre policias SevatyobinebT.<br />
- marTalia, qoxamde, yovel SemTxvevaSi, mivitanT. SexedeT, uotson! es ra aris?<br />
nuTu TviTon isaa? ara, ra kadnierebaa! arc erTi sityva Cvens eWvebze, arc erTi<br />
sityva! Torem yvela Cemi gegma CaifuSeba.<br />
Waobebis siRrmidan adamiani gviaxlovdeboda. misi sigaris mkrTali kvamli Soridan<br />
gamoCnda. mokaSkaSe mTvare dascimcimcebda da maSinve vicani swrafad, xtunvaxtunviT<br />
momavali naturalistis kafandara sxeuli. dagvinaxa, SeCerda, mere isev<br />
Cvenken wamovida.<br />
- eqimo uotson! nuTu es Tqvena xarT? arafriT ar velodi, rom am WaobebSi<br />
gnaxavdiT! RmerTo Cemo! es ra aris? ra moxda? ara! SeuZlebelia! nuTu es Cveni<br />
megobari ser henria!<br />
stepltonma Camiara da gvamze daixara...<br />
uecrad sigara xelidan gauvarda:<br />
- es... es vin aris? - borZikiT Cailaparaka.<br />
- seldenia, katorReli, prinstaunis cixidan gaqceuli.<br />
stepltonma mkvdariviT gafiTrebuli saxe mogvapyro. nebisyofis uCveulo daZabviT<br />
sZlia Tavs, arafriT ar gaucia Tavisi gaoceba da sasowarkveTileba. jer holmss<br />
miaSterda, mere me.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! ra saSinelebaa! rogor moxda?<br />
- etyoba, ai im ferdobidan gadmovarda da kiseri moitexa. me da Cemi megobari<br />
WaobebSi vseirnobdiT da viRacis yvirili gavigoneT.<br />
- mec am yvirilma gamomiyvana saxlidan. mawuxebda ser henris bedi.<br />
- raRa saxeldobr ser henris bedi gawuxebdaT? - ver moviTmine me.<br />
- dRes saRamos Cvensa unda Semoevlo da ratomRac ar movida. aman Zalian<br />
gamaoca, xolo roca WaobebSi yvirili gavigone, bunebrivia, ser henri momagonda<br />
da Sevwuxdi. sxvaTa Soris, - stepltonma mzera Cemgan isev holmsze gadaitana, -<br />
am yvirilis garda araferi gagigoniaT?<br />
- ara, - Tqva holmsma. - Tqvena?<br />
- arc me.<br />
- maSin risTvis gvekiTxebiT?<br />
- Tqven xom iciT, rom aq ZaRlis aCrdilze da sxva msgavs saswaulze<br />
laparakoben! aqauri fermerebi yvebian, RamRamobiT ZaRli WaobebSi daZrwiso. ai,<br />
mec mainteresebs: iqneb Tqvenc gaigoneT?<br />
- ara ZaRli yefa ar gagvigonia, - vTqvi me.<br />
- maS, am ubeduris daRupvas rogorRa xsniT?<br />
- darwmunebuli var, gamudmebuli SiSisagan goneba daubnelda da sul imas<br />
fiqrobda - vaiTu damiWirono. albaT sigiJis Semotevis dros WaobSi darboda,<br />
bolos ferdobze dagorda da kiseric moitexa.<br />
- ho, es namdvilad dasajerebelia, - Tqva stepltonma da aSkarad Seetyo, rom<br />
Tavisuflad amoisunTqa. - Tqven raRas fiqrobT amaze, mister Serlok<br />
holms?<br />
- Zalze mixvedrili adamiani yofilxarT! - Tqva Cemma megobarma da mdablad<br />
daukra Tavi.<br />
- rac aq eqimi uotsoni gamoCnda, im dRidan yovel cismare dRe Tqvens<br />
molodinSi viyaviT. swored rom karg dros CamoxvediT, tragedias pirdapir sulze<br />
mouswariT.
- marTlac agrea! magram darwmunebuli var, rom Cemi megobari momxdar ambebs<br />
sworad gaarkvevs da amitom xval londons mivemgzavrebi. am usiamovno ambebma<br />
guli Camwyvites, magram londons wasvlas mainc ar gadavdeb.<br />
- rogor! xvalve miemgzavrebiT?<br />
- vapireb.<br />
- magram Tqveni Camosvla, ra Tqma unda, Suqs moh-fens yvela im movlenas,<br />
romelTac pirdapir CixSi mogvaqcies.<br />
holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa.<br />
- warmateba mudam iolad rodi modis. gamokvlevis dros faqtebs unda davemyaroT<br />
da ara legendebs. am saqmes verc Tavi gavuge da verc bolo mivadevne.<br />
Cemi megobari sruliad bunebrivi da mSvidi kiloTi laparakobda. stepltoni ki<br />
yuradRebiTa da daJinebiT Sescqeroda. mere me momibrunda da miTxra:<br />
- siamovnebiT SemogTavazebdiT gvamis Cems saxlSi gadatanas, magram Cemi da ise<br />
SeSindeba, rom umjobesia amaze xeli aviRoT. modiT, saxeze raime gadavafaroT da<br />
aqve davtovoT. dilamde araferi mouva.<br />
asec gavakeTeT. me da holmsma uari vuTxariT stepltons meripit-hausSi<br />
mipatiJebaze, Sin marto gavuSviT da baskervil-holisaken gaveSureT. ramdenime<br />
nabiji gadavdgiT, ukan mivixedeT da Waobebis siRrmisaken nel-nela mimavali<br />
stepltoni davlandeT. iqiT ki, mis ukan mTvariT ganaTebul ferdobze -<br />
erTaderTi Savi laqa moCanda, im adgilas, sadac aseTi saSineli sikvdiliT<br />
daRupuli adamiani egdo.<br />
- rogorc iqna, xelCarTul brZolaSi CavebiT! - Tqva holmsma, romelic Cems<br />
gverdiT moabijebda. - magram ra simtkicea! ra swrafad moego gons da rogor<br />
Seikava Tavi! dartyma ki WeSmaritad Tavbrudamxvevi iyo - danaxva imisa, rom Seni<br />
msxverplia ara is, visac umiznebdi, aramed sxva. uotson, londonSiac miTqvams da<br />
axlac gimeorebT: ufro Rirseuli mowinaaRmdege Cven jer ar Segvxvedria.<br />
- mainc vnanob, rom daginaxaT!<br />
- pirvelad es mec vinane. magram, bolos da bolos, ra moxda!<br />
- rogor fiqrobT, TqvenTan Sexvedra mis gegmebze imoqmedebs?<br />
- diax. ufro frTxilad moiqceva, an raime gadamwyvetsa da saxifaTo nabijs<br />
gadadgams. rogorc araCveulebriv damnaSaveTa umravlesoba, stepltonic albaT<br />
metimetad did imeds amyarebs Tavis eSmakobaze da fiqrobs, rom pirSi Cala<br />
gamogvavlo.<br />
- ratom ar gindaT misi Sepyroba?<br />
- Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, Tqven swrafi moqmedeba giyvarT. Tqveni instinqtebi<br />
yvelaze ufro gadamwyveti zomebis miRebas gkarnaxoben: aba, davuSvaT, rom RamiT<br />
es kaci daviWireT. ras mogvcems es? verafers ver davumtkicebT. ai, sad aris misi<br />
Canafiqris mTeli jojoxeTuri eSmakoba! stepltonis Tanamzraxveli rom adamiani<br />
yofiliyo, sabuTebs movagrovebdiT, kvals mivagnebdiT, magram aba scadeT<br />
samsjavroze uzarmazari ZaRlis gamoyvana! gana es dagvexmareba imaSi, rom mis<br />
patrons kiserze saxrCobelas sabeli CamovacvaT?<br />
- magram danaSaulis Sedgeniloba xom saxezea?<br />
- srulebiTac ara! jer yvelaferi mxolod savaraudoa. sasamarTloSi Tu aseTi<br />
fantastikuri istoriebis moyola daviwyeT, masxarad agvigdeben.<br />
- ser Carlzis ambavi?<br />
- mkvdari ipoves. Zaladobis kvali ar aRmouCeniaT. me da Tqven viciT, rom SiSiT<br />
mokvda, viciT isic, Tu ram SeaSina. magram rogor davarwmunoT amaSi is Tormeti<br />
damTxveuli, romlebic nafic msajulTa rolSi iqnebian? ra safuZvelze davaskvniT,<br />
rom am saqmeSi gareulia ZaRli? sadaa misi kbilebis kvali? me da Tqven isic<br />
viciT, rom ZaRlebi mkvdrebs ar kbenen da rom ser Carlzi mokvda umal, vidre<br />
ZaRli Tavs daesxmoda. magram amas xom damtkiceba unda, Cven ki verafriT ver<br />
davamtkicebT.
- mere, dRevandeli Rame?<br />
- araferi gansakuTrebuli mas ar moucia. mizezobrivi kavSiri ZaRlsa da<br />
katorRelis daRupvas Soris mainc ar aris. aravis ar unaxavs es ZaRli. marTalia,<br />
ymuili gavigoneT, magram is xom ar gvinaxavs, rom ZaRli katorRels gamoedevna.<br />
sabuTebi ar gvyofnis! ara, megobaro, faqti faqtad rCeba: danaSaulis Sedgeniloba<br />
ver davadasatureT da damamtkicebeli sabuTebis Tavmoyrac ver SevZeliT, magram<br />
damnaSaves rom braldeba davumtkicoT, yovelnairi riski unda gavwioT.<br />
- ras apirebT?<br />
- me did imeds vamyareb misis laura laionsze. roca misTvis saqmis namdvili<br />
viTareba gaxdeba cnobili, es qali seriozul samsaxurs gagviwevs. garda amisa, me<br />
meore, sakuTari gegmac maqvs, magram winaswar bevri laparaki ar aris saWiro,<br />
Tumca mainc imedi maqvs, rom xval gamarjveba Cven dagvrCeba.<br />
holmsisagan meti veraferi gavige. fiqrebSi CanTqmuls baskervil-holis karebamde<br />
xma aRar amouRia.<br />
- SemoxvalT?<br />
- diax. axla ukve aRara aqvs azri damalvas. magram kidev erTi sityva, uotson.<br />
ser henris ZaRlze araferi uTxraT. de, seldenis sikvdili imave mizezebs<br />
miaweros, romelTa Cagonebasac stepltoni CvenTvis lamobda. ser henri ase ufro<br />
iolad gadaitans am gansacdels, rac xval moelis, roca meripit-hausSi wava<br />
sadilad - Tu sworad gavige Tqveni ukanaskneli angariSi.<br />
- magram iq mec var miwveuli.<br />
- maSin Tqven miwvevaze uaris Tqma mogixdebaT. ser henri marto unda wavides.<br />
amisi mowyoba advili saqmea. ...diax, asea. sadilze davagvianeT, magram vaxSams ki<br />
swored droze SeveswariT.<br />
Tavi X|||<br />
maxe dagebulia<br />
axali stumris xilva ser henris ise ar gahkvirvebia, rogorc gauxarda. mas Rrmad<br />
sjeroda, rom roca Serlok holmsi ukanaskneli dReebis ambavs gaigebda, londonSi<br />
aRar gaCerdeboda. amis miuxedavad, roca gamoirkva, rom Cemi megobari uxelbargod<br />
iyo Camosuli da arc cdilobda es ambavi aexsna, baronetma gaocebiT aswia warbebi.<br />
holmsi maSinve moamarages yvelafriT, rac esaWiroeboda, da gviani vaxSmis Semdeg<br />
baronets gavumxileT Cveni Tavgadasavlis is nawili, risi codnac misTvis saWiro<br />
iyo. magram manamde erTi metad mZime movaleobis Sesruleba momixda - berimorsa<br />
da mis meuRles Sevatyobine seldenis daRupva. laqias TiTqos zurgidan Zalian<br />
mZime tvirTi moxsneso, ise Tavisuflad amoisunTqa, magram misis berimorma saxe<br />
winsafriT daara da mwared atirda. mTeli qveynis TvalSi seldeni saSineli<br />
borotmoqmedi iyo, raRac saSualo eSmaksa da nadirs Soris, das ki, etyoboda, igi<br />
uwindeburad oinbaz bavSvad miaCnda, romelic pataraobaSi xelze ebRauWeboda.<br />
WeSmaritad, urCxuli unda iyos sicocxleSi adamiani, Tu sikvdilis dros mduRare<br />
cremliT damtirebeli qali ar gamouCndeba.<br />
- mas Semdeg, rac Tqven gaemgzavreT, uotson, sul Sin vzivar da<br />
mowyenilobisagan gavTavdi. - Tqva baronetma. - imedi maqvs, aseTi morCileba<br />
CameTvleba? TqvenTvis mocemuli sityva rom ara, cxvirs gareT ar gamovyof-meTqi,<br />
am saRamos bevrad ufro mxiarulad gavatarebdi WaobebSi, radganac stepltonma<br />
dampatiJa.<br />
- diax, saRamos bevrad ufro mxiarulad gaatarebdiT, - civad Tqva holmsma. -<br />
sxvaTa Soris, Tqven albaT arc dagvifasebT im damsaxurebas, rom roca weRan<br />
kisermotexil kacs davcqerodiT, Tqven dagtirodiT?<br />
ser henrim Tvalebi daaWyita.
- es ratom?<br />
- imitom, rom bedSavi katorReli Tqvens kostiumSi iyo gamowyobili. berimors,<br />
romelmac kostiumi misca seldens, amis gamo seriozuli usiamovnebani moelis<br />
policiisagan.<br />
- ara mgonia, ramdenadac maxsovs, tanisamosze araviTari niSani ar iyo.<br />
- ho, maS misi bedi yofila - da Tqvenic, ramdenadac yvelani gareuli xarT<br />
kanonis sawinaaRmdego moqmedebaSi. kacma rom Tqvas, me, rogorc keTilsindisier<br />
maZebars, yvelani unda dameWireT, Tqvens TanamzraxvelebTan erTad. mamxilebel<br />
dokumentad uotsonis werilebi gamomadgeboda.<br />
- umjobesia is gviamboT, rogor aris saqme? - uTxra baronetma. - moaxerxeT Tu<br />
ara am daxlarTul saqmeSi Tavis da bolos garCeva? me da uotsonma, rac<br />
vicodiT, imaze meti vera gavigeT ra.<br />
- me vfiqrob, rom uaxloes droSi bevri ram gairkveva. es saqme erTob rTuli<br />
da daxlarTulia. CemTvisac ki zogi ram aqamde burusiTaa moculi... magram burusi<br />
gaifanteba da yovelive keTilad dasruldeba.<br />
- uotsonma albaT giamboT is, rac WaobebSi gavigoneT. ase rom, es carieli<br />
crumorwmuneoba ar aris. me mqonia iseTi saqmeebi, romlebSiac ZaRlebic iyvnen<br />
gareulni da amitom Cemi motyueba Znelia - ZaRlis ymuili ar SeiZleba ver<br />
gaarCio. Tu Tqven im qofaks pirze alikaps gaukeTebT da jaWviT daabamT, dedamiwis<br />
zurgze udides maZebrad CagTvliT.<br />
- Tu damexmarebiT, alikapsac gavukeTeb da jaWviTac davabam.<br />
- rasac mibrZanebT, yvelafers gavakeTeb.<br />
- Cinebulia! magram me viTxov brma morCilebas, yovelgvari `ratom~ da `risTvis~<br />
zedmeti iqneba.<br />
- rogorc geneboT.<br />
- Tu amaze meTanxmebiT, maSin gadavWriT am amocanas. eWvi ar mepareba, rom...<br />
holmsi Sua sityvaze SeCerda da Cems Tavs zemoT raRacas daaSterda. lampa<br />
pirdapir holmss anaTebda. saxe iseTi uZravi da gaqvavebuli gauxda, TiTqos<br />
klasikuri qandakebaao. mTeli Tavisi arsebiT SeSfoTebasa da daZabulobas<br />
gamoxatavda.<br />
- ra moxda? - erTxmad SevZaxeT me da ser henrim.<br />
holmsma mzera Cvenze gadmoitana da vigrZeni, rom mRelvarebis dafarvas<br />
cdilobda. misi saxe uwindeburad arafers ar gamoxatavda, magram Tvalebi sazeimod<br />
uimcimebda.<br />
- mapatieT, magram ar SemeZlo aRtacebis Sekaveba, - Tqva da mopirdapire kedelze<br />
Camwkrivebul suraTebze migviTiTa. - uotsoni amtkicebs, rom me mxatvrobaSi<br />
araferi gamegeba, magram es Cemi jibrT mosdis, radgan xelovnebis sferoSi Cveni<br />
azrebi erTmaneTisas ar emTxveva. es portretebi ki namdvilad Cinebulia.<br />
- moxaruli var, - Tqva ser henrim da gaocebulma Sexeda Cems megobars. -<br />
suraTebisa bevri mec araferi mesmis. ai, cxeni an xari sxva saqmea. magram vin<br />
ifiqrebda, rom Tqven xelovnebiT datkbobisaTvis dros SoulobT.<br />
- Tqven magis dardi nu gaqvT, karg sagans yovelTvis SevniSnav. sanaZleos vdeb,<br />
rom is mandilosani, cisferi abreSumis kaba rom acvia, neleris funjis nayofi<br />
unda iyos. xolo sqeli, parikiani jentlmeni ueWvelad reinoldsis daxatuli<br />
iqneba. es albaT sagvareulo portretebia?<br />
- diax, yvelani.<br />
- maTi saxelebi Tu iciT?<br />
- berimori didxans mavarjiSebda am dargSi da vgoneb, gakveTils wauborZikeblad<br />
gipasuxebT.<br />
- vin aris is jentlmeni, Wogriti rom uWiravs?
- esaa kontr-admirali baskervili, romelic ost-indoeTSi msaxurobda. es ki,<br />
lurjserTukiani, xelSi rom gragnili uWiravs, ser uiliam baskervilia, uiliam<br />
pit ufrosis dros TemTa palatis komisiis Tavmjdomared yofila.<br />
- ai, es kavaleri Cem pirdapir, Savi xaverdis bafTebiani kamzoli rom acvia?<br />
- o! amas ki unda gaecnoT. esaa yvela ubedurebis mizezi - ser hugo.<br />
borotmoqmedi, romelmac dasabami misca legendas baskervilebi ZaRlze. albaT<br />
bevri wyali Caivlis, vidre mas daviviwyebT.<br />
portrets didi interesiTa da cota SeSfoTebuli Sevcqerodi.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! - Tqva holmsma. - saxe ki iseTi aqvs, mSvidi, wynari. marTalia,<br />
TvalebSi jojoxeTuri naperwkali uelavs, margam me Tqveni hugo raRac goliaTad<br />
warmomedgina, romelsac yaCaRis gamometyveleba unda hqonoda.<br />
- portreti namdvilad misia. amaSi SeiZleba eWvi ar SegeparoT. ukan tilos<br />
aweria misi saxeli da TariRi - aTas eqvsas ormocdaSvidi weli.<br />
mTeli danarCeni saRamo holmsma metwilad mdumared gaatara, magram garyvnili<br />
hugos portretma TiTqos moajadova, da vaxSamze suraTisaTvis TiTqmis Tvali ar<br />
moucilebia. magram holmsis azrTa msvleloba CemTvis mxolod mas Semdeg gaxda<br />
naTeli, roca ser<br />
henri dasaZineblad wavida Tavis oTaxSi. holmsma<br />
Ramis patara magididan sanTeli aiRo, sanadimo darbazisaken wamiZRva da droisagan<br />
CaSavebul portretTan mimiyvana.<br />
- verafers amCnevT?<br />
didxans Sevcqerodi farTofarflebian quds, TeTr bafTian sayelos da grZel<br />
kululebs, romlebic sastiksa da viwro saxes TiTqos CarCod Semovlebodnen. am<br />
saxes veravin daswamebda verc nakvTebis uxeSobas, verc gamometyvelebis simkacres,<br />
magram mis mokumul Txel bageSi, civsa da Seupovar mzeraSi iyo raRac gulqva,<br />
sastiki da qedmaRluri...<br />
- aravis ar mogagonebT?<br />
- saxis qveda nawili ser henris miugavs.<br />
- sruli WeSmritebaa. magram cota moicadeT!<br />
holmsi skamze Sedga, marcxena xelSi sanTeli eWira, marjvenaTi ki suraTs qudis<br />
farflebi da grZeli kululebi daufara.<br />
- ciuro Zalno! - SevZaxe gaocebisagan Wkuadakargulma.<br />
tilodan stepltonis saxe Semomcqeroda.<br />
- aha! naxeT? Cemi Tvalebi xom miCveulni arian TviT saxis gamoyofas imisgan, rac<br />
garSemo akravs. mzeriT niRbis siRrmeSi Cawvdoma - maZebris mTavari Tvisebaa.<br />
- ganacvifrebelia! TiTqos stepltonis portreti iyos!<br />
- dix, sulierad da fizikurad warsulisaken dabrunebis sagulisxmo cdaa. Tu<br />
sagvareulo portretebis Seswavlas SevudgebiT, sulTa Casaxleba-gadasaxlebas<br />
viwamebT. isic baskervilia, es savsebiT aSkaraa.<br />
- da memkvidreobisaTvis ibrZvis.<br />
- uTuod. es SemTxveviT TvalSi moxvedrili portreti damexmara erTi yvelaze<br />
ufro rTuli xarvezis SevsebaSi. axla ki Cvens xelTaa, uotson, axla ki<br />
daviWireT es stepltoni! da geficebiT, xval am dros ukve Cvens badeSi<br />
ifarTxalebs, rogorc peplebi farTxaleben mis badeSi. qinZisTavi, sacobi, iarliyi<br />
da beikerstritis koleqcia kidev erTi egzemplariT Seivseba.<br />
holmsma xmamaRla gadaixarxara da portrets moSorda. igi iSviaTad icinoda,<br />
magram gavigonebdi Tu ara mis sicils, vicodi, rom vinmes didi ubedureba eloda.<br />
meore dRes, diliT rom vdgebodi, sarkmlidan<br />
holmss movkari<br />
Tvali, Cemze adre amdgariyo, sadRac wasuliyo da ukan dabrunebac moeswro.<br />
- diax, dRevandeli dRe CemTvis cota davidarabiani iqneba, - Tqva mxiarulad<br />
holmsma da xelebi moifSvnita, TiTqos winaswar grZnobda mTel am davidarabas. -<br />
male saqmes SevudgebiT. maxe dagebulia. saRamos ki vnaxavT, es kbilbasri Rlavi<br />
gaeba, Tu xelidan dagvisxlta.
- ukve moaswariT Waobebis monaxuleba?<br />
- grimpenamde mivedi da iqidan prinstaunSi seldenis sikvdili depeSiT vacnobe.<br />
vfiqrob, am saqmeze arc erTs aRar Segawuxeben. amas garda, me davukavSirdi Cems<br />
erTgul kartraits, romelic Cemi dardiT aRar iyo. igi iseTi erTgulia, rom<br />
mzad iyo qoxis zRurblze momkvdariyo, rogorc ZaRli daakvdeba xolme Tavis<br />
patronis saflavs.<br />
- saidan daviwyebT dRes?<br />
- upirveles yovlisa, vnaxoT ser henri. ai, TviTon baronetic.<br />
- dila mSvidobisa, holms! - Tqva ser henrim. - Tqven im generals momagonebT,<br />
romelic brZolis dawyebis win Stabis ufross esaubreba.<br />
- asedac aris. uotsoni brZanebebis misaRebad movida.<br />
- mec magitom geaxeliT.<br />
- Cinebulia! Tu ara vcdebi, stepltonebma dRes sadilad migipatiJes, ser?<br />
- imedi maqvs, Tqvenc wamoxvalT? stumarTmoyvare xalxia da Tqveni misvla Zalian<br />
gaaxarebT.<br />
- samwuxarod, me da uotsoni londons unda gavemgzavroT.<br />
- londons?<br />
- diax. iseTi viTareba Seiqmna, rom umjobesia iq viyoT.<br />
baronets TiTqos saxe moeqcao.<br />
- me ki megona, rom bolomde ar mimatovebdiT! gulaxdilad rom giTxraT,<br />
baskervil-holi erTi adamianisaTvis arc ise sasiamovno samyofelia.<br />
- Cemo megobaro, Tqven unda damemorCiloT usityvod da gaakeToT yvelaferi,<br />
rasac Tqvengan moviTxov. uTxariT Tqvens megobrebs, rom siamovnebiT vewveodiT,<br />
magram gadaudebeli saqmeebi londonisaken gvixmoben. Tumca devonSirSi isev male<br />
davbrundebiT. xom ar dagaviwydebaT amisi Tqma?<br />
- raki Tqven iTxovT.<br />
- garwmunebT, sxva gamosavali ar aris.<br />
imis mixedviT, rogor Seikra amis gagonebaze baronetma Subli, mivxvdi, rom<br />
ganawyenda da Cveni gamgzavreba dezertirobad miiCnia.<br />
- rodis apirebT gamgzavrebas? - civad ikiTxa ser henrim.<br />
- rogorc ki visauzmebT. cxenebiT gavemgzavrebiT kumb-tresimde. uotsoni Tavis<br />
nivTebs datovebs windad, rom ukanve dabrundeba. uotson, baraTi miswereT<br />
stepltons da mipatiJebaze uaris TqmisaTvis bodiSi mouxadeT.<br />
- mec mindoda londons wamosvla, - Tqva baronetma. - ra unda vakeTo aq marto?<br />
- Tqveni adgilsamyofeli da mamuli baskervil-holia. Tqven sityva momeciT<br />
damemorCiloT saqmis damTavrebamde da, Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, baskervil-holSi unda<br />
darCeT.<br />
- kargi, davrCebi.<br />
- kidev erTi Txovna. meripit-hausSi etliT gaemgzavreT. etli gaistumreT da<br />
stepltonebs uTxariT, rom Sin fexiT dabrundebiT.<br />
- fexiT, WaobebSi?<br />
- diax, magram aki Tqven TviTon ara erTxel gamafrTxileT, rom ase ar<br />
movqceuliyavi.<br />
- axla ki sruliad damSviddiT da ise gaemgzavreT stepltonebTan. me moviTxov<br />
amas imitom, rom Tqveni vaJkacobis imedi maqvs.<br />
- kargi, ase moviqcevi.<br />
- da Tu odnav mainc ramed giRirT sicocxle, ar gadauxvioT im bilikidan,<br />
romelic meripit-hausidan baskervil-holamdea gatkepnili. miT umetes, rom es aris<br />
umoklesi gza.<br />
- yvelafers ise gavakeTeb, rogorc Tqven meubnebiT.<br />
- ai, es kargia. Cven ki SevecdebiT sauzmis Semdeg maSinve gavemgzavroT, raTa<br />
sadilobisas ukve londonSi viyoT.
moqmedebis aseTma programam Zalian gamaoca, Tumca maxsovda, rogor afrTxilebda<br />
wina saRamos holmsi stepltons Tavis gamgzavrebaze. magram vin ifiqrebda, rom<br />
igi CemTan erTad irCevda gamgzavrebas da isic iseT dros, romelsac TviTonve<br />
sTvlida kritikul momentad! magram sxva ra gza mqonda, megobris neba-survils<br />
usityvod unda davmorCilebodi. male davemSvidobeT kidec Sewuxebul baronets.<br />
ori saaTis Semdeg etli ukanve gavagzavneT da kumb-tresis sadguris platformaze<br />
gavediT. iq tanmorCili ymawvili gveloda.<br />
- ras mibrZanebT, ser?<br />
- kartrait, Cajeqi matarebelSi da londonSi gaemgzavre. rogorc ki Caxval, ser<br />
henri baskervils Cemi saxeliT depeSa gamougzavne. moswere, xom ar upovia sadme<br />
Cemi ubis wigni, romelic davkarge. Tu ipova, banderoliT beikerstritze<br />
gamomigzavnos.<br />
- mesmis, ser.<br />
- axla ki sadguris kantoraSi ikiTxe, Cems saxelze xom araferia mosuli.<br />
imwamsve ukan mobrunebul biWs xelSi depeSa eWira. holmsma waikiTxa Tu ara, me<br />
gadmomca. teqsts Tvali gadavavle da Semdegi amovikiTxe:<br />
`depeSa miviRe. movdivar dapatimrebis orderiT. viqnebi xuTsa da ormocze...<br />
lestreidi~.<br />
- es Cemi dilandeli depeSis pasuxia. lestreidi saukeTeso profesionali<br />
maZebaria, SeiZleba misi daxmareba dagvWirdes. aba, uotson, dro gvaqvs, da swored<br />
axla unda vestumroT Tqvens nacnob mandilosans, misis laura laionss.<br />
holmsis mier Sedgenili Ziebis gegma CemTvis yovel wams ufro naTeli xdeboda.<br />
albaT, baronetis saSualebiT daarwmunebs stepltons, rom Cven aq ar vimyofebiT,<br />
namdvilad ki davbrundebiT ukan im droisaTvis, roca Cveni daxmareba yvelaze<br />
ufro saWiro iqneba. Tu ser henri holmsisagan londonidan gamogzavnil depeSas<br />
axsenebs, es xom sruliad gafantavs stepltonis ukanasknel eWvs da is iqneba, me<br />
gonebis TvaliT ukve vWvretdi, rogor TandaTanobiT exveoda Cvens badeSi<br />
kbilbasri qariylapia.<br />
misis laura laionsi Tavis samuSao oTaxSi ijda. Serlok holmsma iseTi<br />
pirdapirobiTa da ise gulRiad daiwyo laparaki, rom qals gaocebisagan Tvalebi<br />
gaufarTovda.<br />
- me ser Carlz baskervilis sikvdilis garemoebebs varkvev, - daiwyo Cemma<br />
megobarma. - uotsonma gadmomca yvelaferi, rac amasTan dakavSirebiT mas<br />
gaumxileT da isic, razedac dumili amjobineT.<br />
- raze vamjobine dumili? - ikiTxa qalma.<br />
- Tqven aRiareT, rom ser Carlzi saRamos aTi saaTisaTvis WiSkarTan daibareT.<br />
rogorc vici, is mokvda swored im dros da imave adgilas. Tqven dafareT<br />
kavSiri, rac am or faqts Soris arsebobs.<br />
- maT Soris araviTari kavSiri ar arsebobs.<br />
- aseT SemTxvevaSi es ori faqti erTmaneTs WeSmaritad gansacvifreblad daemTxva.<br />
magram me vfiqrob, rom bolos da bolos am kavSirs davadgenT. me Tqven winaSe<br />
sruliad gulaxdili viqnebi, misis laions... laparakia mkvlelobaze, xolo<br />
sabuTebi ki am saqmeSi iseTi xasiaTisaa, rom SeiZleba ZiebaSi moxdes ara marto<br />
Tqveni megobari stepltoni, aramed misi colic.<br />
misis laionsi savarZlidan wamoiWra.<br />
- coli!<br />
- es ukve aRaravisTvis aRar aris saidumlo. qali, romelzec stepltoni<br />
gaiZaxoda, Cemi da ariso, sinamdvileSi misi colia.<br />
misis laionsi ise Cajda savarZelSi da iseTi ZaliT CasWida xelebi mis<br />
saxelurebs, rom frCxilebi gadauTeTrda.<br />
- misi coli! misi coli... magram is xom ucoloa!<br />
Serlok holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa.
- damimtkiceT! damimtkiceT! Tu SeZlebT... - qalis TvalTa mZvinvare elvareba<br />
yovelgvar sityvaze ukeT metyvelebda.<br />
- damtkiceba ar gaWirdeba, - Tqva Serlok holmsma da jibidan raRac qaRaldebi<br />
amoiRo. - ai, am col-qmris fotosuraTebi, iorkSi gadaRebuli am oTxiode wlis<br />
winaT, ukana mxares warweraa: `m-r da m-s vandelerebi~. magram Tqven, ra Tqma<br />
unda, amoicnobT stepltons da im qalsac, Tu odesme SexvedrixarT. Semdeg ixileT<br />
es sami dokumenti, romlebic xelmowerilia im adamianebis mier, vinc Rirsni arian<br />
yovelgvari ndobisa. es gaxlavT aRwera mister da misis vandelerebisa, romelTac<br />
odesRac kerZo skola `sent-oliveti~ hqondaT. waikiTxeT da Tqven ueWvelad<br />
mixvdebiT, rom es namdvilad TqvenTvis nacnobi adamianebi arian.<br />
misis laionsma swrafad gadaavlo Tvali qaRaldebs da mzera Cvenze gadmoitana.<br />
sasowarkveTilebam misi saxe uZrav niRbad aqcia.<br />
- mister holms, - wamoiwyo misis laionsma, - am aramzadam sityva momca, colad<br />
SegirTav, Tu qmars gaeyrebio. maSasadame, ar SeiZleba vendo mis arc erT sityvas?<br />
maSasadame, yovelTvis matyuebda? risTvis? risTvis? me megona, CemTvis idageboda,<br />
namdvilad ki, mxolod iaraRi vyofilvar mis xelSi. risTvis Sevunaxo saidumlo<br />
imas, vinc ase tyuis? risTvis unda davafaro xeli? de, pasuxi agos Tavisi<br />
borotmoqmedebisaTvis! mkiTxeT, rac gnebavT, aRarafers davfarav. ise ki ficiT<br />
SemiZlia davadasturo, rom Cems werils Tu Cemi saukeTeso megobris ser Carlzis<br />
daRupva SeeZlo, ver warmomedgina.<br />
- yoveli Tqveni sityva mjera, qalbatono, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - albaT<br />
Zalian gimZimT amaze laparaki. modiT, ase gavakeToT. me TviTon vilaparakeb, da<br />
Tu raime arsebiTi SemeSalos, SemisworeT. werili mister stepltonis karnaxiT<br />
daiwera, ara?<br />
- swored ase gaxlavT.<br />
- albaT geubnebodaT, ser Carlzi TviTon gaiRebs yvela xarjs, rac<br />
dakavSirebuli iqneba ganqorwinebasTano?<br />
- diax.<br />
- Semdeg roca werili gaigzavna, dagarwmunaT, rom paemanze ar unda wasuliyaviT?<br />
- miTxra, sakuTari Tavisadmi pativiscemis grZnoba sruliad damekargeba, Tu<br />
procesisaTvis saWiro Tanxas sxva vinme gadaixdiso. ificeboda, mTeli Cemi<br />
siRaribis miuxedavad, ukanasknel penis gadavixdi, oRond movspo is dabrkoleba,<br />
rac Cven erTmaneTs gvaSorebso.<br />
- saqcielSi etyoba, Zalian Tanmimdevruli adamiania! amrigad, sxva ambebisa Tqven<br />
ara gecodinebaT ra da ser Carlzis sikvdili mxolod gazeTebidan SeityveT?<br />
- diax.<br />
- da stepltonma piroba CamogarTvaT, rom sityvas aravisTan dasZravdiT paemanze?<br />
- diax. miTxra, ser Carlzis sikvdili uaRresad gaurkvevel garemoebaSi moxda, da<br />
Tu werilis arsebobas gaigeben, Senze SeiZleba ieWvianono. SemaSina da mec dumili<br />
varCie.<br />
- mesmis. magram mcire eWvi xom mainc gqondaT?<br />
misis laionsma Tvalebi daxara, etyoboda, pasuxis gacema uWirda.<br />
- me kargad vicnobdi am adamians, - Tqva bolos. - magram rom ar movetyuebine,<br />
ar gavcemdi.<br />
- saerTod, kargad gadarCiT. - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - stepltoni Tqvens xelT<br />
iyo, TviTonac mSvenivrad icoda es da mainc cocxali darCiT. ukanasknel TveebSi<br />
Tqven SeiZleba ufskrulSi gadaCexiliyaviT. axla ki, misis laions, neba momeciT<br />
yovelive kargi gisurvoT. magram Cven albaT kidev mogvixdeba Sexvedra.<br />
- amrigad, saqmes nel-nela efineba Suqi, - Tqva holmsma, roca londonis<br />
eqspresis Sesaxvedrad isev gamovediT sadguris platformaze. - male SevZleb<br />
sruli TanmimdevrobiT aRvadgino borotmoqmedebis mTliani suraTi. vgoneb, es
iqneba Cveni drois yvelaze ufro sensaciuri borotmoqmedeba: kriminalistebi<br />
albaT ityvian, rom raRac misi msgavsi ukve momxdaria da, ra Tqma unda,<br />
gaixseneben 1866 w. ukrainaSi, grodnoSi momxdar mkvlelobas, anda Crdilo<br />
karolinaSi andersonis mokvlasTan dakavSirebul faqtebs, magram axlandel Cvens<br />
saqmeSi aris sruliad Taviseburi niSnebi. Cven jerac ver wavuyenebT pirdapir<br />
damamtkicebel sabuTebs am veragsa da cbier eSmas. magram gaxsovdeT Cemi sityva,<br />
uotson: im droisaTvis, roca dasaZineblad dawvebiT, yvelaferi garkveuli iqneba.<br />
londonis eqspresi grialiT moadga sadguris platformas, da pirveli klasis<br />
vagonidan baqanze gadmoxta buldogis msgavsi, patara jmuxi kaci, romelsac didis<br />
ambiT mivesalmeT. im mokrZalebam, riTac lestreidi Cems megobars eqceoda,<br />
CemTvis naTeli gaxada, rom es profesionali maZebari bevr rames mimxvdariyo im<br />
droidan, rac holmsTan erTad muSaoba daiwyo. saucxood maxsovda, odesRac rogor<br />
agdebulad ucqeroda lestreidi Cveni Teoretikosis deduqciur meTods, logikur<br />
daskvnebs da msjelobebs.<br />
- aba, ras itviT, didi saqmea? - ikiTxa lestreidma.<br />
- aseTi ram karga xania ar momxdara, - Tqva holmsma.-ori saaTi Tavisufali dro<br />
gvaqvs. modiT, visadiloT, Semdeg ki, lestreid, Cven gagimaspinZldebiT dartmuris<br />
uwmindesi haeriT da dagexmarebiT, rom londonis nislisagan yeli gaisufTavoT. aq<br />
arasodes ar yofilxarT? maSin didxans dagamaxsovrdebaT Tqveni pirveli gacnoba<br />
am adgilebTan.<br />
Tavi X|V<br />
baskervilebis ZaRli<br />
Serlok holmsis erT-erTi nakli - Tu SeiZleba amas nakli ewodos - is iyo,<br />
rom igi arasodes aravis ar uziarebda Tavis gegmebs manam, vidre maTi<br />
aRsrulebis Jami ar dahkravda. aseTi gulCaxveuloba aixsneboda, nawilobriv, am<br />
kacis Zlieri bunebiT, brZaneblobis siyvaruliTa da surviliT ganecvifrebina<br />
adamianebi, nawilobriv ki profesionaluri sifrTxiliT. ase iyo Tu ise, Serlok<br />
holmsis xasiaTis es Tviseba bevr usiamovnebas ayenebda maT, vinc masTan<br />
muSaobdnen, rogorc agentebi da TanaSemweebi. me TviTonac xSirad vuwvalebivar,<br />
magram is, rac im bnelSi mogzaurobis dros gadamxda, yvela Cems winandel<br />
tanjvas aRemateboda. mZime gamocda gveloda, mzad viyaviT gadamwyveti ieriSisa da<br />
ukanaskneli dartymisaTvis, holmsi ki jiutad dumda, da me mxolod varaudiT<br />
SemeZlo mis gegmebs Cavwvdomodi. Cemma nervulma daZabulobam ukidures sazRvars<br />
miaRwia, roca uecrad saxeSi civi qari gveca. bnelSi mimovixede da gzis orsave<br />
mxares gadaWimuli udaburi sivrce rom SevigrZeni, maSin mivxvdi, isev WaobebSi<br />
viyaviT. cxenebis yoveli nabiji, borblebis yoveli gadatrialeba am movlenaTa<br />
kvanZis gaxsnasTan gvaaxloebda.<br />
kumb-tresiSi daqiravebuli meetlis TandaswrebiT ar SeiZleboda laparaki da<br />
amitom mTeli Cveni mRelvarebis miuxedavad, mxolod raRac wvrilmanebze<br />
vsaubrobdiT. Tavisuflad mxolod maSin amovisunTqe, roca gzis iqiT gamoCnda<br />
frenklendis koteji, saidanac sul raRac ori-sami mili rCeboda baskervil-holsa<br />
da im adgilamde, sadac tragediis ukanaskneli, Semajamebeli scena unda<br />
gaTamaSebuliyo. mTavar SesasvlelTan ar gavCerebulvarT, ise gavediT urTxelis<br />
xeivnis patara WiSkarTan, meetles angariSi gavusworeT. kumb-tresiSi davabruneT,<br />
Cven ki meripit-hausis mimarTulebiT wavediT.<br />
- iaraRi Tan gaqvT, lestreid?<br />
tanmorCilma maZebarma gaiRima:<br />
- raki Sarvali macvia, maSasadame, ukana jibec eqneba, is ki carieli ar iqneba.<br />
- Zalian kargi! me da uotsonic mzada varT yvela moulodnelobisaTvis.
- rogorc vxedav, Zalian seriozuli ambavi unda iyos. mister holms? minda<br />
vicode, Cven ors raRa mogveTxoveba am TamaSSi?<br />
- mogeTxovebaT moTmineba. unda vicadoT.<br />
- marTali giTxraT, arc ise mxiaruli adgilia! - mxrebi aiCeCa maZebarma da<br />
borcvebis pirquS ferdobebsa da grimpenis WanWrobze gawolil nisls Tvali<br />
gaayola. - ager, sadRac cecxli anTia.<br />
- es meripit-hausia - Cveni mogzaurobis ukanaskneli mizani. axla gTxovT, rac<br />
SeiZleba frTxilad iaroT da CurCuliT ilaparakoT, - gvirCia holmsma.<br />
qurdulad mivabijebdiT im bilikze, romelic saxlisaken midioda, magram misgan<br />
orasi iardis manZilze holmsi SeCerda.<br />
- ufro iqiT wasvla aRar aris saWiro, - Tqva holmsma. - ai, es kaWrebi<br />
mSvenivrad gagviweven safris magivrobas.<br />
- aq davicdiT?<br />
- diax, CavsafrdebiT. ai, aq dadeqiT, lestreid. uotson, Tqven xom namyofi xarT<br />
mag saxlSi? oTaxebis ganlageba iciT? ai, es xlarTiani fanjara rom Cans - ra<br />
aris?<br />
- mgoni, samzareulo.<br />
- momdevno, kargad ganaTebuli?<br />
- es sasadiloa.<br />
- fardebi aweulia. Cemze kargad iciT, rogor SeiZleba iq misvla. SeixedeT<br />
fanjaraSi da naxeT ras akeTeben. oRond, RvTis gulisaTvis, wynarad! araferi<br />
gaigonon.<br />
fexis wverebze mivedi im qvis yoresTan, romelic stepltonis mwir baRs ertya<br />
gars da mis Crdils gavyevi im adgilamde, saidanac fardagadaweul fanjaraSi<br />
SeiZleboda Sexedva.<br />
oTaxSi orni iyvnen - ser henri da stepltoni. saxe orTaves Cemken hqonda<br />
moqceuli, erTimeoris gverdiT isxdnen mrgval magidasTan, romelzec yava da<br />
Rvino idga, da sigarebs eweodnen. stepltoni gacxovelebiT laparakobda raRacaze,<br />
magram baroneti ferwasuli ijda da uyuradRebod usmenda. etyoboda, mosvenebas ar<br />
aZlevda is azri, rom male ukan unda dabrunebuliyo da sabediswero Waobebze<br />
gaevlo.<br />
uecrad stepltoni wamodga da oTaxidan gavida, ser henrim ki WiqaSi Rvino daasxa,<br />
savarZelSi gadawva da sigara moqaCa. me garkveviT gavigone karis Wriali, Semdeg<br />
ki bilikze dayrili xreSis xmauri. nabijis xma miaxlovdeboda. kedlis iqidan<br />
davinaxe, rom naturalisti baRis kuTxeSi patara fardulTan SeCerda. kliteSi<br />
gasaRebi aCxakunda da fardulidan raRac fusfusis xma momesma. stepltonma iq<br />
sul ori wuTi dahyo, isev gadaatriala gasaRebi, gverdiT Camiara da saxlSi<br />
Sevida. vnaxe, rom Tavis stumarTan dabrunda, frTxilad gamovbrundi<br />
amxanagebisaken da yvelaferi vuambe.<br />
- maS, qali maTTan ar aris? - ikiTxa holmsma, roca Txroba davasrule.<br />
- ara.<br />
- maS, sad unda iyos? samzareulosa da sasadilos garda xom yvela fanjara<br />
Cabnelebulia?<br />
- swored ar vici.<br />
me ukve vTqvi, rom im saRamos grimpenis WanWrobze TeTri nisli iyo Camowolili,<br />
nela moiwevda Cvens mxares, da dabal, magram sqel talRad gvertymoda irgvliv.<br />
maRlidan daRvrili mTvaris Suqi am nisls aqcevda mocimcime yinulis velad,<br />
romelzedac Savi pikebiviT aRmarTuliyvnen Soreuli granitis svetebis kenweroebi.<br />
holmsi im mxares Sebrunda, saidanac nislis kedeli gviaxlovdeboda da<br />
mouTmenlad abutbutda:<br />
- SexedeT, uotson, nisli pirdapir Cvenken modis.<br />
- es cudia?
- uaresi ra unda iyos! nisli erTaderTi ram aris, rasac SeuZlia Cemi gegma<br />
CaSalos. magram ser henri iq ar daayovnebs. ukve aTi saaTia. axla yvelaferi -<br />
Cveni warmatebac da misi sicocxlec ki - imazea damokidebuli, gamova Tu ara<br />
saxlidan, vidre nisli bilikamde moaRwevdes.<br />
ca ise iyo mokrialebuli, rom Rrublis nasaxic ar Canda. varskvlavebi civad<br />
cimcimebdnen maRal tatnobze. mTvare Waobebs sust, mqrqal sxivebs afrqvevda...<br />
pirdapir Cvens win bundovnad Canda wvetiani saxuravis konturebi, romelzec<br />
sakvamle milebi yalyze Semdgari fafariviT amoCriliyvnen varskvlavebiT<br />
moWedili cis fonze. qveda sarTulis fanjrebidan baRs da Waobs farTo<br />
oqrosferi zolebi ecemoda. samzareulodan msaxurebi gamovidnen. axla lampa<br />
mxolod sasadiloSi enTo, sadac orni - mkvlelobis ganzraxviT Sepyrobili<br />
maspinZeli da stumari, romelsac arafris eWvi ara<br />
hqonda - sigarebs<br />
eweodnen da saubrobdnen.<br />
TeTri safarveli, ramac TiTqmis mTeli Waobi dafara, saxls yovel wams<br />
uaxlovdeboda. pirveli gamWvirvale qulebi ukve oqrosfrad ganaTebul<br />
fanjarasTan dafarfatebdnen. baRis Soreuli kedeli sruliad CanTqmuliyo<br />
bolqvebad daSvebul burusSi, romlis Tavzedac mxolod xeTa kenweroebi moCanda,<br />
ai, moTeTro rgolebi gamoCnda saxlis orsav mxares da nel-nela mWidro rkalad<br />
SeerTda. zeda sarTuli saxuravianad amocurda am rkalis zedapirze, rogorc<br />
jadosnuri xomaldi molandebuli zRvis talRebze. holmsma gaSmagebiT dahkra<br />
muSti qvaze, romlis ukanac videqiT, da moTminebadakargulma fexi daabakuna.<br />
- Tu TxuTmet wuTSi ar gamoCnda, biliki nisliT daifareba, naxevari saaTis<br />
Semdeg am sibneleSi sakuTar xelebsac veRar davinaxavT.<br />
- cota ukan daviwioT, da iq maRlobze davdgeT.<br />
- marTla, ase ajobebs.<br />
rac ufro gviaxlovdeboda nisli, Cvenc ukan-ukan vixevdiT, vidre saxlidan<br />
naxevar milze ar aRmovCndiT. erTiani mRvrie TeTri zRva, rasac zemodan<br />
mTvaris naTeli efrqveoda, daJinebiT gvitevda.<br />
- metismetad Sors wavediT, - Tqva holmsma. - es ukve saSiSia: SeiZleba, vidre<br />
aqamde moaRwevs, daewion, rac iqneba, iqneba, aq SevCerdeT.<br />
muxlebze daeSva da yuri miwas daado.<br />
- madloba RmerTs, mgoni modis!<br />
Waobis dumilSi swrafi nabijis xma gaisma. lodebTan daxrilni SevcqerodiT<br />
uferul-vercxlisfer kedels, romelic Cvenken dinjad moiwevda... nabijis xma<br />
axlovdeboda, da ai, nislidan, TiTqos farda gadaswiao, ise gamoCnda is, visac<br />
velodiT. mowmendili varskvlaviani ca rom dainaxa, gaocebulma mimoixeda. Semdeg<br />
swrafad ganagrZo gza, Cagviara da ferdobs Seuyva, iqve kaWrebTan rom iwyeboda.<br />
gzadagza gamudmebiT ukan ixedeboda, etyoboda, zurgidan Tavdasxmisa eSinoda.<br />
- Cu! - waiCurCula holmsma da Caxmaxi Seayena. - SexedeT! ZaRli!<br />
moaxloebuli nislis Sig SuagulSi zomieri, aCqarebuli fexis xma gaisma. TeTri<br />
kedeli Cvengan ukve ormocdaaT iardze iqneboda, da Cven samTavem iqiT mivapyariT<br />
mzera, is ki ar vicodiT, ra urCxuli gamoCndeboda iqidan. holmsis gverdiT<br />
videqi da uecrad Sevxede - fermkrTali da aRelvebuli Canda, mTvaris Suqze<br />
Tvalebi cecxliviT uelavda. magram ai, Cemi megobris saxe moulodnelad<br />
gardaiqmna... mzera ufro mkacri da dakvirvebuli gauxda, gaocebisagan piri gaaRo.<br />
imave wams lestreidma Sehyvira da eldanakravi pirdaRma daeca. me welSi<br />
gavimarTe da sanaxaobiT TiTqmis gaqvavebulma, akankalebuli xeli revolverisaken<br />
waviRe. diax! es iyo uzarmazari, kupriviT Savi nagazi. magram aseTi ZaRli Cven,<br />
mokvdavT, arasodes ar gvinaxavs. daRebuli xaxidan cecxls afrqvevda, Tvalebidan<br />
naperwklebi scvioda, drunCsa da fafarze mocimcime cecxli uelavda. vera<br />
suldgmulis veraviTari cecxlovani fantazia ver warmoidgenda ufro sazarel,
ufro zardamcem sanaxaobas, vidre es jojoxeTis qmnileba iyo, romelic nislidan<br />
gamovarda da Cvenken gamoeSura.<br />
urCxuli bilikze uzarmazari naxtomebiT mohqroda da Tan Cveni megobris kvals<br />
ynosavda. gons mxolod maSin movediT, roca ukve gverdiT Cagviqrola. maSin me<br />
da holmsma erTdroulad gavisroleT da gulgamgmiravma Rmuilma, rac amas mohyva,<br />
dagvarwmuna, rom yovel SemTxvevaSi, erT-erTis tyvia mizans moxvda. magram ZaRli<br />
ar SeCerebula da win srbolas ganagrZobda. Cven mTvaris Suqze davinaxeT,<br />
rogor mobrunda ser henri, rogor gadahkra mkvdris ferma, eldanakravma<br />
rogor aswia xelebi da ase umweo mdgomareobaSi gaqvavda, Tanac Tvals ar<br />
aSorebda urCxuls, romelic ukve eweoda.<br />
magram tkivilisagan aRmuvlebulma ZaRlma Cveni SiSi TandaTan gafanta. rac<br />
mowyvladia, mokvdavic aris! da Tu daWrilia, maS misi mokvlac SeiZleba. RmerTo!<br />
rogor garboda im Rames holmsi! yovelTvis karg morbenlad viTvlebodi, magram<br />
gamiswro iseTi manZiliT, ramdeniTac me gavuswari patara maZebar lestreids.<br />
sirbiliT mivyvebodiT biliks da gvesmoda ser henris ganuwyveteli yvirili da<br />
ZaRlis yru Rmuili. swored im wams mivuswari, roca mxeci Tavis msxverpls<br />
mivarda, miwaze dasca da yelSi Cafrenas cdilobda. magram<br />
holmsma zedized xuTi tyvia daaxala gverdSi. ZaRlma ukanaknelad daiRmuvla,<br />
gaSmagebiT daaRrWiala kbilebi, zurgze daeca, oTxive fexi umweod gaasavsava da<br />
mokvda. sirbilisagan aqoSinebuli, sazarel manaTobel drunCs revolveris luliT<br />
Sevexe, magram aRar gamisrolia - bumberazi ZaRli mkvdari iyo.<br />
ser henri ugrZnoblad iwva iqve, sadac ZaRli wamoewia. sayelo movglijeT da<br />
holmsma beds madloba Seswira, darwmunebulma, rom daWrili araa da daxmarebam<br />
droze miuswro. Semdeg ser henrim warbebi Searxia da TviTonac sustad Seirxa.<br />
lestreidma kbilebs Soris patara boTlidan koniaki CaawveTa, erTi wamis Semdeg<br />
wyvili SeSinebuli Tvali mogvaCerda.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! - waiCurCula baronetma. - ra iyo es? sadaa?<br />
- ukve aRar aris, - Tqva holmsma. - moCvenebasTan, romelic sdevnida mTel<br />
Tqvens gvars, erTxel da samudamod gasworebulia angariSi.<br />
sazareli mxeci, romelic Cvens win egdo, WeSmaritad Tavisi zomiTa da ZaliT<br />
yovel cocxal arsebas SeaSinebda. es arc wminda sisxlis meZebari iyo da arc<br />
wminda sisxlis mastifi, aramed, etyoba, narevi - gamxdari, saSineli ZaRli,<br />
axalgazrda Zu lomis sididisa. misi uzarmazair xaxa jer kidev anaTebda mocisfro<br />
aliT. Rrmad Camjdari veluri Tvalebis garSemo cecxlovani rgolebi evleboda.<br />
xeli Sevaxe am manaTobel Tavs, da roca movacile, SevniSne, rom Cemi xelic<br />
anaTebda.<br />
- fosfori, - vTqvi me.<br />
- diax, da raRac gansakuTrebuli preparatia, - daadastura holmsma, cxviri axlos<br />
miitana da daynosa. - suni ara aqvs, rom ZaRls geSi ar daekarga. mapatieT, ser<br />
henri, rom aseTi sastiki gamocda mogiwyveT. me ZaRlis sanaxavad momzadebuli<br />
viyavi, magram arafriT ar megona, rom aseT urCxuls vixilavdi. amasTan, nislmac<br />
SegviSala, da jerovani Sexvedra ver movuwyveT.<br />
- Tqven ixseniT Cemi sicocxle.<br />
- jer ki safrTxeSi CavagdeT, aba, rogora xarT, SegiZliaT adgoma?<br />
- erTi ylupi koniakic SemasviT, da maSin yvelaferi rigze iqneba. ase! axla<br />
Tqveni daxmarebiT avdgebi. amis Semdeg raRas apirebT?<br />
- jer aq dagtovebT, - dReisaTvis geyofaT is, rac ganicadeT! - Semdeg ki<br />
romelime Cvengani saxlSi migacilebT.<br />
baronetma scada adgoma, magram ver SeZlo. TeTri tilos feri edo da mTeli<br />
taniT caxcaxebda, kaWarTan miviyvaneT, iq dajda da saxe xelebSi Cargo.
- axla ki wasvla mogvixdeba, - Tqva holmsma. - unda davasruloT dawyebuli<br />
saqme. yoveli wuTi Zvirfasia. danaSaulis Sedgeniloba xelTa gvaqvs, rCeba<br />
mxolod damnaSavis Sepyroba.<br />
sanaZleos vdeb, saxlSi aRar iqneba, - ganagrZobda holmsi, romelic swrafad<br />
miabijebda CvenTan erTad bilikze. - revolveris xmas gaigonebda, imwamsve<br />
mixvdeboda, rom TamaSi waago da saxlidan gaipareboda.<br />
- ras ambobT! saxlidan karga manZiliT daSorebulni viyaviT, roca visroleT,<br />
Tanac nisli ayruebs xmas.<br />
- eWvi ar SegeparoT, rom ZaRlis kvalze stepltonic gamoiqceoda - gvamisaTvis<br />
xom unda moecilebina! ara! Sin ukve veRar mivagnebT. magram yovel<br />
SemTxvevisaTvis, yvela kuTxe unda gadavCxrikoT.<br />
Sesasvleli kari yurTamde Ria dagvxvda, da roca saxlSi SevediT, mixrwnili<br />
msaxuris gasaocrad, romelic derefanSi Semogvxvda, oTaxebis Tvalierebas movyeviT.<br />
Suqi mxolod sasadiloSi enTo, magram holmsma iqidan lampa aiRo da ase lampiT<br />
xelSi daiara saxlis yvela kunWuli. adamiani, romelsac veZebdiT, ukvalod<br />
gamqraliyo. magram zeda sarTulze erT-erTi sawoli oTaxis kari mainc daketili<br />
aRmoCnda.<br />
- oTaxSi viRacaa! - SesZaxa lestreidma.<br />
gaisma susti kvnesa da Sriali. holmsma fexi hkra klitis odnav zemoT, da kari<br />
mTlianad gaiRo. revolverebmomarjvebulni Sig SeviWeriT.<br />
magram Tavxedi aramzada, romelzedac vnadirobdiT, arc aq aRmoCnda. mis nacvlad<br />
imdeni ucnauri da moulodneli suraTi vixileT, rom adgilze gavSeSdiT.<br />
es oTaxi patara muzeums warmoadgenda. kedlebs minis yuTebis rigebi faravda.<br />
yuTebSi inaxeboda peplebis koleqcia - am rTuli da borotmoqmedi adamianis<br />
sayvareli pirmSo. SuaSi aRmarTuli iyo msxvili bijgi, romelic Weris dampal<br />
Zelebs amagrebda. am bijgze zewrebiT mikruli iyo adamiani. zewrebi Tavidan<br />
fexebamde ise hqonda Semoxveuli, rom pirvelad verc ki gaarCevdiT, vin iyo es -<br />
qali Tu kaci. erTi zewari yelze hqonda Semoxveuli, meore saxis qveda nawils<br />
ufaravda, ise rom Riad hqonda mxolod Tvalebi, romlebic munjurad raRacas<br />
gvekiTxebodnen. sircxvili da elda Camdgariyo am TvalebSi. saxvevebi imwamsve<br />
movxseniT, piridan, Cvari gamovuReT, da Cvens fexebTan misis stepltoni daeca.<br />
Tavi mkerdze Camouvarda da mis kiserze wkeplis wiTeli nakvalevi davinaxe.<br />
- aramzada! - Sehyvira holmsma. - lestreid, misis stepltoni skamze dasviT, sada<br />
gaqvT koniaki? aseTi wameba guls visac gnebavT, imas SeuRonebs.<br />
misis stepltonma Tvalebi gaaxila.<br />
- gadarCa? - ikiTxa. - gaiqca?<br />
- Cven is versaiT gagveqceva, qalbatono.<br />
- ara, ara, qmarze ki ar gekiTxebiT. ser henri... gadarCa?<br />
- diax.<br />
- ZaRli?<br />
- moklulia.<br />
qalma Rrmad da SvebiT amoisunTqa.<br />
- madloba RmerTs! madloba RmerTs! aramzada! naxeT, ra miyo! - orTave saxelo<br />
daikapiwa, da Cven davinaxeT, rom xelebi mTlad dalurjebuli hqonda. - magram es<br />
kidev araferi... es araferi! gamawama, Cemi suli im aramzadam Sebilwa. vidre Cems<br />
gulSi imedi bJutavda da vfiqrobdi, vuyvarvar-meTqi, kidev yvelafers vitandi,<br />
yvelafers - udier mopyrobasac, martoobasac, sicruiT aRsavse cxovrebasac... magram<br />
Turme matyuebda. me iaraRi viyavi mis xelSi. - qalma veRar moiTmina da<br />
aqviTinda.<br />
- diax, qalbatono, Cven aRaraviTari safuZveli ara gvaqvs, rom sikeTe vusurvoT,<br />
- Tqva holmsma. - maS, gagvandeT, sad unda veZioT. Tu Tqven misi Tanamzraxveli<br />
iyaviT, isargebleT SemTxveviT, SeamsubuqeT Tqveni danaSauli da dagvexmareT.
- mas mxolod erT adgilas SeuZlia damalva, sxvagan Tavs versad Seafarebs, -<br />
gvipasuxa qalma. - WanWrobis Sig SuagulSi aris erTi patara kunZuli, sadac<br />
odesRac sabado yofila. iq hyavda damaluli Tavisi ZaRli, iqve hqonda<br />
momzadebuli yvelaferi im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu gaqceva mouxdeboda.<br />
holmsma fanjaras lampa mianaTa. nisli TeTr bambasaviT ekvroda minas.<br />
- SexedeT, - Tqva. - amaRam veravin gava grimpenis WanWrobSi.<br />
misis stepltonma gaicina, xeli xels Semohkra, da mis TvalebSi avma naperwkalma<br />
ielva.<br />
- iqiT ki ipovis gzas, magram aqeT veRar gamova! - SesZaxa man. gana aseT RameSi<br />
vinme gaarCevs saniSneebs? Cven erTad CavsviT isini miwaSi, raTa WanWrobis biliki<br />
dagveniSna. ax! ratom ver movisazre dRes maTi amoZroba! maSin Tqvens xelT<br />
iqneboda!<br />
aseT amindSi devnaze fiqric zedmeti iyo. meripit-hausis sruluflebian<br />
mbrZaneblad davtoveT lestreidi, Cven ki ser henrisTan erTad baskervil-holSi<br />
davbrundiT. stepltonebis istoriis dafarvas misgan azri aRar hqonda. roca<br />
sayvarel qalze mTeli simarTle Seityo, ser henrim vaJkacurad gadaitana<br />
yovelive.<br />
magram baronetisaTvis Ramis mRelvarebam ukvalod ver Caiara. diliT igi<br />
ugrZnoblad iwva xurvebisagan da Tavs eqimi mortimeri adga. SemdgomSi maT erTad<br />
imogzaures qveynis garSemo. da mxolod amis Semdeg daubrunda ser henris is<br />
mxiaruleba da sijansaRe, romliTac gamoirCeoda, vidre inglisSi Camovidoda da am<br />
avbediT mamuls daepatroneboda.<br />
axla ki Cemi ucnauri moTxroba swrafad uaxlovdeba dasasruls. roca vwerdi,<br />
mindoda mkiTxvelsac gaeziarebina mTeli Cveni SiSi da bundovani varaudebi,<br />
romlebic didxans abnelebdnen Cvens cxovrebas da aseTi tragediiT dasruldnen.<br />
diliT nisli gaifanta da misis stepltonma migviyvana im adgilamde, sadac<br />
WanWrobSi mimavali biliki iwyeboda. es qali iseTi xalisiTa da sixaruliT<br />
migviZRoda qmris kvalze, rom mxolod maSin gaxda CvenTvis naTeli, ra saSineli<br />
cxovreba hqonia. Cven mas torfis vizro zolTan davSordiT, naxevarkunZuliviT<br />
rom iWreboda WanWrobSi. patara wknelebi, xan aq rom erWo miwaSi da xan iq.<br />
saniSned mihyvebodnen daklaknil biliks, romelic gadioda kolboxidan<br />
kolboxamde, beltidan beltamde, mwvane gubeebs Soris. es gubeebi gadauRobavdnen<br />
gzas yvelas, vinc am adgilebs ar icnobda. Campali lelisa da SlamiT dafaruli<br />
wyalmcenareebisagan WanWrobSi mZime anaorTqli idga. wamdauwum gvicdeboda fexi,<br />
muxlamde veflobodiT Savwebovan liaSi, rac zedapirze rbil talRebad irweoda.<br />
blanti wumpe fexs ekvroda da ise gviWerda, TiTqos viRacis marwuxiviT xeli<br />
gveweoda amazrzen siRrmeSi. TvalSi mogvxvda mxolod erTaderTi sabuTi imisa,<br />
rom pirvelni ar movdivarT am saxifaTo gziT. Waobis balaxiT dafarul beltze<br />
raRac Savi sagani egdo.<br />
holmsma iqiT gaiwia da welamde Caeflo<br />
wumpeSi. Cven rom ara, Znelad Tu odesme ixilavda fexqveS magar miwas. xelSi<br />
gacveTili waRa eWira. SigniT niSani vnaxeT: `meiersi. toronto~.<br />
- aseTi napovnisaTvis Rirda talaxis abazanis miReba. ai, Cveni megobris<br />
dakarguli waRa!<br />
- aCqarebaSi stepltonis mier dakarguli?<br />
- swored asea. ZaRls aynosa, roca ser henris kvalze uSvebda. mere gaiqca da<br />
fexsacmeli WaobSi daagdo. axla, yovel SemTxvevaSi, viciT, rom am adgilamde<br />
mSvidobiT moaRwia.<br />
magram meti veRaraferi gavigeT, Tumca bevri ram SeiZleboda gvevarauda. bilikze<br />
kvalis danaxva SeuZlebeli iyo - maSinve asworebda lia. imedi gvqonda, rom<br />
ufro mSral adgilze vnaxavdiT, magram yvela cda uSedegod damTavrda. Tu miwa<br />
simarTles ambobda, stepltons ver unda mieRwia kunZulamde, saiTac im CvenTvis
samaxsovro Rames miiCqaroda. es gulcivi, sastiki adamiani saukunod Caimarxa<br />
grimpenis uZiro WanWrobis ayrolebul wiaRSi.<br />
wumpiT garSemozRudul patara kunZulze, sadac Tavis saSinel Tanamonawiles<br />
malavda, kidev vnaxeT stepltonisagan danatovebi kvali. uzarmazari owinari da<br />
sanaxevrod RorRiT amovsebuli Rrmuli mowmobda, rom aq odesRac maRaro unda<br />
yofiliyo. iqve idga madnismTxrelTa naxevrad daqceuli qoxmaxebi, saidanac<br />
adamianebi, etyoba, Waobis Sxamianma oxSivarma gandevna. erT aseT qoxSi vipoveT<br />
kedelze miWedebuli rgoli, jaWvi da uamravi gamoxruli Zvlebi. albaT aq<br />
hyavda stepltons damaluli Tavisi ZaRli. nagavSi aRmovaCineT ZaRlis ConCxi,<br />
romelsac mowiTalo bewviT dafaruli tyavis nagleji SerCenoda.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! - Sehyvira holmsma. - es xom spanielia! sabralo mortimeri<br />
veRarasodes ver ixilavs Tavis sayvarel ZaRls. axla ki, vfiqrob, am kunZulma<br />
ukve gagvimxila yvela Tavisi saidumlo. ZaRlis damalva advili iyo, magram aba,<br />
scadeT misi gaCumeba! aqedan modioda es ymuilic, romlis gamgone adamianebs<br />
dRisiTac ki eleTmeleTi mosdiodaT. aucilebel SemTxvevaSi stepltons SeeZlo<br />
ZaRlis gadayvana fardulSi, saxlTan ufro axlos, magram aseTi riskis gaweva<br />
SeiZleboda mxolod ukidures kritikul wuTSi im angariSiT, rom saqme male<br />
moTavdeboda. xolo es pasta, kolofSi rom aris - swored is manaTobeli<br />
Semadgenlobaa, rasac Tavis ZaRls usvamda. am azramde igi baskervilebis sazarel<br />
ZaRlze arsebulma legendam miiyvana da ganizraxa ser Carlzs am gziT<br />
gasworeboda. axla gasakviri ar aris, rom is ubeduri katorReli RrialiTa da<br />
godebiT gaiqca zardacemuli, roca sibnelidan aseTi mxeci gamovarda. aseve moiqca<br />
Cveni megobari ser henri da kargi dRe arc Cven dagvadgeboda, rom marjve<br />
gasroliT ar mogvekla is urCxuli. stepltonma veragulad moifiqra yvelaferi!<br />
ZaRli daexmara mas Tavisi msxverplis mokvlaSi, da me garwmunebT, uotson, rom<br />
arc erTi aqauri fermeri ar isurvebda im urCxulis axlos gacnobas. aseT<br />
arsebasTan erTi Sexvedrac sakmarisia. es ZaRli xom bevrma naxa WaobebSi! amaze<br />
londonSiac miTqvams, uotson, da aqac vimeoreb: arasodes gvqonia saqme ufro<br />
saSiS adamianTan, vidre stepltoni iyo, romelic axla mSvidad ganisvenebs iq, -<br />
da xeliT gviCvena rux-mwvane WanWrobi, romelic Sors, torfis Waobebis damreci<br />
ferdobebisaken iSleboda.<br />
Tavi XV<br />
warsulis Tvalis gadavleba<br />
noembris miwuruli idga. erT civ, nislian saRamos me da holmsi mogugune<br />
buxarTan visxediT mis kabinetSi beikerstritze. im tragediis Semdeg, riTac Cveni<br />
devonSirSi gamgzavreba dasrulda, Cemma megobarma ori Zalian seriozuli saqme<br />
gamoikvlia. pirveli saqmiT amxila polkovniki epvudi, romelic gareuli iyo<br />
`patricis~ klubSi banqos magidis garSemo atexil aurzaurSi. meore saqmiT ki<br />
savsebiT gaamarTla ubeduri madam monpensie, romelsac bralad sdebdnen Tavisi<br />
geris, axalgazrda madmuazel kareris mkvlelobas. es kareri, rogor cnobilia,<br />
naxevari wlis Semdeg gamoCnda niu-iorkSi da bednieradac gaTxovda. aseTi rTuli<br />
da seriozuli saqmeebis warmatebiT gamokvlevis Semdeg holmsi saucxoo xasiaTze<br />
iyo, mec amiT visargeble da baskervilebis saidumloebiT moculi istoriis<br />
zogierTi wvrilmani vaTqmevine. moTminebiT vucdidi am xelsayrel dros. vicodi,<br />
rom holmss ar uyvarda TavSi erTdroulad ramdenime saqmis Senaxva da rom misi<br />
naTeli, logikurad moazrovne goneba warsulis mosagoneblad mimdinare samuSaos<br />
ar mowydeboda.
swored im dReebSi londonSi imyofeboda ser henri da doqtori mortimeri. isini<br />
Soreuli mogzaurobisaTvis emzadebodnen. eqimebma urCies baronets emogzaura da<br />
Seryeuli nervuli sistema gaemagrebina. diliT gvinaxules kidec, ise rom, kargi<br />
SemTxveva mqonda sityva saWiro Temaze Camomegdo.<br />
- im kacis TvalTaxedviT, romelic Tavs stepltons uwodebda, movlenebi ise<br />
viTardeboda, rom ukeTess ver inatrebdi, sruliad dalagebulad da<br />
TanmimdevrobiT, - daiwyo holmsma. - magram Cven yovelive es uaRresad rTulad<br />
gveCveneboda, radganac odnavi warmodgenac ara gvqonda imaze, Tu riT<br />
xelmZRvanelobda igi Tavis moqmedebaSi da mxolod calkeuli faqtebi vicodiT. mas<br />
Semdeg orjer mqonda saubari misis stepltonTan, da yvelaferi gairkva. vfiqrob,<br />
axla gamocanebi aRar darCenila. am saqmeze Cemi SeniSvnebi SegiZliaT baraTsacavSi<br />
aso `banze~ mosZebnoT.<br />
- iqneb ambavTa msvleloba ubralod mexsierebiT aRadginoT?<br />
- siamovnebiT, Tumca ara mgonia yvela wvrilmani gavixseno, roca yuradRebas<br />
raime erT saganze SeaCereb, warsuli ambebi gonebidan qrebian. damcveli,<br />
romelmac Tavisi xuTi TiTiviT icis morigi saqme da misTvis sasamarTloSi Tavs<br />
Seaklavs, rom Tavisi gaitanos, oriode kviris Semdeg sruliad iviwyebs mas. mec<br />
ase var: yoveli momdevno kvleva Slis gonebidan wina saqmes da madmuazel<br />
karerma Tavisi pirovnebiT daCrdila Cems TavSi baskervil-holi. xval Cem winaSe<br />
dadgeba albaT axali saqme, gamocana, romelic Tavis mxriv daCrdilavs momxiblav<br />
frang qals da gaiZvera epvuds. magram me mainc Sevecdebi gadmogiSaloT mTeli es<br />
istoria, xolo Tu raime damaviwydes, momagoneT.<br />
axalma cnobebma savsebiT damarwmunes, rom sagvareulo portreti ar tyuoda da es<br />
kaci namdvilad baskervilebis gvaridan iyo. is rojer baskervilis Svili aRmoCnda.<br />
ser Carlzis umcrosi Zmisa, romelsac samxreT amerikaSi gaqceva mouxda. rojeri<br />
iq daqorwinebula da darCenia Svili, romelic mamis gvars atarebda. es gaxldaT<br />
TqvenTvis arcTu ucnobi stepltoni, romelic kostarikel mzeTunaxavze<br />
daqorwinebula, SeurTavs vinme beris garsia, gauflangavs saxelmwifo Tanxebi,<br />
gamoucvlia gvari da, vandelerad monaTluli, inglisSi gamoqceula. aq iorkSiris<br />
aRmosavleT nawilSi skola gauxsnia. samoRvaweod es dargi imitom aurCevia, rom<br />
gzaSi gamocdili da mcodne maswavlebeli freberi gaucvnia. misi ganswavluloba da<br />
praqtika vandelers dromde kargad gamouyenebia. magram kompanioni WleqiT<br />
daavadebuli yofila da male gardacvlila, ris Semdegac skolis saqme sul ukan<br />
da ukan wasula. col-qmar vandelerebs kidev erTxel miuCneviaT saWirod gvaris<br />
gamocvla da im droidan stepltonebad qceulan. gasula xani da stepltoni Tavisi<br />
darCenili qonebiT, axali gegmebiTa da entomologiiT gatacebuli, samxreT<br />
inglisSi dasaxlebula. me vikiTxe britaneTis muzeumSi da gamovarkvie, rom<br />
vandeleri Tavis dargSi iTvleboda aRiarebul avtoritetad da misi saxeli erTerTi<br />
Rameuli pepelisaTvis miukuTvnebiaT, romelic jer kidev iorkSirSi aRuweria.<br />
axla mivediT misi cxovrebis im momentamde, roca igi CvenTvis saintereso gaxda.<br />
am kacma, etyoba, gaigo, rom mas SeuZlia, Tu or adamians sicocxles mouswrafebs,<br />
didi mamulis patroni Seiqnes. devonSirSi rom miemgzavreboda, mis gegmebs albaT<br />
jer kidev metad bundovani saxe hqondaT, magram boroti ganzraxva mwifdeboda -<br />
SemTxveviTi xom ar aris, rom sakuTari coli Tavidanve dad gaasaRa! qalis maxed<br />
gamoyeneba, rogoc Cans, winaswar ganWvrita, Tumca SeiZleba jer kidev naTlad ar<br />
icoda, saqme rogor wauvidoda. misi mizani iyo mamulis xelSi Cagdeba, amis<br />
gulisaTvis ar erideboda araviTar saSualebebs da yovelgvar risks eweoda.<br />
amrigad, pirvel rigSi saWiro iyo baskervil-holTan rac SeiZleba axlos<br />
dasaxleba, Semdeg ki megobruli urTierTobis damyareba ser Carlz baskervilsa<br />
da sxva mezoblebTan.<br />
baronetma TviTon uambo gadmocema ZaRlze da amrigad sakuTari xeliT gaiTxara<br />
samare. stepltonma, me mas uwindeburad am saxeliT movixsenieb, icoda, rom ser
Carlz baskervili guliT avadmyofi iyo da Zlier mRelvarebas SeeZlo misi<br />
mokvla. yvelaferi es gagonili eqneboda doqtor mortimerisagan. garda amisa,<br />
icoda, rom ser Carlzi crumorwmune kacia da did mniSvnelobas aniWebs am bnel<br />
legendas. gaqnilma gonebam maSinve ukarnaxa xerxi baronetis Tavidan moSorebisa,<br />
ise rom TviTon uvneblad darCeniliyo.<br />
moqmedebis gegma rom SeimuSava, stepltoni mis ganxorcielebas Seudga mTeli im<br />
gawafulobiT, rac misi bunebisaTvis iyo damaxasiaTebeli. Cveulebrivi mkvleli<br />
aseT SemTxvevaSi ubralod avi ZaRliT dakmayofildeboda. magram stepltons TavSi<br />
mouvida genialuri azri - eqcia es ZaRli jojoxeTis mociqulad. igi gaemgzavra<br />
londons da iq fulhemroudze, rosisa da menglsisagan iyida yvelaze ufro didi<br />
avi ZaRli. Semdeg Camovida devonSirSi CrdiloeTis gziT da karga didi manZili<br />
WaobebSi fexiT iara, raTa ZaRli Sin yvelasagan SeumCnevlad Caeyvana. peplebze<br />
nadirobis sababiT mowyobili eqskursiebis dros ipova gza grimpenis WanWrobis<br />
siRrmeSi, ufro saimedo adgilis povna ki ZaRlisaTvis SeuZlebeli iyo. iq daaba<br />
jaWviT da daiwyo xelsayreli drois lodini.<br />
magram aseTi SemTxveva didxans ar gamoCnda. ser Carlzs RamiT Tavisi mamulis<br />
sazRvrebs gareT kaci ver gamoityuebda. stepltoni ara erTxel darajobda<br />
moxucebuls ZaRlis TanxlebiT, magram amaod. WaobebSi am unayofo xetialis dros<br />
stepltoni, ukeT misi Tanamonawile - ZaRli - TvalSi moxvda oriode adgilobriv<br />
fermers, da legendam sazRapro ZaRlze miiRo axali dasabuTeba. maSin stepltonma<br />
mTeli Tavisi imedebi daamyara colze, magram amjerad qalma xasiaTis<br />
araCveulebrivi simtkice gamoiCina. misis stepltonma gadaWriT uari Tqva moxucis<br />
mojadoebis cdaze, radgan icoda, rom amiT ser Carlzs daRupavda. saqmes ver<br />
uSvela verc muqaram, verc - savalalod - cemam. qalma ar isurva qmris xrikebis<br />
monawiled gaxdoma da stepltoni droebiT CixSi moeqca.<br />
magram Cixidan gamosavali mainc ipova. ser Carlzi megobruli grZnobiT<br />
ganimsWvala stepltonisadmi da igi Suamavlad miugzavna misis laura laionss.<br />
stepltonma ucolo kacad gaasaRa Tavi da sruliad daipyro am ubeduri qalis<br />
guli, daarwmuna, rom iTxovda, Tuki qmars gaeyreboda. uecrad aRmoCnda, rom<br />
saWiroa dauyovnebliv moqmedebis dawyeba. vinaidan doqtor mortimeris daJinebiTi<br />
rCeviT ser Carlzi londons wasasvlelad emzadeboda, razedac mosaCveneblad<br />
stepltonic daTanxmda. stepltonma igrZno, rom wuTis dakargvac ar SeiZleboda,<br />
Torem msxverpli xelidan gausxlteboda. da man aiZula misis laionsi miewera ser<br />
CarlzisaTvis werili, romliTac moxucs evedreboda Sexvedroda londons<br />
gamzavrebis win baskervil-holSi. Semdeg sapatio mizeziT TviTonve gadaafiqrebina<br />
misis laionss paemanze misvla, da ai, didi xnis nanatri SemTxvevac mieca.<br />
saRamos kumb-tresidan rom dabrunda, stepltonma moaswro gaqceva ZaRlis<br />
mosayvanad, waacxo raRac jojoxeTuri nivTiereba da miiyvana im adgilze, sadac<br />
unda misuliyo moxuci baskervili. patronis mier dageSili ZaRli Robeze gadaxta<br />
da ubedur baronets daedevna. baroneti RrialiT gaiqca urTxelis xeivanSi.<br />
warmodgenili maqvs, ra sanaxaoba iqneboda! garSemo bnela da am sibneleSi<br />
mogdevs raRac saSineleba, romelic xaxidan cecxls afrqvevs da cecxlovan<br />
Tvalebs abrialebs. baronets gulma ver gauZlo da xeivnis boloSi daeca. ZaRli<br />
misdevda balaxis viwro zolze da amitomac gzaze araferi aCnda, adamianis<br />
nakvalevis garda. roca ser Carlzi daeca, ZaRlma albaT iynosa, magram piric ar<br />
axlo mkvdars da gaiqca. ai, es kvali SeniSna doqtorma mortimerma. stepltonma<br />
dauZaxa Tavis ZaRls da saCqarod waiyvana ukanve, grimpenis WanWrobis siRrmeSi.<br />
aseTia is Tavsatexi, ramac daabnia policia, SeaSfoTa yvela mezoblad mcxovrebi<br />
da, bolos, gamosakvlevad Cvens xelSi moxvda.<br />
ai, yvelaferi, rac Seexeba ser Carlz baskervilis sikvdils. Tqven gesmiT, ra<br />
jojoxeTuri eSmakobiT moawyo yvelaferi am kacma! damnaSavis mxileba xom<br />
SeuZlebeli iyo! Tanamonawile mxolod erTi hyavda, Tanac iseTi, rom ar gascemda.
xolo mTeli Canafiqris fantastikuri, warmoudgeneli xasiaTi mTlad abnevda<br />
Ziebas. saqmeSi Careuli ori qali, misis stepltonica da misis laura laionsic,<br />
eWviT Tu xvdebodnen, vin iyo namdvili mkvleli. misis stepltonma icoda, rom<br />
misi qmari raRac xrikebs awyobs moxucis winaaRmdeg, icoda ZaRlis arsebobac. misis<br />
laionss araviTari warmodgena ara hqonia arc erTze da arc meoreze, magram is<br />
SeaZrwuna im ambavma, rom ser Carlzis sikvdili zustad daemTxva WiSkarTan mis<br />
mier daniSnul paemans. es paemani CaiSala, da arc aravin ar icoda, stepltonis<br />
garda. magram orive qali mTlianad borotmoqmedis zegavlenis qveS iyo moqceuli<br />
da arafers ar amxeldnen. amrigad, amocanis pirveli naxevari warmatebiT iqna<br />
Sesrulebuli, rCeboda meore - bevrad ufro rTuli.<br />
advili SesaZlebelia, rom stepltons sulac araferi scodnoda imaze, rom<br />
kanadaSi imyofeboda meore memkvidre. magram es male gaigo Tavisi nacnobis, eqim<br />
mortimerisagan, romelmac ser henri baskervilis Camosvlis dRec ki Seatyobina.<br />
pirvelad TavSi im azrmac gauelva, xom ar moxerxdeboda im kanadelTan angariSis<br />
gasworeba TviT londonSi. stepltoni cols aRar endoboda, radgan axsovda, rom<br />
Tavis maxeSi moxuc baskervilis gabmaze mtkice uari uTxra. qalis didi xniT<br />
marto datovebac ar undoda - SeiZleboda masze sulac daekarga Zalaufleba.<br />
rogor Semdeg gavarkvie, isini gaCerdnen otelSi `meksboro~, krevenstritze.<br />
sxvaTa Soris, kartraiti aqac yofiliyo, `taimsis~ daWrili gverdis saZebrad.<br />
stepltoni cols daketil nomerSi tovebda, TviTon ki yalb wvers ikeTebda da<br />
eqim mortimers kvaldakval dasdevda beikerstritze, rkinigzis sadgurze, otel<br />
`norTemberlendSi~. misis stepltons eWvi hqonda, qmari raRac gegmebs awyobso,<br />
magram qals ise eSinoda Tavisi qmrisa - es SiSi Sedegi iyo misi sisastikisa, -<br />
rom verc ki gabeda miewera ser henrisaTvis, safrTxe gemuqrebao. werili rom<br />
stepltonis xelSi moxvedriliyo, vin iyo Tavdebi misi sicocxlisa? bolos da<br />
bolos, rogor ukve viciT, eSmakobas mimarTa: amoWra saWiro sityvebi gazeTebidan<br />
da misamarTi Secvlili xeliT daawera. werili mivida baronetamde da gamoadga<br />
pirvel gafrTxilebad.<br />
stepltons aucileblad unda eSova raime nivTi ser henris Cacmulobidan im<br />
SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu dasWirdeboda, rom ZaRli mis kvalze mieSva. moqmedebda,<br />
rogorc yovelTvis, swrafad da gabedulad, arc axla daayovna, da eWvi ar unda<br />
Segveparos, rom otelis msaxurebma gaweuli samsaxurisaTvis uxvi gasamrjelo<br />
miiRes. magram ai, ubedureba! - pirveli waRa Caucmeli aRmoCnda da, amrigad,<br />
gamousadegari. stepltonma is daabruna da samagierod miiRo meore. am faqtidan<br />
gavakeTe Zalian mniSvnelovani daskvna. aSkara gaxda, rom saqme gvaqvs namdvil<br />
ZaRlTan, radganac mxolod amiT aixsneboda stepltonis cda, mieRo uTuod Zveli<br />
fexsacmeli. rac ufro suleluri da uazro Cans raime detali, miT ufro meti<br />
yuradRebis Rirsia. is garemoebebi, romlebic pirvelad mxolod arTuleben saqmes,<br />
yvelaze ufro xSirad saqmis gasaRebad iqcevian xolme. saWiroa mxolod<br />
Sesaferisad, ara diletanturad midgoma da garCeva.<br />
meore dRes Cvenma megobrebma gvinaxules, xolo kebSi mjdari stepltoni maT<br />
Soriaxlodan zveravda. bevri niSniT, da sxvaTa Soris imiTac, rom saxiT micnobda,<br />
icoda Cemi misamarTic, misi kariera ar ganisazRvreboda mxolod baskervilebis<br />
saqmiT, amaSi TiTqmis darwmunebuli var. ase, magaliTad, ukanasknel sam weliwadSi<br />
dasavleTis sagrafoebSi moxda oTxi didi Zarcva, xolo damnaSaveTa povna ar<br />
moxerxda. ukanasknel maTgans, romelic maisis TveSi moxda folkstaunkortSi,<br />
sisxlis Rvrac ki mohyva. mZarcvelma revolveris gasroliT dasca ymawvili<br />
mosamsaxure, romelic wamoewia. axla eWvic ar mepareba, rom stepltoni am gziT<br />
gamoasworebda xolme Tavis wamxdar finansur mdgomareobas da ukve didi xania<br />
saSiSi damnaSave iyo.<br />
am kacis sazrianobasa da TavxedobaSi davrwmundiT im diliT, roca ase<br />
moxerxebulad dagvisxlta xelidan da mere Tavi Serlok holmsad gaasaRa, radgan
mSvenivrad icoda, rom kebmens vipovnidi. Semdeg dartmurSi gaemgzavra da<br />
baronetis Camosvlas daucada.<br />
- moiTmineT! - Sevawyvetine holmss. - Tqven savsebiT sworad gadmoeciT saqmis<br />
mTeli msvleloba, magram erTi muxli CemTvis mainc bundovania. ra iqna ZaRli,<br />
roca misi patroni londons wavida?<br />
- kiTxva friad arsebiTia, amiT TviTonac davinteresdi. stepltons, cxadia, hyavda<br />
Tanamzraxveli, Tumca saeWvoa, rom yvela gegma misTvis gaendo - es imas niSnavs,<br />
rom Tavisi Tavi mTlianad sxvis xelSi Caegdo. gaxsovT moxuci antoni, msaxuri,<br />
meripit-hausSi rom vnaxeT? es berikaci ramdenime weli cxovrobda stepltonebis<br />
saxlSi, jer kidev maSin, roca skola hqondaT, da ra Tqma unda, icoda, rom isini<br />
da-Zma ki ara, col-qmari iyvnen. hoda, ai es antoni ukvalod gaqra, inglisSi ar<br />
imyofeba. miaqcieT yuradReba imasac, rom saxeli antoni sakmaod iSviaTad gvxvdeba<br />
CvenSi, espaneTsa da laTinur amerikaSi ki am saxels yovel nabijze gaigonebT.<br />
moxuci inglisurad misis stepltonze cudad rodi laparakobda, magram masac<br />
ucnauri aqcenti<br />
hqonda. me TviTon vnaxe, rogor midioda grimpenis<br />
WanWrobis siRrmeSi, bilikze, romelic stepltons daeniSna. amitom savsebiT<br />
SesaZlebelia, rom patronis aryofnis dros ZaRls kvebavda moxuci antoni, Tumca,<br />
SesaZlebelia, arc ki icoda, ra mizniT hyavdaT es ZaRli.<br />
amrigad, stepltonebi dabrundnen devonSirSi, male iq Tqven da ser henri<br />
CaxvediT. axla ramdenime sityvas vityvi Cems Tavze. albaT gaxsovT, rom roca<br />
werils vaTvalierebdi, romelic ser henris gamougzavnes, davinteresdi, iyo Tu<br />
ara masze WvirniSani. furceli TvalebTan mivitane da SevniSne, rom `TeTri<br />
iasamnis~ sunamos suni udioda. arsebobs sunamos samocdacameti saxeoba, romelTa<br />
erTimeorisagan garCeva gamocdil meZebars unda SeeZlos. sakuTari gamocdilebiT<br />
davrwmundi, rom Ziebis warmateba xSirad amazea damokidebuli. Tu iasamnis suni<br />
aqvs, maSasadame avtori qalia, xolo im droisaTvis stepltonebi ukve<br />
mainteresebdnen. amrigad, me davrwmundi, rom ZaRli namdvilad arsebobs, da<br />
devonSirSi Cems Camosvlamde ukve gamovicani, Tu vin iyo damnaSave.<br />
saWiro iyo stepltonze Tvalyuris daWera. magram es rom TqvenTan erTad aSkarad<br />
yofnis dros gamekeTebina, gafrTxildeboda. amitom momixda yvelas motyueba, maT<br />
Soris Tqvenic. vTqvi, londonSi davrCebi-meTqi, sinamdvileSi ki Tqven gamogyeviT.<br />
gaWirveba, rac gamoviare, sulac ar iyo ise saSiSi, rogorc gegonaT. saerTod,<br />
aseTma wvrilmanebma arc unda SegviSalos xeli muSaobaSi, aseTia Cveni saqme.<br />
arsebiTad, kumb-tresiSi vcxovrobdi, xolo qoxs WaobebSi maSin mivakiTxavdi, roca<br />
saWiro xdeboda moqmedebis adgilTan axlos yofna. kartraiti devonSirSi Camovida<br />
CemTan erTad, yvelgan dadioda, rogorc sofleli biWi, da didi samsaxuric<br />
gamiwia. amas garda, mamaragebda saWmliTa da sufTa TeTreuliT, amave dros<br />
Tvalyurs gadevnebdaT Tqven, roca TviTon stepltoniT viyavi garTuli. ase rom,<br />
rogorc xedavT, yvela rgoli Cems xelT iyo.<br />
Tqven ukve iciT, rom Tqveni angariSebi dauyovnebliv igzavneboda beikerstritidan<br />
kumb-tresiSi. maTgan Zalian bevri ram gamoviyene. gansakuTrebiT is, romelSiac<br />
stepltonebis biografiis erTaderTi swori epizodi macnobeT. amis Semdeg CemTvis<br />
ukve advili gaxda orive pirovnebis vinaobis garkveva, da gavige kidevac, visTan<br />
mqonda saqme. magram kvlevas arTulebda erTi meorexarisxovani, gverdiTi<br />
garemoeba - katorRelis gaqceva da misi kavSiri berimorebTan. magram Tqven es<br />
kvanZic gaxseniT, Tumca me imave daskvnamde Cemi sakuTari dakvirvebiT mivedi.<br />
im droisaTvis, roca Tqven mipoveT qoxSi Waobebs Soris, danaSaulis suraTi<br />
savsebiT naTeli iyo, magram am saqmis gamotana sasamarTloze, nafic msajulTa<br />
winaSe, naadrevi iqneboda. TviT ser henris mokvlis amao cda, rac bedSavi<br />
katorRelis sikvdiliT damTavrda, uSualo mamxilebel sabuTad ar gamodgeboda.<br />
rCeboda erTaderTi gza: borotmoqmedis Sepyroba danaSaulis adgilze.<br />
mosatyueblad ki ser henris gamoyeneba. baroneti marto unda wasuliyo, TiTqos
aravin icavda. asedac moviqeciT, da mZime nervuli Zrwolis fasad, rac Cvenma<br />
megobarma gadaitana, ara marto davasruleT Zieba, aramed stepltoni daRupvamde<br />
miviyvaneT. Tumca saqmis cudad warmarTvis gamo sayveduri davimsaxure, magram aba,<br />
vis SeeZlo scodnoda winaswar, ra sazareli, zardamcemi sanaxaoba warmosdgeboda<br />
Cven winaSe. vis SeeZlo gaeTvaliswinebina, rom RamiT nisli Camowveboda da ZaRli<br />
pirdapir iqidan mogvvardeboda! mizans mZime gansacdelis fasad mivaRwieT, magram<br />
orive - nervul sneulebaTa specialistic da eqimi mortimeric marwmunebs, rom<br />
ser henri male gamokeTdebao. mogzauroba daexmareba Cvens megobars ara marto<br />
Seryeuli nervebis gamagrebaSi, aramed gulis Wrilobis gamTelebaSic. sabralo xom<br />
ase motyuvda misis stepltonSi, romelic gulwrfelad da Rrmad uyvarda! es<br />
yvelaze metad awuxebs.<br />
axla mosaTxrobi damrCa, Tu ra roli iTamaSa am qalma mTel samwuxaro<br />
istoriaSi. ar meeWveba, rom stepltonma sruliad daumorCila is Tavis<br />
zegavlenas. riT avxsnaT es? uyvarda is kaci, Tu eSinoda misi? Tu orTave erTad?<br />
es grZnobebi xom savsebiT SeiZleba SeuTavsdnen erTimeores! yovel SemTxvevaSi,<br />
stepltoni utyuarad moqmedebda. misis stepltoni daTanxmda, rom Tavi mis dad<br />
gaesaRebina, magram mkvlelobaSi Tanamzraxvelobaze ki gadaWriT uTxra uari, qmari<br />
iZulebuli gaxda darwmunebuliyo, rom misi Zalaufleba ganusazRvreli ar aris.<br />
qali ara erTxel cdila gaefrTxilebina ser henri, saSiSroeba mogeliso, magram<br />
amas ise akeTebda, rom qmars ar imetebda. stepltoni albaT ar iyo moklebuli<br />
eWvianobis unars, da roca baronetma nazi grZnobebis gamomJRavneba daiwyo Tavisi<br />
gulis rCeulisadmi, Tavi ver Seikava, Tumca, es mis gegmaSi ar Sedioda, aenTo da<br />
gasca Tavisi bunebis mTeli sificxe, rasac aqamde gulmodgined faravda. amis<br />
miuxedavad, igi ser henris aqezebda da arSiyobaSi xels aRar uSlida. stepltons<br />
imedi hqonda, rom ser henri xSirad ivlida maTTan da adre Tu gvian klanWebSi<br />
Cauvardeboda. magram gadamwyvet wuTSi colma gauwia winaaRmdegoba. gaqceuli<br />
katorRelis daRupvis ambavi Seetyo da gaego, rom swored im saRamos, roca ser<br />
henri hyavdaT dapatiJebuli, ZaRli WanWrobidan fardulSi gadaiyvanes. amas mohyva<br />
mSfoTvare scena. misis stepltonma qmars borotmoqmedi uwoda da pirvelad<br />
gaigona misgan, rom hyolia metoqe. winandeli erTguleba siZulviliT Seicvala.<br />
stepltoni mixvda, rom coli gascemda da SeboWa, raTa ser henris daRupvaSi<br />
xelis SemSleli Tavidan moecilebina. yvela misi varaudi emyareboda imas, rom<br />
baronetis sikvdilis ambavs rom gaigebdnen, sagrafoSi gaixsenebdnen wyevlas, rac<br />
baskervilebis gvars awva tvirTad. maSin isev miaRwevda colis morCilebas da<br />
aiZulebda gaCumebuliyo. stepltoni aqac Secda. misi bedi gadawyvetili iyo Cveni<br />
Carevis gareSec. qali, romlis ZarRvebSic espanuri sisxli sCqefs, Ralats ar<br />
apatiebda...<br />
ai yvelaferi, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson. xolo Tu gnebavT ufro dawvrilebiTi<br />
angariSi am araCveulebriv saqmeze, momixdeba Cems CanawerebSi Caxedva. magram,<br />
mgoni, arsebiTi araferi gamomitovebia.<br />
- nuTu stepltons imedi hqonda, rom ser henric mokvdeboda am safrTxobelas<br />
danaxvaze?<br />
- ZaRli sruliad veluri iyo, amas garda, naxevrad mSieri hyavda. Tu ser henri<br />
adgilzeve ar mokvdeboda, yovel SemTxvevaSi, saSineli sanaxaoba Zal-Rones<br />
gamoaclida da winaaRmdegobas veRar gauwevda.<br />
- diax, ra Tqma unda. kidev erTi kiTxva mrCeba. Tu stepltoni daamtkicebda Tavis<br />
uflebas baskervil-<br />
holis adgil-mamulze, rogorRa axsnida im<br />
faqts, rom is, memkvidre, cxovrobda sxvisi gvariT, da isic ase axlo Tavisi<br />
mamulidan? nuTu es ar aRZravda eWvs?<br />
- am kiTxvaze pasuxis mocema gamiWirdeba - Tqven metad bevrs iTxovT Cemgan. Cemi<br />
moqmedebis sfero - warsuli da awmyoa, xolo ras apirebs adamiani momavalSi,<br />
amis axsnas ar vkisrulob. colis sityvebiT, misi qmari amaze xSirad fiqrobda.
xedavda sam gamosavals. pirveli: gamgzavrebuliyo samxreT amerikaSi, iq Tavisi<br />
vinaoba daedgina britaneTis sakonsuloSi da iqidan memkvidreoba gamoeTxova,<br />
inglisSi Camousvlelad. meore: yovelive es gaekeTebina londonSi, ise rom<br />
pirvelad saxe Seecvala da veravis ecno. bolos, mesame: gaesaRebina memkvidred<br />
gareSe piri. winaswar moemaragebina yvela saWiro dokumentiT, TavisTvis ki<br />
uzrunveleyo Semosavlis garkveuli nawili. Cven vicnobT stepltons da SegviZlia<br />
darwmunebuli viyoT, rom ama Tu im gamosavals is gamonaxavda.<br />
axla ki, megobaro, mivapyroT yuradReba ufro sasiamovno sagnebs. ramdenime kviris<br />
aseTi mZime saqmianoba uflebas gvaZlevs saRamo mxiarulad gavataroT. me loJis<br />
bileTebi aviRe operaSi. mogismeniaT de-reckesaTvis `hugenotebSi~? hoda, geTayva,<br />
keTili inebeT da naxevar saaTSi moemzadeT, rom SevZloT gzad marcinisTan<br />
SevuxvioT da iq auCqareblad visadiloT.<br />
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omi atyda. kandaharamde mSvidobiT Cavedi, iq Cemi polki movnaxe da maSinve axali<br />
movaleobis Sesrulebas Sevudeqi.<br />
am omma mravals moutana pativi da mravali waswia win samsaxurSi. me ki mxolod<br />
marcxi da ubedureba damatyda Tavs. maivandTan gamarTul sabediswero brZolisas<br />
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fanatikosebis xelSi Cavvardebodi, Cemi Sikrikis erTguleba da simamace rom ara:<br />
cxenis zurgze gadamawvina da Cvens poziciaze mimiyvana, saidanac mere peSevarSi<br />
gamxiznes. Zlivs momirCa Wriloba, rom axla muclis tifi Semeyara da ramdenime<br />
Tvis Semdeg sabolood gamosajansaReblad inglisSi gamagzavnes.<br />
inglisSi arc naTesavebi myavda, arc vinme maxlobeli, magram qariviT Tavisufali<br />
viyavi, an ufro sworad rom giTxraT, Tavisufali viyavi imdenad, ramdenadac amis<br />
saSualebas dReSi TerTmeti Silingisa da eqvsi pensis Semosavali maZlevda.<br />
ra unda meqna? londonSi davsaxldi da erT patara otelSi davbinavdi. Zalian<br />
mouxerxeblad da uazrod vcxovrobdi. fuls imaze ufro Tavisuflad vxarjavdi,<br />
vidre Cemi SeZlebis patrons Seefereboda. male davrwmundi, an sadme qalaqgareT<br />
unda gadavsaxlebuliyavi, an mkveTrad Semecvala cxovrebis niri. me es ukanaskneli<br />
vamjobine. gadavwyvite, mimetovebina oteli da sadme ufro iaffasiani bina<br />
gamomenaxa.<br />
im dRes, rodesac aseT daskvnamde mivedi, barSi videqi. viRacam mxarze xeli<br />
damkra. movbrundi da Cemi Zveli megobari stemfordi davinaxe. orives gagvexarda<br />
Sexvedra da maSinve sauzmeze mivipatiJe.<br />
- ra mogsvliaT, uotson? - mkiTxa daufaravi gakvirvebiT. - lerwamze wvrili<br />
xarT da wengoian kakalze ufro muqi.<br />
mokled vuambe, Tavs ra xifaTic gadamxda.<br />
- sawyali kaci! - Tqva. - axla ras apirebT?<br />
- binas daveZeb da SeuZlebels vcdilob, cota iafad minda wesieri oTaxi<br />
daviqiravo.
- ucnauria, - SeniSna Cemma Tanamgzavrma. - aseTi survili dRes ukve meored<br />
mesmis.<br />
- pirvelad visgan moismineT? - vkiTxe me.<br />
- erTi ymawvilisagan, romelic qimiur laboratoriaSi muSaobs. dRes diliT<br />
SemomCivla, veranairad ver mipovnia amxanagi, romelTan erTad viqiravebdi rigian<br />
oTaxs, martoxelas ki qiris gadaxda gamiWirdebao.<br />
- eSmakma dalaxvros! swored me var aseTi kaci.<br />
stemfordma raRac ucnaurad gadmomxeda.<br />
- Tqven ar icnobT Serlok holmss, - miTxra man, - SeiZleba ar mogewonoT da<br />
verc SeeguoT masTan mudmivad erT WerqveS cxovrebas.<br />
- rao, cudi znis kacia?<br />
- o, sulac ar vambob, cudi znisaa-meTqi. cota ucnauri ideebi aqvs. mecnierebis<br />
zogierTi dargis enTuziastia. magram es xels ar uSlis, rom sruliad wesieri<br />
adamiani iyos.<br />
- rogorc vatyob, studenti-medikosi iqneba, ara? - vkiTxe me.<br />
- ara, warmodgenac ara maqvs, ra profesiis kaci dadgeba. Cinebulad erkveva<br />
anatomiaSi da SesaniSnavi qimikosia, magram, ramdenadac vici, medicina arasodes<br />
uswavlia. misi kvleva uaRresad eqscentrikuli xasiaTisaa, magram aqvs<br />
araCveulebrivi codna, riTac Tavis profesorebs pirdapir aocebs.<br />
- ar gikiTxavT, ra mizans isaxavs?<br />
- ara, guls ase iolad aravis gadauSlis, Tumca bevri laparaki uyvars, roca<br />
xasiaTzea xolme.<br />
- siamovnebiT gavecnobodi, - vuTxari megobars. - Tu vinmesTan erTad cxovreba<br />
momixdeba, iseTi kaci mirCevnia, romelsac simSvide da muSaoba uyvars. rogor<br />
Sevxvde Tqvens megobars?<br />
- albaT laboratoriaSi iqneba. Tu gindaT, sauzmis Semdeg SevuaroT.<br />
hospitalisaken wavediT da gzadagza stemfordma kidev miambo zogierTi wvrilmani<br />
im jentlmenze, visTan dasaxlebasac vvaraudobdi.<br />
- Tu ver SeewyobiT, me nu damemdurebiT. Cemi azriT, holmsi metismetad<br />
gatacebulia Tavisi kvleva-ZiebiT. am kacs SeuZlia Tavis megobars mcire doziT<br />
alkoloidi miaRebinos, cudi ganzraxviT ki ara, ubralod, kvlevisaTvis, rom am<br />
Sxamis zemoqmedebis Zala gaigos. darwmunebuli var, TviTonac uyoymanod miiRebs<br />
Sxamis amdenive dozas. etyoba, zusti mecnierebiT metismetad gatacebulia.<br />
- es Zalian kargia.<br />
- diax, magram ukiduresobamde arafris miyvana ar varga. is ki prozeqturaSi<br />
zogjer gvamebs joxiT scems kidec.<br />
- gvamebs scemso?<br />
- diax, rom daadginos, SeiZleba Tu ar sikvdilis Semdeg sisxlCaqcevis gamowveva.<br />
es Cemi sakuTari TvalebiT vnaxe.<br />
- Tqven ki ambobT, medikosi ar ariso.<br />
- ara, medikosi araa. eSmakma uwyis, ra mizans isaxavs. magram ager movediT kidec.<br />
TviTonve SeimuSaveT im kacze sakuTari azri.<br />
viwro CixSi SevuxvieT, patara kari SevaReT da ho-spitlis SenobaSi aRmovCndiT.<br />
dabali, TaRiani talani gaviareT da qimiur laboratoriaSi SevediT.<br />
farTo, maRalWerian oTaxSi mxolod erTi kaci aRmoCnda. igi magidaze daxriliyo<br />
da gatacebiT muSaobda.<br />
- vipove! vipove! - ZaxiliT amcno Cems Tanamgzavrs da sinjariT xelSi<br />
Semogvegeba. - vipove reaqtivi, romelic mxolod hemoglobinis SenaerTSi ileqeba.<br />
oqros sabado rom aRmoeCina, albaT maSinac ar gaubrwyindeboda ase saxe.<br />
- doqtori uotsoni, mister Serlok holmsi, - gagvacno erTmaneTi stemfordma.<br />
- rogor brZandebiT? - mkiTxa holmsma da xeli ise Zlierad CamomarTva, rom<br />
saxtad davrCi. - rogorc vxedav, avRaneTSi yofilxarT.
- es saidan gaigeT? - vkiTxe gaocebulma.<br />
- ubralo dakvirvebis ambavia, - mipasuxa da TavisTvis Caicina. - axla<br />
hemoglobinzea laparaki. albaT afasebT Cems aRmoCenas?<br />
- mecnieruli TvalsazrisiT udavod sainteresoa, - vupasuxe me. - magram<br />
praqtikulad...<br />
- momiteveT! magram sasamarTlo medicinaSi am ukanaskneli wlebis manZilze es<br />
yvelaze ufro praqtikuli aRmoCenaa, gana ar gesmiT, rom es aRmoCena sisxlis<br />
laqebis amocnobis utyuar xerxs gvaZlevs? - am sityvebze paltos saxeloSi xeli<br />
Camavlo da magidisaken ZaliT wamaTria.<br />
- aviRoT axali sisxli, - miTxra man, TiTSi grZeli nemsi iCxvlita da pipetiT<br />
wveTi sisxli amoiRo. - naxeT, am wveT sisxls me gavxsni litr wyalSi. rogorc<br />
xedavT, narevi sufTa wyalsa hgavs. sisxlis procenti ar aRemateba erT<br />
memilioneds da mainc eWvi ar mepareba, rom damaxasiaTebeli reaqciis miRebas<br />
SevZlebT.<br />
WurWelSi ramdenime TeTri kristali Caagdo, Semdeg ki gamWvirvale siTxis<br />
ramdenime wveTi Caamata. WurWelSi mdgari wyali imwamsve muq-alisfrad SeiReba,<br />
minis qilis Zirze ki yavisferi nawilakebi daileqa.<br />
- ha! ha! - Sehyvira man da saTamaSoTi gaxarebuli ymawviliviT Semohkra taSi. -<br />
amaze ras ityviT?<br />
- es, rogorc etyoba, Zalian saintereso cda unda iyos, - SevniSne me.<br />
- saucxoo! Cinebuli! gansazRvris Zveli meTodebi metismetad rTuli da<br />
arasaimedo iyo. ase, magaliTad, sisxlis burTulebis mikroskopuli analizi<br />
arafris maqnisi araa, Tu sisxli sruliad axali ar iqna. Cemi meTodi ki saimedoa,<br />
imis miuxedavad, axalia sisxli Tu ara. es meTodi rom adre aRmoeCinaT, asobiT<br />
damnaSave, dRes rom qveynad Tavisuflad datantalebs, didi xnis win warsdgeboda<br />
marTlmsajulebis winaSe. sisxlis samarTlis saqmeebi mudam am wertilis garSemo<br />
trialebda. roca adamians braldeboda ramdenime Tvis win Cadenili danaSauli,<br />
ikvlevdnen mis TeTreuls, samosels, aRmoaCendnen muq laqebs da eqspertebis<br />
winaSe ismeboda kiTxva: ra iyo es? sisxlis laqebi, Tu WuWyisa? iqneb Jangisa an<br />
xilis? es kiTxva abnevda maT, radgan ar arsebobda gamokvlevis saimedo meTodi.<br />
amieridan ki iarsebebs Serlok holmsis meTodi, da yvela siZnele gadalaxulia.<br />
- mosaloci saqme mogikvaraxWinebiaT, - vuTxari me, aseTi enTuziazmiT<br />
aRtacebulma.<br />
- magondeba fon biSofis saqme, SarSan rom moxda frankfurtSi. biSofs, ra Tqma<br />
unda, CamoaxrCobdnen, es meTodi rom aRmoCenili yofiliyo. axla mezonis saqme<br />
bradfordSi, saxelganTqmuli miuleris, lefevrisa monpelieSi da samsonisa axal<br />
orleanSi?! SemiZlia davasaxelo oci SemTxveva, sadac gamokvlevis am meTods<br />
gadamwyveti mniSvneloba eqneboda.<br />
- Tqven sisxlis samarTlis saqmeebis cocxali kalendari xarT, - SeniSna<br />
stemfordma. - SegeZloT gazeTic gamogecaT aseTi saTauriT: `warsul wlebSi<br />
momxdari sisxlis samarTlis axali ambebi~.<br />
- es Zalian saintereso iqneboda, - Tqva holmsma da naCxvlet adgilze salbunis<br />
patara naWeri daido. - didi sifrTxile mmarTebs, radgan aTasnair SxamTan maqvs<br />
saqme.<br />
Serlok holmsma am sityvebze xeli uneblieT win wamoswia da SevniSne, rom igi<br />
erTianad aWrelebuli<br />
hqonda salbunis aseTive naWrebiTa da<br />
Zliermoqmedi mJaveebis laqebiT.<br />
- Cven saqmeze movediT, - SeniSna stemfordma, samfexa skamze Camojda da fexiT<br />
meore skami moaCoCa. - Cemi megobari binas daeZebs, da raki Tqvenc SemomCivleT,<br />
amxanagi ver miSovniao, gadavwyvite uotsoni TqvenTvis Semexvedrebina.<br />
Serlok holmss, etyoba, WkuaSi daujda CemTan erTad dasaxlebis idea.
- erTi patara bina momivida TvalSi beikerstritze. dawunebiT verafers<br />
dauwunebT. imedi maqvs, magari Tambaqos sunis sawinaaRmdego araferi geqnebaT.<br />
- me TviTon yovelTvis magar Tambaqos vewevi.<br />
- hoda, Cinebulia. saqme qimiur nivTierebebTan maqvs da xSirad vawarmoeb cdebs.<br />
es xom ar SegiSliT xels?<br />
- sruliadac ara.<br />
- sxva ra nakli maqvs? xandaxan vmunjdebi da mTeli dReebis ganmavlobaSi krints<br />
ar vZrav xolme. aseT SemTxvevaSi ar ifiqroT, rom vibutebi. yuradRebas nu<br />
momaqcevT, male Subli isev gamexsneba. Tqven ra cudi zne gWirT? vidre erTad<br />
davsaxldebodeT, jobia vicodeT, ra gvWirs dasaZraxi.<br />
am dakiTxvaze gamecina.<br />
- me lekvi myavs da xmaurs ver vewyobi, nervebi maqvs moSlili. sruliad<br />
uCveulo dros vdgebi xolme da uaRresad zarmaci var.<br />
- violinos dakvras Tu miakuTvnebT xmaurTa kategorias? - mkiTxa moulodnelad<br />
holmsma.<br />
- es dakvrazea damokidebuli, - vupasuxe me. - violinos kargi dakvra -<br />
RmerTebis ziaria, cudi dakvra...<br />
- yvelaferi rigzea, - mxiarulad gaicina holmsma. - SegviZlia saqme<br />
mogvarebulad CavTvaloT, Tu binac mogewonebaT.<br />
- maS, wamovide da gavsinjo?<br />
- SemoiareT xval, ase, Tormeti saaTisaTvis, erTad wavalT.<br />
- Zalian kargi, zustad Tormetze, - vupasuxe da xeli CamovarTvi.<br />
holmsi davtoveT da stemfordTan erTad Cems otels mivaSureT.<br />
- sxvaTa Soris, - vkiTxe amxanags. - Zalian mainteresebs, saidan gaigo, rom<br />
avRaneTidan Camovedi?<br />
Cemma Tanamgzavrma ucnaurad gaiRima.<br />
- swored es gaxlavT am kacis Tavisebureba. bevrma ukve scada imis gamocnoba, Tu<br />
ranairad gebulobs aseT rameebs.<br />
- es pirdapir saidumloebiT moculi ambavia. Zlier madlobeli var, rom<br />
erTmaneTs SegvaxvedreT.<br />
- daakvirdiT da SeiswavleT es saintereso kaci, - miTxra stemfordma<br />
gamomSvidobebisas. - es ioli amocana rodia... sanaZleos davdeb, mas axla ukve<br />
meti ecodineba Tqvenze, vidre Tqven masze Semdeg SeityobT. naxvamdis!<br />
- naxvamdis! - vupasuxe mec da Cemi nacnobiT Zalze dainteresebulma otels<br />
mivaSure.<br />
Tavi ||<br />
daskvnis gamotanis xelovneba<br />
meore dRes erTmaneTs SevxvdiT da davaTvaliereT beikerstritze mdebare bina<br />
#221-b. ori kargi sawoli oTaxi iyo da koxtad mowyobili farTo sastumro,<br />
romelsac ori didi fanjara hqonda. imave saRamos gadavedi otelidan, meore dRes<br />
ki Serlok holmsma gadmoitana Tavisi yuTebi da portpledebi.<br />
holmsTan Sewyoba advili saqme aRmoCnda. xmauri ar uyvarda da wesier cxovrebas<br />
eweoda. cxraze adre iSviaTad wveboda da sauzmobas Cems adgomamde aswrebda.<br />
zogjer mTel dRes qimiur laboratoriaSi atarebda, xan prozeqturaSi dadioda,<br />
xan ki saaTobiT daexeteboda qalaqSi da Tanac saseirnod londonis yvelaze<br />
saeWvo ubnebs irCevda. roca Tavisi gunebis saqme Sexvdeboda, warmoudgeneli<br />
gatacebiT Seudgeboda muSaobas, magram drogamoSvebiT guneba ecvleboda da maSin<br />
mTeli dReebi iwva xolme sastumroSi divanze, dana pirs ar uxsnida da sityvas<br />
majaganiT ver amoarTmevdi.
Cemi daintereseba holmsiT da cnobismoyvareoba im miznebiT, romelTac is<br />
cxovrebaSi isaxavda, dRiTi dRe izrdeboda. igi Tavisi garegnobiTac iqcevda<br />
yuradRebas. eqvsi futi simaRle hqonda da iseTi aRnagobisa iyo, rom ufro<br />
maRali mogeCvenebodaT. cocxali, gamWriaxi Tvalebi da viwro qoriseburi cxviri<br />
mis saxes sifxizlisa da Seupovrobis iers aZlevda. TvalSi gecemodaT misi win<br />
wamowvdenili, kuTxovani, Zlieri nebisyofis adamianebisaTvis damaxasiaTebeli nikapi.<br />
xelebi yovelTvis dalaqavebuli hqonda melniTa da yovelgvari qimiuri<br />
nivTierebiT, magram miuxedavad amisa, araCveulebrivad faqizi Sexebis grZnoba<br />
gaaCnda, rac ara erTxel SeminiSnavs, roca myife xelsawyoebze manipulaciebs<br />
awarmoebda.<br />
medicinas ar swavlobda. mgoni, arc erTi iseTi saswavlebeli ar hqonda<br />
damTavrebuli, swavlulTa samyarosaken gzas rom gauxsnida. amis miuxedavad,<br />
gansakuTrebuli gulmodginebiT awarmoebda Tavis kvleva-Ziebas, da, marTalia,<br />
garkveul CarCoebSi, magram misi codna gansacvifreblad farTo da detaluri iyo.<br />
ra Tqma unda, ase Seupovrad zusti cnobebis kvlevaze muSaobas aravin<br />
gamoedevneba, Tu garkveuli mizani ara aqvs.<br />
beikerstritze Cveni cxovrebis pirvel kviras aravis Semouvlia, da is iyo<br />
gavifiqre, holmsic albaT CemsaviT martoxela, uTvistomo kacia-meTqi, rom male<br />
davrwmundi, mas mravali nacnobi hyavda, da Tanac sul sxvadasxva wreebSi. erTi<br />
patara fermkrTali kaci daiareboda, virTxasaviT saxe hqonda da Savi Tvalebi.<br />
mister lestreidad gamacno. kviraSi orjer-samjer mainc naxulobda holmss.<br />
erTxel diliT kargad Cacmuli qaliSvili movida, naxevari saaTi darCa, Tu meti<br />
ara. imave dRes WaRara kaci gvestumra, sacodavi garegnoba hqonda da Zlier<br />
aRelvebuli Canda. maSinve xnieri dedakaci mohyva. cota xnis Semdeg Cems<br />
TanamobinadresTan sabaasod viRac moxuci jentlmeni movida, meore dRes ki -<br />
rkinigzis daraji. roca mnaxvelebi modiodnen, Serlok holmsi Cveulebisamebr<br />
mTxovda, sastumro damiTmeo, da mec Cems oTaxSi gavdiodi. aseTi uxerxulobisaTvis<br />
yovelTvis bodiSs mixdida.<br />
am oTaxs samuSao kabinetad viyeneb, sxva gza ara maqvs, es adamianebi ki Cemi<br />
klientebi ariano, metyoda xolme.<br />
SemeZlo pirdapir mekiTxa holmsisaTvis, ra muSaobas ewevi-meTqi, magram ver<br />
gamebeda, ver Sevkadre, gulaxdiloba gamoeCina Cem winaSe. maSin jer kidev<br />
meCveneboda, rom mas seriozuli safuZveli hqonda dumilisaTvis, magram Semdeg<br />
TviTonve Camomigdo amaze sityva.<br />
erTxel diliT, rogorc maxsovs, es iyo 4 marts, Cveulebrivze adre avdeqi da<br />
Serlok holmss sauzmeze Sevuswari. davreke, yava moviTxove da magidaze<br />
dagdebuli gazeTi aviRe. erT-erTi statia fanqriT iyo gaxazuli da, raRa Tqma<br />
unda, Tvali gadavavle. cota ar iyos, ucnauri saTauri hqonda: `cxovrebis wigni~.<br />
laparaki iyo imaze, Tu ra bevri ram SeiZleba gaigos kacma, Tu yuradRebiT<br />
iqneba, zustad da sistematurad adevnebs Tvalyurs yvelafers, rac gzaze Sexvdeba.<br />
gamaoca gamWriaxobisa da absurdulobis sakvirvelma narevma. msjeloba<br />
Tanmimdevruli da damajerebeli iyo, magram daskvnebi metismetad farTo da<br />
gazviadebuli meCvena. avtori irwmuneboda, SeiZleba adamianis idumalesi azrebis<br />
gamocnoba misi saxis wamieri gamometyvelebiT, kunTis moZraobiT, ucabedi mzeriTo.<br />
SeuZlebelia dakvirvebasa da analizis saqmeSi gamocdili adamianis motyueba. Cemi<br />
daskvnebi da ganaCenni iseve Seumcdari iqneba, rogorc evklides gamoangariSebanio.<br />
ucodinarTaTvis Cemi daskvnebi da dakvirvebaTa Sedegebi SesaZloa, miuwvdomeli<br />
iyos da jadoqrobac ki damwamon, vidre ar Seityoben, Tu ra gziT mivedi aseT<br />
daskvnamdeo.<br />
`wveT wyalze dakvirvebiT, - naTqvami iyo statiaSi, - logikurad moazrovne<br />
goneba iolad daaskvnis atlantis okeanisa da niagaris arsebobas, Tundac winaswar<br />
araferi icodes erTis an meoris arsebobaze. mTeli sicocxle erTi didi jaWvia,
omlis bunebas iolad SevicnobT misi erTi rgolis mixedviT. msgavsad yvela sxva<br />
xelovnebisa, daskvnebisa da analizis mecniereba SegviZlia aviTvisoT mxolod<br />
xangrZlivi da Seupovari mecadineobis Sedegad, xolo cxovreba metismetad<br />
xanmoklea, rom adamianma SesaZlebeli srulyofilebis Tundac sazRvars miaRwios.<br />
amitom mkvlevarma ufro elementaruli problemidan unda daiwyos. de, iswavlos<br />
pirveli SexedviTve adamianis warsulis, misi xelobis da profesiis gamocnoba. ra<br />
bavSvuric ar unda gveCvenos aseTi varjiSi, igi aRrmavebs damkvirveblobas da<br />
gvaswavlis, rogor unda SevxvdeT, ras unda mivaqcioT yuradReba. xelis TiTebis<br />
frCxilebi, kostiumis saxeloebi, fexsacmeli, Sarvlis totebi, koJrebi Sua da<br />
saCvenebel TiTebze, saxis gamometyveleba, perangis samajeebi Tu saxeloebi -<br />
yvela es wvrilmani saSualebas gvaZlevs gamovicnoT adamianis profesia. TiTqmis<br />
daujerebelia, rom romelsame SemTxvevaSi yvela aq CamoTvlili niSani, erTad<br />
aRebuli, gamocdili mkvlevarisaTvis sakmarisi ar iyos~.<br />
- ra warmoudgeneli abdaubdaa! - SevZaxe da gazeTi ganze visrole. - Cems<br />
sicocxleSi ar wamikiTxavs aseTi sisulele!<br />
- raze laparakobT? - mkiTxa Serlok holmsma.<br />
- ai, am statiaze, - vupasuxe da Cais kovziT gazeTze mivuTiTe. - Tqvenc<br />
wagikiTxavT, fanqriT daginiSnavT. ar uarvyof, saucxoodaa dawerili. magram TviTon<br />
statia aRmaSfoTebelia da maRizianebs, etyoba, romeliRac usaqmuris Teoriaa,<br />
Tavisi kabinetis myudroebaSi rom paradoqsebs Txzavs. yvelaferi es metismetad<br />
Sorsaa cxovrebisagan. erTi menaxa avtori miwisqveSa gzis mesame klasis vagonSi,<br />
mgzavrebs Soris Cakvexebuli da meTxova misTvis Tavisi Tanamgzavrebis profesiis<br />
gamocnoba. sanaZleos davdeb, rom verafers gaxdeboda.<br />
- waagebdiT mag sanaZleos, - mSvidad mipasuxa holmsma. - xolo rac Seexeba am<br />
statias, Cemi dawerilia.<br />
- Tqveni?<br />
- diax. me maqvs dakvirvebisa da daskvnebis gamotanis midrekileba. aq gadmocemuli<br />
Cemi Teoria, Tqven rom qimerad geCvenebaT, sinamdvileSi metismetad<br />
cxovrebiseulia, imdenad cxovrebiseuli, rom misi wyalobiT maqvs mopovebuli puri<br />
Cemi arsobisa.<br />
- es ranairad?<br />
- ras izamT, me Cemi xeloba maqvs. vfiqrob, mTel qveynierebaze erTaderTi<br />
maZebar-konsultanti var. londonSi mravali saxelmwifo maZebaria da mravalic<br />
kerZo. roca es batonebi saqmes Tavs ver moabamen, CemTan cxaddebian da mec swor<br />
gzaze vayeneb xolme. yvela faqts momiyvebian da Cveulebriv, mec danaSaulobaTa<br />
istoriis codnis safuZvelze vaxerxeb maT gamoyvanas Zneli mdgomareobidan.<br />
arsebobs didi msgavseba danaSaulobaTa saxeobebs Soris, da Tu aTasobiT<br />
danaSaulis wvrilmanebi iciT, raRa Tqma unda, aTas meerTeSi garkvevasac<br />
moaxerxebT. lestreidi - cnobili maZebaria. amas winaT erTi TaRliTobis saqmeSi<br />
Caflavda da me mTxova daxmareba.<br />
- Tqveni sxva mnaxvelebi?<br />
- maT Cveulebriv kerZo agentebi migzavnian. es is adamianebi arian, romelTac<br />
ubedureba SeemTxvaT da Svelas iTxoven. me vusmen maTs monaTxrobs, TviTonac<br />
mismenen da gaweuli samsaxurisaTvis honorars vRebulob.<br />
- nuTu imis Tqma gindaT, rom oTaxidan gausvlelad SegiZliaT gaxsnaT kvanZi,<br />
rasac ver xsnian is adamianebi, romelTa Tvalwinac xdeboda yvelaferi?<br />
- sruliad marTali xarT. am saqmeSi kargad gawafuli gaxlavarT da cotaodeni<br />
intuiciac maqvs. zogjer ufro rTuli saqmeebic mxvdeba. maSin cota jaxiric mixdeba<br />
da piradad vecnobi saqmis viTarebas. iciT, saqmis gasacnobad da amocanis<br />
gadasawyvetad specialuri codniT vsargeblob da es Zalian mSvelis muSaobaSi,<br />
mimartivebs saqmes. am statiaSi gadmocemuli deduqciis meTodebi fasdaudebel<br />
daxmarebas miweven praqtikul muSaobaSi. dakvirveba iqca Cems meore bunebad. ai,
Tqven gancvifrebuli darCiT, pirvelsave Sexvedrisas rom giTxariT, avRaneTidan<br />
CamosulxarT-meTqi.<br />
- es ambavi, ra Tqma unda, vinmesgan moismineT.<br />
- Zalian cdebiT, magas rom ambobT. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom avRaneTidan<br />
CamoxvediT. Cemi goneba xangrZlivi varjiSis wyalobiT ise swrafad muSaobs, rom<br />
Sualeduri rgolebis Seucnoblad erTbaSad davaskveni: `ai, medicinis msaxuris tipi,<br />
oRond mxedruli ieriT. aSkaraa: samxedro eqimia. axlaxan Camosula tropikebidan,<br />
radgan metismetad Savgvremania, es ki misi kanis bunebrivi feri ar aris, radgan<br />
majebze TeTria. didi gaWirveba da avadmyofoba gadautania, razedac misi gatanjuli<br />
saxe metyvelebs. marcxena xeli dazianebuli aqvs, radgan arabunebrivad uWiravs.<br />
sad gamoivlida ingliseli samxedro eqimi amden Wir-varams da sad daiWreboda?<br />
ra Tqma unda, avRaneTSi~. mTelma am azrTa msvlelobam sekundi dro moiTxova, da<br />
mec giTxariT, avRaneTidan CamosulxarT-meTqi. Tqven gagikvirdaT.<br />
- yovelive es sakmaod ubralo ambavia, - vuTxari RimiliT. - Tqven maZebar<br />
diupens magonebT, edgar alan pos gmirs. arafriT ar megona, rom aseTi adamianebi<br />
sinamdvileSic arseboben.<br />
Serlok holmsma Cibuxs moukida.<br />
- Tqven, ra Tqma unda, fiqrobT, raki diupens SemadareT, amiT maameT, - SeniSna<br />
dinjad. - ara, sulac ara var didi warmodgenisa Tqvens diupenze. Tumca, usaTuod<br />
hqonda analizis erTgvari niWi, magram iseTi fenomenic ar yofila, rogoradac po<br />
xatavs.<br />
- gaborios Txzulebani Tu wagikiTxavT? - vkiTxe me. - lekoki Seefereba maZebris<br />
ideals?<br />
Serlok holmsma agdebulad Caicina.<br />
- lekoki ubeduri doylapia iyo, - Tqva gabrazebiT. - mxolod erTi upiratesoba<br />
hqonda - energia. es wigni pirdapir guls mirevs. misi amocana is iyo, rom ucnobi<br />
patimari unda gamoecno. amas erT dRe-RameSi gavakeTebdi. lekoks ki eqvsi Tve<br />
dasWirda. es wigni SeiZleba ma-Zebrebs gamoadgeT saxelmZRvanelod, saidanac<br />
gaigeben, Tu ras unda moeridon.<br />
`es ymawvili kaci metad Wkviania, - vTqvi CemTvis. - magram metismetad didi<br />
warmodgena aqvs Tavis Tavze~.<br />
- Cvens droSi aRar xdeba danaSauli da aRar arian damnaSaveni, - ganagrZobda<br />
gabrazebuli holmsi. - aRar xdeba-meTqi iseTi danaSauli, romlis Ziebac iqneba<br />
saWiro. Tu maincdamainc moxda, SeiZleba ise ioli gamosacnobi wvrilmani saZagloba<br />
da siflide iyos, rom skotlend-iardis agentebic ki gaarTmeven Tavs.<br />
maRizianebda misi zviadi kilo da umjobesad CavTvale saubris Tema Semecvala.<br />
- sainteresoa, ra unda undodes im ucnobs? - vkiTxe da vuCvene samoqalaqo<br />
samoselSi gamowyobili warmosadegi kaci, romelic quCis mopirdapire mxares<br />
miuyveboda da saxlebis nomrebs aTvalierebda. mas xelSi didi lurji konverti<br />
eWira.<br />
- flotis gadamdgar serJantze ambobT? - mkiTxa holmsma.<br />
`mkvexara! - gavifiqre CemTvis. - icis, rom mis varauds ver Sevamowmeb~.<br />
amis gafiqreba verc ki movaswari, rom kacma, romelzedac vlaparakobdiT, Cveni<br />
saxlis nomeri waikiTxa da myisve quCa gadmoWra. maSinve zaris xmamaRali wkriali<br />
mogvesma. amas mohyva xmadabali laparaki Semosasvlel karTan da mZime nabijis xma<br />
kibeze.<br />
- paketia mister Serlok holmsis saxelze, - Tqva Sikrikma da oTaxSi Semovida.<br />
SemTxveva momeca holmsisaTvis niSni momego.<br />
- neba miboZeT gkiTxoT, - vuTxari Semosuls Tavazianad, - ra saqmianobas<br />
eweviT?
- Sikriki gaxlavarT, ser, - mipasuxa xrinwiani xmiT. - Cemi forma dasakerebladaa<br />
Cabarebuli.<br />
- adre ra saqmianobas eweodiT? - vkiTxe stumars da damcinavi TvalebiT Cems<br />
Tanamobinadres gadavxede.<br />
- serJanti gaxldiT, ser. samefo flotis fexosani, ser. pasuxi ar iqneba?<br />
- aris, ser!<br />
qusli quslze miartya, xeli qudis winafrasTan miido da gavida.<br />
Tavi |||<br />
saidumloebiT moculi ambavi<br />
lauristongardenze<br />
gamogitydebiT, rom holmsis Teoriis praqtikulma vargisianobam da sabuTiT<br />
dadasturebam gamaoca. misken gavixede. werilis kiTxva is iyo daemTavrebina da<br />
sivrceSi iyureboda. etyoboda, misi goneba sadRac Sors qroda.<br />
- mainc ranairad mixvediT aseT daskvnamde? - vuTxari me.<br />
- ra daskvnamde? - mkiTxa gajavrebulma.<br />
- rom is kaci flotis gadamdgari serJantia?<br />
- wvrilmanebisaTvis ara mcalia, - mipasuxa mkvaxed. Semdeg RimiliT daumata: -<br />
mapatieT Cemi uxeSi saqcieli. Tqven fiqris Zafi gamiwyviteT, magram ara uSavs.<br />
amrigad, Tqven marTla ver mixvdiT, rom is kaci flotis serJantia?<br />
- vera.<br />
- gamocnoba ise ar miWirs xolme, rogorc imis axsna, Tu rogor gamovicani. quCis<br />
meore mxarezec ki SevniSne mis xelze didi lurji jvaris sviringi. es zRvis<br />
Ruza unda yofiliyo. mxedruli mixra-moxra hqonda da qilvaSebic iseTi,<br />
rogoric flotis wesdebiTaa gaTvaliswinebuli. esec Tqveni samxedro-sazRvao<br />
floti. igrZnoboda sakuTari Rirsebis Segneba da brZaneblobis Cveva. saSualo<br />
asakis darbaiseli, pativsacemi adamiania - yovelive aman mafiqrebina, rom is kaci<br />
serJantia.<br />
- sakvirvelia! - SevZaxe me.<br />
- sruliad ubralo ambavia, - mipasuxa holmsma. - es aris vTqvi, damnaSaveni aRar<br />
arian-meTqi. rogorc Cans, Sevcdi. SexedeT! - da Sikrikis motanili werili<br />
gadmomigdo. - xmamaRla xom ver wamikiTxavT?<br />
ai, werili, romelic holmss wavukiTxe:<br />
`Zvirfaso mister Serlok holms! am Rames lauristongardenze, briqston-roudis<br />
#3 saxlSi saSineli ambavi moxda. Cvenma policielma Semovlis dros, ase Ramis<br />
or saaTze, erT mitovebul saxlSi Suqi SeniSna da raki saxli ukacuri iyo,<br />
daeWvda, raRac urigo saqme unda xdebodeso. kari Ria daxvda da pirvelsave,<br />
sruliad cariel oTaxSi kargad Cacmuli mamakacis gvams waawyda, romlis jibeSic<br />
aRmoCnda sadarbazo baraTebi: `enoq j. dreberi, klivlendi, ohaio, aSS~. Zarcvis<br />
kvali ar Cans. sikvdilis mizezic auxsnelia. oTaxSi aris sisxlis kvali, magram<br />
gvamze Wriloba ara Cans. gaugebaria, ranairad moxvda adamiani cariel saxlSi.<br />
Zalian ucnauri saqmea. Tu dRis Tormetamde romelsame dros mobrZandebiT,<br />
miTiTebul misamarTze mnaxavT.<br />
Tqveni erTguli tobias gregsoni~.<br />
- gregsoni skotlendiardeli agentebidan yvelaze marjve da mosazrebuli kacia. -<br />
SeniSna holmsma. - is da lestreidi sxvebs sjobian. orive mkvircxlia da<br />
energiuli, magram banaluri, saSinlad banaluri. amas garda, kriWaSi udganan<br />
erTmaneTs da ise qiSpoben, rogorc ori mSvenieri banovani. Zalian TavSesaqcevi<br />
iqneba, Tu orive erT kvalze miuSves.<br />
me gaocebuli viyavi misi simSvidiT, is ki laqlaqs ganagrZobda.<br />
- wuTis dakargvac ar SeiZleba, - SevZaxe bolos. - gnebavT, Caval da kebs<br />
davuZaxeb.
- jer ar vici, waval, Tu ara. warmoidgineT, rom es saqme gavxseni. sul erTia,<br />
gregsoni, lestreidi da kompania mTel pativs TviTon miiweren, Tumca, wavideT da<br />
vnaxoT. me Ziebas Cemeburad Cavatareb, yovel SemTxvevaSi, maTi seiriT mainc<br />
Seviqcev Tavs. gavemgzavroT!<br />
erTi wuTis Semdeg etlSi visxediT da briqstonroudisaken giJuri siCqariT<br />
miveSurebodiT. Cemi Tanamgzavri karg gunebaze iyo da raze ar ybedobda.<br />
kremonel meviolinoeebze, stradivariusisa da amatis violinoebis gansxvavebaze.<br />
- rogorc vatyob, arc Tu ise bevrs fiqrobT saqmeze, romlis xelis mokidebac<br />
ikisreT. - Sevawyvetine bolos holmss musikaluri laqlaqi.<br />
- jer araviTari faqti ar viciT, - mipasuxa man. - uxeSi Secdomaa Teoriuli sjabaasi,<br />
rodesac araa monacemebi. aseT dros sworad azrovneba Wirs da danaSaulis<br />
gaxsnac brkoldeba. - SeCerdi, meetlev, SeCerdi!<br />
asi iardiT viyaviT daSorebuli saxlidan, magram holmsi etlidan gadmovida da<br />
gza fexiT ganvagrZeT.<br />
lauristongardenze mdebare #3 saxli pirquSi da avbediTi ieriT gamoirCeoda. es<br />
iyo erT-erTi im oTx saxlTagani, gzis Soriaxlo rom idga. am oTxi saxlidan<br />
orSi Casaxlebuli iyvnen, oric ukacuri gaxldaT. yovel saxls quCis mxridan<br />
patara baRi ekra, baRebSi galeuli buCqebi mimofantuliyo da maTze viwro gza<br />
gadioda. yviTeli niadagi, etyoboda, Tixisa da xreSis narevisagan Sedgeboda. RamiT<br />
wvimda da miwa Zalian sveli iyo. baRs garSemo evleboda sami futis simaRlis<br />
aguris zRude, romelsac zemoT xis Robe gasdevda. Robeze warmosadegi konstebli<br />
idga, cnobismoyvareTa jgufiT garSemortymuli, kiserwagrZelebulni da<br />
TvalebdaWyetilni rom lamobdnen imis danaxvas, rac saxlSi xdeboda.<br />
saqme ise mqonda warmodgenili, rom holmsi maSinve Sevardeboda saxlSi da<br />
mondomebiT Seudgeboda saidumloebiT moculi SemTxvevis gamokvlevas. magram<br />
Tqvenc ar momikvdeT! udardeli kacis ieriT mohyva qvafenilze bolTis cemas,<br />
uazrod ixedeboda cisken, xan miwas dahyurebda da xan quCis miRma saxlebs<br />
aTvalierebda. daTvalierebas rom morCa, nela gahyva gzas, ufro gzis gaswvriv<br />
wavida balaxze da Tan miwas Tvals ar acilebda. orjer SeCerda da SevamCnie,<br />
kmayofilebis wamoZaxilTan erTad gaeRima. svel TixnarSi aSkarad Canda nafexurebi,<br />
magram policielebs ukve daetkepnaT gza da araviTari imedi ar mqonda, rom<br />
holmsi raimes aRmoaCenda.<br />
saxlis karebSi erTi maRali, fermkrTali, moyviTalo saxis kaci Semogvxvda, xelSi<br />
ubis wignaki eWira. holmss mivarda da mxurvaled CamoarTva xeli.<br />
- didi Tavazianobaa Tqveni mxriv, rom mobrZandiT, - uTxra man. - yvelaferi<br />
xeluxleblad davtove.<br />
- amas garda! - upasuxa Cemma megobarma da gaTelil gzaze miuTiTa. - kameCebis<br />
jogic ver arev-darevda aqaurobas ase. magram, cxadia, Tqven ukve gaakeTeT Tqveni<br />
daskvnebi, gregson, vidre amas CaidendiT?<br />
- SigniTac Tavze sayrelad mqonda saqme, - banze augdo sityva maZebarma. - Cemi<br />
kolega lestreidi aq imyofeba da imedi mqonda, rom am saqmes is moagvarebda.<br />
holmsma Semomxeda da warbebi gesliani RimiliT azida.<br />
- ori iseTi gamocdili kacis namuSevris Semdeg, rogoric Tqven da lestreidi<br />
brZandebiT, - Tqva holmsma, - Zalian cota ram darCeboda gasakeTebeli.<br />
gregsonma TviTkmayofilebiT moifSvnita xelebi.<br />
- vfiqrob, ukve gavakeTeT yvelaferi, risi gakeTebac SeiZleboda, - Tqva man<br />
dasasruls.<br />
- aq kebiT xom ar mosulxarT?<br />
- ara, ser.<br />
- arc lestreidi?<br />
- ara.<br />
- maS, SevideT oTaxSi.
holmsi gregsonis TanxlebiT saxlSi Sevida. gregsonis saxeze ukiduresi gaoceba<br />
aRbeWdiliyo.<br />
patara mtvriani ficruli derefani samzareuloSi gadioda. derefans ori kari<br />
hqonda. erT-erTi kari, aSkara iyo, am ukanaskneli kvireebis ganmavlobaSi aravis<br />
gaeRo. meore kari gadioda samzareuloSi, sadac ucnauri ambavi moxda. holmsi<br />
oTaxSi Sevida da mec ukan mivyevi.<br />
didi, kvadratuli formis oTaxi kidev ufro mozrdili Canda imis gamo, rom Sig<br />
aveji ar idga. kedlebze mdare da Wyetela Spaleri iyo gakruli, alag-alag<br />
sinestes gamoeJona da laqebiT aeWrelebina TeTri qaRaldi. zogan kidev Spaleris<br />
mTeli zolebi aglejili ekida, qveS moyviTalo baTqaSi Canda. karis pirdapir<br />
Cinebuli buxari iyo, romelsac wina nawils TeTri xelovnuri marmarilos fila<br />
umSvenebda. filis kideze cvilis wiTeli sanTlis namwvi iyo mikruli. mqrqali<br />
Suqi aRwevda erTaderT WuWyian fanjaraSi da yvela sagans rux ferad buravda.<br />
irgvliv yvelaferi mtvris sqeli feniT iyo dafaruli.<br />
magram es me gvian SevniSne. pirvelsave wuTs Cemi yuradReba miipyro kuStma,<br />
uZravma gvamma, iatakze rom egdo. es iyo ase ormocdasami-ormocdaoTxi wlis<br />
mamakaci, saSualo tanisa, farTo mxarbeWiani, Savi xuWuWa Tma hqonda da ajagruli<br />
patara wveri. sqeli maudis serTuki da Jileti ecva, Ria feris Sarvali,<br />
TovliviT qaTqaTa samajeebi da sufTa sayelo mouCanda: kargad gawmendili, axali<br />
cilindri mis gverdiT ido iatakze. xelebi gaSlili darCenoda, TiTebi<br />
erTmaneTze midebuli, fexi fexze gadadebuli. gegonebodaT, sikvdilis win mis<br />
gaqvavebul saxeze aRbeWdiliyo SiSis zari, da rogorc meCvena, iseTi siZulvili,<br />
rogoric manamde arasodes ar SemeniSna adamianis saxeze. avbediTad mokrunCxuli<br />
poza, dabali Subli, CaWyletili cxviri da win wamoSverili yba micvalebuls<br />
maimuns amsgavsebda. jer arasodes ar momCvenebia sikvdili egzom zardamcemi saxiT,<br />
rogorc aq, am bnel, WuWyian oTaxSi vnaxe, saidanac fanjrebi gadioda londonis<br />
gareubnis erT-erT mTavar quCaze.<br />
lestreidi, gamxdari da qrcvinis msgavsi maZebari, karebSi idga da ise mogvesalma.<br />
Serlok holmsi gvams miuaxlovda, daiCoqa da daTvalierebas Seudga.<br />
- darwmunebuli xarT, rom Wriloba ara aqvs? - ikiTxa man da maZebrebs sisxlis<br />
laqebze miuTiTa.<br />
- ueWvelad! - erTxmad miugo orTavem.<br />
- maSin es sisxli meore pirisaa, albaT mkvlelisa, Tu es mkvleloba iyo.<br />
holmsis wvrili TiTebi xan aq gaielvebda xan iq, Cqmetda, aWerda, xsnida,<br />
ikvlevda, amave dros ki misi Tvalebi inarCunebda im ganurCevel gamometyvelebas,<br />
rac adre SevniSne. bolos holmsma micvalebulis tuCebi daynosa da misi<br />
fexsacmelis Zirebi gasinja.<br />
- sruliad ar dagiZravT adgilidan? - hkiTxa moulodnelad man maZebrebs.<br />
- gasinjvisas davZariT.<br />
- axla SegiZliaT sacxedreSi gadaasvenoT. mets veRarafers gavigebT.<br />
gregsons sakace gaemzadebina, mis brZanebaze oTxi mejinibe Semovida, gvami aswies<br />
da gaitanes. gvams rom swevdnen, beWedi davarda da iatakze gagorda. lestreidma<br />
beWeds xeli staca da daaSterda.<br />
- aq qali yofila! - SesZaxa maZebarma. - es qalis niSnobis beWedia!<br />
man beWedi xelisgulze daido. yvelani gars SemovexvieT lestreids. saeWvo ar<br />
iyo, rom es priala oqros beWedi qals ekuTvnoda.<br />
- es beWedi saqmes arTulebs, - Tqva gregsonma, - ambavi ki uamisodac sakmaod<br />
daxlarTulia!<br />
- Tqven ar fiqrobT, rom es, piriqiT, amartivebs saqmes? -SeniSna holmsma. - ra<br />
naxeT jibeebSi?<br />
- yvelaferi aqaa Tavmoyrili, - Tqva gregsonma, da holmsi winkarSi Seiyvana. -<br />
oqros saaTi #97163, londonuri, beros firmisa; oqros Zewkvi, Zalian mZime da
msxvili; masonTa niSniani oqros beWedi; buldogisTaviani oqros qinZisTavi,<br />
romelsac Tvalebi lalisa aqvs; tyavis safule sadarbazo baraTebiT `enoq d.<br />
dreberi, klivlendi~, rac Seesabameba TeTreulis niSans e.d.d. didi qisa ar Cans,<br />
magram jibeSi fuli aqvs - Svidi girvanqa da cameti Silingi; bokaCios<br />
`dekameroni~ patara jibis formatiT gamocemuli, romlis satitulo furcelze<br />
jozef stangersonis saxeli aweria; ori werili, erTi e.d.dreberis, meore ki -<br />
jozef stangersonis saxelze.<br />
- ra misamarTiT?<br />
- ameriqan-eqsCeinj strendi, mokiTxvamde. orive werili hiionis saxomaldo<br />
sazogadoebidanaa da liverpulidan mimavali xomaldebis reisTan aqvT kavSiri.<br />
aSkaraa, es bedasli kaci niu-iorkSi dabrunebas apirebda.<br />
- stangersonze cnobebi miiReT?<br />
- es maSinve gavakeTe, ser, - uTxra gregsonma. - gancxadebebi davagzavne yvela<br />
gazeTSi da erTi Cemi agentTagani gavuSvi ameriqan-eqsCeinjSi, magram jer ar<br />
dabrunebula.<br />
- klivlendSi gagzavneT depeSa?<br />
- diax, dRes diliT.<br />
- rogor gaaformeT Tqveni moTxovna?<br />
- dawvrilebiT SevatyobineT saqmis garemoeba da SevuTvaleT, rom madlobeli<br />
viqnebiT yovelgvari cnobisaTvis, ramac SeiZleba daxmareba gagviwios.<br />
- xom ar giTxoviaT zogierTi wvrilmani raime iseT ambebze, rac am saqmeSi<br />
gadamwyveti geCvenaT?<br />
- vTxove stangersonze.<br />
- sxva araferze? gana aq araferia iseTi, rac SeiZleba mTeli saqmis berketi<br />
aRmoCndes? kidev xom ar apirebT depeSis gagzavnas?<br />
- ukve moviTxove yvelaferi, risi moTxovnac saWirod mimaCnda, - Tqva gregsonma<br />
nawyeni kiloTi.<br />
Serlok holmsma gaicina da raRacis Tqma daapira, rom am dros oTaxSi darCenili<br />
lestreidi winkarSi gamoCnda. kmayofili Canda da xelebs ifSvnetda.<br />
- mister gregson, - mimarTa kolegas. - es aris aRmovaCine uaRresad<br />
mniSvnelovani garemoeba, rac SeumCneveli darCeboda, rom kedlebis gulmodgine<br />
kvleva ar Cametarebina.<br />
patara kacunas Tvalebi ise ucimcimebda, rom egzaltacias Zlivs ikavebda.<br />
- SemodiT aq! - Tqva da ukan Sevarda. - dadeqiT aq!<br />
asanTi Ceqmaze gahkra, aanTo da kedelTan miitana.<br />
- erTi SexedeT! adre vambobdi, alag-alag Spaleri kedels moscilebia-meTqi.<br />
oTaxis am kuTxeSi Spaleris didi mozrdili nawili moglejili iyo da yviTeli<br />
baTqaSis kvadrati Canda. cariel adgilze wiTeli, sisxlisferi asoebiT ewera<br />
erTi sityva: `kfsru~.<br />
- ras ityviT amaze? - SesZaxa maZebarma. - es oTaxis yvelaze bneli kuTxea da<br />
fiqrad aravis mosvlia aq Semoxedva. mkvlelma es sityva Tavisi sisxliT dawera.<br />
SexedeT, warweris qveS gubea. es, yovel SemTxvevaSi, aqarwylebs TviTmkvlelobis<br />
varauds. ratom SearCia warwerisaTvis swored es kuTxe? mogaxsenebT, xedavT<br />
sanTels buxarze? im dros es sanTeli anTebuli iyo da swored es kuTxe iyo<br />
yvelaze ukeT ganaTebuli.<br />
- ra mniSvneloba aqvs Tqvens aRmoCenas saqmisaTvis? - hkiTxa gabrazebulma<br />
gregsonma.<br />
- ra mniSvneloba aqvs? es gviCvenebs, rom damwers undoda gamoeyvana qalis<br />
saxeli kfsrud, magram mkvlels weraSi xeli SeuSales. daimaxsovreT, roca am<br />
saqmes Suqi moefineba, aRmoCndeba, rom masSi gareulia viRac qali, saxelad<br />
raSeli. tyuilad iciniT, mister Serlok holms. Tqven Zalian gamWriaxi gonebis<br />
patroni xarT, magram nu daiviwyebT, rom moxuci adamianebi iSviaTad cdebian.
- gTxovT mapatioT, - Tqva Serlok holmsma, romelmac Tavisi TavSeukavebeli<br />
siciliT es patara kacuna wonasworobidan gamoiyvana. - Tqven, ra Tqma unda, aq<br />
myofTa Soris pirvelma aRmoaCineT da sworad SeniSneT, rom warwera am<br />
saidumloebiT moculi ambis meore monawilem gaakeTa. jer kidev ar mqonia dro<br />
oTaxis Sesaswavlad, magram Tqveni nebarTviT am saqmes axla Sevudgebi.<br />
holmsma jibidan amoiRo ruleti da gamadidebeli SuSa. am ori xelsawyoTi<br />
SeiaraRebuli, uxmaurod dadioda oTaxSi. drodadro SeCerdeboda da daiCoqebda<br />
xolme. erTxel pirqvec ki dawva iatakze. Tavisi saqmianobiT garTulma, mgoni,<br />
kidevac daiviwya Cveni arseboba, - da ganuwyvetliv raRacas butbutebda. ociode<br />
wuTi gagrZelda misi kvleva-Zieba, Tan zustad zomavda manZilebs nakvalevebs<br />
Soris, romelTac me sul ver vamCnevdi. Tavisi ruletiT kedelze CemTvis<br />
sruliad gaugebar gazomvebs axdenda. erTgan mtveri aiRo da konvertSi Cado.<br />
bolos linzis SemweobiT Seamowma warwera kedelze, Semdeg linza da ruleti<br />
jibeSi Seinaxa.<br />
- amboben, rom genialoba Sromisa da garjis dauSreteli unaria, - SeniSna man<br />
RimiliT.- es Zalian cudi gansazRvraa, magram sruliad gamosadegi kia<br />
maZebrisaTvis.<br />
gregsoni da lestreidi didi yuradRebiTa da erTgvari siZulviliT adevnebdnen<br />
Tvalyurs moyvaruli maZebris manevrebs. aSkarad ar esmodaT is, rac axla CemTvis<br />
naTeli xdeboda: ver amCnevdnen, rom Serlok holmsis mTeli moqmedeba<br />
mimarTuli iyo erTi garkveuli praqtikuli miznisaken.<br />
- ra azrisa xarT mkvlelobis ambavze? - ikiTxa orTavem erTdroulad.<br />
- Cemi mxriv Tavis amao daimedeba iqneba imis varaudi, rom SemiZlia raime<br />
daxmareba gagiwioT, - SeniSna Cemma megobarma. - Tu macnobebT xolme, rogor<br />
mimdinareobs Tqveni kvleva-Zieba, siamovnebiT dagexmarebiT, riTac SevZleb. jer ki<br />
minda movelaparako im konstebls, romelmac gvami aRmoaCina. xom ver metyviT<br />
imis saxelsa da misamarTs?<br />
lestreidma Tavis ubis wignakSi Caixeda.<br />
- jon rensi, - Tqva man. - axla Tavisufalia, scalia. SegiZliaT naxoT odleikortSi,<br />
kensington park-geitis #46 saxlSi.<br />
holmsma misamarTi Caiwera.<br />
- wavideT, uotson, - momibrunda. - movnaxoT. raRac minda giTxraT, gamogadgebaT,<br />
- mimarTa maZebrebs. - Cadenilia mkvleloba, mkvleli mamakacia, eqvs futze<br />
maRali, axalgazrda, Tavisi simaRlisaTvis metismetad patara fexebi aqvs. uxeSi<br />
fexsacmeli acvia, farTo lanCebiani da triqinopolur sigarebs eweva. aq Tavisi<br />
msxverplis TanxlebiT Camovida oTxborbliani kebiT, romelSiac Sebmuli iyo cxeni,<br />
daWedili sami Zveli da erTi axali naliT. axali nali wina fexze aqvs... mgoni,<br />
mkvleli loyebRaJRaJaa, marjvena xelis frCxilebi ki metismetad grZeli unda<br />
hqondes.<br />
lestreidma da gregsonma erTimeores gadaxedes da undoblad gaiRimes.<br />
- Tu es kaci mokles, ranairad? - hkiTxa lestreidma.<br />
- SxamiT, - mokled miugo Serlok holmsma da gasasvlelisaken gaemarTa. - erTic,<br />
lestreid, - daumata man, karTan rom mivida. - `kfsru~ germanuli sityvaa da<br />
niSnavs `SurisZiebas~. amitom metismetad bevr dros nu davkargavT vinme raSelis<br />
mosaZebnad.<br />
isariviT gesliani sityva rom warmoTqva, holmsi gareT gavida da gakvirvebisagan<br />
pirdaRebuli maZebrebi ukacur saxlSi datova.<br />
Tavi |V<br />
ra gviambo jon rensma
dRis pirvel saaTze gamovediT lauristongardenis #3 saxlidan. Serlok holmsi<br />
telegrafis uaxloes ganyofilebaSi Sevida da grZeli depeSa gagzavna. Semdeg kebi<br />
daibara da ubrZana im misamarTiT wasvla, lestreidma rom mogvca.<br />
- veraferi Seedreba pirad STabeWdilebas, - Tqva man. - me ukve maqvs sruli<br />
warmodgena am saqmeze, magram ras davkargavT, Tu yvelafers gavigebT, risi<br />
gagebac ki SeiZleba?<br />
- Tqven maocebT, holms, - SevniSne me. - ra Tqma unda, Tqveni varaudisa Tqven<br />
TviTon ara gjeraT, magram iseT saxes iRebT, viTom am wvrilmanebidan gamotanili<br />
yvela daskvna srul WeSmaritebad migaCniaT.<br />
- aq ar SeiZleba dakvirvebuli da fxizeli kacis gonebam mcdari daskvna<br />
gamoitanos, - mipasuxa holmsma, - pirveli, rac me SevniSne Camosvlisas, es iyo<br />
kebis borblebis ori kvali. guSindel Ramemde mTeli kvira ar yofila wvima.<br />
maSasadame, es Rrma kvali kebs RamiT dautovebia. vnaxe agreTve nalebis kvali,<br />
amasTan erTi ufro garkveulad Canda, saidanac aSkaraa, rom es erTi nali<br />
danarCenebze axali yofila. ramdenadac kebi aq iyo wvimis dawyebamde da dilas<br />
aRar gaxldaT, risi Tavdebicaa gregsoni, aqedan davaskveni, rom kebi aq yofila<br />
RamiT, da maSasadame, mitovebul saxlSi mouyvania es ori subieqti.<br />
- amis dadgena sakmaod iolia, - vuTxari me. - magram meore kacis simaRle<br />
rogorRa daadgineT?<br />
- ubralod, aTi SemTxvevidan cxraSi simaRlis gansazRvra xerxdeba nabijis<br />
mixedviT. me gavzome im ymawvilis nabiji Tixnar gzaze da iatakis mtverSic... amas<br />
garda, Sevamowme Cemi angariSi. roca adamiani kedelze wers, instinqturad wers<br />
Tavisi Tvalebis simaRleze. warwera iatakidan daaxloebiT eqvsi futis simaRleze<br />
iyo gakeTebuli.<br />
- asaki?<br />
- Tu mamakaci yovelgvari Zaldatanebis gareSe oTxnaxevarfutian nabijs dgams, arc<br />
ZuZumwovari iqneba da arc berikaci. am zomisa iyo gube baRSi, momaval gzaze,<br />
romelzec mkvlels gadaubijebia. Zvirfasi tyavis Ceqmebs tborisaTvis SemouvliaT,<br />
farTolanCebian, uxeS fexsacmelebs ki zed gadaubijebiaT. kidev gaocebT rame?<br />
- frCxilebi da triqinopoluri sigarebi?<br />
- kedelze warwera gakeTebulia mamakacis sisxlSi amovlebuli saCvenebeli TiTiT,<br />
Cemi lupiT gavarkvie, rom baTqaSi gaCxapnilia, rac ar moxdeboda, damwers<br />
frCxilebi wakveTili rom hqonoda. iatakidan cotaodeni ferfli avxvete, muqi da<br />
fantelis msgavsi. aseTi ferfli mxolod triqinopolur sigarebs aqvT.<br />
specialurad maqvs Seswavlili es sigara da Sromac ki damiweria amaze. vamayob<br />
imiT, rom ferflis mixedviT SemiZlia gavarkvio yovelgvari Tambaqos an sigaris<br />
xarisxi.<br />
- RaJRaJa saxe?<br />
- aa! es ki ufro Tamami mtkiceba iyo, Tumca darwmunebuli var, rom ar<br />
Sevmcdarvar.<br />
- TavSi ise mereva yvelaferi, rom erTi garkveuli azri ver gamomitania, -<br />
SevniSne me. rac mets vfiqrob, Cemi azriT, miT ufro meti idumalebiTaa moculi<br />
es saqme. rogor moxvda es ori kaci - Tu marTla orni iyvnen - ukacur saxlSi?<br />
ra mouvida kebmens, romelmac isini aqamde moiyvana? rogor aiZula erTma<br />
adamianma meore, rom Sxami daelia? saidanaa sisxli? ra mizani amoqmedebda<br />
mkvlels, Tu gaZarcvis ganzraxva ar hqonia? saidanaa qalis beWedi? da, upirveles<br />
yovlisa, risTvis dasWirda mkvlels wasvlis win germanuli sityvis `kfsru~-s<br />
dawera?<br />
Cemma Tanamgzavrma Tavmomwoned gaiRima.<br />
- Tqven Zalian marjved da zustad CamoTvaleT Seqmnili mdgomareobis siZneleni,<br />
- miTxra man. - bevri ram jer kidev bundovania, Tumca mTavari faqtebis<br />
sisworeSi eWvi ar mepareba. rac Seexeba sabralo lestreidis aRmoCenas, es
mxolod imisi cdaa, rom policia mcdar gzaze daeyenebinaT. ise aso a, rogorc<br />
SeniSneT, goTursa hgavs. amasTan namdvili germaneli yovelTvis laTinuri<br />
SriftiT wers. me sxva rames getyviT: Zvirfasi tyavisa da farTolanCiani<br />
iaffasiani fexsacmlis patronebi kebiT erTad Camosulan, gzazedac erTad uvliaT,<br />
mxardamxar, SeiZleba xelixelCakidebulTac. saxlSi rom Sesulan, win da ukan<br />
erTad uvliaT, an ufro sworad rom vTqvaT, Zvirfasi tyavisCeqmebiani kaci erT<br />
adgilze mdgara, farTolanCiani fexsacmlis patroni ki, etyoba, bolTas scemda. es<br />
yvelaferi mtverze amovikiTxe, da isic wavikiTxe, rom mosiarule kaci sul ufro<br />
Relavda, wiwmatdeboda. amaze metyvelebs misi nabijis sigrZe, romelic sul ufro<br />
da ufro izrdeboda, etyoba, igi ganuwyvetliv laparakobda da gaSmagebamde misula,<br />
maSin gaTamaSda tragediac. ukve yvelaferi giTxariT, rac vici. Cven kargi baza<br />
gvaqvs Semdgomi muSaobisaTvis.<br />
ase vsaubrobdiT, vidre kebi talaxian quCebsa da pirquS mosaxvevebSi miikvlevda<br />
gzas. yvelaze ufro talaxian da pirquS adgilas kebmenma uecrad SeaCera etli.<br />
- ai, odleikorti, - warmoTqva da gviCvena viwro gasasvleli aguris Senobebs<br />
Soris. - aq dagelodebiT.<br />
am viwro gasasvlels gavyeviT da ubadruki namceca saxlebiT garSemortymul<br />
patara moedanze gavediT. CavuareT pirdaubaneli bavSvebis gunds, gavcdiT sarecxis<br />
Tokebze gafenil Raribul TeTreuls da mivaRwieT #46 saxlamde, romlis<br />
spilenZis firfitaze ewera rensis saxeli. konstebli loginSi iwva da Cven patara<br />
sastumro oTaxSi dacda gvibrZanes.<br />
maspinZeli maSinve gamovida. etyoboda, ukmayofilo iyo imiT, rom simSvide<br />
davurRvieT.<br />
- ganyofilebaSi ukve yovelive movaxsene, - gviTxra man.<br />
holmsma jibidan oqros moneta amoiRo da SeaTamaSa.<br />
- Cven gvindoda yovelive es Tqvengan mogvesmina, - uTxra man.<br />
- siamovnebiT mogiyvebiT, rac vici, - miugo konsteblma da mzera oqros diskos<br />
miapyro.<br />
rensi divanze mokalaTda da warbebi Seikra, TiTqos Seecada Tavisi moTxrobidan<br />
araferi gamoetovebina.<br />
- Cemi morigeoba grZeldeba saRamos aTi saaTidan dilis eqvsamde, - daiwyo man. -<br />
saRamos Semovlisas yvelaferi Tavis rigze iyo. Ramis pirvel saaTze gawvimda.<br />
hari marSers Sevxvdi, erTad videqiT henrietastritze da vsaubrobdiT.<br />
mogvianebiT, or saaTze, Tu cota ufro gvian, gadavwyvite, gamevlo da gamego,<br />
yvelaferi wesrigSi Tu iyo briqstonroudze. gzad kaciSvili ar Semxvedria, Tumca<br />
erTma Tu orma kebma Camiara. uceb, swored im saxlSi Suqi davinaxe. vicodi, rom<br />
am or saxlSi lauristongardenze aravin cxovrobda. amitom Zalian SemaSina<br />
cecxlma, fanjridan rom davinaxe, da gavifiqre, ubedureba xom araferi momxdarameTqi.<br />
roca karTan mivedi...<br />
- Tqven SeCerdiT da ukanve waxvediT WiSkrisaken, - Seawyvetina Cemma megobarma. -<br />
ratom moiqeciT ase?<br />
- verafers vityvi, es ase iyo, ser, - miugo konsteblma. - Tumca verafriT<br />
gamigia, saidan iciT es! karTan rom mivedi, iseTi siCume idga da iseTi Tavzari<br />
dameca, rom gavifiqre, xom aravis davuZaxo-meTqi. hoda, ukan wavedi WiSkrisaken,<br />
iqneb sadme marSeri vnaxo-meTqi, magram verc is vnaxe da verc sxva vinme.<br />
- quCaSi aravin iyo?<br />
- kacis WaWaneba ar Canda, ZaRlic ki arsad iyo. Semdeg guli gavimagre, saxlisaken<br />
gamovbrundi da kari SevaRe. Sig siwynare sufevda da mec Sevedi oTaxSi, sadac<br />
Suqi enTo. buxarze sanTeli cimcimebda - wiTeli cvilis sanTeli - da mis Suqze<br />
me davinaxe...<br />
- diax, yvelaferi vici, rac dainaxeT. Tqven ramdenjerme SemouareT oTaxs,<br />
daiCoqeT gvamis win, mere gamoxvediT, samzareulos karis SeReba scadeT, Semdeg...
- sad imalebodiT? - Sehyvira rensma. - Tqven bevrad meti iciT, vidre unda<br />
icodeT.<br />
holmsma gaicina da magidaze Tavisi sadarbazo baraTi daagdo.<br />
- nu daapirebT Cems dapatimrebas mkvlelobaSi eWvmitanis gamo, - uTxra man<br />
konstebls. - me ZaRlebis xrovidan gaxlavarT da ara mgeli. ganagrZeT! Semdeg<br />
ra gaakeTeT?<br />
rensi isev dajda divanze.<br />
- WiSkarTan davbrundi da davustvine. sastvenis xmaze movida marSeri da oric<br />
sxva.<br />
- quCaSi am dros aravin iyo?<br />
- ho, SeiZleba iTqvas, rom aravin, Tu raimeSi gamosadeg adamianebs miviRebT<br />
mxedvelobaSi.<br />
- amiT ra gindaT TqvaT?<br />
- bevri mTvrali minaxavs Cems cxovrebaSi, - Tqva rensma, - magram arasodes ar<br />
minaxavs, rom adamiani ase galeSili yofiliyo. WiSkridan rom gamovbrundi, is kaci<br />
zRudeze iyo miyrdnobili da xmaCaxleCili gah-yviroda raRac simReras. fexze<br />
ver idga da Cven miT umetes ra daxmarebas gagviwevda!<br />
- rogor gamoiyureboda? - hkiTxa Serlok holmsma.<br />
- erTi gamtyvral-galeSili axmaxi kaci iyo. ase moucleli rom ar vyofiliyaviT,<br />
ganyofilebaSi moxvdeboda.<br />
- ranairi saxe hqonda, ra ecva, nuTu es ar SeginiSnavT? - mouTmenlad<br />
Seawyvetina holmsma.<br />
- rogor ara, SevniSne. me da marSerma xom xeliT SevakaveT. maRali iyo, saxe<br />
uRaJRaJebda, mosasxamSi gaxldaT gaxveuli...<br />
- sakmarisia! - SesZaxa holmsma. - saiT wavida?<br />
- uimisodac gvyofnida saqme, - gabrazebiT miugo konsteblma, - Tavdebi var, Sin<br />
mSvidobiT mividoda.<br />
- ra ecva?<br />
- yavisferi mosasxami.<br />
- xelSi wkneli eWira?<br />
- wkneli? ara.<br />
- Cans, daaviwyda aReba, darCa wkneli, - Caibutbuta holmsma. - amis Semdeg ar<br />
daginaxavT kebi? borblebis xma ar gagigoniaT?<br />
- ara.<br />
- inebeT es naxevari sovereni, - uTxra Cemma Tanamgzavrma da wamodga. - me<br />
mgonia, rens, rom samsaxurSi verasodes win ver waiwevT. Tavi adamians saqmisaTvis<br />
unda ebas, marto samkaulad ki ara. Tqven SegeZloT guSin RamiT serJantis niSani<br />
dagekerebinaT. kaci, Tqven rom xelT gekavaT, swored is gaxlavT, romelsac<br />
veZebT. amaze dava aRar Rirs. wavideT, eqimo.<br />
wavediT ise, rom Cveni maspinZeli mainc sakmaod gunebawamxdari davtoveT.<br />
- ra gamoTayvanebuli lenCia! - mwared Cailaparaka holmsma, Sin rom<br />
miveSurebodiT, - aseTi Seudarebeli SemTxveva mieca, TviTon ki, doylapioba<br />
gamoiCina da ver gamoiyena.<br />
- araferi mesmis. marTalia, im kacis aRwera Seesabameba Tqvens warmodgenas dramis<br />
meore monawileze. magram risTvis dasWirda imave saxlSi dabruneba? gana<br />
damnaSaveebi ase iqcevian?<br />
- beWedi! beWedi! gaigeT! beWdisaTvis dabrunda. Tu mkvlelis Sepyrobis sxva<br />
RonisZieba ver gamoinaxa, es beWedi SegviZlia gamoviyenoT satyuarad. me daviWer<br />
im vaJbatons, eqimo! SemiZlia naZlevi davdo, rom Sevipyrob. Tqveni madlobeli<br />
unda viyo. Tqven rom ara, ar wavidodi da xelidan gavuSvebdi am friad<br />
saintereso devnas, rogoric ki Cems praqtikaSi Semxvedria, alisferi kvalis<br />
miyolasa da devnas. mkvlelis kvali alisferi Zafivic gasdevs cxovrebis
daxlarTul qsels, da Cveni valia mivyveT am Zafs, aRmovaCinoT igi da<br />
gamovamJRavnoT Zafis uwvrilesi nawilakebi. axla ki visauzmoT da mere norman<br />
nerudis mosasmenad koncertze waval.<br />
Tavi V<br />
Cvens gancxadebas stumari gamoexmaura<br />
holmsi Zalian gvian dabrunda. amden dros koncerti ver waarTmevda. roca<br />
dabrunda, sadili ukve magidaze dauxvda.<br />
- ra mogsvliaT? - momibrunda me. - cudi gamometyveleba gaqvT. briqstounroudis<br />
ambavma xom ar SegawuxaT?<br />
- gamogitydebiT, da swored asea.<br />
- mesmis. es saqme saidumloebiTaa moculi, saidumloeba ki gvaRelvebs. naxeT<br />
saRamos gazeTebi?<br />
- ara.<br />
- sakmaod vrcladaa aRwerili momxdari ambavi. magram qalis niSnobis beWedze<br />
araferia naTqvami. Zalian kargi, rom naxsenebic araa.<br />
- riTaa kargi?<br />
- naxeT gancxadeba? - mkiTxa holmsma. - me gavagzavnine gancxadebis es teqsti<br />
yvela redaqciaSi maSinve, rogorc ki lauristongardenis saxlidan davbrundiT.<br />
gazeTi gadmomca da wavikiTxe pirveli gancxadeba im svetSi, romlis saTauri iyo:<br />
`napovnia~.<br />
`briqstonroudis raionSi, uaitgartis traqtirsa da holandgrovs Soris gamaval<br />
gzaze napovnia saqorwino oqros beWedi. mimarTeT doqtor uotsons 221-b,<br />
beikerstriti, saRamos rvidan cxra saaTamde~.<br />
- mapatieT, rom Tqveni saxeliT visargeble, - miTxra holmsma. -<br />
Cemi saxeli rom momeTavsebina, romelime skotlendiardeli Steri Seecdeboda am<br />
saqmeSi Carevas.<br />
- sawinaaRmdego araferi maqvs, magram davuSvaT, rom vinme movida. me xom beWedi<br />
ara maqvs!<br />
- o, beWedi gaqvT, - miTxra holmsma da beWedi gadmomca. - saucxood gamodgeba.<br />
TiTqmis zusti aslia.<br />
- Tqveni azriT, vin gamoexmaureba am gancxadebas?<br />
- yavisfermosasxamiani kaci, Cveni loyebRaJRaJa megobari, blagvcxviriani Ceqmebis<br />
patroni. Tu TviTon ar mova, Tavis Tanamzraxvels gamogzavnis.<br />
- mere aseT saqciels saxifaTod ar miiCnevs?<br />
- sruliadac ara. Tu saqmis Sinaarsi sworad gavige, da safuZveli maqvs, ase<br />
vifiqro, maSin is kaci yvelafers sasworze dadebs, oRond beWedi daibrunos. Cemi<br />
varaudiT beWedi maSin dauvarda, rodesac dreberis gvamze daixara. xolo misi<br />
dakargva maSinRa SeamCnia, roca saxlidan gamovida. imwamsve ukan gaeSura, magram<br />
SeefeTa policielebs, romlebic anTebuli sanTliT sakuTar kvalze TviTonve<br />
daayena. eWvi rom Tavidan aecilebina, simTvrale moigona. Tqveni Tavi<br />
warmoidgineT mis mdgomareobaSi. mogvianebiT yvelaferi rom gansaja, rac moxda,<br />
SesaZlebelia, im azramde mivida, rom beWedi sadme gzaSi dakarga, mas Semdeg, rac<br />
saxlidan gamovida. ras izams aseT SemTxvevaSi? mouTmenlad daelodeba saRamos<br />
gazeTebs im imediT, rom dakargul beWeds ipovis. am gancxadebas waikiTxavs da<br />
aRtacebuli darCeba. ratom unda SeeSindes xafangis? araviTari safuZveli ara aqvs<br />
ifiqros, rom napovni beWedi SeiZleba vinmem mkvlelobas daukavSiros. erTi saaTis<br />
Semdeg Tqven mas naxavT.<br />
- maSin? - vkiTxe me.<br />
- o, me momandeT masTan angariSsworeba. iaraRi gaqvT?<br />
- Cemi revolveri maqvs da ramdenime vazna.
- kargs izamdiT, Tu gawmenddiT da sasrolad moamzadebdiT. igi Tavze<br />
xelaRebuli kacia, da Tumca Tavs moulodnelad davesxmi, magram sifrTxiles Tavi<br />
ar stkiva.<br />
Cems oTaxSi gavedi da holmsis rCevas mivyevi. ukan rom davbrundi, magida<br />
aulagebeli damxvda. holmsi Tavis sayvarel violinos ukravda.<br />
- kvanZi Seikra, - Tqva man. - es-esaa amerikaSi gagzavnil depeSaze pasuxi miviRe,<br />
Cemi Tvalsazrisi marTldeba.<br />
- saxeldobr?<br />
- revolveri jibeSi CaideT, roca is vaJbatoni gamocxaddeba, sruliad<br />
Zaldautanebeli kiloTi elaparakeT. danarCeni Cemze iyos. metismetad Cacivebuli<br />
mzeriT ar SeaSinoT.<br />
- ukve rva saaTia, - vTqvi da saaTi vuCvene.<br />
- diax. albaT ramdensame wuTSi aq gaCndeba. odnav gamoaReT kari. kmara. gasaRebi<br />
Signidan CatoveT. gmadlobT! mgoni, modis.<br />
am dros gaisma zaris wkriali. Serlok holmsi adga da Tavisi savarZeli karTan<br />
miswia. gavigoneT vestibiulisaken mimavali mosamsaxure qalis nabijis xma, mere<br />
gare karis urdulma xmamaRla gaiCxakuna.<br />
- aq cxovrobs doqtori uotsoni? - ikiTxa mkafio, magram sakmaod uxeSma xmam.<br />
mosamsaxuris xma ar gagvigonia, magram gavigoneT, rogor gaiWriala karma<br />
SemosasvlelSi. viRac kibeze amodioda. uTanabro, gaubedavi nabijis xma iyo, ucnobi<br />
fexebs moaflatunebda. Cems megobars saxeze gaocebis Crdilma gadauqrola.<br />
nabijebis xma derefanSi axlovdeboda, bolos karze sustad daakakunes.<br />
- SemobrZandiT! - daviZaxe me.<br />
mrisxane mamakacs velodiT, magram mis nacvlad karebSi koWli, daRmeWili<br />
moxucebuli dedakaci gamoCnda. etyoboda, kaSkaSa Suqma Tvali mosWra, da<br />
ramdenjerme Tavis dakvris Semdeg SeCerda, usicocxlo Tvalebi daaxamxama da Tan<br />
acaxcaxebuli TiTebiT jibis qeqva daiwyo. Cems megobars gadavxede da mis saxeze<br />
iseTi sasowarkveTileba amovikiTxe, rom Tavis Sekaveba gamiWirda. kudianma<br />
bebrucunam, rogorc iqna, amoiRo saRamos gazeTi da Cveni gancxadeba gviCvena.<br />
- imisaTvis movedi, keTilo batonebo, - da isev dagvikra Tavi, - oqros<br />
saqorwino beWedi gipovniaT briqstonroudze. igi Cems asuls salis ekuTvnis,<br />
romelic sul am erTi wlis win gaTxovda, misi qmari ki gemze mimtanad<br />
msaxurobs. imis gafiqrebac ki maSinebs, ras ityvis, Sin rom movides da sali<br />
ubeWdod dainaxos. isedac avi znisaa da rom daTvreba, maSin xom pirdapir<br />
ubedurebas gadaveyrebiT. guSin cirkSi wavida sali da...<br />
- es aris misi beWedi? - vkiTxe me.<br />
- madli Senda, ufalo! - Sehyvira dedaberma. - sali bednieri iqneba. swored<br />
imisi beWedi gaxlavT.<br />
- Tqveni misamarTi? - CavekiTxe isev me.<br />
- saxli #13 dunkanstritze, hundsdiSSi. aqedan Zalian Sors gaxlavT.<br />
- briqstonroudi ar aris hundsdiSidan cirkSi mimaval romelime gzaze, - mkvaxed<br />
uTxra holmsma.<br />
dedaberi mobrunda da Tavisi patara anTebuli TvalebiT gamWoli mzera miapyro<br />
Cems megobars.<br />
- batonma misamarTi mkiTxa, - auxsna holmss. - salis bina aqvs daqiravebuli<br />
meifild-pleisze, pekhemze, #33 saxlSi.<br />
- Tqveni gvari?<br />
- soieri, misi gvari ki denisia, radganac tom deniszea gaTxovili. mkvircxli,<br />
sandomiani ymawvilia, vidre zRvazea, da masze ukeTesi mimtani mTel saxomaldo<br />
kompanias ara hyavs. magram roca napirzea, sul qalebsa da dalevaze fiqrobs.
- ai, Tqveni beWedi, misis soier, - Sevawyvetine holmsis niSnis Tanaxmad. -<br />
ueWvelia, Tqvens asuls ekuTvnis, da Zalian moxaruli var, rom saSualeba<br />
meZleva Tavis kanonier mflobels davubruno dakarguli nivTi.<br />
dedaberma locva-kurTxevis butbutiT Caido beWedi jibeSi da kuskusiT Caiara kibe.<br />
rogorc ki dedaberi wavida, Serlok holmsi wamovarda da Tavis oTaxSi gaiqca.<br />
ramdensame sekundSi grZel palto mosxmuli dabrunda.<br />
- gavyvebi, davzverav, - Tqva aCqarebiT, - uTuod im kacis Tanamzraxvelia da<br />
masTan mimiyvans. melodeT!<br />
Semosasvleli kari dedabris zurgs ukan jer kidev ar iyo daxuruli, rom holmsi<br />
ukve dabla gaCnda. fanjridan davinaxe Cveni stumari: quCis mopirdapire mxares<br />
midioda koWlobiT, holmsi ki fexdafex mihyveboda.<br />
kidec rom ar eTxova, dabrunebamde damelodeo, vgrZnobdi, ver daviZinebdi, vidre<br />
misi gaseirnebis Sedegebs ar Sevityobdi.<br />
holmsi saxlidan daaxloebiT cxra saaTze gavida. warmodgena ara mqonda, rodis<br />
dabrundeboda. moTminebiT vijeqi da Cibuxs vabolebdi. aTma dahkra, msaxuri<br />
gogoebis fexis xma Semomesma, dasaZineblad midiodnen. TerTmetze kars iqiT ufro<br />
dinji nabijis xmac gaisma. es ukve Cveni diasaxlisi midioda dasaZineblad. TiTqmis<br />
Tormeti sruldeboda, roca amerikuli klitis mkveTri Cxakuni gavigone. rogorc<br />
ki holmsi Semovida, saxeze Sevatyve, rom marcxi ganecada. mis saxeze sicili da<br />
wyena ebrZoda erTmaneTs, bolos sicilma gaimarjva.<br />
holmsma<br />
mxiarulad gadaixarxara.<br />
- ai, es ambavi ki ar minda gaigon skotlendiardSi! - SesZaxa da savarZelSi<br />
CaeSva.<br />
- ra moxda? - vkiTxe mouTmenlad.<br />
- o, ar moveridebodi Cemi marcxis aRiarebas. im wyeulma dedaberma erTi ubani<br />
rom gaiara, koWlobas umata. bolos gaCerda da iqve gaCerebul kebs dauZaxa.<br />
axlos videqi da gavigone, SemeZlo guldamSvidebiT vyofiliyavi, ise xmamaRla<br />
dauyvira, rom quCis meore mxares gaigonebda kaci: `wadiT dunkanstritze #13-Si,<br />
hundsdiSSi~. - momeCvena, rom es Tvalis axveva ar iyo, da rogorc ki kebSi Cajda,<br />
mec ukan avekide. am xelovnebas yoveli maZebari zedmiwevniT unda flobdes.<br />
SeuCerebliv mivqrodi, vidre naCveneb misamarTs ar mivaRwieT. vidre saxlTan<br />
mividodiT, gadmovxti da daudevrad, taatiT gavyevi quCas. davinaxe, rogor gaCerda<br />
kebi #13 saxlTan. kebmeni gadmoxta, kari gaaRo da daeloda. magram aravin<br />
gadmosula. roca axlos mivedi, igi gaSmagebiT daeZebda viRacas cariel kebSi da<br />
Tan piridan lanZRva-ginebas afrqvevda. dedabris kvali ki ar Canda da vSiSob,<br />
kebmeni male ver miiRebs damsaxurebul gasamrjelos. kiTxva-kiTxviT gavige, rom<br />
saxli #13 ekuTvnis pativcemul nayaSs kesviks da maT soierisa da denisis gvari<br />
arasodes smeniaT.<br />
- Tqven imas fiqrobT, rom es akankalebuli susti dedaberi kebidan ise gadmoxta,<br />
rom verc Tqven da verc kebmenma ver SeniSneT?<br />
- eSmakma dalaxvros! - mkvaxed Tqva holmsma. - romeli dedaberi! es me da<br />
Tqven aRmovCndiT dedabrebi da davrCiT pirSi Calagamovlebulebi. es gaxldaT<br />
axalgazrda kaci, metad marjve da Tanac Seudarebeli msaxiobi. ra Tqma unda, man<br />
SeniSna, rom uTvalTvaleben, da xelidan dagvisxlta. maSasadame, axalgazrda kaci,<br />
romelsac Cven veZebT, arc ise martoxelaa, rogorc megona, hyavs megobrebi,<br />
romlebic mzad arian misi gulisaTvis wyalSi gadaeSvan. aba, eqimo, Tqven<br />
gawamebuli saxe gaqvT, mihyeviT Cems rCevas, daweqiT da daiZineT.<br />
Zalze motexilad vgrZnobdi Tavs da davweqi. holmsi ki darCa buxarSi<br />
Caferflil nakverCxlebTan. didxans mesmoda Ramis dumilSi misi violinos wynari,<br />
melanqoliuri Civili, vgrZnobdi, rom misi goneba kvlav utrialebda ucnaur<br />
Tavsatexs, romelic gadawyvetili hqonda amoexsna, radac ar unda dasjdomoda.
Tavi V|<br />
tobias gregsoni Tavis xelovnebas gviCvenebs<br />
meore dRes gazeTebi gaWedili iyo cnobebiT `briqstonis saidumloebaze~. yvela<br />
gazeTi vrclad aRwerda momxdar ambavs. zogierTi faqti CemTvis axali aRmoCnda.<br />
`deili telegrafi~ werda, danaSaulebaTa istoriam bevri ar icis egzom didi<br />
idumalebiT moculi saqme. msxverplis germanuli saxeli, angarebis motivis<br />
ararseboba da avbediTi warwera kedelze - yovelive es gviCvenebs, rom<br />
mkvleloba CaudeniaT emigrantebsa da revolucionerebs. socialistebs ganStoebuli<br />
organizaciebi aqvT amerikaSi. gansvenebulma, etyoba, daarRvia maTi dauwereli<br />
kanoni, mis kvals miagnes da mokleso.<br />
dasasrul statia mouwodebda xelisuflebas, gaeZlierebinaT zedamxedveloba<br />
inglisSi mcxovreb ucxoelebze.<br />
`standarti~ miuTiTebda imaze, rom aseTi mkvleloba Cveulebriv Tan sdevs qveynis<br />
liberalur mmarTvelobas. mokluli amerikeli iyo da sul ramdenime kviriT<br />
yofila Camosuli inglisSi, cxovrobda londonSi, madam Sarpanties pansionSi,<br />
torkvei-terasze, kemberuelSi, mas Tan axlda piradi mdivani, mister jozef<br />
stangersoni. samSabaTs, am Tvis sam ricxvSi orTave daemSvidoba pansionis<br />
diasaxliss da eustonis sadgurisaken gaemarTnen, raTa eqspress liverpulSi<br />
gahyolodnen. baqanze orive unaxavT. sxva ram am or pirovnebaze araferi<br />
icodnen, vidre mister dreberis cxedari eustonis sadguridan ramdensame milze<br />
briqstonroudis raionSi, erT ukacur saxlSi ar ipovnes. stangersonis<br />
adgilsamyofelze arafers werdnen. Semdeg gamoTqmuli iyo rwmena, rom mister<br />
lestreidi da mister gregsoni, romelTac skotlend-iardSi am saqmis gamoZieba<br />
aqvT davalebuli, male mohfenen Suqs am idumalebiT mocul tragediaso.<br />
gazeTi `deili niusi~ aRniSnavda, rom danaSauli udavod politikuri xasiaTisaao.<br />
`kontinenturi saxelmwifoebis despotizmi inglisSi izidavs adamianebs, romelTac<br />
TavianT qveynebSi sdevnian. am adamianTa Soris arsebobs patiosnebis usastikesi<br />
kodeqsi, da misi yovelgvari darRveva sikvdiliT isjeba. yvela RonisZieba unda<br />
vixmaroT, rom gavigoT stangersonis adgilsamyofeli. dadgenilia im pansionis<br />
misamarTi, sadac mokluli cxovrobda. es aRmoCena mTlianad unda mieweros<br />
skotlendiardel mister gregsonis gamWriaxobasa da energias~.<br />
Serlok holmsma sauzmeze CemTan erTad waikiTxa es cnoba.<br />
- aki geubnebodiT, uotson, rom lestreidi da gregsoni yovelTvis mogebulni<br />
darCebian-meTqi.<br />
- es damokidebulia imaze, rogori mimarTuleba miecema saqmes.<br />
- ras brZanebT! amas araviTari mniSvneloba ara aqvs. Tu mkvlels Seipyroben, es<br />
maTi wyalobiT moxdeba; Tu borotmoqmedi Tavs daiZvrens, es moxdeba maTi cdis<br />
miuxedavad, skotlendiardelma maZebrebma, rac ar unda gaakeTon, yovelTvis<br />
marTali aRmoCndebian.<br />
- ra ambavia mand? - Sevyvire gaocebulma, roca vestibiulidan fexebis bakuni<br />
momesma da Cveni binis diasaxlisis aRSfoTebul wamoZaxilebsac movkari yuri.<br />
- es samZebro policiis beikerstritis ganyofilebaa, - seriozulad mipasuxa<br />
holmsma.<br />
im wuTas oTaxSi eqvsiode WuWyiani, daZonZili ymawvili SemoiWra.<br />
- smee-na! - mkacrad uyvira holmsma, da eqvsi mozardi erT mwkrivad daewyo. -<br />
amieridan moxsenebiT gamoagzavneT xolme viginsi, danarCenebma ki quCaSi daicadeT.<br />
ipoveT?<br />
- ara, ser! - miugo erTma ymawvilma.<br />
- asec vicodi. ganagrZeT Zebna, vidre ipoviT. ai, gasamrjelo, - yvelas TiTo<br />
Silingi misca. - axla wadiT da ecadeT ukeTesi ambavi moitanoT.<br />
holmsma xeliT aniSna da ymawvilebi virTxebiviT Cacvivdnen kibeze.
erTi wuTis Semdeg maTi wkriala xma mTel quCas moefina.<br />
- am patara maTxovrebiT mets miaRwev, vidre skotlendiardelTa mTeli razmebiT,<br />
- SeniSna holmsma. - profesiuli adamianis erTi Sexedvac ki yvelas pirze klites<br />
adebs. es bartyebi ki yvelgan daZvrebian, yvelafers usmenen. yvelgan gaZvrebian,<br />
mxolod organizacia akliaT.<br />
- briqstonroudis mkvlelobis saqmeze gagzavneT?<br />
- diax. me minda Sevamowmo erTi varaudi, es mxolod drois sakiTxia. alo! axla<br />
axal ambebs gavigebT! gregsoni Cvenken modis da saxe ucinis. vici, Cvensas modis.<br />
ho, ra Tqma unda, ai, gaCerda kidec!<br />
zaris wkriali gaisma, da ramdenime wuTis Semdeg moyviTalo saxis maZebari Cvens<br />
sastumro oTaxSi Semofrinda.<br />
- Zvirfaso kolega, - SesZaxa da gaSmagebiT CabRuja holmsis xeli. - momiloceT.<br />
es saqme gavxseni.<br />
momeCvena, rom Cemi megobris saxeze SeSfoTebis Crdilma gadairbina.<br />
- Tqven gindaT TqvaT, rom swor gzas miageniT? - hkiTxa holmsma<br />
mosuls.<br />
- swor kvals! mkvleli ukve oTx kedels Sua zis.<br />
- misi saxeli?<br />
- artur Sarpantie, samefo flotis umcrosi leitenanti, - SesZaxa gregsonma, Tan<br />
TviTkmayofilebiT wamoswia mkerdi da xelebi moifSvnita.<br />
Serlok holmsma Tavisuflad amoisunTqa da gaiRima.<br />
- dabrZandiT da sigara aiReT, - uTxra policiels. - Zalian gvainteresebs imis<br />
mosmena, Tu ranairad moaxerxeT es. gnebavT wyliani viski?<br />
- uars ar vityvi! - miugo maZebarma. - am ukanasknel xans uzarmazarma<br />
daZabulobam sruliad gamiwyvita qanci. ara imdenad fizikurma, ramdenadac<br />
gonebrivma daZabulobam. Tqven amas gamigebT, mister holms, radgan Cven orive<br />
gonebrivad momuSave adamianebi varT.<br />
- Tqven metismetad did pativs mdebT, - seriozulad upasuxa holmsma. - magram<br />
miambeT, ranairad miaRwieT aseT brwyinvale Sedegebs?<br />
maZebari savarZelSi Cajda, sigara moqaCa da usazRvrod gamxiarulebulma uecrad<br />
xeli muxlze daikra.<br />
- saseiro isaa, rom lestreidi, ase didi warmodgena rom aqvs Tavis Tavze,<br />
sruliad mcdari gziT wavida. stangersons daeZebs, romelsac araviTari<br />
damokidebuleba ara aqvs am mkvlelobasTan.<br />
- Tqven rogorRa miageniT Zafs?<br />
- yvelafers mogaxsenebT. magram, ra Tqma unda, mxolod Cven Soris unda darCes.<br />
Cemi pirveli amocana is iyo, rom amerikelze cnobebi Semekriba. gaxsovT<br />
cilindri, gvamis gverdiT rom ido?<br />
- diax. firma jon andervudi da Svili, 220 kembruelroudi.<br />
gregsoni mTlad gaSterda.<br />
- ai, amas ki aRar velodi, rom firmis misamarTsac SeniSnavdiT, - Cailaparaka<br />
gakvirvebulma. - iq iyaviT?<br />
- ara, - upasuxa holmsma.<br />
- a-ha! - gauxarda gregsons. - arasdros ar unda ukuagdoT zedmeti Sansi, ra<br />
umniSvneloc ar unda iyos igi. amrigad, andervudTan wavedi da vkiTxe, xom ar<br />
gagiyidiaT ama da am zomisa da fasonis cilindri-meTqi. Tavis wignebSi Caixeda da<br />
miTxra, rom namdvilad gaugzavna aseTi cilindri mister drebers, romelic<br />
Sarpanties pansionSi cxovrobs, torkveiteraszeo. ase davadgine misamarTi.<br />
- marjved moqceulxarT! Zalian marjved! - Caibutbuta holmsma.<br />
- Semdeg madam Sarpanties vestumre, - ganagrZo maZebarma. - ferwasuli da Zalian<br />
gunebawamxdari iyo. oTaxSi vnaxe mkvlelis dac, metismetad sandomiani qaliSvili.
namtiralevi Tvalebi hqonda, da roca melaparakeboda, tuCebi uTrToda. nadiris<br />
suni vigrZeni. TqvenTvisac xom cnobilia es grZnoba, roca swor kvalze dgebiT?<br />
gaigeT Tqveni mdgmuris, mister enoq dreber klivlendelis ucnauri sikvdilis<br />
ambavi-meTqi? - vkiTxe. dedam mxolod Tavi damiqnia, sityva ver miTxra. qaliSvili<br />
atirda. ukve eWvic ar mepareboda, rom maT raRac icodnen am saqmis Sesaxeb.<br />
`romel saaTze gavida mister dreberi saxlidan?~ - vkiTxe me.<br />
`rva saaTze, - Cailaparaka dedam da suli moiTqva, rom mRelvareba daefara. -<br />
misma mdivanma, mister stangersonma Tqva, rom iyo ori matarebeli - erTi,<br />
romelic cxra saaTsa da TxuTmet wuTze gadioda da meore TerTmet saaTze. mas<br />
pirveli matarebliT undoda wasvla~.<br />
`imis Semdeg aRar ginaxavT dreberi?~<br />
am kiTxvam qali Zlier gamocvala, saxeze sikvdilis feri daedo. ramdenime wami<br />
gavida, vidre xmas amoiRebda da ityoda erT sityvas `arao~. es sityvac xrinwiani<br />
da arabunebrivi xmiT warmoTqva. dumili Camovarda, mere qaliSvilma wkriala xmiT<br />
Tqva:<br />
`tyuili kargs arasodes ar moitans. viyoT gulaxdili am jentlmenTan. Cven kidev<br />
vnaxeT mister dreberi~.<br />
`RmerTma mogitevos! - SesZaxa madam Sarpantiem, taSi Semohkra da skamis sazurges<br />
gadaeyrdno. - Sen Seni Zma mokali!~<br />
`arturi TviTonve amjobinebda, rom simarTle gveTqva~, - mtkiced miugo<br />
qaliSvilma.<br />
`gijobT sruli simarTle miTxraT, - SevniSne me. - naxevrad aRiareba yvelaze<br />
ufro cudia. garda amisa, Tqven xom ar iciT, rom am saqmis saidumlo ukve<br />
gagebuli gvaqvs~.<br />
`codva Sens suls ewios, alisa! - Sehyvira dedam da mere me momibrunda: -<br />
yvelafers getyviT, ser. ar ifiqroT, rom Svilze vwuxvar imis gamo, rom am<br />
saSinel saqmeSi udevs wili. igi sruliad udanaSauloa. meSinia mxolod imisa, rom<br />
Tqvens gazeTebSi da sxvebis TvalSic saxeli gautydeba~.<br />
`gijobT dawvrilebiT gamacnoT saqmis viTareba~, - gavafrTxile qali.<br />
`alisa, iqneb marto dagvtovo? - miubrunda asuls. qaliSvili oTaxidan gavida. -<br />
ser, - ganagrZo diasaxlisma. - ar mindoda amisi Tqma, magram axla, rodesac Cemma<br />
sabralo qaliSvilma gaixsena dreberis dabruneba, - sxva arCevani aRara maqvs.<br />
mister dreberma CvenTan sami kvira dahyo. evropaSi mogzaurobda Tavisi mdivnis,<br />
mister stangersonis TanxlebiT, romelic wynari, TavSekavebuli kaci iyo. magram<br />
TviTon dreberi, samwuxarod, sxvanairi gaxldaT: ukulturo da metismetad uxeSi<br />
adamianebTan urTierTobaSi. CvenTan yofnis pirvelsave dRes daTvra da im dRidan<br />
iSviaTad minaxavs fxizeli. mosamsaxure gogoebTan xom sul TavaSvebuli iyo.<br />
magram yvelaze cudi is gaxldaT, rom aseve iqceoda Cems qaliSvilTan -<br />
alisasTan. erTxel xeli staca da akoca. misi mdivani Zalian aRSfoTda da<br />
usayvedura~.<br />
`magram risTvis iTmendiT amas? - vkiTxe qals. - mdgmuri xom, roca mogesurvebaT,<br />
maSinve SegiZliaT gaagdoT. ase ar aris?~<br />
madam Sarpantie gawiTlda.<br />
`ah, pirvelsave dRes rom meTqva uari! magram cTuneba metismetad Zlieri iyo.<br />
orive TiTo girvanqas ixdida dReSi, ToTxmet girvanqas kviraSi da am dros xom<br />
saxlis muStari iSviaTi ambavia. me ki qvrivi gaxlavarT. Svilis Senaxva flotSi<br />
Zviri mijdeba. menaneboda fuli da viTmendi. magram mister dreberis ukanasknelma<br />
saqcielma moTminebidan gamomiyvana da maSinve winadadeba miveci, gamSordiT-meTqi.<br />
zurgs ukan kari rom mivuxure, gulze momeSva. vaglax! erTi saaTis Semdeg<br />
gaisma zaris xma da Sevityve, rom mister dreberi dabrunebuliyo. Tanac Zalze<br />
aRelvebuli da galeSili. SemoiWra oTaxSi, sadac me da alisa vijeqiT da uazrod<br />
waiburtyuna matarebelze davagvianeo. mere alisas miubrunda, arc ki momerida da
uTxra, erTad gaviqceTo. `Tqven ukve srulwlovani xarT, - eubneboda igi, -<br />
SegiZliaT moiqceT ise, rogorc mogesurvebaT. fuli bevri maqvs. gaviqceT da ise<br />
gacxovrebT, rogorc princesas~. sabralo alisas ise SeeSinda, rom gaqcevva daapira.<br />
magram dreberma xeli Caavlo da karisaken waaTria. me vikivle. am dros oTaxSi<br />
Cemi Svili arturi Semovida. ra moxda amis Semdeg, ar vici. mesmoda lanZRvagineba<br />
da dartymis xma, magram Zlier SeSinebuli viyavi da Tavi ar amiwevia. cota<br />
gons rom movedi, Tvalebi gavaxile da davinaxe, arturi karebSi idga da xelSi<br />
joxi eWira. `ara mgonia is aramzada kidev dabrundes~, - Tqva arturma. - `axla<br />
waval da vnaxav ras akeTebs~. am sityvebze qudi aiRo da quCaSi gavida. meore<br />
dRes diliT ki mister dreberis sikvdilis ambavi gavigeT~.<br />
me stenografiulad Cavwere misis Sarpanties Cveneba, - daasrula Tavisi moTxroba<br />
gregsonma.<br />
- friad saintereso istoriaa, - Tqva holmsma da wamodga. - amis Semdeg ra<br />
moimoqmedeT?<br />
- rodesac misis Sarpantiem Tavisi Cveneba daasrula, - ganagrZo maZebarma, - iseTi<br />
mzeriT CavaSterdi, mudam rom moqmedebs qalebze, da vkiTxe, romel saaTze<br />
dabrunda Tqveni Svili-meTqi.<br />
`ar vici~, - mipasuxa.<br />
`ar iciT?~<br />
`ar vici. Tavisi gasaRebi aqvs~.<br />
`Tqven ukve iweqiT?~<br />
`diax~.<br />
`romel saaTze daweqiT?~<br />
`daaxloebiT TerTmetze~.<br />
`maS, Tqveni Svili Sin mTeli ori saaTi ar yofila?~<br />
`diax~.<br />
`iqneb mTeli oTxi an xuTi saaTic?~<br />
`SeiZleba~.<br />
`ras akeTebda am xnis ganmavlobaSi?~<br />
`ar vici~, - mipasuxa diasaxlisma da mkvdrisferi daedo.<br />
ra Tqma unda, amis Semdeg aRaraferi mrCeboda gasakeTebeli, gavige, sad<br />
imyofeboda leitenanti Sarpantie, ori policieli waviyvane da daviWire. roca<br />
mxarze xeli davade da winadadeba miveci, uxmaurod gamogvyoloda, damSvidebuli<br />
saxiT mipasuxa: `albaT im aramzada dreberis mkvlelobis Tanamonawiled mTvliT<br />
da amisaTvis mapatimrebT?~ amaze araferi gviTqvams, radgan misi sityvebi, ra Tqma<br />
unda, eWvs iwvevs.<br />
- ueWvelad, - daumowma holmsma.<br />
- jer kidev xelSi eWira is magari kombali, romliTac dedamisis Cvenebis<br />
Tanaxmad, drebers daedevna.<br />
- axla rogorRa gesaxebaT saqme?<br />
- Cemi warmodgeniT, arturi briqstonroudamde mi-hyva drebers. iq xelaxla<br />
iCxubes, drebers joxi moxvda, vTqvaT, muclis areSi. dartymas kvali ar<br />
dautovebia, magram danaSaulebrivi Sedegi ki ukve dadgenilia. wvimiani Rame iyo,<br />
garSemo kacis WaWaneba ar Canda da Sarpantiem gvami ukacriel saxlSi SeaTria. rac<br />
Seexeba sanTels, sisxlsa da warweras kedelze, es mxolod xerxebia, rom<br />
policiisaTvis gza-kvali aebnia.<br />
- Cinebuli namuSevaria! - Tqva holmsma waqezebis kiloTi. - marTlac, gregson,<br />
warmatebebi namdvilad gaqvT. Tqven kargi momavali geliT!<br />
- mixaria, rom marjved moverie saqmes, - amayad miugo maZebarma. - axalgazrda<br />
kacma siamovnebiT mogvca Cveneba, romlis Tanaxmadac erT xans drebers mihyveboda<br />
kvaldakval, magram drebers SeuniSnavs da kebi dauqiravebia, raTa devnisagan Tavi<br />
daeZvrina. gzad Sarpantie amxanags Sexvedria da leitenants masTan didxans
useirnia. im kacis misamarTi rom vkiTxe, damakmayofilebeli pasuxi ver momca.<br />
yvelaferi Cinebulad ewyoba. marTobs is azri, rom lestreidi Tavidanve araswor<br />
kvals gah-yva. vSiSob, rom verafers miaRwevs. magram ager TviTonac!<br />
da marTlac, es iyo lestreidi, romelic Cveni saubris dros kibeze amodioda.<br />
magram amjerad aRar Canda uwindeburad msubuqad mavali da Tavdajerebuli. saxe<br />
daRmeWili da SeSfoTebuli hqonda, samosic awewili da cota usufTao. etyoboda,<br />
Serlok holmsTan rCevisaTvis movida da gregsonTan Sexvedram, cota ar iyos,<br />
Seacbuna. igi Sua oTaxSi SeCerda, nerviulad WmuWnida quds da ar icoda, ra eqna.<br />
- es yvelaze uCveulo, yvelaze miuwvdomeli saqmea! - amoRerRa man bolos.<br />
- a-a! Tqven ukve ase fiqrobT, mister lestreid! - sazeimo kiloTi SesZaxa<br />
gregsonma. - asedac vicodi, rom am daskvnamde mixvidodiT, dreberis mdivani,<br />
mister stangersoni xom ar moginaxavT?<br />
- dreberis mdivani, mister jozef stangersoni, - miugo lestreidma, - dRes<br />
dilis eqvs saaTze helideis otelSi mokles.<br />
Tavi V||<br />
sinaTlis sxivi wyvdiadSi<br />
lestreidis motanili cnoba imdenad moulodneli da avbediTi iyo, rom samives<br />
ena mucelSi Cagvivarda. gregsoni skamidan wamoiWra, viski da wyali daRvara. me<br />
usityvod vakvirdebodi holmss, romelsac warbebi Seeyara da tuCebmokumuli ijda.<br />
- stangersonic! - dudunebda TavisTvis holmsi. - wre sul ufro viwrovdeba.<br />
- wre isedac viwro iyo. rogorc Cans, aq samxedro sabWo gagimarTavT, - Tqva<br />
lestreidma.<br />
- Tqven... Tqven sruliad darwmunebuli xarT, rom stangersoni moklulia? - enis<br />
borZikiT ikiTxa gregsonma.<br />
- es-es aris mis oTaxSi viyavi, - miugo lestreidma. - me pirvelma aRmovaCine<br />
mkvleloba.<br />
- Cven movismineT gregsonis Tvalsazrisi, - SeniSna holmsma, - iqneb Tqvenc<br />
gvacnoboT, ra naxeT da ra gaakeTeT?<br />
- gamogitydebiT, - daiwyo lestreidma da dajda, - me bolomde im azris viyavi,<br />
rom mkvlelobaSi stangersonis xeli eria. ukanasknelma ambebma damarwmuna, rom<br />
Semcdari vyofilvar. Cems ideas mivyevi da gadavwyvite gamego, ra mouvida<br />
dreberis mdivans. sam ivniss, ase, saRamos cxra saaTze orTave erTad naxes<br />
eustonis sadgurze. or saaTze ki, lauristongardenSi, dreberi mkvdari ipovnes.<br />
unda gamego da damedgina, ras akeTebda mdivani cxris naxevarze mkvlelobamde da<br />
ra mouvida Semdeg. gavagzavne depeSa liverpulSi, vacnobe stangersonis garegnuli<br />
niSnebi da vTxove gaeZlierebinaT zedamxedveloba amerikis gemebze. Semdeg<br />
Semoviare yvela oteli da avejiT gawyobili oTaxi eustonis raionSi, im varaudiT,<br />
rom Tu dreberi da misi Tanamgzavri erTimeores ascdnen, mdivani sadme<br />
maxloblad gaaTevda Rames da diliT sadgurze dabrundeboda.<br />
- albaT winaswar daTqves Sexvedris adgili, - SeniSna holmsma.<br />
asedac aRmoCnda. mTeli guSindeli saRamo ZebnaSi davkarge da sruliad uSedegod.<br />
dRes diliT adre Sevudeqi saqmes da rva saaTze helideis otelSi mivedi litl<br />
jorjstritze. Cems kiTxvaze, cxovrobs Tu ra aq mister stangersoni-meTqi, maSinve<br />
miviRe dadebiTi pasuxi.<br />
`albaT, Tqvena xarT is jentlmeni, romelsac is kaci elodeba, - miTxra portiem.<br />
- ukve ori dRea, viRacas elis~.<br />
`axla sad aris?~ - vkiTxe me.<br />
`zemoT, sZinavs. cxra saaTze gamaRviZeTo, gvTxova~.
portiem meore sarTulze amiyvana, patara derefanze gadamatara da kari miCvena.<br />
is ukve dabla Casuli iyo, roca anazdad iseTi raRac SevniSne, ramac, miuxedavad<br />
ZiebaSi Cemi ocwliani muSaobisa, kinaRam guli amiria. karis qvemodan sisxlis<br />
patara nakadi gamodioda, derefnis meore mxares gadioda da kedlis plintusTan<br />
patara gubes qmnida. me Sevyvire da Cems yvirilze portiem moirbina. kinaRam<br />
guli SeuRonda. kari Signidan iyo daketili. mivaweqiT da CamovagdeT. fanjara Ria<br />
iyo da fanjris qveS mokrunCxuli adamianis gvami egdo. sikvdili ramdenime saaTis<br />
win daufleboda da gvami ukve gacivebuliyo. roca sxeuli gadmovabruneT, portiem<br />
Seicno jentlmeni, romelic maTTan jozef stangersonis saxeliT dasaxlda.<br />
sikvdili gamoewvia marcxena gverdSi miyenebul Rrma Wrilobas. axla ki saqmis<br />
yvelaze ufro ucnauri mxare: aba, gamoicaniT, ra warwera aRmovaCine moklulis<br />
gvams zemoT?<br />
raRac saSinelma winaTgrZnobam momicva umal, vidre Serlok holmsi miugebda:<br />
sityva kfsru, sisxliT dawerilio.<br />
- diax, es sityva, - daumowma lestreidma yru xmiT.<br />
erT xans dumili Camovarda.<br />
- mkvleli dainaxes, - isev daiwyo lestreidma. - Turme sajinibodan gamosul<br />
merZeves swored maSin gauvlia otelis ukan mosaxvevSi da SeuniSnavs, rom<br />
Cveulebriv yovelTvis miwaze dadebuli kibe meore sarTulze erT-erTi<br />
fanjrisaTvis mieyudebinaT. fanjara mTlianad Ria yofila. cota rom gauvlia,<br />
mouxedavs da daunaxavs kibeze Camomavali kaci, romelsac Tavi mSvidad, daufaravad<br />
sWeria da merZeves ufiqria, albaT otelSi momuSave durgali an zeinkali iqnebao.<br />
ymawvils es didi yuradRebis Rirsad ar CauTvlia, mxolod es gaifiqra Turme, ra<br />
adre gamosula ostati samuSaozeo! magram erTi ki SeuniSnavs, rom kibeze mdgari<br />
kaci tanmaRali yofila, loyebRaJRaJa da yavisferi palto scmia. mkvleli,<br />
Cadenili danaSaulis Semdeg, etyoba, cota xniT kidev darCenila oTaxSi, radgan<br />
taStSi, romelSiac xelebi daubania, sisxliani wyali vnaxeT. sisxli ecxo agreTve<br />
zewars, romelzedac dana gauwmendia.<br />
mkvlelis aRweras rom vismendi, holmsis aRwerasTan ase SeTanxmebuls, Cems<br />
megobars gadavxede. sazeimo kmayofilebis an siamayis nasaxic ar iyo mis saxeze.<br />
- oTaxSi veraferi naxeT iseTi, rom gzis maCvenebel Zafad gamodges?<br />
- veraferi. stangersons jibeSi dreberis safule edo, magram albaT mudam ase<br />
iyo, ramdenadac yovelTvis stangersoni asworebda angariSs. safuleSi Tvrametnaxevari<br />
girvanqa aRmoCnda. ra motivebic ar unda hqonoda am ucnaur mkvlelobas,<br />
yovel SemTxvevaSi Zarcvis motivi gamoricxulia. moklulis jibeSi veraviTari<br />
qaRaldi da Canaweri ver vipoveT, garda erTi depeSisa. igi gamogzavnilia<br />
klivlendidan. ase erTi Tvis win miRebuli es depeSa iuwyeboda: `j.h. evropaSia~.<br />
depeSas adresati ar aweria.<br />
- amis garda iyo kidev raime? - ikiTxa holmsma.<br />
- araferi arsebiTi. wigni, romelic Zilis win ukiTxavs, loginSi egdo, Cibuxi ki<br />
skamze ido. patara magidaze Wiqa wyali idga, rafaze ki - patara kolofi,<br />
romelSiac malamos nacvlad ori abi ido.<br />
Serlok holmsi adgilidan wamovarda da Tan sixarulis wamoZaxili aRmoxda.<br />
- ukanaskneli rgoli! - Sehyvira aRtacebiT. - Cemi samuSao Sesrulebulia.<br />
gakvirvebuli maZebrebi Sescqerodnen holmss da veraferi gaegoT.<br />
- axla yvela Zafi xelSi miWiravs da daxlarTuli gorgali gaxsnilia, - Tqva<br />
daimedebulma holmsma. - ra Tqma unda, zogierTi wvrilmani kidev aris<br />
Casamatebeli, magram CemTvis yvela ZiriTadi faqti, im momentidan, roca dreberi<br />
stangersons daSorda sadgurze, gvamis aRmoCenis momentamde, iseve naTelia,<br />
TiTqos yvelaferi Cemi sakuTari TvalebiT menaxos. amas axlave davamtkiceb. abebis<br />
wamoReba moaxerxeT?
- aq maqvs, - miugo lestreidma da patara TeTri kolofi amoiRo. - safulec<br />
wamoviRe da depeSac. abebi sruliad SemTxveviT gamomyva, radgan araviTar<br />
mniSvnelobas ar vaZlev.<br />
- miboZeT aq! - uTxra holmsma. - aba, eqimo, miTxariT, es Cveulebrivi abebia?<br />
ra Tqma unda, es ar iyo Cveulebrivi abebi. ruxi-margalitisebri uferuli,<br />
patara, mrgvali, TiTqmis gamWvirvale abebi gaxldaT.<br />
- ise msubuqi da gamWvirvalea, rom, Cemi azriT, kargad unda gaixsnas wyalSi, -<br />
SevniSne me.<br />
- savsebiT sworia, - mipasuxa holmsma.<br />
- axla ki, geTayva, CadiT dabla da amomiyvaneT sacodavi terieri. Cveni binis<br />
diasaxlisma jer kidev guSin mTxova, daaZine, rom satanjvels Tavi daaRwioso.<br />
Cavedi da terieri amoviyvane. gaZnelebuli sunTqva da Camqrali Tvalebi<br />
mowmobda, rom misi aRsasrulis dRe moaxloebuli iyo. terieri xaliCaze davsvi<br />
da TavqveS baliSi amovude.<br />
- axla erT-erT abs or nawilad gavyof, - Tqva holmsma, jayva amoiRo da abi<br />
gaWra.<br />
- erT naxevars ukanve CavdebT kolofSi Semdgomi eqsperimentebisaTvis, meores ki<br />
- TasSi, romelSiac erTi Cais kovzi wyali asxia. xom xedavT: Cveni megobari eqimi<br />
marTalia, abi advilad gaixsna.<br />
- es albaT Zalian sainteresoa, - Tqva lestreidma nawyeni kacis kiloTi,<br />
romelic fiqrobda, damciniano. - me mainc ar mesmis, ra saerTo unda hqondes amas<br />
mister jozef stangersonis sikvdilTan?<br />
- moTmineba, Cemo megobaro, moTmineba! Tqven darwmundebiT, rom sruliad uSualo<br />
damokidebuleba aqvs. axla davumateb cotaoden rZes, rom miqstura ufro gemrieli<br />
gamovides, mivcem teriers, da davinaxavT, rom didi siamovnebiT alokavs.<br />
holmsma Wiqidan siTxe lambaqze gadmoRvara da teriers win daudga. ZaRlma ise<br />
amosvlipa, wveTi ar dautovebia. Serlok holmsis seriozulma gamometyvelebam<br />
Cvenze ise imoqmeda, rom yvelani xmaamouRebliv visxediT, SevcqerodiT cxovels<br />
da raRac gansacvifrebel efeqts velodiT. magram araferic ar momxdara. terieri<br />
isev ise iwva baliSze, Rrmad sunTqavda, - miqsturas misTvis arc ziani moutania,<br />
arc sargebloba.<br />
holmsma saaTi amoiRo. wuTi wuTs misdevda, abi ar moqmedebda. holmss saxeze<br />
Rrma wyenisa da imedgacruebis gamometyveleba gamoesaxa. tuCebs ikvnetda, TiTebs<br />
aTamaSebda da ukiduresi mouTmenlobis yvela niSans amJRavnebda. ise aRelvebuli<br />
iyo, rom gulwrfelad Semecoda. amave dros orTave maZebari dacinviT iRimeboda<br />
da sulac ar swyindaT holmsis marcxi.<br />
- es ar SeiZleba damTxveva iyos, - SesZaxa bolos holmsma, zeze<br />
wamovarda da gaafTrebiT mohyva oTaxSi win da ukan siaruls. - ar SeiZleba<br />
davijeroT, rom es ubralo damTxveva iyo. igive abebi, romelTa moqmedebazec eWvi<br />
mqonda dreberis sikvdilis SemTxvevaSi, napovnia stangersonis sikvdilis Semdeg.<br />
da maT ziani ar moaqvT! es ras unda niSnavdes! ar SeiZleba, rom Cemi msjelobis<br />
mTeli jaWvi mcdari aRmoCndes! es SeuZlebelia! da mainc am ubadruk ZaRls<br />
araferi mouvida! a-a! mesmis! mesmis!<br />
sazeimo SeZaxiliT mivarda kolofs, meore abic orad gahyo, wyalSi gaxsna, daumata<br />
rZe da ZaRls daudga. rogorc ki ubedurma cxovelma miqstura moloka, kidurebSi<br />
krunCxvam dauara, - ZaRli usicocxlod daegdo, TiTqos mexi daecao.<br />
Serlok holmsma Rrmad amoisunTqa da Sublidan ofli moiwminda.<br />
- sakuTari Tavis meti rwmena mmarTebda! - Tqa man. - droa vicodeT, rom Tu<br />
faqti ewinaaRmdegeba daskvnebis mTel jaWvs, yovelTvis aRmoCndeba, rom SeiZleba<br />
mas sxvanairi axsna mivceT. am kolofSi Senaxuli ori abidan erTi Seicavs<br />
sasikvdilo Sxams, meore ki sruliad uvnebelia. es adrec unda mcodnoda, vidre<br />
kolofs vnaxavdi.
mister gregsonma moTmineba dakarga.<br />
- iciT, mister Serlok holms, - Tqva man bolos. - Cven yvelani vaRiarebT, rom<br />
Tqven niWieri adamiani xarT, rom gaqvT sakuTari meTodebi, magram amjerad marto<br />
TeoriiT verafers gavxdebiT, saWiroa mkvlelis Sepyroba. me Taviseburad<br />
vawarmoebdi Ziebas da Sevcdi. leitenant Sarpanties ar SeeZlo monawileobis<br />
miReba stangersonis saqmeSi. lestreidma stangersonis kvals miagno da etyoba,<br />
isic Secda. Tqveni laparakidan Cans, rom raRac meti iciT Cvenze, magram dadga<br />
dro, roca ufleba gvaqvs pirdapir gkiTxoT, - ra iciT am saqmisa? SegiZliaT<br />
mkvlelis dasaxeleba?<br />
- unda gamogitydeT, rom gregsoni marTalia, ser, - SeniSna lestreidma. - dRes<br />
Cemi TandaswrebiT ara erTxel TqviT, rom gaqvT yvela saWiro monacemi. albaT<br />
aRar isurvebT dafarvas da gagvandobT.<br />
dapatimrebis yovelgvari gadadeba, - SevniSne me, - mkvlels aZlevs saSualebas<br />
moaxdinos axali danaSauli.<br />
holmsi yoymanobda. bolTas scemda oTaxSi, Tavi dabla daexara da warbebi Seekra.<br />
- mkvleloba aRar moxdeba! - Tqva bolos. - es varaudi gamoricxulia. Tqven<br />
mkiTxeT, vici Tu ara, vinaa mkvleli. diax, vici. magram misi saxelis codna<br />
wvrilmania mis SepyrobasTan SedarebiT, me ki imedi maqvs, rom es male moxdeba.<br />
oRond aq saWiroa didi sifrTxile, radgan saqme gvaqvs moxerxebulsa da Tavze<br />
xelaRebul adamianTan, romelsac, rogorc davrwmundi, exmareba meore, misebr<br />
Wkviani kaci. vidre is kaci ar daeWvebula, rom mis kvals mivageniT, SeiZleba<br />
viqonioT misi Sepyrobis imedi, magram Tu odnavadac ki eWvi aiRo, saxels<br />
gamoicvlis, londonis oTxmilionian mosaxleobas Seereva da TvalTagan<br />
dagvekargeba. sulac ara msurs gawyeninoT, magram unda vaRiaro, rom aseTi<br />
adamianebi skotlendiardeli agentebisaTvis mouxelTebelni arian. amitomac ar<br />
miTxovia TqvenTvis daxmareba. magram SemiZlia dagpirdeT, rom aseTi TxovniT<br />
mogmarTavT, rogorc ki davrwmundebi, rom es safrTxes ar Seuqmnis mkvlelis<br />
Sepyrobis Cemeul gegmas.<br />
gregsoni da lestreidi ar mouxiblavs aseT dapirebas, arc samZebro policiis<br />
aseT saCoTiro Sefasebas gamouwvevia maTi aRtaceba. gregsoni Tavisi yviTeli Tmis<br />
Zirebamde gawiTlda, xolo lestreidis Riliseburi pawawina Tvalebi<br />
cnobismoyvareobam da wyenam aacimcima. magram verc erTma ver moaswro xmis<br />
amoReba da verc meorem, rom karze kakuni gaisma da gamocxadda quCis biWebis<br />
delegati, Txupnia viginsi.<br />
- neba miboZeT, ser, - Tqva da xeli qudTan miido. - dabla kebi gelodebaT.<br />
- kargi, ymawvilo, - wynarad miugo holmsma.<br />
- ratom ar SemoiRebT xmarebaSi skotlend-iardSi am xelsawyos? - ganagrZo<br />
holmsma da yuTidan foladis ori xelborkili amoiRo. naxeT, ra kargad muSaobs<br />
es zambara. erT wamSi iketeba.<br />
- Cveneburi nimuSi sakmaod kargia. - SeniSna lestreidma. - oRond mivagnoT<br />
dasaWers da isedac gavuswordebiT.<br />
- Cinebulia, Cinebuli, - RimiliT Tqva holmsma. - kebmeni damexmareba Cemodnebis<br />
CatanaSi. sTxoveT, vigins, amovides.<br />
gamakvirva am kacma. ise laparakobda, TiTqos samgzavrod emzadebao. CemTan rom<br />
musaifobda, gamgzavrebaze krintic ar dauZravs. oTaxSi patara Cemodani edga.<br />
amoiRo da Rvedis moWeras Seudga. igi gulmodgined fusfusebda CemodanTan,<br />
rodesac kebmeni Semovida.<br />
- erTi momeSveleT, mouWireT es, kebmen! - uTxra kebmens holmsma ise, rom<br />
muxlmoyrils Tavic ar auwevia.<br />
kebmeni cota pirquSi, undo saxiT mivida da xeli gauwoda, rom miSveleboda. imave<br />
wams civad gaiJRaruna liTonma da Serlok holmsi isev zeze wamoiWra.
- jentlmenebo, - Sehyvira da moelvare Tvalebi mogvapyro, - neba miboZeT,<br />
warmogidginoT mister jeferson houpi, enoq dreberisa da jozef stangersonis<br />
mkvleli.<br />
yvelaferi erT wamSi moxda. samudamod CamrCa mexsierebaSi is sazeimo<br />
gamometyveleba, holmsis saxeze rom aRbeWdiliyo, misi foladiviT wkriala xma, da<br />
ase moulodnelad morgebuli xelborkilebis macqerali kebmenis daRrejili saxe.<br />
erTi Tu ori sekundi ase gaqvavebulebiviT videqiT. Semdeg kebmeni araadamianuri<br />
RrialiT dausxlta xelidan holmss da fanjrisaken gaSmagebiT gaeqana. CarCo<br />
Caamtvria, minebi daamsxvria, magram vidre gadaxteboda, gregsoni, lestreidi da<br />
holmsi mwevari ZaRlebiviT daesxnen Tavs, ukanve CamoaTries da oTaxSi daiwyo<br />
saSineli brZola. iseTi Ronieri da mZvinvare iyo, rom pantapuntiT gvisroda<br />
oTxTaves aqeT-iqiT. saxe da xelebi minis namsxvrevebisagan saSinlad daserildasisxlianebuli<br />
hqonda da Wrilobebi asustebda misi winaaRmdegobis unars.<br />
mxolod maSin, roca lestreidma moaxerxa da xelebi yelSi wauWira, houpma ikadra<br />
da daijera, rom winaaRmdegobis gaweva usargeblo saqme iyo. magram brZola<br />
damTavrebulad mxolod maSin CavTvaleT, roca xel-fexi SevukariT da iatakidan<br />
mZime xvneSiT wamovdeqiT.<br />
- misi kebi Cvens xelTaa, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - gamoviyenoT da patimari<br />
skotlend-iardSi CaviyvanoT. axla ki, jentlmenebo, gorgali gaxsnilia. SegiZliaT<br />
mkiTxoT, rac gnebavT, arxeinad iyaviT, uars aRar getyviT, pasuxs gagcemT.<br />
Tavi V|||<br />
jeferson houpis moTxroba<br />
patimris gaafTrebuli winaaRmdegoba, etyoba, Cvendami gansakuTrebuli siZulviliT<br />
ar iyo gamowveuli. roca darwmunda, uZluri varo, houpma Tavazianad gaiRima da<br />
imedi gamoTqva, Cemi mizeziT albaT aravin dazianebulao.<br />
- albaT policiis ganyofilebaSi wamiyvanT, - uTxra holmss. - Cemi kebi dabla<br />
dgas, xolo Tu fexebs gamixsniT, TviTove Caval Zirs. Cemi aweva, cota ar iyos,<br />
gagiWirdebaT.<br />
gregsonma da lestreidma erTimeores gadaxedes.<br />
houpis es winadadeba maT<br />
metismetad sariskod eCvenaT. magram holmsma maSinve moxsna pirsaxoci, riTac<br />
houps fexebi hqonda Sekruli. patimari adga da fexebis gavarjiSebas mohyva.<br />
iSviaTad minaxavs aseTi magari aRnagobis kaci. mis muq, mziT garujul saxeze<br />
simtkice da energia ixateboda.<br />
- Tu policiis ufrosis adgili Tavisufalia, Tqven unda mogcen, - Tqva da<br />
daufaravi aRtacebiT Sexeda Cems megobars. - marjved ki damiWireT.<br />
- unda wamomyveT, - mimarTa holmsma maZebrebs. - Tqvenc, eqimo, es saqme Zalian<br />
gainteresebdaT.<br />
misma winadadebam gamaxara da oTxiveni gzas gavudeqiT. lestreidi kofoze dajda.<br />
patimari gaqcevis araviTar survils ar amJRavnebda, damSvidebuli Sevida Tavis<br />
kebSi, Cvenc mivyeviT da male daniSnul adgilze aRmovCndiT. patara oTaxSi<br />
SegvipatiJes, sadac inspeqtorma Caiwera mkvlelisa da misi mokluli adamianebis<br />
saxeli. fermkrTali, gulgrili kaci Canda da Tavis movaleobas meqanikurad<br />
asrulebda. - erT kviraSi patimari sasamarTlos winaSe warsdgeba, - Tqva man. -<br />
jer ki, mister jeferson houp, xom ar isurvebT raimes Tqmas?<br />
- bevri ram minda vTqva, - nela daiwyo patimarma. - minda yvelaferi giamboT,<br />
rac ki am saqmesTan aris dakavSirebuli.<br />
- xom ar gadavdoT es sasamarTlomde? - hkiTxa inspeqtorma.<br />
- SeiZleba Cemi gasamarTleba ar mogixdeT. nu miyurebT ase SeSinebulni.<br />
TviTmkvlelobas ar vapireb. Tqven eqimi xarT?<br />
am kiTxvas rom maZlevda, Tavisi mkacri Savi TvalebiT Semomxeda.
- diax, eqimi var.<br />
- maSin momadeT aq xeli, - miTxra RimiliT da mkerdi miCvena.<br />
xeli rom mkerdze mivade, iseTi araCveulebrivi xmauri da momZlavrebuli<br />
pulsacia vigrZeni, momeCvena, TiTqos mkerdi ise ucaxcaxebda da eryeoda, rogorc<br />
myife Senobas, romlis SigniTac Zlieri Zrava muSaobs.<br />
- Tqven aortis gaganiereba gaqvT! - SevZaxe me.<br />
- diax, eqimebi ase amboben. wina kviras erT eqimTan viyavi da miTxra, ramdenime<br />
dRis sicocxle dagrCeniao. Cemi mdgomareoba wlebis ganmavlobaSi uaresdeboda. es<br />
davimsaxure uWmelobiTa da gadaRlilobiT, mlaSe tbis mTebSi rom vcxovrobdi.<br />
axla Cemi saqme gavakeTe da sul erTia, rodis movkvdebi, magram guliT minda<br />
Cemi warsuli mogiTxroT. ar minda ise momigonon, rogorc Cveulebrivi mkvleli.<br />
inspeqtori da orive maZebari TaTbirobdnen, neba mivceT Tu ara, rom Tavisi<br />
cxovrebis ambavi gviamboso.<br />
- rogor fiqrobT, eqimo, patimars marTlac uSualo safrTxe emuqreba? -<br />
mommarTes me.<br />
- ueWvelad.<br />
- am SemTxvevaSi, Cveni valia, marTlmsajulebis interesebisaTvis movisminoT misi<br />
Cveneba, - Tqva inspeqtorma. - SegiZliaT, ser, mogvceT Cveneba.<br />
- Tqveni nebarTviT, davjdebi, - Tqva patimarma da skamze daeSva. - avadmyofobis<br />
mizeziT male viRlebi, xolo Cvenma Widaobam am naxevari saaTis win mdgomareoba<br />
kidev ufro gamiuaresa. samaris piras vdgavar da risTvis unda vicruo? yoveli<br />
Cemi sityva - wminda simarTlea, xolo rogor gamoiyenebT Cems Cvenebas, CemTvis<br />
sul erTia.<br />
am sityvebze jeferson houpi skamis sazurges gadaeyrdno da Cvenebis micema<br />
daiwyo. iseTi wynari, zomieri xmiT laparakobda, TiTqos sruliad Cveulebriv<br />
ambavs yveboda.<br />
- TqvenTvis ara aqvs mniSvneloba, risTvis mZulda ase Zlier is adamianebi. isic<br />
sakmarisia, rom isini iyvnen ori adamianis sikvdilis mizezi, - mamisa da asulis,<br />
- risTvisac sakuTari sicocxliT ages pasuxi.<br />
maT mier Cadenili danaSaulidan ise didi dro gavida, rom sasamarTlos gziT<br />
verafers gavxdebodi. gadavwyvite, TviTon gavmxdariyavi maTi mosamarTle, msajuli<br />
da ganaCenis aRmsrulebeli. Cems adgilze rom yofiliyaviT, Tqvenc ase<br />
moiqceodiT.<br />
qaliSvili, romelic axla movixsenie, am oci wlis winaT Cemi daniSnuli iyo. igi<br />
ZaliT miaTxoves drebers da qali sasowarkveTilebas gadahyva. me micvalebuls<br />
TiTidan wavaZvre saqorwino beWedi da fici miveci, rom sikvdilis wuTebSi dreberi<br />
Casaqrobad gamzadebuli mzeriT am beWeds Sexedavda da misi ukanaskneli fiqri<br />
iqneboda is danaSauli, romlisTvisac isjeboda. am beWeds me Tan davatarebdi da<br />
qveynidan qveyanaSi davyvebodi drebersa da mis Tanamzraxvels, vidre xelSi ar<br />
Cavigde. imedi hqondaT, rom damqancavdnen, magram ver moaxerxes. Tu xval<br />
sikvdili miweria, movkvdebi im SegnebiT, rom amqveynad Cemi saqme gakeTebulia, da<br />
gakeTebulia kargad. sikvdili ki isedac momeloda. orive Cemi xeliT daiRupa.<br />
arafris imedi ara maqvs da arafers ar viTxov.<br />
isini mdidrebi iyvnen, me - Raribi, advili ar iyo CemTvis maTi devna. londonSi<br />
rom Camovedi, jibeSi gaxvretili groSic ar mebada. raime saqmisaTvis unda<br />
momekida xeli, raTa Tavi merCina. cxenebis marTva da cxenze jdoma iseve ioli<br />
saqmea CemTvis, rogorc qveiTad siaruli. amitom samgzavro kebTa kantoras<br />
mivmarTe da adgilic miviRe. patronisaTvis yovelkvireulad garkveuli Tanxa unda<br />
mimeca. danarCeni Semosavali ki Cemi iyo. Cveulebriv cota mrCeboda, magram<br />
rogorRac iolad gavdiodi da vcxovrobdi ris vainaCrobiT. yvelaze Zneli iyo<br />
quCebis Seswavla. magram qalaqis gegmam miSvela, da roca am gegmaze mTavari<br />
otelebi da sadgurebi aRvniSne, saqme waRma wamivida.
cota dro rodi gavida, vidre gavigebdi, Tu sad cxovrobdnen Cemi jentlmenebi.<br />
isini kemberuelis pansionSi Camomxdariyvnen, mdinaris gaRma, roca vipovne,<br />
vigrZeni, rom Cems gankargulebaSi iyvnen. wveri movuSvi. da aRar meSinoda, rom<br />
micnobdnen. vzveravdi da xelsayrel SemTxvevas vucdidi.<br />
saiTac ar unda wasuliyvnen, kvaldakval mivyvebodi, - xan Cemi kebiT, xan fexiT.<br />
pirveli xerxi jobda, radgan xelidan ver damisxltebodnen. mxolod adre diliT<br />
da gvian RamiT vaxerxebdi raimes Sovnas. amitom saxlis patronis valSi Cavvardi.<br />
magram es ar maRelvebda, - oRond saZulveli adamianebis javri amomeyara.<br />
Zalian moxerxebuli vaJbatonebi ki iyvnen. mgoni, grZnobdnen, rom maTs yovel<br />
nabijs viRac zveravda, radgan yvelgan erTad dadiodnen da gvian saRamoobiT<br />
gareT ar gamodiodnen. dreberi yovelTvis nasvami iyo, magram stangersoni<br />
arasodes minaxavs SezarxoSebuli. ori kvira dilidan saRamomde, SeumCnevlad<br />
davyvebodi. magram SemTxveva ar momeca, rom ganzraxuli sisruleSi momeyvana.<br />
guls mainc ar vitexdi, radgan vgrZnobdi, rom SurisZiebis Jami axlovdeboda,<br />
meSinoda, rom am SemoCenils, mkerdSi rom mizis, udroo dros ar moeRo CemTvis<br />
bolo da amiT Cemi saqmis aRsrulebaSi xeli ar SeeSala.<br />
rogorRac saRamos torkveisterasze bolTas vcemdi. am quCaze cxovrobdnen, da<br />
davlande, rom maT karTan kebi gaCerda. maSinve gamoitanes raRac bargi, xolo<br />
cota xnis Semdeg dreberi da stangersoni gamovidnen. kebi daiZra. cxeni avaCqare<br />
da erTi nabijiTac ar CamovrCenilvar. eleTmeleTi momdioda. meSinoda, vaiTu<br />
londoni miatovon-meTqi. eustonis sadgurze kebidan gadmovidnen. me etlTan<br />
ymawvili davtove da ukan mivyevi im jentlmenebs, romlebic baqanze gavidnen.<br />
gavigone, rogor ikiTxes liverpulis matareblis ambavi. darajma uTxra,<br />
matarebeli esaa gavida, Semdegi ki ramdenime saaTSi iqnebao. stangersoni aman,<br />
etyoba, Zalian Seawuxa, magram dreberi, piriqiT, gaxarebuli Canda. xalxSi ise<br />
axlos mivedi maTTan, rom TiToeuli maTganis yoveli sityva mesmoda. dreberma<br />
uTxra, erTi patara piradi saqme maqvs mosagvarebeli da damelodeo. stangersonma<br />
sayvedurebiT aavso da moagona, Cven xom davTqviT, rom erTmaneTs arasodes<br />
davSorebodiTo. dreberma miugo, Zalian saCoTiro saqmea da usaTuod marto unda<br />
wavideo. ver gavigone, ra uTxra amaze stangersonma, magram dreberma lanZRvagineba<br />
dauwyo da Tavis mdivans ubrZana, mxolod da mxolod daqiravebuli msaxuri<br />
xar Cemi da brZanebis araviTari ufleba ara gaqvso. stangersoni darwmunda, rom<br />
dava usargeblo iyo da ubralod SeuTanxmda, Tu dreberi ukanasknel<br />
matarebelzec daagvianebda, maSin otel helideiSi unda mosuliyo stangersonTan.<br />
amaze dreberma upasuxa, TerTmetze adre davbrundebio, da wavida.<br />
dabolos, dadga wuTi, rasac ase didxans velodi. vidre erTad imyofebodnen,<br />
SeeZloT erTmaneTi daecvaT. magram calcalke uZluri iyvnen Cems winaaRmdeg. Cemi<br />
gegma asrulda. SurisZieba mxolod gvaniWebs kmayofilebas, rodesac mCagvrels<br />
rCeba dro Seignos, vin miayena dartyma da risTvis uwia aRsasrulma. winaswarve<br />
movifiqre, rogor amexsna mtrisaTvis, rom igi Zveli codvisaTvis isjeboda. moxda<br />
ise, rom ramdenime dRis win romeliRac batoni briqstonroudis raionSi saxlebs<br />
aTvalierebda da Cems etlSi gasaRebi dakarga. imave saRamos gamovacxade da<br />
patrons gasaRebi davubrune. magram dabrunebamde movaswari da meore swored<br />
imdagvari gasaRebi gavakeTebine. amis wyalobiT axal uzarmazar qalaqSi<br />
meguleboda erTi kuTxe, sadac SemeZlo daubrkoleblad amesrulebina mofiqrebuli<br />
saqme. Cems winaSe rTuli amocana idga - am saxlSi unda Semetyuebina dreberi.<br />
sadguridan dreberi fexiT wavida da dasalevad or adgilas Seuxvia. erTgan mTeli<br />
naxevari saaTi darCa da ukan Zlier SezarxoSebuli gamobrunda, fexze Zlivs idga.<br />
Cems gverdiT mdgari etli daiqirava. me kudSi mivyvebodi: Cemi cxenis qiqviri<br />
misi etlis zurgs exeboda. Temza gaviareT, ramdenime quCac movitoveT ukan da<br />
Cemda gasaocrad aRmovCndiT pansionTan, sadac is cxovrobda. gza ganvagrZe da
saxlidan asiode iardze gavCerdi. gadmovida Tu ara etlidan, meetles angariSi<br />
gauswora da gauSva.<br />
meoTxedi saaTi vucade, Tu meti ara. uecrad saxlSi iseTi xmauri atyda, TiTqos<br />
Cxubi gaimarTao. erTi wuTis Semdeg kari gaiRo da zRurblze ori mamakaci<br />
gamoCnda: erTi dreberi iyo, meore - axalgazrda kaci, romelic uwin arasodes<br />
menaxa. im ymawvils sayeloSi Caevlo xeli dreberisaTvis da ise eWira. kibis<br />
bolo safexurs rom miaRwies, iseTi panRuri amohkra, rom dreberi Sua quCaSi<br />
gaiSxlarTa. `ZaRlo!~ - uyviroda axalgazrda kaci da joxs uqnevda. - `me Sen<br />
gaswavli, rogor unda wesieri qaliSvilebis atorRialeba~. ymawvili ise<br />
aRelvebuli iyo, rom drebers albaT kombliT scemda, rom is aramzada<br />
Tavqudmoglejili ar gaqceuliyo. kuTxemde miirbina, mere Cemi kebi SeniSna,<br />
mimixmo, Sig Caxta da helideis otelSi wamiyvaneo, miyvira.<br />
roca kebis kari jaxuniT daixura, guli ise gaSmagebiT amiZgerda sixarulisagan,<br />
rom SemeSinda, am gadamwyvet Jams aortam cudi oini ar momiwyos-meTqi. magram<br />
dreberi damexmara Cemi amocanis SesrulebaSi. isev moisurva daleva, ludxanasTan<br />
misvla da mocda mibrZana. iq darCa ludxanis daketvamde da ise gaileSa, rom<br />
savsebiT Cems xelT iyo.<br />
ar ifiqroT, rom gulgrilad vapirebdi misTvis bolos moRebas. Tumca es<br />
samarTliani saqme iqneboda, magram ver gavbede. karga xania mofiqrebuli mqonda<br />
misTvis bolos moRebis Cemeuli gegma. amerikaSi xetialis wlebSi erT xans iorl<br />
kolejSi laboratoriis damlageblad vmuSaobdi. erTxel profesori studentebs<br />
Sxamebze ukiTxavda leqcias da uCvena samxreTamerikuli Sxamisagan mis mier<br />
miRebuli alkaloidi, rasac isrebis mosawamlad xmaroben. es iyo Zliermoqmedi<br />
Sxami, romlis umciresi dozac ki sakmarisia, rom elviseburi sikvdili gamoiwvios.<br />
daviniSne boTli, romelSiac es Sxami inaxeboda da roca yvela wavida, cotaodeni<br />
fxvnili gadmoviRe. am alkaloidisagan davamzade patara abebi, romlebic wyalSi<br />
iolad ixsnebodnen. yoveli aseTi abi Cavde kolofSi meore aseTive saxis abTan<br />
erTad, rac Sxams ar Seicavda. maSinve gadavwyvite, roca Sesaferisi dro dadgeboda,<br />
orive jentlmenisaTvis SemeTavazebina arCevani, rom oridan erTi abi aeRoT.<br />
darCenil abs TviTon gadavylapavdi. Cemi abebi momakvdinebeli iyo. oRond bevrad<br />
ufro uxmauro, vidre, magaliTad, dambaCis tyvia. mas Semdeg Cemi kolofebi mudam<br />
Tan damqonda. axla ki dadga maTi gamoyenebis dro.<br />
daaxloebiT Ramis pirveli saaTi iqneboda. pirquSi, avdriani Rame idga, qari<br />
qroda da kokispirulad wvimda. me Tavs bednierad vgrZnobdi da mzad viyavi<br />
meyvira. sigaras movukide da movqaCe, vcdilobdi mSvidad vyofiliyavi, magram<br />
xelebi mikankalebda, safeTqlebSi ki sisxli mawveboda. meCveneboda, rom<br />
sibnelidan lusi miRimoda, Cemi sacole.<br />
lauristongardenze wavedi, ukacriel saxlSi. kaciSvili ar Canda, xma arsaidan<br />
ismoda, mxolod wvima Sxapunobda. kebis sarkmelSi Sevixede, dreberi galeSili<br />
egdo, mokrunCxuliyo da eZina, mklavSi xeli vtace da vuTxari: `gamosvlis droa!~<br />
`kargio~, - Tqva.<br />
drebers albaT egona, otelTan mivediTo, radgan baRis gzas usityvod daadga.<br />
mivyevi da Tan xeliT vakavebdi, igi jer kidev ar iyo gamofxizlebuli. saxlTan<br />
rom mivediT, kari gavaRe da oTaxSi Seviyvane.<br />
`ra jojoxeTurad bnela~, - Tqva bancaliT.<br />
`axlave iqneba sinaTle, - vupasuxe da anTebuli asanTi sanTelTan mivitane. -<br />
axla ki, enoq dreber, - ganvagrZe mSvidad da sanTeli Cemsave saxesTan mivitane.<br />
- aba Tu micnob, vina var~.<br />
amRvreuli, mTvrali kacis TvalebiT momaSterda. Semdeg saxe eldam daumaxinja.<br />
micno. mkvdrisferi daedo, ukan daixia. Sublze civma oflma daasxa, SiSisagan<br />
kbils kbilze aceminebda. zurgiT kars mieyrdno. me ki didxans, didxans vicinodi.
yovelTvis vicodi, rom SurisZieba tkbili iqneboda, magram aseT sulier simSvides<br />
ki ar velodi.<br />
`ZaRlo! - SevZaxe. - me kvaldakval gdevdi mlaSe tbis qalaqidan sanktpeterburgamde,<br />
da yovelTvis xelidan misxltebodi. axla Seni mogzauroba<br />
dasrulda, radgan erTi Cvengani xval dRis sinaTles veRar ixilavs~.<br />
ukan-ukan daiwia, da mis TvalebSi amovikiTxe, rom giJad mivaCndi. diax, im wuTebSi<br />
viyavi kidec SeSlili. sisxli CaquCiviT mcemda safeTqlebSi. albaT Seteva<br />
mimsxverplebda, rom cxviridan sisxls ar efeTqa, - aman miSvela.<br />
`ras fiqrob axla lusize? - SevZaxe yviriliT, kari Cavkete da Tvalwin gasaRebi<br />
davutriale. - SurisZiebam daigviana, magram bolos da bolos, xom wamogewia~.<br />
davinaxe, rogor auTrTolda SiSisagan bage. sicocxles ar iTxovda, radgan icoda,<br />
amiT Tavs ver uSvelida.<br />
`momklav?~ - mkiTxa enis borZikiT.<br />
`aq mkvlelobaze rodia laparaki, - vupasuxe me. - rodis laparakoben<br />
mkvlelobaze, roca saqme cofian ZaRls exeba? - gana Sen Seicode sabralo lusi,<br />
roca mokluli mamis gvams moaglije da Sens wyeul haramxanaSi waaTrie?~<br />
`me ar momiklavs mamamisi! - Sehyvira dreberma. -stangersonma mokla~.<br />
`magram Sen daamsxvrie qalis umanko guli, - SevZaxe me da kolofi gavuwode. -<br />
uzenaesma gagvasamarTlos. airCie erT-erTi abi da gadaylape. erTSi sikvdilia,<br />
meoreSi sicocxle. darCenils me aviReb. vnaxoT, arsebobs Tu ara qveynad<br />
samarTali, Cven brma gangebis xelSi vimyofebiT!~<br />
veluri yviriliT daixia ukan, Sebralebas iTxovda. me ki dana viSiSvle, yelTan<br />
mivutane da ase meWira, vidre Cemi brZaneba ar Seasrula. Semdeg mec gadavylape<br />
Cemi abi. mTeli erTi wuTi, Tu meti ara, ase usityvod SevcqerodiT erTi-meores<br />
da vcdilobdiT gagvego, romels mogveloda sikvdili. arasodes ar damaviwydeba<br />
misi saxis gamometyveleba, roca tkivilis pirvelma Semotevebma agrZnobina, rom<br />
mis sxeulSi Sxamia. me vicinodi da ganwirulis Tvalwin lusis saqorwino beWeds<br />
vaTamaSebdi. es mxolod erTi wamiT gagrZelda, radganac alkaloidi swrafad<br />
moqmedebs. tkivilis krunCxvam saxis nakvTebi daumaxinja, xeli win gamoiSvira,<br />
wabarbacda da xrinwiani SeZaxiliT iatakze gaiSxlarTa. Ceqmis wveriT gadavabrune<br />
da gulze xeli davade, guli aRar ucemda. kaci gaTavebuli iyo!<br />
cxviridan sisxli mdioda, magram amas yuradRebas ar vaqcevdi, TviTonac ar vici,<br />
saidan momivida azri, rom kedelze Cemive sisxliT wamewera `SurisZieba~. iqneb<br />
policiisaTvis kvalis abneva mindoda. maxsovs, niu-iorkSi erTi germaneli ipovnes<br />
mkvdari, da mis Tavs zemoT ewera sityva kfsru. gazeTebi acxadebdnen, raRac<br />
saidumlo organizaciis saqmeao. TiTi sakuTar sisxlSi Cavawe da kedelze igive<br />
sityva wavawere. Semdeg Cems kebTan davbrundi da davrwmundi, rom maxloblad<br />
aravin iyo. sakmao manZili gaviare, rom uecrad jibeze xeli vitace da aRmovaCine,<br />
rom lusis beWedi Tan ara mqonda. TiTqos mexi dameca, radgan es iyo misi<br />
erTaderTi saxsovari. gavifiqre, beWedi albaT maSin davkarge, roca dreberis<br />
gvamTan davixare-meTqi, mzad viyavi gamebeda rac gnebavT, oRond ki beWedi<br />
damebrunebina. saxlSi rom davbrundi, pirdapir policielis xelSi aRmovCndi. igi<br />
baRidan gamovida, da eWvi rom ar aRmeZra, Tavi galeSilad movaCvene.<br />
aseTi iyo enoq dreberis aRsasruli. axla isRa damrCenoda, stangersonTan<br />
gamesworebina angariSi da lusis mamasTan gamegzavna. vicodi, rom otel helideiSi<br />
cxovrobda, magram saxlidan ar gamodioda. vfiqrob, rodesac dreberi Tavis<br />
droze ar dabrunda, stangersons tanma uazra. metismetad eSmaki iyo es<br />
stangersoni da yovelTvis dacqvetili hqonda yurebi. imedovnebda, rom Tavis<br />
oTaxSi jdomiT xifaTs aicdenda, magram Secda. misi sawolis fanjara male vipove.<br />
meore dRes, dilaadrian, kibiT visargeble, mosaxvevTan rom egdo, otelis ukan,<br />
kuTxeSi, da gamTeniisas mis oTaxSi gadavedi. gavaRviZe da vuTxari, Seni aRsasrulis<br />
saaTma dahkra-meTqi. pasuxi unda ago im sicocxlisaTvis, mravali wlis winaT sxvas
om waarTvi-meTqi. dreberis sikvdili avuwere da asarCevad SevTavaze erT-erTi<br />
abi. imis nacvlad, rom gadarCenis erTaderTi Sansi gamoeyenebina, loginidan<br />
wamovarda da yelSi mwvda. Tavs vicavdi da dana gulSi gavuyare.<br />
meti TiTqmis araferi maqvs saTqmeli, da es kargia, radgan Zal-Rone meleva.<br />
erTi Tu ori dRe kidev vijeqi kofoze, vfiqrobdi, amiT gavitan-meTqi Tavs.<br />
fulis mogrovebas da amerikaSi dabrunebas vapirebdi. ezoSi videqi, roca<br />
CamoZonZilma ymawvilma mkiTxa, aq xom ar cxovrobs kebmeni, jeferson houpio.<br />
mere dasZina, misi kebi unda erT jentlmens, romelic beikerstritze cxovrobs<br />
#221-b saxlSio. eWvi araferze amiRia, wamovedi, da erTi wuTis Semdeg am<br />
axalgazrda kacma xelebze borkilebi damado. ai, mTeli Cemi istoria,<br />
jentlmenebo. SegiZliaT mkvlelad CamTvaloT, me ki vfiqrob, rom<br />
marTlmsajulebis iseTive msaxuri var, rogoric Tqven.<br />
ise gagvitaca patimris moTxrobam, rom usityvod visxediT, Cvens fiqrebSi<br />
Caflulni. mxolod lestreidis fanqris fxaWuni arRvevda dumils. maZebari<br />
stenogramas amTavrebda.<br />
- rCeba mxolod erTi garemoeba, romlis axsnasac ufro dawvrilebiT visurvebdi,<br />
- Tqva bolos holmsma. - vin iyo Tqveni Tanamzraxveli, beWdis wasaRebad rom<br />
movida?<br />
patimarma Cems megobars eSmakurad Caukra Tvali.<br />
- SemiZlia gulaxdilad gagandoT Cemi saidumloeba, - Tqva man, - magram megobris<br />
gacemas ar vapireb. me wavikiTxe gancxadeba da vifiqre, SeiZleba es maxea-meTqi.<br />
Cemma megobarma ikisra mosvla da ambis gageba. vgoneb dameTanxmebiT, rom es saqme<br />
marjved gaakeTa.<br />
- ueWvelad, - gulwrfelad miugo holmsma.<br />
- aba, jentlmenebo - medidurad SeniSna inspeqtorma. - pativi unda vceT kanons.<br />
oTxSabaTs patimari sasamarTlos winaSe wardgeba, da maSin saWiro gaxdeba Tqveni<br />
daxmareba. manamde ki masze savsebiT vageb pasuxs.<br />
dareka da orma zedamxedvelma jeferson houpi gaiyvana. me da Cemma megobarma<br />
skotlend-iardi davtoveT da kebiT davbrundiT beikerstritze.<br />
Tavi |X<br />
dasasruli<br />
oTxSabaTisaTvis yvelam miviReT sasamarTloSi gamocxadebis uwyeba, magram<br />
Cvenebebis micema ar mogvixda. uzenaesma mosamarTlem saqmis gaZRola TviTon iTava<br />
da jeferson houpi sxvanairi sasamarTlos winaSe wardga. dapatimrebis meore Rames<br />
jeferson houps Seteva hqonda da diliT misi usulo gvami senakis iatakze ipoves.<br />
misi mSvidi Rimili mowmobda, rom sikvdilis wuTebSi fiqrobda sicocxleze, rac<br />
adamianTa sasargeblod gaatara, da valze, romelic pirnaTlad moixada.<br />
- gregsonsa da lestreids houpis sikvdili sasowarkveTilebaSi Caagdebs, - SeniSna<br />
holmsma. - maT xom reklamis Seqmnis SemTxveva dakarges.<br />
- verafers vxedav iseTs, rom houpis dapatimrebis saqmeSi maTi gmiroba<br />
gamosWvivodes, - vupasuxe me.<br />
- ras gaakeTebT am qveyanaze, amas mniSvneloba ara aqvs, mwared Cailaparaka<br />
holmsma. - mTavaria aiZuloT adamianebi ifiqron, rom Tqven raRac gaakeTeT.<br />
magram es araferia, - ganagrZo maSinve. - me arafris gulisaTvis ar vityodi<br />
uars am saqmis gamoZiebaze. Cems xsovnaSi es yvelaze ufro saintereso SemTxvevaa.<br />
mTeli misi ubraloebis miuxedavad masSi iyo ramdenime Wkuis saswavli momenti.<br />
- mapatieT! - SevZaxe me.<br />
- swored giTxraT, sxva gamoTqma ver mipovnia. misi ubraloebis sabuTad is<br />
gamodgeba, rom ramdenime, friad ubralo daskvnis daxmarebiT raRac sam dReSi<br />
movaxerxeT damnaSavis Sepyroba. ukve agixseniT, rom danaSaulis araCveulebrivi
xasiaTi aadvilebs Ziebas. aseTi xasiaTis amocanis gadasawyvetad yvelaze ufro<br />
mniSvnelovania analitikuri gansjis unari.<br />
- gamogitydebiT da Tqveni msjelobis azri ver gavige.<br />
- Sevecdebi agixsnaT. roca ambavs Tanmimdevrulad auwerT vinmes. msmenelebi<br />
TviTon xvdebian, rogori iqneba Sedegi. ase xdeba ufro xSirad. isini am faqtebs<br />
gonebaSi erTmaneTs ukavSireben da akeTeben daskvnas, Tu ra moxdeba Semdeg. magram<br />
Zalian iSviaTad gvxvdebian adamianebi, romelTac aqvT unari daasaxelon an<br />
agviweron Sedegis safuZvelze calkeuli faqtebi, romelTac es Sedegi gamoiwvies.<br />
am saqmeSic cnobili iyo mxolod Sedegi, yvelaferi danarCeni ki Cven unda<br />
dagvedgina. Sevecdebi daganaxoT Cemi msjelobis calkeuli rgolebi. daviwyeb<br />
Tavidan. saxlTan, rogorc iciT, fexiT mivedi da Tavisufali viyavi yovelgvari<br />
winaswar rwmenisagan. bunebrivia, gzis kvleva daviwye da aSkarad vnaxe kebis<br />
kvali, romelsac Cemi varaudiT im Rames unda Caevlo. nakvalevis siganeze<br />
Sevatyve, rom es iyo swored kebi da ara kerZo etli, radgan Cveulebrivi<br />
daqiravebuli etlis kvali sakuTar etlTan SedarebiT viwroa.<br />
Semdeg nela gavyevi baRis gzas. Tixnari miwa iyo da nakvalevi Zalian mkafiod<br />
Seenaxa. Cemi gavarjiSebuli TvalisaTvis yovelgvar kvals Tavisi mniSvneloba<br />
hqonda. Ziebis mecnierebaSi ar aris meore ufro mniSvnelovani da ufro<br />
Seuswavleli ubani, vidre nakvalevis garCevis xelovneba. sabednierod, amas<br />
yovelTvis did mniSvnelobas vaZlevdi da didi gamocdilebac damigrovda. me<br />
SevniSne konsteblis mZime nabijebi, agreTve im ori kacis kvali, policielebze<br />
adre rom gaeTelaT baRis biliki. advili iyo imis dadgena, rom es ori kaci<br />
sxvebze adre yofila aq, radgan alag-alag maTi nakvalevi sruliad gadaSlili<br />
aRmoCnda sxvebis nafexurebiT. amrigad, Cems xelT aRmoCnda meore rgoli, imis<br />
maCvenebeli, rom RamiT ori adamiani yofila, erTi tanmaRali (rogorc<br />
gamovTvale misi nabijis sigrZis mixedviT), meores ki modaze ecva, rac misi<br />
fexsacmelis patara da moxdenili nakvalevidan Canda.<br />
saxlSi rom Sevedi, Cemi varaudi gamarTlda. koxtad gamowyobili da<br />
lamazfexsacmeliani kaci mkvdari iwva. maSasadame, mkvleloba tanmaRalma Caidina,<br />
Tu moxda mkvleloba. micvalebuls tanze ar aCnda Wriloba, magram saxis<br />
SeZrwunebuli gamometyveleba mowmobda, rom Tavisi bedi ufro adre Seityo, vidre<br />
igi eweoda. micvalebulis bageze rom davixare da haeri CavisunTqe, odnav momJavo<br />
suni meca da davamtkice, rom sikvdilis win iZulebuli gauxdiaT sawamlavi daelia.<br />
igive daskvna gamovitane misi saxis gamometyvelebidan, romelzedac siZulvili da<br />
SiSi aRbeWdoda. am daskvnamde gamoricxvis meTodiT mivedi, radganac veraviTari<br />
sxva hipoTeza ver xsnida faqtebs. ar ifiqroT, rom es raRac gaugonari ramea.<br />
danaSaulobaTa matianeSi aseTi SemTxvevebi mravladaa.<br />
axla ki mTavari sakiTxi: mkvlelobis motivi unda ganmesazRvra. Zarcva<br />
gamoricxuli iyo, radganac waRebuli araferi aRmoCnda. xom ar gvqonda saqme<br />
politikur motivebTan an am saqmeSi qali xom ar iyo gareuli? Tavidanve am<br />
ukanaskneli motivisaken vixrebodi. politikuri motiviT mkvlelobis Semdeg<br />
mkvlelebi, Cveulebriv, swrafad gaqcevas cdiloben. es mkvleloba, piriqiT,<br />
guldinjad iyo Cadenili, da mkvlelma mourideblad warwerac ki datova oTaxSi.<br />
es ki imas mowmobda, rom mkvleli am oTaxSi didxans yofila. aseT meTodur<br />
SurisZiebas iwvevs piradi mtroba da ara politikuri, kedelze aRmoCenilma<br />
warweram amaSi kidev ufro damarwmuna. es aSkara niRabi iyo. roca beWedi vipovneT,<br />
sakiTxi sruliad naTeli gaxda. mkvlelma usaTuod gamoiyena es beWedi imisaTvis,<br />
rom Tavisi msxverplisaTvis moegonebina romelime gansvenebuli an sxvagan myofi<br />
qali. aman maiZula mekiTxa gregsonisaTvis, xom ar moiTxova Tavis depeSaSi cnobebi<br />
dreberis pirad cxovrebaze warsulSi. rogorc gaxsovT, amaze gregsonma<br />
uaryofiTad mipasuxa.
maSin oTaxis dawvrilebiT Seswavlas Sevudeqi. aman daadastura Cemi varaudi<br />
mkvlelis tanadobaze da momca damatebiTi cnobebi misi sigarebis xarisxisa da<br />
frCxilebis sigrZeze. raki brZolis niSanwyali ar Canda, maSasadame, sisxlis<br />
laqebi iatakze rom iyo, mowmobda, rom mkvlels mRelvarebisagan cxviridan<br />
sisxli waskdomoda. SevniSne, rom sisxlis wveTebi misi nabijebis kvals efareboda.<br />
sisxlisdenis es SemTxvevebi mRelvarebis Sedegia da Cveulebriv sisxlWarb<br />
adamianebs aqvT xolme. amitomac gamovTqvi mosazreba, rom mkvleli albaT magari<br />
aRnagobis, loyebRaJRaJa kacia-meTqi. ambavTa msvlelobam daadastura Cemi<br />
simarTle.<br />
saxli rom mivatove, gavakeTe ise, rac ar gaukeTebia gregsons, - depeSa gavagzavne<br />
klivlendis policiis ufrosTan da Semovifargle kiTxviT enoq dreberis<br />
qorwinebis Taobaze. Sematyobines, rom drebers erTxel ukve miumarTavs<br />
kanonisaTvis da Tavisi Zveli metoqis jeferson houpisagan dacva uTxovia. momweres<br />
isic, rom amJamad houpi evropaSi imyofebao. maSin gavige, rom am saidumloebiT<br />
moculi saqmis gasaRebi xelT mqonda. rCeboda mxolod mkvlelis mikvleva.<br />
Cems gulSi ukve gadavwyvite, rom dreberis TanxlebiT saxlSi Sesuli kaci sxva<br />
aravin iqneboda, Tu ara is, vinc kebiT iq miiyvana. kvali miCvenebda, rom kebSi<br />
gabmuli cxeni Tavisuflad daseirnobda. amas pirutyvi ver moaxerxebda, Tu kofoze<br />
patroni an vinme ijdeboda. maS, sad iqneboda meetle, Tu ara saxlSi? amas garda,<br />
pirdapir sisulele iqneboda imaze fiqri, rom vinme aseT danaSauls Caidens<br />
mesame piris TandaswrebiT, romelic usaTuod gascemda. dabolos, davuSvaT, rom<br />
erTma kacma ganizraxa meoris gatyueba sadme qalaqgareT. saamisod yvelaze ufro<br />
moxerxebuli iqneba, Tu kebmenad dadgeba. yvela am mosazrebam im mtkice<br />
daskvnamde mimiyvana, rom jeferson houpi sadme londonel kebmenebs Soris unda<br />
momeZebna.<br />
araviTari safuZveli ar mqonda mefiqra, rom is kaci dauyovnebliv miatovebda<br />
Tavis saqmes. misi azriT, profesiis aseTi anazdeuli gamocvla, piriqiT, mis<br />
winaaRmdeg eWvs aRZravda. albaT ramdenime xniT mainc amjobinebs muSaobis<br />
gagrZelebas-meTqi, vifiqre. arc imisi mizezi arsebobda, rom mkvleli saxelsa da<br />
gvars gamoicvlida. risTvis unda gamoecvala saxeli im qveyanaSi, sadac misi<br />
namdvili saxeli aravin icoda? amitom davibare usaxlkaro biWebis Cemi divizia da<br />
davavale mTel londonSi eZebnaT kebmeni jeferson houpi. Tqven gaxsovT, ra<br />
kargad gaarTves Tavi am davalebas, da ra swrafad gamoviyene maTi aRmoCena?<br />
stangersonis mkvleloba CemTvis sruliad moulodneli ambavi iyo. misi wyalobiT<br />
miviRe abi, romlis arsebobac ukve varaudiT vicodi. Tqven xedavT, rom yvelaferi<br />
es ganuwyveteli logikuri daskvnebis jaWvs Seadgens.<br />
- gansacvifrebelia! - SevZaxe me. - Tqveni damsaxureba oficialurad unda iqnas<br />
aRiarebuli. unda gamoaqveynoT angariSi am saqmeze. Tu gnebavT, amas Tqven magier<br />
me gavakeTeb?<br />
- Tqven SegiZliaT gaakeToT, rac gnebavT, eqimo, - mipasuxa holmsma, - ai,<br />
SexedeT! - ganagrZo da gazeTi gadmomca.<br />
statia, romelic maCvena, jeferson houpis saqmes exeboda.<br />
`mister enoq dreberisa da mister jozef stangersonis mkvlelobaSi eWvmitanil<br />
houpis uecarma sikvdilma sazogadoebas moaklo siamovneba Tvalyuri edevnebinaT<br />
sensaciuri sasamarTlo procesisaTvis. am danaSaulis dawvrilebiTi istoria albaT<br />
arasodes ar iqneba gamoqveynebuli, Tumca saimedo wyaroebidan viciT, rom<br />
mkvleloba gamowveuli iyo mravalwliani da romantikuli mtrobiT, raSiac<br />
Careuli iyo siyvaruli da mormonizmi. Cans, axalgazrdobaSi orive msxverpli<br />
ekuTvnoda `ukanasknel dReTa wmindanebis~ seqtas da houpsac, cixeSi gardacvlil<br />
mkvlels, mlaSe tbis raionSi ucxovria. es saqme, yovel SemTxvevaSi, brwyinvaled<br />
gviCvenebs Cveni samZebro policiis energiasa da unarianobas. aravisTvis ar aris<br />
saidumlo, rom damnaSavis aRmoCenisa da Sepyrobis pativi mTlianad ekuTvniT
skotlend-iardis cnobil agentebs - mister lestreidsa da mister gregsons.<br />
damnaSave Seipyres vinme Serlok holmsis binaSi. holmsma moyvaruli maZebris<br />
saxiT erTgvari unari gamoamJRavna Ziebis saqmeSi. SeuZlia imedi iqonios, rom<br />
saqmis aseTi ostatebis gverdiT droTa manZilze erTgvar warmatebasac miaRwevs.<br />
unda vivaraudoT, rom gaweuli samsaxurisaTvis orive agenti jildos miiRebs~.<br />
- gana kudianiviT es Tavidanve ar viwinaswarmetyvele? - SesZaxa Serlok holmsma.<br />
- ai, `alisferi kvalis~ mTeli Cemi Ziebis Sedegebi, - sxvisTvis jildoebis<br />
mopoveba.<br />
- fiqri nu geqnebaT, - vupasuxe me. - Cems dRiurSi Cawerilia am saqmesTan<br />
dakavSirebuli mTeli simarTle da Tavis droze xalxi yvelafers gaigebs.<br />
mocekvave kacunebi<br />
Serlok holmsi ramdenime saaTs ise iyo gayursuli, sityva ar dascdenia. igi<br />
Tavdaxrili dascqeroda minis sinjaras, romelSiac saocrad myrali raRac<br />
ixarSeboda. Tavic imgvarad gadaexara gverdze, rom SavqoCrian, SimSilisagan<br />
galeul, ruxfrTian frinvels miagavda.<br />
- uotson, - miTxra anazdad, - Tqven aRar apirebT samxreTafrikul fasian<br />
qaRaldebSi Tqveni danazogis dabandebas?<br />
gakvirvebisagan SevkrTi. marTalia, ukve vicodi, rom mas mixvedrilobis<br />
araCveulebrivi niWi da unari hqonda, magram es moulodneli SeWra Cems fiqrTa<br />
samyaroSi sruliad amouxsneli meCvena.<br />
- es saidanRa gaigeT? - vkiTxe me.<br />
mbrunav skamze mjdomi holmsi Cemken Semotrialda; xelSi sinjara eWira, saidanac<br />
orTqli amodioda. mis Rrmad Camjdar TvalebSi damcinavi naperwkali gamokrTa.<br />
- aRiareT, uotson, rom Tavgza agebnaT.<br />
- marTali xarT! marTlac davibeni.<br />
- rom gaiZuloT amis qaRaldze dawera da xelic mogawerinoT, kargi iqneba.<br />
- risTvis?<br />
- imisaTvis, rom xuTi wuTis Semdeg ityviT, yovelive es Zalze ubralo saqme<br />
yofila da ram damabniao.<br />
- darwmunebuli var, amas arasodes ar vityvi.<br />
- Zvirfaso uotson... - holmsma sinjara sadgarze daamagra da leqciis kiTxva ise<br />
damiwyo, TiTqos profesoria da auditorias mimarTavso, - dakvnebis gakeTeba arc<br />
ise Znelia, Tu yoveli momdevno daskvna sruliad ubralod gamomdinareobs wina<br />
daskvnidan. Tu amis Semdeg yvela SuaTana rgols gamovtovebT da msmenelamde<br />
mxolod ambis dasawyissa da bolo daskvnas mivitanT, SeiZleba masze Tavzardamcemi<br />
STabeWdileba movaxdinoT. mas Semdeg, rac Tqveni marcxena xelis cersa da<br />
saCvenebel TiTs Soris arsebul CaRrmavebas davukvirdi, aRar gamWirvebia im<br />
daskvnis gamotana, rom Tqveni mcire kapitaliT oqros sabadoebis aqciebis SeZena<br />
gaifiqreT.<br />
- magram me am or garemoebas Soris veraviTar kavSirs ver vxedav.<br />
- savsebiT SesaZlebelia. me ki ramdensame wuTSi dagarwmunebT, rom aseTi kavSiri<br />
arsebobs. ai, am ubralo jaWvis rgolebi: jer erTi, roca guSin saRamos klubidan<br />
dabrundiT, Tqveni marcxena xelis cersa da saCvenebel TiTs Soris CaRrmavebuli<br />
adgili carciT iyo dasvrili; meore, roca Tqven biliards TamaSobT, am adgilze<br />
carcs isvamT, raTa biliardis joxma xelze ar isrialos; mesame, biliards<br />
eTamaSebiT mxolod serstons; meoTxe, erTi Tvis win miTxariT, rom serstonma<br />
SemogTavazaT, masTan erTadSeiZinoT samxreTafrikuli fasiani qaRaldebi, romelTac<br />
erTi Tvis Semdeg gayidian; mexuTe, Tqveni Cekis wignaki Caketilia Cemi saweri
magidis ujraSi, da Tqven ar giTxoviaT CemTvis am ujris gasaRebi; meeqvse, aqedan<br />
gamomdinare, Tqven aRar apirebT fulis dabandebas samxreTafrikul qaRaldebSi.<br />
- ra ubralo ramea! - SevZaxe me.<br />
- cxadia, - mipasuxa man da wyena odnav daetyo, - yoveli amoxsnili amocana ioli<br />
gveCveneba. magram ai kidev erTi Tavsatexi, igi jer araa gadawyvetili. vnaxoT,<br />
Cemo megobaro, rogor gaarTmevT mas Tavs.<br />
qaRaldis furceli magidaze daagdo da TviTon isev sinjarasa da qimiur analizs<br />
daubrunda.<br />
gaocebulma Sevxede qaRaldze gamoxatul raRac uazro ieroglifebs.<br />
- momiteveT holms, es xom bavSvis naxatia! - SevZaxe me.<br />
- Tqven ase fiqrobT?<br />
- maS, Tqveni azriT, ra unda iyos?<br />
- norfolkel mister hilton kubitsac swored eg ainteresebs. es patara rebusi<br />
man fostiT gamogvigzavna. albaT sadacaa TviTonac aq gaCndeba. gesmiT zaris xma,<br />
uotson? namdvilad isaa.<br />
kibeze mZime nabijebis xma gaisma da wuTis Semdeg CvenTan maRali, loyebRaJRaJa,<br />
sufTad gaparsuli jentlmeni Semovida. misi naTeli gamoxedva da saxis ieri imas<br />
metyvelebda, rom es adamiani nisliani londonis mkvidri ar iyo. ise momeCvena,<br />
TiTqos Cvens stumars Tan mohyva aRmosavleTis sanapiros magari, grili qaris<br />
qrolva. xeli CamogvarTva da is iyo Camojdomas apirebda, rom uecrad swored im<br />
ucnauri niSnebiT aWrelebul furcels mohkra Tvali, cota xnis winaT xelSi rom<br />
meWira da magidaze davagde.<br />
- ras fiqrobT am ieroglifebze, mister holms? - wamoiZaxa stumarma, - me<br />
miTxres, rom Tqven gitacebT saidumloebiT moculi ambebi, ucnauri SemTxvevebis<br />
amocnoba da kvanZebis gaxsna. Cemi azriT, amaze ufro ucnaur SemTxvevas versad<br />
waawydebiT. es furceli windawin imitom gamogigzavneT, rom Cems mosvlamde masze<br />
gamoxatuli niSnebi SegeswavlaT.<br />
- marTlac Zalian sagulisxmo naxatebia, - Tqva holmsma. - erTi SexedviT<br />
SeiZleba adamians bavSvis celqobad moeCvenos. ar vici, ra azri unda hqondes<br />
aseT pawawina mocekvave kacunebis xatvas, an Tqven ratom aZlevT raime<br />
mniSvnelobas aseT ucnaur wvrilmans?<br />
- Cemi coli rom ara, aseT ucnaur naxats marTlac araviTari yuradRebis Rirsad<br />
ar miviCnevdi, magram mas SiSisagan lamis guli gauskdes. arafers meubneba, magram<br />
vxedav, mis TvalebSi eldam daisadgura. ai, ratom mivitane es saqme ase axlos<br />
gulTan.<br />
holmsma qaRaldi sarkmelTan miitana. es iyo ubis wignidan amoxeuli furceli.<br />
zed fanqriT iyo gamoyvanili ai aseTi patara figurebi:<br />
holmsma furceli yuradRebiT daaTvaliera da safuleSi frTxilad Seinaxa.<br />
- es saqme bevrs sainteresosa da uCveulos gvpirdeba, - Tqva man. - zogi ram<br />
ukve miambeT Tqveni weriliT, mister hilton kubit, magram Zalian madlobeli<br />
dagrCebiT, Tu Tavazianad daTanxmdebiT mis gameorebaze, raTa Cemma megobarma,<br />
eqimma uotsonmac, sakuTari yuriT mogisminoT.<br />
- veraferi Svili mTxrobeli gaxlavarT, - Tqva Cvenma stumarma da Tan Tavisi<br />
didi, Ronieri xelebi nerviulad SekumSa da gaSala. - Tu Cems monaTxrobSi raime<br />
bundovnad mogeCvenebaT, keTili inebeT da kiTxvebi momeciT. daviwyeb iqidan, rom<br />
SarSan coli SevirTe. winaswar unda giTxraT, rom Tumca mdidari ara var, magram<br />
Cveni gvari ridling-torpSi ukve xuTi saukunea cxovrobs da mTel norfolkis<br />
sagrafoSi yvelaze warCinebulad iTvleba. SarSan dResaswaulebze londonSi<br />
Camovedi da raselskverze mdidrulad morTul oTaxebSi gavCerdi, radganac iq
Cveni mrevlis moZRvari parkeri dabinavda. iqve erTi axalgazrda amerikeli ledi,<br />
gvarad patriki, ilsi patriki cxovrobda. me da es qaliSvili male davmegobrdiT.<br />
erTi Tvec ar gasula, rom is mgznebared Semiyvarda. davqorwindiT da<br />
sacxovreblad Cems mamulSi, norfolkSi gadavediT.<br />
albaT ucnaurad mogeCvenebaT, mister holms, rom warCinebuli gvaris kaci<br />
Txoulobs qals, romlis warsulsa da ojaxze araferi icis, magram ilsi patriki<br />
rom genaxaT da gagecnoT, Cemi saqcielis gageba ar gagiWirdebodaT. ilsi CemTan<br />
Zalian gulaxdili gaxldaT. man sruli ufleba momca uari meTqva qorwinebaze,<br />
Tu amas visurvebdi. `warsulSi bevri arasasiamovno nacnobi myavda, - miTxra<br />
ilsim, - minda yovelive daviviwyo. ar minda davubrunde Cems ganvlil cxovrebas,<br />
radgan warsulis ubralo gaxsenebac ki tkivils mgvris. Tu me SemirTav, hilton,<br />
Sen daqorwindebi im qalze, romelsac TviTon urigo araferi Caudenia, magram<br />
Cems sityvas unda erwmuno da neba momce gavCumde yvelaferze, rac iyo manamde,<br />
vidre Seni gavxdebodi. Tu es piroba Zalian mZimed geCveneba, dabrundi<br />
norfolkSi da neba momeci, isev martoxelad vicxovro~.<br />
es qorwinebamde erTi dRiT adre miTxra. me vupasuxe, rom mzad viyavi<br />
davmorCilebodi mis nebas da Cemi sityva arc gamitexia. ukve erTi wlis colqmari<br />
varT da es weliwadi Zalian bednierad gavatareT. magram am erTi Tvis win,<br />
ivnisis miwuruls, SevamCnie moaxloebuli ubedurebis pirveli niSnebi. Cemma colma<br />
amerikidan gamogzavnili werili miiRo. es imiT davadgine, rom konvertze<br />
amerikuli marka ekra. ilsim werili waikiTxa Tu ara, cecxlSi Seagdo da saxeze<br />
sikvdilis ferma gada-hkra. mas mere im werilze erTxelac ar dauZravs sityva da<br />
arc me mikiTxavs raime, radgan sityva sityvaa. magram werilis miRebis Semdeg ver<br />
iqna da veRar damSvidda. erTTavad SeSinebulia da yvelafridan Cans, rom raRac<br />
ubedurebas moelis.<br />
axla gadaval Cemi ambis yvelaze ucnaur nawilze. am erTi kviris win, mgoni<br />
samSabaTs, erT-erTi fanjris rafaze vnaxe carciT daxatuli mocekvave kacunebi,<br />
swored iseTebi, am qaRaldze rom arian gamosaxulni. vifiqre, kacunebi sajiniboSi<br />
momuSave ymawvilma daxata-meTqi, magram man miTxra da Semomfica kidec, mag ambisa<br />
araferi vicio. naxati RamiT gaCnda. rafa gavrecxe da ilsTan saubarSi viTom<br />
SemTxveviT sityva am kacunebze Camovagde. Cemda gasaocrad, colma es ambavi<br />
gulTan Zalian axlos miitana da mTxova, Tu imnair kacunebs kidev naxav, maCveneo.<br />
mTeli kvira ise gavida, msgavsi araferi SemimCnevia. guSin diliT ki baRSi mzis<br />
saaTze ai, es furceli davinaxe. ilsis vuCvene da maSinve guli Seuwuxda. mas<br />
Semdeg sizmareuliviT daborialobs da TvalebSi gamudmebiT SiSi aqvs Camdgari. ai,<br />
ratom mogwereT, mister holms, da risTvis gamogigzavneT es furceli. policiaSi<br />
wasvla ar SemeZlo, radgan iq usaTuod sasacilod amigdebdnen. Tqven ki mirCieT,<br />
rogor moviqce, mdidari kaci ara var, magram Tu Cems cols safrTxe emuqreba,<br />
mzad var ukanaskneli groSi davxarjo, oRond imas ara evnos ra.<br />
kargi Sesaxedavi vaJkaci ki iyo es cisferTvaleba bumberazi! colis siyvaruli da<br />
erTguleba misi saxis yovel nakvTze iyo aRbeWdili. holmsma am kacis monaTxrobi<br />
gulisyuriT moismina, mere Cafiqrda da didxans dumda.<br />
- xom ar ggoniaT, mister kubit, - Tqva bolos man, - rom yvelaze swori<br />
iqneboda pirdapir migemarTaT Tqveni colisaTvis da geTxovaT, saidumlo TqvenTvis<br />
gaemJRavnebina?<br />
hilton kubitma uaris niSnad Tavi gaaqnia:<br />
- dapireba dapirebaa, mister holms. Tu ilsi moisurvebs, TviTonve yvelafers<br />
miambobs. xolo Tu ar indomebs, ZaliT ver movTxov, guli gadamiSalos.<br />
- aseT SemTxvevaSi mTeli suliT da guliT dagexmarebiT. miTxariT, Tqvens<br />
mezoblad axali binadari xom aravin gamoCenila?<br />
- ara.
- ramdenadac vici, Tqven Zalian miyruebul kuTxeSi cxovrobT. axali kacis<br />
Camosvla, imedi maqvs, SeumCneveli ar darCeba.<br />
- axlomaxlo vinme ucxo rom gamoCeniliyo, ra Tqma unda, gavigebdi. magram Cvens<br />
maxloblad aris ramdenime zRvispira sofeli kargi plaJebiT. fermerebi Camosul<br />
moagarakeebs aqiraveben xolme oTaxebs.<br />
- am ucnaur naxatebSi usaTuod raRac dafaruli azri unda iyos. im warweras,<br />
romelic Tqven gamomigzavneT, simciris gamo, veraferi gavuge, xolo faqtebi,<br />
Tqven rom mauwyeT, ise gaurkvevelia, rom maTgan raime daskvnis gamotana Zalze<br />
saZnelo saqmea. Cemi azriT, isev norfolks unda miaSuroT da yvelafers, rac<br />
garSemo xdeba, Tvalyuri adevnoT. rogorc ki axal mocekvave kacunebs SeamCnevT,<br />
uaRresi gulmodginebiT gadaxateT. ra samwuxaroa, rom ar gadaxateT is figurebi,<br />
carciT rom dauxatavT fanjris rafaze! SekribeT cnobebi yvela axlad Camosulze,<br />
romelTac ar icnobT. rogorc ki raime axals SeniSnavT, maSinve CemTan<br />
gamoeSureT. ai, saukeTeso rCeva, mister hilton kubit, romlis mocemac axla<br />
SemiZlia. Tu saWiro gaxdeba, yovelTvis mzad var, Camovide norfolkSi da<br />
vinaxulo Tqveni saxli.<br />
mister hilton kubitTan Sexvedris Semdeg Serlok holmsi xSirad iyo Rrmad<br />
Cafiqrebuli. ara erTxel minaxavs, safuledan rogor frTxilad amoiRebda xolme<br />
furcels da zed gamoxatul TavSesaqcev figurebs didxans dascqeroda. magram<br />
CemTan am saganze mxolod ori kviris Semdeg Camoagdo sityva. erTxel sadRac<br />
wasvla davapire, ucbad SemaCera:<br />
- umjobesi iqneba, Sin darCeT, uotson.<br />
- ratom?<br />
- imitom, rom dRes diliT hilton kubitisagan depeSa miviRe. gaxsovT hilton<br />
kubiti da misi mocekvave kacunebi? pirvel saaTsa da oc wuTze londonSi iqneba.<br />
yovel wams SeiZleba karze mogvikakunos. misi depeSidan Sevityve, rom CvenTvis<br />
uaRresad sagulisxmo axali ambebi aqvs.<br />
cda didxans ar mogvixda, radgan norfolkeli skvairi, etyoba, sadguridan<br />
pirdapir Cvenken gamoeSura. naoWebisagan daRaruli Subli da fiqriani, ugunebo<br />
saxe hqonda. daqanculi TvalebiT xan me Semomcqeroda, xan holmss akvirdeboda.<br />
- es ambavi nervebs miSlis, mister holms, - Tqva kubitma da savarZelSi<br />
moceliliviT CaeSva. - sazizRari mdgomareobaa, roca yoveli mxridan garemoculi<br />
xar ucxo, ucnobi, uxilavi adamianebiT, romlebic cdiloben raRac ufskrulSi<br />
CagiTrion, magram kidev ufro autaneli ambavia - uyurebde, rogor TandaTanobiT<br />
klaven Sens cols! qali Tvalsa da xels Sua dneba.<br />
- sruliad araferi uTqvams?<br />
- ara, mister holms, araferi uTqvams. aris wuTebi, roca im sacodavs Zalian unda<br />
yvelaferi miambos, magram gambedaoba ar hyofnis. vcdilobdi davxmarebodi, magram<br />
yvelaferi ise uxeSad gamomivida, rom mxolod davafrTxe. ilsi xSirad<br />
Camomigdebs xolme sityvas imaze, ra ZveleburiyovelTvis vgrZnob, raRac unda<br />
dasZinos, magram saTqmels Suaze wyvets da dumdeba.<br />
- Tqven TviTon veraferi aRmoaCineT?<br />
- bevri ram aRmovaCine, mister holms. gamosakvlevad mogitaneT axali mocekvave<br />
kacunebis mTeli dasta. da, rac mTavaria, vnaxe is...<br />
- is, vinc am kacunebs xatavs?<br />
- diax, vnaxe muSaobaSi garTuli. magram neba momeciT, yvelaferi dawvrilebiT da<br />
TanmimdevrobiT giamboT... Tqvengan rom davbrundi, meore diliTve vipove<br />
fardulis Savi xis karze daxatuli axali mocekvave kacunebi. es farduli Zalian<br />
kargad Cans Cveni saxlis fanjridan. yvelani gadavixate, naxeT...<br />
qaRaldis furceli amoiRo, gaSala da magidaze dado. ai, ra ieroglifebi iyo zed<br />
gamoxatuli:
Cinebulia! - Tqva holmsma. - Cinebulia! ganagrZeT, geTayva.<br />
- gadavixate kacunebi da mere karze daxatulebi wavSale, magram ori dRis<br />
Semdeg imave karze gaCnda axali warwerebi. ai, isic:<br />
-<br />
holmsma xeli moifSvnita da sixaruliT gaicina.<br />
- Cveni masala swrafad izrdeba, - Tqva man.<br />
- sami dRis Semdeg mzis saaTze aRmovaCine qaRaldze dawerili mTeli epistole,<br />
romelsac zed qva edo. ai, es qvac. rogorc xedavT, amaze daxatulia igive<br />
figurebi, rac wina werilSi iyo. maSin gadavwyvite, am ucnob mxatvars<br />
davdarajebodi. revolveri aviRe da Cems kabinetSi davjeqi. fanjridan kargad Canda<br />
kordic da baRic. Ramis or saaTze, roca fanjarasTan vijeqi da mTvaris SuqiT<br />
ganaTebul baRs gavcqerodi, Cems zurgs ukan nabijis xma gaisma, Semovbrundi da<br />
xalaTmosxmuli Cemi meuRle davinaxe. man vedreba damiwyo, daweqio. gulaxdilad<br />
vuTxari, minda Sevityo, am sulelur oinebs vin sCadis-meTqi. yvelaferi es uazro<br />
xumrobaa, rac Seni yuradRebis Rirsi ar aris da Tu es ase gaRizianebs, wavideT<br />
samogzaurod da aravin aRar Segvawuxebso, - miTxra.<br />
`rogor! neba mivce viRac masxaras sakuTari binidan gagvagdos? ase xom mTeli<br />
sagrafo ybad agviRebs~. - vTqvi me.<br />
`wadi, daiZine da amaze diliT vilaparakoT~, - mipasuxa man.<br />
uecrad saxe ise gaufiTrda, rom es mTvaris Suqzedac ki SevamCnie. fermixdilma<br />
ilsim TiTebi ise momiWira, lamis mxarSi Camaso. fardulis CrdilSi raRac<br />
moZravi sxeuli SevamCnie. mere davinaxe, rogor gamoZvra kuTxidan Savi, moxrili<br />
figura da karis win Cajda. revolverze xeli vitace da win gaviWeri, magram<br />
colma acaxcaxebuli xelebi CamWida da adgilzeve SemaCera. Tavis ganTavisufleba<br />
vcade, magram ilsi kidev ufro meti sasowarkveTilebiT Camafrinda mklavSi.<br />
bolos, rogorc iqna, movaxerxe Tavis daRweva, magram vidre kari gavaRe da<br />
fardulamde mivirbine, is kaci ukve gaqra, Tumca kvali mainc datova: karze<br />
ramdenime mocekvave kacuna miexata. mTeli baRi Semovirbine, magram misi asavaldasavali<br />
veRarsad vipovne, Tumca, Rrmad mwamda, rom iqve axlos imyofeboda.<br />
diliT, fardulis karis daTvalierebis dros, aRmovaCine, rom im warweraze kidev<br />
ramdenime axali kacuna miematebina.<br />
- gadaixateT?<br />
- diax. Zalian cota ram ki iyo gadasaxati. ai, naxeT.<br />
isev qaRaldis furceli gvaCvena. axla cekvas aseTi saxe mieRo:<br />
miTxariT, - hkiTxa holmsma, romlis TvalTa gamometyvelebaze mivxvdi, rom<br />
Zalian Relavda, - es kacunebi damatebuli iyo wina warweraze, Tu Semdeg daxates?<br />
- isini daxatulebi iyvnen karis qveda nawilze.<br />
- Cinebulia! es CvenTvis yvelaze ufro mniSvnelovania. es imeds minergavs.<br />
gTxovT, mister hilton kubit, ganagrZoT Tqveni saintereso Txroba.<br />
- dasamatebeli araferi maqvs, mister holms, garda imisa, rom Zalian gavbrazdi<br />
colze imis gamo, rom im aramzadas SepyrobaSi xeli SemiSala. marwmunebda, Senze<br />
vwuxdio. jer vSiSobdi, Cemze ki ara, im ucnobze wuxs-meTqi, radgan eWvi aRar<br />
mepareba imaSi, rom Cemma colma icis, vinc aris ucnobi mxatvari da ras niSnavs<br />
misi ucnauri ieroglifebi. magram Cemi meuRlis yovlisSemZle xma da gamoxedva,<br />
mister holms, myisve mifantavs xolme yovelgvar eWvs da axla darwmunebuli<br />
var, rom marTla Cemze swuxda... ai yvelaferi, rac moxda. axla ki veli Tqvens<br />
rCevas, Tu rogor moviqce momavalSi. guli ar maZlevs nebas, Torem buCqebSi<br />
davmalavdi xuT-eqvs Cvens marjve Tanasoflels da im ucnobs ise gaxdidnen,<br />
samudamod mogveSveboda.
- Cemi azriT, amnair rTul saqmes aseTi ubralo wamliT ver gankurnavT, - Tqva<br />
holmsma. - ramdeni xniT SegiZliaT darCeT londonSi?<br />
- dResve unda gavbrunde. Rame ar SemiZlia colis mitoveba. Zalian Relavda da<br />
mTxovda, male davbrunebuliyavi.<br />
- ho, Tqven marTali xarT. magram darCena rom SegZlebodaT, erTi an ori dRis<br />
Semdeg TqvenTan erTad mec gamovemgzavrebodi. yovel SemTxvevaSi, es qaRaldebi<br />
damitoveT. male Camoval da imedi maqvs, am saqmes cotaoden Suqs movfen.<br />
Serlok holmss Cveuli profesiuli simSvidiT eWira Tavi, magram me, vinc ase<br />
kargad vicnobdi am adamians, vatyobdi, rom Zlier aRelvebuli iyo. rogorc ki<br />
hilton kubitis farTo zurgi kars miefara, Cemi megobari magidas mivarda,<br />
qaRaldebi gadaSala, mocekvave kacunebs daakvirda da gamoTvla daiwyo. mTeli ori<br />
saaTi cifrebiTa da asoebiT aWrelebda yvelafers. am samuSaom ise gaitaca, rom<br />
Cemi arseboba sulac gadaaviwyda. roca kvleva-Ziebis saqme kargad miudioda,<br />
stvenasa da simReras iwyebda, xolo roca CixSi eqceoda, didxans ijda<br />
SublSekruli, Tvalebs mousvenrad atrialebda da mzeras erT saganze ver<br />
aCerebda. bolos kmayofilebiT Sehyvira, skamidan wamoiWra, oTaxSi sirbils mohyva<br />
da Tan xelebs ifSvnetda. Semdeg grZeli depeSa Seadgina da sadRac gaagzavna.<br />
- Tu ise mipasuxeben, rogorc vvaraudobT, uotson, Tqveni wigni axali<br />
saTavgadasavlo ambis aRweriT gamdidrdeba, - miTxra holmsma. - xval albaT Cven<br />
erTad wavalT norfolkSi da sabolood amovxsniT im saidumloebas, ramac mister<br />
hiltons amdeni usiamovneba miayena.<br />
unda vaRiaro, rom cnobismoyvareoba mtanjavda, magram vicodi, holmss axsnaganmartebis<br />
micema mxolod maSin uyvarda, roca amas TviTon CaTvlida saWirod da<br />
mouTmenlad velodi, rodis gamiziarebda Tavis azrs.<br />
depeSaze pasuxma daigviana. mTeli ori dRe holmsi mouTmenlad apyrobda yurs<br />
zaris xmas. meore dRes saRamos movida hilton kubitis werili. gvatyobinebda,<br />
sruli siwynarea, mxolod mzis saaTis sadgamze dRes diliT uaRresad grZeli<br />
warwera gamoCndao. werils am warweris aseTi asli erTvoda:<br />
holmsi am uCveulo naxats daakvirda, uecrad zeze wamovarda, gaocebulma<br />
gajavrebiT Sehyvira da saxe moequfra.<br />
- metismetad mivuSviT es saqme, - Tqva man, - romeli matarebeli gadis nortuelSemisaken<br />
saRamoobiT?<br />
ganrigi gadavaTvaliere. ukanaskneli matarebeli axali gasuli iyo.<br />
- adre mogvixdeba sauzmoba, dilis pirvelsave matarebels unda gavyveT, - Tqva<br />
holmsma. - Cveni iq yofna aucilebelia. aha! ai depeSac, me rom velodi. erTi<br />
wuTiT momiTmineT, misis hadson, iqneb saWiro gaxdes pasuxis gagzavna. ara,<br />
yvelaferi isea, rogorc velodi. es depeSa sabolood adasturebs, rom ufleba<br />
aRara gvaqvs, ar vacnoboT mister hilton kubits saqmis viTareba, radganac Cveni<br />
gulubryvilo norfolkeli skvairi metismetad saxifaTo qselSia momwyvdeuli.<br />
Tavdapirvelad mTeli es ambavi suleluri da TavSesaqcevi megona, magram axla,<br />
roca Cemi naambobi dasasruls uaxlovdeba, xelaxla ganvicdi mTel im saSinelebas,<br />
risi gadatanac maSin momixda. rogor mindoda, SesaZlebloba mqonoda da<br />
mkiTxvelebisaTvis Semetyobinebina, yovelive sayovelTao keTildReobiT damTavrdameTqi,<br />
magram Cemi wigni utyuari matianea faqtebisa, da iZulebuli var mivyve<br />
dasasrulamde mTel ucnaur jaWvs movlenebisa, romelTa wyalobiTac ramdenime<br />
dRis Semdeg ridling-torp-menoris mamulze mTeli inglisi alaparakda.<br />
Zlivs movaswariT nort-uelSemSi gasvla da imis Tqma, Tu saiT mivemgzavrebodiT,<br />
rom CvenTan sadguris ufrosma moirbina:<br />
- Tqven albaT londoneli maZebrebi xarT? - ikiTxa man.<br />
holmsma SeSfoTebiT gadaxeda.<br />
- ratom ggoniaT?
- imitom, rom norviCis inspeqtori es-es aris wavida, an, iqneba, eqimebi xarT?<br />
qali jer kidev cocxalia. iqneb moaswroT misi gadarCena... saxrCobelisaTvis.<br />
holmsi pirquSi da SeWirvebuli meCvena.<br />
- Cven ridling-torp-menorSi mivdivarT, - Tqva man, - magram imis Taobaze, rac<br />
aq moxda, araferi viciT.<br />
- saSineli saqmea! - SesZaxa sadguris ufrosma, - mister hilton kubitica da misi<br />
colic tyviis wera Seiqnen. qalma jer qmars esrola, mere TviTon daixala<br />
tyviao, ase amboben mosamsaxure gogoebi. kaci mkvdaria, qali ki sulTmobrZavi.<br />
RmerTo, norfolkis uZvelesi gvari aRigava pirisagan miwisa. mister hilton<br />
kubits Cvens mxareSi yvela Zalian did pativs scemda.<br />
Svidiode mili ise gaviareT, holmss krintic ar dauZravs. ase cud gunebaze myofi<br />
iSviaTad minaxavs. londonidan rom mivdiodiT, holmsi mTel gzaze raRac<br />
mousverad iyo da SevniSne, dilis gazeTebs rogorRac mouTmenlad aTvalierebda.<br />
magram axla, roca uecrad misi molodini gamarTlda, TiTqos dardma gaaqvavao.<br />
ijda, Tavi ukan gadaegdo da naRvlian fiqrebSi CanTqmuliyo.<br />
amasobaSi ki etli inglisis erT-erT yvelaze saintereso mxareSi migvaqrolebda.<br />
am mxaris mTeli Tanamedrove mosaxleoba Sori-Sors mimofantul patara saxlebSi<br />
binadrobs, magram am mwvane mindvris gayolebiT yovel nabijze SegxvdebaT<br />
aRmosavleT inglisis Zveli didebisa da keTildReobis utyvi mowme, eklesiebis<br />
uzarmazari oTxkuTxovani koSkebi.<br />
dabolos, mwvane xramis miRma gamoCnda germaniis zRvis lilisferi zoli.<br />
meetlem wneli gaiSvira da gviCvena ori wvetiani saxuravi, xeebis talaveridan<br />
rom iyo amoSverili, da gviTxra:<br />
- ai, ridling-torp-menori.<br />
saxlTan rom mivediT, mis gverdiT SevamCnie Savi farduli. farduli CogburTis<br />
moednis iqiT idga. amaRlebul adgilze mzis saaTic davinaxe. ulvaSSeRebili,<br />
mkvircxli kaci mardad gadmoxta maRali, orTvala etlidan. es iyo norfolkis<br />
policiis sammarTvelos inspeqtori martini. roca Cemi megobris gvari Seityo,<br />
Zalian gaocda:<br />
- momiteveT, mister holms, danaSauli xom dilis sam saaTze moxda! ranairad<br />
moaxerxeT amis gageba londonSi da CemTan erTad Camosvla?<br />
- winaswar vivaraude is, rac moxda. movdiodi, rom safrTxe Tavidan amecilebina.<br />
- maSasadame Tqven gaqvT cnobebi, romelTa Sesaxeb Cven araferi viciT, radganac<br />
mezoblebisa da msaxurTa azriT, col-qmars Zalian megobrulad, ufro metic,<br />
sruli siamtkbilobiT ucxovriaT.<br />
- me maqvs mxolod is cnobebi, romlebic mocekvave kacunebisagan miviRe, - Tqva<br />
holmsma. - amaze mere giambobT. davagviane: tragedia moxda da misi Tavidan<br />
acileba ver movaxerxe... ra gaewyoba, aseT SemTxvevaSi, Cemi cnobebi<br />
marTlmsajulebas daexmareba. xom ara gnebavT, Zieba CemTan erTad awarmooT? an<br />
iqneb amjobinebT, rom me damoukideblad vimoqmedo?<br />
- CemTvis didi pativi iqneba TqvenTan erTad muSaoba, mister holms, -<br />
gulwrfelad uTxra inspeqtorma.<br />
- raki asea, dauyovnebliv movusminoT mowmeebs da davaTvalieroT danaSaulis<br />
adgili.<br />
inspeqtori martini imdenad Wkviani aRmoCnda, rom Cems megobars neba darTo<br />
survilisamebr emoqmeda. TviTon ki imiT dakmayofilda, rom holmsis kvleva-Ziebas<br />
Tvalyurs adevnebda. adgilobrivi eqimi, TeTrwvera moxuci, mis hilton kubitis<br />
oTaxidan gamovida da gvauwya, qalis mdgomareoba seriozulia, magram uimedo<br />
araao. gons ki albaT male ver mova, radgan tyvia tvins Sexebiao. kiTxvaze,<br />
TviTon daixala tyvia, Tu sxva vinmem esrola, raime garkveuli pasuxis mocema<br />
ver gadawyvita. is ki amoRerRa, tyvia Zalian axlo manZilidanaa nasrolio, oTaxSi<br />
erTi revolveri ipoves. orive lula carieli aRmoCnda. mister hilton kubits
pirdapir gulSi moxvedria tyvia. sruliad Tavisuflad SeiZleba imis daSveba, rom<br />
man jer cols esrola, mere ki TviTon ikra tyvia. aseve savaraudoa, rom<br />
damnaSave colia, radganac revolveri iatakze orivesagan Tanabar manZilze agdiao,<br />
- Tqva es da dadumda.<br />
- mkvdars xom ar SexebixarT? - ikiTxa holmsma.<br />
- ara. Cven mxolod ledi gadaviyvaneT sawolSi. daWrils iatakze xom ver<br />
davtovebdiT?<br />
- didi xania, rac aqa xarT, eqimo?<br />
- dilis oTxi saaTidan.<br />
- Tqven garda aq kidev iyo vinme?<br />
- diax, konstebli.<br />
- aq raimes gadaunacvles adgili?<br />
- arafers.<br />
- gonivrulad moqceulxarT. vin gamogiZaxaT?<br />
- moaxle sondersma.<br />
- man pirvelma atexa gangaSi?<br />
- man da mzareulma misis kingma.<br />
- axla sad arian?<br />
- albaT samzareuloSi.<br />
pirvel rigSi maTi Cvenebis CamorTmeva gadawyda.<br />
muxiT mopirkeTebuli, maRalfanjrebiani Zveleburi darbazi sagamomZieblo oTaxad<br />
iqca. holmsi did, Zvelebur savarZelSi Cajda. gamoxedva Seupovari hqonda, saxeze<br />
ki simkacre aRbeWdoda. mis TvalebSi SeiZleboda amogekiTxaT mtkice gadawyvetileba:<br />
Tu saWiro iqneba, Tundac mTel sicocxles mivuZRvni da Surs mainc viZieb im<br />
adamianisaTvis, romlis gadarCena ver movaxerxeo. Cvens krebas eswrebodnen:<br />
inspeqtori martini, moxuci, TeTrwvera eqimi da sofleli Clungi polismeni.<br />
qalebma erTnairi Cveneba mogvces: orive srolis xmam gaaRviZa. wuTis Semdeg<br />
moisma meore gasrola. mezoblad mdebare oTaxebSi eZinaT da misis kingi maSinve<br />
sondersisaken gaiqca. kibeze erTad daeSvnen. kabinetis kari Ria daxvdaT, magidaze<br />
sanTeli enTo. maTi batoni Suagul oTaxSi pirqve egdo. igi ukve mkvdari iyo.<br />
fanjarasTan TaviT kedels miyrdnobili maTi qalbatoni ikrunCxeboda. Wriloba<br />
sazareli hqonda - sisxls saxis naxevari daefara. sunTqavda, magram arafris Tqma<br />
ar SeeZlo. derefansa da oTaxSi boli da denTis suni idga. fanjara urduliT<br />
Signidan iyo daketili, amas orive qali dabejiTebiT amtkicebda, maSinve uxmes<br />
eqimsa da policiels. Semdeg mejinibisa da sajiniboSi momuSave ymawvilis<br />
daxmarebiT daWrili qalbatoni aswies da Tavis oTaxSi gadaiyvanes. qali kabis<br />
amara iyo, qmars ki Ramis perangze xalaTi gadaecva. col-qmars Soris arasodes<br />
ar yofila usiamovneba. yvelani Sexmatkbilebul meuRleebad Tvlidnen.<br />
ai, msaxurTa mTavari Cveneba. inspeqtor martinis kiTxvebze qalebma upasuxes,<br />
yvelaferi Signidan iyo daketili da saxlidan gaparvas veravin moaxerxebdao.<br />
holmsis kiTxvebze ganacxades, rogorc ki zeda sarTulze Cveni oTaxebidan<br />
gamovediT, denTis suni maSinve vigrZeniTo.<br />
- girCevT, gansakuTrebuli yuradReba miaqcioT am faqts, - uTxra holmsma<br />
inspeqtor martins, - axla ki, Cemi azriT, saWiroa SevudgeT im oTaxebis<br />
Semowmebas, sadac danaSauli moxda.<br />
ubedurebis adgili sruliad patara oTaxi aRmoCnda. misi sami kedeli wignis<br />
Taroebs eWira. fanjarasTan, baRs rom gadahyurebda, saweri magida idga. Cveni<br />
yuradReba, upirveles yovlisa, ubeduri skvairis gvamma miipyro. misi samosis<br />
uwesrigoba mowmobda, rom moulodnelad mouxda loginidan wamovardna. tyvias<br />
misTvis guli gaegmira da sxeulSi CarCeniliyo. kaci mokvda wamierad da<br />
umtkivneulod. arc xalaTze, arc xelebze Tofis wamlis araviTari kvali ar
aRmoaCnda. soflis eqimi amtkicebda, misis kubits denTis laqebi saxeze<br />
hqonda, magram xelebze ar SeminiSnavso.<br />
- xelebze laqebis uqonloba arafers ar amtkicebs; xolo laqebi saxeze - es<br />
utyuari sabuTia, - Tqva holmsma, - Tu cudad morgebuli vaznidan denTi<br />
SemTxveviT ar gamoiyara, ramdenic ar unda isroloT, xels ar gaisvriT... axla<br />
SeiZleba gaitanoT mister kubitis gvami. eqimo, xom ar gipovniaT tyvia, romliTac<br />
igi mokles?<br />
- amisaTvis rTuli operaciis gakeTeba damWirdeboda. magram revolverSi kidev<br />
darCa oTxi vazna. sul orjer isroles, Wrilobac oria, maSasadame, orive tyviis<br />
bedis garkveva iolia.<br />
- es mxolod erTi SexedviT gveCveneba, - Tqva holmsma. - ras ityviT im tyviaze,<br />
romelmac fanjris CarCo gaxvrita?<br />
aq uecrad Sebrunda da Tavisi mogrZo, wvrili TiTiT gviCvena naxvreti fanjris<br />
CarCos qveda Zelze.<br />
- eSmakma dalaxvros! - Sehyvira inspeqtorma. - rogor miageniT amas?<br />
- mivageni, radganac veZebdi.<br />
- gasaocaria! - Tqva soflis eqimma. - Tqven savsebiT marTali brZandebiT, ser.<br />
gamodis, rom samjer usvriaT da, maSasadame, aq viRac mesamec yofila. magram vin<br />
aris es mesame da sad gaqra?<br />
- am kiTxvaze axlave unda gavceT pasuxi, - Tqva Serlok holmsma, - Tu<br />
gagondebaT, mister martin, roca mosamsaxureebma ganacxades, oTaxidan<br />
gamosvlisTanave denTis suni vigrZeniTo, me giTxariT, amas gansakuTrebuli<br />
yuradReba unda miaqcioT-meTqi.<br />
- maxsovs, ser. magram unda vaRiaro, ver mivxvdi, ras gulisxmobdiT.<br />
- es imis damamtkicebeli sabuTia, rom karic da fanjarac mTlianad Ria yofila.<br />
sxva SemTxvevaSi denTis suni mTel saxlSi ase swrafad ver gavrceldeboda.<br />
mxolod gamWol qars SeeZlo sunis ase Sors gatana. am oTaxSi Zalian cota xniT,<br />
magram mainc, karica da fanjarac gaRebuli yofila.<br />
- ratom cota xniT?<br />
- imitom rom am sanTlidan stearini ar CamoRvenTila.<br />
- sworia, sworia! - SesZaxa inspeqtorma.<br />
- roca davrwmundi, rom fanjara tragediis dros Ria yofila, im daskvnamde<br />
mivedi, rom saqmeSi gareulia mesame piri, romelic gareT mdgara da iqidan<br />
fanjaraSi usvria. am mesame kacisaTvis nasroli tyvia ki SeiZleba fanjris rafas<br />
moxvedroda. kargad davaTvaliere da marTlac aRmovaCine natyviari.<br />
- magram sarkmeli vinRa daxura?<br />
- usaTuod qalma instinqturad mihkra xeli da mixura... magram es ra aris? ah!<br />
kabinetis magidaze ido niangis tyavis, mSvenieri, vercxliT moWedili, qalis patara<br />
CanTa. holmsma CanTa aiRo da gadmoapirqvava. magidaze zonriT Sekruli oci<br />
ormocdaaTgirvanqiani sakredito bileTi gadmovarda. CanTaSi sxva araferi<br />
aRmoCnda.<br />
- aiReT, es saWiro iqneba sasamarTloze, - Tqva holmsma da<br />
inspeqtors CanTa fulTan erTad gadasca. - axla aucilebelia imis garkveva, Tu<br />
vis esroles mesame tyvia. fanjris CarCos naxvretis mixedviT, nasroli<br />
oTaxidanaa. minda isev mzareul qals misis kengs gamovelaparako... Tqven TqviT,<br />
misis keng, gamayruebelma srolis xmam gamomaRviZao. amiT is gindodaT geTqvaT,<br />
rom pirveli gasrola meoreze ufro mWeqare iyo?<br />
- me meZina, ser, da amitom miWirs amisi gansja. meCvena, rom Zalian magrad iWeqa,<br />
ser.<br />
- xom ar fiqrobT, rom orive gasrolis xma TiTqmis erTdroulad SemogesmaT?<br />
- verafers mogaxsenebT, ser.
- darwmunebuli var, rom asec iyo. me mgonia, mister martin, am oTaxSi mets<br />
veRarafers gavigebT. Tu Tanaxma xarT, gamomyeviT, baRSi SevixedoT da vnaxoT, xom<br />
araferia iq saintereso.<br />
swored kabinetis fanjris qveS aRmoCnda yvavilnari. roca iq mivediT, xmamaRla<br />
SevyvireT. yvavilebi gaTelili iyo. rbil miwaze aSkarad Canda nakvalevi. es iyo<br />
mamakacis Zalze wvrilcxviriani da grZeli fexsacmlis kvali. holmsi ise<br />
iqeqeboda balaxsa da foTlebSi, rogorc maZebari ZaRli, romelsac daWrili<br />
frinvelis povna unda. uecrad Sehyvira da miwidan patara spilenZis cilindri<br />
aiRo.<br />
- asedac vfiqrobdi! - Tqva man. - ai, mesame masra: me mgonia, inspeqtoro martin,<br />
rom Zieba dasrulebulia.<br />
provincieli inspeqtoris saxeze gaoceba aRibeWda. is aSkarad aRtacebuli iyo<br />
holmsis ostatobiTa da swrafi mosazrebulobiT. Tavdapirvelad man TiTqos scada<br />
Tavisi sakuTari mosazrebis dacva, magram holmsma male moinadira da savsebiT<br />
daimorCila igi.<br />
- visze gaqvT eWvi? - hkiTxa policielma.<br />
- Semdeg getyviT. am saqmeSi aris ramdenime iseTi momenti, romelTa TqvenTvis<br />
gadmoSla da axsna jer kidev ar SemiZlia. Cemi dakvirvebiTa da aRmoCenebiT ise<br />
Sors wavedi, rom ufro gonivruli iqneba, Tu droebiT gavCumdebi da mere ki<br />
yvelafers erTbaSad mogaxsenebT.<br />
- rogorc geneboT, mister holms, oRond mkvleli ar gagveqces.<br />
- ar ifiqroT, raime davfaro, mxolod esaa, rom am gaxurebuli muSaobisas<br />
ubralod SeuZlebelia drois dakargva da grZeli da dawvrilebiTi axsnaganmartebebis<br />
gadmoSla. am danaSaulis yvela Zafi Cems xelTaa. Tundac ledi gons<br />
aRarasodes movides, Cven movaxerxebT wuxandeli Ramis yvela movlenis aRdgenasa<br />
da damnaSaveTa marTlmsajulebis winaSe wayenebas. uwinares yovlisa, minda<br />
davadgino, sadme axlomaxlo xom araa sastumro `elriji~.<br />
mosamsaxureTa jvaredini dakiTxva movawyveT, magram, aseTi saxelwodebis sastumro<br />
arc ki gagvigoniao, gviTxres. sajiniboSi momuSave biWunam ki uecrad gaixsena, rom<br />
soflidan ramdenime milis daSorebiT, ist-restonis maxloblad cxovrobda<br />
fermeri, gvarad elriji.<br />
- im kacis ferma sxvebisagan gancalkevebulia?<br />
- diax, moSorebiT gaxlavT, ser.<br />
- da iqneb, iq jer kidev ar ician is ambavi, rac aq wuxel RamiT moxda?<br />
- albaT ar ician, ser.<br />
holmsi Cafiqrda da uecrad saxeze cbieri Rimili gamoexata.<br />
- Sekazme cxeni, Cemo biWuna! - Tqva man swrafad. - Zalian minda, rom elrijis<br />
fermaSi werili waiRo.<br />
am sityvebze holmsma jibidan amoiRo ramdenime qaRaldi, romelzedac mocekvave<br />
kacunebi iyo gamoxatuli. kabinetSi Sevida, magidas miujda, win kacunebiani<br />
qaRaldebi dailaga da saqmeSi Caeflo. bolos baraTi bavSvs Caabara, ubrZana<br />
swored im pirisaTvis gadaeca igi, visTvisac gankuTvnili iyo da amasTan araviTar<br />
SemTxvevaSi ar gaeca pasuxi kiTxvebze. baraTze warweril misamarTs mainc movkari<br />
Tvali. warwera uswormasworo, moqceuli xeliT iyo Sesrulebuli, rac holmsis<br />
Cveulebriv lamaz nawers sruliad ara hgavda.<br />
ai, es warwerac: elrijis ferma, ist-restoni, norfolki, mister ab lenis.<br />
- me mgonia, inspeqtoro, - SeniSna holmsma, - rom Tqven gmarTebT depeSiT<br />
badragis gamoZaxeba, radgan Tu Cemi varaudi gamarTlda, sagrafos cixeSi Zalian<br />
saSiSi damnaSavis wayvana mogixdebaT. ymawvils, romelsac werils vatan, SeuZlia<br />
depeSac waiRos. uotson, Cven nasadilevs matarebliT qalaqSi gavbrundebiT, radgan<br />
am saRamos aucileblad unda davasrulo erTi qimiuri analizi. is saqme ki, ramac<br />
Cven aq mogviyvana, dasasruls swrafad uaxlovdeba.
oca bavSvma baraTi gaaqrola, Serlok holmsma msaxurebs uxmo da ubrZana, vinc<br />
misis kubitis naxva moisurvebs, dauyovnebliv gaatareT sastumro oTaxSi, ise rom,<br />
ar SeatyobinoT, rac aq moxdao. holmsma daJinebiT moiTxova am brZanebis<br />
ganuxrelad Sesruleba. Semdeg sastumro oTaxSi Sevida da dasZina, axla yvelaferi<br />
uCvenod moxdeba da isRa dagvrCenia, davjdeT da vucadoT, Cvens kakanaTSi ra<br />
frinveli moxvdebao. holmsTan mxolod me da inspeqtori davrCiT.<br />
- me dagexmarebiT imaSi, rom es erTi saaTi ufro saintereso da sasargeblod<br />
gaataroT, - Tqva holmsma, skami magidasTan miswia da zed uamravi mocekvave<br />
kacunebiani qaRaldi gaSala. - Tqven winaSe, mister uotson, aucileblad unda<br />
gamovisyido Cemi danaSauli: Zalian didxans vaRizianebdi Tqvens cnobismoyvareobas.<br />
TqvenTvis ki, inspeqtoro, mTeli es ambavi iqneba brwyinvale profesiuli<br />
gakveTili. uwinares yovlisa, unda giamboT Cemi Sexvedrebis ambavi mister hilton<br />
kubitTan, beikerstritze.<br />
aq mokled uambo inspeqtors is, rac CvenTvis ukve cnobilia.<br />
- ai, Cems winaSea es gasarTobi naxatebi, romelTac SeeZloT Rimilis gamowveva,<br />
rom aseTi saSineli tragediis mauwyebelni ar iyvnen. zedmiwevniT vicnob<br />
saidumlo damwerlobis yvela saxeobas da TviTon viTvlebi avtorad wignisa, sadac<br />
as samoci Sifris analizia mocemuli, magram unda vaRiaro, rom es Sifri CemTvis<br />
sruliad axalia. am sistemis gamomgoneblis mizani albaT is iyo, rom am Sifris<br />
namdvili mniSvneloba daefara da niSnebi damwerlobad ki ara, bavSvis naxatebad<br />
gaesaRebina. magram yvela, vinc mixvdeba, rom es niSnebi asoebs Seesabameba,<br />
gansakuTrebuli siZnelis gareSec amoicnobs maT, Tu Sifris amocnobis Cveulebriv<br />
wesebs gamoiyenebs. pirveli Canaweri Zalze mokle iyo da mxolod erTi iseTi<br />
varaudis daSvebis saSualeba momca, rac, Cemi azriT, simarTlesTan axlos iyo, da<br />
rac mere savsebiT swori aRmoCnda. me vlaparakob droSebze. es droSebi<br />
gamoyenebulia mxolod imisaTvis, rom aRniSnon sityvebis dasasruli. amis garda,<br />
pirveli werilidan sxva veRaraferi gavarkvie, mesaWiroeboda axali masala. meored<br />
rom minaxula, mister hilton kubitma gadmomca axali baraTebi, romelTagan<br />
ukanaskneli udavod Seicavda mxolod erT sityvas, radgan masSi droSebi aRar iyo.<br />
ori sxva baraTi ueWvelad iwyeboda erTi da imave sityviT, romelic oTxi asosagan<br />
Sedgeboda. ai es sityva.<br />
rogorc xedavT, es sityva Tavdeba imave asoTi, romliTac iwyeba. aq bednierma<br />
azrma gamielva. werilebi Cveulebriv iwyeba im adamianis saxeliT, romlis<br />
misamarTiTac weren. kaci, romelic am werils ugzavnida misis kubits, usaTuod<br />
axlos icnobda mas. sruliad bunebrivia, rom ubralod saxels eZaxdes. misi<br />
saxeli ki swored oTxi asosagan Sedgeba da Tavdeba imave asoTi, romliTac iwyeba:<br />
qalis saxelia ilsi. amrigad, me aRmovCndi sami asos mflobeli: i, l da s.<br />
amgvarad, or werilSi saxeliT mimarTavs misis kubits da, etyoba, raRacas iTxovs<br />
misgan. ra unda mosTxovos? xom ar unda, rom qali mivides sadme iseT adgilas,<br />
sadac SeZlebs masTan laparaks? yuradReba mivaqcie mesame werilis meore sityvas.<br />
ai isic:<br />
aq rva asoa: meoTxe da ukanaskneli asoebia `i~. me vivaraude, rom aq weria,<br />
`modi, geli~ da uecrad kidev ramdenime asos mflobeli gavxdi. maSin mivubrundi<br />
imave baraTs, romelSiac mxolod erTi sityva ewera. rogorc TqvenTvis cnobilia,<br />
es sityva gamoCnda fardulis karis qveda panelze, danarCeni warwerisagan<br />
moSorebiT. vivaraude, rom es iyo pasuxi da is dawera misis kubitma:
cnobili asoebi Cavsvi ucnob adgilze da miviRe:<br />
`araodes~<br />
ra unda epasuxa misis kubits mis Txovnaze, modi, gelio? qalma upasuxa: `araodes~.<br />
axla ukve vicodi imdeni aso, rom SemeZlo damexeda pirveli baraTisaTvis.<br />
Tu am warweraSi CavsvamT CvenTvis ukve cnobil asoebs, miviRebT: `me aq var. ab<br />
leni~.<br />
davuSvaT, rom meore sityvaa `aq~. maSin bolo sityvaa `leni~. es gvari Zalian<br />
gavrcelebulia amerikaSi. ori asosagan Semdgari sityva, rac gvaris win ewera,<br />
albaT saxeli iqneboda. romeli saxeli Sedgeba ori asosagan? amerikaSi Zalian<br />
gavrcelebulia saxeli `ab~. axla gamosacnobi rCeba mxolod frazis pirveli<br />
sityva. igi mxolod ori asosagan Sedgeba. esaa nacvalsaxeli `me~. amrigad, pirvel<br />
werilSi weria: `me aq var. ab leni~. ai, axla ki sakmaod bevr asos vicnob,<br />
sruliad iolad SemiZlia wavikiTxo meore werilic: `vcxovrob elrijisas~. azrad<br />
momivida, rom `elriji~ - saxelwodebaa saxlis an sastumrosi, sadac cxovrobs<br />
yovelive amis damweri.<br />
me da inspeqtorma martinma Rrma gulisyuriT movismineT dawvrilebiTi da naTeli<br />
angariSi imaze, Tu rogor xsnida Cveni megobari TandaTanobiT mocekvave kacunebis<br />
gamocanas.<br />
- Semdeg rogor moiqeciT, ser? - hkiTxa inspeqtorma.<br />
- raki saxeli `ab~ ixmareba mxolod amerikaSi da mTeli saqmec iqidan daiwyo,<br />
rom werili amerikidan movida, sruli safuZveli mqonda mefiqra, rom ab leni<br />
amerikelia. amas garda, eWvi mqonda, rom yovelive amis ukan raRac danaSauli<br />
ifareba. Cemi eWvi gamowveuli iyo imiT, rom misis kubiti ase jiutad umalavda<br />
qmars Tavis warsuls. me depeSa gavugzavne niu-iorkis sapolicio sammarTveloSi<br />
mister uilson hargrivs, romelic xSirad sargeblobda imiT, rom me kargad<br />
vicnob londonis damnaSaveTa samyaros. vkiTxe, vin aris ab leni-meTqi. aseTi<br />
pasuxi momca: `yvelaze ufro saSiSi banditi CikagoSi~. im saRamos, roca es werili<br />
miviRe, hilton kubitma lenis ukanaskneli werili momawoda. CemTvis ukve cnobili<br />
asoebi mivuyene da gamovida fraza, ramac ori, jer kidev ucnobi asos gamocnobis<br />
Semdeg aseTi saxe miiRo:<br />
`icode, mokvdebi~<br />
amrigad, aramzada Txovnidan muqaraze gadavida, CemTvis ki cnobilia, rom Cikagos<br />
banditebis sityva da saqme erTia. maSinve gamoveSure norfolkisaken Cemi<br />
megobrisa da TanaSemwis, doqtor uotsonis TanxlebiT, magram saubedurod, mxolod<br />
maSin CamovediT, roca es sazareli ambavi ukve momxdari iyo.<br />
- didi pativia TqvenTan erTad danaSaulis gamoaSkaraveba, - Tavazianad Tqva<br />
inspeqtorma, - magram imedi maqvs, nebas momcemT, mec giTxraT ramdenime<br />
gulaxdili sityva. Tqven pasuxs agebT mxolod sakuTari Tavis winaSe, me ki pasuxs<br />
vageb Cemi ufrosebis winaSe. Tu es ab leni, elrijSi mcxovrebi, marTla<br />
mkvlelia, da Tu is gaiqceva, vidre me aq vimyofebi, maSin didi usiamovneba<br />
momelis.<br />
- nu geSiniaT, is ar Seecdeba gaqcevas.<br />
- es saidan iciT?<br />
- gaqceva danaSaulis aRiarebas niSnavs.<br />
- Tu asea, wavideT da davapatimroT.<br />
- aq velodebi, sadac aris, mova.<br />
- ratom fiqrobT, rom mova?<br />
- imitom, rom mivwere da vTxove, aq mosuliyo.
- es Zalian moufiqrebeli nabijia, mister holms! nuTu is banditi aq imisaTvis<br />
mova, rom Tqven sTxoveT? gana ufro ioli ar aris vivaraudoT, rom Tqveni<br />
werili eWvebs aRuZravs da damalvas Seecdeba?<br />
- yvelaferi damokidebulia imaze, rogor aris Sedgenili werili, - Tqva<br />
holmsma. - Tu ar vcdebi, is jentlmeni ukve mobrZandeba.<br />
saxlisaken momaval gzaze marTlac viRac ucnobi adamiani moabijebda. es iyo<br />
maRali, lamazi, Savgvremani mamakaci. ruxi kostiumi ecva da farTofarflebiani<br />
qudi exura. Savi, uxeSi wveri da didi, arwiviseburi cxviri hqonda. gzad momavali<br />
xeljoxs aqnevda da iseTi saxiT moabijebda, TiTqos garSemo yvelaferi misi<br />
sakuTreba yofiliyo. bolos gaisma zaris xmamaRali wkriali.<br />
- me vfiqrob, jentlmenebo, - mSvidad Tqva holmsma, - rom Tqven kars ukan<br />
damalva gmarTebT. roca saqme aseT adamianTan gvaqvs, sifrTxilis yvela<br />
RonisZieba unda gamoviyenoT: inspeqtoro, xelborkili moamzadeT, masTan saubari<br />
ki me momandeT.<br />
dumilSi mTeli wuTi gavida, erTi imnair wuTTagani, romelsac arasodes ar<br />
daiviwyeb.<br />
mere kari gaiRo da Cveni stumari oTaxSi Semovida. holmsma Tvalis daxamxamebaSi<br />
revolveris lula SublSi daumizna, martinma ki majebze xelborkili daado.<br />
yvelaferi es ise swrafad moxda, rom Cveni tyve SeboWili aRmoCnda umal, vidre<br />
Tavdamsxmelebs SeniSnavda. igi Savi, mocimcime TvalebiT xan erTs misCereboda, xan<br />
meores, mere ki xmamaRla gaicina:<br />
- ho, jentlmenebo, amjerad Tqven damiWireT! axla veRarsad wagivalT, magram me<br />
aq weriliT misis hilton kubitma momiwvia... nu metyviT, rom is qalic<br />
SeTqmulTagania. nuTu am xafangSi man Semomityua?<br />
- misis hilton kubiti mZimed aris daWrili da sulTmobrZavi wevs.<br />
dapatimrebulma xmamaRla Sehyvira, misma xmam mTeli saxli SesZra.<br />
- Tqven xom ar SeiSaleT! - daiRriala gacofebulma. - es kacia daWrili da ara<br />
qali! gana vinmes gambedaoba eyofoda, rom daeWra patara ilsi? me vemuqrebodi,<br />
magram RmerTma damifaros, Tmis erT Rersac ki ar Sevurxevdi. ukan waiReT Tqveni<br />
sityvebi, hei, Tqven! miTxariT, rom ilsi ar aris daWrili!<br />
- is mZimed daWrili ipoves tyviiT gangmiruli qmris gverdiT.<br />
kacs gulis siRrmidan kvnesa aRmoxda. divanze daeSva da saxe xelebiT daifara.<br />
mTeli xuTi wuTi dumda. Semdeg xelebi CamoiRo da sasowarkveTilma civi simSvidiT<br />
Tqva:<br />
- araferi maqvs Tqvengan dasafaravi, jentlmenebo. me vesrole, magram manac<br />
mesrola, - maSasadame, es ar SeiZleba mkvlelobad CaiTvalos, xolo Tu fiqrobT,<br />
rom me SemeZlo dameWra is qali, maSasadame, arc mas icnobT da arc me. arasodes<br />
arc erT mamakacs ar hyvarebia qali ise Zlier, rogorc me, da yvela uflebac<br />
mqonda am qalze. igi ukve didi xnis winaT iyo CemTvis gankuTvnili. ra<br />
safuZvelze Cadga es ingliseli Cvens Soris? pirvelad me miviRe misi xelis<br />
Txovnis ufleba, da me moviTxovdi mxolod imas, rac kanoniT mekuTvnoda.<br />
- is CamogSordaT, roca gaigo, vinc iyaviT, - mkacrad Tqva holmsma. - qali<br />
gamoiqca amerikidan, rom Tqvengan Tavi daeRwia, is gaTxovda inglisSi pativcemul<br />
adamianze. Tqven emuqrebodiT, aviwroebdiT da cdilobdiT iZulebuli gagexadaT<br />
mietovebina qmari, romelic uyvarda, romelsac pativsa scemda, da gaqceuliyo<br />
TqvenTan erTad... Tqven ki mas sZuldiT, ar uyvardiT da pativs ar gcemdaT. saqme<br />
imiT daamTavreT, rom mokaliT es keTilSobili kaci da TviTmkvlelobamde<br />
miiyvaneT misi coli. ai, Tqveni damsaxurebani, mister ab len, risTvisac<br />
pasuxismgebloba gekisrebaT.<br />
- Tu ilsi mokvdeba, CemTvis sul erTia, ra momiva, - Tqva amerikelma.<br />
muSti gaSala da Caixeda baraTSi, xelisgulze rom edo.
- momismineT, mister, - SesZaxa ab lenma da mis TvalebSi naperwkalma gaiciala, -<br />
xom ar fiqrobT, SemaSinoT? Tu ledi ase mZimedaa daWrili, maS, es werili vin<br />
dawera?<br />
am sityvebze baraTi magidaze isrola.<br />
- me davwere, raTa aq momeyvaneT.<br />
- Tqven dawereT? dedamiwis zurgze Cveni bandis wevrebis garda, ar moipoveba<br />
adamiani, rom mocekvave kacunebis saidumloeba icodes. rogor SegeZloT amis<br />
dawera?<br />
- is, rac gamoigona erTma adamianma, SeiZleba gaigos meorem, - miugo holmsma.-<br />
ai, axlovdeba kebi, romliTac norviCSi gagagzavnian, mister leni... magram Tqven<br />
jer kidev gaqvT patara SesaZlebloba, ramdenadme gamoasworoT Tqvens mier<br />
Cadenili boroteba. cnobilia Tu ara TqvenTvis, rom misis hilton kubiti<br />
eWvmitanilia qmris mkvlelobaSi da mxolod Cemma aq yofnam, Cems mier<br />
Sekrebilma cnobebma ixsnes am braldebisagan? Tqven movale xarT mTel qveyanas<br />
ganucxadoT, rom is am mkvlelobaSi arc nebiT da arc uneblieT damnaSave ar<br />
aris.<br />
- asedac vizam, - Tqva amerikelma. - vxedav, CemTvis yvelaze ufro xelsayreli<br />
iqneba sruli simarTlis aRiareba. unda icodeT, jentlmenebo, rom ledi me<br />
gavicani maSin, roca is jer kidev bavSvi iyo. Cveni Cikagos banda Svidi kacisagan<br />
Sedgeboda. ilsis mama Cveni meTauri iyo. Wkviani moxuci gaxldaT. swored man<br />
gamoigona is asoebi, romelTac yvela bavSvis naxatebad Tvlida, vidre Tqven ar<br />
gagiRimaT bedma da im Sifrs gasaRebi ar moargeT. ilsi icnobda Cvens zogierT<br />
saqmianobas, magram WiriviT sZulda Cveni profesia. da raki mas<br />
hqonda patiosani gziT mopovebuli fuli, xelidan gagvisxlta da londons<br />
Camovida. Cemi daniSnuli iyo da coladac gamomyveboda, Tu profesias<br />
gamovicvlidi. Cemi xelobis xalxTan ki ilsis ar surda raime saerTo hqonoda.<br />
mis kvals mivageni mxolod mas Semdeg, rac am inglisels gahyva. werili movwere,<br />
magram pasuxi ar mimiRia. maSin aq Camovedi da radgan vSiSobdi, SesaZloa, man<br />
Cemi werilebi arc ki waikiTxos-meTqi, daviwye wera fanjris rafaze da fardulis<br />
karze.<br />
ukve mTeli Tvea, rac aq vcxovrob. fermaSi davsaxldi. Cemi oTaxi imiT iyo kargi,<br />
rom qveda sarTulze gaxldaT, RamRamobiT ise SemeZlo gamosvla, rom saxlis<br />
patronTa yuradRebas ar miviqcevdi. ra ar viRone, rom ilsi Cems mxares<br />
gadmomebirebina. vicodi, kiTxulobda Cems aCxabaCxa nawers, radganac erTxel Cems<br />
nawers qveS pasuxi miawera. bolos moTmineba davkarge da muqaraze gadavedi. maSin<br />
momwera werili, romelSiac mevedreboda, amerikaSi davbrunebuliyavi, marwmunebda,<br />
Tavs moviklav, Cemi qmari raime skandalur saqmeSi rom gaerioso. aRmiTqva, Ramis<br />
sam saaTze, roca qmari daiZinebs, fanjridan dagelaparaekbi im pirobiT, rom amis<br />
Semdeg gaemgzavrebi da momasvenebo.<br />
molaparakebis dros fuli SemomTavaza, rom Cemgan Tavi daexsna. aman gamaSmaga,<br />
xeli vtace da mindoda fanjridan gadameyvana. swored im wams moirbina misma<br />
qmarma, xelSi revolveri eWira. ilsi ugrZnoblad daeSva iatakze, me da is kaci<br />
ki erTimeores pirispir SevrCiT. mec SeiaraRebuli viyavi da revolveri SevmarTe,<br />
raTa SemeSinebina da wasvlis SesaZlebloba momcemoda. mesrola da amacdina. mec<br />
TiTqmis masTan erTad gavisrole da Cemi mowinaaRmdege iatakze daeca. iqaurobas<br />
gavSordi, baRi gadavirbine da gavigone, rogor daxures fanjara. yvelaferi es<br />
simarTlea, jentlmenebo, da meti am saqmisa araferi vicodi, vidre CemTan erTi<br />
patara ymawvili ar gamocxadda da baraTi ar gadmomca. werili wavikiTxe, aqeT<br />
gamoviqeci da Tqvens xelSic Cavvardi...<br />
amasobaSi saxlTan kebic movida. Sig ori polismeni ijda.<br />
inspeqtori martini wamodga da dapatimrebuls mxarze xeli Seaxo.<br />
- droa wavideT!
- ar SeiZleba wasvlis win ilsi vnaxo?<br />
- ara, jer kidev grZnobaze ar mosula... mister Serlok holms, me isRa<br />
damrCenia, imedi viqonio, rom roca isev gamagzavnian raime didi saqmis<br />
gamosarkvevad, bedniereba meqneba kvlav TqvenTan erTad vimuSao.<br />
fanjarasTan videqiT da mimaval kebs gavcqerodiT. roca movbrundi, SevniSne<br />
baraTi, rac damnaSaves magidaze daetovebina. es swored is baraTi gaxldaT,<br />
holmsma mas rom gaugzavna.<br />
- scadeT amisi wakiTxva, uotson, - miTxra RimiliT holmsma.<br />
furcelze daxatuli iyo ai, aseTi mocekvave kacunebi:<br />
- Tu Cems axsna-ganmartebas gaixsenebT, aq weria: `mogeli, ar malodino~. eWvi ar<br />
mepareboda, rom aseTi mopatiJeba amerikels CvenTan moiyvanda, radganac<br />
darwmunebuli iyo, rom misis kubitis garda ase wera aravis SeeZlo. erTi<br />
sityviT, Cemo Zvirfaso, uotson, es kacunebi, romlebic ase didxans emsaxurebodnen<br />
borotebas, axla vaiZuleT, sikeTes emsaxuron... mgonia, SegisruleT danapirebi da<br />
Tqveni ubis wigni axali CanawerebiT gavamdidre. Cveni matarebeli sam saaTsa da<br />
ormoc wuTze gadis da beikerstritze swored sadilobisas viqnebiT.<br />
kidev ramdenime sityvac da davasrulebT. amerikel ab lenis norviCis<br />
sasamarTlos zamTris sesiam sikvdiliT dasja gadauwyvita, magram mxedvelobaSi<br />
miiRo ra danaSaulis Semamsubuqebeli motivebi, da rac mTavaria, is garemoeba, rom<br />
hilton kubitma pirvelma esrola, sikvdili sakatorRo samuSaoebiT Seucvala. misis<br />
hiltonis Sesaxeb CemTvis cnobilia mxolod is, rom igi sruliad ganikurna, jer<br />
kidev qvrivia da Tavis sicocxles Raribebze zrunvas axmars.<br />
ucolo didgvarovani<br />
lord sent-saimonis qorwineba Zalian ucnaurad dasrulda, magram im warCinebul<br />
wreSi, romelSic TviTon ubeduri saqmro trialebda, am ambavze miTqma-moTqma<br />
didi xania Sewyda. ufro SfoTianma da aurzauris gamomwvevma pikanturma detalebma<br />
da ambebma daviwyebis ferfliT dafara lord sent-saimonis qorwinebis garSemo<br />
atexili Worebi da laqlaqi, miT umetes, rom mas mere bare oTxma weliwadma<br />
ganvlo. unda vaRiaroT, rom Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, farTo sazogadoebriobisaTvis am<br />
ambis garSemo arsebuli yvela faqti cnobili ar aris. vinaidan es saqme Cemma<br />
megobarma gamoiZia da yovelives man mohfina naTeli, Cems movaleobad mimaCnia<br />
holmsis Tavgadasavals, misi srulyofis mizniT, kidev erTi moTxroba davumato.<br />
TviTon Cems qorwinebamde ramdenime kviriT adre, - maSin jer kidev holmsTan<br />
erTad, erT WerqveS, beikerstritze vcxovrobdi, - Cemi megobari nasadilevs<br />
saseirnod gavida. Sinmobrunebuls, mis saxelze, magidaze dadebuli werili<br />
dauxvda. me mTeli is dRe Sin gavatare, vinaidan amindi uceb Seicvala, ca<br />
moiqufra da kokispiruli wvima wamovida. avRaneTidan sakuTari fexiT wamoRebul<br />
Zvirfas reliqvias - tyviasa da naWrilobevs metic ar undoda, Tavi Semaxsena da<br />
mTeli dRe yru tkivilebi mtanjavda. savarZelSi movkalaTdi, fexi fexze gadavide<br />
da yoveldRiuri saWirboroto ambebiT gadaWrelebuli gazeTebis kiTxvas Sevudeqi.<br />
kiTxva rom momwyinda, Tvali magidaze dadebuli werilisaken gameqca. konvertze<br />
gamosaxuli uzarmazari Rerbi da monograma mzeras TavisTavad itacebda da Tavi<br />
sagonebels miveci. netav romel bobolasTan aqvs mimowera-meTqi, sul imas<br />
vfiqrobdi.<br />
- viRac maRali wris kacis namoRvawari epistole geliT. ai, iq magidaze devs, -<br />
Sevexmiane holmss, rogorc ki oTaxSi Semovida. - Tu mexsiereba ara mRalatobs,<br />
garda am ustarisa, diliT TevziT movaWrisa da navsadguris sabaWo moxelis<br />
werilebic mogividaT.
- mTeli sixalise swored korespondenciebis mravalferovnebaSia, - miTxra<br />
gaRimebulma holmsma, - da Cveulebriv, ubralo adamianebis werilebi ufro<br />
sainteresoa xolme. am werilSi ki, mipatiJebis baraTi unda iyos da, albaT iseT<br />
adgilas mimiwveven, sadac an mowyeniloba momklavs, anda sadac aucileblad unda<br />
vicruo.<br />
man daluquli konverti gaxsna da werili Tvalis daxamxamebaSi gadaikiTxa.<br />
- raRac saintereso ambavi unda iyos, - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- maS, miwvevis baraTi ara yofila?<br />
- ara.<br />
- da viRac didgvarovnis piradi werilia, ara?<br />
- diax.<br />
- gilocavT, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro.<br />
- merwmuneT, uotson, gulwrfelad gTxovT Cems naTqvams moCvenebiT sityvebad nu<br />
miiRebT. gulaxdilad unda vaRiaro, rom me klientis sazogadoebriv<br />
mdgomareobaze ufro maRla im SemTxvevisa Tu ambis istorias vayeneb, romelic mas<br />
Tavs gadaxda. es SemTxveva ki, marTlac, cxoveli interesis aRmZvreli unda iyos.<br />
me mgonia, am bolo dros, Tqven didi gulisyuriT kiTxulobdiT gazeTebs.<br />
- mec ase mgonia, - vTqvi naRvlianad da kuTxeSi dayril gazeTebis dastaze<br />
vaniSne, - an ki meti ra saqme mqonda.<br />
- bedad, iqneb, swored Tqven gqondeT wakiTxuli am ambis garSemo gamoqveynebuli<br />
masalebi, Torem me xom kriminaluri saqmeebisa da ugzo-ukvlod dakargulTa<br />
Taobaze gazeTebis pirvel gverdebze moTavsebuli gancxadebebis garda aRarafers<br />
vkiTxulob. Wkuis saswavli ambebi xom swored iq ibeWdeba. Tu yvela gazeTs<br />
gulisyuriT kiTxulobdiT, albaT lord sent-saimonisa da misi qorwinebis ambavic<br />
mogxvdebodaT TvalSi.<br />
- diax, TvalSic momxvda da didi interesiTac gadavikiTxe.<br />
- es Zalian kargia. werili swored lord sent-saimonisaganaa. me wagikiTxavT<br />
werils, Tqven erTxel kidev gadaaTvaliereT gazeTebi da mere miambeT, rac am<br />
saqmes Seexeba. ai, ras mwers:<br />
- `Cemo Zvirfaso mister Serlok holms, lordma beikuoterma miTxra, rom<br />
savsebiT SemiZlia vendo Tqvens gamWriaxobas. manve gadmomca, rom rogorc<br />
jentlmens Sehferis, Tqven sxvis saidumlos aravis gaumxelT. amitom usityvod<br />
gadavwyvite, rCevisaTvis mogmarToT da gagimxiloT is samwuxaro ambavi, rac Cems<br />
qorwinebas mohyva. marTalia, am saqmes mister lestreidi ikvlevs, magram igi<br />
araTu winaaRmdegia Tqvenc CaerioT Cems saqmeSi, aramed miaCnia kidec, rom es<br />
saqmisaTvis sasargeblo iqneba. me TqvenTan, naSuadRevis oTx saaTze gavCndebi, da<br />
gTxovT, am droisaTvis sxva saqmeebidan moicaloT, vinaidan Cemi ambavi Zalian<br />
seriozuli da yuradsaRebia.<br />
Tqveni erTguli robert sen-saimoni~.<br />
- werili gamogzavnilia grosvenoris sasaxlidan, dawerilia batis frTiT da<br />
saxelovan lords marjvena neki melniT dausvria, - CamikenWa Taviseburad holmsma<br />
da werili dakeca.<br />
- oTx saaTze mand gavCndebio, axla samia, ase rom mis mosvlamde erTi saaTiRa<br />
darCa.<br />
- es dro sruliad sakmarisia, rom Tqveni daxmarebiT am saqmeSi gaverkvio.<br />
gadaxedeT gazeTebs da TariRebis mixedviT gaamzadeT gadasaTvaliereblad, me ki<br />
manamde lord robert sent-saimonis vinaobas gavecnobi.<br />
holmsma buxris<br />
gverdze moTavsebul Tarodan wiTelydiani wigni CamoiRo, savarZelSi Cajda, wigni<br />
muxlebze daido da furcvlas Seudga. rasac eZebda, male miagno da xmamaRla<br />
waikiTxa: - robert uilsingem de ver sent-saimoni, hercog balmoralis meore<br />
vaJi - hm! sagvareulo Rerbi: lurj fonze gezad siasamuris zoli da zed<br />
gamosaxuli sami ekalTava RiRilo. dabadebulia 1846 wels. amJamad ormocdaerTi
wlis gamodis. swored rom droze gadauwyvetia colis SerTva. mTavrobis yofil<br />
SemadgenlobaSi koloniebis saqmeTa ministris moadgile. hercogi, mamamisi erT xans<br />
sagareo saqmeTa ministri yofila. aRmavali StoTi plantagenetebis Camomavalia,<br />
daRmavaliT - ki tiudorebisa. ha! aq iseTi saintereso veraferi amovikiTxe. me<br />
mgonia, Tqven mainc waawydebodiT gazeTebSi yuradsaReb cnobebs.<br />
- sruliad ar gamWirvebia imis povna, rasac veZebdi, - vuTxari me, - faqtebi jer<br />
kidev cxelia da ambavi imdenad sensaciuri, rom yvelas yuradReba erTbaSad<br />
miipyro. Tu am ambis Taobaze TqvenTan krinti ar damiZravs, mizezi advili<br />
misaxvedria; Cvulebriv, Tqven roca erT romelime saqmes iZiebT, sxva saqmeSi<br />
gareva ki ara, misi Sinaarsis mosmenac ar gindaT xolme.<br />
- oh, Tqven grosvenorskveridan furgoniT rom aveji gaitaces, im saqmeze ambobT,<br />
ara? is saqme amJamad damTavrebulia, Tumca iq dasamTavrebelic ara iyo ra,<br />
Tavidanve yvelaferi dResaviT naTeli gaxldaT. axla ki smenad gadaqceuli veli,<br />
am saqmis irgvliv Tqvens mier gazeTebSi amokiTxuli ambebis dawvrilebiT<br />
moyolas.<br />
ai, pirveli cnoba am saqmeze, romelic `morning postSi~ piradi cxovrebis saqmeTa<br />
svetebSi amovikiTxe. gazeTis es nomeri am ramdenime kviris win gamovida: `moxda<br />
niSnobis Taobaze garigeba da Tu miTqma-moTqmas davujerebT, amas male mohyveba<br />
qorwinebac. balmoralis<br />
hercogis meore vaJi -lord robert sentsaimoni<br />
jvars daiwers sanfranciskoeli eskvairis, aloizius doranis mxolodSobil<br />
qaliSvilze, mis heti doranze~.<br />
- mokled da mkafiod, - SeniSna holmsma, - da grZeli gamxdari fexebi cecxls<br />
miuficxa.<br />
- wina kviras, erT-erT, maRali wreebisaTvis gankuTvnil gazeTSi, am saqmeze<br />
ufro dawvrilebiT iyo laparaki. ai, isic: ukve moTxovnilebad iqca qorwinebis<br />
bazris dasacavi kanonis gamocema, vinaidan am saqmeSi arsebuli Tavisufali<br />
vaWroba-garigebis principebi Cvens samamulo produqcias Zalian mZime daRs asvams.<br />
didi britaneTis didgvarovan ojaxisSvilebs TandaTanobiT xelT igdeben<br />
okeanisgaRmeli mSvenieri asulni da maTze batonoben. warsul kviras maT<br />
naalafevs daemata kidev erTi uZvirfasesi SenaZeni. lordma sent-saimonma,<br />
romelic ager oci welia amuris mier natyorcn isrebs gulcivad igeriebda,<br />
saqveynod ganacxada, rom colad irTavs kalifornieli milioneris mxolodSobil<br />
asuls - mis heti dorans. mis doranma, momxiblavma tankenarma da mSvenierma<br />
asulma, uisberis sasaxleSi gamarTul mejlisze yvelas yuradReba miipyro, igi<br />
gaxlavT mxolodSobili qaliSvili amerikeli eskvairisa, da misi mziTevis odenoba<br />
eqvsniSna cifriT gamoixateba. yvelasaTvis cnobilia, rom hercogma balmoralma<br />
Tavisi suraTebis galerea am ramdenime wlis winaT gayida da lord sent-saimons,<br />
birCmuris sasaxlis garda sxva uZrav-moZravi qoneba ar gaaCnia. savsebiT naTelia,<br />
rom es qorwineba momgebiania ara marto respublikeli qaliSvilisaTvis, romelic<br />
ingliseli ledi gaxdeba, aramed meore mxrisTvisac Zalze sasargeblo da sarfiani<br />
saqme iqneba.<br />
- kidev sweren rames? - mTqnarebiT ikiTxa holmsma.<br />
- oh, rogor ara. `morning postSi~ kidev aris am saqmeze gamoqveynebuli sakmaod<br />
mozrdili SeniSvna, iuwyebian, rom qorwineba nacvlad didi zarzeimisa mSvidad<br />
Caivlis, jvariswera hanoverskverze, wminda giorgis taZarSi moxdeba, mipatiJebuli<br />
iqnebian yvelaze uaxloesi megobrebi da maTi ricxvi eqvss ar aRemateba.<br />
meqorwineni dabrundebian mister aloizius doranis mier daqiravebul savarZlebiT<br />
gawyobil saxlSi, lankaster-geitze. ori dRis ukan, warsul oTxSabaTs, gazeTSi<br />
amovikiTxe kidev erTi patara cnoba, saidanac Sevityve, rom qorwineba Sedga da<br />
jvardawerilni Taflobis Tves, pitersefildis axlos, lord beikuoteris mamulSi<br />
gaatarebeno. ai, yvela cnoba, rac patarZlis gauCinarebamde daibeWda gazeTSi.
- patarZlis gauCinarebamdeo? ase TqviT, ara? - ikiTxa holmsma da fexze<br />
wamoiWra.<br />
- diax, patarZlis gauCinarebamde, - gavumeore me.<br />
- mereda, rodis gauCinarda?<br />
- saqorwino vaxSmobis dros.<br />
- am saqmes WeSmaritad imaze saintereso piri uCans, vidre vfiqrobdi. Zalian<br />
dramatuli ambavi kia.<br />
- diax, am samwuxaro ambavma Cemzec Zlieri STabeWdileba moaxdina.<br />
- qalebi xSirad qorwinebis dRemde miimalebian xolme, xandaxan TviT Taflobis<br />
TveSic gauCinardebian, magram saqorwino vaxSmobis dros rom vinme<br />
gadakarguliyos, amnair SemTxveva ara da ar magondeba. Zalian gTxovT, yvela<br />
wvrilmani gaixsenoT.<br />
- winaswar gafrTxilebT, rom es wvrilmani ambebi sruli ar iqneba.<br />
- iqneb TviTonve SevavsoT.<br />
- guSindel gazeTSi am saqmis Taobaze kidev gamoqveynda erTi cnoba, romelsac<br />
wagikiTxavT da yvelaferi amiT damTavrdeba. cnobis saTauri gaxlavT: `maRal<br />
sazogadoebaSi qorwinebis dros momxdari ucnauri SemTxveva~... - `lord robert<br />
sent-saimonis ojaxi SesZra im saSinelma da ucnaurma ambavma, rac Tan moh-yva mis<br />
qorwinebas. jvrisweris ceremoniali, rogorc gazeTebi ityobineba, guSin diliT<br />
Sedga, magram mxolod dRes SeiZleba davadasturoT im ucnauri miTqma-moTqmis<br />
safuZvlianoba, sazogadoebaSi rom dairxa. lordis megobrebis gulwrfelma cdam,<br />
rogorme mieCqmalaT saqmis garSemo atexili aurzauri, sasurveli Sedegi ver<br />
gamoiRo da xalxis cnobismoyvareoba kidev ufro gaaRiziana. amJamad araviTari<br />
azri aRar aqvs imis damalvas, razec ukve mTeli sazogadoeba laparakobs.<br />
jvrisweris ceremonia, hanoverskverze, wmida giorgis taZarSi Sedga. yvelaferi<br />
Zalian uxmaurod da mSvidad Catarda. jvrisweras eswrebodnen sapatarZlos mama,<br />
mister aloizius dorani, qalbatoni balmorali, lordi beikuorti, lordi<br />
iustasi, ledi klara sent-saimoni (nefis umcrosi da-Zma) da ledi alisa<br />
uitingtoni. jvrisweris ceremonialis damTavrebis Semdeg meqorwineni uklebliv<br />
gaemarTnen mister aloizius doranis mier daqiravebuli saxlisaken, sadac maT<br />
saqorwino lxini elodaT. rogorc amboben, iq yvelasaTvis moulodnelad,<br />
meqorwineTaTvis gza gadauWria viRac ucnob qals, romelsac ganucxadebia, lord<br />
robert sen-saimonis Tavs aravis davanebebo. saxlis mouravsa da laqias didi<br />
garja da davidaraba dasWirvebiaT, rom ucnobi qali Tavidan moecilebinaT.<br />
sabednierod, mis dorans araferi gaugonia, vinaidan igi ucnobi qalis gamoCenamde<br />
Sesula saxlSi. patarZalic sxvebTan erTad misjdomia magidas, magram male<br />
daRliloba moumizezebia da Tavisi oTaxisaTvis miuSurebia. igi karga xans ar<br />
gamoCenila, rasac yvela iq damswre SeuSfoTebia. mister aloizius dorani<br />
qaliSvilis gamosayvanad misi oTaxisaken daZrula, magram sapatarZlos msaxur<br />
gogos mister doranisaTvis uTqvams, heti oTaxSi erTi wuTiT Semovida, paltos da<br />
quds dastaca xeli da gasasvlelisaken gaiqcao. erT-erT laqias ganucxadebia,<br />
saxlidan sagareo tansacmliT morTuli qalis gamosvla mec SevniSne, magram, aba,<br />
ras warmovidgendi, Tu patarZali saqorwino magididan adgeboda da gareT<br />
gamovidodao. mister aloizius dorani da siZe, rogorc ki darwmunebulan,<br />
patarZali sadRac gauCinardao, imwamsve policiaSi gaqceulan. samZebro organo<br />
albaT Zalian male gaarkvevs mis moranis gauCinarebis mizezs da yvelafers<br />
farda aexdeba. jerjerobiT ltolvilis adgilsamyofeli ucnobia. xmebi dadis, am<br />
saqmes Ralatisa da SantaJis suni asdiso. policiam daapatimra qali, romelic<br />
saxlSi SeWras cdilobda. fiqroben, eWvianobisa, Tu sxva raRac motiviT is qali<br />
SeiZleba patarZlis gauCinarebis mizezi iyoso~.<br />
- sul esaa, rac viciT am ambis garSemo?
- ara, erT-erT dilis gazeTSi Zalian patara, magram sagulisxmo cnobaa<br />
moTavsebuli.<br />
- rao, ras weren?<br />
- aurzauris amtexi namdvilad flora mileria da igi dapatimrebuliao. irkveva,<br />
rom igi `alegroSi~ yofila mocekvaved da lord sent-saimonTan ramdenime wlis<br />
nacnoboba hqonia. gazeTSi amis meti araferi gamoqveynebula, ase rom, rac<br />
wavikiTxe, yvela cnoba Tqvens xelTaa.<br />
- Zalian saintereso saqme unda iyos da kidev kargi, rom uCemod ar `moaxrCves~.<br />
magram zaris xmaa, uotson, ukve xuTis xuTi wuTia da albaT Cveni didgvarovani<br />
klienti movida. oTaxidan gasvlaze arc ifiqroT, uotson. mirCevnia yvelaferi<br />
mowmis TandaswrebiT moxdes, miT umetes, rom iqneb rame gadamaviwydes.<br />
- lordi robert sent-saimoni, - gvauwya Cvenma mosamsaxure biWma da kari<br />
farTod gamoaRo. oTaxSi Semovida sasiamovno Sesaxedaobis, daxvewilnakvTebiani,<br />
didcxvira, tuCebabzuebuli, mtkiced gamomzirali saSualo xnis mamakaci. misi<br />
mediduri da amayi gamometyveleba mowmobda, rom igi brZaneblobas da usityvo<br />
morCilebas iyo Cveuli. Tumca, mkvircxli da moZravi kaci Canda, magram Tavis<br />
asakTan SedarebiT ufro xnierad gamoiyureboda, vinaidan beWebSi odnav moxrili<br />
iyo, Tanac siarulisas muxlebi SeumCnevlad eRuneboda. safeTqlebTan Tma<br />
Severcxloda, da roca daxveulfarflebiani qudi moixada, SevniSne, rom kefasTan<br />
Tma Raribi kacis yanasaviT SemeCxereboda. yelsa da kiserze maRali sayelo<br />
mouCanda, Savi serTuki, TeTri Jileti, yviTeli xelTaTmani, sandalozis<br />
fexsacmeli da Ria feris getrebi ecva. oTaxSi dinjad Semovida, mimoixeda da<br />
marjvena xelSi oqrosbudiani lorneti aaTamaSa.<br />
- gamarjobaT, lord sent-saimon, - warmoTqva holmsma da stumris Sesagebeblad<br />
wamodga. - ai, am mownul savarZelSi CabrZandiT: es Cemi megobari da kolega<br />
uotsoni gaxlavT. cecxlTan axlos dabrZandiT da movilaparakoT Tqvens saqmeze.<br />
- rogori samwuxaro da saSineli ambavi SememTxva, mister holms,<br />
moulodnelobisagan gaognebuli var. vici, rom amgvari saqmeebi TqvenTvis ucxo<br />
xili ar aris, magram ara mgonia odesme saqme Cemi wris kacTan gqonodeT. im<br />
klasis RviZl SvilTan, romelsac me vekuTvni.<br />
- diax, marTals brZanebT. me axla dabla veSvebi.<br />
- mapatieT, eg rogor gavigoT?<br />
- Cemi ukanaskneli klienti mefe gaxldaT.<br />
- marTla?! ar vicodi, namdvilad ar vicodi. romeli qveynis mefe?<br />
- skandinaviisa.<br />
- rao, manac coli dakarga?<br />
- ra Tqma unda, Tqven gesmiT, - STagonebuli xmiT wamoiwyo holmsma, - rom me<br />
mevaleba Cemi klientis saidumloebis dacva da iseve unda gavufrTxilde sxva<br />
klientebis saidumlos, rogorc piradad Tqvensas.<br />
- marTali brZandebiT, mister holms! batoni brZandebiT, imedia mapatiebT. rac<br />
Seexeba Cems pirad ubedurebas. mzada var gagandoT yovelive wvrilmani cnoba,<br />
romelic ki saqmis naTelsayofad gamogadgebaT.<br />
gmadlobT, unda mogaxsenoT, rom gamoqveynebuli masalebi guldasmiT Seviswavle.<br />
saqmis garSemo meti araferi vici. me mgonia, gazeTebSi simarTlea moTxrobili.<br />
magaliTad, ai, Tqveni meuRlis gauCinarebis ambavi xom marTalia?<br />
lord sent-saimonma gazeTSi moTavsebuli cnoba gadaaTvaliera da nela warmoTqva:<br />
diax, es ase Tu ise, simarTles Seeferebao.<br />
- Tqvens saqmes, jer kidev, bevri kvleva-Zieba da damatebiTi sabuTebis mopoveba<br />
sWirdeba, vidre garkveul azrs gamovitandeT. me vfiqrob, umjobesi iqneba, Tu<br />
dasmul kiTxvebze mipasuxebT.<br />
- Tanaxma var.<br />
- rodis SexvdiT pirvelad heti dorans?
- erTi wlis win, san-franciskoSi.<br />
- Tqven ra, amerikaSi mogzaurobdiT?<br />
- diax.<br />
- iq xom ar dainiSneT heti doranze?<br />
- ara.<br />
- magram xvdebodiT da earSiyebodiT, xom?<br />
- diax, me masTan yofna msiamovnebda da is grZnobda amas.<br />
- mamamisi Zalian mdidaria?<br />
- diax, wynari okeanis sanapiroze is yvelaze mdidar kacad iTvleba.<br />
- xom ar iciT, rogor gamdidrda?<br />
- samTamadno saqmem aqcia igi umdidres kacad. ramdenime wlis win Turme groSi<br />
ar ebada. mere oqros sabados waawyda, fuli daabanda da ama soflis ZlierT<br />
qeCoze moeqca.<br />
- Tqveni STabeWdilebis mixedviT rogori xasiaTi aqvs axalgazrda ledis - Tqvens<br />
meuRles?<br />
lord sent-saimonma ufro swrafad Seatriala lorneti xelSi da cecxls<br />
daaSterda. - Cemi meuRle ukve oci wlisa gaxldaT, mister holms, roca mama<br />
gaumdidrda. igi Tavisuflad danavardobda tyeebsa da mTebSi da misi aRzrda<br />
daqiravebuli maswavleblebis nacvlad bunebas hqonda mindobili. diax, mis heti<br />
dorani erTi axtajana, qalabiWa, Tavneba, Zlieri xasiaTis, qariviT Tavisufali<br />
qalia. misi, me vityodi, veluri buneba araviTari tradiciiT araa SezRuduli. igi<br />
mZafria, rogorc amosafrqvevad gamzadebuli vulkani. swrafad icis gadawyvetilebis<br />
miReba da arc mis sisruleSi moyvanis gadadeba da gaWianureba uyvars. magram me<br />
darwmunebuli var mis keTilSobilur bunebasa da xasiaTSi. amitomac gadavwyvite<br />
mivce mas is saxeli, - aq lord sent-saimonma odnav Caaxvela, - romlis tarebis<br />
pativic maqvs. me mjera, rom mis dorans SeuZlia gmiruli Tavganwirva, da<br />
veraviTari uwminduri saqcieli mis guls ver gaekareba.<br />
- misi fotosuraTi xom ara gaqvT?<br />
- diax, movitane. - lordma medalioni gaxsna da iqidan Zalian lamazi qalis<br />
saxem SemogvanaTa. magram es ar iyo fotografiuli suraTi. es iyo spilos Zvalze<br />
amokveTili mis heti doranis saxe. etyoboda, mxatvars mTeli mondomebiTa da<br />
STagonebiT emuSava mSvenieri mbzinavi Savi Tmis, didroni Savi Tvalebisa da<br />
SesaniSnavi moyvanilobis bageebis miniaturis Sesaqmnelad. holmsi karga xans,<br />
didi yuradRebiT umzerda mis heti doranis miniaturas, mere medalioni daxura da<br />
patrons daubruna.<br />
- ...Semdeg axalgazrda ledi londonSi Camovida da Tqveni nacnoboba aq<br />
ganaaxleT, ara?<br />
- diax, mamam heti londonSi Camoiyvana, ramdenjerme SevxvdiT erTmaneTs,<br />
daviniSneT da mere viqorwineT kidec.<br />
- albaT karga mozrdili mziTevic mohyva.<br />
- diax, magram es Cvens ojaxSi Cveulebrivi ambavia.<br />
- vinaidan qorwineba ukve `momxdari faqtia~, mziTevi, raRa Tqma unda, Tqven<br />
dagrCebaT.<br />
- amis Taobaze veras getyviT.<br />
- bunebrivia| ase iqneba. qorwinebis wina dRiT Tu naxeT sacole?<br />
- diax?<br />
- rogor xasiaTze iyo?<br />
- amaze ukeTes xasiaTze winaT TiTqmis arc minaxavs. sul imaze metitineboda,<br />
rogor unda mogvewyo Cveni momavali cxovreba.<br />
- es marTla saintereso ambavia. meore dilas?<br />
- Zalian mxiarulad gaxldaT, yovel SemTxvevaSi, qorwinebis ritualis<br />
damTavrebamde sul ase iyo.
- mere, qorwinebis ritualis dasasruls SeamCnieT rame?<br />
- marTali unda vTqva, pirvelad maSin SevniSne, rom hetis raRac fxukiani,<br />
gulficxi xasiaTi unda hqonoda. magram es iseTi umniSvnelo ram iyo, rom masze<br />
laparakic ara Rirs da amas, Cemi azriT, saqmisaTvis araviTari mniSvneloba ar<br />
eqneba.<br />
- yovel SemTxvevaSi mainc miambeT.<br />
- didi siamovnebiT, magram es iseTi bavSvuri ambavia... eklesiis salaros rom<br />
CavuareT, hetis xelidan Taiguli dauvarda. swored am dros mlocvelTa merxebis<br />
pirvel rigs gavuswordiT da Taiguli skamqveS Securda. erT wams yvelani SevcbiT<br />
da SevyovndiT, magram viRac jentlmenma, romelic iqve ijda, uvneblad<br />
gadarCenili Taiguli hetis daubruna. roca hetis Taigulis davardnis Taobaze<br />
sityva Camovugde, mkvaxed mipasuxa da mere mTeli gza etlSi Zalian aRelvebuli,<br />
gulmosuli da gaficxebuli Canda.<br />
- maS, samlocvelos skamze viRac jentlmeni ijda... erTi sityviT, eklesiaSi Tqven<br />
garda sxva xalxic iyo?<br />
- raRa Tqma unda, mlocvelT xom Ria eklesiaSi Sesvlas ver aukrZalav.<br />
- is jentlmeni Tqveni colis nacnobi xom ar iyo?<br />
- oh, ara, ara, - itkica lordma, - me is jentlmenad zrdilobis gulisTvis<br />
movnaTle, Torem viRaca ubralo kaci Canda. ise Cavuare gverdiT, rom Sexedvis<br />
Rirsadac ar Camigdia. magram, me mgoni, Cven saubris ZiriTadi Temidan<br />
gadavuxveieT.<br />
- ase rom, ledi sent-saimoni qorwinebis ritualis damTavrebis Semdeg Sin<br />
aRelvebuli dabrunda, ara? xom ver metyviT, ras akeTebda, roca mamis mier<br />
naqiraveb saxlSi Semodga fexi?<br />
- igi Tavis Sinamosamsaxure gogos elaparakeboda.<br />
- vin aris misi mosamsaxure?<br />
- saxelad alisa hqvia, amerikelia, imaT Camohyva kaliforniidan.<br />
- xom ar SegimCneviaT, endoboda Tu ara Tqveni meuRle mosamsaxures?<br />
- me mgonia, endoboda ki ara, erTmaneTs sulSi usxdnen. Cemi meuRle mosamsaxure<br />
gogos Zalian bevri ramis uflebas aZlevda. Tumca amerikelebi am ambavs cota<br />
sxvagvarad uyureben.<br />
- didxans laparakobdnen?<br />
- mgoni, cota xans maslaaTobdnen. me sxva saqmec bevri mqonda da yuradReba ar<br />
mimiqcevia.<br />
- raze saubrobdnen, yuri xom ar mogikravT?<br />
- maxsendeba, ledi sent-saimonma, raRac amerikuli gamoTqma ixmara, mgoni, `sxvisi<br />
kuTvnilis xelSi Cagdebao~, Tu raRac amdagvari. igi metyvelebaSi xSirad xmarobs<br />
xolme kuTxur gamoTqmebs. namdvilad ar vici, ras gulisxmobda, an risi Tqma<br />
surda.<br />
- xSirad amerikuli Jargoni azrs Zalian mkafiod gamoxatavs. ras akeTebda Tqveni<br />
meuRle mas mere, rac msaxur gogosTan laparaki moamTavra?<br />
- sasadilo oTaxSi gavida.<br />
- xelkaviT SeiyvaneT sasadilo oTaxSi?<br />
- ara, cal-calke SevediT. aseT rameebs Cemi meuRle did yuradRebas ar aqcevda.<br />
igi Zalian Tavisuflad da damoukideblad iqceva. roca davsxediT, erTi aTi wuTis<br />
Semdeg, swrafad wamodga, moibodiSa, oTaxidan gavida da mas mere aRarc minaxavs.<br />
rogorc gadmomces, mosamsaxure gogom Ziebas uCvena, qalbatoni Tavis oTaxSi<br />
Sevida, saqorwino kabaze grZeli palto Semoicva, qudi daixura da sadRac wavidao.<br />
- swored agre amboben. mere haid-parkSi flora milerTan erTad unaxavT. es xom<br />
is flora mileria, romelmac mister doranis saxlTan ayalmayali atexa da<br />
amJamad dapatimrebulia. axla ki miambeT, geTayva, im axalgazrda qalTan Tqveni<br />
urTierTobis ambavi.
lord sent-saimonma mxrebi aiwura da warbebi maRla azida.<br />
- Cven ramdenime welia vmegobrobT. diax, me vityodi, Zalian axlo megobroba<br />
gvaqvs. igi `alegroSi~ cekvavs. is qali me ugulisyurod ar mimitovebia, ase rom,<br />
masTan valSi ar davrCenilvar, magram, xom iciT qalebis xasiaTi, mister holms.<br />
flora Zalian lamazi arseba gaxlavT, Zalian mxurvaled vuyvarvar da cota<br />
TavSeukavebelicaa. roca Seityo, jvriswerisaTvis vemzadebodi, saSineli muqaris<br />
werilebi momwera. simarTle rom giTxraT, ase moridebuli qorwilic imitom<br />
gadavixade, rom eklesiaSi, floras mxriv, saqveyno ayalmayals moveride. rogorc<br />
ki eklesiidan dabrunebulni, mister doranis saxls mivadeqiT, flora, TiTqos<br />
miwidan amoZvrao, iq gaCnda da saxlSi SeWra moiwadina. Tan gabmuli xmiT kioda,<br />
Cems meuRles lanZRavda da emuqreboda. magram es yvelaferi winaswar mqonda<br />
gaTvaliswinebuli. msaxurebi adreve gavafrTxile da floras Tavidan moSoreba ar<br />
gagvWirvebia. raki darwmunda, dakarguls yviriliT veRar daibrunebda, imwamsve<br />
dawynarda.<br />
- Tqvenma meuRlem gaigona Tu ara im qalis wivil-kivili?<br />
- madloba RmerTs, ara gaugonia ra.<br />
- da mere swored im qalTan erTad moseirne naxes, ara?<br />
- diax. swored amitom miiCnia es garemoeba mister lestreidma Zalian<br />
SemaSfoTebel faqtad. is fiqrobs, rom floram Cemi meuRle saxlidan gamoityua<br />
da raRac saSiS ambavs gadahkida.<br />
- safuZvels moklebuli eWvi ar gaxlavT.<br />
- Tqvenc ase fiqrobT?<br />
- Cemis azriT, eg safuZvels moklebuli eWvi araa, magram me am eWvs ar<br />
viziareb. Tqven TviTon ras fiqrobT?<br />
- me mgonia, flora buzsac aravis aufrens.<br />
- eWvianoba adamians Zalze ucvlis xasiaTs. me mainc mainteresebs, Tqven TviTon<br />
rogor xsniT colis gauCinarebis ambavs?<br />
- me TqvenTan imitom movedi, rom Tqvengan movismino saqmis asaval-dasavali da<br />
ara Cemi varaudebi mogaxsenoT. me rac vicodi, yvela faqti gacnobeT. Tu marTlac<br />
Zalian gainteresebT Cemi azri, getyviT. vfiqrob, rom ubralo gvarisSvilobidan<br />
uceb agrerigad aRzevebam Zalian aaRelva Cemi meuRle da masSi mcire nervuli<br />
moSliloba gamoiwvia.<br />
- mokled rom vTqvaT, Tqveni azriT, igi uceb SeiSala?<br />
- roca imaze vfiqrob, Tu ras Seaqcia zurgi... Cemze ar minda vTqva, magram<br />
yovelive imas, razec aTasobiT qaliSvili mxolod ocnebobs... misi moqmedebis sxva<br />
axsna ver mipovia...<br />
- esec Zalian sagulisxmo hipoTezaa, - RimiliT Tqva holmsma.<br />
- axla ki, lord sent-saimon, yvela cnoba xelTa maqvs. mxolod erT rames kidev<br />
SegekiTxebiT: SegeZloT Tu ara magidasTan mjdoms dagenaxaT, ra xdeboda quCaSi?<br />
- Cven mxolod gzis meore mxares da parks gavyurebdiT.<br />
- Zalian kargi. me Tqven aRar dagakavebT, da saqmis Taobaze werils mogwerT.<br />
- RmerTma inebos, rom saqme bolomde migeyvanoT da yovelivesTvis naTeli<br />
mogefinoT, - Tqva lordma da fexze wamodga.<br />
- me ukve yovelives movfine naTeli.<br />
- rao? ra TqviT?<br />
- me Tqveni saqme TiTqmis gadavwyvite-meTqi.<br />
- maSin, miTxariT, sadaa Cemi coli?<br />
- amasac male SegatyobinebT.<br />
lord sent-saimonma Tavi gaaqnia.<br />
- vSiSob, rom Cvenze Wkvian xalxs karga xans mouxdeba gonebis Wyleta, vidre am<br />
saidumloebiT mocul ambavSi gaerkvevian, - Tqva es, Zveleburi maneriT dagvikra<br />
Tavi da kari gaixura.
- lord sent-saimonma didi pativi damdo, roca Cemi da Tavisi Tavi erTnairad<br />
Seafasa, - siciliT miTxra holmsma. - me mgonia, aseTi nayofieri jvaredini<br />
dakiTxvis Semdeg sodiani viski da sigara Zalian margebs. am saqmeze daskvna<br />
adreve mqonda gamotanili, vidre es pativcemuli gvami Cvens zRurbls<br />
gadmoabijebda.<br />
- Tqven aWarbebT, Zvirfaso holms!<br />
- aseTi SemTxvevebi aRniSnuli maqvs Cems CanawerebSi. Tumca TqvenTvis adrec<br />
miTqvams, qalis gauCinareba, am SemTxvevaSi, uceb ar momxdara-meTqi. dakiTxvam eWvi<br />
rwmenad miqcia. arapirdapiri samxili, xSirad Zalian damajerebeli da sarwmunoa.<br />
- mec xom movismine, rac lordma set-saimonma giTxraT?<br />
- magram Tqven am SemTxvevis analogiuri ambebi ar iciT da me ki yovelives<br />
maTze dayrdnobiT vsji. ramdenime wlis winaT swored aseTi ambavi moxda<br />
aberdinSi. safrangeT-prusiis omis damTavrebis meore wels miun-henSic aseT<br />
SemTxvevas hqonda adgili. esec swored imgvari SemTxvevaa. daxeT saocrebas,<br />
TviTon lestreidi gvestumra. saRamo mSvidobisa, lestreid! ganjinaSi Rvino gvaqvs<br />
da sigara ki ai, am yuTSi gaxlavT.<br />
policiis oficialur gamomZiebels muxudosferi frenCi da imave feris yelsaxvevi<br />
ekeTa, rac mas mezRvaurs amgvarebda. xelSi tilos Savi CanTa eWira. igi uxmod<br />
mogvesalma, savarZelSi Cajda da SeTavazebuli sigara gaabola.<br />
- ra moxda? - hkiTxa holmsma da Tvalebi eSmakurad aucimcimda. - raRac moJamuli<br />
saxe gaqvT.<br />
- amdeni usiamovneba rom Segxvdeba, saxec mogeRuSeba da uJmuric Segeyreba. sentsaimonis<br />
qorwinebis ambavi raRac jojoxeTuri, sawamebeli saqmea, romelsac Tavi da<br />
bolo ver gavuge.<br />
- nuTu? Tqven me makvirvebT.<br />
- amnairi areul-dareuli da ucnauri ambavi albaT Zexorciels ar Sexvedria.<br />
yvela Zafi xelidan gamisxlta da saqmis sargo gasaRebi veRar mipovia. mTeli<br />
dRea davwanwalob da sul amaod.<br />
- marTlac Zala dagdgomiaT, rom ase dasvelebulxarT, - uTxra holmsma, roca<br />
lestreidis frenCis saxeloebs Seavlo xeli.<br />
- diax, serpentainis fskeri TiTqmis fexdafex moviare.<br />
- RvTis gulisaTvis, pirdapir miTxariT, iq ras daeZebdiT?<br />
- ledi sent-saimonis gvams.<br />
Serlok holmsi savarZelSi gadawva da gulianad gadaixarxara.<br />
- trafalgarskverze rom auzia, gvami iqac xom ar giZebniaT?<br />
- magiT risi Tqma gsurT? - mwyralad ikiTxa lestreidma.<br />
- Tu ledi sent-saimonis gvams serpentainis tbaSi daeZebdiT, maSin arc<br />
trafalgarskveris auzi unda dageviwyebinaT.<br />
lestreidma kolega avismetyveli mzeriT SeaTvaliera da gulmosulma Caiqirqila:<br />
- Tqven albaT ukve SeiswavleT es saqme.<br />
- ara, faqtebi mxolod axla gamacnes, magram Cemi varaudi sul sxvagvaria.<br />
- marTla! nuTu Tqveni azriT, serpentainis tba arafer SuaSia?<br />
- vfiqrob, rom ara.<br />
- maSin keTili inebeT da amixseniT, es sagnebi rogor gaCnda tbis fskerze? -<br />
Tqva lestreidma da CanTidan muaris abreSumis saqorwino kaba, qalis TeTri<br />
fexsacmeli da saqorwino pirbade pirdapir iatakze dayara. yvelaferi sveli da<br />
dasvrili iyo. - ai, kidev, inebeT, - mqirdavi xmiT warmoTqva man da Zvirfasi<br />
saqorwino beWedi svel kabas zed daado. - diax, es saqme ase iolad gasatexi<br />
kakali ar gaxlavT, mister holms.<br />
- WeSmaritad, - miugo holmsma da Tambaqos boli piridan bolqvebad gamouSva, -<br />
yvelaferi es serpentainis tbis fskerze ipovneT?
- ara, darajs SeeniSna tyis napiras motivtive da wylidan amoeRo. ledis<br />
axloblebma tansacmelica da sxva sagnebic amoicnes. Cemis azriT, Tu tansacmeli<br />
tbis napirze aRmoCnda, ledis gvamic sadme maxloblad iqneba.<br />
- Tu Tqvens brwyinvale Teorias gavyvebiT, yvela adamianis gvami sakuTari<br />
tansacmlis karadasTan unda veZioT. magram me mainc is mainteresebs, ras gamoeliT<br />
ledi sent-saimonis tansacmlidan?<br />
- imas, rom ledi sent-saimonis gauCinarebaSi brali davdoT flora milers.<br />
- meeWveba, rom eg daadasturoT.<br />
- geeWvebaT? - gamwarebiT Sehyvira lestreidma. - me ki vfiqrob, rom Tqvenma<br />
deduqciurma meTodma da Teoriebma sabolood mogwyvites praqtikul cxovrebas. am<br />
ramdenime wuTSi ori Secdoma dauSviT. swored es kaba amxels flora milers.<br />
- Zalian mainteresebs, mainc rogor amxels?<br />
- kabas aqvs jibe, romelSiac aRmoCnda ubis wignaki. masSi ki ai, es werili ido. -<br />
Tqva Tu ara es lestreidma, werili magidaze, holmsis mxares daagdo. mere isev<br />
xeli dastaca da kiTxvas Seudga: `Tqven maSin mnaxeT, roca yvelaferi mzad iqneba.<br />
imwamsve gamodiT. f.h.m.~ me xom Tavidanve im azrs vadeqi, rom flora milerma<br />
ledi sent-saimoni saxlidan gamoityua-meTqi. jer, ra Tqma unda, gamoityuebda da<br />
mere Tavis TanamzraxvelebTan erTad sadRac gaaqrobda. ai, werili, romelsac<br />
flora mileris inicialebi aqvs miwerili. albaT sawyal qals SesasvlelSi Tu<br />
CasCara uCumrad xelSi, riTac Tavisive Tavi gaaba maxeSi.<br />
- Zalian kargad msjelobT, lestreid, - siciliT uTxra holmsma. - marTlac, rom<br />
yvelafers SesaniSnavad ukavSirebT erTmaneTs. aba, erTi, werili miCveneT.<br />
man werili daudevrad CamoarTva lestreids, magram uceb yuradReba gaafacica da<br />
kmayofilebis SeZaxili aRmoxda.<br />
- es WeSmaritad sayuradRebo ambavia, - warmoTqva Cemma megobarma.<br />
- aha! axlaRa CawvdiT?<br />
- diax, swored magre gaxlavT da gulTbilad gilocavT, lestreid!<br />
gaxarebuli lestreidi wamoiwia da werils daacqerda. - magram Tqven xom werilis<br />
meore mxares dah-yurebT, holms?<br />
- diax, meore mxares vakvirdebi da aq amovikiTxe swored is, risi mignebac guliT<br />
mewada.<br />
- Tqven albaT Wkuidan SeiSaleT, holms! werili fanqriTaa naweri da isic meore<br />
mxares, romelsac Tqven zedac ar uyurebT.<br />
- diax, marTali brZandebiT, magram meore mxares am qaRalds otelis angariSi<br />
aweria, romelic CemTvis metad sayuradReboa.<br />
- sayuradRebo da saintereso masSi araferi gaxlavT, vinaidan igi Tqvenze adre<br />
vnaxe, - Tqva lestreidma. - qaRaldis naglejze dawerili angariSi ki<br />
Semdegnairad gamoiyureboda: `4 oqtomberi, oTaxi - 8 Silingi, sauzme - 2<br />
Silingi da 6 pensi, kokteili - erTi Silingi, sadili - 2 Silingi da 6 pensi,<br />
erTi Wiqa Rvino - 8 pensi~. morCa da gaTavda, mereda raa aq saintereso?<br />
- Tqven TqviT, rom otelis angariSs araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevT, magram igi<br />
Zalian didi mniSvnelobis dokumentia. rac Seexeba werils da inicialebs, maTac<br />
aqvT garkveuli mniSvneloba. ase rom, kvlav gilocavT warmatebas, lestreid.<br />
- isedac bevri dro davkarge, - Tqva lestreidma da adgilidan wamoiwia.<br />
- saqme muSaobaa, Torem buxris piras lamaz-lamazi Teoriebis Seqmnas ra didi<br />
ambavi unda. gemSvidobebiT, holms, da imasac vnaxav, saqmes bolos vin moadevnebs.<br />
- lestreidma wamokrifa CanTidan amoyrili `nivTmtkicebani~, ukanve CanTaSi Caawyo<br />
da gasasvlelisaken gaemarTa.<br />
- mxolod erTi ram unda giTxraT, lestreid, - daadevna sityva holmsma, - ledi<br />
sent-saimoni miTia. aseTi vinme arc arsebobs da bunebaSi arc yofila.
lestreidma naRvlianad SeaTvaliera Cemi megobari. mere Cemken mobrunda, Sublze<br />
TiTebi samjer miikakuna, Tavi mravalmniSvnelovnad gadaaqn-gadmoaqnia da oTaxidan<br />
swrafad gavida.<br />
holmsi imwamsve wamodga da paltoSi gaexvia. - im ymawvilis sityvebSi: Sin jdomas<br />
muSaoba sjobiao, aris raRac simarTle. axla me cota xniT marto dagtovebT,<br />
uotson.<br />
holmsi saxlidan daaxloebiT eqvsis naxevarze gavida. magram, etyoboda, im dRes<br />
marto darCena ar mewera. erTi saaTic ar iyo gasuli, rom saSaqarlamodan<br />
gamogzavnili kaci da biWi meaxlnen da Tan didi SefuTuli yuTi moitanes. biWis<br />
daxmarebiT kacma SefuTuli yuTi gaxsna da Cemda gasaocrad, Cvens Raribul<br />
sufraze nugbari civi sauzme gaCnda. aq gaxldaT ori tyis qaTami, xoxobi, batis<br />
jigris paSteti da siZvelisagan obmokidebuli Rvinis boTlebis jgro. es<br />
macTunebeli saWmel-sasmeli sufraze daawyves Tu ara, kacica da biWic, aTas erTi<br />
Ramidan movlenil sulTa msgavsad gauCinardnen. manamde ki mxolod imis Tqma<br />
moaswres, yvelafris fuli gadaxdilia da SemkveTma am misamarTze gamogvagzavnao.<br />
cxra saaTic ar iqneboda, roca holmsi gamarjvebuli kacis ieriT Sin dabrunda.<br />
saxe ar ucinoda, magram misi Tvalebidan imwamsve amovikiTxe, rom varaudi ar<br />
gamtyuneboda.<br />
- vaxSami ukve gaawyves? - ikiTxa holmsma da mouTmenlad SeimSrala xelebi.<br />
- albaT stumrebs elodebiT, raki xuTi adamianisaTvis gaaSlevineT sufra.<br />
- SeiZleba marTlac gvestumros vinme, - mipasuxa holmsma. - Zalian mikvirs,<br />
rom lord sent-saimoni amden xans ara Cans. ha! kibeze albaT misi fexis xma<br />
ismis.<br />
kibeze amomavali adamiani gamoCnda Tu ara, Cveni dilandeli stumari vicani. igi<br />
ufro energiulad atrialebda lornets da aristokratul, mSvid saxeze aSkarad<br />
etyoboda mRelvareba.<br />
- albaT Cemma gamogzavnilma Sikrikma Sin mogiswroT, ara? - hkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- diax, magram werilis Sinaarsma usazRvrod ganmacvifra. gaqvT ki imis<br />
damamtkicebeli sabuTi, ra ambavic SematyobineT?<br />
- diax, maqvs.<br />
lordi sent-saimoni savarZelSi CaeSva da xeli Sublze gadaisva.<br />
- ras ityvis hercogi, roca Seityobs, rom misi ojaxis erT-erTi wevri ase<br />
daamcires?<br />
- es xom SemTxvevaa da meti araferi. me am saqmeSi damamcirebels verafers<br />
vxedav.<br />
- Tqven aseT saqmes sul sxva poziciidan sWvretT?<br />
- diax, es iseTi SemTxveva gaxlavT, rom brali veravisaTvis damidia. Cemi azriT,<br />
is qali sxvagvarad ver moiqceoda. marTalia, misi moqmedeba cota tlanqi<br />
aRmoCnda, magram mas xom deda ara hyavda, rom kritikul momentSi rCevisaTvis<br />
miemarTa.<br />
- es xom sazogadoebis TvalSi Cemi gamasxaraveba da abuCad agdebaa, ser, - Tqva<br />
lord sent-saimonma, Tan TiTebi aakakuna magidaze.<br />
- magram Tqven unda gaiTvaliswinoT im sacodavi gogonas gamouvali mdgomareoba.<br />
- me mxedvelobaSi misaRebi da gasaTvaliswinebeli ara maqvs ra. me Seuracxmyves<br />
da Zalian aRSfoTebuli gaxlavarT.<br />
- mgoni, zaris xma momeyura, - Tqva holmsma. - diax, fexis xmac momesma. Tu me<br />
ver dagiyolieT da ver dagajereT, rom yovelives, rac moxda, gulis mosvla da<br />
ayalmayali veRar uSvelis, amas gagagebinebT Cems mier mowveuli advokati,<br />
romelic Cemze mamacicaa da moxerxebulic. - holmsma kari gamoaRo da oTaxSi<br />
ledisa da jentlmens SemouZRva. - lord sent-saimon, neba momeciT,<br />
warmogidginoT mister da misis frensis hei maultonebi. ledis, Cemis azriT, unda<br />
icnobdeT.
axalmosulTa danaxvaze lordi adgilidan wamoiWra da welSi amayad gamarTuli<br />
dadga. Tvalebi dabla daxara. frenCi gulis jibesTan gaixsna, marjvena xeli Sig<br />
Caiyo da Seuracxyofili, magram iseTi adamianis poza miiRo, romelsac gaWirvebis<br />
Jams Rirseuli TavdaWera SeuZlia. ledi saswrafod mieaxla da xeli gauwoda.<br />
magram lordi sent-saimoni Seuvalad idga da qalisaTvis ar Seuxedavs, Torem<br />
qalis saxeze iseTi xvewna da mudara ixateboda, rom araTu lordi, mis<br />
mavedrebel saxis cqeras Ze-xorcieli ver gauZlebda.<br />
- Tqven gajavrebuli xarT, robert? - uTxra qalma, - saamiso mizezica gaqvT.<br />
- umorCilesad gTxovT, Tavis marTlebas nu moh-yvebiT, - gamwarebiT Cailaparaka<br />
lordma.<br />
- marTalia, satanjvelSi CagagdeT da valdebulic viyavi, vidre migatovebdiT,<br />
winaswar gamemxila yovelive TqvenTvis, magram mas mere, rac frenki davinaxe,<br />
Tavgza amebna da ras vambobdi, an ras Cavdiodi, aRar mesmoda. isic ki mikvirs,<br />
Tavi rogor Sevikave da sakurTxevlis win gulSemoyrili ar gaviSxlarTe.<br />
- vidre mister sent-saimons yovelives auxsnideT, iqneb gerCioT, rom me da<br />
Cemma megobarma droebiT dagtovoT? - hkiTxa misis maultons holmsma.<br />
- Tu Cems azrs moismenT, - wamoiwyo ucnobma jentlmenma, - me mgonia, droa<br />
Cvens saidumloebas farda avxadoT. Cemis Rrma rwmeniT, saWiroa evropaSic da<br />
amerikaSic Cveni ambis Taobaze sruli simarTle icodnen.<br />
ucnobi, momcro tanis, kargad Caskvnili, mzisgan garujuli, gamokveTilnakvTebiani<br />
da cocxali axalgazrda Canda.<br />
- me mogiyvebiT, rogor moxda yovelive, - Tqva ledim da Cvenc smenad viqeciT. -<br />
frenki 1881 wels, rokiis maxloblad, makqvaieris banakSi gavicani, iq, sadac mamas<br />
maRaro hqonda. me da frenkma erTmaneTs sityva miveciT. am ambis Semdeg didi xani<br />
ar gasula, rom mama Zalian SeZlebuli kaci Seiqna, frenkis nakveTi ki TandaTan<br />
ifiteboda da bolos aRaraviTar Semosavals aRar iZleoda. ramdenadac mama<br />
mdidrdeboda, frenkis saqme sul ukan-ukan midioda da ufro da ufro<br />
Raribdeboda. gamdidrebul mamaCems Cvens niSnobaze sityvis gagonebac ar undoda.<br />
erT dRes patara bavSviviT xeli Camavlo da san-franciskoSi Camiyvana. frenks<br />
CemTvis Tavi arc san-franciskoSi miunebebia. malulad iqac vxvdebodiT erTmaneTs.<br />
mamas rom Cveni Sexvedrebis Taobaze gaego rame, albaT gagiJdeboda, magram Cven<br />
idumlad vmoqmedebdiT. erT dRes frenkma miTxra, fulis saSovnelad unda<br />
gadavixvewo da mxolod maSin davbrundebi, roca imodena kapitali damigrovdeba,<br />
ramdenic mamaSens aqvso. me aRvuTqvi, rom, vidre misi molodini meqneboda, aravis<br />
gavyvebodi. `maSin axlave davqorwindeT da me ufro imedianad viqnebi, rac Seexeba<br />
qmris uflebebs, vidre ar davbrundebi, ar wamogiyenebo~, - miTxra frenkma. asec<br />
moviqeciT. jvari daviwereT, frenki bedis saZieblad gaemgzavra, xolo me mamasTan<br />
davbrundi.<br />
frenkis ambavi pirvelad montanadan momivida. mere miTxres, arizonaSi gadabargdao<br />
da ukanasknelad ki niu-meqsikoSi iyoo. swored, maSin moxda indieli apaCebis<br />
Tavdasxma im maRaroze, sadac frenki meguleboda. indielTa Tavdasxmis istoria<br />
dawvrilebiT iyo aRwerili gazeTebSi, saidanac Sevityve, rom frenki moeklaT.<br />
eldisagan cudad Seviqeni da ramdenime Tve loginidan ar wamovmdgarvar.<br />
mamam rom naxa, aRaraferi mSveloda, saeqimod san-franciskoSi Camiyvana. weliwadi<br />
ise gavida, rom frenkze aRaraferi msmenia da igi namdvilad mkvdari megona.<br />
swored am dros Camovida san-franciskoSi lordi sent-saimoni. mere londons<br />
vewvieT. daiwyo qorwinebis Taobaze laparaki. yvelaferi gadawyda. mama Cemi<br />
gamojanmrTelebiT Zalian nasiamovnebi iyo, magram me aSkarad vamCnevdi, rom<br />
dedamiwis zurgze arc erT mamakacs ar SeeZlo frenkis daRupvis Sedegad Cems<br />
gulSi dasadgurebuli sicarielis amovseba.<br />
Tu colad lord sent-saimons gavyvebodi, ra Tqma unda, Cemi movaleobis<br />
erTguli unda vyofiliyavi. Cven grZnobebze batonoba ar ZalgviZs, Torem Cvens
moqmedebaze xom pasuxismgebelni varT. lord sent-saimons sakurTxevlisaken im<br />
rwmeniT mivyvebodi, rom misi erTguli coli viqnebodi. magram warmoidgineT, ra<br />
dReSi Cavvardi, roca sakurTxevelTan myofma pirvel rigSi mjdar frenks movkari<br />
Tvali. pirvelad ase vifiqre, cocxali arseba ki ara, moCvenebaa-meTqi. magram<br />
meored rom Sevxede, mis keTil TvalebSi usityvod amovikiTxe: gsiamovnebs Tu ara<br />
Cemi xilvao. axlac ki mikvirs, muxlebi rogor ar momekveTa. Cems irgvliv<br />
yvelaferi trialebda, da RvTis msaxuris sityvebi yurSi futkrebis zuzuniviT<br />
Camesmoda. ar vicodi, ra meRona, SemeCerebina jvriswera da aurzauri ametexa<br />
eklesiaSi, Tu jvrisweris damTavrebamde momeTmina? erTxel kidev gavapare Tvali<br />
frenkis mxares. man TiTqos Cems saxeze amoikiTxa, rasac vapirebdi da tuCebze<br />
TiTebis dadebiT maniSna, wynarad iyavio. mere isic SevniSne, frenki gamalebiT<br />
werda raRacas da imwamsve mivxvdi, rom werils CemTvis amzadebda. gverdiT<br />
Cavlisas Taiguli frenkis fexebTan davagde da yvavilebs rom mibrunebda, werilic<br />
xelSi Camicura. iq mxolod erTaderTi fraza ewera. frenki mTxovda, rogorc ki<br />
niSans mogcem, CemTan modio. raRa Tqma unda, erT wuTsac ar Sevyoymanebulvar.<br />
gadavwyvite, yvelaferSi frenks davmorCilebodi.<br />
Sin davbrundi Tu ara, Cems msaxur gogos vuambe, rac Tavs gadamxda eklesiaSi. igi<br />
frenks jer kidev kaliforniaSi icnobda da Zalianac uyvarda. msaxurs vubrZane,<br />
momxdar ambavze krinti ar daeZra, aucilebeli sagnebi CanTaSi Caelagebina da<br />
paltoc moemzadebina. vicodi, rom lord sent-saimonisaTvis yvelaferi<br />
gulaxdilad unda meTqva, magram misi dedisa da amdeni stumris winaSe yovelive<br />
es SeuZleblad da uxerxulad miviCnie. gadavwyvite, jer iqaurobas gavclodi da<br />
mere yvelaferi amexsna. magidasTan aTi wuTic ar vmjdarvar, quCis mopirdapire<br />
mxares frenki SevniSne. man xeli damiqnia da parkSi Sevida. magididan imwamsve<br />
avdeqi, CemTvis momzadebul CanTas xeli davavle, palto Cavicvi da frenks<br />
davedevne. quCaSi viRac qali momeaxla da lord sent-saimonze damiwyo laparaki.<br />
qals ar vusmendi, magram uneburad mainc Sevityve, rom Cvens daqorwinebamde,<br />
raRac saidumlo Tavgadasavali lordsac gadaxdenoda. rogorc iqna, abezar qals<br />
Tavi davaRwie da frenks wamovewie - etlSi CavsxediT da frenkis mier naqiraveb<br />
sastumrosken gavwieT. amdeni wlis lodinis Semdeg es iyo Cemi namdvili qorwili.<br />
frenki apaCebs tyved CaegdoT. iqidan rogorRac Tavi daexsna, san-franciskoSi<br />
Camosuliyo, iq Seetyo Cemi ambavi da londonisken gamouwevia. da aq, eklesiaSi,<br />
Cemi meored qorwinebisas, swored sulze momiswro.<br />
- yvelaferi gazeTSi amovikiTxe, - agvixsna amerikelma, - iq dasaxelebuli iyo<br />
eklesia, sapatarZlos vinaoba, magram sad cxovrobda igi, es ki aRar ewera.<br />
- bevri viTaTbireT, rogor movqceuliyaviT. frenkma mTxova, yvelaferi<br />
gulaxdilad gamemJRavnebina, magram Tavs gadaxdenili ambebiT ise viyavi<br />
Sewuxebuli, rom aravis naxva aRar msurda. mxolod mamisaTvis mindoda mimewera<br />
werili da Semetyobinebina, rom cocxali viyavi. imis gafiqrebac ki, rom lordebi<br />
da amdeni ledi magidis garSemo isxdnen da Cems dabrunebas elodnen, SiSis<br />
Jruantels mgvrida. saqorwino tansacmliT rom aravis vecne, frenkma Cemi<br />
tansacmeli da nivTebi erT boRCaSi gamokra da tbaSi Cayara. xvalisaTvis parizs<br />
unda gavmgzavrebuliyaviT, magram am keTilma kacma, mister holmsma, ar vici, ra<br />
manqanebiT mogvagno, gadagvadebina mgzavroba. man TvalnaTliv dagvimtkica, rom me<br />
marTali ar viyavi, frenkisaTvis unda damejerebina da lordis winaSe Cemi<br />
saqcieli unda momenaniebina. manve Zalian ubralod dagvarwmuna, rom damalviT da<br />
axlobelTadmi Tavis aridebiT Cvensave Tavs vavnebdiT. mere gviTxra, vecdebi,<br />
lord sent-saimons martos SegaxvedroT, da Cvenc aqeT gamoveSureT. axla,<br />
robert, Tqven yovelive iciT, Zalian vwuxvar, rom aseTi didi tkivili mogayeneT<br />
da imedi maqvs, Cemze Zalian cud rames aRar ifiqrebT.<br />
lord sent-saimoni warbebSeyrili da tuCebmokumuli ismenda yofili colis<br />
aRsarebas.
- mapatieT, - warmoTqva man, - magram wesad ara maqvs, Cems intimur ambebze<br />
sxvaTa TandaswrebiT vilaparako.<br />
- maS, Tqven ar SemindobT? xels ar CamomarTmevT wasvlis win?<br />
- Tu Tqven es ambavi siamovnebas moggvriT, inebeT! - Tqva es da lordma sentsaimonma<br />
Tavisi xeli civad CamoarTva misis maultons.<br />
- imedi mqonda, CvenTan erTad ivaxSmebdiT, - mimarTa lord sent-saimons<br />
holmsma.<br />
- me mgonia, Tqven Zalian bevr rames moiTxovT Cemgan, - Tavisi Rirsebis<br />
SegnebiT upasuxa lordma, - me iZulebuli var, Seqmnil viTarebas Sevurigde,<br />
magram es ambavi rom mixarodes, amas WkuaTmyofeli adamiani ver momTxovs. Tqveni<br />
nebarTviT waval da karg drostarebas gisurvebT, - man Rirseulad dagvikra Tavi<br />
da oTaxidan gavida.<br />
- imedi maqvs pativs dagvdebT da CvenTan erTad ivaxSmebT, mister maulton, -<br />
mimarTa holmsma. - amerikelebTan Sexvedra Zalian maxelebs xolme.<br />
7 7<br />
- Zalian saintereso SemTxveva iyo, - Tqva holmsma, roca stumrebi wavidnen. -<br />
igi TvalnaTliv adasturebs, rogor ubralod SeiZleba aixsnas is ambebi,<br />
romlebic, erTi SexedviT, amoucnobi da idumalebiT moculi gveCveneba. aba, ra<br />
unda iyos imaze bunebrivad da laRad mdinare, vidre is ambebi, rac misis<br />
maultonma gviambo. xolo im dResaviT naTeli ambebidan rogori areul-dareuli<br />
daskvnebi gaakeTa lestreidma.<br />
- Tqven ra, Tavidanve Ziebis swor gzas adeqiT? - vkiTxe me.<br />
- CemTvis Tavidanve orive ram iyo sruliad naTeli. pirveli, rom sapatarZlo<br />
Tavisi surviliT mivida sakurTxevelTan. meore - rom qorwinebis ceremonialis<br />
damTavrebisa da Sin dabrunebis Semdeg is sinanulma Seipyro. im diliT raRac<br />
iseTi ambavi moxda, rom ledis miRebuli gadawyvetilebani Seacvlevina. mainc ra<br />
unda momxdariyo? igi veravis daelaparakeboda, vinaidan saqmro ganuSorebliv Tan<br />
axlda. maSasadame, viRac unda daenaxa. Tu am versias gavyvebodi, is, vinc dainaxa,<br />
aucileblad amerikeli unda yofiliyo, radgan londonSi heti dorani cota xans<br />
iyo, da SeuZlebelia vinmes masze imdeni gavlena moepovebina, rom qals mis<br />
danaxvaze Tavisi gegmebi erTianad Seecvala. ese igi, gamoricxvis meTodis<br />
wyalobiT, Cven im daskvnamde mivediT, rom is, vinc heti moranma dainaxa,<br />
amerikeli unda yofiliyo. axla gasarkvevi rCeboda vin iyo is amerikeli? da<br />
saidan hqonda qalze amdeni gavlena? is unda yofiliyo qmari an Seyvarebuli.<br />
ramdenadac vicodi, axalgazrda qalma bavSvoba da siymawvilis wlebi Tavisebur,<br />
ucnaur pirobebSi gaatara. yvelaferi es manamde vuwyodi, vidre sent-saimoni<br />
miambobda rames. magram, roca sent-saimonma sakurTxevlidan danaxul, pirvel<br />
rigebSi mjdar mamakacze, hetis mier Zirdagdebul Taigulze da mis uyuradRebobasa<br />
da mosamsaxuris mier warmoTqmul - `sxvisi kuTvnilis~ miTvisebaze gviambo, mTeli<br />
situacia CemTvis dResaviT naTeli Seiqna, vicodi, rom lordis sacole gaiqca, an<br />
sayvarelTan erTad, anda es ufro SesaZlebeli iyo, qmarTan.<br />
- mereda, rogor ipoveT maTi adgilsamyofeli?<br />
- es, ra Tqma unda, Zalian saZnelo saqme gaxldaT, magram maTi povna Cemma<br />
megobarma lestreidma gamiadvila. lestreids xelT hqonda swored is qaRaldi,<br />
romlis fasic TviTon ar uwyoda. raRa Tqma unda, inicialebi Zalian yuradsaRebi<br />
ambavi iyo, magram is, rom viRac swored amgvari inicialebis patroni londonSi<br />
Camovida da erT-erT rCeul otelSi daido bina, ufro saintereso cnoba gaxldaT.<br />
- rogor mixvdiT, rom igi erT-erT rCeul otelSi Casaxlda?<br />
- fasebis mixedviT. sawolSi rva Silingsa da erT Wiqa RvinoSi rva penss mxolod<br />
rCeulTaTvis gankuTvnil sastumroebSi iReben. aseTi otelebi ki londonSi bevri<br />
araa. norTumberlundaveniuze, meore otels mivadeqi Tu ara, maSinve miTxres,
frensis h. maultoni amerikidanaao. rogorc ki misi gvaris gaswvriv danaxarjsa da<br />
otelis mepatronis mier gamoyvanil angariSs davxede, maSinve SevniSne, rom<br />
lestreidis mier napovn qaRaldze igive cifrebi iyo da is qaRaldi otelSi<br />
arsebuli angariSis pirs warmoadgenda. Cems saxelze mosuli werilebi<br />
gordonskverze 226-e nomerSi gamomigzavneTo, daebarebina. mec am misamarTze<br />
gaveSure. garjam cud-ubralod ar Camiara da Seyvarebulebs Sin mivuswari.<br />
gavkadnierdi da isini mamaSvilurad davarige. rogorc iqna, davarwmune, rom<br />
maTTvis umjobesi iyo sazogadoebisaTvis, ufro ki lord sent-saimonisaTvis aexsnaT<br />
saqmis viTareba. mere CemTan movipatiJe da lordTan marto Sexvedra aRvuTqvi.<br />
aqve moviwvie lordi sent-saimoni, romelic daTqmul droze gamocxadda.<br />
- magram Sexvedris Sedegi veraferi brwyinvale gamodga, - vuTxari me, - lordma<br />
heti dorani ar Seiwyala.<br />
- ah, uotson, - siciliT daiwyo holmsma, - arc Tqven SeiwyalebdiT vinmes, rom<br />
qalis ukan devnasa da xvancals amaod Caevlo da qorwinebis ceremonialis<br />
damTavrebis Semdeg xelSi arc coli SegrCenodaT da arc mziTevi. Cemi azriT,<br />
lord sent-saimonze msjelobisas Zalian lmobierni unda viyoT da beds madloba<br />
SevwiroT, rom mis dReSi ar aRmovCndeT. savarZeli Cemken moswieT, uotson, da<br />
violino momawodeT. Cveni Tavsatexi axla isaa, rogor gavataroT Semodgomis es<br />
grZeli saRamoebi da riT gaverToT.<br />
yviTeli saxe<br />
erTxel, adre gazafxulze, Serlok holmsma Cemi Txovna Seismina da saseirnod<br />
parkSi gamomyva. Tela ifoTleboda. Stoebis odnav SesamCnevi simwvane mzeras<br />
itacebda. wablis axlad afeTqebuli webovani kvirtebi xuTwaxnagovan foTlebad<br />
iSlebodnen. mTeli ori saaTi davexetebodiT parkSi da sityvac ar dagvcdenia,<br />
rogorc Seefereba im or adamians, romlebic erTimeores Zalian kargad icnoben.<br />
roca beikerstritze davbrundiT, ukve xuTi saaTi sruldeboda.<br />
- mapatieT, ser, - uTxra Cems megobars ymawvilma mosamsaxurem, kars rom<br />
gviRebda. - erTi jentlmeni movida... Tqven gikiTxaT, ser.<br />
holmsma sayveduris TvaliT gadmomxeda.<br />
- ai, aseTia dRisiT gaseirneba! - miTxra da ymawvils miubrunda, - jentlmeni<br />
wavida?<br />
- diax, ser.<br />
- ar uTxariT, mobrZandiT da daelodeT-Tqo?<br />
- diax, ser, Semovida kidec.<br />
- didxans meloda?<br />
- naxevari saaTi, ser. erTob mousvenari jentlmeni gaxlavT, ser. vidre aq iyo,<br />
sul bolTas scemda da fexebsac ki abakunebda. SemosasvlelSi gaxldiT, ser,<br />
amitom ar gamigonia, Tqva raime, Tu ara uTqvams ra. bolos derefanSi gamoiWra<br />
da ayvirda, mova Tu ara rodisme is kacio? swored ase Tqva, ser, sityvasityviT.<br />
cota kidev moucadeT-meTqi, vuTxari. kargi, davucdi, - Tqva, - oRond aq ki ara,<br />
sufTa haerze, radganac aq suli mexuTebao! male davbrundebio. vexvewe, darCiTmeTqi<br />
da ar gamigona.<br />
- kargi, kargi. yvelaferi gagikeTebiaT, rac SegeZloT, - Tqva holmsma da oriveni<br />
Cvens oTaxSi SevediT. - Tumca Zalian sawyeni kia, uotson, - ganagrZo Cemma<br />
megobarma. - Zalian momwyinda uqmad yofna. im kacis mouTmenlobidan ki Cans, rom<br />
raRac sagulisxmo saqme unda hqondes. oho! magidaze rom Cibuxia, Tqveni ar unda<br />
iyos. etyoba, im kacs darCa. mSvenieri Zveleburi braieria, kargi grZeli taric<br />
aqvs, erTi imnairTagani, TambaqoTi movaWreebi rom qarvisas eZaxian. sainteresoa,<br />
ramdeni namdvili qarvistariani Cibuxi moiZebneba mTel londonSi. amboben,
namdvil qarvaSi yovelTvis aris mweris anabeWdio. amitomac gamoCndnen mewarmeebi,<br />
romlebic sagangebod svamen yalb mwers yalb qarvaSi... diax, magram is kaci,<br />
etyoba, Zalian Sewuxebuli iyo, rom aq darCa Cibuxi, rac ase Zvirad uRirs.<br />
- saidan iciT, rom Zvirad uRirs? - davinteresdi me.<br />
- axali, mgoni, Svid-naxevari Silingi unda Rirdes. rogorc xedavT, Cibuxi orjer<br />
SeukeTebinebiaT. jer SeukeTebiaT Cibuxis xis nawili, mere ki qarvisa. advili<br />
SesamCnevia, rom Cibuxi orivejer gaumagrebiaT vercxlis rgolebiT, rac TviTon<br />
Cibuxze Zviri Rirs. etyoba, Zalian Zvirad ki unda uRirdes patrons es Cibuxi,<br />
rom kvlav da kvlav SeukeTebinebia nacvlad imisa, rom imave fasad axali SeeZina.<br />
- kidev aris raime? - vkiTxe me, raki holmsi jer kidev xelSi atrialebda Cibuxs<br />
da misTvis Cveuli yuradRebiT akvirdeboda.<br />
Cibuxi maRla aswia da grZeli Tlili saCvenebeli TiTi zed anatomiis im<br />
profesoriviT miakakuna, romelic Zvalze leqcias kiTxulobs.<br />
- zogjer saintereso Cibuxi gvxvdeba xolme, - Tqva man. - saaTebisa da<br />
fexsacmlis zonrebis garda ase aSkarad gamoxatuli individualobiT arc erTi<br />
nivTi ar xasiaTdeba. magram am Cibuxze gamoxatuli niSnebi araa Zalian<br />
damaxasiaTebeli da arc Zalian sagulisxmo. misi mflobeli, etyoba, kunTmagaria da<br />
cacia, Cinebuli kbilebi aqvs, udardelia da sakmaod SeZlebulicaa.<br />
am cnobebs Cemi megobari friad daudevrad mawvdida, magram is ki SevniSne, rom<br />
almacerad miyurebda: Cemi azriT, surda darwmunebuliyo, vadevnebdi Tu ar<br />
Tvalyurs mis msjelobas.<br />
- Tqven fiqrobT, rom SeZlebuli kacia da amas mxolod imis safuZvelze askvniT,<br />
rom SvidSilingiani Cibuxi aqvs? - vkiTxe megobars.<br />
- es grosvenoris narevi Tambaqoa, uncia rom rva pensi Rirs, - mipasuxa holmsma<br />
da Cibuxi msubuqad gadmoferTxa xelisgulze. - am Cibuxis patrons SeeZlo orjer<br />
ufro iafad SesaniSnavi Tambaqo moewia, magram, etyoba, misTvis momWirneobas<br />
araviTari azri ar unda hqondes.<br />
- sxva daskvnebi?<br />
- Cibuxs lampis an gazis sanaTis alze ukidebs. SegiZliaT naxoT, ra Zlier<br />
Camwvara cali mxridan. asanTiT ase ver dawvav. risTvis daiWers asanTis Rers<br />
adamiani Cibuxis erT mxares? sul sxva saqmea, Tu lampaze moukideb. aseT<br />
SemTxvevaSi udavod daiwveba Cibuxis erTi romelime kide. aq Camwvaria mxolod<br />
marjvena mxare. aqedan gamomyavs daskvna, rom misi patroni - cacia yofila. erTi<br />
scadeT Cibuxis mokideba lampis cecxlze. Tqven xom cacia ara xarT da amitom,<br />
bunebrivia, cecxlTan miitanT Cibuxis marcxena mxares. ra Tqma unda, zogjer<br />
sxvanairad moiqcevi, magram es iqneba wminda SemTxveviToba. am Cibuxs ki<br />
ukidebdnen yovelTvis marjvena mxridan. mere, naxeT, tari mTlianad daukvnetia. es<br />
SeuZlia mxolod iseT Ronier da energiul adamians, romelsac SesaniSnavi kbilebi<br />
aqvs... magram, Tu ar vcdebi, kibidan swored am Cibuxis patronis nabijebis xma<br />
Semomesma. axla Sesaswavlad ufro dids, sainteresosa da Tavsatexs miviRebT,<br />
vidre misi Cibuxia.<br />
wuTic da Cveni oTaxis kari tanmaRalma axalgazrda kacma SemoaRo. sadad Sekerili<br />
muqi moSavo kostiumi ecva. xelSi eWira mixakisferi Teqis qudi. ocdaaTze mets ar<br />
miscemdiT, Tumca sinamdvileSi cota ufro xnieri unda yofiliyo.<br />
- gTxovT mapatioT, - gviTxra, cota ar iyos, dabneulma. - albaT unda damereka.<br />
saqme is aris, rom cota gunebawamxdari var - esaa da es! - Tan xeli moisva<br />
Sublze, rogorc adamianma, romelsac odnav Tavbru esxmis, da skamze ise dajda,<br />
rom davardao, ityodiT.<br />
- gatyobT, rom mTeli ori Rame ar giZiniaT, - Tqva TanagrZnobiT holmsma. - es<br />
ufro qancavs nervebs, vidre muSaoba da garToba-TamaSi. riT SemiZlia dagexmaroT?<br />
- Tqveni rCeva mWirdeba, ser. ar vici, rogor moviqce. ase mgonia Cemi cxovrebis<br />
xe gadamixma.
- Tqven gindaT dagexmaroT, rogorc konsultanti-deteqtivi?<br />
- es TavisTavad. magram, amas garda, minda vicode Tqveni azri... Tqven didi<br />
gonebis kaci xarT, gamocdili, cxovrebis mcodne. hoda, minda maswavloT, rogor<br />
moviqce. o, rogor minda maswavloT, ranairad moviqce!<br />
mokle, mkveTri, nawyvet-nawyveti frazebiT laparakobda, da momeCvena, rom<br />
laparaki uWirda da itanjeboda. mxolod nebisyofis didi daZabviT axerxebda<br />
daeTrguna Tqmis survilica da uTqmelobac.<br />
- es Zalian saZnelo da saWoWmano sakiTxia, - Tqva ucnobma. - aravis ar uyvars<br />
Tavis ojaxur saqmeebze gareSe pirebTan laparaki. pirdapir saSinelebaa - gansajo<br />
colis saqcieli or ucxo adamianTan, romlebic uwin arasodes ginaxavs. diax, es<br />
saSinelebaa! magram me ukve ukiduresobamde mivedi. kargi rCeva mesaWiroeba...<br />
- Zvirfaso mister grant monro... - daiwyo holmsma.<br />
Cveni stumari skamidan wamovarda.<br />
- rogor! - SesZaxa. - Tqven iciT Cemi saxeli?<br />
- Tu inkognitod darCena gsurdaT, - Tqva RimiliT holmsma, - Tqveni saxeli<br />
qudis sarCulze ar unda dageweraT, an qudi ise mainc unda SegebrunebinaT, rom<br />
Tqvens Tanamosaubres warwera ar daenaxa. me mindoda meTqva, rom am oTaxSi me da<br />
Cems megobars mravali sakvirveli saidumloeba mogvismenia da bedniereba gvqonda<br />
mravali aRelvebuli suli dagvemSvidebina. darwmunebuli var, rom axlac imasve<br />
mivaRwevT. raki SeiZleba aCqareba aucilebeli Seiqmnes, amitom gTxovT<br />
dauyovnebliv gamandoT yvela faqti.<br />
Cvenma stumarma kvlav moiwminda Sublidan simwris ofli. aSkarad SeniSnavdiT,<br />
rogor uWirda sityvis dawyeba: yoveli Jesti, saxis yoveli moZraoba amJRavnebda<br />
masSi gulCaTxrobil, TavSekavebul, amay adamians, romelic saaSkaraoze gamotanis<br />
nacvlad amjobinebda daefara Tavisi Wrilobebi. magram uecrad gaSmagebiT moiqnia<br />
muSti, TiTqos TavSekavebis ukanaskneli nasaxi ganze isrolao da daiwyo.<br />
- ai, saiT mivyavarT faqtebs, mister holms, - Tqva da ganagrZo. - ukve sami<br />
welia, rac davqorwindi. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi me da Cems cols Zalian<br />
gviyvarda erTmaneTi da bednierebic viyaviT. erTmaneTs arafers vumalavdiT - arc<br />
azrebsa da arc qcevebs, magram ai - wina orSabaTidan Cven Soris uecrad raRac<br />
Camowva, bzari gaCnda da zRude aRimarTa. Cemi colis cxovrebaSi moxda raRac<br />
CemTvis gaugebari. axla Cems colze iseve cota rame vici, rogorc romelime<br />
quCaSi gamvlel qalze, romelic SemTxveviT gadameyara da Camiara.<br />
erTimeorisaTvis sruliad ucxoni gavxdiT, da minda vicode - ratom... vidre Cems<br />
moTxrobas gavagrZeleb, mister holms, minda Tqveni yuradReba erT garemoebaze<br />
SevaCero. efis vuyvarvar, amaSi eWvi ar SegeparoT. vuyvarvar mTeli guliT da<br />
arasodes ar vyvarebivar ise Zlier, rogorc axla. es vici. amas vgrZnob. es<br />
sakamaTod ar mimaCnia. xom aqvs xolme mamakacs rwmena, rom qals igi uyvars!<br />
magram Cvens Soris idumalebiT moculi ambavi Camowva, da Tu is ar gaixsna, Cveni<br />
uwindeli urTierToba aRarasodes aRdgeba.<br />
- geTayvaT, faqtebze miambeT, mister monro, - erTgvari mouTmenlobiT warmoTqva<br />
holmsma.<br />
- giambobT imas, rac vici efize... roca pirvelad Sevxvdi, qvrivi iyo, Tumca<br />
Zalian axalgazrda gaxldaT. sul ocdaxuTi wlisa Tu iqneboda. misis hibroni -<br />
yvela ase icnobda - sruliad patara gamgzavrebula amerikaSi da qalaq atlantaSi<br />
ucxovria. iq misTxovebia im hibrons, veqils, romelsac kargi klientura<br />
hyolia. bavSvic SesZeniaT. magram uecrad ufeTqia yviTel ciebas da efis qmar-<br />
Svili Seuwiravs. hibronis gardacvalebis damadasturebeli mowmoba Cemi sakuTari<br />
TvaliT vnaxe. gamovlilma ubedurebam, rogorc Cans, efis amerikaze guli auyara.<br />
igi Sin dabrunebula d amidleqsSi gauTxovar mamidasTan dasaxlebula. unda<br />
mogaxsenoT, rom qmris gardacvalebis Semdeg ase oTx-naxevari aTasi girvanqa<br />
sterlingi darCenia da am TanxaSi, Turme Svid procent mogebas iRebda. efi sul
naxevari welic ar iyo nacxovrebi pinerSi, roca me Sevxvdi. erTmaneTi Segviyvarda<br />
da ramdenime kviris Semdeg davqorwindiT kidec.<br />
sviiT vvaWrob. Cemi Semosavali Svidas-rvaas girvanqas aRwevs weliwadSi, ase rom,<br />
Cven arc ise cudad uzrunvelyofilni aRmovCndiT. weliwadSi oTxmoc girvanqad<br />
Cinebuli agaraki viqiraveT norberiSi. Tumca es daba zed qalaqTanaa, magram<br />
soflisagan arafriT ganirCeva. Cveni saxlidan oriod nabijze, zemoT ori saxli<br />
da sastumroa. meore mxares - mindvrebi, maxloblad kidev erTi kotejia, romelic<br />
wina mxriv pirdapir Cven gadmogvcqeris. am saxlebis garda axlomaxlo sadguramde<br />
Sua gzis aqeT araviTari nageboba ar aris.<br />
Semodgomaze da zamTrobiT xSirad qalaqSi mixdeba yofna, zafxulobiT ki naklebi<br />
saqme maqvs. ise bednierebi viyaviT, rogorc ki SeiZleba adamianma inatros. im<br />
wuTamde, vidre es wyeuli ambavi moxdeboda, Cvens cxovrebas araferi nislavda.<br />
unda mogaxsenoT, rom, roca jvari daviwereT, colma mTeli Tavisi qoneba -<br />
nawilobriv Cemi survilis winaaRmdeg, me Camabara. Cemi survilis winaaRmdeg-meTqi,<br />
imitom vambob, rom Tu Cemi saqme cudad wavidoda, colis fuliT sargebloba<br />
CemTvis mainc uxerxuli gaxldaT. magram efim ar daiSala da Tavisi gaitana.<br />
uecrad, ase eqvsi kviris win Semdegi sityvebiT mommarTa:<br />
- `jek, roca Cemi fuli aiReT, xom miTxariT, rom yovelTvis SemiZlia ukan<br />
davibruno, ramdenic damWirdeba?~<br />
`ra Tqma unda, - vupasuxe me. - es fuli Tqvenia~.<br />
`hoda, ai axla asi girvanqa mWirdeba~, - mipasuxa man.<br />
cota ar iyos, gamikvirda, magram gavifiqre, rom saqme ubralod axal kabas an<br />
rame amdagvars exeboda.<br />
`risTvis?~ - vkiTxe me.<br />
`o, - mipasuxa dabneulma, - Tqven TqviT, rom iqnebodiT mxolod Cemi bankiri,<br />
bankirebi ki arasodes araviTar kiTxvebs ar iZlevian, Tqven es kargad iciT~.<br />
`Tu fuli namdvilad gesaWiroebaT, miiRebT~.<br />
`ho, ra Tqma unda, mesaWiroeba~.<br />
`mainc ar ityviT, risTvis?~<br />
`rodisme, Semdeg, jek, axla ki ara~.<br />
aseTi pasuxiT momixda dakmayofileba, Tumca manamde arasodes arafers mimalavda.<br />
Ceki miveci da metad arc mifiqria Cvens saubarze. iqneb am SemTxvevas arc aqvs<br />
raime kavSiri imasTan, rac Semdeg moxda, magram ase mgonia, TiTqos amisi<br />
gaxsenebac iyos saWiro.<br />
ho, rogorc giTxariT, Cveni saxlis maxloblad erTi kotejia wamoWimuli, Cven<br />
erTmaneTs mxolod mindori gvaSorebs, magram kotejamde rom mixvideT, jer gzas<br />
unda gahyveT, mere ki bilikidan gadauxvioT da pirdapir kotejs miadgebiT. swored<br />
kotejis ukan aris patara naZvnari da me Zalian miyvarda iq seirnoba, samwuxarod,<br />
mTeli ukanaskneli rva Tvis ganmavlobaSi kotejSi aravin cxovrobda. da pirdapir<br />
dasananeblad mrCeboda, rom sirvaSlas mxviara ReroebiT dafaruli, Zveleburi<br />
yaidis karibWiani iseTi sayvareli orsarTuliani koxta saxli, amden xans<br />
ukacrieli gaxldaT. xSirad vmdgarvar mis win da mifiqria, ra kargi patara<br />
myudro kar-midamo gamovidoda aqedan-meTqi.<br />
da ai, wina orSabaTs, Sebindebisas, seirnobis dros vxedav: gzaze gamodis carieli<br />
furgoni, xolo moajiris win molze noxebisa da sxva nivTebis zvini dgas. CemTvis<br />
cxadi gaxda, rom koteji gaqiravda. jer gverdiT Cavuare, mere ki SevCerdi, da<br />
rogorc usaqmur adamians sCvevia, cqera davuwye, Tan imaze vfiqrobdi, netav Cvens<br />
mezoblad ra xalxi icxovrebs-meTqi. moulodnelad SevniSne, rom erT-erTi zeda<br />
fanjridan viRac miTvalTvalebda.<br />
ar vici, ra iyo gansakuTrebuli im saxeze, mister holms, magram Tma yalyze<br />
damidga da tanSi Jruantelma damiara. Soridan ver gavarCie rigianad, magram<br />
raRac arabunebriv, araadamianurad ki momeCvena. am STabeWdilebiT fanjarasTan
axlos mivedi. Tan imas vcdilobdi, gamerkvia, vin miTvalTvalebda. magram imave<br />
wams saxe gauCinarda, TiTqos adamiani oTaxis siRrmisaken uecrad waaTrieso. mTeli<br />
xuTi wuTi videqi ase gaognebuli da vcdilobdi Tavi momeyara Cemi<br />
SegrZnebebisaTvis. ver getyviT, kacis saxe iyo Tu qalisa. metad Sors videqi da<br />
ver gavarCie. yvelaze metad gamaoca misma mkvdrisebrma, tyviisebr yviTelma<br />
ferma. gaSeSebuli da gaqvavebuli, is saxe adamians aZrwunebda da Tavisi<br />
arabunebrivi SesaxedaobiT zizRs iwvevda. ise SeSfoTebuli viyavi, rom gadavwyvite<br />
ufro dawvrilebiT gamego Cveni axali mezoblebis ambavi. aivanze avedi da<br />
davakakune, kari maSinve gamiRo maRalma pirxmelma qalma. arasasiamovno, pirdapir<br />
saZageli fizionomia hqonda.<br />
`ra gnebavT?~ - mkiTxa mkveTri Sotlandiuri aqcentiT.<br />
`Tqveni mezobeli var, ai iq vcxovrob, - vuTxari me, Tan Tavi gaviqnie Cemi<br />
saxlis mxares, - rogorc Cans, axalxan CamosulxarT?~<br />
`Tu dagvWirdebiT, dagiZaxebT!~ - miTxra qalma da cxvirwin kari momijaxuna.<br />
uxeSi daxvedriT gajavrebuli Sin davbrundi. marTalia, mTeli saRamo vcdilobdi<br />
sxva rameze mefiqra, magram Cemi goneba uneburad ubrundeboda im saxes, fanjaraSi<br />
rom gaielva, da Tavxed qals, kari rom cxvirwin momijaxuna. gadavwyvite<br />
colisaTvis araferi meTqva: nerviuli qalia, advilad ufuWdeba xasiaTi, da ra<br />
saWiroa-meTqi Cemi arasasiamovno STabeWdilebebiT misi SeSfoTeba. mxolod roca<br />
dasaZineblad vwvebodiT, gakvriT vuTxari, koteji gauqiravebiaT-meTqi. araferi ar<br />
mipasuxa.<br />
Cveulebriv Zalian magrad mZinavs. Cvens ojaxSi yvelam icis, rom RamiT Cemi<br />
gaRviZeba SeuZlebelia, da CemianebSi es gauTavebeli xumrobis sagania. magram im<br />
Rames albaT momxdari ambiT cota aRelvebuls, etyoba, Cveulebrivze bevrad ufro<br />
fxizlad meZina. buranSi myofi vgrZnobdi, rom Cems garSemo raRac xdeboda.<br />
TandaTan Cems cnobierebaSi SeaRwia gancdam, rom Cemi coli adga, mosasxami moisxa<br />
da qudi daixura. mzad viyavi mZinares gamomexata raRac protesti an gakvirveba,<br />
magram Tvalebi rom sanaxevrod gavaxile, da sanTliT ganaTebuli misi saxe<br />
vixile, ise gancvifrebuli davrCi, rom pirdapir davmunjdi. aseTi gamometyveleba<br />
araTu arasodes ar menaxa mis saxeze, aramed verc ki warmovidgendi, rom aseTi<br />
rame SesaZlebeli iqneboda. sikvdilis feri edo, nawyvet-nawyvetad sunTqavda, da<br />
mosasxamis Rilebs rom ibnevda, Cumad Cemi sawolisaken iyureboda, raTa gaego, xom<br />
ar gameRviZa. mere albaT is gaifiqra, isev sZinavso da oTaxidan uxmaurod gavida.<br />
erTi wamis Semdeg Semosasvleli karis wynari Wriali gavigone, wamovjeqi da<br />
sawolis sazurgeze davakakune, raTa davrwmunebuliyavi, rom namdvilad gameRviZa,<br />
Semdeg ki baliSis qveSidan saaTi amoviRe. Ramis sami saaTi iyo. ra unda<br />
sdomeboda Cems cols soflis gzaze am yru RameSi?<br />
vijeqi mTeli oci wuTi da vitexdi Tavs, rom raime axsna mepova. rac mets<br />
vfiqrobdi, miT ufro amouxsneli da saidumloebiT moculi meCveneboda es ambavi.<br />
jer kidev sruliad dabneuli viyavi, roca Semosasvleli kari isev uxmaurod gaiRo<br />
da kibeze Cemi colis nabijis xma gaisma.<br />
`sad iyaviT, efi?~ - vkiTxe me, roca Semovida.<br />
SekrTa da yrud wamoikivla. am wamokivlebam da am kankalma ufro metad<br />
SemaSfoTes: raRac eniT gamouTqmeli danaSauli vigrZeni. Cemi coli yovelTvis<br />
patiosani da gulaxdili iyo - sisxli gameyina, roca vnaxe rogor qurdulad<br />
moipareboda Tavis sakuTar oTaxSi. damzafra da Semzara iman, rom Cems daZaxebaze<br />
Sehkivla da acaxcaxda.<br />
`Tqven ar gZinavT, jek! - SesZaxa man nerviuli siciliT. - me vfiqrobdi, rom<br />
arafers ar SeuZlia Tqveni gamoRviZeba~.<br />
`sad iyaviT?~ - vkiTxe me mkacrad.<br />
`mesmis, gaocebuli rom xarT, - Tqva man. roca mosasxamis Rilebs ixsnida,<br />
SevniSne, rom TiTebi uTrToda. - uwin arasodes ar mifiqria, aseTi rame Tu
SememTxveoda. saqme isaa, rom uecrad suli SemexuTa. aucilebeli iyo sufTa haeri<br />
- guli Semiwuxdeboda, rom ar gavsuliyavi. karTan davdeqi ramdenime wuTiT da<br />
axla isev kargad var~.<br />
es Tqva da erTxelac ar mouxedavs Cems mxares, xmac sxvanairad uJRerda,<br />
uwindels aRar hgavda. aSkara iyo, tyuoda. araferi ar vupasuxe da piriT<br />
kedlisaken Sevbrundi, guli mekumSeboda da Sxamianma eWvebma erTianad damries<br />
xeli. ras mimalavda coli? sad iyo? vgrZnobdi, ver davmSviddebodi, vidre<br />
yvelafers ar gavigebdi, magram imis Semdeg, rac erTxel ukve momatyua, aRar<br />
mindoda SekiTxvebis micema. mTeli Rame wrialsa da mousvenrobaSi gavatare,<br />
erTimeoris miyolebiT vigonebdi aTasgvar axsnas, da yvela maTgani erTimeoreze<br />
daujerebeli meCveneboda.<br />
meore dRes qalaqSi unda wavsuliyavi, magram ise aRelvebuli viyavi, rom<br />
sruliad ubralo saqmis gakeTebis Tavic aRar mqonda. colic gunebawamxdari Canda.<br />
gakvirvebuli Semomacqerdeboda xolme da CemTvis aSkara iyo, Cemi meuRle<br />
grZnobda, misi monagoni ambavi rom ar davijere, magram is ki aRar icoda, rogor<br />
daeWira CemTan Tavi. sauzmeze krintic ar dagviZravs, mere ki maSinve saseirnod<br />
wavedi, raTa dilis sufTa haerze momefiqrebina, ganmesaja da amewondamewona<br />
yovelive.<br />
brolis sasaxlemde mivyialdi, erTi saaTi viboriale da norberiSi dRis pirvel<br />
saaTze davbrundi. kotejs gverdiT rom Cavuare, SevCerdi, SevCerdi da fanjrebs<br />
avxede, iqneb is ucnauri saxe kvlav vixilo-meTqi, romelmac wina Rames iq<br />
gaielva da agrerigad aRmaSfoTa. warmoidgineT Cemi gaoceba, mister holms, roca<br />
moulodnelad kari gaiRo da iqidan Cemi coli gamovida! eldanakraviviT gavogndi,<br />
roca es davinaxe, magram me ra sakiTxavi viyavi, Tqven efis gakvirveba unda<br />
genaxaT, rodesac Cveni Tvalebi erTmaneTs Sexvdnen. erTi wamiT momeCvena, rom<br />
Cems cols undoda isev saxlSi Seeswro, magram raki naxa, gaqceva axla<br />
usargebloao, fermixdili Cemken wamovida. mis SeSinebul TvalTa gamometyvelebas<br />
sul ar exameboda bageze damkvdari Rimili.<br />
`ah, jek, - miTxra, - es-esaa Semoviare, mindoda gamego, xom arafriT SemiZlia<br />
davexmaro Cvens axlo mezoblebs. ratom miyurebT ase, jek? xom ar mijavrdebiT?~<br />
`maS ase, - vupasuxe me. - RamiTac aq iyaviT ara?~<br />
`rao, eg ra TqviT?~ - momaZaxa colma.<br />
`diax, RamiT aq moxvediT, darwmunebuli var da sainteresoa, vin aris es xalxi,<br />
aseT dros rom naxulobT?~<br />
`aq arasodes ar vyofilvar~.<br />
`rogor bedavT motyuebas? Tqven ufro kargad mogexsenebaT, rogorcaa saqme? -<br />
vyvirodi me. - xmac ki ar gecvlebaT, roca laparakobT. gana odesme raime<br />
damimalavs TqvenTvis? axlave Sevvardebi kotejSi da TviTonve gavarkvev~.<br />
`ara, ara, jek! RvTis gulisaTvis!~<br />
suli exuTeboda da mRelvarebis dasafaravad Rone aRar Seswevda. kotejis kars<br />
rom mivvardi, saxeloSi mtaca xeli da CemTvis raRac moulodneli ZaliT ganze<br />
gamaTria.<br />
`gevedrebiT, ar SexvideT, jek! - SemomZaxa colma. - geficebiT adre Tu gvian<br />
yovelives giambobT, oRond mere, Semdeg... Tu am kotejSi SexvalT, didi ubedureba<br />
datrialdeba!~<br />
roca misgan Tavis gamoxsnas Sevecade, mudariT CamWida orive xeli.<br />
`damijereT jek! - yviroda sasowarkveTili. - oRond ki axla damijereT! arasodes<br />
ar inanebT! Tu raime dagifareT, mxolod Tqvenive gulisaTvis. Tqveni sicocxle<br />
amazea damokidebuli. davbrundeT erTad Sin da yvelaferi kargad mogvardeba.<br />
xolo Tu Cemi nebis winaaRmdeg kotejSi SexvalT, Cven Soris yvelaferi<br />
gaTavdeba!~
mis xmaSi iseTi gulwrfeli sasowarkveTileba iyo, rom gaurkvevel mdgomareobaSi<br />
karis win Sevdeqi.<br />
`mxolod erTi pirobiT dagijereT, - vuTxari bolos. - minda yovelive amas<br />
dauyovnebliv moeRos bolo, SegiZliaT TqvenTvis daitovoT Tqveni saidumloeba,<br />
magram dampirdiT, rom RamRamobiT aq aRar ivliT da Cemgan dafarulad aRarafers<br />
moimoqmedebT. mzad var yvelaferi daviviwyo, rac iyo, magram dampirdiT, rom<br />
aseTi ram aRar ganmeordeba~.<br />
- eWvi ar mepareba, rom damijerebT! - SesZaxa efim da Rrmad amoioxra niSnad<br />
imisa, rom gulze moeSva. - yvelaferi ise moewyoba, rogorc gnebavT. wavideT<br />
barem, Sin wavideT!~<br />
kotejidan ise wamiyvana, rom CemTvis xeli ar gauSvia. uneburad ukan movixede da<br />
zeda sarTulis fanjaraSi imave mkvdrisfer gafiTrebul adamianis yviTel saxes<br />
movkari Tvali. igi Cven gviTvalTvalebda. ra saerTo unda yofiliyo am arsebasa<br />
da Cems cols Soris? an ra saerTo hqonda im uxeS qalTan, romelic wina dRes<br />
vnaxe? es iyo Tavsatexi gamocana, da vicodi, rom vidre amas ar amovxsnidi,<br />
simSvides veRar vpovebdi.<br />
amis Semdeg ori dRe Sin gavatare. Cem coli TiTqos patiosnad icavda Cvens<br />
pirobas. ramdenadac vici, saxlidan arc gasula. magram mesame dRes sruliad aSkara<br />
gaxda, rom araviTar fics ar SeuZlia misi gamoxsna im saidumlo zegavlenisagan,<br />
rac aviwyebda qmarsa da movaleobas.<br />
mesame dRes qalaqSi wavedi, magram davbrundi ara saRamos im matarebliT,<br />
romliTac Cveulebriv vmogzaurobdi xolme, aramed ufro adre. Sin rom Sevedi,<br />
win mosamsaxure gogo Semomegeba. saxe SiSisagan gafiTrebuli hqonda.<br />
`sad aris diasaxlisi?~ - vkiTxe me.<br />
`mgoni, saseirnod wavida~.<br />
maSinve eWvi aRmeZra. maRla avvardi, raTa davrwmunebuliyavi, rom namdvilad Sin<br />
ar iyo. SemTxveviT fanjaraSi gavixede da mosamsaxure gogo davlande, romelic<br />
wuTis win melaparakeboda. igi mindorSi garboda kotejisaken. cxadia, maSinve<br />
mivxvdi, rasac niSnavda es ambavi. Cemi meuRle isev iq wabrZanda da mosamsaxures<br />
ubrZana, damiZaxe, roca qmari movideso.<br />
javrisagan acaxcaxebuli dabla daveSvi da swrafi nabijiT davadeqi gzas, raTa<br />
erTxel da samudamod momeRo bolo am saqmisaTvis. male davinaxe, rogor<br />
garbodnen saxlisaken mosamsaxure gogo da Cemi meuRle bilikis gayolebiT, magram<br />
maTTan salaparakod ar Sevmdgarvar. kotejSi ifareboda is saidumloeba, ramac Cemi<br />
cxovreba danisla. davifice: moxdes mosaxdeni, magram am saidumloebas ki fardas<br />
avxdi-meTqi. arc ki davakakune, ise gadavatriale saxeluri da derefanSi Sevvardi.<br />
pirvel sarTulze siwynare da simSvide sufevda. samzareuloSi Caidani idga<br />
cecxlze, wyali duRda da iqve didi Savi kata mokecili iwva kalaTSi. araviTari<br />
kvali ar Canda im qalisa, romelic wina dRes vnaxe. meore oTaxSic aravin<br />
aRmoCnda. maSin maRla avvardi, kibes avyevi, magram verc zeda or oTaxSi vipovne<br />
vinme. mTel saxlSi kacis WaWaneba ar iyo. oTaxis mowyobiloba da suraTebi<br />
sruliad Cveulebrivi da vulgaruli aRmoCnda, garda im oTaxisa, romlis<br />
fanjaraSi is ucnauri saxe davinaxe. es oTaxi moxerxebulad da faqizad moerToT;<br />
mTeli Cemi eWvi iqca giJur, mwvel siSmaged, roca buxarze davinaxe Cemi colis<br />
fotosuraTi, romelzedac igi mTeli taniT iyo gamosaxuli. es suraTi efim sami<br />
Tvis win Cemi TxovniT gadaiRo.<br />
raki davrwmundi, rom saxli savsebiT carieli iyo, Cemi ubedurebis saTave iseTi<br />
gulistkiviliT davtove, rogoric arasodes ganmicdia. Sin dabrunebuls coli<br />
zRurblze Semomegeba. aRelvebulma da ganawyenebulma xma ar gaveci, gverdiT<br />
Cavuare da Cems kabinetSi Sevedi, magram efi CemTan ise swrafad Semovida, rom<br />
karis miketvac ver movaswari.
`Zalian vwuxvar, rom Cemi dapireba davarRvie, jek, - miTxra man. - magram saqmis<br />
viTareba rom icodeT, darwmunebuli var yovelives mapatiebdiT~.<br />
`mereda, miambeT yvelaferi~.<br />
`ar SemiZlia, jek, SeuZlebels mTxovT!~<br />
`vidre ar metyviT, vin cxovrobda im kotejSi da vis aCuqeT Tqveni fotosuraTi,<br />
manamde verafers dagijerebT~, - ganvucxade me, gavusxlti xelidan da saxlidan<br />
gamovedi...<br />
es guSin moxda, mister holms, metad Cemi coli aRar minaxavs, da am ucnauri<br />
saqmisa aRaraferi vici. manamde Cvens Soris araviTari gaugebroba ar yofila,<br />
misma sicruem ki ise SemaZrwuna, rom aRar vici, rogor moviqce. am diliT azrad<br />
momivida, rom swored Tqven xarT is erTaderTi adamiani, romelic raime rCevas<br />
momcems da xsnis gzas miCvenebs. ai, mec TqvenTan movvardi da ulaparakod Tqvens<br />
xelTa var. Tu raime wvrilmani bundovania TqvenTvis, gTxovT, mkiTxoT. magram<br />
upirveles yovlisa, mirCieT, ra vqna! am moZalebulma ubedurebam erTianad<br />
damTrguna, gamsrisa da axla aRar vici, ra wyals mivce Tavi.<br />
me da holmsi Seunelebeli interesiT vusmendiT mis monaTxrobs. stumari<br />
mousvenrad, nawyvet-nawyvet laparakobda, romelic im adamians Sehferis, vinc<br />
ukidures mRelvarebas moucavs. Cemi megobari Cafiqrda da erT xans nikapiT xelze<br />
dayrdnobili usityvod ijda.<br />
- miTxariT, geTayva, - Tqva bolos. - SegiZliaT danamdvilebiT TqvaT, rom<br />
fanjaraSi mamakacis saxe dainaxeT?<br />
- yovelTvis iseTi siSoridan vxedavdi, rom verafers mogaxsenebT...<br />
- da mainc arasasiamovno STabeWdilebas tovebda?<br />
- meCveneboda, rom Zalian arabunebrivi feri hqonda. nakvTebi micvalebuliviT<br />
gaqvavebuli da miaxloebisTanave qreboda xolme.<br />
- didi xania, rac colma asi girvanqa gTxovaT?<br />
- TiTqmis ori Tvea.<br />
- odesme misi pirveli qmris fotosuraTi xom ar ginaxavT?<br />
- ara. misi sikvdilis Semdeg Zalian male atlantaSi didi xanZari moxda da yvela<br />
ojaxuri qaRaldi daiwva.<br />
- magram qmris sikvdilis mowmoba xom Tqvens meuRles xelze aqvs. Tqven xom<br />
TqviT, rom naxeT es mowmoba?<br />
- diax, qalma xanZris Semdeg dublikati miiRo.<br />
- xom aravin ginaxavT iseTi, vinc Tqvens meuRles icnobda amerikaSi?<br />
- ara.<br />
- arasodes uTqvams, amerikaSi wasvla msurso?<br />
- ara.<br />
- werilebs Tu iRebda iqidan?<br />
- radenadac vici, ara.<br />
- madlobeli var. es saqme karga gvarian Cafiqrebas moiTxovs. Tu koteji<br />
samudamodaa mitovebuli, es mdgomareobas arTulebs. magram me vfiqrob, rom misi<br />
mcxovreblebi Tqveni iq Casvlis Taobaze winaswar gaafrTxiles da vidre Tqven iq<br />
CaxvidodiT, isini cota xniT adre iqaurobas gaecalnen. Tu asea, SeiZleba<br />
dabrundnen da maSin yvelafers advilad gavarkvevT. girCevT, ukan norberiSi<br />
dabrundeT da isev kotejis fanjrebs adevnoT Tvalyuri. Tu safuZveli geqnebaT<br />
ivaraudoT, rom iq vinme cxovrobs, saxlSi nuRar SeiWrebiT, depeSa gamogvigzavneT<br />
da me Cems megobarTan erTad erT saaTSi iq gavCndebi. vfiqrob, Zalian swrafad<br />
gavarkvevT erTi SexedviT am Zalian daxlarTul saqmis arss.<br />
- da Tu koteji carielia?<br />
- maSin xval moval da TqvenTan erTad moviTaTbirebT yvelaferze. naxvamdis, da<br />
uwinares yovlisa, suliT nu daecemiT, vidre saamisod raime realuri mizezi ar<br />
gaqvT...
- rame urigo ambavi ar iyos, uotson, - miTxra Cemma megobarma, romelmac is iyo<br />
karamde miacila mister grant monro. - Tqven ras fiqrobT am saqmeze?<br />
- me mgonia, es sakmaod binZuri saqmea, - vupasuxe holmss.<br />
- diax. es SantaJia, an arada didad vcdebi.<br />
- mere vin eweva SantaJs?<br />
- yvelaze ufro safiqrebelia, rom esaa kaci, romelic erTaderT fufunebiT<br />
morTul oTaxSi cxovrobs da buxarze monros colis suraTi aqvs. patiosnebas<br />
geficebiT, uotson, ratomRac Zalian mafiqrebs fanjarasTan mdgari yviTeli saxe.<br />
da arafriT ar visurvebdi am saqmis ganze gadadebas.<br />
- gaqvT raime hipoTeza?<br />
- jerjerobiT mxolod savaraudo. magram saxtad davrCebi, Tu ar dadasturdeba.<br />
kotejSi im qalis pirveli qmaria.<br />
- ratom fiqrobT ase?<br />
- aba, ratom eSinoda agrerigad qals, rom misi meore qmari kotejSi ar<br />
Sesuliyo? me mgonia, saqme ase iyo: es qali amerikaSi gaTxovda. mere qmari<br />
SeiZula - vTqvaT, kaci raime ukurnebeli seniT daavadda an idiotad iqca. bolos<br />
da bolos qali gaeqca, inglisSi dabrunda, aq saxeli gamoicvala da rogorc<br />
TviTon fiqrobda, xelaxla cxovreba daiwyo. sami wlis win meored gaTxovda da<br />
Tavisi saqme sabolood mokvaraxWinebulad CaTvala. axal qmars viRacis<br />
gardacvalebis mowmoba uCvena, gvaric imisi uTxra da daarwmuna, Cemi pirveli<br />
qmari gardacvliliao. magram, ai moulodnelad mis adgilsamyofels miagno am<br />
pirvelma qmarma, an, vTqvaT romelime usircxvilo qalma, romelic avadmyofs<br />
aekida. qals mosweres muqaris werili: CamovalT da qveynis ybaSi CagagdebTo.<br />
qalic as girvanqas iTxovs qmrisagan imisaTvis, rom ar amxilon. amis miuxedavad,<br />
isini Camodian, da roca qmari SemTxveviT eubneba, kotejSi xalxi dasaxldao,<br />
mixvda, rom es misi mdevrebi iyvnen. qali daeloda, vidre qmari daiZinebda, mere<br />
kotejSi gaiqca da cdilobda SantaJistebi daerwmunebina, miRebuli asi girvanqis<br />
mets veRar gamomrCebiT da CamomexseniTo. radgan pirveli molaparakebiT<br />
verafers miaRwia, diliT kvlav kotejisaken gaeSura da iqidan ukan dabrunebisas<br />
Tavis qmars gadaeyara. mere mtkice piroba misca qmars, iq fexsac aRar mivadgamo,<br />
magram ori dRis Semdeg darwmunebulma, rom saSinel mezoblebs Tavs daaRwevda,<br />
xelaxla scada maTTan molaparakeba. fotosuraTic TviTonve gadasca, rac, ra Tqma<br />
unda, imaT mosTxoves. Sua laparakSi rom iyo, mosamsaxure gogom Seatyobina,<br />
monro dabrundao. qali SeSinda, qmari pirdapir kotejSi gamoeSurebao, ris gamo<br />
ukana gasasvleliT, albaT mezobel naZvnarSi saCqarod gaxizna binadarni. amrigad,<br />
Cvenma klientma saxli ukacrieli naxa. magram Zalian gakvirvebuli davrCebi, Tu<br />
am saRamos saxlis daTvalierebis Sedegad aRmoCndeba, rom koteji isev carielia...<br />
ras fiqrobT Cems hipoTezaze?<br />
- Cemi azriT, es mxolod kargi varaudia.<br />
- diax, magram is yvelafers Suqs hfens. Tu axali faqtebi gamoCndeba, romelTa<br />
axna axla Wirs, Cven dro sakmao gveqneba, rom Cemi hipoTeza gadavsinjoT. sul<br />
erTia, vidre Cveni megobrisagan raime cnobas ar miviRebT, arafris gakeTeba ar<br />
SeiZleba.<br />
cda didxans ar dagvWirvebia. sauzmes rom movrCiT, depeSac movida:<br />
`koteji dakavebulia. isev vnaxe fanjaraSi is yviTeli saxe. Svid saaTze sadgurze<br />
dagxvdebiT. Tqvens Camosvlamde arafers viRoneb~.<br />
monro baqanze gveloda. sadguris farnebis Suqze advilad SevniSne, rom<br />
mRelvarebisagan feri mixdoda da erTianad caxcaxebda.<br />
- jer kidev iq arian, mister holms, - Tqva da Cems megobars xeli mohkida. -<br />
gverdiT rom Cavuare, kotejSi Suqi SevniSne. am saqmes erTxel da samudamod unda<br />
bolo movuRoT.<br />
- ra gegma gaqvT? - hkiTxa holmsma, vidre bnel xeivans qvemoT mivyvebodiT.
- me minda Tundac ZaliT SeviWra kotejSi da Cemi TvalebiT davinaxo, vin aris im<br />
saxlSi. gTxovT orives, Cemi mowmeebi iyoT.<br />
- Tqveni mxridan es aRTqmis darRveva iqneba, - uTxra holmsma.<br />
- me mtkiced gadavwyvite radac ar unda damijdes, kotejSi SeviWra.<br />
- keTili. vfiqrob, marTali xarT. yovelnairi simarTle jobs eWvsa da<br />
gaurkvevlobas. yvelaze kargi iqneba pirdapir gaveSuroT. ra Tqma unda, kanons<br />
varRvevT, magram Citi bdRvnad Rirs kidec.<br />
Zalian bneli Rame iyo. farTo gzidan im bilikisken SevuxvieT, orsave mxares rom<br />
nakvalevvi Cahyveboda. JinJRvla daiwyo. mister grant monro mouTmenlad<br />
miiswrafoda win, Cvenc Tvalebdacecebulni borZikiT mivyvebodiT ukan.<br />
- ai, iq Cemi saxlidan gamomavali Suqi moCans, - wailuRluRa man da xeebs Soris<br />
mocimcime sinaTleze migviTiTa. - es ki kotejia da axla me iq Seval.<br />
bilikze SevuxvieT da zed kotejTan mivediT. kari naxevrad Ria iyo. Sav miwaze<br />
Canda Suqis yviTeli zoli. zeda sarTulze erTi fanjara kargad iyo ganaTebuli.<br />
fardaze raRac laqasaviT moCanda.<br />
- is pirutyvi iqaa! - SesZaxa grant monrom. - xom xedavT, rom iq viRac aris!<br />
axla momyeviT da male yvelafers gavigebT.<br />
kars mivuaxlovdiT. uecrad sibnelidan qali gamovida. misi saxe ver SevniSne,<br />
magram davinaxe, rom mavedrebeliviT xelebi win gaiSvira.<br />
- RvTis gulisaTvis, jek! - SesZaxa qalma. - rad gindaT yvelaferi gaigoT. asec<br />
vicodi, rom moxvidodiT. damSviddiT, Zvirfaso! isev damijereT da arasodes ar<br />
inanebT.<br />
- metad didxans gendobodiT, efi, - miugo qmarma mkacri kiloTi. - gamiSviT,<br />
gamatareT. eseni Cemi megobrebi arian. Cems dasaxmareblad movidnen, raTa am<br />
saqmes samudamod mouRon bolo.<br />
rac daiJina, gaitana kidec. qals xeli hkra, gzidan Camoicila da Cvenc mivyeviT.<br />
roca kari gaaRo, viRac dedaberi Cvens Sesaxvedrad gamoeSura. cdilobda gza<br />
gadaeWra, magram grant monrom isic Camoicila da erTi wuTis Semdeg kibes<br />
avuyeviT.<br />
es iyo myudro, kargad morTuli oTaxi. ori sanTeli magidaze cimcimebda. oric<br />
buxarze. kuTxeSi patara magidasTan Cvenken zurgSeqceviT viRac patara gogona ijda.<br />
wiTeli kaba da grZeli TeTri xelTaTmanebi ecva. Cvenken rom Semobrunda,<br />
gaocebisa da SiSisagan Sevyvire. mkvdris feri edo. mkrTalsa da ucnaur saxeze<br />
sicocxlis niSanwyali ar SeiniSneboda.<br />
Tvalis daxamxamebaSi saidumloebas farda aexada. holmsma gaicina da bavSvs yurze<br />
xeli Camousva. niRabi davarda, da xelSi SemogvrCa patara naxSiriviT Savi zangi<br />
gogona. gagviRima da misma TeTrma kbilebma gaielves. Cveni gakvirvebuli saxeebis<br />
xilvam gaacina. misi sixarulis TanagrZnobis niSnad mec gadavixarxare. magram<br />
grant monro gaSeSda. bavSvisaTvis Tvali ar moucilebia, xeli ki mkerdze<br />
midebuli hqonda.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! - SesZaxa man. - ras niSnavs es?<br />
- mogaxsenebT, rasac niSnavs, - warmoTqva am dros oTaxSi Semosulma, amayi da<br />
mtkice gamometyvelebis qalma. - Tqven maiZuleT Cemi survilis winaaRmdeg<br />
TqvenTvis yvelaferi gamemxila. axla orives mogvixdeba sinamdvilesTan Serigeba.<br />
Cemi qmari atlantaSi mokvda, bavSvi ki gadarCa.<br />
- Tqveni bavSvi?<br />
qalma mkerdidan moixsna didi vercxlis medalioni:<br />
- arasodes ar ginaxavT es medalioni gaxsnili?<br />
- me vfiqrobdi, rom is ar ixsneba.<br />
monros colma zambaras TiTi daaWira Tu ara, medalioni gaiRo. Sig<br />
gansacvifreblad lamazi da Wkviani afrikuli ieris mqone adamianis suraTi<br />
aRmoCnda.
- ai, is jon hibroni atlanteli, - Tqva mandilosanma. - masze ufro saTno<br />
adamiani arasodes Sobila dedamiwaze. me naTesavebi davkarge, rom am kacs<br />
gavyolodi, da vidre cocxali iyo, Cemi saqcieli arc minania. rogorc xedavT,<br />
Cveni bavSvi ufro misi tomis adamianebs hgavs. msgavs qorwinebebSi aseTi<br />
SemTxvevebi xSiria da patara lusi Tavis mamaze bevrad ufro Savi gaCnda. magram<br />
TeTria Tu Savi, igi Cemi RviZli Svilia, Cemi sisxli da xorci da CemTan unda<br />
iyos.<br />
dedis sityvebis gagonebaze gogonam masTan miirbina da magrad Caexuta.<br />
- amerikaSi davtoveT, - ganagrZo qalma, - mxolod imis gamo, rom susti iyo da<br />
havis gamocvlas SeeZlo misi janmrTelobisaTvis ziani mieyenebina. bavSvis aRzrda<br />
mivande Cvens erTgul Sotlandiel qals, romelic odesRac gvemsaxureboda.<br />
arasodes, arc erTi wuTiT ar mifiqria lusis dedobaze uari meTqva. magram roca<br />
Tqven SegxvdiT, jek, da SegiyvareT, SemeSinda amisi Tqma, Svili myavs-meTqi.<br />
momiteve, RmerTo! magram me meSinoda Tqveni dakargvisa da siTamame ar meyo,<br />
yovelive gamemxila. arCevanis winaSe davdeqi Tqvensa da asuls Soris.<br />
Cemi sulmokleobis wyalobiT Svils davemSvidobe. sami weli gimalavdiT mis<br />
arsebobas. ZiZa yvelafers matyobinebda da vicodi, rom bavSvi sruliad<br />
janmrTelia. bolos, Svilis naxvis dauZleveli survili vigrZeni. vicodi, ra<br />
saSiSic iyo es, magram mainc gadavwyvite ramdenime kviriT bavSvis Camoyvana. me<br />
gavugzavne ZiZas asi girvanqa da am kotejze mivuTiTe, raTa aq ubralo<br />
mezobeliviT dasaxlebuliyo da Cveni urTierToba arafriT gaeca. imdenad<br />
vfrTxilobdi, rom vubrZane, dRisiT Sin Caeketa bavSvi, Tanac ise daefara saxe da<br />
xelebi, rom mezoblebsac ar daewyoT miTqma-moTqma, aq zangi gogona cxovrobso.<br />
umjobesi iqneboda naklebi sifrTxile gamomeCina! ase ufro gonivruli iqneboda,<br />
magram me TiTqmis SeSliliviT viyavi da sul imas vcdilobdi, am ambavs Tqvens<br />
yuramde ar moeRwia.<br />
pirvelad Tqvengan gavige, rom koteji gaqiravebulia. sxva ra Rone iyo, dilamde<br />
unda mecada, Tumca mRelvarebisagan daZineba ar SemeZlo. bolos gadavwyvite<br />
bavSvis sanaxavad Rame gavparuliyavi Rrmad darwmunebuli, rom kvlavindeburad<br />
magrad geZinebodaT. magram Tqven SeniSneT Cemi gaparva, da es iyo mTeli Cemi<br />
ubedurebis dasawyisi. meore dRes ukve Tqvens xelT iyo Cemi saidumloebis<br />
gamomJRavneba, magram keTilSobilurad TqviT uari da Zala ar damataneT<br />
gamemxila raime. sami dRis Semdeg ki ZiZam da gogonam Zlivs moaswres ukana<br />
karidan gasvla, roca saxlSi Tqven SeiWeriT... ai, axla ukve iciT yvelaferi, da<br />
gekiTxebiT, ra mogvelis Cven - me da Cems bavSvs?<br />
monros meuRlem xeli xels mouWira da pasuxis molodinSi gaCumda.<br />
gavida aTi grZeli wuTi, vidre grant monro xmas amoiRebda. misi pasuxi iseTi<br />
iyo, rom axlac sixaruliT vigoneb.<br />
gogona aiyvana, Semdeg cols gauwoda xeli da masTan erTad karisaken gaemarTa.<br />
- ukeTesi iqneba yvelaferze Sin movilaparakoT, - esa Tqva mxolod. - me ara<br />
var Zalian kargi adamiani, efi, magram vfiqrob, rom imaze bevrad ukeTesi ki var,<br />
rogorc Tqven warmodgenaSi vyofilvar.<br />
me da holmsi gavediT. Cemma megobarma xelSi xeli Camavlo, ukan gamwia da<br />
xmadabla miTxra:<br />
- mgoni, londonSi ufro saWiro viqnebiT, vidre norberiSi.<br />
metad am saqmeze sityva aRar dauZravs, mxolod gvian saRamos, daZinebis win Tqva:<br />
- uotson, Tu odesme mogeCvenoT, rom metismetad dajerebuli var Cems TavSi, an<br />
imaze naklebs vmuSaob saqmeze, vidre saWiroa, - geTayva, yurSi CamCurCuleT:<br />
`norberi~, da Zalian dagimadlebT.<br />
cisferi karbunkuli
qristeSobis meore dRes, dResaswaulis misalocad Cemi megobari - Serlok holmsi<br />
movinaxule. mas mewamuli feris xalaTi ecva da divanze wamowoliliyo.<br />
xelmarjvniv misawvdomze Cibuxebi ewyo, xelmarcxniv ki daWmuWnili, dilis<br />
gazeTebis zvini idga. etyoboda, gazeTebi is-is iyo, gadaekiTxa. taxtTan SevniSne<br />
zurgiani xis skami, romelzec Zalze gacrecili da xmarebisagan alag-alag<br />
daWmuli qudi ekida. skamze dagdebuli qudi, optikuri mina da qirurgiuli sataci<br />
imwamsve migaxvedrebdaT, rom Serlok holmss qudi dakvirvebiT daeTvalierebina,<br />
kargad gaesinja da guldasmiT Seemowmebina.<br />
- albaT dakavebuli xarT da xeli SegiSaleT, ara? -vuTxari me.<br />
- sruliadac ara. piriqiT, moxaruli var, rom am wams Cems gverdiT iqnebiT da<br />
SesaZlebloba meqneba, Cemi daskvnebi gagiziaroT. ambavi rogorRac gacveTili Cans<br />
(da ceriT qudze maniSna), magram am saqmesTan, me mgoni, Zalian saintereso da<br />
Wkuissaswavli Tavgadasavali unda iyos dakavSirebuli.<br />
me savarZelSi Cavjeqi da xelebi buxarSi mogizgize cecxls mivuficxe. gareT ise<br />
saSinlad yinavda, rom sarkmlis minebi Wirxls erTianad moexata da karga<br />
gvarianadac gaesqelebina.<br />
- Cemi azriT, - wamoviwye me, - am erTis SexedviT ubralo qudTan, raRac<br />
ubeduri ambavi unda iyos dakavSirebuli. albaT es qudi iqneba TqvenTvis<br />
idumalebiT moculi saqmis gasaRebi da damnaSavec daisjeba.<br />
- ara, ara. araviTari danaSauli, - Tqva Serlok holmsma siciliT. -<br />
es mxolod erTi patara, ucnauri SemTxvevaa, romelic yovelTvis moxdeba iq, sadac<br />
oTxi milioni adamiani Zalian patara sivrceze saxlobs da erTmaneTSi ireva. am<br />
auareba xalxis yovel moqmedebasa da ukumoqmedebas Tan jaWviviT gadabmul<br />
aTasgvar SemTxvevaTa kombinacia axlavs. xSirad bevri patara ambavi, erTis<br />
SexedviT, Zalian ucnauri da sakvirvelia, magram danaSaulis niSnebs sruliad ar<br />
Seicavs. me mqonda bevri aseTi SemTxveva.<br />
- swored agrea, - CavurTe me, - eqvsi SemTxvevidan, romelic Cemi SeniSvnebis<br />
wignSi Sevitane, sami araviTar danaSaulis niSnebs ar Seicavs.<br />
- marTalia. Tqven airen adleris, mis meri sauTerlendis da tuCgaxeTqili kacis<br />
Tavgadasavlis saqmeebze gadamikariT xom sityva? Zalian kargi. eWvi ar mepareba,<br />
rom es patara ambavic, amnair ucodvel saqmeTa kategorias ganekuTvneba. Tqven xom<br />
icnobT petersons, Sikriki romaa?<br />
- diax.<br />
- es nadavli imas ekuTvnis.<br />
- petersonis qudia?<br />
- ara, ara, petersonma ipova. patroni vinaa, ucnobia. me gTxovT, qudi ise<br />
daaTvalieroT, rogorc Znelad amosaxsnel amocanas Sehferis da ara, rogorc<br />
raime Zvelmani sagani. pirvel yovlisa imas giambobT, eg qudi aq rogor moxvda.<br />
pirvelad igi vnaxe qristeSobis dilas, erT msuqan batTan erTad, romelsac axla<br />
albaT petersoni cecxlze atrialebs. ai, am ambis istoria: Soba diliT,<br />
daaxloebiT oTx saaTze, petersoni, romelsac Tqven kargad icnobT, Zalian<br />
patiosani kacia, odnav Seqeifianebuli totenhem kortis gziT Sin brundeboda.<br />
gazis farnis Suqze man SeniSna, rom viRac aylayudas, TeTri bati mxarze<br />
gadaekidebina da mis win odnavi barbaciT midioda. gujis quCis kuTxes rom miaRwia,<br />
viRac avarebma ucnobs gapampuleba moundomes. erTma maTganma qudi moxada da<br />
gadaugdo. ucnobma Tavdasacavad joxi daatriala, magram ucabedad maRaziis vitrinas<br />
moaxvedra da SuSa erTianad Calewa. petersoni uecrad gamovarda win, rom ucnobs<br />
gamosarCleboda, magram es ukanaskneli SuSis Camsxvrevam da formaSi gamowyobili<br />
kacis danaxvam ise SeaSina, rom bati xelidan gaagdo, ukan mouxedavad mohkurcxla<br />
da totenhem kort-roulis ukan mdebare quCis labirinTebSi gauCinarda.<br />
petersonis gamoCenaze avarebic aqeT-iqiT miimalnen. brZolis velis baton-patroni
petersoni Seiqmna da gamarjvebis nayofi: - gacveTili qudi da SesaniSnavi msuqani<br />
batic, manve moimko.<br />
- romelic man patrons ukanve daubruna, ara?<br />
- swored mandaa ZaRlis Tavi damarxuli. marTalia, batis marcxena fexze<br />
Camokidebul qaRalds, misis henri beikeri aweria, isic sworia, rom inicialebi h.b.<br />
qudis caze Signidanaa aRniSnuli, magram vinaidan qalaqSi aTasobiT beikeri<br />
cxovrobs da asobiT maTgans saxelad monro hqvia, Znelia maTSi batis namdvili<br />
patroni aRmoaCino da dakarguli qoneba daubruno.<br />
- maS, rogor moiqca petersoni?<br />
- raki icoda, rom gamosakvlevi saqmis yvela wvrilmani mainteresebs xolme,<br />
petersonma batica da qudic qristeSobis dRes, sisxam diliT, CemTan moarbenina.<br />
bati dRevandlamde CemTan iyo. dRes diliT ki, yinvebis miuxedavad, gadavwyvite,<br />
rom misi xorciT yelis Cakoklozineba ufro mizanSewonili iqneboda da<br />
petersons davubrune. im bats albaT ewera, rom patronis nacvlad bolos<br />
petersoni mouRebda. me ki im ucnobi jentlmenis qudi SemomrCa, vinc qristeSobis<br />
dRis sadili dakarga.<br />
- damkargavs gazeTSi gancxadeba xom ar mouTavsebia?<br />
- ara.<br />
- aba, ra gziTa da gasaRebiT unda miakvlioT batis yofil patrons?<br />
- mxolod isRa dagvrCenia, rom goneba avamuSaoT, vifiqroT da Cveni<br />
mixvedrilobis wyalobiT vakeToT daskvnebi.<br />
- da yvela mixvedrisa da daskvnis amosavali wertili es qudi iqneba?<br />
- ra Tqma unda.<br />
- Tqven xumrobT, holms. aba am WuWyiani, gacrecili da Zveli qudidan ra<br />
daskvnebi unda gamovitanoT.<br />
- ai, aq aris linza, kargad daaTvaliereT qudi da Cemi meTodis gamoyenebiT<br />
Tamamad gamoTqviT Tqveni azri, im adamianis individualur Taviseburebebze, visac<br />
es qudi ekuTvnis.<br />
daglejil-dafleTil quds xeli davavle da sasowarkveTilma didxans vukirkite.<br />
igi savsebiT Cveulebrivi, mrgvali, xeSeSi da xmarebisagan lazaTdakarguli ram<br />
gaxldaT. qudis odesRac wiTeli abreSumis sarCuli gacrecili da fergadasuli<br />
gamoiyureboda. romeli saxelosnos nawarmi iyo, iarliyze aRar etyoboda, Tumca,<br />
rogorc holmsma SeniSna, h. b. inicialebi erT kunWulSi viRacas aCxabaCxad<br />
mieCxapna. qudis kideSi sawmendi rezinis nasvreti aRmovaCine, magram rezini Sig<br />
aRar ido. erTi sityviT, qudi lazaTdakarguli, WuWyiani da dalaqavebuli iyo.<br />
dakvirvebisas SeimCneoda, rom am laqebis dasafaravad patrons melani exmara.<br />
veraferi SevniSne-meTqi, warmovTqvi uxerxulad da qudi holmss davubrune.<br />
- piriqiT, uotson Tqven yvelafers amCnevT, magram azris xmamaRla gamoTqmisa<br />
geSiniaT. Tqveni daskvnebis gamotanisas simxdales iCenT da meti araferi.<br />
- maSin Tqven TqviT, ra daskvnebis gakeTeba SegiZliaT.<br />
holmsma quds wamoavlo xeli da damaxasiaTebeli gulisyuriTa da dakvirvebiT<br />
daacqerda. - bevri ram, - wamoiwyo Cemma megobarma, - aq savaraudebeli ufroa,<br />
vidre garkveuli. erTi sityviT, Zalian cota ramaa cxadi da ufro meti ram<br />
saegebio da sagulisxmo. is ambavi, rom qudis patroni maRalniWieri kacia, aSkaraa.<br />
isic cxadia, rom sami wlis winaT xelgaSlilad ucxovria, magram, amJamad Savi dRe<br />
dasdgomia da gasaWirSi Cavardnila. - etyoba, sagnebs, movlenebs da momavals<br />
winaswar Wvretda da windaxedulebac ar aklda, magram es uwin yofila. aSkaraa,<br />
mere raRac avi zne Seeyara, ramac misi bedi CarxukuRma daatriala - albaT<br />
galoTda da amitom nivTieradac daqveiTda. isic naTelia, rom masze colsac auyria<br />
guli.<br />
- Zvirfaso holms!.. - CavurTe me, magram Cemma megobarma sulmoTqmelad<br />
ganagrZo. - sakuTari Rirsebis grZnoba, ase Tu ise, mainc SeunarCunebia. Tanac
etyoba, iseT saqmianobas eweva, rom didxans jdoma uxdeba. saxlidan iSviaTad<br />
gamodis, saSualo xnisaa, sxeulis wvrTnas ar dagidevT, WaRariT mosilia da am<br />
cota xnis winaT Tma SeukreWinebia. barem imasac getyviT, rom saxlSi gazis<br />
ganaTeba ara aqvs.<br />
- Tqven namdvilad xumrobT, holms.<br />
- araviTar SemTxvevaSi. nuTu, roca Cemi dakvirvebis Sedegad miRweuli Sedegebi<br />
ase dawvrilebiT gagacaniT, axlac ver xvdebiT, rogor mivaRwie maT amoxsnas?<br />
- Steri da miuxvedreli rom var, kargad vici. magram mainc unda vaRiaro, rom<br />
Tqvens azrTa dinebas ver mivyvebi xolme. aba, saidan aiReT, rom is kaci maRali<br />
niWierebiT gamoirCeva? - pasuxis magier holmsma qudi sakuTar Tavze daixura,<br />
romelmac Subli daufara da cxviris kexamde uwia. - aq kubikuri tevadobis<br />
sakiTxia, - Tqva man, - aseTi didi moculobis Tavi carieli xom ar iqneba!<br />
- is saidanRa moitaneT, axla Sav dReSi Cavardnilao?<br />
- es qudi sami wlisa gaxlavT. brtyeli da boloSi aprexilkideebiani, aseTi qudi<br />
maSin iyo modaSi, Tanac umaRlesi xarisxisaa. aba, lentsa da abreSumis sarCuls<br />
daakvirdiT. Tuki adamianma am sami wlis winaT aseTi Zvirfasi qudi SeiZina da mas<br />
mere veRar gamoicvala, cxadia, saqmeebi kargad ar unda miudiodes.<br />
- is, rac ganmarteT, naTelia, magram winaswar Wvretasa da windaxedulebas rogor<br />
axsniT, an raRac avi zne Sehyriao, rom sTqviT, saidan moitaneT?<br />
holmsma gaicina. - winaswarWvretasa da winaswardaxedulebas rogor axsniTo,<br />
mekiTxebiT, ara? axlave giCvenebT, - Tqva da ybis qveS amosadeb patara<br />
rezinisaTvis gankuTvnil naCvrets TiTi daado. xom mogexsenebaT, rom rezini<br />
qudTan erTad ar iyideba. Tu qudis patronma rezini qudis dasamagreblad SeiZina,<br />
rom qarian amindSi uSiSrad evlo - aqedan mxolod erTi daskvna gamomdinareobs,<br />
rom igi windaxeduli da SorsmWvreteli adamiani yofila. magram, rogorc xedavT,<br />
rezins elastiuroba daukargavs da patrons mis Secvlaze aRar uzrunia. aqedan<br />
cxadia, rom qudis patroni amJamad Tavis Tavs nakleb yuradRebas aqcevs da<br />
daudevari adamiani gamxdara. meores mxriv mas gulmodgined ucdia qudze arsebuli<br />
laqebi melniT daefara, rac imaze metyvelebs, rom qudis patrons sakuTari<br />
Rirsebis grZnoba jer kidev SerCenia.<br />
- Tqveni mosazrebani damajereblad JRers, - vuTxari me.<br />
- maS, momdevno ambebi, rom qudis patroni saSualo xnisaa, WaRara SeRebili Tma<br />
aqvs, romelic amas winaT SeikriWa, qudis sarCulis gulmodgine daTvalierebiT<br />
davadgine. gamadidebel SuSaSi mSvenivrad moCans SekreWili patar-patara Tma,<br />
romlebsac saRebavis surneli da webovneba kidev SerCeniaT. qudi quCis ruxi<br />
qviSanarevi mtveriT ki araa dafaruli, aramed saxlis mtvris raRac RinRlovani,<br />
bususiani, yavisferi navli da buqi ayria. es imis maCvenebelia, rom qudi umetes<br />
wilad saxlSi ekida, xolo qudis SigniTa mxaris danotieba imiT unda aixsnas, rom<br />
misi patroni moZraobas gadaeCvia da siarulisas male ofliandeba xolme.<br />
- magram, colze rom TqviT, etyoba, qmrisadmi Zvelebur mzrunvelobas veRar<br />
iCens da gagulgrilebulao?<br />
- qudi ukve ramdenime kviraa, aRaravis gauwmendia, uotson! Cemo Zvirfaso<br />
megobaro, Tu SevniSne, rom Tqvens quds erTi kviris mtveri zed adevs,<br />
aucileblad vifiqreb, rom colma Tqvenze guli aiyara.<br />
- iqneb am qudis patroni ucoloa?<br />
- ara, Cemo tkbilo megobaro, bati Sin swored colis gasaxareblad mihyavda.<br />
gaxsovT is baraTi, bats fexze rom eba?<br />
- Tqven pasuxi yvelafrisaTvis momzadebuli gaqvT, magram is saidanRa daaskveniT,<br />
qudis patrons Sin gazis ganaTeba ara aqvso?<br />
- sanTlis cximis erTi laqa SeiZleba SemTxveviT iyos, magram Tu qudze erTi<br />
xuTi mainc aRmoaCine, aqedan im daskvnas gavakeTeb, rom misi patroni qonis<br />
sanTliT sargeblobs. albaT RamRamobiT, maRla sarTulze asvlisas, cal xelSi
qudi uWiravs xolme, xolo meoreSi sanTeli. rogorc ar unda iyos, quds<br />
gazisagan cximovani laqebi ar gauCndeboda. kmayofili xarT Tu ara Cemi pasuxiT?<br />
- pasuxebi Zalian marjve da sazriania, - vuTxari me siciliT, - magram rac Tqven<br />
sTqviT, imaSi danaSaulis kvali ar moCans, batis dakargviT zarali patrons garda<br />
aravis unaxavs da Tqvenc cud-ubralod gaisarjeT.<br />
Serlok holmsma piri gaaRo, rom CemTvis pasuxi gaeca, magram swored im wams<br />
oTaxSi aRelvebuli da loyebRaJRaJebuli Sikriki petersoni Semovarda.<br />
- bati, mister holms! bati, ser! - Zlivs amoTqva man.<br />
- ra iyo, peterson? ra naxeT aseTi gasaocari? nuTu bati gacocxlda da<br />
samzareulos fanjridan gagifrindaT?<br />
taxtze mjdomi holmsi Semotrialda, rom aRelvebuli Sikriki ufro kargad<br />
SeeTvalierebina.<br />
- aba SexedeT, ser! SexedeT erTi, Cemma colma batis CinCaxvSi ra aRmoaCina! -<br />
man win wamoswia xeli, romlis Suagulze Cven lurjad moelvare, lobios<br />
marcvlisodena qva SevniSneT. qva petersonis CaSavebul xelSi eleqtronis<br />
sxiviviT cimcimebda da bzinavda.<br />
Serlok holmsma gaocebisagan daustvina. - eSmakma dalaxvros yoveli cudi saqme,<br />
peterson! - wamoiwyo man, - Tqven WeSmariti ganZi gipoviaT, iciT, rac ipoveT,<br />
ara?<br />
- almasi, ser! Zvirfasi qva! SuSas yveliviT Wris.<br />
- es marto Zvirfasi qva ki araa, swored is Zvirfasi qvaa.<br />
- nuTu grafis meuRle morkaris cisferi karbunkulia, - wamoviZaxe me.<br />
- swored isaa. am Zvirfas qvaze ukve yovelive vici, vinaidan `taimsis~<br />
gancxadebebs yoveldRiurad vkiTxulob. es almasis Zvirfasi qva absoluturad<br />
unikaluria da is aTasi girvanqa, rasac mis mpovnels gancxadebebSi hpirdebian, misi<br />
namdvili fasis meoced nawilsac ar Seadgens.<br />
- aTasi girvanqa! gmadlobT, maRalo RmerTo! - esa Tqva Sikrikma, savarZelSi<br />
CaeSva da xan erTs da xan meores gvaSterdeboda.<br />
- marTalia, saCuqrad aTasi girvanqaa gamocxadebuli, magram me vici, rom<br />
sxvadasxva mizezebis gamo, grafis meuRle am cisferi karbunkulisaTvis Tavisi<br />
qonebis naxevarsac ar daiSurebs, - mSvidad Tqva holmsma.<br />
- rogorc maxsovs, karbunkuli sastumro `kosmopolitenSi~ daikarga, - CavurTe me.<br />
- swored agrea, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - es moxda ocdaor dekembers. am xuTi dRis<br />
winaT grafis meuRlis Zvirfaseulobis yuTis gaxsna da cisferi karbunkulis<br />
moparva wyalsadenis mrCilav ostats, jon horners dabralda. horneris winaaRmdeg<br />
iseTma Zlierma mamxilebelma sabuTebma moiyara Tavi, rom igi samarTalSi misces.<br />
rogorc maxsovs, am saqmis Taobaze gazeTSi gamoqveynebuli cnoba xelT unda<br />
mqondes. - holmsi TariRis mixedviT Seudga saWiro gazeTis Zebnas, da manamde<br />
qeqavda `taimsis~ grovas, vidre is nomeri ar ipovna, romelsac eZebda. mere<br />
gazeTi Suaze gakeca da xmamaRla kiTxvas mohyva: - `Zvirfasi qvis moparva<br />
sastumro `kosmopolitenSi~ - jon horners, ocdaeqvsi wlisas, xelobiT<br />
wyalsadenis mrCilav ostats, brali edeba masSi, rom a.w. 22 ricxvSi grafi<br />
morkaris meuRlis Zvirfaseulobis yuTidan moipara cisfer karbunkulad wodebuli<br />
almasis qva. hotelis ufrosma msaxurma, jeims raiderma Ziebas uCvena, rom man<br />
horneri naxa grafi morkaris meuRlis sawol oTaxSi gaZarcvis dRes, sadac is<br />
buxris moajirs rCilavda. raiderma ganacxada, rom igi hornerTan erTad cota xans<br />
iyo oTaxSi, magram Semdeg gamouZaxes. dabrunebisas SeniSna, rom horneri arsad<br />
Canda, magidis ujra ZaliT gaeRoT, da tarsikonis yuTi, romelSiac, rogorc<br />
SemdegSi gamoirkva, grafis meuRle Zvirfaseulobas inaxavda, carieli egdo<br />
tualetis magidaze. raiderma imwamsve atexa gangaSi da horneri im saRamosve<br />
daapatimres. magram almasis qva cam Caylapa Tu miwam, veRarsad ipoves. grafis<br />
meuRlis moaxle gogom - katerina kiuzakma Ziebas uCvena, rom rogorc ki
aideris yvirils mohkra yuri, oTaxSi Sevarda da SeniSna, rom Zvirfasi qva<br />
gamqraliyo, `-#~ qvedanayofis policiis inspeqtorma bredstritma horneris<br />
dapatimrebis brZaneba gasca. es ukanaskneli xelisuflebis warmomadgenlebs<br />
uZaliandeboda da Tavis udanaSaulobis damtkicebas uSveri sityvebis moSveliebiT<br />
cdilobda. vinaidan horneri qurdobisaTvis winaTac yofila pasuxisgebaSi,<br />
mosamarTlem uari Tqva misi braldebis saqmis ganxilvaze da saqme gasarCevad<br />
nafic msajulTa sasamarTlos gadasca. sasamarTlo saqmis warmoebis dros horneri<br />
amJRavnebda Zlier sulier aRelvebas, rac imiT damTavrda, rom sabolood guli<br />
Seuwuxda da gareT sulTmobrZavi gaitanes~.<br />
- hm! ai, yvelaferi, rac policiis gancxadebaSi weria, - CafiqrebiT Tqva holmsma<br />
da gazeTi ganze gadado.<br />
- sakiTxavi axla is aris, es Zvirfasi qva grafis meuRlis tarsikonis yuTidan<br />
rogor moxvda batis CinCaxvSi. xedavT, uotson, Cveni mosazrebani arc ise<br />
ucodveli yofila da arcTu cudubralod gavrjilvarT. ai, aq aris es Zvirfasi<br />
karbunkuli, romelic CvenTan batis CinCaxvidan moxvda, bati ki henri beikers<br />
ekuTvnis. es is beikeria, visi Zveli qudisa da xasiaTis zogierTi Taviseburebis<br />
aRweriTac Tavi SegawyineT. axla ki Cven seriozulad unda ganvsajoT, rogor<br />
movZebnoT es jentlmeni da gavarkvioT, ra monawileoba miiRo man am<br />
saidumloebiT mocul ambavSi. misi moZebna rom SevZloT, upirveles yovlisa,<br />
yvelaze ubralo meTods unda mivmarToT - Cemis azriT, yvela saRamos gazeTSi<br />
unda gamovaqveynoT gancxadebebi. Tu am xerxiT sawadels ver vewieT, maSin sul<br />
sxva gzas davadgebi.<br />
- ra unda gamovacxadoT gazeTSi?<br />
- momeciT fanqari, qaRaldi da axlave davwer: `gujstritis kuTxeSi napovnia bati<br />
da Zveli Savi qudi. mister henri beikers, Tu mogvmarTavs, SeuZlia dResve<br />
daibrunos danakargi beikerstritze eqvsis naxevridan~. yvelaferi Zalian mokled<br />
da gasagebadaa naTqvami.<br />
- marTlac, magram waikiTxavs ki gancxadebas?<br />
- aucileblad waikiTxavs. mas axla swored gancxadebebze uWiravs Tvali, vinaidan<br />
aseTi gaRaribebuli adamianisaTvis batis dakargva arcTu iseTi ioli saqmea. is<br />
ubeduri minis Camsxvrevam da misken sirbiliT mavali petersonis danaxvam albaT<br />
ise daabnia, rom gaqcevis garda yvelaferi gadaaviwyda. magram male mwared<br />
inanebda SiSis zarisagan nakarnaxev saqciels, ramac bati daakargvina. Tu TviTon<br />
ra, vinme misi nacnobi mainc waikiTxavs gazeTSi gamoqveynebul gancxadebas, vinaidan<br />
Cven mis saxelsa da gvars vuTiTebT. aba, peterson! axlave gaeSureT gancxadebebis<br />
gamomaqveynebel biuroSi da ecadeT, rom dRes saRamos gazeTebSi Cvens mier<br />
Sedgenili teqsti aucileblad moaTavson.<br />
- romel saRamos gazeTebSi, ser?<br />
- oh, viTom ar iciT, `globusSi~, `starSi~, `ped melSi~, `sent jeims gazeTSi~,<br />
`ivning niusSi~, `standartSi~, `eqoSi~ da erTi sityviT, yvela gazeTSi, romelic<br />
mogagondebaT.<br />
- Zalian kargi, ser. da am Zvirfas karbunkuls ra vuyoT?<br />
- ah, diax, am Zvirfas karbunkuls TviTon Sevinaxav. gmadlobT. ai, kidev ra unda<br />
giTxraT, peterson. ukan rom dabrundebiT, bati iyideT da CvenTan moitaneT. es im<br />
batis sanacvlo iqneba, axla rom Tqvenianebi Seeqcevian.<br />
Sikriki rom gavida, holmsma almasi aiRo, sinaTlesTan miitana d sinjva dauwyo. -<br />
Zalian lamazi ramaa, - wamoiwyo saubari Cemma megobarma, - aba, SexedeT rogor<br />
brwyinavs da elvarebs. rogorc yvela Zvirfasi nivTi, raRa Tqma unda, rom aseTi<br />
qva danaSaulobas gaamravlebs. es eSmas dagebul maxes miagavs. yvela didi da<br />
Zvirfasi qvis umcires nawilakTan raime sisxliani ambavia dakavSirebuli. am qvas<br />
oci wlis istoriac ara aqvs. igi samxreT CineTis mdinare amois napiris mkvidria<br />
da imiTaa SesaniSnavi, rom karbunkulis yvela Tvisebis garda lurji ferisaa da
Tavis wiTel TanamoZmeTagan swored amiT gamoirCeva. marTalia, welTa simravliT<br />
damZimebuli araa, magram avi da boroti saqmeebiT ukve sakmaod iCina Tavi. ori<br />
mkvleloba, qerZafis Sesxma, TviTmkvleloba, ramdenime Zarcva, ai, ra bneli<br />
saqmeebia dakavSirebuli am naxevrad gamWvirvale qvasTan, romlis wona sul raRac<br />
ormoci gramia. vin ifiqrebs, rom aseTi Zvirfasi samSvenisi adamianebs cixisa da<br />
saxrCobelisaken ubiZgebs? axla ki karbunkuls Cems seifSi Cavketav da grafis<br />
meuRles Sevatyobineb, rom Zvirfasi qva CvenTan inaxeba.<br />
- Tqveni azriT, horneri araa damnaSave?<br />
- ver getyviT.<br />
- henri beikeri xom araa im bnel saqmeSi CaTreuli?<br />
- me mgoni, igi namdvilad ucodveli gvritiviT gamoiyureba. ase vfiqrob, mas<br />
warmodgenac ara hqonda, rom bati, romelic saxlSi mihyavda, mTlianad oqrod<br />
rom qceuliyo, sinamdvileSi imaze metad fasobda. amas swrafad davadgen, Tu henri<br />
beikeri gamoCnda.<br />
- manamde araviTari zomebis miReba ar SeiZleba?<br />
- ara.<br />
- maSin Cems saqmeebs mivxedav da saRamos daTqmul saaTze aq gavCndebi, radgan<br />
ambavi Zalian daxlarTulad da awewil-dawewilad gamoiyureba.<br />
- Zalian moxaruli viqnebi, Tu SemoivliT. me Cveulebriv Svid saaTze vsadilob.<br />
rogorc vici, dRes sadilad gareuli qaTami unda gvqondes. Tu momxdar ambebs<br />
miviRebT mxedvelobaSi, misis hadsons unda vTxovo, CinCaxvi kargad gausinjos.<br />
raRac gadaudebelma ambavma Semagviana da ukve Svidis naxevars gadacilebuli<br />
iqneboda, beikerstritze rom gavCndi. saxls rom mivuaxlovdi, iq<br />
Sotlandiurqudiani viRac axmaxi kaci SevniSne, romelsac nikapamde Sebneuli<br />
serTuki ecva. etyoba, zari ukve darekili hqonda, magram kari jer ar gaeRoT.<br />
Cemi karTan misvla da misi gaReba erTsa da imave dros moxda da Cven oriveni<br />
holmsis oTaxSi erTdroulad aRmovCndiT.<br />
- Tqven mister henri unda iyoT, - warmoTqva holmsma, savarZlidan wamoiwia da<br />
stumars im Zaldautanebeli Tavisufali uSualobiT Seegeba, romelic holmsisaTvis<br />
agrerigad iyo damaxasiaTebeli. - cecxlTan axlos rom savarZelia, imaSi<br />
CabrZandiT, mister beiker. civi saRamoa da me mgonia, Tqven sicxes ufro unda<br />
eguebodeT, vidre sicives. oh, uotson, swored rom droulad moxvediT. es Tqveni<br />
qudia, ara, mister beiker?<br />
- diax, ser, ra Tqma unda, Cemi qudia.<br />
mister beikeri zorzoxi kaci gaxldaT, mxrebCamrgvalebuli da didTava. farTo,<br />
inteligenturi saxe<br />
hqonda, romelsac yavisferi, gaWaRaravebuli wveri<br />
umSvenebda. Rawvis Tavebsa da cxvirze modebuli foreji, da odnav akankalebuli<br />
marjvena aSkarad migaxvedrebdaT, rom holmsis varaudi marTali gaxldaT, da igi<br />
msmeli kaci unda yofiliyo. Savi, moZvelebuli, sayelogamocvlili serTuki<br />
nikapamde Seebnia. saxeloebidan gamxdari, damWlevebuli majebi gamoeCara da ara Tu<br />
gaxamebuli manJetebi, SigniT perangic ar unda scmoda. laparakobda dabali, yru<br />
xmiT, sityvebs didi sifrTxiliT arCevda da ganaTlebuli kacis STabeWdilebas<br />
stovebda. yvelaferze aSkrad etyoboda, rom cxovrebas beikerisaTvis Tavisi<br />
ulmobeli klanWi gaekra da cud dReSi Caegdo.<br />
- Cven ramdenime dRe davitoveT Tqveni qudi da bati, - wamoiwyo holmsma, -<br />
vimedovnebdiT ra, rom Tqven gancxadebas gamoaqveynebdiT gazeTSi da Tqvens<br />
misamarTs iqidan SevityobdiT. axlac ver amixsnia, ratom ar gamoacxadeT gazeTSi<br />
da danakargis ukan dabrunebas ar ecadeT?<br />
Cvenma stumarma morcxvad Caicina. da pasuxad esRa amoRerRa: - fuli ise CeCqiviT<br />
rodiRa maqvs, rogorc es erT dros gamaCnda. eWvic ar mepareboda, rom<br />
Tavdamsxmelebma frinvelica da qudic gaitaces. aba, amis mere raRa azri hqonda<br />
imas, rom erTi-ori Silingic danakargisaTvis zed mimeyolebina?
- Zalze bunebrivi axsnaa, magram imaze ras ityviT, bati rom mainc dakargeT.<br />
- rogor Tu davkarge? - uecrad fexze wamoiWra gaficxebuli beikeri.<br />
- ise, ubralod, movxarSeT da SeveqeciT.<br />
- Tqven SeeqeciT?<br />
- ase rom ar movqceuliyaviT, sul erTia mainc gafuWdeboda, - ganagrZo holmsma,<br />
- me mgonia, ai, bufetze rom batia, imave wonisa unda iyos, Tanac sul axalia da<br />
Tqveni batis namdvili magieri iqneba.<br />
- ra Tqma unda, ra Tqma unda, - SvebiT wamoiZaxa beikerma.<br />
- im batis CinCaxvi, fexebi da frTebi yovel SemTxvevisaTvis mainc SevinaxeT, Tu<br />
Tqven gindaT...<br />
henri beikerma gulianad gadaixarxara.<br />
- albaT Cemi Tavgadasavlis samaxsovro reliqviebad gamomadgeba, ara? - Tqva man,<br />
- aba, sxva ra TavSi saxlelad unda damWirdes Cemi yofili batis namusrevi? ara,<br />
batonebo, Tqvenis nebarTviT, Cems yuradRebas im SesaniSnav bats mivaqcev, romelic<br />
es-esaa miCveneT da amJamad bufetis Tavzea.<br />
Serlok holmsma eSmakurad Semomxeda da mxrebi aiCeCa.<br />
- ai, aqaa Tqveni qudi, esec Tqveni batis samagiero - Tqva man da dakluli bati<br />
da qudi beikers xelebSi miaCeCa. - sxvaTa Soris, Zalian mainteresebs aseTi nasuqi<br />
bati sad iyideT?<br />
- didi siamovnebiT mogaxsenebT, ser, - esa Tqva beikerma da Tan bati iRliaSi<br />
amoiCara, - sxvebTan erTad, mec xSirad var xolme sastumro `alfaSi~, muzeumis<br />
gverdiT romaa. wels, Cvenma keTilma sastumros patronma uindigeitma daaarsa<br />
batis klubi, romelSiac TiToeul Cvengans yovel kviras Seaqvs mcireodeni Tanxa.<br />
am Tanxis safasurad qristeSobis winadRes yoveli Cvengani kargad nasuq bats<br />
Rebulobs. me mTeli gamosaRebi ukve dafaruli maqvs, danarCeni ambavi ki ukve<br />
wvrilad iciT. Tqvengan Zalian davalebuli var, ser, aba, Cemi xnis kacs<br />
Sotlandiuri qudiT siaruli rogor ekadreba, - Tqva esa da komikuri sazeimo<br />
Tavis dakvriT dagvemSvidoba.<br />
- am saqmeSi henri beikeri arafer SuaSia, - Tqva holmsma, roca Cvenma<br />
stumarma kari gaixura. - savsebiT naTelia, rom momxdari saidumloebiT moculi<br />
ambis Taobaze man araferi icis. mSieri xom ara xarT, uotson?<br />
- ara, SimSiliT kuWi ar mixmeba.<br />
- maSin gTxovT, sadilis nacvlad vaxSams SeveqceT da axla ki, cxel kvals<br />
gavyveT.<br />
- aucileblad.<br />
susxiani saRamo iyo. oriveni paltoebsa da Tbil yelsaxvevebSi gamovexvieT.<br />
mowmendil caze gablikebuli varskvlavebi cimcimebdnen da gamvlelTa piridan<br />
amosuli Tbili haeri ise moCanda, TiTqos srolis Sedegad damdgari kvamli<br />
yofiliyos. Cveni nabijebis xmauri quCaSi garkveviT ismoda, gaviareT<br />
uimpolstriti,<br />
harleistriti, gadavkveTeT uigmorstriti da<br />
oqsfordstritze gavediT. TxuTmeti wuTi dagvWirda, vidre lumsbers mivaRwevdiT.<br />
aq gaxldaT aSenebuli beikeris mier naxsenebi sastumro `alfa~. es iyo momcro<br />
saxalxo saxli, romelic holbornisaken Camavali quCis kuTxeSi wamoeWimaT.<br />
holmsma abris kari SeaRo da loyebRaJRaJa, TeTrwinsafrian sastumros patrons<br />
ori Wiqa ludi daukveTa.<br />
- Tu ludic iseTive gaqvT, rogoric Tqveni batebia, maSin SesaniSnavi unda iyos.<br />
- Cemi batebi? - gaikvirva ludis gamyidvelma.<br />
- diax, Tqveni batebi. naxevari saaTis win Tqveni `batis klubis~ wevr henri<br />
beikers velaparake.<br />
- ho! axla migixvdiT, ser, magram batebi Cemi rodia.<br />
- aba, visia?<br />
- ocdaoTxi bati koventgardenSi erTi vaWrisagan SeviZine.
- marTla, ramdenime maTgans mec vicnob, romelma mogyidaT?<br />
- brekin rijma.<br />
- brekin rijs ar vicnob. maspinZelo! aba, Tqveni gamarjvebisa iyos! dovlaTi,<br />
sikeTe da janmrTeloba ar mogklebodeT. Rame mSvidobisa! - sufTa haerze rom<br />
gamovediT, holmsma palto Seikra da miTxra: - axla ki brekin rijisaken gavwioT,<br />
uotson, da gaxsovdeT, rom jaWvis im erT boloze, romelsac Cven mivyvebiT,<br />
Zalian uwyinari frinvelia gamobmuli, meore boloze ki adamiania da mas<br />
ulaparakod elis Svidi weli katorRa, Tu misi ucodveloba ar dagvimtkicebia.<br />
SeiZleba piriqiTac moxdes da Cvenma Ziebam is daadasturos, rom damnaSave swored<br />
beikeria; yovel SemTxvevaSi kvleva-Ziebis warmmarTveli is Zafi, romelic<br />
policias SemTxveviT gamorCa, Cvens xelTaa. ranair samwuxaro Sedegamdec ar unda<br />
migviyvanos, Cven unda am Zafs bolomde mivdioT. axla ki saswrafod vibrunoT<br />
piri samxreTisaken da cxel kvals mivyveT.<br />
Cven gadavWeriT holborni, daveSviT endelstritisaken da ramdenime mixveulmoxveuli<br />
miyruebuli quCis gavlis mere, Tavi koventgardenis bazarSi amovyaviT.<br />
brekin rijis saxeli yvelaze didi fardulis abraze amovikiTxeT. savaWros<br />
patroni cxenisTava, qilvaSebiani kaci iyo. igi biWs darabebis daxurvas Sveloda.<br />
- saRamo mSvidobisa. civi amindia, ara, - gamoelaparaka holmsi.<br />
fardulis patronma dasturis niSnad Tavi daukantura da Cems megobars gaocebuli<br />
daacqerda.<br />
- rogorc vxedav, kargad givaWriaT, rom batebi sul gagiyidiaT, - uTxra holmsma<br />
da marmarilos cariel daxlze aniSna.<br />
- xval diliT Tunda xuTas bats mogyidiT.<br />
- xval ukve gvian iqneba.<br />
- ai iq, sinaTle rom moCans, kidev darCaT gauyidavi batebi.<br />
- magram me TqvenTan gamomagzavnes.<br />
- vin?<br />
- ludxana `alfas~ patronma.<br />
- ho, me imas ocdaoTxi bati mivyide.<br />
- SesaniSnavi napatiebi frinvelebi ki iyvnen. saidan moiyvaneT?<br />
Cemda saocrad, am kiTxvam batebiT movaWre ganarisxa.<br />
brekin rijma Tavi aswia da doinjSemoyrilma mkacrad ikiTxa: - pirdapir TqviT,<br />
risi Tqmac gindaT da mieT-moeTs Tavi daanebeT!<br />
- mgoni, Zalian miukib-moukibavad vTqvi Cemi saTqmeli. me minda vicode, visgan<br />
iyideT is batebi, romlebic mere `alfas~ patrons mihyideT.<br />
- raki asea, arafersac ar getyviT. movrCiT?!<br />
- Tu ar ityviT, Tan ver gadagyvebiT; magram ver gamigia, aseTi ubralo ram<br />
gulTan ase axlos ratom migaqvT da ram wamogapilpilaT?<br />
- gulTan axlos migaqvso! Cems adgilze Tqvenc ase miitandiT ubralo ambebs<br />
gulTan, vinme rom agkviatebodaT da Tavi moebezrebina. roca me karg saqonelSi<br />
xeirian Tanxas vixdi, saqmec moWaxrakebuli mgonia; magram Tu dagiwyeben, `sad iyo<br />
batebi?~ `visgan iyide batebi?~ `vis mihyide batebi?~ `ra fasi aiRe batebSi?~ kaci<br />
ifiqrebs, raki maT garSemo amdeni aurzauri da fusfusi atyda, TiTqos amqveynad<br />
marto is batebi yofilan da meti araferio.<br />
- vinc Tqven kiTxvebiT Tavs gabezreben, me imaTTan araviTari kavSiri ara maqvs,<br />
- wynarad wamoiwyo holmsma, - Tu ar gvetyviT, saidan iyideT is batebi, Cveni<br />
gziT wavalT da is iqneba. magram me dabejiTebiT vityvi da sanaZleod xuT<br />
girvanqa sterlingsac Camoval, rom is batebi sofelSi gasuqebulebi iyvnen.<br />
- Tqven waageT xuTi girvanqa sterlingi, vinaidan batebi qalaqSi gaasuqes, -<br />
moulodnelad wamoayrantala vaWarma.<br />
- aSkara sicruea.<br />
- nadvilad asea.
- warmoudgeneli ambavia.<br />
- xom ar ggoniaT, rom frinvelebisa Cemze meti gagegebaT? am saqmes mas mere<br />
mivdev, rac dedam akvnis artaxebi Semomxsna da Wipic am saqmeSi moviWeri.<br />
giTxariT, is batebi, romlebic ludxana `alfas~ patrons mivyide, qalaqSi<br />
dasuqebulebi iyvnen-meTqi da namdvilad asea.<br />
- amas arafriT ar davijereb.<br />
- maSin davnaZlevdeT.<br />
- es imas niSnavs, rom fuli wagarTvaT, radgan Cems simarTleSi eWvi ar mepareba.<br />
magram Tqveni aseTi jiutobisaTvis axi iqneboda erT soverenze dagnaZlevebodiT<br />
da TqvenTvis Wkua meswavlebina.<br />
vaWarma pirquSad Caicina da biWs gaZaxa: - aRricxvis wignebi momitane, bil.<br />
momcro tanis biWma ori wigni moutana, erTi imaTgani sakmaod Txeli gaxldaT.<br />
meore ki sqeli da sapoxavi qoniT dasvrili. biWma wignebi Werze Camokidebuli<br />
lampis qveS daawyo.<br />
- aba, mister Tavdajerebulo, - damcinavad daiwyo vaWarma, - vfiqrobdi, yvela<br />
bati ukve gavyide-meTqi, magram vidre savaWros davxuravde, vxedav, erTi bati<br />
kidev myolia. xedavT am patara wigns?<br />
- Zalian kargad.<br />
- aq im adamianTa gvarebia, visganac saqonels vyidulob. xedavT? ai, am gverdze<br />
soflelTa saxelebia, xolo iqve miwerili cifrebi didi wignis im gverdze<br />
miuTiTebs, romelzedac maTTan angariSwarmoebaa mocemuli. axla wiTeli melniT<br />
nawers daakvirdiT. naxeT? aq Cemi qalaqeli mommarageblebis gvarebia aRniSnuli.<br />
aba, mesame nomerze miwerili gvari xmamaRla amoikiTxeT!<br />
- `misis oukSoti 117, briqstonroudi - 249~, - waikiTxa holmsma. - marTali<br />
brZandebiT. aba, axla sqeli wignis oras ormocdamecxre gverdi gadaSaleT!<br />
holmsma miniSnebuli gverdi swrafad ipova da gadaSala `ai, aq aris, misis<br />
oukSoti, 117 briqstonroudi, kvercxisa da Sinaur frinvelTa mommaragebeli~.<br />
- aba, misi gvaris gaswvriv bolo minaweric amoikiTxeT!<br />
- `dekembris 22. ocdaoTxi bati 7 Silingad da eqvs pensad~.<br />
- WeSmaritad agrea. ganagrZeT, ganagrZeT.<br />
- `gaiyida `alfas~ mepatrone mister uindigeitze Tormet-Tormet Silingad<br />
TiToeuli~.<br />
- aba axla raRas ityviT?<br />
Serlok holmsi gulmosuli da nawyeni gamoiyureboda. man jibidan amoiRo<br />
sovereni, marmarilos daxlze daagdo da gareT usityvod gamovida. ramdenime<br />
iardi rom gaiara, quCis farnis qveS SeCerda da Taviseburad uxmaurod, magram<br />
gulianad Caicina.<br />
- roca qilvaSebian da jibidan wiTel xelsaxocamoCril kacs gadaeyrebiT, imedi<br />
unda iqonioT, rom sanaZleos gulisaTvis yvelafers daayaWvinebT, - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- Tamamad SemiZlia giTxraT, uotson, rom rac brekin rijs sanaZleos<br />
dadebis Semdeg informacia davtyue, asi girvanqac rom damexarja, verasgziT ver<br />
movipovebdi. ase mgonia, uotson, rom Cveni Zieba dasasruls uaxlovdeba.<br />
erTaderTi gadasawyveti ambavi axla isaa, misis oukSots dResve davadgeT Tavze,<br />
Tu Cveni stumroba xvalisaTvis gadavdoT. brekin rijis sityvebidan savsebiT<br />
naTelia, rom Cvens garda am saqmiT sxvacaa dainteresebuli da me mgonia...<br />
holmss sityva moulodnelad xmaurma Seawyvetina. igi swored im fardulidan<br />
moisma, saidanac is iyo gamovediT. zurgisaken SevbrundiT Tu ara, fardulSi<br />
lampis yviTel Suqze SevniSne Cia kaci, romelsac saxe virTxas miugavda. brekin<br />
riji ki karebSi gaxiduliyo da SiSisagan mokuntul kacunas, gaavebuli muSts<br />
uqnevda.<br />
- Tavidan momwydiT Tqvenca da Tqveni batebic, - Rrialebda igi. - yvelani<br />
eSmaks wauRixarT. Tu kidev mosulxarT CemTan da aseTi regvenuli laparaki
dagiwyiaT, ZaRls mogiqsevT. moiyvaneT misi oukSoti da pasuxs imas gavcem. Tqven<br />
ra gesaqmebaT, batebi vis mivyide! Tqvengan viyide, Tu ra?<br />
- magram erT-erTi imaTgani xom namdvilad Cemi iyo, - daiwuwuna patara kacma.<br />
- Tqveni pretenzia wadiT da misis oukSots ganucxadeT.<br />
- swored man gamomagzavna TqvenTan.<br />
- Tundac prusiis mefes mohkiTxeT, CemTvis sul erTia. me mag saqmes movrCi.<br />
gaswiT aqedan da TvaliT aRar damenaxoT. - gamwarebuli breken riji win gavarda<br />
da SiSisagan mokuntuli Cia kaci ki bnelSi gauCinarda.<br />
- mgonia, am ambavma briqstonroudSi wasvlisagan dagvixsnas! - waiCurCula<br />
holmsma. - momyeviT da vnaxoT, uotson, iqneb im ymawvilma Ziebis saqmeSi<br />
fasdaudebeli samsaxuri gagviwios. - esa Tqva da holmsi grZeli nabijiT daedevna<br />
gauCinarebul ucnobs. Cemi megobari ganaTebuli duqnebis win SequCebul xalxSi<br />
gzas idayvebis daxmarebiT miikvlevda. igi male daewia ltolvils, mxarze xeli<br />
daado da SeaCera. SemkrTali ucnobi Semobrunda da gazis farnis Suqze SevniSne,<br />
rom feri sruliad dakargoda.<br />
- vina xarT da ra gindaT Cemgan? - mTrTolvare xmiT ikiTxa ucnobma.<br />
- mapatieT, - rbilad da zrdilobianad wamoiwyo holmsma, - magram me<br />
yuri movkari Tqven rom ramdenime wuTis win im vaWars raRacas ekiTxebodiT.<br />
darwmunebuli var, me SevZleb Tqven daxmarebas.<br />
- Tqven? vina xarT? an saidan iciT, ra minda da ra gamWirvebia?<br />
- Cemi saxeli da gvari Serlok holmsia da swored Cemi saqmea imisi codna, rac<br />
sxvebma ar ician.<br />
- magram rac me minda, imis Taobaze Tqven araferi gecodinebaT.<br />
- mapatieT, magram yovelive zedmiwevniT sworad vici. Tqven gindaT im batebis<br />
kvali aRmoaCinoT, romlebic briqstonroudelma oukSotma vaWar brekin rijs<br />
mihyida. am ukanasknelma batebi didi mogebiT ludxana `alfas~ mepatrone mister<br />
uindergeitze gahyida, man ki Tavis klubis wevrTa gulic moigo da fulic.<br />
henri beikeric im klubis wevria.<br />
- oh, ser, Tqven swored is adamiani xarT, visTan Sexvedrac guliT mewada, -<br />
wamoiyvira Cia kacma. man xelebi holmsisaken gaiwoda da SevniSne, TiTebi erTianad<br />
ucaxcaxebda.<br />
- me sityvebi ver mipovia, ser, rom agixsnaT, rogor var dainteresebuli am<br />
saqmiT.<br />
Serlok holmsma gzad mimavali etli SeaCera da ucnobs ase mimarTa: - umjobesia<br />
oTaxSi vibaasoT da ara aq, am sabazro adgilas, sadac qaric Tavisuflad<br />
danavardobs. magram vidre gavemgzavrebodeT, gTxovT miTxraT, vis unda vemsaxuro.<br />
ucnobi Seyoymanda. - Cemi saxeli da gvari jon robinzonia, - amoRerRa man da<br />
Tan holmss Tvali aarida.<br />
- ara, ara. me namdvil saxelsa da gvars gekiTxebiT, - tkbilad uTxra holmsma. -<br />
fsevdonimiT moqmedeba yovelTvis dasanani xdeba xolme.<br />
ucnobis TeTr Rawvebs siwiTle moeria. - raki asea, namdvil gvarsa da saxels<br />
getyviT. me jeims raideri gaxlavarT.<br />
- WeSmaritad asea. Tqven sastumro `kosmopolitenSi~ ufros msaxurad muSaobT.<br />
gTxovT, etlSi CabrZandeT da male, rac Tqven gainteresebT, yvelafers giambobT.<br />
Cia kaci xan me Semomyurebda da xan holmss akvirdeboda. mis TvalebSi xan SiSi<br />
Cadgeboda da xan imedis naperwkali kiafobda, iseve, rogorc bednierebisa da<br />
ubedurebis zRvarze mdgom adamianebs emarTebaT xolme. dabolos ucnobma yoymans<br />
sZlia, Cajda da naxevar saaTSi ukve beikerstritze sastumro oTaxSi visxediT.<br />
gzaSi, beikerstritamde aRaraferi Tqmula. mxolod Cveni axali kompanionis<br />
gaxSirebuli Rrma sunTqva da xelebis fSvneta aSkarad metyvelebda, rom igi<br />
nerviulobda.
- ukve movediT! - mxiarulad Tqva holmsma. - aseT amindSi agizgizebuli buxari<br />
pirdapir miswrebaa. Tqven, getyobaT Zalin gcivaT, mister raider. ai, selis im<br />
dawnul savarZelSi CajeqiT. vidre Tqvens saqmes SevudgebodeT, fostlebs Cavicvam<br />
da erT wamSi aq gavCndebi. axla saqmeze vilaparakoT. Tqven gainteresebT batebis<br />
Semdgomi istoria, ara?<br />
- diax, ser.<br />
- Tumca Tqven batebis ambavi ki ara, erTi batis bedi gainteresebT. TeTri batisa,<br />
romelsac kudTan Savi zoli dahyveboda...<br />
raideri mRelvarebisagan acaxcaxda. - oh, ser, - wamoiyvira man, - Tqven SegiZliaT<br />
miTxraT, sadaa amJamad is bati?<br />
- aqaa, CvenTan, - mokled mouWra holmsma.<br />
- aq aris?<br />
- diax, aq aris da daamtkica kidec, rom igi araCveulebrivi bati gaxlavT. arc<br />
mikvirs, ase Zalian rom gainteresebT misi bedi. sikvdils mere man<br />
araCveulebrivi kvercxi dagvitova. diax, ulamazesi, ubrwyinvalesi da umSvenieresi<br />
lurji kvercxi. ai, aqa maqvs Senaxuli Cems muzeumSi.<br />
Cveni stumari wamodga, magram retdasxmuliviT tortmanebda da marjvena xeliT<br />
buxris Tavs CaeWida. holmsma seifi gaxsna da iqidan cisferi, mokiafe karbunkuli<br />
gamoiRo. varskvlaviviT mocimcime Zvirfasi qva cecxlis Suqze aTasnair ferad<br />
elvarebda. raiders SiSisagan saxe daRrejoda da aRar icoda, moeTxova Zvirfasi<br />
nivTi, Tu sruliad aeRo masze xeli.<br />
- TamaSs ukve wirva gamouvida, raider, - mSvidad daiwyo holmsma. - myarad<br />
dadeqiT fexze, Torem cecxlSi CavardebiT. uotson, xeli miaSveleT, geTayva. jer<br />
kidev veraa ise gamowrTobili, rom aseT ambavs auRelveblad Sexvdes. cota brendi<br />
mieciT, gadahkras da eSveleba. eyofa, meti ar unda! axla ufro adamianurad<br />
gamoiyureba. sinamdvileSi adamiani ki ara, erTi namceca, pawawkintela kacuna da<br />
araraobaa!<br />
erT wams raideri watortmanda da kinaRam Caikeca, magram brendim saxeze feric<br />
mohgvara da albaT Zalac misca, rom dajda da SiSisagan daWyetili Tvalebi Tavis<br />
bralmdebels miapyro.<br />
- danaSaulis yvela rgoli da damamtkicebeli sabuTebic Cems xelTaa, ase rom,<br />
Tqven Zalian cota laparaki mogiwevT. magram yvelaferi marTali unda gviamboT<br />
da CvenTvis yoveli wvrilmani naTeli unda gaxdes. vin giamboT grafinia<br />
morkaris am cisfer karbunkulze, raider?<br />
- katerina kiuzakma, - gabzaruli xmiT upasuxa raiderma.<br />
- vici, ledis pirisfareSi romaa. da uecrad gamdidrebis cTunebam SegipyroT,<br />
rogorc Tqvenamdec, es bevr Tqvenze Rirseul kacs damarTnia. miznis misaRwevad<br />
ki araviTar saSualebas ar daerideT, ara? ase mgonia, Tqvengan SesaniSnavi,<br />
maxvilgonieri borotmoqmedi dadgeboda, raider! Tqven icodiT, rom is mrCilavi<br />
horneri erTxel ukve nasamarTlevi iyo qurdobisaTvis da eWvs ucilod masze<br />
miitandnen, mere ra moimoqmedeT? Tqvens Tanamzraxvel katerina kiuzakTan erTad<br />
ledis oTaxSi gatexeT buxris moajiri da saqme ise moawyveT, rom moajiris<br />
SesakeTeblad swored horneri gamogzavnes. roca is ubeduri horneri wavida,<br />
tarsikonis yuTi gaaReT da Zvirfasi qva moipareT, Semdeg atexeT gangaSi da is<br />
sacodavi kaci daaWerineT. mere...<br />
raideri uecrad dabla daemxo da holmss muxlebze Semoexvia: - RvTis gulisaTvis,<br />
SemibraleT! - ganwiruli xmiT qaliviT daiwivla man, - ifiqreT Cems mSoblebzec!<br />
es ambavi gulebs dauxeTqavs im ubedurebs. winaT arasodes miqurdia! aseT rames<br />
arc arasodes Caviden. vficav, rom ar Caviden! Tu gindaT, xatze davificeb,<br />
oRondac am saqmes sasamarTlomde nu miitanT!
- dajeqiT Tqvens adgilas, - mtkiced uTxra holmsma, - axla fexqveS gageba,<br />
laquci da pirferoba advilia, magram fiqrobdiT sacodav hornerze, romelsac<br />
pasuxi unda ego im saSineli danaSaulisaTvis, rac mas gonebaSic ar gauvlia?<br />
- inglisidan gadavikargebi, mister holms! diax, avibargebi samSoblodan, ser,<br />
maSin xom horners braldeba moexsneba...<br />
- hm! amaze kidev movilaparakebT. axla ki is WeSmariti ambavi movisminoT, rac<br />
danaSaulis Cadenis mere moxda. rogor moxvda Zvirfasi qva batis CinCaxvSi da vin<br />
gamoiyvana bati bazarze gasayidad? mxolod marTali gviambeT, Tqveni xsna mxolod<br />
simarTles SeuZlia.<br />
raiderma gamxmari tuCebi eniT daisvela. - rogorc moxda, yvelafers ise<br />
giambobT, ser. roca horneri daapatimres, vifiqre, umjobesia Zvirfasi qva<br />
gadavmalo, vidre policias Cemi gaCxreka moufiqrebia-meTqi. raki qvis dasamalad<br />
otelSi Sesaferisi adgili ar meguleboda, movimizeze samsaxuris saqmeebi,<br />
otelidan gamovedi da Cems das vestumre. igi gaTxovili gaxlavT oukSotze,<br />
saxlobs briqstonroudze da gasasyidi batebis gasuqebas misdevs. es xeloba<br />
gaxlavT misi cxovrebis wyaro. yvela Semxvedri adamiani policieli da<br />
gamomZiebeli megona. miuxedavad imisa, rom sagrZnoblad yinavda, vidre<br />
briqstonrouds mivaRwevdi, saxeze ofli wurwuriT Camomdioda. dam danaxvisTanave<br />
mkiTxa, ra dagemarTa, rom ase ferdakarguli xaro. Cemi dabnevisa da<br />
ferwasulobis mizezi otelSi momxdari qurdoba aris-meTqi, vuTxari. mere ukana<br />
ezoSi gavedi, yalioni gavabole da Seqmnili mdgomareobidan gamosavlis povnaze<br />
vfiqrobdi.<br />
me myavda erTi megobari gvarad moudsli, romelic cud gzas daadga da karga xans<br />
pentonvilis stumaric iyo. cixidan gamosuli, gzaze Semxvda da miambo, Tu rogor<br />
hyidian naparavs qurdebi. vicodi, ar gamcemda, Tu Cems ambavs vetyodi, radgan misi<br />
ramdenime bneli saqmis asaval-dasavali mec kargad vuwyodi. gulSi gadavwyvite,<br />
wavsuliyavi kilburnSi, sadac is cxovrobda da Cemi saidumlo misTvis mimendo. is<br />
maswavlida gzas, rogor gameyida Zvirfasi qva da mis nacvlad jibeSi fulebi<br />
CameCxrialebina. magram Tavsatexi is iyo, rogor CameRwia kilburnamde. roca<br />
vixsenebdi, rac otelidan Cemi dis saxlamde gadamxda, SiSisagan tanSi mcrida da<br />
mzaravda. yovel wuTs SeeZloT daveWire, gaveCxrike da Cemi Jiletis jibidan<br />
Zvirfasi qva waerTmiaT. kedels miyrdnobili videqi da Cems gasaWirze vfiqrobdi.<br />
dabla, fexebTan, udardelad dabajbajebdnen batebi, uecrad gonebaSi gamielva<br />
azrma, romlis sisruleSi moyvaniT, megona, yvelaze ufro daxelovnebul<br />
maZebarsac gavacurebdi.<br />
Cemma dam ramdenime kviris win miTxra, saSobaod erT gasuqebul bats gaCuqebo.<br />
vicodi, sityvas ar gadavidoda. gadavwyvite, danapirebiT mesargebla, romelime<br />
batisaTvis Zvirfasi qva gadameylapebina da kilburnis gzas gavdgomodi. ezoSi<br />
patara farduli idga. erTi kargad Casuqebuli mSvenieri TeTri bati, romelsac<br />
kudTan zoli dasdevda, im farduls ukan mivimwyvdie, daviWire, piri gavaRebine da<br />
rac SeiZleba ukan, sasaSi, Cavtene Zvirfasi qva. batma qva gadaylapa da vigrZeni,<br />
rogor gadauvida igi sasidan CinCaxvSi. magram gadaylapa Tu ara erTi aliaqoTi<br />
atexa, frTebs xelebze mitylaSunebda da gamwarebuli ibrZoda. am xmaurze Cemma<br />
dam gamoixeda da bati rom im yofaSi dainaxa, mkiTxa, ra ambavio. sapasuxod misken<br />
Sevbrundi Tu ara, batma dro ixelTa, xelidan gamisxlta da sxva batebSi ameria.<br />
`ra uyavi bats, jeims~, - ikiTxa Cemma dam.<br />
`Sen xom dampirdi, saSobaod bats gaCuqebo, me yvelaze ufro Casuqebuli mindoda<br />
SemerCia~.<br />
`oh, SenTvis aRTqmuli bati ukve SerCeulia, - mkvircxlad mipasuxa Cemma dam, -<br />
Cven mas `jeimsis bats~ veZaxiT. igi yvelaze didica da mTlianad TeTria. ai, iq
om mibajbajebs. sul ocdaeqvsi myavs, erTi Senia, erTi Cveni da danarCeni<br />
ocdaoTxi unda gavyido~.<br />
`madlobeli var, megi, - vuTxari me, - magram Tu SenTvis sul erTia, romel<br />
bats maCuqeb, maSin is maCuqe, romelic xelSi meWira~.<br />
`SenTvis arCeuli bati magaze sami paundiT ufro mZimea da igi saguldagulod<br />
SenTvis gavasuqeT~.<br />
`ara uSavs ra. me swored is bati minda da axlave Tan waviyvan~.<br />
`Seni saqme Sen ukeT ici, - miTxra megim cota nawyeni kiloTi, - aba, romeli<br />
ginda, rom waiyvano?~<br />
`ai, SuaSi rom dgas da kudTan Savi zoli dasdevs~.<br />
`didi siamovnebiT, dakali da waiRe~, - miTxra megim.<br />
da marTlac davkali da kilburnisaken gavemgzavre, CavaRwie Tu ara kilburnSi,<br />
megobari vinaxule da yvelaferi dawvrilebiT vuambe. mgonia, giTxariT, rom Cemi<br />
megobari iseTi kacia, amnairi ambavi ar gaukvirdeba-meTqi. yvelaferi rom vuambe,<br />
siciliT kinaRam daixrCo. mere dana movimarjveT da bati gavWeriT. megona, es es<br />
aris guli saguledan amomivardeba-meTqi, roca davinaxe, rom Zvirfasi qva batis<br />
CinCaxvSi ar aRmoaCnda da SemTxveviT sxva bati damekla da wamomeRo. is bati<br />
iqve mivatove da haiharad dis saxls mivaSure. ukana ezoSi Sesuls iq arcerTi<br />
frinveli aRar damxvedria.<br />
`sad arian batebi, megi?~ - viyvire me.<br />
`vaWarTan gasayidad garekes~, - momigo man.<br />
`romel vaWarTan?~<br />
`brekin rijTan, koventgardenSi~.<br />
`Tu iyo iq imnairive bati, rogoric me avarCie - kudTan rom Savi zoli<br />
dasdevda~. - yviriliT vikiTxe me.<br />
`diax, iyo, kudTan orives erTnairi Savi zolebi dasdevdaT da me maT mudam<br />
erTmaneTSi vurevdi~.<br />
- ra Tqma unda, yvelafers mivxvdi da rac Zala da Rone mqonda, brekin<br />
rijisaken movkurcxle. vaWars batebi erTianad gaeyida da arafriT ar miTxra, vis<br />
mih-yida. Tqven TviTonve moismineT, rogorc gamomapanCura. igi mudam ase<br />
mistumrebs xolme. Cems das hgonia, Wkuaze Sevcdi. rogor gavamtyuno, roca<br />
xandaxan mec mgonia, rom Wkuidan SeviSale. da axla me Tavlafdasxmuli adamiani,<br />
qurdi gaxlavarT, Tumca naparavi simdidriT ar misargeblia da mas mere, rac is<br />
amazrzeni saqcieli Cavidine, SiSiT aRara var. risTvis daviRupe Tavi, rad<br />
Cavidine es boroteba, RmerTo Semewie! - sTqva es da xelebSi TavCarguli<br />
sawyaloblad aqviTinda.<br />
Camowva xangrZlivi dumili, romelsac raideris slukuni da magidaze holmsis<br />
TiTebis kakuni arRvevda. wuTic da Cemi megobari wamodga, kari yurTamde gamoaRo<br />
da raiders sazareli xmiT dasWyivla: - gaeTrie aqedan!<br />
- rao, ser! oh, RmerTma giSveloT!<br />
- arc erTi sityva, momwydi Tavidan!<br />
meti sityva aRarc iyo saWiro. raiderma kibe albaT kisristexiT Cairbina, mere<br />
sadarbazo karis jaxunis xma gavigone da bolos, quCidan, misi aCqarebiT mimavali<br />
fexis xmac momesma.<br />
- bolos da bolos, uotson, - dinjad daiwyo holmsma, - me imitom ki ar<br />
vmuSaob, rom policiis mier ZiebaSi daSvebuli xarvezebi vasworo. horners rom<br />
sasjeli moelodes, maSin sxva saqme iqneboda, magram es ubedur dReze gaCenili<br />
mis winaaRmdeg krintsac aRar dasZravs da saqmes mospoben. SeiZleba, erTi<br />
SexedviT adamians ise moeCvenos, TiTqos me qurds vmfarvelobde, magram, Cemis<br />
azriT, mgonia, adamianis suli daRupvisagan vixseni. igi isea SeSinebuli, rom<br />
cxovrebaSi mcdar nabijs aRar gadadgams. xolo cixeSi rom gamegzavna, isic cixis<br />
frinvelad iqceoda, romelsac galiis kars xan gauRebdnen da gareT inavardebda,
xan ki magrad Caurazavdnen da iq iWikWikebda. garda amisa axla codvebis<br />
erTmaneTisaTvis mitevebis sezoni dgas da amitomac vapatie. SemTxvevam<br />
gadasawyvetad Cvens winaSe Zalze ucnauri da axirebuli problema daayena! raki es<br />
rTuli problema amovxseniT, es TavisTavad samagieros mizRvaa. Tu keTils inebebT<br />
da zars darekavT, Cven SevudgebiT axal kvleva-Ziebas, romelSiac isev frinvels<br />
eqneba miCenili mTavari adgili. misis hadsons sadilad xom gnolis xorci<br />
davukveTeT!<br />
SemTxveva internatSi<br />
Cvens patara wynar oTaxs beikerstritze bevri dramatuli scena axsovs, magram<br />
tornikroft haksteiblis gamoCenaze ufro moulodneli da gansacvifrebeli<br />
veraferi gamixsenebia. es iyo xelovnebis magistri, filosofiis doqtori da a.S.<br />
da a.S. sadarbazo baraTma, rac metismetad patara Canda samecniero xarisxebis<br />
iseTi mZime tvirTisaTvis, mxolod ramdenime wamiT Semouswro mis patrons. baraTs<br />
kvaldakval Semohyva tanadi, warmosadegi, didebuli kaci - TavdaWerilobisa da<br />
sulieri siZlieris gansaxiereba. jer Semosulic ar iyo, rom xelebiT magidas<br />
daeyrdno, iatakze nela daeSva, grZnoba dakarga da Cven win buxarTan gaSlil<br />
daTvis tyavze gaiSxlarTa.<br />
adgilidan wamovvardiT da gaocebulni, erT wuTs usityvod SevcqerodiT daRupuli<br />
gemis am STamagonebel namusrevs, sadRac Sors, cxovrebis ukidegano zRvaSi<br />
avardnilma qariSxalma CvenTan rom Semoagdo. holmsma swrafad daudo TavqveS<br />
baliSi, me ki pirTan sasmisiT koniaki mivutane. ucnobis saxe Rrma naoWebs daeRara.<br />
dasiebul TvalebSi molurjo Crdilebi Casdgomoda. odnav Ria piris kideebi<br />
naRvlianad daeSva dabla. Rababian nikapze jagari wamozrdoda. Canda, Soridan iyo<br />
mosuli, radgan gaWuWyianebuli sayelo da perangi mouCanda, dauvarcxneli Tma ki<br />
lamaz Sublze bRuja-bRuja eyara. Cven win iwva adamiani, romelsac Tavze raRac<br />
didi ubedureba dastexoda.<br />
- ra sWirs, uotson? - mkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- albaT SimSilisa da daRlilobisagan qanci aqvs gawyvetili, - vupasuxe da xeli<br />
ar momicilebia stumris majisaTvis, romelic odnav ucemda.<br />
- ukan dasabrunebeli bileTi mekltonamde. es CrdiloeT inglisSia, - Tqva<br />
holmsma da mosulis saaTis jibidan rkinigzis bileTi amoiRo, - axla Tormetic<br />
araa. Cans, adre mouxda gamosvla!<br />
Cvens stumars SeSupebuli quTuToebi SeuTrTolda da nacrisferi Tvalebi<br />
mogvaStera. wuTic da sircxvilisagan erTianad gawiTlebuli fexze didi gaWirvebiT<br />
wamodga.<br />
- momiteveT, mister holms. es gulwasvla nerviuli Zrwolis Sedegia. ara,<br />
gmadlobT... Wiqa rZe, orcxobila da yvelaferi gaivlis. mister holms, aq<br />
imisaTvis Camovedi, rom Tan wagiyvanoT. Cemi Camosvlis garda, albaT veraviTari<br />
depeSa ver dagarwmunebT, rom is, risi gulisTvisac me geaxeliT, gadaudebeli<br />
saqmea.<br />
- roca sabolood momjobindebiT...<br />
- Tavs Cinebulad vgrZnob. pirdapir ar vici, es ra SememTxva. mister holms,<br />
dabejiTebiT gTxovT, pirvelive matarebliT wamobrZandeT mekltonSi.<br />
holmsma Tavi gadaaqnia.<br />
- Cemi kolega, eqimi uotsoni dagidasturebT, rom Cven axla Tavis mosafxanadac<br />
ar gvcalia. fereris dokumentebis dakargvis gamo dawyebuli ZiebisaTvis avansi<br />
ukve miviRe; amas garda, am dReebSi daniSnulia aber-havenSi momxdari mkvlelobis<br />
saqmis garCeva. londonidan gasvla mxolod gansakuTrebuli mniSvnelobis<br />
garemoebam SeiZleba maiZulos.
- gansakuTrebuli mniSvnelobis garemoebam! - Cvenma stumarma xelebi aRapyro, -<br />
nuTu hercog holdernesis erTaderTi Svilis gatacebis ambavi ar gsmeniaT?<br />
- hercog holdernesis? yofili ministris?<br />
- diax, diax! yvelaferi viRoneT, rom es ambavi ar gaxmaurebuliyo da gazeTebSi<br />
ar gamoeqveynebinaT, magram guSindel `globusSi~ ukve gaielva raRac xmebma.<br />
megona, es xmebi Tqvenamdec moaRwevda.<br />
holmsma Tavisi grZeli, gamxdari xeli aswia da Tarodan gadmoiRo enciklopediuri<br />
cnobari aso `hae~-ze.<br />
- `holdernesi, meeqvse hercogi, lekverTxis ordenis kavaleri, saidumlo<br />
mrCeveli da sabWos wevri... `baroni boverli, hercogi karlstoni... RmerTo Cemo<br />
ramdeni titulia. `helemSiris sagrafos sasamarTlos Tavmjdomare (1900 wlidan).<br />
daqorwinebulia editze, ser Carlz epldoris qaliSvilze (1888); lord<br />
soltairis erTaderTi Svili da memkvidre. oras ormocdaaTi aTasi akri miwis<br />
mflobeli. lankaSirisa da uelsis maRaroebis mepatrone. misamarTi: karlton-hausterasi.<br />
holdernes-holi, helemSiri; cixe-darbazi karlstoni. bangori,<br />
uelsi. saadmiralos lordi (1872), saxelmwifo mdivani... `mokled, inglisis erTerTi<br />
mesveurTagani da vgoneb Cvens qveyanaSi yvelaze ufro saxelganTqmuli kaci<br />
eg yofila~.<br />
- yvelaze ufro cnobili da, SesaZloa, yvelaze ufro mdidaric. ramdenadac vici,<br />
mister holms, Tqven Ziebis saqmes angarebis mizniT ar emsaxurebiT, magram neba<br />
miboZeT giTxraT, rom misi brwyinvaleba xuTi aTasi girvanqis Ceks hpirdeba mas,<br />
vinc Svilis adgilsamyofels uCvenebs da damatebiT aTas girvanqas, Tu gamtacebels<br />
an gamtaceblebs dausaxeleben.<br />
- marTlac, uxvi, Tavaduri gasamrjeloa, - Tqva holmsma, - uotson, mgoni<br />
CrdiloeT inglisSi gavemgzavrebiT doqtor haksteiblTan erTad. Tqven ki,<br />
doqtoro, jer rZe da namcxvari miirTviT, Semdeg ki dalagebiT mogviyeviT, ra<br />
moxda, rodis moxda, sad moxda, da bolos, ra damokidebuleba gaqvT Tqven,<br />
mekltonTan arsebuli internatis direqtors, am ambavTan da ratom mxolod sami<br />
dRis Semdeg gvatyobinebT am saidumloebiT moculi saqmis istorias. sami dRis<br />
mere-meTqi imitom vambob, rom amas Tqveni mouparsavi wveri mafiqrebinebs.<br />
Cvenma stumarma Wiqa rZe dalia Tu ara, bavSvis gatacebis ambavs aRelvebiT moyva,<br />
magram arc erTi wvrilmani ar gamoutovebia. Tvalebi maSinve gamoucocxlda,<br />
loyebi auRaJRaJda.<br />
- unda gauwyoT, jentlmenebo, rom me gaxlavarT mekltonis skola-internatis<br />
damaarsebeli da direqtori. haksteiblis `horaciusis komentarebi~ albaT<br />
mogagoneben, visTan gaqvT saqme. Cemi sabavSvo internati ueWvelad saukeTeso da<br />
yvelaze ufro privilegiuri saswavlo dawesebulebaa mTel inglisSi. lordi<br />
leverstouki, grafi blekuoteri, ser ketkart soumsi - ai, vin mandobs<br />
ymawvilebs. magram didebis mwvervals Cemma skolam miaRwia sami kviris win, roca<br />
lordma holdernesma Tavisi mdivnis, mister jeims uailderis piriT SemomiTvala,<br />
rom aTi wlis lordi soltairi, misi erTaderTi Svili da memkvidre, Cems<br />
internatSi iswavlida. gana SemeZlo mefiqra maSin: ai preludia, romelsac Cems<br />
sicocxleSi Tan yvelaze didi ubedureba mo-hyveba-meTqi?<br />
lordi soltairi pirvel maiss, zafxulis semestris dasawyisSi Camovida. es<br />
momajadoebeli ymawvili Zalian mokle xanSi SeeTvisa Cvens wesebs. unda SevniSno,<br />
da imedi maqvs, veravin damwamebs, Tavmdabali araao, Tumca amaze dadumeba<br />
sisulele iqneboda - bavSvs Camwarebuli hqonia Sin yofna. aravisTvis ar aris<br />
saidumlo, rom hercogis ojaxuri cxovreba siamtkbilobiT aRsavse ar gaxlavT.<br />
col-qmari TavianTi survilis Tanaxmad daSorda erTmaneTs da soltairis meuRle<br />
samxreT safrangeTSi dasaxlda. yovelive es am cota xnis win moxda. bavSvi,<br />
rogorc gavigeT, mTlianad dedis mxareze yofila. holdernes-holidan mSobeli<br />
dedis wasvlis Semdeg, patara lordma Turme Zlier moiwyina da maSin hercogs
gadauwyvetia Svili aRsazrdelad Cems internatSi moeyvana. or kviraSi lordi<br />
soltairi sruliad mogveCvia da yvelafriT Canda, rom Tavs Cinebulad grZnobda.<br />
ukanasknelad ymawvili camet maiss saRamos, ese igi, orSabaTs naxes. misTvis<br />
miCenili oTaxi meore sarTulze gaxldaT, xolo did gverdiT oTaxSi ori sxva<br />
bavSvi iwva. im or biWs, im Rames arc araferi unaxavs da arc gaugonia. maSasadame,<br />
lordi soltairi gareT Tavisi oTaxis karidan ar gasula. fanjara Ria dagvxvda.<br />
kedels ki swored sarkmelTan metad msxviltotebiani suro faravs. veraviTari<br />
kvali miwaze ver vnaxeT, magram eWvi ar aris, rom bavSvi fanjridan gadaZvra.<br />
patara soltairis gaqcevis ambavi, samSabaTs, dilis Svid saaTze Seityves. logini<br />
dagebuli iyo. wasvlis win saskolo formis - Savi itonuri qurTukisa da ruxi<br />
Sarvlis Cacma moeswro. RamiT masTan oTaxSi aravin Sesula, xolo iqidan rom<br />
yvirilis an Widilis xma gamosuliyo, konteri, mezobel oTaxSi myofi ufrosi<br />
biWi, aucileblad gaigonebda, radgan fxizeli Zili icis.<br />
rogorc ki lord soltairis dakargva gamoaSkaravda, mTeli internati - bavSvebi,<br />
maswavleblebi, msaxurebi fexze davayene. maSinve davrwmundiT, rom lordi<br />
soltairi marto ar gaqceula. arc haidegeri Canda - germanulis maswavlebeli.<br />
haidegeris oTaxi meore sarTulis mopirdapire mxares iyo, magram misi oTaxis<br />
fanjrebic kordisaken gadioda. arc misi logini iyo alagebuli, mgram wesierad<br />
Cacma maswavlebels, etyoba, ver mouxerxda, radganac misi perangi da windebi<br />
iatakze eyara. Canda, fanjridan gadamZvraliyo da suros Cahyoloda Zirs, razedac<br />
dabla darCenili kvali metyvelebda. misi velosipedi, romelsac Cveulebriv<br />
kordis bolos patara fardulSi inaxavda, adgilze ar aRmoCnda.<br />
haidegeri, CemTan, skolaSi maswavleblad ori wlis win dadga. saukeTeso<br />
rekomendaciebiT aRWurvili meaxla, magram mdumare, pirquSi kaci iyo da<br />
gansakuTrebuli siyvaruli verc moswavleTa da verc maswavlebelTa Soris ver<br />
moipova.<br />
dRes xuTSabaTia da ltolvilze samSabaTis Semdeg axali araferi gagvigia.<br />
rasakvirvelia, pirveli Cemi nabiji iyo holdernes-holTan dakavSireba. hercogis<br />
mamuli sul ramdenime milzea skolidan, da imedi gvqonda, rom lord soltairs<br />
albaT saxli moenatreboda da iq wavidoda, magram igi hercogis sasaxleSi ar<br />
aRmoCnda. mama Zlier aRelvebulia, xolo, rac Semexeba me, TviTonve SegeZloT<br />
darwmunebuliyaviT, sadamde mih-yavs adamiani wuxilsa da Tavisi aRsazrdelisaTvis<br />
pasuxismgeblobis grZnobas. mister holms, gevedrebiT, nu daiSurebT Tqvens Zal-<br />
Rones! es iseTi saqmea, rom Rirs suliTa da guliT moekidoT.<br />
Serlok holmsma yuradRebiT moismina ubeduri direqtoris moTxroba. moRuSuli<br />
warbebi da Sublis Rrma naoWi mowmobda, rom holmsi ar saWiroebda dayoliebas<br />
da yovel Rones ixmarda im saqmis saZieblad, romelic Tavisi seriozulobis<br />
garda, uCveulo da daxlarTuli saqmeebisadmi Tandayolil siyvaruls uRviZebda.<br />
jibidan ubis wignaki amoiRo da TavisTvis raRac Caiwera.<br />
- Tqven didi Secdoma CaidineT, rom maSinve ar mommarTeT, - mkacrad Tqva Cemma<br />
megobarma. - es Zalian gaarTulebs Ziebas. darwmunebuli var, rom kordi da<br />
kedelze daxveuli suro bevr rames etyodnen gamocdil Tvals.<br />
- me arafers SuaSi var, mister holms. misi brwyinvaleba yvelanairad erideboda<br />
gaxmaurebas. eSinoda, rom misi ojaxuri areuloba Worebisa da miTqma-moTqmis<br />
sagnad iqceoda. es yovelTvis guls umRvrevda.<br />
- adgilobriv xelisufalT xom ar uZebniaT lordi soltairi?<br />
- diax, ser, magram - vaglax - araferi gamovida. pirvelad TiTqos mivageniT<br />
gaqceulTa kvals, Segvatyobinebs, im diliT Cveni sadguridan matarebliT<br />
axalgazrda kaci biWTan erTad gaemgzavrao. magram guSin saRamos isini<br />
liverpulSi daakaves da Secdoma mswrafl gamoaSkaravda. ai, maSin ki sruliad<br />
davkarge imedi da uZilo Ramis Semdeg pirvelive matarebliT Tqvenken gamoveSure.
- raki policia mcdar gzas daadga, adgilze Zieba albaT ise gulmodgined aRar<br />
warimarTa?<br />
- ubralod, Sewyda.<br />
- maSasadame, sami dRe daikarga. es aRmaSfoTebelia!<br />
- diax, vnanob. marTali brZandebiT.<br />
- mere gamocanis amoxsna rogor iolad SeiZleboda. siamovnebiT movkidebdi xels<br />
am saqmes. miTxariT, xom ar dagidgeniaT raime kavSiri dakargul maswavlebelsa da<br />
ymawvils Soris?<br />
- maT Soris araviTari kavSiri ar yofila.<br />
- haidegeri mis klasSic aswavlida germanul enas?<br />
- ara, da ramdenadac vici, erTxelac ar dalaparakebia.<br />
- ucnauria, Zalze ucnauri! bavSvs hqonda velosipedi?<br />
- ara.<br />
- yvela sxva velosipedi adgilzea?<br />
- adgilzea.<br />
- darwmunebuli xarT?<br />
- darwmunebuli gaxlavarT.<br />
- ara mgonia imas fiqrobdeT, rom maswavlebelma wyvdiad RameSi ymawvili xelSi<br />
aiyvana, velosipedze daisva da ise gaemgzavra.<br />
- ra Tqma unda, ara.<br />
- maS, ranairad xsniT yovelive amas?<br />
- SesaZloa, velosipedi aiRes Tvalis asaxvevad, sadme mimales da TviTon fexiT<br />
wavidnen.<br />
- SesaZlebelia, magram imedia dameTanxmebiT, rom es Tvalis asaxvevad ucnauri<br />
xerxi iqneboda. fardulSi xom sxva velosipedebic iyo?<br />
- diax.<br />
- gana ukeTesi ar iqneboda ori velosipedi gadaemalaT, Tu isurvebdnen iseTi<br />
warmodgenis Seqmnas, TiTqos orTave velosipediT wavida da ara fexiT?<br />
- diax, Tqven marTali brZandebiT.<br />
- saqmec es aris. ara, es versia arafrad ar varga. magram TavisTavad velosipedis<br />
dakargva SeiZleba Semdgomi Ziebis amosaval wertilad gamogvadges. bolos da<br />
bolos, es iseTi nivTi araa, rom misi damalva an mospoba iolad SeZlon. kidev<br />
erTi kiTxva: vinmem xom ar inaxula bavSvi gaqcevis win?<br />
- aravin.<br />
- iqneb werilebi movida mis saxelze?<br />
- diax, iyo erTi werili.<br />
- visgan?<br />
- mamamisisgan.<br />
- Tqveni mowafeebis fostas xom ar xsniT?<br />
- ara.<br />
- maS, ratom fiqrobT, rom werili mamam gamougzavna?<br />
- konverti Rerbiani gaxldaT, misamarTi ki - hercogis mouxeSavi xeliT iyo<br />
dawerili. garda amisa, hercogma TviTonac gaixsena, werili mivwereo Svils.<br />
- manamde rodis miiRo bavSvma werilebi?<br />
- ukanasknel dReebSi mis saxelze araferi mosula.<br />
- safrangeTidan Tu swerdnen?<br />
- ara.<br />
- Tqven, cxadia, xvdebiT, rasac vfiqrob. lordi soltairi an ZaliT waiyvanes, an<br />
sakuTari surviliT gaiqca. ukanaskneli hipoTeza gvkarnaxobs, rom ymawvili aseTi<br />
nabijis gadadgmas ver gabedavda, Tu garedan ar moaxdendnen zegavlenas. raki<br />
masTan aravin mosula, maSasadame, es zegavlena werilebis saSualebiT momxdara. ai,<br />
ratom mimaCnia mniSvnelovnad imis codna, Tu vin iyo misi fostalioni.
- meeWveba, rom am saqmeSi raime daxmareba SevZlo. ramdenadac cnobilia, bavSvs<br />
mxolod mama swerda.<br />
- da mamis werili miiRo gaqcevis dRes. rogori damokidebuleba iyo mama-Svils<br />
Soris: kargi, megobruli?<br />
- misi brwyinvaleba mniSvnelovani saxelmwifo saqmeebiTaa gadatvirTuli da Tavisi<br />
megobrobis Rirsadac aravin miaCnia. mis guls Cveulebrivi adamianuri grZnoba ase<br />
iolad ver Seatokebs. magram Taviseburad ymawvils cudad ar eqceoda.<br />
- mainc rogor SeatyveT, ymawvili mTlianad dedis mxareze iyo?<br />
- diax.<br />
- TviTon ambobda ase?<br />
- ara.<br />
- maS vin? hercogi?<br />
- ara, ras brZanebT! ra Tqma unda, ara!<br />
- maS, es saidan iciT?<br />
- xSirad mixdeboda misi brwyinvalebis mdivanTan, mister jeims uailderTan<br />
saubari. man gamando saidumlod lord soltairis ganwyobileba.<br />
- gasagebia. ho, marTla, hercogis ukanaskneli werili bavSvis gaqcevis Semdeg<br />
ipovneT oTaxSi?<br />
- ara. albaT, Tan waiRo... mister holms, xom ar vagvianebT sadgurze wasvlas?<br />
- axlave vubrZaneb, kebi momgvaron. TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg Tqvens gankargulebaSi<br />
viqnebiT. Tu Sin depeSis gagzavna gnebavT, mister haksteibl, ecadeT iq, Tqvensas,<br />
ise ifiqron, rom Zieba jer kidev liverpulSi mimdinareobs. Tqveni maZebrebis<br />
xrova xom iqiT gafrinda? me ki amasobaSi damSvidebuli, daubrkoleblad vimuSaveb<br />
zed Tqveni skolis karTan da iqneb alRom ar umtyunos or iseT nacad meZebars,<br />
rogoric arian morCili msaxuri da uotsoni. iqneb ynosvam ar gviRalatos da<br />
adgilze kvalis migneba movaxerxoT.<br />
saRamos derbis sagrafos civma haerma gagvagrila. Cven win doqtor haksteilis<br />
saxelganTqmuli internati aRmarTuliyo. roca haksteiblis skolis karibWes<br />
mivaRwieT, ukve bneloda. winkarSi magidaze dagvxvda sadarbazo baraTi. laqiam<br />
raRac CasCurCula direqtors da isic aRelvebuli mogvibrunda.<br />
- hercogi aq aris, - Tqva haksteiblma, - hercogi da mister uailderi kabinetSi<br />
micdian. wamobrZandiT, jentlmenebo, Tqvens Tavs warvudgen.<br />
me, ra Tqma unda, fotosuraTebidan vicnobdi am uaRresad cnobil saxelmwifo<br />
moRvawes, magram igi sulac ar aRmoCnda iseTi, rogoric suraTebze iyo. buxris<br />
win xaliCaze idga moxdenilad Cacmuli, didebuli garegnobis kaci. mogrZo,<br />
gamxdari saxe hqonda da raRac uazrod wamoSverili grZeli, mokauWebuli cxviri.<br />
saxeze mkvdrisferi edo da am sifermkrTales kidev ufro aZlierebda grZeli,<br />
JRali wveri, romlis miRmac TeTr Jiletze saaTis oqros Zewkvi cimcimebda.<br />
yofili ministri daJinebiT Semogvcqeroda. gverdiT jerac sruliad axalgazrda,<br />
tanmomcro, moZravi, nerviuli Sesaxedaobisa da Wkviani gamometyvelebis<br />
cisferTvaleba kaci edga. rogorc mivxvdi, is misi piradi mdivani, uailderi iyo.<br />
laparaki man wamoiwyo, Tanac, uaRresad gadamwyveti da mkveTri xmiT:<br />
- doqtoro haksteibl, me viyavi dRes diliT TqvenTan, magram, samwuxarod,<br />
davagviane da ver SevZeli xeli SemeSala TqvenTvis londons gamgzavrebaSi.<br />
rogorc miTxres, mister Serlok holmsis Camosayvanad da misTvis am saqmis<br />
gamokvlevis dasavaleblad gamgzavrebulxarT, doqtoro haksteibl. misi<br />
brwyinvaleba gaocebulia, rom winaswar masTan mouTaTbireblad gabedeT aseTi<br />
nabijis gadadgma.<br />
- roca gavige, rom policiis Ziebam Sedegi ar gamoiRo...<br />
- misi brwyinvaleba sulac ar aris amaSi darwmunebuli.<br />
- magram, mister uailder!..
- rogorc TqvenTvis cnobilia, doqtoro haksteibl, mis brwyinvalebas ar surs,<br />
rom es saqme gaxmaurdes. igi umjobesad miiCnevda, ucxo xalxisaTvis ar gagendoT<br />
es ambavi.<br />
- amisi gamosworeba advilia, - wailuRluRa SeSinebulma doqtorma, - mister<br />
Serlok holmss SeuZlia dilis matarebliT dabrundes londonSi.<br />
- ar vapireb, doqtoro, ar vapireb! - Tavaziani RimiliT Tqva holmsma. -<br />
CrdiloeTis haeri ise sasiamovno da keTilismyofelia janmrTelobisaTvis, rom<br />
gadavwyvite aq, dablobSi gavataro ramdenime dRe. gaverTobi ise, rogorc<br />
movaxerxeb. rac Seexeba TavSesafars, Tqvens WerqveS viqnebi, Tu soflis<br />
sastumroSi, es ukve Tqvenzea damokidebuli.<br />
ubeduri doqtori sruliad daibna, magram swored maSin wamoeSvela qeraTmiani<br />
hercogis boxi xma, sadilze mimxmobi gongis xmasaviT rom gaisma.<br />
- doqtori uailderi marTalia, doqtoro haksteibl, CemTan moTaTbireba<br />
gmarTebdaT, magram raki mister Serlok holmss es saqme gaandeT, Cvenis mxriv<br />
ugunureba iqneboda mis samsaxurze uaris Tqma. soflis sastumroSi ra gaqvT<br />
wasasvleli, mister holms? moxaruli viqnebi, Tu holdernes-holSi mestumrebiT.<br />
- uaRresad gmadlobT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, magram Tqveni saqmis<br />
interesebisaTvis, aq, SemTxvevis adgilze Tu davrCebi, ajobebs.<br />
- ar SemiZlia Zala dagatanoT, mister holms, magram Tu raime cnobebi<br />
dagWirdebaT Cemgan an mister uailderisagan, oriveni mzad varT gemsaxuroT.<br />
- albaT momixdeba holdernes-holSi Camosvla, - Tqva holmsma, - axla ki, ser,<br />
mxolod is minda vicode, rogor xsniT Tqveni Svilis egzom idumal gauCinarebas.<br />
- mimZims pasuxis gacema, ser.<br />
- mapatieT, Tu TqvenTvis arasasiamovno Temas Sevexebi, magram uamisod ar<br />
SeiZleba. xom ar fiqrobT, rom saqmeSi Careulia hercogis meuRle?<br />
ministri pasuxs agvianebda.<br />
- ara, ar mgonia, - Tqva bolos.<br />
- maSin TavisTavad iCens Tavs meore axsna: iqneb ymawvili gaitaces im mizniT,<br />
rom gamosasyidi miiRon? aseTi moTxovna ar yofila?<br />
- ara, ser.<br />
- kidev erTi kiTxva, Tqveno brwyinvalebav: gavige, SvilisaTvis werili misi<br />
gauCinarebis dRes migiweriaT.<br />
- ara, wina dRes.<br />
- savsebiT sworia. magram werili imave dRes miiRo?<br />
- diax.<br />
- xom araferi iyo im werilSi iseTi, rom aeRelvebina bavSvi da Caenerga misTvis<br />
gaqcevis azri?<br />
- ra Tqma unda, ara, ser!<br />
- werili TviTon gagzavneT?<br />
hercogis nacvlad gajavrebulma mdivanma miugo:<br />
- mis brwyinvalebas Cveulebad ara aqvs piradad gzavnos Tavisi korespondenciebi.<br />
es werili sxvebTan erTad datova magidaze da me Cavde safosto CanTaSi.<br />
- darwmunebuli xarT, rom sxva werilebTan isic iyo?<br />
- diax, davinaxe.<br />
- ramdeni werili dawereT im dRes, Tqveno brwyinvalebav?<br />
- oci Tu ocdaaTi. didi mimowera maqvs. magram vfiqrob, Cven saqmis arsidan<br />
gadavuxvieT.<br />
- ara, ratom! - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- TviTonve vurCie policias Zieba samxreT safrangeTSi waremarTa, - ganagrZo<br />
hercogma, - vimeoreb: ara mgonia, hercogis qals unari Seswevdes Svili aseTi<br />
saSineli nabijis gadasadgmelad waaqezos, magram TviTon bavSvi iseTi jiutia,<br />
SeiZleba dedasTan gaqceuliyo, miT ufro, Tu amas im germanelis mxriv
Segulianeba da Tanamoqmedeba daemata. axla ki, doqtoro haksteibl, neba momeciT,<br />
gamogemSvidoboT.<br />
vgrZnobdi, holmss kidev ramdenime kiTxva hqonda, magram hercogma uceb Sewyvita<br />
saubari. hercogs daxvewili aristokratizmi ar aZlevda nebas dawvrilebiT gaendo<br />
ojaxuri sakiTxebi ucxo kacisaTvis da, etyoboda, eSinoda, rom yoveli axali kiTxva<br />
uwyalo Suqs mohfenda misi cxoverbis ase gulmodgined Cabnelebul kunWulebs.<br />
hercogisa da mister uailderis wasvlis Semdeg<br />
holmsi maSinve misTvis<br />
Cveuli TavgamodebiT Seudga saqmes.<br />
bavSvis oTaxis guldasmiT daTvalierebam axali araferi mogvca garda imisa, rom<br />
sabolood davrwmundiT: gaqceva patara soltairs mxolod fanjridan SeeZlo.<br />
germaneli maswavleblis oTaxSic SevixedeT. araviTari samxili ar aRmoCnda.<br />
fanjris qvemoT suros misi simZimisaTvis ver gaeZlo da farniT ganaTebul<br />
kordze vnaxeT quslebis ori Rrma kvali - ai, erTaderTi ram, rac im Ramis<br />
amouxsnel gaqcevas mowmobda.<br />
Serlok holmsi wavida, marto damtova da mxolod Ramis Tormet saaTze dabrunda.<br />
sadRac aqauri midamoebis ruka eSovna, Cems loginze gaSala oTaxSi da Sua<br />
adgilas lampa dadga. Semdeg moswia da guldasmiT dauwyo cqera Tavis gamogonebas.<br />
drogamoSvebiT ki misTvis saintereso adgilebs Cibuxis qarvis tariT miCvenebda.<br />
- es saqme sul ufro da ufro mizidavs, uotson, - ambobda Cemi megobari, -<br />
saintereso saqmea, Zalian saintereso... magram axla, roca mxolod viwyeb Zebnas,<br />
minda Tqveni yuradReba mivaqcio zogierT geografiul detals, romelTac SeiZleba<br />
arcTu mcire mniSvneloba eqneT Ziebis msvlelobaSi. SexedeT am rukas. ai, es<br />
Strixiani kvadrati - skolaa. aq qinZisTavi davarWoT. esec gzatkecili. igi skolas<br />
Cauvlis aRmosavleTidan dasavleTisaken da ganStoeba mTeli milis manZilze<br />
orTave mxares arsad ara aqvs. gaqceulebi Saragzas unda mihyolodnen, sxva gza<br />
arc hqondaT.<br />
- marTalia.<br />
- garemoebaTa bednieri damTxvevis wyalobiT, SegviZlia SevamowmoT, ra xdeboda im<br />
Rames am gzatkecilze. ai, am adgilas, sadac axla Cemi Cibuxia, Tormetidan<br />
dilamde polismeni morigeobda. rogorc xedavT, esaa pirveli jvaredini<br />
gzatkecilis aRmosavleT mxareze. polismeni wamiTac ar moscilebia Tavis posts da<br />
amtkicebs, aucileblad SevniSnavdi mozrdil mamakacs, romelsac ymawvili axlda, iq<br />
rom gaevloTo. dRes saRamos velaparake da vgoneb, SeiZleba mis sityvebs vendoT.<br />
maSasadame, gzatkecilis es nawili gamoricxulia. axla vnaxoT, rogor aris saqme<br />
mis dasavleT nawilSi. iq aris sastumro `wiTeli xari~, romlis diasaxlisi avadaa<br />
da wevs. mekltonSi eqimis dasaZaxeblad kaci ufreniaT, magram eqimi sxvagan<br />
yofila da avadmyofTan mxolod adre diliT misula. eqimis molodinSi<br />
sastumroSi mTeli Rame aravis sZinebia. Turme wamdauwum ixedebodnen<br />
gzatkecilisaken, xom ar modiso. im xalxis TqmiT, sastumrosTan aravis Cauvlia.<br />
Tu imaT davujerebT, arc gzatkecilis dasavleTi nawili tovebs raime eWvs.<br />
maSasadame, ltolvilebs raRac sxva gza aurCeviaT.<br />
- mere, velosipedi? - vkiTxe holmss.<br />
- diax, velosipedi. axla imaze gadavalT. amrigad, ganvagrZoT Cveni msjeloba. Tu<br />
gaqceulebi gzatkecilze ar gasulan, maSasadame, an CrdiloeTisaken wavidodnen, an<br />
samxreTisaken, es udavoa. modi, avwon-davwonoT orive es varaudi. skolis<br />
samxreTiT patara nakveTebad danawevrebuli didi mindoria. yoveli nakveTi<br />
meorisagan qvis zRudiT aris gamoyofili. velosipediT iq gavla SeuZlebelia.<br />
maSasadame es ivaraudic unda uarvyoT. axla CrdiloeTs davakvirdeT. iq Walaa,<br />
saxelad `mrude soli~. mis iqiT ki, aT milze, gadaWimulia Waobiani veli, romlis<br />
CrdiloeT mxares borcvebi da gorakebi gvxvdeba. mis marcxniv holdernes-holia,<br />
sadamdec, Tu gzatkeciliT vivliT, aTi mili iqneba, xolo pirdapiri gziT eqvsi<br />
milic ar unda iyos. es veli pirquSi da ukacuria. zed mesaqonleobis ramdenime
patara ferma gafantula, cxvrebi, Zroxebi, Waobis frinveli - ai, am midamoebis<br />
binadarni. Semdgom, rogorc TviTonve xedavT, gadis Cesterfildis gzatkecili. mis<br />
gaswvriv dganan koteji, eklesia da sastumro. ukan - borcvebia, maRali da<br />
daxramuli. darwmunebuli var, Cven Zieba CrdiloeTisaken unda vawarmooT.<br />
- magram velosipedi! - gavimeore Cemi mosazreba.<br />
- ra SuaSia aq velosipedi! - mouTmenlad mipasuxa holmsma. - kargi<br />
velosipedistebi marto gzatkecilebze rodi dadian. veli bilikebiTaa daserili,<br />
garda amisa, im Rames mTvare kargad anaTebda... moiTmineT! es ra aris?<br />
karze kakuni gaisma da am xmas oTaxSi maSinve moh-yva doqtori haksteibli. xelSi<br />
eWira cisferi qudi, romelsac saCixze TeTri danakerebi hqonda.<br />
- napovnia! - SesZaxa man. - madloba RmerTs! rogorc iqna, Cveni ymawvilis kvals<br />
wavawydiT! es lordis kepia!<br />
- sad ipovneT?<br />
- boSaTa sazidarSi. maTi banaki velze idga. samSabaTs aiSalnen da gzas gaudgnen.<br />
dRes policia daesxa Tavs da maTi sazidrebis Cxrekis Semdeg, ai, ra ipovnes.<br />
- rogor moxvda qudi CvenTano, ra uTqvamT?<br />
- Tavis daZvrena ucdiaT, miukib-moukibavT, kepi samSabaT diliT velze vipoveTo.<br />
ara, im aramzadebma ician, sadaa bavSvi. sabednierod, yvelani Casves. kanonis SiSi<br />
enas gauxsniT an, iqneba, kanonis SiSma ki ara, hercogis qisam aalaparakos isini.<br />
- ho, ra gaewyoba, kargia, - Tqva holmsma, roca doqtori oTaxidan gavida. -<br />
yovel SemTxvevaSi, es adasturebs Cems varauds, rom mxolod velze Zieba<br />
mogvcems raime Sedegs. policias araferi gaukeTebia, Tu mxedvelobaSi ar miviRebT<br />
boSebis dapatimrebas. SexedeT rukas, uotson. velze nakaduli miedineba. skolasa<br />
da holdernes-hols Soris is erT-or adgilas daWaobebulia. amindi axla ise<br />
gvalviania, rom kvalis Zebna sadme sxvagan usargeblo saqmea, WaobebSi ki SeiZleba<br />
aqa-iq darCa nakvalevi, xval adre SemogivliT da SevecadoT Suqi movfinoT am<br />
saidumloebiT mocul saqmes.<br />
meore dRes, ganTiadis bindbundSi gameRviZa da Cems loginTan holmsis maRali,<br />
gamxdari figura SevniSne. holmsi ukve Cacmuli iyo da rogorc Canda, iqauroba<br />
daeTvalierebina.<br />
- kordi da velosipedis farduli gamovikvlie, - miTxra megobarma. - Semdeg<br />
mrude solSi gaviseirne. adeqiT, uotson, gverdiT oTaxSi kakao gelodebaT, Tanac<br />
gTxovT, iCqaroT, radgan dRes bevri davidaraba gvelis.<br />
Cems megobars saxe ise wamogzneboda da Tvalebic im adamianiviT uelavda,<br />
romelsac guli ar uTmens, rom Tavis sayvarel samuSaos Seudges. Cems win ukve<br />
sxva adamiani idga - gamococxlebuli, energiuli, romelic sruliad ar hgavda<br />
Tavis TavSi Caketilsa da fermkrTal beikerstritel meocnebes. Sevcqerodi mis<br />
zambarasaviT daWimul jan-RoniT aRsavse sxeuls da vgrZnobdi, rom es dRe<br />
davidarabas gviqadda.<br />
magram Cveni saqmianoba mware imedgacruebiT daiwyo. sruliad daimedebulni<br />
gavemarTeT muq torfian dablobisaken, rasac cxvrebis mier gakvaluli bilikebi<br />
seravda. male gavediT Ria mwvane feris daWaobebul saZovrebze, rac Cvensa da<br />
holdernes-hols Soris mdebareobda. Tu bavSvs gezi Sinisaken hqonda aRebuli,<br />
maSin am adgils ver ascdeboda da WenWyobSi uTuod unda darCeniliyo misi, an<br />
germaneli maswavleblis fexis kvali. magram msgavsi veraferi vnaxeT. Cemi<br />
megobari am mwvane velis kides mihyveboda warbSekruli da yuradRebiT<br />
akvirdeboda yovel bnel laqas xavsian zedapirze. uTvalavi cxvris kvali iyo,<br />
xolo ramdenime milis iqiT Zroxis kvalic vnaxeT. es iyo da es.<br />
- aSkarad gvimtyuna bedma, - Tqva holmsma da win gadaWimul vels gaxeda, - ai,<br />
iqac aris Waobebi da maT Soris viwro gasasvlelia. SexedeT! SexedeT! es ra aris?<br />
Sav, daklaknil bilikze SevdeqiT. bilikis SuagulSi, svel miwaze, aSkarad Canda<br />
velosipedis borblebis kvali.
- vaSa! - SevZaxe me. - ai, velosipedis borblebis nakvalevic.<br />
magram holmsma Tavi gadaaqnia da misi saxis gamometyveleba imdenad sixaruls ar<br />
gamoxatavda, ramdenadac gaocebasa da gamaxvilebul yuradRebas.<br />
- velosipedis nakvalevi kia, magram sxva velosipedisaa, - mipasuxa man. - CemTvis<br />
cnobilia velosipedis ormoci sxvadasxvanairi saburavis anabeWdi. es, rogorc<br />
xedavT, `danlopis~ firmisaa, isic sakerebliani. haidegers palmerisa hqonda,<br />
gaswvriv zolebiani. ase miTxra maTematikis maswavlebelma evelingma. maSasadame, aq<br />
gauvlia ara haidegers, aramed viRac sxvas.<br />
- maSasadame, bavSvs?<br />
- rom SegveZlos imis damtkiceba, rom bavSvs velosipedi hqonda! magram<br />
gvarwmuneben, velosipedi ar<br />
hqoniao. es kvali, rogorc TviTonve<br />
SegiZliaT darwmundeT, skolasTan iwyeba.<br />
- an skolisken midis.<br />
- ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, ukana borblebis kvali mudam ufro Rrmaa, radgan<br />
mas meti simZime awveba. ai, xedavT? ramdenime adgilas daemTxva wina borblis<br />
ufro mkrTal kvals da moSala. ara, velosipedi uTuod skolis mxridan modioda.<br />
SeiZleba araferi saerTo ar hqondes Cvens ZiebasTan, magram sul erTia, vidre<br />
Ziebas ganvagrZoT, am kvals unda gavyveT.<br />
asec moviqeciT da oras-samasi iardis Semdeg, iq, sadac biliki daWaobebuli<br />
nakveTidan gverdze uxvevda, velosipedis borblebis nakvalevi gaqra. magram<br />
Semdeg biliks nakaduli kveTda da kvali isev gamoCnda, Tumca Zroxebs moeswroT<br />
im adgilze gavla da gaeTelaT. Semdeg biliki mrude solSi Seimala, WalaSi, rac<br />
TiTqmis zed skolas ekvroda. velosipedze mjdomi, rogorc etyoba, am Walidan<br />
gamovida. holmsi kaWarze dajda da nikapiT xels daeyrdno. vidre ase sruliad<br />
gaunZrevlad ijda, ori sigaris moweva movaswari.<br />
- SesaZloa, - Tqva bolos Cemma megobarma. - windaxedulma adamianma Tavis<br />
velosipeds saburavebi gamoucvalos, rom mdevari daabnios. saqmis daWera<br />
damnaSavesTan, romelsac aqvs aseTi winaswarxedvis niWi, CemTvis didi pativi<br />
iqneboda. davtovoT es sakiTxi gadauWrelad da davubrundeT Waobs, radgan iq jer<br />
kidev yvelaferi garkveuli araa.<br />
guldasmiT ganvagrZeT dablobis daWaobebuli ubnis gasinjva da male Cveni<br />
garjisTvis Rirseulad dajildoebulni aRmovCndiT. holmsma naxa kidev erTi sveli<br />
biliki, mivida da sixaruliT Sehyvira. biliks Suaze telegrafis mavTulebiviT<br />
wvrili zolebi mihyveboda. es iyo palmeris velosipedis saburavebis kvali.<br />
- ai, ra gziT gamgzavrebula her haidegeri! - aRelvebiT Cailaparaka holmsma, -<br />
Cemi daskvna arc ise urigo gamodga, uotson!<br />
- gilocavT warmatebas.<br />
- magram jer sada varT. gTxovT bilikze ar dadgeT da dinjad gavyveT am<br />
nakvalevs. albaT male daikargeba.<br />
velis im nawilSi yovel nabijze gvxvdeboda saflobi adgilebi da, Tumca<br />
velosipedis kvali waramara gvekargeboda, mudam xelaxla vpoulobdiT.<br />
- amCnevT Tu ara, - Tqva holmsma, - rom aq velosipedze mjdoms pedalze fexi<br />
dauWeria? es sruliad aSkaraa. SexedeT aq, sadac darCenilia wina da ukana<br />
borblebis kvali. orive erTnairad mkafiod Cans. es ki SeiZleba aixsnas mxolod<br />
imiT, rom velosipedze mjdoms simZimis centri gadahqonda saWeze, rogorc<br />
Sejibrebis dros iqcevian xolme. RmerTo Cemo, dacemula!<br />
talaxian bilikze farTo grZeli zoli gadioda. Semdeg Canda fexsacmelebis<br />
anabeWdi, rasac isev velosipedis nakvalevi cvlida.<br />
- borblebi gasrialebula? - vkiTxe megobars.<br />
holmsma miwidan SavTavas mowyvetili buCqi aiRo. Cemda SemaZrwuneblad, yviTeli<br />
yvavilebi wiTlad iyo dawinwkluli. bilikze da SavTavas SambnarSi gamxmari<br />
sisxlis muqi laqebi SevamCnieT.
- cudad aris saqme! - Tqva holmsma. - Zalian cudad! aq fexi ar dadgaT, uotson,<br />
gaiwieT. amrigad, risi wakiTxva SeiZleba? daWrili daeca... wamodga... isev dajda<br />
velosipedze... gza ganagrZo. bilikze jogma gaiara. xarma xom ar urqina! ai, sxva<br />
kvali aq aris. win, uotson! sisxlis laqebi, velosipedis borblebis anabeWdi - ai,<br />
am kvalis mixedviT albaT vipovniT gaqceulebs!<br />
Cveni Zieba didxans ar gagrZelebula. velosipedis kvali nestisagan mbzinav<br />
bilikze klaknilad wavida. win gavixede da anazdad Cem Tvalwin raRac liTonma<br />
gaielva. TavSavas Sambidan palmeris saburavebiani velosipedi gamovaTrieT. erTi<br />
pedali gaRunuli hqonda, saWe da wina borbali ki erTianad sisxliT mosvrili.<br />
cota iqiT balaxidan fexsacmeli iyo amoCrili. iqiT gavvardiT da vnaxeT miwaze<br />
gaSxlarTuli, maRali, wverosani kaci, romlis saTvales marjvena mina gatexili<br />
hqonda. misi sikvdilis mizezi gamxdariyo gamanadgurebeli dartyma, rasac Tavis<br />
qala orad gaepo. aseTi Wrilobis Semdeg rom ramdenime metris gavla kidev<br />
SeZlo, es mis gansacvifrebel sicocxlisunarianobasa da sulier Zalaze mowmobda.<br />
fexsacmeli SiSvel fexze Caecva, xolo pijakis qveS Ramis perangi mouCanda. saeWvo<br />
aRaraferi iyo - Cven win egdo germaneli maswavlebeli.<br />
holmsma frTxilad gadaabruna gvami da gasinja. Semdeg dajda da Cafiqrda. Cemi<br />
megobris SeSfoTebul saxes Sevcqerodi da vxvdebodi, rom am saSinelma napovnma<br />
maincdamainc win verafriT waswia Ziebis saqme.<br />
- pirdapir ar vici, rogor moviqceT, uotson, - Tqva bolos holmsma. - minda<br />
win wavideT. Zieba ise gagvigrZelda, wuTis dakargvac aRar SeiZleba. meore mxriv,<br />
policias unda SevatyobinoT. gana SeiZleba aq am sacodavi gvamis datoveba?<br />
- baraTi gamataneT.<br />
- ho, magram Tqveni daxmarebis gareSe muSaoba gamiZneldeba! daicadeT, ager iq<br />
viRac torfs Wris. dauZaxeT im kacs, policia moiyvanos.<br />
megobris Txovna saswrafod Sevasrule. SiSiT gondakargul fermers holmsma<br />
werili gaatana doqtor haskteiblTan.<br />
- amrigad, uotson, - isev Cailaparaka Cemma megobarma, - dRes diliT or kvals<br />
mivageniT. pirveli palmeris saburavebiani velosipedisaa da Tqven naxeT, sad<br />
mogviyvana am kvalma. meore napovni - danlopis nakeriani saburavebis kvalia.<br />
vidre am meore kvals gavyvebodeT, modi, gavarkvioT, ra aris CvenTvis cnobili<br />
da gavarCioT arsebiTi araarsebiTisgan... uwinares yovlisa, minda xazi gavusva imas,<br />
rom ymawvili Tavisi nebiT gaiqca. fanjridan gadaZvra da daimala marto, an<br />
TanamzraxvelTan erTad. es ueWvelia.<br />
dasturis niSnad Tavi davxare.<br />
- ase. axla mivxedoT ubedur germanels. bavSvma moaswro Cacma, maSasadame, is<br />
emzadeboda gasaqcevad. germaneli ki, etyoba, aCqarebiT icvamda da amitom mouxda<br />
uwindebod gaqceva.<br />
- ueWvelia.<br />
- ram aiZula fanjridan gadasuliyo? iman, rom gaqceuli ymawvili dainaxa. undoda<br />
dasweoda da daebrunebina. maSin igi iRebs Tavis velosipeds, misdevs bavSvs da<br />
WaobebSi iRupeba.<br />
- diax, TiTqos asea.<br />
- axla vexebi Cemi msjelobis yvelaze ufro sadavo nawils. patara bavSvs rom<br />
dasweoda, mozrdili mamakaci ubralod unda dasdevneboda. ymawvilis dawevas xom<br />
didi araferi unda! magram germaneli, romelic, doqtor haksteiblis TqmiT,<br />
saukeTeso velosipedisti iyo, sxvanairad moiqca - ese igi, fardulSi gaiqca Tavisi<br />
velosipedis asaRebad. aqedan daskvna: naxa, rom bavSvma moZraobis ufro<br />
srulyofil saSualebas mimarTa, vidre sakuTari fexebia.<br />
- sxva sityviT, viRacis velosipedi aiRo?<br />
- aRvadginoT gaqcevis suraTi bolomde. germaneli iRupeba skolidan xuTi milis<br />
daSorebiT - da iRupeba, miaqcieT amas yuradReba, ara tyviiT, - tyvia xom bavSvsac
SeeZlo daexala, - etyoba, viRac Ronier mamakacs uwyalod Caurtyams misTvis<br />
TavSi. maSasadame, ymawvils hyavda Tanamgzavri da oriveni ise swrafad mihqrodnen,<br />
rom kargi velosipedisti mxolod mexuTe milze daewia. im adgilze, sadac es<br />
tragedia datrialda, Cven aRmovaCineT Zroxis kvali, meti araferi. ufro farTo<br />
wre Semoviare, ormocdaaTiode nabijis diametriT da garSemo veraviTari biliki<br />
ver SevniSne. meore velosipedists araferi saerTo ar hqonia mkvlelobasTan,<br />
adamianis kvali ki iq ar yofila.<br />
- holms! - SevZaxe me, - es daujerebelia!<br />
- yoCaR! - mipasuxa holmsma. - daskvna amomwuravia. movlenaTa msvlelobis<br />
Cemeul gadmocemaSi aris raRac daujerebeli - maSasadame, Secdoma davuSvi. magram<br />
Tqvenc Tan maxldiT da yvelaferi TviTonve naxeT. sad vcdebi?<br />
- iqneb dacemis dros gaixeTqa Tavi?<br />
- WaobebSi, uotson?<br />
- veRaraferi momisazrebia, holms.<br />
- kmara, kmara, ufro Zneli amocanebic gadagviwyvetia. fiqris masala sakmaod<br />
gvaqvs. saWiroa mxolod WkuiTa da gonebiT midgoma da gamoyeneba... maS, ganvagrZoT<br />
gza, uotson. palmeris saburavebma yvelaferi gviTxres, risi Tqmac SeeZloT. axla<br />
vnaxoT, sad migviyvans danlopis dakerebuli saburavebi.<br />
am kvals mivyeviT, magram male Cven win gadaiSala mananebiT dafaruli daqanebuli<br />
gorakebi. nakaduli ukan darCa. Semdgom winsvlas azri aRar hqonda, radgan<br />
danlopis saburavebis nakvalevs SeeZlo miveyvaneT mxolod holdernes-holSi,<br />
marcxniv rom aRmarTuliyo Tavisi didebuli koSkebiT, an kidev patara, dabal rux<br />
saxlebTan, romelTa miRmac rukis mixedviT Cesterfildis gzatkecili gadioda.<br />
roca sul raRac ramdenime nabiji gvaSorebda daxavsebulsa da friad Seuxedav<br />
sastumros, romlis abrazec gamoxatuli iyo mamali, holmsma uecrad amoioxra.<br />
fexi eRrZo da, rogorc cnobilia, aseT SemTxvevaSi adamiani sruliad umweo xdeba.<br />
ris vai-vaglaxiTa da koWlobiT milaslasda sastumros karamde. sadac kbilebSi<br />
Cibuxgayrili, jmuxi, Savgvremani Suaxnis kaci ijda.<br />
- gamarjobaT, mister ruben heiz, - uTxra holmsma.<br />
- vina brZandebiT da saidan iciT Cemi saxeli? -hkiTxa am kacma da holmsi<br />
iWvneuli, avi mzeriT SeaTvaliera.<br />
- Tqveni saxeli abraze weria, Tqven Tavs zemoT. saxlis ufrosi ki yovelTvis<br />
icnoba. miTxariT, xom ar geqnebaT raime orTvala etli?<br />
- ara.<br />
- marjvena fexs ver vabijeb.<br />
- nu daabijebT, Tu ar SegiZliaT.<br />
- mere, rogor wavide?<br />
- rogorme, cali fexiT, xtunva-xtunviT.<br />
mister ruben heizis pasuxebi metismeti TavazianobiT ar gamoirCeoda, magram<br />
holmsi mis uxeSobas saocari gulgrilobiT xvdeboda.<br />
- momismineT, uZvirfaseso, - uTxra holmsma, - xom xedavT, ra ubedureba<br />
SememTxva. oRond adgilze CavideT, riT da ranairad, CemTvis sul erTia.<br />
- CemTvis miT ufro sul erTia, - miugo im pirquSma kacma.<br />
- aq erTi mniSvnelovani saqmisaTvis var mosuli. momeciT Tqveni velosipedi da<br />
miiReT samsaxurisaTvis erTi sovereni.<br />
maspinZelma yurebi dacqvita.<br />
- saiT unda waxvideT?<br />
- holdernes-holSi.<br />
- TviTon hercogis stumari xom ar xarT? - uTxra sastumros patronma da Cvens<br />
dasvril tanisamoss dacinviT Seavlo Tvali.<br />
holmsma udardelad gaicina:<br />
- hercogi xelebgaSlili migviRebs.
- risTvis, ra damsaxurebisTvis?<br />
- imitom, rom kargi ambebi migvaqvs mis dakargul Svilze.<br />
mister heizi SekrTa.<br />
- nuTu miageniT?<br />
- liverpulidan gvacnobes, iq ariso. sadacaa ipovnian.<br />
mister heizs raRac Crdilma gadauqrola uxeS, jagriT dafarul saxeze da uecrad<br />
gulkeTili gaxda.<br />
- hercogze mwyralad var, - Tqva man. - meetled viyavi da Zalian mkacrad<br />
momeqca. mTibavma mTeli guda tyuilebi gadmoulaga Cemze, gamagdo da<br />
rekomendaciac ki ar momca, magram mainc moxaruli var, Tu axalgazrda lordi<br />
liverpulSi moiZebna. ra gaewyoba, dagexmarebiT, rom kargi ambavi CaitanoT<br />
holdernes-holSi.<br />
- madlobeli var, - uTxra holmsma. - magram jer vivaxSmebT, Semdeg ki Tqvens<br />
velosipeds momcemT.<br />
holmsma sovereni uCvena.<br />
- geubnebiT, ara maqvs velosipedi! cxenebiT waxvalT.<br />
- keTili, - upasuxa holmsma. - jer gvaWameT da mere amaze movilaparakoT.<br />
roca filaqniT mogebul samzareuloSi martoni davrCiT, holmss fexi erTbaSad<br />
mourCa. dRe iwureboda. moSiebuli viyaviT da sufridan adgomas ar vCqarobdiT.<br />
Tavis fiqrebSi CanTqmuli holmsi ara erTxel mivida fanjarasTan ise, rom<br />
dumili ar daurRvevia. nagaviT savse ezos erT kuTxeSi idga samWedlo, sadac<br />
WuWyiT mosvrili, tyapuWiani ymawvili muSaobda, meoreSi - sajinibo. ezos erTerTi<br />
aseTi SeTvalierebis Semdeg holmsi isev miujda sufras. uecrad adgilidan<br />
wamovarda da SesZaxa:<br />
- uotson! axla yvelaferi naTelia. naxeT Zroxis Cliqebis kvali am diliT?<br />
- vnaxe.<br />
- sad?<br />
- yvelgan. Waobzec, bilikebzec da im adgilTanac, sadac sabralo haidegeri<br />
sicocxles gamosalmebia.<br />
- marTalia. axla ki, uotson, miTxariT. bevri Zroxa mogxvdaT TvalSi?<br />
- Zroxebi ar minaxavs.<br />
- ucnauria, uotson! yvelgan Zroxis kvalia, Zroxa ki arsad Cans. ucnauria. xom<br />
marTalia?<br />
- diax, marTlac ucnauri ambavia.<br />
- axla, uotson, daZabeT yuradReba da scadeT warmoidginoT, ranairad<br />
gamoiyureboda kvali bilikze.<br />
- ho, warmovidgine.<br />
- gaxsovT? zogjer aseTebi iyo... - holmsma magidaze puris namcecebi daalaga: - :<br />
: : : - zogjer ki aseTebic: - : . : . : . : . - xolo alag-alag aseTebi: - . :<br />
. : . : - gaxsovT?<br />
- ara.<br />
- me ki maxsovs da mzad var ficiT davamtkico. Tumca Cven kidev davbrundebiT iq<br />
da adgilze SevamowmebT yvelafers. goneba damibnelda Tu ra, rom maSinve ar<br />
gamovitane aqedan saWiro daskvnebi!<br />
- ra daskvnebi?<br />
- ai, ra: sakvirveli Zroxebia, rogorc gnebavT, ise atarebT - ToxarikiT,<br />
navardiT, WenebiT Tu nabijiT! daimaxsovreT, uotson, Cemi sityva, aseTi eSmakuri<br />
xerxi sofleli meduqnis Wkuis nayofi ar aris! ezoSi aravin Cans, im ymawvilis<br />
garda, samWedloSi rom trialebs. modiT, gavideT, davzveroT, rogor midis iq<br />
saqmeebi.<br />
naxevrad dangreul sajiniboSi ori balanaburZgnuli, mouvleli cxeni idga.<br />
holmsma erTi maTganis ukana fexi swia da gaicina:
- Zveli nalebia, sul axlaxan ki dauWedavT. nalebi Zveli, lursmnebi ki - sul<br />
axali. es didi eSmakuri gamogonebaa. axla samWedloSi SevixedoT.<br />
Tavisi saqmiT garTulma ymawvilma araviTari yuradReba ar mogvaqcia. SevniSne, ra<br />
swrafad SeaTvaliera holmsma mTeli samWedlo, rkinis jarTiT da nafotiT rom<br />
iyo savse. uceb uknidan nabijis xma mogvesma da maSinve davinaxeT maspinZeli.<br />
borotad moelvare Tvalebis zemoT xSiri warbebi erT rigad Seekra, Savgvremani<br />
saxe nerviulad ekrunCxeboda. xelSi eWira mokle, rkiniT SeWedili kombali da<br />
iseTi muqaris gamomxatveli saxiT gviaxlovdeboda, rom vidre jibeSi revolveri<br />
ar movsinje, ver davwynardi.<br />
- policiis maZebrebo! - SesZaxa man. - aq ras akeTebT?<br />
- mister ruben heiz, SegviwynareT! - sruliad damSvidebiT miugo holmsma. - kaci<br />
ifiqrebs, TiTqos marTla geSinodeT, rom aq raimes vipovniT.<br />
nebisyofis uzarmazari ZaldatanebiT heizi gons moego, tuCebze yalbi Rimili<br />
SeuTamaSda, rac kidev ufro saSineli meCvena mis sastik saxeze.<br />
- inebeT, eZieT, rasac ipoviT, yvelaferi Tqveni iyos, magram ar miyvars, roca<br />
ucxo xalxi daukiTxavad daZrwis Cems ezoSi da iqeqeba. amitomac, mister, rac<br />
ufro male morCebiT am saqmes da aqedan waxvalT, miT ukeTesi iqneba.<br />
- nu gvijavrdebiT, mister heiz, - uTxra holmsma. - ubralod, Tqveni cxenebis<br />
naxva gvindoda, magram, vatyob, fexiTac mival, holdernes-holi aqedan xom<br />
axlosaa?<br />
- aqedan holdernes-holis karibWemde ori milia. ai, im gziT, marcxiv gauyvebiT.<br />
ezodan kuSti mzeriT gagvacila.<br />
arc ise Sors mogvixda wasvla, radgan holmsma pirvelsave mosaxvevSi SeCereba<br />
ineba, darwmunebulma, rom aRaravin gviTvalTvalebda.<br />
- im saymawvilo TamaSobaSi Zalian `cxeli~ dRe ki dagvadga, - miTxra megobarma.<br />
- da rac ufro vSordebiT sastumros, ufro da ufro civa. ara, aqedan wasvla<br />
adrea!<br />
- darwmunebuli var, am ruben heizma yvelaferi icis. ufro boroti saxe Cems<br />
sicocxleSi ar minaxavs!<br />
- xom marTalia? namdvili borotmoqmedia, ara? axla cxenebi, samWedlo? ho!<br />
marTlac, saintereso adgilia es `mebrZoli mamali!~ modiT, Tvalyuri vadevnoT,<br />
ra xdeba iq, oRond Zalian frTxilad unda moviqceT.<br />
Cvens ukan ruxi kaWrebiT mofenili damreci goraki iyo aRmarTuli. roca mis<br />
ferdobze asvlas SevudeqiT, holdernes-holis mxares gavixedeT da uecrad gzaze<br />
swrafad msrboli velosipedisti davinaxe.<br />
- daikuzeT, uotson! - SesZaxa holmsma da Tavisi mZime xeli mxarze damado.<br />
Zlivs movaswariT kaWrebis ukan mimalva, rom velosipedistma gverdiT Cagiqrola.<br />
velosipedis borblebisagan avardnil mtverSi davinaxe, rogor gaielva Cems win<br />
fermkrTalma, aRelvebulma saxem, romlis yoveli nakvTidan gamosWvioda elda: es<br />
iyo Cveni guSindeli nacnobi jeims uailderi, romelsac piri daeRo, velurad<br />
gadmokarklul TvalTa mzera gaSeSeboda da raRac kopwia, sulelur karikaturas<br />
miagavda.<br />
- hercogis mdivani! - SesZaxa holmsma. - Cqara, uotson! vnaxoT, ra esaqmeboda iq.<br />
ferdobze qvidan qvaze xtunviT avediT da iqidan davinaxeT sastumros kari.<br />
uailderis velosipedi kedelze miyudebuli moCanda. saxlSi araviTari moZraoba<br />
ar SeiniSneboda, fanjaraSic aravin ixedeboda.<br />
mze holdernes-holis maRali koSkis iqiT Cadioda da velze nel-nela wveboda<br />
bindi. male Camobnelebul ezoSi sastumros sajinibodan gamogorda aqeT-iqidan<br />
farnebiT ganaTebuli orTvala, romelsac erTi-ori wuTis Semdg daoTxili cxeni<br />
Cesterfildisaken miaqrolebda. etlma Cven gverdiT Caigriala.<br />
- es rogor avxsnaT, uotson? - CurCuliT mkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- gaqcevas hgavs.
- orTvalaSi ramdenadac gavarCie, mxolod erTi mxedari ijda. magram es ar iyo<br />
mister jeims uailderi. karis kargad ganaTebul kvadratSi mdivnis figura Savad,<br />
Tumca garkveviT moCanda. mas kiseri win waegrZelebina, bnelSi ixedeboda da<br />
aSkarad viRacas eloda. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg gzidan nabijis xma mogvesma.<br />
karebidan gamomaval Suqze viRacis Crdilma gaielva. kari daxures da sastumro<br />
sibneleSi CainTqa. Semdeg zemo sarTulis erT-erT fanjaraSi lampa aanTes.<br />
- ucnauri muStrebi midian `mebrZol mamalSi~, - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- samikitnoSi Sesasvleli sxva mxridanaa.<br />
- marTalia. es orni ubralo muStrebi ki ara, albaT maspinZlis stumrebi arian.<br />
magram ra dasWirda mister jeims uailders am bunagSi, isic ase gvian? vis<br />
dauniSna iq paemani? uotson, riski gavwioT da ufro axlos mivideT.<br />
gzaze gavediT da sastumros karebTan uCumrad mivediT. uailderis velosipedi<br />
uwindeburad kedelze eyuda. holmsma anTebuli asanTi velosipedis ukana<br />
borbalTan miitana da gavigone rogor aRmoxda gaocebis wamoZaxili, roca<br />
danlopis saburavze sakerebeli SeniSna. fanjara, romlidanac lampis Suqi<br />
gamodioda, pirdapir Cven zemoT iyo.<br />
- rogorme sarkmelSi unda SeviWyitoT, uotson. Tu kedels mieyrdnobiT da<br />
zurgze SemiyenebT, ramenairad movaxerxeb oTaxSi myofTa SeTvalierebas.<br />
imave wams fexebiT damadga zurgze da maSinve Zirs gadmoxta.<br />
- wavideT, Cemo megobaro. - miTxra, - dReisaTvis gveyofa. Cven gavakeTeT<br />
yvelaferi, rac SegveZlo. dros nuRar davkargavT. skola xom arc ise axlosaa.<br />
vidre oriveni, daRlil-daqanculni, nela mivabijebdiT velze, holmss TiTqmis<br />
sityvac ar dascdenia da depeSebis gasagzavnad pirdapir sadgurze wavida ise, rom<br />
skolisaken ar Seuxvevia. Semdeg gavigone, rogor anugeSebda maswavleblis<br />
tragikuli sikvdiliT SeZrwunebul doqtor haksteibls da ukve gvian RamesRa<br />
vnaxe Cems oTaxSi - iseTive mxne da Zal-RoniT savse, rogorc dilas iyo.<br />
- yvelaferi Cinebulad midis, Cemo megobaro, - miTxra, - gpirdebiT, xval<br />
saRamos amovxsniT am saidumlos.<br />
meore dRes dilis TerTmet saaTze me da holmsi holdernes-holis<br />
saxelganTqmuli urTxelis xeivans mivyvebodiT. laqia didebul karibWesTan<br />
Segvxvda da misi brwyinvalebis kabinetSi SegviZRva. iq Cvens winaSe warmodga<br />
mister jeims uailderi. Tavi ubralod Tavazianad eWira, magram mis daRmeWil<br />
saxeze da TvalebSi, romelTac aqeT-iqiT acecebda, jer kidev gamosWvioda elda.<br />
- hercogis naxva gindodaT? afsus! misi brwyinvaleba Tavs SeuZlod grZnobs.<br />
pirdapir gaaTava im tragediam, rac guSin doqtor haksteiblma depeSiT<br />
Segvatyobina.<br />
- me aucileblad unda vnaxo hercogi, mister uailder.<br />
- magram is Tavisi oTaxidan ar gamodis.<br />
- maSin iq Seval.<br />
- wevs.<br />
- miuxedavad amisa, Sexvedris nebas moviTxov.<br />
holmsis yinuliviT civma kilom da Seuvalobam mdivani daarwmuna, rom am kacTan<br />
kamaTi usargeblo iyo.<br />
- kargi, mister holms, movaxseneb.<br />
TiTqmis saaTi gavida, vidre hercogi kabinetSi vixileT. Tvalebi kidev ufro<br />
Rrmad Cavardnoda, mxrebi umweod daeSva dabla - guSindeli dRis Semdeg TiTqos<br />
daberebuliyo. natifi TavazianobiT dagvikra Tavi da savarZelSi Cajda.<br />
- gismenT, mister holms.<br />
magram Cemi megobari Seupovrad Sescqeroda mdivans, romelic Tavisi mbrZaneblis<br />
gverdiT idga.<br />
- Tqveno brwyinvalebav, mister uailderis aq yofna, cota ar iyos, mboWavs.
mdivani gafiTrda da holmss boroti mzera styorcna.<br />
- Tu Tqveni brwyinvaleba inebebs...<br />
- diax, diax, dagvtoveT... amrigad, mister holms, ra gaqvT CemTvis saTqmeli?<br />
Cemma megobarma daicada, vidre mdivanma kari gaixura.<br />
- Tqveno brwyinvalebav, - daiwyo holmsma, - me da Cemma kolegam, eqimma<br />
uotsonma doqtor haksteiblis sityvidan viciT, rom fulad gasamrjelos dahpirdiT<br />
mas, vinc TqvenTvis saintereso saqmes gamoiZiebs. me amis mosmenas piradad<br />
Tqvenganac visurvebdi.<br />
- siamovnebiT, mister holms.<br />
- Tu sworad miTxres, xuTi aTas girvanqas dahpirdiT mas, vinc Tqveni Svilis<br />
adgilsamyofels giCvenebdaT.<br />
- savsebiT sworia.<br />
- da aTassac imas, vinc dagisaxelebT im adamians, an adamianTa jgufs, romelTac<br />
Tqveni vaJi hyavT damwyvdeuli.<br />
- savsebiT sworia.<br />
- aq, rasakvirvelia, igulisxmeba ara gamtaceblebi, aramed isinic, romelTac<br />
gataceba ganizraxes.<br />
- diax, diax! - mouTmenlad SesZaxa hercogma. - Tu am gamocanas amoxsniT, mister<br />
holms, Tqven Cems siZunweze Civili ar mogixdebaT.<br />
Cemma megobarma xarbad moifSvnita xeli, ramac gamaoca, radgan aqamde, rogorc<br />
uaRresad mcire moTxovnilebis adamians, ise vicnobdi.<br />
- es Cekebis wignia magidaze? - hkiTxa hercogs. - Tqvens brwyinvalebas vTxov<br />
gamomiweros eqvsi aTasi girvanqis Ceki! gadasaricxi Ceki oqsfordstritis bankis im<br />
ganyofilebaSi, sadac piradi angariSi maqvs gaxsnili.<br />
hercogi savarZelSi gasworda da Cemi megobari yinulovani mzeriT gazoma.<br />
- Tqven xumrobT, mister holms? gana es Sesaferisi Temaa xumrobisaTvis?<br />
- rasa brZanebT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav! aseTi seriozuli Cems sicocxleSi sxva<br />
dros arc vyofilvar.<br />
- es ras niSnavs?<br />
- es niSnavs, rom gasamrjelos miviReb damsaxurebisamebr. CemTvis cnobilia, sad<br />
imyofeba Tqveni Svili da vici adamianebi - ukeT, adamiani, romelsac is<br />
Sepyrobili hyavs.<br />
hercogis wiTeli wveri TiTqos cecxlad aenTo mis micvalebuliviT ferwasul<br />
saxeze.<br />
- sadaa Cemi Svili? - Zlivs Cailaparaka man.<br />
- sastumro `mebrZol mamalSi~, or milze Tqveni parkidan. yovel SemTxvevaSi, iq<br />
iyo guSin.<br />
hercogi savarZlis sazurges mieyrdno.<br />
- vis sdebT brals?<br />
Serlok holmsis pasuxma gamaoca, elvis siswrafiT wadga win nabiji da hercogis<br />
mxars Seexo:<br />
- me brals gdebT Tqven. axla ki, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, keTili inebeT da<br />
momeciT eqvsi aTasi girvanqis Ceki.<br />
verasodes daviviwyeb, rogor wamovarda savarZlidan hercogi da xelebi krunCxviT<br />
gaasavsava haerSi, TiTqos ufskrulis piras Tavis Sekavebas cdilobso. Semdeg<br />
araadamianuri nebisyofis daZabviT moixmo Tavisi aristokratuli TavSekaveba, isev<br />
miujda magidas da saxe xelebSi Cargo. gavida wuTi, meore...<br />
- ra iciT saxeldobr? - ikiTxa ubedurma ise, rom Tavi ar auwevia.<br />
- me gnaxeT masTan guSin saRamos.<br />
- vin icis es kidev, Tqveni megobris garda?<br />
- me aravisTvis araferi miTqvams.<br />
hercogma acaxcaxebuli xeliT aiRo kalami da Cekebis wigni gadaSala.
- ar davarRvev Cems sityvas, mister holms. Tqven miiRebT dapirebul Ceks, Tumca<br />
es fuli im cnobis gasamrjelo iqneba, ramac ubedurebis meti araferi momitana.<br />
magram gana SemeZlo mefiqra gasamrjelos gamocxadebis dros, rom movlenebi ase<br />
warimarTeboda! ise vfiqrob, mister holms, rom Tqven da Tqveni megobari<br />
keTilgonieri adamianebi xarT!<br />
- ar mesmis, risi Tqma gnebavT amiT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav.<br />
- keTili, vilaparakoT gulaxdilad, mister holms. Tu am ambis wvrilmanebi Tqven<br />
oris garda aravin icis, maSin saqmes Semdgomi msvleloba ar unda mieces. me<br />
Tqveni Tormeti aTasi girvanqa mmarTebs, xom marTalia?<br />
magram holmsma gaiRima da Tavi gaaqnia:<br />
- samwuxaroa, Tqveno brwyinvalebav! magram am saqmis mogvareba arc ise advilia,<br />
rogorc SeiZleba pirveli SexedviT gveCvenos. vinmem pasuxi xom unda agos<br />
maswavleblis mkvlelobisTvis.<br />
- magram jeimsi aq arafer SuaSia! ar SeiZleba danaSaulis misTvis gadabraleba:<br />
mkvleloba - im mxecis saqmea, im aramzadisa, romlis daxmarebiT sargeblobac<br />
jeimss Tavisda saubedurod mouxda.<br />
- me ki im Sexedulebisa var, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, rom Tu adamiani erTxel<br />
mainc daadgeba danaSaulis gzas, man moraluri pasuxi unda agos Tavisi qcevis<br />
yvela SedegisaTvis.<br />
- moraluri - ki. magram nu aiZulebT pasuxi agos kanonis winaSe! ar SeiZleba<br />
adamianis dasja mkvlelobisaTvis, romlis Cadenis dros is mkvlelobis adgilze<br />
arc ki yofila, danaSaulisTvis, ramac Tqvenze aranakleb aRaSfoTa. rogorc ki<br />
Seityo, sindisis qenjnas ver gauZlo da yvelaferSi gamomityda. mister holms,<br />
ixseniT igi, ixseniT! gevedrebiT, daixseniT!<br />
ra qvesknelma STanTqa hercogis aristokratuli TavSekaveba. igi aqeT-iqiT<br />
awydeboda oTaxSi da saxedaRrejili, krunCxviT aqnevda xelebs. bolos isev sZlia<br />
Tavs, magidas miujda da Tqva:<br />
- vafaseb, rom pirvelad CemTan moxvediT. yovel SemTxvevaSi, moviTaTbiroT mainc,<br />
ra zomebi miviRoT, rom sircxvils Tavi davaRwio.<br />
- moviTaTbiroT,- miugo holmsma, - magram maSin, Tqveno brwyinvalebav,<br />
erTmaneTTan bolomde gulaxdilni unda viyoT. me yvelafers gavakeTeb, rac Cems<br />
xelT aris, Tu am ambis yvela garemoebas gamandobT. ramdenadac saqmis arss<br />
Cavwvdi, Tqveni sityvebi exeboda mister jeims uailders - maSasadame, Tqven<br />
amtkicebT, rom mkvleli is ar aris?<br />
- diax, mkvlelma moaswro mimalva.<br />
holmsma TavSekavebiT gaiRima.<br />
- Tqveno brwyinvalebav, Cans, rogorc Ziebis saqmis mcodnes, ar micnobT, Torem<br />
ar ifiqrebdiT, rom Cemgan damalva ase advilia. guSin Cemi miTiTebiT<br />
CesterfildSi, saRamos TerTmet saaTze daapatimres mister ruben heizi. iqauri<br />
policiis ufrosma es ukve macnoba am diliT. misi depeSa skolidan wamosvlis win<br />
miviRe.<br />
hercogi savarZlis sazurges mieyrdno da Cems megobars gaocebiT miaSterda.<br />
- aqvs Tu ara sazRvari Tqvens SesaZleblobas, mister holms? - SesZaxa man<br />
bolos. - maS, ruben heizi dapatimrebulia? vfiqrob, es mxolod sasixarulo<br />
ambavia, magram misi dapatimreba jeimsis bedzec xom ar moaxdens zegavlenas?<br />
- Tqveni mdivnis bedze?<br />
- ara, ser, Cemi Svilis bedze.<br />
amjerad holmsi gaocda.<br />
- unda mogaxsenoT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, rom es ar gamiTvaliswinebia. iqneb<br />
ufro dawvrilebiT amixsnaT.<br />
- arafers ar davfarav. Tqven marTali TqviT: Tumca es CemTvis damtanjveli<br />
ambavia, magram mxolod srul gulaxdilobas SeuZlia Seamsubuqos saSineli
mdgomareoba, romelSic SuriT gagiJebulma jeimsma Tavisi Tavi Caagdo da mec zed<br />
mimayola. axalgazrdobis wlebSi, mister holms, mec miyvarda ise, rogorc<br />
sicocxleSi mxolod erTxel uyvarT xolme. roca sayvarel qalze qorwineba<br />
ganvizraxe, man uaryo Cemi winadadeba, radgan eSinoda, rom aseTi qorwineba<br />
karieras gamifuWebda. is rom cocxali darCeniliyo, sxvas aRaravis SevirTavdi.<br />
magram gardaicvala da vaJi damitova. Sevxarodi mas, rogorc CemTvis yvelaze<br />
Zvirfasi qalis xsovnis simbolos da Svebas masze zrunvaSi vxedavdi. saqveynod<br />
ver ganvacxade, Cemi sisxli da xorcia-meTqi, magram Cemma Svilma saukeTeso<br />
ganaTleba miiRo da roca gaizarda, mudmivad CemTan cxovrobda. Cemma vaJma<br />
SemTxveviT gaigo Cemi saidumlo da im droidan yovelnairad cdilobda<br />
gamoeyenebina Tavisi, rogorc Zisa da memkvidris, uflebebi. mas mudam mxilebis<br />
SiSSi vyavdi. holdernes-holSi misi yofna gaxda colTan Cemi ganSorebis<br />
nawilobrivi mizezi. da rac yvelaze ufro mZime iyo, - pirveli dRidanve<br />
mZvinvare siZulviliT Seijavra Tavisi naxevari Zma, Cemi kanonieri memkvidre.<br />
mkiTxavT, yovelive amis Semdeg, ratom Tavidan ar moviSore jeimsi. Cemi pasuxi<br />
aseTi iqneba: imitom, rom misi saxiT vxedavdi dedamiss da viTmendi misi<br />
gulisaTvis. marto saxis nakvTebiT ki ara, moZraobiTa da manerebiTac yovel wams<br />
dedamisis sayvarel saxes magonebda. raki ver Sevelie, SevSindi arturs - lord<br />
soltairs araferi autexos-meTqi da bavSvi doqtor haksteiblTan internatSi<br />
gavagzavne.<br />
jeimsi Cemi mamulis saqmeebs ganagebda da ase gaicno heizi, romelic Cemi erTerTi<br />
moijaradre iyo. ra hqonda saerTo im pirSav aramzadasTan, ar vici, magram<br />
damegobrdnen ki. Tumca jeimss yovelTvis vamCnevdi cudi sazogadoebisaken<br />
midrekilebas. lord soltairis gataceba rom moindoma, Tanamzraxvelad heizi<br />
gaixada.<br />
gaxsovT, bavSvis gauCinarebis win Cemi minaweri werili arturTan? jeimss konverti<br />
gauxsnia da Secvlil baraTSi arturisTvis miuweria, rom igi mrude solis WalaSi,<br />
skolis maxloblad Sexvedroda. bavSvi daniSnul adgilze gamocxadebula, radgan<br />
werili TiTqos hercogis meuRlis TxovniT yofila gagzavnili. jeimsi WalaSi<br />
mivida velosipediT - raSic Semdeg TviTonve gamomityda - daarwmuna arturi, rom<br />
deda iqve axlos imyofeboda da Tu igi SuaRamisas WalaSi movidoda, cxenosani<br />
gamyoli daxvdeboda da monatrebul dedas Seaxvedrebda. ubeduri bavSvi maxeSi<br />
gaeba. daniSnul dros daTqmul adgilze mivida da iq heizi daxvda. is aramzada<br />
ponize mjdara da sadave xelT sWeria. arturi unagirze Semosjdomia da gzasac<br />
gasdgomian. rogorc Semdeg gamoirkva, jeimsma es mxolod guSin gaigo - maT<br />
mdevari dasweviaT. heizs mdevarisaTvis ramdenjerme daukravs TavSi kombali da<br />
sasikvdilo Wriloba miuyenebia. heizs arturi sastumroSi miuyvania, zemo<br />
sarTulze Caumwyvdevia da tyveqmnilze Tvalyuris devneba colisaTvis miundvia.<br />
mis heizsac keTil, magram sastiki qmris savsebiT morCil qals, misi brZaneba<br />
pirnaTlad Seusrulebia.<br />
ai, mister holms, rogori iyo saqmis viTareba am ori dRis win, roca me da<br />
Tqven erTmaneTs SevxvdiT. am ambisa maSin Tqvenze meti arc me vicodi. Tu<br />
mkiTxavT, ram aiZula jeimsi, rom aseTi nabiji gadaedga, gipasuxebT: mas raRac<br />
brmad da fanatikurad sZulda lordi soltairi. jeimsi fiqrobda, rom yvela Cemi<br />
mamuli arturis xelSi gadavidoda da ar SeeZlo damSvidebiT laparaki<br />
memkvidreobis CvenSi arsebul kanonebze. isic sworia, rom mas ara marto<br />
siZulvili, aramed zusti angariSic amoZravebda. igi moiTxovda anderZiT<br />
dametovebina misTvis samemkvidreo mamulebi maioratis sawinaaRmdegod da<br />
samagierod Svilis dabrunebas mpirdeboda. icoda isic, rom mis winaaRmdeg policias<br />
ar mivmarTavdi. aseTi iyo jeimsis ganzraxva, magram ganzraxva ganzraxvad darCa,<br />
radgan movlenebi iseTi siswrafiT ganviTarda, rom mas Tavisi gegmis<br />
gansaxorcieleblad dro ar darCa.
Tqven ipoveT mokluli haidegeris gvami da amiT ukve bolo mouReT am veragul<br />
ganzraxvas. jeimss Tavzari dasca maswavleblis ambavma. es Cven guSin gavigeT.<br />
kabinetSi visxediT, roca doqtor haksteiblis depeSa mogvitanes. aman ise daabnia<br />
jeimsi, ise Seawuxa igi, rom bundovani varaudi, mudam Tan rom mdevda, mawuxebda,<br />
mtkice rwmenad meqca da braldeba pirdapir wavuyene. yvelaferi gulwrfelad<br />
aRiara, moinania, magram iqve damiwyo vedreba, raTa kidev sami dRe medrovebina,<br />
rom mis sazizRar Tanamzraxvels Tavis daZvrena moeswro. davuTme, rogorc<br />
vuTmobdi yovelTvis yvelaferSi da maSin jeimsi sastumroSi gaiqca, raTa<br />
heizisaTvis Seetyobinebina da gaqcevaSi daxmareboda. Cemi iq wasvla dRis<br />
sinaTleze ar SeiZleboda, radgan es Worebis sababad gadaiqceoda. daRamebas<br />
davucade da Cems sayvarel patara arturTan gaveSure. igi uvnebeli damixvda,<br />
magram ver warmoidgenT, ra saSineli STbeWdileba moexdina bavSvze mkvlelobas,<br />
rac mis Tvalwin moxda! micemuli sityva maxsovda, guli gavimagre, arturi sami<br />
dRiT kidev davtove sastumroSi heizis mzrunvelobis amara. yovelive amis<br />
Setyobineba policisaTvis ise, rom mkvleli ar gagveca, ar SeiZleboda, radgan<br />
heizis Sepyroba Cems ubedur jeimss daRupavda.<br />
erTmaneTis mimarT gulaxdilebi viyoT-meTqi, mister holms, da neba momeciT, mec<br />
igive mogTxovoT. ukve giambeT yvelaferi, ara damimalavs ra, ara Semirbilebia<br />
ra. Tqvenc bolomde gulaxdili iyaviT CemTan.<br />
- kargi, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, - miugo holmsma. - upirveles yovlisa, unda<br />
giTxraT, rom kanonis winaSe Tqveni mdgomareoba uaRresad seriozulia. Tqven<br />
dafareT sisxlis samarTlis danaSauli, daexmareT mkvlels gaqcevaSi, radgan misi<br />
gaqcevisaTvis saWiro fuli jeimsma uTuod Tqveni jibidan amoiRo.<br />
hercogma usityvod daxara Tavi.<br />
- diax, saqme friad seriozulia, magram, Cemi SexedulebiT, umcrosi Svilis winaSe<br />
Tqveni saqcieli kidev met kicxvas imsaxurebs, Tqveno brwyinvalebav. gana SeiZleba<br />
sami dRiT misi mitoveba im bunagSi?!<br />
- ficiT damarwmunes...<br />
- gana SeiZleba am xalxis ficze dandoba?! darwmunebuli xarT, rom sadme ufro<br />
Sors ar gadamalaven? damnaSave ufrosi Svilis saameblad safrTxeSi agdebT<br />
sruliad udanaSaulo bavSvs! ara, Tqveni saqcielis gamarTleba ar SeiZleba!<br />
amayi hercogi ar iyo Cveuli aseTi sayvedurebis mosmenas da mere sad? sakuTar<br />
sasaxleSi! saxeze sisxli moawva, magram sindisma aiZula gaCumebuliyo.<br />
- dagexmarebiT, oRond erTi pirobiT: gamouZaxeT msaxurs da Cemi gankarguleba<br />
dauyovnebliv aRasrulos.<br />
hercogma usityvod daaWira TiTi eleqtrozars. kabinetSi laqia Semovida.<br />
- albaT gesiamovnebaT, - uTxra holmsma, - rom lordi soltairi moiZebna.<br />
hercogi gibrZanebT dauyovnebliv gagzavnoT mis mosayvanad etli sastumro<br />
`mebrZol mamalSi~... axla ki, - dasZina holmsma, roca sixaruliT<br />
saxegabrwyinebuli laqia kabinetidan sirbiliT gavida, - roca, uzrunvelyaviT<br />
uaxloesi momavali, SegviZlia ufro lmobierad moveqceT axlo warsuls.<br />
ramdenadac samarTlianoba aRdgeba, me, rogorc araoficialur pirs, ar mimaCnia<br />
aucileblad Sevatyobino xelisuflebas yvelaferi, rac vici. heizi - sxva saqmea.<br />
mas saxrCobela elis da me TiTsac ar gavanZrev imisTvis, rom misi sicocxle<br />
vixsna. gaamJRavnebs Tu ara Tqvens saidumlos - ar vici, winaswarmetyvelebas ver<br />
vikisreb, magram Tqven ueWvelad SegiZliaT SeagonoT, rom zedmeti laparaki<br />
sargeblobas ar moutans, policiaSi<br />
heizs bralad wauyeneben<br />
gamosasyidis miRebis mizniT bavSvis gatacebas. Tu iq am saqmes Rrmad ar gaqeqen,<br />
me gavCumdebi da maT gezs ar mivcem. magram Tqvens brwyinvalebas ki unda<br />
vuTxra, rom mister jeims uailderis Semdgomi yofna Tqvens saxlSi sikeTes ar<br />
moitans.
- es TviTonac vici, mister holms, da misi bedi sabolood gadavwyvite. samudamod<br />
datovebs holdernes-hols da bednierebis saZebnelad avstraliaSi gaemgzavreba.<br />
- Tqveno brwyinvalebav, Tqven ambobdiT, rom mister uailderi iyo ganxeTqilebis<br />
mizezi Tqvensa da meuRles Soris. xom ar SeurigdebiT axla hercogis qals da<br />
xelaxla xom ar moawesrigebT Tqvens ojaxur cxovrebas?<br />
- amaze mec vifiqre, mister holms da dRes diliT ukve werili mivwere Cems<br />
colyofils.<br />
- am SemTxvevaSi, - Tqva holmsma da adga, - me da Cems megobars SegviZlia<br />
erTmaneTs mivulocoT, rom Cvenma xanmokle yofnam Tqvens mxareSi sasikeTo<br />
nayofi gamoiRo. gamosarkvevi damrCa mxolod erTi sakiTxi. heizis cxenebi ise iyo<br />
daWedili, rom Zroxis Cliqebis kvals tovebdnen. vin aswavla es heizs, mister<br />
uailderma xom ara?<br />
erTi wuTiT hercogi dumda, warbSekruli da erT wertilSi miCerebuli. Semdeg<br />
gverdiTa oTaxis kari SeaRo. Cven Tvalwin namdvili muzeumi gadaiSala. man<br />
Soreuli kuTxis vitrinasTan migviyvana da minis qveS amodebuli warwera gviCvena:<br />
`es nalebi, - gvauwyebda warwera, - napovnia gaTxrebis dros holdernes-holis<br />
simagris TxrilSi. gankuTvnili iyo cxenebisaTvis, magram Weddnen Zroxis<br />
gaorebuli Cliqis formisas. etyoba, holdernesholeli feodalebi, romlebic Sua<br />
saukuneebSi Zarcvas eweodnen, amas kvalis asabnevad sCadiodnen~.<br />
holmsma aswia minis saxuravi, TiTi nerwyviT daisvela da erT-erT nals gaayola.<br />
TiTze muqi laqa darCa - Waobis Slami jer kidev wesierad ar iyo SemSrali.<br />
- madlobeli var, - uTxra Cemma megobarma. - ai, meore sagani, ramac Tqvens<br />
mxareSi metismetad damainteresa.<br />
- pirveli?<br />
holmsma frTxilad dakeca Ceki da ubis wignakSi Cado.<br />
- mdidari kaci ara var, - Tqva da ubis wignaki pijakis gulis jibeSi saimedod<br />
Seinaxa.<br />
meore laqa<br />
aRar megona, Tu Cemi megobris - Serlok holmsis saxelovan sagmiro saqmeebze<br />
wera momixdeboda. masala ki ar Semomklebia. piriqiT, auarebeli Canaweri iseT<br />
saqmeebze, romlebic arasodes mixsenebia, jer kidev Semonaxuli maqvs. arc imisi<br />
Tqma SeiZleba, rom mkiTxvelebs am SesaniSnavi adamianis Taviseburi kvleva-Ziebis<br />
uCveulo xerxebisadmi interesi ganelebodeT. Cemi dumilis mizezi is gaxldaT,<br />
rom TviTon Serlok<br />
holmss aRar surda presaSi<br />
gamomzeurebuliyo moTxrobebi mis Tavgadasavalze. vidre Ziebis saqmeebs<br />
Camocildeboda, am dargSi mopovebul warmatebebze dawerili moTxrobebis<br />
gamoqveyneba misTvis garkveul praqtikul interess Seicavda, magram roca londoni<br />
miatova da saseqsis gorakebze futkris moSenebas mihyo xeli, saxeli da dideba<br />
SesZagda da daJinebiT moiTxovda, momeSviT da momasveneTo. mxolod mas Semdeg,<br />
rac Cemi dapireba Sevaxsene, Tavis droze am moTxrobas davbeWdav-meTqi, da<br />
davarwmune, rom drouli iqneboda moTxrobebis mTeli cikli aseTi mniSvnelovani<br />
epizodiT damesrulebina, rogorc iqna, miviRe misi Tanxmoba damestamba da<br />
saaSkaraoze gamometana dRemde ase gulmodgined dafaruli es saqme. Tu Cemi<br />
moTxrobis zogierTi detali burusiT moculi mogeCvenebaT, albaT iolad<br />
mixvdebiT, rom Cems TavSekavebas sakmaod safuZvliani mizezi gaaCnia.<br />
erTxel, Semodgomaze, samSabaTs diliT (weli da aTeuli welic ki ar SeiZleba<br />
aRniSnul iqnas), Cvens karis zRurbls beikerstritze mTel evropaSi cnobilma<br />
orma kacma gadmoabija. erTi maTgani, mkacri, zviadi, arwiviseburi ieriTa da<br />
uflebismoyvare adamianis mzeriT aRWurvili, gaxldaT lord belinjeri, romelsac
orjer eWira didi britaneTis premier-ministris posti. meore, koxta, Savgvremani<br />
axalgazrda, romelsac jer kidev saSualo asakisaTvis ar mieRwia, ara marto saxis<br />
swori nakvTebiTa da silamaziT iyo Semkuli, aramed bunebas misTvis maxvili Wkuac<br />
miemadlebina. es gaxldaT treloni houpi, inglisis peri da evropis saqmeTa<br />
ministri, saxelmwifo moRvawe, romlisganac Cveni qveyana yvelaze mets moeloda.<br />
mosulebi qaRaldebiT savse divanze erTimeoris gverdiT Camosxdnen. aRelvebul<br />
da daqancul saxeebze iolad SeatyobdiT, rom CvenTan uaRresad mniSvnelovan da<br />
saswrafo saqmes moeyvana. premieris gamxdari, ZarRviani xelebi mousvenrad<br />
eWidebodnen qolgis Zvlis saxelurs. igi frTxilad da pirquSad Semogvcqeroda<br />
xan me, xan - holmss.<br />
evropis saqmeTa ministri nerviulad iwiwknida ulvaSs da saaTis Zewkvs<br />
krialosaniviT aTamaSebda.<br />
- rogorc ki saidumlo dokumetis dakargva SevniSne, mister holms, - es ki am<br />
diliT rva saaTze moxda, - dauyovnebliv vacnobe es samwuxaro ambavi premierministrs,<br />
da misi winadadebiT orivem Tqvenken gamovwieT.<br />
- policias SeatyobineT?<br />
- ara, ser! - Tqva premier-ministrma misTvis Cveuli sisxartiT da gadamwyveti<br />
kiloTi. - ar Segvityobinebia da Cveni azriT, aseTi saqcielis Cadena<br />
gaumarTlebelic iqneboda. Cven, uwinares yovlisa, saqmis gaxmaurebas veridebiT.<br />
- ratom, ser?<br />
- es saidumlo dokumenti, ris gauCinarebis Taobazec TqvenTan movediT, imdenad<br />
mniSvnelovania, rom misi dakargvis gaxmianeba SeiZleba gaxdes, da, warmoidgineT,<br />
mocemul momentSi ueWvelad gaxdeba kidec saerTaSoriso konfliqtis mizezi.<br />
SemiZlia gauzviadeblad vTqva, rom qveynis mSvidobis SenarCunebis sakiTxi im<br />
dokumentzea damokidebuli. Tu misi dakargvisa da Zebnis ambavi sruli idumalebiT<br />
ar iqna moculi, umjobesia Zebnaze sruliad aviRoT xeli, vinaidan es dokumenti<br />
swored im mizniT moipares, rom misi Sinaarsi saqveynod gaexmianebinaT.<br />
- mesmis. axla ki, mister treloni houp, Zalian dagimadlebT, Tu dawvrilebiT<br />
momiyvebiT, ra garemoebebSi gaqra is dokumenti.<br />
- mister holms, yovelives oriod sityviT gadmogcemT... es dokumenti - erT-erTi<br />
ucxoeli monarqis werili - eqvsi dRis win miviReT. werils imdenad didi<br />
saxelmwifoebrivi mniSvneloba hqonda, rom misi Senaxva saministros seifSi ver<br />
gavbede da yovel saRamos Sin mimqonda, uaitholterasze, da vinaxavdi sawol<br />
oTaxSi, oficialuri qaRaldebisaTvis gankuTvnil Caketil zardaxSaSi. iqve iyo<br />
guSin saRamosac, amaSi darwmunebuli var. roca sadilis win tansacmels vicvlidi,<br />
zardaxSasTan mivedi, gavaRe da dokumenti adgilze ido. dRes diliT ki werili<br />
gaqra. zardaxSa mTeli Rame sarkis gverdiT, Cemi tualetis magidaze idga. mec da<br />
Cemma meuRlemac fxizeli Zili viciT. orive mzad varT davificoT, rom RamiT<br />
oTaxSi aravin Semosula.<br />
- romel saaTze isadileT?<br />
- rvis naxevarze.<br />
- rodis daweqiT dasaZineblad?<br />
- Cemi meuRle TeatrSi gaxldaT da gvianobamde velodi. dasaZineblad ase<br />
Tormetis naxevarze davweqiT.<br />
- maSasadame, oTxi saaTis ganmavlobaSi zardaxSas aravin darajobda?<br />
- sawol oTaxSi Sesvlis ufleba dilaobiT mxolod mosamsaxure gogos aqvs, xolo<br />
kamerdineri da meuRlis pirisfareSi iq mxolod Cveni gamosvlis Semdeg Sedian.<br />
magram is orni - erTguli msaxurni arian da didi xania Cvens ojaxSi cxovroben.<br />
amas garda, arc erTma maTganma ar icoda, rom zardaxSaSi ubralo samsaxureobriv<br />
qaRaldebze ufro Zvirfasi ram inaxeboda.<br />
- vin icoda am werilis arseboba?<br />
- Cems saxlSi aravin.
- Tqvenma colma, ra Tqma unda, icoda?<br />
- ara, ser. colisTvis am dilamde arc gamimxelia dokumentis arseboba.<br />
premierma mowonebis niSnad Tavi daaqnia.<br />
- yovelTvis vicodi movaleobis ra didi grZnoba gagaCndaT, ser, - Tqva man. -<br />
eWvi ar mepareboda, rom aseT mniSvnelovan da saidumlo saqmeSi es grZnoba<br />
mtkice ojaxur kavSirze ufro Zlieri aRmoCndeboda.<br />
evropis saqmeTa ministrma Tavi daukra.<br />
- sruliad marTali brZandebiT, ser. am dilamde werilis Taobaze colTan arc<br />
erTi sityva ar damcdenia.<br />
- TviTon xom ver gamoicnobda?<br />
- vera, mister holms, ver gamoicnobda, veravin ver gamoicnobda.<br />
- uwin Tu gekargebodaT dokumentebi?<br />
- ara, ser.<br />
- vin icoda inglisSi am werilis arseboba?<br />
- guSin werili kabinetis yvela wevrs gaacnes. magram saidumlos Senaxvis<br />
moTxovna, rac Tan kabinetis yovel sxdomas axlavs, amjerad premier-ministris<br />
mxridan ganmtkicebul iqna sazeimo gafrTxilebiT. RmerTo Cemo, vin ifiqrebda,<br />
rom ramdenime saaTis Semdeg werils TviTonve davkargavdi!<br />
sasowarkveTilebam treloni houps saxe mouqcia. man TavSi itaca xeli. eri wamiT<br />
Tvalwin ficxi, mgznebare da mZafri STabeWdilebis adamianis WeSmariti grZnobebi<br />
gadagveSala. magram treloni houpis saxes maSinve qedmaRlobis niRabi gadaefara<br />
da ukve mSvidi xmiT ganagrZo:<br />
- kabinetis wevrebis garda werilis arsebobis ambavi departamentis orma, iqneb<br />
samma moxelem uwyodes. darwmunebiT SemiZlia vTqva, rom mTel inglisSi Zexorcielma<br />
werilis arsebobaze araferi icis.<br />
- sazRvargareT?<br />
- me mjera, rom sazRvargareT, garda imisa, vinc is werili dawera, igi kaciSvils<br />
ar uxilavs. mtkiced var darwmunebuli, rom TviT misma ministrebma... ese igi, me<br />
minda vTqva, rom am werilma Cveulebriv oficialur arxebs gverdi auara.<br />
holmsi erT xans gaCumda, Cafiqrda, mere Tqva:<br />
- axla ki, ser, saqmisaTvis isa sjobia, rom ufro naTlad gamagebinoT, ra<br />
dokumenti daikarga da ratom unda gamoiwvios misma dakargvam aseTi seriozuli<br />
Sedegebi.<br />
ori saxelmwifo moRvawe Secba, maT swrafad SeaTvalieres erTmaneTi da premierministrma<br />
xSiri warbebi Seikra:<br />
- mister holms, werili devs grZel, viwro lurj konvertSi. wiTeli luqis<br />
beWedze gamosaxulia Tavdasasxmelad mzadmyofi lomi. misamarTi dawerilia msxvili<br />
mtkice xeliT...<br />
- es wvrilmanebi, - Seawyvetina holmsma, - cxadia, sainteresoa da Zalze arsebiTi,<br />
magram me unda vicode werilis Sinaarsi. raze iyo laparaki werilSi?<br />
- es sruliad saidumlo saxelmwifo ambavia da, mgonia, Tqvens kiTxvas ver<br />
vupasuxebT. Tu Tqveni araCveulerbivi niWis wyalobiT moaxerxebT Cem mier<br />
aRwerili konvertisa da Sig moTavsebuli werilis povnas, Tqven daimsaxurebT<br />
Cveni qveynis madlobas da miiRebT yovelnair gasamrjelos, rac Cvens xelTaa.<br />
Serlok holmsma gaiRima, wamodga da rac SeiZleba Tavmdablad miugo:<br />
- ra Tqma unda, Tqven mTel inglisSi yvelaze ufro saqmiani adamianebi<br />
brZandebiT, magram Cems patara profesiasac bevri dro sWirdeba. Zalian vwuxvar,<br />
rom ar SemiZlia am saqmeSi dagexmaroT da Cveni saubris Semdgomi gagrZeleba<br />
drois usazmno xarjvad mimaCnia.<br />
premier-ministri fexze wamoiWra. mis Rrmad Camjdar TvalebSi ielva im<br />
arasasikeTo cecxlma, rac xSirad aiZulebda kabinetis wevrebs SiSisagan<br />
mokuntuliyvnen.
- me ara var miCveuli, ser... - daiwyo man. magram imave wams gons moego da isev<br />
Tavis adgilze dajda.<br />
erTi wuTi an iqneb metic yvelani xmaamouRebliv visxediT. mere Zvelma<br />
saxelmwifo moRvawem mxrebi aiCeCa:<br />
- iZulebuli varT miviRoT Tqveni pirobebi, mister holms. Tqven udavod<br />
marTali xarT, da Cvenis mxriv uazrobaa, daxmareba gTxovoT manamde, vidre saqmis<br />
Sinaarss ra gagacnobT.<br />
- mec geTanxmebiT, ser, - Tqva axalgazrda diplomatma.<br />
- keTili, me mogiyvebiT yovelives, magram vendobi Tqvens TavdaWerilobas da<br />
Tqveni megobris, doqtor uotsonis patiosnebas. jentlmenebo, Cems movaleobad<br />
mimaCnia SegaxsenoT Tqveni patriotuli vali, radgan ver warmomidgenia Cveni<br />
qveynisaTvis meti ubedureba, vidre am dokumentis Sinaarsis gaxmianeba iqneboda.<br />
- SegiZliaT savsebiT gvendoT, - vuTxariT Cven erTxmad.<br />
- diax, es aris erT-erTi ucxoeli monarqis werili. igi am axlo warsulSi Cveni<br />
qveynis koloniebis gafarToebas aRuSfoTebia. werili dawerili gaxldaT cxel<br />
gulze da pasuxismgeblobac mTlianad mis damwers ekisreba. cnobebis Segrovebam<br />
gviCvena, rom monarqis ministrebma am werilis Taobaze araferi icodnen. werilis<br />
toni sakmaod mkvaxea, da zogierTi fraza iseTi gamomwvevi xasiaTisaa, rom misi<br />
gamoqveyneba usaTuod aaRelvebda inglisis sazogadoebriv azrs. metic moxdeba,<br />
ser: uyoymanod SemiZlia vTqva, rom werilis gamoqveynebidan erTi kviris Semdeg<br />
Cveni qveyana omSi iqneba CaTreuli.<br />
holmsma qaRaldis furcelze Tavisi varaudiT dawera monarqis gvari da premierministrs<br />
uCvena.<br />
- diax, dakarguli werilis avtori swored is gaxlavT. da gadauWarbeblad<br />
SeiZleba iTqvas, rom im werilma SeiZleba milionobiT aunazRaurebeli xarji da<br />
asi aTasobiT adamianis daRupva gamoiwvios.<br />
- werilis avtors Tu SeatyobineT momxdari ambavi?<br />
- diax, ser, daSifruli depeSa gaigzavna.<br />
- iqneb TviTonve varaudobda werilis gamoqveynebas?<br />
- ara, ser! yvela safuZveli gvaqvs vifiqroT: ukve mixvda, rom gaufrTxileblad<br />
da windauxedavad moiqca. werilis gamoqveyneba misTvis da misi qveynisTvis ufro<br />
didi ubedureba iqneboda, vidre CvenTvis.<br />
- raki asea, vinaa dainteresebuli am werilis saqveyno samsjavroze gataniT? vis<br />
risTvis dasWirda misi moparva?<br />
- mister holms, Tqven iZulebuls mxdiT Sevexo Zalian maRal saerTaSoriso<br />
politikis sferos. Tu mxedvelobaSi miviRebT evropis axlandel situacias,<br />
danaSaulis motivis gageba ar gagiWirdebaT. evropa SeiaraRebul banaks<br />
warmoadgens. arsebobs ori kavSiri, romelTac TiTqmis Tanabari samxedro Zliereba<br />
aqvT. Cven neitralitets vicavT. Tu romelime samxedro kavSirs mivemxrobiT, es<br />
uzrunvelyofs am kavSiris upiratesobas meore mxaresTan. gamigeT?<br />
- axla yvelaferi naTelia. amrigad werilis moparviTa da misi Sinaarsis<br />
gaxmianebiT dainteresebuli arian am monarqis mtrebi, romlebic mowadinebuli<br />
arian mis qveyanasa da Cvens Soris SuRli daTeson, ara?<br />
- diax, ser.<br />
- visTvis SeiZleboda gadaegzavnaT es dokumenti, Tu mtris xelSi moxvdeboda?<br />
- evropis, romelic gnebavT, mTavrobisaTvis. SesaZlebelia, rom am momentSi<br />
werili mihqris kidec daniSnulebisamebr iseTi siswrafiT, rogoric ki SeiZleba<br />
gemma ganaviTaros.<br />
mister treloni houpma Tavi Cahkida da mZimed amoixvneSa.<br />
premierma alersianad daado Tavi mxarze:<br />
- ubedureba SegvemTxva, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro. vin gabedavs, evropis saqmeTa<br />
ministrs brali dasdos - Tqven ukve miiReT sifrTxilis yvela RonisZieba...
mister Serlok holms, TqvenTvis axla yvelaferi dResaviT naTelia. ras<br />
gvirCevT, rogor moviqceT?<br />
holmsma naRvlianad gadaaqnia Tavi:<br />
- Tqven varaudobT, ser, rom Tu es dokumenti ver daibruneT, omi garduvalia?<br />
- vfiqrob, rom es savsebiT SesaZlebelia.<br />
- maSin, ser, omisaTvis emzadeT.<br />
- es sastiki sityvebia, mister holms!<br />
- miiReT mxedvelobaSi faqtebi, ser. naklebad sarwmuno, da TiTqmis<br />
daujerebelicaa, rom werili Ramis Tormetis naxevarze ufro gvian gaitaces,<br />
radganac am droidan im momentamde, roca misi dakargva SeniSnes, mister houpi da<br />
misi meuRle sawol oTaxSi imyofebodnen. maSasadame, werili guSin saRamos, rvis<br />
naxevridan Tormetis naxevramde gaqra. safiqrebelia, ufro rvis naxevarze, radgan<br />
qurdma icoda, sadac ido da, raRa Tqma unda, mis dauflebas, rac SeiZleba<br />
droulad Seecdeboda. raki aseTi mniSvnelovani dokumenti guSin gaitaces da qurdi<br />
mas ar Seinaxavda, savaraudebelia, rom igi umalve dainteresebul pirs gadasca.<br />
raRa Sansi gvaqvs daviWiroT werili, an Tundac mis kvals davadgeT? Cemi azriT,<br />
dokumenti CvenTvis ukve miuwvdomelia.<br />
premier-ministri divanidan wamodga.<br />
- nadvilad logikurad msjelobT, mister holms. me vxedav, rom marTlac gvianaa<br />
da ukve aRarafris gakeTeba ar SeiZleba.<br />
- vTqvaT, rom dokumenti pirisfareSma an laqiam gaitaces, ramdenadac gavige,<br />
sawoli oTaxi meore sarTulzea da quCidan calke Sesavali ar gaaCnia. wina<br />
karidan ki sawol oTaxSi SeumCnevlad asvla ar SeiZlebao. maSasadame, werili<br />
romelime SinaurTagans auwapnia. magram vis gadascemda qurdi am Zvirfas nadavls?<br />
albaT erT-erT ucxoel jaSuSs da saidumlo agents. maTi saxelebi ki CemTvis<br />
cnobilia. aris sami adamiani, romlebic SeiZleba iTqvas, aseT kompaniebs<br />
meTauroben. me Ziebas iqidan daviwyeb, rom davadgen, ra saqmiT aris dakavebuli<br />
TiToeuli. Tu romelime maTgani sadme gaemgzavra da gansakuTrebiT ki, Tu guSin<br />
saRamos gaemgzavra, Cven gvecodineba, sad gaqra werili.<br />
- risTvis unda gamgzavrebuliyo? - ikiTxa evropis saqmeTa ministrma. - agents,<br />
romelmac werili xelT igdo, SeeZlo igi Tavis saelCosaTvis aqve, londonSi<br />
gadaeca.<br />
- ara mgonia. Cveulebriv, agentebi sruliad damoukideblad muSaoben da xSirad<br />
sakmaod daZabul urTierTobaSi arian TavianT qveynebis saelCoebTan.<br />
premier-ministrma Serlok holmss Tavis daqneviT daumowma naTqvami:<br />
- marTals brZanebT, mister holms. agenti aseT Zvirfas dokuments daniSnul<br />
adgilas sakuTari xeliT Caitans. Tqveni moqmedebis gegma me absoluturad sworad<br />
mimaCnia. magram, mister houp, am ubedurebis gamo Cvens sxva movaleobebs ver<br />
daviviwyebT. mister holms, Tu dRis ganmavlobaSi raime axali movlena moxdeba,<br />
SegatyobinebT. Tqvenc, ra Tqma unda, Tqveni sakuTari kvleva-Ziebis Sedegebze<br />
informaciebs gvaaxlebT.<br />
ministrebma Tavi dagvikres da RirsebiT aRsavse saxiT gavidnen saxlidan.<br />
roca Cveni maRali mdgomareobis stumrebi wavidnen, holmsma usityvod moswia<br />
Cibuxi da erT xans Rrma fiqrebs mieca. me dilis gazeTi gavSale da wina saRamos<br />
londonSi momxdari erTi sensaciuri danaSaulis ambis kiTxvas Sevudeqi. uecrad<br />
Cemma megobarma xmamaRla Sehyvira, fexze wamovarda da Cibuxi buxarze daagdo.<br />
- diax, - Tqva man, - ukeTesi gza ar arsebobs. mdgomareoba sasowarmkveTia,<br />
magram uimedo araa. pirvel yovlisa, unda dadgindes, vin awapna werili. xom<br />
SeiZleba, rom werili jer kidev ar iyos misi xelidan gasuli?! bolos da bolos<br />
am adamianebs ainteresebT mxolod fuli, xolo Cems xelTaa didi britaneTis<br />
mTeli xazina. Tu werili iyideba, me mas viyidi... Tundac mTavrobas saSemosavlo<br />
gadasaxadis gadideba mouxdes. SeiZleba is kaci jer kidev inaxavs werils. vidre
sazRvargareT werilis mazandas daadgens, xom unda gaigos, ramdens SesTavazeben<br />
aq, inglisSive. aseTi gabeduli TamaSis unari ki mxolod sam kacs Seswevs:<br />
oberStains, la rotiers da edvard lukass. yvela maTgans vinaxuleb.<br />
kvlav dilis gazeTSi Cavrge cxviri:<br />
- godolfinstritze mcxovrebi edvard lukasi?<br />
- diax.<br />
- ver naxavT.<br />
- ratom?<br />
- guSin saRamos Tavis binaSi mokles.<br />
Tavisi mixvedrilobiTa da gergilianobiT Cemi megobari ise xSirad maocebda<br />
xolme, rom, roca vnaxe, rogor gaaoca Cemma naTqvamma, sazeimo ganwyobileba<br />
dameufla. igi gancvifrebuli momaSterda da Semdeg xelidan gamomtaca gazeTi, ai,<br />
is cnoba, rasac im wuTSi vkiTxulobdiT, roca holmsi Tavisi savarZlidan wamoiWra:<br />
mkvleloba vestminsterSi<br />
guSin saRamos #16 saxlSi godolfinstritze moxda saidumloebiT moculi<br />
danaSauli. godolfinstriti erTi im Zvelebur wynar quCaTagania, romlebic<br />
mdinaresa da vestminsteris saabatos Soris miemarTeba. es quCa TiTqmis<br />
parlamentis Senobis didi koSkis CrdilSi imyofeba. misi saxlebis umetesoba jer<br />
kidev XV||| saukuneSia agebuli. erT-erT am saxlSi, patara, magram calke<br />
sacxovrebelSi, ramdenime weliwads mudmivad cxovrobda mister edvard lukasi. igi<br />
iyo momxibvleli garegnobis adamiani, kargad cnobili sazogadoebaSi da musikis<br />
moTayvane, ingliselebisaTvis rCeuli tenori, magram araprofesiuli momRerali.<br />
mister lukass coli ara hyavda. mis saxlSi cxovrobdnen xnieri mne qali misis<br />
pringli da laqia mitoni. mne qali Cveulebriv saRamoobiT ar muSaobda. igi<br />
adrianad avidoda xolme Tavis oTaxSi, saxlis zeda sarTulze. im saRamos laqiac<br />
megobris sanaxavad hamersmitSi gamgzavrebula.<br />
aTi saaTidan mister lukasi binaSi marto darCenila. jer kidev ar aris<br />
gamorkveuli, ra moxda am xnis ganmavlobaSi, magram Tormets rom TxuTmeti wuTi<br />
aklda, godolfinstritze mimaval konstebl berets SeuniSnavs, rom #16 saxlis<br />
kari naxevrad Ria iyo. daukakunebia, magram pasuxi aravis gaucia. pirvel oTaxSi<br />
Suqi iyo anTebuli. konstebli derefanSi Sesula da xelaxla daukakunebia, magram<br />
pasuxi aravis gaucia. maSin kari SeuRia da binaSi Sesula. konstebls oTaxi<br />
saSinlad areuli daxvedria. mis sityvebs Tu gavimeorebT: mTeli aveji miweulmoweuli<br />
iyo. SuaSi egdo pirqve damxobili skami. am skamTan iatakze<br />
gaSxlarTuliyo da jer kidev skamis fexs ebRauWeboda saxlis ubeduri patroni.<br />
dana Sig gulSi hqonda gayrili. amasTan sikvdili, etyoba, uecrad moevlina. dana,<br />
romliTac mkvleloba iyo Cadenili, aRmoCnda mrude induri xanjali, aRebuli<br />
aRmosavluri iaraRis im koleqciidan, rac oTaxis erT-erT kedels amSvenebda.<br />
mkvleloba, rogorc Cans, Zarcvis mizniT araa Cadenili, radgan Zvirfaseuloba,<br />
rac oTaxSi iyo, xeluxlebeli aRmoCnda.<br />
mister edvard lukasi imdenad cnobili da yvelasaTvis sayvareli adamiani iyo,<br />
rom misi Zaladuri da saidumloebiT moculi sikvdilis ambavs misi<br />
mravalricxovani megobrebi gulwrfeli mwuxarebiT Sexvdnen~.<br />
- aba, uotson, Tqven ras fiqrobT am ambavze? - mkiTxa holmsma xangrZlivi<br />
dumilis Semdeg.<br />
- gansacvifrebeli damTxvevaa!<br />
- damTxveva? erTi im samTagani, romelTac dramis SesaZlebel monawiled<br />
vTvlidiT, gulgangmiruli swored im saaTs daeca, roca dramis pirveli moqmedeba<br />
iwyeboda da gana es damTxvevaa! ara, ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, es ori movlena<br />
raRac uxilav kavSirSia, da Cveni amocanaa vipovoT es kavSiri.<br />
- magram axla xom policiac Caereva saqmeSi da yovelives Seityoben.
- policiaSi mxolod is ecodinebaT, rac maT Tvalwin godolfinstritze moxdeba.<br />
iq ar ician da verc gaigeben, ra moxda uaitholterasze. mxolod CvenTvis aris<br />
cnobili orive SemTxveva, da mxolod Cven SegviZlia maTi erTmaneTTan<br />
Sepirispireba. aris erTi aSkara garemoeba, rac yovelnair SemTxvevaSi eWvebs<br />
lukasis winaaRmdeg aRmiZravda. godolfinstriti xom ramdensame nabijzea<br />
uaitholterasidan. sxva saidumlo agentebi, romlebzedac gelaparakeT, uest-endis<br />
Soreul kideSi cxovroben. amitomac, bunebrivia, lukasi sxvebze iolad moaxerxebda<br />
evropis saqmeTa ministris saxlTan kavSiris daWerasa da saWiro cnobebis miRebas.<br />
es umniSvnelo garemoebaa, magram Tu gaviTvaliswinebT, rom movlenebi didi<br />
siswrafiT ganviTardebodnen, SeiZleba arsebiTic aRmoCndes. aha! raRac axali<br />
ambavia!<br />
gamoCnda misis hadsoni, romelsac langriT mohqonda viRac qalis sadarbazo<br />
baraTi. holmsma Sexeda, warbebi aswia da baraTi me gadmomca.<br />
- sTxoveT ledi hilda treloni houps, mobrZandes, - Tqva man.<br />
wamic da Cvens ubralo binas meored daedo pativi, amjerad mTel londonSi<br />
umSvenieresi mandilosnis mobrZanebiT. hercog belminsteris umcrosi asulis<br />
mSvenierebis ambavi adrec msmenoda, magram arc erT aRwerasa Tu fotosuraTs ar<br />
SeeZlo gadmoeca misi natifi saxis sakvirveli, sasiamovno momxibvleloba da<br />
warmtaci ieri. mainc Semodgomis im dilas, pirvel naxvaze, misi mSveniereba rodi<br />
mogvxvda TvalSi. momajadoebeli saxe ki hqonda, magram mRelvarebisagan feri<br />
mixdoda; Tvalebi ubrwyinavda, Tumca maTi elvareba iseTi Canda, ciebianiao,<br />
ityodiT. metyveli piri moekuma da cdilobda rogorme Tavi daeWira. mSvenierebam<br />
ki ara mis TvalebSi Camdgarma SiSma gagvaoca, roca Ria karebSi Cveni momxiblavi<br />
stumari gamoCnda.<br />
- Cemi qmari xom ar yofila TqvenTan, mister holms?<br />
- diax, miledi, gaxldaT.<br />
- mister holms, gevedrebiT, ar gamamxiloT, rom me TqvenTan movedi.<br />
holmsma civad daukra Tavi da skami SesTavaza.<br />
- Tqveni brwyinvaleba friad saCoTiro mdgomareobaSi mayenebs. gTxovT dabrZandeT<br />
da amixsnaT, ra gawuxebT. savalalod unda giTxraT, rom winaswar verafers<br />
dagpirdebiT.<br />
mandilosanma mTeli oTaxi gaiara da fanjrisaken zurgSeqceviT dajda. es iyo<br />
namdvili dedofali - maRali, moxdenili da amave dros Zalze qaluri.<br />
- mister holms, - daiwyo man da vidre laparakobda, TeTrxelTaTmnian xelebs<br />
erTTavad kumSavda da Slida, - gulaxdilad vilaparakeb da imedi maqvs, Tqvenc<br />
aseve moiqceviT. Cemsa da Cems qmars Soris ar aris araviTari saidumlo, erTi<br />
ambis garda: esaa politika... aq is dumils amjobinebs da arafers ar miambobs<br />
xolme. magram me Sevityve, rom guSin Cvens saxlSi raRac uaRresad arasasiamovno<br />
ambavi moxda. CemTvis cnobilia, rom gaqra raRac mniSvnelovani dokumenti, magram<br />
ramdenadac saqme politikas exeba, saidumlos gandobaze qmari uars ambobs. amasTan<br />
Zalze saWiroa... merwmuneT, Zalze saWiroa, rom im ambis Taobaze yvelaferi<br />
vicode. mTavrobis wevrebis garda Tqven erTaderTi adamiani xarT, romelmac<br />
simarTle icis. gevedrebiT, mister holms, amixsnaT, ra moxda da ra SeiZleba<br />
mohyves am ambavs. yvelaferi miambeT, mister holms. Tqveni klientis interesebi<br />
nu SegzRudaven da dagadumeben. garwmunebT, mxolod misTvis sargeblobis motanis<br />
survili mamoZrvebs, da es rom Cems meuRles esmodes, albaT yovelives<br />
gamandobda. ra qaRaldi iyo, rom gaitaces?<br />
- miledi, Tqven Cemgan SeuZlebels iTxovT.<br />
qalma Rrmad amoioxra da saxe xelebSi Cargo.<br />
- unda gamigoT, miledi. Tu Tqveni qmari saWirod Tvlis, rom TqvenTvis<br />
umjobesia am saqmisa ara SeityoT ra, rogor SemiZlia me, visac saidumlos Senaxvis<br />
fici CamomarTves, gagimxiloT is, rasac TviTon sakuTari qmari gimalavT? Tqven
uflebac ara gaqvT aseTi ram mTxovoT - qmars unda SeevedroT da is yovelives<br />
giambobT.<br />
- vkiTxe da raki pasuxi ver miviRe, TqvenTan movedi. magram Tu Tqvenc ar gsurT<br />
miTxraT raime garkveuli, erT kiTxvaze mainc mipasuxeT.<br />
- ra kiTxvaze, miledi?<br />
- SeiZleba Tu ara am SemTxvevam ziani miayenos Cemi qmris politikur karieras?<br />
- iciT, miledi, Tu saqme ar mowesrigdeba, raRa Tqma unda, mas SeiZleba<br />
seriozuli Sedegebi mohyves.<br />
- o!<br />
qalma im adamianiviT amoioxra, romelsac eWvi gauqarwyla mware simarTlem.<br />
- kidev erTi kiTxva, mister holms. rogorc ki es ubedureba moxda, Cemma qmarma<br />
wamoisrola oriode sityva, da gavige, rom werilis dakargvas mTeli Cveni<br />
qveynisaTvis SeiZleba mZime Sedegebi mohyves.<br />
- raki TviTon ase uTqvams, me, ra Tqma unda, amis uaryofas aRar Sevudgebi.<br />
- magram ra ubedureba SeiZleba es iyos?<br />
- ah, miledi, Tqven isev maZlevT im kiTxvas, razedac pasuxis gacema ar SemiZlia.<br />
- raki asea, mister holms, metad dros aRar wagarTmevT. verc imis gamo<br />
gisayvedurebT, rom gulaxdilobaze uari miTxariT. imedi maqvs, Cemze cuds aras<br />
ifiqrebT, radganac gulwrfelad minda gaviziaro Cemi qmris sazrunavi, Tumca<br />
TviTon amisi winaaRmdegia. erTxel kidev gTxovT: nu etyviT, rom TqvenTan viyavi.<br />
zRurblze mdgarma ukan moixeda, da me xelaxla davinaxe lamazi, aRelvebuli<br />
saxe, SeSinebuli Tvalebi da mWidrod mokumuli piri. Semdeg qali gauCinarda.<br />
- aba, uotson, mSvenieri sqesi - es ukve Tqveni saqmea, - RimiliT Tqva<br />
holmsma, roca sadarbazo kari xmauriT daixura da kabis SariSuris xma miwyda. -<br />
ra TamaSs eweva es lamazi banovani? ra unda sinamdvileSi?<br />
- ras brZanebT, aki yvelaferi ase garkveviT agvixsna, xolo misi mousvenroba<br />
sruliad bunebrivia.<br />
- hm! gaixseneT misi saxis gamometyveleba, dauyovnebeli SiSi, mousvenroba da<br />
daJineba, riTac kiTxvebs iZleoda. nu dagaviwydebaT, rom es qali ekuTvnis im<br />
kastas, romelsac Tavisi grZnobebis dafarvis unaric gaaCnia.<br />
- diax, marTlac Zalian aRelvebuli iyo.<br />
- gaixseneT isic, ra mxurvale guliT lamobda Cvens darwmunebas, rom moqmedebs<br />
Tavisi qmris interesebis gulisTvis da mxolod amitom surs icodes yvelaferi.<br />
risi Tqma undoda amiT? da Tqven albaT SeniSneT, uotson, rom sinaTlisaken<br />
zurgSeqceuli dajda. qals sulac ar surda, rom misi saxe gvenaxa.<br />
- diax, swored aseTi adgili airCia.<br />
- qalisas ras gaigeb, uotson, Tu gaxsovT, erT marheitel qalzec mivitane aseTi<br />
eWvi. Semdeg ki aRmoCnda, rom misi mRelvarebis mizezi mxolod is iyo, rom<br />
cxvirze pudris wasma dakleboda. varaudis ageba aseT arasaimedo masalaze Zalze<br />
Znelia. qalis sruliad Cveulebrivi qcevis miRma SeiZleba imalebodes Zalian<br />
bevri ram, xolo misi dabneulobis mizezi xSirad xdeba sarWi an Tmis saxvevi...<br />
naxvamdis, uotson.<br />
- midixarT?<br />
- diax, dilas godolfinstritze Cvens megobar policielebTan gavatareb. Cveni<br />
problemis gadaWra edvard lukasis mkvlelobaSia, Tumca, vaRiareb, ra formas<br />
miiRebs es saqme, amisi warmodgenac ki Zalze Znelia. Teoriis ageba ki, Tu faqtebi<br />
ara gvaqvs, didi Secdomaa: fxizlad iyaviT, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, da Cem magier<br />
Tqven miiReT mnaxvelebi. me ki, Tu movaxerxe, sauzmisaTvis davbrundebi.<br />
mTeli is dRe da ori momdevno dRec holmsi iyo Seupovrad mdumare, rogorc<br />
ityodnen misi megobrebi, da pirquSi, rogorc ityoda yvela sxva. igi ganuwyvetliv<br />
wrialebda, midi-modioda, bevrs eweoda, violinoze raRac melodiebis nawyvetebs<br />
ukravda. xSirad gairindeboda xolme, ikvebeboda mxolod buterbrodebiT, isic,
udroo dros, da uxalisod mpasuxobda kiTxvebze, romelTac drodadro vaZlevdi,<br />
vicodi, rom Ziebas Sedegi ar mohyolia. holmsi am saqmeze saerTod arafers<br />
ambobda da Ziebis msvlelobis ambavs mxolod gazeTebidan vgebulobdi.<br />
gansvenebulis laqiis, jon mitonis dapatimrebisa da uecari ganTavisuflebis ambavic<br />
gazeTebSi amovikiTxe.<br />
Ziebam daadgina `ganzrax mkvlelobis~ faqti, magram mkvleli ver Seipyres. verc<br />
danaSaulis aRmZvreli motivebi daadgines. oTaxSi bevri Zvirfasi nivTi iyo, magram<br />
mkvlels arafrisTvis xeli ar exlo. gansvenebulis qaRaldebic adgilze aRmoCnda.<br />
yovelive gulmodgined gasinjes da daadgines, rom lukasi mondomebiT swavlobda<br />
saerTaSoriso politikis sakiTxebs, dauRalavad agrovebda yovelgvar ganagonsa da<br />
Wors, iyo gamoCenili lingvisti da hqonda uzarmazari mimowera. axlo<br />
urTierTobaSi yofila ramdenime qveynis TvalsaCino politikur moRvawesTan.<br />
magram im dokumentebSi, romlebiTac savse hqonda magidis ujra, erTic veraferi<br />
naxes sensaciuri. qalTa Soris bevri nacnobi hyolia, magram cota megobari, da<br />
arc erTi maTgani ar hyvarebia. etyoba, myudro cxovrebas eweoda. misi sikvdili<br />
aRmoCnda is gadauwyveti amocana, romlis amoxsna ara da ar xerxdeboda.<br />
rac Seexeba laqia jon mitons, policiam imitom daapatimra, rom sruli umweoba<br />
daefara. mis winaaRmdeg veraviTari braldeba ver wamoayenes. im saRamos Tavis<br />
megobrebTan yofiliyo stumrad hamersmitSi. alibi aSkara iyo. marTalia, saxlidan<br />
adre gasuliyo da SeeZlo vestminsterSi droze dabruneba, magram jer kidev<br />
manamde, vidre danaSauls farda aexdeboda, Ziebas aCvena gzis nawili fexiT<br />
gaviareo, da es dasajerebelic iyo, Tu kaci gaixsenebda, rom danaSaulis Cadenis<br />
dRes Tan momxibvleli saRamo mohyva. gvian RamiT Sin dabrunebuli mitoni,<br />
rogorc etyoboda, SeaZrwuna momxdarma tragediam. igi yovelTvis karg<br />
damokidebulebaSi yofila Tavis batonTan. gansvenebulis kuTvnili zogierTi nivTi<br />
- magaliTad, saparsi Tavis budianad, - laqiis CemodanSi aRmoCnda, magram mitonma<br />
ganacxada, yofilma batonma maCuqao, da mne qalmac daadastura misi naTqvami.<br />
mitons lukasTan ukve sami weliwadi emsaxura. sagulisxmoa, rom lukass mitoni<br />
Tan kontinentze arasodes ar wauyvania. zogjer parizSi fexmoucvlelad utarebia<br />
sami Tve, magram mitons Turme godolfinstritSi tovebda xolme, saxls mixedeo.<br />
rac Seexeba mne qals, im saRamos, roca mkvleloba moxda, araferi gaugonia. Tu<br />
batonTan vinme mnaxveli iyo, albaT kari TviTonve gauRoo, ganucxadebia.<br />
amgvarad, gazeTebis mixedviT saidumloeba jer kidev amouxsneli iyo. holmsi ki,<br />
Tundac gazeTebze meti scodnoda, arafers ar miziarebda, Tumca gakvriT miTxra,<br />
inspeqtorma lestreidma Ziebis saidumlo gamandoo. vicodi, rom holmsma yvela<br />
axali ambavi xuTi TiTiviT icoda. meoTxe dRes gazeTSi wavikiTxe parizidan<br />
gamogzavnili depeSa.<br />
`parizis policiam, - werda `deili telegrafi~, - aRmoaCina is, rac Suqs hfens<br />
mister edvard lukasis tragikuli daRupvis istorias. rogorc cnobilia, lukasi<br />
warsul orSabaTs godolfinstritze, vestminsterSi mokles. Cvens mkiTxvelebs<br />
albaT axsovT, rom gansvenebuli jentlmeni sakuTar oTaxSi daniT gulgangmiruli<br />
ipoves da eWvi miitanes mis laqiaze, romelmac daamtkica Tavisi alibi. guSin<br />
parizSi, austerlicis quCaze mcxovreb madam hanri furnes msaxurebma policias<br />
ganucxades, rom maTi qalbatoni SeiSala. samedicino Semowmebam daadastura, rom<br />
hanri furne namdviladaa sulierad daavadebuli. kvleva-Ziebis Sedegad policiam<br />
daadgina, rom madam hanri wina samSabaTs dabrunda londonidan, da aris safuZveli<br />
vifiqroT, rom am mgzavrobas aqvs erTgvari kavSiri vestminsterSi momxdar<br />
danaSaulTan. fotosuraTebis Sedarebam gviCvena, rom madam hanri furnes qmari da<br />
mister edvard lukasi - erTi da igive pirovnebaa, da gansvenebuli ratomRac or<br />
qalaqSi - londonsa da parizSi cxovrobda. madam furne, CamomavlobiT kreoli,<br />
gamoirCeva ukiduresad ficxi xasiaTiT, rac eWvianobis dros srul paTologiaSi<br />
gadadis. swored erT-erTi aseTi aSlilobis dros Caidina, rogorc varaudoben, es
saSineli borotmoqmedeba, ramac aaRelva mTeli londoni. aqamde araa<br />
gamorkveuli, ras akeTebda igi orSabaT saRamos, magram cnobilia, rom misma<br />
msgavsma qalma samSabaT diliT Tavisi giJuri saxiTa da ucnauri JestebiT Ceringkrosis<br />
sadgurze myofi adamianebis yuradReba miiqcia. amitom savsebiT<br />
SesaZlebelia, rom danaSauli Cadenilia mZime sulieri aSlilobis dros, da am<br />
ambavma ubedur qalze iseTi zegavlena moaxdina, rom Wkuidan sabolood Seacdina.<br />
amJamad mas ar SeuZlia momxdar ambavze laparaki da eqimebs misi gamobrunebis<br />
imedi ara aqvT. aris cnobebi, rom orSabaT saRamos romeliRac qali, SesaZloa,<br />
madam furne, ramdenime saaTis ganmavlobaSi idga godolfinstritze, im saxlis<br />
axlos, sadac danaSauli moxda...~ ras fiqrobT amaze, holms?<br />
am cnobas xmamaRla vukiTxavdi, vidre Cemi megobari sauzmes moaTavebda.<br />
- Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, - miTxra man, sufridan wamodga da oTaxSi bolTis cemas<br />
mohyva, - Tqven angelozis moTmineba gaqvT, radgan ager sami dRea TqvenTvis<br />
araferi miTqvams da sayveduric ar dagcdeniaT. gulaxdilad unda giTxraT, rom<br />
mosaTxrobic araferi mqonda. arc es parizidan miRebuli depeSa gvexmareba<br />
idumalebiT moculi ambebis amoxsnaSi.<br />
- magram lukasis mkvlelobis ambavi axla xom sabolood gadawyvetilia, -<br />
vuTxari me.<br />
- im kacis sikvdili - ubralo epizodia Cvens namdvil amocanasTan SedarebiT, rac<br />
imaSi mdgomareobs, rom werils mivakvlioT da evropa katastrofisagan vixsnaT.<br />
gasul sam dReSi mxolod is moxda, rom araferi momxdara. TiTqmis yovel saaTs<br />
vRebulob cnobebs mTavrobidan da vici, rom evropaSi jer kidev ar SeiniSneba<br />
omis momaswavebeli fucxuni da iaraRis JRaruni. Tu werili dakargulia... Tumca,<br />
ar daikargeboda... magram Tu ar dakargula, maS, sad aris? visTan? ratom malaven?<br />
ai, kiTxva, rac CaquCiviT mcems TavSi. da mere, roca werili daikarga, raRa im<br />
Rames mokles lukasi; saerTod, hqonda Tu ara lukass es werili? Tu hqonda,<br />
ratom ver ipovnes qaRaldebSi? Tan xom ar waiRo lukasis gagiJebulma colma? Tu<br />
waiRo, mis saxlSi xom ar inaxeba parizSi? an ranairad SemiZlia am werilis Zebna<br />
iq ise, rom safrangeTis policias eWvebi ar aRvuZra? es is SemTxvevaa, Zvirfaso<br />
uotson, sadac kanoniereba iseve saSinelia CvenTvis, rogorc misi darRveva.<br />
yvelaferi Cvens winaaRmdegaa amxedrebuli, magram sasworze mSvidobisa da mTeli<br />
qveynis interesebia da unda vimoqmedoT. Tu am saqmis warmatebiT dasruleba<br />
movaxerxe, ra Tqma unda, is Rirseulad daagvirgvinebs Cems karieras... aha, ager<br />
ukanaskneli cnobebi wina poziciebidan! - holmsma swrafad daxeda baraTs, rac im<br />
wams gadasces. - Cans, lestreidma raRac saintereso ipovna. daixureT qudi,<br />
uotson, axlave erTad gavemgzavrebiT vestminsterSi.<br />
pirvelad vnaxe adgili, sadac borotmoqmedeba moxda: maRali, uSno, viwrofasadiani,<br />
zviadad gajgimuli, oficialuri, da uzarmazari saxli im saukunis RviZli Svili<br />
gaxldaT, romelSiac aSenda. fanjridan lestreidis buldogiseburi saxe SevniSne,<br />
da roca bumberazma konsteblma kari gagviRo, lestreidi megobrulad mogvesalma.<br />
am oTaxSi mohkles lukasi, magram danaSaulis kvali ukvalod gamqraliyo. mxolod<br />
erTi uSnod gadRabnili laqa Canda kvadratul xaliCaze. patara xaliCa mxolod<br />
oTaxis Suaguls Tu faravda. xaliCis garSemo iataki elvarebamde gaprialebuli<br />
lamazi, Zveleburi kvadratuli parketiT iyo mogebuli. buxris Tavze ekida<br />
iaraRis SesaniSnavi koleqcia. am koleqciidan CamoeRo mkvlels pirbasri xanjali<br />
im tragikul saRamos. fanjarasTan idga mdidruli saweri magida, da yoveli sagani<br />
oTaxSi: suraTebi, xaliCebi, portierebi - yvelaferi mowmobda patronis daxvewil,<br />
natif gemovnebas.<br />
- gaigeT parizidan mosuli axali ambebi? - ikiTxa lestreidma.<br />
holmsma Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi dauqnia.<br />
- amjerad Cvenma frangma megobrebma mizanSi moaxvedres. mkvleloba ueWvelad,<br />
swored ise moxda, rogorc isini amtkiceben. qalma karze daakakuna - es iyo
moulodneli viziti, radgan lukasTan aravin ar dadioda. kacma SemouSva, aba qals<br />
quCaSi xom ar datovebda! colma mouTxro, rogor miagno mis kvals, da<br />
sayvedurebiT aavso. Semdeg, raki xanjalic iqve aRmoCnda, male wirvac gamouyvana.<br />
yvelaferi es, ra Tqma unda, erTbaSad ar momxdara, radganac skamebi grovad<br />
eyara, xolo erTi maTganisaTvis gansvenebuls xelic ki CauWidia, albaT imiT<br />
lamobda Tavdacvas. yovelive es ise naTlad maqvs warmodgenili, TiTqos TviTon<br />
vyofiliyavi im tragikuli ambis mowme.<br />
holmsma warbebi aswia:<br />
- da mainc mixmeT?<br />
- ho, diax, es patara wvrilmania, magram imnairTagani, romlebic Tqven<br />
gainteresebT xolme: saeWvo ambavia, iciT, da rogorc albaT Tqven uwodebdiT,<br />
Zalian ucnauri. erTi SexedviT araferi saerTo ara aqvs am SemTxvevasTan.<br />
- ra aris aseTi?<br />
- TqvenTvis cnobilia, rom mas Semdeg, rac danaSauli gamoaSkaravda, bejiTad<br />
vcdilobT, raTa yvela nivTs Tavisi adgili mivuCinoT. aq aravin arafers ar<br />
Sexebia. binaSi dRe da Rame morigeobda policieli. dRes diliT, mas Semdeg, rac<br />
mokluli dakrZales da am oTaxis gamokvleva daamTavres, gadavwyviteT areuldareuli<br />
bina cotaTi dagvelagebina da ai, xaliCa... xedavT, iatakze ki araa<br />
damagrebuli, aramed ubralod Zirsaa dafenili. SemTxveviT avwieT da aRmovaCineT...<br />
- marTla? aRmoaCineT?.. holmsis saxe gamoxatavda udides interess.<br />
- oo, darwmunebuli var, rom asi welic ar geyofaT imis gamosacnobad, rac<br />
aRmovaCineT! xedavT am gadRabnil laqas xaliCaze? am xaliCaSi sakmaod bevr<br />
sisxls unda gaeJona, xom marTalia?<br />
- udavod.<br />
- da warmoidgineT, rom Ria feris parketze am adgilas laqa ar aris.<br />
- ar aris laqa? ara, unda iyos!<br />
- diax, Cvenc ase vfiqrobdiT, magram iataki erT adgilas daulaqavebelia.<br />
xaliCis kide avwie da davrwmundiT, rom lestreidi marTals ambobda.<br />
- magram xaliCis qveda mxares gaJonil sisxls xom iatakzec kvali unda<br />
daetovebina!<br />
saxelovani specialistis gaoceba rom naxa, lestreidma aRtacebisagan CaixiTxiTa:<br />
- aba, axla agixsniT, rac aris. meore laqac arsebobs, magram pirvels ar<br />
emTxveva, TviTonve SexedeT.<br />
am sityvebze xaliCis meore bolo aswia da marTlac, parketze, karTan axlos,<br />
vnaxeT didi muqi wiTeli laqa.<br />
- ras ityviT amaze, mister holms?<br />
- aq yvelaferi Zalian martivi asaxsnelia. ori laqa emTxveva erTmaneTs, magram<br />
xaliCa gadabrunebuli iyo. raki is kvadratulia da araa damagrebuli iatakze, amis<br />
gakeTeba sruliad advili ram iyo.<br />
- mister holms, policias ar esaWiroeba Tqveni ganmarteba imis Taobaze, rom<br />
xaliCa gadabrunebuli iyo. es savsebiT aSkaraa: Tu xaliCas ase davdebT, erTi<br />
laqa meoris Tavze aRmoCndeba. me ki Tqven gekiTxebiT: vin awia xaliCa da<br />
risTvis?<br />
holmsis uZrav saxeze SevniSne, rom Zlivs ikavebda dauflebul mRelvarebas.<br />
- lestreid, - Tqva bolos, - derefanSi rom policielia, igi ganuwyvetliv<br />
morigeobda aq, Tu ara?<br />
- diax.<br />
- hoda, ai Cemi rCeva: Zalian mkacrad dahkiTxeT. oRond Cveni TandaswrebiT ara.<br />
Cven aq davicdiT. gaiyvaneT meore oTaxSi. hkiTxeT, rogor gabeda aq adamianis<br />
SemoSveba da am oTaxSi misi marto datoveba. nu hkiTxavT, dauSva Tu ara man<br />
aseTi ram. CaTvaleT, rom amas mtkiceba ar esaWiroeba. daarwmuneT, rom TqvenTvis<br />
cnobilia am oTaxSi viRac rom iyo. daemuqreT. uTxariT, rom mxolod gulaxdil
aRiarebas SeuZlia misi danaSaulis gamosyidva. gaakeTeT yvelaferi ise, rogorc me<br />
giTxariT.<br />
- vficav, me gamovwurav misgan yvelafers, Tu raime icis! - ficxlad SesZaxa<br />
lestreidma. winkarSi gairbina, da wuTis Semdeg gverdiTi oTaxidan misi gaavebuli<br />
yvirili mogvesma.<br />
- Cqara, uotson, Cqara! - Sehyvira mouTmenlobisagan akankalebulma holmsma.<br />
am kacis mTeli zebunebrivi Zala, rac apaTiis niRbis qveS imaleboda,<br />
mozRvavebuli energiis cecxlad agizgizda. man xaliCa gadakeca, swrafad daeSva<br />
muxlebze da parketis yoveli kvadratis xeliT mosinjvas Seudga. rogorc ki Seexo<br />
kides, erTi maTgani ganze gadavarda. es iyo patara yuTis saxuravi. mis qveS<br />
CaRrmavebuli mcire bneli adgili gamoCnda. holmsma mouTmenlad Cayo Sig xeli,<br />
magram ukan rom amoiRo, javrisa da mware imedgacruebisagan amoioxra. yuTi<br />
carieli dauxvda.<br />
- aba, cocxlad, uotson, cocxlad! unda movaswroT da xaliCa adgilze davabrunoT!<br />
saidumlo sacavis dafarva da zed xaliCis gadafareba Zlivs movaswariT, rom<br />
derefanSi lestreidis fexis xma gaisma. roca igi Semovida, holmsi buxarze<br />
daudevrad miyrdnobili dauxvda. Cems megobars iseTi naRvliani da tanjuli saxe<br />
hqonda, TiTqos dauZlevel mTqnarebas Zlivs ikavebda.<br />
- mapatieT, rom mogacdineT, miter holms. vxedav, saSinlad mogbezrdaT es saqme.<br />
dabolos, aRiara! SemodiT, makferson! dae, jentlmenebmac gaigon Tqveni<br />
miutevebeli saqcielis ambavi.<br />
oTaxSi gverdulad Semovida wiTeli da Sercxvenili bumberazi konstebli.<br />
- garwmunebT, ser, azradac ar mqonia urigo saqcieli. guSin saRamos aq erTi<br />
axalgazrda qali gamomecxada. raRac uwyebis saxls daeZebda da ver ki epovna.<br />
vilaparakeT. mogwyindeba kacs mTeli dRe marto dgoma...<br />
- mere, ra moxda?<br />
- sadac mkvleloba moxda, im adgilis naxva ainteresebda. gazeTebSi wavikiTxeo,<br />
Tqva. Zalian wesieri axalgazrda qali gaxldaT, ser, da ise dalagebulad<br />
laparakobda, rom verc ki agiwerT. gavifiqre: iseTi ra unda moxdes, Tu SevuSveb<br />
da Sexedavs-meTqi. magram xaliCaze sisxlis laqa dainaxa Tu ara, iatakze<br />
mkvdariviT gaiSxlarTa. uceb samzareuloSi Sevvardi, wyali movarbenine, magram<br />
gons vera da ver moviyvane. maSin koniakisTvis kuTxeSi gadavirbine, traqtiri<br />
`suros toti~ romaa, iq, magram vidre movbrundebodi, axalgazrda qali gons<br />
mosula da adgilze aRar damixvda... albaT Sercxva CemTan Sexvedra.<br />
- xaliCas aravin Sexebia?<br />
- iciT, ser, roca me davbrundi, mgoni, cota adgilSenacvlebuli damixvda. qali<br />
xom xaliCaze daeca, xaliCa ki iatakze damagrebuli ar aris. mere me gavaswore.<br />
- es gakveTili iyos TqvenTvis, konsteblo makferson, raTa metad aRaravin<br />
moatyuoT, - medidurad Cailaparaka lestreidma, - ra Tqma unda, Tqven gegonaT,<br />
rom wesrigis darRveva daifareboda. CemTvis ki sakmarisi gaxda xaliCis erTi<br />
Sexedva, raTa maSinve mivmxvdariyavi, rom oTaxSi viRac iyo. Tqveni bedi, megobaro,<br />
rom araferi dakargula, Torem cudi dRe dagadgebodaT. vnanob, mister holms,<br />
rom aq aseTi wvrilmanisaTvis mogiwvieT, magram megona, rom es meore laqa, rac<br />
ar emTxveva pirvels, dagainteresebdaT.<br />
- ra Tqma unda, es Zalian sainteresoa... konsteblo makferson, is qali mxolod<br />
erTxel Semovida aq?<br />
- diax, ser, mxolod erTxel.<br />
- saxelad ra hqvia?<br />
- ar vici, ser. mbeWdavi memanqanis adgils daeZebda, magram saxlis nomeri aRar<br />
axsovda, Zalian sasiamovno, wesieri axalgazrda qali gaxldaT, ser.<br />
- maRali? lamazi?
- diax, ser, sakmaod maRali axalgazrda qali. SeiZleba iTqvas, rom ara marto<br />
lamazi, aramed Zalian lamazic. `oficero, neba momeciT mxolod Sevxedoo!~ - ase<br />
mommarTa. iseTi sasiamovno, pirdapir alersiani manerebi hqonda, rom gavifiqre,<br />
didi ubedureba ar iqneba, Tu karidan Sexedvis nebas mivcem-meTqi.<br />
- ra ecva?<br />
- Zalian ubralo samoseli, ser! grZeli wamosasxami iataks swvdeboda.<br />
- es romel saaTze moxda?<br />
- swored Sebindebisas, traqtiridan rom vbrundebodi, farnebi maSin aanTes.<br />
- kargi, - Tqva holmsma, - wavideT, uotson, gadaudebeli saqme gvelodeba.<br />
roca saxlidan gamovdiodiT, lestreidi oTaxSi darCa, sinanuliT aRsavse<br />
konstebli ki CvenTvis karis gasaRebad gaiWra. holmsi zRurblze Semobrunda da<br />
makfersons raRac gauwoda. konstebli daaSterda.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo, ser! - SesZaxa gaocebulma.<br />
holmsma tuCebze TiTi miido, nivTi ukanve Caido Sida jibeSi, da roca quCaSi<br />
gavediT, gadaixarxara.<br />
- Cinebulia! - Tqva man, - wavideT, Zvirfaso uotson. farda aweulia, da<br />
ukanaskneli moqmedeba male daiwyeba. SegiZliaT damSviddeT: omi ar iqneba,<br />
Rirspativcemul lord treloni houpis brwyinvale karieras Crdili ar miadgeba,<br />
windauxedavi mefe aCqarebisaTvis ar daisjeba da premier-ministrs garTulebuli<br />
politikuri viTarebidan evropis daxsna aRar mouxdeba. Cven dagvWirdeba mxolod<br />
erTgvari taqti, sazrianoba, da maSin mTeli es istoria, rac Zalian arasasiamovno<br />
SedegebiT imuqreboda, SarSandeli TovliviT gaqreba.<br />
am sakvirveli adamianis mimarT aRtacebis grZnobiT ganvimsWvale.<br />
- Tqven amoxseniT amocana? - SevZaxe me myisve.<br />
- jer ara, uotson. jer kidev aris ramdenime gaugebroba, magram CvenTvis ukve<br />
cnobilia imdeni, rom pirdapir sawyeni iqneba, Tu yvelafers ar SevityobT. axla<br />
ki pirdapir uaitholterasze wavalT da saqmes bolomde miviyvanT.<br />
roca evropis saqmeTa ministris saxlSi mivediT, Serlok holmsma msaxurebs<br />
ganucxada, rom ledi hilda treloni houpis naxva surda. oriveni misaRebSi<br />
Segviyvanes.<br />
- mister holms! - Tqva ledim, da saxe aRSfoTebisagan aetkica. - es Tqvenis<br />
mxriv ubralod upatiosnoba da arakeTilSobiluri saqcielia. xom gTxoveT, ar<br />
gamamxiloT, TqvenTan rom viyavi-meTqi. winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi qmari ifiqrebs, rom<br />
mis saqmeebSi verevi. Tqven ki Tqveni stumrobiT saxels mitexT. es xom amtkicebs,<br />
rom Cvens Soris saqmiani urTierToba arsebobs.<br />
- samwuxarod, miledi, sxva arCevani ara mqonda. me damavales im gansakuTrebiT<br />
mniSvnelovani dokumentis povna da iZulebuli var gTxovoT, werili me gadmomceT.<br />
ledi treloni houpi fexze wamovarda. saxeze mkvdrisferi edo. TiTqos TvalT<br />
daubneldao, wabarbacda. megona, gulic wauvidoda, magram nebisyofis uzarmazari<br />
ZaldatanebiT Tavi Seikava da brazisa da gaocebisagan saxe wamoenTo.<br />
- Tqven... Tqven Seuracxyofas mayenebT, mister holms!<br />
- momismineT, miledi, es sruliad usargeblo laparakia. gTxovT werili<br />
gadmomceT.<br />
qalma xeli zarisaken gaiwoda:<br />
- msaxuri gagacilebT.<br />
- nu darekavT, ledi hilda, Torem Tu msaxurs mouxmobT, Cemi gulwrfeli cda<br />
Tavidan agaciloT saqveyno skandali, amaod Caivlis. damibruneT werili da<br />
yvelaferi mogvardeba. Tu damijerebT, dagexmarebiT, xolo Tu ar isurvebT, rom<br />
mendoT, iZulebuli viqnebi gagceT.<br />
holmsis win amayi da didebuli ledi hilda treloni houpi idga. man Tvali<br />
gauswora Cems megobars, TiTqos surda gaego, gulSi ra udevso, magram zarisaTvis<br />
xeli ar mouSorebia.
- Tqven cdilobT damaSinoT, ara? eg veraferi keTilSobilebaa, mister holms!<br />
Tqven ambobT, raRac vicio. ra iciT?<br />
- gTxovT, dabrZandeT, miledi. ar vilaparakeb, vidre ar dabrZandebiT. gmadlobT.<br />
- mister holms, mxolod xuT wuTs gaZlevT!<br />
- CemTvis sul erTi wuTic kmara, ledi hilda. me vici, rom Tqven iyaviT edvard<br />
lukasTan, mieciT mas es dokumenti, vici, rogor moxerxebulad SeaRwieT mis oTaxSi<br />
meored da aiReT werili xaliCis qveS sacavidan.<br />
ledi hildas saxeze mkvdris feri daedo, magram holmsisaTvis Tvali ar<br />
moucilebia. sunTqva Seekra. sityvis warmoTqmis Zalac aRar hqonda.<br />
- Tqven SeiSaleT, mister holms... Tqven SeiSaleT! - SesZaxa man bolos.<br />
holmsma jibidan muyaos patara naWeri amoiRo. es iyo qalis fotosuraTi.<br />
- ai, es Tan wamoviRe, vicodi, rom damWirdeboda, - uTxra man ministris<br />
meuRles. - policielma gicnoT.<br />
qalma gaWirvebiT CaisunTqa haeri da Tavi savarZlis sazurges miayrdno.<br />
- momismineT, ledi hilda... werili Tqvena gaqvT, magram saqmis mogvareba jer<br />
kidev SeiZleba. araviTari survili ara maqvs usiamovneba mogayenoT. Cemi<br />
valdebuleba moxdili meqneba, roca dakargul werils Tqvens qmars davubruneb.<br />
dahyeviT Cems rCevas, mendeT da iyaviT gulaxdili - esaa Tqveni xsnis erTaderTi<br />
gza.<br />
am qalis simamacem aRtacebaSi momiyvanda. mas ar undoda Tavi damarcxebulad ecno.<br />
- isev gimeorebT, mister holms: Tqven raRac suleluri fantaziis tyveobaSi<br />
xarT moqceuli.<br />
holmsi skamidan wamodga:<br />
- mebralebiT, ledi hilda. me rac SemeZlo, TqvenTvis yvelaferi movimoqmede,<br />
magram vxedav, uqmad gavrjilvar.<br />
am sityvebze holmsma zaris Rilaks xeli daaWira. msaxuri imwamsve Semovida.<br />
- mister treloni houpi Sinaa?<br />
- Sin mxolod TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg iqneba.<br />
holmsma saaTs daxeda.<br />
- kidev TxuTmeti wuTi, - Tqva man. - Zalian kargi, davelodebi.<br />
msaxurma Zlivs moaswro karis gaxurva, rom ledi hildam xelebi gaSala da<br />
holmsis ferxTiT daeca. mSvenier saxeze cremli RapaRupiT Camosdioda.<br />
- oh, SemibraleT, mister holms! SemibraleT! - evedreboda sasowarkveTili qali.<br />
- RvTis gulisaTis, nu etyviT! rom icodeT, rogor miyvars Cemi qmari. misTvis<br />
Tundac mcireodeni usiamovnebis miyeneba CemTvis autaneli satanjveli iqneba. es<br />
ambavi ki mis keTilSobil guls erTianad daamsxvrevs.<br />
holmsma qali aayena.<br />
- madlobeli var, miledi, rom, Tundac ukanasknel wams moegeT gons. wuTis<br />
dakargva aRar SeiZleba. sadaa werili?<br />
qali sawer magidas mivarda, da iqidan grZeli cisferi konverti amoiRo.<br />
- inebeT, mister holms... netav, arasodes ar mexila igi!<br />
- rogor davubrunoT? - Cafiqrebuli ambobda holmsi. - saWiro kia saCqarod<br />
raime moxerxebuli gamosavali vipovoT!.. sadaa dokumentebiszardaxSa?<br />
- sawol oTaxSi gaxlavT.<br />
- Zalian kargi. zardaxSa axlave aq moitaneT.<br />
erTi wuTis Semdeg hilda isev CvenTan gaCnda da xelT brtyeli wiTeli zardaxSa<br />
eWira.<br />
- albaT morgebuli gasaRebi gaqvT, miledi, aba, gaaReT!<br />
ledi hildam korsaJidan patara gasaRebi amoaZvrina da zardaxSa gaxsna. igi<br />
qaRaldebiT savse aRmoCnda.<br />
holmsma cisferi konverti im qaRaldebis<br />
SuaSi moaqcia. zardaxSa kvlav daketes da sawol oTaxSi isev Tavisi adgili<br />
miuCines.
- axla mzada varT Tqvens qmars SevxvdeT, - Tqva holmsma. - mis<br />
mosvlamde ki mTeli aTi wuTi Cvens gankargulebaSia, Cemis mxriv, Zalian did<br />
risks vewevi, rom mdgomareobidan gamogiyvanoT, ledi! amis sanazRaurod ki<br />
darCenili drois ganmavlobaSi patiosnad unda momiTxroT mTeli es ucnauri<br />
ambavi.<br />
- yvelafers giambobT, mister holms! - SesZaxa ledim. - yovelgvari<br />
gadaWarbebis gareSe gicxadebT, rom Cemi qmris wyenas Tavis mokvla mirCevnia.<br />
albaT mTel londonSi ar moiZebneba qali, romelsac CemsaviT uyvardes Tavisi<br />
qmari da mainc, rom gaego, rac movimoqmede, erTi sityviT, risi gakeTebac<br />
maiZules, arasodes ar mapatiebda. igi ise maRla ayenebs Tavis sakuTar patiosnebas,<br />
rom ar SeuZlia vinmes upatiosno saqcieli miutevos. damexmareT, damixseniT,<br />
mister<br />
holms! Cems bednierebas, mis bednierebasa da orive Cvenganis<br />
sicocxles safrTxe emuqreba.<br />
- Cqara, miledi, dro iwureba!<br />
- jer kidev gaTxovebamde, mister holms, windauxedavi, qarafSutuli,<br />
grZnobamoreuli Seyvarebuli qaliSvilis werili davwere. marTalia, werilSi cudi<br />
araferi iyo, magram Cemi qmari mis daweras danaSaulad CamiTvlida. is werili<br />
rom waekiTxa, aRarafers damijerebda. werilis daweridan mravalma wyalma Caiara<br />
da megona, yvelaferi daviwyebas mieca. magram uecrad aw tragikulad daRupulma<br />
lukasma Sematyobina, rom is werili Cems xelTaa da Tqvens qmars unda vuCvenoo.<br />
vevedrebodi, SemibraleT-meTqi. werils dagibrunebo, SemomiTvala, oRond Tavisi<br />
pirobebic Tan moayola. werilis sanacvlod misTvis unda gadameca erT-erTi<br />
dokumenti, romelsac Cemi qmari depeSebisaTvis gankuTvnil zardaxSaSi inaxavda.<br />
albaT saministroSi mokalaTebulma viRac jaSuSma Seatyobina aseTi dokumentis<br />
arseboba. lukasi marwmunebda, rom es araviTar vnebas ar miayenebda Cems qmars.<br />
warmoidgineT Tqveni Tavi Cems adgilze, mister holms! ra unda meqna?<br />
- yvelaferi unda mogeTxroT qmrisaTvis.<br />
- ar SemeZlo, mister holms, ar SemeZlo! erTi mxriv, meloda gardauvali<br />
daRupva, meore mxriv ki, Tumca qmris kuTvnili dokumentis aReba saSinelebad<br />
mimaCnda, magram savsebiT warmodgenili mainc ara mqonda, ra Sedegebi SeiZleboda<br />
mohyoloda amas saerTaSoriso politikis arenaze. da qurdoba Cavidine, mister<br />
holms. gasaRebis zoma aviRe. xolo im kacma, lukasma, meore gasaRebi gaakeTebina.<br />
zardaxSa gavaRe, dokumenti aviRe da godolfinstritze lukass mivutane.<br />
- da ra moxda iq, miledi?<br />
- rogorc daTqmuli gvqonda, karze davakakune. lukasma gaaRo. oTaxSi Sevyevi da<br />
kari naxevrad Ria davtove, radgan im kacTan marto darCenis meSinoda. maxsovs:<br />
roca saxlSi Sevdiodi, quCaSi viRac qali iyo atuzuli. Cveni molaparakeba<br />
swrafad dasrulda. Cemi werili sawer magidaze edo. dokumenti gadaveci Tu ara,<br />
werilic damibruna. imave wams karebSi xmauri atyda da derefanSi fexis xma gaisma.<br />
lukasma swrafad gadaswia xaliCa, dokumenti sacavSi Cado da zed isev xaliCa<br />
gadaafara.<br />
is, rac Semdeg moxda, raRac koSmars hgavda. me davinaxe Savgvremani giJuri saxe,<br />
gavigone xma qalisa, romelic frangulad gahyviroda: `tyuilad ar velodi!<br />
dabolos mogaxelTe im qalTan!~ raRac veluri scenis mowme Seviqeni. davinaxe,<br />
rogor staca xeli kacma skams, xolo qalis xelSi xanjalma ielva. Tvali avaride<br />
saSinelebas, gaviqeci, gamovvardi saxlidan da mxolod meore dRes diliT gavige<br />
sazareli mkvlelobis ambavi. im saRamos bednieri viyavi, radgan Cemi werili<br />
davibrune da jer kidev ar mqonda Segnebuli, ras mimzadebda momavali.<br />
magram meore diliT gavige, rom vais TavdaRweuli, vuis gadaveyare. qmarma<br />
dokumentis dakargva SeniSna, da misma sasowarkveTilebam mec SemaZrwuna. Zlivs<br />
Sevikave Tavi, lamis ferxTiT Cavuvardi da yvelaferi vuambe. magram maSin xom<br />
isic unda meambna, rac uwin moxda! im diliT TqvenTan movedi da mxolod maSin
Sevigne Cem mier Cadenili danaSaulis mTeli simZime. im wuTidan sul imaze<br />
vfiqrobdi, rogor damebrunebina ukanve dokumenti. igi xom iqve unda yofiliyo,<br />
sadac lukasma im saSineli qalis mosvlamde Seinaxa. is qali rom ara, saidumlo<br />
sacavis adgilsamyofels me ver mivakvlevdi. rogorme unda SemeRwia lukasis<br />
yofil oTaxSi. mTeli ori dRe vuTvalTvade im saxls, magram kari mudam magrad<br />
Carazuli iyo. ukanasknelad guSin saRamos vcade. Tqven ukve iciT, rogor<br />
movaxerxe werilis aReba. Sin movitane da gadavwyvite momespo, radgan ar vicodi,<br />
rogor damebrunebina qmrisaTvis ise, rom yvelaferi ar gamendo... RmerTo Cemo,<br />
misi nabijis xma mesmis, kibeze amodis!<br />
evropis saqmeTa ministri aRelvebuli Semovarda oTaxSi.<br />
- ra aris axali, mister holms, ra aris axali? - Sehyvira man.<br />
- maqvs raRac imedi.<br />
- madloba RmerTs! - aRtacebiT warmoTqva man. saxe gaubrwyinda. - premierministri<br />
sadilad mewveva. SemiZlia gavaxaro? foladis nervebi aqvs, magram vici,<br />
rom TiTqmis ar sZinavs im dRidan, rac es ambavi moxda... jeikobs, sTxoveT<br />
premier-ministrs, aq amobrZandes. rac SegexebaT Tqven, - da meuRles miubrunda, -<br />
ara mgonia, Zvirfaso, TqvenTvis saintereso aRmoCndes es politikuri baasi.<br />
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg yvelani sasadiloSi geaxlebiT.<br />
premier-ministrs TavdaWeriloba ar aklda, magram TvalTa elvarebasa da xmelxmeli<br />
xelebis mousvenar moZraobaze Sevatyve, rom Tavisi axalgazrda kolegis<br />
mRelvareba masac gadasdeboda.<br />
- rogorc vamCnev, mister holms, raRac axali ambis Tqmas unda apirebdeT?<br />
- jerjerobiT arcTu saxarbielodaa saqme, - miugo Cemma megobarma. - sadac ki<br />
xeli mimiwvdeboda, cnobebi Sevkribe da davrwmundi, rom mRelvarebisaTvis<br />
safuZveli ar arsebobs.<br />
- magram es ar kmara, mister holms. Cven erTTavad vulkanze cxovreba ar<br />
SegviZlia. gvinda garkveulad vicodeT avica da kargic.<br />
- imedi maqvs werils vipoviT. rac ufro mets vfiqrob am saqmeze, miT ufro<br />
vrwmundebi, rom werili am saxlis farglebs ar gascilebia.<br />
- mister holms!<br />
- Tu mas gaitacebdnen, axla ukve gamoqveynebulic iqneboda.<br />
- magram ra azri eqneboda werilis aRebas, Tu isev aqve unda daetovebinaT?<br />
- me arc imis mjera, rom werili daikarga.<br />
- maSin ranairad gaqra zardaxSidan?<br />
- arc imaSi var darwmunebuli, rom zardaxSidan gaqra.<br />
- mister holms, axla xumrobis dro ar aris! garwmunebT, werili zardaxSaSi<br />
araa.<br />
- orSabaTis Semdeg CaixedeT?<br />
- ara, magram es wylis nayva iqneboda.<br />
- SeiZleba, ver SeniSneT.<br />
- es SeuZlebelia.<br />
- vin icis! aseTi ambebi momxdara! iq xom sxva sabuTebic iqneboda. SeiZleba maT<br />
Soris gaibna.<br />
- werili zemodan ido.<br />
- SeiZleba zardaxSa vinmem Searxia da konvertma adgili icvala.<br />
- ara, ara, yvelaferi amoviRe.<br />
- magram amis Semowmeba xom advilia, houp! - uTxra premier-ministrma. -<br />
ubrZaneT, moitanon aq zardaxSa.<br />
evropis saqmeTa ministrma zars TiTi daaWira.<br />
- jeikobs, momitaneT Cemi qaRaldebis yuTi... sruliad amaod vkargavT dros,<br />
magram Tu Tqven es dagakmayofilebT, ra gaewyoba, SevamowmoT... gmadlobT, jeikobs,<br />
aq dadgiT... gasaRebi yovelTvis saaTis Zewkvze maqvs. ai yvela qaRaldi, xom
xedavT: lord merous werili, ser Carlz hardis moxseneba, memorandumi<br />
belgradidan, cnobebi ruseT-iaponiis puris gadasaxadebze, werili madrididan,<br />
lord flauersis pataki... RmerTo Cemo! es ra aris? lord belinjer! lord<br />
belinjer!<br />
premierma cisferi konverti xelidan gamostaca:<br />
- diax, is gaxlavT. werili gauxsnelia... gilocavT, houp!<br />
- madlobeli var! madlobeli var! ra tvirTi momexsna mxrebidan!.. magram es<br />
miuwvdomelia... SeuZlebelia... mister holms, Tqven jadoqari xarT, Tqven misani<br />
xarT! saidan gaigeT, rom werili aq aris?<br />
- davadgine, rom sxvagan arsad ar iyo...<br />
- sakuTar Tvalebs ar vujereb! - Tqva da oTaxidan swrafad gavarda. - sad aris<br />
Cemi coli? unda vaxaro, rom yvelaferi mogvarda. hilda! hilda! - ministris xma<br />
kibidan ismoda.<br />
premierma Tvalebi moWuta da holmss ise gadaxeda.<br />
- momismineT, ser, - mSvidad uTxra man Cems megobars. - aq sxva raRac imaleba.<br />
rogor aRmoCnda werili xelaxla zardaxSaSi?<br />
holmsma RimiliT moarida Tvali mis gamWriax mzeras da ise upasuxa:<br />
- Cvenca gvaqvs Cveni diplomatiuri saidumloebani, - Tqva es, quds xeli<br />
wamoavlo da kars miaSura.<br />
Savi piteri<br />
Cemi megobari sulieri da fizikuri Zalebis iseTi gafurCqvnis xanaSi, rogorc<br />
1895 wels, arasodes minaxavs. sul ufro metad ixveWda saxels, sul ufro<br />
farTovdeboda misi praqtika. sxvaTa saidumlo ambebi rom ar gavamJRavno, Cems<br />
Tavs nebas ver mivcem, Tundac gakvriT vaxseno im gamoCenil adamianTa saxelebi,<br />
romelTac bevrjer gadmolaxes beikerstritze Cveni ubralo binis zRurbli. unda<br />
iTqvas, rom holmss, rogorc yvela did Semoqmeds, mxolod Ziebis xelovnebis<br />
siyvaruli amoqmedebda. arca msmenia (holdernesis<br />
hercogis<br />
erTaderTi SemTxvevis garda), rom Tavisi fasdaudebeli samsaxurisaTvis didi<br />
gasamrjelo moeTxova. imdenad uangaro iyo da imdenad damoukidebeli, rom zogjer<br />
mdidarsa da warCinebul adamianebs uars eubneboda daxmarebaze, Tu maT<br />
saidumloebaTa ZiebaSi sainteresosa da mimzidvels verafers xedavda. imave dros<br />
mTeli kviraobiT gulmodgined ikvlevda romelime Raribis saqmes, Tu es saqme<br />
imdenad idumalebiT moculi da amaRelvebeli iyo, rom SeeZlo misi warmosaxvis<br />
agzneba da saSualebas aZlevda gamoeyenebina Tavisi daxvewili ostatoba.<br />
im Rirssaxsovar 1895 wels holmsma bevri saintereso da nairferovani saqme<br />
gamoikvlia. jer marto kardinal toskas uecari sikvdilis mizezebis dadgena rad<br />
Rirda. es vatikanis daJinebiTi surviliT moxda. mere is iyo, damnaSave uilsoni<br />
daapatimrebina. iadonebis es saxelganTqmuli mwvrTneli imave dros londonis<br />
ist-endis namdvili xorcmeti gaxldaT. am saqveynod gaxmaurebul saqmeebs mohyva<br />
uudmens liSi momxdari tragedia: yovlad saSinelsa da saidumloebiT mocul<br />
pirobebSi daiRupa kapitani keri. Cemi Canawerebi Serlok holmsze sruli ar<br />
iqneboda da mkiTxveli bevrsac dakargavda, Tu ar CavurTavdi moTxrobas am<br />
araCveulebriv ambavze.<br />
ivlisis pirveli kviris ganmavlobaSi Cemi megobari ise xSirad da ise didi xniT<br />
gadioda xolme saxlidan, rom mivxvdi: raRac saqmeSia garTuli-meTqi. im dReebSi<br />
CvenTan viRac sastiki Sesaxedaobisa da ugvani saxis adamianebi daiarebodnen. isini<br />
kapitan bezils kiTxulobdnen. aman mafiqrebina, rom Tavis erT-erT<br />
mravalricxovan niRabTagansa da gamogonil gvars amofarebuli holmsi Tavis<br />
sakuTar mrisxane saxels malavda da raRac axal kvleva-Ziebas ise eweoda.
londonis sxvadasxva raionebSi holmss sul mcire xuTi saidumlo adgili mainc<br />
hqonda iseTi, sadac saxis Secvla SeeZlo. Tavis axal saqmeze TviTon arafers<br />
meubneboda da arc me momiTxovia misgan gulis gadaSla. Tu ra saqmis ZiebiT iyo<br />
gatacebuli, holmsma sakmaod uCveulod mimaxvedra.<br />
erTxel, sauzmobamde binidan gavida. is iyo sufras mivujeqi, rom moulodnelad<br />
kari SemoaRo. Tavze qudi exura da iRliaSi qolgasaviT amoCrili uzarmazari<br />
WvilTi mouCanda.<br />
- eSmakma dalaxvros, - SevZaxe me, - nuTu londonSi am barjianad daseirnobdiT?<br />
- ara, mxolod axla Seviare yasabTan.<br />
- yasabTan?<br />
- da Sin saucxoo madaze vbrundebi. iciT, ra sasargebloa sauzmis win fizikuri<br />
varjiSi? magram sanaZleos vdeb, verafriT ver gamoicnobT, saxeldobr, ra varjiSi<br />
Sevasrule.<br />
- arc vapireb gamovicno.<br />
holmsma yava daisxa da Tan dacinviT gadmomxeda.<br />
- alardaisis duqnis ukana oTaxSi rom SegexedaT, naxavdiT: Werze dakidebul<br />
mTel Rors da romeliRac serTukgaxdil jentlmens, romelic gaSmagebiT cdilobda<br />
ai, es iaraRi gaeyara RorisaTvis. es jentlmeni - me gaxldiT. da, samwuxarod,<br />
aRmoCnda, rom erTi dakvriT verasdidebiT ver gavuyri. xom ar gindaT Tqvenc<br />
scadoT bedi?<br />
- arafris gulisTvis. magram TviTon Tqven risTvis dagWirdaT es ambavi?<br />
- vfiqrob, amas aqvs raRac kavSiri im idumalebiT mocul ambavTan, rac uudmens<br />
liSi datrialda... ah,<br />
hopkins, guSin miviRe Tqveni telegrama da<br />
gelodiT. SemobrZandiT, axlave visauzmebT.<br />
oTaxSi Semovida sicocxliT savse, ocdaaTiode wlis gamxdari kaci. ubralo Salis<br />
kostiumi ecva, magram misi mixra-moxra mowmobda, rom samxedro samosis tarebas<br />
unda yofiliyo daCveuli. maSinve vicani stenli hopkinsi, policiis axalgazrda<br />
inspeqtori, romelic holmsis azriT, Zalian kargi maZebari unda damdgariyo.<br />
Tavis mxriv, hopkinsic, saxelovani holmsis mowafed Tvlida Tavs da maswavleblis<br />
mecnieruli meTodebiT iyo aRtacebuli.<br />
saxemoRuSuli stumari savarZelSi Rrmad daRvremili Cajda.<br />
- ara, gmadlobT, ser, ukve visauzme. Rame qalaqSi gavaTie, radgan aq saqmis<br />
mosaxseneblad Camovedi.<br />
- mereda ra moaxseneT?<br />
- rom saqmeSi sruli marcxi ganvicade.<br />
- veraviTar warmatebas ver miaRwieT?<br />
- vera.<br />
- nuTu? Cans, am saqmisaTvis xelis mokideba me momixdeba.<br />
- RvTis gulisaTvis, mister holms! xom iciT, pirvelad damavales saZieblad aseTi<br />
rTuli saqme, me ususuri aRmovCndi da iqneb fons gamiyvanoT.<br />
- kargi, kargi. swored axla didi gulisyuriT gavecani Ziebis yvela monacems.<br />
sxvaTa Soris, ras fiqrobT Tambaqos im qisaze, danaSaulis adgilze rom ipoves?<br />
qisaSi xom ar unda iyos am saqmis gasaRebi?<br />
hopkinsis saxeze gaoceba gamokrTa.<br />
- qisa xom moklulis sakuTreba gaxldaT, ser, amas misi inicialebi adasturebs.<br />
igi selapis tyavisaganaa damzadebuli da gansvenebuli ki, rogorc cnobilia,<br />
mravali wlis ganmavlobaSi nadirobda selapebze.<br />
- magram Cibuxi ratom ar aRmoCnda adgilze?<br />
- diax, ser, Cibuxi ver vipoveT - albaT, Zalian cotas eweoda. Tumca, isic<br />
SeiZleba davuSvaT, rom Tambaqo megobrebisaTvis hqonda.<br />
- ueWvelad. amaze mxolod im mizniT Camovagde sityva, rom giTxraT: TviTon rom<br />
Sevdgomodi am saqmis Ziebas, amosaval wertilad swored am qisas gavixdidi. magram
Cemma megobarma uotsonma ar icis es istoria, da arc me vityodi uars mis meored<br />
mosmenaze. mokled gviambeT is, rac yvelaze ufro arsebiTia.<br />
stenli hopkinsma jibidan qaRaldis viwro naWeri amoaZvrina.<br />
- Cems gankargulebaSia zogierTi cnoba gansvenebul kapitan piter keris<br />
cxovrebaze. dabadebula 1845 wels da, maSasadame, ormocdaaTi wlisa yofila.<br />
veSapebsa da selapebze monadireTa Soris cnobili iyo, rogorc erT-erTi yvelaze<br />
ufro guladi da iRbliani. 1883 wels xelmZRvanelobda dandel monadireTa<br />
orTqlis gems `zRvis martorqas~. imave wels warmatebiT moiara ramdenime reisi,<br />
momdevno wels ki samsaxuridan gadadga. Semdeg kidev ramdensame wels<br />
mogzaurobda. bolos iyida patara mamuli `uudmens li~, forest rous maxloblad,<br />
saseqsSi. iq gaatara cxovrebis ukanaskneli eqvsi weli da iqve mokvda zustad<br />
erTi kviris win.<br />
iyo didi axirebuli da ucnauri adamiani. yoveldRiur cxovrebaSi es<br />
gulCaTxrobili da pirquSi kaci mkacri puritani gaxldaT. misi ojaxi Sedgeboda<br />
colisa da oci wlis asulisagan. saxlis momvlelebad ori qaliSvili hyavda<br />
ayvanili. msaxurebi xSirad icvlebodnen, radgan masTan cxovreba advili ar iyo da<br />
zogjer autanelic xdeboda. keri xSirad svamda da roca Tvreboda, Turme<br />
xorcSesxmul qajad iqceoda. iseTi SemTxvevebic yofila, roca muStiT nacemi colisa<br />
da qaliSvilisaTvis RamiT mTel parkSi udevnia. qalebs xandaxan Turme ise<br />
awiokebda, rom mezobel soflebSi maT yvirilze mZinare adamianebs eRviZebodaT.<br />
erTxel kapitani kidec gausamarTlebiaT moxuci mRvdlis cemisaTvis, romelic<br />
misTvis Wkuis darigebas cdilobda. ufro mokled rom mogaxsenoT, mister<br />
holms, Znelia ufro abezari da saSiSi adamianis moZebna, vidre piter keri<br />
yofila. davadgine, xomaldis meTaurobis drosac aseTive xasiaTi hqonia.<br />
mezRvaurebs misTvis SeurqmeviaT Savi piteri - ara marto Savgvremani saxisa da<br />
uzarmazari Savi wverisaTvis, aramed Smagi znisTvisac, riTac Turme, Tavzars<br />
scemda garSemo myof adamianebs. raRa Tqma unda, yvela mezobels sZulebia da<br />
yvela gaurboda. arc erTi sibralulis sityva ar gamigonia, misi sazareli<br />
aRsasrulis gamo rom vinmes wamoscdenodes.<br />
mister holms, ueWvelad waikiTxavdiT Ziebis oqmSi am kacis `kaiutis~ ambavs, magram<br />
Tqvens megobars iqneb araferi smenia amaze. saxlis maxloblad kapitans TavisTvis<br />
patara xis fanCaturi auSenebia, rasac Turme `kaiutas~ eZaxda. iq atarebda Rameebs.<br />
es gaxlavT patara erToTaxiani qoxmaxi, zomiT 160 futi. gasaRebs mudam jibeSi<br />
atarebda, loginsac TviTon alagebda da `kaiutis~ zRurblze gadabijebis neba<br />
aravis hqonda. im qoxis or kedelSi gamoWrilia ori patara sarkmeli. orive<br />
niadag fardaCamofarebuli da dagmanuli yofila. qoxis erTi fanjara sasoflo<br />
gzaze gadis. momxdara xolme, roca qoxSi mTeli Rame nTebula Suqi, da<br />
gakvirvebul gamvlelT ukiTxavT, netav ras akeTebs am fanCaturSi Savi piterio?<br />
swored am sarkmelma mogvca SesaZlebloba Ziebis dros, mister holms, dagvedgina<br />
zogierTi wvrilmani.<br />
albaT gaxsovT kalatozi, saxelad sleteri. hoda igi, Ramis pirvel saaTze,<br />
mkvlelobamde ori dRiT adre, forest roudan rom modioda, kapitnis mamulTan<br />
SeCerebula da xeebs Soris mocimcime Suqis kvadrats dakvirvebia. axla ificeba,<br />
fardaze aSkarad Canda mamakacis profili, magram es ar iyoo piter keri, romelic<br />
kalatozs Zalian kargad scnoboda. isic wverosani kaci yofila, oRond ufro<br />
mokled SekreWili wveri hqonia, vidre kapitans. ase irwmuneba kalatozi.<br />
Tumca, unda iTqvas, rom amaze adre kalatozi ori saaTi traqtirSi mjdara da<br />
manZilic gzidan fanjramde sakmaod didia. amas garda, misi Cveneba orSabaTs exeba,<br />
mkvleloba ki oTxSabaTs moxda.<br />
samSabaTs piter keri yvelaze ufro saSinel mdgomareobaSi unaxavT. Turme magrad<br />
galeSili daZrwoda da mxeciviT mZvinvare da saSiSi iyo. saxlis garSemo uxetialia<br />
da roca qalebs misi xma gaugoniaT, Tavi saxlisTvis SeufarebiaT. gvian saRamos
piter keri Tavis qoxSi Sesula. mis asuls, romelsac Ria fanjarasTan sZinebia,<br />
daaxloebiT Ramis or saaTze `kaiutidan~ saSineli yvirilis xma gaugonia.<br />
qaliSvils amisTvis yuradReba ar miuqcevia, radganac simTvraleSi mamamisi xSirad<br />
yviroda da ilanZReboda. dilis Svid saaTze adrianad wamomdgar msaxur gogos<br />
SeuniSnavs, rom `kaiutis~ kari Ria yofila, magram piter keris SiSiT SuadRemde<br />
mis qoxSi Sexedva veravis gaubedavs. roca SiSi dauZleviaT da Riad darCenil<br />
karSi SeuWvretiaT, Tvalwin sazareli sanaxaoba gadaSliaT da SiSisagan ferwasulni<br />
sofelSi gaqceulan. es ambavi Sematyobines Tu ara, erTi saaTis Semdeg, adgilze<br />
gamovcxaddi da Zieba daviwye.<br />
mister holms, Tqvenc iciT, nervebi magri maqvs, magram im patara saxlSi rom<br />
Sevixede, caxcaxi damawyebina. auareba leSis buzebisagan qoxi fisharmoniasaviT<br />
erTianad gugunebda, xolo misi iataki da kedlebi sayasbos mogagonebdaT. kapitans<br />
Tavis qoxisaTvis kaiuta Seurqmevia da iqauroba, marTlac, kaiutas hgavda. Sevedi<br />
da marTlac, ise megona, gemze vimyofebi-meTqi. qoxis boloSi sawoli idga,<br />
gverdiT - gemis zanduki davlande, kedlebze - sazRvao rukebi da `zRvis<br />
martorqis~ fotosuraTi ekida. Taroze saxomaldo JurnalTa konebi eyara -<br />
yvelaferi zustad ise, rogorc kapitnis kaiutas SeSvenis. qoxis Sig SuagulSi<br />
kedels mijaWvuli, TviTon kapitani vixile. saxe ise daRmeWoda, rogor jojoxeTuri<br />
wamebiT daRdasmul Semcodes. grZeli, Savi, SeWaRaravebuli wveri albaT sulTan<br />
brZolis wams, yalyze dadgomoda. farTo mkerdi foladis barjiT hqonda gapobili.<br />
barji sxeulSi gamWol gasuliyo, mZlavrad Casoboda xis kedels da kapitani<br />
barjiT iseTnairad iyo kedelze miWedili, rogorc qinZisTaviT muyaoze<br />
damagrebuli xoWo. ra Tqma unda, im wuTidan roca Sehyvira, kapitani ukve mkvdari<br />
iyo. Tqvens meTodebs kargad vicnob, ser, da maSinve vcade maTi gamoyeneba.<br />
adgilidan araferi davaZvrevine, Zalian gulmodgined gavsinje gareT miwa, SigniT<br />
iataki, magram kvali versad aRmovaCine.<br />
- gindaT TqvaT, rom kvali ver SeniSneT?<br />
- garwmunebT, ser, iq araviTari kvali ar gaxldaT.<br />
- Zvirfaso hopkins, mravali danaSauli gamomiZiebia, magram jerjerobiT frTosani<br />
damnaSave ar Semxvedria. Tu damnaSave cocxali adamiania da dadis, kvals<br />
aucileblad datovebs. is ki, vinc Ziebis mecnierul meTodebs flobs, uTuod<br />
aRmoaCens yovlad umniSvnelo cvlilebas garemomcvel saganTa ganlagebaSi. ar<br />
SeiZleba imis dajereba, rom im sisxliT morwyul oTaxSi ar darCeniliyo kvali,<br />
rac dagvexmareboda damnaSavis aRmoCenaSi... Tumca, Ziebis oqmidan vxedav, rom<br />
zogierTi nivTisaTvis yuradRebis miqceviT Tavi ar SegiwuxebiaT.<br />
axalgazrda inspeqtorma cxviri CamouSva da yurebi Camoyara. etyoboda, holmsis<br />
Sxamianma SeniSvnam guli mZimed daukoda.<br />
- sisulele Cavidine, mister holms, rom maSinve ar migiwvieT, - Tqva man. -<br />
magram axla amas aRaraferi eSveleba. marTlac, qoxSi gansakuTrebuli yuradRebis<br />
Rirsi ramdenime nivTi gaxldaT. daviwyoT im barjidan, riTac mokles kapitani.<br />
viRacam xom CamoiRo kedlidan is barji. ori barji Tavis adgilze hkidia, mesame<br />
kavi ki carielia. tarze warweraa: `xomaldi `zRvis martorqa~, `dandi~. es albaT<br />
mowmobs imas, rom danaSauli Cadenili iqna gaSmagebis wuTebSi da rom mkvlelma<br />
gamoiyena is iaraRi, rac xelSi moxvda. xolo is garemoeba, rom keri Cacmuli iyo,<br />
Tumca mkvleloba Ramis or saaTzea Cadenili, gvafiqrebinebs, rom mkvlelTan<br />
paemani hqonia. amas TvalnaTliv metyvelebs is, rom magidaze aRmoCnda erTi<br />
boTli romi da ori naxmari Wiqa.<br />
- diax, - Tqva holmsma, - Tqveni orive daskvna angariSgasawevia. mere, oTaxSi<br />
sxva magari sasmelebic aRmoCnda?<br />
- diax, zandukze langari iyo. zed idga grafinebiT koniaki da viski. magram amas,<br />
Cemi azriT, ara aqvs mniSvneloba. grafinebi savse gaxldaT, maSasadame, maT aravin<br />
Sexebia.
- sul erTia, imasac aqvs garkveuli mniSvneloba, rom es sasmelebi iq iyo, -<br />
Tqva holmsma, - kidev ra nivTebs aqvT saerTo, Tqveni azriT, saqmesTan?<br />
- magidaze is saTuTune qisa ido.<br />
- mainc ra adgilas?<br />
- zed magidis SuagulSi. selapis tlanqi da magari tyavisa iyo, tyavisave TasmiT<br />
Sekruli. SigniT asoebia: `p.k.~ qisaSi cotaodeni magari Tambaqo eyara, mezRvaurebi<br />
rom ewevian, iseTi.<br />
- Cinebulia. kidev?<br />
stenli hopkinsma jibidan rux-yviTel ydiani wignaki amoiRo. yda xaoiani da<br />
gacveTili hqonda, striqonebi - gayviTlebuli da fergadasuli. pirvel gverdze<br />
Canda inicialebi `j.h.n.~ da TariRi `1883~.<br />
holmsma wignaki magidaze dado da misTvis damaxasiaTebeli gulmodginebiT<br />
daacqerda. me da hopkinsi wignaks Soridan vaTvalierebdiT. meore gverdze<br />
SevniSneT asoebi `k.w.o.r.~, Semdeg or-sam gverdze - mxolod cifrebi iyo. zog<br />
gverdze ewera sityvebi: `argentina~, `kosta-rika~, `san-paolo~ da mere isev<br />
cifrebisa Tu raRac niSnebis svetebi.<br />
- ras fiqrobT am Canawerebze? - hkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- mgoni, sabirJo aqciebis Canawerebia. vfiqrob, rom `j.h.n.~ - makleris<br />
inicialebia, xolo `k.w.o.r.~, albaT, misi klientia.<br />
- an `kanadis wynari okeanis rkinigza~, - Tqva holmsma.<br />
stenli hopkinsma, Tavisi misamarTiT, raRac wyevla Caiburtyuna da muxlze muSti<br />
daikra.<br />
- ra suleli var! - SesZaxa man. - ra Tqma unda, Tqven savsebiT marTali xarT.<br />
axla gvrCeba `j.h.n.~ asoebis amoxsna. ukve gadavaTvaliere 1883 wlis Zveli<br />
sabirJo reestrebi, magram verc erTi birJis makleri ver vipove, aseTi inicialebi<br />
rom hqondes. mainc ise mgonia, swor gzas vadgavar-meTqi. xom SesaZlebelia,<br />
mister holms, rom es iyos im kacis inicialebi, RamiT rom mivida kapitanTan, ese<br />
igi, mkvlelis inicialebi? xolo es wignaki, romelSiac CamoTvlilia amdeni<br />
faseuli qaRaldi, albaT danaSaulis motivs agvixsnis.<br />
holmsis saxeze amovikiTxe, rom misTvis sruliad moulodneli iyo es axali<br />
aRmoCena.<br />
- unda vaRiaro Tqveni daskvnebis samarTlianoba, - Tqva Cemma megobarma, -<br />
marTlac, es wignaki, razedac araferia Tqmuli Ziebis oqmSi, ramdenadme cvlis<br />
Cems varaudebs. am danaSaulis Cadenis motivebsa da savaraudebel dasabuTebul<br />
Teorias rom vadgendi, wignakze ar mifiqria. scadeT Tu ara aq dasaxelebuli<br />
fasiani qaRaldebis mflobelTa povna?<br />
- diax. mivmarTe sxvadasxva kantorebs TxovniT, magram es xom samxreT amerikis<br />
sawarmoTa aqciebia. albaT pasuxs mogvianebiT, ramdenime kviris Semdeg miviRebT.<br />
holmsma wignakis ydis sinjva gamadidebeli miniT ganagrZo.<br />
- aq, udavod, laqaa, - Tqva man.<br />
- diax, ser, es sisxlis laqebia. xom mogaxseneT, wignaki iatakidan aviRe-meTqi.<br />
- sisxliani laqa zemodan iyo Tu qvemodan?<br />
- iatakis mxareze.<br />
- maSasadame, wignaki iatakze davarda ukve mkvlelobis Semdeg.<br />
- marTalia, mister holms. es wignaki mkvlels naCqarevi gaqcevis dros Tu<br />
dauvarda. zed karTan egdo.<br />
- albaT arc erTi es fasiani qaRaldi ar aRmoCnda gansvenebulis qonebaSi?<br />
- ara, ser.<br />
- gaqvT Tu ara safuZveli ivaraudoT Zarcva?<br />
- ara, ser. vfiqrob, araferi gautaciaT.<br />
- eSmakma dalaxvros, Zalian saintereso SemTxvevaa! iq danac iyo, ara?
- dana qarqaSSi darCa, misi amoReba ver moaswres. moklulis fexebTan egdo. misis<br />
keri ambobs, rom es misi qmris danaa.<br />
holmsi Cafiqrda.<br />
- kargi, - Tqva man. - albaT SemTxvevis adgilze Casvla da yvelafris sakuTari<br />
TvaliT naxva momiwevs.<br />
stenli hopkinsma sixaruliT SesZaxa:<br />
- gmadlobT, ser! es me Zalian mZime tvirTs momxsnis.<br />
holmsma TiTi dauqnia inspeqtors.<br />
- erTi kviris win yvelaferi ufro ioli iqneboda, - Tqva man. - magram axlac<br />
SeiZleba sargebloba moitanos adgilze Cemma Casvlam, uotson, Tu aucilebeli<br />
saqme ara gaqvT, Zalian moxaruli viqnebodi Tqveni TanxlebiT gavmgzavrebuliyavi<br />
SemTxvevis adgilze. daibareT etli, hopkins, TxuTmet wuTSi forest rousken<br />
gavemgzavrebiT.<br />
matareblidan patara sadgurSi CamovediT. ramdenime mili etliT gaviareT im<br />
koromebSi, romlebic gadarCeniliyo uzarmazari uRrani tyeebidan, odesRac rom<br />
saqsebis SemoWrisagan icavdnen qveyanas. es miudgomeli mxare mTeli samoci weli<br />
asrulebda britaneTis bastionis movaleobas. adgil-adgil tye gakafes, radgan aq<br />
qveynis pirveli Tujsadnobi qarxnebi aSenda, da, liTonis gamodnobam tye<br />
daisaWirova. axla mrewvelobam CrdiloeTis ufro mdidar raionebSi gadainacvla,<br />
da warsuls mxolod es SeTxelebuli Walebi da miwaze gavlebuli uzarmazari<br />
Rarebi mogagonebdaT. ganakafSi, gorakis mwvane kalTaze gauTleli qvis grZeli<br />
saxli idga. saxlisaken miiklakneboda sacalfexo gza, romelic mindorSi aqa-iq<br />
moCanda. gzasTan axlos sami mxridan buCqnarSemortymuli fligeli idga,<br />
romelsac kar-fanjara swored im mxares hqonda moqceuli, saidanac Cven<br />
vuaxlovdebodiT. ai, aq moxda mkvleloba.<br />
stenli hopkinsma jer kapitnis saxlSi migviyvana da moklulis qvrivi, pirquSi,<br />
WaRara qali warmogvidgina. galeuli, gasavaTebuli saxe, Rrma naoWebi da<br />
quTuToebSewiTlebuli Cavardnili Tvalebis SiSneuli gamoxedva imaze metyvelebda,<br />
rom tanjva da mware wlebi gamoevlo. keris qaliSvilma, fermkrTalma qera<br />
gogonam, Tvalebs rom gamomwvevad acimcimebda, ganacxada, Zalianac mixaria mamaCemis<br />
sikvdili, imis marjvena dailocos, vinc sasikvdilo Wriloba miayenao. piter keris<br />
ojaxSi saSineli, gulisdamaRonebeli ganwyobileba Seuqmnia, da gulze odnav<br />
mogveSva, roca xelaxla mzis sinaTleze gamovediT da gansvenebuli kapitnis mier<br />
mindorSi gakvalul biliks gavyeviT.<br />
fanCaturi aRmoCnda sruliad ubralo xis nageboba msubuqi saxuraviTa da ori<br />
fanjriT. erTi sarkmeli karTan iyo, meore ki mopirdapire mxares. stenli<br />
hopkinsma jibidan gasaRebi amoiRo da boqlomis gasaRebad daixara. uecrad<br />
tyvianakraviviT SeCerda da saxeze daZabuli yuradReba da gaoceba gamoexata.<br />
- boqlomi uwvalebiaT, - Tqva man.<br />
daeWveba zedmeti iyo. kari dafxaWnili aRmoCnda da TeTri nafxaWni ise aSkarad<br />
Canda saRebavze, TiTqos axla gaekawraTo. holmsma fanjara daaTvaliera.<br />
- fanjris gaRebac ucdia viRacas, magram ver gauRia. rogorc Cans, binis gatexvaSi<br />
gawafuli araa.<br />
- Zalian ucnauri ambavi kia, - Tqva inspeqtorma, - SemiZlia davifico, rom guSin<br />
saRamos es nafxaWni ar iyo.<br />
- iqneb romelime cnobismoyvare, sofleli doylapias saqmea? - warmovTqvi me.<br />
- ara, sruliad sxva ambavi unda iyos. Znelad Tu vinme gabedavs am kar-midamoSi<br />
fexis Semodgmas, xolo `kaiutis~ gatexva rom gabedos, aseTi yoCaRi aq aravin<br />
meguleba. Tqven rogor fiqrobT, mister holms?<br />
- me vfiqrob, rom bedi gvewia.<br />
- ggoniaT, is kaci kidev mova?
- advili SesaZlebelia. patara jayviT ucdia karis gaReba. ver mouxerxebia. axla<br />
isRa darCenia, meored scados bedi da ufro Sesaferisi iaraRiT aRWurvili<br />
daubrundes erTxel dawyebul saqmes.<br />
- sworia.<br />
- sisulele iqneba, Tu ar davudarajebT. jer ki neba momeciT, `kaiuta~ Signidan<br />
davaTvaliero.<br />
tragediis kvali ukve ganadgurebuli iyo, magram aveji oTaxSi iseve idga, rogorc<br />
mkvlelobis Rames. ori saaTi aTvalierebda holmsi yovel wvrilman sagans, magram<br />
udidesi yuradRebis miuxedavad misi saxis gamometyvelebidan Canda. rom Zieba<br />
uSedego iyo. mxolod erTxel Sewyvita Tavisi bejiTi kvleva.<br />
- am Tarodan aiReT rame, hopkins?<br />
- ara, xeli arafrisTvis mixlia.<br />
- aq raRac aklia. Taros am kuTxeSi mtveri naklebia. SeiZleba iq ido wigni, an<br />
iqneb kolofi... mgoni, aq meti aRaraferi mesaqmeba. wavideT, gaviseirnoT am<br />
momxibvlel WalebSi, uotson, davatkboT Tvali frinvelTa da yvavilTa cqeriT.<br />
hopkins, Cven aq ufro mogvianebiT SevxvdebiT. iqneb ufro axlo gavecnoT im<br />
jentlmens, romelic aq wuxel mosula.<br />
Ramis Tormet saaTze CavsafrdiT. hopkinss undoda qoxis kari Riad daetovebina,<br />
magram holmsma ganacxada, es ucnobs daafrTxobso. boqlomi imdenad martivi iyo,<br />
rom misi gaReba magari daniT SeiZleboda. holmsma daiJina, Casafreba SigniT qoxSi<br />
ki ara, gareT, buCqebSi undao, da meore fanjris qvemoT CavsafrdiT. am gziT<br />
SevZlebT im kacis dazvervas, Tu Suqs aanTebs da misi mosvlis mizansac gavigebTo.<br />
daiwyo xangrZlivi mtanjveli molodini. nerviulma caxcaxma agvitana. ase caxcaxebs<br />
monadire, tbaze momaval, wyurviliT datanjul nadirs rom elodeba. romeli<br />
mtacebeli mova aq sibnelidan? moelvare eSvebiani da klanWebiani vefxvi, romlis<br />
Zlevac mxolod mZime brZolaSi SeiZleba, Tu mxdali tura, romelic mxolod<br />
sustTa da umweoTaTvisaa saSiSi.<br />
usityvod gavisuseT buCqebSi. jer dagvianebul gamvlelTa nabijebis xma gvesmoda,<br />
xanac SeZaxilebi soflidan, magram male es xmebi miwyda. bolos sruli siCume<br />
gamefda. mxolod Soreuli eklesiis zaris xma gvauwyebda, rom dro gadioda. wvima<br />
ki gulis gamawvrileblad crida im buCqebis foTlebze, romlebic TavSesafris<br />
magierobas gviwevdnen.<br />
samis naxevarma dahkra. dadga ubnelesi saaTi, ganTiadis win rom icis. uecrad<br />
SevkrTiT, roca WiSkris wynari Wriali gavigoneT. gzaze viRac modioda. isev<br />
Camovarda xangrZlivi dumili. ukve gavifiqre, rom es iyo cru gangaSi, roca<br />
uecrad ukan, qoxis iqiT, gaisma frTxili nabijis xma, rasac erTi wamis Semdeg<br />
liTonis wkriali da JRaruni mohyva. adamiani cdilobda boqlomis gatexvas!<br />
amjerad ufro unarianad moqmedebda, Tu xelsawyo hqonda ukeTesi - male<br />
moZalades danebda kari, Waxani gaisma da anjamebma daiWriales. Semdeg asanTi<br />
ainTo, da momdevno wams ukve sinaTlis zomierma Suqma gaanaTa qoxis Sida mxare.<br />
Txel fardebSi Canda yvelaferi, rac qoxSi xdeboda.<br />
Ramis stumari gamxdari, avadmyofuri saxis axalgazrda kaci gaxldaT.<br />
micvalebuliviT ferwasul saxes Savi ulvaSi uCrdilavda. oc welze metis<br />
iqneboda. arasodes menaxa ufro sacodav mdgomareobaSi myofi kaci. SiSisagan kbils<br />
kbilze aceminebda da mTeli sxeuli ucaxcaxebda. jentlmenurad ki ecva.<br />
norfolkuri Jaketi, mokle sportuli Sarvali, Tavzec maudis qudi exura.<br />
vxedavdiT, ra SeSinebuli acecebda Tvalebs aqeT-iqiT. Semdeg sanTeli magidaze<br />
dadga da oTaxis erT-erT kuTxeSi gauCinarda. maleve gamoCnda. xelSi epyra erTerTi<br />
saxomaldo Jurnali, romlis msgavsTa mTeli konac elaga Taroze. Jurnali<br />
magidaze dado da gverdebis furcvlas mohyva. didxans furclavda da mere uecrad<br />
Sedga, albaT is Canaweri ipova, rasac eZebda. maSin gajavrebiT dahkra muSti<br />
Jurnals, magidaze daagdo da sanTeli Caaqro.
gasasvlelisaken gabruneba ver moaswro, rom hopkinsma sayeloSi staca xeli.<br />
Semzaravma yvirilma iqauroba SesZra. saxlis gamtexi mixvda, rom daiWires.<br />
sanTeli isev aanTes. ubeduri tyve caxcaxebda da maZebris xelSi ikrunCxeboda.<br />
- aba, uZvirfaseso, - uTxra stenli hopkinsma. - vin xarT da aq ras eZebdiT?<br />
ymawvili gons moego da Seecada CvenTvis Tavi mSvidad moeCvenebina.<br />
- Tqven albaT maZebrebi xarT? - ikiTxa man, - da fiqrobT, rom kapitan piter<br />
keris mkvlelobis monawile gamoiWireT. garwmunebT, am saqmeSi ar vurevivar.<br />
- es gamoCndeba, - Tqva hopkinsma. - uwinares yovlisa, Tqveni gvari da saxeli<br />
gvainteresebs.<br />
- jon hopli neligani.<br />
SevniSne, rogor gadaxedes erTmaneTs holmsma da hopkinsma.<br />
- aq ras akeTebT?<br />
- Tu imedi meqneba, rom Cems saidumlos ar gascemT?<br />
- aucileblad gavcemT, raRa Tqma unda!<br />
- maS, ra mrjis, rom vilaparako?<br />
- Tu ar ilaparakebT, Tqven Tavs daabraleT, rac sasamarTloze mogivaT.<br />
ymawvili acaxcaxda.<br />
- ra gaewyoba, vityvi, - Cailaparaka uilajod, - an ratom ar unda vilaparako?<br />
Tumca im azrs ver Sevrigebivar, rom es Zveli samarcxvino saqme isev<br />
amotivtivdeba! odesme gsmeniaT dausonisa da neliganis saxelebi?<br />
hopkinsis saxis gamometyvelebam damarwmuna, rom aseTi saxelebi ar gaegona, magram<br />
holmsi gaocebisagan SekrTa da Tqva:<br />
- dasavleTis bankis yofil patronebs gulisxmobT, ara? isini xom milioniT<br />
gakotrdnen, kornuelis sagrafos naxevari daaqcies, da neligani ugzoukvlod<br />
gaqra.<br />
- savsebiT sworia. neligani - mamaCemi gaxldaT.<br />
TiTqos saqmes raRac naTeli moefinao. magram gaqceul bankirsa da kapitan piter<br />
keris, romelic misive sakuTari barjiT miaWedes kedels, erTmaneTisagan ufskruli<br />
hyofdaT. Cven mainc yuradRebiT ganvagrZobdiT axalgazrda kacis monaTxrobis<br />
mosmenas.<br />
- gakotrebiT mxolod mamaCemi gakotrda. dausonma ki saqmidan Tavi mSralad<br />
daiZvrina. me im xanebSi Semisrulda aTi weli, magram imdeni ki mesmoda, rom<br />
megrZno, ra samarcxvino da saSineli iyo is, rac moxda. xalxSi ambobdnen, rom<br />
mamaCemma yvela fasiani qaRaldi moipara da gaiqca. es ar iyo marTali. mamas<br />
mtkiced swamda, rom Tu fasiani qaRaldebis realizebas adrovebdnen, yvelaferi<br />
kargad Caivlida da SeZlebda meanabareTa gastumrebas. man patara orCxomeliT<br />
sulze gaaswro norvegiaSi misi dapatimrebis brZanebas. maxsovs ukanaskneli Rame,<br />
roca dedaCems emSvidobeboda. im fasiani qaRaldebis sia dagvitova, romlebic<br />
norvegiaSi waiRo. ificeboda, Cems keTil saxels aRvadgen da arc erTi<br />
marwmunebeli ar dazaraldebao. mas Semdeg mamaCemis ambavi aRar gvsmenia.<br />
orCxomelic gaqra da TviTonac. me da deda darwmunebuli viyaviT, rom mama sadme<br />
zRvis fskerze ganisvenebda. Cveni ojaxis erTma saimedo megobarma, romelic<br />
saqmian xalxSi trialebs, amas winaT gaigo, rom fasiani qaRaldebi, romlebic mamam<br />
Tan waiRo, xelaxla gamoCnda londonis bazarze. SegiZliaT warmoidginoT Cveni<br />
gaoceba! ramdenime Tve davkarge imisaTvis, rom maTi kvalisTvis mimegno, bevri<br />
marcxi da dabrkoleba gadavlaxe, vidre imas davadgendi, rom maT yidda kapitani<br />
piter keri, am qoxmaxis patroni.<br />
bunebrivia, misi vinaobis dadgena gadavwyvite. rogorc miTxres, piter keri<br />
veSapebze sanadiro gems meTaurobda, romelic polaruli zRvebidan brundeboda<br />
swored im dros, roca mamaCemi norvegiisaken mieSureboda. Sevityve isic, rom<br />
imave wels avdriani Semodgoma yofila da zRvaze avbediT qariSxali mZvinvarebda.<br />
mamis orCxomeli, etyoba, qarma CrdiloeTisaken gaitaca, sadac bedisweram kapitan
piter keris Seaxvedra. es albaT ase unda iyos, magram, sad gaqra mamaCemi? yovel<br />
SemTxvevaSi, piter keri rom damxmareboda imis gagebaSi, Tu ra gziT moxvda is<br />
fasiani qaRaldebi bazarze, me davamtkicebdi, rom mamaCems isini ar gauyidia da<br />
arc gamorCena hqonia miznad, roca norvegiaSi mimavalma isini Tan waiRo.<br />
saseqsSi Camovedi, rom kapitani menaxa, magram swored am dros hpova man saSineli<br />
aRsasruli. Ziebis oqmSi amovikiTxe misi `kaiutis~ aRweriloba. sxvaTa Soris,<br />
naxsenebi iyo misi Zveli saxomalde Jurnalebi, romlebic aq inaxeba. azrad<br />
momivida, rom SeiZleboda Jurnalebidan amomekiTxa, ra xdeboda 1883 wlis<br />
agvistoSi `zRvis martorqis~ banze da mamaCemis idumalebiT moculi ambavi<br />
Semetyo. wuxel vcade am Jurnalebis xelSi Cagdeba, magram kari ver gavaRe. dRes<br />
Cemi cda warmatebiT dagvirgvinda, magram aRmoCnda, rom swored im droisadmi<br />
miZRvnili gverdebi amoglejilia. mere ki Tqven gamoCndiT da damapatimreT.<br />
- sul es aris? - hkiTxa hopkinsma.<br />
- sul es gaxlavT, - am sityvebze ymawvilma dafantulad mimoixeda.<br />
- meti araferi gaqvT saTqmeli?<br />
axalgazrda yoymanobda.<br />
- araferi.<br />
- guSindel Ramemde aq ar yofilxarT?<br />
- ara.<br />
- maS, es wignaki visia? - SesZaxa hopkinsma da ymawvils uCvena avbediTi ubis<br />
wignaki, romlis pirvel gverdze gamosaxuli iyo Cveni tyvis inicialebi, xolo<br />
ydaze sisxlis laqebi aCnda.<br />
ubedur Wabuks saso warekveTa. saxeze xelebi aifara da isev akankalda.<br />
- saidan moitaneT? - daikvnesa man. - me arc vicodi... megona, sastumroSi<br />
davkarge.<br />
- kmara! - mkacrad Tqva hopkinsma. - Tu kidev gaqvT raime saTqmeli,<br />
sasamarTloze ityviT, axla ki policiaSi wamoxvalT. mister holms, didad<br />
madlobeli var Tqveni da Tqveni megobrisa, rom aq gamomyeviT da damexmareT.<br />
Tqveni mosvla arc yofila saWiro. saqmes uTqvenodac davabolovebdi, magram, amis<br />
miuxedavad, Zlier madlieri grCebiT. TqvenTvis oTaxebi brembltais sastumroSia<br />
dakavebuli, SegviZlia sofelSi erTad wavideT.<br />
- aba, uotson, ra azris xarT yovelive amaze? - mkiTxa holmsma, roca meore<br />
dRes diliT ukan vbrundebodiT.<br />
- vxedav, Tqven ara xarT kmayofili.<br />
- o, ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, me savsebiT kmayofili var. magram pirdapir<br />
unda iTqvas, stenli hopkinsis meTodebi arafrad varga. misi imedi davkarge. am<br />
kacisagan mets movelodi. Cveni profesiis saidumloeba isaa, rom SesaZlebelia,<br />
amocanas yovelTvis moeZebnos meoregvari gadawyveta. es sisxlis samarTlis Ziebis<br />
upirvelesi anbania da maZebarma es ar unda daiviwyos.<br />
- ver gamigia, amocanis romel meore gadawyvetazea laparaki?<br />
- is, rac safuZvlad udevs Cems sakuTar Ziebas. SeiZleba man araferic ar mogvces.<br />
arafris Tqma ar SemiZlia, magram am gzas bolomde unda mivyve.<br />
beikerstritze holmss ramdenime werili daxvda. erT maTgans gaxarebulma staca<br />
xeli, gaxsna da gamarjvebuli kacis toniT gaicina:<br />
- Cinebulia, uotson! saqmis meorenairi gadawyveta mwifdeba. depeSis blankebi Tu<br />
gaqvT? damiwereT ori depeSa: `semneru, saxomaldo agents, retklif-haiveis.<br />
mWirdeba sami kaci, gagzavna xval dilis aTze. bezili~. am saxeliT micnoben im<br />
wreebSi. meore: `inspeqtor stenli hopkinss, lordstriti, 46, briqstoni. CamodiT<br />
xval aTis naxevrisTvis sauzmeze. mniSvnelovani ambavia. midepeSeT, Tu ver<br />
CamoxvalT. Serlok holmsi~... amrigad, uotson, es eSmakeuli saqme mTeli aTi dRe<br />
mawamebda, axla minda Tavi davaRwio. xval, imedi maqvs, davabolovebT yvelafers<br />
da movisvenebT.
inspeqtori stenli hopkinsi zustad daniSnul dros gamocxadda da yvelani misis<br />
hadsonis momzadebul saucxoo sauzmes mivusxediT. axalgazrda maZebari aRtacebuli<br />
iyo Tavisi warmatebiT.<br />
- maS, marTla darwmunebuli xarT Tqveni kvleva-Ziebis simarTleSi? - miubrunda<br />
holmsi.<br />
- oRondac! yvelaferi sruliad naTelia.<br />
- me ki vfiqrob, rom es saqme damTavrebuli araa.<br />
- Tqven maocebT, mister holms! kidev ra unda iTxovoT?<br />
- gana Tqveni Ziebis masalebi moicavs saqmis yvela mxares?<br />
- ueWvelad. me gavige, rom axalgazrda neligani brembltaiSi Camovida im dRes,<br />
roca danaSauli moxda. TiTqos golfis saTamaSod CamobrZanda. oTaxi pirvel<br />
sarTulze daiWira da oTxive mxares SeeZlo wasuliyo, roca inebebda. imave Rames<br />
gaiara uudmens liSi, Sexvda qoxSi piter keris, waekida da barjiT kedelze<br />
xoWosaviT mialursma. Tavisi namoqmedariT SeSinebuli mkvlelobis adgilidan<br />
gaiqca da swored maSin dauvarda Tavisi ubis wignaki. im fasiani qaRaldebi<br />
nomrebi neligans ubis wignakSi ewera da piter kerisTvis undoda gamoekiTxa<br />
yvelaferi. albaT SeniSneT, rom zogi maTgani wignakSi jvrebiTaa aRniSnuli. es is<br />
qaRaldebia, romlebic londonis bazarze gaiyida. magram maTi umetesoba, etyoba,<br />
jer kidev piter keris hqonda. axalgazrda neligani, misive aRiarebiT, ocnebobda<br />
xelT egdo isini, raTa mamis valebi gadaexada. gaqcevis Semdeg erT xans veRar<br />
bedavda qoxTan miaxloebas, magram bolos gadawyvita misvla da misTvis saWiro<br />
cnobebis miReba. ubralo da naTeli ambavia, ara?<br />
holmsma gaiRima da Tavi gadaaqnia:<br />
- Tqvens versiaSi aqilevsis qusls vxedav, hopkins. absoluturad daujerebelia<br />
galeuli adamianisagan barjis ise marjved srola, rom sxeuli gaapos da mere xis<br />
kedelSi Rrmad CaerWos. Tqven rogor fiqrobT, asea, ara? Zvirfaso ser, Tqven<br />
mogixdebaT am wvrilmanze ufro meti yuradRebis SeCereba. Cems megobar uotsons<br />
SeuZlia giamboT, rogor vvarjiSobdi barjis srolaSi mTeli dila. es arc ise<br />
advilia. aq saWiroa Zlieri da gavarjiSebuli xeli. kapitans ki iseTi ZaliT Cahkres,<br />
rom barjma jer sxeuli gaxvrita da mere Rrmad CaerWo kedelSi. SeiZleba<br />
ifiqros kacma, rom is Cia neligani aseTi kunTmagari ymawvilia? da rom neligani<br />
swored isaa, vinc gvian RamiT Sav piterTan romiT yels ikoklozinebda? da rom<br />
swored misi profili naxes fardis SigniT, mkvlelobamde ori dRiT adre? ara,<br />
ara, hopkins, im Cia neliganis nacvlad Cven vinme ufro saSiSi adamiani unda<br />
veZioT.<br />
holmsis msjelobis dros hopkinss saxe erTianad Seecvala. misi varaudi da imedebi<br />
ingreoda, magram uomrad ar nebdeboda.<br />
- ver uaryofT, mister holms, rom neligani im Rames iq iyo. amis aSkara<br />
damamtkicebeli sabuTia ubis wignaki. Cemi azriT, sasamarTlosTvis es monacemebi<br />
sakmarisia, Tundac maTSi iyos, rogorc Tqven fiqrobT, susti adgili. mTavari ki<br />
isaa, mister holms, rom Cemi damnaSave Sepyrobilia. xolo Tqvens `ufro saSiS~<br />
adamians ver vxedav.<br />
- me ratomRac mgonia, rom is axla Cvens kibeze amodis, - mSvidad miugo<br />
holmsma. - mgoni, uotson, ajobebs, es revolveri xelSi daiWiroT. - holmsi<br />
adga da naweriT aWrelebuli furceli iqve patara magidaze dado. - axla mzada<br />
varT, - dasZina man.<br />
gaisma tlanqi xmebi. misis hadsonma kari gaaRo da Tqva, sami mamakaci kapitan<br />
bezils kiTxulobso.<br />
- saTiTaod SemouSviT, - uTxra holmsma.<br />
pirvelad Semovida patara, mrgvali, loyebRaJRaJa, xSiri WaRara bakebiT<br />
damSvenebuli kacuna. holmsma jibidan werili amoiRo.<br />
- Tqveni saxeli? - hkiTxa.
- jeims lankasteri.<br />
- Zalian vwuxvar, lankaster, magram adgili ukve dakavebulia. aiReT es naxevari<br />
sovereni SewuxebisTvis. im oTaxSi gaxvalT da ramdensame wuTs daicdiT.<br />
meore iyo maRali Camomxmari adamiani, sadad gadavarcxnili Tma hqonda da<br />
avadmyofuri saxis kani, saxelad erqva hiu petino. manac miiRo uari, naxevari<br />
sovereni da dacdis brZaneba.<br />
mesame stumars SesaniSnavi garegnoba hqonda. misi mrisxane, buldogis saxe<br />
aburZgnul Tmasa da wvers daefara, xolo uxeS, xSir warbebs qvemoT Seupovari<br />
Savi Tvalebi ucimcimebda. mogvesalma, mezRvauris pozaSi dadga da Tan xelSi<br />
Tavis keps WmuWnida.<br />
- Tqveni saxeli? - hkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- patrik kernsi.<br />
- barjis mtyorcneli?<br />
- diax, ser, ocdaeqvsjer gavyolivar gems, rogorc barjis mtyorcneli.<br />
- dandidan, mgoni?<br />
- diax, ser.<br />
- Tanaxma xarT saeqspedicio gemis gayolaze?<br />
- diax, ser. jamagiri?<br />
- rva girvanqa TveSi. SegiZliaT axlave gamgzavreba?<br />
- rogorc ki aRWurvilobas miviReb.<br />
- qaRaldebi Tan gaqvT?<br />
- diax, ser.<br />
jibidan gacveTili da mariliT gaJRenTili dokumentebi amoiRo. holmsma<br />
daaTvaliera da daubruna.<br />
- swored aseTi adamiani mWirdeba, - Tqva holmsma, - ai, kontraqti magidazea,<br />
xeli moawereT da movrCeT.<br />
mezRvauri bajbajiT wavida da kalami aiRo.<br />
- aq movawero? - ikiTxa mosulma da xelmosawerad moemzada.<br />
holmsi daixara da xelebi barjis mtyorcnelis kisris gayolebiT gaiwoda.<br />
- axla yvelaferi rigzea, - Tqva Cemma megobarma.<br />
foladis JRaruni da gaSmagebuli xaris RmuiliviT xma erTbaSad Semomesma. imave<br />
wams erTimeoreze gadaWdobili holmsi da mezRvauri iatakze gagordnen.<br />
mezRvaurs raRac zRapruli Rone hqonda: Tumca holmsis mier xelebze marjved<br />
wamocmuli borkilebi boWavdnen, magram Cems megobars, etyoboda, mainc moereoda.<br />
me da hopkinsi holmsis misaSveleblad gaveSureT. da mxolod maSin, roca<br />
revolveris civi lula mezRvaurs safeTqelze mivabjine, rogorc iqna, gaigo, rom<br />
winaaRmdegoba usargeblo iqneboda. fexebi TokiT SevukariT da brZolisagan<br />
sulSegubebulni iatakidan wamovdeqiT.<br />
- bodiSi unda mogixadoT, hopkins, - Tqva Serlok holmsma, - erbo-kvercxi<br />
albaT ukve gacivda. magram vfiqrob, Ziebis ase warmatebiT damTavreba madas<br />
mogimatebT?<br />
gaocebisagan gaognebuli stenli hopkinsi damunjda.<br />
- namdvilad araferi meTqmis, mister holms! - esRa wamoiluRluRa mtanjveli<br />
sircxviliT gawiTlebulma. - faqtia, Tavidanve Ziebis araswori versia avirCie.<br />
wuTiTac ar unda damviwyeboda, rom Tqven - maswavlebeli xarT, me ki - mxolod<br />
mowafe. axla ki, roca Tqvens simarjves vuyureb, mainc ver gamigia, rogor<br />
gaakeTeT yovelive da ras niSnavs es?<br />
- kargi, kargi, - gulkeTili kiloTi Tqva holmsma. - Cven yvelani vswavlobT<br />
Secdomebze. ai, axla mtkiced daimaxsovrebT, rom mxedvelobidan ar unda gauSvaT<br />
saqmis meoregvari amoxsna. Tqven darwmunebuli iyaviT, rom mkvleli axalgazrda<br />
neligania da mxedvelobidan gamogrCaT patrik kernsi. piter keris namdvili<br />
mkvleli ki is aris.
mezRvauris xrinwianma xmam holmss laparaki gaawyvetina:<br />
- momismineT, mister! ara vCivi, rom ase uxeSad momeqeciT, magram sagnebs mainc<br />
Tavisi saxeli unda vuwodoT. Tqven ambobT: `piter keris mkvlelio~. me ki<br />
vacxadeb, rom iZulebuli viyavi momekla is kaci. ai, es ki sul sxva ram aris.<br />
iqneb ar damijeroT? iqneb, fiqrobT, rom tyuilebs vigoneb?<br />
- sulac ara, - uTxra holmsma. - siamovnebiT mogismenT, oRond simarTle<br />
ilaparakeT.<br />
- Tavs ar SegawyenT, da RmerTs vficav, yoveli Cemi sityva simarTle iqneba. me<br />
vicnobdi Sav piters, da roca xeli danaze waivlo, barji davitace, radganac<br />
vicodi, rom cocxlad darCena mxolod erT Cvengans ewera. ai, ase mokvda. iqneb<br />
amas mkvleloba erqvas. CemTvis sul erTia, rogor movkvdebi, mxolod Savi<br />
piteris mier gulSi gayril danas jalaTis xeliT kiserze SemoWdobili yulfi<br />
mirCevnia.<br />
- rogor moxvdiT mis saxlSi? - hkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- yvelafers dalagebulad mogiTxrobT, oRond damsviT da laparaki ufro<br />
gamiadvildeba. es ambavi 1883 wlis agvistoSi daiwyo. piter keri iyo `zRvis<br />
martorqis~ kapitani, me ki - misi saTadarigo barjis mtyorcneli. mcurav yinulTa<br />
Soris mivikvlevdiT gzas da Sin vbrundebodiT. pirqari gvwewavda da grigali<br />
mTeli kvira ar Camdgara. ucbad patara gems SeveCexeT. dreifiT midioda<br />
CrdiloeTisaken. mTel ekipaJs erTi kaci Seadgenda da isic mezRvauri ar gaxldaT.<br />
mis yofil Tanamgzavrebs gemis gadarCenis imedi gadaewyvitaT, kanjoSi<br />
Camsxdariyvnen da norvegiis sanapirosken moekurcxlaT. rogorc Cans, yvelani<br />
daiRupnen. is kaci ki Cven aviyvaneT gemze. is da kapitani didxans baasobdnen<br />
kaiutaSi. mTeli misi bargi, erTi Tunuqis yuTisagan Sedgeboda. ramdenadac vici, im<br />
kacis saxeli arvin uwyoda. meore Ramesve ise gaqra, TiTqos arc arsebuliyo.<br />
erTni laybobdnen, TiTqos TavisiT gadaeSva zRvaSi, meoreni, banidan gadavardao, -<br />
im Rames ki marTlac Zlieri qariSxali mZvinvarebda. mxolod me, erTma adamianma<br />
vicodi, rac mouvida bnel RameSi, ori dRiT adre, vidre Sotlandiis kunZulebis<br />
Suqurebs CavuvlidiT, sakuTari TvalebiT vixile, rogor Caavlo im sawyals<br />
kapitanma xeli fexebSi da zRvaSi gadaisrola.<br />
aravisTan araferi damcdenia. vifiqre - vnaxoT, ra moxdeba-meTqi. SotlandiaSi<br />
CamovediT. is saqme arc aravis axsovda da arc is sawyali moukiTxavs vinmes.<br />
SemTxveviT daRupuli kaci vis raSi ainteresebda. male piter keri samsaxuridan<br />
gadadga, da mxolod mravali wlis Semdeg movaxerxe imis dadgena, Tu sad<br />
dasaxlda. movisazre, rom im Tunuqis yuTis gulisaTvis codvaSi gaexvia. vifiqre,<br />
axla ki gamiswordeba, rogor saWiroa, raTa enas kbili davaWiro-meTqi.<br />
erTi mezRvaurisagan, romelsac londonSi enaxa, gavige, rom kapitani aq cxovrobs,<br />
da Camovedi, raTa misgan cota ram gamomewura. pirvel Rames Tavi<br />
keTilgonivrulad eWira. iseT Tanxas dampirda, samudamod SemeZlo zRvisTvis Tavi<br />
dameRwia. sabolood mosalaparakeblad mesame Rame davniSneT. mivedi, vxedav,<br />
daelia da saZagel xasiaTze damdgara. davjeqiT, davlieT da Zveli dro<br />
gavixseneT. rac mets svamda, miT ufro ar momwonda misi saxis gamometyveleba.<br />
kedelze barji SevniSne. vinicobaa rame iyos, gamomadgeba-meTqi, vifiqre. marTlac,<br />
male didi dasakeci dana iSiSvla, lanZRva-gineba damiwyo da dorblmoreulma<br />
Cemze gamoiwia. vxedavdi, Cemi mokvla hqonda ganzraxuli. magram danis gaxsnac<br />
ver moaswro, rom barjiT kedels mivaWede. RmerTo, rogor daiRriala! misi saxe<br />
dRemde Tan mdevs da mSvidad ver damiZinia... sisxli Sadrevnad mosCqefda, me ki<br />
videqi da velodi. magram garSemo siwynare iyo da davmSviddi. mimovixede, vxedav,<br />
Taroze Tunuqis yuTia. es yuTi mec iseve mekuTvnoda, rogorc piter keris, amitom<br />
aviRe da qoxidan gavedi. me tutucs saTuTune magidaze damrCa.<br />
axla ki ambis yvelaze ufro daujerebel nawils giambobT. is iyo gavedi sufTa<br />
haerze, rom viRacis nabijis xma momesma. buCqebSi davimale. vxedav, qoxisaken kaci
miipareba. Sevida, SeSliliviT Sehyvira da Tavqudmoglejili gaiqca, garboda, vidre<br />
TvalTagan damekarga. me ki eSmakobiT yvelas vajobe. fexiT gaviare aTi mili,<br />
tenbrij uelsSi matarebelSi Cavjeqi da londonSi Camovedi.<br />
roca yuTi gavxseni, aRmoCnda, rom Sig erTi gaxvretili groSic aRar iyo. Sig<br />
marto qaRaldebi eyara, romelTa gayidva ver gavbede. Sav piterze Zalaufleba<br />
davkarge da mSralze davrCi. jibegafxekilma daviwye londonSi boriali. mxolod<br />
Cemi profesiis imedi unda mqonoda. vnaxe gancxadeba, romelSic barjis<br />
mtyorcnelebs did gasamrjelos aRuTqvamdnen. maSinve sazRvao agentebTan mivedi,<br />
maT kidev aq gamomagzavnes. ai yvelaferi, rac vici. marTalia, Savi piteri<br />
movkali, magram marTlmsajuleba unda mimadlodes - saxelmwifos rom gasanTluli<br />
Tokis xarji davuzoge.<br />
- uaRresad damajerebeli Cvenebaa, - Tqva holmsma, wamodga da Cibuxi gaabola. -<br />
vfiqrob, hopkins, axlave gmarTebs patimris ufro saimedo adgilas gadayvana. es<br />
oTaxi ver aris moxerxebuli sakani, xolo mister patrik kernsi metismetad did<br />
adgils ikavebs Cvens xaliCaze.<br />
- ar vici, rogor dagimadloT, mister holms, - Tqva hopkinsma. - axlac ar vici,<br />
rogor miaRwieT aseT warmatebas.<br />
- ubralod, Tavidanve swori gza avirCie. ubis wignakis ambavi rom adre mcodnoda,<br />
SeiZleboda mec iseTive Secdoma dameSva, rogorc Tqven. magram yvelafers, rac am<br />
saqmeze vikvlieT, erTi mimarTulebiT mivyavdi. uzarmazari Rone, barjis tyorcnis<br />
ubadlo xelovneba, boTli romi, selapis tyavis qisa da magari Tambaqo, rac am<br />
qisaSi aRmoCnda, - yovelive es aSkarad miuTiTebda mezRvaurze, da isic veSapze<br />
monadireze. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom inicialebi `p.k.~ - ubralo damTxvevaa. qisa<br />
ar SeiZleboda piter kerisa yofiliyo, radgan Tambaqos iSviaTad eweoda da mis<br />
`kaiutaSi~ Cibuxi ver ipoves. gaxsovT, gekiTxebodiT, iyo Tu ara `kaiutaSi~ viski<br />
da koniaki-meTqi. Tqven mipasuxeT, iyoo. magram vin daiwyebs, mezRvauris garda,<br />
romis smas, roca aqvs koniaki an viski? diax, me darwmunebuli viyavi, rom<br />
mkvleli mezRvauri unda yofiliyo.<br />
- rogorRa ipoveT es mezRvauri?<br />
- es sul ubralo ambavia. mezRvauri SeiZleboda yofiliyo mxolod maTi<br />
ricxvidan, vinc `zRvis martorqiT~ kerisTan erTad curavdnen. ramdenadac CemTvis<br />
cnobili iyo, kapitani sxva gemiT ar dacuravda. sami dRe davkarge, raTa depeSebiT<br />
damedgina `zRvis martorqis~ mezRvaurTa 1883 wlis Semadgenloba. roca gavige,<br />
rom barjis mtyorcnelTa Soris iyo patrik kernsi, Cemi kvleva-Zieba TiTqmis<br />
dasrulebuli iyo. vvaraudobdi, rom es kaci londonSi iqneboda da uars ar<br />
ityoda didi gasamrjelos safasurad isev barjis mtyorcnelobaze. amitom ramdenime<br />
dRe viyavi ist-endSi, movigone arqtikuli eqspedicia, macdunebeli pirobebi<br />
SevTavaze barjis mtyorcnelebs, romlebic kapitan bezilis meTaurobiT<br />
imsaxurebdnen - da ai Sedegic.<br />
- SesaniSnavia! - SesZaxa hopkinsma. - pirdapir SesaniSnavia!<br />
- rac SeiZleba male unda gaaTavisufloT axalgazrda neligani, - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- vfiqrob, mis winaSe bodiSis moxda dagWirdebaT. Tunuqis yuTi, cxadia, unda<br />
daubrunoT, magram is fasiani qaRaldebi, romlebic piter kerim gayida, raRa Tqma<br />
unda, samudamod daikarga... ai, kebic, hopkins, SegiZliaT patrik kernsi waiyvanoT.<br />
Tu sasamarTloze Cemi yofna gaxdeba saWiro, norvegiaSi gvacnobeT. ufro zust<br />
misamarTs Semdeg SegatyobinebT.<br />
mesgreivTa sagvareulo wesi<br />
Cemi megobris, holmsis, erTi ucnauri Tviseba xSirad maocebda: gonebriv muSaobaSi<br />
igi ufaqizesi da yovlad wesieri adamiani gaxldaT. misi samosi gamoirCeoda ara
marto sisufTaviT, aramed daxvewili gemovnebiTac, magram yvela danarCen saqmeSi<br />
holmsi albaT yvelaze ufro daudevari arseba iyo qveyanaze, da mis Cveulebebs<br />
SeeZloT Wkuidan SeeSala nebismieri adamiani, vinc masTan erTad WerqveS<br />
icxovrebda.<br />
Tumca am mxriv unaklo arc me vyofilvar. avRaneTSi Cemma Tavbrudamxvevma<br />
muSaobam Tandayolili midrekileba momTabare cxovrebisadmi kidev ufro<br />
gamiZliera da imaze ugulisyuro gamxada, vidre es eqims Seefereba. magram Cems<br />
uwesrigobas mainc aqvs erTgvari sazRvrebi, da roca iseT adamians vuyureb,<br />
romelsac sigarebi naxSiris Casayrel WurWelSi uwyvia, Tambaqo - sparsuli<br />
fexsacmlis WvintSi, xolo werilebi, romelTac pasuxi unda gasces, jayviT<br />
daumagrebia buxris Tavze, maSin, marTali giTxraT, ise meCveneba, TiTqos yvela<br />
sikeTis nimuSi viyo. amas garda, yovelTvis mimaCnda, rom dambaCis srola udavod<br />
ekuTvnis garTobis iseT saxeobas, riTac Tavis Seqceva mxolo Ria cis qveS<br />
SeiZleba, magram, roca holmss mouvlida xolme srolis survili, igi savarZelSi<br />
jdeboda da mopirdapire kedels patriotuli venzeliT `d.v.~ (`dedofali<br />
viqtoria~) amkobda. es ori aso tyviebis SemweobiT gamoh-yavda. ra Tqma unda,<br />
vgrZnobdi, rom es saqmianoba Cveni binis arc atmosferos da arc garegnul saxes<br />
ar aumjobesebda, magram dumils varCevdi.<br />
Cveni oTaxebi savse iyo xolme ucnauri nivTebiT. im nivTebs Cemi megobari an<br />
qimiuri cdebisas iyenebda, anda raime sisxlis samarTlis saqmis kvleva-ZiebaSi. es<br />
reliqviebi sruliad moulodnel adgilas aRmoCndebodnen xolme. magaliTad,<br />
sazeTeSi, an ufro naklebad Sesaferis adgilzec ki. yvelaze metad mainc holmsis<br />
auarebeli qaRaldebi mawuxebda. igi saTuTad inaxavda dokumentebs, metadre, Tu<br />
isini im saqmeebTan iyvnen dakavSirebuli, romelTa gadawyvetaSi piradad hqonda<br />
miRebuli monawileoba, magram Tavisi qaRaldebis dalageba da mowesrigeba ki -<br />
nuras ukacravad. amisaTvis weliwadSi sul didi orjer Tu moiclida. mgoni, sadRac<br />
Cems uTavbolo CanawerebSi ukve vTqvi, rom mCqefare energiis mozRvavebas, rac<br />
holmss SesaniSnavi kvleva-Ziebis dros axasiaTebda da riTac misi saxeli saqveynod<br />
gaxda cnobili, mosdevda xolme yvelaferze xelCaqnevisa da ZalTa sruli dacemis<br />
periodi. maSin mTeli dReebi iwva xolme divanze, gverdiT sayvareli wignebi<br />
elaga da mxolod drogamoSvebiT wamoiwevda, raTa violinoze daekra. amrigad,<br />
wlidan wlamde qaRaldebis zvini izrdeboda da yvela kuTxeSi dasta-dastad eyara<br />
xelnawerebi. am xelnawerTa dawvis Taobaze sityvis gagonebac ar undoda. im<br />
qaRaldebze, patrons garda, xeli aravis miuwvdeboda.<br />
zamTris erT saRamos, roca buxarTan visxediT,<br />
holmss sityva<br />
gadavukari, mas mere, rac samaxsovro wignSi Canawerebis Setanas morCiT, codvad<br />
ar CageTvlebaT, Tu oriode saaTs dakargavT da imaze izrunebT, rom Cvens binas<br />
adamianis sacxovreblis saxe mieces-meTqi. man igrZno Cemi Txovnis samarTlianoba<br />
da saZinebel oTaxSi sakmaod danaRvlianebuli Sevida. male ukanve gamobrunda da<br />
Tan Tunuqis did yuTs moaTrevda. yuTi Sua oTaxSi dadga, skami miaCoCa, dajda da<br />
saxuravi axada. yuTi mesamedamde iyo amovsebuli wiTeli zonriT Sekruli<br />
qaRaldis konebiT.<br />
- aq bevri ram aris saintereso, uotson, - miTxra da eSmakurad gadmomxeda. -<br />
rom icodeT, ra saqmeebi devs am yuTSi, SeiZleba iqidan moiTxovoT zogi ramis<br />
amoReba da ara qaRaldis axali konebis Sig Cawyoba.<br />
- maS, es Tqven mier warmoebuli Zveli saqmeebis angariSebia? - vkiTxe me. ara<br />
erTxel minania, rom<br />
holmsis uwindel saqmeebze Canawerebi ara<br />
mqonda.<br />
- diax, Cemo keTilo. aq aRwerili ambebi moxda jer kidev manamde, vidre sakuTari<br />
biografi gamomiCndeboda da miznad daisaxavda kidiT kide gaeTqva Cemi saxeli.<br />
igi msubuqi, alersiani moZraobiT iRebda yuTSi Calagebul qaRaldis dastebs.
- yvela saqme, ra Tqma unda, warmatebiT ar Tavdeboda, uotson. magram, maT Soris<br />
zogierTi uaRresad sagulisxmo da Tavsatexia. ai, magaliTad, angariSi tarltonis<br />
mkvlelobaze. ager vamberis, meRvinis saqme, ai, kidev erTi rusi dedabris ambavi.<br />
ai, ucnauri istoria aluminis yavarjnisa, dawvrilebiTi angariSi fexmoqceul<br />
rikoletisa da misi saSineli meuRlis saqmeze. es ki... ai, es ki namdvilad<br />
warmtacia.<br />
holmsma xeli Tunuqis yuTis fskeramde Cahyo da iqidan xis patara yuTi amoiRo.<br />
yuTs gamosawevi saxuravi hqonda da iseT yuTebs mogagonebdaT, romlebiTac<br />
zogierT sabavSvo saTamaSos hyidian xolme. holmsma im yuTidan amoiRo:<br />
daWmuWnili qaRaldis furceli, Zveleburi spilenZis gasaRebi, xis palo,<br />
romelzedac mibmuli iyo bawris gorgali, da sami Zveli, daJanguli liTonis<br />
rgoli.<br />
- aba, ras ityviT, Cemo megobaro, rogor mogwonT es ganZeuloba? - mkiTxa<br />
RimiliT, roca Cemi Secbunebuli saxe dainaxa.<br />
- saintereso koleqciaa.<br />
- Zalian saintereso. xolo masTan dakavSirebuli istoria kidev ufro<br />
sainteresod mogeCvenebaT.<br />
- maS, am reliqviebs TavianTi istoria aqvT?<br />
- metic, isini - TviTon arian istoriuli.<br />
Serlok holmsma is ZvelisZveli nivTebi magidis kideze daalaga, Tavis savarZelSi<br />
Cajda da kmayofilebisagan mocimcime TvalebiT dauwyo TvalTvali.<br />
- esaa yvelaferi, - Tqva man, - rac samaxsovrod davitove `mesgreivebis saxlis<br />
sagvareulo wesTan~ dakavSirebuli saqmidan. holmss adrec ara erTxel uxsenebia<br />
es saqme, magram am saqmis Taobaze misgan dawvrilebiTi cnobebis miReba vera da<br />
ver movaxerxe.<br />
maSinve vTxove, am saqmis istoria miambeT-meTqi.<br />
- da daulagebeli davtovo mTeli es xaraxura? - dacinviT mipasuxa holmsma. -<br />
mere Tqven xom sanimuSo wesrigis moyvaruli adamiani brZandebiT? Tumca,<br />
marTali rom iTqvas, mec Zalian dainteresebuli var, rom Tqvens matianes es<br />
Zalze saintereso ambavic miamatoT, radgan am saqmeSi aris iseTi detalebi,<br />
romlebic xdian mas erTaderT SemTxvevad ara marto inglisis, aramed sxva<br />
qveynebis sisxlis samarTlis danaSaulobaTa qronikaSi. Cem mier gamoZiebul<br />
saqmeTa koleqcia sruli ar iqneba, Tu es uaRresad originaluri istoria ar<br />
daemateba.<br />
Tqven albaT gaxsovT, rom `gloria skotTan~ momxdarma ambavma da Cemma saubarma<br />
im ubedur moxucTan, romlis bedzec giambeT, pirvelad Camagones azri im<br />
profesiaze, romelic Semdeg Cemi cxovrebis gzad avirCie. axla Cemi saxeli<br />
farTodaa cnobili. marto ubralo xalxi ki ara, oficialuri wreebic ki sadavo<br />
sakiTxebis gadaWras me mandoben xolme. magram maSin, roca Cven erTmaneTi<br />
gavicaniT, ukve mqonda sakmaod mniSvnelovani, Tumca arcTu Zalian mdidari<br />
gamocdileba. Tqven verc ki warmoidgenT, uotson, rogor miWirda pirvelad da ra<br />
didxans velodi warmatebas.<br />
roca londonSi pirvelad Camovedi, britaneTis muzeumis kuTxesTan,<br />
montegiustritze davsaxldi. icocxleT, maSin bevri Tavisufali dro mqonda da<br />
vewafebodi codnis yvela im dargis Seswavlas, romlebic Cems profesiaSi<br />
gamomadgebodnen. drodadro Ziebis dargSi rCevisaTvisac mommarTavdnen xolme. es<br />
ambavi, metwilad, Cemi yofili amxanagi studentebis rekomendaciiT xdeboda, radgan<br />
kolejSi swavlis ukanasknel wlebSi Cemze da Cems meTodebze ukve Zalian bevrs<br />
laparakobdnen. mesame ambavi, risTvisac me mommarTes, iyo `mesgreivebis saqme~. is<br />
interesi, rac gamoiwvia movlenebis am ucnaurad gadaxlarTuli jaWvis gaxsnam da<br />
is mniSvnelovani warmateba, rac Cemi Carevis uSualo Sedegad moxda, aRmoCnda
Cemi cxovrebis gzis ganmsazRvreli pirveli nabiji da Cemi axlandeli<br />
mdgomareobis myari safuZveli.<br />
rejinald mesgreivi da me erT kolejSi vswavlobdiT, da erTmaneTTan karg<br />
urTierTobaSi viyaviT. igi Cvens wreSi maincdamainc ar uyvardaT, ambobdnen,<br />
qedmaRaliao. me vgrZnobdi, rom rejinald mesgreivs amiT Tavisi ukiduresi<br />
morcxvoba undoda daefara. garegnulad is tipiur aristokrats mogagonebdaT:<br />
natifsaxians karga grZeli cxviri amSvenebda, didTvaleba gaxldaT da xandaxan<br />
agdebulad moqceva icoda, Tumca daxvewili manerebi gaaCnda. sinamdvileSic, mTels<br />
samefoSi erTi uZvelesi gvaris STamomavali iyo. jer kidev meTeqvsmete saukuneSi<br />
CrdiloeT mesgreivebis gvars umcrosi Sto gamoeyo da dasavleT saseqsSi<br />
damkvidrda. amasTan herlstonis cixe - mesgreivebis rezidencia - axlac sagrafos<br />
erT uZveles Senobad iTvleba. cixes, romelSiac rejinald mesgreivi daibada,<br />
Tavisi daRi daeCnia misi garegnobisaTvis, da roca mis fermkrTal, mkveTr<br />
nakvTebian saxesa da ampartavnul moyvanilobas Sevcqerodi, uneburad JamTa<br />
dinebisagan Camuqebuli cixis koSkis TaRi, cxauri fanjrebi da feodaluri<br />
arqiteqturis yvela keTilSobiluri naSTi Tvalwin warmomidgeboda xolme.<br />
rejinald mesgreivi Cemi dakvirvebisa da daskvnebis meTodebisadmi, yovelTvis<br />
cocxal interess iCenda.<br />
oTxi weli ise gavida, erTmaneTi ar gvenaxa da ai, erTxel diliT<br />
montegiustritze mestumra. TiTqmis ar Secvliliyo, saucxood ecva - mudam aseTi<br />
saluqi iyo - da SerCenili hqonda mSvidi moxdeniloba, riTac uwinac gamoirCeoda.<br />
erTmaneTs megobrulad CamovarTviT xeli da gulTbilad movikiTxe: - rogor<br />
cxovrobT, mesgreiv? - vkiTxe me.<br />
- albaT gaigebdiT Cemi sabralo mamis gardacvalebas, - momigo man. - es<br />
daaxloebiT am ori wlis win moxda, ra Tqma unda, maSinve herlstonis mamulis<br />
marTvis mTeli simZime me damawva. amas garda, Cemi olqis deputatic var, ase rom,<br />
Zalian cota dro mrCeba. Tqven ki,<br />
holms, rogorc amboben,<br />
gadagiwyvetiaT praqtikulad gamoiyenoT is gamorCeuli niWi, riTac ase gvaocebdiT<br />
xolme?<br />
- diax, vupasuxe me. - axla vcdilob, gonebis daxmarebiT movipovo puri arsobisa.<br />
- Zalian maxarebs amisi mosmena, radganac CemTvis Tqveni rCeva axla pirdapir<br />
miswreba iqneba. herlstonSi Zalian ucnauri ambebi datrialda, da policiam<br />
veraferi gamoarkvia. ra ucnauri Tavsatexia.<br />
SegiZliaT warmoidginoT, ra grZnobiT vusmendi, uotson. aki xelT meZleoda<br />
SemTxveva, rasac amdeni xnis ganmavlobaSi iseTi mwveli mouTmenlobiT velodi.<br />
sulis siRrmeSi yovelTvis darwmunebuli viyavi, rom SemeZlo warmatebis miRweva<br />
iq, sadac sxvebma marcxi ganicades, da axla sakuTari Tavis gamocdis saSualeba<br />
meZleoda.<br />
- yvelaferi dawvrilebiT momiyeviT! - SevZaxe me mouTmenlad.<br />
rejinald mesgreivs papirosi SevTavaze. igi Cems pirdapir dajda da gaabola.<br />
- unda giTxraT, - daiwyo man, - rom Tumca ucolo var, herlstonSi uamravi<br />
mosamsaxuris Senaxva mixdeba. cixe-darbazi metismetad didia, uTaurad aris<br />
aSenebuli da amitom gamudmebuli movla-patronoba esaWiroeba. amas garda, maqvs<br />
nakrZali, da xoxbebze nadirobis sezonSi Cems mamulSi Tavs iyris didi<br />
sazogadoeba, ris gamoc myavs rva mosamsaxure gogo, mzareuli, ufrosi msaxuri,<br />
ori laqia, Sikriki biWi, mebaReebi, mejinibeebi da kidev vin mosTvlis, aTasi<br />
jandaba da dozana.<br />
amaTgan yvelaze met xans Cvens ojaxSi ufrosi msaxuri brantonia. roca igi mamam<br />
msaxurad aiyvana, uadgilod iyo. mokle xanSi, skolis axalgazrda maswavlebeli,<br />
Tavisi Zlieri xasiaTiTa da energiiT Cvens saxlSi Seucvlel adamianad iqca.<br />
esaa warmosadegi, lamazi mamakaci, didebuli Subli aqvs da, Tumca Cvens ojaxSi<br />
ager ukve oci weliwadia cxovrobs, wlovanebiT ormocze metis araa. SeiZleba
ucnaurad geCvenoT, rom aseTi mimzidveli garegnobisa da araCveulebrivi niWis<br />
patroni axalgazrda, romelic ramdensame enaze laparakobs da TiTqmis yvela<br />
musikalur sakravze ukravs, ase didxans Seegua Tavis umniSvnelo mdgomareobas,<br />
magram, etyoba, Tavs mudam kargad grZnobda da Cveni saxlidan wasvla jerjerobiT<br />
arsad ucdia. herlstoneli msaxurTufrosi yovelTvis iqcevda yvela Cveni stumris<br />
yuradRebas.<br />
magram am srulyofilebas aqvs erTi nakli: qalebis moyvarulia da Cvens<br />
mivardnil mxareSi sakbiloc bevri gamouCnda.<br />
vidre coli hyavda, yvelaferi kargad iyo, magram rac daqvrivda, Zalian bevr<br />
davidarabas gadagvkida. marTalia, ramdenime Tvis ukan cota davmSviddiT da<br />
gadavwyviteT, rom yvelaferi isev mogvarda: brantonma jvari daiwera reCel<br />
hauelzze, Cvens umcros mosamsaxure gogoze, - magram male miatova da mas jenet<br />
trejelisi amjobina. reCeli sanaqebo qaliSvili gaxlavT, magram, rogorc saerTod<br />
yvela uelseli mandilosani, Zalian ficxi da wonasworobas moklebulia. amas isic<br />
zed daerTo, rom tvinis anTeba daemarTa da loginad Cavarda. am cota xnis win,<br />
TiTqos momjobinda da guSindlamde landadqceuli, Camomxmari da gasacodavebuli<br />
daborilebda...<br />
aseTi iyo pirveli drama herlstonSi, magram meorem male waSala igi Cveni<br />
xsovnidan, miT ufro, rom am dramas win uZRoda kidev erTi didi movlena:<br />
msaxurTuxucesi brantoni Sercxvenili gavagde saxlidan.<br />
ai, rogor moxda es. ukve giTxariT, rom brantoni Zalian Wkviani iyo da rogorc<br />
Cans, swored Wkua gaxda misi daRupvis mizezi. Wkua-meTqi, imitom vambob, rom<br />
albaT swored man gauRviZa brantons metismeti interesi im sagnebisadmi,<br />
romelTac araferi damokidebuleba masTan ar hqondaT. azradac ar momividoda,<br />
rom es ambavi ase Sors waiyvanda, magram ubralo SemTxvevam Tvali amixila.<br />
rogorc ukve giTxariT, Cveni saxli uTauradaa aSenebuli. metismetad bevri<br />
Sesasvleli da gasasvleli aqvs. wina kviras - ufro sworad, xuTSabaTs, RamiT -<br />
verafriT ver daviZine, radgan sisulele Cavidine da sadilis Semdeg erTi<br />
finjani magari yava davlie. Ramis or saaTamde viwvale da roca davrwmundi, rom<br />
mainc ver daviZinebdi, sanTeli avanTe, raTa dawyebuli romanis kiTxva<br />
gamegrZelebina. swored im dros gamaxsenda, rom wigni sabiliardoSi damrCa,<br />
amitom xalaTi movisxi da mosatanad wavedi.<br />
sabiliardoSi rom Sevsuliyavi, saWiro iyo kibiT dabla daSveba da im derefnis<br />
gadakveTa, romelic biblioTekisa da iaraRis sacavisaken gadioda. warmoidgineT Cemi<br />
gaoceba, roca am derefanSi Sesulma, SevniSne susti Suqi, rac biblioTekis Ria<br />
karidan gamodioda! dawolis win Cemi xeliT Cavaqre iq lampa da karic davxure.<br />
cxadia, Cemi pirveli azri is iyo, saxlSi qurdebi Semoparulan-meTqi. herlstonSi<br />
derefnis kedlebs yvelgan Zveleburi iaraRi amSvenebs. es Cemi winaprebis<br />
samxedro davla-alafia. erT-erTi kedlidan waTi CamoviRe, sanTeli iatakze<br />
davdgi, fexis wverebze uCumrad gaviare derefani da Ria karidan biblioTekaSi<br />
Sevixede.<br />
msaxurTuxucesi brantoni tansacmliani ijda savarZelSi. muxlebze georgafiuli<br />
rukis msgavsi qaRaldi gaeSala da Rrmad Cafiqrebuli dascqeroda.<br />
gancvifrebisagan gaqvavebuli, uZravad videqi da sibnelidan ase vuTvalTvalebdi.<br />
oTaxi sanTlis SuqiT sustad iyo ganaTebuli. uecrad brantoni wamodga, mivida<br />
sawer magidasTan, kedelTan rom idga, da erT-erTi ujra gamoswia. iqidan raRac<br />
qaRaldi aiRo, isev Zvel adgilze dajda, qaRaldi sanTlis axlo magidaze dado,<br />
xeli gadausva da gulmodgined sinjva dauwyo.<br />
Cveni sagvareulo dokumentebis ase sagulisxmod Seswavlam ise gamaSmaga, rom Tavi<br />
ver Sevikave da nabiji win wavdgi. brantonis mzera qaRalds mowyda. karebSi<br />
mdgari rom daminaxa, wamovarda, saxeze mkvdrisferi daedo da aCqarebiT itaka<br />
jibeSi is qaRaldi, rac rukas hgavda.
- Cinebulia! - vTqvi me. - ai, rogor amarTlebT Cvens ndobas! xvalidan<br />
daTxovnili xarT.<br />
Tavi damikra da gverdiT ise Camiara, rom sityva ar dauZravs. sanTlis namwvi<br />
magidaze darCa da mis Suqze davxede im qaRalds, brantonma rom magidis ujridan<br />
amoiRo. Cemda gansacvifreblad SevniSne, es iyo ara romelime mniSvnelovani<br />
dokumenti, aramed asli im kiTxva-pasuxisa, romelsac warmoTqvamdnen erT-erTi<br />
originaluri Zveleburi wes-Cveulebis Sesrulebisas, rasac ewodeba `mesrgeivebis<br />
saxlis sagvareulo wesi~. ai ukve ramdenime saukunea, rac Cvens gvarSi yoveli<br />
srulwlovani mamakaci asrulebs cnobil ceremonials, rac sainteresoa mxolod am<br />
ojaxis wevrebisaTvis da SeiZleba romelime arqeologiisaTvisac - rogorc mTeli<br />
Cveni heraldika - magram araviTari praqtikuli gamoyeneba ki ara aqvs.<br />
- am qaRalds Cven kidev davubrundebiT, - vuTxari me mesgreivs.<br />
- Tu igrZnobT, rom es namdvilad aucilebelia... - erTgvari yoymaniT mipasuxa<br />
Tanamosaubrem. - amrigad, ganvagrZob faqtebis gadmocemas. davkete biuro gasaRebiT,<br />
rac brantons darCa da wasasvlelad movemzade, roca uecrad gaocebulma SevniSne,<br />
rom msaxurTufrosi Semobrunebula da Cem win damdgara.<br />
`mister mesgreiv, - SesZaxa mRelvarebisagan Caxrinwianebuli xmiT, - me ver avitan<br />
Sercxvenas! patara kaci var, magram Tavmoyvareoba gamaCnia da Seuracxyofa bolos<br />
momiRebs, xolo Cemi sikvdili codvad dagawvebaT, ser, Tu sasowarkveTilebamde<br />
mimiyvanT! gevedrebiT, Tu SeuZleblad migaCniaT Cemi datoveba am saxlSi, mas<br />
Semdeg, rac moxda, momeciT erTi Tvis vada, raTa SevZlo imis Tqma, rom TiTqos<br />
Cemi surviliT mivdivar. xolo gagdeba im msaxurTa dasanaxavad, romlebic ase<br />
kargad micnoben, Cems Zal-Rones aRemateba!~<br />
`Tqven imad ar RirxarT, rom kacma amdeni ridi da Tavazi gamoiCinos, branton, -<br />
vupasuxe me. - Tqveni saqcieli pirdapir aRmaSfoTebelia, magram raki Cvens saxlSi<br />
amdeni weli gimsaxuriaT, saqveyno Sercxvenas moveridebi. Tve ki - mainc metad<br />
didi vadaa. SegiZliaT waxvideT erT kviraSi da ra sababic gindaT, is gamoigoneT~.<br />
`erT kviraSi, ser? - SesZaxa sasowarkveTilebiT. - momeciT Tundac ori kvira!~<br />
`erT kviraSi, - gavumeore, - da CaTvaleT, rom Zalian lmobierad mogeqcnen~.<br />
Tavi dabla Cahkida da sruliad ganadgurebuli, nela gamSorda. me ki sanTeli<br />
Cavaqre da Cems saZinebel oTaxs mivaSure.<br />
momdevno ori dRis ganmavlobaSi brantoni uaRresad gulmodgined asrulebda<br />
Tavis movaleobas. arc Semixsenebia misTvis, rac moxda. cnobismoyvareobiT<br />
movelodi, ras moifiqrebda, rom Tavisi sircxvili daefara. magram mesame dRes,<br />
Cveulebis sawinaaRmdegod, brZanebebis misaRebad CemTan ar Semosula. sauzmis<br />
Semdeg, sasadilodan gamosvlisas, SemTxveviT msaxur gogos reCel hauelzs<br />
gadaveyare. rogorc giTxariT, im gogom cota xnis winaT moikeTa da iseTi<br />
daqanculi gamometyveleba hqonda, rom kidevac davtuqse:<br />
`ar unda amdgariyaviT loginidan, - momjobindiT da mere SeudeqiT saqmes~, -<br />
vuTxari me.<br />
iseTi ucnauri gamometyvelebiT Semomxeda, rom gavifiqre, avadmyofobam albaT am<br />
qalis gonebazec imoqmeda-meTqi.<br />
`ukve movmagrdi, mister mesgreiv~, - mipasuxa naavadmyofarma.<br />
`vnaxoT, ras ityvis eqimi, - Sevesityve me. - jerjerobiT ki miatoveT samuSao da<br />
Zirs CadiT. ho, uTxariT brantons, CemTan movides~.<br />
`msaxurTufrosi gaqra~, - Tqva gogom.<br />
`gaqra?! rogor Tu gaqra?!~<br />
`gaqra. aravis unaxavs. oTaxSi araa. diax, diax, gaqra!~<br />
kedels mieyrdno da isteriuli xarxari morTo. misi aseTi sulieri aRelvebiT<br />
SeSinebuli, patara zars mivvardi da mSvelels vuxme. qaliSvili Tavis oTaxSi<br />
waiyvanes. sacodavi ganuwyvetliv xarxarebda da qviTinebda. me ki brantonis ambis<br />
gamokiTxva davuwye. eWvi ar iyo - is marTlac gaqra. logini xeluxlebeli
daetovebina, da wina saRamos mere aravis enaxa. Zneli warmosadgeni ki iyo, mainc,<br />
ranairad wavida saxlidan, radgan diliT kar-fanjara Signidan aRmoCnda daketili.<br />
brantonis tanisamosi, saaTi, fulic ki - yvelaferi mis oTaxSi xeluxlebeli<br />
aRmoCnda, yvelaferi, garda Savi kostiumisa, romelsac Cveulebriv atarebda. arc<br />
fostlebi Canda, magram Ceqmebi ki adgilze iyo. sad unda wasuliyo RamiT<br />
msaxurTufrosi brantoni da ra unda damarToda?<br />
raRa Tqma unda, mTeli saxli fexze davayeneT, magram misi asaval-dasavali<br />
versad vipoveT. vimeoreb, Cveni saxli - namdvili labirinTia, metadre misi<br />
uZvelesi frTa, aw ukve ukacrieli, magram mainc yoveli oTaxi gadavaqoTeT,<br />
sxvenzec ki avagzavne biWebi. mTeli Cveni Zieba uSedego aRmoCnda, ubralod ar<br />
mjeroda, rom bratons mTeli Tavisi avladidebis mitoveba da ise wasvla SeeZlo,<br />
magram kaci ar Canda da amisaTvis angariSi unda gagvewia. gamoviZaxe adgilobrivi<br />
policia, magram verafers gaxdnen. wina saRamos gawvimda da saxlis garSemo<br />
kordebisa da gzebis daTvalierebam Ziebas araviTari Sedegi ar misca... aseTi iyo<br />
saqmis viTareba, roca axalma ambavma Cveni yuradReba am gamocanas sruliad<br />
Camoacila.<br />
ori dRe-Ramis ganmavlobaSi reCel hauelzs xan abodebda, xan isteriulad raRac<br />
gaugebars gahkioda. ise cudad iyo, rom RamRamobiT momvleli qali mivuCine.<br />
brantonis gauCinarebis mesame Rames, raki avadmyofma damSvidebiT daiZina,<br />
momvlelma qalmac Tavis savarZelSi CasTvlima. sisxam diliT gaRviZebulma<br />
momvlelma qalma SeniSna, rom logini carielia, fanjara Ria da avadmyofi ki<br />
sadRac gamqrala. maSinve gamaRviZes, ori laqia viaxle da dakargulis saZebnelad<br />
wavedi. advilad ganvsazRvreT mimarTuleba, romliTac qali gaqceuliyo: fanjridan<br />
dawyebuli zed guburamde gadioda kvali, qreboda mxolod xreSiT dafarul<br />
gzaze, rac Cveni samflobeloebis sazRvrebs Wrida. guburis siRrme am adgilas<br />
rva futamdea, da warmoidgineT, ra grZnoba dagveufleboda, roca vnaxeT, rom<br />
sabralo SeSlili qaliSvilis fexis nakvalevi zed guburasTan wydeboda. cxadia,<br />
dauyovnebliv barjebi movimarjveT da wyalSi damxrCvalis Zebnas SevudeqiT, magram<br />
veraferi vipoveT. samagierod wylidan amoviReT sruliad sxva sagani. es iyo<br />
Jangmodebuli, fergadasuli liTonis namtvrevebiTa da kaJisa da minis raRac<br />
uferuli namsxvrevebiT gatenili tilos tomara. am ucnauri nadavlis garda<br />
sruliad veraferi vipoveT. erTi sityviT, verc reCel hauelzisa gavigeT rame da<br />
verc riCard brantonis kvals mivakvlieT. adgilobrivi policia sruliad daibna<br />
da axla mTeli Cemi imedi Tqvena xarT...<br />
SegiZliaT warmoidginoT, uotson, ra Seunelebeli interesiT movismine mesgreivis<br />
monaTxrobi im araCveulebriv movlenebze, rogor mindoda maTi<br />
urTierTdakavSireba, raTa erTiani STabeWdileba mimeRo da mepova gzis maCvenebeli<br />
Zafi, rac kvanZis gaxsnamde mimiyvanda!<br />
msaxurTuxucesi gaqra. mosamsaxure gogo gaqra. odesRac msaxur gogos uyvarda<br />
msaxurTufrosi, magram Semdeg SesZagda, qali uelsis mkvidri iyo, laRi bunebisa<br />
da vnebiani. brantonis dakargvis Semdeg uaRresad aRelvebuli Canda. gaiqca da<br />
guburaSi Caagdo friad ucnauri nivTebiT savse tomara. yvela es faqti imsaxurebda<br />
yuradRebas, magram arc erTi maTgani ar xsnida saqmis arss. sad unda meZebna am<br />
movlenebis daxlarTuli jaWvis dasawyisi? Cems xelT xom misi mxolod<br />
ukanaskneli rgoli iyo...<br />
- mesgreiv, - mivmarTe me, - aucileblad unda vnaxo dokumenti, romlis Seswavlas<br />
Tqveni msaxurTufrosi iseT did mniSvnelobas aZlevda, rom misi gulisaTvis<br />
mSvenieri adgilis dakargvasac ki ar moerida.<br />
- arsebiTad, es Cveni `wesi~ - wminda wylis miqarvaa, - mipasuxa stumarma, - da<br />
erTaderTi ram, rac mas amarTlebs, es misi siZvelea. me mainc Tan wamoviRe<br />
kiTxva-pasuxis asli im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu misi naxva mogindebodaT.
am sityvebze gamomiwoda swored is furceli, rasac axla Cems xelT xedavT,<br />
uotson. es wesi - erTgvari gamocdaa, rac unda Caabaros mesgreivebis gvaris<br />
yovelma mamakacma, romelmac srulwlovanebas miaRwia. axla wagikiTxavT kiTxvapasuxs<br />
im mimdevrobiT, rogorc aq weria:<br />
`vis ekuTvnis es?~<br />
`mas, vinc wavida~.<br />
`visi kuTvnileba iqneba?~<br />
`imisi, vinc mova~.<br />
`romel TveSi iyo es?~<br />
`meeqvseSi~.<br />
`sad iyo mze?~<br />
`muxis Tavze~.<br />
`sad iyo Crdili?~<br />
`Telis qveS~.<br />
`ramdeni nabiji unda gadaidgas?~<br />
`CrdiloeTisaken - aTi da aTi, aRmosavleTisaken - xuTi da xuTi, samxreTisaken -<br />
ori da ori, dasavleTisaken - erTi da erTi, da mere qvemoT~.<br />
`ras mivcemT amisaTvis?~<br />
`yvelafers, rac gagvaCnia~.<br />
`risi gulisaTvis mivcemT amas?~<br />
`movaleobis gulisaTvis~.<br />
- dedanSi TariRi araa, - SeniSna mesgreivma, - magram xelnaweris orTografiis<br />
mixedviT meCvidmete saukunes unda ekuTvnodes. me ki mgonia, rom is bevrs<br />
verafers dagvexmareba Cveni saidumlos gamocnobaSi.<br />
- samagierod Cven winaSe meore amocana wamoiWra, - vupasuxe me, - kidev ufro<br />
Tavsatexi da saintereso, SeiZleba misi axsniT brantonis ucnauri saqcielic<br />
avxsnaT. imedi maqvs ar gewyinebaT, mesgreiv, Tu getyviT, rom Tqveni<br />
msaxurTufrosi Zalian Wkviani adamiania, meti gamWriaxobisa da alRos mflobeli,<br />
vidre mis batonTa aTi Taoba~.<br />
`simarTle giTxraT, Tqveni qaragmuli laparakisa araferi mesmis ra, - mipasuxa<br />
mesgreivma, - me mgonia, am qaRalds ara aqvs araviTari praqtikuli mniSvneloba~.<br />
`me ki uaRresad mniSvnelovani dokumenti mgonia da rogorc Cans, brantonic imave<br />
azrisa gaxldaT. vfiqrob, im Rames danaSaulis adgilze waswrebamdec nanaxi<br />
eqneboda~.<br />
`savsebiT SesaZlebelia. am qaRalds arasodes ar vmalavdiT. mosalodnelia, rom<br />
ubralod surda mexsierebaSi bejiTad aRedgina misi Sinaarsi. ramdenadac gavige,<br />
xelSi eWira raRac ruka an gegma, rasac xelnawers adarebda, da rogorc ki<br />
daginaxaT, jibeSi Seinaxa, ara?~<br />
`savsebiT sworia. magram risTvis dasWirda Cveni Zveleburi saojaxo wes-<br />
Cveulebebis gaxseneba da ras niSnavs mTeli es bodva?~<br />
- imedi maqvs amas iolad amovxsniT, - vupasuxe me. - Tqveni nebarTviT,<br />
pirvelsave matarebels gavyvebiT saseqsSi da saqmes adgilze ufro Rrmad<br />
gavecnobiT~.<br />
herlstonSi imave dRes CavediT. albaT gqoniaT SemTxveva, uotson, genaxaT am<br />
saxelganTqmuli Zveleburi cixe-darbazis gamosaxuleba an misi aRwera wagikiTxavT,<br />
amitom aRvniSnav mxolod imas, rom aqvs aso `d~ moyvaniloba, amasTan misi<br />
grZeli frTa ufro Tanamedrovea, mokle ki - ufro Zveli, ase vTqvaT, Canasaxi,<br />
razedac SemdgomSi mTeli Senoba daufuZnebiaT: Zveleburi nawilis centrSi, dabali<br />
mZime karis zemoT, amokveTilia TariRi `1607~; magram siZveleTa mcodneni erTxmad<br />
amtkiceben, rom qvis balavari da xis Zelebi bevrad ufro Zvelia. Senobis am<br />
nawilis zRaprulad sqelma kedlebma da pawawina fanjrebma gasul saukuneSi<br />
aiZules mepatroneebi nagebobisaTvis mieSenebinaT axali frTedi da axla Zveli
Senoba mxolod sakuWnaos an sardafis movaleobas asrulebs da misi nawili<br />
farTobi gamouyenebelicaa. Senobas garSemo akravs gamouyenebeli brwyinvale parki,<br />
Tvals itaceben mSvenieri ZvelisZveli moSriale xeebi, xolo tba an gubura, Cemma<br />
klientma rom moixsenia, saxlidan oras iardze xeivnis boloSia.<br />
im droisaTvis, uotson, ukve mtkice rwmena Semeqmna, rom Cems winaSe iyo mxolod<br />
erTi da ara sami gamocana. Tu movaxerxebdi mesgreivebis sagvareulo wesis azrSi<br />
Cawvdomas, es iqneboda msaxurTufros brantonisa da msaxur gogo hauelzis<br />
gaqrobis saidumloebis amoxsnac. mTeli Cemi gonebrivi Zalac swored am mxriv<br />
warvmarTe. ratom cdilobda ase daJinebiT brantoni am Zveleburi formulis arsSi<br />
Cawvdomas? albaT imitom, rom masSi naxa raRac iseTi, rac SeumCneveli darCa<br />
cixe-darbazis warCinebul mflobelTa yvela Taobas, - raRac iseTi, risganac raime<br />
pirad sargeblobas gamoeloda. ra iyo es da ra zegavlena unda moexdina<br />
msaxurTufrosis Semdgom bedze?<br />
roca qaRaldi wavikiTxe, CemTvis sruliad naTeli gaxda, rom iq qaragmulad iyo<br />
miniSneba garkveul adgilze. swored im adgilas iqneboda is, razedac laparaki<br />
iyo dokumentis pirvel nawilSi. Tu im adgils aRmovaCendiT, saidumloebiT mocul<br />
ambavsac farda aexdeboda. es iqneboda amoxsna im saidumloebisa, romlis egzom<br />
Tavisebur saburvelSi gaxvevac mesgreivebis winaprebma miiCnies saWirod. Ziebis<br />
sawyisisaTvis mocemuli iyo ori orientiri: muxa da Tela. rac Seexeba muxas, aq<br />
saeWvo araferi iyo. pirdapir saxlis win, bilikis marcxnv, idg bermuxa-patriarqi,<br />
erTi uwarCinebulesi xe, rogoric ki odesme minaxavs.<br />
`es muxa albaT ukve arsebobda, roca Tqveni `sagvareulo wesi~ daiwera?~ -<br />
vuTxari mesgreivs.<br />
`danamdvilebiT SeiZleba iTqvas, rom es muxa aq jer kidev normanebis mier<br />
inglisis dapyrobamde iqneboda, - mipasuxa mesgreivma. - igi ocdasami futia<br />
garSemo~.<br />
amrigad, CemTvis saintereso erTi muxli ukve amoxsnili iyo.<br />
`aris aq Zveli Telebi?~ - vkiTxe maspinZels.<br />
`aqve idga erTi Zalian Zveli Tela, magram am aTi wlis win mexi daeca da ZirSi<br />
movWeriT~.<br />
`iciT is adgili, sadac is Tela idga?~<br />
`ra Tqma unda, vici~.<br />
`axlomaxlo Telis sxva xeebi Tu aris?~<br />
`Zveli ara, norCebi ki - ramdenic gnebavT~.<br />
`minda vnaxo, sad idga is Zveli Telis xe~.<br />
mesgreivma Sin Seusvlelad mimiyvana im adgilas, sadac is beberi Tela mdgara. es<br />
iyo saxlidan muxisaken mimaval swored Sua gzaze. jerjerobiT Cemi Zieba<br />
warmatebiT midioda.<br />
`im Telis simaRlis garkveva axla albaT ukve SeuZlebeli iqneba?~ - vkiTxe<br />
mesgreivs.<br />
`axlave SemiZlia gipasuxoT: samocdaoTxi futi gaxldaT~.<br />
`es ranairad gamoarkvieT?~ - SevZaxe gaocebulma.<br />
`Cemi moxuci Sinauri maswavlebeli trigonometriaSi amocanebs maZlevda, yvela<br />
maTgani ki simaRlis gazomvaze iyo agebuli. amitom bavSvobaSive gavzome yvela xe<br />
da Cveni mamulis yoveli Senoba~.<br />
es ki moulodneli bedi mewia! CemTvis saWiro cnobebs ufro swrafad vkrebdi,<br />
vidre ocneba SemeZlo.<br />
`miTxariT, geTayva, Tqvens msaxurTufross xom ar dausvams TqvenTvis msgavsi<br />
SekiTxva?~ - CaveZie me.<br />
rejinald mesgreivma gakvirvebiT Semomxeda.
`axla, roca SemekiTxeT, - Tqva man, - magondeba, rom am ramdenime Tvis ukan<br />
brantonma namdvilad mkiTxa am xis simaRle. mgoni, amis Taobaze isa da grumi<br />
gacxarebiT davobdnen~.<br />
es iyo brwyinvale cnoba, uotson. maSasadame, swori gziT mivdiodi. mzes Sevxede.<br />
ukve Cadioda. TvaliT ganvsazRvre, rom erT saaTze mokle droSi swored beberi<br />
muxis zeda totebis Tavze aRmoCndeboda. amrigad, dokumentSi moxsenebuli erTi<br />
piroba Sesrulebuli iqneboda. rac Seexeba Telis Crdils, albaT laparaki iyo<br />
mis uSores wertilze - sxva SemTxvevaSi mimarTulebis maCveneblad airCevdnen<br />
ara Crdils, aramed Reros. maSasadame, axla unda ganmesazRvra, Tu sad ecemoda<br />
Telis Crdilis bolo im momentSi, roca mze pirdapir muxis Tavze dadgeboda...<br />
- es albaT ar iyo advili saqme, holms? Tela xom aRar arsebobda!<br />
- cxadia. magram vicodi, rom Tu amas brantoni gaakeTebda, mec SevZlebdi. garda<br />
amisa, es arc ise Zneli iyo. mesgreivTan erTad Sevedi mis kabinetSi da gamovWeri<br />
ai, es palo, romelsac mivabi grZeli bawari da zed naskvebiT iardebi aRvniSne.<br />
Semdeg ori sadave Sevkari da miviRe eqvsi futi. amis Semdeg me da Cemi klienti<br />
ukan davbrundiT im adgilze, sadac odesRac Tela mdgariyo. mze am dros swored<br />
muxis kenweros gausworda. Cemi Woki miwaSi CavarWe, Crdilis mimarTuleba<br />
aRvniSne da gavzome. cxra futi aRmoCnda.<br />
Cemi Semdgomi gamoTvlebi sruliad martivi iyo. Tu eqvsi futis simaRlis Woki<br />
cxra futis sigrZis Crdils ayenebda, maSin samocdaoTxi futi simaRlis xes<br />
oTxmocdaTeqvsmeti futis simaRlis Crdili unda<br />
hqonoda. es manZili<br />
gavzome. gazomvam TiTqmis zed saxlis kedelTan mimiyvana, da es adgili paloTi<br />
davniSne. warmoidgineT Cemi zeimi, uotson, roca palodan or duimze miwaSi<br />
konusis formis ormo aRmovaCine! mivxvdi, rom es brantonis mier dasmuli niSani<br />
iyo. da me mis kvals mivyvebodi.<br />
am amosavali wertilidan daviwye nabijebis gadazomva, ise rom winaswar jibis<br />
kompasis SemweobiT ganvsazRvre, saiT iyo CrdiloeTi da saiT dasavleTi. aTi<br />
nabiji da kidev aTi (albaT, igulisxmeboda, rom saWiro iyo orive fexis aTjer<br />
gadadgma). miniSnebulze miyola CrdiloeTis mimarTulebiT saxlis kedlis<br />
paralelurad mogvixda. gadavzome es manZilic da paloTi aRvniSne. Semdeg<br />
gulmodgined gadavTvale xuTi da xuTi nabiji aRmosavleTisaken, ori da ori -<br />
samxreTisaken. ase mivedi zed Zveleburi karis zRurblTan. rCeboda erTi da erTi<br />
nabijis gadadgma dasavleTisaken, magram maSin qvis filebiT dagebuli derefani<br />
unda gamevlo. nuTu es iyo dokumentSi naCvenebi adgili?<br />
Cems sicocxleSi ar ganmicdia aseTi mware imedgacrueba, uotson. erT wuTs<br />
momeCvena, rom gamoTvlaSi raRac arsebiTi Secdoma davuSvi. Camavali mze cxoveli<br />
sxivebiT aSuqebda derefnis iataks, da me vnaxe, rom es Zveleburi gacveTili,<br />
naxevrad damtvreuli qvis filebi mtkiced iyo SeduRabebuli da ra Tqma unda,<br />
mravali wlis ganmavlobaSi adgilidan ar daZrulan. cxadi iyo, brantoni maT ar<br />
Sexebia. iatakze davakakune ramdenime adgilas, magram yvelgan erTnairi xma ismoda.<br />
bzaris an xvrelis araviTari niSanwyali ar Canda.<br />
sabednierod, mesgreivma, romelic ukve xvdeboda Cemi moqmedebis mniSvnelobas da<br />
Cemze ara nakleb iyo aRelvebuli, dokumenti amoiRo, raTa Cemi varaudi<br />
Seemowmebina.<br />
`da qveviT! - SesZaxa anazdad. - Tqven dagaviwydaT es sityvebi: `da qveviT~.<br />
vfiqrobdi, am adgilas is patara ormo igulisxmeboda, magram axla erTbaSad<br />
aSkara gaxda, rom vcdebodi.<br />
`maS, am adgilas sardafi gaqvT?~ - SevZaxe me.<br />
`diax, am saxliviT Zveli sardafia. Cqara Zirs, am karidan!~<br />
dabla qvis xveuli kibiT daveSviT. Cemma Tanamgzavrma asanTs gahkra da kuTxeSi<br />
kasrze mdgari didi farani aanTo. imave wams davrwmundiT, rom swored<br />
miniSnebul adgilas movxvdiT. da rom Cvenze adre aq viRac yofila.
am sardafSi Turme SeSas inaxavdnen, magram nafotebi, romlebic albaT mTel<br />
iataks faravdnen, axla kedlebisken mieyaraT, raTa Sua adgili gaeTavisuflebinaT.<br />
swored im adgilas SevniSneT farTo da mZime qvis fila, romelsac SuaSi<br />
Jangmodebuli rkinis rgoli hqonda, rgolze ki viRacas kubokruli magari Sarfi<br />
mieba.<br />
`eSmakma dalaxvros, es xom brantonis Sarfia! - SesZaxa mesgreivma. - ara erTxel<br />
minaxavs es Sarfi mis kiserze. magram aq ra unda gaekeTebina im aramzadas?~<br />
Sarfs davebRauWe, magram qva adgilidan Zlivs davZari.<br />
Cemi TxovniT ori adgilobrivi polismeni gamoiZaxes da maTi daxmarebiT vcade<br />
filis aweva. mxolod konsteblis daxmarebiT SevZeli uzarmazari filis ganze<br />
gaCoCeba. filis qveS Sav ormos daeRo piri da yvelam Sig CavixedeT. mesgreivma<br />
Caimuxla da ormoSi farani CaanaTa.<br />
ormo viwro kvadratuli formisa iyo. siRrmiT Svidiode da siganiT ki oTx futze<br />
didi ar iqneboda. kedelTan dabali, spilenZiT SemoWedili xis zanduki SevniSneT.<br />
saxuravi gadaxdili hqonda. boqlomis nasvretSi Canda ai, es Zveleburi gasaRebi.<br />
zanduki garedan mtvris sqel fenas daefara. sinestesa da Wiebs xe ise daeWamaT,<br />
rom SigniTac ki obi mosdeboda. ramdenime liTonis rgoli - iseTive, rogorsac<br />
aq xedavT - da albaT Zveleburi monetebi Zirze eyara. meti zandukSi araferi ar<br />
iyo.<br />
magram pirvel wuTs Zvel zanduks arc vuyurebdiT. Cveni mzera mipyrobili iyo<br />
imisadmi, rac mis gverdiT Canda. viRac Sav kostiumSi gamowyobil, Cacucqul<br />
mamakacs Tavi zandukis kideze daexara da misTvis orive xeli magrad Caevlo. saxe<br />
galurjebuli da ise damaxinjebuli hqonda, rom sacnauroba dakargvoda, magram<br />
roca avwieT, rejinald mesgreivma tanis moyvanilobiT, samosiTa da TmiT maSinve<br />
amoicno Tavisi dakarguli msaxurTufrosi. brantoni ramdenime dRis mkvdari iyo,<br />
magram tanze arc Wrilobebi hqonda da arc sisxlis naJRenTebi, romelTac misi<br />
saSineli aRsasrulis axsna SeeZlebodaT. roca gvami sinaTleze amovaTrieT, Cven<br />
aRmovCndiT ara nakleb Tavsatexi gamocanis winaSe, vidre iyo is, rac esaa<br />
gadavwyviteT.<br />
unda vaRiro, rom Cemi Ziebis Sedegebma ixtibari gamitexes. vvaraudobdi, sakmarisia<br />
Zvel dokumentSi naCvenebi adgili vipovo, yvelaferi TavisTavad naTeli gaxdebameTqi,<br />
da ai, videqi miniSnebul adgilas, magram amoxsna im saidumloebisa, rasac<br />
ase gulmodgined faravda mesgreivebis ojaxi, iseve Sors Canda, rogorc<br />
Tavdapirvelad. marTalia, Suqi movfine brantonis beds, magram axla unda<br />
damedgina, ranairad hpova msaxurTufrosma aseTi aRsasruli da ra roli iTamaSa<br />
am ambavSi dakargulma qalma. kasrze Camovjeqi da gonebis TvaliT momxdari ambis<br />
yvela wvrilmani avwon-davwone...<br />
Tqven icnobT Cems meTods aseT saqmeebSi, uotson: Cems Tavs moqmedi piris<br />
adgilze vayeneb xolme, da pirvel rigSi misi gonebrivi donis gaTvaliswinebiT<br />
vcdilob warmovidgino, rogor moviqceodi analogiur SemTxvevaSi. brantoni,<br />
rogorc ramdenjerme ukve giTxariT, iyo araCveulebrivi gonebis kaci. swored<br />
amitom Cemsa da mis gonebriv doneTa Soris gansxvavebis gaTvaliswineba ar<br />
damWirda. brantonma icoda, rom sadRac damalulia raRac Zvirfasi ganZi. kidevac<br />
gansazRvra, sad. darwmunda, rom qva, rac miwisqveS CaRwevas abrkolebda, asawevad,<br />
erTi adamianisaTvis metismetad mZime ram iyo. rogor unda moqceuliyo? gareSe<br />
damxmares ver moiyvanda. amitom TanaSemwe TviT saxlSi unda epova. magram visTvis<br />
unda miemarTa brantons? reCel hauelzi odesRac misi erTguli qali iyo da<br />
brantonma aki coladac SeirTo. mamakacs, ra cudadac ar unda moeqces qals,<br />
arasodes ar sjera, rom qalis siyvaruli samudamod dakarga. etyoba, raRac<br />
yuradRebis niSnebis safuZvelze brantoni Seecada reCelTan Serigebas, Semdeg ki<br />
Tanamzraxvelobaze daiTanxma. RamiT erTad daeSvnen sardafSi da saerTo ZaliT
moaxerxes qvis adgilidan daZvra. aqamde maTi moqmedeba CemTvis ise naTeli iyo,<br />
TiTqos maT moqmedebas sakuTari TvaliT vzveravdi.<br />
magram ori adamianisaTvisac ki, metadre Tu erTi maTgani susti qali iyo, qvis<br />
gadaweva advili saqme ar iyo. Cven TviTon ors - me da Ronier saseqsel<br />
polismens gagviWirda im filis gadaweva. ra moimoqmedes Tanamzraxvelebma, rom<br />
TavianTi amocana gaeadvilebinaT? albaT igive, rasac maT adgilze gavakeTebdi.<br />
yuradRebiT davaTvaliere iatakze dayrili SeSis napobebi da vipove is, ris<br />
povnasac velodi. samiode futis sigrZis erT-erT naCexs Tavi odnav watexili<br />
hqonda, ramdenime sxvac gabrtyelebuli aRmoCnda. etyoboda, mniSvnelovani simZime<br />
daswolodaT. rogorc Cans, filis awevis dros brantoni da misi TanaSemwe qali<br />
SeSis Rerebs berketebad xmarobdnen. maT imdenze gadaswies qva, rom SesaZlebeli<br />
gaxda dabla CaRweva. jerjerobiT yvela Cemi varaudi sruliad safuZvliani iyo.<br />
rogorRa unda memsjela Semdeg, raTa savsebiT aRmedgina RamiT momxdari dramis<br />
suraTi? aSkaraa, ormoSi Casvla SeeZlo mxolod erT adamians, da es erTi iyo<br />
brantoni. qaliSvili albaT maRla icdida. brantonma zanduki gaaRo da qals<br />
amoawoda is, rac Sig naxa (es aSkara iyo, radgan yuTi carieli aRmoCnda), Semdeg<br />
ki... ra moxda Semdeg?<br />
albaT SurisZiebis wyurvili, rac didi xani Rvioda am ficxi qalis gulSi, cecxlis<br />
alad aenTo, roca naxa, rom is, vinc awyenina, - xolo es wyena ki albaT bevrad<br />
ufro mZimec iyo, vidre me SemeZlo warmomedgina - mis xelTaa. an iqneb qvas<br />
SemTxveviT gamoecala sayrdeni da uzarmazarma filam brantoni qvis kuboSi<br />
Caketa? asea Tu ise, reCeli damnaSavea mxolod imaSi, rom gaCumda da momxdar<br />
ambavze araferi ara Tqva. an iqneb ganzrax gamoacala qvas sayrdeni da qvis fila<br />
Tavis adgilze dauSva, rom brantoni cocxlad daemarxa. Tvalwin medga Suris<br />
maZiebeli reCeli, albaT gaalmasebuli ikravda napovn saunjes mkerdSi da xveul<br />
kibeze arboda, raTa kvaldakval dadevnebuli yru kvnesis, sasowarkveTili<br />
adamianis godebisa da qvis filaze kakunis xmisaTvis Tavi daeRwia. im qvis filis<br />
qveS xom misi moRalate mijnuri iSToboda.<br />
ai, ra edo safuZvlad meore diliT reCelis ferwasulobas, mis mRelvarebas da<br />
isteriuli sicilis Semotevebs. magram mainc ra iyo zandukSi? ra uyo qalma<br />
monapovars? ueWvelia, es iyo igive namusrevi Zveli liTonisa da qvis namtvrevebi,<br />
rac pirvelsave SemTxvevaSi guburaSi isrola, raTa Tavisi danaSaulis kvali<br />
daefara...<br />
ociode wuTi Rrma fiqrebSi wasuli uZravad vijeqi. fermixdili mesgreivi idga,<br />
farans arxevda da Zirs, ormoSi icqireboda.<br />
`es karlos pirvelis monetebia, - miTxra da zandukidan amoRebuli ramdenime<br />
Zveli fuli gamomiwoda, - xedavT, sworad gagvirkvevia Cveni `sagvareulo wesis~<br />
SemoRebis dro~.<br />
`mgoni, karlos pirvelis memkvidreobidan zog raimes kidev vipoviT, - SevZaxe me,<br />
roca dokumentis pirveli ori kiTxva momagonda. - miCveneT tbidan amoRebul<br />
tomaraSi napovni qoneba~.<br />
mesgreivis kabinetSi avediT, maspinZelma win damilaga namtvrevebi. rogorc ki<br />
Sevxede, mivxvdi, ratom ar misca maT mesgreivma araviTari mniSvneloba: liToni<br />
CaSavebuli iyo, kenWebi ki mqrqali da uferuli. magram erTi maTgani saxeloze<br />
gadavisvi da xelisgulze naRverdaliviT aelvarda. liTonis nawilebs ormagi<br />
saltis forma hqondaT, magram daRunul-dagrexilebi iyvnen da Tavdapirveli<br />
forma dakargodaT.<br />
`albaT gaxsovT, - vuTxari mesgreivs, - rom mefis partia ufrosobda inglisSi<br />
misi gardacvalebis Semdegac ki. advili SesaZlebelia, rom misma wevrebma sadme<br />
Seinaxes yvelaze ufro Zvirfasi nivTebi, raTa ufro mSvidobian dros<br />
dabrunebuliyvnen da waeRoT~.
`Cems winapars, ser ralf mesgreivs, TvalsaCino adgili sWeria sasaxlis karze da<br />
karlos meoris marjvena xeli yofila~.<br />
`ah, ai, ra yofila! - SevZaxe maSinve. - esaa jaWvis is ukanaskneli rgoli, rac<br />
gvaklda. gilocavT, mesgreiv! Tqven gaxdiT mflobeli - marTalia, friad<br />
tragikul garemoebaSi, - erTi reliqviisa, rac uzarmazar Rirebulebas<br />
warmoadgens TavisTavad, da amas garda gaaCnia kidev ufro meti mniSvneloba,<br />
rogorc istoriul ganZs da iSviaTobas~.<br />
`ra aris aseTi?~ - mkiTxa saSinlad aRelvebulma.<br />
`arc meti, arc naklebi, inglisis mefeTa Zveli gvirgvini~.<br />
`gvirgvini?~<br />
`diax, gvirgvini. gaixseneT, ra aris naTqvami dokumentSi: `vis ekuTvnis es? - imas,<br />
vinc wavida~. es dawerilia karlos pirvelis dasjis Semdeg. `visi kuTvnileba<br />
iqneba? - imisi, vinc mova~. laparakia karlos meoreze, romlis taxtze asvla im<br />
dros ukve iyo mosalodneli. amrigad, yovelgvar eWvs gareSea, rom amJamad es<br />
daWyletili da uformo diadema, erT dros, stiuartebis dinastiis mefeTa Tavebs<br />
amSvenebda~.<br />
`magram ranairad moxvda guburaSi?~<br />
`ai, am kiTxvaze ki adamiani uceb ver upasuxeb~.<br />
me TanmimdevrobiT gadmovuSale mesgreivs Cemi varaudebi da sabuTebi. mosaRamovda.<br />
mTvare ukve karga xnis amosuli iyo, roca Cemi moTxroba davasrule.<br />
`magram sainteresoa, ratom ar miiRo Tavisi gvirgvini karlos meorem, roca<br />
dabrunda?~ - ikiTxa mesgreivma da tilos tomaraSi Caabruna Zvirfasi reliqvia.<br />
`iseTi sakiTxi wamoWeriT, me da Tqven ver gadavWriT. etyoba, Tqvenma winaparma<br />
mesgreivma, romelic saidumloSi gandobili iyo, sikvdilis win Tavis pirdapir<br />
STamomavals dautova is, rasac Tqven mesgreivTa sagvareulo wess eZaxiT, magram<br />
ratomRac ar auxsna memkvidres misi mniSvneloba. im dRidan Cvens dromde<br />
dokumenti mamidan Svilze gadadioda, vidre xelT ar Cauvarda im kacs, romelmac<br />
SeZlo misTvis saidumlos gamogleja, magram sicocxlis fasad ki daujda...~<br />
aseTia `mesgreivTa saxlis sagvareulo wesis~ istoria, uotson. gvirgvini axlac<br />
herlstonSia, Tumca cixe-darbazis mflobelT bevri davidaraba dasWirdaT da<br />
sakmaod bevri fuladi Tanxac daxarjes imisaTvis, rom memkvidreobiT maTi<br />
kuTvnili ganZi, Cvens mesveurT, maTTanve daetovebinaT. Tu azrad mogivaT misi<br />
naxva, ra Tqma unda, siamovnebiT giCveneben, oRond Cemi saxeli uxseneT.<br />
rac Seexeba im qals, igi ugzo-ukvlod gaqra. rogorc Cans, samSoblo miatova da<br />
okeanis gadaRma romelime qveyanaSi waiRo mogoneba Tavis danaSaulze.<br />
ukacrieli saxli<br />
graf ronald aderis mkvlelobam, rac, 1894 wlis gazafxulze, Zalian uCveulo<br />
da idumalebiT mocul garemoebaSi moxda, mTeli londoni uaRresad daainteresa,<br />
xolo maRali sazogadoeba SeaZrwuna. am danaSaulis calkeul detalebs, romelTa<br />
mikvleva policiam moaxerxa, Tavis droze farTo sazogadoebrioba gaecno, magram<br />
Ziebis masalebi iseTi mniSvnelovani gaxldaT, rom umravlesoba dafares da ar<br />
gamouqveynebiaT. da mxolod axla, TiTqmis aTi wlis Semdeg, saSualeba meZleva<br />
Sevavso faqtebis es gansacvifrebeli jaWvi im rgolebiT, romlebic am saqmes<br />
aklia. danaSauli xom TavisTavad iyo saintereso, magram misi miuwvdomeli Sedegebi<br />
CemTvis aTasjer ufro yuradsaRebi Seiqmna. im Sedegebma ufro metad ganmacvifres<br />
da SemaZrwunes, vidre yovelive iman, rac Cems sicocxleSi gamomicdia. Cemi<br />
cxovreba ki yovlad ucnauri TavgadasavlebiT gaxldaT aRsavse. axlac, amdeni wlis<br />
Semdeg, Tavzari damecema xolme, roca am saqmes vixseneb, isev undobloba, gaoceba<br />
da sixaruli meufleba, maSin rom mozRvavdnen da suli amiforiaqes. dae,
mkiTxvelebma, romelTac SesaniSnavi adamianis saqmeebsa da zraxvebze, Cem mier<br />
Seqmnili moTxrobebisadmi cxoveli interesi gamoiCines, mapation, rom Cemi<br />
aRmoCena maSinve ar gavuziare. Cems upirveles movaleobad CavTvlidi mTeli am<br />
istoriis gulwrfelad gadmoSlas, SeboWili rom ar vyofiliyavi imave adamianis<br />
piriT warmoTqmuli kategoriuli akrZalviT, rac sul axlaxan, gasuli Tvis sami<br />
ricxvidan moixsna.<br />
sruliad bunebrivia, rom Serlok holmsTan megobrobis dawyebis dRidan aRmeZra<br />
sisxlis samarTlis sxvadasxva saqmisadmi Rrma interesi, xolo mas Semdeg, rac<br />
Cemi megobari sarbielidan gaqra, gazeTebSi gamoqveynebul gauxsnel danaSaulobaTa<br />
angariSebis sinjva gansakuTrebuli gulmodginebiT daviwye. xSirad, sakuTari<br />
siamovnebisaTvis vcdilobdi maT axsnas, amasTan, vsargeblobdiT imave meTodebiT,<br />
romelTac Cemi megobari iyenebda, Tumca iseTive warmatebebiT ver davikvexni. unda<br />
vaRiaro, rom verc erTma bneliT moculma danaSaulis istoriam ver amaRelva ise,<br />
rogorc ronald aderis tragikulma daRupvam. guldasmiT gavecani Ziebis masalebs.<br />
dadgenili mxolod is iyo, rom `mkvleloba Cadenilia ganzrax, erTi an ramdenime<br />
ucnobi piris mier~, da ufro Rrmad, vidre odesme, vigrZeni, rom Cvenma<br />
sazogadoebam Serlok holmsis dakargviT Zalian mZime danaklisi ganicada. am<br />
ucnaur saqmeSi iyo iseTi ambebi da garemoebebi, romlebic aucileblad miiqcevdnen<br />
holmsis gansakuTrebul yuradRebas, da policiis kvleva-Zieba uTuod Seivseboda,<br />
anda holmsis rCeva-darigebis safuZvelze swori gziT warimarTeboda. rCeulTa<br />
Soris rCeul evropel maZebars Tavisi fxizeli Wkuisa da daxvewili<br />
damkvirveblobis wyalobiT WeSmaritad SeeZlo aseTi amocanis warmatebiT daZleva.<br />
davdiodi Cems pacientebTan da azriT isev da isev aderis saqmes vubrundebodi,<br />
magram verc erTi iseTi axsna ver movnaxe, rom damakmayofileblad momCveneboda.<br />
Tumca risks vewevi, rom vimeoreb imas, rac yvelasaTvis cnobilia, mainc minda<br />
mogagonoT faqtebi im saxiT, rogorc Ziebis damTavrebis Semdeg sazogadoebas<br />
Seatyobines.<br />
ser ronald aderi avstraliis erT-erTi Cveni koloniis gubernatoris, graf<br />
meinusis meore Svili iyo. aderis deda avstraliidan inglisSi im ganzraxviT<br />
Camovida, rom librgadakruli Tvali qirurgis daniT moerCina. qalbatoni aderi<br />
vaJiSviliTa da asuliT parkleinze #427 saxlSi dabinavda. ymawvili saukeTeso<br />
sazogadoebaSi trialebda, arc mtrebi hyavda da arc raime cudi manki hqonia. erT<br />
dros igi edit vudlize iyo daniSnuli, magram axalgazrdebi Tavisi nebiT<br />
dascildnen erTurTs da guli arc erTs ar daswyvetia. ise rom, axalgazrda<br />
aderis cxovreba Sinaurobasa da im maRal wreSic, romelSiac yofna uxdeboda,<br />
mSvidad da myudrod miedineboda. wynari xasiaTisas gemovneba da Cvevebic zomieri<br />
hqonda. ai, swored aseTi udardeli axalgazrda aristokratis guli gangmira<br />
ucnaurma da sruliad moulodnelma tyviam. es moxda 1894 wlis 30 marts<br />
Tormetis aTidan oc wuTamde.<br />
ronald aderi banqos moTamaSe iyo, mudam TamaSobda, magram keTilgonierebis<br />
sazRvrebidan ar gadadioda. igi sami klubis: boldvinis, kevendiSisa da bagatelis<br />
wevrad iTvleboda. daadgines, rom sikvdilis dRes, sadilis Semdeg, ronalds erTi<br />
roberi da ramdenime xeli visti uTamaSia, es momxdara bagatelis klubSi. uTamaSia<br />
sadilobamdec. partniorebma - mister mereim, ser jon hardim da polkovnikma<br />
moranma - uCvenes, rom swored vists TamaSobdnen, da TamaSi TiTqmis yaimiT<br />
damTavrda. aderma albaT xuT girvanqamde waago, magram meti ki namdvilad ar<br />
waugiao. sakmaod didi SeZlebis patrons aseTi wageba verc gaanawyenebda. igi Turme,<br />
TiTqmis yoveldRe TamaSobda da Cveulebriv igebda. mowmeTa Cvenebebidan gairkva<br />
isic, rom sikvdilamde erT-naxevari Tvis win aderma, romelic polkovnik<br />
moranTan erTad TamaSobda, erT saRamos godfri milnersa da lord belmorans<br />
oTxas oci girvanqa mougo. ai, yvelaferi, rac cnobili gaxda misi sicocxlis<br />
ukanaskneli ramdenime kviris Sesaxeb.
im sabediswero saRamos klubidan zustad saRamos aT saaTze dabrunebula. da da<br />
deda stumrad yofilan wasuli da Sin ar daxvedrian. mosamsaxure gogom ficiT<br />
daamtkica, aderis oTaxSi Sesvla gavigeo. es oTaxi meore sarTulze iyo, fanjrebi<br />
quCisaken hqonda da patroni Turme sastumrod iyenebda. axalgazrda grafis<br />
mosvlis win mosamsaxure gogos buxarSi cecxli daunTia da fanjarac gauRia,<br />
radgan buxari axrColebula. mosamsaxures Tormetis oc wuTamde oTaxidan Cqamic<br />
ar gaugonia. am dros dabrunebulan Sin ledi meinusi da misi qaliSvili. ledi<br />
meinuss vaJTan Sesvla moundomebia, raTa misTvis Rame nebisa esurvebina, magram<br />
oTaxis kari Signidan yofila daketili da Tumca bevri uyviria da ukakunebia, xma<br />
aravis gaucia. maSin gangaSi autexavs, kari ZaliT SeulewiaT da Tvalwin saSineli<br />
suraTi gadaSliaT: bedSavi Wabuki magidis axlos iatakze gaSxlarTuliyo. Tavi<br />
revolveris tyviiT hqonda saSinlad damaxinjebuli, magram oTaxSi araviTari<br />
iaraRi ar aRmoCnda. magidaze ido ori aTgirvanqiani sakredito bileTi da<br />
Cvidmeti girvanqa da aTi Silingi oqros da vercxlis fuli. monetebi dawyobili<br />
iyo sxvadasxva sididis patara svetebad. iqve magidaze ido qaRaldis furceli,<br />
romelzedac cifrebi da aderis klubis ramdenime amxanagis saxeli ewera. aqedan im<br />
daskvnis gamotana SeiZleboda, rom sikvdilis win axalgazrda kaci banqoSi<br />
mogebisa da wagebis angariSiT iyo garTuli.<br />
yvela garemoebis gulmodgine gamokvlevis Semdeg saqme kidev ufro idumalebiT<br />
moculi aRmoCnda. upirveles yovlisa, gaugebrobas iwvevda Signidan karis Carazva.<br />
marTalia, mkvlelsac SeeZlo kari Signidan Caeketa da mere fanjaraSi<br />
gadamxtariyo, magram fanjara miwidan oci futis simaRleze iyo. amasTanave<br />
ayvavebuli zafranis kvali mis pirdapir sruliad dauzianebeli aRmoCnda. erTi<br />
yviTeli yvavilic ki ar iyo gaTelili. araviTari kvali ar Canda arc kordis<br />
viwro zolze, saxls rom gzidan yofda. etyoboda, saxli TviTon ronald aders<br />
daeketa. magram ranairad ewvia sikvdili? ise xom veravin gadaZvreboda fanjaraSi,<br />
rom kvali ar daetovebina? xolo Tu vivaraudebT, rom mkvlelma msxverpls<br />
fanjridan esrola, gamoCenili Cubini unda yofiliyo, radgan revolveris tyviiT<br />
aseT manZilze adamianis mokvla metismetad Znelia. amas garda, park-leini -<br />
xalxmravali quCaa, da saxlidan raRac as iardze ki etlTa sadgomia. magram<br />
mTavari mainc is iyo, rom srolis xma aravis gaugonia. amasTan erTad - utyuari<br />
faqtebi - mokluli da revolveris tyvia, romelic meore mxares gasuliyo,<br />
saxeze gaxldaT. Wrilobis xasiaTis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT, Wabuki tyvias<br />
anazdeulad unda moekla.<br />
aseTi iyo park-leinze momxdari idumali mkvlelobis garemoebani - mkvlelobisa,<br />
romlis idumaleba kidev ufro Zlierdeboda imiT, rom mkvlelobisaTvis araviTari<br />
TvalsaCino motivi ar arsebobda: aki, rogorc mogaxseneT, axalgazrda aders<br />
TiTqos araviTari mteri ar hyavda, xolo fuli da Zvirfaseuloba oTaxSi<br />
xeluxlebeli aRmoCnda.<br />
mTeli dRe gonebis sasworze vwonidi yvela am faqts, vcdilobdi mimeyenebina<br />
maTTvis romelime Teoria, rac erTmaneTis sapirispiro movlenebs SeaTanxmebda,<br />
mepova `winaaRmdegobis wertili~, rasac Cemi sawyali megobari yovelgvari kvleva-<br />
Ziebis amosaval punqtad miiCnevda. unda vaRiaro, rom es ver movaxerxe. saRamos<br />
parkSi vseirnobdi da ase eqvs saaTze moulodnelad park-leinisa da<br />
oqsfordstritis kuTxeSi aRmovCndi. iq, trotuarze, Tavi moeyaraT usaqmurebs,<br />
romlebic daJinebiT acqerdebodnen erT sarkmels. maSin momagonda, rom mec<br />
swored am saxlis sanaxavad movedi. maRali, gamxdari, SavsaTvaliani kaci, romelic,<br />
Cemi azriT, gadacmuli maZebari unda yofiliyo, momxdar ambavTan dakavSirebiT<br />
raRac Teorias ayenebda, sxvebi usmendnen da garSemo mWidrod Semortymodnen.<br />
ufro axlos mivedi, magram misi msjeloba imdenad suleluri meCvena, rom zizRi<br />
momgvara, ukan davixie da ganrideba vcade. am dros ucabedad davejaxe Cems ukan<br />
mdgar welSi moxril berikacs, romelsac iRliaSi amoCrili wignebi Zirs
daucvivda. dasaxmareblad daxrilma, SevniSne erTi wignis saTauri: `xeebis kultis<br />
warmoSoba~, da gavifiqre, albaT romelime sawyali bibliografia, romelic<br />
gamorCenis an xelovnebis siyvaruliT iSviaT gamocemebs agrovebs-meTqi. is iyo<br />
bodiSis moxda davapire, magram wignebi, romelTac saubedurod ase ukadrisad<br />
moveqeci, etyoba, maT mflobels Zalian Zvirad uRirda, vinaidan gajavrebulma<br />
raRac Caiburtyuna, zizRiT mibrunda da male moxrilbeWebiani da WaRara<br />
qilvaSebiani berikaci brboSi gauCinarda.<br />
Cemi dakvirveba, park-leinze mdebare #427 saxlze, im amocanis gadawyvetaSi, ramac<br />
damainteresa, bevrs verafers damexmara. saxli quCidan meseriani dabali kedliT<br />
iyo gamoyofili. Robis simaRle xuT futsac ver aRwevda. maSasadame, baRSi, vinc<br />
moisurvebda, Zalian iolad Sevidoda. samagierod fanjara sruliad miudgomeli<br />
aRmoCnda. mis siaxloves arc wyalsadenis mili iyo da arc mcireodeni Sverili.<br />
ase rom, kedelze acocebas TviT yvelaze ufro daxelovnebuli tanmovarjiSec ver<br />
SeZlebda.<br />
uwindelze ufro Sefiqrianebuli Sin davbrundi. kabinetSi xuTi wuTic ar<br />
damixanebia, roca msaxurma gogom momaxsena, viRac ucnobi gelodebaTo. Cemda<br />
gansacvifreblad, igi aRmoCnda is moxuci bibliofili, romelsac park-leinze<br />
gadaveyare. WaRariT mosili, gamokveTili, daRaruli saxe hqonda da iRliis qveS<br />
aTiode Zvirfasi wigni amoeCara.<br />
- ra Tqma unda, Cemi mosvla gagikvirdebodaT, ser? - miTxra man Tavisi ucnauri,<br />
Cxavana xmiT.<br />
davumowme, gamoicaniT-meTqi.<br />
- xedavT, ser, mec Tavaziani kaci var. koWlobiT mogyvebodiT ukan da ucbad<br />
SevniSne, rom am saxlSi SemoxvediT. gadavwyvite, aseT zrdil da wesier<br />
adamianTan unda Sevide da bodiSi movixado-meTqi. marTalia, cota uxeSad<br />
mogeqeciT, magram Tqveni wyena namdvilad ar mqonia gulSi da Zlier madlobelic<br />
var, rom dabla dayrili wignebis akrefaSi damexmareT.<br />
- ar Rirs laparaki aseT wvrilmanebze, - vupasuxe. - neba miboZeT gkiTxoT,<br />
ranairad gaigeT Cemi vinaoba?<br />
- gavbedav da mogaxsenebT, ser, rom Tqveni mezobeli gaxlavarT, CerCstritis<br />
kuTxeSi wignis savaWro patara duqani maqvs da bednieri viqnebi, Tu odesme<br />
minaxulebT. iqneb Tqvenc agrovebT wignebs, ser? ai `britaneTis frinvelebi~,<br />
`katuli~, `saRvTo omi~. SeiZineT, ser. muqTad mogcemT. xuTi tomi swored<br />
Seavsebda cariel adgils Tqveni wignebis karadaSi, Torem raRac ulamazo ieri<br />
aqvs, ase ar aris, ser?<br />
Sevtrialdi, rom Taroze amexeda. roca Tavi xelaxla movabrune, Cemi saweri<br />
magidis gverdiT momRimari Serlok holmsi idga. gaocebisagan Sevxti da ramdenime<br />
xans munjiviT Sevcqerodi, Semdeg ki albaT grZnoba davkarge - Cems sicocxleSi<br />
pirvelad da, imedi maqvs, ukanasknelad. maxsovs, rom TvalebSi raRac muqi nisli<br />
Camidga, xolo roca buranidan gamoverkvie, sayelo gaxsnili aRmomaCnda da bageze<br />
koniakis gemo vigrZeni. Tavs holmsi madga, romelsac xelSi koniakis boTli eWira.<br />
- Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, - Tqva kargad nacnobma xmam, - aTasi bodiSi momiTxovia.<br />
verafriT ver warmovidgendi, rom Cemi dabruneba Tqvenze ase Zlier imoqmedebda.<br />
xeli Cavavle da gaognebulma Sevyvire: - holms! es Tqvena xarT? nuTu marTla<br />
cocxali xarT? gana SesaZlebelia, rom im saSineli ufskrulidan cocxali<br />
amosuliyaviT?<br />
- erTi wuTi madroveT, - mipasuxa man. minda gkiTxoT, SegwevT Tu ara unari<br />
saRad imsjeloT? radgan Cemma gamocxadebam Zalian Zlier agaRelvaT.<br />
- axla ukeT var, magram, simarTle giTxraT, holms, Cems Tvalebs ar vujereb.<br />
RmerTo didebulo! RmerTo mowyaleo! nuTu es Tqvena xarT?<br />
isev wavavle xeli da misi wvrili kunTovani xeli movsinje.
- ara, es ambavi sulis gamocxadebas ara hgavs, es udavoa, - vuTxari me. - Cemo<br />
Zvirfaso megobaro, ramdenad bednieri var, rom giyurebT! dabrZandiT da miambeT,<br />
ranairad moaxerxeT im ufskrulidan Tavis daRweva.<br />
holmsi Cem pirdapir dajda da daudevari nacnobi maneriT papirosi gaabola, mas<br />
bukinistis gacveTili serTuki ecva, magram am maskaradis mTeli danarCeni<br />
mowyobiloba - bRuja WaRara Tma da Zveli wignebis Sekvra - magidaze eyara. Cemi<br />
megobari kidev ufro gamxdariyo da mzerac ufro gamWoli hqonda. saxeze<br />
saSineli feri dasdeboda, etyoboda, iseTi cxovreba, rasac ukanasknel wlebSi<br />
eweoda, misi janmrTelobisaTvis sikeTis momtani ar unda yofiliyo.<br />
- ra sasiamovnoa welSi gasworeba, uotson! - miTxra holmsma, - maRali kacisaTvis<br />
mTeli futiT damokleba da ramdenime saaTs ase darCena, ioli saqme rodia. axla<br />
ki, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro, vilaparakoT seriozul ambebze... saqme is aris, rom<br />
minda daxmareba gTxovoT, da Tu Tanaxma iqnebiT, mTel Rames mZime da saxifaTo<br />
muSaoba mogvelis. xom ar ajobebs Cemi Tavgadasavlis Txroba im dromde gadavdoT,<br />
roca es samuSao ukve damTavrebuli gveqneba?<br />
- marTali giTxraT, cnobismoyvareoba cecxlis aliviT mwvavs, holms, da<br />
vamjobinebdi Tqveni ambavi axlave momesmina.<br />
- Tanaxma xarT meaxloT am Rames?<br />
- jojoxeTSiac rom CaxvideT, Tan CamogyvebiT.<br />
- swored ise, rogorc dalocvil Zvel dros. mgoni, wasvlis win danayrebasac<br />
movaswrebT... ho, axla im ufskrulis ambavi gavixsenoT. simarTle giTxraT, iqidan<br />
amosvla arcTu Zalian gamWirvebia im ubralo mizeziT, rom ufskrulSi arc<br />
vyofilvar.<br />
- ar yofilxarT?!<br />
- ara, uotson, ar vyofilvar. magram Cemi baraTi Tqvendami sruliad<br />
gulwrfeladaa dawerili. roca viwro bilikze anazdeulad gansvenebuli<br />
profesori moriarti gamoCnda da xsnis erTaderTi gza Camiketa, sruliad<br />
darwmunebuli viyavi, rom CemTvis yvelaferi dasrulda. mis rux TvalebSi uwyalo<br />
gadawyvetileba amovikiTxe. erTmaneTs ramdenime sityva gavuziareT da man<br />
Tavazianad damrTo neba damewera mokle baraTi, rac Tqven miiReT kidec SemdegSi.<br />
werili Cems portsigarsa da alpenStokTan erTad davtove, TviTon ki biliks<br />
gavyevi. moriarti fexdafex momyveboda. bilikis bolos rom mivaRwie, SevCerdi -<br />
iqiT gza aRar iyo. Cems mowinaaRmdeges iaraRi ar uxmaria, xeldaxel meca da<br />
Tavisi grZeli mklavebi Semomxvia. icoda, rom misi wirva gamosuli iyo, da<br />
CemTvis samagieros gadaxda ewada. erTmaneTs xels ar vuSvebdiT, videqiT da<br />
ufskrulis piras vbRlaZunobdiT. mogexsenebaT, rom me vici iaponuri Widaobis<br />
`baritsus~ ileTebi, romelTac ara erTxel vuxsnivar. rogorc iqna, profesors<br />
xelidan davusxlti. man giJurad Sehyvira, ramdenime wami zed ufskrulis piras<br />
barbacebda, haers eWideboda, xelebs asavsavebda, rom wonasworoba daecva, magram,<br />
yovelgvarma cdam amaod Cauara; darRveuli wonasworoba veRar aRadgina da<br />
ufskrulSi gadaeSva, qvesknelSi gadavixede da kidev didxans vucqerodi, rogor<br />
mifrinavda Zirs Cemi mowinaaRmdege. Semdeg kldis Sverils daenarcxa da wyalSi<br />
CaiZira.<br />
Rrma mRelvarebiT vusmendi holmss, romelic Tavis ambavs ise momiTxrobda,<br />
TiTqos sxvisas yveboda da Tan papiross mSvidad abolebda.<br />
- mere, kvali? - SevZaxe uecrad. - TviTonve, Cemi sakuTari TvaliT vnaxe ori<br />
wyvili fexis kvali, Zirs rom miyveboda biliks da ukan aRar brundeboda.<br />
- es ase moxda. imave wams, roca profesori ufskrulis siRrmeSi Caikarga,<br />
vigrZeni, rom bedis rCeuli me viyavi. magram isic kargad vicodi, moriarti ar<br />
iyo erTaderTi adamiani, romelsac Cemi sikvdili surda. sul cota, sami misi<br />
Tanamzraxveli mainc rCeboda. meTauris daRupvas ki maT gulebSi mxolod<br />
SurisZiebis cecxlis gaRviveba SeeZlo. samive uaRresad saSiSi adamiani iyo da
omelime maTgani usaTuod moaxerxebda uaxloes droSi CemTan angariSis<br />
gasworebas. gonebis ZaliT ganvWvrite: Tu maT ecodinebodaT, rom cocxali aRara<br />
var, ufro iolad gascemdnen TavianT Tavs, da adre Tu gvian maT ganadgurebas<br />
movaxerxebdi. mere ki SemeZlo TavisTavad gamomecxadebina, rom cocxali var!<br />
adamianis tvini swrafad muSaobs. vidre profesori moriarti raixenbaxis CanCqeris<br />
Ziramde CaaRwevda, es gegma ukve mofiqrebuli mqonda.<br />
Cems ukan kldovani kedeli iyo aRmarTuli. Cemi daRupvis ambavi, rac esoden<br />
mxatvrulad dagiweriaT, cxoveli interesiT wavikiTxe ramdenime Tvis Semdeg. Tqven<br />
amtkicebT, kedeli Sveuli da sriala iyoo. es mTlad ase ar gaxldaT. kldes<br />
hqonda ramdenime Sverili, romlebzedac SeiZleboda fexis mokideba. garda amisa,<br />
zogierTi niSnis mixedviT gavige, rom cota zemoT Rrmulic arsebobda... simaRlis<br />
gamo kldis Tavamde acoceba SeuZlebeli iyo, aseve SeuZleblad meCvena<br />
dasvelebuli bilikis ukvalod gavla. marTalia, SemeZlo Ceqmebis ukuRma Cacma,<br />
rogorc es kvalis asabnevad gamikeTebia xolme, magram erTi mimarTulebiT<br />
mimavali sami wyvili kvali mnaxvels ganzrax motyuebaSi aucileblad eWvs<br />
aRuZravda.<br />
amrigad gza xsnisa kldeze acoceba iyo. es arc iseTi advili aRmoCnda, uotson.<br />
qvemoT CanCqeri Rmuoda da kldeni bans eubnebodnen. ficxi Wkuis kaci ara var,<br />
arc cecxlovani fantazia gamaCnia, magram geficebiT, momeCvena, TiTqos Cemamde<br />
aRwevda profesor moriartis xma, romelic ufskrulidan mixmobda. mcireodeni<br />
daudevroba da Sedegic sabediswero gaxdeboda. ramdenjerme, xelebSi balaxis<br />
Reroebi SemrCa, an kldis svel Sverilebze fexi damisxlta da, vifiqre,<br />
yvelaferi gaTavebulia-meTqi. magram mainc mivcocavdi, bolos, rogorc iqna,<br />
sakmaod Rrma, rbili mwvane xavsiT dafarul naprals mivaRwie, iq SemeZlo<br />
SeumCnevlad davwoliliyavi da damesvena. am dros, ki Tqven, Zvirfaso uotson, da<br />
yvelani, vinc Tqven moiyvaneT, ase gulis amaCuyeblad, magram uSedegod cdilobdiT<br />
aRgedginaT Cemi sikvdilis suraTi.<br />
bolos momxdari ambis mixedviT gardauvali, magram sruliad mcdari daskvnebi<br />
gaakeTeT da sastumroSi waxvediT. davrCi marto da warmovidgine, rom Cemi<br />
Tavgadasavali dasrulda, Tumca erTma sruliad moulodnelma ambavma miCvena, rom<br />
kidev bevri siurprizi meloda. kldis uzarmazari namsxvrevi gruxuniT gadamevlo<br />
Tavze, bilikze daeca da CanCqerTan erTad ufskrulSi grialiT CaeSva. pirvel<br />
wams es ubralo SemTxveviTobas mivawere, magram maRla rom avixede, naxevrad<br />
mibinduli cis fonze mamakacis Tavi SevniSne. imave wams, Cemi sawolidan odnav<br />
dacilebiT, meore lodi pirdapir im napralis kides moxvda, sadac me viweqi.<br />
CemTvis naTeli Seiqmna, rom moriarti marto ar iyo. es Tanamzraxveli guSagad<br />
idga, roca moriarti Tavs damesxa. CemTvis SeumCnevelma mterma Tavisi megobris<br />
sikvdili da Cemi gadarCena Soridan ixila. man erT xans daicada, mere kldes<br />
Semouara, meore mxridan mwvervalze avida da imis gakeTebas cdilobda, rac ver<br />
SesZlo moriartim.<br />
didxans fiqris dro ar iyo, uotson. gavixede da isev SevniSne, kldis Tavze Cemi<br />
moTvalTvale is mkacri saxe. mivxvdi, rom es iyo axali qvis dagorebis<br />
mauwyebeli ambavi. maSinve bilikisaken daveSvi da es aTasjer ufro Zneli<br />
aRmoCnda, vidre acoceba. magram yoymanis dro aRar mqonda. roca haerSi dakidebul<br />
napralis kides vebRauWebodi, Cems gverdiT mesame qvam gaizuzuna. Suagzaze kldes<br />
movwydi, davsrialdi, magram raRac saswauliT mainc bilikze movxvdi. daTxapnili<br />
da dasisxlianebuli, rac Zala da Rone mqonda, mivrbodi. ase virbine wyvdiadiT<br />
mocul mTebSi aTi mili da erTi kviris Semdeg aRmovCndi florenciaSi,<br />
darwmunebuli, rom qveynad aravin uwyoda, ra bedi mewia.<br />
Cemi saidumlo mxolod erT adamians - Cems Zmas maikrfots gavande. aTas bodiSs<br />
vixdi, Zvirfaso uotson, magram CemTvis uaRresad saWiro iyo, rom micvalebulad<br />
CaveTvale yvelas, xolo Tqven verasodes ver dawerdiT damajerebel cnobas Cems
tragikul sikvdilze, rom TviTonve ar yofiliyaviT darwmunebuli, namdvilad<br />
mokvdao. am sami wlis ganmavlobaSi ramdenjerme wamZlia sulma momewera<br />
TqvenTvis - da yovelTvis Tavs vikavebdi imis SiSiT, rom Tqveni vaJkacuri<br />
erTguleba Cemdami raime daudevrobas CagadeninebdaT, rac Tqvengan uneburad<br />
gaamJRavnebda, rom cocxali davrCi. ai, ratom gaqcieT zurgi dRes saRamos, roca<br />
damejaxeT da xelidan wignebi gamagdebineT. im wuTs Zalian did risks veweodi da<br />
Tqven rom gaocebis an sixarulisagan SegeyviraT, zog vinmes SeiZleba metismeti<br />
yuradRebiT SeveTvalierebine, da am ambavs, SeiZleba gamousworebeli Sedegic<br />
mohyoloda. rac Seexeba maikrofts, misTvis saidumloeba uneburad unda gamendo,<br />
vinaidan fuli aucileblad mesaWiroeboda. londonSi saqme uxeirod warimarTa,<br />
gacilebiT cudad, vidre velodi. moriartis bandis gasamarTlebis Semdeg<br />
sapyrobiles gadaurCa ori yvelaze ufro saSiSi borotmoqmedi, isini moriartis<br />
bandis wevrebi da Cemi mosisxle mtrebi iyvnen. amitom ori weli tibetSi<br />
vimogzaure, cnobismoyvareoba davikmayofile, lxasa davaTvaliere da ramdenime dRe<br />
dalailamasTan gavatare. albaT gagigoniaT tibetis norvegiel sigersoniseul<br />
gamokvlevebze, magram, cxadia, azradac ar mogsvliaT, rom misi avtori Tqveni<br />
megobari gaxldaT. Semdeg gadavsere sparseTi, movinaxule meqa da xanmokle,<br />
magram saintereso viziti mqonda xarTumis xalifTan... am vizitis angariSi Tavis<br />
droze sagareo saqmeTa saministroSi warvadgine.<br />
evropaSi rom davbrundi, ramdenime Tve gavatare samxreT safrangeTis qalaq<br />
monpelieSi, sadac qvanaxSiris fisidan miRebuli nivTierebebis gamokvlevaze<br />
vmuSaobdi. laboratoriaSi warmoebuli cdebi dagvirgvinebuli mqonda, roca<br />
Sevityve, rom londonSi mxolod erTi mosisxle mteriRa damrCa da Sin dabruneba<br />
ganvizraxe. amas zed daerTo park-leinze momxdari saidumloebiT moculi<br />
mkvlelobis ambavi, ramac kidev ufro amaCqara. es saqme imitomac mainteresebs,<br />
rom misi gaxsna Cemi piradi gegmebis aRsrulebaSic damexmareba. erTi sityviT<br />
londonSi Camovedi, sakuTari fexiT mivedi beikerstritze, sadac Cemma gamocxadebam<br />
iseTi Zlieri STabeWdileba moaxdina, rom misis hadsons bneda mohgvara.<br />
maikroftis zrunvis Sedegad Cemi qaRaldebi da oTaxebi im saxiT damxvda, rogorc<br />
davtove. amrigad, dRes, or saaTze, aRmovCndi Cems Zvel binaSi, Cavjeqi<br />
savarZelSi, da erTaderTi ram, rac SemeZlo menatra, iyo is, rom Cemi erTguli<br />
megobari uotsonic Cems gverdiT mjdariyo.<br />
aseTi iyo gansacvifrebeli moTxroba, rac 1894 wlis aprilis erT saRamos<br />
movismine. am moTxrobas ver verwmunebodi, sakuTari TvaliT rom ar mexila Cemi<br />
megobris gamxdari sxeuli da Wkviani, energiuli saxe, romlis naxvas aRarasodes<br />
velodi. holmss Cemi colis gardacvalebis ambis gageba raRacnairad moeswro. misi<br />
samZimari da TanagrZnoba ufro xmis kiloSi gamoixata, vidre sityvebSi.<br />
- Sroma tanjvis Semamsubuqebeli saSualebaa, Zvirfaso uotson, - miTxra holmsma.<br />
- me da Tqven ki amaRam iseTi samuSao gvelis, rom, vinc mas dasZlevs, Tamamad<br />
SeuZlia Tqvas, fuWad ar micxovriao.<br />
amaod vTxovdi, yvelaferi ufro naTlad miTxariT-meTqi.<br />
- dilamde sakmaod gaigoneT da moismineT, - mipasuxa. - jerjerobiT ki isedac<br />
bevri gvaqvs salaparako - Cven xom sami welia ar gvinaxavs erTmaneTi! vfiqrob,<br />
aTis naxevramde es Tema gveyofa, Semdeg ki Zalian saintereso Tavgadasavlis<br />
Sesaxvedrad erTi mitovebuli saxlisaken gaveSurebiT.<br />
roca daniSnul saaTs kebSi CavsxediT, vigrZeni, rom yvelaferi Zveleburad aewyo.<br />
jibeSi revolveri movsinje, da araCveulebrivi ambebis molodinSi gulma bagabugi<br />
damiwyo.<br />
holmsi TavSekavebuli, pirquSi da mdumare iyo. roca quCis farnebis Suqma Cemi<br />
megobris mrisxane saxe gaanaTa, davinaxe, rom igi warbebSekruli da bagemokumuli<br />
ijda. jerac ar vicodi, londonis danaSaulobaTa samyaros junglebSi romeli<br />
mtacebeli mxecis kvals mivyvebodiT, magram am yvelaze ufro daxelovnebuli
monadiris saqcieli usityvod CamZaxoda, rom imRamindeli Tavgadasavali uaRresad<br />
saSiSi unda yofiliyo, xolo mqirdavi Rimili, rac Cems Tanamgzavris asketurad<br />
mkacr saxeze drodadro gaielvebda, kargs aras uqadda im nadirs, romlis kvalsac<br />
davadeqiT.<br />
Cemi varaudiT beikerstritisaken mivdiodiT, magram holmsma meetle kevendiSis<br />
skveris kuTxeSi SeaCera. igi etlidan gadmovida, yuradRebiT mimoixeda garSemo da<br />
frTxili nabijiT win gaswia. vamCnevdi, rom yovel mosaxvevSi ukan ixedeboda, raTa<br />
darwmunebuliyo, gviTvalTvalebdnen, Tu ara. raRac ucnauri gziT mivdiodiT.<br />
holmsi yovelTvis maocebda londonis mixveul-moxveuli Cixebis codniT. igi<br />
amjeradac Tavdajerebuli miabijebda sajiniboebsa da meetleTa kar-midamoebs Soris,<br />
labirinTebSi, romelTa arsebobac aqamde ar vicodi. bolos da bolos erT viwro<br />
quCaze, Zveli kuSti saxlebis or rigs Soris aRmovCndiT. am viwro quCam jer<br />
manCesterstritze gagviyvana, mere ki uceb blendforstritze movxvdiT. aqedan<br />
holmsma swrafad Seuxvia erT patara CixSi, xis WiSkari gaiara, ukacriel ezoSi<br />
Sevida da gasaRebiT gaaRo erT-erTi saxlis ukana kari. SevediT Tu ara, maSinve<br />
kari Signidan Caraza.<br />
iseTi ukuni idga, TvalTan TiTs ver miitandiT, magram maSinve mivxvdi, rom saxli<br />
ukacrieli iyo. SiSvel iataks fexis dadgmaze WraWaWruWi gahqonda, kedelze ki,<br />
romelsac SemTxveviT Sevexe, daglejili Spaleris naxevebi ekida.<br />
holmsma gablikebuli wvrili TiTebi magrad CamWida xelSi da Tavis nebaze<br />
wamiyvana. gaviareT grZeli talani da manamde viareT, vidre karis Tavze naxevrad<br />
mrgvali fanjris bundovani moxazuloba ar SevniSne. am adgilas holmsma uecrad<br />
marjvniv Seuxvia, romlis kuTxeebSi wyvdiads daesadgurebina, SuagulSi ki quCis<br />
sinaTleebis mkrTali Suqi aRwevda, magram imis gamo, rom fanjris axlo farani<br />
ar iyo da minebsac mtvris sqeli fena faravda, erTimeoris danaxvac gviWirda.<br />
Cemma Tanamgzavrma mxarze xeli damado da bagiT TiTqmis Cems yurs Seexo.<br />
- iciT, sada varT? - mkiTxa CurCuliT.<br />
- mgoni, beikerstritze, - vupasuxe da mqrqal minaSi gavixede.<br />
- savsebiT sworia, swored Cveni Zveli binis pirdapir, kemendis saxlSi<br />
vimyofebiT.<br />
- magram risTvis movediT aq?<br />
- imitom, rom aqedan Cveni saxli mSvenivrad moCans da misi cqera Tvals<br />
axarebs, Zvirfaso uotson. gTxovT fanjaras mouaxlovdeT, oRond frTxilad, ar<br />
unda daginaxon. aba, SeixedeT Cvens adrindel binaSi, sadac Zalian bevri<br />
saintereso Tavgadasavali datrialebula. axla ki, Cemi Tavi minda gamovcado,<br />
ganvlilma samma welma xom ar damakargina imis unari, rom gagakvirvoT.<br />
win nabiji gadavdgi Tu ara, nacnob sarkmelSi Sevixede da gaocebis wamoZaxili<br />
aRmomxda. farda CamoSvebuli gaxldaT, magram saucxood ganaTebuli oTaxis<br />
siRrmeSi, fanjris naTel fonze, aSkrad Canda savarZelSi mjdari kacis Crdili.<br />
Tavis daWeris manera, farTo mxrebis forma, saxis gamokveTili nakvTebi -<br />
yovelive es im Crdils holmsis WeSmarit oreulad warmosaxavda. misi naxevrad<br />
Semobrunebuli Tavi im Sav siluetebs magonebda, bebiebi rom uxataven xolme<br />
bavSvebs. gancvifrebulma, uneburad gaviwode xeli, raTa davrwmunebuliyavi, holmsi<br />
marTla Cems gverdiT idga Tu iq, oTaxis siRrmeSi savarZelSi mokalaTebuliyo.<br />
TviTon holmss ki uxmo sicilisagan mxrebi uTrToda.<br />
- aba, ras ityviT, uotson?<br />
- pirdapir warmoudgeneli ambavia! - vTqvi me CurCuliT.<br />
- Cans, wlebs ver Cauklavs da dauSretia Cemi gamomgoneblobis unari, - Tqva<br />
holmsma da mis xmaSi daviWire sixaruli da siamaye im xelovanisa, romelic Tavisi<br />
qmnilebiT tkbeba. - ha, marTla mgavs, xom?<br />
- mzad viyavi damefica, rom es Tqvena xarT.
- baton menies naxelavia. igi ramdenime dRe TavauReblad muSaobda da cvilisagan<br />
Camoqna Cemi oreuli. yvelaferi danarCeni ki Cemi xeliT gavakeTe, dRes diliT<br />
beikerstritze viyavi.<br />
- magram risTvis dagWirdaT es yovelive?<br />
- saamisod, Zvirfaso uotson, seriozuli mizezebi arsebobs. me minda zogierTi<br />
adamiani davarwmuno, rom Cems oTaxSi vimyofebi, im dros, roca sinamdvileSi sxva<br />
adgilas var.<br />
- fiqrobT, rom binas uTvalTvaleben?<br />
- ki ar vfiqrob, darwmunebuli var, rom uTvalTvaleben.<br />
- mere vin?<br />
- Cemi Zveli mtrebi, uotson. is momxiblavi kompania, romlis meTauric<br />
raixenbaxSi CanCqeris fskerze ganisvenebs. rogorc gaxsovT, mxolod maT icodnen,<br />
rom me cocxali gadavrCi. darwmunebulebi iyvnen, rom adre Tu gvian Cems binaSi<br />
davbrundebodi. yuryuri, TvalTvali da zverva am xnis manZilze ar SeuwyvetiaT.<br />
da ai, dRes diliT naxes, rom marTlac davbrundi.<br />
- magram rogor gaigeT, rom giTvalTvalebdnen?<br />
- fanjridan maTi uwyinari mzveravi parkeri davinaxe. igi profesiiT mZarcveli da<br />
mkvlelia. amave dros saucxoo orRanisticaa. parkeri srulebiT ar mainteresebs.<br />
ufro sayuradRebo meore - swored is saSineli adamiania, vinc mis zurgs ukan<br />
imaleba. igi moriartis uaxloesi megobari gaxlavT. es is kacia, vinc kldis<br />
mwvervalidan lodebi damiSina. igi mTel londonSi yvelaze ufro cbieri da<br />
saSiSi borotmoqmedia. swored es adamiani nadirobs amaRam Cemze, uotson, da is ki<br />
ar icis, rom Cven TviTon masze vnadirobT.<br />
Cemi megobris gegmebs Cems TvalSi TandaTan moefina Suqi. moxerxebuli<br />
TavSesafridan saSualeba gveZleoda gveTvalTvala maTTvis, vinc holmsis<br />
pirovnebiT iyo dainteresebuli da mis yovel nabijs zveravda. fanjaraSi<br />
misatyueblad Cemi megobris silueti Canda, Cven ki monadireebi viyaviT.<br />
usityvod videqiT erTimeoris gverdiT bnelSi da gafacicebulni vakvirdebodiT<br />
gamvlelebs, Cvens pirdapir quCaSi rom win da ukan mimodiodnen. holmsi krints<br />
ar Zravda, arc irxeoda, magram vgrZnobdi, rom saSinlad daZabuli iyo, da<br />
TvalmouSoreblad akvirdeboda trotuarze mimomaval adamianTa nakads. civi da<br />
avdriani Rame gaxldaT, susxiani qari Tavisuflad danavardobda. miuxedavad amisa,<br />
quCebSi xalxmravloba iyo da, TiTqmis yvela sayeloSi an yelsaxvevSi<br />
cxvirCarguli aCqarebuli nabijiT mimodioda.<br />
momeCvena, rom erTma da imave adamianma saxls ramdenjerme auar-Cauara.<br />
gansakuTrebiT saeWvo meCvena ori kaci, didxans rom iyvnen atuzuli Cven<br />
maxloblad erT SesasvlelSi, TiTqos qars moeridnen da aq Seafares Tavio. vcade<br />
holmsis yuradReba maTze mimeqcia, magram odnav gasagoni wyenis amoZaxiliT<br />
mipasuxa da quCaSi yuradRebiT cqera ganagrZo. Cemi megobari drodadro fexs<br />
inacvlebda, Canda, adgils veRar poulobda, wrialebda, da kedelze TiTebs<br />
nerviulad aTamaSebda. vxedavdi, rom guneba wauxda, radgan movlenebi arc ise<br />
viTardeboda, rogorc moeloda. bolos, roca SuaRame gaxda da quCa TiTqmis<br />
dacarielda,<br />
holmsi oTaxSi bolTis cemas mohyva, ise rom ukve<br />
mRelvarebas aRar faravda. raRacis Tqma mindoda, roca Cemi mzera uecrad<br />
ganaTebul fanjaraze SeCerda, da TiTqmis iseve gaocebuli davrCi, rogorc<br />
pirvelad.<br />
- Tqveni gamosaxuleba Seirxa! - SevZaxe me.<br />
da marTlac, Cemi megobris gamosaxuleba axla pro-filSi ki aRar idga, aramed<br />
zurgiT iyo mobrunebuli.<br />
rogorc Cans, JamTa svlas ver Seerbilebina holmsis mkveTri xasiaTi, da im<br />
adamianebTan Sexvedrisas, visac misebr daxvewili goneba vera hqonda, igi kvlav<br />
mouTmenlobas amJRavnebda.
- ra Tqma unda, Seirxa, - Tqva man. - nuTu ise utvino xepre ggonivarT, uotson,<br />
rom oTaxSi namdvil fituls davsvamdi da imedi meqneboda, rom misi SemweobiT<br />
gavacurebdi yvelaze ufro gaqnil TaRliTebs, romelnic ki evropaSi arseboben?<br />
Cven am soroSi vyuryutebT da misis hadsonma am xnis ganmavlobaSi rvajer<br />
Seucvala Cems saxebas adgili - ese igi, yovel TxuTmet wuTSi ucvlis<br />
adgilsamyofels. ostaturad ki uaxlovdeba xolme, rom qalis Crdili ar Cans...<br />
aha! - warmoTqva man, uecrad sunTqva Seikra da gairinda. bindiT mocul oTaxSi<br />
SevniSne, rom holmsi kiserwagrZelebuli idga da raRac daZabul molodinSi iyo.<br />
quCa axla sruliad ukacrieli iyo da adamianis WaWaneba ar Canda. SesaZloa is<br />
ori kaci kidev idga SesasvlelSi mimaluli, magram veRar vxedavdi. garSemo<br />
dumili da wyvdiadi gamefebuliyo. kunapet sibneleSi Tvalis momWrelad Canda<br />
ganaTebuli fanjara da mis centrSi Cemi megobris saxeba. srul dumilSi gavigone<br />
holmsis mstvinavi sunTqva da vigrZeni, ra Zlier Relavda. uecrad oTaxis<br />
siRrmeSi bnel kunWulSi mimagdo da wuTiT xeli damafara saxeze, riTac srul<br />
dumils iTxovda. im wuTs vigrZeni, rogor ucaxcaxebda TiTebi. jer arasodes ar<br />
menaxa ase aRelvebuli, amasTan bneli quCa isev udaburi da mdumare Canda.<br />
uecrad gavigone is, rasac ukve Cemi megobris maxvil smenamde mieRwia. raRac<br />
wynari, yru, Sekavebuli xma momesma, magram ara beikerstritis mxridan, aramed<br />
imave saxlis siRrmidan, romelSiac Cven vimalebodiT. gavigone, rogor gaiRo da<br />
daixura Semosasvleli kari. wuTis Semdeg derefanSi viRacis Semparavi nabijis xmac<br />
gaisma. etyoboda, ucnobi qurduli nabijiT dacacunebda, magram ukacriel saxlSi is<br />
frTxili siarulic grgvinavda.<br />
holmsi kedels aekra, mec igive gavakeTe da Tan revolveris tars xeli movuWire.<br />
sibneleSi rom kargad davakvirdi, mamakacis bundovani silueti SevniSne. adamianis<br />
Savi gamosaxuleba wuTiT SeCerda, Semdeg daixara da Semparavi nabijiT win daiZra.<br />
mis yovel moZraobaSi muqara ifareboda. adamianze avbediTi monadire sam nabijze<br />
iyo Cvengan, da me mosulze TavdasxmisaTvis gamzadebulma, yvela kunTi<br />
zambarasaviT davWime, roca uecrad Cems gonebaSi ielva, rom ucnobma Cveni iq<br />
yofnisa ara icoda ra.<br />
ise Cagviara, kinaRam Segvexo. fanjarasTan miparviT mivida da CarCo TiTqmis<br />
naxevar futamde, Zalian frTxilad, sruliad uxmaurod aswia. roca daixara, Ria<br />
fanjridan SemoWrilma sxivma saxe gaunaTa. saxeze ukiduresi mRelvareba aRbeWdoda.<br />
Tvalebi ciebianiviT uelavda da nakvTebi daRrejoda.<br />
ucnobi mowifuli kaci iyo, wvrili qoriseburi cxviri, maRali gamelotebuli<br />
Subli da SeWaRaravebuli ulvaSi hqonda. cilindri kefaze gadasweoda, palto<br />
gadaReRoda da frakis gaxamebuli gulispiri mouCanda. misi Savgvremani, pirquSi<br />
saxe Rrma naoWebs daeRara. xelSi raRac dasabjeni joxis magvari eWira, magram<br />
roca iatakze dado, liTonis wkriala xma Semomesma. Semdeg, jibidan didi zomis<br />
raRac sagani amoiRo da ramdensame wuTs jaxirobda, vidre raRac rkinebs<br />
erTmaneTs moargebda. mere CamuxlisTavebuli win gadaixara, mTeli sxeuliT daawva<br />
albaT im grZel rkinis joxs da Cven liTonis mkveTri xangrZlivi, RrWiala xma<br />
gavigoneT. roca welSi gasworda, davinaxe, rom xelSi raRac Tofis magvari eWira,<br />
oRond ucnauri, uxeSkondaxiani. saketi gaxsna, albaT lulaSi tyvia Tu Cado da<br />
isev daaCxakuna. Semdeg Cacucqda, lulis bolo fanjris rafaze dado, da misi<br />
grZeli ulvaSi lulaze daekida, xolo samiznis wertilze miSterebulma Tvalebma<br />
bnelSi ucnaurad gaielves. bolos Tofi mxarze miido da SvebiT amoioxra: mizani<br />
mis win iyo - gansacvifrebeli mizani, Savi silueti, rac TeTr fonze naTlad<br />
moCanda. erTi wamiT gaSeSda, sasxletze TiTi daaWira, da xmamaRali zuzuni gaisma,<br />
rasac minis wkrialis xma mohyva.<br />
imave wams holmsi msrolels, rogorc vefxvi, zurgze daaxta da iatakze<br />
Tavdayira dasca. magram momdevno wams waqceuli fexze wamovarda da Cems megobars<br />
araCveulebrivi ZaliT Caavlo yelSi xeli. maSin Cemi revolveris tari Cavkari
TavSi da borotmoqmedi isev daeca. waqceuls imwamsve zed davaweqi. holmsma ar<br />
daayovna da xmamaRla daustvina, quCidan Cvenken gamoqceul adamianTa fexis xma<br />
moisma da male sadarbazo karidan oTaxSi ori polismeni Semovarda. maTve<br />
SemohyvaT samoqalaqo tanisamosSi gamowyobili maZebari.<br />
- es Tqvena xarT, lestreid? - ikiTxa holmsma.<br />
- diax, mister holms. gadavwyvite am saqmes xeli TviTon movkido. moxaruli var,<br />
rom isev gxedavT londonSi, ser.<br />
- vifiqre, Cemi ubralo araoficialuri daxmareba xels ar SeuSlis-meTqi. sami<br />
gauxsneli mkvleloba erT weliwadSi - sakmaod bevria, lestreid. magram molseis<br />
Ziebis saqme Tqven arcTu ise... ese igi, mindoda meTqva, rom es saqme cudad ar<br />
wagimarTavT...<br />
yvelani fexze videqiT. Cvens tyves ori janmagari konstebli aqeT-iqidan<br />
amosdgomoda da magrad CaebRujaT, ris gamoc mZimed qSinavda. quCaSi usaqmurma da<br />
doylapia cnobismoyvareebma iwyes TavSeyra. holmsi fanjarasTan mivida da daxura.<br />
lestreidma sanTlebi aanTo, xolo policielebma TavianTi farnebi moiSvelies.<br />
axla ki SemeZlo Cveni tyvis rigianad SeTvaliereba.<br />
araCveulebrivad vaJkacuri da Tan zizRismomgvreli saxe hqonda. filosofosiviT<br />
gadaSlili Subli da Rormucelas yba imisi mauwyebeli iyo, rom am kacSi, rogorc<br />
sikeTis, aseve borotebis udidesi niWi imaleboda. bunebas TviTon daejildovebina<br />
es kaci iseTi garegnobiT, rom mswrafl mixvdebodiT, visTanac gqondaT saqme.<br />
sastiki, foladis elferiani Tvalebi, maTi cinikuri gamoxedva da zed Camowolili<br />
warbebi, mtacebeli qoriseburi cxviri da Rrma naoWebi, romelTac daeseraT mTeli<br />
Subli, imas mowmobdnen, rom igi sazogadoebisaTvis saSiS adamianTa ricxvs<br />
miekuTvneboda. arc erT Cvengans araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda. misi mzera<br />
mijaWvuli iyo holmsze, romelsac gaocebiTa da mZulvarebiT Sescqeroda.<br />
- eSmaki! - ambobda CurCuliT. - cbieri, cbieri eSmaki!<br />
- amrigad polkovniko, - uTxra holmsma da Tan Tavis daWmuWnul sayelos<br />
isworebda, - guliTadi megobrebi, rogorc Zveleburi andaza ambobs, erTmaneTs<br />
xelaxla xvdebian. mgoni, ara mqonia siamovneba menaxeT mas Semdeg, rac Tqveni<br />
mowyale yuradRebis Rirsad gamxadeT, - ai, gaxsovT, maSin, raixenbaxis CanCqeris<br />
Tavze napralSi rom viweqi.<br />
polkovniks, TiTqos mojadoebuliao, Cemi megobrisaTvis mzera ver moecilebina.<br />
- eSmaki, namdvili eSmaki! - imeorebda isev da isev.<br />
- droa warmogidginoT, - wamoiwyo holmsma. - jentlmenebo, es gaxlavT<br />
polkovniki sebastian morani, misi udidebulesoba dedoflis indoeTis armiis<br />
oficeri da msxvil mxecebze saukeTeso monadire. vfiqrob, ar Sevcdebi,<br />
polkovniko, Tu vityvi, rom Tqvens mier mokluli vefxvebis raodenobiT jer<br />
kidev pirveli adgili giWiravT?<br />
tyve gaWirvebiT ikavebda brazs da kvlav jiutad dumda. TviTonac vefxvs hgavda:<br />
pirgamexebuls, Tvalebi borotad uelavda da ulvaSi aburZgnoda.<br />
- mikvirs, rom Cemma martivma gamogonebam moatyua aseTi gamocdili monadire, -<br />
ganagrZobda holmsi. - TqvenTvis es axali ram ar unda yofiliyo, polkovniko!<br />
gana ar migibamT xis qveS Tikani da karabiniT xelSi foTlebSi Casafrebuls ar<br />
gicdiaT, rodis movidoda vefxvi misatyuebelTan? es ukacrieli saxli - Cemi xea,<br />
Tqven ki - Cemi vefxvi. vfiqrob, zogjer marqafad sxva msrolelebic gaxldaT<br />
xolme, im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu ramdenime vefxvi movidoda, - an - rac naklebad<br />
dasajerebelia, Tu TviTon aacdendiT. es batonebi - da Cvenze uCvena, - Cemi<br />
saTadarigo msrolelebi arian. Cemi Sedareba zustia, xom marTalia?<br />
uecrad polkovniki morani gaSmagebuli RmuiliT gaiWra win, magram konsteblebma<br />
ufro magrad gaqaCes. misi saxe iseT siZulvils gamoxatavda, rom Sexedvac<br />
saSineli ram iyo.
- unda vaRiaro, rom namdvilad patara siurprizi momiwyveT, - ganagrZo holmsma.<br />
- arafriT ar vifiqrebdi, Tu TviTonve moindomebdiT am ukacrieli saxlisa da<br />
fanjris gamoyenebas. marTlac, Zalian moxerxebuli kia orive. megona, rom Tqven<br />
quCidan imoqmedebdiT, sadac Cemi megobari lestreidi Tavisi TanaSemweebis<br />
TanxlebiT gelodaT. am detalis garda yvelaferi ise moxda, rogorc gaviazre.<br />
polkovniki morani lestreids miubrunda:<br />
- ar vici, gaqvT Tu ara Cemi dapatimrebis raime safuZveli, magram me aRar<br />
SemiZlia am vaJbatonebis qirdvis atana. Tu kanonis xelSi var, yvelaferi<br />
kanonierebis farglebSi moxdes.<br />
- es, marTlac, samarTliani sityvaa, - SeniSna lestreidma. - vidre aqedan<br />
wavidodeT, dagrCaT kidev raime saTqmeli, mister Serlok holms?<br />
holmsma iatakidan aiRo uzarmazari sahaero Tofi da meqanizmis sinjvas Seudga.<br />
- didebuli da amasTanave erTaderTi Tofia! - Tqva man. - isvris uxmaurod da<br />
gamanadgurebeli Zala gaaCnia. me vicnobi brma meqanikoss, germanel fon herders,<br />
romelmac es Tofi gansvenebul profesor moriartis dakveTiT daamzada. ai, ukve<br />
mravali welia, rac vici am Tofis arseboba, magram arasodes ar mqonia SemTxveva,<br />
rom xelSi ameRo. gansakuTrebiT girCevT, lestreid, yuradReba miaqcioT Tofsa da<br />
mis tyviebs.<br />
- fiqri nu gaqvT, mister holms, uyuradRebod ar davtovebT, - Tqva lestreidma,<br />
roca yvela iq myofi karisaken daiZra. - sul es aris?<br />
- diax. Tumca, mindoda mekiTxa, ra braldebas wauyenebT damnaSaves?<br />
- rogor, Tu ra braldebas, ser? raRa Tqma unda, Serlok holmsis mokvlis cdas.<br />
- o, ara, lestreid, am saqmeSi gareva srulebiT ar minda. polkovnik moranis<br />
dapatimrebis pativi mxolod Tqven gekuTvniT. gilocavT, lestreid! TqvenTvis<br />
damaxasiaTebeli SorsmWvretelobisa da simamacis Serwymis wyalobiT, bolos mainc<br />
SeZeliT am kacis Sepyroba.<br />
- mere, vin aris es kaci, mister holms?<br />
- is, visac amaod eZebda mTeli policia, polkovniki sebastian morani, romelmac<br />
gasuli Tvis ocdaaT ricxvSi park-leinis #427 saxlis meore sarTulis fanjridan<br />
sahaero Tofis tyviiT gangmira ser ronald aderi. ai, ra unda daedos bralad,<br />
lestreid... axla ki, uotson, Tu tyviiT gaxvretili fanjridan SemoWrili gamWoli<br />
qarisa ar geSiniaT, erTi naxevari saaTi Cems oTaxSi davsxdeT da sigarebi<br />
movwioT - imedi maqvs es cota gagarTobT.<br />
maikroft holmsis meTvalyureobisa da misis hadsonis uSualo zrunvis wyalobiT<br />
Cvens uwindel binaSi araferi ar Secvliliyo. marTalia, Sesvlisas gamakvirva<br />
uCveulo sikoxtavem, magram yvela nacnobi nivTi Tavis adgilze dagvxvda. `qimiis<br />
kuTxeSi~ mwvave simJaveebisagan dalaquli fiWvis skami isev uwindeburad idga.<br />
Taroze Zveleburad elaga gazeTebidan amoWrili cnobebis uzarmazari albomebi da<br />
cnobarebi, ra siamovnebiT isroda cecxlSi yovel maTgans mravali Cveni<br />
Tanamemamule! uTvalavi CibuxiT gaWedili patara Taro, diagramebi, violino Tavis<br />
budianad, sparsuli fexsacmelic ki, holmsi rom saTuTuned iyenebda - yvelaferi<br />
xelaxla Cvens Tvalwin iyo. oTaxSi orni dagvixvdnen: jer erTi, misis hadsoni,<br />
romelic mxiaruli RimiliT Semogvegeba, meore manekeni, romelmac imRamindel<br />
ambebSi mniSvnelovani roli iTamaSa. Cemi megobris oreuli, SeRebili cvilis<br />
biusti, damzadebuli iyo araCveulebrivi xelovnebiT da gansacvifreblad miagavda<br />
originals. igi dabal patara magidaze idga da ise ostaturad iyo SeniRbuli<br />
holmsis xalaTiT, rom Tu kaci quCidan Semoixedavda, sruli iluzia iqmneboda.<br />
- mgoni, yvela Cemi miTiTeba zustad SeasruleT, misis hadson? - hkiTxa<br />
diasaxliss holmsma.<br />
- muxlebze xoxviT vuaxlovdebodi, ser, rogorc Tqven mibrZaneT.
- Cinebulia. yvelaferi ise gaakeTeT, ukeTesad ar SeiZleboda. SeniSneT, sad<br />
moxvda tyvia?<br />
- diax, ser. Tqvens lamaz biusts TavSi gauara da kedels SeeWylita. noxze egdo.<br />
inebeT.<br />
holmsma tyvia me gamomiwoda.<br />
- revolveris msubuqi tyvia gaxlavT - naxeT, uotson. es xom pirdapir<br />
genialuria! aba, vin ifiqrebda, rom sahaero TofiT SesaZlebeli iqneboda aseTi<br />
tyviis gasrola? Cinebulia, mister hadson, gmadlobT daxmarebisaTvis... axla,<br />
uotson, Zveleburad Tqvens adgilze mokalaTdiT. ramdenime sakiTxi minda<br />
TqvenTan erTad gavarkvio.<br />
gacveTili serTuki gadaagdo, Tavis oreuls ruxi feris xalaTi moxsna, TviTon<br />
moixura da Cems Tvalwin isev uwindeli holmsi warmodga.<br />
- Zvel monadires iseTive magari nervebi SerCa da Tvalic iseve saimedod uWris,<br />
- Tqva man siciliT, roca cvilis figuris gaxvretil Subls aTvalierebda, - Sig<br />
Suagul kefaSi ki mouxvedrebia tyvia da tvinic gauxvretia. morani sworupovari<br />
msroleli iyo indoeTis junglebSi, da vfiqrob, arc londonSi eyoleba bevri<br />
metoqe. gagigoniaT uwin odesme misi saxeli?<br />
- ara, arasodes.<br />
- Tqven, rogorc maxsovs, isic aRiareT, rom ar gagigoniaT TviT profesor jeims<br />
moriartis saxeli, is ki Cvens saukuneSi udidesi gonebis adamiani gaxldaT.<br />
gTxovT, Tarodan CamoiRoT biografiuli saZiebeli...<br />
holmsi moxerxebulad moewyo savarZelSi, papiross eqaCeboda da Tan zantad<br />
furclavda wigns.<br />
- `manze~ brwyinvale koleqcia maqvs, - wamoiwyo holmsma. - marto<br />
moriarti ikmarebda, rom esaxelebina romelic gnebavT aso, aq ki mas emateba<br />
morgani - momwamvleli, meridiu, romelmac sazareli xsovna datova, metiuzi -<br />
swored is, romelmac Caring-krosis sadgurze mosacdel darbazSi marcxena Roji<br />
gamitexa. dabolos, es Cveni dRevandeli megobari.<br />
wigni gamomiwoda da Semdegi striqonebi wavikiTxe:<br />
`morani sebastian, gadamdgari polkovniki. msaxurobda mesangreTa pirvel<br />
bengaloris polkSi. daibada londonSi 1840 wels. Svili ogestese moranisa,<br />
abanos ordenis kavalerisa da inglisis yofili elCisa sparseTSi. daamTavra<br />
itonis koleji da oqsfordis universiteti. monawileobda mekavSired jokavis,<br />
avRaneTis, Carasiabis, Serpuris da qabulis eqspediciebSi. avtori wignebisa: `msxvil<br />
mxecebze nadiroba dasavleT himalaebSi~ (1881) da `sami Tve junglebSi~ (1884).<br />
misamarTi: konduitstriti. klubebi: inglis-indoeTisa, tenkervilisa da bagatelisa~.<br />
- ucnauria, - vTqvi me da holmss wigni davubrune. - kaci ifiqrebda, rom am<br />
kacis gza patiosani jariskacis gza iqneboda.<br />
- Tqven marTali xarT, - mipasuxa holmsma. - garkveul dromde cudi araferi<br />
Caudenia. es iyo rkinis nervebiani kaci, indoeTSi dRemde dadis legenda imaze, Tu<br />
rogor gaxoxda mdinaris mSral kalapotSi, klanWebidan gamoglija daWril vefxvs<br />
adamiani da ueWveli sikvdilisagan daixsna. arsebobs iseTi xeebi, uotson, romlebic<br />
garkveul simaRlemde normalurad izrdebian da uecrad normidan raRac<br />
maxinjurad gadaixrebian. xSirad ase emarTebaT adamianebsac. Cemi Teoriis Tanaxmad,<br />
yoveli individumi Tavis ganviTarebaSi imeorebs Tavisi winaprebis ganviTarebis<br />
istorias, da me vTvli, rom yoveli moulodneli gadaxra sikeTis an<br />
borotebisaken damokidebulia romelime Zlier zegavlenaze, romlis sawyisi<br />
adamianis sagvareulo nusxaSi unda veZioT. maSasadame, misi biografia mTeli ojaxis<br />
biografiis raRac miniaturuli gameorebaa.<br />
- ai, es Teoria ki ramdenadme fantastikuria.<br />
- ra gaewyoba, naTqvams ar CaveWidebi. ra mizezic ar unda yofiliyo, mTavari<br />
isaa, rom polkovniki morani cud gzas daadga. yovelgvari gaxmaurebuli
aurzauris gareSe indoeTSi imdenad aimxedra zogi vinme, rom iq misi darCena<br />
SeuZlebeli Seiqmna. samsaxuridan gadadga, londonSi Camovida da aqac gaitexa<br />
saxeli. ai, maSin aRmoaCina is profesorma moriartim, da morani misi marjvena<br />
xeli gaxda. moriarti mas uxvad amaragebda fuliT, daxmarebas ki iSviaTad<br />
sTxovda. mas iseT gansakuTrebiT Znel saqmeebs avalebda, romelTa Sesruleba<br />
Cveulebriv damnaSaves gauWirdeboda. iqneb gaxsovT misis stiuart lauderelis<br />
ucnauri sikvdili 1887 wels? ara? vfiqrob, am saqmes umoranod ar Cauvlia,<br />
Tumca mis winaaRmdeg araviTari garkveuli samxili ar wamouyenebiaT. polkovniki<br />
ise moxerxebulad faravda danaSaulis kvals, rom imis Semdegac ki, rac moriartis<br />
mTeli brbo gafantes, Cven kidev ver movaxerxeT misi samsjavro skamze dasma.<br />
gaxsovT, uotson, is saRamo, TqvenTan rom movedi da darabebi mivxure. maSin<br />
sahaero Tofis tyviisa meSinoda. Tqven Cemi saqcieli ucnaurad mogeCvenaT, magram<br />
me vicodi, rasac vakeTebdi, radgan CemTvis ukve cnobili iyo am SesaniSnavi Tofis<br />
arseboba da amas garda vicodi, rom es Tofi xelTa aqvs erT yvelaze ufro<br />
daxelovnebul Cubins. roca me da Tqven SveicariaSi gavemgzavreT, morani<br />
moriartisTan erTad dagvedevna da swored mas unda vumadlode im arasasiamovno<br />
wuTebs, romlebic raixenbaxis CanCqeris Tavze wolisas kldis napralSi ganvicade.<br />
SegiZliaT warmoidginoT, ra xarbad vkiTxulobdi inglisur gazeTebs, roca<br />
safrangeTSi viyavi: imedi mqonda odesme vipovnidi raime SesaZleblobas, rom es<br />
borotmoqmedi oTx kedels Soris momeqcia. Tavad gansajeT: vidre is Tavisuflad<br />
danavardobda, londonSi dabrunebaze fiqric ki ar SemeZlo. dRedaRam sikvdilis<br />
muqara nislavda Cems cxovrebas, morans advilad SeeZlo epovna SemTxveva da<br />
movekali. ra unda meqna? misi tyviiT mokvla me ar SemeZlo. ase xom TviTon<br />
aRmovCndebodi braldebulis skamze! sasamarTloSi saqmis aRZvrac usargeblo<br />
ocneba iyo. sasamarTlos ufleba ara aqvs martooden dausabuTebeli eWvis<br />
safuZvelze aRZras saqme, xolo sabuTebi me ara mqonda. ase rom, uZluri viyavi<br />
raime meRona. erTiRa mrCeboda - dauRalavad medevnebina Tvali danaSaulobaTa<br />
qronikisaTvis, radganac darwmunebuli viyavi, rom adre Tu gvian mis Sepyrobas am<br />
gziT movaxerxebdi.<br />
swored am dros veragulad mokles ronald aderi da Cemi droc dadga!<br />
iotisodeni eWvi ar Semparvia imaSi, rom is kaci swored polkovnikma moranma<br />
mokla! igi banqo eTamaSa ymawvils kacs, klubidan fexdafex mihyva da sahaero<br />
Tofidan nasroli tyviiT sicocxles gamoasalma. axla tyviac kmaroda samxilad,<br />
rom polkovniki morani saxrCobelaze gaegzavnaT. maSinve londonSi gavCndi.<br />
polkovnikis mzveravma mnaxa da, ra Tqma unda, Tavis batons es ambavi myisve<br />
Seatyobina. morans ar SeeZlo ar daekavSirebina Cemi uecari Camosvla Tavis<br />
danaSaulTan da SeSfoTda. darwmunebuli viyavi, ecdeboda gzidan Camovecilebine,<br />
risTvisac ueWvelad Tavis momakvdinebel iaraRs gamoiyenebda. amitom davumzade<br />
Cemi kabinetis fanjaraSi misatyuebeli samizne da policiac gavafrTxile, rom<br />
SeiZleboda maTi daxmareba damWireboda. Tqven TviTon gaxsovT albaT, rom Cveni<br />
saxlis misasvlelSi ori polismeni SeniSneT. amis Semdeg, saTvalTvalod avirCie<br />
is ukacrieli saxli, radgan Tvalyuris sadevneblad moxerxebuli meCvena. magram,<br />
swori giTxraT, is ki ar damsizmrebia, rom Cemi mowinaaRmdegec TavdasxmisaTvis<br />
imave adgils airCevda. ai, yvelaferi, Zvirfaso uotson. axla, mgoni, TqvenTvis<br />
yvelaferi naTelia?<br />
- ara, - vupasuxe me. - jer kidev ar giTqvamT, risTvis dasWirda polkovnik<br />
morans ser ronald aderis mokvla.<br />
- ai, aq ki, Cemo megobaro, Cven varaudebs unda mivmarToT. yvela adamians<br />
SeuZlia mocemuli faqtebis mixedviT Seqmnas sakuTari hipoTeza, da SeiZleba misi<br />
mosazreba gamarTldes da ara Cemi.<br />
- maS, Tqveni hipoTeza ukve Seqmnilia?
- ho, Cemi azriT, mocemuli faqtebis axsna arc ise Znelia. Ziebam daadgina, rom<br />
mkvlelobis win polkovnikma moranma da axalgazrda aderma, romlebic<br />
partniorebi iyvnen, sagrZnobi Tanxa moiges. magram morani, udavoa, patiosnad ar<br />
TamaSobda. me didi xania vicodi, rom igi Suleri iyo. im dRes, roca mkvleloba<br />
moxda, aderma ueWvelad SeniSna moranis eSmakoba. aderi albaT pirispir elaparaka<br />
polkovniks da daemuqra, rom, Tu igi nebayoflobiT ar gavidoda klubis<br />
wevrobidan da sityvas ar miscemda, rom samudamod aiRebda xels TamaSze, aderi<br />
mas amxelda. iseTi ymawvili, rogoric ronald aderi iyo, erTbaSad sajarod ar<br />
axlida pirSi Tavisze ufros kacs aseT skandalur braldebas, miT umetes, rom<br />
morans sazogadoebaSi TvalsaCino adgili eWira. safiqrebelia, rom igi polkovniks<br />
calke, mowmeebis gareSe moelaparaka. magram moranisaTvis, romelic mxolod im<br />
fuliT cxovrobda, ris Sovnasac SulerobiT axerxebda, klubidan garicxva<br />
gakotrebas niSnavda. amitomac adga da mokla aderi, da mokla im dros, roca<br />
axalgazrda kaci, romelsac ar surda gamxdariyo upatiosno gziT naSovni fulis<br />
Tanamoziare, angariSobda, ra Tanxa unda daebrunebina TiToeuli<br />
dazaralebulisaTvis. igi oTaxSi albaT im mizniT Caiketa, rom dedas da das ar<br />
waeswroT da gamokiTxviT ar SeewuxebinaT, ras niSnavda, an imdeni Camowerili<br />
saxeli, anda monetebis svetebi, magidaze rom iyo daxrovili... aba, ras ityviT,<br />
hgavs Tu ara simarTles Cemi ganmarteba?<br />
- darwmunebuli var, rom yovelive swored asea.<br />
- Zieba gviCvenebs, marTali var, Tu ara. ase Tu ise, polkovniki morani metad<br />
aRar Segvawuxebs. fon herderis saxelganTqmuli sahaero Tofi skotlend-iardis<br />
muzeumis koleqcias daamSvenebs, xolo mister Serlok holmss im patara<br />
saintereso gamocanebis amoxsnaSi, romlebiTac ase mdidaria londonis rTuli<br />
cxovreba, amieridan xels veRaravin SeuSlis.<br />
Wreli lenti<br />
cxovrebis ukanaskneli rva weliwadi ganuyrelad gavatare Cems megobarTan erTad<br />
da saSualeba mqonda misi kvleva-Ziebis meTods davkvirvebodi. holmsis uCveulo<br />
kvleva-Ziebaze Cemeuli Canawerebi samocdaaTs aRemateba. mravali maTgani<br />
tragikulia, ramdenime komikuricaa, bevri ucnauri da SiSismomgvreli gaxlavT,<br />
magram Cveulebrivi da saSualo ambavi maTSi ar urevia. holmsi xom Tavisi<br />
profesiis trfiali iyo da misi siyvaruliT suldgmulebda! es siyvaruli da ara<br />
simdidris moxveWis sawadeli iyo imis mizezi, rom Cemi megobari mudam ucnaur,<br />
uCveulo, daxlarTul, fantastikur ambebs ikvlevda da Cveulebriv SemTxvevebs<br />
saTofezec ar ekareboda. im sxvadasxva SemTxvevebidan yvelaze ufro<br />
gansakuTrebuli, Cemi azriT, inglisis samxreTis sagrafo sereiSi kargad cnobili<br />
eqimis, roilotis ambavia aRsaniSnavi. es SemTxveva Cemi da holmsis damegobrebis<br />
pirvel xanebSi moxda, jer kidev maSin, roca oriveni ucoloni viyaviT.<br />
beikerstritze vcxovrobdiT, ca qudad ar migvaCnda da dedamiwa - qalamnad.<br />
albaT, am ambis Canawers ufro adre davbeWdavdi, magram erT qalbatons aRvuTqvi,<br />
am SemTxvevas qveyanas ar movdeb-meTqi da sityva avasrule. axla, im qalbatonis<br />
udroo sikvdilma, rac warsul TveSi moxda, dadebuli aRTqmisagan gamaTavisufla.<br />
SesaZloa, am SemTxvevis dRis sinaTleze dagvianebiT gamotana saqmisaTvis<br />
sasargebloc ki aRmoCndes, vinaidan eqimi grimesbi roilotis aRsasrulze, sereiSi,<br />
imaze ufro saSineli miTqma-moTqmaa, vidre sinamdvileSi moxda.<br />
1883 wlis aprilis erT diliT axlad gamoRviZebulma davinaxe, rom sagareo<br />
tansacmelSi gamowyobili holmsi Cems sawolTan mosula da Tavze damdgomia. igi,<br />
Cveulebriv, gvian dgeboda xolme da warmoidgineT Cemi gakvirveba, roca buxris<br />
Tavze saaTis isrebs movkari Tvali da gavarkvie, rom mxolod rvis TxuTmeti
wuTi iyo. cotaTi aRvSfoTdi kidec da mindoda Cemi guliswyroma gamomexata,<br />
vinaidan Cveulebad mqonda loginidan mogvianebiT adgoma.<br />
- Zalian vwuxvar, rom gagaRviZeT, uotson, - moibodiSa holmsma, - magram albaT<br />
zecaSi gadawyda, rom dRevandel dRes Cveni xvedri aseTi unda yofiliyo. jer<br />
haiharad misis hadsoni gauRviZebiaT, man me gamaRviZa da mec, meti Cara ar iyo,<br />
Tqven gamogaRviZeT.<br />
- ra moxda, xanZaria?<br />
- ara, klientia. viRac aforiaqebuli axalgazrda ledi gvestumra da dauyovnebliv<br />
Cems naxvas iTxovs. igi sastumroSia da iq gvelodeba. roca axalgazrda ledi ase<br />
sisxam diliT dedaqalaqis quCebSi siaruls gabedavs da arc imas moerideba, rom<br />
sruliad ucnobi xalxi gariJraJze loginidan wamoyaros, albaT raime<br />
mniSvnelovan ambavs gvauwyebs. Cemi azriT, saqme Zalian saintereso unda iyos, da<br />
me ar minda, rom mere sananeblad dagrCeT. ratom Tavidanve ar movusmineo.<br />
- Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro, axlave mzad viqnebi da axalgazrda ledis TqvenTan<br />
erTad movusmen.<br />
aba miTxariT, ra unda yofiliyo imaze ufro sasiamovno, vidre Cemi megobris<br />
mier kvleva-Ziebis warmarTva, rasac Tan sdevda: deduqciuri meTodis gamoyeneba,<br />
mtkice logikuri msjeloba, swrafi orientacia, maxvilgonieri alRoianoba da<br />
saboloo angariSiT problemis gadaWra da danaSaulis kvanZis gaxsna. saswrafod<br />
Cavicvi da ramdenime wamSi ukve mzad viyavi, raTa Cems megobars sastumro oTaxSi<br />
gavyolodi. sastumroSi rom SevediT, SavebiT mosili, pirbadiani ledi fexze<br />
wamodga.<br />
- dila mSvidobisa, qalbatono, - miesalma holmsi. - me gaxlavarT Serlok<br />
holmsi. es ki Cemi megobari da TanaSemwe uotsonia, romelTanac iseve Tavisuflad<br />
SegiZliaT ilaparakoT, rogorc piradad CemTan. ha, Zalian gamexarda, rom misis<br />
hadsons moufiqrebia da buxari daunTia. gTxovT, axlos dajdeT buxarTan,<br />
vubrZaneb, cxeli yava mogarTvan. vxedav, erTianad gakankalebT.<br />
- sicivisagan ar makankalebs, - dabali xmiT wamoiwyo qalma da holmsis<br />
Txovnisamebr buxarTan gadmojda.<br />
- aba ra mizeziT caxcaxebT ase?<br />
- SiSisagan, mister holms, eldisagan, - Tqva es da pirbade aiwia. Cven davinaxeT,<br />
rom sawyali qali marTlac sacodav dReSi iyo. fermixdili saxe SiSisagan<br />
daRrejoda, monadireTagan devnili nadiriviT Tvalebi moewkura da aqeT-iqiT<br />
acecebda. saxe da tani ocdaaTi wlis qalisa hqonda, magram TmaSi naadrevad<br />
Separvoda WaRara. Serlok holmsma Tavisi yovlismWvreteli mzeriT swrafad<br />
SeaTvaliera mosuli.<br />
- saSiSi araferia, - wynarad uTxra holmsma, win gadaixara da ledis mxrebze<br />
xeli mouTaTuna. - eWvi ar mepareba, Cven SevZlebT saSiSroeba Tavidan agaciloT.<br />
Tqven am diliT matarebliT CamobrZandiT, ara?<br />
- rogor, Tqven me micnobT?<br />
- ara, magram Tqvens xelTaTmanSi ukan dasabrunebeli bileTi SevniSne. Zalian<br />
adre amdgarxarT da mere matareblis sadgurSi misvlamde, orborblian etls<br />
Zalian cudi gzebiT utarebixarT.<br />
qali am sityvebze adgilidan wamoiWra da Cems megobars dabneuli miaCerda.<br />
- aq sakvirveli araferia, Zvirfaso qalbatono, - dayvavebiT Tqva holmsma. -<br />
Tqveni zedatanis marcxena saxelo erT Svid adgilas maincaa lafis SxefebiT<br />
dasvrili, Tanac talaxis winwklebi jer kidev araa SemSrali. ase mxolod<br />
orborblian etlSi jdomisas SeiZleba daisvaros adamiani da isic, Tu meetlis<br />
marcxniv zis.<br />
- ar vici, ra gziT mixvediT mag daskvnamde, magram yvelaferi ki swored ase<br />
gaxlavT, - Tqva qalma. - jer eqvsi saaTic ar iyo, saxlidan rom gamovedi, oc<br />
wuTSi leaTerhedSi viyavi, pirvelive matarebels londonisaken gamovyevi da
vaterloos sadgurSi Camovedi. metis atana aRar SemiZlia, ser, Tu es daZabuloba<br />
ase gagrZelda, namdvilad SeviSlebi. aravin ara myavs, rom damexmaros da am<br />
gasaWiridan gamomiyvanos. mxolod erTi sawyali ymawvilia da Cemi Svela imasac<br />
arafriT SeuZlia. Tqvenze misis farintoSisagan msmenia. igi xom ukiduresi<br />
gaWirvebisagan daixseniT. misis farintoSma momca Tqveni misamarTi. oh, ser, imedia,<br />
mec damixsniT gasaWiridan, anda yovel SemTxvevaSi cota naTels mainc mohfenT im<br />
wyvdiads, romelSiac me moveqeci! TqvenTvis gasamrjelos gadaxda amJamad ar<br />
SemiZlia, magram erT-or TveSi gavTxovdebi, Cemi Semosavlis gamgeblobis uflebas<br />
miviReb, da naxavT, rom me umaduri adamiani ara var.<br />
holmsi maRal sawer magidas miuaxlovda. ujra gamoaRo da iqidan Canawerebis wigni<br />
amoiRo.<br />
- farintoSi, ho, magondeba. es Cvens gacnobamde moxda, uotson, da saqme tiaras<br />
exeboda. me mxolod is SemiZlia giTxraT, qalbatono, rom Tqvens saqmes iseTive<br />
TavdadebiTa da gulisyuriT movekidebi, rogorc maSin im Tqveni megobris saqmes<br />
movekide. rac Seexeba gasamrjelos, Cemi profesia CemTvis TviTonaa jildoc da<br />
gasamrjeloc. Tqven SegiZliaT gadamixadoT is Tanxa, rac am saqmeze damexarjeba da<br />
isic maSin, roca TqvenTvis mizanSewonili iqneba. axla keTili inebeT da saqmis<br />
garSemo yovelive dawvrilebiT momiyeviT.<br />
- vai rom, Cemi mdgomareobis saSineleba swored isaa, buranidan ver<br />
gamovrkveulvar da Cems SiSsa da eWvebs Zalian mcire safuZveli aqvs. sxvebisTvis<br />
Cemi eWvebis mizezi imdenad umniSvneloa, rom TviTon isic ki, visac ufleba maqvs<br />
rCevisa da daxmarebisaTvis mivmarTo, yovelives Cemi fantaziis nayofad naTlavs<br />
da nerviuli qalis nabodvars uwodebs. marTalia, es sityvebi CemTvis ar uTqvams,<br />
magram misi tkbili damamSvidebeli sityvebi da Cemi mzerisagan Tvalis arideba<br />
yovelives usityvod magrZnobinebs. rogorc miTxres, mister holms, Tqven Rrmad<br />
ixedebiT adamianis sulSi da samzeoze gamogaqvT zogierTi maTganis arsebaSi<br />
Rrmad dabudebuli boroti zraxvebi. swored amitom mogmarTeT da mwams, rom<br />
aucileblad momcemT rCeva-darigebas, Tu rogor davaRwio Tavi garsmojarul<br />
ubedurebas.<br />
- me mTeli gulisyuriT gismenT, qalbatono.<br />
- me elen stoneri gaxlavarT da maminacvalTan erTad vcxovrob. igi saqsonelTa<br />
uZvelesi gvaris ukanaskneli naSieri gaxlavT - stouk moraneli roiloti. maTi<br />
mamulebi winaT sereis sagrafos dasavleT kideze yofila.<br />
holmsma Tavi dauqnia, - CemTvis es nacnobi gvariao, - uTxra. - inglisSi erT<br />
dros es ojaxi umdidresi iyo. maTi mamulebi CrdiloeTiT berkSiramde aRwevda da<br />
iqac iWreboda, xolo dasavleTiT hempSiramde iyo gadaWimuli. oTxma ukanasknelma<br />
Taobam TavianTi xelgaSlilobiTa da uyairaTobiT es didi ojaxi gaRatakebamde<br />
miiyvana. azartul TamaSobaTa moyvarulma ukanasknelma memkvidrem ki, regentobis<br />
dros, sabolood daaqcia mTeli ojaxi. axla maT barobaze ramdenime akri miwisa<br />
da Zveli, oraswlovani saxlis garda aRaraferia da is Zveli saxlic<br />
dagiravebuli gaxlavT.<br />
am gvar-gujabis ukanasknel memamules Rataki aristokratis mZime xvedri xvda<br />
wilad da Tavisi sicocxlis dReni siduxWireSi galia. magram misma mxolodSobilma<br />
Svilma, Cemma maminacvalma, cxovrebaSi meti fxa gamoiCina. erTi naTesavisagan fuli<br />
isesxa, samedicino ganaTleba miiRo da samuSaod kalkutaSi gaemgzavra. iq Tavisi<br />
codniT, moxerxebiT, simarjviT da Zlieri xasiaTis wyalobiT kargi praqtika iSova.<br />
magram erT dRes mas saxli gauqurdes. danakargiT SeZrwunebulma da<br />
ganrisxebulma roilotma Tavisi mouravi ise magrad scema, rom im ubedurma fexebi<br />
gaWima, ris gamoc Cemi maminacvali daapatimres da sikvdilis dasjas Zlivs<br />
gadaurCa. roiloti yvelaze da yvelaferze aRrenili, pirquSi da imedgacruebuli<br />
dabrunda samSobloSi. indoeTSi yofnis dros roilotma dedaCemze, bengaliis<br />
artileriis general-maioris axalgazrda qvriv misis stonerze daiwera jvari. me
da Cemi tyupis cali da julia, maSin or-ori wlisanic ar viyaviT. dedas wliurad<br />
karga gvariani Semosavali hqonda. mTeli wliuri Semosavali man doqtor<br />
roilotis gankargulebaSi gadasca, im dromde, vidre Cven masTan erTad<br />
vicxovrebdiT. Cemi, an Cemi dis gaTxovebis SemTxvevaSi, im wliuri Semosavlidan,<br />
garkveuli Tanxa Cemsa da Cems dazec unda ganawildes. inglisSi dabrunebis Semdeg<br />
deda male davkargeT. igi, rva wlis winaT, rkinigzaze grivTan momxdari<br />
katastrofis msxverpli Seiqmna. misi daRupvis Semdeg, roilotma londonSi<br />
dasaxlebisa da iq samedicino praqtikis mokidebis mcdelobas Tavi mianeba,<br />
sacxovreblad sagvareulo mamulSi stok moranSi gadavida da Cvenc Tan wagviyvana.<br />
is Semosavali, rac dedam dagvitova, sruliad sakmarisi iyo yvela Cveni survilis<br />
dasakmayofileblad da TiTqos Cveni bednierebisaTvis xeli arafers ar unda<br />
SeeSala.<br />
magram im xanebSi Cveni maminacvali saSinlad gamoicvala. nacvlad imisa, rom<br />
megobruli urTierToba daemyarebina mezoblebTan, romlebic mis gamoCenas Tavis<br />
mamapapeul mamulSi pirvel xanebSi didi sixaruliT Sexvdnen, igi saxlSi Caiketa<br />
da gareT iSviaTad gamodioda. xolo Tu gamovidoda, TiTqos imitom, rom gzad<br />
pirvelive SemxvedrisaTvis Tavs risxva daetexa da erTi vai-uSvelebeli daewia.<br />
maniad qceuli xasiaTis Tandayolili siSmage da mouTmenloba misi gvaris<br />
mamakacebs memkvidreobiT hqondaT jilagSi gamjdari da vfiqrob, yvelaze metad igi<br />
Cems maminacvals tropikul qveyanaSi yofnam gauZliera.<br />
Cems maminacvals mezoblebTan bevri Sexla-Semoxla mouxda. orma SemTxvevam igi<br />
sapolicio ubnamdec miiyvana. erTi sityviT, eqimi roiloti mTeli soflis<br />
safrTxobelad gadaiqca. masTan pirispir Seyras yvela gaurboda, vinaidan igi<br />
arabunebrivi fizikuri Zalis patronia da mrisxanebis Jams TavSeukavebeli gaxlavT.<br />
warsul kviras man xididan wyalSi isrola soflis mWedeli da saxalxod Tavis<br />
moWras is vamjobine, rac ki ram mebada, damexarja da saqme mimeCqmala. erTaderTi,<br />
visTanac saerTo ena gamonaxa da megobrobs, moxetiale cxovrebis moyvaruli<br />
boSebi arian. maT nebas aZlevs mis kuTvnil ZaRlmayvalaTi gadavlil mamulSi<br />
dascen karvebi da TviTonac maTTan erTad kviraobiT ikargeba xolme. yvela<br />
sikeTesTan erTad erTi vnebac sWirs, indoeTidan gamogzavnili cxovelebis<br />
namdvili trfiali gaxlavT. am wuTsac mis kuTvnil miwaze Tavisuflad<br />
danavrdoben gawvrTnili monadire avaza da maimuni, romlebic patroniviT, SiSis<br />
zars scemen gamvlel-gamomvlelT.<br />
Cemi monaTxrobidan albaT TqvenTvis cxadi xdeba, rom me da Cems das veraferi<br />
siamovnebiT aRsavse cxovreba gvqonda. arc erTi msaxuri ar gagviCerda da saxlis<br />
mTeli samuSao, karga xans kisrad Cven gvawva. sacodavi Cemi da ocdaaTi wlisac ar<br />
iyo, rom mokvda da TmaSi, Cemi ar iyos, naadrevad Seepara zamTari.<br />
- Tqveni da gardaicvala?<br />
- diax, ori welia, rac aResrula da swored mis sikvdilze minda giamboT. ra<br />
Tqma unda, TqvenTvis gasagebia, rom im pirobebSi, romelSiac vcxovrobdiT,<br />
SesaZlebloba ara gvqonda Cvens tolebSi gagvexara da axalgazrda vaJebs<br />
SevxvedrodiT.<br />
gvyavda erTaderTi deida mis honoria uestfaili, romelic heronus maxloblad<br />
cxovrobda. Cven iSviaTad da isic Zalian mcire xniT gveZleoda neba deidasTan<br />
stumrad wavsuliyaviT. ori wlis winaT, julia deidasTan Sobis dResaswaulze<br />
gaemgzavra. iq gaicno flotis gadamdgari maiori, romelmac Cemi da daniSna.<br />
maminacvalma es ambavi, julia rom dabrunda, maSin Seityo da sawinaaRmdego<br />
araferi uTqvams. magram qorwinebis daniSnul dReze ori kviriT adre, RamiT Tavs<br />
dagvatyda udidesi ubedureba, romelmac cxovrebaSi erTaderTi nugeSic wamarTva...<br />
Serlok holmsi savarZelSi gadawolili, TvaldaxuWuli ismenda axalgazrda qalis<br />
naambobs. uceb win wamoiwia, Tvalebi sanaxevrod gaaxila da stumars dayvavebiT<br />
mimarTa:
- gTxovT, ise gaixsenoT yvelaferi, rom raime wvrilmanic ki ar gamogrCeT.<br />
- CemTvis iolia yovelgvari wvrilmanis gaxseneba, mister holms, vinaidan im<br />
saSineli drois yvela gancda Rrmad aRmebeWda mexsierebaSi. rogorc giTxariT,<br />
saxli Zalian Zvelia da sacxovreblad mxolod erTi frTa gvaqvs gamoyenebuli.<br />
sawoli oTaxebi am frTis pirvel sarTulzea ganlagebuli, sastumro ki Senobis<br />
centrSi gaxlavT moTavsebuli. pirveli saZinebeli oTaxi boilotisaa, meore Cemi<br />
dis iyo, mesame ki Cemi. oTaxebs Soris araviTari kavSiri araa, garda imisa, rom<br />
gasasvleli yvela oTaxidan erT derefanSi gadis. gasagebad giyvebiT?<br />
- namdvilad kargad laparakobT.<br />
- oTaxebis fanjrebi guburas gadascqeris. im sabediswero Rames doqtori roiloti<br />
adrianad gaemarTa Tavis oTaxisaken, magram Cven vicodiT, rom dasaZineblad ar<br />
dawolila. Cems das misi induri magari sigarebis boli awuxebda xolme. romelsac<br />
igi, Cveulebriv, daZinebis win eweoda. juliam Tavisi oTaxidan CemsaSi<br />
gadmoinacvla da Tavisi momavali qorwinebis ambebze meWukWukeboda. TerTmet<br />
saaTze wamodga da karisaken gaemarTa. uceb Semobrunda da moulodnelad mkiTxa:<br />
`elen, geTayva, RamRamobiT stvena xom ar Cagesmis xolme ZilSi?~<br />
`ara, arasodes msmenia~, - vupasuxe me.<br />
`iqneb TviTon ustven xolme sizmarSi?~<br />
`ara, arasodes, magram ratom mekiTxebi?~<br />
`imitom, rom am bolo dReebSi, gamTeniisas, daaxloebiT sam-oTx saaTze aSkarad<br />
mesmis xolme stvena da sisini. me xom kurdReliviT frTxili Zili vici, da im<br />
xmaze meRviZeba. mxolod is ver gamirkvevia, saidan mesmis is xmebi. mezobeli<br />
oTaxidan, guburidan Tu... ramdeni xania mindoda SenTvis mekiTxa, Senc gesmoda Tu<br />
ara is xmebi~.<br />
`ara, me ara msmenia. iqneb boSebi stvenen xolme?~<br />
`SeiZleba, magram Tu stvena guburis mxridan moismis, maSin, Cemi azriT, Senc unda<br />
gagegona~.<br />
`magram, me rom magrad mZinavs!~<br />
`Tumca amas ra mniSvneloba aqvs~, - Tqva es, kari gaixura, Tavis oTaxSi Sevida da<br />
gavigone, rogor gaiCxakuna saketma mis karebSi.<br />
- marTla? - ikiTxa holmsma, - Cveulebriv Tqven Signidan iketebodiT xolme<br />
oTaxebSi?<br />
- diax.<br />
- ratom?<br />
- aki, giTxariT, rom roilots monadire avaza da maimuni hyavs, romlebic<br />
yvelgan Tavisuflad danavardoben. Cven mSvidad Zili mxolod im SemTxvevaSi<br />
SegveZlo, Tu kars Signidan CavketavdiT.<br />
- gasagebia. gTxovT ganagrZoT.<br />
- im Rames vera da ver daviZine. gardauvali ubedurebis gaurkvevelma, bundovanma<br />
winaTgrZnobam erTianad SemboWa da Tavis tyveobaSi momaqcia. me ukve giTxariT,<br />
rom Cven tyupebi viyaviT da Tqven kargad mogexsenebaT, rogor saTuTad da<br />
faqizad uyvarT dedmamiSvilebs erTmaneTi da isic tyupebs. raRac uJmuri Rame<br />
idga. qari mZvinvarebda da wvimis wveTebi fanjrebs exeTqebodnen. uceb es guguni<br />
qalis amazrzenma kivilma gahkveTa. Cemi dis xma vicani. loginidan wamovxti,<br />
TavSalSi gavexvie da derefanSi gamovvardi. oTaxidan gamovedi Tu ara, swored<br />
iseTi dabali stvenis xma momeyura, rogoric wina saRamos Cemma dam amiwera, mere<br />
TiTqos liTonis naWeris davardnis xmac gavigone. julias oTaxTan mivirbine da<br />
vnaxe kari naxevrad Ria iyo. iq SiSisagan dafeTebuli Sevyoymandi. ar vicodi, ra<br />
ubedureba gvewvia da ra unda meRona. derefanSi dadgmuli lampis sinaTleze<br />
davinaxe, rom karis zRurblze Cemi da mTvareuliviT gamobarbacda, igi sruliad<br />
fermixdili iyo da TiTqos mSvelels uxmobso, xelebi win gamoewvdina. mivvardi<br />
da xelebi Semovxvie. swored im dros umtyuna muxlebma da iatakze davarda.
etyoboda, saSineli tkivilebisaagn ikrunCeboda da kidurebi erTianad ukankalebda<br />
da egrixeboda. pirvelad is vifiqre, ver micno-meTqi, magram misken davixare Tu<br />
ara, uceb iseTi xmiT daikivla, rom im xmas Cems sicocxleSi ver daviviwyeb.<br />
`oh, RmerTo Cemo! helen! is lenti iyo! Wreli lenti!~ kidev raRac undoda<br />
eTqva, TiTi doqtor roilotis oTaxisken gaiSvira, magram krunCxvam axali ZaliT<br />
daria xeli da saTqmeli pirSi Seatova. me gareT gamovvardi da Cems maminacvals<br />
vuxmobdi, magram is ukve xalaTmosxmuli Cemken moiCqaroda. oTaxSi Sesuls Cemi<br />
da ugrZnoblad dauxvda. man gondakarguls brendi Caasxa pirSi da soflis eqimis<br />
mosayvanad kaci afrina. magram yovelive amao gamodga. julia ise gardaicvala, rom<br />
grZnobaze aRar mosula. aseTi saSineli aRsasruli xvda wilad Cems sayvarel<br />
das...~<br />
- erTi wuTiT SegawyvetinebT, - CaurTo holmsma, - darwmunebiT SegiZliaT TqvaT,<br />
rom stvena da liTonis dabla dacemis xmauri gaigoneT? SegiZliaT es ficiT<br />
daadasturoT?<br />
- swored amas mekiTxeboda gamomZiebelic. Cemi mtkice rwmeniT da SegrZnebiT<br />
kargad maxsovs, rom namdvilad gavigone, magram qaris sisinisa da Zveli saxlis<br />
WraWaWruWis gaxsenebisas eWvebi mereva da vibnevi.<br />
- Tqveni da Cacmuli iyo?<br />
- ara, saRamuri tansacmeli emosa. marjvena xelSi damwvari asanTis Reri eWira,<br />
marcxenaSi ki asanTis yuTi.<br />
- es imas mianiSnebs, rom man asanTi gahkra da naxa is, ramac SeaSina. es Zalian<br />
sayuradRebo detalia. ra daskvna gamoitana aqedan gamomZiebelma?<br />
- Ziebas didi gulisyuriT moekidnen, vinaidan roilotis anCxli bunebis da<br />
axirebuli xasiaTis ambavi yvelam kargad uwyoda, magram yovelive uSedegod<br />
damTavrda. me Ziebas vuCvene, rom kari Signidan iketeboda xolme da fanjrebze ki<br />
darabebi rkinis farTo saimedo urdulebiT irazeboda. kedlebi da iatakic didi<br />
yuradRebiT daaTvalieres, magram saeWvos verafers miagnes. marTalia, buxris yeli<br />
sakmaod ganieria, magram isic rkalebiTa da xufebiT oTxgan gadaRobili aRmoCnda.<br />
amrigad garkveuli da dadgenilia, rom Tavis aRsasruls Cemi da sruliad marto<br />
Sexvda. amas garda Zaladobis niSnebic ver aRmoaCines.<br />
- mowamvlaze Tu miitanes eWvi?<br />
- eqimebma Seamowmes, magram arc amas mohyolia raime Sedegi.<br />
- aba ram mokla, Tqveni azriT, is ubeduri qali?<br />
- Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, mas SiSma da nerviulma Sokma mouRo bolo, magram ver<br />
warmomidgenia, ram, an vin SeaSina.<br />
- boSebi Tqvens axlo iyvnen dabanakebulni?<br />
- diax, boSebi TiTqmis mudmivad cxovroben Cvens axlos.<br />
- Tqveni azriT, ra unda vigulisxmoT Tqveni dis sityvebSi: lenti, helen! Wreli,<br />
winwklebiani lentio?!<br />
- xandaxan mgonia, rom is momakvdavis bodva iyo, xan ki imas vfiqrob, Wrelio,<br />
rom wamoiZaxa, boSebs xom ar gulisxmobda-meTqi. boSebs xom winwklebiani<br />
cxvirsaxocebiT aqvT xolme wakruli Tavebi. albaT es ucnauri epiTeti swored im<br />
winwklebiani cxvirsaxocebis gamo ixmara.<br />
holmsma Tavi imgvarad gaaqnia, etyoboda, pasuxiT kmayofili ar iyo.<br />
- ara, aq wyali Rrmaa da foni iolad sapovneli rodia, - Cailaparaka TavisTvis<br />
da mere xmamaRla daumata, - gTxovT ganagrZoT.<br />
- ori welia, rac srul simartoveSi vimyofebi. erTi Tvis winaT, erTma Cemma<br />
didi xnis megobarma pativi damdo da xeli mTxova. Cemi saqmro gvarad ermitejia<br />
da saxelad persi hqvia. igi kreinuotereli, redingis axlosaa, mister ermitejis<br />
meore vaJi gaxlavT. maminacvali Tanaxmadaa rom mas gavyve da Cven gazafxulze<br />
unda viqorwinoT. ori dRis winaT saxlis dasavleT nawilSi, raRac aRdgeniTi<br />
samuSaoebi wamoiwyes, Cemi sawolis kedeli daangries da me axla Cemi gansvenebuli
dis oTaxSi, swored im sawolze mZinavs, romelzec im ubedurma hpova sikvdili.<br />
warmoidgenT albaT, rogori Jruantelis momgvreli iqneboda, roca<br />
ZilgamfrTxalsa da akankalebuls mTeli Rame ar meZina da swored is<br />
avismauwyebeli stvena momesma, romelic win uswrebda Cemi dis sikvdils. imwamsve<br />
fexze wamovxti da lampa avanTe, magram oTaxSi Cems garda aravin iyo. SiSisagan<br />
acaxcaxebuls kvlav loginSi Cawola aRar SemeZlo, tansacmeli Cavicvi da inaTa Tu<br />
ara, Tavi Cveni saxlis mopirdapired mdgar sastumro `gvirgvinSi~ amovyavi.<br />
orTvala daviqirave, leTerheldSi CavaRwie, iq matarebelSi Cavjeqi da rCevadarigebisaTvis<br />
Tqvensken gamoveSure.<br />
- Zalian Wkvianuradac moiqeciT, - uTxra Cemma megobarma, - magram yvelaferi<br />
miTxariT?<br />
- diax.<br />
- ara, Tqven xels afarebT maminacvlis avkacobas.<br />
- ratom ggoniaT, an ra igulisxmeba Tqvens sityvebSi?<br />
pasuxis nacvlad holmsma qalis majas xeli waatana, saxeloze samSvenisad<br />
mikerebuli yaiTani gadauwia da xuTi uxeSi TiTisagan Casisxlianebul, Zaladobis<br />
aSkara niSanze miuTiTa.<br />
- Tqven Zalian uxeSad mogqcevian, - uTxra holmsma.<br />
qali wamowiTlda da gaSiSvlebul xelze saxelo Camoiwia. - maminacvali Zalian<br />
mkacri da araCveulebrivi fizikuri Zalis patronia, - warmoTqva man.<br />
dumili Camowva. idayvdayrdnobili holmsi buxarSi mogigize cecxls misCereboda.<br />
- es Zalian Rrmaddafaruli bneli saqmea, - warmoTqva man bolos. - aTasi<br />
wvrilmani ambavia, rac winaswar unda vicode, vidre Ziebas SevudgebodeT. amasTanave<br />
dayovnebac ar SeiZleba. Tu dResve stok morenSi gavCndebiT, SevZlebT Tu vera<br />
ise davaTvalieroT saxli, rom Tqvenma maminacvalma veraferi Seityos?<br />
- diliT miTxra, dRes aucilebel saqmeze qalaqSi unda Cavideo. vfiqrob, is<br />
qalaqSi mTel dRes dayovndeba da Tqven xels veravin SegiSliT. marTalia,<br />
saxlSi mne qali gvyavs, magram igi moxucebulia da cotas moisulelebs kidec. ase<br />
rom, misi saxlidan gastumreba ar gamiWirdeba.<br />
- SesaniSnavi ambavia. Tqven xom wamoxvalT, uotson?<br />
- aucileblad.<br />
- oriveni geaxlebiT. Tqven TviTon ras apirebT?<br />
- raki qalaqSi var, barem patar-patara saqmeebs movagvareb da Tormeti<br />
saaTisaTvis Sin viqnebi, rom Tqven adgilze dagixvdeT.<br />
- swored mag droisaTvis albaT Cvenc movaswrebT raRac wvrilmani ambebis<br />
momTavrebas da stok morenSi gavCndebiT. xom ar isauzmebdiT CvenTan erTad?<br />
- ara, me unda wavide. rac guli gadagiSaleT da Cemi satanjveli giTxariT,<br />
TiTqos davarxeindi. mouTmenlad dagelodebiT adgilze.<br />
man Savi pirbade Camoiwia da oTaxidan gavida.<br />
- Tqven ras fiqrobT, uotson, yovelive imaze, rac im qalma gviambo? - mkiTxa<br />
holmsma da savarZelSi gadawva.<br />
- Zalian bneliT moculi, binZuri saqme unda iyos.<br />
- diax, namdvilad agrea.<br />
- Tu Cvenma stumarma qalma marTali miambo, rom iataki, buxari, fanjrebi da kari<br />
ucxosaTvis Seuvali iyo, ise gamodis, rom misi da idumalebiT mocul sikvdils<br />
martodmarto Sexvedria.<br />
- maSin rogor avxsnaT Rameuli stvena da gardacvalebulis sityvebi?<br />
- verafers sagulisxmos ver getyviT.<br />
- magram Tu momxdar ambebs Tavs movuyriT, maSin, me mgonia SegveZleba es<br />
idumalebiT moxdari bneli saqme gavxsnaT da yvelafers naTeli movfinoT,<br />
magaliTad: Rameuli stvena, boSaTa urdo, romlebic Zalian axlo urTierTobaSi<br />
arian roilotTan. imave roilotis sisxlxorceuli daintereseba, rom gerebi ar
gaTxoviliyvnen da wliuri Semosavali ar Semcireboda, gardacvalebulis sityvebi:<br />
Wreli, winwklebiani lentio, da TviTon helen stoneris mier gagonili liTonis<br />
davardnis xmauri, rac SeiZleba fanjris urdulebis ZaldatanebiT gaRebisas moxda,<br />
yovelive amas Tu gavaerTianebT, vfiqrob, kvanZs gavxsniT.<br />
- magram ra SuaSi arian boSebi?<br />
- ver getyviT.<br />
- im varaudSi, romelic Tqven gamoTqviT, bevri winaaRmdegobaa.<br />
- me TviTonac ase vfiqrob da amitom yovelive adgilze unda Semowmdes. magram<br />
dalaxvros eSmakma, es raRa oxrobaa!<br />
uecrad kari gaiRo da Tavs viRac axmaxi wamogvadga. misi samosi eqimisa da<br />
memamulis tansacmelis narevs warmoadgenda. Tavze Savi cilindri exura, tanze<br />
grZeli serTuki Semoecva, fexebze maRalyeliani getrebi Semoewmawna da xelze<br />
monadiris Solti Semoexvia. iseTi zorzoxi iyo, rom qudi karis zeda CarCos<br />
ebjineboda da im sigane, rom karebi mTlianad Caexerga. naiarevebiT daRaruli,<br />
farTo, mzemokidebuli tlanqi saxe, fosoebSi Rrmad Camjdari avismetyveli<br />
Tvalebi da Txeli kexiani cxviri romeliRac Zvel mtacebel frinvels amsgavsebda.<br />
man mzera holmsidan Cemze gadmoitana da mere piriqiT.<br />
- romeli TqvenTagania Serlok holmsi? - ikiTxa bolos moCvenebam.<br />
- es Cemi saxeli da gvaria, - mSvidad miugo Cemma megobarma, - magram Tqven vin<br />
brZandebiT?<br />
- me stouk moreneli eqimi grimsbi roiloti var.<br />
- dabrZandiT, - SeepatiJa holmsi.<br />
- dasajdomad ar mcalia, aq iyo Cemi geri. me mas kvaldakval movyvebi. rao, ra<br />
giTxraT?<br />
- ra saSineli siciveebi icis am dros, - Cailaparaka holmsma.<br />
- ra giTxraT-meTqi, Tqven gekiTxebiT, - gamoscra gamwarebiT roilotma.<br />
- magram es sicive sosans verafers daaklebso, miTxres, - ganagrZobda holmsi.<br />
- ha, CamogexsnaT ara? - wamoiwyo stumarma, Tan win wamodga da xelSi Solti<br />
SeaTamaSa. - gicnobT, ra aramzadac brZandebiT! gamigonia Tqvenze, yvelas saqmeSi<br />
eCrebao.<br />
Cemma megobarma Caicina.<br />
- Tqven didi gaiZvera vinme brZandebiT!<br />
holmsma sicils umata.<br />
- skotlendiardelo policielo!<br />
holmsma gulianad gadaixarxara. - Tqven Zalian kargi gasarTobi saubari<br />
gyvarebiaT. aqedan roca waxvalT, kari gaixureT, Torem orWoli qari uberavs.<br />
- roca saTqmels movaTaveb, mxolod maSin waval. Cems saqmeebSi ar CaerioT! me<br />
vici, rom mis stoneri aq iyo, giTxariT, fexdafex movyevi-meTqi. me Zalian avi da<br />
saSiSi kaci var! ai, SexedeT!<br />
igi swrafad mivida buxarTan, cecxlis saCxreki rkina aiRo da mzemokidebuli<br />
xelebiT Tvalis daxamxamebaSi dagrixa.<br />
- gaufrTxildiT sakuTar Tavs da ecadeT, xelSi ar CamivardeT, - sTqva es,<br />
dagrexili rkina buxarSi Seagdo da oTaxidan gavida.<br />
- Zalian Tavaziani Canda, - siciliT sTqva holmsma. - marTalia, misebr zorzoxi<br />
tanis patroni ara var, magram oTaxidan rom male ar gasuliyo, vuCvenebdi,<br />
mklavebSi masze naklebi Zala rom arc me gamaCnia. - es rom Tqva, dagrexili<br />
rkinis saCxreks xeli wamoavlo da uceb gaaswora.<br />
- Tavisi qeCera xasiaTiT policiels ki Semadara! Tumca es incidenti Cvens Ziebas<br />
ufro sainteresos da mimzidvels xdis. imedi maqvs, Cvens patara megobars,<br />
romelic ise windauxedavad moiqca, rom am mxecs saSualeba misca kvaldakval<br />
asdevneboda, vneba ar mouva. axla ki, uotson, jer visauzmoT, mere me ramdenime
cnobis dasazusteblad da Sesakrebad erT-or kacs movinaxuleb da Sin maleve<br />
movbrundebi.<br />
daaxloebiT pirveli saaTi iqneboda, roca Serlok holmsi Sin dabrunda. xelSi<br />
aWrelebuli lurji qaRaldi eWira.<br />
- Cveni ucnauri stumris gansvenebuli meuRlis anderZi vnaxe. saqmeSi kargad<br />
garkvevis mizniT, iZulebuli viyavi, im fasiani qaRaldebis axlandeli Rirebuleba<br />
Semetyo, romlebSiac im sacodavs Tavisi kapitali daubandebia. viangariSe da<br />
Semosavlis saerTo Tanxas, qalis gardacvalebamde, aTas as sterlingamde miuRwevia,<br />
magram soflis meurneobis produqtebze fasebis daklebas wliuri Semosavali<br />
Svidas ormocdaaT girvanqa sterlingamde Seumcirebia. anderZis mixedviT,<br />
gaTxovebis dros qaliSvilebs TiToeuls oras ormocdaaTi girvanqa sterlingi<br />
unda daniSvnodaT. naTelia, Tu oriveni gaTxovdebodnen, maSin roilotis wliuri<br />
Semosavali aRaraferi darCeboda. erT-erTi maTganis gaTxovebac ki mis wliur<br />
Semosavals sagrZnoblad Seamcirebda. axla TqvenTvis naTelia, rom mTeli es<br />
dila cud-ubralod ar damikargavs. me davadgine, rom maminacvals gerebis<br />
gaTxovebis sawinaaRmdegod Zalian seriozuli motivebi amoZravebda. mdgomareoba<br />
Zalze daZabulia, uotson, miT umetes, rom roilotma icis, vinc aris<br />
dainteresebuli misi piradi saqmeebiT. Tu mzad xarT, kebs davuZaxoT da<br />
vaterloos sadgurisaken gaveSuroT. Zalian dagimadlebT, Tu revolvers Tan<br />
wamoiRebT. iseTi jentlmenis Sesakaveblad, romelic cecxlis saCxreks iolad<br />
Runavs, revolveri Zalian kargi saSualebaa. revolveri da kbilis sawmendi<br />
jagrisi, ai, rac Cven axla gvWirdeba.<br />
vaterloos sadgurSi bileTebi pirvelsave matarebelze viSoveT da leTerhedisaken<br />
gavemgzavreT. CavediT Tu ara, sadguris sastumroSi resorebiani orTvala<br />
daviqiraveT da sereis mSvenieri bunebis wiaRSi oTxi, Tu xuTi mili gza gaviareT.<br />
eniTuTqmeli mziani dari mogveswro. caze, aqa-iq criatebdnen Rrublis qulebi.<br />
xeebsa da cocxal Robeebs mwvane kvirtebi daxeTqodaT da haerSi sveli miwisa da<br />
gamoRviZebul mcenareTa nazavi amo surneli idga. im bneliT mocul amazrzen<br />
saqmesa da gazafxulis mosvliT bunebis gamoRviZebas Soris raRac uCveulo<br />
kontrasti iqmneboda. Cemi megobari orTvalis wina dasajdomze miyuJuliyo, xelebi<br />
gadaejvaredinebina, qudi Tvalebze Camoefxata, nikapi mkerdze daeyrdno da Tavi<br />
Rrma fiqrebisaTvis mieca. uecrad wamoiwia, xeli mxarze momiTaTuna da mdeloebze<br />
mimiTiTa.<br />
- aba, SexedeT! - mommarTa holmsma.<br />
Cems Tvalwin, ferdobze, nargavebiT damSvenebuli veeba parki gadaiSala.<br />
uzarmazari gabarjRultotebiani xeebi ZvelisZvel Senobas Tavis simwvaneSi<br />
malavdnen da mxolod saxuraviRa moCanda.<br />
- albaT stok morenia? - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- diax, ser, es doqtor grimesbi roilotis sasaxle gaxlavT, - gviTxra meetlem.<br />
- iq raRac mSenebloba mimdinareobs da Cven swored iq gvinda mivideT, - uTxra<br />
meetles holmsma.<br />
- Cven soflisaken gviWiravs gezi, magram Tu Tqven gindaT sasaxleSi ufro<br />
swrafad mixvideT, maSin etlidan unda CamoxdeT, Robes gadaevloT da mindormindor<br />
gakvalul bilikebs mihyveT. swored im bilikebs, ai, is ledi rom mihyveba.<br />
holmsma Tvalebze xeli moiCrdila, mimavals daakvirda da mere warmoTqva: -<br />
mgonia, is ledi mis stoneri unda iyos. diax, Cven swored aq CamovxdebiT.<br />
Cven orTvalidan CamovediT. meetles gasamrjelo gadavuxadeT da orTvala isev<br />
leTerhedisaken waxriginda.<br />
- Zalian kargad moviqeciT, rom mSenebloba movikiTxeT, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - mag<br />
meetles arqiteqtorebi vegonebiT da Worebsa da mieT-moeTs moeSveba. SuadRe<br />
mSvidobisa, mis stoner, xom naxeT, ra mtkice sityvis patronebica varT?<br />
Cveni dilandeli stumari mxiarulad Semogvegeba.
- oh, rogor mouTmenlad gelodiT, - Tqva man da xeli gulTbilad CamogvarTva.<br />
- yvelaferi Zalian kargad moewyo, doqtori roiloti qalaqSi wavida da albaT<br />
saRamomde arc Camova.<br />
- Cven siamovneba gvqonda Tqveni maminacvali gagvecno, - holmsma ramdenime<br />
sityviT mokled mouTxro mis stoners roilotis stumrobis ambavi. mis stoneri<br />
yuradRebiT gvismenda da Tan ferifuri misdioda.<br />
- RmerTo mowyaleo, - wamoiyvira man, - ise gamodis, CemTvis kvaldakval udevnia.<br />
- diax, swored agrea.<br />
- iseTi cbieri kacia, rom me albaT mis klanWebs Tavs verasodes davaRwev. netav<br />
ras metyvis, roca dabrundeba?<br />
- sakuTar Tavs mixedos, Torem, iqneb masze cbieri da veragi kaci adges axla mis<br />
nakvalevs. Tqven unda saketiT CarazoT saZinebeli oTaxis kari da Rame ise<br />
gaataroT. Tu gaxelda da gaSmagda, maSin Tqvens deidasTan wagiyvanT. axla ki mis<br />
mosvlamde darCenili dro unda maqsimalurad gamoviyenoT da wagviZexiT, rom<br />
oTaxebi, rac SeiZleba male davaTvalieroT.<br />
Senoba ruxi qviT iyo nagebi, xavsi mosdeboda da ori naxevradwriuli<br />
moyvanilobis frTedebi kiborCxalas fexebiviT hqonda centraluri nawilisaken<br />
mokauWebuli. erT-erTi frTedis fanjrebi Calewili iyo da minis magivrad ficriT<br />
amoeqolaT, saxuravi alag-alag Camowoliliyo da Camoqcevas aRaraferi uklda.<br />
Senobis centraluri nawili SedarebiT ukeTesad gamoiyureboda, magram marjvena<br />
frTedi sul axlaxan SekeTebuli Canda. fanjrebze Camofarebuli fardebi da<br />
buxridan amomavali boli ki imis mauwyebeli iyo, rom ojaxi swored Senobis am<br />
nawilSi cxovrobda. marjvena frTedis bolo kedelze xaraCo aRemarTaT da<br />
etyoboda, qvis samuSaoebi wamoewyoT, magram Cveni misvlis dros xelosnebi arsad<br />
Candnen. holmsi WuWyian guburaSi nel-nela daabotebda da fanjrebs didi<br />
gulisyuriT akvirdeboda.<br />
- es fanjara, - holmsma sul bolo sarkmelze miuTiTa, - rogorc Tqveni<br />
naambobidan maxsovs, im oTaxisaa, romelSiac Tqven adre cxovrobdiT, Sua - Tqveni<br />
dis oTaxisaa da Cemgan marcxniv romaa da Senobis centralur nawils ekvris,<br />
doqtor roilotisa, ara?<br />
- namdvilad agrea, magram amJamad me SuaTana oTaxSi vcxovrob.<br />
- diax, maxsovs Tqveni naambobidan, kedlis SekeTeba daiwyes da maminacvalma dis<br />
oTaxSi gadamiyvanao. magram im bolo kedels, Cemi azriT, araviTari SekeTeba ar<br />
esaWiroeba.<br />
- mec ase mgonia, rom es sababi unda iyos, ris gamoc SuaTana oTaxSi gadamiyvana.<br />
- safiqrelia. oTaxebis iqiTa mxares, rogorc maxsovs, grZeli talani Cauyveba da<br />
karebi iqiTa mxares iReba. derefans, albaT, fanjrebic aqvs, ara?<br />
- fanjrebi aqvs, magram Zalian mcire zomisa. imdenad patara, rom Sig gaZroma<br />
yovlad mouxerxebelia.<br />
- oriveni kars Signidan ketavdiT, ese igi, talanis mxridan Tqveni oTaxebi<br />
Seuvali iyo. axla gTxovT, Tqvens oTaxSi SexvideT da darabebi daxuroT.<br />
mis stonerma darabebi Signidan Caraza, rogorc<br />
holmsma sTxova.<br />
holmsi bevrs ewvala, rogorme gaeRo daraba, magram yovelgvarma cdam amaod<br />
Cauara. ara Tu danis piris, darabebSi nemsis gasaZvreni RriWoc ki arsad iyo,<br />
raza rom maRla aewia da daraba gaeRo. mere gamadidebeli SuSiT anjamebi<br />
daaTvaliera. esec amao Sroma gamodga, vinaidan anjamebi mtkice rkinisagan naWedi<br />
aRmoCnda da fanjrebs kedelSi myarad Casmul CarCoebSi mWidrod ketavda.<br />
- hm, - Tqva holmsma da fiqrebSi wasulma nikapi moifxana, - Cemi Tavdapirveli<br />
varaudi ar marTldeba. am darabebSi Zexorcieli ver SeZvreba, roca daketilia.<br />
iqneb saqmes oTaxebis Signidan daTvalierebam mohfinos Suqi.<br />
gverdiTi karidan SevediT axlad SeTeTrebul talanSi, sadac samive oTaxis kari<br />
gamodioda. holmsma roilotis oTaxs gverdi ise auara, rom ar gausinjavs da
pirdapir im oTaxSi Sevida, sadac amJamad mis stoners eZina da sadac misma dam<br />
idumalebiT mocul viTarebaSi miabara RmerTs umanko suli. es iyo dabalWeriani,<br />
ubralo patara oTaxi, romelsac ganieri buxari amSvenebda. aseTi oTaxebi soflad<br />
Zvelebur saxlebSi gvxvdeba. erT kuTxeSi idga mixakisferi komodi, meoreSi viwro,<br />
TeTrgadasafarebliani sawoli, xolo fanjridan marcxniv satualeto magida. oTaxis<br />
morTulobas iatakze dafenili patara noxi da ori skami emateboda. kedlebze<br />
akruli iyo mixakisferi muxis ficrebi, romlebic JamTa svlas daefacxavebina, da<br />
iseTi siZvelis ieri hqondaT, rom albaT Senobis agebis dRidan moyolebuli maT<br />
gamocvlaze aRaravis efiqra. holmsma skami aiRo, oTaxis kuTxeSi Cumad mijda da<br />
kedlebs, iataks, Wers, oTaxis kuTxeebs, yvelafers gamWriaxi TvalebiT,<br />
gafacicebuli aTvalierebda.<br />
- es zari visTan aris gayvanili da SeerTebuli? - ikiTxa man didi xnis siCumis<br />
Semdeg da zaris karga msxvil Tokze miuTiTa, romlis bolo pirdapir sawolze<br />
eSveboda da TiTqmis baliSis pirs exeboda.<br />
- es mne qalis oTaxSia gayvanili.<br />
- sxva sagnebTan SedarebiT eg raRac axali unda iyos?<br />
- diax, eg ori-sami welia, rac gaiyvanes.<br />
- albaT Tqveni dis daJinebiT gaakeTes, ara?<br />
- ara, igi zars ar rekavda, vinaidan Cven TviTon vakeTebdiT yvelafers, rac ki<br />
gvWirdeboda.<br />
- ise am zaris arseboba aucileblobiT nakarnaxevi ar unda iyos. mapatieT, cota<br />
xans kidev dagabrkolebT, vinaidan iatakis kargad daTvalierebac minda. - mere<br />
gamadidebeli SuSiT SeiaraRebuli, holmsi muxlebze daemxo, didxans forTxavda<br />
iatakze da ficrebs Soris darCenil patar-patara adgilebs didi dakvirvebiT<br />
aTvalierebda. aseve gulmodgined Seamowma kedelze akruli muxis ficrebi. mere<br />
sawolis win karga xans SeCerda da loginsa da kedels Sehyurebda. bolos, zaris<br />
dasareki Tokis bolos waavlo xeli da magrad Camohkra.<br />
- es ra, munji zaria, Tu ra? - ikiTxa holmsma.<br />
- ra, ar rekavs? - vikiTxe me.<br />
- ara, mavTulTan SeerTebulic ki araa. es Zalian saintereso ambavia. ai, xedavT,<br />
misi bolo swored iqaa mimagrebuli, sadac saniavos patara nasvretia.<br />
- rogori sisulelea, winaT arc ki SeminiSnavs, - warmoTqva mis stonerma.<br />
- diax, Zalian didi sisulelea! - TavisTvis butbutebda holmsi, Tan Toks xels<br />
ar uSvebda da xandaxan Zlierad Camohkravda xolme. - am oTaxSi Zalian<br />
TvalSisacemi ambebia. magaliTad, ver amixsnia, saniavo ratom unda gadiodes meore<br />
oTaxSi da ara gareT.<br />
- esec araa didi xnis win gakeTebuli, - Tqva ledim.<br />
- albaT zarTan erTad gaakeTes, - CaurTo holmsma.<br />
- diax, maSin raRac-raRaceebi gadaakeT-gadmoakeTes.<br />
- Zalian sainteresod ki gadaukeTeb-gadmoukeTebiaT yvelaferi - zari gauyvaniaT,<br />
romelic ar muSaobs da saniavo ar aniavebs. axla, Tqveni nebarTviT, mis stoner,<br />
sxva oTaxebsac vewvioT.<br />
doqtor grimesbi roilotis saZinebeli oTaxi geris oTaxze didi gaxldaT, Torem<br />
iseve ubralod gamoiyureboda, rogorc pirveli. salaSqro nawili, xis momcro<br />
wignebis karada, romelic teqnikuri wignebiT iyo savse, sawolis gverdiT<br />
dadgmuli savarZeli, kedelTan midgmuli Cveulebrivi skami, mrgvali magida da<br />
rkinis didi seifi, ai, es nivTebi mogxvdebodaT TvalSi oTaxSi Sesvlisas. holmsma<br />
yvela nivTi didi gulisyuriT daaTvaliera.<br />
- amaSi ra aris, - ikiTxa holmsma da xeli seifs daado.<br />
- Cemi maminacvlis saqmiani qaRaldebia.<br />
- Tqven dagiTvalierebiaT odesme es seifi?<br />
- mxolod erTxel, ramdenime wlis winaT. maxsovs, qaRaldebiT iyo gamotenili.
- Sig kata xom ar hyavs damwyvdeuli?<br />
- ara, magram es ra ucnauri azrebi gebadebaT?<br />
- ho, magram aba, amas SexedeT! - Tqva holmsma da karadidan lambaqze dasxmuli<br />
rZe gviCvena.<br />
- ara, kata saerTod ara gvyavs, magram paviani da sanadirod gawvrTnili avaza ki<br />
binadroben Cvens saxlSi.<br />
- ho, ra Tqma unda! avaza mozrdili kataa da meti araferi, magram lambaqze<br />
dasxmuli rZe rogor yofnis, es ukve aRar vici. aqaa swored is ZaRlis Tavi<br />
damarxuli, romlis povnasac me veswrafvi, - holmsi xis skamis win Cacucqda da<br />
didi yuradRebiT gasinja sajdomi.<br />
- gmadlobT, yvelaferi gasagebia, - Tqva man, wamodga da gamadidebeli SuSa jibeSi<br />
Caido. - aha! aq ki raRac Zalian saintereso sagans gadavawydiT.<br />
misi yuradReba bologakvanZulma patara Soltma miipyro, romelic im sawolis<br />
kuTxeSi ekida.<br />
- Tqven ra azrisa xarT amaze, uotson? - mkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- Cveulebrivi Soltia, magram ver gamigia bolos gakvanZa rad undoda?<br />
- ara, mTlad Cveulebrivi Solti ar gaxlavT. oh, am binZur qveyanaSi yvelaze<br />
saZagloba isaa, roca av saqmes Wkviani kaci sCadis. mgonia, aq yvelaferi<br />
davaTvaliereT, mis stoner, da axla guburisken wavalT.<br />
holmsi ase moRuSuli da SublSekruli arasodes minaxavs. Cven ramdenime xans<br />
ubrebiviT davdiodiT win da ukan, guburis napirze arc me da arc mis stoners<br />
holmsis fiqrTa dinebisaTvis xeli ar SegviSlia, vidre TviTonve ar daarRvia<br />
siCume.<br />
- axla mTavaria, mis stoner, Cemi rCeva-darigebis yvela wvrilmani ar gamogrCeT<br />
da zedmiwevniT zustad SeasruloT yovelive.<br />
- swored ise moviqcevi, rogorc damarigebT.<br />
- aseT rTul viTarebaSi yoymani yovlad dauSvebelia. Tqveni sicocxle imazea<br />
damokidebuli, Tu rogor SeasrulebT Cems naTqvams.<br />
- me Tqvens xelTa var, mister holms!<br />
- pirvel yovlisa, me da Cemi megobari Tqvens sawol oTaxSi unda davrCeT.<br />
mec da mis stonermac holmss SeSfoTebulebma SevxedeT.<br />
- diax, swored ase unda moviqceT. me vici, rom aq sadRac soflis sastumroa.<br />
- diax, sastumro `gvirgvini~ gaxlavT.<br />
- Zalian kargi. Tqveni fanjrebi xom moCans sastumrodan?<br />
- raRa Tqma unda?<br />
- roca Tqveni maminacvali dabrundeba, Tqven Tavis tkivils moimizezebT da<br />
oTaxSi CaiketebiT. rogorc ki igi dasaZineblad dawveba, darabas gamoaRebT da<br />
lampas sarkmelSi gamodgamT. Cven sastumrodan fanjaraSi gamodgmul lampis<br />
sinaTles davinaxavT da am daTqmul niSanze Tqveni oTaxisaken gamoveSurebiT.<br />
Tqven ki, rac rame mogesurvebaT, aiRebT da Tqvens yofil oTaxSi gadabargdebiT.<br />
rac ar unda dangreuli iyos iqauroba, erTi Ramis gaTeva mainc SeiZleba.<br />
- Cems oTaxSi ufro Tavisuflad daviZineb.<br />
- danarCeni Cven mogvandeT.<br />
- magram RamiT Tqven raRa unda akeToT?<br />
- Cven Tqvens oTaxSi davrCebiT da im xmauris mizezs gamovikvlevT, ramac Tqven<br />
agrerigad SegaSfoTaT.<br />
- me ise mgonia, mister holms, rom Tqven ukve yvelafers mixvdiT da<br />
gadawyvetilebac miiReT, - Tqva mis stonerma da Cems megobars xeli xelze<br />
mouTaTuna.<br />
- SeiZleba asec iyos.<br />
- maSin, RvTis gulisaTvis, miTxariT Cemi dis sikvdilis mizezi.<br />
- vidre vityode, minda xelT ufro mtkice sabuTebi gvepyras.
- imis Tqma xom mainc SegiZliaT, sworia Tu ara Cemi varaudi, rom Cemi ubeduri<br />
da uecari SiSis eldisagan gardaicvala?<br />
- ara, me ase ar vfiqrob. Cemi azriT, misi sikvdilis mizezi xelSesaxebi iyo.<br />
axla ki, mis stoner, Cven unda dagvtovoT, Torem Tu dabrunebulma roilotma aq<br />
gvnaxa, Cveni Camosvla ubralod wylis nayva iqneba da meti araferi. aba, yoCaRad<br />
iyaviT da garwmunebT, rom xifaTidan ucilod dagixsniT.<br />
Serlok holmssa da me sastumro `gvirgvinSi~ sawoli oTaxis Sovna ar<br />
gagvWirvebia. Cveni samyofeli meore sarTulze gaxldaT da iqidan kargad moCanda<br />
ZvelTaZveli sasaxlis parkSi Sesasvleli WiSkarica da sacxovrebeli frTedis<br />
fanjrebic. sibneleSi SevniSneT, rogor Cagviara doqtorma roilotma. misi<br />
zorzoxi tani garkveviT moCanda etlSi mis gverdiT mjdar patara biWis sxeulTan<br />
SedarebiT, romelic orTvalas marTavda. biWma uceb ver gaaRo rkinis uzarmazari<br />
WiSkari da Cven garkveviT gvesmoda amis Taobaze gulmosuli roilotis cxeniviT<br />
frutuni. aseve garkveviT davinaxeT, rogor utrialebda im sacodav biWs cxvirwin<br />
veeba mjiRs roiloti.<br />
orTvala WiSkarSi Sevida da ramdenime wuTis mere, xeebis CrdilSi, sasaxlis<br />
sastumros erT-erT oTaxSi anTebulma sinaTlis Suqma ielva.<br />
- iciT, guli meTanaRreba, rom Tan wagiyvanoT, uotson. es saqme Zalian saxifaToa,<br />
- miTxra holmsma, roca bnelSi visxediT da fanjaraSi daTqmul niSans velodiT.<br />
- SemiZlia riTime dagexmaroT?<br />
- Tqveni daxmareba fasdaudebeli iqneba.<br />
- maSin ueWvelad movdivar.<br />
- es Tqveni mxriv didi keTilSobilebaa.<br />
- Tqven saSiSroeba axseneT. albaT daTvalierebisas meti ram SeamCnieT, vidre es<br />
me SevZeli.<br />
- ara, naxviT mec igive vnaxe, rac Tqven, magram Cemi meTodis safuZvelze<br />
daskvnebi sul sxvagvari gavakeTe.<br />
- garda damunjebuli zaris Tokisa, oTaxSi ucnauri araferi SemimCnevia, magram ra<br />
mizniT Camokides is munji zari, amisi axsna namdvilad Cems Zalas aRemateba.<br />
- saniavos miaqcieT yuradReba? - mkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- diax, magram, Cemi azriT, or oTaxs Sua arsebuli patara xvreli, raime<br />
mniSvnelovan da sayuradRebos ar unda warmoadgendes. is nasvreti ise erTi<br />
cicqna iyo, rom Sig Tagvic ki gaWirvebiT gaeteoda.<br />
- oTaxebs Soris rom xvreli iyo, es stok morenSi Camosvlamdec vicodi.<br />
- Tqven me maocebT, holms!<br />
- ra Tqma unda, vicodi. gaxsovT, mis stonerma rom gviambo, Cems das roilotis<br />
sigarebis suni Tavis oTaxSi ar ayenebdao. es ambavi ulaparakod mianiSnebda imas,<br />
rom oTaxebs Soris iyo xvreli, magram iseTi patara, rom gamomZiebelmac ki ver<br />
SeamCnia. me maSinve davaskveni, rom es saniavo iqneboda.<br />
- magram saniavos ra zianis motana SeuZlia?<br />
- aba daakvirdiT, uotson, saocari TanmTxveva araa?! jer akeTeben saniavos, mere<br />
hkideben Toks zed sawolis Tavze da baliSze Tavmidebuli mZinare ledi<br />
sicocxles eTxoveba. gana es Tqven ar gaocebT, uotson?!<br />
- da mainc me am movlenebs Sua veraviTar kavSirs ver vxedav.<br />
- arc sawolisTvis SegimCneviaT raime gansakuTrebuli?<br />
- ara.<br />
- sawoli iatakzea damagrebuli. adrec ginaxavT, an gagigoniaT damagrebuli<br />
sawoli?<br />
- ara, arasodes.<br />
- ledis ar SeeZlo gadaedga Tavisi sawoli. igi erTTavad ise unda mdgariyo,<br />
rogorc es sawolis iatakze dammagrebels undoda. saniavo ki swored mis aswvriv
iyo maRla da iqidan sawolamde ubralo Toki (da ara zaris dasareki) iyo<br />
aSvebuli.<br />
- holms, - wamoviyvire me, - axla bundovnad vgrZnob yovelives, rac Tqven<br />
aSkarad karga xania SegimCneviaT. Cven swored droze mogviswria, rom aviciloT<br />
daxelovnebuli damnaSavis mier momzadebuli, gansakuTrebiT saSiSi danaSauli.<br />
- diax, gansakuTrebiT saSiSi danaSauli da Wkviani kacis mier momzadebuli. roca<br />
danaSauls eqimi sCadis, raRa Tqma unda, igi yvela damnaSaveze ufro ostaturad<br />
iniRbeba da saSiSicaa. eqims aqvs rkiniseburi nervebi da codna. palmeri da<br />
pritCardi Tavis profesiaSi yvelas sjabnidnen. am kacs Zalian Rrmad aqvs fesvebi<br />
gadgmuli, magram, vfiqrob, Cven unda ufro Rrmad CavyvinToT da wyalmcenares<br />
fesvebi ZirSive gadavuWraT. amaRam Zalian mZime da saSiSi gansacdeli mogvelis,<br />
amitom Cibuxebi gavaboloT da darCenili dro ufro mxiaruli ambebis mogonebebiT<br />
movklaT.<br />
cxra saaTi iqneboda, roca sasaxlidan momdinare, xeebs Soris mocriate sinaTlis<br />
ukanaskneli sxivic Caqra da irgvliv ukunma daisadgura. ase ganvlo srulma orma<br />
saaTma da TerTmetma rom dareka, uceb stok moranis mxridan, Cvengan marjvniv,<br />
darabaSi daTqmulma lampis Suqma ielva.<br />
- es is niSania, romelic Cven gvixmobs, - Tqva holmsma da fexze wamoxta.<br />
sinaTle mis stoneris oTaxSi ainTo. sastumrodan rom gamovdiodiT, holmsma<br />
sastumros patroni gaafrTxila, Cven erT nacnobTan mivdivarT, SeiZleba<br />
Segvagviandes da Rame iq gavaTioTo. wuTic da, Cven sibneleSi sasaxlisaken mimaval<br />
gzas vadeqiT. civi qari saxeSi gvcemda da Suquris movaleobas darabidan<br />
gamomavali sinaTlis sxivebi asrulebdnen.<br />
sasaxlesTan miRweva Zneli ar iyo, vinaidan parks Semovlebuli yore alag-alag<br />
gadaqceuliyo. xeebs Soris gzas frTxilad mivikvlevdiT. gubura gadavlaxeT da is<br />
iyo fanjaraSi unda gadavmZvraliyaviT, rom mwkrivad darguli dafnis buCqebidan,<br />
sazizRari da maxinji bavSvis msgavsma arsebam iskupa, erTxans balaxebze<br />
iklakneboda da mere swrafad miimala wyvdiadSi.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! - waviCurCule me, - dainaxeT, holms?<br />
pirvelad holmsi Cemze naklebad ar SeSinebula. aRelvebulma, xeli wamavlo da<br />
marwuxebiviT momiWira. mere dabali xmiT gaicina da yurSi CamCurCula: es xom<br />
roilotis paviani iyoo.<br />
me namdvilad gadamaviwyda mis stoneris naambobi, roilotis sanadirod gawvrTnili<br />
avaza da paviani parkSi Tavisuflad danavardobeno. yovel wuTs mosalodneli iyo,<br />
avaza zurgze dagvxtomoda. gamogitydebiT da vaRiareb, mas mere, rac Cems<br />
megobars mivbaZe, fexsacmeli gavixade da mis stoneris saZinebel oTaxSi<br />
gadavZveri, Tavisuflad amovisunTqe. holmsma uxmaurod mixura daraba, lampa<br />
magidaze gadmodga da oTaxs dakvirvebuli Tvali moavlo. yvelaferi iseve<br />
dagvxvda, rogorc dRisiT vixileT. holmsi SiSveli fexebiT, TiTis wverebze<br />
Semdgari momiaxlovda, tuCebi yurTan momitana, pirze xelebi aifara da Zlivs<br />
gavarCie, ise miTxra: Cvens gegmas mcireodeni xmauric ki daRupavso.<br />
niSnad imisa, rom misi naTqvami gavigone, Tavi davuqnie.<br />
- Cven unda bnelSi visxdeT, Torem igi sinaTlis sxivs saniavoSi SeniSnavs.<br />
me kvlav Tavi davuqnie.<br />
- ar daiZinoT, Torem Tqvens sicocxles safrTxe daemuqreba. revolveri mzad<br />
iqonieT, vinZlo dagvWirdes. me sawolis boloze Camovjdebi, Tqven ki skamze<br />
moikalaTeT.<br />
revolveri amoviRe da magidis kuTxeSi davde.<br />
holmsma sastumrodan wamoiRo grZeli joxi da sawolis boloze, TavisTan axlo<br />
dado. iqve daawyo asanTi da sanTeli, mere lampas ise Cauwia, rom Caaqro da Cven<br />
sruliad bnelSi davrCiT.
netav, Tu odesme damaviwydeba is TeTrad gaTenebuli Rame? samarisebur siCumeSi<br />
visxediT. Cemi megobris sunTqvac ki ar mesmoda. vicodi, rom igi iqve, sawolis<br />
boloSi TvalebdaWyetili da CemsaviT daZabuli ijda, magram yuri CamiCumisTvisac<br />
ki ar momikravs. darabebSi sinaTlis sxivi veRar atanda da srul sibneleSi<br />
visxediT. xandaxan Cems yurs Rameuli frinvelis kivili Tu swvdeboda. erTxel<br />
swored fanjarasTan gaisma katis Cxavilis magvari xma, rac imaze metyvelebda, rom<br />
avaza, marTlac Tavisuflad danavardobda. yovel TxuTmet wuTSi SoreTidan ismoda<br />
saeklesio saaTis rekvis yru guguni. oh, rogor grZlad meCveneboda darekvidan<br />
darekvamde arsebuli drois mcire monakveTi! da-hkra Tormetma, pirvelma, orma,<br />
samma, Cven ki visxediT da usazRvrod velodiT.<br />
uecrad saniavodan sinaTlis sxivma gaiWiata da imwamsve gaqra. magram mas Tan<br />
mohyva damwvari zeTisa da gacxelebuli liTonis suni. viRacam mezobel oTaxSi<br />
maSuqa aanTo. mere mcire xmauric momesma, magram male yvelaferi isev myudroebam<br />
moicva, oRondac damwvari zeTis suni TandaTanobiT gaZlierda. naxevari saaTi<br />
kurdReliviT yurdacqvetili vijeqi. mere kidev gaisma Zalian nazi xmauri,<br />
romelic cecxlze mdgari qvabis xufidan amomaval orTqlis SiSins waagavda. am<br />
xmis gagonebaze holmsi adgilidan wamovarda, asanTi gahkra da rac Zali da Rone<br />
hqonda, saniavodan CamoSvebul Toks joxiT cema dauwyo.<br />
- xedavT, uotson? xedavT? - miyviroda igi.<br />
magram me verafers vxedavdi. im momentSi, roca<br />
holmsma asanTs<br />
gahkra, naTlad gavigone xmadabali stvenis xma, magram uecrad anTebulma sinaTlem<br />
Tvali momWra da veRarc imas mivxvdi, ratom uSenda joxs ase gaSmagebiT holmsi<br />
saniavodan daSvebul Toks. mxolod is SevniSne, rom Cems megobars saxe<br />
mkvdariviT gafiTrebuli hqonda da zed Rrma zizRi aRbeWdoda.<br />
holmsma joxis cema Sewyvita da daJinebiT miacqerda saniavos. uceb haeri ganwiruli<br />
adamianis iseTma gamayruebelma Rrialma gaapo, rogoric Cems cxovrebaSi arasodes<br />
momismenia. Rriali TandaTanobiT Zlierdeboda da masSi ara marto SiSi da<br />
drtvinva, aramed mrisxanebac gaismoda. mere yvebodnen, rom am Rrialma ara marto<br />
soflelebis, aramed Zalian Sors, ganmartoebiT mdgar mRvdlis saxlamdec miaRwia<br />
da yvelani SiSisagan dafeTebulebi fexze wamohyarao. am ganwirulma,<br />
sasowarkveTilma Rrialma Cveni gulebi SesZra da me da holmsi erTmaneTs manamde<br />
mivCerebodiT, vidre Rrialis eqoc ki ar miwyda.<br />
- ra moxda? - vikiTxe sulSexuTulma.<br />
- is moxda, rom TamaSi damTavrda, - mipasuxa holmsma. - Tumca, marTali rom<br />
iTqvas, ase jobda. aiReT Tqveni revolveri da roilotis oTaxSi SevideT.<br />
holmsma lampa aanTo da me SevniSne, rom saxeze kvlav mkvdrisferi edo. gareT<br />
gavediT da roilotis oTaxis mimarTulebiT talans gavuyeviT. igi orjer miawyda<br />
eqimis saZinebeli oTaxis kars, magram Signidan aravin gamopasuxebia. maSin<br />
saxeluri gadaatriala da oTaxSi Sevida. xelSi sasrolad momzadebuli revolveri<br />
daviWire da mec ukan mivyevi.<br />
Cvens Tvalwin araCveulebrivi sanaxaoba gadaiSala. magidaze idga farani, romelic<br />
seifis naxevrad Riad datovebul kars sinaTlis sxivebs afrqvevda. magidis<br />
gverdiT dadgmul xis skamze eqimi grimesbi roiloti mokalaTebuliyo. tanze ecva<br />
grZeli ruxi feris xalaTi, romlis qveS, SiSvel fexebze, Turquli, wiTeli<br />
feris, uquslo qoSebi mouCanda. muxlebze edo swored is Solti, romelmac<br />
dRisiT, oTaxis daTvalierebisas, holmsis yuradReba miiqcia. nikapi rogorRac<br />
maRla aewia da Tvalebi uazrod WerisTvis mieSterebina. mis gamoxedvaSi saSineli,<br />
gaxevebuli sisastike isaxeboda. Tavze, raRac uCveulo, yavisfrad dawinwkluli<br />
Wrel-yviTela lenti exvia. Cveni Sesvla, TiTqos arc ki gaugiao, roiloti ar<br />
ganZreula da arc xma amouRia.<br />
- Wreli lenti! winwklebiani lenti, - CurCulebda holmsi.
nabiji win wavdgi Tu ara, roilotis ucnauri Tavsamkauli amoZravda da misi<br />
Tmidan, TiTqos almasi amocurdao, Tavi gvelma wamoyo.<br />
- Waobis Wreli gveli! - daiyvira holmsma, - es xom sikvdilis mTesveli induri<br />
uwminduria. kbenidan aTi wamis mere acxebinebs suls. tyuilad araa naTqvami: `vinc<br />
maxvils aRiRebs, maxviliTve ganigmirebao~. jer uwminduri Tavisive bunagSi<br />
SevagdoT, mere mis stoneri saimedo alagas davabinavoT da momxdari ambavi<br />
policias SevatyobinoT.<br />
Tqva es, gardacvlilis muxlebidan Solti aiRo, gvels elvis siswrafiT Camoacva<br />
kiserze maryuJi, gaWimuli xeliT sazizRari tvirTi seifTan miitana, Sig Seagdo<br />
da kari gadauketa.<br />
aseTi gaxlavT eqim grimesbi roilotis sikvdilis namdvili ambavi.<br />
ara mgonia, mkiTxvelisaTvis aucilebeli iyos imis moyola, rogor SevatyobineT<br />
samwuxaro ambavi SeSinebul mis stoners, rogor gadaviyvaneT igi dilis<br />
matarebliT herouSi da Tavis keTil, RviZl deidas CavabareT.<br />
Tavs aRarc imisi moyoliT SegawuxebT, Tu ra gvian mixvdnen gonebaClungi<br />
policielebi, rom eqimma grimesbi roilotma Tavisi sve saSiS nebierTan - Waobis<br />
Wrel gvelTan ugunur TamaSSi gamosWeda. mcireoden wvrilmanebs ki, rac Cemi iq<br />
yofnis dros ver Sevityve, holmsi ukana gzaze momiyva.<br />
- mis stoneris naambobidan, uotson, Zalian mcdari daskvnebi gavakeTe. mcdari<br />
daskvnebi ki yovelTvis maSin keTdeba, roca xelT araswori da arasakmarisi<br />
monacemebi gaqvs.<br />
stok morenSi boSaTa banakis yofnam, mis stoneris momakvdavi dis ukanasknelma<br />
sityvebma, Wreli lentio, da gardacvlilis mier sikvdilis win, asanTis xmarebam,<br />
me, Cemo Zvirfaso, saqmidan Zalian mcdari daskvnebi gamomatanina.<br />
Cemi araswori pozicia maSin gadavsinje, roca vnaxe, rom oTaxSi myof adamians<br />
saSiSroeba arc karidan da arc fanjridan ar emuqreboda. rogorc es maSinve<br />
giTxariT, Cemi yuradReba imwamsve saniavom da iqidan sawolisaken daSvebulma<br />
Tokma miipyro. ra wuTSiac naTeli gaxda, rom sawoli iatakzea damagrebuli da<br />
zari damunjebulia, maSinve mivxvdi, rom saniavodan sawolisaken daSvebul Toks<br />
mxolod SemaerTebeli xidis movaleoba hqonda dakisrebuli. gumanma miTxra, saqme<br />
gvelTan unda mqonoda. miT umetes, rogorc es mis stoneris naambobidan vicodi,<br />
eqim roilots indoeTidan Camoyvanili bevri tyiuri sulieri hyavda. idea, rom<br />
sawamlavad iseTi saSualeba exmara, romelic qimiuri Semowmebis Sedegadac ki ar<br />
dasturdeba, mxolod aRmosavleTSi nawanwaleb, iseT uwyalo da Seubralebel<br />
adamians SeiZleba mosvloda TavSi, rogoric eqimi roiloti iyo. misi azriT,<br />
gerebis Tavidan moSorebiT aseTi gzis upiratesoba imaSiac gaxldaT, rom gvelis<br />
nakbeni SeumCneveli iqneboda da sikvdilic - roilotisaTvis sasurveli Sedegi -<br />
erTbaSad dadgeboda.<br />
maZebars, romelic ZaladobiT gamowveuli sikvdilis mizezebs ikvlevda, marTlac<br />
uzado, da yovlismxilveli Tvali unda hqonoda, rom gvelis nakbilarebi SeemCnia.<br />
mere, - gardacvlils stvenis xma esmodao, isic momagonda da gaviazre rom,<br />
roiloti gvels stveniT uxmobda ukan, raTa kvlav seifSi Caeketa da danaSaulis<br />
kvali daefara. etyoba, gveli ase gawvrTnili im rZiT hyavda, romelic Cven<br />
lambaqze dasxmuli vnaxeT. igi uwmindurs saniavosa da Tokis saSualebiT gerebis<br />
sawolisaken agzavnida, im ganzraxviT, rom erTxelac iqneboda, gveli sawolze<br />
myof msxverpls ukbenda da roilotis mizanic xom es iyo!<br />
am daskvnamde jer kidev manamde mivedi, vidre roilotis oTaxs movinaxulebdi.<br />
roca misi sajdomi skami davaTvaliere, davrwmundi, rom mas Cveulebad hqonda,<br />
skamze Semdgariyo da saniavos miswvdomoda. xolo, roca seifi, lambaqze dasxmuli<br />
rZe da maryuJiani Solti vnaxe, yovelgvari eWvi gaqra da saSinel simarTleSi<br />
davrwmundi. liTonis RrWialis xmas ki, romelic Zil-mRviZar mis stoners<br />
Caesmoda, albaT seifis karis mixurva Tu gamoscemda.
Tqven ukve iciT, rac movimoqmede, Cemi eWvebis simarTleSi rom davrwmundi. roca<br />
gvelis sisinis xma gavigone, albaT Tqvenc aseve moiqceodiT, sinaTle avanTe da<br />
joxiT Tavs davesxi.<br />
- da iZulebuli gaxadeT, ukan, saniavosken dabrunebuliyo.<br />
- diax, iZulebuli gavxade, rom patronisaTvis ekbina. joxiT cemam gaaRviZa masSi<br />
miZinebuli gveluri instinqtebi da ukan dabrunebulma, roilots ukbina. amgvarad,<br />
arapirdapir me eqimi roilotis mkvlelobaSi xeli mirevia, magram es Cems sindiss<br />
mZime tvirTad ar awevs.<br />
alisferi beWedi<br />
- me mgonia, misis uoren, sul amaod RelavT, - Tqva Serlok holmsma, -<br />
CemisTana moucleli kacisTvis ki am saqmeSi garevas azri ara aqvs. isedac bevri<br />
Tavsatexi saqme mawevs. mere Tavis did alboms miubrunda, raRac Caaweba, gazeTidan<br />
amonaWrebiT Seavso da saZiebelSi raRac axali masalebi Cawera.<br />
magram misis uoreni, binis mepatrone, jiuti da cbieri, rogorc yvela qali,<br />
mtkiced idga Tavis naTqvamze.<br />
- gasul wels Tqven erTi Cemi mdgmuris mister ferdel hobsis saqme gaxseniT.<br />
- ho, diax, umniSvnelo saqme gaxldaT, - uTxra holmsma.<br />
- magram is ganuwyvetliv amaze laparakobda - Tqvens gulkeTilobaze, ser, imaze,<br />
Tu rogor saocrad amoxseniT saidumlo da bnels naTeli mohfineT. axla<br />
momagonda is ambavi, roca TviTonve davexetebi bnelSi da raRac idumalebiT var<br />
garemoculi. me mwams, Tu moisurvebT, dros gamonaxavT.<br />
holmss pirferoba Sig gulSi Seuxicinebda xolme, mliqvneluri sityvis amyoli<br />
kaci iyo, magram simarTle unda iTqvas, Tavisi saqmis didad moyvaruli gaxldaT,<br />
gaWirvebisas gulisxmieri da adamianTa gulSematkivari. am orma Zalam aiZula<br />
axlac, amooxvriT daedo webosTvis aRebuli funji da savarZeli magididan ukan<br />
miewia.<br />
- aba, misis uoren, momiyeviT ra moxda; Tu movwev, laparakSi xeli xom ar<br />
SegeSlebaT? uotson, asanTi! ramdenadac maxsovs, Tqven is gawuxebT, rom Tqveni<br />
axali mdgmuri Tavisi oTaxebidan gareT ar gamodis da misTvis verasodes Tvali<br />
ver mogikravT? mapatieT, misis uoren, magram mec rom Tqveni mdgmuri viyo,<br />
zogjer kviraobiT ver mnaxavdiT.<br />
- marTals brZanebT, ser, magram aq sul sxva ram unda imalebodes. Zlier<br />
meSinia, mister holms. SiSiT mTeli Rameebi ara mZinavs. usmino, rogor dadis<br />
dilidan saRamomde win da ukan, erTxelac ver mohkra Tvali, ver dainaxo da ver<br />
Sexedo - amisi atana mouTmeneli gaxlavT da me ar SemiZlia. qmaric CemsaviT<br />
nerviulobs, magram is mTeli dRe samsaxurSia, me ki sad wavide? anda ratom<br />
gvemaleba? ra aqvs Cadenili? saxlSi mxolod me da isa varT da kidev erTi<br />
mosamsaxure gogo migdia. nervebi damawyda, mets veRar avitan.<br />
holmsi qalisaken gadaixara da grZeli, wvrili TiTebi mxrebze daado. roca<br />
surda, yovlis momnusxveli unari gaaCnda, ise awynarebda adamians, TiTqos jados<br />
ukeTebso. wamic da qalis gamoxedvaSi SiSi aRar igrZnoboda, mis aforiaqebul saxes<br />
Cveulebrivi ieri daubrunda. igi mSvidad Cajda im savarZelSi, romelzec<br />
holmsma miuTiTa.<br />
- Tu me xels movkideb saidumlos amoxsnas, yoveli wvrilmani unda vicode, -<br />
uTxra holmsma. - azri moikribeT. yvelaze umniSvnelo wvrilmani SeiZleba<br />
saqmeSi yvelaze gadamwyveti aRmoCndes. Tqven ambobT, rom is kaci TqvenTan aTi<br />
dRis win movida da ori kviris qiraca da kvebis safasuric winaswar gadaixada?
- man mkiTxa, rogori pirobebi iqnebao, ser. me vupasuxe, kviraSi ormocdaaTi<br />
Silingi unda gadaixadoT-meTqi. zeda sarTulze erTi sastumro da patara sawoli<br />
oTaxia - sruliad calke binaa, ser.<br />
- Semdeg?<br />
- man miTxra: orjer mets gadavixdi, Tu ginda, kviraSi xuT girvanqas mogcemT, Tu<br />
Cems pirobebze daTanxmdebiTo. mdidari qali ar gaxlavarT, ser, mister uorens<br />
mcire xelfasi aqvs, da aseTi fuli CemTvis didi Sewevnaa. iqve amoiRo<br />
aTgirvanqiani sakredito bileTi. amdensaves miiRebT yovel or kviraSi didi xnis<br />
ganmavlobaSi, Tu pirobaze Tanaxma iqnebiTo, - miTxra, - meti me TqvenTan<br />
araviTari saqme ara maqvso.<br />
- mere, ra pirobebi dagiyenaT?<br />
- saxlis gasaRebi mTxova, ser. amaSi saocari araferia. mdgmurebs xSirad aqvT<br />
TavianTi gasaRebi. agreTve moiTxova, CemTvis damayeneT da araviTar garemoebaSi ar<br />
SemawuxoTo.<br />
- mere, amaSi raRaa gansakuTrebuli da saocari?<br />
- marTali brZandebiT, ser, magram yvelafers aqvs Tavisi zoma. aq ki yovelgvar<br />
zomaze laparaki zedmetia. ager aTi dRea Cvens saxlSia da arc me, arc mister<br />
uorens, arc Cvens mosamsaxure gogos misTvis Tvalic ar mogvikravs. Cven gvesmis,<br />
rogor dadis da dadis - RamiT, diliT, dRisiT, magram saxlidan mxolod pirvel<br />
Rames gavida.<br />
- ese igi saxlidan pirvel Rames gavida?<br />
- diax, ser, da Zalian gvian dabrunda - Cven mainc davweqiT. gagvafrTxila, gvian<br />
movalo, da gvTxova, kars urduls nu gauyriTo. gavigone, rogor amodioda<br />
kibeebze, es iyo ukve naSuaRames.<br />
- sadilis saqme rogoraa?<br />
- sagangebod moiTxova, karis win skamze damidgiTo kerZi mas Semdeg, rac zars<br />
davrekavo. rom SeWams, kidev dagvirekavs da Cven imave skamidan viRebT WurWels,<br />
langriTve migvaqvs. Tu damatebiT sxva raime dasWirda, iqve gvitovebs qaRaldis<br />
naglejze, nabeWdi asoebiT nawers.<br />
- nabeWdi asoebiT?<br />
- diax, ser, fanqriT. sul erTi sityva da meti araferi. erTi ager mogarTviT,<br />
naxeT: saponi. esec meore: asanTi. es warwerac: deili gazeTi - pirvel dilas es<br />
nawerebi dagvitova. am gazeTs yovel diliT vaxvedreb skamze, sauzmesTan erTad.<br />
- daxeT! - Tqva holmsma da yuradRebiT gadaaTvaliera qaRaldis naglejebi, misis<br />
uorenma rom moutana. - es ki namdvilad uCveulo ambavia, adamianebisagan ganze<br />
dgoma gasagebia, magram nabeWdi asoebi ra saWiroa? nabeWdi asoebiT wera -<br />
momqancveli jafaa. ratom ar wers ubralod? rogor axsniT amas, uotson?<br />
- Tavisi xelnaweris dafarvas cdilobs?<br />
- mere, risTvis? ra enaRvleba, Tu binis diasaxlisi ubralo saqmian qaRalds mis<br />
sakuTari xeliT nawers miiRebs? an, iqneb, marTali xarT, magram ratom wers ase<br />
lakoniurad?<br />
- warmodgena ara maqvs.<br />
- es fiqrisa da daskvnebisaTvis did SesaZleblobebs gviSlis. dawerilia cudad<br />
gaTlili sruliad Cveulebrivi iisferi fanqriT. yuradReba miaqcieT, baraTisaTvis<br />
kide mouxeviaT mas Semdeg, rac dauweria. aklia `s~ sityva `sapons~. es raRac<br />
damafiqrebeli ambavia, uotson, ara?<br />
- raRacis eSinia?<br />
- usaTuod. etyoba, qaRaldze raRac kvali darCa, TiTis anabeWdi an sxva ram,<br />
riTac SeeZloT amocnoba. Tqven ambobT, misis uoren, rom is kaci saSualo<br />
simaRlisaa, Savgvremani da wvermoSvebuli, ramdeni wlisa iqneba?<br />
- axalgazrda, ser, ocdaaTze metis ar iqneba.<br />
- kidev ras miaqcieT yuradReba?
- inglisurad sworad laparakobda, ser, magram warmoTqmis mixedviT iseTi<br />
STabeWdileba Semeqmna, TiTqos ucxoeli unda iyos.<br />
- kargad Cacmulia?<br />
- Zalian kargad, ser, namdvili jentlmenia. Savi kostumi acvia, iseTi araferia,<br />
rom TvalSi geceT.<br />
- saxeli ar uTqvams?<br />
- ara, ser.<br />
- werilebs ar iRebs da aravin naxulobs?<br />
- aravin.<br />
- magram Tqven an mosamsaxure gogo dilaobiT xom SedixarT imis oTaxSi?<br />
- ara, ser, Tavis Tavs TviTonve emsaxureba.<br />
- nuTu? WeSmaritad, gasaocaria. axla miTxariT, ra xelbargi hqonda?<br />
- erTi didi yavisferi Cemodani, meti araferi.<br />
- ver vityvi, rom amosacnobad da gasaSifrad bevri ram gagvaCnia, magram bedi<br />
mainc unda vcadoT. maS, Tqven ambobT, rom oTaxidan araferi gagitaniaT, sruliad<br />
araferi?<br />
misis uorenma CanTidan konverti amoiRo, iqidan ori naxmari asanTi da sigaretis<br />
namwvebi magidaze wamoyara.<br />
- dRes sul es iyo langarze. movitane, radgan gamigonia, rom Tqven<br />
wvrilmanebidanac SegiZliaT seriozuli daskvnebis gamotana.<br />
holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa.<br />
- aqedan veranair seriozul daskvnas ver gavakeTeb. asanTiT, Cans, sigarets<br />
ukidebda, radgan mxolod Tavia damwvari. roca sigaras an Cibuxs ewevian, asanTis<br />
naxevari mainc daiwvis. he, es namwvi ki marTlac sayuradReboa. Tqven ambobT, rom<br />
is jentlmeni wver-ulvaSiania?<br />
- diax, ser.<br />
- am sigaretis ase bolomde moweva mxolod wmindad gaparsul kacs SeeZlo.<br />
uotson, Tqvens mokle ulvaSebsac ki daitrusavdiT ase.<br />
- iqneb mundStuki hqonda? - vivaraude me.<br />
- araviTar SemTxvevaSi: bolo daWmuWnilia. iqneb Tqvens saxlSi ori adamiani<br />
cxovrobs, misis uoren?<br />
- ara, ser. ise cotas Wams Cemi mdgmuri, rom pirdapir mikvirs, rogor hyofnis<br />
erT kacs es saWmeli.<br />
- ra gaewyoba, unda davicadoT, vidre damatebiTi masalebi gagviCndeba. bolos da<br />
bolos, sadavo da sadavidarabo araferi gaqvT. binis qira migiRiaT, mdgmuri<br />
wynari kacia, Tumca, ra Tqma unda, Zalian ucnauri. qiras kargad ixdis, da Tu ar<br />
surs gamoCena, es bolos da bolos, Tqven arc gexebaT. araviTari mizezi ar<br />
gagvaCnia, simSvide davurRvioT, vidre ar arsebobs sabuTi, rom kanons emaleba. es<br />
saqme kargad memaxsovreba. SematyobineT, Tu moxdeba raime axali, da imedi<br />
gqondeT Cemi daxmarebisa, Tuki dagWirdebaT.<br />
- am saqmeSi uTuod aris zogi raRac TavSesaqcevi Tavisebureba, uotson, - miTxra<br />
holmsma mas Semdeg, rac misis uoreni wavida, - SeiZleba aRmoCndes sruliad<br />
ubralo rame - vTqvaT, mdgmuri axirebuli kacia da meti araferi; SesaZloa,<br />
bevrad ufro seriozulic gamodges, vidre erTi SexedviT Cans. uwinares yovlisa,<br />
azrad momdis, rom misis uorenis oTaxebSi ar cxovrobs is kaci, vinc bina iqirava.<br />
- ratom fiqrobT ase?<br />
- aseTi ram sigaretis namwvma mafiqrebina da mere gana dadgenili araa, rom<br />
mdgmuri mxolod erTxel gavida saxlidan, isic imave Rames, roca bina iqirava?<br />
mereda, erTma RmerTma icis, TviTonve dabrunda im dros, roca saxlSi mas veravin<br />
naxavda, Tu sxva vinme. Cven araviTari mtkiceba ar gagvaCnia, rom Sin dabrunebuli<br />
kaci da, vinc bina daiqirava, erTi da igive pirovnebaa, mere, oTaxebis<br />
damqiravebeli sworad laparakobda inglisurad, es ki wers nabeWdi asoebiT da
Tanac dauweria `asanTebi~. etyoba, sityva leqsikonSi unaxavs, leqsikonSi xom<br />
yoveli sityva mxolobiTSia. sityvis simoklec, albaT, imisTvis sWirdeba, rom<br />
inglisuris ucodinroba dafaros. diax, uotson, Cven sakmaod bevri sabuTi gvaqvs<br />
eWvisTvis, rom moxda Senacvleba da damqiravebeli da binaSi macxovrebeli erTi<br />
da igive pirovneba araa.<br />
- magram ra mizniT?<br />
- Cveni amocanac isaa, rom amisi mizezi amovxsnaT. erTi saimedo gza ki, kacma rom<br />
Tqvas, ukve gvaqvs. - holmsma Tavisi didi albomi amoiRo, romelsac<br />
yoveldRe avsebda londonis gazeTebidan amoWrili cnobebiT, gancxadebebiT,<br />
dakargulTa Zebnas, Sexvedris adgilebs da sxva misTanebs rom exeboda. - RmerTo<br />
Cemo! - SesZaxa man, alboms rom furclavda. - raodeni nairferovnebaa kvnesisa,<br />
SeZaxilebisa, wuwunisa! ra uZiro kalaTaa uCveulo SemTxvevebisa! mere da swored<br />
am kalaTidan amokrebs uZvirfases cnobebs adamiani, romelic swored uCveulos<br />
eZebs. misis uorenis mdgmuri ganmartovda. mas veRar naxuloben da veRarc<br />
werilebs sweren imisi SiSiT, rom gaSiSvldeba saidumloeba, romlis dafarvac<br />
surT. ra gziT unda Seatyobinon is ambebi, romlebic saxlis kedlebis gareT<br />
xdeba? ra Tqma unda, gazeTebis meSveobiT. etyoba, sxva gza ar arsebobs, da,<br />
Cvenda sabednierod, SegviZlia marto `deili gazeTis~ SeswavliT SemovifargloT.<br />
ai, am gazeTidan ukanaskneli ori kviris ganmavlobaSi amoWrili gancxadebebi. `Sav<br />
boaSi morTuli mandilosani cigurebiT srbolis klub `princesidan~ - es<br />
gamovtovoT. `nuTu jimi Tavis dedas guls gauxeTqavs~! - ara mgonia, amasac raime<br />
saerTo hqondes Cvens saqmesTan~. qali, romelmac cnoba dakarga briqstonis<br />
omnibusSi...~ arc es mainteresebs. `suli Cemi wuxs SenTvis...~ - gulis wamRebi<br />
wuwunia, uotson, sruliad Cveulebrivi! ai, es ki ufro xels gvaZlevs da saCveno<br />
unda iyos. mismineT: moTmineba. vipovi raime ufro saimedo saSualebas, rom<br />
urTierTobebi viqonio. jer ki es sveti. j.~ dabeWdilia misis uorenTan mdgmuris<br />
dasaxlebidan ori dRis Semdeg. sruliad gamosadegia, xom marTalia? saidumloebiT<br />
moculi ucnobi albaT kiTxulobs inglisurad, Tumca wera ar SeuZlia. SevecadoT<br />
isev davadgeT mis kvals. ager, asedac moxda. sami dRis Semdeg: `saqme kargad<br />
midis. moTmineba da keTilgoniereba. Rrublebi gaifantebian. j.~ mere mTeli kvira<br />
araferi. ager, raRac ufro garkveuli: `Rrubeli ifanteba, ca iwmindeba da gza<br />
moCans. Tu movaxerxe gacnobo, daimaxsovre: pirobiTi kodi - erTi a, da ori b da<br />
ase Semdeg. male gaigeb. j.~ dabeWdilia guSindel gazeTSi, dRevandelSi - araferi.<br />
yvelaferi es Zlier esadageba mis uorenis mdgmuris ambavs. didi lodini ar<br />
dagvWirdeba, uotson, darwmunebuli var, rom viTarebas Suqi moefineba.<br />
Cemi megobari marTali gamodga. diliT buxarTan wavadeqi Tavs, patara noxze idga,<br />
cecxlisken zurgi<br />
hqonda miqceuli da saxeze sruli kmayofilebis<br />
Rimili uTamaSebda.<br />
- aba, axla ras ityviT, uotson! - SesZaxa da magididan gazeTi aiRo. `maRali<br />
wiTeli saxli TeTri qvis lavgardanebiT. meoTxe sarTuli, meore fanjara<br />
marcxnidan. roca Sebinddeba. j.~ es ukve sruliad garkveulia. sauzmis Semdeg Cven<br />
patara dazvervas CavatarebT misis uorenis saxlis SemogarenSi... aha, misis<br />
uorenic, Cvensken morbis, misis uoren, ra iciT axali?<br />
igi ise gamalebuli Semovarda Cvens oTaxSi, rom aSkarad raRac mniSvnelovani<br />
ambavi unda momxdariyo.<br />
- Cemgan moTmineba kmara, mister holms! - SesZaxa gamwarebulma, - policias<br />
unda SevatyobinoT! Caalagos CemodanSi Tavisi bargi-barxana da momwydes Tavidan!<br />
pirdapir avidodi da amas vetyodi, magram jer TqvenTan rCevis sakiTxavad mosvla<br />
varCie. Cemi moTminebis fiala aivso, raki saqme iqamde mivida, rom moxuci qmari<br />
gamilaxes...<br />
- mister uorens scemes?<br />
- diaxac, yovel SemTxvevaSi udierad da uxeSad moeqcnen.
- vin moeqca udierad?<br />
- swored, es gvinda gavigoT! es am diliT moxda. mister uoreni metabeled<br />
muSaobs mortonsa da ueilaitTan totenhem-kort-roudze. saxlidan miaxloebiT<br />
dilis Svid saaTze gadis xolme. am diliT, quCaSi aTi nabijic ar gaevlo, rom<br />
win ori ucnobi gadaudga, Tavze palto Camoacves da iqve mdgar kebSi ZaliT<br />
Casves. mTeli saaTi utarebiaT aRma-daRma, mere kebis kari gauRiaT da Zirs<br />
gadaugdiaT, ase wolila qvafenilze, SiSisagan gonebadakarguli, da ra Tqma unda,<br />
imis gagebis Tavi ar eqneboda, Tu saiT wavida kebi. roca wamomdgara, unaxavs, rom<br />
hemsted-hitze imyofeboda. Sin omnibusiT dabrunda, me igi taxtze miwolili<br />
davtove da aqeT gamoveSure, rom rac moxda, TqvenTvis Semetyobinebina.<br />
- metismetad saintereso ambavia, - Tqva holmsma. - xom ar SeumCnevia, rogor<br />
gamoiyureboda is xalxi, xom ar gaugonia, raze laparakobdnen?<br />
- ara, sruliad gamoSterebula. mxolod is icis, rom raRac magiurma Zalam maRla<br />
aswia da imave magiurma Zalam Zirs isrola. orze meti ar yofilan, Tumca iqneb<br />
samnic iyvnen.<br />
- Tqven ki Tqvens qmarze Tavdasxmas Tqvens mdgmurs ukavSirebT?<br />
- aba vis davukavSiro? Cven aq TxuTmeti welia vcxovrobT da msgavsi araferi<br />
mogvsvlia. metis moTmena aRar SemiZlia. fuli xom yvelaferi araa cxovrebaSi! me<br />
dResve gavagdeb imas saxlidan.<br />
- cota kidev moicadeT, misis uoren. araferi naCqarevad ar gaakeToT. me mgonia,<br />
rom SemTxveva bevrad ufro seriozulia, vidre erTi SexedviT Cans. axla aSkaraa,<br />
rom diliT mas mtrebi karebTan elodnen da Tqveni qmari Tqveni mdgmuri egonaT.<br />
TavianT Secdomas rom mimxvdaran, kebidan Zirs gadmougdiaT. Cven SegviZlia<br />
mxolod vimarCieloT imaze, Tu ras izamdnen, Secdoma rom ar mosvlodaT.<br />
- mere, me ra movimoqmedo, mister holms?<br />
- Zalian mainteresebs Tqveni mdgmuris naxva, misis uoren.<br />
- Tu kars ar SevamtvrevT, ar vici, es rogor unda moxdes? roca saWmels skamze<br />
vdgam da kibeebze Cavdivar, yovelTvis mesmis, kars rogor ketavs.<br />
- man xom langari oTaxSi unda Seitanos. gana ar SeiZleba kaci sadme daimalos<br />
da Tvali adevnos?<br />
diasaxlisi Cafiqrda.<br />
- sworia, ser. mopirdapire mxares sakuWnaoa. iq SemiZlia sarke davdga, da Tu<br />
karis ukan daimalebiT...<br />
- didebulia! - SesZaxa holmsma. - rodisaa meore sauzmis dro?<br />
- ase pirvel saaTze, ser.<br />
- maS, me da eqimi uotsoni im droisaTvis movalT. mSvidobiT brZandebodeT, misis<br />
uoren.<br />
pirvelis naxevarze ukve misis uorenis saxlTan viyaviT. es iyo maRali, viwro,<br />
yviTeli aguris saxli da igi patara CixSi, britaneTis muzeumis CrdiloeTiT,<br />
greitorm-stritze idga. iqidan ufro soliduri SenobebiT hau-stritis sanaxebi<br />
iSleboda. holmsma siciliT miCvena erTi maTgani - didi mravalbiniani saxli, sxva<br />
TvalsaCino saxlebze odnav win mdgari.<br />
ai, uotson, is saxli! saidanac daTqmuli signalebiT niSneba moxdeba. me kargad<br />
davinaxe TeTri qvis lavgardnebiani maRali wiTeli saxli. ager fanjara, saidanac<br />
pirobiT niSnebs gadmoscemen. adgili cnobilia, cnobilia kodic. Cveni amocana<br />
Zneli ar iqneba. im fanjaraSi gancxadebaa: `qiravdeba~. maSasadame, bina carielia da<br />
Tanamzraxvels SeuZlia imiT isargeblos... aba, rogoraa saqme, misis uoren?<br />
- TqvenTvis yvelaferi gavamzade. datoveT dabla fexsacmeli, amodiT da me<br />
sakuWnaoSi SegiSvebT.<br />
qalma yvelaferi Zalian moxerxebulad moawyo. sarke ise iyo dadgmuli, rom Cven,<br />
bnelSi myofni, mopirdapire kars kargad davinaxavdiT. is iyo davsxediT da misis<br />
uorenma dagvtova, rom zaris xmac gaisma. male gamoCnda diasaxlisi, langari
skamze dadga da mZime nabijiT iqaurobas gaSorda. karis ukan mikunWulebi<br />
mivaSterdiT mopirdapire kars, romelic sarkeSi Canda. diasaxlisis fexis xma<br />
miwyda Tu ara, gasaRebis gaCxakunebis xma gaisma, karis saxeluri Camoiwia da orma<br />
nazma xelma skamze datovebuli langari aiRo. wuTis Semdeg langari isev skamze<br />
dadges, da Cems Tvalwin qalis mSvenierma Savgvremanma saxem gaielva. igi<br />
SeZrwunebuli Sescqeroda sakuWnaos odnav moRebul kars. Semdeg oTaxis kari<br />
xmauriT daixura, gasaRebma isev gaiCxakuna da yvelaferi miwynarda. holmsma xeli<br />
saxeloSi Camavlo da Cven swrafad daveSviT kibeze.<br />
- saRamos isev moval, - uTxra diasaxliss, romelic mouTmenlad uyurebda. -<br />
mgoni, uotson, es saqme Sin unda ganvsajoT.<br />
- amrigad, Cemi varaudi dadasturda, - Tqva holmsma da savarZelSi moxerxebulad<br />
gadawva. - moxda Senacvleba. mxolod is ver ganvWvrite, uotson, rom Cven qals<br />
SevxvdebodiT da Tanac SesaniSnav qals.<br />
- man dagvinaxa.<br />
man raRac iseTi SeniSna, ramac SeaZrwuna. es ueWvelia. saerTod, saqmis viTareba<br />
sakmaod naTelia, xom marTals vambob? wyvili eZebs londonSi TavSesafars,<br />
cdilobs daemalos raRac saSinel safrTxes, rac Tavs dastrialebs. ramdenad<br />
saSiSia safrTxe, es Cans sifrTxilis im mkacri RonisZiebebidan, rac miuRiaT.<br />
mamakacma usaTuod raRac unda moimoqmedos da manamde surs uzrunvelyos<br />
qalisTvis uSiSroeba. ioli amocana rodia, magram kacs es metad Taviseburad<br />
gadauwyvetia da imdenad warmatebiTac, rom saxlSi qalis yofna ar icis TviTon<br />
diasaxlisma, romelic mas kvebavs. axla aSkaraa, risTvis aris saWiro nabeWdi<br />
asoebi: raTa ar gaxdes cnobili, rom wers qali. masTan Sexvedra kacs ar SeuZlia<br />
- amiT mtrebs Tavis kvalze daayenebs. da raki qalis naxva ar SeuZlia, Tavis<br />
ambavs gazeTis meSveobiT atyobinebs. jerjerobiT yvelaferi gasagebia.<br />
uotson, Tqven rogorc yovelTvis, metismetad praqtikuli xarT! ra ifareba amis<br />
ukan? misis uorenisagan naambobi TiTqos TavSesaqcevi problema sul ufro<br />
rTuldeba da sabediswero xasiaTs iRebs. jerjerobiT gadaWriT SegviZlia vTqvaT<br />
erTi ram: es araa banaluri sasiyvarulo Tavgadasavali. Tqven albaT SeniSneT<br />
qalis saxis gamometyveleba, roca safrTxe igrZno? Cven gavigeT agreTve mister<br />
uorenis kebiT gatacebis ambavi. is uTuod mdgmuri egonaT. TvaliT nanaxi da<br />
gagonili yvelaferi es, agreTve aucilebloba, rom saidumlo mkacrad Seinaxon,<br />
metyvelebs imaze, rom saqme exeba sikvdil-sicocxles. Tavdasxma mister uorenze<br />
im ambavs gviCvenebs da gvimtkicebs, rom mtrebma, vinc ar unda iyon isini, jer<br />
araferi ician imaze, rom binis damqiravebeli mamakaci Secvlilia dedakaciT. es<br />
Zalze saintereso da Zalze daxlarTuli ambavi Cans, mister uotson.<br />
- Tqven ratom unda misdioT am saqmes bolomde? is xom araviTar sargeblobas<br />
ar giqadiT, arc saxels SegZenT?<br />
- marTlac, arafers SemZens, magram xom aris xelovneba xelovnebisTvis, uotson.<br />
Tqvenc, roca saeqimo praqtikas eweodiT, gana mxolod gasamrjelosTvis<br />
mkurnalobdiT?<br />
- ara, Cemi codnis Sevsebis mizniTac, holms.<br />
- swavla sikvdilamdeo, xom gagigoniaT, uotson. swavla - esaa gakveTilebis jaWvi<br />
da yvelaze didi gakveTili bolos modis. Cveni SemTxveva Wkuis saswavlebelia. is<br />
arc fuls mogvitans da arc saxels, magram saidumlo mainc unda amovxsnaT.<br />
daRamdeba da Cven kidev erT nabijs gadavdgamT win Cvens kvleva-ZiebaSi.<br />
roca isev mivediT misis uorenis saxlSi, londonSi daisis mwuxri Camowva.<br />
erTferovan rux safarvelSi mxolod fanjrebis mkveTrad Semoxazuli yviTeli<br />
kvadratebi da gazis farnebis mqrqali wreebi criatebda. Cabnelebuli sastumrodan<br />
rom daJinebiT gavicqirebodiT, vxedavdiT mxolod erTi mkrTali Suqis laqas,<br />
maRla wyvdiadSi rom cimcimebda.
- im oTaxSi viRac dadis, - CurCuliT Tqva holmsma da Tavisi grZeli, daZabuli<br />
saxe minasTan miitana, - diax, me vxedav mis Crdils. ager, kidev gamoCnda. xelSi<br />
sanTeli uWiravs da axla aqeT iyureba. surs darwmundes, rom qali Tvals<br />
adevnebs. igi SuqniSnebs iZleva. Tvali adevneT da daimaxsovreT uotson, raTa<br />
Cveni monacemebis Semowmeba SevZloT. erTxel aanTo - cxadia, esaa a. axla ramdeni<br />
daTvaleT? oci? mec. uTuod es t iqneba. at - metad sagulisxmoa. isev t. es<br />
uTuod meore sityvis dasawyisia. gamodis tenta. morCa. nuTu sul es iyo, uotson?<br />
attenta - uazrobaa. arc maSin aqvs azri, Tu sam sityvad davSliT - at, ten, ta.<br />
isev daiwyo! es raRaa? atte - isev is? ucnauria, uotson, Zalian ucnauri! da isev<br />
yvelaferi xelaxla! at-is xom mesamed aniSnebs imaves! samjer - attenta. kidev<br />
ramdeni iqneba? ara, mgoni daasrula. fanjaras moSorda. rogor axsniT amas,<br />
uotson?<br />
- daSifruli cnobaa.<br />
moulodnelad holmsma `aha~ - ise SesZaxa, TiTqos raRac moisazrao.<br />
- Tanac Sifri arc iseTi Tavsatexia, uotson. es xom italiuria! `a~ boloSi<br />
niSnavs, rom mimarTaven kacs: `frTxilad! frTxilad! frTxilad!~ ras ityviT,<br />
uotson?<br />
- vfiqrob, mizans zustad Sig gulSi moaxvedreT.<br />
- udavod. gafrTxileba uaRresad mniSvnelovania, amitomac samjer gaimeora. magram<br />
ras gaufrTxildes? daica, kidev movida fanjarasTan.<br />
Cven isev davinaxeT mrume silueti daxrili kacisa da fanjaraSi cecxlis Suqma<br />
gaielva, signalebi ganmeorda. axla swrafad gadascemdnen, ise swrafad, rom<br />
Tvalis midevneba Wirda.<br />
- perikolo! perikolo! - es ras niSnavs, uotson? safrTxe? RmerTo mowyaleo! es<br />
xom safrTxis signalia! isev daiwyo! peri... es ra...<br />
Suqi uceb Caqra, mocimcime kvadrati gauCinarda, da meoTxe sarTuli Sav bafTasaviT<br />
Semoevlo moelvare fanjrebis sartyels maRali saxlis Tavze. ukanaskneli<br />
gamafrTxilebeli signali uecrad gawyda. ratom? vin gawyvita? aseTi azri<br />
gagviCnda orives. holmsi fanjaras ficxlav Camoscilda.<br />
- es xumroba ar aris, uotson! - SesZaxa. - iq raRac jojoxeTi trialebs. ratom<br />
Sewyda signalebi ase uecrad? unda davukavSirdeT skotlend-iards, Cveni aqedan<br />
wasvla ki ar SeiZleba, dro ar iTmens.<br />
- SeiZleba me gaviqce policiaSi?<br />
- aucilebelia ufro zustad gavigoT, ra xdeba iq. iqneb mizezi sul ubralo<br />
ramea. iCqareT, uotson, da SevecadoT TviTonve gavarkvioT yvelaferi.<br />
hau-stritze rom haiharad mivabijebdiT, im saxls mivxede, romelic is-is iyo ukan<br />
movitoveT. zeda sarTulis fanjaraSi Canda - qalis Tavis Crdili, igi albaT<br />
daZabuli da sunTqvaSekruli gascqeroda sibneles, raTa signalebis ganmeoreba ar<br />
gamorCenoda.<br />
hau-stritis Senobis win rikulebze daxrili, grZelpaltoiani da SarfSemoxveuli<br />
kaci idga. roca sadarbazoSi farnis Suqi Cvens saxeebs moxvda, is SekrTa.<br />
- holms! - SesZaxa.<br />
- diax, me var, gregson! - Seexmiana Cemi megobari da skotlend iardel maZebars<br />
miesalma. mogzauroba SeyvarebulTa SeyriT dasrulda. aq ram mogiyvanaT?<br />
- albaT imanve, ramac Tqven, - miugo gregsonma. - magram ranairad gaigeT es<br />
saqme, warmodgena ara maqvs.<br />
- me da Tqven aq mogviyvana orma sxvadasxva Zafma, romelic erTi da imave<br />
daxlarTuli kvanZidan momdinareobs. me signalebs vakvirdebodi.<br />
- signalebs?
- diax, am fanjridan. igi uecrad gawyda. Cven imis dasadgenad movediT, ase uecrad<br />
ra moxda. magram raki saqme saimedo xelSia, me aRara maqvs safuZveli Zieba<br />
ganvagrZo.<br />
- moicadeT! - SesZaxa ficxlav gregsonma. - patiosnad getyviT, mister holms,<br />
Tqvens gverdiT me yovelTvis ufro dajerebulad vmoqmedeb. es misasvleli mTels<br />
saxlSi erTaderTia. versaiT wagviva.<br />
- vin? romelia?<br />
- rogorc iqna, amjerad bedi Cven gviRimis, mister holms. unda dagveTanxmoT.<br />
amis Tqmaze gregsonma Zlier dahkra Tavisi trosti trotuarze, ris Semdegac<br />
quCis boloSi mdgari maTraxmomarjvebuli karetis meetle Cvensken gamoeSura. -<br />
neba miboZeT warmogidginoT mister holmsi, - uTxra gresonma. - es ki mister<br />
livertonia, amerikul saagento pinkertonidan.<br />
- long-ailendis gamoqvabulis saidumlos gmiri! - SesZaxa holmsma. - moxaruli<br />
var, rom gagicaniT, ser.<br />
amerikeli axalgazrda, mSvidi, saqmiani kaci, mkveTrnakvTebiani sufTad gaparsuli<br />
mogrZo saxisa, aseTi qebis gamgone, gawiTlda.<br />
- is, rac axla Cven mogvelis, mTeli Cemi cxovrebis saqmea, mister holms. Tu<br />
jorjianos Sepyroba movaxerxe...<br />
- rao? jorjiano `alisferi beWdis~ ligidan?<br />
- o, mas ukve evropaSic icnobT? amerikaSi mis Sesaxeb yvelaferi viciT. Cven<br />
viciT, rom mis sindiss ormocdaaTamde mkvleloba awevs, magram jer sarwmuno<br />
samxili ara gvaqvs da amitom Sepyroba ar SegviZlia. fexdafex movdev amerikidan,<br />
niu-iorkidan movyvebi da erTi kviraa londonSi vuTvalTvaleb, SemTxvevas veZeb,<br />
rom sayeloSi xeli Cavavlo. me da mister gregsonma mis kvals mivageniT. am did<br />
saxlSia, sxva sadarbazo kari aq araa da xelidan veRar dagvisxlteba. mas Semdeg,<br />
rac is am saxlSia, samni gamovidnen, magram vficav, maT ricxvSi jorjiano ar iyo.<br />
- mister holmsi raRac signalebze laparakobda, - CaurTo gregsonma. -<br />
darwmunebuli var, mas, rogorc yovelTvis, aqvs iseTi dawvrilebiTi cnobebi,<br />
romlebic Cven ar gagvaCnia.<br />
holmsma mokled mouTxro yovelive. amerikelma xelis mtevnebi wyeniT momuWa.<br />
- gaugia, rom aqa varT!<br />
- ratom ggoniaT?<br />
- gana cxadi ar aris? saxlSi daimala da niSnebs aZlevs Tanamzraxvels -<br />
londonSi misi bandis ramdenime wevria. mere, rogorc Tqven inebeT gecnobebinaT,<br />
signalebi uecrad Sewydao. ras unda niSnavdes es, imis garda, rom dagvinaxa, an<br />
rogorRac mixvda, rom Cven aqa varT, safrTxe emuqreba da dauyovnebliv Tavs<br />
unda uSvelos? Tqven ras gvirCevdiT, mister holms?<br />
- maRla avideT. da iqve gavarkvioT, zemoT ra xdeba.<br />
- magram Cven misi dapatimrebis orderi rom ara gvaqvs?!<br />
- is kaci cariel binaSi saeWvo viTarebaSi imyofeba, - Tqva gregsonma.<br />
dapatimrebis pirvel mizezad kmara. roca sapatimroSi CavsvamT, niu-iorkidan<br />
albaT dagvexmarebian, rom iqve gavaCeroT. dapatimrebisaTvis pasuxismgeblobas Cems<br />
Tavze viReb.<br />
Cveni maZebari-profesionalebi iqneb gonebas mkvircxlad ver amuSaveben, magram<br />
simamaceSi verafers usayvedurebT. gregsoni kibeebze adioda, raTa Seepyro<br />
gamobrZmedili borotmoqmedi, adioda iseve damSvidebuli, TiTqos skotlend-iardis<br />
sadarbazo kibeze miabijebda. pinkertonelma agentma gadaswreba scada, magram<br />
gregsonma gadaWriT gadauRoba gza da ukan moitova. londonuri faTerakebi -<br />
londonis policiis privilegia gaxlavT.<br />
meoTxe sarTulze marcxena mxaris binis kari odnav gamoRebuli iyo. gregsonma<br />
sul gamoaRo. SigniT siwynare sufevda da yiameTi idga. asanTi gavkari da maZebris<br />
farans cecxli movukide. roca Suqi ainTo, gaocebisagan yvelam amovixvneSeT.
iatakis fiWvis ficrebze sisxlis axali kvali moCanda. Ceqmebis wiTeli anabeWdebi<br />
Cvens mxares gamodioda Sida oTaxidan, romlis karic daxuruli iyo. gregsonma is<br />
farTod gaaRo da farani aswia. Suqi mTels oTaxs anaTebda da Cven gregsonis<br />
zurgs amofarebulni win daZabulebi da dacqvetilni viyurebodiT.<br />
carieli oTaxis SuagulSi gaSxlarTuliyo herkulesis aRnagobis kaci, Savgvremani,<br />
sufTad gaparsuli saxis nakvTebi saSinlad damaxinjeboda. alisferi sisxlis<br />
saSineli naRvenTiT mosvrili Tavi Ria feris parketze sisxlis gubeSi egdo.<br />
muxlebaweulsa da xelebgaSlils mZlavr yavisfer kiserSi didi dana hqonda<br />
gayrili, romelsac mxolod tari mouCanda. Tumca giganturi agebulebisa iyo, danis<br />
mZlavr datymas, etyoba, ise daugdia, rogorc gamocdili yasbis xeliT dakluli<br />
xari. mis marjvena xelTan egdo orlesuri mZime xanjali, Zvlistariani, gverdiT<br />
kidev - Savi laikis xelTaTmani.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! swored es aris Savi jorjiano! - Se-hyvira amerikelma maZebarma<br />
- amjerad viRacam dagvaswro.<br />
- ager sanTeli fanjaraze, mister holms. - Tqva gregsonma. - magram Tqven ras<br />
akeTebT?<br />
holmsi fanjarasTan mivida, aanTo sanTeli da saidumlo niSnebis gadacemas mohyva.<br />
Semdeg sibneleSi gaixeda, sanTeli Caaqro da iatakze daagdo.<br />
- vnaxoT, mgoni es dagvexmareba.<br />
Semdeg orive profesionalTan gamobrunda, gvams rom aTvalierebdnen, da Rrmad<br />
Cafiqrebuli maT gverdiT dadga.<br />
- Tqven ambobT, rom vidre dabla ideqiT, saxlidan samni gamovidnen, - Tqva<br />
bolos. - xom ar dakvirvebixarT?<br />
- diax, davakvirdi.<br />
- xom ar iyo maT Soris ocdaaTiode wlis Savgvremani, SavwverulvaSebiani,<br />
saSualo tanis kaci?<br />
- diax, Cems gverdiT man ukanasknelma Caiara.<br />
- vfiqrob, es isaa, vinc Tqven gindaT. SemiZlia agiweroT da Tan gvaqvs misi<br />
fexis Cinebuli anabeWdi. vfiqrob, es TqvenTvis kmara.<br />
- bevri veraferi monacemia, mister holms, rom amis mixedviT vipovoT milion<br />
londonels Soris is erTi kaci.<br />
- SesaZlebelia. amitom vifiqre, rom kargi iqneba, Tu qals moviSveliebT.<br />
am sityvebze yvelani karisken mivbrundiT. karis sworkuTxedSi idga maRali<br />
lamazi qali. is gaxldaT misis uorenis saidumloebiT moculi mdgmuri, romelic<br />
nela mogviaxlovda. misi fermkrTali saxe SiSiT iyo moculi. igi daZabuli,<br />
SiSneuli mzeriT dasCereboda Zirs dagdebul gvams.<br />
- Tqven mokaliT is! - Caibutbuta qalma. - wb vSw qSw, Tqven mokaliT is!<br />
Semdeg erTi Rrmad amoisunTqa da sixarulis yiJiniT Sexta. oTaxSi darboda, taSs<br />
ukravda, Taflisferi Tvalebi aRfrTovanebisa da gaocebisagan uelavda, mis bageebs<br />
aTasi italiuri warmtaci wamoZaxili aRmoxda. yvela SeZrwundeboda da gaocdeboda<br />
am qalis Semyure. is ki dauokebel sixaruls moecva am sanaxaobis gamo. uecrad<br />
SeCerda da kiTxvis niSnad Semogvacqerda.<br />
- magram Tqven! Tqven xom policia xarT? Tqven mokaliT juzepe jorjiano?<br />
marTla?<br />
- Cven policia varT, qalbatono.<br />
qali oTaxis bnel kuTxeebs daakvirda.<br />
- sadRaa jenaro? jenaro luka, Cemi qmari? me emilia luka var, orive niuiorkidan<br />
gaxlavarT. sadaa jenaro? es-es aris maniSna am fajridan, rom masTan<br />
movsuliyavi da mec aqeT gamoveSure.<br />
- es me gixmeT, - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- Tqven! mereda Tqven ra icodiT, rogor unda geniSnebiaT CemTvis aq mosvla.
- Tqveni Sifri arc ise rTulia, qalbatono. Tqveni aq yofna ki aucilebeli iyo.<br />
aq gvesaWiroebodiT. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom Tu mogcemdiT niSans mSutS (modi<br />
- it.), uTuod moxvidodiT.<br />
mSvenierma italielma qalma holmss mokrZalebuli SiSiT Sexeda.<br />
- ar mesmis, saidan gaigeT es yvelaferi, - Tqva. - juzepe jorjiano, rogorc<br />
man... - uecrad gaCumda, magram maSinve saxe sixarulma da siamayem gaunaTa. - axla<br />
gavige! Cemma jenarom! es yvelaferi moimoqmeda Cemma mSvenierma, Zvirfasma<br />
jenarom, romelic yvela ubedurebisagan mifaravda, manve mokla borotmoqmedi<br />
Tavisi Zlieri xeliT! o, Cemo jenaro, ra SesaniSnavi xar! aris ki am qveynad<br />
qali, vinc misi siyvarulis Rirsia?<br />
- maS ase, misis luka, - Tqva prozaulma gregsonma da xeli idayvze miado iseve<br />
gulgrilad, TiTqos is yofiliyo noting-hileli xuligani. - jer CemTvis mTlad<br />
naTeli ver aris, Tqven vin brZandebiT, da ratom xarT aq, magram, rac ukve<br />
miTxariT, imis mixedviT sruliad naTelia, rom TqveniT skotlend-iardSi<br />
dainteresdebian.<br />
- erTi wuTiT, mister gregsons, - Caeria holmsi, - me mgonia, es ledi<br />
winaaRmdegi ar iqneba, rom zogi ram Cvenc gviTxras. Tqven iciT, qalbatono, rom<br />
Tqvens qmars daapatimreben da gaasamarTleben im kacis mokvlisTvis, romelic aq<br />
Cvens win gdia? Tqveni sityvebi SeiZleba Tqveni qmris winaaRmdeg gamoiyenon.<br />
magram Tu Tqven fiqrobT, rom Tqveni qmris moqmedeba kanonsawinaaRmdego ar iyo<br />
da misi moqmedeba misTvis saSiSi ar iqneba, Tundac marTlmsajulebisaTvis yovelive<br />
cnobili Seiqmnas, maSin, gTxovT yvelaferi wvrilad gviamboT.<br />
- axla, roca jorjiano mkvdaria, Cven aRarafrisa gveSinia, - miugo italielma<br />
qalma. - is iyo eSmakeuli da urCxuli, romlis mokvlisaTvis qveynad arc erTi<br />
mosamarTle Cems qmars sasjels ar gamoutans.<br />
- aseT SemTxvevaSi, - Tqva holmsma, - girCevT davketoT kari da davtovoT<br />
yvelaferi ise, rogorc aris, gavyveT am ledis mis binaSi da gadawyvetileba<br />
gamovitanoT mas Semdeg, rac is yvelafers mogviyveba.<br />
naxevari saaTis Semdeg yvelani visxediT ledi lukas patara sastumroSi da<br />
vismendiT mis saocar moTxrobas im avbediT movlenebze, romelTa dasasrulis<br />
mowmenic Cven SeviqeniT. inglisurad swrafad da sxapasxupiT laparakobda, Tumca<br />
Zlier arasworad da meti sicxadisaTvis misi monaTxrobi cota Sevaswore.<br />
- me davibade posilipoSi neapolis axlos, - daiwyo qalma, - var asuli augusto<br />
barelisa, romelic iq ufrosi iuristi iyo da Tanac am mxaris deputati. jenaro<br />
mamaCemTan msaxurobda da me is Semiyvarda, radgan ar SeiZleba kacs aseTi adamiani<br />
ar Seuyvardes. Raribi iyo, xelmokled cxovrobda da garda silamazis, Zalisa da<br />
energiisa araferi gaaCnda. amitom mamam qorwinebis neba ar mogvca. Cven gaviqeciT,<br />
bariSi davqorwindiT, gavyideT Cemi samkaulebi da amerikaSi wavediT. es moxda<br />
oTxi wlis win da mas Semdeg Cven niu-iorkSi vcxovrobdiT.<br />
pirvelad bedma gagviRima. jenarom keTili samsaxuri gauwia erT italiel<br />
jentlmens - ixsna igi Tavze xelaRebuli aramzadebisagan im adgilas, romelsac<br />
hqvia boveri, da ase SeiZina gavleniani megobari. misi saxelia tito kastalote,<br />
igi gaxlavT mTavari kompanioni cnobili firmisa `kastalote da zamba~, am firmas<br />
niu-iorkSi xili Semoaqvs da xilis mTavari mimwodebelia. sinior zamba bevrs<br />
avadmyofobs da yvela saqme im firmisa, romelSiac samasamde kacia gaerTianebuli,<br />
Cveni megobris xelSia Tavmoyrili. kastalotem Cemi qmari Tavis firmaSi miiRo,<br />
ganyofilebis gamged daniSna da mis mimarT yuradRebiTa da gulisxmierebiT<br />
gamoirCeoda. sinior kastalote ucolo gaxlavT da jenaros, rogorc giTxariT,<br />
RviZli SviliviT uyurebda. Cems jenarosac is kaci ise uyvarda, TiTqos Cveni<br />
mSobeli mama yofiliyos. bruklinSi viqiraveT da movawyveT erTi patara saxli<br />
da Cveni momavali uzrunvelyofili gvegona, roca uecrad gamoCnda Savi Rrubeli<br />
da mTeli ca dabura.
erT saRamos, roca jenaro Sin brundeboda, gzaze viRac Tanamemamules gadahyria<br />
da Sin moiyvana. misi saxeli iyo jorjiano, isic posilipodan aRmoCnda. kaci ki<br />
ara, bumberazi gaxldaT, kolosaluri simaRlisa, raSic TviTonve darwmundiT -<br />
xom naxeT misi gvami! ara marto uzarmazari tani, aramed yvelaferi fantastikuri,<br />
uzomo da Semzaravi hqonda. Cvens saxlSi misi xma ise gaismoda, rogorc mexis<br />
quxili. sadac is laparakobda, iq yvelgan siviwrove iyo, adgili ar hyofnida<br />
uzarmazari xelebis saqnevad. azrebi, gancdebi, vnebebi, yvelaferi didi da<br />
saSineli hqonda. laparakobda, ukeT Rrialebda iseTi mRelvarebiT, rom<br />
danarCenebs isRa darCenodaT, damjdariyvnen da esminaT misi sityvebi, romelTa<br />
nakadi msmenels aZrwunebda. Tvalebi cecxliviT uelavda da uneburad<br />
gimorCilebdaT. saSineli da saocari kaci iyo. madloba Semoqmeds, rom is<br />
mkvdaria!<br />
sul ufro da urfo mouxSira siaruls. magram, arc me da arc jenaros misi<br />
stumroba arafrad gvepitnaveboda. Cemi ubeduri qmari fermixdili iyo xolme da<br />
gulgrilad ismenda usasrulo qadagebas politikasa da socialur problemebze,<br />
rac Cveni stumris saubris Temas Seadgenda. jenaro dumda, magram mis saxeze<br />
amovikiTxavdi xolme gancdas, rac misTvis uwin uCveulo iyo. jer vfiqrobdi, rom<br />
es iyo siZulvili, mere gavige, rom es raRac ufro meti gaxldaT. es iyo SiSi,<br />
dauZleveli SiSi, rasac Zlivs ikavebda. im Rames, roca mis saxeze kvlav Zrwola<br />
da SiSi amovikiTxe, movexvie da SevTxove, Cemi siyvarulis gulisaTvis,<br />
yvelafrisaTvis, rac Zvirfasi gaaCnda, eTqva, ratom grZnobda am bumberazis<br />
gverdiT Tavis Tavs daZagrulad da daTrgunulad. qmarma miTxra da misi<br />
moTxrobis msmenels guli gameyina. Cemi sabralo jenaro, im sificxis, im<br />
ymawvilkacuri martoxelobis dros, roca eCveneboda, rom mTeli qveyniereba mis<br />
winaaRmdeg iyo amxedrebuli, roca usamarTlobis gamo cxovrebaSi Wkuas kargavda,<br />
neapolitanur ligaSi `aliferi beWedi~ - raRac Zveli karbonariebis msgavs wreSi<br />
wevrad Sesula. am organizaciis saidumloebani, misi fici, rasac wevrebi deben,<br />
saSinelia Turme da, vinc iq Seva, gamosvla aRaravis ZaluZs. Cven xom amerikaSi<br />
gaviqeciT da sabralo jenaro Turme imas fiqrobda, rom ligas sabolood daaRwia<br />
Tavi. warmoidgineT, ra Tavzari daecemoda, roca erTxel quCaSi Sexvda im gigants<br />
jorjianos, kacs, romelmac igi neapolSi `alisferi beWdis~ organizaciaSi CaiTria<br />
wevrad da mTel samxreT italiaSi daimsaxura metsaxelad `sikvdili~, radgan misi<br />
xelebi moklulTa sisxliT iyo SeRebili. jorjiano italiis policias xelidan<br />
dauZvra, amerikaSi Cavida da iqac moaswro im saSineli ligis ganyofilebis Seqmna.<br />
yvelaferi es miambo jenarom da miCvena qaRaldi, romelzedac daxatuli iyo<br />
alisferi beWedi. iq ewera, rom garkveul dResa da saaTs Sedgeba kreba, romelsac<br />
jenaro unda daswreboda.<br />
es kargs arafers gviqadda, magram uaresi win gveloda. garkveuli xnis Semdeg me<br />
TandaTan vamCnevdi, rom jorjiano, ramdenjerac CvenTan movidoda, - modioda ki<br />
TiTqmis yovel saRamos, - mxolod me melaparakeboda, xolo Tu rames Cems qmars<br />
etyoda, imave dros ar maSorebda Tavis cecxlovan TvalTa saSinel, mZvinvare<br />
mzeras. erTxel misi saidumlo gamomJRavnda. Turme me gamiRviZebia masSi is, rasac<br />
TviTon siyvaruls eZaxda - urCxulis, veluris siyvaruli. jenaro jer ar iyo<br />
mosuli, roca is movida. axlos momijda, Camavlo Tavisi uzarmazari mxecuri<br />
xelebi, momimwyvdia daTvis TaTebSi, mloSnida da memudareboda, rom gavyolodi.<br />
sasowarkveTili vyvirodi da vebrZodi. am dros jenaroc movida da eca im nadirs.<br />
jorjianom Cems qmars ise lewa, rom igi daeca da cnoba dakarga; jorjiano ki<br />
gaiqca saxlidan, romlis karic misTvis samudamod Cairaza. im saRamodan is Cveni<br />
dauZinebeli mteri Seiqna.<br />
ramdenime dRis Semdeg Sedga kreba. krebidan dabrunebul jenaros saxeze Sevatyve,<br />
rom moxda raRac saSineleba. aseTi ubedurebis warmodgenac ki Semzaravda.<br />
`alisferi beWdis~ organizacia Turme saxsrebs eZebda da SantaJs uwevda mdidar
italielebs. organizacia fulian xalxs ZaladobiT emuqreboda, Tu uars etyodnen<br />
fulis micemaze. amjerad TavianT msxverplad Cveni megobari da keTilismyofeli<br />
kastelote amoerCiaT. kastelote ar SeuSinda muqaras da moTxovnis qaRaldi<br />
policias gadasca. ai, maSin gadawyvites masTan angariSis ise gasworeba, rom<br />
danarCenebs winaaRmdegobis gawevis xalisi daekargaT. krebaze daedginaT, rom<br />
aefeTqebinaT dinamitiT misi saxli da masTan daeRupaT saxlis patroni. uyares<br />
kenWi, Tu vis unda ekisra es jojoxeTuri saqme. jenarom xeli tomaraSi Cayo da<br />
jorjianos saxeze, romelic misi mosisxle mteri iyo, veraguli Rimili dainaxa, ra<br />
Tqma unda, yvelaferi mowyobili iyo, radgan swored qmris xelisgulze aRmoCnda<br />
alisferbeWdiani sabediswero rgoli. es iyo mkvlelobis brZaneba. jenaros<br />
sicocxle unda moespo uaxloesi adamianisaTvis. Tu ar Seasrulebda, ligis wevrebi<br />
dagvsjidnen meca da qmarsac. jojoxeTuri liga sjida ara marto gandgomilebs,<br />
aramed maT axloblebsac. ai, am ubedurebas gadahkida Cemi sawyali jenaro<br />
jorjianom da kaci Wkuas kargavda.<br />
mTeli Rame vijeqiT, erTimeores vexveodiT da Tavs datexili ubedurebis<br />
molodinSi erTmaneTs vamxnevebdiT. afeTqeba momdevno RamisaTvis iyo daniSnuli.<br />
SuadRisas me da Cemi qmari ukve londonis gzas davadeqiT. cxadia, Cvens<br />
keTilismyofels yvelaferi SevatyobineT da policias vacnobeT, rom ubedureba<br />
Tavidan aecilebinaT.<br />
danarCeni, jentlmenebo, TviTonac kargad iciT. dawmunebuli viyaviT, rom mtrebs<br />
Tavs ver davaRwevdiT, rogorc ver gaeqceva kaci sakuTar Crdils. jorjianos<br />
piraduli mizezebic hqonda SurisZiebisaTvis, Cven ki vicodiT, ra ulmobeli,<br />
veragi da Seupovari kaci iyo igi. italiaSi da amerikaSi bevrs laparakobdnen mis<br />
sazarel yovlisSemZleobaze. axla ki, raRa Tqma unda, Cvens winaaRmdeg yovel<br />
Rones moixmarda. imis wyalobiT, rom mtrebs davaswariT, ramdenime mSvidi dRe<br />
dagvidga da Cemma sayvarelma megobarma saidumlo bina gamonaxa CemTvis. am<br />
TavSesafarSi gavatare oriode dRe. jenaros moqmedebis Tavisuflebis mopoveba<br />
surda, raTa inglisisa da amerikis policiasTan kavSiri daeWira. warmodgena ara<br />
maqvs, sad cxovrobs, rogor da riT ikvebeba. mis ambavs mxolod gazeTidan<br />
vgebulobdi. erTxel fanjaraSi gavixede da vnaxe, rogor uTvalTvalebdnen am<br />
saxls. dabla ori italieli iyo da mivxvdi, rom jorjianom raRacnairad moagno<br />
Cvens adgilsamyofels. bolos jenarom gazeTis meSveobiT macnoba, rom signalebis<br />
saSualebiT daamyarebda kavSirs CemTan. scada kidec pirobiTi niSnebiT CemTan<br />
gamolaparakeba da gamafrTxila, fxizlad iyavio. axla mesmis: qmarma icoda, rom<br />
jorjianom Cvens kvals miagno, da madloba RmerTs, masTan Sesaxvedrad<br />
momzadebula. axla ki miTxariT, jentlmenebo, CavidineT Tu ara iseTi ram, rac<br />
kanoniT isjeba, da aris Tu ara qveynad iseTi sasamarTlo, romelic jenaros<br />
dasjis imisaTvis, rac gaakeTa?<br />
- ra iTqmis, mister gregson, - Tqva amerikelma da inglisel agents gadaxeda. -<br />
ar vici, rogoria Tqveni britanuli mosazreba, amerikaSi ki, kerZod, niu-iorkSi,<br />
udidesi umravlesoba am mandilosnis qmars madlobas etyvis.<br />
- am qals CemTan wasvla mouxdeba, Cvens ufrosTan, - miugo gregsonma, - Tu misi<br />
naambobi dadasturdeba, ara mgonia masa da mis qmars raime emuqrebodes, magram<br />
erTi ram ki Cemi WkuisaTvis miuwvdomelia: ranairad aRmoCndiT am saqmeSi<br />
Caxeduli Tqven, mister holms?<br />
- swavla sikvdimde, gregson, swavla da swavla, jer kidev cxovrebis Zvel<br />
universitetSi daviarebi. sxvaTa Soris, axla jer rva saaTic araa, kovent-gardenSi<br />
ki vagneris opera gadis. Tu viCqarebT, meore moqmedebas mivuswrebT.<br />
brius-partingtonis naxazebi
1895 wlis noembris mesame kviraSi londons iseTi xSiri yviTeli nisli Camoawva,<br />
rom orSabaTidan xuTSabaTamde beiker-stritze, Cveni binis fanjrebidan<br />
mopirdapire mxares, Senobebis siluetebis garCeva SeuZlebeli iyo. pirvel dRes<br />
holmsi Tavis sqel cnobars ujda, awesrigebda, Sesatyvisi cnobebiTa da saZieblebiT<br />
avsebda. meore da mesame dRes mTeli dro miuZRvna Sua saukuneebis musikas -<br />
sagans, romelic bolo dros amoiCema da Cemi hobi axla es ariso gaiZaxoda.<br />
magram meoTxe dRes, roca nasauzmevs wamovdeqiT, skamebi mivdgi-movdgiT da vnaxeT,<br />
rom fanjris miRma isev ise micuravs TvalSeudgami ruxi burusi, zeTovani<br />
wveTebis saxiT rom jdeboda minebze, Cemi megobris mouTmeneli da moqmedi<br />
Sinagani samyaro gadaWriT aRudga win dedabunebis Wirveulobas. umoqmedobis gamo<br />
ganawyenebuli win da ukan mimodioda oTaxSi, Zlivs iokebda energias, frCxilebs<br />
ikvnetda da gverdze Cavlisas TiTebs ukakunebda avejs.<br />
- aris gazeTebSi raime saintereso? - mkiTxa.<br />
vicodi, `sainteresod~ holmss miaCnda danaSaulobaTa samyaroSi momxdari ambebi.<br />
gazeTebSi iyo cnobebi revoluciaze, omis SesaZleblobaze; mTavrobis mosalodnel<br />
Secvlaze, magram yvelaferi es Cemi megobris gonebis ares gareT rCeboda. iseTi<br />
veraferi aRmovaCine, rac sisxlis samarTlis sferos ganekuTvneboda da Cemi<br />
megobris daintereseba SeeZlo. gazeTebSi, garda Cveulebrivi patar-patara<br />
samarTaldarRvevebisa, araferi ewera. holmsma Rrmad amoioxra da nerviuli<br />
bolTis cema ganagrZo.<br />
- londoneli damnaSave zarmaci da Clungia, - Tqva buzRuniT, rogorc monadirem,<br />
romelsac msxverpli xelidan dausxlta. - gaixedeT fanjaraSi, uotson. xedavT,<br />
rogor wamoimarTebian da isev qrebian nislebSi bundovani figurebi? aseT dRes<br />
qurdsa da mkvlels SeuZlia Tavisuflad, SeumCnevlad iwanwalos quCebSi, rogorc<br />
vefxvma junglebSi, naxtomisaTvis rom emzadeba. da mxolod maSin... mxolod maSin<br />
dainaxavs xolme misi msxverpli.<br />
- bevri wvrilmani qurdoba momxdara, - SevniSne me.<br />
holmsma zizRiT amoixvneSa.<br />
- am didebulsa da sibneliT mocul scenaze ufro Rirseuli ambebi unda<br />
TamaSdebodes, - Tqva man. - bedi hqoniaT londonelebs, rom borotmoqmedi ara<br />
var.<br />
- oRondac! - vTqvi gulwrfelad.<br />
- warmovidginoT, rom me var erTi-erTi im ormocdaaTTagani, romelTac aqvT<br />
safuZveli, rom sikvdiliT damemuqron. rogor fiqrobT, didxans davrCebodi<br />
cocxali, sakuTari Tavis devnas davaRwevdi Tavs? moulodneli zari, miwveva,<br />
Sexvedris Txovna da morCa. kargia, rom nisliani dReebi araa samxreTis qveynebSi,<br />
sadac daufiqreblad klaven xolme adamians... oh, RmerTo! rogorc iqna, gamoCnda<br />
raRac iseTi, rac Cveni cxovrebis autanel erTferovnebas daarRvevs.<br />
moaxle gogo Semovida depeSiT xelSi. holmsma gaxsna telegrafis blanki da<br />
gadaixarxara.<br />
- ara, erTi moismineT. CemTan Camosvla unebebia maikrofts, Cems Zmas!<br />
- mere, ra aris amaSi gansakuTrebuli?<br />
- ra ariso gansakuTrebuli? es xom igivea, rom tramvaim liandagidan gadauxvios<br />
da TemSaraze gasrialdes. maikrofti wreSi moZraobs: bina pel-melze, klubi<br />
`diogeni~, uaitholi - ai, misi ucvleli gza-kvali. aq mxolod erTxel iyo. ra<br />
saswaulma gadaaxvevina gzidan?<br />
- arafers ar ganmartavs?<br />
holmsma depeSa gamomiwoda. me wavikiTxe:<br />
`aucileblad unda gnaxo kadogen ueistis saqmeze. Camovdivar dauyovnebliv.<br />
maikrofti~.<br />
- kadogen ueisti? es saxeli sadRac gamigonia.
marTali giTxraT, me ar vicnob da arc mis Sesaxeb gamigonia rame, magram<br />
maikroftma rom uecrad aseTi axirebuli nabiji gadadgas ...warmoudgenelia! ufro<br />
iolia planeta orbitidan gamovardes. sxvaTa Soris, Tqven iciT, vinaa maikrofti?<br />
bundovnad momagonda, rom holmsma Tavis Zmaze raRac miambo, roca `Tarjimanis<br />
SemTxvevas~ varkvevdiT.<br />
- mgoni, ambobdiT, rom britaneTis mTavrobaSi raRac patara saxelmwifoebrivi<br />
posti uWiravso.<br />
holmsma gaicina.<br />
- im dros jer ise axlos ar gicnobdiT. saWiroa kacma enas kbili daaWiros, roca<br />
laparakia saxelmwifoebriv masStabebze. marTalia, Cemi Zma britaneTis saxelmwifos<br />
samsaxurSia. aseve sworia isic, rom zogjer is TviTon warmoadgens britaneTis<br />
mTavrobas.<br />
- magram, holms, mapatieT...<br />
- asec vicodi, rom gagikvirdebodaT. maikrofti Rebulobs weliwadSi<br />
oTxasormocdaaT girvanqas. uWiravs xelqveiTis adgili, pativmoyvare ar aris, uars<br />
ambobs titulebsa da wodebebze, yvelaze ufro SeumCneveli kacia inglisSi.<br />
- magram ranairad?<br />
- iciT, namdvilad unikumia da aseTi gamorCeuli mdgomareoba mTavrobaSi Tavis<br />
Tavs TviTon Seuqmna. arasodes yofila da arc iqneba is Tanamdeboba, rasac<br />
maikrofti daiWerda. umagaliTod zustad azrovnebs da faqtebis damaxsovrebis<br />
uCveulo unari gaaCnia; is kolosaluri energia, rasac me danaSaulobaTa mxilebas<br />
vaxmar, man saxelmwifos samsaxurSi Caayena. mas andoben moxsenebaze daskvnebis<br />
daweras. igi gaxlavT centri, saangariSo palata, sadac jamdeba yvela saerTo<br />
balansi. danarCenebi ama Tu im sferoSi kargad gaTviTcnobierebuli specialistebi<br />
gaxlavan. misi specialoba ki yvelafris codnaa. Cven verc ki warmogvidgenia, rom<br />
yoveldRiurad saministroebsa da mis Tavkacebs sWirdebaT garkveuli cnobebi,<br />
vTqvaT, samxedro flotsa da mis saqmianobaze, indoeTze, kanadaze, bimetalizmis<br />
problemebze da aTasi, vin icis ra. Cemi Zma TanmimdevrobiT dahkiTxavs xolme<br />
Sesabamis departamentebs da iRebs yvela saWiro cnobas, magram mxolod maikrofts<br />
SeuZlia im cnobebis mopoveba, maTi analizi da urTierTkavSiris dadgena. pirvelad<br />
mis unarsa da SesaZleblobebs afasebdnen, rogorc garkveuli saxis moxerxebul<br />
samsaxurs, miznis misaRwevad umokles gzas. TandaTanobiT maikroftma Tavi daifasa<br />
da centralur figurad iqca. mis Zlier gonebaSi yvelaferi Tavis adgilzea<br />
dalagebuli da nebismier dros SeiZleba gamovlindes. araerTxel gadauwyvetia mis<br />
erT sityvas saxelmwifoebrivi politikis esa Tu is sakiTxi - es kaci mTlianad am<br />
saqmiT cocxlobs, misi yoveli azri imiTaa STanTqmuli. roca xandaxan raime<br />
rCevas vekiTxebi, Tavs ar iSurebs xolme, rom Cems romelime problemas Suqi<br />
mohfinos. amas igi Tavisi gonebis varjiSad racxs. magram ram aiZula dRes<br />
iupiteri, olimpodan rom daSvebuliyo? vinaa kadogen uiesti da ra saerTo aqvs<br />
mas maikroftTan?<br />
- momagonda! - SevZaxe me da divanze dayril gazeTebSi qeqva daviwye. - ho, ra<br />
Tqma unda, ager isic! kadogen uiesti is axalgazrda kacia, romelic or ricxvSi<br />
diliT metropolitenis xazze mkvdari ipoves.<br />
holmsi savarZelSi gasworda da mTlianad smenad iqca. xeli, romliTac Cibuxi<br />
eWira, piramde ar miutania.<br />
- maS, raRac seriozuli ambavi momxdara, uotson. sikvdili kacisa, ramac Cemi Zma<br />
aiZula Tavisi CveulebebisaTvis eRalata, ubralo ram ar iqneba. magram ra saerTo<br />
unda hqondes masTan maikrofts, dalaxvros RmerTma? SemTxveva, ramdenadac<br />
maxsovs, sruliad Cveulebrivi da arafriT gamorCeuli ar iyo. axalgazrda kaci,<br />
etyoba, vagonidan gadmovarda da sasikvdilod daSavda. arc Zarcvis niSnebi, arc<br />
raime Zaladobis kvali - mgoni, ase iyo, ara?
- mokvlevam bevri axali faqti gamoavlina, - mivuge me, - SemTxveva, Tu mas<br />
ufro dakvirvebulad SevxedavT, uaRresad ucnauria.<br />
- im zemoqmedebis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT, rac mas Cems Zmaze mouxdenia,<br />
WeSmaritad araCveulebrivi ambavi unda iyos. - holmsi gasworda da savarZelSi<br />
moxerxebulad mokalaTda. - aba, uotson, gadmoalageT faqtebi rac xelT gvaqvs!<br />
- axalgazrda kacis sruli saxelia arTur kadogen uiesti. ocdaSvidi wlisaa,<br />
ucolSvilo, uilvijis arsenalSi umcros klerkad yofila.<br />
- saxelmwifo samsaxurSi iyo? axla gasagebia, ratomaa Cemi Zma dainteresebuli.<br />
- orSabaT saRamos is moulodnelad wasula samsaxuridan. ukanasknelad sakuTar<br />
daniSnuls, mis vaiolet uestbaris unaxavs; isini im saRamos erTad yofilan. rvis<br />
naxevarze arTur kadogen uiests qaliSvili uecrad miutovebia quCaSi. xSiri nisli<br />
mdgara. dava an walaparakeba ar hqoniaT da qaliSvils verafriT auxsnia misi<br />
moqmedeba. Semdegi cnoba arTurze moutania gzis muSas meisons, romelsac misi<br />
gvami metropoliten oldgeitis sadguris maxloblad upovnia.<br />
- rodis?<br />
- samSabaTs, dilis eqvs saaTze. sxeuli TiTqmis zed gaCerebasTan gdebula,<br />
swored iq, sadac liandagi gvirabidan gamodis, marcxena mxares, Tu dasavleTidan<br />
aRmosavleTisaken gavixedavT, da odnav ganze. Tavis qala gaxeTqili aRmoaCnda,<br />
albaT vagonidan gadavardnis dros gauskda. kacma rom Tqvas, sxvas verafers<br />
vivaraudebT, gvami xom gvirabSi mxolod amnairad SeiZleboda moxvedriliyo.<br />
romelime mezobeli quCidan iq ver waaTrevdnen: veranairad ver miitandnen iq<br />
ise, rom kontroliorebs ar SeeniSnaT. maSasadame, saqmis es mxare eWvs ar iwvevs.<br />
- Zalian kargi. diaxac, SemTxveva erTob ubraloa. kaci, mkvdari an cocxali,<br />
gadavarda an gadaagdes vagonidan. jer yvelaferi naTelia. ganagrZeT.<br />
- rkinigzis im xazze, romelzedac kadogen uiesti ipovnes, is matareblebi<br />
mimodian, romelnic dasavleTidan aRmosavleTisken miemarTebian. am xazze<br />
moZraoben metros matareblebic da qalaqgareT mimavali matareblebic, romelnic<br />
uilsdenidan da sxva punqtebidan modian. dabejiTebiT SeiZleba iTqvas, rom<br />
axalgazrda kaci Ramis matarebliT mgzavrobda, magram saxeldobr romel sadgurSi<br />
Cajda vagonSi, ver gaarkvies.<br />
- bileTis mixedviT ver gaigebdnen?<br />
- bileTi ver unaxes.<br />
- daxeT, rogor yofila saqme! ucnauria! sakuTari gamocdilebidan vici, metros<br />
baqanze ubileTod gasvla SeuZlebelia, bileTi xom unda eCvenebina. unda<br />
CavTvaloT, rom axalgazrda kacs bileTi hqonda, magram viRacam aacala, raTa misi<br />
metroSi Cajdomis adgili ar gamJRavnebuliyo. iqneb vagonSi dauvarda? esec<br />
advili SesaZlebelia. magram TviTon faqti, bileTi rom ar amoaCnda, uaRresad<br />
sagulisxmoa. am SemTxvevaSi gaZarcvis mizniT mkvlelobac gamoricxulia?<br />
- mec ase mgonia. gazeTebSi aRwerilia yvelaferi, rac kadogen uiests jibeSi<br />
upoves. safuleSi ori girvanqa da TxuTmeti Silingi aRmoaCnda. jibeSive upovnes<br />
erT-erTi didi bankis uilviSis ganyofilebis saCeko wignaki. albaT swored amis<br />
mixedviT daadgines daRupulis vinaoba. ipoves, agreTve, uilvijis Teatris benuaris<br />
ori bileTi imave orSabaTisaTvis. napovni nivTebis CamoTvlaSi, raRac teqnikuri<br />
xasiaTis sabuTebis Sekvracaa aRwerili. amis gagonebaze holmsma kmayofilebiT<br />
SesZaxa: rogorc iqna! axla yovelive gasagebia. britaneTis mTavroba - uilvijis<br />
arsenali. teqnikuri dokumentebi - Zma maikrofti. axla yvelaferi xelTa maqvs.<br />
danarCens ki, Tu ar vcdebi, ager, maikrofti modis da is agvixsnis. wuTic da<br />
Cvens winaSe idga zorzoxi maikroft holmsi. igi tanmaRali iyo, zorba, mkvrivi<br />
agebulebisa, metad mZimec ki da, erTi sityviT, uzarmazari potenciuri fizikuri<br />
Zalis gansaxiereba gaxldaT. aseTi tanadobis kacs moazrovnis gadaSlili Subli,<br />
foladisferi, gamWriaxi, Rrmad Camjdari Tvalebi da mtkiced gamokveTili piri<br />
amSvenebda. maikroftis mnaxvels, albaT, maSinve daaviwydeboda misi garegnuli
mouxeSaoba da mxolod yovelives damCrdilav Zalum inteleqts igrZnobda, rac am<br />
pirovnebaSi ase TvalSisacemad mJRavndeboda; mas Tan axlda skotlend-iardeli<br />
Cveni Zveli nacnobi, gamxdari, asketuri figuris patroni lestreidi. maTi<br />
dafiqrebuli gamometyveleba aSkarad laparakobda, rom mosalodneli iyo Zalze<br />
seriozuli saubari. maikroft<br />
holmsma palto gaixada da savarZelSi<br />
Cajda. maZebarma xeli CamogvarTva da sityva ki ar dauZravs.<br />
- Zalian arasasiamovno ambavia, Serlok, - Tqva maikroftma. - WiriviT mZuls<br />
Cveulebis Ralati, magram xelisufalni xom ici, qva aagdes da Tavi SeuSvires, ase<br />
rom uari ar gamivida. im konfliqtis dros, rac axla siamSi wamoiWra,<br />
saministroSi Cemi yofna TiTqmis aucilebelia. magram viTareba daZabulia, pirdapir<br />
kritikuli. arasodes ar minaxavs premier-ministri ase aRelvebuli. saadmiraloSi<br />
xom yvelaferi ise gugunebs, rogorc gadabrunebul skaSi. saqmes gaecani?<br />
- swored am saqmiT viyaviT axla garTuli. ra dokumentebi upoves kadogen<br />
uiests?<br />
- o, swored es aris axla mTavari. sabednierod, ar gamomJRavnebula, Torem presa<br />
erT ambavs astexda. qaRaldebi, romlebic im ubedur axalgazrda kacs jibeSi edo,<br />
brius-partingtonis wyalqveSa navis naxazebia.<br />
es is sazeimo ieriT Tqva, rom Cven maSinve mivxvdiT, ra did mniSvnelobasac<br />
aZlevda maikrofti imas, rac moxda. me da Cemi megobari smenad viyaviT qceulni,<br />
ras ityoda kidev es kaci.<br />
- Tqven, ra Tqma unda, iciT, vinaa lordi brius-partingtoni? me megona, yvelam<br />
icis-meTqi misi ambavi.<br />
- mxolod saxeli gagvigonia.<br />
- Tqmac ki Znelia imisa, Tu ra mniSvnelobisaa samxedro saidumloeba, romelic<br />
gasces. yvela saxelmwifo saidumlos Soris es erTi gansakuTrebiT gulmodgined<br />
iyo cxraklitulSi Caketili. SegiZliaT Cems sityvas endoT: brius-partingtonis<br />
navis moqmedebis arenaze zRvidan Tavdasxma SeuZlebelia. am gamogonebis uflebaze<br />
gasul wels uzarmazari Tanxaa gadaxdili. yvelaferi keTdeboda, rom es<br />
monopolia xelSeuxebeli darCeniliyo. naxazebi uaRresad rTulia, ocdaaTamde<br />
calkeul patents Seicavs da yoveli maTgani aucilebelia mTliani<br />
konstruqciisaTvis. isini saidumlo ganyofilebis saimedo seifSi - arsenalis<br />
maxloblad inaxeboda. karebsa da fanjrebze iseTi saketebi iyo, rom mZarcveli<br />
veras gaxdeboda. dokumentebis gamotana yovelgvari sababiT ikrZaleboda. TviTon<br />
flotis mTavar konstruqtors rom moesurvebina dokumentebis Semowmeba, piradad<br />
uilvijSi mouxdeboda Casvla. da uecrad naxazebi erTi wvrili moxelis gvamis<br />
jibeSi da isic Sua qalaqSi aRmoCnda. politikuri TvalsazrisiT, es Tu meti ara,<br />
SeiZleba iTqvas, pirdapir saSinelia!<br />
- magram naxazebi xom ipoveT?<br />
- ara, Zmao, ara! gaWirveba swored egaa, rom ara. seifidan gatacebulia aTive<br />
naxazi, kadogen uiestis jibeSi ki mxolod Svidi aRmoCnda. umTavresi sami naxazi<br />
ki moparulia, gaqra, daikarga. Serlok, Sen yvelafers Tavi unda mianebo, droebiT<br />
mTeli Seni wvrilmani policiuri Tavsatexi ambebi gadado da gadawyvito problema,<br />
rasac saerTaSoriso mniSvneloba aqvs. ra mizniT waiRo uiestma dokumentebi<br />
seifidan? ra garemoebaSi mokvda? rogor moxvda gvami iq, sadac naxes? sadaa sami<br />
naxazi, romlebic gvaklia? rogor gamovasworoT Cadenili boroteba? ai, ra<br />
kiTxvebs unda mouZebno pasuxebi, Tu ginda, rom samSoblos TvalsaCino samsaxuri<br />
gauwio.<br />
- Sen TviTon ratom ar unda mohkido xeli Ziebas, analizis unari Cemze naklebi<br />
gaqvs Tu ra?<br />
- SeiZleba, Serlok, magram Ziebisas mravali wvrilmanis garkveva iqneba saWiro.<br />
mouyare Tavi im wvrilmanebs Cems xelSi da me savarZlidan arc ki wamoviwev ise<br />
gamogicxob eqspertis zust daskvnas. magram aqeT-iqiT sirbili, rkinigzis
mosamsaxureebis jvaredini dakiTxva, pirqve wola da gamadidebeli SuSiT nivTebisa<br />
da sagnebis Wvreta da Seswavla namdvilad araa Cemi saqme. Sen da mxolod Sens<br />
erTs SegiZlia am danaSaulis asaval-dasavals naTeli mohfino. da Tu ginda Seni<br />
sakuTari saxeli ixilo dajildoebulTa momdevno siaSi...<br />
Cemma megobarma gaiRima da Tavi gadaaqnia.<br />
- me yovelTvis siamovnebisaTvis verevi aseT saqmeebSi, - Tqva man. magram eg<br />
saqme namdvilad saintereso Cans da me mzada var Zieba daviwyo. Sen ki, Cemo<br />
Zmao, faqtebi ufro dawvrilebiT unda CamomiyaWo.<br />
- me mokled Camovwere, qaRaldis naglejze, yvelaferi mTavari. ramdenime<br />
misamarTic davumate - SeiZleba gamogadges. dokumentebis movla-Senaxvaze<br />
oficialuri pasuxismgebeli cnobili saxelmwifo eqsperti ser jeims uolteria.<br />
sacnobaro leqsikonSi misi saCuqrebis, titulebisa da wodebebis CamoTvlas ori<br />
striqoni uWiravs. igi saxelmwifo samsaxurSi gaWaRaravda, namdvili ingliseli<br />
jentlmenia, yvelaze ufro warCinebulTa saxlebSi miRebuli sapatio stumari, da,<br />
rac mTavaria, misi patriotizmi eWvs ar iwvevs. is erT-erTia im orTagan, visac<br />
seifis gasaRebi hqondaT mindobili. SemiZlia kidev mogawodo erTi cnoba,<br />
orSabaTs, mTeli samuSao dRis ganmavlobaSi dokumentebi Tavis adgilze iyo, ser<br />
jeimsma gasaRebi jibeSi Caido da dRis sam saaTze londonSi wavida. mTeli saRamo<br />
admiral sinkleris saxlSi barkli-skverze imyofeboda.<br />
- es Semowmebulia?<br />
- diax. misma Zmam, polkovnikma valentain uolterma aCvena, rom ser jeimsi<br />
marTla gaemgzavra uilvijidan, da admiralma sinklerma daadastura, rom orSabaTi<br />
saRamo masTan gaatara. amrigad, ser jeims uolters momxdar ambavSi uSualo roli<br />
ar uTamaSia.<br />
- visTan inaxeba meore gasaRebi?<br />
- sidnei jonsonis kontoris ufros klerkTan. igi ormoci wlisaa, coliani, xuTi<br />
Svili hyavs. Cumi, mkacri kacia. samsaxurSi masze Cinebuli azrisani arian.<br />
kolegebs didad arafrad epitnavebaT, magram brwyinvale TanamSromelia. jonsonis<br />
pirad Cvenebas mxolod misi coli adasturebs, `orSabaTs samsaxurs Semdeg mTeli<br />
saRamo Sin viyavi, gasaRebic Tavis adgilze iyo da saaTis Zewkvze mekidao~.<br />
- gviTxari kadogen uiestis ambavi.<br />
- CvenTan aTi weli imuSava, imsaxura umwikvlod. ficxi, TavSeukavebeli, magram<br />
pirdapiri da patiosani kacis reputacia hqonda. mis Sesaxeb urigos verafers<br />
vityviT. umcros klerkad iTvleboda, sidnei jonsonis xelqveiTad da mis mere<br />
meore kacad. samsaxurebrivi movaleobis gamo yoveldRe hqonda saqme am<br />
dokumentebTan, naxazebTan. mis garda aravis hqonda ufleba es naxazebi xelSi<br />
aeRo.<br />
- vin daketa ukanasknelad seifi?<br />
- ufrosma klerkma sidnei jonsonma.<br />
- ho, vinc aiRo dokumentebi, cnobilia. isini ipoves umcrosi klerkis kadogen<br />
uiestis jibeSi. amis Taobaze safiqralic aRaraferia, yovelive naTelia.<br />
- mxolod erTi SexedviT, Serlok. sinamdvileSi bevri ram rCeba gaurkveveli.<br />
uwinares yovlisa, risTvis gaitaca uiestma naxazebi?<br />
- vfiqrob, maTi Rirebuleba didi unda iyos?<br />
- im naxazebiT ramdenime aTasis `gaimasqneba~ SeeZlo.<br />
- naxazebis gayidvis garda kidev Tua raime motivi?<br />
- ara.<br />
- am SemTxvevaSi miviRoT es, rogorc samuSao hipoTeza. amrigad, naxazebi gaitaca<br />
axalgazrda kadogen uiestma. amisi Cadena mas mxolod yalbi, morgebuli gasaRebiT<br />
SeeZlo.<br />
- am SemTxvevaSi mas ramdenime yalbi gasaRebi unda hqonoda. jer SenobaSi unda<br />
Sesuliyo, mere oTaxSi da Semdeg seifi gaeRo.
- maSasadame, mas hqonda ramdenime yalbi gasaRebi. gatacebuli naxazebi man<br />
londonSi waiRo, raTa samxedro saidumlo gaeyida da uTuod varaudobda dednebis<br />
dabrunebas umal, vidre qurdobas miuxvdebodnen. am mizniT, londons Casulma<br />
moRalatem, iq Tavisi aRsasruli naxa.<br />
- magram rogor da ranairad moxda es ambavi, ai, esaa sakiTxavi?<br />
- Cemi varaudiT ukan, uilvijSi rom brundeboda, mokles da vagonidan gadaagdes.<br />
- maSin rogor moxda, rom misi gvami oldgeitSi aRmoCnda? oldgeiti xom<br />
`londonis xidis~ iqiTaa da Tu uiesti uilvijSi midioda, maSin igi `londonis<br />
xidis~ gaCerebaze unda Camosuliyo.<br />
- SeiZleba vivaraudoT ramdenic gnebavT imdeni garemoeba, romelTac is aiZules<br />
Tavisi sadguris `londonis xidis~ gaCerebaze ar an ver Camosuliyo. ai,<br />
magaliTad, waelaparaka viRacas, rac cxare SetakebiTa da moRalatis sikvdiliT<br />
dasrulda. meore, kadogen uiests vagonidan gasvla ewada, liandagebze davarda da<br />
daimtvra, im meorem ki kari miuxura. iseT xSir nislSi veravin verafers<br />
dainaxavda.<br />
- raki jerjerobiT ukeTesi veraferi mogvifiqrebia, aseTi varaudebiT<br />
davkmayofildeT, magram miaqcie yuradReba, Serlok, ramdeni ram rCeba<br />
gaurkveveli. davuSvaT, kadogenma ganizraxa gatacebuli, dokumentebis londonSi<br />
waReba. maSin, bunebrivia isic, rom iq ucxoel agentTan Sexvedra eqneboda<br />
daniSnuli. saamisod ki aucileblad dasWirdeboda im saRamosTvis samsaxuridan<br />
gaTavisufleba. amis nacvlad man ori bileTi aiRo TeatrSi wasasvlelad da<br />
daniSnulTan erTad iqiT gaeSura. uecrad qali quCaSi miatova da TviTon<br />
ugzoukvlod gaqra.<br />
- Tvalis asaxvevad, - CaurTo lestreidma, romelic ukve didi xania adgilze<br />
cqmutavda da mousvenrobda.<br />
- raRac ucnauri, gansakuTrebuli xerxia, meti rom araferi vTqva. da es pirveli<br />
Sesityvebaa. am varauds namdvilad aklia damajerebloba. meore: davuSvaT uiesti<br />
Cavida londonSi da agents Sexvda. rac ar unda momxdariyo, saWiro iyo<br />
dokumentebis Tavis adgilze dabruneba. seifidan man aTi naxazi waiRo, unaxes<br />
mxolod Svidi. danarCen sams ra mouvida? saeWvoa uiests naxazebi Tavisi nebiT<br />
daeTmo. bolos, sadaa fuli, rac samxedro saidumlos gacemisaTvis miiRo?<br />
logikuri iqneboda imisi molodini, rom jibeSi Zalian didi Tanxa aRmoCenoda.<br />
- Cemi azriT, aq yvelaferi Zalze naTelia, - Tqva lestreidma. - eWvic ar<br />
mepareba, rom yovelive ise moxda, rogorc axla me getyviT. uiestma naxazebi<br />
moipara, rom gaeyida. Sexvda kidec agents londonSi. fasSi ver morigdnen. uiesti<br />
Sinisaken moeSureba, agenti ukan aedevneba. vagonSi agenti mas sicocxles<br />
gamoasalmebs, yvelaze ufro saWiro, Zvirfas naxazebs waiRebs, gvams ki vagonidan<br />
gadmoagdebs. Tqveni azriT, yovelive, rac mogaxseneT, xom yvelafer gaugebrobas<br />
da kiTxvas gvacilebs Tavidan.<br />
- kadogen uiests ratom ar aRmoaCnda bileTi?<br />
magazec mogaxsenebT Cems sakuTar azrs: bileTiT SeiZleboda imis gamocnoba, Tu<br />
romel sadgurTan iqneboda ufro axlos agentis samyofeli. amitom agentma<br />
mokluls jibidan bileTi amoacala.<br />
- yoCaR lestreid, Zalian kargad CamoayalibeT yvelaferi, - Tqva holmsma. -<br />
Tqvens Teoriasa da varauds Tu gaviziarebT, SeiZleba Zieba SevwyvitoT, rakiRa<br />
yvelaferi momTavrebulia. gamcemi da moRalate ukve mkvdaria. brius-partingtonis<br />
wyalqveSa navis naxazebi albaT ukve kontinentzea. raRa rCeba?<br />
- moqmedeba, Serlok, moqmedeba! - SesZaxa maikroftma da savarZlidan wamovarda. -<br />
instinqturad vgrZnob, rom, rac movismineT, swori araa da iq raRac sxva ambavi<br />
ifareba. mouxme Sens gonierebas. Serlok, naxe da daaTvaliere momxdari<br />
danaSaulis adgili, naxe saqmeSi gareuli adamianebi, qva-qvaze ar datovo da
yvelaferi Tavdayira gadaabrune! arasodes ara gqonia amdagvari SemTxveva, rom<br />
samSoblos egzom didi samsaxuri gauwio da gamoadge.<br />
- eh, ra gaewyoba, - Tqva holmsma da mxrebi aiCeCa. - wavideT, uotson. nurc<br />
Tqven daizarebT, lestreid, rom oriode saaTi CvenTan erTad iyoT. Cven sadgur<br />
oldgetidan daviwyebT. naxvamdis, maikroft. vfiqrob, saRamosTvis Cvengan ukve<br />
axal cnobebs miiReb, magram winaswar gafrTxileb, bevrs nurafers eli.<br />
aRwerili ambidan erTi saaTic ar iqneboda gasuli, rom Cven samni - holmsi,<br />
lestreidi da me, - videqiT metroSi swored im alagas, sadac gaCerebasTan<br />
miaxloebuli matarebeli gvirabidan gamodis. Cveni mxlebeli, wiTuri da Zalze<br />
dauzareli moxuci jentlmeni rkinigzis kompaniis warmomadgeneli iyo.<br />
- axalgazrda kacis sxeuli eger aq egdo, - gviCvena adgili, rac liandagidan<br />
samiode futis manZilze iyo. - sxva simaRlidan gadmovardna arc cocxalsa da arc<br />
mkvdars aranairad ar SeeZlo: xom xedavT, yvelgan yru kedlebia aRmarTuli.<br />
maSasadame, igi mxolod matareblidan unda iyos gadmovardnili da swored im<br />
matareblidan, romelmac aq orSabaTs SuaRamisas Caiara.<br />
- vagonSi brZolisa da Zaladobis araviTari kvali ar aRmoCnda?<br />
- araviTari. arc bileTi.<br />
- arc erTi vagonidan ar SeumCneviaT Ria kari?<br />
- ara.<br />
- dRes diliT raRac axali cnobebi miviReT, - Tqva lestreidma. - metros<br />
matareblis mgzavrma, romelsac orSabaTs RamiT oldgetis sadguris maxloblad<br />
Cauvlia daaxloebiT 11.40-ze, ganacxada: momeCvena, rom gzaSi, zed gaCerebasTan<br />
TiTqos raRac mZime sagani gadmovarda, magram sqel nislSi veraferi gavarCieo.<br />
maSin es ar ganucxadebia. magram ra emarTeba mister holmss?<br />
Cems megobars Tvalebi mieSterebina im adgilisaTvis, sadac liandagebi mrude<br />
xaziT gamodian gvirabidan. oldgeti - sakvanZo sadguria da amitom aq mravali<br />
isaria. swored maTken miemarTa holmss fxizeli, maZiebeli mzera da mis<br />
Cafiqrebul, moZrav saxeze SevamCnie CemTvis kargad cnobili gamometyveleba:<br />
mWidrod mokumuli bageebi, mocaxcaxe nestoebi da maRla aziduli mZime, xSiri<br />
warbebi.<br />
- isrebi, - dudunebda igi, - isrebi...<br />
- isrebi? ras gulisxmobT?<br />
- am gzaze, mgoni, bevri amdagvari isari araa?<br />
- sul cota.<br />
- isrebi da mosaxvevi... ara, vficav... es rom namdvilad ase yofiliyo...<br />
- ra moxda, mister holms? raimes miageniT?<br />
- jer mxolod varaudebi, miniSneba, meti araferi. magram saqme, ueWvelia, sul<br />
ufro met interess iwvevs. unikaluri, namdvilad unikaluri saqmea... Tumca,<br />
ratomac ara? sisxlis kvali arsad ar SeminiSnavs.<br />
- TiTqmis arc yofila.<br />
- magram TavSi, mgoni, Zalian didi Wriloba hqonda?<br />
- Tavi gapobili hqonda, magram garegnulad dazianeba umniSvnelo iyo.<br />
- mainc ucnauria - mTlad usisxlod xom ver Caivlida! miTxariT, geTayva, -<br />
mimarTa man lestreids, - xom ar SemiZlia davaTvaliero matarebeli, romliTac<br />
is mgzavri midioda, raRac mZime sagnis gadmovardna rom moeCvena?<br />
- mgoni es SeuZlebeli ambavi unda iyos, mister holms. im<br />
matareblis vagonebi sxva SemadgenlobaSi moxvda.<br />
- SemiZlia dagarwmunoT, mister holms, rom yoveli vagoni daTvalierebuli da<br />
gamokvleuli gaxlavT, - Caeria lestreidi. - piradad me vxelmZRvanelobdi am<br />
saqmes.<br />
Cemi megobris nakli gaxldaT aSkara mouTmenlobis gamoxatva im adamianebTan,<br />
romelTac ar gaaCndaT misebri inteleqti, moqniloba da gonebis gamWriaxoba.
- unda vivaraudoT, - Tqva da mibrunda, - magram me, sxvaTa Soris, vagonebis<br />
daTvalierebas arc vapirebdi. uotson, Cven aq meti aRaraferi gvesaqmeba. rac<br />
saWiro iyo, yvelaferi gakeTda. metad aRar dagayovnebT, mister lestreid. axla<br />
Cveni gza uilvijSi midis.<br />
sadgur `londonis xidze~ holmsma datova depeSa, romelic gagzavnamde wamakiTxa.<br />
teqsti aseTi iyo:<br />
`sibneleSi Suqma gaikiafa, magram SeiZleba Caqres. gTxovT Cveni dabrunebis<br />
droisaTvis Sikrikis xeliT gamogvigzavnoT beiker-stritze sruli sia ucxoeli<br />
jaSuSebisa da agentebisa, romelnic amJamad inglisSi imyofebian, maTi sruli<br />
misamarTebiT.<br />
Serloki~.<br />
- es SeiZleba gamogvadges, - miTxra holmsma, roca matarebelSi CavjeqiT da<br />
uilvijis gzas davadeqiT. Cven madlobelni unda viyoT maikroftisa. man dagvayena<br />
im saqmis kvalze, romelic SeiZleba Zalze saintereso gamodges.<br />
holmss cocxalsa da Wkvianur saxeze, TiTqos jer kidev efina daZabuli<br />
yuradRebisa da daWimuli energiis gamometyveleba, da me mivxvdi, rom raRac<br />
axalma, CemTvis SeumCnevelma, mWevrmetyvelma faqtma misi maxvili goneba<br />
gansakuTrebuli ZaliT aamuSava. warmoidgineT mwevari, roca saZaRleSi wevs<br />
gaSxlarTuli, yurebi da kudi Zirs dauSvia, da Semdeg, roca daZagruli da<br />
geSaRebuli cxel kvalze garbis, - swored aseTi cvlileba ganicada holmsma. axla<br />
Cems Tvalwin idga sul sxva adamiani. rogor ar hgavda igi im dune, momCvarul<br />
kacs, sul ramdenime saaTis win Tagvisferi xalaTi rom ecva da oTaxSi bolTas<br />
scemda.<br />
- o, rogor idumalebiT aRsavse saqmea da moqmedebis ra farTo veli iSleba, -<br />
Tqva holmsma. gamWriaxoba ver gamoviCine da maSinve ver SevniSne, Tu ra<br />
SesaZleblobani iSleba Cvens Tvalwin.<br />
- me ki axlac veraferSi verkvevi.<br />
- bolo CemTvisac bneliTaa moculi, magram erTi varaudi maqvs, mas SeuZlia win<br />
wagvwios. darwmunebuli var, rom kadogen uiesti sadRac sxva adgilas mokles da<br />
misi sxeuli vagonis SigniT ki ara, saxuravze egdo.<br />
- saxuravze?<br />
- daujerebelia, xom marTalia?! magram yovelive avwon-davwonoT da kargad<br />
gavaanalizoT. gana SeiZleba ubralo SemTxveviTobad CavTvaloT is, rom gvami<br />
gadmovarda im adgilas, sadac matarebeli isars Cauvlis, injRreva, iryeva da<br />
sagnebs maRla isvris? xom iq unda gadmovardes sagani, romelic vagonis<br />
saxuravzea? SigniT vagonSi mdebare sagnebze isari veraviTar zemoqmedebas ver<br />
moaxdens. an sxeuli maRlidan Camovarda, an aq raRac saocari damTxvevaa. axla<br />
miaqcieT yuradReba imas, rom sisxlis kvali arsad araa. cxadia, arc gzaze iqneba,<br />
Tu mkvleloba sxvagan moxda. yoveli es wvrilmani faqti cal-calke adasturebs<br />
Cems varauds, erTad ki ukve samxilia.<br />
- axla kidev bileTi! - SevZaxe me.<br />
- sruli simarTlea. Cven es ver agvexsna. Cemi varaudi ki amasac xsnis. yvelaferi<br />
erTimeoreze kargad lagdeba.<br />
- davuSvaT, asea, da Cven mainc Sorsa varT uiestis saidumlo mkvlelobis<br />
amouxsneli garemoebebis gamomJRavnebisagan. me vityodi, rom saqme ki ar<br />
gamartivda, kidev ufro daixlarTa.<br />
- SeiZleba, - Cailaparaka fiqriT moculma holmsma. - SeiZleba...<br />
Semdeg gaCumda da sakuTar fiqrebSi wasuli dumda im momentamde, vidre<br />
matarebelma, rogorc iqna, uilvijis sadgurs ar miaRwia. kebSi CavjeqiT da<br />
holmsma jibidan maikroftis datovebuli furceli amoiRo.<br />
- ramdenime viziti mogvelis, - Tqva man. - Cvens yuradRebas pirvelad mgoni ser<br />
jeims uolteri iTxovs.
am cnobili saxelmwifo moRvawis saxli mdidruli vila aRmoCnda. misi mwvane<br />
gazonebi Temzamde aRwevdnen. nisli ukve ifanteboda, mis quslebSi susti, Txevadi<br />
Suqi criatebda. zari davrekeT da msaxuri gamovida.<br />
- ser jeimsi? - CagvekiTxa da misma saxem mkacri, sazeimo gamometyveleba miiRo. -<br />
ser jeimsi am diliT gardaicvala, ser.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! - SesZaxa holmsma, erTob gaocebulma. - rogor, riTi?<br />
- iqneb Sin SemobrZandeT, ser da naxoT misi Zma, polkovniki valentaini?<br />
- diax, Tqven marTali xarT, meti gza arca gvaqvs.<br />
gagvatares sustad ganaTebul sastumroSi da erTi wuTis Semdeg iq Zalian maRali,<br />
lamazi, ormocdaaTiode wlis, qera, wvermoSvebuli kaci Semovida. es gaxldaT ser<br />
jeimsis umcrosi Zma. TvalebSi gamoxatuli dabneuloba, cremliT sveli loyebi,<br />
aCeCili Tma - yvelaferi mowmobda, rom ojaxs mZime ubedureba daatyda. ambavs<br />
rom hyveboda, polkovniks cremlebi axrCobda.<br />
- yvelaferi im saSinel skandals mohyva, - Tqva, - Cemi Zma maRali patiosnebis<br />
gansaxiereba gaxldaT, aseTi sircxvili ver gadaitana. aman daRupa. yovelTvis<br />
amayobda mis departamentSi damyarebuli wesrigiT da uecrad iseTi dartyma...<br />
- Cven imedi gvqonda, rom misgan miviRebdiT zogierT cnobas, rac saqmis gaxsnas<br />
xels Seuwyobda.<br />
- garwmunebT, is, rac moxda, misTvisac iseve yovlad gaugebari iyo, rogorc<br />
TqvenTvis, CemTvis da yvelasaTvis. man iCqara da ukve moaxsena policias<br />
yvelaferi, rac misTvis cnobili iyo. ra Tqma unda, eWvi arc Seh-parvia, rom<br />
kadogen uiestia damnaSave. magram sxva yvelaferi srul saidumlod unda darCes.<br />
- piradad Tqven arafris damateba ar SegiZliaT?<br />
- me vici mxolod is, rac sxvebisagan msmenia da gazeTebSi wamikiTxavs. ar minda<br />
ifiqroT, Tavazianoba akliao, mister holms, magram Tqven unda gagvigoT, Cven<br />
axla didi da samwuxaro ambavi SegvemTxva da iZulebuli var, gTxovoT rom es<br />
laparaki male davasruloT.<br />
- ai, marTlac moulodneli Semobruneba saqmisa, - miTxra megobarma, roca kebSi<br />
isev CavsxediT, - sawyali moxuci. rogor moulodnelad mokvda. - netav, bunebrivi<br />
aRsasruliT wavida am qveynidan Tu Tavi moikla? Tu es TviTmkvlelobaa,<br />
samSoblos Ralatis gamo sindisis qenjnis Sedegad xom ar moxda? magram es kiTxva<br />
SemdegisaTvis gadavdoT. axla ki kadogen uiests mivxedoT.<br />
Svilis damkargavi deda cxovrobda gareubanSi, erT patara saxlSi, sadac<br />
samagaliTo wesrigi sufevda. moxuci qali sruliad ganadgurebuli iyo dardisagan<br />
da verafriT dagvexmara. samagierod, mis mezoblad aRmoCnda erTi Zalze<br />
fermkrTali axalgazrda qaliSvili. igi gagvecno, rogorc mis vaiolet uestbari,<br />
gansvenebulis sacole da ukanaskneli, vinc im sabediswero saRamos uiesti naxa.<br />
- momxdari ambavi verafriT amixsnia, mister holms, - Tqva man, - mas mere, rac<br />
ubedurebis ambavi gavigeT, Tvali ar momixuWavs, sul vfiqrob, vfiqrob da<br />
simarTles veZeb. arTuri keTilSobili kaci iyo, gulRia, Tavisi saqmis erTguli,<br />
WeSmariti patrioti. umal marjvenas moiWrida, vidre misdami mindobil saxelmwifo<br />
saidumlos gayidda. yvelasaTvis, vinc mas icnobda, es azri dauSvebeli da uazroa.<br />
- magram faqtebi, mis uestbari...<br />
- diax, diax. me ar SemiZlia maTi axsna, amas vaRiareb.<br />
- fulis gasaWirs xom ar ganicdida?<br />
- ara. arcTu didi moTxovnilebis kaci iyo, jamagiri ki sakmarisi hqonda.<br />
danazogebic ramdenime aseul girvanqas aRwevda da saaxalwlod jvari unda<br />
dagvewera.<br />
- xom ar SegimCneviaT, rom Relavda da nerviulobda? gTxovT, mis uestbari,<br />
CvenTan absoluturad gulaxdili iyoT.
Cemi megobris maxvilma Tvalma qaliSvils raRac cvlileba Seatyo, - igi TiTqos<br />
yoymanobda, wamowiTlda.<br />
- ki, meCveneboda, rom raRac aSfoTebda.<br />
- didi xania, rac es daewyo?<br />
- erTi kviris win. zogjer Rrmad Cafiqrdeboda xolme. moiwyenda. erTxel vcade<br />
gamotexva, CaveZie, xom araferi momxdara-meTqi. gamomityda, mosveneba damekarga da<br />
es samsaxuris saqmes exebao. `iseTi viTareba Seiqmna, rom Senc ki verafers<br />
getyvio~, Tqva. mets verafers gavxdi.<br />
holmsis saxem seriozuli gamometyveleba miiRo.<br />
- ganagrZeT, mis uestbari. Tundac erTi SexedviT Tqveni Cveneba mis sasargeblod<br />
ar metyvelebdes, mxolod simarTle ilaparakeT. winaswar Cven arasodes ar viciT,<br />
sad migviyvans simarTle.<br />
- merwmuneT, meti araferi damrCenia saTqmeli. erTi orjer momeCvena TiTqos<br />
saTqmel-safiqrali CemTvis unda gaeziarebina. rogorRac erT saRamos laparaki<br />
imaze Camoagdo, Tu ra didi mniSvnelobisaa dokumentebi, romelnic seifSi inaxeba.<br />
Semdeg, maxsovs, daumata, rom ucxoeli jaSuSebi, cxadia, am samxedro<br />
saidumlosaTvis didZal Tanxas gaiRebdnen.<br />
holmsis gamometyveleba kidev ufro seriozuli gaxda.<br />
- meti araferi uTqvams?<br />
- mxolod is dasZina, rom Cven ramdenadme daudevrad veqceviT samxedro<br />
saidumloebis Senaxvis saqmes, saTanado yuradRebas ver vaqcevT mas da rom<br />
moRalatesa da gamcems amiTSeuZlia isargeblos.<br />
- aseT Temebze laparaki mxolod am bolo dros daiwyo?<br />
- diax, mxolod ukanasknel dReebSi.<br />
- miambeT, ra moxda im saRamos.<br />
- Cven TeatrSi wasasvlelad movemzadeT. iseTi sqeli nisli Camowva, rom kebis<br />
daqiravebas azri ara<br />
hqonda. fexiT gavuyeviT. Cveni gza<br />
arsenalis maxloblad gadioda. uecrad arTurma mimatova, ganze gadaxta da nislSi<br />
miimala.<br />
- sityva ar uTqvams?<br />
- mxolod raRac SesZaxa da morCa. videqi, velodi, magram ar dabrunda. maSin me<br />
Sin wavedi. meore dRes diliT departamentidan movidnen da misi ambavi ikiTxes.<br />
daaxloebiT Tormet saaTze saSineli cnobebi Sevitye. mister holms, gaficebT: Tu<br />
es Tqvens xelT aris, gadaarCineT misi patiosani saxeli. iciT, ra Zvirad uRirda<br />
patiosneba?<br />
holmsi Sewuxda, Tavi gadaaqnia.<br />
- aba, uotson, droa daviZraT da sxvagan wavideT, - Tqva. - axla iq mivalT,<br />
saidanac dokumentebi gaitaces.<br />
- Tavidanve axalgazrda kacis winaaRmdeg bevrma samxilma moiyara Tavi. dakiTxvebis<br />
Semdeg ki maTi ricxvi kidev ufro gaizarda, - SeniSna holmsma, roca kebi daiZra.<br />
- moaxloebuli qorwineba - sakmarisi motivia danaSaulisaTvis. kadogen uiesti,<br />
bunebrivia, fuls saWiroebda. naxazebis motacebis azri hqonia TavSi, raki sacoles<br />
amaze laparaki dauwyo. TiTqmis kinaRam Tanamzraxveladac gauxdia, ganzraxva<br />
qalisaTvis lamis gaumxelia. saZageli ambavia.<br />
- magram momismineT, holms, nuTu kacis reputacias araviTari mniSvneloba ara<br />
aqvs? mere da ra aucilebeli iyo sapatarZlos quCaSi mitoveba da Tavkisris<br />
texviT dokumentebis mosaparavad gaqceva?<br />
- Tqven sworad msjelobT, uotson. sapirispiro azri, rac Tqven gamoTqviT, Zalze<br />
arsebiTia. magram braldebis uaryofa Zalian Zneli iqneba.<br />
mister sidnei jonsoni Segvxvda iseTi pativiT, rasac gamoxatavda yvela, vinc Cemi<br />
megobris sadarbazo baraTs naxavda. ufrosi klerki aRmoCnda gamxdari, pirquSi<br />
mamakaci, Suaxnis saTvaliani jentlmeni. momxdari ambisagan cota mokuntuliyo da
xelebi ukankalebda.<br />
- arasasiamovno ambavia, mister holms, Zalze arasasiamovno. Tqven gaigeT Sefis<br />
gardacvaleba?<br />
- Cven esaa misi saxlidan movdivarT.<br />
- CvenTan didi areulobaa. departamentis meTauri mokvda, kadogen uiesti mokvda,<br />
sabuTebi gatacebulia. xolo orSabaT saRamos, roca saxls vketavdiT, aki<br />
yvelaferi Tavis rigze gaxldaT - departamenti departaments hgavda. RmerTo<br />
Cemo, RmerTo Cemo! fiqric ki saSinelia. aseTi danaSauli rom saxeldobr uiests<br />
Caedina!<br />
- maS, Tqven darwmunebuli xarT mis udanaSaulobaSi?<br />
- sxva aravinaa, rom eWvi mivitanoT. me ki mas ise vendobodi, rogorc sakuTar<br />
Tavs.<br />
- romel saaTze daketeT saxli orSabaTs?<br />
- xuT saaTze.<br />
- sad inaxeboda dokumentebi?<br />
- seifSi. TviTon me Cemi xeliT Sevawye isini.<br />
- Senobas daraji ara hyavs?<br />
- daraji aris, magram marto Cvens ganyofilebas ki ar icavs. Zveli jariskacia,<br />
absoluturad sando. araferi unaxavs. im saRamos, marTalia, saSineli nisli iyo,<br />
daujereblad xSiri.<br />
- davuSvaT, kadogen uiestma ganizraxa SenobaSi Sesvla arasamuSao dros. mas sami<br />
gasaRebi dasWirdeboda, rom sabuTebamde mieRwia, xom asea?<br />
- swored ase gaxlavT: Semosasvlelis gasaRebi, kontoris gasaRebi da seifis<br />
gasaRebi.<br />
- gasaRebebi mxolod Tqven da ser jeims uolters gqondaT?<br />
- SenobaSi Semosasvlelis gasaRebi me ara maqvs, mxolod seifisa mabaria.<br />
- ser jeimsi xasiaTis simtkiciTa da disciplinis moyvarulobiT Tu gamoirCeoda?<br />
- wesrigis moyvaruli kaci iyo. mxolod is vici, rom samive gasaRebi erT rgolSi<br />
hqonda. xSirad minaxavs mis xelSi is acma.<br />
- es rgoli Tan mihqonda xolme, roca londonSi midioda?<br />
- mudam Tan damaqvso, ityoda xolme.<br />
- arc Tqven tovebT sadme Tqvens gasaRebs?<br />
- arasodes.<br />
- maSasadame, uiests, Tu damnaSave marTla isaa, meore morgebuli gasaRebi<br />
gaukeTebia. magram mas gasaRebi ar aRmoaCnda. me mainc is unda vTqva, rom, Tu am<br />
saxlSi momuSave romelime klerki samxedro saidumlos gacemas moindomebda,<br />
misTvis ufro moxerxebuli iqneboda naxazebis aslis gadaReba, vidre originalebis<br />
gataceba, rogorc sinamdvileSi moxda.<br />
- aslebis rigianad gadaRebas didi teqnikuri codna unda.<br />
- aseTi codna, etyoba, ser jeimssac hqonda da kadogensac. aseTi codna Tqvenc xom<br />
gagaCniaT?<br />
- rasakvirvelia. magram me gTxovT am ambavSi cud-ubralod me nu mimatmasniT,<br />
mister holms, an ra saWiroa fuWad marCieloba, roca cnobilia, rom naxazebi<br />
kadogen uiests upoves jibeSi!<br />
- magram, simarTle rom iTqvas, Zalian ucnauri kia, rom aseT riskze wavida,<br />
originalebi waiRo, roca SeeZlo damSvidebiT damjdariyo, gadaeRo aslebi da ise<br />
gaeyida.<br />
- ra Tqma unda, ucnauria, magram dednebia waRebuli.<br />
- rac mets ikvlev, am saqmeSi miT ufro meti Tavsatexi Cndeba. sami naxazi rom<br />
aklia, jerac araa napovni. ramdenadac vici, swored is sami naxazia mTavari!<br />
- diax.
- niSnavs Tu ara es imas, rom vis xelSiac is sami naxazi moxvda, SeuZlia aagos<br />
brius-partingtonis wyalqveSa navi, ise rom danarCeni Svidis gareSe iolad gava?<br />
- swored amaze movaxsene saadmiralos. magram dRes isev gadavsinje naxazebi da<br />
daveWvdi. erT-erT dabrunebul dokumentze mocemulia naxazi sarqvelebisa da<br />
avtomaturi saketebisa. vidre iq, ucxoeTSi, maT TviTon ar gamoigoneben, briuspartingtonis<br />
navs ver aageben. marTalia, aseTi dabrkolebis gadalaxva<br />
gansakuTrebul siZneles ar warmoadgens.<br />
- maS sami dakarguli naxazi mainc mTavaria?<br />
- ueWvelad.<br />
- Tu sawinaaRmdego araferi geqnebaT, SenobaSi cotaoden kvleva-Ziebas Cavatareb.<br />
meti kiTxva ar meqneba.<br />
holmsma seifis saketi daaTvaliera, mTeli oTaxi daiara da bolos fanjrebze<br />
rkinis darabebi Seamowma. mxolod maSin, roca Senobis win gazonze aRmovCndiT,<br />
interesi isev gaucxovelda. fanjris qveS dafnis xe izrdeboda, - zogi misi toti<br />
daRunuli amoCnda, zogic motexili. holmsma isini gulmodgined gamoikvlia, Zlivs<br />
SesamCnevi kvalic ki gasinja miwaze. bolos ufros klerks sTxova daeketa rkinis<br />
darabebi da Cemi yuradReba miaqcia imas, rom sagdulebi SuaSi mWidrod ar<br />
uerTdeboda erTmaneTs da quCidan SeiZleboda imis SemCneva, rac SigniT xdeboda.<br />
- kvali, cxadia, TiTqmis gamqralia, sami dRis dayovnebam cxel kvalze miyola<br />
SeuZlebeli gaxada. aba, uotson, uilvijSi jerjerobiT yvelafers movrCiT, Tumca<br />
bevri veraferi daviWireT. vnaxoT, iqneb londonSi gagviRimos bedma.<br />
da mainc, vidre uilvijs davtovebdiT, Cvens badeSi raRac gaeba. molarem sadgurSi<br />
uyoymanod ganacxada, rom orSabaT saRamos man naxa kadogen uiesti, romelsac<br />
saxiT kargad icnobda. axalgazrda kacma mesame klasis bileTi momTxova<br />
matarebelze, romelic 8 saaTsa da 15 wuTze gadiodao. molares isic axsovda,<br />
rom uiestma bileTi sadgur `londonis xidamde~ aiRo. igi sruliad marto iyo, me<br />
misma nervulma, mousvenarma ganwyobilebam SemaSfoTao. uiesti ki im zomamde iyo<br />
aRelvebuli da SeSfoTebuli, rom veranairad ver mouyara Tavi xurdas da me misi<br />
Svela momixdao; ganrigis mixedviT gavarkvieT, rom es matarebeli iyo faqtiurad<br />
pirveli, romliTac uiests SeeZlo londons gamgzavreba mas Semdeg, rac rvis<br />
naxevarze quCaSi daniSnuli miatova.<br />
- vcadoT movlenebis aRdgena, - ocdaaTiode wuTis dumilis Semdeg miTxra<br />
holmsma. - ara, RmerTmani, me da Tqven jer aseTi saZnelo saqme ar Segvxvedria.<br />
yovel nabijze axal wyalqveSa meCeCebs vawydebi da mainc sagrZnoblad waviwieT<br />
win.<br />
uilvijSi dakiTxvis Sedegi, ZiriTadad, uiestis winaaRmdeg metyvelebs, magram is,<br />
rac kontoris fanjris qveS SevamCnie, nebas gvaZlevs, zogi ram braldebulis<br />
sasargeblodac vivaraudoT. davuSvaT, rom mas uSualod mimarTa ucxoelma agentma.<br />
igi iseTi ficiT daamunaTebda uiests, rom es ukanaskneli iZulebuli gaxdeboda xma<br />
aRar amoeRo. etyoba, am azrma uiesti daainteresa, misi daniSnulis nawyvetnawyveti<br />
SeniSvnebi da miniSnebani saimiso sababs gvaZleven, rom ase vifiqroT.<br />
keTili. Semdeg davuSvaT, rom TeatrSi mimavalma uiestma nislSi SeniSna is agenti,<br />
romelic arsenalis Senobisaken midioda. uiesti impulsuri axalgazrda kaci iyo,<br />
moqmedebda daufiqreblad. roca saqme mis moqalaqeobriv movaleobas exeboda,<br />
yvelaferi sxva misTvis mniSvnelobas kargavda. igi agents kvaldakval mihyva,<br />
fanjris qveS dadga, naxa, rogor iparavda agenti, qurdi, dokumentebs da aedevna.<br />
amrigad ixsneba kiTxva, ratom aiRes dednebi da ara gadaRebuli aslebi. gareSe<br />
kaci amas ver gaakeTebda. xedavT, TiTqos logikuria.<br />
- mere?<br />
- aq maSinve vawydebiT did siZneles. SeiZleba adamianma warmoidginos, rom<br />
uiestis mdgomareobaSi moxvedrili kacisaTvis umjobesi iyo, gangaSi aetexa da<br />
aramzadisaTvis magrad Caevlo xeli. bunebrivad ibadeba kiTxva. ratom ar moiqca
ase? iqneb gamtacebeli masze Tanamdebobrivad maRla mdgomi piria, misi ufrosi?<br />
maSin uiestis moqmedebis axsna ioli saqmea, an ase: qurdma moaxerxa nislSi<br />
gauCinareba. uiesti maSinve mieSureba misi saxlisaken londonSi, rom dokumentebis<br />
gatacebaSi rogorme xeli SeuSalos, raRa Tqma unda, im SemTxvevaSi, Tu agentis<br />
misamarTi ecodineboda. erTi ram cxadia, mxolod raRac gansakuTrebulma, rac<br />
gadadebas ar iTmenda, aiZula, rom sacole quCaSi mietovebina. mere qaliSvils<br />
veRarc Tavisi ambavi Seatyobina. Semdeg yovelgvari kvali ikargeba da vidre<br />
uiestis gvami vagonis saxuravze ar aRmoCndeba, Cven win sruli wyvdiadia. axla<br />
Zieba meore bolodan daviwyoT. Tu maikroftma ukve gamogzavna saxelebi da<br />
misamarTebi, iqneb maT Soris aRmoCndes is, vinc Cven gvinda da maSinve or kvals<br />
mivyvebiT.<br />
beiker-stritze namdvilad gveloda sia, romelic sagangebo Sikriks moetana.<br />
holmsma Tvali gadaavlo da me momigdo. me wavikiTxe:<br />
`cnobilia mravali wvrilmani TaRliTi, magram - cota iseTi, visac aseTi didi<br />
saqmis `gaimasqneba~ SeeZlo. yuradRebis Rirsia sami: adolf maieri - greitjorjstriti,<br />
13, vestminsteri; lui la rotieri - kemden-menSenzi, noting-hili;<br />
hugo oberStaini, kolfild-gardensi, 13, kensingtoni. am ukanasknelis Sesaxeb<br />
cnobilia, rom orSabaTs is londonSi iyo, axali cnobiT - wavida. moxaruli var,<br />
rom gavigone: `bnelSi Suqi bJutavso~. ministrTa kabineti udidesi mRelvarebiT<br />
elis Sens daskvniT moxsenebas. miRebulia miTiTebani umaRlesi sferoebidan. Tu<br />
saWiro gaxdeba, mTeli inglisis policia Sens gankargulebaSi iqneba<br />
maikrofti~.<br />
- me agre mgonia, rom `mTeli samefos cxenosanTa jari da dedoflis laSqari~ am<br />
saqmeSi verafers damexmareba, - RimiliT Tqva holmsma. londonis didi gegma<br />
gaSala da udidesi interesiT dahyurebda - kargia! kargi! Cailaparaka cota xnis<br />
Semdeg kmayofilma. - Cans, bedi gvqonia, iciT, uotson, azrad momdis, rom am<br />
saqmes Cven bolos mivadevnebT. - moulodnelad gamxiarulebulma holmsma mxarze<br />
xeli damkra. - axla me dazvervaze waval. vficav zenas, arafer seriozuls ar<br />
movimoqmedeb, vidre Cems gverdiT ar iqnebiT. Tqven aq darCiT da erTi an ori<br />
saaTis Semdeg SemogivliT. Tu drois simZime igrZnoT, ager qaRaldebis dasta da<br />
kalami: dawereT mkiTxvelTa gulis mosafxanad da salbunad, Tu rogor davixseniT<br />
gasaWiridan saxelmwifo. ramdenadme misi aweuli guneba-ganwyoba mec gadmomedo.<br />
kargad vicodi, rom sakmarisi safuZvlis gareSe holmsi Cveuli TavSekavebis<br />
sazRvars ar gadavidoda da cud-ubralod aRtacebas ar gamoxatavda. noembris<br />
grZeli saRamo megobris lodinSi gavlie. cxridan ukve gadasuli iyo, roca<br />
Sikrikma misi aseTi baraTi momitana:<br />
`vsadilob goldinis restoranSi gloster-roudze, kensingtonSi. gTxovT<br />
gauyovnebliv moxvideT aq. Tan wamoiReT patara Zalayini, daxuruli farani, xvewi<br />
da revolveri.<br />
S.h.~<br />
verafers ityvi, albaT Rirseulma da pativcemulma moqalaqem bnelsa da<br />
danislul quCebSi aseTi aRWurviloba unda ataros. ra gaewyoboda, yvela<br />
dasaxelebuli sagani paltos jibeebSi Cavitene da holmsis naCveneb adgils<br />
mivaSure. Cemi megobari am myvirala, morTul-mokazmul italiur restoranSi,<br />
Sesasvlelis maxloblad, mrgval patara magidasTan ijda.<br />
- mogSivdaT? ara? maSin yava mainc dalieT. erTi sigarac mosinjeT aqaurobis<br />
mflobelisa. arc ise saZagelia, rogorc warmomedgina. yvelaferi moitaneT?<br />
- yvelaferi. paltoSi maqvs damaluli.<br />
- Cinebulia. axla modiT, ori sityviT gadmogcemT imas, rac am xanSi gavakeTe da<br />
kidev ra gvaqvs gasakeTebeli. vfiqrob, uotson, TqvenTvis aSkara unda iyos, rom<br />
axalgazrda kacis gvami saxuravze vinmem daagdo. amaSi maSinve davrwmundi, rogorc<br />
ki davadgine, rom is vagonidan ar gadaugdiaT.
- romelime xididan xom ar isroles saxuravze?<br />
- Cemi azriT, es SeuZlebelia. vagonebis saxuravebi momrgvalebuli da damrecia,<br />
araviTari saxeluri da moajiri mas ar gaaCnia, zed gvami ver gaCerdeboda. maS,<br />
dabejiTebiT SeiZleba iTqvas, rom is saxuravze dades.<br />
- mere, rogor?<br />
- am kiTxvaze pasuxi unda gavceT. aris mxolod erTi SesaZlebloba, rac<br />
simarTles hgavs. TqvenTvis cnobilia, rom metros matareblebi uest-endis<br />
zogierT adgilas gvirabidan gamodian. me bundovnad maxsovs, am gziT rom<br />
mivemgzavrebodi, saxlebis saxuravebi pirdapir Cems Tavs zemoT moCanda. axla<br />
warmoidgineT, rom matarebeli gaCerda erT-erTi aseTi saxlis fanjarasTan. gana<br />
ise Zneli iqneba gvamis dadeba fanjridan vagonis saxuravze?<br />
- Cemi azriT, es sruliad warmoudgenelia.<br />
- Zveli aqsioma unda gavixsenoT: roca yvela SesaZlebloba gamoricxulia, erTi<br />
garda, maSin es erTi, rac ar unda daujerebeli gveCvenos, udavo faqtia. yvela<br />
sxva SesaZlebloba gamovricxeT da es erTi darCa. roca me gavarkvie, rom erTerTi<br />
didi saerTaSoriso jaSuSi, romelic es-es aris londonidan wavida,<br />
cxovrobda erT-erT im saxlSi, romlis fanjara pirdapir metros xazze gadis. es<br />
ambavi imdenad gamexarda, rom ubralo zomierebac ki davkarge, familarulad<br />
mogeqeci da mxarze xeli dagkari.<br />
- ai, Turme ra yofila!<br />
- saerTaSoriso jaSuSi, hugo oberStaini, romelsac bina kolfild-gardensze<br />
hqonda naqiravebi, camet nomerSi, Cemi saTvalTvalo obieqti Seiqna. me glosterroudis<br />
sadguridan daviwye zverva. iq erTi Zalian Tavaziani rkinigzeli Tan<br />
gamyva. daTvalierebisas davrwmundi, rom kolfild-gardensze kibis fanjrebis ukana<br />
gasasvleli pirdapir xazze gadis. magram kidev ufro mniSvnelovania is, rac<br />
adgilze gavige: swored iqaa gzajvaredini, ufro didi sarkinigzo Sto gadis da<br />
metros vagonebi xSirad ramdenime wuTiT im alagas Cerdebian.<br />
- brwyinvalea, holms! Tqven SeaRwieT cxraklitulSi!<br />
- jerjerobiT SeRwevisa ra mogaxsenoT, uotson, Sedegi Sorsaa, magram Cven win<br />
miviwevT. me davaTvaliere ukana kedeli mecamete saxlisa kolfild-gardensze,<br />
Semdeg misi fasadi, da davrwmundi, rom Citi marTla gafrinda. saxli erTob<br />
didia, zeda sarTulze calke binebia. oberStaini swored iq cxovrobda, Tan<br />
hyolia mxolod erTi laqia, albaT Tanamzraxveli, romelsac savsebiT endoboda.<br />
amrigad, oberStaini kontinentze gaemgzavra, raTa nadavli gaasaRos, magram es<br />
araa gaqceva - araviTari safrTxe ar moeloda, rom dapatimrebisa Sineboda. xolo<br />
Tu kerZo deteqtivi SemoiWreboda mis sakuTar saxlSi, am jentlmens aseTi azri<br />
arc mosvlia. magram me da Tqven swored aseT rames movuwyobT.<br />
- gana ar SeiZleba oficialuri Cxrekis orderi aviRoT, rom yvelaferi<br />
kanonierad moxdes?<br />
- Cveni monacemebis mixedviT - gagviWirdeba.<br />
- magram ras mogvcems Cxreka?<br />
- iqneb xelT raime korespondencia movigdoT.<br />
- holms, eg ambavi me ar momwons.<br />
- Cemo Zvirfaso, Tqven mogixdebaT mxolod quCaSi dgoma da TvalTvali, rom<br />
uceb Tavs aravin wamogvadges, yovelgvar ukanonobaze pasuxs me vageb. axla aseTi<br />
wvrilmani ambebis gamo ukan daxevis dro araa. gaixseneT, ras wers maikrofti,<br />
gaixseneT SeSfoTebuli saadmiralo da ministrTa kabineti, da bolos, aRgznebuli<br />
xelisufali, romelic Cvengan axal ambavs elis. Cven movale varT es CavidinoT.<br />
pasuxis nacvlad magididan wamoviWeri. - Tqven marTali xarT, holms, es Cveni<br />
movaleobaa.<br />
isic wamoxta da xeli gamomiwoda.
- vicodi ukanasknel wuTs ar gamawbilebdiT, - miTxra da mis TvalebSi sinazis<br />
msgavsi raRac amovikiTxe. momdevno wuTs igi isev is holmsi iyo - Tavdajerebuli,<br />
saqmiani, mbrZanebeli. - iqamde naxevari mili iqneba, magram saCqaro ara aris ra,<br />
fexiT wavalT, - ganagrZo man. mTavaria iaraRebi ar dakargoT, xolo Tu rogorc<br />
saeWvo pirs dagapatimreben, es am awewil-dawewil saqmes kidev ufro gaarTulebs.<br />
kolfild-gardensze Camwkrivebuli, svetebiani da karibWeebiani Tanabarfasadebiani<br />
saxlebi, eseni gaxlavT uest-endSi viqtorianuli epoqis Sua xanebis tipiuri<br />
nagebobani. rogorc iqna, saxls mivadeqiT. mezobeli binidan mxiaruli<br />
axalgazrduli xmebi da pianinos JRaruni moismoda. Cans, gaxurebuli zeimi iyo<br />
ymawvilebisa. nisli jer ar gafantuliyo da Tavisi SeuvalobiT gvfaravda. holmsma<br />
farani aanTo da mZime Sesasvlel kars mianaTa.<br />
- win mZime dabrkoleba gveRobeba, - Tqva. - aq, etyoba, marto klite ki ara,<br />
urdulebicaa. vcadoT ukana SesasvleliT sardafSi CaRweva. Tu vinme, Zlier<br />
gulmodgine wesrigis damcveli gamoCndeba, eger dabla Cvens gankargulebaSi,<br />
Cinebuli bneli kuTxea da iq SeviyuJebiT. momeciT xeli, uotson, zRudeze<br />
gadasvla mogvixdeba, Semdeg me mogeSvelebiT.<br />
erTi wuTic da ukve dabla viyaviT, sardafSi SesasvlelTan. Zlivs movaswariT<br />
sibneleSi Sesvla, rom Cvens zemoT, nislSi, policielis nabijis xma gaisma. roca<br />
is xma Sors miikarga, holmsi saqmes Seudga. vnaxe, rogor daixara, daiZaba, kari<br />
xmauriT gaiRo. Cven bnel derefanSi SevediT da kari movixureT. holmsi win<br />
midioda, xveuli kibis SiSvel safexurebze. misi farnis yviTeli Suqi Zirs, kibis<br />
qveviT gamoWril fanjaras daeca.<br />
- eger is fanjarac. mgoni, isaa.<br />
holmsma CarCo gaaRo da imave wams gaisma dabalxmiani, gulis gamawvrilebeli<br />
zuzuni, romelic sul izrdeboda da bolos gugunad iqca, - saxlis gverdiT<br />
sibneleSi matarebelma Caiqrola. holmsma farnis Suqi darabas gaayola. iqauroba<br />
orTqmavlis milidan abolebuli Wvartlis xSir fenas daefara. alag-alag<br />
Wvartli gadawmendiliviT iyo. xedavT, es imitomaa, rom aq ido sxeuli. SexedeT,<br />
uotson, es raRaa? ho, ra Tqma unda, es sisxlis kvalia. - fanjris darabaze muqi,<br />
mrume laqebi miCvena. - aseTebi kibis safexurebzec SevniSne. suraTi naTelia.<br />
davicadoT, vidre aq matarebeli gaCerdeba.<br />
didi lodini ar dagvWirda. momdevno Semadgenloba gvirabidan grialiT gamovida,<br />
TandaTan Seanela svla da muxruWebis RraWuniT pirdapir fanjris qveS gaCerda.<br />
fanjridan saxuravamde raRac oTxi futi manZili iqneboda. holmsma wynarad mixura<br />
fanjara.<br />
- jerjerobiT yvelaferi dasturdeba, - Cailaparaka, - aba, ras ityviT, uotson?<br />
- es ukve umaRlesi xelovnebaa! am simaRlisaTvis Tqven ar migiRweviaT!<br />
- amaSi ver dageTanxmebiT. aq saWiro iyo marto imis mosazreba, rom gvami<br />
matareblis saxuravze ido, es, SesaZloa, marTlac kargi mixvedra iyos, danarCeni<br />
ki yvelaferi misgan gamomdinareobs. seriozuli saxelmwifo interesebi rom<br />
sasworze ar iyos dadebuli, mTeli es ambavi, ramdenadac axla Cven is amovxseniT<br />
da gavSifreT, araferi gansakuTrebuli da saintereso ar iqneboda. siZneleebi,<br />
uotson, win aris. magram vin icis, iqneb aq raRac axali masalebi movipovoT.<br />
ukana kibiT avediT da meore sarTulis binaSi aRmovCndiT. Zunwad gawyobili<br />
sasadilo CvenTvis sagulisxmos arafers Seicavda. verc sawol oTaxSi vnaxeT raime<br />
saintereso. mesame oTaxi metis aRmTqmeli aRmoCnda da Cemi megobari sistematur<br />
Cxrekas mohyva. oTaxi, etyoba, kabinetis movaleobas asrulebda - yvelgan wignebi<br />
da qaRaldebi eyara. swrafad da marjved yrida holmsi Taroebidan da saweri<br />
magidis ujridan qaRaldebsa da wignebs, magram mis mkacr saxes warmatebis<br />
sixaruli ar aciskrovnebda. mTeli saaTi gavida, Sedegi ki ar Canda.<br />
- cbieri ZaRli, kvali daufaravs, - Tqva holmsma. - araviTari samxili.<br />
mamxilebeli mimowera an ganadgurebulia, an Tan wauRia.
sawer magidaze liTonis patara zardaxSa idga. Cveni ukanaskneli imedi esaao -<br />
Tqva, aiRo, xvewiT gaxsna. Sig cifrebiTa da angariSebiT Sevsebuli dagragnili<br />
furclebi ipova, magram iqidan raimes garkveva SeuZlebeli iyo. mxolod sityvebi<br />
`wylis wneva~ da `wneva kvadratul duimze~ iZleodnen saSualebas varaudisaTvis,<br />
rom yovelive amas raRac damokidebuleba hqonda wyalqveSa navTan. holmsma<br />
mouTmenlad moisrola furclebi ganze. kidev naxa raRac konverti, romelSiac<br />
gazeTidan amoWrili cnobebi ido. holmsma isini magidaze daawyo da mis anTebul<br />
TvalebSi amovikiTxe, rom imedis sxivi aukiafda.<br />
- ra aris es, uotson, ha? sagazeTo gancxadebebi, da rogorc qaRaldisa da<br />
Sriftis mixedviT Cans, `deili telegrafidan~ unda iyos - marjvena gverdis zeda<br />
kuTxidan. TariRebi araa naCvenebi, magram, vfiqrob, es pirvelia:<br />
`imedi mqonda, adre gavigonebdi. pirobebi miRebulia. dawereT ufro dawvrilebiT<br />
baraTze naCvenebi misamarTiT.<br />
pierot~.<br />
meore aseTia:<br />
`misi aRwera Zalian rTulia. sruli angariSia saWiro. gadaxda saqonlis Cabarebis<br />
Semdeg.<br />
pierot~.<br />
mesame:<br />
`winadadeba moixsneba, Tu xelSekrulebis pirobebi ar Sesruldeba. werilSi<br />
aRniSneT Sexvedris TariRi. davadasturebT gancxadebiT.<br />
pierot~.<br />
da bolos ukanaskneli:<br />
`orSabaTs saRamos cxra saaTis Semdeg. daakakuneT orjer. viqnebiT marto. nu<br />
eWvianobT. gasamrjelos miiRebT saqonlis Cabarebisas<br />
pierot~.<br />
yvelaferi Tavmoyrilia - gamoqveynebulia sruliad amomwuravi angariSi<br />
molaparakebis msvlelobaze! axla erTi is gvacodina, mavTuls meore boloze vin<br />
iyo?<br />
holmsi, Rrmad Cafiqrebuli ijda da magidaze TiTiT akakunebda. uecrad wamoiWra.<br />
- mgoni es arc ise saZnelo saqmea. aq, uotson, Cven aRaraferi gvesaqmeba.<br />
wavideT, `deili telegrafis~ redaqcias mivakiTxoT da amiT davasruloT Cveni<br />
nayofieri dRe.<br />
maikroft holmsi da lestreidi, rogorc daTqmuli iyo, meore dRes, nasauzmevs<br />
gamocxaddnen da holmsma maT uambo is, rac wina saRamos gadagvxda. policiis<br />
maZebarma rom binis gatexisa da qurdobis ambavi gaigo, Tavi gadaaqn-gadmoaqnia.<br />
- CvenTan skotlend-iardSi aseTi rameebis gakeTeba ar egebis, mister holms, -<br />
Tqva bolos, - gasakviri rodia, rom Tqven xSirad aRwevT imas, rac CvenTvis<br />
miuwvdomelia. magram erT mSvenier dRes Tqven da Tqveni megobari metismets<br />
izamT da maSin usiamovnebas Tavs ver daaRwevT.<br />
- daviRupebiT `inglisisaTvis, mSobliuri saxlisaTvis da mSvenierebisaTvis~.<br />
- Cinebulia, Serlok! didebulia! magram ras gvaZlevs es?<br />
holmsma `deili telegrafis~ axali nomeri aiRo magididan.<br />
- Sen naxe `pierotis~ dRevandeli gancxadeba?<br />
- rogor? kidev?<br />
- diax. ai:<br />
`dRes saRamos. igive adgili, igive saaTi. orjer daakakuneT. saqme uaRresad<br />
mniSvnelovania. sasworzea Tqveni sakuTari sicocxle.<br />
pierot~.<br />
- eSmakma dalaxvros! - SesZaxa lestreidma. - Tu pasuxs gascems, Cven mas imwamsve<br />
gavqaCavT!
am mizniT movaTavse gazeTSi es werili. Tu orive gairjebiT da ar daizarebT<br />
CvenTan erTad rva saaTisaTvis kolfild-gardensze wamosvlas, Cveni amocanis<br />
pasuxs davaCqarebT.<br />
Serlok holmsis erT-erTi SesaniSnavi Tviseba iyo misi unari, moRlili goneba<br />
ufro iol saqmeze gadaerTo. rogorc ki igrZnobda, rom saqmis warmatebiT<br />
dasagvirgvineblad gonebrivi Zala, Zlieri daZabulobis gamo, aRar hyofnida,<br />
droebiT sxva samuSaos Seudgeboda xolme. mTeli is Rirssaxsovari dRe man<br />
Seswira adreve mofiqrebul monografias `lasusis polifoniuri motetebi~. aseTi<br />
Zala da unari erTi saqmidan meoreze gadarTvisa, roca is pirveli saqme<br />
momTavrebuli ara gaqvs, me ar gamaCnda da is dRe CemTvis usaSvelod gaWianurda.<br />
Cveni Ziebis Sedegebis uzarmazari saxelmwifoebrivi mniSvneloba, umaRles<br />
saxelmwifoebriv sferoebSi gamefebuli daZabuli lodini, momavali saxifaTo<br />
eqsperimenti - yvelaferi maRizianebda da manerviulebda. amitom gulze momeSva,<br />
roca wavixemseT da, rogorc iqna, kolfild-gardensisaken gaveSureT. lestreidsa<br />
da maikrofts, rogorc SevTanxmdiT, gloster roudis sadgurTan SevxvdiT.<br />
sardafis kari im saxlisa, romelSiac oberStaini cxovrobda, wina Ramis Semdeg Ria<br />
iyo, magram raki maikroft holmsma zRudeze gadaZvromaze gadaWriT ganacxada<br />
uari, win wasvla da sadarbazo karis gaReba me momixda. cxra saaTisaTvis ukve<br />
oTxiveni visxediT kabinetSi da moTminebiT velodiT CvenTvis saWiro piris<br />
gamoCenas.<br />
gavida erTi saaTi, meorec mihyva, roca eklesiis koSkze TerTmetma dahkra,<br />
Camokruli zaris xma Cveni imedebis damsxvrevisa da glovis hangad gveCvena.<br />
lestreidi da maikrofti skamebze cmukavdnen da waramara saaTs dascqerodnen.<br />
Serlok holmsi mSvidad ijda, sanaxevrod TvaldaxuWuli, magram Sinaganad<br />
daZabuli. uceb Tavi aswia da Tqva:<br />
- modis!<br />
viRacam qurduli sifrTxiliT Cauara kars. nabijis xma isev moaxlovda. gaisma<br />
fexebis flatuni da karze orjer dartymis xma. holmsi adga da Cven gvaniSna,<br />
uZravad isxediTo. gazis sanaTi holSi TiTqmis bJutavda, holmsma Semosasvleli<br />
kari gaaRo da roca bnelSi mrume figuram Caiara, kari gasaRebiT Caketa.<br />
- gTxovT aqeT mobrZandeT, - gavigoneT misi xma da erTi wamis Semdeg Cvens win<br />
sruliad moulodneli stumari idga. holmsi fexdafex mosdevda da Semosuli kaci<br />
Secba, SiSisa da gaocebis wamoZaxili aRmohxda da ukan gavardna daapira, Cemma<br />
megobarma qeCoSi xeli Caavlo da oTaxSi Semoagdo. vidre Cveni tyve gons<br />
movidoda, holmsma oTaxis kari Cauketa da gasasvlels zurgiT mieyrdno.<br />
Sepyrobilma SiSiT moavlo Tvali oTaxs, wabarbacda da moceliliviT daeca.<br />
dacemisas farTofarflebiani qudi dauvarda, tuC-pirze afarebuli Sarfic Zirs<br />
daucurda da Cvens win JRalwveriani da natifi saxis nakvTebiani polkovniki<br />
valentain uolteri warmosdga. holmsma gaocebisagan Seustvina.<br />
- uotson, - Tqva man, - amjerad SegiZliaT Tqvens moTxrobaSi namdvil virad<br />
momnaTloT, radgan daviWire is frinveli, romlisTvis maxe sulac ar damigia.<br />
- vinaa es? - mouTmenlad SesZaxa maikroftma.<br />
- es gaxlavT umcrosi Zma gansvenebul ser jeims uolterisa, wyalqveSa flotis<br />
departamentis meTaurisa. diax, diax, me ukve vxedav, rogor iyo qaRaldi<br />
dawyobili. polkovniki gons modis. am jentlmenis dakiTxva gTxovT me momandoT.<br />
uZravi sxeuli divanze movaTavseT, magram Cvenma tyvem wamoiwia, mimoixeda, Sublze<br />
xeli gadaisva da gons mosvla scada, TiTqos sakuTar Tvalebs ar ujerebda.<br />
- ras niSnavs yovelive es? - Cailaparaka. - me movedi mister oberStainTan.<br />
- yvelaferi gamoaSkaravebulia, polkovniko uolter, - miugo holmsma. mxolod is<br />
ver gavige, rogor SeeZlo inglisel jentlmens ase moqceuliyo, Cven viciT<br />
Tqveni mimowerisa da SeTanxmebis ambavi oberStainTan, viciT, agreTve, kadogen<br />
uiestis mkvlelobasTan dakavSirebuli garemoebebis arsi. magram zogierTi
wvrilmani Tqvengan unda gavigoT. gTxovT, Tqveni gulwrfeli aRiarebiT odnav<br />
mainc SeimsubuqoT danaSauli.<br />
polkovnikma Rrmad amoigmina, Tavi daxara, nikapi mkerdze Camouvarda da saxe<br />
xelebSi Cargo. velodiT, magram is dumda.<br />
- SemiZlia dagarwmunoT, rom mTavari faqtebi CvenTvis naTelia - uTxra holmsma.<br />
- viciT, fuli dagWirdaT. Tqven daamzadeT tvifrebi gasaRebebisa, romlis<br />
originalebic Tqvens Zmas hqonda, gamarTeT mimowera oberStainTan, romelic<br />
Tqvens werilebze `deili telegrafis~ gancxadebebis ganyofilebaSi moTavsebuli<br />
TqvenTvis misaxvedri cnobebiT pasuxobda. im orSabaTs, nislian saRamos, Tqven<br />
SeaRwieT im SenobaSi, sadac seifi idga, rom kadogen uiestma Tqvens kvals miagno,<br />
- albaT ukve hqonda safuZveli, rom Tqvens moqmedebaSi eWvi Seetana. igi mowme<br />
gaxda naxazebis gatacebisa, magram gangaSi ar autexia, albaT egona, rom Tqven<br />
dokumentebs seifidan Zmis davalebiT iRebdiT. kadogen uiestma daiviwya piradi<br />
saqme da rogorc WeSmariti patrioti, Tqven dagedevnaT. am saxlamde gdiaT. aq is<br />
mogiaxlovdaT da Tqven, polkovniko uolter, isedac saxelmwifo moRalatem,<br />
CaidineT meore, ufro sazareli danaSauli - mokaliT axalgazrda kaci.<br />
- ara! ara! RmerTmani me ar momiklavs! - SesZaxa ubedurma tyvem.<br />
- maSin agvixseniT, ranairad daiRupa, ra moxda manamde, vidre mis gvams vagonis<br />
saxuravze moaTavsebdiT?<br />
- mogiyvebiT. vficav, yvelafers getyviT. yvelaferi danarCeni namdvilad ise iyo,<br />
rogorc Tqven brZaneT. vaRiareb, valSi Cavvardi. usaSvelo badeSi gavebi, roca<br />
birJaze vTamaSobdi. fuli haeriviT mWirdeboda. oberStainma xuTi aTasi<br />
SemomTavaza. mindoda Tavi dameRwia valebisTvis da fexze davmdgariyavi. magram me<br />
ar momiklavs, amaSi brali ar mimiZRvis.<br />
- maS ra moxda?<br />
- uiestma Cemze ratomRac eWvi aiRo da mzveravda. im saRamosac kvalze<br />
momyveboda, rogorc Tqvena TqviT. me is mxolod saxlis SemosasvlelTan davinaxe.<br />
iseTi nisli idga, sam nabijze verafers gaarCevda kaci. orjer davakakune da<br />
oberStainma kari gamiRo. axalgazrda kaci oTaxSi SemoiWra, mogvvarda, moiTxova<br />
agvexsna, Tu risTvis dagvWirda naxazebi. oberStains yovelTvis Tan daaqvs tyviis<br />
mokle joxi, romelic kadogen uiests TavSi dahkra. dartyma sabediswero aRmoCnda.<br />
kadogeni xuT wuTSi gaTavda. egdo holSi iatakze, Cven sruliad davibeniT, aRar<br />
vicodiT, ra gveqna. bolos oberStains moagonda matareblebi, romlebic saxlis<br />
ukana fanjris qveS Cerdebodnen. magram oberStainma jer naxazebi gasinja, sami<br />
yvelaze mniSvnelovani SearCia da Tqva, rom im naxazebs TavisTan itovebda.<br />
- ar SemiZlia naxazebis daTmoba, - vupasuxe me. - Tu diliT isini Tavis adgilze<br />
ver naxes, uilvijSi saSineli gangaSi atydeba~.<br />
`ara, isini unda waviRo, - gaiZaxoda oberStaini. - isini teqnikurad imdenad<br />
rTulia, rom dilamde aslis gadaRebas ver movaswreb~. `am SemTxvevaSi naxazebs<br />
dauyovnebliv ukan davabruneb~, - vuTxari me. cota ifiqra da mipasuxa: `sam<br />
mTavar naxazs me davitoveb, danarCenebi jibeSi CavutenoT am axalgazrda kacis<br />
gvams. roca miagneben, gatacebas, cxadia, mas daabraleben~. sxva gamosavals ver<br />
vxedavdi da daveTanxme. naxevari saaTi vicadeT, vidre fanjris qvemoT matarebeli<br />
gaCerdeboda. nisli gvfaravda da Cven iolad davuSviT vagonis saxuravze<br />
kadogenis gvami. esaa sul, rac moxda da rac vici~.<br />
- Tqveni Zma?<br />
- sityva ar dauZravs, magram erTxel gasaRebebi CemTan naxa da daeWvda. amas mis<br />
gamoxedvaSi viWerdi. mas mere ubedurs Tavi maRla ar auwevia. aRar SeeZlo<br />
xalxisaTvis Tvalis gasworeba da...<br />
dumili gamefda. is maikroft holmsma daarRvia:<br />
- gsurT ramdenadme gamoisyidoT Tqveni danaSauli? rom SeimsubuqoT sindisi da<br />
iqneb sasjelic?
- riT SemiZlia misi Semsubuqeba?<br />
- sad aris axla oberStaini, saiT waiRo naxazebi?<br />
- ar vici.<br />
- misamarTi ar dautovebia?<br />
- mxolod is Tqva, rom misi misamarTiT gagzavnili werilebi, otel `luvrSi~,<br />
bolos masTan moxvdebian.<br />
- maSasadame, Tqven kidev geZlevaT SesaZlebloba gamoisyidoT danaSauli, - uTxra<br />
Serlok holmsma.<br />
- mzad var gavakeTo yvelaferi, rasac saWirod CaTvliT. im vaJbatonis mimarT<br />
mxolod siZulvili maqvs gulSi dagubebuli. isaa mizezi Cemi dacemisa da<br />
daRupvisa.<br />
- ai, kalami da qaRaldi. dajeqiT magidasTan da Cemi karnaxiT wereT! konvertze<br />
waawereT parizis misamarTi, rac jaSuSma mogcaT. daiwyeT:<br />
`Zvirfaso ser!<br />
gwerT Cveni SeTanxmebis gamo.<br />
Tqven ueWvelia, SeamCnieT, rom aklia erTi arsebiTi detali. me viSove<br />
aucilebeli asli, romelic xarvezs avsebs. aman moiTxova bevri zedmeti<br />
davidaraba da jafa. imedi maqvs morigi gasamrjelos miRebisa, xuTasi girvanqis<br />
odenobiT. fostas ver vendobi. arc miviReb arafers, garda oqrosi da<br />
banknotebisa, - SemeZlo menaxeT sazRvargareT, magram meSinia eWvs aiReben, Tu<br />
swored axla gavemgzavrebi samSoblodan. amitom imedi maqvs, rom SevxvdebiT<br />
erTmaneTs Caringkrosis mosawev oTaxSi SabaTs, dRis Tormet saaTze. vimeoreb,<br />
Tanaxma viqnebi mxolod inglisur banknotebze an `oqroze~.<br />
- Cinebulia, - Tqva holmsma. - Zalian gamikvirdeba, Tu aseT werils ar<br />
gamoexmaura.<br />
hoda, isic gamoexmaura! magram sxva yvelaferi ukve istoriis sferos ganekuTvneba,<br />
mis im saidumlo analebs, romelnic xSirad oficialur qronikebze ufro<br />
sainteresoni arian. oberStaini, romelsac swyuroda, ase brwyinvaled dawyebuli da<br />
Tavisi yvelaze ufro sarfiani saqme bolomde mieyvana, maxeSi gaeba da TxuTmeti<br />
wliT saimedod moayuCes inglisis cixis kedlebSi. mis CemodanSi ipoves briuspartingtonis<br />
fasdaudebeli naxazebi, romlebic surda auqcionze gaeyida. mTeli<br />
evropis samxedro-sazRvao centrebSi.<br />
polkovniki uolteri dapatimrebis meore wlis bolosve mokvda; rac Seexeba<br />
holmss, man warmatebiT ganagrZo muSaoba monografiaze `lasusis polifoniuri<br />
motetebi~. Semdeg is daibeWda mkiTxvelTa viwro wrisaTvis da specialistebma<br />
Seafases, rogorc mecnierebis ukanaskneli sityva mocemul sakiTxze. ramdenime<br />
kviris Semdeg Sevityve, rom aRwerili movlenebis mere, Cemma megobarma uinZoris<br />
sasaxleSi gaatara erTi dRe da iqidan didebuli zurmuxtis qinZisTaviT<br />
sayelodamSvenebuli dabrunda. roca vkiTxe, sad iyide-meTqi, mipasuxa, rom esaa<br />
saCuqari erTi didebuli ledisa, romelsac didad sayuradRebo samsaxuri gauwia.<br />
meti aRaraferi uTqvams, magram mivxvdi, rom laparaki iyo uavgustoesze da<br />
holmss es zurmuxtis qinZisTavi mudam moagonebs brius-partingtonis walqveSa<br />
navis gatacebul naxazebs, romlebic man britaneTis samefos daubruna.<br />
Serlok holmsi sikvdilis piras<br />
Serlok holmsis binis patroni misis hadsoni namdvilad gawamebuli qali iyo. jer<br />
iyo da misi saxlis zeda sarTulze nebismier dros aTasi juris avan-Cavani midimodioda,<br />
mere iyo da TviTon saxelganTqmuli mdgmuri Tavisi eqscentrulobiTa da<br />
mouwesrigebeli cxovrebiT diasaxlisis moTminebas majlajunasaviT awva. uaRresi<br />
uwesrigoba, arev-dareva, dRe-Ramis yovel Seuferebel dros musikis dakvra,
evolveris srola oTaxSi, gamoucnobi da zogjer friad myrali qimiuri cdebi,<br />
atmosfero danaSaulobaTa da saSiSroebisa, riTac iqauroba iyo garemoculi, holmss<br />
albaT mTels londonSi yvelaze ufro autanel mdgmurad aqcevda. magram, meore<br />
mxriv, qiras mefurad ixdida. eWvic ar mepareba, rom im fuliT, rac Cemi masTan<br />
nacnobobis wlebSi misis hadsons gadauxada, im saxlis SesaZenad sruliad sakmarisi<br />
iqneboda.<br />
misis hadsoni holmsis winaSe mowiwebiT ixdida qeds da erTxelac ar gaubedavs<br />
damdureba. misis hadsons moswonda agreTve uaRresi sifaqize da Tavazianoba, riTac<br />
holmsi mandilosnebs eqceoda. Serlok holmss xom saerTod ar uyvarda qalebi,<br />
ar endoboda maT, magram maTTan Tavi raindulad eWira. vicodi misis hadsonis<br />
gulwrfeli keTilganwyobis ambavi holmsisadmi da mRelvarebiT movusmine, roca<br />
erTxel, Cemi daqorwinebis meore wels, mestumra da miTxra, holmsi avad Seiqnao.<br />
- kvdeba, eqimo uotson, - meubneboda, - ukve sami dRea, sul uaresad da<br />
uaresadaa. ar vici, xvalamde Tu gaatans. eqimis gamoZaxeba amikrZala. magram dRes<br />
diliT rom davinaxe, rogor gaZvaltyavebia saxe da rogor ubrwyinavs Tvalebi,<br />
meti veRar moviTmine. `Tqveni nebarTviT Tu uimisod, me eqimTan mivdivar~, -<br />
vuTxari. `maSin uotsons dauZaxeT~, - dameTanxma. dro ar dakargoT, ser, Torem<br />
SeiZleba cocxals verc ki mivuswroT!<br />
am cnobam SemaZrwuna, miT umetes, rom holmss avadmyofobaze arasodes dauCivlia.<br />
raRa Tqma unda, maSinve wamovavle paltos xeli da qudic davixure. misis<br />
hadsoni gzadagza kiTxvebiT gavabrue.<br />
- Zalian cota rame SemiZlia giamboT, ser, - mipasuxa, - raRac saqmes ikvlevda<br />
rozerhaitSi, mdinare rom uxvevs im adgilas, da albaT iq dasneulda. oTxSabaTs,<br />
SuadRisas, dawva da aRar amdgara. mTeli am sami dRis ganmavlobaSi arc araferi<br />
uWamia da arc daulevia.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! ratom eqims ar uxmeT?<br />
- neba ar momca, ser. xom iciT, rogori mbrZanebluri laparaki icis. ver gavbede<br />
urCoba. magram Tqven TviTon naxavT, misi dReebi daTvlilia.<br />
holmsis Sexedva marTlac SegzaravdaT. noembris nisliani dRis mkrTal Suqze misi<br />
sawoli oTaxic sakmaod qufri iyo, magram me Tu ramem SemaZrwuna, es iyo<br />
baliSebze misvenebuli misi damWknari saxe. Tvalebi swored ciebianiviT<br />
ubrwyinavda, loyebze avadmyofuri siwiTle gadahkravda, tuCebi muqad hqonda<br />
daxorklili. natifi xelebi sabanze krunCxviT moZraobdnen, xma hqonda xrinwiani<br />
da sityvebs nawyvet-nawyvetad isroda. oTaxSi rom Sevedi, uZravad iwva, magram mis<br />
TvalebSi raRac naperwkalma ielva - ueWvelia, micno.<br />
- aba, uotson, rogorc xedavT, cudi dro dagvidga, - Tqva susti xmiT, magram<br />
uwindeburi xumrobis kilo mainc SevniSne.<br />
- Zvirfaso megobaro, - SevZaxe da mivuaxlovdi.<br />
- SeCerdiT! ar momiaxlovdeT! - SesZaxa ise mkveTrad da mbrZaneblurad, rogorac<br />
mxolod yvelaze ufro daZabul wuTebSi sCveoda.<br />
- Tu kidev momiaxlovdebiT, maSinve gibrZanebT, waxvideT.<br />
- ratom?<br />
- imitom, rom aseTia Cemi neba. gana es sakmarisi ar aris?<br />
diax, misis hadsoni marTals ambobda, mbrZanebluri laparaki sCveoda Cems<br />
meobars, magram axla marTlac sacodavi sanaxavi iyo.<br />
- me xom mxolod daxmareba minda aRmogiCinoT, - mivuge.<br />
- marTalia. Tu daxmareba gindaT, is gaakeTeT, rasac gibrZanebT.<br />
- keTili, holms.<br />
cota molba.<br />
- xom ar gewyinaT? - mkiTxa sulSexuTulma.<br />
sabralo! ra unda mwyenoda, roca aseT dReSi iyo!<br />
- Tqveni gulisTvis geubnebiT, - Tqva xrinwiani xmiT.
- Cemi gulisTvis?!<br />
- ho, vici, rac mWirs. am sneulebis samSoblo sumatraa. holandielebi<br />
avadmyofobas Cvenze kargad icnoben, magram jer arc maT ician bevri araferi.<br />
aSkaraa mxolod is, rom ueWvelad momakvdinebeli da saSineli gadamdebi senia.<br />
ciebiT Sepyrobilis energiiT laparakobda, grZel xelebs mousvenrad amoZravebda,<br />
TiTqos Cemi moSoreba undoda.<br />
- SexebiT gadadis, uotson, mxolod SexebiT! rac SeiZleba Sors dadeqiT da<br />
yvelaferi kargad iqneba.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo, holms! nuTu fiqrobT, rom amas CemTvis raime mniSvneloba<br />
eqneba? Tqvens adgilas ucxoc rom yofiliyo, maSinac ki ver SemaCerebda es<br />
mizezi da gana eg SemiSlis xels, daxmareba aRmogiCinoT, Tqven, Cems Zvel<br />
megobars?<br />
isev gadavdgi misken nabiji, magram lamis gacofda, ise momiSora.<br />
- mxolod maSin dagelaparakebiT, Tu Sors dadgebiT. winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi wasvla<br />
mogixdebaT.<br />
me imdenad pativs vcemdi mis araCveulebriv niWs, rom mis naTqvams maSinac ki<br />
vasrulebdi, roca CemTvis sruliad gaugebari iyo. magram me xom eqimi viyavi.<br />
CemSi gaiRviZa profesiulma instinqtma da Tavmoyvareobam. Cems arsebaSi isini<br />
erTmaneTs gadaewna, aRdga da me vifiqre: dae, mibrZanos holmsma yvela sxva<br />
SemTxvevaSi, magram axla me eqimi var, sneulis sawolTan vdgevar da<br />
damoukideblad unda vimoqmedo.<br />
- holms, Tqven TviTon ar iciT, ras akeTebT, - vuTxari, - avadmyofi igivea, rac<br />
bavSvi. gindaT Tu ara, me unda gagsinjoT da gimkurnaloT.<br />
brazmoreulma gadmomxeda.<br />
- Tu Cemi survilis winaaRmdeg damayenebT Tavze eqims, is mainc unda momiyvanoT,<br />
visac vendobi.<br />
- maS, me ar mendobiT?<br />
- Tqvens megobrobas - savsebiT, ra Tqma unda. magram faqti faqtad rCeba. Tqven,<br />
uotson, bolos da bolos Cveulebrivi eqimi xarT, Zalian mcire gamocdilebisa da<br />
kvalifikaciisa. mimZims ase laparaki, magram sxva gamosavali ara maqvs.<br />
Rrmad Seuracxyofili viyavi.<br />
rogor kadrulobT aseT laparaks, holms. Tqveni naTqvami imis dasturia, rom<br />
nervuli sistema Zalze moSlili gaqvT. magram Tu ar mendobiT, ZaliT ar<br />
mogaxvevT Tavze Cems samsaxurs. neba momeciT, mogiyvanoT jasper miki an penroz<br />
fiSeri, an londonis sxva romelime yvelaze ufro cnobili eqimi. ase Tu ise,<br />
vinmem daxmareba unda aRmogiCinoT, Tu imas fiqrobT, rom davdgebi da mSvidad<br />
vuyureb, rogor mokvdebiT, sastikad cdebiT.<br />
- Tqven Cemi sikeTe gindaT, uotson, - Tqva holmsma wynari amokvnesiT. - magram<br />
gindaT dagimtkicoT Tqveni umecreba? miTxariT, geTayva, ra iciT tapanulis<br />
provinciis ciebaze an formozis Sav wylulze?<br />
- arasodes ar gamigonia arc erTi da arc meore.<br />
- aRmosavleTSi, uotson, bevri ucnauri sneuleba da normidan mravali gadaxraa, -<br />
holmsi yoveli frazis Semdeg isvenebda, rom Zala moekriba. - ukanasknel xanebSi<br />
me es gavige erT samedicino - sisxlis samarTlis danaSaulis kvlevasTan<br />
dakavSirebiT. Tqven, uotson, me ver mimkurnalebT.<br />
- SesaZloa asec iyos. magram SemTxveviT gavige, rom eqimi enstri, tropikul<br />
sneulebaTa saukeTeso mcodne mTels msoflioSi, amJamad londonSi imyofeba. nu<br />
damiSliT, holms, me axla masTan mivdivar da male aq moggvriT!<br />
vTqvi da gadaWriT gavbrundi karisaken.<br />
arasodes ar ganmicdia aseTi Zrwola! momakvdavi Tvalis daxamxamebaSi vefxvis<br />
naxtomiT win gadameRoba da karis saketSi gasaRebis gadatrialebis mkveTri xma
gavigone. momdevno wuTs holmsi isev loginSi egdo, energiis am daujerebeli<br />
mozRvavebiT sulSegubebuli da araqaTdaSretili.<br />
- ZaliT ver wamarTmevT gasaRebs, uotson. gaebiT, Cemo megobaro. aq jdoma<br />
mogiwevT, vidre gagiSvebT. magram guls nu gaitexT (laparakobda nawyvetnawyvetad,<br />
Zlivs sunTqavda) , iyos neba Tqveni, oRond macaleT, cota suli<br />
moviTqva, uotson. axla oTxi saaTia. eqvsze gagiSvebT.<br />
- magram es sigiJea, holms!<br />
- sul ori saaTi, uotson. eqvsze waxvalT. moiTmenT?<br />
- arCevanis uflebas Tqven ar iZleviT.<br />
- sworedac viqcevi. gmadlobT, uotson, sabnis gasworeba TviTonac SemiZlia. ufro<br />
Sors iyaviT Cemgan - avadmyofi kacisagan - da kidev erTi piroba, uotson, Tqven<br />
moiyvanT ara enstris, aramed imas, vinc me minda, xom?<br />
- Tanaxma var.<br />
- ai, pirveli gonivruli sityva, rac Tqvengan movismine mas Semdeg, rac aq<br />
SemoxvediT. jer im wignebs mixedeT, Taroze rom awyvia. me cota daviRale...<br />
sainteresoa, rasa grZnobs eleqtrobatarea, roca cdiloben misi deni gaumtar<br />
saganSi gauSvan?.. eqvs saaTze, uotson, Cvens saubars ganvagrZobT.<br />
magram Cveni saubari bevrad ufro adre Sedga da iseT garemoebaSi mimdinareobda,<br />
rom am ambavma ufro SemaZrwuna, vidre holmsis saocarma naxtomma karisaken.<br />
ramdenime wuTs videqi da loginSi mwol gvamiviT mdumare megobris sxeuls<br />
daJinebiT vucqerdi. holmsis saxes sanaxevrod sabani faravda. Tvalebi mielula da<br />
TiTqos CasZineboda. kiTxva ar SemeZlo da oTaxSi borials mivyavi xeli, Tan<br />
kedlebze dakidebul saxelganTqmul borotmoqmedTa suraTebs vaTvalierebdi. ase<br />
umiznod gadavdiodi adgilidan adgilze, vidre bolos buxarTan ar mivedi. buxris<br />
Tavze uwesrigod eyara Cibuxi, Tambaqos qisebi, Spricebi, jibis danebi, revolveris<br />
vaznebi da sxva wvrilmani. Cemi yuradReba miipyro Sav-TeTrsamkaulebianma,<br />
gamosawevsaxuravianma spilos Zvlis kolofma, Zalian lamazi nivTi iyo da is iyo<br />
xeli gaviwode, rom ukeT dameTvalierebina, magram anazdad...<br />
holmsma ise gulgamgmiravad Sehyvira, rom mis xmas uTuod quCis boloSic<br />
gaigonebdnen. tanSi susxma damiara, smeniswamRebma Seyvirebam Tmebi yalyze damiyena.<br />
movbrundi da davinaxe holmsis dabRenjili saxe, kargad SevniSne misi giJuri<br />
gamoxedva. gavqvavdi da patara kolofs xeli movuWire.<br />
- dadeqiT adgilze! dauyovnebliv uSviT xeli, uotson, axlave, SeasruleT, rasac<br />
geubnebiT!<br />
roca kolofi Tavis adgilze davabrune, gulze moeSva, baliSs rogorRac uRonod<br />
mieyrdno da Tavi ukan gadauvarda.<br />
- ver vitan, roca Cems nivTebs xels tantraven, uotson, es xom iciT! da ra<br />
gauTaveblad midi-modixarT, pirdapir autanelia. Tqven, eqimi kaci, pacients<br />
sigiJemde miiyvanT. dajeqiT da momasveneT.<br />
momxdarma ambavma Cemze Zalian mZime STabeWdileba moaxdina. veluri, umizezo<br />
aRgzneba, rac sulac ar axasiaTebda, Cveulebriv, TavSekavebul holmss, miCvenebda,<br />
Tu ra Sors wasula misi nervuli moSliloba. keTilSobili gonebis dacema - ra<br />
unda iyos amaze savalalo da samwuxaro? sruliad daTrgunvili ganwyobilebiT<br />
vijeqi skamze, vidre daniSnuli saaTi dahkravda. rogorc ki isrebma eqvsi aCvenes,<br />
holmsi imave ciebiani agznebiT ametyvelda:<br />
- uotson - mkiTxa, - xurda gaqvT Tan?<br />
- maqvs.<br />
- vercxli?<br />
- ho, sakmaod bevri.<br />
- ramdeni naxevarkroniani giZevT jibeSi?<br />
- xuTi.
- cotaa, Zalian cota! - SesZaxa - ra ubedurebaa da ra sawyenia! magram mainc<br />
gadadeviT saaTis jibeSi, mTeli danarCeni fuli ki Sarvlis marcxena jibeSi<br />
iqonieT. gmadlobT. es Tqven ramdenadme gagawonasworebT.<br />
es ukve aSkara SeSliloba iyo. Seacaxcaxa da Caaxvela Tu Caislukuna.<br />
- axla gazi aanTeT, uotson. Zalian frTxilad! gazi mxolod sanaxevrod unda<br />
gaaRoT. gexvewebiT, sifrTxile daicaviT. kargia, gmadlobT. ara, fardebs nu<br />
gaswevT. axla, uotson, Saqris maSas xedavT? imiT aiReT buxarze is Savi zardaxSa,<br />
gTxovT. frTxilad. dadgiT aq, magidaze qaRaldebs Soris. Cinebulia! ho, axla ki<br />
wadiT da momiyvaneT mister kelverton smiTi - igi louer-berk-stritze, camet<br />
nomer saxlSi cxovrobs.<br />
simarTle rom giTxraT, Cemi ganzraxva, eqimisTvis dameZaxa da momeyvana, cota<br />
ganelda, radgan Cemi sabralo megobari bodavda da misi marto datovebisa<br />
meSinoda. magram axla is daJinebiT iTxovda smiTis moyvanas, moiTxovda iseve<br />
gadaWriT, rogorc uwin yovelgvar daxmarebaze uars ambobda.<br />
- aseTi eqimis saxeli da gvari arasodes gamigonia, - vupasuxe me.<br />
- Zalian advili SesaZlebelia, Zvirfaso uotson, da iqneb gagikvirdeT, rom am<br />
sneulebis saukeTeso mcodnea ara eqimi, aramed plantatori. mister kelverton<br />
smiTi sumatris mkvidria da iq kargad icnoben, londonSi ki mxolod saqmezea<br />
Camosuli. am sneulebis gavrcelebam mis plantaciebSi, sadac axlomaxlo samedicino<br />
dawesebuleba araa, aiZula, rom TviTon moekida xeli misi SeswavlisaTvis da<br />
TvalsaCino warmatebasac miaRwia. smiTi metismetad Tanmimdevruli, pedanti kacia.<br />
Tqveni gaSveba eqvsze adre ar mindoda imitom, rom Sin ar dagxvdebodaT. Tu<br />
Tqven moaxerxebT da daiyoliebT, raTa Cemze gamoiyenos Tavisi gansakuTrebuli<br />
codna medicinis am dargSi, usaTuod miSvelis.<br />
me gadmogcemT holmsis sityvebs erTmaneTTan dakavSirebuls. sinamdvileSi ki misi<br />
laparaki xSirad wydeboda sulis xuTviTa da xelebis krunCxviT, rac mowmobda,<br />
rogor tanjavda avadmyofoba. im mcire xanSi, rac masTan davyavi, mdomareoba<br />
gauuaresda. ciebianis siwiTle ufro mkveTrad gamoexata, Rrmad Camuqebuli<br />
fosoebidan Tvalebi kidev ufro ubrwyinavda, Sublze ki waramara civi ofli<br />
asxamda. miuxedavad amisa Cemma megobarma mainc SeinarCuna Tavisi mSvidi, mkafio<br />
metyveleba. vatyobdi, rom igi ukanasknel amosunTqvamde gautexeli darCeboda.<br />
- dawvrilebiT mouTxrobT Cems mdgomareobas, - Tqva - auwerT STabeWdilebas, rac<br />
Tqvenze movaxdine, etyviT, rom me vbodav, rom me ukanasknel dReSi var da<br />
vkvdebi. pirdapir gaugebaria, ratom ar warmoadgens mTeli okeanis fskeri<br />
xamanwkebis erTian masas, - isini xom ase swrafad mravldebian! oh, me kidev<br />
gadavuxvie! sainteresoa, rogor uwevs tvini kontrols sakuTar Tavs... ras<br />
vambobdi, uotson?<br />
- Tqven maZlevdiT miTiTebebs, rogor unda velaparako mister kelverton smiTs.<br />
- ah, maxsovs. Cemi sicocxle imazea damokidebuli, uotson. ecadeT daiyolioT.<br />
masTan cudi urTierToba maqvs. misi Zmiswuli mokvda, uotson... raRac urigo eWvi<br />
Sevitane, es iynosa da igrZno. ymawvili saSineli tanjviT mokvda. smiTi Cemze<br />
gabrazebulia. rogorme guli moulbeT, uotson. sTxoveT, SeevedreT, raime<br />
RonisZiebiT momiyvaneT aq. mxolod mas SeuZlia Cemi xsna, mxolod mas!<br />
- gpirdebiT, rom kebiT mogiyvanT aq, Tundac ZaliT momixdes misi kebSi Casma.<br />
- ara, es ar gamodgeba. unda daarwmunoT, rom movides. TviTon ki ufro adre<br />
modiT. raime mizezi moigoneT, rom masTan erTad mosvla ar mogixdeT. ar<br />
dagaviwydeT, uotson, ar mimatovoT. Tqven xom arasodes gagiwbilebivarT. ueWvelia,<br />
romeliRac bunebrivi mtrebi aferxeben xamanwkebis gamravlebas. me da Tqven,<br />
uotson, gavakeTeT yvelaferi, rac SegveZlo. nuTu mTeli msoflio xamanwkebiT<br />
aivseba? ara, ara, es metad saSinelia. gadaeciT smiTs Tqveni STabeWdileba Cems<br />
avadmyofobaze, rac SeiZleba dawvrilebiT uambeT yovelive.
me wavedi da Tan gamyva saxe am uWkvianesi adamianisa, romelic bavSviviT titinebda.<br />
gasaRebi gadmomca da maSinve momivida bednieri azri, rom Tan wameRo gasaRebi,<br />
raTa holmss oTaxi Signidan ar Caeketa. Tvalcremliani misis hadsoni gareT,<br />
derefanSi meloda. wasvlisas gavigone, rogor gaaba holmsma raRac giJuri<br />
simRera. vidre quCaSi kebs movuxmobdi, nislidan gamosuli viRac bneliT moculi<br />
kaci aCrdiliviT momiaxlovda.<br />
- rogoraa mister holmsi? - mkiTxa.<br />
igi Cemi Zveli nacnobi inspeqtori skotlend-iardeli mortoni aRmoCnda.<br />
samoqalaqo samoseli ecva da Zlivs Sevicani.<br />
- Zalian cudad, - vupasuxe me.<br />
raRac ucnaurad gadmomxeda. raRac Zalian daujerebeli rom ar yofiliyo,<br />
vifiqrebdi, rom maRlidan momaval Suqze misi saxe kmayofilebiT gaibadra.<br />
- ki, gavige es ambavi, - Tqva.<br />
luer bark striti grZeli, lamazi saxlebis rigi iyo noting hilsa da<br />
kesingtons Soris. Senobas, romelTanac kebi gaCerda, raRac ampartavnuli da<br />
STamagonebeli saxe hqonda. spilenZis brwyinvalesaxelurebiani mZime orfrTiani<br />
kari amSvenebda da irgvliv Zvelmoduri rkinis zRude iyo aRmarTuli. saerTo<br />
STabeWdilebas Seefereboda didebuli msaxurTufrosi, eleqtroWaRis vardisfer<br />
Suqze zRurplze rom gamoCnda.<br />
- diax, mister kelverton smiTi Sin gaxlavT. doqtori uotsoni? keTili, ser,<br />
miboZeT Tqveni sadarbazo baraTi.<br />
Cemi ubralo saxeli da profesia, etyoboda, mister kelverton smiTs didad ar<br />
epitnava. naxevrad Ria karSi gavigone gaRizianebuli kacis gamyivani xma:<br />
- es vinRaa? ra unda? ramdenjer miTqvams, stepls, rom, roca me vmuSaob, xelis<br />
SeSla ar SeiZleba!<br />
mere momesma msaxurTufrosis wynari, damamSvidebeli xma.<br />
- ar miviReb, stepls. ver vitan aseT dabrkolebebs. Sin ara var. ase uTxariT.<br />
Tu vWirdebi, xval diliT movides.<br />
isev wynari duduni.<br />
- wadiT, wadiT, ase uTxariT. diliT movides, an sulac nu mova.<br />
me Tvalwin damidga holmsi, rogor borgavda loginSi da eloda mxsnels. aq<br />
xaTrijamobis dro aRar iyo. holmsis sicocxle damokidebuli iyo Cems mowadinebasa<br />
da daJinebaze. vidre msaxurTufrosi Tavisi batonis ganmartebas gadmomcemda, ganze<br />
vubiZge da oTaxSi Sevedi.<br />
kaci, romelic buxarTan ijda savarZelSi, gabrazebuli SeZaxiliT wamoiWra. me<br />
davinaxe didi, yviTeli saxe, uxeSi nakvTebi, mZime, ormagi nikapi, briala da<br />
boroti ruxi Tvalebi, wiTuri, banjgvliani warbebis qvemodan rom risxviT<br />
Semomcqerodnen. vardisfer melot Tavze xaverdis patara, gverdze koxtad<br />
gadaxrili qudi daekosebina. Tavis qala ki uzarmazari hqonda. magram Tvali rom<br />
davayole, gancvifrebulma SevniSne, rom igi dabali tanisa iyo, gonji, galeuli,<br />
mxrebsa da zurgis mxares moRrekili, albaT, bavSvobaSi raqiti hqonda<br />
gadatanili.<br />
- es ras niSnavs? - yviroda xmamaRla, mkivana xmiT. - ras niSnavs es SemoWra? me<br />
xom gibrZaneT, rom xval diliT mosuliyaviT!<br />
- mapatieT, - vupasuxe, - magram gadaudebeli saqmea da moTminebis Tavi ara maqvs,<br />
mister Serlok holmsi... - Cemi megobris xsenebam kacunaze saocari zegavlena<br />
moaxdina. brazi maSinve gauqra. saxe daeZaba da didi yuradRebiT Semomacqerda.<br />
- holmsis gamogzavnili xarT? - mkiTxa.<br />
- swored iqidan movdivar.<br />
- ra sWirs holmss?<br />
- Zalian, Zalian mZimedaa avad, amisaTvis movedi TqvenTan.
maspinZelma skami miCvena da TviTon isev savarZelSi Cajda. buxris Tavze, sarkeSi<br />
gaielva misma saxem. ficis qveS SemiZlia ganvacxado, rom sazizRari, boroti<br />
Rimili gadaefina saxeze. magram iqve davajere Tavi, rom es iyo mxolod nervuli<br />
krunCxva. erTi wuTis Semdeg, roca Cemsken Semobrunda, saxeze gulwrfeli wuxili<br />
hqonda gamoxatuli.<br />
- ra miTxariT, guli metkina, - Tqva. - mister holmss mxolod saqmian niadagze<br />
Sevxvedrivar, magram friad pativsa vcem talantisa da piradi RirsebebisaTvis. is<br />
danaSaulobaTa mesaidumlea, me ki sneulebaTa mcodne var. is ebrZvis<br />
borotmoqmedebs, me - mikrobebs. ai, Cemi tyveebi, - ganagrZo da miCvena boTlebi<br />
da qilebi, kedelTan magidaze rom edga... - am Jelatinis damuSavebul xsnarebSi<br />
ixdian sasjels Zalze saSiSi damnaSaveebi.<br />
- holmss Tqveni xilva swored Tqveni specialuri codnis gamo swadia. uaRresad<br />
didi azrisaa Tqvenze da sjera, rom mTels londonSi mxolod Tqven erTs<br />
SegiZliaT misi Svela.<br />
kacuna uceb wamodga da misi koxta qudi iatakze davarda.<br />
- ratom? - mkiTxa. - ratom hgonia mister holmss, rom me gaWirvebaSi misi Semwe<br />
viqnebi da vuSveli?<br />
- imitom, rom Tqven aRsavlur sneulebaTa mcodne xarT.<br />
- magram ratom fiqrobs, rom sneuleba, rac mas awuxebs, aRmosavluria?<br />
- imitom, rom Cinel mezRvaurebs Soris, dokebSi mouxda muSaoba.<br />
mister kelverton smiTma Tavazianad gaiRima da qudi aiRo.<br />
- ai, Turme ra yofila, - Tqva. - imedi maqvs, saqme arc iseT did safrTxesTan<br />
gvaqvs, rogorc ggoniaT. ramdeni xania, rac avadaa.<br />
- daaxloebiT sami dRe.<br />
- abodebs?<br />
- drodadro.<br />
- es araa kargi saqme. araadamiani viqnebodi, rom misgan xmoba yurad ar meRo.<br />
Zalian ar miyvars, roca muSaobas mawyvetineben, eqimo uotson, magram es<br />
gamoZaxeba, cxadia, gansakuTrebuli SemTxvevaa. axlave gamogyvebiT.<br />
me holmsis miTiTeba momagonda.<br />
- me erT adgilas melodebian, - vupasuxe.<br />
- keTili, marto waval. mister holmsis misamarTi Cawerili maqvs. naxevar saaTSi<br />
masTan viqnebi.<br />
guli mekumSeboda, holmsis sawol oTaxSi rom Sevdiodi. am xanSi SeiZleboda<br />
yvelaze uaresi ram momxdariyo. magram, Cemda sasixarulod, misi mdgomareoba<br />
sagrZnoblad gaumjobesebuliyo. marTala, saxe mkvdariviT ferwasuli hqonda,<br />
magram bodvis kvalic aRar darCeniliyo. Tumca isev susti xmiT laparakobda,<br />
magram Cveulebrivze naTlad da cocxlad.<br />
- naxeT, uotson?<br />
- ki, axlave mova.<br />
- Cinebulia, uotson, Cinebuli. Tqven gamorCeuli despani xarT.<br />
- CemTan erTad wamosvla moiwadina:<br />
- es ar SeiZleboda, uotson. aSkarad SeuZlebeli iqneboda. sneulebis mizezebi<br />
gkiTxaT?<br />
- me vuTxari, ist-endis Cineli mezRvaurebi vuxsene.<br />
- sworia! Tqven gaakeTeT yvelaferi ise, rogor namdvil megobars Sehferis. axla,<br />
uotson, Tqven SegiZliaT scenidan gaxvideT.<br />
- unda davicado da misi azri movismino, holms.<br />
- cxadia, magram me maqvs safuZveli vifiqro, rom Tavis azrs bevrad ufro<br />
gulaxdilad ityvis, Tu me da is martoni viqnebiT. Cems sasTumals ukan sakmao<br />
adgilia, rom daimaloT, uotson.<br />
- Zvirfaso holms!..
- meSinia, rom arCevani aRara gaqvT, uotson. oTaxSi dasamalavi adgili ar aris<br />
da iq ukeTesia, sadac me geubnebiT. iq yofna araviTar eWvs ar gamoiwvevs.<br />
uecrad loginSi wamojda. mis Ronemixdil saxeze sruli simtkice da gambedaoba iyo<br />
gamoxatuli.<br />
- borblebis xmaa, uotson. Tu giyvardeT, iCqareT da ar gainZreT, rac ar unda<br />
moxdes, rac ar unda moxdes, gasagebia? arc ilaparakoT, arc imoZraoT. oRondac<br />
ismineT yovelive guldasmiTa da, rac SeiZleba, didi yuradRebiT. uecrad isev<br />
gamoelia Rone da misi mkafio, mbrZanebluri sityva iqca sust, bundovan butbutad.<br />
kaci naxevrad bodavda.<br />
Cems samalavSi, sadac ase moulodnelad aRmovCndi, jer kibidan momavali nabijebis<br />
xma Semomesma, Semdeg sawoli oTaxis karis gaRebisa da daxurvis xma moswvda Cems<br />
yurTasmenas. mere Cemda gasakvirvelad, gamefda xangrZlivi dumili, rasac<br />
drodadro avadmyofis mZime sunTqva arRvevda.<br />
albaT Cveni stumari sawolTan idga da avadmyofis tanjvas Sescqeroda. bolos da<br />
bolos uCveulo dumili dairRva.<br />
- holms, holms! - CasZaxoda smiTi daJinebiTa da Seupovrad. holms, gesmiT Cemi?<br />
- mere momesma Sriali, albaT Cveni stumari uxeSad Caafrinda mxrebSi sneuls da<br />
anjRrevda.<br />
- es Tqvena xarT, mister smiT? - CurCuliT Tqva ho-lmsma - ar megona, rom<br />
moxvidodiT.<br />
smiTma gaicina.<br />
- oRondac, - Tqva, - da mainc aqa var, rogorc xedavT. aqa varT. minda<br />
siavisaTvis sikeTe mogagoT, diax, siavisaTvis - sikeTe.<br />
- es Zalian sasaxelo da Zalian keTilSobiluri saqcielia Tqvenis mxriv. me<br />
Zalian vafaseb Tqvens codnas.<br />
Cveni stumari qirqilebda.<br />
- sabednierod, mTels londonSi Tqvens erTs aRmogaCndaT unari Cemi codnis<br />
Sefasebisa. Tqven iciT, ra gWirT?<br />
- igive, - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- xedavT? daavadebis simptomebi gamoicaniT?<br />
- diax, metismetad kargad gamovicani.<br />
- ra gaewyoba, holms, ar gamikvirdeba da savsebiT SesaZlebelia, rom swored is<br />
daavadeba iyos. Tu asea, Tqveni saqme Zalian cudadaa. sawyali viqtori meoTxe<br />
dRes mokvda, is ki magari da janiani axalgazrda iyo. Tqven maSin unaurad<br />
mogeCvenaT, rom is londonis SuagulSi daavadda ucnauri aziuri snebiT, romelsac<br />
me sagangebod vswavlob. saocari damTxvevaa, holms. Tqven es marjved SeniSneT,<br />
rom Tqvenis mxriv metismeti simkacre iyo mtkiceba, rom aseT SemTxvevaSi SeiZleba<br />
davinaxoT mizezica da damdgari Sedegic.<br />
- vicodi, rom es Tqveni namoqmedari iyo.<br />
- Tqven es iynoseT, magram damtkiceba arafriT SegeZloT: jer Cems winaaRmdeg<br />
saqme aRZariT da axla TviTon aRmoCndiT gasaWirSi, Cems winaSe ixlaknebiT da<br />
daxmarebas meRrijebiT, ara? ra vuwodoT yovelive amas? a? rogori TamaSa<br />
gamovida?<br />
me gavigone avadmyofis xrinwiani, gaZnelebuli sunTqva. - momeciT wyali, - Tqva<br />
ise CurCuliT sneulma, TiTqos igudeboda.<br />
- Zalian male gamogivaT wirva, uZvirfaseso. magram ise ar waval, rom erTi-ori<br />
sityva ar giTxraT. mxolod amisaTvis gaZlevT wyals. daiWireT! ar<br />
gadmoafurTxoT.<br />
ai, ase. gesmiT, rasac geubnebiT?<br />
holmsma daikvnesa.
- miSveleT, riTac SegiZliaT. daviviwyoT, rac iyo, - CurCulebda holmsi, me<br />
Tavidan amoviSanTav mTel am saqmes. vficav, oRond ganmkurneT, yvelafers<br />
daviviwyeb.<br />
- ras daiviwyebT?<br />
- viqtor sevejis sikvdilis ambavs. axla ar aRiareT, rom es Tqveni mowyobili<br />
saqme iyo? amas daviviwyeb.<br />
- SegiZliaT daiviwyoT an, Tu gnebavT, gaxsovdeT, me aRar menaRvleba. mowmeebs<br />
Soris Tqven veRar iqnebiT. Tqven male sul sxva adgilas gadabargdebiT, Cemo<br />
Zvirfaso holms, Tqven iciT, riTac mokvda Cemi ZmisSvili, hoda, keTili. axla<br />
Tqvenzea laparaki da ara imaze.<br />
- diax, diax.<br />
- Tqvenma megobarma, romelic CemTan gamoagzaneT, - saxeli damaviwyda, - Tqva,<br />
rom sneuleba ist-endSi, mezRvaurebisagan SegeyaraT.<br />
- me namdvilad agre mgonia.<br />
- da mere Tqven amayobT Tqveni Wkua-gonebiT, holms! Tqven Tqvens Tavs TvliT<br />
Zalian sazrianad, xom asea? magram viRac Tqvenze gonieric aRmoCnda. kargad<br />
dafiqrdiT, holms, sneuleba raime sxva gziT xom ar SegeyaraT?<br />
- fiqri ar SemiZlia. Tavi aRar muSaobs, RvTis gulisaTvis, miSveleT da<br />
gadamarCineT.<br />
- diax, giSveliT da dagexmarebiT imis dadgenaSi, Tu ra da rogor moxda. me<br />
minda es gaigoT, vidre mokvdebiT.<br />
- momeciT rame, rom es tkivili Semimsubuqos!<br />
- aha, Tqven ukve tkivilebi dagewyoT? ki, Cemi yuliebic kiodnen sikvdilis win.<br />
iseTi gancda gaqvT, rogorc krunCxvis dros, ara?<br />
- ho, es krunCxvaa.<br />
- ara uSavs, mosmenaSi ar SegiSlis. maS mismineT! xom ver gaixsenebT raime<br />
uCveulo SemTxvevas Tqvens cxovrebaSi, vidre es avadmyofoba SegeyrebodaT?<br />
- ara, araferi ar maxsendeba.<br />
- kargad dafiqrdiT.<br />
- metismetad mZime avad var da fiqris Tavi ara maqvs.<br />
- maSin me dagexmarebiT. fostiT xom araferi migiRiaT?<br />
- fostiT?<br />
- magaliTad, kolofi.<br />
- me mgoni Cemi aRsasrulis wamebi dadga.<br />
- momismineT, holms! - Canda, es juja loginSi mwol holmss anjRrevda. me<br />
mouTmenlobam Semipyro da miWirda safarSi gaCereba.<br />
- Tqven unda gamigonoT! gaxsovT kolofi spilos Zvlisa? Tqven is oTxSabaTs<br />
miiReT. Tqven is gaaReT... gaxsovT?<br />
- diax, diax, iq iyo raRac maxvili zambara. raRac xumroba...<br />
- is rom xumroba ar gaxlavT, amaSi male darwmundebiT. rac SegemTxvaT, Tqvens<br />
Tavs daabraleT, briyvo. ratom gadamideqiT gzaze? is Tqveni axireba rom araa,<br />
Tqven arafers dagiSavebdiT.<br />
- momagonda! - holmsi ixrCoboda. - zambara! xeli gavikawre, sisxli damedina. ai,<br />
is kolofi, magidazea.<br />
- swored isaa! axla Cems jibeSi CaeSveba, Casrialdeba da gaqreba. amrigad, Cems<br />
winaaRmdeg arc erTi samxili aRar dagrCebaT. aba, holms, axla simarTle iciT da<br />
SegiZliaT mokvdeT im SegnebiT, rom bolo me mogiReT. Tqven metismetad bevri<br />
ram icodiT viqtor sevejis sikvdilze, amitom gagxadeT misi bedis ziari. Tqven<br />
Zalian male mokvdebiT, holms. me aq davjdebi da davelodebi, rogor amogxdebaT<br />
suli.<br />
holmsis xma lamis miwyda. CurCulic Zlivs ismoda.
- ra vqna? - hkiTxa smiTma - sinaTles movumato? landebi ukve gamoCndnen? ho,<br />
gadavatrialeb gazis asawev-dasawevs, rom ukeT daginaxoT. - oTaxi gadakveTa da<br />
uecrad Suqma oTaxi gaaCaxCaxa. - kidev xom ar aRmogiCinoT raime daxmareba, Cemo<br />
Zvirfaso megobaro?<br />
- cecxli da sigareti.<br />
sixaruliT kinaRam Sevyvire. holmsi Tavisi Cveulebrivi xmiT laparakobda.<br />
marTalia, cota misustebuliT, magram me xom vcnobdi mis xmas. amas mohyva grZeli<br />
pauza da me vigrZeni, rom kelverton smiTi uxmo gaocebiT dascqeroda holmss.<br />
- ras niSnavs es? - hkiTxa bolos mSrali, mkafio xmiT.<br />
- imisaTvis, rom kargad Seasrulo roli, unda gaiTaviso, Seisisxlxorco is.<br />
patiosan sityvas gaZlevT, rom sami dRea araferi miWamia da araferi damilevia,<br />
sanam Tqven ar momawodeT Wiqa wyali Tavazianad, magram yvelaze Zneli mowevaze<br />
xelis aReba yofila. sigaretic aqaa! - me gavigone asanTis gakvra-gatkacunebis xma.<br />
- ai, erTbaSad ukeT gavxdi. oho, mgoni Cemi megobris nabijis xmac Semomesma!<br />
garedan marTlac moisma nabijebis xma, kari gaiRo da zRurblze inspeqtori<br />
mortoni gamoCnda.<br />
- yvelaferi rigzea, SegiZliaT SeipyroT, - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- Tqven dapatimrebuli xarT viqtor sevejis mkvlelobis braldebis gamo! -<br />
miubrunda inspeqtori jujas.<br />
- da SegiZliaT daumatoT, Serlok holmsis mkvlelobis cdisaTvis! - daumata Cemma<br />
megobarma, siciliT, - avadmyofi rom zedmetad ar Seewuxebina, - mimarTa<br />
inspeqtors holmsma, - kelverton smiTma TviTonve mogcaT niSani, sinaTles rom<br />
auwia. sxvaTa Soris, patimars pijakis marjvena jibeSi erTi patara kolofi udevs.<br />
is unda nivTmtkicebad davitovoT, magram amis nivTebTan Zalian frTxilad unda<br />
vimoqmedoT. dadeviT kolofi magidaze, sasamarTloSi gamogvadgeba.<br />
uceb uecari naxtomis xma Semomesma, rasac Tan bRlaZunisa da rkinis Cxarunis<br />
xmebi axlda. merme tkivilisagan gamwarebuli kacis SeZaxilic gavigone.<br />
- mxolod Tavs daisaxiCrebT - uTxra inspeqtorma. - ideqiT mSvidad!<br />
- es xom maxea! SesZaxa wripina xmiT kacunam. sabraldebo skamze me ki ara, Tqven<br />
dagsvamen, holms. gamomiZaxa, mimkurnaleo, mec veaxeli, axla, ra Tqma unda,<br />
ityvis, rom raRac sisuleleebs vroSavdi, rac TviTonve moigona Tavisi giJuri<br />
eWvebis dasadastureblad. ramdenic geneboT, imdeni icrueT, holms. Cems sityvebs<br />
Tqvensaze arnaklebi wona da gasavali eqneba.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo! - SesZaxa holmsma. - me xom sul gadamaviwyda Cemi megobari.<br />
Zvirfaso uotson, aTas bodiSs gixdiT. warmogidgeniaT? rogor gamomrCa<br />
mxedvelobidan, rom Tqven am ambebis TvaliT mxilveli brZandebiT da yvelaferi<br />
Tqveni sakuTari yuriT moismineT. kelverton smiTs aRar gagacnobT, kargad iciT,<br />
dRes ukve naxeT, kebi gaqvT, inspeqtoro? ukan gamogyvebiT, rogorc ki Cavicvam,<br />
albaT davWirdebi policias.<br />
Cacmisas ramdenime namcxvari SeWama da Wiqa klaretiT wyurvili moikla.<br />
- aseTi kmayofilebiT arc arasodes miWamia da arc misvams, - Tqva man. - Tumca<br />
Cemi cxovrebis wesi raime gansakuTrebuli wesrigiT ar gamoirCeva da aseTi<br />
sagmiro saqmeebis Cadena CemTvis ufro iolia, vidre sxvebisaTvis. aucilebeli iyo,<br />
misis hadsons erwmuna Cemi avadmyofoba, radgan es axali ambavi mas unda euwyebina<br />
TqvenTvis, uotson, Tqven ki, Tqvenis mxriv, mister smiTi unda dagerwmunebinaT.<br />
xom araferi gewyinaT, uotson? Tqven Zalian niWieri kaci xarT, magram aRiareT,<br />
rom avadmyofis rolis Sesruleba CemsaviT ar SegiZliaT. Tqven rom Cemi<br />
saidumlo winaswar gcodnodaT, verasodes daarwmunebdiT mister smiTs, rom saWiro<br />
iyo misi CemTan mosvla. xolo misi mosvla Cemi gegmis mTavari nawili iyo.<br />
vicodi misi SurismaZiebluri xasiaTi da darwmunebuli viyavi, rom movidoda, raTa<br />
Tavisi winaswarganzraxuli moqmedebis danaSaulebrivi Sedegi Tavisi TvaliT exila.<br />
- magram Tqveni garegnoba, holms, sikvdilis mauwyebeli feri da damWknari saxe?
- sami dRis sruli marxva adamians uceb axdunebs. danarCens kaci iolad<br />
moaxerxebs, cotaodeni vazelini Sublze, beladonas wveTebi TvalSi, ferumarili<br />
Rawvebze, cvilis Txeli fena tuCebze - yvelaferi amiT sruliad<br />
damakmayofilebeli efeqtis miRweva SeiZleba. sneulebiT simulacias, albaT, erT<br />
karg monografias mivuZRvni. xolo bodva xanmanwkebze, naxevarkronebze da sxva<br />
sagnebze, romelTac saqmesTan kavSiri ara aqvT, iseT Cinebul STabeWdilebas<br />
axdens, viTom marTla bodav, xom asea, uotson?<br />
- magram ratom ar mimiSviT axlos, roca araviTari gadamdebi avadmyofoba ar<br />
gWirdaT.<br />
- amas rogor mekiTxebiT, Zvirfaso uotson! Tqven marTla xom ar ggoniaT, rom<br />
Tqvens samedicino codnas ar vafasebde? gana SemeZlo imis imedi mqonoda, rom<br />
Tqvens gamocdil Tvals SeumCneveli darCeboda momakvdavi kacis majisa da<br />
temperaturis ucvleloba? xolo Tu Cems avadmyofobas ver dagajerebdiT, maSin<br />
smiTs vin momiyvanda? im kolofs ki Tu gverdidan SexedavT, naxvrets aSkarad<br />
SeamCnevT. kolofs rom gaaRebT, im naxvretidan zambara isars gamoaxtunebs da<br />
gveliviT daggeslavT. etyoba, raRac amnairi mowyobilobiT iqna mokluli sabralo<br />
seveji, romelic am urCxulsa da samemkvidro qonebas Soris idga. Tqven kargad<br />
iciT, rom Zalze mravalferovan korespondenciebs viReb da ukve miveCvie<br />
safrTxes. yovel ucnaur amanaTs eWviT vuyureb. me winaswar vvaraudobdi, Tu smiTs<br />
davarwmunebdi, rom misi boroti ganzraxva warmatebiT dagvirgvinda, aRsarebas<br />
ityoda da yvelafers amoRerRavda. Cemi mogonili sneuleba ki ise gaviTamaSe,<br />
rogorc namdvilma artistma.<br />
Tqveni didad madlobeli var, uotson, axla ki damexmareT, palto Cavicva. roca<br />
policiaSi saqmes movrCebiT, vfiqrob, ar gvawyenda, Tu dasanayreblad simpsonTan<br />
SevivlidiT.<br />
ledi frensis karfeqsis gauCinareba<br />
- magram raRa Turquli? - mkiTxa Serlok holmsma da daJinebiT SeaTvaliera Cemi<br />
waRebi. me maRal wnul savarZelSi, fexebgaWimuli vijeqi da misi mudam fxizeli<br />
mzera Cemma fexsacmelma miipyro.<br />
- inglisuria, - gaocebiT gamovepasuxe me. - latimerTan viyide oqsford-stritze.<br />
holmsma gaiRima da saxeze didad momTmeni kacis gamometyveleba gamoexata.<br />
- abano, abanoa Turquli da ara waRebi! ratom mimasustebeli da Zalian Zvirad<br />
Rirebuli Turquli abano da ara Cveni sakuTari abazana, Sin?<br />
- imitom, rom daxanebuli revmatizmi mawuxebs, Turquli abano ki swored isaa,<br />
rasac Cven, medikosebi aseT SemTxvevaSi vurCevT adamianebs. karga lazaTiani<br />
dazela kunTebisa da tanis Sexureba, ris Semdegac TiTqos xelaxla ibadebi, yvelas<br />
uxdeba.<br />
- sxvaTa Soris, holms, - ganvagrZe me, - logikurad moazrovne adamianisaTvis<br />
Cems fexsacmelsa da Turqul abanos Soris kavSiri TavisTavad cxadia, magram<br />
Zalian dagimadlebT, Tu mainc amixsniT Tqven ras gulisxmobT da swor kvalze<br />
damayenebT.<br />
- mixvedra, gonisa da Wkuis moxmoba, swavleba da yovelive es arc ise<br />
miuwvdomeli ramaa, Zvirfaso uotson. holmsis TvalebSi damcinavi naperwklebi<br />
gakrTa. - am saqmeSi sruliad ubralo daskvnebis gamotanaa saWiro. riTac me<br />
xSirad vsargeblob xolme. SeiZleba aseTi kiTxvac daibados: vin mgzavrobda dRes<br />
kebiT TqvenTan erTad?<br />
- es ukve dakiTxvaa da ara axsna, - cota sayvedurgareuli kiloTi mivuge me.<br />
- yoCaR, uotson, piradi Rirsebis grZnobiT da savsebiT logikuradaa naTqvami.<br />
maS, saidan daviwyeT? modiT, gavarCioT jer kebis ambavi. Tqveni paltos marcxena
mxarze da saxeloze talaxis Sxefebia. Sua adgilas rom mjdariyaviT, albaT sulac<br />
ar moisvrebodiT, an paltos orive kalTa erTnairad dagesvrebodaT. maS, marcxena<br />
mxares ijeqiT, da maSasadame, marto ar yofilxarT.<br />
- ho, axla yovelive naTelia.<br />
- ise Cveulebrivi ambavia, rom sasaciloc kia, ara?<br />
- magram abano da waRebi?<br />
- o, es kidev ufro bavSvur gasarTobad mogeCvenebaT. Tqven xom fexsacmelis<br />
yaiTnebs yovelTvis erTnairad ikravT. axla ki vxedav iklikanturi ormagi maryuJi<br />
gagikeTebiaT. romelic sulac ara hgavs Tqvens naxelavs. vis SeeZlo Tqveni<br />
yaiTnebis Sekvra? an xarazs, an mosamsaxures abanoSi. xarazi gamoricxulia, radgan<br />
fexsacmeli sruliad axalia. ra rCeba? rCeba abano. Zalian ubralo ambavia, ara?<br />
magram rogorc ar unda yofiliyo, uotson, Turqulma abanom mainc keTili saqme<br />
giyoT.<br />
- ras gulisxmobT?<br />
- Tqven aRiareT, rom iq waxvediT sxeulis SesanjRrevad, karga lazaTianad<br />
dazelvisa da gamococxlebis mizniT. neba miboZeT kvlav mogceT tanis SenjRrevisa<br />
da gamococxlebis SesaZlebloba. ras ityviT lozanaSi gamgzavrebaze, Zvirfaso<br />
uotson, - pirveli klasis salon-vagoniT, yvela xarji ukve gadaxdilia da Tanac<br />
princiviT imgzavrebT, ha?<br />
- Cinebulia! magram risTvis?<br />
holmsi Taviseburad gadawva savarZelSi da jibidan ubis wignaki amoiRo.<br />
- amqveynad adamianTa modgmis yvela warmomadgenels Soris - daiwyo Cemma<br />
megobarma, - yvelaze ufro saSiSia martoxela qali, usaxlkaro da umegobro. es,<br />
erTi SexedviT, yovlad uwyinari da SesaZloa yvelaze ufro sasargeblo wevric ki<br />
sazogadoebisa ucvleli mizezia bevri da bevri danaSaulisa. es umweo arseba dRes<br />
aqaa da xval sxvagan, mas sakmao saxsrebi aqvs, qveynidan qveyanaSi xetialobs,<br />
erTi sastumrodan meoreSi gadadis da ai, romelime cnobil saeWvo pansionSi, an<br />
tolebSi, misi kvali gaqreba; TiTqos wiwila iyos, meliebis qveyanaSi gzaabneuli.<br />
da Tu gadasansla vinmem, momkiTxvelic aravin aRmouCndeba. albaT, ledi frensis<br />
karfeqsis Tavs faTeraki unda iyos.<br />
zogadi msjelobidan konkretul ambavze aseTma swrafma gadasvlam gamaxara. holmsi<br />
furclavda ubis wignakis patara furclebs da ganagrZobda:<br />
- ledi frensisi - erTaderTi pirdapiri STamomavalia graf raftonisa. am gvarSi,<br />
miwebi, iqneb gaxsovT kidec, vaJiSvilebis xelSi gadadioda. ledi frensisma mcire<br />
qoneba miiRo, magram mas darCa uiSviaTesi Zvirfaseuloba, Zveli espanuri<br />
namuSevrebi, araCveulebrivi ostatobiT dawaxnagebuli, vercxlSi Camjdari<br />
briliantebi. es samkaulebi qals imdenad uyvarda, rom ar surda maTi datoveba<br />
Tavis bankirTan da yovelTvis Tan dahqonda. Zalian manaRvlebs ledi frensisis<br />
yismaTi. gunebisa Tu RvTis ucnauri axirebiT am lamaz, jerac axalgazrda qals<br />
bedis ganCinebaSi uweria iyos am raRac oci wlis win jerac mZlavri da<br />
gafurCqnuli xis ukanaskneli toti, romelic xmeba.<br />
- ki, magram, ra mouvida?<br />
- ra mouvida ledi frensis karfeqss? cocxalia Tu mkvdari? ai, am dilemis<br />
winaSe vimyofebiT. igi mkacri Cveulebebis mqone adamiania. oTxi welia, or kviraSi<br />
erTxel Tavis moxuc guvernant qals, mis dobnis, romelic kamberuelSi cxovrobs<br />
da ukve didi xania aRar muSaobs, werilebs swers. amJamad saqmis viTareba aseTia:<br />
mis dobnim mommarTa da miTxra: ai, ukve xuTi kviraa, rac ledi frensiss arc<br />
erTi striqoni aRar mouweriao. ukanaskneli werili lozanidan, otel<br />
`nacionalidan~ movidao, saidanac ise wasula, rom misamarTi ar dautovebia.<br />
axloblebi SfoTaven. metismetad SeZlebuli xalxia da ra Tqma unda, araviTar<br />
xarjs ar daeridebian, Tu gavarkvevT, ra moxda.
- da es mis dobni - erTaderTi wyaroa, saidanac cnobebis miReba ZalgviZs? nuTu<br />
ledi frensiss sxva korespondentebi ar hyolia?<br />
- hyavda, uotson, hyolia erTi korespondenti, da swored misgan gavige bevri ram<br />
sagulisxmo. es korespondenti banki gaxlavT. ledi frensisis fuli silvestris<br />
bankSi Zevs. me gavsinje misi angariSi. ukanasknelis win fuli gamoutania lozanis<br />
otelSi angariSis gasasworeblad, magram didi Tanxa auRia, ase rom xelzec kai<br />
Zali fuli darCeboda. Semdeg gasanaRdeblad mxolod erTi Ceki iqna wardgenili.<br />
- vis mier da sad?<br />
- madmuazel mari devinisaa, magram sad gamoweres, ar Cans. is Tanxa sami kviris<br />
win bank `lionis kreditis~ monpelies filials dauxuravs. jami - ormocdaaTi<br />
girvanqaa.<br />
- madmuazel mari devini vinRaa?<br />
- amisi garkvevac movaxerxe. davadgine, rom madmuazel mari devini ledi frensis<br />
karfeqss emsaxureboda, rogorc moaxle, magram risTvis dasWirda mis frensiss,<br />
rom Tavisi fuli moaxlisTvis gadaeca, es jer kidev ver damidgenia. ise, erTi<br />
wuTiTac ar mepareba eWvi, rom Tqveni Zieba mokle xanSi amis garkvevaSic<br />
dagvexmareba.<br />
- Cemi Zieba?<br />
- diax, Tqven xom lozanaSi miemgzavrebiT, raTa cota gavarjiSdeT. Cemi wasvla ki<br />
londonidan ar SeiZleba, vidre abrahamsis sicocxles safrTxe emuqreba. isedac,<br />
mravali mosazrebiT, Cemi wasvla inglisis sazRvrebs iqiT amJamad SeuZlebelia.<br />
skotlend-iardi uCemod moiwyens, sisxlis samarTlis samyaroSi ki gamococxleba<br />
daiwyeba. Tqven gaemgzavreT, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro, da Tu Cemi moridebuli<br />
rCevis yoveli sityvisaTvis ori pensi gadasaxadi metismetad Zviri ar<br />
mogeCvenebaT, dRisa da Ramis nebismier dros mzad viqnebi Tqvenda samsaxurad<br />
kontinenturi telegrafisaTvis misawvdom farglebSi.<br />
ori dRis Semdeg lozanis otel `nacionalis~ kari SevaRe. otelis<br />
saxelganTqmuli mmarTveli musie mozeri gansaxierebuli Tavazianoba iyo. diax,<br />
ledi frensisma maTTan ramdenime kvira icxovra otelSi. yvela moxibla. madami ha<br />
da ha, albaT, ormocisa Tu iqneba, metis araa. axlac Zalian kargi Sesaxedavia, da<br />
aba warmoidgineT, jeelobisas ra mSvenieri iqneboda; ojaxuri ganZisa musie<br />
mozerma araferi icoda, magram msaxurebisagan gaugonia, rom madam karfeqsis mZime<br />
Cemodani sawol oTaxSi mudam daketili iyo. moaxle mari devinic yvelas ise<br />
uyvarda, rogorc misi qalbatoni. mari devini daniSnulic ki yofila otelis erTerT<br />
oficiantze da misi misamarTis gageba sulac ar aRmoCnda rTuli saqme.<br />
`monpelie, traianes quCa, saxli 11~, - Cavwere Cems wignakSi da gavifiqre, rom<br />
TviTon holmss SeSurdeboda is simarjve, riTac es cnobebi movipove.<br />
erTi ram rCeboda bneliT moculi da vera da ver movaxerxe am kuTxisaTvis<br />
naTeli mimeyenebina, ratom wavida ase moulodnelad ledi frensisi lozanidan?<br />
misi cxovreba aq xom Zalze sasiamovnod aewyo! bunebrivi iqneboda, rom mTeli<br />
sezoni lozanaSi gaetarebina. is ki, erT mSvenier dRes, uceb moemzada da wavida,<br />
dakarga erTi kviris gadaxdili qira mSvenieri binisa, romlis fanjrebic tbas<br />
gadahyurebda. am amocanis amoxsna veravin SeZlo. erTaderTi varaudi gamoTqva<br />
moaxlis saqmrom jiulis vibarma: frensisis uecari wasvla otelidan<br />
dakavSirebulia erTi Savgvremani, wvermoSvebuli, maRali mamakacis gamoCenasTano,<br />
otelSi is kaci wina dRes mosula. `gt Tfgmfpub gt mukSefidu Tfgmfpu1~<br />
(veluri, namdvili veluri) - gaiZaxoda jiulis vibari. is kaci Cvens qalaqSi<br />
sadRac daqiravebul binaSi unda cxovrobdeso. bevrs daunaxavs, rom, erTxel, roca<br />
madami sanapiroze seirnobda, is kaci miuaxlovda da aRelvebiT laparaki dauwyo.<br />
ingliseliao, ambobdnen, magram misi saxeli aravin icoda. meore dRes madami<br />
sadRac gaemgzavra. jiulis vibarica da rac mTavaria, misi daniSnulic amtkicebdnen,<br />
rom im vaJbatonis gamocxadeba iyo mizezi madamis wasvlisa. ledi frensis
karfeqsis gauCinareba momxdari ambebis Sedegia. jiulis vibarma uari Tqva mxolod<br />
erTi ramis axsnaze: Tu ratom wavida mari, risTvis miatova Tavisi qalbatoni. an<br />
ar icoda, an ar surda amaze laparaki. `Tu es gainteresebT, CabrZandiT<br />
monpelieSi da TviTon mas hkiTxeTo~, - Tqva.<br />
ase dasrulda Cemi Ziebisa da kvlevis pirveli nawili. axla unda gamerkvia, saiT<br />
wavida ledi frensis karfeqsi lozanidan. raki es garemoeba damala, maSasadame,<br />
ganzraxuli hqonda, Tavisi wasvliT viRacisaTvis kvali aebnia. sxvagvarad rogor<br />
unda agvexsna, rom misi bargis furclakze badeni ar iyo aRniSnuli? TviTonaca da<br />
misi bargic rainis dasaxelebul kurortze ara pirdapiri, aramed Sori gziT,<br />
SemovliT gaemgzavrnen. kukis adgilobrivi ganyofilebis biuroSi rom es gavige,<br />
me badenSi gaveSure, winaswar ki holmss Sevatyobine telegrafiT mTeli Cemi<br />
moqmedeba, rac man gulkeTili xumrobiT momiwona da Semaqo.<br />
badenSi iolad vipove TiTqos dakarguli kvali. ledi frensisi gaCerebula otel<br />
`albionSi~ da iq ori kvira ucxovria. iqve gaucvnia viRac eqimi Slezingeri,<br />
samxreT afrikeli misioneri da misi coli. rogorc TiTqmis yvela martoxela<br />
qali, ledi frensisi nugeSsa da Svebas religiaSi eZiebda. am qalze<br />
araCveulebrivi zegavlena moexdina doqtor Slezingeris pirovnebasa da mis<br />
mtkice rwmenas. im xanebSi Slezingers Turme tanjavda is sneuleba, romelic maSin<br />
Seyroda, roca samxreT afrikaSi TavganwirviT moRvaweobda. ledi frensisi<br />
gulmodgined exmarebodao misis Slezingers wmindanis movlaSi, rogorc es ambavi<br />
otelis mmarTvelma miambo. wmindani mTeli dRe aivanze ijda xolme, Rrma<br />
savarZelSi, or mandilosans Soris da wminda miwis rukis Sedgenaze muSaobdao. igi<br />
gansakuTrebiT midielebis istoriiT yofila dainteresebuli, razedac Turme<br />
monografias amzadebs. bolos doqtoris janmrTeloba sagrZnoblad gaumjobesebula<br />
da is colTan erTad londonSi dabrunebula. ledi frensisic maT gahyoliaT. es<br />
ambavi sami kviris win momxdara da Semdeg im samis Taobaze mmarTvels aRaraferi<br />
smenia. rac Seexeba moaxle maris, ledi frensisis gamgzavrebamde sami dRiT adre,<br />
is qalbatonisagan namtiralevi gamosula, otelis mosamsaxure gogoebisaTvis<br />
SeuCivlia, qalbatonTan aRar vimsaxurebo da saSinlad danaRvlianebuli<br />
gamgzavrebula. doqtor Slezingers Tavisi angariSica da ledi frensis karfeqsis<br />
danaxarjebic TviTon gadauxdia.<br />
- da iciT, - Tqva bolos otel `albionis~ mmarTvelma, - ledi frensiss marto<br />
Tqven ki ara, sxvebic daeZebeno. erTi kviris win misi ambis sakiTxavad CvenTan<br />
viRac mamakaci movida.<br />
- saxeli Tqva?<br />
- ara. ingliselia, Tumca garegnoba tipuri ingliselisa ara aqvs.<br />
- velurs hgavs, ara? - vkiTxe da amiT Cemi megobris saxelovani holmsis,<br />
meTodis Tanaxmad, Sevapirispire CemTvis cnobili faqtebi.<br />
- diax, diax, swored velursa hgavda. es sityva mis saqcielsa da garegnobas<br />
Zalian Seefereba. aylayuda, mziT damwvari, wverosani, aseTis adgili soflis<br />
traqtiria da ara feSenebeluri sastumro. kaci ki ara, raRac mrisxane urjukia,<br />
sul cofebsa yris, CemdaTavad aseTis ganawyenebas moveridebodi.<br />
rogorc iqna, idumalebis fardis axda daiwyo - ase TandaTan ufro naTlad da<br />
mkafiod vxedavT quCebSi mosiaruleebs, roca nisli ifanteba. RvTisnier qals,<br />
yvelas rom endoba, kvaldakval dasdevs bediTi aCrdili. qals eSinia Tavisi<br />
mdevrisa, Torem lozanidan ase anazdad ar wavidoda. adre Tu gvian daeweva. an<br />
iqneb ukve daewia? amiT xom ar aixsneba ledi karfeqsis xangrZlivi dumili?<br />
maSadasame, badenSi gacnobil keTil adamianebs ar SesZlebiaT daecvaT qali<br />
muqarisa da devnisagan. ra saSineli saidumlo, ra miuwvdomeli ganzraxva aiZulebs<br />
im velur kacs, rom ledi frensiss kvaldakval sdios? es kiTxvebi mTeli sigrZesiganiT<br />
aRimarTnen da Cems wminda gadawyvetilebas elodnen.
yvelaferi mivwere holmss, kmayofilma, rom saqmis arss ase male Cavwvdi. pasuxad<br />
miRebul depeSaSi holmsi mTxovda, amewera doqtor Slezingeris marcxena yuri.<br />
raRac Taviseburi iumoris grZnoba moevlineba xolme holmss, zogjer sxvisi<br />
Seuracxmyofelic. me, ra Tqma unda, uyuradRebod davtove misi ualago xumroba, -<br />
sxvaTa Soris, misi depeSa miviRe ukve monpelieSi, sadac mari devinis sanaxavad<br />
wavedi.<br />
yofili moaxlis saxli iolad vipovne. man yvelaferi, miambo, rac icoda. mari<br />
devins Zalian hyvareboda Tavisi qalbatoni da mxolod imitom damSvidobebia, rom,<br />
misi azriT, axla ledi karfeqss gars megobrebi exvia. amaSi mari devini<br />
darwmunebuli iyo, isedac Cemi qorwinebis dRe axlovdeboda da maSin, sulerTia,<br />
qalbatons unda davSorebodio, miTxra. Sewuxebulma yofilma msaxurma aRiara isic,<br />
rom misis frensisi badenSi yofnis dros xSirad miwyreboda, TiTqos Cems<br />
erTgulebaSi eWvi epareboda da erTxel dakiTvac ki momiwyoo. amitom masTan<br />
ganSoreba arc ise mimZims, rogorc vfiqrobdio. ledi frensiss saqorwino<br />
saCuqris saxiT mari devinisaTvis Turme ormocdaaTi girvanqa gaumetebia. rogorc<br />
me, ise moaxle gogosac seriozul safrTxed migvaCnda is ucnobi kaci, romelsac<br />
qalbatoni lozanidan gaecala. mosamsaxure gogom Tavisi TvaliT naxa is veluri<br />
ledi karfeqss yvelas Tvalwin xelSi rogor Caafrinda. saSineli kacia, viRac<br />
cofiani da oxeri. ledi frensisi albaT imitom gaemgzavra londonSi<br />
SlezingerebTan erTad, rom im kacisa eSinodao. qalbatons CemTan im kacze<br />
arasodes ulaparakia, magram bevri niSnis mixedviT vxedavdi, rom qalbatons<br />
erTTavad mZime SiSi tanjavdao.<br />
- eger, SexedeT! - uceb Sewyvita laparaki gogom da skamidan wamovarda, -<br />
naZirala kidev imis kvals eZebs.<br />
sastumros Ria fanjaraSi me davinaxe Zalian maRali kaci, romelsac Savi xuWuWa<br />
wver-ulvaSi hqonda. nela midioda quCaSi, qvafenilze, da saxlebis nomrebs<br />
gulmodgined aTvalierebda. ueWvelia isic ledi karfeqsis mosamsaxures daeZebda.<br />
daufiqreblad gaviWeri gareT da SevaCere.<br />
- Tqven ingliseli xarT? - vkiTxe.<br />
- mere Tqven ra, Tundac ingliseli viyo? - agdebulad miTxra ucnobma.<br />
- neba momeciT gkiTxoT, ra gqviaT?<br />
- ra Tqveni Wkuis saqmea, - momiWra sityva Tavxedma.<br />
viTareba daiZaba. gadavwyvite jiqur misvla - pirdapiri gza xom yvelaze moklea!<br />
- da mkacrad vkiTxe:<br />
- sadaa ledi frensis karfeqsi?<br />
gaocebuli momaSterda.<br />
- ra daatexeT Tavs? ratom devniT im qals? me pasuxs viTxov!<br />
rogorc vefxvi, iseTi gaSmagebuli RmuiliT meca is kaci. araerTxel gamilaxavs<br />
mowinaaRmdege CxubSi. magram im giJs rkinis TaTebi da cofiani xaris Rone<br />
aRmoaCnda. sami wamic ar gasula, rom yelSi mwvda, wamiWira da ukve grZnobas<br />
vkargavdi, rom Cems beds, uceb, iqve samikitnodan gamovarda viRac gauparsavi<br />
frangi, lurjxalaTiani Segirdi, Cems damjabnels marjved Cascxo mxrebSi keti da<br />
xeli gaaSvebina. is oxeri wuTiT kidev idga, meryeobda cofmoreuli da albaT<br />
fiqrobda, kidev xom ar veceo, Semdeg borotad Caiburtyuna raRac da im<br />
kabaresken wavida, saidanac is iyo gamovedi. Semovbrundi, rom madloba meTqva Cemi<br />
mxsnelisaTvis, romelic jer kidev qvafenilze idga, da uecrad gavigone:<br />
- aba, gilocav, uotson, saqmis ase gafuWebas mofiqreba ar unda? Cans, CemTan<br />
erTad mogixdebaT Ramis eqspersiT londons dabruneba.<br />
erTi saaTis Semdeg Serlok holmsi, ukve Tavisi sakuTari saxiT, rogorc<br />
yovelTvis sufTa da eleganturi, Cems gverdiT ijda otelSi. misi moulodneli<br />
bednieri gamoCena ubralod ar momxdara: garemoebebma saSualeba misces,<br />
londonidan wamosuliyo da gadauwyvetia gamoveWire iq, sadac, misi varaudiT,
imJamad unda vyofiliyavi. muSis samosi Caucvams da Cems molodinSi samikitnoSi<br />
mokalaTebula.<br />
- da rogor Tanmimdevrulad moqmedebdiT, Zvirfaso uotson! yvela im Secdomidan,<br />
rac SeiZleboda kacs mosvloda, xelidan arc erTi ar gauSviT. sabolood yvela<br />
daafrTxeT da verc veraferi gaarkvieT.<br />
- iqneb verc Tqven moaxerxebdiT metis gagebas, - wyeniT mivuge mec.<br />
- araviTari `iqneba~ ar arsebobs, rakiRa me marTlac meti movaxerxe. ager didad<br />
pativcemuli filip grinic gamoCnda, igi Tqveni mezobelia sastumroSi. SesaZloa,<br />
misi daxmarebiT saqme ufro warmatebiT waviyvanoT.<br />
laqiam siniT mogvarTva sadarbazo baraTi da oTaxSi Semovida is wverosani<br />
xuligani, romelic quCaSi Tavs damesxa, me rom Semomxeda, SekrTa da SeCerda.<br />
- es ras niSnavs, mister holms? - ikiTxa man. - Tqveni baraTi miviRe da aqeT<br />
gamoveSure. magram rogor avxsna aq am kacis yofna?<br />
- es kaci - Cemi Zveli megobari da kolega, eqimi uotsonia, igi Cvens samZebro<br />
saqmeSi daxmarebas gviwevs.<br />
ucnobma mziT damwvari mixakisferi TaTi gamomiwoda da ramdenime sabodiSo sityva<br />
miTxra: - mgoni didi ziani ar mogayeneT. roca Tqven brali damdeT, viTom im<br />
qalis winaSe raime dameSavebinos, veRar moviTmine. am dReebSi ise vcxovrob, rom<br />
Cemi movaleoba da pasuxismgebloba kargad aRar mesmis. nervebma miRalata, magram<br />
yvelaze Zalian is mainteresebs, mister holms, saerTod rogor gaigeT Cemi<br />
arseboba?<br />
- me velaparake ledi frensisis guvernant qals, mis dobnis.<br />
- sayvareli moxuci susan dobni Tavisi uzarmazari CaCiT! kargad maxsovs!<br />
- imasac axsovxarT. iseTi, rogoric iyaviT uwin, afrikaSi wasvlamde.<br />
- maS, Tqven mTeli Cemi cxovrebis ambavi iciT! kargia, rom damalva da dafarva<br />
arafrisa mWirdeba, mister holms. geficebiT, qveynad ar moinaxeba kaci, romelsac<br />
eyvareboda qali ufro Zlier, vidre me miyvarda ledi frensisi. magram<br />
axalgazrdobaSi TavaSvebul cxovrebas veweodi, rogorc Cveni wris mravali<br />
axalgazrda kaci, Tumca sxvebze cudi ar vyofilvar. im qalis suli ki ubiwo<br />
TovliviT spetaki iyo. yovelive tlanqi da mdabali, mouTmeneli da autaneli iyo<br />
misTvis. roca Cemgan Cadenili ambebi mis yurs miswvda, Cemi naxva aRar moisurva.<br />
arada me vuyvardi am wminda qals - ai, raa sakvirveli! vuyvardi ise, rom Cemi<br />
gulisaTvis mTeli sicocxle gauTxovari darCa.me barbertonSi wavedi. gavida<br />
mravali weli, movixveWe simdidre da bolos gadavwyvite Zveli satrfos povna,<br />
iqneb guli movulbo-meTqi. vicodi, rom ar gaTxovila. lozanaSi aRmovaCine,<br />
warsuli gavaxsene, Sevevedre, patieba vTxove. mgonia, Cems Txovnas yrud ar<br />
Sexvedria, magram gautexeli nebisyofisa iyo da, roca meore dRes masTan mivedi,<br />
Sevityve, rom lozana mietovebina: movaxerxe imis gageba, rom badenSi wasula,<br />
xolo cota mogvianebiT isic davadgine, rom aq cxovrobs misi moaxle. uxeSi,<br />
tlanqi kaci var, gamovlilma cxovrebam gamxada aseTi da, roca doqtorma<br />
uotsonma im qalze laparaki damiwyo, vifeTqe. magram, RvTis gulisaTvis,<br />
miTxariT, ra SeemTxva ledi frensiss?<br />
- swored es gvinda gavigoT, - Tqva holmsma Zalian seriozulad. - Tqven sad<br />
gaCerdebiT londonSi?<br />
- otel `langhemSi~.<br />
- maSin gTxovT dauyovnebliv gaeSureT londons da, Tu dagvWirdebiT, mzad<br />
iyaviT. auxdeneli imedebiT ar minda agavsoT, mister grin, magram ledi frensisis<br />
gadasarCenad, garwmunebT, gakeTdeba yvelaferi, rac SesaZlebelia. axla metis Tqma<br />
ar SemiZlia. ai, Cemi sadarbazo baraTi. roca geneboT, damikavSirdiT. axla ki,<br />
uotson, Tu Tqven gaemzadebiT, me gavvardebi telegrafSi da vTxov misis hadsons,<br />
xval rva saaTze or damSeul kacs Tavisi, rogorc mzareulis, xelovneba<br />
gviCvenos.
eiker-stritze depeSa gveloda. holmsma xarbi interesiT waikiTxa da gamomiwoda.<br />
depeSa gamogzavnili iyo badenidan da sul erT sityvas Seicavda: `moglejili~.<br />
- ra aris es? - gamikvirda.<br />
- am erT sityvas uzarmazari azri aqvs, - Tqva holmsma. - imedi maqvs, gaxsovT<br />
Cemi Txovna, rac erTi SexedviT suleluri mogeCvenebodaT: me gTxovdiT, ageweraT<br />
pativcemuli misioneris marcxena yuri. Tqven is depeSa upasuxod datoveT.<br />
- me arc SemeZlo mag cnobis mowodeba, me xom im dros badenSi ar viyavi.<br />
- marTals brZanebT. swored amitom gavugzavne igive depeSis asli `albionis~<br />
mmarTvels da ager pasuxi.<br />
- mere, raze metyvelebs misi pasuxi?<br />
- imaze, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, rom saqme gvaqvs uaRresad eSmak da saSiS kacTan.<br />
misioneri samxreT afrikidan, doqtori Slezingeri holi piters-wmindani, gaxlavT<br />
erT-erTi yvelaze ufro gamobrZmedili borotmoqmedTagani, romelic avstraliidan<br />
mogvevlina. es axalgazrda qveyana ukve mravali samagaliTo nimuSis akvania.<br />
pitersi martoxela qalebze monadirea, igi maT Tavis maxeSi abams, borotad<br />
iyenebs maTs religiur grZnobebs, xolo ingliseli qali, saxelad freizeri, misi<br />
egreTwodebuli coli, am saqmeSi exmareba. doqtor Slezingeris taqtikam momca<br />
safuZveli daveWvebuliyavi, rom Slezingeri ki ara, piters-wmindania, misi marcxena<br />
yuris is aRweriloba ki, romelic depeSaSia mocemuli, Cems eWvs adasturebs.<br />
piters-wmindans marcxena yuri miaknites mTvralebma q. adelaidaSi Cxubis dros.<br />
1889 wels sabralo ledi frensisi saSineli adamianebis xelSia Cavardnili,<br />
uotson. isini arafris winaSe ar daixeven ukan. Zalian advili SesaZlebelia, rom<br />
qali cocxalic aRar iyos. Tu cocxalia, albaT cxraklitulSi hyavT gamomwyvdeuli<br />
da werilis daweras veRar axerxebs. SesaZloa, londons verc CaaRwia, Tumca vin<br />
icis, kontinentur policiasTan xumroba saxifaTo ramaa, maT registraciis iseTi<br />
sistema aqvT, rom Slezingeri da misi amfsoni qals ver gamoaparebdnen; an iqneb<br />
Sorsac wavida, magram es naklebad sarwmunoa, radgan londoni erTaderTi adgilia<br />
mTels inglisSi, sadac aramzadebs SeuZliaT qali ise Seinaxon, eWvi aravin aiRos.<br />
instinqtiT vgrZnob, rom ledi karfeqsi londonSia, magram isic ar vici, sad<br />
veZioT. amitom gamosavali erTia: moTmineba. axla visadiloT, mogvianebiT ki<br />
skotlend-iardSi Sevivli da Cvens megobar lestreids gavesaubrebi.<br />
dro gadioda, magram verc policiam, verc holmsis informaciis sakuTarma biurom<br />
- patara, magram uaRresad moqmedma organizaciam - ver SeZlo ledi karfeqsis<br />
adgilsamyofelis aRmoCena. adamianebi, romelTac veZebdiT, ise daikargnen<br />
mravalmilionian londonSi, TiTqos amqveynad arc yofiliyvnen. vaqveynebdiT<br />
gazeTebSi gancxadebebs, fxizlad vmeTvalyureobdiT yvela bunags, sadac SeiZleboda<br />
pitersi gamoCeniliyo, mxedvelobis areSi gvyavda xalxi, romelTanac mas odesRac<br />
kavSiri hqonia, magram yvelaferi amao iyo. mTeli kviris unayofo Ziebasa da<br />
mtanjvel fiqrebs Sedegad is mohyva, rom uecrad Cvens rudunebasa da garjas<br />
naTeli moefina. bevingtonis lombardSi vestminster-roudze Zveli espanuri<br />
namuSevari, briliantebiT gawyobili vercxlis sakidi moitanes. nivTi CacmulobiT<br />
samRvdelom, tanmaRalma, uwverulvaSo kacma daagirava. etyoba, mogiravnes saxelica<br />
da misamarTic yalbi dautova. mister bevingtons ar SeumCnevia, damgiravebels<br />
ranairi yuri hqonda, magram, sityvieri portretis mixedviT, igi udavod<br />
Slezingeri iyo.<br />
Cveni wverosani megobari otel `langhemSi~ cxovrobda, igi samjer gvestumra ambis<br />
gasagebad. mesamed swored im dros mogvadga, roca briliantis Cabarebis ambavi<br />
gavigeT. dardma igi ramdenime wliT daabera, tansacmeli tanze ise ekida, rogor<br />
sakidze. `netav raimeTi SemeZlos Tqveni daxmareba!~ - gveubneboda sasowarkveTili.<br />
rogorc iqna, holmsma misTvis saqme gamonaxa.<br />
- raki Zvirfasi qvebis dagiravebas mihyo xeli, axla namdvilad SevipyrobT.<br />
- magram es xom imas niSnavs, rom ledi frensiss raRac ubedureba daemarTa?
holmsma Tavi raRac saeWvod gadaaqn-gadmoaqnia.<br />
unda vivaraudoT, rom isini aqamde tyveobaSi tanjavdnen qals. misi ganTavisufleba<br />
maT ar SeuZliaT, radgan es ambavi daRupavT. mister grin, Cven uaresi da uaresi<br />
ambebis molodini unda viqonioT.<br />
- me ra unda gavakeTo?<br />
- Tqven xom ar gicnoben isini?<br />
- ara.<br />
- SesaZlebelia, meored is sxva oqromWedelTan mivides. maSin yvelaferi Tavidan<br />
unda daviwyoT. Tumca bevingtonTan kargi fasi aiRo da arc araferi ukiTxavs<br />
vinmes, amitom Cemi varaudiT, roca fuli isev dasWirdeba, albaT masTanve<br />
micunculdeba. bevingtons werils gavugzavni da gavagebineb, rom am dReebSi mis<br />
maRaziaSi Tqveni yofna aucilebelia: Tu pitersi mova, mas saxlamde unda mihyveT<br />
da sdioT. oRond naCqarevi nabiji ar gadadgaT da, rac mTavaria, araviTari<br />
Zaladoba! momeciT kacuri sityva, rom CemTan SeuTanxmeblad arafers moimoqmedebT.<br />
ori dRe ise gavida, pativcemul grinisagan araviTari cnoba ar migviRia (sxvaTa<br />
Soris, is saxelganTqmuli admiralis grinis Svili iyo. admirali grini xom<br />
yirimis omSi azovis flots sardlobda). mesame dRes grini akankalebuli da<br />
ferdakarguli Semovarda beiker-stritis sastumro oTaxSi.<br />
- xelSi Cagvivarda, xelSi Cagvivarda, - rogorc iyo amoTqva, rac undoda.<br />
mRelvarebisagan xma uwydeboda. holmsma igi savarZelSi Casva da dasamSvideblad<br />
ramdenime tkbili sityva uTxra.<br />
- yvelaferi dalagebulad gviambeT, - sTxova bolos.<br />
- qali am erTi saaTis win movida. diax, amjerad coli mobrZanda da zustad<br />
iseTive sakidari moitana, rogoric pirvelad. maRali, fermkrTali qalia, qrcvinis<br />
Tvalebi aqvs...<br />
- es is qalia, - daudastura holmsma.<br />
- gavyevi. kenington-roudze Seuxvia, kudSi mivdevdi. uceb mekubovis duqanSi<br />
Sevida...<br />
holmsi SekrTa. - mere, - ikiTxa man gabzaruli xmiT da gasca is Sinagani<br />
cecxlovani mRelvareba, rasac misi civi gamometyveleba da nacrisferi saxe<br />
niRbavda.<br />
- Sevyevi. ledi daxlTan mdgar qals elaparakeboda, Cems yurs moswvda misi<br />
sityvebi: `ra didxans ayovnebT!~ imanac Tavi imarTla: `yvelaferi saTanado<br />
misamarTiT mova. Cven xom sagangebo SekveTiT mogvixda keTeba, aman ostatebi<br />
Seaferxa...~ am dros me daminaxes da gaCumdnen. raRac-ruRac wvrilmanebi mivikiTxmovikiTxe<br />
da quCaSi gamovedi.<br />
- sworad moqceulxarT. Semdeg ra moxda?<br />
- qalic gamovida, magram ver daminaxa, me mezobel SesasvlelSi davimale. albaT<br />
eWvi aiRo, radgan sul aqeT-iqiT iyureboda. Semdeg kebs mouxmo da wavida. bedze<br />
mec maSinve daviWire kebi da davedevne. brikstonze amovyaviT Tavi. sadac Sevida,<br />
misamarTi SemiZlia giTxraT: poultni-skveri, saxli 36. me gza ganvagrZe. kebmeni<br />
gavuSvi da saxlis dazvervas Sevudeqi.<br />
- Suqi mxolod erT fanjaraSi enTo, pirvel sarTulze, magram farda daSvebuli<br />
iyo da veraferi gavarCie. videqi da vfiqrobdi, ra momemoqmeda. uceb aivanTan<br />
daxuruli furgoni gaCerda. ori mamakaci qvafenilze gadmoxta, raRac gamoaTries<br />
furgonidan da aivanze aitanes... mister holms, es iyo kubo.<br />
- ah...<br />
- imwams mindoda mec oTaxSi Sevvardniliyavi. kari gaiRo, rom kubos mimtani<br />
kacebi SigniT SeeSvaT da kubo SeetanaT. karis zRurblze me igive qali davinaxe:<br />
imanac Semomxeda da mgoni micno. SevamCnie, rom SekrTa da kari xmauriT moxura.<br />
me momagonda, rasac dagpirdiT, da aqeT gamoveSure.
- saqmis aseTi sanaqebo gaZRolisaTvis madlobis meti ra meTqmis, - holmsma<br />
magididan qaRaldis nagleji aiRo da swrafad raRac dawera. - uorderod<br />
dapatimrebis neba ara gvaqvs. axla yvelafers ajobebs, mister grin, es Cemi<br />
baraTi policiaSi miitanoT da orderi aiRoT. SeiZleba wamoiWras raRac siZneleebi,<br />
magram, vfiqrob, dakarguli Zvirfaseulobis gayidva sakmarisi sababia eWvmitanilze<br />
daWeris orderis gasacemad. wvrilmanebs albaT lestreidi gaarkvevs.<br />
- amasobaSi xom im ledis moklaven! aba, rad undodaT is kubo da visTvisaa, Tu<br />
ara im ledisTvis?<br />
- mister grin, yvelafers viRonebT, rac ZalgviZs. wuTsac ar davkargavT. gvendeT.<br />
aba, uotson, - momibrunda holmsi, roca grini gaiqca. - axla is kanonis Zalas<br />
mogvaSvelebs, Cven ki, rogorc yovelTvis, kanons gverds avuvliT. vSiSob, saqme<br />
ise Savadaa, yvela zoma gamarTlebas poulobs. aba, swrafad poultniskverisaken!<br />
- vcadoT da mTeli suraTi aRvadginoT, - miTxra holmsma, roca Cveni kebi<br />
parlamentis gverdiT mihqroda da mere vestminsteris xidze gadioda. -<br />
aramzadebma ubeduri qali londonSi gaityues, winaswar ki aiZules, Tavidan<br />
moeSorebina erTguli qaliSvili. Tu ledi frensisma moaxerxa da vinmes raime<br />
miswera kidec, werilebs albaT is garewrebi igdebdnen xelT. danamdvilebiT<br />
SemiZlia vTqva, rom viRac Tanamzraxvelma londonSi maT bina uqirava, albaT<br />
mTeli saxli. im karis zRurblze gadasuli ledi tyved aqcies da Zvirfaseuloba,<br />
risi xelSi Cagdebac Tavidanve surdaT, maTi nadavli gaxda. isini TandaTanobiT<br />
yidian sxvis qonebas da araviTari safrTxe arc anaRvlebT, radgan darwmunebulni<br />
arian, rom maTi msxverplis bedi aravis ainteresebs, Tu tyve xelidan<br />
dausxltebaT, ra Tqma unda, is maT amxels. amitom ecdebian, rom igi xelidan ar<br />
gauSvan. magram mTeli sicocxle Caketili xom ar eyolebaT?! Seqmnili<br />
mdgomareobidan maTi erTaderTi gamosavali mkvlelobaa.<br />
- yvelaferi uaRresad naTelia.<br />
- axla saqmis meore mxridan SevxedoT. sadac azris ganviTarebis ori gza<br />
erTimeores gadakveTs, es adgili yvelaze ufro axloa WeSmaritebasTan. amosaval<br />
wertilad aviRoT ara ledi frensisi, aramed kubo da ukan davixioT. me mgonia,<br />
kubo imis damadasturebelia, rom ledi frensisi gardaicvala. magram amas garda<br />
es niSnavs oficialur dakrZalvas, eqimis mowmobasa da policiis nebarTvas. ledi<br />
frensisi rom romelime martivi saSualebiT moeklaT, gvams ezoSi daflavdnen.<br />
magram aq yvelaferi cxadi da daufaravia. ras niSnavs es? imas, rom ledi<br />
frensisi mokles iseTi uCveulo xerxiT, rom Zaladoba eqimmac ki ver gamoicno.<br />
albaT raRac iSviaTi SxamiT mowamles. mainc ucnauria, rom damnaSaveebma eqims neba<br />
darTes, gvami enaxa, iqneb eqimi moisyides? raRac daujerebli ambavia.<br />
- yalb sabuTs ver daamzadebdnen?<br />
- es saSiSia, uotson, Zalian saSiSi. ara mgonia aseTi ram gaebedaT... hei, kebi<br />
SeaCereT! esaa lobardi gaviareT, maS momdevno saxli - mekubovisaa. uotson,<br />
Tqveni saxe ndobas STaagonebs adamians. SediT da hkiTxeT, ra droisTvisaa<br />
daniSnuli xval gasveneba poultni-skveridan.<br />
mekubovis qalma gulaxdilad miTxra, xval diliT rva saaTzeao gasveneba.<br />
- ai, xedavT, uotson, araviTari idumaleba, yvelafers dRisiT, mzisiT akeTeben.<br />
rogorRac mouxerxebiaT yvelafris oficialurad gaformeba da axla aRarafris<br />
SiSi ara aqvT. ra gaewyoba, Cven erTi gamosavali gvaqvs: jiqur mivideT, Sin<br />
SeveWraT, Tqven SeiaraRebuli xarT?<br />
- ai, Cemi xeljoxi.<br />
- ara uSavs, Cven magrebi varT Cveni simarTliT. visac sindisi sufTa aqvs, is<br />
samgzis SeiaraRebulia. saqme iseTi saSuria, rom axla kanonierebis dacva ar<br />
moxerxdeba, policias ver davelodebiT, gaeSureT, gTxovT, erTad vcadoT bedi,<br />
uotson. pirveli SemTxveva xom ar aris!
esa Tqva da Savi, didi saxlis karTan zaris Toki magrad CamoqaCa. kari maSinve<br />
gaaRes. naxevrad bneli holis karTan, zRurblze, maRali qali idga.<br />
- ra gnebavT? - ikiTxa civad, Tan cdilobda bnelSi kargad SeveTvalierebineT.<br />
- doqtor Slezingers minda velaparako, - miugo holmsma.<br />
- aseTi aq aravina cxovrobs.<br />
qals undoda kari moexura, magram holmsma fexi karsa da zRurbls Sua Cadga.<br />
- Tu asea, maSin is kaci melaparakos, vinc am saxlSi cxovrobs, ra saxelsac ar<br />
unda ikuTvnebdes! - Seupovrad uTxra qals.<br />
qalma Segvayovna, magram mainc SegviSva.<br />
- ra gaewyoba, SemodiT, Cems qmars aravisi ar eSinia.<br />
sadarbazo kari Caketa, sastumro oTaxSi SegviZRva, Suqi aanTo. mister pitersi<br />
axlave aq gaCndebao, gviTxra da oTaxidan gavida.<br />
qalis sityvebi sruli simarTle gamodga. naxevari wuTis lodinic ar dagvWirvebia,<br />
oTaxis SeTvalierebac ver movaswariT, - mxolod CrCilisagan daWmuli aveji<br />
SevniSneT, - rom kari gaiRo da sastumroSi msubuqi nabijiT Semovida sufTad<br />
gaparsuli, maRali meloti kaci. farTo, RaJRaJa, dRlaSi saxe da dakidebuli<br />
loyebi gadametebuli gulkeTilobiT ucinoda, rasac arafriT ar esadageboda<br />
bageebze aRbeWdili sastiki gamometyveleba.<br />
- aq uTuod raRac Secdomaa, batonebo, - Zaldautaneblad mogvmarTa, yvelafris<br />
Semsubuqeba rom undaT xolme, iseTi kiloTi, - Cans, misamarTi SegeSalaT da Tu<br />
cotas kidev gaivliT marcxniv...<br />
- arsadac ar wavalT, mtkiced miugo Cemma megobarma. - Cven ara gvaqvs zedmeti<br />
dro, mister henri piters adelaidelo, anu uwindelo badenelo da samxreT<br />
afrikelo doqtoro Slezingero. Tqveni persona amocnobilia da es iseve<br />
ueWvelia, rogorc is, rom Cemi saxelia Serlok holmsi.<br />
pitersi - amieridan ase movixsenieb - Secaxcaxda da Tvali miaStera kvalSi mdgom<br />
madevars.<br />
- ras izam, yvelaferi xdeba, mister holms, magram Tqvenma mrisxane saxelma ver<br />
damzafra, - Tqva man. - roca kacs sindisi sufTa aqvs, imas arafris eSinia. ra<br />
gnebavT Cems saxlSi?<br />
- gvinda gavigoT, ra uyaviT ledi frensis karfeqss, romelic badenidan<br />
CamoiyvaneT.<br />
- Zalian did pativs damdebT, Tu metyviT, sad imyofeba igi amJamad, - mSvidad<br />
miugo pitersma. - asi girvanqa hmarTebs Cemi, sanacvlod ki wyvili yalbqvebiani<br />
ugemovno sakidari SemomaCeCa. lombardSi maTi Sexedvac ar isurves. ledi frensis<br />
badenSi agvekida me da misis piterss - iq marTlac sxva saxeliT vcxovrobdi - da<br />
londonamde ar Camogvcilda. me gavaswore misi angariSi sastumroSi, gadavixade<br />
agreTve bileTis safasuri. londonSi ki sadRac gauCinarda, da valSi, rogorc<br />
mogaxseneT, raRac Zvelmoduri samkaulebi dagvitova.<br />
ledi karfeqss Tu ipovniT, mister holms, Zalian damavalebT.<br />
- aucileblad, - miugo holmsma. - ar mivatoveb mis Zebnas am saxlSi, vidre ar<br />
vipovni.<br />
- sad aris Cxrekis orderi?<br />
holmsma jibidan pistolets amoayofina Tavi da piterss uCvena. jerjerobiT amiT<br />
unda davkmayofildeT.<br />
- Tqven ra, Cveulebrivi banditi xarT!<br />
- sulac ar mwyins aseTi Sefaseba, - gaicina holmsma, - Cemi Tanamgzavric metad<br />
saSiSi da TavzexelaRebuli adamiania, Cven viwyebT Cxrekas.<br />
pitersma Semosasvlelis kari gaaRo.<br />
- eni, policiaSi gaiqeci!<br />
kibeze kabis Sriali gaisma, sadarbazo kari gaiRo da daixura.
- Zalian cota dro gvaqvs, uotson, - Tqva holmsma. - wavideT! Tu Cven xelis<br />
SeSlas ganizraxavT, piters, uaresi iqneba. sadaa kubo, romelic dRes mogayenes<br />
karze?<br />
- rad gindaT kubo? masSi gansvenebuli wevs.<br />
- unda vnaxo!<br />
- arasodes! nebas ar mogcemT!<br />
- Tqveni nebarTvis gareSec iolad gavalT, - holmsma elvis siswrafiT ubiZga<br />
piterss, ganze miagdo da holSi Sevida. Cven win naxevrad Ria kari davinaxeT.<br />
SevediT. sasadiloSi gazis sanaTis sust Suqze SevniSneT, magidaze kubo idga.<br />
holmsma Suqs moumata da kubos saxuravi axada. kubos siRrmeSi sacodavi da<br />
damWknari arseba esvena. bebrul, danaoWebul saxes gazis kaSkaSa Suqi moxvda. verc<br />
sneuleba da verc yovlad mxecuri wameba ase mokle droSi am mixrwnil gvamad<br />
ver aqcevdnen lamaz qals, romlis sicocxlec hyvaoda. holmsis saxeze gaoceba<br />
sixarulma Secvala.<br />
- madloba RmerTs, SesZaxa, - es is qali araa!<br />
- diax, amjerad sastikad motyuvdiT, mister holms, - gaisma xma pitersisa,<br />
romelic sasadiloSi Semogvyoloda.<br />
- vin aris es qali?<br />
- raki ase gainteresebT, SemiZlia giTxraT. es qali - moxuci ZiZaa Cemi colisa,<br />
saxelad rouz spenderi, brikstonis xanagidan moviyvaneT. moviwvieT eqimi horsomi,<br />
cxovrobs firbenk-vilasSi, saxli 13, - ar daiviwyoT Cawera, mister holms! -<br />
zrunviT davtrialebdiT, rogorc gvibrZanebs qristianuli vali. mesame dRes<br />
gardaicvala. mowmobaSi weria `bebruli marazmiT~, magram es mxolod eqimis azria,<br />
- TqvenTvis, mister holms, misi sikvdilis namdvili mizezi ukeTaa cnobili,<br />
vidre eqimisaTvis! Cven mivmarTeT firmas `stimsoni da kompania~, keningtonroudze,<br />
dakrZalva xval rva saaTze gvaqvs gaTvaliswinebuli. rame saCoTirod da<br />
saWoWmanod xom ar geCvenebaT, mister holms? aRiareT, mister holms, rom Tqven<br />
Zalze sulelur yofaSi aRmoCndiT. oh, ra guluxvad gaviRebdi gasamrjelos, rom<br />
axla fotografi myoloda aq da Tqveni saxis gamometyveleba suraTze aRmebeWda,<br />
ase mxedrulad rom SemoiWeriT kubosTan da misis frensisis nacvlad oTxmocdaaTi<br />
wlis dedaberi dagxvdaT kuboSi Cawvenili.<br />
holmsi Cveuli simSvidiT idga. albaT imas fiqrobda, dacinvas kaci ar mouklavso,<br />
mxolod muStebi ekumSeboda da amiT sacnaurdeboda, rom Relavda.<br />
- me ganvagrZob Cxrekas.<br />
- amasac vnaxavT! - SesZaxa pitersma. am dros SemosasvlelSi qalis xma gaisma da<br />
male mas mZime nabijebis xmac mohyva: - aqeT batonebo, es ori kaci ZaliT<br />
SemoiWra Cems saxlSi da verafriT moviSore Tavidan. gTxovT damexmaroT!<br />
zemdegi da konstebli zRurblze dadgnen. holmsma safuledan sadarbazo baraTi<br />
amoiRo da gauwoda.<br />
- ai, Cemi saxeli da misamarTi. es ki Cemi megobaria, eqimi uotsoni.<br />
- rogor gekadrebaT, ser, rad gvinda Tqveni sadarbazo baraTi! briyvebi rodi<br />
varT, rom Tqven ar gicnobdeT! - Tqva zemdegma. magram orderis gareSe xom<br />
Cxreka ar SeiZleba?!<br />
- vici, rom ar SeiZleba.<br />
- daapatimreT! - SesZaxa pitersma.<br />
- Cven viciT, sad vipovoT es jentlmeni, Tu saWiroeba moiTxovs, - mediduri<br />
ieriT miugo zemdegma. - magram Tqven mainc wasvla mogixdebaT, mister holms.<br />
- ho, uotson, Cven wasvla mogviwevs.<br />
erTi wuTis Semdeg isev quCaSi viyaviT. holmsi mSvidi Canda, rogorc yovelTvis,<br />
me ki lamis cecxli momedo brazisa da damcirebisagan. zemdegic Cven gamogvyva.<br />
- gvapatieT, mister holms. ras izam kanonia.<br />
- yvelaferi sworia, zemdego, sxvanairad ver moiqceodiT.
- cxadia, Tqven iq tyuilad ar mixvidodiT, mesmis. Tu SemiZlia raime daxmareba<br />
gagiwioT...<br />
- qalia dakarguli, zemdego, da gvaqvs eWvi, rom am saxlSi hyavT damaluli,<br />
wuTi-wuTze veli orders.<br />
- maS, me aqaurobas Tvals ar movacileb, mister holms, da Tu<br />
raime SevniSne, maSinve gacnobebT.<br />
mxolod cxra saaTi iyo, me da holmsi dauyovnebliv gzas gavudeqiT. pirvel<br />
rigSi brikstonis xanagas mivakiTxeT da gavigeT, rom ramdenime dRis win iq<br />
marTlac yofila col-qmari da ganucxadebiaT survili, rom waeyvanaT Rrmad<br />
moxuci qali, romelic uwin Turme maT emsaxurebodaT. nebarTva auRiaT da Sin<br />
wauyvaniaT. roca vTqviT, rom dedaberi mokvda, davrdomilTa TavSesafarSi es<br />
aravis gahkvirvebia.<br />
jeri eqim horsomze midga. man gviTxra, rom wina dRiT gamoiZaxes avadmyofTan,<br />
romelic, misi azriT siberis mixrwnilobiT kvdeboda. swored Cems Tvalwin<br />
ganutevao suli. mowmoba yvela wesisa da rigis dacviT Sevadgine da xelic<br />
movawereo.<br />
- darwmunebiT SemiZlia gangicxadoT, im qalis gardacvaleba iyo yvelaze ufro<br />
bunebrivi ram, da yovelgvari eWvi ubralod gaumarTlebeli iqneba, - daaskvna<br />
man.<br />
- araferi saeWvo saxlSi ar SegvimCnevia, mxolod im ucnaur ambavze SemiZlia<br />
mivaqcio Tqveni yuradReba, rom aseTi SeZlebuli xalxi mosamsaxureebis gareSe<br />
cxovrobs. ai, yvelaferi, rac Cven eqim horsomisagan gavigeT.<br />
bolos wavediT skotlend-iardSi. aRmoCnda, rom orderis gaformebis ambavi<br />
gaWianurebuliyo, mosamarTlis xelmoweras dilamde ver miviRebdiT. Tu mister<br />
holmsi xval cxra saaTze Semoivlis, SeuZlia inspeqtor lestreids gahyves da<br />
dapatimrebas daeswroso. meti im dRes araferi iseTi ar momxdara, Tu SuaRamisas<br />
zemdegis vizits ar CavTvliT. man Tqva, rom saxlis bnel fanjrebSi ramdenjerme<br />
ielva Suqma, magram saxlidan aravin gasula da arc aravin Sesulao. isRa<br />
dagvrCenoda, dilamde moTminebiT dagvecada.<br />
Serlok holmsi metismetad gawbilebuli iyo, ase rom saubari ver aewyoboda. igi<br />
ise Relavda, rom verc iZinebda, me Cems oTaxSi wavedi, is ki sastumroSi darCa.<br />
muqi dafanCuli warbebi kidev ufro dabla CamoeSva, savarZelSi ijda, TiTebiT<br />
akakunebda mis saxelurebze, sigarets sigaretze qaCavda da eZebda da eZebda saqmis<br />
gaxsnisaTvis mosargeb gasaRebs. RamiT ramdenimejer momesma misi nabijebis xmac.<br />
diliT, pirs rom vibandi, ferwasuli SemoiWra CemTan, loyebi Cacvivnili hqonda,<br />
wuTiTac ver moexuWa Tvali.<br />
- rodisaa dakrZalva? rvaze, ara? axla rvis oci wuTia. - laparakobda nawyvetnawyvetad,<br />
- sad jandabaSi wamivida azrovneba, romelma ufalma momkerZa? Cqara,<br />
uotson, Cqara! aki axla wydeba: sicoxle an sikvdili, sicocxlis gadarCenis erTi<br />
Sansia, sikvdilisa ki asi. Tu davagvinebT, verasodes Tavs ver vapatieb am Cems<br />
miuxvedrelobas.<br />
xuTi wuTic ar gasula da Cven ukve kebiT beiker-stritze mivqrodiT. magram<br />
parlaments rom mivuaxlovdiT, rvas ocdaxuTi aklda. brikston-roudze isrebi<br />
ukve rvasTan mividnen. bedze marto Cven ar aRmovCndiT dagvianebulni. cxris aT<br />
wuTze kebmenma gaoflili cxenebi SeaCera im aivanTan, romelTanac jer kidev idga<br />
katafalki, karSi ki sam muSas kubo gamohqonda. holmsi win gaiWra da gza<br />
gadauRobaT.<br />
- SeCerdiT! - uyivla da tvirTisagan daZagrul pirvelsave kubosmzidavs mkerdSi<br />
xeli miabjina, - dauyovnebliv waiReT ukan kubo!<br />
- ra eSmaki da dozana gindaT aq?! sadaa Tqveni orderi, axlave miCveneT! -<br />
daiRriala holidan WarxaliviT gawiTlebulma pitersma.<br />
- orderi iqneba. kubo ki saxlSi darCeba, vidre orderi mova.
holmsis mbrZaneblurma xmam kubos mzidavebze zegavlena moaxdna. pitersi<br />
SeumCnevlad gaqra romeliRac karSi, da kubo ukanve Seitanes. - male, male,<br />
uotson, ager saxraxnisi! - wyvetili xmiT brZanebda holmsi da magidaze dadgmul<br />
kubos garSemo utrialebda. Tqvenc aiReT saxraxnisi. Tu erT wuTSi saxuravs axdiT,<br />
soverens miiRebT, megobrebo. araviTari kiTxvebi! Cqara, Cqara! ase, kargia! erTi<br />
xraxnic!.. ukanaskneli. yvelam erTad avqaCoT, aha, saxuravi exdeba, uf! rogorc<br />
iqna!<br />
xuTma avxadeT saxuravi da maSinve lamis gagvabrua qloroformis mwvave sunma.<br />
gansvenebulis Tavi narkotikebiT gaJRenTili bambis sqeli feniT iyo Sexveuli.<br />
holmsma is moacila da Cven davinaxeT ormociode wlis mSvenieri qalis natifi<br />
saxe. holmsma qals mxrebSi xeli moxvia, win wamoswia da bolos dasva.<br />
- cocxalia, uotson? nuTu davagvianeT? nuTu yvelaferi gaTavda?<br />
naxevari saaTi mZafr lodinSi gavida. megona, rom marTla yvelaferi gaTavda,<br />
rom haeris naklebobasa da qloroformis Sxamian anaorTqls sxeuli ver aitanda,<br />
sicocxlis ukanaskneli naperwkali Caqreboda da amaod vSvrebodiT da virjebodiT.<br />
eTers vuSxapunebdiT, xelovnur sunTqvas mivmarTeT da, saerTod, vakeTebdiT<br />
yvelafers, rasac aseT SemTxvevaSi avadmyofs Tanamedrove medicina uniSnavs xolme.<br />
bolos qalis quTuToebi odnav Seirxa, tuCebTan mitanili sarke dainisla - mas<br />
sicocxle ubrundeboda! aivanTan kebi gaCerda. holmsma farda aswia da fanjaraSi<br />
gaixeda. - rogorc iqna, gamoCnda lestreidi orderiT, - Tqva, - magram misi<br />
Citebi ukve gafrindnen... roca derefnidan swrafi nabijebis xma Semoesma, holmsma<br />
ganagrZo: - modis adamiani, romelic ledi frensiss ukeT mieSveleba, vidre Cven<br />
SevZeliT. gamarjobaT, mister grin! rac ufro male waviyvanT aqedan ledi<br />
frensiss, miT ukeTesi iqneba. dakrZalvis ceremonia ki gagrZeldes, oRond axla es<br />
sawyali dedaberi, kuboSi rom darCa, Tavis ukanasknel gzaze martoka wava.<br />
- Tu Tqven gsurT, es epizodi Tqvens analebSi CaurToT, Zvirfaso uotson, -<br />
meubneboda im saRamos ho-lmsi, - moitaneT igi, rogorc Cemi azrovnebisa da<br />
gonis droebiTi dabnelebis magaliTi. WeSmaritad SeiZleba, aseTi ram TviT<br />
yvelaze ufro fxizel gonebas daatydes Tavs. arc erTi mokvdavi araa dazRveuli<br />
aseTi marcxisagan, magram pativiscemis Rirsia is, visac aqvs unari droze SeniSnos<br />
aseTi Cavardna da gamoasworos. mTeli Rame ar masvenebda azri, rom iyo, iyo<br />
raRac wvrilmani ambavi, rasac saTanado yuradReba ver mivaqcie, monadiresaviT<br />
kvalSi vedeqi nadirs, magram gamomrCa raRac ara mTlad Cveulebrivi, raRac<br />
sityva, moZraoba, gamoxedva... da roca gaTenda, uecrad momagonda mekubovis colis<br />
sityvebi... `keTeba mogvixda gansakuTrebuli SekveTiT, da ostatebsac imitom<br />
SeagviandaTo~. isini kuboze laparakobdnen. kubos amzadebdnen gansakuTrebuli<br />
SekveTiT. raRa Tqma unda, zomebic gansakuTrebuli iqneboda. magram risTvis?<br />
visTvis? maSin TiTqos xelaxla davinaxe uCveulo maRali kubo, romlis fskerzec<br />
sacodavi mileuli dedaberi esvena, ratom SeukveTes aseTi patara arsebisaTvis<br />
amodena kubo? rom Sin kidev erTi gvamisaTvis darCeniliyo adgili! orives erTi<br />
mowmobiT damarxavdnen. yvelaferi Tavidanve aSkara iyo, magram me rogorRac<br />
davbrmavdi. dilis rva saaTze ledi frensiss kuboSi Caasvenebdnen da katafalkze<br />
daudebdnen. erTaderTi Cveni imedi is iyo, rom, vidre saxlidan gaitandnen<br />
micvalebuls, dammarxvelebi SegveCerebina. varaudi, rom qali jer kidev cocxali<br />
iqneboda, sigiJe iyo, magram raRac Sansi mainc arsebobda. ramdenadac vici, im<br />
adamianebs mkvleloba arasodes ar CaudeniaT. vfiqrobdi, rom isini mkvlelobas<br />
arc axla Caidendnen. ise moiwadinebdnen qalis damarxvas, rom ar daetovebinaT<br />
kvali, riTac SesaZlebeli gaxdeboda ledi frensisis ZaladobiT mkvlelobis<br />
dadgena. Tundac Semdeg gvami saflavidan amoeRoT isini mainc rogorme Tavs<br />
daiZvrendnen. imedi mqonda, rom damnaSaveni swored am mosazrebiT<br />
xelmZRvanelobdnen. rac moxda Semdeg - TviTonac ici, da naxeT is saSineli
sxvenic, sadac aramzadebs qali damwyvdeuli hyavdaT. isini dRes diliT avidnen<br />
masTan, qloroformi asunTqes, CaaZines, Zirs Camoitanes, Tavze moaxvies<br />
qloroformiT gaJRenTili bamba, raTa veRar gaRviZeboda da kubos saxuravi<br />
Caxraxnes. Wkvianurad mofiqrebuli gegmaa, verafers ityvi! araferi msgavsi<br />
danaSaulobaTa analebSi me ar Semxvedria. Tu damnaSaveni lestreids gaeqcevian,<br />
maTi kariera, unda vivaraudoT, aranakleb brwyinvale saqmeebiT dagvirgvindeba.<br />
eSmakis fexi<br />
Cems Canawerebs Cems Zvel megobarze, mister Serlok holmsze, drodadro axali<br />
sakvirveli movlenebiTa da saintereso mogonebebiT vavsebdi. magram misi sakuTari<br />
azri da Sexeduleba Cemi Canawerebis gamoqveynebis Taobaze, rac raRa Tqma unda,<br />
uSualod mas Seexeboda, did siZneleebs miqmnida. am pirquS cinikoss zizRsa<br />
hgvrida garSemo myofTa xmauriani qeba-dideba da danaSaulis saidumloebis fardis<br />
axdis Semdeg didi xalisiT miecemoda xolme Sveba-lxenas da garTobas, Tavis<br />
dafnas ki gulgrilad uTmobda romelime skotlend-iardel mosamsaxures da<br />
damcinavi RimiliT usmenda xolme aurzaurTan milocvebs, rac maT mimarT<br />
warmoiTqmoda. Cemi megobris aseTma saqcielma da ara im ambavma, rom<br />
gamosaqveynebeli masalebi ara mqonda, ganapiroba is, rom ukanasknel wlebSi<br />
iSviaTad Tu vaxerxebdi axali Canawerebis beWdvas. saqme is gaxlavT, rom<br />
monawileoba mis mier Catarebuli Ziebis zogierT saqmeSi, yovelTvis pativad<br />
mimaCnda, magram Cemi megobari mere Cemgan keTilgonierebas, TavSekavebas iTxovda<br />
da masalebs aRar maqveynebinebda.<br />
warmoidgineT Cemi gaoceba, roca gasul samSabaTs holmsis depeSa miviRe. werils<br />
arasodes ar gzavnida, roca saqmis mogvareba telegrafiTac SeiZleboda. depeSa<br />
iuwyeboda: `ratom ar unda daiweros kornuelis saSinelebaze - Cemi cxovrebis<br />
yvelaze ufro uCveulo SemTxvevaze?~ ram wamoativtiva holmsis mexsierebaSi es<br />
SemTxveva, an ra ucnaurobam gauRviZa survili, rom CemTvis depeSa gamoegzavna -<br />
verafriT avxseni. magram imis SiSiT, vaiTu gamoqveynebis ambavi isev gadaifiqrosmeTqi,<br />
Zvel Canawerebs veci, am movlenis zusti wvrilmanebi mexsierebaSi<br />
aRvidgine da vCqarob, mkiTxvels yvelaferi movuTxro.<br />
1897 w. gazafxulze mZime, daZabuli muSaobis Sedegad holmsis rkinis janmrTeloba<br />
ramdenadme Seirya. igi aras dagidevdaT da Tavs sulac ar ibralebda. martSi<br />
eqimma mur egerma, romelic holmss uaRresad daZabul dramatul garemoebaSi<br />
gaecno, razedac rogorme sxva dros mogiTxrobT, kategoriulad ganacxada, rom<br />
saxelovanma maZebarma aucileblad unda Sewyvitos muSaoba, yvelaferi gverdze<br />
unda gadados da daisvenos, Tu ar surs janmrTeloba sabolood Seiryioso.<br />
holmsi am ambavsac gulgrilad Sexvda, radgan misi gonebrivi muSaoba srulebiT<br />
ar iyo damokidebuli mis fizikur mdgomareobaze. magram roca eqimma gulaxdilad<br />
uTxra, male saerTod ver SeZlebo muSaobas, ro gorc iqna, gadawyvita rom<br />
cxovrebis wesi Seecvala. hoda, im wlis adreul gazafxulze Cven davsaxldiT<br />
qalaqtis gareubnis erT patara kotejSi, poldus yuris maxloblad, kornuelis<br />
naxevarkunZulis ukidures bolo kideSi.<br />
es Taviseburi mxare yvelaze kargad Seefereboda Cemi pacientis daRvremil<br />
ganwyobilebas. Cveni SeTeTrebuli saxlis fanjrebidan, mwvane moliT damSvenebuli<br />
koncxis gorakze rom idga, iSleboda maunts-beis ubis avbediTi rkali, uxsovari<br />
droidanve rom ialqnosanTa damRupvel adgilad iyo saxeldebuli. ramdenma<br />
mezRvaurma naxa aRsasruli mis Sav kldeebsa da wyalqveSa bragebze! CrdiloeTis<br />
qaris qrolvisas yure gamoiyureboda uSfoTvel, qariSxlisagan dacul wynar<br />
adgilad, Tavisken izidavda amovardnili grigalisagan TavdaRweul gemebs da maT<br />
simSvidesa da myudro savanes aRuTqvamda. magram anazdad samxreT-dasavleTidan
RmuiliT aRiZvroda qaraSoti, gemebs Ruzidan wyvetda, da viTom qarisagan dacul<br />
sanapiroze, aqafebul talRebSi iwyeboda samkvdro-sasicocxlo brZola. gamocdili<br />
zRvaosnebi axlosac ar ekarebodnen am wyeul adgils.<br />
Cveni patara saxlis SemogarenSi xmeleTic iseve usixarulo STabeWdilebas axdenda,<br />
rogorc zRva. irgvliv gadaSlili iyo Waobiani vake. moRuSuli, ukacrieli da<br />
mxolod kentad aRmarTuli samrekloebiT Tu miagnebdiT patara Zvelebur soflebs.<br />
yvelgan Canda kvali romeliRac Zveli tomisa, romelic didi xnis win<br />
gadaSenebula da Tavis arsebobas gvauwyebs mxolod ucnauri qvis ZeglebiT,<br />
uwesrigod mimofantuli sasaflao yorRanebiT da saintereso miwuri simagreebiT,<br />
romelnic mexsierebaSi winareistoriul brZolebs aRadgendnen. am idumalebiT<br />
moculi adgilis jado, daviwyebul tomTa avbediTi aCrdilebi Cemi megobris<br />
warmosaxvaze ise momnusxvelad moqmedebdnen, rom Rrma fiqrebiT moculi holmsi<br />
torfis WaobebSi didxans daexeteboda xolme. igi dainteresda agreTve Zveli<br />
kornueluri eniT da, Tu mexsiereba ar mRalatobs, amtkicebda, kornueluri ena<br />
Zvel qaldevelTa enis monaTesaveao, sagrZnoblad usesxebiaTo sityvebi agreTve<br />
finikielebisagan, romelnic aq Turme kalis mosapoveblad Camodiodnen.<br />
filologiuri wignebis mTeli dasta gamoiwera da is iyo unda daewyo Tavisi<br />
Tezisis damuSaveba, roca uecrad, Cemda Rrmad samwuxarod da misda usazRvrod<br />
gasaxareblad, Cven erT saidumlo ambavSi CaTreulni aRmovCndiT. ufro Rrma,<br />
rTuli, ufro amaRelvebeli da, raRa Tqma unda, ufro idumalebiT moculi<br />
gaxldaT es saidumlo, vidre romelic gnebavT imaTgani, romelTac gvaiZules<br />
londoni dagvetovebina. Cveni mokrZalebuli cxovreba, mSvidobiani, jansaRi<br />
dasveneba uxeSad dairRva da morevSi Cven dagvabrun-dagvatriales movlenebma,<br />
romelTac SeZres ara marto kornueli, aramed mTeli dasavleTi inglisic. bevr<br />
mkiTxvels axsovs uTuod `kornuelis saSineleba~, rogorc maSin uwodebdnen, Tumca<br />
unda giTxraT, rom londonis presas sruli monacemebi ar gaaCnda. da axla,<br />
cameti wlis Semdeg, dadga dro, roca SemiZlia am miuwvdomeli movlenis<br />
wvrilmanebi mogiTxroT.<br />
me ukve gangicxadeT, rom iSviaTi samrekloebi SuqurebiviT gviCvenebdnen<br />
kornuelis am nawilSi mimofantul soflebs. Cvengan yvelaze axlos iyo<br />
tridenikuolesi, sadac soflis mcxovrebTa asobiT patara saxli idga. im soflis<br />
mcxovrebni Zveli daxavsebuli eklesiis kedlebis garSemo iyvnen xolme miyuJuli.<br />
am mrevlis mRvdeli, mister raundhei arqeologiis trfiali gaxldaT. am niadagze<br />
gaecno mas holmsi. es iyo Suaxnis gulRia, sqeli kaci, romelic aqaurobas rigianpirianad<br />
icnobda. erTxel Sin migvipatiJa da CaiT gagvimaspinZlda. masTan gavicaniT<br />
mister mortimer trijenisi, SeZlebuli kaci, romelic mRvdlis mcire Semosavals<br />
binis qiriT zrdida. mRvdlis didsa da uTavbolod aSenebul saxlSi mister<br />
mortimers oTaxebi hqonda daqiravebuli, martoxela moZRvari amiT kmayofili iyo,<br />
Tumca cota ram hqonda saerTo Tavis mdgmurTan, saTvalian, gamxdar, Savgvreman<br />
kacTan, vinc welSi imdenad gadrekiliyo, rom erTi SexedviT kuziani gegonebodaT.<br />
maxsovs, Cveni xanmokle stumrobisas, mRvdelma dauRalavi mosaubris STabeWdileba<br />
datova. samagierod, misi mdgmuri ucnaurobamde ukareba, naRvlian da fiqrian kacad<br />
mogveCvena. ijda da erT wertils miStereboda, etyoboda, sakuTar fiqrebSi iyo<br />
Rrmad Cafluli.<br />
samSabaTs, Teqvsmet marts, roca nasauzmevs TuTuns vabolebdiT da, Cveulebisamebr,<br />
torfis WaobebSi saseirnod vemzadebodiT, Cvens patara sastumro oTaxSi es ori<br />
kaci SemoiWra.<br />
- mister holms, - Tqva aRlevebulma mRvdelma, - wuxel RamiT saSineli<br />
tragedia datrialda, pirdapir gaugonari ambavia! albaT TviTon gangebam mogiyvanaT<br />
ase droulad Cvens mxareSi, Cven xom viciT, inglisSi Tu vinmes SeuZlia Cveni<br />
daxmareba, es Tqvena xarT!
arc Tu Zalian megobrulad gadavxede mRvdels, magram holmsma piridan Cibuxi<br />
gamoiRo da, rogorc gamocdilma meZebarma monadiris Zaxilze, yurebi dacqvita.<br />
holmsma mRvdels aniSna, dajeqio da Cveni awrialebuli stumari Tavis<br />
TanamgzavrTan erTad divanze Camojda. mister mortimer trijeniss ufro rigianad<br />
eWira Tavi, magram misi gamxdari xelebis uneburi krunCxva da muqi Tvalebis<br />
ciebianiviT cimcimi mowmobda, rom isic gvarianad Sefucxunebuli iyo.<br />
- vin mouTxrobs, me Tu Tqven? - hkiTxa mRvdelma.<br />
- me xom ar vici, ra moxda TqvenTan, - Tqva holmsma, - magram raki ise Cans,<br />
rom pirvelad es ambavi Tqven aRmoaCineT, Tqvenve moyeviT: mRvdelma xom es<br />
Tqvengan gaigo.<br />
saxeldaxelod Cacmul mRvdels gadavxede, mere mis koxtad Cacmul mdgmurs<br />
Sevavle Tvali da gulSi sasiamovno xicini vigrZeni im gaocebis gamo, rac maT<br />
saxeebze holmsis ubralo logikurma daskvnam gamoiwvia.<br />
- neba miboZeT, ramdenime sityva giTxraT, - daiwyo mRvdelma. - da maSin Tqven<br />
TviTon gadawyvetT, mister trinejiss mousminoT da saqmis viTareba dawvrilebiT<br />
SeityoT, Tu dauyovnebliv unda gaeSuroT adgilobrivi daTvalierebis<br />
Casatareblad, SemTxvevis adgilze. me ki ai, ra minda gauwyoT: guSin saRamos<br />
Cveni megobari stumrad iyo Tavis ZmebTan, ouenTan da jorjTan. iqve iyo maTi da<br />
brenda. maTi saxli tridenik uorTSi, torfis WaobebSi, Zveli qvis jvris<br />
maxlobladaa. TerTmeti saaTi rom daiwyo, mister trijenisi ukan gamobrunda.<br />
manamde sasadiloSi banqos TamaSobdnen, Tavs yvela janmrTelad da mxiarulad<br />
grZnobda. dRes diliT, jer kidev sauzmobamde, Cveni megobari (romelic<br />
yovelTvis adre dgeba) saseirnod wavida Tavisi dedmamiSvilebis saxlisaken. gzaze<br />
wamoewia eqim riCardsis etli. aRmoCnda, rom eqimi is-is iyo tridenik uorTSi<br />
gamoeZaxaT. ra Tqma unda, mister mortimer trijenisic masTan erTad gaemgzavra.<br />
adgilze misulebi raRac gaugonari ambis mowmeni Seiqnen. da-Zmebi magidas isev ise<br />
usxdnen, rogorc mortimerma wina Rames datova. win isev is banqo hqondaT<br />
gaSlili, magram sanTlebi bolomde Camwvariyo. brenda savarZelSi mkvdari egdo,<br />
aqeT-iqiT ki Zmebi isxdnen: yvirodnen, mRerodnen, xarxarebdnen... erTi sityviT<br />
namdvili giJebiviT iqceodnen. samives, mkvdar dasa da or Wkuadakargul Zmas<br />
saxeebze hqondaT Seyinuli gamouTqmeli SiSi da zari, romlis xilvac saSiSi da<br />
eldis damcemia. araviTari kvali ara Cans, rom saxlSi vinme gareSe yofiliyo.<br />
misis porterma, moxucma mzareulma, araferi icis, mnem ganacxada, rom mTeli Rame<br />
eZina da araferi gaugia. moparuli araferi araa, yvela nivTi Tavis adgilzea da<br />
amitom sruliad gaugebaria, ase ram daaSina is sabralo adamianebi, rom qalma<br />
sicocxle dakarga, xolo Zmebi ki Wkuidan SeiSalnen. ai, mokled yvelaferi, mister<br />
holms da Tu Tqven dagvexmarebiT momxdari ambis garkvevaSi, did saqmes gaakeTebT.<br />
me jer kidev imedi mqonda, Cems megobars daviyoliebdi, efiqra dasvenebaze, rac<br />
Cveni iq yofnis mizans Seadgenda. magram holmsis Cafiqrebul, daZabul saxes rom<br />
Sevxede da misi Seyrili warbebi davinaxe, maSinve mivxvdi, rom yvela imedi fuWi<br />
iyo. holmsi dumda. igi mTlianad STaenTqa im araCveulebriv dramas, romelic<br />
Cvens wynar cxovrebaSi SemoiWra.<br />
- me am saqmis kvlevas dauyovnebliv Sevudgebi - Tqva bolos. - ramdenadac<br />
mesmis, sruliad gansakuTrebuli SemTxvevaa. TviTon iyaviT iq, mister raundhei?<br />
- ara, mister holms. rogorc ki gavige mister trijenisisgan es ubedureba,<br />
maSinve TqvenTan gamoveSureT rCevisTvis.<br />
- Sorsaa is saxli, sadac es sazareli tragedia datrialda?<br />
- aqedan erTi mili manZili iqneba.<br />
- maS erTad wavideT. magram jer, mister mortimer trijenis, minda ramdenime<br />
kiTxva mogceT.<br />
trijenisi dumda, xma-krinti ar dauZravs, magram SevniSne, rom sulis siRrmeSi is<br />
ufro SeSfoTebuli iyo, vidre mcqmutavi da sityvauxvi mRvdeli. is ubeduri
gafiTrebul, dabRnejil, mousvenar mzeras<br />
holmss ar acilebda da<br />
gamxdari xelebi nerviulobisagan xan ekumSeboda da xan eSleboda. mRvdeli rom<br />
im saSinel ambavs hyveboda, trijeniss ferwasuli bageebi uTrToda, da momeCvena,<br />
TiTqos is saSineli suraTi mis TvalebSi irekleboda.<br />
- yvelaferi mkiTxeT, rasac saWirod CaTvliT, mister holms, - TiTqos xalisiT<br />
warmoTqva trijenisma. - CemTvis Znelia amaze laparaki, magram arafers<br />
dagimalavT.<br />
- momiyeviT guSindeli saRamos ambavi.<br />
- rac mister raundheim mogaxsenoT, yvelaferi ise gaxldaT. erTad visadileT,<br />
Semdeg ufrosma Zmam jorjma vistis TamaSi SemogvTavaza. banqos cxra saaTze<br />
mivusxediT. TerTmetis TxuTmetze Sin dasabruneblad movemzade. magidas usxdnen,<br />
janmrTelebi da mxiarulebi.<br />
- Tqven rom wamoxvediT, vin gamogacilaT da kari vin daxura?<br />
- misis porteri ukve dawolili iyo, aravis gamovucilebivar, TviTon movixure<br />
kari. fanjara im oTaxisa, romelSiac da-Zmebi davtove, daxuruli iyo, magram<br />
fardebi ar hqondaT CamoSvebuli. dRes diliTac kar-fanjara iseve daxuruli<br />
aRmoCnda. cxadia, daxurul karsa da sarkmelebSi ucxo vinme ver Seipareboda. da<br />
mainc agre mgonia, rom SiSma Wkuidan gadaiyvana Cemi Zmebi, SiSmave mokla brenda...<br />
rom genaxaT, rogor egdo, savarZlis saxeluridan gadmokidebuli... sikvdilamde ra<br />
damaviwyebs im oTaxs!<br />
- rasac Tqven ambobT, ubralod, gaugonari ambavia, - Tqva holmsma. - magram<br />
ramdenadac mesmis, momxdaris mizezi CvenTvis sruliad ucnobia? Tqven xom ara<br />
gaqvT raime varaudi, an mosazreba momxdari ubedurebis mizezsa da sababze?<br />
- es eSmakis saqmea, holms, eSmakis saqme! - SesZaxa mortimer trijenisma. - am<br />
saqmeSi uwminduri sulis xeli urevia, raRac saSineleba moxda da adamianebma Wkua<br />
dakarges. gana adamians SeuZlia, aseTi ram moimoqmedos?<br />
- Tu momxdari ambis dasadgenad adamianuri Zala da unari ara kmara, maSin<br />
gamocnoba da gamoZieba mec gamiWirdeba, - SeniSna holmsma. - magram, vidre Tqvens<br />
versias daveTanxmebi, yvela realuri mizezi, varaudi, mosazreba da eWvi unda<br />
avwon-davwono, Sevamowmo, uarvyo, anda davadasturo, mxolod da mxolod<br />
samxiliTa da faqtebiT. mister trijenis, Tqven raRac uTanxmoebac geqnebodaT<br />
Tqvens naTesavebTan, - Tqven xom calke cxovrobT, ara?<br />
- diax, asec gaxldaT, mister holms, Tumca es warsulis saqmea. Cvens winaprebs<br />
redrutSi kalis sabadoebi hqondaT, magram Semdeg kompanias mivyideT, saSualeba<br />
mogveca gvarianad gvecxovra da iqaurobas gavecaleT. ar davfarav, rom gayofis<br />
dros waviCxubeT da erTxans kidev vemdurodiT erTmaneTs. magram rac iyo, iyo,<br />
ukmayofileba warsuls CavabareT da Cven isev erTgul megobrebad davrCiT.<br />
- Cven mainc guSindel ambavs mivubrundeT. xom ver gaixsenebT raimes, rac odnav<br />
mainc, Tundac arapirdapiri gziT, am idumalebiT mocul ambavs Suqs mohfenda?<br />
kargad dafiqrdiT, mister trijenis, momxdari ubedurebis asaxsnelad yoveli<br />
miniSneba gamomadgeba.<br />
- ara, ser, araferi aseTi ar magondeba.<br />
- Tqven rom wamoxvediT, Tqveni naTesavebi Cveulebriv gunebaze iyvnen?<br />
- diax, Zalian karg gunebaze.<br />
- xom ar nerviulobdnen. metismetad aRgznebulni, aforiaqebulni xom ar iyvnen,<br />
moaxloebuli safrTxis winaTgrZnoba xom ara hqondaT?<br />
- ara, ara.<br />
- maS, metiT arafriT SegiZliaT damexmaroT?<br />
mortimer trijenisma mexsiereba daZaba.<br />
- ai, ra momagonda, - Tqva bolos, - roca banqos vTamaSobdiT, zurgi fanjrisken<br />
mqonda miqceuli. xolo Cemi Zma, jorji Cemi partniori, fanjaraSi icqireboda.<br />
uceb SevniSne, rom Cemi mxrebis ukan, daZabulad umzerda raRacas. mec movbrundi
da gavixede. fanjara daxuruli iyo, magram fardebi ar gvqonda CamoSvebuli, da<br />
mindorze buCqebi SevniSne. momeCvena, TiTqos im buCqebSi raRac moZraobda. ver<br />
gavarkvie, kaci iyo Tu cxoveli, magram darwmunebuli var, rom iq viRac iyo. roca<br />
Zmas vkiTxe saiT gaiyurebi ase daJinebiT-meTqi, mipasuxa, raRac momeCvenao. ai, sul<br />
es iyo.<br />
- mere, ar dainteresdiT, ra iyo es?<br />
- ara, imwuTas damaviwyda.<br />
- roca gzas gaudeqiT, cudi winaTgrZnoba xom ara gqondaT? xom ar geSinodaT?<br />
- sulac ara.<br />
- kargad ver gavige, rogor SeityeT ase adrianad axali ambavi?<br />
- Cveulebriv, adre vdgebi da sauzmobamde saseirnod gavdivar xolme. dRes<br />
diliT gzaze eqimis orTvala etli damewia. eqimma miTxra, es aris, moxucma mis<br />
porterma ymawvili gamogzavna da saswrafod mixmoo. mec orTvalaSi Cavxti da<br />
erTad wavediT. rogorc ki adgilze mivediT, maSinve oTaxSi SevcvivdiT. sanTlebi<br />
da buxarSi cecxli didi xnis Camqrali iyo, oTaxSi gaTenebamde wyvdiadi yofila.<br />
eqimma Tqva, brenda eqvsi saaTis win momkvdarao. Zaladobis araviTari kvali da<br />
niSnebi ar emCneoda. iwva savarZelSi saxelurze gadakidebul da saxeze SiSis zari<br />
exata. jorji da oueni sxvadasxva xmaze mRerodnen da raRacas maimunebiviT<br />
burtyunebdnen. o, es saSineli sanaxaoba iyo! me Zlivs moviTmine, Zlivs gavuZeli,<br />
xolo eqimi tilosaviT gaTeTrda, cudad gaxda da savarZelSi Cavarda. kidev kargi,<br />
Cveni mosavleli ar Seiqna.<br />
- Zalian sayuradRebo ambavia... Zalian sayuradRebo! - warmoTqva holmsma, adga da<br />
qudi aiRo. - vfiqrob, dro rom ar davkargoT, pirdapir tridenik uorTSi<br />
gaveSuroT. unda vaRiaro, iSviaTad Semxvedria saqme, romelic Tavidanve esoden<br />
uCveulod momCvenebia.<br />
im diliT Cvens Ziebas didi warmateba ar ewera. Tumca dasawyisSive moxda erTi<br />
SemTxveva, ramac Cems gonebaze Zalze damTrgunvelad imoqmeda. SemTxvevis<br />
adgilisaken viwro Sukas mivuyvebodiT. moulodnelad, mixveul-moxveul gzaze<br />
moraxraxe etli gamoCnda. gzispirs gadavuxvieT, rom gza dagvecala. etli rom<br />
gagvisworda, aweuli minis qvemodan gamoCnda Tvalebgadmokarkluli,<br />
kbilebdakreWili, moqceuli saxe. daWyetilma Tvalebma da gadmoyrilma kbilebma<br />
marTlac saSinel molandebasaviT Cagviqrola.<br />
- Cemi Zmebi! - SesZaxa erTianad gaTeTrebulma mortimer trijenisma, - isini<br />
helstonSi mihyavT!<br />
SeZrwunebulebma gavayoleT Tvali Sav karetas, gzas rom gamayruebeli raxraxiT<br />
miuyveboda. Semdeg im saxlisaken gavwieT, sadac im ubedurebs marTlac ucnauri<br />
bedi ewiaT.<br />
es iyo farTo, naTeli saxli, ufro vila eTqmoda, vidre koteji, didi baRiT,<br />
sadac, rbili kornueluri havis wyalobiT, gazafxulis yvavilebi ukve surnels<br />
afrqvevdnen. am baRSi sastumrodan gadioda fanjara, saidanac, mortimer trijenisis<br />
mtkicebiT, saxlSi avi suli SeiWra da saxlis patronebi daasapyra da mokla kidec.<br />
vidre aivanze avidodiT, holmsma nela, dafiqrebulma daaTvaliera yvavilnarebi<br />
da baRis gzebi miiar-moiara. maxsovs, igi ise iyo fiqrebSi garTuli, rom<br />
sarwyuls wamoedo, wyali daRvara da fexebi dagvisvela. saxlSi dagvxvda moxuci<br />
mne, misis porteri, romelic axalgazrda mosamsaxure gogos daxmarebiT meurneobas<br />
uZRveboda. igi xalisiT pasuxobda holmss yvela kiTxvaze. ara, RamiT araferi<br />
gamigiao, Tqva. batonebi ukanasknel dros Zalian karg gunebaze iyvnen. ar maxsovs,<br />
odesme ase mxiarulebi da kmayofilebi yofiliyvnen. diliT rom avdeqi, oTaxSi<br />
Sevedi da vnaxe, ra yofaSic usxdnen Zmebi magidas, gulwasuli Zirs davecio. gons<br />
rom movedi, fanjara gamovaRe, oTaxSi haeris gasawmendad, mere gzaze gavvardi,<br />
fermeris ymawvils davuZaxe da eqimTan gavagzavneo. Tu daxedva gindaT, diasaxlisi<br />
Tavis sawolSi asvenia. oTxi janmagari sanitari Zlivs moeria or gagiJebul Zmas
da etlSi ris vaivaglaxiT Casves. xvalamdec veRar davrCebi am saxlSi,<br />
dauyovnebliv sentaivsSi, Cems saxlSi unda wavideo, ganacxada bolos mnem.<br />
zemoT avediT da vnaxeT brenda trinejisis gvami. marTalia, Suaxans gadacilebuli<br />
iyo, magram axlac yvela mxilveli ityoda, axalgazrdobaSi mzeTunaxavi yofilao.<br />
sikvdilis Semdegac ki mis mSvenier, Tumca Savgvreman, saxis natif nakvTebze SiSis<br />
daRi irekleboda - es iyo misi ukanaskneli gancda sikvdilis win. sawolidan<br />
CamovediT sastumroSi, sadac moxda es umagaliTo tragedia. buxarSi cecxli jer<br />
kidev bJutavda. magidaze oTxi Camwvar-CaRvenTili sanTeli moCanda. banqo aqeTiqiT<br />
iyo mimobneuli. skamebi kedlebTan iyo midgmuli, sxva nivTebs aravin<br />
Sexeboda. holmsma msubuqi, swrafi nabijebiT daiara oTaxi. skamebze jdeboda, sxva<br />
adgilze gadahqonda da dgamda ise, rogorc wina saRamos iqnebodnen midgmulmodgmulni.<br />
arkvevda, ramdenad Canda baRi sxvadasxva kuTxidan. gasinja iataki, Weri.<br />
buxari, magram erTxelac ver SevniSne mis TvalebSi is gaelveba, verc mokumuli<br />
bageebi, rac CemTvis imisi dasturi iqneboda, rom Tavsatexis gasaRebi mignebuli<br />
hqonda. - risTvis enTo buxarSi cecxli? - ikiTxa uceb, - nuTu aseT patara<br />
oTaxs gazafxulzec aTboben?<br />
mortimer trijenisma ganmarta, rom saRamos cioda da sineste iyo. amitom, roca is<br />
mivida, buxarSi cecxlic gaaCaRes.<br />
- Semdeg ras apirebT, mister holms? - hkiTxa mere TviTon.<br />
Cemma megobarma RimiliT damado xeli mxarze.<br />
- iciT, uotson, me albaT isev momixdeba Cibuxis qaCva da Tqveni samarTliani<br />
sayvedurebis mosmena. Tqveni nebarTviT, batonebo, Cven Sin davbrundebiT, radgan<br />
aq raime axalis povnis imedi aRara maqvs. yvela cnobil faqts didi yuradRebiT<br />
gavaanalizeb, mister trijenis, da, Tu raime damijdeba WkuaSi, dauyovnebliv<br />
SegatyobinebT Tqvena da mRvdels. jer ki, neba miboZeT, dagemSvidoboT.<br />
kotejSi rom davbrundiT, holmsi daZabul dumils mieca. Rrma savarZelSi ijda,<br />
Tambaqos bolqvebiT garemoculi. Savi warbebi dabla daeSva, Subls ise Wmuxnida,<br />
rom naoWebi gauCnda, gandegilis natanj saxeze fiqris daRma ielva da Tvalebi<br />
jiutad aSterdebodnen erT wertils. bevri fiqris Semdeg Cibuxi gadaagdo da<br />
zeze wamoiWra.<br />
- araferi ar gamodis, uotson! - gaicina, - jobs, wavideT, gaviaroT, kaJiani isrebi<br />
vipovoT. umal aseT iSviaTobas vnaxavT, vidre am Tavsatexis pasuxs. tvini rom<br />
aiZulo, maSin imuSaos, roca araa sakmao masala samuSaod - es igivea, rom motori<br />
gaaxuro da gadawva. tvini namsxvrevebad iqceva. zRis haeri, mze da moTmineba -<br />
ai, ra gvWirdeba, uotson, danarCeni ki mogvardeba.<br />
- axla ki damSvidebiT ganvsajoT Seqmnili mdgomareobis avkargi, - ganagrZo man,<br />
roca xramis Tavze biliks mivuyvebodiT. - mtkiced unda davimaxsovroT is mainc,<br />
rac gagvaCnia, im droisaTvis, roca axali faqtebi gamoCndeba. jer erTi,<br />
SevTanxmdeT, rom eSmakis manqanebi aq arafer SuaSia. es azri Tavidan unda<br />
amovigdoT. Cinebulia. Cvens Tvalwinaa sami ubeduri msxverpli romeliRac<br />
ganazraxi an uneburi danaSaulisa, rac adamianma Caidina. ai, esaa sayrdeni wertili<br />
CvenTvis. axla wavideT win. rodis moxda ubedureba? Tu mortimer trijeniss<br />
verwmunebiT, saxlidan misi wasvlisTanave. es Zalze mniSvnelovani wvrilmania.<br />
etyoba, yvelaferi misi wasvlidan ramdenime wuTis Semdeg daiwyo da dasrulda.<br />
Turme mag droisaTvis, Cveulebriv, dasaZineblad wvebodnen xolme. isini ki isev<br />
sxedan, skamebic ki arsaiT miudg-moudgamT. amrigad, vimeoreb: es moxda<br />
dauyovnebliv stumris wasvlis Semdeg da ara ugvianes saRamos TerTmeti saaTisa.<br />
axla kvaldakval mivyveT, ramdenad aris SesaZlebeli is, rac mortimer trijenisma<br />
Caidina, oTaxidan rom gavida. es sulac araa Zneli saqme da igi TiTqos eWvs<br />
gareSe dgas. Tqven icnobT Cems meTodebs da sarwyavze daudevrobiT fexis<br />
wamokvrac imisaTvis damWirda, rom misi fexis mkafio anabeWds davkvirvebodi. svel<br />
qviSaze Cinebuli anabeWdi dautovebia. guSin saRamosac, rogorc gaxsovT, niadagi
sveli iyo da me iolad mivyevi mis nakvalevs. yvelafridan Cans, rom is kaci<br />
mRvdlis saxlisaken miiswrafoda.<br />
raki mortimer trijenisi scenidan qreba, maSasadame, banqos moTamaSeebs viRac sxva<br />
gamoecxadaT. vin iyo is kaci da riT gamoiwvia aseTi elda? misis porteri<br />
gamoricxulia. igi aSkarad arafer SuaSia. SeiZleba Tu ara imis mtkiceba, rom<br />
viRaca baRidan gamovida, fanjaras miadga da Tavisi gamoCeniT aseTi ubedureba<br />
daatriala? Cven amis Taobaze erTaderTi Cveneba gvaqvs da is Cvenebac isev<br />
mortimer trijeniss ekuTvnis. es man SeamCnia, rom misma Zmam buCqebSi viRaca<br />
dalanda. baRSi viRaca Tu raRaca moZraobda. es ucnauria, radgan bneli saRamo<br />
iyo, wvimda, da Tu vinme marTla apirebda trijenisebis daSinebas, im adamians<br />
fanjris minaze cxviri da piri zed unda mieWylita. fanjris qveS ki didi<br />
yvavilnaria da iq fexis araviTari nakvalevi araa. Zneli warmosadgenia, rogor<br />
unda moexerxebina ucnobs ase Soridan egzom sazareli STabeWdileba moexdina. amas<br />
garda, vera vxedav Sesaferis motivs aseTi amouxsneli saqcielisaTvis. xvdebiT, ra<br />
siZneleebia Cven win, uotson?<br />
- oRondac! - dabejiTebiT vupasuxe me.<br />
- da mainc, Tu mcireodeni axali monacemebi movipoveT, am siZneleebs iolad<br />
davZlevT. Cemi fiqriT, Cvens uzarmazar arqivebSi, uotson, bevri iqneba aseTive<br />
amouxsneli SemTxveva. es saqme manamde unda gadavdoT, vidre ufro zust cnobebs<br />
SevkrebT. es dila ki neoliTis adamianis Zebnas SevwiroT.<br />
mgoni, mogaxseneT, rom Cemi megobari Ziebidan sxva saqmeze gadarTvis saocari<br />
unariT ganirCeoda. magram arasodes es ambavi ise Zlier ar gamkvirvebia, rogorc<br />
im gazafxulis dilas kornuelSi, roca TiTqmis mTeli ori saaTi igi keltebze,<br />
Tavis qalebze da kaJis bunikebze msjelobda da Tanac ise udardelad irjeboda,<br />
TiTqos avbediTi saidumlo sulac ar awuxebda. Sin dabrunebulebs iseTi stumari<br />
gveloda, romelmac maSinve sinamdvilis sarbielze dagvabruna. Cven mas kargad<br />
vicnobdiT. axmaxi aRnagoba, tlanqi naoWebiT daRaruli saxe, cecxlovani Tvalebi,<br />
arwiviseburi kexiani cxviri, SeWaRaravebuli Tavi, TiTqmis Wers rom uswordeboda,<br />
oqrosferi wveri aqa-iq SeTeTrebuli da bageebis garSemo sigarisagan<br />
CayviTlebuli - es niSnebi kargad iyo cnobili londonsa da afrikaSi da<br />
SeiZleboda mxolod erTi adamianisaTvis migekuTvnebinaT, es gaxldaT eqimi leon<br />
sterndeili, saxelganTqmuli mkvlevari da lomebze monadire.<br />
gagonili gvqonda, rom igi sadRac Cvens maxloblad cxovrobda da araerTxel<br />
dagvinaxavs kidec es zorzoxi kaci torfis WaobebSi. Cveni gacnoba mas ar ucdia,<br />
da miZaleba gasacnobad arc Cven mogvsvlia azrad, radgan vicodiT, rom<br />
ganmartoebisadmi siyvaruliRa aiZulebda mogzaurobidan mogzaurobamde dro am<br />
miyruebul kuTxeSi gaetarebina, aq cxovrobda igi sruliad marto, wignebiTa da<br />
rukebiT garemoculi, TviTonve awarmoebda Tavis martiv meurneobas da sulac ar<br />
ainteresebda, riT suldgmulebdnen misi mezoblebi. amitom Zalian gamaoca misma<br />
sificxem, riTac holmss ekiTxeboda, moaxerxeT Tu ara am miuwvdomeli<br />
saidumloebidan raimes gamocnobao.<br />
- policia CixSi moeqca, - Tqva man, - magram iqneba Tqvenma mdidarma<br />
gamocdilebam iZalos da saqmis gamoZieba SeiZloT. gTxovT, mendoT, radgan am<br />
mxaris xSiri stumari var, trijenisebis ojaxs axlos vicnob, dedis mxridan<br />
naTesavebadac ki momxvdebian. Tavadac mogexsenebaT, maTma saSinelma bedma<br />
damamwuxra. afrikaSi mivemgzavrebodi, ukve plimutSi viyavi, roca am diliT es<br />
Semzaravi ambavi gavige da maSinve aqeT gamomiwia gulma, rom ZiebaSi<br />
dagxmarebodiT.<br />
holmsma warbebi azida.<br />
- amisaTvis CamoxvediT gemidan?<br />
gemebs ra gamolevs, sxvas gavyvebi.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo, ai megobrobac aseTi unda!
- aki mogaxseneT, naTesavebi varT-meTqi.<br />
- diax, maxsovs, dedis mxridan. bargi ukve gembanze iyo?<br />
- nawili. meti wili jer kidev sastumroSi mqonda.<br />
- mesmis. magram Tqveni naTesavebis daRupvis cnoba dRes diliTve xom ver<br />
moxvdeboda pilmutis gazeTebSi?<br />
- ara, ser, depeSa miviRe.<br />
- neba momeciT, gkiTxoT, visgan miiReT depeSa?<br />
mkvlevars gamxdari saxe moequfra.<br />
- Tqven metismetad cnobismoyvare xarT, mister holms.<br />
- aseTi gaxlavT Cemi profesia.<br />
eqimma sterndeilma Zlivs daibruna uwindeli simSvide.<br />
- ratom unda dagimaloT simarTle, - Tqva man. - depeSa gamomigzavna mister<br />
raundheim, mRvdelma.<br />
- madlobeli var, - sityva CamoarTva holmsma. - rac Seexeba Tqvens kiTxvas,<br />
SemiZlia aseTi pasuxi gagceT, jer kidev ver gavrkveulvar saqmis arsSi, magram<br />
mtkiced mwams, rom WeSmaritebas mivagneb. jerjerobiT sul esaa.<br />
- xom ver metyviT, eWvi Tu gaqvT vinmeze?<br />
- amaze pasuxs ver gagcemT.<br />
- maSin tyuilad movsulvar, mets aRar SegawuxebT.<br />
saxelganTqmuli eqimi farTo nabijebiT gavida oTaxidan, igi sagrZnoblad<br />
Sewuxebuli gaxldaT. xuT wuTSi holmsic Tan gahyva. Cemi megobari saRamomde aRar<br />
gamoCenila. roca dabrunda, daRlili da ukmayofilo gamometyveleba hqonda, riTac<br />
davrwmundi, rom Ziebam kvlav uSedegod Caiara. Sin depeSa eloda. Tvali gadaavlo<br />
da buxarSi isrola.<br />
- plimutidanaa, uotson, sastumrodan, - amixsna, - mRvdels SekiTxva gavugzavne da<br />
depeSiT Sevamowme eqim sterndeilis sityvebis simarTle. mas marTla gauTevia iq<br />
Rame da misi bargis nawili marTlac afrikaSi wasula. TviTon ki dabrunda, rom<br />
kvleva-ZiebaSi monawileoba miiRoso. ras ityviT, uotson?<br />
- Cans, es saqme gulTan axlo miutania.<br />
- Zalian. ai, es unda iyos is Zafi, rasac jer kidev ver mivyolivarT da rasac<br />
SeuZlia labirinTidan gamogviyvanos. mxned iyaviT, uotson, darwmunebuli var, rom<br />
yvelaferi jer kargad ar viciT. roca mets gavigebT, yvela siZnele ukan<br />
dagvrCeba.<br />
veranairad ver vivaraudebdi, rom holmsis sityva ase male acxaddeboda. verc imas<br />
warmovidgendi, ra ucnauri da sazareli aRmoCndeboda Cveni aRmoCena, romelmac<br />
Zieba sul sxva, axali gziT warmarTa. diliT, roca pirs viparsavdi, cxenis<br />
floqvebis xma Semomesma. fanjaraSi gavixede da orTvala etli davinaxe. etli<br />
didi siswrafiT mohqroda. igi Cvens WiSkarTan gaCerda, orTvalidan mRvdeli<br />
gadmoxta da, rac Zali da Rone hqonda, baRis gzaze gamoiqca. holmsi ukve mzad<br />
iyo da Cven saCqarod SevegebeT.<br />
mRelvarebisagan Cveni stumari Zlivs laparakobda, magram bolos, rogorc iqna,<br />
qoSiniT amoRerRa:<br />
- Cven eSmakis xelSi varT, mister holms! Cemi ubeduri mrevli eSmakis xelSi<br />
moxvda! - gaiZaxoda da Tan suli exuTeboda. - TviTon satana dasaxlda iq.<br />
dagvimona, dagvasapyra. mRelvarebisagan adgilze cekvavda da es sasacilo iqneboda,<br />
nacrisferi saxe da giJuri Tvalebi rom ara. naTqvams saSineli axali ambavi<br />
moayola:<br />
- mister mortimer trijenisic iseve mokvda wuxel, rogorc misi da-Zmani<br />
daixocnen.<br />
naTqvamze energiiT aRsavse holmsi pirdapir Sexta da Semotrialda.<br />
- Tqveni orTvala Cven ors SemTxvevis adgilze ver migviyvans?<br />
- rogor ara!
- uotson, mere visauzmoT. mister raundhei, Cven mzada varT! Cqara, Cqara, vidre<br />
iq yvelaferi xeluxlebelia!<br />
mortimer trijeniss mRvdlis saxlSi kuTxis ori oTaxi eWira, orive<br />
gancalkevebuli, erTi meoris Tavze. pirvel sarTulze sastumro iyo, meoreze<br />
sawoli. fanjrebi kroketis moedans gadahyurebda. Cven eqimsac gavuswariT da<br />
policiasac. ase rom, SemTxvevis adgilze yvelaferi marTlac xeluxlebeli<br />
dagvxvda. neba momeciT, aRvwero mTeli scena, rac martis Tvis im nislian dilas<br />
vnaxeT. samudamod CamrCa xsovnaSi is suraTi da Cemi gonebidan mas vera Zala ver<br />
amoSlis.<br />
oTaxSi daxuTuli, maxrCobela-mgudavi haeri idga. mosamsaxure gogos rom diliT<br />
fanjara ar gaeRo, sunTqva SeuZlebeli iqneboda. nawilobriv es imiT aixsneboda,<br />
rom magidis Suaze idga da jer kidev xrColavda navTis lampa. magidasTan mdgari<br />
savarZlis sazurgeze miyrdnobili mkvdari mortimeri ijda. Txeli wveri<br />
aburZgnoda, saTvale Sublze hqonda aweuli, xolo fanjrisken miqceul Savgvreman,<br />
gamxdar saxeze iseTive SiSis daRi Sehyinvoda misi gansvenebuli dis saxeze rom<br />
vixileT. dakrunCxuli xel-fexiTa da dagrexil-dawmawnuli TiTebiT iolad<br />
gamoicnobdiT, rom SiSis paroqsizmiT daRupuliyo. Cacmuli iyo, Tumca isic<br />
SeiniSneboda, rom tansacmeli haiharad hqonda gadacmuli. raki vicodiT, rom<br />
saRamos dawva, unda gvevarauda, rom aRsasruli alionze ewvia.<br />
rogorc ki sabediswero oTaxSi SevediT, holmsi gardaiqmna. misi garegnuli<br />
flegmaturoba uceb Secvala mozRvavebulma energiam. igi jer mTlad yuradRebad<br />
iqca, Tvalebi gaubrwyinda, saxegaqvavebuli ciebianiviT swrafad moZraobda,<br />
aRgznebulad da gamalebulad. igi gareT, molze gaiWra, mere fanjridan ukan,<br />
oTaxSi SemoZvra, Semoirbina oTaxi, airbina zemoT, - mokled, mwevariviT iqceoda,<br />
romelmac nadiris siaxlove igrZno da geSi aiRo. swrafad moaTvaliera sawoli<br />
oTaxi da fanjara gamoaRo. etyoba, raRac axali mizezi aRmoaCina. isev aRegzno,<br />
fanjaraSi Tavi gahyo da sixarulis xmamaRali SeZaxili aRmoxda. mere dabla<br />
daeSva, baRSi gavarda, balaxSi gaiSxlarTa, wamoxta da isev oTaxSi Sevarda.<br />
yvelaferi es moimoqmeda im monadiris mRelvarebiT, romelic nadiris kvalze<br />
midis. gansakuTrebiT dainteresda lampiT, romelic, erTi SexedviT, sruliad<br />
Cveulebrivi iyo, gazoma misi rezervuari, Semdeg linzis meSveobiT gasinja<br />
Suqfari, romelic lampis minas zemodan faravda, gareTa zedapiridan cota<br />
Wvartli Camofxika, konvertSi Cayara, konverti ki safuleSi Seinaxa. bolos,<br />
policiisa da eqimis gamocxadebis Semdeg, mRvdels aniSna da Cven molze gavediT.<br />
- moxaruli var SegatyobinoT, rom Cemma Ziebam uqmad ar Caiara, - ganucxada<br />
yvelas. - ar vapireb am saqmis gansjas policiis TandaswrebiT, magram Tqven,<br />
mister raundhei, gTxovT Cemi Rrma pativiscema inspeqtoris mimarT damidasturoT<br />
sityvierad da misi yuradReba sawoli oTaxis fanjarasa da sasadilos magidaze<br />
mdgar lampas miaqcioT. erTic da meorec garkveul eWvs badebs, orive erTad ki<br />
garkveuli daskvnis safuZvels iZleva. Tu inspeqtors raime cnobebi dasWirdeba,<br />
moxaruli viqnebi misi xilviT. axla ki, uotson, jobs, aqaurobas gavecaloT.<br />
SesaZloa, inspeqtors Tavmoyvareoba Seulaxa kerZo maZebris saqmeSi Carevam, iqneb<br />
egona kidec, rom swor gzaze idga, yovel SemTxvevaSi, momdevno ori dRis<br />
manZilze is CvenTan ar gamoCenila. im dReebSi holmsi Sin iSviaTad rCeboda da,<br />
Tu rCeboda, Tvlemda an eweoda. igi xangrZlivad seirnobda sruliad marto.<br />
krints ar Zravda imaze, Tu sad iyo. misma erTma cdam mainc mimaxvedra, sadac<br />
dadioda. man iseTive lampa iyida, rogoric mortimer trijenisis oTaxSi tragediis<br />
Rames enTo. lampaSi navTi Caasxa, rogorc amas mRvdlis saxlSi sCadiodnen da<br />
zustad gamoTvala, ramden xans gaZlebda anTebuli. misi meore cda erTi SexedviT<br />
bevrad ufro martivi iyo, magram arc Tu ise uwyinari. me is aRsasrulis dRemde<br />
ar damaviwydeba.
erT saRamos holmsi alaparakda. - albaT gaxsovT, uotson, yvela CvenebaSi, rac<br />
Cven gvsmenia, aris raRac saerTo xazi. mxedvelobaSi maqvs is, Tu rogor<br />
moqmedebda oTaxSi dagubebuli haeri yvelaze, vinc iq pirveli Sedioda. Tu<br />
gagondebaT, roca mortimer trijenisi aRwerda Tavis ukanasknel misvlas Zmebis<br />
saxlSi, Tqva, eqimma iq SesvlisTanave kinaRam grZnoba dakarga da skamze<br />
moceliliviT davardao, nuTu dagaviwydaT? me ki mSvenivrad maxsovs. mere, xom<br />
gaxsovT, mne misis porteri rom gveubneboda, Sevedi oTaxSi da cudad gavxdi,<br />
fanjara gamovaRe, Torem gavigudebodio! mortimer trijenisis sikvdilis Semdeg,<br />
nuTu dagaviwydaT, ra saSineli SexuTuli haeri iyo oTaxSi, Tumca mosamsaxure<br />
gogos ukve moeswro fanjrebis gaReba. rogorc Semdeg Sevitye, is mosamsaxure<br />
gogo ise cudad gamxdara, rom loginad Cavardnila. dameTanxmebiT, uotson, es<br />
Zalian saeWvo ambavia. orsave SemTxvevaSi erTi da igive movlenaa: haeris<br />
mowamvla. orsave SemTxvevaSi oTaxSi raRac enTo. pirvel SemTxvevaSi - buxari,<br />
meored - lampa. cecxli ucilod daisaWiroves, magram meorejer lampa aanTes mas<br />
Semdeg, rac gaTenda, - amaze metyvelebs navTis done. ratom? imitom, rom aris<br />
raRac kavSiri sam sagans Soris: wva, haeris mowamvla da sabolood sigiJe, an im<br />
ubedurTa sikvdili, romliTac yvelaferi moTavda. imedi maqvs, gamigeT?<br />
- ki, TiTqos gasagebia.<br />
- yovel SemTxvevaSi, SegviZlia es samuSao hipoTezad davitovoT. davuSvaT, rom iq<br />
orsave SemTxvevaSi enTo raRac nivTiereba, romelic haers wamlavs. Cinebulia.<br />
pirvel SemTxvevaSi trijenisebTan es nivTiereba buxarSi Seagdes. fanjara daxuruli<br />
iyo, magram Sxamiani anaorTqli, raRa Tqma unda, sakvamurSi adioda. amitom<br />
zemoqmedebac ufro susti aRmoCnda, vidre meored, roca anaorTqls gareT<br />
gamosavali ara hqonda. es Cans danaSaulebrivi Sedegebidan: pirvel SemTxvevaSi<br />
mxolod qali mokvda, rogorc ufro susti arseba, mamakacebi ki droebiT<br />
SeiSalnen an sabolood gagiJdnen, rac mowamvlis pirveli niSania. meore<br />
SemTxvevaSi sasurveli Sedegi savsebiT miRweulia. amrigad, momxdari faqtebi<br />
adastureben raRac nivTierebis wviT gamowveul mowamvlas.<br />
aqedan gamomdinare, me vcdilobdi mortimer trijenisis oTaxSi im nivTierebis<br />
naSTisaTvis mimekvlia. yvelaze ufro mosalodneli iyo im nivTierebis danaleqis<br />
povna lampis WvartlSi, Suqfarze. rogorc vvaraudobdi, iq marTlac iyo Wvartlis<br />
fantelebi, iqve aRmoCnda kideebze mixakisferi fxvnili, romelmac dawva ver<br />
moaswro. Tu gaxsovT, am fxvnilis naxevari Camovfxike da konvertSi Sevinaxe.<br />
- ratom marto naxevari, holms?<br />
- policiisTvis xelis SeSla da maT gzaze gadadgoma Cemi cxovrebis wesi ar<br />
gaxlavT, uotson. me maT yvela samxili davutove. naxaven rames Suqfarze Tu<br />
vera, es ukve maTi sazrianobis saqmea. axla ki, uotson, avanToT lampa, magram<br />
jer Cvens sazogadoebas, rom ori Rirseuli wevri ar davuRupoT, fanjrebi<br />
gavaRoT. dajeqiT am fanjarasTan am savarZelSi... Tu, rasakvirvelia, rogorc<br />
jansaRad moazrovne adamiani, Tanaxma xarT monawileoba miiRoT Cems mier<br />
dayenebul cdaSi. rogorc vxedav, ukan daxevas ar apirebT! tyuilad ki ar mwamda<br />
Tqveni yovelTvis, Zvirfaso uotson! TviTon Tqvens pirdapir davjdebi, saxiT<br />
Tqvenken, da Cven erTnairi manZiliT viqnebiT daSorebuli lampidan. kari<br />
naxevrad Ria davtovoT. axla SegviZlia erTimeores Tvali vadevnoT da Tu<br />
simptomebi sagangaSo iqneba, cda maSinve unda Sewydes. gasagebia? maS viReb<br />
konvertidan fxvnils, an ufro sworad, rac misgan darCa, da anTebul lampaze<br />
vyri. mzadaa! axla, uotson, dajeqiT da ucadeT movlenaTa ganviTarebas.<br />
cda didxans ar mogvixda. Zlivs movaswari dajdoma, rom mZime, msuye, gulisamrevi<br />
suni vigrZeni. pirvelive CasunTqvis Semdeg goneba TiTqos damibnelda, Tavs veRar<br />
vereodi. Tvalwin xSiri Savi Rrubeli Camomefara da uecrad vigrZeni, rom masSi<br />
imalvoda yvelaferi saSineli, jojoxeTuri, boroti, rac ki qveynad arsebobs, da<br />
es uCinari Zala mzad iyo Cems mosakvdineblad. am Sav nislSi vtrialebdi da
virweodi, bundovani landebi mauwyebdnen, rom ueWvelad gamoCndeba raRac saSineli<br />
arseba da marto amis gafiqrebazec lamis guli orad gamepo. SiSisagan gaviyine.<br />
Tma yalyze damidga, Tvalebi gadmomekarkla, piri farTod gavaRe da ena abediviT<br />
gamixda. TavSi iseTi araCveulebrivi xmauri atyda, rom momeCvena, tvini veRar<br />
gauZlebs, Tavi namsxvrevebad iqceva-meTqi. dayvireba vcade, magram xrinwiani<br />
CxaviliRa aRmomxda. Zlivs movisazre, rom es Cemi sakuTari xma iyo. imave wams<br />
gaWirvebiT gavarRvie avbediTi sudara da Tvalwin warmomidga TeTri niRabi,<br />
SiSisagan daRmeWili iseTi sifaTi, trijenisebis saxlSi rom vixile... axla amas<br />
holmsis saxeze vxedavdi. aq wamiT goneba gaminaTda. savarZlidan wamovxti, holmss<br />
xelebi Semovxvie da barbaciT gasasvlelisaken gavemarTe. mere balaxze viweqiT da<br />
vgrZnobdiT, rogor fantavda mze SiSis zars, ramac ase SegvboWa. nel-nela<br />
tovebda Cvens sxeulebs elda, msgavsad dilis nislisa, bolos gonic dagvibrunda<br />
da masTan - sulieri simSvidec. balaxze wamovjeqiT, civ ofls viwmenddiT da<br />
SiSiT SevcqerodiT Cveni saxifaTo cdis nakvalevs erTimeoris saxeebze.<br />
- RmerTmani, uotson, Zalian vnanob, rom aseT xaTabala saqmeSi gagxvieT, -<br />
monanie xmiT Tqva bolos holmsma, - patiebas viTxov Tqvengan. ar SeiZleboda<br />
aseTi cdis mowyoba. da miT umetes aseT saZagel saqmeSi megobris CaTreva.<br />
merwmuneT, gulwrfelad vnanob.<br />
- Tqven xom iciT, - vupasuxe, holmsis gaugonari guliTadobiT aRelvebulma, -<br />
rom Tqveni daxmareba CemTvis udidesi pativi da sixarulia.<br />
aq is kvlav Cveulebrivi, naxevrad xumrobis, naxevrad skeptikuri xmiT<br />
ametyvelda: - mainc, Zvirfaso uotson, nametani ki iyo aseT xifaTSi Tavis Cagdeba:<br />
ra Tqma unda, garedan mayurebeli ifiqrebda, rom Cven ukve am cdis dawyebamde<br />
SeviSaleT Wkuidan. unda vaRiaro, ar velodi, rom fxvnilis moqmedeba aseTi<br />
uecari da Zlieri iqneboda. es rom Tqva, - saxlSi Sevarda, anTebuli lampa Sors<br />
gawvdili xeliT gareT gamoitana da mayvlis buCqebSi isrola. - dae, cota<br />
gasufTavdes oTaxi. axla, uotson, albaT eWvi aRar geparebaT, Tu rogor gaTamaSda<br />
trijenisebis saxlSi is ubedureba orjer?<br />
- araviTari eWvi aRar maqvs.<br />
- magram mizezi im ubedurebisa iseve auxsnelia, rogorc aqamde iyo. gavideT<br />
fanCaturSi da iq movilaparakoT. me axlac yels mixuTavs im sazizRari fxvnilis<br />
anaorTqli. yvela faqti imaze migvaniSnebs, rom borotmoqmedi pirvel SemTxvevaSi<br />
mortimer trijenisi iyo. meored ki igi TviTon aRmoCnda msxverpli. arc imisi<br />
daviwyeba SeiZleba, rom ojaxSi jer waiCxubnen da mere Serigdnen. me, mortimer<br />
trijenisi, is namdvili kacuna, meliis wripina nikapi rom hqonda da eSmakis<br />
Tvalebs aWyetda saTvalis qvemodan, sakmaod borot adamianad da gulRrZod<br />
meCveneboda. gaxsovT Tanac, manve gviTxra, baRSi viRac SevniSneo - es iyo cnoba,<br />
ramac Cveni yuradReba mTavar mizezs droebiT CamoaSora. mas sWirdeboda, rom<br />
CvenTvis kvali aeria. es man Cayara fxvnili wasvlis win buxarSi. aki yvelaferi<br />
misi wasvlisTanave moxda! axali stumari rom mosuliyo vinme, ojaxi, cxadia,<br />
aiSleboda da stumars miegebeboda. magram gana mSvidobian kornuelSi stumrebi<br />
saRamos aTi saaTis Semdeg modian? amrigad, yvela faqti imas mowmobs, rom<br />
mortimer trijenisi damnaSave iyo.<br />
- maS, man Tavi moikla?<br />
- diax, uotson, Zalauneburad ase unda vifiqroT. iseT mZime damnaSaves, romelmac<br />
daRupa dedmamiSvilebi, iolad SeeZlo TviTmkvlelobamde misvla. magram aris<br />
sawinaaRmdego azrisa da misi mtkicebis sarwmuno monacemebic. sabednierod, inglisSi<br />
aris adamiani, romelmac yovelive wvrilad icis am saqmis irgvliv, da me vizrune<br />
imisaTvis, rom yvelaferi misi piridan movisminoT, Tanac dResve. ager isic! aqeT,<br />
aqeT, am bilikiT, mister sterndeil! Cven kotejSi qimiuri cda CavatareT da iseTi<br />
gamoCenili stumris misaRebad, rogoric Tqven brZandebiT, Cveni sastumro aRar<br />
gamodgeba.
aRis WiSkris Wriali gavigone, da gzaze gamoCnda afrikis cnobili mkvlevari. man<br />
odnav gaocebulma moaSura fanCaturs, sadac Cven visxediT.<br />
- Tqven gamomigzavneT kaci, mister holms. Tqveni baraTi am erTi saaTis win<br />
miviRe da Tqvenken gamoveSure, Tumca namdvilad ar mesmis, ratom unda Sevasrulo<br />
Tqveni moTxovnebi.<br />
- vfiqrob, Cveni saubris msvlelobaSi yvelafers gaigebT, - miugo holmsma. -<br />
axla ki didad madlieri var, rom moxvediT. gvapatieT, rom am fanCaturSi<br />
gxvdebiT, magram me da uotsonma kinaRam axali msxverpli mivumateT `kornuelis<br />
saSinelebas~, rogorc uwodeben am ubedurebas gazeTebi, amitom sufTa haers<br />
vamjobinebT. iqneb asec jobdes, radgan ise visaubrebT, rom ucxo msmenelis SiSi<br />
ar gveqneba, miT umetes, rom amas TqvenTan uSualo damokidebuleba aqvs.<br />
mogzaurma piridan sigara gamoiRo da Cems megobars mkacrad Sexeda.<br />
- bolos da bolos gamagebineT, ser, ras gulisxmobT, roca ambobT, rom amas<br />
pirdapiri damokidebuleba aqvs CemTan?<br />
- mortimer trijenisis mkvlelobas pirdapiri damokidebuleba aqvs TqvenTan, -<br />
miugo holmsma.<br />
im wuTas vinane, rom SeiaraRebuli ar viyavi. sterndeili saxeze WarxaliviT<br />
wamowiTlda, gaSmagda, Tvalebi aubrialda, Sublze ZarRvebi daeWima, mtevnebi<br />
muStebad Sekra da pirdapir Cems megobars eca. bedze imave wams gons moego,<br />
Sedga, zebunebrivi ZaldatanebiT kvlav daioka Tavi, daibruna simSvide, romelSiac<br />
albaT meti safrTxe ifareboda, vidre im wamier afeTqebaSi.<br />
- me ise didxans vicxovre velurTa Soris, rom kanoni ar vici - Cems Tavs<br />
TviTonve vudgen kanonebs. ar daiviwyoT es, mister holms da gaiTvaliswineT isic,<br />
rom Tqveni dasaxiCreba ar moviwadine!<br />
- arc me msurda TqvenTvis zianis moyeneba, doqtor sterndeil! amis sabuTad isic<br />
kmara, rom werili gamogigzavneT Tqven da ara policias.<br />
sterndeili dajda, igi mZimed qSinavda. mTeli misi mdidari, faTerakebiani<br />
cxovrebis manZilze man albaT pirvelad igrZno mowiweba, ridi, krZalva da SiSi.<br />
SeuZlebeli iyo holmsis udreki simSvidis winaSe qedi ar mogexaraT. Cveni<br />
stumari ki ayovnebda, xelebs muStad kravda da isev Slida.<br />
- ras gulisxmobT, - jiqur ikiTxa bolos. - Tu es Cemi gamowvevaa, mister<br />
holms, cota SegeSalaT, CemTan TamaSs ar girCevT. me is kaci ara var, visi<br />
gacucurakebac SeiZleba, axla pirdapir miTxariT, ras gulisxmobT?<br />
- axlave getyviT, miugo holmsma. - getyviT imitom, rom imedi maqvs<br />
gulaxdilobas gulaxdilobiT upasuxebT. Tu rogori aRmoCndeba Cemi Semdomi<br />
nabiji, es damokidebuli iqneba mxolod imaze, Tavs rogor imarTlebT.<br />
- me vimarTleb Tavs?<br />
- diax, ser.<br />
- Tavi unda vimarTlo?<br />
- diax, mortimer trijenisis mkvlelobaSi unda imarTloT Tavi.<br />
sterndeilma cxvirsaxociT Subli moiwminda.<br />
- es braldeba saidanRa SeTiTxneT, aRSfoTda bumberazi. - nuTu mTeli Tqveni<br />
dideba aseT xelovnur oinbazobazea agebuli?<br />
- es Tqven eweviT oinbazobasa da ufro metsac, doqtoro sterndeil, da ara me,<br />
- mkacrad upasuxa holmsma. - axlave mogaxsenebT faqtebs, romelTac Cemi daskvna<br />
emyareba. Tqvenma dabrunebam plimutidan im dros, roca Tqveni bargi ukve<br />
afrikaSia gagzavnili, im azramde mimiyvana, rom Tqven am saqmiT gansakuTrebiT<br />
xarT dainteresebuli.<br />
- me davbrundi, raTa...<br />
- ukve movismine Tqveni ganmarteba da naTqvami mizezebi damajereblad ar<br />
mimaCnia, magram amas moveSvaT. Semdeg CemTan moxvediT, raTa gagegoT, visze maqvs
eWvi. amaze ar gipasuxeT. Tqven gaeSureT mRvdlis saxlSi, iq icdidiT, SigniT ar<br />
SesulxarT, Semdeg ki Sin dabrundiT.<br />
- saidan iciT?<br />
- Tvals gadevnebdiT.<br />
- me aravin SemimCnevia.<br />
- diax, Tqven me ver SemamCnieT, mTeli Rame mousvenrad gaatareT. Tvali ar<br />
mogixuWavT, gegmebs adgendiT, diliT rogor gemoqmedaT. is iyo inaTa, roca<br />
saxlidan gamoxvediT, Tqvens WiSkarTan dayrili xreSidan ramdenime wiTeli kenWi<br />
aiReT, jibeSi CaiyareT da haiharad iqaurobas gaecaleT.<br />
sterndeili SekrTa da gaocebuli holmss miaSterda.<br />
- Semdeg swrafad waxvediT mRvdlis saxlisaken, romelsac karga manZili<br />
gaSorebdaT. sxvaTa Soris, igive tenisis daRarulZiriani fexsacmeli gecvaT, axla<br />
rom gacviaT. iq baRi gadakveTeT, zRudeze gadaxvediT da pirdapir trinejisis<br />
fanjarasTan gaCerdiT. ukve gaTenebuli iyo, magram saxlSi jerac eZinaT. Tqven<br />
jibidan kenWebi amoiReT da meore sarTulis fanjaras esroleT.<br />
sterndeili wamoxta.<br />
- Tqven TviTon eSmaki xarT! - SesZaxa Cvenma stumarma.<br />
holmss gaeRima. - orjer-samjer isroleT, bolos trinejisi fanjarasTan movida.<br />
Tqven aniSneT, Zirs Camodio. man saCqarod Caicva tansacmeli da sastumro oTaxSi<br />
Cavida. fanjaraSi gadaZveriT da Tqven Soris gaimarTa mcire laparaki, amasobaSi<br />
bolTas scemdiT. bolos isev gadmoZveriT fanjridan da sarkmeli mixureT. mere<br />
molze dadeqiT, karga xans dahyaviT, sigaras qaCavdiT da Tvals adevnebdiT, Tu<br />
ra xdeboda sastumroSi. roca mortimer trijenisi mokvda, Tqven imave gziT<br />
gamobrundiT ukan. aba, doqtoro sterndeil, riT axsniT Tqvens aseT moqmedebas<br />
da ra aris mizezi Tqveni aseTi saqcielisa? cud-ubralod ara scadoT Tavis<br />
daZvrena da Cemi motyueba cbierebiT, gafrTxilebT, maSin am saqmes sxvebi<br />
mohkideben xels.<br />
holmss sabraldebo sityva ar daemTavrebina, rom Cvens stumars saxeze<br />
nacrisferi gadaekra. axla saxe xelebiT daifara da Rrma fiqrs mieca. Semdeg<br />
swrafi moZraobiT Sida jibidan fotosuraTi amoiRo da gaurandav magidaze daagdo.<br />
- ai, amis gamo Cavidine es ambavi.<br />
- es iyo Zalian lamazi qalis suraTi. holmsma didxans uyura da mere wynarad<br />
Tqva - brenda trijenisia.<br />
- diax, brenda trijenisia, - daumowma stumarma. - wlebis manZize misi siyvarulis<br />
saxmili mwvavda. wlebis manZilze vuyvardi masac. amitom, ra gasakviria, rom<br />
kornuelSi gandegiluri cxovreba momwonda. mxolod aq viyavi axlos qveynad<br />
yvelaze ufro Zvirfas arsebasTan. brendaze daqorwineba ar SemeZlo, radgan<br />
coliani var. Tanamecxedrem ramdenime wlis win mimatova, magram suleluri<br />
inglisuri kanoni ganqorwinebis nebas ar maZlevs. wlobiT velodi brendas. da ai,<br />
ras Seveswari. - sterndeilis giganturi sxeuli ucnaurad Seirxa da man krunCxviT<br />
itaca yelze xeli, rom qviTini ar daewyo. rogorc iqna, Seikava Tavi tirilisagan.<br />
da ganagrZo: - mRvdelma icoda es ambavi. Cveni saidumlo gavandeT. is giambobT,<br />
ra angelozic iyo is qali. ai, ratom gamomigzavna depeSa mRvdelma plimutSi da<br />
mec aqeT gamoveSure, ra jandabad mindoda bargi da afrika, roca Sevityve, Cems<br />
sayvarel adamians ra bedic ergo? ai, Cemi saqcielis gamarTleba, mister holms!<br />
- ganagrZeT, - uTxra Cemma megobarma.<br />
doqtorma sterndeilma jibidan amoiRo qaRaldis Sekvra da magidaze dado. Cven<br />
wavikiTxeT: `kfvSC zuvST vSfiwdS~, wiTel iarliyze ewera `Sxami~. Sekvra Cemken<br />
gamoaCoCa.<br />
- vici, rom eqimi xarT. gagigoniaT aseTi Sxam-sawamlavi?<br />
- eSmakis fexis fesvi? pirvelad mesmis.
- es ambavi ar amcirebs Tqvens profesionalur codnas, - SeniSna mister<br />
sterndeilma, - radgan esaa evropaSi erTaderTi nimuSi, Tu ar CavTvliT imas,<br />
romelic budas laboratoriaSi inaxeba. es Sxam-sawamlavi ucnobia rogorc<br />
farmakopeaSi, aseve toqsikologiur literaturaSi. fesvi formiT fexs mogvagonebs.<br />
igi adamianis fexsaca hgavs da Txisasac, ai, risTvis misca misionerma botanikosma<br />
aseTi uCveulo saxelwodeba. dasavleT afrikis zog raionSi jadoqrebi mas<br />
TavianTi miznebisaTvis iyeneben da saidumlod inaxaven. es nimuSi ubanghis qveyanaSi<br />
viSove, am sityvebze qaRaldis Sekvra gaSala da Cven davinaxeT muqi-wiTeli<br />
fxvnili, romelic burnuTs miagavda.<br />
- ganagrZeT, ser, - mkacrad uTxra holmsma.<br />
- me TiTqmis ukve davasrule, mister holms. Tqven TviTon Zalian bevri ram<br />
iciT Cemze, magram mainc minda bolomde yvelaferi icodeT. me ukve giTxariT<br />
trijenisebTan Cemi naTesaobis ambavi. dis pativiscemiT ZmebTan megobroba mqonda.<br />
fulis gayofis ambavs rom Cxubi moayoles, imis Semdeg mortimeri calke gamoeyoT<br />
da marto cxovrobda. Semdeg TiTqos yvelaferi mogvarda da masac iseve vxvdebodi,<br />
rogorc mis Zmebs. igi cbieri, pirferi intrigani iyo da sxvadasxva mosazrebaTa<br />
gamo arc vendobodi, magram Cxubis mizezi ara mqonda.<br />
am ori kviris win, man kotejSi Semomiara, me Cemi afrikuli iSviaTi rame-rumeebi<br />
vuCvene. roca saqme am fxvnilamde mivida, movuyevi misi ucnauri Tvisebis ambavi,<br />
Tu rogor aRagznebs fxvnili nervul sistemas, SiSis makontrolebel centrebs da<br />
rogor ixocebian an giJdebian sacodavi velurebi, romelTac jadoqari am wamals<br />
uniSnavs. vuTxari isic, evropuli mecnieruli azri jerjerobiT im doneze ar aris,<br />
rom am Sxam-sawamlavis moqmedebaze kontroli daawesos-meTqi. ver gamigia, rogor<br />
awapna fxvnilis nawili, radgan oTaxidan ar gavsulvar. etyoba, es maSin Caidina,<br />
roca karadebs vaRebdi an yuTebSi viqeqebodi. kargad maxsovs, rogor damayara<br />
kiTxvebi, Tu ramdenia saWiro es fxvnili an rogor unda xmareba, ramden xanSi<br />
moqmedebs, magram azradac ar momsvlia, ra ganzraxva hqonda gulSi. amas mxolod<br />
maSin mivxvdi, roca plimutSi mRvdlis depeSam momiswro. aramzada trijenisma<br />
albaT is ivarauda, rom me ukve zRvaSi viqnebodi gasuli da afrikis uRran<br />
tyeebSi ise gavatarebdi ramdenime weliwads, rom momxdar ambavs ver Sevityobdi.<br />
magram me dauyovnebliv davbrundi. rogorc ki dawvrilebiT gavige momxdari<br />
ambavi, mivxvdi, mortimerma Cemi fxvniliT daRupa brenda da misi Zmebi. Sevityve<br />
rom Ziebas Tqven uZRvebodiT da gamoveSure, raTa danamdvilebiT gamego, momxdari<br />
ambis sxva axsna xom ar arsebobs-meTqi. magram am dramis meoregvari axsna ar<br />
arsebobs. davrwmundi, mkvleloba mortimer trijenisma Caidina angarebiT. Tu misi<br />
ojaxis wevrebi SeiSlebodnen, an amowydebodnen, mTels sagvareulo qonebas TviTon<br />
daepatroneboda. amitomac isargebla eSmakis fexis SxamiT, gaagiJa Zmebi da mokla<br />
brenda, erTaderTi, vinc me miyvarda da erTaderTi arseba, visac me vuyvardi. ai,<br />
ra iyo misi danaSauli. ra ekuTvnoda amisaTvis samagierod! sasamarTloSi meCivla?<br />
ra damamtkicebeli sabuTebi gamaCnda? cxadia, faqtebi udavoa, magram daijerebdnen<br />
nafici msajulebi aseT fantastikur ambavs? an - ki, an - ara. me saegebiod<br />
verafers gavxdi da sasworis pinaze veras davdebdi. Cemi suli SurisZiebas<br />
iTxovda. ukve giTxariT, mister holms, rom mTeli sicocxle kanonis gareSe<br />
gavatare, bolos me TviTon daviwye sakuTari kanonebis dadgena CemTvis. axla<br />
swored aseTi SemTxveva momeca. mtkiced gadavwyvite, mortimers unda gaeziarebina<br />
misi veragobiT daxocili da-Zmebis xvedri. Tu fxvniliT misi daRupvis gegmas ver<br />
ganvaxorcielebdi, Cemi sakuTari xeliT unda gavswordebodi. mTels inglisSi ar<br />
moiZebneba kaci, romelic Tavis sicocxles Cemze naklebad afasebdes.<br />
axla yvelaferi iciT. marTalia isic, rom uZilo Ramis Semdeg saxlidan gavedi.<br />
vicodi, mortimeris gaRviZeba advili ar iqneboda, amitom xreSis grovidan kenWebi<br />
wamovkrife da ise wavedi. fanjaraSi kenWebis sroliT gavaRviZe. brali davde<br />
danaSaulSi. vuTxari, rom mis winaSe dgas mosamarTle da jalaTi. revolveri rom
dainaxa, moceliliviT Cavarda savarZelSi. lampa avanTe, abaJurze Sxami davyare,<br />
oTaxidan gavedi da gareT davdeqi. gaqceva rom daepirebina, tyvias vesrodi. xuT<br />
wuTSi gaTavda. RmerTo, rogor itanjeboda! magram guli gamiqvavda, radgan aseve<br />
itanjeboda Cemi sayvareli brenda, man rom ar daindo. esaa yvelaferi, mister<br />
holms. Tqvenc rom ise gyvarebodaT, rogorc me brenda miyvarda, albaT aseve<br />
moiqceodiT. asea Tu ise, me Tqvens xelTa var. gadadgiT iseTi nabiji, rogorsac<br />
saWirod CaTvliT. rogorc giTxariT, sicocxle arafrad miRirs.<br />
holmsi dumda.<br />
- SemdegisaTvis ra gegmebi gqondaT? - CaekiTxa bolos.<br />
- samudamod davrCebodi centralur afrikaSi. Cemi samuSao mxolod sanaxevrodaa<br />
Sesrulebuli.<br />
- gaemgzavreT da daasruleT, - uTxra holmsma. - yovel SemTxvevaSi, me ar<br />
vapireb xeli SegiSaloT.<br />
axmaxi da mosuli sterndeili wamoimarTa, sazeimod dagvikra Tavi da fanCaturidan<br />
gavida. holmsma Cibuxi gaabola, momibrunda da Tunuqis qisa gamomiwoda.<br />
- imedi maqvs, amisi kvamli bevrad ufro sasiamovnod mogeCvenebaT, - miTxra, -<br />
uotson, albaT Cven ara gvmarTebs am ambavSi gareva? Cven kerZod viZiebdiT am<br />
saqmes da Semdegac zustad aseve SegviZlia ganvagrZoT. brals xom ar sdebT am<br />
kacs?<br />
- ra Tqma unda, ara, - mivuge me.<br />
- me aravin myvarebia, uotson, magram vinme rom ase Semyvareboda, albaT marTla<br />
iseve moviqceodi, rogorc moiqca es lomebze monadire kaci, romelsac sZags<br />
kanonebi. vin icis... aba, uotson, ar minda gawyeninoT da agixsnaT is, rac isedac<br />
kargad iciT. sawyisi wertili, saidanac saqmis Zieba daviwye, iyo kenWebi fanjris<br />
rafaze. mRvdlis baRSi xreSi ar eyara. kenWebis ambavi ki maSin gavige, roca<br />
sterndeilis pirovnebiTa da saxliT davinteresdi. dRisiT-mzisiT anTebuli lampa<br />
da mis abaJurze aRmoCenili fxvnili ukve rgolebi iyo savsebiT naTeli jaWvisa.<br />
axla ki, Zvirfaso uotson, moviSoroT gonebidan es amazrzeni ambavi da sufTa<br />
sindisiT davubrundeT qaldesa da qaldevelTa enis Zirebis Zebnas, rac didi<br />
kelturi enis kornuelis gantotebaSi usaTuod moiZebneba.<br />
gamosaTxovari Tavisdakvra<br />
ori agvistos saRamos cxra saaTi iyo. mTels msoflio istoriaSi, albaT amaze<br />
usaSinlesi agvisto arc yofila. kaci ifiqrebda, rom sibilweSi Caflul dedamiwas<br />
ukve daatyda Tavs uflis risxva. irgvliv zardamcemi dumili sufevda. uZravi<br />
haeri gamasavaTebel lodins kidev ufro autanels xdida. mze karga xnis Casuli<br />
iyo, magram dasavleTSi, zed horizontze, Ria WrilobasaviT Rvioda raRac<br />
sisxlisferi laqa. caze mkafiod cimcimebdnen varskvlavebi, dabla yureSi gemebidan<br />
dafrqveuli sinaTle kiafobda. baRis bilikze, qvis zRudesTan, ori saxelovani<br />
germaneli baasobda. maT zurgs ukan idga qvismoajiriani grZeli dabali, saxli,<br />
yovel mxares rom frontonebi hqonda. germanelebi SvebiT dascqerodnen farTod<br />
gaSlil zRvis molivlive zedapirs carcis kldis Ziras, romlis Tavzec, oTxi<br />
wlis win, mZlavri gadamfreni arwivis msgavsad erT-erTi mosaubre, batoni fon<br />
borki, dajda. isini Cumad musaifobdnen. maTi sigarebis anTebuli boloebi, Tu<br />
qvevidan SexedavdiT, SeiZleboda im sibneleSi jojoxeTis mociquli satanis<br />
moelvare Tvalebad migeCniaT.<br />
araCveulebrivi pirovneba gaxldaT es fon borki. kaizeris uerTgules agentebs<br />
Soris aseTs meores ver naxavdiT. yvelaze sapasuxismgeblo `inglisis misia~<br />
swored iSviaTi niWis wyalobiT miandes. im wuTidan ki, rac mis Sesrulebas Seudga,<br />
misi niWi sul ufro mkafiod ifurCqneboda, ris mowmec iyo mxolod xuTi
gandobili kaci. erT-erTi im xuTeulTagani iyo mis win mdgari saelCos pirveli<br />
mdivani baron fon herlingi. uzarmazari, asi cxenis Zalis mqone `benci~ fon<br />
herlings soflis TemSaraze daeyenebina da gza mTlianad Caexerga. idga<br />
dadumebuli manqana soflis TemSaraze imis molodinSi, rodis gaaqrolebda<br />
patroni londonisken.<br />
- Tu imis mixedviT vimsjelebT, rogor ganviTardeba movlenebi, kviris bolos,<br />
albaT, ukve berlinSi iqnebiT, - Tqva mdivanma. - Sexvedra, rasac iq gimzadeben,<br />
Cemo Zvirfaso fon bork, gagaocebT. CemTvis cnobilia, ra maRal Sefasebas<br />
aZleven Tqvens moqmedebas am qveynis maRal wreebSi.<br />
mdivani iyo Zalze soliduri, seriozuli kaci, axovani da mxarbeWiani, laparakobda<br />
xmadablda, mZime-mZimed da damajereblad, ramac gansazRvra misi winsvla<br />
diplomatiur sarbielze.<br />
fon borkma gaicina.<br />
- maTi gacureba arc ise Znelia, - SeniSna fon borkma. - warmoudgenelia ufro<br />
damyoli da gulRia xalxi.<br />
- ar vici, ar vici, - fiqrianad Cailaparaka misma Tanamosaubrem. - maT xasiaTSi<br />
aqvs raRac zRvari, mijna, Tu samani, romlis iqiT ver SeaRwev, romlis iqiTac<br />
ver gadaabijeb, da es unda gvaxsovdes. xalxis swored es ubraloeba da<br />
gulubryviloba ugebs ucxoelebs xafangs. pirveli STabeWdileba macTunebelia.<br />
TiTqos aseTi morCili, rbili xalxia da uecrad waawydebi raRac mtkicesa da<br />
Seuvals. xedav, rom esaa mijna, iqiT ver gadaxval. ar SeiZleba ar<br />
gaviTvaliswinoT es faqti, amasTan yvelafers unda Segueba. maT aqvT sakuTari,<br />
mxolod maTTvis damaxasiaTebeli adaTobrivi pirobiToba, romelsac aucileblad<br />
angariSi unda gavuwioT.<br />
- Tqven mxedvelobaSi gaqvT `kargi etiketi~, `yofa-qcevis wesebi~ da sxva<br />
misTanebi?<br />
fon borkma Rrmad amoioxra, riTac sacnauryo, rom am ceremoniuli ambebidan<br />
bevri usiamovneba hqonda nanaxi da gancdili.<br />
- me mxedvelobaSi maqvs tipiuri britanuli pirobiToba mTeli Tavisi<br />
mravalferovnebiT. magaliTisaTvis SemiZlia giTxraT erTi ambavi, rac me SememTxva,<br />
roca saSineli Secdoma davuSvi. SemiZlia Tavs neba mivce da vilaparako sakuTar<br />
marcxze, radgan sakmaod kargad icnobT Cems muSaobas da iciT, raoden warmatebuli<br />
da nayofieria igi. es ambavi aq Cemi pirveli Camosvlisas gadamxda. `uikendze~<br />
viyavi miwveuli ministrTa kabinetis wevrTan qalaqgareT saxlSi. saocrad<br />
mouridebeli da gaufrTxilebeli laparaki gvqonda.<br />
fon borkma Tavi dauqnia. - vyofilvar iq, - Tqva civad.<br />
- hoda, bunebrivia, Cemi dakvirvebis reziume berlinSi gavagzavne. saubedurod,<br />
Cveni Zvirfasi kancleri yovelTvis rodi icavs sifrTxiles. erTi iseTi SeniSvna<br />
dascda, romelmac gaamJRavna, rom man icoda, ra saganzec mimdinareobda Cveni<br />
molaparakeba. informaciis wyaros gageba, cxadia, Zneli misaxvedri ar iyo. ver<br />
warmoidgenT, ra ziani momayena am ambavma. sad gaqra Cveni ingliseli maspinZlebis<br />
Tavazianoba da lmobiereba! TiTqos amdgvari ram arc arsebula odesme. ori weli<br />
damWirda, rom yvelaferi miwynarebuliyo. ai, Tqven Tavi sportsmenad mogaqvT...<br />
- ara, ki ar momaqvs, namdvilad sportsmeni var. diax, sportsmenad var<br />
dabadebuli. me vaRmerTeb sports.<br />
- mere ra, amiT Tqveni saqmianoba ufro efeqturia. Tqven maTTan erTad<br />
monawileobT ialqnosanTa SejibrebaSi, nadirobT, TamaSobT polos - maT araferSi<br />
CamorCebiT. Tqveni gamosvla oTxcxena etliT olimpiaSi priziT aRiniSneba. yuri<br />
movkari, TiTqos krivSic ki monawileobT, axalgazrda inglisel oficrebTan erTad.<br />
mere, Sedegi? Sedegi isaa, rom seriozul adamianad TiTqmis aravin gTvliT. vina<br />
xarT? `kargi biWi~, `germanelobis kvalze savsebiT wesieri kaci~, msmeli, Ramis<br />
klubebis mudmivi stumari - mxiaruli, udardeli axalgazrda usaqmuri. vis mouva
azrad, rom Tqveni wynari qalaqgareTa saxli is centria, saidanac gamodis<br />
inglisis samefos ubedurebaTa naxevari, rom TqvenTvis sportuli sarbieli da<br />
saidumlo samsaxuri erTi da igivea, rom Tqvena xarT yvelaze gaqnili da<br />
unariani kaci mTels evropaSi? Tqven geniosi xarT, Cemo Zvirfaso fon bork,<br />
geniosi!<br />
- Tqven pirferobT, magram me namdvilad SemiZlia ganvacxado, rom oTxi weli<br />
tyuilad ar gamitarebia am qveyanaSi. TqvenTvis arasodes miCvenebia Cemi patara<br />
saidumlo sacavi? iqneb wuTiT Sin SevideT?<br />
kabineti pirdapir aivanze gadioda. fon borkma kars ubiZga, Sevida, eleqtro<br />
CamrTveli gaatkacuna da, rogorc ki mis ukan mimavalma fon herlingma zRurbls<br />
gadaabija, fon borkma kari daxura da fanjris mZime farda frTxilad gaafara.<br />
roca sifrTxilis yvela Rone ixmara, mxolod maSin miabruna stumrisaken Tavisi<br />
mziT garujuli, mkveTrnakvTebiani saxe.<br />
- saidumlo qaRaldebis nawili ukve gagzavnilia, - Tqva man, - ufro naklebad<br />
mniSvnelovani rac iyo, colma waiRo. igi guSin fluSingenSi gaemgzavra<br />
TavisianebTan erTad. vimedovneb, rom danarCenis dacvas saelCo iTavebs.<br />
- Tqven ukve piradi Semadgenlobis siaSi xarT Cawerili. ise rom, arc piradad<br />
Tqvensa da arc Tqveni bargis mimarT araviTar garTulebasa da siZneles adgili<br />
ar eqneba. vin icis, iqneb arc ki mogvixdes gamgzavreba, Tu inglisi safrangeTs<br />
saSualebas miscems, TviTon ganagebdes sakuTar beds. Cven sarwmunod viciT, rom<br />
maT Soris araviTari urTierTdavalebis xelSekruleba araa dadebuli.<br />
- axla belgia?<br />
- belgiis mimarTac igive ambavia.<br />
fon borkma Tavi gaaqnia.<br />
- ara mgonia. belgiasTan xelSekruleba namdvilad arsebobs. Tu arada, aseT<br />
sircxvils inglisi karga xans ver Camoirecxavs.<br />
- yovel SemTxvevaSi, mas eqneba droebiT sulis moTqmis saSualeba.<br />
- magram qveynis Rirseba da pativi...<br />
- e, Cemo Zvirfaso, Cven xom sargeblisa da gamorCenis epoqaSi vcxovrobT;<br />
saxeli da pativi - Sua saukuneebis cnebebi gaxlavT, garda amisa, inglisi araa<br />
momzadebuli. es TiTqos pirdapir gaugebari ambavia, magram TviTon Cvenma<br />
specialurma samxedro begaram, ramac ormocdaaT milions gadaaWarba, da romlis<br />
mizanic iseve naTelia, TiTqos `taimsis~ pirvel gverdze iyos yovelive dabeWdili,<br />
verafers miaxvedra es xalxi. drodadro dasmul kiTxvas mohkrav yurs. im<br />
kiTxvebze me unda gavce pasuxi. drogamoSvebiT ukmayofilebac ifeTqebs xolme. me<br />
unda davawynaro xalxi, avuxsna. magram rac Seexeba yvelaze mTavars - saWurvelis<br />
marags, wyalqveSa navebis Tavdasxmebis sawinaaRmdego RonisZiebebs, feTqebad<br />
nivTierebaTa damzadebas - araferi araa am mxriv gakeTebuli. rogorRa Caebmeba<br />
inglisi namdvil politikur qartexilebSi, metadre axla, roca aseTi jojoxeTuri<br />
fafa avaduReT, irlandiaSi samoqalaqo omi mZvinvarebs, furiebi fanjrebs<br />
amtvreven da kidev, RmerTma icis, ras ar vaxdenT, raTa am qveynis mTeli<br />
yuradReba Sinaur saqmeebs Seelios?<br />
- ingliss Tavis momavalze fiqri mouwevs.<br />
- ai, es sxva saqmea. me vfiqrob, Cven gvaqvs Cveni sakuTari Zalian garkveuli<br />
gegmebi inglisis momavlis Taobaze. Tqveni informacia maSin Zalian saWiro iqneba.<br />
mister jon buls SeuZlia airCios - dRes an xval. Tu surT, dResve moxdes<br />
yvelaferi, Cven mzad varT. Tu xvalindel dRes amjobineben, xvalisTvis<br />
movemzadebiT. Cemi TvalsazrisiT, Wkvianuri iqneba, Tu mokavSireebTan erTad<br />
iomeben, marto kaci WamaSiac braliao. magram es maTi saqmea. am kviram unda<br />
gadawyvitos inglisis bedi. magram Tqven xom Tqvens saidumlo qaRaldebze<br />
melaparakebodiT? - baroni savarZelSi Cajda. mzis sxivebi pirdapir mis melot<br />
kefaze brwyinavda. igi auRelveblad qaCavda sigaras.
muxis xiT akrul da wignis TaroebiT damSvenebuli didi, farTo oTaxis boloSi<br />
farda ekida. fon borkma farda gadaswia da fon herlingma TiTbriT<br />
moCuqurTmebuli karga mozrdili seifi dainaxa. fon borkma saaTis Zewkvidan<br />
gasaRebi moxsna, ramdenjerme gaaCxakuna saketSi da mZime kari gaaRo.<br />
- gTxovT, - uTxra stumars, xels moZraobiT miipatiJa da gverdze gadga.<br />
Ria seifSi Suqi iRvreboda da saelCos mdivani didxans cnobismoyvareobiT<br />
aTvalierebda mis mravalricxovan ganyofilebebs. mtredebis SesaZromis magvar<br />
xvrelebze iarliyebi ekida da fon herlingi kiTxulobda: `fonebi~, `navsadgurebis<br />
dacva~, `haeroplanebi~, `irlandia~, `egvipte~, `portsmutis simagre~, `lamanSi~,<br />
`rozaiti~ da aTobiT sxva dasaxeleba. yvela ganyofileba savse iyo dokumentebiT,<br />
naxazebiTa da gegmebiT.<br />
- kolosaluria! - Tqva mdivanma. sigara gadasdo da msuqani xelebiT taSi<br />
Semohkra.<br />
- da es sul oTx weliwadSi, barono. mcire rodia memamulis, msmelisa da<br />
monadirisaTvis magram is Zvirfasi qva, ramac Cemi koleqcia unda gaamdidros, aq<br />
jer kidev araa - male isic aq gaCndeba, CarCo ukve momzadebulia. fon borkma<br />
stumars uCvena ganyofileba warweriT `samxedro-sazRvao signalizacia~.<br />
- magram Tqven aq ukve sakmaod soliduri dosie gaqvT...<br />
- moZvelda, eg axla ukve carieli qaRaldebia. saadmiralom raRac iynosa, gangaSi<br />
atexa da yvela kodi Seicvala. diax, es iyo namdvili dartyma! arasodes aseTi<br />
Cavardna ar miwvnevia. magram, Cemi saCeko wignakisa da yoCaRi oltemontis<br />
wyalobiT, dRes saRamos yvelaferi mogvardeba.<br />
baronma saaTs daxeda da maSinve sinanulis gamomxatveli xorxismieri bgera<br />
aRmoxda.<br />
- ara, kmara, meti lodini ar SemiZlia. Tqven warmoidgineT, axla rogor<br />
yvelaferi duRs da gadaduRs karlton-terasze - Tqven aq Tqvens adgilze xarT,<br />
yvelas Tavisi posti unda eWiros. imedi mqonda, Tqvens bolo nanadirevze<br />
waviRebdi cnobas. gana Tqvenma oltemontma zustad ver daniSna mosvlis saaTi?<br />
fon borkma depeSa gauwoda.<br />
`aucileblad moval. saRamos Camovitan faliis axal sanTlebs.<br />
oltemonti~.<br />
- faliis sanTlebs?<br />
- iciT, Tavs meqanikosad asaRebs, me ki aq mTeli garaJi maqvs.<br />
Cveni kodis yoveli sityva avtomobilis terminebiTaa daSifruli. radiatorze rom<br />
mwers, igulisxmeba saxazo gemi, zeTi tumbokreiseria. faliis sanTlebi - esaa<br />
samxedro-sazRvao signalizacia.<br />
- depeSa portsmutidanaa SuadRisas gamogzavnili, - Tqva mdivanma, qaRalds rom<br />
daxeda. - sxvaTa Soris, ramdens uxdiT?<br />
- xuTas girvanqas vaZlev marto am davalebisaTvis. garda amisa, regularul<br />
xelfassac xom iRebs!<br />
- urigod ar xvetavs. isini CvenTvis sasargebloni arian, TavianTi samSoblos<br />
gamyidvelebi, magram mainc sawyenia, gamcemlobisaTvis rom amden Tanxas ijibavs,<br />
Tumca ra - sisxlis fasi fulia.<br />
- oltemontisaTvis fuli ar menaneba, Cinebulad muSaobs. marTalia, bevrs vuxdi,<br />
samagierod, `naRdi saqoneli~ moaqvs, misive gamoTqma rom gavimeoroT. garda amisa,<br />
is sulac araa moRalate. rac Seexeba inglisisadmi mis damokidebulebas, igi Cveni,<br />
yvelaze ufro Tavgmodebuli momxre da mxardamWeri, warmoSobiT irlandieli<br />
gaxlavT da amerikaSia Casaxlebuli.<br />
- ai, ra yofila! is kaci amerikeli irlanlielia?<br />
- erTi mogasmeninaT, rogor laparakobs da eWvic aRar SegeparebodaT. zogjer misi<br />
gagebac ar miWirs. TiTqos omi aqvs gamocxadebuli ara marto inglisisaTvis,
inglisur enasac augad ixseniebs. Tqven marTla aRar SegiZliaT lodini? wuTi<br />
wuTze veli.<br />
- ara, Zalian vwuxvar, magram isedac davagviane. xval dilaadrian dagelodebiT,<br />
Tu moaxerxebT da sasignalo kodebian qaRalds moitanT iorkis hercogis Zeglis<br />
win, es am kunZulze Tqveni moRvaweobis brwyinvale finalad SegiZliaT CaTvaloT.<br />
oho! tokauria!<br />
Tavis qneviT miuTiTa magrad daxuful, mtvriT dafarul boTlze, romelic or<br />
WiqasTan erTad langarze idga.<br />
- neba momeciT wasvlis win erTi Wiqa SemogTavazoT.<br />
- ara, gmadlobT. TqvenTan, rogorc vatyob, qeifi mzaddeba.<br />
- oltermonti Cinebulad erkveva RvinoebSi da Cemi tokauri moewona. Zalian<br />
Tavmoyvare da fxukiania. iolad icis ganawyeneba da sxva ra gzaa, unda davuyvavo.<br />
garwmunebT, masTan muSaoba arc egre iolia. isev gavidnen da aivnis bolomde<br />
gaiares. imave wams baronis uzarmazari manqana, aivnis mxares rom idga da Cixs<br />
faravda, aZagZagda, agugunda da Sofris xelis msubuqi SexebisTanave Seirxa.<br />
- eger, iq, albaT, harvizis sinaTleebi moCans, - Tqva mdivanma da samgzavro<br />
labada moixura. - ra mSvidad da wynarad gamoiyureba yvelaferi! sul raRac erTi<br />
kviris Semdeg aq sxva cecxli gaCaRdeba da inglisis sanapiro Tavis idiliur saxes<br />
dakargavs. aseve - zeca, Tu Cveni saxelovani cepelini dapirebas aasrulebs. es<br />
vinRaa, iq rom moyuCebula?<br />
Suqi saxlis mxolod erT fanjaraSi Canda. lampa enTo da magidas ujda saTno<br />
Sesaxedavi, WaRara moxuci qali, mas sofluri CaCi exura, qsovaSi iyo garTuli da<br />
drogamoSvebiT wyvetda xolme muSaobas, raTa mis gverdiT skamze mokalaTebuli<br />
didi Savi katisaTvis xeli gadaesva.<br />
- marTaa, mosamsaxure qali. saxlSi mxolod is davitove. - mdivans Caecina.<br />
- britaneTis gansaxierebas hgavs - Tavis TavSi CanTqmula da Tvlems. aba, fon<br />
bork, naxvamdis!<br />
xelis aqneviT daemSvidoba, manqanaSi Caxta da imwamsve farebis sinaTlem sibnele<br />
gahkveTa. mdivani mdidruli limuzinis baliSebze gadawva da evropis momaval<br />
tragediaze fiqrebSi imdenad Caeflo, rom verc SeamCnia, maTma manqanam rogor<br />
kinaRam gadaTela patara `fordi~, roca soflis quCaze uxvevdnen da pirispir<br />
SemoeyaraT.<br />
roca limuzinis farebis ukanaskneli Suqic Caqra SoreTSi, baroni Tavis kabinetSi<br />
nela Sebrunda. misi samuSao oTaxi xom baRSi gadioda da man SeamCnia, rom<br />
moxucma mosamsaxurem lampa Caaqro da dasaZineblad dawva. dumili da wyvdiadi,<br />
ramac farTo saxli aavso, fon borkisaTvis uCveulo ram iyo. barons didi jalabi<br />
hyavda da gulze moeSveboda xolme, roca yvelani samSvidobos eguleboda. Tu<br />
samzareuloSi mofusfuse moxuc qals ar CaTvlidiT, igi saxlSi sruliad marto<br />
iyo. gamgzavrebis win kidev bevri ram hqonda mosawesrigebeli, zogi ram sabuTi<br />
unda moespo kidec. saqmes Seudga da manamde muSaobda, vidre misi sazriani, lamazi<br />
saxe qaRaldebisagan danTebulma cecxlis alma ar gaawiTla. magidasTan iatakze<br />
idga tyavis Cemodani. fon borkma seifSi Semonaxuli Zvirfasi qaRaldebis<br />
Calagebas mihyo xeli. uceb SoriT momavali avtomobilis xma Semoesma. man<br />
sixaruliT raRac SesZaxa, Cemodans Rvedebi Semoakra, seifi daketa da saCqarod<br />
aivanze gavida. swored am dros gaCerda WiSkarTan patara avtomobili. iqidan<br />
gamovarda maRali kaci da swrafad gamoeSura baronisaken. mZRoli, mkvrivi,<br />
xandazmuli, ulvaSebiani, SeWaRaravebuli kaci Tavis adgilze ise moxerxebulad<br />
dajda, etyoboda, lodini karga xans mouwevda.<br />
- rogoraa saqme? - hkiTxa fon borkma da sirbiliT Seegeba mosuls.<br />
pasuxis nacvlad maRalma kacma Tavs zemoT triumfalurad SeaTamaSa patra Sekvra.<br />
- ki, mister, dRes kmayofili darCebiT! - SesZaxa, - saqme gaikvaWa.<br />
saidumlo kodia?
- diax, rogorc depeSaSi vwerdi. yvela saidumlo niSani aq gaxlavT - xeliT<br />
saniSnebeli lampiT, marokniT - cxadia, aslebi mogitaneT, dednebi Zalian saSiSi<br />
iqneboda. magram saqoneli namdvilad Rirs erT ramed.<br />
mosulma tlanqad, viTom Sinaurulad dahkra xeli mxarze germanels. baroni<br />
moiRuSa.<br />
- SemodiT, Sin marto var, - uTxra. - aslebi, ueWvelia, dednebze ukeTesi ram<br />
iqneba. originali rom dakarguliyo, yvela kodi maSinve Seicvleboda. rogori<br />
aslebia? yvelaferi sworia? rogor fiqrobT?<br />
kabinetSi rom Sevida, amerikeli irlandieli savarZelSi Cajda da grZeli fexebi<br />
gaWima. samoc wels miscemdiT, Zalian maRali, xmel-xmeli kaci iyo, mkveTri, mkafio<br />
saxis nakvTebi hqonda. patara, TxasaviT wveri Zia sems amsgavsebda, rogorc<br />
karikaturebze xataven xolme. piris erT kuTxeSi moweuli sigaris Camqrali<br />
narCeni edo. dajda Tu ara, umalve moukida.<br />
- gzas adgexarT? - ikiTxa mas mere, rac Tvali irgvliv mimoatara. mzera seifze<br />
SeaCera, romelic aRar iyo fardiT dafaruli. axla ar miTxraT, rom am yuTSi<br />
inaxavT Tqvens yvela qaRalds!<br />
- ratomac ara?<br />
- eSmakma dalaxvros - am jabaxanaSi? Tanac umaRlesi klasis jaSuSad iTvlebiT.<br />
romelic gnebavT qurdi ianki mas jibis daniTac ki gaaRebs, me rom mcodnoda, Cems<br />
werilebs aseT skivrSi inaxavdiT, sulac arafers mogwerdiT.<br />
- am seifs vercerTi bacaca verafers daaklebs. - miugo fon borkma. - liToni,<br />
risganac isaa damzadebuli, arc erTi xelsawyoTi ar iWreba.<br />
- klites ras uzamT?<br />
- klite gansakuTrebiT, ormagi saketi aqvs, gaigeT?<br />
- araferic ar mesmis!<br />
- es klite rom gaaRo, unda icode gansakuTrebuli sityva da garkveuli cifri, -<br />
fon borki adga da aCvena ormagi diski boqlomis xvrelTan. - gareTa wre<br />
asoebisaa, Sida - cifrebisa.<br />
- didebulia, didebuli!<br />
- ise ubraloc araa, rogorc gegonaT. oTxi wlis win SevukveTe, da iciT, ra<br />
sityva da cifri avarCie?<br />
- saidan mecodineba?<br />
- maS moismineT: sityva - `agvistoa~, ricxvi - 1914. gaigeT?<br />
amerikelis saxeze aRtaceba gamoixata.<br />
- ai, es marjve mignebaa, RmerTmani! ese igi pirdapir gamoicaniT, - SesZaxa<br />
gaocebulma.<br />
- diax, zog Cvengans ukve maSin SeeZlo winaswar ganeWvrita zusti TariRi. ai,<br />
axla dro dadga da xval diliT yvela saqmes movamTavreb.<br />
- momismineT, mister, Tqven mec unda gamiyvanoT aqedan. am wyeul qveyanaSi ver<br />
gavCerdebi. erTic vnaxoT, am erTi kviris Semdeg, an ufro adrec, jon buli ukana<br />
fexebze Sedges da aboboqrdes. vamjobineb, aseT ambavs okeanis gadaRmidan vuyuro.<br />
- magram Tqven xom amerikeli moqalaqe xarT!<br />
- mere ra? jek jeimsic amerikeli moqalaqea, magram axla Tavis sasjelis vadas<br />
portlendSi ixdis. inglisel policiels yinuliviT gablikebul guls ver<br />
moulbobT imiT, Tu ganucxadebT, rom amerikeli xarT. `aq Cven sakuTari kanonebi<br />
gvaqvs, britanulio~, - getyvis. ho, raki sityva mister jek jeimsze Camovarda,<br />
unda giTxraT, meCveneba, rom sruliad ar ufrTxildebiT adamianebs, romlebic<br />
Tqven gemsaxurebian.<br />
- ras gulisxmobT da ra ginda TqvaT? - mkvaxed hkiTxa fon<br />
borkma.
- Tqven xom maTi ufrosiviT xarT, ara? Tqven xom unda izrunoT, rom isini ar<br />
gaeban. sinamdvileSi ki bevri maTgani ukve gaeba da erTic ki ar gamoixseniT?<br />
aviRoT Tundac igive jeimsi...<br />
- jeimsi TviTonaa damnaSave, es Tqven kargad iciT. saqmeSi metad ugergilod<br />
irjeboda.<br />
- jeimsi laye Tavia, geTanxmebiT. magram holisi?<br />
- holisi giJiviT iqceoda.<br />
- ki, bolo dros cota auria. aurev, roca dilidan daRamebamde TamaSob, rogorc<br />
TeatrSi, irgvliv ki asobiT policieli meZebari daZrwis - sul imas unda elode,<br />
rom Cagavleben da morCa... rac Seexeba steiners...<br />
fon borki ise SekrTa, rom wiTuri saxe erTianad gauTeTrda.<br />
- steiners ra mouvida?<br />
- ra unda mosvloda, isic Seipyres. guSin RamiT daecnen mis duqans, axla isica da<br />
yvela misi qaRaldic portsmutis cixeSia. Tqven gauCinardebiT, im sacodavs ki<br />
cxeli dRe moelis, kidev bedi, Tu cocxali gadarCa. ai, amitomac minda,<br />
dauyovnebliv gadavbargde okeanis gadaRma.<br />
fon borki Zlieri xasiaTis kaci iyo, TavSekavebuli, magram sul advilad<br />
SeamCnevdiT, rom am axalma ambavma mas Tavzari dasca.<br />
- rogor miagnes steiners? - butbutebda igi, - ai, es namdvilad Tavzardamcemi<br />
ambavia.<br />
- SeiZleba uaresic moxdes, iqneba Cemzec mouwvdeT xeli da mec damiWiron.<br />
- rogor gekadrebaT!<br />
- merwmuneT. Cemi binis diasaxlisTan viRac maZebrebi misulan da Turme Cems<br />
ambavs ekiTxebodnen. es rom gavige, gavifiqre, droa guda-nabadi avikra da<br />
aviTeso-meTqi. ai, es ki ver gamigia, mister, rogor axerxeben policiis maZebrebi<br />
aseTi rameebis daynosvas? mas Semdeg, rac Cven aq SevTanxmdiT, steineri ukve<br />
mexuTea, romelsac Caavles, da me vici, vinc iqneba meeqvse, Tu droiT ar<br />
gavaswari. rogor axsniT yovelive amas? anda rogor ara grcxveniaT, Tavisianebs<br />
rom dasaRupad swiravT?<br />
fon borki brazisagan aenTo.<br />
- rogor bedavT CemTan ase laparaks?<br />
- ar viqnebodi ase Tamami, mister, aseT samuSaoze rom ar ageyvaneT. magram me<br />
yvelafers gulaxdilad gadmogilagebT. gamigonia, agenti rom Tavis saqmes morCeba,<br />
Tu mas gaaqroben, Tqven, germaneli politikosebi, gloviT Tavs ar itkiebT.<br />
fon borki savarZlidan wamoiWra.<br />
- Tqven gyofniT Tavxedoba ganacxadoT, rom me sakuTar agentebs vRalatob?<br />
- amas ar vambob, mister, magram viRac moRuRune mtredi gamoCnda, romelic<br />
Cvenebsac emsaxureba da Tqvenebsac. Tqven ki movale xarT gamoCxrikoT, vin aris<br />
igi. yovel SemTxvevaSi, me am saqmidan xeli damibania.<br />
fon borkma sificxe daicxro.<br />
- Cven Zalian didxans vimuSaveT erTad da axla, gamarjvebis win, saCxubari ara<br />
gvaqvs ra, - Tqva man, - Tqven muSaobdiT brwyinvaled, midiodiT did riskze da<br />
amas ar dagiviwyebT. raRa Tqma unda, SegiZliaT holandiaSi gaemgzavroT.<br />
roterdamSi gemSi CajdeT da niu-iorkSi waxvideT. yvela saxomaldo xazi erTi<br />
kviris Semdeg saxifaTo iqneba. ase rom, am Tqvens sias aviReb da sxva<br />
dokumentebTan erTad Sevinaxav.<br />
amerikeli pakets xelidan ar iSorebda.<br />
- monetis ambavi rogorRa iqneba?<br />
- ra TqviT?<br />
- ai, fulebis ambavi. Sromis anazRaurebisa. jandabas Cemi Tavi, Cemi xuTasi<br />
girvanqa mergeba da keTili. magram vinc es saqme momikvaraxWina, bolo dros ise<br />
gajiqda, dayabuleba momixda. asi dolari mivaSave. ar mimeca da mSralze
dagvtovebda meca da Tqvenc. `ar gamovao~, meubneba da, vxedav, ar xumrobs. ase<br />
rom mTeli am najafisaTvis orasi dolari miveci. vidre Cemsas ar miviReb,<br />
qaRaldebs ar mogcemT.<br />
fon borkma mwared gaiRima.<br />
- Tqven, etyoba, arc iseTi maRali Sexeduleba gaqvT Cems wesierebaze, - Tqva man<br />
- xom ara gnebavT fuli manam miiRoT, vidre qaRaldebs CamabarebdiT?!<br />
- ras izamT, mister, saqmiani xalxi varT.<br />
- kargi, iyos neba Tqveni. - fon borki magidas miujda, Ceki Seavso, Cekis<br />
wignakidan furceli amoxia, magram gadacemas ar Cqarobda. - raki Cven, mister<br />
oltermont, aseT urTierTobaze gadavediT, me raRad unda gendoT imaze metad,<br />
ramdenadac Tqven mendobiT? gesmiT Cemi? - dasZina da mxars ukan mjdar amerikels<br />
gadaxeda - me Ceks magidaze davdeb da uflebas vitoveb, paketSi gaxveuli<br />
qaRaldebi davaTvaliero, mxolod amis Semdeg mogcemT nebas, aiRoT Ceki.<br />
amerikelma usityvod gadasca paketi. fon borkma zonari gaxsna da ormagi Sesaxvevi<br />
qaRaldi moaSora. ramdensame wams igi Tvals ar acilebda da gaocebuli<br />
dascqeroda lurj garekanSi Casmul patara wigns, romelzedac oqros asoebiT iyo<br />
amotvifruli: `praqtikuli saxelmZRvanelo mefutkreobaze~. magram fon borks am<br />
warweris cqera didxans ar mouxda. viRacis rkinis marwuxiviT magari xelebi uceb<br />
SemoeWdo kiserze da saxeze qloroformiT gaJRenTili Rrubela miades.<br />
- erTi Wiqac, uotson? - Tqva mister Serlok holmsma da tokauris boTli<br />
gauwoda.<br />
mkvrivma, Caskvnilma Soferma, romelic magidas ujda, xalisiT miswia Tavisken<br />
sasmisi.<br />
- Rvino urigo araa, holms.<br />
- Cinebulia, uotson. Cveni megobari, axla divanze rom wevs, marwmunebda, franciosebis<br />
piradi sardafisa ariso, Soenbrunis sasaxlidan. fanjris gaRebas gTxovT,<br />
Tu SeiZleba. qloroformis anaorTqli amo surnels ar afrqvevs da sasiamovno<br />
grZnobebs ver aZlierebs.<br />
seifi Ria iyo da holmsi iqidan, dosies dosieze alagebda, swrafad aTvalierebda<br />
da mere koxtad awyobda fon borkis CemodanSi. germanels divanze eZina, xvrinavda<br />
da mZimed sunTqavda. xel-fexi ki RvediT<br />
hqonda Sekruli.<br />
- SegviZlia ar viCqaroT, uotson. xels veravin SegviSlis. Tu SeiZleba, zaris<br />
Rilaks daaWireT TiTi. saxlSi moxuci marTas meti aravinaa. Tavisi roli imanac<br />
Cinebulad Seasrula. igi maSinve movawyve aq, rogorc ki am saqmis Ziebas movkideT<br />
xeli. ai, marTa, es Tqvena xarT? albaT gesiamovnebaT imis gageba, rom saqme<br />
kargad midis.<br />
pativcemuli moxuci qali karebSi idga. igi RimiliT miujda gverdiT holmss,<br />
magram divanze gaSxlarTuli fon borkis figuras erTgvari SiSiT gadaxeda.<br />
- nu RelavT, marTa. araviTari ziani ar mosvlia.<br />
- Zalian mixaria, mister holms. Taviseburad urigo batoni rodia. isic ki undoda,<br />
rom mis cols germaniaSi gavyolodi, magram es Tqvens davalebasa da saqmes<br />
aSkarad xels SeuSlida, xom marTalia, ser?<br />
- raRa Tqma unda, ver waxvidodiT. Tqven rom aq megulebodiT, damSvidebuli<br />
viyavi. magram wuxel karga xans velodeT Tqvens signals.<br />
- mdivnis mizeziT davagviane, ser.<br />
- ho, vici, Cven mis manqanas gzaze gadaveyareT.<br />
- me ukve vfiqrobdi, es kaci Tavis gzaze arasodes aRar waSavdeba-meTqi. vicodi,<br />
ser, misi aq daxvedra Tqvens ganzraxvas rom ar eTanxmeboda.<br />
- ra Tqma unda, ara. naxevari saaTi vicadeT, ra daSavda! rogorc ki Tqveni lampa<br />
Caqra, mivxvdi, rom gvaniSneT, gza Tavisufaliao. marTa, xval SegiZliaT CemTan<br />
SemoiaroT, otel `klarijSi~.
- mesmis, ser.<br />
- vfiqrob, gasamgzavreblad yvelaferi gamzadebuli gaqvT.<br />
- diax, ser. dRes Svidi werili gagzavna. rogorc yovelTvis, misamarTebi<br />
gadmoviwere.<br />
- Cinebulia, marTa. maT xval gadavxedav. Rame nebisa. am qaRaldebs, - ganagrZo<br />
man, roca moxuci qali gavida, - didi Rirebuleba ara aqvs. cnobebi, romelsac<br />
isini Seicaven, didi xania germaniaSia gadagzavnili. esaa dednebi, romelTa gatana<br />
sazRvargareT arc egre iolia.<br />
- maS usargeblo qaRaldebia?<br />
- amas ver vityodi, uotson. yovel SemTxvevaSi, am qaRaldebiT SegviZlia gavigoT,<br />
ra aris cnobili germanuli dazvervisaTvis da ra ara. unda SevniSno, rom zogi<br />
maTgani Cemi xelidan gadioda da maT araviTari fasi ara aqvT. xandazmulobaSi<br />
siamovnebiT mivadevneb Tvals, rogor Seva germanelTa kreiser solentSi,<br />
danaRmvis im sqemiT, romelic Cemi Sedgenilia. aba, uotson, erTi SemogxedoT.<br />
holmsma saqme gadado da megobars xeli mxrebze mouTaTuna. - Suqze jer ar<br />
daminaxixarT, xom ar SeicvaleT am xnis manZilze? mgoni, iseTive sicocxliT<br />
aRsavse Wabukad darCiT, rogorc yovelTvis iyaviT.<br />
- axla ociode wliT axalgazrda mgonia Tavi, holms. ver warmoidgenT, rogor<br />
gamexarda, roca miviRe Tqveni depeSa winadadebiT, rom TqvenTan harvikSi<br />
Camovsuliyavi. holms, Tqven TiTqmis ar SecvlilxarT. mxolod es saSineli<br />
wveri...<br />
- samSoblo msxverpls iTxovs, uotson, - da holmsma nikapze wamozrdili Txeli<br />
wveri moswia, - xval es mxolod mogonebad iqceva, wvers moviparsav, kidev raRac<br />
Seicvleba garegnobaSi da isev is holmsi viqnebi `klarijSi~, rogoric viyavi,<br />
vidre amerikel moqalaqes gaviTamaSebdi. mapatieT, Zvirfaso uotson, me albaT<br />
sul gadaveCvie inglisurad laparaks. mindoda meTqva, rogoric viyavi manamde,<br />
vidre amerikelis rolSi gamovidodi.<br />
- magram Tqven xom samZebro saqmeebs CamoscildiT, holms. Cvenamde iseTi xmebi<br />
modioda, TiTqos Tqven samxreT daunis gandegilis cxovrebas eweodiT, Tqvens<br />
futkrebTan da wignebTan erTad patara fermaSi gamoketili.<br />
- sruli simarTlea, uotson. da ai, am ukanaskneli wlebis nayofi, qfptgq wzgT<br />
(mTavari nawarmoebi). - magididan wigni aiRo da xmamaRla waikiTxa: `praqtikuli<br />
saxelmZRvanelo futkris moSenebaze, agreTve dedafutkris gamonayofze warmoebuli<br />
zogierTi dakvirveba~. - `es me erTma movimoqmede~ (Seqspiri). SexedeT Rameuli<br />
fiqrebisa da grZeli dReebis Sromis nayofs, oflis RvriT mopovebul Sedegs,<br />
rodesac Tvals vadevnebdi Sromismoyvare futkrebis garjas swored iseve, rogorc<br />
odesRac londonSi vakvirdebodi damnaSaveTa moqmedebas.<br />
- magram rogor moxda, rom isev am samuSaos mohki-deT xeli?<br />
- TviTonac ar vici. rogor giTxraT: sagareo saqmeTa ministris Semotevas kidev<br />
gavuZlebdi, magram, roca TviTon premier-ministrma ineba Cems myudro saxlSi<br />
mobrZaneba... saqme isaa, uotson, rom es jentlmeni, divanze rom wevs, magari<br />
kakali aRmoCnda Cveni kontrdazvervis mosamsaxureTa kbilebisaTvis. Taviseburad<br />
es umaRlesi rangis specialistia. CvenTan raRac saqmeebi ireoda da veravin mixvda<br />
da gaigo, ra xdeboda da ra mizeziT. viRac-viRaceebze hqondaT eWvi, iWerdnen<br />
kidec agentebs, magram bolos cnobili xdeboda, rom maT saqmianobas viRacis<br />
Zlieri xeli warmarTavda. aucilebeli iyo misi migneba da uvnebelyofa. Zlieri<br />
ieriSi moitanes, pirdapir moiTxovdnen, rom am saqmisaTvis xeli momekida. ori<br />
weli Sevwire amas uotson, da ver vityvi, rom sasiamovno mRelvareba ar<br />
ganmacdevina. jer CikagoSi Cavedi, saidumlo irlandiur sazogadoebaSi, bufaloSi<br />
skola gaviare. mcire sazrunavi rodi gavuCine skiberinis konsteblebs, bolos da<br />
bolos fon borkis erT-erTi yvelaze ufro wvrili agentis yuradReba miviqcie.<br />
borkma, rogorc sruliad Sesaferisi kaci, Cemi Tavi Sefs warudgina. male movipove
fon borkis ndoba, Tumca borkis saqmeebi ratomRac sul ifuSeboda, xuTi saukeTeso<br />
agenti sapatimroSi moxvda. me vzveravdi da Seunelebeli interesiT<br />
vuTvalTvalebdi agentebs, imwamsve viWerdi maT, rogorc ki saqme momwifdeboda<br />
xolme... aba, ser, imedi maqvs, arc ise cudad grZnobT Tavs?<br />
es ukanaskneli SeniSvna mimarTuli iyo fon borkisadmi, romelic Tavdapirvelad<br />
wylidan amoyvanili loqosaviT isunTqavda haers, suli exuTeboda, Tvalebs xSirad<br />
axamxamebda, mere ki mSvidad iwva da holmsis moTxrobas ismenda. uecrad saxe<br />
braziT moeRrica da misi piridan germanuli lanZRvis niaRvarma ifeTqa; vidre<br />
tyve ilanZReboda, holmsi swrafad da saqmianad sinjavda dokumentebs.<br />
germanuli ena Tumca musikalobas moklebulia, magram yvela enaze ufro<br />
gamometyvelia, - SeniSna holmsma, roca Zalagamoclili fon borki gaCumda. - ehe,<br />
etyoba kidev erTi Citi gaeba maxeSi! - SesZaxa holmsma da daakvirda raRac<br />
naxazis pirs. - didi xania SeniSnuli myavs es xazindari, magram ar megona, Tu<br />
aseTi aramzada aRmoCndeboda. mister fon bork, Tqven Zalian bevrrameze<br />
mogixdebaT pasuxisgeba.<br />
tyvem didi vaivaglaxiT wamoiwia da Tavis mters Sexeda, am gamoxedvaSi iyo<br />
gaocebisa da siZulvilis nazavi.<br />
- me Tqven angariSs gagisworebT, oltemont, - daiwyo wynarad fon borkma, igi<br />
yovel sityvas gamokveTilad warmoTqvamda. - Tundac amas Seewiros mTeli Cemi<br />
cxovreba, aucileblad gagiswordebiT.<br />
- keTili Zveli simReraa, - miugo holmsma. - ramdenjer msmenia is gardasul<br />
droSi! eg netarxsenebuli profesor moriartis sayvareli motivi iyo. rogorc<br />
cnobilia, polkovnik sebastian morensac uyvarda es simRera. me ki dRemde cocxali<br />
var da sauTdaunSi futkrebs vuvli.<br />
- wyeulimc iyav, orgzis moRalatev! - SesZaxa germanelma, romelic Rvedebisagan<br />
Tavis daxsnas lamobda da holmss mZulvare TvalebiT nTqavda.<br />
- ara, ara, saqme arc ise cudadaa, - gaiRima holmsma. - rogorc Cemi laparakidan<br />
gaigebdiT, mister oltemont Cikagoeli faqtiurad ar arsebobs, me misi saxeli<br />
gamoviyene da axla sapnis buStiviT gaqra.<br />
- maS vina xarT?<br />
- saerTod, ra mniSvneloba aqvs amas, magram Tu ase gainteresebT, mogaxsenebT,<br />
mister fon bork, rom Tqveni ojaxis wevrebs karga xania vicnob. araerTi saqme<br />
gavxseni germaniaSi da iqneb Cemi saxeli TqvenTvis ucnobi ar iyos.<br />
- minda vicode, - Tqva kuStad prusielma.<br />
- Cemi xelSewyobiT gawyda kavSiri airin adlersa da bohemiis gansvenebul mefes<br />
Soris, roca Tqveni biZaSvili hainrixi elCad iyo. me gadavarCine grafi fon<br />
grafenSteini, Tqveni dedis ufrosi Zma, roca nihilist kopmenis xeliT sikvdili<br />
emuqreboda. me...<br />
gancvifrebuli fon borki wamojda.<br />
- aris mxolod erTi adamiani, - wamoiyvira fon borkma, - romelmac...<br />
diax, diax...<br />
- sworedac - daumowma holmsma.<br />
fon borkma daikvnesa da isev divanze davarda.<br />
- da TiTqmis mTeli informacia Tqvengan modioda! - SesZaxa man. - ra fasi aqvs<br />
aseTi informacias? es ra Cavidine da ra movimoqmede? me ganadgurebuli var! Cemi<br />
kariera samudamod daiRupa!<br />
- Tqveni masala, ra Tqma unda, ver aris saimedo, - Tqva holmsma. - igi<br />
gadamowmebas moiTxovs, magram saamisod Zalian cota dro gaqvT. Tqveni admirali<br />
Seityobs, rom axali qvemexebis yeli bevrad ufro farTo da didia, kreiserebi ki<br />
ramdenadme ufro swrafad dacuraven, vidre admirali fiqrobs.<br />
sasowarkveTilma borkma yelSi xuTva igrZno.
- Tavis droze naTeli moefineba Tqveni warumatebeli muSaobis sxva bevr<br />
wvrilman mxaresac, - ganagrZobda holmsi, - magram Tqven gaqvT erTi Zvirfasi<br />
niWi, rac ase iSviaTi ramaa germanelebisaTvis, Tqven sportsmeni xarT. Cemdami<br />
pretenzia aRar geqnebaT, roca gaigebT, rom Tqven, vinc mravali vinme gaabriyveT<br />
da ankesze wamoageT, TviTon aRmoCndiT Cemgan gabriyvebuli da ankesze<br />
wamogebuli. Tqven Tqveni qveynis sikeTisaTvis mecadineobdiT, mec - Cemi<br />
qveynisaTvis virjebodi. ra unda iyos amaze ufro bunebrivi? amas garda, - dasZina<br />
sruliad uborotod da xeli garTqmul fon borks mxarze daado, - mainc jobs<br />
keTilSobili mtris xeliT daRupva. uotson, yvela qaRaldi gasinjulia. Tu tyvis<br />
awevaSi momeSvelebiT, mgoni droa, rom pirdapir londons gaveSuroT.<br />
fon borkis adgilidan daZvra ioli ar aRmoCnda. igi Zlieric iyo da saSiSic,<br />
sasowarkveTilebam ki ormagi Zala misca. bolos, orma megobarma germanels orsave<br />
mxares idayvebSi Caavlo xeli da nela waaZugZuges baRis gzaze. es swored is gza<br />
gaxldaT, romelzedac fon borki am oriode saaTis win ase Tavdajerebuli<br />
daabijebda da saxelganTqmuli diplomatis qaTinaurebs iferebda. xanmokle Widilis<br />
Semdeg jer kidev SekoWili germaneli patara manqanis Tavisufal adgilze dasves<br />
da Zvirfasi Cemodanic mis gverdiT Catenes.<br />
- me vfiqrob, rom sakmaod moxerxebulad mogaTavseT, ramdenadac garemoeba amis<br />
saSualebas iZleva? - mimarTa holmsma, roca yvelaferi damTarda, - kadnierebad<br />
xom ar CamiTvliT, Tu sigaras movukideb da pirSi CagidebT?<br />
magram gacofebul germanelTan mTeli es Tavazianoba wyalSi iyo gadayrili:<br />
- Tqven albaT grZnobT, mister holms, rom Tu Tqveni mTavroba moiwonebs<br />
Tqvens moqmedebas Cems mimarT, es oms moaswavebs?<br />
- Tqveni mTavrobisa da misi moqmedebis saqme rogorRa iqneba? - Tavisi mxriv<br />
hkiTxa holmsmac da mis Cemodans dahkra xeli.<br />
- Tqven kerZo piri xarT. Tqven ara gaqvT Cemi dapatimrebis ufleba. Tqven Cems<br />
dasapatimreblad orderi unda gqondeT. mTeli moqmedeba kanonsawinaaRmdego da<br />
aRmaSfoTebelia.<br />
- absoluturad marTali brZandebiT, - daeTanxma holmsi.<br />
- germaniis qveSevrdomis gataceba...<br />
- da misi piradi qaRaldebis moparva.<br />
- saerTod, TqvenTvis naTeli unda iyos, rac moimoqmedeT, Tqven da Tqvens<br />
Tanamzraxvels kargi ara mogeliT ra, Tu maSvels davuZaxeb, roca sofels<br />
gavivliT...<br />
- Zvirfaso ser, Tu Tqven aseT sisuleles CaidenT, Cveni sastumroebis abrebs<br />
kidev erTi gansxvavebuli warwera daamSvenebs: `prusieli Tokze~ ingliseli -<br />
momTmeni sulieri arseba gaxlavT, magram axla cota aiburZgna da jobs mis<br />
cTunebas eridoT. ara, mister fon bork, Tqven wynarad wamoxvalT CvenTan erTad<br />
skotlend-iardSi da iqidan, Tu gsurT, Tqvens megobar baron fon herlingTan<br />
gagzavneT vinme: vin icis, TqvenTvis iqneb Senaxulia adgili saelCos piradi<br />
Semadgenlobis siaSi. rac SegexebaT Tqven, uotson, rogorc gavige, samxedro<br />
samsaxurSi brundebiT da londoni swored Tqvens gzaze iqneba. modiT, gavCerdeT<br />
eger, im terasaze - iqneb es ukanaskneli mSvidobiani saubaria, riTac me da Tqven<br />
SegviZlia davtkbeT.<br />
megobrebma gaixsenes gardasuli dReebi, maTi tyve ki amaod cdilobda Tavis<br />
daRwevas Rvedebidan, romlebiTac saimedod iyo SekoWili. roca avtomobilTan<br />
mobrundnen, holmsma mTvaris Suqze acimcimebul zRvaze miuTiTa da fiqrianad<br />
gaaqnia Tavi:<br />
- male aRmosavleTis qari amovardeba, uotson.<br />
- ara, mgonia, holms... Zalian Tbila.<br />
- eh, uotson, marTla Zvelo!.. am cvalebad droSi mxolod Tqven ar icvlebiT.<br />
diax, male amovardeba iseTi aRmosavluri qari, rogoric ingliss jer ar uxilavs.
civi, msusxavi qari, uotson, da SesaZloa bevri Cvengani misi gamyinavi<br />
sunTqvisagan daiRupos. magram is mainc RmerTisagan movlenili iqneba da rom<br />
gadaivlis, mzisqveSeTi ufro sufTa, Zlieri da ukeTesi Seiqmneba; daviZraT,<br />
uotson, jibeSi xuTasi girvanqis Ceki midevs, xval unda warvadgino, rac SeiZleba<br />
adre da male, Torem, erTic vnaxoT, vinc is momca, gadaxdaze aRar daTanxmdes!<br />
holmsis ukanaskneli saqme<br />
guldamZimebuli vavseb Canawerebis wigns ukanaskneli striqonebiT, romlebic Cemi<br />
megobris, mister Serlok holmsis araCveulebrivi niWis ambavs mogviTxroben.<br />
Tumca ager ukve ori weli gavida, magram gamogitydebiT da gulaxdilad getyviT,<br />
rom megobris dakargvam Cems cxovrebaSi iseTi sicariele datova, veRarafriT<br />
Semivsia. holmsze moTxrobebis weras aRar vapirebdi, magram polkovnik jeims<br />
moriartis ukanasknelma werilebma, romlebSiac igi Tavis gansvenebul Zmas icavs,<br />
isev amaRebines xelSi kalami. Cems movaleobad vracx, sazogadoebas ambavi ise<br />
movuTxro, rogorc sinamdvileSi moxda. simarTle mxolod CemTvisaa cnobili da<br />
moxaruli var, rom dadga dro, roca misi dafarvis mizezi aRar maqvs.<br />
ramdenadac CemTvis cnobilia, gazeTebSi gamoqveynda mxolod sami cnoba: `Jurnal<br />
de Jenevis~ 1891 wlis 6 maisis nomerSi moTavsebuli SeniSvna, 7 maisis reiteris<br />
saagentos depeSa inglisur presaSi da bolos, axlaxan gamoqveynebuli werilebi,<br />
romelnic zemoT movixsenieT. am werilebidan pirveli da meore Zlier<br />
Semoklebulia, xolo ukanaskneli - rogorc axla davamtkiceb - namdvil faqtebs<br />
amaxinjebs. Cemi, rogorc holmsis megobris, pirdapiri valia da moqalaqeobrivi<br />
sindisic imas CamZaxis, rom bolos da bolos vauwyo qveyanas, Tu ra moxda<br />
sinamdvileSi profesor moriartisa da mister Serlok holmss Soris.<br />
mkiTxvels albaT axsovs, rom axlo urTierToba, rac Cemsa da holmss Soris<br />
arsebobda, Cemi daqorwinebis dRidan ramdenadme Seicvala. im xanebSi kerZo saeqimo<br />
praqtikaze gadavedi. holmsi CemTan drogamoSvebiT SemoivTlida xolme, isic<br />
mxolod iseT dros, roca Ziebisas damxmare esaWiroeboda. magram es sul ufro da<br />
ufro iSviaTad xdeboda, xolo 1890 wels mis Tavgadasavlidan mxoldo sami ambavi<br />
gamovaqveyne.<br />
1890 wlis zamTarSi da 1891 wlis gazafxulze gazeTebi werdnen, rom holmsi<br />
safrangeTis mTavrobam erT uaRresad mniSvnelovan saqmeze miiwvia, TviTon<br />
holmsma narbonidan da nimidan ori werili gamomigzavna, saidanac is daskvna<br />
gamovitane, rom misi yofna safrangeTSi Zlier gaWianurdeboda, amitom, cota ar<br />
iyos, gaocebuli davrCi, roca 24 aprils saRamos uecrad holmsi Cems samuSao<br />
oTaxSi gaCnda. maSinve TvalSi meca, rom kidev ufro fermkrTali da gamxdari iyo,<br />
vidre Cveulebriv gaxldaT xolme.<br />
- diax, sagrZnoblad gamovifite, - miTxra umal Cemi saxis gamometyvelebis, vidre<br />
sityvis pasuxad. - ukanasknel dros, cota gamiWirda... ra iqneba, rom darabebi<br />
davxuro?<br />
oTaxi ganaTebuli iyo mxolod magidis lampiT, romlis Suqzec vkiTxulobdi<br />
xolme. holmsi frTxilad gahyva kedels da oTaxs irgvliv Semouara, darabebi<br />
xmauriT daxura da urdulebiT gulmodgined Caketa.<br />
- gana ramis geSiniaT? - vkiTxe.<br />
- diax, meSinia.<br />
- risi?<br />
- uxmauro Tofidan gasrolili tyviis.<br />
- Cemo Zvirfaso holms, ver gamigia, ra safrTxe gemuqrebaT?
- uotson, mgoni, sakmaod kargad micnobT, da TqvenTvis cnobilia, rom laCarTa<br />
ricxvs ar vekuTvni, magram kacma rom angariSi ar gauwio saSiSroebas, rac<br />
gemuqreba - es umal sisulelea, vidre simamace. momeciT, geTayva, asanTi.<br />
papirosi moswia da, etyoboda, Tambaqos kvamlma odnav daamSvida.<br />
- jer erTi, bodiSi unda movixado ase gvian mosvlisaTvis, - miTxra Cemma<br />
megobarma, - da amas garda, nebarTva unda gTxovoT im saqcielisaTvis, ris<br />
Cadenasac axla vapireb. minda Tqveni baRis ukana kedelze gadavZvre, radganac<br />
Tqveni saxlidan swored am gziT wasvla ganvizraxe.<br />
- magram risi gulisaTvis? - CavkiTxe me.<br />
xeli lampis siaxloves miitana da maSin davinaxe, rom or TiTze saxsrebi<br />
gadaWrili da sisxliT mosvrili hqonda.<br />
- rogorc xedavT, saqme mTlad saxumrod araa, - Tqva RimiliT. - ase kacma<br />
SeiZleba mTeli xelic dakargos. misis uotsoni sadaa? Sin aris?<br />
- ara, nacnobebTan wavida stumrad.<br />
- aha! maS, Tqven marto xarT?<br />
- sruliad marto.<br />
- raki asea, ufro advilad SemogTavazebT erTi kviriT kontinentze gayolas.<br />
- saxeldobr, saiT?<br />
- sul erTia saiTac wavalT. CemTvis am ambavs araviTari mniSvneloba ara aqvs.<br />
sul erTia saiT wavalTo, es azri ukiduresad ucnaurad meCvena. holmss<br />
Cveulebad ar hqonda uqmad drois tareba. amave dros misi ferwasuli, daqanculi<br />
saxe usityvod laparakobda ukiduresobamde misul nervul daZabulobaze. mzeraze<br />
Sematyo, rom sagonebelSi Cavvardi. igi idayvebiT daeyrdno muxlebs, TiTebis<br />
boloebi Sekra da saqmis viTarebis axsna damiwyo.<br />
- xom araferi gsmeniaT profesor moriartze? - mkiTxa man.<br />
- araferi.<br />
- genialuri da miuwvdomeli vinmea. adamianma Tavis badeSi gaaxvia mTeli<br />
londoni, da kacis Svils misi saxeli ki ar gaugonia, ai, swored am ambavma<br />
aiyvana igi sisxlis samarTlis samyaros kvarcxlbekze. garwmunebT, uotson,<br />
moriartis damarcxebas rom movaxerxebde da im aramzadebisagan sazogadoebas<br />
davixsnide, es iqneboda Ziebis dargSi Cemi moRvaweobis gvirgvini, Cems karieras<br />
dasrulebulad CavTvlidi da xels ufro mSvid saqmianobas movkidebdi. Cvens<br />
Soris rom iTqvas, uotson, ukanasknelma orma saqmem, romelTac SesaZlebloba<br />
momces erTgvari samsaxuri gamewia skandinaviis samefo gvarisa da safrangeTis<br />
respublikisaTvis, momces saSualeba ise vicxovro, rogorc Cems miswrafebebs<br />
Seefereba, da Cems sayvarel profesias, qimiur cdebs davubrunde. magram manamde<br />
ver davisveneb da savarZelSi mSvidad ver Cavjdebi, vidre iseTi adamiani, rogoric<br />
profesori moriartia, londonis quCebSi Tavisuflad daseirnobs.<br />
- ra Caidina aseTi?<br />
- o, im kacs araCveulebrivi biografia aqvs! kargi ojaxidanaa, brwyinvale<br />
ganaTleba miuRia da bunebisagan fenomenaluri maTematikuri niWi aqvs<br />
mimadlebuli. ocdaerTi wlisas niutonis kanonze dauweria traqtati, riTac mTel<br />
evropaSi mouxveWia saxeli. amis Semdeg Cvens erT-erT provinciul universitetSi<br />
maTematikis kaTedra miuRia da bedi brwyinvale momavals uqadda. magram moriartis<br />
memkvidreobiTi midrekileba aqvs araadamianuri sisastikisadmi. mis ZarRvebSi<br />
borotmoqmedis sisxli Cqefs. es sisastike misi araCveulebrivi Wkuis wyalobiT<br />
kidev ufro saSiSi gaxda. am kacze sauniversiteto qalaqSi, sadac aswavlida, cudi<br />
xmebi dairxa. bolos da bolos, igi iZulebuli gaxda daetovebina kaTedra da<br />
gadasuliyo londonSi, sadac oficris xarisxis misaRebi gamocdebisaTvis<br />
axalgazrdebis momzadeba daiwyo... es sayovelTaod cnobili faqtebi gaxlavT. axla<br />
ki moismenT imas, risi gagebac me TviTon movaxerxe.
ogorc TqvenTvis cnobilia, londonis sisxlis samarTlis samyaros Cemze kargad<br />
aravin icnobs. didi xania vgrZnob, rom Cvens qalaqSi, mraval damnaSaves zurgs<br />
umagrebs raRac CemTvis ucnobi xeli - Zalumi maorganizebeli Zala, romelic<br />
yalbi pirebis safarvlis ukan kanonis sapirispirod moqmedebs. ramdenimejer<br />
sruliad sxvadasxva SemTxvevaSi - es siyalbis Cadena iyo, Zarcva, Tu mkvleloba,<br />
- vgrZnobdi am Zalis arsebobas da logikuri daskvnebis gziT vagnebdi mis kvals<br />
im gauxsnel danaSaulobebSic, romelTa gasarkvevad uSualod aravis mivuwvevivar.<br />
mravali wlis manZilze vcdilobdi im fardis ukan SeWras, rac am Zalas faravs,<br />
da ai dadga dro, roca daxlarTuli Zafis bolo vipovne, daviwye kvanZebis gaxsna<br />
da aTasobiT mzakvruli maryuJis gaxsnis Semdeg saxelganTqmul maTematikoss,<br />
yofil profesor moriartis mivadeqi.<br />
uotson, es kaci - danaSaulobaTa samyaros napoleonia. londonSi momxdari<br />
borotmoqmedebebis naxevris organizatori swored isaa. moriartivea<br />
sulisCamdgmeli yvela gauxsneli borotmoqmedebisa, rac am qalaqSi xdeba. esaa<br />
geniosi, filosofosi. esaa kaci, romelsac unari Seswevs abstraqtulad iazrovnos.<br />
igi maRalganviTarebuli Wkuis patronia. TviTon, rogorc oboba, qselis SuagulSi<br />
uZravadaa, magram qselis aTasobiT Zafis rxevas imwamsve grZnobs. piradad iSviaTad<br />
moqmedebs da mxolod gegmebis SedgeniTaa garTuli. magram misi agentebis ricxvi<br />
didia da saucxoodac aris organizebuli. Tu vinmes dasWirda dokumentis moparva,<br />
saxlis gaZarcva, gzidan adamianis Camocileba, - sakmarisia es survili profesors<br />
auwyos, da danaSauli myisve momzaddeba, mere ki elviseburad asruldeba. agenti<br />
SeiZleba daiWiron. aseT SemTxvevebSi yovelTvis moinaxeba fuli, rom TavdebiT<br />
gaaSvebinon an damcveli auyvanon. magram mTavari xelmZRvaneli, is, vinc saqmeze<br />
gaagzavna agenti, arasodes Cavardeba - eWvi arasodes ar Seexeba am adamians.<br />
aseTia, uotson, organizacia, romlis arseboba logikuri gziT davadgine da mTeli<br />
energia imisaTvis gavwire, rom is aRmovaCino da gavtexo.<br />
magram profesori eSmakuradaa SeniRbuli da ise brwyinvaledaa daculi, rom mTeli<br />
Cemi mondomebis miuxedavad SeuZlebeli xdeba sasamarTlos ganaCenisaTvis sakmarisi<br />
mtkicebulebis wardgena. mogexsenebaT, risi unaric maqvs, Zvirfaso uotson, da<br />
mainc sami Tvis Tavze iZulebuli gavxdi meRiarebina, rom Rirseul metoqes<br />
gadaveyare. saSinelebam, rasac mis mier momzadebuli danaSaulobani minergavdnen,<br />
adgili dauTmes misi ostatobiT gamowveul aRtacebas. magram bolos da bolos<br />
patara Secdoma dauSva, patara, sruliad patara Secdoma, - magram moriartis arc<br />
es Secdoma unda mosvloda, radganac ganuwyvetliv TviTon me vuTvalTvalebdi.<br />
raRa Tqma unda, im SecdomiT visargeble, swored eg Secdoma gamoviyene amosaval<br />
wertilad da moriartis garSemo Cemi sakuTari badis qsovas Sevudeqi. axla es<br />
qseli TiTqmis mzadaa, da sami dRis Semdeg, ese igi, orSabaTs, yvelaferi<br />
dasruldeba - profesori Tavis brbos mTavar wevrebTan erTad marTlmsajulebas<br />
warudgeba. mere ki daiwyeba Cveni saukunis yvelaze ufro didi sisxlis samarTlis<br />
procesi, gaixsneba ormocze meti saidumloebiT moculi danaSauli da yvela<br />
damnaSave daisjeba. magram odnavi aCqareba, erTi umarTebulo nabijis gadadgma da<br />
borotmoqmedni marTlmsajulebas TviT ukanasknel wams dausxltebian xelidan.<br />
yvelaferi kargad iqneboda, me rom momexerxebina da ise memoqmeda, rom<br />
profesor moriartis amaze araferi scodnoda. magram is vaJbatoni metismetad<br />
cbieri brZandeba. misTvis cnobili gaxda Cemi yoveli nabiji, rac ki gadamidgams,<br />
imisaTvis, rom Cems badeSi momeqcia. bevrjer ecada gasxltomas, magram yvela gza<br />
gadavuRobe. merwmuneT, megobaro, am Cemi brZolis dawvrilebiTi aRwerilobis<br />
gazeTebSi gamoqveyneba rom SesaZlebeli yofiliyo, is deteqtivis istoriis<br />
ubrwyinvales da yvelaze ufro amaRelvebel wignebs Soris Rirseul adgils<br />
daiWerda. Ziebisas aseT mwvervalamde ar avmaRlebulvar da arc mowinaaRmdegis<br />
moqmedebas Cavugdivar aseT gasaWirSi. mis Zlier dartymebs moxerxebis wyalobiT<br />
vicdendi. dRes diliT ukanaskneli samzadisi Cavatare da kidev sami dRe
mWirdeboda, raTa saqme damesrulebina. Cems oTaxSi vijeqi da swored am fiqrebSi<br />
viyavi garTuli, rom uecrad kari gaiRo da Cem win profesori moriarti<br />
aRimarTa.<br />
foladis nervebi maqvs, uotson, magram, vaRiareb, SevkrTi, roca Cem winaSe is<br />
adamiani vixile, romelsac mTeli Cemi fiqri dastrialebda. garegnulad moriartis<br />
uwinac kargad vicnobdi. igi Zalian gamxdari da maRalia. TeTri Subli aqvs,<br />
uzarmazari da gamoburculi, Tvalebi - Rrmad Cavardnili, saxe - sufTad<br />
gaparsuli, fermkrTali, asketuri ierisa, - raRac naperwkali profesor<br />
moriartisa am adamianSi kidev darCenila. mxrebSi moxrilia - albaT sawer<br />
magidasTan mudmivi jdomiT, Tavi gveliviT aRerili aqvs da aqeT-iqiT asarsalebs.<br />
Semovida da msusxavi mzera momapyro.<br />
- arc ise ganviTarebuli gqoniaT Sublis Zvlebi, rogorc megona, - amoRerRa<br />
Cemma stumarma. - mister holms, gatenili revolveris jibiT tareba Zalian saSiSi<br />
Cveulebaa.<br />
profesoris danaxvisTanave mivxvdi, ra uzarmazari safrTxec memuqreboda: misi<br />
xsnis erTaderTi gza xom is iyo, Tu me samudamod damadumebda! amitom revolveri<br />
magidis ujridan elvis siswrafiT amoviRe da jibeSi Cavide. moriartis SeniSvnis<br />
Semdeg ki revolveri jibidan amoviRe, fexze Sevayene da magidaze davde. moriarti<br />
kvlav iRimeboda da Tvalebs Wutavda, magram mis TvalTa gamometyvelebaSi iseTi<br />
naperwkali imalvoda, rom iaraRis siaxlove gansakuTrebiT maxarebda.<br />
`vatyob, ar micnobT~, - miTxra profesorma.<br />
`piriqiT, - mivuge me, - mgoni, ar gagiWirdebodaT imis gageba, rom gicnobT.<br />
dabrZandiT, gTxovT. Tu raime saTqmeli gaqvT, SemiZlia xuTi wuTi dagiTmoT~.<br />
`yvelaferi, risi Tqmac msurda, ukve gamoicaniT~, - mipasuxa stumarma.<br />
`am SemTxvevaSi Tqvenc albaT ukve gamoicaniT Cemi pasuxi~.<br />
`maS, mtkiced dgaxarT Tqvens ganzraxvaze?~<br />
`diax~.<br />
rogorc ki moriartim xeli jibisaken waiRo, magididan revolveri aviRe. magram<br />
man jibidan amoiRo ubis wignaki, romelSiac aCxabaCxad iyo gamoyvanili raRac<br />
TariRebi.<br />
`Tqven gzaze pirvelad oTx ianvars gadameRobeT, - Tqva man. - ocdasam ianvars<br />
kidev momayeneT usiamovneba. Tebervlis Sua ricxvebSi friad seriozulad<br />
SemaSfoTeT. martis miwurulSi sruliad CaSaleT Cemi gegmebi. axla ki Tqveni<br />
ganuwyveteli TvalTvalis gamo iseT mdgomareobaSi aRmovCndi, rom Tavisuflebis<br />
dakargvis realuri safrTxe memuqreba. ase gagrZeleba ar SeiZleba~.<br />
`ras mirCevT?~ - vkiTxe me.<br />
`miatoveT es saqme, mister holms. Tqven metismetad Wkviani xarT da gamigebT:<br />
aucileblad gzidan unda CamomcildeT. inteleqtualurad vtkbebodi, roca<br />
vakvirdebodi Tqveni brZolis meTods da damerwmuneT, nawyeni davrCebodi, Tu<br />
maiZulebdiT ukiduresi RonisZiebisaTvis mimemarTa... Tqven iRimebiT, ser, magram<br />
garwmunebT, gulaxdilad gelaparakebiT~.<br />
`safrTxe Cemi profesiis ganuyreli Tanamgzavria~, - SevniSne me.<br />
`es safrTxe ki ara, garduvali ganadgurebaa, - CaurTo profesorma. - Tqven<br />
gzaze gadaudeqiT ara erT adamians, aramed uzarmazar organizacias, romlis<br />
mTels Zlierebas, miuxedavad Tqveni Wkuisa, ver miswvdebiT. ganze unda gadgeT,<br />
mister holms, an gadagTelaven~.<br />
`vSiSob, - vTqvi wamodgomisas, - rom Cveni sasiamovno saubris mizeziT<br />
gamomepareba erTi mniSvnelovani saqme, rac sxvagan mixmobs~.<br />
TviTonac adga, usityvod miyurebda da Tavs naRvlianad aqnevda.<br />
`maS, ra gaewyoba! - Tqva Cemma daupatiJebelma stumarma. - Zalian vnanob, magram<br />
yvelaferi, rac SemeZlo, gavakeTe. me vici Tqveni TamaSis yoveli svla.
orSabaTamde uZluri xarT. es Cveni duelia, mister holms, Tqven imedi gaqvT<br />
braldebulis skamze damsvamT - gicxadebT, es arasodes ar moxdeba. Tqven imedi<br />
gaqvT - damamarcxebT - gicxadebT, amasac verasodes moaxerxebT. Tu geyofaT unari,<br />
rom damRupoT, garwmunebT, TviTonac CemTan erTad daiRupebiT~.<br />
`imdeni qaTinaurimiTxariT, mister moriarti, rom minda imiTve gipasuxoT, amitom<br />
getyviT, sazogadoebis sikeTis gulisaTvis siamovnebiT davTanxmdebodi meore<br />
ambavze, rom sabraldebulo skamze damesviT~.<br />
`nuras ukacravad, mister holms, da Cemi mxriT, siamovnebiT gpirdebiT, rom<br />
gaganadgurebT~. - mipasuxa da borotad gaicina. mere moxrili zurgi momaqcia,<br />
gavida, Tan ukan ixedeboda da Tvals Wutavda.<br />
aseTi iyo Cemi Taviseburi Sexvedra profesor moriartisTan, da simarTle<br />
giTxraT, am Sexvedram arasasiamovno grZnoba damitova. misi metyvelebis rbili da<br />
zusti manera gaiZulebT erwmunoT mis gulwrfelobas, rac ar axasiaTebT<br />
Cveulebriv damnaSaveebs. es ar aris laye baqia. cxadia, metyviT: `ratom ar unda<br />
mimarToT daxmarebisaTvis policiaso?~ magram dartymas momayenebs ara TviTon is,<br />
aramed romelime agenti - amaSi darwmunebuli var. saamiso sabuTebic maqvs.<br />
- ukve dagesxnen Tavs?<br />
- Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, profesori moriarti ar gaxlavT imaTTagani, saqmis<br />
gadadeba rom didi xniT uyvarT xolme; misi wasvlis Semdeg, ase Tormet saaTze<br />
oqsfordstritisaken unda wavsuliyavi. bentinkstritisa da uelbekstritis kuTxeSi<br />
quCaze rom gadavdiodi, davinaxe orcxena etli, romelic saSineli siswrafiT<br />
pirdapir Cemken mohqroda. Zlivs movaswari trotuarze gadaxtoma. raRac wamis<br />
patara monakveTic da sasikvdilod davSavdebodi. etlma kuTxeSi Seuxvia da<br />
elvasaviT gaqra. axla ukve gadavwyvite aRar gadavsuliyavi trotuaridan, magram<br />
uirstritze erT-erTi saxlis saxuravidan aguri Camovarda da Cems fexebTan<br />
daimsxvra. policiels vuxme da vubrZane daeTvalierebina SemTxvevis adgili.<br />
saxuravze remontisTvis gamzadebuli agurebi da fiqalis filebi ewyo. yvelam is<br />
miTxra, albaT aguri qarma gadmoagdoo. ra Tqma unda, me ukeT vicodi, rac<br />
xdeboda, magram damamtkicebeli sabuTebi ara mqonda. kebi aviyvane, Cems ZmasTan<br />
mivedi pel-melSi da Rame iq gavaTie. iqidan pirdapir Tqvenken gamovwie. gzaSi<br />
romeliRac kombliani aramzada damesxa Tavs. wavaqcie da policiam daakava. magram<br />
sityvas gaZlevT, veravin aRmoaCens kavSirs im jentlmensa, romlis wina kbilebzec<br />
xeli davisisxliane, da maTematikis ubralo maswavlebels Soris, romelic am wuTs<br />
albaT aqedan aTiode milis manZilzea da amocanebs wyvets grifelis dafaze. axla<br />
albaT gasagebia, uotson, ratom davxure mosvlisTanave darabebi da ratom<br />
gTxoveT gamiSvaT ara sadarbazo karidan, aramed meore, naklebad SesamCnevi<br />
gasasvlelidan.<br />
ara erTxel vyofilvar aRtacebuli Cemi megobris simamaciT, magram im dRes<br />
gansakuTrebiT gamaoca mis mier sruliadac ara SemTxveviT momxdari ambebis mSvidad<br />
CamoTvlam.<br />
- imedi maqvs, Rames Cemsas gaaTevT? - vkiTxe me.<br />
- ara, Cemo megobaro, SeiZleba saSiSi stumari gamovdge. ukve movifiqre<br />
moqmedebis gegma da yvelaferi kargad dasruldeba. axla saqme im stadiazea, rom<br />
dapatimreba uCemodac SeuZliaT moaxdinon. Cemi daxmareba mxolod Ziebis dros<br />
dasWirdebaT. im ramdenime dRiT, rac jer kidev rCeba policiis gadamwyvet<br />
moqmedebamde, CemTvis yvelafers sadme gamgzavreba ajobebs, moxaruli viqnebodi,<br />
Tu SeZlebdiT da CemTan erTad kontinentze wamoxvidodiT.<br />
- axla avadmyofebi cota myavs, - vuTxari me, - Cemi kolega, romelic mezoblad<br />
cxovrobs, siamovnebiT Semcvlis. ase rom, siamovnebiT wamogyvebiT.<br />
- da SegviZlia xval diliTve gavemgzavroT?<br />
- diax, Tu es aucilebelia.
- namdvilad gadaudebeli ambavia. axla moismineT Cemi instruqcia da gemudarebiT,<br />
uotson, daicaviT igi zedmiwevniTa da didi gulmodginebiT, radganac Cven ors<br />
brZola uniWieres TaRliTTan da mTel evropaSi damnaSaveTa yvelaze did<br />
gaerTianebasTan mogviwevs. momapyariT yurni da guldasmiT momismineT. dRes<br />
saRamosve saimedo kacis xeliT, viqtorias vogzalze ise unda gaagzavnoT Tqveni<br />
bargi, rom zed daniSnulebis sadguri ar aRiniSnos, diliT msaxurs kebis moyvana<br />
daavaleT, magram mkacrad gaafrTxileT, rom pirvel or gzad gadayril etls nu<br />
aiyvans. etlSi rom CajdebiT, kebmens ubrZaneT stendisaken wagiyvanoT. saboloo<br />
gaCereba louseris pasaJze geqnebaT. sad unda migiyvanoT kebma, es qaRaldis<br />
furcelze geqnebaT dawerili. meetles xelSi CasCriT da gaafrTxilebT, araviTar<br />
SemTxvevaSi ar gadaagdos. fuli winaswar gadaixadeT da rogorc ki kebi<br />
daniSnulebis adgilas gaCerdeba, imave wams SeimaleT pasaJSi im varaudiT, rom<br />
zustad aTis TxuTmet wuTze pasaJis meore boloSi aRmoCndeT. iq trotuaris<br />
kideze, patara etls SeniSnavT. etlis sadaveebi xel eqneba Savi feris mosasxamian<br />
kacs, romlis sayeloze wiTel arSias SeniSnavT. mis etlSi CajdebiT da swored<br />
droze gaxvalT vogzalze, raTa kontinentisaken mimaval eqspresze moxvdeT.<br />
- sad unda SegxvdeT?<br />
- sadgurze. CvenTvis mzad iqneba pirveli klasis meore kupe.<br />
- maS, Cven ukve vagonSi SevxvdebiT?<br />
- diax.<br />
amaod vTxovdi Ramis gasaTevad Cems saxlSi darCeniliyo. namdvilad vicodi,<br />
eSinoda usiamovneba ar Seexvedrebina im adamianisaTvis, vinc TavSesafars<br />
sTavazobda da es iyo erTaderTi mizezi, rac Cemi saxlidan wasvlas aiZulebda.<br />
ramdenime naCqarevi miTiTeba kidev momca meore dRis gegmebTan dakavSirebiT.<br />
Semdeg sxartad wamoimarTa da baRSi gavediT Tu ara, kedels pirdapir<br />
mortimerstritisaken gadaacocda, stveniT moixmo kebi da male mimavali borblebis<br />
xmauri gavigone.<br />
meore diliT holmsis miTiTebaTa zustad Sesrulebas Sevudeqi. kebi Zalian<br />
frTxilad daviqirave. ise, rom xafangSi ar movxvedriliyavi da sauzmis Semdeg<br />
daniSnul adgilze dauyovnebliv gavemgzavre. louseris pasaJs rom mivaRwie, rac<br />
Zala da Rone Semwevda, im siswrafiT gaviqeci, da vnaxe kareta, romelic<br />
pirobisamebr meloda. rogorc ki Cavjeqi, Sav mosasxamSi gaxveulma uzarmazari<br />
tanis meetlem cxens maTraxi gadahkra da erT wamSi viqtorias vogzalSi<br />
mimaqrola. Zlivs movaswari Camosvla, rom etli miabruna da ise gaaqrola, rom<br />
Cemken arc mouxedavs.<br />
TiTqos yvelaferi saucxood mimdinareobda. Cemi bargi vogzalSi meloda. holmsis<br />
mier miniSnebuli kupe iolad vipove. albaT, es iyo erTdaerTi kupe, romelsac<br />
ewera `dakavebulia~. axla mxolod is maSfoTebda, rom TviTon holmsi ar Canda.<br />
vogzlis saaTs davxede da elda meca, matareblis gasvlamde sul Svidi wuTi<br />
rCeboda. amaod veZebdi mgzavrebisa da gamcileblebis brboSi Cemi megobris<br />
gamxdar figuras. ramdenime wuTi imaSi movkali, rom vexmarebodi erT pativsacem<br />
italiel paters, romelic damtvreul inglisur enaze cdilobda aexsna muSisaTvis,<br />
Cemi bargi pirdapir parizSi unda gaigzavnoso. Semdeg erTxel ukve nacnobi<br />
mixrwnili italieli pateri aRmovaCine. mas Cemi kupis bileTi ara hqonda, magram<br />
muSas mainc CemTan daesva. amaod vuxsnidi daupatiJebel Tanamgzavrs, rom misi<br />
SemoWra ar msiamovnebda, me misi italiuri ar mesmoda da mas Cemi inglisuri.<br />
amitom mxolod mxrebi aviCeCe da megobris molodinSi SeSfoTebiT vicqirebodi<br />
sarkmelSi. TandaTanobiT SiSi meufleboda: iqneb misi mousvlelobis mizezi RamiT<br />
SemTxveuli raime ubedureba iyo, ukve eqspresis yvela kari Caketes da sastvenis<br />
xmac gavigone, rom uecrad, Cems gverdiT, Cemi megobris xma gaisma:<br />
- Zvirfaso uotson, Tqven CemTvis salmis mocemac ki ar inebeT!
gancvifrebulma mivixede. xnieri pateri Cem pirispir idga. erT wamSi naoWebi<br />
gausworda, cxviri nikaps daSorda, qveda bage win wamoweuli aRar meCveneboda,<br />
pirma CifCifi Sewyvita, mimqral TvalebSi holmsiseburma cecxlma ielva, moxrili<br />
weli gasworda. magram yvelaferi es erTi Tvalis daxamxamebaSi moxda, da holmsi<br />
iseve swrafad gaqra, rogorc gamoCnda.<br />
- RmerTo mowyaleo! - SevZaxe me. - magari SiSi ki maWameT!<br />
- jer kidev udidesi sifrTxile gvmarTebs, - miTxra CurCuliT Cemma megobarma. -<br />
ase mgonia, Cvens kvals moagnes. eger, TviTon moriartic!<br />
amis Tqma da matareblis daZvra erTi iyo.<br />
fanjridan Tavi gamovyavi, ukan mivixede da davinaxe maRali kaci, romelic<br />
gaSmagebiT ikvlevda brboSi gzas da xels aqnevda, TiTqos matareblis SeCerebas<br />
lamobso. magram ukve gvian iyo. matarebelma svals umata, da sul male sadguri<br />
ukan darCa.<br />
- ai, xedavT, - Tqva siciliT holmsma, - mTeli Cveni sifrTxilis miuxedavad am<br />
adamianebs Zlivs gavusxltiT klanWebidan.<br />
adga, mRvdlis Savi anafora gaixada, Tavsaburavi moiZro da es Tavisi samaskarado<br />
samoseli bargSi Seinaxa.<br />
- dilis gazeTebi waikiTxeT, uotson?<br />
- ara.<br />
- maSasadame, jer kidev ar iciT, ra moxda beikerstritze?<br />
- beikerstritze?<br />
- wuxel Cveni bina gadawves, magram didi zarali ar mogvsvlia.<br />
- ra unda viRonoT, holms? es pirdapir autaneli ambavia.<br />
- albaT mas Semdeg, rac maTi kombliani agenti daapatimres, Cemi kvali dakarges,<br />
Torem aba, saidan moisazrebdnen, rom Sin davbrundebodi. Semdeg ki, etyoba, Tqven<br />
dagiwyes TvalTvali - ai, ram moiyvana moriarti viqtorias vogzalze. raime<br />
Secdoma xom ar dauSviT, uotson?<br />
- yvela Tqveni miTiTeba zustad Sevasrule.<br />
- etli adgilze dagixvdaT?<br />
- diax, meloda.<br />
- meetle icaniT?<br />
- vera.<br />
- Cemi Zma iyo, maikrofti. aseT saqmeebSi daqiravebul kacs saidumloeba ar unda<br />
gaando. axla ki unda movifiqroT, ra vuyoT moriartis.<br />
- raki eqspresiT mivdivarT da gemic, matareblis CasvlisTanave gadis, me mgonia,<br />
veranairad ver dagvewevian.<br />
- Cemo Zvirfaso uotson. aki giTxariT, roca laparakia gonierebasa da<br />
gamWriaxobaze moriartis moqmedeba iseve unda SevafasoT da avwon-davwonoT,<br />
rogorc piradad Cemi. davijero ggoniaT, Tu mdevris adgilze me viqnebodi, aseTi<br />
umniSvnelo dabrkoleba SemaCerebda? aba, Tu ase ar fiqrobT, ratoma gaqvT<br />
profesorze ase cudi warmodgena?<br />
- magram ra unda iRonos?<br />
- igive, rasac me gavakeTebdi.<br />
- maSin miTxariT, mis adgilze Tqven rogor moiqceodiT?<br />
- sagangebo matarebels SevukveTdi.<br />
- magram sul erTia daagvianebs.<br />
- araviTar SemTxvevaSi. Cveni matarebeli kentenberSi SeCerdeba. gemi ki TxuTmeti<br />
wuTiT yovelTvis agvianebs xolme. ai, iq dagveweva.<br />
- ise gamodis, rom damnaSaveebi Cvena varT da ara is. vubrZaneT CamosvlisTanave<br />
daapatimron.<br />
- es gaanadgurebda sami Tvis muSaobis nayofs. Cven daviWerdiT did Tevzs,<br />
wvrili Tevzebi ki badidan dagvisxltebodnen da sxvadasxva mxares gacuravdnen.
orSabaTs yvelani Cvens xelT iqnebian. ara, axla moriartis dapatimreba yovlad<br />
dauSvebelia.<br />
- maS, ra vqnaT?<br />
- kentenberSi unda gadmovideT.<br />
- mere?<br />
- mere niuhevenSi gamgzavreba mogviwevs, iqidan ki - diepSi. moriartic imasve<br />
moimoqmedebs, rasac me, mis adgilze rom vyofiliyavi: parizSi Camova, Cvens<br />
Cemodnebs daniSnavs da ori dRe dagvelodeba sabargo kameraSi. amasobaSi Cven or<br />
noxisebr sagzao tomaras SeviZenT, riTac im adgilebis savaWro mrewvelobas<br />
wavaxalisebT, romel mxareSic mogvixdeba mogzauroba da luqsemburgisa da<br />
bazelis gavliT, SveicariaSi CavalT.<br />
Zalian gamocdili mogzauri var da bargis dakargva ar damnanebia, magram, unda<br />
gamovtyde, da vaRiaro, is azri, rom Tavs varidebdiT da vemalebodiT<br />
borotmoqmeds, romelsac auarebeli sazizRari danaSauli hqonda Cadenili,<br />
usiamovno Jruantels mgvrida. cxadia, holmss Cemze ukeT esmoda saqmis viTareba.<br />
amitom kentenberiSi gadmovediT. aq gavigeT, rom matarebeli niuhevenisaken<br />
mxolod erTi saaTis Semdeg gavidoda.<br />
jer kidev naRvlianad gavcqerodi vagons, romelic TandaTan efareboda Tvals da<br />
Tan mTeli Cemi garderobi mihqonda, rodesac holmsma anazdeulad Camavlo xeli<br />
da miTxra:<br />
- xedavT, ra swrafad mohqris?<br />
Sors, kentis tyeebSi kvamlis wvrili sveti irxeoda. erTi wuTis Semdeg<br />
sadgurisaken msrboli meore matarebeli SevniSne, romelic mxolod orTqmavalisa<br />
da erTi vagonisagan Sedgeboda. Zlivs movaswariT gamokruli fuTebis ukan<br />
mimalva, rom matarebelma grialiT Cagviqrola da saxeSi gaxurebuli orTqlis<br />
nakadi Semogvafrqvia.<br />
- Cagviqrola! - Tqva holmsma da Tvali gaayola vagons, odnavi xtomiTa da<br />
msubuqi rweviT rom mihyveboda liandags. - rogorc xedavT, Cveni megobris<br />
gamWriaxobasac aqvs sazRvrebi. WeSmaritad, saswauli iqneboda, rom masac igive<br />
daskvnebi gaekeTebina, rac me gavakeTe, da maT Sesabamisad emoqmedna.<br />
- ras izamda, rom dagvweoda?<br />
- ueWvelad Cvens Tavidan moSorebas Seecdeboda. arc me davelodebodi<br />
gulxeldakrefili. axla sakiTxavi isaa, aq visauzmoT, Tu SimSiliT sikvdilis<br />
riski gavwioT da niuhevenamde davicadoT.<br />
imave Rames CavediT briuselSi, iq ori dRe davyaviT da mesame dRes strasburgs<br />
gavemgzavreT.<br />
orSabaTs diliT holmsma londonis policias depeSa gaugzavna. saRamos, Cvens<br />
sastumroSi rom movbrundiT, ukve pasuxi dagvxvda. holmsma depeSa waikiTxa da<br />
wyevla-krulviT isrola buxarSi.<br />
- es unda gameTvaliswinebina! - aRmoTqva man sinanuliT. - gaiqca.<br />
- moriarti?<br />
- im erTis garda mTeli banda igdes xelT! meTauri ki policias dausxlta! ho,<br />
ra Tqma unda, me wamovedi, da is xalxi moriartis ras gauswordeboda! Tumca<br />
darwmunebuli viyavi, rom policias yvela gza vuCvene. iciT, uotson, jobia axlave<br />
inglisSi dabrundeT.<br />
- viTom ratomao?<br />
- amieridan me saSiSi Tanamgzavri var. Tu moriarti londonSi dabrundeba, icis,<br />
rom daRupulia. ramdenadac mis xasiaTs vicnob, axla mTel Tavis Zalas da<br />
moxerxebas iqiT mimarTavs, rom Cemze Suri iZios. es aSkarad miTxra Cveni<br />
xanmokle Sexvedris dros, da darwmunebulic var, es ar iyo litoni muqara.<br />
gulwrfelad girCevT dabrundeT londons da Tqvens pacientebs mixedoT.
magram me, Zveli jariskaci da holmsis erTguli megobari gaxldiT da aseT dros<br />
rogor mivatovebdi. naxevar saaTze met xans vdavobdiT strasburgis sastumros<br />
restoranSi, da imave Rames gza Jenevisken ganvagrZeT.<br />
mTeli kvira siamovnebiT davexetebodiT rainis xeobaSi, mere ki leiki ukan<br />
movitoveT, gaviareT jer kidev Rrma TovliT dafaruli uReltexili da<br />
interlakenis gavliT patara sofel mairingens mivaSureT. es iyo saucxoo<br />
gaseirneba. nazi gazafxulis simwvane fiandazad gvegeboda fexqveS da qaTqaTa<br />
spetaki Tovlis safarveli maRlidan davcqeroda. CemTvis aSkara iyo, rom holmss<br />
wuTiTac ar aviwydeboda mis Tavs mosalodneli gansacdeli. patara myudro alpur<br />
soflebSi, ganmartoebul mTis bilikebze - yvelgan vamCnevdi mis swraf,<br />
dakvirvebul mzeras, yuradRebiT rom swavlobda yoveli Semxvedri mgzavris saxes<br />
- etyoboda, mtkiced sjeroda, rom garduvali safrTxe kvaldakval mosdevda.<br />
maxsovs aseTi SemTxveva: Jemis sanaxebSi mivdiodiT da damafiqvrel daubenzess<br />
napirebs SevcqerodiT, uecrad qvis didi lodi mowyda kldes, marjvena mxares rom<br />
iyo aRmarTuli Cvens Tavs zemoT, Zirs dagorda da Cvens ukan tbaSi Cavarda.<br />
holmsma brekebian beqobze airbina, kiseri waigrZela da midamo kargad<br />
SeaTvaliera. amaod arwmunebda gamyoli, gazafxulobiT am adgilebSi lodebis<br />
dagoreba sruliad Cveulebrivi ambaviao. holmsma araferi upasuxa, magram im kacis<br />
saxiT gamiRima, romelmac ukve karga xania ganWvrita mosalodneli safrTxe.<br />
miuxedavad sifrTxilisa, Cemi megobari sasowarkveTilebas ar eZleoda. piriqiT, ar<br />
maxsovs odesme iseT xalisian ganwyobilebaze yofi mexilos. xSirad imeorebda,<br />
sazogadoeba rom ganTavisuflebuli iyos profesor moriartisagan, Cems<br />
moRvaweobas siamovnebiT Sevwyvetdio.<br />
- mgonia, ufleba maqvs vTqva, uotson, rom mTlad uqmad ar micxovria. Tundac<br />
Cemi sicocxle dRes dasruldes, ase mgonia, ganvlili gzis gadaxedva sulier<br />
kmayofilebas maniWebs-meTqi. Cemi wyalobiT londonis haeri ufro gasufTavda.<br />
bevr saqmeSi mimiRia monawileoba da Cemi gavleniT borotad arasodes<br />
misargeblia. mtyuanis mxare ar damiWeria da simarTlisaTvis zurgi ar miqcevia.<br />
marTalia, ukanasknel xanebSi erTbaSad TvalSi sacem movlenebze ufro im<br />
gamocanebis amoxsna mizidavda, romelTac buneba gvTavazobs da romelTa gamoc<br />
pasuxismgebloba Cvens jer kidev mouwyobel sazogadoebas ekisreba, magram im dRes,<br />
uotson, roca Cems karieras mTel evropaSi yvelaze ufro saSiSi da yvelaze<br />
ufro niWieri damnaSavis SepyrobiT an ganadgurebiT davagvirgvineb, Tqveni<br />
memuarebic dasruldeba.<br />
axla Sevecdebi mokled, magram zustad gadmogcemT Cemi megobris Sesaxeb is cota<br />
ram, rac kidev uTqmeli damrCa. am wvrilmanebis gadmocema Zalian mimZims, magram<br />
Cems Tavs movaled vTvli, arc erTi maTgani ar gamovtovo.<br />
3 maiss daba mairingenSi CavediT da SevCerdiT sastumro `inglisSi~, romlis<br />
patronic maSin peter Stailer ufrosi gaxldaT. Cveni maspinZeli Wkviani adamiani<br />
iyo da saucxood laparakobda inglisurad, radgan samiode wels londonis<br />
sastumro `grosvenorSi~ mimtanad emuSavna. oTx maiss, dRis meore naxevarSi misi<br />
rCeviT orive mTebSi wavediT, raTa Rame patara sofel rozenlauSi gagveTia.<br />
maspinZeli gansakuTrebiT raixenbaxis CanCqeris daTvalierebas gvirCevda. es<br />
CanCqeri daaxloebiT aRmarTis Sua adgilasaa, oRond gzidan cota ganze unda<br />
gadauxvio. CanCqeri saintereso da Tan saSineli sanaxavic gamodga. gamdnari<br />
Tovlisagan modidebuli da aqafebuli mTis nakadi uZiro ufskrulSi eSveboda da<br />
Sxefebi iqidan ise amodioda, rogorc kvamli almodebuli saxlidan. xeoba,<br />
romelSic nakadi eSveba, moelvare, naxSiriviT Savi kldeebiTaa garemoculi. igi<br />
Zirs, miuwvdomel siRrmeSi viwrovdeba, iq aqafebul, mduRare Wad iqceva, romelic<br />
ganuwyvetliv ivseba da saSineli ZaliT isvris wyals ukanve, kbodovan mTebSi.<br />
mwvane nakadTa mudmivi moZraoba, ganuwyveteli zaTqiTa da RrialiT Zirs daSveba<br />
da Seukavebel qarbuqad maRla asvla, - yovelive es adamians Tavbrus axvevs da
Tavisi Seusvenebeli RmuiliT abruebs. kldis kideze videqiT da CavcqerodiT<br />
ufskruls, sadac mocimcime wyali sadRac dabla, Sav qvebze imsxvreoda. videqiT da<br />
vusmendiT idumal xmaurs, qvesknelidan rom amodioda da brbos Soreul guguns<br />
mogvagonebda.<br />
biliki, romelsac avyeviT, rkaliviT ixreboda, raTa turistebs saSualeba<br />
miscemodaT ukeT daenaxaT CanCqeri, magram es gza xramiT Tavdeboda da mgzavrebi<br />
ukan imave gziT unda dabrunebuliyvnen, riTac maRla amodiodnen. Cvenc ukan<br />
mivbrundiT da wasasvlelad movemzadeT, roca uecrad SevniSneT ymawvili -<br />
Sveicarieli, romelic Cvenken morboda. man xelSi werili momaCeCa. konvertze im<br />
sastumros beWedi Sevicani, romelSiac SevCerdiT. werili sastumros patrons<br />
daewera da Cemi misamarTiT gamoegzavna. werda, waxvediT Tu ara, swored ramdenime<br />
wuTis Semdeg sastumroSi movida ingliseli qali, romelic Wleqisagan<br />
daferflili da sulTmobrZaviao. zamTari davosSi gautarebia, axla ki Tavis<br />
megobrebTan midioda lucernSi, magram gzad moulodnelad piridan sisxlis nTxeva<br />
daswyebiao. etyoba, ramdenime saaTis sicocxleRa darCenia, magram misTvis didi<br />
nugeSi iqneba sikvdilis win ingliseli eqimis xilvao, da Tu mouswrebT... da a.S.<br />
postkriptumSi keTili Staileri dasZenda, didad davalebuli davrCebi, Tu<br />
saswrafod moxvalT, radgan momakvdavi kategoriul uars acxadebs Sveicarieli<br />
eqimis samsaxurze, da rogorc sastumros patroni, uzarmazar pasuxismgeblobas<br />
vgrZnobo.<br />
Cemi pirdapiri movaleobisa da aseTi mgznebare mowodebis ugulisyurod datoveba,<br />
ra Tqma unda, ar SemeZlo. ar SemeZlo ar Semewynarebina Txovna im<br />
Tanamemamulisa, romelic ucxo mxareSi kvdeboda. magram holmsis marto datovebaze<br />
fiqric zafris momgvreli iyo. bolos gadavwyviteT, rom masTan gamyolad da<br />
Tanamgzavrad iqneboda ymawvili Sveicarieli da me mairingenSi davbrundebodi. Cemi<br />
megobari erT xans CanCqeris siaxloves darCeboda damere gorakebis gavliT<br />
gaemarTeboda rozenlauSi, sadac saRamos mec SevuerTdebodi. cota gza rom<br />
gaviare, ukan movixede da SevniSne, rom holsi kldes miyrdnoboda, gulxeli<br />
daekrifa da Zirs, CanCqeris fskers Cahyurebda. maSin ar vicodi, rom Cemi<br />
megobris xilva aRar mewera.<br />
Zirs daveSvi da isev mivixede. im adgilidan CanCqeri aRar Canda, magram vnaxe<br />
misken mimavali gza, romelic mTis Sverilis gaswvriv iklakneboda. am gzaze viRac<br />
kaci swrafi nabijiT adioda maRla. misi Savi silueti garkveviT Canda naTel<br />
mwvane fonze. SevniSne es kaci, SevniSne misi nabijebis araCveulebrivi siswrafec,<br />
magram Cems avadmyofTan mimeCqareboda da amitom male yovelive daviwyebas miveci.<br />
daaxloebiT erTi saaTis Semdeg mivaRwie Cvens sastumros mairingenSi. moxuci<br />
Staileri zRurblze idga.<br />
- ras ityviT? - vkiTxe da masTan mivirbine. - imedi maqvs, avadmyofis<br />
mdgomareoba ar gauaresebula?<br />
saxeze gaoceba gamoexata da warbebi aswia. me guli Camwyda.<br />
- maS, Tqven ar mogiweriaT? - vkiTxe da jibidan werili amoviRe. - sastumroSi<br />
avadmyofi ingliseli qali araa?<br />
- ra Tqma unda, ara! - SesZaxa man. - magram es ras niSnavs? konverts Cemi<br />
sastumros beWedi akravs?.. aha, mesmis! Cans, werili dawera maRalma ingliselma,<br />
romelsac erTi fexiT gaaswariT. ase Tqva...<br />
magram maspinZlis Semdgomi ganmartebisaTvis aRar damicdia. eldanakravi gavrbodi<br />
ssoflis quCaze imave mTis bilikisaken, saidanac is iyo daveSvi.<br />
Camosvlas erTi saaTi movundi, da Tumca aRmarTze Tavdauzogavad avrbodi, kidev<br />
ori saaTi davkarge, vidre isev raixenbaxis CanCqerTan aRmovCndebodi. holmsis<br />
alpenStoki kldeze miyudebuli damixvda isev im adgilas, sadac davtove, magram<br />
TviTon holmsi ara Canda, da amaod veZaxdi. erTaderTi pasuxi gaxldaT garemo<br />
momcvel frialo kldeTa eqo, omaxianad rom imeorebda Cems xmas.
alpenStokis danaxvaze sisxli gameyina. maSasadame, holmsi rozenlauSi ar, an ver<br />
wasula. aq darCenila, sami futis siganis gzaze, cal mxares rom cicabo kldiT<br />
iyo SemozRuduli da meore mxares frialo xramiT Tavdeboda. aq wamoewia mteri.<br />
aRarc ymawvili Sveicarieli Canda. etyoba, moriartim moisyida da mowinaaRmdegeni<br />
erTimeores pirispir Seatova. magram ra moxda Semdeg?<br />
oriode wuTi SiSis zafrisaagn gaqvavebuli, uZravad videqi da vcdilobdi gons<br />
movsuliyavi. mere TviT holmsis meTodi gavixsene da vcade gamomeyenebina, raTa<br />
rogorme amexsna aq gaTamaSebuli tragedia. vaglax, es Zneli ar iyo! Cveni<br />
saubris dros me da holmsi ar mivsulvarT bilikis bolomde da mitovebuli<br />
alpenStoki miCvenebda im adgils, sadac Cven SevCerdiT. moSavo niadagi nakadis<br />
uwyveti Sxefebisagan aq arasodes ar Sreba. ase rom Citi raa, isic ki kvals<br />
datovebda. bilikis bolos garkveviT moCanda ori adamianis nafexurebi. orive<br />
kvali maRla adioda da ukan ki arc erTi ar brundeboda. iqidan ramdensame<br />
nabijze miwa erTianad gaTelili da gadaTxrili gaxldaT, xolo ufskrulis Tavze<br />
mayvlis bardebi da amoglejili da talaxiT dasvrili gvimris Reroebi eyara.<br />
pirdaRma dawolilma Cavxede aqafebul naads. Ramdeboda da mxolod sinestisagan<br />
mocimcime Savi qvis tinebi, Tu sadRac siRrmeSi moelvare nakadis uricxvi Sxefebi<br />
SevniSne. erTi Zalumad Sevyvire, magram mxolod CanCqeris igive, raRac adamianis<br />
xmis minagvari zaTqi da guguni moswvda Cems smenas.<br />
magram bedma ineba, rom megobrisa da moyvasis ukanaskneli salami mainc mosuliyo<br />
Cemamde. rogorc ukve vTqvi, holmsis alpenStoki bilikze gadmomdgar maRal<br />
kldeze miyudebuli damrCa. uecrad am kldis Tavze raRacam ielva. mrivuaxlovdi<br />
davnaxe, rom es iyo vercxlis portsigari, rasac holmsi mudam Tan atarebda. roca<br />
aviRe, mis qveS amodebuli ramdenime patara furceli miwaze dacvivda. saTiTaod<br />
avkrife. sul sami furcelaki iyo, bloknotidan amoexia, daewera da CemTvis<br />
daetovebina. damaxasiaTebelia, rom misamarTi holmss ise mSvidad da mkafiod<br />
daewera, TiTqos es Tavis kabinetSi gaekeTebinos.<br />
`Zvirfaso Cemo uotson, - naTqvami iyo baraTSi. - am striqonebs mister<br />
moriartis Tavazianobis wyalobiT gwerT. igi aqve melodeba im sakiTxebis<br />
sabolood gadasawyvetad, romlebic orive Cvengans exeba. moriartim gakvriT<br />
damisuraTa is xerxebi, romelTa SemweobiTac dausxlta inglisis policias da gaigo<br />
Cveni marSruti. es xerxebi erTxel kidev adastureben Cems maRal warmodgenas mis<br />
gamorCeul niWze. CemTvis sasiamovnoa imaze fiqri, rom SemiZlia gadavarCino<br />
sazogadoeba Semdgomi safrTxisgan, rac dakavSirebulia mis arsebobasTan, magram<br />
vici, rom es miRweuli iqneba im fasad, rac guls atkens Cems megobrebs da<br />
metadre Tqven, Zvirfaso uotson. Tumca, me ukve giTxariT, rom Cemma cxovrebis<br />
gzam Tavis umaRles wertils miaRwia da ukeTes aRsasruls arc vinatrebdi. sxvaTa<br />
Soris, gulaxdilad rom vTqva, odnavadac ar mepareboda eWvi, rom mairingenidan<br />
gamogzavnili werili - xafangi iyo, da Tqven roca gagiSviT, mtkiced viyavi<br />
darwmunebuli, rom raRac amdagvari moxdeboda. gadaeciT inspeqtor metersons, rom<br />
bandis mxilebisaTvis aucilebeli qaRaldebi Cems magidaSia, im uraSi, `m~ literis<br />
qveS, lurj konvertSi, romelzedac aweria `moriarti~. inglisidan gamgzavrebis<br />
win Cems sakuTrebaze yvela aucilebeli gankarguleba movaxdine. mTeli Cemi<br />
uZrav-moZravi qoneba davutove Cems Zmas maikrofts. gTxovT gadasceT Cemi<br />
guliTadi salami misis uotsons.<br />
gulwrfelad Tqveni erTguli<br />
Serlok holmsi~.<br />
danarCeni ambavi SeiZleba ori sityviT iTqvas. SemTxvevis adgilis gasinjvam, rac<br />
eqspertebma moaxdines, araviTari eWvi ar datova imisa, rom Setakeba damTavrda<br />
ise, rogorc am viTarebaSi garduvalad unda damTavrebuliyo. etyoba, holmsi da<br />
moriarti, erTad gadavardnen ufskrulSi. gvamebis povnis yovelgvari cda maSinve
uimedo saqmed miiCnies, da iq, im aqafebul wyliT savse saSineli qvabis siRrmeSi<br />
saukunod darCa Tavisi drois yvelaze saSiSi damnaSavisa da marTlmsajulebis<br />
yvelaze ufro daxelovnebuli damcvelis gvamebi. ymawvili Sveicarieli ugzoukvlod<br />
gaqra. ra Tqma unda, es iyo moriartis gankargulebaSi myofi erTi<br />
mravalricxovani agentTagani. rac Seexeba TviTon brbos, londonSi albaT yvelas<br />
axsovs, rogor amxila mTeli organizacia holmsis mier Segrovilma cnobebma,<br />
daamtkica, Tu rogor rkinis marwuxiT eWira es organizacia gansvenebul moriartis<br />
- mis meTaursa da STamagonebels. procesze am saSineli damnaSavisa da<br />
borotmoqmedis pirovneba TiTqmis gauSuqebeli darCa, da Tume aq momixda mTeli<br />
simarTlis gadmoSla mis danaSaulebriv moqmedebaze, es gamoiwvies im<br />
arakeTilsindisierma damcvelebma, romlebic lamobdnen moriartisaTvis namusi<br />
moewmindaT da lafSi amoesvaraT saxeli im adamianisa, romelsac mudam CavTvli<br />
ukeTilSobilesad da ubrZnesad CemTvis cnobil yvela adamianTa Soris.<br />
JRalTmianTa kavSiri<br />
SarSan Semodgomaze, erT mSvenier dRes, Cems megobar Serlok holmss vewvie. igi<br />
viRac uzomod zorzox, cecxliviT TmawiTel kacTan saubrobda. ukan gamobruneba<br />
davapire, magram holmsma xeli mtaca, savarZelSi Camsva da karic daxura.<br />
- swored rom droze moxvediT, uotson, - guliTadi xmiT miTxra holmsma.<br />
- vifiqre, Zalian dakavebulia da xels SevuSli-meTqi, - vuTxari me.<br />
- namdvilad dakavebuli var da erTi wami dro ara maqvs.<br />
- meore oTaxSi dagelodebiT, - vuTxari me.<br />
- araviTar SemTxvevaSi, mister uilson, - mimarTa holmsma JRalTmians, - am<br />
jentlmenis daxmarebiT Zalian bevri saqme gamomiZiebia, me mgonia, igi Tqvens<br />
saqmeSic damexmareba da Rirseul wvlils Seitans.<br />
JRalTmiani skamidan odnav wamoiwia, Tavi damikra da simsuqnisagan fosoebSi Rrmad<br />
Camjdari Tvalebi gamomcdelad momapyro.<br />
- dajeqiT, - miTxra holmsma, TviTon Sesworda savarZelSi da, rogorc fiqrisa da<br />
gansjis dros Cveulebada hqonda, TiTebis boloebi erTmaneTs miabjina. - Cemo<br />
Zvirfaso uotson, vici, rom Cemi ar iyos, Tqvenc gitacebT iseTi ambebis kvleva,<br />
romlebic Cvens gamabezrebel gulis momwyvlel yoveldRiurobaSi iWrebian da am<br />
rutinadqceul mosawyen erTferovnebas arRveven. Tqven rom am saqmis enTuziasti<br />
ar iyoT, maSin xom im Canawerebsac ar SeqmnidiT, romlebic Cems patara<br />
moRvaweobas asaxaven. mapatieT amas rom geubnebiT, magram Tqvens qronikebSi Cemi<br />
Tavgadasavali erTgvarad Selamazebulia.<br />
- Tqveni saqmeni, Ziebis daucxromeli Jini, bejiToba, dakvirvebis da ganzogadebis<br />
unari, alRo, gergilianoba da varaudebi CemTvis mudam iyo, aris da iqneba<br />
warmtaci da saintereso, - vupasuxe me.<br />
- Tu gaxsovT, am ramdenime dRis winaT, mis meri sauTerlendis ambavTan<br />
dakavSirebiT geubnebodiT, rom araviTar fantazias ar SeuZlia warmoidginos iseTi<br />
araCveulebrivi, eniT uTqmeli, daujerebeli, gasaocari da sazRapro aTerakebi,<br />
romlebsac TviTon cxovreba gvTavazobs.<br />
- me maSinve eWvi Sevitane Tqveni naTqvamis sisworeSi.<br />
- miuxedavad amisa, uotson, mogixdebaT Tqvenive eWvebis gaqarwyleba, Torem imden<br />
faqts dagisaxelebT, rom marto maTi simZime gatexs welSi Tqvens usafuZvlo<br />
eWvebs, ai, Tunadc jabez uilsonis monayoli ambavi rad Rirs. Cemgan xSirad<br />
gagigoniaT, rom ucnauri da unikaluri nivTebi, xSirad didze ufro patar-patara<br />
borotmoqmedebebis CadenasTan arian kavSirSi. xandaxan es patara ambebi TiTqos ise<br />
ubralo da umniSvneloa, rom verc gaarCev da eWvic ar Segepareba, rom uTuo<br />
borotmoqmedebasTan gaqvs saqme. ai, axlac, am SemTxvevaSi, rac mister
uilsonisagan movismine, vre getyviT, Seicavs Tu ara danaSaulis niSnebs, Cadenili<br />
aris Tu ara borotmoqmedeba, magram imas ki getyviT, rom aseTi ram jer ar<br />
gamigonia. me gTxovT, mister uilson, kvlav gaimeoroT Tqveni naambobi. amas<br />
marto imitom ki ara gTxovT, rom Tqveni ambavi doqtorma uotsonmac moisminos,<br />
aramed imitomac, rom yoveli wvrilmani kvlav gavigono, gonebaSi aRvnusxo avwondavwono.<br />
Cveulebriv, roca Cemi klientebi ambis moyolas iwyeben, Cems gonebaSi<br />
msgavsi aTasi SemTxveva amotivtivdeba xolme, Cems gonebaSi msgavsi aTasi SemTxveva<br />
amotivtivdeba xolme, axla ki iZulebuli var ganvacxado, rom unikalur<br />
SemTxvevasTan maqvs saqme da misi msgavsi Cems sicocxleSi araferi momismenia.<br />
Casuqebuli klienti holmsis naTqvamma, cota ar iyos, gaaamaya, man mkerdi win<br />
wamoswia, paltodan gaWuWyianebuli, daWmuWnuli gazeTi amoiRo da muxlebze<br />
gaiSala. mere kiseri waigrZela da gancxadebebis kiTxvas mohyva. vidre is gazeTSi<br />
TavCarguli gafacicebiT daeZebda raRacas, me, Cemi megobris meTodis gamoyenebiT,<br />
vcdilobdi misi garegnobisa da Cacmulobis mixedviT damedgina, vin da ra<br />
profesiisa iyo holmsis stumari.<br />
magram gulaxdilad unda vaRiaro, rom bevri veraferi davadgine. Cemi<br />
dakvirvebidan iseTi STabeWdileba damrCa, rom es kurativiT Casuqebuli, zanti da<br />
TviTkmayofili kaci vaWari unda yofiliyo. monacrisfro ujredebiani Sarvali<br />
tanze tomarasaviT adga, Sekurav Sav serTuks SigniT ecva mixakisferi Jileti,<br />
romelzedac TiTbris mZime Zewkvi mouCanda. Zewkvs boloSi mosarTaviviT hqonda<br />
Camokonwialebuli romeliRac gaxvretili oTxkuTxa liToni. gacveTili cilindri<br />
da xaverdis sayeloiani, gamoxunebuli yavisferi palto mosuls iqve gverdze<br />
daewyo. ramdenic ar davukvirdi, iseTi sayuradRebo veraferi SevniSne, raime<br />
daskvna gamekeTebina garda imisa, rom cecxlisferi Tma hqonda da saxeze raRac<br />
wyena da dardi etyoboda.<br />
Serlok holmsis swraf mzeras ar gamohparvia Cemi saqmianoba. Cems saxeze<br />
amokiTxul cnobismoyvareobaze gaeRima da dinjad daiwyo: savsebiT naTelia, rom<br />
Cveni stumari erT dros Tavs fizikuri SromiT irCenda, burnuTs etaneboda,<br />
friimasonia, CineTSi yofila da am bolo dros Zalian bevrs wers.<br />
mister jabez uilsoni adgilidan wamoiWra, magram TiTi gazeTSi napovni<br />
romeliRac adgilisaTvis ar mouSorebia. mzera ki Cemi megobrisaTvis miepyro.<br />
- RvTis gulisaTvis, miTxariT saidan SeityveT eg yovelive, mister holms? -<br />
ikiTxa man. - aba, saidan gaigeT, rom fizikurad vSromobdi, Tumca saxarebasaviT<br />
marTalia,rom gemze xurod vmuSaobdi.<br />
- es saidumlo Tqvenma xelebma gasca, Cemo Zvirfaso ser. Tqveni marjvena<br />
marcxenaze gacilebiT grZelia. Tqven marjveniT muSaobdiT da kunTebic ufro<br />
ganviTarebuli marjvena xelze gaqvT.<br />
- burnuTs etanebao? friimasonia? eg saidanRa moitaneT?<br />
- egec advili gamosacnobia. miuxedavad amisa, rom wesdeba sastikad gikrZalavT,<br />
Tqven mainc atarebT friimasonis wevrTa emblemas sakinZeze.<br />
- ho, diax, es sul damaviwyda.<br />
- magram imas saidanRa mixvdiT, rom am bolo dros bevrsa vwer?<br />
- amaze naTlad miuTiTeben Tqveni serTukis marjvena saxelo da marcxena mxares<br />
idayvis Tavis adgili. maudi am adgilebSi erTTavad gacrecili da gaprialebulia.<br />
- CineTSi yofnaze raRam miganiSnaT?<br />
- Tevzis is sviringebi, romelic marjvena xelze gaqvT, mxolod CineTSi SeiZleba<br />
iyos gakeTebuli. sviringebis sakiTxi Tavis droze sakmaod kargad Seviswavle da<br />
amis Taobaze mecnieruli gamokvlevebic maqvs gamoqveynebuli. Tevzis qicvis<br />
vardisfrad SeRebva mxolod CineTSi ician. mas mere, rac Tqveni saaTis Zewkvze<br />
Cinuri fuli SevniSne, daskvnis gamotana aRar gamWirvebia.<br />
mister jabez uilsonma xmamaRla gadaixarxara da roca sicils morCa, Tqva:
- me megona, yovelive amas aTasi brZnuli meTodi da saSualeba sWiroda. Turme<br />
yvelaferi ase advilad da ubralod misaxvedri ki yofila.<br />
- axla ki vgrZnob, uotson, ra gziTac aRwev warmatebas, yvelaferi ar unda<br />
gaTqva, Torem xom gaxsovT: `wqtu Sptwegq zkw qwptSaSsw~ (rac ar viciT,<br />
yvelaferi didebulad gveCveneba) kvlav ZalaSia da Cems saxelsa da didebas<br />
aucileblad daRupva moelis. monaxeT gancxadeba, mister uilson?<br />
- diax, movnaxe, - upasuxa stumarma da Tan sqeli, wiTeli saCvenebeli TiTi<br />
gazeTisaTvis ar moucilebia. - ai, is gancxadebac, ser. Tqven TviTonve waikiTxeT,<br />
ser, - Tqva esa da gazeTi me gamomiwoda.<br />
gazeTi CamovarTvi da miniSnebul adgilas Semdegi amovikiTxe:<br />
`JRalTmianTa kavSiri. aw gardacvlili lebanoneli (aSS pensilvaniis Stati)<br />
iezekia hopkinsis anderZis Tanaxmad, amJamad gvaqvs erTi Tavisufali adgili<br />
kavSiris wevrisaTvis. jamagiri wminda nominaluri samsaxurisaTvis kviraSi oTxi<br />
funti sterlingi. samuSaoze SeiZleba ayvanil iqnas yvela JRalTmiani, romelsac<br />
Seusrulda ocdaerTi weli da fizikurad da gonebrivad janmrTelia. mTxovnelebma<br />
orSabaTs, TerTmeti saaTidan kavSiris kontoraSi piradad dunkan ross unda<br />
mimarTon. kontoris misamarTi: houpskorti, flitstriti~.<br />
- RmerTma ar icis, ras niSnavs, - wamoiZaxe me, roca gancxadeba meoredac<br />
wavikiTxe.<br />
holmsma uxmod Caicina da TiTqos savarZelSi gaiklakna, ase icoda xolme, roca<br />
raime esiamovneboda.<br />
- rogor fiqrobT, mgoni, ar unda iyos gacveTili gancxadeba, ara? - ikiTxa<br />
holmsma. - aba, mister uilson, ganagrZeT Txroba, gviambeT Tqvens cxovrebaze,<br />
ojaxze da arc is daiviwyoT, ra ambebi SegamTxviaT am gancxadebam; Tqven ki,<br />
uotson, CainiSneT, ra gazeTia da romeli ricxvisaa.<br />
- `dilis qronika~, 1890 w. 27 apriliTaa daTariRebuli, ese igi, swored ori<br />
Tvis winandeli gazeTi gaxlavT.<br />
- Zalian kargi, aba, ganagrZeT, mister uilson.<br />
- rogorc ukve giTxariT, mister Serlok holms, - wamoiwyo jabez uilsonma da<br />
Tan Subli moiwminda, - me goborgskverze, sitisTan axlo, patara savaxSo salaro<br />
maqvs. es did arafer Semosavals maZlevs da Tavi ris vai-vaglaxiT gamaqvs. winaT<br />
salaroSi ori damxmare myavda, magram axla iZulebuli var erTs davjerde. am<br />
erTi adamianis gasastumrebuli Tanxis gadaxdac Zalian miWirs, magram saqmes is<br />
miiolebs, rom igi naxevar xelfasze Tanaxmaa, oRondac savaxSo saqme Seiswavlos.<br />
- ra hqvia im Tqvens xaTrian axalgazrdas? - hkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- misi saxeli da gvaria vinsente spauldingi, da araferi axalgazrdac araa.<br />
Zneli saTqmelia, ramdeni wlisa unda iyos. magram magdagvar sazrian da marjve<br />
damxmares kaci iSviaTad Tu naxavs. mjera, rom uCemodac kargad SeuZlia muSaoba da<br />
orjer met xelfassac iSovis, magram, bolos da bolos, Tuki TviTon kmayofilia,<br />
Cemda sazaralod me xom ar Cavagoneb, sxvagan imuSave-meTqi?<br />
- marTali brZandebiT. Tqven bedma gagiRimaT da naxevar fasad iSoveT damxmare,<br />
roca sxvebi mTlian xelfass ixdian. Tqveni TanaSemwis uangaroba ki iseve ucnauria<br />
Cvens droSi, rogorc Tqven mier motanili gancxadeba.<br />
- magram Cems TanaSemwes Tavisi naklovanebebic aqvs, - Tqva mister uilsonma. -<br />
fotosaqmis aseTi Tavgadakruli moyvaruli mTel duniaze meore ar moiZebneba.<br />
xandaxan samuSao saaTebSi mTeli dRe aCxakunebs aparats, suraTebs iRebs da mere,<br />
rogorc kurdReli soroSi, ise CaZvreba sardafSi da axla maT gamomJRavnebas<br />
undeba. ai, es axireba sWirs, Torem sxvafriv kargi da Tavdadebuli muSakia.<br />
- axlac TqvenTan muSaobs, ara?<br />
- diax, ser, isa da erTi ToTxmeti wlis gogona, romelmac cotaodeni<br />
mzareulobac icis da garecxva-dasufTavebasac axerxebs. meti me qveynad aravin<br />
gamaCnia. coli momikvda, Svilebi ki ara myavda. Cven samni erTad Zalian wynarad
vcxovrobT. WerSi wyali ar Camogvdis, danaxarjs vixdiT, CvenTvis vjaxirobT da<br />
cxovrebas mivaCanCalebT. Cveni yoveldRiuri myudro cxovreba ai, am gancxadebam<br />
daarRvia. swored rva kvira gavida im dRidan, rac spaulingma es gazeTi<br />
Semomitana da miTxra: Cems beds ZaRli ar dahyefda, mister uilson, mec<br />
TqvensaviT JRalTmiani rom vyofiliyavio.<br />
`ratom~? - vkiTxe me.<br />
`ai, JRalTmianTa kavSirSi Tavisufali adgili gamoCnda. beds is eweva, vinc im<br />
Semosavlian adgilze moewyoba. iq adgili blomada aqvT, xalxi ki ara hyavT da<br />
anderZis aRmsrulebelebma ar ician, ra uyon naanderZev qonebas. Tmis feris<br />
Secvla rom SemeZlos, aucileblad im adgilze movewyobodi~.<br />
`ki, magram ras warmoadgens eg JRalTmianTa kavSiri? - vkiTxe me. - xom iciT,<br />
mister holms, me erTTavad Sin vzivar, vinaidan saqmeze gare-gare siaruli ar<br />
mixdeba, ramdenime kvira ise gava xolme, cxvirsac ar gamovyof quCaSi. amitomaa,<br />
rom warmodgenac ara maqvs, ra xdeba qveynad da swored amitomve miyvars axali<br />
ambebis Setyoba~.<br />
`rogor, Tqven JRalTmianTa kavSirze sul araferi gagigoniaT?~ - mkiTxa<br />
TvalebdaWyetilma spaulingma.<br />
`ara~.<br />
`eg me Zalian makvirvebs, radgan Tqven erTi imaTTagani xarT, visac ufleba aqvs<br />
is Tavisufali adgili daikavos~.<br />
`mainc xelfass ramdens iZlevian?~<br />
`weliwadSi orasi girvanqa sterlingi, magram axla samuSaos ar ikiTxavT? saqme<br />
sul araferi aqvT, ase rom kacs SeuZlia sxvaganac imuSaos~.<br />
- raRa Tqma unda, yurebi imwamsve davcqvie, radgan Cemi xelobiT bolo dros<br />
Zalian cota rames vSoulob da is orasi girvanqac kargad wamomexmareboda.<br />
`aba, miambeT, rac iciT im kavSiris Sesaxeb~.<br />
`rogorc Tqven TviTon gancxadebidan mSvenivrad xedavT, kavSirSi amJamad aqvT<br />
Tavisufali adgili, gancxadebaSi misamarTic aRniSnulia, ase rom, SegiZliaT<br />
gaikiTxoT da yvelaferi dawvrilebiT SeityoT. rogorc vici, kavSiri daaarsa erTma<br />
gamoTayvanebulma amerikelma milionerma ezekia hopkinsma. igi TviTonac JRalTmiani<br />
yofila da Turme yvela JRalTmiani ebraleboda. sikvdilis sarecelze myofs,<br />
anderZis aRmsrulebelni daubarebia da JRalTmianTa dasaxmareblad didZali qoneba<br />
gadaucia. ase gamigonia, am adamianebs, samuSaos Zalian cotas sTxoven da jamagirs<br />
ki kargs aZleveno~.<br />
`magram JRalTmianebi xom milionobiT arian da yvela im Tavisufal adgilze<br />
mokalaTebas moindomebs~.<br />
`arc imdeni arian, Tqven rom ggoniaT, amasTan, gancxadeba exeba mxolod londonSi<br />
mcxovreb JRalTmianebs, Tanac ocdaerT wels gadacilebulT. hopkinsi londonSi<br />
dabadebula, aqve gautarebia axalgazrdoba da albaT amitom moindoma<br />
TanamoqalaqeTa pativiscema mere. rogorc yuri movkari, visac Ria feris JRali Tma<br />
aqvs, anda muqi JRali, isini Tavs cudubralod Seiwuxeben. Tavisufal adgilze<br />
miiReben mxolod imas, visac cecxlisferi JRali Tma gaaCnia. Tu Tqven, mister<br />
uilson, eg ambavi gainteresebT, yvelafers ajobebs JRalTmianTa kavSiris<br />
kontoraSi SeiaroT. magram me mainc imas vfiqrob, rom TqvenTvis ase mcire Tanxas<br />
araviTari mniSvneloba ara aqvs da dros tyuilad dakargavT~.<br />
- jentlmenebo, Tqven TviTonve amCnevT, rom me marTlac cecxlovani JRali Tma<br />
maqvs da, Tu saqme aseTi kacis SerCevaze midgeboda, maSin warmatebis imedi unda<br />
mqonoda. vinsente spauldingma, rogorc SevamCnie, am kavSirze bevri ram icoda,<br />
amitom gadavwyvite isic Tan wameyvana. darabebi davaxurine, da isic, rogorc saWiro<br />
kaci, Tan gaviyolie. samuSaodan mTeli dRiT ganTavisuflebam igi Zalian gaaxara<br />
da didi siamovnebiT ikisra Cemi gamyoloba. ara mgonia, odesme kidev vixiloT<br />
iseTi sanaxaoba, rac adgilze misuls Tvalwin gadameSala. - visac ki odnav mainc
wiTeli feris Tma hqonoda, bedis saZieblad yovelis mxridan aq mosuliyo. mTeli<br />
filstriti JRalTmianebiT iyo savse. hopskortze ki ifiqrebdiT forToxlis uremi<br />
CamoutarebiaT da xalxi buzebiviT mas daseviao. ar megona, Tu Cvens qveyanaSi<br />
amdeni JRalTmiani moiZebneboda. isini filstritze erTaderT gancxadebas Seekriba.<br />
aq iyvnen JRalTmianTa yvela gvareobis da saxis warmomadgenlebi, isinic, visac Ria<br />
Calis, limonis, forToxlis, aguris, irlandiuri seteris, RviZlis, wiTeli Tixis<br />
feris Tma hqonda. rac Seexeba namdvil cecxlisfer Tmis patronebs, aseTebi Zalian<br />
cotani iyvnen. roca amdeni xalxi davinaxe, saso warmekveTa da xeli Caviqnie.<br />
spauldingma ki amdeni xalxis Sekrebis ambavi ainunSiac ar Caagdo. ar vici, rogor<br />
moaxerxa, magram imdeni iZromiala, rom bolos oriveni kibeze aRmovCndiT. aq<br />
Cemi TvaliT vixile xalxis ori nakadi: erTi imedianad maRla mimavali. xolo<br />
meore imedgacruebuli yurebCamoyrili da cxvirCamoSvebuli dabla Camomavalni.<br />
ukanaskneli Ronec movikribeT da kontoraSi aRmovCndiT.<br />
- Zalian saintereso Tavgadasavali ki SegxvedriaT, - CaurTo holmsma, roca misi<br />
klienti SeCerda, raTa burnuTisaTvis eynosa da cxvirSic Seetena. - ganagrZeT,<br />
geTayva, ganagrZeT.<br />
- kontoraSi mxolod ori skami da erTi magida davlande. magidasTan ki Cemze<br />
ufro cecxlovani Tmis patroni Cia kaci ijda. igi ramdenime sityviT iwunebda da<br />
istumrebda Tavisufali adgilis maZieblebs. etyoboda, im adgilis dakaveba arc ise<br />
ioli iyo, rogorc spauldings egona. magram magidas rom mivuaxlovdiT, Cia kaci<br />
sxvebze ufro lmobierad gamomelaparaka. amave dros kari mixura, albaT imisaTvis,<br />
rom CvenTan sxvebis Tandauswreblad emusaifa.<br />
`es mister jabez uilsoni gaxlavT, - warmadgina Cemma TanaSemwem, - misi<br />
survilia Tavisufal adgilze moewyos~.<br />
`mgoni, namdvilad Sesaferi kandidati vipove, - warmoTqva Cia kacma, - aseTi<br />
mSvenieri Tma karga xania ar minaxavs!~<br />
man nabiji ukan gadadga, Tavi gverdze gadaxara da Cems Tmebs imden xans<br />
akvirdeboda, rom Tavi uxerxulad vigrZeni. mere uecrad win wamovida, marjvena<br />
xelSi meca da momiloca.<br />
`Cemi mxridan usamarTloba iqneboda, rom Sevyoymanebuliyavi, magram imedi maqvs,<br />
sifrTxilisaTvis gadadgmul nabijs mapatiebT~, - Tqva Tu ara es, Cia kaci TmaSi<br />
Camafrinda da ise momqaCa, rom tkivilisagan amovigmine. `Tqven Tvalze cremli<br />
mogadgaT, ese igi, yvelaferi rigzea. sifrTxiles Tavi ara stkivao , xom<br />
gagigoniaT, iZulebuli varT, xalxi SevamowmoT, radgan orjer parikiT, xolo<br />
erTxel saRebaviT gagvacures. SemeZlo bevri iseTi SemTxveva meambna, rom<br />
adamianTa modgma SegZuldebodaT~. - igi fanjarasTan mivida da rac Zala hqonda,<br />
iyvira: adgili ukve dakavebuliao. - imedgacruebulTa amoZaxilma iqauroba SesZra.<br />
male mTeli filtstriti dacarielda da Cemsa da im kacis garda yvela<br />
JRalTmiani Tvals miefara.<br />
`Cemi saxeli da gvaria mister dunkan rosi. mec im Tanxidan vRebulob pensias,<br />
romelic saxelganTqmulma hopkinsma dagvitova, - mommarTa Cia kacma. - Tqven<br />
colSviliani xarT, mister uilson?~<br />
vupasuxe, uSvilo qvrivi var-meTqi. Cia kacs saxe wamsve Seecvala da setyvasaviT<br />
damayara: `Zvirfaso! es Zalian seriozuli naklia! vwuxvar, rom uSvilo qvrivi<br />
yofilxarT. fondi marto imitom ki ar arsebobs, rom JRalTmianebs da sicocxle<br />
gauxangrZlivos, aramed imitomac, rom isini gamravldnen. Zalian sawyenia, rom<br />
uSvilo aRmoCndiT~.<br />
- is rom am laparakSi iyo, me SiSisagan, vaiTu aRar amiyvanos-meTqi, saxe<br />
damigrZelda, mister holms. mere cota xans iyuCa da miTxra: - sxva SemTxvevaSi<br />
gamonakliss ar davuSvebdiT da Tqveni bedic obieqturi mizezebis gamo<br />
gadawyvetili iqneboda, magram Tqvennairi Tmis patronisaTvis Rirs Tavis gamodeba.<br />
rodis SegeZlebaT axali movaleobis Sesrulebas SeudgeT?
`cota uxerxulobas is miqmnis, rom sxvaganac var dakavebuli~, - vuTxari me.<br />
`oh, magnairi dabrkoleba ra saxsenebelia, mister uilson, - miTxra maSinve<br />
spauldingma. - Tqvens samuSaos iq me Sevasruleb~.<br />
`romel saaTebSi viqnebi dakavebuli?~ - vkiTxe me.<br />
`aTidan oramde~, - mipasuxa rosma.<br />
ramdenadac savaxSo salaroSi muSaoba, ZiriTadad, dRis meore naxevarSia da<br />
gansakuTrebuli gacxoveleba SeiniSneba oTxSabaTobiTa da paraskevobiT, gadavwyvite,<br />
Zvirfaso holms, dilis saaTebSi axal adgilze memuSavna. miT umetes, rom Cems<br />
TanaSemwes Tavisuflad SeeZlo Sevecvale da sando kacic aris.<br />
`CemTvis swored zedgamoWrili droa, - vuTxari me. - xelfasi ra momecema?<br />
`kviraSi oTxi funti sterlingi~.<br />
`samuSao rogori iqneba?~<br />
`wminda nominaluri~.<br />
`ras eZaxiT wminda nominalur samuSaos?~<br />
`imas, rom Tqven aTidan oramde samuSaodan fexi ar unda moicvaloT. Tu erTxelac<br />
aris, samuSao saaTebSi sadme gaxvalT, samuSaos samudamod gamoeTxovebiT.<br />
anderZnamagis damtovebelma am ambavs gansakuTrebiT gausva xazi. Tu sadme<br />
gaxvediT, es imas niSnavs, rom anderZis moTxovnas ar asrulebT da myisve<br />
dagiTxovT~.<br />
`Tu marto oTxi saaTi unda vijde, maSin adgilidan fexsac ar movicvli~.<br />
`arafers ar miviRebT mxedvelobaSi, arc xvewna-mudaras, arc samsaxuris<br />
momizezebas, arc avadmyofobas. an kontoraSi iqnebiT daniSnul oTx saaTs, anda<br />
samuSaos daemSvidobebiT~.<br />
`ra saxis samuSaoa?~ - erTxel kidev SevekiTxe ross.<br />
`Tqven gadaswerT britaneTis enciklopedias. ai, am karadaSi devs pirveli tomi.<br />
melani, qaRaldi, saSrobi da sxva misTanani TviTon unda iSovoT. Cven gTavazobT<br />
magidasa da skams. SegiZliaT xvalve SeudgeT saqmes?~<br />
`raRa Tqma unda~, - vupasuxe me.<br />
`aba, kargad iyaviT, mister uilson, da neba momeciT gamoTxovebisas erTxel kidev<br />
mogilocoT is warmateba, rasac am samuSaos SovniT miaRwieT~. mister rosma<br />
oTaxidan gamosvlisas Tavi damikra da Cemi TanaSemwis Sinisaken gamovemarTe.<br />
momxdari ambiT ise nasiamovnebi viyavi, rom aRar vicodi, ra meTqva.<br />
mTeli dRe am ambavze vfiqrobdi da saRamos uqeifodac ki Seviqeni, vinaidan TavSi<br />
gamielva, yovelive es TvalTmaqcoba da muxTali saqme unda iyos-meTqi, Tumca<br />
verasgziT ver mivmxvdariyavi, sad iyo damarxuli ZaRlis Tavi. daujereblad<br />
meCveneboda, rom aseTi anderZi arsebobda da iyvnen iseTi adamianebic, romlebic<br />
britaneTis enciklopediis gadaweraSi ase did Tanxas ixdidnen, vinsente spauldingi<br />
yovelnairad cdilobda waveqezebine, magram dawolisas mainc mtkiced gadavwyvite,<br />
uari meTqva axal samuSaoze. meore diliT, avdeqi Tu ara, vifiqre, sainteresoa<br />
flitstritze ise mainc gaviaro-meTqi. asecmoviqeci. gzaze melani, kalami da<br />
sawerad saWiro sxva sagnebic SeviZine, da axal samuSaoze ise gamovcxaddi.<br />
adgilze misuls, yvelaferi wesierad damixvda, ramac Zalian gamaxara. magida<br />
moemzadebinaT da mister rosi Cems misvlas eloda. man miTxra, rom wera anbanis<br />
sawyisi asodan damewyo da TviTon sadRac wavida, Tumca drodadro Semoivlida<br />
xolme da damxedavda, vmuSaobdi, Tu ara. or saaTze damemSvidoba, Semaqo da<br />
kontoris kari gamoketa.<br />
ase midioda saqme. SabaTs mister rosma oTxi sterlingi CamiTvala. ase gavida<br />
meore da mesame kvirac. yovel cismare dRe aT saaTze gamocxadebuli, Sin orze<br />
vbrundebodi. dunkan rosi axla mxolod dilaobiT modioda, mere dilaobiT<br />
siarulic Sewyvita. me mainc ver vbedavdi oTaxidan gamosvlas, rom aseTi sarfiani<br />
samuSao ar damekarga.
ase daZabul SromaSi gavida rva kvira. amasobaSi movamTavre `a~ asoze yoveli<br />
sityvis gadawera da `b~-ze gadasvlas vapirebdi, rom saqme sruliad moulodnelad<br />
Sewyda.<br />
- Sewyda?<br />
- diax, ser, Sewyda. me, Cveulebriv, aTi saaTisaTvis filstritisaken gavemarTe,<br />
magram kibeze rom avedi, kari daketili damixvda, karze mikrul muyaos naWerze<br />
ki ai, es warwera miemagrebinaT.<br />
uilsonma muyaos patara naWeri gamogviwoda, romelzec Semdegi ram amovikiTxeT:<br />
`JRalTmianTa kavSiri 1890 wlis 9 oqtobridan aRar arsebobs~.<br />
me da Serlok holmsi karga xans vaTvalierebdiT muyaos naWersa da jabez<br />
uilsonis daZmarebul saxes, magram bolos Tavi veRar SevikaveT da sicili<br />
wagvskda.<br />
- me aq sasacilos verafers vxedav, - wamoiyvira Cvenma klientma da Tavisi<br />
TmasaviT wamowiTlda, - Tu Tqven Cemi dacinvis meti araferi SegiZliaT, maSin<br />
daxmarebisaTvis sxvas mivmarTav!<br />
- ara, ara! - xmamaRla uTxra holmsma, da uilsoni savarZelSi Casva, - am saqmes<br />
arafris gulisaTvis ar moveSvebi. Zalian ucnauri ambavia. albaT, mapatiebT aseT<br />
gamoTqmas, da cotaTi sasacilocaa. axla is miTxariT, ra moimoqmedeT mas mere,<br />
roca karze mikrul muyaoze es warwera waikiTxeT?<br />
- retdasxmuliviT Seviqeni, ser, da ar vicodi, ra meqna. mere mezobeli<br />
kontorebi Semoviarek, magram maT am saqmis asaval-dasavalic ar icodnen.<br />
dabolos, saxlis patronTan mivedi, romelic dabla sarTulSi cxovrobda. da<br />
vkiTxe, ra moxda `JRalTmianTa kavSirSi~ rom kari gamouketavT-meTqi. man ki<br />
miTxra, arc vicodi, aseTi organizacia Tu arsebobdao. mere isRa damrCenoda<br />
mekiTxa, sad iyo dunkan rosi, magram, Cemda gasaocrad, saxlis patronma mipasuxa,<br />
rom es gvaric pirvelad Cemgan esmoda.<br />
`me im jentlmenze gekiTxebiT, romelic #4 oTaxSi cxovrobda~.<br />
`aa, JRalTmianze?~<br />
`diax~.<br />
`is xom uiliam morisia da ara dunkan rosi. igi iuristia da, vidre mis kontoras<br />
SeakeTebdnen, Cemgan droebiT iqirava oTaxi. guSin gadavida~.<br />
`sada vnaxav?~<br />
`Tavis kontoraSi, mefe edvardis quCaze # 17-Si, sadac wmida pavles taZaria~.<br />
- mec aRniSnul misamarTze gavwie, mister holms, magram iq xelovnuri wvivisa da<br />
muxlis kveris saxelosno damixvda. mister dunkan rosi da uiliam morisi rom<br />
vikiTxe, miTxres, aseTi gvari da saxeli pirvelad gvesmiso.<br />
- mere ra moimoqmedeT? - CaekiTxa holmsi.<br />
- mere Sin davbrundi da Cems TanaSemwes daveTaTbire, magram amaod. man mxolod<br />
is miTxra, albaT fostiT Segatyobineben, rac moxdao, magram es xels ar maZevs,<br />
mister holms, aseT sarfian adgils ubrZolvelad aravis davuTmob. xSirad<br />
gamigonia, rom daCagruli da gaubedurebuli xaloxis damxmare brZandebiT da<br />
TqvenTan swored amitom movedi.<br />
- da Zalian Wkvianuradac moiqceviT, rom CemTan moxvediT, - uTxra holmsma. - is,<br />
rac Tqven SegemTxvaT, yuradsaRebi ambavia. bednieri var, rom misi Zieba me<br />
momixdeba. Tqveni naambobi ufro seriozuli saqmea, vidre erTi SexedviT Cans.<br />
- meti seriozuli raRa unda iyos, kviraSi oTxi girvanqa gamomwires.<br />
- Tqven piradad JRalTmianTa kavSirze samduravi ar geTqmiT. piriqiT, im kavSirma<br />
Tqven erTi ocdaaTi girvanqa SegZinaT, Tu aRar vityviT im codnaze, rac am rva<br />
kviraSi gadaweriT miiReT. ase rom, Tqven, Tu SeiZineT, Torem araferi<br />
dagikargavT.<br />
- marTali brZandebiT, ser. magram me mainc minda is xalxi vnaxo. gavigo, vin<br />
arian da es TamaSa ras niSnavs, Tu namdvilad TamaSaa da meti araferi. Tu es
xumrobaa, maSin igi sakmaod Zviri daujdaT. ocdaTormeti funti sterlingi arc ise<br />
ubralo Tanxaa.<br />
- Cven SevecdebiT mag saqmes naTeli movfinoT, mister uilson. mxolod neba<br />
momeciT winaswar ramdenime kiTxviT mogmarToT. didi xania, rac Tqveni TanaSemwe,<br />
vinc gancxadeba giCvenaT, TqvenTan muSaobs?<br />
- vidre gancxadebas moitanda, manamde CemTan erTi Tve imuSava.<br />
- saidan moiyvaneT, an visi rekomendaciiT miiReT?<br />
- igi movida im gancxadebis safuZvelze, romelic gazeTSi gamovaqveyne.<br />
- gamoqveynebul gancxadebas mxolod is gamoexmaura?<br />
- ara, erTi Tormeti kaci gamomecxada.<br />
- raRa maincdamainc is amoirCieT?<br />
- jer erTi, marjvea da, meorec, naxevar xelfasze dameTanxma.<br />
- da Tqvenc<br />
amitom aiyvaneT?<br />
- diax.<br />
- rogori kacia Tqveni vinsente spauldingi?<br />
- dabali tanisaa, Cafskvnili, jmuxi, Zalian cocxali, qosaa da ase, ocdaaTi wlisa<br />
iqneba. Subli mJavisagan aqvs damwvari.<br />
aRelvebuli holmsi sanaxevrod wamoiwia savarZlidan.<br />
- asec vivaraude, - CaurTo man, - Tu SeamCnieT, yuris bibiloebi daxvretili<br />
xom ara aqvs?<br />
- SevniSne, ser, magram ase miTxra, viRac boSam gamixvrita pataraobisaso.<br />
- hm! - warmoTva holmsma, da fiqrebSi wasuli savarZelSi gadawva. - es<br />
spauldingi isev TqvenTanaa?<br />
- diax, ser. vidre TqvenTan wamovidodi vesaubre kidec.<br />
- rac Tqven adgilze aRar iyaviT, rogor SeatyveT, kargad umuSavia?<br />
- samduravs ver vityvi, ser, vinaidan dilaobiT savaxSo salaro TiTqmis ar<br />
muSaobs.<br />
- kargi, mister uilson, or-sam dReSi Cems mosazrebas SegatyobinebT. dRes SabaTi<br />
dRea da vfiqrob, orSabaTamde yvelaferSi gaverkveviT.<br />
- aba, ras fiqrobT, uotson, am ambavze? - mkiTxa holsma, roca Cveni stumari<br />
wavida.<br />
- imdenad saidumloebiT mocul ambad meCveneba, rom veraferSi gavrkveulvar, -<br />
vupasuxe me.<br />
- rogorc wesi, - Tqva holmsma, - rac ufro ucnaur saqmesTgan gvaqvs saqme, miT<br />
ufro naklebi saidumloebiTaa moculi yovelive. Cveulebriv, gacveTili, usaxo<br />
danaSauli ufro sagonebelSi agdebs kacs da ufro met Tavsatexs uCens, vidre<br />
ucnauri SemTxveva. Tqven TviTonve gansajeT: brboSi Cveulebrivi, usaxo kaci ufro<br />
Zneli mosaZebni araa? asevea aqac, magram am saqmes ki bolo male unda movadevno.<br />
- ras apirebT? - vkiTxe me.<br />
- gabolebas, - mipasuxa holmsma. - am amocanis gadawyvetas imdeni dro sWirdeba,<br />
ramdenic Cibuxis sam gabolebas da amitom, gTxovT, erTi aTi wuTi nu<br />
damelaparakebiT.<br />
igi ise moikeca savarZelSi, rom gamxdari muxlisTavebi Sevardnisebr kauWa<br />
cxvirTan miitana, Tvalebi milula da pirSi CibuxgaWrili marTlac romeliRac<br />
mtacebel frinvels miagavda. vifiqre, CaeZina-meTqi da TviTonac Tavis kanturi<br />
daviwye, rom Cemi megobari uceb ise wamoiWra adgilidan, TiTqos mtkice<br />
gadawyvetileba miiRo da axla mis Sesrulebas unda Sesdgomoda.<br />
- am saRamos sent jeims holSi sarasate ukravs, -Tqva holmsma, - rogor<br />
fiqrobT, uotson, Tqveni avadmyofebi gaZleben uTqvenod ramdenime saaTs, Tu<br />
vera?<br />
- arc ise didi praqtika maqvs da dRes Tavisufali var, - vupasuxe me.
- maS, qudi daixureT da gzas gavudgeT. pirvel yovlisa, sitiSi unda mivideT da<br />
gzad sadme wavixemsoT. afiSis wakiTxvisas SevniSne, rom sarasates programaSi<br />
italiursa da frangul musikas germanuli sWarbobs, rac Cemi azriT, ufro<br />
mniSvnelobvani ambavia da koncertis Rirebulebasac fass matebs. mas mere, rac<br />
sakuTari TvaliT vnaxavT da davukvirdebiT, yovelive wvrilmani sakuTari WkuiT<br />
unda avwon-davwonoT da gavaanalizoT. aba, axla ki gavwioT!<br />
Cven metroTi oldersgeits mivaRwieT damere seqs-koburgskveramde fexiT<br />
gavuyeviT. aq momxdariyo yovelive, rac uilsonma gviambo. es iyo viwro, patara,<br />
Rataki adgili, sadac oTxrigad CaemwkrivebinaT orsarTuliani, aguriT nagebi<br />
WuWymodebuli saxlebi. am gamWvartluli saxlebis fanjrebi gadascqerodnen patara<br />
baRs, romelSic sarevela balaxs samkvdro-sasicocxlo brZolaSi ramdenime dafnis<br />
buCqiRa gadarCenoda. kuTxis saxlze oqroTi movarayebuli sami burTi da yavisfer<br />
abraze TeTrad warwerili `jabez uilsoni~ iuwyeboda, rom aq iyo Cveni klientis<br />
savaxSo salaro.<br />
Serlok holmsi saxlis win SeCerda. Tavi gverdze gadaewia, sanaxevrod moWutuli<br />
Tvalebi ubrwyinavda da saxls ise aTvalierebda. mere quCas auyva, isev ukan<br />
gamobrunda da Tan saxlebs ukvirdeboda. savaxSo salaros win SeCerda, xeljoxi<br />
samjer Zlierad dahkra qvafenils da mere salaros karze daakakuna. kari imwamsve<br />
sufTad gaparsulma axalgazrdam gamoaRo da Sin SegvipatiJa.<br />
- gmadlobT, - uTxra holmsma, - me mxolod is mainteresebs, aqedan strendSi ra<br />
gziT gavalT.<br />
- mesame Sesaxvevi marjvnidan, xolo marcxniv waxvalT, meoTxe SesaxvevSi<br />
SebrundebiT. - Tqva es da kari maSinve daxura.<br />
- Zalian marjve ymawvili Cans! - Tqva holmsma. - vfiqrob, simarjviT igi mTel<br />
londonSi meoTxe adgilze unda iyos, xolo gabedulebaSi mesame adgils aravis<br />
dauTmobs. mis Sesaxeb raRac-raRac cnobebi maqvs.<br />
- cxadia, - wamoviwye me, - mister uilsonis TanaSemwe am saidumloebiT mocul<br />
JRalTmianTa ambavSi gareuli unda iyos. albaT, swored imitom gamoixmeT, rom<br />
misi naxva gainteresebdaT.<br />
- piradad misi saxisa ara da misi Sarvlis muxlisTavebis SeTvaliereba ki<br />
mindoda.<br />
- mere ra gamoarkvieT?<br />
- rasac movelodi, swored is SevniSne.<br />
- qvafenilze raRas urtyamdiT Tqvens xeljoxs?<br />
- Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, axla adgilis daTvaliereba movamTavroT da mere<br />
vimaslaaToT. Cven amJamad mtris teritoriaze moqmedi mzveravebi varT da seqskoburgskverSi<br />
cota ram viynoseT. axla am saxlebs gadaRma mdebare quCebi unda<br />
davzveroT.<br />
rogorc ki seqs-koburgskveris mosaxvevs gavcdiT, Cvens Tvalwin iseTi<br />
kontrastuli suraTi gadaiSala, rogorc Zfirfas mxatvrul namuSevars da mis<br />
ukana mxares Soris arsebobs. seqs-koburgskveris mosaxvevidan pirdapir qalaqis<br />
mTavar quCaze gavediT, romelic sitis qalaqis Crdilo da dasavleT mxareebTan<br />
aerTebda. mTavari quCa savse iyo orive mxares or-or wyebad mavali etlebiT.<br />
trotuarze ki uamravi xalxi mimodioda. Zneli warmosadgeni iyo, rom am<br />
mSvenieri maRaziebisa da brwyinvale kontorebis ukan usicocxlod Camkvdari,<br />
miyruebuli skveri iyo.<br />
- minda Zalian kargad davaTvalieroT am rigSi mdgari saxlebi, rom davimaxsovro<br />
romeli Senoba romels mosdevs. kargad mogexsenebaT, Cemi sayvareli saqme<br />
londonis yovelmxrivi Seswavlaa. jer mort-meris Tambaqos savaWro saxlia, mere<br />
gazeTebiT savaWro, mas mosdevs qalaqisa da gareubnis bankis koburgis<br />
ganyofileba, mere vegetarianelTa restoranelTa restorani, is ki markferlenis<br />
etlebis saxelosno saxlia, amis mere ki sxva kvartali iwyeba. Cveni samuSao ukve
damTavrebulia, uotson, da SegviZlia cota gaverToT. axla sandviCi da yava<br />
Zalian mogvixdeba. mere ki CavefloT violinos tkbil, naz, harmoniul hangebSi,<br />
iq, sadac ver mogwvdebian JRalTmiani klientebi da veRar Segvawuxebs maTi<br />
Tavsatexi amocanebi.<br />
Serlok holmss Zalze uyvarda musika. igi ara marto kargi Semsrulebeli, aramed<br />
kargi kompozitoric gaxldaT. mTel saRamos xmaamouReblivijda xolme savarZelSi<br />
da Tavis grZel TiTebs musikis taqtze amoZravebda. misi Rimilgadafenili saxisa<br />
da siamovnebis buranSi CaZirul TvalTa isris danaxvaze sruliad<br />
gadagaviwydebodaT, rom igi maZebari Serlok holmsi gaxldaT, is gamWriaxi<br />
Serlok holmsi, romelic damnaSaveTa samyaros SiSis zars scemda. mis xasiaTSi<br />
dualisturad monacvleobdnen sakvirveli gamWriaxoba da sagnebis da movlenebis<br />
poeturi Wvreta. mis xasiaTSi erTmaneTs ecileboda ukidresi daqanculoba da<br />
yovlisSTanTqavi uzarmazari energia. rogorc Semoqmeds, saRamoobiT,<br />
Tavdaviwyebamde swvavda sakuTari improvizaciebi da notebi. magram masSi uecradve<br />
ifeTqebda monadiris avxorculi vneba da misi brwyinvale intuicia da SesaniSnavi<br />
gonebrivi Zala axla am asparezze Seisxamda xorcs. vinc ar icnobda holmssa da<br />
mis meTods, swored amitom Tvlida mas uCveulo arsebad da, rogorc arabunebrivi<br />
niWiT dajildoebul adamians, eWviT ucqeroda.<br />
im saRamos sent jeims holSi musikis hangebSi Caflul holmss rom vucqerdi,<br />
vgrZnobdi, rom, vinc mis klanWebSi moeqceoda, kargi dRe ar daadgeboda.<br />
- albaT saxlSi wasvlas apirebT ara, uotson? - mkiTxa man, roca koncertis<br />
dasasruls gareT gamovediT.<br />
- diax, ra Tqma unda.<br />
- me ki koburgskverze unda davbrunde da erTi saqme movamTavro, romelsac orisami<br />
saaTi dasWirdeba. Zalian seriozuli saqmea.<br />
- seriozuli?<br />
- iq mzaddeba Zalian mniSvnelovani danaSauli. Cemi azriT, jer kidev SeiZleba<br />
misi Tavidan acileba. magram saqmes is arTulebs, rom dRes SabaTi dRea. Tqveni<br />
daxmareba damWirdeba, uotson.<br />
- romel saaTze?<br />
- aTze.<br />
- aT saaTze beikerstirtze gavCndebi.<br />
- Zalian kargi. mxolod gaiTvaliswineT, rom saxifaTo saqme mogvelis da jibeSi<br />
revolveris Cadeba ar dagaviwydeT. - xeli damiqnia, quslebze Semobrunda da<br />
xalxSi gauCinarda.<br />
me mjera, rom gonebrivad sxvebze dabla ar vdgavar, magram holmsis siaxloves<br />
sakuTari Tavis rwmena mekargeba. yvelaferi, rac man moismina, mec movismine,<br />
yovelive, rac man naxa, mec sakuTari TvaliT vixile, magram Tu raime danaSauli<br />
mzaddeboda, Cemi goneba amas ver Caswvda. aqedan daskvna, holmsma ara marto is<br />
icis, rac moxda, aramed isic, rac unda moxdes. me ki jerjerobiT yvelaferi<br />
miuRwevel amocanad mesaxeboda. kensingtonisaken rom mivemgzavrebodi, yovelive<br />
wvrilad gavixsene: uilsonis ucnauri monaTxrobi JRalTmianTa kavSirsa da<br />
britaneTis enciklopediis gadaweraze da seqs-koburgskverSi Cveni viziti, gavixsene<br />
holmsis sityvebic, amaRam saxifaTo saqme mogveliso. bevri vifiqre imazec, ratom<br />
unda SeviaraRebuliyavi da ras niSnavda Cveni saRamos eqspedicia? saiT unda<br />
gavmgzavrebulyiaviT da ra unda mogvemoqmeda? gavixsene isic, holmsma rom<br />
miTxra, uilsonis qosa TanaSemwe didi gaiZveraa da misgan Zalian mZime danaSaulia<br />
mosalodneli. yvelaferze bevri vifiqre, Tavi vimtvrie, magram Sedegs rom ver<br />
mivaRwie, gadavwyvite, holmsTan saRamos Sexvedramde aRaraferze mefiqra.<br />
9-dan TxuTmeti wuTi iyo gadasuli, rom Sinidan gamovedi, haidparki gadavWeri,<br />
oqsfordstritze gavedi da beikerstritze gavCndi. saxlTan ori kebi SevniSne.<br />
holSi Sesuls oTaxidan sxvadasxva xm aSemomesma. oTaxSi Sevedi Tu ara, davinaxe,
holmsi or kacs esaubreboda. erTi maTgani skotlendiardeli maZebari, piter<br />
jounzi, imwamsve vicani. meore ki viRac maRal-maRali, gamxdari, uJmurad<br />
gamometyveli, mbrwyinav cilindriani da SesaniSnav frakSi gamowyobili kaci iyo da<br />
cxovel monawileobas iRebda maT saubarSi.<br />
- yvelani aqa varT, - warmoTqva Cems danaxvaze holmsma, mokle qurTukis Rilebi<br />
Seibnia da xeli monadiris rkinistarian maTraxs wamoavlo. - uotson, Tqven piter<br />
jounzs icnobT, ara? maSin neba momeciT gagacnoT mister meriuoTeric, visTan<br />
erTadac mogvixdeba amaRamindeli eqspediciis Catareba.<br />
- rogorc xedavT, eqimo, holmsTan erTad vnadirobT, - wamoiwyo jounzma. - Cveni<br />
megobari didi fasdaudebeli monadirea, magram nadiris gamosagdebad gamocdili<br />
beberi ZaRli sWirdeba.<br />
- me mgonia nadiris nacvlad nadirobis dasasruls xelT bati SegvrCeba, -<br />
uJmurad Cailaparaka meriuoTerma.<br />
- holmsi iseTi Citi araa, ase advilad Secdes, - gamoepasuxa jounzi, - mas Tavisi<br />
sakuTari, Teoriuli da, marTalia, cota fantastikuri meTodebi gaaCnia, magram<br />
sakvirvel Sedegebs aRwevs. gadaWarbebuli ar iqneba, Tu vityviT, rom bevrjer<br />
Cven SevmcdarvarT xolme da eg ki marTali gamomdgara. magaliTad, Soltos<br />
mkvlelobis saqme, agras ganZis saqme da sxv.<br />
- Tu Tqven am azrisa xarT, mister jounz, maSin yvelaferi kargad yofila, -<br />
ukve sxvagvari simRera wamoiwyo ucnobma. - mainc Zalian vwuxvar, rom SabaTi dRea<br />
da robers movcdebi. am ocdaSvid weliwadSi es pirveli SabaTi iqneba, roca karts<br />
ver viTamaSeb.<br />
- amaRamindeli TamaSi ufro did Tanxazea, vidre mTeli ocdaSvidi wlis manZilze<br />
CasulxarT, mister meriuoTer, Tanac TamaSi ufro warmtaci da madis aRmZvreli<br />
gvelis. TqvenTvis am TamaSs raRac ocdaaTi aTasi girvanqa sterlingis fasi eqneba,<br />
xolo TqvenTvis, mister jounz, im adamianis fasi, romlis Sepyrobac ager amdeni<br />
xania gulSi gidevT.<br />
- jon klei mkvleli, qurdi, moZalade da yalbismqmnelia. marTalia, mister<br />
meriuoTer, igi axalgazrdaa, magram Tavis profesiaSi daxelovnebulia. mTel<br />
londonSi iseTi mondomebiT aravis Sevuborkavdi xelebs, rogorc kleis.<br />
axalgazrda jon klei mTlad gansacvifrebeli kacia. misi papa hercogi gaxldaT,<br />
TviTon itonisa da oqsfordis universitetebSi swavlobda. Wkua iseve moqnili<br />
aqvs, rogorc TiTebi da miuxedavad imisa, rom misi namoqmedaris kvals xSirad<br />
vawydebiT, TviTon versad movixelTeT. erT danaSauls rom SotlandiaSi Caidens,<br />
meore danaSaulze ukve konuelSi vxvdebiT. ager ukve meramdene welia kvaldakval<br />
davdev da TvaliT arc ki minaxavs.<br />
- imedi maqvs dRes saRamos gagacnobT. erT-or saqmeSi mister jon kleis mec<br />
Sevxvedrivar da geTanxmebiT, rom mTel inglisSi Znelad moiZebneba aseTi<br />
daxelovnebuli qurdi da gaiZvera. axla ki, me mgonia, droa gzas gavudgeT. Tu<br />
Tqven orni pirvel etlSi moTavsdebiT, meoreSi me da uotsoni CavjdebiT da ukan<br />
gamogyvebiT.<br />
Serlok holmss mTeli gza xma ar amouRia da koncertze mosmenil melodiebs<br />
stvenda. gaziT ganaTebuli quCebis labirinTebSi aRma-daRma siaruls morCiT da,<br />
rogorc iqna, faringdonstrits mivaRwieT.<br />
- axla ki axlosa varT, - SeniSna Cemma megobarma. - es ymawvili meriuorTi<br />
bankis direqtoria da am saqmiT sisxlxorceuladaa dainteresebuli. jounzi cudi<br />
ymawvili araa, marTalia, Tavisi saqmisa ara gaegeba ra, magram buldogiviT mamacia<br />
da kiborCxalasaviT moeWideba rames, Tuki klanWi gamosdo. ai, Cvenc movediT, isini<br />
ki ukve gvelian.<br />
Cven isev im xalxmraval quCaze amovyaviT Tavi, sadac diliT videqiT. meetleebi<br />
gavistumreT da meriuoTers mivyeviT. romeliRac Zalian viwro derefani gaviareT<br />
da mere gverdiT karSi SevediT, aqedan Tavi mokle talanSi amovyaviT, mis
oloSi ki rkinis masiuri kari dagvixvda. kari gamovaReT, xveul kibes dabla<br />
CavyeviT da kidev erT kars mivadeqiT. mister meriuoTeri SeCerda, raTa sinaTle<br />
aenTo da mere bnel talanSi wagviZRva. cxvirs miwis suni miRizianebda, kidev<br />
erTi kari movitoveT ukan da Tavi uzarmazar sardafsa Tu akldamaSi amovyaviT.<br />
igi mZime yuTebiTa da kalaTebiT iyo savse.<br />
holmsma farani maRla aswia, Weri daaTvaliera da mere warmoTqva, - zevidan arc<br />
iseTi advili misadgomia.<br />
- arc qvevidanaa advili SemosaZromi, - gamoepasuxa meriuoTeri da xeljoxi hkra<br />
filaqans, romelic, etyoboda, iatakad iyo dagebuli. - daswyevlis RmerTi, iseTi<br />
xma aqvs, TiTqos gamofuRruliao! - gakvirvebiT warmoTqva man.<br />
- dabejiTebiT gTxovT, xmamaRla nu laparakobT, - mkacrad uTxra holmsma. -<br />
Tqveni saqcieliT krialosaniviT awyobili saqme CagvefuSeba. imdeni sikeTe<br />
gviyaviT, romelime yuTze CamojeqiT da xels nu SegviSliT.<br />
zviadi meriuoTeri holmsis xmaSi aJRerebulma foladma mainc daimorCila da<br />
ganawyenebuli kacis ieriT yuTze Camojda. holmsi muxlebze daemxo da maSuqiTa da<br />
gamadidebeli linziT filebs Soris napralebis Zebnas Seudga. ramdenime wamis<br />
gafacicebuli kvlevisa da Ziebis Semdeg igi wamodga, linza jibeSi Caido da saxeze<br />
iseTi ieri gamoexata, etyoboda, Tavisi kvlevis SedegebiT kmayofili unda<br />
yofiliyo.<br />
- Cven erTi saaTi dro mainc gvaqvs, radgan isini saqmes manamde ar Seudgebian,<br />
sanam uilsoni Rrma Zils ar miecema. mere ki wuTsac ar dakargaven, radgan saqmes<br />
moamTavreben Tu ara, gauCinarebisaTvis ufro meti dro moitovon. Tqven albaT<br />
ukve mixvdiT, uotson, rom Cven axla vimyofebiT londonis erT-erTi umdidresi<br />
bankis sardafSi. mister meriuorTi am bankis direqtori gaxlavT da agixsniT, ra<br />
sjidaT inglisis damnaSaveTa samyaros gabedul warmomadgenlebs, rom TavianTi<br />
yuradReba am sardafze gadmoetanaT.<br />
- amisi mizezi is franguli oqroa, romelsac bankSi vinaxavT, - CurCuliT Tqva<br />
meriuorTma. - Cven ramdenjerme gagvafrTxiles, oqros gatacebas Seecdebiano.<br />
- saidana gaqvT franguli oqro?<br />
- am ramdenime xnis winaT Sina resursebis Sesavsebad ocdaaTi aTasi napoleondori<br />
safrangeTis banks davesesxeT. rogorc gamoirkva, Turme araviTari Sevseba ar<br />
gvesaWiroeboda da es fuli rogorc miviReT, isev ise awyvia. am yuTSi,<br />
romelzedac me vzivar, tyviis furclebSi Cawyobili ori aTasi oqroa.<br />
Cveulebriv, oqros amden marags arc erTi bankis ganyofileba ar inaxavs da Cemi<br />
SeSfoTebis mizezic esaa.<br />
- SeSfoTebisa da xifaTis molodinis mizezi namdvilad aqvT, - CaurTo holmsma.<br />
- axla ki, Cemi azriT, droa movemzadoT. Cemi varaudiT, am erT saaTSi yovelive<br />
unda damTavrdes. eg maSuqic unda CavaqroT, mister meriuoTer.<br />
- da bnelSi davrCeT?<br />
- meti gza araa. me Tan wamoviRe karti, rom Tqven dRevandeli SabaTi ar<br />
dagekargaT da roberi geTamaSaT. magram, vatyob, mteri ise momzadebula, rom<br />
sinaTlis datoveba saxifaToa. pirvel yovlisa, adgilebi SevicvaploT, isini Zalian<br />
gambedavi da Tavze xelaRebuli xalxia. marTalia, Tavs moulodnelad davesxmebiT,<br />
magram Tu frTxilad ar moviqeciT, SeuZliaT didi ziani mogvayenon. me am yuTis<br />
ukan davimalebi, Tqven ki ai, im yuTs amoefareT. rogorc ki Suqs mivanaTeb,<br />
maSinve eciT da xelebi SeuborkeT. Tu srolas daiwyeben, uotson, Tqvenc<br />
uyoymanod amoiReT mizanSi.<br />
fexSemarTuli revolveri yuTze davde da TviTon yuTs amovefare. holmsma<br />
faranas raRac gadaafara da srur ukuneT sibneleSi dagvtova. gacxelebuli<br />
liTonis sunma mimaxvedra, rom Suqi Cambrali ar iyo da saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi<br />
sinaTlis sxivi erTbaSad ielvebda. am ukuneTSi daZabuli molodinisa da miwis<br />
sinotivisagan raRac eniT uTqmel depresias ganvicdidi da TiTqos suli damimZimda.
- maT erTi gasaqcevi gza rCebaT, esaa ukan gabruneba, - waiCurCula holmsma. -<br />
albaT SeasruleT, rac gTxoveT, ara jounz?<br />
- seqs-koburskverze, uilsonis saxlis karTan maT inspeqtori da ori oficeri<br />
elodebaT.<br />
- mas mere, rac yvela xvreli davgmaneT, isRac dagvrCenia, nadirTa gamoCenas<br />
ganabulni velodoT.<br />
oh, rogor miizlazneboda dro. sinamdvileSi erTi saaTi ar iyo gasuli da me ki<br />
isev meCveneboda, rom Rame gaicrica da albaT aRmosavleTi ukve ciskarma<br />
cexlisfrad SeReba-meTqi. gaunZrevlad Cayunculsa da daZabulad momlodines<br />
fexebi damibuJda da ZarRvebSi sisxli gameyina, magram mainc ar vinZreodi. Cemamde<br />
aRwevda Cems TanamosangreTa sunTqva, magram imdenad moTenTili viyavi, rom<br />
zorzoxi jounzis qSena aylayuda meriuoTeris fSvinisagan ver gamerCia. iseTi<br />
pozicia meWira, rom pirdapir filaqans Sevcqerodi. uecrad sinaTlis sxivis ciali<br />
SevniSne.<br />
pirvelad filaqanidan sinaTlis patara sxivi gamokrTa. cotac da is sxivi ukve<br />
did sinaTled gadaiqca. mere mTlad uxmaurod filaqani viRacis uxilavma xelma<br />
ahyara da male TeTri, qaluri xelic vixile. iatakidan amoSverili is xeli<br />
TiTqos TiTebiT raRacas daeZebda bnelSi. amoSverili TeTri xeli iseve uceb<br />
gauCinarda, rogorc gamoCnda, da yvelaferi isev ukunma moicva. Camtvreuli<br />
filaqnidan, saidanac cota xnis winaT TeTri xeli gamoCnda, axla odnav mbJutavi<br />
sinaTle gamokrToda.<br />
uecrad erTma ganierma filam iseTi xma gamosca, TiTqos gaapeso, Tu gaglijeso, da<br />
mis adgilze karga mozridili xvreli gaCnda. iqidan farnis Suqma ielva. im<br />
xvrelis Tavze sufTad gaparsul, biWur saxes movkari Tvali. an irgvliv<br />
guldasmiT SeaTvaliera yvelaferi, mer exvrelis orive mxares xelebs daeyrdno<br />
da maRla amoZvra. amovida Tu ara, axla viRacas uxmo da amoZromaSi daexmara.<br />
isic Cia tanisa Canda, fermkrTali da JRalTmiani.<br />
- yvelaferi kargadaa, - CurCuliT Tqva man, - saWreTeli da tomrebi xom Sena<br />
gaqvs?.. ukanve Caxti, arCi, ukanve da amaT me movuvli.<br />
roca Serlok holmsi mZarcvels kiserSi swvda, meore mZarcveli xvrelSi CaZvra<br />
da gauCinarda. jounzs undoda daeWira, magram, etyoba, ver moaxerxa. tansacmlis<br />
fxrewa-glejis xma moswvda Cems smenas. es albaT maSin moxda, roca mZarcveli<br />
jounzs xelidan gausxlta. sinaTleze revolveris lulam ielva, magram holmsma<br />
mZarcvels maTraxis rkinis tari dahkra xelSi da revolverma filaqanze moiRo<br />
zriali.<br />
- wnaaRmdegobas azri ara aqvs, jon klei, - mSvidad uTxra holmsma.<br />
- vxedav, rom Cavvardi, - upasuxa mZarcvelma gulgrilad. - magram Cemma<br />
megobarma moaswro gaqceva da mis magier xelSi falasfulasi SegrCaT.<br />
- iq mas gamosasvlel karSi sami kaci elodeba.<br />
- Zalian ki gimuSaviaT, namdvilad qebis Rirsad mimaCnixarT.<br />
- mec igive unda giTxraT, Tqveni gamogneba JRalTmianTa kavSiris Taobaze axali<br />
iyo da Zalian efeqturic.<br />
- axlave naxavT Tqvens megobars, - CaurTo jounzma, - is Cemze ukeT daZvreba<br />
xvrelebSi, magram cudubralod gaisarja da axlave gaqaCaven. Tqven ki xelebze<br />
borkilebi unda dagadoT.<br />
- Tavidan momaSoreT Tqveni binZuri xelebi, - warmoTqva dapatimrebulma, rogorc<br />
ki xelborkili daado jonzma. - iqneb ar iciT, rom Cems ZarRvebSi mefuri<br />
sisxli Cqefs? keTili inebeT da momarTvisas miwodeT `ser~ da `inebeT~.<br />
- Zalian kargi, - daeTanxma jounzi; Tan Tvalebi daaWyita da CaixiTxiTa. -<br />
keTili inebeT, ser, maRla abrZandiT, iq kebs daviWerT, Sig CagabrZanebT da<br />
Tqvens brwyinvalebas policiaSi miviyvanT.
- ai, ase jobia, - mSvidad warmoTqva jon kleim. man medidurad dagvikra Tavi da<br />
maZebars uSfoTvelad gahyva.<br />
- mister holms, wamoiwyo meriuoTerma, sardafidan rom gamogviyvana, - ar vici,<br />
Cvenma bankma riT unda gadagixadoT madloba, rom Tavidan aacileT aseTi<br />
ubedureba. Cemi azriT, es i qneboda udidesi Zarcva, rac ki odesme gamigonia.<br />
- me jon kleisTan sakuTari angariSic mqonda, - uTxra holmsma. - fuli am<br />
saqmeze bevri ar damixarjavs, ase rom imedia, Tqveni banki aminazRaurebs, Tumca<br />
ukve dajildoebuli var imiT, rom `JRalTmianTa kavSirze~ aseTi SesaniSnavi ambavi<br />
Sevityve.<br />
- xedavT, uotson, - wamoiwyo meore diliT holmsma, roca beikerstritze sodian<br />
viskis SeveqceodiT, - CemTvis Tavidanve naTeli iyo, rom JRalTmianTa kavSirze<br />
fantastikuri gancxadeba da britaneTis enciklopediis gadawera mxolod imisTvis<br />
moigones, rom is Wkuiskolofi uilsoni saxlidan ramdenime saaTiT gamoetyuebinaT<br />
xolme. marTalia, amis misaRwevad Zalian kuriozuli gza airCies, magram amocana<br />
brwyinvaled gadawyvites. mTeli es gamogoneba, kleis gamWriax gonebas albaT misi<br />
Tanamzraxvelis JRalma Tmam Caagona. kviraSi oTxi girvanqa sterlingi maT<br />
uilsonis sacTuneblad gadayares. magram, aba, raa oTxi girvanqa im aTasebTan<br />
SedarebiT, rasac gamoelodnen. maT gancxadeba gamoaqveynes gazeTSi. erTma kontora<br />
daiqirava, meorem Tavisi ufrosi acTuna, gansazRvrul saaTebSi uilsoni Tavidan<br />
moiSora da oriveni Tavisuflad Seudgnen ganzraxulis sisruleSi moyvanas. rawams<br />
gavigone, uilsonis TanaSemwe naxevar xelfasze muSaobso, maSinve eWvi aRmeZra,<br />
rom mas sul sxva, xelfasze ufro Zlieri motivi amoZravebda.<br />
- magram rogor miuxvdiT ganzraxuls?<br />
- uilsonis saxlSi rom qali yofiliyo, eWvs aseT SemTxvevaSi sasiyvarulo<br />
ambavze mivitandi da vifiqrebdi, qmris gamotyueba ramdenime saaTiT imis gamo<br />
surT, rom colTan dro gaataron-meTqi. magram es ambavi gamoricxuli iyo, xolo<br />
Cveni JRalTmiani klientis savaxSo salaro ki imdenad patara dawesebulebaa, rom<br />
aravisTvis araviTar interess ar warmoadgenda. maSasadame, mizezi unda saxlis<br />
gareT meZia. ra unda yofiliyo es? momagonda uilsonis naambobi, rom Cemi<br />
TanaSemwe fotosaqmeze Wkuas kargavs, sul aparats aCxakunebs da mere sardafSi<br />
imis gamomJRavnebas undebao. sardafi, ai, sad unda yofiliyo damarxuli ZaRlis<br />
Tavi. mere uilsons wvrilad gamovkiTxe Tavisi TanaSemwis ambavi da davadgine,<br />
rom igi londonis damnaSaveTa samyaros erT-erTi yvelaze gabeduli da guladi<br />
warmomadgenelTagania. igi ori Tve yoveldRiurad Cadioda sardafSi da iq<br />
saaTobiT rCeboda. ra unda ekeTebina sardafSi, Tu ara romelime Senobis<br />
misadgomi saidumlo gvirabi? maSin gadavwyvite dameTvalierebina misi moRvaweobis<br />
adgili. gaxsovT, qvafenils orm xeljoxi davkari? mindoda gamego, gvirabi saxlis<br />
win gamodioda Tu saxls ukan miimarTeboda. rogorc davadgine, igi win ar<br />
gamodioda. maSasadame, uilsonis TanaSemwes gvirabi saxls ukan romelime<br />
Senobisaken gahyavda. zari davreke da rgorc movelodi, kari TvanaSemwem gamiRo.<br />
Cven winaTac SevxvdrivarT saqmeSi erTmaneTs, magram kleis saxiT ar vicnobdi.<br />
saxeze arc axla Semixedavs. me mxolod misi muxlisTavebis naxva mewada. Tqven<br />
TviTonve naxeT, muxlisTavebs rogori WuWyiani, daWmuWnili da gacveTili Sarvali<br />
ufaravda. swored Sarvlis totebi iyo gvirabSi gatarebuli mravali saaTis utyvi<br />
mowme. axla imis dadgena iyo saWiro, romeli Senobisaken miimarTeboda gvirabi.<br />
roca skveridan SevuxvieT da sitiSi uilsonis saxlis gadaRma bankis Senoba<br />
davlande, imwamsve mivxvdi, rom mZarcvelebi swored am Senobis qveS Txridnen<br />
gvirabs. koncertis damTavrebis Semdeg Tqven rom Sin waxvediT, me skotlendiardSi<br />
Sevirae, jounzs moveTaTbire, droc davuTqvi da mere bankis direqtoric<br />
vnaxe. danarCeni ambavi ki Tqven Tvalwin moxda.<br />
- is rogorRa daadgineT, rom mZarcvelebi swored wuxel apirebdnen bankSi<br />
gvirabiT Sesvlas?
- maT rom JRalTmianTa kavSiri daxures, amiT aSkarad mivxvdi, rom muSaoba<br />
daamTavres, gvirabi gaamzades da uilsonis saxlidan gatyuebas maTTvis ukve azri<br />
aRara hqonda. raki gvirabi mzad iyo, isini ecdebodnen, rac SeiZleba male<br />
gamoeyenebinaT igi da ZiriTadi miznisaTvis mieRwiaT. jer erTi, imitom, rom<br />
gvirabis arseboba ar gamJRavnebuliyo da, meorec, xom SeiZleboda, oqros sxva<br />
adgilze gadaetanaT. SabaTi dRe ki maTi saqmisaTvis pirdapir zedgamoWrili ram<br />
iyo, vinaidan Tavis gadasarCenad maT gankargulebaSi ori dRe iqneboda. yvela am<br />
mizezebis gamo vvaraudobdi, rom Zarcva wuxel RamiT moxdeboda.<br />
- Tqveni msjeloba adamians aRtacebas hgvris, - gulwrfelad wamoviZaxe me, -<br />
ramsigrZe jaWvia da yoveli rgoli ra mtkice marjveniTaa naWedi.<br />
- maS, saqmem karga xniT mixsna mowyenilobisagan, - mTqnarebiT Tqva holmsma. -<br />
magram axla vgrZnob, rom Wmunva kvlav meZaleba da albaT damjabnis kidec!<br />
mTeli Cemi cxovreba - esaa yoveldRiur erTferovnebasTan ganuwyveteli Widili<br />
da am erTferovnebiT gamowveul sevda-naRvelTan brZola. aseTi patar-patara<br />
Tavsatexi ambebi miqarveben sevdas da gulidan gadamiyrian xolme SemoCveul<br />
dards.<br />
- Tqven is qvelmoqmedi xarT, romlis mowyale gulic kacobriobisaTvis aris<br />
saWiro.<br />
holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa.<br />
TiTqosda Cemi saqmianobiT marTlac sargebloba momaqvs adamianebisaTvis, -<br />
dasZina man. -<br />
`dZrwqqub sZuTe kSut - dZwugmkub sZuTe ewge~ - `adamiani araraa - saqmea<br />
yvelaferi~, rogorc Tavis baraTSi swerda gulstav floberi JorJ sands.<br />
gaTeTrebuli mebrZoli<br />
erTi megobrobis ambavi, moTxrobili TviTon Serlok holmsis mier<br />
rogorc me meCveneboda, Cemi megobris uotsonis Sexedulebani erTgvari<br />
SezRudulobiTa scodaven. samagierod, raime gadawyvetilebas rom miiRebs, Tavs ar<br />
daizogavs da didis daJinebiT Seecdeba xolme mis ganxorcielebas. ase, didxans<br />
CamCiCinebda, romelime Seni profesionaluri SemTxveva mainc aRwereo.<br />
SesaZlebelia, me TviTon miveci saamiso sababi, sul rom vsayvedurobdi, xalxis<br />
gemovnebas nu ki misdev kudSi, mSral faqtebs daeyrdeni-meTqi.<br />
- Tqveni aRwera najaxirevia, - veubnebodi xSirad.<br />
- TviTon scadeT, holms, mohkideT saqmes xeli, - aseT pasuxs maZlevda yovelTvis<br />
uotsoni.<br />
ai, mec vcade, mis rCevas mivyevi. unda vaRiaro, rom axla ukve mesmis Cemi<br />
megobris gasaWiri, aseve yvela danarCenisa, vinc kalams xelsa hkidebs.<br />
sainteresod wera arc ise ioli saqme yofila, rogorc pirvelad mqonda<br />
warmodgenili, xolo is SemTxveva, romlis moyolasac vapireb, am moTxovnilebas<br />
unda akmayofilebdes. amas garda, es ambavi Cems cxovrebaSi yvelaze ufro ucnaur<br />
SemTxvevaTa ricxvSi Sedis, Tumca uotsoni Tavis CanawerebSi mas ratomRac ar<br />
axsenebs.<br />
Cems ubis wignakSi aRniSnulia, rom is movlenebi, romelTa gadmocemiTac unda<br />
daviwyo Cemi moTxroba, moxda 1903 wlis ianvarSi, inglis-burebis omis<br />
damTavrebidan cota xnis Semdeg. im dros ukve marto vcxovrobdi. Cemma erTgulma<br />
uotsonma coli SeirTo da Cveni saerTo bina, beikerstritze rom gvqonda<br />
daqiravebuli, samudamod miatova. unda giTxraT, rom Cveni megobrobis mravali<br />
wlis manZilze, es qorwineba, misi mxriv, egoizmis erTaderT gamovlinebas<br />
warmoadgenda.
hoda, im dRes mister jeims k. m. dodi mestumra, maRali, farTo mxarbeWiani, mziT<br />
garujuli ingliseli. me Cveulebriv, fanjrisgan zurgSeqceviT vjdebi xolme,<br />
klients ki Cems pirdapir vsvam ise, rom Suqi saxeze scemdes. axlac ase gavakeTe.<br />
mister dods, etyoboda, uWirda. ver gadaewyvita, saidan daewyo Txroba. arc me<br />
davxmarebivar, radgan mogebuli dro saSualebas maZlevda mis garegnobas<br />
davkvirvebodi. mcire dumilis Semdeg gadavwyvite, Cemi daskvnebiT gameocebina igi.<br />
gamocdilebiT vicodi, es uaRresad sasargeblo iyo, radgan klientebis<br />
gulaxdilobasa da ndobas iwvevda mudam.<br />
- vgoneb, axlaxan unda iyoT dabrunebuli samxreT afrikidan, ara? - vkiTxe ucnob<br />
stumars.<br />
- diax, ser, - mipasuxa gakvirvebulma.<br />
- getyobaT, cxenosanTa nawilSi msaxurobdiT.<br />
- savsebiT sworia, mister holms, Tqven jadoqari yofilxarT! - dabneulad<br />
warmoTqva mosulma.<br />
gaviRime.<br />
- yvelaferi ubralo ambavia. gana cxadi ar aris, rom aseTi vaJkacuri,<br />
warmosadegi, mxedruli ieris kaci, isic mzedakruli, londoneli ar unda iyos da<br />
es aris Camosula brZolis velidan, ese igi samxreT afrikidan? Tanac, wveri<br />
dagiyenebiaT, maSasadame, kadris mosamsaxure ara xarT. mixra-moxra ki iseTi gaqvT,<br />
uTuod kavaleristi iqnebiT da ase Semdeg.<br />
- sakvirvelia, mister holms! Tqven yvelafers xedavT, TviT umniSvnelo<br />
wvrilmanebsac ki. - wamoiZaxa dodma.<br />
- me Tqvenze mets verafers vamCnev, magram Tqvenze ukeT vaanalizeb imas, rasac<br />
vxedav, - vupasuxe me da ganvagrZe: - magram ara mgonia, mxolod imisaTvis<br />
mosuliyaviT, rom Cems dakvirvebis unarSi darwmunebuliyaviT. ra moxda Zveli<br />
taqsbergis parkSi?<br />
- o, mister holms! - Caibutbuta dodma.<br />
- Cemo Zvirfaso ser, araferia zebunebrivia imaSi, rac me giTxariT. Tqveni<br />
werilis konvertze ai, es beWedia dasmuli. saswrafod mimiReTo, mTxovT.<br />
maSasadame, moxla raRac mniSvnelovani ambavi.<br />
- diax, marTali brZandebiT. magram mas Semdeg ambebma kidev ufro cudi saxe<br />
miiRo. polkovnikma emsuordma pirdapir gamomagdo...<br />
- ese igi, rogor gamogagdoT?<br />
- swored ase. arc acia, arc acxela da maiZula, rom guda-nabadi amekra. erTi<br />
gaCvenaT, ra kacia es polkovniki emsuordi! godfri rom ara, mis siaxloves erT<br />
wamsac ar gavCerdebodi.<br />
auCqareblad movukide Cibuxs da skamis zurgs gadaveyrdeni.<br />
- iqneb amixsnaT rogorme, ra moxda, mister dod?<br />
Cemma stumarma Tvali eSmakurad moWuta.<br />
- me ki megona, Cemze ukve yvelaferi icodiT, - miTxra man. - magram<br />
vilaparakoT seriozulad: me gadmogiSliT yvela faqts, Tqven ki amixseniT, ras<br />
unda niSnavdes es. wuxel Tvali ar momixuWavs, Tavs vitexdi, iqneb rames mivxvdemeTqi.<br />
magram rac metsa vfiqrob, miT ufro warmoudgenlad da daujerebelad<br />
meCveneba momxdari ambavi.<br />
amgvarad, armiaSi movxvdi 1901 wlis ianvarSi, zustad am ori wlis winaT. Cvens<br />
eskadronSi msaxurobda vinme godfri emsuordi, axalgazrda moxalise. mis<br />
ZarRvebSi winapar TaobaTa meomruli sisxli Cqefda. mTel polkSi erTic ar<br />
moiZebneboda imaze ukeTesi ymawvili. Cven Zlier davmegobrdiT, iseve, rogorc<br />
ician megobroba adamianebma, romelTac erTi sasicocxlo mizani aerTianebT.<br />
mTeli erTi weli mxardamxar vibrZodiT, erTad vitandiT laSqruli cxovrebis<br />
yvela siZneleebs. Semdeg ki godfri daiWra da hospitalSi gagzavnes. hospitali<br />
keiptaunSi iyo. iqidan miviRe erTi werili, erTic inglisidan, sauthemptonidan.
Semdeg ki arc erTi sityva, gesmiT, mister holms, arc erTi sityva.. Cemi uaxloesi<br />
megobrisagan.<br />
roca omi dasrulda da Sin davbrundi, maSinve mivwere godfris, Svilis ambavi<br />
vkiTxe. pasuxi ar mimiRia. xelaxla mivwere amjerad mokle da civi pasuxi miviRe.<br />
godfris mama ityobineboda, Cemi Svili samogzaurod wavida da erT welze adre<br />
misi dabruneba mosalodneli ar ariso.<br />
am pasuxma ver damakmayofila. mTeli es ambavi raRac jojoxeTurad ucnauri<br />
meCveneboda. ver damejerebina, rom iseTma ymawvilma, rogoric godfri iyo,<br />
uaxloesi megobari ase mokle xanSi daiviwya. erTi sxva garemoebac mikargavda<br />
mosvenebas. godfri didi qonebis erTaderTi memkvidre iyo. misi gadmocemiT<br />
vicodi, rom mamas ver ewyoboda. berikacs saZageli xasiaTi hqonda, godfri ki<br />
srulebiT ver egueboda mis sificxes. ara, saSinlad ar momwonda mTeli es ambavi<br />
da gadavwyvite, radac ar unda damjdomoda, WeSmaritebisaTvis mimekvlia. erT xans<br />
piradi saqmeebis mogvarebas movundi. magram axla ganzraxuli maqvs, mTeli dro<br />
da Zala Cemi megobris bedis garkvevas Sevwiro.<br />
Tqva es da Cemi stumris TvalebSi cecxlma ielva, Tanac kuTxovani yba gverdze<br />
moeqca.<br />
interesiT Sevavle Tvali Cems Tanamosaubres. mister jeims dodi iseTi kacis<br />
STabeWdilebas tovebda, romlis xilvac usazRvrod ufro sasiamovnoa megobrebs<br />
Soris, vidre mtrebs Soris.<br />
- Semdeg raRa gaakeTeT? - vkiTxe me.<br />
- vifiqre, yvelafers emjobineba, taqsbergis parki movinaxulo bedfordSi, sadac<br />
emsuordebis mamuli da kar-midamoa-meTqi. am mizniT godfris dedas mivwere.<br />
simarTle rom mogaxsenoT, davrwmundi, rom mamamisTan saqmis daWera Zneli saqme<br />
iyo. qals mivwere, godfri Cemi uaxloesi megobaria da erTad vibrZodiT samxreT<br />
afrikaSi; Tu sawinaaRmdego araferi geqnebaT, Tqvens SvilTan laparaki minda.<br />
mokle xanSi bedfordis maxloblad momiwevs Camosvla da cota xniT taqsbergSi<br />
Semovivli-meTqi. pasuxad Tavaziani miwveva miviRe emsuordebis mamulSi. Cavjeqi<br />
matarebelSi da gavemgzavre.<br />
vidre sadguridan mamulSi CavaRwevdi, daRamda kidec. emsuordebis sagvareulo<br />
cixe-simagre erTi didi mTliani nageboba gaxldaT, romlis xuroTmoZRvrebaSic<br />
aRreuli iyo yvela epobis damaxasiaTebeli stili. Senobis Sua nawili elisabedis<br />
drois stilze aegoT, magram garSemo viqtorias droindel yaidaze SemoeSenebinaT<br />
ucnauri nagebobani. cixe-koSkis garSemo mSvenieri farTo parki iyo gadaSlili.<br />
SigniT saxlis kedlebi wiTeli xiT moepirkeTebinaT. TviT kedeli ki mZime<br />
CarCoebSi Casmuli suraTebiT iyo dafaruli. mTel saxlSi siZvelisa da<br />
idumalebis suls daesadgurebina.<br />
win msaxurni Semomegebnen: mouravi ralfi, TviT am saxlis kedlebiviT xnieri<br />
moxuci da misi coli, romelic masze daCaCanakebuli Canda. momagonda, odesRac es<br />
qali godfris ZiZa iyo. Cemi megobari xSirad meubneboda, dedis Semdeg ise aravin<br />
myvarebia, rogorc Cemi moxuci ZiZao. godfris dedam, patara, sustma qalma, maSinve<br />
moinadira Cemi guli. samagierod mama ar momewona.<br />
misvlisTanave mimiwvia polkovnikma Tavis kabinetSi. gamogitydebiT, masTan saubris<br />
momlodines guneba Semecvala. erTi wamiT gavifiqre, uars vityvi-meTqi aseT oinze.<br />
magram megobris gaxsenebam sulmokleoba damaZlevina.<br />
polkovnikis pirquS, avejiT damZimebul kabinetSi ufro guldasmiT movaxerxe misi<br />
SeTvaliereba. godfris mama maRali, farTo mxarbeWiani moxuci gaxldaT, win<br />
wamowvdili nikapiTa da grZeli, WaRara wveriT. didi cxviri sisxlZarRvebiT<br />
daservoda, xolo misi wvrili, mkacri Tvalebi WaRara, banjgvliani warbebis<br />
qvemodan ibRvirebodnen.<br />
`amgvarad, - ser, - mommarTa Wriala xmiT, - Tu sawinaaRmdego ar geqnebaT, minda<br />
gavigo Tqveni stumrobis mizezebi~.
me Tavazianad vupasuxe, rom misi meuRlisadmi miweril baraTSi weria mizezebi,<br />
romelTac maiZules momenaxulebina Cemi megobris mSoblebi-meTqi.<br />
`sxvaTa Soris, - ganagrZo moxucma, - garda Tqveni sityvieri gancxadebisa, me ar<br />
gamaCnia sxva sabuTi imisa, rom Cems Svils namdvilad axlos icnobdiT~.<br />
`me maqvs godfris werilebi~, - vupasuxe da Sevecade, SemenarCunebina gulgrili<br />
gamometyveleba.<br />
`xom ver miCvenebT, ser?~<br />
`ra Tqma unda~.<br />
mister emsuordma swrafad gadaavlo Tvali werilebs da damibruna.<br />
`ho, kidev ras gvetyviT?~ - mkiTxa moxucma.<br />
`gamigeT, ser, - vupasuxe aRelvebulma, - Tqveni Svilis guliTadi megobari var<br />
da ratom gikvirT, rom vcdilob Cemi uaxloesi megobris kvals mivagno?~<br />
`magram me maxsovs, ser, rom Cems werilSi ukve gipasuxeT yvela kiTxvaze.<br />
SemiZlia gagimeoroT: afrikaSi samsaxuris Semdeg godfris janmrTeloba<br />
sagrZnoblad Seirya. mas esaWiroeboda sruli simSvide, dasveneba da haeris<br />
gamocvla. amitom Cven, me da dedamisma, gadavwyviteT samogzaurod gagveSva.<br />
gTxovT, gadasceT yvelaferi es Cemi Svilis yvela megobars, visac masze guli<br />
Sestkiva~.<br />
`ra Tqma unda, am Txovnas SegisrulebT, ser, - mSvidad vupasuxe me, - magram<br />
Cemis mxriv gTxovT, gamoiCinoT Tavazianoba da miTxraT, rodis da romeli<br />
xomaldiT gaemgzavra Tqveni Svili. minda werili mivwero~.<br />
rogorc Sevatyve, Cemma sityvebma sagonebelSi Caagdo da Tanac gaabraza<br />
polkovniki. pasuxi maSinve ar gaucia. kuSti Tvalebi Rrmad Camala banjgvlian<br />
warbebSi da marjvena xelis saCvenebeli TiTi nerviulad aakakuna magidaze. bolos<br />
im moTamaSesaviT Semomxeda, romelic mopirdapires eSmakur svlas miuxvda.<br />
`Cems adgilze, mister dod, - warmoTqva auCqareblad, - sxvas moTminebas<br />
daakargvinebdiT Tqveni uadgilo daJinebiT, romelic Tavxedobas edreba~.<br />
`unda gamigoT kadnierebis mizezebi, ser, - avReldi mec, - erTaderTi Cemi<br />
ganzraxva gaxlavT...~<br />
`vici, vici, - Semawyvetina emsuordma, - mxolod amitoma var ase momTmeni, mister<br />
dod. iZulebuli vxdebi, kategoriulad gTxovoT, SewyvitoT Semdgomi Careva Cems<br />
pirad cxovrebaSi. ojaxis saqme mekiTxeba mxolod me da sxvas aravis. gareSe kaci,<br />
rarig keTilmosurnec ar unda iyos, sworad ver Seafasebs ama Tu im movlenas,<br />
rac sxvis ojaxSi xdeba. es daimaxsovreT. suliT da guliT girCevT, SewyviteT es<br />
usargeblo Zieba da saqme monaxeT. axla ki, - ganagrZo mister emsuordma da<br />
wamodga, - Cems cols eaxlebiT. siamovnebiT moismens yvelafers, rasac gaixsenebT<br />
da mouTxrobT godfrize~.<br />
sul es iyo, mister holms. godfris mamis sastiki sikerpe TiTqmis yovelgvar<br />
imeds mikargavda. magram gulSi iqve davifice, ar movisveneb, vidre srul<br />
simarTles ar mivakvlev-meTqi.<br />
uzarmazar, pirquS ssadilo oTaxSi gamarTulma sadilobam uRimRamod Caiara.<br />
sufraze mxolod samni viyaviT. godfris deda xarbad mekiTxeboda yovel<br />
wvrilmans, rac ki mis Svilze vicodi. mama ki kuStad dumda. iseT daZmarebul<br />
gunebaze viyavi, rom pirvelsave xelsayrel SemTxvevaSi madloba gadavuxade<br />
diasaxliss da CemTvis gankuTvnil oTaxSi Sevedi.<br />
es iyo didi, Zunwad morTuli oTaxi, romelic iseTsave mZime STabeWdilebas<br />
tovebda, rogorsac mTeli Senoba. magram Tqven gamigebT, mister holms, laSqruli<br />
cxovrebis Semdeg. arc ise daxarbebuli viyavi morTulobas. fanjaraSi gavixede.<br />
naTeli, mTvariani Rame idga.<br />
SemaJrJola. fanjara mivxure. mere fardebi CamovuSvi, wigni gadavSale da<br />
mogizgize buxars mivujeqi.
magram marto yofna didxans ar momixda. karze frTxili kakuni gaisma. oTaxSi<br />
moxuci msaxuri Semovida, SeSa Semoitana.<br />
`mapatieT, ser, - mommarTa krZalviT, - vaiTu buxars SeSa ar eyos-meTqi,<br />
gavifiqre. am oTaxebSi metismeti sineste icis~.<br />
karTan rom mivida, moxuci SeCerda.<br />
`iciT, ser, - warmoTqva moridebiT, TiTqos patiebas iTxovso, - SemTxveviT gavige,<br />
rac giTqvamT sadilobisas godfrize. saqme is gaxlavT, rom Cemi coli ZiZa iyo<br />
im ymawvilisa. orives Zalian gviyvars Cveni batoni, axalgazrda misteri. Tqven,<br />
mgoni, isic giTqvamT, mister godfrim omSi Tavi gamoiCinao~.<br />
`mTels polkSi veravin Seedreboda simamaciTa da keTilSobilebiT, vupasuxe<br />
xalisiT, - is rom ara, me axla aq jdoma da TqvenTan saubari aRar mewera~.<br />
moxucma kmayofilebiT moifSvnita danaoWebuli xelebi.<br />
`swored ase gaxlavT, ser. aseTi iyo mudam. mTels parkSi erTi xec araa, rom<br />
Cveni ymawvili kenweroze ar moqceoda. veraferi SeaSinebda. diax, - daumata<br />
cremlmoreulma moxucma, - araCveulebrivi ymawvili iyo da... araCveulebrivi<br />
adamianic~.<br />
am sityvebis gagonebisTanave adgilidan wamoviWeri.<br />
`gamigoneT, ralf, Tqven TqviT, iyoo, TiTqos godfri ukve aRar aris cocxali! es<br />
ras niSnavs? axlave mipasuxeT~.<br />
moxucs xelebi mxrebSi Cavavle. Tavis daRwevas lamobda, magram ver axerxebda.<br />
`ar vici, ras gulisxmobT, ser, - Caiburtyuna man. - me ufleba ara maqvs,<br />
Caverio sxvis saqmeSi. jobs, ojaxis ufross hkiTxoT~.<br />
`erT kiTxvaze mainc mipasuxeT, ralf, Torem ise am oTaxidan ver gaxvalT.<br />
cocxalia godfri, Tu mkvdari?~<br />
saxeSi Cavacqerdi. berikacs saxe moRrecili hqonda, TiTqos Zlieri tkivilisagan<br />
itanjebao. Tvalebi cremliT avseboda, mWidrod mokumuli bage ver gaexsna. bolos<br />
waiCurCula:<br />
`jobda momkvdariyo~.<br />
moulodnelobam damabnia, mxarze xeli SevuSvi. amiT isargebla da oTaxidan gaqra.<br />
SegiZliaT warmoidginoT, mister holms, rogor amaforiaqa ralfis sityvebma. `ra<br />
unda Caedina godfris iseTi, rom moxuci msaxuri sikvdils amjobinebs mis<br />
sicocxles? - vfiqrobdi gulanTebuli. - nuTu danaSaulSi CaiTries, imdenad<br />
seriozulSi, rom ojaxis ufrosma umjobesad CaTvala misi gadakargva, raTa qveynad<br />
veravis enaxa igi da samarcxvino ambavi ar gaxmianebuliyo? godfri mudam Tavze<br />
xelaRebuli ymawvil-kaci iyo. amave dros iolad eqceoda gareSeTa zegavlenis<br />
qveS. albaT romelime aramzadis xelSi Cavarda, ymawvilis ndobiTa da<br />
didsulovnebiT isargebles, aseT SemTxvevaSi Cemi movaleobaa, misTvis mZime<br />
wuTebSi godfris gverdiT viyo~.<br />
am fiqrSi viyavi, roca Tavi avwie da... rogora fiqrobT, mister holms, vin<br />
davinaxe baRSi, Cemi fanjris win? swored is, godfri emsuordi!<br />
am adgilas Cemi stumari ise aRelda, rom erT xans Txrobis gagrZeleba veRar<br />
SeZlo.<br />
- me didi yuradRebiT gismenT, mister dod, - vuTxari bolos. - Tqveni ambavi<br />
TandaTan ufro saintereso xdeba.<br />
- godfris saxe fanjris minaze moedo, - ganagrZo dodma, - farda mWidrod ar<br />
Camomifarebia da garkveviT davinaxe godfris saxe. igi mkvdariviT gafiTrebuli<br />
iyo. aseTi siTeTre cocxali adamianisa jer ar menaxa. albaT ase gamoiyurebian<br />
moCvenebani. unda vTqva, rom godfrim Cemze sazareli STabeWdileba moaxdina,<br />
marto uCveulo TeTri saxiT ki ara, moCvenebasaviT rom anaTebda Ramis sibneleSi.<br />
raRac erTi wamiT Cveni Tvalebi erTmaneTs Sexvdnen. misma sacodavma, damnaSavis<br />
magvarma mzeram SemaZrwuna. es imdenad ganirCeoda Cemi megobris vaJkacuri da
udardeli gamometyvelebisagan, rom Tavzari dameca. rogorc ki SeniSna, rom<br />
fanjaraSi mas vucqerdi, maSinve ganze gadaxta da sibneleSi gauCinarda.<br />
magram me tyuilad rodi gamivlia jariskacuri cxovrebis skola. iq adamiani<br />
swavlobs elvisebur moqmedebas da sulieri simSvidis SenarCunebas. godfrim jer<br />
kidev ver moaswro gauCinareba, rom fanjarasTan mivirbine da baRSi gadaxtoma<br />
vcade. magram anjamebi daJanguli yofiliyo da fanjara erTbaSad ver gamovaRe.<br />
erTi wuTis Semdeg mec im bilikze gavrbodi, romliTac Cemi varaudiT godfrim<br />
airCia wasvla.<br />
biliki mTvaris mkrTal naTels gaeSuqebina da momeCvena, rom Cem win raRac<br />
landi iyo atuzuli. godfris davuZaxe, magram pasuxi ver miviRe. gzajvaredinamde<br />
mivedi, gaubedavad Sevdeqi da uceb garkveviT gavigone, rogor miixura kari.<br />
mivxvdi, rom godfri damemala. raRa unda meqna? Sewuxebuli gavbrundi ukan. Ramis<br />
darCenil drois ganmavlobaSi tanjviT vcdilobdi, rogorme amomexsna ucnauri<br />
faqtebi, romelTac am dReebSi wavawydi.<br />
sauzmeze saxlis patroni nakleb sastiki meCvena. misis emsuordma SeniSna, rom<br />
mamulis mezoblad aris ramdenime RirsSesaniSnavi adgili, romelTa naxvac Rirso.<br />
dauyovnebliv visargeble am SemTxveviT da vkiTxe, xom ar SeiZleba am mizniT<br />
erTi dRe-Rame kidev davrCe Tqvensa-meTqi. Cems gegmas maspinZlis aRtaceba ar<br />
gamouwvevia, magram nebarTva mainc miviRe.<br />
gadavwyvite, mTeli dRe Semewira im saidumlo karis ZebnisaTvis, romlis miRmac<br />
damekarga megobari. Tu godfri moisurvebda, iolad damemaleboda TviT saxlSi. aq<br />
mTeli polki Tavisuflad moTavsdeboda. magram darwmunebuli viyavi, godfri<br />
parkSi imaleboda. oRond ra adgilas da ratom - es CemTvis amocanad rCeboda.<br />
nasauzmevs Cemma maspinZlebma, rogorc Cans, TavianT saqmeebs mixedes da<br />
yuradRebas aRar maqcevdnen. amiT visargeble da Sevecade parki gulmodgined<br />
gamomekvlia. Cemi yuradReba miiqcia ganmartoebulma fanCaturma, gverdiTi xeivnis<br />
ganapiras rom iyo gaSenebuli. iqidan xom ar momesma karis jaxuni? fanCaturs<br />
udardeli stveniT mivuaxlovdi, Tanac iseTi saxe miviRe, viTom umiznoJ<br />
davexetebodi parkSi. am dros fanCaturidan saSualo tanis, farTo wveriani<br />
mamakaci gamovida. Cemda gasaocrad, kari didis gulmodginebiT Caketa da me rom<br />
daminaxa, adgilze daeso.<br />
`vina xarT, stumari?~ - mkiTxa ise, rom salami ar moucia.<br />
avuxseni, Cemi guliTadi megobris godfris mSoblebis sanaxavad Camovedi-meTqi.<br />
`ra samwuxaroa, rom Cemi megobari gamgzavrebula, - davZine wyeniT, - Zalian<br />
gaexardeboda Cemi naxva~.<br />
`ho, Zalian sawyenia. imedi maqvs, sxva dros gagiRimebT bedi~. - am sityvebze<br />
Tanamosaubrem civad damikra Tavi da saxlisaken wavida. mec, sxva ra gza mqonda,<br />
mis magaliTs unda mivyolodi. ramdenime nabiji rom gadavdgi, movixede da<br />
davinaxe, rom wverosani kaci idga da Tvals madevnebda.<br />
vidre gamovbrundebodi, fanCaturis daTvaliereba mainc kargad movaswari.<br />
fanjrebze mZime fardebi iyo Camofarebuli, mTeli nageboba ukacrieli meCvena.<br />
CemTvis cxadi iyo, frTxilad yofna mmarTebda. mcireodeni daudevroba da -<br />
Cavvardebodi. maSin ubralod mibrZanebdnen, gavclodi iqaurobas da verafers<br />
gavxdebodi. amitom gadavwyvite, Ramemde damecada.<br />
roca yvelaferi miyuCda, Cumad gamovZveri fanjridan da saidumloebiT mocul<br />
pavilionisaken gavemarTe. fardebis garda fanjrebs darabebic faravda. erT-erTi<br />
darabidan sinaTle gamodioda. swored am adgilze fardac odnav gadaweuli iyo.<br />
ase rom, didi gaWirvebiT, magram mainc gaarCevda kaci oTaxis morTulobas. oTaxi<br />
myudro da kargad mowyobili Canda. magidas am diliT gacnobili kaci ujda, Cibuxs<br />
eweoda da raRacas kiTxulobda.<br />
- mainc ras? - Sevawyvetine dods.<br />
Cemma kiTxvam sagonebelSi Caagdo.
- nuTu amasac aqvs raime mniSvneloba?<br />
- uaRresad didi mniSvneloba.<br />
me ki ar mimiqcevia yuradReba.<br />
- iqneb is mainc SeniSneT, ra eWira xelSi - wigni, gazeTi Tu Jurnali?<br />
- mgoni, raRac Jurnals ufro hgavda, - mipasuxa dodma fiqris Semdeg, - magram<br />
maSin aseTi wvrilmanis Tavi aRara mqonda.<br />
oTaxSi kidev erTi kaci imyofeboda. misi saxe ar daminaxavs. da mainc darwmunebuli<br />
viyavi: es iyo godfri. mecnaura misi tanis moyvaniloba: mxrebi, kiseri. igi ijda<br />
Rrma mwuxarebiT daCagruli adamianiviT buxrisagan pirSeqceuli. fanjarasTan<br />
gavqvavdi. uecrad viRacam mxarze mZime xeli damado: Cem gverdiT idga polkovniki<br />
emsuordi.<br />
`ai, Turme rogor giWiravT Tavi stumrobaSi, ser, - avbediTad warmoTqva Cemma<br />
maspinZelma, - inebeT, momyeviT~.<br />
am sityvebze Sebrunda da saxlis mimarTulebiT wavida. cxvirpirCamoSvebuli<br />
gavyevi. polkovniks dumili ar daurRvevia, sanam CemTvis gankuTvnil oTaxSi ar<br />
aRmovCndiT. iq cudad dafaruli RvarZliT Semomxeda da Tvalebis brialiT<br />
miTxra:<br />
`xval diliT pirveli matarebliT gaemgzavrebiT. etli rvis naxevarze<br />
dagelodebaT. Cemi survilia aRarasodes vixilo Tqveni sifaTi~.<br />
pasuxis gasacemad ena ver movibrune, raRac wavibutbute gaurkvevlad, viTom<br />
movubodiSe da kvlav gavixsene Cemi mxurvale survili, megobris povna mindameTqi...<br />
`gveyofa amaze msjeloba, - mkvaxed mipasuxa emsuordma, - Tqven yovlad umsgavsad<br />
geWiraT Tavi, ser. gaugonari Tavxedoba gamoiCineT, TqvenTvis naklebad cnobil<br />
adamianTa cxovrebaSi rom SemoiWeriT. Cemi Svilis bedisaTvis Tqveni metiCruli<br />
TavgamodebiT bevri usiamovneba mogvayeneT me da Cems meuRles. garda amisa, Tqven,<br />
stumari, ise iqceodiT Cems saxlSi, rogorc jaSuSi. meti raRa gindaT?~<br />
aq nervebma mimtyuna, mister holms, da mec mkacri kiloTi vupasuxe:<br />
`mister emsuord, me vnaxe aq godfri, am parkSi. metic, me vici, rom is kaci<br />
Zaladobis msxverplia. me ar vici, risTvis umalavT xalxis Tvals Tqvens Svils,<br />
magram icodeT: vidre ar davrwmundebi, rom godfris safrTxe ar emuqreba, mTeli<br />
Cemi Zal-RoniT Sevecdebi amovxsna is saidumloeba, romliTac aris garemosili<br />
Cemi megobari, rac ar unda miTxraT Tqven da rac ar unda gaakeToT~.<br />
moxucma SemomiRrina da muqariT gamoiwia. erTi Tvalis daxamxamebac da damartyams<br />
kidec-meTqi, gavifiqre. polkovniki namdvili bumberazi iyo, gamxdari, ZarRvmagari,<br />
da me uneburad gavifiqre, rom am kacTan gamklaveba advili saqme ar iqneboda.<br />
erT xans Tavisi wvrili foladisebri TvalebiT Semomcqeroda da gajavrebuli<br />
mibRverda, mere quslebze mowyvetiT Setrialda da oTaxidan gavida.<br />
raRa Tqma unda, taqsbergis parkidan imave diliT momixda wasvla, da ager Tqven<br />
wina var, mister holms, im imediT, rom damexmarebiT im saqmeSi, rac amajamad<br />
qveynad yvelaze metad maRelvebs.<br />
aseTi iyo faqtebi, jeims dodma rom gadmomiSala.<br />
gamWriaxi mkiTxveli albaT ukve mixvdeboda, rom im problemis gadawyveta did<br />
siZneles ar Seadgenda, radgan logikuri gadawyvetilebis variantebis ricxvi metad<br />
SezRuduli iyo. amis miuxedavad es, erTi SexedviT, elementaruli amocana Seicavda<br />
arcTu ise umniSvnelo momentebsa da moulodnel xrikebs, romelTac maiZules misi<br />
aRwera.<br />
gadavwyvite gamomeyenebina Cemi Cveulebrivi nacadi meTodi logikuri analizisa da<br />
uwinares yovlisa mimeca stumrisaTvis ramdenime kiTxva.<br />
- ramdeni msaxuria saxlSi?<br />
- ramdenadac gavige, mxolod ori: ralfi da misi coli. emsuordebis ojaxi metad<br />
xelmokled cxovrobs.
- maSasadame, fanCaturs aravin emsaxureba?<br />
- Cans, aravin, Tu wverosans ar CavTvliT. Tumca, is msaxurs ara hgavs.<br />
- xom ar SeginiSnavT, ra gziT miaqvT sakvebi mis samyofelSi, an vis miaqvs?<br />
- erTxel davinaxe, ralfi midioda parkSi, kalaTi mihqonda, magram maSin amisaTvis<br />
araviTari yuradReba ar mimiqcevia.<br />
- gareubnebSi xom ar gicdiaT raime cnobebis Segroveba?<br />
- ki, rogor ara. vesaubre sadguris ufrossa da soflis sastumros patrons.<br />
orive erTxmad mimtkicebda, axalgazrda emsuordi Sin cota xans darCa, Semdeg ki<br />
samogzaurod wavidao. es versia, etyoba, araviTar eWvs ar iwvevs gareubnis<br />
mcxovrebTa Soris.<br />
- aravisTvis araferi giTqvamT Tqvens eWvebze?<br />
- ra Tqma unda, ara.<br />
- da sworadac moqceulxarT. ho, maS ase, mister dod, Tqveni ambavi Rirs imad,<br />
rom kacma seriozulad mohkidos xeli.<br />
im dros swored or sxva saqmes vamTavrebdi. erTi maTgani aRwerili aqvs Cems<br />
megobars uotsons saxelwodebiT `sasuliero skola~. meore dakavSirebulia<br />
TurqeTis sulTanis davalebasTan. es iyo metad saswrafo da sakirkito saqme,<br />
radgan dagvianebas SeiZleboda arasasiamovno Sedegebi mohyoloda. amitom mxolod<br />
momdevno kviras movaxerxe xeli momekida godfri emsuordis saidumlod gaqrobis<br />
saqmisaTvis.<br />
Cven samni wavediT bedfordSi: mister dodi, Tqven morCili mona da kidev erTi<br />
sityvaZunwi, mkacri ieris jentlmeni, romlis Sesaxebac Cems klients Semdegi<br />
vuTxari:<br />
- es Cemi Zveli nacnobia. SeiZleba dagvWirdes misi daxmareba, SeiZleba - ara.<br />
yvelaferi adgilze gairkveva.<br />
uotsonis angariSebma mkiTxveli albaT miaCvies zogierT Taviseburebas. me ar<br />
miyvars zedmeti sityvebi, kidev ufro naklebad miyvars Cemi azrebis gadaSla,<br />
vide ama Tu im daxlarTul saqmeze vfiqrob xolme.<br />
dodi gakvirvebuli iyo, magram dumda. da Cven samni gavemgzavreT. matarebelSi<br />
Cems klients ramdenime kiTxva miveci, maTi pasuxi gaTvaliswinebuli mqonda Cveni<br />
sityvaZviri TanamgzavrisaTvis.<br />
- Tqven sruliad darwmunebuli xarT, im Rames Tqveni megobris saxe dainaxeT<br />
fanjridan?<br />
- amaSi araviTari eWvi ar mepareba.<br />
- magram Tqven xom TqviT, godfri Zlier gamocvlilao?<br />
- gamocvlili hqonda mxolod saxis feri: uCveulod ferwasuli iyo, mkvdris<br />
feri edo, TiTqos TeTri saRebavi waecxoT.<br />
- xom ar gaxsovT, mTeli saxe hqonda dafaruli am ucnauri TeTri feriT, Tu<br />
mxolod misi nawili?<br />
- mgoni, saxis calkeuli nawilebi ufro gamoirCeodnen siTeTriT. me yuradReba<br />
mivaqcie Subls, fanjris minaze rom hqonda midebuli: TiTqos zolebi aCnda zed.<br />
- gamoexmaureT Tqvens megobars?<br />
- metismetad aRelvebuli viyavi. rogorc mogexsenebaT, davedevne gancvifrebuli,<br />
magram ver vipove.<br />
SemTxveva CemTvis TiTqmis ukve naTeli iyo. rCeboda erTi detali, rac adgilze<br />
unda garkveuliyo.<br />
bolos mivaRwieT ucnaur Senobas, romelic Cemma klientma amiwera. Cveni<br />
sityvaZviri Tanamgzavri etlSi darCa.<br />
me da dodma sadarbazo SesasvlelSi davrekeT. kari moxucma ralfma gagviRo. mas<br />
livrei ecva. vTxoveT Seetyobinebina maspinZlisaTvis Cveni mosvla. TvalSi meca is<br />
ambavi, rom moxuc msaxurs xelebze mZime tyavis xelTaTmani ecva. rogorc ki<br />
dagvinaxa, gaixada da aCqarebiT dado patara magidaze, holSi.
ar vici, aRniSna Tu ara Tavis CanawerebSi Cemma megobarma uotsonma, rom bunebiT<br />
metismetad ganviTarebuli hnosva maqvs. maSinve vigrZeni susti, magram raRac suni,<br />
romelic im magididan modioda, sadac xelTaTmani ewyo. swrafad mivedi patara<br />
magidasTan da davixare, viTomda fexsacmlis gaxsnili zonris Sesakravad. diax,<br />
udavo iyo, suni xelTaTmans asdioda. am detalma sabolood gadaWra sakiTxi.<br />
samwuxarod, droze adre mixdeba saidumlos gamxela. aq xom TviTonve mogiTxrobT<br />
sakuTar saqmes. im SemTxvevaSi, roca amas uotsoni akeTebs, me vaxerxeb TviTon mis<br />
moqcevas gaurkvevel mdgomareobaSi saqmis daboloebamde.<br />
dabrunebulma ralfma kabinetSi migviwvia, sadac didxans ar mogvixda marto<br />
darCena, moisma mZime, aCqarebuli nabijis xma da oTaxSi saxlis ufrosi Semovida.<br />
saxe brazisagan daRrejoda, Tvalebi cecxliviT ubrialebda. xelSi Cveni sadarbazo<br />
baraTebi eWira. rogorc ki Semogvxeda, baraTebi dafliTa da nakuwebi fexiT<br />
gaTela.<br />
- aki giTxariT, rom am saxlidan daTxovnili xarT, RvTisgan dawyevlilo? -<br />
mimarTa RreniT mister dods. - icodeT, Tu kidev gamoCenilxarT am aremareze,<br />
ZaRliviT CagklavT. vficav, amas gavakeTeb. rac SegexebaT Tqven, ser, - momibrunda<br />
me. - rac aq iTqva, Tqvenc gexebaT. vici, ra saqmianobasac eweviT. SegiZliaT<br />
gamoiCinoT Tqveni niWi, sadac gnebavT, oRond aq, Cems kar-midamoSi ki ara.<br />
- me mainc ar davtoveb Tqvens saxls, - mtkiced miugo dodma, - vidre godfris<br />
piriT ar movismen, rom aq imyofeba Tavisi surviliT da ara iZulebiT.<br />
pasuxis nacvlad emsuordma gaSmagebiT daawkaruna zari.<br />
- ralf, mimarTa Semosul msaxurs, - darekeT policiaSi da sTxoveT ori<br />
konstebli gamogzavnon. uTxariT, rom saxlSi mZarcvelebi SemomeWrnen.<br />
- erTi wuTiT moicadeT, - Caverie me, - mister dod, erT rameSi polkovniki<br />
emsuordi sruliad marTalia. misi survilis winaaRmdeg aq erTi wuTiT yofnis<br />
uflebac ara gvaqvs. meore mxriT, Cvenma pativcemulma maspinZelma unda gaigos,<br />
rom Cveni aq yofna mxolod da mxolod misi Svilis keTildReobis survilTanaa<br />
nakarnaxevi. me vfiqrob, rom Tu polkovniki ramdenime wuTs maCuqebs masTan<br />
saubrisaTvis, misi Sexeduleba am sakiTxze Seicvleba.<br />
- Tqven sastikad cdebiT! - SesZaxa polkovnikma da Tvalebi mrisxaned damibriala.<br />
- me arasodes ar vicvli Sexedulebebs. ralf, gaakeTeT is, rac gibrZaneT! ra<br />
eSmaks ucdiT, darekeT policiaSi!<br />
- darwmunebuli var, swored amis gakeTeba ar ivargebs, - vuTxari me da ralfs<br />
karTan gadaveRobe. - policiis Careva Tqven sargeblobas ar mogitanT, mister<br />
emsuord.<br />
am sityvebze bloknotidan furceli amovxie, ori sityva davwere da vaCvene.<br />
- ai, ram mogviyvana aq, - davumate me.<br />
Cemi naweri rom waikiTxa, polkovniki jer kiborCxalasaviT gawiTlda, mere ki<br />
safeTqlebSi mowolili sisxli ukanve miawyda.<br />
- es saidan iciT? - waiCurCula sulSexuTulma da mZimed daeSva skamze.<br />
- yvelafris codna, - aseTia Cemi profesia, - mSvidad vupasuxe me.<br />
erTi wuTiT polkovniki gairinda, albaT fiqrobda, Tanac nerviulad iwiwknida<br />
wvers. bolos amoioxra da Tqva:<br />
- ra gaewyoba, raki ase gsurT godfrisTan Sexvedra, mogcemT amis saSualebas,<br />
magram gaxsovdeT, es ar mindoda.<br />
usityvod mivyeviT maspinZels. xeivnis bolomde mivediT da swored im<br />
saidumloebiT mocul fanCaturTan SevCerdiT, romelzec dodma miambo.<br />
- ralf, - mimarTa polkovnikma msaxurs, romelic ukan mogvyveboda, - wadiT,<br />
gaafrTxileT mister godfri, rom unda vinaxuloT.<br />
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg saSualo tanis sqelwvera kaci gamovida. ukiduresi gaoceba<br />
aRbeWdiliyo mis saxeze.
- ar velodi Tqvens vizits, polkovniko emsuord, - wamoiZaxa kacma. - meSinia,<br />
rom es Cvens gegmebs xels SeuSlis.<br />
- verafers gavxdi, mister kent, - ugunebod miugo polkovnikma. - iZulebuli<br />
gavxdi es nabiji gadamedga. SeuZlia mister godfris Cveni miReba?<br />
- ki, ra Tqma unda, gelodebaT.<br />
am sityvebze kenti Sebrunda saxlSi da SegvipatiJa. did, farTo oTaxSi SevediT.<br />
buxarTan, zurgSeqceviT mamakac idga.<br />
- godfri, Zvelo megobaro! Zlivs ar gixile, - Sehyvira dodma da mivarda.<br />
magram godfri swrafad gaxta ganze.<br />
- ar Semexo, jimi. Sors dadeqi, megobaro. Soridan SegiZlia datkbe Cemi mzeriT.<br />
xom vgavar im mamac kaprals - godfri emsuords, kavaleriis eskadronis sayvarel<br />
ymawvils?<br />
godfris garegnoba marTlac uCveulo iyo. misi odesRac mSvenieri, mzedakruli<br />
swornakvTiani saxe TeTr naSrevebs daeRara. Subli arabunebrivad TeTri hqonda,<br />
nikapi - muqi, cxviris erTi naxevari - TeTri, meore naxevari - Savi, ris gamoc<br />
kidev ufro Savad moCanda. SeZrwunebuli dodi gaocebuli miaCerda Tavis megobars.<br />
- ai, ratom ar vwyalob xolme mnaxvelebs, jimi, - kuSti ieriT Cailaparaka<br />
godfrim. - Cemi damaxinjebuli garegnoba mnaxvels zizRsa hgvris. vici, es Senze<br />
ar iTqmis, jimi, Cemo Zvelo megobaro, magram mainc martoobas vamjobineb.<br />
- godfri, me ki rogor maSinebda Seni bedi! meCveneboda, rom safrTxe<br />
gemuqreboda da unda damexseni. pirdapir Wkuas vkargavdi...<br />
- ralfisagan Sevityve, rom aqa xar. ici, ra Zlieri iyo es cTuneba? gadavwyvite,<br />
cali TvaliT mainc Sevxedav-meTqi. magram Sen SemniSne. da iZulebuli gavxdi,<br />
Tavqudmoglejili gamovqceuliyavi Cems bunagSi.<br />
- RmerTo, godfri, mereda ras niSnavs es yvelaferi?<br />
- oh, ra gaewyoba, yvelafers giambob, rac gadamxda. es daiwyo pretoriaSi, im<br />
brZolis Semdeg, sadac daviWeri.<br />
- es gagonili maqvs, magram dawvrilebiT araferi vici.<br />
- Cveni sami mebrZoli: simsoni, anderCeni da me CamovcildiT nawils da alyaSi<br />
movxvdiT. ori mokles, me ki mZimed daviWeri. rogorc iyo, cxenze Sejdoma<br />
movaxerxe da gaviqeci, ar vicodi, saiT. viqrole, vidre cnoba ar davkarge da<br />
cxenidan ar gadmovvardi.<br />
gons rom movedi, ukve Rame iyo. sisxlisagan daclili mTlad dauZlurebuli<br />
viyavi, Tanac jojoxeTurad cioda. gaxsovs is uCveulo sineste, Zvalsa da rbilSi<br />
rom gvatanda da sulac ara hgavs Cveni mxris jansaR, sasiamovno yinvas? mokled,<br />
kbils kbilze maceminebda da vgrZnobdi, rogor mecleboda Zal-Rone.<br />
Cemda gasaocrad, uceb sakmaod mozrdili saxli davinaxe, mravalfanjriani.<br />
vgrZnobdi, sicocxlis SenarCunebis erTaderTi imedi axla isRa iyo, rom xoxviT<br />
mimeRwia im saxlamde. mec im TavSesafars mivaSure. mivdiodi barbaciT, xan<br />
vecemodi, xan vdgebodi da bolos, sanaxevrod grZnobadakargulma, mivaRwie saxlis<br />
aivans. karSi Sevedi, bundovnad gavarCie didi oTaxebi da ramdenime logini. erTerT<br />
loginTan mivedi, carieli iyo, Cavweqi da grZnobac davkarge...<br />
diliT, gamomeRviZa Tu buranidan gamovfxizldi, ar vici. sanaxaoba, rac maSin<br />
Tvalwin damidga, dRemde maZrwunebs.<br />
warmoidgine didi oTaxi, mziT gasxivosnebuli, da Sig Camwkrivebuli erTnairi<br />
sawolebi, TeTr kedlebs Soris Cem maxloblad idga arseba, romelsac Znelad Tu<br />
uwodebdi adamians. es iyo juja, uzarmazar Taviani, TiTqos mxrebze daudgamT<br />
burTi da Tanac sruliad meloti. igi raRacaze gacxarebuli laparakobda, mgoni,<br />
holandiurad da Tanac Zlier iqnevda xelebs. me gaocebuli Sevyurebdi. aman,<br />
etyoba, kidev ufro gaabraza, radgan saSineli Savi, mrude xelebi gamomiwoda,<br />
romelic gareuli mxecis sacecebs ufro hgavda.
loginidan cota moSorebiT adamianTa jgufi idga da cnobismoyvareobiT<br />
Semomcqerodnen. maT danaxvaze guli SiSisagan gameyina.<br />
eseni iyvnen Sesabralisi, damaxinjebuli, gasiebuli arsebani, romelTac daWmulgadagvarebuli<br />
kidurebi hqondaT, saxeebi ki wylulebiT dafaruli. yvelani<br />
yayanebdnen, xiTxiTebdnen, Semomcqerodnen da ise xalisianad icinodnen, rom<br />
muceli xeliT eWiraT. maTi jojoxeTuri xarxari axlac Camesmis yurSi.<br />
sastikma jujam, albaT loginis patronma, Tavisi sazareli sacecebi Camavlo<br />
mxrebSi. Cvens Soris brZola gaimarTa. Cemi Wrilobidan sisxlma iTqriala. magram<br />
Cemi mtanjveli aman ver SeaCera. ZalTa upiratesoba aSkarad mis mxareze iyo. uceb<br />
reti damesxa da grZnoba davkarge.<br />
gons meore oTaxSi movedi. Cems gverdiT veRarc juja davinaxe, veRarc is<br />
safrTxobelebi. fanjarasTan idga xnieri, CemTvis ucnobi adamiani. roca dainaxa,<br />
rom gons movedi, momibrunda:<br />
`Tavs rogora grZnobT? axlave SegixvevT Wrilobas~.<br />
`sada var, eqimo?~ - susti xmiT vkiTxe me.<br />
eqims saxe moeRrubla.<br />
`jobs, ar ikiTxoT, axalgazrdav. Tqvens Wrilobebs ganvkurnavT, magram aq bevrad<br />
ufro didi safrTxe gemuqrebaT, vidre brZolis velze. Tqven keTrovanTa<br />
TavSesafarSi moxvdiT. bedSavni, romlebic dilas naxeT, keTrovnebi arian~.<br />
eldanakravma davikvnese.<br />
`maS es Rame keTrovnis loginSi gavatare?~ - CurCuliT vTqvi SeZrwunebulma.<br />
`diax, uaRresad sarisko saqcielia, - damidastura eqimma. - me keTrisagan Seuvalad<br />
vTvli Tavs, magram aseT nabijs verc me gadavdgamdi~.<br />
yvelaferi gaTavebuli iyo, jimi. ganwiruli viyavi sasicocxlod, romelsac sikvdili<br />
jobda. da mainc, mas Semdeg, rac pretoriis hospitalSi mimiyvanes, sul saswaulis<br />
imedi mqonda: iqneb gadavurCe sens-meTqi? - meaTased vekiTxebodi Tavs.<br />
hospitlidan rom gamovewere, Sin wamovedi. aq ki vnaxe, rom sazareli sneulebis<br />
niSnebma Cems saxeze ukve iCines Tavi. mSoblebs yvelaferi vuambe. erTaderTi<br />
gamosavali iyo xmebis dayra, viTom xangrZliv mogzaurobaSi viyavi wasuli, TviTon<br />
ki aqve davsaxldi, saxlis maxloblad, eqimis meTvalyureobis qveS, im imediT, rom<br />
ar gascemda Cems saidumloebas. sxva SemTxvevaSi me Tavs mikravdnen<br />
leprozoriumSi, sadac sicocxlis dasasrulamde unda dameyo Cemebr ubedur<br />
adamianTa Soris. kaciSvilisaTvis ar SeiZleboda am saidumlos gandoba. arc<br />
SenTvis, jimi, Cemo megobaro. vicodi; Cemi daSoreba SenTvis mZime iqneboda, magram<br />
ra unda meqna? ai, mTeli Cemi Tavgadasavali.<br />
godfri dadumda. me davinaxe, raoden SeaZrwuna dodi megobris monaTxrobma. ijda<br />
welSi moxrili da Tavi xelebSi Caergo.<br />
- Cemi brali ar aris, rom am adamianebma Cvens saidumloebas miakvlies, -<br />
ametyvelda godfris mama. - ai, es kaci, - da Cemze mouTiTa, - yvelafers mixvda.<br />
maSin gadavwyvite, misTvis yvelaferi gamendo.<br />
- swored moiqeciT, polkovniko, - vupasuxe me. - SeiZleba Cemi Careva sasargeblo<br />
gamodges. miTxariT, - mivubrundi me kents, - Tqven xom aseT daavadebaTa<br />
specialisti xarT?<br />
- me am dargSi imdenive codna maqvs, ramdenic yovel ganaTlebul eqims, - civad<br />
mipasuxa mkurnalma.<br />
- eWvi ar mepareba Tqvens kompetenturobaSi, eqimo, - ar davayovne pasuxi. -<br />
magram aseT SemTxvevaSi aucilebelia kidev erTi specialistis konsultacia.<br />
vfiqrob, mister godfri arc erT sxva eqimisTvis ar giCvenebiaT, radgan<br />
geSinodaT saidumlos gacemisa.<br />
mister emsuordma Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi daaqnia.
- es gaviTvaliswine, - ganvagrZe me. - etlSi imyofeba Cemi Zveli nacnobi ser<br />
jeims sondersi, amgvar daavadebaTa cnobili specialisti. vfiqrob, ser jeimssac<br />
vTxovoT, gasinjos es avadmyofi da gviTxras Tavisi azri.<br />
- vis ar smenia saxelovani profesoris sondersis saxeli! - SesZaxa gawiTlebulma<br />
doqtorma kentma. - siamovnebiT gavecnobodi aseT SesaniSnav eqims.<br />
- maSin vTxovoT ser jeimss, mobrZandes, - ganvagrZe me, - da...<br />
magram polkovnikma Semawyvetina.<br />
- Cven ki gadavideT Cems kabinetSi, sadac, imedi maqvs, mister Zolmsi agvixsnis,<br />
ranairad axada farda Cvens saidumloebas.<br />
aq ki mivxvdi, rogor maklda TvalSi erTguli uotsoni. magram samwuxarod Cemi<br />
megobari CemTan aRar iyo. amitom TviTon momixda sityviT gamosvla patara<br />
auditoriaSi, romelsac godfris dedac Semoemata.<br />
- me Cveulebriv iqidan viwyeb, rom gamovricxav xolme yvelafers, rac<br />
SeuZlebelia, - daviwye isev. - is, rac rCeba, simarTle unda iyos, rarig<br />
SeuZlebelic ar unda Candes. amasTan yoveli darCenili varianti frTxilad unda<br />
gavarCioT da SevamowmoT.<br />
igive principi gamoviyene am samwuxaro ambavSiac. SesaZleblad miviCnie samgvari<br />
axsna am ucnauri SemTxvevisa, rac misterma dodma miambo. risTvis unda hyolodaT<br />
axalgazrda kaci karCaketili da mTeli gare samyarosagan mowyvetili?<br />
upirveles yovlisa, raRac danaSaulSi unda yofiliyo CaTreuli. meore<br />
SesaZlebloba iyo is, rom saqme SeSlilTan gvqonoda da mSoblebs ar surdaT<br />
misi moTavseba sagiJeTSi.<br />
dabolos, mesame. axalgazrda kaci Sepyrobilia seniT, rac srul izolacias<br />
moiTxovs. samive SesaZlebloba erTnairad mosalodneli iyo da yvela moiTxovda<br />
gulmodgined Semowmebas.<br />
danaSaulis varianti seriozul kritikas ver uZlebda. jer erTi, araviTari<br />
danaSaulis ambavi ara msmenia, am aremareze rom vinmes Caedinos. meorec, aseT<br />
SemTxvevaSi godfris mSoblebi Seecdebodnen sadme Sors gaegzavnaT Svili da ara<br />
aqve yurisZirSi hyolodaT.<br />
sigiJis varianti ufro damajerebeli Canda. amaze metyvelebda is garemoeba, rom<br />
axalgazrda kaci viRacis meTvalyureobis qveS imyofeboda, albaT eqimisa. gasxovT,<br />
mister dod, me rom gkiTxeT, ras kiTxulobda-meTqi Tqvens megobarTan myofi<br />
kaci? imedi mqonda, rom mis xelSi samedicino Jurnals naxavdiT.<br />
magram am variantis winaaRmdeg laparakobdnen Semdegi faqtebi. axalgazrda<br />
emsuordi rom giJi yofiliyo, Znelad Tu eqneboda aseTi Tavisufleba, rom parkSi<br />
evlo, Tundac RamiT. amas garda, ratom iyo yvelaferi mis garSemo aseTi<br />
saidumloebiT moculi? bolos da bolos, araferi kanonis sawinaaRmdego ar aris<br />
imaSi, rom suliT avadmyofi kargi eqimis meTvalyureobis qveS imyofebodes<br />
pavilionSi. ara, arc sigiJis Teoria vargoda.<br />
amrigad, rCeboda mesame varianti, marTalia, yvelaze ufro daujerebeli, magram<br />
faqtebiT yvelaze ukeT dadasturebuli.<br />
axalgazrda kaci samxreT afrikaSi ibrZoda. keTri im adgilebSi xSiri daavadeba<br />
gaxlavT. rogor moiqceodnen moyvaruli mSoblebi, Tu maTi Svili am saSineli<br />
seniT daavaddeboda?<br />
uwinares yovlisa, saWiro iqneboda, sastiki saidumloebiT dacva sneulis<br />
adgilsamyofelisa. kanonis Tanaxmad keTrovani dauyovnebliv unda gaigzavnos<br />
leprozoriumSi. amitom axalgazrda emsuordi mSoblebma sakmaod dafarul<br />
adgilze moaTavses, rom gareT samyarosTan kavSiri ar hqonoda. bolos, mas<br />
miuCines saimedo kaci, albaT eqimi...<br />
aseT SemTxvevaSi gasagebia saxis saocari gaTeTrebac - saSineli senis Cveulebrivi<br />
Sedegi, agreTve sneulis seirnoba RamiT da bevri sxva faqti.
gadavwyvite ise memoqmeda, TiTqos es mesame Teoria savsebiT dadasturebuli<br />
yofiliyo. mamulSi rom CamovediT, me SevniSne kidev erTi detali, ramac yvela<br />
eWvi gamifanta. ralfi, romelic pavilionSi saWmels ezideba, tyavis xelTaTmanebs<br />
icvams. kari rom gagviRo, es xelTaTmani ecva. Cemi maxvili ynosviT mivxvdi, rom<br />
xelTaTmanebi sadezinfeqcio nivTierebiT iyo gaJRenTili.<br />
am adgilas Cemi Txroba ser jeimsis mosvlam Sewyvita. saxelovani doqtoris<br />
Cveulebisamebr pirquS saxes msubuqi Rimili dasTamaSebda. swrafad miuaxlovda<br />
misis emsuords da xeli magrad CamoarTva.<br />
- ufro xSirad mudam ubedurebis mauwyebeli viyavi xolme, - mogvibrunda yvelas<br />
ser jeimsi. - magram dRes SemiZlia gagaxaroT, batonebo. eWvic ar SegeparoT...<br />
godfri emsuords araviTari keTri ara sWirs. o, vxedav, dedamisi gancvifrebulia<br />
aseTi sasiamovno axali ambiT. eqimo kenti, mixedeT, geTayva, misis emsuords. maS<br />
ase, - ganagrZo ser jeimsma. - kanis gaTeTreba marTlac xSiri Sedegia keTrisa.<br />
magram am SemTxvevaSi saqme gvaqvs daavadebasTan, rac kanis araswor pigmentacias<br />
iwvevs da rasac fsevdokeTri ewodeba. es Seupovari da Znelad gansakurnavi<br />
sneulebaa, magram sulac araa infeqciuri, da araferi aqvs saerTo keTrTan.<br />
sainteresoa, rom am daavadebaTa simptomebi saocrad hgvanan erTmaneTs, xolo<br />
daavadebis mizezebi ucnobia. ar aris gamoricxuli, rom aq did rols TamaSobs<br />
fsiqologiuri faqtorebi, romelTac jer kidev naklebad vicnobT. SesaZlebelia,<br />
fsiqiurma travmam, usazRvro daZabulobam da SiSma, rac ganicada axalgazrda kacma<br />
xangrZlivi drois ganmavlobaSi im momentidan, rac keTrovanTa Soris moxvda,<br />
bolos da bolos gamoiwvia sxeulis cvlileba, msgavsi imisa, risic avadmyofs<br />
eSinoda. magram me vxedav, - dasZina ser jeimsma, - rom misis emsuordi ukve gons<br />
modis. ra kargia, rom bednierebisagan adamianebi ara kvdebian!<br />
eqvsi napoleoni<br />
skotlendiardeli maZebari, mister lestreidi, saRamoobiT Cveni xSiri stumari<br />
iyo. Serlok holmss siamovnebda xolme misi mosvla. igi CvenTvis iqca policiaSi<br />
momxdari yovelnairi ambebis macned, rasac holmsi didad umadlida. Cemi megobari<br />
gulisyuriTa da siamovnebiT ismenda lestreidis moTxrobebs im saqmeebze,<br />
romlebic davalebuli hqonda maZebars da Tan TiTqos uneburad aZlevda rCevadarigebebs,<br />
Tavisi gamocdilebisa da farTo codnis saganZuridan.<br />
erT saRamos lestreidi mxolod amindsa da sagazeTo cnobebze laparakobda. mere<br />
uecrad gaCumda da Cafiqrebulma sigara daferfla. holmsi daJinebiT daacqerda:<br />
- CemTvis raime saintereso saqme xom ara gaqvT?<br />
- ara, mister holms, saintereso araferi momxdara.<br />
- mainc momiyeviT.<br />
lestreidma gaicina:<br />
- Tqven xom kaci verafers dagimalavT, mister holms. marTlac, maqvs SeniSnuli<br />
erTi SemTxveva, magram ise umniSvnelo, rom Tqveni Sewuxeba ar mindoda, Tumca<br />
erTi SexedviT ubralo da umniSvnelo ambavia, magram sakmaod ucnauri kia da me<br />
vici, ucnauri da uCveulo yvelaferi gizidavT. simarTle rom iTqvas, am saqmem<br />
ufro doqtori uotsoni unda daainteresos, vidre me da Tqven.<br />
- avadmyofobaa? - vkiTxe me.
- sigiJe. Tanac sakmaod ucnauri sigiJe. Zneli warmosadgenia, rom adamians,<br />
romelic Cvens saukuneSi cxovrobs, imdenad sZuldes imperatori napoleon<br />
pirveli, rom anadgurebdes mis yvela gamosaxulebas, rac ki xelT moxvdeba.<br />
holmsi savaoZlis sazurges miehrdno:<br />
- es Cemi saqme ar aris.<br />
- ai, aki geubnebodiT. magram is adamiani ar erideba qurdobas, saxlebs texs da<br />
anadgurebs napoleonis im gamosaxulebaT, romlebic ekuTvnian ara mas, aramed<br />
sxvebs.<br />
holmsi welSi gaimarTa:<br />
- saxlebs texs da Zarcvavs? es Zalian saintereso ambavia. barem am saqmis<br />
yovelive wvrilmani kunWulebic gamacaniT.<br />
lestreidma samsaxuris saqmeTaTvis gankuTvnili ubis wignaki gadafurcla, raTa<br />
mexsierebaSi yoveli wvrilmani aRedgina.<br />
- pirvel SemTxvevaze am oTxi dRis win Segvatyobines, - Tqva man, - es ambavi<br />
moxda morz hadsonis duqanSi. hadsoni suraTebiTa da qandakebebiT vaWrobs<br />
keningtonroudSi. noqari erTi wuTiT gavida maRaziidan da uecrad raRac Waxani<br />
Semoesma. ukan Sebrunda Tu ara, naxa, rom xelovnebis sxva nawarmoebebTan erTad<br />
daxlze mdgari napoleonis TabaSiris biusti namsxvrevebad qceuli eyara iatakze.<br />
nobari quCaSi gaiWra, da, Tumca gamvlelebi amtkicebdnen, am wuTSi duqnidan viRac<br />
kaci gamovardao, ucnobi cam Caylapa Tu miwam, misi asaval-dasavali veRar gaigo.<br />
etyoba, esec erTi iseTi uazro xulignobaa, romlis msgavsic drodadro xdeba<br />
xolme... asec moaxsenes adgilze misul konstebls. napoleonis TabaSiris biusti<br />
sul ramdenime Silingi fasobs, da mTeli saqme ise wvrilmani Canda, rom Ziebis<br />
warmoebad ara Rirda.<br />
axali SemTxveva ki ufro seriozulia da Tan ara nakeb ucnauri. es wuxel RamiT<br />
moxda. keningtonroudSi, morz hadsonis duqnidan sul ramdensame aseul nabijze,<br />
cxovrobs cnobili eqimi, doqtori barnikoti, romelsac Temzis samxreT napirze<br />
karga gvariani praqtika aqvs. doqtori barnikoti napoleonis mxurvale<br />
Tayvanismcemelia. mTeli saxli safrangeTis imperatoris wignebiT, suraTebiTa da<br />
reliqviebiT aqvs gamoWedili. amas winaT morz hadsonTan SeuZenia frangi<br />
moqandake devinis mier TabaSirisagan Camosxmuli napoleonis Tavis ori erTnairi<br />
asli. erTi Tavis binaSi daudgams, keningionroudze, meore ki lauerbriqstonroudze<br />
mdebare qirurgiul kabinetSi buxris Tavze. dRes diliT Sin<br />
dabrunebul doqtor barnikots unaxavs, rom RamiT misi saxli gauZarcvavT, oRond<br />
araferi ar wauRiaT garda TabaSiris biustisa, SesasvlelSi rom edga. mZarcvels<br />
gautacnia biusti da baRis meserze daumsxvrevia. diliT Robis Ziras namsxvrevTa<br />
zvini upoviaT.<br />
holmsma xelebi moifSvnita.<br />
- SemTxveva marTlac araCveulebrivia! - Tqva man.<br />
- darwmunebuli viyavi, rom es SemTxveva dagainteresebdaT. magram jer ar<br />
damisrulebia. doqtori barnikoti Tormet saaTze misula qirurgiul<br />
ganyofilebaSi, da warmoidgineT misi gaoceba, roca qirurgiuli kabinetis fanjara<br />
Riad daxvedria da mTeli iataki napoleonis meore biutis namsxvrevebiT mofenili<br />
unaxavs. qandakeba viRacis msaxvral xels sul nacartutad uqcevia. orive SemTxveva<br />
guldasmiT gamovikvlieT, magram damnaSavis vinaoba ver davadgineT... giJi Tu, aseT<br />
saqmeebs rogor sCadis. mister holms, yovelive wvrilmani am saqmis garSemo, rac<br />
giambeT, esaa.<br />
- originaluri da Tan uCveulo faqtebia, - Tqva holmsma. - sainteresoa,<br />
daadgineT Tu ara, ra msgavsebaa doqtor barnikotsa da qirurgiul ganyofilebaSi<br />
damsxvreul biustebsa da morz hadsonis duqanSi gatexil nepoleonis biusts<br />
Soris.<br />
- isini erT yalibSia Camosxmuli.
- maSasadame, uazrobaa imis mtkiceba, TiTqos kacs, romelmac es biustebi<br />
daamsxvria, napoleonis siZulvili amoqmedebdes. Tu mxedvelobaSi miviRebT im<br />
garemoebas, rom londonSi didi imperatoris gamomsaxveli ramdenime aTasi biustia,<br />
Zneli warmosadgenia, rom ucnob fanatikoss SemTxveviT daewyo es ucnauri TamaSi<br />
da sami sruliad erTnairi biusti gaenadgurebina.<br />
- es mec vifiqre, - Tqva lestreidma. - Tqven ras fiqrobT, doqtor uotson?<br />
- sulieri aSliloba usazRvrod nairsaxovania, - vupasuxe maZebars. - arsebobs<br />
movlenebi, romelTac Tanamedrove fsiqologebi uwodeben `akviatebul ideebs~. es<br />
idea SeiZleba iyos sruliad umniSvnelo, da amiT Sepyrobili adamiani yvela sxva<br />
urTierTobaSi sruliad normaluri gaxldeT. davuSvaT, rom maniakma adamianma<br />
metismetad bevri ram waikiTxa napoleonze, an Seityo raime wyenis ambavi, mis<br />
winaprebs rom napoleonis omebis dros miayenes. ase Seiqmneba `akviatebuli idea~,<br />
da misi zegavleniT gamomuSavdeba unari uaRresad fantastikuri oinebis Casadenad.<br />
- Tqveni Teoria CvenTvis gamousadegaria, Cemo sayvarelo uotson, - miTxra Tavis<br />
qneviT holmsma, - radgan veraviTari `akviatebuli idea~ ver ukarnaxebda im<br />
ucnaur maniaks, romelzec lestreidma mogviTxro, Tu sad da vis binebSi unda<br />
eZebna napoleonis biustebi.<br />
- TviTon rogorRa xsniT am ambavs?<br />
- me arca vcdilob kvanZis winaswar gamoxsnas. me mxolod vxedav, rom am<br />
jentlmenis ucnaur saqcielSi aris raRac sistema.<br />
Semdgom movlenebi ufro swrafad warimarTa da ufro tragikuladac dasrulda,<br />
vidre vvaraudobdiT. meore diliT, roca Cems sawol oTaxSi vicvamdi, holmsma<br />
karze damikakuna da Semovida. mas xelSi depeSa eWira, romelic xmamaRla waikiTxa:<br />
`saswrafod CamodiT kensingtonSi, pitstritis 131. lestreidi~.<br />
- es ras niSnavs? - vkiTxe megobars.<br />
- ar vici. rac gnebavT, yvelaferi mosalodnelia, magram me mgonia, esaa biustebis<br />
istoriis gagrZeleba. Tu ar vcdebi, aqedan Cans, rom Cvenma megobarma maniakma<br />
Tavisi saqmianoba qalaqis meore nawilSi gadaitana... yava magidazea, uotson, da<br />
kebi karTan gvelodeba.<br />
naxevari saaTis Semdeg ukve pitstritze viyaviT - viwro mosaxvevSi, londonis<br />
erTi yvelaze ufro mRelvare magistralis paralelurad rom miemarTeba. saxli<br />
#131 aRmoCnda erTi ulazaTo nageboba, romelSiac romantikuli veraferi<br />
SevniSne. roca saxls mivaRwieT, misi baRis RobesTan usaqmurebis jgufi Semogvxvda,<br />
holmsma daustvina:<br />
- eSmakma dalaxvros, aq, me vfiqrob, mkvleloba unda iyos!<br />
lestreidi Semogvegeba da cxvirCamoSvebulma gagviyvana sastumro oTaxSi, sadac<br />
araCveulebrivad gaCeCili, TivTikisxalaTiani xnieri kaci adgils ver poulobda da<br />
iqeT-aqeT awydeboda. gagvacnes. ojaxis ufrosi aRmoCnda, mister hores harkeri,<br />
beWdviTi sityvis centraluri sindikatis gazeTis muSaki.<br />
- napoleonis biustebis istoria grZeldeba, - Tqva lestreidma. - guSin saRamos<br />
Tqven am ambiT dainteresdiT, mister holms, da vifiqre, rom gesiamovnebodaT am<br />
saqmis ZiebaSi monawileoba, metadre axla, roca mas aseTi savalalo Sedegi mohyva.<br />
- ra moxda?<br />
- mkvleloba. mister harke, geTayva, uambeT am jentlmens yvelaferi, rac moxda.<br />
xalaTianma, xnierma jentlmenma Tavisi dabneuli saxe mogvapyro.<br />
- ucnauri ambavia, - Tqva man. - mTeli sicocxlis ganmavlobaSi gazeTebSi im<br />
ambebwe vwerdi, rac Tavs sxvebs gadaxdeniaT, xolo roca bolos me TviTon<br />
gadamxda Tavs ucnauri ambavi, ise davibeni, ori sityvis dawerac ar SemiZlia.<br />
magram Tqveni saxeli CemTvis cnobilia, mister Serlok holms, da Tu SeZlebT,<br />
amoxsnaT es saidumloebiT moculi saqme, amiT aminazRaurebT am ambis xelaxla<br />
moyolis arasasiamovno aucileblobas.<br />
holmsi dajda da smenad iqca.
- es mkvleloba dakavSirebulia napoleonis biustTan, romelic oTxi Tvis win,<br />
haistritis vogzlis axlos, Zmebi hardingebis maRaziaSi iaffasad SeviZine. sagazeTo<br />
werilebs Cveulebriv RamiT vwer da zogjer sawer magidasTan vaTeneb xolme. ase<br />
moxda wuxel RamiTac. Cems soroSi vijeqi, roca daaxloebiT sam saaTze qvemodan<br />
raRac xmauri Semomesma. yuri mivugde, magram xmauri aRar ganmeorebula, da mec<br />
xeli Caviqnie, albaT quCidan Tu momeyura-meTqi. magram xuTi wuTis Semdeg<br />
sazareli godeba gavigone - jer kidev arasodes ar msmenia, mister holms, aseTi<br />
saSineli xma. es godeba albaT sikvdilamde ar moasvenebs Cems yurTasmenas. erTi<br />
Tu ori wuTi SiSisagan garindebuli uZravad vijeqi, Semdeg gela aviRe da dabla<br />
daveSvi. am oTaxSi rom Semovedi, vnaxe, rom fanjara Riaa da buxarze mdgari<br />
biusti sadRac gamqraliyo. verafriT ver gavige, risTvis unda daxarbeboda<br />
mZarcveli im biusts. Cveulebrivi nivTi gaxldaT da mosaparad ara Rirda.<br />
rogorc TviTon kargad xedavT, vinc am fanjridan gadaxteba, moxvdeba sadarbazo<br />
Semosasvlelis kibis safexurebze. raki mZarcvels swored es gza erCia, wina<br />
oTaxi gaviare da gareT gavedi. bnelSi rom mivabijebdi, raRacas fexi wavkari da<br />
kinaRam micvalebulze davvardi. ukan davbrundi da sanaTi waviRe. mokluls yelze<br />
Rrmad aCnda naWrilobevi. yvela zeda safexuri sisxliT iyo mosvrili. zurgze<br />
iwva, muxlebi aewia da piri daeRo. saSineli sanaxaoba vixile, albaT, yovelRame<br />
damesizmreba. Cemi policiuri sastveni davustvine da maSinve grZnoba davkarge.<br />
meti aRaraferi maxsovs. gons rom movedi, SevamCnie, wina oTaxSi viyavi da<br />
gverdiT policieli medga.<br />
- vinaa mokluli? - hkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- es ver davadgineT, - Tqva lestreidma. - SegiZliaT gvami TviTonve<br />
daaTvalieroT lazareTis micvalebulTa ojaxSi gadaitanes. Cven ukve yvelaferi<br />
vcadeT, vikvlieT, magram veraferi SevityveT. tanadi, mziT damwvari, Zalian<br />
Ronieri mamakaca, ocdaaTi wlisac ar iqneba. Raribulad acvia, magram muSas ara<br />
hgavs. mis gverdiT, sisxlis gubeSi, is dasakeci Zvlistariani dana egdo. ar vici,<br />
mkvdars ekuTvnoda Tu mkvlels. micvalebulis samoselze ar iyo araviTari niSani,<br />
riTac SesaZlebeli gaxdeboda misi saxelis gamocnoba, gaCxrekisas jibeSi upoves<br />
vaSli, Toki, londonis ruka da fotosuraTi. ai, es suraTic.<br />
es iyo, patara aparatiT, naucbaTevad gadaRebuli suraTi. fotoze gamosaxuli iyo<br />
gamokveTilnakvTebiani, xSirwarbeba, pavianiviT win wamoSverili ybebis patroni<br />
axalgazrda mamakaci. saerTod masSi iyo raRac maimuniseburi.<br />
- ra mouvida biusts? - ikiTxa holmsma, romelic yuradRebiT akvirdeboda<br />
fotosuraTs.<br />
- biustis aRmoCena mxolod Tqveni mosvlis win moxerxda. kempdenhauroudze,<br />
ukacuri saxlis win, baRSi damsxvreuli ipoves. swored iqiT mivdivar, minda Cemi<br />
TvaliT vnaxo iqauroba. gnebavT wamosvla?<br />
adgili, sadac biustis namsxvrevebi ipoves, sul ramdenime iardiT iyo daSorebuli<br />
saxlidan. pirvelad vnaxe iseTi SemTxveva, roca didi imperatoris gamosaxulebam<br />
aseTi giJuri siZulvili gamoiwvia viRac ucnobis gulSi. biusti balaxSi egdo,<br />
daqucmacebuli. holmsma ramdenime namsxvrevi aiRo da yuradRebiT gasinja. mis<br />
daZabul saxeze amovikiTxe, rom kvals miagno.<br />
- ras ityviT? - hkiTxa lestreidma.<br />
holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa.<br />
- kidev bevri jaxiri mogvixdeba am saqmesTan dakavSirebiT, - Tqva holmsma. - da<br />
mainc... zogierTi ram... gvaqvs kvleva-Ziebis dasawyisasaTvis. es ramdenimegroSiani<br />
biusti im axirebuli damnaSavis TvalSi adamianis sicocxleze Zvirad fasobs. ai,<br />
pirveli faqti, rac Cven davadgineT. aris meore faqtic, ara nakleb ucnauri. Tu<br />
damnaSavis erTaderTi mizani iyo biustis damsxvreva, ratom ar daamsxvria saxlSi<br />
an sadme saxlis maxloblad.
- albaT Tavgzaabneuli iyo im kacTan SexvedriT, romelic Semoakvda da TviTonac<br />
ar esmoda, ras akeTebda.<br />
- eg naTqvami simarTles hgavs. magram minda Tqveni yuradReba mivaqcio im saxls,<br />
baRSi rom dgas, iq, sadac biusti daamsxvria.<br />
lestreidma irgvliv mimoixeda.<br />
- es saxli ukacrielia, - Tqva man, - da damnaSavem icoda, rom aq xels aravin<br />
SeuSlida.<br />
- diax, - gamoepasuxa holmsi, - magram am quCaze aris meore ukacrieli saxli, da<br />
imis win unda Caevlo, rom aqamde moeRwia. ratom ar daamsxvria biusti pirvel<br />
ukacriel saxlTan? xom icoda, erTi zedmeti nabiji da SeiZleboda vinmes<br />
gadahyroda!<br />
- amas ki ver mivaqcie yuradReba, - Tqva lestreidma.<br />
holmsma TiTiT aniSna quCis faranze, Tavze rom dagvnaToda, da Tqva:<br />
- aq im kacs SeeZlo daenaxa, Tu ras akeTebs, iq ki ar SeeZlo. ai, ram moiyvana<br />
swored am adgilze.<br />
- Tqven marTali xarT, dalaxvros eSmakma! - Tqva maZebarma. - axla momagonda,<br />
rom doqtor barnikotis kuTvnili biusti misi wiTeli lampis axlos gatexa.<br />
magram ra vuyoT axla am faqts, mister holms?<br />
- davimaxsovroT. SemdegSi SeiZleba iseT ambebs wavawydeT, rac gvaiZulebs am<br />
faqts ukanve davubrundeT. ra zomebis miRebas apirebT axla, lestreid?<br />
- Cemi azriT, axla yvelaze ufro saWiro is gaxlavT, rom moklulis vinaoba<br />
davadginoT. es saqme arc ise Znelia. roca gvecodineba, vin aris da vin hyavs<br />
amxanagebi, imasac gavigebT, ras akeTebda pitstritze, vis Sexvda da vin mokla<br />
mister hores harkeris kibeze. ar meTanxmebiT?<br />
- geTanxmebiT. magram me am amocanas sul sxva mxridan mivudgebodi.<br />
- ra mxridan?<br />
- me ar minda Tqvenze zegavlena movaxdino. Tqven Tqveneburad warmarTeT Zieba,<br />
mec Cemeburad vimoqmedeb. Semdeg Cveni Ziebis Sedegebs SevaerTebT da ase<br />
davexmarebiT erTmaneTs.<br />
- Cinebulia! - Tqva lestreidma.<br />
- Tqven axla dabrundebiT pitstritze da, ra Tqma unda, mister hores harkers<br />
SexvdebiT. gadaeciT mas, rom Cemi azriT, wuxel misi saxli inaxula napoleonis<br />
mZulvarebis maniiT Sepyrobilma sisxlismsmelma giJma. es gamoadgeba mas sagazeTo<br />
statiisaTvis.<br />
lestreidma gaocebiT Sexeda holmss.<br />
- nuTu namdvilad ase fiqrobT?<br />
holmsma gaiRima:<br />
- iqneb sruliad sawinaaRmdego azri maqvs, magram aseTi versia Zalian<br />
sainteresod moeCvenebaT mister hores harkers da beWdviTi sityvis centraluri<br />
sindikatis xelismomwerlebs... aba, uotson, dRes davidarabiani dRe mogvelis.<br />
bednieri viqnebi, lestreid, Tu saRamos eqvsi saaTisaTvis, beikerstritze<br />
SemogvivliT. manamde ki fotosuraTs CemTan davitoveb.<br />
me da Serlok holmsi fexiT wavediT haistritze da SevediT Zmebi hardingebis<br />
duqanSi, sadac biusti iyides. axalgazrda noqarma gviTxra, mister hardingi<br />
mxolod dRis bolos iqneba, me ki araferi cnobis micema ar SemiZlia, radgan<br />
Zalian cota xania, rac aq vmuSaobo. holmsis saxeze imedgacueba da ukmayofileba<br />
gamoixata.<br />
- ras izamT, uotson, xom ar SeiZleba adamians mudam warmateba hqondes, - Tqva<br />
Cemma megobarma. - kidev mogvixdeba aq Semovla, raki mister hardingi saRamomde<br />
ar iqneba. cxadia, mimixvdiT, am biustebis Camosxmis istoria minda Seviswavlo.<br />
unda dadgindes, iyo Tu ara maTi Seqmnisas raime ucnauri garemoeba, ramac<br />
imperatoris biustebis sakvirveli bedi ganapiroba. jer ki keningtonroudze
vewvioT mister morz hadsons da vnaxoT, misi dakiTxva xom ar mohfens cotaoden<br />
Suqs am Tavsatexs.<br />
suraTebiT movaWris duqnamde gzas mTeli saaTi movundiT. hadsoni Cia tanis,<br />
sqeli, ucxvirpiro, wiTuri kaci aRmoCnda.<br />
- diax, ser, Cems daxlze daamsxvries, - Tqva man. - risTvis vixdiT gadasaxadebs,<br />
Tu yoveli aramzada SemoiWreba Cvens duqanSi da saqonels gaafuWebs! diax, ser,<br />
doqtor barnikots orive biusti me mivyide. sircxvili da Tavis moWra, ser!<br />
anarqistuli SeTqmulebaa, Tu ra? Cemi azriT, mxolod Tavze xelaRebul<br />
anarqists SeuZlia daamsxvrios qandakeba. saidan viSove es biustebi? ar mesmis, ra<br />
saerTo SeiZleba hqondes amas saqmesTan. ra gaewyoba, raki gainteresebT,<br />
mogaxsenebT. CerCstritze, stepniSi heldesa da kompaniisagan SeviZine; kargad<br />
cnobili firmaa, ukve oci welia arsebobs. ramdeni cali viyide? sami. ori mivyide<br />
doqtor barnikots, erTic dRisiT-mzisiT daamsxvries Cems sakuTar daxlze. xom ar<br />
vicnob am fotosuraTze gamoxatul adamians? ara, ar vicnob. Tumca, vicnob. esaa<br />
bepo, italieli xelosani. zogjer Cems duqanSi patar-patara samuSaoebs asrulebs.<br />
SeuZlia xeze figurebis amokveTa, CarCoebis movarayeba, cot-cota yvelaferi<br />
exerxeba. erTi kviris win wavida Cemgan da mas Semdeg misi asaval-dasavali aRar<br />
vici. arc is vici, saidan movida. sad imyofeba axla? arc eg vici. mis winaaRmdeg<br />
arafris Tqma ar SemiZlia. cudad ar muSaobda. ori dRiT adre demaTxova, vidre<br />
biusts damimsxvrevdnen...<br />
- ra gveTqmis, morz hadsonma imaze meti cnobebi mogvca, vidre velodiT, - Tqva<br />
holmsma, roca duqnidan gamovediT. - amrigad, italieli xelosani bepo<br />
monawileobas iRebda im movlenebSi, romlebic keningtonSi moxda. aseTi faqtis<br />
dadgenisaTvis aTi milis gavlas arc inaneb. axla ki, uotson, stepnisaken gavwioT<br />
da biustebis samSoblos, heldersa da kompanias vestumroT. eWvi ar mepareba, iq<br />
bevrs rasme sagulisxmos SevityobT.<br />
swrafad gadavsereT feSenebeluri sastumroebis, Teatraluri, literaturuli,<br />
komerciuli da sazRvao londoni, da bolos SevediT sanapiro raionSi, romelic<br />
Semosavliani saxlebiT aris dafaruli. aq buziviT ireva evropis oTxive kuTxidan<br />
gadmosrolili Raribi xalxi. aq, farTo quCaze, vipoveT is qandakebaTa saxelosno,<br />
romelsac veZebdiT. saxelosno sasaflaos ZeglebiT gaWedil farTo ezoSi iyo<br />
moTavsebuli. igi Sedgeboda erTi didi oTaxisagan, romelSiac amokveTasa da<br />
dayalibebaze dasaqmebuli ormocdaaTamde xelosani muSaobda.<br />
tanmaRalma qera maspinZelma Tavazianad migviRo da holmsis yvela kiTxvaze,<br />
naTeli, amomwuravi pasuxebi mogvca. misi Canawerebis wigni mowmobda, rom devinis<br />
namuSevari - napoleonis Tavis mravali asli iqna dayalibebuli, magram is sami<br />
biusti, romlebic daaxloebiT erTi wlis win gadaugzavnes morz hadsons,<br />
Seadgenda eqvscaliani calke partiis naxevars. am partiis danarCeni sami cali<br />
kensingtoneli Zmebi hardingebisaTvis mieyidnaT. ara, is eqvsi cali biusti arafriT<br />
ar ganirCeoda yvela danarCenisagan. man ar icis, ra mizeziT SeiZleba TavSi<br />
mouvides vinmes biustebis ganadgureba, msgavsi azri mas ubralod sasacilod<br />
miaCnda. biTumi fasi am biustebisa - eqvsi Silingia, magram saTiTaod SeiZleba<br />
TiToSi Tormetis da metis aRebac. es biustebi ase mzaddeba. Camoasxamen TabaSiris<br />
or tvifars saxis ori naxevrisagan da Semdeg orsave profils erTad<br />
SeakavSireben. mTel am samuSaos Cveulebriv asruleben italielebi ai, am oTaxSi,<br />
roca biusti mzadaa, mas derefanSi dgamen magidaze, rom gamoSres, Semdeg ki<br />
sawyobSi gzavnian. meti mosaTxrobi araferi maqvso, Tqva.<br />
magram, roca holmsma maspinZels fotosuraTi uCvena, am ambavma SemaZrwunebeli<br />
STabeWdileba moaxdina. misi saxe brazisagan aenTo, cisferma Tvalebma cecxli<br />
daakveses.<br />
- ah, aramzada! - SesZaxa man. - diax, amas kargad vicnob. Cveni saxelosno<br />
sayovelTao pativiscemiT sargeblobs, mTeli misi arsebobis manZilze aq mxolod
erTxel iyo policia... ai, am vigindaris mizeziT! es erT welze meti xnis winaT<br />
moxda. Turme, viRac Tavis Tanamemamules dana Casca, policia daedevna da is ki<br />
Cems saxelosnoSi Semovarda. aq daiWires. bepo hqvia. gvari ar vici. samarTlianad<br />
davisaje imisaTvis, rom samuSaoze aviyvane kaci, romelsac aseTi saxe hqonda. Tumca<br />
kargi muSa ki iyo, saukeTesoc.<br />
- ra miusajes.<br />
- daWrili gadarCa da amitom mxolod erTi wlis patimroba akmares. eWvi ar<br />
mepareba, ukve Tavisufalic iqneba, magram aq cxviris Semoyofas ver gabedavs.<br />
CemTan misi biZaSvili muSaobs. me mgonia, misgan SeiZleba gaigoT, sadaa bepo.<br />
- ara, ara, - SesZaxa holmsma, - mis biZaSvils arc erTi sityva ar unda<br />
vuTxraT... arc erTi sityva! es saqme Zlier seriozulia. rac ufro Rrmad<br />
Cavukirkimaldi, miT ufro seriozuli meCveneba. Tqvens savaWro wignSi aRniSnulia,<br />
rom es biustebi SarSan sam ivniss gayideT. xom ver metyviT, romel ricxvSi<br />
daapatimres bepo?<br />
- es SemiZlia sagadasaxado uwyisis saSualebiT davadgino, - miugo maspinZelma. -<br />
diax, - dasZina Tavis qaRaldebSi Cargulma, - ukanaskneli gasamrjelo oc maiss<br />
miuRia.<br />
- madlobeli var, - uTxra holmsma. - met dros aRar wagarTmevT da Tqveni<br />
moTminebiT borotad ar visargebleb.<br />
gamomSvidobebisas vTxoveT Cveni saubris Taobaze aravisTvis araferi eambna, Semdeg<br />
saxelosnodan gavediT da dasavleTisaken gavuxvieT.<br />
SuadRe didi xnis gadasuli iyo, roca sauzmoba movaxerxeT. restoranSi<br />
SesasvlelTan gazeTebs yiddnen. ukanasknel ambebSi msxvili SriftiT ewera:<br />
`danaSauli kensingtonSi. SeSlili mkvleli~. gazeTSi rom CavixedeT, davrwmundiT,<br />
rom mister hores harkers mainc moexerxebina Tavisi statiis dawera. ori sveti<br />
eTmoboda im sensaciuri ambis aRweras, rac hores harkeris saxlSi moxda. holmsma<br />
gazeTi magidaze gaSala da kiTxva ise daiwyo, rom Wama ar Seuwyvetia. erTi-orjer<br />
nela-nela Caicina kidec.<br />
- yvelaferi rigzea, uotson, - Tqva man. - sasiamovnoa imis Segneba, rom ar<br />
SeiZleba am movlenaze ori azri arsebobdes, radgan policiis erTi yvelaze<br />
gamocdili maZebari mister lestreidi da saqveynod cnobili konsultanti da<br />
eqsperti mister Serlok holmsi imaze SeTanxmdnen, rom ase tragikulad<br />
damTavrebuli ucnauri movlenebis jaWvi mowmobs sigiJes da ara danaSauls. Cven<br />
mier moTxrobili faqtebi, Tu ara SeSlilobiT, sxvanairad ver aixsneba. beWdviTi<br />
sityva ZiebaSi namdvili saganZuria, uotson, Tu adamiani mas unarianad gamoiyenebs.<br />
axla ki, Tu ukve isauzmeT, kensingtonSi davbrundeT da movisminoT, ras gvetyvis<br />
`Zmebi hardingebis~ patroni.<br />
am didi savaWro saxlis damaarsebeli aRmoCnda mkvircxli, mousvenari,<br />
mosazrebuli da ybedi kaci.<br />
- diax, ser, saRamos gazeTebidan ukve yvelaferi vici. mister hores harkeri -<br />
Cveni mudmivi muStaria. safrangeTis imperatoris biusti mas ramdenime Tvis win<br />
mivyideT. sami biusti heldersa da kompaniisagan miviReT stepniSi. ukve gavyideT.<br />
vin da vin iyida? erTi Cavixedo Cems savaWro wignSi da maSin gipasuxebT. ager,<br />
yvelaferi weria. erTi biusti - mister hores harkerisaTvis migviyidnia, meore -<br />
mister jozaie braunisaTvis, CizikSi rom saxlobs, mesame ki - redingSi,<br />
lauergrovroudze mcxovreb mister sendfordisaTvis.<br />
vidre mister hardingi laparakobda, holmsi raRacas iwerda. metismetad kmayofili<br />
saxe hqonda. magram axsniT ki araferi uaxsnia CemTvis da mxolod miTxra, unda<br />
viCqaroT, radgan lestreidi gvicdiso. marTlac, roca beikerstritze mivediT,<br />
maZebari mouTmenlad scemda bolTas oTaxSi. mis saqmian gamometyvelebaze SevniSne,<br />
rom imdRevandeli dRe unayofod ar daekarga.<br />
- rogoraa saqme, mister holms? - hkiTxa Cems megobars.
- daZabuli muSaoba mogvixda da dro fuWad arc Cven dagvikargavs, - miugo<br />
holmsma. - orive meduqne da saxelosnos patroni movinaxuleT. yoveli biustis<br />
bedi Tavidan bolomde gavige.<br />
- yoveli biustis bedi? - SesZaxa lestreidma. - kargi, kargi, mister holms,<br />
yvelas Tavisi meTodi aqvs, da TqvenTan davas ar vapireb, magram meCveneba, rom<br />
am saqmis ZiebaSi Tqvenze mets mivaRwie. me davadgine moklulis vinaoba.<br />
- rasa brZanebT!<br />
- da gavarkvie danaSaulis mizezi.<br />
- Cinebulia!<br />
- erTi inspeqtori gvyavs, londonis italiur ubnebs Tavisi xuTi TiTiviT icnobs.<br />
mokluls yelze kaTolikuri jvari aRmoaCnda. amas garda, misi kanis Camuqebulma<br />
ferma uneburad gvafiqrebina, rom samxreTeli unda yofiliyo. inspeqtorma hilma<br />
mokluls daxeda Tu ara, imwamsve icno. igi aRmoCnda pietro venuCi, warmoSobiT<br />
neapoleli, londonis erTi yvelaze ufro Tavze xelaRebuli avazaki. rogorc<br />
xedavT, yvelafers Suqi efineba. albaT mkvlelic italieli iqneba. pietro<br />
mkvlels gadarajebia, roca is saxlSi Sesula, Tan ki misi fotosuraTi hqonia,<br />
rom mis magier sxva vinme ar Semokvdomoda. diax, pietro venuCim Tavisi mtris<br />
kvals miagno, dainaxa saxlSi Sesuli, gareT daeloda, Tavs daesxa da Setakebis<br />
dros sasikvdilod daWra... ras fiqrobT amaze, mister Serlok holms?<br />
holmsma aRelvebiT CamoarTva xeli.<br />
- Cinebulia, lestreid, Cinebuli! - SesZaxa man, - magram naTlad ver gavige,<br />
biustebis gatacebas, damtvrevas da ganadgurebas rogorRa axsniT.<br />
- isev biustebi! verafriT ver gamogigdiaT Tavidan es biustebi. bolos da bolos<br />
maTi istoria ra sayuradRebo ambavia. eg xom wvrilmani qurdbacacobaa, risTvisac<br />
damnaSaves, sul didi, eqvsi Tvis patimrobas miusjian. ai, mkvlelobis saqme ki<br />
Rirs xelis mokidebad, da rogorc xedavT, saqmis gaxsnas bevri araferi miklia.<br />
- ras apirebT, ra unda moimoqmedoT?<br />
- Zalian ubralo gegma maqvs. hils gavyvebi italiur ubanSi, vipoviT suraTze<br />
gamosaxul kacs, davapatimrebT da mkvleli xelSi gveyoleba, Tan xom ar<br />
wamomyvebiT?<br />
- ra mogaxsenoT. mgoni, ver gamogyvebiT. me mgonia, Cven ufro iolad mivaRwevT<br />
warmatebas. dabejiTebiT Tqma ar SemiZlia, radganac es damokidebulia... erTi<br />
sityviT, es damokidebulia erT garemoebaze, rac Cvens xelT ar aris. Cemi azriT,<br />
mkvleli amaRam maxeSi Tavisi fexiT unda gaebas. Tu Tqven gamomyvebiT, amaRamve<br />
SevipyrobT.<br />
- italiur kvartalSi?<br />
- ara. Cemi azriT, igi CizikSi unda veZioT. Tu dRes RamiT CizikSi gamyvebiT,<br />
lestreid, xval italiur kvartalSi me geaxlebiT. damerwmuneT, italiur kvartaSi<br />
dRevandeli wausvleloba araviTar zians ar moitans. axla ki cota waviZinoT,<br />
radganac TerTmet saaTze adre gasvlas azri ara aqvs, xolo dabruneba ki albaT,<br />
diliT mogviwevs. isadileT CvenTan erTad, lestreid, da am divanze daweqiT.<br />
Tqven ki, uotson, darekeT da Sikriki ixmeT. werilis gagzavna aucilebelia da<br />
dauyovnebliv unda gavagzavnoT.<br />
holmsi mTeli saRamo iqeqeboda Zvel gazeTebSi, riTac savse gvqonda erT-erTi<br />
sakuWnao. roca sakuWnaodan gamovida, Tvalebi sazeimod ubrwyinavda, magram Tavisi<br />
Ziebis Sedegebze sityva ar dascdenia. Cemi megobris meTodebs ise kargad viyavi<br />
dauflebuli, rom ukve vxvdebodi, ra gziT fiqrobda damnaSavis Sepyrobas, Tumca<br />
im wuTas mis axal Canafiqrs ver Cavwvdi. es axirebuli damnaSave axla albaT<br />
Seecdeboda danarCeni ori biusti moespo, romelTaganac erTi, rogorc<br />
davimaxsovre, amJamad CizikSi idga. ueWvelia, Cveni Ramis laSqrobis mizani is iyo,<br />
rom borotmoqmedi adgilze Segvepyro. Cemi megobris eSmakobiT aRtacebuli viyavi.<br />
man xom ganzrax gamoaqveyna saRamos gazeTSi sruliad Semcdari varaudi, raTa
damnaSave daerwmunebina, yovelgvari riskis gareSe SegiZlia moqmedebao. TviTon ki<br />
Tavis sayvarel iaraRs - monadiris argans wamoavlo xeli, romlis tarSi tyvia<br />
iyo Casxmuli.<br />
TerTmet saaTze Cvens karTan etli gaCerda, romelmac hamersmiTis xidiT Temzis<br />
meore napirze gagviyvana. meetles iq davacdevineT, Cven ki fexiT ganvagrZeT gza<br />
da male koxta saxlebiT garemocul udabur gzaze aRmovCndiT. patar-patara<br />
saxlebi mzrunvel xels walkotSi Caesva. quCis farnis Suqze erTi maTganis<br />
WiSkarze aseTi warwera amovikiTxeT: `vila laburnumi~. saxlis patronebs albaT<br />
ukve eZinaT, radgan mTeli saxli wyvdiads moecva. mxolod Sesavali karis Tavze<br />
mrgvali patara fanjridan bJutavda Suqi da baRis bilikze efineboda. WiSkarSi<br />
SevediT da baRsa da gzas Soris meseris xSir Crdils amovefareT.<br />
Cveni molodini xangrZlivi ar aRmoCnda da sruliad moulodnelad da ucnaurad<br />
damTavrda. anazdad, yovelgvari sifrTxilis gareSe, baRis kari gaiRo da<br />
maimuniviT moqnili, Savi sxeuli biliks sirbiliT gahyva. yvelam davinaxeT, rogor<br />
gaielva im sxeulma fanjridan gamomaval Suqze da Sav CrdilSi gaqra. xangrZlivi<br />
dumili Camowva. yvelani sunTqvaSekrulni videqiT. bolos Cvenamde sarkmlis<br />
anjamebis sustma Wrialis xmam moaRwia. amas isev dumili mohyva. damnaSave ukve<br />
saxlSi daZvreboda. uecrad davinaxeT, rogor gaanaTa oTaxSi misi jibis farnis<br />
Suqma. rasac eZebda, etyoboda, iq ar aRmoCnda, radgan wuTis Semdeg Suqma meore<br />
oTaxSi gadainacvla.<br />
- fanjarasTan mivideT da roca gadmoxteba, maSinve SevipyrobT, - CurCuliT Tqva<br />
lestreidma.<br />
magram damnaSave fanjridan ufro adre gadmoxta, vidre adgilidan daviZrodiT. igi<br />
sinaTlis Suqze SeCerda. iRliis qveS raRac TeTri sagani amoeCara. garemo<br />
qurdulad SeaTvaliera, magram udaburi quCis dumilma simSvide mohgvara. zurgi<br />
Semogvaqcia, tvirTi miwaze dauSva, da erTi wamis Semdeg Cvens smenas jer Zlieri<br />
dartymis xma moswvda, mere ki kakunisa da msxvrevis xmac gavigoneT. igi Tavisi<br />
saqmianobiT imdenad iyo gatacebuli, rom Cveni mimparavi nabijis xmac ar gaugonia.<br />
holmsi vefxviviT daaxta zurgze, me da lestreidma ki xelebi gavukariT da zed<br />
xelborkilebi CamovacviT. roca Semotrialda, gonji, ferwasuli, daRrejilsaxiani<br />
adamiani warmogvidga. me imwamsve davrwmundi, rom es iyo swored fotosuraTze<br />
gamosaxuli mamakaci.<br />
magram holmsma Sepyrobil mZarcvels Tavi anea da uaRresad guldasmiT gamoikvlia<br />
is, rac Cvenma tyvem saxlidan gamoitana. es iyo napoleonis damsxvreuli biusti,<br />
tyupis cali imisa, rac im diliT vnaxeT. holmss rigrigobiT mihqonda Suqze<br />
yoveli namusrevi, erTic ar dautovebia uyuradRebod, magram isini arafriT ar<br />
ganirCeodnen TabaSiris sxva natexebisagan. Cemma megobarma Tavisi kvlevis<br />
damTavreba Zlivs moaswro, rom kari gaiRo da Cven win warmodga saxlis patroni<br />
- perangiTa da SarvliT Semosili gulkeTili msuqani mamakaci.<br />
- mister jozaia brauni, Tu ar vcdebi? - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- diax, ser. Tqven k, ueWvelad, mister Serlok holmsi unda iyoT? Sikrikma<br />
momitana Tqveni werili, da ise moviqeci, rogorc mirCieT. yvela kari davketeT<br />
da velodiT, ra moxdeboda. moxaruli va, rom aramzada ver gageqcaT. gTxovT,<br />
mewvioT, jentlmenebo, vidre gzas gaudgebiT, cota gadavkraT.<br />
magram lestreids droze undoda patimris miyvana saimedo adgilze, da ramdenime<br />
wuTis Semdeg kebi oTxives londonisaken migvaqrolebda. Sepyrobils sityvac ar<br />
dauZravs, Tumca avi TvaliT ki Semogvcqeroda.<br />
sapolicio ubanSi gulmodgined gaCxrikes, magram ramdenime Silingisa da grZeli<br />
xanjlis garda, romlis tarzec sisxlis laqebi aRmoCnda, veraferi upoves.<br />
- yvelaferi rigzea, - Tqva lestriedma, roca gvemSvidobeboda, - hili icnobs am<br />
xalxs da ar gauWirdeba misi vinaobis dadgena. ai, naxavT, Tu Cemi varaudi<br />
mTlianad ar dadasturdeba. magram me didi madlobeli var Tqveni, mister holms,
om damnaSaves ase moxerxebulad daugeT maxe. me axlac ver mivmxdarvar, rogor<br />
mogividaT es TavSi.<br />
- vgoneb, Zalian gvianaa da axla ara Rirs axsna-ganmartebis mocema, - - Tqva<br />
holmsma. - amas garda, zogierTi wvrilmani jerac ar aris dadgenili. amasTan es<br />
saqme iseTia, rom bolomde unda miviyvanoT. Tu xval eqvsi saaTisaTvis<br />
beikerstritze SemoixedavT, dagimtkicebT, rom es Taviseburi saqme CvenTvis jer<br />
kidev bneliTaa moculi.<br />
momdevno saRamos rom gvinaxula, lestreidma Segvatyobina, dapatimrebulis vinaoba<br />
davadgineT. gvari ucnobia, saxelad bepo hqviao. Turme italiuri koloniis<br />
aramzadebSi TavzexelaRebulobiT gamoirCevao. odesRac daxelovnebuli moqandake<br />
yofila, magram Semdeg gzas acdenia da cixeSi orjer moxvedrila: erTxel<br />
bacacobisaTvis daupatimrebiaT, meored - Tavisi Tanamemamule dauWria. inglisurad<br />
Cinebulad laparakobs. dResac gaurkvevelia, risTvis amsxvrevda biustebs.<br />
Seupovrad dums da imis Taobaze laparakis gagonebac ar unda. magram policiam<br />
SeZlo imis dadgena, rom TviTon SeuZlia biustebis keTeba da ukeTebia kidec, roca<br />
helderisa da kompaniis saxelosnoSi umuSavnia.<br />
lestreidis monaTxrobi ambebidan umravlesoba CvenTvis ukve cnobili iyo, Tumca<br />
holmsma didi TavazianobiT mousmina, magram me kargad vicnobdi Cems megobars da<br />
iolad SevniSne, rom raRacas eloda, cmukavda da mousvenrobda. bolos<br />
Tvalebgabrwyinebuli, skamidan wamovarda. swored am dros Cemamde zaris xmam<br />
moaRwia. wuTsac ar gauvlia, rom nabijis xma Semogvesma da oTaxSi xnieri,<br />
wiTurqilvaSiani kaci Semovida, romelsac marjvena xelSi Zveleburi patara<br />
Cemodani eWira. mosulma Cemodani magidaze dadga da xmadabla ikiTxa:<br />
- SeiZleba Serlok holmsis naxva?<br />
Cemma megobarma Tavi daukra da saxeze Rimilma gadaurbina.<br />
- Tu ar vcdebi, redingeli mister sendfordi unda brZandebodeT, ara? - hkiTxa<br />
stumars.<br />
- diax, ser. mgoni, cota Semagvianda, magram matereblebis ganrigeba ise<br />
mouxerxebladaa Sedgenili... Tqven napoleonis biustze mwerdiT xom?<br />
- marTali brZandebiT.<br />
- Tqveni werili Tan wamoviRe. Tqven mwerT: `msurs SeviZino devinis namuSevari<br />
napoleonis biustis tvifari da mzad var gadavixado aTi sterlingi im<br />
aslisaTvis, romelic Tqven gaqvT~. asea?<br />
- diax, ase gaxlavT.<br />
- Tqvenma werilma pirdapir ganmacvifra. veranairad ver mivxvdi, saidan gaigeT,<br />
rom es biusti mqonda.<br />
- savaWro saxlis `Zmebi hardingebis~ patronma mister hardingma miTxra, rom am<br />
biustis ukanaskneli cali Tqven mogyidaT da Tqveni misamarTic momca.<br />
- mesmis. is Tu giTxraT, ramdeni gadavuxade am biustSi?<br />
- ara, ar uTqvams.<br />
- me patiosani kaci va, Tumca arcTu iseTi mdidari gaxlavarT. am biustSi mxolod<br />
xuTmeti Silingi miveci, da es minda gauwyoT umal, vidre Tqvengan aT girvanqas<br />
miviReb.<br />
- aseTi keTilsindisiereba pativsa gdebT, mister sendford, magram TviTonve<br />
aRgiTqviT es fasi da sityvas ar gadaval.<br />
- es, Tqveni mxriv, metismetad keTilSobiluri saqcielia, mister holms. ai,<br />
biustic, igi Tan wamoviRe. - mister sendfordma Cemodani gaaRo. bolos da bolos<br />
gveRirsa da damsxvreuli biustisa da misi natexebis nacvlad, sruliad mTeli<br />
biusti vixileT.<br />
holmsma jibidan qaRaldis nagleji da aTgirvanqiani sakredito bileTi amoiRo.<br />
- keTil inebeT, mister sendford da mowmeTa TandaswrebiT xeli moawereT am<br />
qaRalds. aq naTqvamia, rom miTmobT am biustis mflobelobis, sargeblobisa da
gankargulebis, erTi sityviT, yvela uflebas. rogorc xedavT, windaxeduli kaci<br />
var. SeuZlebelia windawin imis codna, Tu ra moxdeba SemdegSi, rogor icvlebian<br />
garemoebani... gmadlobT, mister sendford. inebeT Tqveni fuli. gisurvebT<br />
yovelive kargs.<br />
roca Cveni stumari gagvecala, Serlok holmsma xelaxla gagvakvirva. ganjinidan<br />
gaqaTqaTebuli sufra gadmoiRo da magidas gadaafara. Semdeg axlad nayidi biusti<br />
zed Sua sufraze dadga. mere aswia Tavisi sanadiro argani da mZime tari<br />
napoleons Sig kefaSi Cahkra. biusti namsxvrevebad iqca da holmsma mTeli<br />
gulmodginebiT gasinja misi yoveli natexi. bolos sazeimo SeZaxiliT gamogviwoda<br />
erTi natexi, romelSiac pudingSi Careuli qiSmiSis marcvlis msgavsi raRac muqi<br />
mrgvali sagani aRmoCnda.<br />
- jentlmenebo! - SesZaxa man, - neba miboZeT warmogidginoT borjiebis<br />
saxelganTqmuli margaliti.<br />
me da lestreidi gaocebuli vdumdiT. Semdeg, uecrad aRgzneba dagveufla da taSis<br />
cemas movyeviT ise, rogorc es TeatrebSi dramis kargad gaxsnili kvanZis<br />
pativsacemad xdeba xolme. holmss fermkrTali loyebi auvardisferda da Tavi ise<br />
dagvikra, rogorc dramaturgma, romelsac taSis quxiliT kvlav scenaze iwveven.<br />
- diax, jentlmenebo, - Tqva man, - es dedamiwis zurgze yvelaze ufro<br />
saxelganTqmuli margalitia da sabednierod, Cemi meTodis wyalobiT movaxerxe misi<br />
bedis kvaldakval miyola Tavad kolonas sawoli oTaxidan sastumro `dakrSi~,<br />
sadac daikarga, vidre napoleonis im meeqvse biustamde, romelic helderisa da<br />
kompaniis saxelosnoSi damzadda, da Tqvenma monamorCilma, Tqvens Tvalwin<br />
davamsxvrie.<br />
Tqven, ra Tqma unda, gaxsovT, lestreid, am Zvirfasi qvis dakargvis sensaciuri<br />
ambavi da londonis policiis amao cda epovaT igi. - maSin daxmarebisaTvis mec<br />
mommarTes, magram mec uZluri aRmovCndi. eWvi Tavadis qalis pirisfareSze<br />
hqondaT, romelic CamomavlobiT italieli iyo. mas londonSi hyavda RviZli Zma,<br />
magram, imxanaJ, maT Soris naTesauri kavSiri ver daadgines. im mosamsaxure gogos<br />
erqva lukrecia, gvarad venuCi da eWvi ar mepareba, rom pietro venuCi, romelic<br />
am ori dRis win mokles, misi Zma iyo. Zveli gazeTebi gadavsinje da aRmoCnda,<br />
rom margaliti bepos dapatimrebamde ori dRiT adre gaqra. bepo ki helderisa da<br />
kompaniis saxelosnoSi swored im dros daapatimres, roca es biustebi mzaddeboda.<br />
axla TqvenTvis naTelia ambavTa Tanmimdevroba. margaliti bepos hqonda. SeiZleba<br />
pietros mohpara. SeiZleba pietro bepos Tanamonawilec iyo. an pietsrosa da mis<br />
das Suamavlobda. arsebiTad, CvenTvis ar aris mTavari, romeli am varaudTagania<br />
swori. CvenTvis mTavaria, rom margaliti Tan hqonda swored maSin, roca policia<br />
misdevda.<br />
bepom Tavi Seafara saxelosnos, sadac muSaobda. man mSvenivrad icoda, rom sadacaa<br />
gaCxrekdnen da Tu Zvirfasi nadavlis gadamalvas ver moaswrebda, udavod<br />
upovidnen. am dros saxelosnoSi napoleonis TabaSiris eqvsi biusti Sreboda. erTi<br />
maTgani jer kidev sruliad rbili iyo. daxelovnebulma ostatma bepom elvis<br />
siswrafiT Cado jer kidev svel TabaSirSi Savi margaliti da biusts karga xnis<br />
Camosxmulis saxe misca. es iyo SesaniSnavi sacavi da margalits iq veravin<br />
ipovnida. magram bepos erTi wlis cixe miusajes, amasobaSi ki eqvsive biusti<br />
gayides. bepom ar icoda, romel maTganSi iyo misi margaliti. amitom ganizraxe<br />
yvela maTganis damtvreva da ganZis aRmoCena.<br />
bepo Zebnas Seudga STagonebiT da Tanmimdevrulad. helderTan momuSave biZaSvilis<br />
daxmarebiT gaigo, romel firmebs mihyides biustebi. morz hadsonTan moewyo da<br />
moaxerxa gaego sami biustis bedi. am samSi margaliti ar aRmoCnda. naTesav-<br />
TanamemamuleTa daxmarebiT daadgina, vis mihyides danarCeni sami biusti. pirveli<br />
maTgani harkerTan iyo. swored aq bepos kvals miagno misma Tanamoziarem, romelic
mas Tvlida margalitis dakargvis mizezad, da maT Soris moxda xelCarTuli<br />
brZola.<br />
- Tu pietro misi Tanamzraxveli iyo, risTvis atarebda mis fotosuraTs? - vkiTxe<br />
me.<br />
- raTa gareSeebisaTvis gamoekiTxa bepos ambavi, es yvelaze ufro sarwmuno<br />
varaudia. erTi sityviT, im rwmenamde mivedi, rom mkvlelobis Semdeg bepom ara<br />
Tu gadasdo, aramed daaCqara kidec Tavisi Zieba. imiT SeSinebuli, rom misi<br />
saidumlo ar gamomJRavnebuliyo da margaliti ar daekarga, is cdilobda daeswro<br />
policiisaTvis da, radac unda dasjdomoda, margalitisaTvis miekvlia. ra Tqma unda,<br />
me ar SemeZlo mtkiceba, rom harkeris kuTvnil biustSi margaliti ar upovia. ras<br />
daeZebda, arc ki vicodi. magram CemTvis naTeli iyo, rom raRac Zvirfas sagans<br />
daeZebda, radganac motacebul biustebs amsxvrevda mxolod iseT adgilebSi sadac<br />
Suqi iyo. roca harkeris biusti daamsxvria, ori biustiRa darCa da aSkara iyo,<br />
daiwyebda imiT, romelic londonSi eguleboda. me gavafrTxile saxlis mcxovrebni,<br />
raTa Tavidan ameridebina meore tragedia, da brwyinvale Sedegebs mivaRwieT. am<br />
droisaTvis ukve mtkiced mjeroda, rom Cven borjiebis margalitze vnadirobdiT.<br />
mokluli pietro yvela faqts erTad akavSirebda. rCeboda mxolod erTi biusti -<br />
is, romelic redingSi gaiyida da margaliti SeiZleboda yofiliyo mxolod im<br />
biustSi. me es biusti Tqveni TandaswrebiT SeviZine da margalitic swored Sig<br />
aRmoCnda.<br />
ramdensame wams vdumdiT.<br />
- diax, mister holms, - Tqva lestreidma, - Tqveni araCveulebrivi niWierebis<br />
mowme bevrjer vyofilvar, magram aseTi ostatobiT amoxsnili saidumloeba mainc<br />
gasaocrad mimaCnia.<br />
- gmadlobT! - Tavmdablad warmoTqva holmsma.<br />
forToxlis xuTi kurka<br />
roca 1882-1890 wlebSi holmsis Tavgadasavalis Cemeul Canawerebs vaTvaliereb,<br />
pirdapir aRar vici, romeli amovarCio da mkiTxvels romelze movuTxro. zog<br />
maTgans mkiTxveli ukve icnobs gazeTebidan, xolo zogi ki ar iZleva imis<br />
saSualebas, rom sazogadoebas mTeli brwyinvalebiT vuCveno Cemi megobris<br />
RvTaebrivi niWi da dakvirvebis saocari unari, romelic holmss ase uxvad hqonda<br />
mimadlebuli.<br />
me piruTvnelad movuTxre mkiTxvels im SemTxvevebzec, romlebmac CixSi<br />
moamwyvdies Cemi megobris analitikuri kvlevis meTodi da Ziebis xelovneba.<br />
magram umravlesoba im saqmeTagan, romlebsac Serlok holmsi ikvlevda, Zalze<br />
bundovani, areul-dareuli, daxlarTuli da saidumloebiT moculi gaxldaT da<br />
maTi xsnis erTaderTi gza mis mixvedrilobaze, msjelobebsa da gumanze iyo<br />
damokidebuli da ara im logikur msjelobebsa da Tanmimdevrul mtkicebulebaTa<br />
jaWvis rgolebze, romlebic mas agrerigad uyvarda.<br />
droTa viTarebaSi albaT yvela Cems Canawers gamovaqveyneb, magram arc erTi<br />
maTgani ar aris ise gamokveTili da ucnauri ambebiT dawnuli, rogorc is, axla<br />
rom unda mogiTxroT.<br />
seqtembris bolo dReebi idga da buniobis Zlieri qarebi gansakuTrebuli siaviT<br />
mZvinvarebda. mTeli dRe stvenda, qroda da Rrialebda qarborbala, wvimis<br />
msxvili wveTebi fanjrebs exeTqebodnen da stiqiam aq londonis SuagulSic ki
migvagnebebina Tavi Cveni yoveldRiuri saqmianobisaTvis da Tavis Tavze Cagvafiqra.<br />
saRamos ufro meti siZlieriT daqrola qarma da buxris TavebSi axla bavSviviT<br />
tirili gaaba. Serlok holmsi mowyenili misjdomoda buxars da danaSaulobaTa<br />
memuaruli Canawerebi mohyavda wesrigSi. me mis pirdapir vijeqi da klark raselis<br />
mSvenier sazRvao moTxrobebs vkiTxulobdi. kiTxvam ise gamitaca da wakiTxul<br />
ambebSi ise Rrmad SeviWeri, rom megona qariSxali wignis furclebidan stvenda,<br />
xolo fanjrebze moxeTqebuli wvimis wveTebis xmauri wignSi amokiTxul zRvis<br />
Relvis xmad miviCnie. coli deidasTan iyo stumrad da me ramdenime dRiT Zvel<br />
sacxovrebel adgilas beikerstritze davide bina.<br />
- viRac rekavs, - vuTxari holmss da misken gavixede. - vin unda iyos am<br />
SuaRamisas. albaT vinme Tqveni megobari iqneba?<br />
- Tqvens garda me megobari ara myavs, - mipasuxa holmsma, - da CemTan stumrebic<br />
ar daiarebian.<br />
- aba, klienti yofila da isaa. - vTqvi me.<br />
- Tu asea, maSin saqme Zalian seriozuli iqneba. aba, Tu rame didi ubedureba ar<br />
sWirs, aseT amindSi da am dros kacs ra moiyvanda. magram iqneb mosamsaxure qalis<br />
vinme Zveli megobaria.<br />
amjerad Serlok holmsi Secda, radgan kakuni zed Cvens karze gaisma. holmsma<br />
Tavisi grZeli xeli gaiwoda da lampa imgvarad dadga, rom stumris Camosajdomad<br />
gamiznuli skami gaenaTebina.<br />
- SemobrZandiT, - gasZaxa man.<br />
axalgazrda, romelic oTaxSi Semovida, ase ocdaori wlisa iqneboda, kargad<br />
Cacmul-daxuruli iyo da daxvewili mixra-moxra hqonda. xelSi jer kidev gaSlili<br />
qolga eWira, romlidanac wyali wurwuriT Camodioda. tanze ki wyalgaumtari<br />
labada ecva. mosulma oTaxSi sinotivisa da sicivis surneli Semoitana. igi<br />
aRelvebuli Canda da damfrTxali adamianiviT acecebda Tvalebs. lampis Suqze<br />
SevniSne, rom saxe baiasaviT yviTeli hqonda da mis TvalebSi SiSs daesadgurebina.<br />
- bodiSi unda mogixadoT, - Tqva man da Tvalebze oqros pensne gaikeTa. -<br />
imedia, Cems am SemoWras abezrobad ar CamomarTmevT. mapatieT, rom Tqvens wynar<br />
binaSi qariwxlisa da wvimis kvali Semovitane.<br />
- momeciT Tqveni labada da qolga, - uTxra holmsma. - ai, a Camovkideb orives<br />
da ufro malec gaSreba. Tqven samxreT-dasavleTidan moxvediT, ara?<br />
- diax, horSemidan geaxeliT.<br />
- Tixisa da carcis narevi, rasac Tqveni fexsacmlis cxvirze vxedav, swored<br />
inglisis samxreT-dasavleTisaTvis aris damaxasiTebeli.<br />
- me TqvenTan rCevis misaRebad movedi.<br />
- advili samsaxuria.<br />
- unda damexmaroT kidec.<br />
- es yovelTvis ioli saqme rodia.<br />
- Tqvenze, mister holms, maior prendergastma yvelaferi miambo. miTxra, rogor<br />
ixseniT ciliswamebisagan.<br />
- h, mas cudubralod daswames kartis TamaSis dros TaRliToba.<br />
- manve miTxra, rom Tqven SegiZliaT yvelaferSi gaerkveT.<br />
- metismeti uTqvams.<br />
- man miTxra, rom Tqveni damjabneli kaci qveyanaze ar daiareba.<br />
- aki oTxjer damjabnes kidec. samjer mamakacebma da erTxel qalma.<br />
- magram es raa Tqvens warmatebebTan SedarebiT?<br />
- marTalia, Cveulebriv, Cems saqmianobaSi warmatebebs vaRwev xolme.<br />
- aseve iqneba Cems saqmeSic.<br />
- am laparaks is ajobebs, skami buxris win moaCoCoT da saqmis yoveli wvrilmani<br />
miamboT.<br />
- raRac araCveulebrivi ambavia.
- CmTan yvela amnairi saqme iyris Tavs. me umaRlesi sakasacio instancia var.<br />
- miuxedavad Tqveni gamocdilebisa, ser, mainc meeWveba, rom iseTi idumalebiT<br />
moculi, gonebisaTvis miuwvdomeli da daujerebeli ambavi gagegonoT, rogoric<br />
Cvens ojaxSi datrialda.<br />
- Tqven Zalian damaintereseT, - uTxra holmsma. - gamacaniT saqmis ZiriTadi<br />
Sinaarsi da romel wvrilman ambebze SeCerebasac saWirod miviCnev, TviTon<br />
SegekiTxebiT.<br />
axalgazrda kacma Tavisi savarZeli mogizgize buxarTan miaCoCa, sveli fexsacmeli<br />
cecxls miuficxa da daiwyo:<br />
- me, jon openSou gaxlavarT. Cemi piradi saqmeebi naklebad aris dakavSirebuli<br />
am saSinelebiT mocul ambavTan, es ufro memkvidreobiT gadmocemuli saqmea da<br />
amitom Tavs nebas mivcem, Cemi mama-papaTa istoriac gagacnoT.<br />
Cems papas ori vaJiSvili hyolia. Cemi biZa - eliasi da mamaCemi - jozefi.<br />
mamaCems koventrSi hqonda patara fabrika, romelic man velosipedebis warmoebis<br />
dawyebiT gaafarTova.<br />
mamam gamoigona ucveTi salteebi, warmoebis saqme mSvenivrad waiyvana da roca igi<br />
gahyida, karga didi Tanxis patroni Seiqmna.<br />
biZaCemi eliasi axalgazrdobaSi amerikaSi wavida da floridas StatSi mdidari<br />
plantatori gaxda. samoqalaqo omis dros igi jeksonis armiaSi ibrZoda da mere<br />
hudis sardlobis dros polkovnikobas ewia. roca lim iaraRi dahyara, biZaCemi,<br />
isev Tavis plantacias daubrunda, sadac sami Tu oTxi weli gaatara. 1869 Tu 1870<br />
wels igi samSobloSi dabrunda da horSemis siaxloves saseqsSi iyida patara<br />
mamuli. amerikaSi mas saqmeebi kargad miudioda da didi qonebac SeiZina, magram<br />
miatova is qveyana da samSobloSi dabrunda, radgan zangebi ar uyvarda da maTi<br />
ganTavisuflebisaTvis respublikuri mTavrobis umaduri gaxldaT. igi mkacri da<br />
ficxi kaci iyo. gajavrebulma dauzogavi lanZRva-gineba icoda. horSemSi, Cemi<br />
azriT, ise icxovra, rom qalaqSi fexi ar gaudgams. mas hqonda baRi, saxls<br />
garSemo ori Tu sami mindori ekra, sadac seirnobda xolme, Tumc mis cxovrebaSi<br />
iyo iseTi dReebi, roca oTaxidan ori-sami kvira ar gamodioda. bevrs svamda da<br />
eweoda, magram sazogadoebas gaurboda, megobrebi ara hyavda, da sakuTar Zmasac ki<br />
erideboda. me SemeCvia da Zalianac Sevuyvardi, Tumca, roca pirvelad mnaxa,<br />
Tormeti wlisa viyavi, es moxda 1878 wels, maSin amerikidan rva Tu cxra wlis<br />
Camosuli gaxlda. igi mamaCems Seexvewa, rom masTan mecxovra. mamam neba damrTo<br />
da biZasTan gadavsaxldi. biZaCemi Tavisi simkacris miuxedavad, kargad meqceoda.<br />
roca fxizeli iyo, TviTon meTamaSeboda xolme. meve momando mosamsaxureebisa da<br />
vaWrebTan urTierTobis saqmec, ase rom Teqvsmeti wlisa mi saxlSi yvelafris<br />
baton-patroni viyavi. me mebara yvela gasaRebi, SemeZlo sadac msurda wasvlamosvla,<br />
mxolod erTis pirobiT: xeli ar unda SemeSala biZis simartovisaTvis.<br />
erTaderTi gamonaklisi is iyo, rom sxvenze mas erTi patara oTaxi hqonda,<br />
romelic mudam daketili iyo da Sig Sesvla mis garda yvelas ekrZaleboda.<br />
bavSvuri cnobismoyvareobis gamo, gasaRebis naxvretidan bevrjer SemiWvretia<br />
oTaxSi, magram skivrebisa da raRac Sekruli sagnebis meti araferi daminaxavs.<br />
erT dRes, es iyo 1883 w. martis TveSi - biZaCemma werili miiRo, romelsac<br />
sazRvargareTuli safosto niSani ekra. igi saerTod werilebs arasode|s<br />
Rebulobda, radgan megobrebi ara hyavda da vaWrebs ki fuls naRdad uxdida.<br />
`indoeTidanaa, - Tqva man, roca werils daxeda. - pondiSeris marka! ras unda<br />
niSnavdes?~ - man saswrafod gaxsna werili da iqidan forToxlis xuTi marcvali<br />
gadmocvivda da mis TefSze daiyara. me sicili amivarda, magram biZaCemis<br />
gafiTrebul saxes rom Sevxede, imwamsve davdumdi. tuCi dabla Camovardnoda,<br />
Tvalebi daeWyita da saxeze mkvdrisferi dasdeboda. acaxcaxebul xelSi kvlav<br />
konverti eWira da zed dahyurebda.
`k.k.k.! - waiCurCula man da mere daumata,- oh, RmerTo! ai, sad miwia Cemma<br />
codvebma~.<br />
`ra iyo, Ziav?~ - vkiTxe me.<br />
`sikvdili~, - mipasuxa man, mere wamodga da Tavis oTaxisken gaemarTa. me<br />
SeSinebuli adgilze gavqvavdi, ar vicodi, ra meRona da visTvis mimemarTa.<br />
konverti aviRe da davxede Tu ara, maSinve TvalSi meca wiTeli melniT konvertis<br />
Sida mxares warwerili `k.k.k.~. konvertSi marto forToxlis xuTi marcvali<br />
aRmoCnda. maS, raRam SeaZrwuna biZaCemi? magida mivatove da kibes zeda<br />
sarTulisaken Sevuyevi. kibeze zevidan Camomaval biZaCems gadaveyare. erT xelSi<br />
Zveli daJangebuli gasaRebi eWira, albaT Tavisi oTaxisa, xolo meoreSi TiTbris<br />
patara yuTi.<br />
`rac undaT, isa hqnan! me mainc mtkiced vadgavar Cems azrs~ - Tqva man da<br />
lanZRvac miayola. mere me momibrunda da miTxra: - `meris Cems oTaxSi cecxli<br />
daanTebine da horSemSi kaci gagzavne, raTa iqauri notariusi fordhemi moiyvanos~.<br />
me yovelive ise gavakeTe, rogorc biZaCemma mibrZana, roca notariusi movida,<br />
zeviT biZis oTaxSi mixmes. buxarSi cecxli gizgizebda da cxaurze CaSavebuli<br />
ferfli eyara, albaT biZaCemma qaRaldebi Tu daswva... magidaze idga saxuravaxdili<br />
carieli yuTi, romlis SigniTa mxares sami iseTive `k~ amovikiTxe, rogorc diliT<br />
miRebul konvertze ewera.<br />
`jon, me minda, rom mowmed daeswro Cemi anderZis Sedgenas. mTel Cems qonebas<br />
vutoveb Cems Zmas, romlis xelidan igi albaT Sen gadmogecema. Tu yovelive amas<br />
mSvidobiT moixmar, Zalian keTili da patiosani. xolo, Tu naxo, rom am qonebas<br />
Tan raime xifaTi sdevs, maSin mihyevi Cems rCevas da igi Sens yvelaze uborotes<br />
mters uanderZe. Zalian vwuxvar, rom amnairi memkvidreoba gxvda wilad, magram<br />
iqneb saqme sul sxvagvarad datrialdes. axla ki xeli moawere anderZs im<br />
adgilas, sadac fordhemi migiTiTebs~.<br />
me xeli miniSnebul adgilze movawere da qaRaldi notariusma Tan waiRo. am<br />
saocarma incindentma Cemze waruSleli STabeWdileba moaxdina. Tavs vimtvrevdi,<br />
gonebis TvaliT aTasjer vuyrundebodi erTsa da imave kiTxvas, ras niSnavda es<br />
yovelive. magram momxdar ambavs veraviTari axsna ver gamovuZebne. am SemTxvevam<br />
Cems sulSi raRac Seucnobeli SiSis grZnoba datova, romelic JamTa svlasTan<br />
TandaTanobiT mineldeboda, raki Cveulebrivi cxovrebis mdinareba arafers<br />
daurRvevia, im dRis mere cvlileba mxolod biZaCems Seexo. man smas kidev ufro<br />
umata da kidev ufro ganmartovda. drois udides nawils igi axla oTaxSi<br />
atarebda, karsac ki Signidan hketavda xolme. xandaxan mTvrali, revolveriT<br />
xelSi baRSi gamovardeboda da xmamaRla gaiZaxoda, rom aravisi eSinia da ac kacsa<br />
da arc eSmaks imis saSualebas ar miscems, rom cxvariviT daklan. magram es<br />
gacecxleba gadauvlida Tu ara, maSinve Tavis oTaxs miaSurebda da kvlav Signidan<br />
im adamianiviT iketeboda, romelsac mxolod ukiduresi aRgznebis Jams SeuZlia<br />
SiSsa da panikas gaubedos SebrZoleba. aseTi aRgznebis dros misi saxisaTvis rom<br />
Semixedavs, civ amindSiac ki iseT ofls asxamda, TiTqos es-es aris abanodan<br />
gamovidao.<br />
bevri rom ar gavagrZelo da Tqveni moTminebiT borotad ar visargeblo, getyviT,<br />
rom erT mSvenier Rames, roca axirebam kvlav wamouara da mTvrali, revolveriT<br />
xelSi gareT gamoxta, ukan aRar dabrunebula. igi guburaSi pirqve Camxobili<br />
vipoveT. is patara gubura baRis boloSi gaxldaT. sxeulze Zaladobis araviTari<br />
niSanwyali ar aCnda, magram wylis siRrmec guburaSi or futs ar aRemateboda.<br />
nafic msajulTa sasamarTlom, mxedvelobaSi miiRo ra biZaCemis eqscentrikuli<br />
xasiaTi, daadgina, saqme TviTmkvlelobasTan gvaqvso. magram me, romelmac kargad<br />
vicodi, rogor TrToda da kankalebda biZaCemi sikvdilis ubralo xsenebazec ki,<br />
verafriT ver davijere, rom man Tavi moikla. ase iyo, Tu ise, biZaCemi mokvda da
mamaCemma memkvidreobiT miiRo ToTxmeti aTasi funti sterlingi, romelic bankSi<br />
mis saxelze Zevs.<br />
- erTi momenti minda davazusto, - Caeria holmsi. - Tqveni ambavi ise<br />
sainteresoa, rom amdagvari ram Cems sicocxleSi marTlac ar momismenia. mxolod<br />
is miTxariT, rodis miiRo werili da ra dro gavida im dRemde, roca igi<br />
guburaSi Camxobili ipoveT.<br />
- werili 1883 wlis aT marts miviReT. TviTon ki viTomda es TviTmkvleloba<br />
Svidi kviris Tavze, or maiss Caidina.<br />
- gmadlobT, gTxovT ganagrZoT.<br />
- Seudga Tu ara mamaCemi samkvidros marTvas, maSinve daJinebiT movTxove, meore<br />
sarTuli, romelic mudam daketili iyo, kargad gavCxrikoT-meTqi. Cven iq TiTqris<br />
yuTi vipoveT, magram carieli dagvixvda. yuTs SigniTa mxares patara qaRaldi<br />
hqonda mikruli da zed igive inicialebi: `k.k.k.~ ewera. patara mikrul qaRalds<br />
qveviT kidev iyo erTi warwera: `werilebi, samaxsovro baraTebi, xelwerilebi da<br />
reestri~. Cveni azriT, polkovnikma openSoum swored es qaRaldebi daswva. garda<br />
amisa, zemoT sarTulSi sayuradRebo aRaraferi gvinaxavs. marTalia, iq miyrilmoyrili<br />
auarebeli Canaweri da qaRaldi eyara, magram isini, mxolod biZaCemis<br />
amerikaSi cxovrebis xanas Seexebodnen. bevri maTgani omis droindeli iyo da<br />
biZaCemis samxedro karieris amsaxvel cnobebs Seicavda. maTi gacnobis Sedegad<br />
SevityveT, rom polkovniki openSou samxedro davalebebs pirnaTlad asrulebda da<br />
umcros-ufrosebSi mamaci meomris saxeli hqonda moxveWili. danarCeni qaRaldebi<br />
samxreTi Statebis politikuri cxovrebis axleburad gardaqmnas Seexebodnen da<br />
imas adasturebdnen, rom polkovniki openSou samxreTis Statebis damarcxebis<br />
Semdegac CrdiloeTis politikur moRvaweT opoziciaSi edga da sicocxles<br />
umwarebda.<br />
ase da amrigad, 1884 wlis dasawyisSi gaxldaT, mama rom harSemSi Camovida da<br />
samkvidro miiRo. 1885 wlis 4 ianvaramde yvelaferi kargad midioda. am dRes<br />
sasauzmed rom davsxediT, mamaCemma uceb wamoiyvira. mas erT xelSi konverti<br />
eWira, meoreSi xelisgulze ki forToxlis xuTi marcvali eyara. igi mudam<br />
dacinviT igonebda polkovnikis garSemo arsebul Worebs, magram imnairi amanaTi<br />
rom TviTonac miiRo, SeeSinda.<br />
`ras unda niSnavdes es yovelive, jon?~ - mkiTxa me.<br />
konvertis danaxvaze guli gameyina.<br />
`isev is wyeuli `k.k.k.~ aris~, - vuTxari me.<br />
mamam konvertis SigniT Caixeda, - diax, konvertis SigniTac igive asoebia<br />
gamoyvanili, magram maT qveS raRa warweraa?<br />
mamas Tavze davadeqi da minaweri wavikiTxe: `qaRaldebi mzis saaTis qveS daawyveT~.<br />
`ra qaRaldebi, an sad mzis saaTis qveS unda davawyo? - warmoTqva<br />
gakvirvebulma.~<br />
`mzis saaTi ki baRSi gvaqvs, magram qaRaldebi rom ganadgurebulia?~ - vuTxari<br />
me.<br />
`fuh! - guladad warmoTqva mamam, - Cven civilizebul qveyanaSi vcxovrobT da<br />
aseTi sisulelis ar unda gveSinodes. saidanaa gamogzavnili werili~.<br />
`dandidan~, - vupasuxe me, roca safosto markas davxede.<br />
`viRacis ukbilo xumroba iqneba, - Tqva man, - ra saqme maqvs mzis saaTsa da<br />
raRac qaRaldebTan. amnair sisuleles kacma yuri ar unda aTxovos~.<br />
`me Tqvens adgilze policias Sevatyobinebdi~, - gavafrTxile mSobeli.<br />
`rom masxrad amigdon, eSiniao, ara? amnair rames me ar vizam~.<br />
`maSin me Sevatyobineb~, - SevTavaze mamas Cemi daxmareba.<br />
`araviTar SemTxvevaSi! aseT sisuleleze xmauris atexva ar Rirs~.<br />
igi jiuti adamiani gaxldaT da masTan kamaTi ara Rirda. me ki guli av saqmes<br />
miwinaswarmetyvelebda da sevda momeria.
werilis miRebidan mesame dRes mama erTi Tavisi kargi megobris maiori friibodis<br />
sanaxavad gaemgzavra. friibodi portsdaun hilSi erT-erTi fostis ufrosad<br />
msaxurobs. me Zalian gamexarda, mama rom saxlidan wavida, Cemi mokle WkuiT agre<br />
megona, safrTxe marto Sin myofs moeloda. vaglax, rom Sevcdi! mamis<br />
gamgzavrebis meore dRes maioris xeliT gamogzavnili depeSa miviRe, mTxovda,<br />
male Camodio. mama carcis erT-erT maRaziaSi vnaxe TavgaCexili. carcis aseTi<br />
maRaroebiT xom savsea Cveni mxare. igi ugrZnoblad iwva da gons movla aRarc<br />
ewera. etyoba, farhemidan saRamoTi gamoemgzavra, radgan iqaurobas ar icnobda,<br />
xolo carcis maRaroebi SemouRobavia. nafic msajulTa sasamarTlos ar gasWirvebia<br />
mieRo dadgenileba: `ubeduri SemTxvevis Sedegad gardacvlili~. mis sikvdilTan<br />
dakavSirebuli yvela faqti didi sifrTxiliTa da gulmodginebiT Seviswavle,<br />
magram iseTs verafers wavawydi, rom mokles-meTqi, mefiqra. Zaladobis niSnebi ara<br />
Canda, kvalis arsad iyo, gaZarculi ar gaxldaT da gzazec ucxo aravin yofila.<br />
magram mainc saWirod mimaCnia giTxraT, Cems gonebas ar Sordeboda is azri, rom<br />
mamaCems xafangi dauges da mokles.<br />
aseTi avismomaswavebeli ambebi uZRoda win naanderZevi qonebis miRebas. Tqven<br />
albaT mkiTxavT, ratom ara vTqvi uari memkvidreobaze. gipasuxebT, Cemi azriT,<br />
momxdari ambebi dakavSirebuli iyo raRac incidentTan biZaCemis cxovrebaSi da<br />
safrTxe, romel saxlSiac ar unda mecxovra, mainc ganuyrelad Tan mdevda.<br />
Cemi sawyali mama 1885 wlis ianvarSi gardaicvala da mas mere ori weli da rva<br />
Tve gavida. am xnis manZilze harSemSi Tavs bednierad vgrZnobdi da vimedovnebdi,<br />
rom is wyevla, romelmac Cveni ojaxis ufrosi Taoba adrianad Caiyvana saflavSi,<br />
me aRar mdevnida. magram Turme Tavs tyuilad vinugeSebdi. guSin diliT mec imave<br />
mdgomareobaSi aRmovCndi, rogorSiac am ori wlisa da rva Tvis winaT mamaCemi<br />
iyo.<br />
axalgazrda kacma jibidan daWmuWvnili konverti amoiRo, magidisaken Sebrunda da<br />
sufraze forTxolis xuTi cali gamxmari kurka dahyara.<br />
- ai, konverti, - ganagrZobda igi, - safosto marka londonisa aqvs, aRmosavleTi<br />
mxare. SigniT igive sityvebi sweria, rac mamaCemis mier miRebul werilSi ewera.<br />
- ra moimoqmedeT, - hkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- araferi.<br />
- araferi?<br />
- marTali rom giTxraT, - Tqva esa da Cvenma stumarma saxe TeTr, gamxdar<br />
xelebSi Camala, - ise vifiqre, rom saSveli arsiT iyo da gvelis danaxvaze<br />
adgilze gaognebuli kurdReliviT damemarTa. SeiZleba winaaRmdegobis gaweva<br />
uazrobaa, me cudubralod vebRauWebi imeds da ulmobelsa da dauZlevel Zalas<br />
vfiqrob win aRvudge. iqneb marTlac araa saSveli da Cemi dacva aRaravis ZaluZs.<br />
- sisulelea aseTi laparaki, - wamoiZaxa holmsma. - Tqven an aqtiurad<br />
imoqmedebT, an daiRupebiT. mxolod energiul moqmedebas SeuZlia Tqveni xsna<br />
gansacdelisagan. axla sasowarkveTis dro araa.<br />
- me viyavi policiaSi.<br />
- ho, mere?..<br />
- maT Cemi monaTxrobi rom moismines, sicilad ar eyoT. me darwmunebuli var,<br />
rom policiis inspeqtors es werilebi xumrobad miaCnia, xolo Cemianebis sikvdili<br />
SemTxveviTobad, romelic ubralod daemTxva am werilebis mosvlis TariRs.<br />
holmsis muStma haeri gaapo.<br />
- daujerebeli gonebasustobaa, - wamoiyvira man.<br />
- maT mainc gamomayoles polismeni, romelic saxlSi CemTan erTad iqneba.<br />
- aqac Tan mogyvaT?<br />
- ara, nabrZanebi aqvs Cems saxlSi iyaraulos.<br />
holmsma isev gaaqnia muStebi haerSi.
- ratom moxvediT CemTan? - Tqva man. - rac mTavaria, ratom maSinve ar<br />
moxvediT, roca es ambavi SegemTxvaT?<br />
- ar vicodi Tqveni arseboba. dRes maior prendergasts SevCivle Cemi uimedo<br />
mdgomareoba da man TqvenTan mosvla mirCia.<br />
- Tqven werili ori dRis winaT miiReT. moqmedebac adre unda dagewyoT. garda<br />
imisa, rac Cven gviTxariT, me vfiqrob, Tqven sxva monacemebi ar unda gqondeT.<br />
iqneb raime iseTi wvrilmani gaqvT, rac saqmeSi mogvexmareba?<br />
- aris erTi sagani, - gviTxra jon openSoum. - man miiCxrik-moiCxrika paltos<br />
jibeebi, iqidan lurji, gamoxunebuli qaRaldis nagleji amoaTria, da magidaze<br />
dasdo. - rogorc maxsovs, - daiwyo openSoum, - roca biZaCemma qaRaldebi cecxlSi<br />
Sehyara, is patara kidis nawilebi, rac cecxls gadaurCa, swored am ferisa<br />
gaxldaT. es erTi furceli SemTxveviT gadarCenoda dawvas da misi oTaxis iatakze<br />
egdo. aq garda forToxlis marcvlebisa sxva araferia naxsenebi da meeWveba, rom<br />
qaRaldi rameSi dagvexmaros. Cemi azriT, es qaRaldi romeliRac dRiuridan<br />
amovardnili furceli unda iyos. xelwera biZaCemisaa.<br />
holmsma lampa Semoabruna da Cven oriveni qaRaldisaken davixareT, rom<br />
wagvekiTxa. qaRaldis cali mxare ise uswormasworo gaxldaT, rom cxadi iyo<br />
marTlac romeliRac dRiuridan unda yofiliyo amovardnili. maRla ewera: `marti,<br />
1869 w.~ dabla ki gaugebari minawerebi mosdevda: -<br />
4-Si. hadsoni movida. isev Zveli platforma.<br />
7-Si. marcvlebi gaegzavna mak-koulis, paramors da sent avgustinel jon sveins.<br />
9-Si mak-kouli gaecala.<br />
10-Si jon sveini gaecala.<br />
12-Si. estumrnen paramors. yvelaferi rigzea.<br />
- gmadlobT! - Tqva holmsma, - qaRaldi dakeca da patrons daubruna. - axla<br />
dro aRar unda davkargoT. imis droc araa, rom is gavarkvioT, rac Tqven miambeT.<br />
Tqven unda saxlSi dabrundeT da imoqmedoT.<br />
- ra unda gavakeTo?<br />
- axla marto erTi ramaa gasakeTebeli da isic dauyovnebliv. Tven is qaRaldi,<br />
romelic Cven gviCveneT, TiTbris yuTSi unda CadoT da werilSi miTiTebul<br />
adgilze moaTavsoT. yuTSive unda CadoT werili, romelSiac mkiTxvels auwyebT,<br />
rom Tqvenma biZam yvela sxva qaRaldi cecxls misca da mxolod erTaderTi<br />
gadaurCa dauwvavi. Tqven es teqsti iseTi sityvebiT unda SeadginoT, rom maT<br />
daijeron. rogorc ki yovelives morCebiT, TiTqris yuTi mzis saaTs qveS dadgiT.<br />
xom gasagebia, rac giTxariT?<br />
- gasagebia.<br />
- axla SurisZiebisa da sxva grZnobebis ayolis dro araa. Cemi azriT, Cven<br />
SegviZlia amas kanonis saxeliT mivaRwioT. maT uve mzada aqvT qseli, Cven ki<br />
axla unda daviwyoT maxis dageba. amjerad, umjobesia is safrTxe aviciloT,<br />
romelic Tqven geliT. mere ki SeiZleba am saidumloebiT moculi ambis gaxsna da<br />
damnaSaveTa dasja.<br />
- gmadlobT, - uTxra holmss axalgazrda kacma, Tan wamodga da labadis Cacma<br />
daiwyo. - Tqven me sicocxle damibruneT da guls imedic STaminergeT. yvelafers<br />
ise gavakeTeb, rogorc mirCieT.<br />
- dro ar dakargoT da rac mTavaria, Tavs gaufrTxildiT, vinaidan Tqven<br />
marTlac realuri da garduvali safrTxe gemuqrebaT. ukan ra gziT unda<br />
dabrundeT?<br />
- vaterloodan matarebliT waval.<br />
- jer cxra saaTic araa. quCaSi bevri xalxi iqneba, ase rom darwmunebuli var,<br />
Sin mSvidobiT mixvalT. Tqven Tavs Zalian unda gaufrTxildeT.<br />
- iaraRic maqvs.<br />
- eg kargia. xvalidanve Sevudgebi Tqvens saqmes.
- maS, horSemSi gnaxavT, ara?<br />
- ara, Tqveni saqmis saidumlo gasaRebi londonSia da mec aq unda veZebo.<br />
- maSin erT an or dReSi TviTon moginaxulebT da TiTberis yuTisa da<br />
qaRaldebis ambavs mogaxsenebT. axla ki waval da rac rCeva momeciT, yvelafers<br />
swored ise Sevasruleb. - igi dagvemSvidoba da xeli magrad CamogvarTva. gareT<br />
isev ise umowyalod stvenda da zuzunebda qari, wvimac isev ise saSineli ZaliT<br />
exeTqeboda fanjrebs. es ucnauri da veluri ambavi TiTqos qariSxalma Semogvigdo<br />
oTaxSi da axla imave qariSxalma STanTqa. iseve, rogorc Relvis dros zRvam icis<br />
xolme wyalmcenareTa napirze gamoriyva da mere isev ukan waReba.<br />
holmsi ramdenime xans gayursuli ijda da cecxlis enebs Sehyurebda. mere Cixubi<br />
gaabola, savarZelSi gadawva da Tambaqos wreebad daxveul bols akvirdeboda,<br />
romlebic erTmaneTs WerTan eweodnen.<br />
- me mgonia, uotson, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - rom aseTi fantasturi saqme jerac<br />
ara gvqonia.<br />
- Tu oTxTa niSans ar CavTvliT, maSin marTlac agrea.<br />
- ara, me mainc mgonia, rom jon openSou ufro met gansacdelSia Cavardnili da<br />
ufro didi safrTxe emuqreba, vidre Soltos emuqreboda.<br />
- magram gaqvT ki Tqveni mosazreba imaze, openSous ra safrTxe emuqreba?<br />
- eg raRa sakiTxavia, roca ori magaliTi TviTonve openSoum daasaxela?<br />
- maS, amixseniT, raSia saqme? vinaa es `k.k.k.~ da ra dauSava am ubedurma ojaxma?<br />
Serlok holmsma Tvalebi milula, idayvebi savarZels daayrdno da TiTebis<br />
boloebi erTmaneTs miaWylita.<br />
- idealuri moazrovne, - wamoiwyo man Cems sapasuxod, - erTi romelime<br />
faqtidan, romelic man naxa, ara marto im jaWvis Semadgenel rgolebs dasZebnis,<br />
romelmac am faqtamde migviyvana, aramed im Sedegebsac iwanaswarmetyvelebs,<br />
romlebic am faqtidan gamomdinareoben. rogorc kiuves SeeZlo cxovelis erTi<br />
napovni Zvlidan mTeli ConCxi aRedgina, ise moazrovnem unda SesZlos<br />
incindentTa seriidan, erTi romelime Seswavlili rgolis safuZvelze, zustad<br />
daadginos yvela danarCeni rgoli, rogorc incindentis winaT momxdari, iseve<br />
misgan momdinare Cven jerjerobiT ara gvaqvs xelmosakidebeli Sedegi, da, misi<br />
miRweva marto gonebiT SeiZleba. problea SeiZleba gadawyvetil iqnas mxolod<br />
saqmis gulmodgine SeswavliTa da kvleva-ZiebiT, da maSin igi CixSi moaqcevs<br />
yvelas, vinc saqmis gaxsnas da problemis gadaWras mxolod gonebis SemweobiT<br />
lamobs. Tu azrovnebis xelovnebis ayvana umaRles doneze gvinda, maSin<br />
moazrovnes unda SeeZlos ara marto yvela faqtis gamoyeneba, romelic TviTon<br />
icis da mis gankargulebaSia, aramed imisic, rac kacobriobis codnis salaroSia da<br />
sxvebs moupovebiaT. aq SeuZlebeli araferia, radgan adamians SesaZlebloba aqvs<br />
ara marto Tavisi, aramed sxvisi codniT mopovebuli Sromis nayofi Tavis saqmeSi<br />
warmatebiT gamoiyenos. am SemTxvevaSi me TviTon ase moviqeci. Tu sworad maxsovs,<br />
erTxel, Cveni megobrobis adreul dReebSi Tqven sxvadasxva disciplinebSi Cemi<br />
codna SeafaseT.<br />
- diax, - vupasuxe me siciliT, - is iyo araCveulebrivi dokumenti. filosofiaSi,<br />
astronomiasa da politikaSi, rogorc maxsovs, noli dagiwereT, botanikis codna<br />
cvalebadi gqondaT, geologia Rrmad icodiT, radgan qalaqis garSemo ormocdaaTi<br />
milis manZilze talaxisa da miwis yvela nairsaxeobaSi safuZvlianad erkveodiT,<br />
qimiaSi Tqveni codna eqscentrikulad Sevafase, anatomiaSi - arasistematurad,<br />
sisxlis samarTlisa ki - unikalurad. garda amisa vwerdi, rom iyaviT: mevioline,<br />
mokrive, mofarikave, samarTlis mcodne da Tavis mteri, vinaidan sakuTar<br />
organizms kokainiTa da TambaqoTi iwamlavdiT. aseTi iyo, rogorc maxsovs, Cemi<br />
analizis ZiriTadi punqtebi.<br />
bolo punqtis xsenebaze holmss Caecina.
- me vambobdi da vambob, - daiwyo man, - rom adamianma Tavisi gonebrivi salaro<br />
im codniT unda Seavsos, risi gamoyenebac SeuZlia, danarCeni ki Tavisi<br />
biblioTekis Taroebze unda ganalagos da saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi gamoiyenos. iseTi<br />
saqmis kvleva-ZiebisaTvis, rogorsac am RamiT gadavawydiT, saWiroa Cveni yoveli<br />
resursis racionalurad gamoyeneba. aba, erTi Tarodan amerikuli enciklopediis is<br />
tomi gadmoiReT, romelic aso `k~-zea. gmadlobT. axla avwon-davwonoT Seqmnili<br />
situacia da vnaxoT, ra daskvnebis gakeTeba SegveZleba. pirvelyovlisa unda<br />
vivaraudoT, rom polkovnik openSous hqonda Zalian didi sababi imisaTvis, rom<br />
amerika daetovebina. mis asakSi myofi xalxi agre advilad ar aRalatobs Tavis<br />
wes-Cveulebebs. arc isa mjera, rom mas umizezod, erTi axuSturebiT SeeZlo<br />
floridis SesaniSnavi klimatis nacvlad inglisis provinciuli qalaqis cxovrebaze<br />
gacvla. inglisSi yofnis dros mis Zlier miswrafebas ganmartoebisaken im azramde<br />
mivyavarT, rom mas riRacis an viRacis eSinoda. amrigad, Cvens samuSao hipoTezad<br />
unda miviRoT, rom amerika polkovnikma openSoum viRacis an riRacis SiSiT<br />
miatova. imaze, Tu ram gamoiwvia aseTi Zlieri SiSi, Cven SegviZlia vimsjeloT<br />
mxolod im avismomaswavebeli werilebis mixedviT, romlebic miiRes TviTon<br />
polkovnikma da misma memkvidreebma. Tqven naxeT im werilebze dakruli safosto<br />
markebi?<br />
- pirveli pondiSeridan iyo gamogzavnili, meore - dandidan, mesame ki -<br />
londonidan.<br />
- aRmosavleT londonidan. - CaurTo man. - ra daskvna SegiZliaT gaakeToT<br />
aqedan?<br />
- yvela eg dasaxelebuli adgili saokeano gemebis sadgomi navsadgurebia. albaT<br />
werilebis gamomgzavni marTlac gembanze yofiliyo. axla am saqmes sxva kuTxidan<br />
SevxedoT. pondiSeridan gamogzavnili muqaris werilis miRebisa da muqaris<br />
sisruleSi moyvanamde Svidma kviram ganvlo, dandidan - ki mxolod oTxma Tu<br />
samma dRem. gulisxmaSi gagdebT Tu ara, uotson, es ambebi?<br />
- pirvel SemTxvevaSi ufro metma drom ganvlo muqaris sisruleSi moyvanamde.<br />
- magram werilsac xom unda didi gza ganevlo, vidre adresats miaRwevda.<br />
- maSin ar mesmis, raSia saqme.<br />
- savaraudebelia, rom gemi, romelzec werilis gamomgzavni imyofeboda, ialqniani<br />
iyo. Cans, isini, vidre Tavisi misiis sisruleSi moyvanas daiwyeben, TavianT<br />
msxverpls winaswar afrTxileben, xom naxeT, dandidan miRebul muqaras saqmec ra<br />
male moadevnes. isini rom pondiSeridan orTqliT maval gems gamohyolodnen,<br />
maSin inglisSi werili da werilis gamomgzavnebi erTdroulad Camovidodnen.<br />
magram werilis miRebidan maT gamoCenamde Svidma kviram ganvlo. es Svidi kvira<br />
ki, Cemi azriT, drois is monakveTia, ra droiTac pondiSeridan orTqliT mavalma<br />
gemma ialqnian gems gamouswro.<br />
- SesaZlebelia.<br />
- me namdvilad agre mgonia. axla Tqven kargad xedavT, Tu ramdenad saxifaTo<br />
saqmesaa gadayrili Cveni openSou da ratom gavafrTxile ramdenjerme, Tavs<br />
mouareT-meTqi. werilis avtorebs muqara sisruleSi mohyavdaT mxolod im drois<br />
ukanasknel momentSi, rac werilis gamogzavnis adgilidan, daniSnulebis adgilamde<br />
ialqniani gemis mgzavrobisaTvis iyo saWiro. jon openSous saxelze miRebuli<br />
werili ki londonidanve aris gamogzavnili da amdenad Cven ver<br />
gaviTvaliswinebT, ramden xans acdian werilis avtorebi adresats davalebis<br />
sisruleSi moyvanas.<br />
- RmerTo Cemo, - wamoviZaxe me, - ras unda niSnavdes es ulmobeli devna?<br />
- cxadia, im dokumentebiT, romlebic openSoum daswva, sasicocxlod arian<br />
dainteresebulni isini, vinc ialqnian gemze imyofebian. iq erTi kaci ar unda<br />
moqmedebdes. erT kacs ar SeuZlia ori mkvleloba ise Caidinos, rom winaswari<br />
gamoZieba da sasamarTlo daabnios da yvelas gza-kvali aurios. am saqmeSi
amdenime kacis xeli urevia da Tanac miznad daisaxes, xelSi Caigdon dokumentebi,<br />
radac unda daujdeT da vis xelSiac unda iyos isini. ase da amrigad, Tqven kargad<br />
xedavT, rom `k.k.k.~ erTi kacis ki ara, mTeli organizaciis inicialebia.<br />
- magram romelia es sazogadoeba?<br />
- Tqven arasodes ar gagigoniaT ku kluqs klanze? - daixara da CurCuliT<br />
mkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- arasodes.<br />
holmsma muxlebze dadebuli amerikuli enciklopediis tomi saTanado adgilze<br />
gadaSala da xmadabla waikiTxa: `saxelwodeba ku kluqs klani warmosdgeba SaSxanis<br />
Caxmaxis daketvis dros warmoqmnili xmauridan. es saSiSi saidumlo sazogadoeba<br />
Camoayalibes samxreTis armiis jariskacebma samoqalaqo omis damTavrebis Semdeg.<br />
organizaciam umalve Seqmna Tavisi adgilobrivi ganyofilebebi sxvadasxva StatebSi,<br />
upiratesad ki: texasSi, luizianaSi, orTave karolinas StatebSi, jorjiasa da<br />
floridaSi. organizaciam Tavisi Zalis gamoyeneba politikuri miznebisaTvis daiwyo.<br />
igi principulad ibrZvis zangebisaTvis saarCevno xmis uflebis micemis winaaRmdeg.<br />
organizacia sdevnis an sikvdiliT gzidan iSorebs yvelas, vinc mis Sexedulebebs<br />
ewinaaRmdegeba. maTi mxridan kanonis sastik darRvevasa da sikvdilis misjas mudam<br />
win uswrebda gafrTxileba, romlebsac isini TavianT msxverpls ugzavnidnen. es<br />
gafrTxileba sruldeboda raRac fantastikuri, magram iseTi gziT, rom yvelas<br />
gaego organizaciis xelwera. magaliTad, zogierT StatSi msxverpls muxis Stosa da<br />
foTlebs ugzavnidnen, zogan nesvis Tesls, xolo zogierT adgilebSi forToxlis<br />
gamomxmar kurkebs. miiRebda Tu ara aseT gafrTxilebas samsxverplo, an sajarod<br />
unda gamosuliyo da eTqva, rom hgmobda Tavis adrindel Sexedulebebs, anda<br />
qveynidan gadaxvewiliyo, xolo Tu gafrTxilebisda miuxedavad ar moiqceoda,<br />
sikvdili ar ascdeboda, Tanac iseT formebSi, viTom misi daRupva brma SemTxvevasa<br />
da gauTvaliswinebel ambavTan iyo dakavSirebuli. saqme iseT maRal doneze iyo<br />
dayenebuli, brZolis meTodebi iseT sistemad iyo Camoyalibebuli, rom<br />
organizacias Tavisi arc erTi msxverpli xelidan ar gasxltomia da borotebis<br />
Camdennic araodes aravis umxelia. miuxedavad imisa, rom maerikis SeerTebuli<br />
Statebis mTavrobam da samxreTis mosaxleobis ukeTesma nawilma organizacia<br />
dahgmes da brZola gamoucxades, misi saqmianoba ramdenime weliwads mainc hyvaoda.<br />
1869 wlidan organizaciis saqmianoba moulodnelad Sewyda, Tumca amdagvari<br />
calkeuli SemTxvevebi dRemde kvlav grZeldeba~.<br />
- ai, xom xedavT, - Tqva holmsma da enciklopediis tomi gverdze gadado, -<br />
organizaciis saqmianobis Seneleba openSous samSobloSi uecar gamomgzavrebasTan<br />
raRac kavSirSi unda iyos. jon openSoum xom Tqva, biZaCemma qaRaldebi mTlianad<br />
daswvao. aqedan cxadia, rom polkovniks organizaciis dokumentacia Tan wamouRia.<br />
advili SesaZlebelia openSouTa devnis sababi swored es iyos da, albaT swored<br />
amitom ase umowyalod anadgureben maT sgvarsa da jilags. xom gesmiT, samxreTis<br />
ramden gamoCenil moRvawes ar SeuZlia mSvidad iZinos manam, vidre dRiuri da is<br />
dokumentebi, rac polkovnikma openSoum gamoitaca, xelT ar eqnebaT?<br />
- maSasadame, furceli, romelic Cveni TvaliT vnaxeT...<br />
- sSored iseTi iyo, rogoris molodinic unda gvqonoda. Tu sworad maxsovs, iq<br />
ewera: kurkebi gaegzavnaT a, b, g-so. ese igi, am adamianebs daegzavnaT<br />
gafrTxilebani. mere ewera: `a~ da `b~ gaecalneno (igulisxmeba amerikidan wasvla),<br />
xolo g-s estumrneno. cxadia, `g~ mokles. me mgonia, uotson, Cven erTgvar<br />
naTels movfenT am saqmes, xolo openSous gadarCena damokidebuli iqneba imaze,<br />
ramdenad male Seasrulebs Cems darigebas. amaRam Cven mets veRarafers viRonebT.<br />
amitom gTxovT, Cemi violino momawodoT da amindisa da adamianebis ukeTurobaze<br />
fiqri Cveni mexsierebidan musikis saamo hangebiT gavaqroT.
diliT qariSxali Cadga da mzis sxivebi uzarmazar qalaqs Tvs dawolil nislSi<br />
aqa-iq criatebda. dabla Camosuls Serlok holmsi ukve sasadilo magidasTan<br />
damixvda.<br />
- mapatieT, rom sauzmes uTqvenod Seveqcevi, - moibodiSa man. - winaswar vWvret,<br />
rom openSous dasaxmareblad bevri zrunva damWirdeba.<br />
- ra zomebis miRebas apirebT? - vkiTxe me.<br />
- es damokidebulia imaze, ras momcems saqmis pirveli mokvleva. iqneb, horSemSi<br />
ar miemgzavrebiT?<br />
- ara, sitidan unda daviwyo. zari darekeT da mosamsaxure yavas Semogvitans.<br />
yavis molodinSi dilis gazeTis gadaTvaliereba daviwye. uceb iseT saTaurs<br />
movkari Tvali, rom ZarRvebSi sisxli gameyina.<br />
- holms, - wamoviyvire me, - Tqven ukve daagvianeT.<br />
- ras ambobT! - ikiTxa man da finjani xelidan gaagdo, - meSinoda da velodi,<br />
rom es ubedureba moxdeboda. mainc rogor mouklavT? - is axla ukve mSvidad<br />
laparakobda, magram vatyobdi, rom erTianad amRvreuli iyo.<br />
gazeTis daTvalierebisas TvalSi gvari openSou da saTauri `vaterloos xidze<br />
momxdari tragedia~, - meca. ai, rogor iyo moTxrobili momxdari tragedia:<br />
daaxloebiT aTis naxevarze, policiis konsteblma kukma, romelic vaterloos<br />
xidTan morigeobda, gaigona viRacis yvirili - miSveleTo da wyalSi Cavardnilis<br />
tylaSunsac mohkra yuri. magram Rame Zalian bneli iyo, qariSxali mZvinvarebda<br />
da, miuxedavad ramdenime gamvlelis Tavgamodebuli cdisa, ganwiruli ver<br />
gadaarCines. sagangaSo niSanze mTeli samdinaro policia fexze dadga da gvami<br />
ipoves. damxrCvals jibeSi unaxes konverti, romlis mixedviTac dadginda, rom igi<br />
horSemeli jon openSoua. varaudoben, rom igi vaterloodan gamaval bolo<br />
matarebelze iCqaroda, sibneleSi gza dakarga da samdinaro transportisaTvis<br />
gankuTvnil bilikze moxvda. sxeulze Zaladobis niSani ar aRmoCnda da ueWvelia,<br />
rom mTlad axalgazrda kaci ubeduri SemTxvevis msxverpli Seiqmna. es ubeduri<br />
SemTxveva qalaqis municipalitetma unda gaiTvaliswinos da navmisadgomebs mixedos.<br />
ramdenime wuTs Cumad visxediT. holmsi ase dabeCavebuli da motexili araodes<br />
minaxavs.<br />
- es ambavi Tavmoyvareobas milaxavs, uotson, - warmoTqva man bolos. -<br />
marTalia, Tavmoyvareoba patara grZnobaa, magram am ambavma Cems Tavmoyvareobas<br />
gamanadgurebeli laxvari Casca. openSous saqme axla Cems pirad saqmed iqca da Tu<br />
Semoqmedma janmrTeloba ar wamarTva, mTel bandas gamoviWer. igi CemTan<br />
saSvelad movida, me ki sasikvdilod gavgzavne!.. - holmsi fexze wamoiWra da<br />
oTaxSi aRelvebuli mimodioda. fermkrTali saxe wamoswiTleboda da<br />
nerviulobisagan TiTebs igrexda.<br />
- satanasaviT gaqnili avazakebi ki yofilan, - wamoiZaxa man bolos. - rogor<br />
Seacdines da dabla rogor Caiyvanes? navmisadgomi sadgurisaken mimaval gzaze<br />
rodia. xidze aseT amindSiac ki bevri xalxi iqneboda. raki agrea, vnaxoT, bolos<br />
vin darCeba gamarjvebuli. uotson, axla ki me waval!<br />
- policiaSi?<br />
- ara, me TviTon viqnebi magaTTvis policia. iseT bades movqsov, rom veRarsad<br />
gamifrindnen da policiis xelSi TviTonve Cacvivdnen.<br />
mTeli dRe Cemi saqme mqonda da beikerstritze gvian RamiT davbrundi. Serlok<br />
holmsi jer kidev ar mosuliyo. Ramis aTi iqneboda, roca daRlil-daqanculi<br />
oTaxSi Semovida. igi karadasTan mivida, puri moitexa, Wama dauwyo da Tan wyals<br />
ayolebda.<br />
- mSieri xarT? - vkiTxe me.<br />
- mgeliviT. sul gadamaviwyda, rom saWmeli meWama. dilidan lukma ar Camidevs<br />
pirSi.<br />
- dilidan?
- ho, magisi dro ara mqonda.<br />
- saqme, saqme rogorRaa?<br />
- kargad.<br />
- ipoveT gasaRebi?<br />
- diax, da axalgazrda openSou male SurnaZiebi iqneba. am avazakebs maTive<br />
iaraRiT unda vebrZoloT da maTive satanuri daRi unda davasva. cudi azria?<br />
- ras gulisxmobT? ver mivxvdi.<br />
man karadidan forToxali gamoiRo, daWra da Teslis kurkebi gamoacala. mere xuTi<br />
gadaTvala da konvertSi Cayara. konvertis SigniT S. h. waawera, xolo konvertze<br />
- `kapitan jeims kolhauns, ialqniani orCxomeli `martoxela varskvlavi~, savana,<br />
jorjia~.<br />
- es werili kolhauns navsadgurSi dauxvdeba da amaRam aRarc daiZinebs, -<br />
CaixiTxiTa holmsma. - igi am werils, raRa Tqma unda, Tavisi bedisweris<br />
aRsasrulad miiCnevs.<br />
- vinaa kapitani kolhauni?<br />
- esaa meTauri im bandisa, romelmac openSouTa jilagi amoswyvita. me sxvebsac<br />
movuvli, magram kolhauni pirveli iqneba.<br />
- rogor miageniT?<br />
holmsma jibidan qaRaldi amoiRo, romelzedac saxelebisa da TariRebis meti<br />
araferi ewera.<br />
- mTeli dRe loidis registraciis Jurnalis Cxrekasa da Zveli qaRaldebis qeqvas<br />
movundi. ra gemic ki pondiSeridan 1883 wlis ianvar-TebervalSi londonSi<br />
Semosula, yvelas asaval-dasavali Sevityve. sul ocdaTeqvsmeti gemi yofila iseTi<br />
wyalwevisa, romelic me mainteresebda. maT Soris erT-erTma - `martoxela<br />
varskvlavma~ uceb miipyro Cemi yuradReba, radgan pondiSeridan mas kursi<br />
pirdapir londonisaken auRia. amasTanave am gemis saxeli amerikis erT-erTi Statis<br />
zedmeti saxelia.<br />
- mgoni, texasisa, ara?<br />
- kargad ar vicodi da arc axla vici, romlisa, magram eWviT vgrZnobdi, rom ase<br />
iyo. magram is ki vicodi, rom gemi amerikuli warmoSobisa unda yofiliyo.<br />
- mere?<br />
- mere 1885 wlis ianvarSi dandis navsadgurSi gavsinje gemebis misvla-mosvla da<br />
davadgine, rom ialqniani gemi `martoxela varskvlavi~ 1885 wlis ianvarSi dandSi<br />
Semovida. Cemi eWvebi TandaTan rwmenad iqca. amis mere amJamad londonSi myofi<br />
gemebis sia gadavsinje.<br />
- da mere?<br />
- da aRmovaCine, rom `martoxela varskvlavi~ londonis navsadgurSi warsul<br />
kviras Semovida. imwamsve elbertis dokebisaken daveSvi, magram adgilze misuls<br />
miTxres, dRes diliT `martoxela varskvlavma~ afra auSva, mdinaris dinebas gahyva<br />
da gezi savanisaken aiRoo. imwamsve depeSa gavugzavne grevezends, magram iqac ver<br />
mivuswari da, vinaidan aRmosavleTis qari uberavs, albaT `martoxela varskvlavi~<br />
axla kunZul uaitTan iqneba misuli.<br />
- axla ra unda hqnaT?<br />
- mTel gemze mxolod kolhauni da oric sxva mezRvauri arian amerikelebi. axla<br />
isini TagvebiviT myavs gamoWerili, vici, rom wuxandeli Rame gemze arc erTs ar<br />
gautarebia. es gemis mtvirTavma muSam miTxra. vidre `martoxela varskvlavi~<br />
savanas miaRwevdes, iq umal safosto gemiT Cemi werili miva, xolo policia<br />
telegrafis saSualebiT Seityobs, rom gemze myof sam jentlmens brali edebaT<br />
adamianis ganzrax mkvlelobaSi.<br />
magram, kaci bWobda da RmerTi icinodao, namdvilad isea. jon openSous mkvlelebma<br />
veRar ixiles holmsisgan gagzavnili forToxlis gamxmari kurkebi, romelic maT<br />
SiSis zafras dascemdaT da gaagebinebda, rom maTze ufro sazriani da gambedavi
adamiani CaudgaT kvalSi. im weliwads buniobis qariSxali Zalian xangrZlivi da<br />
Zlieri gamodga. `martoxela varskvlavze~ savanidan ambis gagebas bevri velodeT,<br />
magram amao iyo Cveni lodini. dabolos, SevityveT, rom `martoxela varskvlavi~<br />
qariSxalsa da Relvas samudamod daetovebina atlantikis okeaneSi.<br />
baskombis velis saidumloeba<br />
coli da me dilis sauzmes SeveqceodiT, roca mosamsaxurem holmsis gamogzavnili<br />
depeSa Semomitana. davxede da ai, ra amovikiTxe: `SegiZliaT Tu ara ori dRiT<br />
ganTavisufldeT? gamomiZaxes baskombis velze momxdari tragediis gamo qveynis<br />
dasavleT nawilSi. Zalian moxaruli viqnebi, Tu CemTan erTad wamosvlas<br />
isurvebT. haeri da peizaJi uCveuloa. Tu wamoxvalT, padingtonidan 11,15 wuTze<br />
gamoemgzavreT~.<br />
- ras ityvi, Zvirfaso, waxval? - alersianad mkiTxa colma.<br />
- ar vici, swored axla imdeni avadmyofi myavs, ver gadamiwyvetia, rogor moviqce.<br />
- imaT Seni kolega anstruTeri mouvlis. am bolo dros feri dakarge da<br />
moRlili adamianis gamometyveleba gaqvs. me mgonia, haerze hofna mogixdeba. esec<br />
ar iyos, holmsis yoveli saqme xom Zalian gainteresebs xolme!<br />
- didi umaduri vinme viqnebodi, rom ar damenaxa, rac mogeba da mosaxveWeli<br />
vnaxe holmsTan megobrobiT da mis saqmeebSi monawileobiT. magram Tu wasvlas<br />
gadavwyvet, amwuTsave unda wavide, vinaidan naxevari saaTiRa damrCa.<br />
avRaneTSi miRebulma sabanako cxovrebis Cvevam saTanadod gamomawrTo da cqvit da<br />
yovelTvis mzadmyof mogzaurad maqcia. aseT dros Tan mudam saxeldaxelo da<br />
Zalian cota ram damqonda xolme. amjeradac uceb movemzade da padingtonisaken<br />
imaze adre gavemgzavre, vidre vvaraudobdi. Serlok holmsi baqanze gamosuliyo<br />
da bolTas scemda. maRali da gamxdari holmsi ruxi feris kostiumSi<br />
gamowyobiliyo da imaze ufro maRali da gamxdari Canda, vidre sinamdvileSi iyo.<br />
- ra kargi hqeniT, rom moxvediT, uotson, - miTxra holmsma. - axla sando<br />
adamiani haeriviT mWirdeboda. aseT dros adgilobrivi policia, an mcdar gzas<br />
adgas xolme, an srul umoqmedobas iCens. Tu matarebelSi kuTxis adgilebs<br />
daiWerT, me bileTebis asaRebad gaveSurebi.<br />
matarebelSi CavsxediT Tu ara, holmsma Tan wamoRebul gazeTebs dauwyo kirkiti,<br />
etyoboda, raRacas daeZebda, xandaxan kiTxvas wyvetda, bloknotSi raRacas iniSnavda<br />
da mere fiqrs eZleoda. ase CavediT relingamde. uceb holmsma mTeli gazeTebi<br />
erTad daaxvia da nivTebis dasawyob badeze daagdo.<br />
- gaigoneT rame, uotson, am saqmeze? - mkiTxa man.<br />
- ara, gazeTebi ramdenime dRea TvaliTac ar minaxavs.<br />
- londonis presas am saqmis Taobaze dawvrilebiTi angariSi Tavis furclebze ar<br />
mouTavsebia. swored axla gadavaTvaliere yvela gazeTi im mizniT, rom<br />
wvrilmanebSi gavrkveuliyavi. ra cnobebic gamaCnia, imis mixedviT Tu vimsjeleb, es<br />
mTlad ubralo SemTxvevaa, magram gamosakvlevad yvelaze Zneli iqneba.<br />
- Tqveni msjeloba pirdapir paradoqsaluria.<br />
- magram namdvilad WeSmariti kia. gamorCeul, araCveulebriv saqmes gasaRebic Tan<br />
axlavs, Cveulebrivi danaSauli ki Zalian Zneli gamosaZiebelia. es mkvleloba,<br />
romlis gamosakvlevadac Cven mivemgzavrebiT, Zalian awewil-dawewili saqmea -<br />
Svils mamis mkvlelobas abraleben.<br />
- maS, mkvlelobis saqmis saZieblad mivdivarT?
- ase varaudoben. me ki vidre piradad ar davadgen faqtebs, winaswar verafers<br />
mogaxsenebT. Tu gsurT, mxolod ramdenime sityviT getyviT am saqmeze Cems azrs.<br />
- baskombis veli herdforSirSi sofel adgilzea da rosidan odnavaa daSorebuli.<br />
qveynis am nawilSi yvelaze didi memamule mister jon terneria. man fuli<br />
avstraliaSi iSova da sul cota xania, rac inglisSi dabrunda. haTerleiSi mdebare<br />
erT-erTi Tavisi ferma man arendiT misca avstraliidanve Camosul mister Carlz<br />
makarTis. isini erTmaneTs koloniaSi gaecvnen da savsebiT bunebrivi gaxlavT, rom<br />
samSobloSi dabrunebisTanave mezoblad dasaxldnen. marTalia, terneri gamdidrda<br />
da makarTi misi arendatori Seiqna, magram am urTierTobas maT megobrobaze<br />
gavlena ar mouxdenia. makarTis erTi Tvrameti wlis vaJiSvili hyavda, xolo<br />
terners amave asakis mxolodSobili qaliSvili, colebi ki orives daexocaT.<br />
TiTqos ingliselTa ojaxebTan urTierTobas gaurbiano, makarTebs misvla-mosvla<br />
aravisTan hqondaT, Tumca sporti orTave mamaSvils uyvarda da doRze<br />
sistematurad dadiodnen. maT ojaxSi ori msaxuri trialebda - erTi kaci da erTic<br />
qali. terners daaxloebiT eqvsiode msaxuri hyavs. ai, yvela is cnoba, risi<br />
Sevsebac am saqmis garSemo SeviZeli.<br />
ivnisis sam ricxvSi, warsul orSabaTs, makarTi daaxloebiT sam saaTze saxlidan<br />
baskombis tboris mimarTulebiT wasula. es tbori baskombis velzea da iq<br />
Camdinari nakadulebisagan aris damdgari. im diliT, saxlidan gamosvlis win,<br />
msaxurisaTvis uTqvams, Zalian unda viCqaro, radgan sam saaTze saqmiani Sexvedra<br />
maqvs daniSnuli da manamde unda movaswro rosSi Casvla da mobrunebao. am<br />
Sexvedris Semdeg ki cocxali aRar unaxavT.<br />
haTerleis fermidan baskombis tboramde milis meoTxedi manZilia da vidre am<br />
gzas gaivlida, igi orma adamianma naxa. erTma moxucma qalma, romlis saxeli<br />
gazeTebSi gamoqveynebul cnobebSi moxseniebuli araa, da mister terneris metyeve<br />
uiliam krauderma. orive mowmem Ziebas uCvena, mister makarTi gzaze marto<br />
midiodao. metyevem isic ganacxada, rom makarTisTan Sexvedris Semdeg cota xanSi<br />
gzaze mis vaJs jeims makarTis gadayria, romelic, misi azriT, albaT mamas<br />
mihyveboda. jeims makarTis mxarze Tofi hqonia Camokidebuli. am Sexvedraze aRarc<br />
mifiqria, magram saRamos rom momxdari tragediis ambavi gavige, maSin gamaxsendao,<br />
uTqvams metyeves.<br />
mama-Svili mas merec unaxavT erTad, rac isini uiliam krauderma dakarga<br />
mxedvelobidan. baskombis tboris garSemo xSiri, daburuli tyea, xolo tboris<br />
napiri lerwmiTaa dafaruli. meveles qaliSvils, Tormeti wlis peiSenz morans,<br />
romelic im dros tyeSi yvavilebis sakrefad yofila, Tavisi TvaliT unaxavs<br />
tboris napirze myofi mama-Svili. man Ziebas uCvena, isini saSinlad Cxubobdneno.<br />
gogonas Tavisi yuriT gaugonia, ra uSveri sityvebiT lanZRavda Turme ufrosi<br />
makarTi sakuTar vaJs da daunaxavs, rogor aRmarTa Svilma xeli sakuTar<br />
mSobelze. bavSvs ise SeSinebia, rom Sin gaqceula da maTi Cxubis ambavi dedisaTvis<br />
uambnia. peiSenz morans dasrulebuli ara hqonia saTqmeli, rom meveles saxlSi<br />
jeims makarTi Sevardnila da uTqvams, mamaCemi tyeSi viRacas mouklavso. igi Zalian<br />
aRelvebuli yofila, uTofod da uqudod SeWrila meveles qoxSi da xelze ki<br />
SeumSrali sisxlis laqebi hqonia. mevele gahyolia da ufrosi makarTis gvami<br />
tboris napiras gaSxlarTuli unaxavs. mokluls Tavis qala raRac blanti da mZime<br />
iaraRiT hqonia CaCeCqvili. aseTi ram SeiZleboda mis Svils Tofis kondaxis<br />
CartymiT Caedina. TviTon Tofi iqve, gvamidan ramdenime iardis daSorebiT<br />
gdebula. am mamxilebeli faqtebis erTobliobis Zieba im azrze dauyenebia, rom<br />
momxdari iyo ganzrax mkvleloba, raSic braleulad jeims makarTi ucniaT.<br />
oTxSabaT dRes braldebuli rosis momrigebel mosamarTles winaSe warmdgara, mas<br />
ki saqme nafic mosamarTleTaTvis gadaucia. aseTia am saqmeze arsebuli mTavari<br />
faqtebi, rac policiisa da ZiebisaTvis aris cnobili.
- amaze ufro saZageli da amazrzeni saqme arc gamigonia, - vTqvi, me. - Tu<br />
danaSaulis arapirdapiri mamtkicebeli sabuTebi odesme gamomdgara damnaSavis<br />
samxileblad, me mgonia, maT swored am SemTxvevaSi moiyares Tavi.<br />
- arapirdapiri mamtkicebeli sabuTebi xSirad Ziebas swor gzas aacdenen xolme, -<br />
mipasuxa Cafiqrebulma holmsma. - isini xSirad erTi mimarTulebiT miuTiTeben da<br />
TiTqos udavod adastureben raimes, magram Tu Seqmnil mdgomareobaSi garkvevas<br />
SevZlebT, naTlad dainaxavT, rom aseT sabuTebs xSirad Zieba mcdari gziT mihyavT.<br />
amJamad yvela da yvelaferi TiTqos jeims makarTis winaaRmdeg SeiTqva, da ac isaa<br />
gamoricxuli, rom mkvleli swored is aRmoCndes, magram mezoblebSi iseTi<br />
adamianebic arian, da maT Soris memamule terneris qaliSvili - mis terneri,<br />
romelTac sjeraT am saqmeSi jeims makarTis ucodveloba. mis ternerma moiwvia<br />
Cveni saerTo nacnobi maZebari lestreidi, rom jeims makarTis interesebi daicvas.<br />
lestreidma ki naxa, rom saqme Tavsatexi da Zneli gadasawyveti iyo da me<br />
gadmomando. da ai axla Suaxnis jentlmeni, nacvlad imisa, rom Sin sauzmes<br />
Seeqceodes, saaTSi ormocdaaTi milis siswrafiT baskombis velze momxdari<br />
tragediis gamosaZieblad miiswrafvis.<br />
- saqme imdenad naTeli Cans, rom vSiSob, Cveni CasvliT braldebuls raime<br />
eSvelos, - vTqvi me.<br />
- yvelaze matyuara ram swored es naTeli faqtebi arian, - mipasuxa siciliT<br />
holmsma. - garda magisa, Ziebis procesSi Cven SeiZleba iseT naTel da cxad<br />
faqtebs gadaveyaroT, rac mister lestreidma ver SeniSna. Tqven Zalian kargad<br />
micnobT da Cems sityvebs kvexnaSi ar CamomarTmevT. Cveuleyriv, me, an<br />
vsargeblob xolme lestreidis Sekrebili mamxilebeli masalebiT, anda mTlianad<br />
uarvyof xolme maT. TviTon lestreids ara aqvs imisi Tavi, rom gamoiyenos<br />
Sekrebili faqtebi, an maTSi gaerkves. ai, Tundac erTi magaliTi, rac axla<br />
gamaxsenda. me sruliad darwmunebuli var, rom Tqvens sawol oTaxSi fanjara<br />
marjvena mxaresaa, imas ki ver getyviT, aseT cxad faqts lestreidi SeniSnavs Tu<br />
vera.<br />
- namdvilad magrea, magram, RvTis gulisaTvis, miTxariT, an Tqven rogor<br />
gamoicaniT, rom fanjara sawolidan rom avdgebi, marjvena mxaresaa?<br />
- Cemo Zvirfaso, me Tqven Zalian kargad gicnobT. vici, rom samxedro kacis<br />
sizuste da sifaqize gaxasiaTebT, amitom pirs yovel diliT iparsavT, xolo<br />
weliwadis am dros ki mzis amosvlis mere iparsebiT. amave dros vamCnev, rom<br />
saxis marcxena mxare marjvenaze cudad gaparsuli gaqvT da, Tu marcxena nawils<br />
aviRebT, igi sruliad uyuradRebod gaparsuli Cans. aqedan daskvna. parsvis dros<br />
es mxare ufro cudadaa ganaTebuli, vidre saxis marjvena mxare. Tqveni xasiaTi<br />
vici da ver warmomidgenia, rom saxeze erTnairad gecemodeT sinaTle da aseTi<br />
SedegiT dakmayofildeT. es ambavi savsebiT trivialuri magaliTia. Cemi warmatebis<br />
saidumloeba swored esaa xolme da iqneb am SemTxvevaSic bedma gagviRimos. am<br />
saqmeSi erTi-ori iseTi odnav saWoWmano sakiTxia, romlebic mxolod dakiTxvebis<br />
dros gaxda cnobili. Cemi azriT, Rirs maTze yuradRebis gamaxvileba.<br />
- siamovnebiT mogismenT.<br />
- rogorc gavarkvie, makarTi maSinve ki ara, roca haTerleis fermidan dabrunda,<br />
maSin daupatimrebiaT. inspeqtoris sityvebs, rom dapatimrebuli xaro, masze didi<br />
STabeWdileba ar mouxdenia. piriqiT, uTqvams, sasjels isedac vimsaxurebo. makarTis<br />
sityvebs, cxadia, bunebrivi efeqti mouxdenia da yvelas yovelgvari eWvi<br />
gahfantvia.<br />
- es xom aRiarebaa, - wamoviZaxe me.<br />
- ara, radgan mas mere makarTis ganucxadebia, Tavs damnaSaved ar vcnobo.<br />
- amdeni mamxilebeli sabuTis Semdeg aseT gancxadebas raRa fasi aqvs?<br />
- piriqiT, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - es erTaderTi sxivia, romelic Camuqebul<br />
RrublebSi moCans. rogori ucodvelic unda iyos, man xom icis, rogorma
damamZimebelma faqtebmac moiyara Tavis mis garSemo. igi rom gajavrebuliyo, rad<br />
mapatimrebTo, anda aRSfoTebuliyo, es ufro saefvod momeCveneboda, vinaidan<br />
Seqmnil mdgomareobaSi gakvirveba da aRSfoTeba ufro arabunebrivad mimaCnia. am<br />
situaciaSi misi gulwrfeloba an imis sabuTia, rom igi ucodvelia, anda misi<br />
sulieri simtkicisa da gansacdelis Jams mxneobisa da TavdaWeris gamomxatveli. rac<br />
Seexeba dapatimrebisas mis mier naTqvam sityvebs, arc isini JRers arabunebrivad,<br />
vinaidan igi mamis jerac gauciebeli gvamis win idga da grZnobda, rom veRarasodes<br />
gamoisyidda im codvas, rac sityvieri da, gnebavT rogorc mevelis patara gogona<br />
amtkicebs, fizikuri Seuracxhofis miyenebis surviliT gamoxata. Tavisi saqcielis<br />
monanieba da kiTxva-dagmoba am SemTxvevaSi misi janmrTeli sulis gamomxatvel<br />
niSnad ufro mimaCnia, vidre danaSaulis aRiarebad.<br />
me Tavi gadavaqnie: - Zalian bevrisaTvis amdeni damamtkicebeli sabuTic ar<br />
wauyenebiaT, ise Camohkides saxrCobelaze.<br />
- marTalia, magram maT Soris SecdomiT dasjilic bevria.<br />
- TviTon eWvmitanili ras ambobs?<br />
- sakuTari damcvelebis gamamxnevebels maincdamainc bevrs verafers, Tumca mis<br />
CvenebaSi aris erTi-ori Camafiqrebeli da azris gamomwvevi punqti. SegiZliaT<br />
misi Cveneba am gazaTebSi waikiTxoT, - Tqva esa da gamomiwoda adgilobrivi<br />
gazeTi, romelSic aseTi ram amovikiTxe: `mister jeims makarTim, moklulis<br />
erTaderTma Svilma, dakiTxvisas aCvena Semdegi: maisis aqeT Sin ar vyofilvar,<br />
bristolidan, sadac sami dRe davyavi, swored orSabaTs, sam ricxvSi davbrundi.<br />
mama saxlSi ar damixvda da mosamsaxure gogom miTxra, mejinibe jon kobTan erTad<br />
rosSi gaemgzavrao. male momesma orTvalas borblebis xmauri da fanjridan<br />
movkari Tvali, rom igi ezodan swrafad gavida. Tofi aviRe da baskombis velze<br />
kurdRlebze sanadirod gavemarTe. gzaze uiliam krauderi Semomxvda. magram<br />
metyeve cdeba, raki imas ambobs, TiTqos mamas vedeqi kvalSi, warmodgenac ar<br />
mqonda, Tu igi Cem win midioda. roca tboramde asiode nabijiRa damrCa, uecrad<br />
gavigone: `guii!~ es iyo mamasa da Cems Soris daTqmuli niSani da ase veZaxdiT<br />
xolme erTmaneTs. win gavqandi da davinaxe, rom tboris win idga. Sevatyve, Cemma<br />
gamoCenam gaakvirva da mkvaxed mkiTxa, aq ras akeTebo. wavlaparakdiT da kinaRam<br />
xeliT SevexeT erTmaneTs, mama Zalian ficxi kaci iyo. roca Sevatyve, misi<br />
ganrisxeba agre advilad ar dacxreboda, gacla vamjobine da haTerleis fermis<br />
mimarTulebiT gavwie. albaT is ormocdaaTi iardic ar meqneboda gavlili, rom<br />
sazarelma yvirilma maiZula ukan davbrunebuliyavi. adgilze misulma mSobeli<br />
TavgaCeCqvili da miwaze gaSxlarTuli vixile. jer isev cocxali iyo, Tavi avuwie<br />
Tu ara, xelebSi Camakvda. ramdenime wams gvamis win daCoqili viyavi, mere avdeqi<br />
da mister terneris meveles saxlisaken gavwie. yvelaze axlos swored misi saxli<br />
idga. yvirilis xmaze, roca mamasTan mivirbine, iq aravin damxvedria da ar vici,<br />
vis unda moekla. igi xalxSi gamosuli kaci ar iyo da Tavisebur karCaketil<br />
cxovrebas eweoda. ramdenadac vici, iseTi aSkara mtrebi arca hyavda. amis mets am<br />
saqmeze verafers vityvi.<br />
gamomZiebeli: giTxraT Tu ara rame sikvdilis win mamaTqvenma?<br />
- mowme: raRac waibutbuta, magram mxolod erTi gavarCie, mgoni, Tagvio, miTxra.<br />
gamomZiebeli: ras unda niSnavdes mere eg Tagvi?<br />
- mowme: CemTvis arafers. me mgoni, ukve abodebda.<br />
gamomZiebeli: ra iyo Tqven Soris tborTan momxdari Cxubis mizezi?<br />
- mowme: amaze mirCevnia ar gipasuxoT.<br />
gamomZiebeli: me moviTxov mipasuxoT.<br />
mowme: namdvilad ar SemiZlia mag kiTxvaze pasuxis gacema. ise ki garwmunebT,<br />
Cvens Selaparakebas im samwuxaro ambavTan, rac moxda, araviTari kavSiri ara aqvs.<br />
gamomZiebeli: amas sasamarTlo gadawyvets. me mgoni, zedmetia imisi axsna, rom am<br />
kiTxvaze Tqveni siCume zians Tqvenve mogitanT.
mowme: miuxedavad amisa, dumils varCev.<br />
gamomZiebeli: me mgoni, sitbva `guiis~ erTmaneTis dasaZaxeblad xmarobdiT ara?<br />
mowme: diax.<br />
gamomZiebeli: maS, rogor moxda, rom mamaTqvens ar daunaxixarT da daTqmuli<br />
niSniT ki geZaxdaT, an ufro uaresi - icoda, rom bristolSi iyaviT da geZaxdaT?<br />
mowme: (SeSfoTebuli) ar vici.<br />
nafici msajuli: roca mama TavgaCexili ixileT, araferi ginaxavT iseTi, rom eWvi<br />
aReZra?<br />
mowme: gansakuTrebuli araferi SemimCnevia.<br />
gamomZiebeli: ras gulisxmobT gansakuTrebulSi, mainc ra naxeT?<br />
mowme: roca tyidan gamovvardi, iseTi aRelvebuli viyavi, mamis garda araferze<br />
mifiqria. marTalia, yovelive Zalian bundovnad maxsovs, magram mamasTan rom<br />
mivirbine, Cemgan marcxniv miwaze raRac ido. maSin ise momeCvena, rom ruxi<br />
wamosasxami, pledi Tu raRac amdagvari iyo. roca fexze wamovdeqi, mindoda menaxa,<br />
ra egdo, magram ukve adgilze aRar damixvda.<br />
- Tqveni azriT, igi manamde gaqra, vidre mSvelelis mosaxmobad waxvidodiT?<br />
- diax, manamde.<br />
- mainc ar SegiZliaT garkveulad TqvaT, ra iyo?<br />
- ara, magram iseTi SegrZneba mqonda, rom iq raRac egdo.<br />
- gvamidan ra manZiliT iqneboda dacilebuli?<br />
- me mgonia, Tormeti iardiT, cota meti an naklebi.<br />
- tyidan?<br />
- aseTive manZiliT.<br />
- maSasadame, roca is nivTi Tu raRac sagani gaqra, Tqvengan Tormeti iardiT iyo<br />
dacilebuli, ara?<br />
- swored agrea, magram me misken zurgSeqceuli gaxldiT.<br />
amiT mTavrdeba mowmis dakiTxva~.<br />
- ukve vgrZnob, - vTqvi me, roca gazeTis kiTxva CavamTavre, - rom gamomZiebeli<br />
aseTi pasuxebis Semdeg makarTis Zalian mkacrad moeqceoda. mas yuradReba miuqcevia,<br />
da arcTu usafuZvlod, im garemoebisaTvis, rom mama Svils uxmobda jer kidev<br />
maSin, roca arc daunaxavs, Tanac, makarTis uari ganucxadebia mamasTan usiamovno<br />
walaparakebis mizezis dasaxelebaze, veraferi sagulisxmo axsna ver miucia<br />
ZiebisaTvis momakvdavi mamis ukanaskneli sityvebis Taobaze. yovelive es ki,<br />
rogorc TviTon gamomZiebels uTqvams braldebulisaTvis, Zalian damamZimeblad<br />
imoqmedebs misi gasamarTlebis dros.<br />
holmsi savarZelSi gasworda da siciliT Tqva:<br />
- Tqvenca da gamomZiebelsac erTi avadmyofoba gWirT: uaryoT yovelive, rac jeims<br />
makarTis mdgomareobas Seamsubuqebs da CaeWidoT yovelives, rac mis mdgomareobas<br />
daamZimebs. zogjer mas did moxerxebasa da gamWriaxobas miawerT, zogjer ki mTlad<br />
ususuri gonebis patronad migaCniaT. ususuris-meTqi, imitom vambob, rom Tu<br />
marTlac aseTi moxerxebuli da gamWriaxi gonebis patronia, rogorc Tqven<br />
fiqrobT, nuTu mamasTan Cxubis mizezad iseTs verafers moigonebda, rom Ziebisa<br />
da nafic msajulTa guli moenadirebina? rac Seexeba mis gamWriaxobasa da<br />
moxerxebas, nuTu imaze kargs verafers moigonebda, rac dakiTxvaze ganacxada:<br />
momakvdavma mamam Tagvi axsena da gvamTan dagdebuli wamosasxami Tu raRac pledi<br />
Cemda SeumCnevlad sadRac gaqrao? ara, ser, me mtkiced davadgebi im azrs, rom<br />
axalgazrda jeims makarTi srul simarTles ambobs da vnaxoT, sad migviyvans es<br />
hipoTeza. axla ki petrarkas patara wignis kiTxviT Seviqcev Tavs da, vidre<br />
adgilze ar mivalT, am saqmeze krints nuRar davZravT. sauzme suindonSi<br />
mivirTvaT. Cemi azriT, oc wuTSi iq gavCndebiT.<br />
daaxloebiT oTxi saaTi iqneboda, roca bolos da bolos straudis mSvenieri veli<br />
gadavlaxeT, sivernis ulamazesi adgilebic ukan movitoveT da patara, magram kopwia
qalaq rosSi SevediT. gamxdari, qrcvins damsgavsebuli, cbieri da mzakvari<br />
Sesaxedaobis kaci baqanze gveloda. marTalia, WuWyis amtani mixakisferi wamosasxami<br />
da Ceqma ecva, romlebic, albaT, nestian adgilas macxovreblisaTvis<br />
zedgamoWrilad mieCnia, magram me maSinve vicani skotlendiardeli lestreidi.<br />
masTan erTad CavediT hirford armzSi, sadac CvenTvis oTaxebi moemzadebinaT.<br />
- vubrZane kebi moeyvanaT, - Tqva lestreidma, roca sauzmes SeveqceodiT, - vici<br />
Tqveni daudegari bunebis ambavi, mainc ver moisvenebT, vidre danaSaulis adgilze<br />
ar CaxvalT.<br />
- Zalian kargad moqceulxarT. - Tqva holmsma, - magram axla mTavaria, ras<br />
gviCvenebs barometri.<br />
lestreidis saxeze gaoceba amovikiTxe.<br />
- ver gavige, risi Tqma gsurdaT, - Tqva man.<br />
- ras aCvenebs barometri? ocdacxra graduss, rogorc vxedav, qari araa da caze<br />
Rrublebi ar moCans. esec ar iyos, mTeli yuTi sigareti maqvs mosawevi, da Tanac<br />
aqauri sawolebi soflisas bevrad ajobebs. ase rom, mgoni, im kebiT dRes ver<br />
visargebleb.<br />
lestreidma Semwynareblad gaiRima.<br />
- Tqven albaT gadaxedeT gazeTebs da ukve CamoayalibeT am saqmeze Tqveni<br />
Sexeduleba, - Tqva man. - yvelaferi dResaviT naTelia d rac ufro mets iZieb,<br />
miT ufro naTeli xdeba. raRa Tqma unda, qalwuls, romelmac am saqmis<br />
gamosarkvevad mogviwvia, uars ver etyvi kaci, miT ufro, rom aseTi lamazi<br />
qaliSvilia. mas gaugonia Tqveni saxeli da Zalian ainteresebs, ra azrisa iqnebiT,<br />
Tumca me ki vuTxari, imaze metis gakeTebas, rac gavakeTe, verc is SeiZlebs-meTqi.<br />
RmerTo, misi etli ukve karTan dgas!<br />
lestreids sityva damTavrebuli ara hqonda, rom oTaxSi iseTi lamazi gogona<br />
SemoiWra, visi msgavsic Cems sicocxleSi ar menaxa. sosanisferi Tvalebi<br />
ubrwyinavda, bage odnav gaepo da Rawvebze mewamuli feri gadahkravda. etyoboda,<br />
aRelvebam TavSekavebisa da moridebis zRvari gadaalaxvina.<br />
- oh, mister Serlok holms! - wamoiZaxa man da xan erTsa da xan meores<br />
Semogvyurebda, vidre qalurma intuiciam Seumcdarad ar ukarnaxa da piri Cemi<br />
megobrisaken ar abrunebina. - rogor mixaria, rom CamoxvediT. swored amis<br />
saTqmelad geaxeliT. mjera, rom jeimsi amas ar Caidenda. minda Zieba ise daiwyoT,<br />
rom yovelive uwyodeT, rac me vici. mTavaria, eWvadac ki ar gaivloT jeimsis<br />
damnaSaveoba. Cven bavSvobidanve vicnobT erTmaneTs, yvela misi onavruli saqcieli<br />
vici da Rrmada mwams, rom ucodvelia. braldeba, romelic mas wauyenes, aSkara<br />
absurdia maTTvis, vinc mas icnobs.<br />
- imedi maqvs, naTels movfenT am saqmes, mis terner, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. -<br />
darwmunebuli iyaviT, Zalasa da Rones ar daviSureb.<br />
- magram Tqven xom waikiTxavdiT Cvenebebs da sakuTari azri geqnebaT? rogor<br />
fiqrobT, raime imedi unda viqonioT Tu ara? Tqven TviTon Tu gjeraT misi<br />
ucodveloba?<br />
- SeiZleba agrec iyos.<br />
- ai, xedavT! - wamoiyvira man da lestreids Sexeda. - gaigoneT, rac miTxra? man<br />
me imedi STaminerga.<br />
lestreidma mxrebi aiCeCa.<br />
- vfiqrob, rom Cemma kolegam Zalian naadrevi daskvna gaakeTa, - warmoTqva man.<br />
- magram is marTalia. oh! vici, rom marTals ambobs. jeimsi amas arasodes ar<br />
Caidenda. rac Seexeba mamasTan momxdar usiamovnebas, amaze imitom arCevs dumils,<br />
rom ambavi me Semexeba.<br />
- Tqven ra SuaSi xarT? - ikiTxa holmsma.<br />
- axla imis dro araa, rom raime davmalo. jeimss mamasTan Cem gamo Zalian didi<br />
usiamovneba hqonda. mister makarTis guliT undoda, rom Cven
davqorwinebuliyaviT. jeimssa da me erTmaneTi da-ZmasaviT gviyvarda, magram igi<br />
Zalian axalgazrdaa, cxovrebaSi gamoucdeli da jer es saqme ver gadaewyvita.<br />
namdvilad mwams, rogorc winaT, axlac swored amitom mouvidodaT Cxubi.<br />
- mamaTqveni, mamaTqveni ra azrisa iyo Tqvens qorwinebaze?<br />
- isic winaaRmdegi gaxldaT. mister makarTis garda am qorwinebis momxre aravin<br />
ar iyo. - qalwuls qorfa Rawvebi Seufaklda, roca holmsma gamomcdeli mzera<br />
miapyro.<br />
- gmadlobT informaciisaTvis, - uTxra man mis terners.<br />
- SevZleb Tu ara mamaTqvenis naxvas, xval rom SemogiaroT?<br />
- mgonia, eqimi magis nebas ar dagrTavT.<br />
- eqimi?<br />
- ar gagigiaT? mama ukanasknel wlebSi Zalian motyda, am ambis gagonebaze ki<br />
loginad Cavarda. eqimi uilozi ambobs, mZime nervuli travma aqvs miRebulio.<br />
mister makarTi iyo is erTaderTi adamiani, vinc mamas jer kidev avstraliidan,<br />
viqtoriidan icnobda.<br />
- ha! viqtoriidano? ase TqviT, ara? es Zalian sayuradReboa!<br />
- diax, maRaroebidan.<br />
- es is oqros sabadoebia, sadac mister ternerma kapitali daagrova, - Tqva<br />
holmsma.<br />
- raRa Tqma unda.<br />
- gmadlobT, mis terner, Tqven Zalian damexmareT.<br />
- Tu raime axal ambavs gaigebT, xval SematyobineT. eWvi ar mepareba, rom<br />
sapatimroSi jeimss inaxulebT. oh, Tu naxavT, mister holms, gadaeciT, rom mjera<br />
misi udanaSauloba.<br />
- aucileblad gadavcem, mis terner.<br />
- axla ki Sin unda gavemgzavro, rom avadmyofi mama movinaxulo. igi uCemobas<br />
Zalian ganicdis. kargad brZandebodeT da RmerTi iyos Tqveni Semwe Ziebis saqmeSi!<br />
- qaliSvili oTaxidan iseve swrafad gauCinarda, rogorc SemoiWra. wamic da<br />
Cvenamde moaRwia adgilidan daZruli cxenebis floqvebis xmam.<br />
- Tqvens magier mwvavs sircxvili, holms, - amayad uTxra lestreidma, wamieri<br />
dumilis Semdeg. - ratom unergavT axalgazrda qals imeds, rom mere guli ufro<br />
Zalumad mouklaT? gulCvili adamiani ar gaxlavarT, magram mimaCnia, rom qals<br />
sastikad moeqeciT.<br />
- vfiqrob, rom jeims makarTis gadavarCen, - Tqva holmsma. - orderi gaqvT, rom<br />
cixeSi movinaxuloT?<br />
- ho, magram orderSi mxolod Tqveni da Cemi gvari weria.<br />
- maSin Cems gadawyvetilebas - dRes saxlidan gareT fexs ar gavadgam-meTqi,<br />
Sevcvli da patimari vnaxoT.<br />
- Zalian kargi.<br />
- Tu asea, axlave wavideT. uotson, Tqven marto albaT moiwyenT, magram or<br />
saaTSi ukanve davbrundebi.<br />
isini sadguramde mivacile, mere kopwia qalaq rosis quCebSi viseirne, bolos<br />
hotelSi davbrundi da wamowolilma bulvaruli romanis kiTxva daviwye, magram<br />
romanis siuJeturi qarga, im tragediasTan SedarebiT, romlis gamosakvlevadac<br />
rosSi CamovediT, imdenad gacveTili iyo, rom wigni ganze visrole da Tavi<br />
sinamdvileSi momxdar ambavze fiqrs miveci. Tu im ubeduri axalgazrda kacis<br />
Cveneba simarTles Seicavda, maSin ra RvTis wyroma da vaglaxi saqme unda<br />
momxdariyo im wamebSi, mamamiss rom dascilda, as ormocdaaTamde iardi gaiara da<br />
ukanve miirbina?<br />
raRac saSineli mkvleloba ki iyo, magram mainc ra unda momxdariyo? iqneb gvamis<br />
dazianebaTa Seswavlas eTqva CemTvis, eqimisaTvis, axali ram? zari daverke da<br />
ukanaskneli kviris adgilobrivi gazeTebi moviTxove, raTa momxdari ambis
dawvrilebiT angariSebs gavcnobodi. qirurgis CvenebaSi naTqvami iyo, rom ukana<br />
mesame Zvali, marcxena Txemis Zvlebi da kefis marcxena mxare raRac blanti<br />
iaraRis dartymiT iyo CaCeCqvili. es adgili xelis mosmiT sakuTar Tavze movnaxe.<br />
kefis Zvlebis ase CaCeCqva mxolod ukanidan dartymiT SeiZleboda. es nawilobriv<br />
mainc xsnida braldebas eWvmitanils, vinaidan igi Cxubis dros mamasTan pirispir<br />
mdgari ixiles. Tumca isic SeiZleboda, rom moxuci makarTi Svilisaken zurgiT<br />
Sebrunebuliyo, magram am ambavze mainc unda mimeqcia holmsis yuradReba. mere<br />
momakvdavis ukanaskneli sityva `Tagvi~ gamaxsenda da axla amaze davfiqrdi. ras<br />
niSnavda igi? yovel SemTxvevaSi, bodva ar unda yofiliyo. adamiani, romelic<br />
uecari dartymis Sedegad kvdeba, arasodes ar bodavs. ara, albaT momakvdavs<br />
undoda SvilisaTvis aexsna, sad wamoewia muxTali bedi da rogor gausworda.<br />
magram raze miuTiTebda es `Tagvi~? didxans vcdilobdi, momakvdavis sityvisaTvis<br />
rame safuZvliani axsna-ganmarteba gamomeZebna. gavixsene ruxi wamosasxamis ambavic.<br />
Tu jeims makarTi marTals ambobda, maSasadame, mkvlels danaSaulis adgilze<br />
Tavisi wamosasxami davardnia da imdeni Tavxedoba gamouCenia, rom mamis uecari<br />
daRupviT SeRonebuli, muxlebze davardnili adamianis iq yofnis dros, misgan sul<br />
raRac Tormetiode nabijze dagdebuli Tavisi wamosasxamis asaRebad dabrunebula da<br />
mere gauCinarebula. ranairi idumalebiT moculi da daujerebeli ambebi iyo<br />
erTmaneTSi gadawnul-gadaxlarTuli. lestreidis Tvalsazrisi da daskvnebi ar<br />
mikvirda, magram holmsis Sinagani rwmena imeds minergavda, rom jeims makarTi<br />
marTlac ucodveli aRmoCndeboda. Cemi azriT, yoveli axali faqti holmsis<br />
mosazrebas amagrebda.<br />
Serlok holmsi rom dabrunda, ukve gviani iyo. igi marto Semovida hotelSi,<br />
lestreidi qalaqSi darCeniliyo.<br />
- barometri isev isea, - Tqva man, roca jdeboda. - netav jer ar gawvimdes da<br />
SemTxvevis adgilze misvla movaswroT. amnair saqmeSi adamianma mTeli Tavisi<br />
codna, energia, gamocdileba unda Caaqsovos da ar mindoda sanam kargad ar<br />
davisvenebdi, mis kvlevas Sevdgomodi. jeims makarTi ki vnaxe.<br />
- mere ra SeityveT?<br />
- araferi.<br />
- araferi axali ar uTqvams?<br />
- araferi. megona, icoda vinac mokla mamamisi da am ambavs malavda, magram axla<br />
darwmunebuli var, rom TviTonac sagonebelsaa micemuli da mkvlelobis garSemo<br />
araferic ar icis. igi swrafad moazrovne da moxerxebuli ymawvili ara Cans,<br />
magram Zalian kargi sanaxavi kia. ise momeCvena, rom wesieri axalgazrda unda<br />
iyos!<br />
- veraferiSvili gemovneba hqonia, - SevniSne me, - Tu marTalia, rom mSvenier<br />
mis ternerze daqorwineba ar surda.<br />
- swored am faqts ukan imaleba uCveulo ambavi. im ymawvils eg qali sigiJemde<br />
uyvars. magram ori wlis winaT, roca TviTon mTlad Rvlipi yofila da skolaSi<br />
gamwesebuli mis terneri ukve xuTi welia TvaliT ar enaxa, marTlac Steri, viRac<br />
bristolel mebufete qals Cavardnia xelSi da masze jvari dauweria. es aravis<br />
Seutyvia, magram warmoidgineT, ra sulieri tkivilebis amSleli iqneboda is<br />
garemoeba, rom jeims makarTis aqeT aZalebdnen im qalze daqorwinebas, romlis<br />
gulisTvisac sicocxlesac ar daiSurebda. man xom icoda, rom es yovlad<br />
SeuZlebeli iyo. ai, swored aseTi sulieri tkivilebis aSlam miiyvana igi<br />
siSmagemde, roca ukanaskneli Sexvedrisas mamam mosTxova mis terners xeli<br />
sTxoveo. mTavari kidev is iyo, vaJs arc sxva ram xelmosakidebeli mizezi gaaCnda,<br />
rom mamis survils win aRdgomoda. rogorc amboben, mister makarTi Zalian<br />
Tavneba da uxiagi kaci yofila. Tu am ambavs Seityobda, Svils samudamod gaagdebda<br />
saxlidan. dapatimrebamde ukanaskneli sami dRe jeims makarTis bristolSi Tavis<br />
jvardaweril colTan gautarebia. mamas ki ar scodnia, sad iyo misi vaJi.
daimaxsovreT es ambavi, igi Zalian sagulisxmo da sainteresoa. Tqven xom iciT,<br />
rom boroti da keTili mudam erTmaneTze gadajaWvulia. rogorc ki bristolelma<br />
mebufete qalma gazeTebidan Seityo, jeims makarTi daapatimres da male<br />
CamoaxrCobeno, weriliT acnoba ymawvils Tavisi aRsareba da moswera, Cemi pirveli<br />
qmari cocxalia da bermudis dokebSi muSaobso. ase rom, jeims makarTisTan mas<br />
aRaraviTari kavSiri ara aqvs. me mgonia, bristoleli qalis aRsarebam jeims<br />
makarTi sulierad gaamxneva da yvela satanjveli gadaaviwya.<br />
- magram Tu jeims makarTi ucodvelia, mkvleli vinRaa?<br />
- vina? Tqvens yuradRebas or garemoebas mivaqvec. pirveli, moklul makarTis<br />
tboris napirze Sexvedra hqonda daniSnuli viRac kacTan da es viRac ar SeiZleba<br />
misi Svili yofiliyo, radgan makarTim isic ar icoda, sad iyo am dros es<br />
ymawvili; meore, mokluli makarTi `goiis~ manamde yviroda, vidre Svilis<br />
dabrunebas Seityobda. am or garemoebas gansakuTrebuli yuradReba unda mieqces,<br />
vinaidan danaSaulis Tavsa da boloSi sworad garkveva mxolod maTi<br />
gaTvaliswinebiT SeiZleba. axla ki Tu gsurT, jorj mereditze visaubroT da<br />
meorexarisxovani ambebi xvalisaTvis gadavdoT.<br />
rogorc holmsma ivarauda, wvima ar movida. mziani da uRrublo dRe dadga. srul<br />
cxra saaTze lestreidi etliT mogvadga. da samiveni baskombis velze, haTerleis<br />
fermisaken gavemgzavreT.<br />
- Zalian seriozuli ambebia, - wamoiwyo saubari lestreidma, - amboben, mister<br />
terneri ise avadaa, didxans ver gaatanso.<br />
- Zalian xandazmulia? - ikiTxa holmsma.<br />
- samocsaa miRweuli, magram koloniidan jangatexili dabrunda da xSirad<br />
avadmyofobs. am saqmem erTob seriozulad imoqmeda mis janmrTelobaze. igi<br />
makarTis didi megobari iyo da Wirsa da lxinSi uangarod exmareboda. rogorc<br />
davadgine, makarTi haTerleis fermis gadasaxadsac ar uxdida mas.<br />
- marTla! es ki Zalze sainteresoa, - CaurTo holmsma.<br />
- oh, diax! makarTis Turme aTasgvarad umarTavda xels. yvelas salaparakod aqvs<br />
gansvenebulisadmi misi sikeTe da uangaroba.<br />
- keTili, magram nuTu odnav mainc ar dagaeWvaT iman, rom esoden mcire<br />
sakuTrebis patroni, sxvis miwaze samadlod Sexiznuli makarTi mister terneris<br />
qaliSvilze apirebda Tavisi vaJiSvilis daqorwinebas? Tanac rogori ambiciiT!<br />
TiTqos sakmarisi iyo jeims makarTis mis terneris xeli eTxova da yvelaferi<br />
rigze iqneboda. es Zalian ucnauri ambavia, miT ufro, rom mister terners am<br />
qorwinebaze krintis daZvrac ar surda. es xom TviTon mis ternerma Tqva. Tu<br />
deduqciis meTods gamoiyenebT, aqedan sakmaod utyuari daskvnebi SeiZleba gakeTdes.<br />
- Cven deduqciis meTodic gamoviyeneT da bevri sxva ramec, - Tqva lestreidma da<br />
Tvali Camikra. - Tu faqtebs gverds avuvliT, maSin yovelgvar Teoriaze laparaki<br />
zedmetia da Cven fantaziis sferoSi gadavalT.<br />
- Tqven marTali TqviT, faqtebis gverdis avla ar SeiZleba, - ironiulad<br />
CaurTo holmsma.<br />
- rogorc ar unda iyos, erTi iseTi faqti mainc davadasture, romlis gverdis<br />
avla da uaryofa ar SeiZleba, - nawyeni kacis kiloTi warmoTqva lestreidma.<br />
- romeli faqti?<br />
- rom makarTi mamam sikvdili sakuTari Svilis xeliT hpova baskombis velze da<br />
rom yovelgvari Teoria, romelic am faqts ewinaaRmdegeba, litoni sityvebi,<br />
sisulele da miqarvaa.<br />
- Tu ara vcdebi, Cven marcxniv ukve heTerleis fermaa, - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- diax, swored isaa.<br />
es iyo kramitis saxuraviani farTod gaSlili orsarTuliani komfortabeluri<br />
Senoba, romelsac kedlebze didi yviTeli xavsis laqebi hqonda. daSvebuli<br />
fardebi da ukvamlo buxrisTavebi saxls pirquS Sesaxedaobas matebdnen, TiTqos is
saSineli danaSauli mZime lodiviT daswoliao. karze davakakuneT da holmsma<br />
mosamsaxure gogos saxlis patronis is fexsacmeli mosTxova, romelic sikvdilis<br />
dros scmoda. mere jeims makarTis is fexsacmelic moiTxova, tborisaken mimavals<br />
rom Caecva. holmsma fexsacmelebi rva Tu cxra adgilas gazoma da mere baskombis<br />
velisaken mimaval biliks gavuyeviT.<br />
kvalSi Camdgari Serlok holmsi erTianad gardaiqmna. vinc mas dinj kacad icnobda,<br />
verafriT ver daijerebda, rom mis win axla igive adamiani imyofeboda. saxeze xan<br />
cecxli wamoenTeboda, xan siSave gadahkravda. farTo Subls qvemoT warbebi or Sav<br />
xazad gawoliliyvnen da maT qvemoT, TvalebSi foladis simtkice Casdgomoda. Tavi<br />
daxrili hqonda, mxrebSi moRunuliyo, tuCebi moekuma da ZarRvebi dabervoda.<br />
cxviris nestoebi nadiris sunnacemi ZaRliviT uTrToda. misi goneba ise STaenTqa<br />
kvalis Ziebas, rom kiTxvebze an sul ar gvpasuxobda, an calybad gadmogvigdebda<br />
erT-or sityvas. igi swrafad da mdumared misdevda im biliks, romelic tborsa<br />
da tyes Soris ipova. am miyruebul, datborebul adgilas aTasgvari nafexuri<br />
moCanda. holmsi xan aCqardeboda, da xan Zalian nela moqmedebda. erTi piroba<br />
SeCerda da mere tboris Semosasvlel gzas daadga. lestreidi da me ukan<br />
davyvebodiT. skotlandiardeli maZebari mis saqmianobas agdebulad da uyuradRebod<br />
ekideboda, me ki Cems megobars didis interesiT Sevyurebdi, radgan mwamda, rom<br />
misi yoveli nabiji saqmis naTel daboloebas aCqarebda.<br />
baskombis tbori siganiT ormocdaaTi iardi iqneboda, napirebi daWaobebuli hqonda<br />
da heTerleis fermasa da mdidar miwaTmflobel mister terneris parks Sua<br />
mdebareobda. tbori Tu siganiT ormocdaaT iardze meti ar iyo, sigrZiT<br />
Tvalsawieramde grZeldeboda da boloSi tyes ebjineboda. xSirfoTlovani tyis<br />
simwvanidan mister terneris wawvetebulkoSkebiani saxli moCanda.<br />
heTerleis mxridan tbors xSiri tye ekvroda. tyesa da tbors Sua iciode nabiji<br />
lerwmebis SqeriT iyo dafaruli. lestreidma zustad gviCvena is adgili, sadac<br />
gvami epovnaT. am adgilze niadagi iseTi sveli iyo, rom gvamis dacemis adgili<br />
mec kargad gavarCie. holmsisaTvis, rogorc mis sxivCamdgar da yuradRebiT<br />
gamomziral Tvalebze SevamCnie, bevri ram gaxda cnobili. igi geSaRebuli maZebari<br />
ZaRliviT mirbod-morboda, bolos lestreids miubrunda. da hkiTxa:<br />
- ra samZebro samuSao CaatareT tborTan?<br />
- dakbiluli lartyiT mTeli tbori gadavCxrikeT. vfiqrobdi, raime iaraRs an<br />
kvals wavawydebodi, magram rogorc Tqven...<br />
- oh, kmara, kmara! dro aRar iTmens! Tqven marcxena fexs raRacnairad atrialebT<br />
da mis kvals yvelgan tovebT. mas Txunelac ki mihyveboda, Tumca axla magisi dro<br />
araa, kvali lerwmebSi ikargeba. oh, ra ubralod vipovidiT yvelafers, im<br />
kameCebisaTvis rom aq mosvla dameswro. ai, aq mevelis sayaraulodan mosulni<br />
mdgaran da gvamidan Svidi futis manZilze, irgvliv yvelaferi gadauTqeravT. -<br />
man linza amoiRo, wyalgaumtar wamosasxamze dawva, rom ufro axlos enaxa<br />
nakvalevebi da ise ganagrZo saubari, Tumca Tavis Tavs ufro elaparakeboda, vidre<br />
me da lestreids. - ai, axalgazrda makarTis nafexurebi orjer gavlili Cans...<br />
erTxel ise Cqara gaurbenia, rom terfis wina nawilis kvali miwas kargad<br />
damCnevia. quslebis kvali ki sul ar iZebneba. es mis monaTxrobs adasturebs. ise<br />
gaqceula, roca miwaze gaSxlarTuli mSobeli uxilavs. aqvea gardacvlilis<br />
nafexurebi, mas am adgilze win da ukan uvlia. es ki Tofis kondaxis kvalia. ho,<br />
jeims makarTi aq mdgara, roca mamis sayvedurebs ismenda. ha, ha! es raRa<br />
aRmovaCine? fexis wverebis kvali! ra ucnauri oTxkuTxa fexsacmeli scmia! mosula,<br />
wasula da isev dabrunebula. ho, albaT wamosasxamisaTvis dabrunda. magram saidan<br />
movida?<br />
holmsma isev win da ukan sirbili daiwyo. xan TiTqos kargavda kvals, xan isev<br />
poulobda, da manamde irbina, vidre tyis piras mdgari beberi wiflis xis qveS ar<br />
aRmovCndiT. holmsma aqac ipova mis mier mkvlelobaSi eWvmitanilis kvali, isev
pirqve dawva da yuradRebiT CaaSterda. didxans daxoxavda mucelze dawolili,<br />
mere SeCerda, foTlebi da xmeli totebi Seagrova, mtveris sinjic aiRo,<br />
gamadidebeli miniT miwa gasinja da, ramdenic SeeZlo, xis qerqic wamokrifa. iqve<br />
xavsze erTi uswormasworo, dakbiluli qva egdo. holmsma aiRo da kargad gasinja.<br />
mere tyeSi mimaval biliks mihyva da gzamde gavida. iq ki kvali ikargeboda.<br />
- es Zalian sayuradRebo qvaa, - Tqva man seriozuli kiloTi. - Cemi azriT,<br />
marjvniv mevelis saxli unda idges. me morans movinaxuleb, patara baraTs davwer<br />
da wamogeweviT.<br />
aTi wuTis Semdeg etls ukve rosisaken mivyavdiT. holmss isev is qva eWira xelSi,<br />
romelic wiflis qveS ipova.<br />
- am qvam TqvenSi garkveuli interesi unda aRZras. lestreid, mkvleloba swored<br />
am iaraRiTaa Cadenili, - uTxra holmsma.<br />
- magram araviTari niSani qvas ar amCnevia.<br />
- diax, ar amCnevia.<br />
- aba, rogor SeatyveT, rom mkvleloba am qviT moxda?<br />
- qvisqveS balaxi iseve Tavisuflad iyo nazardi, rogorc TviTon mis SemogarenSi.<br />
verc is adgili vipove, saidanac qva aiRes, vinaidan mkvlelobis sxva iaraRi araa<br />
aRmoCenili, am qvas borotmoqmedebasTan pirdapiri kavSiri aqvs.<br />
- mkvleli vinRaa?<br />
- igi maRalia, cacia, marjvena fexiT koWlobs, monadiris Ceqmebs atarebs, ruxi<br />
wamosasxami axuravs, mundStukiT eweva indur sigarebs da jibeSi blagvi dana udevs.<br />
kidev sxva niSnebzec SemiZlia mivuTiTo, magram mis sapovnelad esec kmara.<br />
lestreidma Caicina.<br />
- me jer skeptikurad vuyureb Tqvens namoRvawars, - uTxra man holmss. - Zalian<br />
kargi Teoriaa, magram gaviwydebaT, rom Cven saqme uniWo inglisel nafic<br />
msajulebTan gveqneba.<br />
- vnaxoT, - mSvidad upasuxa holmsma. - Tqven muSaobis Tqveni meTodi gaqvT da<br />
me kidev Cemi. mgonia, saRamos matarebliT dRes londonSi davbrundebi.<br />
- da saqmes Sua gzaze miatovebT?<br />
- ara, davamTavreb.<br />
- saidumloeba rom amoxsnili araa?<br />
- amoxsnilia.<br />
- mkvleli vinaa?<br />
- is jentlmeni, romelic me agiwereT.<br />
- saxeldobr vin?<br />
- igi arc ise Zneli sapovnia. aq axlomaxlo bevri xalxi ar cxovrobs.<br />
lestreidma mxrebi aiCeCa.<br />
- me praqtikuli kaci var, - warmoTqva man. - da ar SemiZlia Zebna davuwyo kacs,<br />
romlis Sesaxebac marto is vici, rom caciaa da marjvena fexiT koWlobs. maSin xom<br />
mTeli skotlandiardis sasacilo Seviqnebi.<br />
- keTili, - swrafad gamoepasuxa holmsi, - me mkvlelobis saidumloebis gasaRebi<br />
xelT mogeciT, Tu saqmeSi Caxedva ar gindaT, Zalas ver dagatanT. ai, Tqveni<br />
sadgomic da kargad brZandebodeT. wasvlis win werils mogwerT.<br />
lestreidi Tavisi oTaxis win davtoveT da Cven hotelisaken gaveSureT. sauzme<br />
gawyobili dagvixvda. holmsi wynarad ilukmeboda da raRac fiqrSi iyo wasuli.<br />
etyoba, raRac mZime da mtanjveli azri aekviata, ise Camostiroda cxvirpiri.<br />
roca magida aalages, igi momibrunda da miTxra:<br />
- Zvirfaso uotson, rCeva minda gkiTxoT. ijeqiT mag savarZelSi da yuri migdeT.<br />
pirdapir ar vici, rogor moviqce. sigaras moukideT da yvelafers wvrilad<br />
mogiyvebiT.<br />
- didi siamovnebiT mogismenT.
- roca am saqmis gansjas SevudgebiT, Cven makarTis CvenebaSi or punqtze daviwyeT<br />
WoWmani. me, rogorc gaxsovT, is ori punqti mkvlelobaSi eWvmitanilis<br />
sasargeblod miviCnie, Tqven ki piriqiT. es punqti gaxldaT: erTi is, rom mamam<br />
`goii~, Svilis danaxvamde daiZaxa, xolo meore is, rom momakvdavis ukanaskneli<br />
sityvebidan jeims makarTim marto `eret~1 gaigona. Cveni kvleva-Ziebac am ori<br />
punqtidan unda daiwyos, Tanac winaswar unda davuSvaT, rom braldebulma Ziebas<br />
absoluturi simarTle uTxra.<br />
- maSin sakiTxavia, ras niSnavs `goii~?<br />
- faqtia, rom makarTi amiT Svils ar uxmobda, radgan igi bristolSi eguleboda.<br />
am Zaxilze axalgazrda makarTis gamocxadeba mamisaTvisac moulodneli iyo. `goiis~<br />
Zaxili im adamianisadmi iyo mimarTuli, visTanac makarTis Sexvedra hqonda<br />
daniSnuli. `goiis~ avstraliuria da `modi, gelis~ niSnavs. ase rom, am SemTxvevaSi<br />
makarTis Zaxili ise unda gavigoT, rom igi avstraliel an avstraliaSi namyof da<br />
nacxovreb adamians eloda.<br />
- ras unda niSnavdes momakvdavis ukanaskneli sityva ~eret~.<br />
Serlok holmsma jibidan dakecili qaRaldi amoiRo da magidaze gaSala.<br />
- es kolonia viqtorias rukaa. me is bristolidan gamoviTxove. - man rukis erT<br />
nawils xeli daafara, mere me momibrunda da miTxra: - aba, ra waikiTxeT?<br />
`eret~ - wavikiTxe-meTqi, vuTxari.<br />
mere xeli aswia da kvlav waikiTxeo, miTxra.<br />
`baleret~, - wavikiTxe.<br />
- diax, swored waikiTxeT, - miTxra holmsma. - esaa is sityva, rac mkvlels<br />
hqvian da romlis mxolod bolo nawili gaigona jeims makarTim. momakvdavs<br />
undoda SvilisaTvis eTqva Tavisi mkvlelis saxeli. diax, mkvlels an balereti<br />
hqvia, anda baleretidanaa.<br />
- SesaniSnavad mignebuli ambavia, - wamoviZaxe me.<br />
- diax, es savsebiT naTeli ambavia. axla Tqven xedavT, rom borotmoqmedebis are<br />
TandaTan viwrovdeba. miT ufro, rom arsebobs mesame punqtic - ruxi wamosasxami.<br />
axla Cven mkvlelis Sesaxeb sami monacemi gagvaCnia: igi avstralielia, balereti<br />
hqvia an baleretidanaa da ruxi wamosasxami aqvs.<br />
- ufro garkveulad?<br />
- adgilobrivi mcxovrebia, radgan tbors, fermisa da mister terneris saxlis<br />
meti, garSemo araferi akravs da gadamTieli aq aravin daZrwis.<br />
- marTali brZandebiT.<br />
- mere dRevandeli Cveni eqspediciac erT ramed Rirda. miwaze kvalis aRmoCeniTa<br />
da sxva dakvirvebebiT, me SevZeli mkvlelis vinaobis dadgena, rac gamoTayvanebul<br />
lestreids ganvucxade kidec.<br />
- magram rogor daadgineT mkvlelis vinaoba?<br />
- Tqven icnobT Cems meTods. is xom umniSvnelo wvrilmani ambebis erTobliobas<br />
da maT urTierTdapirispirebas emyareba.<br />
- diax, albaT misi simaRle nabijis saSualebiT gamoiangariSeT, xolo fexsacmlis<br />
ambis garkvevaSi kvali dagexmaraT.<br />
- raRac gansakuTrebuli fexsacmeli ki scmia.<br />
- misi xeibroba saidanRa daadastureT?<br />
- mis marjvena fexs WenWyobSic ki ufro zerele nakvalevi daetovebina, vidre<br />
marcxenas. aqedan is daskvna gamomdinareobs, rom igi tanis mTeli simZimiT<br />
marjvena fexs ar awveboda, ese igi, koWli unda iyos.<br />
- caciaao, saidan moitaneT?<br />
- qirurgis CvenebaSi dazianebis aRweram Tqven TviTonve gagaocaT. uecari dartyma<br />
mokluls ukana mxridan hqonda miyenebuli da isic marcxena mxares. aba, raRa<br />
kiTxva unda, rom es cacias naxelavi unda yofiliyo. mama-Svilis walaparakebis<br />
dros igi xis qveS mdgara da sigarac gaubolebia. adgilze sigaris ferfli
aRmovaCine da mivxvdi, rom mkvleli indur sigaras eweoda. rogorc iciT,<br />
papirosis ferflze me Sroma gamovaqveyne, romelSic as ormoci sxvadasxvagvari<br />
Tambaqos ferfli maqvs Seswavlili da gamokvleuli. ferfls rom wavawydi,<br />
sigaris namwvis Zebnas mivyavi xeli da isic vipovne. diax, is marTlac roterdamSi<br />
damzadebuli induri sigara gamodga.<br />
- mundStuki?<br />
- namwvs rom davakvirdi, zed nakbilarebi ar emCneoda. ese igi, mkvleli sigaras<br />
mundStukiT eweoda. namwvis bolo uswormasworod iyo moWrili da amitom<br />
vivaraude, mkvlels jibeSi blagvi dana unda hqondes-meTqi.<br />
- holms, - vuTxari me, - Tqven mkvlelis garSemo iseTi bade moqsoveT,<br />
romelsac igi ver dausxlteba, da amiT daumsaxurebeli sasjelisagan ixseniT<br />
ucodveli adamiani. Tqven jeims makarTi pirdapir saxrCobelidan CamoxseniT. me<br />
getyviT mkvlelis gvarsa da saxels...<br />
- mister jon terneri, - mogvaxsena hotelis msaxurma da oTaxSi jon terners<br />
SemouZRva.<br />
oTaxSi Semosuls ucnauri da didi STabeWdilebis momxdeni Sesaxedaoba hqonda.<br />
fexiT saxiCroba da dabla Camoyrili mxrebi mnaxvelis TvalSi jon terners<br />
moxucebul kacad aqcevdnen, xolo uzarmazari sxeuli da uxeSad gamokveTili saxis<br />
nakvTebi mis Zlier xasiaTsa da did fizikur Zalas metyvelebdnen. gawewili<br />
wveri, WaRara Tma da dafanCuli warbebi amayi da Zalauflebis moyvare kacis<br />
Sexedulebas aZlevdnen. saxeze moTeTro nacrisferi gadahkravda da cxviris<br />
nestoebis boloebsa da tuCebze silurje moreoda. rogorc ki Sevxede, myisve<br />
Sevatyve, misTvis raRac ukurnebel sens daeria xeli.<br />
- savarZelSi dabrZandiT, - uTxra zrdilobianad holmsma. - albaT Cemi werili<br />
miiReT?<br />
- diax, mevelem momitana. mwerdiT, rom TqvenTan movsuliyavi, raTa Tavidan<br />
amecilebina Sercxvena da aurzauri.<br />
- vfiqrob, rom xalxSi erTi miTqma-moTqma Seiqmneboda, Tu sasamarTloSi<br />
gamosvla damWirda.<br />
- raSi dagWirdaT? - ternerma iseTi sasowarkveTili TvalebiT gahxeda holmss,<br />
TiTqos dasmul kiTxvaze pasuxi ukve mieRos.<br />
- diax, - ufro terneris gamoxedvas upasuxa holmsma, vidre dasmul kiTxvas, -<br />
makarTis mkvlelobis ambavi wvrilad vici.<br />
moxucma saxe veeba xelebSi Cargo.<br />
- RmerTo miSvele! - warmoTqva man. - magram ymawvili kacis daRupvas arc<br />
vapirebdi. patiosan sityvas gaZlevT, rom Tu saqme nafic msajulT gadaecemodaT<br />
gansaxilvelad, yovelives vaRiarebdi.<br />
- moxaruli var, rom magas ambobT, - mkacrad Tqva holmsma.<br />
- Tu Cemi patara gogona ara, yovelives axlac vityodi. magram simarTlis gageba<br />
mas guls gauxeTqavs. Cemi dapatimreba misTvis Zalian Zneli asatani iqneba.<br />
- SeiZleba arc dagapatimron? - warmoTqva holmsma.<br />
- rogor?<br />
- me xom policiis oficialuri TanamSromeli ara var. me swored Tqvenma<br />
qaliSvilma momiwvia aq da misi interesebi unda davicva: axalgazrda makarTi<br />
sapyrobiledan unda gamovides.<br />
- me momakvdavi var, - Tqva moxucma ternerma. - karga xania, rac Cems sxeuls<br />
diabeti xravs. eqimis aziT, albaT erT Tvesac ver gavatan, magram sapatimroSi<br />
sulis amoxdas, mainc Cems WerqveS sikvdili mirCevnia.<br />
holmsi wamodga, sawerkalami da qaRaldi moimarjva da magidasTan mivida.<br />
- aba, moyeviT hovelive da mokled Caviwer. Tqven xels moawerT, uotsoni ki<br />
daamowmebs. Tqvens Cvenebas sasamarTlos mxolod im SemTxvevaSi warvudgen, Tu
axalgazrda makarTi ise ver gavaTavisuflebine. Tu mxolod es aucilebeli<br />
ukiduresoba ar maiZulebs, Tqveni saidumlo CemTan erTad daimarxeba.<br />
- keTili da patiosani, - Tqva moxucma da daiwyo: - me mgonia, nafic msajulTa<br />
sasamarTlos Sekrebamde verc gavatan da Cemi ambavi arc mawuxebs. mxolod alisas<br />
gadarCena mwadia. axla ki yovelives Tavidan giambobT. es ambavi didxans<br />
gaWianurda, magram moyoliT male mogiyvebiT.<br />
- Tqven ar icnobdiT gardacvlil makarTis. is kaci ki ara, namdvili satana<br />
gaxldaT. mis klanWebSi moxvedras mtersa da avs ar vusurvebdi. ukanaskneli oci<br />
weliwadi suli amomxada da sicocxle momiwamla. jer imas moiTxrobT, rogor<br />
aRmovCndi pirvelad mis xelSi. es ambavi am saukunis samocian wlebSi oqros<br />
sabadoebze moxda. maSin axalgazrda, jan-RoniT savse kaci viyavi, sisxli miduRda<br />
da yovelgvar sisaZagleze mivdiodi. cud wreSi movxvdi da xeli smas mivyavi.<br />
maRaros is nawili, romelsac me vamuSavebdi, mwiri aRmoCnda. TandaTan Sevijavre<br />
Sroma da cota xanSi Saragzis mZarcvelad viqeci. eqvsni viyaviT da Tavisufal<br />
aRviraxsnil cxovrebas veweodiT. xan rkinigzis sadgurs vecemodiT da vZarcvavdiT,<br />
xanac oqros sabadoebidan momaval furgonebs. swored maSin Semarqves balereteli<br />
Savi jeki da Cvens koloniaSi aqamed axsovT baleretis banda...<br />
erTxel baleretidan melburnisaken dacvis TanxlebiT oqro gaagzavnes. Cven<br />
CavusafrdiT gzad momavlebs da Tavs davesxiT. dacva eqvsi kacisagan Sedgeboda da<br />
Tavdamsxmelebic eqvsni viyaviT. pirveli gasroliT oTxi mcveli movkaliT. magram<br />
roca nadavls davepatroneT, Cvenc samniRa davrCiT. revolveris lula meetles<br />
zed Sublze mivabjine da adgilidan daZvra vubrZane. is meetle gaxldaT makarTi.<br />
RmerTo, netav maSinve momekla, magram davinde, Tumca SevniSne, iseTi avi TvalebiT<br />
Semomyurebda, Cemi saxis damaxsovreba eweda. ase davepatroneT oqros, gavmdidrdiT<br />
da samSobloSi gamovemgzavreT. Cems Zvel amfosnebTan yovelgvari kavSiri<br />
gavwyvite da wesier cxovrebas Sevudeqi. es mamuli swored maSin iyideboda da mec<br />
ar damiyovnebia misi SeZena. mindoda wesieri cxovrebiT da saqmianobiT nawilobriv<br />
mainc gamomesyida is danaSauli, rac oqros gatacebiT Cavidine. davqrwindi da,<br />
marTalia, coli axalgazrdobaSive gardamecvala, magram man patara alisa damitova.<br />
CemTvis misi namceca ususuri xelebi iyo is jaWvi, romelmac patiosan gzaze damaba<br />
da avsa da borot saqmes amacdina. misma gaCenam sabolood amaRebina xeli<br />
borotebaze da Cemsa da Cems warsul cxovrebas Soris ufskruli aRimarTa. erTi<br />
sityviT, yvelaferi kargad midioda, vidre makarTis Cavuvardebodi klanWebSi.<br />
fuladi saqmeebis mosagvareblad qalaqs gavemgzavre da rijentstritze<br />
Camoglejil da daqiaqebul tansacmelSi gamoxveul makarTis gadaveyare.<br />
- Cven aqa varT, jek, - miTxra man da xeli mklavze momkida, - Cven ara varT<br />
Sengan mosaZulebeli dasakargavi xalxi. me da Cemi biWi amieridan Sen unda<br />
Segvinaxo, Torem inglisi kanonebis moyvaruli mSvenieri qveyanaa da<br />
polismenebiTaa savse.<br />
ase Casaxlda makarTi qveynis dasavleT nawilSi, ase Caigdo Cemi mamulis<br />
saukeTeso nawili xelSi da yovelgvari gadasaxadisagan Tavisufali cxovrobda<br />
uzrunvelad, Tanac aqeTac memuqreboda. am dRis mere mosveneba aRar mqonda, sadac<br />
wavidodi, Tanamdevi suliviT win ametuzeboda, an erTTavad kudSi damdevda. alisa<br />
rom wamoizarda, makarTim axla sulSi damiwyo faTuri, SeniSna, rom policiaze<br />
ufro imas vufrTxildebodi, bavSvs ar gaego Cemi warsuli. rasac makarTi<br />
moisurvebda, - fuli iqneboda, saxli, Tu miwa, yvelafers vaZlevdi, vidre bolos<br />
is ar moisurva, risi micemac ar SemeZlo. gaTavxedebulma alisa momTxova Tavis<br />
SvilisaTvis. am droisaTvis misi biWic wamoizarda da, raki yvelam icoda, rom<br />
janze veRar viyavi, makarTim axla mTeli Cemi qonebis dapatroneba ganizraxa.<br />
magram aq ki gamoviCine sulis simtkice. ar mindoda, rom makarTis binZuri sisxli<br />
Cems sisxlSi aTqvefiliyo. ara imitom, rom misi vaJiSvili ar momwonda, biWis<br />
ZarRvebSi xom mamis sisxli Cqefda da mis SesaZuleblad CemTvis esec sakmao iyo.
me magrad videqi. maSin makarTi damemuqra. Cven unda SevxvedrodiT erTmaneTs<br />
tborTan, Cveni saxlebidan Tanabar manZilze.<br />
roca daniSnul adgilze mivedi, davinaxe, rom Tavis vaJiSvils elaparakeboda.<br />
sigara gavabole da davelode rodis damartovdeboda. magram uneburad misi<br />
laparaki rom movismine, rac ki CemSi odesme cudi da boroti zne yofila,<br />
yvelaferma erTbaSad ifeTqa da xeli damria. makarTi Svils Cem qaliSvilze<br />
daqorwinebas aZalebda. biWi eurCeboda, xolo makarTi dahkioda da Zalas atanda,<br />
TiTqos imisi gageba, rogor Sexvdeboda Cemi qaliSvili am ambavs, sruliad ar iyo<br />
saWiro. iman, rom meca da Cemi qaliSvilic, romelic sicocxleze ufro Zvirfasia<br />
CemTvis, aseTi kacis xelSi unda CavvardniliyaviT, gamacofa. jobs exlave davglijo<br />
is marwuxebi, romliTac Seborkili vyavar-meTqi, vifiqre. me xom avadmyofi,<br />
sasikvdilod ganwiruli kaci var da ori dRis paraskevi damrCenia. marTalia,<br />
goneba saRi maqvs da jerjerobiT Zalac momdevs, magram bedisagan mainc<br />
sasikvdilod ganawiri gaxlavarT. magram Cemi xsovna da Cemi qaliSvilis momavali<br />
raRad unda wabilwuliyo? orive SeiZleboda gadamerCina, Tuki makarTis enas<br />
samudamod davadumebdi. me movkali igi da misi gacocxleba rom SeiZlebodes,<br />
kvlav movklavdi. marTalia, cisa da qveynis winaSe didi Semcode gaxlavarT,<br />
magram Cemi martviloba-mowameobiT sakuTari danaSauli nawilobriv mainc<br />
gamovisyide. xolo Cemi ucodveli alisa ki ra SuaSi iyo, rom imave gaiZveras<br />
maxeSi gabmuliyo, romelmac me damtanja da bolo momiRo? makarTi movkali da<br />
sindisi ar mqenjnis, movkali im sikvdiliT, rogorc Sxamian gvelsa da geslian<br />
mxecs ekadreboda, makarTis dayvirebam aremare SesZra da misi vaJiSvili ukanve<br />
daabruna, magram me tyeSi mivimale, Tumca mkvlelobis adgilze davardnili Cemi<br />
wamosasxamis wamosaRebad meoredac mivedi iq. es ambavi, jentlmenebo, namdvilad ase<br />
moxda da yovelive gulaxdilad mogaxseneT.<br />
- TqvenTvis msjavris gamotana Cems movaleobaSi ar Sedis, - Tqva holmsma, roca<br />
mister ternerma Cvenebas xeli moawera, - me mgonia, saqmis sasamarTloze<br />
gadacema arc dagvWirdeba.<br />
- maS, ra unda gaakeToT?<br />
- Tqveni janmrTelobis Semxedvarem, araferi. Tqven Zalian male warsdgebiT ufro<br />
maRali msajulis winaSe, vidre nafic msajulTa sasamarTloa. Tqvens aRiarebas<br />
saidumlod Sevinaxav, Tu jeims makarTis dasacavad ar maiZules simarTlis gamxela.<br />
Tu makarTis gadasarCenad ar damWirda, garwmunebT, Tqvens aRiarebas Ze-xorcielis<br />
Tvali ver ixilavs da Tqveni saidumlo, cocxali iqnebiT Tu mkvdari,<br />
mokvdavTaTvis samudamod daimarxeba.<br />
- aba, mSvidobiT brZandebodeT, - mozeime xmiT warmoTqva moxucma, - roca Tqveni<br />
aRsasrulis Jami dadgeba, ufro advilad da wynarad SexvdebiT sikvdils, radgan<br />
samudamo gansasvenebelSi wasvlis win simSvide da naTeli SeitaneT Cems sulSi. -<br />
Tqva esa da acaxcaxebuli uzarmazari sxeuli barbaciT gaitana oTaxidan.<br />
- RmerTo, gviSvele! - Tqva holmsma karga xnis dumilis Semdeg. - netav ratom<br />
gvaTamaSebs Cven ubedurT da usaSvelod STenilT ase uwyalod bedi mdevari?<br />
nafic msajulTa sasamarTlom, holmsis mier wardgenili auracxeli gamamarTlebeli<br />
sabuTis safuZvelze, jeims makarTi gaaTavisufla. moxucma ternerma kidev Svidi Tve<br />
iara am codvil miwaze, - axla ki samudamo gansasvenebelSia davanebuli. albaT<br />
jeimsi da alisa ukve daqorwindnen da maT bednierebas Savi Rrublebi aRar<br />
emuqreba.<br />
bohemiaSi momxdari aurzauri
holmsisaTvis is mudam WeSmariti qali iyo. ar maxsovs, igi sxva ram saxeliT<br />
exsenebinos. misi azriT, airen adleri mTel saqaleTSi yvelas Crdilavda da<br />
yvelaze maRla idga. uyvarda-meTqi, ver vityvi. yvela grZnoba da maT Soris<br />
siyvaruli, holmsis darbaislur, zust azrovnebasa da civ gonebas axlosac ar<br />
ekareboda. ar Sevcdebi, Tu vityvi, holmsi gaxldaT yvelaze yuradRebiani,<br />
dakvirvebuli da Wkuadamjdari manqana, romelic ki odesme amqveynad Seqmnila.<br />
Seyvarebuli holmsi me ver warmomidgenia. da albaT, am rolSi igi Zalian yalbi<br />
iqneboda. igi uzenaessa da saTuT grZnobebze mxolod dacinviTa da masxrobiT<br />
laparakobda. misi azriT, aseTi grZnobebi warmoadgenda mxolod Soridan<br />
damkvirvebelTa Seswavlis sagans, romelic adamianTa moqmedebis uCinar xlarTebs<br />
Camoacilebda idumal safarvels da naTels mohfenda am moqmedebaTa aRmZvrel<br />
motivebs. magram Tu gamocdili da Wkuadamjdari adamiani am grZnobebs sakuTar<br />
sulSi dabudebis saSualebas miscemda, amiT nebayoflobiT gauxsnida gzas<br />
damangrevel Zalebs Tavis aRuSfoTvel gonebriv samyaroSi. sxeulSi SeWrili aseTi<br />
grZnoba ufro damangreveli Zalisaa, vidre mgrZnobiare instrumentSi moxvedrili<br />
qviSa, an uzarmazar sarkeze gaCenili bzari. miuxedavad amisa, arsebobda<br />
erTaderTi qali da isic metad saeWvo yofaqcevisa - aw gardacvlili, airen<br />
adleri, romlisadmi SenamsWvalebic aRmoCnda Cemi keTili megobari.<br />
holmss bolos dros iSviaTad vxvdebodi xolme. Cemma qorwinebam erTmaneTs<br />
dagvaSora. piradma bednierebam, agreTve im interesebma, romelic kacis<br />
daojaxebisTanave iCens Tavs da misi baton-patroni Seiqmneba, erTbaSad STanqTa<br />
mTeli Cemi yuradReba. bohemur cxovrebas Cveuli yolmsi, sazogadoebrivi<br />
cxovrebis yoveli formis moZule gaxldaT da iseTadve darCa. Zvel wignebSi<br />
Cafluli Cemi megobari isev beikerstritze cxovrobda. kviridan kviramde kokainis<br />
cTunebas ayolili, pativmoyvareobis Semotevas narkotikuli saSualebebiT igeriebda<br />
da Tavis araadamianur, uxv energiasa da Zlier bunebas alkoholiT iClungebda.<br />
igi uwindeburad sagamomZieblo saqmeebiT iyo gatacebuli. Tavis udides Zalasa da<br />
araCveulebriv dakvirvebis unars isev im daxlarTuli, awewil-dawewili da bneliT<br />
moculi saqmeebis gaxsnas da saaSkaraoze gamotanas axmarda, oficialuri policiis<br />
mier uimedo `mkvdar saqmeebad~ rom iyo miCneuli. dro da dro Cemamde aRwevda<br />
monaWori Tu marTali ambebi mis saqmianobaze. miTxres, vinme trepovis<br />
mkvlelobis saqmeze holmsi odesaSi miiwvieso. manve mohfina Suqi trikomaleli<br />
Zmebis - atkinsonebis saqmes; dabolos, gavige holandiis samefo karze momxdari<br />
ambavi, romelic holmsma didis gulmodginebiTa da saqmis codniT gamoikvlia.<br />
garda yoveldRiur presaSi gamoqveynebuli cnobebisa, me Zalian cota ram vicodi<br />
Cemi yofili megobrisa da kompanionis cxovrebiseul wvrilmanebze.<br />
1888 wels oc marts erTi avadmyofi movinaxule da ukan vbrundebodi. am dros<br />
uecrad SevniSne, rom gzad beikerstritze unda gamevlo. Tvali movkari Tu ara<br />
kargad nacnob kars, wamsve gamaxsenda Cemi daqorwinebisa da `alisferi kvalis~<br />
Savbneli ambavi, Tanac dauZleveli survili dameufla, menaxa Cemi megobari da<br />
gamego, imJamad ra Tavsatexi amocanis gadawyvetaze muSaobda. misi gaCaxCaxebuli<br />
samuSao oTaxidan sinaTlis Suqi uxvad iRvreboda da me orjer movkari Tvali<br />
fanjaraSi Cemi megobris maRal. gamxdar siluets. mxrebSi TavCargul holmss<br />
xelebi ukan Semoewyo da gamalebuli bolTasa scemda. me, romelmac kargad vicodi<br />
misi Cvevebi da xasiaTis Taviseburebani, maSinve mivxvdi, rom igi, im wams, raRac<br />
daxlarTuli saqmis kvanZis gamoxsnaze fiqrobda. axalma amocanam, etyoba, aiZula<br />
gamabruebeli saSualebebisaTvis Tavi mienebebina da bunebiT fxizeli goneba vinmes<br />
sasikeTod aemuSavebina. zari davreke da SemiSves im oTaxSi, romelic odesRac,<br />
nawilobriv, Cemic gaxldaT.<br />
holmsi xmamaRali SeZaxilebiTa da sixarulis cremlTa frqveviT ar Semomgebebia.<br />
amdagvar rames igi Zalian iSviaTad sCadioda, magram me aSkarad SevniSne, rom<br />
Cemma danaxvam gaaxara. keTili mzeriT usityvod maniSna, savarZelSi moikalaTeo,
sigarebis yuTi Cems siaxloves moaCoCa da Rvino SemomTavaza. mere cecxlis win<br />
dadga da Tavisi maxvili mxera momapyro.<br />
- colis SerTva mogxdeniaT, uotson. - miTxra holmsma, - mgoni, qorwinebis mere,<br />
erTi Svid-naxevari girvanqa mainc mtgimatebiaT wonaSi.<br />
- Svidi girvanqa da arc erTi misxali meti, - vupasuxe me.<br />
- marTla? magram me ratomRac mgonia, rom Svid girvanqaze meti unda gqondeT<br />
momatebuli, uotson. rogorc vxedav, praqtikisaTvisac kvlav mogikidniaT xeli.<br />
Tqven CemTvis ar giTqvamT, rom aseT daZabul SromaSi apirebdiT Cabmas.<br />
- saidan gaqvT aseTi informacia?<br />
- me rasac vxedav, daskvnebi iqidan gamomaqvs. aba, saidan unda vicode, rom Tqven<br />
amas winaT karga magrad dasveldiT, rom Zalian udardeli da WriWinobelasaviT<br />
uzrunveli msaxuri gogo gyavT?<br />
- es ki metismetia, Zvirfaso holms. Tqven rom am ramdenime saukunis winaT<br />
gecxovraT, albaT jadoqrobisaTvis, eretikosiviT dagwvavdnen koconze. marTlac,<br />
warsul xuTSabaTs qalaqgareT viyavi da magradac davsveldi, magram tansacmeli<br />
mTlianad gamovicvale da saidan ra SematyveT, veraferi gamigia. rac Seexeba meri<br />
jeins, igi marTlac zarmaci da uqnaraa. colma gaafrTxila kidec, gagagdebo. unda<br />
giTxraT, rom Tqvenma mixvedrilobam mainc Zalian gamaoca.<br />
holmsma Caicina da Tavisi grZeli, nervulad mocaxcaxe xelebi erTmaneTs magrad<br />
gadaaWdo.<br />
- aba, ra mixvedra unda, Zvirfaso uotson, Tu Cemi sakuTari TvaliTa vxedav, rom<br />
Tqveni marcxena fexsacmeli, swored iq, sadac sinaTlis sxivi ecema, SigniTa mxares<br />
eqvs alagasaa paralelurad gakawruli. cxadia, es ganakawrebi im adamianis<br />
daudevrobis bralia, vinc fexsacmels zedmimxmari talaxi moacila. aqedan me<br />
ormagi daskvna gamovitane. pirveli, rom Tqven wvimian amindSi iyaviT qalaqgareT<br />
da meore, - zarmaci da uqnara msaxuri gyavT. rac Seexeba Tqvens samedicino<br />
praqtikas, rodesac Cems oTaxSi iodiformis surneliT gaJRenTili mamakaci Semova,<br />
romelsac marjvena saCvenebel TiTze tutis Savi laqa etyoba, da steteskopisagan<br />
odnav gamoberili cilndri axuravs, Steri unda viyo, rom ver mivxvde, Cem win<br />
eqimia-meTqi.<br />
Tavi ver Sevikave da gulianad gamecina, am ubralo axsna-ganmartebasa da<br />
daskvnebze.<br />
- rldesac Tqvens daskvnebs gadmomcemT, yovelive ise ubralod meCveneba, rom<br />
vfiqrob, amas mec mivxvdebi-meTbi. magram yoveli axali SemTxvevis dros, winaswar<br />
verafers vxvdebi da Tqveni daskvnebi, TiTqos Tavzars mcems, Tumca amixsniT Tu<br />
ara, rogor mixvediT am daskvnamde, yvelaferi kvlav Zalze iolad meCveneba.<br />
pirdapir unda giTxraT, rom Tvali da mxedveloba Tqvenze naklebi rodi maqvs.<br />
- sruliad marTali brZandebiT, - mipasuxa holmsma, sigareti moqaCa da<br />
savarZlidan wamoiwia. - Tqven yovelives xedavT, magram ar akvirdebiT. mxolod<br />
es gangvasxvavebs erTmaneTisagan. magaliTad, Tqven albaT xSirad ginaxavT kibe,<br />
romelic am oTaxs amouyveba?<br />
- diax.<br />
- mainc ramdenjer.<br />
- albaT, aTasjer da metjerac.<br />
- aba, miTxariT, ramdeni safexuri aqvs am kibes?<br />
- ver getyviT.<br />
- ver metyviT, imitom rom ar dakvirvebixarT. miuxedavad imisa, rom ramdenjerme<br />
ginaxavT es kibe. swored aqaa ZaRlis Tavi damarxuli. me ki getyviT, rom<br />
Cvidmeti safexuria, radgan ara marto minaxavs, aramed davkvirvebivar kidec. Tumca,<br />
Tqvenc gainteresebT xolme iseTi patar-patara problemebi, romelTa aRweriTac<br />
Tavi SeiwuxeT da gamoaqveyneT kidec. amitom TqvenTvis interesmoklebuli ar<br />
iqneba es werili. - Tqva esa da holmsma magidaze dagdebuli, vardisferi, sqeli
araTi aiRo da gadmomigdo, - axlaxan miviRe, - miTxra da mTxova, werili<br />
xmamaRla wamekiTxa.<br />
werili uTariRo, uadresato da xelmouwereli iyo. `dRes saRamoTi rva saaTsa da<br />
TxuTmet wuTze, - iuwyeboda baraTi, - TqvenTan Zalian mniSvnelovan saqmeze<br />
sakonsultaciod mova erTi jentlmeni. is daxmareba da samsaxuri, rac Tqven am<br />
cota xnis winaT gauwieT evropis erT-erT mefuri warmoSobis ojaxs, srul<br />
safuZvels iZleva, rom mogandoT friad saidumlo da sayuradRebo saqme. sadac ki<br />
ar gavikiTx- gamovikiTxe, yvelam dadebiTad dagaxasiaTaT. daniSnuli droisaTvis Sin<br />
damxvdiT da cuds nurafers gaifiqreqT, Tu Tqveni stumari niRabafarebuli<br />
gamogecxadebaT~.<br />
- es marTlac saidumloebiT moculi ambavi unda iyos, - vTqvi me, - Tqven ras<br />
fiqrobT, holms?<br />
- jerjerobiT daskvnebisaTvis araviTari monacemebi ar gamaCnia. praqtikas<br />
mowyvetili Teoria mudam ganwiruli da Semcdaria. aseT dros adamiani iseT<br />
faqtebs daeZebs, romlebic mis Teorias ganamtkicebs, imis nacvlad, rom faqtebze<br />
aagos Tavisi naazrevi. Tumca, werili TavisTavad faqtia. ra daskvnebi SegiZliaT<br />
gaakeToT am baraTidan?<br />
- me Zalian guldasmiT davaTvaliere qaRaldica da TviTon baraTic. werilis<br />
damweri mdidari kaci unda iyos, - wamoviwye me, gamaxsenda ra Cemi megobris<br />
deduqciuri meTodi, - aseTi mkvrivi da mtkice qaRaldis furceli naxevari kroni<br />
mainca Rirs...<br />
- gansakuTrebuli da Taviseburia, - Semawyvetina holmsma, - es inglisuri<br />
qaRaldi araa. ai, miitaneT da sinaTlesTan gasinjeT.<br />
baraTi sinaTlesTan mivitane Tu ara, mTavruli asoebi `e~ da patara `j~ SevniSne,<br />
kargad rom davakvirdi, kidev aRmovaCine `p~, mTavruli `j~ da patara `t~.<br />
- ra daskvna SegiZliaT gamoitanoT? - mkiTxa holmsma.<br />
- albaT qaRaldis gamkeTebeli fabrikis mepatronis gvari an misi monograma<br />
iqneba, - vupasuxe me.<br />
- Tqven SecdiT, uotson! didi `j~ patara `t~-sTna germanuli sityva -<br />
puTuddTsrfae-ia da kompanias niSnavs. es igivea, rogorc Cveni qaRaldis<br />
aRmniSvneli swy zyaxla unda amovxsnaT: `e~ da `j~. aba, Cvens<br />
sakontinentTaSoriso cnobars gadavxedoT. - es Tqva da holmsma Tarodan yavisfer<br />
lederingadakruli mZime tomi CamoiRo. `upukSf~ - bohemiaSi es is adgilia, sadac<br />
germanulad laparakoben, karlsbadTan axlos. valenStainis sikvdilis adgili<br />
ganTqmulia minisa da qaRaldis fabrika-qarxnebiT. aba, Cemo biWuni, ra daskvnebi<br />
SegiZoiaT gamoitanoT yovelive amokiTxulidan. - holmss Tvalebi ubrwyinavda da<br />
sigaretis boli gamarjvebuli, moxeime kacis ieriT gamouSva.<br />
- bohemiuri qaRaldia, - vTqvi me.<br />
- ra Tqma unda. baraTis damweri ki germaneli unda iyos. aba, yuradReba miaqcieT<br />
frazas `sadac ki ar gavikiTx-gamokiTxe, yvelam dadebiTad dagaxasiaTaT~. mxolod<br />
germanels SeeZlo aseTi frazis dawera. frangi da rusi mSobliur enasa da zmnas<br />
ase agdebulad ar moepyroboda. axla gamosarkvevi isaa, ra unda surdes Cvengan im<br />
germanels, romelic bohemiur qaRaldze wers da niRabafarebuli dadis. mgoni,<br />
erTxel quCaSi Tvali rom movkari, is unda iyos da albaT yvelafers<br />
dawvrilebiT gavigebT.<br />
quCidan cxenis floqvebis TqaraTquri da etlis zambaraTa Wriali Semogvesma.<br />
male viRacis Zlierma xelma zari gabmulad dareka. holmsma gaocebiT daustvina.<br />
- Tu floqvebis Tqarunis mixedviT ganvsjiT, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - wyvilcxeniani<br />
etli unda iyos. - diax, - daadastura man Tavisi varaudi, roca sarkmlidan<br />
gaixeda.
- mSvenier etlSi iseTi wyvili bedauria Sebmuli, TiTo as ormocdaaTi ginea<br />
eRireba. araraobaa da meti araferi. ambavs Zalian saintereso piri uCans da<br />
dasanani iqneba, rom uTqvenod Caiaros...<br />
- Tqveni klienti...<br />
- ara uSavs ra. iqneb, masac da mec dagvWirdes Tqveni daxmareba.<br />
- ai, modis kidev. savarZelSi moikalaTeT da yuri ise maxvilad geWiroT, rom<br />
araferi gamogeparoT.<br />
neli, mZime nabijebi swored kars win Sewyda da mere xmamaRali kakunis xma gaisma.<br />
- SemobrZandiT,- gasZaxa holmsma.<br />
oTaxSi eqvsi futisa da eqvsi duimis simaRlis, herkulesiviT aRnagobis mamakaci<br />
Semovida. tanze Zalian mdidrulad emosa. Tumca inglisSi es cudi gemovnebis<br />
maCvenebelia. paltoze, saxeloebsa da sayeloze Zvirfasi kraveli hqonda<br />
movlebuli. mxrebze wamogdebul, lurji feris wamosasxams sayelosTan<br />
cecxlisferi abreSumi umSvenebda da berilis Zvirfasi qviT iyo Sebneuli,<br />
mokleyeliani, Zvirfasi bewvmovlebuli Ceqmebi kidev erTi damadasturebeli sabuTi<br />
gaxldaT, imisa, rom mTlianad mis morTulobasa da garegnul brwyinvalebas<br />
barbarosuli ieri axlda. xelT farTokideebiani qudi eWira da Tvalebze Savi<br />
niRabi efara. etyoboda, niRabi oTaxSi Semosvlis win gaekeTebina, radgan xelis<br />
daSveba jer kidev ver moeswro. Tu saxis daufaravi nakvTebis mixedviT ganvsjidiT,<br />
stumari Zlieri xasiaTis adamiani unda yofiliyo. sqeli, win wamoburculi tuCebi<br />
da grZeli, swori nikapi patronis mtkice, uryev da jiut xasiaTze metyvelebda.<br />
- miiReT Cemi baraTi? - ikiTxa man dabali, uxeSi xmiTa da mkafio germanuli<br />
aqcentiT. - me gacnobeT, rom movidodi. - igi xan me Semomcqeroda, xan holmss,<br />
radgan ar icoda, visTvis miemarTa.<br />
- dabrZandiT, geTayva, - SesTavaza savarZeli holmsma. - es Cemi megobari da<br />
kolega doqtori uotsonia. igi iseTi keTili adamiani gaxlavT, rom xSirad<br />
mexmareba xolme ZiebaSi. Tqven vin brZandebiT?<br />
- Tqven SegiZliaT miwodoT grafi fon krami. vimedovneb, Tqveni megobari<br />
pativsacemi da ndobiT aRWurvili pirovnebaa, romelsac SeiZleba gavando friad<br />
sayuradRebo ambavi. winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi mirCevnia martos mogelaparakoT.<br />
me wasasvlelad wamoviwie, magram holmsma xeliT kvlav savarZelSi Camsva:<br />
- an orives gviTxariT saTqmeli, anda sruliad nurafers gvetyviT. am jentlmenis<br />
TandaswrebiT iseve Tavisuflad SegiZliaT ilaparakoT, rogorc martod myofTan.<br />
grafma ganieri mxrebi aiCeCa.<br />
- maSin isRa damrCenia, gagafrTxiloT, rom ambavi, romelsac axla gagandobT, ori<br />
weli mainc unda SeinaxoT saidumlod. am xnis mere mis gamJRavnebas aRaraviTari<br />
azri aRar eqneba. axla ki yovelgvari gadaWarbebis gareSe unda giTxraT, rom am<br />
ambis gaxsmianebam SeiZleba evropis istoriaze Tavisi gavlena moaxdinos.<br />
- gaZlevT patiosan sityvas, - warmoTqva holmsma.<br />
- mec aseve, - davZine me.<br />
- mapatieT, rom niRabafarebuli gelaparakebiT, - gviTxra Cvenma ucnobma stumarma.<br />
- misma udidebulesobam, visi saxeliTac me vmoqmedeb, moisurva, rom misi<br />
rwmunebuli ucnobi darCes TqvenTvisac. amitom gulaxdilad minda giTxraT, rom is<br />
tituli, romliTac Tavi warmogidgineT, pirobiTia.<br />
- es CemTvis ukve cnobilia, - mSvidad miugo holmsma.<br />
- mdgomareoba Zalze rTulia da yovelmxriv sifrTxile gvmarTebs, rom am ambis<br />
garSemo aurzauri ar atydes da evropis erT-erTi qveynis samefo dinastias<br />
saxeli ar gautydes. erTi sityviT, saqme exeba bohemiis samefo ormsteinTa<br />
gvareulobas.<br />
- mec swored agre vfiqrobdi, - wamoiZaxa holmsma, savarZelSi ufro Rrmad Cajda<br />
da Tvalebi milula.
Cvenma stumarma gaocebuli mzera miapyro savarZelSi gadawolil, Tvalebmilulul<br />
holmss. eWvi ar mepareboda, rom holmsi mas mTel evropaSi yvelaze dakvirvebul,<br />
alRoian da gamWriax gamomZieblad miaCnda. amasobaSi holmsma Tvalebi nela<br />
gaaxila da gliaTuri aRnagobis stumars mouTmenlad daacqerda.<br />
- Tu Tqveni udidebulesoba imden pativs damdebs, rom Tavis saidumlos gamandobs,<br />
rCevas ufro advilad mivcem, - warmoTqva holmsma.<br />
Cveni stumari adgilidan wamoiWra da aRelvebuli, bolTis cemas mohyva. mere<br />
xeli Caiqnia, mosaxdeni unda moxdeso, Tqva, Tvalebze afarebuli niRabi<br />
Camoiglija da iatakze daagdo.<br />
- Tqven marTali xarT, - xmamaRla warmoTqva man, - me mefe var da ra maqvs<br />
sakukumalo?<br />
- WeSmaritad marTals brZanebT, - warmoTqva holmsma, - Tqvens udidebulesobas<br />
laparaki arc ki hqonda dawyebuli. rom me ukve vicodi, Cem winaSe idga kasel<br />
felStainis udidesi hercogi da bohemiis memkvidre, mefe vilhelm gotsreis<br />
sigizmund fon ormsteini.<br />
- magram Tqven gamigebT, - wamoiwyo Cvenma ucnaurma stumarma. igi kvlav<br />
savarZelSi Cajda da maRal, TeTr Sublze xeli gadaisva, - diax, gamigebT, rom<br />
aseTi saqmeebis mowesrigeba piradad ar mCvevia. Tanac meCoTira, es saqme<br />
sxvebisaTvis mimendo da gadavwyvite, TviTon momekida xeli, rom sxvebis klanWebSi<br />
ar Cavvardniliyavi. praRidan inkognitod Camovedi, raTa TqvenTvis piradad<br />
momemarTa.<br />
- mzada var mogisminoT, - warmoTqva holmsma da Tvalebi kvlav milula.<br />
- faqtebi mokled amdagvaria: am xuTiode wlis winaT, karga xans vimyofebodi<br />
varSavaSi, sadac gavecani cnobil avantiurist qals airen adlers. es saxeli albaT<br />
TqvenTvis kargad cnobilia.<br />
- keTili inebeT, uotson da Cems cnobarSi monaxeT, - ise waiduduna holmsma, rom<br />
Tvalebi ar gauxelia. Cemma megobarma adamianebze, maTs saqmianobasa da<br />
Tavsgadaxdenil ambebze ramdenime wlis winaT daiwyo saZieblis Sedgena. ise rom,<br />
misTvis saWiro gvaris, saxelisa da sagnis moZebna Znel saqmes ar warmoadgenda.<br />
airen adleris biografias ebraelTa rabinisa da viRac Stabis ufrosis (romelsac<br />
zRvis siRrmeSi mobinadre TevzTa Sesaxeb daewera gamokvleva) biografiebs Sua<br />
wavawydi.<br />
- aba, miCveneT, - miTxra holmsma. - hm! dabadebula niujersSi 1858 wels.<br />
kontralto - hm! la skala, hm! varSavis saimperio operis primadona, es mesmis!<br />
miatova scena - ha? amJamad cxovrobs londonSi. swored asea! Tqveno umaRlesobav,<br />
rogorc etyoba, am qalis badeSi xarT moxvedrili. albaT baraTebi miswereT,<br />
romelTac SeuZliaT saxeli gagitexon da gindaT mamxilebeli sabuTebi ukanve<br />
daibrunoT.<br />
- namdvilad agrea, magram rogor davibruno, saqmec es aris.<br />
- airen adlerze saidumlod xom ar dagiweriaT jvari!<br />
- ara.<br />
- amis Taobaze xom ar gaaCnia mas raime sabuTi?<br />
- ara.<br />
- maS, ra gawuxebT, Tqveno umaRlesobav! Tu axalgazrda qali gamoZalvis mizniT<br />
Seecdeba Tqveni baraTebis gamoyenebas, riT dagimtkicebT, rom namdvilad Tqven<br />
miswereT?<br />
- magram Cemi xelwera?<br />
- mimsgavsebuli nayalbeviao, vityviT.<br />
- Cemi piradi safosto qaRaldi?<br />
- moparuliao, ganvacxadebT.<br />
- piradi beWdi?<br />
- yalbismqmnelTagan damzadebuliao, vityviT.
- fotosuraTi?<br />
- Sesyiduliao, ganvacxadebT.<br />
- magram fotosuraTze rom oriveni varT gamosaxuli?<br />
- ai, es ki Zalian cudi ambavia! Tqveno umaRlesobav, namdvilad daudevari<br />
saqcieli CagideniaT.<br />
- ise miyvarda, rom xelad maqcia.<br />
- es namdvilad saxels gagitexT.<br />
- maSin axalgazrda ufliswuli viyavi, mxolod axlaxan Semisrulda ocdaaTi weli.<br />
- fotosuraTi unda davibrunoT.<br />
- bevrjer vcadeT, magram uSedegod.<br />
- maSin unda gamoisyidoT.<br />
- rom ar eleva?<br />
- maSin moviparoT.<br />
- xuTjer vcadeT, magram amaod. orjer daviqirave mZarcvelebi. mTeli saxli<br />
gadaaqoTes, magram uSedegod. erTxel, mogzaurobis dros, bargic gavuCxrikeT,<br />
magram mizans ver vewieT. orjer SevityueT, magram sawadeli mainc ver<br />
SevisruleT.<br />
- verafers gaxdiT?<br />
- vera.<br />
- srulebiT verafers?<br />
holmsma Caicina.<br />
- es saqme Zalian patara sasiamovno samuSao iqneba.<br />
- magram CemTvis igi Zalian seriouzli ambavia, - Seesityva mefe.<br />
- WeSmaritad agrea. magram ras upirebs Tqvens fotosuraTs?<br />
- albaT, Cems daqcevas lamobs.<br />
- magram rogor moaxarexebs?<br />
- me xom jvaris dasawerad vemzadebi.<br />
- mag ambavs yuri mec movkari.<br />
- jvars viwer skandinaviis mefis meore qaliSvilze, klotilda loTmen fon<br />
saqs-meningenze. iqneb Tqvenc gagigoniaT, Tu rogori mkacri principebia danergili<br />
maT ojaxSi. TviTon klotilda cidan movlenili angeloziviT ucodvelia. odnav<br />
eWvic rom aiRon Cems warsul cxovrebaze, saqme gaTavebulia.<br />
- da airen adlerma rao?<br />
- iqadneba, fotosuraTs klotildas mSoblebs gavugzavnio. da me vici, rom<br />
namdvilad gaugzavnis! Tqven mas ar icnobT, igi foladisaganaa gamokveTili. mis<br />
lamaz da naz, amomaval ciskariviT naTel garegnobaSi vaJkacuri simtkice da<br />
mrisxane suli imaleba. igi arafers daerideba, oRond me sxvaze ar viqorwino.<br />
- Tqven darwmunebuli xarT, rom airen adlers jer kidev ar gaugzavnia Tqveni<br />
sacolisaTvis fotosuraTi?<br />
- diax.<br />
- ratom?<br />
- man ganacxada, rom fotosuraTs swored maSin gaagzavnis, roca Cemi niSnoba<br />
oficialurad gamocxaddeba. es ki momaval orSabaTs unda moxdes.<br />
- aba, Cven jer kidev dagvrCenia sami dRe, - mTqnarebiT warmoTqva holmsma. -<br />
diax, sabednierod-meTqi, vambob, radgan am xnis ganmavlobaSi erTi-ori, Zalian<br />
yuradsaRebi saqmis mogvarebasac movaswreb. Tqveno umaRlesobav, jerjerobiT albaT<br />
londonSi darCebiT, ara?<br />
- raRa Tqma unda. Tqven SegiZliaT momnaxoT sastumro `lenghemSi~, sadac grafi<br />
fon kramis saxeliTa var dabinavebuli.<br />
- diax, me baraTebs gamogigzavniT xolme da saqmis warmatebis Taobaze yovelives<br />
SegatyobinebT.<br />
- Zaliana gTxovT. ise vRelav, rogorc patara biWi.
- fulis sakiTxi rogor movagvaroT?<br />
- Tqven geqnebaT sfkeu idftsru. 1<br />
- absoluturi?<br />
- minda giTxraT, Cemi samefos romel provinciasac gindaT gaviReb jildod,<br />
oRondac is fotosuraTi momagdebna xelSi.<br />
- mimdinare xarjebisaTvis?<br />
mefem tyavis mZime qisa amoiRo da magidaze daagdo. - aq samasi paundia oqroTi<br />
da Svidasi - banknotebiT, - Tqva man.<br />
holmsma fulis miRebaze patara xelwerili dawera da mefes gadasca.<br />
- madmuazelis misamarTi rogoria? - ikiTxa Cemma megobarma.<br />
- braioni-loji, serpentainaveniu. sent-jonz-uedi.<br />
holmsma misamarTi Caiwera. - kidev erTi SekiTxva meqneba, - Tqva man, -<br />
fotosuraTi ra zomisaa?<br />
- 9 12, - upasuxa mefem.<br />
- axla ki dagemSvidobebiT, Tqveno umaRlesobav, gisurvebT mSvidobis Rames da<br />
male kargi ambebis Setyobas. Rame mSvidobisa. uotson, - mommarTa me, roca mefis<br />
ekipaJi daiZra. - Tu xval sami saaTisaTvis SemomivliT, am saqmeze wavimusaifebT.<br />
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srul sam saaTze beikerstritze gavCndi, magram holmsi jer kidev ar<br />
dabrunebuliyo. mne qalma miTxra, dilidanve sadRac wavidao. buxarTan im<br />
ganzraxviT movkalaTdi, rom holmsisaTvis Tundac meore dilamde meloda. am<br />
saqmem, miuxedavad imisa, rom Cem mier aRweril ambebTan SedarebiT metad<br />
uferulad gamoiyureboda, mainc Zalian damainteresa. TviTon saqmis arsi da<br />
klientis gansakuTrebuli mdgomareoba am saqmes Cems TvalSi bunebriv<br />
momxibvlelobasa da mimzidvelobas aniWebda. rom araferi vTqvaT TviTon am<br />
saqmis gamoZiebis interesze (rac me uTuod mqonda), holmsi yovelTvis mtkice<br />
marjveniT warmarTavda Ziebas da iseT ostatobas, simarjves, xelovnebasa da alRos<br />
iCenda xolme, ise erkveoda daxlarTul, awewil-dawewil situaciebSi, rom me did<br />
siamovnebas mgvrida da matkbobda misi muSaobis cqera. misi deduqciuri meTodis,<br />
varaudebisa da rkiniseburi logikis winaSe xom yvela saidumloebiT soculi<br />
cxraklitulis kari imsxvreoda. holmsis warmatebebs ZiebaSi ise viyavi SeCveuli,<br />
rom arasodes azradac ar momsvlia, Tu igi odesme waiforxilebda.<br />
oTxi saaTi iqneboda, roca kari gaiRo da oTaxSi SezarxoSebuli gaCeCilTmiani,<br />
saxeze almodebuli, qilvaSebiani da uxeirod Cacmuli mejinibe Semovida. miuxedavad<br />
imisa, rom SeCveuli viyavi Cemi megobris mier saxeTa cvlas, samjer mainc magrad<br />
CavaSterdi, rom amomecno da meTqva, namdvilad holmsia-meTqi. Tavi odnav damikra<br />
Tu ara, Tavis sawolSi gauCinarda da iqidan xuTi wuTis Semdeg Cveulebrivad<br />
morTul-mokazmuli gamovida. xelebi jibeebSi Caiwyo, fexebi buxrisken mTel<br />
sigrZeze gasWima da ramdenime wams gulianad xarxarebda.<br />
- Zalian kargi, - wamoiyvira man, mere xveleba auvarda, romelsac isev guliani<br />
sicili mohyva da bolos qancmileuli da daosebuli holmsi savarZelSi gadaesvena.<br />
- ra moxda? - vikiTxe me.<br />
- namdvilad sasacilo ambavia. Tu Tvion ar giTxariT, albaT verasodes ver<br />
mixvdebiT, rogor gavatare dRevandeli dila da ra movimoqmede.<br />
- ver warmomidgenia, magram, albaT airen adleris saxls zveravdiT, ara?<br />
- marTali brZandebiT, magram Sedegi raRac araCveulebrivi gamodga. Tumca Tavidan<br />
mogiyvebiT. am diliT, cxra saaTi iqneboda, saxlidan rom umuSevari mejinibis<br />
samosiT gavedi. Tqven albaT iciT, rom cxenebis moyvarulni erTmaneTsac erTgvari<br />
simpaTiiT epyrobian. ai, Tu rodisme mejinibe gaxdebiT, yovelives gaigebT. braioniloji<br />
male vipove. igi Zalian patara, orsarTuliani vilaa, romelsac ukan patara
aRi akravs. TviTon saxli quCis pirasa dgas. karze karga mozrdili boqlomi<br />
adevs. marjvena mxares kargad morTuli veeberTela sastumroa, romelsac didi,<br />
iatakidanve amoWrili fanjrebi aqvs. fanjrebis saketad mSeneblebs inglisuri,<br />
ubralo konstruqciis urdulebi gaukeTebiaT. maT gaRebas bavSvic ki SeiZlebs.<br />
Signidan saintereso araferi SeminiSnavs, garda imisa, rom derefanSi gamomaval<br />
fanjrebs etlis fardulis saxuravidan SeiZleba miudge. etlis dasayenebeli<br />
farduli kargad davzvere, yovelmxriv Semovuare, magram saintereso veraferi<br />
aRmovaCine. mere isev quCas davuyevi da sadac movelodi, swored iq, baRis<br />
gverdze miSenebuli sajinibo SevniSne. mejinibeebs cxenebis wmendaSi wavexmare,<br />
risTvisac gasamrjelod ori pensi, Wiqa arabi da Tambaqo miviRe. airen adlersa da<br />
mis mezoblebze ki ramdenic mindoda, imdeni cnobebi Sevkribe. marTalia, airen<br />
adleris mezoblebis biografiebi arafrad mepitnaveboda, magram meti Cara ar iyo,<br />
isinic movismine.<br />
- mereda ra SeityveT airen adlerze? - vikiTxe me.<br />
- oh, qalaqis am nawilSi mcxovrebi mamakacebi mTlad gadareulni arian. iseTi<br />
lamazia, rom mTel cisqveSeTSi badali ara hyavso, ase amboben serpantaineli<br />
mejinibeebi. wynar cxovrebas eweva. koncertebze mReris. yoveldRiurad xuT saaTze<br />
seirnobs da Svidze sadilisaTvis ukanve brundeba. dRisiT, sxva saaTebSi saxlidan<br />
iSviaTad gamodis, gamonaklisia, Tu mReris sadme. mamakacTagan masTan mxolod erTi<br />
vinme daiareba, magram Zalian xSirad. igi Savgvremania, lamazi da amave dros<br />
gabedulic. dReSi orjerac xSirad unaxavT airen adlerTan misuli. igi iner<br />
templeli mister godfri nortoni yofila. xedavT, ra warmatebis miRwevaa<br />
SesaZlebeli, Tu mejinibeebs dauaxlovdebi. maT mister nortoni erTi ocjer mainc<br />
miuyvan-mouyvaniaT da masze yvelafer wvrilmans yvebian. mejinibeTa nalaparakevi<br />
rom movismine, braioni-lojis win daviwye siaruli da Semdgomi moqmedebis gegmis<br />
Sedgenas Sevudeqi.<br />
am saqmis wamomwyebi iuristi godfri nortoni unda iyos. xolo is ambavi, rom igi<br />
iuristia, metad saxifaToa da Cvens klients kargs arafers uqadis. aba,<br />
davufiqrdeT, ra kavSiri unda hqondes mas airen adlerTan da ras unda niSnavdes<br />
misi xSiri mimosvla. gasarkvevia: nortoni qalis rwmunebulia, megobari, Tu<br />
satrfo? Tu nortoni adleris rwmunebulia, maSin fotosuraTi masTan unda<br />
veZioT. xolo, Tu sayvarelia, maSin fotosuraTs qalis mas ar gadascemda. am<br />
kiTxvis garkvevisTanave gadawydeba, sad unda ganvagrZo muSaoba, braioni-lojSi, Tu<br />
im jentlmenis saxlSi, templSi rom mdebareobs. es Zalian Tavsatexi sakiTxia da<br />
samoqmedo sarbielsac metismetad afarToebs. meSinia, rom amdeni wvrilmani ambebiT<br />
Tavi SegawyineT, magram Tu yovelive Cemi gasaWiri ar giambeT, uotson, Seqmnil<br />
mdgomareobaSi ver gaerkveviT.<br />
- mTeli gulisyuriT gismenT, - vupasuxe me.<br />
- me saqmis yovel wvrilmans gonebaSi vwonidi. am dros braioni-lojs SesaniSnavi<br />
ekipaJi moadga. etlidan mSvenieri garegnobis Savgvremani ulvaSebakokrili<br />
axalgazrda mamakaci gadmovida, romelsac arwiviseburi cxviri umSvenebda saxes.<br />
Cemi azriT, igi nortoni unda yofiliyo. etyoboda, Zalian Cqarobda, radgan<br />
etlidan swrafad gadmoxta, meetles miaZaxa, momicadeo da sadarbazo karSi,<br />
romelic mosamsaxure gogom gauRo, ise Tamamad Seabija, rogorc sakuTar binaSi.<br />
saxlSi albaT naxevari saaTi Tu dahyo. Cemi samalavidan vxedavdi, rogor scemda<br />
bolTas, aRgznebuli laparakobda, Tu amtkicebda raRacas da saubarSi xelebsac<br />
iSveliebda. qali ar daminaxavs. quCaSi gamosvlisas SevniSne, rom is kaci ufro<br />
aRelvebuli da aRgznebuli iyo. etlTan misulma, jibidan oqros saaTi amoiRo da<br />
daxeda Tu ara, meetles ubrZana: - cxenebi rac SegiZlia mardad gaaqrole, jer<br />
rijentstritze grossa da xenkesTan da mere edjvarroudisaken wmida monikas<br />
eklesiaSi. Tu oc wuTSi momiyvan, naxevar gineaze ar galaparakebo.
etli adgilidan moswyda Tu ara, maSinve movisazre, rom kargi iqneboda, Tu ukan<br />
davedevnebodi. swored im wuTas Cems win dabarebuliviT ulamazesi lando gaCnda.<br />
meetles sanaxevrodac ver moeswro paltos Rilebis Sebneva, halstuxi yurTan<br />
ufrialebda da kazmuloba abzindebis gareT daetovebina. sad iyo da sad ara,<br />
etlTan imwuTasve aireni gaCnda da Tvalis daxamxamebac ver movaswari, rom ukve<br />
etlSi Cajda. marTalia, qalis saxes Tvali uceb movkari, magram gadauWarbeblad<br />
vityvi, rom ulamazesi qalia da kacs misTvis sikvdilic ar daenaneba.<br />
- wmida monikas eklesiisken, jon, - mimarTa man meetles, - naxevar gineas<br />
mogcemT, Tu oc wuTSi iq gaCndebiT.<br />
aseTi SemTxvevis xelidan gaSveba danaSaulia, uotson. da imwamsve imaze daviwye<br />
fiqri, ukan davdevnebodi, Tu patara biWiviT etls ukan Camovkonwialebodi. fiqri<br />
ar damemTavrebina, rom viRacam Cem win etli moagriala da gadmovida. meetlem<br />
erTi-orjer eWvis TvaliT amxed-damxeda, magram me uaris Tqma ar vacale da<br />
elvis siswrafiT etlSi movkalaTdi.<br />
- wmida monikas eklesiisaken, - vuTxari me, - da gaZlevT naxevar gineas, Tu oc<br />
wuTSi iq gaCndebiT. - Tormets ocdaxuTi wuTi aklia da Zneli misaxvedri ar<br />
gaxlavT, Tu sad iyo ZaRlis Tavi damarxuli. etli elvasaviT mihqroda. ara<br />
mgonia odesme ase Cqara mevlos. magram roca adgilze mivedi, orive etli<br />
gaoflianebuli cxenebiT eklesiis SesavalSi idga. meetles angariSi gavuswore da<br />
eklesiaSi Sevedi. SigniT, mRvdlisa da imaT garda, visac mivdevdi, Ze-xorcieli<br />
aravin Canda. isini ki sakurTxevelTan idgnen da mRvdeli ratomRac sayveduriT<br />
elaparakeboda. me eklesiaSi SemTxveviT Sesuli adamianiviT daviwye kedle-kedel<br />
xetiali. uceb, Cemda gasaocrad, samiveni Cemken Semobrundnen da nortoni, imwamsve<br />
Cem win gaCnda.<br />
- madloba RmerTs. - wamoiyvira man, - swored Tqven gvWirdebodiT. aba, wamodiT,<br />
wamodiT!<br />
- ra moxda, - vikiTxe me.<br />
- modiT. Zalian gTxovT, mowmed dagveswariT, Torem jvars ara gvweren.<br />
TiTqmis ZaliT mimaTries sakurTxevelTan. imaSic ver gavrkveuliyavi, ra xdeboda<br />
an sad viyavi, rom SevniSne, Cems uneburad vimeorebdi imas, rasac yurSi<br />
CamCurCulebdnen. ase daveswari qalwul airen adlerisa da ucolo godfri<br />
nortonis jvarisweras. yovelive es Tvalis daxamxamebaSi moxda. erTis mxriv,<br />
jentlmeni mixdida madlobas, meore mxriv, pirmSvenieri qalbatoni, xolo mesamis<br />
mxriv, madlobis niSnad mRvdeli miRimoda. aseT sulelur yofaSi Cems sicocxleSi<br />
ara vyofilvar da axla swored amis gamo vicinodi. albaT meqorwineT raRac<br />
formaluri ambebi ara hqondaT winaswar mogvarebuli, raki mRvdelma mowmis<br />
gareSe jvarisweraze civi uari ganucxada maT. Cemma iq yofnam ki daixsna sasiZo<br />
quCaSi gamosvlisa da iq mowmis Zebnisagan. qalma erTi soverini maCuqa, romelic<br />
am ambis samaxsovrod saaTis Zewkvze unda Seviba.<br />
- saqme sul sxvagvarad datrialebula da mere ra moxdeba, RmerTma uwyis, -<br />
vTqvi me.<br />
- Cemi adrindeli gegmebi, - ganagrZo holmsma, - sul erTianad daimsxvra.<br />
etyoboda, rom isini imwamsve apirebdnen gamgzavrebas da me saswrafod raRac unda<br />
meRona. magram gareT rom gamovidnen, erTxel kidev amiries gza-kvali. kaci<br />
templisaken gaemgzavra, xolo qalma Tavis saxlSi wasvla moiwadina. parkSi<br />
saseirnod Cveulebriv xuT saaTze gamovalo, qalisagan warmoTqmul am sityvebs<br />
garkveviT movkari yuri. meti aRaraferi gamigonia. isini sxvadasxva mxares<br />
gaemgzavrnen, me ki Sinisken gamovbrundi, rom saRamosaTvis Tadarigi dameWira.<br />
- ra unda moimoqmedoT?<br />
- cota civi xorci da ludi momitaneT, - uTxra holmsma zaris xmaze Semosul<br />
msaxurs. - imdenad Cavefali am saqmeSi, rom Wama sruliad gadamaviwyda da am
saRamos, albaT, uaresi ram momelis. amave dros, uotson, Tqveni daxmareba<br />
damWirdeba.<br />
- moxaruli viqnebi, Tu SevZleb Tqvens daxmarebas.<br />
- kanonis darRvevisa xom ar geSiniaT?<br />
- ara.<br />
- cixeSi moxvedra xom ar gaZrwunebT?<br />
- kargi saqmisaTvis amazec yabulsa var.<br />
- didebuli saqmea!<br />
- mec TqvenTana var.<br />
- me eWvi ar mepareboda, rom ase iqneboda.<br />
- magram ras fiqrobT?<br />
- rogorc ki misis terneri saWmels moitans, hovelives agixsniT. - axla, -<br />
daiwyo holmsma, roca misis ternerma xorci da ludi Semoitana, - Wamis dros<br />
getyviT yvelafers, vinaidan meti dro ara maqvs. - male xuTi saaTi Sesruldeba.<br />
or saaTSi yvelaferi unda movaswroT da braioni-lojSic mivideT. mis airen<br />
adleri seirnobidan am droisaTvis dabrundeba da unda SevxvdeT.<br />
- mere ra unda vqnaT?<br />
- es me momandeT. me yvelaferi movamzade. rac unda moxdes, mxolod erTi ram<br />
gaxsovdeT: Tqven ar CaerioT.<br />
- ubralo mayureblis rolSi unda gamovide?<br />
- diax. albaT raime usiamovneba moxdeba. Tqven ar unda CaerioT. yovelive imiT<br />
damTavrdeba, rom me saxlSi Semiyvanen. oTx-xuT wuTSi albaT sastumro oTaxis<br />
fanjrebs gamoaReben da Tqven im Ria fanjris qveS unda dadgeT.<br />
- Zalian kargi.<br />
- unda madevnoT Tvali, radgan fanjridan oTaxSi yvelaferi kargad moCans.<br />
- Zalian kargi.<br />
- rogorc ki xels, ai, ase avwev, rasac me gadmogcemT, oTaxSi SemoagdebT da<br />
daiyvirebT: xanZaria! xanZari!<br />
- yovelives Tqveni darigebis mixedviT Sevasruleb.<br />
- aq saSiSi araferia, - Tqva es da holmsma jibidan sigaris moyvanilobis<br />
asabolebeli raketa amoiRo, romelsac, Cveulebriv, orive boloSi asafeTqebeli<br />
kafsuli aqvs. - Tqveni davaleba amiT amoiwureba, rogorc ki daiyvirebT,<br />
cecxliao, imwamsve Cem mier daqiravebuli ramdenime kacic agyvebaT. mere quCis<br />
bolosaken daiZariT da ramdenime wuTSi mec TqvenTan gavCndebi. me mgonia,<br />
yovelive naTeli da gasagebia.<br />
- me ar unda Caverio wakinklavebaSi, saWiroa mivide fanjarasTan, giTvalTvaloT.<br />
niSans momcemT Tu ara, raketa oTaxSi Semovagdo da viyviro, xanZaria, xanZarimeTqi.<br />
mere gavemarTo quCis bolosaken da iq dagelodoT.<br />
- diax, yvelaferi kargad dagimaxsovrebiaT.<br />
- iqonieT Cemi imedi.<br />
- Zalian kargia. axla ki droa movemzado im rolisaTvis, romlis gaTamaSebac<br />
saRamos momiwevs.<br />
igi sawol oTaxSi Sevida da cota xnis Semdeg mRvdlis anaforaSi gamowyobili<br />
dabrunda. farTokideebian quds, tmrisebur Sarvals, TeTr halstuxsa da sasiamovno<br />
Rimils, romelic saxeze gadahfenoda, ise gamoecvala holmsi, rom mRvdlis aseTi<br />
saxis Seqmnas albaT saxelmoxveWili msaxiobi jon heari Tu SeZlebda. saqme marto<br />
is rodi iyo, rom holmsma tansacmeli gamoicvala. mas gamometyveleba, manerebi<br />
namdvili mvdlisa hqonda da igi udides warmatebas aRwevda gardasaxvaSi. me mgoni,<br />
scenam misi saxiT udidesi msaxiobi dakarga, xolo mecnierebam ki - SesaniSnavi<br />
mkvlevari, roca man Tavis profesiad danaSaulis gaxsnis da damnaSaveTa povnis<br />
saxifaTo gza airCia.
saxlidan Svidis TxuTmet wuTze gamovediT da roca serpentains mivaRwieT, aTi<br />
wuTi kidev iyo Cvens gankargulebaSi. ukve binddeboda da aqa-iq Suqic aanTes. Cven<br />
bolTis cemas movyeviT da gafacicebulni velodiT braioni-lojis mkvidrTa<br />
gamoCenas. saxli swored iseTi gamodga, rogoric holmsma amiwera, magram quCa<br />
ufro xalxmravali meCvena, vidre velodi. qalaqis ganapira quCa, myudro da<br />
wynari ki ara, xalxmravali gamodga da TiTqos gamvlelTagan teva aRar iyo.<br />
quCis erT kuTxeSi viRac naZiralebi udardelad abolebdnen da icinodnen, iqiT<br />
danebis mlesavi mimodioda, gvardielebi mosamsaxure gogos earSiyebodnen. iqve,<br />
Soriaxlo, ramdenime kargad Cacmuli, sigaragaCrili axalgazrda ymawvili<br />
mimodioda.<br />
- iciT, - wamoiwyo saubari holmsma, - es qorwineba ufro amartivebs Cvens saqmes.<br />
is fotosuraTi axla aRaraa qalisaTvis gamosadegi. arc iaren adlerisaTvis iqneba<br />
sasiamovno, rom igi mister nortonma ixilos. nortonisTvis fotosuraTis Cvenebas<br />
adleri iseve unda ufxrTxodes, rogorc Cveni klienti ufrTxis, rom igi misma<br />
princesam ar ixilos. axla sakiTxavi isaa, sad veZioT fotosuraTi?<br />
- marTlac Zalian saintereso ambavia.<br />
- ara mgonia, airen adlers suraTi Tan dahqondes. fotosuraTi, Cveni klientis<br />
aRweriT, iseTi zomisaa, rom qali ubeSi ver damalavs. amave dros qalma<br />
SesaniSnavad icis, rom SeiZleba mefem igi Seityuos sadme da gaaCxrekinos. orjer<br />
xom ukve ucdiaT aseTi ram. maSasadame, Cven sruli safuZveli gvaqvs vifiqrobT,<br />
rom fotosuraTi qals Tan ara aqvs.<br />
- aba, sad unda inaxavdes?<br />
- me mgonia, Tavis veqilTan, an Tavis bankirTan. SesaZlebelia, magram me erTic<br />
meeWveba da meorec. qalebs bunebiT uyvarT idumalebiT moculi ambebi, magram<br />
sakuTar xvaSiads aravis andoben. ratom unda gaendo vinmesTvis Tavisi saidumloeba<br />
airens? am SemTxvevaSi qals SeuZlia endos mxolod sakuTar Tavs. radgan Tu<br />
vinme saqmian kacs gaandobda am ambavs, im adamians SeeZlo politikuri karieris<br />
an, fuladi gamorCenisa da angarebis mizniT qalisaTvis eRalata da saidumlo<br />
gaeca. garda amisa, aireni xom daemuqra mefes, Sens sacoles suraTs swored<br />
niSnobis dRes gavugzavnio. ese igi, fotosuraTi mas xelTa aqvs da sakuTar<br />
saxlSi inaxavs.<br />
- magram saxli xom orjer gaqurdes.<br />
- im briyvebma ar icodnen, sad unda eZebnaT fotosuraTi.<br />
- Tqven rogorRa ipoviT?<br />
- me saguldagulod Zebnas arc davuwyeb.<br />
- aba ras izamT?<br />
- saqmes ise movawyob, rom aireni suraTs TviTonve miCvenebs.<br />
- aireni amas arasgziT ar izams.<br />
- sxva gamosavali ar eqneba. Tumca axla musaifis dro aRaraa, gaxsovdeT, uotson,<br />
Cemi miTiTebani da yovelive zustad SeasruleT.<br />
am dros, mosaxvevSi, landos gverdiT Suqs movkari Tvali da Tvalis daxamxamebaSi<br />
wyvilcxeniani mSvenieri etli braioni-lojis win dadga. rogorc ki etli SeCerda,<br />
viRac quCis naZirala etlis kars mivarda, rom gamoeRo da am gziT yelis<br />
Casasvelebeli uzalTuni eSova, magram meorem ar acala da isic, imave mizniT<br />
landos kars daejajgura. atyda maT Soris xelCarTuli Cxubi da Widili, romelic<br />
gvardielebisa da danebis mlesavis CareviT kidev ufro gaZlierda. landodan<br />
gadmosuli ledi, erT xans muStiTa da joxebiT dauzogavad moCxubarTa SuagulSi<br />
moeqca. holmsi moCxubarTa wreSi SeiWra, rom ledisaTvis eSvelna. magram qalTan<br />
mivida Tu ara, erTi saocrad Sehyvira da saxegasisxlianebuli miwaze gaiSxlarTa.<br />
rogorc ki dacemul, sisxlSi mosvril kacs mohkres Tvali, gvardielebma imwamsve<br />
mokurcxles, quCis mawanwalebma rom SeniSnes, saqme cudadaao, imaTac mousves. viRac<br />
wesierad Cacmulma gamvlelebma axla ki moxedes ledisa da miwaze gaSxlarTul
dazaralebuls. airen adlerma uceb airbina kibis safexurebi, magram kibis Tavze<br />
Seyovnda da quCas gaxeda. misi kenari tani holidan gamomaval Suqze raRac<br />
zRaprulad ixreboda da ikvalTeboda.<br />
- sawyali jentlmeni, mZimed daiWra? - ikiTxa man.<br />
- mokles, - upasuxa ramdenime xmam.<br />
- ara, cocxalia! - daiyvira viRacam. - magram vidre saavadmyofoSi miiyvanen,<br />
mokvdeba.<br />
- ai, gabeduli kaci, - Tqva viRac qalma, - eg rom ara, ledis safulesa da saaTs<br />
wahglejdnen. eg mawanwalebi ki ara, namdvili mZarcvelebi iyvnen. ah, mgoni,<br />
mobrunda da sunTqva daiwyo.<br />
- daWrils quCaSi xom ar davtovebT, Tu nebas dagvrTavT, Tqvens saxlSi<br />
SemoviyvanT, qalbatono.<br />
- raRa Tqma unda. ai, sastumro oTaxSi savarZelze daawvineT.<br />
nela, rogorRac zar-zeimiT Seiyvanes holmsi braioni-lojSi da divanze daawvines.<br />
saxlSi Suqi aanTes, magram darabebi ar mouxuravT. Cemi saTvalTvalo adgilidan<br />
yovelives kargad vxedavdi. ar vici, ganicdida Tu ara holmsi sindisis qenjnas<br />
imis gamo, rom am, mis mierve mowyobil TamaSSi monawileobda. rac Semexeba me,<br />
imaze uxerxulad Cems cxovrebaSi ar migrZnia Tavi, roca Sevxede, is ulamazesi da<br />
uturfesi qali, romlis sawinaaRmdego SeTqmulebaSic me Camabes, ra<br />
gulmodginebiTa da mzrunvelobiT dahkankalebda Tavs Cems megobars. magram Tu<br />
holmsis miTiTebebs zustad ar Sevasrulebdi, esec megobris Ralati iqneboda da<br />
Cems cxovrebas mudam Sav laqad daaCndeboda. guldamZimebulma amoviRe jibidan<br />
raketa. bolos da bolos Cven xom mas zians ar vayenebdiT, mxolod xels<br />
vuSlidiT, rom TviTon sxvisTvis ara evno ra.<br />
holmsi divanze wamojda da ise daiklakna, TiTqos haeri ar yofniso. mosamsaxure<br />
fanjaras mivarda da gamoaRo. imave wams SevniSne, rom holmsma daTqmisamebr xeli<br />
aswia. raketa oTaxSi Sevagde da rac Zala da Rone mqonda viyvire, xanZaria,<br />
xanZari-meTqi. sityva damTavrebulic ara mqonda, rom mTeli brbo amyva. oTaxSi<br />
avardnili raketis bolo jer adgilze datrialda, mere ki Ria fanjridan gareT<br />
gamoiWra. me davinaxe, rogor darbodnen oTaxebSi SeZrwunebuli adamianebi. cota<br />
xnis mere holmsis xmac Semomesma, irwmuneboda, gangaSi cud-ubralod ataxes da<br />
araviTari xanZari ar momxdarao. xalxSi gavZveri da quCis bolosaken gavemarTe.<br />
aT wuTSi Cemi megobaric wamomewia, xelkavi gamikeTa da SfoTisa da aurzauris<br />
adgils swrafad gavSordiT. igi xmaamouRebliv da Zalze swrafad moabijebda,<br />
vidre Tavi ar amovyaviT im quCaze, romelic edjvar-roudze gadioda.<br />
- Tqven davaleba pirnaTlad SeasruleT, uotson, - miTxra holmsma.<br />
- fotosuraTi Tqvens xelTaa?<br />
- ara. magram vici, sadac inaxeba.<br />
- rogor SeityveT?<br />
- airenma TviTonve miCvena. xom giTxariT, TviTonve miCvenebs-meTqi.<br />
- CemTvis mainc yvelaferi gaurkvevelia.<br />
- maincdamainc didi saidumlo ambavi araa, - siciliT warmoTqva holmsma. -<br />
piriqiT, yovelive Zalian ubralod moxda. Tqven albaT mixvdiT, rom quCaSi<br />
myofni me daviqirave da Cems miTiTebebs asrulebdnen.<br />
- diax, magas maSinve mivxvdi.<br />
- moCxubrebSi rom SeviWeri, xelSi Txevadi wiTeli saRebavi meWira, Zirs daveci,<br />
xeli saxeze movisvi da Tavgatexilisa da mZimed daWrilis scena gaviTamaSe - es<br />
xom ZvelisZveli xrikia.<br />
- amasac mivxvdi.<br />
- mere saxlSi Semiyvanes. airen adleri iZulebuli iyo, sastumro oTaxSi<br />
davewvine. es swored is oTaxi gaxldaT, romelzec eWvi mqonda. magram SeiZleboda<br />
fotosuraTi sawol oTaxSi hqonoda damaluli. Cemi amocana naTeli iyo, unda
gamerkvia, sad inaxeboda igi. Cemma daqiravebulma xalxma savarZelze damasvena.<br />
mere saqme ise warmovadgine, TiTqos haeri ar myofnida. mosamsaxure gogom<br />
fanjara gamoaRo da TamaSSi Tqvenc CaebiT.<br />
- riT dagexmaraT sabolebeli raketa?<br />
- gadamwyveti roli swored raketam iTamaSa. roca qali fiqrobs, rom misi saxli<br />
cecxlis alSia gaxveuli, igi imis gadarCenas cdilobs, rac misTvis yvelaze<br />
Zvirfasia. es yvelaze mZlavri impulsia da misi gamoyenebiT mravali warmatebac<br />
momipovebia. darlingtonsa da arnsvorTis koSkSi momxdari ambebis Ziebis drosac<br />
es meTodi gamoviyene. gaWirvebaSi Cavardnili gaTxovili qali bavSvs gadaarCens,<br />
xolo gauTxovari - Zvirfaseulobas. axla CemTvis naTelia, rom am fotosuraTze<br />
uZvirfasesi ganZi airen adlerisaTvis araferi moiZebneba. gansacdelis Jams igi<br />
swored fotosuraTis gadarCenas cdilobda. man marTlac irwmuna Tqvens yvirilze,<br />
xanZari moxdao. misi rkiniseburi nervebic Sedrka da me Sevityve, rom fotosuraTi<br />
zaris dasarek adgilas, saidumlo samalavSi aqvs saguldagulod Senaxuli. igi<br />
Tvalis daxamxamebaSi gaCnda samalavTan. cdilobda gadaerCina fotosuraTi, magram<br />
swored im dros me daviyvire, araviTari xanZari ar momxdara da tyuilad<br />
gahkivian-meTqi. airenma fotosuraTi isev Tavis adgilas datova, raketas gadaxeda,<br />
oTaxidan gavarda da mere TvaliTac aRar minaxavs. wamovdeqi, bodiSi movixade da<br />
oTaxidan haiharad gamovedi. erT xans Sevyoymandi, vifiqre. samalavidan<br />
fotosuraTs dResve waviReb-meTqi, magram oTaxSi meetle Semovida da avi TvaliT<br />
damiwyo cqera. vaiTu aCqarebiT yvelaferi wavaxdino-meTqi, vifiqre da wamovedi.<br />
- mere ra unda iRonoT, - SevekiTxe me.<br />
- saZiebo samuSao praqtikulad davamTavreT. xval mefesa da TqvenTan erTad, Tu<br />
Tqven gindaT monawileoba miiRoT am saqmeSi, airen adlers Tavze davadgebiT.<br />
Cven dagvacdevineben sastumro oTaxSi. roca ledi stumrebis sanaxavad sastumro<br />
oTaxSi Semova, iq arc Cven da arc fotosuraTi aRar daxvdeba. iqneb misma<br />
udidebulesobam moindomos da sakuTari xeliT amjobinos fotosuraTis samalavidan<br />
amoReba.<br />
- rodis SeatyobinebT mefes?<br />
- dilis rva saaTze Cven braioni-lojSi viqnebiT. ledi jerkidev loginSi iqneba<br />
da Cven ueWvelad warmateba mogvelis. unda viCqaroT, Torem iqneb qorwinebam<br />
airen adlers xasiaTi da Cvevebi Seucvalos. mefes axlave unda gavugzavno depeSa.<br />
amasobaSi beikerstrits mivaRwieT da saxlis win gavCerdiT. holmsi jibeebSi<br />
gasaRebebs daeZebda, roca viRac gamvlelma Rame mSvidobisa usurva.<br />
qvafenilze ramdenime kaci ireoda, magram mSvidobis Rame, mgoni, viRac maRalma<br />
axalgazrdam usurva da ucbad gagvcilda.<br />
- es xma sadRac gamigonia. - Tqva holmsma da naxevrad ganaTebul quCas gaxeda, -<br />
diax, gamigonia, magram veRar gamixsenebia, sad da rodis?<br />
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is Rame beikerstritze gavatare. Cven jer isev yavasa da Sebrawul purs<br />
SeveqceodiT, roca karebSi bohemiis mefe SemoiWra.<br />
- marTla waarTviT fotosuraTi? - mxiarulad wamoiZaxa man da holmss mxrebze<br />
xelebi mouTaTuna, Tanac saxegabrwyinebulma TvalebSi Caxeda.<br />
- jer ara.<br />
- magram imedi gaqvT, rom auicleblad xelSi CavigdebT, ara?<br />
- namdvilad.<br />
- maSin axlave wavideT, radgan moTmineba aRar myofnis.<br />
- Cven xom etli gvesaWiroeba.<br />
- Cemi etli gareTaa.<br />
- aba, gavwioT.<br />
Cven dabla CavediT da etlSi CavsxediT.
- airen adleri gaTxovda, - Tqva holmsma.<br />
- gaTxovda? rodis?<br />
- guSin.<br />
- vis gahyva?<br />
- inglisel veqils. gvarad nortons.<br />
- magram usiyvarulod gahyolia.<br />
- me mgonia, uyvars.<br />
- ratom ggoniaT?<br />
- imitom, rom es siyvaruli Tqvens umacRlesobas daifaravs momavalSi yovelgvari<br />
usiamovnebisagan. Tu airen adlers Tavisi qmari uyvars, maSasadame, Tqveni<br />
umaRlesoba aRar uyvars da amitom arc gzaze gadageRobebaT.<br />
- marTalia, magram netav aireni mefuri Camomavlobisa yofiliyo! o, ra dedofali<br />
iqneboda! - mere iyuCa da vidre serpentain-aveniuze ar gavediT, xma aRar<br />
amouRia.<br />
braioni-lojis kari Ria dagvixvda da kibis Tavze viRac moxuci qali Semogvegeba.<br />
etlidan rom CamovdiodiT, is qali raRac damcinavi RimiliT Semogvcqeroda.<br />
- romelia TqvenSi mister Serlok holmsi? - ikiTxa moxucma.<br />
- me gaxlavarT, - upasuxa Cemma megobarma da saxeze gaoceba gamoexata.<br />
- diax, Cemma qalbatonma gamafrTxila, aucileblad Semoivliso. igi qmarTan erTad<br />
am diliT, xuT saaTsa da TxuTmet wuTze Caring-krosis vogzlidan kontinentisaken<br />
gaemgzavra.<br />
- rao, - wamoiZaxa Serlok holmsma da ukan daixia. igi gaocebuli da<br />
aRelvebisagan fergamkrTali meCvena. - Tqven gindaT TqvaT, rom airen adleri<br />
inglisidan gaemgzavra?<br />
- diax, da aRarc dabrundeba.<br />
- da qaRaldebi, yvelaferi daiRupa? - mTrTolare xmiT ikiTxa mefem.<br />
- vnaxoT, - Tqva holmsma, moxuc qals gverdi auara da oTaxSi Sevarda. Cvenc Tan<br />
SevyeviT. aveji miyril-moyrili dagvixvda, ujrebi Ria da carieli. etyoboda,<br />
ledis gaqcevis win mTeli saxli haiharad aeforiaqebina. holmsi samalvs eca da<br />
iqidan fotosuraTi da werili amoiRo. fotosuraTidan saRamur tansacmelSi<br />
gamokvalTuli airen adleri Semogvcqeroda. werili ki holmsis saxelze iyo<br />
datovebuli. Cemma megobarma uceb waaxia konverts Tavi da samivem werilis kiTxva<br />
daviwyeT. werili wina Ramis ricxviT gaxldaT daTariRebuli da ai, ra ewera Sig:<br />
`Cemo<br />
Zvirfaso mister Serlok holms. yvelaferi ise kargad gaiTamaSeT, rom eWvi<br />
araferSi Semparvia. magram xanZarze rom midga saqme, maSin ki daveWvdi. roca<br />
vnaxe, rogor daudevrad gaveci sakuTari Tavi, mere yovelives Cavufiqrdi.<br />
ramdenime xnis winaT gamafrTxiles, Tu mefe Seecdeba vinme maZebars miandos<br />
Tavisi saqme, is maZebari aucileblad werlok holmsi iqnebao. es vinc miTxra,<br />
Tqveni misamarTic manve gadmomca. Tqven mainc miaRwieT imas, rom Cems saidumlos<br />
farda axadeT. Cemi eWvis miuxedavad im Zvirfas, keTil da moxuc mRvdleze cudi<br />
mainc ar mindoda mefiqra. Tqven kargad iciT, me TviTon viyavi msaxiobi. mamakacis<br />
tansacmlis gadacma CemTvis axali xili araa. me Tqvens saTvalTvalod meetle<br />
joni gamovgzavne, TviTon ki zeviT avedi, mamakacis tansacmeli gadavicvi da ukan<br />
agedevneT.<br />
swored Tqvens saxlis karamde mogyeviT da davrwmundi, rom Cemi saqmiT TviTon<br />
brwyinvale Serlok holmsi iyo dainteresebuli. mere sakmaod daudevrad gisurveT<br />
Rame nebisa da qmarTan templSi gavemgzavre.<br />
Cven orTavem bevri vifiqreT. magram iseT mowinaaRmdegesTan Sebmas, rogoric<br />
Tqvena xarT, gaqceva vamjobineT. ase rom, Cvens binaSi mosuls, Cveni bude<br />
carieli dagxvdebaT. rac Seexeba fotosuraTs. Tqvens klients SeuZlia<br />
damSvidebuli brZandebodes. me igi aRar miyvars da masze ukeTes mamakacs
vuyvarvar. mefes, rogorc moenebeba, ise moiqces. me misTvis vnebis miyenebas ar<br />
movindomeb. Tumca TviTon ki gamamwara. fotosuraTs mxolod Tavdacvis mizniT<br />
Sevinaxav. Sevinaxav, rogorc iaraRs, im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu mefe Cem winaaRmdeg<br />
kvlav saqmes wamoiwyebs. me vtoveb aq Cems fotosuraTs da Tu mefe moindomebs,<br />
Tan waiRos. davrCebi Tqveni erTguli, airen adleri, nortonisa~.<br />
- oh, ra qalia, oh, ra qalia! - wamoiyvira bohemiis mefem, roca werili<br />
CavaTaveT. - aki geubnebodiT. Wkviani da Zalian moxerxebulia-meTqi! oh, ra<br />
saTayvanebeli da sagogmanebeli dedofali iqneboda? samwuxaro mxolod is aris,<br />
rom mefuri sisxlisa ar iyo.<br />
- mas mere, rac es qali Sevicani, mec im azrisa var, Tqveno umaRlesobam, rom<br />
igi Tqveni toli marTlac ar aris, - civad warmoTqva holmsma. - Zalian vwuxvar,<br />
Tqveno umaRlesobav, rom saqmis ufro ukeT daboloeba ver SevZeli.<br />
- piriqiT, Zvirfaso, ser, - wamoiZaxa mefem. - amaze ukeTesi daboloeba arc<br />
SeiZleboda. me vici, ra Seuvali sityvis patronia aireni. fotosuraTi axla iseve<br />
uvnebelia, viTom Cveni xeliT dagvewvas.<br />
- moxaruli var, rom Tqveni umaRlesobis piridan aseTi sityvebi mesmis, - uTxra<br />
holmsma.<br />
- me Tqvengan Zalian davalebuli var da minda riTime gadagixadoT, ai es beWedi...<br />
- Tqva es, xelidan zurmuxtisTvliani beWedi waiZro da holmss gauwoda.<br />
- Tqvens umaRlesobas ufro Zvirfasi ganZi gaaCnia, - uTxra holmsma.<br />
- damisaxeleT da mzada var.<br />
- ai, es fotosuraTi.<br />
mefem Cems megobars gaocebiT Sexeda.<br />
- airenis fotosuraTi? - wamoiZaxa man,- inebeT. Tu ase gindaT.<br />
- madlobT, Tqveno umaRlesobav. maSasadame, saqme amiT damTavrebulia.<br />
- pativi maqvs, mSvidobis dila gisurvoT, - holmsma Tavi daukra mefes da mis<br />
mier gamowvdili marjvena arc ki SeumCnevia, ise wamovida CemTan erTad<br />
beikerstritisaken.<br />
ai, ra mizeziT moxda aurzauri bohemiaSi da Cemi megobris SesaniSnavi gegma<br />
rogor iZlia qalis Wkuisa da moxerxebis wyalobiT. qalis Wkuaze rom sityva<br />
Camovardeboda, holmss es sasacilod ara yofnida xolme, magram bolo dros<br />
ratomRac am sakiTxze saubrisas dumils arCevs. - Tumca, roca airen adlers<br />
axsenebs an mis fotosuraTs daxedavs xolme, mxolod erTi epiTetiT amkobs mas:<br />
`ai, WeSmariti qali!~
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