Gi de mopasani lamazi megobari nawili pirveli Tavi pirveli

— sasaciloa, Tqven rom Cemi coli xarT.

madlenas gaukvirda.

— ratom?

madlenam gulmSvidad miuSvira loya. dÁu-ruam dasaviT akoca da ganagrZo:

— pirvelad rom gnaxeT, — xom gaxsovT is adgili, forestiem rom dampatiJa? — gavifiqre: `oh, mec rom aseTi coli Semxvdes!~ da ai, natvra amisrulda: Tqven Cemi coli brZandebiT.

madlenam waiCurCula:

— Zalian momwons, — da cbieri TvalebiT, mudmiv moRimare TvalebiT daaSterda.

JorJi fiqrobda: `suleli var, Tavs rom vimagreb, meti gambedaobaa saWiro~, da hkiTxa:

— rogor gaicaniT forestie?

madlenam dacinviT upasuxa:

— gana imisTvis mivdivarT ruanSi, rom amaze vilaparakoT?

qmari gawiTlda:

— gavsuleldi. Zalian mrcxvenia, Tqvens gverdiT rom var.

—marTla? — gaexarda madlenas. — rad? risTvis?

JorJi gverdiT miujda, uceb madlenam daiZaxa:

— SexedeT, iremi!

matarebeli sen-Jermenis tyiT midioda da madlenam Tvali mohkra irems, romelic erTi naxtomiT gadaevlo gakaful gzas.

sanam misi coli sarkmelSi ixedeboda, dÁu-rua daiRuna da mis kisers Seyvarebulis kocniT daewafa.

madlena erT wuTs ganabuli iyo, Semdeg Tavi aswia da

— meRitineba, xeli gamiSviT!

qmarma tuCebi ar moaSora da qoCora ulvaSiT TeTr kiserze alersi dauwyo. madlena gaTavisuflebas lamobda:

— Tavi damanebeT!

xolo man colis Tavs xeli moxvia, saxe Tavisken moibruna da ise daakvda mis tuCebs, rogorc Sevardeni nanadirevs. madlena igeriebda, xels hkravda da gamosxltomas lamobda. bolos mainc gaTavisuflda da gaumeora:

— Tavi damanebeT-meTqi!

magram qmari yurs aRar ugdebd, magrad exveoda, mTrTolvare tuCebiT hkocnida da lamobda savarZelze gadaebrunebina. madlenam Zala moikriba, xelidan gausxlta, adga da mkacrad uTxra:

— JorJ, kmara, gaaTaveT. bavSvebi xom aRara varT, rom ruanamde veRar moviTminoT.

aseTi gonierebiT gagrilebuli da vnebiT gawiTlebuli qmari savarZelze darCa. Semdeg nel-nela dawynarda da—

— keTili, moviTmen, — Tqva, — magram ruanamde xmasac aRar amoviReb. axla ki, icodeT, mxolod puasisTan varT.

— me ki vilaparakeb, — upasuxa colma da dinjad miujda qmars. mere dawvrilebiT mouyva, ras gaakeTeben dabrunebis Semdeg. saWiroa, is bina daitovon, sadac madlena cxovrobs. JorJi gazeTSi foresties alags daiWers da imis jamagirs miiRebs.

madlenam daqorwinebamde saqmiani kacis simardiT gamoarkvia maTi safinanso saqmeni. Tanaxmad saqorwino pirobisa, mas sakuTari qoneba unda hqonoda. imave pirobaSi yovelgvari SemTxveva windawinve iyo gaTvaliswinebuli: sikvdili, gayra, erTis an ramdenime Svilis dabadeba. axalgazrda kacs oTxi aTasi franki hqonda, aqedan aTas xuTasi valad hqonda aRebuli, danarCeni ki erT weliwadSi am bednieri dRisaTvis daagrova, xolo axalgazrda qals ormoci aTasi franki hqonda, romelic, imis TqmiT, qmarma dautova.

madlenam forestie gaixsena da qeba Seasxa:

— metad momWirne, patiosani da mSromeli kaci iyo. rom dascloda, SeeZlo mokle droSi gamdidrebuliyo.

dÁu-rua sxva azrebs gahyva da yurs aRar ugdebda. madlena ki zogjer gaCumdeboda, romelime azrs Caufiqrdeboda da mere agrZelebda.

— ori-sami wlis Semdeg Tqven weliwadSi ocdaaT-ormoc aTass iSoviT. es imdeni fulia, ramdensac Sarlic gaakeTebda, cocxali rom darCeniliyo.

dÁu-ruas es gakveTili mobezrda da upasuxa:

— me ki megona, ruanSi imisTvis ar mivdiodiT, rom mkvdar Sarlze gvelaparaka.

madlenas odnav gahkra loyaze:

— marTalia, davaSave, — da gaicina.

JorJma xelebi medidurad daiwyo muxlebze, rogorc kargad gazrdili biWebi iwyoben xolme, da gaxevda.

— ra suleluri ieri gaqvT! — uTxra colma.

— maS ra vqna, — upasuxa, — aseTia Cemi roli. Tqven es-es aris gamaxseneT igi da mec vasruleb.

madlenam hkiTxa:

— ratom?

—imitom, rom Tqven kisrulobT, xelmZRvaneloba gauwioT Tqvens ojaxs da Cems Tavsac. ra Tqma unda, Tqveni saqmea, radgan qvrivi brZandebiT.

coli gaocda:

— risi Tqma gnebavT?

— imisa, rom Tqveni gamocdileba Cems umecrebas gafantavs, rom Tqveni colqmruli praqtika Cems martoxelobis umankoebas gaanaTlebs, ai, amis Tqma mindoda.

madlenam wamoiZaxa:

— eg ki metismetia!

man miugo:

— ara, swored asea, me qalebs ar vicnob, Tqven ki mamakacebs icnobT, radgan qvrivi brZandebiT. diax, Tqven SeudgebiT Cems ganaTlebas... amaRam, diax, amaRam-meTqi. da Tu gnebavT, Tqven SegiZliaT am aRzrdas axlave SeudgeT, axlave, diax!

madlena gamxiarulda da wamoiZaxa:

— iciT ra, Tu am mxriv Cemi imedi gaqvT...

JorJma bavSviviT warmosTqva, romelic dazepirebul gakveTils imeorebs:

— ra Tqma unda, imedi maqvs. me isic mjera, rom safuZvlian ganaTlebas momcemT, ociode gakveTils miboZebT: aTs — elementarul sagnebisas... kiTxvisas da gramatikisas, aTs ki varjiSobis da ritorikisas... me xom sruli umecari var.

madlenam gadikiskisa da Tqva:

— suleli yofilxar.

qmarma upasuxa:

— raki `Sen~-obiT damiwye laparaki, mec mogbaZav da getyvi, sayvarelo, rom Cemi siyvaruli wuTiT wuTamde matulobs da... da ruanamde gza metad grZlad meCveneba.

dÁu-rua axla msaxiobis kiloTi laparakobda da saxes moxdenilad aTamaSebda, es ki metad moswonda da acinebda qals, romelic SeCveuli iyo saliteraturo bohemis pranWiobas. qmars gverdidan umzerda, gagiJebiT moswonda da iseT dReSi iyo, roca adamians, erTi mxriv, nayofis mogleja unda, meore mxriv ki goniereba urCevs, moiTminos, raTa igi sadilze miirTvas. aseTma azrma madlena gaawiTla, da Tqva:

— Cemo kargo Segirdo, daujereT Cems gamocdilebas, Cems did gamocdilebas. kocnas vagonSi araviTari fasi ara aqvs. kuWis moSla icis. — mere kidev ufro gawiTlda da wasCurCula: — xils nurasodes mkvaxes nu moglejT.

misi lamazi piridan amosulma orazrovnebam JorJi gaaRiziana da gaacina. pirjvari gadiwera da tuCebi aacmacuna, TiTqo locvas kiTxulobso, da ganacxada:

— am wuTs Cemi Tavi yvela cdunebulis mfarvels _ wminda antons mivabare. axla brinjaosaviT mtkice var.

Rame nela eSveboda Zirs da marjvniv gadaSlil velebs gamWvirvale bindiT hburavda. matarebeli senis napirs misdevda da axalgazrda col-qmari Sehyurebda mdinares, romelic gzis gverdiT miedineboda da gaelvarebuli liTonis veeba bafTas hgavda. mdinareze molaplape wiTeli anareklebi cidan Camovardnil laqebs mogagonebdnen, romlebic Camavali mzis mier mewamulad da cecxlisfrad iyvnen SeRebili. es laqebi TandaTan qreboda, moqmedebda, sevdianad bneldeboda da mindvrebic wyvdiadSi inTqmeboda, im avi da sasikvdilo TrTolviT iyvinTeboda, romelic mudam uvlis miwas, roca bindi wveba xolme.

sarkmlidan saRamos mwuxri Semovida, axalgazrda wyvilis esodeni sixaruliT savse gulSic Seipara da gaaCuma. erTmaneTs ekvrodnen da maisis mSveniers, sulTmobrZav saRamos umzerdnen.

qalaq mantSi aanTes zeTis patara farani, romelmac kupeSi akruli ruxi maudi yviTlad mokankale SuqiT gaanaTa.

dÁu-ruam cols mklavebi moxvia da mkerdze miizida. weRandeli vnebiani Jini axla kdemamosil sinazed gadaeqca da msubuqi, umanko alersis neli survili aReZra — iseTi alersis, romelic bavSvebs nanasaviT aZinebs xolme.

JorJi mibnedili xmiT laparakobda:

— Zalian, Zalian meyvarebi, Cemi patara mad.

nazma xmam qals guli auCuya da tanSi TrTolva CauRvara. da radgan qmars loya mis ZuZuze hqonda mibjenili, madlenam Tavi daxara da tuCebi miawoda.

grZel, unjsa da Rrma kocnas mkveTri brZola, ucabedi giJuri xvevna da xanmokle ficxeli Widili mohyva. Semdeg erTxans Caxveulebi iwvnen da odnav gulgatexilebi, daRlilebi da jer kidev gulTbilni iyvnen. mere orTqlmavalma stveniT Seatyobina sadguris siaxlove.

colma ganacxada, Tan safeTqlebze awewil Tmas TiTebiT isworebda.

— ra sisulelea! bavSvebi xom ar varT!

JorJi xelebs ukocnida da tuCebi mouTmenlad erTidan meoreze gadahqonda:

— gaRmerTeb, gaRmerTeb, Cemo patara mad.

ruanamde TiTqmis uZravad isxdnen. loya loyaze hqondaT midebuli da sarkmlidan gahyurebdnen Ramis sibneles, sadac xangamoSvebiT Senobebis sinaTle livliviT gairbenda xolme. isxdnen, zmanebaSi dacuravdnen da siaxlovis grZnobiT ufro Tavisufali da ufro mWidro xvevnis molodiniT tkbebodnen.

qalaq ruanSi erT sastumroSi Camoxtnen, oTaxi sanapiro quCis mxareze daiWires, msubuqad, swrafad ivaxSmes da dasaZineblad wavidnen. diliT, rva saaTi rom dareka, moaxlem gaaRviZa da Ramis magidaze ori finjani yava daudga. roca yava gaaTaves, dÁu-ruam cols gadaxeda da uceb iseTi sixaruliT mivarda da Caekona, TiTqos xazina ipovao: `Cemo patara mad... ise miyvarxar... ise miyvarxar, ise, ise. rom~...

madlena sando, madlieri RimiliT iRimeboda da kocnas ubrunebda:

— mec... albaT. mec.

magram JorJs mSoblebTan misvla awuxebda. coli ukve ramodenimejer gaafrTxila, Seamzada, da erTxel kidev daubrunda:

— xom gesmis, glexebi arian. saopero ki ara, ubralo, namdvili glexebi arian-meTqi.

madlenam gaicina:

— vici, mravaljer miTxari. aba, adeqi da mec amayene.

qmari wamoxta da windebis Cacmas Seudga.

— im bebrebTan cudad movewyobiT, Zalian cudad. Cems oTaxSi marto erTi Zveli sawolia, isic Calis leibiani. sxvanairi nali kanteleSi arc ki unaxavT.

coli aRtacebuli iyo:

— magas ra sjobia! cudi Zili SenTan...…SenTan erTad... mamlis yivili gamaRviZebs... didebulia!

madlenam matine Caicva, — xalvaTi, TeTri flanelis xalaTi, romelic qmarma maSinve icno da ar moewona. ratom? Zalian kargad icoda, rom madlenas Tormetiode amgvari dilis tanisamosi hqonda. maS Tavis mziTevs xom ar gadahyrida da axlebs ar iyidda? magram JorJs surda, rom mis cols dilis kabebi da Ramis sacvali, sasiyvarulo sacvali, igive ar scmoda, rac `imis~ dros ecva, da elandeboda, rom rbilsa da Tbil qsovils TiTqos raRac aCnda forestiesi.

fanjaras miadga da papirosi gaabola. navsadguri da ganieri mdinare savse iyo msubuqafriani xomaldebiT da Ripiani gemebiT, romelnic sanapiroze mqSinavi manqanebis mier didi xmaurobiT itvirTeboda da icleboda. JorJs yovelive es didixania nanatri hqonda, magram am suraTma masze axlac STabeWdileba moaxdina.

— daswyevlos eSmakma, — wamoiZaxa, — ra mSvenieria!

madlena fanjaras mivarda, orive xeli qmars mxrebze dauwyo, megobruli ndobiT mieyuda da aRtacebuli, gaocebuli gainaba.

— oh, ra lamazia! ra didebuli! — imeorebda, — arc ki vifiqrebdi, rom erT alagze amdeni gemi da xomaldi iqneboda Tavmoyrili.

erTi saaTis Semdeg im imediT gavidnen, rom sofelSi sauzmemde avidodnen. JorJma Tavisi mSoblebi ramdenime dRis win gaafrTxila.

isini waiyvana Jangianma, Ria etlma, romelsac rvalis qvabiviT guguni gahqonda. gaiares grZeli, uSno bulvari, gadalaxes mindvrebi, sadac mdinare moedineboda, da aRmarTs Seudgnen. mzis sxivebiT daqanculma madlenam CaTvlima, myudrod ijda kuTxeSi da ise grZnobda Tavs, TiTqos mzis Suqis da Tbili haeris abanoSi yofiliyo.

qmarma gaaRviZa:

— Sexede.

aRmarTze or-samjer mouxvies da Sedgnen. aqedan ganTqmuli sanaxaoba iSleboda da yvela mogzauri aq mohyavdaT xolme. maT winaSe gadaiSala uzarmazari, ganieri da grZeli veli, romelsac talRovani xveulebiT kidiT kidemde molaplape mdinare seravda. erT mxares, sadac velze gamodioda, mravali kunZuliT iyo dawinwkluli da, sanam ruanamde mividoda, farTod irkaleboda. Semdeg marjvena napirze qalaqi iSleboda. igi dilis nisliT odnav iyo Semosili, mze saxuravebze da samrekloTa tyeze krialebda — msubuqze da wvetianze, an veeba ganZiviT mZimeze da mCateze. moCanda oTxkuxedi da mrgvali koSkebi, heraldikuri gvirgvinebiT mosili mravali jixuri, sazveravi da saeklesio goTikuri stilis samrekloebi. xolo yvelas zevidan deda-taZris wvrilad gaTlili wveti dascqeroda — gasaocari, maxinji, ucnauri, uzomo da mTel qveyanaze yvelaze ufro maRali.

mis pirdapir, wylis gaRma, sen-severis mozrdili gareubnis saqarxno sakvamurebi iyo aRmarTuli — mrgvali, viwro, amoburculi. am sakvamurTa jari ki maT moymeTa — saeklesio koSkebis laSqarze meti moCanda. aguris maRali svetebi did manZilebze gaSliliyvnen, werwetad asvetiliyvnen da laJvard cas TavianT Savs naxSirian sunTqvas abolebdnen.

maT Soris yvelaze maRali, qarxana `elvas~ uzarmazari sakvamuri, xeofsis piramidis toli iyo da adamianis naxelavTa Soris simaRliT meore adgili eWira. igi TiTqmis eTanabreboda Tavis amay moZmes — deda-taZris gumbaTis wvers, da iseve didebulad amarTuliyo mbolavi fabrikebis veeba brboSi, rogorc is, meore, — saeklesio Zeglebis wvetian tyeSi.

Semdeg, muSaTa gareubnis ukan, naZvnari gaWimuliyo. am or qalaqSi Camomavali sena Tavisi gziT midioda, tyiT dafarul daklaknil da frialo napirs eTamaSeboda, alag-alag misi qviani TeTri ConCxi Camoerecxa, Semdeg, erTxel kidev veeberTela naxevarwred morkaluli Sors ikargeboda.

mdinareze ramdenime karWapi Canda, maT pawawa gemi miaTrevda, romelic xSirad bolavda da Soridan buzs hgavda. kunZulebi erT larze iyo gaWimuli, mwvane krialosanis usworo mZivebs mogagonebdaT da erTmaneTs daSorebuli iyo.

sanam mgzavrebi sanaxaobiT gaZRebodnen, meetle icdida. gamocdilebiT icoda, rom yvelanairi turisti am gadasaxediT didxans tkbeboda xolme.

roca xelaxla gaudgnen gza, dÁu-ruam ramdenime aseuli metris manZilze uceb dainaxa ori beberi, romlebic Sesaxvedrad modiodnen, da etlidan yviriliT gadmoxta:

— ager, modian! vicani.

misi ded-mama ubralo glexebi iyvnen. areuli nabijiT modiodnen, barbacebdnen da zogjer erTmaneTs mxrebiT ejaxebodnen. mamakaci Sua tanisa iyo, mkvrivi, lamazi, odnav Ripiani da, miuxedavad xnovanebisa, jer kidev mxne da Senaxuli dedakaci ki — maRali, xmeli moxrili, pirquSi da sofluri jafis namdvili nimuSi. is bavSvobidan muSaobda da arasodes molxena ara hqonda, ar hqonda maSinac ki, roca misi qmari muStarTan erTad svamda laybobda xolme.

madlenac gadmovida etlidan da, axlos mosuli sawyali wyvili rom dainaxa, guli autokda da moulodneli sevda moeria. col-qmars es lamazi vaJbatoni Svilad ar emcnaura da arasodes azradac ar mouvidodaT, rom es koxta qalbatoni maTi rZali iqneboda.

Svilis dasaxvedrad Cumad da swrafad modiodnen da yuradRebas ar aqcevdnen or qalaqel vaJbatons, romelTac etli mosdevda. roca gauswordnen, JorJma siciliT SesZaxa:

— mama, gamarjoba!

— Svilo, Sena xar?

axalgazrda vaJma upasuxa:

— ra Tqma unda, me var, dedi! — mivida da orive loyaze akoca. Semdeg mamis safeTqlebs Tavisi safeTqlebi gauxaxuna. beberma glexma maRali, abreSumis qudi moiSvlipa, romelsac im dros ruanSi gasavali hqonda da, Cveulebriv, fexze movaWreni atarebdnen xolme.

mere JorJma uTxra:

— es Cemi coli gaxlavT.

soflelebma madlena raRac saswauliviT da SiSnarevi undoblobiT SeaTvalieres, rasac mamis mxriv kmayofili dasturi da gamxneveba daemata, xolo dedis mxriv — mtruli eWvianoba.

JorJis mama, cuRluti moxuci, mTlad gaJRenTili iyo msubuqi sidrisa da alkoholis simxiaruliT. man suli moiTqva da eSmakuri RimiliT hkiTxa:

— SeiZleba erTi vakoco?

Svilma miugo:

— ra Tqma unda!

madlenam orive loya gulgrilad miuSvira, glexma xmamaRla akoca da tuCebi maSinve xeliT moiwminda. dedamTilma mtruli siciviT akoca rZals. ara, is aseT rZals ki ar natrobda, aramed — romelime fermeris mosulsa da qorfa qaliSvils, romelic TuraSauli vaSliviT wiTeli da jiSiani WakiviT mrgvali unda yofiliyo. es qalbatoni ki Tavisi qobebiT, nawiburebiTa da muSkis suniT namdvil folorcis qals hgavda. bebrucuna yovelgvar nelsasunebels muSks uwodebda da axlac es saxeli gaifiqra.

yvela daiZra da gahyva etls, romelsac axalgazrdebis bargi mihqonda. mamam Svils xeli gauyara, dedakacebs CamoaSora da cnobismoyvare xmiT hkiTxa:

— ha, rogora xar, saqme rogor midis?

— Zalian kargad.

— marTla? maS, kargi. axla miTxari, Sens cols aqvs rame?

JorJma miugo:

— ormoci aTasi franki.

mamam gaocebis niSnad odnav daustvina da ise gaukvirda es Tanxa, rom mxolod waiCurCula:

— biWos! — da Semdeg seriozuli guldajerebiT daumata: — Tqma ar unda, mzeTunaxavia, — mas madlena TvalSi mouvida, radgan Tavis droze qalebis did mcodned iTvleboda.

madlena da dedamTili erTad midiodnen da daJinebiT dumdnen. mamakacebi wamoewien. patara sofeli axlos iyos da gzis aqeT-iqiT aT-aTi saxli Zlivs idga, zogi patara qalaqis Senobas hgavda, zogi ki — ubralo qoxs. erTi —agurisa, meore — alizisa, is — fiqaliT daxuruli, es ki — CaliT moburuli. beber dÁuruas duqani `lamazi xedi~ — erTsarTulian saxlSi iyo da marcxena mxares idga. karze naZvis toti hqonda mikruli, romelic, Tanaxmad Zveli Cveulebisa, msmelebs aniSnebda, rom isini am duqanSi Zvirfas stumrebad iTvlebodnen.

duqanSi ori magida erTmaneTs miadges da ori xelsawmendi gadaafares. erTi mezobeli dedakaci moiSvelies. aseTi lamazi qali rom dainaxa, Rrmad daukra Tavi, magram mere JorJi icno da SesZaxa:

— ieso qriste! biWo, Sena xar?

JorJma mxiarulad upasuxa:

— diax, Zalua brÁeulen, me gaxlavar! — akoca da Semdeg cols miubrunda: — Cvens oTaxSi Sedi. SeiZleba iq Sliapac moixado.

da marjvena kariT gril, filaqniT dagebul oTaxSi Seiyvana. kedlebi TeTrad iyo SeRebili da sawolsac TeTri suzanebi efina. am pirquS oTaxs mxolod sami samkauli hqonda. saaiazmes Tavze aRmarTuli jvarcma da ori feradi suraTi: erTze daxatuli iyo poli da virJini, romelnic lurji palmis ZirSi sxedan, xolo meoreze — Taflisfer cxeneze mjdari napoleon I.

marto rom darCnen, JorJi madlenas moexvia:

— gamarjoba, mad. me Cemi bebrucanebis naxva gamexarda. manam parizSi viyavi, aRar maxsovda, axla ki maTi xilvis bedniereba isev vigrZeni.

magram mama meore oTaxidan ukve urakunebda kedels:

— Cqara, Cqara! wvniani moitanes.

iZulebuli gaxdnen, gasuliyvnen da xangrZliv glexur sauzmes Sedgomodnen. saWmeli uxerxulad iyo SerCeuli: batkans Zexvi mosdevda, Zexvs — tafamwvari. beberi dÁurua sidrma da Rvinis ramdenime Wiqam gaamxiarula. man SerCeuli oxunjobis nakadi gadmouSva, romelic didi uqmeebisTvis hqonda xolme Senaxuli, erTimeoreze WuWyiani da cxare ambavi gaadmoalga, romelic, oxunji bebris sityviT, mis megobrebs daemarTa.

JorJma es ambebi zepirad icoda da icinoda, namdvilad ki mSobliuri haeriT da iqaurobis Tandayolili siyvaruliT iyo damTvrali da amitom ilxenda. uceb warsuli grZnobani moaskda, Zveli mogonebani aeSala, romelic nacnobma nivTebma, sxvadasxva wvrilmanma, karebze Wdeulis an koWli skamis danaxvam aRuZra. yovelive wvril ojaxur ambavs moagonebda; JorJma yvelafris mkveTri suni da mwvave aromati igrZno: miwis, tyis, sofluri kupris, binebis, wyarosi da sasuqis.

mudam sevdiani da susxiani deda ki dumda da rZals uceb gaRviZebuli siZulviliT adevnebda Tvalyurs. es iyo siZulvili muSis, dakorZebuli xelebisa da mZime SromiT dagonjebuli kunTebisa qalaqeli qalbatonis mimarT, romelic mas zizRs hgvrida rogorc vinme SeCvenebuli, gankicxuli, uwminduri sulieri, usaqmurobisa da garyvnilebisaTvis gaCenili. moxuci pirquSad ibRvireboda da yovel wuTs magididan dgeborda, raTa saWmlis axali Tavi moetana, WiqaSi suridan moyviTalo mwklarte Rvino gadmoesxa, xolo boTlidan wiTeli, msusxavi da tkbili sidra, romelsac iseTive tlaSuniT amohqonda korpi, rogorc airiT gaJRenTil limonaTs amoaqvs xolme.

madlena ara Wamda, dumda da mowyeniT iyo, xolo mis Cveulebriv gayinul Rimils bneli da morCili ieri mieca. guli gautyda da Tavmoyvareobac Selaxuli hqonda. risTvis? ratom? xom TviTonve undoda maTi naxva da isic icoda, rom glexebTan, Rarib glexebTan midioda? maS, rogori eCveneboda es xalxi mas, vinc Cveuli ar iyo gatacebas da gadaWarbebas?

da ra icoda? gana qalebs mudam namdvilze metis imedi ara aqvT? iqneb es xalxi Soridan ufro poeturi eCveneboda? ara, magram SeiZleba ufro keTilSobilurs, ufro guliTadsa da ufro ferovans moeloda, vidre wignebSia xolme aRwerili. miuxedavad amisa, madlenas sulac ar swadda, rom es xalxi iseve Tavaziani da mopranWuli yofiliyo, rogorc romanistebi gvaCveneben xolme. maS rogor unda aexsna, rom ase eTakileboda es mdabio bebrebi, aTasi xelSeuxebeli wvrilmani, aTasi uxilavi sisulele, maTi glexuri mimoxra, sityva, ieri da sicili?

da madlenas moagonda sakuTari deda, romelic

aravisTvis ar hqonda aweril-naambobi — Secdenili maswavlebeli, romelic sendenSi aRizarda, da roca madlena Tormeti wlisa iyo, siRatakiTa da dardiT gardaicvala. viRac ucnobma mamakacma ikisra patara qalis aRzrda. vin iyo mamamisi? araferi icoda, mxolod bundovani eWvi hqonda.

sauzme veRar gaTavda, mezoblebi Semodiodnen, mama dÁuruas xels arTmevdnen, misi Svilis naxvis gamo raimes wamoiyvirebdnen da, axalgazrda cols rom gadaxedavdnen, erTmaneTs cuRlutad TvaliT aniSnebdnen xolme. es Tvalis Cakvra aseT azrs gamosaxavda — `daswyvevlos eSmakma, ra lamazi coli Caugdia xelSi Cvens JorJ dÁuruas! ~

vinc am ojaxis maxlobeli ar iyo, is magidas miujdeboda da iZaxda: `erTi litra! — erTi Wiqa! ~ori patara!~ Tan dominos TamaSobdnen da sworkuTxa Sav da TeTr Zvlebs magrad aWaxunebdnen.

JorJis deda isev fexze trialebda, muStars pirquSad emsaxureboda, fuls iRebda da magidebs Tavisi lurji winsafris boloTi asufTavebda.

oTaxi Tixis Cibuxebis da iafi sigarebis bolma gaavso. madlenam xveleba daiwyo da qmars hkiTxa:

— meti aRar SemiZlia.. Tu Senc ginda, gavideT sadme.

sauzme jer ar daemTavrebinaT, moxucma dÁuruam ukmayofileba gamoTqva. madlenam gadawyvita, magididan amdgariyo da gasasvlel karebTan moecada, sanam mamakacebi yavas miirTmevdnen.

cota xnis Semdeg mas JorJi miuaxlovda.

— xom ar inebebT senaze gaseirnebas?

— siamovnebiT! — sixaruliT daeTanxma madlena.

daRma daeSvnen, kruaseSi navi daiqiraves da dRis meore naxevari erT kunZulze, tirifebis qveS gaatares, saca gazafxulis tkbili siTbo da talRebis mTvlemare titini axalgazrdebs nanas eubneboda.saRamo Jams dabrundnen. qonis sanTliT gaSuqebuli Ramis seroba madlenas weRandelze ufro gulsaklavad eCvena. dÁu-ruas mama mTvrali iyo da dumda, deda isev ise pirquSad ijda.

susti Suqi nacrisfer kedlebze Crdilebs isroda. Tavebs veeba cxvirebi ebaT da yoveli moZraoba sazarlad iyo gadaWarbebuli. zogjer devur xels orTiTis odena Cangali zeviT ahqonda da urCxulis msgavsi pirisaken mihqonda. amisaTvis sakmarisi iyo, moyviTalo da mTrTolvare sanTlisken vinme odnav mainc mibrunebuliyo.

gaTavda Tu ara sadili, madlenam qmari Sinidan gaiyvana, raTa am Savbnel darbazSi aRar darCeniliyo, sadac gamudmebiT Zveli Cibuxebis mwvave simyrale da daRvrili sasmelebis suni idga. roca gamovidnen, JorJma cols uTxra:

— rogorc vatyob, ukve mogwyinda.

madlena uarze idga, magram qmarma gaawyvetina:

— ara, mSvenivrad gatyob. Tu ginda, xvalve wavideT.

colma wailaparaka:

— ho, Zalian minda.

Cumad gahyvnen gzas. Tbili Rame idga da misi Rrma da alersiani sibnele TiTqos raRac odnavi xmauriT, faCuniT da SrialiT iyo savse. col-qmari viwrod gakaful tyeSi Sevidnen, romelic ganuWvreteli wyvdiadiT iyo daburuli da maRali xeebiT garemoculi.

madlenam kiTxa:

— sada varT?

man miugo:

— tyeSi.

— Zalian: erTi udidesTagania safrangeTSi.

tyis xeivanSi TiTqos yvelaferi Tvlemda: suni miwis, xeebisa da xavsis, bebruli suni datotvili xeebisa, romelsac kvirtebisa da damWknari, obmokidebuli foTlis aromati hqonda Sereuli.

madlenam Tavi aswia da xeebis wveroebSua varskvlavebi dainaxa. Tumca haeri uZravad idga da niavi totebs ar arxevda, irgvliv mainc foTlis okeanis gaurkvevel TrTolvas grZnobda.

ucnaurma kankalma Caurbina tanSi da sulSi Caswvda. guli raRac bundovanma kaeSanma SeukumSa. ratom? ver ityoda. magram eCveneboda, TiTqos dakarguliyos, gza areodes, xifaTi moxveodes, misTvis yvelas Tavi mienebebinos da mTel qveyanaze, sadRac maRla mocimcime da cocxali TaRis qveS, martodmarto darCeniliyos.

— cota meSinia, — waiCurCula. — davbrundeT.

— keTili, davbrundeT.

— maS, parizSi… xval wavalT?

— ho, xval wavalT.

— diliT?

Sin rom dabrundnen, moxucebi ukve dawoliliyvnen. madlenas cudad eZina, radgan misTvis ucnobi sofluri xmauroba awuxebda: Wotis kivili, kedels ukan Caketili Roris Wyvitini da yivili mamlisa, romelmac SuaRamidanve daiwyo Zaxili da xmis micema. ciskari rom dgeboda, isini ukve mzad iyvnen wasasvlelad.

JorJma mSoblebs ukan dabruneba Seatyobina. ded-mamas jer zari daeca, mere ki mixvdnen, visi gadawyvetili iqneboda es moulodneli wasvla. mamam ubralod hkiTxa:

— rodisRa gnaxavT xelaxla?

— ra Tqma unda, amave zafxulSi.

— maS, kargi.

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