Gi de mopasani lamazi megobari nawili pirveli Tavi pirveli

— gisurveb, rom eg nabiji sananeblad ar gagxdomodes.

maTi wyena rom daeSoSminebina, JorJma saCuqrad orasi franki dautova. etlisTvis biWi gagzavnes. aT saaTze moiyvana. axalgazrdebma moxucebi dakocnes da wamovidnen.

Tavqve rom daeSvnen, dÁu-ruam gaicina:

— aha, — uTxra, — aki gafrTxilebdi! sulac ar iyo saWiro gamecno SenTvis ufrosi Taoba, batoni da qalbatoni dÁu rua de kantelTa winaprebi.

madlenamac gaicina da Tqva:

— mainc Zalian kmayofili var, ukve miCndeba am keTili xalxisadmi siyvaruli. parizidan saCuqarsac gamovugzavni. — Semdeg waiCurCula: — dÁu rua de kantel... ai, naxav? Cveni mosawvevi baraTis warwera aravisac ar gaukvirdeba. yvelas vuambobT, rom Seni mSoblebis mamulSi erTi kvira gavatareT.

mere zed miekra da ulvaSis bolo daukocna:

— gamarjoba, Jo!

JorJma upasuxa:

— gagimarjos, mad! — da welze xeli moxvia.

Sors, velis siRrmeSi, veeba mdinare dilis mzeSi vercxlis bafTasaviT gaWimuliyo, saqarxno sakvamurni cas bolis Rrublebs esrodnen. saeklesio samrekloebi uZvelesi qalaqis Tavze aRmarTuliyvnen.

saRamos JorJi gaxarebuli adioda Tavisi winamorbedis binaSi da Tan ahqonda sadilis Zlieri mada, da wyurvili moxveoda cols, romelic fizikurad male moajadova da SeumCnevlad daimorCila. notr dam de loretis quCis dasawyisSi yvavilebis maRazias Cauara da azrma gahkra, madlenasTvis raime eyida. Sevida da gauSleli vardebis, surnelovani kokrebis didi Taiguli airCia.

kibis yovel baqanze did sarkeSi Tavis Tavs siamovnebiT aTvalierebda da is dro agondeboda, roca am saxlSi pirvelad Semodioda.

zari dareka, radgan gasaRebi Sin daaviwyda. kari winandelma mosamsaxurem gauRo, romelic man colis rCeviT daitova. JorJma hkiTxa:

— qalbatoni dabrunda?

— diax, batono.

sasadilo rom gaiara, SeniSna: sufra samisTvis iyo gaSlili, da gakvirvebuli Sedga. sastumros farda aweuli iyo da JorJma Tvali mohkra madlenas, romelic buxris Tavze, vardis iseTsave Taiguls dgamda larnakSi, rogoric man moutana. dÁuruas javri moeria, TiTqos misi azri, yuradRebis niSani da is siame moeparaT, romelsac Taigulis motanis gamo moeloda.

rom Sedioda, hkiTxa:

— vinme moiwvie?

madlena yvavilebs datrialebda da moubrunebliv upasuxa:

— ver vityvi, rom momewvios. Cemi Zveli megobari, grafi de vodreki Cveulebriv orSabaTobiT sadilobda CvenTan da dResac mova, rogorc uwin modioda xolme.

JorJma mxolod esa Tqva:

— hoo? maS kargi.

colis ukan idga, xelSi Taiguli eWira da surda daeSala, an gadaegdo, da mainc uTxra:

— moixede, vardebi mogitane.

colma swrafad moixeda da RimiliT wamoiZaxa:

— oh, ra kargad moqceulxar!

da iseTi guliTadi sixaruliT gauwoda xeli da tuCebi, rom JorJma umalve igrZno nugeSi. madlenam vardebi aiRo da aRtacebuli bavSvis simkvircxliT Caalaga cariel larnakSi, romelic pirvelis pirdapir idga. Semdeg trfialiT aaTvaliera da Cumad Tqva:

— ra kmayofili var! axla ra kargad aris morTuli Cemi buxari! — da maSinve daumata: — ici, es vodreki Zalian kargi kacia. male damegobrdebiT.

zarma grafis mosvla SeatyobinaT.

ise Semovida, rogorc sakuTar binaSi, dinjad da kmayofili saxiT. axalgazrda qals Tlili TiTebi daukocna, qmars moubrunda, guliTadi ieriT CamoarTva xeli da kiTxa:

— rogor brZandebiT, Zvirfaso dÁu-rua?

uwindeliviT mediduri da miukarebeli aRar iyo. misi saxe axla naTlad ambobda, rom axlandeli viTareba sul sxvanairia, vidre adre iyoo. gaocebulma Jurnalistma Tanabari TavaziT upasuxa, xolo xuTi wuTis Semdeg aTi wlis nacnobebs hgavdnen.

madlenam sxivmosili RimiliT uTxra:

— samzareuloSi unda gavide, marto dagtovebT, — da miimala. orivem Tvali gaayola.

roca dabrunda, stumar-maspinZeli Teatrze da romeliRac axal piesaze laparakobda da maTi Tvalazrisi imdenad Tanabari iyo, rom maT TvalebSi urTierTisadmi megobroba brwyinavda.

sadilma Tavisuflad, mxiarulad, gulRiad Caiara, grafi iseT siames grZnobda am saxlSi, mosiyvarule axalgazrda maspinZelTa Soris, rom gvianobamde darCa. roca vodreki wavida, madlenam qmars hkiTxa:

— aki giTxari, kargi kacia-meTqi. rac ufro axlo gaicnob, ufro metad mogewoneba. saimedo, guliTadi da mSvenieri megobaria. oh, eg rom ar yofiliyo... — da saTqmeli aRar daamTavra. JorJma upasuxa:

— marTalia, mec Zalian momewona, mgoni, erTmaneTs davuaxlovdebiT.

colma sabaaso Tema gamocvala:

— ici, sanam daviZinebdeT, erTi saqme unda SevasruloT. ver movaswari sadilobamde meTqva SenTvis, radgan vodreki fexdafex mogyva. dRes marokos Sesaxeb didi ambebi Sematyobines. deputatma laroS-matiem miTxra, momavalma ministrma. unda didi sensaciuri werili davweroT, cifrebic da faqtebic mzada maqvs. aba, davsxdeT da saqmes SevudgeT. aha, lampa!

JorJma lampa aiRo da kabinetSi gavidnen. Taroebze igive wignebi ewyo, zeviT ki sami larnaki ido, romelic forestiem Juanis yureSi sikvdilis wina dRes iyida. gansvenebulis kuTvnili tyavis fardagi dÁuruas magidis qveS ucdida. JorJi miujda da spilos Zvlis kalmistari aiRo, romelsac bolo uwindeli patronis mier odnav dakvnetili hqonda.

buxris Tavze Camoyrdnobilma madlenam papirosi gaabola, axali ambebi gadmoalaga, Semdeg Tavisi azrebi gamoTqva da werilis gegmac gaacno.

JorJi guldasmiT ugdebda yurs, SeniSvnebs werda da, roca colma gaaTava, zogi ram upasuxa, mTavar sagans daubrunda, gaafarTova da, ara marto werilis gegma, aramed axlandeli saministros sawinaaRmdego brZolis gegmac ki ganaviTara. es werili Tavdasxmis niSani unda yofiliyo. JorJis azrma imdenad daainteresa misi coli, iseTi farTo da Soreuli suraTi gadauSala, rom madlenam papirosis weva Sewyvita da yuri miugdo. mxolod drogamoSvebiT CaurTavda dabali xmiT:

— ho... ho... Zalian kargi... mSvenieria... didebulia, — da roca JorJma gaaTava, uTxra: — axla weras SevudgeT.

JorJs jer kidev eZneleboda dawyeba da Sesaferi sityvebis SerCeva. maSin coli mividoda, mxarze nazad daeyrdnoboda da Cumad, sul Cumad dauwyebda xolme karnaxs. zogjer gaubedavad Sedgeboda da hkiTxavda:

— amis Tqma gindoda, ara?

qmari upasuxebda:

— ho, ho.

madlena kabinetis meTauris winaaRmdeg moxerxebulad poulobda geslian, namdvil qalur sityvebs, da misi garegnobis gamo politikur Sxams CaurTavda xolme. aseTi adgilebi mkiTxvels acinebda da, amave dros, simarTleSic ajerebda.

dÁu-rua romelime Setevis azrs zogjer ramdenime sityviT gaaRrmavebda da gaaZlierebda xolme. garda amisa, marjved xmarobda Tavisebur xelovnebas — saTqmeli Tqva da veragulad bolomde ar miiyvano! es xerxi man qronikis gamokveTis dros iswavla. roca madlena lamobda romelime ambavi namdvil faqtad eCvenebina, JorJs ki saeWvod an uxerxulad miaCnda, maSinve Secvlida: mosxletiT, xelmardad gadahkravda, mxolod aniSnebda da mkiTxvels ufro moxerxebulad Caagonebda, vidre pirdapiri mxilebiT ityoda.

werili daasrula da xmamaRla waikiTxa gamoTqmiT. orive SeTanxmda, rom igi mSvenivrad iyo dawerili, da aRtacebulni, gakvirvebulni ise uRimodnen erTmaneTs, TiTqos es-es aris gaecnoT urTierTi. gaocebiT da nazad umzerdnen erTmaneTs TvalebSi da iseTi gatacebiT hkocnidnen, TiTqos maTi Wkuis naTesaoba maTs sxeulebsac gadasdebodes.

dÁu-ruam xelaxla aiRo lampa.

— axla ki naninas SevudgeT, — Tqva da almodebuli Tvalebi SeanaTa.

colma miugo:

— win mibrZandiT, Zvirfaso maswavlebelo, radgan gzas Tqven minaTebT.

JorJi sawoli oTaxisken wavida, madlena ki ukan misdevda, Tmasa da sayelos Sua uRitinebda. JorJi gaurboda: Ritinisa eSinoda.

`JorJ dÁu rua de kantel~-is werilma aliaqoTi gamoiwvia. palataSi didi STabeWdileba moaxdina. beberma valterma miuloca da politikuri ganyofileba Caabara, xolo qronika isev buarenars miando.

amis Semdeg gazeTma saministros moxerxebuli da mkacri omi dauwyo. ieriSi marjve iyo da sabuTiani. xan ironias miuSvebdnen, xan seriozulad utevdnen, zogjer xumrobis kilos iSveliebdnen da gesls anTxevdnen. Seteva imdenad damajerebeli da mZafri iyo, rom yvela gaocebas eZleoda. danarCeni gazeTebi gamudmebiT beWdavdnen `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ werilebis amonawerebs, xolo mTavrobis wevrebi cdilobdnen gaegoT, xom ar SeiZleboda am ucnobis mkacri mtrisaTvis prefeqturis saSualebiT CaekmendinebinaT xma.

dÁu-ruam politikur moRvaweTa Soris saxeli moixveWa. Tavisi gavlenis zrdas igi imiT grZnobda, Tu rogor arTmevdnen xels da rogor uxdidnen quds. meore mxriv, mas aocebda colis moxerxebuli Wkua, nacnobTa simravle da is simarjve, romlis meoxebiTac ase advilad Soulobda masalas da cnobebs.

roca ki unda dabrunebuliyo Sin, sastumro oTaxSi mudam poulobda senators, deputats, vinme did moxeles, da yvelani madlenas Zvel nacnobsaviT, seriozulad, magram Sinaurulad eqceodnen. neta sad gaicno amodena xalxi? `sazogadoebaSi~, — ambobda misi coli. magram rogor moipova maTi ndoba da megobroba — es ki ver gaigo qmarma.

—`metad moxerxebuli diplomati dadgeboda~, — fiqrobda.

madlena xSirad igvianebda sadilad da axvneSebuli, gawiTlebuli, aRelvebuli brundeboda. manam pirbades moixsnida, ityoda xolme:

— dResac axali ambebi movitane. warmoidgine, iusticiis ministrma ori iseTi piri daniSna mosamarTled, romelic Sereul komisiaSi monawileobda. iseT seirs vaCvenebT, rom didxans aRar daiviwyos.

da ministrs seirs aCvenebdnen, meore dResac imeorebdnen da cota xnis Semdeg xelaxla axsenebdnen.

dÁu-ruas ojaxSi sadilebis kviras orSabaTobiT grafi de vodreki iwyebda, samSabaTobiT deputati laroS-matie sadilobda, col-qmars magrad arTmevda xels, nametan sixaruls amJRavnebda da ganuwyetliv imeorebda.

— daswyevlos eSmakma, namdvili omia! nuTu ver CamovyriT?

mas imedi hqonda, rom sagareo saqmeTa ministris portfeli ergeboda, romelic didi xania niSanSi hqonda amoRebuli.

laroS-matie im politikosTagani iyo, visac arc garkveuli saxe aqvs, arc rwmena, arc didi niWi, arc gambedaoba da arc safuZvliani codna. is provincieli veqili iyo. lamaz vaJkacad iTvleboda, moqiSpe partiebs Soris qanaobda da wonasworobas mardad icavda. is respublikuri iezuitobis warmomadgeneli iyo da saeWvo liberaluri soko, rogoric sayovelTao saarCevno uflebis saxelovan sasuqze asobiT izrdeba xolme.

Tavisi sofluri makiavelobis wyalobiT, laroS-matie Wkvian kacad iTvleboda TavisianebSic da im gandevnilTa da klasobrivi jgufidan amovardnil adamianebs Sorisac, visac Cveulebriv deputatebad irCeven xolme. mas sakmaod gamoCenili garegnoba, Tavazianoba da zrdiloba gaaCnda saimisod, rom gamarjveba moepovebina. da, marTlac, warmateba hqonda sazogadoebaSiac da imdroindel saxelmwifo moRvaweTa Sereul, gaurkvevelsa da saeWvo wreebSic.

masze yvela ambobda:

— laroSi ministri gaxdeba, — da TviTon masac sjeroda, yvelaze mtkiced sjeroda, rom ministroba ar ascdeboda.

es deputati beberi valteris gazeTis mTavari aqcionerTagani, valteris amxanagi da mokavSire iyo sxvadasxva finansur saqmeebSi.

dÁu-ruas misi sjeroda, Tan imedic hqonda, rom odesme gamoadgeboda, amitom mxars uWerda. sxvafriv JorJi mxolod foresties saqmes agrZelebda, romelsac laroS-matie sapatio legionis ordens hpirdeboda, roca laroSis dro dadgeboda. axla ki am ordens madlenas axali qmris mkerdi unda daemSvenebina da meti araferi. amrigad, araferic ar Secvliliyo.

amas yvela naTlad xedavda, da gazeTis TanamSromlebma dÁu-ruas iseTi saxeli Searqves, romelic mas abrazebda: axla mas yvelani foresties uwodebdnen. redaqciaSi Sevidoda Tu ara, maSinve vinme mihmarTavda:

— erTi miTxari, forestie...

JorJi Tavs ikatunebda, TiTqos ar esmoda, da xelebs ujrebSi afaTurebda, magram is viRac ufro maRali xmiT imeorebda:

— Sen, forestie!

aqa-iq Cumi sicili gaismoda. roca dÁu-rua direqtoris oTaxisken wavidoda, mas vinme SeaCerebda da etyoda:

— mapatie, genacva, erTi wuTiT mWirdebi. ucnauria, magram sawyali Sarlis da Tqveni saxelebi mudam mereva. es imiT aixsneba, rom Tqveni werilebi metismetad hgavs Sarlisas, sxvebsac ase hgoniaT.

dÁu-rua pasuxs ar aZlevda, magram simwriT iwureboda da gulSi gansvenebulis mimarT yru brazi ugubdeboda. xolo roca erTxel beber valtersac gamoucxades gancvifreba imis gamo, rom axali politikuri redatoris werilebi azrovnebiTac da stilisturadac Zvelisas hgavda, isic daeTanxma da Tqva:

— diax, forestie gaxlavT, magram es forestie ufro janmrTelia, ufro nervuli da ufro vaJkacuri.

meorejer dÁu-ruam SemTxveviT gamoaRo karada, sadac bilboke ewyo, da dainaxa: misi winamorbedis bilbokes Savi bafTa hqonda mikerebuli, xolo Tavis bilbokes, sen-potenis xelmZRvanelobiT rom xmarobda xolme — vardisferisa. yvela burTi erT Taroze ewyo zomis mixedviT. qaRaldis naglejs, romelic ise iyo mikruli, rogorc muzeumSi, aseTi warwera hqonda: `forestiesi da amxanagobis yofili koleqcia. mkvidri saqonelia da xelsayrelia yvelgan, mogzaurobaSic da sxvaganc~.

dÁu-ruam kari dinjad mixura da sakmaod xmamaRla warmoTqva, raTa yvelas gaegona:

— yvelgan arian tutucebi da moSurneni.

magram Jurnalistma Tavmoyvareobis kbena igrZno, kbena mwerlis siamayis da pativmoyvareobisa, romelic nervul fxukianobas iwvevs da rac Tanabrad sWirT romelime reportiorsac da genialur poetsac.

saxeli `forestie~ JorJs smenas sWrida, misi gagonebisac ki eSinoda da, roca sadme yurs mohkravda, grZnobda, rom saxeze ali ekideboda. es saxeli geslian masxrobad eCveneboda, ufro metic: Seuracxyofda da uyviroda mas:

`Seni coli imis magivrad muSaobda, axla ki Sens magivrobasac eweva. uimisod araraoba iqnebodi~.

JorJi Tanaxma iyo, rom forestie umadlenod verafers miaRwevda, magram TviTon... ara, aq ki sul sxvanairad iyo saqme. Sin rom brundeboda, es azri aekviateboda xolme. axla mTeli bina, aveji, yoveli ubralo da mcire ram, rasac ki xels Seaxebda — yvelafris gamo gansvenebuli megobari agondeboda. pirvel xanebSi amaze arc ki fiqrobda, magram Semdeg, roca TanamSromlebma zedmeti saxeli miakeres, gulSi Wrilobis msgavsi ram gauCnda, romelsac manamde SeumCneveli wvrilmanic ki uRizianebda.

mas aqeT erT nivTsac veRar mihkareboda, rom im nivTze Sarlis xelic ar mosCveneboda. rasac ki xedavda, rasac ki xels miakarebda, uklebliv yvelaferi `imas~ ekuTvnoda, odesRac Sarls emsaxureboda, Sarlis nayidi da misive sayvareli ram iyo. da JorJi male im azrmac ki aaRelva, Tu ranairi urTierToba hqondaT mis megobars da mis cols.

zogjer Tavisi gulis ajanyeba aocebda, misi foriaqisa araferi gaegeboda da sakuTar Tavs ekiTxeboda: `daswyevlos eSmakma, es ra ambavia? madlenas megobrebze ar veWvianob. maTdami araviTari eWvi ara maqvs. arc is azri mawuxebs, Tu ras sCadis madlena. roca moisurvebs, wava, roca moindomebs, dabrundeba, xolo im wyeulis mogoneba, im pirutyvi Sarlis gaxseneba braziT mklavs!~ da gulSi daumatebda xolme: `namdvilad rom vTqva, tutuci iyo, gamotvinebuli, da swored es milaxavs Tavmoyvareobas, is mamwarebs, rom madlena aseT sulels gahyva colad~. da ganuwyvetliv ekiTxeboda Tavis Tavs: `neta aseTi dedakaci, Tundac erT wuTs, rogor uZlebda aseT cxovels~.

dRiTidRe aTasi umniSvnelo wvrilmanis gamo brazi emateboda, igi nemsiviT kbenda, simware axrCobda mkvdris gauTavebeli gaxsenebis gamo, romelsac madlenas, laqias an moaxlis romelime sityva uRviZebda xolme.

erT saRamos dÁu-ruam ikiTxa, radgan tkbileuli uyvarda:

— ratom arasodes tkbili namcxvari ara gvaqvs xolme?

axalgazrda colma mxiarulad miugo:

— marTla, aRar gamaxsenda, imitom, rom Sarls ejavreboda.

JorJi mouTmenlad Setokda. Tavi veRar Seimagra da miaxala:

— kmara, Senma Sarlma Tavi momabezra. mudam erTi da igive mesmis: aqac Sarli, iqac Sarli, Sarls es uyvarda, Sarls is uyvarda. Sarli CaZaRlda, droa daiviwyo!

madlena Tavis qmars gancvifrebiT Sescqeroda da moulodneli afeTqebis mizezi ar esmoda. magram Wkviani iyo da mixvda, rac xdeboda JorJis sulSi, mixvedrili iyo eWvianobis Cumsa da nel muSaobas, romelic foresties sikvdilis Semdeg dRiTidRe izrdeboda yvelafris gavleniT, rac ki mis qmars micvalebuls gaaxsenebda xolme.

es ambavi balRobad moeCvena, magram radgan misi qaluri Tavmoyvareoba amis gamo daamda, araferi aRar upasuxa da gauCumda. qmari ki uaresad gawyra imitom, rom Tavisi brazi ver damala. saRamoze, sadilis Semdeg, xvalindeli nomrisTvis werils rom werdnen, JorJs bewvian fardagSi fexebi gaexlarTa, da radgan veRar gadaabruna, fexis moqneviT iqiT gadaagdo da siciliT hkiTxa:

— Sarls mudam civi fexebi hqonda?

madlenam siciliTve upasuxa:

— mudam gaciebisa eSinoda: susti filtvebi hqonda.

dÁu-ruam mZvinvare kiloTi SeniSna:

— da kidevac daamtkica. — da Tavazianad daumata: — Cemda sabednierod. — da cols xeli daukocna.

magram roca wveboda, igive azri aekviata da hkiTxa:

— Tqvi, orpiri qaris SiSiT Tavze qaRaldis CaCs xom am ixuravda xolme?

colma am oxunjobaze upasuxa — ara, abreSumis Tavsaxvevs ikravda xolme.

JorJma mxrebi aiyara da janmrTeli adamianis zizRiT SeniSna:

— suleli!

mas Semdeg Sarli mudmiv salaparakod gadaeqca. dÁurua mas yoveli sababiT, uzomo gulistkiviliT ixsenebda da am saxels sxvanairad ar ityoda, Tu ara `sawyali Sarli~. mas Semdeg, rac JorJs redaqciaSi mxolod foresties gvariT axsenebdnen xolme, dÁu-rua samagieros micvalebuls uxdida: Sin rom dabrundeboda, Tavis winamorbedze Surs iZiebda da siZulviliT, gamasxrebiT da geslis SesxmiT dasdevda. Jurnalists cismare dRes agondeboda gansvenebulis yoveli nakli, misi sasacilo Tvisebani, misi wvrilmani xasiaTi, da iseTi siamiT iTvlida TiTebze amas, iseTnairad axasiaTebda da aWarbebda, TiTqos miznad hqonodes Tavisi colis gulSi saSineli mopirdapiris gavlenis gaqarwyleba,

da imeorebda:

— mad, miTxari, gaxsovs Tu ara, rogor cdilobda is briyvi daemtkicebina CvenTvis, viTom msuqani kaci gamxdarze ufro gamZle yofiliyos?

qmars surda, gansvenebulis yvela saidumloeba, yvela naCumari wvrilmani gaego. coli uarze idga, radgan rcxvenoda, magram JorJi daJinebiT imeorebda akviatebuls:

— mad, miTxari, Sarli albaT Zalian sasacilo ram iyo im dros, ara?

coli CurCulebda:

— geyofa, Tavi daanebe.

magram qmari isev Tavisas gaiZaxoda:

— miTxari-meTqi, is pirutyvi loginSi albaT xelmarjve ver iyo, ara?

da naTqvams mudam ase aTavebda:

— ra pirutyvi iyo!

erT saRamos, ivlisis damlevs, JorJi fanjarasTan idga da papiross abolebda, metad cxeli saRamo iyo da gaseirneba mounda.

— mad, Cemo Zvirfaso, — hkiTxa, — ginda bulonis tyeSi gaviseirnoT?

— ra Tqma unda.

Ria etli daiqiraves da wavidnen. jer elises mindvrebi gaiares, Semdeg bulonis prospeqtze gavidnen. haeri uZravad idga da erTi im buRian RameTagani iyo, roca parizis almuriani haeri filtvebSi cxeli orTqliviT Cadis. mraval aTas etls Seyvarebulebi mihyavda, erTmaneTs misdevda da bolo aRar Canda. JorJs da madlenas arTobdaT CaxutebulTa xilva, romelnic etlebiT maTi gverdiT mihqrodnen. qalebs Ria feris tanisamosi ecvaT, mamakacebs ki muqi erCivnaT. SeyvarebulTa veeba nakadi bulonis tyisken miiltvoda da lxenas, Svebas da siames Tbilsa da varskvlavebiT mofenili cis qveS eZebda. irgvliv Tvlebis yru gugunis meti araferi ismoda. etlebi erTmaneTs misdevdnen da TiToSi erTi wyvili ijda — baliSebze miyudebuli, gaCumebuli, TiTqmis Caxutebuli, vnebiT gabruebuli da momavali xvevnis molodiniT akankalebulni. Tbili bindi TiTqos kocniT iyo gaJRenTili. haeric irgvliv dagubebuli alersiTa da cxoveluri vnebiT TiTqos damZimda, Segubda, SeduRda. yoveli wyvili erTi azriT, erTi JiniT iyo damTvrali da garSemo raRac aRvlefil Relvas hRvrida, yoveli etli — siyvaruliT datvirTuli da alersis wyurviliT garemoculi — gavlis Semdgom raRac mxurvales, xelSeuxebelsa da amaforiaqebel kvals tovebda.

JorJma da madlenam igrZnes, rom es fufuni imaTac gadaedoT, da sicxiT kdemamosilebma, idumali RelviT gaJRenTilebma, erTmaneTs xeli xelSi CasWides.

roca sangrebis gaswvriv mosaxvevTan mividnen, erTmaneTs Caexvivnen. madlenam morcxvad Tqva:

— RmerTmani, bavSvebi varT. ise viqceviT, rogorc ruanis gzaze moviqeciT.

tyis SesavalTan etlebis nakadi orad gaiyo. tbis xeivanSi, sadac dÁu-ruas etli mihgoravda, etlebs Sua erTgvari manZili rCeboda, magram yovelive irgvliv — xeebis xSiri bindic, foTlisa da moCuxCuxe nakadulebis mier gasufTavebuli haeric, Rrma mokamkame cac da Ramis haeris raRac sigrilec — moseirneTa xvevna-kocnas uRrmes mSvenebas da idumalebis iers aZlevda.

JorJma waiCurCula:

— ooh, Cemo sayvarelo mad, — da miizida.

colma uTxra:

— gaxsovs Tqveni tye? ra bneli d pirquSi iyo! meCvenebda, TiTqos saxifaTo mxecebiT yofiliyos savse da arc dasasruli hqonodes, aq ki mSvenieria, haerSi alersia daRvrili, da isic vici, rom tyis iqiTa mxares seri iqneba.

man miugo:

— Cvens tyeSi irmis, meliis, Svelisa da gareuli Roris meti sxva mxeci ar moipoveba da tyis mcvelis* ( *forestie — frangulad tyis mcvels niSnavs.) qoxsac ki iSviaTad waawydebi.

da es sityva, gansvenebuli Sarlis gvari rom warmoTqva, gaocebuli darCa, moeCvena, TiTqos TviTon ki ar eTqvas igi, aramed misTvis daeZaxaT tyis siRrmidan. uceb dadumda, radgan is saocari da Seupovari mtruli grZnoba moeria. ucbad isev eWvianma, mqenjnavma da uZlevelma sianCxlem daipyro, rac, erTi xania, sicocxles uwamlavda.

erTi wuTis Semdeg cols hkiTxa:

— saRamoobiT SarlTan erTadac ase daseirnobdi xolme, ara?

madlenam upasuxaL

— ho, xSirad.

JorJs uceb Sin dabrunebis survili gauCnda, imdenad Zlieri, rom guli SeekumSa, TavSi foresties saxe gaucocxlda. am saxem Seipyro igi, axrCobda, mxolod amaze SeeZlo amJamad fiqric da laparakic.

— mad, miTxari... — daiwyo dageslili xmiT.

— ra, gnacvale, ra giTxra?

— rodesme giRalatia sawyali SarlisTvis?

colma zizRiT upasuxa:

— sul gasulelebulxar, mudam erTi da igive gagondeba.

magram qmari ara cxreboda:

— Seni Wirime, mad, miTxari, gamotydi: uRalate Tu ara, moatyue Tu ara?

madlena sdumda, radgan es sityva rogorc yvela qals, masac examuSeboda, JorJi ki isev aCemebulad imeorebda:

— RmerTmani, Sarlis Tavi zedgamoWrili iyo rqebisTvis. ra Tqma unda, ra Tqma unda! ra siamovnebiT gavigeb, rom im Tavze rqebi daadgi, ha? RmerTo Cemo, ra doylapia iyo!

da radgan colis saxeze Rimils mohkra Tvali, — vin icis, ra moagonda? — isev adevnebul kviats Caacivda:

— mad, genacvale, Tqvi, saimiso araferia, Tqvi-meTqi. piriqiT, Zalian sasaciloc iqneba, Tu gamotydebi da metyvi, swored me metyvi, rom Sarls Ralatobdi, atyuebdi.

da mouTmenlad, wyurviliT kankalebda gaego, rom Sarli, sazizRari Sarli, saZageli cxedari, aseTi sasacilo da samarcxvino samkauliT iyo damSvenebuli. magram, amasTan erTad... amasTan erTad, kidev erTi bundovani grZnoba uRvivebda cnobismoyvareobas.

— mad, Seni Wirime, mad, miTxari, Sarlma xom savsebiT daimsaxura rqebi. Zalian daaSavebdi, rom misi Tavi am saCuqriT ar dagemSvenebina. mad, miTxari, raRa!

aseTi Jinianoba cols, albaT, moewona, radgan mokle da dafleTili siciliT gaicina.

JorJi mis yurTan daixara da —

— aba, ha, gamotydi, raRa!

madlenam mkveTrad gaiwia ganze da Tqva:

— sul gagiJebulxar. magisTana kiTxvaze aba vin gipasuxebs?

iseTi ucnauri kiloTi Tqva es sityvebi, rom JorJs susxma Caurbina, mexnakravi, gaocebuli qmari gaxevda da, TiTqos elda ecao, suli Seugubda.

etli axla tbis gaswvriv midioda. cas tbaSi TiTqos varskvlavebi daefanta. mis zedapirze ori gedi dacuravda, romlebic sibneleSi TiTqmis ar moCanda.

JorJma meetles SesZaxa:

— ukan dabrundi!

etli gamobrunda da gahyva nela mimavali etlebis faranTa rigs, romelnic tyeSi mocimcime Tvalebs hgavda.

ra ucnaurad upasuxa colma! dÁu-rua Tavis Tavs ekiTxeboda: `TiTqmis gamotyda, TiTqmis aRiara?~ aman TiTqmis daajera, rom madlena pirvel qmars Ralatobda, da JorJi am azrma simwriT gaagiJa. survili hklavda, colisTvis gaertya, daexrCo, Tma daeglija!

oh, neta naqvrivals aseTi pasuxi miego: `genacvale, JorJ, SarlisTvis Ralati rom SemZleboda, mxolod SenTan vuRalatebdi~. rogor dahkocnida maSin madlenas, rogor moexveoda, rogor Seiyvarebda!

uZravad ijda, gulxeldakrefili da cas umzerda, magram azrebi ise hqonda daxlarTuli, rom fiqri aRar SeeZlo. mxolod imasa grZnobda, rom brazi da javri ugubdeboda — is brazi, romelic yoveli mamlis gulSi bJutavs da maSin afeTqdeba mZvinvared, roca dedlis gautanlobas waawydeba xolme. JorJma pirvelad igrZno gaurkveveli sevda qmrisa, romelsac colis Ralatis eWvi Seepara. is ukve eWvianobda, — micvalebulis, foresties magier eWvianobda, da am grZnobas, raRac ucnaursa da mtanjvels, uceb madlenasadmi siZulvilic miemata. Tu am naqvrivalma pirvel qmars uRalata, maS, rogorRa endos mas meore qmari?