Gi de mopasani lamazi megobari nawili pirveli Tavi pirveli

grafi de vodreki iyo. JorJma valteris ojaxis winaSe bodiSi moixada da vodrekisaken gaemarTa. xeli CamoarTva, dabrunda da Tqva:

— es vodreki momxiblavi adamiania... ai, ras niSnavs STamomavloba!

q-ma valterma araferi upasuxa. odnav daRlili iyo. misi mkerdi yovel amosunTqvaze ZaldatanebiT iburceboda da JorJis Tvalebic am mkerdze iyo miSterebuli. es Tvalebi drogamoSvebiT mis Tvalebs xvdeboda — dabinduls, lamunians, gaubedavs, odnav masze azidulsa da umalve moSorebuls — da fiqrobda:

`agre, agre... nuTu esec daviWire?~

qalebma fulis mogroveba daasrules, qisebi oqro-vercxliT gaivso. estradaze axali warwera gamoCnda: `didi siurprizi~. eqspertebi TavianT adgilebze dasxdnen: yvela eloda.

ori qali gamoCnda. xelSi daSnebi eWiraT. muqi safarikao triko da mokle kabebi ecvaT, romelic TeZoebs Zlivs ufaravdaT. samkerduli baliSebi imdenad maRali hqondaT, rom orive iZulebuli iyo, Tavi maRla aewia, orive lamazi da axalgazrda iyo. RimiliT daukres Tavi sazogadoebas, romelic maT didxans esalmeboda, da brZola qaTinaurebisa da xumrobis gugunSi daiwyes.

eqspertebi Tavazianad iRimebodnen da yovel dakvras dabali `vaSa~-Ti esalmebodnen. es brZola sazogadoebas Zalian moewona da Tavis aRtacebas mebrZolebs xmamaRla ucxadebda. mebrZoli qalebi mamakacebs aRelvebdnen, xolo qalebs parizelTa bunebrivi gemo gauRviZes — gemo orazrovani oxunjobis, iafi sikeklucis, yalbi silamazis da yalbive sinatifis _ saopereto d sakafeSantano momReralTa cru moxdenilobisa da moqnilobis.

yovelTvis, roca romelime mebrZoli meores miuxteboda, darbazSi aRtacebis TrTolva gairbenda xolme. rodesac erTi maTgani sazogadoebas zurgs Seaqcevda xolme, sakmaod jiSian zurgs, yvela am zurgs pirdaRebuli aSterdeboda da moZraobis simardes yuradRebas aRar aqcevda.

mebrZol qalebs giJuri taSi miayares.

amas xmaldaxmal brZola mohyva, magram Tvals aRaravin adevnebda: yvelas gulisyuri zemo sarTulisken iyo mipyrobili. iqidan ramdenime wuTs avejis foriaqi moismoda, avejs iatakze daaTrevdnen, TiTqos mdgmurebi binas icvliano. Semdeg uceb pianinos xma da taqtze ayolebuli fexis ritmuli fratuni moisma, zemoT darCenilma stumrebma danaklisi ainazRaures da cekva gamarTes.

safarikao darbazSi xalxma jer sicili atexa, mere ki cekvis Jini qalebsac moeriaT. estradas yuri aRar aTxoves da laparaks mouxSires.

dagvianebulTa mier gamarTulma rokvam yvela gaarTo. iq, zeviT, rogorc Canda, mowyeniT ar isxdnen, da yvelas asvla mounda.

magram ai, ori axali mebrZoli gamovida da ise daetaknen erTimeores, rom yvela isev estradas miubrunda. iseTi koxta moqnilobiT, ganzomili ZaliT kravdnen daSnebs da igeriebdnen nakravs, iseTi sizuste da moZraobis mkafioba, fandebis iseTi sifaqize da nakravis imodena ganzomileba gamoiCines, rom umecari brbo gancvifrebuli da moxibluli darCa. maTi dinji simarde, zomieri moqniloba da esoden gamozomili siswrafe, erTi SexedviT, darbislur STabeWdilebas rom tovebda, Tvals izidavda da ajadoebda. xalxi grZnobda, rom raRac lamaz da iSviaT sanaxaobas xedavda, rom orma didma xelovanma yovelive saukeTeso gamoaCina, rac ki am xelovnebaSi moepovebodaT — ostatobis srulyofa, sruli moxerxeba, sruliad gazomili codna da fizikuri simarde, uklebliv yvelaferi, rac ki or specialists SeeZlo saqveynod gamoefina.

mayurebeli gaocebuli, uxmod misCereboda maT. ukanaskneli Setakebis Semdeg, roca moasparezeebma erTmaneTs xeli CamoarTves, darbazSi yvirili gaisma: `bravo!~ xalxi Rrialebda, fexebs abakunebda. yvelam gaigo am ori mebrZolis gvari, eseni iyvnen serJani da raviniaki.

yvelas aRelveba moedo, mamakacebi Cxubis gunebaze dadgnen da mezoblebs ubRverdnen. SemTxveviT Rimilsac ki SeeZlo Cxubis atexa. visac arasodes daSna ar sWeroda, axla joxs imarjvebda, utevda da igeriebda.

xalxi nel-nela ahyva kibes da zeviT avida. axla ki SeiZleboda rame daeliaT, magram yvelas javri moedo: zemoT darCenilebs sasmel-saWmeli daecalaT da wasuliyvnen, Tanac ganecxadebinaT: upatiosnod mogveqcnen: orasi kaci dagvpatiJes da araferic ar gviCveneso.

aRaraferi darCeniliyo: arc erTi namcxvari, arc erTi wveTi Sampanuris, sirofis, ludis, arc erTi kanfeti, araferi, sul aRaraferi.

mosamsaxureebma darCenilebs yvelaferi dawvrilebiT uambes. saxe sevdiani hqondaT, magram sicils Zlivs imagrebdnen da eubnebodnen: `qalebi mamakacebze metad mZvinvarebdnen. imdeni sves da Wames, rom, albaT, avad daxdebiano~. maTi naambobi qalaqelebis saCivars hgavda, romelTac mtrisgan Zarcva-gleja da aoxreba ganicades.

xelcarielebi wavidnen, mamakacebs Sewiruli oc-oci franki enanebodaT da SurdaT, rom zemourebma ufasod iqeifes.

diasaxlisebma sami aTas frankze meti Seagroves, xarji gamoakles da meeqvse ubnis obolTa sasargeblod orasoci frankiRa darCa.

valteris ojaxi dÁu-ruam Tavisi etliT waiyvana. TviTon q-n valteris pirdapir dajda da gzaSi erTxel kidev daiWira misi Tvalebi — alersiani, gaubedavi da TiTqos morcxvi Tvalebi. dÁu-ruam gaifiqra: `daswyevlos eSmakma, mgoni, marTla moedo ankesi! ~ Tan gunebaSi eRimeboda: qalebze marTla imarjvebda. qalbatoni de marelic gaaxsenda, romelmac JorJi Serigebis Semdgom gagiJebiT Seiyvara.

Sin gaxarebuli dabrunda. madlena sastumro oTaxSi elodeboda.

— axali ambebi mogitane, _ uTxra colma. _ mdgomareoba marokoSi rTuldeba. advili SesaZlebelia, ramdenime TveSi safrangeTma jari gagzavnos. yovel SemTxvevaSi, apireben isargeblon amiT da mTavroba Camoagdon. ra Tqma unda, laroSsac ara sZinavs da Seecdeba, sagareo saqmeTa ministris portfels daepatronos.

dÁu-ruam Tavi moikatuna, viTom ara sjeroda, radgan colis gajavrebis gunebaze iyo. nuTu ise gagiJdebian, rom tunisis sisulele gaimeorono. madlenam mouTmenlad aiyara mxrebi:

— geubnebi, asea-meTqi, gesmis? namdvil ambavs geubnebi. nuTu ar gesmis, rom maTTvis es fulis seriozuli sakiTxia? amJamad, megobaro, politikur kombinaciebs rom akvirdebi, `qali eZie~-s nacvlad unda Tqva: `TaRliToba eZie~.

dÁu-ruam colis gasajavreblad erTiRa wamoiZaxa:

— rogor ara!

madlenam wyromiT miugo:

— RmerTmani, Senc forestiesaviT gulubryvilo yofilxar.

mas surda qmrisTvis ekbina da risxvas moeloda, magram JorJma gaiRima da upasuxa:

— rqosan forestiesaviT, ara?

coli gancvifrda da esRa moaxerxa:

— uh, JorJ!

xolo man kadnierad da geslianad ganagrZo:

— ra iyo, ra moxda? gana amas winaT Senve ar gamomitydi, rom foresties uRalate? — da uRrmesi Sebralebis kiloTi daumata: — sawyali Sarli!

madlenam pasuxi ar gasca da zurgi Seaqcia. erT wuTs sdumda, mere uTxra:

— samSabaTs stumrebi gveyoleba. q-ni laroS-matie da vikont de persemuris meuRle gvewvevian. iqneb Sen rivali da norber de vareni dapatiJo? me ki xvalve q-n valters da de marels Sevuvli. SeiZleba, q-ni risolenic gvewvios.

erTi xania, madlena cdilobda sazogadoebaSi nacnob-megobrebi gaeCina. Tavisi qmris politikuri gavleniT sargeblobda, da nebsiT Tu uneblieT, im senatorebis da deputatebis colebs hpatiJebda, romelTac `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ daxmareba esaWiroebodaT.

dÁu-ruam miugo:

— keTili, rivaldis da norber de varenis dapatiJebas me vkisrulob.

Tanac siamisagan xelebs ifSvnetda, radgan kargi xerxi ipova colis gasajavreblad da im bneli brazis, im idumali da mqenjnavi eWvis gamosarkvevad, romelic bulonis tyeSi seirnobis dros daebada. amieridan foresties saxels ise aRar axsenebs, Tu `rqosanic~ ar daumata. Zalian kargad icoda, rom madlena bolos da bolos unda gamwarebuliyo. daRamebamde dro ixelTa da `rqosani forestie~ gulkeTili gesliT aTjer mainc gaixsena. axla micvalebulze aRar javrobda, ara, is ukve Surs iZiebda.

misi coli TvalTmaqcobda, TiTqos ar esmoda, da viTom gulgriladac iRimeboda. madlenas meore dRes q-n valterTan unda Seevlo da daepatiJebina. qmars azrad mouvida colisaTvis daeswro da TviTonve wasuliyo, radgan imedi hqonda, patronis cols martoka naxavda da ecdeboda gaego, marTla Seuyvarda im dedakacs Tu ara. es azri Tan arTobda da Tanac ulaqucebda mas. xolo Semdgom...

Tu moxerxda,…viTom ratom arao?

da or saaTze malzberis bulvarze gaCnda. sastumro oTaxSi Seiyvanes. daeloda. q-ni valteri Semovida da bednierma swrafad gauwoda xeli.

— romelma keTilma qarma momitana Tqveni Tavi?

— mxolod Tqveni naxvis wyurvilma, qalbatono. ar vici rad, magram romeliRac Zala meweoda Tqvensken. marTali rom mogaxsenoT, saTqmeli araferi maqvs. ubralod movedi da meti araferi. gTxovT, mapatioT es darbazoba, dilis darbazoba da pirdapiroba.

amas TavaziT da xumrobiT ambobda, tuCebze Rimili uTrToda, magram xmaSi seriozuli kilo ismoda. maspinZeli odnav gaocda, gawiTlda. mere borZikiT upasuxa:

— keTili. magram... me ar mesmis... Zalian makvirvebT.

JorJma daumata:

— xom xedavT, siyvaruls gicxadebT, mxiarulad gicxadebT, radgan Tqveni SeSineba ar minda.

erTmaneTis gverdiT dasxdnen. maspinZelma naTqvami xumrobaSi Caatara:

— maS... Tqveni gancxadeba… seriozulia?

— ra Tqma unda! didi xania vapirebedi meTqva, magram ver gagibedeT. Tqvenze amboben, metad miukarebeli da mkacriao.

q-ma valterma Zala moikriba da upasuxa:

— raRa dRevandeli dRe airCieT?

— TviTonac ar vici. — Semdeg xmas dauwia da: — swored rom mogaxsenoT, imitom avirCie, rom guSindeli dRidan mxolod Tqvenze vfiqrobdi.

qali uceb gafiTrda da Zlivs gamosTqva:

— kmara masxroba. axla sxva rameze vilaparakoT.

magram dÁu-rua ise moulodnelad Cauvarda fexebSi, rom q-ni valteri SeSinda. unda amdgariyo, magram JorJma orive xeli welze moxvia da ZaliT dastova skamze, Tan vnebiT imeorebda:

— oh, marTalia, marTalia! didi xania gagiJebiT miyvarxarT... nu, nu mipasuxebT. me... me gavgiJdi. miyvarxarT-meTqi, oh, rom icodeT, rogor miyvarxarT!

dedakaci ixrCoboda, dalaparakebas lamobda, magram erTi sityvac vera Tqva. orive xeli TmaSi waavlo da cdilobda, rogorme misi tuCebi aecilebina, romelic misken moiwevda. Tavs xan marjvniv gadaigdebda, xan marcxniv, radgan misi saxis danaxvas erideboda.

JorJi tanze xels usvamda, exveoda, xolo mamakacis Zlieri da uxeSi alersi q-n valters TandaTan Zalas ulevda. dÁu-rua uceb wamodga da undoda moxveoda, magram dedakacma wuTiT Tavisufleba rom igrZno, gaiwia, gausxlta da gaeqca, Tan erTi savarZlidan meoreze gadadioda.

JorJma aseTi devna iukadrisa, savarZelze daeSva, Tavi xelebSi Cargo da moaCvena, TiTqos gulamoskvniT qviTinebda. mere ucbad wamodga da gaiqca, Tanac wamoiZaxa: `mSvidobiT! mSvidobiT!~

talanSi Tavisi joxi wynarad moZebna, quCaSi gamovida, waiburtyuna: `RmerTmani, mgoni, mzad aris~, da telegrafis kantorisken wavida, radgan saxvaliod klotildasTvis paemani unda daeniSna.

Sin droze dabrunda da cols uTxra:

— ras ityvi, Seni stumrebi sadilad gvewvevian?

madlenam miugo:

— ho, oRond q-n valters eSinia, rom dros ver gamonaxavs. raRac gaugebars meubneboda, raRac movaleobaze da sindisze laparakobda, veraferic ver gavige. mainc mgonia, rom mova.

qmarma mxrebi aiyara:

— ra Tqma unda, mova.

mainc mtkiced ar iyo darwmunebuli da SfoTavda. meore dilas q-n valterisagan madlenas aseTi werili mouvida:

`Zlivs gavTavisufldi. marto moval. Cem qmars ara scalia~.

dÁu-ruam gaifiqra: `Zalian kargad moviqeci, rom meored aRar wavedi. axla ki frTxilad!~ da stumris mosvlas gulis fancqaliT daeloda. q-ni valteri Semovida. saxe metad wynari, odnav civi da TiTqmis ampartavnuli hqonda. dÁu-rua Tavmdablad, moridebiT da morCilad dauxvda.

q. q. laroS-maties da risolens qmrebi mohyvnen. vikont persemuris meuRle maRal wreebze laparakobda; q-ni de mareli saucxoo ram iyo: saocari, raRac jadosnuri, yviTel-Savi espanuri kaba ecva, romelic moxdenilad anakveTebda lamaz wels, maRal mkerds, savse mklavebs, da mis frinvelis saxes energiul iers aZlevda.

q-ni valteri dÁu-ruas marjvniv moujda. maspinZeli sadilis dros mxolod seriozul rameze elaparakeboda da mometebulad Tavaziani iyo. drogamoSvebiT klotildas gadaxedavda xolme da fiqrobda: `ra Tqma unda, klo ufro lamazic aris da ufro qorfac~. Semdeg cols daadgamda Tvals, da Tumca masze malulad da ujiaTad iyo gabrazebuli, mainc ambobda: `amasac ara uSavsra~. q-ni valteri ki gamarjvebis siZneliT da siaxliT izidavda, romelic mamakacs mudam acTunebs da aRizianebs xolme.

q-ma valterma adre moindoma wasvla.

— gagacilebT, — SesTavaza maspinZelma.

is uarze idga. JorJi daJinebiT Txovda:

— ratom ara gsurT? Zalian mawyeninebT, qalbatono. nu mafiqrebinebT, TiTqos Cemi danaSauli ar gepatiebinoT. xom xedavT, ra damSvidebuli var.

man miugo:

— keTili, magram stumrebs xom Tavs ver daanebebT.

dÁu-ruam gaiRima:

— eg araferia. mxolod ociode wuTiT movSordebi, verc ki SemamCneven. Tu uars metyviT, guls momiklavT.

man waiCurCula:

— maS, kargi. Tanaxma var.

magram Casxdnen Tu ara etlSi, dÁu-rua xelze eca da vnebiT dauwyo kocna.

— miyvarxarT, miyvarxarT-meTqi. neba miboZeT, giTxraT, rogor miyvarxarT. xels ar gaxlebT. me minda gauTavebliv vimeoro, rom gagiJebiT miyvarxarT.

man Zlivs miugo:

— oh!.. mas Semdeg, rac piroba momeciT... eg ar varga, ar varga-meTqi.

JorJma Tavis Tavs TiTqos Zala daatana da TavSekavebuli xmiT upasuxa:

— ai, xom xedavT, Tavi avilagme, da mainc... magram neba miboZeT, mogaxsenoT... miyvarxarT-meTqi. neba miboZeT, es erTi sityva mainc gavimeoro. neba damrTeT TqvenTan movide, muxlebSi CagivardeT da es erTaderTi sityva mogaxsenoT.

q-ni valteri oxvriT sunTqavda. xeli ar gamoarTva da uTxra:

— ara, ar minda, ar SemiZlia. Tqven TviTonve ifiqreT. ras ityvian mosamsaxureni, Cemi Svilebi. ara, SeuZlebelia, SeuZlebeli!

JorJma ki ganagrZo:

— me uTqvenod sicocxle aRar SemiZlia. TqvenTan an sxvagan, sul erTia, mainc unda gnaxoT. yoveldRe Tundac erTi wuTiT da Tundac erTxel am xels unda Sevexo, Tqvens axlos visunTqo, Tqveni tanis moxazulobas vumziro da Tqvens didrons da mSvenier Tvalebs Cavxedo, romelic Tavbrus maxvevs da magiJebs.

dedakaci am gacveTil sasiyvarulo sityvebs JrJoliT ugdebda yurs da titinebda:

— ara, ara... SeuZlebelia. gaCumdiT!

JorJi ki isev yurSi CasCurCulebda. man icoda, rom aseTi ubralo dedakaci TandaTan unda daepyro, rom Tavdapirvelad sapaemanod daeTanxmebina, — jer iq, sadac TviTon qali moisurvebda, Semdeg ki — sadac dÁu-rua inebebda.

— yuri migdeT, saWiroa-meTqi... me minda ueWvelad gnaxoT! maTxovariviT... Tqvens karTan davdgebi, da Tu ar CamobrZandebiT, me TviTonve amoval da mainc gnaxavT... xvalve gnaxavT.

is ki imeorebda:

— nu moxvalT, nu... ar migiRebT. Cemi qalebi gaixseneT.

— maS miTxariT, sad SeiZleba SegxvdeT... Tundac quCaSi, sul erTia... roca geneboT... oRond ki gnaxoT. Tayvans gcemT, getyviT: `miyvarxarT~ da waval.

q-ni valteri daibna, Seyoymanda. da radgan etli ukve mis saxlTan idga, swrafad waiCurCula:

— maS kargi, xval. oTxis naxevarze samebis eklesiaSi moval. — Semdeg etlidan Camoxta da meetles SesZaxa: — batoni dÁu-rua Sin waiyvaneT.

roca dabrunda, colma hkiTxa:

— sad daikarge?

man Cumi xmiT upasuxa:

— saswrafo depeSa mqonda gasagzavni.

q-ni de mareli miuaxlovda da —

— lamazo megobaro, ver gamacilebT? xom gaxsovT, mxolod am pirobiT movdivar xolme sadilad. — mere madlenas miubrunda: — xom ar eWvianob?

madlenam auCqarebliv upasuxa:

— ara, arc imdenad.

stumrebi iSlebodnen. q-ni laroS-matie provinciel gadias hgavda. notariusis qaliSvili iyo da laroSma jer kidev maSin SeirTo, roca usaxelo veqilad muSaobda.

q-n risolens, pranWia bebrucanas, nabebievis ieri hqonda, romelsac ganaTleba samkiTxveloSi aqvs miRebuli. vikont de persemuris meuRle mas zevidan dascqeroda da misi `TeTri TaTi~ am mdabio xelebs zizRiT ekareboda xolme.

mTlad arSiebSi gaxveuli klotilda ukve direze iyo, roca madlenas uTxra:

— SesaniSnavi sadili gqonda. Seni politikuri saloni male pirvel adgils daiWers parizSi.

da martoni rom darCnen, JorJi umalve mkerdze miikra.

— oh, Cemo Zvirfaso, Cemo lamazo megobaro, dRiTidRe sul ufro metad miyvarxar.

— etli Cveni oTaxis magivrobas ver gaswevs, — Tqva klotildam.

— ra Tqma unda!

magram misi azrebi ukve q-n valterTan iyo.

eklesiis win Sadrevanis nakadulebic ki rogorRac undilad gadmodioda, TiTqos dinebiT daRliliyo, ilaji gamoscloda da modunebuliyo. auzSi foTlebi da qaRaldis nafleTebi eyara da mis momwvano zedapirs sqeli, Waobis msgavsi siTxe mosdeboda.

ZaRli qvis galavanze gadamxtariyo da auzis binZur wyalSi banaobda.

eklesiis karibWis garSemo gaSlil patara mrgval foreze skami idga, zed ramdenime kaci ijda da ZaRls SuriT Sescqeroda.

dÁu-ruam saaTi amoiRo. jer sami iyo. naxevari saaTiT adre mosuliyo.

am paemanis gaxsenebaze gulSi gaecina da gaifiqra: `eklesia am dedkacisTvis yvelaferSi gamosadegi yofila. igi anugeSebs mas imis gamo, rom ebraels misTxovda, politikur wreebSi protestantad gamohyavs, rCeul sazogadoebaSi zrdilobiani dedakacis saxels aZlevs, da bolos, sapaemano adgilsac sTavazobs. ai, amazea naTqvami: religia dasakeci qolgasaviT gamoiyeneo: daris mixedviT, igi joxad gamogadgeba an wvimisagan da mzisagan dagicavs, xolo Sin rom dabrundebi, talanSi miayudeb. aseTi xalxi asobiT moipoveba. RmerTs dascinian, magram sxvas aravis cuds ar aTqmevineben. Tu dasWirdaT, RmerTs maWankladac gamoiyeneben. Tu paemani sadme sastumroSi dauniSne, ewyinebaT da, amave dros, kankeli sasiyvarulo saqmisaTvis marjve adgilad miaCniaT~.

auzis gaswvriv neli nabijiT daiwyo siaruli, mere isev samreklos saaTs axeda. misi saaTi ori wuTiT idga ukan, zeviT oTxis xuTi wuTi iyo. Semdeg gaifiqra, rom eklesiaSi mocda ajobebda, da Sig Sevida. sardafis sigrile SeisunTqa. am haers xalisiT ylapavda. mere eklesia daiara da daaTvaliera.

farTo Senobis siRrmeSi viRacis fexis xma xan droebiT wydeboda, xan xelaxla ismoda da pasuxs aZlevda sakuTarsave nabijebs. maRali TaRis qveS JorJis fexis xmasac guguni gahqonda. cnobismoyvareobam dÁu-rua am uCinari xmauris gasagebad waiyvana. viRac meloti kaci iyo. cxviraweuli dadioda. qudi zurgs ukan eWira.

aqa-iq ramdenime beberi dedakaci moCanda, romelic muxlmodrekiT loculobda, Tan saxe xelebSi hqondaT Camaluli. maT suls martoobis, ganwirulebis da simSvidis grZnoba atyvevebda. feradi minebis Suqi Tvals elamuneboda.

dÁu-ruas azriT, aq, SigniT, `Zalian kargi iyo~. isev gamovida da koSks axeda. mxolod oTxis TxuTmeti wuTi iyo. karibWesTan Camojda da inana, rom papiross ver moswevda. eklesiis siRrmidan isev weRandeli msuqani vaJbatonis nabijis xma modioda.

viRac Semovida. JorJma swrafad moixeda. ubralo, Raribi dedakaci iyo. Salis kaba ecva. pirvelive skamTan daiCoqa da gulxeldakrefili gaxevda. Tvalebi caSi hqonda apyrobili, suli — locvaSi Caxveuli.

dÁu-rua guldasmiT adevnebda Tvals da Tavis Tavs ekiTxeboda: neta ra kaeSani, ra varami, ra uimedoba awvalebs am mdabio guls? cxadi iyo, SimSiliT kvdeboda. iqneb Sin qmaric hyavda, romelic mas scems xolme, an bavSvic, romelic male unda moukvdes? da gulSi waiCurCula: `sawyali xalxi, ramdens iTmens!~ da uwyalo bedis winaaRmdeg boRma moawva. Semdeg gaifiqra: `am ubedurebs is mainc swamT, rom zecaSi mfarveli vinme eyolebaT, rom iq aRapebsa Sina maTi sixarulic iwereba da wamebac, rom iq sabolood angariSoben da jams ukeTeben yvelafers, rac amaT ukve miRebuli aqvT da rac kidev ergeba~... iq, zecaSi! sad, samyaros romel kuTxeSi?...

eklesiis dumilma dÁu-rua raRac bundovan ocnebaSi Seiyvana. sicocxles Caufiqrda da Cumad warmoTqva:

`ra sisulelea!~

kabis Srialma SeakrTo. q-ni valteri iyo. wamodga da swrafi nabijiT wavida misken. man xeli ar gauwoda da Cumad uTxra:

— sul ramdenime wuTi maqvs. axlave Sin unda davbrunde. Cems gverdiT daiCoqeT. ar dagvinaxon.

mTavari karibWisaken wavida da im adamianiviT moiZia marjve da wynari kuTxe, romelic am eklesias kargad icnobda. saxe sqeli pirbadiT hqonda Camoburuli da ise Cumad dadioda, rom misi fexis xma TiTqmis ar ismoda. SaniSinTan rom mividnen, q-ni valteri mobrunda da iseTi idumali CurCuliT Tqva, rogoric mxolod eklesiaSi ismis xolme:

— stoaSi ukeTesi iqneba. aq yvela dagvinaxavs.

mTavari sakurTxevlis win metaniiT daiCoqa, mere marjvniv mouxvia, odnav ukanve wamovida da sadaviTnosTan daiCoqa. JorJi muxlis Tavebze daeca, mlocvelis ieri miiRo da daiwyo:

— gmadlobT, didad gmadlobT. me... gaRmerTebT. msurs es sityva yovel saaTs vimeoro da giamboT, rogor CamivardiT gulSi, rogor daipyariT igi pirvelive Sexvedris dros. neta nebas miboZebT, rom odesme Cemi guli gadmogiSaloT da yvelaferi giamboT?

q-ni valteri Rrmad iyo Cafiqrebuli da TiTqos araferi esmoda. xelebi pirze hqonda afarebuli da sityvebma TiTebs Sua gamoJona:

— albaT, gavgiJdi, rom magis Tqmis nebas gaZlevT. sigiJe iyo Cemi mosvla, sigiJea mTeli Cemi saqcieli: me imeds gaZlevT, viTom SesaZlebeli iyos aseTi ambis ganmeoreba. maS, daiviwyeT... nurasodes nuRar metyviT magas.

da pasuxs daeloda. dÁu-rua sapasuxo sityvebs eZebda — gabeduls da vnebians, magram moZraoba Seborkili hqonda, TiTqo dambladacemuli yofiliyo. mere miugo:

— me arafersac ar moveli... da arafris imedi ara maqvs. mainc miyvarxarT da, rogorc unda moiqceT, me mainc Cemsas gavimeoreb xolme — ise xSirad, iseTi ZaliT da simwvaviT, rom Cems grZnobas, bolos da bolos, Tqvenc gaigebT. me sawadels mivaRwev: Cemi simxurvale Tqvenc mogedebaT. am nazi grZnobiT TandaTan, TiTqos saaTobiT da dRiTidRe mag suls gagivsebT, namiviT gagiJRinTavT, romelic wveT-wveTad CagesxmebaT. igi dagalbobsT, kdemiT gagavsebT da odesme gaTqmevinebT: `mec miyvarxarT~.

da grZnobda, Tu mis gverdiT rogor uTrToda dedakacs mxari da rogor uRelavda maRali mkerdi, da imanac waiCurCula:

— mec miyvarxarT.

JorJi SekrTa, TiTqos raRac daartyeso, da oxvra amouSva.

— oh, RmerTo Cemo!

xolo dedakacma mxrColavi xmiT ganagrZo:

— gana ufleba mqonda meTqva, rac giTxariT? me vgrZnob, codva Cavidine da zizRis Rirsi var... ori qali myavs,…magram ar SemiZlia... ar SemiZlia-meTqi... me ar vicodi... ar vfiqrobdi... es grZnoba Cemze... Cemze Zlieri yofila. yuri migdeT... momismineT... arasodes aravin ar myvarebia... geficebiT, Tqven pirveli xarT, erTi weliwadia miyvarxarT... Cumad, gulis siRrmeSi miyvarxarT, oh, rogor vitanjebodi, rogor vibrZodi, magram meti aRar SemiZlia... mec miyvarxrT-meTqi.

saxeze xelebi hqonda afarebuli, tiroda da mTeli tani ukankalebda, Relvisagan ucaxcaxebda. JorJma waiCurCula:

— xeli momeciT. msurs Sevexo, CamogarTvaT.

man nela moiSora xeli pirisaxidan. JorJma loya daunaxa. sul sveli hqonda, xolo wamwamebze kurcxali ekida, romelic sacaa unda Camovardniliyo. xeli CamoarTva da mouWira.

— oh, neta SemeZlos Tqveni cremli davlio!

man Cumi da gabrazebuli xmiT miugo, romelic ufro kvnesas hgavda:

— Cems grZnobas borotad nu gamoiyenebT, me daRupuli var.

JorJs kinaRam gaecina: rogor SeiZleboda aseTi adgilis borotad gamoyeneba? misi xeli mkerdze daido da uTxra:

— xom gesmiT, rogor feTqavs?

da vnebiani sityvis maragi ukve gamoelia.

erTi xania, maT msuqani kacis nabiji uaxlovdeboda. man sakurTxevlebi moiara da patara, pirveli stoas mxridan ukve meorejer brundeboda, roca q-ma valterma gaigo, rom ucnobi saZgidis axlos iyo, romelic maT hfaravda. JorJs xeli gamostaca da isev saxeze aifara. ucnobma axlos Cauara, gulgrilad gadaxeda maT da eklesiis bolosken wavida. Tanac qudi isev zurgs ukan eWira.

dÁu-rua fiqrobda, rogor moewyo sxvagan sadme paemani, da CasCurCula:

— xval sad gnaxoT?

man ar upasuxa. gaxevebuli iyo da `locvas~ qandakebas hgavda.

dÁu-ruam waiCurCula:

— Tu gnebavT, xval erTmaneTs monsos baRSi SevxvdeT.

man Ria saxe moibruna. mkvdris feri edo da saSineli wamebiT hqonda daRmejili. nawyvet-nawyvetaad upasuxa:

— Tavi damanebeT... marto damtoveT...…aqedan momSordiT... xuTi wuTiT mainc momSordiT... Tqvens gverdiT yofna metismetad mtanjavs... me locva mwadia... ar SemiZlia...…wadi-meTqi... SemavedrebineT ufals, raTa codva momiteos,…raTa mixsnas gansacdelisagan... wadiT,…xuTi wuTi madroveT.

imdenad sasomixdili iyo, iseTi sevdiani saxe hqonda, rom JorJma veRar gauZlo da usityvod wamodga. mere, cota yoymanis Semdeg hkiTxa:

— xom maZlevT nebas, rom isev davbrunde?

Tanxmoba Tavis daqneviT miiRo da SaniSinisken daixia.