Gi de mopasani lamazi megobari nawili pirveli Tavi pirveli

maSin qalma scada, locvas Sesdgomoda, zeadamianuri Zala ixmara RvTis mosaxmobad da, akankalebulma, dabneulma zecas SehRaRada: `ufalo, Segviwyalen!~ Tvalis quTuToebs ZaliT xuWavda, raTa aRar daenaxa is, vinc es-es aris moiSora. cdilobda, azridan amoegdo. igeriebda, gaurboda, magram gulis kaeSans RvTis madli ar uqarvebda: mis winaSe mainc axalgazrda vaJis agrexili ulvaSi idga.

ukve weliwdi iyo, rac yoveldRe, yovel saRamos ebrZoda am saxes, romelic aRar Sordeboda, izrdeboda, misi ocnebidan aRar amodioda. man, romelmac daimorCila igi da Zili daufrTxo. da grZnobda, rom nadiriviT xafangSi iyo daWerili, Sekruli da am xvadis xelSi migdebuli, romelmac igi mxolod ulvaSiT da Tvalebis feriT daipyro da SeboWa.

axla ki aq, eklesiaSi, RvTis maxloblad, Tavisi Tavi ufro susti, ufro umweo, dakarguli da minebebuli egona, vidre Sin iyo xolme. locva aRar SeeZlo, mxolod dÁu-ruaze fiqrobda da itanjeboda imis gamo, rom weRan Tavidan moiSora. miuxedavad amisa, TavganwirviT ibrZoda, Tavs icavda da mTeli Zal-RoniT uxmobda mSvelels. mzad iyo momkvdariyo, oRond ar davrdomiliyo, radgan jer arasodes emruSa. abdaubda mudariT savse sityvebs CurCulebda, magram, amave dros, JorJis fexis xma esmoda, romelic Sors, TaRebqveS, TandaTan neldeboda.

uceb mixvda, rom yovelive dasrulebuli iyo, rom amao iyo brZola! damorCileba mainc ar moisurva da iseTma nervulma bnedam moicva, romelic qalebs miwaze anarcxebs xolme. mTeli tani ucaxcaxebda da grZnobda, sacaa waiqceoda da gminva-godebiT gagordeboda iatakze.

viRac uaxlovdeboda swrafi nabijiT, moixeda da mRvdeli dainaxa. maSinve wamodga, mivarda, xelebi gauwoda da Seevedra:

— miSveleT, mamao, miSveleT!

mRvdeli gaocebiT Sesdga:

— ra gnebavT, qalbatono?

— miSveleT, mixseniT, SemibraleT, Tu ar damexmarebiT, daviRupebi.

mRvdeli Sescqeroda da fiqrobda: giJi xom ar ariso, da xelmeored hkiTxa:

— riT SemiZlia dagexmaroT, qalbatono?

maRali da sakmaod sruli axalgazrda kaci iyo, — mdidari mrevlis patroni, lamazi, qalaqeli, da ukve SeCveuli SeZlebulTa codvebis monaniebas. loyebic sruli da Camowolili hqonda, Tanac xSiri parsvisagan molurjo feri gadahkravda.

— aRsareba maTqmevineT, mamao, — uTxra mRvdels, — rCeva, mxneoba momeciT da damarigeT, rogor moviqce.

man miugo:

— qalbatono, aRsarebas SabaTobiT vismen xolme, sami saaTidan eqvsamde.

q-ma de valterma xeli gamostaca, Tan uWerda da imeorebda:

— ara, ara! axlave, axlave! saWiroa, axlave maTqmevinoT! is aq aris, am eklesiaSia da melodeba.

mRvdelma hkiTxa:

— vin gelodebaT, qalbatono?

— is kaci... vinc unda damRupos... unda damimorCilos. Tu ar damexmarebiT, veRar gaveqcevi... metad davitanje, metismetad... iseTi susti var... ise davsustdi, rom... — da qviTiniT Cauvarda fexebSi: — mamao, SemibraleT! RvTis gulisaTvis, miSveleT!

qali moZRvris Sav anaforas ebRauWeboda, raTa ar gahqceoda, xolo mRvdeli irgvliv ixedeboda: vinme morwmune an borotis Tvali xom ar xedavs Cem fexebSi Cavardnil dedakacsao?

bolos mixvda, rom versad wauvidoda, da uTxra:

— abrZandiT. saaRsarebos gasaRebi SemTxveviT Tan mqonia.

jibe moiCxrika, gasaRebTa akido amoiRo, erTi amoirCia da swrafi nabijiT gaemarTa xis patara saknebisaken, sulieri WuWyis sanagveebisken, sadac morwmuneni TavianT codvebs hyrian xolme.

Sua karebSi Sevida da Caiketa. q-ma valterma iqve viwro adgilze daiCoqa da mxurvaled, TavganwirviT warmosTqva:

— makurTxe, mamao, rameTu Sevcode.

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dÁu-ruam mgalobelTa SaniSins Semouara da marcxena stoaTi wavida. Suamde rom mivida, isev im melot kacs Sexvda, romelic weRandeliviT neli nabijiT dadioda, da gaifiqra:

`am kacs aq ra unda?~

imanac uklo nabijs da JorJs Sexeda. etyoboda, dalaparakeba surda. sul axlos rom mivida, Tavi daukra da didi TavaziT hkiTxa:

— gTxovT mapatioT, batono Cemo, gawuxebT. iqneb icodeT, rodis aaSenes es taZari?

dÁu-ruam miugo:

— RmerTmani, ar vici. mgoni, oci Tu ocdaxuTi wlis winaT. Tumca, am eklesiaSi pirvelad gaxlavarT.

— mec aqamde ar menaxa.

maSin cnobismoyvare Jurnalistma hkiTxa:

— mgoni, Zalian guldasmiT sinjavT. albaT, misi Seswavla gnebavT.

man morCili xmiT upasuxa:

— ara, ara vsinjav. cols velodebi, romelmac paemani aq daminiSna, magram Zalian daigviana. — mere dadumda da ramdenime wamis Semdeg daumata: — quCaSi saSineli sicxea.

dÁu-rua am kacs umzerda, gulkeTil adamianad eCveneboda, da uceb azrad mouvida, foresties Zalian hgavso.

— provincieli brZandebiT? — hkiTxa.

— diax, renidan gaxlavarT. Tqven raRas akeTebT aq, eklesias aTvalierebT?

— ara. mec qals velodebi, — Tavi daukra da RimiliT moSorda.

karibWes rom miuaxlovda, xelaxla dainaxa metaniiT mlocveli Raribi dedakaci da gaifiqra:L`ra moTmineba hqonia!~ da is Raribi gulSi TanagrZnobas ukve aRar aRuZravda. gverdiT gauara da marjvena stoas gahyva, sadac weRan q-ni valteri idga.

Soridanve eZebda da ukvirda, rom qali iq aRar iyo. gaifiqra, albaT, sxva stoaSi Sevidao, yvelas Semouara da imave adgilas dabrunda. maS, wasula! da gancvifrebuli, gamwyrali Sedga. Semdeg azrad mouvida, iqneb TviTonac meZebso, da eklesia xelaxla moiara. isev ver ipova da isev iq dabrunda, saca weRan dastova, da lodini dauwyo. imedi hqonda, movidoda.

male CurCuls mohkra yuri. mimoixeda, magram eklesiis im kuTxeSi veravin dainaxa. maS, saidan modis es CifCifi? skamidan adga da Zebna dauwyo. iqve, samlocveloSi, saaRsarebos kars mohkra Tvali. erT adgils kabis bolo gareT darCeniliyo da miwaze egdo. mivida da icno. maS, aRsarebaze mdgara!

survilma mouara, mxrebSi xeli Caevlo da am yuTidan gamoeTria. mere gaifiqra: `ara Rirs. dRes mRvdlis jeria, xval ki Cemi dadgeba~. saaRsarebos moajirTan gulmSvidad Camojda da Tavis jers daucada, Tan am Tavgadasavalze gulSi ecineboda.

didxans eloda. rogorc iyo, q-ni valteri wamodga, mobrunda da misken wamovida. susxiani da mkacri saxe hqonda.

— mowyaleo xelmwifev, — uTxra, — gTxovT, ar gamaciloT; nurc amedevnebiT da nurc marto mobrZandebiT Cems saxlSi. ar migiRebT. mSvidobiT brZandebodeT!

da amayi nabijiT wavida.

dÁu-ruam wasvla ar dauSala. wesad hqonda, arasodes mosaxdeni ar daeCqarebina. xolo Semdeg, roca odnav areuli mRvdeli TavSesafridan gamovida, misken gaemarTa, TvalebSi CaaSterda da pirSi miaxala:

— eg kaba rom ara gcmodaT, mag sazizRar dingSi or silas gagawnavdiT.

ucbad motrialda da eklesiidan stveniT gamovida.

karibWesTan erTxel kidev dainaxa msuqani kaci, qudi daexura da xelebi zurgze daewyo. idga molodiniT moqanculi da farTo moedans da masze gamomaval quCebs aTvalierebda. dÁu-ruam gverdiT gauara. erTmaneTs miesalmnen.

Jurnalisti axla Tavisufali iyo da redaqciaSi wavida. talanSive mixvda, roca msaxurebs aavlo Tvali, rom raRac uCveulo ram moxda, da swrafi nabijiT wavida direqtoris oTaxisaken.

beberi valteri fexze idga da werils nervulad, nawyvet-nawyvet ukarnaxebda abzacidan abzacamde, Tanac garSemo mdgar reportiorebs davalebas aZlevda. buarenars arigebda da axlad mosul fostaSi gakvriT ixedeboda.

— aha, lamazi megobaric droze movida! — uceb morcxvad dadumda da bodiSi moixada: — bodiSs vixdi am saxelisTvis. axalma ambebma amaRelva. garda amisa, Cemi coli da qalebic sul am saxels geZaxian, amitom, bolos da bolos, mec SeveCvie. xom ar miwyrebiT?

— ra brZanebaa! eg saxeli sulac ar meCoTireba.

beberma valterma ganagrZo:

— Zalian kargi. maS, sxvebTan erTad mec lamaz megobars dagiZaxebT. axla ki, ai ras getyviT: Zalian didi ambebi moxda. saministro waiqca. as ori TeTri miiRo da samas aTi Savi. miuxedavad imisa, rom dRes ukve ocdarva ivlisia, deputatebis Svebuleba xelaxla gadaido, aravin icis, ramdeni xniT gadaido. espaneTi marokos gamo gviwyreba da swored aman Camoagdo duran de l’ena da misi damqaSebi. yelamde varT Cafluli. axali kabinetis Sedgena marros miandes. man buten d’akrs samxedro ministris portfeli SesTavaza, xolo Cvens megobar laroS-maties — sagareo saqmeTa ministrisa. TavisTvis marrom Sinagan saqmeTa ministroba da sabWos Tavmjdomareoba airCia. amas iqiT Cveni gazeTi oficiozad gadaiqceva. axla mowinaves, Cveni principebis ubralo deklaracias vwer da saministros programas vxazav, — gulmarTlad gaiRima da daumata: — TavisTavad igulisxmeba, iseT programas vwer, rom maT misi ganxorcieleba sjerodeT. magram marokos gamo me saintereso ram minda, raime feletoni — cxel-cxeli, sadReiso, sensaciuri, erTi sityviT, amis msgavsi ram mWirdeba.

dÁu-rua wamiT Cafiqrda. mere miugo:

— rac gWirdebaT, momepoeba. mozrdil werils mogcemT yvela Cveni afrikuli koloniis — tunisis, alJirisa da marokos politikuri viTarebis Sesaxeb. am werilSi aRwerilia am uzarmazar teritoriaze mosaxle erTa istoria da moTxrobilia ambavi eqspediciisa marokodan figijis oazisamde, sadac jer arc erT evropels ar daudgams fexi da romelic dRevandeli krizisis sababad gadaiqca. gamogadgebaT?

beberma wamoiZaxa:

— didebulia! saTauri?

— `tunisidan tanJeramde~.

— mSvenieria!

dÁu-rua wavida da gazeTis Zveli nomrebis Cxrekas Seudga, sadac misi pirveli werili — `afrikeli saldaTis mogonebani~ — iyo dabeWdili. saTauri rom gamoucvalos, xelaxla SeakeTos da TaviT bolomde Secvalos, igi avtors did samsaxurs gauwevs, radgan iq swored sadReiso masala moipoveba: kolonialuri politika, alJiris mosaxleoba da oranis provinciaSi eqspediciis gagzavna.

erTi saaTic ar dasWirda. is werili gadaakeTa, xelaxla gamoWra, gawminda, sadReiso masala CaurTo da axal kabinetsac qeba Seasxa.

direqtorma waikiTxa da Tqva:

— mSvenieria... saucxooa... namdvili ganZi xarT CvenTvis. didebulad aris dawerili.

im dRis nayofiT aRtacebuli dÁu-rua sadilad Sin dabrunda. miuxedavad marcxisa, romelic samebis eklesiaSi ganicada, mainc grZnobda, rom brZola mogebuli hqonda. coli mouTmenlad eloda. qmari rom dainaxa, saCqarod Seatyobina:

— ici, rom laroSi sagareo saqmeTa ministrad daniSnes?

— vici. amis gamo es aris axla werilic davwere alJiris Sesaxeb.

— rogor?

— xom gaxsovs pirveli werili, erTad rom davwereT, `afrikeli saldaTis mogonebani?~ davaTvaliere da momentis mixedviT gadavakeTe.

madlenam gaiRima:

— ho, marTla! swored dRevandelzea gamoWrili. — Semdeg cota moifiqra da daumata: — magondeba, maSin werilebis mTeli rigi gindoda dagewera da... ar daamTavre. xelsayreli droa. modi, am werilebs xelaxla davubrundeT. metad drouli ram gamova.

JorJi magidas miujda.

— Zalian kargi, — upasuxa. — amJamad, rqosani foresties sikvdilis Semdeg, xels veRaravin SegviSlis.

madlenam mSrali, nawyeni da mkacri xmiT miugo:

— Seni xumroba sazRvars gadascda da metismetad gagrZelda. gTxov, bolo mouRo.

JorJi apirebda, raime gesliani pasuxi gaeca, magram swored am dros xelmowerili depeSa miawodes, sadac ewera: `ar vici, ra memarTeba. SemindeT da xval oTx saaTze monsos baRSi modiT~.

umalve mixvda da cols gaxarebuli guliT miugo, Tanac lurji furceli jibeSi Caicura:

— aRar vizam, genacvale. gamovtydebi, sisuleles vroSav xolme.

sadils Seudga da Wamis dros am ramdenime sityvas gamudmebiT imeorebda: `ar vici, ra memarTeba, SemindeT da xval oTx saaTze monsos baRSi modiT~. maS ase, daTmo, gana! depeSa amas niSnavda: `gnebdebiT, gekuTvniT, saca da roca gnebavdeT~.

JorJma gaicina. madlenam hkiTxa:

— ra dagemarTa?

— saimiso araferi. dRes erT mRvdels Sevxvdi da is gamaxsenda. saocari dingi hqonda.

meore dRes dÁu-rua paemanze swored daniSnul dros mivida. yvela skamze sicxiT moTenTili zanti gadiebi isxdnen da TiTqmis Tvlemdnen bavSvebis gverdiT, romlebic qviSaSi TamaSobdnen.

dÁu-ruam q-ni valteri Zvel nangrevebTan ipova, sadac nakaduli mosCqefda. SeSfoTebuli da sevdiani, mcire svetebis irgvliv midi-modioda. JorJma salami misca. man umalve SesCivla:

— ra bevri xalxia am baRSi!

dÁu-ruam SemTxveviT isargebla:

— diax, bevri xalxia. sadme sxvagan wavideT.

— sad?

— gana sul erTi ar aris? Tu gnebavT, karetiT gaviaroT, Tqvens mxareze farda CamouSviT da aravinac ar daginaxavT.

— maS, keTili. xuTi wuTis Semdeg im karTan mipoviT, romelic gare bulvarze gadis. karetas axlave moviyvan.

da sirbiliT wavida. q-ni valteri karetaSi Cajda, Tavis mxareze sarkmeli fardiT Camoabnela da dÁu-ruas miubrunda:

— sad ubrZaneT meetles wasvla?

JorJma miugo:

— nu wuxdebiT, TviTon icis.

weRan dÁu-ruam meetles konstantinopolis quCis misamarTi misca, q-ma valterma ganagrZo:

— verc ki warmoidgenT, rogor vitanjebi Tqveni gulisTvis. guSin eklesiaSi mkacrad mogepyariT, msurda ueWvelad gagqceodiT. rom icodeT, TqvenTan marto darCenis rogor meSinia! xom mapatieT?

JorJma orive xelze mouWira:

— diax, diax. ise miyvarxarT, rom yvelafers gapatiebT.

man dÁu-ruas mudariT SeanaTa Tvalebi:

— yuri migdeT. piroba momeciT, rom namuss SeminaxavT da ar... ar... Torem verasodes veRar mnaxavT.

JorJma jer araferi upasuxa da ulvaSSi iseTi Rimili aaTamaSa, romelic qalebs sisxls uforiaqebda xolme. mere dabali xmiT upasuxa:

— me Tqveni mona-morCili gaxlavarT.

Semdeg q-ma valterma uambo, Tu rogor da rodis igrZno pirvelad siyvaruli. es maSin moxda, roca gaigo, rom JorJi madlena foresties irTavda, da sxvadasxva wvrilmans igonebda, uambobda.

uceb dadumda. kareta Sedga. dÁu-ruam kari gaaRo.

— sada varT? — hkiTxa qalma.

man miugo:

— etlidan CamobrZandiT da am saxlSi SebrZandiT. aq ufro arxeinad viqnebiT.

— keTili, magram sada varT-meTqi?

— CemTan. aq Cemi uwindeli bina gaxlavT. xelaxla daviqirave... ramdenime dRiT, raTa Sesaxvedri kuTxe gvqonoda.

q-ni valteri zardacemuli iyo imis gamo, rom dÁu-ruasTan erTad pirispir unda darCeniliyo. karetis Spalers moeWida da aluRluRda:

— ara, ara... ar minda, ar minda!

dÁu-ruam mtkice xmiT miugo:

— geficebiT, pativs ar SegilaxavT. CamobrZandiT, Torem aqeT-iqidan ukve gvicqerian da male xalxic mogvexveva. Cqara... Cqara... gadmobrZandiT. — da gaimeora: — fics gaZlevT,rom pativs SeginaxavT-meTqi.

siraji duqnis win idga da maT cnobismoyvareobiT Sescqeroda. q-ni valteri dafrTxa, Camoxta da saxlSi Sevarda. undoda kibeze asuliyo, magram dÁu-ruam xeli staca.

— aqeT, qvemo sarTulSi.

da Tavis binaSi Seagdo. kari Caketa da ise daetaka, rogorc mxeci nanadirevs ecema xolme. dedakaci ibrZoda, gasxletas lamobda da gamudmebiT imeorebda: `oh, RmerTo Cemo... RmerTo Cemo!~ .. xolo JorJi vnebiT ukocnida kisers, Tvalebs, tuCebs. qali alersis qariSxals veRar uZaliandeboda, igeriebda, xels hkravda, gaurboda, kocnis aridebas lamobda, magram, amave dros, uneburad kocniTve upasuxebda.

uceb brZola Sewyda da, damarcxebulma, damorCilebulma, tanisamosis gaxda daaneba. JorJma gamocdil moaxlesaviT marjved da swrafad gaxada.

dedakacma Tavisi korsaJi gamoglija, pirisaxeze aifara. axla igi fexebTan Cacvivnul kaba-sacvalSi sul mTlad TeTri idga.

JorJma fexgauxdeli qali loginze gadaitana, man ki modunebuli xmiT yurSi wasCurCula:

— geficebiT, rom arasodes... sayvareli ara myolia, —rogorc axalgazrda qaliSvili ityvis xolme: `geficebiT, umanko varo~.

JorJ dÁu-ruam ki gaifiqra: `eg CemTvis sul erTia~.
Tavi mexuTe
Semodgoma dadga. JorJma da madlenam mTeli zafxuli parizSi gaatares da axal mTavrobas mcire sadeputato ardadegebis dros `safrangeTis cxovrebaSi~ energiulad icavdnen.

Tumca jer oqtombris dasawyisi iyo, orive palatam ukve Tavi moiyara da sxdomebs Seudga, radgan marokos saqme seriozulad garTulda.

eqspediciis gagzavna aravis sjeroda, Tumca parlamentis ukanasknel sxdomaze memarjvene deputatma graf de lamber-sarazenma Wkuamaxvili sityva warmosTqva, romelmac centrSic ki taSi gamoiwvia, da deputatebs sanaZleos dadeba SesTavaza. man indoeTis erT ganTqmul mefisnacvals mihbaZa da Tqva: me Cems ulvaSs davdeb sanaZleod, xolo ministrTa sabWos Tavmjdomarem Tavisi bakenbardebi dados, Tu axalma kabinetma winandels ar mibaZos da marokoSi jari ar gagzavnos, rogorc uwin gagzavnes tunisSi. amas Cvengan, — ambobda grafi, — Tundac simetriis alRo moiTxovs, romelic gvaiZulebs buxris Tavze erTi larnakis magivrad ori davdgaT xolme.

— marTlac, batonebo, — daasrula, — afrika safrangeTis buxris rols asrulebs, im buxrisa, sadac Cveni saukeTeso SeSa iwvis, sadac haeri Zlier uberavs da romelsac, SeSis garda, sabanko bileTebic ukeTia. Tqven, keTili inebeT da, am buxris marcxena kuTxe tunisis metad Zviri samkauliT daamSveneT. axla ki imasac naxavT, rom batoni marro Tavis winamorbeds mibaZavs da marjvena kuTxes marokos larnakiT Seamkobs.

am sityvam didi xmauri atexa da dÁu-ruas Tema misca, alJirze aTiode werili daawerina, is werilebi, romelTac win uZRoda erTi werili, dabeWdili im dros, roca is `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ redaqciaSi muSaobas iwyebda. avtori energiulad moiTxovda samxedro eqspediciis gagzavnas. Tumca darwmunebuli iyo, rom es ar moxdeboda. erTi mxriv, is patriotul simebs aJRerebda, meore mxriT ki — espaneTis winaaRmdeg ilaSqrebda da zizRiani sityvebis ulevel marags xarjavda, romelsac yovel ers daayrian xolme, Tu imisi interesebi Tqveni eris interesebs upirdapirdeba.

`safrangeTis cxovrebas~ didi wona daedo, radgan yvelam icoda, rom mas mTavrobasTan mWidro kavSiri hqonda. politikuri axali ambebi am gazeTSi ufro adre ibeWeboda, vidre danarCen seriozul gazeTebSi. redaqcia xSirad narTauli sityvebiT agrZnobinebda xolme mkiTxvels Tavisi megobari ministrebis survilebsa da gegmebs. parizis da provinciis yvela gazeTi aqedan hkrefda cnobebs. mas asaxelebdnen, misi SiSi hqondaT da nel-nela pativsac sdebdnen. igi politikuri aferistebis saeWvo organod ki aRar iTvleboda, aramed kabinetis gazeTad gadaiqca. laroS-matie gazeTis suli iyo, dÁu-rua ki — misi sayviri. beberi valteri im deputatebis tips ekuTvnoda, romelnic tribunaze arsad ar adian xolme. marjve gamomcemeli ise axerxebda yvelafris mogvarebas, rom TviTon arasodes moCanda da, rogorc ambobdnen, amJamad Cum-Cumad awyobda marokos spilenZis did saqmes.

madlenas saloni gavlenian buded iqca, sadac kviraSi erTxel kabinetis mravali wevri iyrida Tavs. ministrTa sabWos Tavmjdomarem aq orjerac ki isadila, xolo saxelmwifo moRvaweTa colebi, romelnic odesRac Tavs ikavebdnen, raTa wveodnen am ojaxs, axla mis megobrobas ikvexnidnen da am ojaxSi ufro xSirad dadiodnen, vidre madlena dadioda maTTan.

sagareo saqmeTa ministri am saxlSi maspinZeli gegonebodaT. roca moisurvebda, maSin Semovidoda, da Tanac depeSebi, cnobebi, moxsenebani mohqonda da pasuxs qmars an cols ise ukarnaxebda, TiTqo misi mdivnebi yofiliyvnen.

roca ministris wasvlis Semdgom col-qmari marto rCeboda, qmari am matrakveca adamianis yofaqcevis gamo brazs veRar imagrebda xolme. mis xmaSi muqara ismoda, xolo sityvebSi — veraguli narTauli. magram madlena mxars aTvalwunebiT aiyrida da etyoda xolme:

— Senc miaRwie, rasac man miaRwia; Senc ministroba iSove da maSin gamoiCine ampartavnoba, manamde ki sjobia, gaCumde.

JorJi ulvaSs igrexda, cols cerad Sehyurebda da ambobda:

— jer aravin icis, ra SemiZlia me, magram odesme yvelani gaigebT.

coli filosofiuri sidinjiT miugebda xolme:

— vnaxoT.

im dilas, roca palatam sxdomebi ganaaxla, axalgazrda qalma loginSive misca aTasi davaleba Tavis qmars, romelic am dros tanT icvamda: sxdomis dawyebamde laroS-matiesTan unda wasuliyo da misgan `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ xvalindeli meTauri werilisTvis darigeba mieRo. es werili kabinetis namdvili zraxvebis deklaracia unda yofiliyo.

madlena ambobda:

— umTavresi ar dagaviwydes. hkiTxe, gagzavnian Tu ara oranSi, rogorc ganzraxuli iyo, general belonkls? amas didi mniSvneloba aqvs.

JorJma nervulad upasuxa:

— Senze ukeT vici, rogor unda moviqce. Seni Wirime, Tavi damanebe. ramdenjer giTqvams eg ambavi!

colma wynarad miugo:

— Cemo kargo, Sen mudam gaviwydeba imis naxevari, rasac ministrTan dagavaleb xolme.

JorJma waiburtyuna:

— Senma ministrma Tavi momabezra! tutucia, meti araferi!

madlenam mSvidad upasuxa:

— Tu laroSi Cemi ministria, Senic aris. bolos da bolos, SenTvis ufro sasargeblo kacia, vidre CemTvis.

qmarma erTi gamoxeda da CacinviT miugdo:

— bodiSs vixdi, laroSi me ar mearSiyeba.

colma wynarad upasuxa:

— arc me. magram orive win mivyevarT, orives gvexmareba.

dÁu-ruam iyuCa da Semdeg SeniSna:

— Seni moTayvaneTa arCeva rom momandon, isev bebrucana vodreks avirCevdi. marTla, ra daemarTa? erTi kviraa, aRar minaxavs.

colma auRelveblad miugo:

— avad aris, mwerda, nikrisis qarma Semomitia da loginad Cavvardio. kargs izamdi, rom Seirbende da gaigebde. xom ici, Zalian uyvarxar da Seni naxvac esiamovneba.

JorJma miugo:

— ho, agrea. ueWvelad dResve Sevirben.

Cacma daasrula, cilindri daixura da sarkis win erTxel kidev motrialda. yvelaferi rigze rom ipova, loginTan mivida da cols Sublze akoca:

— mSvidobiT iyavi, Cemo kargo. albaT, Svidze adre ver davbrundebi.

da wavida. laroS-matie ukve elodeboda. am dRes ministri sauzmes aTze miirTmevda, radgan mTavrobas Tormetze — palatis sxdomis dawyebamde unda moeyara Tavi.

radgan misma meuRlem ar moisurva Wamis dro Seecvala, sufraze ministrisa da piradi mdivnis meti aravin iyo. dasxdnen Tu ara, dÁu-ruam Tavis werilze Camougdo laparaki, Tanac am werilis mTavar azrebs eZebda da drogamoSvebiT SeniSvnebSi ixedeboda, romelic sadarbazo baraTze hqonda Cawerili; roca daasrula, hkiTxa:

— Zvirfaso ministro, xom ar inebebT SecvaloT rame?

— Sesacvleli TiTqmis araferia, Cemo megobaro. mxolod erTs vityvi: iqneb marokos Sesaxeb zedmeti damajereblobiT adasturebT zogierT ambavs. ise dawereT, TiTqos eqspedicia mosalodneli yofiliyos, magram, amave dros, mkiTxvels agrZnobineT, rom igi ar Sedgeba, rom Tqven misi gagzavna ar gjeraT. erTi sityviT, iqneb moaxerxoT da sazogadoebas striqonebSua amoakiTxvinoT, rom mTavrobas am avantiuraSi Carevis survili ara aqvs-Tqo.

— Zalian kargi. mec gavige da vecdebi sxvebsac gavagebino. garda amisa, colma damavala gavigo, gagzavniT Tu ara general belonkls oranSi? Tqveni naTqvamidan Cans, rom ar gagzavniT.

saxelmwifo moRvawem upasuxa:

— ara, ar gavgzavniT.

Semdeg sityva momaval sesiaze Camoagdes. laroS-matie oratorobas mohyva da mquxare sityva warmoTqva, romelic ramdenime saaTis Semdgom palataSi unda gaemeorebina. marjvena xels azanzarebda da haerSi xan danas iqnevda, xan Cangals, xan kidev puris natexs. es lamazi da kargad davarcxnili vaJkaci TiTqos uCinar sxdomas mimarTavda da Tavis wyalwyala enamWevrobas RvarTqafiviT asxamda. misi metad mokle ulvaSis boloebi tuCze morielis nestariviT adiod-Camodioda. briliantiviT molokil-movarcxnili da Suaze gayofili Tma safeTqlebze provinciel kopwiasaviT hqonda daxuWuWebuli. miuxedavad axalgazrdobisa, odnav msuqani iyo da Jiletis qveS muceli TvalsaCinod ebereboda. misi piradi mdivani enamWevrobis aseT nakads, albaT, ukve SeeCvia da sasmel-saWmels wynarad Seeqceoda. dÁu-ruas ki laroS-maties gamarjvebis gamo SuriT guli ukvnesoda da fiqrobda: `ra araraobaa! RmerTo, ra tutucebi arian politikuri moRvaweni~.

Tavis Tavs am ybed ministrs adarebda da ambobda: `daswyevlos eSmakma! me rom naRdi asi aTasi franki mqonoda, raTa Cems sayvarel ruanSi Cemi deputatobis kandidatura gamomecxadebina da Cveni yoCaRi, beyeCa normandielebi, miuxedavad maTi eSmakobisa, xelSi dameWira, — am becebSi da briyvebSi ra saxelmwifo moRvawed gamovCndebodi!~

sanam yavas moutandnen, laroS-matie ybedobda. xolo Semdeg, roca SeamCnia, rom igvianebda, etli gamoiwvia telefoniT da Jurnalists xeli gauwoda:

— Zvirfaso megobaro, yvelaferi gaigeT?

— yvelaferi, Zvirfaso ministro, Cemi imedi iqonieT.

da radgan oTx saaTamde saqme ara hqonda ra, Zalian neli nabijiT wavida redaqciaSi werilis dasawerad, xolo oTxze konstantinopolis quCaze unda gasuliyo, sadac amJamad q-n de marels kviraSi orjer xvdeboda — orSabaTobiT da paraskeobiT.

Sevida Tu ara redaqciaSi, dabeWdili depeSa miawodes. igi q-n valterisgan iyo. swerda:

`Zalian minda Seni naxva dResve, friad didi saqmisaTvis. or saaTze konstantinopolis quCaze melodebode. did samsaxurs gagiwev.

eqvsi kvira iqneba, rac am dedakacisTvis Tavis danebebas lamobda, magram misi motmasnebuli vneba verafriT ver Seasusta. mas danebebis Semdeg, jer sindisis qenjnis Seukavebeli Jini auvarda. paemanze rom movidoda, sayvarels sayvedurs da krulvas ayrida xolme. JorJs es wyevlac mobezrda da es naWarbevad mwife, Teatralur-mediduri dedakacic moswyinda, radgan metismetad gaZRa. egona, kavSiris Zafebi TavisTavad dawydebao, da TandaTan ganze gadga. magram amis Semdgom dedakaci giJiviT aedevna da am siyvaruls iseTive TavganwirviT misca Tavi, rogorc is adamiani, kiserze lods rom moibams da wyalSi gadavardeba xolme. dÁu-rua sisustis, lmobierebisa da sibralulis gamo isev daubrunda mas, magram man igi Tavis Smagiani da damqancavi Jinis ymad gadaaqcia da mudam gaxelebuli alersiT dasdevda.