Gi de mopasani lamazi megobari nawili pirveli Tavi pirveli

mas surda Tavisi JorJi yoveldRe, yovel wuTs enaxa da sanaxavad erTi wuTiT sadme quCis kuTxeSi, romelime maRaziaSi an qalaqis romelime baRSi depeSiT ibarebda xolme.

am paemanis dros dedakaci erTsa da imave ucvleli sityvebiT gamudmebiT imeorebda, rom mas JorJi uyvarda, kerpiviT Tayvans scemda, wasvlisas ki eficeboda, rom `bednieri iyo imis gamo, rom JorJi naxa~.

q-ni valteri sul sxvanairi aRmoCnda, vidre JorJs egona. es dedakaci lamobda sayvareli balRuri sinaziTa da sasiyvarulo ancobiT daepyro, es fandi ki im xnis adamianisTvis mxolod sasacilo iyo. sanam JorJs waawydeboda, is mkacrpatiosani dedakaci iyo da qalwulis guli hqonda, romelic siyvarulisTvis miukarebeli da vnebisTvis sruliad ucnobi iyo. da am keTilgonier, mSvidsa da ormoci wlis dedakacs, romelic grili zafxulis Semdeg TiTqos uferul SemodgomaSi gadadioda, uceb daubrunda damWknari gazafxulis msgavsi dari, romelmac uxvad moutana cudad gafurCqnili yvavilebi da daumwifebeli kvirtebi. mis gulSi rogorRac ucnaurad ifeTqa umanko qalis siyvarulma — nagvianevma, ficxma da gulubryvilo siyvarulma, moulodnelma qrolvam, Teqvsmeti wlis qalis kivilma, mosabezrebelma RuRunma da nazma alersma. es qali ise daberda, rom axalgazrdoba arc ki hqonda gancdili. sayvarels dReSi aT werils swerda, erTi meoreze saSinlad sulelurs. es werilebi dawerili iyo raRac ucnauri, poeturi, sasacilo stiliT da moqarguli iyo induri nawerebiviT, romlebic mxecebisa da frinvelTa saxelebiT aris xolme savse.

roca marto darCebodnen, qali ise dauwyebda kocnas, rogorc msuqani, mouxeSavi da celqi yrma hkocnis xolme, Tanac tuCebi odnav sasacilod emanWeboda, xolo savse ZuZuebi xtunvis dros korsaJis qveS undilad ufamfalebda. JorJs nametnav ezizReboda misi saalerso titini: `Cemo daTunav~, `Cemo tugav~, `Cemo xazinav~, `Cemo lurjo Cito~, `Cemo TvalisCino~, da agreTve danebebis ieri: yovelTvis, roca nebdeboda, umanko qalis morcxvobis patara komedias asrulebda xolme: SeSinebuliviT krToda, da es SekrToma siturfed miaCnda, Tanac gafuWebuli pansioneriviT celqobda.

xSirad ekiTxeboda sayvarels: `es tuCebi visia?~ da Tu JorJi ar etyoda: `Cemia~, manamde Caacivdeboda, sanam misi sayvareli simwriT ar gafiTrdeboda xolme.

am dedakacs unda esmodes, — fiqrobda JorJi, rom siyvaruli did zomierebas, simarjves, keTilgonierebasa da, umTavresad, utyuar kilos moiTxovs. q-ni valteri mwife dedakaci iyo, ojaxis deda, warCinebulTa wevri, da sayvarels Rirseulad, alagmuri gatacebiT, pirsusxianad unda danebeboda, SeiZleba cremlic daeRvara, magram julietas cremli ki ara, aramed didonasi. is ki gamudmebiT imeorebda:

rogor miyvarxar, Cemo biWiko! miTxari, Cemo pawawav, Senc agre giyvarvar?

JorJs aRar SeeZlo imis mosmena, ra kiloTic ambobda: `Cemo biWiko~, `Cemo pawawav~, da Zlier surda, TviTonac miego: `Cemo bebrucanav!~

q-ni valteri zogjer etyoda xolme:

— ram gamagiJa, rom dagnebdi! magram mainc ara vnanob. siyvaruli metad tkbili ram yofila.

misi naTqvami: `siyvaruli metad tkbili ram yofila~, JorJs brazs hgvrida, radgan am sityvebs Teatraluri aRmafreniT ambobda xolme.

mamakacs misi mouxeSavi alersic aanCxlebda. zogjer am lamazi vaJkacis kocna sisxlSi uceb cecxls unTebda, sisxls umRvrevda. maSin misi xvevna uvicurad mwvave da ualagod darbaisluri gamodioda. amis gamo dÁu-ruas gulSi ecineboda da is berikaci agondeboda, romelic anbanis swavlas iwyebda.

im wuTebSi am dedals sayvareli xvevniT unda daexrCo, mimWknari dedakacis Rrma da saSineli Tvalebi misTvis unda mienaTebina. unda ukanaskneli siyvarulis sidiade gamoeCina, JorJi unji da mTrTolvare tuCebiT unda daekbina. mZime, mxurvale da daqanculi, magram mainc gaumaZRari xorciT unda daexrCo, is ki amis magier bavSviviT ficxobda da titinebda, raTa misTvis ufro meti survili aReZra:

rogor miyvarxar, Cemo biWiko! rom icode, rogor miyvarxar! akoce, genacvale, magrad akoce Sens colikos!

JorJs aseT Jams giJuri survili axrCobda: Seeginebina, qudi aeRo, gareT gavardniliyo da kari moejaxunebina. pirvel xanebSi erTmaneTs sakmaod xSirad xvdebodnen xolme konstantinopolis quCaze, magram dÁu-ruas eSinoda, qalbaton de marels ar wawydomoda, da aTas sababs poulobda, raTa paemani aeridebina. magram sanacvlod TiTqmis yoveldRe valteris binaze unda misuliyo, xan samxrad da xan sadilad. diasaxlisi magidis qveS xelze xels uWerda, sadme karebis ukan tuCebs uSverda, mas ki ufro exaliseboda TamaSi suzanasTan, romelic mas Tavisi ancobiT amxiarulebda xolme. es axalgazrda qali garegnobiT dedofals hgavda, namdvilad ki metad cocxali, maxvili, Jiniani da cuRluti Wkua hqonda, igi marionetiviT dauRalavi iyo. yvelas da yovelives mwvave gesliT dascinoda. JorJi mas STagonebas unergavda. qalis dacinva maSin ironiad gadiqceoda xolme da orTaves erTmaneTisa Zalian kargad esmodaT.

qali yovel wuTs Tavisken mouwodebda xolme:

— gesmiT, lamazo megobaro?.. aq modiT, lamazo megobaro.

JorJi dedas maSinve Tavs anebebda da SvilTan mirboda, romelic mas yurSi raime geslian oxunjobas CaawveTebda xolme, da oriveni gulianad icinodnen.

gulacrueba dedisadmi JorJs TandaTan dauZlevel zizRad gadaeqca. misi danaxva, mosmena da masze fiqric ki brazis gareSe aRar SeeZlo, amitom aRarc mis saxlSi modioda, aRarc werilebze aZlevda pasuxs da aRarc misi patiJi surda.

qalbatoni valteri bolos mixvda, rom JorJs aRar uyvarda, da misTvis saSineli tanjvis xana daiwyo. magram mainc ar dacxra. ujiaTi JinianobiT ujaSuSebda, dasdeevda da fardaCamoSvebul karetaSi ucdida: redaqciis SesavalTan, sacxovrebel binasTan da yvela im quCaze, sadac ki SesaZlebeli iyo Sexvedroda. JorJs surda, sayvareli gaelanZRa, ecema da pirdapir eTqva: `kmara, meyofa, Tavi momabezre!~ magram indobda da arc is aviwydeboda, rom TviTon `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ TanamSromeli iyo. mxolod cdilobda susxiT, zrdilobiani uxeSobiT, zogjer ki kadnierebiTac egrZnobinebina, rom dro iyo, yvelaferi gaeTavebinaT.

is mainc ar isvenebda da gansakuTrebuli TavgamodebiT igonebda mraval eSmakobas, raTa sayvarels konstantinopolis quCaze Sexvedroda, JorJi ki SiSiT kankalebda imis gamo, rom erT mSvenier dRes im binis karTan orive dedakaci SesaZlebelia erTmaneTs pirispir Sesjaxeboda.

meore mxriv, JorJi zafxulSi q-n de marels ufro metad Seezarda, romelsac `Cemi avara~ daarqva. es `avara~ namdvilad Seuyvarda. orives xasiaTs bevri ram hqonda saerTo da oriveni im boganoTa avantiurul jiSs ekuTvnoda, warCinebul boganoebs, romelnic Saragzis usaxlkaro mawanwalebs mogvagoneben, da es msgavseba TviTon maT eWvadac ar mosdiodaT.

zafxuli moqeife studenetebiviT saucxood gaatares. xan samxrad da xanac sadilad midiodnen arJanteilSi, buJivals, mezons, puasSi da ramdenime saaTiT an navSi isxdnen, an wylis napirze yvavilebs hkrefdnen xolme. orTaves gagiJebiT uyvardaT mdinare senas moxrakuli Tevzi, kurdRlis ragu, mezRvaurTa mier Semzadebuli Tevzeuli, sadme duqnis sabaasoSi jdoma da menaveTa SeZaxili. JorJisTvis saamuri iyo klotildasTan erTad unaklo darSi gareubnis omnibusis imperialze jdoma, samxiarulo sisulelis roSva da parizis dasaxiCrebul midamoebSi gavla, sadac saZageli burJuaziuli agarakebi mravlad iyo gaSenebuli.

da roca aseTi gaseirnebis Semdeg saWiro iyo q-n valterTan sadilad dabrunebuliyo, mas Tavisi beberi da mouSorebeli sayvareli sZulda xolme, radgan savse iyo im meoris mogonebiT, romelsac es-esaa daSorda da romelmac weRan iq, wylis napiras, balaxebSi mozRvavebuli Jini moukla.

bolo dros imedi hqonda, rom patronis cols Tavidan moiSorebda, radgan metad mkafiod da TiTqmis tlanqad amcno, Tavs ganebebo. magram dRes redaqciaSi uceb xelaxla miiRo depeSa, romelic ori saaTisTvis konstantinopolis quCaze ibarebda.

dÁu-rua midioda da depeSas kiTxulobda: `Zalian minda Seni naxva dResve, Zalian didi saqmisTvis. or saaTze konstantinopolis quCaze melodebode. did samsaxurs gagiwev. marad Seni erTguli virJini~.

midioda da fiqrobda: `kidev ra unda Cemgan am beber Wots? sanaZleos davdeb, rom saTqmeli araferi aqvs. xelaxla mohyveba, gaRmerTebo. mainc unda mivide. raRac saWiro saqmes da didi samsaxuris gawevaze iwereba. iqneb marTalic iyos? oTx saaTze ki klotilda unda movides. sam saaTamde unda moviSoro. daswyevlos eSmakma, erTmaneTs mainc ar Sexvdebodnen! ra saZaglebi arian es qalebi!~ da gaifiqra, rom mxolod erTaderTi qali — misi coli — arasodes ar tanjavda mas. is TavisTvis cxovrobda da, rogorc etyoboda, Zalian uyvarda JorJi iseT dros, romelic misTvis hqonda xolme gadadebuli, nebas aravis ar aZlevda, sacxovrebeli saqmianobis uryevi wesrigi daerRviaT.

JorJi Tavis sapaemno binisken midioda neli nabijiT da Tavis Tavs patronis colis sawinaaRmdegod amzadebda. `Tu tyuila damiZaxa, didebulad davuxvdebi. kambronis ena CemTan SedarebiT Tavazianobad moeCveneba. Tavdapirvelad gamovucxadeb, rom imis saxlSi fexsac aRar Sevdgam~.

binaSi Sevida da lodini dauwyo. sayvarelic TiTqmis maSinve Semovida da, dainaxa Tu ara, uTxra:

— depeSa miiReT? Zalian kargi.

dÁu-ruam piri moiRuSa:

— diax, miviRe. redaqciaSi gadmomces, roca palataSi wasasvlelad vemzadebodi. kidev ra ginda Cemgan?

man pirbade aixada, raTa ekocna, da SiSnaWam, morCili ZaRlis ieriT miuaxlovda, romelsac xSirad scemen xolme.

— ra mkacrad meqcevi!.. ra mkvaxed melaparakebi! ra dagiSave? verc ki warmoidgen, rogor vitanjebi SenTvis.

Jurnalistma waiburtyuna:
— isev daiwye?

is ki idga mis winaSe da Rimils an raime niSans elodeboda, raTa maSinve gadaxveoda. mere dabali xmiT daiwyo:

— maS raRad damdevdi, Tuki agre momeqceodi? ratom ar damtove iseve bednieri da mSvidi, rogorc uwin viyavi? ukve dagaviwyda, ras meubnebodi eklesiaSi? dagaviwyda, rom am saxlSi ZaliT Semomiyvane? axla ki ase melaparakebi, ase mixvdebi! oh, RmerTo Cemo, rogor vitanjebi!

JorJma iataks fexi dahkra da wyromiT miugo:

— geyo, gaCumdi! kmara-meTqi! erTi wuTiTac ver Segiwyvetia eg simRera. gegoneba, maSin angeloziviT umanko, cxrameti wlis gamoucdeli iyavi. ara, Cemo kargo, simarTles nu daviviwyebT. ubiwo qalis cTunebaze laparakic ar SeiZleba. Sen rom damnebdi, sakmaod mwife xnisa brZandebodiT. didad gmadlob. ueWvelad madlieri var Seni, magram Cemi Tavi movaled ar mimaCnia, kubomde Sens kabaze viyo Camokidebuli. Sen qmari gyavs, me ki — coli. Tavisufali arc Sen xar da arc me. cotaodeni vicuRluteT, es ambavi aravinac ar icis, axla ki morCa da gaTavda!

dedakacma upasuxa:

— oh, ra mkacri adamiani yofilxar! ra tlanqad da upatiosnod laparakob! marTalia, maSin gasaTxovari ar vyofilvar, samagierod, arc vinme myvarebia da arc odesme Semicodia...

JorJma gaawyvetina:

— eg sabuTi ocjer mainc giTqvams da mec Zalian kargad davixsome. magram Sen ori Svili gyavs... amdenad, umankoeba me ar amirTmevia SenTvis.

q-ma valterma ukan daixia:

— oh, JorJ, eg simdablea!

orive xeli mkerdze itaca. qviTiniT ixrCoboda.

dÁu-ruam rom dainaxa, sacaa cremli unda daRvriliyo, buxris Tavidan qudi aiRo da, —

— maS, tirils apireb? Tu agrea, mSvidobiT iyavi. am komediis sanaxavad damiZaxe?

dedakacma nabiji gadadga, gza gadauRoba, jibidan swrafad amoiRo xelsaxoci da uceb SeiSro cremli. TavisTavs SeebrZola da, Tumca qviTiniT borZikobda, mainc xmas simtkice misca da uTxra:

— ara... imisTvis movedi, rom... rom axali ambavi meTqva... politikuri ambavi... rom SenTvis ormocdaaTiaTasi franki momegebinebina... an ufro metic... Tu ginda...

moulodnelad morbilebulma JorJma hkiTxa:

— ra ambavi moxda? ris Tqmas apireb?

— guSin Cemi qmari da laroSi laparakobdnen. uneburad ramdenime sityvas movkari yuri, Tumca isic saTqmelia, rom maincdamainc ar meridebodnen. valteri urCevda ministrs, saidumlo SenTvis ar gaemxila, mTel qveyanas moedebao.

dÁu-ruam qudi skamze dado da guldasmiT miugdo yuri.

— gamagebine, ra moxda?

— marokos dapyrobas apireben.

— kargi, Sen Wirime, ra dasajerebelia! samxari laroSTan erTad vWame da man TiTqmis mikarnaxa kabinetis zraxvani.

— ara, genacva, gverdi agiqcies, radgan eSiniaT, kombinacia aravin gagvigoso.

— dajeqi, — uTxra JorJma.

TviTon savarZelSi Cajda, iman ki dabali skami moidga da axalgazrda kacis fexebTan moikalaTa. mere laquciT ganagrZo:

— radgan amJamad mudam Senze vfiqrob, amitom yurs vugdeb yvelafers, rasac irgvliv laparakoben xolme.

da auxsna, Tu rogor mixvda, rom erTi xania saidumlod raRacas amzadebdnen. Tu rogor iyenebdnen dÁu-ruas da amave dros misi Carevisac eSinodaT.

— xom ici, — eubneboda JorJs sayvareli, — roca vinme giyvars, eSmakobasac axerxeb.

bolos, guSin, yvelaferi gaigo. uzarmazar saqmes, saidumlo saqmes xlarTavdnen. mTxrobeli Tavis simarjviT bednieri iyo da axla ukve iRimeboda. isic gaitaca am saqmem, etyoboda, finansistis coli rom laparakobda, romelic SeCveuli iyo sabirJo xrikebs, fasiani qaRaldebis ryevas, maTs ciebcxelebian afrenas da daqveiTebas. man isic icoda, rom ori saaTis spekulaciac sakmarisi iyo, raTa gaekotrebinaT mravali aTasi burJua da rantie, gaekotrebinaT yvela, vinc Tavisi danazogi aqciebSi Cahyara da miendo iseTs saqmes, romelsac Tavdebad edga saxeli pativcemuli, darbaiseli adamianebisa, bankirebisa da politikuri moRvaweebisa.

gamomcemlis coli imeorebda:

— Zalian didi saqme daiwyes, Zalian. yvelafers saTaveSi valteri udgas, mas ki Zalian kargad esmis aseTi saqme. RmerTmani, didebuli ram aris.

am winasityvaobam dÁu-ruas moTmineba gamoulia:

— male Tqvi, raRa!

— maS ase. tanJerSi eqspediciis gagzavna im dResve gadawyvites, roca laroSma sagareo saqmeTa ministris portfeli miiRo, da TandaTan Seisyides marokos sesxis qaRaldebi, romelic samocdaxuT frankamde daeca. metad xelmarjved yidulobdnen, viRac ucnobi xalxis xeliT iZendnen, romelnic aravis saeWvod ar miaCnda. rotSildebi gaocdnen imis gamo, rom marokos aqciebs ase uxvad moiTxovdnen, magram isinic ki moatyues. am bankirebs pasuxad agentebis sia warudgines. radgan is xalxi ukve saxelgatexili sabirJo wvrilfexoba iyo, es didi bankic ki damSvidda. axla eqspedicias gagzavnian, da roca Cveni jari Cava, safrangeTis mTavroba marokos vals maSinve Tavdebad daudgeba. Cveni megobrebi am saqmeze ormocdaaT-samoc milions moigeben. axla mixvdi? maS imasac gaigeb, rogor eSiniaT maT yvelasi da am ambis ubralo gaCuCunebasac ki rogor eridebian.

Tavi axalgazrda kacis Jilets miayrdno da xelebi muxlebze dauwyo. miekro, mielamuna, grZnobda, rom igi axla JorJisTvis saWiro iyo, da amitom Tundac erTi mcire RimilisTvis, alersisTvis yvelafers Caidenda, rasac ki dÁu-rua mosTxovda.

— mtkiced xar darwmunebuli? — hkiTxa Jurnalistma.

man Sejerebuli xmiT miugo:

— ra Tqma unda, Zalian mtkiced.

— diax, Zalian moxerxebulad mouwyviaT, — SeniSna JorJma. — im qvemZroms ki, laroSs, samagieros gadavuxdi. ooh, salaxanav axla ki mifrTxildes, momeridos! es ministri odesme xelSi Camivardeba da misgan bevri aRaraferi darCeba. — Semdeg isev Cafiqrda da Tqva: — es ambavi mainc unda gamoviyeno.

— Sen jer kidev SegiZlia es qaRaldebi SeiZino, — miugo man. — maTi fasi samocdaTormetze SeCerda.

dÁu-ruam upasuxa:

— keTili, magram Tavisufali fuli ara maqvs.

sayvarelma RaRadiT savse Tvalebi SeanaTa:

— me ukve vifiqre amaze, Cemo katuni, Sen rom Wkviani biWi iyo, odnav mainc rom giyvarde, ar damiSlidi SenTvis cota fuli mesesxebina.

JorJma mkacrad, TiTqmis mkvaxed miugo:

— arasodes, magaze laparakic ar SeiZleba!

q-ma valterma dabali xmiT dauwyo mudara:

— yuri migde. SeiZleba isec moxerxdes, rom fulis sesxad aRebac ar dagWirdes. mec mindoda sakuTari fuli gameCina da aTi aTasi frankis aqciebi meyida. axla oci aTasisas viyidi, magram im pirobiT, rom Sen monaxevred meyolebi. xom gesmis, valters am fuls ar gadauxdi. jerjerobiT erT franksac ar mivcemT. Tu es ambavi gamarTlda, Sen samocdaaT aTass moigeb, Tu ara da — aTi aTasi franki gemarTeba Cemi, roca moisurveb, maSin gadamixdi.

dÁu-rua isev uarze idga:

— ara, arc eg kombinacia momwons.

Semdeg gamomcemlis coli sayvarlis dajerebas Seudga. arwmunebda, rom is, JorJi, patiosani sityviT ikisrebda aTi aTasi frankis gadaxdas, am Tanxas alalbedze agdebda, maSasadame, valad Tavis sayvarlisagan arc arafers iRebda, radgan fuls valteris banki ixdida.

garda amisa, isic gaaxsenda, rom swored man gadaitana gazeTSi es politikuri laSqroba, romelmac SesaZlebel hyo am saqmis mowyoba, da gulubryviloba iqneboda, rom nayofiT ar esargebla. yoymani rom SeamCnia, q-ma valterma ganagrZo:

— aba moifiqre, am fuls sesxad namdvilad valteris banki gaZlevs. Sen mas iseTi samsaxuri gauwie, rom igi gacilebiT ufro Zvirad unda dafasebuliyo.

— maS kargi! — daeTanxma dÁu-rua. — Seni monaxevre var. Tu wavageT, aTi aTas franks gixdi.

q-ni valteri gaxarebuli wamodga, orive xeli Tavze moxvia da xarbad dauwyo kocna.

JorJi jer ar eurCeboda, Semdeg ki, roca sayvareli gaTamamda, roca alersi daayara da xrCoba dauwyo, gaaxsenda, rom sacaa meorec unda mosuliyo, da am dedakacs rom ahyoloda, dros dahkargavda, bebrucunas mklavebSi dastovebda im xoSs, romelic sjobda isev axalgazrdasTvis Seenaxa.

nela moiSora da uTxra:

— kmara, gonebas nu dakargav.

man sasowarkveTili Tvali Seavlo:

— JorJ, nuTu kocnis uflebac aRar maqvs?

— ara, dRes ara, — miugo man. — odnav Tavi mtkiva da alersis gamo uaresad vxdebi xolme.

sayvareli isev morCilebiT miujda fexebTan da hkiTxa:

— xval sadilad moxval Cvensas? didad masiamovnebdi.

JorJi Seyoymanda, magram uari ver gaubeda:

— ho, ra Tqma unda, moval.

— gmadlob, Cemo Zvirfaso.

da Tavis loyas mis mkerdze Tanaswori moZraobiT uxaxunebda. erTi grZeli bewvi JiletSi gaixlarTa. q-ma valterma SeniSna da TavSi giJurma azrma gauelva, erTma im crumorwmune azrTaganma, romelsac qalis goneba xSirad emorCileba xolme. es bewvi nel-nela Jiletis Rils Semoaxvia. Semdeg meore Rilsac meore bewvi moaxvia da arc mesames daaklo — TiTo Rils TiTo bewvi miuzRo.

roca JorJi wamoiwevs, am Tmebs amohglejs. mas etkineba — ra bednieri iqneba! samagierod, sayvarels uneburad raRacas gaatans. mas arc ki ecodineba, magram JorJi sayvarlis ramenime bewvs waiRebs, romelic arasodes ar uTxovnia misTvis. es iqneba jado, romelic mas Sehkravs. faruli jado, Selocva, namdvili Tilisma, romelic sayvarels moxiblavs. amis Semdeg JorJi uneburad masze ifiqrebs xolme, sizmarSic naxavs da xvalve winandelze metad Seiyvarebs.

uceb dÁu-ruam Tqva:

— droa, unda wavide, radgan sxdomis dasasruls palataSi melodebian.

q-ma valterma amoioxra:

— ukve? — da morCilad daumata: — wadi, Cemo Zvirfaso, magram xval sadilad modi.

da Tavi swrafad gaiqnia. mwvave tkivili igrZno, TiTqo kanSi qinZisTavi uCxvliteso. guli aufancqalda, gaexarda, rom es tkivili misgan igrZno, da uTxra:

— mSvidobiT.

JorJma q-ni valteri sibralulis RimiliT Caikra mkerdSi da TvalebSi civad akoca. xolo iman am mikarebisagan goneba dakarga da erTxel kidev CasCurCula: `ukve?~ xolo TvalebiT meore oTaxze aniSna, romelic im dRes Caketili darCa.

JorJma moiSora da aCqarebiT uTxra:

— unda avCqarde, Torem damigviandeba.

maSin q-ma valterma tuCebi gauSvira, JorJi odnav miekara. kinaRam qolga daaviwyda. dÁu-ruam miawoda da aaCqara:

— Cqara, Cqara, meoTxe saaTia.

q-ni valteri gavida. JorJic gahyva.

— xval, Svid saaTze? — ganmeorebiT hkiTxa q-nma valterma.

— xval, Svid saaTze.

da erTmaneTs daSordnen. q-ni valteri marjvniv wavida, dÁu-ruam marcxniv gauxvia. gareubnis bulvaze rom mivida, mazerbis bulvarze Cauxvia. sakonditros rom gauara, brolis larnakSi daSaqruli wabli dainaxa da gaifiqra: `erT kolofs klotildas wavuReb~. tkbileuli iyida, radgan de marels gagiJebiT uyvarda. oTxze isev dabrunda da axalgazrda sayvarlis molodins Seudga.

man odnav daigviana, radgan qmari erTi kviriT mouvida, da hkiTxa:

— SegiZlia xval sadilad moxvide? Zalian gaexardeba.

— ver moval. xval patronTan vsadilob. auarebeli politikuri da finansuri saqme gvaqvs.

klotildam Sliapa moixada da korsaJis gaxsnas Seudga. romelic gulze uWerda.

JorJma buxris Tavze miuTiTa:

— ager, daSaqruli wabli mogitane.

klotildam taSi daukra:

— ra kargia! ra keTili xar!

erTi SeWama da ganucxada:

— mSvenieria. vgrZnob, erTic ar gadamirCeba. — Semdeg sayvarels gadaxeda da xoSnarevi sixaruliT daumata: Sen yvela Cems biwier Cveulebas aqezeb xolme.

wabls dinjad Wamda. Tan xSirad ixedeboda parkSi, TiTqos surda darwmunebuliyo, Sig kidev iyo darCenili tkbileuli Tu ara.

— aba, savarZelSi Camojeqi, — uTxra JorJs, — mec Sens fexebTan davjdebi da wabls gavaTaveb. agre jdoma momwons.

dÁu-ruam gaiRima, savarZelSi Cajda da fexebTan moisva igi ise, rogorc es-es iyo ejda q-ni valteri. klotildam pirisaxe auSvira da uTxra:

— ici ra, genacva, wuxel sizmarSi gnaxe. TiTqos oriveni aqlemze visxediT da sadRac Sors samogzaurod mivdiodiT. aqlems ori kuzi hqonda. TiTo kuzze visxediT da udabnoSi mivdiodiT. qaRaldSi Sexveuli buterbrodebi da erTi boTli Rvino gvqonda. kuzebze visxediT da vsauzmobdiT. me momwyinda, radgan Sors ijeqi da ver gkocnidi. me Camosvla mominda.

JorJma miugo:

— mec minda Camovide.

da gaicina. es ambavi arTobda mas. JorJi Tavis sayvarels mraval sisuleles alaparakebda da yovelnair samasxros aybedebda, rac ki Seyvarebulebs enaze moadgebaT xolme. JorJs de marelis aseTi TamaSi Zalian moswonda. xolo q-n valteris aseTive siance mas uzomod abrazebda.

klotildac wamdauwum eubneboda: `Cemo Zvirfaso~, `Cemo biWiko~, `Cemo katuni~, da es sityvebi JorJs naz alersad miaCnda, im meores naTqvami ki mxolod aanCxlebda, akapasebda. sasiyvarulo sityvari mudam ucvlelia. saqme mxolod is aris, visi bage gamosTqvams xolme am sityvebs.

es cuRlutoba mas Zalian amxiarulebda, magram mosageb samocdaaT aTass mainc ver iviwyebda. uceb megobars TiTi kefaze Caukakuna da uTxra:

— yuri migde, katuni. erTi ram unda dagavalo qmarTan. Cem magivrad uTxari, rom xvalve iyidos aTi aTasi frankis marokos aqciebi. axla samocdaTormeti Rirs, magram pirobas vaZlev, rom samiode Tvis Semdeg samoc-oTxmoc aTass moigebs. gadaeci, rom es saqme aravis gaumJRavnos, da Cem mxriv daumate, rom tanJerSi eqspediciis gagzavna ukve gadawyvetilia, marokos sesxs mTavroba daudgeba Tavdebad. magram arsad wamoayrantalo, icode, saxelmwifoebrivi saidumloeba gagande.

klotilda guldasmiT usmenda. mere Cumad uTxra:

— gmadlobT, JorJ. dRes saRamos gadavcem Cems qmars. imedianad iyavi, aravisac ar etyvis. Zalian saimedo kacia. SiSi nu geqneba.

wabli sul SeWama, parki daWmuWna da buxarSi Seagdo. Semdeg Tqva:

— aba, axla ki davwveT.

da rogorc ijda, iseve dauwyo sayvarels Jiletis gaxsna.

uceb Sedga. Jiletze modebuli grZeli bewvi ori TiTiT gamoswia da sicili astexa:

— uyure, madlenas Tma wamogiRia. ra erTguli qmari xar!

Semdeg saxe moeRrubla. napovn Tmas didxans sinjavda xelisgulze, mere waiCurCula:

— ara, madlenasi ar aris. muqia.

JorJma gaiRima:

— albaT, Cveni moaxlis iqneba.

klotilda ki policielis gulmodginebiT Seudga Jiletis daTvalierebas da erTi Tma meore Rilzedac ipova. Semdeg mesamesac mohkra Tvali da, gafiTrebulma, odnavi SeJrJolebiT wamoiZaxa:

— vaime! Sen viRac dedakacTan geZina. iman Tavisi Tma yvela Rilze dagaxvia.

gancvifrebulma dÁu-ruam mxolod wailuRluRa:

— ara, ara-meTqi. xom ar gagiJdi!

uceb gaaxsenda, mixvda. jer Sercxva, mere RimiliT iuara. sulac ar javrobda imis gamo, rom misi sayvareli eWvianobda.

xolo klotilda isev eZebda, axal-axals poulobda, xelis erTi moqneviT gamohqonda da xaliCaze yrida. yvelafers qaluri alRoTi mixvda, gawyra, gagulisda, mzad iyo atirebuliyo, da ZlivsRa gamoTqva:

— im qals uyvarxar... mas undoda SenTvis raime sakuTari gamoetanebina da ai... oh, moRalatev!

uceb nervuli sixarulis kiviliT SesZaxa:

— aha, beberi yofila!.. ai WaRara bewvi! maS axla beberi dedakacebic mogwons? fuls gaZleven, gana! Tqvi, xom gaZleven?.. maS beberTa jeric movida?! maS me saWiro aRar vyovilfar... im bebrucanasTan icxovre...

wamoxta, skamze migdebul korsaJs mivarda da swrafad Seikra.

JorJi mis SeCerebas lamobda da morcxvad luRluRebda:

— ara-meTqi... klo, sisulelea... arc ki vici, saidan gaCnda... yuri migde... gaaTave... geyofa. gaaTave-meTqi.

is ki Tavisas imeorebda:

— Sen bebrucanasTan icxovre... aekide... imis Tmis beWedi SeukveTe... imis WaRara Tmis beWedi... Sengan esec mosalodnelia.