Gi de mopasani lamazi megobari nawili pirveli Tavi pirveli

dÁurua aRtacebuli iyo da mTvraliviT isrutavda haers — moSxamuls Tambaqos boliT, adamianis tanis suniT da urcxvi qalebis nelsurnelebiT. forestie ki oflSi iwureboda, qSinavda da axvelebda.

— baRSi gavideT, — uTxra dÁuruas.

marcxniv Seuxvies da gavidnen Caketil baRSi, romelsac ori uSno Sadrevani agrilebda. did kasrebSi biotebi da urTxelebi idga. am xeebis qveS, liTonis magidebTan, qalebi da mamakacebi isxdnen da gasagrilebels svamdnen.

— TiTo ludi kidev davlioT? — ikiTxa forestiem.

— didi siamovnebiT.

dasxdnen da moseirne sazogadoebas Tvali gaayoles. drogamoSvebiT romelime dedakaci Sedgeboda da ugvani RimiliT sTxovda xolme maT:

— batonebo, xom ar dampatiJebT?

forestie upasuxebda:

— ager, im auzidan Wiqa wyali inebeT.

— ai, namdvili Rori, — burtyunebda qali da Sordeboda.

Savgvremani, sqeli qali, weRan rom loJaze iyo miyudebuli, xelaxla gamoCnda. meore, qera da msuqani, xelixelgayrili mohyavda da rixianad modioda. marTlac, mSvenivrad SerCeuli, jiSiani qalebis wyvili iyo.

dÁurua rom dainaxa, ise gauRima, TiTqo maT TvalebiT raRac saidumlo da naCumari ukve eTqvaT erTmaneTisTvis. skami aiRo, dÁurus magidas arxeinad miujda, megobaric moisva da SesZaxa:

— garson, ori grenadini!

gaocebulma forestiem uTxra:

— namusic kargi saqonelia, qalbatono!

— Seni megobris bralia, — upasuxa Savgvremanma. — lamazi vaJkacia. RmerTmani, gamagiJebs.

alanZulma dÁuruam ar icoda, ra eTqva. xuWuWi ulvaSi aigrixa da dabneulad gaiRima. laqiam sirofi moitana. qalebma uceb gadaylapes da wamodgnen. Savgvremanma dÁuruas megobrulad Cauqnia Tavi, marao xelze odnav dahkra da uTxra:

— gmadlob, Cemo fisuni. vwuxvar, rom ena ara gqonia.

da oriveni gavebis rxeviT wavidnen.

— megobaro, qalebSi marTla didi gasavali gqonia, — gaicina forestiem, — isargeble. SeiZleba, Sors waxvide.

gaCumda da Semdeg ise Tqva, TiTqo TavisTvis xmamaRla fiqrobda:

— saukeTeso gzac eg aris.

da radgan dÁurua isev Cumad iRimeboda, hkiTxa:

— kidev darCebi? me meyofa. waval.

dÁuruam waiburtyuna:

— ho, cota xans kidev davrCebi. jer gviani ar aris.

forestie wamodga:

— maS mSvidobiT iyavi. xvalamde. ar daiviwyo: fontenis quCa, Cvidmeti, rvis naxevarze.

— usaTuod. xvalamde. madlobeli var.

erTmaneTs xeli CamoarTves da Jurnalisti wavida.

daSorda Tu ara megobari, dÁuruam Tavisufleba igrZno da jibeSi or oqros xelaxla siamiT moucacuna. mere wamodga, xalxSi gaeria da guldasmiT dauwyo sinjva.

male orive dedakaci SeamCnia, Savgvremanic da qerac, romelnic isev amayi glaxebis ieriT dadiodnen. pirdapir imaTken gaswia, magram rom miuaxlovda, isev daibna.

Savgvremanma hkiTxa:

— ha, ra hqeni, ena ipove?

dÁuruam waiburtyuna:

— daswyvevlos RmerTma! — da meti veRaraferi Tqva.

samiveni isev ise idgnen, rogorc Sesdgnen, da gezi Seucvales xalxs, romelic am jgufs irgvliv uvlida. maSin Savgvremanma ubralod hkiTxa:

— wamomyvebi?

dÁurua survilisgan TrToda da ukmexad miugo:

— minda, magram erT luidorze meti ar maqvs.

qalma gulgrilad upasuxa:

— ara uSavs ra.

da davlasaviT mohkida xeli.

roca midiodnen, dÁurua fiqrobda, rom danarCeni oci frankiT xvalindeli sadilisTvis advilad iqiravebda fraks.

— meoTxe sarTuli, marcxniv, — upasuxa mekarem zrdilobiani kiloTi, romelSic mobinadrisadmi pativi ismoda. JorJ dÁurua kibeze avida.

odnav morcxvobda, dabneuli iyo da uxerxulobas grZnobda, fraki Tavis sicocxleSi pirvelad Caecva da am tanisamosis saerTo ieri awuxebda. yvelafers nakli hqonda: fexsacmeli sakmaod kargi iyo, magram ulako, dÁurua ki fexs mudam anebivrebda da lamazad inaxavda. arc gaxamebuli perangi vargoda, dRes diliT luvrSi rom iyida oTx-naxevar frankad. sayelo metad Txeli iyo da ukve daiWmuWna. danarCeni perangebi, yoveldRe rom atarebda, sakmaod gacveTili iyo da, maT Soris saukeTesoc ki, aRar vargoda.

metad ganieri Sarvali fexebs kargad ver gamosaxavda, TiTqo wvivze naoWdeboda da sakmaod nacvamis ieri hqonda, is ieri, romelic adasturebda, rom Sarvali SemTxveviT iyo nayidi da ucxo tanze iyo Sekerili. marto fraki edga xeirianad, radgan maRaziaSi swored misi zomisa upoves.

kibeze nela adioda, odnav SiSiT Sepyrobili. guli ucemda. yvelaze metad imis eSinoda, vinmesTvis sasacilo ar yofiliyo. uceb pirispir waawyda erT lamazad Cacmul kacs, romelic mas aTvalierebda. ukve imdenad miuaxlovdnen erTmaneTs, rom dÁuruam ukan daixia da gaocebuli Sedga, Tavisi Tavi icno, sakuTari Tavi dainaxa maRal sarkeSi, romelic meore sarTulis baqanze idga da grZeli derefnis landsa hqmnida. dÁurua ucbad mozRvavebuli sixaruliT akankalda, radgan igi gacilebiT ukeTesi aRmoCnda, vidre aqamdis egona.

vinaidan Sin mxolod pawawina sarke hqonda ulvaSebisTvis, Tavis Sezavebul tanisamoss mxolod nawil-nawil xedavda, imasac uvargisad, amitom yovel mcire manks azviadebda da SiSisagan Tavbru exveoda, rom uSnod aravis mosCveneboda.

axla ki Tavisi Tavi moulodnelad sarkeSi dainaxa da verc ki icno. sxva vinmed moeCvena, warCinebul adamianad moelanda, romelic, erTi SexedviT, saucxood iyo Cacmuli.

Semdeg artistiviT Tavisi oreulis Seswavlas Seudga: iRimeboda, xels iSverda, imanWeboda, saxavda gaocebas, siames, mowonebas da eZebda Rimilisa da Tvalis yovelnair iers, raTa qalebs lamaz vaJkacad moCveneboda da egrZnobinebina, rom TviTonac moswonda isini da surda kidec.

zeviT kibeze kari gaaRes. SeeSinda, rom manWiobaze ar mieswroT, da swrafi nabijiT ahyva kibes, Tan eWvobda, vinme stumarma xom ar dainaxa, roca sarkis win ipranWeboda.

erTi sarTulic rom aiara, meore sarke SeniSna da nabiji Seanela, raTa Tavisi TavisTvis erTxel kidev Seevlo Tvali. gasinja da metad lamazi moeCvena. koxta siaruli hqonda. uceb sakuTari Tavisadmi usazRvro ndobiT ganimsWvala. laparaki ar unda, aseTi taniT, SeupovrobiT, aseTi Tavneba xasiaTiT dÁurua Tavisas gaitans. roca meoTxe sarTulze adioda, ukve sirbilis da xtunvis Jinma Seipyro. mesame sarkis winac SeCerda, naCvevi fandiT ulvaSi Seiswora, cilindri moixada, Tmaze xeli moisva da Taviseburad dabali xmiT warmoTqva:

— sarke mSvenieri gamogonebaa. — Semdeg xeli gaiSvira da zari Camoreka.

kari TiTqmis umalve gauRes da dÁurua aRmoCnda mediduri, gaparsuli laqiis win, romelsac lakiani fexsacmeli da Savi tanisamosi ecva. mas iseTi saucxoo mixra-moxra hqonda, rom axalmosuli xelaxla dafrTxa, da TviTonac ar icoda, rad da saidan moeria es grZnoba: iqneb imitomac, rom man uneburad Seadara Tavisi da im msaxuris tanisamosi. dÁuruas xeliT eWira palto da eSinoda, misi laqebi ar gamoCeniliyo. laqiam CamoarTva da hkiTxa:

_ rogor movaxseno?

da gadaxsna sastumro oTaxis mZime farda, saca dÁurua unda Sesuliyo, da misi gvari daasaxela.

dÁuruam uceb dakarga faxi da igrZno, rom raRac siZabunem Seipyro. suli Seugubda, swored maSin Seugubda, roca pirveli nabiji unda Seedga axal cxovrebaSi, romelsac ase moeloda da razec amdens ocnebobda.

mainc Sevida. axalgazrda qera qali zeze idga da elodeboda. marto iyo did da naTel oTaxSi, romelic oranJereasaviT yvavilebiT iyo savse.

dÁurua sul daibna da uceb Sedga, vin aris es qali, mas rom uRimis? Semdeg gaaxsenda, rom forestie coliani iyo. `maS es lamazi, moxdenili qera dedakaci misi megobris coli iqneba~. am azrma sabolood gaaSeSa.

— qalbatono, me gaxlavarT... — wailuRluRa dÁuruam.

— vici, batono, — gaawyvetina da xeli gauwoda, — Sarlma Tqveni wuxandeli Sexvedra miambo, me didad nasiamovnebi var, rom bednieri azri daebada, romelmac dRes CvenTan mogiyvanaT sadilad.

stumari yurebamde gawiTlda, aRar icoda, ra eTqva, da imave dros grZnobda, rom diasaxlisi mas TaviT fexamde aTvalierebda, swavlobda, afasebda.

dÁuruas survili awvalebda — bodiSi moexada da Tavisi tanisamosis urigoba gaemarTlebina, magram veraferi moigona da verc gabeda am usiamovno sagans mihkareboda.

diasaxlisma skami uCvena. dÁurua Camojda da, roca igrZno, rom mis qveS skamis moqnili da nazi xaverdi Caizniqa, roca igrZno, Tu rogor miiRo man igi, rogor Caiwia da moexvia, rogori silbiliT moawva mas skamis funCula zurgi da foCebi, dÁuruas moeCvena, TiTqos axal da saucxoo sacxovrebelSi Sevida, TiTqos is raRac saamuri daipyro, TiTqos TviTonac vinmed gadaqceuliyo da gadarCeniliyo. dÁuruam axeda qalbaton foresties, romelic mas Tvals ar aSorebda.

diasaxliss ecva cisferi qiSmiris kaba, romelic mis moqnil tansa da savse mkerds mkafiod hkveTavda, misi yelis da titveli mklavebis xorci TiTqos amodioda TeTri arSiebis qafidan, romelic gulispirs da mokle saxeloebs hqondaT Semovlebuli. Tma maRla hqoda awnuli, kefaze odnav exveoda da kiserTan baci da msubuqi RinRliviT iRrubleboda.

misi mzeris wyalobiT dÁuruas gambedaoba emateboda, is ki ar icoda, ratom emateboda. es mzera moagonebda mzeras meore dedakacisas, romelic guSin, foli-berJerSi gaicno. Tvalebi WroRa hqonda, cisfer anarekliani, romelic mas raRac Tavisebur iers aZlevda. cxviri — Txeli, tuCebi — msuqani, nikapi — odnav sruli, xolo saxe — usworo, samagierod, jadosnuri, alersiani da mzakvruli. zogierTi qalis saxis yovel xazs aqvs Taviseburi mSveneba, romelic savsea xolme idumalebiT; yovel mis moZraobaSi raRac naubari da naCumari livlivebs. qalbaton foresties swored aseTi saxe hqonda. man mcire dumilis Semdeg dÁuruas hkiTxa:

— didi xania parizSi brZandebiT?

dÁurua TavisTavs TandaTan ipyrobda.

— sul ramdenime Tve iqneba, — upasuxa. — rkinigzebis sammarTveloSi vmsaxurob. magram forestiem imedi momca, rom misi daxmarebiT SeiZleba Jurnalistad gadaviqce.

diasaxlisma ufro saamurad gaiRima da dabali xmiT uTxra:

— vici.

zari xelmeored darekes. msaxurma moaxsena:

patara Savgremani dedakaci Semovida. msubuqi nabijiT modioda. Savi da metad sada kaba ecva, romelic tanze mWidrod Semoewkipa da daxatul suraTs hgavda. Tvals mxolod TmaSi CarTuli wiTeli vardi itacebda, romelic mxiaruli feriT da gansakuTrebuli ieriT sdaRavda mis pirisaxes: xazgasmiT acxadebda mis Tavisebur xasiaTs da sasiamovno simkvircxles da sificxes aCenda.

ukan moklekabiani patara qaliSvili mosdevda. qalbatoni forestie maTken gaeqana:

— gamarjoba, klotilda!

— gamarjoba, madlena!

erTmaneTi dahkocnes. mere pataram diasaxliss mozrdili adamianis gambedaobiT SeuSvira Subli da Tqva:

— gamarjoba, Zalo!

qalbatonma forestiem akoca. mere stumrebi erTmaneTs gaacvnes:

— Sarlis megobari, JorJ dÁurua... qalbatoni de mareli, Cemi megobari da Soreuli naTesavi, — Semdeg daumata: — batono dÁurua, Cven aq ubralod viqceviT, upretenziod. Tqvenc xom Tanaxma xarT?

axalgazrda vaJma Tavi daukra.

kari xelaxla gaiRo. dabali, sqeli, Camrgvalebuli kaci Semovida da xelixelgayrili dedakaci Semoiyvana. dedakaci im kacze gacilebiT ufro tanadi iyo, ufro axalgazrda, maRali da lamazi, mSvenieri mimoxvra da mediduri ieri hqonda. maTi gvari — valteri. qmari deputati iyo, finansisti, mdidari, saqmosani, ebraeli, samxreTeli da `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ gamomcemeli. misi colic bankir bazil-ravalos qaliSvili iyo.

Semdeg erTmaneTs mohyvnen metad turfa Jak rivali da norber de vareni, romelsac grZeli Tma sayeloze scemda, qertli Camosdioda da amis gamo frakis sayelo odnav qoniani, mbrwyinavi da daqertlili hqonda.

yelsabami mruded hqonda Sekruli da netarebis ieri edo. lamazi bebris mixra-moxriT mivida diasaxlisTan, xelebi CamoarTva da majaze akoca. roca daixara, misi grZeli Tma axalgazrda qalis titvel xelze talRebiviT CaiSala.

bolos TviTon forestiec Semovida da dagvianebisTvis bodiSi moixada. morelis saqmem redaqciaSi daagviana. moreli deputati iyo, radikali, da es aris axla SekiTxva misca ministrs alJiris kolonizaciisaTvis moTxovnili Tanxebis gamo.

mosamsaxurem moaxsena:

— sadili mzad gaxlavT.

yvelani sasadiloSi gavidnen.

dÁurua qalbaton de marelis da misi qaliSvilis Sua dasves. xelaxla raRac morcxvoba igrZno: eSinoda, Canglis, danisa da Wiqebis xmarebis wesi ar daerRvia. win oTxi Wiqa edga, erTi maTgani cisferi iyo. neta ras svamen am WiqiT?

wvnians uxmod Seeqceodnen. mere norber de vareni alaparakda:

— waikiTxeT goties gasamarTlebis angariSi? ra sasacilo ambavia!

da mohyvnen am SemTxvevis garCevas, sadac sayvarelTa ambavs SantaJi arTulebda. amis gamo iseTi kiloTi ki ar laparakobdnen, rogorc ojaxebSi, sadac igi gazeTebSi amoikiTxes, aramed ise, rogorc eqimebi rame senze, an mebostneebi mwvanilze laparakoben xolme. aravin iyo arc SeSfoTebuli, arc gaocebuli, am ambis idumal mizezebs profesiuli cnobismoyvareobiT da sruliad gulgrilad eZebdnen, Tan cdilobdnen zedmiwevniT gaegoT yoveli calke saqcieli da ganemartaT fsiqikuri xveulebi dramisa, romelic maTTvis Sedegi iyo sulieri viTarebis, mecnierebis mier ukve Secnobilis da aRricxulisa.

kvleva-Ziebam qalebic gaitaca. mere axal ambebze gadavidnen: sCxrekdnen, komentatorobdnen, yovelmxriv sinjavdnen da praqtikulad afasebdnen, Tanac ise swonidnen, rogorc wonis xolme axali ambebiT movaWre, romelic adamianTa komedias striqonebad axurdavebs. swored ase yovelmxriv sinjavs da afasebs meduqne saqonels, romelic ganzraxuli aqvs, muStars SesTavazos.

Semdeg erT duelze Camovarda laparaki, saubari Jak rivalma igdo xelSi, radgan dueli misi xeloba iyo da amaze mis garda aravis ar SeeZlo msjeloba.

dÁurua ver bedavda saubarSi Tundac erTi sityva CaerTo. drogamoSvebiT mezobel dedakacs gadaxedavda xolme, misi mrgvali kiseri mas macdur Jins hgvrida. yuris bibiloze oqros ZafiT ekida brilianti, romelic tanze davardnil kurcxals hgavda. qalbatoni de mareli saubarSi iseT SeniSvnas CaurTavda, romelic saerTo Rimils iwvevda xolme. misi oxunjoba mudam sasacilo, maxvili da moulodneli iyo, rogorc oxunjoba gamocdili celqisa, romelic yvelafers udardelad Sescqeris da yovelives eWviani qarafSutobiTa da gulkeTilobiT sjis.

dÁurua cdilobda, Tundac erTi qaTinauri moegona misTvis da, radgan veraferi ipova, mis qaliSvils miubrunda: wyals usxamda, saWmels sTavazobda, yovelnairad emsaxureboda. patara qali dedaze ufro susxiani iyo: mezobels Tavs ukravda da madlobas eubneboda:

— metad gulkeTili brZandebiT, batono... didad gmadlobT, — da balRurad Cafiqrebuli, kvlav yurs ugdebda ufrosTa saubars.

sadili metad gemrieli iyo da yvela gaitaca. valteri msunagiviT Wamda, xmas TiTqmis ar iRebda da miTavazebul saWmels saTvalis qvevidan almacerad sinjavda. norber de vareni valters ar CamorCeboda da perangis gulispirs xSirad wunwklebiT isvelebda.

forestie dinji RimiliT aTvalierebda yvelafers. is da misi coli drogamoSvebiT mravalmniSvnelovnad gadaxedavdnen xolme erTmaneTs im ori amxanagiviT, romlebic mZime saqmes aspulebdnen, da es saqme kargad midioda.

stumrebs pirisaxe aelanZaT, xmebsac auwies. laqia ufro xSir-xSirad CasCurCulebda maT:

— kordoni gnebavT? Sato-larozi?

dÁuruas kordoni moewona da Wiqas mudam avsebinebda. saamurma mxiarulebam moicva igi. kuWidan TavSi raRac siTbo amosdioda, tanis nawilebSi iRvreboda da mTel sxeuls saamod edeboda. is srul kmayofilebas grZnobda — fizikursa da gonebrivs, sxeulisas da sulisas.

uceb survili aReZra, laparaki daewyo da yuradReba daepyro. undoda, misTvisac ise moesminaT da daefasebinaT, rogorc danarCenebs afasebdnen da yovel maT sityvas angariSs uwevdnen.

laparaki Seuwyvetliv mimdinareobda, erTi azridan meoreze gadadioda, erTi Temidan meoreze daxtoda da zogjer romelime sityvas, romelime wvrilmans ebRauWeboda. dRiuri ambebi ukve amowures, gakvriT aTas sxva sakiTxs mosdes ena da bolos xelaxla daubrundnen morelis SekiTxvas alJiris kolonizaciis gamo.

valterma Zlivs amoiRo xma. erTi saWmlidan meoreze rom gadadioda, cinikuri eWvianobiT ramdenimejer gaixumra. forestiem yvelas Tavisi xvalindeli werilis Sinaarsi uambo. Jak rivalma moiTxova, rom koloniaSi xelisufleba samxedro xalxisTvis gadaecaT da yvela oficrisTvis, vinc iq ocdaaT weliwads imsaxurebda, miwa miecaT.

— amrigad, — ambobda rivali, — Tqven xels SeuwyobT Seiqmnas moqmedi mosaxleoba, romelic Seiyvarebs da Seiswavlis im qveyanas, ecodineba iqauri ena da SeZlebs gaarkvios yvela adgilobrivi mniSvnelovani saqme, romelTa gageba metad eZnelebaT xolme axalmosulebs.

norber de varenma Seawyvetina:

— diax, diax. yvelaferi ecodinebaT, garda miwaTmoqmedebisa. isini iswavlian arabuls, samagierod, verc Warxals dargaven da verc xorbals daTesen. farikaobac ecodinebaT, magram odnavadac ver moaxerxeben mindorSi sasuqis Setanas. piriqiT, am qveyanaSi yvelas farTod unda gavuRoT kari. Wkviani xalxi Tavis adgils daiWers, danarCenebi ki CamoSordebian. aseTia socialuri kanoni.

yvelani erTi wuTiT daCumdnen da gaiRimes.

JorJ dÁuruam piri gaaRo da laparaki daiwyo, magram ise gaukvirda sakuTari xma, TiTqos igi pirvelad smenoda.

— iqaurebs Tavdapirvelad kargi miwa akliaT, noyieri miwa aqaurze iafad ar fasobs. mdidari parizelebi mas yiduloben, radgan xelsayrelia kapitalistisaTvis, xolo namdvil kolonistebs, Raribebs, romelTac lukmapurisTvis samSoblo miatoves, udabnoRa SerCaT, uwylobis gamo igi arafers iZleva.

yvelam dÁuruas gadaxeda. man igrZno, rom gawiTlda. valterma hkiTxa:

— kargad icnobT alJirs?

— diax. ocdarva Tve gavatare im qveyanaSi da sam provinciaSi vicxovre.

norber ve varenma morelis saqme daiviwya da uceb alJiris zne-Cveulebis gamokiTxva dauwyo, romelic erTi aficrisgan hqonda gagonili. nametnavad surda, rame gaego patara arabuli respublikis `mzab~-is Sesaxeb, romelic saharaSi, am ucxelesi udabnos yvelaze metad xmel kuTxeSi aRmocenda.

dÁurua orjer iyo mzabSi da am SesaniSnavi qveynis yofa-cxovrebaze uambo. iq wyals Turme oqros fasi aqvs. yoveli mosaxle sazogado muSaobis monawilea da iqauri komerciuli sinidisi gacilebiT ufro mtkicea, vidre ganaTlebuli xalxisa.

odnavi baqiT da gatacebiT laparakobda, radgan RviniT da TavmowonebiT iyo aforiaqebuli. uambo yazarmuli anegdotebi, samxedro Tavgadasavali da arabebis cxovrebac daaxasiaTa. ramdenime feradovani Tqmac ki ipova im bneli da SiSveli tramalebis asawerad, romelic mwvave mzisgan srulebiT gadamwvari da usazRvrod sasowarmkveTia.

yvela qali dÁuruas umzerda. qalbatonma valterma xmadabla Tqva:

— SesaZlebelia, Tqveni mogonebidan ramdenime mSvenieri werili gamoiWras.

da misma qmarmac saTvalis zevidan umal dÁuruas gadmoxeda. ase icqireboda valteri, roca visime saxis garCeva undoda, xolo maTlafas mudam saTvalis qvevidan sinjavda xolme.

forestiem dro ixelTa:

— Zvirfaso patrono, dRes zogi ram giambeT JorJ dÁuruaze da gTxovdiT, es kaci politikuri qronikisaTvis TanaSemwed mogecaT CemTvis. rac marambom Tavi dagvaneba, saswrafo da saidumlo cnobebisTvis veRaravin gamigzavnia. amis gamo gazeTi zaraldeba.

valteri Rrmad Cafiqrda, moiRuSa, saTvale moixsna, dÁurua guldasmiT gasinja da Tqva:

— ueWvelia, baton dÁuruas originaluri Wkua hqonia. Tu keTil ineba da xval sam saaTze momelaparaka, yvelaferi moxerxdeba. — cota xniT dadumda da Semdeg pirdapir axalgazrda kacs mimarTa: — axlave damiwereT patara, fantasturi werilebis seria alJirze. Tqvens mogonebas Tavi mouyareT da kolonialur sakiTxebs gadaabiT, swored ise, rogorc axla gviambeT. saWirboroto sakiTxia, Cveni sadReiso Wiria da, darwmunebuli var, Cvens mkiTxvels moewoneba. oRond nu gadasdebT. pirveli werili xvalisTvis an zegisTvis minda. saWiroa mkiTxvelis yuradReba mivizidoT, sanam deputatTa palataSi magaze laparakoben.

misma colma seriozuli alersiT daumata — im alersiT, romelic mudam Tan dahqonda da mis sityvebs wyalobis iers aZlevda:

— ai, mSvenieri saTauric: `afrikeli saldaTis mogonebani~. ras ityviT, batono norber?

moxucma poetma gvian miaRwia aRiarebas, amitom yvela axalbeda sZulda, maTi SiSi hqonda, da ugemurad miugo:

— diax, kargia, oRond saWiroa danarCenic amave stiliT iyos dawerili. umTavresi swored es aris. Sesaferi stili da musikis swori kilo erTi da igivea.

qalbatonma forestiem dÁuruas mowyale TvaliT gadmoxeda. mcodne iyo da misi Tvali TiTqos ambobda: `Sors waxvalo~. qalbatoni de marelic ramdenjerme moubrunda. oqros Zafze Camokidebuli brilianti SeuCerebliv TrToda mis yurze, rogorc namis wveTi, romelic sacaa unda mowydes da Camovardes.

misi patara qali uZravad ijda da seriozulad dascqeroda maTlafas.

laqia sufras kvlav irgvliv uvlida da cisfer WiqebSi iohanisbergs asxamda. forestiem valters Tavi daukra da warmoTqva:

— es Wiqa `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ dRegrZelobisa da ayvavebisa iyos.

moRimare patrons yvelam Tavi daukra. gamarjvebiT mTvralma dÁuruam Wiqa erTi moyudebiT dascala. is mzad iyo Tund erTi Cafic daelia, mTeli xari SeeWama da lomi daexrCo, radgan sxeulSi zekacur Rones, uryev gambedaobas da amouwurav imedsa grZnobda.

axla am xalxSi Tavisi Tavi Sin egona. es-es aris maT Soris adgili daimkvidra. yvelas gabedulad Sescqeroda. mis TvalebSi axali TviTrwmena Canda da Tavis mezobel dedakacs pirvelad Sehkadra:

— qalbatono, aseTi lamazi sayure jer arsad minaxavs.

mezobeli RimiliT moubrunda:

— es Cemi mogonilia. brilianti aviRe da Zafze ubralod Camovkide. namis wveTsa hgavs, xom marTalia?

vaJs eSinoda, sisulele ar eTqva da, Tavissave gambedaobiT SemkrTalma, xmadabla miugo:

— saucxooa, magram... zogjer yuric amSvenebs xolme sayures.

qalma madloba TvaliT gadauxada, im qaluri TvaliT, romelic zogjer gulis siRrmes swvdeba xolme. dÁuruam Zlivs moaswro Tvalis moSoreba. misi Tvalebi umalve Sexvda qalbaton foresties Tvalebs, romelic weRandeliviT mowyale iyo, magram moeCvena, TiTqo iq saamuri mxiaruleba, eSmakoba da waqezeba axla ufro metad gamohkrToda.

mamakacebi ukve erTad laparakobdnen, xelebs iqnevdnen da zogjer xmasac uwevdnen. baasi Camovarda uzarmazar metropolitenze. tkbili rom gaaTaves, saubari maSinRa daasrules, radgan yvelas hqonda saTqmeli parizSi neli moZraobis, uxerxuli tramvais, autaneli omnibusebisa da meetleTa Tavxedobis Sesaxeb.

mere yavis dasalevad sasadilodan sastumro oTaxSi gavidnen. dÁuruam patara qals xumrobiT mklavi gauSvira. man medidurad gadauxada madloba da TiTis wverebze Sedga, rom Tavisi mezoblis nidayvs Camohkideboda.

roca dÁurua sasadiloSi Sevida, xelaxla oranJerea gaaxsenda. oTaxis oTxive kuTxeSi idga didi palmebi, romelTac lamazi foTlebi gaeSalaT, Weramde aweuliyvnen da iq CanCqerebiviT ibneodnen.

buxris orive mxares svetiviT swori ori fikusi idga da TavianTi muqi foTlebi erTmaneTze mtevnebiviT SeeyarnaT. pianinoze ori ucnobi, mrgvali mcenare yvaviliT iyo akunwuli, erTi sul TeTri, xolo meore vardisferi, da orive xelovnur, saocnebo mcenares hgavda, radgan cocxali yvavilisTvis metismetad lamazebi iyvnen.

sufTa haeri iseTi gaurkveveli da tkbili surnelebiT iyo gaJRenTili, rom ar SeiZleboda gagerkviaT da raime saxeli dagerqmiaT misTvis.

axalgazrda vaJs Tavisi Tavi axla ukve xelT hqonda. oTaxi guldasmiT gasinja. didi ar iyo. mcenareebis garda Tvals araferi ara sWrida. mxiaruli feri arafers ar edo. magram yvelgan siame da myudrooba sufevda da siwynares da mosvenebas iwvevda. igi rogorRac nazad exveoda iq myofT da saamurad alersiani iyo.

kedlebs Zveleburi, gaxunebuli, iasamnisferi qsovili hqonda akruli, romelic patara xalebiT da yviTeli abreSumis yvavilebiT iyo dawinwkluli.

karebze molurjo saldaTuri maudis fardebi ekida. zed wiTeli abreSumiT ramdenime wiTeli yvavili iyo amoqarguli. mravalnairi zomisa da moxatulobis savarZlebi uwesrigod iyo gabneuli. aq yvelaferi ipoeboda: kuSeti, veeba da mcire savarZeli, taxti, Sezlongi da tabureti, — lui XVI-is stilze nakeTebi, da an abreSumiT, an lamazi, Calisferi xaverdiT gadakruli da granatis arSiamovlebuli.

— batono dÁurua, yava ara gnebavT?

da diasaxlisma savse finjani gauwoda megobruli RimiliT, romelic mudam saxeze hqonda gaSlili.

— madlobeli gaxlavarT, qalbatono.

finjani CamoarTva da, roca SiSiT daixara, raTa vercxlis maSiT erTi naWeri Saqari amoeRo saSaqridan, romelic patara qalma gauwoda, qalbatonma forestiem dabali xmiT uTxra:

— qalbaton valters gauarSiydiT.

da sanam dÁurua etyoda rames, zurgi Seaqcia da moSorda.

jer yava dalia, eSinoda, xaliCaze ar daeRvara. Semdeg guls moeSva da sababs dauwyo Zebna, raTa Tavisi axali patronis colTan misuliyo da musaifi gaeba.

uceb SeniSna: valteris cols carieli finjani eWira. magidis moSorebiT ijda da ar icoda, sad daedga. dÁurua swrafad mieSvela:

— neba miboZeT...

— didad gmadlobT.