Gi de mopasani lamazi megobari nawili pirveli Tavi pirveli

swrafi da mZafri mixra-moxriT Caicva, daivarcxna, pirbade aixvia da, roca dÁu-ruam misi Sekaveba scada, erTi Zlieri sila gaawna. gabruebuli JorJi Sedga, xolo q-ma de marelma kari gamoaRo da gavarda.

marto rom darCa, im bebrucana q-n valterze mZvinvare brazi mouvida. aCvenebs im jojos, aCvenebs da samagieros miuzRavs!

SewiTlebuli loya moibana da gamovida, Tanac SurisZiebis xerxs eZebda. axla ki aRar apatiebs. ara, aRar apatiebs!

bulvaramde mivida da xetialis dros saaTebis maRaziis win Sedga, raTa qronometri gaesinja, didi xania undoda eyida. aTas rvaas franks afasebdnen.

ucbad erTma azrma gahkra da guli aufancqalda: `is samocdaaTi aTasi rom movigo, am saaTs viyidi~. da ocnebas gahyva. ras izamda, amodena fuli rom moego.

dÁu-ruas deputatad airCeven, am qronometrs iyidis, mere birJaze beds gamocdis da Semdeg... mere ki...

redaqciaSi wasvla aRar mounda, radgan jer madlenasTan molaparakebas apirebda, mere valteri unda enaxa da werilsac Semdeg dawerda. igi Sinisken gaemarTa.

ukve diuos quCaze iyo gasuli, rom uceb Sedga. graf de vodrekTan Sevla daaviwyda, romelic Sose dantenis quCaze cxovrobda. ukanve gamobrunda, Tanac aTas saamur ocnebas misca Tavi da momaval simdidres, laroSis araraobas da saZagel bebrucana q-n valters gahyva. klotildas risxva ar aSinebda: icoda, rom male apatiebda.

graf de vodrekis mekares hkiTxa:

— batoni de vodreki rogor brZandeba? am dReebSi gavige, avad yofila.

man miugo:

— Zalian cudad gaxlavT, batono. albaT, dilamde veRar gaatans: qari Turme gulSi eca.

dÁu-rua daibna, aRar icoda, ra eqna. maS, vodreki kvdeba?! mravalma mRelvarebam da bundovanma azrma gaurbina, iseTma azrma, rom man maTi aRiarebac ki ver gabeda. mxolod waiburtyuna: `gmadlobT... davbrundebi~, da TviTonac aRar esmoda, ras ambobda.

Semdeg pirvelive etlze axta da Sin wavida. coli Sin dauxvda. xvneSiT Sevarda mis oTaxSi da umalve Seatyobina:

— gaige? vodreki kvdeba.

madlena ijda da werils kiTxulobda. qmars axeda da samjer zedized hkiTxa:

— rao? ra Tqvi... ra Tqvi?... ra Tqvi-meTqi?

— geubnebi, vodreki kvdeba-meTqi. nikrisis qari Turme gulSi scemia. — mere daumata: — ras apireb?

madlena wamodga. Tvalebs uazrod acecebda. saxeze nervulma kankalma gadaurbina. uceb xelebi Tvalebze aifara da mwared atirda. didxans idga da qviTinebda, Tan caxcaxebda da mwuxarebiT itanjeboda.

mere uceb Caikla dardi, cremli SeiSro da Tqva:

— me waval... iq waval... CemTvis nu Sewuxdebi... ar vici, romel saaTze davbrundebi... nu damelodebi...

qmarma miugo:

— kargi, wadi.

erTmaneTs xeli CamoarTves da madlena ise Cqara gavida, rom xelTaTmanebis Cacmac ki daaviwyda.

JorJma marto isadila. Semdeg werils Caujda da ise dawera, rogorc ministrs surda: mkiTxvels garkveviT agrZnobina, rom eqspedicia ar Sedgeboda. mere is werili redaqciaSi waiRo, patrons ramdenime wuTs elaparaka da Sin dabrunda, arxeinad abolebda papiross da TviTonac ar icoda, ase gulmSvidad rad iyo.

coli jer ar dabrunebuliyo. dÁu-ruam gaixada da miiZina. madlena SuaRames dabrunda; JorJs ucbad gaeRviZa, loginSi wamojda da ikiTxa:

— ambavi?

Tavisi coli arasodes aseTi ferwasuli da mRelvare ar enaxa. madlenam waiCurCula:

— mokvda.

— marTla? da... araferi giTxra?

— araferi. roca mivedi, gonze aRar iyo.

JorJi Cafiqrda. enaze iseTi kiTxvebi utrialebda, rom Tqma ver gaubeda. madlenam swrafad gaixada da gverdiT miuwva. qmarma ganagrZo:

— hyavda vinme naTesavi sasikvdilo sarecelTan?

— diswulis garda aravin.

— hoo?! is diswuli xSiri stumari iyo xolme?

— arasodes. aTi weliwadia erTmaneTi ar unaxavT.

— sxva naTesavebic hyavda?

— ara... ara mgonia.

— maS... yvelaferi im diswuls darCeba?

— ar vici.

— vodreki Zalian mdidari iyo?

— Zalian.

— ar ici, ramdeni eqneboda daaxloebiT?

— ara, namdvilad ar vici. erTi an ori milioni eqneboda.

qmarma meti aRaraferi Tqva. madlenam sanTeli Caaqro. sibneleSi isev erTmaneTis gverdiT iwvnen — uZiloni, mdumareni da Cafiqrebulebi.

JorJs aRar eZineboda. q-ni valteris mier Sepirebuli samocdaaTi aTasi franki axla jibis fuladRa miaCnda. uceb moeCvena, TiTqos madlena tiroda. raTa darwmunebuliyo, hkiTxa:

— gZinavs?

— ara.

xmaSi cremli da TrTola ismoda. JorJma ganagrZo:

— rogor?

— visgan gaige?

man upasuxa:

— neba miboZe, ar gipasuxo. Sen Seni wyarodan mogdis cnobebi da me arafers meubnebi. mec Cemi wyaro maqvs da CemTvisve Sevinaxav. yovel SemTxvevaSi, me pasuxs vageb, rom Cemi wyaro namdvilia.

— ho, SeiZleba... mec eWvi aviRe, rom uCvenod raRac keTdeboda, — uTxra colma Cumi xmiT.

JorJs Zili ar ekareboda. colisken miiwia da Cumad yurSi akoca. madlenam umalve wahkra mujluguni.

— Tu RmerTi gwams, Tavi damanebe! sisulelis gunebaze ara var.

— JorJi arxeinad gadabrunda kedlisken, Tvalebi daxuWa da male CaiZina.

wesis ageba dasrulda da xalxma nela daiwyo daSla. yvela kubosTan da graf de vodrekis diswulTan midioda, romelic mosamZimreebs xels arTmevda da salamze pasuxs aZlevda.

JorJ dÁu-rua da misi colic gamovidnen da Sinisaken wamovidnen. orive Tavis fiqrSi iyo garTuli da dumda. bolos, JorJma TiTqo Tavis Tavs uTxra:

— RmerTmani, sakvirvelia!

madlenam hkiTxa:

— ra aris sakvirveli, megobaro?

— rom vodrekma araferi dagvitova.

madlena uceb ise gawiTlda, TiTqos yelidan Sublamde vardisferi pirbade aafares da pirisaxis TeTri kanic SeuRebeso.

— rad unda daetovebina CvenTvis? — ikiTxa. — araviTari saamiso sabuTi ara hqonda. — mere cota xans iyuCa da ganagrZo: — SeiZleba romelime notariusTan anderZi inaxebodes. jer araferi viciT.

JorJi Cafiqrda. Semdeg dabali xmiT daiwyo:

— diax, SeuZlebelia, ar daetovebina, radgan gansvenebuli, bolos da bolos, Cveni saukeTeso, Cveni saerTo megobari iyo, kviraSi orjer sadilobda CvenTan da roca moisurvebda, modioda, ise modioda, rogorc sakuTar ojaxSi. Sen mamasaviT uyvardi. mas ojaxi ara hyavda, arc Svilebi, Zmebi an debi, aravin, garda Soreuli diswulisa. diax, anderZi unda arsebobdes. me bevri araferi minda. mcireodenic sakmarisi iqneba. igi gviCvenebda, rom is kaci Cvenze fiqrobda, rom vuyvardiT da madlobeli iyo Cveni zrunvisaTvis. rac unda iyos, Cven megobrobis mcire niSani mainc davimsaxureT.

Cafiqrebulma madlenam gulgrilad upasuxa:

— SeiZleba marTla raime anderZi arsebobdes.

Sin rom Sediodnen, msaxurma madlenas werili miawoda. man gaxsna da Semdeg qmars gadasca.

voJis quCa, 17

— albaT, anderZis gamo gibarebs. erTi ram meucxoeba: me ki ar mibarebs, ojaxis kanonier meTaurs, aramed Sen.

qalma jer araferi upasuxa. cota moifiqra da Semdeg miugo:

— Tu ginda, axlave wavideT.

— keTili. wavideT.

sauzme Wames da notariusisken gaemarTnen. lamaneris kantoraSi rom Sevidnen, ufrosi klerki cxadi mowiwebiT wamodga da patronis kabinetSi Seacila.

notariusi patara da mrgvali kaci iyo. Tavi did burTs miugavda, romelic kidev ufro did burTze iyo damagrebuli, xolo igi imdenad mokle da patara fexebze idga, rom isinic odnav hgavdnen burTebs.

Semosulebs Tavi daukra, savarZelze miuTiTa da madlenas mimarTa:

— qalbatono, me imisTvis mogiwvieT, rom graf de vodrekis anderZi gamogicxadoT, romelic Tqven SegexebaT.

JorJma Tavi veRar Seimagra da waiCurCula:

— mec agre megona.

notariusma daumata:

— maS, am mokle dokuments wagikiTxavT.

mis win mdebare ydiani portfelidan qaRaldi amoiRo da waikiTxa:

`me, qvemore amis xelismomweri, pol-emilien-siprien-gontran graf de vodreki, jansaR Wkuaze da mtkice mexsierebaSi myofi, Cems ukanasknel survils gamovTqvam.

`vinaidan sikvdili SeiZleba yovel wuTs gvewvios, me keTilgonierebad mimaCnia misi mosvlis molodinSi davwero Cemi anderZi, romelic metr lamanerTan iqneba Senaxuli.

`radgan pirdapiri memkvidre ara myavs, amitom yovel Cems sarCos — eqvsas aTas frankad Rirebul sabirJo qaRaldebs da daaxloebiT xuTasaTasad Rirebul uZrav qonebas — anderZad vutoveb qalbaton klara-madlena dÁu-ruas mis uzrunvelsayofad da imis mxriv raime valdebulebis daudeblad. me vTxov mas, miiRos es saCuqari gansvenebuli megobrisagan, niSnad Cemi uRrmesi madlobisa da mowiwebiTi erTgulebisa~.

notariusma daurTo:

— meti araferi. es dokumenti wels, agvistos TveSi aris daTariRebuli da dawerilia nacvlad meoresi, aseTive anderZisa, romelic Sedgenili iyo ori wlis winaT q-n klara-madlena foresties saxelze. isic CemTan inaxeba, da Tu grafi vodrekis naTesavebi saCivars aRZraven, imis sabuTad gamodgeba, rom gansvenebulis neba Seucvleli darCa.

madlena metad ferwasuli iyo da qveviT ixedeboda. JorJi TiTebiT ulvaSis boloebs igrexda nervulad. mcire dumilis Semdeg notariusi dÁu-ruas miubrunda da daumata:

— TavisTavad igulisxmeba, rom q-n dÁu-ruas neba ara aqvs naanderZevi miiRos, Tu Tqveni Tanxmobac ar eqneba.

dÁu-rua wamodga da civad miugo:

— dro mWirdeba, unda movisazro.

notariusma RimiliT daukra Tavi da Tavaziani xmiT upasuxa:

— Tqveni xamuSi da yoymani mec mesmis. erTic unda mogaxsenoT: de vodrekis diswulma dRes diliT Tavisi biZis ukanaskneli survili rom gaigo, Tanxmoba gamoacxada daemorCilos, Tu mas asiaTas franks dauTmoben. Cemis azriT, anderZi sadavo ar aris, magram saCivari aliaqoTs gamoiwvevs, amitom, SesaZlebelia, ukeTesic iyos, igi Tavidan aiSoroT. xalxi xSirad borotad msjelobs. yovel SemTxvevaSi, SegiZliaT Tu ara SabaTamde dawvrilebiTi pasuxi SematyobinoT?

JorJma Tavi daukra:

— diax.

Semdeg zrdilobianad daemSvidoba, win coli waimZRvara, romelmac erTi sityvac ar dasZra, da ise pirquSad gamovida, rom notariusi Rimils veRar ubedavda.

— Sen vodrekis sayvareli iyavi?

madlena pirbades ixsnida. SekrTa da mobrunda:

— me?

madlena acaxcaxda da veRar gamoiRo qinZisTavi, romelic pirbadis gamWvirvale qsovils imagrebda. cota Cafiqrda da mRelvared wailuRluRa:

— aba... aba moifiqre... gagiJdi... Sen... Sen... gana Sen TviTon... es aris axla... gana Sen imedi ara gqonda, rom... rom rames dagitovebda?

JorJi isev win edga da mis yovel sulier ryevas ise adevnebda Tvals, rogorc gamomZiebeli, romelic cdilobs eWvmitanili sisustis dros daiWiros da gamostexos.

mere uTxra, Tanac yovel sityvas xazi gausva:

— diax... mas SeeZlo CemTvis daetovebina rame, CemTvis... Seni qmrisTvis... CemTvis, Tavis megobrisTvis... xom gesmis, magram ara SenTvis... ara Tavis megobrisTvis, radgan Sen Cemi coli xar. aq ZiriTadi, umTavresi gansxvavebaa zrdilobis TvalsazrisiT da agreTve sazogadoebrivi azris TvalsazrisiTac.

Tavis mxriv, madlenac CaciebiT Sescqeroda mas, Rrma da ucnauri TvaliT aSterdeboda, TiTqos mis TvalebSi raRacis wakiTxvas lamobda, yoveli adamianis im Seucnobeli arsis gaxsnas cdilobda, romlis Secnoba Cven arasodes ZalgviZs. mxolod Tvalis daxamxamebaze vaxerxebT xolme Sig Caxedvas, isic maSin, roca adamians uzrunveloba, silaRe, daudevroba moereva xolme, romelic naxevrad Ria karia adamianis sulis idumal arsSi mimavali. madlenam auCqarebliv da damarcvliT warmoTqva:

— me mainc mgonia, rom Tu... yovel SemTxvevaSi, aseve ucnauri iqneboda, rom de vodreks... aseTi didi Tanxa SenTvis daetovebina.

dÁu-ruam mZafri kiloTi hkiTxa:

— viTom ratom?

colma miugo:

— imitom, rom... — uceb odnav Seyoymanda, magram Semdeg daasrula: — radgan Sen Cemi qmari xar... imitom, rom bolos da bolos, Sen mxolod axlaxan gaicani es kaci... imitom, rom me didixania misi megobari viyavi... kidev imitom, rom maSin dawerili pirveli anderZi, roca forestie jer kidev cocxali iyo, Cem saxelze iyo Sedgenili.

JorJma didi nabijebiT daiwyo siaruli da ganacxada:

— Sen am memkvidreobas ver miiReb.

madlenam gulgrilad miugo:

— Zalian kargi. maS, SabaTsac nu movucdiT. Cven SegviZlia pasuxi axlave SevatyobinoT lamaners.

qmari colis win SeCerda. kidev ramdenime wuTs idgnen, erTmaneTs TvalebiT hgmiravdnen, lamobdnen urTierTis tvinis da gulis idumal siRrmemde CamZvraliyvnen da iq mqrolavi azrebi moefaTurebinaT. am mwvave da unji dakiTxviT yovel maTgans swadda meoris sindisi gaeSiSvlebina. es iyo Cumi Widili ori adamianisa, romelic Tumca erTad cxovrobs, magram urTierTisa ar esmis, mudam eWvianobs, uTvalTvalebs, usafrdeba da mainc erTimeores ar icnobs, mis gulis siRrmes vera swvdeba.

uceb qmarma dabali xmiT miugo:

— gamotydi-meTqi, rom Sen vodrekis sayvareli iyavi.

man mxrebi aiyara:

— sisuleles roSav... vodreki Zalian Tavdadebuli iyo CemTvis, Zalian, magram meti aRaraferi... arasodes...

JorJma fexi daubraguna:

— styui! SeuZlebelia!

colma dinjad miugo:

— mainc isea, rogorc giTxari.

dÁu-ruam siaruli ganaaxla, mere xelmeored Sesdga:

— maS amixseni, raRa marto Sen gianderZa Tavisi qoneba.

man daudevrad da gulgrilad upasuxa:

— sul ubralod. es-es aris Senca Tqvi, Cvens garda mas sxva megobari ara hyavdao, ufro sworad rom vTqva — Cems garda, radgan me bavSvobidanve micnobda. dedaCemi imis naTesavis ojaxSi kompanioni iyo. vodreki xSirad midioda iq, da radgan pirdapiri memkvidre ara hyavda, amitom me momaqcia yuradReba. SeiZleba odnav kidec vuyvardi. magram romel qals ara hyavda aseTi moTayvane? da roca man ganizraxa ukanaskneli gankarguleba gaeca, SeiZleba am malulma, am idumalma nazma grZnobam swored Cemi saxeli Caagona. ratom ara? yovel orSabaTs CemTvis yvavilebi mohqonda, xom marTalia? axla man amave mizeziT damitova Tavisi qoneba, da kidev imitom, rom sxvas veRaravis miscemda. pirukuRma rom Caedina, SenTvis rom gadmoeca, swored es iqnebeoda friad saocari. ratom? vina xar misTvis?

madlena ise Tavisuflad da bunebrivad laparakobda, rom JorJic Seyoymanda da miugo:

— sul erTia. amgvar pirobebSi Cven ar SegviZlia es naanderZevi miviRoT. igi metad cud STabeWdilebas moaxdenda. yvelas garkveuli azri mouva, yvela gamWoravs da masxarad amigdebs. Cvens TanamSromlebs isedac SurT Cemi dawinaureba da cdiloben, rogorme mikbinon xolme. amitom yvelaze metad swored me unda vizruno Cems pativze da Cems saxels gavufrTxilde. me ar SemiZlia neba davrTo Cems cols, miiRos saCuqari im kacisgan, vinc Worikanebis mier mis sayvarlad aris dasaxuli. SesaZlebelia, forestie daTanxmebuliyo, es imis saqme iqneboda, me ki araviTar SemTxvevaSi dasturs ar mogcem.

colma Tavmdablad upasuxa:

— maS uari vTqvaT, Cemo kargo. Cvens jibes erTi milioni daakldeba, meti araferi.

qmari siaruls ganagrZobda da xmamaRla fiqrobda. rasac ambobda, colisTvis iyo naTqvami, magram pirdapir mas ar eubneboda.

— diax, milioni!.. ra vqnaT? anderZs rom werda, ver mixvda, ra uxerxul dReSi gvayenebda? ratom zrdilobac ar iangariSa? ver xedavda, rom yalb mdgomareobaSi magdebda da saqveynod sasacilod mxdida... cxovrebaSi umTavresi ieri, feris gadanakravi... naxevari rom CemTvis daetovebina, saqme gaCarxuli iqneboda.

dajda, fexi fexze gadaido da ulvaSis grexa daiwyo, radgan es dardis, SfoTisa da mZime fiqrebis dros Cveulebad hqonda.

madlenam qarga aiRo, romelsac drogamoSvebiT misdevda. Zafebis SerCevas Seudga da uTxra:

— dumilis meti araferi damrCenia. yvelaferi Sens xelSia da, rogorc gindodes, ise gadawyvite.

qmarma karga xans araferi upasuxa, Semdeg ki gaubedavad uTxra:

— xalxi verc imas Seurigdeba odesme, rom vodrekma Sen erTaderT memkvidred dagniSna, da verc imas, rom me amis Tanxmoba mogeci. am anderZis miRebiT Sen daadasturebdi, rom... bilwi kavSiri gqonda masTan, me ki — viTom samarcxvino Tanxmobas gaZlevdi. axla xom gesmis, rogor gaigeben Cven mier am anderZis miRebas? saqmis gamosakeTeblad rame fandi, raRac xerxi unda movigonoT. magaliTad, xma unda davarxioT, viTom mas Tavisi qoneba Suaze gaeyos, viTom naxevari qmrisTvis daetovebinos, naxevari — colisTvis.

madlenam amis gamo ganacxada:

— ver warmomidgenia, rogor unda moxerxdes eg saqme, raki formaluri anderZi arsebobs.

— sul advilad, — miugo qmarma. — Sen SegiZlia memkvidreobis naxevari iqve Cems saxelze gadmowero. Svilebi ara gvyavs, amitom arc aravis gaukvirdeboda. am xerxiT advilad SeiZleba Worikanebs pirSi burTi CavCaroT.

colma odnavi braziT miugo:

— mainc ar mesmis, rogor unda gavaCumoT Worikanebi, roca vodrekis mier xelmowerili sabuTi arsebobs?

qmarma risxviT upasuxa:

— mere vin gvaiZulebs, eg sabuTi yvelas vaCvenoT an kedlebze gavakraT? sisuleles ambob. Cven vityviT, rom grafma de vodrekma mTeli qoneba Suaze gagviyo, morCa da gaTavda! Sen am qonebas Cems nebadaurTvelad mainc ver miiReb, me ki im pirobiT gaZlev mas, Tu Suaze gavyofT, es ki imis sawindari iqneba, rom xalxis TvalSi masxarad ar gadaviqcevi.

colma erTxel kidev gangmira TvalebiT.

— rogorc gnebavdes. Tanaxma var.

JorJi wamodga da xelaxla Seudga siaruls. TiTqo isev yoymanobda da colis mWrel Tvalebs erideboda, Tanac ambobda:

— ara, arasgziT... arasodes... iqneb isev uaris Tqma jobdes. es ufro lamazi, ufro sufTa, ufro Rirseuli saqme iqneba. Tumca, rom miviRoT, mainc verafers ifiqreben, sul verafers. da yvelaze ufro faqiz xalxs imaze meti raRa darCeba, rom Cvens winaSe qudi moixados!

madlenas win gaCerda:

— maS ase, Cemo Zvirfaso. Tu ginda, marto me waval notarius lamanerTan, rCevas vTxov da yvelafers avuxsni. Cems yoymanze vuambob da davumateb, rom zrdilobis dasacavad da Worikanebis dasadumeblad Cven gadavwyviteT eg qoneba Suaze gaviyoT. im wamidan, roca monaxevre gagixdebi, yvelasTvis aSkara gaxdeba, rom aravis gaRimebis nebac ki aRar eqneba. es Cem mxriv aseT saqveyno gancxadebas udris: `Cemma colma imitom miiRo memkvidreoba, rom mec miviRe da me, misi qmari, marto me var imis msajuli, Tu ra SeiZleba Caidinos Cemma colma Tavisi saxelis gautexavad~. da Tu ase ar moviqcevi, ueWvelad, aliaqoTi atydeba.

madlenam mxolod CaiCurCula:

— rogorc gindodes.

qmarma ki ganagrZo:

— diax, gayofis Semdeg yvelaferi cxadi gaxdeba-meTqi. Cven miviReT memkvidreoba megobrisagan, romelsac ar surda orSi erT-erTi gamoerCia, ar undoda erTisTvis upiratesoba mieniWebina, ar surda am anderZiT eTqva: `me Cemi sikvdilis Semdeg erTs an meores upiratesobas vaZlev, radgan sicocxlis drosac masve vaZlevdio~. ra Tqma unda, misTvis Cemi coli ufro Zvirfasi iyo, vidre me, magram qonebis ganawilebiT man naTlad Tqva, rom es upiratesoba mxolod platonuria. darwmunebuli iyavi, es rom adreve moefiqra, swored ase moiqceoda. magram man ar moisazra, Sedegi ar gazoma. Sen sruli simarTle Tqvi axla: yovel kviras SenTvis yvavilebi mohqonda da uneburad xsovnis ukanaskneli niSanic marto Sen dagitova.

colma braznarevi xmiT Seawyvetina:

— kmara. magodena ganmarteba saWiro ar aris. gavige. axlave wadi notariusTan.

qmari gawiTlda da wailuRluRa:

— marTali xar, axlave mivdivar.

cilindri aiRo da wasvlisas daumata:

— vecdebi, vodrekis diswuls ormocdaaT aTasze movurigde, kargi?

madlenam ampartavnuli kiloTi miugo:

— ara. asi aTass Txoulobs da asi aTasive mieci. Tu ginda, es Tanxa Cemi wilidan gamomibare.

JorJs uceb Sercxva da Cumi xmiT uTxra:

— ara, am xarjs Suaze gaviyofT;. Tu TiTo Cvengani ormocdaaT aTass miscems, erTi milioni mainc dagvrCeba. — Semdeg daumata: _ maS naxvamdis, Cemo mad.

da notariusTan wavida am kombinaciis Sesatyobineblad, romelic, misive sityviT, viTom colma moigona.

meore dRes madlenam saCuqris sabuTs xeli moawera da Tavis qmars ormocdaaTiaTasi franki dauTmo.

roca kantoridan gamovidnen, JorJma fexiT gaseirneba moindoma bulvaramde da colsac SesTavaza, Tanac cdilobda Tavazianoba, mzrunveloba, yuradReba da sinaze gamoeCina. qmari kmayofili iyo da icinoda, coli ki Cafiqrebuli da pirsusxiani modioda.

Semodgomis sakmaod civi dRe iyo. xalxi TiTqos Cqarobda da swrafi nabijiT midioda. dÁu-ruam coli im iuvelirTan waiyvana, sadac qronometriT ase xSirad tkbeboda xolme.

— ici ra, ginda giyido rame? — hkiTxa.

man uxalisod miugo:

— rogorc gindodes.

— ra girCevniaT, maniaki, samajuri Tu sayureebi?

oqroulobam da patiosani Tvlebis simravlem madlenas gangebi sicive gaulxo. Tvalebi aenTo da ganZeuls xarbad dauwyo sinjva. uceb maTi SeZenis wyurvili moeria da Tqva:

— ai, lamazi samajuri.

es samajuri ucnauri jaWvi iyo. yvela rgoli sxvadasxvanairi patiosani Tvalisagan Sedgeboda.

JorJma ikiTxa:

— es samajuri ra Rirs?

— sami aTasi franki, — miugo patronma.

— or-naxevrad damiTmeT da naRdi miiReT.

iuveliri Seyoymanda:

— ara, ar SemiZlia.

dÁu-ruam ganagrZo:

— ai, ras getyviT: es qronometric aTas xuTasad CamiTvaleT da orive oTxi aTasad miangariSeT. Tanaxma xarT? Tu ara da, sxva maRaziaSi waval.

iuveliri didxans idga uarze, magram bolos daeTanxma:

— Tqveni neba iyos.

Jurnalistma Tavisi misamarTi misca da daumata:

— qronometrze sami aso amoWeriT: `J. r. k.~, monogramasaviT gaakeTeT da zevidan baronis gvirgvini daadgiT.

gaocebulma madlenam gaiRima.

vaWarma Tavi daukra:

— batono baron, arxeinad brZandebodeT. xuTSabaTs mzad iqneba.

quCaSi rom gamovidnen, colma mklavSi odnavi sinaziT gauyara xeli. fiqrobda, ra energiuli da marjve qmari myavso. fuli rom gauCnda, titulic mounda — agrec unda yofiliyo.

vodevilis Teatrs Cauares. axal piesas dgamdnen.

— ginda dRes saRamos TeatrSi wavideT? — hkiTxa JorJma. — vcadoT, iqneb loJa viSovoT.

loJa iSoves da iyides. qmarma daumata:

— iqneb restoranSi visadiloT?

— siamovnebiT.

JorJi mefesaviT bednierad grZnobda Tavs, sul imis cdaSi iyo, kidev rame moegona.

— modi, q-n de marels SevuaroT da vTxovoT, saRamo CvenTan gaataros. Turme qmari aqa hyavs, siamovnebiT CamovarTmevdi xels.

wavidnen. JorJs sayvarlis naxvisa odnav eSinoda da isic uxaroda, rom coli Tan hyavda, radgan axsna-ganmartebebs Tavidan aicilebda.

magram klotildas, rogorc Canda, yvelaferi daviwyebuli hqonda, da qmaric daiTanxma. sadili Zalian mxiarulad da saucxood gaatares.

JorJi da madlena Sin gvian dabrundnen. kibeze airi aRar enTo. safexurebis gasanaTeblad Jurnalisti drogamoSvebiT cvilis asanTs anaTebda.

meore sarTulis baqanze rom avidnen, asanTi gahkra da ucbad aprialebul sinaTleSi kedlis sarkidan axalgazrda col-qmari wamovida. orive moCvenebas hgavda, romelic saidanRac amolivlivda da sacaa isev Ramis wyvdiadSi unda STanTqmuliyo.

dÁu-ruam is xeli aswia, romelSic asanTi eWira, raTa isini sarkeSi ufro naTlad gamoCeniliyvnen, da rixiani siciliT Tqva:

— gani, milionerebi modian!
Tavi meSvide
marokos dapyrobis Semdeg ukve ori Tve gavida. tanJeris mpyrobeli safrangeTi axla xmelTaSua zRvis mTel im sanapiroze batonobda, romelic afrikas ekvris marokodan tripolamde.

ambobdnen, orma ministrma am saqmeze oc-oci milioni gaakeTao, da laroS-maties saxelsac TiTqmis saqveynod axsenebdnen. xolo valterma ormagad moigo: sesxze — ocdaaTidan ormoc milionamde, xolo rkinis da spilenZis maRaroebze — rva Tu aTi milioni, da agreTve veeberTela mamulzedac, romelic eqspediciis gagzavnamde TiTqmis ufasod iyida da okupaciis Semdeg sakolonizacio sazogadoebas mihyida. es ambavi mTelma parizma icoda.

valteri ramdenime dReSi am qveynis mpyrobelTa Soris moeqca da erTi im finansistTagani gaxda, vinc mefeze ufro Zalovania da romelTa winaSe yvela kiseri idrikeba, yoveli ena dumdeba da saqveynod aSkaravdeba adamianTa gulSi miCqmaluli simdable, simxdale da Suri.

is amJamad uwindeli ubralo valteri ki aRar iyo, — saeWvo bankis direqtori, safrTxilo gazeTis direqtori, eWvmitanili deputati, aramed batoni valteri, mdidari bankiri!