Gi de mopasani lamazi megobari nawili pirveli Tavi pirveli

da erTxel Tavisi Zalis gamomzeureba moiwadina.

Tavadi kalsburgeli, romelsac foburg senthonores da elises mindvrebs Sua ulamazesi sasaxle hqonda, gaWirvebaSi Cavarda. valterma gaigo da am qonebaSi, uklebliv yvelaferSi, sami milioni SeaZlia, oRond im pirobiT, rom skamebic ki Tavis alagas darCeniliyo. Tavads esodeni Tanxa exarba da daTanxmda.

valteri axal binaze meore dResve gadavida.

Semdeg meore azric daebada, namdvili azri dampyroblisa, romelsac miznad parizis aReba dausaxavs — WeSmaritad bonapartuli azri.

im xanebSi mTeli qalaqi Jan lenoblis galereaSi midioda ungreli mxatvris karl markoviCis didi suraTis sanaxavad, romelic wylis zedapirze mimaval ieso qristes gamoxatavda.

aRfrTovanebulma samxatvro kritikam es suraTi saukunis Sedevrad gamoacxada. valterma es suraTi naxevar milion frankad iyida da maSinve waiRo. amis gamo meore dRes misuli xalxis nakadi daukmayofilebeli gamobrunda da mTeli parizi alaparakda. erTs Surda, meore gmobda, mesames moswonda.

Semdeg bankirma gazeTSi gamoacxada: raTa ar Tqvan, viTom mas es suraTi marto TavisTvis daeCemebinos, mas ganzraxuli aqvs erT saRamos Tavis binaze moiwvios parizis cnobili sazogadoeba da ucxoeli mxatvris klasikuri nawarmoebi aCvenos. misi saxli Ria iqneba yvelasaTvis, vinc Sesaval karSi mosawvev baraTs waradgenso.

xolo es baraTi ase iyo Sedgenili: `b. da q-ni valterebi gTxoven pativi sceT maT da ewvioT 30 dekembers saRamos 9 saaTidan 12-mde karl markoviCis suraTis `qriste wyalze~ sanaxavad, romelic eleqtronis Suqze iqneba naCvenebi~. da qveviT poskriptumSi sul pawawina asoebiT iyo dabeWdili: `12 saaTis Semdeg — cekva~.

vinc moisurvebs darCenas, darCeba, da maT Soris valterebi axal nacnobebs SearCeven. sxvebi im suraTs, sasaxlesa da maT patronebs zrdilobiani cnobismoyvareobiT Sexedaven gulgrilad an kadnierad — da rogorc movidnen, iseve wavlen. magram bankirma kargad icoda, rom isini SemdegSi kidev movidodnen, rogorc ukve mividnen misive tomis sxva gamdidrebul wevrebTan.

oRond saWiroa, yvela warCinebuli, romelTa gvarebs gazeTSi weren xolme, valteris saxlSi Semovides.

da Semovlen kidevac: zogi imisTvis, rom naxon is adamiani, romelmac eqvs kviraSi ormocdaaTi milioni iSova, meoreni, raTa valteric naxon da isinic, vinc imis sanaxavad movida, xolo mesameni imitom, rom man isini gabedulad moiwvia Tavis saxlSi, ebraelis saxlSi, qristianuli suraTis sanaxavad.

valteri maT TiTqos eubneboda: `ai naxeT, markoviCis religiuri Sedevri `qriste wyalze~ naxevar milionad viyide, da es Sedevri CemTan darCeba, Cemi zedamxedvelobis qveS iqneba, ebraeli valteris saxlSi darCeba samudamod~.

zemourebSi, hercogTa da Jokei-klubis wevrTa Soris didxans msjelobdnen am dapatiJebis gamo, romelic bolos da bolos, aravisTvis savaldebulo ar iyo. iqac iseve SeiZleboda wasvla, rogorc b-n ptis galereaSi akvarelis sanaxavad dadian xolme. valterma Sedevri daiCema da Tavisi saxlis kari erTi RamiT gaaRo, raTa xalxi im suraTiT damtkbariyo. amas ra sjobia?

`safrangeTis cxovreba~ am saRamos gamo or kviras yoveldRe rame SeniSvnas beWdavda da sazogadoebis cnobismoyvareobas aforiaqebda.

patronis aseTi gamarjvebiT dÁu-rua braziT ixrCoboda. aqamde, sanam cols naxevar milions dastyuebda, Tavisi Tavi mdidrad miaCnda, Semdeg mis irgvliv milionebis wvima wamovida. Jurnalisti lamobda am wvimisa cota rame mainc daeWira, magram mas araferi ar Sexvda. ai, amis Semdeg miiCnia dÁu-ruam Tavisi Tavi Ratakad.

misi Suriani RvarZli dRiTidRe matulobda. is yvelaze iyo gabrazebuli: valterebze — da maT ojaxSi aRar dadioda; laroSis mier motyuebul colze, romelmac urCia marokos aqciebi ar eyida, da nametnav TviTon laroSze, romelmac moatyua, miuxedavad imisa, rom dÁu-ruas Zal-Rones iyenebda da kviraSi orjer mis ojaxSic sadilobda.

JorJi misi mdivanic iyo, agentic, gadamweric, da roca misi karnaxiT werda, giJuri survili aReZvroda xolme, rogorme miexrCo es lamazi da gamarjvebuli kaci. laroSs, rogorc ministrs, mcire gamarjveba ergo da, raTa portfeli SeenarCunebina, igi oqroTi gatena. dÁu-rua mainc yvelaferSi grZnobda amas: am matrakveca veqilis kiloSic, romelsac ampartavnuli ieri mieca, mis Tavxedur mixra-moxraSic, ufro metad, gabedul laparakSic da im ndobaSic, romelsac dÁu-ruasadmi winandelze ufro mets iCenda.

laroSi dÁu-ruas ojaxSi axla mefed iqca, vodrekis adgili daiWira da imave dReebSi modioda sadilad, rodesac gansvenebuli dadioda xolme, xolo mosamsaxureebs ise epyroboda, TiTqos im ojaxis patroni yofiliyo.

JorJi iTmenda da im ZaRliviT anCxlobda, romelsac kbena surs, magram vera bedavs, amitom javrs colze iyrida xolme: xSirad mkacrad da tlanqad epyroboda. madlena mxolod mxrebs iCeCavda da qmars uzrdeli balRiviT eqceoda. ukvirda, misi qmari mudam cud gunebaze rom iyo, da imeorebda:

— me Seni xasiaTisa aRaraferi mesmis. mudam rames Civi, namdvilad ki ara gaklia ra.

qmari zurgs Seaqcevda da arafers upasuxebda.

jer gadawyvita, patronis saRamoze ar wasuliyo da am saZageli kacis saxlSi fexic aRar Seedga. ori Tve iqneboda, rac q-ni valteri yoveldRe swerda mas, exveweboda, mosuliyo an sadac moisurvebda, iq daeniSna paemani, radgan, — iwereboda, — is samocdaaTi aTasi franki unda gadmogce, romelic SenTvis movigeo.

is ki pasuxsac ar aZlevda da sasowarkveTiT daweril werilebs buxarSi yrida. mogebis naxevarze sulac ar ambobda uars, oRond undoda nasayvarlevi daetanja, Seuracxeyo, zizRiTa da fexiT gaeTela. q-ni valteri metismetad gamdidrda da JorJs surda, Tavis ampartavnoba eCvenebina.

im dRes, roca valters saRamo hqonda daniSnuli, madlena JorJs arwmunebda, ar wasvla didi Secdoma iqnebao, is ki mxolod aseT pasuxs aZlevda:

— Tavi damanebe. me Sin davrCebi.

xolo sadilis Semdeg uceb ganacxada:

— mainc iZulebuli var, es vali movixado. male Caicvi.

madlenam icoda, rom saqme ase gaTavdeboda.

— TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg mzad viqnebi, — miugo.

JorJi Cacmis dros ganuwyvetliv buzRunebda da geslis yra karetaSic ar moiSala.

karlsburgelis sasaxlis sazeimo ezo oTxiv kuTxiv eleqtronis didi farnebiT iyo ganaTebuli, romelnic oTx cisfer mTvares hgavda. sadarbazo karis win kibeze mdidruli xaliCa ego, xolo yovel safexurze ZegliviT idgnen livreiT morTuli msaxurebi. dÁu-ruam waiCurCula:

— ra ugemuri ram aris!

da mxrebi SuriT aiCeCa. colma miugo:

— gaCumdi. Senc miaRwie.

zemo tanisamosi laqiebs misces da Sevidnen. aq ukve bevri xalxi trialebda. TavianT qurqebs isinic aq tovebdnen. drogamoSvebiT ismoda:

— Zalian lamazia, Zalian!

uzarmazari holi gobelenis xaliCebiT iyo akruli da zed veneras da marsis Tavgadasavali iyo gamoxatuli. marcxniv da marjvniv ori sazeimo kibe adioda, romelic meore sarTulis baqanze erTdeboda. naWedi rkinis moajiri didebuli naxelavi iyo. oqros uZvelesi, Camuqebuli varayi wiTel marmarilos safexurebze saamo krials abnevda.

oTaxebis SesasvlelSi ori patara qali idga, erTs vardisferi ecva, meores — cisferi. isini stumar qalebs yvavilebs sTavazobdnen. yvela ambobda, didebuliao.

ukve sakmaod bevri xalxi Seikriba. qalebis umravlesobas kaba kisramde hqonda Sekruli, rac imis niSani iyo, rom aqac ise movidnen, rogorc romelime sxva gamofenaze dadiodnen xolme. xolo imaT, vinc nadimze apirebda darCenas, gulamoWrili kaba CaecvaT.

stumrebiT garemoculi q-ni valteri meore oTaxSi ijda da axalmosulTa salamze salmiTve aZlevda pasuxs. umetesoba diasaxliss ar icnobda, arc odesme enaxaT. maspinZeli ar eprianebodaT da ise daseirnobdnen, TiTqos muzeumSi yofiliyvnen. diasaxlisma dÁu-rua rom dainaxa, gawiTlda da ise SeinZra, TiTqos adgoma da masTan misvla ewada. magram Tavis adgilze darCa da mis moaxloebas daeloda. Jurnalistma sazeimo salami misca, madlenam ki qaTinaurebi miayara. JorJma Tavisi coli patronis cols dautova da xalxs Seeria. undoda is gesliani sityvebi moesmina, romelsac, Tqma ar unda, uxvad abnevdnen.

xuTi saloni erTmaneTs misdevda da xuTive Zvirfasi qsoviliT, italiuri naqargiT da sxvadasxva ferisa da stilis aRmosavluri xaliCebiT iyo akruli da mokazmuli. yvelgan kedlebze Zveli mxatvrebis naxelavi ekida. yvelani ufro metad lui XVI stilis erT patara oTaxSi Cerdebodnen da iqaurobiT tkbebodnen. igi buduars hgavda da cisferi farCiT iyo akruli, romelzedac vardisferi yvavilebi iyo moqarguli. dabali da oqrovarayiani aveji, kedlisave qsoviliT Semosili, wvrilad da didebulad iyo CuqurTmebiT moxatuli.

JorJma saxelovani xalxi icno: hercogi de terasinisa, grafi de raveleni Tavisi meuRliT, generali, Tavadi d’adremoni, Zalian lamazi markiza de duni, da yvela mamakaci da dedakaci, romlebic ki TeatrebSi premieraze dadian.

uceb viRacam mklavSi xeli staca da axalgazrdulma, mxiarulma xmam yurSi CasCurCula:

— Zlivs ar dagiWireT, avgulo lamazo megobaro! ratom aRar moCanxarT?

suzana valteri iyo, romelic JorJs natifi minanqris TvalebiT Sescqeroda.

dÁu-rua am SexvedriT aRtacebaSi movida da megobrulad CamoarTva xeli. mere bodiSi moixada:

— ar SemeZlo, ukanasknel or TveSi imdeni saqme mqonda, rom veRarsad davdiodi.

— ar varga, sul ar varga, — miugo man seriozuli xmiT. — Zalian gvawyenineT, radgan me da dedaCemi gaRmerTebT, nametnav ki —me. uTqvenod sicocxle aRar SemiZlia. roca Tqven ara gxedavT, mowyenilobiT vkvdebi. xom xedavT, amas pirdapir geubnebiT, radgan minda, rom SemdegSi ase aRar gadaikargoT. xeli momeciT. me TviTon gaCvenebT suraTs `qriste wyalze~. ager iq aris, siRrmeSi, oranJereis iqiT. mamam imitom gadaitana iq, rom mnaxvelma yvela oTaxi gaiaros da daaTvalieros. sakvirvelia, rogor moaqvs am sasaxliT Tavi, namdvili farSevangia.

xalxSi gzas nela miikvlevdnen, zogni ukan ixedebodnen, raTa es lamazi vaJkaci da es nazi dedofali daenaxaT.

erTma cnobilma mxatvarma Tqva:

— SexedeT, ra lamazi wyvilia! qali metad Tvalwarmtaci vinmea.

JorJi ki fiqrobda: `me rom marTla marjve kaci vyofiliyavi, ai, vis SevirTavdi. kidevac SemeZlo. rogor ar movifiqre? rogor moxda, rom madlena SevirTe? ra sisulele Cavidine! adamiani mudam Cqarobs da Tavis saqciels arasodes bolomde ar moifiqrebs xolme~.

sulSi wveT-wveTad mware Suri eRvenTeboda da sixaruls uwamlavda, sicocxles aZulebda. suzanam uTxra:

— lamazo megobaro, ufro xSirad modiT xolme Cvensas: mamaCemi Zalian gamdidrda, Cven SegviZlia aTasi sisulele CavidinoT da giJebiviT vimxiaruloT.

isev weRandeli azriT akviatebulma JorJma miugo:

— eh, Tqven male gaTxovdebiT. vinme mSveniers, odnav gakotrebul Tavads gahyvebiT da erTmaneTs veRara vnaxavT.

man gulmarTliv wamoiZaxa:

— ara, jer ara! me msurs imas mivTxovde, vinc momewoneba, Zalian momewoneba, sul momewoneba. Cemi simdidre orives gveyofa.

dÁu-ruam ironiulad, medidurad gaiRima da iqve mosiaruleTa CamoTvla daiwyo. usaxelebda metad warCinebul kacebs, romelTac TavianTi daJanguli Rerbi suzanasaviT mdidar qalebs mihyides da axla arxeinad cxovrobdnen, zogi colTan, zogi calke, oRond — Tavisuflad, urcxvad, pativiT da saxeliT cxovrobdnen.

— eqvsi Tvec ar gava, rom Tqvenc imave badeSi gaixlarTebiT. vinme markizis an hercogis meuRled, an kneinad gadaiqceviT da zemodan gadmomxedavT.

misi megobari aRSfoTda, xelze marao dahkra da Sehfica, rom saqmros arCevaSi mxolod gulisTqmas daujerebda.

JorJma gaicina:

— kargi, kargi, vnaxoT. saamisod Tqven metismetad mdidari brZandebiT.

— mere ra, Tqvenc xom miiReT naanderZevi? — SeniSna suzanam.

— ih! — Rrma zizRiT gadmoagdo Jurnalistma. — saTqmeladac ara Rirs. raRac orasi aTasi wliuri renta dRes bevri araferia.

— samagierod, Tqvenma colmac miiRo memkvidreoba.

— diax, orives erTi milioni gvergo. weliwadSi ormoci aTasi mogviva. am fuliT imdensac ver SevZlebT, rom sakuTari etli SevinaxoT.

bolo oTaxamde rom mividnen, Tvalwin oranJerea, farTo sazamTro baRi gadaeSalaT. igi mozrdili egzotikuri mcenareebiT iyo savse, romelnic iSviaT yvavilnars faravdnen. am muqi foTlianis qveS, sadac Suqi vercxlis talRasaviT miipareboda, nestiani miwis Tbili sigrile da mcenareTa mZime surneli idga. es naxelovnevi, momqancavi, nebieri buneba raRacnair ucnaur, nazsa da sneul Tilismas hqmnida. xSir buCqnars Sua xaliCebi daegoT, romelic zedmiwevniT hgavda xavss. uceb dÁu-ruam palmebis veeba TaRis qveS TeTri marmarilos auzi SeniSna. igi imdenad didi iyo, rom Sig banaobac ki SeiZleboda. oTxive kuTxeSi delftis faiansis oTxi gedi ijda da naxevrad Ria niskartebidan wylis nakadulebi gadmosCqefdaT.

auzis fskeri oqros qviSiT iyo mofenili. wyalSi veeba wiTeli Tevzebi dacuravda, raRac ucnauri Cinuri urCxulebi livlivebda, romelTac gadmokarkluli Tvalebi hqondaT da cisferi qacviT iyvnen dazolili. es Tevzebi — wylis mandarinebi — oqros fskeris fonze gaxevebulni an molaslaseni, adamians im ucnaur naqargs moagonebda, romelsac ucnaursave CineTSi amzadeben xolme.

Jurnalisti gulis fancqaliT Sedga da TavisTavs uTxra: `ai, sad aris gancxroma. ratom mec ar unda mivaRwio amas?~ Tan saamiso Tanxaze fiqrobda da sakuTari umweoba abrazebda.

misi Tanamgzavri Cafiqrebuli sdumda. JorJma gverdulad gaxeda da erTxel kidev gaifiqra: `amis misaRwevad sakmarisi iqneboda, es cocxali marioneti SemerTo~. suzana TiTqos uceb gamofxizlda:

— yuradReba! — uTxra da megobari gzaze gaxirul xalxSi gaiyvana, mere uceb marjvniv mouxvia.

ucnaur mcenareTa Soris, romelTac mTrTolvare foTlebi wvrilTiTa gaSlili xelebiviT gaeSviraT haerSi, wylis zedapirze mimavali uZravi kaci moCanda.

STabeWdileba gansacvifrebeli iyo. suraTi, romlis napirebi moZravi mcenareulobiT iyo dafaruli, jadosnuri SoreTis Sesaval kars hgavda.

unda dakvirvebodi, raTa yvelaferi gagego. CarCo Suaze Wrida navs, Sig mociqulebi isxdnen. erT maTgans farani eWira. misi cera sxivebi mociqulebs odnav anaTebda. farniani mociquli navis kideze ijda da mTeli Suqi wyalze mimaval qristeze hqonda mibjenili.

qristes erTi fexi talRaze edga da Canda, rom is talRa, — wynari, morCili da mSvidi talRa — qristes mTrgunveli fexis qveS rogor Cazneqiliyo. RmerTkacis irgvliv yovelive pirquSad iyo. mxolod uamravi mnaTobi cialebda caSi.

is mociquli, romelsac farani eWira, danarCenebs qristeze miuTiTebda. TiToeulis saxeze, am SuqiT bundovnad ganaTebulze, gaoceba iyo gayinuli.

es suraTi marTla Zlieri, Taviseburad mofiqrebuli nawarmoebi iyo, erTi imaTgani, romelic Cvens azrs acvifrebs da Zalian didxans gvamaxsovrdeba.

mnaxvelebi usityvod Sescqerodnen suraTs, Cafiqrebulni brundebodnen da mxolod SemdegRa iwyebdnen naxatis Sefasebas.

dÁu-rua ramdenime wuTs sinjavda. Semdeg Tqva:

— imas ra sjobia, Tu SegiZlia, Tavs neba misce da aseTi rame SeiZino.

suraTis naxva sxvebsac undodaT, JorJs xels hkravdnen da ganze ayenebdnen, amitom male wavida da suzanac Tan waiyvana, Tanac gamudmebiT odnav xels uWerda.

valteris qaliSvilma hkiTxa:

— gindaT, TiTo Wiqa Sampanuri davlioT? sasadiloSi SevideT. mamac iq iqneba.

maT yvela oTaxi xelaxla gamoiares. xalxma imata. sagangebod, sazogado uqmeebisaTvis mokazmuli brbo mxiarulad xmaurobda da ise laRad iyo, rogorc sakuTar saxlSi.

uceb JorJs viRacis xma moesma:

— es laroSia, qalbaton dÁu-ruasTan rom dadis.

es sityvebi qmars Soreuli niaviviT CaeRvara yurSi. neta saidan wamovida es naTqvami? madlenas Zebna dauwyo da marTlac male mohkra Tvali. xelixelgayrili mosdevda ministrs. Cumi xmiT, intimurad laparakobdnen, erTmaneTs TvalebSi umzerdnen da uRimodnen.

dÁu-ruas moeCvena kidec, viTom maTs gamoCenaze aqa-iq CurCuli atyda, da uceb mxecurma Jinma mouara: im or adamians dastakeboda da orive muStebiT Caexoca.

madlena mas sasacilod xdida. dÁu-ruas forestie gaaxsenda. vin icis, iqneb axla maszedac amboben: `vinaa es rqiani dÁu-rua?~ vin aris es dedakaci? SeumCneveli, magram sakmaod mardi matrakveca, romelsac namdvili araviTari seriozuli qoneba ara aqvs. xolo mis qmarTan stumrad imitom dadian, rom misi SiSi aqvT, imis Zalas hgrZnoben, magram, roca am Jurnalistebis usaCino wyvilze laparakoben, albaT, aRar eridebian da Sesaferad amkoben xolme. amgvar colTan erTad JorJi Sors ver wava. aseTi coli mis ojaxs mudam Crdils miayenebs da Tavis Tavsac samudamod saxels gautexs. marto misi mixra-moxrac ki amtkicebs, rom igi intrigani dedakacia. axla madlena JorJs warmatebis saqmeSi mxolod daabrkolebs. oh, neta adreve scodnoda, adreve mimxvdariyo! maSin sxvanairad waiyvanda saqmes da frTebs ufro farTod, ufro laRad gaSlida. suzanasken rom aeRo gezi, ra mogebaSi iqneboda! ratom adreve ar moisazra yvelaferi?!

sasadiloSi Sevidnen. is uzarmazari oTaxi svetebze iyo dabjenili. kedlebze uZvelesi gobelenebi ekida. valterma Tavis TanamSromels mohkra Tvali da swrafi nabijiT wamovida, raTa misTvis xeli CamoerTmia. bankiri sixaruliT iyo mTvrali.

— yvelaferi naxeT? suzana, miTxari, yvelaferi aCvene? naxe, lamazo megobaro, ra sazogadoebaa? Tavadi de kerSi SegxvdaT? es-es aris aq iyo da punSi dalia.

Semdeg senator risolenisken wavida, romelsac Tavisi coli mohyavda — srulebiT zardacemuli da sabazro duqaniviT mopranWuli.

suzanas viRacam salami misca. maRali da xmeli kaci iyo. qera bakenbardebi, odnav meloti Tavi da iseTi mixra-moxra hqonda, romelsac yvelgan icnobdiT. JorJma mis gvars SemTxveviT mohkra yuri — markiz de kazoli, da uceb misdami eWviT aRivso. didi xania, rac suzana icnobs am kacs? albaT, gamdidrebis dRidan, da Jurnalistma gumaniT gamoicno: markizi mas albaT suzanas guls edaveboda.

viRacam mklavSi xeli waavlo. norber de vareni aRmoCnda. moxucebuli poeti Tavisi qoniani TmiT da gacveTili frakiT undilad da gulgrilad daexeteboda xalxSi.

— am brbos yovelive es gasarTobi hgonia, — warmosTqva man. — sacaa cekvas daiwyeben, Semdeg daiZineben da qaliSvilebi kmayofilni iqnebian. Sampanuri miirTviT, didebulia.

Wiqa aivso, dÁu-ruas savse Wiqas miujaxuna da Tqva:

— es sadRegrZelo sulis gamarjvebisa da milionebis daTrgunvisa iyos, — Semdeg Cumi xmiT daumata: — imitom ki ara, viTom sxvisi jibis milionebi mSurdes, arc imitom, viTom amis gamo gabrazebuli viyo, aramed principis gamo.

JorJi yurs aRar ugdebda. is suzanas eZebda, romelic markiz de kazolTan erTad gahqra. Jurnalistma norber de varens Tavi mianeba da axalgazrda qalis saZebnelad wavida. xalxis xSirma nakadma SeaCera, romelic sasadilosken raimes dasalevad modioda. es nakadi rom gaarRvia, orive de marels waawyda. cols uwindeliviT xvdeboda xolme, magram qmari didi xania aRar enaxa. man Jurnalists orTav xeli CamoarTva:

— ra madlobeli var Tqveni, Zvirfaso, im rCevisaTvis, romelic klotildas piriT SemomiTvaleT! marokos sesxze asi aTasamde movige, Tqveni wyalobiT movige. marTla Zvirfasi megobari yofilxarT.

mamakacebi ukan ixedebodnen, raTa lamazi da kopwia, Savgvremani q-ni de mareli SeeTvalierebinaT. dÁu-ruam miugo:

— Cemo kargo, aseTi samsaxuris gawevis gamo coli unda mogtacoT, an ufro sworad rom vTqva, mas xels vTavazob. saWiroa, col-qmari mudam gahyaro xolme.

de marelma Tavi daukra:

— sruli simarTlea. Tu damkargavT, erTi saaTis Semdeg aqve mipoviT.

— Zalian kargi.

axalgazrda qali da kaci xalxis nakads Seerivnen. de —marelmac mihbaZa. klotilda imeorebda:

— ra bednierebi arian valterebi! ai, ras niSnavs saqmis kaci.

— oRondac! visac Tavi abia, mudam Tavisas miaRwevs — an aeTi gziT, ar kidev sxvanairad, miugo JorJma.

klotildam ganagrZo:

— ai, ori axalgazrda qali, romelsac TiTos oci, ocdaaTi milioni ergeba. garda amisa, suzana sandomianic aris.

man araferi upasuxa. misive azri, sxvisi piriT gamoTqmuli, Jurnalists brazs hgvrida.

klotildas jer suraTi ar enaxa. JorJma SesTavaza, gagacilebo. oriveni ucnob-nacnobebs dascinodnen, hkilavdnen da amrigad erTobodnen. sen-potenma gverdiT gauara. frakze mravali ordeni da medali ekida. aman Zalian gaamxiarula oriveni, radgan ukan momaval naelCars gacilebiT naklebi jildo ekida.

— ra sasacilo sazogadoebaa! — sTqva JorJma.

buarenarma xeli CamoarTva. amasac mkerdze yviTel-mwvane saCuqari daekida, romelic duelis dResac ekeTa.

lui XVI stilis patara buduarSi veeba, morTul-mokazmuli q-ni persemiuri viRac hercogs elaparakeboda.

JorJma waiCurCula:

— albaT intimuri saqmeebi eqnebaT.

oranJereaSi Tavisi coli xelaxla dainaxa. laroS-maties gverdiT ijda da orives TiTqmis faravda mcenareuloba. isini TiTqos yvelas eubnebodnen: `Cven aq paemani davniSneT, saqveynod davniSneT, radgan sazogadoebis azri Caladac ar migvaCnia~.

q-ma de marelma aRiara, rom markoviCis `qriste~ saocari ram iyo, da oriveni gamobrundnen. b-ni de mareli daekargaT. JorJma hkiTxa:

— marTla, lorina isev miwyreba?

— isev mwyralad aris. Seni naxva aRar unda, da roca Senze laparakoben, oTaxidan gadis xolme.

man araferi miugo. im patara qalis mtroba sevdas hgvrida da awuxebda.

roca romeliRac karebSi gamodiodnen, suzanam daiWira da uTxra:

— ai, sad yofilxarT! aba, lamazo megobaro, marto unda darCeT, mSvenieri klotilda Cemi oTaxis saCveneblad mimyavs.

da oriveni swrafi nabijiT wavidnen, Tanac stumarTa nakadSi iseTnairi talRiani da moklaknili moZraobiT micuravdnen, rogorsac xalxSi siarulis dros mxolod qalebi axerxeben xolme.

TiTqmis imave dros viRacis xma moesma:

— JorJ!

q-ni valteri iyo. man Cumi xmiT ganagrZo:

JorJma zviadi xmiT upasuxa:

— keTili. aTi wuTis Semdeg Tqvens mier naCveneb alagas viqnebi.

da erTmaneTs daSordnen. magram Jak rivalis meoxebiT JorJma kinaRam daigviana. man xeli gauyara JorJs da gatacebiT raRacas gauTavebliv uambobda. eWvi ar iyo, sasadilo oTaxidan modioda. bolos b-n de marels Sexvdnen. JorJma rivali miaCeCa da gaiqca. saWiro iyo gafrTxilebuliyo, raTa colsa da laroSs araferi SeemCniaT. dÁu-ruam gasxleta moaxerxa, radgan isini raRacas gaetaca, da ukve baRSi gavida.

civma haerma masze yinulis abazanasaviT imoqmeda. `daswyevlos RmerTma, ar gavcivde!~ — gaifiqra da kiserze xelsaxoci Semoixvia. Semdeg xeivans gahyva. kargad ver xedavda, radgan Zlier ganaTebuli oTaxebidan gamovida. marcxniv da marjvniv gacrecil buCqebs arkvevda. foToli dacvivnuli hqondaT da wvrili Stoebi ucaxcaxebdaT. totebis burvilSi saxlidan gamonaJoni sinaTle kamkamebda. Sua gzaze raRac moTeTro gaarCia. q-ni valteri aRmoCnda. gulamoWrili kabiT iyo. JorJs akankalebuli xmiT CasCurCula:

— aqa xar? Cemi mokvla ginda?

man wynarad miugo:

— Tu RmerTi gwams, aliaqoTs nu amitex, Torem axlave waval.

dedakaci kiserze moexvia, tuCi tuCTan miutana da uTxra:

— Tqvi, ra dagiSave, rom ase upatiosnod meqcevi? Tqvi, ra dagiSave-meTqi?

JorJma misi moSoreba scada:

— bolos rom gnaxe, Seni Tma yvela Rilze damaxvie. amis gamo kinaRam cols gaveyare.

— Sens cols amasTan saqme ara aqvs. albaT, romelime sayvarelma agitexa aliaqoTi.

— me sayvarlebi ara myavs.

— sjobs gaCumde. CemTan ratom aRar modixar? kviraSi Tundac erTxel ratom ar sadilob Cvensas? xom ici, rogor vitanjebi. imdenad miyvarxar, rom Sens garda erTi azric aRara maqvs. rasac Sevxedav, Tvalwin Sen midgaxar, xolo pirs rom saTqmelad gavaReb xolme, meSinia, Seni saxeli ar wamomcdes. Sen amas ver gaigeb. meCveneba, TiTqo raRac, raRac WangebSi Cavvardi, raRac pirmokrul tomaraSi moveqeci. TviTonac ar vici, ra momdis da riT gaTavdeba yvelaferi. Seni xseneba Tavs ar manebebs, yelSi miWers, ai aq, sadRac gulSi maxrCobs da fexebi mekveTeba. me SemiZlia mTel dRes ugunuri pirutyviviT vijde savarZelSi da mxolod Senze vfiqrobde.

dÁu-rua gaocebiT Sescqeroda. q-ni valteri im sqels, patara da anc qaliSvils aRar hgavda, rogorc aqamdis egona. es ukve sasowarkveTili, imeddakarguli dedakaci iyo, romelic aRarafers ar moerideboda. TavSi raRac bundovani azri Cauvarda da Tqva:

— Cemo Zvirfaso, maradiuli siyvaruli ar arsebobs. erTmaneTs nebdebian da Sordebian. magram roca mas dasasruli aRar uCans, igi saSinel uRlad gadaiqceva xolme. me amaze meti aRar SemiZlia. ai, sruli simarTle. magram Tu Sen gonze moxval, Tu megobarsaviT damixvdebi da momepyrobi, Sens saxlSi isev winandeliviT vivli. Tqvi, SegiZlia?

man SiSveli xelebi Sav frakze daawyo JorJs da CurCuliT uTxra: