Gi de mopasani lamazi megobari nawili pirveli Tavi pirveli

sabralo dedakaci wynarad midioda. Semazrzeni wyvdiadidan sanTlis mocimcime Suqze livliviT amodiodnen xan urCxulebis msgavsi, xan raRac cocxal sulierTa minagvani ucnauri mcenareni, romelTac jadosnuri ieri edoT.

uceb qriste dainaxa. kari gamoaRo, romelic mas suraTs aSorebda, da fexebSi Cauvarda. jer qadagiviT loculobda, RmerTkacs mxurvale TavganwirulobiT uxmobda, xolo Semdeg, roca sasoeba Caunelda, Sexeda da, uRrmesi kaeSniT moculma, suli ganaba. qvevidan mTrTolvare sanTliT odnav ganaTebuli qriste ise hgavda lamaz megobars, rom is, visac axla umzerda, ukve RmerTi ki aRar iyo, aramed misi sayvareli. is xedavda mis Tvalebs, mis Subls, mis saxis metyvelebas, mis civsa da medidur iers, da umweod luRluRebda: `ufalo!.. ufalo... ufalo!..~, Tan JorJis saxeli enaze utrialebda. uceb gaifiqra, rom axla, ai, am wams, JorJi da misi suzana, misi qaliSvili, SeiZleba sadme oTaxSi, sadme ganmartoebiT iyvnen. JorJi! JorJi da suzana!

da imeorebda: `ufalo! ufalo!~, magram fiqriT isev imaTTan, JorJTan da Tavis SvilTan iyo. sadme oTaxSi martoni arian. axla Ramea, da orives xedavda, ise naTlad xedavda, TiTqos aqve suraTis magier mdgariyvnen. erTmaneTs uRimian, hkocnian. oTaxSi bnela. sawol taxtze sabani naxevrad gadakecilia. dedam wamoiwia, raTa mivardniliyo, Svils TmaSi daswvdomoda da JorJis mklavebidan gamoeTria. undoda qalisTvis yelSi waeWira da daexrCo. mas amJamad ukve sZulda Tavisi qaliSvili, romelic mis nasayvarlevs danebda. Tavis Svilisken xeli gaiSvira da... tilos Seexo, qristes fexs Sexvda, maRali xmiT Sehkivla da gulaRma daeca. sanTeli iatakze dauvarda da Caqra.

ra moxda Semdeg? didxans elandeboda ucnauri da sazareli uJmuri. mudam eCveneboda, viTom JorJi da suzana qristes Caxveodnen, romelic maT saSinel siyvaruls kurTxeviT locavda.

bundovnad grZnobda, rom Tavis oTaxSi aRar iyo. surda amdgariyo, gaqceuliyo, magram ar SeeZlo. raRacnairad gacbunebuli iyo. am cbunebam mTeli tani gauxeva da mxolod fxizeli da bindiT mosili azri dautova. axla mas raRac saSineli, daujerebeli, fantasturi uJmuri awvalebda. igi Seepyro ucnaur, avadmyofur, TiTqmis momakvdinebel landebs. amgvar landebs adamianis tvinSi aCenen xolme cxeli qveynis Zilismomgvreli mcenareebi, romelTac raRac Tilismuri ieri da Zlieri surneli aqvT.

meore dilas q-ni valteri `qristes~ win ipoves garTxmuli — ugono da TiTqos mimxrCvali. mZimed gaxda avad da misi sicocxle bewvzeRa ekida. mxolod meore dRes movida srul gonebaze da aqviTinda.

msaxurebisTvis suzanas dakargva rom aexsnaT, uTxres, viTom igi moulodnelad monasterSi gaegzavnaT. xolo valterma dÁu-ruas grZel werilze upasuxa, rom is Tanaxma iyo Tavisi qaliSvili misTvis mieTxovebina.

lamazma megobarma gaqcevis wina Rames werili dawera da safosto yuTSi parizidan gasvlis dros Caagdo. Tavazianad swerda valters, rom didi xania misi qali uyvarda, rom maT arasodes araferSi piri ar SeukravT. magram suzana TviTon mivida masTan, raTa Tavisive nebiT eTqva: `me Tqveni coli viqnebi~. maSin man igrZno, rom ufleba hqonda, qali TavisTan daetovebina da daemala kidevac, sanam pasuxs miiRebda qalis mSoblebisagan, romelTa Tanxmobas is Tavis sabedos survilze nakleb fass ar aZlevs. dÁu-rua, amasTan erTad, sTxovda valters — sapasuxo werilze `mokiTxvamde~ waewera, da miumata, rom am werils erTi misi megobari miiRebda fostaSi da mas, JorJ dÁu-ruas, gadaugzavnida.

sacolem da saqmrom laroS-giionSi eqvsi dRe gaatares senas napirze. arasodes axalgazrda qals ase kargad ar gaetarebina dro. Tavisi Tavi mwyemsi qali egona. JorJi suzanas Tavis dad asaRebda, mruSobas erideboda, ubiwos inaxavda da misi xeluxlebliv datoveba ufro xelsayrelad miaCnda.

JorJma meore dResve sacvali da glexuri tanisamosi iyida, mindvris yvavilebiT morTuli veeba Calis qudi daixura da Tevzaobas Seudga. es sofeli suzanas didebul adgilad eCveneboda. iq idga Zveli koSki da cixe-darbazi, sadac saocari Spaleris naxva SeiZleboda.

JorJi sacoles senas napirebze fexiT aseirnebda, xan naviT. erTmaneTs yovel wams mRelvarebiT kocnidnen, suzana — umankoebiT, JorJi ki —TavalagmviT. saqmros SeeZlo TavdaWera. roca man sacoles uTxra, `xval parizSi vbrundebiT, mamaTqvenma Tanxmoba mogvcao~, suzanam gulubryvilod waiCurCula: `ase male? me ki Zalian mxiarulad gavatare dro da ar megona, Cemi coloba ase adre gaTavdeboda~.
Tavi meaTe
konstantinopolis quCaze patara binaSi bneloda, JorJi da klotilda erTmaneTs karebSi Sexvdnen da swrafad Semovidnen. sanam dÁu-rua fanjris darabebs gamoaRebda, sayvarelma hkiTxa:

— maS suzana valters irTav?

JorJma Tavmdablad aRiara da daumata:

— aqamde ar icodi?

braziT savse, mrisxane klotilda win edga.

— suzana valters irTav? es ki metismetia! es ki nametania! maS sam Tves mxolod imitom mealersebodi, rom eg ambavi dagemala? Cems garda yvelas scodnia, me ki Cemi qmrisgan gavige, Cemi qmrisgan!

dÁu-ruam gaicina, Tumca darcxvenilic iyo. qudi buxarze dasdo da savarZelSi Camojda. klotildam TvalebSi Sexeda da Cumi, magram braziani xmiT uTxra:

— mas Semdeg, rac coli miatove, am bednieri dRis molodinSi iyavi, am saCuqars mimzadebdi da, amave dros, isev me myvarobdi? ra mzakvari yofilxar!

— raTa? — hkiTxa man. — coli myavda da mRalatobda. daviWire, gaveyare da axla sxvas virTav. amaze ubralo raRa iqneba?

man xmis kankaliT CasCurCula:

— oh, ra cbieri da ra saxifaTo kaci yofilxar?

JorJma gaiRima:

— daswyevlos eSmakma! suleli mudam gacruebuli darCeba!

magram klotilda Tavisas ar iSlida:

— ara, Tavidanve rogor ver gavige, ra vaJbatonic brZandebodi! imas mainc ver vifiqrebdi, rom aseTi aramzada gamodgebodi.

man mediduri ieri aisaxa da, —

— gTxov, Tavi ailagmo!

aman klotilda SeaSfoTa:

— rao? isRa damrCenia xelTaTmani Cavicva da ise gelaparako? mas aqeT, rac gicnob, avarasaviT giWiravs Tavi da amis Tqmasac mikrZalav? yvelas atyueb, yvelas hyvlef, yvelgan fulsa xvet, siamis yvavilebs hkref da isic ginda, rom patiosansaviT mogeqce?

JorJi wamodga. tuCi auTrTolda:

— gaCumdi, Torem aqedan gagagdeb.

— aqedan gamagdeb... — wailuRluRa man. — aqedan gamagdeb. Sen gamagdeb aqedan?.. Sen gamagdeb?.. Sena?..

meti veRaraferi Tqva, radgan brazi axrCobda, da uceb amoxeTqa:

— aqedan gamagdeb? dagaviwyda, rom am binis qiras pirvelive dRidan me vixdidi? marTalia, drogamoSvebiT Senc gadagixdia, magram vin daiqirava? me. vin Seinaxa? isev me da Sen me mipireb gagdebas? xma gaikminde, Se salaxanav! Sena ggonia, ar vici, rogor mopare madlenas vodrekis qonebis naxevari? Sena ggonia, ar vici, rogor gaabriyve suzana, rogor iweqi masTan, rom ageZulebina, colad gamogyoloda?

JorJma mxrebSi xelebi Caavlo da njRreva dauwyo:

— imaze laparaki ar gabedo! gikrZalav!

— suzanasTan iweqi-meTqi, vici! — mainc yviroda klotilda.

dÁu-rua yvelafers moismenda da moinelebda, magram am sicruem moTmineba daukarga, klotildas mier nasrolma simarTlem guli braziT aucaxcaxa, magram im qalze, sacoleze cilis wamebam am dedakacis cemis Jini gauRviZa. dÁu-ruam gaumeora:

— gaCumdi, gafrTxileb... gaCumdi-meTqi,…— da im xesaviT anjrevda, romelsac xilis Camosayrelad arxeven xolme.

klotildas Tma CamoeSala, piri farTod daeRo, Tvalebi giJsaviT gayinoda da imeorebda:

— iweqi-meTqi!

JorJma xeli gauSva da iseTi sila gaawna, rom klotilda kedels miaskda da waiqca. mere xelebze daebjina, wamoiwia, miubrunda da erTxel kidev miaxala:

— iweqi, iweqi-meTqi!

JorJi eca, Cabubna da ise dauwyo cema, rogorc mamakacs scemen xolme. klotilda uceb gaCumda da akvnesda. aRar inZreoda, pirisaxe iataksa da kedels Sua hqonda Carguli da sabralod krusunebda.

JorJma cema Sewyvita da wamoiwia. mere ramdenjerme gaiara, raTa sidinje aRedgina. TavSi erTi azri mouvida. sawol oTaxSi gavida, taStSi civi wyali Caasxa da Tavi Sig Cahyo, Semdeg xeli daibana, frCxilebi guldasmiT gaiwminda da sayvarlis sanaxavad dabrunda. klotilda ar inZreoda, isev iatakze egdo gaSotili da weRandeliviT gulamoskvnili tiroda.

— male gaaTaveb krusuns? — hkiTxa.

man arafri miugo. JorJi Sua oTaxSi idga da iatakze gawolili sxeulis winaSe raRac sircxvils grZnobda. Semdeg ucbad gadawyvita da buxris Tavidan Tavisi qudi moitaca:

— mSvidobiT, roca mosulierdebi, gasaRebi mekares gadaeci. me ver movicdi, sanam adgomis gunebaze moxvidode.

gamovida, kari gamoixura, mekaresTan Seixeda da uTxra:

— qalbatoni jer iq darCa, magram isic axlave gamova. gadaeci saxlis patrons, rom pirveli oqtombridan binaze uars vambob. dRes agvistos Teqvsmetia, maSasadame, vadas jer ar gadavcilebivar.

da swrafi nabijiT gaudga gzas, radgan kidev ramdenime alagas unda Seevlo da qorwilisTvis ukanaskneli sayideli eyida.

jvriswera oci oqtombrisTvis iyo daniSnuli, saparlamento sesiis ganaxlebis Semdeg. wesi wm. madlenas eklesiaSi unda SeesrulebinaT. am qorwilze bevri xma dadioda, magram namdvili aravin icoda, Wori mainc dacocavda. motacebazedac laparakobdnen, magram marTali da mogonili veravis gaerCia.

msaxurebi ambobdnen, rom q-ma volterma, romelic sasiZos xmas ar scemda, im dRes, SuaRames, suzanas gaTxoveba rom gadawyvita, qaliSvili monasterSi gaacila da TviTon simwriT avad gaxdao. oranJereadan meore dRes TiTqmis mkvdari gamoitanes. ueWvelia, arasodes aRar momjobindeba. Tma sul gauTeTrda da moxucebuls daemgvana. RvTismosavad iqca da yovel samSabaTs ziarebas iRebda.

seqtembris dasawyisSi `safrangeTis cxovrebam~ gamoacxada, rom baroni dÁu-rua de kanteli amieridan am gazeTis mTavar redaqtorad iniSneboda, xolo valteri gamomcemlis saxelwodebas inarCunebda. redaqciam samsaxurSi cnobili feletonistebis, politikuri redaqtorebisa da samxatvro-saTeatro kritikosTa jari moiwvia. es laSqari fulis meoxebiT gadmoibires didi gazeTebidan, Zveli da mZlavri redaqciebidan, romelTac mkvidri adgilebi eWiraT.

xnieri, darbaiseli da pativcemuli Jurnalistebi mxrebs aRar iCeCavdnen, roca `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ Sesaxeb Camovardeboda xolme saubari. swrafi da sruli gamarjvebis wyalobiT am gazeTs seriozuli mwerlebic ki aRar Takilobdnen, Tumca igi manamde aTvalwunebuli hqondaT.

am gazeTis mTavari redaqtoris qorwineba parizis cxovrebaSi did ambad gadaiqca, radgan JorJ dÁu-rua da valteri, erTi xania, saerTo cnobismoyvareobas aRvivebdnen.

es ambavi Semodgomis mowmendil dRes moxda.

wm. madlenas eklesiis msaxurni wiTel, ganier xaliCas dilidanve karibWis maRal kibeze hfendnen, romelic roialis quCas gadascqeris. mosiaruleni uneburad Cerdebodnen da uyurebdnen. parizelebma maSinve daaskvnes, rom aq didi ambavi unda momxdariyo.

TavianT saqmeebze mimavali kantoris mosamsaxureni, muSa qalebi da noqrebi taZris win Cerdebodnen, Sehyurebdnen da mdidrebze fiqrobdnen, romelnic colis SerTvaze amodena fuls xarjavdnen. saaTis aTidan aqa-iq cnobismoyvareTa jgufebic gaCnda, yvela ramdenime wuTs icdida im imediT, rom sacaa daiwyebao, da Semdeg isev Tavisi gziT midiodnen.

TerTmet saaTze policiis razmi movida da umalve wesrigis aRdgenas Seudga, radgan yovel wuTs axal-axali jgufi Cndeboda. male movidnen pirveli stumrebic, romelnic saukeTeso adgilebs iWerdnen: maT yvelafris naxva surdaT. eseni stoas gaswvriv dasxdnen.

nel-nela sxva stumrebic gamoCndnen: abreSumis kabebiT moSriale qalebi da darbaiseli mamakacebi. TiTqmis yvela mamakaci meloti iyo da siarulis ieri ganzomili hqonda, taZars ki ufro meti medidureba mieca.

eklesia TandaTan ivseboda. uzarmazar Ria karSi mzis Suqis nakadi Semodioda da stumarTa pirvel rigebs anaTebda. odnav bnel kandelze cvilis sanTlebiT mofenili sakurTxeveli isroda yviTel Suqs, romelic didi karidan Semosul sinaTlesTan SedarebiT metad uZalo iyo.

mosulni erTmaneTs Tvals rom mohkravdnen, niSanze moiwevdnen, jgufebad ikribebodnen, radgan literatorebs sazogadoebis sxva wevrebze naklebi sasoeba hqondaT, isini sxvebze ufro maRali xmiT laparakobdnen.

norber de vareni vinme megobars eZebda. skamebs Sua rigSi Jak rivals mohkra Tvali da mivida.

— xom xedavT, — uTxra, — momavali marjve xalxs ekuTvnis.

rivals JorJisa ara Surda ra da upasuxa:

— bedi hqonia. moaxerxa da cxovrebac moiwyo.

mere sazogadoebas dauwyes sinjva.

— xom ar iciT, ras akeTebs JorJis nacolari?

poetma gaiRima:

— vici kidevac da arc vici. Turme metad ganmartoebiT cxovrobs monmartris ubanSi, magram... magram mcireodeni `magram~ arsebobs. erTi xania, gazeT `La plume-Si politikur werilebs vkiTxulob, romelic Zalian hgavs foresties da dÁu-ruas werilebs. vinme Jan de doli awers xels. axalgazrda, lamazi da Wkviani vaJia, romelic Turme Cveni megobris, JorJis jiSisa yofila da mis nacolarsac icnobs. aqedan aseTi daskvna gamovitane: im qalbatons Zalian hyvarebia damwyebni da momavalSic eyvareba. Tumca isic saTqmelia, rom is qalbatoni Zalian mdidaria. vodreki da laroS-matie mis saxlSi tyuilad ki ar iyvnen gaSinaurebuli.…

rivalma SeniSna:

— madlena sandomiani, cbieri da marjve qalia. roca samosels ixdis, albaT, mSvenieri vinmea. magram erTi es miambeT, geTayva, dÁu-rua gayris Semdeg rogor axerxebs eklesiuri wesiT meore colis SerTvas?

— imitom irTavs eklesiuri wesiT, — miugo norber de varenma, — rom misi pirveli qorwineba samRvdeloebisaTvis jvris werad ar iTvleba.

— ratom?

— gulgrilobiT Tu momWirneobisaTvis, Cvenma lamazma megobarma ifiqra, sakmarisi iqneba madlena foresties SerTva marto meriaSi iyos aRniSnulio, saeklesio kurTxevas Tavi moarida. amis gamo, Cveni wminda deda-eklesiis azriT, maTi qorwineba ubralo sqesobrivi kavSiri iyo da meti araferi. amitom misTvis JorJi dRes ucolo vaJia da saqmros nebazea eklesiis yvela sazeimo ganrigeba, romelic valters iafi ar daujdeba.

momatebuli xalxis guguni TaRis qveS TandaTan Zlierdeboda. zogierTi TiTqmis xmamaRla laparakobda, stumrebi erTmaneTs aCvenebdnen saxelovan axalmosulebs, romelnic kmayofili iyvnen, rom maT aTvalirebdnen, da iWimebodnen. Tanac cdilobdnen, Cveulebis mixedviT, kvlav pirvel rigSi mdgariyvnen.. es saxelovani xalxi ukve daCveuli iyo yvela dResaswaulze TavianTi Tavi amrigad eCvenebinaT da egonaT, rom isini yoveli zeimis ucvlel samkauls, mxatvrul mokazmulobas Seadgendnen.

rivalma ganagrZo:

— erTi mibrZaneT, Tqven xom xSirad dabrZandebodiT patronTan: marTalia Tu ara, viTom q-ni valteri da dÁu-rua erTmaneTs xmas aRar scemen?

— diax, marTalia. mas ara surda Tavisi qali dÁu-ruasTvis mieTxovebina, magram JorJma maT mier marokoSi Camarxuli cxedrebi aRmoaCina da amiT valteri xelSi daiWira. bebers saSinel gamxilebas emuqreboda. valters laroSis magaliTi gaaxsenda da ucbad danebda. xolo yvela qaliviT jiutma dedam fici dasdo, rom siZes erT sityvasac aRar etyoda. erTad rom vxedav, saSinlad mecineba xolme. q-ni valteri im dros nemezidas Zegls hgavs, is ki Zalian darcxvenilia, Tumca amas ar amJRavnebs, radgan mSvenivrad scodnia Tavisi grZnobebis alagmva.

saliteraturo Tanamokalmeni dÁu-ruas xels arTmevdnen, aqa-iq politikuri saubris nawyvetebi ismoda. taZris karibWesTan Tavmoyrili xalxis laparaki, Soreuli zRvis guguniviT bundovani, mzis sinaTlesTan erTad karebSi Semodioda, TaRebSi adioda da eklesiaSi Tavmoyril rCeulTa dabal xmaurs hfaravda.

uceb mekarem xis iataks samjer dahkra kverTxi. yvelam skamebis miwev-moweviT da kabebis SrialiT miixeda iqiT. karibWis naTel SuqSi gamoCnda dedofali, romelic Tavis mamas xelgayrili mosdevda. suzana uwindeliviT saucxoo TeTr saTamaSos hgavda. TmaSi TeTri, wvrili yvavili hqonda gayrili.

ramdenime wamiT direze Sedga, roca fexi taZarSi Semodga, orRanma mZlavrad daiguguna da Tavisi Zlieri liTonis xmiT yvelas dedoflis mosvla auwya.

sacole TavCaRunuli modioda, Tumca araviTari siZabune ar etyoboda, mainc gaurkvevel mRelvarebas hgrZnobda, da iyo mSvenieri, patara da Tvalwarmtaci. xalxs rom axlo gauara, qalebi RimiliT CurCulebdnen; xolo mamakacebi erTmaneTs dabali xmiT eubnebodnen: `saucxooa! RvTaebrivia!~ mama Warbi medidurobiT moabijebda, odnav fermkrTali iyo da cxvirze saTvale ukrialebda.

maT oTxi dobili mosdevda, oTxive lamazi, oTxive vardisferi kabiT gamowyobili. es iyo marTla saTamaSo dedofalas mSvenieri amala. oTxi mejvarec erTimeoris Sesaferisad iyo SerCeuli da ise modiodnen, TiTqos baletmeisteris mier yofiliyvnen dageSili.

Semdeg deda mohyva simamrs. markiz de la ter-ivelens, samocdaTormeti wlis moxucs, xelgayrili mosdevda. q-ni valteri ki ar modioda, molaslsebda da yovel nabijze TiTqmis guli misdioda, TiTqos misi fexisgulebi iataks ewebeboda, fexebic siarulze uars ambobdnen da saguleSi guli im mxeciviT ufarTxalebda, romelic naxtomebiT lamobs damalvas. gamxdariyo, xolo WaRara Tmis gamo misi pirisaxe ufro fermkrTali da mimWknari moCanda. aravin rom ar daenaxa, pirdapir ixedeboda da imazeRa fiqrobda, rac mas awvalebda.

mere JorJ dÁu-rua da viRac ucnobi xnieri dedakaci gamoCndnen. sasiZos Tavi maRla eWira, warbSekruli iyo da mtkice da uZravi TvaliT pirdapir ixedeboda. zemo tuCeze ulvaSi TiTqos braziT ayriliyo. yvelas lamaz vaJkacad moeCvena. wvrili, neli, ucxo siaruli da werweta fexebi hqonda. fraki kopwiad hqonda gamowyobili, xolo zed sisxlis wveTiviT micxebuli sapatio odenis pawawa niSani yvelas TvalSi scemda.

mere naTesavebi modiodnen. roza senator risolens mohyveboda. ukve Tve-naxevris winaT iyo gaTxovili. grafi la turiveleni da grafi de persemuras meuRle xelixel-gayrili Semovidnen.

sul bolos dÁu-ruas mohyva nacnob-megobarTa Wreli rigi, romelic man Tavis axal naTesavebs gaacno. es xalxi cnobili iyo parizis naxevrad warCinebulTa Soris, yvelas advilad ecnoboda, adviladve umegobrdeboda, Tu saWiro iyo, kidevac unaTesavdeboda. aq iyvnen mdidari metiCrebi, davrdomili, gakotrebuli, saxelgatexili Tavadaznaurebi. zogierTebs, yvelaze uaresebs — col-Svilic ki hyavdaT. aq naxavdiT de belvins, markiz banJolens, graf de ravelens Tavisi coliT. aqve moCandnen hercogi de ramorano, Tavadi kravalovi, kavaleri valreali, Semdeg valteris stumrebi: Tavadi de geSi, hercogi de ferasini Tavisi coliT da mSvenieri markiza de dunisa. am jgufSi q-n valteris ramdenime naTesavs karga provincialuri ieri hqonda.

orRani galobda. misi kriala sayvirebi zecas adamianTa sixaruls da urvas ugzavnidnen da uzarmazar Senobas maRali, ritmuli xmebiT avsebdnen. karibWe daketes da iqauroba uceb ise Camoabneles, TiTqos im taZridan mze gaegdoT.

axla mefe-dedofali sakurTxevlis win idga muxl-moyrili. tanJeris axali episkoposi sakurTxevlidan kverTxiT da mitriT gamovida, raTa axali wyvili samaradisos saxeliT SeeerTebina.

Cveulebrivi sakiTxveli gamohkiTxa, beWdebi Seucvala, jaWviviT SemboWavi sityvebi warmoTqva da axlad jvardawerilebs qadageba uTxra. didxans ilaparaka Semkuli sityvebi erTgulebaze. episkoposi didi, sruli da erTi im prelatTagani iyo, romelsac muceli didebulis iers aZlevs xolme.

ucabedi qviTinis xmaurma zogierTi moaxeda. dedoflis dedas pirisaxe xelebSi Caemala da tiroda, bolos is iZulebuli iyo, daeTmo. an ra eqna? dRidan suzanas dabrunebisa deda autaneli da dausrulebeli varamiT ewvaleboda. qaliSvili ar daloca da Tavisi oTaxidan gamoagdo, xolo sazeimo salmiT Semosul dÁu-ruas Cumi xmiT uTxra:

— TqvenisTana veragi Cems sicocxleSi jer ar Semxvedria. nurasodes nuraferze nuRar mommarTavT. icodeT, ar gipasuxebT.

suzana mwvave siZulviliT SeiZula, da am av grZnobas uimedo vneba da uwyalo eWvi daerTo, ucnauri eWvi dedis da sayvarlisa axali WrilobisaTvis mwvave da sazareli, romelSic SeuZlebeli iyo gamotexiliyo.

da ai, episkoposi jvars swerda maT, mis Svils da mis sayvarels, swerda eklesiaSi, oriaTasi kacis TandaswrebiT da misive Tval-win! dedas ki veraferi uTqvams! mas ar Zalus xeli SeuSalos! ar ZaluZs daiyviros: `eg kaci me mekuTvnis, eg kaci Cemi sayvarelia! Tqven mier nakurTxi SeuRleba samarcxvinoa!

zog qals guli auCuyda da waiCurCula:

— sawyali deda, rogori aRelvebulia!

xolo episkoposi enamWevrobda:

— Tqven am qveynis bednierebs ekuTvniT, mdidrebsa da pativcemulebs. Tqvenma niWma, mowyaleo xelmwifev, sxvebze maRla agamaRlaT. Tqven xalxisaTvis swerT, aswavliT, arigebT, gzas uCvenebT da Tqvens winaSe didebuli asparezia gadaSlili. Tqven mSvenieri vali gekisrebaT, Tqven SegiZliaT saucxoo magaliTi aCvenoT.

dÁu-rua yurs ugdebda da siamayis grZnoba Tavbrus axvevda: romis eklesiis prelati ase elaparakeboda mas! xolo zurgsukan is xalxs grZnobda, rCeul xalxs, romelic aq isev misTvis, dÁu-ruasTvis mosuliyo, Tanac eCveneboda, rom mas raRac Zala hkravda xels da zeviT eweoda, is ukve Sevida im wreSi, romelic am qveyanas ganagebda — is, sofel kantelis Raribi glexis Svili!

uceb Tvalwin ded-mama warmoudga iq, dabalWerian duqanSi. mTis kalTis Txemze, romelic ruanis did vels dahyurebs, cxadad xedavda, glexebs rogor usxamdnen sasmels. roca JorJi vodrekis memkvidred gadaiqca, mSoblebs xuTi aTasi franki gaugzavna. axla ki ormocdaaTiaTass gaugzavnis, patara mamuls iyidian da gabednierdebian.

episkoposma sityva daasrula. farCis olariT mosili mRvdeli sakurTxevelSi Sevida. orRani xelaxla Seudga mefe-dedoflis qeba-didebas, axla igi grZeli da maRali xmiT galobda. misi talRiseburi galoba iseTi xmovani da mZlavri iyo, TiTqos surda Weri aeglija da laJvard caSi afreniliyo. es idumali xma mTel taZars avsebda da misgan yoveli sxeuli da yoveli suli uneburad TrToda, Semdeg orRani damSvidda da haerSi yurwarmtaci da sunTqvasaviT msubqi melodia gadmoskda. es iyo narnari, mxiaruli, Citis RuRuniviT simRera. magram uceb es kekluci musikac ise darbaislurad amRerda, ise medidurad da mZlavrad aJRerda, TiTqos erTi ram ioti xalxisave Tvalwin veeba qveynad gardaqmniliyo.

Semdeg adamianuri xma gaisma da TavCaRunulebs zed gadauara: operis artistebi b.b. vori da landeki galobdnen. irgvliv yovelive sakmevlis nazi surneliT iJRinTeboda. sakurxevelTan wirvas aTavebdnen. RmerTkacma Tavisi mogvis xma ismina da am soflad Camodioda, raTa baron dÁu-ruasTvis gamarjveba daeloca da ekurTxebina.

suzanas gverdiT mdgomma lamazma megobarma Tavi daRuna. — im wams elandeboda viTom RmerTi irwmuna, romelmac mas esodeni mfarveloba gauwia da esodeni wyaloba mohgvara. TiTqos arc ki icoda, vis mimarTavda: axalkaci Tavisi warmatebisaTvis ufals swiravda madlobas.

wirva rom dasrulda, JorJ dÁu-rua wamodga, cols xeli misca da SesamoselTa sacavSi gaiyvana. stumrebma maT winaSe gavla daiwyes. bolo aRar Canda, sixaruliT gadareul JorJs zogjer Tavisi Tavi eCveneboda mefed, romelsac xalxi esalmeboda. yvelas xels arTmevda, fuRuro sityvebs eubneboda, Tavs ukravda da qaTinaurebze aseT pasuxs aZlevda: `friad, sasiamovno~!..

ucbad klotildas mohkra Tvali da gaaxsenda yvela mis mier micemul-miRebuli kocna, maTi alersi, xvevna, cuRlutoba, misi xmis ieri, misi tuCebis gemo, da am mogonebam mas nasayvarlevis dabrunebis Jini aunTo. klotilda Tavisi cocxali TvalebiT da avaruli ieriT isev lamazi, isev winandeliviT mimzidveli iyo. mainc didebuli sayvarelia! gaifiqra JorJma.

klotilda gaubedavad, SiSnakravi krZalviT miuaxlovda da xeli gauwoda. JorJma CamoarTva, erT xans eWira da misi qaluri, moridebuli, nazi Zaxili igrZno, misi mosarigebeli da Sesandobari xelmoWera gaigo, da am pawawa TaTunias TviTonac ise mouWira, TiTqos eubneboda: `isev Seni var, klotilda, da isev uwindeliviT miyvarxar~.

maTi moRimare, mbrwyinavi da siyvaruliT aRsavse Tvalebi erTmaneTs Sexvda. klotildam Tavisi nazi xmiT waiCurCula:

— naxvamdis, male gewveviT.

— naxvamdis, male gvnaxeT, — mxiarulad upasuxa man.

q-ni de mareli wavida.

sxvebic modiodnen, axalgazrda col-qmris win xalxi wyaliviT miedineboda. bolos SeTxelda, ukanasknelebmac Cauares. JorJma suzanas xelaxla mohkida xeli.

magram eklesia isev gaivso: yvela isev Zvel adgils daubrunda, radgan surdaT enaxaT, mefe-dedofali erTad rogor gaivlida. JorJi neli nabijiT modioda. Tavi maRla aewia, xolo Tvalebi mzis SuqiT ganaTebul ganier karibWeze hqonda mibjenili. midioda da zogjer xangrZlivi JrJola uvlida tanSi. xan ki is civi TrTolva gahkravda, romelsac udidesi bedniereba iwvevs xolme. is aRaravis ar xedavda da mxolod Tavis Tavze fiqrobda.

diresTan rom mivida, Savi, mRelvare, SequCuli brbo dainaxa, romelsac misTvis, JorJ dÁu-ruas gulisTvis moeyara Tavi. axla parizeli xalxi axal kacs Sescqeroda da misi gamarjveba Surda.

Semdeg axalmefem Tvalebi aswia da moSorebiT, Tanxmobis moednis gadaRma, deputatTa palata dainaxa. maSinve moeCvena, TiTqos TiTqos wminda madlenas karibWedan burbonTa sasaxlis aivanze gadamxtariyo.

maRalsa da ganier kibeze wynarad daeSva. cnobismoyvareTa or wyebas Sua Camodioda da aravis aRar uyurebda: misi azri ukanve gamobrunda. mZafri mzis SuqiT dabindul TvalebSi elandeboda isev klo, romelic safeTqlebze Tmas isworebda, radgan loginidan adgomis dros mudam awewili hqonda xolme.