Gi de mopasani lamazi megobari nawili pirveli Tavi pirveli

forestiem naTqvami TiTqos ver gaigo da hkiTxa:

— fanjara rom mivxuro, xom ar gamiwyrebiT? ramdenime dRea, isev gavcivdi.

— ki, batono.

forestie mivida fanjris meore naxevris misaxuravad da pirnaTeli, damSvidebuli daubrunda Tavis alags. misi coli sdumda, raRac fiqrSi iyo wasuli. Tavi sufraze hqonda Caqindruli da gaurkveveli RimiliT Wiqebs dascqeroda. im RimiliT, romelic TiTqos raRacas gpirdebaT, magram danapirebs arasodes asrulebs.

ostinduri xamanwkebi Semoitanes — nazi da msuqani, romelic lokokinebSi Casmul pawawa yurebs hgavda da enasa da sasas Sua mlaSe kanfetiviT dneboda. wvnians moayoles kalmaxi, romelic axalgazrda qaliviT mowiTalo iyo.

saubari gaaCaRes. jer parizis quCebSi mogrovili Worebi gadmoalages, Semdeg gaarCies erTi warCinebuli qalis istoria, romelsac qmris megobarma waaswro, roca is qali ucxoel TavadTan calke kabinetSi vaxSmobda. am ambavma forestie bevri acina. qalebma ganacxades, rom TavdauWereli ybedi am SemTxvevaSi tutuci da salaxana gamodga. dÁuruam kveri daukra da xmamaRla ganacxada, rom aseT saqmeSi mamakaci, — moqmedia igi, rwmunebuli Tu mowme, — samaresaviT munji unda iyoso, da daumata:

— ramden sitkboebas mogvcemda cxovreba, erTmaneTisgan sruli dumilis imedi rom gvqonoda! xSirad, Zalian xSirad, TiTqmis mudam, qali imitom ikavebs Tavs, rom Tavisi naCumaris gamJRavnebisa eSinia. — Semdeg gaiRima da daasrula: — mibrZaneT, gana marTals ar vambob? ramdeni qali ahyveboda ucabed vnebas, moulodnelsa da Zlier wuTier Jinsa da siyvarulis ocnebas, xifaTi rom ar moelodes, rom wuTier sitkboebas saqveyno ayalmayali da mware cremli ar mosdevdes!

dÁurua ise TavdajerebiT laparakobda, TiTqos viRacas da Tavis Tavsac icavda, da Tanac ambobda: `Cemi mxriv, aseTi xifaTi aravis moelis. scadeT da darwmundebiTo~.

qalebi ise Sescqerodnen, TiTqos naTqvams TvalebiT udasturebdnen da umowmebdnen, rom is kargad da samarTlianad laparakobda. maTi Tanaziari dumili aSkaras xdida, Tu saidumloebis dacva uzrunveli iqneboda, am parizeli qalebis uryevi moralic didxans ver gasZlebda.

forestie TiTqmis iwva savarZelSi. erTi fexi mokecili hqonda, xelsawmendi — JiletSi Catanebuli, raTa tanisamosi ar gaesvara. uceb man skeptikurad Caicina da qalebs uTxra:

— RmerTo Cemo, saidumloeba rom uzrunvelyofili iyos, ra dRes dagvayridiT! vai qmrebis brali!

baasi siyvarulze gadavida. dÁuruas samudamo siyvarulisa ara sjeroda. misi rwmeniT, igi rac SeiZleba xangrZlivi unda yofiliyo da mas mtkice kavSiri, nazi megobroba da Zlieri ndoba unda daemyarebina. fizikuri kavSiri mxolod gulTa SeduRebas unda adasturebdeso. samagierod, mas abrazebda mousvenari eWvianoba, dramebi, kinklaoba da sayveduri, romelic TiTqmis mudam gayriT Tavdeba xolme.

roca gaaTava, de marelma amoioxra:

— diax, sruli simarTlea. siyvaruli sicocxlis erTaderTi siamea, romelsac xSirad vimwarebT, radgan zogjer misgan SeuZlebel rames moviTxovT xolme.

qalbatoni forestie danas aTamaSebda.

— diax, diax... — daumata man, — kargia, roca uyvarxar vinmes.

etyoboda, misi ocneba ufro Sors frenda da iseTi ram elandeboda, rasac xmamaRla ver ityoda, ver gabedavda.

radgan morigi saWmeli jer ar mohqondaT, drogamoSvebiT Sampanuris ylups svamdnen da Tanac patara da mrgvali puris yuebs RrRnidnen. fiqri siyvarulze nel-nela Jonavda da ipyrobda maT, TandaTan aTrobda maT suls msgavsad sufTa Rvinisa, romelic wveT-wveTad CasdiodaT yelSi, sisxls uTbobda da gonebas unislavda.

cxvris katleti moitanes — nazi, msubuqi da satacuris wvrili TavebiT Sezavebuli.

— daswyevlos eSmakma, ra gemrielia! — wamoiZaxa forestiem.

yvela Wamas Seudga. naz xorcsa da kremiviT garTxmul mwvanils madianad miirTmevdnen.

dÁuruam ganagrZo:

— roca qals vyvarob, yovelive danarCeni CemTvis aRar arsebobs.

es sityvebi Rrma rwmeniT warmoTqva, Tanac aRfrTovanebuli iyo sasiyvarulo sitkboebis natvriT da gemrieli sadiliT, romelsac amJamad Seeqceoda.

q-ma forestiem Cumad ise sTqva, TiTqos es srulebiTac ar exeboda mas:

— imaze udidesi bedniereba ar arsebobs, rodesac ori xeli erTmaneTs pirvelad mouWers da erTi maTgani ekiTxeba meores: `giyvarvar?~ meore ki upasuxebs: `ho, miyvarxar~.

marelma SampanuriT savse Wiqa erTi moyudebiT dascala, iqiT misdga da mxiarulad daurTo:

— Tu me mkiTxavT, arc magdenad platonuri arseba gaxlavarT.

yvelam TanagrZnobiT gaicina, Tanac Tvalebi ukamkamebdaT.

forestie savarZelSi gaiWima, xelebi gaSala, idayvebiT baliSebs daeyrdno da seriozulad Tqva:

— magisTana gulwrfeloba momwons. igi amtkicebs, rom Tqven praqtikuli dedakaci brZanebulxarT. magram neba miboZeT gkiTxoT, ra azris brZandeba batoni de mareli?

marelis colma mxrebi neli da xangrZlivi zizRiT aiSmuSna da mere mtkiced upasuxa:

— baton de marels am saganze araviTari azri ara aqvs. is mxolod... mxolod Tavs ikavebs xolme.

saubari grZnobaTa mwvervalebidan uceb natifi uwmawurobis yvavilovan baRSi daeSva. da wamovida lamazad Tqmuli orazrovneba da iseTi sityvebi, romelnic TiTqos qalsaviT samosels ixdidnen da SiSvldebodnen. dadga dro tlanqi da gadakruli Tqmebisa, moxerxebuli bilwisa, pirmoTne urcxvobiT miCqmaluli sityvebisa, zrdilobiani frazebisa, romelTa ukan uzrdeli azri imaleboda. aseTi azri aRviZebs TavSi yovelives, ris Tqmac pirdapir ar SeiZleba xolme. igi warCinebul xalxs saSualebas aZlevs Seqmnas garSemo vnebianobis msubuqi, idumali nisli, fiqrTa raRac WuWyiani Sexla-Semoxla, romelic tvins iseve aforiaqebs da aduRebs, rogorc xvevna, romelic aRviZebs da aRvivebs yovelive sqesobrivs, raic sircxviliTa da saidumloebiT aris xolme Semosili da vnebiT aris nakurTxi.

moxrakuli gnolebi moitanes. garSemo mwyerebi hqonda dalagebuli. amas mwvane muxudo mohyva, Semdeg — paSteti. mas zed erTi salaTi, romlis kuwubo foTlebi pirsabanis TasiviT momrgvalo sasalaTeSi mwvane xavsiviT iyo gaSlili. mosadileni yovelive amas ise Wamdnen, rom saWmlis gemos veRar amCnevdnen, aRarafers yuradRebas ar aqcevdnen, TavianTi naubariT atacebulebs xoSiani almuri mokidebodaT.

axla dedakacebic saxifaTo sityvebs isrodnen. qalbatoni de mareli laparakobda bunebrivi TavgasulobiT, romelic gamowvevas hgavda, xolo misi megobari momxiblavi TavdaWeriT, morcxvobis kiloTi, romelic yvelafers emCneoda: mis kilos, xmas, Rimilsa da laparakis iersac. mis naubars TiTqos vnebis cieb-cxeleba unda Seenelebina, namdvilad ki misi piridan amosuli Tamami sityvebi ufro metad acxelebdnen sulsac da sisxlsac.

forestie baliSebze gaSxlarTuliyo, icinoda, Seusvenebliv svamda, Wamda da xangamoSvebiT iseT gabedul, zogjer ki iseT uxeS sityvebs isroda, rom eldanacemi qalebi erTi wamiT gangeb iseT iers miiRebdnen, TiTqos SeSindnen an daircxvineso. roca foresties metad uzrdeli ram wamoscdeboda xolme, yovelTvis daumatebda:

— saqme mSvenivrad midis, Cemo bavSvebo, da Tu Semdegac ase wavida, ueWvelad rame sisuleles CaidenT.

tkbili moitanes, mere yavac moayoles, xolo liqiorma isedac aforiaqebuli Tavi ufro metad daunislaT da gaucxelaT.

Tanaxmad sadilis dasawyisSive micemuli dapirebisa, q-ni de mareli odnav SezarxoSda. man es icoda, da stumrebis gasarTobad, isedac cxad simTvrales mxiaruli ancobiT da gabeduli ybedobiT gangeb aaSkaravebda.

q-ni forestie, albaT, sifrTxilis gamo dadumda. dÁurua naZaladevad imagrebda enas, radgan esmoda, rom Seficxuli iyo da advilad SeeZlo Tavisi saxeli daezianebina.

papirosebi gaaboles. uceb foresties saSineli xvela auvarda, romelic guls uglejda. saxe gauwiTlda, Sublze ofli daasxa. xelsawmendi aifara da xvela Zlivs Seimagra, mere braziT warmoTqva:

— es siamovneba saCemo ar yofila... sisulelea!

kargi guneba ukvalod gauqra da avad gaxdomis SiSma Seipyro.

— Sin wavideT, — Tqva.

q-ma de marelma zariT moixmo laqia da angariSi mosTxova. umalve miarTves. misi wakiTxva scada, magram cifrebi Tvalwin uxtoda da dÁuruas gadasca, Tan uTxra:

— aha, Cem magier gadaixadeT. me metismetad mTvrali var da verafers varCev, — da safule miugdo.

danaxarji sul asocdaaT franks Seadgenda. dÁuruam angariSi Seamowma, ori sakredito bileTi misca da, xurdas rom iRebda, dabali xmiT ikiTxa:

— ramdeni mivce laqias?

— ar vici, ramdenic gnebavdeT.

sainze xuTi franki dado, safule axalgazrda qals daubruna da uTxra:

— nebas miboZebT, gagaciloT?

— ra Tqma unda. Cems binas marto verc ki mivagneb.

col-qmar forestiebs gamoeTxovnen da dÁurua qalbaton de marelTan erTad karetaSi aRmoCnda. JorJs axla qali gverdiT hyavda, sul axlos. oriveni Caketilni iyvnen Sav yuTSi, romelsac drogamoSvebiT trotuaridan Semovardnili airis Suqi anaTebda. JorJi Tavis kiserze qalis siTbos grZnobda da misTvis erT sityvasac veRar poulobda: misi Caxutebis mwvave survilma ena dauba da goneba SeuboWa.

`neta ras izams, rom gavubedo?~ — fiqrobda, Tan sadilze naTqvami yvela sisulele gaaxsenda da gaTamamda, magram marcxis SiSma mainc ver gaabedvina.

qali daJinebiT sdumda da, karetis kuTxeSi mikunWuli, uZravad ijda. mZinares emgvaneboda, Tvalebi gaxelili rom ara hqonoda, romelic yovel wuTs ubrwyinavda, roca quCidan farnis sxivebi SemoiWreboda xolme.

`neta ras fiqrobs?~ dÁurua grZnobda, rom laparaki saWiro ar iyo, rom sityva, Tundac erTi sityvis Tqma da dumilis darRveva yvelafers gahfantavda, magram amave dros ucabedi da uxeSi moqmedebisaTvis siTamamec ara hyofnida.

uceb igrZno, rom qalma fexi gaafaCuna da am moZraobaSi nervuli da ucabedi raRac moeCvena: igi an mouTmenlobis niSani iyo, an mowodebisa. aseTi SeumCneveli moZraoba rom igrZno, dÁurua TaviT fexamde SekrTa, ucbad mibrunda da eZgera, Tan tuCebiT mis tuCebs eZebda da xelebiT SiSvel tans etaneboda.

qalma sustad Sehkivla da scada wamomdgariyo, Tavi daecva, xeliskvriT moegeriebina, mere ki ise dauTmo, TiTqos xangrZlivi winaaRmdegobis gamo Zala aRar Seswevdao.

kareta q-n marelis binis win SeCerda. dÁurua amas ar moeloda da veRar moaswro mxurvale sityvebi moeZebna, raTa madloba gadaexada da Tavisi erTguleba da siyvaruli gamoeTqva. qali Tavzardacemuli iyo da ara dgeboda, arc inZreoda. dÁuruas SeeSinda, meetlem eWvi ar aiRoso, amitom pirveli gamovida karetidan da qals xeli misca.

qali usityvod da barbaciT Camovida. dÁuruam zari dareka da, roca kari gaiRo, mTrTolvare xmiT hkiTxa:

— rodis gnaxo xelaxla?

qalma iseTi neli xmiT upasuxa, rom vaJma Zlivs gaigo:

— xval modiT, erTad visauzmoT. — mZime kari xelis kvriT SeaRo da Sesavlis sibneleSi STainTqa. kari iseTi jaxuniT miiketa, TiTqos zarbazani gavardao.

dÁuruam meetles xuTi franki misca, gaistumra da gamarjvebulis swrafi nabijiT wamovida, Tan guliT sixaruli mohqonda.

Zlivs ar daipyro gaTxovili dedakaci, warCinebulTa wris dedakaci! sufTa sazogadoebidan, parizis sazogadoebidan! mereda ra moulodnelad da anazdeulad moxda yvelaferi!

aqamdis egona, rom aseTi sanatreli arsebis daaxloebisa da dapyrobisaTvis saWiro iyo xangrZlivi molodini, dausrulebeli sifrTxile, ostaturi arSiyobiT alyis Semortyma, nazi sityvebi, oxvra da saCuqari. da ai, moulodnelad da xelis gaunZrevlad pirvelive Semxvedri qali aZlevs TavisTavs... ase uceb... saocaria!

`mTvrali iyo, — gaifiqra, — xval ki sul sxvanairad amRerdeba. cremlic daiRvreba~. am azrma SeakrTo. `mere rao! — inugeSa Tavi. — ukve me mekuTvnis da SenarCunebasac SevZleb~.

bundovan suraTebSi amaRlebis, gamarjvebis, didebis, simdidrisa da qalis siyvarulis imedi elandeboda da am suraTebSi uceb moeCvena apoTeoziviT gaSlili statisti: qalebis xveuli, grZeli litania dedakacebis — lamazTa, mdidarTa, ZalovanTa. TiTo-TiTod win uvlidnen, uRimodnen da misi ocnebis oqroRrublebSi inTqmebodnen.

im Rames Zili mravalnairi landiTa da moCvenebiT gaevso.

meore dRes, q-n de marelis kibeze rom adioda, odnav aRelvebli iyo, rogor dauxvdeba — egebis sulac ar miiRos? iqneb kidevac ubrZana, rom arc ki SeeSvaT? an iqneb uambo kidevac...… magram ara, verafersac ver etyoda, amitom is, batoni dÁurua, ukve garemoebis baton-patronia.

moaxlem kari gauRo. saxeze araferi etyoboda. aman vaJi ise gaamxneva, TiTqos moaxle karis gasaRebad daRvremili unda gamosuliyo.

— qalbatoni kargad brZandeba? — hkiTxa.

— rogorc mudam, Zalian kargad, — miugo moaxlem da sastumroSi SeuSva.

sarkeSi Casaxedad da Tavisi ulvaSisa da tanisamosis gasasinjad pirdapir buxrisken wavida. uceb sarkeSi Tvali mohkra, q-ni de mareli Tavisi oTaxis karebSi idga da axalmosuls aTvalierebda.

Tavi moikatuna, viTom ver SeamCnia, da sanam pirispir Sexvdebodnen, erTxans oriveni erTmaneTs sarkeSi sinjavdnen, uTvalTvalebdnen. dÁurua mitrialda, qali adgilidan ar daiZra, TiTqos raRacas elodeboda. vaJi misken gaeqana, Tan butbutebda:

— ooh! rom icodeT, rogor miyvarxarT! rogor miyvarxarT!

qalma mklavebi gaSala da mkerdSi Caixuta. Semdeg Tavi aswia da erTmaneTs xangrZlivi kocniT akoces.

`Turme gacilebiT ufro ioli yofila, vidre megona, — gaifiqra JorJma. — saqme mSvenivrad midis~. tuCebi erTmaneTs daaSores. dÁurua qals usityvod uRimoda da cdilobda TvalebiT Tavisi usazRvro siyvaruli gamoeTqva.

qalic uRimoda, uRimoda Taviseburi qaluri RimiliT, romelic survils, Tanxmobas da danebebis mzadyofnas gamosaxavda, mere waiCurCula:

— Cven martoni varT. lorina megobarTan gavgzavne. iq isauzmebs.

dÁuruam xelebi daukocna da amoioxra:

— gmadlob, Cemo saTayvanebelo.

qalma mklavSi xeli gauyara, rogorc Tavis qmars, da savarZelTan miiyvana. dasxdnen.

axla saWiro iyo Tavbrudamxvevi da iribuli ybedoba, magram radgan dÁuruam xelsayreli veraferi ipova, borZikiT warmoTqva:

— maS, ar miwyrebiT?

de marelma pirze xeli daafara:

— gaCumdi!

erTxans Cumad isxdnen, erTmaneTs Sescqerodnen da urTierTs cxel xelebs usresdnen.

— rom icodeT, ra gagiJebiT mindodiT! — Tqva dÁuruam.

— gaCumdi! — gaimeora qalma.

meore oTaxSi, kedlis iqiT, moaxle WurWels awkrialebda. dÁurua wamodga:

— me ar SemiZlia Tqvens gverdiT jdoma. Tavbru mexveva.

kari SemoaRes da, —

— sauzme mzad gaxlavT.

stumarma diasaxliss Tavazianad gauwoda mklavi.

sasadiloSi erTmaneTis pirdapir isxdnen, ganuwyvetliv erTmaneTs umzerdnen da uRimodnen. marto TavianTi Tavi axsovdaT da axlad CaTeslili siyvarulis jadoTi iyvnen moxiblulni. sWamdnen da saWmels ver amCnevdnen. dÁuruam igrZno, rom magidis qveS pawawina fexi daborialebda. igi Tavis fexebSua moigdo, magrad mouWira da aRar gauSva.

moaxle ise Semodioda da gadioda, saWmeli ise gulgrilad Semohqonda da gahqonda, TiTqos arafers amCnevda.

sauzmis Semdeg isev sastumroSi gavidnen da winandel alagze erTmaneTis gverdiT dasxdnen.

dÁuruam TandaTan miiwia da xelis moxveva scada, magram qalma dinjad moiSora da uTxra:

— frTxilad, SeiZleba vinme Semovides.

man waibutbuta:

— rodis gnaxoT sul marto, rom Cemi siyvaruli gadagiSaloT?

qalma tuCebi yurTan miutana da CasCurCula:

— am dRebSi me TviTonve Semovivli TqvenTan.

dÁuruam gawiTleba igrZno:

— ho, magram... Zalian cudi oTaxi maqvs.

qalma gaiRima:

— ara uSavs ra. me Tqveni oTaxisTvis ki ar movdivar, aramed TqvenTvis.

dÁuruam daJinebiT moindoma gaego, rodis movidoda de-mareli. man meore kviris bolo dRe dauniSna. dÁurua emudareboda, is dRe win wamoewia. forxiliT laparakobda, Tvalebi ubrwyinavda, xels qalis xels uWerda da ealerseboda. saxec wiTeli hqonda, almuri asdioda, vnebiT umaxinjdeboda — im vnebiT, romelic aseT pirispir Wama-smis Semdeg agre rigad ipyrobs xolme mamakacs.

qali siames grZnobda imis gamo, rom vaJi ase cxared emudareboda da nel-nela TiTo dRes uTmobda. magram dÁurua mainc Tavisas imeorebda:

— xval... xval... miTxariT, xvale-Tqo.

bolos mainc daiTanxma.

— kargi, agre iyos. xval xuT saaTze.

dÁuruam sixaruli da Svebis grZeli oxvra amouSva. amis Semdeg TiTqmis dinjad daiwyes saubari, romelsac iseTi guliTadi kilo misces, TiTqos erTmaneTs mraval weliwads icnobdnen.

zaris xmam orive SeakrTo da, TiTqo viRacam xeli wahkrao, moSorebiT gadasva.

qalma waiCurCula:

— albaT lorina iqneba.

patara qaliSvili Semovida, gaocebuli Sedga, mere taSi Semohkra da dÁuruasken gamoeqana. misi naxviT aRtacebulma SesZaxa:

— ai, Cemi lamazi megobari!

dedam gadikiskisa:

— rao? lamazi megobario? batono dÁurua, ukve mognaTlaT lorinam. saucxoo, megobruli saxelia da amas iqiT mec lamaz megobars dagiZaxebT.

dÁuruam patara qali muxlebze daisva da iZulebuli gaxada, eTamaSa yvela saTamaSo, rac ki TviTonve aswavla.

sams oci aklda, roca redaqciaSi wasasvlelad wamodga. kibeze rom Cavida, naxevrad gaRebul karebSi klotildas erTxel kidev wasCurCula:

— maS, xval xuT saaTze.

axalgazrda qalma RimiliT upasuxa:

— ho! — da miimala.

Tavisi dRiuri saqme rom gaaTava, dÁurua fiqrs mieca: rogor moerTo oTaxi sayvarlis dasaxvedrad, rogor daemala misi siRatake. azrad mouvida, kedlebi iaponuri samkaulebiT Seemko. xuT frankad patara maraoebisa da wvrilmanis koleqcia iyida da nametani sicxadiT moCinari laqebi dafara. fanjris minebze feradi da gamWvirvale suraTebi gaakra, sadac daxatuli iyo mdinareni, zed mocurave xomaldebi, wiTel caze frTagaSlili frinvelebi, aivanze gamofenili feradi qalebi da pawawina Savi kacunebi, romelnic daTovlil mindorze midiodnen.

misi oTaxi, sadac sawoli taxti da magida Zlivs eteoda, axla Wreli qaRaldis farans daemsgavsa. dÁurua kmayofili iyo Tavisi naxelaviT da mTeli saRamoc oTaxis morTvas moandoma: gadarCenili feradi qaRaldisgan sxvadasxvanair frinvelebs Wrida da Werze awebebda. mere dawva da tkbilad daiZina, orTqlmavalTa kivili naninad eCveneboda.

meore dRes Sin adre dabrunda, Tan moitana erTi boTli madera da tkbili namcxvari, romelic bayalTan iyida. ori TefSisa da ori Wiqis saSovnelad iZulebuli iyo xelaxla gamosuliyo. Semdeg satualeto magididan qila da pirdasabani taSti aalaga, gadamala, WuWyian ficars xelsawmendi gadaafara, zed tkbileuli da Rvino daawyo da lodins Seudga.

q-ni de-mareli eqvsis TxuTmet wuTze movida, Wreli oTaxi SeaTvaliera da aRtacebiT wamoiZaxa:

— RmerTmani, mSvenieri oTaxi gaqvT. samagierod, kibe ar givargaT, radgan xalxiT aris savse.

dÁuruam qali Caixuta da vnebiT dauwyo kocna pirbadiT dafarul Tmaze, romelic Sublsa da Sliapas Sua moCanda.

saaT-naxevris Semdeg romis quCamde miacila, sadac etlebi idga xolme, da roca erT karetaSi Casva, CurCuliT hkiTxa:

— samSabaTs isev xuT saaTze, ara?

qalma upasuxa:

— samSabaTs, isev xuT saaTze.

da radgan ukve bneloda, qalma karetis karebSi misi Tavi Seizida da tuCebSi akoca. roca meetlem cxens gautlaSuna, q-ma de-marelma dauZaxa:

— naxvamdis, lamazo megobaro!

lurja jaglagam danjRreuli etli dasZra da daRlili CorTiT waaraxuna.

ase modioda dÁuruasTan sami kviris ganmavlobaSi misi sayvareli yovel mesame an meoTxe dRes, xan dildilobiT, xan kidev saRamoobiT.

erTxel nasadilevs JorJi de marelis molodinSi iyo da Sin ijda. uceb kibes miugdo yuri. iqidan raRac xmauroba ismoda. balRi tiriliT iWaWeboda. viRac mamakacma braziT daiZaxa:

— Cveni niko im kaxpam waaqcia, zeviT, JurnalistTan rom daeTreva. aq SemoSvebis Rirsi ar aris iseTi mawanwala, romelic arc ki kadrulobs, balRs gverdi auqcios.

dabneuli dÁurua kars moswyda da ukan gadmoxta, radgan qvemo sarTulis kibeze kabis mali Sriali da swrafi fexis xma moesma.

male karzec daakakunes, romelic dÁuruam is iyo miketa.

gauRo Tu ara, q-ni de-mareli oTaxSi Semovarda da qSeniT, borZikiT Zlivs warmoTqva:

— gaigeT?... gaige-meTqi?

dÁuruam Tavi moikatuna da TvalTmaqcurad hkiTxa:

— ara... ra iyo, ra moxda?

— ver gaige, ra Seuracxyofa momayenes?

— vin?

— im binZurebma... iq, qveviT.

qalma qviTini amouSva da erTi sityvac veRar amoTqva. dÁuruam Sliapa moxada, kaba gauxsna, loginze miawvina da safeTqlebi sveli tiloTi dauzila. qali ixrCoboda. roca odnav damSvidda, brazs piri moxsna da sayvarels mosTxova, umalve qveviT Casuliyo, Cxubi gaemarTa da is uzrdelebi daexoca.

dÁurua ki Tavisas imeorebda:

— gaige, genacva: muSebia, ubralo xalxia. aba, ifiqre, saqme sasamarTloSi gaTavdeba. SeiZleba gicnon, dagapatimron, dagRupon. ar SeiZleba aseT xalxs gadaekido.

— maS ra vqna? me aq veRar moval.

man miugo:

— am binidan gadaval, morCa da gaTavda!

qalma wynarad upasuxa:

— ho, magram amas dro dasWirdeba. — mere axali azri daebada da uceb gamoidara: — yuri migde, erTi rame movifiqre. Sen nuraferze nu izruneb, yvelaferi me momande. xval diliT cisfer qaRalds miiReb Cemgan.

ase eZaxdnen saqalaqo depeSebs, romelic cisfer qaRaldze iyo dawerili. man xelaxla gaiRima, radgan kmayofili iyo Tavisi gamogonebiT, romelsac jer ar eubneboda, da mis alerssa da ancobas bolo aRar uCanda.

magram, roca ukanve Cadioda kibeze, xelaxla aRelda da sayvarlis mklavs mkvidrad daeyrdno, radgan muxlebi ekeceboda.

kibeze aravin SexvedriaT.

meore dRes dÁurua gvian adga. TerTmet saaTze, roca jer isev loginSi iwva, fostis damtarebelma Sepirebuli `cisferi qaRaldi~ Caabara. gaxsna da waikiTxa.

`paemani dRes, xuT saaTze, konstantinopolis quCa, 127. ubrZane, im binaSi SegiSvan, romelic qalbatonma dÁuruam daiqirava.

klo gkocnis~.
swored xuT saaTze Sevida is erT did keTilmowyobil saxlSi da mekares hkiTxa:
— qalbatonma dÁuruam bina aq daiqirava?

— diax, batono!

— gTxovT, im binaSi mimaciloT.

mekare SeCveuli iyo saCoTiro saqmeebs, sadac nametnavi sifrTxile iyo saWiro, amitom jer TvalebSi Sexeda, mere didi Sekvridan erTi gasaRebi amoarCia da hkiTxa:

— Tqven batoni dÁurua brZandebiT?

— ra Tqma unda.

amis Semdeg mekarem Seiyvana patara binaSi, romelic qvemo sarTulSi, mekaris binis pirdapir mdebareobda da ori oTaxisgan Sedgeboda.

sastumro oTaxi sakmaod axali, arSiiani SpaleriT iyo akruli. wiTeli xis avejze gadakruli momwvano repsi yviTeli iribebiT iyo moxatuli. iatakze iseTi sabralo da Txeli xaliCa egdo, rom fexi xis iataks grZnobda.

sawoli oTaxi imdenad patara iyo, rom kuTxeSi mdgar sawols oTaxis sami meoTxedi eWira. samagierod, didi sawoli idga, swored iseTi, romelic mxolod keTilmowyobil nomrebSi ipoeba: lurji, mZime repsis fardebiT Camofardaguli da wiTeli abreSumiT gadakruli bumbulis sabniT, romelsac aqa-iq raRac saeWvo laqebi emCneoda.

dÁurua amrezili, ukmayofilo iyo da fiqrobda: `aseTi bina metad Zvirad damijdeba. isev vali unda aviRo. ra sisulele moigona!~

kari gaiRo da aRtacebuli klotilda kabis SrialiTa da gaSlili mklavebiT qariviT SemoiWra.

— gana saucxoo bina ar aris? Tqvi, saucxoo ar aris? arc maRla asvla dagvWirdeba. qvemo sarTulSia da SegviZlia quCidan pirdapir SemovideT xolme. Tu saWiro iqneba, ise SemoviparebiT da gaviparebiT fanjridan, mekarec ki ver gaigebs. ra bednieri viqnebiT!

dÁuruam civad akoca, magram sakiTxavi ver hkiTxa, romelic enaze utrialebda.

Sua oTaxSi mrgvali magida idga, klotildam Tan motanili nivTebi zed daalaga: sapnis naWeri, lÁubenis satualeto wylis flakoni, Rrubeli, Tmis sarWebiT savse kolofi, fexsacmlis Sesakravi kavi da Tmis dasaxvevi maSa, romelic xSirad sWirdeboda, radgan Sublze Tma mudam eweweboda xolme.

axali binis morTva, dalageba da yvelafrisTvis sakuTari alagis miCena didxans arTobda klotildas. ujrebs aqoTebda da ambobda:

— cota sacvalic unda movitanoT. Tu saWiro iqneba, gamovicvliT. magaliTad, gzaSi rom didma wvimam damasvelos, aq gaviSrob. Senc da mec TiTo gasaRebi gveqneba, erTs ki mekares mivcemT. Tu Cveni gasaRebi Sin dagvaviwydeba, is gvaTxovebs. bina sami TviT daviqirave, ra Tqma unda, Sens saxelze: Cems gvars ver davasaxelebdi.

dÁuruam hkiTxa:

— qiris gadaxdis vada rodis aris?

qalma ubralod upasuxa:

— ukve gadaxdilia, Cemo kargo.

— maS, me Seni movale var?

— ara, Cemo katuni, es Seni saqme ar aris. me Cems Tavs cotaodeni cuRlutobis neba miveci.

dÁurua TiTqos gajavrdao:

— arasodes! me magis nebas ver mogcem.

klotildam saxeze mudara gaiSala, miuaxlovda, xelebi mxrebze dauwyo da

— JorJ, gexvewebi, ise mesiamovneba, ise, rom... dee, Cveni bude Cemi iyos, marto Cemi, ar unda gewyinos. an ratom unda iukadriso? me Cvens siyvarulSi Cemi wili Semaqvs. miTxari, rom Tanaxma xar, Cemo JorJ, miTxari...

da eajeboda TvalebiT, pirsaxiT, mTeli Tavisi arsebiT.