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Serlok holmsis Tavgadasavali
baskervilebis ZaRli
Tavi I
mister Serlok holmsi
mister Serlok holmsi, romelic Cveulebriv gvian dgeboda, Tu ar CavTvliT im
arcTu iSviaT SemTxvevebs, roca saerTod ar uxdeboda xolme dawola, magidas
misjdomoda da sauzmobda. patara noxze videqi buxarTan da xelSi im joxs
vatrialebdi, Cvens guSindel stumars rom darCa. es iyo bunikiani karga
mozrdili joxi, - erTi imgvar saganTagani, romelsac `safuZvlian sabuTs~
uwodeben xolme. bunikis qvemoT miWedebul gojis siganis vercxlis firfitaze
aseTi warwera iyo: `jeims mortimers, C. k. h. o., misi megobrebisgan Ckls-dan~,
mere ki TariRi: `1884~. uwindel droSi aseT magar, mZime, saimedo joxebs
pativcemuli Sinauri eqimebi atarebdnen.
- aba, uotson, ras ityviT mag joxze?
holmsi zurgSeqceviT ijda da megona, rom Cemi manipulaciebi misTvis SeumCneveli
darCeboda.
- saidan iciT, ras vakeTeb? kaci ifiqrebs, rom zurgzedac Tvalebi gaqvT!
- amaze advili raa, roca Cems win gaprialebuli vercxlis sayave dgas da Sig
yvelaferi moCans. - mipasuxa Serlokma. - marTla uotson, ras ityviT Cveni
stumris joxze, yuradRebidan sul gamogvepara, verc SevniSneT da arc ki viciT,
risTvis movida. raki aseTi marcxi mogvivida, axla gansakuTrebuli yuradReba unda
mivaqcioT am SemTxveviT darCenil nivTs. SeiswavleT joxi da scadeT amis mixedviT
patronis pirovnebis dadgena. me ki mogismenT.
- me Tu mkiTxavT, - daviwye da Tan vcdilobdi Cemi megobris meTods mivyolodi,
joxis patroni eqimi mortimeri ase, Suaxnis kaci unda iyos, Tanac yvelasagan
pativcemuli, raki megobrebi aseTi yuradRebiT ekidebian.
- kargia! - Tqva holmsma. - Cinebulia!
- amas garda vfiqrob, rom soflis eqimia da maSasadame fexiT bevri xetiali
uxdeba.
- ase ratom fiqrobT?
- imitom, rom es joxi, etyoba, uwin arcTu urigo yofila, axla ki isea
gacveTili, verc ki warmomidgenia, qalaqel eqims ranairad unda eWiros xelSi.
rkinis burnuki sruliad moscveTia, - Cans, eqim mortimers amis daxmarebiT ara
erTi mili gauvlia.
- uaRresad jansaRi msjelobaa, - Tqva holmsma.
- am warwerisa ki: `megobrebisagan Clks-dan~ ai, ra giTxraT: me vfiqrob, rom
asoebi `kls~ aRniSnaven klubs, ufro mosalodnelia, rom monadireTa klubs,
romlis wevrebsac albaT, samedicino daxmarebas uwevda, risTvisac es patara
saxsovari miurTmeviaT.
- uotson, Tqven yovelgvar molodins gadaaWarbeT! - SesZaxa holmsma, savarZelSi
gadawva da papirosi gaabola. - ar SemiZlia ar aRvniSno, rom Cemi mcire
damsaxurebis Cveuli TavazianobiT aRweris dros, sakuTar SesaZleblobas amcirebT.
Tu sakuTriv Tqvengan ar ifrqveva sinaTlis mokaSkaSe sxivi, yovel SemTxvevaSi
Tqven xarT sinaTlis megzuri. gana cotaa iseTi xalxi, romlebic TviTon ar
brwyinaven niWiT, magram sxva adamianebSi niWis naperwkals aRanTeben. esec
sagulisxmo niWi da unaria. me Tqvengan uzomod davalebuli var, Cemo megobaro.
pirvelad mesmoda holmsisagan aseTi ram da unda mogaxsenoT, rom misma sityvebma
ganuzomeli siamovneba momaniWes. radgan, cota ar iyos, Tavmoyvareobas mibRalavda
holmsis gulgriloba Cems mimarT. me aRtacebuli viyavi misi pirovnebiT da
vcdilobdi am kacis muSaobis meTodi saqveynod cnobili gamexada, is ki Cems
mowadinebas yovelTvis uxalisod xvdeboda. amas garda, vamayobdi imiT, rom
SevZeli holmsis meTodis ara marto aTviseba, aramed misi praqtikulad gamoyenebac
da amiT Cemi megobris qeba davimsaxure. holmsma joxi gamomarTva da misi
daTvaliereba SeuiaraRebeli TvaliT daiwyo. Semdeg etyoba, raRacam Zalian
daainteresa, papirosi ganze gadado, fanjarasTan mivida da isev ganagrZo joxis
daTvaliereba, oRond ukve gamadidebeli miniT ukirkitebda.
- RmerTma uwyis, ra aris, magram mainc sagulisxmoa, - Tqva da Tavis sayvarel
adgilze dabrunda, divanis kuTxeSi. - aq raRac monacemebi aris da maT zogierTi
daskvnebisaTvis gamoviyenebT.
- nuTu raime gamomepara? - vkiTxe, cota ar iyos, TviTkmayofilebis grZnobiT. imedi maqvs, seriozuli araferi gamomrCenia?
- samwuxarod, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, Tqveni daskvnebis didi nawili mcdaria. roca
giTxariT, sinaTlis megzuri xarT-meTqi, iciT, vgulisxmobdi, rom wina kaci ukana
kacis xidia da Tqveni marcxi da Secdoma zogjer mexmareba swori gzis povnaSi.
magram amjerad arc imdenad Semcdari aRmoCndiT. es kaci namdvilad ar ekuTvnis
qalaqSi mosaqmeTa ricxvs. igi fexiT marTlac sakmaod bevrs dadis.
- maS, marTali vyofilvar.
- am erTSi - ki.
- magram es xom yvelaferia?
- ara, ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, es ar aris yvelaferi, sulac ar aris
yvelaferi. ase, magaliTad, msgavsi saCuqari eqims yvelaze ufro advilad SeeZlo
mieRo romelime samkurnalo dawesebulebidan da ara monadireTa klubidan, xolo
roca samkurnalo dawesebulebis win asoebi `Ck~ sweria, `Caring-krosis~
saxelwodeba TavisTavad agekviateba.
- SeiZleba, Tqven marTali xarT.
- yvela niSani aseT axsnas iTxovs. da Tu Cems mosazrebas samuSao hipoTezad
miviRebT, Cveni ucnobi stumris pirovnebis dasadgenad damatebiTi monacemebi
gveqneba.
- kargi. davuSvaT, rom `Ckls~ niSnavs `Caring-krosis laboratoria-saavadmyofos~.
ra Semdgomi daskvnebi gamodis aqedan?
- nuTu araferi mogdiT TavSi? TqvenTvis xom cnobilia Cemi meTodi? scadeT,
gamoiyenoT.
- daskvna dResaviT naTelia: vidre sofelSi wavidoda, es kaci londonSi muSaobda.
- cota ufro Sors rom wavideT? SexedeT, ra kuTxidanac gnebavT: risTvis mieca
saCuqari am kacs? rodis miiCnies saWirod TavianTi keTilganwyobis gamosaxatavad ai
am joxis mirTmeva? etyoba, maSin, roca am eqimma mortimerma samkurnalo
dawesebuleba miatova da kerZo praqtikaze gadavida. mas rom saCuqari miarTves, es
CvenTvis cnobilia. unda vivaraudoT, rom saavadmyofoSi muSaobas soflis praqtika
amjobina. metismetad gabeduli xom ar iqneba Cveni varaudi, Tu vityviT, rom
saCuqari swored wasvlasTan dakavSirebiT miarTves?
es savsebiT SesaZlebelia.
axla SeniSneT, rom am kacs ar SeeZlo yofiliyo samkurnalo dawesebulebis
konsultantebis StatSi, radgan es misawvdomia mxolod sagrZnobi praqtikis mqone
londoneli mkurnalisaTvis, aseTi eqimi ki qalaqidan Znelad Tu wavidoda. maS,
vin unda yofiliyo? Tu saavadmyofoSi muSaobda da StatSi ar iricxeboda, maSin is
umniSvnelo kuratori yofila, romelic saavadmyofosTan cxovrobda, ese igi,
praqtikantze cota meti. saavadmyofodan ki am xuTi wlis win wasula - daxedeT am
TariRs. amrigad, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, Tqveni darbaiseli, xnieri Sinauri eqimi
gaqra, mis nacvlad ki Cven winaSe aRimarTa ocdaaTiode wlis uaRresad sandomiani
axalgazrda kaci, sulac arapativmoyvare, gulmaviwyi da nazad moyvaruli Tavisi
ZaRlisa, romelic, Cemi azriT, terierze didia, magram mastifze patara unda iyos.
undoblad gavicine, Serlok holmsi ki savarZelSi gadawva da Werisaken gauSva
kvamlis wvrili, haerSi lamazad darxeuli rgolebi.
- rac Seexeba ukanasknel mosazrebas, aq Tqveni Semowmeba arafriT ar SeiZleba, vTqvi me. - magram am kacis asaksa da karieraze zogierT cnobas ki axlave
vipoviT. Cemi wignebis Tarodan gamoviRe samedicino cnobari da gvari mortimeri
movZebne. iq ramdenime mortimeri aRmoCnda, magram me maSinve mivageni imas, vinc
wina dRes gvestumra, da xmamaRla wavikiTxe yvelaferi, rac mas Seexeboda:
- `mortimeri jeims, 1882 wlidan samefo qirurgiuli sazogadoebis wevri.
grimpeni, dartmuri, devonSiris sagrafo. 1882 wlidan 1884 wlamde - Caringkrosis saavadmyofos kuratori. miRebi aqvs jeksonis premia SedarebiT paTologiaSi
SromisaTvis `xom ar CavTvaloT sneulebani atavisturi xasiaTis movlenad?~ Sveciis
paTologiuri sazogadoebis wevr-korespondenti, avtori statiebisa `atavizmis
anomaliuri movlenebi (`lanceti~, 1882), `mivdivarT Tu ara progresisaken?~
(`fsiqologiis moambe~, marti, 1883). grimpenis, torslis da hai-berous
samrevloebis soflis eqimi~.
- sityvac ar aris naTqvami monadireTa klubze, uotson, - cbieri RimiliT Tqva
holmsma. - samagierod namdvili soflis eqimia, rogorc moxdenilad SeniSneT. Cemi
varaudi gamarTlebulia. rac Seexeba zedsarTavebs, Tu ar vcdebi, aseTebi SevarCie:
simpaTiuri, arapativmoyvare da gulmaviwyi. es ki vici gamocdilebiT - mxolod
simpaTiuri adamianebi Rebuloben gamosamSvidobebel saCuqrebs. yvelaze ufro
arapativmoyvareni cvlian londonis praqtikas soflisaze, da mxolod gulmaviwyi
adamianebi toveben sadarbazo baraTis nacvlad joxs, mas Semdeg, rac mTeli saaTi
icades Tqvens sastumro oTaxSi.
- ZaRli?
- gawvrTnili ZaRlia, patrons dahyveba da piriT nivTebs daatarebs. es arc ise
msubuqi joxia, etyoba, ZaRli mas Suaadgilas hkidebda pirs, amitom kbilebis kvali
savsebiT garkveviT Cans. nakbilevTa Soris manZilis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT,
terierisaTvis aseTi ybebi metismetad farToa, mastifisaTvis ki Zlier viwro.
SesaZlebelia, rom ...RmerTo Cemo! ho, ra Tqma unda! TmaxuWuWa spanielia.
amas ambobda holmsi da Tan oTaxSi bolTas scemda, mere sarkmlis niSTan gaCerda.
mis ukanasknel sityvebSi iseTi mtkice rwmena gamosWvioda, rom gakvirvebulma
gadavxede.
- momismineT, Cemo megobaro, saidan xarT amaSi darwmunebuli?
- im ubralo garemoebidan, rom me vxedav ZaRls Cvens karTan da ai, misi
patronis zaric. ar waxvideT, uotson, gTxovT. Tqven xom kolegebi xarT da
Tqveni daswreba damexmareba. ai, sabediswero wuTi, uotson! Tqven gesmiT nabijebis
xma kibidan. es nabijebi iWrebian Tqvens cxovrebaSi da ar iciT, ra moaqvT - siave
Tu sikeTe. ra dasWirda mecnier kacs, eqim jeims mortimers maZebar Serlok
holmsisagan?.. mobrZandiT.
Cveni stumris garegnobam gamaoca, radgan tipiuri soflis eqimis naxvas velodi.
eqimi mortimeri aRmoCnda Zalian maRali, gamxdari kaci. grZeli cxviri
niskartiviT hqonda wamoSverili rux, erTimeoris axlos Rrmad Camjdar Tvalebs
Soris, saTvalis oqros CarCoebis miRma rom cimcimebdnen. Cacmuli ise iyo,
rogorc misi profesiis adamians Seefereba, oRond ramdenadme daudevrad: Zlier
gacveTili pijaki da dacxavebuli Sarvali ecva. Tumca axalgazrda iyo, ukve mxrebSi
ixreboda da roca keTilismsurveli mzeriT gvaTvalierebda, kisers ucnaurad
igrZelebda. rogorc ki Cveni stumari oTaxSi Semovida, misi mzera maSinve im joxs
miswvda, romelic holmss eWira xelSi, da sixarulis wamoZaxiliT mivarda mas.
- ra bednierebaa! me ki verafriT ver gavixsene, sad davtove, aq Tu saxomaldo
kompaniaSi. aseTi ramis dakargva! es pirdapir saSineleba iqneboda!
- naCuqaria? - hkiTxa holmsma.
- diax, ser.
- Caring-krosis saavadmyofodan?
- diax, iqauri megobrebisagan, Cemi qorwilis dRes.
- vai-vai, ra cudia! - SesZaxa holmsma Tavis qneviT.
eqimma mortimerma Tvalebi gaocebiT daaxamxama.
- ra aris aq cudi?
- mxolod is, rom Tqven daarRvieT Cveni daskvnebis msvleloba. maS, es
saqorwino saCuqari iyo?
- diax, ser. me davqorwindi da mivatove saavadmyofo, da konsultantis
Tanamdebobis miRebis yvela imedic. saWiro iyo sakuTari saxlis mowyoba, ojaxis
dabinaveba.
- ai, xedavT, arc ise Zlier SevmcdarvarT. - Tqva
holmsma. - axla ki,
doqtor jeims mortimer...
- ras brZanebT! me ara maqvs doqtoris wodeba, mxolod samefo qirurgiuli
sazogadoebis ubralo wevri gaxlavarT.
- da, uTuod, mecnieruli gonebis kaci brZandebiT?
- me mxolod zogierTi ram makavSirebs mecnierebasTan, mister holms: ase vTqvaT,
niJarebs vagroveb codnis ukidegano okeanis sanapiroze. Tu ar vcdebi, maqvs pativi
velaparakebode mister Serlok holmss da ara...
- ara, Cemi megobari uotsoni, ager Tqven wina dgas.
- Zalian moxaruli var, rom gagicaniT, ser. Tqveni saxeli xSirad ixsenieba
Tqveni megobris saxelis gverdiT: Tqven metismetad damaintereseT, mister holms.
sul ar velodi, rom aseTi grZeli Tavis qala geqnebodaT da ase Zlier
ganviTarebuli warbzeda rkalebi. neba miboZeT gagisinjoT kefis nakeri. eg Tavis
qalis tvifari, ser, romelic gnebavT im anTropologiur muzeums daamSvenebda
manam, sanam TviT dednis miRebas moaxerxebda. mliqvnelobaSi ar CamomarTvaT,
magram pirdapir mSurs aseTi Tavis qala.
Serlok holmsma Cveni ucnauri stumari savarZelSi Casva.
- rogorc Cans, oriveni sakuTari saqmis enTuziastebi varT, ser, - uTxra
stumars. - Tqveni saCvenebeli TiTi meubneba, rom gaxveul Tambaqos amjobinebT.
nu geridebaT, moswieT.
mortimerma jibidan amoiRo qaRaldi, Tambaqo, da gansacvifrebeli simardiT gaaxvia
papirosi. grZeli, odnav mTrTolavi TiTebi iseve mkvircxlad da mousvenrad
moZraobdnen, rogorc mweris sacecebi.
holmsi mSvidad ijda, magram misi swrafi anazdeuli mzera, romelsac esroda
xolme Cvens TavSesaqcev Tanamosaubres, mowmobda, rom am kacma Zlier daainteresa.
- ara mgonia, ser, rom Tqveni guSindeli da dRevandeli stumroba da Cvendami
pativis dadeba marto Cemi Tavis qalis gamokvlevis mizniT momxdariyos.
- ara, ser, ra Tqma unda, ara! marTalia, me bednieri var, rom aseTi SemTxveva
momeca, magram sulac ar movsulvar amisaTvis, mister holms, me sulac ara var
praqtikuli yaidis kaci, amasTan Cems winaSe uecrad aRimarTa erTi uaRresad
seriozuli da ucnauri amocana. ramdenadac Tqven gTvliT mTel evropaSi meore
maZebrad...
- egre ggoniaT! neba momeciT gkiTxoT, vin migaCniaT pirvel maZebrad? - sakmaod
mkveTri kiloTi ikiTxa
holmsma.
- mecnierulad moazrovne adamianebs musie bertilionis Sromebi ufro met
pativiscemas unergaven.
- maSin ratom mas ar mimarTeT?
- me vlaparakobdi, ser, `azrovnebis mecnierul xasiaTze~, magram rogorc
praqtikoss, Tqven toli ara gyavT, es saerTod aRiarebulia. imedi maqvs, ser,
zedmeti araferi mikadrebia...
- ise, sul cota ki gamkenwleT, - miugo holmsma. - magram me vfiqrob, ser
mortimer, rom sruliad sworad moiqceodiT, Tu axlave miukib-moukibavad
moyvebodiT im saqmis viTarebas, romlis gadasawyvetadac CemTan mosulxarT.
Tavi ||
baskervilebis gvaris wyevla
- jibeSi erTi xelnaweri maqvs, - Tqva eqimma jeims mortimerma.
- es maSinve SevniSne, rogorc ki SemoxvediT, - miugo holmsma.
- metad Zveli xelnaweria.
- ase, meTvramete saukunisa, Tu yalbi araa.
- es saidan iciT, ser?
- laparakis dros, ramdenjerme movkari Tvali Tqveni jibidan amoCrili
xelnaweris kides. aba, is eqsperti ras miqvia, vinc dokumentis TariRis amocnobaSi
aT-oc welze mets Tu Secdeba. SemTxveviT xom ar wagikiTxavT Cemi patara Sroma
am sakiTxze? me Tqvens manuskripts aTas Svidas ocdaaTi wliT vaTariReb.
- zusti TariRi aTas Svidas ormocdaoria, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma da pijakis
gverdis jibidan xelnaweri amoiRo. - es sagvareulo reliqvia Sesanaxad gadmomca
ser Carlz baskervilma, romlis uecarma tragikulma sikvdilma am sami Tvis win
ase aaRelva mTeli devonSiri. me Tavs vTvlidi ser Carlzis ara marto eqimad,
aramed mis pirad megobradac. es iyo Zalauflebis moyvaruli kaci, Wkviani, friad
praqtikuli, ara fantaziori, iseve rogorc Tqveni morCili mona. da mainc am
dokuments Zalian seriozulad ekideboda, mzad iyo kidec im dasasrulisaTvis,
rasac bedi umzadebda.
holmsma xeli gaiwoda, xelnaweri gamoarTva da muxlebze gaaswora.
- uotson, daakvirdiT `d~ asos dawerilobas. es erTi im TaviseburebaTagania, ramac
daxmareba gamiwia TariRis dadgenaSi.
maRlidan davxede gayviTlebul furcelze naxevrad gadaSlil striqonebs. gverdis
dasawyisSi ewera: `baskervilholi~, qvemoT ki msxvili gakruli xeliT iyo
gamoyvanili `1742~.
- es, etyoba, raRac Canaweria.
- diax, erTi gadmocemisa, romelic baskervilebis gvarSi dRemde cocxlobs.
- magram, ramdenadac mivxvdi, Tqven CemTan moxvediT ufro praqtikuli da drois
mixedviT ufro axlobeli sakiTxis gamo rCevis misaRebad.
- diax, sasicocxlod axlobeli sakiTxisaTvis! is ar iTmens gadadebas, erT dReRameSi unda gadawydes. xelnaweri Zalian moklea da mas uSualo damokidebuleba
aqvs saqmesTan. Tu nebas momcemT, wagikiTxavT.
holmsi savarZelSi gadawva, TiTebis boloebi erTmaneTs miabjina da bedisadmi
morCilebis gamometyvelebiT daxuWa Tvalebi. eqimi mortimeri sinaTlisaken
mibrunda da maRali wripina xmiT daiwyo Zveli drois saintereso moTxrobis
kiTxva:
- `mravali mowmoba arsebobs baskervilebis ZaRlze. magram ramdenadac var
uSualo STamomavali hugo baskervilisa da ZaRlis ambavi gagonili maqvs
mamaCemisagan, mas kidev - papaCemisagan smenia, Cems valad vracx Cavwero ese
istoria, romlis WeSmariteba saeWvo ar aris. amiT minda iwamoT, Svilno Cemno,
rom uzenaes msajuls, romelic Cveni codvebisaTvis gvsjis, nebavs kidevac
mogvitevos Secodebani Cvenni misTvis Cveuli saTnoebiT da rom ar arsebobs iseTi
mZime wyevla, romlis gamosyidvac ar SeiZlebodes locviTa da monaniebiT. maS,
mieciT daviwyebas saSineli nayofi warsulisa, magram gafrTxildiT momavalSi,
nuRar SescodavT, raTa Cvenda dasaRupavad ar misceT Tavisufleba bnel vnebaTa
Relvas, ramac amdeni ziani moutana mTel Cvens gvarsa da modgmas.
icodeT, rom didi amboxis Jams (romlis istoriac didad ganswavlul lord
klarendonis mieraa dawerili da, radac ar unda dagijdeT, girCevT waikiTxoT)
baskervilebis mamulis mflobeli iyo hugo baskervili da am hugos sruliad
samarTlianad SeiZleba ewodos aRviraxsnili, ukacuri da uRmerTo kacis saxeli.
mezoblebi apatiebdnen yvela Secodebas, radganac Cvens mxareSi arasodes ar
ucxovriaT wmindanebs, magram hu-gos bunebiT hqonda midrekileba ganusjeli da
sastiki xumrobisadmi, ramac misi saxeli aqcia saigavod mTel devonis mxareSi.
moxda ise, rom hugos Seuyvarda (Tu SeiZleba mis bnel vnebas ewodos egzom
wmida saxeli) erTi fermeris qaliSvili. es fermeri baskervilebis mamulis
mezoblad cxovrobda. magram simwyazariTa da wesierebiT cnobili norCi qaliSvili
yovelnairad gaurboda hugos da misi saxelis gagonebac ki ar surda. da ai,
erTxel - es iyo swored wmida maiklis dRes - hu-go baskervilma aiyolia eqvsi
yvelaze ufro TavzexelaRebuli, uweso, qarafSuta amxanagi, isargebla qalis mamis
da Zmebis Sin aryofniT da gaitaca Tavis sasurveli. baskervil-holSi rom
dabrunda, tyve qali erT-erT zeda oTaxSi damala, TviTon ki Zveli Cveulebis
mixedviT daiwyo qveda sarTulSi megobrebTan qeifi. ubeduri qali kinaRam gagiJda,
roca gaigona, rogor yvirodnen da ilanZRebodnen qveda sarTulze myofi
galeSili aramzadebi. im adamianebis mowmobiT, romlebic icnobdnen hugo
baskervils, nabaxusevi hugo ise TavSeukavebeli iyo, rom im RvTis sagmobi
sityvebisagan, romelTa warmoTqmiTac igi Tavis bageebs bilwavda, adamiani
SeiZleboda damdnariyo. bolos qaliSvili SiSma iqamde miiyvana, rom Caidina saqme,
rasac ver gabedavda yvelaze ufro gambedavi da moxerxebuli mamakaci, saxeldobr:
gamovida lavgardanze, Camohyva suros, romelic gasuliyo (da gadis axlac)
simagris samxreT kedelze da sirbiliT gauyva Waobebze gamaval gzas mamis
saxlisaken, rac sami milis daSorebiT idga baskervilebis mamulidan.
ramdenime xnis Semdeg hugom miatova sufra, raTa Tavisi tyve qaliSvilisaTvis
saWmel-sasmeli mietana, an iqneb masTan darCenac surda. uaresic hqonda azrad,
magram naxa, rom galia carielia da Citi sadRac gafrenila. maSin daeufla hugos
eSmakeuli. radgan SmagiviT Cairbina kibe, Sevarda sanadimo darbazSi, Sexta
magidaze, mimofanta boTlebi da kerZebi, Semdeg ki yvelas gasagonad daifica, rom
sulsa da sxeuls mi-hyidis eSmas oRond daewios gaqceuls. vidre misi siSmagiT
gaocebuli Tanamesufreebi gaognebuli idgnen, erTma maTganma, yvelaze ufro
gulqvam da galeSilma, daiyvira, saWiroa tyve qalis kvalze ZaRlis gaSvebao.
aseTi sityvebi rom gaigona, hugo gareT gamovarda, mejinibeebs ubrZana SeekazmaT
misi Savra faSati, gamoeSvaT ZaRlebi da eynosebinaT maTTvis Tavsafari, rac
qaliSvils davardnoda. amis Semdeg amxedrebuli aramzada ZaRlebis xrovasTan
erTad mTvariT gaSuqebuli Waobis gzas daadga.
Tanameinaxeni erT xans mdumared Tavdaxrilni idgnen da gons ver mosuliyvnen,
risTvis atyda aseTi areuloba. magram ai, maTs RviniT dabnelebul gonebas
miswvda, Tu ra Savi saqme moxdeboda torfis WaobebSi. maSin yvela ayvirda: zogi
cxens iTxovda, zogi dambaCas, zogic Rvinos. Semdeg ufro dalagebiT moifiqres,
yvelani, - sul cameti kaci, - Sesxdnen cxenebze da mdevars SeuerTdnen. mTvare
kaSkaSebda, mdevrebi erT rigad misdevdnen gzas, romliTac maTi azriT unda evlo
qals, Tu mamis saxlSi dabrundeboda.
erTi-ori mili rom gaiares, mwyemsi SemoxvdaT da hkiTxes, xom ar Segxvedriao
gaqceuli an mdevari. mwyemsma, rogorc ambobdnen, SiSisagan, jer xma ver amoiRo,
Semdeg ki mainc aRiara, midioda erTi qaliSvili, romelsac ZaRlebi edgnen
kvalSio. `magram me vnaxe sxva ramec, - dasZina man, - hugo baskervilma
Camiqrola gverdiT Savi faSatiT, ukan ki ZaRli misdevda, da RmerTma dagvifaros
Cvens kvalze mavali aseT jojoxeTis qmnilebis xilvisagano~.
mTvralma skvairebma Seagines mwyemss da cxenebi gaaqroles, magram sul male
tanSi yinulma dauaraT, radgan floqvebis xma moesmaT, Savi faSatic maSinve
dainaxes umxedrod, piridan qafi gadmosdioda da sadaveebi Zirs mosTrevda.
Tavgzadabneuli mxedrebi Sejgufdnen, yvela SiSma da eldam aitana, magram mainc
ganagrZes gza Waobis siRrmisaken, Tumca yoveli maTgani, aq rom marto yofiliyo,
siamovnebiT moabrunebda cxens da Sin dabrundeboda. wynarad ganagrZes gza da
bolos napralis piras ZaRlebic naxes. mTeli xrova, ZvelTaganve ganTqmuli jiSis
siwmindiTa da siafTriT, Sesabralisad ymuoda. zogierTi ZaRli Cumad garboda
ganze, sxvebs ki bewvi aburZgnodaT, Tvalebs abrialebdnen da imis cdaSi iyvnen,
rom rogorme win gamoCenil xvrelSi gamZvraliyvnen.
mxedrebi SeCerdnen, raRa Tqma unda, bevrad ufro fxizelni, vidre gzaze
gasvlis win iyvnen. bevri maTgani verc bedavda win nabijis gadadgmas, magram samma,
yvelaze ufro gabedulebma an iqneb yvelaze ufro Seqeifianebulebma, cxenebi
xramis siRrmeSi Seiyvanes. iq Tvalwin gadaeSalaT farTo kordi, zed ki uxsovar
dros aRmarTuli ori qvis sveti ixiles. aseTi kordebi WaobebSi dResac gvxvdeba.
mTvare mkafiod anaTebda kords, romlis SuagulSic egdo SiSsa da
daqanculobisagan mkvdari bedSavi qaliSvili. magram arc qaliSvilis usulo gvamis
xilvaze, arc mis gverdiT dagdebul hugo baskervilis gvamis danaxvaze ar ugrZnia
sam Tavze xelaRebul usaqmurs, rogor daudgaT Tma yalyze. ara! hugos Tavs
dasdgomoda sazareli urCxuli - uzarmazari, Savi nadiri, Sesaxedavad ZaRlis
msgavsi, magram ufro maRali da didi yvela ZaRlze, romelic ki odesme mokvdavs
uxilavs. ai, am urCxulma gamoRadra maTs Tvalwin yeli hugo baskervils, Semdeg
maTken Semoabruna gasisxlianebuli drunCi da mdevrebs cecxlovani Tvalebi
SeanaTa. SiSisagan dazafrulma mdevrebma yvirili atexes da Waobisaken
Tavqudmoglejilebma mohkurcxles. erTi maTgani, rogorc amboben, imave Rames
mokvda, ver gadaitana is, rac ixila, ori danarCeni ki ise waxda, aseTi mZime
gansacdelis xilvis Semdeg, rom mTeli sicocxlis manZilze veRar gamojanmrTelda.
aseTia, Svilno Cemno, Tqmuleba im ZaRlze, romelmac mas Semdegac bevri
ubedureba daatexa Tavs Cvens gvars. da Tu yovelive es Cavwere, mxolod
imisaTvis, rom codna naklebad gvaZrwunebs xolme, vidre uTqmeloba da varaudebi.
gana saWiroa imis uaryofa, rom Cvens gvarSi mravali kvdeboda uecari, saSineli
da idumali sikvdiliT? maS, dae, nuRar dagvtovebs gangeba Tavisi uxvi wyalobis
gareSe da nuRar dasjis udanaSaulo memkvidreebs, SobilT mesame da meoTxe Taobis
Semdeg, romelTac eliT Surisgeba, rogorc aris naTqvami saxarebaSi. im gangebas
vandob Tqven Tavs, Svilno Cemno, da gaficebT: erideT RamiT WaobebSi gasvlas,
roca borotebis Zalebi Tavisuflad batonoben.
(dawerilia hugo baskervilis xeliT Svilebis - rojerisa da jonisaTvis, da
vubrZaneb maT, Seinaxon yovelive es saidumlod TavianTi dis elizabetisagan)~.
roca es ucnauri ambavi waikiTxa, eqimma mortimerma saTvale Sublze aiwia da
mister Serlok holmss miaCerda. holmsma daamTqnara da sigaris namwvi buxarSi
Seagdo.
- mereda, aq ra aris iseTi? - warmoTqva mSvidad.
- Tqveni azriT, es ar aris saintereso?
- sainteresoa - zRaprebis moyvarulTaTvis.
eqimma mortimerma jibidan amoiRo oTxad dakecili gazeTi.
- kargi, mister holms. axla gagacnobT ufro Tanamedrove ambavs. ai `devonSiris
qronikis~ ama wlis ToTxmeti ivnisis nomeri. aq dabeWdilia mokle angariSi im
faqtebze, romlebic dakavSirebulia ser Carlz baskervilis sikvdilTan, rac
ramdenime dRis winaT moxda.
Cemma megobarma odnav win waiwia, mis mzeraSi meti yuradReba SevniSne. mortimerma
saTvale Seiswora da daiwyo:
- `ser Carlz baskervilis, liberalTa partiis mosalodneli kandidatis uecarma
sikvdilma mZime STabeWileba moaxdina mTel Sua devonSirze. Tumca ser Carlzi
SedarebiT cota xnis win damkvidrda baskervil-holSi, magram Tavisi
gulkeTilobiTa da siuxviT ukve moaswro yvela im adamianis siyvarulisa da
pativiscemis moxveWa, visac masTan saqme hqonia. nuvoriSebis batonobis Cvens droSi
sasiamovnoa vicodeT, rom ukeTesi drois momswre Zveli gvaris STamomavalma
sakuTari xelebiT SeZlo Seeqmna dovlaTi da miemarTa is Tavisi gvaris odindeli
didebis aRsadgenad. rogorc cnobilia, ser Carlzi awarmoebda friad Semosavlian
eqspediciebs samxreT afrikaSi. im adamianTa sapirispirod, romlebic ar SeCerdebian
manam, sanam fortunis borbali maTive sawinaaRmdegod ar Setrialdeba, man
mxolod misTvis damaxasiaTebeli energiiTa da gonebis sifxizliT moaxdina Tavisi
Semosavlis realizacia da inglisSi dabrunda didZali kapitaliT. baskervilholSi ser Carlzi dasaxlda sul am ori wlis win, magram xmebi sxvadasxvanair
srulyofasa da mamulis axladgaSenebaze, rac misma sikvdilma SeaCera, ukve didi
xania gavrcelda. uSvilom jer kidev sicocxleSi ara erTxel gamoamJRavna
ganzraxva gaebednierebina Tavisi Tanamemamuleebi, da mraval aqaur mcxovrebs
piradi safuZveli aqvs dastirodes mis udrood gardacvalebas. ser Carlzis uxv
Sewirulobaze saqvelmoqmedo saWiroebebisaTvis rogorc adgilobrivi masStabiT,
agreTve mTeli sagrafos masStabiTac ara erTxel iyo laparaki gazeTis
furclebze.
ver vityviT, rom Ziebam savsebiT gaarkvia ser Carlz baskervilis sikvdilis
garemoebani, Tumca bolo ki mouRo adgilobriv crumorwmuneTa Soris gavrcelebul
xmebs. araviTari safuZveli ara gvaqvs eWvi gamovTqvaT, rom sikvdili gamoiwvia
arabunebrivma mizezma. ser Carlzi iyo qvrivi da Tu SeiZleba ase iTqvas, cota
axirebuli. miuxedavad Tavisi didi SeZlebisa, cxovrobda Zalian TavSekavebulad, da
baskervil-holSi mxolod ori mosamsaxure col-qmari berimorebi hyavda. qmari
asrulebda laqiis movaleobas, coli - mnisas. TavianT CvenebebSi, rac
gansvenebulis megobrebis Cvenebebs eTxveva, berimorebma aRniSnes, rom ukanasknel
xanebSi ser Carlzis janmrTeloba SesamCnevad gauaresda. maTi sityviT,
gansvenebuli uCioda guls, rasac mowmobda misi saxis feris cvalebadoba,
gaxSirebuli sunTqva da mZime sulieri ganwyobileba. eqimma jeims mortimerma,
gansvenebulis axlo megobarma da Sinaurma mkurnalma, Tavis CvenebaSi igive
daadastura.
faqtiurad yvelaferi sruliad ubralod datrialda. ser Carlz baskervils
Cveulebad hqonda daZinebis win baskervil-holis urTxelis ganTqmul xeivanSi
gaseirneba. col-qmari berimorebi adastureben, rom am Cveulebas arasodes ar
Ralatobda. 4 ivniss ser Carlzs ganucxadebia, rom meore dRes londons apirebda
gamgzavrebas da berimorisTvis ubrZanebia nivTebis Calageba, saRamos ki
Cveulebisamebr saseirnod wasula, romlis drosac Turme mudam sigaras eweoda.
amis Semdeg ser Carlzi Sin aRar dabrunebula. SuaRamisas, roca unaxavT, rom
holSi kari jerac Riad yofila darCenili, berimori SeSfoTebula, farani aunTia
da Tavisi batonis saZebnelad gauwevia. nestiani dRe yofila da xeivanSi Carlzis
nakvalevi Turme Zalian kargad Canda. am xeivnis SuaSi aris patara WiSkari,
saidanac gza gadis torfis Waobebisaken. zogierTi niSnis mixedviT ser Carlzi aq
mdgara ramdenime wuTs, Semdeg ki wasula... da xeivnis sul boloSi ipovnes misi
gvami.
aq amouxsneli rCeba erTi garemoeba. berimori ambobs, rom WiSkris iqiT ser
Carlzis kvalis xasiaTi icvleba: etyoba, fexis wverebze midiodao. am dros
xeivnis axlos Waobze gauvlia boSa-CarCs, vinme merfis. mas gaugonia Zaxili,
oRond ver gaurkvevia, ra mxridan, radgan misive TqmiT, Zlier mTvrali yofila.
araviTari Zaladobis kvali ser Carlzis tanze ar aRmoCnda. marTalia, samedicino
eqspertiza aRniSnavs gansvenebulis saxis Secvlas ise, rom kaci vera cnobs - eqim
mortimers pirvelad arc ki daujerebia, rom mis win esvena misi megobari da
pacienti, magram aseTi movlena xSirad axlavs Tan daxrCobiT an sulis xuTviT
sikvdils, roca gulis moqmedeba wydeba. es dadasturda gakveTiT, ramac
eqspertizas misca gulis daxanebuli organuli mankis sruli suraTi. samedicino
eqspertizis monacemebze damyarebuli Zieba mivida uecari sikvdilis daskvnamde, rac
sagrZnoblad amsubuqebs saqmis viTarebas, radgan sasurvelia, rom ser Carlz
baskervilis memkvidre dasaxldes baskervil-holSi da ganagrZos Tavisi
winamorbedis brwyinvale wamowyeba, Sewyvetili egzom tragikuli aRsasruliT.
gamomZieblis prozaulad zustma dasknebma gahfanta ser Carlzis sikvdilTan
dakavSirebuli romantikuli Tqmulebebi, romlebic piridan pirSi gadadioda da
baskervilholis patronis gamonaxva gaaadvila. rogorc amboben, ser
Carlzis uaxloes naTesavad iTvleba mister henri baskervili (Tu cocxalia),
gansvenebulis umcrosi ZmisSvili. Cvens xelT arsebuli ukanaskneli cnobebis
mixedviT, es axalgazrda kaci amerikaSi imyofeba. axla miRebulia zomebi mis
mosaZebnad, raTa gadaeces didi memkvidreoba~.
eqimma mortimerma gazeTi dakeca da jibeSi Caido.
- ai yvelaferi, rac iyo gamocxadebuli ser Carlz baskervilis sikvdilze,
mister holms.
- eg saqme marTlac araa moklebuli erTgvar interess, da Zalian did madlobas
gicxadebT amisaTvis, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - Tavis droze es ambavi gazeTebSi
mec wavikiTxe, margam maSin ise moucleli viyavi vatikanis kameebis istoriasTan
dakavSirebiT da ise vcdilobdi meamebina papisaTvis, rom yuradRebidan gamomrCa
ramdenime saintereso saqme, rac inglisSi moxda. maS, es aris yvelaferi, rac iyo
gamocxadebuli ser Carlzis sikvdilze?
- diax.
- axla im faqtebze miambeT, romlebic presaSi ar gamoqveynebula. - aq holmsi
savarZelSi gadawva, TiTebis boloebi erTmaneTs miabjina da sastiki da miudgomeli
mosamarTlis saxe miiRo.
- amaze jer aravisTan damiZravs sityva, - daiwyo mortimerma aSkara mRelvarebiT.
- saqmis Ziebis dros bevri rame davfare im ubralo mizeziT, rom mecnier kacs
ar SeSvenis crumorwmuneTa mier darxeuli Worebis ayola. me mgonia, gazeTis
redaqcia sworad moiqca. baskervil-holis isedac burusiT moculi reputaciis
gaRrmaveba niSnavs mis upatronod gapartaxebisaTvis ganwirvas. am mosazrebebiT
vxelmZRvanelobdi da zogi ramis damalva vamjobine, radgan zedmeti gulaxdiloba
sargeblobas mainc ver moitanda. magram Tqven yvelaferi minda giamboT.
torfis Waobebi - sakmaod ukacuri adgilebia, magram Soreuli Tu axlobeli
mezoblebi cdiloben ufro xSir-xSirad Sexvdnen erTimeores. rac Semexeba me,
sakmaod bevr dros vatarebdi ser Carlz baskervilTan. lefterholeli mister
frenklendisa da naturalist mister stepltonis garda mTels Cvens midamoebSi
ramdenime milis manZilze verc erT ganaTlebul adamians ver SexvdebiT. ser
Carlzs uyvarda ganmartoeba, magram misma sneulebam dagvaaxlova. saerTo
interesebma ki kidev ufro ganamtkices es urTierToba. ser Carlzma bevri
Zvirfasi samecniero masala Camoitana samxreT afrikidan da Cven erTad mravali
sasiamovno saRamo gavatareT buSmenebisa da hotentotebis SedarebiT anatomiaze
msjelobaSi.
bolo xanebSi CemTvis sul ufro naTeli xdeboda, rom ser Carlzis nervebis
daZabuloba ukanasknel sazRvars uaxlovdeboda. mas swamda es legenda, rac axla
wagikiTxeT da roca Tavis mamulSi seirnobda, RamRamobiT erideboda WaobebSi
gasvlas. Tqven es sisuleled mogeCvenebaT, mister holms, magram ser Carlzi
darwmunebuli iyo, rom mis gvars tvirTad awva saSineli wyevla, da marTlac,
magaliTebi, romlebic mohyavda Tavisi gvaris warsulidan, arafer sanugeSos ar
warmoadgenda. mas mosvenebas ar aZlevda akviatebuli idea raRac aCrdilis msgavs
arsebaze da mudam mekiTxeboda xolme, xom ar naxe raime ucnauri, roca
avadmyofTa sanaxavad dadiodi, da xom ar gsmenia ZaRlis yefao. ukanasknel kiTxvas
ser Carlzi ufro xSirad imeorebda da amasTan mRelvarebisagan xma uTrToda.
guSindel dResaviT maxsovs, tragikul SemTxvevamde sami kviriT adre saRamos
etliT mivedi baskervilholSi. Sarabanidan gadmovedi, mivuaxlovdi mas da
uecrad SevniSne, rom ser Carlzi Cems mxrebs ukan saiTRac iyureba da sazareli
SiSi Casdgomia TvalebSi; uecrad movbrundi da Tvali movkari xeivnis boloSi
raRac arsebas. rac mozrdil Sav xbos hgavda. ser Carlzi ise aRelvebuli da
SeSinebuli iyo, rom iZulebuli gavxdi mivsuliyavi im adgilas, sadac es
ucnauroba gamoCnda, raTa gamerkvia, saiT wavida igi. magram iq aRaraferi Canda. am
SemTxvevam Zalian mZime STabeWdileba moaxdina Cems megobarze. mTeli is saRamo
masTan gavatare. swored maSin Seecada aexsna CemTvis Tavisi SeSfoTebis mizezi da
mTxova am xelnaweris Senaxva, axla rom gagacaniT. am naklebad mniSvnelovan
faqtze mxolod imitom mogaxseneT, rom aman ukanasknel tragediaSi raRac
mniSvneloba SeiZina, maSin ki yvelaferi es wminda wylis sisuleled meCvena, rac
verafriT ver amarTlebda Cemi megobris mRelvarebas.
ser Carlzi Cemi rCeviT londonisaken gasamgzavreblad emzadeboda. guli vera
hqonda kargad, xolo SiSi, rac wuTiTac ar asvenebda, mis janmrTelobas kidev
ufro auaresebda, Tumca Cemi azriT, am SiSis mizezebi ubralod gamogonili iyo.
imedi mqonda, rom ramdenime TviT qalaqSi yofna ser Carlzze gamajan-saReblad
imoqmedebda da ukan dabrunebuli sul sxva adamianad iqceoda. imave azrisa iyo
mister stepltoni, romelic Cveni saerTo megobris janmrTelobaze mudam didad
zrunavda. da ai, sul ukanasknel wams Tavs dagvatyda aseTi saSineli ubedureba.
laqia berimorma, romelmac RamiT ipovna ser Carlzis gvami, dauyovnebliv
gamomigzavna mejinibe perkinsi. me samuSaos vujeqi da jer ar meZina, amitom
swrafad aRmovCndi baskervil-holSi, momxdari ubedurebidan, sul didi, erTi
saaTis Semdeg. yvela faqti, rac aRniSnuli hqonda Ziebas, Sevamowme da erTimeores
Sevudare. ser Carlzis nakvalevs gavyevi urTxelis xeivanSi, davaTvaliere
WiSkarTan is adgili, sadac Carlzi, rogorc Cans, didxans idga, yuradReba mivaqcie
mis fexTa kvalis Secvlil xasiaTs, davrwmundi, rom mis garda mxolod laqiis
fexis kvalia rbil miwaze da bolos gulmodgined gamovikvlie gvami, rasac
Cemamde aravin Sexeboda. ser Carlzi pirqve iwva, xelebi gaSlili hqonda,
TiTebiT miwa CaebRuja da krunCxvas ise moeSala misTvis saxe, rom erTbaSad verc
ki vicani. fizikuri ziani gvams ar aCnda, magram berimorma gamomZiebels araswori
Cveneba misca. misi sityviT, miwaze gvamTan araviTari kvali ar yofila. ubralod,
ver SeniSna. ser Carlzis gvamis siaxloves Canda savsebiT axali da mkafio...
- kvali?
- kvali.
- kacis Tu qalis?
eqimma mortimerma raRac ucnaurad gadmogvxeda da TiTqmis CurCuliT gvipasuxa:
- mister holms, es iyo uzarmazari ZaRlis TaTebis kvali.
Tavi |||
amocana
gamogitydebiT, rom am sityvebis gagonebaze tanSi Jruantelma damiara. ser
mortimers xma ise uTrToda, rom Canda Tavisive monaTxrobi ambavi aRelvebda.
holmsma mTeli taniT win waiwia, da mis TvalebSi gaRviZebulma interesis
mSralma, msusxavma naperwkalma ielva.
- TviTon naxeT?
- swored iseve, rogorc axla Tqven gxedavT.
- da amaze araferi giTqvamT!
- risTvis unda meTqva?
- nuTu Tqven garda kvali sxvam veravin SeamCnia?
- kvali gvamidan daaxloebiT ocdaaTi nabijiT iyo dacilebuli da albaT yuradReba
aravin miaqcia. me TviTonac ver SevniSnavdi, legenda rom ar momgoneboda.
- WaobebSi albaT bevrsa hyavs qofaki ZaRlebi?
- raRa Tqma unda. magram is qofaki ar gaxldaT.
- Tqven ambobT, rom Zalian didi zomis kvali iyo?
- uzarmazari.
- magram ser Carlzis gvams ar uaxlovdeboda?
- ara.
- rogori amindi idga maSin?
- nestiani, civi.
- wvima Tu iyo?
- ara.
- ras warmoadgens es xeivani?
- garSemo mWidrod erTmaneTze mikruli Zveli urTxelebis mwvane Robe evleba,
SuaSi gza gadis, ase rva futis siganisa.
- buCqnarsa da gzas Soris aris raime?
- ki, orsave mxares gadis gazonebis zoli - busno, romlis sigane eqvsi futi
iqneba.
- Tu sworad gagigeT, xeivanSi aris patara WiSkari?
- diax, es WiSkari gadis Waobebisaken.
- sxva gasasvleli ar aris?
- ara.
- maSasadame, xeivanSi moxvedra SeiZleba an pirdapir saxlidan, an WiSkridan?
- aris kidev erTi gasasvleli - fanCaturidan, xeivnis boloSi.
- ser Carlzi mivida im fanCaturamde?
- ara, ormocdaaTiode nabijze egdo iqidan.
- axla, ser mortimer, mipasuxeT, geTayva, erT friad mniSvnelovan kiTxvaze:
Tqven kvali SeniSneT ara balaxze, aramed gzaze?
- balaxSi kvali Cveulebriv ara Cans.
- imave mxares iyo kvali, ra mxaresac WiSkaria?
- diax, sul kideSi, WiSkarTan axlo.
- uaRresad sainteresoa! kidev erTi kiTxva: WiSkari daxuruli iyo?
- ara marto daxuruli, aramed daketilic, boqlomiT.
- ra simaRlisaa?
- oTxiode futis.
- maS, SeiZleba zed gadaZroma?
- diax.
- TviT WiSkris axlos iyo raime SeniSnuli?
- ara, iseTi araferi.
- RmerTo Cemo! nuTu iqauroba ar dagiTvalierebiaT?
- davaTvaliere.
- da veraferi ipoveT?
- iq Zneli iyo raimes SemCneva. ser Carlzi, etyoba, WiSkarTan miwas tkepnida ase
xuTi-aTi wuTi mainc.
- ratom fiqrobT ase?
- imitom, rom misi sigaridan ferfli orjer dacvivda.
- Cinebulia! ai, aseTi TanaSemwe mesmis! xom marTalia, uotson? axla, kvali?
- xreSze kargad Canda misi fexis nakvalevi, sxvagan ki arsad minaxavs.
Serlok holmsma mouTmenlad dairtya xeli muxlze.
- ax! me rom iq vyofiliyavi! - SesZaxa. - es, etyoba, uaRresad saintereso saqmea.
ra mdidruli SesaZleblobania seriozuli samecniero kvleva-ZiebisaTvis! xreSi iseTi mdidari masalaa, razedac bevri ramis amokiTxvas SevZlebdi! axla ki
gadarecxilia wvimiT, gaTelilia cnobismoyvare fermerTa fexsacmelebiT! ax, ser
mortimer, eqimo mortimer! ratom maSinve ar mixmeT? ra codva awevs Tqvens
sindiss!
- me ar SemeZlo TqvenTvis momemarTa, mister holms: maSin momixdeboda yvela am
faqtis gamocxadeba, axla ki agixseniT, ra makavebda aseTi nabijebisagan. amas garda,
amas garda...
- raRas yoymanobT?
- aris iseTi sfero, sadac uZluria TviT yvelaze ufro gamWriaxi da yvelaze
ufro gamocdili maZebari.
- Tqven varaudobT, rom saqme gaqvT zebunebriv ZalebTan?
- amas ar vambob.
- `ar vambob~, magram `vfiqrob~?
- mas Semdeg, rac es moxda, mister holms, me miambes ramdenime iseTi SemTxveva,
romelTa dakavSireba movlenaTa bunebriv ganviTarebasTan Znelia.
- magaliTad?
- gamovarkvie, rom zogierTma adgilobrivma mcxovrebma jer kidev ser Carlzis
sikvdilamde naxa WaobebSi raRac ucnauri baskervilis demonis msgavsi arseba.
yvela, vinc is ucnauri arseba ixila, erTxmad irwmuneba, rom igi arc erT sxva
cxovels ara hgavs, romelsac ki mecniereba icnobs, yvela, vinc is naxa, erTxmad
amtkicebs: esaa raRac usaSvelo sididis manaTobeli moCvenebao. me davkiTxe es
adamianebi. erTi maTgani, Cveni mezobeli, Zalian fxizeli gonebisaa, meore iqauri
mWedeli da erTic fermeri. yvelani erTxmad laparakoben raRac araCveulebriv
moCvenebaze da TiTqmis sityva sityviT imeoreben im ZaRlis aRweras, razedac
laparakia legendaSi. damijereT, mister holms, mTel Cvens mxareSi saSineleba
mefobs, RamiT WaobebSi gamosvlas veravin bedavs, yvelaze ufro uSiSar mamacTa
garda.
- da Tqven, mecnier kacs, gjeraT, rom es zebunebrivi movlenaa?
- TviTonac aRar vici, risi mjera da risi ara.
holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa.
- aqamde Cemi samZebro moRvaweoba mimdinareobda saaqaos farglebSi, - Tqva
holmsma. - me vebrZvi borotebas, ramdenadac amis saSualebas maZlevs Cemi mcire
Zala da garemoeba, magram TviT borotebis mSobeli winapris winaaRmdeg amxedreba
Cemis mxriT metismeti imedis damyareba iqneba sakuTar Tavze. mainc Tqven albaT
ar uaryofT, rom kvali xreSze savsebiT realuri ambavia?
- ZaRlze, romelzedac laparakia legendaSi, ver vityviT, realuri ar ariso, Tu
man SeZlo adamianisaTvis yeli gamoeRadra. da mainc masSi iyo raRac demonuri.
- me vxedav, Tqven sabolood gadaxvediT mistikosTa mxareze, eqimo mortimer.
raki asea, maSin is gamagebineT: Tu am Tvalsazrisze dgaxarT, raSi dagWirdaT Cemi
daxmareba? Tqven meubnebiT, rom ser Carlzis sikvdilis garemoebaTa kvleva
usargeblo saqmea, da amave dros mTxovT xeli movkido am saqmes.
- me araferi magdagvari ar miTxovia?
- maSin riT SemiZlia gemsaxuroT?
- rCeviT. miTxariT, rogor moviqce ser henri baskervilTan, romelic vaterloos
sadgurze Camova. - eqimma mortimerma saaTs daxeda, - zustad erT saaTsa da
TxuTmet wuTSi?
- esaa memkvidre?
- diax. ser Carlzis sikvdilis Semdeg male gavigeT, rom henri baskervili
sameurneo saqmianobas eweva Tavis fermaSi, kanadaSi. daxasiaTebaTa mixedviT, esaa
mSvenieri, Rirseuli axalgazrda kaci. - axla gelaparakebiT ara rogorc eqimi,
aramed rogorc ser Carlzis rwmunebuli da anderZis amsrulebeli.
- memkvidreobis sxva pretendentebi ar arian?
- ara. erTaderTi meore naTesavi, romelzedac raimes gageba movaxerxeT, esaa
rojer baskervili, ubeduri ser Carlzis umcrosi Zma. sul sami Zma iyo. SuaTana
axalgazrdobaSi mokvda - am henris mama. umcrosi rojeri ojaxSi nabolarad
iTvleboda. man memkvidreobad miiRo baskervilebis despotizmi da rogorc ori
wveTi wyali, ise hgavda TviT hugo baskervilis portrets. inglisSi ver gaZlo da
iZulebuli gaxda Tavi centraluri amerikisaTvis Seefarebina, sadac mokvda kidec
1876 wels yviTeli ciebisagan. henri - ukanaskneli naSieria baskervilebis gvarisa.
erTi saaTisa da TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg unda Sevxvde mas vaterloos sadgurze.
guSin Sematyobina depeSiT, rom dRes diliT Camodis sauThemptonSi. hoda, mirCieT,
mister holms, rogor moviqce masTan?
- ratom. CamosvlisTanave Tavis sagvareulo mamuls ar unda miaSuros?
- diax. aseTi gadawyvetileba TavisTavad iCens Tavs. magram moigoneT, rom yvela
baskervili, romelic iq dasaxlda, tragikulad daiRupa. darwmunebuli var, ser
Carlzs rom sikvdilis win CemTan dalaparakebis saSualeba hqonoda, Zveli gvaris
ukanaskneli STamomavlis am saSinel adgilze Camoyvanas namdvilad amikrZalavda.
amave dros ar SeiZleba imis uaryofa, rom am Cvens uRimRamo, mwir mxareSi
mcxovrebTa mTeli keTildReoba damokidebulia imaze, uars ityvis Tu ara ser
henri Tavis mamulSi dasaxlebaze. Tu baskervilholi dacarieldeba da
gapartaxdeba, ser Carlzis yvela wamowyeba daiRupeba. meSinia, vaiTu adgilobrivi
saqmeebiT Cemma piradma dainteresebam gaimarjvos CemSi da amitom mogmarTavT
rCevisaTvis.
holmsi Cafiqrda.
- ori sityviT rom vTqva, saqme asea, - Tqva bolos. - Tqven ggoniaT, rom raRac
boroti Zala dartmurs saSiS adgilad xdis baskervilebisaTvis. sworad gagigeT?
yovel SemTxvevaSi, zogierTi sabuTi aseTi safrTxisaTvis ukve arsebobs.
- asea. magram Tu Tqveni Teoria zebunebriv Zalebze namdvilad sworia, maSin
isini axalgazrda kacs daRupaven ara marto devonSirSi, aramed londonSic. Zneli
warmosadgenia aseTi viwro adgilobrivi Zalauflebis mqone eSmaki. es xom
romelime samrevlo sammarTvelos wevri ar aris!
- TviTon rom SegxvedrodaT aseTi ambebi, mister
holms, amgvar xumrobas ar
daiwyebdiT. maSasadame, Tqveni azriT, am axalgazrda kacisaTvis sul erTia, sad
iqneba - londonSi Tu devonSirSi? is Camova ormocdaaTi wuTis Semdeg. mirCieT,
ra vqna?
- me girCevT, ser, uxmoT kebs, aiyvanoT Tqveni spanieli, SemosasvlelTan rom
iqeqeba, da sadgurSi ser
henri baskervilis Sesaxvedrad gaeSuroT.
- Semdeg?
- Semdeg damelodebiT, vidre movifiqreb saqmis viTarebas, Sevadgen gegmas, manamde
ki araferi uTxraT.
- ramdeni xani dagWirdebaT amisaTvis?
- erTi dRe da Rame. Zalian damavalebT, ser mortimer, Tu CemTan moxvalT xval
aT saaTze da Tan moiyvanT ser henri baskervils. minda gavecno.
- kargi, mister holms.
ricxvi da paemanis dro manJetze daiwera da mere, Tvalebis cecebiT gavida
oTaxidan. holmsma kibis saqcevidan gadasZaxa:
- kidev erTi kiTxva, ser mortimer. Tqven ambobT, rom moCveneba WaobebSi adrec
unaxavT?
- diax, amas adasturebs sami kaci.
- ser Carlzis sikvdilis Semdg aRaraferi SeuniSnavT?
- ar vici, ar gamigonia.
- madlobeli var. gza mSvidobisa.
holmsi divanis kuTxeSi Cveul adgilze dajda da saxeze im mSvidma, kmayofilebis
Rimilma gadaurbina, romelic yovelTvis maSin gauCndeboda xolme, roca Tavis
Sesaferi amocana eguleboda.
- midixarT, uotson?
- diax, Tu verafriT dagexmarebiT.
- ara, Cemo megobaro, Tqveni daxmareba maSin mesaWiroeba xolme, roca moqmedebas
viwyeb. magram ra Cinebuli saqmea! pirdapir araCveulebrivia! roca bredlis axlos
gaivliT, SeiareT da sTxoveT, erTi girvanqa Zalian magari Tambaqo gamomigzavnos.
winaswar madlobas gixdiT. ecadeT saRamomde Sin aRar dabrundeT. maSin ki
siamovnebiT gavuziaroT erTmaneTs Cveni azrebi im uaRresad saintereso amocanaze,
rac am diliT mogvces.
daZabuli gonebrivi muSaobis dros ganmartoeba da simSvide aucilebeli iyo Cemi
megobrisaTvis, roca saqmis uwvrilmanesi detalebis awon-dawona uxdeboda.
erTimeoris miyolebiT ramdensame Teorias agebda. adarebda maT da wyvetda, ra
cnobebi iyo mniSvnelovani da ra unda uareyo. amitom mTeli dRe klubSi gavatare
da beikerstritze mxolod saRamos, daaxloebiT cxra saaTisaTvis davbrundi.
sastumros kari SevaRe da pirdapir SemeSinda - xanZari xom ar gaCenila-meTqi!
marTlac, oTaxSi iseTi kvamli idga, rom sinaTle ZlivsRa bJutavda, magram Cemi
SiSi amao iyo: cxvirSi magari, iafi Tambaqos mkveTri suni meca da erTbaSad yeli
damwva. kvamlis burusSi savarZelSi moxerxebulad mjdari holmsi SevniSne. xalaTi
ecva da kbilebSi Savi Tixis Cibuxi gaeCara. garSemo qaRaldis raRac gragnilebi
ewyo.
- gacivdiT, uotson? - mkiTxa holmsma.
- ara, am Sxamianma sakmevelma pirdapir sunTqva Semikra.
- ho, Tqven mgoni marTali xarT, aq cota Tambaqos kvamli damdgara.
- raRa cota! suli SemexuTa!
- maSin fanjara gaaReT. getyobaT, mTeli dRe klubSi mjdarxarT.
- holms, Cemo Zvirfaso!
- marTals vambob?
- ra Tqma unda, marTals ambobT, magram ranairad...
Cems dabneul saxes Sexeda da gaicina.
- Tqveni gulubryviloba, uotson, WeSmaritad aRtacebis Rirsia! rom icodeT,
rogor msiamovnebs Tqvenze Cemi mcire Zalebis Semowmeba! jentlmeni gadis
saxlidan saZagel, wvimian amindSi. saRamos ki brundeba Sin koxta, gakrialebuli,
ise rom erTi laqac arsad emCneva. cilindri da fexsacmeli uwindeburad
ucimcimebs. maSasadame, mTeli dRe sadRac ijda fexmoucvlelad. axlo megobrebi ara
hyavs. sadRa wavidoda? gana aSkara ar aris?
- diax, sruliad garkveulia.
- qveyana savsea aseTi garkveuli ambebiT, magram maT veravin amCnevs. rogor
fiqrobT, sad viqnebodi me?
- CemsaviT mTeli dRe fexmoucvlelad ijeqiT?
- sulac ara, me movaswari devonSiris Semovla.
- warmosaxviT?
- sruli simarTlea. Cemi sxeuli aq darCa, savarZelSi, da ra samwuxarodac ar
unda geCvenoT es ambavi, moaswro erT dReSi ori didi sayavis dacla da Tambaqos
ganuzomeli raodenobis moweva. rogorc ki waxvediT, stefordTan kaci vafrine
dartmuris Waobebis rukisaTvis, da Cemi suli mTeli dRe iq daexeteboda. sakuTar
Tavs vaimedeb, rom es adgilebi zedmiwevniT aviTvise.
- ruka didi masStabisaa?
- diax, Zalian didi. - mere am rukis erTi seqtori gaSala da muxlebze daido. ai is ubani, rac gvainteresebs. SuaSi baskervil-holi dgas.
- tyiT garSemortymuli?
- ho, agrea. urTxelis xeivani aq aRniSnuli ar aris, magram Cemi varaudiT is
marjvniv gadis, Waobebis gayolebiT. ai, es nagebobaTa jgufi swored is patara
sofeli grimpenia, sadac dgas Stabi - bina Cveni megobris, eqim mortimerisa.
rogorc xedavT, xuTi milis manZilze garSemo sacxovrebeli Zalian iSviaTad
gvxvdeba. ai, esaa lefter-holi, eqimi rom ambobda. etyoba, aq unda iyos
naturalist stepltonis saxli, Tu sworad davimaxsovre im kacis gvari. ai, es ori fermaa: `qvis svetebi~ da `dampali Waobi~. aqedan ToTxmet milze prinstaunis sakatorRo cixea. am or wertils Soris da maT garSemo gadaSlilia
kuSti, sicocxlis niSanwyals moklebuli Waobi. ai scena, sadac gaTamaSda es
tragedia, da iqneb erTxel kidev gaTamaSdes, Cveni daxmarebiT.
- diax, ubeduri adgilebia.
- scena isea gamarTuli, ukeTesi ar SeiZleba. Tu eSmakma namdvilad isurva
adamianTa saqmeSi Careva...
- maS, Tqvenc iqiTken midixarT, rom yovelive raRac zebunebrivi Zalebis
moqmedebiT axsnaT?
- mere, gana eSmakis mociquli ar SeiZleba xorcSesxmuli arseba iyos? amjerad
gadasawyveti gveqneba ori sakiTxi. pirveli: iyo Tu ara aq Cadenili
borotmoqmedeba? meore: raSi gamoixateba es borotmoqmedeba da rogor moxda?
rasakvirvelia, Tu eqimi mortimeri marTalia da sworad ivarauda, rom aq saqme
gvaqvs ZalebTan, romlebic bunebis kanonebs ar emorCilebian, maSin mogvixdeboda
iaraRis dayra. magram vidre amiT davkmayofildeT, jer unda SevamowmoT sxva
hipoTezebi. modiT, davxuroT fanjara, Tu winaaRmdegi ara xarT. ucnauri kia,
magram vfiqrob, Tambaqos bolis koncentracia xels uwyobs azris koncentracias.
me jer ar mivsulvar iqamde, rom yuTSi CavZvre fiqris dros, magram logikuri
daskvna Cemi Teoriidan aseTia. rogoraa saqme, moaswariT amaze dafiqreba?
- mTeli dRe TavSi es saqme mitrialebs.
- mere, ra moifiqreT?
- bundovani istoria gaxlavT.
- diax, Zalze Taviseburi istoriaa. gansakuTrebiT zogierT detalebSi. magaliTad,
Secvlili kvali. rogor axsniT amas?
- mortimerma Tqva, TiTqos gzis es nawili ser Carlzs fexis wverebze Semdgars
gaevlos.
- me mgoni, eqimma viRac idiotis mier Ziebis dros warmoTqmuli sityvebi
gaimeora. risTvis unda dasWirveboda adamians xeivanSi fexis wverebze siaruli?
- maS, ra moxda?
- garboda, uotson. Tavqudmoglejili garboda, sikvdils gaurboda. ise garboda,
rom gulma ver gauZlo da ase sirbilSi daeca mkvdari.
- garboda? mere vis gaurboda?
- mTeli Tavsatexic es aris. zogierTi monacemis mixedviT, Carlz baskervilma
SiSiT Tavgza dakarga, vidre gaiqceoda.
- ratom fiqrobT ase?
- is, ramac Carlz baskervili daafrTxo, Waobebis mxridan modioda. Tu es
marTalia da ara vcdebi, - etyoba ki, rom ar unda vcdebode, - maSin ara
saxlisaken, aramed saxlidan gaqceva mxolod gonebadakargul adamians SeeZlo.
boSam Ziebas uCvena, rom ser Carlzi Svelas iTxovda, Tan ki iqiT garboda, sadac
Svela yvelaze naklebad iyo mosalodneli. Semdeg kidev erTi gamocana: vis
eloda im saRamos da ratom unda Sexvedroda mas ara saxlSi, aramed urTxelis
xeivanSi?
- Tqven fiqrobT, rom vinmes eloda.
- TviTon gansajeT. xanSi Sesuli avadmyofi kaci saRamos saseirnod wavida araferi gasaocari amaSi ar aris. magram im dRes xom nestiani, civi amindi iyo!
ratom dasWirda tyuilad WiSkarTan dgoma. xuTi, iqneba mTeli aTi wuTic, rogorc
amtkicebs eqimi mortimeri, romelmac yuradReba miaqcia papirosis ferfls? sxvaTa
Soris, ucnauria, magram ar SeiZleba ara vcnoT misi dakvirvebis unari.
- ser Carlzi ase yovel saRamos seirnobda.
- da yovel saRamos Cerdeboda WiSkarTan? ara mgonia. piriqiT, arsebuli cnobebiT
ser Carlzs Waobebidan Tavi yovelTvis Sors eWira.
im saRamos ki iq viRacas eloda. tragedia misi londons ganzraxuli gamgzavrebis
win moxda. xedavT, uotson, rogor ewyoba yvelaferi - rgoli rgolze! axla ki
momeciT, geTayva, violino, da Cven am saqmeze yovelgvar fiqrsa da zrunvas im
imediT gadavdebT, rom xval eqim mortimerisa da ser henri baskervilis stumroba
axal sakvebs mogvcems fiqrebisaTvis.
Tavi |V
ser henri baskervili
Cven adre visauzmeT da xalaTwamosxmuli holmsi mnaxvelTa misaRebad gaemzada.
Cvenma klientebma arc erTi wuTiT ar daigvianes. rogorc ki saaTma aTi dah-kra,
eqimi mortimeri kabinetSi axalgazrda baronetis TanxlebiT Semovida. es
ukanaskneli ocdaaTi wlisa iqneboda. Suatanis, jmuxi axalgazrda kaci Zalian
cocxali da janmrTeli adamianis STabeWdilebas tovebda. misi saxis gamometyveleba
jiuti meCvena. xSiri Savi warbebis qvemodan gamomzirali muqi Taflisferi
Tvalebi gabedulad gvacqerdebodnen. sportuli yavisferi kostiumi da muqi
qardakruli saxis kani mowmobdnen, rom es kaci ar iyo Sin jdomas miCveuli, ar
iyo azizi, amave dros ki mSvidi, STamagonebeli garegnoba namdvili jentlmenis
iers aZlevda.
- ser henri baskervili, - warmogvidgina eqimma mortimerma.
- diax, swored is gaxlavarT, - Tqva baronetma, - da yvelaze ufro saintereso
is aris, mister holms, rom Tundac Tqvens megobars ar wamoveyvane dRes
TqvenTan, me mainc sakuTari nebiT movidodi. amboben, rom Tqven SegiZliaT
gamoicnoT sxvadasxva rebusebi, me ki swored am diliT SememTxva iseTi gamocana,
romlis amoxsnis unari ar Semwevs.
- dabrZandiT, ser henri. Tu sworad gagigeT, londonSi Camosvlis Semdeg Tqven
uCveulo raRac SegemTxvaT.
- amas gansakuTrebul mniSvnelobas ar vaZlev, mister holms. etyoba, viRac
gamexumra. magram am diliT miviRe ai es werili, Tu amas werili SeiZleba
vuwodoT.
konverti magidaze dado da Cven misi daTvaliereba daviwyeT. sruliad
Cveulebrivi konverti aRmoCnda, ruxi qaRaldisa. misamarTi - `oteli
norTemberlendi~, ser henri baskervils~ - gamoyvanili iyo msxvili beWduri
asoebiT, safosto Stempelze ki ewera: `Caring-krosi~, da gagzavnis TariRi - wina
dRis saRamo.
- vinmem icoda, rom Tqven gaCerdebodiT norTemberlendis sastumroSi? - hkiTxa
holmsma Cvens stumars da gamomcdeli mzera miapyro.
- aravin. mxolod eqim mortimerTan Sexvedris Semdeg gadavwyvite, sad
gavCerdebodi.
- maS, etyoba eqimi mortimeri TviTon gaCerda iq?
- ara, me vcxovrob nacnobebTan, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma, - da aravin ar icoda,
rom Cven swored am otelSi wavidodiT.
- hm! gamodis, rom Tqveni mimosvliT viRac Zlier dainteresebulia.
holmsma konvertidan oTxad dakecili werili amoiRo da magidaze gaSala. furclis
Sua adgilas erTimeoris gverdiT miwebebuli nabeWdi asoebisagan Sedgenili
erTaderTi fraza Canda. es fraza Semdegs iuwyeboda: `Tu TqvenTvis goneba da
sicocxle Zvirfasia, torfis Waobebisagan Sors daiWireT Tavi~. sityvebi `torfis
Waobebisagan~ dawerili iyo xeliT, melniT.
- ai, mister holms, - Tqva ser henri baskervilma. - iqneb amixsnaT, ras niSnavs
es da vinaa ase dainteresebuli Cemi saqmeebiT?
- Tqven raRas ityviT, eqimo mortimer? amjerad aq, etyoba, araferi zebunebrivi
ar aris?
- diax, ser, magram iqneb werili gamogzavnilia iseTi kacis mier, romelic
darwmunebulia, rom mTeli es istoria zebunebrivia.
- romeli istoria? - mkvaxed hkiTxa ser henrim. - Tqven, jentlmenebo, etyoba,
Cems saqmeebs ukeT xarT gacnobili, vidre TviTon me?
- yvelafers gagandobT, ser henri. uamisod aqedan ar waxvalT, endeT Cems
sityvas, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - axla ki modiT, gavecnoT am saintereso
dokuments, romelic Seadgines da safosto yuTSi guSin saRamos CauSves. uotson,
gvaqvs Tu ara guSindeli `taimsi~?
- ager, kuTxeSi gdia.
- mapatieT, magram unda SegawuxoT, momawodeT, geTayva, is gverdi, romelzedac
dabeWdilia mowinave. holmsma swrafad gadaavlo Tvali gazeTs - `vaWrobis
Tavisufleba~... mSvenieri mowinavea! neba momeciT wavikiTxo erTi abzaci: `Tu vinme
Seecdeba CagagonoT, rom mrewvelobis is dargi, romliTac Tqven xarT
dainteresebuli, saproteqcio tarifebis mfarvelobis qveS aris moqceuli, Sors
daiWireT Tavi aseTi adamianebisagan, radgan gonebam unda gikarnaxoT, rom aseTi
sistema bolos da bolos moSlis Cvens imports da daarRvevs normalur
cxovrebas Cveni kunZulisas, romlis interesebi TqvenTvis da yoveli
CvenganisaTvis Zvirfasia, rogorc sicocxle~. ras ityviT amaze, uotson? - Sehyvira
holmsma da Tan sixaruliT xelebi moifSvnita. - brwyinvale azria, xom marTalia?
eqimma mortimerma holmss ise gadaxeda, rogorc mzrunvelma eqimma mZimed sneul
pacients, xolo ser
henri baskervilma me momapyro Tavisi Taflisferi
Tvalebis gaurkveveli mzera.
- arc ise kargad verkvevi iseT sakiTxebSi, rogoricaa satarifo sistema, - Tqva
man bolos, - magram meCveneba, rom Cven Temidan gadavuxvieT.
- piriqiT! Cven axla kvals mivyvebiT, ser henri. uotsoni Cems meTods ukeT
icnobs, vidre Tqven, magram vSiSob, rom Cem mier wakiTxulis azri masac iseve
gamoepara, rogorc Tqven.
- diax, gamogitydebiT, veraviTar kavSirs vera vxedav werilsa da gazeTis
mowinaves Soris.
- es kavSiri ki, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, imdenad mWidroa, rom arsebiTad erTi
Sedgenilia meorisagan. `Tu~, `TqvenTvis~, `Sors daiWireT Tavi~, `goneba~,
`sicocxle~, `Zvirfasia~. nuTu ver gamoicaniT, saidan aris aRebuli es sityvebi?
- ah, eSmakma waiRos! ra Tqma unda, Tqven marTali xarT! ra brwyinvaled mixvdiT!
- SesZaxa ser henrim.
- Tu jer kidev eWvi geparebaT, SexedeT sityvebs `Sors daiWireT Tavi...~ mTlianad aris amoWrili gazeTidan.
- ho, diax... ki, namdvilad!
- iciT, mister holms, me verc ki warmomidgenia, rom aseTi ram SesaZlebeli
iqneboda! - Tqva eqimma mortimerma, romelic gaocebuli Sescqeroda Cems megobars.
- imis gamocnoba, rom sityvebi amoWrilia sagazeTo teqstidan, jer kidev araferia.
magram uSecdomod rom daasaxeloT gazeTi, da amasTanave - uCvenoT statia,
saidanac aris amoRebuli, es ukve yovelgvar warmodgenas scildeba! rogor
gamoicaniT?
- eqimo mortimer, me vfiqrob, rom Tqven SegiZliaT gaarCioT zangis Tavis qala
eskimosis qalasgan?
- ra Tqma unda, SemiZlia.
- ranairad?
- es xom Cemi sayvareli sagania! gansxvaveba maT Soris savsebiT naTelia. warbzeda
rkalebi, saxis kuTxe, ybis aRnagoba...
- me kidev Cemi axireba maqvs. Cemi azriT, gansxvaveba borgesis CaSponili
Sriftisa, romlebiTac iwyoba `taimsis~ mowinave werilebi, iaffasiani saRamos
gazeTebis brma Sriftisagan ara nakleb aSkaraa, vidre gansxvaveba Tqveni zangebisa
da eskimosebis Tavis qalebs Soris. Sriftebis codna maZebris erT-erTi yvelaze
ufro elementaruli movaleobaa. Tumca unda vaRiaro, rom Cems axalgazrdobaSi
erTxel ameria `lidis merkuri~ da `dilis uwyebebi~. magram `taimsis~ mowinaves
veraferTan ver aurev, es sityvebi mxolod iqidan SeiZleboda amoeWraT. xolo
ramdenadac werili gagzavnili iyo guSin, yvelaferi imis sasargeblod
laparakobda, rom guSindel gazeTSi unda Cagvexeda.
- maS, mister holms, - Tqva ser henri baskervilma, - viRacam Seadgina es werili
sityvebisagan, romelic makratliT amoWra.
- manikuris makratliT, - Seawyvetina holmsma. - miaqcieT yuradReba, ra mokle
boloebi aqvs? imisaTvis, rom amoeWra sityvebi `Sors daiWireT Tavi...~ saWiro
gaxda ori Wrilis gakeTeba.
- savsebiT sworia. viRacam amoWra es sityvebi mokleboloebiani makratliT da
qaRaldze daaweba...
- Cveulebrivi weboTi, - CaurTo holmsma.
- da daaweba Cveulebrivi weboTi qaRaldze. magram ratom aris xeliT dawerili
`torfis Waobebi~?
- imitom, rom werilis avtorma ver ipovna es sityvebi gazeTSi. yvela danarCeni
sityva sakmaod Cveulebrivia, maT SexvdebiT yovel teqstSi, es danarCenebi ki
ufro iSviaTad gvxvdeba.
- friad sarwmuno axsnaa. kidev risi amokiTxva moaxerxeT, mister holms?
- cota ram kidev movaxerxe, Tumca avtori yovelnairad cdila, rom kvali
waeSala. rogorc TviTonve SegiZliaT darwmundeT, misamarTi dawerilia beWduri
asoebiT. magram iseTi gazeTi, rogoric `taimsia~, iSviaTad moxvdeba ubralo xalxis
xelSi. maSasadame, aqedan SeiZleba davaskvnaT, rom werili Sedgenili iyo
ganaTlebuli kacis mier, romelic cdilobda Tavi gaesaRebina gaunaTlebel
adamianad. am mizniT ganzrax Seucvlia xeli, albaT eSinoda, rom ar gecnoT, axla
Tu ara, Semdeg mainc. amas garda, miaqcieT yuradReba, rom sityvebi miwebebulia
uswormasworod, zogierTi maTgani striqonidan gamodis. magaliTad, sityva
`sicocxle~ sulac ara dgas Tavis adgilze. es mowmobs avtoris daudevrobas, an
iqneb mRelvarebas da aCqarebas. me, simarTle giTxraT, ufro imas vfiqrob, rom
yvelaferi mRelvarebis da siCqaris bralia, radgan Zneli dasajerebelia, rom am
kacs daudevroba gamoeCina aseT seriozul saqmeSi. Tu namdvilad Cqarobda,
sainteresoa vicodeT, ratom. guSin safosto yuTSi CaSvebuli werili ser henris
xom isedac miuswrebda otelSi? iqneb avtors eSinoda raime dabrkolebisa? magram
visi?
- Cven, mgoni, varaudebis sferoSi SevediT, - SeniSna eqimma mortimerma.
- umjobesia TqvaT - sferoSi, sadac iwoneba yvela SesaZlebloba im mizniT, rom
SevarCioT maTgan yvelaze ufro sarwmuno. aseTia mecnieruli gamoyeneba
warmosaxvis Zalisa, rac specialistebTan yovelTvis mtkice materialur safuZvlebs
eyrdnoba. Tqven, cxadia, amas uwodebT wminda varauds, magram me TiTqmis
darwmunebuli var, rom misamarTi iwereboda romelime sastumroSi.
- ratom fiqrobT ase?
- ufro yuradRebiT daaTvaliereT konverti, da Tqven naxavT, rom damwers bedma
umtyuna sawer mowyobilobaTa SovnaSi. kalami orjer gaeyina erT sityvaze da
saWiro gaxda misi samjer Caweba samelneSi, raTa ase mokle misamarTi daewera.
maSasadame, melani cota yofila, Zlivs faravda Zirs. sakuTari kalami da samelne
iSviaTad miiyvans adamians aseT mdgomareobamde, xolo erTic da meorec rom
gRalatobdes, es ukve sruliad iSviaTi SemTxvevaa. magram, rogroc iciT,
sastumroebSi sawer-kalami da melani iSviaTad moiZebneba. diax, me, TiTqmis
uyoymanod vityvi, rom Tu yvela saqaRalde kalaTs gavsinjavdiT yvela sastumroSi
Caring-krosis siaxloves da vipovidiT `taimsis~ daWril gverds, am ucnaur
werilis avtors maSinve mivagnebdiT... Tumca moicaT! es ra aris?
man TvalebTan axlos miitana qaRaldi, romelzedac sityvebi iyo dakruli da
yuradRebiT daakvirda.
- aba, ra iyo?
- ara, araferi, - Tqva holmsma da werili magidaze dado. - qaRaldi sruliad
krialaa, WvirniSanic ara Cans. ara, Cven gamovwureT am saintereso werilidan
yvelaferi, rac SeiZleboda. axla ki gviambeT, ser henri, raime araCveulebrivi
xom ar SegmTxveviaT im wuTidan, rac londonSi CamoxvediT?
- ara, mister holms, TiTqos iseTi araferi Semxvedria.
- aravin gdarajobdaT, aravin gzveravdaT?
- rogorc vatyob, raRac deteqtur romanSi amovyavi Tavi, - Tqva Cvenma stumarma.
- vis mouvidoda azrad Cemi dazverva?
- momeciT vada, Cven amazedac vilaparakebT. jer ki dafiqrdiT: nuTu araferi
gaqvT saambobi?
- gaaCnia, ras TvliT Tqveni yuradRebis Rirsad.
- yvelafers, rac ase Tu ise Cveulebrivi cxovrebis CarCoebidan gamodis.
ser henrim gaiRima.
- TiTqmis mTeli Cemi bavSvoba da yrmoba SeerTebul Statebsa da kanadaSi
gavatare, amitom cxovrebis inglisuri wesi CemTvis jer axalia. magram, ara mgonia,
TqvenSi normalur movlenad iTvlebodes, roca kaci uecrad cal fexsacmels
dakargavs.
- gana Tqven cali fexsacmeli dakargeT?
- Cemo megobaro, - SesZaxa eqimma mortimerma, - Tqveni fexsacmeli albaT
ubralod sadRac miagdes! moinaxeba. gana SeiZleba mister Serlok holmsis Sewuxeba
aseTi wvrilmani ambiT?
- magram aki mekiTxeba, uCveulo xom araferi SegemTxvaTo?
- savsebiT sworia, - Tqva holmsma. - me mainteresebs yoveli wrilmani, rarig
suleluric ar unda iyos igi. maS, Tqven dakargeT fexsacmeli?
- diax, magram SeiZleba marTla sadRac miagdes. saRamos karTan davtove, rom
gaewmindaT, diliT ki mxolod erTi cali damxvda. derefnis msaxurisagan
gonivrul pasuxs ver veRirse. ufro sawyeni is aris, mxolod guSin viyide da
fexis Cadgmac ver movaswari.
- rogor, axali fexsacmeli gasawmendad mieciT? es risTvis?
- Ria yviTeli ferisa iyo. amitom vubrZane muqi feris sacxiT gaeprialebinaT.
- maS, londons CamosvlisTanave gaswieT fexsacmelis SesaZenad?
- ubralod davdiodi maRaziebSi. eqimma mortimerma amfsonoba gamiwia. saqme is
aris, rom Tu adamians didi mamulis gamgeblad gaxdoma uweria, Cacmac Sesaferisad
hmarTebs, dasavleTSi ki Cacmulobas imden yuradRebas ar vaqcevdi. sxva nivTebTan
erTad es fexsacmelic viyide eqvs dolarad, Cacma ki ar damcalda.
- Tu es qurdobaa, sakmaod uazro gamodis, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - me,
marTali giTxraT, viziareb eqim mortimeris azrs: Tqveni fexsacmeli male
moinaxeba.
- axla ki, jentlmenebo, - gadaWriT Tqva baronetma, - meyofa msjeloba imaze,
rac wesierad arc vici. droa amisruloT sityva da amixsnaT, ra mizani aqvs mTel
am laparaks.
- kanonieri moTxovnaa, - daTanxmda holmsi. - eqimo mortimer, Cemi azriT, Tqven
TviTonve yovelive unda uamboT ser henris, rac Cven mogviyeviT.
am TxovniT gamxnevebulma Cvenma swavlulma megobarma maSinve amoiRo jibidan
xelnaweri, is gazeTi da sityva sityviT gaimeora Tavisi guSindeli moTxroba. ser
henri didi yuradRebiT usmenda eqims da drodadro gaocebis wamoZaxilebiT
awyvetinebda saubars.
- hm! kargi memkvidreoba ki damrCenia! - Tqva man, roca grZeli moTxroba
dasrulda. - ZaRlis ambavi, ra Tqma unda, bavSvobaSive msmenia. am legendis
moyola uyvardaT xolme Cvens ojaxSi, Tumca dRemde mas araviTar mniSvnelobas ar
vaZlevdi. rac Seexeba biZaCemis sikvdils, ise ameria TavSi yvelaferi, rom jerac
ver gavrkveulvar. Cemi azriT, Tqven TviTonac ar iciT, visTvis unda migemarTaT
- moZRvrisTvis Tu polismenisaTvis.
- savsebiT marTalia.
- axla kidev es werili, me rom miviRe. rogorc etyoba, esec movlenaTa saerTo
msvlelobasTanaa dakavSirebuli.
- ho, amis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT, viRacam Cvenze bevrad ukeT icis, rac torfis
WaobebSi xdeba, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma.
- da es `viRaca~, etyoba, keTilad aris ganwyobili Tqvendami, - Tqva holmsma, raki gacnobaT, safrTxe mogeliTo.
- an iqneba piriqiT aris - vinmes surs baskervilhols momacilos da
Cemo CamoSoreba misTvis xelsayrelia?
- arc es aris gamoricxuli. didad davalebuli var Tqvengan, eqimo mortimer,
rom SemomTavazeT aseTi saintereso, rTuli amocana. axla, ser henri, unda
gadavwyvitoT mTavari sakiTxi. SeiZleba Tqveni wasvla basekrvil-holSi, Tu ara?
- ratomac ar unda wavide?
- rogorc Cans, es saSiSia.
- saidanRa modis es safrTxe - Cveni ojaxuri safrTxobelidan Tu xalxisagan?
- ai, es unda amovxsnaT.
- rogorc unda iyos, Cemi pasuxi aseTi iqneba: verc jojoxeTis Zalebi, verc
adamianTa xrikebi aq ver gamaCereben. me waval Cemi winaprebis saxlSi. es
sabolood gadawyvetilia. - aq misi Savi warbebi erT xazad SeerTda, Savgvremani
saxe Seufaklda. baskervilebis Seupovroba aSkarad icnoboda maTi gvaris am
ukanasknel STamomavalSi. - me jerac ver momiyria Tavi yovelive imisaTvis, rac
Tqvengan movismine. advili rodia yvelafris maSinve mofiqreba, aTviseba da
gadawyvetilebis gamotana, Tu aseT dros rogor moiqces kaci. minda erTi saaTiT
marto davrCe da Tavisuflad movifiqro yvelaferi. iciT ra, mister holms? axla
Tormetis naxevaria da me pirdapir otelSi mivdivar. ra iqneba, Tu Tqven da
Tqveni megobari eqimi uotsoni CemTan moxvalT sadilad, ase or saaTze? am
dromde raimes movifiqreb.
- Tqven Tanaxma xarT, uotson?
- savsebiT.
- maSin movalT. vuxmoT TqvenTvis kebs?
- ara, umjobesia gaviseirno, cota gons moval Cveni saubris mere.
- siamovnebiT gierTdebiT, - Tqva misma Tanamgzavrma.
- maS ase, or saaTze vxvdebiT erTmaneTs. naxvamdis, megobrebo.
Cven gvesmoda, rogor Cavidnen Cveni stumrebi kibis safexurebze da Semosasvleli
kari rogori xmauriT gaixures. holmsi anazdad gardaiqmna - misi
moTenTilobisgan kvalic ar darCa, imwamsve Tadarigis daWeras Seudga.
- CaicviT, uotson, Cqara! wamis dakargvac ar SeiZleba.
igi Tavisi oTaxisaken midioda da Tan xalaTs ixdida. ori-sami wuTis Semdeg ukve
serTukSi gamowyobili dabrunda. sirbiliT CavyeviT kibes da quCaSi gavediT. eqimi
mortimeri da baskervili jer kidev moCandnen Cvens win, ase oras nabijze. isini
oqsfordstritis mimarTulebiT midiodnen.
- davewioT?
- araviTar SemTxvevaSi, Cemo megobaro! Tu CemTan ar moiwyenT, me TqvenTan - miT
ufro. Cvenma megobrebma marTali Tqves: gaseirneba ase mSvenier dilas pirdapir
siamovnebaa.
nabijs mouCqara da manZili Cvensa da Cvens weRandel stumrebs Soris naxevrad
Semcirda. SevinarCuneT es distancia da maTTan erTad SevuxvieT
oqsfordstritisaken, Semdeg rajentstritze gavediT. erT maRaziasTan eqimi
mortimeri da ser henri SeCerdnen da vitrinis Tvaliereba daiwyes. aseve moiqca
holmsic. erTi wamis Semdeg kmayofilebiT daustvina da roca mis daJinebul mzeras
Tvali gavayole, davinaxe, rogor nela daiZra quCis meore mxares mdgomi kebi,
romlis fanjaraSi mgzavri Canda.
- ai, swored amisi aRmoCena gvWirdeboda, uotson! wavideT da vecadoT, rom
rogorme Tvali mainc SevavloT im kacs.
imave wams Cem win kebis gverdiT fanjaraSi gaielva xSirma Savma wverma, da
viRacis gamWvalavma mzeram TaviT fexamde CagvaTvaliera, TiTqmis maSinve gaiRo
zeda sarkmeli, mgzavrma raRac asZaxa kebmens da kebic elvis siswrafiT gaqanda
rijentstritisaken. holmsma moixeda, Tavisufali etlis Zebna daiwyo, magram amaod
- Tavisufali etli ar iyo. maSin pirdapir xalxis nakadSi SeiWra da daedevna
kebs, romelic swrafad gvSordeboda.
- ah, jandabas! - Zlivs wamoiZaxa javriT ferwasulma da quCis talRidan amoyvinTa.
- ai, marcxic amas hqvia - me var yvelaferSi damnaSave, uotson! uotson! Tu
TqvenSi aris wesierebis nasaxi, Tqvens analebSi am doylapiobasac SeitanT Cemi
warmatebebis gverdiT.
- vin aris is kaci?
- warmodgena ara maqvs.
- meTvalyure?
- diax, etyoba, baskervils viRaca zveravs im dRidan, rac londonSi fexi Semodga.
Torem aba saidan gaiges, rom is `norTemberlendis~ otelSi Camoxda? me ase
ganvsaje: Tu mas pirvel dRes zveravdnen, Semdegac dazveraven. albaT miaqcieT
yuradReba, rom orjer mivedi fanjarasTan, vidre eqimi mortimeri kiTxulobda
Tavis legendas?
- ki, maxsovs.
- mainteresebda, xom ar daborialobda vinme saxlis axlo, magram saeWvo veravin
SevniSne. Cven Wkvian adamianTan gvaqvs saqme, uotson. es yvelaferi Zalian
damafiqrebelia. da Tumca axlac ar mesmis garkveviT, ra Zalebi moqmedeben ser
henris winaaRmdeg - boroti Tu keTili, - mainc vgrZnob ganuwyvetliv viRac
gareSe piris Carevas, viRacis zust angariSs. roca Cveni axali megobrebi wavidnen,
maSinve davedevne, imiT daimedebuli, rom maT mouxelTebel Crdils aq daviWerdi.
am eSmakma ki fexiT wasvla ar ineba da kebi iqirava, raTa saWiroebis mixedviT
gauswros an ukan CamorCes, TviTon ki SeumCneveli darCes. mis meTods kidev is
upiratesoba aqvs, rom Tu dasazveravnic kebSi Cajdebodnen, TvalTagan ar
dakargavda. magram mis meTods mainc aqvs erTi susti adgili.
- kebmeni?
- swored.
- ra samwuxaroa, rom misi nomeri ver SevniSneT.
- Cemo Zvirfaso uotson! marTalia, amjerad satrabaxo araferi maqvs, margam nuTu
ggoniaT, rom me nomeric ar SeminiSnavs? inebeT: ori aTas Svidas oTxi. Tumca
amjerad es arafrad gvargia.
- ar vici, ra unda geqnaT kidev.
- rogorc ki SevniSne, maSinve misi sawinaaRmdego mimarTulebiT unda
gavbrunebuliyavi, auCqareblad meqiravebina kebi da sapatio manZilze gavyolodi.
kidev ukeTesi iqneboda wavsuliyavi otelisaken da iq damecada movlenaTa Semdgomi
msvlelobisaTvis. es idumali Tanamgzavri baskervils miacilebda karebamde da
Cvenc misive sakuTari meTodis daxmarebiT SevZlebdiT imis garkvevas, Tu saiT
gaqreboda. axla ki Cvenma mowinaaRmdegem gansacvifreblad mardad gamoiyena Cemi
uadgilo aCqareba, ramac gagvca da kvali dagvakargvina.
am laparakiT nela mivyvebodiT rijenstrits da ukve aRar vxedavdiT eqim
mortimersa da mis Tanamgzavrs.
- axla azri aRara aqvs Tvalis devnebas, - Tqva
holmsma. - maTi
kvali gaqra da metad aRar gamoCndeba. isRa dagvrCenia vnaxoT, ra iaraRi gvaqvs
xelT da gabedulad movixmaroT igi. kargad moaswariT kebSi mjdari kacis danaxva?
- saxe vera, wveri ki davinaxe.
- mec... aqedan Cans, rom wveri xelovnuri iyo. roca Wkviani kaci midis iseT
sarisko saqmeze, rac gansakuTrebul sifrTxiles iTxovs, mas esaWiroeba wveri an
niRabi. SeviaroT aq, uotson.
holmsi im raionis SikrikTa kantoraSi Sevida, kantoris ufrosi aRtacebuli
Seegeba.
- aha, uilson, vxedav, ar dagviwyebiaT, rom erTxel bedma gamiRima da SevZeli
erT patara saqmeSi dagxmarebodiT.
- rasa brZanebT, ser, gana amis daviwyeba SeiZleba? Tqven gimadliT, rom saxeli
ar gamityda, SevinarCune avtoriteti da iqneba sicocxlec.
- azviadebT, Cemo megobaro! sxvaTa Soris, uilson, magondeba, erTi biWuna
gyavdaT, saxelad kartraiti, romelmac didi sazrianoba gamoiCina Tqveni saqmis
gamoZiebis dros.
- diax, ser, axlac CemTan muSaobs.
- xom ar SeiZleba gamoiZaxoT? madlobeli var. ai, kidev ra: geTayva,
damixurdaveT es xuTgirvanqiani.
ufrosis Zaxilze ToTxmeti wlis Wkviani gamometyvelebis cocxali ymawvili
gamoCnda, Soriaxlo dadga da mowiwebiT dauwyo cqera saxelganTqmul maZebars.
- momeciT `sastumroebis megzuri~, - Tqva holmsma. - gmadlobT. SexedeT,
kartrait, ai es - Caring-krosis raionis ocdasami sastumros saxelwodebebia.
- diax, ser.
- Tqven yvelas moivliT rigrigobiT.
- mesmis, ser.
- Tavdapirvelad mekareebs miscemT TiTo Silings. ai, ocdasami Silingi.
- mesmis, ser.
- etyviT, rom gindaT gasinjoT nagavi, rac guSin kalaTebidan gadayares. ase
auxseniT: erTi uaRresad saWiro depeSa gagzavnilia SecdomiT sxva misamarTze da
nabrZanebi gaqvT misi povna. gasagebia?
- diax, ser.
- magram, sinamdvileSi mosZebniT gazeT `taimsis~ gverds, saidanac makratliT aris
amoWrili ramdenime gverdi. ai `taimsis~ nomeri, gverdi ki, ai, es aris. SeZlebT
gazeTis sxva nomrebisagan mis garCevas?
- diax, ser.
- mekareebi, ra Tqma unda, derefnis msaxurebTan gagagzavnian, imaTac TiTo
Silings miscemT. ai kidev ocdasami Silingi. ocdasami SemTxvevidan oci albaT iseTi
aRmoCndeba, rom kalaTebidan nagavi gadayrili iqneba da damwvari. magram sam
danarCen sastumroSi giCveneben qaRaldebis grovas, romelSiac dasZebniT am
gverds. warmateba nakleb mosalodnelia. yovel SemTxvevisaTvis, gaZlevT kidev aT
Silings. saRamos depeSiT SematyobinebT, ris gakeTeba SeZeliT. axla, uotson, me
da Tqven isRa dagvrCa, telegrafiT vikiTxoT oriaTas Svidas oTxi nomeri
kebmenis ambavi. Semdeg romelime suraTebis galereaSi SevixedoT bondstritze da
sauzmobamde darCenili dro iq gavataroT.
Tavi V
sami gawyvetili Zafi
Serlok holmss sakvirveli unari hqonda, roca moesurveboda, SeeZlo Tavidan
ganedevna saqmeebze fiqri. igi mTlianad STainTqa Tanamedrove belgiel mxatvarTa
tiloebis daTvalierebaSi da mTeli ori saaTis ganmavlobaSi albaT arc gaxsenebia
ucnauri istoria, romelSiac garemoebaTa ZaliT Cvenc CarTulni aRmovCndiT. mTel
gzaze suraTebis galereidan `norTemberlendis~ otelamde mxolod mxatvrobaze
laparakobda, miuxedavad imisa, rom misi codna am dargSi uaRresad primitiuli
iyo.
- ser henri baskervili zemoT gelodebaT, - gviTxra vestibulis morigem. gvTxova stumrebi maSinve migveyvana masTan.
- nebas mogvcemT Tqveni stumrebis sia gavsinjoT? - hkiTxa holmsma.
- siamovnebiT, ser.
`baskervilebis~ gvaris Semdeg wignSi iyo kidev ori Canaweri: `Teofilius jonsoni
ojaxiT, niu-kastlidan~ da `misis oldmori moaxliTurT, eltonidan~.
- es is jonsoni xom ar aris, odesRac rom vicnobdi? -uTxra holmsma moriges. advokatia, WaRara, cotaTi koWlobs.
- ara, ser, mister jonsoni - naxSiris maRaroebis mflobelia, jer kidev
axalgazrda jentlmeni, Tqveni xnis iqneba.
- Tqven darwmunebuli xarT, rom advokati araa?
- darwmunebuli var, ser. mister jonsoni Cveni xSiri stumaria. am kacs didi
xania vicnobT.
- marTla? aRar gedavebiT. misis oldmor... sadRac gamigonia es gvari. mapatieT
aseTi cnobismoyvareoba, magram isedac xdeba xolme, eZeb erT nacnobs, poulob ki
meores.
- misis oldmori susti janmrTelobis qalia, ser. misi qmari erT dros
glosteris meri iyo. es qali mxolod CvenTan Cerdeba, roca qalaqSi Camodis.
- gmadlobT. albaT ameria sxva ledisTan... es kiTxvebi dagvexmarnen erTi Zalian
mniSvnelovani faqtis dadgenaSi, uotson, - ganagrZo holmsma xmadabla, vidre
kibeze avdiodiT. - axla CvenTvis naTelia, rom adamianebi, romlebic
dainteresebuli arian Cveni megobriT, aq ar gaCerebulan. maSasadame, isini
gulmodgined akvirdebian mis yovel nabijs, raSiac ukve davrwmundiT, da imave
dros eridebian baskervilis TvalSi moxvedras. es ki bevrs niSnavs.
- magaliTad, ras?
- ai, Tundac imas... hallo! Cemo megobaro! ra moxda?
rogorc ki zeda sarTulze avediT pirispir SevefeTeT ser henri baskervils,
romelic kibis Tavze idga. xelSi Zveli damtverianebuli fexsacmeli eWira.
mrisxanebas saxeze erTianad wamoenTo. enac ki ebmoda gaSmagebisagan, da roca
bolos metyvelebis unari daubrunda, maSinve gadavida aSkara amerikul aqcentze,
rac diliT ar SegviniSnavs.
- vina vgonivar am otelSi - suleli? - daiyvira
henrim. - CemTan
xumrobis nebas aravis ar mivcem! Tu es xepre ar ipovnis Cems fexsacmels,
skandals avtex! mec maqvs iumoris grZnoba, mister holms, magram aqaurma
xumarebma cota gadaamlaSes.
- jer kidev eZebT Tqvens dakargul fexsacmels?
- diax, veZeb da ar davmSviddebi, vidre ar vipovi.
- magram, me rogorc maxsovs, Tqven axal fexsacmelze laparakobdiT, axal, Ria
yviTel fexsacmelze.
- diax. ser. axla igive ambavi daemarTa Savsac.
- rogor! nuTu ukve...
- diax! me sul sami wyvili fexsacmeli maqvs: axali - Ria yviTeli, Zveli Savi
da laqis fexsacmelebi, romlebic axla macvia. guSin saRamos damekarga erTi
yviTeli fexsacmeli, dRes waiRes Savic. aba, ipoveT? mipasuxeT, ras momCerebixarT?
- miubrunda igi dabneul germanel msaxurs, romelic is iyo derefanSi gamoCnda.
- ara, ser. yvelas vkiTxe. aravin araferi icis.
- maS, momismineT: an ipoviT saRamomde Cems fexsacmels, an waval mmarTvelTan da
vetyvi, rom dauyovnebliv mivdivar aqedan.
- fexsacmeli moinaxeba. ser... sityvas gaZlevT, rom moinaxeba... cota moiTmineT,
ser.
- mxedvelobaSi iqonieT, es ukanaskneli iqneba. me aRar davuSveb, rom ase
gamqurdon am avazakTa bunagSi! mister holms, mapatieT, geTayva, rom aseTi
wrilmanebiT gawuxebT...
- aseTi wvrilmanebi imsaxureben imas, rom maTTvis adamiani Sewuxdes.
- Tqven Zalian seriozulad ekidebiT maT!
- Tqven TviTon ras miawerT yovelive amas?
- arc ki vcdilob avxsna. Cems sicocxleSi aseTi suleluri da ucnauri SemTxveva
ar mqonia.
- ufro ucnauri? ho, swored rom ucnauria, - Tqva Cafiqrebulma holmsma.
- Tqven TviTon raRas ityodiT amaze?
- me, simarTle rom iTqvas, jer araferi gamegeba. Zalian daxlarTuli ambavia,
ser henri. Tu mas kavSiri aqvs biZaTqvenis sikvdilTan, maSin im xuTasi Zalze
seriozuli saqmidan, romelTa gaxsnac me momixda dRemde, es yvelaze rTuli
iqneba. magram me xelTa maqvs raRac Zafebi, da erTma maTganma usaTuod unda
migviyvanos kvanZis gaxsnamde. SesaZloa zedmeti dro davkargoT, xeli CavavloT
ara im Zafs, romelic saWiroa, magram adre Tu gvian saWirosac mivagnebT.
Zalian sasiamovnod gavatareT dro sauzmeze, mxolod gakvriT SevexeT im
sakiTxebs, romelTa gamo Cven oTxni erTad SeviyareT. holmsi mxolod maSin
gaecno baskervilis Semdgom gegmebs, roca mTeli Cveni kompania masTan erTad
Sevida mis nomerSi.
- me waval baskervil-holSi.
- rodis?
- kviris bolos.
- Tqveni gadawyvetileba sworad mimaCnia, - Tqva ho-lmsma, - axla aRaraviTari
eWvi ara maqvs, rom londonSi Tqven mzveravebi mogiCines. magram aseT did
qalaqSi Zneli dasadgenia, ra xalxia isini da ra undaT Tqvengan. Tu boroti
ganzraxviT moqmedeben, maSin safrTxe gvemuqreba, risi Tavidan acilebac ar
SegviZlia. ser mortimer, iciT Tu ara, rom dRes, roca Cvengan waxvediT, Tqven
gzveravdnen?
eqimi mortimeri adgilze Sexta.
- gvzveravdnen? vin?
- ai es, samwuxarod, ar SemiZlia giTxraT. Tqven mezoblebsa da nacnobebs Soris
dartmurSi xom aravin gegulebaT iseTi, xSir, Sav wvers rom atarebdes?
- ara... Tumca, momiTmineT... ho, ra Tqma unda! ser Carlzis laqias, berimors aqvs
xSiri, Savi wveri.
-hm! axla sad aris?
- baskervil-holSi. saxli mis meurveobaSia darCenili.
- unda SevamowmoT, namdvilad iq aris, Tu londonSia.
- rogor gavakeToT es?
- momeciT depeSis blanki. `mzad xarT Tu ara ser
henris
CamosvlisaTvis~? misamarTi aseTia: `baskervil-holi, mister berimors~. sad aris
iq uaxloesi telegrafi? grimpenSi? Cinebulia! meore depeSas vgzavniT grimpenSi,
kantoris ufrosis saxelze: `berimoris misamarTiT gagzavnili telegrama gTxovT
gadasceT piradad. aryofnis SemTxvevaSi gamogzavneT ukanve norTemberlendis
otelSi ser henri baskervilis saxelze~. ai, ase. saRamos gvecodineba, aris Tu ara
berimori Tavis adgilze devonSirSi.
- SesaniSnavia, - Tqva baskervilma. - sxvaTa Soris, eqimo mortimer, ras
warmoadgens es berimori?
- igi mamulis gansvenebuli mmarTvelis Svilia. es ukve berimorebis meoTxe
Taobaa, romelic baskervil-holSi cxovrobs. ramdenadac vici, is da misi coli
savsebiT pativsacemi adamianebi arian.
- miuxedavad amisa, - Tqva ser henrim, - CemTvis cxadia, rom vidre baskervilholi upatronoa, es adamianebi iq uzrunvelad da gaurjelad cxovroben.
- diax, marTalia.
- miiRo Tu ara berimorma rame ser Carlzisagan samemkvidreod? - ikiTxa
holmsma.
- mas da mis cols gansvenebulma TiTqos xuTasi girvanqa uanderZa.
- hm! da es berimorebma icodnen?
- diax. ser Carlzs uyvarda laparaki Tavis gankargulebebze sikvdilis
SemTxvevaSi.
- saintereso faqtia.
- imedi maqvs, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma, - rom yvelas eWvis TvaliT ar
SexedavT, visac ser Carlzma raime uanderZa? mec damitova aTasi girvanqa.
- ai, ra yofila. kidev vis dautova?
- anderZSi naCvenebi iyo ramdenime wvrili Tanxa sxvadasxva pirebisaTvis da didi
Sewirulobani saqvelmoqmedo dawesebulebebisaTvis. memkvidreoba xom mTlianad
gadavida ser henris xelSi.
- ra Tanxas Seadgens es memkvidreoba?
- Svidas ormoci aTas gvirvanqas.
- eWvic ar mqonda, rom saqme aseT uzarmazar kapitals exeboda, - Tqva man.
- ser Carlzi mdidari kaci iyo, magram misi SeZlebis namdvili raodenoba gairkva
mxolod mas Semdeg, rac fasian qaRaldebs gavecaniT. memkvidreobis saerTo Tanxa
milions uaxlovdeba.
- RmerTo Cemo! aseTi uzarmazari TanxisaTvis ki Rirs Tavis gawirva. kidev erTi
kiTxva, eqimo mortimer. davuSvaT, rom Cvens axalgazrda megobars raime mouvida...
arc ise sasiamovno hipoTezaa, magram mapatieT... vinRa iqneba maSin mamulis
mflobeli da memkvidre?
- vinaidan ser Carlzis umcrosi Zma, ser rojeri, ucolSvilod mokvda,
baskervil-holi gadava Soreuli naTesavebis desmondebis xelSi. jeims desmondi
ukve xanSi Sesuli kacia, mRvdelia da vestmorlendSi cxovrobs.
- madlobeli var. metad saintereso wvrilmanebia. xom ar SexvedrixarT mister
jeims desmonds?
- ki, erTxel Semoiara ser CarlzTan. Zalian darbaisluri Sesaxedaobis kacia da
uZraxvel cxovrebas eweva, rogorc patiosan adamians Seefereba. maxsovs, ser
Carlzs undoda misi uzrunvelyofa, magram TviTonve gadaWriT uarhyo is,
miuxedavad imisa, rom Zalian sTxoves.
- da aseT moridebul kacs unda darCes ser Carlzis mTeli qoneba?
- mxolod mamuli gadavidoda mis xelSi, radgan sagvareulod iTvleba, xolo
fuls miiRebda mxolod im SemTxvevaSi, Tu misi axlandeli mflobeli sxva
gankargulebas ar gascemda, rac savsebiT SesaZlebelia, radgan ser henris ufleba
aqvs ise moeqces memkvidreobas, rogorc moesurveba.
- Tqven ukve SeadgineT anderZi, ser henri?
- ara, mister holms, amisi Tavi ara mqonda. amasTanave vfiqrob, rom fulis
gaTiSva mamulisa da titulisagan ar SeiZleba. swored aseTi azrisa yofila
ubeduri biZaCemic. gana baskervil-holis patroni SeZlebs aRadginos Tavisi gvaris
odindeli dideba, Tu saamiso saSualeba aRar eqneba? ara, sadac saxli da miwaa, iq
unda iyos fulic.
- savsebiT sworia. amrigad, ser henri, mec ase mgonia, rom dauyovnebliv unda
gaemgzavroT devonSirSi, oRond erTi pirobiT: araviTar SemTxvevaSi ar SeiZleba
iq Tqveni marto gaSveba.
- eqimi mortimeri CemTan erTad brundeba.
- magram eqim mortimers bevr dros arTmevs praqtika. garda amisa, is baskervilholidan ramdenime milis daSorebiT cxovrobs, didi survilis miuxedavad, eqimi
veras dagexmarebaT. erTguli adamiani unda iaxloT, ser henri, iseTi, romelic
sul mudam TqvenTan iqneba.
- mister holms, nuTu daTanxmdebiT, rom TviTon gamyveT?
- Tu saqme krizisamde miva, rogorme CamovaRwev Tqvenamde, magram TviTonac
mogexsenebaT, Cemi farTo praqtika da ganuwyveteli moTxovnebi, romelTac yovelis
mxridan mayrian, saSualebas ar maZlevs londonidan ganusazRvreli droiT
gavemgzavro. axla, magaliTad, inglisis erTi yvelaze ufro pativcemuli
adamianTagani SantaJistis Zalauflebis qveS imyofeba da mosalodneli katastrofis
arideba mxolod me SemiZlia. ara, piradad arafriT ar SemiZlia dartmurSi
gamgzavreba.
- viRas mirCevT, rom waviyvano Tqven magier?
holmsma xeli mxarze damado.
- Tu amas ikisrebs Cemi megobari, ai, adamiani, romelsac SeiZleba endoT mZime
wuTebSi, raSiac sakuTari gamocdilebiT davrwmundi.
es winadadeba mexiviT dameca TavSi, magram baskervils Cemi pasuxisaTvis arc ki
daucdia, ukve mxurvaled marTmevda orive xels.
- eqimo uotson! ra Tavazianobaa es Tqveni mxriT! - SesZaxa man. - xom xedavT,
ra mdgomareobaSi var, xolo saqmis viTareba Tqven Cemze ukeT mogexsenebaT. Tu
wamoxvalT da baskervil-holSi icxovrebT CemTan, amas arasodes ar daviviwyeb!
TavgadasavlebSi mudam ifareba raRac gansakuTrebuli momxibvleloba CemTvis,
xolo holmsis sityvebma da aRtacebam, riTac baroneti gamoexmaura mis winadadebas,
pirdapir mominadires.
- siamovnebiT gavemgzavrebi baskervil-holSi, - vupasuxe me, - da iq gatarebul
dros dakargulad ar CavTvli.
- gamomigzavniT dawvrilebiT angariSebs, - miTxra holmsma. - yvelaze ufro
kritikul momentSi - es garduvalia - xelmZRvanelobas gavuwev Tqven moqmedebas.
vfiqrob, gamgzavrebis dRed SeiZleba dainiSnos SabaTi, ara?
- xels gaZlevT es, eqimo uotson?
- savsebiT.
- maSasadame, Tu vada ar Seicvleba, mivemgzavrebiT SabaTs, matarebliT, TerTmetis
naxevarze, pedingtonis sadguridan.
avdeqiT, da is iyo, gamomSvidobebas vapirebdiT, rom uecrad baskervilma Sehyvira
da kuTxeSi mdgari karadis qveSidan erTis ambiT gamoaTria dakarguli fexsacmeli.
- ai, is fexsacmeli, me rom davkarge!
- dae, yvela sxva Tavsatexic ase iolad aixsnas! - Tqva Serlok holmsma.
- magram es mainc metismetad ucnauria, - SeniSna eqimma mortimerma. - me jer
kidev sauzmis win gadavCxrike mTeli oTaxi.
- mec, - Tqva baskervilma. - yvela kuTxe gadavqeqe. fexsacmeli arsad ar iyo.
- maSasadame, derefnis msaxurma dado aq, vidre vsauzmobdiT.
germanelis dasaZaxeblad gaiqcnen, magram iman veraferi gviTxra, verc Semdgomma
kiTxvebma mogvces raime Sedegi. isedac swrafad cvalebadsa da aSkarad sulelur
TavsatexTa serias miemata kidev erTi. ser Carlzis tragikul sikvdilze rom
araferi vTqvaT, Cven win gadaiSala sul raRac or dReSi momxdar amouxsnel
movlenaTa mTeli jaWvi: gazeTidan amoWrili sityvebisagan Sedgenili werili, kebSi
mjdomi wverosani ucnobi, jer sruliad axali fexsacmlis, mere ki naxmari Savi
fexsacmlis dakargva da axla misi moulodneli gamoCena.
beikerstritisaken mimaval kebSi holmsi Cumad ijda. moRuSul Sublsa da daZabul
mzeraze etyoboda, isic CemsaviT cdilobda sistemaSi moeyvana es ucnauri faqtebi,
romelTac erTimeoresTan, Canda, araviTari kavSiri ara hqondaT. mTeli danarCeni
dRe da saRamo Tavis kabinetSi gaatara, fiqrebsa da Tambaqos kvamlSi Caflulma.
swored sadilis win ori depeSa miviReT. pirveli gvauwyebda:
`esaa Sematyobines, berimori Sinaa. baskervili~.
meore:
`daviare ocdasami sastumro. samwuxarod `taimsis~ daWrili gverdi ver vipove.
kartraiti~.
- ai, uecrad gawyda ori Zafi, uotson. araferi ar jobia iseT saqmeebs,
romlebSiac yvelafers TiTqos Cven winaaRmdeg Seukravs piri. maSin Sedixar
azartSi. ra gaewyoba, sxva kvals unda mivyveT.
- Tqven gaqvT kidev erTi versia, `meetle~, romelsac mihyavda is ucnobi.
- savsebiT sworia. me movikiTxe imisi gvari da misamarTi saregistracio kantoraSi
da axla arc gamikvirdeba, Tu Cems kiTxvaze pasuxs miviRebT.
zaris wkrialma gvauwya is, ramac TviT holmsis yvela molodins gadaaWarba.
karebSi gamoCnda tanmaRali ymawvili, etyoboda, TviTon kebmeni iyo.
- kantoraSi miTxres, rom swored am misamarTiT ikiTxes ori aTas Svidas oTxi
nomeri kebi, - daiwyo axladmosulma. - ukve Svidi welia kebmenad var da
araviTari saCivari ar yofila. vifiqre, modi, TviTove mival, vikiTxav, ra
davaSave-meTqi.
- Tqven araferi ar dagiSavebiaT, geTayva, - Tqva
holmsma. - piriqiT,
me naxevar soverens gaCuqebT, oRond mipasuxeT pirdapir Cems kiTxvaze.
- ai, kacma ar ici, sad ipovi da sad dakargav! - Caicina kebmenma. - aba, ra
gnebavT, ser?
- upirveles yovlisa Tqveni gvari da misamarTi im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu
dagvWirdebiT.
- jon kleitoni, borouSi vcxovrob, trapistritze, sam nomerSi. kebi dgas Sipliiardze, vaterloos sadgurTan.
- axla ki, kleiton, miambeT Tqvens mgzavrze, romelic zveravda ai, am saxls
dRes dilis aT saaTze, Semdeg ki uTvalTvalebda or jentlmens rijenstritze.
kebmenma gakvirvebiT Sexeda holmss da, etyoboda, cota Sercxva.
- ra giTxraT, roca TviTonve yvelaferi Cemze ukeT mogexsenebaT. - gvipasuxa
stumarma - mgzavrma miTxra, maZebari varo, da mibrZana, layboba ar iyoso.
- ai, xedavT, Zvirfaso, aq seriozuli saqmea, da Tu raimes damifaravT, SeiZleba
Zalian arasasiamovno mdgomareobaSi CavardeT. maS, im kacma Tavs maZebari uwoda?
- diax, ser.
- da rodis gamogicxadaT es?
- roca fuls ixdida.
- kidev giTxraT rame?
- Tavisi gvari miTxra.
holmsma gamarjvebulis mzera mesrola.
- Tavisi gvari? metismeti gaufrTxileblobaaa misi mxriT! ar gvaria?
- misi saxelia, - Tqva kebmenma, - mister Serlok ho-lmsi.
kebmenis pasuxma pirdapir Tavzari dasca Cems megobars. Cems sicocxleSi ar
minaxavs mis saxeze aseTi gancvifrebuli gamometyveleba. mTeli ori wuTi sityvis
daZvra ver moaxerxa. Semdeg xmamaRla gadaixarxara.
- dartymaa, uotson! zusti dartyma! - Tqva mere. - Cems mopirdapires xelSi
daSna uWiravs da arc siswrafeSi CamomrCeba, arc sizusteSi. amjerad gamacura. maS,
misi saxelia Serlok holmsi, ara?
- diax, ser, TviTon ase Tqva.
- Cinebulia! axla miTxariT, sad aiyvaneT es mgzavri da ra moxda Semdeg?
- dilis aTis naxevarze damiZaxa trafalgarskverze. maZebari varo, miTxra, or
gineas dampirda, Tu zustad Sevasrulebdi mis yvela brZanebas da arafers ar
SevekiTxebodi. ra gaewyoboda, aseT fulze uars vin ityvis. otel
norTemberlendTan miviyvane da iq SevCerdi. mere iqidan gamovida ori jentlmeni,
birJidan kebs dauZaxes da sadRac aqeT wamovidnen, Tqveni quCisaken.
- ai, am saxlisaken, - Tqva holmsma.
- SesaZlebelia. magram ukeTesi iqneba Tu Cems damqiravebels hkiTxavT. man
mibrZana etli quCis SuagulSi gameCerebina da iq daaxloebiT saaT-naxevars
videqiT. Semdeg im orma jentlmenma gverdiT Camogviares da Cvenc beikerstritze
gamogvemgzavreT. Semdeg SevuxvieT...
- es ukve vici, - Seawyvetina holmsma.
- rogorc ki rijenstritze gavediT, zeda sarkmeli aswia da damiyvira: `garekeT
vaterloos sadgurisaken~. cxens Solti gadavkari da aTi wuTis Semdeg adgilze
viyaviT. ori ginea momca, ar moutyuebivar! - da sadgurisaken wavida. Semdeg
mobrunda da miTxra: `iqneb gainteresebT, vis daatarebdiT? Serlok holmss~. ai,
rogor moxda yvelaferi.
- gasagebia. da metad aRar ginaxavT?
- ara, metad aRar minaxavs.
- axla amiwereT mister Serlok holmsis garegnoba.
kebmenma kefa moifxana.
- arc ise advilia. ase, ormoci wlisa iqneba, saSualo tanis, Tqvenze oriode
duimiT dabali, ser. sufTad acvia, Sav wvers atarebs, niCbiseburs, saxe
fermkrTali aqvs. mets verafers mogaxsenebT.
- Tvalebi ra ferisa aqvs?
- ai, es ar magondeba...
- meti veraferi daimaxsovreT?
- veraferi, ser.
- ho, keTili. ai Tqveni naxevari sovereni. meore naxevars ki miiRebT maSin, roca
am kacze kidev raimes gamigebT. naxvamdis.
- bednierad brZandebodeT, ser. madlobeli var.
jon kleitonma Caicina da gavida. holmsma ki mxrebi aiCeCa da imedgacruebulis
RimiliT momibrunda.
- gawyda mesame Zafic, - Tqva man. - axla keTili unda vineboT da yvelaferi
Tavidan daviwyoT. ai cbieri mxeci! gaigo Cveni saxlis nomeri, gaigo, rom ser
henri baskervili aq rCevis misaRebad movida, mnaxa rijenstritze, moisazra, rom
kebis nomeri SeniSnulia, kebmens ipovnian da gadawyvita Cemi gamasxaraveba.
daimaxsovreT Cemi sityva, uotson, amjerad saqme gvaqvs Rirseul
mowinaaRmdegesTan. londonSi davmarcxdi. imedi viqonioT, rom devonSirSi
samagieros Tqven miuzRavT. da mainc es ambavi Zlier mawuxebs.
- ra?
- ai, Tqveni gamgzavreba. Zalian cudi saqmea, uotson. cudi da saSiSi. da rac mets
vfiqrob amaze, miT ufro naklebad da naklebad momwons. icineT, megobaro, icineT,
magram Zalian moxaruli viqnebi, Tu beikerstritze saRi da uvnebeli dabrundebiT.
Tavi V|
baskervil-holi
ser henri baskervilma da eqimma mortimerma daniSnuli dRisaTvis yvela TavianTi
saqme daamTavres da Cven pirobisamebr devonSirisaken gavemgzavreT. sadgurze rom
gvacilebda, mister Serlok holmsi saTanado rCeva-darigebebs maZlevda da gzas
milocavda.
- ar dagiwyebT imaze laparaks, visze maqvs eWvi da ras vfiqrob, uotson, rom
Tavs Cemi azri ar mogaxvioT, - meubneboda holmsi. - me mesaWiroeba faqtebi,
dawvrilebiTi angariSebi, xolo maTs erTmaneTTan dakavSirebas me TviTon movaxden.
- ra gainteresebT? - vkiTxe me.
- yvelaferi, rac ase Tu ise exeba am saqmes, gansakuTrebiT ki axalgazrda
baskervilisa da misi mezoblebis urTierToba, xolo Tu rames gaigebT ser
Carlzis sikvdilze axalsa da sagulisxmos, esec aRniSneT. ukanasknel dReebSi
raRac cnobebi Sevkribe, magram, samwuxarod, dasakvexni araferi maqvs. movaxerxe
mxolod erTi ramis dadgena: uaxloesi memkvidre, mister jeims desmondi,
namdvilad mSvenieri adamiania, mxcovani, ase rom es mzakvroba mis saqmed ar
mimaCnia. vfiqrob, Tamamad SeiZleba amieridan mas Tavi mivaneboT. maSasadame,
rCebian mxolod is adamianebi, romlebic uSualod iyrian Tavs ser henri
baskervilis garSemo.
- xom ar jobia axlave moviSoroT Tavidan col-qmari berimorebi?
- araviTar SemTxvevaSi! ufro uxeSi Secdomis daSveba Zneli iqneboda. Tu araferSi
ar arian damnaSave, maSin es metismeti usamarTloba iqneboda maT mimarT, xolo
Tu damnaSaveebi arian, Semdeg maT veRar ipovni. ara, ara! de, iyon ase
eWvmitanilni. mere, Tu ar vcdebi, iq aris mejinibe, ori fermeri, Cveni megobari
eqimi mortimeri, etyoba, uzado patiosnebiT aRsavse kaci da misi coli,
romelzedac Cven araferi viciT. ar daiviwyoT arc naturalisti stepltoni da
misi da - rogorc amboben, friad mimzidveli axalgazrda qali. arc
lefterholeli mister frenklendi - agreTve ucnobi piri, da ori-sami sxva
mezobeli. ai xalxi, romelic Tqveni meTvalyureobis qveS unda iyos.
- vecdebi Tavi ar Sevircxvino.
- iaraRi migaqvT?
- me mgoni, zedmeti ar iqneba.
- udavod. revolveri dRisiT da RamiTac Tan iqonieT. nurc erTi wamiT nu
SeasustebT sifxizles.
Cvens megobrebs ukve moeswroT pirveli klasis bileTebis SeZena da platformaze
gvelodnen.
- ara, axali araferia, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma Cemi megobris kiTxvis pasuxad. SemiZlia mxolod davifico, rom ukanasknel or dRes Cven aravin gvzveravda. sul
gvaxsovda es da yuradRebidan aravin gamogvrCenia.
- imedi maqvs, am dReebSi ganuyrelad erTad iyaviT?
- diax, guSindelis garda. aseTi wesi maqvs: qalaqSi rom Cavdivar xolme, erT
dRes mTlianad vwirav garTobas, da guSinac qirurgiuli kolejis muzeumSi viyavi.
- me ki parkSi wavedi da moseirne xalxs vaTvalierebdi, - Tqva baskervilma. yvelaferma kargad Caiara.
- miuxedavad imisa, rom yvelaferma kargad Caiara, Tqvenis mxriT es iyo
windauxedavad gadadgmuli nabiji, - uTxra moRuSulma holmsma da Tavi gaaqnia. -
gTxovT, ser henri, ugamyolod nursad gaxvalT, sxvagvarad ubedureba ar agcdebaT.
ipovneT meore cali fexsacmeli?
- ara, ser, ukvalod gaqra.
- maS ase? sainteresoa! ho, gza mSvidobisa, - dasZina holmsma, roca matarebeli
daiZra. - ser henri! daimaxsovreT darigeba ucnauri legendidan, rasac gvikiTxavda
eqimi mortimeri, da erideT RamRamobiT torfis Waobebze gasvlas. roca boroti
Zalebi Tavisuflad danavardoben.
fanjridan gavixede da Sors Cemi megobris maRal, gamxdar tans movkari Tvali.
igi uZravad idga platformaze da mimaval matarebels Tvals ar aSorebda.
swrafad miviwevdiT win da Tavs ise vgrZnobdi, ukeTesad ar SeiZleboda. Tvalyurs
vadevnebdi Cems Tanamgzavrebs da Tavs eqim mortimeris patara spanielTan TamaSiT
viqcevdi. raRac ori-sami saaTis Semdeg miwis muqi elferi wiTlad Seicvala,
agurma adgili dauTmo granits, xolo mobibine, SemoRobili saZovrebi,
romelzedac JRali Zroxebi cvrian balaxs Zovdnen, mowmobdnen, rom am adgilebSi,
sinestis miuxedavad, ukeTesi havaa, vidre aRmosavleTSi. axalgazrda baskervili
fanjaras ar Sordeboda da roca devonSiris mSobliur peizaJebs xedavda,
sixarulis wamoZaxili aRmoxdeboda xolme.
- sad ar movxvedrilvar mas Semdeg, rac aqedan wavedi, mister uotson! - Tqva
man. - da mainc am adgils veraferi Seedreba.
- gviCveneT iseTi devonSireli, romelic aRtacebuli ar iqneba Tavisi devonSiriT.
- aq saqme imdenad TviTon devonSiris sargafoSi araa, ramdenadac adamianebSi,
romlebiTac isaa dasaxlebuli, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma. - Cveni megobris
mrgvali Tavis qalis erTxel danaxvac sakmarisia, rom masSi SevicnoT kulturuli
rasis warmomadgeneli, Tavisi aRfrTovanebiTa da Zlieri gancdebisadmi
midrekilebiT. gansvenebul ser Carlzs hqonda sruliad gamorCeuli iSviaTi
aRnagobis Tavis qala - naxevrad galuri, nabevrad iberiuli. ser henri, Tqven
xom, ramdenadac vici, bavSvobis mere ar ginaxavT baskervilholi?
- arasodes ar minaxavs, radgan Cven vcxovrobdiT patara kotejSi, samxreT
sanapiroze. roca mama gardamecvala, mecamete welSi viyavi da maSinve Cvens
megobrebTan amerikaSi wavedi. es adgilebi CemTvis TiTqmis iseve axalia, rogorc
eqimi uotsonisaTvis, da me pirdapir guli meleva, vidre torfis Waobebi
gamoCndeba.
- xedavT? Tu asea, Tqveni survili asrulebulia - SegiZliaT datkbeT maTi
xilviT, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma da fanjaraSi gagvaxeda.
saZovrebis mwvane kvadratebis miRma, tyiani borcvebis iqiT Soreuli, fantastikuri
sizmareuli Cvenebis msgavsad, naRvliani, ruxi, dakbiluli goraki gamoCnda.
baskervili iqiT icqireboda da sanaxaobas Tvals ar acilebda. misi xarbi mzera
imaze laparakobda, Tu ra bevrs niSnavda misTvis pirveli gacnoba im kuSt
mxaresTan, sadac droTa manZilze misi sisxliT monaTesave adamianebi batonobdnen
da Rrma nakvalevs tovebdnen. sportul kostiumSi gamowyobili, aSkara amerikuli
aqcentiT molaparake axalgazrda kaci, Cems gverdiT ijda Cveulebriv sarkinigzo
vagonSi. mis Savgvremansa da metyveli saxis xilvaze daucxromel da Zalauflebis
moyvarul baskervilTa STamomavals vWvretdi. xSiri warbebi, Txeli nestoebi da
didi Taflisferi Tvalebi metyvelebdnen siamayeze, simamacesa da Zalaze. Tu
pirquSi torfis Waobebi mZime da saSiSi amocanis pirispir dagvayeneben, aseTi
adamianis gulisaTvis bevri ramis gakeTeba SeiZleba, radgan igi Tqvens yovelgvar
risks gabedulad gaiziarebs.
matarebeli erT patara miyruebul sadgurze gaCerda da Cven vagonidan CamovediT.
dabali TeTri Robis iqiT idga etli, romelSiac ori tanmorCili Ronieri cxeni
iyo Sebmuli. Cveni Camosvla aq, etyoboda, movlena iyo, radganac TviT sadguris
ufrosi gamogvegeba. mtvirTavebic Cven Semogvexvivnen da TavianT samsaxurs
gvTavazobdnen. es iyo patara wynari sofeli, magram Cemda gasakvirad platformis
gamosasvlelTan ori jariskaci SevniSne. muqi samoseli ecvaT, karabinebze
dayrdnobili iyvnen da daJinebiT gvicqerodnen. uSno, gaurandavi saxis patronma
meetlem qudi moixada, ser baskervils miesalma. da ramdenime wuTis Semdeg Cven
ukve TeTr farTo gzaze mivqrodiT. TemSaris orive mxares saZovarTa mwvane
ferdobebi moCanda. xSiri foTlebidan patara saxlebis wvetiani saxuravebi
gaielvebda xolme, magram win, am mSvidi, mziT gaCiraRdnebuli mxaris miRma,
saRamos cis fonze muqad da pirquSad moCanda torfis Waobebis uRimRamo zoli,
daserili SavbediTi borcvebis wvetiani mwvervalebiT. Cvenma etlma mTavari gzidan
gadauxvia da aRmarTs Seuyva. axla aseuli wlebis manZilze veeba miwayrilebs
Soris gakvalul da Rrmad daRarul gzaze mivdiodiT, romlis orive mxare
xorcovan Svitas da nestian xavss daefara. brinjaosfrad mocimcime gvimra da
mayvlis foTlebi Camaval mzeSi livlivebdnen. aRmarT-aRmarT ganvagrZobdiT gzas,
qvis viwro xidiT gavediT patara mdinareze, romelic rux lodebs Soris zaTqiTa
da RrialiT miedineboda. mdinarec da gzac muxnariTa da fiWvnariT dafarul
velze miiklaknebodnen. yovel nabijze ismoda baskervilis aRtacebuli wamoZaxili.
cnobismoyvareobiT atanili ixedeboda garSemo da uTvalav kiTxvas gvayrida. misi
azriT aq yvelaferi mSvenieri iyo, magram me verasgziT ver dameZlia is kaeSani,
romelic borcvidan borcvamde gadaSlili Semodgomis daRdasmuli saZovrebis
xilvam aRmiZra. yviTeli foTlebi farfatiT cviodnen Zirs da miwas fiandazad
efinebodnen. Cveni etlis Tvlebis griali TandaTan miwyda, radgan oTxive
borbali ukve naxevrad dampali balaxis sqel fenaSi CaiZira. `naRvlian saCuqrebs
ufens fexqveS buneba baskervil-holis axal mflobels!~ - gavifiqre CemTvis. SexedeT! - uecrad SesZaxa doqtorma mortimerma. - es ra aris? Cven win
aRmarTuliyo mananiT dafaruli frialo borcvi, - torfis WaobTa siaxlovis
pirveli niSani. am gorakis Tavze, TiTqos kvarcxlbekze aRmarTuli cxenis
qandakiao, ise mkveTrad isaxeboda SaSxaniT xelSi mdgari mxedari. is akvirdeboda
gzas, romliTac Cven movdiodiT.
- perkins, ras niSnavs es? - ikiTxa eqimma mortimerma.
kofoze mjdari meetle mogvibrunda:
- prinstaunis cixidan patimari gaiqca, ser. ai ukve mesame dRea, rac daeZeben.
yvela gzaze guSagi daayenes, yvela sadgurze, magram sul amaod. aqauri xalxi
amiT Zalian ukmayofiloa, ser.
- ratom? vinc kvals ipovis, xom xuT girvanqas dah-pirdnen.
- es asea, ser, Tumca xuTi girvanqis imedi naklebia, magram gaqceuli rom yvela
Semxvedris yelis gamoRadvras ar moerideba, es ufro dasajerebelia. aseTi kaci
arafris winaSe ar daixevs ukan, es romelime patara bacaca rodia.
- vin aris aseTi?
- seldeni, romelmac notinghilSi Caidina mkvleloba.
kargad maxsovda seldenis saqme, radgan Tavis droze am saqmes Serlok holmsi
awarmoebda. igi dainteresebuli iyo im sisastikiT, riTac es mkvleloba gaxmaurda
da umizno mxecobiT, riTac aRiniSneboda am urjukis yvela moqmedeba. danaSauli
imdenad araadamianuri iyo, rom mosamarTleebs eWvi SeeparaT seldenis gonebis
sisaReSi da amitomac sikvdilis ganaCeni cixiT Seucvales.
etli gorakis Tavze avida, da Cven Tvalwin gadaiSala torfis WaobTa uzarmazari
sivrce, sadac aqa-iq kldis lodebi da qvis svetebi moCanda. civi qari, Waobebis
mxridan rom uberavda, Zvalsa da rbilSi atanda. sadRac aq, am WaobTa
sevdismomgvrel zedapirze, kacis-saxa eSmaki soroSi iwva da gulis siRrmeSi
inaxavda siZulvils adamianebis mimarT, romelTac igi TavianTi sazogadoebidan
gandevnes. mxolod amiT gamZafrebaRa aklda im gaorkecebul, pirquS STabeWdilebas,
romelsac Cven win gadaSlili ukacrieli udabno, movardnili qari da moqufruli
zeca tovebdnen. TviTon baskervilic ki gayuCda da ufro Zlier gaexvia paltoSi.
nayofieri adgilebi ukan movitoveT. roca ganvlil gzas gavxedeT - Camavali mzis
sxivebi xnulebsa da xSir buCqnarSi wveboda da swraf nakadulebs oqrosfrad
aelvarebda. gza, romelic uzarmazari kaWrebiT mofenil muq-mowiTalo
gadasasvlelebze gadioda, sul ufro gapartaxebuli da Znelad savali xdeboda.
drodadro Cven win moCanda qvis zRudeebiT garSemortymuli kotejebi, romelTa
Zunwi moxazuloba suroTic ki ar iyo dafaruli. Semdeg Cvens Tvalwin gadaiSala
muxnariTa da fiWviT dafaruli veli, romelic uRran tyes waagavda, Tumca
naxevrad gamxmari da SemoZarculi xeebi am midamoebSi adamis Jamidan mqrolav
qars erTianad daeRvlarWna da daeCiavebina. xeebis Tavze ori maRali koSki iyo
aRmarTuli. Cvenma meetlem SoltiT migviTiTa maTze da rixianad warmoTqva:
- baskervil-holi.
mamulis patroni etlSi wamodga, loyebi Seufaklda da TvalebSi cecxlma gauelva.
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg mivaRwieT CuqurTmian Tujis WiSkramde, romlis faTaloTi
dafarul or svets baskervilebis Rerbi - taxis Tavebi amSvenebda. mekaris patara
qvis saxlic iseve daZvelebul-daxavsebuli iyo, nivnivebi gaSiSvleboda, magram mis
win idga axali, jerac daumTavrebeli nageboba - ser Carlzis mier afrikidan
Camotanili oqros pirveli nayofi.
WiSkris miRma Zveli maRali xeebis ori mwkrivi iwyeboda. maTi totebi kuSt TaRad
gvadga Tavze. borblebis xmauri isev CainTqa foTlebis SrialSi. baskervili
SekrTa, roca dainaxa grZeli Cabnelebuli xeivani, romlis boloSic saxlis
moxazuloba bundovnad moCanda.
- es aq moxda? - wynarad ikiTxa baronetma.
- ara, ara, urTxelis xeivanSi, iqiTa mxares.
axalgazrda memkvidrem garemos moRuSuli mzera moavlo:
- sulac ar mikvirs, rom aseT adgilas biZaCemi yovel wuTs ubedurebas moeloda,
- Tqva bolos. - aq visac gnebavT, imas Seipyrobs SiSi da Zrwola. moicadeT,
naxevari welic ar gaivlis, rom aq eleqtrons gaviyvan, da maSin aqaurobas ver
icnobT! SesasvlelTan edisonisa da svanis aTassanTliani naTurebi icimcimeben.
xeivans ukan farTo gazoni iyo. SemovuareT mas da saxls mivadeqiT. bindbundSi
SevniSne mxolod fasadi da yaTari. yvelaferi erTianad suros daefara. Ria
rCeboda mxolod fanjrebi da RerbebisaTvis gankuTvnili ovalebi. Senobis am
mxareze ori Zveleburi dakbiluli saTofurebiani koSki iyo aRmarTuli.
marjvnidan da marcxnidan maTTvis Savi granitis ori frTedi miedgaT. etyoboda,
gviandeli minaSenebi unda yofiliyo. mravali alaTiT daxlarTuli fanjridan
gazons mkrTali naTeli efineboda. wvetian saxuravze maRali sakvamle milebidan
asuli kvamli wveboda.
- keTili iyos Tqveni mosvla, ser henri! keTili iyos Tqveni mobrZaneba
baskervil-holSi!
Crdilidan maRali kaci gamovida da etlis kari gamoaRo holis ganaTebul karebSi
gamoCnda qalis silueti. isic movida etlTan da kacs Cemodnebis CamoRebaSi
daexmara:
- ser henri, sawinaaRmdego xom araferi geqnebaT, Tu pirdapir saxlSi waval? Tqva eqimma mortimerma, - coli melodeba.
- darCiT, CvenTan isadileT!
- ara, namdvilad ar SemiZlia. albaT saqmec bevri damigrovda. siamovnebiT
dagaTvalierebinebdiT Tqvensave saxls, magram berimori amas Cemze ukeT
Seasrulebs - SesaniSnavi gidia. bednierad! da gaxsovdeT, ra drosac ar unda
dagWirdeT Cemi Tavi, dRisiT Tu RamiT, nu momeridebiT, kaci gamomigzavneT.
borblebis xmauri TandaTan miwyda xeivnis siRrmeSi, da Cvens zurgs ukan mZime
kari miixura.
holi, romelSiac Cven aRmovCndiT, Zalian lamazi iyo - farTo, maRali, mZime da
droisagan Camuqebuli muxis nivnivebiani. Zvelebur buxarSi, romelsac Tujis cxauri
hqonda, kunZebi tkacunebdnen da SiSinebdnen. etlSi xangrZlivi jdomiT Secivnulma
me da ser henrim xelebi cecxls mivuficxeT. Semdeg holis muxiT mopirkeTebuli
kedlebis Tvalierebas movyeviT. maRal, viwro fanjaraSi feradi minebi CaesvaT.
irmis Tavebi da Rerbebi, romlebic WaRis mkrTal Suqze Zlivs moCandnen, kedlebs
kidev ufro umatebdnen mSvenebas.
- swored ase mqonda warmodgenili yvelaferi, - Tqva ser henrim. - namdvili
sagvareulo budea, xom marTalia? aba warmoidgineT, Cemi winaprebi xom aq
cxovrobdnen xuTi saukunis ganmavlobaSi! amas rom gaixseneb, Zalauneburad sazeimo
gunebaze dadgebi.
misi Savgvremani saxe bavSvuri sixaruliT brwyinavda. is idga sinaTlis wreSi, rac
WaRidan ecemoda, xolo Crdilebi kedlebze wvebodnen da mis Tavze Sav fardad
eSvebodnen. berimorma Cveni Cemodnebi oTaxebSi gaitana, mere ukan dabrunda da
ise mowiwebiT dagvadga Tavs, rogorc kargad gawvrTnil msaxurs Seefereba.
araCveulebrivi garegnobis patroni gaxldaT - maRali, warmosadegi, mkrTalsa da
sasiamovno saxes farTo Savi wveri uCrdilavda.
- sadili mogarTvaT, ser?
- mzad aris?
- ramdensame wuTSi iqneba, ser. cxeli wyali oTaxebSi gaqvT. me da Cemi coli
bednieri viqnebiT, ser henri, Tu pirvel xanebSi aq dagvtovebT, magram axal
wesebTan dakavSirebiT Tqven xom didi Stati dagWirdebaT!
- ra axal wesebTan dakavSirebiT?
- me minda vTqva, rom ser Carlzi martoxelad cxovrobda da Cven ors savsebiT
SegveZlo dagvekmayofilebina Cveni samsaxuriT, Tqven ki, ser, albaT ufro
xelgaSlilad icxovrebT da yvelafris axleburad mowyoba mogixdebaT.
- maSasadame, Tqven da Tqvens meuRles wasvla gindaT?
- Tu es raime wyenas ar mogayenebT, ser.
- magram Tqveni winaprebis ramdenime Taoba xom baskervil-holSi cxovrobda!
sulac ar visurvebdi Cemi aq yofnis pirvelsave nabijebTan iyos dakavSirebuli
Zveleburi ojaxuri urTierTobis darRveva.
laqiis fermkrTal saxeze mRelvarebis kvali SevniSne.
- es me da Cems meuRlesac gvimZims, ser. magram, simarTle rom giTxraT, Cven
Zalian miCveulebi viyaviT ser Carlzs da misi sikvdilis Semdeg dRemde welSi
ver gavmarTulvarT. gvimZims aq darCena. Cven aRar SegviZlia vigrZnoT Tavi
baskervil-holSi, ise, rogorc uwin vgrZnobdiT.
- ras apirebT?
- imedi maqvs, ser, raimes movaxerxebT. ser Carlzma xom Cvenze uxvi wyaloba
moiRo. axla ki neba momeciT giCvenoT Tqveni oTaxebi.
Zveleburi holis zeda nawils moajiriani galerea gasdevda, sadac ormaliani kibiT
SeiZleboda asvla. aqedan mTel Senobas hqonda ori grZeli derefani, romlebSiac
yvela sawoli oTaxidan kari gamodioda. Cemi da baskervilis oTaxebi erT
frTedze iyo, TiTqmis erTmaneTis pirispir kari karze. eseni ufro Tanamedroved
gamoiyurebodnen, vidre saxlis centraluri nawili. oTaxebSi gakruli naTeli
feris Spaleri da mravali mocimcime sanTeli amsubuqebdnen mZime STabeWdilebas,
rac baskervil-holSi CamosvlisTanave Semeqmna.
magram, qveda sarTulze moTavsebulma sasadilom, Tavisi pirquSi ieriT, maSinve
SegvaZrwuna. es iyo grZeli oTaxi, romlis erT boloSi idga ojaxis ufrosis
magida. es adgili erTi safexuriT iyo amaRlebuli oTaxis im nawilTan SedarebiT,
romelic gaTvaliswinebuli iyo dabali wodebis pirTaTvis. Soreul kideSi iyo
qandara menestrelTaTvis. Cvens Tavs zemoT Savad Candnen uzarmazari koWebi,
ufro maRla ki Wvartliani Weri zimzimebda. advili SesaZlebelia, rom mogizgize
CiraRdnebi, da Smagi mxiaruleba amsubuqebdnen am oTaxis pirquS iers, magram
axla, roca erTaderTi Suqfariani lampis Suqze ijda SavebSi gamowyobili ori
jentlmeni, maTi xma rogorRac TavisTavad yrud gaismoda. ganwyobilebac
damZimebuli gvqonda. sruliad nairnair kostiumebSi gamowyobil winaparTa mTeli
wyeba - dawyebuli elisabed dedoflis drois kariskacebiT da gaTavebuli
regentobis droindeli saluqebiT - kedlidan dagvcqeroda da suls dumiliT
gvimZimebda. saubari rogorRac ar ewyoboda da odnav SvebiT mxolod maSin
amovisunTqe, roca sadilis Semdeg sabiliardoSi - sruliad Tanamedrove oTaxSi
Tambaqos mosawevad gavedi.
- verafers ityvi, mowyobiloba sruliadac ar aris saxarbielo da
gamamxiarulebeli, - Tqva ser henrim. - yovelive amas kaci albaT TandaTanobiT
SeeCveva, magram axla Tavs sakuTar tyavSi vera vgrZnob. ar mikvirs, rom biZaCemi,
romelic aseT saxlSi marto cxovrobda, nerviulobda. ras izam, iqneb Zilma
gviSvelos da diliT aqauroba arc ise mosawyeni gveCvenos.
vidre davwvebodi, fanjris farda gadavwie da gareT gavixede. fanjara sadarbazo
karis win gazons gada-hyurebda. gazonis ukan maRali xeebi qarSi irxeodnen da
kvnesodnen. sadRac gamalebiT mimaval Rrublebs Soris mTvare gamokrTa. mis civ
Suqze Canda kldeTa uswormasworo grexili da kuSti Waobebis grZeli zoli.
darwmunebulma, rom baskervil-holze Cemi axlandeli STabeWdileba sruliadac ar
ewinaaRmdegeboda pirvels, farda davuSvi.
magram arc es STabeWdileba aRmoCnda ukanaskneli. daRlilobis miuxedavad,
daZineba ar SemeZlo, vtrialebdi loginSi da amaod vuxmobdi Zils. sadRac Sors
yovel TxuTmet wuTSi saaTi rekavda da mTel saxlSi gamefebul mkvdar dumils
sxva araferi arRvevda. uecrad SuaRamis yru siCumeSi Cems smenas moswvda sruliad
mkafio xma. ara, amis moCveneba ar SeiZleboda. es iyo qviTini, gulamoskvnili
qviTini qalisa, romlis guli dardisagan imsxvreva. loginidan wamoviwie da smenad
viqeci. tirili sadRac axlos ismoda, TviTon saxlSi. davicade ase naxevari saaTi,
mTeli arsebiT gulisyurad qceulma, magram garda saaTis rekvisa da kedelze
mitmasnili suros Srialisa, meti aRaraferi gamigonia.
Tavi V||
meripithauseli stepltonebi
dilis macocxlebelma mSvenierebam Cveni xsovnidan amoSala is STabeWdileba, rac
orTaves baskervilholTan pirveli gacnobis Semdeg dagvrCa. roca me
da ser henri sasauzmod davjeqiT, mzis cxoveli naTeli ifrqveoda viwro
fanjridan, romlis minebze gamosaxuli feradi Rerbebi mravalfer sxivTa kiafiT
iataks dasTamaSebda. muqi, muxiT mopirkeTebuli kedlebi mzis sxivebze
brinjaosfrad bzinavda, da axla kidevac gviWirda imis warmodgena, rom sul
axalxan, wina saRamos amave oTaxma aseTi kaeSniT agvivso gulebi.
- saxli aq arafer SuaSia. albaT TviTon Cvena varT yvelaferSi damnaSave, - Tqva
baronetma. - gzaSi daviRaleT, gaviToSeT, da ai, yvelaferi muqad mogveCvena.
RamiT davisveneT, suli moviTqviT, Tavs SesaniSnavad vgrZnobT, da garSemo
yvelaferi ufro mxiarulad gveCveneba.
- magram yvelafers Cvens warmodgenas ver gadavabralebT, - vupasuxe baskervils.
- miTxariT, magaliTad, RamiT ar gagigoniaT viRacis, mgoni, qalis, tirili?
- marTla, buranSi wasuls mec momelanda raRac amnairi. didxans vusmendi da mere
gadavwyvite, rom yovelive sizmari iyo.
- ara, me sruliad garkveviT gavigone yvelaferi da darwmunebulic var, rom
qali tiroda.
- axlave unda movelaparakoT berimors.
man zari daawkaruna, laqias uxmo da axsna-ganmarteba mosTxova. me momeCvena, rom
berimors isedac fermkrTali saxe, sul gaufiTrda, roca batonisagan aseTi kiTxva
moismina.
- saxlSi sul ori qalia, ser henri, - miugo berimorma. - erTi WurWlis
mrecxavia, iqiTa oTaxSi iZinebs, meore - Cemi colia, magram garwmunebT, is ar
tiroda.
da mainc am kacma simarTle ar gviTxra. sadilis Semdeg me ucabedad Sevxvdi misis
berimors derefanSi, dRisiT, mzisiT. es iyo maRali, Zalian mSvidi, TavdaWerili
qali, mrgvali saxe da mkacrad mokumuli bageebi hqonda. magram Tvalebma wiTelma, wamosivebulma quTuToebma gasces berimoris meuRle. maSasadame, RamiT am
qals utiria, xolo Tu es ase iyo, qmars aucileblad unda scodnoda. am kacma ki
gabeda da uarze dadga, Tumca SeiZleboda, sicrueSi daeWiraT. risTvis? ratom
tiroda qali ase gulamoskvniT? am fermkrTalsa da keTilsaxier, Savwvera kacs,
raRac idumali da pirquSi nisli ebura. man pirvelma aRmoaCina ser Carlzis
gvami, da moxuci baskervilis sikvdilis garemoebani CvenTvis cnobili iyo mxolod
am kacis sityvebidan. nuTu es berimori vixileT kebSi rijenstritze? yovel
SemTxvevaSi, wveri swored amisi hqonda. kebmeni laparakobda Sua tanis kacze,
magram es STabeWdileba SeiZleboda mcdari yofiliyo. rogorRa davadgino
WeSmariteba? upirveles yovlisa, cxadia, unda vnaxo safosto kantoris ufrosi
grimpenSi da gavigo misgan, uSualod berimors misces Tu ara xelSi Cveni depeSa.
isedac da asedac, yovel SemTxvevaSi, Serlok holmsisaTvis Sesatyobinebeli masala
xelSi meqneba.
ser henri sauzmis Semdeg saqmiani qaRaldebis sinjvas Seudga, da me sruliad
Tavisufali dro momeca. oTxiode mili gaviare karg gzaze, Waobis gayolebiT da
erT patara, ulazaTo sofelSi Sevedi. TvalSi momxvda ori SedarebiT ufro
warmosadegi Senoba - sastumro da eqim mortimeris saxli. safosto kantoris
ufross, romelic amasTanave aqauri meduqnec aRmoCnda, Cveni depeSa
daemaxsovrebina.
- cxadia, ser, - miTxra man, - depeSa pirdapir mierTva mister berimors, rogorc
iyo miTiTebuli.
- vin waiRo?
- Cemma biWma. jeims, Sen ar wauRe depeSa baskervil-holSi mister berimors?
- ho, mama.
- da piradad mas gadaeci?
- ara, mister berimori sxvenze iyo, depeSa miveci mis cols, ase dampirda, axlave
gadavcemo.
- TviTon mister berimori naxe?
- ara, ser, aki mogaxseneT, sxvenze iyo-meTqi.
- saidan ici, sad iyo, Tuki TviTon ar ginaxavs?
- aba, ra sakadrisia, colma xom icoda, sadac iyo misi qmari! - Tqva gabrazebulma
fostis ufrosma. - depeSa xom Cabarebulia? xolo Tu raime Secdoma moxda,
TviTon mister berimorma iCivlos.
dakiTxvis gagrZelebas azri aRara hqonda, magram CemTvis naTeli gaxda, rom
holmsis eSmakuri xerxi fuWi aRmoCnda, da Cven mainc ar vicodiT, gaemgzavra Tu
ara berimori maSin londons. davuSvaT, rom gaemgzavra. davuSvaT, rom man
ukanasknelma naxa cocxali ser Carlzi da pirvelma miakvlia mis memkvidres,
rogorc ki iman inglisSi fexi Semodga. ra gamodis aqedan? berimori vinmes
SegonebiT moqmedebs, Tu TviTon aqvs Tavisi sakuTari veraguli gegmebi? ra azri
aqvs misTvis baskervilebis devnas? me gamaxsenda gazeTidan amoWrili sityvebisagan
Sedgenili ucnauri gafrTxileba. nuTu es berimoris naxelavia? an iqneb sxva
vinmem gamoagzavna, vinc misi xelis SeSlas cdilobs. erTaderTi damajerebeli
axsna am ambebs misca ser henrim, roca Tqva, rom Tu baskervilTa sagvareulo
mamulidan baskervilebis gandevna moxerxda, maSin col-qmari berimorebi
sikvdilamde uzrunvelad icxovrebeno. magram gana es ramenairad amarTlebs Rrma
da daxvewil intrigas, romelic uxilav qselSi xvevs axalgazrda baronets?
holmsma TviTonve aRiara, rom mis yvela sensaciur kvlevaTa Soris es yvelaze
ufro daxlarTuli da rTuli saqmea. movdiodi, movyvebodi ukacur, pirquS gzas
da RmerTs vTxovdi, rom Cemi megobari rac SeiZleboda male ganTavisuflebuliyo,
Camosuliyo da CemTvis egzom samZimo pasuxismgebloba moexsna.
Cemi fiqri anazdad Sewyvita swrafi nabijis xmam, rac zurgidan momesma. viRacam
saxeli damiZaxa. movixede, megona eqim mortimers davinaxavdi, magram Cemda
gasaocrad ukan viRac maRali, ocdaTxuTmet-ormoci wlis qera gamxdari kaci
momdevda. igi sufTad iyo gaparsuli. viwro grZeli nikapi hqonda da, cota ar
iyos, cxvir-piri Camostiroda. ruxi kostiumi ecva da Wilis qudi exura. mxariRliv
gadakidebuli hqonda Tunuqis botanikuri kolofi, xelSi ki peplebis saWeri mwvane
bade eWira.
- momiteveT Cemi siTamame, eqimo uotson, - daiwyo ucnobma ise, rom rigianad
sulis amoTqmac ver moaswro. - aq aseTi mouridebeli xalxi varT da ar
velodebiT xolme oficialur wardgenas. albaT gagonili geqnebaT Cemi saxeli
Cveni saerTo megobris mortimerisagan. me meripithauseli stepltoni var.
- Tqven advilad gicnobT kaci kolofiTa da badiT, - vTqvi me, radgan CemTvis
cnobili iyo, rom mister stepltoni naturalistia, magram Tqven rogorRa
gamoicaniT, vina var me?
- mortimerTan vijeqi da fanjridan damanaxa Tqveni Tavi, roca mis saxls CauareT.
erTi gza gvaqvs da gadavwyvite dagweodiT, TviTon warmomedgina TqvenTvis Cemi
Tavi. imedi maqvs, ser henri Zalian ar daiRleboda xangrZlivi mogzaurobiT.
- ara, Cinebulad grZnobs Tavs, gmadlobT.
- Cven yvelas gveSinoda, rom gansvenebuli ser Carlzis savalalo aRsasrulis
Semdeg axali baroneti aRar isurvebda aq cxovrebas. Znelia mosTxovo SeZlebul
kacs, rom Tavi cocxlad daimarxos aseT miyruebul mxareSi, magram Tqven xom iciT,
ra didi mniSvneloba eqneba mis aq yofnas mTeli olqisaTvis. me mgonia, aq
momxdarma ambavma crumorwmunesaviT SiSi ver Caunerga ser henris.
- ara, ar mgonia.
- Tqven, ra Tqma unda, iciT legenda sazarel ZaRlze, romelic TiTqos
baskervilebis gvars devnis.
- diax, vici.
- ra crumorwmune xalxia aqauri fermerebi! pirdapir gasaocaria! TiTqmis yvelani
mzad arian daificon, rom TavianTi TvaliT naxes eg ZaRli WaobebSi. - stepltoni
RimiliT laparakobda, magram mis TvalebSi amovikiTxe, rom Tavis naTqvams bevrad
ufro seriozulad ekideba. - legendam sruliad moicva ser Carlzis arseba da
aman moiyvana aseT tragikul aRsasrulamde.
- ranairad?
- roca adamians ase daZabuli aqvs nervebi, yoveli ZaRlis gamoCena SeiZleba
sabediswerod gaTavdes susti da sneuli gulisaTvis. me vfiqrob, rom im saRamos
ser Carlzma namdvilad naxa raRac msgavsi urTxelis xeivanSi. Zalian miyvarda
moxucebuli kaci, vicodi, rom avadmyofi guli hqonda da vgrZnobdi, raRac
ubedureba moxdeboda.
- saidan icodiT, rom sneuli guli hqonda?
- Cemi megobris mortimerisagan mqonda gagebuli.
- maSasadame, Tqven ggoniaT, rom ser Carlzs marTla Tavs daesxa raRac ZaRli
da amis Sedegad mokvda?
- iqneba Tqven gaqvT raime ufro sarwmuno cnobebi?
- ara, me jer kidev ver mivsulvar garkveul daskvnebamde.
- mister Serlok holmsi?
erTi wamiT sunTqva Semekra am sityvebis gagonebaze, magram Cemi Tanamosaubris
mSvidi saxe da mtkice gamoxedva imaze metyvelebdnen, rom sulac ar fiqrobda
moulodnelad davebnie Tavisi kiTxviT.
- eqimo uotson, ra saWiroa Tavis mokatuneba, TiTqos ar gicnobdeT? - miTxra
axalma nacnobma. - saxelganTqmuli maZebris ambavi Cvens mxaresac moedo, da gana
SegiZliaT igi ise ganadidoT, rom TviTon CrdilSi darCeT? eqimma mortimerma
aSkarad Tqva, rom Tqven swored is eqimi uotsoni brZandebiT. da raki Tqven aq
gamoCndiT, maSasadame, mister Serlok holmsi dainteresebulia am ambiT, da mec,
bunebrivia, cnobismoyvareoba mZlevs, minda gavigo misi Tvalsazrisi.
- samwuxarod, me ar SemiZlia gipasuxoT kiTxvaze.
- maSin neba momeciT, gkiTxoT: xom ar dagvdebs pativs Tavisi CamosvliT mister
Serlok holmsi?
- axla mas ar SeuZlia londonidan gasvla, sxva saqmeebi aqvs.
- ra sawyenia! is Suqs mohfenda imas, rac CvenTvis bindiT aris moculi. magram
Tqvenc xom awarmoebT Ziebas, eqimo uotson? da Tu SemiZlia Tundac raimeTi xeli
gagimarToT, mimsaxureT ise, rogroc geneboT. erTi miniSnebac meyofa, Tu visze
gaqvT eWvi, da maSinve Sevudgebi saqmes. iqneb isedac iyos, axlave gamogadgeT
rCeviT an miTiTebiT.
- garwmunebT, me mxolod stumrad Camovedi Cems megobarTan, ser henrisTan, da
araviTari daxmareba ar mesaWiroeba.
- Cinebulia! - SesZaxa stepltonma. - sruliad marTebulad iqceviT: sifrTxiles
Tavi ar stkiva. savsebiT davimsaxure aseTi mkvaxe pasuxi Cemi abezarobiT da
gpirdebiT, metad aRar Sevexebi am sakiTxs.
im adgilamde mivediT, sadac gzis marjvena mxares iwyeboda balaxiT dafaruli
biliki da viwro mixveul-moxveul zolad gadioda WaobebSi. marcxniv aRmarTuliyo
frialo, kaWrebiT mofenili borcvi, romelzedac Zvelad granits amuSavebdnen,
cicabo ferdobis gzispira mxare xSiri gvimriT da mayvliT iyo dafaruli. Sors
horizontze kvamlis muqi bolqvebi taatiT miiwevdnen zecisaken.
- am biliks Tu gavyvebiT, meripithausi arc ise Sorsaa, - Tqva stepltonma. gaswireT erTi saaTi dro, da meqneba sasiamovno SemTxveva Cems das warvudgino
Tqveni Tavi.
pirvel wams gavifiqre, ser henris axlo unda viyo-meTqi, magram Semdeg
gamaxsenda angariSebi da qaRaldebi, romlebic zvinad eyara mis magidaze. am
saqmeSi verafers davexmarebodi. holmsi ki mTxovda gavcnobodi adamianebs,
romlebic cxovrobdnen baskervil-holis mezoblad amitom miviRe stepltonis
miwveva da Cven erTad SevuxvieT marjvniv.
- SesaniSnavi adgilebia aq, - miTxra Tanamgzavrma, romelic gascqeroda mwvane
borcvebis talRovan xazs, romlis Tavzec granitis mTagrexilis fantastikuri
moxazuloba zRvis zvirTebiviT aRmarTuliyo. es Waobebi mzeras arasodes ar
Rlian. mere, ramden saidumloebas Seicaven - unapironi, udaburni, gamoucnobelni!
- kargad icnobT am Waobebs?
- sul meore welia, rac am midamoebSi Camovsaxldi. Zveli adgilobrivi
mcxovreblebi albaT jerac axalbedas meZaxian. ser Carlzis Camosvlidan cota
xnis Semdeg gadmovediT, magram Cemi mowodebis wyalobiT mokle xanSi movaswari
aqaurobis gamokvleva, yovel kuTxe-kunWuls vicnob. imasac getyviT, rom torfis
Waobebs Cemze ukeT aravin ar icnobs.
- gana es ase Zneli saqmea?
- sruliadac ar aris advili. ai, magaliTad, daakvirdiT im vakes, aqa-iq
aRmarTuli ucnauri gorakebiT. Tqveni azriT, es adgili riT aris SesaniSnavi?
- cxenis saWeneblad aris kargi.
- Tqvens adgilze yvela ase ityoda, magram bevrs sicocxled daujdeboda aseTi
Secdoma. xedavT, ramdeni Ria mwvane feris mdeloa?
- ho, es albaT ukeTesi miwebia?
stepltonma gaicina:
- Tqvens winaSea grimpenis uzarmazari WanWrobi, - Tqva naturalistma. - am
WaobSi moxvedrili kaci Tu cxoveli daRupulia. sakmarisia erTi gaufrTxilebeli
nabiji da morCa. ai, guSin vnaxe, rogor Sexetialda iq viRacis poni da, ra Tqma
unda, daiRupa. didxans Canda ponis Tavi WanWrobis zedapirze. sabralo, ise
farTxalebda, kisers igrZelebda, cdilobda Tavis daRwevas, magram bolos
liampalma STanTqa. gvalvaSiac saSiSia iq siaruli, Semodgomis wvimebis Semdeg ki
es namdvilad sasikvdilo adgilia. amis miuxedavad ara erTxel Sevsulvar
grimpenis WanWrobis Sig SuagulSi da iqidan cocxali movbrunebulvar. SexeT! kidev
erTi ubeduri poni!
mwvane lelianSi raRac moSavo sagani kotrialobda da farTxalebda. Semdeg
SambnarSi gaielva tanjviT win wamoweulma kiserma, da Waobebi SesZra saSinelma
SeZaxilma. me SiSiT gamaciva, magram Cems Tanamgzavrs, etyoba, Cemze Zlieri
nervebi hqonda.
- ra Tqma unda! - Tqva man, - CaiTria. es meorea am or dReSi, marto me rac
vnaxe. ramdeni ise daiRupa, vin icis! wavlen gvalvaSi da Semodgomamde iqa rCebian.
vidre ar daiRupebian. diax, grimpenis Waobi - sazareli adgilia.
- da Tqven mainc dadixarT iqiT?
- ho, iq ori-sami bilikia, mardi kaci iolad gava. yvela vipove da gvarianadac
Seviswavle.
- mainc ra gindaT aseT saSiS adgilebSi?
- ager, xedavT im Soreul borcvebs? es namdvili kunZulebia gauval saflobebs
Soris, romelTac TandaTan garemoicves es kunZulebi yoveli mxridan. gaikvlieT
maT Soris gza da Tqven naxavT, ra iSviaTi mcenareebia iq, ra peplebi!
- rodisme vecdebi.
stepltonma gaocebiT Semomxeda.
- RvTis gulisaTvis, Tavidan moiSoreT eg azri! - SesZaxa naturalistma. - Tqveni
daRupva Cems sindiss daawveba. ukan veRar dabrundebiT, damijereT. me TviTon
mxolod imisaTvis vbedav iqiT wasvlas, rom maqvs niSanTa rTuli sistema.
- SeCerdiT! - SevZaxe uceb. - es ra aris?
Waobebidan xmadabali, gabmuli da gamouTqmelad naRvliani ymuili gaisma, haeri
gaiJRinTa am xmiT, magram saidan ismoda, amis gansazRvra SeuZlebeli iyo.
gaurkveveli kvnesiT dawyebuli, TandaTan gadavida yru RmuilSi da isev daeSva
gulis gamgmirav godebamde. stepltonma raRac ucnaurad gadmomxeda.
- saidumloebiT moculi adgilebia es Waobebi, - Tqva wynarad.
- ra aris es?
- fermerebi amboben, ase baskervilebis ZaRli ymuis, roca msxverpls dainaxavso.
adrec msmenia, magram dRes raRac Zalian xmamaRla ymuis.
eldis caxcaxiT atanilma, Tvali mwvane SambnariT dafarul horizontisaken
gazidul dablobs movavle. araviTari Sriali, araviTari niSani sicocxlisa mxolod ori yorani ijda qvis svetze Cvens ukan da yrantalebda.
- Tqven xom naswavli kaci xarT! aseTi sisuleliT Tqveni gabriyveba Znelia, vTqvi me, - rogor axsniT am ymuils?
- WanWrobi xSirad gamoscems Zalian ucnaur xmebs. iqneba Slami wveba, iqneba wyali
matulobs, iqneb, vin icis kidev, ra.
- ara, ara! es iyo cocxali arsebis xma.
- SeiZleba. arasodes mogismeniaT wylis buRas Zaxili?
- ara, ar momismenia.
- inglisSi axla es frinveli iSviaTia, arsebiTad yanCis es saxe gadaSenda, magram
aseT WaobebSi yvelaferia mosalodneli. sulac ar gamikvirdeboda, Tu
aRmoCndeboda, rom Cven mogvesma am frinvelis erT-erTi ukanaskneli
warmomadgenlis xma.
- Cems sicocxleSi ar gamigonia ufro ucnauri da SemaZrwunebeli xmebi!
- ra salaparakoa, idumalebiT moculi adgilebia. SexedeT im goraks. rogor
fiqrobT, es ra unda iyos?
cicabo ferdobi TiTqos ruxi qvis rgolebiT iyo dafaruli. ocamde aseTi rgoli
davTvale.
- es raRaa? farexebi?
- ara, es Cveni pativcemuli winaprebis sacxovreblebia. winaistoriuli adamiani
mWidrod iyo dasaxlebuli torfis WaobebSi, xolo raki maT Semdeg aq aRaravis
ucxovria, es Sinauri myudro bude mTeli da xeluxlebeli darCa. mxolod
saxuravebia gadaxdili. visac surs, SeuZlia mivides da naxos maTi binebi da
sawoli.
- mTeli patara qalaqia! rodis iyo es adgili dasaxlebuli?
- neoliTis xanaSi. ufro zusti dro ar aris dadgenili.
- ra saqmianobas eweoda maSindeli adamiani?
- jogebs aZovebda aqve, am ferdobebze, xolo roca qvis najaxma TandaTan dauTmo
adgili brinjaos kets, kalis mopoveba iswavla. xedavT im Txrils mopirdapire
gorakze? es misi muSaobis kvalia. diax, eqimo uotson, Cvens WaobebSi Tqven
ipovniT sagulisxmo Taviseburebas. ah! momiteveT, geTayvaT es, albaT, ciklopidesia!
patara farvanam Cagviqrola, da stepltoni gansacvifrebeli simardiTa da
siswrafiT daedevna dasaWerad. Tavzardacemulma SevniSne, rom pepela pirdapir
WanWrobisaken gafrinda, Cemi axali nacnobi ki, TiTqos aq araferiao, beltidan
beltze xtomiT daedevna, badiT aRWurvili. ruxi kostiumi da mkveTri moZraoba
TviTon mas romeliRac uzarmazar pepelas amsgavsebda, videqi da raRac aRtacebisa
da SiSis narevi grZnobiT Sevcqerodi. sul meCveneboda, rom sadac aris fexi
daucdeba da muxTal WanWrobSi CainTqmeba-meTqi. uecrad fexis xma momesma.
movixede da TiTqmis Cem gverdiT qali davinaxe. iqiTa mxridan mosuliyo, sadac
kvamli Canda, meripit-hausis siaxlovis maCvenebeli, magram aqamde ar SemeZlo misi
danaxva, radgan biliki, romliTac movida, iqve daRmarTSi ikargeboda.
eWvi ar mepareboda, rom es iyo mis stepltoni, radgan am adgilebSi sxva qalis
xilvis molodini naklebad unda mqonoda. amas garda, am qalze gagonili mqonda,
mSvenieri arsebaao, da marTlac, bilikiT momavali qali gasaocari silamazis
patroni iyo - uCveulo silamazisa. ufro meti gansxvaveba da-Zmas Soris Zneli
warmosadgeni iyo. Zma Seuxedavi, qera, WroRaTvalebiani, es ki - Savgvremani,
romlis msgavsi inglisSi arc minaxavs. pirdapir cecxli iyo, mere ra moxdenili,
moyvanili, maRali. am qalis natifi, amayi nakvTebi imdenad swori iyo, rom
mravlismetyveli tuCebi da mSvenieri Savi Tvalebis elviseburi mzera rom ara,
misi saxe usicocxlo gegonebodaT.
Zvirfas kabaSi moxdenilad gamokvalTuli aseTi idealuri aRnagobis arsebis xilva
uCveulo da moulodneli iyo ukacur bilikze, romelic torfis WaobebSi
miiklakneboda. roca movixede, am qalis mzera stepltonisaken iyo mipyrobili,
magram maSinve mouCqara nabijs da CemTan movida. qudi movixade, gavemzade, rom
amexsna Cemi aq yofnis mizezi, magram uecrad misma sityvebma Cemi fiqrebi sul
sxva mxares warmarTes.
- miatoveT aqauroba! - miTxra qalma, - da dauyovnebliv gaemgzavreT londons.
amis pasuxad sxva veraferi movaxerxe, mxolod SeZrwunebuli mzera mivapyari.
qalma mouTmenlad da-hkra fexi miwas, mis TvalebSi naperwkalma gaielva.
- risTvis unda gavemgzavro? - vkiTxe.
- nu iTxovT axsna-ganmartebas. - qali laparakobda wynarad, swrafad da odnav
enamoCleqiT. - RvTis gulisaTvis, damijereT! gaemgzavreT, rom metad Tqveni fexi
aRar iyos am WaobebSi!
- ki magram, me xom es aris Camovedi!
- RmerTo Cemo, - SesZaxa qalma, - nuTu ar gesmiT, rom TqvenTvis sikeTe minda?
gaemgzavreT londons! dResve! Tqveni aq darCena ar SeiZleba! Cu! Cemi Zma modis!
sityva ar daZraT masTan... geTayvaT, momiwyviteT ai is jadvari. aq CvenTan bevri
orqideaa, magram Tqven cota dagagviandaT: Semodgomaze isini ukve Wknobas iwyeben.
stepltonma Tavi aneba pepelas devnas da CvenTan erTianad gawiTlebuli da
aqoSinebuli movida.
- ah, es Sena xar, beril! - Tqva man, magram am misalmebaSi gansakuTrebuli
gulTbiloba ver SevniSne.
- rogor girbenia, jek!
- ho, ciklopidesis iSviaT egzemplars davedevne. gvian Semodgomaze aq maTi naxva
arc ise advilia. warmoidgine, ra sawyenia, ver daviWire!
mSvidi, daudevari kiolTi laparakobda da Tan Tavisi patara WroRa TvalebiT xan
me Semomxedavda, xan das.
- mgoni, gacnoba ukve mogiswriaT?
- diax, me veubnebodi ser henris, axla ukve gvian aris Cveni midamoebis
silamaziT Tvalis Seqceva - jadvari ukve Wkneba-meTqi.
- rao? rogor fiqrob, vin dgas Sen win?
- ser henri baskervili.
- ara, ara - warmovTqvi me. - nu majildovebT sxvisi tituliT. me mxolod ser
henris megobari var - eqimi uotsoni.
qalis metyvel saxes wyenis siwiTlem dauara.
- maSasadame, ise vlaparakodiT, erTimeorisa ara gvesmoda ra, - Tqva man.
- arc amdeni dro gqondaT salaparakod, - Tqva stepltonma ise, rom gamomcdeli
mzera disTvis ar mouSorebia.
- eqimi uotsoni Cvens mezoblad miviCnie, - Tqva qalma. - magram, rogorc
vatyob, misTvis sul erTia,
hyvavis jadvari Tu Wkneba. ise xom mainc
SemoivliT Cvensas meripit-hausSi?
ramdenime wuTSi Cven mivaRwieT Sesaxedavad pirquS fermas. Soreul warsulSi es
Senoba romeliRac SeZlebuli mesaqonlis sacxovrebeli unda yofiliyo, Semdeg ki
ufro Tanamedrove yaidaze gadaekeTebinaT. fermas garSemo patara baRi ertya. aqac,
iseve rogorc mTel Waobebze, dabali, juja, Cia xeebi izrdeboda. msaxuri,
romelmac kari gagviRo, iseTive iyo, rogoric am saxls Seefereboda - moxuci,
mTlad danaoWebuli, CayviTlebul serTukSi gaxveuli. magram oTaxebma TavianTi
sididiTa da moxdenilobiT gamakvirves. es ukanaskneli, etyoba, diasaxlisis
gemovnebas unda mieweros. fanjridan gadavxede unapiro, granitis lodebiT
mofenil Waobs, rac horizontis xazamde aRwevda, da gavifiqre: `ram moiyvana am
miyruebul mxareSi es ganaTlebuli adamiani da misi mSvenieri da?~
- ucnauri adgili agvirCevia samosaxlod, ara? - Tqva stepltonma TiTqos Cemi
fiqrebis pasuxad. - da mainc aq saucxood vgrZnob Tavs. xom marTalia, beril?
- ho, Zalian kargad, - miugo qalma, magram mis sityvebs damajerebloba aklda.
- me mkola mqonda CrdiloeTis erT-erT sagrafoSi, - Tqva stepltonma. - Cemi
temperamentis adamianisaTvis aseTi saqme cota mSrali da uinteresoa, magram me
mizidavda mWidro kavSiri axalgazrdobasTan. ra bednierebaa gadasce maT Seni
codna, Seni ideebi, xedavde, rogor yalibdebian Sen Tvalwin axalgazrda niWieri
adamianebi! magram bedma gvimuxTla. skolaSi epidemiam ifeTqa da sami ymawvili
mokvda. aseTi dartymis Semdeg ver iqna, ver gamovasworeT saqmeebi, Cemi kapitalis
meti nawili samudamod daikarga. da mainc, Cems sayvarel bavSvebTan ganSoreba rom
ara, moxarulic viqnebodi am marcxisa, radgan CemsaviT botanikiT da zoologiiT
gatacebuli adamianisaTvis aq samuSaod xeluxlebeli da mdidari mxarea. amas garda,
Cemi dac bunebis ara nakleb moyvarulia. es aRsareba, eqimo uotson, TviTonve
daitexeT Tavs: ra grjidaT, rom ase naRvlianad gadaxedeT fanjridan Cvens
Waobebs!
- diax, ar uarvyof, marTla meCvena, rom aq cxovreba mosawyenia, TqvenTvis
imdenad ara, ramdenadac Tqveni diasaxlisisaTvis.
- ara, sulac ara var aq mowyenili, - swrafad momigo qalma.
- Cven mecnierul muSaobas veweviT, gvaqvs didi biblioTeka da gvyavs Zalian
saintereso mezoblebi. eqimi mortimeri Tavis dargSi friad nakiTxi kacia. ubeduri
ser Carlzi agreTve mSvenieri Tanamosaubre iyo. Zalian axlos viyaviT
erTimeoresTan, da arc ki SemiZlia gadmogceT, rogor gvimZims es danaklisi. ras
ityviT, Tu dRes vinaxuleb ser henris? xels xom ar SevuSli?
- darwmunebuli var, Tqveni gacnoba Zalian gauxardeba.
- maSin sikeTe miyaviT da SeatyobineT winaswar. iqneb pirvel xanebSi, vidre axal
adgils ar SeeCveva, rameSi gamovadgeT. axla ki, eqimo uotson, amobrZandiT zeviT,
frTaqerclovanTa koleqcias giCvenebT. gavkadnierdebi da getyviT, rom aseT srul
koleqcias inglisis am nawilSi versad naxavT. xolo im droisaTvis, roca
daTvalierebas davasrulebT, sauzmec mzad iqneba.
magram me ukve mimeCqareboda Cems meurveobaSi myof ser henrisTan. Waobebis
naRvlianobam, ubeduri ponis daRupvam, gamoucnobma ymuilma, rac ueWvelad raRac
kavSirSi iyo Savbnel legendasTan, baskervilebis gvarSi rom arsebobda, - friad
naRvlian gunebaze damayena. xolo am metnaklebad bundovan warmodgenebs Tu mis
stepltonis arcTu orazrovani sityvebi daemateboda, romelTac iseTi
damarwmunebeli Zala hqonda, rom maT simarTleSi eWvic ar mepareboda, maSin Cemi
mowyenisa da aCqarebis mizezi advili asaxsneli gaxldaT. uari vTqvi sauzmeze,
Tumca daJinebiT mepatiJebodnen, da imave bilikiT Sinisaken gaveSure.
magram am bilikis garda aq, etoba, iyo meorec, ufro mokle, radgan gzaze
gasvlac ver movaswari, rom mis stepltoni davinaxe, pirdapir Cems Tvalwin
aRimarTa, awiTlebuli loyebi kidev ufro met momxibvlelobas hmatebdnen. ijda
gzis piras qvaze, mZimed sunTqavda da mkerdze xels iWerda.
- mindoda dagweodiT, eqimo uotson, da mTeli gza sirbiliT gamoviare, - Tqva
Cems miaxloebaze. - qudis daxurvac ki ver movaswari. dayovneba ar SemiZlia,
radgan Zma Cems aryofnas SeniSnavs. minda mxolod patieba gTxovoT Cemi ugunuri
SecdomisaTvis: me xom ser henri megoneT. gTxovT daiviwyoT yvelaferi, rac
giTxariT, TqvenTan amas araferi saerTo ara aqvs.
- rogor SemiZlia amis daviwyeba, mis steplton! Cemi megobris, ser henris bedi
Zalian mawuxebs. miTxariT, ratom iTxovdiT ase daJinebiT mis gamgzavrebas
londonSi?
- qalis kaprizia, eqimo uotson! roca ufro davuaxlovdebiT erTmaneTs, Tqven
darwmundebiT, rom yovelTvis ar SemiZlia avxsna Cemi sityvebi da saqcieli.
- ara, ara! me maxsovs, ra aRelvebuli iyaviT. maxsovs Tqveni Tvalebi. mis
steplton, gTxovT ufro meti gulaxdiloba gamoiCinoT, rogorc ki am adgilebSi
fexi Semovdgi, maSinve vigrZeni, rom Cem garSemo raRac landebi grovdebian. ise
davdivar, TiTqos grimpenis WanWrobSi viyo da yovel wuTs memuqrebodes mwvane
SambnarSi CanTqma. amixseniT, ras maniSnebdiT. da me gadavcem Tqvens gafrTxilebas
ser henris.
gaurkveveli gaubedaobis Crdilma gadauqrola saxeze mis stepltons, magram wamic
ar gasula, rom misi mzera isev mkacri gaxda, da ase mipasuxa:
- metismetad did mniSvnelobas aZlevT Cems sityvebs, eqimo uotson. ser Carlzis
sikvdilma SegvaZrwuna me da Cemi Zma. Cven xSirad vxvdebodiT gansvenebuls,
radganac am bilikze uyvarda seirnoba, Cveni saxlisaken rom modis. legenda im
wyevlaze, rac tvirTad awevs baskervilebis gvars, ser Carlzs suls umZimebda.
roca katastrofa moxda, me gavige, rom misi SiSi ar iyo usafuZvlo. axla Zalian
mawuxebs ser Carlzis memkvidris Camosvla, da saWirod miviCnie misi gafrTxileba,
raTa droze gaeridos safrTxes, rac Tavs dastrialebs. ai, sul es aris, sxva
araferi mqonda saTqmeli.
- mainc ra safrTxea es?
- gagigoniaT Tqmuleba ZaRlze?
- am sisulelis ar mjera!
- me ki mjera. Tu gaqvT Tundac mcireodeni zegavlena ser henrize, dauyovnebliv
waiyvaneT aqedan. es adgili sabedisweroa baskervilebisaTvis. qveyana didia. ratom
unda icxovros ser henrim maincdamainc aq, sadac safrTxe emuqreba?
- ai, swored amitomac gadawyvita aq dasaxleba. aseTi xasiaTi aqvs am adamians, da
Tu ufro garkveviT ar metyviT, Zalian gamiWirdeba misi aqedan wayvana.
- ar SemiZlia ufro garkveuli cnobebis mocema im ubralo mizeziT, rom isini ar
gamaCnia.
- maSin, mis steplton, neba miboZeT, kidev erTi ram gkiTxoT. Tu es yvelaferia,
risi Tqmac gindodaT, ratomRa geSinodaT, rom Zmas ar gaegona? Cemi azriT, aq
araferia iseTi, rac SeiZleboda ar moswoneboda mas, an vinme sxvas.
- Cems Zmas arafriT ar unda, rom baskervil-holi dacarieldes. es zians
miayenebs sabralo xalxs, romelic aq cxovrobs, am WaobebSi. saSinlad
gabrazdeboda Cemze, rom gaego, rogor vcdilob ser henrize zegavlenis
moxdenas. magram me Cemi vali movixade da mets Cemgan veRarafers gaigonebT.
axla ki unda wavide, Torem eWvs aiRebs, rom Tqven gesaubrebodiT, mSvidobiT
brZandebodeT!
am sityvebze Sebrunda da kaWrebs Soris gaqra, me ki, raRac gaurkveveli SiSiT
atanili, baskervil-holisaken gaveSure.
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eqim uotsonis pirveli angariSi
am dRidan dawyebuli, saqmeebis msvlelobas gadmogcemT Serlok holmsisadmi
mimarTuli Cemi werilebiT, romlebic Cem win awyvia magidaze. yvela werili
Senaxulia, erTi dakarguli furclis garda, da isini yvela Cems azrsa da eWvs
ukeT gadmoscemen, vidre amas TviTon movaxerxebdi, martooden mexsierebas rom
davyrdnobodi, Tumca arc mexsierebidan waSlila im dReebis tragikuli movlenebi.
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Cemi adrindeli werilebisa da depeSebis mixedviT Tqven iciT, rac moxda
ukanasknel xans qveynierebis am yvelaze ufro miyruebul kuTxeSi. rac ufro met
xans cxovrobT am midamoebSi, miT ufro metad da metad RrRnis suls naRvlianoba
am WaobTa, am usazRvro sivrceebisa, romlebic, sxvaTa Soris ar arian moklebulni
Tavisebur kuSt momxibvlelobas. sakmarisia gareT gavide, am sivrceebs gavxedo da
uecrad vgrZnob, rom Tanamedrove inglisi sadRac ukan rCeba, mis nacvlad ki
garSemo xedav mxolod sacxovrebelTa kvals, winaistoriuli adamianis naxelavsa
da namuSevars. es didi xnis win gamqrali tomi Tavis Tavs mogvagonebs yvelgan ai, misi qoxebi, ai saflavebi, ager uzarmazari qvis lodebi, darCenilni im
adgilas, sadac albaT maTi sakerpeebi iyo. Sescqeri primitiuli iaraRiT daseril
gorakTa ferdobebs, sadac mitmasnilan ruxi qoxebi da gaviwydeba, romel saukuneSi
cxovrob. uecrad rom erT-erTi qoxis dabal karSi gamoCndes mxecis tyaviani
banjgvliani arseba, mSvildi mozidos da isari isrolos, uTuod igrZnobT, rom aq
misi yofna ufro bunebrivia, vidre Tqveni. yvelaze ufro ucnauri isaa, rom es
adamianebi ase mWidrod dasaxlebulan aqaur unayofo miwebze. arqeologi ara var,
magram, Cemi azriT, aq meomar xalxs ar ucxovria, ufro mgonia, rom es iyo
daCagruli tomi, romelic kmayofildeboda imiT, razedac uars ambobdnen sxvebi.
magram yovelive amas araferi saerTo ara aqvs am midamoebSi Cems yofnasTan, da
albaT sulac ar aris saintereso iseTi WeSmaritad praqtikuli adamianisaTvis,
rogoric Tqven xarT. aqamde ar SemiZlia daviviwyo Tqveni gulgriloba
sakiTxisadmi, mze trialebs dedamiwis garSemo Tu piriqiT, dedamiwa mzis garSemo.
maS, gadavideT faqtebze, romelTac uSualo kavSiri aqvT ser henri baskervilTan.
ukanaskneli ramdenime dRis ganmavlobaSi Tqven Cemgan ar migiRiaT araviTari
cnoba im ubralo mizezebiT, rom mosaTxrobi araferi mqonda. magram Semdeg moxda
erTi ucnauri ambavi, rasac Tavis droze SegatyobinebT, axla ki gavarkvioT sxva
garemoebebi, romelTac arcTu ise mcire mniSvneloba aqvT Cveni saqmisaTvis.
erTi am garemoebaTagani - friad arsebiTi, Tumca sulac ar momixsenebia Cems
werilebSi - esaa katorReli, romelic WaobebSi imaleba. yvela safuZveli gvaqvs
vivaraudoT, rom man miatova aqauroba. martoxela fermerTa sabednierod da
sasixarulod. ori kviraa, rac gaiqca da mas Semdeg misi asaval-dasavali
kaciSvilma ar icis. Zneli warmosadgenia, am xnis ganmavlobaSi aqaur WaobebSi
adamians rogor unda earseba. marTalia, dasamali adgili bevria, yoveli qvis
qoxi gamoadgeboda TavSesafrad, magram uWmelad xom ver gaZlebda! iqneb cxvrebs
klavs da Wams, ara! katorReli udavod wavida am Waobebidan, amitomac Soreuli
fermebis mcxovrebni axla damSvidebiT iZineben.
Cven, oTxi janmrTeli, Ronieri vaJkaci, romlebic baskervil-holSi vcxovrobT, Tu
gaWirda, valSi ar davrCebiT aravis, magram, gamogitydebiT: stepltonebze rom
vfiqrob, mosveneba mekargeba. axlo mezoblebi maT ara hyavT, ase rom, raime
daxmarebis imedi naklebad unda hqondeT. mosamsaxure qali, moxuci laqia, da daZma, - es ukanaskneli ki, etyoba, sulac araa Zalgulovani, - ai, meripit-hausis
mTeli mosaxleoba. eseni sruliad umweoni aRmoCndebian am notinghileli
mkvlelis winaSe, Tu maT saxlSi SeiWreba. me da henri Zlier vwuxdiT maTze da
kidevac gvindoda, rom mejinibe perkinss Rameebi meripit-hausSi gaeTia, magram
stepltonma amisi gagonebac ar isurva.
saqme is aris, rom Cveni megobari baroneti Zlier interess amJRavnebs Cveni
mSvenieri mezoblis mimarT. es arc aris gasakviri, radgan aseT cocxal adamians
mowyeniloba awuxebs am miyruebul mxareSi, xolo es qali, unda simarTle iTqvas,
momajadoebeli, mSvenieri arsebaa. aris masSi raRac egzotikuri sificxe, Tavisi
sruliad gulgrili da TiTqos vnebadamcxrali Zmis sawinaaRmdegod. Tumca mis
ZmaSic igrZnoba raRac dafaruli cecxli. yvelafridan Cans, rom daze erTob
Zlieri zegavlena aqvs. ara erTxel damiWeria qaliSvilis mzera, roca Zmas
Sehyurebs xolme da Tavis naTqvamze misi kveris dakvras elodeba. minda imedi
mqondes, rom erTmaneTs Soris Tanxmoba aqvT. aseTi mSrali sxivi TvalebSi da
aseTi Txeli, mokumuli bageebi xSirad mowmoben mtkice, SesaZloa mkacr xasiaTzec.
yovel SemTxvevaSi, es naturalisti, saintereso tipia. Tqvens cnobismoyvareobas
usaTuod aRZravda.
stepltonma ser henri Camosvlis dResve inaxula. meore dRes ki wagviyvana iq,
sadac moxda ambavi, dakavSirebuli uzneo hugoze arsebul legendasTan. ramdenime
mili gaviareT Waobebis siRrmeSi da aRmovCndiT patara velze, iseT naRvliansa da
duxWir adgilas, rom TavisTavad SeiZleboda aseTi legendis CasaxvisaTvis xeli
Seewyo. viwro gasasvlelma or dafSvnil qvis svets Soris gaSlil mdeloze
gagviyvana, moli Waobis balaxiT iyo dafaruli. SuaSi egdo ori uzarmazari lodi,
romlebsac Tavebi wamwvetebuli hqondaT da romeliRac urCxulis gigantur dampal
eSvebs mogvagonebdnen. aq yvelaferi zustad Seesatyviseba im scenis aRwerilobas,
romelzedac es Zveli tragedia moxda. ser henri cnobismoyvareobiT ixedeboda
aqeT-iqiT da sul ekiTxeboda stepltons, nuTu marTla gjeraT adamianTa saqmeebSi
zebunebrivi Zalebis Carevis SesaZleblobiso. daudevari kilo hqonda, magram
vatyobdi, yovelive amas Zlier seriozulad ekideboda. stepltoni TavSekavebulad
pasuxobda, bevr rames ar ambobda bolomde da aSkarad ufrTxildeboda
axalgazrda baronetis grZnobebs. ramdenime msgavsi SemTxveva gviambo, roca esa Tu
is gvari Taobidan Taobamde ganicdida raime ukeTuri Zalebis zegavlenas, da
mTeli am moTxrobebis mosmenis Semdeg iseTi STabeWdileba dagvrCa, rom
stepltons bevri sxva adgilobrivi mcxovrebis msgavsad swams legenda
baskervilebis ZaRlze.
ukan rom vbrundebodiT, sasauzmod meripit-hausSi SevuxvieT da ser henri mis
stepltons maSin gaecno. pirvelsave gacnobaze gaitaca am qalma, da vgoneb, ar
Sevcdebi, Tu vityvi, rom es ormxrivi grZnobaa. roca Sin vbrundebodiT, erTTavad
im qaliSvilze laparakobda, da mas Semdeg ar gasula TiTqmis arc erTi dRe, rom
ar vinaxuloT stepltonebi. dRes isini CvenTan sadiloben, xolo ser henri ukve
momaval kviras maTTan wasvlaze laparakobs.
erTi SexedviT stepltoni disaTvis ukeTes qmars verc inatrebda. miuxedavad amisa,
ara erTxel SeminiSnavs, rom igi Subls ikravs, roca ser henri misi dis mimarT
yuradRebas iCens. stepltoni, etyoba, Zlier mieCvia Tavis das, albaT martooba
aSinebs, magram es xom egoizmis umaRlesi saxea! - xeli SeuSalo aseT brwyinvale
wyvils - es xom danaSaulia? amis miuxedavad faqti faqtia - stepltons aSkarad
ar surs, rom es megobroba gadaiqces siyvarulad, da, Cemi dakvirvebiT,
yovelnairad cdilobs marto ar datovos isini. sxvaTa Soris, Tu saqme Zlier
gatacebamde miva, mdgomareoba garTuldeba da maSin Tqveni darigebis Sesruleba,
ser henris Tvals nu moacilebo, TiTqmis SeuZlebeli gaxdeba. xolo Tu mkacrad
mivyvebi CemTvis mocemul brZanebas, TviTonve gansajeT, rogor Searyevs es aq Cems
reputacias.
am dReebSi, ufro zustad xuTSabaTs, CvenTan isauzma eqimma mortimerma. man
`grZel dablobad~ wodebul yurRanSi gaTxrebis Sedegad ipova winaistoriuli
adamianis Tavis qala, ramac auwereli sixaruli mohgvra. Tavisi saqmis meore aseT
enTuziasts, vgoneb, verc ipoviT. sauzmis Semdeg movidnen stepltonebi, da ser
he-nris TxovniT keTilma eqimma yvelani urTxelis xeivanSi wagviyvana imis
saCveneblad, Tu rogor moxda yvelaferi im sabediswero Rames. es xeivani karga
grZelia. sanaxavad pirquSi da Cabnelebuli. orive mxridan mWidro kedlad gasdevs
SekreWili urTxelebis rigi da busnos viwro zolebi. mis boloSi dgas naxevrad
dangreuli saCrdilobeli. swored SuaSi Waobebze gamavali WiSkaria. am WiSkarTan
dacvivnula moxuci baskervilis sigaris ferfli. WiSkari xisaa, TeTrad SeRebili
da urduliT daketili. mis iqiT gadaWimulia unapiro Waobebi. me gavixsene Tqveni
Teoria aq momxdar ambebze da Sevecade warmomedgina, rogor moxda yovelive es.
WiSkarTan mdgomma baskervilma SeniSna, rogor uaxlovdeboda Wabebidan raRac da
ise SeeSinda am Cvenebisa, rom Tavgza dakarga, da manam garboda, vidre eldisa da
daqanculobisagan mkvdari ar daeca. igi grZel, daburul xeivanSi garboda, magram
ram an vin gaaqcia? romelime mecxvaris qofakma, romelic WaobebSi daZrwoda? Tu
uzarmazari ZaRlis Savma, uxmo landma? an iqneb amaSi adamianis xeli urevia?
iqneb fermkrTali, frTxili berimori naklebs laparakobs, vidre icis?
gaurkvevlobis burusiTa da nisliTaa moculi yvelaferi da vfiqrob, danaSauli
amis iqiT ifareba.
mas Semdeg, rac ukanasknelad gwerdiT, movaxerxe kidev erTi aqauri mezoblis defter-holis mkvidris - mister frenklendis gacnoba, romelic, samxreT mxareze,
Cvengan oTxi milis daSorebiT cxovrobs. es WaRara, mwiTuri moxuci metad
RvarZliania. mister frenklendi gadareulia britaneTis kanonmdeblobaze. mas
mTeli qoneba yovelnair saCivrebze gauniavebia. sasamarTlo procesebs mxolod da
mxolod sakuTari siamovnebisaTvis marTavs. xan mosarCelis rolSi gamodis, xan
momCivanisa, da aseTi garToba, TviTonac mogexsenebaT, cota Zviri jdeba. ucbad
TavSi mouva da Tavis mamulze gavlas akrZalavs - de, samrevlo sabWom
daamtkicos, rom es swori ar ariso. Semdeg sakuTari xeliT daamtvrevs vinmes
WiSkars da ganacxadebs, aq adamis Jamidan saqveyno gza iyoo, - keTili inebos
adgilis patronma da uCivlos sxvisi miwis sazRvrebis damrRvevs. zepirad icis
Zveli saTemo samarTali da Tavis codnas zogjer mezobeli soflis - fernvorsis
interesebisaTvis iyenebs, zogjer ki mis sawinaaRmdegod, ase rom, soflis
mcxovrebni xan zeimiT daatareben quCebSi, xanac simbolurad wvaven koconze.
amboben, rom axla mister frenklendi erTad awarmoebs Svid saCivars, romlebic
ueWvelad STanTqaven misi qonebis darCenil nawils. amrigad igi dakargavs Sxamian
nestars da sruliad uwyinar, mSvidobian moxucad iqceva. sxva mxriv es aris
gulCvili, Tvinieri kaci da me mxolod imisaTvis vaxseneb, rom Tqvenve iTxovT
Cemgan yvela mezoblis aRweras. axla mister frenklendma metad ucnauri
TavSesaqcevi saqme ipova. rogorc astronom-moyvaruls, mas mSvenieri Wogriti aqvs
da mTeli dReebi Tavisi saxlis saxuravidan Waobebs akvirdeba, im imediT, rom
gaqceul katorRels ipovis. mister frenklends rom Tavisi jerac dauxarjavi
energia marto am saqmisaTvis moexmarebina, yvelaferi saucxood iqneboda, magram
dadis xmebi, TiTqos ganzraxuli aqvs pasuxisgebaSi misces eqimi mortimeri
imisaTvis, rom viRacis saflavi gaTxara ise, rom axlo naTesavebis nebarTvac ar
auRia. rogorc ukve xvdebiT, laparakia neoliTis adamianze, romlis Tavis qalac
ipova eqimma grZeli dablobis yurRanis gaTxris dros. diax, mister frenklends
erTgvari nairferovneba Seaqvs Cvens cxovrebaSi, rac axla haeriviT gvesaWiroeba.
axla, roca SegatyobineT yvelaferi, rac SemeZlo - gaqceul katorRelze,
stepltonebze, eqim mortimerze da mister frenklendze lefter-holidan,
TqvenTvis yvelaze ufro sayuradRebo saganze gadavdivar da mogiyvebiT
berimorebze, kerZod im ambebze, romlebic wuxelis RamiT moxda.
daviwyeb im depeSidan, romelic londonidan gamovagzavneT im mizniT, rom
davrwmunebuliyaviT, im dRes berimori adgilze iyo, Tu ara. Tqven ukve iciT Cemi
saubris Sinaarsi fostis ufrosTan, saidanac gamoirkva, rom Tqvenma Semowmebam
araferi ar mogvca da saWiro cnoba ver miviReT. es ambavi ser henris vuTxari,
man misTvis Cveuli uSualobiT imwamsve daibara berimori da depeSis ambavi
dawvrilebiT gamohkiTxa. berimorma Tqva, rom depeSa namdvilad gadasces.
- bavSvma Tavisi xeliT CagabaraT? - hkiTxa ser
henrim.
berimorma gakvirvebiT Sexeda da erTi wuTi Cafiqrda.
- ara, - Tqva man. - maSin sxvenze viyavi da depeSa colma gadmomca.
- pasuxi Tqven dawereT?
- ara, cols vuTxari, rogor unda daewera, isic Cavida sxvenidan da dawera.
saRamos berimori TviTonve daubrunda am Temas.
- ser henri, kargad ver gavige, risTvis mekiTxebodiT im depeSaze, - nuTu raime
davaSave da Tqveni ndoba davkarge?
ser henri Seecada berimori daerwmunebina, rom misdami keTilad iyo ganwyobili
da sakmaod bevri Zveli nivTi aCuqa, radgan yvelaferi, rac londonSi SeiZina,
ukve baskervil-holSi iyo Camotanili.
Zalian damainteresa misis berimorma. am warmosadeg, pativsacem mandilosans
puritanuli siwmindisaken midrekileba etyoba, arcTu brwyinvale Wkuisaa. erTi
SexedviT Znelia ufro auRelvebeli arsebis warmodgena. magram Tqven ukve iciT,
rom aq pirvelsave Rames gavigone mware qviTini, da mas Semdeg ara erTxel
SeminiSnavs cremlis kvali mis saxeze. am qals RrRnis raRac mZime kaeSani.
zogjer TavSi aseTi fiqri momdis: es SebRaluli sindisis qenjna xom ar arismeTqi? mere eWvi mepareba, rom berimori ojaxSi tirania. yovelTvis meCveneboda,
rom es saeWvo piria, ucnauria, xolo wina Ramis movlenebma sabolood gaaZlieres
Cemi eWvi.
TumcaRa, TavisTavad es movlena arc ise mniSvnelovania. Tqven albaT gaxsovT, rom
me fxizeli Zili vici, xolo aq, baskervil-holSi, sadac asi yuri unda gamovisxa,
gansakuTrebiT fxizlad mZinavs. guSin RamiT, ase or saaTze, Cemi oTaxis axlos
frTxili nabijebis xma momesma. avdeqi, kari gavaRe da derefanSi gavixede. viRacis
grZeli Savi Crdili davlande. es iyo Crdili adamianisa, romelic sanTliT
xelSi Zlivs gasagoni nabijebiT mihyveboda derefans. fexSiSvela iyo, Sarvali ecva
da Txeli perangi. mxolod saxis bundovani moxazuloba davinaxe, magram simaRlis
mixedviT gavarkvie, rom berimori iyo. nela midioda, wynarad, da mis yovel
moZraobaSi iyo raRac qurduli, daZabuli, sifrTxilis maniSnebeli.
Cemi werilebidan ukve iciT, rom orive derefans galerea hkveTs, romelic hols
gars evleba. davelode, vidre berimori Tvals miefareboda da mere mivyevi. roca
galereaSi gavedi, ukve grZeli derefnis sul boloSi iyo gasuli, Semdeg erTerTi Ria oTaxis karSi Suqma ielva - maSasadame, im oTaxSi Sevida. unda giTxraT,
rom es sacxovrebeli oTaxebi araa da maTSi avejic ki ar dgas, maSasadame,
berimoris saqcieli sruliad amouxsneli xdeboda. oTaxSi Sesuli, etyoba, uZravad
idga, radganac sanTlis ali ar irxeoda. rac SeiZleba uxmaurod gaviare derefani
da oTaxSi SeviWvrite.
berimori ganabuli idga fanjarasTan, TiTqos sarkmels zed mihkvriao, sanTelic
zed minasTan mietana. profilSi davinaxe - daZabul molodinSi gaSeSebuli saxe,
mzera WaobTa kunapeti sibnelisaTvis miepyro; ase iyureboda fanjridan ramdenime
wuTis ganmavlobaSi. mere wynarad daikvnesa da mouTmeneli moZraobiT Caaqro
sanTeli. maSinve davbrundi Cems oTaxSi da male gavigone imave frTxili nabijebis
xma derefnidan. rulmoreuls didi xnis Semdeg momesma, rogor gadatrialda
sadRac gasaRebi, magram saidan modioda es xma, ver gavarCie. ras niSnavs yovelive
es, arc amis Tqma SemiZlia, magram am pirquS saxlSi xdeba raRac bneli saqmeebi,
romelTa arss dResa Tu xval gavarkvevT. ar minda SegawuxoT amaze sakuTari
TeoriebiT, radgan Cemgan iTxovdiT mxolod faqtebis Setyobinebas. dRes diliT me
da ser henrim didxans vilaparakeT da SevimuSaveT moqmedebis gegma, romelic Cems
Ramis dakvirvebebs emyareba. magram amaze Semdeg werilSi giambobT, radgan
saqmisaTvis ase sjobia.
Tavi |X
eqim uotsonis meore angariSi
baskervil-holi
15 oqtomberi
Zvirfaso holms!
Tu Tqveni despani aq Camosvlis pirvel xanebSi ar ganebivrebdaT axali ambebiT,
aRiareT, rom axla am xarvezs erTiorad anazRaurebs, radgan movlenebi swrafad
misdeven erTimeores. Cemi ukanaskneli angariSi cariel oTaxSi fanjarasTan mdgar
berimoris dramatuli aRweriT davasrule. mas Semdeg Sevkribe axal movlenaTa
mTeli krialoani, rac ueWvelad gagaocebT. sul ar velodi, Tu saqmis viTareba
ase Semotrialdeboda. ukanaskneli ori dRe-Ramis ganmavlobaSi mdgomareobas erTi
mxriv sagrZnoblad moefina Suqi, meore mxriv - kidev ufro daixlarTa. magram
jobs yovelive dawvrilebiT mogiTxroT, rom TviTonve SegeZloT gansja.
Cemi Ramis Tavgadasavlis Semdeg, meore diliT, sauzmis win oTaxi davaTvaliere,
RamiT berimori rom Sevida. fanjaras, romelSiac is daJinebiT ixedeboda, yvela
sxva fanjrebTan SedarebiT aqvs erTi upiratesoba: aqedan yvelaze ufro
TvalsaCinod iSleba mTeli Waobebis midamo. or xes Soris sivrceSi mTeli Waobi
xelisguliviT moCans. sxva fanjrebidan ki TiTqmis veraferi dainaxeba. maSasadame,
berimorma es fanjara imisaTvis airCia, rom daenaxa vinme an rame torfis
WaobebSi. Tumca, Rame bneli iyo da me ar vici, risi imedi hqonda. amitom azrad
momivida: xom ar aris es raime sasiyvarulo intriga-meTqi? maSin yvelaferi
gasagebi gaxdeba - sifrTxile, riTac berimori moqmedebs da misi colis tanjvac.
aseTi garegnobis patrons Tavisuflad SeuZlia daatyvevos romelime sofleli
qaliSvilis guli, ase rom, es varaudi arcTu usafuZvloa. maSin, oTaxSi rom
davbrundi, xom karis gaRebis xma gavigone. albaT berimori saidumlo paemanidan
dabrunda. aseTi azrebi yovel diliT mosvenebas mikargavdnen. SemdegisaTvis Cemi
mosazreba SeiZleba usafuZvloc gamodges, magram amis miuxedavad, aucileblad
mimaCnia maTi TqvenTvis Setyobineba.
vidre berimoris moqmedebis motivebs meti Suqi moefineba, vgrZnob, metismetad
did pasuxismgeblobas aviRebdi Cems Tavze, Tu imRamindel ambebze arafers
mogwerdiT. sauzmis Semdeg me da baroneti kabinetSi SevediT da mas yovelive
vuambe. Cemi molodinis sawinaaRmdegod, amas ser henri sakmaod gulgrilad Sexvda.
- me vici, rom berimori RamRamobiT daseirnobs, da didi xania vemzadebi masTan
mosalaparakeblad, - Tqva man mSvidad. - ara erTxel gamigonia misi nabijis xma
derefanSi, daaxloebiT imave saaTebSi, roca Tqven ambobT.
- iqneba yovel Rame midis im fanjarasTan?
- SeiZleba. xolo Tu asea, unda davzveroT da gavigoT ras akeTebs iq.
sainteresoa, rogor moiqceoda am SemTxvevaSi Tqveni megobari holmsi?
- darwmunebuli var, isic amasve gaakeTebda, - vupasuxe me. - Cumad gaedevneboda
da gaigebda, ras saqmianobda berimori oTaxSi fanjarasTan.
- maSin modiT. es erTad gavakeToT.
- ase xom gagvigebs!
- vera. berimors cota yurs aklia, esec ar iyos, riski xom unda gavwioT. CemTan
davelodoT oTaxSi da mere ukan mivyveT.
- ser henrim siamovnebisagan xelebi daisrisa, albaT imiT gaxarebulma, rom raRac
nairferovneba mainc SegveZlo Segvetana Cvens mosawyen cxovrebaSi.
baronetma ukve moaswro molaparakeba im xuroTmoZRvarTan, romelmac ser
CarlzisaTvis axali mSeneblobis gegma moamzada, londonidan menarde moiwvia, ase
rom mokle xanSi aq mosalodnelia didi cvlilebebi. plimutidan Camovidnen
dekoratorebi da meavejeebi. yvelafridan Cans, rom Cveni megobari farTo
nabijebiT midis win da ar dazogavs arc Sromas, arc fuls, raTa Tavisi gvaris
odindeli dideba aRadginos. roca saxls axleburad moawyobs, baronets colis
SerTvaRa dasWirdeba da suraTic dasrulebuli iqneba. Cven Soris rom iTqvas,
yvela safuZveli gvaqvs vifiqroT, rom am saqmis mogvareba ar gaWirdeba, radgan
ser henri isea gatacebuli momajadoebeli mis stepltoniT, rom meti aRar
SeiZleba. Tumca romani arc ise iolad viTardeba, rogori molodinic msgavs
garemoebaSi SeiZleboda gvqonoda. magaliTad, dRes maT urTierTobas odnav
SesamCnevi bzari daetyo, ramac Cveni megobari Zlier gaaoca da Seawuxa.
berimorze saubris Semdeg ser henrim qudi moixada da sadRac wasasvlelad
gaemzada. mec, ra Tqma unda, igive gavakeTe.
- CemTan modixarT, uotson? - mkiTxa da raRac ucnaurad Semomxeda.
- es damokidebulia imaze, saiT midixarT. Tu WaobebSi - ki, - vupasuxe me.
- WaobebSi.
- xom iciT, ra gankargulebebi maqvs miRebuli? ar minda xeli SegiSaloT, magram
holmss CemTvis Tqveni marto datovebis ufleba ar moucia, metadre WaobebSi. es
TviTonac Zalian kargad iciT.
ser henrim keTili RimiliT damkra xeli mxarze.
- Zvirfaso megobaro, - miTxra man, - mTeli Tavisi gamWriaxobisa da sazrianobis
miuxedavad holmss ar SeeZlo winaswar dawvrilebiT gamoecno, rogor
warimarTeboda aq Cemi cxovreba. gamigeT? sxva vinmesi ra mogaxsenoT da Tqven ki
ara mgonia, xeli SemiSaloT. gemudarebiT, gamiSviT marto.
TviTonve gansajeT, ra mdgomareobaSi aRmovCndebodi. davibeni, aRar vicodi, ra
meqna, ra meTqva, amasobaSi ki ser henrim aiRo Tavisi joxi da wavida.
magram sakmarisi iyo cota mosazreba da ukve sindisis qenjna vigrZeni - ratom
davrTe neba uCemod wasuliyo! erTic vnaxoT, londons Camosvlis Semdeg
iZulebuli gavxde vaRiaro Tqvens winaSe, rom Cemma uyuradRebobam ubedurebamde
migviyvana? marto amis gafiqrebazec ki cecxli momekida. jer kidev ar iyo gvian,
SeiZleboda davweodi da mec maSinve meripithausisaken gaveSure.
swrafad mivyvebodi gzas, ser henris ver vxedavdi. ramdenime wuTSi mivaRwie im
adgils, sadac WaobebSi mimavali biliki iwyeba. aq amorCeuli gzis sisworem
damaeWva da gorakze avedi, saidanac Waobi xelisguliviT Canda. es swored is
gorakia, sadac erT dros qvis samtexlo iyo. iqidan maSinve davinaxe baroneti. igi
Cemgan meoTxedi milis daSorebiT biliks mihyveboda, gverdiT ki mis stepltoni
misdevda. aSkarad Canda, winaswar iyvnen SeTanxmebulni da dRevandeli Sexvedra
SemTxveviTi ar yofila. saubriT garTulni Zalian nela midiodnen. mis
stepltonis Jestikulaciidan Canda, rom cdilobda raRacaSi daerwmunebina ser
henri, romelic yuradRebiT usmenda da drogamoSvebiT uaris niSnad Tavs aqnevda.
lodebs Soris videqi da ar vicodi, ra gzas davdgomodi. rom davweodi da es
intimuri saubari Semewyvetinebina, uazroba iqneboda. magram Cemi movaleoba xom
isaa, rom erTi wamiTac ar davtovo umeTvalyurod ser henri. megobris zverva Zalian arasaxarbielo saqmea. magram sxva gamosavali ar iyo da mec ganvagrZe Cemi
dakvirveba gorakis mwvervalidan, im ganzraxviT, rom Semdeg sindisis
dasamSvideblad yvelafers ser henris vuambobdi. marTalia, raime safrTxeSi rom
Cavardniliyo, verafers davexmarebodi, radgan metismetad Sors viyavi, magram
TviTonve dameTanxmebiT - aq saqme arCevanze ar iyo.
ramdenime nabiji rom gaiares, saubriT gatacebuli ser henri da qaliSvili
SeCerdnen, da aq uecrad CemTvis naTeli gaxda, rom me ara var maTi Sexvedris
erTaderTi mowme. lodebs Soris raRac mwvanem gaielva. ufro dakvirvebiT Sevxede
da davrwmundi, rom es iyo joxze wamocmuli mwvane naWeri, joxi ki bilikze
momaval kacs eWira. es iyo stepltoni, peplebis dasaWeri badiT. igi Cemze bevrad
axlos iyo maTTan da gezic pirdapir maTken hqonda aRebuli. im wuTas ser henri
mis stepltons gadaexvia, magram qali mibrunda, xelidan gasxltomas Seecada. kaci
misken daixara, qalma saxe moarida... uecrad erTmaneTs moswydnen da ukan miixedes.
maTi SeSfoTebis mizezi gaxldaT stepltoni, romelic mTeli ZaliT maTken
gamorboda, da Tan sulelurad aqnevda peplebis saWer bades. igi sasowarkveTiT
iqnevda xelebs da roca Seyvarebulebs gausworda, saSinlad aRelvebuli awrialda,
ver gavige, ras niSnavda yovelive es, magram Cemi azriT, stepltoni raRacaSi
brals sdebda ser henris, is ki Tavs imarTlebda da TandaTan moTminebidan
gamodioda. qaliSvili iqve idga da qedmaRlurad dumda. bolos, stepltoni
mkveTrad mobrunda, mbrZaneblurad dauqnia xeli das da imanac jer gaubedavad
Sexeda ser henris, mere ki usityvod gahyva Zmas. stepltoni xelebs ise iqnevda,
rom etyoboda, naturalistis risxva dasac ar ascda. baronetma maT mzera gaayola,
Semdeg ki Tavi Cahkida da wynari nabijiT ukan gamobrunda.
Cems Tvalwin gaTamaSebuli scenidan veraferi gavige, Zalian Semrcxva, rom aseTi
suraTis mowme Seviqeni. sxva araferi damrCenoda, garda imisa, rom gorakidan
Camerbina da baronets gzaSi Sevxvedrodi. gajavrebisagan saxe gaswiTleboda, warbi
Seekra, Canda, aRar icoda, rogor moqceuliyo, ra eqna.
- hellou, uotson! saidan, ra qarma mogitanaT? nuTu mainc gamohyeviT Cems
kvals?
yvelafris axsna momixda: rogor vigrZeni, rom ar SemeZlo misi marto gaSveba,
rogor wavedi mis kvalze, rogor gavxdi maTi Sexvedris mowme. ser henrim
Tvalebi daakvesa, magram Cemma gulaxdilobam far-xmali daayrevina, da marTalia,
mxiarulad ara, magram mainc gaicina.
- ho, aseT udabnoSi megona SeiZleboda ganmartoebis imedi mqonoda, magram ar
gamovida! TiTqos yvelani SeTanxmdnen imis cqeriT damtkbariyvnen, Tu rogor
vearSiyebodi qaliSvils. arSiyoba ki sakmaod marcxiani gamomivida. sad iyaviT
Casafrebuli?
- ai, im gorakze.
- ese igi, qandaraze. misi Zma ki pirvel rigebSi moewyo. naxeT, rogor dagvesxa
Tavs?
- vnaxe.
- arasodes gifiqriaT, rom eg stepltoni sruli Wkuisa ar aris?
- ara, ar mifiqria.
- arc me. dRevandel dRemde stepltons yvelaze ufro normalur adamianad
vTvlidi, axla ki ver gamigia, vis unda Caacvas kacma damamSvidebeli perangi imas Tu me. nuTu ase uxeiro var? uotson, mipasuxeT, ra miSlis xels, rom kargi
qmari viyo im qalisa, romelic miyvars?
- me Tu mkiTxavT, araferi ar giSliT.
- Cems sazogadoebriv mdgomareobas ver daiwunebs, maSasadame, mizezi TviT CemSia
saZiebeli. ra aqvs stepltons Cemi sawinaaRmdego? Cems sicocxleSi adamianisaTvis
ziani ar mimiyenebia. am kacs ki ar unda Tavis das gamakaros.
- ase Tqva?
- diax, da kidev daumata raRac-raRaceebi. iciT, uotson, me es qali sul
ramdenime kviris win gavicani, magram pirveli SexvedrisTanave cxadi gaxda, rom
igi CemTvisaa Seqmnili da masac... masac... TviTonac kargad grZnobda Tavs CemTan,
SemiZlia davifico! qalis Tvalebi sityvebze ukeT metyveleben. magram is Cveni
daaxloebis winaaRmdegi iyo, me mxolod dRes momeca masTan calke molaparakebis
SesaZlebloba. qali siamovnebiT daTanxmda am Sexvedraze, magram rogor fiqrobT,
risTvis? rom Cvens siyvarulze gvelaparakna? ara, misi neba rom yofiliyo,
maiZulebda amaze gavCumebuliyavi. enaze erTi ram akeria: aq saSiSiao, da manamde
ver davmSviddebi, vidre ar waxval baskervil-holidano. me vuTxari, rom masTan
Sexvedris Semdeg aqedan wamsvleli ara var, xolo Tu es aucilebelia, TviTonac
CemTan unda wamovides. erTi sityviT, winadadeba miveci, magram pasuxis gacemac ver
moaswro, ise dagvacxra Tavs misi SeSlili Zma. brazisagan erTianad
gafiTrebuliyo, misi uferuli Tvalebi ki pirdapir cecxls afrqvevdnen. risi
ufleba miveci Tavs! rogor vbedav Cavacivde da saSveli ar mivce qals Cemi
arSiyobiT, amiT xom Tavs vazizReb. iqneba mgonia, rom baronets yvelaferi
epatieba? misi Zma rom ar yofiliyo, vuCvenebdi seirs! magram isRa vuTxari, rom
araferi samarcxvino Cems grZnobebSi ar aris da imedi maqvs, odesme meqneba
pativi, vuwodo mis stepltons Cemi coli-meTqi. magram aman ar miSvela da bolos
mec gamovedi moTminebidan, gavcxardi, Tumca Tavis Sekaveba mmarTebda, radgan Cems
gverdiT qaliSvili idga. amis Semdeg stepltoni, Tavisi dis TanxlebiT wavida, me
ki davrCi marto, rogorc naxeT, sruliad gaurkvevel mdgomareobaSi. axla,
uotson, amixseniT, ras niSnavs yovelive es, da saukunod davimaxsovreb Tqvens
samsaxurs!
Tavi vitexe, xan ase vifiqre, xan ise, magram mTelma am ambavma mec aranakleb
sagonebelSi Camagdo. Cveni megobris tituli, misi simdidre, axalgazrdoba,
xasiaTi, garegnoba - yvelaferi mis sasargeblod laparakobs, da me ar vici ra am
kacze cudi da urigo, garda erTi bneli bediswerisa, rac marTla tvirTad awevs
mis
gvars.
diax! ucnauria, rom ser henris winadadeba uaryofilia ase uxeSad, da qaliSvilis
survilis gauTvaliwineblad. ucnauria isic, rom TviT qaliSvili yovelive amas ase
gulgrilad Sexvda. Tumca Cveni eWvebi imave saRamos gafanta stepltonma. movida,
uxeSobisaTvis bodiSi moixada, didxans saubrobda ser henrisTan mis kabinetSi da
ise iqceoda, TiTqos kamaTi arc mosvlodaT. momavali paraskevisTvis ki meripithausSi sadilad dagvpatiJa.
- me jer ara var darwmunebuli, rom eg kaci sruli Wkuisaa, - Tqva ser henrim.
- axlac Tvalwin midgas imave saxiT, diliT rom Tavs dagvesxa. magram marTali
unda iTqvas, bodiSi amomwuravi iyo, ver daiwunebdi.
- rogor axsna Tavisi gacxareba?
- Tqva, rom mis stepltoni misTvis yvelaferia. es gasagebia, da me Zalian
mixaria, rom icis Tavisi dis fasi. mTeli sicocxle erTad gautarebiaT, masTan
ganSorebis fiqric ki Tavzars scems. aqade Tavi ise eWira, TiTqos ver xvdeboda
Cems grZnobebs Tavisi dis mimarT, magram roca sakuTari TvaliT naxa da
darwmunda, rom SeiZleba samudamod wavarTva, marto amis gafiqrebazec ki Tavi
veRar Seikava. Zalian nanobs Tavis saqciels da aRiarebs, rom egoisturi da
suleluria misi mxriT imis fiqri, TiTqos SeiZleba Tavis gverdiT SeinarCunos
iseTi lamazi qali, rogoric mis stepltonia. Tu masTan ganSoreba garduvalia,
barem ganmaSorebeli Sen iyavi, Cveni mezobelio. asea Tu ise, misTvis es didi
dartymaa, da advilad ver Seegueba am ambavs. ase miTxra: Tu dampirdiT, rom
uaxloesi sami Tvis ganmavlobaSi Tqvens siyvarulze aras ityviT da Cems dasTan
marto megobrobiT dakmayofildebiT, xels aRar SegiSliTo. davpirdi da saqme amiT
damTavrda.
rogorc xedavT, erTi Cveni patara saidumlo amoixsna. xolo fexiT im WanWrobis
fskeri mosinjva, romelSiac vfarTxalebT, saxumaro saqme ar gaxlavT. axla
CvenTvis cnobilia, ratom ekideboda ase mtrulad stepltoni Tavis dis
Tayvanismcemels da iseT sasurvel sasiZos, rogoricaa ser henri.
axla ki gavyveT kvals meore Zafisa, romlis erTi bolo am rTul gorgalSi
rogorc iqna vipove. minda giamboT Ramis saidumlo qviTinze, misis berimoris
namtiralev saxeze da laqiis gamoucnob mogzaurobaze im fanjrisaken, romelic
Waobebs gadascqeris. momiloceT, Zvirfaso holms, da TqviT, rom Tqveni TanaSemwe
buzebs ar ylapavs. ndoba Cemdami, rac imaSi gamoixata, rom aq gamomagzavneT,
savsebiT gamarTlebulia. es morigi amocana rom gamogvecno, sul erTi Rame
dagvWirda.
me vTqvi `erTi Rame~, magram namdvilad ufro swori iqneboda meTqva `ori Rame~,
radgan pirvel Rames veraferi gamovarkvieT. me da ser henri TiTqmis dilamde
visxediT oTaxSi, magram garda saaTis rekvisa, kibeze araferi gagvigonia. es
momqancveli sifxizle imiT dasrulda, rom ser henris da Tqvens morCil msaxurs
orTaves CaeZinaT TavianT savarZlebSi. marTalia, am marcxma ver SegvaSina,
gadavwyviteT xelaxla gvecada bedi. momdevno Rames patruqs davuwieT da visxediT
sruliad uxmaurod, Tan papiross papirosze veweodiT. dro araCveulebrivad nela
miizlazneboda, magram gvamxnevebda igive azarti, romliTac monadire moTminebiT
elodeba xafangTan nadiris misvlas, dahkra pirvelma, orma, da ukve vkargavdiT
imeds, roca uecrad daRliloba sadRac gaqra - me da ser henri orTave
erTdroulad gavimarTeT welSi. derefnidan iatakis Wriali moisma, qurduli nabiji
Cvens oTaxs uaxlovdeboda, mere Cagviara da TandaTan sadRac Sors miwyda.
baronetma uxmaurod gaaRo kari. nadirs mivyeviT, mas ukve moeswro talanis gavla.
derefanSi sruli sibnele sufevda. yovelnairi sifrTxilis dacviT mivediT uSores
frTamde, iq ki Cvens Tvalwin gaielva maRali Savwvera kacis figuram, romelic
mxrebSi moxriliyo da fexis wverebs Zlivs akarebda iataks. nacnob karSi
gauCinarda, sanTelma wamiT gaanaTa iqauroba da Semdeg bnel derefanSi mxolod
wvrili moyviTalo sxivi darCa. frTxilad vuaxlovdebodiT am sxivs, winaswar
guldasmiT vsinjavdiT yovel ficars, vidre fexs davadgamdiT. fexSiSveli viyaviT,
magram Zveli iatakis ficrebi ise WraWunobdnen yovel mikarebaze, TiTqos
kvnesiano. Cemi azriT, ar SeiZleboda es xmauri ar gaegona kacs, magram Cvenda
bedad berimors marTlac yurs aklda, amas garda, metismetad garTuli iyo Tavisi
saqmiT. bolos mivaRwieT karamde da oTaxSi SeviWvriteT. laqias sanTeli eWira,
sarkmelTan idga da saxiT minas mihkvroda. iseve, rogorc ori Ramis win vixile.
winaswar Sedgenili samoqmedo gegma ara gvqonda, magram baroneti adamianTa im
kategorias ekuTvnis, romelTac uecari gadamwyveti moqmedeba yvelaze ufro
bunebrivad miaCniaT. igi Tamamad Sevida oTaxSi. berimori naxtomiT mosclida
fanjaras, sul Zlivs iTqvamda da mkvdariviT gafiTrebuli, mTeli sxeuliT
akankalebuli dadga Cven win. TvalebSi elda Casdgomoda. SeSinebuli
gvacqerdeboda xan me, xan ser he-nris.
- berimor, ras akeTebT aq?
- arafers, ser, - mRelvarebisagan enas Zlivs ibrunebda. xelSi sanTeli
ucaxcaxebda da uswormasworo Crdilebi kedlebsa da Werze daliclicebdnen. fanjara, ser... me yovel Rame vamowmeb xolme, yvelaferi daketilia Tu ara.
- meore sarTulzec ki?
- diax, ser, mTel saxlSi.
- momismineT, berimor, - mkacrad Tqva ser henrim. - Cven gadavwyviteT gavigoT
Tqvengan simarTle. ase rom, rac ufro male aRiarebT yovelives, miT ukeTesi
iqneba. aba! kmara Tavis mokatuneba! aq ra gindaT?
laqiam umweod Semogvxeda da sruliad dabneulma xelebi mokumSa.
- cuds arafers vakeTebdi, ser. fanjarasTan mxolod sanTeli meWira.
- risTvis geWiraT sanTeli, vis unaTebdiT?
- amas nu mkiTxavT, ser henri... nu mkiTxavT! geficebiT, es Cemi saidumlo ar
aris, ser, da me ar SemiZlia misi gacema. marto me rom mexebodes, arafers
dagimalavdiT.
uecrad TavSi moulodnelma azrma gamielva da aviRe sanTeli, romelic berimors
fanjris rafaze darCenoda.
- es albaT pirobiTi niSania. vnaxoT, iqneba raime pasuxi, Tu ara.
sanTeli zed minasTan mivitane, iseve rogor berimori akeTebda. da Ramis ukuneT
wyvdiadSi gavixede. mTvare Rrublebs iyo mofarebuli, da pirvel wams SevniSne
mxolod xeebis rigi, rac Waobis muq zedapirs Crdilavda. uecrad gamarjvebis
wamoZaxili aRmomxda, roca fanjris Sav kvadratSi davinaxe Ramis wyvdiadSi mokiafe
patara yviTeli wertili.
- ager, naxeT!
- ara, ara, ser... - wailuRluRa laqiam. - garwmunebT, ser...
- sanTeli marjvniv gadaitaneT, uotson! - SesZaxa baronetma. - xedavT? iqac
gadainacvla cecxlma. aba, armzadav, Sen isev jiutob? es xom niSania! aRiare: vin
aris Seni Tanamzraxveli da ras apirebT?
laqiam aSkarad gamomwvevi mzera esrola.
- es Cemi saqmea, Tqven is ar gexebaT. me arafers ar vityvi.
- maSin SegiZlia Tavi daTxovnilad CaTvaloT.
- mesmis, ser. Cans, araferi gaewyoba.
- Tavlafdasxmuls gagiSvebT! grcxvenodeT! Cveni winaprebi as welze met xans
cxovrobdnen erT WerqveS, Tqven ki raRac SeTqmulebas awyobT Cems winaaRmdeg.
- ara, ara, ser! Tqvens winaaRmdeg ara!
es sityvebi warmoTqva qalis xmam. movixedeT. karebSi idga sikvdiliviT
fermixdili misis berimori, romelic ferwasulobiT qmars ar Camouvardeboda. mis
saxeze aRbeWdili SiSi rom ara, es zonzroxi dedakaci perangisa da Salis amara
friad komikur STabeWdilebas moaxdenda.
- Cven dagviTxoves, eliza. ai, riT damTavrda yvelaferi, wadi, Caalage nivTebi, uTxra berimorma.
- jon, jon, sadamde migiyvane! es sul Cemi bralia, ser henri, mxolod Cemi
gulisTvis daTanxmda amaze... mxolod Cemi gulisaTvis!
- bolos da bolos miTxariT, ra xdeba!
- rom ar davexmaroT, Cemi ubeduri Zma WaobebSi SimSilisagan daiRupeba. xom ver
davuSvebT, rom is daiRupos Cvens karze. joni niSans aZlevs, rom saWmeli mzadaa,
is ki gviCvenebs, sad mivitanoT.
- maS, Tqveni Zmaa is...
- ...gaqceuli katorReli, ser... kacis mkvleli seldeni.
- sruli simarTlea, ser, - daumowma berimorma. - aki mogaxseneT, sxvis
saidumlos ver vityvi-meTqi, axla ki TviTonve gaigoneT da iciT, rom Tqven
winaaRmdeg arafris mowyobas ar vapirebT.
ai, rogor amoixsna am sanTlebis saidumloeba da Ramis mogzaurobaTa Tavsatexi
gamocana! me da ser
henri gancvifrebuli SevcqerodiT misis
berimors. nuTu es flegmaturi pativcemuli qalic imave sisxlisa iyo, romelic
Cveni qveynisaTvis yvelaze ufro saSiS damnaSavis ZarRvebSi Cqefda?
- diax, ser. Cemi qalwulobis gvari seldenia. katorReli ki Cemi umcrosi Zmaa.
bavSvobidanve gavanebivreT, yvelafris nebas vaZlevdiT, TiTqos misTvis yvelaferi
dasaSvebi iyo, TiTqos qveyniereba mxolod misi gulisaTvis iyo Seqmnili. Semdeg
gaizarda, moxvda cud amxanagebSi da TiTqos qaji Causaxldao sulSi. man gadaiyola
dedaCemi da talaxSi amosvara Cveni saxeli. rac dro gadis, sul uares da uares
danaSauls sCadis. ram ixsna saxrCobelisgan? mxolod RvTis wyalobam. magram
CemTvis, ser, is iseTive TmaxuWuWa biWunaa, romelTanac vTamaSobdi, da romelsac,
rogorc ufrosi da, mzrunvelad vadeqi. amitomac gamoiqca cixidan - Cven aq
vegulebodiT da icoda, daxmarebaze uars ver vetyodiT. roca aq RamiT
molaslasda, daRlili da mSieri da mdevari ki kvaldakaval mosdevda, raRas
vizamdiT? SemovuSviT, davapureT, yvelaferSi davexmareT, rac SegveZlo. mere is
iyo, Tqven moxvediT, da isev WaobebSi yofna amjobina, vidre oromtriali miwydeba.
asea axlac, icdis da dResac iq imaleba. Cven ki yovel Rame vamowmebT, xom ar
wavida, vunaTebT fanjaraSi, xolo roca sapasuxo niSans gvaZlevs, Cems qmars
miaqvs daniSnul adgilze puri da xorci. sul imas vfiqrobT, wavidodao, magram
vidre iq aris, bedis amara ver mivatovebT. me morwmune qali var da tyuilebs
ar movyvebi. Tu amaSi aris cudi ram, Cemi qmari arafer SuaSia: amas mxolod Cemi
gulisaTvis akeTebs.
iseTi grZnobiT laparakobda, ar SeiZleboda misTvis ar dagejerebinaT.
- es marTalia, berimor?
- diax, ser henri, WeSmariteba gaxlavT.
- ra gaewyoba, colisadmi erTgulebisaTvis ver gagkicxavT. daiviwyeT is, rac
giTxariT. wadiT Tqvens oTaxSi, diliT ki yvelafers ganvsjiT, rogorc saWiroa.
roca wavidnen, isev gavixedeT fanjaraSi. ser henrim mTlianad gamoaRo sarkmeli
da saxeSi gveca Ramis civi niavi. Sors, sibneleSi jer kidev kiafobda patara
cecxli.
- mikvirs, rogor ar eSinia! - Tqva ser henrim.
- etyoba, mxolod aqedan Cans.
- SeiZleba. Tqveni azriT, sad unda iyos?
- sadme granitis svetebTan.
- ase, or milze, ara?
- amdenic ar iqneba.
- ho, raki berimors saWmeli dahqonda, maS, Sors ar yofila. axla elis, rodis
mivlen mis niSanze. uotson, waval da Sevipyrob im aramzadas.
mec imave azrma gamielva. berimorebma xom Tanamzraxvelebad ar gagvixades. Cven
vaiZuleT gaecaT TavianTi saidumlo. is kaci saSiSi iyo sazogadoebisaTvis. amnairi
adamianisa arc Sebraleba SeiZleba, arc gamarTleba. SemTxveviT unda gvesargebla
da iseT adgilas dagvebrunebina, saidanac zianis motana aRar SeeZleboda.
winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi Cveni daudevroba iqneb sxvebs Zvirad dasjdomodaT, -
magaliTad, stepltonebs, romelTac yovelRame elodaT Tavdasxmis saSiSroeba.
albaT es azri aqezebda ser henrisac, roca aseTi gabeduli nabijis gadadgma
gadawyvita.
- mec TqvenTan wamoval.
- maSin revolveri aiReT da fexsacmeli CaicviT. unda viCqaroT, Torem Suqs
Caaqrobs da daimaleba.
xuTi wuTi ar gasula, rom mTeli siswrafiT mivyvebodiT xeivans, usityvod
vusmendiT Semodgomis qaris erTferovan Rmuils da xmeli foTlebis Srials.
haerSi sidamplisa da sinestis suni idga. mTvare mxolod drodadro gamoCndeboda
xolme Rrublebidan, romlebic zolad mihyvebodnen cis TaRs, xolo roca Waobze
gavediT, wvrili wvima wamovida. yviTeli cecxli isev ise kiafobda win.
- Tqven wamoiReT rame? - vkiTxe henris.
- ki, Solti.
- rac SeiZleba swrafad vimoqmedoT, rom gons mosvlis dro ar darCes da
winaaRmdegobis gaweva ver moaswros. - aki amboben, Tavze xelaRebuli kaciao. Tavs
moulodnelad unda wavadgeT.
- uotson! - uecrad wamoiwyo baronetma. - netav ras ityoda amaze holmsi?
gaxsovT? `RamiT, ros qveynad batonoben qvesknelis Zalni...~
da TiTqos misi sityvebis pasuxad, sadRac Sors, WaobTa pirquS sivrceSi, is ucnauri
xma gaisma, ramac ase gamaoca ramdenime dRis win grimpenis WanWrobSi. qars jer
yru Rrena mohyva, mere Rmuili, romelic bolos TandaTan naRvlian ymuilSi
gadaizarda. igive veluri, mrisxane xmebi ganmeorda erTimeoris miyolebiT da
zardamcemmma bgeram aavso haeri. baronetma saxeloSi Camavlo xeli, da me
wyvdiadSic ki SevniSne, ra mkvdris feri edo saxeze.
- RmerTo Cemo, uotson, es ra aris?
- ar vici. amboben, rom aseTi xmebi iSviaTi ar aris am WaobebSi. me ukve
momismenia es ymuili.
xma isev Sewyda. sruli siwynare Camovarda. videqiT, vusmendiT yurdacqvetilni,
daZabulni, magram metad aRarafers daurRvevia WaobebSi gamefebuli mdumareba.
- uotson, - Tqva baronetma, - es ZaRlis ymuili iyo.
sisxli gameyina ZarRvebSi, radgan ser henris xma SiSma gabzara.
- ras amboben am xmebze? - ikiTxa man.
- vin?
- aqauri mcxovreblebi.
- eseni xom sruliad umecari xalxia! gana sul erTi ar aris, ras amboben
aqaurebi?
- uotson, miTxariT, ras laparakoben amaze?
erTi wuTiT Sevyoymandi, magram kiTxva ise iyo dasmuli, rom gverdis avla aRar
SemeZlo.
- amboben, baskervilebis ZaRliao.
ser henrim amoigmina.
- diax, ase ymuili mxolod ZaRls SeuZlia, - Tqva didi xnis dumilis Semdeg. magram is Sorsaa. WanWrobis iqiTa mxares.
- ra mogaxsenoT, ver gavige, sad ymuoda?
- qarma moitana. grimpenis WanWrobi sadRaa? iqiT?
- diax.
- xmac iqidan modioda. geyofaT, uotson! aki TviTonve TqviT, rom ZaRli ymuoda.
me xom bavSvi ara var. miTxariT simarTle, nu geSiniaT.
- maSin CemTan erTad stepltoni iyo da Tqva, romeliRac frinveli iZaxis aseo.
- ara, es ZaRliao. RmerTo Cemo! nuTu mTel am arakebSi aris Tundac simarTlis
natamali? nuTu marTla uCinari safrTxe memuqreba? Tqven rogor fiqrobT,
uotson?
- ara, ara!
- aseT sisuleleebze sicili londonSi advili saqmea, magram sul sxvaa bnel
WaobebSi am ymuilis gagoneba. mere, biZaCemi? mis gvamTan xom ZaRlis kvali naxes?
yvelaferi erTmaneTs emTxveva. sulac ara var mxdali, uotson, magram ZarRvebSi
sisxli meyineba am xmis gagonebaze. ai, naxeT Cemi xeli.
- ara uSavs, xval yvelaferi gaivlis.
- ara, am ymuils verasodes ver daviviwyeb. axla ra vqnaT?
- Sin davbrundeT?
- arafris gulisaTvis! Tu daWeraa am aramzadisa, daWera iyos. me da Tqven
katorRelze vnadirobT, xolo sulTamxuTavi ZaRli albaT Cvenze nadirobs.
wavideT, uotson! Tund mTeli jojoxeTis Zalebi aq gaCndnen, WaobebSi, ukan daxeva
mainc ar SeiZleba.
yovel nabijze borZikiT miviwevdiT win. marjvniv da marcxniv bnelSi kldovani
borcvebi muq siluetebad aziduliyvnen. win ki, uwindeburad, yviTeli Suqi
SuqurasaviT moCanda. araferi ar aris ise macduri, rogorc patara Suqi ukuneT
sibneleSi. sinaTle xan Sors horizontze cimcimebda, xanac sul axlos gaielvebda.
bolos, rogorc iqna, davinaxeT sinaTlis wyaro da davrwmundiT, rom Sors aRar
viyaviT. - es iyo qvebs Soris napralSi damagrebuli Camwvari sanTeli. lodebi
Suqs qarisa da gareSe Tvalisagan icavdnen. Riad mxolod is mxare rCeboda, saiTac
baskervil-holi mdebareobda. Cven SeumCnevlad vuaxlovdebodiT sinaTles, radgan
granitis didi lodi gvfaravda. frTxilad amovefareT lods da garemos zverva
daviwyeT. ucnauri sanaxavi iyo sanTeli am Suagul WaobSi! erTi yviTeli ena alisa,
qvaze mocimcime, da sicocxlis araviTari niSanwyali garSemo.
- axla raRa vqnaT? - CurCuliT ikiTxa henrim.
- davicadoT aq. albaT sadme axlos iqneba. sadacaa gamoCndeba.
verc ki movaswari amis Tqma, rom kidevac davinaxeT igi. napralSi, sadac sanTeli
enTo, gamoCnda saSineli, damRupveli vnebebiT daRaruli saxe, romelsac araviTari
adamianuris niSanwyali ar aCnda. swored aseTi WuWyiT dafaruli, banjgvliani saxe
da gaCeCili jagara Tma eqneboda erT-erT pirvelyofil velurs, romelic Tavs
afarebda am borcvis ferdobebs. sanTlis ali irekleboda patara cbier TvalebSi,
romlebsac borotad abrialebda. es Tvalebi im mxecis Tvalebs waagavda, romelmac
sibneleSi monadiris nabijis xma gaigona. etyoboda, seldeni raRacam daaeWva, albaT
masa da berimors hqondaT CvenTvis ucnobi raime pirobiTi niSani, an igrZno, rom
kargi saqme ar aris mis Tavs, radgan mis sazizRar saxeze SiSis kvali SevniSne,
yovel wams SeeZlo Caeqro Suqi da sibneleSi mimaluliyo. win gaviWeri, ser
henric gamomyva. katorRelma erTi SehRmuvla da gvesrola qva, romelic Cvens
gverdiT lodze daimsxvra. mxolod es SevniSne, tandabali iyo, beWganieri.
sabednierod, am dros Rrublebidan savse mTvare gamocurda. sirbiliT SevyeviT
goraks, katorReli ki mis ferdobze meore mxridan Carboda, gareuli Txis
simardiT xteboda qvidan qvaze. marjve sroliT SeiZleboda misi daWra, magram
revolveri mxolod TavdacvisaTvis mqonda wamoRebuli da ara imitom, rom
SeuiaraRebeli kacisaTvis zurgSi mesrola.
me da ser henri gvariani morbenlebi viyaviT, magram male davrwmundiT, rom
katorRels ver daveweodiT. igi didxans Canda win, mTvaris Suqze, da TandaTan
patara wertilad iqca, romelic Soreul borcvis ferdobze micocavda. mzeras
Zlivs vawvdendiT. manZili Cvens Soris sul ufro izrdeboda. bolos, sruliad
gamogvelia Zal-Rone, qvaze CamovsxediT da SevcqerodiT katorRelis figuras,
romelic TvalTagan gvekargeboda.
da ai, swored am dros moxda raRac ucnauri da moulodneli. is iyo
gadavwyviteT, migvetovebina usargeblo devna da wamovdeqiT, rom ukan
gamovbrunebuliyaviT. mTvare Cvengan marjvniv iyo. granitis uswormasworo
mwvervali mkveTrad ixateboda mis vercxlisfer diskoze. da amave diskoze
davinaxe uZravad mdgari adamianis figura, TiTqos Savi xisagan gamokveTili
qandakebaao. ar ifiqroT, holms, rom es iyo halucinacia! SemeZlo, rogorc
arasodes, Cems mzeras davndobodi! ramdenadac SemeZlo damenaxa, es iyo maRali,
gamxdari kaci. idga, odnav fexebgadgmuli, mkerdze xelebgadajvaredinebuli,
TavCaqindruli, TiTqos dafiqrebuli gascqeroda torfisa da granitis samefos,
romelic mis winaSe gadaWimuliyo. ai, aseTad myavda warmodgenili aqauri Waobebis
suli! es ar iyo katorReli. Sors idga im adgilidan, sadac katorReli miimala.
simaRliTac meti iyo. moulodnelobisagan daviyvire da baronets xeli wavavle.
wami, rac amisaTvis damWirda, sakmarisi gaxda - adamiani gaqra. granitis svetis
wvetiani wveri uwindeburad Camjdariyo mTvaris diskoSi, magram uZravi, utyvi
figura iq aRar iyo.
maSinve gadavwyvite, rom saWiroa misvla da am svetis daTvaliereba, magram Cven
sakmaod Sors viyaviT, xolo baronets Tavgadasavlebis Tavi aRara hqonda. - jerac
ver damSvidebuliyo saSineli ymuilis gagonebis Semdeg, ramac bneliT moculi
sagvareulo gadmocema moagona. amas garda, TviTon araferi daunaxavs da maSasadame,
ise verc aaRelvebda es sakvirveli sanaxaoba.
- albaT guSagia. katorRelis gaqcevis Semdeg Waobi savsea darajebiT, - Tqva
gulgrilad.
SeiZleba ser henri marTali iyo, magram ver warmoidgenT, rogor mindoda amaSi
sabolood davrwmunebuliyavi. dResve SevatyobinebT prinstaunis xelisufalT, sad
imaleba katorReli. magram mainc sawyenia, rom TviTon ver movaxerxeT misi
Sepyroba da xelaxla cixeSi zeimiT dabruneba!
aseTia ukanaskneli Ramis ambebi, da Tqven, Zvirfaso holms, unda aRiaroT, rom
gaqvT amis Taobaze sruli angariSi. Cemi moTxrobebis met nawils, ra Tqma unda,
araferi saerTo ara aqvs Cvens saqmesTan, magram saWirod mimaCnia SegatyobinoT
Cems werilebSi yvela faqti, - amoarCieT maTgan iseTebi, romlebic samsaxurs
gagiweven. raRac warmatebani mainc gvaqvs. amovxseniT berimorebis ucnauri qcevis
mizezi, aman ki bevr rames mohfina naTeli. magram torfis Waobebis saidumlo, mis
ucnaur binadarTa saidumlo uwindeburad amouxsnelia. iqneb momdevno werilSi
odnav mainc SevZlo WanWrobSi Camowolil ukuneTSi sinaTlis Setana. yvelaze
ukeTesi ki is iqneboda, rom aq TviTon CamosuliyaviT.
Tavi X
nawyvetebi eqim uotsonis dRiuridan
aqamde sruliad iolad varTmevdi Tavs im ambebis gadmocemas, romelTac
baskervil-holSi Cemi gamgzavrebis pirvel dReebSi Serlok holmss vwerdi. axla
ki iZulebuli var es xerxi mivatovo, isev Cems mexsierebas davendo da ambebi
sakuTari dRiuridan amonawerebiT davamowmo. qvemoT moyvanil or nawyvets
mivyavarT im movlenebTan, romlebic saukunod CamebeWda tvinSi.
me katorRelis uSedego devnasa da im ambebze SevCerdi, rac am devnas mohyva.
ganvagrZob Txrobas momdevno dilidan.
16 oqtomberi. nisliani uRimRamo dRea, cris. baskervil-holze mZimed Camowvnen
Rrublebi, romlebic drodadro criatdebian da maSin Sors moCans torfis
Waobebis pirquSi sivrceebi. aqa-iq vercxlisfrad ielveben xolme gorakTa
ferdobebi da sveli kaWrebi. Sinac da Ria cis qveSac erTnairi mowyenilobaa. imis
Semdeg, rac RamiT ganicada, baroneti uxasiaTodaa. me TviTonac raRac simZime mawevs
gulze da garduvali ubedurebis winaTgrZnoba suls mixuTavs - es winaTgrZnoba
miT ufro saSinelia, rom misi axsna ar SemiZlia.
da gana mousvenrobis safuZveli ara gvaqvs? sakmarisia gavixsenoT jaWvi im
movlenebisa, romlebic amtkiceben, rom aq arseboben da moqmedeben bneli Zalebi.
baskervil-holis ukanaskneli mepatronis sikvdili, rac zustad emTxveva ojaxur
gadmocemas; fermerTa Soris moaruli xmebi ucnaur arsebaze, romelic
drogamoSvebiT gamoCndeba xolme WaobebSi... me TviTonac xom sakuTari yuriT
orjer movismine ZaRlis Soreuli ymuilis msgavsi xmebi. bolos da bolos, ar
SeiZleba, rom yoveli aq momxdari ambavi bunebis kanonTa gareSe gamovacxadoT!
Tqven TviTon gansajeT! moCveneba da landia ZaRli, romelic kvals tovebs miwaze
da xmamaRla ymuis? ara, es autanelia! stepltons da Tundac mortimers SeeZloT
ahyolodnen saerTo ganwyobilebas, magram me Tu raime Rirseba gamaCnia, esaa saRi
azri, da verasodes ver davemorCilebi crurwmenas! amisaTvis saWiroa aqaur
fermerTa ganviTarebis doneze daSveba - fermerTa, romlebic ar kmayofildebian
gadmocemiT raRac sastik ZaRlze da monayols cecxlis alsac umateben, rasac is
arnaxuli saSineleba Turme piridan da Tvalebidan afrqvevs. holmsi yursac ar
miapyrobda msgavs bodvas, me ki misi pirovnebis warmomadgeneli var. magram faqti
faqtad rCeba: me orjer movismine es ymuili. xom SeiZleba, rom WaobebSi marTlac
darbodes romelime uzarmazari ZaRli? maSin xom yvelaferi naTeli gaxdeba!
magram sad imaleba, ras Wams, saidan movida, ratom veravin xedavs mas dRisiT?
unda vaRiaro, rom Tu yovelive amas damajerebel axsnas mivcemT, aranaklebi
siZneleebis winaSe aRmovCndebiT. magram Tundac ZaRli ganze davtovoT - rogor
avxsnaT is, rac londonSi moxda? ucnobi kebSi. werili, romlis avtori aficebda
ser henris ar gamoCeniliyo WaobebSi? amaSi xom araferia zebunebrivi, Tumca
erTic da meorec SeiZleba mieweros rogorc megobrul, aseve mtrul Zalebs.
magram sad aris axla es mteri Tu moyvare? londonSi darCa Tu aqeT gamogvyva?
nuTu... nuTu swored is vixile granitis svetis Tavze?
marTalia, mxolod Tvali Sevaswari, magram zogi ram mainc garkveviT SevniSne da
mzad var es ficiT davamtkico. aqauri mcxovrebi araa - axla ser henris yvela
mezobels vicnob. stepltonze maRalia da frenklendze sagrZnoblad gamxdari.
SeiZleboda es kaci berimorad migveRo, magram berimori me da ser henrim Sin
davtoveT, garda amisa, verc SeZlebda SeumCnevlad gamogvyoloda. maSasadame, aqac,
iseve rogorc londonSi, Cveni kvalis mignebas viRac ucnobi cdilobs. dRemde ver
SevZeliT misgan Tavis daRweva. rom SemeZlos am kacis daWera, yvela Cvens
gaugebrobas farda aexdeboda. ai Cemi mizani, da mTel Cems Zal-Rones vixmar,
rom amas mivaRwio.
Cemi pirveli wadili iyo sakuTari gegmebi ser henrisaTvis gameziarebina, magram
rom davfiqrdi, gadavwyvite TamaSi damoukideblad ganmegrZo da rac SeiZleba
naklebi melaparaka amaze. baroneti sityvaZviri da Tavis fiqrebSi garTuli kacia.
ymuilma, rac WaobebSi gaigona, masze Zalian imoqmeda. mec umjobesad CavTvale
aRar gameRrmavebina misi mousvenroba, magram iaraRs ara vyri, Cemi
pasuxismgeblobiT minda vimoqmedo.
dRes sauzmis Semdeg CvenTan patara scena gaTamaSda. berimorma sTxova ser henris,
neba momeciT calke mogelaparakoTo, da oriveni kabinetSi gavidnen. sabiliardoSi
vijeqi, mesmoda maTi aweuli xma da mSvenivrad vxvdebodi, razedac iyo laparaki.
male kabinetis kari gaiRo da baronetma damiZaxa.
- berimori nawyenia Cvenze, - miTxra ser henrim. - warmoidgineT, rom devna misi
colisZmisa, romlis saidumlo Tavisi nebiT gagvando, Cvenis mxriv upatiosnoba
yofila.
- SeiZleba me gavcxardi, ser henri, gTxovT mapatioT. magram me mainc Zalian
gavocdi, roca ganTiadisas Tqveni nabijis xma gavigone da Sevityve, rom seldenis
Sepyroba gqondaT gadawyvetili. mag ubedurs isedac cudi dRe adgas da isRa aklia,
rom kvalSi Cavuyeno vinme.
- seldeni rom namdvilad sakuTari surviliT gagecaT, es sul sxva saqme
iqneboda, - Tqva baronetma. - magram Tqven, ufro sworad Tqvenma colma aRiara
simarTle mxolod mas Semdeg, rac Cven gaiZuleT. sxva gza arc gqondaT.
- ar megona, Tu sityvaze damiWerdiT, ser henri. arafriT ar megona.
- seldeni saSiSia sazogadoebisaTvis. es xom iseTi kacia, arafris winaSe ukan rom
ar daixevs. amas misi gamometyveleba TvalnaTliv adasturebs. gaixseneT, ra mwired
aris aqauroba dasaxlebuli. aiReT Tundac mister stepltoni - Tavdasxmis
SemTxvevaSi risi imedi unda hqondes, mxolod sakuTar mklavs Tu daendoba. ara!
vidre am kacs borkils ar daadeben, Tavs uSiSrad ver vigrZnobT.
- seldeni xelsac aravis axlebs, geficebiT! aqauri mcxovreblebisaTvis axla igi
ar aris saSiSi. damijereT, ser henri, ramdenime dRis Semdeg yvelaferi
mogvardeba, is samxreT amerikaSi wava. gevedrebiT, nu SeatyobinebT policias, rom
seldeni aq imyofeba, WaobebSi. mas ukve aRar eZeben da SeuZlia gems damSvidebiT
daelodos. Tu policias SeatyobinebT, me da Cems cols avi saqme dagvemarTeba.
gTxovT, ser, nu mimarTavT policias!
- uotson, ras ityviT amaze?
mxrebi aviCeCe.
- Tu es kaci amerikaSi wava, gadasaxadis gadamxdelebi ufro Tavisuflad
amoisunTqaven.
- vTqvaT, raime ubedureba moaxdina gamgzavrebis win?
- ara, ser! giJi xom ar aris! Cven miveciT yvelaferi, rac saWiroa. axali
danaSauli ki xifaTSi Caagdebs.
- es marTalia, - Tqva ser henrim. - kargi, berimor...
- ufalma daglocoT, ser! ra madlobeli var! Tu seldeni kidev daiWires, Cemi
coli am dards veRar gadaitans.
- ise gamodis, uotson, rom me da Tqven sisxlis samarTlis damnaSaves vfaravT.
magram axla albaT gambedaoba aRar meyofa, rom is katorReli gavce. keTili, amiT
davasruloT. SegiZliaT waxvideT, berimor.
laqiam kidev wailuRluRa madlobis niSnad oriode sityva da wavida karisaken,
magram zRurblze uecrad SeCerda.
- Tqven ise kargad momeqeciT, ser, rom minda rogorme madloba gadagixadoT, daiwyo gaubedavad. - me cota ram vici, ser henri... SeiZleba aqamde tyuilad
vdumdi, magram es gamoirkva maSin, roca Zieba ukve damTavrebuli iyo. jer kidev
aravisTan ar milaparakia amaze... laparakia ser Carlzis sikvdilze.
me da baroneti adgilze SevxtiT.
- TqvenTvis cnobilia sikvdilis garemoebani?
- ara, ser.
- maS, ra iciT,?
- me vici, ratom idga WiSkarTan ase gvian RamiT - paemani hqonda qalTan.
- paemani qalTan! ser Carlzs!
- diax, ser.
- vin aris is qali?
- saxels ver getyviT, ser, vici mxolod pirveli asoebi: l. l.
- ser henri, im diliT biZaTqvenma werili miiRo. mis saxelze Cveulebriv
mravali werili modioda, cnobili kaci iyo da Tavisi sikeTiT saxeli hqonda
ganTqmuli. yvela SesCioda Tavis dards. magram im diliT mxolod erTi werili
movida, amitomac davimaxsovre. misamarTi qalis xeliT iyo dawerili, beWedze ki
aRniSnuli iyo `kumb-tresi~.
- mere?
- arc momagondeboda mere es werili, Cemi coli rom ara. ser Carlzis
sikvdilis Semdeg ramdenime kvira gavida, Cemma meuRlem misi yofili kabinetis
dalageba daiwyo. buxris siRrmeSi raRac qaRaldis furceli ipova. furclis meti
nawili ferflad iyo qceuli, magram erTi patara nagleji - swored bolo gadarCeniliyo da kaci sityvebs gaarCevda, Tumca melani mxurvalebisagan
gauferulebuliyo da qaRaldic sanaxevrod garujuli aRmoCnda. Canda, mxolod
minaweri gveWira xelSi. ai, ra wavikiTxeT: `gTxovT, rogorc jentlmens, dawviT es
werili da iyaviT WiSkarTan saRamos aT saaTze~. dabla ewera orad ori aso: `l.
l.~.
- es nagleji Senaxuli gaqvT?
- ara, ser, xelSi SemomefSvna.
- manamde Tu iRebda ser Carlzi imave xeliT nawer werilebs?
- ar vici, ser. ar mimiqcevia yuradReba. es werilic imitom damamaxsovrda, rom
erTaderTi iyo im dRes.
- da Tqven ar iciT, vin aris es `l. l.~?
- ara, ser, warmodgena ara maqvs. magram me vfiqrob, es ledi rom gvepova,
gavigebdiT zogierT wvrilmans ser Carlzis sikvdilze.
- pirdapir ar mesmis Tqveni, berimor! rogor SeiZleboda aqamde dagemalaT aseTi
mniSvnelovani cnobebi?
- iciT, ser, amis Semdeg anazdad dagvatyda Tavs ubedureba. garda amisa, me da
Cems cols Zalian gviyvarda ser Carlzi da ver viviwyebdiT mis sikeTes.
vifiqreT, ratom unda gavqeqoT Zveli ambavi-Tqo? Cvens batons es sul erTia
ukve aRar uSvelis, xolo roca saqmeSi Careulia qali, saWiroa frTxilad
moqmedeba. aki TviT yvelaze ufro Rirseuli adamianebic...
- Tqveni azriT, es Seuracxyobs mis xsovnas?
- diax, ser, gadavwyvite, rom aqedan kargi araferi gamovidoda. magram Tqven
iseTi sikeTe gamoiCineT Cvendami... aRar SemiZlia dagifaroT is, rac vici.
- kargi, berimor, SegiZliaT waxvideT.
roca laqia gavida, ser henri me momibrunda:
- aba, uotson, ras ityviT sinaTlis am axal sxivze?
- Cemi azriT, am sxivma kidev ufro daabnela yvelaferi.
- ho. marTalia. magram es `l.l.~ rom gvepova, maSin yvelaferi naTeli gaxdeboda.
Cven viciT, rom arsebobs qali, romelmac bevri ram icis, xolo es ukve
seriozuli miRwevaa! saWiroa mxolod misi migneba. axla rogor moviqceT?
- dauyovnebliv SevatyobinoT yovelive holmss. iqneb aman daayenos swor kvalze.
darwmunebuli var, maSinve aq gaCndeba.
Cvens oTaxSi Sevedi da imdRevandel ambebze dawvrilebiTi angariSi davwere.
Sevatyobine, Tu ra moxda im diliT. Cemi megobari bolo dros, etyoba, Zalian
mouclelia, radgan beikerstritidan iSviaTi da mokle pasuxebi modis. maTSi erTi
sityvac ar aris naTqvami Cems angariSebze, xolo Cemi aq Camosvlis mizanze mxolod gakvriT. SantaJis im saqmem, etyoba, mTlianad STanTqa holmsi, magram
ukanaskneli movlenebi usaTuod miipyroben mis yuradRebas da isev gauRviZeben
interess Cveni Ziebisadmi, rogor minda, rom aq iyos!
17 oqtomberi. dRes mTeli dRe wvims. mZime wveTebi aSrialeben xSir faTalos,
ecemian lavgardans da miedinebian dabla. momagonda Ria cis qveS torfis Waobebis
siRrmeSi damaluli katorReli. sabralo! ra mZimec ar unda iyos mis mier
Cadenili danaSauli, axlandeli tanjva ramdenadme mainc gamoisyidis yvela
Secodebas. mere momagonda is, meore adamianic... kebis fanjaraSi gaelvebuli saxe,
TiTqos mTvaris diskoze amokveTili bneli figura. nuTu is bneleTis Tanamgzavri,
mouxelTebeli mzveravi, am delgmaSi daexeteba?
saRamos sawvimari wamovigde mxrebze da Waobebis siRrmisaken gavemarTe. saSineli
suraTebi mesaxeboda, wvima saxeSi mcemda, qari yurebSi miwioda. vinc axla grimpenis
WanWrobSi daexeteba, RmerTi iyos misi mfarveli. aseT amindSi aq gorakebic ki
erTian saflobad iqcevian. vipove granitis sveti, romelzedac idga is martoxela
mWvreteli, da misi uswormasworo dakbiluli Tavidan davaTvaliere Zirs
gadaSlili pirquSi Waobebi. am Camuqebul dablobs kokispirulad awvimda. mZime,
tyviisferi Rrublebi dedamiwaze eSvebodnen, xolo maTs naglejebs svetebad
Sesdgomodnen gorakebis ucnauri moxazulobani. Sors marcxniv, xeebis kenweroebis
zemoT nislSi Zlivs Canda baskervil-holis viwro koSkebi. mxolod isini
metyvelebdnen am midamoebSi adamianis arsebobaze, Tu ar CavTvliT winaistoriul
qoxmaxebs gorakTa ferdobebze. da arsad araviTari kvali im ucnobisa, amave
svetze ori Ramis win rom vnaxe.
ukan rom vbrundebodi, eqimi mortimeri wamomewia, romelic Tavisi etliT modioda
dampali saflobis mxridan. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi eqimi Cvens mimarT Zalian
gulisxmieri iyo, da TiTqmis dRec ar gavidoda, rom ar Semoevlo baskervilholSi imis gasagebad, Tu rogor viyaviT. eqimma etlSi Camsva da Sin gacileba
SemomTavaza. Zalian Sewuxebuli iyo Tavisi spanielis dakargvis gamo. Waobebisaken
wasuli ZaRli ukan aRar dabrunebuliyo. vanugeSebdi eqims, rogorc SemeZlo,
TviTon ki vigonebdi, rogor CaiZira grimpenis WanWrobSi poni, da vfiqrobdi, rom
mortimeri Znelad Tu ixilavda Tavis patara ZaRls.
- sxvaTa Soris, eqimo, - vuTxari me da Tan masTan erTad vxtodi oRroCoRro
gzaze, - Tqven albaT yvelas icnobT, vinc ki am aremareSi cxovrobs.
- vfiqrob, rom yvelas.
- maSin, iqneba miTxraT sruli gvari da saxeli qalisa, romlis inicialebia `l.
l.~?
mortimeri dafiqrda da mere Tqva:
- ver getyviT. marTalia, boSebsa da fermis muSebze Tavdebobas ver vikisreb,
magram TviT fermerebsa da jentris Soris aseTi inicialebi TiTqos aravis ar
udgeba. Tumca moiTmineT, - dasZina pauzis Semdeg, - aris erTi laura laionsi esec Tqveni `l.l.~, magram is kumb-tresiSi cxovrobs.
- vin aris es qali?
- frenklendis qaliSvili.
- rogor! am axirebuli moxucis?
- savsebiT sworia! mxatvars gahyva colad, gvarad laionss, romelic aq
etiudebisaTvis Camodioda. is aramzada gamodga da miatova qali, Tumca, rogorc
gamigonia, yvelferSi mxolod erTi mxaris dadanaSauleba ar SeiZleba. mamam Tavis
asulze xeli aiRo, radgan qmars unebarTvod gahyva. isic SeiZleba, rom mizezi
marto es ar iyos. erTi sityviT, orTave codvilma - moxucmac da axalgazrdamac am qals sicocxle gaumwara.
- mere, rogorRa cxovrobs?
- moxuci frenklendi, albaT, cota rames aZlevs, raRa Tqma unda, Zalian cotas,
radgan saqme TviTonac vera aqvs kargad. magram ra mZime codvac ar unda Caedina,
sakuTari Svilis ase gawirva mainc ar SeiZleboda. roca es istoria cnobili gaxda,
mezoblebi - stepltoni da ser Carlzi - daexmarnen qals da saSualeba misces
patiosnad ecxovra. am saqmeSi cota wvlili mec mimiZRvis. gvindoda manqanaze
beWdva Seeswavla.
mortimerma mkiTxa, ratom gainteresebs es ambavio da mec davakmayofile misi
cnobismoyvareoba, Tanac Sevecade ar gamemxila yvela wvrilmani, radganac
sruliadac ar aris saWiro Cveni saidumloebani ucxo adamianebs gavuziaroT.
xval diliT kumb-tresiSi gavemgzavrebi, da Tu movaxerxe am metad saeWvo
reputaciis qalis, misis laionsis naxva, amiT gadavdgamT win did nabijs. raTa
Cveni Tavsatexebis ricxvi erTiT Semcirdes.
sxvaTa Soris, Tqveni morCili msaxuri nel-nela gveliviT brZeni xdeba. roca
mortimerma metismetad dawvrilebiT damiwyo gamokiTxva, me sityva banze avugde:
romel tips ekuTvnis-meTqi frenklendis Tavis qala, aman gadamarCina: gzis mTeli
danarCeni nawili kraniologiis leqcias mieZRvna. Serlok holmsTan gatarebul
wlebs CemTvis amaod ar CauvliaT.
am naRvliani wvimiani dRis aRwera rom davasrulo, kidev erT saubars gavixseneb,
amjerad berimorTan. am saubarma kidev erTi kvanZis wveri momca xelSi, rasac
saWiro SemTxvevaSi gavyvebi.
mortimeri CvenTan darCa, da sadilis Semdeg man da baronetma ekartes TamaSi
wamoiwyes. laqiam yava biblioTekaSi mogvarTva da aq SemTxveva mqonda misTvis
ramdenime kiTxva damesva.
- aba, berimor, ras akeTebs Tqveni keTili naTesavi? gaemgzavra, Tu jer kidev
imaleba WaobebSi?
- ar vici, ser. netavi, male wavidodes! ramden xifaTs gadagvkida. mas Semdeg, rac
ukanasknelad wavuRe saWmeli, misi ara vici ra. es ki am sami dRis winaT gaxldaT.
- maSin ki naxeT?
- ara, ser, magram Semdeg Sevamowme - saWmeli adgilze ar iyo.
- raki saWmeli adgilze ar aRmoCnda, maSasadame, jerac WaobebSia.
- TiTqos asea, ser, Tu meore kacma ar aiRo.
xeli, romliTac finjani meWira, Sua gzaze gamiSeSda, da me mTeli gulisyuriT
berimors davaSterdi.
- maS, Tqven ambobT, rom iq kidev meore adamianic imaleba?
- diax, ser, WaobebSi kidev erTi adamiani unda iyos.
- Tqven naxeT?
- ara, ser.
- maS, aba saidan iciT misi ambavi?
- am erTi kviris win TviTon seldenma miTxra, viRac kaci kidev imalebao
WaobebSi, magram Cemi fiqriT, ser uotson, is meore katorRelTagani ar unda
iyos... ar momwons es ambavi, ser uotson, sulac ar momwons! - moulodneli
ZaliT wamoscda berimors.
- Cemo megobaro! aq me vmoqmedeb mxolod da mxolod Tqveni batonis
sasargeblod. mxolod im mizniT Camovedi, rom ser henris davexmaro. pirdapir
miTxariT: saxeldobr ra ar mowonT?
erTi wuTiT berimori yoymanobda, TiTqos nanobda Tavis afeTqebas an imas, rom
Tavisi mSfoTvare grZnobebis gamosaxatavad Sesaferi sityvebi ver ipova.
- araferi, rac iq xdeba, ser! - SesZaxa bolos da xeli gaiSvira wvimis nakadebiT
dafaruli fanjrebisaken, romlebic Waobebs gadahyurebdnen.
- es raRac kargis momaswavebeli ar unda iyos. iq, Cemi azriT, Sav-bnel saqmes
izraxaven, merwmuneT! axla mxolod es minda: rom ser henri rac SeiZleba male
wavides aqedan londonSi!
- ase ram SegaSinaT?
- gaixseneT ser Carlzis sikvdili! imas nu uyurebT, ra Tqva im gamomZiebelma!
yuri miugdeT, ra xdeba RamiT WaobebSi! adamianebi xom arafris gulisaTvis ar
daTanxmdebian daRamebis Semdeg iq gasvlaze... axla is kaci, WaobebSi rom dadis da
viRacas zveravs, - vis zveravs? ras niSnavs yovelive es? ara! maTTvis, romelnic
baskervilebis gvars atareben, es saqme kargad ar gaTavdeba, da mouTmenlad veli
im dRes, roca ser henris axali msaxuri mova. Cems adgils daiWers da me
SemeZleba aqaurobas gavecalo!
- miambeT im kacis ambavi, - vuTxari laqias. - ra iciT im adamianze? ra Tqva
seldenma? xom ar icis, sad imaleba da risTvis?
- seldenma orjer naxa, magram frTxili da eSmaki yofila. jer policielad
miiRo, magram mere darwmunda, rom sul sxva vinmea. garegnobiT jentlmenia,
magram ra unda am WaobebSi, Zneli saTqmelia.
- mainc sad imaleba?
- seldeni ambobs, Zvel qoxebSi, ferdobzeo. iciT, iq gorakebze gamoqvabulebia,
sadac Zvel dros adamianebs ucxovriaT.
- mere, ras Wams?
- seldens SeuniSnavs, rom masTan viRac patara biWi dadis, albaT is Tu uzidavs
saWmelsa da yvelafers, rac esaWiroeba. kumb-tresidan unda dadiodes.
- keTili, berimor. rogorme sxva drosac movilaparakebT amaze. - roca laqia
gavida, fanjarasTan gavCndi da dabindul minaSi gavxede caze msrbol Rrublebsa
da qarSi moqanave xeebs. Tu aseT amindSi saxlSic ki ar aris myudroeba, ra
gunebaze unda iyos WaobebSi qvis qoxmaxSi myofi adamiani? ra siZulvili unda
genTos gulSi, rom adamians CausafrdeT aseT adgilas da isic aseT amindSi! an
ram aamxedra es kaci, rom Tavs aseTi sastiki tanjva arguna?
Waobis erT-erT qoxSi ifareba TviT arsi im gamocanisa, rac ase mtanjavs. vficav,
erTi dRec ar gaivlis, rom gavakeTeb yvelafers, rac adamians ZaluZs da am
saidumloebas mainc amovxsni!
Tavi X|
kaci granitis svetze
Cemi dRiuris ukanasknel TavSi aRwerilma ambebma 18 oqtombramde migviyvanes, es
is ricxvia, saidanac zemoT moTxrobili yvela daujerebeli ambavi swrafad daiZra
saSineli dasasrulisaken. ukanaskneli dReebis movlenebi ise CameWeda mexsierebaSi,
rom SemiZlia Canawerebis dauxmareblad mogiTxroT.
amrigad, daviwyoT im dRidan, romlis kviraZalze gamovarkvie pirvelxarisxovani
mniSvnelobis ori garemoeba. pirveli: rom misis laura laionsma kumb-tresidan
werili miswera ser Carlz baskervils da paemani dauniSna swored im adgilas,
sadac am ukanasknelma sikvdili hpova (amasTan daTqmul saaTs), da meore: rom
adamiani, romelic WaobebSi imaleba, unda veZioT qvis qoxebSi, borcvis ferdobze.
vgrZnobdi, rom axla gaubedaobasa da mousazreblobas mxolod xelis SeSla
SeeZlo am ori gamocanis gadawyvetaSi.
im saRamos ver movaxerxe misis laionsze meTqva rame baronetisaTvis, radgan
mortimeri gvianobamde Sehyva masTan banqos TamaSs. magram meore dRes sauzmeze
Cemi aRmoCena gavuziare da vTxove, kumb-tresiSi wamomyevi-meTqi. pirvelad
siamovnebiT dameTanxma, magram roca davfiqrdiT da kargad avwon-davwoneT,
gadavwyviteT, rom umjobesi iqneboda, Tu marto me wavidodi. Cveni azriT, rac
ufro oficialurad iqneboda mowyobili es gamgzavreba, miT ufro nakleb
warmatebas mivaRwevdiT. amitom sindisis qenjnis gareSe davtove Sin ser henri,
TviTon ki am axal samZebro saqmeze gavwie.
kumb-tresiSi rom Cavedi, perkinss vubrZane, cxenebs mixede-meTqi da maSinve vipove
ledi, romelic unda damekiTxa. misi saxlis povna ar gamWirvebia - soflis
SuagulSi idga. mosamsaxurem, romelmac kari gaaRo, zedmeti ceremoniis gareSe
Semiyvana sastumro oTaxSi, sadac sawer manqanasTan mjdari qali damxvda. igi
sasiamovno RimiliT adga, rom momgebeboda, magram roca ucnobi kaci daminaxa,
moiRuSa, isev magidas miujda da mosvlis mizezi mkiTxa.
erTi SexedviT misis laionsi gansacvifrebeli silamazis qali gaxldaT. Ria
Taflisferi Tvalebi hqonda, wablisferi Tma, vardisfer Rawvebze odnav Worfli
eyara, magram saxeze iseTi momxibvleli elferi dah-kravda, rogoric TeTri
vardis gulSi gvinaxavs. vimeoreb, pirveli STabeWdileba Zalian Zlieri iyo.
magram roca kargad davakvirdi da ufro kritikuli TvaliT Sevxede, mis
pirovnebaSi raRac arasasiamovno, iqneb uxeSic aRmovaCine. ar vici, ra Crdilavda
am srulyofil silamazes - piris orsave mxares arsebuli nakecebi, Tu mkacri
gamoxedva. magram es azri TavSi ufro gvian momivida. pirvel wuTs ki ubralod
vigrZeni, rom Cems win zis Zalian lamazi qali, da es qali mekiTxeba, risTvis
moxvedio. mxolod axla mivxvdi, ramdenad saCoTiro iyo Cemi vizitis mizani.
- maqvs pativi vicnobde Tqvens mamas, - vuTxari pasuxad.
dasawyisi sakmaod uxeiro gamodga da ledim es dauyovnebliv magrZnobina.
- me araferi saerTo ara maqvs Cems mamasTan, - Tqva qalbatonma. - arafriT ara
var misgan davalebuli da mis megobrebs ara vTvli Cems megobrebad. igi Cemze
zrunviT Tavs ar iwuxebs. ser Carlz baskervili da zogierTi sxva
gulSematkivari rom ara, SimSili meloda.
- me swored gansvenebul ser Carlz baskervilze minda gelaparakoT.
ferwasul saxeze Worfli naTlad gamoexata.
- saxeldobr, ra gainteresebT? - ikiTxa da TiTebi nervulad SeaTamaSa manqanis
klaviSebze.
- icnobdiT?
- aki geubnebodiT, bevriT var-meTqi davalebuli misgan. Tu movaxerxe fexze
dadgoma, es ufro imis wyalobiT, rom im kacma Cemdami gulisxmiereba gamoiCina.
- miwer-mowera gqondaT masTan?
ledim swrafi mzera mtyorcna da mis Taflisfer TvalebSi borotma naperwkalma
gaielva.
- amixseniT am dakiTxvis mizani, - mkacrad Tqva qalma.
- mizani erTia: gadarCeT TqvenTvis arasasiamovno gaxmaurebas. modiT, axlave
movilaparakoT, Torem es saqme Cvenze aRar iqneba damokidebuli da Sedegi uaresi
iqneba.
misis laionss kidev ufro gaukrTa feri da didxans dumda, mere uecrad Semomxeda
da Tavxeduri, gamomwvevi kiloTi miTxra.
- kargi, me Tanaxma var. ra gnebavT icodeT?
- gqondaT Tu ara mimowera ser CarlzTan?
- diax, mivwere orjer, didsulovneba da Tavazianoba davumadle.
- am werilebis TariRebi gaxsovT?
- ara.
- piradad SexvedrixarT?
- sul ramdenjerme, kumb-tresiSi misi Camosvlis dros. ser Carlzi Zalian
Tavmdabali kaci iyo, ar uyvarda Tavisi qveli saqmeebis gamomzeureba.
- iSviaTad swerdiT, iSviaTad xvdebodiT da amis miuxedavad imdenad axlo icnobda
Tqvens saqmeebs, rom kidevac gexmarebodaT! ranairad?
Cems xrikian kiTxvaze daufiqreblad mipasuxa:
- saerTo ZaliT mexmarebodnen sxva jentlmenebic, romelTac icodnen Cemi
samwuxaro istoria. erTi maTgani iyo mister stepltoni, ser Carlzis mezobeli
da axlo megobari. am kacma Cemdami gansakuTrebuli sikeTe gamoiCina da misi
saSualebiT gamecno ser Carlzi.
ukve vicodi, rom ser Carlz baskervils ara erTxel dauvalebia stepltonisaTvis
ewarmoebina misi saqvelmoqmedo saqmeebi, amitomac aseTi axsna savsebiT
damakmayofilebeli meCvena.
- axla miTxariT: Tqvens werilebSi ser Carlzs ar sTxovdiT pirad Sexvedras?
qali risxviT aenTo.
- aseT kiTxvas uadgilod vTvli, ser!
- mapatieT, qalbatono, magram me iZulebuli var gavimeoro es kiTxva.
- kargi, gipasuxebT: ra Tqma unda, ara!
- ser Carlzis sikvdilis dResac ki?
Rawvebze vardis feri gauqra da saxe mkvdariviT gaufiTrda. gamSrali tuCebi
aucaxcaxda, da me ufro davinaxe, vidre gavigone kidev erTi `ara~.
- aSkarad gRalatobT mexsiereba. SemiZlia kidevac gagimeoroT Tqveni werilis
erTi fraza. iq naTqvamia: `gevedrebiT, rogorc jentlmens, dawviT es werili da
iyaviT WiSkarTan saRamos aT saaTze~.
momeCvena, kidev erTi wamic da misis laionsi grZnobas dakargavs-meTqi, magram
nebisyofis uzarmazari daZabviT Tavs moeria.
- maSasadame, ar arseboben qveynad wesieri jentlmenebi? - aRmoxda mas.
- Tqven usamarTlo xarT ser Carlzis mimarT. man Seasrula Tqveni Txovna,
magram zogjer SeiZleba damwvari werilis wakiTxvac. axla aRiarebT, ra miswereT
im dRes?
- diax, mivwere, uarze aRar davdgebi! - SesZaxa qalma da Tavis sityvaSi Caaqsova
mTeli grZnoba. - arafers samarcxvinos ar vxedav im werilSi. daxmarebas
viTxovdi, darwmunebuli viyavi, rom Tu movelaparakebodi, uars ar metyoda.
- magram ratom daniSneT Sexvedra ase gvian?
- gavige, rom meore dRes londons miemgzavreboda, iqneb ramdenime TviTac. amaze
adre ki ar SemeZlo misvla, mqonda mizezebi.
- ratom maincdamainc parkSi dauniSneT Sexvedra? gana ar SeiZleboda es saxlSi
momxdariyo?
- Tqveni azriT, SeiZleba ase gvian qali ucolo kacis saxlSi mivides?
- kargi. ra moxda maSin, roca paemanze mixvediT?
- me arsad ar wavsulvar.
- misis laions!
- geficebiT yvelafers, rac CemTvis wmidaa, ar wavsulvar! xeli SemiSales.
- ram da vin SegiSalaT?
- es Cemi piradi saqmea. ar SemiZlia amaze laparaki.
- maSasadame, Tqven dauniSneT paemani ser Carlzs im adgilze, sadac sikvdili
hpova, Tanac imave saaTs, TviTon ki arc misulxarT.
- sruli simarTlea.
mTelma Cemma Semdgomma cdam amaod Caiara. qali jiutad idga Tavisaze.
- misis laions, - warmovTqvi am grZeli da uSedego dakiTxvis dasasruls, Tqven ar gsurT gulaxdilad laparaki da amiT iRebT Tqvens Tavze did
pasuxismgeblobas. Tqveni mdgomareoba friad saCoTiroa. Tu daxmarebisaTvis
policias mivmarTe, maSin naxavT, rogor gaitexT amiT saxels. davuSvaT, rom
TviTon araferSi ara xarT damnaSave, magram maSin ratom ganacxadeT uari Tqvens
werilze, rac ser Carlzs sikvdilis dRes gaugzavneT?
- meSinoda, rom aqedan mcdar daskvnebs gaakeTebdnen da arasasiamovno saqmeSi
CamiTrevdnen.
- ratom iTxovdiT ase daJinebiT, rom ser Carlzs moespo Tqveni werili?
- Tu waikiTxeT, TviTonve unda icodeT es.
- ar vambob, rom mTeli werili wavikiTxe.
- Tqven mTeli fraza miTxariT zepirad.
- mxolod postskriptumi, werili daiwva, mTlianad wakiTxva SeuZlebeli iyo. isev
gimeorebT kiTxvas: ratom iTxovdiT ase daJinebiT, rom ser Carlzs moespo Tqveni
werili?
- es mexeba mxolod me.
- maSin miT ufro unda moeridoT saqveyno gamoZiebas da Tavis moWras.
- keTili, yvelafers getyviT. Tu Cemi mware xvedris ambavi Tqvenamde movida,
gecodinebaT, rom daufiqreblad gavTxovdi da yvela safuZveli maqvs amas
vnanobde.
- ki, zogi ram gamigonia.
- qmari, romelic mZags, qorwinebis dRidan moyolebuli ganuwyvetliv mdevnis,
lamobs xelSi Camigdos, memuqreba. kanoni mis mxarezea, da me yoveldRe safrTxe
momelis. igi meqadneba, rom kvlav erTad vicxovrebT. vidre ser Carlzs werils
mivwerdi, gavige, rom moZaladisagan Tavis daRwevas SevZlebdi, Tu saWiro Tanxa
meqneboda. Tavisufleba momcemda sulier simSvides, bednierebas, sakuTari Tavis
pativiscemas, qveynad yvelafers! ser Carlzis didsulovneba kargad iyo cnobili,
da me vfiqrobdi, rom Tu vuambobdi Cems mdgomareobas, daxmarebaze uars ar
metyoda.
- maS, ratom ar waxvediT paemanze?
- imitom, rom amasobaSi daxmareba sxvisgan miviRe.
- maSin meore weriliT unda SegetyobinebinaT, ratom ar SegeZloT misvla!
- asedac moviqceodi, rom meore dRes diliT misi sikvdilis gamo dabeWdili
nekrologi ar wamekiTxa.
sakmaod dalagebuli moTxroba gamovida, da Cems kiTxvebs aRar SeeZloT SeeryiaT
misi simarTle. yovelive amis Semowmeba SeiZleboda mxolod erTi xerxiT: unda
gamego, misis laionsma ganqorwinebis saqme ser Carlzis Semdeg dauyovnebliv
daiwyo Tu ara.
paemanze ar vyofilvaro, amgvar tyuilis Tqmas es qali Znelad Tu gabedavda,
radgan baskervil-holSi mxolod SarabaniT SeeZlo wasuliyo da kumb-tresiSi
ganTiadisas Tu dabrundeboda. aseT mogzaurobas saidumlod ver Seinaxav.
maSasadame, an simarTles ambobda, an, yovel SemTxvevaSi, simarTlis nawils.
sagonebelSi Cavardnili da marcxiT Sewuxebuli wamovedi am qalis saxlidan. Cem
win igive yru kedeli iyo, rac dasaxuli miznisaken mimaval yvela gzaze
meRobeboda. roca misis laionsTan Cemi saubari maxsendeboda da misi saxis
gamometyvelebasa da saqcielze vfiqrobdi, sul ufro vrwmundebodi, rom bevri
ram ar gamimxila. ratom wauvida feri? ratom vxdebodi iZulebuli yoveli sityva
majaganiT amomeglija misTvis? ratom ar wavida paemanze, romelic ser Carlz
baskervils dauniSna? raRa swored daniSnul saaTze hpova sikvdili Carlz
baskervilma? albaT, yovelive amis mizezi arc ise ubralo unda iyos, rogorc
misis laionsi lamobda CemTvis Caegonebina. diax. am gziT verafers gavxdebodi,
saWiro iyo Waobebis qvis qoxmaxebisaken mimavali kvalis miyola.
magram es kvali uaRresad bundovani iyo, amaSi ukan dabrunebisas davrwmundi, roca
winaistoriuli adamianebis sacxovreblebiT daseril gorakebs Cavuare. berimorma
Tqva, is meore kaci erT-erT mitovebul qoxSi imalebao, magram aseTi qoxebi xom
aq yovel nabijzea! Tumca, berimoris miTiTebebis garda, Cemi sakuTari mosazrebac
mqonda, radgan granitis svetze mdgari adamiani sakuTari TvaliT vixile.
maSasadame, iqidan unda daviwyoT Zebna. yovel qoxs gamovikvlev da bolos da
bolos vipovi imas, vinc mesaWiroeba. Tu ucnobi vipovne, vaiZuleb Tavisi saxelic
miTxras da aRiaros, risTvis gvdevnis ase daJinebiT, Tundac amisaTvis revolveriT
damuqreba damWirdes. igi xalxmravali rijentstritidan gaeqca holmss, magram aq,
ubedur WaobebSi, ise advilad veRar gaipareba. Tu mis sacxovrebel qoxs mivageni
da TviTon Sin ar damixvda, imden xans davelodebi, vidre ar mova. holmss
londonSi gausxlta, magram, Tu misi xelSi mogdeba movaxerxe da Cems
maswavlebels vajobe, maSin naxeT, rogor vizeimo!
bednierebam bevrjer gvaqcia zurgi am Ziebis gzaze, magram axla TviTonve
Semobrunda Cemken, da warmatebis mauwyeblad TmaWaRara, RaJRaJa mister
frenklendi momivlina.
igi gzatkecilis pirad mdebare Tavis baRis WiSkarTan Semomeyara.
- gamarjobaT, eqimo uotson! - SesZaxa misTvis uCveulo TavazianobiT. - daasveneT
cxenebi! SemobrZandiT, moilxineT, TiTo Wiqa Rvino gadavkraT.
yovelive imis Semdeg, rac sakuTari asulisadmi mister frenklendis
damokidebulebaze msmenia, am kacis mimarT ar SemeZlo raime gansakuTrebuli
megobruli grZnoba mqonoda. magram mindoda, radac ar unda damjdomoda, perkinsi
Sin gamegzavna, da aseTi sababi Zalze drouli gamodga. etlidan gadmovedi,
meetles vubrZane, sen henrisaTvis gadaeca, rom sadilobamde davbrundebodi da
frenklends pirdapir sasadilo oTaxSi Sevyevi.
- dRes sadResaswaulo dRe maqvs, ser, namdvili dResaswauli! - ganacxada
frenklendma da mxiarulad CaixiTxiTa. - ori procesi movige. axla aqauri xalxi
gaigebs, rom kanoni aris kanoni da rom Cemi saxiT saqme aqvT adamianTan,
romelic ar moerideba urCTa Tavebze risxvis datexvas. me movipove moxuc
midltonis parkSi Tavisuflad gavlis ufleba - zed Suagul parkSi, ser! - misi
karis win, raRac as nabijze, etls gavagrialeb! aba, ras ityviT amaze? moicadon,
Wkuas vaswavliT Cvens magnatebs, wyeulimc iyos maTi Tavi! de, gaigon, rom aravin
ar darTavs nebas Selaxon saTemo uflebebi! amas garda, imasac mivaRwie, rom gza
Cavkete im tyisaken, sadac aqauri xalxi piknikebs marTavs. am aramzadebs Tavi ise
uWiravT, TiTqos kerZo sakuTrebis uflebebi aRar arsebobdes! ase hgoniaT, rom
yvelgan SeuZliaT datovon carieli boTlebi da qaRaldis naglejebi. orive saqme
dasrulebulia, eqimo uotson, da orive sasamarTlo procesi movige. aseTi
sasixarulo dRe mas Semdeg ar gamTenebia, rac sakuTar mamulSi kurdRlebze
monadire ser jon morlends brakonierobisaTvis pasuxi vagebine.
- es rogorRa moaxerxeT?
- mimarTeT sasamarTlos arqivebs, ser. dakarguli dro ar dagenanebaT.
`frenklendi morlendis winaaRmdeg~. saqme gairCa londonSi. orasi girvanqa
damijda, ser, magram mainc movige!
- mere, ra mogcaT aman?
- araferi, ser, sruliad araferi! me vamayob imiT, rom mTel am saqmeebSi
araviTari piradi daintereseba ara maqvs. amiT mxolod Cems sazogadoebriv
movaleobas vasruleb. eWvi ar mepareba imaSi, rom fernvorsis mcxovrebni am
saRamos Cems fituls koconze dawvaven. roca aseTi ram moigones, moviTxove, rom
policias bolo moeRo am umsgavsoebisaTvis. magram policiis xelisufalT Cvens
sagrafoSi Zalze samarcxvinod uWiravT Tavi, ser! me ufleba maqvs imedi viqonio
maTi daxmarebisa, isini ki ar mexmarebian! moicadeT, saqme `frenklendi policiis
winaaRmdeg~ miipyrobs sazogadoebis yuradRebas. vafrTxilebdi, rom adgilobriv
xelisufalT Zvirad daujdebodaT TavianTi aRmaSfoTebeli damokidebuleba Cemdami.
da ai, asrulda Cemi sityva.
- ranairad? - vkiTxe me.
moxucma bevris mTqmeli mzera mesrola.
- saSinlad undaT erTi ambis gageba, CemTvis ki cnobilia zogi ram. magram mag
aramzadebs arafris gulisaTvis ar davexmarebi.
ukve didi xania veZebdi sababs, rom rac SeiZleboda male davSorebodi am ybeds,
magram misma ukanasknelma sityvebma damaintereses, Tumca, am interesis gamoCena
aras margebda, radgan CemTvis cnobili iyo codvili moxucis Wirveuli xasiaTi sakmarisi iyo SeeniSna, rom misgan raimes gagebas vcdilob da maSinve gaCumdeboda.
amitom sruliad gulgrili kiloTi vkiTxe:
- albaT isev brakonierobis ambavia, ara?
- ha-ha! ara, megobaro, aq bevrad ufro seriozuli saqme gaxlavT. ras ityviT, Tu
es exeba gaqceul katorRels?
moulodnelobisagan SevkrTi.
- gana Tqven iciT, is sad imaleba?
- SeiZleba adgili zedmiwevniT sworad ar vicode, magram policiis dayeneba mis
kvalze namdvilad SemiZlia. nuTu azradac ar mosvliaT, rom am kacis Sepyroba
mxolod maSin SeiZleba moxerxdes, Tu gavigebT, vin uzidavs saWmels da mis kvals
mivyvebiT.
moxuci imdenad axlo iyo WeSmaritebasTan, rom sulis simSvide davkarge.
- diax, marTalia, - vTqvi gunebaSecvlilma, - magram ratom ggoniaT, rom
katorReli jer kidev WaobebSia?
- imitom, rom sakuTari TvaliT davinaxe kaci, romelic mas saWmels uzidavs.
guli SemekumSa, roca berimori momagonda, Tu am boroti, gaiZvera bebrucunas
xelSi moxvda, misi saqme Zalian cudad wava.
magram, rac Semdeg miTxra, iman erTgvari Sveba momgvara.
- Tqven warmoidgineT, saWmeli bavSvs daaqvs! - ganagrZo frenklendma. - im
patara biWunas Cemi saxlis saxuravidan WogriT yoveldRe vxedav. erTxel
amorCeuli gziT dadis, erTsa da imave dros. visTan? - ismeba kiTxva. - ra Tqma
unda, katorRelTan!
ai, dabolos, warmatebac! magram me frenklends ar vagrZnobine, ramdenad viyavi am
saqmiT dainteresebuli. bavSvio! berimori ambobda, ucnobs viRac bavSvi emsaxurebao.
gamodis, rom frenklendma miagno am kacis kvals, xolo katorReli aq arafer
SuaSia. rom SemZleboda moxucisagan yovelive imis gageba, rac icoda, es
gamaTavisuflebda xangrZlivi da momqancveli Ziebisagan, magram Cemi iaraRi am
TamaSSi uwindeburad urwmunoba da sruli gulgriloba gaxldaT.
- me mgonia, rom es romeliRac aqauri mwyemsis Svilia. albaT mamasTan sadili
daaqvs.
Zalauflebis moyvare moxucs mcireodeni winaaRmdegobac ki TvalTagan naperwklebs
afrqvevinebda. amjeradac Tvalebi borotad damibriala da, rogorc gaafTrebuli
kata, ise aifxora.
- ase ggoniaT, ser? - mkiTxa da xeli Cven Tvalwin gadaSlil Waobebisaken
gaiSvira, - ai, im granitis svets xedavT? ase! axla mis ukan aRmarTul dabal
goraksa da kvrinCxnars? es yvelaze ufro qviani adgilia mTel WaobebSi. ra unda
qnan iq mwyemsebma? Tqveni varaudi pirdapir uazroa, ser!
morCilad daveTanxme, ver gaviTvaliswine aseTi garemoeba-meTqi. Cemi damyoli
xasiaTi frenklends Zalian moewona da SeuCerebeli laqlaqi ganagrZo.
- darwmunebuli brZandebodeT, ser, rom naCqarev daskvnebs arasodes ar vakeTeb.
am ymawvils, romelsac xelSi fuTa uWiravs, pirvelad rodi vxedav. yoveldRe,
dReSi orjerac ki zogjer... moicaT, eqimo uotson!.. Tvali matyuebs, Tu im borcvis
ferdobze raRac moZraobs?
da marTlac, ramdenime milis manZilzec ki SevniSne patara muqi wertili,
momwvano borcvis ferdobze rom Canda.
- wavideT, ser, wavideT! - SesZaxa frenklendma, da sirbiliT ahyva kibes, - Tqveni
sakuTari TvaliT naxavT!
brtyel saxuravze samfexze damagrebuli karga mozrdili saWvreti mili idga.
frenklendi am mils mivarda da sazeimo kiloTi SesZaxa:
- Cqara, eqimo uotson, Cqara! Torem male borcvs miefareba!
marTlac, zurgze fuTamokidebuli ymawvili ferdobs mihyveboda. roca borcvis
Tavze avida, me cis lurj fonze sruliad naTlad davinaxe misi ZonZebSi gaxveuli
uSno figura. ymawvilma frTxilad mimoixeda garSemo, uTuod Seamowma, xom ar
miTvalTvalebeno, da goraks miefara.
- aba, ras ityviT, marTali var, Tu ara?
- marTlac, ymawvilia, da albaT mizezic aqvs, rom iq saidumlod iaros.
- ra saidumlo mizezic aqvs, amas ubralo policielic gamoicnobda. magram me maT
erT sityvasac ar gavumxel. Tqvenc, eqimo uotson, gTxovT, iyuCoT. gesmiT? arc
erTi sityva!
- rogorc inebebT.
- isini yovlad aRmaSfoTeblad ugulebelyofen Cems pirovnebas. roca mzis
sinaTleze gamova saqme `frenklendi policiis winaaRmdeg~, qveyanas gadauvlis
aRSfoTebis talRa. ara, nu eqnebaT Cemi daxmarebis imedi! TiTsac ar gaanZrevdnen,
rom am aramzadebs Cemi fitulis nacvlad TviTon me davewvi... rogor! Tqven ukve
mibrZandebiT? nuTu am sazeimo movlenasTan dakavSirebiT suris daclaSi ar
damexmarebiT?
magram me mis mudaras yuri ar vaTxove, xolo roca berikacma ganacxada, minda
saxlamde migaciloTo, am ganzraxvazec xeli avaRebine. vidre Cemi danaxva SeeZlo,
gzas mivyvebodi, Semdeg ki pirdapir im qviani borcvisaken Sevuxvie, romlis iqiTac
bavSvi miimala. yvelaferi ise moewyo, rom ukeTesad aRar SeiZleboda, da gulSi
davifice, rom Tu ver movaxerxebdi im bednieri SemTxvevis gamoyenebas, rac bedma
miboZa, amisi mizezi Cemi energiis nakleboba an uyuradReboba mainc ar iqneboda.
roca mwvervalze avedi, mze ukve Cadioda. da borcvis damreci ferdobebi erT
mxares momwvano-oqrosferi iyo, meore mxares ki muq CrdilSi iZirebodnen. Sors,
zed horizontTan, miwamde eSveboda nisli da am nislSi gamokrToda meliis svetis
fantastikuri moxazuloba. irgvliv sulieris WaWaneba ar iyo. CamiCumi arsaidan
ismoda, mxolod romeliRac didi, ruxi frinveli - Tolia Tu kronSnepi danavardobda, maRla, lurj sivrceSi. me da es frinveli viyaviT erTaderTi
cocxali arsebani uzarmazar cis TaRsa da mis qveS gawolil udabnos Soris.
Waobebis SiSveli sivrceebi, ukacuroba, amouxsneli saidumloeba da Cem mier
dasaxuli amocanebi - yvelaferi es yinavda Cems guls. bavSvi arsad Canda. magram
borcvebs Soris mikunWuliyvnen Zveleburi qvis qoxebi, da maT Soris iyo erTi,
romlis gadarCenil saxuravs SeeZlo avdrisagan adamianis dacva. gulma raRac
migrZno, roca qoxi davinaxe. tanma miazra, rom ucnobi swored im soroSi unda
meZebna da bolos ase vifiqre: fexs gadavdgam Tu ara misi TavSesafris
zRurblze, imwamsve xelSi Cavigdeb-meTqi.
qoxisaken SeumCnevlad miviparebodi - zustad ise, rogorc stepltoni, roca bades
pepelas umiznebda! roca axlos mivedi, Cemda sasiamovnod davrwmundi, rom gumanma
ar mimtyuna da aq adamiani cxovrobda. kedelSi datovebul xvrelamde, romelic
Sesasvlelis magivrobas eweoda, qvebs Soris odnav SesamCnevi biliki gadioda.
TviT qoxidan Cqamic ar ismoda. ucnobi an SigniT iyo damaluli, anda WaobebSi
daZrwoda. saxifaTo Sexvedris molodinSi nervebi ukiduresad dameZaba. papirosi
ganze visrole, revolveris saxelurs xeli movuWire, swrafad mivedi qoxis
SesasvlelTan da SigniT Sevixede. qoxi carieli iyo.
magram alRom ar momatyua. aq namdvilad viRac cxovrobda. qvis sawolze,
romelzedac odesRac neoliTur adamians sZinebia, axla wyalgauval mosasxamSi
gaxveuli sabnebi elaga. primitiul keraze nacris grova Canda. mis gverdiT
samzareulosaTvis gankuTvnili ramdenime nivTi ido da naxevari saTli wyali idga.
konservis carieli qilebi mowmobdnen, rom aq ara erTi dRe ucxovriaT. roca
Tvalebi bindbunds mivaCvie, kuTxeSi SevniSne rkinis tolCa da viskis boTli.
qoxis SuagulSi ido brtyeli qva, rac albaT magidis magivrobas swevda. zed ki
patara fuTa moCanda, swored is, me rom saWvreti miliT davinaxe ymawvilis
zurgze. fuTaSi iyo puri da konservis ori qila, erT qilaSi bolSi gamoyvanili
ena SevniSne, meoreSi ki vaJinSi Cadebuli atmebi davlande, yovelive es gavsinje,
mindoda boxCa Tavis adgilze damedo, rom uecrad guli SemifrTxialda - qvaze
egdo qaRaldis furceli, romelzedac raRac ewera. aviRe da Zlivs gavarCie
fanqriT gamoyvanili batifexuri:
`eqimi uotsoni kumb-tresiSi gaemgzavra~.
mTeli wuTi uZravad videqi. werili xelSi meWira da am mokle baraTis Sinaarsze
vfiqrobdi. logikurad erTi daskvnis gakeTeba SeiZleboda: ucnobi nadirobda ara
ser henrize, aramed Cemze da TviT ki ar mzveravda, aramed viRac sxva momiCina
- iqneba es ymawvili? aq iyo misi ukanaskneli cnobac. mas Semdeg, rac aq
vcxovrob, albaT Cems yovel nabijs zveravdnen. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi xom
ganuSorebeli grZnoba mqonda, rom aq raRac uxilavi Zalebi moqmedeben da Cven
garSemo frTxilad da marjved xlarTaven uwvriles bades, romlis msubuq Sexebas
yvelaze ufro kritikul momentebSi vgrZnobdiT.
es ar iqneba erTaderTi baraTi-meTqi, gavifiqre. qoxs Tvali movavle, magram
msgavsi veraferi vipove. verc raime kvali aRmovaCine, rom imis mixedviT memsjela
adamianze, romelmac sacxovreblad aseTi ucnauri qoxi airCia, an mis zraxvebze.
mxolod imis Tqma SeiZleboda, rom ucnobi Tavisi CveulebebiT spartanels
miagavda da cxovrebis moxerxebulad mowyobas albaT araviTar mniSvnelobas ar
aZlevda. ukanaskneli dReebis kokispiruli wvimebi rom momagonda da pirdaRebul
saxuravs avxede, vigrZeni, ramdenad garTuli iyo es kaci Tavisi saqmiT, raki misi
gulisaTvis aseT sadgomsac ki urigdeboda. vin aris? mosisxle mteri, Tu mfarveli
angelozi? da me Tavs fici miveci ar gavsuliyavi am qoxidan, vidre yvelafers
bolomde ar gavigebdi.
mze ukve Cadioda da ca dasavleTisken oqrosfrad brwyinavda. Camavali mnaTobis
aTinaTi mowiTalo zolebad wveboda grimpenis WanWrobis Soreul gubeebSi. Sors
aRmarTuliyvnen baskervil-holis koSkebi, xolo maTgan daSorebiT Zlivs Canda
kvamli, rac grimpenis saxuravebidan adioda. am kvamlsa da baskervil-hols Soris,
gorakis iqiT, stepltonebis saxli idga. saRamos oqrosferi Suqi yovelives iseT
mSvenier saxesa da iers aZlevda, iseT uSfoTvel simSvides, rom Tvali tkbeboda,
magram Cemi guli bunebaSi gamefebul simSvides ver erwmuneboda. ucnobi garemo,
romelSiac ifareboda raRac garduvali, yovel wams sul ufro moaxloebuli
Sexvedris molodini Cems aforiaqebul guls erTianad acaxcaxebda. nervebi
daZabuli mqonda, magram vijeqi mtkice gadawyvetilebiT bnel qoxSi da pirquSi
jiutobiT velodi misi binadris dabrunebas.
dabolos, momesma kidevac avismaniSnebeli xmauri. ai, misi fexsacmlis qusli qvas
moxvda. erTxel kidev... kidev... sul ufro axlovdeba.. ubneles kuTxes mivaSure da
revolveris Caxmaxi fexze Sevayene. gadawyvetili mqonda, rom vidre ucnobs
wesierad ar davaTvalierebdi, arc gamovCeniliyavi. gareT yvelaferi miwynarda.
etyoboda, SeCerda. mere nabijis xma isev gaisma, da qoxis Semosasvleli viRacis
Crdilma dafara.
- dRes saucxoo amindia, Zvirfaso uotson, - Tqva CemTvis kargad nacnobma xmam. risTvis zixarT daxuTul qoxSi, gana sufTa haerze yofna ar sjobia!
Tavi X||
sikvdili WaobebSi
mTeli ori wuTi mainc videqi da sakuTar yurs ar vujerebdi. moulodnelobisagan
sulis moTqma ar SemeZlo. Semdeg metyvelebis unari damibrunda da vigrZeni, ra
uzarmazari simZime momexsna mxrebidan. es civi, gesliani, gamqirdavi xma dedamiwis
zurgze mxolod erT adamians SeiZleba ekuTvnodes.
- holms! - SevZaxe. - holms!
- gamodiT, - miTxra, - cota frTxilad, geTayva, revolverTan xumroba rodi
varga!
viwro xvrelSi gavZveri da davinaxe igi. holmsi qvaze ijda. rux TvalebSi
kadnieri Suqi Casdgomoda da Semcbars ase miyurebda. am xnis ganmavlobaSi Zlier
gamxdariyo, magram mxne, mSvidi saxe hqonda, mziT damwvari da brinjaosferi.
sportul yaidaze gamoWrili kostiumi ecva, turistis kepi exura da ase
daseirnobda WaobebSi! aqac erTguli darCeniliyo Tavisi WeSmaritad katiseburi
gulmodginebisa sikoxtavesa da sisufTaveSi - saxe Cinebulad hqonda gaparsuli,
perangs erTi laqac ar etyoboda. TiTqos yvelaferi es beikerstritze xdeboda!
- sxvas vis SeeZlo Tavisi gamoCeniT ase gavexarebine, - vTqvi me, roca xels
varTmevdi.
- da amave dros ase gaekvirvebineT?
- diax, marTali xarT!
- magram garwmunebT, marto Tqven ar gagkvirvebiaT. verc ki warmovidgendi, Tu
moaxerxebdiT Cemi droebiTi TavSesafris mignebas, da arc velodi aq TqvenTan
Sexvedras. es gairkva mxolod qoxidan oc nabijze.
- Cemi kvali icaniT?
- ara, uotson! vSiSob, rom Tqveni kvalis garCeva im sxva mravalTa
naterfalisagan, romlebic qveynad arseboben, dauZleveli amocana iqneboda. Tu
momavalSi Cems motyuebas moindomebT, pirvelad girCevT gamoicvaloT Tambaqos
maRazia, radgan sakmarisia davinaxo papirosi `bredli oqsfordstritis~ markisa,
rom maSinve gamovicno, Cemi megobari uotsoni sadme maxloblad imyofeba-meTqi. ai,
Tqveni papirosis namwvi, gzis maxloblad egdo. albaT maSin gadaagdeT, roca Cemi
qoxis ieriSiT aReba gadawyviteT?
- sruli simarTlea.
- mec ase vfiqrobdi... Tanac Tqveni gamobrZmedili xasiaTi rom vici, mivxvdi,
qoxSi iqnebodiT Casafrebuli, amasTanave revolvermomarjvebuli da mis binadarTa
dabrunebas daelodebodiT. amrigad, namdvilad damnaSaved mimiReT, xom?
- ar vicodi, vin iyaviT, magram gadawyvetili mqonda, gamomerkvia.
- Cinebulia, uotson! Cemi sacxovrebeli rogorRa ipoveT? albaT maSin daminaxeT,
roca Cemi daudevrobiT mTvarisaken zurgSeqceviT videqi da Tqven ki katorRels
midevdiT?
- swored maSin daginaxeT.
- da TanmimdevrobiT yvela qoxis Tvalierebas moh-yeviT, vidre ar mipoveT, ara?
- ara, Tqvens kvalze im ymawvilma damayena, saWmels rom gizidavdaT. zogierTebma
mas ukve zvervac dauwyes.
- ah! moxuci jentlmeni saWvreti miliT? me vnaxe, rogor cimcimebs mzis sxivebze
misi lupa, da pirvelad verc mivxvdi, Tu ra ucnauroba iyo es! - adga da qoxSi
Seixeda. - aha! kartraiti aq ukve yofila. es ra qaRaldia? maS, Tqven iyaviT
kumb-tresiSi?
- diax.
- misis laura laionsis sanaxavad?
- savsebiT sworia.
- Cinebulia! Cvens ZiebaSi me da Tqven, etyoba, paraleluri gzebiT mivdiodiT,
raRas vayovnebT, erTmaneTs unda gavuziaroT mopovebuli cnobebi, da maSin am
saqmeze metnaklebad sruli warmodgena gveqneba.
- yvela im saidumloebisa da pasuxismgeblobis simZime, rac mZime tvirTad mewva,
Tqveni gamoCeniT erTbaSad momexsna da Zalian moxaruli var. axla is
mainteresebs, aq rogor moxvdiT da ras akeTebT? me ki vfiqrobdi, rom holmsi
uwindeburad beikerstritzea da SantaJis saqmeze muSaobs-meTqi.
- me mindoda, rom swored ase gefiqraT.
- maS, Tqven sargeblobT Cemi daxmarebiT da imave dros ar mendobiT! gavbrazdi me. - es ar damimsaxurebia, holms!
- Cemo megobaro, am saqmeSiac da bevr sxvaSic Tqveni daxmareba CemTvis
fasdaudebeli iyo. Tu geCvenebaT, rom mogatyueT, gevedrebiT, nu gewyinebaT!
gulaxdilad rom giTxraT, axla Tu aqa var, es nawilobriv Tqvenive gulisaTvis
Cavidine. vgrZnobdi, rom Tavs safrTxeSi igdebdiT da Zieba rom piradad
mewarmoebina, imisaTvis Camovedi. me rom Tqveni da ser henris gverdiT
vyofiliyavi, Cemi Tvalsazrisi arafriT ar iqneboda gansxvavebuli Tqveni
mosazrebebisagan da Cveni mowinaaRmdegeebic ufro fxizlad iqnebodnen. baskervilholSi Camosvla Zalian SemboWavda. ase ki Tavisuflad SemeZlo moqmedeba, radgan
kulisebSi vrCebodi da scenaze gamosasvlelad mxolod yvelaze ufro gadamwyvet
wams velodi.
- magram raSi dagWirdaT Cemgan damalva?
- Tqven rom gcodnodaT, me aq viyavi, es veraferSi dagexmarebodaT da am ambavs,
SesaZloa, Cemi aq yofnis gamomJRavnebac ki gamoewvia. albaT mogindebodaT
mogeTxroT CemTvis zogi ram, an TqvenTvis Cveuli gulkeTilobiT aq Cems ukeT
mowyobasa da momaragebas moisurvebdiT. ra saWiroa zedmeti riskis gaweva? me Tan
wamoviyvane ymawvili kartraiti. gaxsovT, Sikrikebis kantoraSi rom bavSvi muSaobs?
- ai, swored is, da SesaniSnav samsaxursac miwevs. Tqven kargad iciT, rom me didi
moTxovnilebis kaci ara var. erTi naWeri puri da sufTa sayelo, sxva raRa unda
adamians? garda amisa, kartraiti erTi zedmeti wyvili Tvalia, erTi zedmeti
wyvili fexi, da isic Zalze swrafi. erTic da meorec CemTvis metad saWiro
aRmoCnda, pirdapir saunjea!
- maSasadame, yvela Cemi angariSi tyuilad iwereboda! - vTqvi SemkrTalma, roca
gamaxsenda, ramdeni Sroma da siamaye iyo maTSi Caqsovili.
holmsma jibidan werilebis dasta amoiRo.
- ai, Tqveni werilebi, Cemo megobaro, Seswavlili uaRresi gulmodginebiT, raSiac
eWvi ar unda SegeparoT. yvelaferi ise movawyve, rom es werilebi CemTan mxolod
erTi dRis dagvianebiT modioda. miiReT Cemi mxurvale molocva. Seupovroba da
dakvirvebis unari, rac Tqven am araCveulebrivad rTul saqmeSi gamoamJRavneT,
yovelgvar qebas aRemateba.
jerac verafriT Sevrigebodi im ambavs, rom ase moxerxebulad pirSi Cala
gamomavles, magram holmsis gulTbilma sityvebma gafantes Cemi eWvebi. amas garda,
gulis siRrmeSi vgrZnobdi Cemi megobris simarTles da vaRiarebdi, rom saqmis
interesebi moiTxovdnen ar mcodnoda holmsis aq Camosvlis ambavi.
- hoda, ase! - Tqva holmsma Cemi ganaTebuli saxis danaxvaze. - axla ki momiyeviT
misis laura laionsTan Sexvedris ambavi. maSinve mivxvdi, rom am qalTan
gaemgzavreT, radgan axla CemTvis ukve cxadia, kumb-tresiSi igi erTaderTi
adamiania, romlisganac SegviZlia raime gavigoT. gulaxdilad getyviT, Tqven rom
masTan am diliT ar SegevloT, albaT xval diliT TviTon vestumrebodi.
mze ukve Casuli iyo, WaobebSi bindi Camowva. haerSi susxi trialebda da Cven
qoxSi SevediT. iq naxevrad bnelSi movuyevi holmss misis laionsTan Cemi saubris
Sinaarsi da igi ise dainteresda, rom bevri ramis gameoreba damWirda.
- yvelaferi es Zalze sayuradReboa, - Tqva holmsma, roca Txroba davasrule. saqme metismetad rTulia da masSi iyo erTi xarvezi, risi Sevsebac aqamde arafriT
ar SemeZlo. Tqven albaT iciT, rom stepltoni misis laionsTan megobrobs?
- ara, megobrobaze ara vici ra.
- es faqtia. erTmaneTs xvdebian, miwer-mowerac aqvT. saerTod maT Soris sruli
Tanxmobaa, rac SegviZlia saWiro momentSi gamoviyenoT. maTi megobroba SeiZleba
stepltonis colze zemoqmedebisaTvis gamogvadges...
- stepltonis colze?
- axla, Tqveni aRmoCenebis samagierod, mec zogierT rames gagiziarebT. qali,
romelsac stepltoni mis stepltons uwodebs, sinamdvileSi misi colia.
- RmerTo Cemo! amaSi darwmunebuli xarT? mere, stepltonma rogor mouyrua
yuri da daibrmava Tvali, roca ser henri cols ekurkureboda?
- ser henris romantikuli grZnobebi ubedurebiT mxolod ser henrisave
emuqrebian. rogorc SeniSneT, stepltoni yovelnairad cdilobs moaridos qali
baronetis arSiyobas. vimeorebT, es ledi da ki ara, stepltonis colia.
- magram risTvis dasWirda aseTi qamandebi?
- ai risTvis: stepltonma gaiTvaliswina, rom es qali met samsaxurs gauwevda
Tavisufali qaliSvilis rolSi.
yvela Cemi gaurkveveli eWvi, alRoTi nakarnaxevi, yvela winaTgrZnoba zedapirze
amotivtivda da naturalistis garSemo Seikra. am mSvidi, uferuli kacisagan,
romelsac Calis qudi exura da xelSi peplebis saWeri bade eWira, raRac saxifaTo
qari qroda. TavSekavebulsa da da momTmens, Turme bageebze cbieri Rimili
dasTamaSebda, gulSi ki RvarZli edo...
- maSasadame, is aris Cveni mowinaaRmdege! maSasadame, es kaci gvzveravda
londonSi?
- diax, ase avxseni es gamocana.
- xolo gafrTxileba... im qalma gamogzavna?
- savsebiT sworia.
wyvdiadidan, romelSiac aqamde vexetebodi, gamoCnda naxevrad danaxuli, naxevrad
ki Cem mier gamocnobili sazRapro borotmoqmedebis konturebi.
- nuTu es simarTlea, holms? saidan gaigeT, rom is qali stepltonis colia?
- TqvenTan pirveli Sexvedrisas stepltoni ise gaitaca laparakma, rom Tavisi
avtobiografiis nawili gagandoT, rasac albaT dResac nanobs. mas namdvilad
hqonda skola CrdiloeT inglisSi. maswavleblis povna ki yvelaze ioli saqmea.
saskolo saagentoebi romel maswavlebelzec gindaT cnobebs uceb mogawvdian.
vikiTxe da male gavige, rom erT skolaSi namdvilad moxda Zalian arasasiamovno
ambebi da direqtori - romlis namdvili gvaric sul sxvaa da ara stepltoni colTan erTad miimalao. yvela garegnuli niSani zustad daemTxva stepltonis
aRweras, xolo roca gavige misi entomologiiT gataceba, ukve yovelgvari eWvi
gamefanta da davrwmundi, rom es gaqceuli direqtori swored stepltonia.
wyvdiadi, riTac garemoculi viyavi, TandaTan ifanteboda, magram bevri ram jer
kidev CrdilSi rCeboda.
- Tu es qali misi colia, maSin ra SuaSia misis laura laionsi? - vkiTxe
holmss.
- esaa am ambis bneliT moculi kunWuli, rasac nawilobriv Tqven mohfineT Suqi.
kumb-tresiSi Tqveni gamgzavrebis Semdeg, bevri ram gairkva. me, magaliTad, ar
vicodi, rom misis laionss qmarTan gayra undoda. albaT imedi aqvs, rom
stepltoni iTxovs - am qalma xom ar icis, rom stepltoni coliania!
- magram, roca gaigebs simarTles?
- maSin es ledi SeiZleba CvenTvis Zalian sasargeblo Seiqnes. xvalve unda
vinaxulo. axla ki, uotson, rogor fiqrobT, dro ar aris movaleobis Sesrulebas
daubrundeT? Tqveni adgili xom baskervil-holSia?
Camavali mzis ukanaskneli wiTeli anarekli Caqra dasavleTiT da Waobebze bindi
Camowva. Camuqebul caze kantikuntad acimcimdnen varskvlavebi.
- kidev erTi, ukanaskneli kiTxvac, holms, - vuTxari da avdeqi. - erTmaneTTan
dasamali xom araferi gvaqvs. ras niSnavs yovelive es? ras awyoben?
holmsma yru xmiT mipasuxa:
- mkvlelobas, uotson... gulgrilad mofiqrebul mkvlelobas. nu mkiTxavT
dawvrilebiT. stepltoni Tavis badeSi xvevs ser henris, me ki Cems badeSi minda
TviTon stepltoni gavaba. Tqveni daxmarebiT igi TiTqmis Cems xelTaa, axla
gvemuqreba mxolod erTi saSiSroeba - mas SeuZlia dagvaswros da pirvelma
dagvkras. kidev erTi dRe, SeiZleba oric, da yvelaferi mzad meqneba, manamde ki
gaufrTxildiT ser henris, rogorc moyvaruli deda ufrTxildeba avadmyof bavSvs.
Tqveni sxvagan yofna dRes savsebiT bunebrivia da sapatio, magram me ki, getyviT,
rom vamjobinebdi, ar migetovebinaT... gesmiT?
tanjviTa da saSinelebiT aRsavse sazarelma gambulma gminvam SesZra uecrad
mdumare Waobebi. vusmendi da vgrZnobdi, rogor meyineboda sisxli ZarRvebSi.
- RmerTo Cemo! ra unda iyos?
holmsi wamovarda adgilidan da misma aTleturma tanma qoxSi Semosasvleli
dafara. igi odnav daixara, kiseri waigrZela, mTeli yuradRebiT miaSterda
sibneles, da mxolod amis Tqma moaswro CurCuliT:
- Cumad! Cumad!
es gulisgamgmiravi yvirili, ramac ase gagvaoca, Waobebis ukuneTi siRrmidan
modioda. magram ai, ufro axlodan moisma da ufro mkafiodac...
- es ra xmaa, an saidan modis? - CurCuliT Tqva ho-lmsma, da imis mixedviT, Tu
rogor gaebzara xma am rkinis nervebian adamians, mivxvdi, rom es godeba holmss
sulis siRrmemde Caswvda. - sad yvirian, uotson?
- mgonia, im mxares, - xeli gaviSvire sibneleSi.
- ara, ai iq!
mtanjveli yvirili isev gaisma mdumare RameSi, magram axla ufro axlos, ufro
xmamaRla. amjerad mas Tan erTvoda raRac sxva xmebic - yru, xmadabali bdRvinva,
gabmuli zmuili, rac zRvis erTferovan bubunsac waagavda.
- es ZaRlia! - Sehyvira holmsma. - gaviqceT, uotson, gaviqceT! RmerTo Cemo!
oRond ar dagvagviandes!
am sityvebze bnelSi gadaxta, mec ukan mivyevi. da uecrad sadRac win, kaWrebis
iqiT, adamianis sasowarkveTili amoZaxili gaisma, romelsac yru dartymebis xma
mohyva. SevCerdiT. yuri mivugdeT. magram metad aRarafers daurRvevia uqaro Ramis
mZime dumili.
me vnaxe, rogor giJiviT itaca holmsma TavSi xeli da fexi miwas dahkra.
- dagvaswro, uotson! davagvianeT!
- ara! es SeuZlebelia!
- ras vayovnebdi, me suleli! Tqvenc kargi vinme xarT, uotson! miatoveT
baskervili marto, da ai, riT gaTavda yvelaferi! ara! Tu arafris gamosworeba
aRar SeiZleba, sul erTia, im aramzadas mwared gadavuxdi.
gzas vinRa daeZebda, pirdapir iqiT gavvardiT, saidanac saSineli yvirili mogvesma.
xan ferdobze mivbobRavdiT, xan dabla veSvebodiT, bnelSi lodebs vejaxebodiT,
Sambnars mkerdiT mivarRvevdiT. yovelive borcvis Tavidan Cemi megobari swrafad
aTvalierebda garemos, magram Waobebze gamefebuliyo sruli wyvdiadi da maTs
pirquS zedapirze veraviTar moZraobas ver SeniSnavdiT.
- xedavT rames?
- verafers.
- moiTmineT! es ra aris?
yru kvnesa Semogvesma. marcxnidan modioda es xma. qviani borcvis iqiT uecrad
iwyeboda kaWrebiT mofenili ferdobi, da iq didron lodebs Soris raRac Savi
sagani moCanda. axlos mivirbineT da Savma saganma ufro gamokveTli moxazuloba
miiRo. es iyo adamiani, romelic miwaze pirdaRma egdo. Tavi raRac saswaulebrivad
moqceoda, mxrebi wamoewia da zurgic amozneqili hqonda. am arabunebrivi
sanaxaobiT SeZrwunebuli, pirvelad ver mivxvdi, rom kvnesa, romelic Semogvesma,
momakvdavis ukanaskneli gabrZoleba iyo. Tavdaxrilni videqiT da arc xrotini
gvesmoda, arc raime Cqami. holmsi Seexo uZrav sxeuls, Sehyvira da maSinve xeli
moaSora. asanTi gavkariT, sustma Suqma gaanaTa gasisxlianebuli TiTebi da is
saSineli gube, rasac micvalebulis damsxvreuli Tavis qalidan gadmonadeni sisxli
ayenebda. guli SegvekumSa, - roca asanTis Suqze Cven winaSe ser henri baskervili
vixileT.
gana SeiZleboda am araCveulebrivi mowiTalo-yavisferi kostiumis daviwyeba swored im kostiumisa, romliTac pirvelad gamoCnda baroneti beikerstritze! erTi
wamic sakmarisi iyo imisaTvis, rom gvecno daRupuli, Semdeg ki asanTi Caqra,
rogorc Cveni ukanaskneli imedi. holmsma daikvnesa da me bnelSiac ki davinaxe, ra
mkvdris feri daedo saxeze.
- aramzada! aramzada! - xelebi TavisTavad SemekumSa muStebad. - holms! arasodes
ar vapatieb Cems Tavs, rom ser henri bedis anabara mivatove.
- Cemi danaSauli metia, uotson. me Seviwire klienti, vimsxverple mxolod
imisaTvis, rom Semejamebina, ase vTqvaT, momemTavrebina es saqme. mTeli Cemi
muSaobis manZilze ar maxsovs aseTi mZime dartyma moeyenebinos vismes, magram vis
SeeZlo eTqva, vis SeeZlo scodnoda, rom miuxedavad Cemi gafrTxilebisa, igi
risks gaswevda da WaobebSi marto gamovidoda.
- Cven gavigoneT misi yvirili, RmerTo Cemo, ranairi yvirili! gavigoneT da ver
miveSveleT! magram sad gaqra is sulTamxuTavi ZaRli - misi sikvdilis mizezi?
iqneb axlac aq aris sadme? an sad aris stepltoni? yvelafrisaTvis mivuzRav
samagieros!
- diax, is agebs pasuxs yvelafrisaTvis, amaze me vizruneb. biZac da Zmiwulic orive mkvdaria. erTi SiSiT mokvda, roca Tavis Tvalwin dainaxa urCxuli,
romelsac zebunebriv arsebad sTvlida, meore ki mokvda maSin, roca gaqceviT
cdilobda misgan Tavis daRwevas. magram axla unda davamtkicoT, rom im ZaRlsa da
mis msxverpls Soris aris mizezobrivi kavSiri. marTalia, ymuili gavigoneT,
magram es jer kidev ar aris sabuTi, ser henrim SeiZleba dacemis dros gaitexa
Tavi. me mainc vficav, ra cbieric ar unda iyos Cveni mowinaaRmdege, xval is Cems
xelT iqneba!
uecari da gamousworebeli ubedurebiT SeZrwunebulni, dasaxiCrebuli gvamis win
videqiT. ra cudad dasrulda Cveni xangrZlivi da mZime Sroma. roca Rrublebidan
mTvarem gamoixeda, qvis grovaze avediT, saidanac Cveni ubeduri megobari
gadmovarda da iqidan SevaTvaliereT mTvaris Suqze vercxlisfrad mbzinavi
Waobebi. Sors, grimpenis mxares Canda yviTeli cecxli. es Suqi SeiZleboda
mxolod stepltonebis ganmartoebul sacxovrebelSi nTebuliyo. wyevla-krulva
aRmomxda da im mxares muStiT davemuqre.
- raRas vucdiT? dauyovnebliv unda SevipyroT!
- saqme jer ar aris damTavrebuli, is ki iseTi frTxili da cbieri kacia! mere
ra, rom Cven yvelaferi viciT? aba scadeT da daumtkiceT! erTi gaufrTxilebeli
nabiji da aramzada xelidan gagvisxlteba.
- maS ra vqnaT?
- xval sazrunavi yelamde gveqneba. dRes ki isRa dagvrCenia, ukanaskneli
samsaxuri gavuwioT ser henris.
Sveul ferdobze daveSviT da mTvaris sxivebze vercxlisfrad moelvare qvebs
Soris dagdebul uformo Sav sxeulTan mivediT. tanjviT mokrunCxuli sxeulis
danaxvaze guli SemekumSa da simwrisagan Tvalebi cremliT amevso.
- davuZaxoT vinmes, holms. marto Cven gvams saxlamde ver mivitanT. RmerTo
Cemo, ra mogdiT? xom ar SeiSaleT?
holmsma Sehyvira da ser henris gvamze daixara. uecrad cekvas mohyva, xarxariT
Camavlo xelSi xeli da njRreva damiwyo. nuTu es Cemi sastiki, mudam
TavSekavebuli megobaria? ai Turme ra xdeba, roca dafaruli ali gareT
gadmoxeTqavs xolme!
- wveri aqvs! wveri!
- wveri?
- es ser henri ar aris... RmerTo, es Cemi mezobelia, - katorReli! - elvis
siswrafiT veciT gvams, gadavabruneT gulaRma da gasisxlianebuli wveri axla
pirdapir civ, naTeli mTvaris badr saxes miaCerda. saeWvo aRaraferi iyo! dabali
Subli, maimuniviT Rrmad Camjdari Tvalebi, - es igive saxe iyo, romelmac Cem
Tvalwin im Rames napralSi gaielva.
mokluli borotmoqmedi seldeni gaxldaT. aq ki yvelafers mivxvdi. momagonda,
rom berimors baronetma TiTqmis mTeli Tavisi samoseli aCuqa. maSasadame,
berimorma es tansacmeli misca seldens, raTa wasasvlelad gamzadebuliyo.
fexsacmeli, perangi, kepi - yvelaferi erT dros ser henris ekuTvnoda. marTalia,
tragedia tragediad rCeboda, magram seldenma, ase Tu ise, mainc daimsaxura
sikvdili. sixaruliT aRar viyavi, ise vuambe holmss, Tu rogor moxda yvelaferi.
- maSasadame, es ubeduri kostiumma daRupa, - Tqva holmsma. - ZaRls, ra Tqma
unda, ser henris raime nivTi aynoses - uTuod swored is fexsacmeli, otelSi
rom moipares - da mere katorRelis kvalze miuSves, auxsneli rCeba mxolod
erTi ram: rogor dainaxa sibneleSi seldenma, rom viRac misdevda?
- albaT, moesma.
- moesma ZaRlis xma WaobebSi da mSvelels uxmo ise, rom daWeris safrTxes ar
moerida? ara, katorRels amiT ver SeaSineb. ai, ra: rogor dainaxa seldenma, rom
ZaRli misdevs?
- me mgonia, amaze sakvirveli ambebic aris. Tu davuSvebT, rom Cveni yvela
varaudi sworia, maSin es ZaRli...
- me arafers ar vvaraudob.
- keTili. ratom gauSves es ZaRli WaobSi am RamiT. ara mgonia, yovelTvis aseTi
TavisuflebiT sargeblobdes. stepltoni albaT eloda, rom ser henri dRes
Waobebisaken gamoivlida.
- Cemi amocana ufro rTulia. Tqvensaze pasuxs male miviRebT, Cemi ki albaT isev
amouxsneli darCeba. axla ki gadavwyvitoT am ubedurs ra vuyoT. xom ar SeiZleba
meliebisa da Zerebis saZiZgnad aq davtovoT?
- romelime qoxSi davasvenoT, vidre policias SevatyobinebT.
- marTalia, qoxamde, yovel SemTxvevaSi, mivitanT. SexedeT, uotson! es ra aris?
nuTu TviTon isaa? ara, ra kadnierebaa! arc erTi sityva Cvens eWvebze, arc erTi
sityva! Torem yvela Cemi gegma CaifuSeba.
Waobebis siRrmidan adamiani gviaxlovdeboda. misi sigaris mkrTali kvamli Soridan
gamoCnda. mokaSkaSe mTvare dascimcimcebda da maSinve vicani swrafad, xtunvaxtunviT momavali naturalistis kafandara sxeuli. dagvinaxa, SeCerda, mere isev
Cvenken wamovida.
- eqimo uotson! nuTu es Tqvena xarT? arafriT ar velodi, rom am WaobebSi
gnaxavdiT! RmerTo Cemo! es ra aris? ra moxda? ara! SeuZlebelia! nuTu es Cveni
megobari ser henria!
stepltonma Camiara da gvamze daixara...
uecrad sigara xelidan gauvarda:
- es... es vin aris? - borZikiT Cailaparaka.
- seldenia, katorReli, prinstaunis cixidan gaqceuli.
stepltonma mkvdariviT gafiTrebuli saxe mogvapyro. nebisyofis uCveulo daZabviT
sZlia Tavs, arafriT ar gaucia Tavisi gaoceba da sasowarkveTileba. jer holmss
miaSterda, mere me.
- RmerTo Cemo! ra saSinelebaa! rogor moxda?
- etyoba, ai im ferdobidan gadmovarda da kiseri moitexa. me da Cemi megobari
WaobebSi vseirnobdiT da viRacis yvirili gavigoneT.
- mec am yvirilma gamomiyvana saxlidan. mawuxebda ser henris bedi.
- raRa saxeldobr ser henris bedi gawuxebdaT? - ver moviTmine me.
- dRes saRamos Cvensa unda Semoevlo da ratomRac ar movida. aman Zalian
gamaoca, xolo roca WaobebSi yvirili gavigone, bunebrivia, ser henri momagonda
da Sevwuxdi. sxvaTa Soris, - stepltonma mzera Cemgan isev holmsze gadaitana, am yvirilis garda araferi gagigoniaT?
- ara, - Tqva holmsma. - Tqvena?
- arc me.
- maSin risTvis gvekiTxebiT?
- Tqven xom iciT, rom aq ZaRlis aCrdilze da sxva msgavs saswaulze
laparakoben! aqauri fermerebi yvebian, RamRamobiT ZaRli WaobebSi daZrwiso. ai,
mec mainteresebs: iqneb Tqvenc gaigoneT?
- ara ZaRli yefa ar gagvigonia, - vTqvi me.
- maS, am ubeduris daRupvas rogorRa xsniT?
- darwmunebuli var, gamudmebuli SiSisagan goneba daubnelda da sul imas
fiqrobda - vaiTu damiWirono. albaT sigiJis Semotevis dros WaobSi darboda,
bolos ferdobze dagorda da kiseric moitexa.
- ho, es namdvilad dasajerebelia, - Tqva stepltonma da aSkarad Seetyo, rom
Tavisuflad amoisunTqa. - Tqven raRas fiqrobT amaze, mister Serlok
holms?
- Zalze mixvedrili adamiani yofilxarT! - Tqva Cemma megobarma da mdablad
daukra Tavi.
- rac aq eqimi uotsoni gamoCnda, im dRidan yovel cismare dRe Tqvens
molodinSi viyaviT. swored rom karg dros CamoxvediT, tragedias pirdapir sulze
mouswariT.
- marTlac agrea! magram darwmunebuli var, rom Cemi megobari momxdar ambebs
sworad gaarkvevs da amitom xval londons mivemgzavrebi. am usiamovno ambebma
guli Camwyvites, magram londons wasvlas mainc ar gadavdeb.
- rogor! xvalve miemgzavrebiT?
- vapireb.
- magram Tqveni Camosvla, ra Tqma unda, Suqs moh-fens yvela im movlenas,
romelTac pirdapir CixSi mogvaqcies.
holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa.
- warmateba mudam iolad rodi modis. gamokvlevis dros faqtebs unda davemyaroT
da ara legendebs. am saqmes verc Tavi gavuge da verc bolo mivadevne.
Cemi megobari sruliad bunebrivi da mSvidi kiloTi laparakobda. stepltoni ki
yuradRebiTa da daJinebiT Sescqeroda. mere me momibrunda da miTxra:
- siamovnebiT SemogTavazebdiT gvamis Cems saxlSi gadatanas, magram Cemi da ise
SeSindeba, rom umjobesia amaze xeli aviRoT. modiT, saxeze raime gadavafaroT da
aqve davtovoT. dilamde araferi mouva.
asec gavakeTeT. me da holmsma uari vuTxariT stepltons meripit-hausSi
mipatiJebaze, Sin marto gavuSviT da baskervil-holisaken gaveSureT. ramdenime
nabiji gadavdgiT, ukan mivixedeT da Waobebis siRrmisaken nel-nela mimavali
stepltoni davlandeT. iqiT ki, mis ukan mTvariT ganaTebul ferdobze erTaderTi Savi laqa moCanda, im adgilas, sadac aseTi saSineli sikvdiliT
daRupuli adamiani egdo.
- rogorc iqna, xelCarTul brZolaSi CavebiT! - Tqva holmsma, romelic Cems
gverdiT moabijebda. - magram ra simtkicea! ra swrafad moego gons da rogor
Seikava Tavi! dartyma ki WeSmaritad Tavbrudamxvevi iyo - danaxva imisa, rom Seni
msxverplia ara is, visac umiznebdi, aramed sxva. uotson, londonSiac miTqvams da
axlac gimeorebT: ufro Rirseuli mowinaaRmdege Cven jer ar Segvxvedria.
- mainc vnanob, rom daginaxaT!
- pirvelad es mec vinane. magram, bolos da bolos, ra moxda!
- rogor fiqrobT, TqvenTan Sexvedra mis gegmebze imoqmedebs?
- diax. ufro frTxilad moiqceva, an raime gadamwyvetsa da saxifaTo nabijs
gadadgams. rogorc araCveulebriv damnaSaveTa umravlesoba, stepltonic albaT
metimetad did imeds amyarebs Tavis eSmakobaze da fiqrobs, rom pirSi Cala
gamogvavlo.
- ratom ar gindaT misi Sepyroba?
- Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, Tqven swrafi moqmedeba giyvarT. Tqveni instinqtebi
yvelaze ufro gadamwyveti zomebis miRebas gkarnaxoben: aba, davuSvaT, rom RamiT
es kaci daviWireT. ras mogvcems es? verafers ver davumtkicebT. ai, sad aris misi
Canafiqris mTeli jojoxeTuri eSmakoba! stepltonis Tanamzraxveli rom adamiani
yofiliyo, sabuTebs movagrovebdiT, kvals mivagnebdiT, magram aba scadeT
samsjavroze uzarmazari ZaRlis gamoyvana! gana es dagvexmareba imaSi, rom mis
patrons kiserze saxrCobelas sabeli CamovacvaT?
- magram danaSaulis Sedgeniloba xom saxezea?
- srulebiTac ara! jer yvelaferi mxolod savaraudoa. sasamarTloSi Tu aseTi
fantastikuri istoriebis moyola daviwyeT, masxarad agvigdeben.
- ser Carlzis ambavi?
- mkvdari ipoves. Zaladobis kvali ar aRmouCeniaT. me da Tqven viciT, rom SiSiT
mokvda, viciT isic, Tu ram SeaSina. magram rogor davarwmunoT amaSi is Tormeti
damTxveuli, romlebic nafic msajulTa rolSi iqnebian? ra safuZvelze davaskvniT,
rom am saqmeSi gareulia ZaRli? sadaa misi kbilebis kvali? me da Tqven isic
viciT, rom ZaRlebi mkvdrebs ar kbenen da rom ser Carlzi mokvda umal, vidre
ZaRli Tavs daesxmoda. magram amas xom damtkiceba unda, Cven ki verafriT ver
davamtkicebT.
- mere, dRevandeli Rame?
- araferi gansakuTrebuli mas ar moucia. mizezobrivi kavSiri ZaRlsa da
katorRelis daRupvas Soris mainc ar aris. aravis ar unaxavs es ZaRli. marTalia,
ymuili gavigoneT, magram is xom ar gvinaxavs, rom ZaRli katorRels gamoedevna.
sabuTebi ar gvyofnis! ara, megobaro, faqti faqtad rCeba: danaSaulis Sedgeniloba
ver davadasatureT da damamtkicebeli sabuTebis Tavmoyrac ver SevZeliT, magram
damnaSaves rom braldeba davumtkicoT, yovelnairi riski unda gavwioT.
- ras apirebT?
- me did imeds vamyareb misis laura laionsze. roca misTvis saqmis namdvili
viTareba gaxdeba cnobili, es qali seriozul samsaxurs gagviwevs. garda amisa, me
meore, sakuTari gegmac maqvs, magram winaswar bevri laparaki ar aris saWiro,
Tumca mainc imedi maqvs, rom xval gamarjveba Cven dagvrCeba.
holmsisagan meti veraferi gavige. fiqrebSi CanTqmuls baskervil-holis karebamde
xma aRar amouRia.
- SemoxvalT?
- diax. axla ukve aRara aqvs azri damalvas. magram kidev erTi sityva, uotson.
ser henris ZaRlze araferi uTxraT. de, seldenis sikvdili imave mizezebs
miaweros, romelTa Cagonebasac stepltoni CvenTvis lamobda. ser henri ase ufro
iolad gadaitans am gansacdels, rac xval moelis, roca meripit-hausSi wava
sadilad - Tu sworad gavige Tqveni ukanaskneli angariSi.
- magram iq mec var miwveuli.
- maSin Tqven miwvevaze uaris Tqma mogixdebaT. ser henri marto unda wavides.
amisi mowyoba advili saqmea. ...diax, asea. sadilze davagvianeT, magram vaxSams ki
swored droze SeveswariT.
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maxe dagebulia
axali stumris xilva ser henris ise ar gahkvirvebia, rogorc gauxarda. mas Rrmad
sjeroda, rom roca Serlok holmsi ukanaskneli dReebis ambavs gaigebda, londonSi
aRar gaCerdeboda. amis miuxedavad, roca gamoirkva, rom Cemi megobari uxelbargod
iyo Camosuli da arc cdilobda es ambavi aexsna, baronetma gaocebiT aswia warbebi.
holmsi maSinve moamarages yvelafriT, rac esaWiroeboda, da gviani vaxSmis Semdeg
baronets gavumxileT Cveni Tavgadasavlis is nawili, risi codnac misTvis saWiro
iyo. magram manamde erTi metad mZime movaleobis Sesruleba momixda - berimorsa
da mis meuRles Sevatyobine seldenis daRupva. laqias TiTqos zurgidan Zalian
mZime tvirTi moxsneso, ise Tavisuflad amoisunTqa, magram misis berimorma saxe
winsafriT daara da mwared atirda. mTeli qveynis TvalSi seldeni saSineli
borotmoqmedi iyo, raRac saSualo eSmaksa da nadirs Soris, das ki, etyoboda, igi
uwindeburad oinbaz bavSvad miaCnda, romelic pataraobaSi xelze ebRauWeboda.
WeSmaritad, urCxuli unda iyos sicocxleSi adamiani, Tu sikvdilis dros mduRare
cremliT damtirebeli qali ar gamouCndeba.
- mas Semdeg, rac Tqven gaemgzavreT, uotson, sul Sin vzivar da
mowyenilobisagan gavTavdi. - Tqva baronetma. - imedi maqvs, aseTi morCileba
CameTvleba? TqvenTvis mocemuli sityva rom ara, cxvirs gareT ar gamovyof-meTqi,
am saRamos bevrad ufro mxiarulad gavatarebdi WaobebSi, radganac stepltonma
dampatiJa.
- diax, saRamos bevrad ufro mxiarulad gaatarebdiT, - civad Tqva holmsma. sxvaTa Soris, Tqven albaT arc dagvifasebT im damsaxurebas, rom roca weRan
kisermotexil kacs davcqerodiT, Tqven dagtirodiT?
ser henrim Tvalebi daaWyita.
- es ratom?
- imitom, rom bedSavi katorReli Tqvens kostiumSi iyo gamowyobili. berimors,
romelmac kostiumi misca seldens, amis gamo seriozuli usiamovnebani moelis
policiisagan.
- ara mgonia, ramdenadac maxsovs, tanisamosze araviTari niSani ar iyo.
- ho, maS misi bedi yofila - da Tqvenic, ramdenadac yvelani gareuli xarT
kanonis sawinaaRmdego moqmedebaSi. kacma rom Tqvas, me, rogorc keTilsindisier
maZebars, yvelani unda dameWireT, Tqvens TanamzraxvelebTan erTad. mamxilebel
dokumentad uotsonis werilebi gamomadgeboda.
- umjobesia is gviamboT, rogor aris saqme? - uTxra baronetma. - moaxerxeT Tu
ara am daxlarTul saqmeSi Tavis da bolos garCeva? me da uotsonma, rac
vicodiT, imaze meti vera gavigeT ra.
- me vfiqrob, rom uaxloes droSi bevri ram gairkveva. es saqme erTob rTuli
da daxlarTulia. CemTvisac ki zogi ram aqamde burusiTaa moculi... magram burusi
gaifanteba da yovelive keTilad dasruldeba.
- uotsonma albaT giamboT is, rac WaobebSi gavigoneT. ase rom, es carieli
crumorwmuneoba ar aris. me mqonia iseTi saqmeebi, romlebSiac ZaRlebic iyvnen
gareulni da amitom Cemi motyueba Znelia - ZaRlis ymuili ar SeiZleba ver
gaarCio. Tu Tqven im qofaks pirze alikaps gaukeTebT da jaWviT daabamT, dedamiwis
zurgze udides maZebrad CagTvliT.
- Tu damexmarebiT, alikapsac gavukeTeb da jaWviTac davabam.
- rasac mibrZanebT, yvelafers gavakeTeb.
- Cinebulia! magram me viTxov brma morCilebas, yovelgvari `ratom~ da `risTvis~
zedmeti iqneba.
- rogorc geneboT.
- Tu amaze meTanxmebiT, maSin gadavWriT am amocanas. eWvi ar mepareba, rom...
holmsi Sua sityvaze SeCerda da Cems Tavs zemoT raRacas daaSterda. lampa
pirdapir holmss anaTebda. saxe iseTi uZravi da gaqvavebuli gauxda, TiTqos
klasikuri qandakebaao. mTeli Tavisi arsebiT SeSfoTebasa da daZabulobas
gamoxatavda.
- ra moxda? - erTxmad SevZaxeT me da ser henrim.
holmsma mzera Cvenze gadmoitana da vigrZeni, rom mRelvarebis dafarvas
cdilobda. misi saxe uwindeburad arafers ar gamoxatavda, magram Tvalebi sazeimod
uimcimebda.
- mapatieT, magram ar SemeZlo aRtacebis Sekaveba, - Tqva da mopirdapire kedelze
Camwkrivebul suraTebze migviTiTa. - uotsoni amtkicebs, rom me mxatvrobaSi
araferi gamegeba, magram es Cemi jibrT mosdis, radgan xelovnebis sferoSi Cveni
azrebi erTmaneTisas ar emTxveva. es portretebi ki namdvilad Cinebulia.
- moxaruli var, - Tqva ser henrim da gaocebulma Sexeda Cems megobars. suraTebisa bevri mec araferi mesmis. ai, cxeni an xari sxva saqmea. magram vin
ifiqrebda, rom Tqven xelovnebiT datkbobisaTvis dros SoulobT.
- Tqven magis dardi nu gaqvT, karg sagans yovelTvis SevniSnav. sanaZleos vdeb,
rom is mandilosani, cisferi abreSumis kaba rom acvia, neleris funjis nayofi
unda iyos. xolo sqeli, parikiani jentlmeni ueWvelad reinoldsis daxatuli
iqneba. es albaT sagvareulo portretebia?
- diax, yvelani.
- maTi saxelebi Tu iciT?
- berimori didxans mavarjiSebda am dargSi da vgoneb, gakveTils wauborZikeblad
gipasuxebT.
- vin aris is jentlmeni, Wogriti rom uWiravs?
- esaa kontr-admirali baskervili, romelic ost-indoeTSi msaxurobda. es ki,
lurjserTukiani, xelSi rom gragnili uWiravs, ser uiliam baskervilia, uiliam
pit ufrosis dros TemTa palatis komisiis Tavmjdomared yofila.
- ai, es kavaleri Cem pirdapir, Savi xaverdis bafTebiani kamzoli rom acvia?
- o! amas ki unda gaecnoT. esaa yvela ubedurebis mizezi - ser hugo.
borotmoqmedi, romelmac dasabami misca legendas baskervilebi ZaRlze. albaT
bevri wyali Caivlis, vidre mas daviviwyebT.
portrets didi interesiTa da cota SeSfoTebuli Sevcqerodi.
- RmerTo Cemo! - Tqva holmsma. - saxe ki iseTi aqvs, mSvidi, wynari. marTalia,
TvalebSi jojoxeTuri naperwkali uelavs, margam me Tqveni hugo raRac goliaTad
warmomedgina, romelsac yaCaRis gamometyveleba unda hqonoda.
- portreti namdvilad misia. amaSi SeiZleba eWvi ar SegeparoT. ukan tilos
aweria misi saxeli da TariRi - aTas eqvsas ormocdaSvidi weli.
mTeli danarCeni saRamo holmsma metwilad mdumared gaatara, magram garyvnili
hugos portretma TiTqos moajadova, da vaxSamze suraTisaTvis TiTqmis Tvali ar
moucilebia. magram holmsis azrTa msvleloba CemTvis mxolod mas Semdeg gaxda
naTeli, roca ser
henri dasaZineblad wavida Tavis oTaxSi. holmsma
Ramis patara magididan sanTeli aiRo, sanadimo darbazisaken wamiZRva da droisagan
CaSavebul portretTan mimiyvana.
- verafers amCnevT?
didxans Sevcqerodi farTofarflebian quds, TeTr bafTian sayelos da grZel
kululebs, romlebic sastiksa da viwro saxes TiTqos CarCod Semovlebodnen. am
saxes veravin daswamebda verc nakvTebis uxeSobas, verc gamometyvelebis simkacres,
magram mis mokumul Txel bageSi, civsa da Seupovar mzeraSi iyo raRac gulqva,
sastiki da qedmaRluri...
- aravis ar mogagonebT?
- saxis qveda nawili ser henris miugavs.
- sruli WeSmritebaa. magram cota moicadeT!
holmsi skamze Sedga, marcxena xelSi sanTeli eWira, marjvenaTi ki suraTs qudis
farflebi da grZeli kululebi daufara.
- ciuro Zalno! - SevZaxe gaocebisagan Wkuadakargulma.
tilodan stepltonis saxe Semomcqeroda.
- aha! naxeT? Cemi Tvalebi xom miCveulni arian TviT saxis gamoyofas imisgan, rac
garSemo akravs. mzeriT niRbis siRrmeSi Cawvdoma - maZebris mTavari Tvisebaa.
- ganacvifrebelia! TiTqos stepltonis portreti iyos!
- dix, sulierad da fizikurad warsulisaken dabrunebis sagulisxmo cdaa. Tu
sagvareulo portretebis Seswavlas SevudgebiT, sulTa Casaxleba-gadasaxlebas
viwamebT. isic baskervilia, es savsebiT aSkaraa.
- da memkvidreobisaTvis ibrZvis.
- uTuod. es SemTxveviT TvalSi moxvedrili portreti damexmara erTi yvelaze
ufro rTuli xarvezis SevsebaSi. axla ki Cvens xelTaa, uotson, axla ki
daviWireT es stepltoni! da geficebiT, xval am dros ukve Cvens badeSi
ifarTxalebs, rogorc peplebi farTxaleben mis badeSi. qinZisTavi, sacobi, iarliyi
da beikerstritis koleqcia kidev erTi egzemplariT Seivseba.
holmsma xmamaRla gadaixarxara da portrets moSorda. igi iSviaTad icinoda,
magram gavigonebdi Tu ara mis sicils, vicodi, rom vinmes didi ubedureba eloda.
meore dRes, diliT rom vdgebodi, sarkmlidan
holmss movkari
Tvali, Cemze adre amdgariyo, sadRac wasuliyo da ukan dabrunebac moeswro.
- diax, dRevandeli dRe CemTvis cota davidarabiani iqneba, - Tqva mxiarulad
holmsma da xelebi moifSvnita, TiTqos winaswar grZnobda mTel am davidarabas. male saqmes SevudgebiT. maxe dagebulia. saRamos ki vnaxavT, es kbilbasri Rlavi
gaeba, Tu xelidan dagvisxlta.
- ukve moaswariT Waobebis monaxuleba?
- grimpenamde mivedi da iqidan prinstaunSi seldenis sikvdili depeSiT vacnobe.
vfiqrob, am saqmeze arc erTs aRar Segawuxeben. amas garda, me davukavSirdi Cems
erTgul kartraits, romelic Cemi dardiT aRar iyo. igi iseTi erTgulia, rom
mzad iyo qoxis zRurblze momkvdariyo, rogorc ZaRli daakvdeba xolme Tavis
patronis saflavs.
- saidan daviwyebT dRes?
- upirveles yovlisa, vnaxoT ser henri. ai, TviTon baronetic.
- dila mSvidobisa, holms! - Tqva ser henrim. - Tqven im generals momagonebT,
romelic brZolis dawyebis win Stabis ufross esaubreba.
- asedac aris. uotsoni brZanebebis misaRebad movida.
- mec magitom geaxeliT.
- Cinebulia! Tu ara vcdebi, stepltonebma dRes sadilad migipatiJes, ser?
- imedi maqvs, Tqvenc wamoxvalT? stumarTmoyvare xalxia da Tqveni misvla Zalian
gaaxarebT.
- samwuxarod, me da uotsoni londons unda gavemgzavroT.
- londons?
- diax. iseTi viTareba Seiqmna, rom umjobesia iq viyoT.
baronets TiTqos saxe moeqcao.
- me ki megona, rom bolomde ar mimatovebdiT! gulaxdilad rom giTxraT,
baskervil-holi erTi adamianisaTvis arc ise sasiamovno samyofelia.
- Cemo megobaro, Tqven unda damemorCiloT usityvod da gaakeToT yvelaferi,
rasac Tqvengan moviTxov. uTxariT Tqvens megobrebs, rom siamovnebiT vewveodiT,
magram gadaudebeli saqmeebi londonisaken gvixmoben. Tumca devonSirSi isev male
davbrundebiT. xom ar dagaviwydebaT amisi Tqma?
- raki Tqven iTxovT.
- garwmunebT, sxva gamosavali ar aris.
imis mixedviT, rogor Seikra amis gagonebaze baronetma Subli, mivxvdi, rom
ganawyenda da Cveni gamgzavreba dezertirobad miiCnia.
- rodis apirebT gamgzavrebas? - civad ikiTxa ser
henrim.
- rogorc ki visauzmebT. cxenebiT gavemgzavrebiT kumb-tresimde. uotsoni Tavis
nivTebs datovebs windad, rom ukanve dabrundeba. uotson, baraTi miswereT
stepltons da mipatiJebaze uaris TqmisaTvis bodiSi mouxadeT.
- mec mindoda londons wamosvla, - Tqva baronetma. - ra unda vakeTo aq marto?
- Tqveni adgilsamyofeli da mamuli baskervil-holia. Tqven sityva momeciT
damemorCiloT saqmis damTavrebamde da, Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, baskervil-holSi unda
darCeT.
- kargi, davrCebi.
- kidev erTi Txovna. meripit-hausSi etliT gaemgzavreT. etli gaistumreT da
stepltonebs uTxariT, rom Sin fexiT dabrundebiT.
- fexiT, WaobebSi?
- diax, magram aki Tqven TviTon ara erTxel gamafrTxileT, rom ase ar
movqceuliyavi.
- axla ki sruliad damSviddiT da ise gaemgzavreT stepltonebTan. me moviTxov
amas imitom, rom Tqveni vaJkacobis imedi maqvs.
- kargi, ase moviqcevi.
- da Tu odnav mainc ramed giRirT sicocxle, ar gadauxvioT im bilikidan,
romelic meripit-hausidan baskervil-holamdea gatkepnili. miT umetes, rom es aris
umoklesi gza.
- yvelafers ise gavakeTeb, rogorc Tqven meubnebiT.
- ai, es kargia. Cven ki SevecdebiT sauzmis Semdeg maSinve gavemgzavroT, raTa
sadilobisas ukve londonSi viyoT.
moqmedebis aseTma programam Zalian gamaoca, Tumca maxsovda, rogor afrTxilebda
wina saRamos holmsi stepltons Tavis gamgzavrebaze. magram vin ifiqrebda, rom
igi CemTan erTad irCevda gamgzavrebas da isic iseT dros, romelsac TviTonve
sTvlida kritikul momentad! magram sxva ra gza mqonda, megobris neba-survils
usityvod unda davmorCilebodi. male davemSvidobeT kidec Sewuxebul baronets.
ori saaTis Semdeg etli ukanve gavagzavneT da kumb-tresis sadguris platformaze
gavediT. iq tanmorCili ymawvili gveloda.
- ras mibrZanebT, ser?
- kartrait, Cajeqi matarebelSi da londonSi gaemgzavre. rogorc ki Caxval, ser
henri baskervils Cemi saxeliT depeSa gamougzavne. moswere, xom ar upovia sadme
Cemi ubis wigni, romelic davkarge. Tu ipova, banderoliT beikerstritze
gamomigzavnos.
- mesmis, ser.
- axla ki sadguris kantoraSi ikiTxe, Cems saxelze xom araferia mosuli.
imwamsve ukan mobrunebul biWs xelSi depeSa eWira. holmsma waikiTxa Tu ara, me
gadmomca. teqsts Tvali gadavavle da Semdegi amovikiTxe:
`depeSa miviRe. movdivar dapatimrebis orderiT. viqnebi xuTsa da ormocze...
lestreidi~.
- es Cemi dilandeli depeSis pasuxia. lestreidi saukeTeso profesionali
maZebaria, SeiZleba misi daxmareba dagvWirdes. aba, uotson, dro gvaqvs, da swored
axla unda vestumroT Tqvens nacnob mandilosans, misis laura laionss.
holmsis mier Sedgenili Ziebis gegma CemTvis yovel wams ufro naTeli xdeboda.
albaT, baronetis saSualebiT daarwmunebs stepltons, rom Cven aq ar vimyofebiT,
namdvilad ki davbrundebiT ukan im droisaTvis, roca Cveni daxmareba yvelaze
ufro saWiro iqneba. Tu ser henri holmsisagan londonidan gamogzavnil depeSas
axsenebs, es xom sruliad gafantavs stepltonis ukanasknel eWvs da is iqneba, me
gonebis TvaliT ukve vWvretdi, rogor TandaTanobiT exveoda Cvens badeSi
kbilbasri qariylapia.
misis laura laionsi Tavis samuSao oTaxSi ijda. Serlok holmsma iseTi
pirdapirobiTa da ise gulRiad daiwyo laparaki, rom qals gaocebisagan Tvalebi
gaufarTovda.
- me ser Carlz baskervilis sikvdilis garemoebebs varkvev, - daiwyo Cemma
megobarma. - uotsonma gadmomca yvelaferi, rac amasTan dakavSirebiT mas
gaumxileT da isic, razedac dumili amjobineT.
- raze vamjobine dumili? - ikiTxa qalma.
- Tqven aRiareT, rom ser Carlzi saRamos aTi saaTisaTvis WiSkarTan daibareT.
rogorc vici, is mokvda swored im dros da imave adgilas. Tqven dafareT
kavSiri, rac am or faqts Soris arsebobs.
- maT Soris araviTari kavSiri ar arsebobs.
- aseT SemTxvevaSi es ori faqti erTmaneTs WeSmaritad gansacvifreblad daemTxva.
magram me vfiqrob, rom bolos da bolos am kavSirs davadgenT. me Tqven winaSe
sruliad gulaxdili viqnebi, misis laions... laparakia mkvlelobaze, xolo
sabuTebi ki am saqmeSi iseTi xasiaTisaa, rom SeiZleba ZiebaSi moxdes ara marto
Tqveni megobari stepltoni, aramed misi colic.
misis laionsi savarZlidan wamoiWra.
- coli!
- es ukve aRaravisTvis aRar aris saidumlo. qali, romelzec stepltoni
gaiZaxoda, Cemi da ariso, sinamdvileSi misi colia.
misis laionsi ise Cajda savarZelSi da iseTi ZaliT CasWida xelebi mis
saxelurebs, rom frCxilebi gadauTeTrda.
- misi coli! misi coli... magram is xom ucoloa!
Serlok holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa.
- damimtkiceT! damimtkiceT! Tu SeZlebT... - qalis TvalTa mZvinvare elvareba
yovelgvar sityvaze ukeT metyvelebda.
- damtkiceba ar gaWirdeba, - Tqva Serlok holmsma da jibidan raRac qaRaldebi
amoiRo. - ai, am col-qmris fotosuraTebi, iorkSi gadaRebuli am oTxiode wlis
winaT, ukana mxares warweraa: `m-r da m-s vandelerebi~. magram Tqven, ra Tqma
unda, amoicnobT stepltons da im qalsac, Tu odesme SexvedrixarT. Semdeg ixileT
es sami dokumenti, romlebic xelmowerilia im adamianebis mier, vinc Rirsni arian
yovelgvari ndobisa. es gaxlavT aRwera mister da misis vandelerebisa, romelTac
odesRac kerZo skola `sent-oliveti~ hqondaT. waikiTxeT da Tqven ueWvelad
mixvdebiT, rom es namdvilad TqvenTvis nacnobi adamianebi arian.
misis laionsma swrafad gadaavlo Tvali qaRaldebs da mzera Cvenze gadmoitana.
sasowarkveTilebam misi saxe uZrav niRbad aqcia.
- mister holms, - wamoiwyo misis laionsma, - am aramzadam sityva momca, colad
SegirTav, Tu qmars gaeyrebio. maSasadame, ar SeiZleba vendo mis arc erT sityvas?
maSasadame, yovelTvis matyuebda? risTvis? risTvis? me megona, CemTvis idageboda,
namdvilad ki, mxolod iaraRi vyofilvar mis xelSi. risTvis Sevunaxo saidumlo
imas, vinc ase tyuis? risTvis unda davafaro xeli? de, pasuxi agos Tavisi
borotmoqmedebisaTvis! mkiTxeT, rac gnebavT, aRarafers davfarav. ise ki ficiT
SemiZlia davadasturo, rom Cems werils Tu Cemi saukeTeso megobris ser Carlzis
daRupva SeeZlo, ver warmomedgina.
- yoveli Tqveni sityva mjera, qalbatono, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - albaT
Zalian gimZimT amaze laparaki. modiT, ase gavakeToT. me TviTon vilaparakeb, da
Tu raime arsebiTi SemeSalos, SemisworeT. werili mister stepltonis karnaxiT
daiwera, ara?
- swored ase gaxlavT.
- albaT geubnebodaT, ser Carlzi TviTon gaiRebs yvela xarjs, rac
dakavSirebuli iqneba ganqorwinebasTano?
- diax.
- Semdeg roca werili gaigzavna, dagarwmunaT, rom paemanze ar unda wasuliyaviT?
- miTxra, sakuTari Tavisadmi pativiscemis grZnoba sruliad damekargeba, Tu
procesisaTvis saWiro Tanxas sxva vinme gadaixdiso. ificeboda, mTeli Cemi
siRaribis miuxedavad, ukanasknel penis gadavixdi, oRond movspo is dabrkoleba,
rac Cven erTmaneTs gvaSorebso.
- saqcielSi etyoba, Zalian Tanmimdevruli adamiania! amrigad, sxva ambebisa Tqven
ara gecodinebaT ra da ser Carlzis sikvdili mxolod gazeTebidan SeityveT?
- diax.
- da stepltonma piroba CamogarTvaT, rom sityvas aravisTan dasZravdiT paemanze?
- diax. miTxra, ser Carlzis sikvdili uaRresad gaurkvevel garemoebaSi moxda, da
Tu werilis arsebobas gaigeben, Senze SeiZleba ieWvianono. SemaSina da mec dumili
varCie.
- mesmis. magram mcire eWvi xom mainc gqondaT?
misis laionsma Tvalebi daxara, etyoboda, pasuxis gacema uWirda.
- me kargad vicnobdi am adamians, - Tqva bolos. - magram rom ar movetyuebine,
ar gavcemdi.
- saerTod, kargad gadarCiT. - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - stepltoni Tqvens xelT
iyo, TviTonac mSvenivrad icoda es da mainc cocxali darCiT. ukanasknel TveebSi
Tqven SeiZleba ufskrulSi gadaCexiliyaviT. axla ki, misis laions, neba momeciT
yovelive kargi gisurvoT. magram Cven albaT kidev mogvixdeba Sexvedra.
- amrigad, saqmes nel-nela efineba Suqi, - Tqva holmsma, roca londonis
eqspresis Sesaxvedrad isev gamovediT sadguris platformaze. - male SevZleb
sruli TanmimdevrobiT aRvadgino borotmoqmedebis mTliani suraTi. vgoneb, es
iqneba Cveni drois yvelaze ufro sensaciuri borotmoqmedeba: kriminalistebi
albaT ityvian, rom raRac misi msgavsi ukve momxdaria da, ra Tqma unda,
gaixseneben 1866 w. ukrainaSi, grodnoSi momxdar mkvlelobas, anda Crdilo
karolinaSi andersonis mokvlasTan dakavSirebul faqtebs, magram axlandel Cvens
saqmeSi aris sruliad Taviseburi niSnebi. Cven jerac ver wavuyenebT pirdapir
damamtkicebel sabuTebs am veragsa da cbier eSmas. magram gaxsovdeT Cemi sityva,
uotson: im droisaTvis, roca dasaZineblad dawvebiT, yvelaferi garkveuli iqneba.
londonis eqspresi grialiT moadga sadguris platformas, da pirveli klasis
vagonidan baqanze gadmoxta buldogis msgavsi, patara jmuxi kaci, romelsac didis
ambiT mivesalmeT. im mokrZalebam, riTac lestreidi Cems megobars eqceoda,
CemTvis naTeli gaxada, rom es profesionali maZebari bevr rames mimxvdariyo im
droidan, rac holmsTan erTad muSaoba daiwyo. saucxood maxsovda, odesRac rogor
agdebulad ucqeroda lestreidi Cveni Teoretikosis deduqciur meTods, logikur
daskvnebs da msjelobebs.
- aba, ras itviT, didi saqmea? - ikiTxa lestreidma.
- aseTi ram karga xania ar momxdara, - Tqva holmsma.-ori saaTi Tavisufali dro
gvaqvs. modiT, visadiloT, Semdeg ki, lestreid, Cven gagimaspinZldebiT dartmuris
uwmindesi haeriT da dagexmarebiT, rom londonis nislisagan yeli gaisufTavoT. aq
arasodes ar yofilxarT? maSin didxans dagamaxsovrdebaT Tqveni pirveli gacnoba
am adgilebTan.
Tavi X|V
baskervilebis ZaRli
Serlok holmsis erT-erTi nakli - Tu SeiZleba amas nakli ewodos - is iyo,
rom igi arasodes aravis ar uziarebda Tavis gegmebs manam, vidre maTi
aRsrulebis Jami ar dahkravda. aseTi gulCaxveuloba aixsneboda, nawilobriv, am
kacis Zlieri bunebiT, brZaneblobis siyvaruliTa da surviliT ganecvifrebina
adamianebi, nawilobriv ki profesionaluri sifrTxiliT. ase iyo Tu ise, Serlok
holmsis xasiaTis es Tviseba bevr usiamovnebas ayenebda maT, vinc masTan
muSaobdnen, rogorc agentebi da TanaSemweebi. me TviTonac xSirad vuwvalebivar,
magram is, rac im bnelSi mogzaurobis dros gadamxda, yvela Cems winandel
tanjvas aRemateboda. mZime gamocda gveloda, mzad viyaviT gadamwyveti ieriSisa da
ukanaskneli dartymisaTvis, holmsi ki jiutad dumda, da me mxolod varaudiT
SemeZlo mis gegmebs Cavwvdomodi. Cemma nervulma daZabulobam ukidures sazRvars
miaRwia, roca uecrad saxeSi civi qari gveca. bnelSi mimovixede da gzis orsave
mxares gadaWimuli udaburi sivrce rom SevigrZeni, maSin mivxvdi, isev WaobebSi
viyaviT. cxenebis yoveli nabiji, borblebis yoveli gadatrialeba am movlenaTa
kvanZis gaxsnasTan gvaaxloebda.
kumb-tresiSi daqiravebuli meetlis TandaswrebiT ar SeiZleboda laparaki da
amitom mTeli Cveni mRelvarebis miuxedavad, mxolod raRac wvrilmanebze
vsaubrobdiT. Tavisuflad mxolod maSin amovisunTqe, roca gzis iqiT gamoCnda
frenklendis koteji, saidanac sul raRac ori-sami mili rCeboda baskervil-holsa
da im adgilamde, sadac tragediis ukanaskneli, Semajamebeli scena unda
gaTamaSebuliyo. mTavar SesasvlelTan ar gavCerebulvarT, ise gavediT urTxelis
xeivnis patara WiSkarTan, meetles angariSi gavusworeT. kumb-tresiSi davabruneT,
Cven ki meripit-hausis mimarTulebiT wavediT.
- iaraRi Tan gaqvT, lestreid?
tanmorCilma maZebarma gaiRima:
- raki Sarvali macvia, maSasadame, ukana jibec eqneba, is ki carieli ar iqneba.
- Zalian kargi! me da uotsonic mzada varT yvela moulodnelobisaTvis.
- rogorc vxedav, Zalian seriozuli ambavi unda iyos. mister holms? minda
vicode, Cven ors raRa mogveTxoveba am TamaSSi?
- mogeTxovebaT moTmineba. unda vicadoT.
- marTali giTxraT, arc ise mxiaruli adgilia! - mxrebi aiCeCa maZebarma da
borcvebis pirquS ferdobebsa da grimpenis WanWrobze gawolil nisls Tvali
gaayola. - ager, sadRac cecxli anTia.
- es meripit-hausia - Cveni mogzaurobis ukanaskneli mizani. axla gTxovT, rac
SeiZleba frTxilad iaroT da CurCuliT ilaparakoT, - gvirCia holmsma.
qurdulad mivabijebdiT im bilikze, romelic saxlisaken midioda, magram misgan
orasi iardis manZilze holmsi SeCerda.
- ufro iqiT wasvla aRar aris saWiro, - Tqva holmsma. - ai, es kaWrebi
mSvenivrad gagviweven safris magivrobas.
- aq davicdiT?
- diax, CavsafrdebiT. ai, aq dadeqiT, lestreid. uotson, Tqven xom namyofi xarT
mag saxlSi? oTaxebis ganlageba iciT? ai, es xlarTiani fanjara rom Cans - ra
aris?
- mgoni, samzareulo.
- momdevno, kargad ganaTebuli?
- es sasadiloa.
- fardebi aweulia. Cemze kargad iciT, rogor SeiZleba iq misvla. SeixedeT
fanjaraSi da naxeT ras akeTeben. oRond, RvTis gulisaTvis, wynarad! araferi
gaigonon.
fexis wverebze mivedi im qvis yoresTan, romelic stepltonis mwir baRs ertya
gars da mis Crdils gavyevi im adgilamde, saidanac fardagadaweul fanjaraSi
SeiZleboda Sexedva.
oTaxSi orni iyvnen - ser henri da stepltoni. saxe orTaves Cemken hqonda
moqceuli, erTimeoris gverdiT isxdnen mrgval magidasTan, romelzec yava da
Rvino idga, da sigarebs eweodnen. stepltoni gacxovelebiT laparakobda raRacaze,
magram baroneti ferwasuli ijda da uyuradRebod usmenda. etyoboda, mosvenebas ar
aZlevda is azri, rom male ukan unda dabrunebuliyo da sabediswero Waobebze
gaevlo.
uecrad stepltoni wamodga da oTaxidan gavida, ser henrim ki WiqaSi Rvino daasxa,
savarZelSi gadawva da sigara moqaCa. me garkveviT gavigone karis Wriali, Semdeg
ki bilikze dayrili xreSis xmauri. nabijis xma miaxlovdeboda. kedlis iqidan
davinaxe, rom naturalisti baRis kuTxeSi patara fardulTan SeCerda. kliteSi
gasaRebi aCxakunda da fardulidan raRac fusfusis xma momesma. stepltonma iq
sul ori wuTi dahyo, isev gadaatriala gasaRebi, gverdiT Camiara da saxlSi
Sevida. vnaxe, rom Tavis stumarTan dabrunda, frTxilad gamovbrundi
amxanagebisaken da yvelaferi vuambe.
- maS, qali maTTan ar aris? - ikiTxa holmsma, roca Txroba davasrule.
- ara.
- maS, sad unda iyos? samzareulosa da sasadilos garda xom yvela fanjara
Cabnelebulia?
- swored ar vici.
me ukve vTqvi, rom im saRamos grimpenis WanWrobze TeTri nisli iyo Camowolili,
nela moiwevda Cvens mxares, da dabal, magram sqel talRad gvertymoda irgvliv.
maRlidan daRvrili mTvaris Suqi am nisls aqcevda mocimcime yinulis velad,
romelzedac Savi pikebiviT aRmarTuliyvnen Soreuli granitis svetebis kenweroebi.
holmsi im mxares Sebrunda, saidanac nislis kedeli gviaxlovdeboda da
mouTmenlad abutbutda:
- SexedeT, uotson, nisli pirdapir Cvenken modis.
- es cudia?
- uaresi ra unda iyos! nisli erTaderTi ram aris, rasac SeuZlia Cemi gegma
CaSalos. magram ser henri iq ar daayovnebs. ukve aTi saaTia. axla yvelaferi Cveni warmatebac da misi sicocxlec ki - imazea damokidebuli, gamova Tu ara
saxlidan, vidre nisli bilikamde moaRwevdes.
ca ise iyo mokrialebuli, rom Rrublis nasaxic ar Canda. varskvlavebi civad
cimcimebdnen maRal tatnobze. mTvare Waobebs sust, mqrqal sxivebs afrqvevda...
pirdapir Cvens win bundovnad Canda wvetiani saxuravis konturebi, romelzec
sakvamle milebi yalyze Semdgari fafariviT amoCriliyvnen varskvlavebiT
moWedili cis fonze. qveda sarTulis fanjrebidan baRs da Waobs farTo
oqrosferi zolebi ecemoda. samzareulodan msaxurebi gamovidnen. axla lampa
mxolod sasadiloSi enTo, sadac orni - mkvlelobis ganzraxviT Sepyrobili
maspinZeli da stumari, romelsac arafris eWvi ara
hqonda - sigarebs
eweodnen da saubrobdnen.
TeTri safarveli, ramac TiTqmis mTeli Waobi dafara, saxls yovel wams
uaxlovdeboda. pirveli gamWvirvale qulebi ukve oqrosfrad ganaTebul
fanjarasTan dafarfatebdnen. baRis Soreuli kedeli sruliad CanTqmuliyo
bolqvebad daSvebul burusSi, romlis Tavzedac mxolod xeTa kenweroebi moCanda,
ai, moTeTro rgolebi gamoCnda saxlis orsav mxares da nel-nela mWidro rkalad
SeerTda. zeda sarTuli saxuravianad amocurda am rkalis zedapirze, rogorc
jadosnuri xomaldi molandebuli zRvis talRebze. holmsma gaSmagebiT dahkra
muSti qvaze, romlis ukanac videqiT, da moTminebadakargulma fexi daabakuna.
- Tu TxuTmet wuTSi ar gamoCnda, biliki nisliT daifareba, naxevari saaTis
Semdeg am sibneleSi sakuTar xelebsac veRar davinaxavT.
- cota ukan daviwioT, da iq maRlobze davdgeT.
- marTla, ase ajobebs.
rac ufro gviaxlovdeboda nisli, Cvenc ukan-ukan vixevdiT, vidre saxlidan
naxevar milze ar aRmovCndiT. erTiani mRvrie TeTri zRva, rasac zemodan
mTvaris naTeli efrqveoda, daJinebiT gvitevda.
- metismetad Sors wavediT, - Tqva holmsma. - es ukve saSiSia: SeiZleba, vidre
aqamde moaRwevs, daewion, rac iqneba, iqneba, aq SevCerdeT.
muxlebze daeSva da yuri miwas daado.
- madloba RmerTs, mgoni modis!
Waobis dumilSi swrafi nabijis xma gaisma. lodebTan daxrilni SevcqerodiT
uferul-vercxlisfer kedels, romelic Cvenken dinjad moiwevda... nabijis xma
axlovdeboda, da ai, nislidan, TiTqos farda gadaswiao, ise gamoCnda is, visac
velodiT. mowmendili varskvlaviani ca rom dainaxa, gaocebulma mimoixeda. Semdeg
swrafad ganagrZo gza, Cagviara da ferdobs Seuyva, iqve kaWrebTan rom iwyeboda.
gzadagza gamudmebiT ukan ixedeboda, etyoboda, zurgidan Tavdasxmisa eSinoda.
- Cu! - waiCurCula holmsma da Caxmaxi Seayena. - SexedeT! ZaRli!
moaxloebuli nislis Sig SuagulSi zomieri, aCqarebuli fexis xma gaisma. TeTri
kedeli Cvengan ukve ormocdaaT iardze iqneboda, da Cven samTavem iqiT mivapyariT
mzera, is ki ar vicodiT, ra urCxuli gamoCndeboda iqidan. holmsis gverdiT
videqi da uecrad Sevxede - fermkrTali da aRelvebuli Canda, mTvaris Suqze
Tvalebi cecxliviT uelavda. magram ai, Cemi megobris saxe moulodnelad
gardaiqmna... mzera ufro mkacri da dakvirvebuli gauxda, gaocebisagan piri gaaRo.
imave wams lestreidma Sehyvira da eldanakravi pirdaRma daeca. me welSi
gavimarTe da sanaxaobiT TiTqmis gaqvavebulma, akankalebuli xeli revolverisaken
waviRe. diax! es iyo uzarmazari, kupriviT Savi nagazi. magram aseTi ZaRli Cven,
mokvdavT, arasodes ar gvinaxavs. daRebuli xaxidan cecxls afrqvevda, Tvalebidan
naperwklebi scvioda, drunCsa da fafarze mocimcime cecxli uelavda. vera
suldgmulis veraviTari cecxlovani fantazia ver warmoidgenda ufro sazarel,
ufro zardamcem sanaxaobas, vidre es jojoxeTis qmnileba iyo, romelic nislidan
gamovarda da Cvenken gamoeSura.
urCxuli bilikze uzarmazari naxtomebiT mohqroda da Tan Cveni megobris kvals
ynosavda. gons mxolod maSin movediT, roca ukve gverdiT Cagviqrola. maSin me
da holmsma erTdroulad gavisroleT da gulgamgmiravma Rmuilma, rac amas mohyva,
dagvarwmuna, rom yovel SemTxvevaSi, erT-erTis tyvia mizans moxvda. magram ZaRli
ar SeCerebula da win srbolas ganagrZobda. Cven mTvaris Suqze davinaxeT,
rogor mobrunda ser
henri, rogor gadahkra mkvdris ferma, eldanakravma
rogor aswia xelebi da ase umweo mdgomareobaSi gaqvavda, Tanac Tvals ar
aSorebda urCxuls, romelic ukve eweoda.
magram tkivilisagan aRmuvlebulma ZaRlma Cveni SiSi TandaTan gafanta. rac
mowyvladia, mokvdavic aris! da Tu daWrilia, maS misi mokvlac SeiZleba. RmerTo!
rogor garboda im Rames holmsi! yovelTvis karg morbenlad viTvlebodi, magram
gamiswro iseTi manZiliT, ramdeniTac me gavuswari patara maZebar lestreids.
sirbiliT mivyvebodiT biliks da gvesmoda ser henris ganuwyveteli yvirili da
ZaRlis yru Rmuili. swored im wams mivuswari, roca mxeci Tavis msxverpls
mivarda, miwaze dasca da yelSi Cafrenas cdilobda. magram
holmsma zedized xuTi tyvia daaxala gverdSi. ZaRlma ukanaknelad daiRmuvla,
gaSmagebiT daaRrWiala kbilebi, zurgze daeca, oTxive fexi umweod gaasavsava da
mokvda. sirbilisagan aqoSinebuli, sazarel manaTobel drunCs revolveris luliT
Sevexe, magram aRar gamisrolia - bumberazi ZaRli mkvdari iyo.
ser henri ugrZnoblad iwva iqve, sadac ZaRli wamoewia. sayelo movglijeT da
holmsma beds madloba Seswira, darwmunebulma, rom daWrili araa da daxmarebam
droze miuswro. Semdeg ser henrim warbebi Searxia da TviTonac sustad Seirxa.
lestreidma kbilebs Soris patara boTlidan koniaki CaawveTa, erTi wamis Semdeg
wyvili SeSinebuli Tvali mogvaCerda.
- RmerTo Cemo! - waiCurCula baronetma. - ra iyo es? sadaa?
- ukve aRar aris, - Tqva holmsma. - moCvenebasTan, romelic sdevnida mTel
Tqvens gvars, erTxel da samudamod gasworebulia angariSi.
sazareli mxeci, romelic Cvens win egdo, WeSmaritad Tavisi zomiTa da ZaliT
yovel cocxal arsebas SeaSinebda. es arc wminda sisxlis meZebari iyo da arc
wminda sisxlis mastifi, aramed, etyoba, narevi - gamxdari, saSineli ZaRli,
axalgazrda Zu lomis sididisa. misi uzarmazair xaxa jer kidev anaTebda mocisfro
aliT. Rrmad Camjdari veluri Tvalebis garSemo cecxlovani rgolebi evleboda.
xeli Sevaxe am manaTobel Tavs, da roca movacile, SevniSne, rom Cemi xelic
anaTebda.
- fosfori, - vTqvi me.
- diax, da raRac gansakuTrebuli preparatia, - daadastura holmsma, cxviri axlos
miitana da daynosa. - suni ara aqvs, rom ZaRls geSi ar daekarga. mapatieT, ser
henri, rom aseTi sastiki gamocda mogiwyveT. me ZaRlis sanaxavad momzadebuli
viyavi, magram arafriT ar megona, rom aseT urCxuls vixilavdi. amasTan, nislmac
SegviSala, da jerovani Sexvedra ver movuwyveT.
- Tqven ixseniT Cemi sicocxle.
- jer ki safrTxeSi CavagdeT, aba, rogora xarT, SegiZliaT adgoma?
- erTi ylupi koniakic SemasviT, da maSin yvelaferi rigze iqneba. ase! axla
Tqveni daxmarebiT avdgebi. amis Semdeg raRas apirebT?
- jer aq dagtovebT, - dReisaTvis geyofaT is, rac ganicadeT! - Semdeg ki
romelime Cvengani saxlSi migacilebT.
baronetma scada adgoma, magram ver SeZlo. TeTri tilos feri edo da mTeli
taniT caxcaxebda, kaWarTan miviyvaneT, iq dajda da saxe xelebSi Cargo.
- axla ki wasvla mogvixdeba, - Tqva holmsma. - unda davasruloT dawyebuli
saqme. yoveli wuTi Zvirfasia. danaSaulis Sedgeniloba xelTa gvaqvs, rCeba
mxolod damnaSavis Sepyroba.
sanaZleos vdeb, saxlSi aRar iqneba, - ganagrZobda
holmsi, romelic swrafad
miabijebda CvenTan erTad bilikze. - revolveris xmas gaigonebda, imwamsve
mixvdeboda, rom TamaSi waago da saxlidan gaipareboda.
- ras ambobT! saxlidan karga manZiliT daSorebulni viyaviT, roca visroleT,
Tanac nisli ayruebs xmas.
- eWvi ar SegeparoT, rom ZaRlis kvalze stepltonic gamoiqceoda - gvamisaTvis
xom unda moecilebina! ara! Sin ukve veRar mivagnebT. magram yovel
SemTxvevisaTvis, yvela kuTxe unda gadavCxrikoT.
Sesasvleli kari yurTamde Ria dagvxvda, da roca saxlSi SevediT, mixrwnili
msaxuris gasaocrad, romelic derefanSi Semogvxvda, oTaxebis Tvalierebas movyeviT.
Suqi mxolod sasadiloSi enTo, magram holmsma iqidan lampa aiRo da ase lampiT
xelSi daiara saxlis yvela kunWuli. adamiani, romelsac veZebdiT, ukvalod
gamqraliyo. magram zeda sarTulze erT-erTi sawoli oTaxis kari mainc daketili
aRmoCnda.
- oTaxSi viRacaa! - SesZaxa lestreidma.
gaisma susti kvnesa da Sriali. holmsma fexi hkra klitis odnav zemoT, da kari
mTlianad gaiRo. revolverebmomarjvebulni Sig SeviWeriT.
magram Tavxedi aramzada, romelzedac vnadirobdiT, arc aq aRmoCnda. mis nacvlad
imdeni ucnauri da moulodneli suraTi vixileT, rom adgilze gavSeSdiT.
es oTaxi patara muzeums warmoadgenda. kedlebs minis yuTebis rigebi faravda.
yuTebSi inaxeboda peplebis koleqcia - am rTuli da borotmoqmedi adamianis
sayvareli pirmSo. SuaSi aRmarTuli iyo msxvili bijgi, romelic Weris dampal
Zelebs amagrebda. am bijgze zewrebiT mikruli iyo adamiani. zewrebi Tavidan
fexebamde ise hqonda Semoxveuli, rom pirvelad verc ki gaarCevdiT, vin iyo es qali Tu kaci. erTi zewari yelze hqonda Semoxveuli, meore saxis qveda nawils
ufaravda, ise rom Riad hqonda mxolod Tvalebi, romlebic munjurad raRacas
gvekiTxebodnen. sircxvili da elda Camdgariyo am TvalebSi. saxvevebi imwamsve
movxseniT, piridan, Cvari gamovuReT, da Cvens fexebTan misis stepltoni daeca.
Tavi mkerdze Camouvarda da mis kiserze wkeplis wiTeli nakvalevi davinaxe.
- aramzada! - Sehyvira holmsma. - lestreid, misis stepltoni skamze dasviT, sada
gaqvT koniaki? aseTi wameba guls visac gnebavT, imas SeuRonebs.
misis stepltonma Tvalebi gaaxila.
- gadarCa? - ikiTxa. - gaiqca?
- Cven is versaiT gagveqceva, qalbatono.
- ara, ara, qmarze ki ar gekiTxebiT. ser henri... gadarCa?
- diax.
- ZaRli?
- moklulia.
qalma Rrmad da SvebiT amoisunTqa.
- madloba RmerTs! madloba RmerTs! aramzada! naxeT, ra miyo! - orTave saxelo
daikapiwa, da Cven davinaxeT, rom xelebi mTlad dalurjebuli hqonda. - magram es
kidev araferi... es araferi! gamawama, Cemi suli im aramzadam Sebilwa. vidre Cems
gulSi imedi bJutavda da vfiqrobdi, vuyvarvar-meTqi, kidev yvelafers vitandi,
yvelafers - udier mopyrobasac, martoobasac, sicruiT aRsavse cxovrebasac... magram
Turme matyuebda. me iaraRi viyavi mis xelSi. - qalma veRar moiTmina da
aqviTinda.
- diax, qalbatono, Cven aRaraviTari safuZveli ara gvaqvs, rom sikeTe vusurvoT,
- Tqva holmsma. - maS, gagvandeT, sad unda veZioT. Tu Tqven misi Tanamzraxveli
iyaviT, isargebleT SemTxveviT, SeamsubuqeT Tqveni danaSauli da dagvexmareT.
- mas mxolod erT adgilas SeuZlia damalva, sxvagan Tavs versad Seafarebs, gvipasuxa qalma. - WanWrobis Sig SuagulSi aris erTi patara kunZuli, sadac
odesRac sabado yofila. iq hyavda damaluli Tavisi ZaRli, iqve hqonda
momzadebuli yvelaferi im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu gaqceva mouxdeboda.
holmsma fanjaras lampa mianaTa. nisli TeTr bambasaviT ekvroda minas.
- SexedeT, - Tqva. - amaRam veravin gava grimpenis WanWrobSi.
misis stepltonma gaicina, xeli xels Semohkra, da mis TvalebSi avma naperwkalma
ielva.
- iqiT ki ipovis gzas, magram aqeT veRar gamova! - SesZaxa man. gana aseT RameSi
vinme gaarCevs saniSneebs? Cven erTad CavsviT isini miwaSi, raTa WanWrobis biliki
dagveniSna. ax! ratom ver movisazre dRes maTi amoZroba! maSin Tqvens xelT
iqneboda!
aseT amindSi devnaze fiqric zedmeti iyo. meripit-hausis sruluflebian
mbrZaneblad davtoveT lestreidi, Cven ki ser henrisTan erTad baskervil-holSi
davbrundiT. stepltonebis istoriis dafarvas misgan azri aRar hqonda. roca
sayvarel qalze mTeli simarTle Seityo, ser henrim vaJkacurad gadaitana
yovelive.
magram baronetisaTvis Ramis mRelvarebam ukvalod ver Caiara. diliT igi
ugrZnoblad iwva xurvebisagan da Tavs eqimi mortimeri adga. SemdgomSi maT erTad
imogzaures qveynis garSemo. da mxolod amis Semdeg daubrunda ser henris is
mxiaruleba da sijansaRe, romliTac gamoirCeoda, vidre inglisSi Camovidoda da am
avbediT mamuls daepatroneboda.
axla ki Cemi ucnauri moTxroba swrafad uaxlovdeba dasasruls. roca vwerdi,
mindoda mkiTxvelsac gaeziarebina mTeli Cveni SiSi da bundovani varaudebi,
romlebic didxans abnelebdnen Cvens cxovrebas da aseTi tragediiT dasruldnen.
diliT nisli gaifanta da misis stepltonma migviyvana im adgilamde, sadac
WanWrobSi mimavali biliki iwyeboda. es qali iseTi xalisiTa da sixaruliT
migviZRoda qmris kvalze, rom mxolod maSin gaxda CvenTvis naTeli, ra saSineli
cxovreba hqonia. Cven mas torfis vizro zolTan davSordiT, naxevarkunZuliviT
rom iWreboda WanWrobSi. patara wknelebi, xan aq rom erWo miwaSi da xan iq.
saniSned mihyvebodnen daklaknil biliks, romelic gadioda kolboxidan
kolboxamde, beltidan beltamde, mwvane gubeebs Soris. es gubeebi gadauRobavdnen
gzas yvelas, vinc am adgilebs ar icnobda. Campali lelisa da SlamiT dafaruli
wyalmcenareebisagan WanWrobSi mZime anaorTqli idga. wamdauwum gvicdeboda fexi,
muxlamde veflobodiT Savwebovan liaSi, rac zedapirze rbil talRebad irweoda.
blanti wumpe fexs ekvroda da ise gviWerda, TiTqos viRacis marwuxiviT xeli
gveweoda amazrzen siRrmeSi. TvalSi mogvxvda mxolod erTaderTi sabuTi imisa,
rom pirvelni ar movdivarT am saxifaTo gziT. Waobis balaxiT dafarul beltze
raRac Savi sagani egdo.
holmsma iqiT gaiwia da welamde Caeflo
wumpeSi. Cven rom ara, Znelad Tu odesme ixilavda fexqveS magar miwas. xelSi
gacveTili waRa eWira. SigniT niSani vnaxeT: `meiersi. toronto~.
- aseTi napovnisaTvis Rirda talaxis abazanis miReba. ai, Cveni megobris
dakarguli waRa!
- aCqarebaSi stepltonis mier dakarguli?
- swored asea. ZaRls aynosa, roca ser henris kvalze uSvebda. mere gaiqca da
fexsacmeli WaobSi daagdo. axla, yovel SemTxvevaSi, viciT, rom am adgilamde
mSvidobiT moaRwia.
magram meti veRaraferi gavigeT, Tumca bevri ram SeiZleboda gvevarauda. bilikze
kvalis danaxva SeuZlebeli iyo - maSinve asworebda lia. imedi gvqonda, rom
ufro mSral adgilze vnaxavdiT, magram yvela cda uSedegod damTavrda. Tu miwa
simarTles ambobda, stepltons ver unda mieRwia kunZulamde, saiTac im CvenTvis
samaxsovro Rames miiCqaroda. es gulcivi, sastiki adamiani saukunod Caimarxa
grimpenis uZiro WanWrobis ayrolebul wiaRSi.
wumpiT garSemozRudul patara kunZulze, sadac Tavis saSinel Tanamonawiles
malavda, kidev vnaxeT stepltonisagan danatovebi kvali. uzarmazari owinari da
sanaxevrod RorRiT amovsebuli Rrmuli mowmobda, rom aq odesRac maRaro unda
yofiliyo. iqve idga madnismTxrelTa naxevrad daqceuli qoxmaxebi, saidanac
adamianebi, etyoba, Waobis Sxamianma oxSivarma gandevna. erT aseT qoxSi vipoveT
kedelze miWedebuli rgoli, jaWvi da uamravi gamoxruli Zvlebi. albaT aq
hyavda stepltons damaluli Tavisi ZaRli. nagavSi aRmovaCineT ZaRlis ConCxi,
romelsac mowiTalo bewviT dafaruli tyavis nagleji SerCenoda.
- RmerTo Cemo! - Sehyvira holmsma. - es xom spanielia! sabralo mortimeri
veRarasodes ver ixilavs Tavis sayvarel ZaRls. axla ki, vfiqrob, am kunZulma
ukve gagvimxila yvela Tavisi saidumlo. ZaRlis damalva advili iyo, magram aba,
scadeT misi gaCumeba! aqedan modioda es ymuilic, romlis gamgone adamianebs
dRisiTac ki eleTmeleTi mosdiodaT. aucilebel SemTxvevaSi stepltons SeeZlo
ZaRlis gadayvana fardulSi, saxlTan ufro axlos, magram aseTi riskis gaweva
SeiZleboda mxolod ukidures kritikul wuTSi im angariSiT, rom saqme male
moTavdeboda. xolo es pasta, kolofSi rom aris - swored is manaTobeli
Semadgenlobaa, rasac Tavis ZaRls usvamda. am azramde igi baskervilebis sazarel
ZaRlze arsebulma legendam miiyvana da ganizraxa ser Carlzs am gziT
gasworeboda. axla gasakviri ar aris, rom is ubeduri katorReli RrialiTa da
godebiT gaiqca zardacemuli, roca sibnelidan aseTi mxeci gamovarda. aseve moiqca
Cveni megobari ser henri da kargi dRe arc Cven dagvadgeboda, rom marjve
gasroliT ar mogvekla is urCxuli. stepltonma veragulad moifiqra yvelaferi!
ZaRli daexmara mas Tavisi msxverplis mokvlaSi, da me garwmunebT, uotson, rom
arc erTi aqauri fermeri ar isurvebda im urCxulis axlos gacnobas. aseT
arsebasTan erTi Sexvedrac sakmarisia. es ZaRli xom bevrma naxa WaobebSi! amaze
londonSiac miTqvams, uotson, da aqac vimeoreb: arasodes gvqonia saqme ufro
saSiS adamianTan, vidre stepltoni iyo, romelic axla mSvidad ganisvenebs iq, da xeliT gviCvena rux-mwvane WanWrobi, romelic Sors, torfis Waobebis damreci
ferdobebisaken iSleboda.
Tavi XV
warsulis Tvalis gadavleba
noembris miwuruli idga. erT civ, nislian saRamos me da holmsi mogugune
buxarTan visxediT mis kabinetSi beikerstritze. im tragediis Semdeg, riTac Cveni
devonSirSi gamgzavreba dasrulda, Cemma megobarma ori Zalian seriozuli saqme
gamoikvlia. pirveli saqmiT amxila polkovniki epvudi, romelic gareuli iyo
`patricis~ klubSi banqos magidis garSemo atexil aurzaurSi. meore saqmiT ki
savsebiT gaamarTla ubeduri madam monpensie, romelsac bralad sdebdnen Tavisi
geris, axalgazrda madmuazel kareris mkvlelobas. es kareri, rogor cnobilia,
naxevari wlis Semdeg gamoCnda niu-iorkSi da bednieradac gaTxovda. aseTi rTuli
da seriozuli saqmeebis warmatebiT gamokvlevis Semdeg holmsi saucxoo xasiaTze
iyo, mec amiT visargeble da baskervilebis saidumloebiT moculi istoriis
zogierTi wvrilmani vaTqmevine. moTminebiT vucdidi am xelsayrel dros. vicodi,
rom holmss ar uyvarda TavSi erTdroulad ramdenime saqmis Senaxva da rom misi
naTeli, logikurad moazrovne goneba warsulis mosagoneblad mimdinare samuSaos
ar mowydeboda.
swored im dReebSi londonSi imyofeboda ser henri da doqtori mortimeri. isini
Soreuli mogzaurobisaTvis emzadebodnen. eqimebma urCies baronets emogzaura da
Seryeuli nervuli sistema gaemagrebina. diliT gvinaxules kidec, ise rom, kargi
SemTxveva mqonda sityva saWiro Temaze Camomegdo.
- im kacis TvalTaxedviT, romelic Tavs stepltons uwodebda, movlenebi ise
viTardeboda, rom ukeTess ver inatrebdi, sruliad dalagebulad da
TanmimdevrobiT, - daiwyo holmsma. - magram Cven yovelive es uaRresad rTulad
gveCveneboda, radganac odnavi warmodgenac ara gvqonda imaze, Tu riT
xelmZRvanelobda igi Tavis moqmedebaSi da mxolod calkeuli faqtebi vicodiT. mas
Semdeg orjer mqonda saubari misis stepltonTan, da yvelaferi gairkva. vfiqrob,
axla gamocanebi aRar darCenila. am saqmeze Cemi SeniSvnebi SegiZliaT baraTsacavSi
aso `banze~ mosZebnoT.
- iqneb ambavTa msvleloba ubralod mexsierebiT aRadginoT?
- siamovnebiT, Tumca ara mgonia yvela wvrilmani gavixseno, roca yuradRebas
raime erT saganze SeaCereb, warsuli ambebi gonebidan qrebian. damcveli,
romelmac Tavisi xuTi TiTiviT icis morigi saqme da misTvis sasamarTloSi Tavs
Seaklavs, rom Tavisi gaitanos, oriode kviris Semdeg sruliad iviwyebs mas. mec
ase var: yoveli momdevno kvleva Slis gonebidan wina saqmes da madmuazel
karerma Tavisi pirovnebiT daCrdila Cems TavSi baskervil-holi. xval Cem winaSe
dadgeba albaT axali saqme, gamocana, romelic Tavis mxriv daCrdilavs momxiblav
frang qals da gaiZvera epvuds. magram me mainc Sevecdebi gadmogiSaloT mTeli es
istoria, xolo Tu raime damaviwydes, momagoneT.
axalma cnobebma savsebiT damarwmunes, rom sagvareulo portreti ar tyuoda da es
kaci namdvilad baskervilebis gvaridan iyo. is rojer baskervilis Svili aRmoCnda.
ser Carlzis umcrosi Zmisa, romelsac samxreT amerikaSi gaqceva mouxda. rojeri
iq daqorwinebula da darCenia Svili, romelic mamis gvars atarebda. es gaxldaT
TqvenTvis arcTu ucnobi stepltoni, romelic kostarikel mzeTunaxavze
daqorwinebula, SeurTavs vinme beris garsia, gauflangavs saxelmwifo Tanxebi,
gamoucvlia gvari da, vandelerad monaTluli, inglisSi gamoqceula. aq iorkSiris
aRmosavleT nawilSi skola gauxsnia. samoRvaweod es dargi imitom aurCevia, rom
gzaSi gamocdili da mcodne maswavlebeli freberi gaucvnia. misi ganswavluloba da
praqtika vandelers dromde kargad gamouyenebia. magram kompanioni WleqiT
daavadebuli yofila da male gardacvlila, ris Semdegac skolis saqme sul ukan
da ukan wasula. col-qmar vandelerebs kidev erTxel miuCneviaT saWirod gvaris
gamocvla da im droidan stepltonebad qceulan. gasula xani da stepltoni Tavisi
darCenili qonebiT, axali gegmebiTa da entomologiiT gatacebuli, samxreT
inglisSi dasaxlebula. me vikiTxe britaneTis muzeumSi da gamovarkvie, rom
vandeleri Tavis dargSi iTvleboda aRiarebul avtoritetad da misi saxeli erTerTi Rameuli pepelisaTvis miukuTvnebiaT, romelic jer kidev iorkSirSi aRuweria.
axla mivediT misi cxovrebis im momentamde, roca igi CvenTvis saintereso gaxda.
am kacma, etyoba, gaigo, rom mas SeuZlia, Tu or adamians sicocxles mouswrafebs,
didi mamulis patroni Seiqnes. devonSirSi rom miemgzavreboda, mis gegmebs albaT
jer kidev metad bundovani saxe hqondaT, magram boroti ganzraxva mwifdeboda SemTxveviTi xom ar aris, rom sakuTari coli Tavidanve dad gaasaRa! qalis maxed
gamoyeneba, rogoc Cans, winaswar ganWvrita, Tumca SeiZleba jer kidev naTlad ar
icoda, saqme rogor wauvidoda. misi mizani iyo mamulis xelSi Cagdeba, amis
gulisaTvis ar erideboda araviTar saSualebebs da yovelgvar risks eweoda.
amrigad, pirvel rigSi saWiro iyo baskervil-holTan rac SeiZleba axlos
dasaxleba, Semdeg ki megobruli urTierTobis damyareba ser Carlz baskervilsa
da sxva mezoblebTan.
baronetma TviTon uambo gadmocema ZaRlze da amrigad sakuTari xeliT gaiTxara
samare. stepltonma, me mas uwindeburad am saxeliT movixsenieb, icoda, rom ser
Carlz baskervili guliT avadmyofi iyo da Zlier mRelvarebas SeeZlo misi
mokvla. yvelaferi es gagonili eqneboda doqtor mortimerisagan. garda amisa,
icoda, rom ser Carlzi crumorwmune kacia da did mniSvnelobas aniWebs am bnel
legendas. gaqnilma gonebam maSinve ukarnaxa xerxi baronetis Tavidan moSorebisa,
ise rom TviTon uvneblad darCeniliyo.
moqmedebis gegma rom SeimuSava, stepltoni mis ganxorcielebas Seudga mTeli im
gawafulobiT, rac misi bunebisaTvis iyo damaxasiaTebeli. Cveulebrivi mkvleli
aseT SemTxvevaSi ubralod avi ZaRliT dakmayofildeboda. magram stepltons TavSi
mouvida genialuri azri - eqcia es ZaRli jojoxeTis mociqulad. igi gaemgzavra
londons da iq fulhemroudze, rosisa da menglsisagan iyida yvelaze ufro didi
avi ZaRli. Semdeg Camovida devonSirSi CrdiloeTis gziT da karga didi manZili
WaobebSi fexiT iara, raTa ZaRli Sin yvelasagan SeumCnevlad Caeyvana. peplebze
nadirobis sababiT mowyobili eqskursiebis dros ipova gza grimpenis WanWrobis
siRrmeSi, ufro saimedo adgilis povna ki ZaRlisaTvis SeuZlebeli iyo. iq daaba
jaWviT da daiwyo xelsayreli drois lodini.
magram aseTi SemTxveva didxans ar gamoCnda. ser Carlzs RamiT Tavisi mamulis
sazRvrebs gareT kaci ver gamoityuebda. stepltoni ara erTxel darajobda
moxucebuls ZaRlis TanxlebiT, magram amaod. WaobebSi am unayofo xetialis dros
stepltoni, ukeT misi Tanamonawile - ZaRli - TvalSi moxvda oriode adgilobriv
fermers, da legendam sazRapro ZaRlze miiRo axali dasabuTeba. maSin stepltonma
mTeli Tavisi imedebi daamyara colze, magram amjerad qalma xasiaTis
araCveulebrivi simtkice gamoiCina. misis stepltonma gadaWriT uari Tqva moxucis
mojadoebis cdaze, radgan icoda, rom amiT ser Carlzs daRupavda. saqmes ver
uSvela verc muqaram, verc - savalalod - cemam. qalma ar isurva qmris xrikebis
monawiled gaxdoma da stepltoni droebiT CixSi moeqca.
magram Cixidan gamosavali mainc ipova. ser Carlzi megobruli grZnobiT
ganimsWvala stepltonisadmi da igi Suamavlad miugzavna misis laura laionss.
stepltonma ucolo kacad gaasaRa Tavi da sruliad daipyro am ubeduri qalis
guli, daarwmuna, rom iTxovda, Tuki qmars gaeyreboda. uecrad aRmoCnda, rom
saWiroa dauyovnebliv moqmedebis dawyeba. vinaidan doqtor mortimeris daJinebiTi
rCeviT ser Carlzi londons wasasvlelad emzadeboda, razedac mosaCveneblad
stepltonic daTanxmda. stepltonma igrZno, rom wuTis dakargvac ar SeiZleboda,
Torem msxverpli xelidan gausxlteboda. da man aiZula misis laionsi miewera ser
CarlzisaTvis werili, romliTac moxucs evedreboda Sexvedroda londons
gamzavrebis win baskervil-holSi. Semdeg sapatio mizeziT TviTonve gadaafiqrebina
misis laionss paemanze misvla, da ai, didi xnis nanatri SemTxvevac mieca.
saRamos kumb-tresidan rom dabrunda, stepltonma moaswro gaqceva ZaRlis
mosayvanad, waacxo raRac jojoxeTuri nivTiereba da miiyvana im adgilze, sadac
unda misuliyo moxuci baskervili. patronis mier dageSili ZaRli Robeze gadaxta
da ubedur baronets daedevna. baroneti RrialiT gaiqca urTxelis xeivanSi.
warmodgenili maqvs, ra sanaxaoba iqneboda! garSemo bnela da am sibneleSi
mogdevs raRac saSineleba, romelic xaxidan cecxls afrqvevs da cecxlovan
Tvalebs abrialebs. baronets gulma ver gauZlo da xeivnis boloSi daeca. ZaRli
misdevda balaxis viwro zolze da amitomac gzaze araferi aCnda, adamianis
nakvalevis garda. roca ser Carlzi daeca, ZaRlma albaT iynosa, magram piric ar
axlo mkvdars da gaiqca. ai, es kvali SeniSna doqtorma mortimerma. stepltonma
dauZaxa Tavis ZaRls da saCqarod waiyvana ukanve, grimpenis WanWrobis siRrmeSi.
aseTia is Tavsatexi, ramac daabnia policia, SeaSfoTa yvela mezoblad mcxovrebi
da, bolos, gamosakvlevad Cvens xelSi moxvda.
ai, yvelaferi, rac Seexeba ser Carlz baskervilis sikvdils. Tqven gesmiT, ra
jojoxeTuri eSmakobiT moawyo yvelaferi am kacma! damnaSavis mxileba xom
SeuZlebeli iyo! Tanamonawile mxolod erTi hyavda, Tanac iseTi, rom ar gascemda.
xolo mTeli Canafiqris fantastikuri, warmoudgeneli xasiaTi mTlad abnevda
Ziebas. saqmeSi Careuli ori qali, misis stepltonica da misis laura laionsic,
eWviT Tu xvdebodnen, vin iyo namdvili mkvleli. misis stepltonma icoda, rom
misi qmari raRac xrikebs awyobs moxucis winaaRmdeg, icoda ZaRlis arsebobac. misis
laionss araviTari warmodgena ara hqonia arc erTze da arc meoreze, magram is
SeaZrwuna im ambavma, rom ser Carlzis sikvdili zustad daemTxva WiSkarTan mis
mier daniSnul paemans. es paemani CaiSala, da arc aravin ar icoda, stepltonis
garda. magram orive qali mTlianad borotmoqmedis zegavlenis qveS iyo moqceuli
da arafers ar amxeldnen. amrigad, amocanis pirveli naxevari warmatebiT iqna
Sesrulebuli, rCeboda meore - bevrad ufro rTuli.
advili SesaZlebelia, rom stepltons sulac araferi scodnoda imaze, rom
kanadaSi imyofeboda meore memkvidre. magram es male gaigo Tavisi nacnobis, eqim
mortimerisagan, romelmac ser henri baskervilis Camosvlis dRec ki Seatyobina.
pirvelad TavSi im azrmac gauelva, xom ar moxerxdeboda im kanadelTan angariSis
gasworeba TviT londonSi. stepltoni cols aRar endoboda, radgan axsovda, rom
Tavis maxeSi moxuc baskervilis gabmaze mtkice uari uTxra. qalis didi xniT
marto datovebac ar undoda - SeiZleboda masze sulac daekarga Zalaufleba.
rogor Semdeg gavarkvie, isini gaCerdnen otelSi `meksboro~, krevenstritze.
sxvaTa Soris, kartraiti aqac yofiliyo, `taimsis~ daWrili gverdis saZebrad.
stepltoni cols daketil nomerSi tovebda, TviTon ki yalb wvers ikeTebda da
eqim mortimers kvaldakval dasdevda beikerstritze, rkinigzis sadgurze, otel
`norTemberlendSi~. misis stepltons eWvi hqonda, qmari raRac gegmebs awyobso,
magram qals ise eSinoda Tavisi qmrisa - es SiSi Sedegi iyo misi sisastikisa, rom verc ki gabeda miewera ser henrisaTvis, safrTxe gemuqrebao. werili rom
stepltonis xelSi moxvedriliyo, vin iyo Tavdebi misi sicocxlisa? bolos da
bolos, rogor ukve viciT, eSmakobas mimarTa: amoWra saWiro sityvebi gazeTebidan
da misamarTi Secvlili xeliT daawera. werili mivida baronetamde da gamoadga
pirvel gafrTxilebad.
stepltons aucileblad unda eSova raime nivTi ser henris Cacmulobidan im
SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu dasWirdeboda, rom ZaRli mis kvalze mieSva. moqmedebda,
rogorc yovelTvis, swrafad da gabedulad, arc axla daayovna, da eWvi ar unda
Segveparos, rom otelis msaxurebma gaweuli samsaxurisaTvis uxvi gasamrjelo
miiRes. magram ai, ubedureba! - pirveli waRa Caucmeli aRmoCnda da, amrigad,
gamousadegari. stepltonma is daabruna da samagierod miiRo meore. am faqtidan
gavakeTe Zalian mniSvnelovani daskvna. aSkara gaxda, rom saqme gvaqvs namdvil
ZaRlTan, radganac mxolod amiT aixsneboda stepltonis cda, mieRo uTuod Zveli
fexsacmeli. rac ufro suleluri da uazro Cans raime detali, miT ufro meti
yuradRebis Rirsia. is garemoebebi, romlebic pirvelad mxolod arTuleben saqmes,
yvelaze ufro xSirad saqmis gasaRebad iqcevian xolme. saWiroa mxolod
Sesaferisad, ara diletanturad midgoma da garCeva.
meore dRes Cvenma megobrebma gvinaxules, xolo kebSi mjdari stepltoni maT
Soriaxlodan zveravda. bevri niSniT, da sxvaTa Soris imiTac, rom saxiT micnobda,
icoda Cemi misamarTic, misi kariera ar ganisazRvreboda mxolod baskervilebis
saqmiT, amaSi TiTqmis darwmunebuli var. ase, magaliTad, ukanasknel sam weliwadSi
dasavleTis sagrafoebSi moxda oTxi didi Zarcva, xolo damnaSaveTa povna ar
moxerxda. ukanasknel maTgans, romelic maisis TveSi moxda folkstaunkortSi,
sisxlis Rvrac ki mohyva. mZarcvelma revolveris gasroliT dasca ymawvili
mosamsaxure, romelic wamoewia. axla eWvic ar mepareba, rom stepltoni am gziT
gamoasworebda xolme Tavis wamxdar finansur mdgomareobas da ukve didi xania
saSiSi damnaSave iyo.
am kacis sazrianobasa da TavxedobaSi davrwmundiT im diliT, roca ase
moxerxebulad dagvisxlta xelidan da mere Tavi Serlok holmsad gaasaRa, radgan
mSvenivrad icoda, rom kebmens vipovnidi. Semdeg dartmurSi gaemgzavra da
baronetis Camosvlas daucada.
- moiTmineT! - Sevawyvetine holmss. - Tqven savsebiT sworad gadmoeciT saqmis
mTeli msvleloba, magram erTi muxli CemTvis mainc bundovania. ra iqna ZaRli,
roca misi patroni londons wavida?
- kiTxva friad arsebiTia, amiT TviTonac davinteresdi. stepltons, cxadia, hyavda
Tanamzraxveli, Tumca saeWvoa, rom yvela gegma misTvis gaendo - es imas niSnavs,
rom Tavisi Tavi mTlianad sxvis xelSi Caegdo. gaxsovT moxuci antoni, msaxuri,
meripit-hausSi rom vnaxeT? es berikaci ramdenime weli cxovrobda stepltonebis
saxlSi, jer kidev maSin, roca skola hqondaT, da ra Tqma unda, icoda, rom isini
da-Zma ki ara, col-qmari iyvnen. hoda, ai es antoni ukvalod gaqra, inglisSi ar
imyofeba. miaqcieT yuradReba imasac, rom saxeli antoni sakmaod iSviaTad gvxvdeba
CvenSi, espaneTsa da laTinur amerikaSi ki am saxels yovel nabijze gaigonebT.
moxuci inglisurad misis stepltonze cudad rodi laparakobda, magram masac
ucnauri aqcenti
hqonda. me TviTon vnaxe, rogor midioda grimpenis
WanWrobis siRrmeSi, bilikze, romelic stepltons daeniSna. amitom savsebiT
SesaZlebelia, rom patronis aryofnis dros ZaRls kvebavda moxuci antoni, Tumca,
SesaZlebelia, arc ki icoda, ra mizniT hyavdaT es ZaRli.
amrigad, stepltonebi dabrundnen devonSirSi, male iq Tqven da ser henri
CaxvediT. axla ramdenime sityvas vityvi Cems Tavze. albaT gaxsovT, rom roca
werils vaTvalierebdi, romelic ser henris gamougzavnes, davinteresdi, iyo Tu
ara masze WvirniSani. furceli TvalebTan mivitane da SevniSne, rom `TeTri
iasamnis~ sunamos suni udioda. arsebobs sunamos samocdacameti saxeoba, romelTa
erTimeorisagan garCeva gamocdil meZebars unda SeeZlos. sakuTari gamocdilebiT
davrwmundi, rom Ziebis warmateba xSirad amazea damokidebuli. Tu iasamnis suni
aqvs, maSasadame avtori qalia, xolo im droisaTvis stepltonebi ukve
mainteresebdnen. amrigad, me davrwmundi, rom ZaRli namdvilad arsebobs, da
devonSirSi Cems Camosvlamde ukve gamovicani, Tu vin iyo damnaSave.
saWiro iyo stepltonze Tvalyuris daWera. magram es rom TqvenTan erTad aSkarad
yofnis dros gamekeTebina, gafrTxildeboda. amitom momixda yvelas motyueba, maT
Soris Tqvenic. vTqvi, londonSi davrCebi-meTqi, sinamdvileSi ki Tqven gamogyeviT.
gaWirveba, rac gamoviare, sulac ar iyo ise saSiSi, rogorc gegonaT. saerTod,
aseTma wvrilmanebma arc unda SegviSalos xeli muSaobaSi, aseTia Cveni saqme.
arsebiTad, kumb-tresiSi vcxovrobdi, xolo qoxs WaobebSi maSin mivakiTxavdi, roca
saWiro xdeboda moqmedebis adgilTan axlos yofna. kartraiti devonSirSi Camovida
CemTan erTad, yvelgan dadioda, rogorc sofleli biWi, da didi samsaxuric
gamiwia. amas garda, mamaragebda saWmliTa da sufTa TeTreuliT, amave dros
Tvalyurs gadevnebdaT Tqven, roca TviTon stepltoniT viyavi garTuli. ase rom,
rogorc xedavT, yvela rgoli Cems xelT iyo.
Tqven ukve iciT, rom Tqveni angariSebi dauyovnebliv igzavneboda beikerstritidan
kumb-tresiSi. maTgan Zalian bevri ram gamoviyene. gansakuTrebiT is, romelSiac
stepltonebis biografiis erTaderTi swori epizodi macnobeT. amis Semdeg CemTvis
ukve advili gaxda orive pirovnebis vinaobis garkveva, da gavige kidevac, visTan
mqonda saqme. magram kvlevas arTulebda erTi meorexarisxovani, gverdiTi
garemoeba - katorRelis gaqceva da misi kavSiri berimorebTan. magram Tqven es
kvanZic gaxseniT, Tumca me imave daskvnamde Cemi sakuTari dakvirvebiT mivedi.
im droisaTvis, roca Tqven mipoveT qoxSi Waobebs Soris, danaSaulis suraTi
savsebiT naTeli iyo, magram am saqmis gamotana sasamarTloze, nafic msajulTa
winaSe, naadrevi iqneboda. TviT ser henris mokvlis amao cda, rac bedSavi
katorRelis sikvdiliT damTavrda, uSualo mamxilebel sabuTad ar gamodgeboda.
rCeboda erTaderTi gza: borotmoqmedis Sepyroba danaSaulis adgilze.
mosatyueblad ki ser henris gamoyeneba. baroneti marto unda wasuliyo, TiTqos
aravin icavda. asedac moviqeciT, da mZime nervuli Zrwolis fasad, rac Cvenma
megobarma gadaitana, ara marto davasruleT Zieba, aramed stepltoni daRupvamde
miviyvaneT. Tumca saqmis cudad warmarTvis gamo sayveduri davimsaxure, magram aba,
vis SeeZlo scodnoda winaswar, ra sazareli, zardamcemi sanaxaoba warmosdgeboda
Cven winaSe. vis SeeZlo gaeTvaliswinebina, rom RamiT nisli Camowveboda da ZaRli
pirdapir iqidan mogvvardeboda! mizans mZime gansacdelis fasad mivaRwieT, magram
orive - nervul sneulebaTa specialistic da eqimi mortimeric marwmunebs, rom
ser henri male gamokeTdebao. mogzauroba daexmareba Cvens megobars ara marto
Seryeuli nervebis gamagrebaSi, aramed gulis Wrilobis gamTelebaSic. sabralo xom
ase motyuvda misis stepltonSi, romelic gulwrfelad da Rrmad uyvarda! es
yvelaze metad awuxebs.
axla mosaTxrobi damrCa, Tu ra roli iTamaSa am qalma mTel samwuxaro
istoriaSi. ar meeWveba, rom stepltonma sruliad daumorCila is Tavis
zegavlenas. riT avxsnaT es? uyvarda is kaci, Tu eSinoda misi? Tu orTave erTad?
es grZnobebi xom savsebiT SeiZleba SeuTavsdnen erTimeores! yovel SemTxvevaSi,
stepltoni utyuarad moqmedebda. misis stepltoni daTanxmda, rom Tavi mis dad
gaesaRebina, magram mkvlelobaSi Tanamzraxvelobaze ki gadaWriT uTxra uari, qmari
iZulebuli gaxda darwmunebuliyo, rom misi Zalaufleba ganusazRvreli ar aris.
qali ara erTxel cdila gaefrTxilebina ser henri, saSiSroeba mogeliso, magram
amas ise akeTebda, rom qmars ar imetebda. stepltoni albaT ar iyo moklebuli
eWvianobis unars, da roca baronetma nazi grZnobebis gamomJRavneba daiwyo Tavisi
gulis rCeulisadmi, Tavi ver Seikava, Tumca, es mis gegmaSi ar Sedioda, aenTo da
gasca Tavisi bunebis mTeli sificxe, rasac aqamde gulmodgined faravda. amis
miuxedavad, igi ser henris aqezebda da arSiyobaSi xels aRar uSlida. stepltons
imedi hqonda, rom ser henri xSirad ivlida maTTan da adre Tu gvian klanWebSi
Cauvardeboda. magram gadamwyvet wuTSi colma gauwia winaaRmdegoba. gaqceuli
katorRelis daRupvis ambavi Seetyo da gaego, rom swored im saRamos, roca ser
henri hyavdaT dapatiJebuli, ZaRli WanWrobidan fardulSi gadaiyvanes. amas mohyva
mSfoTvare scena. misis stepltonma qmars borotmoqmedi uwoda da pirvelad
gaigona misgan, rom hyolia metoqe. winandeli erTguleba siZulviliT Seicvala.
stepltoni mixvda, rom coli gascemda da SeboWa, raTa ser henris daRupvaSi
xelis SemSleli Tavidan moecilebina. yvela misi varaudi emyareboda imas, rom
baronetis sikvdilis ambavs rom gaigebdnen, sagrafoSi gaixsenebdnen wyevlas, rac
baskervilebis gvars awva tvirTad. maSin isev miaRwevda colis morCilebas da
aiZulebda gaCumebuliyo. stepltoni aqac Secda. misi bedi gadawyvetili iyo Cveni
Carevis gareSec. qali, romlis ZarRvebSic espanuri sisxli sCqefs, Ralats ar
apatiebda...
ai yvelaferi, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson. xolo Tu gnebavT ufro dawvrilebiTi
angariSi am araCveulebriv saqmeze, momixdeba Cems CanawerebSi Caxedva. magram,
mgoni, arsebiTi araferi gamomitovebia.
- nuTu stepltons imedi hqonda, rom ser henric mokvdeboda am safrTxobelas
danaxvaze?
- ZaRli sruliad veluri iyo, amas garda, naxevrad mSieri hyavda. Tu ser henri
adgilzeve ar mokvdeboda, yovel SemTxvevaSi, saSineli sanaxaoba Zal-Rones
gamoaclida da winaaRmdegobas veRar gauwevda.
- diax, ra Tqma unda. kidev erTi kiTxva mrCeba. Tu stepltoni daamtkicebda Tavis
uflebas baskervilholis adgil-mamulze, rogorRa axsnida im
faqts, rom is, memkvidre, cxovrobda sxvisi gvariT, da isic ase axlo Tavisi
mamulidan? nuTu es ar aRZravda eWvs?
- am kiTxvaze pasuxis mocema gamiWirdeba - Tqven metad bevrs iTxovT Cemgan. Cemi
moqmedebis sfero - warsuli da awmyoa, xolo ras apirebs adamiani momavalSi,
amis axsnas ar vkisrulob. colis sityvebiT, misi qmari amaze xSirad fiqrobda.
xedavda sam gamosavals. pirveli: gamgzavrebuliyo samxreT amerikaSi, iq Tavisi
vinaoba daedgina britaneTis sakonsuloSi da iqidan memkvidreoba gamoeTxova,
inglisSi Camousvlelad. meore: yovelive es gaekeTebina londonSi, ise rom
pirvelad saxe Seecvala da veravis ecno. bolos, mesame: gaesaRebina memkvidred
gareSe piri. winaswar moemaragebina yvela saWiro dokumentiT, TavisTvis ki
uzrunveleyo Semosavlis garkveuli nawili. Cven vicnobT stepltons da SegviZlia
darwmunebuli viyoT, rom ama Tu im gamosavals is gamonaxavda.
axla ki, megobaro, mivapyroT yuradReba ufro sasiamovno sagnebs. ramdenime kviris
aseTi mZime saqmianoba uflebas gvaZlevs saRamo mxiarulad gavataroT. me loJis
bileTebi aviRe operaSi. mogismeniaT de-reckesaTvis `hugenotebSi~? hoda, geTayva,
keTili inebeT da naxevar saaTSi moemzadeT, rom SevZloT gzad marcinisTan
SevuxvioT da iq auCqareblad visadiloT.
alisferi kvali
Tavi |
Serlok holmsi
1878 wels londonis universitetis medicinis doqtoris xarisxi movipove da
samxedro eqimTa mosamzadebel kursebze Sevedi. kursebis damTavrebis Semdeg
norTumberlendis msrolelTa mexuTe polkSi umcros eqimad gamamweses. imxanad
polki indoeTSi idga, da vidre daniSnulebis adgilze mividodi, avRaneTis meore
omi atyda. kandaharamde mSvidobiT Cavedi, iq Cemi polki movnaxe da maSinve axali
movaleobis Sesrulebas Sevudeqi.
am omma mravals moutana pativi da mravali waswia win samsaxurSi. me ki mxolod
marcxi da ubedureba damatyda Tavs. maivandTan gamarTul sabediswero brZolisas
mxarSi daviWeri. tyviam Zvali damimsxvria da arteria damiziana. uTuod sastiki
fanatikosebis xelSi Cavvardebodi, Cemi Sikrikis erTguleba da simamace rom ara:
cxenis zurgze gadamawvina da Cvens poziciaze mimiyvana, saidanac mere peSevarSi
gamxiznes. Zlivs momirCa Wriloba, rom axla muclis tifi Semeyara da ramdenime
Tvis Semdeg sabolood gamosajansaReblad inglisSi gamagzavnes.
inglisSi arc naTesavebi myavda, arc vinme maxlobeli, magram qariviT Tavisufali
viyavi, an ufro sworad rom giTxraT, Tavisufali viyavi imdenad, ramdenadac amis
saSualebas dReSi TerTmeti Silingisa da eqvsi pensis Semosavali maZlevda.
ra unda meqna? londonSi davsaxldi da erT patara otelSi davbinavdi. Zalian
mouxerxeblad da uazrod vcxovrobdi. fuls imaze ufro Tavisuflad vxarjavdi,
vidre Cemi SeZlebis patrons Seefereboda. male davrwmundi, an sadme qalaqgareT
unda gadavsaxlebuliyavi, an mkveTrad Semecvala cxovrebis niri. me es ukanaskneli
vamjobine. gadavwyvite, mimetovebina oteli da sadme ufro iaffasiani bina
gamomenaxa.
im dRes, rodesac aseT daskvnamde mivedi, barSi videqi. viRacam mxarze xeli
damkra. movbrundi da Cemi Zveli megobari stemfordi davinaxe. orives gagvexarda
Sexvedra da maSinve sauzmeze mivipatiJe.
- ra mogsvliaT, uotson? - mkiTxa daufaravi gakvirvebiT. - lerwamze wvrili
xarT da wengoian kakalze ufro muqi.
mokled vuambe, Tavs ra xifaTic gadamxda.
- sawyali kaci! - Tqva. - axla ras apirebT?
- binas daveZeb da SeuZlebels vcdilob, cota iafad minda wesieri oTaxi
daviqiravo.
- ucnauria, - SeniSna Cemma Tanamgzavrma. - aseTi survili dRes ukve meored
mesmis.
- pirvelad visgan moismineT? - vkiTxe me.
- erTi ymawvilisagan, romelic qimiur laboratoriaSi muSaobs. dRes diliT
SemomCivla, veranairad ver mipovnia amxanagi, romelTan erTad viqiravebdi rigian
oTaxs, martoxelas ki qiris gadaxda gamiWirdebao.
- eSmakma dalaxvros! swored me var aseTi kaci.
stemfordma raRac ucnaurad gadmomxeda.
- Tqven ar icnobT Serlok holmss, - miTxra man, - SeiZleba ar mogewonoT da
verc SeeguoT masTan mudmivad erT WerqveS cxovrebas.
- rao, cudi znis kacia?
- o, sulac ar vambob, cudi znisaa-meTqi. cota ucnauri ideebi aqvs. mecnierebis
zogierTi dargis enTuziastia. magram es xels ar uSlis, rom sruliad wesieri
adamiani iyos.
- rogorc vatyob, studenti-medikosi iqneba, ara? - vkiTxe me.
- ara, warmodgenac ara maqvs, ra profesiis kaci dadgeba. Cinebulad erkveva
anatomiaSi da SesaniSnavi qimikosia, magram, ramdenadac vici, medicina arasodes
uswavlia. misi kvleva uaRresad eqscentrikuli xasiaTisaa, magram aqvs
araCveulebrivi codna, riTac Tavis profesorebs pirdapir aocebs.
- ar gikiTxavT, ra mizans isaxavs?
- ara, guls ase iolad aravis gadauSlis, Tumca bevri laparaki uyvars, roca
xasiaTzea xolme.
- siamovnebiT gavecnobodi, - vuTxari megobars. - Tu vinmesTan erTad cxovreba
momixdeba, iseTi kaci mirCevnia, romelsac simSvide da muSaoba uyvars. rogor
Sevxvde Tqvens megobars?
- albaT laboratoriaSi iqneba. Tu gindaT, sauzmis Semdeg SevuaroT.
hospitalisaken wavediT da gzadagza stemfordma kidev miambo zogierTi wvrilmani
im jentlmenze, visTan dasaxlebasac vvaraudobdi.
- Tu ver SeewyobiT, me nu damemdurebiT. Cemi azriT, holmsi metismetad
gatacebulia Tavisi kvleva-ZiebiT. am kacs SeuZlia Tavis megobars mcire doziT
alkoloidi miaRebinos, cudi ganzraxviT ki ara, ubralod, kvlevisaTvis, rom am
Sxamis zemoqmedebis Zala gaigos. darwmunebuli var, TviTonac uyoymanod miiRebs
Sxamis amdenive dozas. etyoba, zusti mecnierebiT metismetad gatacebulia.
- es Zalian kargia.
- diax, magram ukiduresobamde arafris miyvana ar varga. is ki prozeqturaSi
zogjer gvamebs joxiT scems kidec.
- gvamebs scemso?
- diax, rom daadginos, SeiZleba Tu ar sikvdilis Semdeg sisxlCaqcevis gamowveva.
es Cemi sakuTari TvalebiT vnaxe.
- Tqven ki ambobT, medikosi ar ariso.
- ara, medikosi araa. eSmakma uwyis, ra mizans isaxavs. magram ager movediT kidec.
TviTonve SeimuSaveT im kacze sakuTari azri.
viwro CixSi SevuxvieT, patara kari SevaReT da ho-spitlis SenobaSi aRmovCndiT.
dabali, TaRiani talani gaviareT da qimiur laboratoriaSi SevediT.
farTo, maRalWerian oTaxSi mxolod erTi kaci aRmoCnda. igi magidaze daxriliyo
da gatacebiT muSaobda.
- vipove! vipove! - ZaxiliT amcno Cems Tanamgzavrs da sinjariT xelSi
Semogvegeba. - vipove reaqtivi, romelic mxolod hemoglobinis SenaerTSi ileqeba.
oqros sabado rom aRmoeCina, albaT maSinac ar gaubrwyindeboda ase saxe.
- doqtori uotsoni, mister Serlok holmsi, - gagvacno erTmaneTi stemfordma.
- rogor brZandebiT? - mkiTxa holmsma da xeli ise Zlierad CamomarTva, rom
saxtad davrCi. - rogorc vxedav, avRaneTSi yofilxarT.
- es saidan gaigeT? - vkiTxe gaocebulma.
- ubralo dakvirvebis ambavia, - mipasuxa da TavisTvis Caicina. - axla
hemoglobinzea laparaki. albaT afasebT Cems aRmoCenas?
- mecnieruli TvalsazrisiT udavod sainteresoa, - vupasuxe me. - magram
praqtikulad...
- momiteveT! magram sasamarTlo medicinaSi am ukanaskneli wlebis manZilze es
yvelaze ufro praqtikuli aRmoCenaa, gana ar gesmiT, rom es aRmoCena sisxlis
laqebis amocnobis utyuar xerxs gvaZlevs? - am sityvebze paltos saxeloSi xeli
Camavlo da magidisaken ZaliT wamaTria.
- aviRoT axali sisxli, - miTxra man, TiTSi grZeli nemsi iCxvlita da pipetiT
wveTi sisxli amoiRo. - naxeT, am wveT sisxls me gavxsni litr wyalSi. rogorc
xedavT, narevi sufTa wyalsa hgavs. sisxlis procenti ar aRemateba erT
memilioneds da mainc eWvi ar mepareba, rom damaxasiaTebeli reaqciis miRebas
SevZlebT.
WurWelSi ramdenime TeTri kristali Caagdo, Semdeg ki gamWvirvale siTxis
ramdenime wveTi Caamata. WurWelSi mdgari wyali imwamsve muq-alisfrad SeiReba,
minis qilis Zirze ki yavisferi nawilakebi daileqa.
- ha! ha! - Sehyvira man da saTamaSoTi gaxarebuli ymawviliviT Semohkra taSi. amaze ras ityviT?
- es, rogorc etyoba, Zalian saintereso cda unda iyos, - SevniSne me.
- saucxoo! Cinebuli! gansazRvris Zveli meTodebi metismetad rTuli da
arasaimedo iyo. ase, magaliTad, sisxlis burTulebis mikroskopuli analizi
arafris maqnisi araa, Tu sisxli sruliad axali ar iqna. Cemi meTodi ki saimedoa,
imis miuxedavad, axalia sisxli Tu ara. es meTodi rom adre aRmoeCinaT, asobiT
damnaSave, dRes rom qveynad Tavisuflad datantalebs, didi xnis win warsdgeboda
marTlmsajulebis winaSe. sisxlis samarTlis saqmeebi mudam am wertilis garSemo
trialebda. roca adamians braldeboda ramdenime Tvis win Cadenili danaSauli,
ikvlevdnen mis TeTreuls, samosels, aRmoaCendnen muq laqebs da eqspertebis
winaSe ismeboda kiTxva: ra iyo es? sisxlis laqebi, Tu WuWyisa? iqneb Jangisa an
xilis? es kiTxva abnevda maT, radgan ar arsebobda gamokvlevis saimedo meTodi.
amieridan ki iarsebebs Serlok holmsis meTodi, da yvela siZnele gadalaxulia.
- mosaloci saqme mogikvaraxWinebiaT, - vuTxari me, aseTi enTuziazmiT
aRtacebulma.
- magondeba fon biSofis saqme, SarSan rom moxda frankfurtSi. biSofs, ra Tqma
unda, CamoaxrCobdnen, es meTodi rom aRmoCenili yofiliyo. axla mezonis saqme
bradfordSi, saxelganTqmuli miuleris, lefevrisa monpelieSi da samsonisa axal
orleanSi?! SemiZlia davasaxelo oci SemTxveva, sadac gamokvlevis am meTods
gadamwyveti mniSvneloba eqneboda.
- Tqven sisxlis samarTlis saqmeebis cocxali kalendari xarT, - SeniSna
stemfordma. - SegeZloT gazeTic gamogecaT aseTi saTauriT: `warsul wlebSi
momxdari sisxlis samarTlis axali ambebi~.
- es Zalian saintereso iqneboda, - Tqva holmsma da naCxvlet adgilze salbunis
patara naWeri daido. - didi sifrTxile mmarTebs, radgan aTasnair SxamTan maqvs
saqme.
Serlok holmsma am sityvebze xeli uneblieT win wamoswia da SevniSne, rom igi
erTianad aWrelebuli
hqonda salbunis aseTive naWrebiTa da
Zliermoqmedi mJaveebis laqebiT.
- Cven saqmeze movediT, - SeniSna stemfordma, samfexa skamze Camojda da fexiT
meore skami moaCoCa. - Cemi megobari binas daeZebs, da raki Tqvenc SemomCivleT,
amxanagi ver miSovniao, gadavwyvite uotsoni TqvenTvis Semexvedrebina.
Serlok holmss, etyoba, WkuaSi daujda CemTan erTad dasaxlebis idea.
- erTi patara bina momivida TvalSi beikerstritze. dawunebiT verafers
dauwunebT. imedi maqvs, magari Tambaqos sunis sawinaaRmdego araferi geqnebaT.
- me TviTon yovelTvis magar Tambaqos vewevi.
- hoda, Cinebulia. saqme qimiur nivTierebebTan maqvs da xSirad vawarmoeb cdebs.
es xom ar SegiSliT xels?
- sruliadac ara.
- sxva ra nakli maqvs? xandaxan vmunjdebi da mTeli dReebis ganmavlobaSi krints
ar vZrav xolme. aseT SemTxvevaSi ar ifiqroT, rom vibutebi. yuradRebas nu
momaqcevT, male Subli isev gamexsneba. Tqven ra cudi zne gWirT? vidre erTad
davsaxldebodeT, jobia vicodeT, ra gvWirs dasaZraxi.
am dakiTxvaze gamecina.
- me lekvi myavs da xmaurs ver vewyobi, nervebi maqvs moSlili. sruliad
uCveulo dros vdgebi xolme da uaRresad zarmaci var.
- violinos dakvras Tu miakuTvnebT xmaurTa kategorias? - mkiTxa moulodnelad
holmsma.
- es dakvrazea damokidebuli, - vupasuxe me. - violinos kargi dakvra RmerTebis ziaria, cudi dakvra...
- yvelaferi rigzea, - mxiarulad gaicina holmsma. - SegviZlia saqme
mogvarebulad CavTvaloT, Tu binac mogewonebaT.
- maS, wamovide da gavsinjo?
- SemoiareT xval, ase, Tormeti saaTisaTvis, erTad wavalT.
- Zalian kargi, zustad Tormetze, - vupasuxe da xeli CamovarTvi.
holmsi davtoveT da stemfordTan erTad Cems otels mivaSureT.
- sxvaTa Soris, - vkiTxe amxanags. - Zalian mainteresebs, saidan gaigo, rom
avRaneTidan Camovedi?
Cemma Tanamgzavrma ucnaurad gaiRima.
- swored es gaxlavT am kacis Tavisebureba. bevrma ukve scada imis gamocnoba, Tu
ranairad gebulobs aseT rameebs.
- es pirdapir saidumloebiT moculi ambavia. Zlier madlobeli var, rom
erTmaneTs SegvaxvedreT.
- daakvirdiT da SeiswavleT es saintereso kaci, - miTxra stemfordma
gamomSvidobebisas. - es ioli amocana rodia... sanaZleos davdeb, mas axla ukve
meti ecodineba Tqvenze, vidre Tqven masze Semdeg SeityobT. naxvamdis!
- naxvamdis! - vupasuxe mec da Cemi nacnobiT Zalze dainteresebulma otels
mivaSure.
Tavi ||
daskvnis gamotanis xelovneba
meore dRes erTmaneTs SevxvdiT da davaTvaliereT beikerstritze mdebare bina
#221-b. ori kargi sawoli oTaxi iyo da koxtad mowyobili farTo sastumro,
romelsac ori didi fanjara hqonda. imave saRamos gadavedi otelidan, meore dRes
ki Serlok holmsma gadmoitana Tavisi yuTebi da portpledebi.
holmsTan Sewyoba advili saqme aRmoCnda. xmauri ar uyvarda da wesier cxovrebas
eweoda. cxraze adre iSviaTad wveboda da sauzmobas Cems adgomamde aswrebda.
zogjer mTel dRes qimiur laboratoriaSi atarebda, xan prozeqturaSi dadioda,
xan ki saaTobiT daexeteboda qalaqSi da Tanac saseirnod londonis yvelaze
saeWvo ubnebs irCevda. roca Tavisi gunebis saqme Sexvdeboda, warmoudgeneli
gatacebiT Seudgeboda muSaobas, magram drogamoSvebiT guneba ecvleboda da maSin
mTeli dReebi iwva xolme sastumroSi divanze, dana pirs ar uxsnida da sityvas
majaganiT ver amoarTmevdi.
Cemi daintereseba holmsiT da cnobismoyvareoba im miznebiT, romelTac is
cxovrebaSi isaxavda, dRiTi dRe izrdeboda. igi Tavisi garegnobiTac iqcevda
yuradRebas. eqvsi futi simaRle hqonda da iseTi aRnagobisa iyo, rom ufro
maRali mogeCvenebodaT. cocxali, gamWriaxi Tvalebi da viwro qoriseburi cxviri
mis saxes sifxizlisa da Seupovrobis iers aZlevda. TvalSi gecemodaT misi win
wamowvdenili, kuTxovani, Zlieri nebisyofis adamianebisaTvis damaxasiaTebeli nikapi.
xelebi yovelTvis dalaqavebuli hqonda melniTa da yovelgvari qimiuri
nivTierebiT, magram miuxedavad amisa, araCveulebrivad faqizi Sexebis grZnoba
gaaCnda, rac ara erTxel SeminiSnavs, roca myife xelsawyoebze manipulaciebs
awarmoebda.
medicinas ar swavlobda. mgoni, arc erTi iseTi saswavlebeli ar hqonda
damTavrebuli, swavlulTa samyarosaken gzas rom gauxsnida. amis miuxedavad,
gansakuTrebuli gulmodginebiT awarmoebda Tavis kvleva-Ziebas, da, marTalia,
garkveul CarCoebSi, magram misi codna gansacvifreblad farTo da detaluri iyo.
ra Tqma unda, ase Seupovrad zusti cnobebis kvlevaze muSaobas aravin
gamoedevneba, Tu garkveuli mizani ara aqvs.
beikerstritze Cveni cxovrebis pirvel kviras aravis Semouvlia, da is iyo
gavifiqre, holmsic albaT CemsaviT martoxela, uTvistomo kacia-meTqi, rom male
davrwmundi, mas mravali nacnobi hyavda, da Tanac sul sxvadasxva wreebSi. erTi
patara fermkrTali kaci daiareboda, virTxasaviT saxe hqonda da Savi Tvalebi.
mister lestreidad gamacno. kviraSi orjer-samjer mainc naxulobda holmss.
erTxel diliT kargad Cacmuli qaliSvili movida, naxevari saaTi darCa, Tu meti
ara. imave dRes WaRara kaci gvestumra, sacodavi garegnoba hqonda da Zlier
aRelvebuli Canda. maSinve xnieri dedakaci mohyva. cota xnis Semdeg Cems
TanamobinadresTan sabaasod viRac moxuci jentlmeni movida, meore dRes ki rkinigzis daraji. roca mnaxvelebi modiodnen, Serlok holmsi Cveulebisamebr
mTxovda, sastumro damiTmeo, da mec Cems oTaxSi gavdiodi. aseTi uxerxulobisaTvis
yovelTvis bodiSs mixdida.
am oTaxs samuSao kabinetad viyeneb, sxva gza ara maqvs, es adamianebi ki Cemi
klientebi ariano, metyoda xolme.
SemeZlo pirdapir mekiTxa holmsisaTvis, ra muSaobas ewevi-meTqi, magram ver
gamebeda, ver Sevkadre, gulaxdiloba gamoeCina Cem winaSe. maSin jer kidev
meCveneboda, rom mas seriozuli safuZveli hqonda dumilisaTvis, magram Semdeg
TviTonve Camomigdo amaze sityva.
erTxel diliT, rogorc maxsovs, es iyo 4 marts, Cveulebrivze adre avdeqi da
Serlok holmss sauzmeze Sevuswari. davreke, yava moviTxove da magidaze
dagdebuli gazeTi aviRe. erT-erTi statia fanqriT iyo gaxazuli da, raRa Tqma
unda, Tvali gadavavle. cota ar iyos, ucnauri saTauri hqonda: `cxovrebis wigni~.
laparaki iyo imaze, Tu ra bevri ram SeiZleba gaigos kacma, Tu yuradRebiT
iqneba, zustad da sistematurad adevnebs Tvalyurs yvelafers, rac gzaze Sexvdeba.
gamaoca gamWriaxobisa da absurdulobis sakvirvelma narevma. msjeloba
Tanmimdevruli da damajerebeli iyo, magram daskvnebi metismetad farTo da
gazviadebuli meCvena. avtori irwmuneboda, SeiZleba adamianis idumalesi azrebis
gamocnoba misi saxis wamieri gamometyvelebiT, kunTis moZraobiT, ucabedi mzeriTo.
SeuZlebelia dakvirvebasa da analizis saqmeSi gamocdili adamianis motyueba. Cemi
daskvnebi da ganaCenni iseve Seumcdari iqneba, rogorc evklides gamoangariSebanio.
ucodinarTaTvis Cemi daskvnebi da dakvirvebaTa Sedegebi SesaZloa, miuwvdomeli
iyos da jadoqrobac ki damwamon, vidre ar Seityoben, Tu ra gziT mivedi aseT
daskvnamdeo.
`wveT wyalze dakvirvebiT, - naTqvami iyo statiaSi, - logikurad moazrovne
goneba iolad daaskvnis atlantis okeanisa da niagaris arsebobas, Tundac winaswar
araferi icodes erTis an meoris arsebobaze. mTeli sicocxle erTi didi jaWvia,
romlis bunebas iolad SevicnobT misi erTi rgolis mixedviT. msgavsad yvela sxva
xelovnebisa, daskvnebisa da analizis mecniereba SegviZlia aviTvisoT mxolod
xangrZlivi da Seupovari mecadineobis Sedegad, xolo cxovreba metismetad
xanmoklea, rom adamianma SesaZlebeli srulyofilebis Tundac sazRvars miaRwios.
amitom mkvlevarma ufro elementaruli problemidan unda daiwyos. de, iswavlos
pirveli SexedviTve adamianis warsulis, misi xelobis da profesiis gamocnoba. ra
bavSvuric ar unda gveCvenos aseTi varjiSi, igi aRrmavebs damkvirveblobas da
gvaswavlis, rogor unda SevxvdeT, ras unda mivaqcioT yuradReba. xelis TiTebis
frCxilebi, kostiumis saxeloebi, fexsacmeli, Sarvlis totebi, koJrebi Sua da
saCvenebel TiTebze, saxis gamometyveleba, perangis samajeebi Tu saxeloebi yvela es wvrilmani saSualebas gvaZlevs gamovicnoT adamianis profesia. TiTqmis
daujerebelia, rom romelsame SemTxvevaSi yvela aq CamoTvlili niSani, erTad
aRebuli, gamocdili mkvlevarisaTvis sakmarisi ar iyos~.
- ra warmoudgeneli abdaubdaa! - SevZaxe da gazeTi ganze visrole. - Cems
sicocxleSi ar wamikiTxavs aseTi sisulele!
- raze laparakobT? - mkiTxa Serlok holmsma.
- ai, am statiaze, - vupasuxe da Cais kovziT gazeTze mivuTiTe. - Tqvenc
wagikiTxavT, fanqriT daginiSnavT. ar uarvyof, saucxoodaa dawerili. magram TviTon
statia aRmaSfoTebelia da maRizianebs, etyoba, romeliRac usaqmuris Teoriaa,
Tavisi kabinetis myudroebaSi rom paradoqsebs Txzavs. yvelaferi es metismetad
Sorsaa cxovrebisagan. erTi menaxa avtori miwisqveSa gzis mesame klasis vagonSi,
mgzavrebs Soris Cakvexebuli da meTxova misTvis Tavisi Tanamgzavrebis profesiis
gamocnoba. sanaZleos davdeb, rom verafers gaxdeboda.
- waagebdiT mag sanaZleos, - mSvidad mipasuxa holmsma. - xolo rac Seexeba am
statias, Cemi dawerilia.
- Tqveni?
- diax. me maqvs dakvirvebisa da daskvnebis gamotanis midrekileba. aq gadmocemuli
Cemi Teoria, Tqven rom qimerad geCvenebaT, sinamdvileSi metismetad
cxovrebiseulia, imdenad cxovrebiseuli, rom misi wyalobiT maqvs mopovebuli puri
Cemi arsobisa.
- es ranairad?
- ras izamT, me Cemi xeloba maqvs. vfiqrob, mTel qveynierebaze erTaderTi
maZebar-konsultanti var. londonSi mravali saxelmwifo maZebaria da mravalic
kerZo. roca es batonebi saqmes Tavs ver moabamen, CemTan cxaddebian da mec swor
gzaze vayeneb xolme. yvela faqts momiyvebian da Cveulebriv, mec danaSaulobaTa
istoriis codnis safuZvelze vaxerxeb maT gamoyvanas Zneli mdgomareobidan.
arsebobs didi msgavseba danaSaulobaTa saxeobebs Soris, da Tu aTasobiT
danaSaulis wvrilmanebi iciT, raRa Tqma unda, aTas meerTeSi garkvevasac
moaxerxebT. lestreidi - cnobili maZebaria. amas winaT erTi TaRliTobis saqmeSi
Caflavda da me mTxova daxmareba.
- Tqveni sxva mnaxvelebi?
- maT Cveulebriv kerZo agentebi migzavnian. es is adamianebi arian, romelTac
ubedureba SeemTxvaT da Svelas iTxoven. me vusmen maTs monaTxrobs, TviTonac
mismenen da gaweuli samsaxurisaTvis honorars vRebulob.
- nuTu imis Tqma gindaT, rom oTaxidan gausvlelad SegiZliaT gaxsnaT kvanZi,
rasac ver xsnian is adamianebi, romelTa Tvalwinac xdeboda yvelaferi?
- sruliad marTali xarT. am saqmeSi kargad gawafuli gaxlavarT da cotaodeni
intuiciac maqvs. zogjer ufro rTuli saqmeebic mxvdeba. maSin cota jaxiric mixdeba
da piradad vecnobi saqmis viTarebas. iciT, saqmis gasacnobad da amocanis
gadasawyvetad specialuri codniT vsargeblob da es Zalian mSvelis muSaobaSi,
mimartivebs saqmes. am statiaSi gadmocemuli deduqciis meTodebi fasdaudebel
daxmarebas miweven praqtikul muSaobaSi. dakvirveba iqca Cems meore bunebad. ai,
Tqven gancvifrebuli darCiT, pirvelsave Sexvedrisas rom giTxariT, avRaneTidan
CamosulxarT-meTqi.
- es ambavi, ra Tqma unda, vinmesgan moismineT.
- Zalian cdebiT, magas rom ambobT. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom avRaneTidan
CamoxvediT. Cemi goneba xangrZlivi varjiSis wyalobiT ise swrafad muSaobs, rom
Sualeduri rgolebis Seucnoblad erTbaSad davaskveni: `ai, medicinis msaxuris tipi,
oRond mxedruli ieriT. aSkaraa: samxedro eqimia. axlaxan Camosula tropikebidan,
radgan metismetad Savgvremania, es ki misi kanis bunebrivi feri ar aris, radgan
majebze TeTria. didi gaWirveba da avadmyofoba gadautania, razedac misi gatanjuli
saxe metyvelebs. marcxena xeli dazianebuli aqvs, radgan arabunebrivad uWiravs.
sad gamoivlida ingliseli samxedro eqimi amden Wir-varams da sad daiWreboda?
ra Tqma unda, avRaneTSi~. mTelma am azrTa msvlelobam sekundi dro moiTxova, da
mec giTxariT, avRaneTidan CamosulxarT-meTqi. Tqven gagikvirdaT.
- yovelive es sakmaod ubralo ambavia, - vuTxari RimiliT. - Tqven maZebar
diupens magonebT, edgar alan pos gmirs. arafriT ar megona, rom aseTi adamianebi
sinamdvileSic arseboben.
Serlok holmsma Cibuxs moukida.
- Tqven, ra Tqma unda, fiqrobT, raki diupens SemadareT, amiT maameT, - SeniSna
dinjad. - ara, sulac ara var didi warmodgenisa Tqvens diupenze. Tumca, usaTuod
hqonda analizis erTgvari niWi, magram iseTi fenomenic ar yofila, rogoradac po
xatavs.
- gaborios Txzulebani Tu wagikiTxavT? - vkiTxe me. - lekoki Seefereba maZebris
ideals?
Serlok holmsma agdebulad Caicina.
- lekoki ubeduri doylapia iyo, - Tqva gabrazebiT. - mxolod erTi upiratesoba
hqonda - energia. es wigni pirdapir guls mirevs. misi amocana is iyo, rom ucnobi
patimari unda gamoecno. amas erT dRe-RameSi gavakeTebdi. lekoks ki eqvsi Tve
dasWirda. es wigni SeiZleba ma-Zebrebs gamoadgeT saxelmZRvanelod, saidanac
gaigeben, Tu ras unda moeridon.
`es ymawvili kaci metad Wkviania, - vTqvi CemTvis. - magram metismetad didi
warmodgena aqvs Tavis Tavze~.
- Cvens droSi aRar xdeba danaSauli da aRar arian damnaSaveni, - ganagrZobda
gabrazebuli holmsi. - aRar xdeba-meTqi iseTi danaSauli, romlis Ziebac iqneba
saWiro. Tu maincdamainc moxda, SeiZleba ise ioli gamosacnobi wvrilmani saZagloba
da siflide iyos, rom skotlend-iardis agentebic ki gaarTmeven Tavs.
maRizianebda misi zviadi kilo da umjobesad CavTvale saubris Tema Semecvala.
- sainteresoa, ra unda undodes im ucnobs? - vkiTxe da vuCvene samoqalaqo
samoselSi gamowyobili warmosadegi kaci, romelic quCis mopirdapire mxares
miuyveboda da saxlebis nomrebs aTvalierebda. mas xelSi didi lurji konverti
eWira.
- flotis gadamdgar serJantze ambobT? - mkiTxa
holmsma.
`mkvexara! - gavifiqre CemTvis. - icis, rom mis varauds ver Sevamowmeb~.
amis gafiqreba verc ki movaswari, rom kacma, romelzedac vlaparakobdiT, Cveni
saxlis nomeri waikiTxa da myisve quCa gadmoWra. maSinve zaris xmamaRali wkriali
mogvesma. amas mohyva xmadabali laparaki Semosasvlel karTan da mZime nabijis xma
kibeze.
- paketia mister Serlok holmsis saxelze, - Tqva Sikrikma da oTaxSi Semovida.
SemTxveva momeca holmsisaTvis niSni momego.
- neba miboZeT gkiTxoT, - vuTxari Semosuls Tavazianad, - ra saqmianobas
eweviT?
- Sikriki gaxlavarT, ser, - mipasuxa xrinwiani xmiT. - Cemi forma dasakerebladaa
Cabarebuli.
- adre ra saqmianobas eweodiT? - vkiTxe stumars da damcinavi TvalebiT Cems
Tanamobinadres gadavxede.
- serJanti gaxldiT, ser. samefo flotis fexosani, ser. pasuxi ar iqneba?
- aris, ser!
qusli quslze miartya, xeli qudis winafrasTan miido da gavida.
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saidumloebiT moculi ambavi
lauristongardenze
gamogitydebiT, rom holmsis Teoriis praqtikulma vargisianobam da sabuTiT
dadasturebam gamaoca. misken gavixede. werilis kiTxva is iyo daemTavrebina da
sivrceSi iyureboda. etyoboda, misi goneba sadRac Sors qroda.
- mainc ranairad mixvediT aseT daskvnamde? - vuTxari me.
- ra daskvnamde? - mkiTxa gajavrebulma.
- rom is kaci flotis gadamdgari serJantia?
- wvrilmanebisaTvis ara mcalia, - mipasuxa mkvaxed. Semdeg RimiliT daumata: mapatieT Cemi uxeSi saqcieli. Tqven fiqris Zafi gamiwyviteT, magram ara uSavs.
amrigad, Tqven marTla ver mixvdiT, rom is kaci flotis serJantia?
- vera.
- gamocnoba ise ar miWirs xolme, rogorc imis axsna, Tu rogor gamovicani. quCis
meore mxarezec ki SevniSne mis xelze didi lurji jvaris sviringi. es zRvis
Ruza unda yofiliyo. mxedruli mixra-moxra hqonda da qilvaSebic iseTi,
rogoric flotis wesdebiTaa gaTvaliswinebuli. esec Tqveni samxedro-sazRvao
floti. igrZnoboda sakuTari Rirsebis Segneba da brZaneblobis Cveva. saSualo
asakis darbaiseli, pativsacemi adamiania - yovelive aman mafiqrebina, rom is kaci
serJantia.
- sakvirvelia! - SevZaxe me.
- sruliad ubralo ambavia, - mipasuxa holmsma. - es aris vTqvi, damnaSaveni aRar
arian-meTqi. rogorc Cans, Sevcdi. SexedeT! - da Sikrikis motanili werili
gadmomigdo. - xmamaRla xom ver wamikiTxavT?
ai, werili, romelic holmss wavukiTxe:
`Zvirfaso mister Serlok holms! am Rames lauristongardenze, briqston-roudis
#3 saxlSi saSineli ambavi moxda. Cvenma policielma Semovlis dros, ase Ramis
or saaTze, erT mitovebul saxlSi Suqi SeniSna da raki saxli ukacuri iyo,
daeWvda, raRac urigo saqme unda xdebodeso. kari Ria daxvda da pirvelsave,
sruliad cariel oTaxSi kargad Cacmuli mamakacis gvams waawyda, romlis jibeSic
aRmoCnda sadarbazo baraTebi: `enoq j. dreberi, klivlendi, ohaio, aSS~. Zarcvis
kvali ar Cans. sikvdilis mizezic auxsnelia. oTaxSi aris sisxlis kvali, magram
gvamze Wriloba ara Cans. gaugebaria, ranairad moxvda adamiani cariel saxlSi.
Zalian ucnauri saqmea. Tu dRis Tormetamde romelsame dros mobrZandebiT,
miTiTebul misamarTze mnaxavT.
Tqveni erTguli tobias gregsoni~.
- gregsoni skotlendiardeli agentebidan yvelaze marjve da mosazrebuli kacia. SeniSna holmsma. - is da lestreidi sxvebs sjobian. orive mkvircxlia da
energiuli, magram banaluri, saSinlad banaluri. amas garda, kriWaSi udganan
erTmaneTs da ise qiSpoben, rogorc ori mSvenieri banovani. Zalian TavSesaqcevi
iqneba, Tu orive erT kvalze miuSves.
me gaocebuli viyavi misi simSvidiT, is ki laqlaqs ganagrZobda.
- wuTis dakargvac ar SeiZleba, - SevZaxe bolos. - gnebavT, Caval da kebs
davuZaxeb.
- jer ar vici, waval, Tu ara. warmoidgineT, rom es saqme gavxseni. sul erTia,
gregsoni, lestreidi da kompania mTel pativs TviTon miiweren, Tumca, wavideT da
vnaxoT. me Ziebas Cemeburad Cavatareb, yovel SemTxvevaSi, maTi seiriT mainc
Seviqcev Tavs. gavemgzavroT!
erTi wuTis Semdeg etlSi visxediT da briqstonroudisaken giJuri siCqariT
miveSurebodiT. Cemi Tanamgzavri karg gunebaze iyo da raze ar ybedobda.
kremonel meviolinoeebze, stradivariusisa da amatis violinoebis gansxvavebaze.
- rogorc vatyob, arc Tu ise bevrs fiqrobT saqmeze, romlis xelis mokidebac
ikisreT. - Sevawyvetine bolos holmss musikaluri laqlaqi.
- jer araviTari faqti ar viciT, - mipasuxa man. - uxeSi Secdomaa Teoriuli sjabaasi, rodesac araa monacemebi. aseT dros sworad azrovneba Wirs da danaSaulis
gaxsnac brkoldeba. - SeCerdi, meetlev, SeCerdi!
asi iardiT viyaviT daSorebuli saxlidan, magram
holmsi etlidan gadmovida da
gza fexiT ganvagrZeT.
lauristongardenze mdebare #3 saxli pirquSi da avbediTi ieriT gamoirCeoda. es
iyo erT-erTi im oTx saxlTagani, gzis Soriaxlo rom idga. am oTxi saxlidan
orSi Casaxlebuli iyvnen, oric ukacuri gaxldaT. yovel saxls quCis mxridan
patara baRi ekra, baRebSi galeuli buCqebi mimofantuliyo da maTze viwro gza
gadioda. yviTeli niadagi, etyoboda, Tixisa da xreSis narevisagan Sedgeboda. RamiT
wvimda da miwa Zalian sveli iyo. baRs garSemo evleboda sami futis simaRlis
aguris zRude, romelsac zemoT xis Robe gasdevda. Robeze warmosadegi konstebli
idga, cnobismoyvareTa jgufiT garSemortymuli, kiserwagrZelebulni da
TvalebdaWyetilni rom lamobdnen imis danaxvas, rac saxlSi xdeboda.
saqme ise mqonda warmodgenili, rom holmsi maSinve Sevardeboda saxlSi da
mondomebiT Seudgeboda saidumloebiT moculi SemTxvevis gamokvlevas. magram
Tqvenc ar momikvdeT! udardeli kacis ieriT mohyva qvafenilze bolTis cemas,
uazrod ixedeboda cisken, xan miwas dahyurebda da xan quCis miRma saxlebs
aTvalierebda. daTvalierebas rom morCa, nela gahyva gzas, ufro gzis gaswvriv
wavida balaxze da Tan miwas Tvals ar acilebda. orjer SeCerda da SevamCnie,
kmayofilebis wamoZaxilTan erTad gaeRima. svel TixnarSi aSkarad Canda nafexurebi,
magram policielebs ukve daetkepnaT gza da araviTari imedi ar mqonda, rom
holmsi raimes aRmoaCenda.
saxlis karebSi erTi maRali, fermkrTali, moyviTalo saxis kaci Semogvxvda, xelSi
ubis wignaki eWira. holmss mivarda da mxurvaled CamoarTva xeli.
- didi Tavazianobaa Tqveni mxriv, rom mobrZandiT, - uTxra man. - yvelaferi
xeluxleblad davtove.
- amas garda! - upasuxa Cemma megobarma da gaTelil gzaze miuTiTa. - kameCebis
jogic ver arev-darevda aqaurobas ase. magram, cxadia, Tqven ukve gaakeTeT Tqveni
daskvnebi, gregson, vidre amas CaidendiT?
- SigniTac Tavze sayrelad mqonda saqme, - banze augdo sityva maZebarma. - Cemi
kolega lestreidi aq imyofeba da imedi mqonda, rom am saqmes is moagvarebda.
holmsma Semomxeda da warbebi gesliani RimiliT azida.
- ori iseTi gamocdili kacis namuSevris Semdeg, rogoric Tqven da lestreidi
brZandebiT, - Tqva holmsma, - Zalian cota ram darCeboda gasakeTebeli.
gregsonma TviTkmayofilebiT moifSvnita xelebi.
- vfiqrob, ukve gavakeTeT yvelaferi, risi gakeTebac SeiZleboda, - Tqva man
dasasruls.
- aq kebiT xom ar mosulxarT?
- ara, ser.
- arc lestreidi?
- ara.
- maS, SevideT oTaxSi.
holmsi gregsonis TanxlebiT saxlSi Sevida. gregsonis saxeze ukiduresi gaoceba
aRbeWdiliyo.
patara mtvriani ficruli derefani samzareuloSi gadioda. derefans ori kari
hqonda. erT-erTi kari, aSkara iyo, am ukanaskneli kvireebis ganmavlobaSi aravis
gaeRo. meore kari gadioda samzareuloSi, sadac ucnauri ambavi moxda. holmsi
oTaxSi Sevida da mec ukan mivyevi.
didi, kvadratuli formis oTaxi kidev ufro mozrdili Canda imis gamo, rom Sig
aveji ar idga. kedlebze mdare da Wyetela Spaleri iyo gakruli, alag-alag
sinestes gamoeJona da laqebiT aeWrelebina TeTri qaRaldi. zogan kidev Spaleris
mTeli zolebi aglejili ekida, qveS moyviTalo baTqaSi Canda. karis pirdapir
Cinebuli buxari iyo, romelsac wina nawils TeTri xelovnuri marmarilos fila
umSvenebda. filis kideze cvilis wiTeli sanTlis namwvi iyo mikruli. mqrqali
Suqi aRwevda erTaderT WuWyian fanjaraSi da yvela sagans rux ferad buravda.
irgvliv yvelaferi mtvris sqeli feniT iyo dafaruli.
magram es me gvian SevniSne. pirvelsave wuTs Cemi yuradReba miipyro kuStma,
uZravma gvamma, iatakze rom egdo. es iyo ase ormocdasami-ormocdaoTxi wlis
mamakaci, saSualo tanisa, farTo mxarbeWiani, Savi xuWuWa Tma hqonda da ajagruli
patara wveri. sqeli maudis serTuki da Jileti ecva, Ria feris Sarvali,
TovliviT qaTqaTa samajeebi da sufTa sayelo mouCanda: kargad gawmendili, axali
cilindri mis gverdiT ido iatakze. xelebi gaSlili darCenoda, TiTebi
erTmaneTze midebuli, fexi fexze gadadebuli. gegonebodaT, sikvdilis win mis
gaqvavebul saxeze aRbeWdiliyo SiSis zari, da rogorc meCvena, iseTi siZulvili,
rogoric manamde arasodes ar SemeniSna adamianis saxeze. avbediTad mokrunCxuli
poza, dabali Subli, CaWyletili cxviri da win wamoSverili yba micvalebuls
maimuns amsgavsebda. jer arasodes ar momCvenebia sikvdili egzom zardamcemi saxiT,
rogorc aq, am bnel, WuWyian oTaxSi vnaxe, saidanac fanjrebi gadioda londonis
gareubnis erT-erT mTavar quCaze.
lestreidi, gamxdari da qrcvinis msgavsi maZebari, karebSi idga da ise mogvesalma.
Serlok holmsi gvams miuaxlovda, daiCoqa da daTvalierebas Seudga.
- darwmunebuli xarT, rom Wriloba ara aqvs? - ikiTxa man da maZebrebs sisxlis
laqebze miuTiTa.
- ueWvelad! - erTxmad miugo orTavem.
- maSin es sisxli meore pirisaa, albaT mkvlelisa, Tu es mkvleloba iyo.
holmsis wvrili TiTebi xan aq gaielvebda xan iq, Cqmetda, aWerda, xsnida,
ikvlevda, amave dros ki misi Tvalebi inarCunebda im ganurCevel gamometyvelebas,
rac adre SevniSne. bolos holmsma micvalebulis tuCebi daynosa da misi
fexsacmelis Zirebi gasinja.
- sruliad ar dagiZravT adgilidan? - hkiTxa moulodnelad man maZebrebs.
- gasinjvisas davZariT.
- axla SegiZliaT sacxedreSi gadaasvenoT. mets veRarafers gavigebT.
gregsons sakace gaemzadebina, mis brZanebaze oTxi mejinibe Semovida, gvami aswies
da gaitanes. gvams rom swevdnen, beWedi davarda da iatakze gagorda. lestreidma
beWeds xeli staca da daaSterda.
- aq qali yofila! - SesZaxa maZebarma. - es qalis niSnobis beWedia!
man beWedi xelisgulze daido. yvelani gars SemovexvieT lestreids. saeWvo ar
iyo, rom es priala oqros beWedi qals ekuTvnoda.
- es beWedi saqmes arTulebs, - Tqva gregsonma, - ambavi ki uamisodac sakmaod
daxlarTulia!
- Tqven ar fiqrobT, rom es, piriqiT, amartivebs saqmes? -SeniSna holmsma. - ra
naxeT jibeebSi?
- yvelaferi aqaa Tavmoyrili, - Tqva gregsonma, da holmsi winkarSi Seiyvana. oqros saaTi #97163, londonuri, beros firmisa; oqros Zewkvi, Zalian mZime da
msxvili; masonTa niSniani oqros beWedi; buldogisTaviani oqros qinZisTavi,
romelsac Tvalebi lalisa aqvs; tyavis safule sadarbazo baraTebiT `enoq d.
dreberi, klivlendi~, rac Seesabameba TeTreulis niSans e.d.d. didi qisa ar Cans,
magram jibeSi fuli aqvs - Svidi girvanqa da cameti Silingi; bokaCios
`dekameroni~ patara jibis formatiT gamocemuli, romlis satitulo furcelze
jozef stangersonis saxeli aweria; ori werili, erTi e.d.dreberis, meore ki jozef stangersonis saxelze.
- ra misamarTiT?
- ameriqan-eqsCeinj strendi, mokiTxvamde. orive werili hiionis saxomaldo
sazogadoebidanaa da liverpulidan mimavali xomaldebis reisTan aqvT kavSiri.
aSkaraa, es bedasli kaci niu-iorkSi dabrunebas apirebda.
- stangersonze cnobebi miiReT?
- es maSinve gavakeTe, ser, - uTxra gregsonma. - gancxadebebi davagzavne yvela
gazeTSi da erTi Cemi agentTagani gavuSvi ameriqan-eqsCeinjSi, magram jer ar
dabrunebula.
- klivlendSi gagzavneT depeSa?
- diax, dRes diliT.
- rogor gaaformeT Tqveni moTxovna?
- dawvrilebiT SevatyobineT saqmis garemoeba da SevuTvaleT, rom madlobeli
viqnebiT yovelgvari cnobisaTvis, ramac SeiZleba daxmareba gagviwios.
- xom ar giTxoviaT zogierTi wvrilmani raime iseT ambebze, rac am saqmeSi
gadamwyveti geCvenaT?
- vTxove stangersonze.
- sxva araferze? gana aq araferia iseTi, rac SeiZleba mTeli saqmis berketi
aRmoCndes? kidev xom ar apirebT depeSis gagzavnas?
- ukve moviTxove yvelaferi, risi moTxovnac saWirod mimaCnda, - Tqva gregsonma
nawyeni kiloTi.
Serlok holmsma gaicina da raRacis Tqma daapira, rom am dros oTaxSi darCenili
lestreidi winkarSi gamoCnda. kmayofili Canda da xelebs ifSvnetda.
- mister gregson, - mimarTa kolegas. - es aris aRmovaCine uaRresad
mniSvnelovani garemoeba, rac SeumCneveli darCeboda, rom kedlebis gulmodgine
kvleva ar Cametarebina.
patara kacunas Tvalebi ise ucimcimebda, rom egzaltacias Zlivs ikavebda.
- SemodiT aq! - Tqva da ukan Sevarda. - dadeqiT aq!
asanTi Ceqmaze gahkra, aanTo da kedelTan miitana.
- erTi SexedeT! adre vambobdi, alag-alag Spaleri kedels moscilebia-meTqi.
oTaxis am kuTxeSi Spaleris didi mozrdili nawili moglejili iyo da yviTeli
baTqaSis kvadrati Canda. cariel adgilze wiTeli, sisxlisferi asoebiT ewera
erTi sityva: `kfsru~.
- ras ityviT amaze? - SesZaxa maZebarma. - es oTaxis yvelaze bneli kuTxea da
fiqrad aravis mosvlia aq Semoxedva. mkvlelma es sityva Tavisi sisxliT dawera.
SexedeT, warweris qveS gubea. es, yovel SemTxvevaSi, aqarwylebs TviTmkvlelobis
varauds. ratom SearCia warwerisaTvis swored es kuTxe? mogaxsenebT, xedavT
sanTels buxarze? im dros es sanTeli anTebuli iyo da swored es kuTxe iyo
yvelaze ukeT ganaTebuli.
- ra mniSvneloba aqvs Tqvens aRmoCenas saqmisaTvis? - hkiTxa gabrazebulma
gregsonma.
- ra mniSvneloba aqvs? es gviCvenebs, rom damwers undoda gamoeyvana qalis
saxeli kfsrud, magram mkvlels weraSi xeli SeuSales. daimaxsovreT, roca am
saqmes Suqi moefineba, aRmoCndeba, rom masSi gareulia viRac qali, saxelad
raSeli. tyuilad iciniT, mister Serlok holms. Tqven Zalian gamWriaxi gonebis
patroni xarT, magram nu daiviwyebT, rom moxuci adamianebi iSviaTad cdebian.
- gTxovT mapatioT, - Tqva Serlok holmsma, romelmac Tavisi TavSeukavebeli
siciliT es patara kacuna wonasworobidan gamoiyvana. - Tqven, ra Tqma unda, aq
myofTa Soris pirvelma aRmoaCineT da sworad SeniSneT, rom warwera am
saidumloebiT moculi ambis meore monawilem gaakeTa. jer kidev ar mqonia dro
oTaxis Sesaswavlad, magram Tqveni nebarTviT am saqmes axla Sevudgebi.
holmsma jibidan amoiRo ruleti da gamadidebeli SuSa. am ori xelsawyoTi
SeiaraRebuli, uxmaurod dadioda oTaxSi. drodadro SeCerdeboda da daiCoqebda
xolme. erTxel pirqvec ki dawva iatakze. Tavisi saqmianobiT garTulma, mgoni,
kidevac daiviwya Cveni arseboba, - da ganuwyvetliv raRacas butbutebda. ociode
wuTi gagrZelda misi kvleva-Zieba, Tan zustad zomavda manZilebs nakvalevebs
Soris, romelTac me sul ver vamCnevdi. Tavisi ruletiT kedelze CemTvis
sruliad gaugebar gazomvebs axdenda. erTgan mtveri aiRo da konvertSi Cado.
bolos linzis SemweobiT Seamowma warwera kedelze, Semdeg linza da ruleti
jibeSi Seinaxa.
- amboben, rom genialoba Sromisa da garjis dauSreteli unaria, - SeniSna man
RimiliT.- es Zalian cudi gansazRvraa, magram sruliad gamosadegi kia
maZebrisaTvis.
gregsoni da lestreidi didi yuradRebiTa da erTgvari siZulviliT adevnebdnen
Tvalyurs moyvaruli maZebris manevrebs. aSkarad ar esmodaT is, rac axla CemTvis
naTeli xdeboda: ver amCnevdnen, rom Serlok
holmsis mTeli moqmedeba
mimarTuli iyo erTi garkveuli praqtikuli miznisaken.
- ra azrisa xarT mkvlelobis ambavze? - ikiTxa orTavem erTdroulad.
- Cemi mxriv Tavis amao daimedeba iqneba imis varaudi, rom SemiZlia raime
daxmareba gagiwioT, - SeniSna Cemma megobarma. - Tu macnobebT xolme, rogor
mimdinareobs Tqveni kvleva-Zieba, siamovnebiT dagexmarebiT, riTac SevZleb. jer ki
minda movelaparako im konstebls, romelmac gvami aRmoaCina. xom ver metyviT
imis saxelsa da misamarTs?
lestreidma Tavis ubis wignakSi Caixeda.
- jon rensi, - Tqva man. - axla Tavisufalia, scalia. SegiZliaT naxoT odleikortSi, kensington park-geitis #46 saxlSi.
holmsma misamarTi Caiwera.
- wavideT, uotson, - momibrunda. - movnaxoT. raRac minda giTxraT, gamogadgebaT,
- mimarTa maZebrebs. - Cadenilia mkvleloba, mkvleli mamakacia, eqvs futze
maRali, axalgazrda, Tavisi simaRlisaTvis metismetad patara fexebi aqvs. uxeSi
fexsacmeli acvia, farTo lanCebiani da triqinopolur sigarebs eweva. aq Tavisi
msxverplis TanxlebiT Camovida oTxborbliani kebiT, romelSiac Sebmuli iyo cxeni,
daWedili sami Zveli da erTi axali naliT. axali nali wina fexze aqvs... mgoni,
mkvleli loyebRaJRaJaa, marjvena xelis frCxilebi ki metismetad grZeli unda
hqondes.
lestreidma da gregsonma erTimeores gadaxedes da undoblad gaiRimes.
- Tu es kaci mokles, ranairad? - hkiTxa lestreidma.
- SxamiT, - mokled miugo Serlok holmsma da gasasvlelisaken gaemarTa. - erTic,
lestreid, - daumata man, karTan rom mivida. - `kfsru~ germanuli sityvaa da
niSnavs `SurisZiebas~. amitom metismetad bevr dros nu davkargavT vinme raSelis
mosaZebnad.
isariviT gesliani sityva rom warmoTqva, holmsi gareT gavida da gakvirvebisagan
pirdaRebuli maZebrebi ukacur saxlSi datova.
Tavi |V
ra gviambo jon rensma
dRis pirvel saaTze gamovediT lauristongardenis #3 saxlidan. Serlok holmsi
telegrafis uaxloes ganyofilebaSi Sevida da grZeli depeSa gagzavna. Semdeg kebi
daibara da ubrZana im misamarTiT wasvla, lestreidma rom mogvca.
- veraferi Seedreba pirad STabeWdilebas, - Tqva man. - me ukve maqvs sruli
warmodgena am saqmeze, magram ras davkargavT, Tu yvelafers gavigebT, risi
gagebac ki SeiZleba?
- Tqven maocebT, holms, - SevniSne me. - ra Tqma unda, Tqveni varaudisa Tqven
TviTon ara gjeraT, magram iseT saxes iRebT, viTom am wvrilmanebidan gamotanili
yvela daskvna srul WeSmaritebad migaCniaT.
- aq ar SeiZleba dakvirvebuli da fxizeli kacis gonebam mcdari daskvna
gamoitanos, - mipasuxa holmsma, - pirveli, rac me SevniSne Camosvlisas, es iyo
kebis borblebis ori kvali. guSindel Ramemde mTeli kvira ar yofila wvima.
maSasadame, es Rrma kvali kebs RamiT dautovebia. vnaxe agreTve nalebis kvali,
amasTan erTi ufro garkveulad Canda, saidanac aSkaraa, rom es erTi nali
danarCenebze axali yofila. ramdenadac kebi aq iyo wvimis dawyebamde da dilas
aRar gaxldaT, risi Tavdebicaa gregsoni, aqedan davaskveni, rom kebi aq yofila
RamiT, da maSasadame, mitovebul saxlSi mouyvania es ori subieqti.
- amis dadgena sakmaod iolia, - vuTxari me. - magram meore kacis simaRle
rogorRa daadgineT?
- ubralod, aTi SemTxvevidan cxraSi simaRlis gansazRvra xerxdeba nabijis
mixedviT. me gavzome im ymawvilis nabiji Tixnar gzaze da iatakis mtverSic... amas
garda, Sevamowme Cemi angariSi. roca adamiani kedelze wers, instinqturad wers
Tavisi Tvalebis simaRleze. warwera iatakidan daaxloebiT eqvsi futis simaRleze
iyo gakeTebuli.
- asaki?
- Tu mamakaci yovelgvari Zaldatanebis gareSe oTxnaxevarfutian nabijs dgams, arc
ZuZumwovari iqneba da arc berikaci. am zomisa iyo gube baRSi, momaval gzaze,
romelzec mkvlels gadaubijebia. Zvirfasi tyavis Ceqmebs tborisaTvis SemouvliaT,
farTolanCebian, uxeS fexsacmelebs ki zed gadaubijebiaT. kidev gaocebT rame?
- frCxilebi da triqinopoluri sigarebi?
- kedelze warwera gakeTebulia mamakacis sisxlSi amovlebuli saCvenebeli TiTiT,
Cemi lupiT gavarkvie, rom baTqaSi gaCxapnilia, rac ar moxdeboda, damwers
frCxilebi wakveTili rom hqonoda. iatakidan cotaodeni ferfli avxvete, muqi da
fantelis msgavsi. aseTi ferfli mxolod triqinopolur sigarebs aqvT.
specialurad maqvs Seswavlili es sigara da Sromac ki damiweria amaze. vamayob
imiT, rom ferflis mixedviT SemiZlia gavarkvio yovelgvari Tambaqos an sigaris
xarisxi.
- RaJRaJa saxe?
- aa! es ki ufro Tamami mtkiceba iyo, Tumca darwmunebuli var, rom ar
Sevmcdarvar.
- TavSi ise mereva yvelaferi, rom erTi garkveuli azri ver gamomitania, SevniSne me. rac mets vfiqrob, Cemi azriT, miT ufro meti idumalebiTaa moculi
es saqme. rogor moxvda es ori kaci - Tu marTla orni iyvnen - ukacur saxlSi?
ra mouvida kebmens, romelmac isini aqamde moiyvana? rogor aiZula erTma
adamianma meore, rom Sxami daelia? saidanaa sisxli? ra mizani amoqmedebda
mkvlels, Tu gaZarcvis ganzraxva ar hqonia? saidanaa qalis beWedi? da, upirveles
yovlisa, risTvis dasWirda mkvlels wasvlis win germanuli sityvis `kfsru~-s
dawera?
Cemma Tanamgzavrma Tavmomwoned gaiRima.
- Tqven Zalian marjved da zustad CamoTvaleT Seqmnili mdgomareobis siZneleni,
- miTxra man. - bevri ram jer kidev bundovania, Tumca mTavari faqtebis
sisworeSi eWvi ar mepareba. rac Seexeba sabralo lestreidis aRmoCenas, es
mxolod imisi cdaa, rom policia mcdar gzaze daeyenebinaT. ise aso a, rogorc
SeniSneT, goTursa hgavs. amasTan namdvili germaneli yovelTvis laTinuri
SriftiT wers. me sxva rames getyviT: Zvirfasi tyavisa da farTolanCiani
iaffasiani fexsacmlis patronebi kebiT erTad Camosulan, gzazedac erTad uvliaT,
mxardamxar, SeiZleba xelixelCakidebulTac. saxlSi rom Sesulan, win da ukan
erTad uvliaT, an ufro sworad rom vTqvaT, Zvirfasi tyavisCeqmebiani kaci erT
adgilze mdgara, farTolanCiani fexsacmlis patroni ki, etyoba, bolTas scemda. es
yvelaferi mtverze amovikiTxe, da isic wavikiTxe, rom mosiarule kaci sul ufro
Relavda, wiwmatdeboda. amaze metyvelebs misi nabijis sigrZe, romelic sul ufro
da ufro izrdeboda, etyoba, igi ganuwyvetliv laparakobda da gaSmagebamde misula,
maSin gaTamaSda tragediac. ukve yvelaferi giTxariT, rac vici. Cven kargi baza
gvaqvs Semdgomi muSaobisaTvis.
ase vsaubrobdiT, vidre kebi talaxian quCebsa da pirquS mosaxvevebSi miikvlevda
gzas. yvelaze ufro talaxian da pirquS adgilas kebmenma uecrad SeaCera etli.
- ai, odleikorti, - warmoTqva da gviCvena viwro gasasvleli aguris Senobebs
Soris. - aq dagelodebiT.
am viwro gasasvlels gavyeviT da ubadruki namceca saxlebiT garSemortymul
patara moedanze gavediT. CavuareT pirdaubaneli bavSvebis gunds, gavcdiT sarecxis
Tokebze gafenil Raribul TeTreuls da mivaRwieT #46 saxlamde, romlis
spilenZis firfitaze ewera rensis saxeli. konstebli loginSi iwva da Cven patara
sastumro oTaxSi dacda gvibrZanes.
maspinZeli maSinve gamovida. etyoboda, ukmayofilo iyo imiT, rom simSvide
davurRvieT.
- ganyofilebaSi ukve yovelive movaxsene, - gviTxra man.
holmsma jibidan oqros moneta amoiRo da SeaTamaSa.
- Cven gvindoda yovelive es Tqvengan mogvesmina, - uTxra man.
- siamovnebiT mogiyvebiT, rac vici, - miugo konsteblma da mzera oqros diskos
miapyro.
rensi divanze mokalaTda da warbebi Seikra, TiTqos Seecada Tavisi moTxrobidan
araferi gamoetovebina.
- Cemi morigeoba grZeldeba saRamos aTi saaTidan dilis eqvsamde, - daiwyo man. saRamos Semovlisas yvelaferi Tavis rigze iyo. Ramis pirvel saaTze gawvimda.
hari marSers Sevxvdi, erTad videqiT henrietastritze da vsaubrobdiT.
mogvianebiT, or saaTze, Tu cota ufro gvian, gadavwyvite, gamevlo da gamego,
yvelaferi wesrigSi Tu iyo briqstonroudze. gzad kaciSvili ar Semxvedria, Tumca
erTma Tu orma kebma Camiara. uceb, swored im saxlSi Suqi davinaxe. vicodi, rom
am or saxlSi lauristongardenze aravin cxovrobda. amitom Zalian SemaSina
cecxlma, fanjridan rom davinaxe, da gavifiqre, ubedureba xom araferi momxdarameTqi. roca karTan mivedi...
- Tqven SeCerdiT da ukanve waxvediT WiSkrisaken, - Seawyvetina Cemma megobarma. ratom moiqeciT ase?
- verafers vityvi, es ase iyo, ser, - miugo konsteblma. - Tumca verafriT
gamigia, saidan iciT es! karTan rom mivedi, iseTi siCume idga da iseTi Tavzari
dameca, rom gavifiqre, xom aravis davuZaxo-meTqi. hoda, ukan wavedi WiSkrisaken,
iqneb sadme marSeri vnaxo-meTqi, magram verc is vnaxe da verc sxva vinme.
- quCaSi aravin iyo?
- kacis WaWaneba ar Canda, ZaRlic ki arsad iyo. Semdeg guli gavimagre, saxlisaken
gamovbrundi da kari SevaRe. Sig siwynare sufevda da mec Sevedi oTaxSi, sadac
Suqi enTo. buxarze sanTeli cimcimebda - wiTeli cvilis sanTeli - da mis Suqze
me davinaxe...
- diax, yvelaferi vici, rac dainaxeT. Tqven ramdenjerme SemouareT oTaxs,
daiCoqeT gvamis win, mere gamoxvediT, samzareulos karis SeReba scadeT, Semdeg...
- sad imalebodiT? - Sehyvira rensma. - Tqven bevrad meti iciT, vidre unda
icodeT.
holmsma gaicina da magidaze Tavisi sadarbazo baraTi daagdo.
- nu daapirebT Cems dapatimrebas mkvlelobaSi eWvmitanis gamo, - uTxra man
konstebls. - me ZaRlebis xrovidan gaxlavarT da ara mgeli. ganagrZeT! Semdeg
ra gaakeTeT?
rensi isev dajda divanze.
- WiSkarTan davbrundi da davustvine. sastvenis xmaze movida marSeri da oric
sxva.
- quCaSi am dros aravin iyo?
- ho, SeiZleba iTqvas, rom aravin, Tu raimeSi gamosadeg adamianebs miviRebT
mxedvelobaSi.
- amiT ra gindaT TqvaT?
- bevri mTvrali minaxavs Cems cxovrebaSi, - Tqva rensma, - magram arasodes ar
minaxavs, rom adamiani ase galeSili yofiliyo. WiSkridan rom gamovbrundi, is kaci
zRudeze iyo miyrdnobili da xmaCaxleCili gah-yviroda raRac simReras. fexze
ver idga da Cven miT umetes ra daxmarebas gagviwevda!
- rogor gamoiyureboda? - hkiTxa Serlok holmsma.
- erTi gamtyvral-galeSili axmaxi kaci iyo. ase moucleli rom ar vyofiliyaviT,
ganyofilebaSi moxvdeboda.
- ranairi saxe hqonda, ra ecva, nuTu es ar SeginiSnavT? - mouTmenlad
Seawyvetina holmsma.
- rogor ara, SevniSne. me da marSerma xom xeliT SevakaveT. maRali iyo, saxe
uRaJRaJebda, mosasxamSi gaxldaT gaxveuli...
- sakmarisia! - SesZaxa holmsma. - saiT wavida?
- uimisodac gvyofnida saqme, - gabrazebiT miugo konsteblma, - Tavdebi var, Sin
mSvidobiT mividoda.
- ra ecva?
- yavisferi mosasxami.
- xelSi wkneli eWira?
- wkneli? ara.
- Cans, daaviwyda aReba, darCa wkneli, - Caibutbuta holmsma. - amis Semdeg ar
daginaxavT kebi? borblebis xma ar gagigoniaT?
- ara.
- inebeT es naxevari sovereni, - uTxra Cemma Tanamgzavrma da wamodga. - me
mgonia, rens, rom samsaxurSi verasodes win ver waiwevT. Tavi adamians saqmisaTvis
unda ebas, marto samkaulad ki ara. Tqven SegeZloT guSin RamiT serJantis niSani
dagekerebinaT. kaci, Tqven rom xelT gekavaT, swored is gaxlavT, romelsac
veZebT. amaze dava aRar Rirs. wavideT, eqimo.
wavediT ise, rom Cveni maspinZeli mainc sakmaod gunebawamxdari davtoveT.
- ra gamoTayvanebuli lenCia! - mwared Cailaparaka holmsma, Sin rom
miveSurebodiT, - aseTi Seudarebeli SemTxveva mieca, TviTon ki, doylapioba
gamoiCina da ver gamoiyena.
- araferi mesmis. marTalia, im kacis aRwera Seesabameba Tqvens warmodgenas dramis
meore monawileze. magram risTvis dasWirda imave saxlSi dabruneba? gana
damnaSaveebi ase iqcevian?
- beWedi! beWedi! gaigeT! beWdisaTvis dabrunda. Tu mkvlelis Sepyrobis sxva
RonisZieba ver gamoinaxa, es beWedi SegviZlia gamoviyenoT satyuarad. me daviWer
im vaJbatons, eqimo! SemiZlia naZlevi davdo, rom Sevipyrob. Tqveni madlobeli
unda viyo. Tqven rom ara, ar wavidodi da xelidan gavuSvebdi am friad
saintereso devnas, rogoric ki Cems praqtikaSi Semxvedria, alisferi kvalis
miyolasa da devnas. mkvlelis kvali alisferi Zafivic gasdevs cxovrebis
daxlarTul qsels, da Cveni valia mivyveT am Zafs, aRmovaCinoT igi da
gamovamJRavnoT Zafis uwvrilesi nawilakebi. axla ki visauzmoT da mere norman
nerudis mosasmenad koncertze waval.
Tavi V
Cvens gancxadebas stumari gamoexmaura
holmsi Zalian gvian dabrunda. amden dros koncerti ver waarTmevda. roca
dabrunda, sadili ukve magidaze dauxvda.
- ra mogsvliaT? - momibrunda me. - cudi gamometyveleba gaqvT. briqstounroudis
ambavma xom ar SegawuxaT?
- gamogitydebiT, da swored asea.
- mesmis. es saqme saidumloebiTaa moculi, saidumloeba ki gvaRelvebs. naxeT
saRamos gazeTebi?
- ara.
- sakmaod vrcladaa aRwerili momxdari ambavi. magram qalis niSnobis beWedze
araferia naTqvami. Zalian kargi, rom naxsenebic araa.
- riTaa kargi?
- naxeT gancxadeba? - mkiTxa holmsma. - me gavagzavnine gancxadebis es teqsti
yvela redaqciaSi maSinve, rogorc ki lauristongardenis saxlidan davbrundiT.
gazeTi gadmomca da wavikiTxe pirveli gancxadeba im svetSi, romlis saTauri iyo:
`napovnia~.
`briqstonroudis raionSi, uaitgartis traqtirsa da holandgrovs Soris gamaval
gzaze napovnia saqorwino oqros beWedi. mimarTeT doqtor uotsons 221-b,
beikerstriti, saRamos rvidan cxra saaTamde~.
- mapatieT, rom Tqveni saxeliT visargeble, - miTxra
holmsma. Cemi saxeli rom momeTavsebina, romelime skotlendiardeli Steri Seecdeboda am
saqmeSi Carevas.
- sawinaaRmdego araferi maqvs, magram davuSvaT, rom vinme movida. me xom beWedi
ara maqvs!
- o, beWedi gaqvT, - miTxra holmsma da beWedi gadmomca. - saucxood gamodgeba.
TiTqmis zusti aslia.
- Tqveni azriT, vin gamoexmaureba am gancxadebas?
- yavisfermosasxamiani kaci, Cveni loyebRaJRaJa megobari, blagvcxviriani Ceqmebis
patroni. Tu TviTon ar mova, Tavis Tanamzraxvels gamogzavnis.
- mere aseT saqciels saxifaTod ar miiCnevs?
- sruliadac ara. Tu saqmis Sinaarsi sworad gavige, da safuZveli maqvs, ase
vifiqro, maSin is kaci yvelafers sasworze dadebs, oRond beWedi daibrunos. Cemi
varaudiT beWedi maSin dauvarda, rodesac dreberis gvamze daixara. xolo misi
dakargva maSinRa SeamCnia, roca saxlidan gamovida. imwamsve ukan gaeSura, magram
SeefeTa policielebs, romlebic anTebuli sanTliT sakuTar kvalze TviTonve
daayena. eWvi rom Tavidan aecilebina, simTvrale moigona. Tqveni Tavi
warmoidgineT mis mdgomareobaSi. mogvianebiT yvelaferi rom gansaja, rac moxda,
SesaZlebelia, im azramde mivida, rom beWedi sadme gzaSi dakarga, mas Semdeg, rac
saxlidan gamovida. ras izams aseT SemTxvevaSi? mouTmenlad daelodeba saRamos
gazeTebs im imediT, rom dakargul beWeds ipovis. am gancxadebas waikiTxavs da
aRtacebuli darCeba. ratom unda SeeSindes xafangis? araviTari safuZveli ara aqvs
ifiqros, rom napovni beWedi SeiZleba vinmem mkvlelobas daukavSiros. erTi saaTis
Semdeg Tqven mas naxavT.
- maSin? - vkiTxe me.
- o, me momandeT masTan angariSsworeba. iaraRi gaqvT?
- Cemi revolveri maqvs da ramdenime vazna.
- kargs izamdiT, Tu gawmenddiT da sasrolad moamzadebdiT. igi Tavze
xelaRebuli kacia, da Tumca Tavs moulodnelad davesxmi, magram sifrTxiles Tavi
ar stkiva.
Cems oTaxSi gavedi da holmsis rCevas mivyevi. ukan rom davbrundi, magida
aulagebeli damxvda. holmsi Tavis sayvarel violinos ukravda.
- kvanZi Seikra, - Tqva man. - es-esaa amerikaSi gagzavnil depeSaze pasuxi miviRe,
Cemi Tvalsazrisi marTldeba.
- saxeldobr?
- revolveri jibeSi CaideT, roca is vaJbatoni gamocxaddeba, sruliad
Zaldautanebeli kiloTi elaparakeT. danarCeni Cemze iyos. metismetad Cacivebuli
mzeriT ar SeaSinoT.
- ukve rva saaTia, - vTqvi da saaTi vuCvene.
- diax. albaT ramdensame wuTSi aq gaCndeba. odnav gamoaReT kari. kmara. gasaRebi
Signidan CatoveT. gmadlobT! mgoni, modis.
am dros gaisma zaris wkriali. Serlok holmsi adga da Tavisi savarZeli karTan
miswia. gavigoneT vestibiulisaken mimavali mosamsaxure qalis nabijis xma, mere
gare karis urdulma xmamaRla gaiCxakuna.
- aq cxovrobs doqtori uotsoni? - ikiTxa mkafio, magram sakmaod uxeSma xmam.
mosamsaxuris xma ar gagvigonia, magram gavigoneT, rogor gaiWriala karma
SemosasvlelSi. viRac kibeze amodioda. uTanabro, gaubedavi nabijis xma iyo, ucnobi
fexebs moaflatunebda. Cems megobars saxeze gaocebis Crdilma gadauqrola.
nabijebis xma derefanSi axlovdeboda, bolos karze sustad daakakunes.
- SemobrZandiT! - daviZaxe me.
mrisxane mamakacs velodiT, magram mis nacvlad karebSi koWli, daRmeWili
moxucebuli dedakaci gamoCnda. etyoboda, kaSkaSa Suqma Tvali mosWra, da
ramdenjerme Tavis dakvris Semdeg SeCerda, usicocxlo Tvalebi daaxamxama da Tan
acaxcaxebuli TiTebiT jibis qeqva daiwyo. Cems megobars gadavxede da mis saxeze
iseTi sasowarkveTileba amovikiTxe, rom Tavis Sekaveba gamiWirda. kudianma
bebrucunam, rogorc iqna, amoiRo saRamos gazeTi da Cveni gancxadeba gviCvena.
- imisaTvis movedi, keTilo batonebo, - da isev dagvikra Tavi, - oqros
saqorwino beWedi gipovniaT briqstonroudze. igi Cems asuls salis ekuTvnis,
romelic sul am erTi wlis win gaTxovda, misi qmari ki gemze mimtanad
msaxurobs. imis gafiqrebac ki maSinebs, ras ityvis, Sin rom movides da sali
ubeWdod dainaxos. isedac avi znisaa da rom daTvreba, maSin xom pirdapir
ubedurebas gadaveyrebiT. guSin cirkSi wavida sali da...
- es aris misi beWedi? - vkiTxe me.
- madli Senda, ufalo! - Sehyvira dedaberma. - sali bednieri iqneba. swored
imisi beWedi gaxlavT.
- Tqveni misamarTi? - CavekiTxe isev me.
- saxli #13 dunkanstritze, hundsdiSSi. aqedan Zalian Sors gaxlavT.
- briqstonroudi ar aris hundsdiSidan cirkSi mimaval romelime gzaze, - mkvaxed
uTxra holmsma.
dedaberi mobrunda da Tavisi patara anTebuli TvalebiT gamWoli mzera miapyro
Cems megobars.
- batonma misamarTi mkiTxa, - auxsna holmss. - salis bina aqvs daqiravebuli
meifild-pleisze, pekhemze, #33 saxlSi.
- Tqveni gvari?
- soieri, misi gvari ki denisia, radganac tom deniszea gaTxovili. mkvircxli,
sandomiani ymawvilia, vidre zRvazea, da masze ukeTesi mimtani mTel saxomaldo
kompanias ara hyavs. magram roca napirzea, sul qalebsa da dalevaze fiqrobs.
- ai, Tqveni beWedi, misis soier, - Sevawyvetine holmsis niSnis Tanaxmad. ueWvelia, Tqvens asuls ekuTvnis, da Zalian moxaruli var, rom saSualeba
meZleva Tavis kanonier mflobels davubruno dakarguli nivTi.
dedaberma locva-kurTxevis butbutiT Caido beWedi jibeSi da kuskusiT Caiara kibe.
rogorc ki dedaberi wavida, Serlok holmsi wamovarda da Tavis oTaxSi gaiqca.
ramdensame sekundSi grZel palto mosxmuli dabrunda.
- gavyvebi, davzverav, - Tqva aCqarebiT, - uTuod im kacis Tanamzraxvelia da
masTan mimiyvans. melodeT!
Semosasvleli kari dedabris zurgs ukan jer kidev ar iyo daxuruli, rom holmsi
ukve dabla gaCnda. fanjridan davinaxe Cveni stumari: quCis mopirdapire mxares
midioda koWlobiT, holmsi ki fexdafex mihyveboda.
kidec rom ar eTxova, dabrunebamde damelodeo, vgrZnobdi, ver daviZinebdi, vidre
misi gaseirnebis Sedegebs ar Sevityobdi.
holmsi saxlidan daaxloebiT cxra saaTze gavida. warmodgena ara mqonda, rodis
dabrundeboda. moTminebiT vijeqi da Cibuxs vabolebdi. aTma dahkra, msaxuri
gogoebis fexis xma Semomesma, dasaZineblad midiodnen. TerTmetze kars iqiT ufro
dinji nabijis xmac gaisma. es ukve Cveni diasaxlisi midioda dasaZineblad. TiTqmis
Tormeti sruldeboda, roca amerikuli klitis mkveTri Cxakuni gavigone. rogorc
ki holmsi Semovida, saxeze Sevatyve, rom marcxi ganecada. mis saxeze sicili da
wyena ebrZoda erTmaneTs, bolos sicilma gaimarjva.
holmsma
mxiarulad gadaixarxara.
- ai, es ambavi ki ar minda gaigon skotlendiardSi! - SesZaxa da savarZelSi
CaeSva.
- ra moxda? - vkiTxe mouTmenlad.
- o, ar moveridebodi Cemi marcxis aRiarebas. im wyeulma dedaberma erTi ubani
rom gaiara, koWlobas umata. bolos gaCerda da iqve gaCerebul kebs dauZaxa.
axlos videqi da gavigone, SemeZlo guldamSvidebiT vyofiliyavi, ise xmamaRla
dauyvira, rom quCis meore mxares gaigonebda kaci: `wadiT dunkanstritze #13-Si,
hundsdiSSi~. - momeCvena, rom es Tvalis axveva ar iyo, da rogorc ki kebSi Cajda,
mec ukan avekide. am xelovnebas yoveli maZebari zedmiwevniT unda flobdes.
SeuCerebliv mivqrodi, vidre naCveneb misamarTs ar mivaRwieT. vidre saxlTan
mividodiT, gadmovxti da daudevrad, taatiT gavyevi quCas. davinaxe, rogor gaCerda
kebi #13 saxlTan. kebmeni gadmoxta, kari gaaRo da daeloda. magram aravin
gadmosula. roca axlos mivedi, igi gaSmagebiT daeZebda viRacas cariel kebSi da
Tan piridan lanZRva-ginebas afrqvevda. dedabris kvali ki ar Canda da vSiSob,
kebmeni male ver miiRebs damsaxurebul gasamrjelos. kiTxva-kiTxviT gavige, rom
saxli #13 ekuTvnis pativcemul nayaSs kesviks da maT soierisa da denisis gvari
arasodes smeniaT.
- Tqven imas fiqrobT, rom es akankalebuli susti dedaberi kebidan ise gadmoxta,
rom verc Tqven da verc kebmenma ver SeniSneT?
- eSmakma dalaxvros! - mkvaxed Tqva holmsma. - romeli dedaberi! es me da
Tqven aRmovCndiT dedabrebi da davrCiT pirSi Calagamovlebulebi. es gaxldaT
axalgazrda kaci, metad marjve da Tanac Seudarebeli msaxiobi. ra Tqma unda, man
SeniSna, rom uTvalTvaleben, da xelidan dagvisxlta. maSasadame, axalgazrda kaci,
romelsac Cven veZebT, arc ise martoxelaa, rogorc megona, hyavs megobrebi,
romlebic mzad arian misi gulisaTvis wyalSi gadaeSvan. aba, eqimo, Tqven
gawamebuli saxe gaqvT, mihyeviT Cems rCevas, daweqiT da daiZineT.
Zalze motexilad vgrZnobdi Tavs da davweqi. holmsi ki darCa buxarSi
Caferflil nakverCxlebTan. didxans mesmoda Ramis dumilSi misi violinos wynari,
melanqoliuri Civili, vgrZnobdi, rom misi goneba kvlav utrialebda ucnaur
Tavsatexs, romelic gadawyvetili hqonda amoexsna, radac ar unda dasjdomoda.
Tavi V|
tobias gregsoni Tavis xelovnebas gviCvenebs
meore dRes gazeTebi gaWedili iyo cnobebiT `briqstonis saidumloebaze~. yvela
gazeTi vrclad aRwerda momxdar ambavs. zogierTi faqti CemTvis axali aRmoCnda.
`deili telegrafi~ werda, danaSaulebaTa istoriam bevri ar icis egzom didi
idumalebiT moculi saqme. msxverplis germanuli saxeli, angarebis motivis
ararseboba da avbediTi warwera kedelze - yovelive es gviCvenebs, rom
mkvleloba CaudeniaT emigrantebsa da revolucionerebs. socialistebs ganStoebuli
organizaciebi aqvT amerikaSi. gansvenebulma, etyoba, daarRvia maTi dauwereli
kanoni, mis kvals miagnes da mokleso.
dasasrul statia mouwodebda xelisuflebas, gaeZlierebinaT zedamxedveloba
inglisSi mcxovreb ucxoelebze.
`standarti~ miuTiTebda imaze, rom aseTi mkvleloba Cveulebriv Tan sdevs qveynis
liberalur mmarTvelobas. mokluli amerikeli iyo da sul ramdenime kviriT
yofila Camosuli inglisSi, cxovrobda londonSi, madam Sarpanties pansionSi,
torkvei-terasze, kemberuelSi, mas Tan axlda piradi mdivani, mister jozef
stangersoni. samSabaTs, am Tvis sam ricxvSi orTave daemSvidoba pansionis
diasaxliss da eustonis sadgurisaken gaemarTnen, raTa eqspress liverpulSi
gahyolodnen. baqanze orive unaxavT. sxva ram am or pirovnebaze araferi
icodnen, vidre mister dreberis cxedari eustonis sadguridan ramdensame milze
briqstonroudis raionSi, erT ukacur saxlSi ar ipovnes. stangersonis
adgilsamyofelze arafers werdnen. Semdeg gamoTqmuli iyo rwmena, rom mister
lestreidi da mister gregsoni, romelTac skotlend-iardSi am saqmis gamoZieba
aqvT davalebuli, male mohfenen Suqs am idumalebiT mocul tragediaso.
gazeTi `deili niusi~ aRniSnavda, rom danaSauli udavod politikuri xasiaTisaao.
`kontinenturi saxelmwifoebis despotizmi inglisSi izidavs adamianebs, romelTac
TavianT qveynebSi sdevnian. am adamianTa Soris arsebobs patiosnebis usastikesi
kodeqsi, da misi yovelgvari darRveva sikvdiliT isjeba. yvela RonisZieba unda
vixmaroT, rom gavigoT stangersonis adgilsamyofeli. dadgenilia im pansionis
misamarTi, sadac mokluli cxovrobda. es aRmoCena mTlianad unda mieweros
skotlendiardel mister gregsonis gamWriaxobasa da energias~.
Serlok holmsma sauzmeze CemTan erTad waikiTxa es cnoba.
- aki geubnebodiT, uotson, rom lestreidi da gregsoni yovelTvis mogebulni
darCebian-meTqi.
- es damokidebulia imaze, rogori mimarTuleba miecema saqmes.
- ras brZanebT! amas araviTari mniSvneloba ara aqvs. Tu mkvlels Seipyroben, es
maTi wyalobiT moxdeba; Tu borotmoqmedi Tavs daiZvrens, es moxdeba maTi cdis
miuxedavad, skotlendiardelma maZebrebma, rac ar unda gaakeTon, yovelTvis
marTali aRmoCndebian.
- ra ambavia mand? - Sevyvire gaocebulma, roca vestibiulidan fexebis bakuni
momesma da Cveni binis diasaxlisis aRSfoTebul wamoZaxilebsac movkari yuri.
- es samZebro policiis beikerstritis ganyofilebaa, - seriozulad mipasuxa
holmsma.
im wuTas oTaxSi eqvsiode WuWyiani, daZonZili ymawvili SemoiWra.
- smee-na! - mkacrad uyvira holmsma, da eqvsi mozardi erT mwkrivad daewyo. amieridan moxsenebiT gamoagzavneT xolme viginsi, danarCenebma ki quCaSi daicadeT.
ipoveT?
- ara, ser! - miugo erTma ymawvilma.
- asec vicodi. ganagrZeT Zebna, vidre ipoviT. ai, gasamrjelo, - yvelas TiTo
Silingi misca. - axla wadiT da ecadeT ukeTesi ambavi moitanoT.
holmsma xeliT aniSna da ymawvilebi virTxebiviT Cacvivdnen kibeze.
erTi wuTis Semdeg maTi wkriala xma mTel quCas moefina.
- am patara maTxovrebiT mets miaRwev, vidre skotlendiardelTa mTeli razmebiT,
- SeniSna holmsma. - profesiuli adamianis erTi Sexedvac ki yvelas pirze klites
adebs. es bartyebi ki yvelgan daZvrebian, yvelafers usmenen. yvelgan gaZvrebian,
mxolod organizacia akliaT.
- briqstonroudis mkvlelobis saqmeze gagzavneT?
- diax. me minda Sevamowmo erTi varaudi, es mxolod drois sakiTxia. alo! axla
axal ambebs gavigebT! gregsoni Cvenken modis da saxe ucinis. vici, Cvensas modis.
ho, ra Tqma unda, ai, gaCerda kidec!
zaris wkriali gaisma, da ramdenime wuTis Semdeg moyviTalo saxis maZebari Cvens
sastumro oTaxSi Semofrinda.
- Zvirfaso kolega, - SesZaxa da gaSmagebiT CabRuja holmsis xeli. - momiloceT.
es saqme gavxseni.
momeCvena, rom Cemi megobris saxeze SeSfoTebis Crdilma gadairbina.
- Tqven gindaT TqvaT, rom swor gzas miageniT? hkiTxa holmsma
mosuls.
- swor kvals! mkvleli ukve oTx kedels Sua zis.
- misi saxeli?
- artur Sarpantie, samefo flotis umcrosi leitenanti, - SesZaxa gregsonma, Tan
TviTkmayofilebiT wamoswia mkerdi da xelebi moifSvnita.
Serlok holmsma Tavisuflad amoisunTqa da gaiRima.
- dabrZandiT da sigara aiReT, - uTxra policiels. - Zalian gvainteresebs imis
mosmena, Tu ranairad moaxerxeT es. gnebavT wyliani viski?
- uars ar vityvi! - miugo maZebarma. - am ukanasknel xans uzarmazarma
daZabulobam sruliad gamiwyvita qanci. ara imdenad fizikurma, ramdenadac
gonebrivma daZabulobam. Tqven amas gamigebT, mister holms, radgan Cven orive
gonebrivad momuSave adamianebi varT.
- Tqven metismetad did pativs mdebT, - seriozulad upasuxa holmsma. - magram
miambeT, ranairad miaRwieT aseT brwyinvale Sedegebs?
maZebari savarZelSi Cajda, sigara moqaCa da usazRvrod gamxiarulebulma uecrad
xeli muxlze daikra.
- saseiro isaa, rom lestreidi, ase didi warmodgena rom aqvs Tavis Tavze,
sruliad mcdari gziT wavida. stangersons daeZebs, romelsac araviTari
damokidebuleba ara aqvs am mkvlelobasTan.
- Tqven rogorRa miageniT Zafs?
- yvelafers mogaxsenebT. magram, ra Tqma unda, mxolod Cven Soris unda darCes.
Cemi pirveli amocana is iyo, rom amerikelze cnobebi Semekriba. gaxsovT
cilindri, gvamis gverdiT rom ido?
- diax. firma jon andervudi da Svili, 220 kembruelroudi.
gregsoni mTlad gaSterda.
- ai, amas ki aRar velodi, rom firmis misamarTsac SeniSnavdiT, - Cailaparaka
gakvirvebulma. - iq iyaviT?
- ara, - upasuxa holmsma.
- a-ha! - gauxarda gregsons. - arasdros ar unda ukuagdoT zedmeti Sansi, ra
umniSvneloc ar unda iyos igi. amrigad, andervudTan wavedi da vkiTxe, xom ar
gagiyidiaT ama da am zomisa da fasonis cilindri-meTqi. Tavis wignebSi Caixeda da
miTxra, rom namdvilad gaugzavna aseTi cilindri mister drebers, romelic
Sarpanties pansionSi cxovrobs, torkveiteraszeo. ase davadgine misamarTi.
- marjved moqceulxarT! Zalian marjved! - Caibutbuta holmsma.
- Semdeg madam Sarpanties vestumre, - ganagrZo maZebarma. - ferwasuli da Zalian
gunebawamxdari iyo. oTaxSi vnaxe mkvlelis dac, metismetad sandomiani qaliSvili.
namtiralevi Tvalebi hqonda, da roca melaparakeboda, tuCebi uTrToda. nadiris
suni vigrZeni. TqvenTvisac xom cnobilia es grZnoba, roca swor kvalze dgebiT?
gaigeT Tqveni mdgmuris, mister enoq dreber klivlendelis ucnauri sikvdilis
ambavi-meTqi? - vkiTxe. dedam mxolod Tavi damiqnia, sityva ver miTxra. qaliSvili
atirda. ukve eWvic ar mepareboda, rom maT raRac icodnen am saqmis Sesaxeb.
`romel saaTze gavida mister dreberi saxlidan?~ - vkiTxe me.
`rva saaTze, - Cailaparaka dedam da suli moiTqva, rom mRelvareba daefara. misma mdivanma, mister stangersonma Tqva, rom iyo ori matarebeli - erTi,
romelic cxra saaTsa da TxuTmet wuTze gadioda da meore TerTmet saaTze. mas
pirveli matarebliT undoda wasvla~.
`imis Semdeg aRar ginaxavT dreberi?~
am kiTxvam qali Zlier gamocvala, saxeze sikvdilis feri daedo. ramdenime wami
gavida, vidre xmas amoiRebda da ityoda erT sityvas `arao~. es sityvac xrinwiani
da arabunebrivi xmiT warmoTqva. dumili Camovarda, mere qaliSvilma wkriala xmiT
Tqva:
`tyuili kargs arasodes ar moitans. viyoT gulaxdili am jentlmenTan. Cven kidev
vnaxeT mister dreberi~.
`RmerTma mogitevos! - SesZaxa madam Sarpantiem, taSi Semohkra da skamis sazurges
gadaeyrdno. - Sen Seni Zma mokali!~
`arturi TviTonve amjobinebda, rom simarTle gveTqva~, - mtkiced miugo
qaliSvilma.
`gijobT sruli simarTle miTxraT, - SevniSne me. - naxevrad aRiareba yvelaze
ufro cudia. garda amisa, Tqven xom ar iciT, rom am saqmis saidumlo ukve
gagebuli gvaqvs~.
`codva Sens suls ewios, alisa! - Sehyvira dedam da mere me momibrunda: yvelafers getyviT, ser. ar ifiqroT, rom Svilze vwuxvar imis gamo, rom am
saSinel saqmeSi udevs wili. igi sruliad udanaSauloa. meSinia mxolod imisa, rom
Tqvens gazeTebSi da sxvebis TvalSic saxeli gautydeba~.
`gijobT dawvrilebiT gamacnoT saqmis viTareba~, - gavafrTxile qali.
`alisa, iqneb marto dagvtovo? - miubrunda asuls. qaliSvili oTaxidan gavida. ser, - ganagrZo diasaxlisma. - ar mindoda amisi Tqma, magram axla, rodesac Cemma
sabralo qaliSvilma gaixsena dreberis dabruneba, - sxva arCevani aRara maqvs.
mister dreberma CvenTan sami kvira dahyo. evropaSi mogzaurobda Tavisi mdivnis,
mister stangersonis TanxlebiT, romelic wynari, TavSekavebuli kaci iyo. magram
TviTon dreberi, samwuxarod, sxvanairi gaxldaT: ukulturo da metismetad uxeSi
adamianebTan urTierTobaSi. CvenTan yofnis pirvelsave dRes daTvra da im dRidan
iSviaTad minaxavs fxizeli. mosamsaxure gogoebTan xom sul TavaSvebuli iyo.
magram yvelaze cudi is gaxldaT, rom aseve iqceoda Cems qaliSvilTan alisasTan. erTxel xeli staca da akoca. misi mdivani Zalian aRSfoTda da
usayvedura~.
`magram risTvis iTmendiT amas? - vkiTxe qals. - mdgmuri xom, roca mogesurvebaT,
maSinve SegiZliaT gaagdoT. ase ar aris?~
madam Sarpantie gawiTlda.
`ah, pirvelsave dRes rom meTqva uari! magram cTuneba metismetad Zlieri iyo.
orive TiTo girvanqas ixdida dReSi, ToTxmet girvanqas kviraSi da am dros xom
saxlis muStari iSviaTi ambavia. me ki qvrivi gaxlavarT. Svilis Senaxva flotSi
Zviri mijdeba. menaneboda fuli da viTmendi. magram mister dreberis ukanasknelma
saqcielma moTminebidan gamomiyvana da maSinve winadadeba miveci, gamSordiT-meTqi.
zurgs ukan kari rom mivuxure, gulze momeSva. vaglax! erTi saaTis Semdeg
gaisma zaris xma da Sevityve, rom mister dreberi dabrunebuliyo. Tanac Zalze
aRelvebuli da galeSili. SemoiWra oTaxSi, sadac me da alisa vijeqiT da uazrod
waiburtyuna matarebelze davagvianeo. mere alisas miubrunda, arc ki momerida da
uTxra, erTad gaviqceTo. `Tqven ukve srulwlovani xarT, - eubneboda igi, SegiZliaT moiqceT ise, rogorc mogesurvebaT. fuli bevri maqvs. gaviqceT da ise
gacxovrebT, rogorc princesas~. sabralo alisas ise SeeSinda, rom gaqcevva daapira.
magram dreberma xeli Caavlo da karisaken waaTria. me vikivle. am dros oTaxSi
Cemi Svili arturi Semovida. ra moxda amis Semdeg, ar vici. mesmoda lanZRvagineba da dartymis xma, magram Zlier SeSinebuli viyavi da Tavi ar amiwevia. cota
gons rom movedi, Tvalebi gavaxile da davinaxe, arturi karebSi idga da xelSi
joxi eWira. `ara mgonia is aramzada kidev dabrundes~, - Tqva arturma. - `axla
waval da vnaxav ras akeTebs~. am sityvebze qudi aiRo da quCaSi gavida. meore
dRes diliT ki mister dreberis sikvdilis ambavi gavigeT~.
me stenografiulad Cavwere misis Sarpanties Cveneba, - daasrula Tavisi moTxroba
gregsonma.
- friad saintereso istoriaa, - Tqva holmsma da wamodga. - amis Semdeg ra
moimoqmedeT?
- rodesac misis Sarpantiem Tavisi Cveneba daasrula, - ganagrZo maZebarma, - iseTi
mzeriT CavaSterdi, mudam rom moqmedebs qalebze, da vkiTxe, romel saaTze
dabrunda Tqveni Svili-meTqi.
`ar vici~, - mipasuxa.
`ar iciT?~
`ar vici. Tavisi gasaRebi aqvs~.
`Tqven ukve iweqiT?~
`diax~.
`romel saaTze daweqiT?~
`daaxloebiT TerTmetze~.
`maS, Tqveni Svili Sin mTeli ori saaTi ar yofila?~
`diax~.
`iqneb mTeli oTxi an xuTi saaTic?~
`SeiZleba~.
`ras akeTebda am xnis ganmavlobaSi?~
`ar vici~, - mipasuxa diasaxlisma da mkvdrisferi daedo.
ra Tqma unda, amis Semdeg aRaraferi mrCeboda gasakeTebeli, gavige, sad
imyofeboda leitenanti Sarpantie, ori policieli waviyvane da daviWire. roca
mxarze xeli davade da winadadeba miveci, uxmaurod gamogvyoloda, damSvidebuli
saxiT mipasuxa: `albaT im aramzada dreberis mkvlelobis Tanamonawiled mTvliT
da amisaTvis mapatimrebT?~ amaze araferi gviTqvams, radgan misi sityvebi, ra Tqma
unda, eWvs iwvevs.
- ueWvelad, - daumowma holmsma.
- jer kidev xelSi eWira is magari kombali, romliTac dedamisis Cvenebis
Tanaxmad, drebers daedevna.
- axla rogorRa gesaxebaT saqme?
- Cemi warmodgeniT, arturi briqstonroudamde mi-hyva drebers. iq xelaxla
iCxubes, drebers joxi moxvda, vTqvaT, muclis areSi. dartymas kvali ar
dautovebia, magram danaSaulebrivi Sedegi ki ukve dadgenilia. wvimiani Rame iyo,
garSemo kacis WaWaneba ar Canda da Sarpantiem gvami ukacriel saxlSi SeaTria. rac
Seexeba sanTels, sisxlsa da warweras kedelze, es mxolod xerxebia, rom
policiisaTvis gza-kvali aebnia.
- Cinebuli namuSevaria! - Tqva holmsma waqezebis kiloTi. - marTlac, gregson,
warmatebebi namdvilad gaqvT. Tqven kargi momavali geliT!
- mixaria, rom marjved moverie saqmes, - amayad miugo maZebarma. - axalgazrda
kacma siamovnebiT mogvca Cveneba, romlis Tanaxmadac erT xans drebers mihyveboda
kvaldakval, magram drebers SeuniSnavs da kebi dauqiravebia, raTa devnisagan Tavi
daeZvrina. gzad Sarpantie amxanags Sexvedria da leitenants masTan didxans
useirnia. im kacis misamarTi rom vkiTxe, damakmayofilebeli pasuxi ver momca.
yvelaferi Cinebulad ewyoba. marTobs is azri, rom lestreidi Tavidanve araswor
kvals gah-yva. vSiSob, rom verafers miaRwevs. magram ager TviTonac!
da marTlac, es iyo lestreidi, romelic Cveni saubris dros kibeze amodioda.
magram amjerad aRar Canda uwindeburad msubuqad mavali da Tavdajerebuli. saxe
daRmeWili da SeSfoTebuli hqonda, samosic awewili da cota usufTao. etyoboda,
Serlok holmsTan rCevisaTvis movida da gregsonTan Sexvedram, cota ar iyos,
Seacbuna. igi Sua oTaxSi SeCerda, nerviulad WmuWnida quds da ar icoda, ra eqna.
- es yvelaze uCveulo, yvelaze miuwvdomeli saqmea! - amoRerRa man bolos.
- a-a! Tqven ukve ase fiqrobT, mister lestreid! - sazeimo kiloTi SesZaxa
gregsonma. - asedac vicodi, rom am daskvnamde mixvidodiT, dreberis mdivani,
mister stangersoni xom ar moginaxavT?
- dreberis mdivani, mister jozef stangersoni, - miugo lestreidma, - dRes
dilis eqvs saaTze helideis otelSi mokles.
Tavi V||
sinaTlis sxivi wyvdiadSi
lestreidis motanili cnoba imdenad moulodneli da avbediTi iyo, rom samives
ena mucelSi Cagvivarda. gregsoni skamidan wamoiWra, viski da wyali daRvara. me
usityvod vakvirdebodi holmss, romelsac warbebi Seeyara da tuCebmokumuli ijda.
- stangersonic! - dudunebda TavisTvis holmsi. - wre sul ufro viwrovdeba.
- wre isedac viwro iyo. rogorc Cans, aq samxedro sabWo gagimarTavT, - Tqva
lestreidma.
- Tqven... Tqven sruliad darwmunebuli xarT, rom stangersoni moklulia? - enis
borZikiT ikiTxa gregsonma.
- es-es aris mis oTaxSi viyavi, - miugo lestreidma. - me pirvelma aRmovaCine
mkvleloba.
- Cven movismineT gregsonis Tvalsazrisi, - SeniSna holmsma, - iqneb Tqvenc
gvacnoboT, ra naxeT da ra gaakeTeT?
- gamogitydebiT, - daiwyo lestreidma da dajda, - me bolomde im azris viyavi,
rom mkvlelobaSi stangersonis xeli eria. ukanasknelma ambebma damarwmuna, rom
Semcdari vyofilvar. Cems ideas mivyevi da gadavwyvite gamego, ra mouvida
dreberis mdivans. sam ivniss, ase, saRamos cxra saaTze orTave erTad naxes
eustonis sadgurze. or saaTze ki, lauristongardenSi, dreberi mkvdari ipovnes.
unda gamego da damedgina, ras akeTebda mdivani cxris naxevarze mkvlelobamde da
ra mouvida Semdeg. gavagzavne depeSa liverpulSi, vacnobe stangersonis garegnuli
niSnebi da vTxove gaeZlierebinaT zedamxedveloba amerikis gemebze. Semdeg
Semoviare yvela oteli da avejiT gawyobili oTaxi eustonis raionSi, im varaudiT,
rom Tu dreberi da misi Tanamgzavri erTimeores ascdnen, mdivani sadme
maxloblad gaaTevda Rames da diliT sadgurze dabrundeboda.
- albaT winaswar daTqves Sexvedris adgili, - SeniSna holmsma.
asedac aRmoCnda. mTeli guSindeli saRamo ZebnaSi davkarge da sruliad uSedegod.
dRes diliT adre Sevudeqi saqmes da rva saaTze helideis otelSi mivedi litl
jorjstritze. Cems kiTxvaze, cxovrobs Tu ra aq mister stangersoni-meTqi, maSinve
miviRe dadebiTi pasuxi.
`albaT, Tqvena xarT is jentlmeni, romelsac is kaci elodeba, - miTxra portiem.
- ukve ori dRea, viRacas elis~.
`axla sad aris?~ - vkiTxe me.
`zemoT, sZinavs. cxra saaTze gamaRviZeTo, gvTxova~.
portiem meore sarTulze amiyvana, patara derefanze gadamatara da kari miCvena.
is ukve dabla Casuli iyo, roca anazdad iseTi raRac SevniSne, ramac, miuxedavad
ZiebaSi Cemi ocwliani muSaobisa, kinaRam guli amiria. karis qvemodan sisxlis
patara nakadi gamodioda, derefnis meore mxares gadioda da kedlis plintusTan
patara gubes qmnida. me Sevyvire da Cems yvirilze portiem moirbina. kinaRam
guli SeuRonda. kari Signidan iyo daketili. mivaweqiT da CamovagdeT. fanjara Ria
iyo da fanjris qveS mokrunCxuli adamianis gvami egdo. sikvdili ramdenime saaTis
win daufleboda da gvami ukve gacivebuliyo. roca sxeuli gadmovabruneT, portiem
Seicno jentlmeni, romelic maTTan jozef stangersonis saxeliT dasaxlda.
sikvdili gamoewvia marcxena gverdSi miyenebul Rrma Wrilobas. axla ki saqmis
yvelaze ufro ucnauri mxare: aba, gamoicaniT, ra warwera aRmovaCine moklulis
gvams zemoT?
raRac saSinelma winaTgrZnobam momicva umal, vidre Serlok holmsi miugebda:
sityva kfsru, sisxliT dawerilio.
- diax, es sityva, - daumowma lestreidma yru xmiT.
erT xans dumili Camovarda.
- mkvleli dainaxes, - isev daiwyo lestreidma. - Turme sajinibodan gamosul
merZeves swored maSin gauvlia otelis ukan mosaxvevSi da SeuniSnavs, rom
Cveulebriv yovelTvis miwaze dadebuli kibe meore sarTulze erT-erTi
fanjrisaTvis mieyudebinaT. fanjara mTlianad Ria yofila. cota rom gauvlia,
mouxedavs da daunaxavs kibeze Camomavali kaci, romelsac Tavi mSvidad, daufaravad
sWeria da merZeves ufiqria, albaT otelSi momuSave durgali an zeinkali iqnebao.
ymawvils es didi yuradRebis Rirsad ar CauTvlia, mxolod es gaifiqra Turme, ra
adre gamosula ostati samuSaozeo! magram erTi ki SeuniSnavs, rom kibeze mdgari
kaci tanmaRali yofila, loyebRaJRaJa da yavisferi palto scmia. mkvleli,
Cadenili danaSaulis Semdeg, etyoba, cota xniT kidev darCenila oTaxSi, radgan
taStSi, romelSiac xelebi daubania, sisxliani wyali vnaxeT. sisxli ecxo agreTve
zewars, romelzedac dana gauwmendia.
mkvlelis aRweras rom vismendi, holmsis aRwerasTan ase SeTanxmebuls, Cems
megobars gadavxede. sazeimo kmayofilebis an siamayis nasaxic ar iyo mis saxeze.
- oTaxSi veraferi naxeT iseTi, rom gzis maCvenebel Zafad gamodges?
- veraferi. stangersons jibeSi dreberis safule edo, magram albaT mudam ase
iyo, ramdenadac yovelTvis stangersoni asworebda angariSs. safuleSi Tvrametnaxevari girvanqa aRmoCnda. ra motivebic ar unda hqonoda am ucnaur mkvlelobas,
yovel SemTxvevaSi Zarcvis motivi gamoricxulia. moklulis jibeSi veraviTari
qaRaldi da Canaweri ver vipoveT, garda erTi depeSisa. igi gamogzavnilia
klivlendidan. ase erTi Tvis win miRebuli es depeSa iuwyeboda: `j.h. evropaSia~.
depeSas adresati ar aweria.
- amis garda iyo kidev raime? - ikiTxa holmsma.
- araferi arsebiTi. wigni, romelic Zilis win ukiTxavs, loginSi egdo, Cibuxi ki
skamze ido. patara magidaze Wiqa wyali idga, rafaze ki - patara kolofi,
romelSiac malamos nacvlad ori abi ido.
Serlok holmsi adgilidan wamovarda da Tan sixarulis wamoZaxili aRmoxda.
- ukanaskneli rgoli! - Sehyvira aRtacebiT. - Cemi samuSao Sesrulebulia.
gakvirvebuli maZebrebi Sescqerodnen holmss da veraferi gaegoT.
- axla yvela Zafi xelSi miWiravs da daxlarTuli gorgali gaxsnilia, - Tqva
daimedebulma holmsma. - ra Tqma unda, zogierTi wvrilmani kidev aris
Casamatebeli, magram CemTvis yvela ZiriTadi faqti, im momentidan, roca dreberi
stangersons daSorda sadgurze, gvamis aRmoCenis momentamde, iseve naTelia,
TiTqos yvelaferi Cemi sakuTari TvalebiT menaxos. amas axlave davamtkiceb. abebis
wamoReba moaxerxeT?
- aq maqvs, - miugo lestreidma da patara TeTri kolofi amoiRo. - safulec
wamoviRe da depeSac. abebi sruliad SemTxveviT gamomyva, radgan araviTar
mniSvnelobas ar vaZlev.
- miboZeT aq! - uTxra holmsma. - aba, eqimo, miTxariT, es Cveulebrivi abebia?
ra Tqma unda, es ar iyo Cveulebrivi abebi. ruxi-margalitisebri uferuli,
patara, mrgvali, TiTqmis gamWvirvale abebi gaxldaT.
- ise msubuqi da gamWvirvalea, rom, Cemi azriT, kargad unda gaixsnas wyalSi, SevniSne me.
- savsebiT sworia, - mipasuxa holmsma.
- axla ki, geTayva, CadiT dabla da amomiyvaneT sacodavi terieri. Cveni binis
diasaxlisma jer kidev guSin mTxova, daaZine, rom satanjvels Tavi daaRwioso.
Cavedi da terieri amoviyvane. gaZnelebuli sunTqva da Camqrali Tvalebi
mowmobda, rom misi aRsasrulis dRe moaxloebuli iyo. terieri xaliCaze davsvi
da TavqveS baliSi amovude.
- axla erT-erT abs or nawilad gavyof, - Tqva holmsma, jayva amoiRo da abi
gaWra.
- erT naxevars ukanve CavdebT kolofSi Semdgomi eqsperimentebisaTvis, meores ki
- TasSi, romelSiac erTi Cais kovzi wyali asxia. xom xedavT: Cveni megobari eqimi
marTalia, abi advilad gaixsna.
- es albaT Zalian sainteresoa, - Tqva lestreidma nawyeni kacis kiloTi,
romelic fiqrobda, damciniano. - me mainc ar mesmis, ra saerTo unda hqondes amas
mister jozef stangersonis sikvdilTan?
- moTmineba, Cemo megobaro, moTmineba! Tqven darwmundebiT, rom sruliad uSualo
damokidebuleba aqvs. axla davumateb cotaoden rZes, rom miqstura ufro gemrieli
gamovides, mivcem teriers, da davinaxavT, rom didi siamovnebiT alokavs.
holmsma Wiqidan siTxe lambaqze gadmoRvara da teriers win daudga. ZaRlma ise
amosvlipa, wveTi ar dautovebia. Serlok holmsis seriozulma gamometyvelebam
Cvenze ise imoqmeda, rom yvelani xmaamouRebliv visxediT, SevcqerodiT cxovels
da raRac gansacvifrebel efeqts velodiT. magram araferic ar momxdara. terieri
isev ise iwva baliSze, Rrmad sunTqavda, - miqsturas misTvis arc ziani moutania,
arc sargebloba.
holmsma saaTi amoiRo. wuTi wuTs misdevda, abi ar moqmedebda. holmss saxeze
Rrma wyenisa da imedgacruebis gamometyveleba gamoesaxa. tuCebs ikvnetda, TiTebs
aTamaSebda da ukiduresi mouTmenlobis yvela niSans amJRavnebda. ise aRelvebuli
iyo, rom gulwrfelad Semecoda. amave dros orTave maZebari dacinviT iRimeboda
da sulac ar swyindaT holmsis marcxi.
- es ar SeiZleba damTxveva iyos, - SesZaxa bolos
holmsma, zeze
wamovarda da gaafTrebiT mohyva oTaxSi win da ukan siaruls. - ar SeiZleba
davijeroT, rom es ubralo damTxveva iyo. igive abebi, romelTa moqmedebazec eWvi
mqonda dreberis sikvdilis SemTxvevaSi, napovnia stangersonis sikvdilis Semdeg.
da maT ziani ar moaqvT! es ras unda niSnavdes! ar SeiZleba, rom Cemi msjelobis
mTeli jaWvi mcdari aRmoCndes! es SeuZlebelia! da mainc am ubadruk ZaRls
araferi mouvida! a-a! mesmis! mesmis!
sazeimo SeZaxiliT mivarda kolofs, meore abic orad gahyo, wyalSi gaxsna, daumata
rZe da ZaRls daudga. rogorc ki ubedurma cxovelma miqstura moloka, kidurebSi
krunCxvam dauara, - ZaRli usicocxlod daegdo, TiTqos mexi daecao.
Serlok holmsma Rrmad amoisunTqa da Sublidan ofli moiwminda.
- sakuTari Tavis meti rwmena mmarTebda! - Tqa man. - droa vicodeT, rom Tu
faqti ewinaaRmdegeba daskvnebis mTel jaWvs, yovelTvis aRmoCndeba, rom SeiZleba
mas sxvanairi axsna mivceT. am kolofSi Senaxuli ori abidan erTi Seicavs
sasikvdilo Sxams, meore ki sruliad uvnebelia. es adrec unda mcodnoda, vidre
kolofs vnaxavdi.
mister gregsonma moTmineba dakarga.
- iciT, mister Serlok holms, - Tqva man bolos. - Cven yvelani vaRiarebT, rom
Tqven niWieri adamiani xarT, rom gaqvT sakuTari meTodebi, magram amjerad marto
TeoriiT verafers gavxdebiT, saWiroa mkvlelis Sepyroba. me Taviseburad
vawarmoebdi Ziebas da Sevcdi. leitenant Sarpanties ar SeeZlo monawileobis
miReba stangersonis saqmeSi. lestreidma stangersonis kvals miagno da etyoba,
isic Secda. Tqveni laparakidan Cans, rom raRac meti iciT Cvenze, magram dadga
dro, roca ufleba gvaqvs pirdapir gkiTxoT, - ra iciT am saqmisa? SegiZliaT
mkvlelis dasaxeleba?
- unda gamogitydeT, rom gregsoni marTalia, ser, - SeniSna lestreidma. - dRes
Cemi TandaswrebiT ara erTxel TqviT, rom gaqvT yvela saWiro monacemi. albaT
aRar isurvebT dafarvas da gagvandobT.
dapatimrebis yovelgvari gadadeba, - SevniSne me, - mkvlels aZlevs saSualebas
moaxdinos axali danaSauli.
holmsi yoymanobda. bolTas scemda oTaxSi, Tavi dabla daexara da warbebi Seekra.
- mkvleloba aRar moxdeba! - Tqva bolos. - es varaudi gamoricxulia. Tqven
mkiTxeT, vici Tu ara, vinaa mkvleli. diax, vici. magram misi saxelis codna
wvrilmania mis SepyrobasTan SedarebiT, me ki imedi maqvs, rom es male moxdeba.
oRond aq saWiroa didi sifrTxile, radgan saqme gvaqvs moxerxebulsa da Tavze
xelaRebul adamianTan, romelsac, rogorc davrwmundi, exmareba meore, misebr
Wkviani kaci. vidre is kaci ar daeWvebula, rom mis kvals mivageniT, SeiZleba
viqonioT misi Sepyrobis imedi, magram Tu odnavadac ki eWvi aiRo, saxels
gamoicvlis, londonis oTxmilionian mosaxleobas Seereva da TvalTagan
dagvekargeba. sulac ara msurs gawyeninoT, magram unda vaRiaro, rom aseTi
adamianebi skotlendiardeli agentebisaTvis mouxelTebelni arian. amitomac ar
miTxovia TqvenTvis daxmareba. magram SemiZlia dagpirdeT, rom aseTi TxovniT
mogmarTavT, rogorc ki davrwmundebi, rom es safrTxes ar Seuqmnis mkvlelis
Sepyrobis Cemeul gegmas.
gregsoni da lestreidi ar mouxiblavs aseT dapirebas, arc samZebro policiis
aseT saCoTiro Sefasebas gamouwvevia maTi aRtaceba. gregsoni Tavisi yviTeli Tmis
Zirebamde gawiTlda, xolo lestreidis Riliseburi pawawina Tvalebi
cnobismoyvareobam da wyenam aacimcima. magram verc erTma ver moaswro xmis
amoReba da verc meorem, rom karze kakuni gaisma da gamocxadda quCis biWebis
delegati, Txupnia viginsi.
- neba miboZeT, ser, - Tqva da xeli qudTan miido. - dabla kebi gelodebaT.
- kargi, ymawvilo, - wynarad miugo holmsma.
- ratom ar SemoiRebT xmarebaSi skotlend-iardSi am xelsawyos? - ganagrZo
holmsma da yuTidan foladis ori xelborkili amoiRo. naxeT, ra kargad muSaobs
es zambara. erT wamSi iketeba.
- Cveneburi nimuSi sakmaod kargia. - SeniSna lestreidma. - oRond mivagnoT
dasaWers da isedac gavuswordebiT.
- Cinebulia, Cinebuli, - RimiliT Tqva holmsma. - kebmeni damexmareba Cemodnebis
CatanaSi. sTxoveT, vigins, amovides.
gamakvirva am kacma. ise laparakobda, TiTqos samgzavrod emzadebao. CemTan rom
musaifobda, gamgzavrebaze krintic ar dauZravs. oTaxSi patara Cemodani edga.
amoiRo da Rvedis moWeras Seudga. igi gulmodgined fusfusebda CemodanTan,
rodesac kebmeni Semovida.
- erTi momeSveleT, mouWireT es, kebmen! - uTxra kebmens holmsma ise, rom
muxlmoyrils Tavic ar auwevia.
kebmeni cota pirquSi, undo saxiT mivida da xeli gauwoda, rom miSveleboda. imave
wams civad gaiJRaruna liTonma da Serlok holmsi isev zeze wamoiWra.
- jentlmenebo, - Sehyvira da moelvare Tvalebi mogvapyro, - neba miboZeT,
warmogidginoT mister jeferson houpi, enoq dreberisa da jozef stangersonis
mkvleli.
yvelaferi erT wamSi moxda. samudamod CamrCa mexsierebaSi is sazeimo
gamometyveleba, holmsis saxeze rom aRbeWdiliyo, misi foladiviT wkriala xma, da
ase moulodnelad morgebuli xelborkilebis macqerali kebmenis daRrejili saxe.
erTi Tu ori sekundi ase gaqvavebulebiviT videqiT. Semdeg kebmeni araadamianuri
RrialiT dausxlta xelidan holmss da fanjrisaken gaSmagebiT gaeqana. CarCo
Caamtvria, minebi daamsxvria, magram vidre gadaxteboda, gregsoni, lestreidi da
holmsi mwevari ZaRlebiviT daesxnen Tavs, ukanve CamoaTries da oTaxSi daiwyo
saSineli brZola. iseTi Ronieri da mZvinvare iyo, rom pantapuntiT gvisroda
oTxTaves aqeT-iqiT. saxe da xelebi minis namsxvrevebisagan saSinlad daserildasisxlianebuli hqonda da Wrilobebi asustebda misi winaaRmdegobis unars.
mxolod maSin, roca lestreidma moaxerxa da xelebi yelSi wauWira, houpma ikadra
da daijera, rom winaaRmdegobis gaweva usargeblo saqme iyo. magram brZola
damTavrebulad mxolod maSin CavTvaleT, roca xel-fexi SevukariT da iatakidan
mZime xvneSiT wamovdeqiT.
- misi kebi Cvens xelTaa, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - gamoviyenoT da patimari
skotlend-iardSi CaviyvanoT. axla ki, jentlmenebo, gorgali gaxsnilia. SegiZliaT
mkiTxoT, rac gnebavT, arxeinad iyaviT, uars aRar getyviT, pasuxs gagcemT.
Tavi V|||
jeferson houpis moTxroba
patimris gaafTrebuli winaaRmdegoba, etyoba, Cvendami gansakuTrebuli siZulviliT
ar iyo gamowveuli. roca darwmunda, uZluri varo, houpma Tavazianad gaiRima da
imedi gamoTqva, Cemi mizeziT albaT aravin dazianebulao.
- albaT policiis ganyofilebaSi wamiyvanT, - uTxra holmss. - Cemi kebi dabla
dgas, xolo Tu fexebs gamixsniT, TviTove Caval Zirs. Cemi aweva, cota ar iyos,
gagiWirdebaT.
gregsonma da lestreidma erTimeores gadaxedes.
houpis es winadadeba maT
metismetad sariskod eCvenaT. magram holmsma maSinve moxsna pirsaxoci, riTac
houps fexebi hqonda Sekruli. patimari adga da fexebis gavarjiSebas mohyva.
iSviaTad minaxavs aseTi magari aRnagobis kaci. mis muq, mziT garujul saxeze
simtkice da energia ixateboda.
- Tu policiis ufrosis adgili Tavisufalia, Tqven unda mogcen, - Tqva da
daufaravi aRtacebiT Sexeda Cems megobars. - marjved ki damiWireT.
- unda wamomyveT, - mimarTa holmsma maZebrebs. - Tqvenc, eqimo, es saqme Zalian
gainteresebdaT.
misma winadadebam gamaxara da oTxiveni gzas gavudeqiT. lestreidi kofoze dajda.
patimari gaqcevis araviTar survils ar amJRavnebda, damSvidebuli Sevida Tavis
kebSi, Cvenc mivyeviT da male daniSnul adgilze aRmovCndiT. patara oTaxSi
SegvipatiJes, sadac inspeqtorma Caiwera mkvlelisa da misi mokluli adamianebis
saxeli. fermkrTali, gulgrili kaci Canda da Tavis movaleobas meqanikurad
asrulebda. - erT kviraSi patimari sasamarTlos winaSe warsdgeba, - Tqva man. jer ki, mister jeferson houp, xom ar isurvebT raimes Tqmas?
- bevri ram minda vTqva, - nela daiwyo patimarma. - minda yvelaferi giamboT,
rac ki am saqmesTan aris dakavSirebuli.
- xom ar gadavdoT es sasamarTlomde? - hkiTxa inspeqtorma.
- SeiZleba Cemi gasamarTleba ar mogixdeT. nu miyurebT ase SeSinebulni.
TviTmkvlelobas ar vapireb. Tqven eqimi xarT?
am kiTxvas rom maZlevda, Tavisi mkacri Savi TvalebiT Semomxeda.
- diax, eqimi var.
- maSin momadeT aq xeli, - miTxra RimiliT da mkerdi miCvena.
xeli rom mkerdze mivade, iseTi araCveulebrivi xmauri da momZlavrebuli
pulsacia vigrZeni, momeCvena, TiTqos mkerdi ise ucaxcaxebda da eryeoda, rogorc
myife Senobas, romlis SigniTac Zlieri Zrava muSaobs.
- Tqven aortis gaganiereba gaqvT! - SevZaxe me.
- diax, eqimebi ase amboben. wina kviras erT eqimTan viyavi da miTxra, ramdenime
dRis sicocxle dagrCeniao. Cemi mdgomareoba wlebis ganmavlobaSi uaresdeboda. es
davimsaxure uWmelobiTa da gadaRlilobiT, mlaSe tbis mTebSi rom vcxovrobdi.
axla Cemi saqme gavakeTe da sul erTia, rodis movkvdebi, magram guliT minda
Cemi warsuli mogiTxroT. ar minda ise momigonon, rogorc Cveulebrivi mkvleli.
inspeqtori da orive maZebari TaTbirobdnen, neba mivceT Tu ara, rom Tavisi
cxovrebis ambavi gviamboso.
- rogor fiqrobT, eqimo, patimars marTlac uSualo safrTxe emuqreba? mommarTes me.
- ueWvelad.
- am SemTxvevaSi, Cveni valia, marTlmsajulebis interesebisaTvis movisminoT misi
Cveneba, - Tqva inspeqtorma. - SegiZliaT, ser, mogvceT Cveneba.
- Tqveni nebarTviT, davjdebi, - Tqva patimarma da skamze daeSva. - avadmyofobis
mizeziT male viRlebi, xolo Cvenma Widaobam am naxevari saaTis win mdgomareoba
kidev ufro gamiuaresa. samaris piras vdgavar da risTvis unda vicruo? yoveli
Cemi sityva - wminda simarTlea, xolo rogor gamoiyenebT Cems Cvenebas, CemTvis
sul erTia.
am sityvebze jeferson houpi skamis sazurges gadaeyrdno da Cvenebis micema
daiwyo. iseTi wynari, zomieri xmiT laparakobda, TiTqos sruliad Cveulebriv
ambavs yveboda.
- TqvenTvis ara aqvs mniSvneloba, risTvis mZulda ase Zlier is adamianebi. isic
sakmarisia, rom isini iyvnen ori adamianis sikvdilis mizezi, - mamisa da asulis,
- risTvisac sakuTari sicocxliT ages pasuxi.
maT mier Cadenili danaSaulidan ise didi dro gavida, rom sasamarTlos gziT
verafers gavxdebodi. gadavwyvite, TviTon gavmxdariyavi maTi mosamarTle, msajuli
da ganaCenis aRmsrulebeli. Cems adgilze rom yofiliyaviT, Tqvenc ase
moiqceodiT.
qaliSvili, romelic axla movixsenie, am oci wlis winaT Cemi daniSnuli iyo. igi
ZaliT miaTxoves drebers da qali sasowarkveTilebas gadahyva. me micvalebuls
TiTidan wavaZvre saqorwino beWedi da fici miveci, rom sikvdilis wuTebSi dreberi
Casaqrobad gamzadebuli mzeriT am beWeds Sexedavda da misi ukanaskneli fiqri
iqneboda is danaSauli, romlisTvisac isjeboda. am beWeds me Tan davatarebdi da
qveynidan qveyanaSi davyvebodi drebersa da mis Tanamzraxvels, vidre xelSi ar
Cavigde. imedi hqondaT, rom damqancavdnen, magram ver moaxerxes. Tu xval
sikvdili miweria, movkvdebi im SegnebiT, rom amqveynad Cemi saqme gakeTebulia, da
gakeTebulia kargad. sikvdili ki isedac momeloda. orive Cemi xeliT daiRupa.
arafris imedi ara maqvs da arafers ar viTxov.
isini mdidrebi iyvnen, me - Raribi, advili ar iyo CemTvis maTi devna. londonSi
rom Camovedi, jibeSi gaxvretili groSic ar mebada. raime saqmisaTvis unda
momekida xeli, raTa Tavi merCina. cxenebis marTva da cxenze jdoma iseve ioli
saqmea CemTvis, rogorc qveiTad siaruli. amitom samgzavro kebTa kantoras
mivmarTe da adgilic miviRe. patronisaTvis yovelkvireulad garkveuli Tanxa unda
mimeca. danarCeni Semosavali ki Cemi iyo. Cveulebriv cota mrCeboda, magram
rogorRac iolad gavdiodi da vcxovrobdi ris vainaCrobiT. yvelaze Zneli iyo
quCebis Seswavla. magram qalaqis gegmam miSvela, da roca am gegmaze mTavari
otelebi da sadgurebi aRvniSne, saqme waRma wamivida.
cota dro rodi gavida, vidre gavigebdi, Tu sad cxovrobdnen Cemi jentlmenebi.
isini kemberuelis pansionSi Camomxdariyvnen, mdinaris gaRma, roca vipovne,
vigrZeni, rom Cems gankargulebaSi iyvnen. wveri movuSvi. da aRar meSinoda, rom
micnobdnen. vzveravdi da xelsayrel SemTxvevas vucdidi.
saiTac ar unda wasuliyvnen, kvaldakval mivyvebodi, - xan Cemi kebiT, xan fexiT.
pirveli xerxi jobda, radgan xelidan ver damisxltebodnen. mxolod adre diliT
da gvian RamiT vaxerxebdi raimes Sovnas. amitom saxlis patronis valSi Cavvardi.
magram es ar maRelvebda, - oRond saZulveli adamianebis javri amomeyara.
Zalian moxerxebuli vaJbatonebi ki iyvnen. mgoni, grZnobdnen, rom maTs yovel
nabijs viRac zveravda, radgan yvelgan erTad dadiodnen da gvian saRamoobiT
gareT ar gamodiodnen. dreberi yovelTvis nasvami iyo, magram stangersoni
arasodes minaxavs SezarxoSebuli. ori kvira dilidan saRamomde, SeumCnevlad
davyvebodi. magram SemTxveva ar momeca, rom ganzraxuli sisruleSi momeyvana.
guls mainc ar vitexdi, radgan vgrZnobdi, rom SurisZiebis Jami axlovdeboda,
meSinoda, rom am SemoCenils, mkerdSi rom mizis, udroo dros ar moeRo CemTvis
bolo da amiT Cemi saqmis aRsrulebaSi xeli ar SeeSala.
rogorRac saRamos torkveisterasze bolTas vcemdi. am quCaze cxovrobdnen, da
davlande, rom maT karTan kebi gaCerda. maSinve gamoitanes raRac bargi, xolo
cota xnis Semdeg dreberi da stangersoni gamovidnen. kebi daiZra. cxeni avaCqare
da erTi nabijiTac ar CamovrCenilvar. eleTmeleTi momdioda. meSinoda, vaiTu
londoni miatovon-meTqi. eustonis sadgurze kebidan gadmovidnen. me etlTan
ymawvili davtove da ukan mivyevi im jentlmenebs, romlebic baqanze gavidnen.
gavigone, rogor ikiTxes liverpulis matareblis ambavi. darajma uTxra,
matarebeli esaa gavida, Semdegi ki ramdenime saaTSi iqnebao. stangersoni aman,
etyoba, Zalian Seawuxa, magram dreberi, piriqiT, gaxarebuli Canda. xalxSi ise
axlos mivedi maTTan, rom TiToeuli maTganis yoveli sityva mesmoda. dreberma
uTxra, erTi patara piradi saqme maqvs mosagvarebeli da damelodeo. stangersonma
sayvedurebiT aavso da moagona, Cven xom davTqviT, rom erTmaneTs arasodes
davSorebodiTo. dreberma miugo, Zalian saCoTiro saqmea da usaTuod marto unda
wavideo. ver gavigone, ra uTxra amaze stangersonma, magram dreberma lanZRvagineba dauwyo da Tavis mdivans ubrZana, mxolod da mxolod daqiravebuli msaxuri
xar Cemi da brZanebis araviTari ufleba ara gaqvso. stangersoni darwmunda, rom
dava usargeblo iyo da ubralod SeuTanxmda, Tu dreberi ukanasknel
matarebelzec daagvianebda, maSin otel helideiSi unda mosuliyo stangersonTan.
amaze dreberma upasuxa, TerTmetze adre davbrundebio, da wavida.
dabolos, dadga wuTi, rasac ase didxans velodi. vidre erTad imyofebodnen,
SeeZloT erTmaneTi daecvaT. magram calcalke uZluri iyvnen Cems winaaRmdeg. Cemi
gegma asrulda. SurisZieba mxolod gvaniWebs kmayofilebas, rodesac mCagvrels
rCeba dro Seignos, vin miayena dartyma da risTvis uwia aRsasrulma. winaswarve
movifiqre, rogor amexsna mtrisaTvis, rom igi Zveli codvisaTvis isjeboda. moxda
ise, rom ramdenime dRis win romeliRac batoni briqstonroudis raionSi saxlebs
aTvalierebda da Cems etlSi gasaRebi dakarga. imave saRamos gamovacxade da
patrons gasaRebi davubrune. magram dabrunebamde movaswari da meore swored
imdagvari gasaRebi gavakeTebine. amis wyalobiT axal uzarmazar qalaqSi
meguleboda erTi kuTxe, sadac SemeZlo daubrkoleblad amesrulebina mofiqrebuli
saqme. Cems winaSe rTuli amocana idga - am saxlSi unda Semetyuebina dreberi.
sadguridan dreberi fexiT wavida da dasalevad or adgilas Seuxvia. erTgan mTeli
naxevari saaTi darCa da ukan Zlier SezarxoSebuli gamobrunda, fexze Zlivs idga.
Cems gverdiT mdgari etli daiqirava. me kudSi mivyvebodi: Cemi cxenis qiqviri
misi etlis zurgs exeboda. Temza gaviareT, ramdenime quCac movitoveT ukan da
Cemda gasaocrad aRmovCndiT pansionTan, sadac is cxovrobda. gza ganvagrZe da
saxlidan asiode iardze gavCerdi. gadmovida Tu ara etlidan, meetles angariSi
gauswora da gauSva.
meoTxedi saaTi vucade, Tu meti ara. uecrad saxlSi iseTi xmauri atyda, TiTqos
Cxubi gaimarTao. erTi wuTis Semdeg kari gaiRo da zRurblze ori mamakaci
gamoCnda: erTi dreberi iyo, meore - axalgazrda kaci, romelic uwin arasodes
menaxa. im ymawvils sayeloSi Caevlo xeli dreberisaTvis da ise eWira. kibis
bolo safexurs rom miaRwies, iseTi panRuri amohkra, rom dreberi Sua quCaSi
gaiSxlarTa. `ZaRlo!~ - uyviroda axalgazrda kaci da joxs uqnevda. - `me Sen
gaswavli, rogor unda wesieri qaliSvilebis atorRialeba~. ymawvili ise
aRelvebuli iyo, rom drebers albaT kombliT scemda, rom is aramzada
Tavqudmoglejili ar gaqceuliyo. kuTxemde miirbina, mere Cemi kebi SeniSna,
mimixmo, Sig Caxta da helideis otelSi wamiyvaneo, miyvira.
roca kebis kari jaxuniT daixura, guli ise gaSmagebiT amiZgerda sixarulisagan,
rom SemeSinda, am gadamwyvet Jams aortam cudi oini ar momiwyos-meTqi. magram
dreberi damexmara Cemi amocanis SesrulebaSi. isev moisurva daleva, ludxanasTan
misvla da mocda mibrZana. iq darCa ludxanis daketvamde da ise gaileSa, rom
savsebiT Cems xelT iyo.
ar ifiqroT, rom gulgrilad vapirebdi misTvis bolos moRebas. Tumca es
samarTliani saqme iqneboda, magram ver gavbede. karga xania mofiqrebuli mqonda
misTvis bolos moRebis Cemeuli gegma. amerikaSi xetialis wlebSi erT xans iorl
kolejSi laboratoriis damlageblad vmuSaobdi. erTxel profesori studentebs
Sxamebze ukiTxavda leqcias da uCvena samxreTamerikuli Sxamisagan mis mier
miRebuli alkaloidi, rasac isrebis mosawamlad xmaroben. es iyo Zliermoqmedi
Sxami, romlis umciresi dozac ki sakmarisia, rom elviseburi sikvdili gamoiwvios.
daviniSne boTli, romelSiac es Sxami inaxeboda da roca yvela wavida, cotaodeni
fxvnili gadmoviRe. am alkaloidisagan davamzade patara abebi, romlebic wyalSi
iolad ixsnebodnen. yoveli aseTi abi Cavde kolofSi meore aseTive saxis abTan
erTad, rac Sxams ar Seicavda. maSinve gadavwyvite, roca Sesaferisi dro dadgeboda,
orive jentlmenisaTvis SemeTavazebina arCevani, rom oridan erTi abi aeRoT.
darCenil abs TviTon gadavylapavdi. Cemi abebi momakvdinebeli iyo. oRond bevrad
ufro uxmauro, vidre, magaliTad, dambaCis tyvia. mas Semdeg Cemi kolofebi mudam
Tan damqonda. axla ki dadga maTi gamoyenebis dro.
daaxloebiT Ramis pirveli saaTi iqneboda. pirquSi, avdriani Rame idga, qari
qroda da kokispirulad wvimda. me Tavs bednierad vgrZnobdi da mzad viyavi
meyvira. sigaras movukide da movqaCe, vcdilobdi mSvidad vyofiliyavi, magram
xelebi mikankalebda, safeTqlebSi ki sisxli mawveboda. meCveneboda, rom
sibnelidan lusi miRimoda, Cemi sacole.
lauristongardenze wavedi, ukacriel saxlSi. kaciSvili ar Canda, xma arsaidan
ismoda, mxolod wvima Sxapunobda. kebis sarkmelSi Sevixede, dreberi galeSili
egdo, mokrunCxuliyo da eZina, mklavSi xeli vtace da vuTxari: `gamosvlis droa!~
`kargio~, - Tqva.
drebers albaT egona, otelTan mivediTo, radgan baRis gzas usityvod daadga.
mivyevi da Tan xeliT vakavebdi, igi jer kidev ar iyo gamofxizlebuli. saxlTan
rom mivediT, kari gavaRe da oTaxSi Seviyvane.
`ra jojoxeTurad bnela~, - Tqva bancaliT.
`axlave iqneba sinaTle, - vupasuxe da anTebuli asanTi sanTelTan mivitane. axla ki, enoq dreber, - ganvagrZe mSvidad da sanTeli Cemsave saxesTan mivitane.
- aba Tu micnob, vina var~.
amRvreuli, mTvrali kacis TvalebiT momaSterda. Semdeg saxe eldam daumaxinja.
micno. mkvdrisferi daedo, ukan daixia. Sublze civma oflma daasxa, SiSisagan
kbils kbilze aceminebda. zurgiT kars mieyrdno. me ki didxans, didxans vicinodi.
yovelTvis vicodi, rom SurisZieba tkbili iqneboda, magram aseT sulier simSvides
ki ar velodi.
`ZaRlo! - SevZaxe. - me kvaldakval gdevdi mlaSe tbis qalaqidan sanktpeterburgamde, da yovelTvis xelidan misxltebodi. axla Seni mogzauroba
dasrulda, radgan erTi Cvengani xval dRis sinaTles veRar ixilavs~.
ukan-ukan daiwia, da mis TvalebSi amovikiTxe, rom giJad mivaCndi. diax, im wuTebSi
viyavi kidec SeSlili. sisxli CaquCiviT mcemda safeTqlebSi. albaT Seteva
mimsxverplebda, rom cxviridan sisxls ar efeTqa, - aman miSvela.
`ras fiqrob axla lusize? - SevZaxe yviriliT, kari Cavkete da Tvalwin gasaRebi
davutriale. - SurisZiebam daigviana, magram bolos da bolos, xom wamogewia~.
davinaxe, rogor auTrTolda SiSisagan bage. sicocxles ar iTxovda, radgan icoda,
amiT Tavs ver uSvelida.
`momklav?~ - mkiTxa enis borZikiT.
`aq mkvlelobaze rodia laparaki, - vupasuxe me. - rodis laparakoben
mkvlelobaze, roca saqme cofian ZaRls exeba? - gana Sen Seicode sabralo lusi,
roca mokluli mamis gvams moaglije da Sens wyeul haramxanaSi waaTrie?~
`me ar momiklavs mamamisi! - Sehyvira dreberma. -stangersonma mokla~.
`magram Sen daamsxvrie qalis umanko guli, - SevZaxe me da kolofi gavuwode. uzenaesma gagvasamarTlos. airCie erT-erTi abi da gadaylape. erTSi sikvdilia,
meoreSi sicocxle. darCenils me aviReb. vnaxoT, arsebobs Tu ara qveynad
samarTali, Cven brma gangebis xelSi vimyofebiT!~
veluri yviriliT daixia ukan, Sebralebas iTxovda. me ki dana viSiSvle, yelTan
mivutane da ase meWira, vidre Cemi brZaneba ar Seasrula. Semdeg mec gadavylape
Cemi abi. mTeli erTi wuTi, Tu meti ara, ase usityvod SevcqerodiT erTi-meores
da vcdilobdiT gagvego, romels mogveloda sikvdili. arasodes ar damaviwydeba
misi saxis gamometyveleba, roca tkivilis pirvelma Semotevebma agrZnobina, rom
mis sxeulSi Sxamia. me vicinodi da ganwirulis Tvalwin lusis saqorwino beWeds
vaTamaSebdi. es mxolod erTi wamiT gagrZelda, radganac alkaloidi swrafad
moqmedebs. tkivilis krunCxvam saxis nakvTebi daumaxinja, xeli win gamoiSvira,
wabarbacda da xrinwiani SeZaxiliT iatakze gaiSxlarTa. Ceqmis wveriT gadavabrune
da gulze xeli davade, guli aRar ucemda. kaci gaTavebuli iyo!
cxviridan sisxli mdioda, magram amas yuradRebas ar vaqcevdi, TviTonac ar vici,
saidan momivida azri, rom kedelze Cemive sisxliT wamewera `SurisZieba~. iqneb
policiisaTvis kvalis abneva mindoda. maxsovs, niu-iorkSi erTi germaneli ipovnes
mkvdari, da mis Tavs zemoT ewera sityva kfsru. gazeTebi acxadebdnen, raRac
saidumlo organizaciis saqmeao. TiTi sakuTar sisxlSi Cavawe da kedelze igive
sityva wavawere. Semdeg Cems kebTan davbrundi da davrwmundi, rom maxloblad
aravin iyo. sakmao manZili gaviare, rom uecrad jibeze xeli vitace da aRmovaCine,
rom lusis beWedi Tan ara mqonda. TiTqos mexi dameca, radgan es iyo misi
erTaderTi saxsovari. gavifiqre, beWedi albaT maSin davkarge, roca dreberis
gvamTan davixare-meTqi, mzad viyavi gamebeda rac gnebavT, oRond ki beWedi
damebrunebina. saxlSi rom davbrundi, pirdapir policielis xelSi aRmovCndi. igi
baRidan gamovida, da eWvi rom ar aRmeZra, Tavi galeSilad movaCvene.
aseTi iyo enoq dreberis aRsasruli. axla isRa damrCenoda, stangersonTan
gamesworebina angariSi da lusis mamasTan gamegzavna. vicodi, rom otel helideiSi
cxovrobda, magram saxlidan ar gamodioda. vfiqrob, rodesac dreberi Tavis
droze ar dabrunda, stangersons tanma uazra. metismetad eSmaki iyo es
stangersoni da yovelTvis dacqvetili hqonda yurebi. imedovnebda, rom Tavis
oTaxSi jdomiT xifaTs aicdenda, magram Secda. misi sawolis fanjara male vipove.
meore dRes, dilaadrian, kibiT visargeble, mosaxvevTan rom egdo, otelis ukan,
kuTxeSi, da gamTeniisas mis oTaxSi gadavedi. gavaRviZe da vuTxari, Seni aRsasrulis
saaTma dahkra-meTqi. pasuxi unda ago im sicocxlisaTvis, mravali wlis winaT sxvas
rom waarTvi-meTqi. dreberis sikvdili avuwere da asarCevad SevTavaze erT-erTi
abi. imis nacvlad, rom gadarCenis erTaderTi Sansi gamoeyenebina, loginidan
wamovarda da yelSi mwvda. Tavs vicavdi da dana gulSi gavuyare.
meti TiTqmis araferi maqvs saTqmeli, da es kargia, radgan Zal-Rone meleva.
erTi Tu ori dRe kidev vijeqi kofoze, vfiqrobdi, amiT gavitan-meTqi Tavs.
fulis mogrovebas da amerikaSi dabrunebas vapirebdi. ezoSi videqi, roca
CamoZonZilma ymawvilma mkiTxa, aq xom ar cxovrobs kebmeni, jeferson houpio.
mere dasZina, misi kebi unda erT jentlmens, romelic beikerstritze cxovrobs
#221-b saxlSio. eWvi araferze amiRia, wamovedi, da erTi wuTis Semdeg am
axalgazrda kacma xelebze borkilebi damado. ai, mTeli Cemi istoria,
jentlmenebo. SegiZliaT mkvlelad CamTvaloT, me ki vfiqrob, rom
marTlmsajulebis iseTive msaxuri var, rogoric Tqven.
ise gagvitaca patimris moTxrobam, rom usityvod visxediT, Cvens fiqrebSi
Caflulni. mxolod lestreidis fanqris fxaWuni arRvevda dumils. maZebari
stenogramas amTavrebda.
- rCeba mxolod erTi garemoeba, romlis axsnasac ufro dawvrilebiT visurvebdi,
- Tqva bolos holmsma. - vin iyo Tqveni Tanamzraxveli, beWdis wasaRebad rom
movida?
patimarma Cems megobars eSmakurad Caukra Tvali.
- SemiZlia gulaxdilad gagandoT Cemi saidumloeba, - Tqva man, - magram megobris
gacemas ar vapireb. me wavikiTxe gancxadeba da vifiqre, SeiZleba es maxea-meTqi.
Cemma megobarma ikisra mosvla da ambis gageba. vgoneb dameTanxmebiT, rom es saqme
marjved gaakeTa.
- ueWvelad, - gulwrfelad miugo holmsma.
- aba, jentlmenebo - medidurad SeniSna inspeqtorma. - pativi unda vceT kanons.
oTxSabaTs patimari sasamarTlos winaSe wardgeba, da maSin saWiro gaxdeba Tqveni
daxmareba. manamde ki masze savsebiT vageb pasuxs.
dareka da orma zedamxedvelma jeferson houpi gaiyvana. me da Cemma megobarma
skotlend-iardi davtoveT da kebiT davbrundiT beikerstritze.
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dasasruli
oTxSabaTisaTvis yvelam miviReT sasamarTloSi gamocxadebis uwyeba, magram
Cvenebebis micema ar mogvixda. uzenaesma mosamarTlem saqmis gaZRola TviTon iTava
da jeferson houpi sxvanairi sasamarTlos winaSe wardga. dapatimrebis meore Rames
jeferson houps Seteva hqonda da diliT misi usulo gvami senakis iatakze ipoves.
misi mSvidi Rimili mowmobda, rom sikvdilis wuTebSi fiqrobda sicocxleze, rac
adamianTa sasargeblod gaatara, da valze, romelic pirnaTlad moixada.
- gregsonsa da lestreids houpis sikvdili sasowarkveTilebaSi Caagdebs, - SeniSna
holmsma. - maT xom reklamis Seqmnis SemTxveva dakarges.
- verafers vxedav iseTs, rom houpis dapatimrebis saqmeSi maTi gmiroba
gamosWvivodes, - vupasuxe me.
- ras gaakeTebT am qveyanaze, amas mniSvneloba ara aqvs, mwared Cailaparaka
holmsma. - mTavaria aiZuloT adamianebi ifiqron, rom Tqven raRac gaakeTeT.
magram es araferia, - ganagrZo maSinve. - me arafris gulisaTvis ar vityodi
uars am saqmis gamoZiebaze. Cems xsovnaSi es yvelaze ufro saintereso SemTxvevaa.
mTeli misi ubraloebis miuxedavad masSi iyo ramdenime Wkuis saswavli momenti.
- mapatieT! - SevZaxe me.
- swored giTxraT, sxva gamoTqma ver mipovnia. misi ubraloebis sabuTad is
gamodgeba, rom ramdenime, friad ubralo daskvnis daxmarebiT raRac sam dReSi
movaxerxeT damnaSavis Sepyroba. ukve agixseniT, rom danaSaulis araCveulebrivi
xasiaTi aadvilebs Ziebas. aseTi xasiaTis amocanis gadasawyvetad yvelaze ufro
mniSvnelovania analitikuri gansjis unari.
- gamogitydebiT da Tqveni msjelobis azri ver gavige.
- Sevecdebi agixsnaT. roca ambavs Tanmimdevrulad auwerT vinmes. msmenelebi
TviTon xvdebian, rogori iqneba Sedegi. ase xdeba ufro xSirad. isini am faqtebs
gonebaSi erTmaneTs ukavSireben da akeTeben daskvnas, Tu ra moxdeba Semdeg. magram
Zalian iSviaTad gvxvdebian adamianebi, romelTac aqvT unari daasaxelon an
agviweron Sedegis safuZvelze calkeuli faqtebi, romelTac es Sedegi gamoiwvies.
am saqmeSic cnobili iyo mxolod Sedegi, yvelaferi danarCeni ki Cven unda
dagvedgina. Sevecdebi daganaxoT Cemi msjelobis calkeuli rgolebi. daviwyeb
Tavidan. saxlTan, rogorc iciT, fexiT mivedi da Tavisufali viyavi yovelgvari
winaswar rwmenisagan. bunebrivia, gzis kvleva daviwye da aSkarad vnaxe kebis
kvali, romelsac Cemi varaudiT im Rames unda Caevlo. nakvalevis siganeze
Sevatyve, rom es iyo swored kebi da ara kerZo etli, radgan Cveulebrivi
daqiravebuli etlis kvali sakuTar etlTan SedarebiT viwroa.
Semdeg nela gavyevi baRis gzas. Tixnari miwa iyo da nakvalevi Zalian mkafiod
Seenaxa. Cemi gavarjiSebuli TvalisaTvis yovelgvar kvals Tavisi mniSvneloba
hqonda. Ziebis mecnierebaSi ar aris meore ufro mniSvnelovani da ufro
Seuswavleli ubani, vidre nakvalevis garCevis xelovneba. sabednierod, amas
yovelTvis did mniSvnelobas vaZlevdi da didi gamocdilebac damigrovda. me
SevniSne konsteblis mZime nabijebi, agreTve im ori kacis kvali, policielebze
adre rom gaeTelaT baRis biliki. advili iyo imis dadgena, rom es ori kaci
sxvebze adre yofila aq, radgan alag-alag maTi nakvalevi sruliad gadaSlili
aRmoCnda sxvebis nafexurebiT. amrigad, Cems xelT aRmoCnda meore rgoli, imis
maCvenebeli, rom RamiT ori adamiani yofila, erTi tanmaRali (rogorc
gamovTvale misi nabijis sigrZis mixedviT), meores ki modaze ecva, rac misi
fexsacmelis patara da moxdenili nakvalevidan Canda.
saxlSi rom Sevedi, Cemi varaudi gamarTlda. koxtad gamowyobili da
lamazfexsacmeliani kaci mkvdari iwva. maSasadame, mkvleloba tanmaRalma Caidina,
Tu moxda mkvleloba. micvalebuls tanze ar aCnda Wriloba, magram saxis
SeZrwunebuli gamometyveleba mowmobda, rom Tavisi bedi ufro adre Seityo, vidre
igi eweoda. micvalebulis bageze rom davixare da haeri CavisunTqe, odnav momJavo
suni meca da davamtkice, rom sikvdilis win iZulebuli gauxdiaT sawamlavi daelia.
igive daskvna gamovitane misi saxis gamometyvelebidan, romelzedac siZulvili da
SiSi aRbeWdoda. am daskvnamde gamoricxvis meTodiT mivedi, radganac veraviTari
sxva hipoTeza ver xsnida faqtebs. ar ifiqroT, rom es raRac gaugonari ramea.
danaSaulobaTa matianeSi aseTi SemTxvevebi mravladaa.
axla ki mTavari sakiTxi: mkvlelobis motivi unda ganmesazRvra. Zarcva
gamoricxuli iyo, radganac waRebuli araferi aRmoCnda. xom ar gvqonda saqme
politikur motivebTan an am saqmeSi qali xom ar iyo gareuli? Tavidanve am
ukanaskneli motivisaken vixrebodi. politikuri motiviT mkvlelobis Semdeg
mkvlelebi, Cveulebriv, swrafad gaqcevas cdiloben. es mkvleloba, piriqiT,
guldinjad iyo Cadenili, da mkvlelma mourideblad warwerac ki datova oTaxSi.
es ki imas mowmobda, rom mkvleli am oTaxSi didxans yofila. aseT meTodur
SurisZiebas iwvevs piradi mtroba da ara politikuri, kedelze aRmoCenilma
warweram amaSi kidev ufro damarwmuna. es aSkara niRabi iyo. roca beWedi vipovneT,
sakiTxi sruliad naTeli gaxda. mkvlelma usaTuod gamoiyena es beWedi imisaTvis,
rom Tavisi msxverplisaTvis moegonebina romelime gansvenebuli an sxvagan myofi
qali. aman maiZula mekiTxa gregsonisaTvis, xom ar moiTxova Tavis depeSaSi cnobebi
dreberis pirad cxovrebaze warsulSi. rogorc gaxsovT, amaze gregsonma
uaryofiTad mipasuxa.
maSin oTaxis dawvrilebiT Seswavlas Sevudeqi. aman daadastura Cemi varaudi
mkvlelis tanadobaze da momca damatebiTi cnobebi misi sigarebis xarisxisa da
frCxilebis sigrZeze. raki brZolis niSanwyali ar Canda, maSasadame, sisxlis
laqebi iatakze rom iyo, mowmobda, rom mkvlels mRelvarebisagan cxviridan
sisxli waskdomoda. SevniSne, rom sisxlis wveTebi misi nabijebis kvals efareboda.
sisxlisdenis es SemTxvevebi mRelvarebis Sedegia da Cveulebriv sisxlWarb
adamianebs aqvT xolme. amitomac gamovTqvi mosazreba, rom mkvleli albaT magari
aRnagobis, loyebRaJRaJa kacia-meTqi. ambavTa msvlelobam daadastura Cemi
simarTle.
saxli rom mivatove, gavakeTe ise, rac ar gaukeTebia gregsons, - depeSa gavagzavne
klivlendis policiis ufrosTan da Semovifargle kiTxviT enoq dreberis
qorwinebis Taobaze. Sematyobines, rom drebers erTxel ukve miumarTavs
kanonisaTvis da Tavisi Zveli metoqis jeferson houpisagan dacva uTxovia. momweres
isic, rom amJamad houpi evropaSi imyofebao. maSin gavige, rom am saidumloebiT
moculi saqmis gasaRebi xelT mqonda. rCeboda mxolod mkvlelis mikvleva.
Cems gulSi ukve gadavwyvite, rom dreberis TanxlebiT saxlSi Sesuli kaci sxva
aravin iqneboda, Tu ara is, vinc kebiT iq miiyvana. kvali miCvenebda, rom kebSi
gabmuli cxeni Tavisuflad daseirnobda. amas pirutyvi ver moaxerxebda, Tu kofoze
patroni an vinme ijdeboda. maS, sad iqneboda meetle, Tu ara saxlSi? amas garda,
pirdapir sisulele iqneboda imaze fiqri, rom vinme aseT danaSauls Caidens
mesame piris TandaswrebiT, romelic usaTuod gascemda. dabolos, davuSvaT, rom
erTma kacma ganizraxa meoris gatyueba sadme qalaqgareT. saamisod yvelaze ufro
moxerxebuli iqneba, Tu kebmenad dadgeba. yvela am mosazrebam im mtkice
daskvnamde mimiyvana, rom jeferson houpi sadme londonel kebmenebs Soris unda
momeZebna.
araviTari safuZveli ar mqonda mefiqra, rom is kaci dauyovnebliv miatovebda
Tavis saqmes. misi azriT, profesiis aseTi anazdeuli gamocvla, piriqiT, mis
winaaRmdeg eWvs aRZravda. albaT ramdenime xniT mainc amjobinebs muSaobis
gagrZelebas-meTqi, vifiqre. arc imisi mizezi arsebobda, rom mkvleli saxelsa da
gvars gamoicvlida. risTvis unda gamoecvala saxeli im qveyanaSi, sadac misi
namdvili saxeli aravin icoda? amitom davibare usaxlkaro biWebis Cemi divizia da
davavale mTel londonSi eZebnaT kebmeni jeferson houpi. Tqven gaxsovT, ra
kargad gaarTves Tavi am davalebas, da ra swrafad gamoviyene maTi aRmoCena?
stangersonis mkvleloba CemTvis sruliad moulodneli ambavi iyo. misi wyalobiT
miviRe abi, romlis arsebobac ukve varaudiT vicodi. Tqven xedavT, rom yvelaferi
es ganuwyveteli logikuri daskvnebis jaWvs Seadgens.
- gansacvifrebelia! - SevZaxe me. - Tqveni damsaxureba oficialurad unda iqnas
aRiarebuli. unda gamoaqveynoT angariSi am saqmeze. Tu gnebavT, amas Tqven magier
me gavakeTeb?
- Tqven SegiZliaT gaakeToT, rac gnebavT, eqimo, - mipasuxa holmsma, - ai,
SexedeT! - ganagrZo da gazeTi gadmomca.
statia, romelic maCvena, jeferson houpis saqmes exeboda.
`mister enoq dreberisa da mister jozef stangersonis mkvlelobaSi eWvmitanil
houpis uecarma sikvdilma sazogadoebas moaklo siamovneba Tvalyuri edevnebinaT
sensaciuri sasamarTlo procesisaTvis. am danaSaulis dawvrilebiTi istoria albaT
arasodes ar iqneba gamoqveynebuli, Tumca saimedo wyaroebidan viciT, rom
mkvleloba gamowveuli iyo mravalwliani da romantikuli mtrobiT, raSiac
Careuli iyo siyvaruli da mormonizmi. Cans, axalgazrdobaSi orive msxverpli
ekuTvnoda `ukanasknel dReTa wmindanebis~ seqtas da
houpsac, cixeSi gardacvlil
mkvlels, mlaSe tbis raionSi ucxovria. es saqme, yovel SemTxvevaSi, brwyinvaled
gviCvenebs Cveni samZebro policiis energiasa da unarianobas. aravisTvis ar aris
saidumlo, rom damnaSavis aRmoCenisa da Sepyrobis pativi mTlianad ekuTvniT
skotlend-iardis cnobil agentebs - mister lestreidsa da mister gregsons.
damnaSave Seipyres vinme Serlok holmsis binaSi. holmsma moyvaruli maZebris
saxiT erTgvari unari gamoamJRavna Ziebis saqmeSi. SeuZlia imedi iqonios, rom
saqmis aseTi ostatebis gverdiT droTa manZilze erTgvar warmatebasac miaRwevs.
unda vivaraudoT, rom gaweuli samsaxurisaTvis orive agenti jildos miiRebs~.
- gana kudianiviT es Tavidanve ar viwinaswarmetyvele? - SesZaxa Serlok holmsma.
- ai, `alisferi kvalis~ mTeli Cemi Ziebis Sedegebi, - sxvisTvis jildoebis
mopoveba.
- fiqri nu geqnebaT, - vupasuxe me. - Cems dRiurSi Cawerilia am saqmesTan
dakavSirebuli mTeli simarTle da Tavis droze xalxi yvelafers gaigebs.
mocekvave kacunebi
Serlok holmsi ramdenime saaTs ise iyo gayursuli, sityva ar dascdenia. igi
Tavdaxrili dascqeroda minis sinjaras, romelSiac saocrad myrali raRac
ixarSeboda. Tavic imgvarad gadaexara gverdze, rom SavqoCrian, SimSilisagan
galeul, ruxfrTian frinvels miagavda.
- uotson, - miTxra anazdad, - Tqven aRar apirebT samxreTafrikul fasian
qaRaldebSi Tqveni danazogis dabandebas?
gakvirvebisagan SevkrTi. marTalia, ukve vicodi, rom mas mixvedrilobis
araCveulebrivi niWi da unari hqonda, magram es moulodneli SeWra Cems fiqrTa
samyaroSi sruliad amouxsneli meCvena.
- es saidanRa gaigeT? - vkiTxe me.
mbrunav skamze mjdomi holmsi Cemken Semotrialda; xelSi sinjara eWira, saidanac
orTqli amodioda. mis Rrmad Camjdar TvalebSi damcinavi naperwkali gamokrTa.
- aRiareT, uotson, rom Tavgza agebnaT.
- marTali xarT! marTlac davibeni.
- rom gaiZuloT amis qaRaldze dawera da xelic mogawerinoT, kargi iqneba.
- risTvis?
- imisaTvis, rom xuTi wuTis Semdeg ityviT, yovelive es Zalze ubralo saqme
yofila da ram damabniao.
- darwmunebuli var, amas arasodes ar vityvi.
- Zvirfaso uotson... - holmsma sinjara sadgarze daamagra da leqciis kiTxva ise
damiwyo, TiTqos profesoria da auditorias mimarTavso, - dakvnebis gakeTeba arc
ise Znelia, Tu yoveli momdevno daskvna sruliad ubralod gamomdinareobs wina
daskvnidan. Tu amis Semdeg yvela SuaTana rgols gamovtovebT da msmenelamde
mxolod ambis dasawyissa da bolo daskvnas mivitanT, SeiZleba masze Tavzardamcemi
STabeWdileba movaxdinoT. mas Semdeg, rac Tqveni marcxena xelis cersa da
saCvenebel TiTs Soris arsebul CaRrmavebas davukvirdi, aRar gamWirvebia im
daskvnis gamotana, rom Tqveni mcire kapitaliT oqros sabadoebis aqciebis SeZena
gaifiqreT.
- magram me am or garemoebas Soris veraviTar kavSirs ver vxedav.
- savsebiT SesaZlebelia. me ki ramdensame wuTSi dagarwmunebT, rom aseTi kavSiri
arsebobs. ai, am ubralo jaWvis rgolebi: jer erTi, roca guSin saRamos klubidan
dabrundiT, Tqveni marcxena xelis cersa da saCvenebel TiTs Soris CaRrmavebuli
adgili carciT iyo dasvrili; meore, roca Tqven biliards TamaSobT, am adgilze
carcs isvamT, raTa biliardis joxma xelze ar isrialos; mesame, biliards
eTamaSebiT mxolod serstons; meoTxe, erTi Tvis win miTxariT, rom serstonma
SemogTavazaT, masTan erTadSeiZinoT samxreTafrikuli fasiani qaRaldebi, romelTac
erTi Tvis Semdeg gayidian; mexuTe, Tqveni Cekis wignaki Caketilia Cemi saweri
magidis ujraSi, da Tqven ar giTxoviaT CemTvis am ujris gasaRebi; meeqvse, aqedan
gamomdinare, Tqven aRar apirebT fulis dabandebas samxreTafrikul qaRaldebSi.
- ra ubralo ramea! - SevZaxe me.
- cxadia, - mipasuxa man da wyena odnav daetyo, - yoveli amoxsnili amocana ioli
gveCveneba. magram ai kidev erTi Tavsatexi, igi jer araa gadawyvetili. vnaxoT,
Cemo megobaro, rogor gaarTmevT mas Tavs.
qaRaldis furceli magidaze daagdo da TviTon isev sinjarasa da qimiur analizs
daubrunda.
gaocebulma Sevxede qaRaldze gamoxatul raRac uazro ieroglifebs.
- momiteveT holms, es xom bavSvis naxatia! - SevZaxe me.
- Tqven ase fiqrobT?
- maS, Tqveni azriT, ra unda iyos?
- norfolkel mister hilton kubitsac swored eg ainteresebs. es patara rebusi
man fostiT gamogvigzavna. albaT sadacaa TviTonac aq gaCndeba. gesmiT zaris xma,
uotson? namdvilad isaa.
kibeze mZime nabijebis xma gaisma da wuTis Semdeg CvenTan maRali, loyebRaJRaJa,
sufTad gaparsuli jentlmeni Semovida. misi naTeli gamoxedva da saxis ieri imas
metyvelebda, rom es adamiani nisliani londonis mkvidri ar iyo. ise momeCvena,
TiTqos Cvens stumars Tan mohyva aRmosavleTis sanapiros magari, grili qaris
qrolva. xeli CamogvarTva da is iyo Camojdomas apirebda, rom uecrad swored im
ucnauri niSnebiT aWrelebul furcels mohkra Tvali, cota xnis winaT xelSi rom
meWira da magidaze davagde.
- ras fiqrobT am ieroglifebze, mister holms? - wamoiZaxa stumarma, - me
miTxres, rom Tqven gitacebT saidumloebiT moculi ambebi, ucnauri SemTxvevebis
amocnoba da kvanZebis gaxsna. Cemi azriT, amaze ufro ucnaur SemTxvevas versad
waawydebiT. es furceli windawin imitom gamogigzavneT, rom Cems mosvlamde masze
gamoxatuli niSnebi SegeswavlaT.
- marTlac Zalian sagulisxmo naxatebia, - Tqva holmsma. - erTi SexedviT
SeiZleba adamians bavSvis celqobad moeCvenos. ar vici, ra azri unda hqondes
aseT pawawina mocekvave kacunebis xatvas, an Tqven ratom aZlevT raime
mniSvnelobas aseT ucnaur wvrilmans?
- Cemi coli rom ara, aseT ucnaur naxats marTlac araviTari yuradRebis Rirsad
ar miviCnevdi, magram mas SiSisagan lamis guli gauskdes. arafers meubneba, magram
vxedav, mis TvalebSi eldam daisadgura. ai, ratom mivitane es saqme ase axlos
gulTan.
holmsma qaRaldi sarkmelTan miitana. es iyo ubis wignidan amoxeuli furceli.
zed fanqriT iyo gamoyvanili ai aseTi patara figurebi:
holmsma furceli yuradRebiT daaTvaliera da safuleSi frTxilad Seinaxa.
- es saqme bevrs sainteresosa da uCveulos gvpirdeba, - Tqva man. - zogi ram
ukve miambeT Tqveni weriliT, mister hilton kubit, magram Zalian madlobeli
dagrCebiT, Tu Tavazianad daTanxmdebiT mis gameorebaze, raTa Cemma megobarma,
eqimma uotsonmac, sakuTari yuriT mogisminoT.
- veraferi Svili mTxrobeli gaxlavarT, - Tqva Cvenma stumarma da Tan Tavisi
didi, Ronieri xelebi nerviulad SekumSa da gaSala. - Tu Cems monaTxrobSi raime
bundovnad mogeCvenebaT, keTili inebeT da kiTxvebi momeciT. daviwyeb iqidan, rom
SarSan coli SevirTe. winaswar unda giTxraT, rom Tumca mdidari ara var, magram
Cveni gvari ridling-torpSi ukve xuTi saukunea cxovrobs da mTel norfolkis
sagrafoSi yvelaze warCinebulad iTvleba. SarSan dResaswaulebze londonSi
Camovedi da raselskverze mdidrulad morTul oTaxebSi gavCerdi, radganac iq
Cveni mrevlis moZRvari parkeri dabinavda. iqve erTi axalgazrda amerikeli ledi,
gvarad patriki, ilsi patriki cxovrobda. me da es qaliSvili male davmegobrdiT.
erTi Tvec ar gasula, rom is mgznebared Semiyvarda. davqorwindiT da
sacxovreblad Cems mamulSi, norfolkSi gadavediT.
albaT ucnaurad mogeCvenebaT, mister holms, rom warCinebuli gvaris kaci
Txoulobs qals, romlis warsulsa da ojaxze araferi icis, magram ilsi patriki
rom genaxaT da gagecnoT, Cemi saqcielis gageba ar gagiWirdebodaT. ilsi CemTan
Zalian gulaxdili gaxldaT. man sruli ufleba momca uari meTqva qorwinebaze,
Tu amas visurvebdi. `warsulSi bevri arasasiamovno nacnobi myavda, - miTxra
ilsim, - minda yovelive daviviwyo. ar minda davubrunde Cems ganvlil cxovrebas,
radgan warsulis ubralo gaxsenebac ki tkivils mgvris. Tu me SemirTav, hilton,
Sen daqorwindebi im qalze, romelsac TviTon urigo araferi Caudenia, magram
Cems sityvas unda erwmuno da neba momce gavCumde yvelaferze, rac iyo manamde,
vidre Seni gavxdebodi. Tu es piroba Zalian mZimed geCveneba, dabrundi
norfolkSi da neba momeci, isev martoxelad vicxovro~.
es qorwinebamde erTi dRiT adre miTxra. me vupasuxe, rom mzad viyavi
davmorCilebodi mis nebas da Cemi sityva arc gamitexia. ukve erTi wlis colqmari varT da es weliwadi Zalian bednierad gavatareT. magram am erTi Tvis win,
ivnisis miwuruls, SevamCnie moaxloebuli ubedurebis pirveli niSnebi. Cemma colma
amerikidan gamogzavnili werili miiRo. es imiT davadgine, rom konvertze
amerikuli marka ekra. ilsim werili waikiTxa Tu ara, cecxlSi Seagdo da saxeze
sikvdilis ferma gada-hkra. mas mere im werilze erTxelac ar dauZravs sityva da
arc me mikiTxavs raime, radgan sityva sityvaa. magram werilis miRebis Semdeg ver
iqna da veRar damSvidda. erTTavad SeSinebulia da yvelafridan Cans, rom raRac
ubedurebas moelis.
axla gadaval Cemi ambis yvelaze ucnaur nawilze. am erTi kviris win, mgoni
samSabaTs, erT-erTi fanjris rafaze vnaxe carciT daxatuli mocekvave kacunebi,
swored iseTebi, am qaRaldze rom arian gamosaxulni. vifiqre, kacunebi sajiniboSi
momuSave ymawvilma daxata-meTqi, magram man miTxra da Semomfica kidec, mag ambisa
araferi vicio. naxati RamiT gaCnda. rafa gavrecxe da ilsTan saubarSi viTom
SemTxveviT sityva am kacunebze Camovagde. Cemda gasaocrad, colma es ambavi
gulTan Zalian axlos miitana da mTxova, Tu imnair kacunebs kidev naxav, maCveneo.
mTeli kvira ise gavida, msgavsi araferi SemimCnevia. guSin diliT ki baRSi mzis
saaTze ai, es furceli davinaxe. ilsis vuCvene da maSinve guli Seuwuxda. mas
Semdeg sizmareuliviT daborialobs da TvalebSi gamudmebiT SiSi aqvs Camdgari. ai,
ratom mogwereT, mister holms, da risTvis gamogigzavneT es furceli. policiaSi
wasvla ar SemeZlo, radgan iq usaTuod sasacilod amigdebdnen. Tqven ki mirCieT,
rogor moviqce, mdidari kaci ara var, magram Tu Cems cols safrTxe emuqreba,
mzad var ukanaskneli groSi davxarjo, oRond imas ara evnos ra.
kargi Sesaxedavi vaJkaci ki iyo es cisferTvaleba bumberazi! colis siyvaruli da
erTguleba misi saxis yovel nakvTze iyo aRbeWdili. holmsma am kacis monaTxrobi
gulisyuriT moismina, mere Cafiqrda da didxans dumda.
- xom ar ggoniaT, mister kubit, - Tqva bolos man, - rom yvelaze swori
iqneboda pirdapir migemarTaT Tqveni colisaTvis da geTxovaT, saidumlo TqvenTvis
gaemJRavnebina?
hilton kubitma uaris niSnad Tavi gaaqnia:
- dapireba dapirebaa, mister holms. Tu ilsi moisurvebs, TviTonve yvelafers
miambobs. xolo Tu ar indomebs, ZaliT ver movTxov, guli gadamiSalos.
- aseT SemTxvevaSi mTeli suliT da guliT dagexmarebiT. miTxariT, Tqvens
mezoblad axali binadari xom aravin gamoCenila?
- ara.
- ramdenadac vici, Tqven Zalian miyruebul kuTxeSi cxovrobT. axali kacis
Camosvla, imedi maqvs, SeumCneveli ar darCeba.
- axlomaxlo vinme ucxo rom gamoCeniliyo, ra Tqma unda, gavigebdi. magram Cvens
maxloblad aris ramdenime zRvispira sofeli kargi plaJebiT. fermerebi Camosul
moagarakeebs aqiraveben xolme oTaxebs.
- am ucnaur naxatebSi usaTuod raRac dafaruli azri unda iyos. im warweras,
romelic Tqven gamomigzavneT, simciris gamo, veraferi gavuge, xolo faqtebi,
Tqven rom mauwyeT, ise gaurkvevelia, rom maTgan raime daskvnis gamotana Zalze
saZnelo saqmea. Cemi azriT, isev norfolks unda miaSuroT da yvelafers, rac
garSemo xdeba, Tvalyuri adevnoT. rogorc ki axal mocekvave kacunebs SeamCnevT,
uaRresi gulmodginebiT gadaxateT. ra samwuxaroa, rom ar gadaxateT is figurebi,
carciT rom dauxatavT fanjris rafaze! SekribeT cnobebi yvela axlad Camosulze,
romelTac ar icnobT. rogorc ki raime axals SeniSnavT, maSinve CemTan
gamoeSureT. ai, saukeTeso rCeva, mister hilton kubit, romlis mocemac axla
SemiZlia. Tu saWiro gaxdeba, yovelTvis mzad var, Camovide norfolkSi da
vinaxulo Tqveni saxli.
mister hilton kubitTan Sexvedris Semdeg Serlok holmsi xSirad iyo Rrmad
Cafiqrebuli. ara erTxel minaxavs, safuledan rogor frTxilad amoiRebda xolme
furcels da zed gamoxatul TavSesaqcev figurebs didxans dascqeroda. magram
CemTan am saganze mxolod ori kviris Semdeg Camoagdo sityva. erTxel sadRac
wasvla davapire, ucbad SemaCera:
- umjobesi iqneba, Sin darCeT, uotson.
- ratom?
- imitom, rom dRes diliT hilton kubitisagan depeSa miviRe. gaxsovT hilton
kubiti da misi mocekvave kacunebi? pirvel saaTsa da oc wuTze londonSi iqneba.
yovel wams SeiZleba karze mogvikakunos. misi depeSidan Sevityve, rom CvenTvis
uaRresad sagulisxmo axali ambebi aqvs.
cda didxans ar mogvixda, radgan norfolkeli skvairi, etyoba, sadguridan
pirdapir Cvenken gamoeSura. naoWebisagan daRaruli Subli da fiqriani, ugunebo
saxe hqonda. daqanculi TvalebiT xan me Semomcqeroda, xan holmss akvirdeboda.
- es ambavi nervebs miSlis, mister holms, - Tqva kubitma da savarZelSi
moceliliviT CaeSva. - sazizRari mdgomareobaa, roca yoveli mxridan garemoculi
xar ucxo, ucnobi, uxilavi adamianebiT, romlebic cdiloben raRac ufskrulSi
CagiTrion, magram kidev ufro autaneli ambavia - uyurebde, rogor TandaTanobiT
klaven Sens cols! qali Tvalsa da xels Sua dneba.
- sruliad araferi uTqvams?
- ara, mister holms, araferi uTqvams. aris wuTebi, roca im sacodavs Zalian unda
yvelaferi miambos, magram gambedaoba ar hyofnis. vcdilobdi davxmarebodi, magram
yvelaferi ise uxeSad gamomivida, rom mxolod davafrTxe. ilsi xSirad
Camomigdebs xolme sityvas imaze, ra ZveleburiyovelTvis vgrZnob, raRac unda
dasZinos, magram saTqmels Suaze wyvets da dumdeba.
- Tqven TviTon veraferi aRmoaCineT?
- bevri ram aRmovaCine, mister holms. gamosakvlevad mogitaneT axali mocekvave
kacunebis mTeli dasta. da, rac mTavaria, vnaxe is...
- is, vinc am kacunebs xatavs?
- diax, vnaxe muSaobaSi garTuli. magram neba momeciT, yvelaferi dawvrilebiT da
TanmimdevrobiT giamboT... Tqvengan rom davbrundi, meore diliTve vipove
fardulis Savi xis karze daxatuli axali mocekvave kacunebi. es farduli Zalian
kargad Cans Cveni saxlis fanjridan. yvelani gadavixate, naxeT...
qaRaldis furceli amoiRo, gaSala da magidaze dado. ai, ra ieroglifebi iyo zed
gamoxatuli:
Cinebulia! - Tqva holmsma. - Cinebulia! ganagrZeT, geTayva.
gadavixate kacunebi da mere karze daxatulebi wavSale, magram ori dRis
Semdeg imave karze gaCnda axali warwerebi. ai, isic:
holmsma xeli moifSvnita da sixaruliT gaicina.
- Cveni masala swrafad izrdeba, - Tqva man.
- sami dRis Semdeg mzis saaTze aRmovaCine qaRaldze dawerili mTeli epistole,
romelsac zed qva edo. ai, es qvac. rogorc xedavT, amaze daxatulia igive
figurebi, rac wina werilSi iyo. maSin gadavwyvite, am ucnob mxatvars
davdarajebodi. revolveri aviRe da Cems kabinetSi davjeqi. fanjridan kargad Canda
kordic da baRic. Ramis or saaTze, roca fanjarasTan vijeqi da mTvaris SuqiT
ganaTebul baRs gavcqerodi, Cems zurgs ukan nabijis xma gaisma, Semovbrundi da
xalaTmosxmuli Cemi meuRle davinaxe. man vedreba damiwyo, daweqio. gulaxdilad
vuTxari, minda Sevityo, am sulelur oinebs vin sCadis-meTqi. yvelaferi es uazro
xumrobaa, rac Seni yuradRebis Rirsi ar aris da Tu es ase gaRizianebs, wavideT
samogzaurod da aravin aRar Segvawuxebso, - miTxra.
`rogor! neba mivce viRac masxaras sakuTari binidan gagvagdos? ase xom mTeli
sagrafo ybad agviRebs~. - vTqvi me.
`wadi, daiZine da amaze diliT vilaparakoT~, - mipasuxa man.
uecrad saxe ise gaufiTrda, rom es mTvaris Suqzedac ki SevamCnie. fermixdilma
ilsim TiTebi ise momiWira, lamis mxarSi Camaso. fardulis CrdilSi raRac
moZravi sxeuli SevamCnie. mere davinaxe, rogor gamoZvra kuTxidan Savi, moxrili
figura da karis win Cajda. revolverze xeli vitace da win gaviWeri, magram
colma acaxcaxebuli xelebi CamWida da adgilzeve SemaCera. Tavis ganTavisufleba
vcade, magram ilsi kidev ufro meti sasowarkveTilebiT Camafrinda mklavSi.
bolos, rogorc iqna, movaxerxe Tavis daRweva, magram vidre kari gavaRe da
fardulamde mivirbine, is kaci ukve gaqra, Tumca kvali mainc datova: karze
ramdenime mocekvave kacuna miexata. mTeli baRi Semovirbine, magram misi asavaldasavali veRarsad vipovne, Tumca, Rrmad mwamda, rom iqve axlos imyofeboda.
diliT, fardulis karis daTvalierebis dros, aRmovaCine, rom im warweraze kidev
ramdenime axali kacuna miematebina.
- gadaixateT?
- diax. Zalian cota ram ki iyo gadasaxati. ai, naxeT.
isev qaRaldis furceli gvaCvena. axla cekvas aseTi saxe mieRo:
miTxariT, - hkiTxa holmsma, romlis TvalTa gamometyvelebaze mivxvdi, rom
Zalian Relavda, - es kacunebi damatebuli iyo wina warweraze, Tu Semdeg daxates?
- isini daxatulebi iyvnen karis qveda nawilze.
- Cinebulia! es CvenTvis yvelaze ufro mniSvnelovania. es imeds minergavs.
gTxovT, mister hilton kubit, ganagrZoT Tqveni saintereso Txroba.
- dasamatebeli araferi maqvs, mister holms, garda imisa, rom Zalian gavbrazdi
colze imis gamo, rom im aramzadas SepyrobaSi xeli SemiSala. marwmunebda, Senze
vwuxdio. jer vSiSobdi, Cemze ki ara, im ucnobze wuxs-meTqi, radgan eWvi aRar
mepareba imaSi, rom Cemma colma icis, vinc aris ucnobi mxatvari da ras niSnavs
misi ucnauri ieroglifebi. magram Cemi meuRlis yovlisSemZle xma da gamoxedva,
mister holms, myisve mifantavs xolme yovelgvar eWvs da axla darwmunebuli
var, rom marTla Cemze swuxda... ai yvelaferi, rac moxda. axla ki veli Tqvens
rCevas, Tu rogor moviqce momavalSi. guli ar maZlevs nebas, Torem buCqebSi
davmalavdi xuT-eqvs Cvens marjve Tanasoflels da im ucnobs ise gaxdidnen,
samudamod mogveSveboda.
- Cemi azriT, amnair rTul saqmes aseTi ubralo wamliT ver gankurnavT, - Tqva
holmsma. - ramdeni xniT SegiZliaT darCeT londonSi?
- dResve unda gavbrunde. Rame ar SemiZlia colis mitoveba. Zalian Relavda da
mTxovda, male davbrunebuliyavi.
- ho, Tqven marTali xarT. magram darCena rom SegZlebodaT, erTi an ori dRis
Semdeg TqvenTan erTad mec gamovemgzavrebodi. yovel SemTxvevaSi, es qaRaldebi
damitoveT. male Camoval da imedi maqvs, am saqmes cotaoden Suqs movfen.
Serlok holmss Cveuli profesiuli simSvidiT eWira Tavi, magram me, vinc ase
kargad vicnobdi am adamians, vatyobdi, rom Zlier aRelvebuli iyo. rogorc ki
hilton kubitis farTo zurgi kars miefara, Cemi megobari magidas mivarda,
qaRaldebi gadaSala, mocekvave kacunebs daakvirda da gamoTvla daiwyo. mTeli ori
saaTi cifrebiTa da asoebiT aWrelebda yvelafers. am samuSaom ise gaitaca, rom
Cemi arseboba sulac gadaaviwyda. roca kvleva-Ziebis saqme kargad miudioda,
stvenasa da simReras iwyebda, xolo roca CixSi eqceoda, didxans ijda
SublSekruli, Tvalebs mousvenrad atrialebda da mzeras erT saganze ver
aCerebda. bolos kmayofilebiT Sehyvira, skamidan wamoiWra, oTaxSi sirbils mohyva
da Tan xelebs ifSvnetda. Semdeg grZeli depeSa Seadgina da sadRac gaagzavna.
- Tu ise mipasuxeben, rogorc vvaraudobT, uotson, Tqveni wigni axali
saTavgadasavlo ambis aRweriT gamdidrdeba, - miTxra holmsma. - xval albaT Cven
erTad wavalT norfolkSi da sabolood amovxsniT im saidumloebas, ramac mister
hiltons amdeni usiamovneba miayena.
unda vaRiaro, rom cnobismoyvareoba mtanjavda, magram vicodi, holmss axsnaganmartebis micema mxolod maSin uyvarda, roca amas TviTon CaTvlida saWirod da
mouTmenlad velodi, rodis gamiziarebda Tavis azrs.
depeSaze pasuxma daigviana. mTeli ori dRe holmsi mouTmenlad apyrobda yurs
zaris xmas. meore dRes saRamos movida hilton kubitis werili. gvatyobinebda,
sruli siwynarea, mxolod mzis saaTis sadgamze dRes diliT uaRresad grZeli
warwera gamoCndao. werils am warweris aseTi asli erTvoda:
holmsi am uCveulo naxats daakvirda, uecrad zeze wamovarda, gaocebulma
gajavrebiT Sehyvira da saxe moequfra.
- metismetad mivuSviT es saqme, - Tqva man, - romeli matarebeli gadis nortuelSemisaken saRamoobiT?
ganrigi gadavaTvaliere. ukanaskneli matarebeli axali gasuli iyo.
- adre mogvixdeba sauzmoba, dilis pirvelsave matarebels unda gavyveT, - Tqva
holmsma. - Cveni iq yofna aucilebelia. aha! ai depeSac, me rom velodi. erTi
wuTiT momiTmineT, misis hadson, iqneb saWiro gaxdes pasuxis gagzavna. ara,
yvelaferi isea, rogorc velodi. es depeSa sabolood adasturebs, rom ufleba
aRara gvaqvs, ar vacnoboT mister hilton kubits saqmis viTareba, radganac Cveni
gulubryvilo norfolkeli skvairi metismetad saxifaTo qselSia momwyvdeuli.
Tavdapirvelad mTeli es ambavi suleluri da TavSesaqcevi megona, magram axla,
roca Cemi naambobi dasasruls uaxlovdeba, xelaxla ganvicdi mTel im saSinelebas,
risi gadatanac maSin momixda. rogor mindoda, SesaZlebloba mqonoda da
mkiTxvelebisaTvis Semetyobinebina, yovelive sayovelTao keTildReobiT damTavrdameTqi, magram Cemi wigni utyuari matianea faqtebisa, da iZulebuli var mivyve
dasasrulamde mTel ucnaur jaWvs movlenebisa, romelTa wyalobiTac ramdenime
dRis Semdeg ridling-torp-menoris mamulze mTeli inglisi alaparakda.
Zlivs movaswariT nort-uelSemSi gasvla da imis Tqma, Tu saiT mivemgzavrebodiT,
rom CvenTan sadguris ufrosma moirbina:
- Tqven albaT londoneli maZebrebi xarT? - ikiTxa man.
holmsma SeSfoTebiT gadaxeda.
- ratom ggoniaT?
- imitom, rom norviCis inspeqtori es-es aris wavida, an, iqneba, eqimebi xarT?
qali jer kidev cocxalia. iqneb moaswroT misi gadarCena... saxrCobelisaTvis.
holmsi pirquSi da SeWirvebuli meCvena.
- Cven ridling-torp-menorSi mivdivarT, - Tqva man, - magram imis Taobaze, rac
aq moxda, araferi viciT.
- saSineli saqmea! - SesZaxa sadguris ufrosma, - mister hilton kubitica da misi
colic tyviis wera Seiqnen. qalma jer qmars esrola, mere TviTon daixala
tyviao, ase amboben mosamsaxure gogoebi. kaci mkvdaria, qali ki sulTmobrZavi.
RmerTo, norfolkis uZvelesi gvari aRigava pirisagan miwisa. mister hilton
kubits Cvens mxareSi yvela Zalian did pativs scemda.
Svidiode mili ise gaviareT, holmss krintic ar dauZravs. ase cud gunebaze myofi
iSviaTad minaxavs. londonidan rom mivdiodiT, holmsi mTel gzaze raRac
mousverad iyo da SevniSne, dilis gazeTebs rogorRac mouTmenlad aTvalierebda.
magram axla, roca uecrad misi molodini gamarTlda, TiTqos dardma gaaqvavao.
ijda, Tavi ukan gadaegdo da naRvlian fiqrebSi CanTqmuliyo.
amasobaSi ki etli inglisis erT-erT yvelaze saintereso mxareSi migvaqrolebda.
am mxaris mTeli Tanamedrove mosaxleoba Sori-Sors mimofantul patara saxlebSi
binadrobs, magram am mwvane mindvris gayolebiT yovel nabijze SegxvdebaT
aRmosavleT inglisis Zveli didebisa da keTildReobis utyvi mowme, eklesiebis
uzarmazari oTxkuTxovani koSkebi.
dabolos, mwvane xramis miRma gamoCnda germaniis zRvis lilisferi zoli.
meetlem wneli gaiSvira da gviCvena ori wvetiani saxuravi, xeebis talaveridan
rom iyo amoSverili, da gviTxra:
- ai, ridling-torp-menori.
saxlTan rom mivediT, mis gverdiT SevamCnie Savi farduli. farduli CogburTis
moednis iqiT idga. amaRlebul adgilze mzis saaTic davinaxe. ulvaSSeRebili,
mkvircxli kaci mardad gadmoxta maRali, orTvala etlidan. es iyo norfolkis
policiis sammarTvelos inspeqtori martini. roca Cemi megobris gvari Seityo,
Zalian gaocda:
- momiteveT, mister holms, danaSauli xom dilis sam saaTze moxda! ranairad
moaxerxeT amis gageba londonSi da CemTan erTad Camosvla?
- winaswar vivaraude is, rac moxda. movdiodi, rom safrTxe Tavidan amecilebina.
- maSasadame Tqven gaqvT cnobebi, romelTa Sesaxeb Cven araferi viciT, radganac
mezoblebisa da msaxurTa azriT, col-qmars Zalian megobrulad, ufro metic,
sruli siamtkbilobiT ucxovriaT.
- me maqvs mxolod is cnobebi, romlebic mocekvave kacunebisagan miviRe, - Tqva
holmsma. - amaze mere giambobT. davagviane: tragedia moxda da misi Tavidan
acileba ver movaxerxe... ra gaewyoba, aseT SemTxvevaSi, Cemi cnobebi
marTlmsajulebas daexmareba. xom ara gnebavT, Zieba CemTan erTad awarmooT? an
iqneb amjobinebT, rom me damoukideblad vimoqmedo?
- CemTvis didi pativi iqneba TqvenTan erTad muSaoba, mister holms, gulwrfelad uTxra inspeqtorma.
- raki asea, dauyovnebliv movusminoT mowmeebs da davaTvalieroT danaSaulis
adgili.
inspeqtori martini imdenad Wkviani aRmoCnda, rom Cems megobars neba darTo
survilisamebr emoqmeda. TviTon ki imiT dakmayofilda, rom holmsis kvleva-Ziebas
Tvalyurs adevnebda. adgilobrivi eqimi, TeTrwvera moxuci, mis hilton kubitis
oTaxidan gamovida da gvauwya, qalis mdgomareoba seriozulia, magram uimedo
araao. gons ki albaT male ver mova, radgan tyvia tvins Sexebiao. kiTxvaze,
TviTon daixala tyvia, Tu sxva vinmem esrola, raime garkveuli pasuxis mocema
ver gadawyvita. is ki amoRerRa, tyvia Zalian axlo manZilidanaa nasrolio, oTaxSi
erTi revolveri ipoves. orive lula carieli aRmoCnda. mister hilton kubits
pirdapir gulSi moxvedria tyvia. sruliad Tavisuflad SeiZleba imis daSveba, rom
man jer cols esrola, mere ki TviTon ikra tyvia. aseve savaraudoa, rom
damnaSave colia, radganac revolveri iatakze orivesagan Tanabar manZilze agdiao,
- Tqva es da dadumda.
- mkvdars xom ar SexebixarT? - ikiTxa holmsma.
- ara. Cven mxolod ledi gadaviyvaneT sawolSi. daWrils iatakze xom ver
davtovebdiT?
- didi xania, rac aqa xarT, eqimo?
- dilis oTxi saaTidan.
- Tqven garda aq kidev iyo vinme?
- diax, konstebli.
- aq raimes gadaunacvles adgili?
- arafers.
- gonivrulad moqceulxarT. vin gamogiZaxaT?
- moaxle sondersma.
- man pirvelma atexa gangaSi?
- man da mzareulma misis kingma.
- axla sad arian?
- albaT samzareuloSi.
pirvel rigSi maTi Cvenebis CamorTmeva gadawyda.
muxiT mopirkeTebuli, maRalfanjrebiani Zveleburi darbazi sagamomZieblo oTaxad
iqca. holmsi did, Zvelebur savarZelSi Cajda. gamoxedva Seupovari hqonda, saxeze
ki simkacre aRbeWdoda. mis TvalebSi SeiZleboda amogekiTxaT mtkice gadawyvetileba:
Tu saWiro iqneba, Tundac mTel sicocxles mivuZRvni da Surs mainc viZieb im
adamianisaTvis, romlis gadarCena ver movaxerxeo. Cvens krebas eswrebodnen:
inspeqtori martini, moxuci, TeTrwvera eqimi da sofleli Clungi polismeni.
qalebma erTnairi Cveneba mogvces: orive srolis xmam gaaRviZa. wuTis Semdeg
moisma meore gasrola. mezoblad mdebare oTaxebSi eZinaT da misis kingi maSinve
sondersisaken gaiqca. kibeze erTad daeSvnen. kabinetis kari Ria daxvdaT, magidaze
sanTeli enTo. maTi batoni Suagul oTaxSi pirqve egdo. igi ukve mkvdari iyo.
fanjarasTan TaviT kedels miyrdnobili maTi qalbatoni ikrunCxeboda. Wriloba
sazareli hqonda - sisxls saxis naxevari daefara. sunTqavda, magram arafris Tqma
ar SeeZlo. derefansa da oTaxSi boli da denTis suni idga. fanjara urduliT
Signidan iyo daketili, amas orive qali dabejiTebiT amtkicebda, maSinve uxmes
eqimsa da policiels. Semdeg mejinibisa da sajiniboSi momuSave ymawvilis
daxmarebiT daWrili qalbatoni aswies da Tavis oTaxSi gadaiyvanes. qali kabis
amara iyo, qmars ki Ramis perangze xalaTi gadaecva. col-qmars Soris arasodes
ar yofila usiamovneba. yvelani Sexmatkbilebul meuRleebad Tvlidnen.
ai, msaxurTa mTavari Cveneba. inspeqtor martinis kiTxvebze qalebma upasuxes,
yvelaferi Signidan iyo daketili da saxlidan gaparvas veravin moaxerxebdao.
holmsis kiTxvebze ganacxades, rogorc ki zeda sarTulze Cveni oTaxebidan
gamovediT, denTis suni maSinve vigrZeniTo.
- girCevT, gansakuTrebuli yuradReba miaqcioT am faqts, - uTxra holmsma
inspeqtor martins, - axla ki, Cemi azriT, saWiroa SevudgeT im oTaxebis
Semowmebas, sadac danaSauli moxda.
ubedurebis adgili sruliad patara oTaxi aRmoCnda. misi sami kedeli wignis
Taroebs eWira. fanjarasTan, baRs rom gadahyurebda, saweri magida idga. Cveni
yuradReba, upirveles yovlisa, ubeduri skvairis gvamma miipyro. misi samosis
uwesrigoba mowmobda, rom moulodnelad mouxda loginidan wamovardna. tyvias
misTvis guli gaegmira da sxeulSi CarCeniliyo. kaci mokvda wamierad da
umtkivneulod. arc xalaTze, arc xelebze Tofis wamlis araviTari kvali ar
aRmoaCnda. soflis eqimi amtkicebda, misis kubits denTis laqebi saxeze
hqonda, magram xelebze ar SeminiSnavso.
- xelebze laqebis uqonloba arafers ar amtkicebs; xolo laqebi saxeze - es
utyuari sabuTia, - Tqva holmsma, - Tu cudad morgebuli vaznidan denTi
SemTxveviT ar gamoiyara, ramdenic ar unda isroloT, xels ar gaisvriT... axla
SeiZleba gaitanoT mister kubitis gvami. eqimo, xom ar gipovniaT tyvia, romliTac
igi mokles?
- amisaTvis rTuli operaciis gakeTeba damWirdeboda. magram revolverSi kidev
darCa oTxi vazna. sul orjer isroles, Wrilobac oria, maSasadame, orive tyviis
bedis garkveva iolia.
- es mxolod erTi SexedviT gveCveneba, - Tqva holmsma. - ras ityviT im tyviaze,
romelmac fanjris CarCo gaxvrita?
aq uecrad Sebrunda da Tavisi mogrZo, wvrili TiTiT gviCvena naxvreti fanjris
CarCos qveda Zelze.
- eSmakma dalaxvros! - Sehyvira inspeqtorma. - rogor miageniT amas?
- mivageni, radganac veZebdi.
- gasaocaria! - Tqva soflis eqimma. - Tqven savsebiT marTali brZandebiT, ser.
gamodis, rom samjer usvriaT da, maSasadame, aq viRac mesamec yofila. magram vin
aris es mesame da sad gaqra?
- am kiTxvaze axlave unda gavceT pasuxi, - Tqva Serlok holmsma, - Tu
gagondebaT, mister martin, roca mosamsaxureebma ganacxades, oTaxidan
gamosvlisTanave denTis suni vigrZeniTo, me giTxariT, amas gansakuTrebuli
yuradReba unda miaqcioT-meTqi.
- maxsovs, ser. magram unda vaRiaro, ver mivxvdi, ras gulisxmobdiT.
- es imis damamtkicebeli sabuTia, rom karic da fanjarac mTlianad Ria yofila.
sxva SemTxvevaSi denTis suni mTel saxlSi ase swrafad ver gavrceldeboda.
mxolod gamWol qars SeeZlo sunis ase Sors gatana. am oTaxSi Zalian cota xniT,
magram mainc, karica da fanjarac gaRebuli yofila.
- ratom cota xniT?
- imitom rom am sanTlidan stearini ar CamoRvenTila.
- sworia, sworia! - SesZaxa inspeqtorma.
- roca davrwmundi, rom fanjara tragediis dros Ria yofila, im daskvnamde
mivedi, rom saqmeSi gareulia mesame piri, romelic gareT mdgara da iqidan
fanjaraSi usvria. am mesame kacisaTvis nasroli tyvia ki SeiZleba fanjris rafas
moxvedroda. kargad davaTvaliere da marTlac aRmovaCine natyviari.
- magram sarkmeli vinRa daxura?
- usaTuod qalma instinqturad mihkra xeli da mixura... magram es ra aris? ah!
kabinetis magidaze ido niangis tyavis, mSvenieri, vercxliT moWedili, qalis patara
CanTa. holmsma CanTa aiRo da gadmoapirqvava. magidaze zonriT Sekruli oci
ormocdaaTgirvanqiani sakredito bileTi gadmovarda. CanTaSi sxva araferi
aRmoCnda.
- aiReT, es saWiro iqneba sasamarTloze, - Tqva
holmsma da
inspeqtors CanTa fulTan erTad gadasca. - axla aucilebelia imis garkveva, Tu
vis esroles mesame tyvia. fanjris CarCos naxvretis mixedviT, nasroli
oTaxidanaa. minda isev mzareul qals misis kengs gamovelaparako... Tqven TqviT,
misis keng, gamayruebelma srolis xmam gamomaRviZao. amiT is gindodaT geTqvaT,
rom pirveli gasrola meoreze ufro mWeqare iyo?
- me meZina, ser, da amitom miWirs amisi gansja. meCvena, rom Zalian magrad iWeqa,
ser.
- xom ar fiqrobT, rom orive gasrolis xma TiTqmis erTdroulad SemogesmaT?
- verafers mogaxsenebT, ser.
- darwmunebuli var, rom asec iyo. me mgonia, mister martin, am oTaxSi mets
veRarafers gavigebT. Tu Tanaxma xarT, gamomyeviT, baRSi SevixedoT da vnaxoT, xom
araferia iq saintereso.
swored kabinetis fanjris qveS aRmoCnda yvavilnari. roca iq mivediT, xmamaRla
SevyvireT. yvavilebi gaTelili iyo. rbil miwaze aSkarad Canda nakvalevi. es iyo
mamakacis Zalze wvrilcxviriani da grZeli fexsacmlis kvali. holmsi ise
iqeqeboda balaxsa da foTlebSi, rogorc maZebari ZaRli, romelsac daWrili
frinvelis povna unda. uecrad Sehyvira da miwidan patara spilenZis cilindri
aiRo.
- asedac vfiqrobdi! - Tqva man. - ai, mesame masra: me mgonia, inspeqtoro martin,
rom Zieba dasrulebulia.
provincieli inspeqtoris saxeze gaoceba aRibeWda. is aSkarad aRtacebuli iyo
holmsis ostatobiTa da swrafi mosazrebulobiT. Tavdapirvelad man TiTqos scada
Tavisi sakuTari mosazrebis dacva, magram holmsma male moinadira da savsebiT
daimorCila igi.
- visze gaqvT eWvi? - hkiTxa policielma.
- Semdeg getyviT. am saqmeSi aris ramdenime iseTi momenti, romelTa TqvenTvis
gadmoSla da axsna jer kidev ar SemiZlia. Cemi dakvirvebiTa da aRmoCenebiT ise
Sors wavedi, rom ufro gonivruli iqneba, Tu droebiT gavCumdebi da mere ki
yvelafers erTbaSad mogaxsenebT.
- rogorc geneboT, mister holms, oRond mkvleli ar gagveqces.
- ar ifiqroT, raime davfaro, mxolod esaa, rom am gaxurebuli muSaobisas
ubralod SeuZlebelia drois dakargva da grZeli da dawvrilebiTi axsnaganmartebebis gadmoSla. am danaSaulis yvela Zafi Cems xelTaa. Tundac ledi gons
aRarasodes movides, Cven movaxerxebT wuxandeli Ramis yvela movlenis aRdgenasa
da damnaSaveTa marTlmsajulebis winaSe wayenebas. uwinares yovlisa, minda
davadgino, sadme axlomaxlo xom araa sastumro `elriji~.
mosamsaxureTa jvaredini dakiTxva movawyveT, magram, aseTi saxelwodebis sastumro
arc ki gagvigoniao, gviTxres. sajiniboSi momuSave biWunam ki uecrad gaixsena, rom
soflidan ramdenime milis daSorebiT, ist-restonis maxloblad cxovrobda
fermeri, gvarad elriji.
- im kacis ferma sxvebisagan gancalkevebulia?
- diax, moSorebiT gaxlavT, ser.
- da iqneb, iq jer kidev ar ician is ambavi, rac aq wuxel RamiT moxda?
- albaT ar ician, ser.
holmsi Cafiqrda da uecrad saxeze cbieri Rimili gamoexata.
- Sekazme cxeni, Cemo biWuna! - Tqva man swrafad. - Zalian minda, rom elrijis
fermaSi werili waiRo.
am sityvebze holmsma jibidan amoiRo ramdenime qaRaldi, romelzedac mocekvave
kacunebi iyo gamoxatuli. kabinetSi Sevida, magidas miujda, win kacunebiani
qaRaldebi dailaga da saqmeSi Caeflo. bolos baraTi bavSvs Caabara, ubrZana
swored im pirisaTvis gadaeca igi, visTvisac gankuTvnili iyo da amasTan araviTar
SemTxvevaSi ar gaeca pasuxi kiTxvebze. baraTze warweril misamarTs mainc movkari
Tvali. warwera uswormasworo, moqceuli xeliT iyo Sesrulebuli, rac holmsis
Cveulebriv lamaz nawers sruliad ara hgavda.
ai, es warwerac: elrijis ferma, ist-restoni, norfolki, mister ab lenis.
- me mgonia, inspeqtoro, - SeniSna holmsma, - rom Tqven gmarTebT depeSiT
badragis gamoZaxeba, radgan Tu Cemi varaudi gamarTlda, sagrafos cixeSi Zalian
saSiSi damnaSavis wayvana mogixdebaT. ymawvils, romelsac werils vatan, SeuZlia
depeSac waiRos. uotson, Cven nasadilevs matarebliT qalaqSi gavbrundebiT, radgan
am saRamos aucileblad unda davasrulo erTi qimiuri analizi. is saqme ki, ramac
Cven aq mogviyvana, dasasruls swrafad uaxlovdeba.
roca bavSvma baraTi gaaqrola, Serlok holmsma msaxurebs uxmo da ubrZana, vinc
misis kubitis naxva moisurvebs, dauyovnebliv gaatareT sastumro oTaxSi, ise rom,
ar SeatyobinoT, rac aq moxdao. holmsma daJinebiT moiTxova am brZanebis
ganuxrelad Sesruleba. Semdeg sastumro oTaxSi Sevida da dasZina, axla yvelaferi
uCvenod moxdeba da isRa dagvrCenia, davjdeT da vucadoT, Cvens kakanaTSi ra
frinveli moxvdebao. holmsTan mxolod me da inspeqtori davrCiT.
- me dagexmarebiT imaSi, rom es erTi saaTi ufro saintereso da sasargeblod
gaataroT, - Tqva holmsma, skami magidasTan miswia da zed uamravi mocekvave
kacunebiani qaRaldi gaSala. - Tqven winaSe, mister uotson, aucileblad unda
gamovisyido Cemi danaSauli: Zalian didxans vaRizianebdi Tqvens cnobismoyvareobas.
TqvenTvis ki, inspeqtoro, mTeli es ambavi iqneba brwyinvale profesiuli
gakveTili. uwinares yovlisa, unda giamboT Cemi Sexvedrebis ambavi mister hilton
kubitTan, beikerstritze.
aq mokled uambo inspeqtors is, rac CvenTvis ukve cnobilia.
- ai, Cems winaSea es gasarTobi naxatebi, romelTac SeeZloT Rimilis gamowveva,
rom aseTi saSineli tragediis mauwyebelni ar iyvnen. zedmiwevniT vicnob
saidumlo damwerlobis yvela saxeobas da TviTon viTvlebi avtorad wignisa, sadac
as samoci Sifris analizia mocemuli, magram unda vaRiaro, rom es Sifri CemTvis
sruliad axalia. am sistemis gamomgoneblis mizani albaT is iyo, rom am Sifris
namdvili mniSvneloba daefara da niSnebi damwerlobad ki ara, bavSvis naxatebad
gaesaRebina. magram yvela, vinc mixvdeba, rom es niSnebi asoebs Seesabameba,
gansakuTrebuli siZnelis gareSec amoicnobs maT, Tu Sifris amocnobis Cveulebriv
wesebs gamoiyenebs. pirveli Canaweri Zalze mokle iyo da mxolod erTi iseTi
varaudis daSvebis saSualeba momca, rac, Cemi azriT, simarTlesTan axlos iyo, da
rac mere savsebiT swori aRmoCnda. me vlaparakob droSebze. es droSebi
gamoyenebulia mxolod imisaTvis, rom aRniSnon sityvebis dasasruli. amis garda,
pirveli werilidan sxva veRaraferi gavarkvie, mesaWiroeboda axali masala. meored
rom minaxula, mister hilton kubitma gadmomca axali baraTebi, romelTagan
ukanaskneli udavod Seicavda mxolod erT sityvas, radgan masSi droSebi aRar iyo.
ori sxva baraTi ueWvelad iwyeboda erTi da imave sityviT, romelic oTxi asosagan
Sedgeboda. ai es sityva.
rogorc xedavT, es sityva Tavdeba imave asoTi, romliTac iwyeba. aq bednierma
azrma gamielva. werilebi Cveulebriv iwyeba im adamianis saxeliT, romlis
misamarTiTac weren. kaci, romelic am werils ugzavnida misis kubits, usaTuod
axlos icnobda mas. sruliad bunebrivia, rom ubralod saxels eZaxdes. misi
saxeli ki swored oTxi asosagan Sedgeba da Tavdeba imave asoTi, romliTac iwyeba:
qalis saxelia ilsi. amrigad, me aRmovCndi sami asos mflobeli: i, l da s.
amgvarad, or werilSi saxeliT mimarTavs misis kubits da, etyoba, raRacas iTxovs
misgan. ra unda mosTxovos? xom ar unda, rom qali mivides sadme iseT adgilas,
sadac SeZlebs masTan laparaks? yuradReba mivaqcie mesame werilis meore sityvas.
ai isic:
aq rva asoa: meoTxe da ukanaskneli asoebia `i~. me vivaraude, rom aq weria,
`modi, geli~ da uecrad kidev ramdenime asos mflobeli gavxdi. maSin mivubrundi
imave baraTs, romelSiac mxolod erTi sityva ewera. rogorc TqvenTvis cnobilia,
es sityva gamoCnda fardulis karis qveda panelze, danarCeni warwerisagan
moSorebiT. vivaraude, rom es iyo pasuxi da is dawera misis kubitma:
cnobili asoebi Cavsvi ucnob adgilze da miviRe:
`araodes~
ra unda epasuxa misis kubits mis Txovnaze, modi, gelio? qalma upasuxa: `araodes~.
axla ukve vicodi imdeni aso, rom SemeZlo damexeda pirveli baraTisaTvis.
Tu am warweraSi CavsvamT CvenTvis ukve cnobil asoebs, miviRebT: `me aq var. ab
leni~.
davuSvaT, rom meore sityvaa `aq~. maSin bolo sityvaa `leni~. es gvari Zalian
gavrcelebulia amerikaSi. ori asosagan Semdgari sityva, rac gvaris win ewera,
albaT saxeli iqneboda. romeli saxeli Sedgeba ori asosagan? amerikaSi Zalian
gavrcelebulia saxeli `ab~. axla gamosacnobi rCeba mxolod frazis pirveli
sityva. igi mxolod ori asosagan Sedgeba. esaa nacvalsaxeli `me~. amrigad, pirvel
werilSi weria: `me aq var. ab leni~. ai, axla ki sakmaod bevr asos vicnob,
sruliad iolad SemiZlia wavikiTxo meore werilic: `vcxovrob elrijisas~. azrad
momivida, rom `elriji~ - saxelwodebaa saxlis an sastumrosi, sadac cxovrobs
yovelive amis damweri.
me da inspeqtorma martinma Rrma gulisyuriT movismineT dawvrilebiTi da naTeli
angariSi imaze, Tu rogor xsnida Cveni megobari TandaTanobiT mocekvave kacunebis
gamocanas.
- Semdeg rogor moiqeciT, ser? - hkiTxa inspeqtorma.
- raki saxeli `ab~ ixmareba mxolod amerikaSi da mTeli saqmec iqidan daiwyo,
rom werili amerikidan movida, sruli safuZveli mqonda mefiqra, rom ab leni
amerikelia. amas garda, eWvi mqonda, rom yovelive amis ukan raRac danaSauli
ifareba. Cemi eWvi gamowveuli iyo imiT, rom misis kubiti ase jiutad umalavda
qmars Tavis warsuls. me depeSa gavugzavne niu-iorkis sapolicio sammarTveloSi
mister uilson hargrivs, romelic xSirad sargeblobda imiT, rom me kargad
vicnob londonis damnaSaveTa samyaros. vkiTxe, vin aris ab leni-meTqi. aseTi
pasuxi momca: `yvelaze ufro saSiSi banditi CikagoSi~. im saRamos, roca es werili
miviRe, hilton kubitma lenis ukanaskneli werili momawoda. CemTvis ukve cnobili
asoebi mivuyene da gamovida fraza, ramac ori, jer kidev ucnobi asos gamocnobis
Semdeg aseTi saxe miiRo:
`icode, mokvdebi~
amrigad, aramzada Txovnidan muqaraze gadavida, CemTvis ki cnobilia, rom Cikagos
banditebis sityva da saqme erTia. maSinve gamoveSure norfolkisaken Cemi
megobrisa da TanaSemwis, doqtor uotsonis TanxlebiT, magram saubedurod, mxolod
maSin CamovediT, roca es sazareli ambavi ukve momxdari iyo.
- didi pativia TqvenTan erTad danaSaulis gamoaSkaraveba, - Tavazianad Tqva
inspeqtorma, - magram imedi maqvs, nebas momcemT, mec giTxraT ramdenime
gulaxdili sityva. Tqven pasuxs agebT mxolod sakuTari Tavis winaSe, me ki pasuxs
vageb Cemi ufrosebis winaSe. Tu es ab leni, elrijSi mcxovrebi, marTla
mkvlelia, da Tu is gaiqceva, vidre me aq vimyofebi, maSin didi usiamovneba
momelis.
- nu geSiniaT, is ar Seecdeba gaqcevas.
- es saidan iciT?
- gaqceva danaSaulis aRiarebas niSnavs.
- Tu asea, wavideT da davapatimroT.
- aq velodebi, sadac aris, mova.
- ratom fiqrobT, rom mova?
- imitom, rom mivwere da vTxove, aq mosuliyo.
- es Zalian moufiqrebeli nabijia, mister holms! nuTu is banditi aq imisaTvis
mova, rom Tqven sTxoveT? gana ufro ioli ar aris vivaraudoT, rom Tqveni
werili eWvebs aRuZravs da damalvas Seecdeba?
- yvelaferi damokidebulia imaze, rogor aris Sedgenili werili, - Tqva
holmsma. - Tu ar vcdebi, is jentlmeni ukve mobrZandeba.
saxlisaken momaval gzaze marTlac viRac ucnobi adamiani moabijebda. es iyo
maRali, lamazi, Savgvremani mamakaci. ruxi kostiumi ecva da farTofarflebiani
qudi exura. Savi, uxeSi wveri da didi, arwiviseburi cxviri hqonda. gzad momavali
xeljoxs aqnevda da iseTi saxiT moabijebda, TiTqos garSemo yvelaferi misi
sakuTreba yofiliyo. bolos gaisma zaris xmamaRali wkriali.
- me vfiqrob, jentlmenebo, - mSvidad Tqva holmsma, - rom Tqven kars ukan
damalva gmarTebT. roca saqme aseT adamianTan gvaqvs, sifrTxilis yvela
RonisZieba unda gamoviyenoT: inspeqtoro, xelborkili moamzadeT, masTan saubari
ki me momandeT.
dumilSi mTeli wuTi gavida, erTi imnair wuTTagani, romelsac arasodes ar
daiviwyeb.
mere kari gaiRo da Cveni stumari oTaxSi Semovida. holmsma Tvalis daxamxamebaSi
revolveris lula SublSi daumizna, martinma ki majebze xelborkili daado.
yvelaferi es ise swrafad moxda, rom Cveni tyve SeboWili aRmoCnda umal, vidre
Tavdamsxmelebs SeniSnavda. igi Savi, mocimcime TvalebiT xan erTs misCereboda, xan
meores, mere ki xmamaRla gaicina:
- ho, jentlmenebo, amjerad Tqven damiWireT! axla veRarsad wagivalT, magram me
aq weriliT misis hilton kubitma momiwvia... nu metyviT, rom is qalic
SeTqmulTagania. nuTu am xafangSi man Semomityua?
- misis hilton kubiti mZimed aris daWrili da sulTmobrZavi wevs.
dapatimrebulma xmamaRla Sehyvira, misma xmam mTeli saxli SesZra.
- Tqven xom ar SeiSaleT! - daiRriala gacofebulma. - es kacia daWrili da ara
qali! gana vinmes gambedaoba eyofoda, rom daeWra patara ilsi? me vemuqrebodi,
magram RmerTma damifaros, Tmis erT Rersac ki ar Sevurxevdi. ukan waiReT Tqveni
sityvebi, hei, Tqven! miTxariT, rom ilsi ar aris daWrili!
- is mZimed daWrili ipoves tyviiT gangmiruli qmris gverdiT.
kacs gulis siRrmidan kvnesa aRmoxda. divanze daeSva da saxe xelebiT daifara.
mTeli xuTi wuTi dumda. Semdeg xelebi CamoiRo da sasowarkveTilma civi simSvidiT
Tqva:
- araferi maqvs Tqvengan dasafaravi, jentlmenebo. me vesrole, magram manac
mesrola, - maSasadame, es ar SeiZleba mkvlelobad CaiTvalos, xolo Tu fiqrobT,
rom me SemeZlo dameWra is qali, maSasadame, arc mas icnobT da arc me. arasodes
arc erT mamakacs ar hyvarebia qali ise Zlier, rogorc me, da yvela uflebac
mqonda am qalze. igi ukve didi xnis winaT iyo CemTvis gankuTvnili. ra
safuZvelze Cadga es ingliseli Cvens Soris? pirvelad me miviRe misi xelis
Txovnis ufleba, da me moviTxovdi mxolod imas, rac kanoniT mekuTvnoda.
- is CamogSordaT, roca gaigo, vinc iyaviT, - mkacrad Tqva holmsma. - qali
gamoiqca amerikidan, rom Tqvengan Tavi daeRwia, is gaTxovda inglisSi pativcemul
adamianze. Tqven emuqrebodiT, aviwroebdiT da cdilobdiT iZulebuli gagexadaT
mietovebina qmari, romelic uyvarda, romelsac pativsa scemda, da gaqceuliyo
TqvenTan erTad... Tqven ki mas sZuldiT, ar uyvardiT da pativs ar gcemdaT. saqme
imiT daamTavreT, rom mokaliT es keTilSobili kaci da TviTmkvlelobamde
miiyvaneT misi coli. ai, Tqveni damsaxurebani, mister ab len, risTvisac
pasuxismgebloba gekisrebaT.
- Tu ilsi mokvdeba, CemTvis sul erTia, ra momiva, - Tqva amerikelma.
muSti gaSala da Caixeda baraTSi, xelisgulze rom edo.
- momismineT, mister, - SesZaxa ab lenma da mis TvalebSi naperwkalma gaiciala, xom ar fiqrobT, SemaSinoT? Tu ledi ase mZimedaa daWrili, maS, es werili vin
dawera?
am sityvebze baraTi magidaze isrola.
- me davwere, raTa aq momeyvaneT.
- Tqven dawereT? dedamiwis zurgze Cveni bandis wevrebis garda, ar moipoveba
adamiani, rom mocekvave kacunebis saidumloeba icodes. rogor SegeZloT amis
dawera?
- is, rac gamoigona erTma adamianma, SeiZleba gaigos meorem, - miugo holmsma.ai, axlovdeba kebi, romliTac norviCSi gagagzavnian, mister leni... magram Tqven
jer kidev gaqvT patara SesaZlebloba, ramdenadme gamoasworoT Tqvens mier
Cadenili boroteba. cnobilia Tu ara TqvenTvis, rom misis hilton kubiti
eWvmitanilia qmris mkvlelobaSi da mxolod Cemma aq yofnam, Cems mier
Sekrebilma cnobebma ixsnes am braldebisagan? Tqven movale xarT mTel qveyanas
ganucxadoT, rom is am mkvlelobaSi arc nebiT da arc uneblieT damnaSave ar
aris.
- asedac vizam, - Tqva amerikelma. - vxedav, CemTvis yvelaze ufro xelsayreli
iqneba sruli simarTlis aRiareba. unda icodeT, jentlmenebo, rom ledi me
gavicani maSin, roca is jer kidev bavSvi iyo. Cveni Cikagos banda Svidi kacisagan
Sedgeboda. ilsis mama Cveni meTauri iyo. Wkviani moxuci gaxldaT. swored man
gamoigona is asoebi, romelTac yvela bavSvis naxatebad Tvlida, vidre Tqven ar
gagiRimaT bedma da im Sifrs gasaRebi ar moargeT. ilsi icnobda Cvens zogierT
saqmianobas, magram WiriviT sZulda Cveni profesia. da raki mas
hqonda patiosani gziT mopovebuli fuli, xelidan gagvisxlta da londons
Camovida. Cemi daniSnuli iyo da coladac gamomyveboda, Tu profesias
gamovicvlidi. Cemi xelobis xalxTan ki ilsis ar surda raime saerTo hqonoda.
mis kvals mivageni mxolod mas Semdeg, rac am inglisels gahyva. werili movwere,
magram pasuxi ar mimiRia. maSin aq Camovedi da radgan vSiSobdi, SesaZloa, man
Cemi werilebi arc ki waikiTxos-meTqi, daviwye wera fanjris rafaze da fardulis
karze.
ukve mTeli Tvea, rac aq vcxovrob. fermaSi davsaxldi. Cemi oTaxi imiT iyo kargi,
rom qveda sarTulze gaxldaT, RamRamobiT ise SemeZlo gamosvla, rom saxlis
patronTa yuradRebas ar miviqcevdi. ra ar viRone, rom ilsi Cems mxares
gadmomebirebina. vicodi, kiTxulobda Cems aCxabaCxa nawers, radganac erTxel Cems
nawers qveS pasuxi miawera. bolos moTmineba davkarge da muqaraze gadavedi. maSin
momwera werili, romelSiac mevedreboda, amerikaSi davbrunebuliyavi, marwmunebda,
Tavs moviklav, Cemi qmari raime skandalur saqmeSi rom gaerioso. aRmiTqva, Ramis
sam saaTze, roca qmari daiZinebs, fanjridan dagelaparaekbi im pirobiT, rom amis
Semdeg gaemgzavrebi da momasvenebo.
molaparakebis dros fuli SemomTavaza, rom Cemgan Tavi daexsna. aman gamaSmaga,
xeli vtace da mindoda fanjridan gadameyvana. swored im wams moirbina misma
qmarma, xelSi revolveri eWira. ilsi ugrZnoblad daeSva iatakze, me da is kaci
ki erTimeores pirispir SevrCiT. mec SeiaraRebuli viyavi da revolveri SevmarTe,
raTa SemeSinebina da wasvlis SesaZlebloba momcemoda. mesrola da amacdina. mec
TiTqmis masTan erTad gavisrole da Cemi mowinaaRmdege iatakze daeca. iqaurobas
gavSordi, baRi gadavirbine da gavigone, rogor daxures fanjara. yvelaferi es
simarTlea, jentlmenebo, da meti am saqmisa araferi vicodi, vidre CemTan erTi
patara ymawvili ar gamocxadda da baraTi ar gadmomca. werili wavikiTxe, aqeT
gamoviqeci da Tqvens xelSic Cavvardi...
amasobaSi saxlTan kebic movida. Sig ori polismeni ijda.
inspeqtori martini wamodga da dapatimrebuls mxarze xeli Seaxo.
- droa wavideT!
- ar SeiZleba wasvlis win ilsi vnaxo?
- ara, jer kidev grZnobaze ar mosula... mister Serlok holms, me isRa
damrCenia, imedi viqonio, rom roca isev gamagzavnian raime didi saqmis
gamosarkvevad, bedniereba meqneba kvlav TqvenTan erTad vimuSao.
fanjarasTan videqiT da mimaval kebs gavcqerodiT. roca movbrundi, SevniSne
baraTi, rac damnaSaves magidaze daetovebina. es swored is baraTi gaxldaT,
holmsma mas rom gaugzavna.
- scadeT amisi wakiTxva, uotson, - miTxra RimiliT holmsma.
furcelze daxatuli iyo ai, aseTi mocekvave kacunebi:
- Tu Cems axsna-ganmartebas gaixsenebT, aq weria: `mogeli, ar malodino~. eWvi ar
mepareboda, rom aseTi mopatiJeba amerikels CvenTan moiyvanda, radganac
darwmunebuli iyo, rom misis kubitis garda ase wera aravis SeeZlo. erTi
sityviT, Cemo Zvirfaso, uotson, es kacunebi, romlebic ase didxans emsaxurebodnen
borotebas, axla vaiZuleT, sikeTes emsaxuron... mgonia, SegisruleT danapirebi da
Tqveni ubis wigni axali CanawerebiT gavamdidre. Cveni matarebeli sam saaTsa da
ormoc wuTze gadis da beikerstritze swored sadilobisas viqnebiT.
kidev ramdenime sityvac da davasrulebT. amerikel ab lenis norviCis
sasamarTlos zamTris sesiam sikvdiliT dasja gadauwyvita, magram mxedvelobaSi
miiRo ra danaSaulis Semamsubuqebeli motivebi, da rac mTavaria, is garemoeba, rom
hilton kubitma pirvelma esrola, sikvdili sakatorRo samuSaoebiT Seucvala. misis
hiltonis Sesaxeb CemTvis cnobilia mxolod is, rom igi sruliad ganikurna, jer
kidev qvrivia da Tavis sicocxles Raribebze zrunvas axmars.
ucolo didgvarovani
lord sent-saimonis qorwineba Zalian ucnaurad dasrulda, magram im warCinebul
wreSi, romelSic TviTon ubeduri saqmro trialebda, am ambavze miTqma-moTqma
didi xania Sewyda. ufro SfoTianma da aurzauris gamomwvevma pikanturma detalebma
da ambebma daviwyebis ferfliT dafara lord sent-saimonis qorwinebis garSemo
atexili Worebi da laqlaqi, miT umetes, rom mas mere bare oTxma weliwadma
ganvlo. unda vaRiaroT, rom Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, farTo sazogadoebriobisaTvis am
ambis garSemo arsebuli yvela faqti cnobili ar aris. vinaidan es saqme Cemma
megobarma gamoiZia da yovelives man mohfina naTeli, Cems movaleobad mimaCnia
holmsis Tavgadasavals, misi srulyofis mizniT, kidev erTi moTxroba davumato.
TviTon Cems qorwinebamde ramdenime kviriT adre, - maSin jer kidev holmsTan
erTad, erT WerqveS, beikerstritze vcxovrobdi, - Cemi megobari nasadilevs
saseirnod gavida. Sinmobrunebuls, mis saxelze, magidaze dadebuli werili
dauxvda. me mTeli is dRe Sin gavatare, vinaidan amindi uceb Seicvala, ca
moiqufra da kokispiruli wvima wamovida. avRaneTidan sakuTari fexiT wamoRebul
Zvirfas reliqvias - tyviasa da naWrilobevs metic ar undoda, Tavi Semaxsena da
mTeli dRe yru tkivilebi mtanjavda. savarZelSi movkalaTdi, fexi fexze gadavide
da yoveldRiuri saWirboroto ambebiT gadaWrelebuli gazeTebis kiTxvas Sevudeqi.
kiTxva rom momwyinda, Tvali magidaze dadebuli werilisaken gameqca. konvertze
gamosaxuli uzarmazari Rerbi da monograma mzeras TavisTavad itacebda da Tavi
sagonebels miveci. netav romel bobolasTan aqvs mimowera-meTqi, sul imas
vfiqrobdi.
- viRac maRali wris kacis namoRvawari epistole geliT. ai, iq magidaze devs, Sevexmiane holmss, rogorc ki oTaxSi Semovida. - Tu mexsiereba ara mRalatobs,
garda am ustarisa, diliT TevziT movaWrisa da navsadguris sabaWo moxelis
werilebic mogividaT.
- mTeli sixalise swored korespondenciebis mravalferovnebaSia, - miTxra
gaRimebulma holmsma, - da Cveulebriv, ubralo adamianebis werilebi ufro
sainteresoa xolme. am werilSi ki, mipatiJebis baraTi unda iyos da, albaT iseT
adgilas mimiwveven, sadac an mowyeniloba momklavs, anda sadac aucileblad unda
vicruo.
man daluquli konverti gaxsna da werili Tvalis daxamxamebaSi gadaikiTxa.
- raRac saintereso ambavi unda iyos, - Tqva holmsma.
- maS, miwvevis baraTi ara yofila?
- ara.
- da viRac didgvarovnis piradi werilia, ara?
- diax.
- gilocavT, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro.
- merwmuneT, uotson, gulwrfelad gTxovT Cems naTqvams moCvenebiT sityvebad nu
miiRebT. gulaxdilad unda vaRiaro, rom me klientis sazogadoebriv
mdgomareobaze ufro maRla im SemTxvevisa Tu ambis istorias vayeneb, romelic mas
Tavs gadaxda. es SemTxveva ki, marTlac, cxoveli interesis aRmZvreli unda iyos.
me mgonia, am bolo dros, Tqven didi gulisyuriT kiTxulobdiT gazeTebs.
- mec ase mgonia, - vTqvi naRvlianad da kuTxeSi dayril gazeTebis dastaze
vaniSne, - an ki meti ra saqme mqonda.
- bedad, iqneb, swored Tqven gqondeT wakiTxuli am ambis garSemo gamoqveynebuli
masalebi, Torem me xom kriminaluri saqmeebisa da ugzo-ukvlod dakargulTa
Taobaze gazeTebis pirvel gverdebze moTavsebuli gancxadebebis garda aRarafers
vkiTxulob. Wkuis saswavli ambebi xom swored iq ibeWdeba. Tu yvela gazeTs
gulisyuriT kiTxulobdiT, albaT lord sent-saimonisa da misi qorwinebis ambavic
mogxvdebodaT TvalSi.
- diax, TvalSic momxvda da didi interesiTac gadavikiTxe.
- es Zalian kargia. werili swored lord sent-saimonisaganaa. me wagikiTxavT
werils, Tqven erTxel kidev gadaaTvaliereT gazeTebi da mere miambeT, rac am
saqmes Seexeba. ai, ras mwers:
- `Cemo Zvirfaso mister Serlok holms, lordma beikuoterma miTxra, rom
savsebiT SemiZlia vendo Tqvens gamWriaxobas. manve gadmomca, rom rogorc
jentlmens Sehferis, Tqven sxvis saidumlos aravis gaumxelT. amitom usityvod
gadavwyvite, rCevisaTvis mogmarToT da gagimxiloT is samwuxaro ambavi, rac Cems
qorwinebas mohyva. marTalia, am saqmes mister lestreidi ikvlevs, magram igi
araTu winaaRmdegia Tqvenc CaerioT Cems saqmeSi, aramed miaCnia kidec, rom es
saqmisaTvis sasargeblo iqneba. me TqvenTan, naSuadRevis oTx saaTze gavCndebi, da
gTxovT, am droisaTvis sxva saqmeebidan moicaloT, vinaidan Cemi ambavi Zalian
seriozuli da yuradsaRebia.
Tqveni erTguli robert sen-saimoni~.
- werili gamogzavnilia grosvenoris sasaxlidan, dawerilia batis frTiT da
saxelovan lords marjvena neki melniT dausvria, - CamikenWa Taviseburad holmsma
da werili dakeca.
- oTx saaTze mand gavCndebio, axla samia, ase rom mis mosvlamde erTi saaTiRa
darCa.
- es dro sruliad sakmarisia, rom Tqveni daxmarebiT am saqmeSi gaverkvio.
gadaxedeT gazeTebs da TariRebis mixedviT gaamzadeT gadasaTvaliereblad, me ki
manamde lord robert sent-saimonis vinaobas gavecnobi.
holmsma buxris
gverdze moTavsebul Tarodan wiTelydiani wigni CamoiRo, savarZelSi Cajda, wigni
muxlebze daido da furcvlas Seudga. rasac eZebda, male miagno da xmamaRla
waikiTxa: - robert uilsingem de ver sent-saimoni, hercog balmoralis meore
vaJi - hm! sagvareulo Rerbi: lurj fonze gezad siasamuris zoli da zed
gamosaxuli sami ekalTava RiRilo. dabadebulia 1846 wels. amJamad ormocdaerTi
wlis gamodis. swored rom droze gadauwyvetia colis SerTva. mTavrobis yofil
SemadgenlobaSi koloniebis saqmeTa ministris moadgile. hercogi, mamamisi erT xans
sagareo saqmeTa ministri yofila. aRmavali StoTi plantagenetebis Camomavalia,
daRmavaliT - ki tiudorebisa. ha! aq iseTi saintereso veraferi amovikiTxe. me
mgonia, Tqven mainc waawydebodiT gazeTebSi yuradsaReb cnobebs.
- sruliad ar gamWirvebia imis povna, rasac veZebdi, - vuTxari me, - faqtebi jer
kidev cxelia da ambavi imdenad sensaciuri, rom yvelas yuradReba erTbaSad
miipyro. Tu am ambis Taobaze TqvenTan krinti ar damiZravs, mizezi advili
misaxvedria; Cvulebriv, Tqven roca erT romelime saqmes iZiebT, sxva saqmeSi
gareva ki ara, misi Sinaarsis mosmenac ar gindaT xolme.
- oh, Tqven grosvenorskveridan furgoniT rom aveji gaitaces, im saqmeze ambobT,
ara? is saqme amJamad damTavrebulia, Tumca iq dasamTavrebelic ara iyo ra,
Tavidanve yvelaferi dResaviT naTeli gaxldaT. axla ki smenad gadaqceuli veli,
am saqmis irgvliv Tqvens mier gazeTebSi amokiTxuli ambebis dawvrilebiT
moyolas.
ai, pirveli cnoba am saqmeze, romelic `morning postSi~ piradi cxovrebis saqmeTa
svetebSi amovikiTxe. gazeTis es nomeri am ramdenime kviris win gamovida: `moxda
niSnobis Taobaze garigeba da Tu miTqma-moTqmas davujerebT, amas male mohyveba
qorwinebac. balmoralis
hercogis meore vaJi -lord robert sentsaimoni jvars daiwers sanfranciskoeli eskvairis, aloizius doranis mxolodSobil
qaliSvilze, mis heti doranze~.
- mokled da mkafiod, - SeniSna holmsma, - da grZeli gamxdari fexebi cecxls
miuficxa.
- wina kviras, erT-erT, maRali wreebisaTvis gankuTvnil gazeTSi, am saqmeze
ufro dawvrilebiT iyo laparaki. ai, isic: ukve moTxovnilebad iqca qorwinebis
bazris dasacavi kanonis gamocema, vinaidan am saqmeSi arsebuli Tavisufali
vaWroba-garigebis principebi Cvens samamulo produqcias Zalian mZime daRs asvams.
didi britaneTis didgvarovan ojaxisSvilebs TandaTanobiT xelT igdeben
okeanisgaRmeli mSvenieri asulni da maTze batonoben. warsul kviras maT
naalafevs daemata kidev erTi uZvirfasesi SenaZeni. lordma sent-saimonma,
romelic ager oci welia amuris mier natyorcn isrebs gulcivad igeriebda,
saqveynod ganacxada, rom colad irTavs kalifornieli milioneris mxolodSobil
asuls - mis heti dorans. mis doranma, momxiblavma tankenarma da mSvenierma
asulma, uisberis sasaxleSi gamarTul mejlisze yvelas yuradReba miipyro, igi
gaxlavT mxolodSobili qaliSvili amerikeli eskvairisa, da misi mziTevis odenoba
eqvsniSna cifriT gamoixateba. yvelasaTvis cnobilia, rom hercogma balmoralma
Tavisi suraTebis galerea am ramdenime wlis winaT gayida da lord sent-saimons,
birCmuris sasaxlis garda sxva uZrav-moZravi qoneba ar gaaCnia. savsebiT naTelia,
rom es qorwineba momgebiania ara marto respublikeli qaliSvilisaTvis, romelic
ingliseli ledi gaxdeba, aramed meore mxrisTvisac Zalze sasargeblo da sarfiani
saqme iqneba.
- kidev sweren rames? - mTqnarebiT ikiTxa holmsma.
- oh, rogor ara. `morning postSi~ kidev aris am saqmeze gamoqveynebuli sakmaod
mozrdili SeniSvna, iuwyebian, rom qorwineba nacvlad didi zarzeimisa mSvidad
Caivlis, jvariswera hanoverskverze, wminda giorgis taZarSi moxdeba, mipatiJebuli
iqnebian yvelaze uaxloesi megobrebi da maTi ricxvi eqvss ar aRemateba.
meqorwineni dabrundebian mister aloizius doranis mier daqiravebul savarZlebiT
gawyobil saxlSi, lankaster-geitze. ori dRis ukan, warsul oTxSabaTs, gazeTSi
amovikiTxe kidev erTi patara cnoba, saidanac Sevityve, rom qorwineba Sedga da
jvardawerilni Taflobis Tves, pitersefildis axlos, lord beikuoteris mamulSi
gaatarebeno. ai, yvela cnoba, rac patarZlis gauCinarebamde daibeWda gazeTSi.
- patarZlis gauCinarebamdeo? ase TqviT, ara? - ikiTxa holmsma da fexze
wamoiWra.
- diax, patarZlis gauCinarebamde, - gavumeore me.
- mereda, rodis gauCinarda?
- saqorwino vaxSmobis dros.
- am saqmes WeSmaritad imaze saintereso piri uCans, vidre vfiqrobdi. Zalian
dramatuli ambavi kia.
- diax, am samwuxaro ambavma Cemzec Zlieri STabeWdileba moaxdina.
- qalebi xSirad qorwinebis dRemde miimalebian xolme, xandaxan TviT Taflobis
TveSic gauCinardebian, magram saqorwino vaxSmobis dros rom vinme
gadakarguliyos, amnair SemTxveva ara da ar magondeba. Zalian gTxovT, yvela
wvrilmani gaixsenoT.
- winaswar gafrTxilebT, rom es wvrilmani ambebi sruli ar iqneba.
- iqneb TviTonve SevavsoT.
- guSindel gazeTSi am saqmis Taobaze kidev gamoqveynda erTi cnoba, romelsac
wagikiTxavT da yvelaferi amiT damTavrdeba. cnobis saTauri gaxlavT: `maRal
sazogadoebaSi qorwinebis dros momxdari ucnauri SemTxveva~... - `lord robert
sent-saimonis ojaxi SesZra im saSinelma da ucnaurma ambavma, rac Tan moh-yva mis
qorwinebas. jvrisweris ceremoniali, rogorc gazeTebi ityobineba, guSin diliT
Sedga, magram mxolod dRes SeiZleba davadasturoT im ucnauri miTqma-moTqmis
safuZvlianoba, sazogadoebaSi rom dairxa. lordis megobrebis gulwrfelma cdam,
rogorme mieCqmalaT saqmis garSemo atexili aurzauri, sasurveli Sedegi ver
gamoiRo da xalxis cnobismoyvareoba kidev ufro gaaRiziana. amJamad araviTari
azri aRar aqvs imis damalvas, razec ukve mTeli sazogadoeba laparakobs.
jvrisweris ceremonia, hanoverskverze, wmida giorgis taZarSi Sedga. yvelaferi
Zalian uxmaurod da mSvidad Catarda. jvrisweras eswrebodnen sapatarZlos mama,
mister aloizius dorani, qalbatoni balmorali, lordi beikuorti, lordi
iustasi, ledi klara sent-saimoni (nefis umcrosi da-Zma) da ledi alisa
uitingtoni. jvrisweris ceremonialis damTavrebis Semdeg meqorwineni uklebliv
gaemarTnen mister aloizius doranis mier daqiravebuli saxlisaken, sadac maT
saqorwino lxini elodaT. rogorc amboben, iq yvelasaTvis moulodnelad,
meqorwineTaTvis gza gadauWria viRac ucnob qals, romelsac ganucxadebia, lord
robert sen-saimonis Tavs aravis davanebebo. saxlis mouravsa da laqias didi
garja da davidaraba dasWirvebiaT, rom ucnobi qali Tavidan moecilebinaT.
sabednierod, mis dorans araferi gaugonia, vinaidan igi ucnobi qalis gamoCenamde
Sesula saxlSi. patarZalic sxvebTan erTad misjdomia magidas, magram male
daRliloba moumizezebia da Tavisi oTaxisaTvis miuSurebia. igi karga xans ar
gamoCenila, rasac yvela iq damswre SeuSfoTebia. mister aloizius dorani
qaliSvilis gamosayvanad misi oTaxisaken daZrula, magram sapatarZlos msaxur
gogos mister doranisaTvis uTqvams, heti oTaxSi erTi wuTiT Semovida, paltos da
quds dastaca xeli da gasasvlelisaken gaiqcao. erT-erT laqias ganucxadebia,
saxlidan sagareo tansacmliT morTuli qalis gamosvla mec SevniSne, magram, aba,
ras warmovidgendi, Tu patarZali saqorwino magididan adgeboda da gareT
gamovidodao. mister aloizius dorani da siZe, rogorc ki darwmunebulan,
patarZali sadRac gauCinardao, imwamsve policiaSi gaqceulan. samZebro organo
albaT Zalian male gaarkvevs mis moranis gauCinarebis mizezs da yvelafers
farda aexdeba. jerjerobiT ltolvilis adgilsamyofeli ucnobia. xmebi dadis, am
saqmes Ralatisa da SantaJis suni asdiso. policiam daapatimra qali, romelic
saxlSi SeWras cdilobda. fiqroben, eWvianobisa, Tu sxva raRac motiviT is qali
SeiZleba patarZlis gauCinarebis mizezi iyoso~.
- sul esaa, rac viciT am ambis garSemo?
- ara, erT-erT dilis gazeTSi Zalian patara, magram sagulisxmo cnobaa
moTavsebuli.
- rao, ras weren?
- aurzauris amtexi namdvilad flora mileria da igi dapatimrebuliao. irkveva,
rom igi `alegroSi~ yofila mocekvaved da lord sent-saimonTan ramdenime wlis
nacnoboba hqonia. gazeTSi amis meti araferi gamoqveynebula, ase rom, rac
wavikiTxe, yvela cnoba Tqvens xelTaa.
- Zalian saintereso saqme unda iyos da kidev kargi, rom uCemod ar `moaxrCves~.
magram zaris xmaa, uotson, ukve xuTis xuTi wuTia da albaT Cveni didgvarovani
klienti movida. oTaxidan gasvlaze arc ifiqroT, uotson. mirCevnia yvelaferi
mowmis TandaswrebiT moxdes, miT umetes, rom iqneb rame gadamaviwydes.
- lordi robert sent-saimoni, - gvauwya Cvenma mosamsaxure biWma da kari
farTod gamoaRo. oTaxSi Semovida sasiamovno Sesaxedaobis, daxvewilnakvTebiani,
didcxvira, tuCebabzuebuli, mtkiced gamomzirali saSualo xnis mamakaci. misi
mediduri da amayi gamometyveleba mowmobda, rom igi brZaneblobas da usityvo
morCilebas iyo Cveuli. Tumca, mkvircxli da moZravi kaci Canda, magram Tavis
asakTan SedarebiT ufro xnierad gamoiyureboda, vinaidan beWebSi odnav moxrili
iyo, Tanac siarulisas muxlebi SeumCnevlad eRuneboda. safeTqlebTan Tma
Severcxloda, da roca daxveulfarflebiani qudi moixada, SevniSne, rom kefasTan
Tma Raribi kacis yanasaviT SemeCxereboda. yelsa da kiserze maRali sayelo
mouCanda, Savi serTuki, TeTri Jileti, yviTeli xelTaTmani, sandalozis
fexsacmeli da Ria feris getrebi ecva. oTaxSi dinjad Semovida, mimoixeda da
marjvena xelSi oqrosbudiani lorneti aaTamaSa.
- gamarjobaT, lord sent-saimon, - warmoTqva holmsma da stumris Sesagebeblad
wamodga. - ai, am mownul savarZelSi CabrZandiT: es Cemi megobari da kolega
uotsoni gaxlavT. cecxlTan axlos dabrZandiT da movilaparakoT Tqvens saqmeze.
- rogori samwuxaro da saSineli ambavi SememTxva, mister holms,
moulodnelobisagan gaognebuli var. vici, rom amgvari saqmeebi TqvenTvis ucxo
xili ar aris, magram ara mgonia odesme saqme Cemi wris kacTan gqonodeT. im
klasis RviZl SvilTan, romelsac me vekuTvni.
- diax, marTals brZanebT. me axla dabla veSvebi.
- mapatieT, eg rogor gavigoT?
- Cemi ukanaskneli klienti mefe gaxldaT.
- marTla?! ar vicodi, namdvilad ar vicodi. romeli qveynis mefe?
- skandinaviisa.
- rao, manac coli dakarga?
- ra Tqma unda, Tqven gesmiT, - STagonebuli xmiT wamoiwyo holmsma, - rom me
mevaleba Cemi klientis saidumloebis dacva da iseve unda gavufrTxilde sxva
klientebis saidumlos, rogorc piradad Tqvensas.
- marTali brZandebiT, mister holms! batoni brZandebiT, imedia mapatiebT. rac
Seexeba Cems pirad ubedurebas. mzada var gagandoT yovelive wvrilmani cnoba,
romelic ki saqmis naTelsayofad gamogadgebaT.
gmadlobT, unda mogaxsenoT, rom gamoqveynebuli masalebi guldasmiT Seviswavle.
saqmis garSemo meti araferi vici. me mgonia, gazeTebSi simarTlea moTxrobili.
magaliTad, ai, Tqveni meuRlis gauCinarebis ambavi xom marTalia?
lord sent-saimonma gazeTSi moTavsebuli cnoba gadaaTvaliera da nela warmoTqva:
diax, es ase Tu ise, simarTles Seeferebao.
- Tqvens saqmes, jer kidev, bevri kvleva-Zieba da damatebiTi sabuTebis mopoveba
sWirdeba, vidre garkveul azrs gamovitandeT. me vfiqrob, umjobesi iqneba, Tu
dasmul kiTxvebze mipasuxebT.
- Tanaxma var.
- rodis SexvdiT pirvelad heti dorans?
- erTi wlis win, san-franciskoSi.
- Tqven ra, amerikaSi mogzaurobdiT?
- diax.
- iq xom ar dainiSneT heti doranze?
- ara.
- magram xvdebodiT da earSiyebodiT, xom?
- diax, me masTan yofna msiamovnebda da is grZnobda amas.
- mamamisi Zalian mdidaria?
- diax, wynari okeanis sanapiroze is yvelaze mdidar kacad iTvleba.
- xom ar iciT, rogor gamdidrda?
- samTamadno saqmem aqcia igi umdidres kacad. ramdenime wlis win Turme groSi
ar ebada. mere oqros sabados waawyda, fuli daabanda da ama soflis ZlierT
qeCoze moeqca.
- Tqveni STabeWdilebis mixedviT rogori xasiaTi aqvs axalgazrda ledis - Tqvens
meuRles?
lord sent-saimonma ufro swrafad Seatriala lorneti xelSi da cecxls
daaSterda. - Cemi meuRle ukve oci wlisa gaxldaT, mister holms, roca mama
gaumdidrda. igi Tavisuflad danavardobda tyeebsa da mTebSi da misi aRzrda
daqiravebuli maswavleblebis nacvlad bunebas hqonda mindobili. diax, mis heti
dorani erTi axtajana, qalabiWa, Tavneba, Zlieri xasiaTis, qariviT Tavisufali
qalia. misi, me vityodi, veluri buneba araviTari tradiciiT araa SezRuduli. igi
mZafria, rogorc amosafrqvevad gamzadebuli vulkani. swrafad icis gadawyvetilebis
miReba da arc mis sisruleSi moyvanis gadadeba da gaWianureba uyvars. magram me
darwmunebuli var mis keTilSobilur bunebasa da xasiaTSi. amitomac gadavwyvite
mivce mas is saxeli, - aq lord sent-saimonma odnav Caaxvela, - romlis tarebis
pativic maqvs. me mjera, rom mis dorans SeuZlia gmiruli Tavganwirva, da
veraviTari uwminduri saqcieli mis guls ver gaekareba.
- misi fotosuraTi xom ara gaqvT?
- diax, movitane. - lordma medalioni gaxsna da iqidan Zalian lamazi qalis
saxem SemogvanaTa. magram es ar iyo fotografiuli suraTi. es iyo spilos Zvalze
amokveTili mis heti doranis saxe. etyoboda, mxatvars mTeli mondomebiTa da
STagonebiT emuSava mSvenieri mbzinavi Savi Tmis, didroni Savi Tvalebisa da
SesaniSnavi moyvanilobis bageebis miniaturis Sesaqmnelad.
holmsi karga xans,
didi yuradRebiT umzerda mis heti doranis miniaturas, mere medalioni daxura da
patrons daubruna.
- ...Semdeg axalgazrda ledi londonSi Camovida da Tqveni nacnoboba aq
ganaaxleT, ara?
- diax, mamam heti londonSi Camoiyvana, ramdenjerme SevxvdiT erTmaneTs,
daviniSneT da mere viqorwineT kidec.
- albaT karga mozrdili mziTevic mohyva.
- diax, magram es Cvens ojaxSi Cveulebrivi ambavia.
- vinaidan qorwineba ukve `momxdari faqtia~, mziTevi, raRa Tqma unda, Tqven
dagrCebaT.
- amis Taobaze veras getyviT.
- bunebrivia| ase iqneba. qorwinebis wina dRiT Tu naxeT sacole?
- diax?
- rogor xasiaTze iyo?
- amaze ukeTes xasiaTze winaT TiTqmis arc minaxavs. sul imaze metitineboda,
rogor unda mogvewyo Cveni momavali cxovreba.
- es marTla saintereso ambavia. meore dilas?
- Zalian mxiarulad gaxldaT, yovel SemTxvevaSi, qorwinebis ritualis
damTavrebamde sul ase iyo.
- mere, qorwinebis ritualis dasasruls SeamCnieT rame?
- marTali unda vTqva, pirvelad maSin SevniSne, rom hetis raRac fxukiani,
gulficxi xasiaTi unda hqonoda. magram es iseTi umniSvnelo ram iyo, rom masze
laparakic ara Rirs da amas, Cemi azriT, saqmisaTvis araviTari mniSvneloba ar
eqneba.
- yovel SemTxvevaSi mainc miambeT.
- didi siamovnebiT, magram es iseTi bavSvuri ambavia... eklesiis salaros rom
CavuareT, hetis xelidan Taiguli dauvarda. swored am dros mlocvelTa merxebis
pirvel rigs gavuswordiT da Taiguli skamqveS Securda. erT wams yvelani SevcbiT
da SevyovndiT, magram viRac jentlmenma, romelic iqve ijda, uvneblad
gadarCenili Taiguli hetis daubruna. roca hetis Taigulis davardnis Taobaze
sityva Camovugde, mkvaxed mipasuxa da mere mTeli gza etlSi Zalian aRelvebuli,
gulmosuli da gaficxebuli Canda.
- maS, samlocvelos skamze viRac jentlmeni ijda... erTi sityviT, eklesiaSi Tqven
garda sxva xalxic iyo?
- raRa Tqma unda, mlocvelT xom Ria eklesiaSi Sesvlas ver aukrZalav.
- is jentlmeni Tqveni colis nacnobi xom ar iyo?
- oh, ara, ara, - itkica lordma, - me is jentlmenad zrdilobis gulisTvis
movnaTle, Torem viRaca ubralo kaci Canda. ise Cavuare gverdiT, rom Sexedvis
Rirsadac ar Camigdia. magram, me mgoni, Cven saubris ZiriTadi Temidan
gadavuxveieT.
- ase rom, ledi sent-saimoni qorwinebis ritualis damTavrebis Semdeg Sin
aRelvebuli dabrunda, ara? xom ver metyviT, ras akeTebda, roca mamis mier
naqiraveb saxlSi Semodga fexi?
- igi Tavis Sinamosamsaxure gogos elaparakeboda.
- vin aris misi mosamsaxure?
- saxelad alisa hqvia, amerikelia, imaT Camohyva kaliforniidan.
- xom ar SegimCneviaT, endoboda Tu ara Tqveni meuRle mosamsaxures?
- me mgonia, endoboda ki ara, erTmaneTs sulSi usxdnen. Cemi meuRle mosamsaxure
gogos Zalian bevri ramis uflebas aZlevda. Tumca amerikelebi am ambavs cota
sxvagvarad uyureben.
- didxans laparakobdnen?
- mgoni, cota xans maslaaTobdnen. me sxva saqmec bevri mqonda da yuradReba ar
mimiqcevia.
- raze saubrobdnen, yuri xom ar mogikravT?
- maxsendeba, ledi sent-saimonma, raRac amerikuli gamoTqma ixmara, mgoni, `sxvisi
kuTvnilis xelSi Cagdebao~, Tu raRac amdagvari. igi metyvelebaSi xSirad xmarobs
xolme kuTxur gamoTqmebs. namdvilad ar vici, ras gulisxmobda, an risi Tqma
surda.
- xSirad amerikuli Jargoni azrs Zalian mkafiod gamoxatavs. ras akeTebda Tqveni
meuRle mas mere, rac msaxur gogosTan laparaki moamTavra?
- sasadilo oTaxSi gavida.
- xelkaviT SeiyvaneT sasadilo oTaxSi?
- ara, cal-calke SevediT. aseT rameebs Cemi meuRle did yuradRebas ar aqcevda.
igi Zalian Tavisuflad da damoukideblad iqceva. roca davsxediT, erTi aTi wuTis
Semdeg, swrafad wamodga, moibodiSa, oTaxidan gavida da mas mere aRarc minaxavs.
rogorc gadmomces, mosamsaxure gogom Ziebas uCvena, qalbatoni Tavis oTaxSi
Sevida, saqorwino kabaze grZeli palto Semoicva, qudi daixura da sadRac wavidao.
- swored agre amboben. mere haid-parkSi flora milerTan erTad unaxavT. es xom
is flora mileria, romelmac mister doranis saxlTan ayalmayali atexa da
amJamad dapatimrebulia. axla ki miambeT, geTayva, im axalgazrda qalTan Tqveni
urTierTobis ambavi.
lord sent-saimonma mxrebi aiwura da warbebi maRla azida.
- Cven ramdenime welia vmegobrobT. diax, me vityodi, Zalian axlo megobroba
gvaqvs. igi `alegroSi~ cekvavs. is qali me ugulisyurod ar mimitovebia, ase rom,
masTan valSi ar davrCenilvar, magram, xom iciT qalebis xasiaTi, mister holms.
flora Zalian lamazi arseba gaxlavT, Zalian mxurvaled vuyvarvar da cota
TavSeukavebelicaa. roca Seityo, jvriswerisaTvis vemzadebodi, saSineli muqaris
werilebi momwera. simarTle rom giTxraT, ase moridebuli qorwilic imitom
gadavixade, rom eklesiaSi, floras mxriv, saqveyno ayalmayals moveride. rogorc
ki eklesiidan dabrunebulni, mister doranis saxls mivadeqiT, flora, TiTqos
miwidan amoZvrao, iq gaCnda da saxlSi SeWra moiwadina. Tan gabmuli xmiT kioda,
Cems meuRles lanZRavda da emuqreboda. magram es yvelaferi winaswar mqonda
gaTvaliswinebuli. msaxurebi adreve gavafrTxile da floras Tavidan moSoreba ar
gagvWirvebia. raki darwmunda, dakarguls yviriliT veRar daibrunebda, imwamsve
dawynarda.
- Tqvenma meuRlem gaigona Tu ara im qalis wivil-kivili?
- madloba RmerTs, ara gaugonia ra.
- da mere swored im qalTan erTad moseirne naxes, ara?
- diax. swored amitom miiCnia es garemoeba mister lestreidma Zalian
SemaSfoTebel faqtad. is fiqrobs, rom floram Cemi meuRle saxlidan gamoityua
da raRac saSiS ambavs gadahkida.
- safuZvels moklebuli eWvi ar gaxlavT.
- Tqvenc ase fiqrobT?
- Cemis azriT, eg safuZvels moklebuli eWvi araa, magram me am eWvs ar
viziareb. Tqven TviTon ras fiqrobT?
- me mgonia, flora buzsac aravis aufrens.
- eWvianoba adamians Zalze ucvlis xasiaTs. me mainc mainteresebs, Tqven TviTon
rogor xsniT colis gauCinarebis ambavs?
- me TqvenTan imitom movedi, rom Tqvengan movismino saqmis asaval-dasavali da
ara Cemi varaudebi mogaxsenoT. me rac vicodi, yvela faqti gacnobeT. Tu marTlac
Zalian gainteresebT Cemi azri, getyviT. vfiqrob, rom ubralo gvarisSvilobidan
uceb agrerigad aRzevebam Zalian aaRelva Cemi meuRle da masSi mcire nervuli
moSliloba gamoiwvia.
- mokled rom vTqvaT, Tqveni azriT, igi uceb SeiSala?
- roca imaze vfiqrob, Tu ras Seaqcia zurgi... Cemze ar minda vTqva, magram
yovelive imas, razec aTasobiT qaliSvili mxolod ocnebobs... misi moqmedebis sxva
axsna ver mipovia...
- esec Zalian sagulisxmo hipoTezaa, - RimiliT Tqva holmsma.
- axla ki, lord sent-saimon, yvela cnoba xelTa maqvs. mxolod erT rames kidev
SegekiTxebiT: SegeZloT Tu ara magidasTan mjdoms dagenaxaT, ra xdeboda quCaSi?
- Cven mxolod gzis meore mxares da parks gavyurebdiT.
- Zalian kargi. me Tqven aRar dagakavebT, da saqmis Taobaze werils mogwerT.
- RmerTma inebos, rom saqme bolomde migeyvanoT da yovelivesTvis naTeli
mogefinoT, - Tqva lordma da fexze wamodga.
- me ukve yovelives movfine naTeli.
- rao? ra TqviT?
- me Tqveni saqme TiTqmis gadavwyvite-meTqi.
- maSin, miTxariT, sadaa Cemi coli?
- amasac male SegatyobinebT.
lord sent-saimonma Tavi gaaqnia.
- vSiSob, rom Cvenze Wkvian xalxs karga xans mouxdeba gonebis Wyleta, vidre am
saidumloebiT mocul ambavSi gaerkvevian, - Tqva es, Zveleburi maneriT dagvikra
Tavi da kari gaixura.
- lord sent-saimonma didi pativi damdo, roca Cemi da Tavisi Tavi erTnairad
Seafasa, - siciliT miTxra
holmsma. - me mgonia, aseTi nayofieri jvaredini
dakiTxvis Semdeg sodiani viski da sigara Zalian margebs. am saqmeze daskvna
adreve mqonda gamotanili, vidre es pativcemuli gvami Cvens zRurbls
gadmoabijebda.
- Tqven aWarbebT, Zvirfaso holms!
- aseTi SemTxvevebi aRniSnuli maqvs Cems CanawerebSi. Tumca TqvenTvis adrec
miTqvams, qalis gauCinareba, am SemTxvevaSi, uceb ar momxdara-meTqi. dakiTxvam eWvi
rwmenad miqcia. arapirdapiri samxili, xSirad Zalian damajerebeli da sarwmunoa.
- mec xom movismine, rac lordma set-saimonma giTxraT?
- magram Tqven am SemTxvevis analogiuri ambebi ar iciT da me ki yovelives
maTze dayrdnobiT vsji. ramdenime wlis winaT swored aseTi ambavi moxda
aberdinSi. safrangeT-prusiis omis damTavrebis meore wels miun-henSic aseT
SemTxvevas hqonda adgili. esec swored imgvari SemTxvevaa. daxeT saocrebas,
TviTon lestreidi gvestumra. saRamo mSvidobisa, lestreid! ganjinaSi Rvino gvaqvs
da sigara ki ai, am yuTSi gaxlavT.
policiis oficialur gamomZiebels muxudosferi frenCi da imave feris yelsaxvevi
ekeTa, rac mas mezRvaurs amgvarebda. xelSi tilos Savi CanTa eWira. igi uxmod
mogvesalma, savarZelSi Cajda da SeTavazebuli sigara gaabola.
- ra moxda? - hkiTxa holmsma da Tvalebi eSmakurad aucimcimda. - raRac moJamuli
saxe gaqvT.
- amdeni usiamovneba rom Segxvdeba, saxec mogeRuSeba da uJmuric Segeyreba. sentsaimonis qorwinebis ambavi raRac jojoxeTuri, sawamebeli saqmea, romelsac Tavi da
bolo ver gavuge.
- nuTu? Tqven me makvirvebT.
- amnairi areul-dareuli da ucnauri ambavi albaT Zexorciels ar Sexvedria.
yvela Zafi xelidan gamisxlta da saqmis sargo gasaRebi veRar mipovia. mTeli
dRea davwanwalob da sul amaod.
- marTlac Zala dagdgomiaT, rom ase dasvelebulxarT, - uTxra holmsma, roca
lestreidis frenCis saxeloebs Seavlo xeli.
- diax, serpentainis fskeri TiTqmis fexdafex moviare.
- RvTis gulisaTvis, pirdapir miTxariT, iq ras daeZebdiT?
- ledi sent-saimonis gvams.
Serlok holmsi savarZelSi gadawva da gulianad gadaixarxara.
- trafalgarskverze rom auzia, gvami iqac xom ar giZebniaT?
- magiT risi Tqma gsurT? - mwyralad ikiTxa lestreidma.
- Tu ledi sent-saimonis gvams serpentainis tbaSi daeZebdiT, maSin arc
trafalgarskveris auzi unda dageviwyebinaT.
lestreidma kolega avismetyveli mzeriT SeaTvaliera da gulmosulma Caiqirqila:
- Tqven albaT ukve SeiswavleT es saqme.
- ara, faqtebi mxolod axla gamacnes, magram Cemi varaudi sul sxvagvaria.
- marTla! nuTu Tqveni azriT, serpentainis tba arafer SuaSia?
- vfiqrob, rom ara.
- maSin keTili inebeT da amixseniT, es sagnebi rogor gaCnda tbis fskerze? Tqva lestreidma da CanTidan muaris abreSumis saqorwino kaba, qalis TeTri
fexsacmeli da saqorwino pirbade pirdapir iatakze dayara. yvelaferi sveli da
dasvrili iyo. - ai, kidev, inebeT, - mqirdavi xmiT warmoTqva man da Zvirfasi
saqorwino beWedi svel kabas zed daado. - diax, es saqme ase iolad gasatexi
kakali ar gaxlavT, mister holms.
- WeSmaritad, - miugo holmsma da Tambaqos boli piridan bolqvebad gamouSva, yvelaferi es serpentainis tbis fskerze ipovneT?
- ara, darajs SeeniSna tyis napiras motivtive da wylidan amoeRo. ledis
axloblebma tansacmelica da sxva sagnebic amoicnes. Cemis azriT, Tu tansacmeli
tbis napirze aRmoCnda, ledis gvamic sadme maxloblad iqneba.
- Tu Tqvens brwyinvale Teorias gavyvebiT, yvela adamianis gvami sakuTari
tansacmlis karadasTan unda veZioT. magram me mainc is mainteresebs, ras gamoeliT
ledi sent-saimonis tansacmlidan?
- imas, rom ledi sent-saimonis gauCinarebaSi brali davdoT flora milers.
- meeWveba, rom eg daadasturoT.
- geeWvebaT? - gamwarebiT Sehyvira lestreidma. - me ki vfiqrob, rom Tqvenma
deduqciurma meTodma da Teoriebma sabolood mogwyvites praqtikul cxovrebas. am
ramdenime wuTSi ori Secdoma dauSviT. swored es kaba amxels flora milers.
- Zalian mainteresebs, mainc rogor amxels?
- kabas aqvs jibe, romelSiac aRmoCnda ubis wignaki. masSi ki ai, es werili ido. Tqva Tu ara es lestreidma, werili magidaze, holmsis mxares daagdo. mere isev
xeli dastaca da kiTxvas Seudga: `Tqven maSin mnaxeT, roca yvelaferi mzad iqneba.
imwamsve gamodiT. f.h.m.~ me xom Tavidanve im azrs vadeqi, rom flora milerma
ledi sent-saimoni saxlidan gamoityua-meTqi. jer, ra Tqma unda, gamoityuebda da
mere Tavis TanamzraxvelebTan erTad sadRac gaaqrobda. ai, werili, romelsac
flora mileris inicialebi aqvs miwerili. albaT sawyal qals SesasvlelSi Tu
CasCara uCumrad xelSi, riTac Tavisive Tavi gaaba maxeSi.
- Zalian kargad msjelobT, lestreid, - siciliT uTxra holmsma. - marTlac, rom
yvelafers SesaniSnavad ukavSirebT erTmaneTs. aba, erTi, werili miCveneT.
man werili daudevrad CamoarTva lestreids, magram uceb yuradReba gaafacica da
kmayofilebis SeZaxili aRmoxda.
- es WeSmaritad sayuradRebo ambavia, - warmoTqva Cemma megobarma.
- aha! axlaRa CawvdiT?
- diax, swored magre gaxlavT da gulTbilad gilocavT, lestreid!
gaxarebuli lestreidi wamoiwia da werils daacqerda. - magram Tqven xom werilis
meore mxares dah-yurebT, holms?
- diax, meore mxares vakvirdebi da aq amovikiTxe swored is, risi mignebac guliT
mewada.
- Tqven albaT Wkuidan SeiSaleT, holms! werili fanqriTaa naweri da isic meore
mxares, romelsac Tqven zedac ar uyurebT.
- diax, marTali brZandebiT, magram meore mxares am qaRalds otelis angariSi
aweria, romelic CemTvis metad sayuradReboa.
- sayuradRebo da saintereso masSi araferi gaxlavT, vinaidan igi Tqvenze adre
vnaxe, - Tqva lestreidma. - qaRaldis naglejze dawerili angariSi ki
Semdegnairad gamoiyureboda: `4 oqtomberi, oTaxi - 8 Silingi, sauzme - 2
Silingi da 6 pensi, kokteili - erTi Silingi, sadili - 2 Silingi da 6 pensi,
erTi Wiqa Rvino - 8 pensi~. morCa da gaTavda, mereda raa aq saintereso?
- Tqven TqviT, rom otelis angariSs araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevT, magram igi
Zalian didi mniSvnelobis dokumentia. rac Seexeba werils da inicialebs, maTac
aqvT garkveuli mniSvneloba. ase rom, kvlav gilocavT warmatebas, lestreid.
- isedac bevri dro davkarge, - Tqva lestreidma da adgilidan wamoiwia.
- saqme muSaobaa, Torem buxris piras lamaz-lamazi Teoriebis Seqmnas ra didi
ambavi unda. gemSvidobebiT, holms, da imasac vnaxav, saqmes bolos vin moadevnebs.
- lestreidma wamokrifa CanTidan amoyrili `nivTmtkicebani~, ukanve CanTaSi Caawyo
da gasasvlelisaken gaemarTa.
- mxolod erTi ram unda giTxraT, lestreid, - daadevna sityva holmsma, - ledi
sent-saimoni miTia. aseTi vinme arc arsebobs da bunebaSi arc yofila.
lestreidma naRvlianad SeaTvaliera Cemi megobari. mere Cemken mobrunda, Sublze
TiTebi samjer miikakuna, Tavi mravalmniSvnelovnad gadaaqn-gadmoaqnia da oTaxidan
swrafad gavida.
holmsi imwamsve wamodga da paltoSi gaexvia. - im ymawvilis sityvebSi: Sin jdomas
muSaoba sjobiao, aris raRac simarTle. axla me cota xniT marto dagtovebT,
uotson.
holmsi saxlidan daaxloebiT eqvsis naxevarze gavida. magram, etyoboda, im dRes
marto darCena ar mewera. erTi saaTic ar iyo gasuli, rom saSaqarlamodan
gamogzavnili kaci da biWi meaxlnen da Tan didi SefuTuli yuTi moitanes. biWis
daxmarebiT kacma SefuTuli yuTi gaxsna da Cemda gasaocrad, Cvens Raribul
sufraze nugbari civi sauzme gaCnda. aq gaxldaT ori tyis qaTami, xoxobi, batis
jigris paSteti da siZvelisagan obmokidebuli Rvinis boTlebis jgro. es
macTunebeli saWmel-sasmeli sufraze daawyves Tu ara, kacica da biWic, aTas erTi
Ramidan movlenil sulTa msgavsad gauCinardnen. manamde ki mxolod imis Tqma
moaswres, yvelafris fuli gadaxdilia da SemkveTma am misamarTze gamogvagzavnao.
cxra saaTic ar iqneboda, roca holmsi gamarjvebuli kacis ieriT Sin dabrunda.
saxe ar ucinoda, magram misi Tvalebidan imwamsve amovikiTxe, rom varaudi ar
gamtyuneboda.
- vaxSami ukve gaawyves? - ikiTxa holmsma da mouTmenlad SeimSrala xelebi.
- albaT stumrebs elodebiT, raki xuTi adamianisaTvis gaaSlevineT sufra.
- SeiZleba marTlac gvestumros vinme, - mipasuxa
holmsma. - Zalian mikvirs,
rom lord sent-saimoni amden xans ara Cans. ha! kibeze albaT misi fexis xma
ismis.
kibeze amomavali adamiani gamoCnda Tu ara, Cveni dilandeli stumari vicani. igi
ufro energiulad atrialebda lornets da aristokratul, mSvid saxeze aSkarad
etyoboda mRelvareba.
- albaT Cemma gamogzavnilma Sikrikma Sin mogiswroT, ara? - hkiTxa holmsma.
- diax, magram werilis Sinaarsma usazRvrod ganmacvifra. gaqvT ki imis
damamtkicebeli sabuTi, ra ambavic SematyobineT?
- diax, maqvs.
lordi sent-saimoni savarZelSi CaeSva da xeli Sublze gadaisva.
- ras ityvis hercogi, roca Seityobs, rom misi ojaxis erT-erTi wevri ase
daamcires?
- es xom SemTxvevaa da meti araferi. me am saqmeSi damamcirebels verafers
vxedav.
- Tqven aseT saqmes sul sxva poziciidan sWvretT?
- diax, es iseTi SemTxveva gaxlavT, rom brali veravisaTvis damidia. Cemi azriT,
is qali sxvagvarad ver moiqceoda. marTalia, misi moqmedeba cota tlanqi
aRmoCnda, magram mas xom deda ara hyavda, rom kritikul momentSi rCevisaTvis
miemarTa.
- es xom sazogadoebis TvalSi Cemi gamasxaraveba da abuCad agdebaa, ser, - Tqva
lord sent-saimonma, Tan TiTebi aakakuna magidaze.
- magram Tqven unda gaiTvaliswinoT im sacodavi gogonas gamouvali mdgomareoba.
- me mxedvelobaSi misaRebi da gasaTvaliswinebeli ara maqvs ra. me Seuracxmyves
da Zalian aRSfoTebuli gaxlavarT.
- mgoni, zaris xma momeyura, - Tqva holmsma. - diax, fexis xmac momesma. Tu me
ver dagiyolieT da ver dagajereT, rom yovelives, rac moxda, gulis mosvla da
ayalmayali veRar uSvelis, amas gagagebinebT Cems mier mowveuli advokati,
romelic Cemze mamacicaa da moxerxebulic. - holmsma kari gamoaRo da oTaxSi
ledisa da jentlmens SemouZRva. - lord sent-saimon, neba momeciT,
warmogidginoT mister da misis frensis hei maultonebi. ledis, Cemis azriT, unda
icnobdeT.
axalmosulTa danaxvaze lordi adgilidan wamoiWra da welSi amayad gamarTuli
dadga. Tvalebi dabla daxara. frenCi gulis jibesTan gaixsna, marjvena xeli Sig
Caiyo da Seuracxyofili, magram iseTi adamianis poza miiRo, romelsac gaWirvebis
Jams Rirseuli TavdaWera SeuZlia. ledi saswrafod mieaxla da xeli gauwoda.
magram lordi sent-saimoni Seuvalad idga da qalisaTvis ar Seuxedavs, Torem
qalis saxeze iseTi xvewna da mudara ixateboda, rom araTu lordi, mis
mavedrebel saxis cqeras Ze-xorcieli ver gauZlebda.
- Tqven gajavrebuli xarT, robert? - uTxra qalma, - saamiso mizezica gaqvT.
- umorCilesad gTxovT, Tavis marTlebas nu moh-yvebiT, - gamwarebiT Cailaparaka
lordma.
- marTalia, satanjvelSi CagagdeT da valdebulic viyavi, vidre migatovebdiT,
winaswar gamemxila yovelive TqvenTvis, magram mas mere, rac frenki davinaxe,
Tavgza amebna da ras vambobdi, an ras Cavdiodi, aRar mesmoda. isic ki mikvirs,
Tavi rogor Sevikave da sakurTxevlis win gulSemoyrili ar gaviSxlarTe.
- vidre mister sent-saimons yovelives auxsnideT, iqneb gerCioT, rom me da
Cemma megobarma droebiT dagtovoT? - hkiTxa misis maultons holmsma.
- Tu Cems azrs moismenT, - wamoiwyo ucnobma jentlmenma, - me mgonia, droa
Cvens saidumloebas farda avxadoT. Cemis Rrma rwmeniT, saWiroa evropaSic da
amerikaSic Cveni ambis Taobaze sruli simarTle icodnen.
ucnobi, momcro tanis, kargad Caskvnili, mzisgan garujuli, gamokveTilnakvTebiani
da cocxali axalgazrda Canda.
- me mogiyvebiT, rogor moxda yovelive, - Tqva ledim da Cvenc smenad viqeciT. frenki 1881 wels, rokiis maxloblad, makqvaieris banakSi gavicani, iq, sadac mamas
maRaro hqonda. me da frenkma erTmaneTs sityva miveciT. am ambis Semdeg didi xani
ar gasula, rom mama Zalian SeZlebuli kaci Seiqna, frenkis nakveTi ki TandaTan
ifiteboda da bolos aRaraviTar Semosavals aRar iZleoda. ramdenadac mama
mdidrdeboda, frenkis saqme sul ukan-ukan midioda da ufro da ufro
Raribdeboda. gamdidrebul mamaCems Cvens niSnobaze sityvis gagonebac ar undoda.
erT dRes patara bavSviviT xeli Camavlo da san-franciskoSi Camiyvana. frenks
CemTvis Tavi arc san-franciskoSi miunebebia. malulad iqac vxvdebodiT erTmaneTs.
mamas rom Cveni Sexvedrebis Taobaze gaego rame, albaT gagiJdeboda, magram Cven
idumlad vmoqmedebdiT. erT dRes frenkma miTxra, fulis saSovnelad unda
gadavixvewo da mxolod maSin davbrundebi, roca imodena kapitali damigrovdeba,
ramdenic mamaSens aqvso. me aRvuTqvi, rom, vidre misi molodini meqneboda, aravis
gavyvebodi. `maSin axlave davqorwindeT da me ufro imedianad viqnebi, rac Seexeba
qmris uflebebs, vidre ar davbrundebi, ar wamogiyenebo~, - miTxra frenkma. asec
moviqeciT. jvari daviwereT, frenki bedis saZieblad gaemgzavra, xolo me mamasTan
davbrundi.
frenkis ambavi pirvelad montanadan momivida. mere miTxres, arizonaSi gadabargdao
da ukanasknelad ki niu-meqsikoSi iyoo. swored, maSin moxda indieli apaCebis
Tavdasxma im maRaroze, sadac frenki meguleboda. indielTa Tavdasxmis istoria
dawvrilebiT iyo aRwerili gazeTebSi, saidanac Sevityve, rom frenki moeklaT.
eldisagan cudad Seviqeni da ramdenime Tve loginidan ar wamovmdgarvar.
mamam rom naxa, aRaraferi mSveloda, saeqimod san-franciskoSi Camiyvana. weliwadi
ise gavida, rom frenkze aRaraferi msmenia da igi namdvilad mkvdari megona.
swored am dros Camovida san-franciskoSi lordi sent-saimoni. mere londons
vewvieT. daiwyo qorwinebis Taobaze laparaki. yvelaferi gadawyda. mama Cemi
gamojanmrTelebiT Zalian nasiamovnebi iyo, magram me aSkarad vamCnevdi, rom
dedamiwis zurgze arc erT mamakacs ar SeeZlo frenkis daRupvis Sedegad Cems
gulSi dasadgurebuli sicarielis amovseba.
Tu colad lord sent-saimons gavyvebodi, ra Tqma unda, Cemi movaleobis
erTguli unda vyofiliyavi. Cven grZnobebze batonoba ar ZalgviZs, Torem Cvens
moqmedebaze xom pasuxismgebelni varT. lord sent-saimons sakurTxevlisaken im
rwmeniT mivyvebodi, rom misi erTguli coli viqnebodi. magram warmoidgineT, ra
dReSi Cavvardi, roca sakurTxevelTan myofma pirvel rigSi mjdar frenks movkari
Tvali. pirvelad ase vifiqre, cocxali arseba ki ara, moCvenebaa-meTqi. magram
meored rom Sevxede, mis keTil TvalebSi usityvod amovikiTxe: gsiamovnebs Tu ara
Cemi xilvao. axlac ki mikvirs, muxlebi rogor ar momekveTa. Cems irgvliv
yvelaferi trialebda, da RvTis msaxuris sityvebi yurSi futkrebis zuzuniviT
Camesmoda. ar vicodi, ra meRona, SemeCerebina jvriswera da aurzauri ametexa
eklesiaSi, Tu jvrisweris damTavrebamde momeTmina? erTxel kidev gavapare Tvali
frenkis mxares. man TiTqos Cems saxeze amoikiTxa, rasac vapirebdi da tuCebze
TiTebis dadebiT maniSna, wynarad iyavio. mere isic SevniSne, frenki gamalebiT
werda raRacas da imwamsve mivxvdi, rom werils CemTvis amzadebda. gverdiT
Cavlisas Taiguli frenkis fexebTan davagde da yvavilebs rom mibrunebda, werilic
xelSi Camicura. iq mxolod erTaderTi fraza ewera. frenki mTxovda, rogorc ki
niSans mogcem, CemTan modio. raRa Tqma unda, erT wuTsac ar Sevyoymanebulvar.
gadavwyvite, yvelaferSi frenks davmorCilebodi.
Sin davbrundi Tu ara, Cems msaxur gogos vuambe, rac Tavs gadamxda eklesiaSi. igi
frenks jer kidev kaliforniaSi icnobda da Zalianac uyvarda. msaxurs vubrZane,
momxdar ambavze krinti ar daeZra, aucilebeli sagnebi CanTaSi Caelagebina da
paltoc moemzadebina. vicodi, rom lord sent-saimonisaTvis yvelaferi
gulaxdilad unda meTqva, magram misi dedisa da amdeni stumris winaSe yovelive
es SeuZleblad da uxerxulad miviCnie. gadavwyvite, jer iqaurobas gavclodi da
mere yvelaferi amexsna. magidasTan aTi wuTic ar vmjdarvar, quCis mopirdapire
mxares frenki SevniSne. man xeli damiqnia da parkSi Sevida. magididan imwamsve
avdeqi, CemTvis momzadebul CanTas xeli davavle, palto Cavicvi da frenks
davedevne. quCaSi viRac qali momeaxla da lord sent-saimonze damiwyo laparaki.
qals ar vusmendi, magram uneburad mainc Sevityve, rom Cvens daqorwinebamde,
raRac saidumlo Tavgadasavali lordsac gadaxdenoda. rogorc iqna, abezar qals
Tavi davaRwie da frenks wamovewie - etlSi CavsxediT da frenkis mier naqiraveb
sastumrosken gavwieT. amdeni wlis lodinis Semdeg es iyo Cemi namdvili qorwili.
frenki apaCebs tyved CaegdoT. iqidan rogorRac Tavi daexsna, san-franciskoSi
Camosuliyo, iq Seetyo Cemi ambavi da londonisken gamouwevia. da aq, eklesiaSi,
Cemi meored qorwinebisas, swored sulze momiswro.
- yvelaferi gazeTSi amovikiTxe, - agvixsna amerikelma, - iq dasaxelebuli iyo
eklesia, sapatarZlos vinaoba, magram sad cxovrobda igi, es ki aRar ewera.
- bevri viTaTbireT, rogor movqceuliyaviT. frenkma mTxova, yvelaferi
gulaxdilad gamemJRavnebina, magram Tavs gadaxdenili ambebiT ise viyavi
Sewuxebuli, rom aravis naxva aRar msurda. mxolod mamisaTvis mindoda mimewera
werili da Semetyobinebina, rom cocxali viyavi. imis gafiqrebac ki, rom lordebi
da amdeni ledi magidis garSemo isxdnen da Cems dabrunebas elodnen, SiSis
Jruantels mgvrida. saqorwino tansacmliT rom aravis vecne, frenkma Cemi
tansacmeli da nivTebi erT boRCaSi gamokra da tbaSi Cayara. xvalisaTvis parizs
unda gavmgzavrebuliyaviT, magram am keTilma kacma, mister holmsma, ar vici, ra
manqanebiT mogvagno, gadagvadebina mgzavroba. man TvalnaTliv dagvimtkica, rom me
marTali ar viyavi, frenkisaTvis unda damejerebina da lordis winaSe Cemi
saqcieli unda momenaniebina. manve Zalian ubralod dagvarwmuna, rom damalviT da
axlobelTadmi Tavis aridebiT Cvensave Tavs vavnebdiT. mere gviTxra, vecdebi,
lord sent-saimons martos SegaxvedroT, da Cvenc aqeT gamoveSureT. axla,
robert, Tqven yovelive iciT, Zalian vwuxvar, rom aseTi didi tkivili mogayeneT
da imedi maqvs, Cemze Zalian cud rames aRar ifiqrebT.
lord sent-saimoni warbebSeyrili da tuCebmokumuli ismenda yofili colis
aRsarebas.
- mapatieT, - warmoTqva man, - magram wesad ara maqvs, Cems intimur ambebze
sxvaTa TandaswrebiT vilaparako.
- maS, Tqven ar SemindobT? xels ar CamomarTmevT wasvlis win?
- Tu Tqven es ambavi siamovnebas moggvriT, inebeT! - Tqva es da lordma sentsaimonma Tavisi xeli civad CamoarTva misis maultons.
- imedi mqonda, CvenTan erTad ivaxSmebdiT, - mimarTa lord sent-saimons
holmsma.
- me mgonia, Tqven Zalian bevr rames moiTxovT Cemgan, - Tavisi Rirsebis
SegnebiT upasuxa lordma, - me iZulebuli var, Seqmnil viTarebas Sevurigde,
magram es ambavi rom mixarodes, amas WkuaTmyofeli adamiani ver momTxovs. Tqveni
nebarTviT waval da karg drostarebas gisurvebT, - man Rirseulad dagvikra Tavi
da oTaxidan gavida.
- imedi maqvs pativs dagvdebT da CvenTan erTad ivaxSmebT, mister maulton, mimarTa holmsma. - amerikelebTan Sexvedra Zalian maxelebs xolme.
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- Zalian saintereso SemTxveva iyo, - Tqva holmsma, roca stumrebi wavidnen. igi TvalnaTliv adasturebs, rogor ubralod SeiZleba aixsnas is ambebi,
romlebic, erTi SexedviT, amoucnobi da idumalebiT moculi gveCveneba. aba, ra
unda iyos imaze bunebrivad da laRad mdinare, vidre is ambebi, rac misis
maultonma gviambo. xolo im dResaviT naTeli ambebidan rogori areul-dareuli
daskvnebi gaakeTa lestreidma.
- Tqven ra, Tavidanve Ziebis swor gzas adeqiT? - vkiTxe me.
- CemTvis Tavidanve orive ram iyo sruliad naTeli. pirveli, rom sapatarZlo
Tavisi surviliT mivida sakurTxevelTan. meore - rom qorwinebis ceremonialis
damTavrebisa da Sin dabrunebis Semdeg is sinanulma Seipyro. im diliT raRac
iseTi ambavi moxda, rom ledis miRebuli gadawyvetilebani Seacvlevina. mainc ra
unda momxdariyo? igi veravis daelaparakeboda, vinaidan saqmro ganuSorebliv Tan
axlda. maSasadame, viRac unda daenaxa. Tu am versias gavyvebodi, is, vinc dainaxa,
aucileblad amerikeli unda yofiliyo, radgan londonSi heti dorani cota xans
iyo, da SeuZlebelia vinmes masze imdeni gavlena moepovebina, rom qals mis
danaxvaze Tavisi gegmebi erTianad Seecvala. ese igi, gamoricxvis meTodis
wyalobiT, Cven im daskvnamde mivediT, rom is, vinc heti moranma dainaxa,
amerikeli unda yofiliyo. axla gasarkvevi rCeboda vin iyo is amerikeli? da
saidan hqonda qalze amdeni gavlena? is unda yofiliyo qmari an Seyvarebuli.
ramdenadac vicodi, axalgazrda qalma bavSvoba da siymawvilis wlebi Tavisebur,
ucnaur pirobebSi gaatara. yvelaferi es manamde vuwyodi, vidre sent-saimoni
miambobda rames. magram, roca sent-saimonma sakurTxevlidan danaxul, pirvel
rigebSi mjdar mamakacze, hetis mier Zirdagdebul Taigulze da mis uyuradRebobasa
da mosamsaxuris mier warmoTqmul - `sxvisi kuTvnilis~ miTvisebaze gviambo, mTeli
situacia CemTvis dResaviT naTeli Seiqna, vicodi, rom lordis sacole gaiqca, an
sayvarelTan erTad, anda es ufro SesaZlebeli iyo, qmarTan.
- mereda, rogor ipoveT maTi adgilsamyofeli?
- es, ra Tqma unda, Zalian saZnelo saqme gaxldaT, magram maTi povna Cemma
megobarma lestreidma gamiadvila. lestreids xelT hqonda swored is qaRaldi,
romlis fasic TviTon ar uwyoda. raRa Tqma unda, inicialebi Zalian yuradsaRebi
ambavi iyo, magram is, rom viRac swored amgvari inicialebis patroni londonSi
Camovida da erT-erT rCeul otelSi daido bina, ufro saintereso cnoba gaxldaT.
- rogor mixvdiT, rom igi erT-erT rCeul otelSi Casaxlda?
- fasebis mixedviT. sawolSi rva Silingsa da erT Wiqa RvinoSi rva penss mxolod
rCeulTaTvis gankuTvnil sastumroebSi iReben. aseTi otelebi ki londonSi bevri
araa. norTumberlundaveniuze, meore otels mivadeqi Tu ara, maSinve miTxres,
frensis h. maultoni amerikidanaao. rogorc ki misi gvaris gaswvriv danaxarjsa da
otelis mepatronis mier gamoyvanil angariSs davxede, maSinve SevniSne, rom
lestreidis mier napovn qaRaldze igive cifrebi iyo da is qaRaldi otelSi
arsebuli angariSis pirs warmoadgenda. Cems saxelze mosuli werilebi
gordonskverze 226-e nomerSi gamomigzavneTo, daebarebina. mec am misamarTze
gaveSure. garjam cud-ubralod ar Camiara da Seyvarebulebs Sin mivuswari.
gavkadnierdi da isini mamaSvilurad davarige. rogorc iqna, davarwmune, rom
maTTvis umjobesi iyo sazogadoebisaTvis, ufro ki lord sent-saimonisaTvis aexsnaT
saqmis viTareba. mere CemTan movipatiJe da lordTan marto Sexvedra aRvuTqvi.
aqve moviwvie lordi sent-saimoni, romelic daTqmul droze gamocxadda.
- magram Sexvedris Sedegi veraferi brwyinvale gamodga, - vuTxari me, - lordma
heti dorani ar Seiwyala.
- ah, uotson, - siciliT daiwyo holmsma, - arc Tqven SeiwyalebdiT vinmes, rom
qalis ukan devnasa da xvancals amaod Caevlo da qorwinebis ceremonialis
damTavrebis Semdeg xelSi arc coli SegrCenodaT da arc mziTevi. Cemi azriT,
lord sent-saimonze msjelobisas Zalian lmobierni unda viyoT da beds madloba
SevwiroT, rom mis dReSi ar aRmovCndeT. savarZeli Cemken moswieT, uotson, da
violino momawodeT. Cveni Tavsatexi axla isaa, rogor gavataroT Semodgomis es
grZeli saRamoebi da riT gaverToT.
yviTeli saxe
erTxel, adre gazafxulze, Serlok holmsma Cemi Txovna Seismina da saseirnod
parkSi gamomyva. Tela ifoTleboda. Stoebis odnav SesamCnevi simwvane mzeras
itacebda. wablis axlad afeTqebuli webovani kvirtebi xuTwaxnagovan foTlebad
iSlebodnen. mTeli ori saaTi davexetebodiT parkSi da sityvac ar dagvcdenia,
rogorc Seefereba im or adamians, romlebic erTimeores Zalian kargad icnoben.
roca beikerstritze davbrundiT, ukve xuTi saaTi sruldeboda.
- mapatieT, ser, - uTxra Cems megobars ymawvilma mosamsaxurem, kars rom
gviRebda. - erTi jentlmeni movida... Tqven gikiTxaT, ser.
holmsma sayveduris TvaliT gadmomxeda.
- ai, aseTia dRisiT gaseirneba! - miTxra da ymawvils miubrunda, - jentlmeni
wavida?
- diax, ser.
- ar uTxariT, mobrZandiT da daelodeT-Tqo?
- diax, ser, Semovida kidec.
- didxans meloda?
- naxevari saaTi, ser. erTob mousvenari jentlmeni gaxlavT, ser. vidre aq iyo,
sul bolTas scemda da fexebsac ki abakunebda. SemosasvlelSi gaxldiT, ser,
amitom ar gamigonia, Tqva raime, Tu ara uTqvams ra. bolos derefanSi gamoiWra
da ayvirda, mova Tu ara rodisme is kacio? swored ase Tqva, ser, sityvasityviT.
cota kidev moucadeT-meTqi, vuTxari. kargi, davucdi, - Tqva, - oRond aq ki ara,
sufTa haerze, radganac aq suli mexuTebao! male davbrundebio. vexvewe, darCiTmeTqi da ar gamigona.
- kargi, kargi. yvelaferi gagikeTebiaT, rac SegeZloT, - Tqva holmsma da oriveni
Cvens oTaxSi SevediT. - Tumca Zalian sawyeni kia, uotson, - ganagrZo Cemma
megobarma. - Zalian momwyinda uqmad yofna. im kacis mouTmenlobidan ki Cans, rom
raRac sagulisxmo saqme unda hqondes. oho! magidaze rom Cibuxia, Tqveni ar unda
iyos. etyoba, im kacs darCa. mSvenieri Zveleburi braieria, kargi grZeli taric
aqvs, erTi imnairTagani, TambaqoTi movaWreebi rom qarvisas eZaxian. sainteresoa,
ramdeni namdvili qarvistariani Cibuxi moiZebneba mTel londonSi. amboben,
namdvil qarvaSi yovelTvis aris mweris anabeWdio. amitomac gamoCndnen mewarmeebi,
romlebic sagangebod svamen yalb mwers yalb qarvaSi... diax, magram is kaci,
etyoba, Zalian Sewuxebuli iyo, rom aq darCa Cibuxi, rac ase Zvirad uRirs.
- saidan iciT, rom Zvirad uRirs? - davinteresdi me.
- axali, mgoni, Svid-naxevari Silingi unda Rirdes. rogorc xedavT, Cibuxi orjer
SeukeTebinebiaT. jer SeukeTebiaT Cibuxis xis nawili, mere ki qarvisa. advili
SesamCnevia, rom Cibuxi orivejer gaumagrebiaT vercxlis rgolebiT, rac TviTon
Cibuxze Zviri Rirs. etyoba, Zalian Zvirad ki unda uRirdes patrons es Cibuxi,
rom kvlav da kvlav SeukeTebinebia nacvlad imisa, rom imave fasad axali SeeZina.
- kidev aris raime? - vkiTxe me, raki holmsi jer kidev xelSi atrialebda Cibuxs
da misTvis Cveuli yuradRebiT akvirdeboda.
Cibuxi maRla aswia da grZeli Tlili saCvenebeli TiTi zed anatomiis im
profesoriviT miakakuna, romelic Zvalze leqcias kiTxulobs.
- zogjer saintereso Cibuxi gvxvdeba xolme, - Tqva man. - saaTebisa da
fexsacmlis zonrebis garda ase aSkarad gamoxatuli individualobiT arc erTi
nivTi ar xasiaTdeba. magram am Cibuxze gamoxatuli niSnebi araa Zalian
damaxasiaTebeli da arc Zalian sagulisxmo. misi mflobeli, etyoba, kunTmagaria da
cacia, Cinebuli kbilebi aqvs, udardelia da sakmaod SeZlebulicaa.
am cnobebs Cemi megobari friad daudevrad mawvdida, magram is ki SevniSne, rom
almacerad miyurebda: Cemi azriT, surda darwmunebuliyo, vadevnebdi Tu ar
Tvalyurs mis msjelobas.
- Tqven fiqrobT, rom SeZlebuli kacia da amas mxolod imis safuZvelze askvniT,
rom SvidSilingiani Cibuxi aqvs? - vkiTxe megobars.
- es grosvenoris narevi Tambaqoa, uncia rom rva pensi Rirs, - mipasuxa holmsma
da Cibuxi msubuqad gadmoferTxa xelisgulze. - am Cibuxis patrons SeeZlo orjer
ufro iafad SesaniSnavi Tambaqo moewia, magram, etyoba, misTvis momWirneobas
araviTari azri ar unda hqondes.
- sxva daskvnebi?
- Cibuxs lampis an gazis sanaTis alze ukidebs. SegiZliaT naxoT, ra Zlier
Camwvara cali mxridan. asanTiT ase ver dawvav. risTvis daiWers asanTis Rers
adamiani Cibuxis erT mxares? sul sxva saqmea, Tu lampaze moukideb. aseT
SemTxvevaSi udavod daiwveba Cibuxis erTi romelime kide. aq Camwvaria mxolod
marjvena mxare. aqedan gamomyavs daskvna, rom misi patroni - cacia yofila. erTi
scadeT Cibuxis mokideba lampis cecxlze. Tqven xom cacia ara xarT da amitom,
bunebrivia, cecxlTan miitanT Cibuxis marcxena mxares. ra Tqma unda, zogjer
sxvanairad moiqcevi, magram es iqneba wminda SemTxveviToba. am Cibuxs ki
ukidebdnen yovelTvis marjvena mxridan. mere, naxeT, tari mTlianad daukvnetia. es
SeuZlia mxolod iseT Ronier da energiul adamians, romelsac SesaniSnavi kbilebi
aqvs... magram, Tu ar vcdebi, kibidan swored am Cibuxis patronis nabijebis xma
Semomesma. axla Sesaswavlad ufro dids, sainteresosa da Tavsatexs miviRebT,
vidre misi Cibuxia.
wuTic da Cveni oTaxis kari tanmaRalma axalgazrda kacma SemoaRo. sadad Sekerili
muqi moSavo kostiumi ecva. xelSi eWira mixakisferi Teqis qudi. ocdaaTze mets ar
miscemdiT, Tumca sinamdvileSi cota ufro xnieri unda yofiliyo.
- gTxovT mapatioT, - gviTxra, cota ar iyos, dabneulma. - albaT unda damereka.
saqme is aris, rom cota gunebawamxdari var - esaa da es! - Tan xeli moisva
Sublze, rogorc adamianma, romelsac odnav Tavbru esxmis, da skamze ise dajda,
rom davardao, ityodiT.
- gatyobT, rom mTeli ori Rame ar giZiniaT, - Tqva TanagrZnobiT holmsma. - es
ufro qancavs nervebs, vidre muSaoba da garToba-TamaSi. riT SemiZlia dagexmaroT?
- Tqveni rCeva mWirdeba, ser. ar vici, rogor moviqce. ase mgonia Cemi cxovrebis
xe gadamixma.
- Tqven gindaT dagexmaroT, rogorc konsultanti-deteqtivi?
- es TavisTavad. magram, amas garda, minda vicode Tqveni azri... Tqven didi
gonebis kaci xarT, gamocdili, cxovrebis mcodne. hoda, minda maswavloT, rogor
moviqce. o, rogor minda maswavloT, ranairad moviqce!
mokle, mkveTri, nawyvet-nawyveti frazebiT laparakobda, da momeCvena, rom
laparaki uWirda da itanjeboda. mxolod nebisyofis didi daZabviT axerxebda
daeTrguna Tqmis survilica da uTqmelobac.
- es Zalian saZnelo da saWoWmano sakiTxia, - Tqva ucnobma. - aravis ar uyvars
Tavis ojaxur saqmeebze gareSe pirebTan laparaki. pirdapir saSinelebaa - gansajo
colis saqcieli or ucxo adamianTan, romlebic uwin arasodes ginaxavs. diax, es
saSinelebaa! magram me ukve ukiduresobamde mivedi. kargi rCeva mesaWiroeba...
- Zvirfaso mister grant monro... - daiwyo holmsma.
Cveni stumari skamidan wamovarda.
- rogor! - SesZaxa. - Tqven iciT Cemi saxeli?
- Tu inkognitod darCena gsurdaT, - Tqva RimiliT holmsma, - Tqveni saxeli
qudis sarCulze ar unda dageweraT, an qudi ise mainc unda SegebrunebinaT, rom
Tqvens Tanamosaubres warwera ar daenaxa. me mindoda meTqva, rom am oTaxSi me da
Cems megobars mravali sakvirveli saidumloeba mogvismenia da bedniereba gvqonda
mravali aRelvebuli suli dagvemSvidebina. darwmunebuli var, rom axlac imasve
mivaRwevT. raki SeiZleba aCqareba aucilebeli Seiqmnes, amitom gTxovT
dauyovnebliv gamandoT yvela faqti.
Cvenma stumarma kvlav moiwminda Sublidan simwris ofli. aSkarad SeniSnavdiT,
rogor uWirda sityvis dawyeba: yoveli Jesti, saxis yoveli moZraoba amJRavnebda
masSi gulCaTxrobil, TavSekavebul, amay adamians, romelic saaSkaraoze gamotanis
nacvlad amjobinebda daefara Tavisi Wrilobebi. magram uecrad gaSmagebiT moiqnia
muSti, TiTqos TavSekavebis ukanaskneli nasaxi ganze isrolao da daiwyo.
- ai, saiT mivyavarT faqtebs, mister holms, - Tqva da ganagrZo. - ukve sami
welia, rac davqorwindi. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi me da Cems cols Zalian
gviyvarda erTmaneTi da bednierebic viyaviT. erTmaneTs arafers vumalavdiT - arc
azrebsa da arc qcevebs, magram ai - wina orSabaTidan Cven Soris uecrad raRac
Camowva, bzari gaCnda da zRude aRimarTa. Cemi colis cxovrebaSi moxda raRac
CemTvis gaugebari. axla Cems colze iseve cota rame vici, rogorc romelime
quCaSi gamvlel qalze, romelic SemTxveviT gadameyara da Camiara.
erTimeorisaTvis sruliad ucxoni gavxdiT, da minda vicode - ratom... vidre Cems
moTxrobas gavagrZeleb, mister holms, minda Tqveni yuradReba erT garemoebaze
SevaCero. efis vuyvarvar, amaSi eWvi ar SegeparoT. vuyvarvar mTeli guliT da
arasodes ar vyvarebivar ise Zlier, rogorc axla. es vici. amas vgrZnob. es
sakamaTod ar mimaCnia. xom aqvs xolme mamakacs rwmena, rom qals igi uyvars!
magram Cvens Soris idumalebiT moculi ambavi Camowva, da Tu is ar gaixsna, Cveni
uwindeli urTierToba aRarasodes aRdgeba.
- geTayvaT, faqtebze miambeT, mister monro, - erTgvari mouTmenlobiT warmoTqva
holmsma.
- giambobT imas, rac vici efize... roca pirvelad Sevxvdi, qvrivi iyo, Tumca
Zalian axalgazrda gaxldaT. sul ocdaxuTi wlisa Tu iqneboda. misis hibroni yvela ase icnobda - sruliad patara gamgzavrebula amerikaSi da qalaq atlantaSi
ucxovria. iq misTxovebia im
hibrons, veqils, romelsac kargi klientura
hyolia. bavSvic SesZeniaT. magram uecrad ufeTqia yviTel ciebas da efis qmarSvili Seuwiravs. hibronis gardacvalebis damadasturebeli mowmoba Cemi sakuTari
TvaliT vnaxe. gamovlilma ubedurebam, rogorc Cans, efis amerikaze guli auyara.
igi Sin dabrunebula d amidleqsSi gauTxovar mamidasTan dasaxlebula. unda
mogaxsenoT, rom qmris gardacvalebis Semdeg ase oTx-naxevari aTasi girvanqa
sterlingi darCenia da am TanxaSi, Turme Svid procent mogebas iRebda. efi sul
naxevari welic ar iyo nacxovrebi pinerSi, roca me Sevxvdi. erTmaneTi Segviyvarda
da ramdenime kviris Semdeg davqorwindiT kidec.
sviiT vvaWrob. Cemi Semosavali Svidas-rvaas girvanqas aRwevs weliwadSi, ase rom,
Cven arc ise cudad uzrunvelyofilni aRmovCndiT. weliwadSi oTxmoc girvanqad
Cinebuli agaraki viqiraveT norberiSi. Tumca es daba zed qalaqTanaa, magram
soflisagan arafriT ganirCeva. Cveni saxlidan oriod nabijze, zemoT ori saxli
da sastumroa. meore mxares - mindvrebi, maxloblad kidev erTi kotejia, romelic
wina mxriv pirdapir Cven gadmogvcqeris. am saxlebis garda axlomaxlo sadguramde
Sua gzis aqeT araviTari nageboba ar aris.
Semodgomaze da zamTrobiT xSirad qalaqSi mixdeba yofna, zafxulobiT ki naklebi
saqme maqvs. ise bednierebi viyaviT, rogorc ki SeiZleba adamianma inatros. im
wuTamde, vidre es wyeuli ambavi moxdeboda, Cvens cxovrebas araferi nislavda.
unda mogaxsenoT, rom, roca jvari daviwereT, colma mTeli Tavisi qoneba nawilobriv Cemi survilis winaaRmdeg, me Camabara. Cemi survilis winaaRmdeg-meTqi,
imitom vambob, rom Tu Cemi saqme cudad wavidoda, colis fuliT sargebloba
CemTvis mainc uxerxuli gaxldaT. magram efim ar daiSala da Tavisi gaitana.
uecrad, ase eqvsi kviris win Semdegi sityvebiT mommarTa:
- `jek, roca Cemi fuli aiReT, xom miTxariT, rom yovelTvis SemiZlia ukan
davibruno, ramdenic damWirdeba?~
`ra Tqma unda, - vupasuxe me. - es fuli Tqvenia~.
`hoda, ai axla asi girvanqa mWirdeba~, - mipasuxa man.
cota ar iyos, gamikvirda, magram gavifiqre, rom saqme ubralod axal kabas an
rame amdagvars exeboda.
`risTvis?~ - vkiTxe me.
`o, - mipasuxa dabneulma, - Tqven TqviT, rom iqnebodiT mxolod Cemi bankiri,
bankirebi ki arasodes araviTar kiTxvebs ar iZlevian, Tqven es kargad iciT~.
`Tu fuli namdvilad gesaWiroebaT, miiRebT~.
`ho, ra Tqma unda, mesaWiroeba~.
`mainc ar ityviT, risTvis?~
`rodisme, Semdeg, jek, axla ki ara~.
aseTi pasuxiT momixda dakmayofileba, Tumca manamde arasodes arafers mimalavda.
Ceki miveci da metad arc mifiqria Cvens saubarze. iqneb am SemTxvevas arc aqvs
raime kavSiri imasTan, rac Semdeg moxda, magram ase mgonia, TiTqos amisi
gaxsenebac iyos saWiro.
ho, rogorc giTxariT, Cveni saxlis maxloblad erTi kotejia wamoWimuli, Cven
erTmaneTs mxolod mindori gvaSorebs, magram kotejamde rom mixvideT, jer gzas
unda gahyveT, mere ki bilikidan gadauxvioT da pirdapir kotejs miadgebiT. swored
kotejis ukan aris patara naZvnari da me Zalian miyvarda iq seirnoba, samwuxarod,
mTeli ukanaskneli rva Tvis ganmavlobaSi kotejSi aravin cxovrobda. da pirdapir
dasananeblad mrCeboda, rom sirvaSlas mxviara ReroebiT dafaruli, Zveleburi
yaidis karibWiani iseTi sayvareli orsarTuliani koxta saxli, amden xans
ukacrieli gaxldaT. xSirad vmdgarvar mis win da mifiqria, ra kargi patara
myudro kar-midamo gamovidoda aqedan-meTqi.
da ai, wina orSabaTs, Sebindebisas, seirnobis dros vxedav: gzaze gamodis carieli
furgoni, xolo moajiris win molze noxebisa da sxva nivTebis zvini dgas. CemTvis
cxadi gaxda, rom koteji gaqiravda. jer gverdiT Cavuare, mere ki SevCerdi, da
rogorc usaqmur adamians sCvevia, cqera davuwye, Tan imaze vfiqrobdi, netav Cvens
mezoblad ra xalxi icxovrebs-meTqi. moulodnelad SevniSne, rom erT-erTi zeda
fanjridan viRac miTvalTvalebda.
ar vici, ra iyo gansakuTrebuli im saxeze, mister
holms, magram Tma yalyze
damidga da tanSi Jruantelma damiara. Soridan ver gavarCie rigianad, magram
raRac arabunebriv, araadamianurad ki momeCvena. am STabeWdilebiT fanjarasTan
axlos mivedi. Tan imas vcdilobdi, gamerkvia, vin miTvalTvalebda. magram imave
wams saxe gauCinarda, TiTqos adamiani oTaxis siRrmisaken uecrad waaTrieso. mTeli
xuTi wuTi videqi ase gaognebuli da vcdilobdi Tavi momeyara Cemi
SegrZnebebisaTvis. ver getyviT, kacis saxe iyo Tu qalisa. metad Sors videqi da
ver gavarCie. yvelaze metad gamaoca misma mkvdrisebrma, tyviisebr yviTelma
ferma. gaSeSebuli da gaqvavebuli, is saxe adamians aZrwunebda da Tavisi
arabunebrivi SesaxedaobiT zizRs iwvevda. ise SeSfoTebuli viyavi, rom gadavwyvite
ufro dawvrilebiT gamego Cveni axali mezoblebis ambavi. aivanze avedi da
davakakune, kari maSinve gamiRo maRalma pirxmelma qalma. arasasiamovno, pirdapir
saZageli fizionomia hqonda.
`ra gnebavT?~ - mkiTxa mkveTri Sotlandiuri aqcentiT.
`Tqveni mezobeli var, ai iq vcxovrob, - vuTxari me, Tan Tavi gaviqnie Cemi
saxlis mxares, - rogorc Cans, axalxan CamosulxarT?~
`Tu dagvWirdebiT, dagiZaxebT!~ - miTxra qalma da cxvirwin kari momijaxuna.
uxeSi daxvedriT gajavrebuli Sin davbrundi. marTalia, mTeli saRamo vcdilobdi
sxva rameze mefiqra, magram Cemi goneba uneburad ubrundeboda im saxes, fanjaraSi
rom gaielva, da Tavxed qals, kari rom cxvirwin momijaxuna. gadavwyvite
colisaTvis araferi meTqva: nerviuli qalia, advilad ufuWdeba xasiaTi, da ra
saWiroa-meTqi Cemi arasasiamovno STabeWdilebebiT misi SeSfoTeba. mxolod roca
dasaZineblad vwvebodiT, gakvriT vuTxari, koteji gauqiravebiaT-meTqi. araferi ar
mipasuxa.
Cveulebriv Zalian magrad mZinavs. Cvens ojaxSi yvelam icis, rom RamiT Cemi
gaRviZeba SeuZlebelia, da CemianebSi es gauTavebeli xumrobis sagania. magram im
Rames albaT momxdari ambiT cota aRelvebuls, etyoba, Cveulebrivze bevrad ufro
fxizlad meZina. buranSi myofi vgrZnobdi, rom Cems garSemo raRac xdeboda.
TandaTan Cems cnobierebaSi SeaRwia gancdam, rom Cemi coli adga, mosasxami moisxa
da qudi daixura. mzad viyavi mZinares gamomexata raRac protesti an gakvirveba,
magram Tvalebi rom sanaxevrod gavaxile, da sanTliT ganaTebuli misi saxe
vixile, ise gancvifrebuli davrCi, rom pirdapir davmunjdi. aseTi gamometyveleba
araTu arasodes ar menaxa mis saxeze, aramed verc ki warmovidgendi, rom aseTi
rame SesaZlebeli iqneboda. sikvdilis feri edo, nawyvet-nawyvetad sunTqavda, da
mosasxamis Rilebs rom ibnevda, Cumad Cemi sawolisaken iyureboda, raTa gaego, xom
ar gameRviZa. mere albaT is gaifiqra, isev sZinavso da oTaxidan uxmaurod gavida.
erTi wamis Semdeg Semosasvleli karis wynari Wriali gavigone, wamovjeqi da
sawolis sazurgeze davakakune, raTa davrwmunebuliyavi, rom namdvilad gameRviZa,
Semdeg ki baliSis qveSidan saaTi amoviRe. Ramis sami saaTi iyo. ra unda
sdomeboda Cems cols soflis gzaze am yru RameSi?
vijeqi mTeli oci wuTi da vitexdi Tavs, rom raime axsna mepova. rac mets
vfiqrobdi, miT ufro amouxsneli da saidumloebiT moculi meCveneboda es ambavi.
jer kidev sruliad dabneuli viyavi, roca Semosasvleli kari isev uxmaurod gaiRo
da kibeze Cemi colis nabijis xma gaisma.
`sad iyaviT, efi?~ - vkiTxe me, roca Semovida.
SekrTa da yrud wamoikivla. am wamokivlebam da am kankalma ufro metad
SemaSfoTes: raRac eniT gamouTqmeli danaSauli vigrZeni. Cemi coli yovelTvis
patiosani da gulaxdili iyo - sisxli gameyina, roca vnaxe rogor qurdulad
moipareboda Tavis sakuTar oTaxSi. damzafra da Semzara iman, rom Cems daZaxebaze
Sehkivla da acaxcaxda.
`Tqven ar gZinavT, jek! - SesZaxa man nerviuli siciliT. - me vfiqrobdi, rom
arafers ar SeuZlia Tqveni gamoRviZeba~.
`sad iyaviT?~ - vkiTxe me mkacrad.
`mesmis, gaocebuli rom xarT, - Tqva man. roca mosasxamis Rilebs ixsnida,
SevniSne, rom TiTebi uTrToda. - uwin arasodes ar mifiqria, aseTi rame Tu
SememTxveoda. saqme isaa, rom uecrad suli SemexuTa. aucilebeli iyo sufTa haeri
- guli Semiwuxdeboda, rom ar gavsuliyavi. karTan davdeqi ramdenime wuTiT da
axla isev kargad var~.
es Tqva da erTxelac ar mouxedavs Cems mxares, xmac sxvanairad uJRerda,
uwindels aRar hgavda. aSkara iyo, tyuoda. araferi ar vupasuxe da piriT
kedlisaken Sevbrundi, guli mekumSeboda da Sxamianma eWvebma erTianad damries
xeli. ras mimalavda coli? sad iyo? vgrZnobdi, ver davmSviddebodi, vidre
yvelafers ar gavigebdi, magram imis Semdeg, rac erTxel ukve momatyua, aRar
mindoda SekiTxvebis micema. mTeli Rame wrialsa da mousvenrobaSi gavatare,
erTimeoris miyolebiT vigonebdi aTasgvar axsnas, da yvela maTgani erTimeoreze
daujerebeli meCveneboda.
meore dRes qalaqSi unda wavsuliyavi, magram ise aRelvebuli viyavi, rom
sruliad ubralo saqmis gakeTebis Tavic aRar mqonda. colic gunebawamxdari Canda.
gakvirvebuli Semomacqerdeboda xolme da CemTvis aSkara iyo, Cemi meuRle
grZnobda, misi monagoni ambavi rom ar davijere, magram is ki aRar icoda, rogor
daeWira CemTan Tavi. sauzmeze krintic ar dagviZravs, mere ki maSinve saseirnod
wavedi, raTa dilis sufTa
haerze momefiqrebina, ganmesaja da amewondamewona yovelive.
brolis sasaxlemde mivyialdi, erTi saaTi viboriale da norberiSi dRis pirvel
saaTze davbrundi. kotejs gverdiT rom Cavuare, SevCerdi, SevCerdi da fanjrebs
avxede, iqneb is ucnauri saxe kvlav vixilo-meTqi, romelmac wina Rames iq
gaielva da agrerigad aRmaSfoTa. warmoidgineT Cemi gaoceba, mister holms, roca
moulodnelad kari gaiRo da iqidan Cemi coli gamovida! eldanakraviviT gavogndi,
roca es davinaxe, magram me ra sakiTxavi viyavi, Tqven efis gakvirveba unda
genaxaT, rodesac Cveni Tvalebi erTmaneTs Sexvdnen. erTi wamiT momeCvena, rom
Cems cols undoda isev saxlSi Seeswro, magram raki naxa, gaqceva axla
usargebloao, fermixdili Cemken wamovida. mis SeSinebul TvalTa gamometyvelebas
sul ar exameboda bageze damkvdari Rimili.
`ah, jek, - miTxra, - es-esaa Semoviare, mindoda gamego, xom arafriT SemiZlia
davexmaro Cvens axlo mezoblebs. ratom miyurebT ase, jek? xom ar mijavrdebiT?~
`maS ase, - vupasuxe me. - RamiTac aq iyaviT ara?~
`rao, eg ra TqviT?~ - momaZaxa colma.
`diax, RamiT aq moxvediT, darwmunebuli var da sainteresoa, vin aris es xalxi,
aseT dros rom naxulobT?~
`aq arasodes ar vyofilvar~.
`rogor bedavT motyuebas? Tqven ufro kargad mogexsenebaT, rogorcaa saqme? vyvirodi me. - xmac ki ar gecvlebaT, roca laparakobT. gana odesme raime
damimalavs TqvenTvis? axlave Sevvardebi kotejSi da TviTonve gavarkvev~.
`ara, ara, jek! RvTis gulisaTvis!~
suli exuTeboda da mRelvarebis dasafaravad Rone aRar Seswevda. kotejis kars
rom mivvardi, saxeloSi mtaca xeli da CemTvis raRac moulodneli ZaliT ganze
gamaTria.
`gevedrebiT, ar SexvideT, jek! - SemomZaxa colma. - geficebiT adre Tu gvian
yovelives giambobT, oRond mere, Semdeg... Tu am kotejSi SexvalT, didi ubedureba
datrialdeba!~
roca misgan Tavis gamoxsnas Sevecade, mudariT CamWida orive xeli.
`damijereT jek! - yviroda sasowarkveTili. - oRond ki axla damijereT! arasodes
ar inanebT! Tu raime dagifareT, mxolod Tqvenive gulisaTvis. Tqveni sicocxle
amazea damokidebuli. davbrundeT erTad Sin da yvelaferi kargad mogvardeba.
xolo Tu Cemi nebis winaaRmdeg kotejSi SexvalT, Cven Soris yvelaferi
gaTavdeba!~
mis xmaSi iseTi gulwrfeli sasowarkveTileba iyo, rom gaurkvevel mdgomareobaSi
karis win Sevdeqi.
`mxolod erTi pirobiT dagijereT, - vuTxari bolos. - minda yovelive amas
dauyovnebliv moeRos bolo, SegiZliaT TqvenTvis daitovoT Tqveni saidumloeba,
magram dampirdiT, rom RamRamobiT aq aRar ivliT da Cemgan dafarulad aRarafers
moimoqmedebT. mzad var yvelaferi daviviwyo, rac iyo, magram dampirdiT, rom
aseTi ram aRar ganmeordeba~.
- eWvi ar mepareba, rom damijerebT! - SesZaxa efim da Rrmad amoioxra niSnad
imisa, rom gulze moeSva. - yvelaferi ise moewyoba, rogorc gnebavT. wavideT
barem, Sin wavideT!~
kotejidan ise wamiyvana, rom CemTvis xeli ar gauSvia. uneburad ukan movixede da
zeda sarTulis fanjaraSi imave mkvdrisfer gafiTrebul adamianis yviTel saxes
movkari Tvali. igi Cven gviTvalTvalebda. ra saerTo unda yofiliyo am arsebasa
da Cems cols Soris? an ra saerTo hqonda im uxeS qalTan, romelic wina dRes
vnaxe? es iyo Tavsatexi gamocana, da vicodi, rom vidre amas ar amovxsnidi,
simSvides veRar vpovebdi.
amis Semdeg ori dRe Sin gavatare. Cem coli TiTqos patiosnad icavda Cvens
pirobas. ramdenadac vici, saxlidan arc gasula. magram mesame dRes sruliad aSkara
gaxda, rom araviTar fics ar SeuZlia misi gamoxsna im saidumlo zegavlenisagan,
rac aviwyebda qmarsa da movaleobas.
mesame dRes qalaqSi wavedi, magram davbrundi ara saRamos im matarebliT,
romliTac Cveulebriv vmogzaurobdi xolme, aramed ufro adre. Sin rom Sevedi,
win mosamsaxure gogo Semomegeba. saxe SiSisagan gafiTrebuli hqonda.
`sad aris diasaxlisi?~ - vkiTxe me.
`mgoni, saseirnod wavida~.
maSinve eWvi aRmeZra. maRla avvardi, raTa davrwmunebuliyavi, rom namdvilad Sin
ar iyo. SemTxveviT fanjaraSi gavixede da mosamsaxure gogo davlande, romelic
wuTis win melaparakeboda. igi mindorSi garboda kotejisaken. cxadia, maSinve
mivxvdi, rasac niSnavda es ambavi. Cemi meuRle isev iq wabrZanda da mosamsaxures
ubrZana, damiZaxe, roca qmari movideso.
javrisagan acaxcaxebuli dabla daveSvi da swrafi nabijiT davadeqi gzas, raTa
erTxel da samudamod momeRo bolo am saqmisaTvis. male davinaxe, rogor
garbodnen saxlisaken mosamsaxure gogo da Cemi meuRle bilikis gayolebiT, magram
maTTan salaparakod ar Sevmdgarvar. kotejSi ifareboda is saidumloeba, ramac Cemi
cxovreba danisla. davifice: moxdes mosaxdeni, magram am saidumloebas ki fardas
avxdi-meTqi. arc ki davakakune, ise gadavatriale saxeluri da derefanSi Sevvardi.
pirvel sarTulze siwynare da simSvide sufevda. samzareuloSi Caidani idga
cecxlze, wyali duRda da iqve didi Savi kata mokecili iwva kalaTSi. araviTari
kvali ar Canda im qalisa, romelic wina dRes vnaxe. meore oTaxSic aravin
aRmoCnda. maSin maRla avvardi, kibes avyevi, magram verc zeda or oTaxSi vipovne
vinme. mTel saxlSi kacis WaWaneba ar iyo. oTaxis mowyobiloba da suraTebi
sruliad Cveulebrivi da vulgaruli aRmoCnda, garda im oTaxisa, romlis
fanjaraSi is ucnauri saxe davinaxe. es oTaxi moxerxebulad da faqizad moerToT;
mTeli Cemi eWvi iqca giJur, mwvel siSmaged, roca buxarze davinaxe Cemi colis
fotosuraTi, romelzedac igi mTeli taniT iyo gamosaxuli. es suraTi efim sami
Tvis win Cemi TxovniT gadaiRo.
raki davrwmundi, rom saxli savsebiT carieli iyo, Cemi ubedurebis saTave iseTi
gulistkiviliT davtove, rogoric arasodes ganmicdia. Sin dabrunebuls coli
zRurblze Semomegeba. aRelvebulma da ganawyenebulma xma ar gaveci, gverdiT
Cavuare da Cems kabinetSi Sevedi, magram efi CemTan ise swrafad Semovida, rom
karis miketvac ver movaswari.
`Zalian vwuxvar, rom Cemi dapireba davarRvie, jek, - miTxra man. - magram saqmis
viTareba rom icodeT, darwmunebuli var yovelives mapatiebdiT~.
`mereda, miambeT yvelaferi~.
`ar SemiZlia, jek, SeuZlebels mTxovT!~
`vidre ar metyviT, vin cxovrobda im kotejSi da vis aCuqeT Tqveni fotosuraTi,
manamde verafers dagijerebT~, - ganvucxade me, gavusxlti xelidan da saxlidan
gamovedi...
es guSin moxda, mister holms, metad Cemi coli aRar minaxavs, da am ucnauri
saqmisa aRaraferi vici. manamde Cvens Soris araviTari gaugebroba ar yofila,
misma sicruem ki ise SemaZrwuna, rom aRar vici, rogor moviqce. am diliT azrad
momivida, rom swored Tqven xarT is erTaderTi adamiani, romelic raime rCevas
momcems da xsnis gzas miCvenebs. ai, mec TqvenTan movvardi da ulaparakod Tqvens
xelTa var. Tu raime wvrilmani bundovania TqvenTvis, gTxovT, mkiTxoT. magram
upirveles yovlisa, mirCieT, ra vqna! am moZalebulma ubedurebam erTianad
damTrguna, gamsrisa da axla aRar vici, ra wyals mivce Tavi.
me da holmsi Seunelebeli interesiT vusmendiT mis monaTxrobs. stumari
mousvenrad, nawyvet-nawyvet laparakobda, romelic im adamians Sehferis, vinc
ukidures mRelvarebas moucavs. Cemi megobari Cafiqrda da erT xans nikapiT xelze
dayrdnobili usityvod ijda.
- miTxariT, geTayva, - Tqva bolos. - SegiZliaT danamdvilebiT TqvaT, rom
fanjaraSi mamakacis saxe dainaxeT?
- yovelTvis iseTi siSoridan vxedavdi, rom verafers mogaxsenebT...
- da mainc arasasiamovno STabeWdilebas tovebda?
- meCveneboda, rom Zalian arabunebrivi feri hqonda. nakvTebi micvalebuliviT
gaqvavebuli da miaxloebisTanave qreboda xolme.
- didi xania, rac colma asi girvanqa gTxovaT?
- TiTqmis ori Tvea.
- odesme misi pirveli qmris fotosuraTi xom ar ginaxavT?
- ara. misi sikvdilis Semdeg Zalian male atlantaSi didi xanZari moxda da yvela
ojaxuri qaRaldi daiwva.
- magram qmris sikvdilis mowmoba xom Tqvens meuRles xelze aqvs. Tqven xom
TqviT, rom naxeT es mowmoba?
- diax, qalma xanZris Semdeg dublikati miiRo.
- xom aravin ginaxavT iseTi, vinc Tqvens meuRles icnobda amerikaSi?
- ara.
- arasodes uTqvams, amerikaSi wasvla msurso?
- ara.
- werilebs Tu iRebda iqidan?
- radenadac vici, ara.
- madlobeli var. es saqme karga gvarian Cafiqrebas moiTxovs. Tu koteji
samudamodaa mitovebuli, es mdgomareobas arTulebs. magram me vfiqrob, rom misi
mcxovreblebi Tqveni iq Casvlis Taobaze winaswar gaafrTxiles da vidre Tqven iq
CaxvidodiT, isini cota xniT adre iqaurobas gaecalnen. Tu asea, SeiZleba
dabrundnen da maSin yvelafers advilad gavarkvevT. girCevT, ukan norberiSi
dabrundeT da isev kotejis fanjrebs adevnoT Tvalyuri. Tu safuZveli geqnebaT
ivaraudoT, rom iq vinme cxovrobs, saxlSi nuRar SeiWrebiT, depeSa gamogvigzavneT
da me Cems megobarTan erTad erT saaTSi iq gavCndebi. vfiqrob, Zalian swrafad
gavarkvevT erTi SexedviT am Zalian daxlarTul saqmis arss.
- da Tu koteji carielia?
- maSin xval moval da TqvenTan erTad moviTaTbirebT yvelaferze. naxvamdis, da
uwinares yovlisa, suliT nu daecemiT, vidre saamisod raime realuri mizezi ar
gaqvT...
- rame urigo ambavi ar iyos, uotson, - miTxra Cemma megobarma, romelmac is iyo
karamde miacila mister grant monro. - Tqven ras fiqrobT am saqmeze?
- me mgonia, es sakmaod binZuri saqmea, - vupasuxe
holmss.
- diax. es SantaJia, an arada didad vcdebi.
- mere vin eweva SantaJs?
- yvelaze ufro safiqrebelia, rom esaa kaci, romelic erTaderT fufunebiT
morTul oTaxSi cxovrobs da buxarze monros colis suraTi aqvs. patiosnebas
geficebiT, uotson, ratomRac Zalian mafiqrebs fanjarasTan mdgari yviTeli saxe.
da arafriT ar visurvebdi am saqmis ganze gadadebas.
- gaqvT raime hipoTeza?
- jerjerobiT mxolod savaraudo. magram saxtad davrCebi, Tu ar dadasturdeba.
kotejSi im qalis pirveli qmaria.
- ratom fiqrobT ase?
- aba, ratom eSinoda agrerigad qals, rom misi meore qmari kotejSi ar
Sesuliyo? me mgonia, saqme ase iyo: es qali amerikaSi gaTxovda. mere qmari
SeiZula - vTqvaT, kaci raime ukurnebeli seniT daavadda an idiotad iqca. bolos
da bolos qali gaeqca, inglisSi dabrunda, aq saxeli gamoicvala da rogorc
TviTon fiqrobda, xelaxla cxovreba daiwyo. sami wlis win meored gaTxovda da
Tavisi saqme sabolood mokvaraxWinebulad CaTvala. axal qmars viRacis
gardacvalebis mowmoba uCvena, gvaric imisi uTxra da daarwmuna, Cemi pirveli
qmari gardacvliliao. magram, ai moulodnelad mis adgilsamyofels miagno am
pirvelma qmarma, an, vTqvaT romelime usircxvilo qalma, romelic avadmyofs
aekida. qals mosweres muqaris werili: CamovalT da qveynis ybaSi CagagdebTo.
qalic as girvanqas iTxovs qmrisagan imisaTvis, rom ar amxilon. amis miuxedavad,
isini Camodian, da roca qmari SemTxveviT eubneba, kotejSi xalxi dasaxldao,
mixvda, rom es misi mdevrebi iyvnen. qali daeloda, vidre qmari daiZinebda, mere
kotejSi gaiqca da cdilobda SantaJistebi daerwmunebina, miRebuli asi girvanqis
mets veRar gamomrCebiT da CamomexseniTo. radgan pirveli molaparakebiT
verafers miaRwia, diliT kvlav kotejisaken gaeSura da iqidan ukan dabrunebisas
Tavis qmars gadaeyara. mere mtkice piroba misca qmars, iq fexsac aRar mivadgamo,
magram ori dRis Semdeg darwmunebulma, rom saSinel mezoblebs Tavs daaRwevda,
xelaxla scada maTTan molaparakeba. fotosuraTic TviTonve gadasca, rac, ra Tqma
unda, imaT mosTxoves. Sua laparakSi rom iyo, mosamsaxure gogom Seatyobina,
monro dabrundao. qali SeSinda, qmari pirdapir kotejSi gamoeSurebao, ris gamo
ukana gasasvleliT, albaT mezobel naZvnarSi saCqarod gaxizna binadarni. amrigad,
Cvenma klientma saxli ukacrieli naxa. magram Zalian gakvirvebuli davrCebi, Tu
am saRamos saxlis daTvalierebis Sedegad aRmoCndeba, rom koteji isev carielia...
ras fiqrobT Cems hipoTezaze?
- Cemi azriT, es mxolod kargi varaudia.
- diax, magram is yvelafers Suqs hfens. Tu axali faqtebi gamoCndeba, romelTa
axna axla Wirs, Cven dro sakmao gveqneba, rom Cemi hipoTeza gadavsinjoT. sul
erTia, vidre Cveni megobrisagan raime cnobas ar miviRebT, arafris gakeTeba ar
SeiZleba.
cda didxans ar dagvWirvebia. sauzmes rom movrCiT, depeSac movida:
`koteji dakavebulia. isev vnaxe fanjaraSi is yviTeli saxe. Svid saaTze sadgurze
dagxvdebiT. Tqvens Camosvlamde arafers viRoneb~.
monro baqanze gveloda. sadguris farnebis Suqze advilad SevniSne, rom
mRelvarebisagan feri mixdoda da erTianad caxcaxebda.
- jer kidev iq arian, mister holms, - Tqva da Cems megobars xeli mohkida. gverdiT rom Cavuare, kotejSi Suqi SevniSne. am saqmes erTxel da samudamod unda
bolo movuRoT.
- ra gegma gaqvT? - hkiTxa holmsma, vidre bnel xeivans qvemoT mivyvebodiT.
- me minda Tundac ZaliT SeviWra kotejSi da Cemi TvalebiT davinaxo, vin aris im
saxlSi. gTxovT orives, Cemi mowmeebi iyoT.
- Tqveni mxridan es aRTqmis darRveva iqneba, - uTxra holmsma.
- me mtkiced gadavwyvite radac ar unda damijdes, kotejSi SeviWra.
- keTili. vfiqrob, marTali xarT. yovelnairi simarTle jobs eWvsa da
gaurkvevlobas. yvelaze kargi iqneba pirdapir gaveSuroT. ra Tqma unda, kanons
varRvevT, magram Citi bdRvnad Rirs kidec.
Zalian bneli Rame iyo. farTo gzidan im bilikisken SevuxvieT, orsave mxares rom
nakvalevvi Cahyveboda. JinJRvla daiwyo. mister grant monro mouTmenlad
miiswrafoda win, Cvenc Tvalebdacecebulni borZikiT mivyvebodiT ukan.
- ai, iq Cemi saxlidan gamomavali Suqi moCans, - wailuRluRa man da xeebs Soris
mocimcime sinaTleze migviTiTa. - es ki kotejia da axla me iq Seval.
bilikze SevuxvieT da zed kotejTan mivediT. kari naxevrad Ria iyo. Sav miwaze
Canda Suqis yviTeli zoli. zeda sarTulze erTi fanjara kargad iyo ganaTebuli.
fardaze raRac laqasaviT moCanda.
- is pirutyvi iqaa! - SesZaxa grant monrom. - xom xedavT, rom iq viRac aris!
axla momyeviT da male yvelafers gavigebT.
kars mivuaxlovdiT. uecrad sibnelidan qali gamovida. misi saxe ver SevniSne,
magram davinaxe, rom mavedrebeliviT xelebi win gaiSvira.
- RvTis gulisaTvis, jek! - SesZaxa qalma. - rad gindaT yvelaferi gaigoT. asec
vicodi, rom moxvidodiT. damSviddiT, Zvirfaso! isev damijereT da arasodes ar
inanebT.
- metad didxans gendobodiT, efi, - miugo qmarma mkacri kiloTi. - gamiSviT,
gamatareT. eseni Cemi megobrebi arian. Cems dasaxmareblad movidnen, raTa am
saqmes samudamod mouRon bolo.
rac daiJina, gaitana kidec. qals xeli hkra, gzidan Camoicila da Cvenc mivyeviT.
roca kari gaaRo, viRac dedaberi Cvens Sesaxvedrad gamoeSura. cdilobda gza
gadaeWra, magram grant monrom isic Camoicila da erTi wuTis Semdeg kibes
avuyeviT.
es iyo myudro, kargad morTuli oTaxi. ori sanTeli magidaze cimcimebda. oric
buxarze. kuTxeSi patara magidasTan Cvenken zurgSeqceviT viRac patara gogona ijda.
wiTeli kaba da grZeli TeTri xelTaTmanebi ecva. Cvenken rom Semobrunda,
gaocebisa da SiSisagan Sevyvire. mkvdris feri edo. mkrTalsa da ucnaur saxeze
sicocxlis niSanwyali ar SeiniSneboda.
Tvalis daxamxamebaSi saidumloebas farda aexada. holmsma gaicina da bavSvs yurze
xeli Camousva. niRabi davarda, da xelSi SemogvrCa patara naxSiriviT Savi zangi
gogona. gagviRima da misma TeTrma kbilebma gaielves. Cveni gakvirvebuli saxeebis
xilvam gaacina. misi sixarulis TanagrZnobis niSnad mec gadavixarxare. magram
grant monro gaSeSda. bavSvisaTvis Tvali ar moucilebia, xeli ki mkerdze
midebuli hqonda.
- RmerTo Cemo! - SesZaxa man. - ras niSnavs es?
- mogaxsenebT, rasac niSnavs, - warmoTqva am dros oTaxSi Semosulma, amayi da
mtkice gamometyvelebis qalma. - Tqven maiZuleT Cemi survilis winaaRmdeg
TqvenTvis yvelaferi gamemxila. axla orives mogvixdeba sinamdvilesTan Serigeba.
Cemi qmari atlantaSi mokvda, bavSvi ki gadarCa.
- Tqveni bavSvi?
qalma mkerdidan moixsna didi vercxlis medalioni:
- arasodes ar ginaxavT es medalioni gaxsnili?
- me vfiqrobdi, rom is ar ixsneba.
monros colma zambaras TiTi daaWira Tu ara, medalioni gaiRo. Sig
gansacvifreblad lamazi da Wkviani afrikuli ieris mqone adamianis suraTi
aRmoCnda.
- ai, is jon hibroni atlanteli, - Tqva mandilosanma. - masze ufro saTno
adamiani arasodes Sobila dedamiwaze. me naTesavebi davkarge, rom am kacs
gavyolodi, da vidre cocxali iyo, Cemi saqcieli arc minania. rogorc xedavT,
Cveni bavSvi ufro misi tomis adamianebs hgavs. msgavs qorwinebebSi aseTi
SemTxvevebi xSiria da patara lusi Tavis mamaze bevrad ufro Savi gaCnda. magram
TeTria Tu Savi, igi Cemi RviZli Svilia, Cemi sisxli da xorci da CemTan unda
iyos.
dedis sityvebis gagonebaze gogonam masTan miirbina da magrad Caexuta.
- amerikaSi davtoveT, - ganagrZo qalma, - mxolod imis gamo, rom susti iyo da
havis gamocvlas SeeZlo misi janmrTelobisaTvis ziani mieyenebina. bavSvis aRzrda
mivande Cvens erTgul Sotlandiel qals, romelic odesRac gvemsaxureboda.
arasodes, arc erTi wuTiT ar mifiqria lusis dedobaze uari meTqva. magram roca
Tqven SegxvdiT, jek, da SegiyvareT, SemeSinda amisi Tqma, Svili myavs-meTqi.
momiteve, RmerTo! magram me meSinoda Tqveni dakargvisa da siTamame ar meyo,
yovelive gamemxila. arCevanis winaSe davdeqi Tqvensa da asuls Soris.
Cemi sulmokleobis wyalobiT Svils davemSvidobe. sami weli gimalavdiT mis
arsebobas. ZiZa yvelafers matyobinebda da vicodi, rom bavSvi sruliad
janmrTelia. bolos, Svilis naxvis dauZleveli survili vigrZeni. vicodi, ra
saSiSic iyo es, magram mainc gadavwyvite ramdenime kviriT bavSvis Camoyvana. me
gavugzavne ZiZas asi girvanqa da am kotejze mivuTiTe, raTa aq ubralo
mezobeliviT dasaxlebuliyo da Cveni urTierToba arafriT gaeca. imdenad
vfrTxilobdi, rom vubrZane, dRisiT Sin Caeketa bavSvi, Tanac ise daefara saxe da
xelebi, rom mezoblebsac ar daewyoT miTqma-moTqma, aq zangi gogona cxovrobso.
umjobesi iqneboda naklebi sifrTxile gamomeCina! ase ufro gonivruli iqneboda,
magram me TiTqmis SeSliliviT viyavi da sul imas vcdilobdi, am ambavs Tqvens
yuramde ar moeRwia.
pirvelad Tqvengan gavige, rom koteji gaqiravebulia. sxva ra Rone iyo, dilamde
unda mecada, Tumca mRelvarebisagan daZineba ar SemeZlo. bolos gadavwyvite
bavSvis sanaxavad Rame gavparuliyavi Rrmad darwmunebuli, rom kvlavindeburad
magrad geZinebodaT. magram Tqven SeniSneT Cemi gaparva, da es iyo mTeli Cemi
ubedurebis dasawyisi. meore dRes ukve Tqvens xelT iyo Cemi saidumloebis
gamomJRavneba, magram keTilSobilurad TqviT uari da Zala ar damataneT
gamemxila raime. sami dRis Semdeg ki ZiZam da gogonam Zlivs moaswres ukana
karidan gasvla, roca saxlSi Tqven SeiWeriT... ai, axla ukve iciT yvelaferi, da
gekiTxebiT, ra mogvelis Cven - me da Cems bavSvs?
monros meuRlem xeli xels mouWira da pasuxis molodinSi gaCumda.
gavida aTi grZeli wuTi, vidre grant monro xmas amoiRebda. misi pasuxi iseTi
iyo, rom axlac sixaruliT vigoneb.
gogona aiyvana, Semdeg cols gauwoda xeli da masTan erTad karisaken gaemarTa.
- ukeTesi iqneba yvelaferze Sin movilaparakoT, - esa Tqva mxolod. - me ara
var Zalian kargi adamiani, efi, magram vfiqrob, rom imaze bevrad ukeTesi ki var,
rogorc Tqven warmodgenaSi vyofilvar.
me da holmsi gavediT. Cemma megobarma xelSi xeli Camavlo, ukan gamwia da
xmadabla miTxra:
- mgoni, londonSi ufro saWiro viqnebiT, vidre norberiSi.
metad am saqmeze sityva aRar dauZravs, mxolod gvian saRamos, daZinebis win Tqva:
- uotson, Tu odesme mogeCvenoT, rom metismetad dajerebuli var Cems TavSi, an
imaze naklebs vmuSaob saqmeze, vidre saWiroa, - geTayva, yurSi CamCurCuleT:
`norberi~, da Zalian dagimadlebT.
cisferi karbunkuli
qristeSobis meore dRes, dResaswaulis misalocad Cemi megobari - Serlok holmsi
movinaxule. mas mewamuli feris xalaTi ecva da divanze wamowoliliyo.
xelmarjvniv misawvdomze Cibuxebi ewyo, xelmarcxniv ki daWmuWnili, dilis
gazeTebis zvini idga. etyoboda, gazeTebi is-is iyo, gadaekiTxa. taxtTan SevniSne
zurgiani xis skami, romelzec Zalze gacrecili da xmarebisagan alag-alag
daWmuli qudi ekida. skamze dagdebuli qudi, optikuri mina da qirurgiuli sataci
imwamsve migaxvedrebdaT, rom Serlok holmss qudi dakvirvebiT daeTvalierebina,
kargad gaesinja da guldasmiT Seemowmebina.
- albaT dakavebuli xarT da xeli SegiSaleT, ara? -vuTxari me.
- sruliadac ara. piriqiT, moxaruli var, rom am wams Cems gverdiT iqnebiT da
SesaZlebloba meqneba, Cemi daskvnebi gagiziaroT. ambavi rogorRac gacveTili Cans
(da ceriT qudze maniSna), magram am saqmesTan, me mgoni, Zalian saintereso da
Wkuissaswavli Tavgadasavali unda iyos dakavSirebuli.
me savarZelSi Cavjeqi da xelebi buxarSi mogizgize cecxls mivuficxe. gareT ise
saSinlad yinavda, rom sarkmlis minebi Wirxls erTianad moexata da karga
gvarianadac gaesqelebina.
- Cemi azriT, - wamoviwye me, - am erTis SexedviT ubralo qudTan, raRac
ubeduri ambavi unda iyos dakavSirebuli. albaT es qudi iqneba TqvenTvis
idumalebiT moculi saqmis gasaRebi da damnaSavec daisjeba.
- ara, ara. araviTari danaSauli, - Tqva Serlok
holmsma siciliT. es mxolod erTi patara, ucnauri SemTxvevaa, romelic yovelTvis moxdeba iq, sadac
oTxi milioni adamiani Zalian patara sivrceze saxlobs da erTmaneTSi ireva. am
auareba xalxis yovel moqmedebasa da ukumoqmedebas Tan jaWviviT gadabmul
aTasgvar SemTxvevaTa kombinacia axlavs. xSirad bevri patara ambavi, erTis
SexedviT, Zalian ucnauri da sakvirvelia, magram danaSaulis niSnebs sruliad ar
Seicavs. me mqonda bevri aseTi SemTxveva.
- swored agrea, - CavurTe me, - eqvsi SemTxvevidan, romelic Cemi SeniSvnebis
wignSi Sevitane, sami araviTar danaSaulis niSnebs ar Seicavs.
- marTalia. Tqven airen adleris, mis meri sauTerlendis da tuCgaxeTqili kacis
Tavgadasavlis saqmeebze gadamikariT xom sityva? Zalian kargi. eWvi ar mepareba,
rom es patara ambavic, amnair ucodvel saqmeTa kategorias ganekuTvneba. Tqven xom
icnobT petersons, Sikriki romaa?
- diax.
- es nadavli imas ekuTvnis.
- petersonis qudia?
- ara, ara, petersonma ipova. patroni vinaa, ucnobia. me gTxovT, qudi ise
daaTvalieroT, rogorc Znelad amosaxsnel amocanas Sehferis da ara, rogorc
raime Zvelmani sagani. pirvel yovlisa imas giambobT, eg qudi aq rogor moxvda.
pirvelad igi vnaxe qristeSobis dilas, erT msuqan batTan erTad, romelsac axla
albaT petersoni cecxlze atrialebs. ai, am ambis istoria: Soba diliT,
daaxloebiT oTx saaTze, petersoni, romelsac Tqven kargad icnobT, Zalian
patiosani kacia, odnav Seqeifianebuli totenhem kortis gziT Sin brundeboda.
gazis farnis Suqze man SeniSna, rom viRac aylayudas, TeTri bati mxarze
gadaekidebina da mis win odnavi barbaciT midioda. gujis quCis kuTxes rom miaRwia,
viRac avarebma ucnobs gapampuleba moundomes. erTma maTganma qudi moxada da
gadaugdo. ucnobma Tavdasacavad joxi daatriala, magram ucabedad maRaziis vitrinas
moaxvedra da SuSa erTianad Calewa. petersoni uecrad gamovarda win, rom ucnobs
gamosarCleboda, magram es ukanaskneli SuSis Camsxvrevam da formaSi gamowyobili
kacis danaxvam ise SeaSina, rom bati xelidan gaagdo, ukan mouxedavad mohkurcxla
da totenhem kort-roulis ukan mdebare quCis labirinTebSi gauCinarda.
petersonis gamoCenaze avarebic aqeT-iqiT miimalnen. brZolis velis baton-patroni
petersoni Seiqmna da gamarjvebis nayofi: - gacveTili qudi da SesaniSnavi msuqani
batic, manve moimko.
- romelic man patrons ukanve daubruna, ara?
- swored mandaa ZaRlis Tavi damarxuli. marTalia, batis marcxena fexze
Camokidebul qaRalds, misis henri beikeri aweria, isic sworia, rom inicialebi h.b.
qudis caze Signidanaa aRniSnuli, magram vinaidan qalaqSi aTasobiT beikeri
cxovrobs da asobiT maTgans saxelad monro hqvia, Znelia maTSi batis namdvili
patroni aRmoaCino da dakarguli qoneba daubruno.
- maS, rogor moiqca petersoni?
- raki icoda, rom gamosakvlevi saqmis yvela wvrilmani mainteresebs xolme,
petersonma batica da qudic qristeSobis dRes, sisxam diliT, CemTan moarbenina.
bati dRevandlamde CemTan iyo. dRes diliT ki, yinvebis miuxedavad, gadavwyvite,
rom misi xorciT yelis Cakoklozineba ufro mizanSewonili iqneboda da
petersons davubrune. im bats albaT ewera, rom patronis nacvlad bolos
petersoni mouRebda. me ki im ucnobi jentlmenis qudi SemomrCa, vinc qristeSobis
dRis sadili dakarga.
- damkargavs gazeTSi gancxadeba xom ar mouTavsebia?
- ara.
- aba, ra gziTa da gasaRebiT unda miakvlioT batis yofil patrons?
- mxolod isRa dagvrCenia, rom goneba avamuSaoT, vifiqroT da Cveni
mixvedrilobis wyalobiT vakeToT daskvnebi.
- da yvela mixvedrisa da daskvnis amosavali wertili es qudi iqneba?
- ra Tqma unda.
- Tqven xumrobT, holms. aba am WuWyiani, gacrecili da Zveli qudidan ra
daskvnebi unda gamovitanoT.
- ai, aq aris linza, kargad daaTvaliereT qudi da Cemi meTodis gamoyenebiT
Tamamad gamoTqviT Tqveni azri, im adamianis individualur Taviseburebebze, visac
es qudi ekuTvnis.
daglejil-dafleTil quds xeli davavle da sasowarkveTilma didxans vukirkite.
igi savsebiT Cveulebrivi, mrgvali, xeSeSi da xmarebisagan lazaTdakarguli ram
gaxldaT. qudis odesRac wiTeli abreSumis sarCuli gacrecili da fergadasuli
gamoiyureboda. romeli saxelosnos nawarmi iyo, iarliyze aRar etyoboda, Tumca,
rogorc holmsma SeniSna, h. b. inicialebi erT kunWulSi viRacas aCxabaCxad
mieCxapna. qudis kideSi sawmendi rezinis nasvreti aRmovaCine, magram rezini Sig
aRar ido. erTi sityviT, qudi lazaTdakarguli, WuWyiani da dalaqavebuli iyo.
dakvirvebisas SeimCneoda, rom am laqebis dasafaravad patrons melani exmara.
veraferi SevniSne-meTqi, warmovTqvi uxerxulad da qudi holmss davubrune.
- piriqiT, uotson Tqven yvelafers amCnevT, magram azris xmamaRla gamoTqmisa
geSiniaT. Tqveni daskvnebis gamotanisas simxdales iCenT da meti araferi.
- maSin Tqven TqviT, ra daskvnebis gakeTeba SegiZliaT.
holmsma quds wamoavlo xeli da damaxasiaTebeli gulisyuriTa da dakvirvebiT
daacqerda. - bevri ram, - wamoiwyo Cemma megobarma, - aq savaraudebeli ufroa,
vidre garkveuli. erTi sityviT, Zalian cota ramaa cxadi da ufro meti ram
saegebio da sagulisxmo. is ambavi, rom qudis patroni maRalniWieri kacia, aSkaraa.
isic cxadia, rom sami wlis winaT xelgaSlilad ucxovria, magram, amJamad Savi dRe
dasdgomia da gasaWirSi Cavardnila. - etyoba, sagnebs, movlenebs da momavals
winaswar Wvretda da windaxedulebac ar aklda, magram es uwin yofila. aSkaraa,
mere raRac avi zne Seeyara, ramac misi bedi CarxukuRma daatriala - albaT
galoTda da amitom nivTieradac daqveiTda. isic naTelia, rom masze colsac auyria
guli.
- Zvirfaso holms!.. - CavurTe me, magram Cemma megobarma sulmoTqmelad
ganagrZo. - sakuTari Rirsebis grZnoba, ase Tu ise, mainc SeunarCunebia. Tanac
etyoba, iseT saqmianobas eweva, rom didxans jdoma uxdeba. saxlidan iSviaTad
gamodis, saSualo xnisaa, sxeulis wvrTnas ar dagidevT, WaRariT mosilia da am
cota xnis winaT Tma SeukreWinebia. barem imasac getyviT, rom saxlSi gazis
ganaTeba ara aqvs.
- Tqven namdvilad xumrobT, holms.
- araviTar SemTxvevaSi. nuTu, roca Cemi dakvirvebis Sedegad miRweuli Sedegebi
ase dawvrilebiT gagacaniT, axlac ver xvdebiT, rogor mivaRwie maT amoxsnas?
- Steri da miuxvedreli rom var, kargad vici. magram mainc unda vaRiaro, rom
Tqvens azrTa dinebas ver mivyvebi xolme. aba, saidan aiReT, rom is kaci maRali
niWierebiT gamoirCeva? - pasuxis magier holmsma qudi sakuTar Tavze daixura,
romelmac Subli daufara da cxviris kexamde uwia. - aq kubikuri tevadobis
sakiTxia, - Tqva man, - aseTi didi moculobis Tavi carieli xom ar iqneba!
- is saidanRa moitaneT, axla Sav dReSi Cavardnilao?
- es qudi sami wlisa gaxlavT. brtyeli da boloSi aprexilkideebiani, aseTi qudi
maSin iyo modaSi, Tanac umaRlesi xarisxisaa. aba, lentsa da abreSumis sarCuls
daakvirdiT. Tuki adamianma am sami wlis winaT aseTi Zvirfasi qudi SeiZina da mas
mere veRar gamoicvala, cxadia, saqmeebi kargad ar unda miudiodes.
- is, rac ganmarteT, naTelia, magram winaswar Wvretasa da windaxedulebas rogor
axsniT, an raRac avi zne Sehyriao, rom sTqviT, saidan moitaneT?
holmsma gaicina. - winaswarWvretasa da winaswardaxedulebas rogor axsniTo,
mekiTxebiT, ara? axlave giCvenebT, - Tqva da ybis qveS amosadeb patara
rezinisaTvis gankuTvnil naCvrets TiTi daado. xom mogexsenebaT, rom rezini
qudTan erTad ar iyideba. Tu qudis patronma rezini qudis dasamagreblad SeiZina,
rom qarian amindSi uSiSrad evlo - aqedan mxolod erTi daskvna gamomdinareobs,
rom igi windaxeduli da SorsmWvreteli adamiani yofila. magram, rogorc xedavT,
rezins elastiuroba daukargavs da patrons mis Secvlaze aRar uzrunia. aqedan
cxadia, rom qudis patroni amJamad Tavis Tavs nakleb yuradRebas aqcevs da
daudevari adamiani gamxdara. meores mxriv mas gulmodgined ucdia qudze arsebuli
laqebi melniT daefara, rac imaze metyvelebs, rom qudis patrons sakuTari
Rirsebis grZnoba jer kidev SerCenia.
- Tqveni mosazrebani damajereblad JRers, - vuTxari me.
- maS, momdevno ambebi, rom qudis patroni saSualo xnisaa, WaRara SeRebili Tma
aqvs, romelic amas winaT SeikriWa, qudis sarCulis gulmodgine daTvalierebiT
davadgine. gamadidebel SuSaSi mSvenivrad moCans SekreWili patar-patara Tma,
romlebsac saRebavis surneli da webovneba kidev SerCeniaT. qudi quCis ruxi
qviSanarevi mtveriT ki araa dafaruli, aramed saxlis mtvris raRac RinRlovani,
bususiani, yavisferi navli da buqi ayria. es imis maCvenebelia, rom qudi umetes
wilad saxlSi ekida, xolo qudis SigniTa mxaris danotieba imiT unda aixsnas, rom
misi patroni moZraobas gadaeCvia da siarulisas male ofliandeba xolme.
- magram, colze rom TqviT, etyoba, qmrisadmi Zvelebur mzrunvelobas veRar
iCens da gagulgrilebulao?
- qudi ukve ramdenime kviraa, aRaravis gauwmendia, uotson! Cemo Zvirfaso
megobaro, Tu SevniSne, rom Tqvens quds erTi kviris mtveri zed adevs,
aucileblad vifiqreb, rom colma Tqvenze guli aiyara.
- iqneb am qudis patroni ucoloa?
- ara, Cemo tkbilo megobaro, bati Sin swored colis gasaxareblad mihyavda.
gaxsovT is baraTi, bats fexze rom eba?
- Tqven pasuxi yvelafrisaTvis momzadebuli gaqvT, magram is saidanRa daaskveniT,
qudis patrons Sin gazis ganaTeba ara aqvso?
- sanTlis cximis erTi laqa SeiZleba SemTxveviT iyos, magram Tu qudze erTi
xuTi mainc aRmoaCine, aqedan im daskvnas gavakeTeb, rom misi patroni qonis
sanTliT sargeblobs. albaT RamRamobiT, maRla sarTulze asvlisas, cal xelSi
qudi uWiravs xolme, xolo meoreSi sanTeli. rogorc ar unda iyos, quds
gazisagan cximovani laqebi ar gauCndeboda. kmayofili xarT Tu ara Cemi pasuxiT?
- pasuxebi Zalian marjve da sazriania, - vuTxari me siciliT, - magram rac Tqven
sTqviT, imaSi danaSaulis kvali ar moCans, batis dakargviT zarali patrons garda
aravis unaxavs da Tqvenc cud-ubralod gaisarjeT.
Serlok holmsma piri gaaRo, rom CemTvis pasuxi gaeca, magram swored im wams
oTaxSi aRelvebuli da loyebRaJRaJebuli Sikriki petersoni Semovarda.
- bati, mister holms! bati, ser! - Zlivs amoTqva man.
- ra iyo, peterson? ra naxeT aseTi gasaocari? nuTu bati gacocxlda da
samzareulos fanjridan gagifrindaT?
taxtze mjdomi holmsi Semotrialda, rom aRelvebuli Sikriki ufro kargad
SeeTvalierebina.
- aba SexedeT, ser! SexedeT erTi, Cemma colma batis CinCaxvSi ra aRmoaCina! man win wamoswia xeli, romlis Suagulze Cven lurjad moelvare, lobios
marcvlisodena qva SevniSneT. qva petersonis CaSavebul xelSi eleqtronis
sxiviviT cimcimebda da bzinavda.
Serlok holmsma gaocebisagan daustvina. - eSmakma dalaxvros yoveli cudi saqme,
peterson! - wamoiwyo man, - Tqven WeSmariti ganZi gipoviaT, iciT, rac ipoveT,
ara?
- almasi, ser! Zvirfasi qva! SuSas yveliviT Wris.
- es marto Zvirfasi qva ki araa, swored is Zvirfasi qvaa.
- nuTu grafis meuRle morkaris cisferi karbunkulia, - wamoviZaxe me.
- swored isaa. am Zvirfas qvaze ukve yovelive vici, vinaidan `taimsis~
gancxadebebs yoveldRiurad vkiTxulob. es almasis Zvirfasi qva absoluturad
unikaluria da is aTasi girvanqa, rasac mis mpovnels gancxadebebSi hpirdebian, misi
namdvili fasis meoced nawilsac ar Seadgens.
- aTasi girvanqa! gmadlobT, maRalo RmerTo! - esa Tqva Sikrikma, savarZelSi
CaeSva da xan erTs da xan meores gvaSterdeboda.
- marTalia, saCuqrad aTasi girvanqaa gamocxadebuli, magram me vici, rom
sxvadasxva mizezebis gamo, grafis meuRle am cisferi karbunkulisaTvis Tavisi
qonebis naxevarsac ar daiSurebs, - mSvidad Tqva holmsma.
- rogorc maxsovs, karbunkuli sastumro `kosmopolitenSi~ daikarga, - CavurTe me.
- swored agrea, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - es moxda ocdaor dekembers. am xuTi dRis
winaT grafis meuRlis Zvirfaseulobis yuTis gaxsna da cisferi karbunkulis
moparva wyalsadenis mrCilav ostats, jon horners dabralda. horneris winaaRmdeg
iseTma Zlierma mamxilebelma sabuTebma moiyara Tavi, rom igi samarTalSi misces.
rogorc maxsovs, am saqmis Taobaze gazeTSi gamoqveynebuli cnoba xelT unda
mqondes. - holmsi TariRis mixedviT Seudga saWiro gazeTis Zebnas, da manamde
qeqavda `taimsis~ grovas, vidre is nomeri ar ipovna, romelsac eZebda. mere
gazeTi Suaze gakeca da xmamaRla kiTxvas mohyva: - `Zvirfasi qvis moparva
sastumro `kosmopolitenSi~ - jon horners, ocdaeqvsi wlisas, xelobiT
wyalsadenis mrCilav ostats, brali edeba masSi, rom a.w. 22 ricxvSi grafi
morkaris meuRlis Zvirfaseulobis yuTidan moipara cisfer karbunkulad wodebuli
almasis qva. hotelis ufrosma msaxurma, jeims raiderma Ziebas uCvena, rom man
horneri naxa grafi morkaris meuRlis sawol oTaxSi gaZarcvis dRes, sadac is
buxris moajirs rCilavda. raiderma ganacxada, rom igi hornerTan erTad cota xans
iyo oTaxSi, magram Semdeg gamouZaxes. dabrunebisas SeniSna, rom horneri arsad
Canda, magidis ujra ZaliT gaeRoT, da tarsikonis yuTi, romelSiac, rogorc
SemdegSi gamoirkva, grafis meuRle Zvirfaseulobas inaxavda, carieli egdo
tualetis magidaze. raiderma imwamsve atexa gangaSi da horneri im saRamosve
daapatimres. magram almasis qva cam Caylapa Tu miwam, veRarsad ipoves. grafis
meuRlis moaxle gogom - katerina kiuzakma Ziebas uCvena, rom rogorc ki
raideris yvirils mohkra yuri, oTaxSi Sevarda da SeniSna, rom Zvirfasi qva
gamqraliyo, `-#~ qvedanayofis policiis inspeqtorma bredstritma horneris
dapatimrebis brZaneba gasca. es ukanaskneli xelisuflebis warmomadgenlebs
uZaliandeboda da Tavis udanaSaulobis damtkicebas uSveri sityvebis moSveliebiT
cdilobda. vinaidan horneri qurdobisaTvis winaTac yofila pasuxisgebaSi,
mosamarTlem uari Tqva misi braldebis saqmis ganxilvaze da saqme gasarCevad
nafic msajulTa sasamarTlos gadasca. sasamarTlo saqmis warmoebis dros horneri
amJRavnebda Zlier sulier aRelvebas, rac imiT damTavrda, rom sabolood guli
Seuwuxda da gareT sulTmobrZavi gaitanes~.
- hm! ai, yvelaferi, rac policiis gancxadebaSi weria, - CafiqrebiT Tqva holmsma
da gazeTi ganze gadado.
- sakiTxavi axla is aris, es Zvirfasi qva grafis meuRlis tarsikonis yuTidan
rogor moxvda batis CinCaxvSi. xedavT, uotson, Cveni mosazrebani arc ise
ucodveli yofila da arcTu cudubralod gavrjilvarT. ai, aq aris es Zvirfasi
karbunkuli, romelic CvenTan batis CinCaxvidan moxvda, bati ki henri beikers
ekuTvnis. es is beikeria, visi Zveli qudisa da xasiaTis zogierTi Taviseburebis
aRweriTac Tavi SegawyineT. axla ki Cven seriozulad unda ganvsajoT, rogor
movZebnoT es jentlmeni da gavarkvioT, ra monawileoba miiRo man am
saidumloebiT mocul ambavSi. misi moZebna rom SevZloT, upirveles yovlisa,
yvelaze ubralo meTods unda mivmarToT - Cemis azriT, yvela saRamos gazeTSi
unda gamovaqveynoT gancxadebebi. Tu am xerxiT sawadels ver vewieT, maSin sul
sxva gzas davadgebi.
- ra unda gamovacxadoT gazeTSi?
- momeciT fanqari, qaRaldi da axlave davwer: `gujstritis kuTxeSi napovnia bati
da Zveli Savi qudi. mister henri beikers, Tu mogvmarTavs, SeuZlia dResve
daibrunos danakargi beikerstritze eqvsis naxevridan~. yvelaferi Zalian mokled
da gasagebadaa naTqvami.
- marTlac, magram waikiTxavs ki gancxadebas?
- aucileblad waikiTxavs. mas axla swored gancxadebebze uWiravs Tvali, vinaidan
aseTi gaRaribebuli adamianisaTvis batis dakargva arcTu iseTi ioli saqmea. is
ubeduri minis Camsxvrevam da misken sirbiliT mavali petersonis danaxvam albaT
ise daabnia, rom gaqcevis garda yvelaferi gadaaviwyda. magram male mwared
inanebda SiSis zarisagan nakarnaxev saqciels, ramac bati daakargvina. Tu TviTon
ra, vinme misi nacnobi mainc waikiTxavs gazeTSi gamoqveynebul gancxadebas, vinaidan
Cven mis saxelsa da gvars vuTiTebT. aba, peterson! axlave gaeSureT gancxadebebis
gamomaqveynebel biuroSi da ecadeT, rom dRes saRamos gazeTebSi Cvens mier
Sedgenili teqsti aucileblad moaTavson.
- romel saRamos gazeTebSi, ser?
- oh, viTom ar iciT, `globusSi~, `starSi~, `ped melSi~, `sent jeims gazeTSi~,
`ivning niusSi~, `standartSi~, `eqoSi~ da erTi sityviT, yvela gazeTSi, romelic
mogagondebaT.
- Zalian kargi, ser. da am Zvirfas karbunkuls ra vuyoT?
- ah, diax, am Zvirfas karbunkuls TviTon Sevinaxav. gmadlobT. ai, kidev ra unda
giTxraT, peterson. ukan rom dabrundebiT, bati iyideT da CvenTan moitaneT. es im
batis sanacvlo iqneba, axla rom Tqvenianebi Seeqcevian.
Sikriki rom gavida, holmsma almasi aiRo, sinaTlesTan miitana d sinjva dauwyo. Zalian lamazi ramaa, - wamoiwyo saubari Cemma megobarma, - aba, SexedeT rogor
brwyinavs da elvarebs. rogorc yvela Zvirfasi nivTi, raRa Tqma unda, rom aseTi
qva danaSaulobas gaamravlebs. es eSmas dagebul maxes miagavs. yvela didi da
Zvirfasi qvis umcires nawilakTan raime sisxliani ambavia dakavSirebuli. am qvas
oci wlis istoriac ara aqvs. igi samxreT CineTis mdinare amois napiris mkvidria
da imiTaa SesaniSnavi, rom karbunkulis yvela Tvisebis garda lurji ferisaa da
Tavis wiTel TanamoZmeTagan swored amiT gamoirCeva. marTalia, welTa simravliT
damZimebuli araa, magram avi da boroti saqmeebiT ukve sakmaod iCina Tavi. ori
mkvleloba, qerZafis Sesxma, TviTmkvleloba, ramdenime Zarcva, ai, ra bneli
saqmeebia dakavSirebuli am naxevrad gamWvirvale qvasTan, romlis wona sul raRac
ormoci gramia. vin ifiqrebs, rom aseTi Zvirfasi samSvenisi adamianebs cixisa da
saxrCobelisaken ubiZgebs? axla ki karbunkuls Cems seifSi Cavketav da grafis
meuRles Sevatyobineb, rom Zvirfasi qva CvenTan inaxeba.
- Tqveni azriT, horneri araa damnaSave?
- ver getyviT.
- henri beikeri xom araa im bnel saqmeSi CaTreuli?
- me mgoni, igi namdvilad ucodveli gvritiviT gamoiyureba. ase vfiqrob, mas
warmodgenac ara hqonda, rom bati, romelic saxlSi mihyavda, mTlianad oqrod
rom qceuliyo, sinamdvileSi imaze metad fasobda. amas swrafad davadgen, Tu henri
beikeri gamoCnda.
- manamde araviTari zomebis miReba ar SeiZleba?
- ara.
- maSin Cems saqmeebs mivxedav da saRamos daTqmul saaTze aq gavCndebi, radgan
ambavi Zalian daxlarTulad da awewil-dawewilad gamoiyureba.
- Zalian moxaruli viqnebi, Tu SemoivliT. me Cveulebriv Svid saaTze vsadilob.
rogorc vici, dRes sadilad gareuli qaTami unda gvqondes. Tu momxdar ambebs
miviRebT mxedvelobaSi, misis hadsons unda vTxovo, CinCaxvi kargad gausinjos.
raRac gadaudebelma ambavma Semagviana da ukve Svidis naxevars gadacilebuli
iqneboda, beikerstritze rom gavCndi. saxls rom mivuaxlovdi, iq
Sotlandiurqudiani viRac axmaxi kaci SevniSne, romelsac nikapamde Sebneuli
serTuki ecva. etyoba, zari ukve darekili hqonda, magram kari jer ar gaeRoT.
Cemi karTan misvla da misi gaReba erTsa da imave dros moxda da Cven oriveni
holmsis oTaxSi erTdroulad aRmovCndiT.
- Tqven mister henri unda iyoT, - warmoTqva holmsma, savarZlidan wamoiwia da
stumars im Zaldautanebeli Tavisufali uSualobiT Seegeba, romelic holmsisaTvis
agrerigad iyo damaxasiaTebeli. - cecxlTan axlos rom savarZelia, imaSi
CabrZandiT, mister beiker. civi saRamoa da me mgonia, Tqven sicxes ufro unda
eguebodeT, vidre sicives. oh, uotson, swored rom droulad moxvediT. es Tqveni
qudia, ara, mister beiker?
- diax, ser, ra Tqma unda, Cemi qudia.
mister beikeri zorzoxi kaci gaxldaT, mxrebCamrgvalebuli da didTava. farTo,
inteligenturi saxe
hqonda, romelsac yavisferi, gaWaRaravebuli wveri
umSvenebda. Rawvis Tavebsa da cxvirze modebuli foreji, da odnav akankalebuli
marjvena aSkarad migaxvedrebdaT, rom holmsis varaudi marTali gaxldaT, da igi
msmeli kaci unda yofiliyo. Savi, moZvelebuli, sayelogamocvlili serTuki
nikapamde Seebnia. saxeloebidan gamxdari, damWlevebuli majebi gamoeCara da ara Tu
gaxamebuli manJetebi, SigniT perangic ar unda scmoda. laparakobda dabali, yru
xmiT, sityvebs didi sifrTxiliT arCevda da ganaTlebuli kacis STabeWdilebas
stovebda. yvelaferze aSkrad etyoboda, rom cxovrebas beikerisaTvis Tavisi
ulmobeli klanWi gaekra da cud dReSi Caegdo.
- Cven ramdenime dRe davitoveT Tqveni qudi da bati, - wamoiwyo holmsma, vimedovnebdiT ra, rom Tqven gancxadebas gamoaqveynebdiT gazeTSi da Tqvens
misamarTs iqidan SevityobdiT. axlac ver amixsnia, ratom ar gamoacxadeT gazeTSi
da danakargis ukan dabrunebas ar ecadeT?
Cvenma stumarma morcxvad Caicina. da pasuxad esRa amoRerRa: - fuli ise CeCqiviT
rodiRa maqvs, rogorc es erT dros gamaCnda. eWvic ar mepareboda, rom
Tavdamsxmelebma frinvelica da qudic gaitaces. aba, amis mere raRa azri hqonda
imas, rom erTi-ori Silingic danakargisaTvis zed mimeyolebina?
- Zalze bunebrivi axsnaa, magram imaze ras ityviT, bati rom mainc dakargeT.
- rogor Tu davkarge? - uecrad fexze wamoiWra gaficxebuli beikeri.
- ise, ubralod, movxarSeT da SeveqeciT.
- Tqven SeeqeciT?
- ase rom ar movqceuliyaviT, sul erTia mainc gafuWdeboda, - ganagrZo holmsma,
- me mgonia, ai, bufetze rom batia, imave wonisa unda iyos, Tanac sul axalia da
Tqveni batis namdvili magieri iqneba.
- ra Tqma unda, ra Tqma unda, - SvebiT wamoiZaxa beikerma.
- im batis CinCaxvi, fexebi da frTebi yovel SemTxvevisaTvis mainc SevinaxeT, Tu
Tqven gindaT...
henri beikerma gulianad gadaixarxara.
- albaT Cemi Tavgadasavlis samaxsovro reliqviebad gamomadgeba, ara? - Tqva man,
- aba, sxva ra TavSi saxlelad unda damWirdes Cemi yofili batis namusrevi? ara,
batonebo, Tqvenis nebarTviT, Cems yuradRebas im SesaniSnav bats mivaqcev, romelic
es-esaa miCveneT da amJamad bufetis Tavzea.
Serlok holmsma eSmakurad Semomxeda da mxrebi aiCeCa.
- ai, aqaa Tqveni qudi, esec Tqveni batis samagiero - Tqva man da dakluli bati
da qudi beikers xelebSi miaCeCa. - sxvaTa Soris, Zalian mainteresebs aseTi nasuqi
bati sad iyideT?
- didi siamovnebiT mogaxsenebT, ser, - esa Tqva beikerma da Tan bati iRliaSi
amoiCara, - sxvebTan erTad, mec xSirad var xolme sastumro `alfaSi~, muzeumis
gverdiT romaa. wels, Cvenma keTilma sastumros patronma uindigeitma daaarsa
batis klubi, romelSiac TiToeul Cvengans yovel kviras Seaqvs mcireodeni Tanxa.
am Tanxis safasurad qristeSobis winadRes yoveli Cvengani kargad nasuq bats
Rebulobs. me mTeli gamosaRebi ukve dafaruli maqvs, danarCeni ambavi ki ukve
wvrilad iciT. Tqvengan Zalian davalebuli var, ser, aba, Cemi xnis kacs
Sotlandiuri qudiT siaruli rogor ekadreba, - Tqva esa da komikuri sazeimo
Tavis dakvriT dagvemSvidoba.
- am saqmeSi henri beikeri arafer SuaSia, - Tqva
holmsma, roca Cvenma
stumarma kari gaixura. - savsebiT naTelia, rom momxdari saidumloebiT moculi
ambis Taobaze man araferi icis. mSieri xom ara xarT, uotson?
- ara, SimSiliT kuWi ar mixmeba.
- maSin gTxovT, sadilis nacvlad vaxSams SeveqceT da axla ki, cxel kvals
gavyveT.
- aucileblad.
susxiani saRamo iyo. oriveni paltoebsa da Tbil yelsaxvevebSi gamovexvieT.
mowmendil caze gablikebuli varskvlavebi cimcimebdnen da gamvlelTa piridan
amosuli Tbili haeri ise moCanda, TiTqos srolis Sedegad damdgari kvamli
yofiliyos. Cveni nabijebis xmauri quCaSi garkveviT ismoda, gaviareT
uimpolstriti,
harleistriti, gadavkveTeT uigmorstriti da
oqsfordstritze gavediT. TxuTmeti wuTi dagvWirda, vidre lumsbers mivaRwevdiT.
aq gaxldaT aSenebuli beikeris mier naxsenebi sastumro `alfa~. es iyo momcro
saxalxo saxli, romelic holbornisaken Camavali quCis kuTxeSi wamoeWimaT.
holmsma abris kari SeaRo da loyebRaJRaJa, TeTrwinsafrian sastumros patrons
ori Wiqa ludi daukveTa.
- Tu ludic iseTive gaqvT, rogoric Tqveni batebia, maSin SesaniSnavi unda iyos.
- Cemi batebi? - gaikvirva ludis gamyidvelma.
- diax, Tqveni batebi. naxevari saaTis win Tqveni `batis klubis~ wevr henri
beikers velaparake.
- ho! axla migixvdiT, ser, magram batebi Cemi rodia.
- aba, visia?
- ocdaoTxi bati koventgardenSi erTi vaWrisagan SeviZine.
- marTla, ramdenime maTgans mec vicnob, romelma mogyidaT?
- brekin rijma.
- brekin rijs ar vicnob. maspinZelo! aba, Tqveni gamarjvebisa iyos! dovlaTi,
sikeTe da janmrTeloba ar mogklebodeT. Rame mSvidobisa! - sufTa haerze rom
gamovediT, holmsma palto Seikra da miTxra: - axla ki brekin rijisaken gavwioT,
uotson, da gaxsovdeT, rom jaWvis im erT boloze, romelsac Cven mivyvebiT,
Zalian uwyinari frinvelia gamobmuli, meore boloze ki adamiania da mas
ulaparakod elis Svidi weli katorRa, Tu misi ucodveloba ar dagvimtkicebia.
SeiZleba piriqiTac moxdes da Cvenma Ziebam is daadasturos, rom damnaSave swored
beikeria; yovel SemTxvevaSi kvleva-Ziebis warmmarTveli is Zafi, romelic
policias SemTxveviT gamorCa, Cvens xelTaa. ranair samwuxaro Sedegamdec ar unda
migviyvanos, Cven unda am Zafs bolomde mivdioT. axla ki saswrafod vibrunoT
piri samxreTisaken da cxel kvals mivyveT.
Cven gadavWeriT holborni, daveSviT endelstritisaken da ramdenime mixveulmoxveuli miyruebuli quCis gavlis mere, Tavi koventgardenis bazarSi amovyaviT.
brekin rijis saxeli yvelaze didi fardulis abraze amovikiTxeT. savaWros
patroni cxenisTava, qilvaSebiani kaci iyo. igi biWs darabebis daxurvas Sveloda.
- saRamo mSvidobisa. civi amindia, ara, - gamoelaparaka holmsi.
fardulis patronma dasturis niSnad Tavi daukantura da Cems megobars gaocebuli
daacqerda.
- rogorc vxedav, kargad givaWriaT, rom batebi sul gagiyidiaT, - uTxra holmsma
da marmarilos cariel daxlze aniSna.
- xval diliT Tunda xuTas bats mogyidiT.
- xval ukve gvian iqneba.
- ai iq, sinaTle rom moCans, kidev darCaT gauyidavi batebi.
- magram me TqvenTan gamomagzavnes.
- vin?
- ludxana `alfas~ patronma.
- ho, me imas ocdaoTxi bati mivyide.
- SesaniSnavi napatiebi frinvelebi ki iyvnen. saidan moiyvaneT?
Cemda saocrad, am kiTxvam batebiT movaWre ganarisxa.
brekin rijma Tavi aswia da doinjSemoyrilma mkacrad ikiTxa: - pirdapir TqviT,
risi Tqmac gindaT da mieT-moeTs Tavi daanebeT!
- mgoni, Zalian miukib-moukibavad vTqvi Cemi saTqmeli. me minda vicode, visgan
iyideT is batebi, romlebic mere `alfas~ patrons mihyideT.
- raki asea, arafersac ar getyviT. movrCiT?!
- Tu ar ityviT, Tan ver gadagyvebiT; magram ver gamigia, aseTi ubralo ram
gulTan ase axlos ratom migaqvT da ram wamogapilpilaT?
- gulTan axlos migaqvso! Cems adgilze Tqvenc ase miitandiT ubralo ambebs
gulTan, vinme rom agkviatebodaT da Tavi moebezrebina. roca me karg saqonelSi
xeirian Tanxas vixdi, saqmec moWaxrakebuli mgonia; magram Tu dagiwyeben, `sad iyo
batebi?~ `visgan iyide batebi?~ `vis mihyide batebi?~ `ra fasi aiRe batebSi?~ kaci
ifiqrebs, raki maT garSemo amdeni aurzauri da fusfusi atyda, TiTqos amqveynad
marto is batebi yofilan da meti araferio.
- vinc Tqven kiTxvebiT Tavs gabezreben, me imaTTan araviTari kavSiri ara maqvs,
- wynarad wamoiwyo holmsma, - Tu ar gvetyviT, saidan iyideT is batebi, Cveni
gziT wavalT da is iqneba. magram me dabejiTebiT vityvi da sanaZleod xuT
girvanqa sterlingsac Camoval, rom is batebi sofelSi gasuqebulebi iyvnen.
- Tqven waageT xuTi girvanqa sterlingi, vinaidan batebi qalaqSi gaasuqes, moulodnelad wamoayrantala vaWarma.
- aSkara sicruea.
- nadvilad asea.
- warmoudgeneli ambavia.
- xom ar ggoniaT, rom frinvelebisa Cemze meti gagegebaT? am saqmes mas mere
mivdev, rac dedam akvnis artaxebi Semomxsna da Wipic am saqmeSi moviWeri.
giTxariT, is batebi, romlebic ludxana `alfas~ patrons mivyide, qalaqSi
dasuqebulebi iyvnen-meTqi da namdvilad asea.
- amas arafriT ar davijereb.
- maSin davnaZlevdeT.
- es imas niSnavs, rom fuli wagarTvaT, radgan Cems simarTleSi eWvi ar mepareba.
magram Tqveni aseTi jiutobisaTvis axi iqneboda erT soverenze dagnaZlevebodiT
da TqvenTvis Wkua meswavlebina.
vaWarma pirquSad Caicina da biWs gaZaxa: - aRricxvis wignebi momitane, bil.
momcro tanis biWma ori wigni moutana, erTi imaTgani sakmaod Txeli gaxldaT.
meore ki sqeli da sapoxavi qoniT dasvrili. biWma wignebi Werze Camokidebuli
lampis qveS daawyo.
- aba, mister Tavdajerebulo, - damcinavad daiwyo vaWarma, - vfiqrobdi, yvela
bati ukve gavyide-meTqi, magram vidre savaWros davxuravde, vxedav, erTi bati
kidev myolia. xedavT am patara wigns?
- Zalian kargad.
- aq im adamianTa gvarebia, visganac saqonels vyidulob. xedavT? ai, am gverdze
soflelTa saxelebia, xolo iqve miwerili cifrebi didi wignis im gverdze
miuTiTebs, romelzedac maTTan angariSwarmoebaa mocemuli. axla wiTeli melniT
nawers daakvirdiT. naxeT? aq Cemi qalaqeli mommarageblebis gvarebia aRniSnuli.
aba, mesame nomerze miwerili gvari xmamaRla amoikiTxeT!
- `misis oukSoti 117, briqstonroudi - 249~, - waikiTxa holmsma. - marTali
brZandebiT. aba, axla sqeli wignis oras ormocdamecxre gverdi gadaSaleT!
holmsma miniSnebuli gverdi swrafad ipova da gadaSala `ai, aq aris, misis
oukSoti, 117 briqstonroudi, kvercxisa da Sinaur frinvelTa mommaragebeli~.
- aba, misi gvaris gaswvriv bolo minaweric amoikiTxeT!
- `dekembris 22. ocdaoTxi bati 7 Silingad da eqvs pensad~.
- WeSmaritad agrea. ganagrZeT, ganagrZeT.
- `gaiyida `alfas~ mepatrone mister uindigeitze Tormet-Tormet Silingad
TiToeuli~.
- aba axla raRas ityviT?
Serlok holmsi gulmosuli da nawyeni gamoiyureboda. man jibidan amoiRo
sovereni, marmarilos daxlze daagdo da gareT usityvod gamovida. ramdenime
iardi rom gaiara, quCis farnis qveS SeCerda da Taviseburad uxmaurod, magram
gulianad Caicina.
- roca qilvaSebian da jibidan wiTel xelsaxocamoCril kacs gadaeyrebiT, imedi
unda iqonioT, rom sanaZleos gulisaTvis yvelafers daayaWvinebT, - Tqva holmsma. - Tamamad SemiZlia giTxraT, uotson, rom rac brekin rijs sanaZleos
dadebis Semdeg informacia davtyue, asi girvanqac rom damexarja, verasgziT ver
movipovebdi. ase mgonia, uotson, rom Cveni Zieba dasasruls uaxlovdeba.
erTaderTi gadasawyveti ambavi axla isaa, misis oukSots dResve davadgeT Tavze,
Tu Cveni stumroba xvalisaTvis gadavdoT. brekin rijis sityvebidan savsebiT
naTelia, rom Cvens garda am saqmiT sxvacaa dainteresebuli da me mgonia...
holmss sityva moulodnelad xmaurma Seawyvetina. igi swored im fardulidan
moisma, saidanac is iyo gamovediT. zurgisaken SevbrundiT Tu ara, fardulSi
lampis yviTel Suqze SevniSne Cia kaci, romelsac saxe virTxas miugavda. brekin
riji ki karebSi gaxiduliyo da SiSisagan mokuntul kacunas, gaavebuli muSts
uqnevda.
- Tavidan momwydiT Tqvenca da Tqveni batebic, - Rrialebda igi. - yvelani
eSmaks wauRixarT. Tu kidev mosulxarT CemTan da aseTi regvenuli laparaki
dagiwyiaT, ZaRls mogiqsevT. moiyvaneT misi oukSoti da pasuxs imas gavcem. Tqven
ra gesaqmebaT, batebi vis mivyide! Tqvengan viyide, Tu ra?
- magram erT-erTi imaTgani xom namdvilad Cemi iyo, - daiwuwuna patara kacma.
- Tqveni pretenzia wadiT da misis oukSots ganucxadeT.
- swored man gamomagzavna TqvenTan.
- Tundac prusiis mefes mohkiTxeT, CemTvis sul erTia. me mag saqmes movrCi.
gaswiT aqedan da TvaliT aRar damenaxoT. - gamwarebuli breken riji win gavarda
da SiSisagan mokuntuli Cia kaci ki bnelSi gauCinarda.
- mgonia, am ambavma briqstonroudSi wasvlisagan dagvixsnas! - waiCurCula
holmsma. - momyeviT da vnaxoT, uotson, iqneb im ymawvilma Ziebis saqmeSi
fasdaudebeli samsaxuri gagviwios. - esa Tqva da holmsi grZeli nabijiT daedevna
gauCinarebul ucnobs. Cemi megobari ganaTebuli duqnebis win SequCebul xalxSi
gzas idayvebis daxmarebiT miikvlevda. igi male daewia ltolvils, mxarze xeli
daado da SeaCera. SemkrTali ucnobi Semobrunda da gazis farnis Suqze SevniSne,
rom feri sruliad dakargoda.
- vina xarT da ra gindaT Cemgan? - mTrTolvare xmiT ikiTxa ucnobma.
- mapatieT, - rbilad da zrdilobianad wamoiwyo
holmsma, - magram me
yuri movkari Tqven rom ramdenime wuTis win im vaWars raRacas ekiTxebodiT.
darwmunebuli var, me SevZleb Tqven daxmarebas.
- Tqven? vina xarT? an saidan iciT, ra minda da ra gamWirvebia?
- Cemi saxeli da gvari Serlok holmsia da swored Cemi saqmea imisi codna, rac
sxvebma ar ician.
- magram rac me minda, imis Taobaze Tqven araferi gecodinebaT.
- mapatieT, magram yovelive zedmiwevniT sworad vici. Tqven gindaT im batebis
kvali aRmoaCinoT, romlebic briqstonroudelma oukSotma vaWar brekin rijs
mihyida. am ukanasknelma batebi didi mogebiT ludxana `alfas~ mepatrone mister
uindergeitze gahyida, man ki Tavis klubis wevrTa gulic moigo da fulic.
henri beikeric im klubis wevria.
- oh, ser, Tqven swored is adamiani xarT, visTan Sexvedrac guliT mewada, wamoiyvira Cia kacma. man xelebi holmsisaken gaiwoda da SevniSne, TiTebi erTianad
ucaxcaxebda.
- me sityvebi ver mipovia, ser, rom agixsnaT, rogor var dainteresebuli am
saqmiT.
Serlok holmsma gzad mimavali etli SeaCera da ucnobs ase mimarTa: - umjobesia
oTaxSi vibaasoT da ara aq, am sabazro adgilas, sadac qaric Tavisuflad
danavardobs. magram vidre gavemgzavrebodeT, gTxovT miTxraT, vis unda vemsaxuro.
ucnobi Seyoymanda. - Cemi saxeli da gvari jon robinzonia, - amoRerRa man da
Tan holmss Tvali aarida.
- ara, ara. me namdvil saxelsa da gvars gekiTxebiT, - tkbilad uTxra holmsma. fsevdonimiT moqmedeba yovelTvis dasanani xdeba xolme.
ucnobis TeTr Rawvebs siwiTle moeria. - raki asea, namdvil gvarsa da saxels
getyviT. me jeims raideri gaxlavarT.
- WeSmaritad asea. Tqven sastumro `kosmopolitenSi~ ufros msaxurad muSaobT.
gTxovT, etlSi CabrZandeT da male, rac Tqven gainteresebT, yvelafers giambobT.
Cia kaci xan me Semomyurebda da xan holmss akvirdeboda. mis TvalebSi xan SiSi
Cadgeboda da xan imedis naperwkali kiafobda, iseve, rogorc bednierebisa da
ubedurebis zRvarze mdgom adamianebs emarTebaT xolme. dabolos ucnobma yoymans
sZlia, Cajda da naxevar saaTSi ukve beikerstritze sastumro oTaxSi visxediT.
gzaSi, beikerstritamde aRaraferi Tqmula. mxolod Cveni axali kompanionis
gaxSirebuli Rrma sunTqva da xelebis fSvneta aSkarad metyvelebda, rom igi
nerviulobda.
- ukve movediT! - mxiarulad Tqva holmsma. - aseT amindSi agizgizebuli buxari
pirdapir miswrebaa. Tqven, getyobaT Zalin gcivaT, mister raider. ai, selis im
dawnul savarZelSi CajeqiT. vidre Tqvens saqmes SevudgebodeT, fostlebs Cavicvam
da erT wamSi aq gavCndebi. axla saqmeze vilaparakoT. Tqven gainteresebT batebis
Semdgomi istoria, ara?
- diax, ser.
- Tumca Tqven batebis ambavi ki ara, erTi batis bedi gainteresebT. TeTri batisa,
romelsac kudTan Savi zoli dahyveboda...
raideri mRelvarebisagan acaxcaxda. - oh, ser, - wamoiyvira man, - Tqven SegiZliaT
miTxraT, sadaa amJamad is bati?
- aqaa, CvenTan, - mokled mouWra holmsma.
- aq aris?
- diax, aq aris da daamtkica kidec, rom igi araCveulebrivi bati gaxlavT. arc
mikvirs, ase Zalian rom gainteresebT misi bedi. sikvdils mere man
araCveulebrivi kvercxi dagvitova. diax, ulamazesi, ubrwyinvalesi da umSvenieresi
lurji kvercxi. ai, aqa maqvs Senaxuli Cems muzeumSi.
Cveni stumari wamodga, magram retdasxmuliviT tortmanebda da marjvena xeliT
buxris Tavs CaeWida. holmsma seifi gaxsna da iqidan cisferi, mokiafe karbunkuli
gamoiRo. varskvlaviviT mocimcime Zvirfasi qva cecxlis Suqze aTasnair ferad
elvarebda. raiders SiSisagan saxe daRrejoda da aRar icoda, moeTxova Zvirfasi
nivTi, Tu sruliad aeRo masze xeli.
- TamaSs ukve wirva gamouvida, raider, - mSvidad daiwyo holmsma. - myarad
dadeqiT fexze, Torem cecxlSi CavardebiT. uotson, xeli miaSveleT, geTayva. jer
kidev veraa ise gamowrTobili, rom aseT ambavs auRelveblad Sexvdes. cota brendi
mieciT, gadahkras da eSveleba. eyofa, meti ar unda! axla ufro adamianurad
gamoiyureba. sinamdvileSi adamiani ki ara, erTi namceca, pawawkintela kacuna da
araraobaa!
erT wams raideri watortmanda da kinaRam Caikeca, magram brendim saxeze feric
mohgvara da albaT Zalac misca, rom dajda da SiSisagan daWyetili Tvalebi Tavis
bralmdebels miapyro.
- danaSaulis yvela rgoli da damamtkicebeli sabuTebic Cems xelTaa, ase rom,
Tqven Zalian cota laparaki mogiwevT. magram yvelaferi marTali unda gviamboT
da CvenTvis yoveli wvrilmani naTeli unda gaxdes. vin giamboT grafinia
morkaris am cisfer karbunkulze, raider?
- katerina kiuzakma, - gabzaruli xmiT upasuxa raiderma.
- vici, ledis pirisfareSi romaa. da uecrad gamdidrebis cTunebam SegipyroT,
rogorc Tqvenamdec, es bevr Tqvenze Rirseul kacs damarTnia. miznis misaRwevad
ki araviTar saSualebas ar daerideT, ara? ase mgonia, Tqvengan SesaniSnavi,
maxvilgonieri borotmoqmedi dadgeboda, raider! Tqven icodiT, rom is mrCilavi
horneri erTxel ukve nasamarTlevi iyo qurdobisaTvis da eWvs ucilod masze
miitandnen, mere ra moimoqmedeT? Tqvens Tanamzraxvel katerina kiuzakTan erTad
ledis oTaxSi gatexeT buxris moajiri da saqme ise moawyveT, rom moajiris
SesakeTeblad swored horneri gamogzavnes. roca is ubeduri horneri wavida,
tarsikonis yuTi gaaReT da Zvirfasi qva moipareT, Semdeg atexeT gangaSi da is
sacodavi kaci daaWerineT. mere...
raideri uecrad dabla daemxo da holmss muxlebze Semoexvia: - RvTis gulisaTvis,
SemibraleT! - ganwiruli xmiT qaliviT daiwivla man, - ifiqreT Cems mSoblebzec!
es ambavi gulebs dauxeTqavs im ubedurebs. winaT arasodes miqurdia! aseT rames
arc arasodes Caviden. vficav, rom ar Caviden! Tu gindaT, xatze davificeb,
oRondac am saqmes sasamarTlomde nu miitanT!
- dajeqiT Tqvens adgilas, - mtkiced uTxra holmsma, - axla fexqveS gageba,
laquci da pirferoba advilia, magram fiqrobdiT sacodav hornerze, romelsac
pasuxi unda ego im saSineli danaSaulisaTvis, rac mas gonebaSic ar gauvlia?
- inglisidan gadavikargebi, mister holms! diax, avibargebi samSoblodan, ser,
maSin xom horners braldeba moexsneba...
- hm! amaze kidev movilaparakebT. axla ki is WeSmariti ambavi movisminoT, rac
danaSaulis Cadenis mere moxda. rogor moxvda Zvirfasi qva batis CinCaxvSi da vin
gamoiyvana bati bazarze gasayidad? mxolod marTali gviambeT, Tqveni xsna mxolod
simarTles SeuZlia.
raiderma gamxmari tuCebi eniT daisvela. - rogorc moxda, yvelafers ise
giambobT, ser. roca horneri daapatimres, vifiqre, umjobesia Zvirfasi qva
gadavmalo, vidre policias Cemi gaCxreka moufiqrebia-meTqi. raki qvis dasamalad
otelSi Sesaferisi adgili ar meguleboda, movimizeze samsaxuris saqmeebi,
otelidan gamovedi da Cems das vestumre. igi gaTxovili gaxlavT oukSotze,
saxlobs briqstonroudze da gasasyidi batebis gasuqebas misdevs. es xeloba
gaxlavT misi cxovrebis wyaro. yvela Semxvedri adamiani policieli da
gamomZiebeli megona. miuxedavad imisa, rom sagrZnoblad yinavda, vidre
briqstonrouds mivaRwevdi, saxeze ofli wurwuriT Camomdioda. dam danaxvisTanave
mkiTxa, ra dagemarTa, rom ase ferdakarguli xaro. Cemi dabnevisa da
ferwasulobis mizezi otelSi momxdari qurdoba aris-meTqi, vuTxari. mere ukana
ezoSi gavedi, yalioni gavabole da Seqmnili mdgomareobidan gamosavlis povnaze
vfiqrobdi.
me myavda erTi megobari gvarad moudsli, romelic cud gzas daadga da karga xans
pentonvilis stumaric iyo. cixidan gamosuli, gzaze Semxvda da miambo, Tu rogor
hyidian naparavs qurdebi. vicodi, ar gamcemda, Tu Cems ambavs vetyodi, radgan misi
ramdenime bneli saqmis asaval-dasavali mec kargad vuwyodi. gulSi gadavwyvite,
wavsuliyavi kilburnSi, sadac is cxovrobda da Cemi saidumlo misTvis mimendo. is
maswavlida gzas, rogor gameyida Zvirfasi qva da mis nacvlad jibeSi fulebi
CameCxrialebina. magram Tavsatexi is iyo, rogor CameRwia kilburnamde. roca
vixsenebdi, rac otelidan Cemi dis saxlamde gadamxda, SiSisagan tanSi mcrida da
mzaravda. yovel wuTs SeeZloT daveWire, gaveCxrike da Cemi Jiletis jibidan
Zvirfasi qva waerTmiaT. kedels miyrdnobili videqi da Cems gasaWirze vfiqrobdi.
dabla, fexebTan, udardelad dabajbajebdnen batebi, uecrad gonebaSi gamielva
azrma, romlis sisruleSi moyvaniT, megona, yvelaze ufro daxelovnebul
maZebarsac gavacurebdi.
Cemma dam ramdenime kviris win miTxra, saSobaod erT gasuqebul bats gaCuqebo.
vicodi, sityvas ar gadavidoda. gadavwyvite, danapirebiT mesargebla, romelime
batisaTvis Zvirfasi qva gadameylapebina da kilburnis gzas gavdgomodi. ezoSi
patara farduli idga. erTi kargad Casuqebuli mSvenieri TeTri bati, romelsac
kudTan zoli dasdevda, im farduls ukan mivimwyvdie, daviWire, piri gavaRebine da
rac SeiZleba ukan, sasaSi, Cavtene Zvirfasi qva. batma qva gadaylapa da vigrZeni,
rogor gadauvida igi sasidan CinCaxvSi. magram gadaylapa Tu ara erTi aliaqoTi
atexa, frTebs xelebze mitylaSunebda da gamwarebuli ibrZoda. am xmaurze Cemma
dam gamoixeda da bati rom im yofaSi dainaxa, mkiTxa, ra ambavio. sapasuxod misken
Sevbrundi Tu ara, batma dro ixelTa, xelidan gamisxlta da sxva batebSi ameria.
`ra uyavi bats, jeims~, - ikiTxa Cemma dam.
`Sen xom dampirdi, saSobaod bats gaCuqebo, me yvelaze ufro Casuqebuli mindoda
SemerCia~.
`oh, SenTvis aRTqmuli bati ukve SerCeulia, - mkvircxlad mipasuxa Cemma dam, Cven mas `jeimsis bats~ veZaxiT. igi yvelaze didica da mTlianad TeTria. ai, iq
rom mibajbajebs. sul ocdaeqvsi myavs, erTi Senia, erTi Cveni da danarCeni
ocdaoTxi unda gavyido~.
`madlobeli var, megi, - vuTxari me, - magram Tu SenTvis sul erTia, romel
bats maCuqeb, maSin is maCuqe, romelic xelSi meWira~.
`SenTvis arCeuli bati magaze sami paundiT ufro mZimea da igi saguldagulod
SenTvis gavasuqeT~.
`ara uSavs ra. me swored is bati minda da axlave Tan waviyvan~.
`Seni saqme Sen ukeT ici, - miTxra megim cota nawyeni kiloTi, - aba, romeli
ginda, rom waiyvano?~
`ai, SuaSi rom dgas da kudTan Savi zoli dasdevs~.
`didi siamovnebiT, dakali da waiRe~, - miTxra megim.
da marTlac davkali da kilburnisaken gavemgzavre, CavaRwie Tu ara kilburnSi,
megobari vinaxule da yvelaferi dawvrilebiT vuambe. mgonia, giTxariT, rom Cemi
megobari iseTi kacia, amnairi ambavi ar gaukvirdeba-meTqi. yvelaferi rom vuambe,
siciliT kinaRam daixrCo. mere dana movimarjveT da bati gavWeriT. megona, es es
aris guli saguledan amomivardeba-meTqi, roca davinaxe, rom Zvirfasi qva batis
CinCaxvSi ar aRmoaCnda da SemTxveviT sxva bati damekla da wamomeRo. is bati
iqve mivatove da haiharad dis saxls mivaSure. ukana ezoSi Sesuls iq arcerTi
frinveli aRar damxvedria.
`sad arian batebi, megi?~ - viyvire me.
`vaWarTan gasayidad garekes~, - momigo man.
`romel vaWarTan?~
`brekin rijTan, koventgardenSi~.
`Tu iyo iq imnairive bati, rogoric me avarCie - kudTan rom Savi zoli
dasdevda~. - yviriliT vikiTxe me.
`diax, iyo, kudTan orives erTnairi Savi zolebi dasdevdaT da me maT mudam
erTmaneTSi vurevdi~.
- ra Tqma unda, yvelafers mivxvdi da rac Zala da Rone mqonda, brekin
rijisaken movkurcxle. vaWars batebi erTianad gaeyida da arafriT ar miTxra, vis
mih-yida. Tqven TviTonve moismineT, rogorc gamomapanCura. igi mudam ase
mistumrebs xolme. Cems das hgonia, Wkuaze Sevcdi. rogor gavamtyuno, roca
xandaxan mec mgonia, rom Wkuidan SeviSale. da axla me Tavlafdasxmuli adamiani,
qurdi gaxlavarT, Tumca naparavi simdidriT ar misargeblia da mas mere, rac is
amazrzeni saqcieli Cavidine, SiSiT aRara var. risTvis daviRupe Tavi, rad
Cavidine es boroteba, RmerTo Semewie! - sTqva es da xelebSi TavCarguli
sawyaloblad aqviTinda.
Camowva xangrZlivi dumili, romelsac raideris slukuni da magidaze holmsis
TiTebis kakuni arRvevda. wuTic da Cemi megobari wamodga, kari yurTamde gamoaRo
da raiders sazareli xmiT dasWyivla: - gaeTrie aqedan!
- rao, ser! oh, RmerTma giSveloT!
- arc erTi sityva, momwydi Tavidan!
meti sityva aRarc iyo saWiro. raiderma kibe albaT kisristexiT Cairbina, mere
sadarbazo karis jaxunis xma gavigone da bolos, quCidan, misi aCqarebiT mimavali
fexis xmac momesma.
- bolos da bolos, uotson, - dinjad daiwyo holmsma, - me imitom ki ar
vmuSaob, rom policiis mier ZiebaSi daSvebuli xarvezebi vasworo. horners rom
sasjeli moelodes, maSin sxva saqme iqneboda, magram es ubedur dReze gaCenili
mis winaaRmdeg krintsac aRar dasZravs da saqmes mospoben. SeiZleba, erTi
SexedviT adamians ise moeCvenos, TiTqos me qurds vmfarvelobde, magram, Cemis
azriT, mgonia, adamianis suli daRupvisagan vixseni. igi isea SeSinebuli, rom
cxovrebaSi mcdar nabijs aRar gadadgams. xolo cixeSi rom gamegzavna, isic cixis
frinvelad iqceoda, romelsac galiis kars xan gauRebdnen da gareT inavardebda,
xan ki magrad Caurazavdnen da iq iWikWikebda. garda amisa axla codvebis
erTmaneTisaTvis mitevebis sezoni dgas da amitomac vapatie. SemTxvevam
gadasawyvetad Cvens winaSe Zalze ucnauri da axirebuli problema daayena! raki es
rTuli problema amovxseniT, es TavisTavad samagieros mizRvaa. Tu keTils inebebT
da zars darekavT, Cven SevudgebiT axal kvleva-Ziebas, romelSiac isev frinvels
eqneba miCenili mTavari adgili. misis hadsons sadilad xom gnolis xorci
davukveTeT!
SemTxveva internatSi
Cvens patara wynar oTaxs beikerstritze bevri dramatuli scena axsovs, magram
tornikroft haksteiblis gamoCenaze ufro moulodneli da gansacvifrebeli
veraferi gamixsenebia. es iyo xelovnebis magistri, filosofiis doqtori da a.S.
da a.S. sadarbazo baraTma, rac metismetad patara Canda samecniero xarisxebis
iseTi mZime tvirTisaTvis, mxolod ramdenime wamiT Semouswro mis patrons. baraTs
kvaldakval Semohyva tanadi, warmosadegi, didebuli kaci - TavdaWerilobisa da
sulieri siZlieris gansaxiereba. jer Semosulic ar iyo, rom xelebiT magidas
daeyrdno, iatakze nela daeSva, grZnoba dakarga da Cven win buxarTan gaSlil
daTvis tyavze gaiSxlarTa.
adgilidan wamovvardiT da gaocebulni, erT wuTs usityvod SevcqerodiT daRupuli
gemis am STamagonebel namusrevs, sadRac Sors, cxovrebis ukidegano zRvaSi
avardnilma qariSxalma CvenTan rom Semoagdo. holmsma swrafad daudo TavqveS
baliSi, me ki pirTan sasmisiT koniaki mivutane. ucnobis saxe Rrma naoWebs daeRara.
dasiebul TvalebSi molurjo Crdilebi Casdgomoda. odnav Ria piris kideebi
naRvlianad daeSva dabla. Rababian nikapze jagari wamozrdoda. Canda, Soridan iyo
mosuli, radgan gaWuWyianebuli sayelo da perangi mouCanda, dauvarcxneli Tma ki
lamaz Sublze bRuja-bRuja eyara. Cven win iwva adamiani, romelsac Tavze raRac
didi ubedureba dastexoda.
- ra sWirs, uotson? - mkiTxa holmsma.
- albaT SimSilisa da daRlilobisagan qanci aqvs gawyvetili, - vupasuxe da xeli
ar momicilebia stumris majisaTvis, romelic odnav ucemda.
- ukan dasabrunebeli bileTi mekltonamde. es CrdiloeT inglisSia, - Tqva
holmsma da mosulis saaTis jibidan rkinigzis bileTi amoiRo, - axla Tormetic
araa. Cans, adre mouxda gamosvla!
Cvens stumars SeSupebuli quTuToebi SeuTrTolda da nacrisferi Tvalebi
mogvaStera. wuTic da sircxvilisagan erTianad gawiTlebuli fexze didi gaWirvebiT
wamodga.
- momiteveT, mister holms. es gulwasvla nerviuli Zrwolis Sedegia. ara,
gmadlobT... Wiqa rZe, orcxobila da yvelaferi gaivlis. mister holms, aq
imisaTvis Camovedi, rom Tan wagiyvanoT. Cemi Camosvlis garda, albaT veraviTari
depeSa ver dagarwmunebT, rom is, risi gulisTvisac me geaxeliT, gadaudebeli
saqmea.
- roca sabolood momjobindebiT...
- Tavs Cinebulad vgrZnob. pirdapir ar vici, es ra SememTxva. mister holms,
dabejiTebiT gTxovT, pirvelive matarebliT wamobrZandeT mekltonSi.
holmsma Tavi gadaaqnia.
- Cemi kolega, eqimi uotsoni dagidasturebT, rom Cven axla Tavis mosafxanadac
ar gvcalia. fereris dokumentebis dakargvis gamo dawyebuli ZiebisaTvis avansi
ukve miviRe; amas garda, am dReebSi daniSnulia aber-havenSi momxdari mkvlelobis
saqmis garCeva. londonidan gasvla mxolod gansakuTrebuli mniSvnelobis
garemoebam SeiZleba maiZulos.
- gansakuTrebuli mniSvnelobis garemoebam! - Cvenma stumarma xelebi aRapyro, nuTu hercog holdernesis erTaderTi Svilis gatacebis ambavi ar gsmeniaT?
- hercog holdernesis? yofili ministris?
- diax, diax! yvelaferi viRoneT, rom es ambavi ar gaxmaurebuliyo da gazeTebSi
ar gamoeqveynebinaT, magram guSindel `globusSi~ ukve gaielva raRac xmebma.
megona, es xmebi Tqvenamdec moaRwevda.
holmsma Tavisi grZeli, gamxdari xeli aswia da Tarodan gadmoiRo enciklopediuri
cnobari aso `hae~-ze.
- `holdernesi, meeqvse hercogi, lekverTxis ordenis kavaleri, saidumlo
mrCeveli da sabWos wevri... `baroni boverli, hercogi karlstoni... RmerTo Cemo
ramdeni titulia. `helemSiris sagrafos sasamarTlos Tavmjdomare (1900 wlidan).
daqorwinebulia editze, ser Carlz epldoris qaliSvilze (1888); lord
soltairis erTaderTi Svili da memkvidre. oras ormocdaaTi aTasi akri miwis
mflobeli. lankaSirisa da uelsis maRaroebis mepatrone. misamarTi: karlton-hausterasi.
holdernes-holi, helemSiri; cixe-darbazi karlstoni. bangori,
uelsi. saadmiralos lordi (1872), saxelmwifo mdivani... `mokled, inglisis erTerTi mesveurTagani da vgoneb Cvens qveyanaSi yvelaze ufro saxelganTqmuli kaci
eg yofila~.
- yvelaze ufro cnobili da, SesaZloa, yvelaze ufro mdidaric. ramdenadac vici,
mister holms, Tqven Ziebis saqmes angarebis mizniT ar emsaxurebiT, magram neba
miboZeT giTxraT, rom misi brwyinvaleba xuTi aTasi girvanqis Ceks hpirdeba mas,
vinc Svilis adgilsamyofels uCvenebs da damatebiT aTas girvanqas, Tu gamtacebels
an gamtaceblebs dausaxeleben.
- marTlac, uxvi, Tavaduri gasamrjeloa, - Tqva
holmsma, - uotson, mgoni
CrdiloeT inglisSi gavemgzavrebiT doqtor haksteiblTan erTad. Tqven ki,
doqtoro, jer rZe da namcxvari miirTviT, Semdeg ki dalagebiT mogviyeviT, ra
moxda, rodis moxda, sad moxda, da bolos, ra damokidebuleba gaqvT Tqven,
mekltonTan arsebuli internatis direqtors, am ambavTan da ratom mxolod sami
dRis Semdeg gvatyobinebT am saidumloebiT moculi saqmis istorias. sami dRis
mere-meTqi imitom vambob, rom amas Tqveni mouparsavi wveri mafiqrebinebs.
Cvenma stumarma Wiqa rZe dalia Tu ara, bavSvis gatacebis ambavs aRelvebiT moyva,
magram arc erTi wvrilmani ar gamoutovebia. Tvalebi maSinve gamoucocxlda,
loyebi auRaJRaJda.
- unda gauwyoT, jentlmenebo, rom me gaxlavarT mekltonis skola-internatis
damaarsebeli da direqtori. haksteiblis `horaciusis komentarebi~ albaT
mogagoneben, visTan gaqvT saqme. Cemi sabavSvo internati ueWvelad saukeTeso da
yvelaze ufro privilegiuri saswavlo dawesebulebaa mTel inglisSi. lordi
leverstouki, grafi blekuoteri, ser ketkart soumsi - ai, vin mandobs
ymawvilebs. magram didebis mwvervals Cemma skolam miaRwia sami kviris win, roca
lordma holdernesma Tavisi mdivnis, mister jeims uailderis piriT SemomiTvala,
rom aTi wlis lordi soltairi, misi erTaderTi Svili da memkvidre, Cems
internatSi iswavlida. gana SemeZlo mefiqra maSin: ai preludia, romelsac Cems
sicocxleSi Tan yvelaze didi ubedureba mo-hyveba-meTqi?
lordi soltairi pirvel maiss, zafxulis semestris dasawyisSi Camovida. es
momajadoebeli ymawvili Zalian mokle xanSi SeeTvisa Cvens wesebs. unda SevniSno,
da imedi maqvs, veravin damwamebs, Tavmdabali araao, Tumca amaze dadumeba
sisulele iqneboda - bavSvs Camwarebuli hqonia Sin yofna. aravisTvis ar aris
saidumlo, rom hercogis ojaxuri cxovreba siamtkbilobiT aRsavse ar gaxlavT.
col-qmari TavianTi survilis Tanaxmad daSorda erTmaneTs da soltairis meuRle
samxreT safrangeTSi dasaxlda. yovelive es am cota xnis win moxda. bavSvi,
rogorc gavigeT, mTlianad dedis mxareze yofila. holdernes-holidan mSobeli
dedis wasvlis Semdeg, patara lordma Turme Zlier moiwyina da maSin hercogs
gadauwyvetia Svili aRsazrdelad Cems internatSi moeyvana. or kviraSi lordi
soltairi sruliad mogveCvia da yvelafriT Canda, rom Tavs Cinebulad grZnobda.
ukanasknelad ymawvili camet maiss saRamos, ese igi, orSabaTs naxes. misTvis
miCenili oTaxi meore sarTulze gaxldaT, xolo did gverdiT oTaxSi ori sxva
bavSvi iwva. im or biWs, im Rames arc araferi unaxavs da arc gaugonia. maSasadame,
lordi soltairi gareT Tavisi oTaxis karidan ar gasula. fanjara Ria dagvxvda.
kedels ki swored sarkmelTan metad msxviltotebiani suro faravs. veraviTari
kvali miwaze ver vnaxeT, magram eWvi ar aris, rom bavSvi fanjridan gadaZvra.
patara soltairis gaqcevis ambavi, samSabaTs, dilis Svid saaTze Seityves. logini
dagebuli iyo. wasvlis win saskolo formis - Savi itonuri qurTukisa da ruxi
Sarvlis Cacma moeswro. RamiT masTan oTaxSi aravin Sesula, xolo iqidan rom
yvirilis an Widilis xma gamosuliyo, konteri, mezobel oTaxSi myofi ufrosi
biWi, aucileblad gaigonebda, radgan fxizeli Zili icis.
rogorc ki lord soltairis dakargva gamoaSkaravda, mTeli internati - bavSvebi,
maswavleblebi, msaxurebi fexze davayene. maSinve davrwmundiT, rom lordi
soltairi marto ar gaqceula. arc haidegeri Canda - germanulis maswavlebeli.
haidegeris oTaxi meore sarTulis mopirdapire mxares iyo, magram misi oTaxis
fanjrebic kordisaken gadioda. arc misi logini iyo alagebuli, mgram wesierad
Cacma maswavlebels, etyoba, ver mouxerxda, radganac misi perangi da windebi
iatakze eyara. Canda, fanjridan gadamZvraliyo da suros Cahyoloda Zirs, razedac
dabla darCenili kvali metyvelebda. misi velosipedi, romelsac Cveulebriv
kordis bolos patara fardulSi inaxavda, adgilze ar aRmoCnda.
haidegeri, CemTan, skolaSi maswavleblad ori wlis win dadga. saukeTeso
rekomendaciebiT aRWurvili meaxla, magram mdumare, pirquSi kaci iyo da
gansakuTrebuli siyvaruli verc moswavleTa da verc maswavlebelTa Soris ver
moipova.
dRes xuTSabaTia da ltolvilze samSabaTis Semdeg axali araferi gagvigia.
rasakvirvelia, pirveli Cemi nabiji iyo holdernes-holTan dakavSireba. hercogis
mamuli sul ramdenime milzea skolidan, da imedi gvqonda, rom lord soltairs
albaT saxli moenatreboda da iq wavidoda, magram igi hercogis sasaxleSi ar
aRmoCnda. mama Zlier aRelvebulia, xolo, rac Semexeba me, TviTonve SegeZloT
darwmunebuliyaviT, sadamde mih-yavs adamiani wuxilsa da Tavisi aRsazrdelisaTvis
pasuxismgeblobis grZnobas. mister holms, gevedrebiT, nu daiSurebT Tqvens ZalRones! es iseTi saqmea, rom Rirs suliTa da guliT moekidoT.
Serlok holmsma yuradRebiT moismina ubeduri direqtoris moTxroba. moRuSuli
warbebi da Sublis Rrma naoWi mowmobda, rom holmsi ar saWiroebda dayoliebas
da yovel Rones ixmarda im saqmis saZieblad, romelic Tavisi seriozulobis
garda, uCveulo da daxlarTuli saqmeebisadmi Tandayolil siyvaruls uRviZebda.
jibidan ubis wignaki amoiRo da TavisTvis raRac Caiwera.
- Tqven didi Secdoma CaidineT, rom maSinve ar mommarTeT, - mkacrad Tqva Cemma
megobarma. - es Zalian gaarTulebs Ziebas. darwmunebuli var, rom kordi da
kedelze daxveuli suro bevr rames etyodnen gamocdil Tvals.
- me arafers SuaSi var, mister holms. misi brwyinvaleba yvelanairad erideboda
gaxmaurebas. eSinoda, rom misi ojaxuri areuloba Worebisa da miTqma-moTqmis
sagnad iqceoda. es yovelTvis guls umRvrevda.
- adgilobriv xelisufalT xom ar uZebniaT lordi soltairi?
- diax, ser, magram - vaglax - araferi gamovida. pirvelad TiTqos mivageniT
gaqceulTa kvals, Segvatyobinebs, im diliT Cveni sadguridan matarebliT
axalgazrda kaci biWTan erTad gaemgzavrao. magram guSin saRamos isini
liverpulSi daakaves da Secdoma mswrafl gamoaSkaravda. ai, maSin ki sruliad
davkarge imedi da uZilo Ramis Semdeg pirvelive matarebliT Tqvenken gamoveSure.
- raki policia mcdar gzas daadga, adgilze Zieba albaT ise gulmodgined aRar
warimarTa?
- ubralod, Sewyda.
- maSasadame, sami dRe daikarga. es aRmaSfoTebelia!
- diax, vnanob. marTali brZandebiT.
- mere gamocanis amoxsna rogor iolad SeiZleboda. siamovnebiT movkidebdi xels
am saqmes. miTxariT, xom ar dagidgeniaT raime kavSiri dakargul maswavlebelsa da
ymawvils Soris?
- maT Soris araviTari kavSiri ar yofila.
- haidegeri mis klasSic aswavlida germanul enas?
- ara, da ramdenadac vici, erTxelac ar dalaparakebia.
- ucnauria, Zalze ucnauri! bavSvs hqonda velosipedi?
- ara.
- yvela sxva velosipedi adgilzea?
- adgilzea.
- darwmunebuli xarT?
- darwmunebuli gaxlavarT.
- ara mgonia imas fiqrobdeT, rom maswavlebelma wyvdiad RameSi ymawvili xelSi
aiyvana, velosipedze daisva da ise gaemgzavra.
- ra Tqma unda, ara.
- maS, ranairad xsniT yovelive amas?
- SesaZloa, velosipedi aiRes Tvalis asaxvevad, sadme mimales da TviTon fexiT
wavidnen.
- SesaZlebelia, magram imedia dameTanxmebiT, rom es Tvalis asaxvevad ucnauri
xerxi iqneboda. fardulSi xom sxva velosipedebic iyo?
- diax.
- gana ukeTesi ar iqneboda ori velosipedi gadaemalaT, Tu isurvebdnen iseTi
warmodgenis Seqmnas, TiTqos orTave velosipediT wavida da ara fexiT?
- diax, Tqven marTali brZandebiT.
- saqmec es aris. ara, es versia arafrad ar varga. magram TavisTavad velosipedis
dakargva SeiZleba Semdgomi Ziebis amosaval wertilad gamogvadges. bolos da
bolos, es iseTi nivTi araa, rom misi damalva an mospoba iolad SeZlon. kidev
erTi kiTxva: vinmem xom ar inaxula bavSvi gaqcevis win?
- aravin.
- iqneb werilebi movida mis saxelze?
- diax, iyo erTi werili.
- visgan?
- mamamisisgan.
- Tqveni mowafeebis fostas xom ar xsniT?
- ara.
- maS, ratom fiqrobT, rom werili mamam gamougzavna?
- konverti Rerbiani gaxldaT, misamarTi ki - hercogis mouxeSavi xeliT iyo
dawerili. garda amisa, hercogma TviTonac gaixsena, werili mivwereo Svils.
- manamde rodis miiRo bavSvma werilebi?
- ukanasknel dReebSi mis saxelze araferi mosula.
- safrangeTidan Tu swerdnen?
- ara.
- Tqven, cxadia, xvdebiT, rasac vfiqrob. lordi soltairi an ZaliT waiyvanes, an
sakuTari surviliT gaiqca. ukanaskneli hipoTeza gvkarnaxobs, rom ymawvili aseTi
nabijis gadadgmas ver gabedavda, Tu garedan ar moaxdendnen zegavlenas. raki
masTan aravin mosula, maSasadame, es zegavlena werilebis saSualebiT momxdara. ai,
ratom mimaCnia mniSvnelovnad imis codna, Tu vin iyo misi fostalioni.
- meeWveba, rom am saqmeSi raime daxmareba SevZlo. ramdenadac cnobilia, bavSvs
mxolod mama swerda.
- da mamis werili miiRo gaqcevis dRes. rogori damokidebuleba iyo mama-Svils
Soris: kargi, megobruli?
- misi brwyinvaleba mniSvnelovani saxelmwifo saqmeebiTaa gadatvirTuli da Tavisi
megobrobis Rirsadac aravin miaCnia. mis guls Cveulebrivi adamianuri grZnoba ase
iolad ver Seatokebs. magram Taviseburad ymawvils cudad ar eqceoda.
- mainc rogor SeatyveT, ymawvili mTlianad dedis mxareze iyo?
- diax.
- TviTon ambobda ase?
- ara.
- maS vin? hercogi?
- ara, ras brZanebT! ra Tqma unda, ara!
- maS, es saidan iciT?
- xSirad mixdeboda misi brwyinvalebis mdivanTan, mister jeims uailderTan
saubari. man gamando saidumlod lord soltairis ganwyobileba.
- gasagebia. ho, marTla, hercogis ukanaskneli werili bavSvis gaqcevis Semdeg
ipovneT oTaxSi?
- ara. albaT, Tan waiRo... mister holms, xom ar vagvianebT sadgurze wasvlas?
- axlave vubrZaneb, kebi momgvaron. TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg Tqvens gankargulebaSi
viqnebiT. Tu Sin depeSis gagzavna gnebavT, mister haksteibl, ecadeT iq, Tqvensas,
ise ifiqron, rom Zieba jer kidev liverpulSi mimdinareobs. Tqveni maZebrebis
xrova xom iqiT gafrinda? me ki amasobaSi damSvidebuli, daubrkoleblad vimuSaveb
zed Tqveni skolis karTan da iqneb alRom ar umtyunos or iseT nacad meZebars,
rogoric arian morCili msaxuri da uotsoni. iqneb ynosvam ar gviRalatos da
adgilze kvalis migneba movaxerxoT.
saRamos derbis sagrafos civma haerma gagvagrila. Cven win doqtor haksteilis
saxelganTqmuli internati aRmarTuliyo. roca haksteiblis skolis karibWes
mivaRwieT, ukve bneloda. winkarSi magidaze dagvxvda sadarbazo baraTi. laqiam
raRac CasCurCula direqtors da isic aRelvebuli mogvibrunda.
- hercogi aq aris, - Tqva haksteiblma, - hercogi da mister uailderi kabinetSi
micdian. wamobrZandiT, jentlmenebo, Tqvens Tavs warvudgen.
me, ra Tqma unda, fotosuraTebidan vicnobdi am uaRresad cnobil saxelmwifo
moRvawes, magram igi sulac ar aRmoCnda iseTi, rogoric suraTebze iyo. buxris
win xaliCaze idga moxdenilad Cacmuli, didebuli garegnobis kaci. mogrZo,
gamxdari saxe hqonda da raRac uazrod wamoSverili grZeli, mokauWebuli cxviri.
saxeze mkvdrisferi edo da am sifermkrTales kidev ufro aZlierebda grZeli,
JRali wveri, romlis miRmac TeTr Jiletze saaTis oqros Zewkvi cimcimebda.
yofili ministri daJinebiT Semogvcqeroda. gverdiT jerac sruliad axalgazrda,
tanmomcro, moZravi, nerviuli Sesaxedaobisa da Wkviani gamometyvelebis
cisferTvaleba kaci edga. rogorc mivxvdi, is misi piradi mdivani, uailderi iyo.
laparaki man wamoiwyo, Tanac, uaRresad gadamwyveti da mkveTri xmiT:
- doqtoro haksteibl, me viyavi dRes diliT TqvenTan, magram, samwuxarod,
davagviane da ver SevZeli xeli SemeSala TqvenTvis londons gamgzavrebaSi.
rogorc miTxres, mister Serlok holmsis Camosayvanad da misTvis am saqmis
gamokvlevis dasavaleblad gamgzavrebulxarT, doqtoro haksteibl. misi
brwyinvaleba gaocebulia, rom winaswar masTan mouTaTbireblad gabedeT aseTi
nabijis gadadgma.
- roca gavige, rom policiis Ziebam Sedegi ar gamoiRo...
- misi brwyinvaleba sulac ar aris amaSi darwmunebuli.
- magram, mister uailder!..
- rogorc TqvenTvis cnobilia, doqtoro haksteibl, mis brwyinvalebas ar surs,
rom es saqme gaxmaurdes. igi umjobesad miiCnevda, ucxo xalxisaTvis ar gagendoT
es ambavi.
- amisi gamosworeba advilia, - wailuRluRa SeSinebulma doqtorma, - mister
Serlok holmss SeuZlia dilis matarebliT dabrundes londonSi.
- ar vapireb, doqtoro, ar vapireb! - Tavaziani RimiliT Tqva holmsma. CrdiloeTis haeri ise sasiamovno da keTilismyofelia janmrTelobisaTvis, rom
gadavwyvite aq, dablobSi gavataro ramdenime dRe. gaverTobi ise, rogorc
movaxerxeb. rac Seexeba TavSesafars, Tqvens WerqveS viqnebi, Tu soflis
sastumroSi, es ukve Tqvenzea damokidebuli.
ubeduri doqtori sruliad daibna, magram swored maSin wamoeSvela qeraTmiani
hercogis boxi xma, sadilze mimxmobi gongis xmasaviT rom gaisma.
- doqtori uailderi marTalia, doqtoro haksteibl, CemTan moTaTbireba
gmarTebdaT, magram raki mister Serlok holmss es saqme gaandeT, Cvenis mxriv
ugunureba iqneboda mis samsaxurze uaris Tqma. soflis sastumroSi ra gaqvT
wasasvleli, mister holms? moxaruli viqnebi, Tu holdernes-holSi mestumrebiT.
- uaRresad gmadlobT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, magram Tqveni saqmis
interesebisaTvis, aq, SemTxvevis adgilze Tu davrCebi, ajobebs.
- ar SemiZlia Zala dagatanoT, mister holms, magram Tu raime cnobebi
dagWirdebaT Cemgan an mister uailderisagan, oriveni mzad varT gemsaxuroT.
- albaT momixdeba holdernes-holSi Camosvla, - Tqva holmsma, - axla ki, ser,
mxolod is minda vicode, rogor xsniT Tqveni Svilis egzom idumal gauCinarebas.
- mimZims pasuxis gacema, ser.
- mapatieT, Tu TqvenTvis arasasiamovno Temas Sevexebi, magram uamisod ar
SeiZleba. xom ar fiqrobT, rom saqmeSi Careulia hercogis meuRle?
ministri pasuxs agvianebda.
- ara, ar mgonia, - Tqva bolos.
- maSin TavisTavad iCens Tavs meore axsna: iqneb ymawvili gaitaces im mizniT,
rom gamosasyidi miiRon? aseTi moTxovna ar yofila?
- ara, ser.
- kidev erTi kiTxva, Tqveno brwyinvalebav: gavige, SvilisaTvis werili misi
gauCinarebis dRes migiweriaT.
- ara, wina dRes.
- savsebiT sworia. magram werili imave dRes miiRo?
- diax.
- xom araferi iyo im werilSi iseTi, rom aeRelvebina bavSvi da Caenerga misTvis
gaqcevis azri?
- ra Tqma unda, ara, ser!
- werili TviTon gagzavneT?
hercogis nacvlad gajavrebulma mdivanma miugo:
- mis brwyinvalebas Cveulebad ara aqvs piradad gzavnos Tavisi korespondenciebi.
es werili sxvebTan erTad datova magidaze da me Cavde safosto CanTaSi.
- darwmunebuli xarT, rom sxva werilebTan isic iyo?
- diax, davinaxe.
- ramdeni werili dawereT im dRes, Tqveno brwyinvalebav?
- oci Tu ocdaaTi. didi mimowera maqvs. magram vfiqrob, Cven saqmis arsidan
gadavuxvieT.
- ara, ratom! - Tqva holmsma.
- TviTonve vurCie policias Zieba samxreT safrangeTSi waremarTa, - ganagrZo
hercogma, - vimeoreb: ara mgonia, hercogis qals unari Seswevdes Svili aseTi
saSineli nabijis gadasadgmelad waaqezos, magram TviTon bavSvi iseTi jiutia,
SeiZleba dedasTan gaqceuliyo, miT ufro, Tu amas im germanelis mxriv
Segulianeba da Tanamoqmedeba daemata. axla ki, doqtoro haksteibl, neba momeciT,
gamogemSvidoboT.
vgrZnobdi, holmss kidev ramdenime kiTxva hqonda, magram hercogma uceb Sewyvita
saubari. hercogs daxvewili aristokratizmi ar aZlevda nebas dawvrilebiT gaendo
ojaxuri sakiTxebi ucxo kacisaTvis da, etyoboda, eSinoda, rom yoveli axali kiTxva
uwyalo Suqs mohfenda misi cxoverbis ase gulmodgined Cabnelebul kunWulebs.
hercogisa da mister uailderis wasvlis Semdeg
holmsi maSinve misTvis
Cveuli TavgamodebiT Seudga saqmes.
bavSvis oTaxis guldasmiT daTvalierebam axali araferi mogvca garda imisa, rom
sabolood davrwmundiT: gaqceva patara soltairs mxolod fanjridan SeeZlo.
germaneli maswavleblis oTaxSic SevixedeT. araviTari samxili ar aRmoCnda.
fanjris qvemoT suros misi simZimisaTvis ver gaeZlo da farniT ganaTebul
kordze vnaxeT quslebis ori Rrma kvali - ai, erTaderTi ram, rac im Ramis
amouxsnel gaqcevas mowmobda.
Serlok holmsi wavida, marto damtova da mxolod Ramis Tormet saaTze dabrunda.
sadRac aqauri midamoebis ruka eSovna, Cems loginze gaSala oTaxSi da Sua
adgilas lampa dadga. Semdeg moswia da guldasmiT dauwyo cqera Tavis gamogonebas.
drogamoSvebiT ki misTvis saintereso adgilebs Cibuxis qarvis tariT miCvenebda.
- es saqme sul ufro da ufro mizidavs, uotson, - ambobda Cemi megobari, saintereso saqmea, Zalian saintereso... magram axla, roca mxolod viwyeb Zebnas,
minda Tqveni yuradReba mivaqcio zogierT geografiul detals, romelTac SeiZleba
arcTu mcire mniSvneloba eqneT Ziebis msvlelobaSi. SexedeT am rukas. ai, es
Strixiani kvadrati - skolaa. aq qinZisTavi davarWoT. esec gzatkecili. igi skolas
Cauvlis aRmosavleTidan dasavleTisaken da ganStoeba mTeli milis manZilze
orTave mxares arsad ara aqvs. gaqceulebi Saragzas unda mihyolodnen, sxva gza
arc hqondaT.
- marTalia.
- garemoebaTa bednieri damTxvevis wyalobiT, SegviZlia SevamowmoT, ra xdeboda im
Rames am gzatkecilze. ai, am adgilas, sadac axla Cemi Cibuxia, Tormetidan
dilamde polismeni morigeobda. rogorc xedavT, esaa pirveli jvaredini
gzatkecilis aRmosavleT mxareze. polismeni wamiTac ar moscilebia Tavis posts da
amtkicebs, aucileblad SevniSnavdi mozrdil mamakacs, romelsac ymawvili axlda, iq
rom gaevloTo. dRes saRamos velaparake da vgoneb, SeiZleba mis sityvebs vendoT.
maSasadame, gzatkecilis es nawili gamoricxulia. axla vnaxoT, rogor aris saqme
mis dasavleT nawilSi. iq aris sastumro `wiTeli xari~, romlis diasaxlisi avadaa
da wevs. mekltonSi eqimis dasaZaxeblad kaci ufreniaT, magram eqimi sxvagan
yofila da avadmyofTan mxolod adre diliT misula. eqimis molodinSi
sastumroSi mTeli Rame aravis sZinebia. Turme wamdauwum ixedebodnen
gzatkecilisaken, xom ar modiso. im xalxis TqmiT, sastumrosTan aravis Cauvlia.
Tu imaT davujerebT, arc gzatkecilis dasavleTi nawili tovebs raime eWvs.
maSasadame, ltolvilebs raRac sxva gza aurCeviaT.
- mere, velosipedi? - vkiTxe holmss.
- diax, velosipedi. axla imaze gadavalT. amrigad, ganvagrZoT Cveni msjeloba. Tu
gaqceulebi gzatkecilze ar gasulan, maSasadame, an CrdiloeTisaken wavidodnen, an
samxreTisaken, es udavoa. modi, avwon-davwonoT orive es varaudi. skolis
samxreTiT patara nakveTebad danawevrebuli didi mindoria. yoveli nakveTi
meorisagan qvis zRudiT aris gamoyofili. velosipediT iq gavla SeuZlebelia.
maSasadame es ivaraudic unda uarvyoT. axla CrdiloeTs davakvirdeT. iq Walaa,
saxelad `mrude soli~. mis iqiT ki, aT milze, gadaWimulia Waobiani veli, romlis
CrdiloeT mxares borcvebi da gorakebi gvxvdeba. mis marcxniv holdernes-holia,
sadamdec, Tu gzatkeciliT vivliT, aTi mili iqneba, xolo pirdapiri gziT eqvsi
milic ar unda iyos. es veli pirquSi da ukacuria. zed mesaqonleobis ramdenime
patara ferma gafantula, cxvrebi, Zroxebi, Waobis frinveli - ai, am midamoebis
binadarni. Semdgom, rogorc TviTonve xedavT, gadis Cesterfildis gzatkecili. mis
gaswvriv dganan koteji, eklesia da sastumro. ukan - borcvebia, maRali da
daxramuli. darwmunebuli var, Cven Zieba CrdiloeTisaken unda vawarmooT.
- magram velosipedi! - gavimeore Cemi mosazreba.
- ra SuaSia aq velosipedi! - mouTmenlad mipasuxa holmsma. - kargi
velosipedistebi marto gzatkecilebze rodi dadian. veli bilikebiTaa daserili,
garda amisa, im Rames mTvare kargad anaTebda... moiTmineT! es ra aris?
karze kakuni gaisma da am xmas oTaxSi maSinve moh-yva doqtori haksteibli. xelSi
eWira cisferi qudi, romelsac saCixze TeTri danakerebi hqonda.
- napovnia! - SesZaxa man. - madloba RmerTs! rogorc iqna, Cveni ymawvilis kvals
wavawydiT! es lordis kepia!
- sad ipovneT?
- boSaTa sazidarSi. maTi banaki velze idga. samSabaTs aiSalnen da gzas gaudgnen.
dRes policia daesxa Tavs da maTi sazidrebis Cxrekis Semdeg, ai, ra ipovnes.
- rogor moxvda qudi CvenTano, ra uTqvamT?
- Tavis daZvrena ucdiaT, miukib-moukibavT, kepi samSabaT diliT velze vipoveTo.
ara, im aramzadebma ician, sadaa bavSvi. sabednierod, yvelani Casves. kanonis SiSi
enas gauxsniT an, iqneba, kanonis SiSma ki ara, hercogis qisam aalaparakos isini.
- ho, ra gaewyoba, kargia, - Tqva holmsma, roca doqtori oTaxidan gavida. yovel SemTxvevaSi, es adasturebs Cems varauds, rom mxolod velze Zieba
mogvcems raime Sedegs. policias araferi gaukeTebia, Tu mxedvelobaSi ar miviRebT
boSebis dapatimrebas. SexedeT rukas, uotson. velze nakaduli miedineba. skolasa
da holdernes-hols Soris is erT-or adgilas daWaobebulia. amindi axla ise
gvalviania, rom kvalis Zebna sadme sxvagan usargeblo saqmea, WaobebSi ki SeiZleba
aqa-iq darCa nakvalevi, xval adre SemogivliT da SevecadoT Suqi movfinoT am
saidumloebiT mocul saqmes.
meore dRes, ganTiadis bindbundSi gameRviZa da Cems loginTan holmsis maRali,
gamxdari figura SevniSne.
holmsi ukve Cacmuli iyo da rogorc Canda, iqauroba
daeTvalierebina.
- kordi da velosipedis farduli gamovikvlie, - miTxra megobarma. - Semdeg
mrude solSi gaviseirne. adeqiT, uotson, gverdiT oTaxSi kakao gelodebaT, Tanac
gTxovT, iCqaroT, radgan dRes bevri davidaraba gvelis.
Cems megobars saxe ise wamogzneboda da Tvalebic im adamianiviT uelavda,
romelsac guli ar uTmens, rom Tavis sayvarel samuSaos Seudges. Cems win ukve
sxva adamiani idga - gamococxlebuli, energiuli, romelic sruliad ar hgavda
Tavis TavSi Caketilsa da fermkrTal beikerstritel meocnebes. Sevcqerodi mis
zambarasaviT daWimul jan-RoniT aRsavse sxeuls da vgrZnobdi, rom es dRe
davidarabas gviqadda.
magram Cveni saqmianoba mware imedgacruebiT daiwyo. sruliad daimedebulni
gavemarTeT muq torfian dablobisaken, rasac cxvrebis mier gakvaluli bilikebi
seravda. male gavediT Ria mwvane feris daWaobebul saZovrebze, rac Cvensa da
holdernes-hols Soris mdebareobda. Tu bavSvs gezi Sinisaken hqonda aRebuli,
maSin am adgils ver ascdeboda da WenWyobSi uTuod unda darCeniliyo misi, an
germaneli maswavleblis fexis kvali. magram msgavsi veraferi vnaxeT. Cemi
megobari am mwvane velis kides mihyveboda warbSekruli da yuradRebiT
akvirdeboda yovel bnel laqas xavsian zedapirze. uTvalavi cxvris kvali iyo,
xolo ramdenime milis iqiT Zroxis kvalic vnaxeT. es iyo da es.
- aSkarad gvimtyuna bedma, - Tqva holmsma da win gadaWimul vels gaxeda, - ai,
iqac aris Waobebi da maT Soris viwro gasasvlelia. SexedeT! SexedeT! es ra aris?
Sav, daklaknil bilikze SevdeqiT. bilikis SuagulSi, svel miwaze, aSkarad Canda
velosipedis borblebis kvali.
- vaSa! - SevZaxe me. - ai, velosipedis borblebis nakvalevic.
magram holmsma Tavi gadaaqnia da misi saxis gamometyveleba imdenad sixaruls ar
gamoxatavda, ramdenadac gaocebasa da gamaxvilebul yuradRebas.
- velosipedis nakvalevi kia, magram sxva velosipedisaa, - mipasuxa man. - CemTvis
cnobilia velosipedis ormoci sxvadasxvanairi saburavis anabeWdi. es, rogorc
xedavT, `danlopis~ firmisaa, isic sakerebliani. haidegers palmerisa hqonda,
gaswvriv zolebiani. ase miTxra maTematikis maswavlebelma evelingma. maSasadame, aq
gauvlia ara haidegers, aramed viRac sxvas.
- maSasadame, bavSvs?
- rom SegveZlos imis damtkiceba, rom bavSvs velosipedi hqonda! magram
gvarwmuneben, velosipedi ar
hqoniao. es kvali, rogorc TviTonve
SegiZliaT darwmundeT, skolasTan iwyeba.
- an skolisken midis.
- ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, ukana borblebis kvali mudam ufro Rrmaa, radgan
mas meti simZime awveba. ai, xedavT? ramdenime adgilas daemTxva wina borblis
ufro mkrTal kvals da moSala. ara, velosipedi uTuod skolis mxridan modioda.
SeiZleba araferi saerTo ar hqondes Cvens ZiebasTan, magram sul erTia, vidre
Ziebas ganvagrZoT, am kvals unda gavyveT.
asec moviqeciT da oras-samasi iardis Semdeg, iq, sadac biliki daWaobebuli
nakveTidan gverdze uxvevda, velosipedis borblebis nakvalevi gaqra. magram
Semdeg biliks nakaduli kveTda da kvali isev gamoCnda, Tumca Zroxebs moeswroT
im adgilze gavla da gaeTelaT. Semdeg biliki mrude solSi Seimala, WalaSi, rac
TiTqmis zed skolas ekvroda. velosipedze mjdomi, rogorc etyoba, am Walidan
gamovida. holmsi kaWarze dajda da nikapiT xels daeyrdno. vidre ase sruliad
gaunZrevlad ijda, ori sigaris moweva movaswari.
- SesaZloa, - Tqva bolos Cemma megobarma. - windaxedulma adamianma Tavis
velosipeds saburavebi gamoucvalos, rom mdevari daabnios. saqmis daWera
damnaSavesTan, romelsac aqvs aseTi winaswarxedvis niWi, CemTvis didi pativi
iqneboda. davtovoT es sakiTxi gadauWrelad da davubrundeT Waobs, radgan iq jer
kidev yvelaferi garkveuli araa.
guldasmiT ganvagrZeT dablobis daWaobebuli ubnis gasinjva da male Cveni
garjisTvis Rirseulad dajildoebulni aRmovCndiT. holmsma naxa kidev erTi sveli
biliki, mivida da sixaruliT Sehyvira. biliks Suaze telegrafis mavTulebiviT
wvrili zolebi mihyveboda. es iyo palmeris velosipedis saburavebis kvali.
- ai, ra gziT gamgzavrebula her haidegeri! - aRelvebiT Cailaparaka holmsma, Cemi daskvna arc ise urigo gamodga, uotson!
- gilocavT warmatebas.
- magram jer sada varT. gTxovT bilikze ar dadgeT da dinjad gavyveT am
nakvalevs. albaT male daikargeba.
velis im nawilSi yovel nabijze gvxvdeboda saflobi adgilebi da, Tumca
velosipedis kvali waramara gvekargeboda, mudam xelaxla vpoulobdiT.
- amCnevT Tu ara, - Tqva holmsma, - rom aq velosipedze mjdoms pedalze fexi
dauWeria? es sruliad aSkaraa. SexedeT aq, sadac darCenilia wina da ukana
borblebis kvali. orive erTnairad mkafiod Cans. es ki SeiZleba aixsnas mxolod
imiT, rom velosipedze mjdoms simZimis centri gadahqonda saWeze, rogorc
Sejibrebis dros iqcevian xolme. RmerTo Cemo, dacemula!
talaxian bilikze farTo grZeli zoli gadioda. Semdeg Canda fexsacmelebis
anabeWdi, rasac isev velosipedis nakvalevi cvlida.
- borblebi gasrialebula? - vkiTxe megobars.
holmsma miwidan SavTavas mowyvetili buCqi aiRo. Cemda SemaZrwuneblad, yviTeli
yvavilebi wiTlad iyo dawinwkluli. bilikze da SavTavas SambnarSi gamxmari
sisxlis muqi laqebi SevamCnieT.
- cudad aris saqme! - Tqva holmsma. - Zalian cudad! aq fexi ar dadgaT, uotson,
gaiwieT. amrigad, risi wakiTxva SeiZleba? daWrili daeca... wamodga... isev dajda
velosipedze... gza ganagrZo. bilikze jogma gaiara. xarma xom ar urqina! ai, sxva
kvali aq aris. win, uotson! sisxlis laqebi, velosipedis borblebis anabeWdi - ai,
am kvalis mixedviT albaT vipovniT gaqceulebs!
Cveni Zieba didxans ar gagrZelebula. velosipedis kvali nestisagan mbzinav
bilikze klaknilad wavida. win gavixede da anazdad Cem Tvalwin raRac liTonma
gaielva. TavSavas Sambidan palmeris saburavebiani velosipedi gamovaTrieT. erTi
pedali gaRunuli hqonda, saWe da wina borbali ki erTianad sisxliT mosvrili.
cota iqiT balaxidan fexsacmeli iyo amoCrili. iqiT gavvardiT da vnaxeT miwaze
gaSxlarTuli, maRali, wverosani kaci, romlis saTvales marjvena mina gatexili
hqonda. misi sikvdilis mizezi gamxdariyo gamanadgurebeli dartyma, rasac Tavis
qala orad gaepo. aseTi Wrilobis Semdeg rom ramdenime metris gavla kidev
SeZlo, es mis gansacvifrebel sicocxlisunarianobasa da sulier Zalaze mowmobda.
fexsacmeli SiSvel fexze Caecva, xolo pijakis qveS Ramis perangi mouCanda. saeWvo
aRaraferi iyo - Cven win egdo germaneli maswavlebeli.
holmsma frTxilad gadaabruna gvami da gasinja. Semdeg dajda da Cafiqrda. Cemi
megobris SeSfoTebul saxes Sevcqerodi da vxvdebodi, rom am saSinelma napovnma
maincdamainc win verafriT waswia Ziebis saqme.
- pirdapir ar vici, rogor moviqceT, uotson, - Tqva bolos holmsma. - minda
win wavideT. Zieba ise gagvigrZelda, wuTis dakargvac aRar SeiZleba. meore mxriv,
policias unda SevatyobinoT. gana SeiZleba aq am sacodavi gvamis datoveba?
- baraTi gamataneT.
- ho, magram Tqveni daxmarebis gareSe muSaoba gamiZneldeba! daicadeT, ager iq
viRac torfs Wris. dauZaxeT im kacs, policia moiyvanos.
megobris Txovna saswrafod Sevasrule. SiSiT gondakargul fermers holmsma
werili gaatana doqtor haskteiblTan.
- amrigad, uotson, - isev Cailaparaka Cemma megobarma, - dRes diliT or kvals
mivageniT. pirveli palmeris saburavebiani velosipedisaa da Tqven naxeT, sad
mogviyvana am kvalma. meore napovni - danlopis nakeriani saburavebis kvalia.
vidre am meore kvals gavyvebodeT, modi, gavarkvioT, ra aris CvenTvis cnobili
da gavarCioT arsebiTi araarsebiTisgan... uwinares yovlisa, minda xazi gavusva imas,
rom ymawvili Tavisi nebiT gaiqca. fanjridan gadaZvra da daimala marto, an
TanamzraxvelTan erTad. es ueWvelia.
dasturis niSnad Tavi davxare.
- ase. axla mivxedoT ubedur germanels. bavSvma moaswro Cacma, maSasadame, is
emzadeboda gasaqcevad. germaneli ki, etyoba, aCqarebiT icvamda da amitom mouxda
uwindebod gaqceva.
- ueWvelia.
- ram aiZula fanjridan gadasuliyo? iman, rom gaqceuli ymawvili dainaxa. undoda
dasweoda da daebrunebina. maSin igi iRebs Tavis velosipeds, misdevs bavSvs da
WaobebSi iRupeba.
- diax, TiTqos asea.
- axla vexebi Cemi msjelobis yvelaze ufro sadavo nawils. patara bavSvs rom
dasweoda, mozrdili mamakaci ubralod unda dasdevneboda. ymawvilis dawevas xom
didi araferi unda! magram germaneli, romelic, doqtor haksteiblis TqmiT,
saukeTeso velosipedisti iyo, sxvanairad moiqca - ese igi, fardulSi gaiqca Tavisi
velosipedis asaRebad. aqedan daskvna: naxa, rom bavSvma moZraobis ufro
srulyofil saSualebas mimarTa, vidre sakuTari fexebia.
- sxva sityviT, viRacis velosipedi aiRo?
- aRvadginoT gaqcevis suraTi bolomde. germaneli iRupeba skolidan xuTi milis
daSorebiT - da iRupeba, miaqcieT amas yuradReba, ara tyviiT, - tyvia xom bavSvsac
SeeZlo daexala, - etyoba, viRac Ronier mamakacs uwyalod Caurtyams misTvis
TavSi. maSasadame, ymawvils hyavda Tanamgzavri da oriveni ise swrafad mihqrodnen,
rom kargi velosipedisti mxolod mexuTe milze daewia. im adgilze, sadac es
tragedia datrialda, Cven aRmovaCineT Zroxis kvali, meti araferi. ufro farTo
wre Semoviare, ormocdaaTiode nabijis diametriT da garSemo veraviTari biliki
ver SevniSne. meore velosipedists araferi saerTo ar hqonia mkvlelobasTan,
adamianis kvali ki iq ar yofila.
- holms! - SevZaxe me, - es daujerebelia!
- yoCaR! - mipasuxa holmsma. - daskvna amomwuravia. movlenaTa msvlelobis
Cemeul gadmocemaSi aris raRac daujerebeli - maSasadame, Secdoma davuSvi. magram
Tqvenc Tan maxldiT da yvelaferi TviTonve naxeT. sad vcdebi?
- iqneb dacemis dros gaixeTqa Tavi?
- WaobebSi, uotson?
- veRaraferi momisazrebia, holms.
- kmara, kmara, ufro Zneli amocanebic gadagviwyvetia. fiqris masala sakmaod
gvaqvs. saWiroa mxolod WkuiTa da gonebiT midgoma da gamoyeneba... maS, ganvagrZoT
gza, uotson. palmeris saburavebma yvelaferi gviTxres, risi Tqmac SeeZloT. axla
vnaxoT, sad migviyvans danlopis dakerebuli saburavebi.
am kvals mivyeviT, magram male Cven win gadaiSala mananebiT dafaruli daqanebuli
gorakebi. nakaduli ukan darCa. Semdgom winsvlas azri aRar hqonda, radgan
danlopis saburavebis nakvalevs SeeZlo miveyvaneT mxolod holdernes-holSi,
marcxniv rom aRmarTuliyo Tavisi didebuli koSkebiT, an kidev patara, dabal rux
saxlebTan, romelTa miRmac rukis mixedviT Cesterfildis gzatkecili gadioda.
roca sul raRac ramdenime nabiji gvaSorebda daxavsebulsa da friad Seuxedav
sastumros, romlis abrazec gamoxatuli iyo mamali, holmsma uecrad amoioxra.
fexi eRrZo da, rogorc cnobilia, aseT SemTxvevaSi adamiani sruliad umweo xdeba.
ris vai-vaglaxiTa da koWlobiT milaslasda sastumros karamde. sadac kbilebSi
Cibuxgayrili, jmuxi, Savgvremani Suaxnis kaci ijda.
- gamarjobaT, mister ruben heiz, - uTxra holmsma.
- vina brZandebiT da saidan iciT Cemi saxeli? -hkiTxa am kacma da holmsi
iWvneuli, avi mzeriT SeaTvaliera.
- Tqveni saxeli abraze weria, Tqven Tavs zemoT. saxlis ufrosi ki yovelTvis
icnoba. miTxariT, xom ar geqnebaT raime orTvala etli?
- ara.
- marjvena fexs ver vabijeb.
- nu daabijebT, Tu ar SegiZliaT.
- mere, rogor wavide?
- rogorme, cali fexiT, xtunva-xtunviT.
mister ruben heizis pasuxebi metismeti TavazianobiT ar gamoirCeoda, magram
holmsi mis uxeSobas saocari gulgrilobiT xvdeboda.
- momismineT, uZvirfaseso, - uTxra holmsma, - xom xedavT, ra ubedureba
SememTxva. oRond adgilze CavideT, riT da ranairad, CemTvis sul erTia.
- CemTvis miT ufro sul erTia, - miugo im pirquSma kacma.
- aq erTi mniSvnelovani saqmisaTvis var mosuli. momeciT Tqveni velosipedi da
miiReT samsaxurisaTvis erTi sovereni.
maspinZelma yurebi dacqvita.
- saiT unda waxvideT?
- holdernes-holSi.
- TviTon hercogis stumari xom ar xarT? - uTxra sastumros patronma da Cvens
dasvril tanisamoss dacinviT Seavlo Tvali.
holmsma udardelad gaicina:
- hercogi xelebgaSlili migviRebs.
- risTvis, ra damsaxurebisTvis?
- imitom, rom kargi ambebi migvaqvs mis dakargul Svilze.
mister heizi SekrTa.
- nuTu miageniT?
- liverpulidan gvacnobes, iq ariso. sadacaa ipovnian.
mister heizs raRac Crdilma gadauqrola uxeS, jagriT dafarul saxeze da uecrad
gulkeTili gaxda.
- hercogze mwyralad var, - Tqva man. - meetled viyavi da Zalian mkacrad
momeqca. mTibavma mTeli guda tyuilebi gadmoulaga Cemze, gamagdo da
rekomendaciac ki ar momca, magram mainc moxaruli var, Tu axalgazrda lordi
liverpulSi moiZebna. ra gaewyoba, dagexmarebiT, rom kargi ambavi CaitanoT
holdernes-holSi.
- madlobeli var, - uTxra holmsma. - magram jer vivaxSmebT, Semdeg ki Tqvens
velosipeds momcemT.
holmsma sovereni uCvena.
- geubnebiT, ara maqvs velosipedi! cxenebiT waxvalT.
- keTili, - upasuxa holmsma. - jer gvaWameT da mere amaze movilaparakoT.
roca filaqniT mogebul samzareuloSi martoni davrCiT, holmss fexi erTbaSad
mourCa. dRe iwureboda. moSiebuli viyaviT da sufridan adgomas ar vCqarobdiT.
Tavis fiqrebSi CanTqmuli holmsi ara erTxel mivida fanjarasTan ise, rom
dumili ar daurRvevia. nagaviT savse ezos erT kuTxeSi idga samWedlo, sadac
WuWyiT mosvrili, tyapuWiani ymawvili muSaobda, meoreSi - sajinibo. ezos erTerTi aseTi SeTvalierebis Semdeg holmsi isev miujda sufras. uecrad adgilidan
wamovarda da SesZaxa:
- uotson! axla yvelaferi naTelia. naxeT Zroxis Cliqebis kvali am diliT?
- vnaxe.
- sad?
- yvelgan. Waobzec, bilikebzec da im adgilTanac, sadac sabralo haidegeri
sicocxles gamosalmebia.
- marTalia. axla ki, uotson, miTxariT. bevri Zroxa mogxvdaT TvalSi?
- Zroxebi ar minaxavs.
- ucnauria, uotson! yvelgan Zroxis kvalia, Zroxa ki arsad Cans. ucnauria. xom
marTalia?
- diax, marTlac ucnauri ambavia.
- axla, uotson, daZabeT yuradReba da scadeT warmoidginoT, ranairad
gamoiyureboda kvali bilikze.
- ho, warmovidgine.
- gaxsovT? zogjer aseTebi iyo... - holmsma magidaze puris namcecebi daalaga: - :
: : : - zogjer ki aseTebic: - : . : . : . : . - xolo alag-alag aseTebi: - . :
. : . : - gaxsovT?
- ara.
- me ki maxsovs da mzad var ficiT davamtkico. Tumca Cven kidev davbrundebiT iq
da adgilze SevamowmebT yvelafers. goneba damibnelda Tu ra, rom maSinve ar
gamovitane aqedan saWiro daskvnebi!
- ra daskvnebi?
- ai, ra: sakvirveli Zroxebia, rogorc gnebavT, ise atarebT - ToxarikiT,
navardiT, WenebiT Tu nabijiT! daimaxsovreT, uotson, Cemi sityva, aseTi eSmakuri
xerxi sofleli meduqnis Wkuis nayofi ar aris! ezoSi aravin Cans, im ymawvilis
garda, samWedloSi rom trialebs. modiT, gavideT, davzveroT, rogor midis iq
saqmeebi.
naxevrad dangreul sajiniboSi ori balanaburZgnuli, mouvleli cxeni idga.
holmsma erTi maTganis ukana fexi swia da gaicina:
- Zveli nalebia, sul axlaxan ki dauWedavT. nalebi Zveli, lursmnebi ki - sul
axali. es didi eSmakuri gamogonebaa. axla samWedloSi SevixedoT.
Tavisi saqmiT garTulma ymawvilma araviTari yuradReba ar mogvaqcia. SevniSne, ra
swrafad SeaTvaliera holmsma mTeli samWedlo, rkinis jarTiT da nafotiT rom
iyo savse. uceb uknidan nabijis xma mogvesma da maSinve davinaxeT maspinZeli.
borotad moelvare Tvalebis zemoT xSiri warbebi erT rigad Seekra, Savgvremani
saxe nerviulad ekrunCxeboda. xelSi eWira mokle, rkiniT SeWedili kombali da
iseTi muqaris gamomxatveli saxiT gviaxlovdeboda, rom vidre jibeSi revolveri
ar movsinje, ver davwynardi.
- policiis maZebrebo! - SesZaxa man. - aq ras akeTebT?
- mister ruben heiz, SegviwynareT! - sruliad damSvidebiT miugo holmsma. - kaci
ifiqrebs, TiTqos marTla geSinodeT, rom aq raimes vipovniT.
nebisyofis uzarmazari ZaldatanebiT heizi gons moego, tuCebze yalbi Rimili
SeuTamaSda, rac kidev ufro saSineli meCvena mis sastik saxeze.
- inebeT, eZieT, rasac ipoviT, yvelaferi Tqveni iyos, magram ar miyvars, roca
ucxo xalxi daukiTxavad daZrwis Cems ezoSi da iqeqeba. amitomac, mister, rac
ufro male morCebiT am saqmes da aqedan waxvalT, miT ukeTesi iqneba.
- nu gvijavrdebiT, mister heiz, - uTxra holmsma. - ubralod, Tqveni cxenebis
naxva gvindoda, magram, vatyob, fexiTac mival, holdernes-holi aqedan xom
axlosaa?
- aqedan holdernes-holis karibWemde ori milia. ai, im gziT, marcxiv gauyvebiT.
ezodan kuSti mzeriT gagvacila.
arc ise Sors mogvixda wasvla, radgan holmsma pirvelsave mosaxvevSi SeCereba
ineba, darwmunebulma, rom aRaravin gviTvalTvalebda.
- im saymawvilo TamaSobaSi Zalian `cxeli~ dRe ki dagvadga, - miTxra megobarma.
- da rac ufro vSordebiT sastumros, ufro da ufro civa. ara, aqedan wasvla
adrea!
- darwmunebuli var, am ruben heizma yvelaferi icis. ufro boroti saxe Cems
sicocxleSi ar minaxavs!
- xom marTalia? namdvili borotmoqmedia, ara? axla cxenebi, samWedlo? ho!
marTlac, saintereso adgilia es `mebrZoli mamali!~ modiT, Tvalyuri vadevnoT,
ra xdeba iq, oRond Zalian frTxilad unda moviqceT.
Cvens ukan ruxi kaWrebiT mofenili damreci goraki iyo aRmarTuli. roca mis
ferdobze asvlas SevudeqiT, holdernes-holis mxares gavixedeT da uecrad gzaze
swrafad msrboli velosipedisti davinaxe.
- daikuzeT, uotson! - SesZaxa holmsma da Tavisi mZime xeli mxarze damado.
Zlivs movaswariT kaWrebis ukan mimalva, rom velosipedistma gverdiT Cagiqrola.
velosipedis borblebisagan avardnil mtverSi davinaxe, rogor gaielva Cems win
fermkrTalma, aRelvebulma saxem, romlis yoveli nakvTidan gamosWvioda elda: es
iyo Cveni guSindeli nacnobi jeims uailderi, romelsac piri daeRo, velurad
gadmokarklul TvalTa mzera gaSeSeboda da raRac kopwia, sulelur karikaturas
miagavda.
- hercogis mdivani! - SesZaxa holmsma. - Cqara, uotson! vnaxoT, ra esaqmeboda iq.
ferdobze qvidan qvaze xtunviT avediT da iqidan davinaxeT sastumros kari.
uailderis velosipedi kedelze miyudebuli moCanda. saxlSi araviTari moZraoba
ar SeiniSneboda, fanjaraSic aravin ixedeboda.
mze holdernes-holis maRali koSkis iqiT Cadioda da velze nel-nela wveboda
bindi. male Camobnelebul ezoSi sastumros sajinibodan gamogorda aqeT-iqidan
farnebiT ganaTebuli orTvala, romelsac erTi-ori wuTis Semdg daoTxili cxeni
Cesterfildisaken miaqrolebda. etlma Cven gverdiT Caigriala.
- es rogor avxsnaT, uotson? - CurCuliT mkiTxa
holmsma.
- gaqcevas hgavs.
- orTvalaSi ramdenadac gavarCie, mxolod erTi mxedari ijda. magram es ar iyo
mister jeims uailderi. karis kargad ganaTebul kvadratSi mdivnis figura Savad,
Tumca garkveviT moCanda. mas kiseri win waegrZelebina, bnelSi ixedeboda da
aSkarad viRacas eloda. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg gzidan nabijis xma mogvesma.
karebidan gamomaval Suqze viRacis Crdilma gaielva. kari daxures da sastumro
sibneleSi CainTqa. Semdeg zemo sarTulis erT-erT fanjaraSi lampa aanTes.
- ucnauri muStrebi midian `mebrZol mamalSi~, - Tqva holmsma.
- samikitnoSi Sesasvleli sxva mxridanaa.
- marTalia. es orni ubralo muStrebi ki ara, albaT maspinZlis stumrebi arian.
magram ra dasWirda mister jeims uailders am bunagSi, isic ase gvian? vis
dauniSna iq paemani? uotson, riski gavwioT da ufro axlos mivideT.
gzaze gavediT da sastumros karebTan uCumrad mivediT. uailderis velosipedi
uwindeburad kedelze eyuda. holmsma anTebuli asanTi velosipedis ukana
borbalTan miitana da gavigone rogor aRmoxda gaocebis wamoZaxili, roca
danlopis saburavze sakerebeli SeniSna. fanjara, romlidanac lampis Suqi
gamodioda, pirdapir Cven zemoT iyo.
- rogorme sarkmelSi unda SeviWyitoT, uotson. Tu kedels mieyrdnobiT da
zurgze SemiyenebT, ramenairad movaxerxeb oTaxSi myofTa SeTvalierebas.
imave wams fexebiT damadga zurgze da maSinve Zirs gadmoxta.
- wavideT, Cemo megobaro. - miTxra, - dReisaTvis gveyofa. Cven gavakeTeT
yvelaferi, rac SegveZlo. dros nuRar davkargavT. skola xom arc ise axlosaa.
vidre oriveni, daRlil-daqanculni, nela mivabijebdiT velze, holmss TiTqmis
sityvac ar dascdenia da depeSebis gasagzavnad pirdapir sadgurze wavida ise, rom
skolisaken ar Seuxvevia. Semdeg gavigone, rogor anugeSebda maswavleblis
tragikuli sikvdiliT SeZrwunebul doqtor haksteibls da ukve gvian RamesRa
vnaxe Cems oTaxSi - iseTive mxne da Zal-RoniT savse, rogorc dilas iyo.
- yvelaferi Cinebulad midis, Cemo megobaro, - miTxra, - gpirdebiT, xval
saRamos amovxsniT am saidumlos.
meore dRes dilis TerTmet saaTze me da holmsi holdernes-holis
saxelganTqmuli urTxelis xeivans mivyvebodiT. laqia didebul karibWesTan
Segvxvda da misi brwyinvalebis kabinetSi SegviZRva. iq Cvens winaSe warmodga
mister jeims uailderi. Tavi ubralod Tavazianad eWira, magram mis daRmeWil
saxeze da TvalebSi, romelTac aqeT-iqiT acecebda, jer kidev gamosWvioda elda.
- hercogis naxva gindodaT? afsus! misi brwyinvaleba Tavs SeuZlod grZnobs.
pirdapir gaaTava im tragediam, rac guSin doqtor haksteiblma depeSiT
Segvatyobina.
- me aucileblad unda vnaxo hercogi, mister uailder.
- magram is Tavisi oTaxidan ar gamodis.
- maSin iq Seval.
- wevs.
- miuxedavad amisa, Sexvedris nebas moviTxov.
holmsis yinuliviT civma kilom da Seuvalobam mdivani daarwmuna, rom am kacTan
kamaTi usargeblo iyo.
- kargi, mister holms, movaxseneb.
TiTqmis saaTi gavida, vidre hercogi kabinetSi vixileT. Tvalebi kidev ufro
Rrmad Cavardnoda, mxrebi umweod daeSva dabla - guSindeli dRis Semdeg TiTqos
daberebuliyo. natifi TavazianobiT dagvikra Tavi da savarZelSi Cajda.
- gismenT, mister holms.
magram Cemi megobari Seupovrad Sescqeroda mdivans, romelic Tavisi mbrZaneblis
gverdiT idga.
- Tqveno brwyinvalebav, mister uailderis aq yofna, cota ar iyos, mboWavs.
mdivani gafiTrda da holmss boroti mzera styorcna.
- Tu Tqveni brwyinvaleba inebebs...
- diax, diax, dagvtoveT... amrigad, mister holms, ra gaqvT CemTvis saTqmeli?
Cemma megobarma daicada, vidre mdivanma kari gaixura.
- Tqveno brwyinvalebav, - daiwyo holmsma, - me da Cemma kolegam, eqimma
uotsonma doqtor haksteiblis sityvidan viciT, rom fulad gasamrjelos dahpirdiT
mas, vinc TqvenTvis saintereso saqmes gamoiZiebs. me amis mosmenas piradad
Tqvenganac visurvebdi.
- siamovnebiT, mister holms.
- Tu sworad miTxres, xuTi aTas girvanqas dahpirdiT mas, vinc Tqveni Svilis
adgilsamyofels giCvenebdaT.
- savsebiT sworia.
- da aTassac imas, vinc dagisaxelebT im adamians, an adamianTa jgufs, romelTac
Tqveni vaJi hyavT damwyvdeuli.
- savsebiT sworia.
- aq, rasakvirvelia, igulisxmeba ara gamtaceblebi, aramed isinic, romelTac
gataceba ganizraxes.
- diax, diax! - mouTmenlad SesZaxa hercogma. - Tu am gamocanas amoxsniT, mister
holms, Tqven Cems siZunweze Civili ar mogixdebaT.
Cemma megobarma xarbad moifSvnita xeli, ramac gamaoca, radgan aqamde, rogorc
uaRresad mcire moTxovnilebis adamians, ise vicnobdi.
- es Cekebis wignia magidaze? - hkiTxa hercogs. - Tqvens brwyinvalebas vTxov
gamomiweros eqvsi aTasi girvanqis Ceki! gadasaricxi Ceki oqsfordstritis bankis im
ganyofilebaSi, sadac piradi angariSi maqvs gaxsnili.
hercogi savarZelSi gasworda da Cemi megobari yinulovani mzeriT gazoma.
- Tqven xumrobT, mister holms? gana es Sesaferisi Temaa xumrobisaTvis?
- rasa brZanebT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav! aseTi seriozuli Cems sicocxleSi sxva
dros arc vyofilvar.
- es ras niSnavs?
- es niSnavs, rom gasamrjelos miviReb damsaxurebisamebr. CemTvis cnobilia, sad
imyofeba Tqveni Svili da vici adamianebi - ukeT, adamiani, romelsac is
Sepyrobili hyavs.
hercogis wiTeli wveri TiTqos cecxlad aenTo mis micvalebuliviT ferwasul
saxeze.
- sadaa Cemi Svili? - Zlivs Cailaparaka man.
- sastumro `mebrZol mamalSi~, or milze Tqveni parkidan. yovel SemTxvevaSi, iq
iyo guSin.
hercogi savarZlis sazurges mieyrdno.
- vis sdebT brals?
Serlok holmsis pasuxma gamaoca, elvis siswrafiT wadga win nabiji da hercogis
mxars Seexo:
- me brals gdebT Tqven. axla ki, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, keTili inebeT da
momeciT eqvsi aTasi girvanqis Ceki.
verasodes daviviwyeb, rogor wamovarda savarZlidan hercogi da xelebi krunCxviT
gaasavsava haerSi, TiTqos ufskrulis piras Tavis Sekavebas cdilobso. Semdeg
araadamianuri nebisyofis daZabviT moixmo Tavisi aristokratuli TavSekaveba, isev
miujda magidas da saxe xelebSi Cargo. gavida wuTi, meore...
- ra iciT saxeldobr? - ikiTxa ubedurma ise, rom Tavi ar auwevia.
- me gnaxeT masTan guSin saRamos.
- vin icis es kidev, Tqveni megobris garda?
- me aravisTvis araferi miTqvams.
hercogma acaxcaxebuli xeliT aiRo kalami da Cekebis wigni gadaSala.
- ar davarRvev Cems sityvas, mister holms. Tqven miiRebT dapirebul Ceks, Tumca
es fuli im cnobis gasamrjelo iqneba, ramac ubedurebis meti araferi momitana.
magram gana SemeZlo mefiqra gasamrjelos gamocxadebis dros, rom movlenebi ase
warimarTeboda! ise vfiqrob, mister holms, rom Tqven da Tqveni megobari
keTilgonieri adamianebi xarT!
- ar mesmis, risi Tqma gnebavT amiT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav.
- keTili, vilaparakoT gulaxdilad, mister holms. Tu am ambis wvrilmanebi Tqven
oris garda aravin icis, maSin saqmes Semdgomi msvleloba ar unda mieces. me
Tqveni Tormeti aTasi girvanqa mmarTebs, xom marTalia?
magram holmsma gaiRima da Tavi gaaqnia:
- samwuxaroa, Tqveno brwyinvalebav! magram am saqmis mogvareba arc ise advilia,
rogorc SeiZleba pirveli SexedviT gveCvenos. vinmem pasuxi xom unda agos
maswavleblis mkvlelobisTvis.
- magram jeimsi aq arafer SuaSia! ar SeiZleba danaSaulis misTvis gadabraleba:
mkvleloba - im mxecis saqmea, im aramzadisa, romlis daxmarebiT sargeblobac
jeimss Tavisda saubedurod mouxda.
- me ki im Sexedulebisa var, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, rom Tu adamiani erTxel
mainc daadgeba danaSaulis gzas, man moraluri pasuxi unda agos Tavisi qcevis
yvela SedegisaTvis.
- moraluri - ki. magram nu aiZulebT pasuxi agos kanonis winaSe! ar SeiZleba
adamianis dasja mkvlelobisaTvis, romlis Cadenis dros is mkvlelobis adgilze
arc ki yofila, danaSaulisTvis, ramac Tqvenze aranakleb aRaSfoTa. rogorc ki
Seityo, sindisis qenjnas ver gauZlo da yvelaferSi gamomityda. mister holms,
ixseniT igi, ixseniT! gevedrebiT, daixseniT!
ra qvesknelma STanTqa hercogis aristokratuli TavSekaveba. igi aqeT-iqiT
awydeboda oTaxSi da saxedaRrejili, krunCxviT aqnevda xelebs. bolos isev sZlia
Tavs, magidas miujda da Tqva:
- vafaseb, rom pirvelad CemTan moxvediT. yovel SemTxvevaSi, moviTaTbiroT mainc,
ra zomebi miviRoT, rom sircxvils Tavi davaRwio.
- moviTaTbiroT,- miugo holmsma, - magram maSin, Tqveno brwyinvalebav,
erTmaneTTan bolomde gulaxdilni unda viyoT. me yvelafers gavakeTeb, rac Cems
xelT aris, Tu am ambis yvela garemoebas gamandobT. ramdenadac saqmis arss
Cavwvdi, Tqveni sityvebi exeboda mister jeims uailders - maSasadame, Tqven
amtkicebT, rom mkvleli is ar aris?
- diax, mkvlelma moaswro mimalva.
holmsma TavSekavebiT gaiRima.
- Tqveno brwyinvalebav, Cans, rogorc Ziebis saqmis mcodnes, ar micnobT, Torem
ar ifiqrebdiT, rom Cemgan damalva ase advilia. guSin Cemi miTiTebiT
CesterfildSi, saRamos TerTmet saaTze daapatimres mister ruben heizi. iqauri
policiis ufrosma es ukve macnoba am diliT. misi depeSa skolidan wamosvlis win
miviRe.
hercogi savarZlis sazurges mieyrdno da Cems megobars gaocebiT miaSterda.
- aqvs Tu ara sazRvari Tqvens SesaZleblobas, mister holms? - SesZaxa man
bolos. - maS, ruben heizi dapatimrebulia? vfiqrob, es mxolod sasixarulo
ambavia, magram misi dapatimreba jeimsis bedzec xom ar moaxdens zegavlenas?
- Tqveni mdivnis bedze?
- ara, ser, Cemi Svilis bedze.
amjerad holmsi gaocda.
- unda mogaxsenoT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, rom es ar gamiTvaliswinebia. iqneb
ufro dawvrilebiT amixsnaT.
- arafers ar davfarav. Tqven marTali TqviT: Tumca es CemTvis damtanjveli
ambavia, magram mxolod srul gulaxdilobas SeuZlia Seamsubuqos saSineli
mdgomareoba, romelSic SuriT gagiJebulma jeimsma Tavisi Tavi Caagdo da mec zed
mimayola. axalgazrdobis wlebSi, mister holms, mec miyvarda ise, rogorc
sicocxleSi mxolod erTxel uyvarT xolme. roca sayvarel qalze qorwineba
ganvizraxe, man uaryo Cemi winadadeba, radgan eSinoda, rom aseTi qorwineba
karieras gamifuWebda. is rom cocxali darCeniliyo, sxvas aRaravis SevirTavdi.
magram gardaicvala da vaJi damitova. Sevxarodi mas, rogorc CemTvis yvelaze
Zvirfasi qalis xsovnis simbolos da Svebas masze zrunvaSi vxedavdi. saqveynod
ver ganvacxade, Cemi sisxli da xorcia-meTqi, magram Cemma Svilma saukeTeso
ganaTleba miiRo da roca gaizarda, mudmivad CemTan cxovrobda. Cemma vaJma
SemTxveviT gaigo Cemi saidumlo da im droidan yovelnairad cdilobda
gamoeyenebina Tavisi, rogorc Zisa da memkvidris, uflebebi. mas mudam mxilebis
SiSSi vyavdi. holdernes-holSi misi yofna gaxda colTan Cemi ganSorebis
nawilobrivi mizezi. da rac yvelaze ufro mZime iyo, - pirveli dRidanve
mZvinvare siZulviliT Seijavra Tavisi naxevari Zma, Cemi kanonieri memkvidre.
mkiTxavT, yovelive amis Semdeg, ratom Tavidan ar moviSore jeimsi. Cemi pasuxi
aseTi iqneba: imitom, rom misi saxiT vxedavdi dedamiss da viTmendi misi
gulisaTvis. marto saxis nakvTebiT ki ara, moZraobiTa da manerebiTac yovel wams
dedamisis sayvarel saxes magonebda. raki ver Sevelie, SevSindi arturs - lord
soltairs araferi autexos-meTqi da bavSvi doqtor haksteiblTan internatSi
gavagzavne.
jeimsi Cemi mamulis saqmeebs ganagebda da ase gaicno heizi, romelic Cemi erTerTi moijaradre iyo. ra hqonda saerTo im pirSav aramzadasTan, ar vici, magram
damegobrdnen ki. Tumca jeimss yovelTvis vamCnevdi cudi sazogadoebisaken
midrekilebas. lord soltairis gataceba rom moindoma, Tanamzraxvelad heizi
gaixada.
gaxsovT, bavSvis gauCinarebis win Cemi minaweri werili arturTan? jeimss konverti
gauxsnia da Secvlil baraTSi arturisTvis miuweria, rom igi mrude solis WalaSi,
skolis maxloblad Sexvedroda. bavSvi daniSnul adgilze gamocxadebula, radgan
werili TiTqos hercogis meuRlis TxovniT yofila gagzavnili. jeimsi WalaSi
mivida velosipediT - raSic Semdeg TviTonve gamomityda - daarwmuna arturi, rom
deda iqve axlos imyofeboda da Tu igi SuaRamisas WalaSi movidoda, cxenosani
gamyoli daxvdeboda da monatrebul dedas Seaxvedrebda. ubeduri bavSvi maxeSi
gaeba. daniSnul dros daTqmul adgilze mivida da iq heizi daxvda. is aramzada
ponize mjdara da sadave xelT sWeria. arturi unagirze Semosjdomia da gzasac
gasdgomian. rogorc Semdeg gamoirkva, jeimsma es mxolod guSin gaigo - maT
mdevari dasweviaT. heizs mdevarisaTvis ramdenjerme daukravs TavSi kombali da
sasikvdilo Wriloba miuyenebia. heizs arturi sastumroSi miuyvania, zemo
sarTulze Caumwyvdevia da tyveqmnilze Tvalyuris devneba colisaTvis miundvia.
mis heizsac keTil, magram sastiki qmris savsebiT morCil qals, misi brZaneba
pirnaTlad Seusrulebia.
ai, mister holms, rogori iyo saqmis viTareba am ori dRis win, roca me da
Tqven erTmaneTs SevxvdiT. am ambisa maSin Tqvenze meti arc me vicodi. Tu
mkiTxavT, ram aiZula jeimsi, rom aseTi nabiji gadaedga, gipasuxebT: mas raRac
brmad da fanatikurad sZulda lordi soltairi. jeimsi fiqrobda, rom yvela Cemi
mamuli arturis xelSi gadavidoda da ar SeeZlo damSvidebiT laparaki
memkvidreobis CvenSi arsebul kanonebze. isic sworia, rom mas ara marto
siZulvili, aramed zusti angariSic amoZravebda. igi moiTxovda anderZiT
dametovebina misTvis samemkvidreo mamulebi maioratis sawinaaRmdegod da
samagierod Svilis dabrunebas mpirdeboda. icoda isic, rom mis winaaRmdeg policias
ar mivmarTavdi. aseTi iyo jeimsis ganzraxva, magram ganzraxva ganzraxvad darCa,
radgan movlenebi iseTi siswrafiT ganviTarda, rom mas Tavisi gegmis
gansaxorcieleblad dro ar darCa.
Tqven ipoveT mokluli haidegeris gvami da amiT ukve bolo mouReT am veragul
ganzraxvas. jeimss Tavzari dasca maswavleblis ambavma. es Cven guSin gavigeT.
kabinetSi visxediT, roca doqtor haksteiblis depeSa mogvitanes. aman ise daabnia
jeimsi, ise Seawuxa igi, rom bundovani varaudi, mudam Tan rom mdevda, mawuxebda,
mtkice rwmenad meqca da braldeba pirdapir wavuyene. yvelaferi gulwrfelad
aRiara, moinania, magram iqve damiwyo vedreba, raTa kidev sami dRe medrovebina,
rom mis sazizRar Tanamzraxvels Tavis daZvrena moeswro. davuTme, rogorc
vuTmobdi yovelTvis yvelaferSi da maSin jeimsi sastumroSi gaiqca, raTa
heizisaTvis Seetyobinebina da gaqcevaSi daxmareboda. Cemi iq wasvla dRis
sinaTleze ar SeiZleboda, radgan es Worebis sababad gadaiqceoda. daRamebas
davucade da Cems sayvarel patara arturTan gaveSure. igi uvnebeli damixvda,
magram ver warmoidgenT, ra saSineli STbeWdileba moexdina bavSvze mkvlelobas,
rac mis Tvalwin moxda! micemuli sityva maxsovda, guli gavimagre, arturi sami
dRiT kidev davtove sastumroSi heizis mzrunvelobis amara. yovelive amis
Setyobineba policisaTvis ise, rom mkvleli ar gagveca, ar SeiZleboda, radgan
heizis Sepyroba Cems ubedur jeimss daRupavda.
erTmaneTis mimarT gulaxdilebi viyoT-meTqi, mister holms, da neba momeciT, mec
igive mogTxovoT. ukve giambeT yvelaferi, ara damimalavs ra, ara Semirbilebia
ra. Tqvenc bolomde gulaxdili iyaviT CemTan.
- kargi, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, - miugo holmsma. - upirveles yovlisa, unda
giTxraT, rom kanonis winaSe Tqveni mdgomareoba uaRresad seriozulia. Tqven
dafareT sisxlis samarTlis danaSauli, daexmareT mkvlels gaqcevaSi, radgan misi
gaqcevisaTvis saWiro fuli jeimsma uTuod Tqveni jibidan amoiRo.
hercogma usityvod daxara Tavi.
- diax, saqme friad seriozulia, magram, Cemi SexedulebiT, umcrosi Svilis winaSe
Tqveni saqcieli kidev met kicxvas imsaxurebs, Tqveno brwyinvalebav. gana SeiZleba
sami dRiT misi mitoveba im bunagSi?!
- ficiT damarwmunes...
- gana SeiZleba am xalxis ficze dandoba?! darwmunebuli xarT, rom sadme ufro
Sors ar gadamalaven? damnaSave ufrosi Svilis saameblad safrTxeSi agdebT
sruliad udanaSaulo bavSvs! ara, Tqveni saqcielis gamarTleba ar SeiZleba!
amayi hercogi ar iyo Cveuli aseTi sayvedurebis mosmenas da mere sad? sakuTar
sasaxleSi! saxeze sisxli moawva, magram sindisma aiZula gaCumebuliyo.
- dagexmarebiT, oRond erTi pirobiT: gamouZaxeT msaxurs da Cemi gankarguleba
dauyovnebliv aRasrulos.
hercogma usityvod daaWira TiTi eleqtrozars. kabinetSi laqia Semovida.
- albaT gesiamovnebaT, - uTxra holmsma, - rom lordi soltairi moiZebna.
hercogi gibrZanebT dauyovnebliv gagzavnoT mis mosayvanad etli sastumro
`mebrZol mamalSi~... axla ki, - dasZina holmsma, roca sixaruliT
saxegabrwyinebuli laqia kabinetidan sirbiliT gavida, - roca, uzrunvelyaviT
uaxloesi momavali, SegviZlia ufro lmobierad moveqceT axlo warsuls.
ramdenadac samarTlianoba aRdgeba, me, rogorc araoficialur pirs, ar mimaCnia
aucileblad Sevatyobino xelisuflebas yvelaferi, rac vici. heizi - sxva saqmea.
mas saxrCobela elis da me TiTsac ar gavanZrev imisTvis, rom misi sicocxle
vixsna. gaamJRavnebs Tu ara Tqvens saidumlos - ar vici, winaswarmetyvelebas ver
vikisreb, magram Tqven ueWvelad SegiZliaT SeagonoT, rom zedmeti laparaki
sargeblobas ar moutans, policiaSi
heizs bralad wauyeneben
gamosasyidis miRebis mizniT bavSvis gatacebas. Tu iq am saqmes Rrmad ar gaqeqen,
me gavCumdebi da maT gezs ar mivcem. magram Tqvens brwyinvalebas ki unda
vuTxra, rom mister jeims uailderis Semdgomi yofna Tqvens saxlSi sikeTes ar
moitans.
- es TviTonac vici, mister holms, da misi bedi sabolood gadavwyvite. samudamod
datovebs holdernes-hols da bednierebis saZebnelad avstraliaSi gaemgzavreba.
- Tqveno brwyinvalebav, Tqven ambobdiT, rom mister uailderi iyo ganxeTqilebis
mizezi Tqvensa da meuRles Soris. xom ar SeurigdebiT axla hercogis qals da
xelaxla xom ar moawesrigebT Tqvens ojaxur cxovrebas?
- amaze mec vifiqre, mister holms da dRes diliT ukve werili mivwere Cems
colyofils.
- am SemTxvevaSi, - Tqva holmsma da adga, - me da Cems megobars SegviZlia
erTmaneTs mivulocoT, rom Cvenma xanmokle yofnam Tqvens mxareSi sasikeTo
nayofi gamoiRo. gamosarkvevi damrCa mxolod erTi sakiTxi. heizis cxenebi ise iyo
daWedili, rom Zroxis Cliqebis kvals tovebdnen. vin aswavla es heizs, mister
uailderma xom ara?
erTi wuTiT hercogi dumda, warbSekruli da erT wertilSi miCerebuli. Semdeg
gverdiTa oTaxis kari SeaRo. Cven Tvalwin namdvili muzeumi gadaiSala. man
Soreuli kuTxis vitrinasTan migviyvana da minis qveS amodebuli warwera gviCvena:
`es nalebi, - gvauwyebda warwera, - napovnia gaTxrebis dros holdernes-holis
simagris TxrilSi. gankuTvnili iyo cxenebisaTvis, magram Weddnen Zroxis
gaorebuli Cliqis formisas. etyoba, holdernesholeli feodalebi, romlebic Sua
saukuneebSi Zarcvas eweodnen, amas kvalis asabnevad sCadiodnen~.
holmsma aswia minis saxuravi, TiTi nerwyviT daisvela da erT-erT nals gaayola.
TiTze muqi laqa darCa - Waobis Slami jer kidev wesierad ar iyo SemSrali.
- madlobeli var, - uTxra Cemma megobarma. - ai, meore sagani, ramac Tqvens
mxareSi metismetad damainteresa.
- pirveli?
holmsma frTxilad dakeca Ceki da ubis wignakSi Cado.
- mdidari kaci ara var, - Tqva da ubis wignaki pijakis gulis jibeSi saimedod
Seinaxa.
meore laqa
aRar megona, Tu Cemi megobris - Serlok holmsis saxelovan sagmiro saqmeebze
wera momixdeboda. masala ki ar Semomklebia. piriqiT, auarebeli Canaweri iseT
saqmeebze, romlebic arasodes mixsenebia, jer kidev Semonaxuli maqvs. arc imisi
Tqma SeiZleba, rom mkiTxvelebs am SesaniSnavi adamianis Taviseburi kvleva-Ziebis
uCveulo xerxebisadmi interesi ganelebodeT. Cemi dumilis mizezi is gaxldaT,
rom TviTon Serlok
holmss aRar surda presaSi
gamomzeurebuliyo moTxrobebi mis Tavgadasavalze. vidre Ziebis saqmeebs
Camocildeboda, am dargSi mopovebul warmatebebze dawerili moTxrobebis
gamoqveyneba misTvis garkveul praqtikul interess Seicavda, magram roca londoni
miatova da saseqsis gorakebze futkris moSenebas mihyo xeli, saxeli da dideba
SesZagda da daJinebiT moiTxovda, momeSviT da momasveneTo. mxolod mas Semdeg,
rac Cemi dapireba Sevaxsene, Tavis droze am moTxrobas davbeWdav-meTqi, da
davarwmune, rom drouli iqneboda moTxrobebis mTeli cikli aseTi mniSvnelovani
epizodiT damesrulebina, rogorc iqna, miviRe misi Tanxmoba damestamba da
saaSkaraoze gamometana dRemde ase gulmodgined dafaruli es saqme. Tu Cemi
moTxrobis zogierTi detali burusiT moculi mogeCvenebaT, albaT iolad
mixvdebiT, rom Cems TavSekavebas sakmaod safuZvliani mizezi gaaCnia.
erTxel, Semodgomaze, samSabaTs diliT (weli da aTeuli welic ki ar SeiZleba
aRniSnul iqnas), Cvens karis zRurbls beikerstritze mTel evropaSi cnobilma
orma kacma gadmoabija. erTi maTgani, mkacri, zviadi, arwiviseburi ieriTa da
uflebismoyvare adamianis mzeriT aRWurvili, gaxldaT lord belinjeri, romelsac
orjer eWira didi britaneTis premier-ministris posti. meore, koxta, Savgvremani
axalgazrda, romelsac jer kidev saSualo asakisaTvis ar mieRwia, ara marto saxis
swori nakvTebiTa da silamaziT iyo Semkuli, aramed bunebas misTvis maxvili Wkuac
miemadlebina. es gaxldaT treloni houpi, inglisis peri da evropis saqmeTa
ministri, saxelmwifo moRvawe, romlisganac Cveni qveyana yvelaze mets moeloda.
mosulebi qaRaldebiT savse divanze erTimeoris gverdiT Camosxdnen. aRelvebul
da daqancul saxeebze iolad SeatyobdiT, rom CvenTan uaRresad mniSvnelovan da
saswrafo saqmes moeyvana. premieris gamxdari, ZarRviani xelebi mousvenrad
eWidebodnen qolgis Zvlis saxelurs. igi frTxilad da pirquSad Semogvcqeroda
xan me, xan - holmss.
evropis saqmeTa ministri nerviulad iwiwknida ulvaSs da saaTis Zewkvs
krialosaniviT aTamaSebda.
- rogorc ki saidumlo dokumetis dakargva SevniSne, mister holms, - es ki am
diliT rva saaTze moxda, - dauyovnebliv vacnobe es samwuxaro ambavi premierministrs, da misi winadadebiT orivem Tqvenken gamovwieT.
- policias SeatyobineT?
- ara, ser! - Tqva premier-ministrma misTvis Cveuli sisxartiT da gadamwyveti
kiloTi. - ar Segvityobinebia da Cveni azriT, aseTi saqcielis Cadena
gaumarTlebelic iqneboda. Cven, uwinares yovlisa, saqmis gaxmaurebas veridebiT.
- ratom, ser?
- es saidumlo dokumenti, ris gauCinarebis Taobazec TqvenTan movediT, imdenad
mniSvnelovania, rom misi dakargvis gaxmianeba SeiZleba gaxdes, da, warmoidgineT,
mocemul momentSi ueWvelad gaxdeba kidec saerTaSoriso konfliqtis mizezi.
SemiZlia gauzviadeblad vTqva, rom qveynis mSvidobis SenarCunebis sakiTxi im
dokumentzea damokidebuli. Tu misi dakargvisa da Zebnis ambavi sruli idumalebiT
ar iqna moculi, umjobesia Zebnaze sruliad aviRoT xeli, vinaidan es dokumenti
swored im mizniT moipares, rom misi Sinaarsi saqveynod gaexmianebinaT.
- mesmis. axla ki, mister treloni houp, Zalian dagimadlebT, Tu dawvrilebiT
momiyvebiT, ra garemoebebSi gaqra is dokumenti.
- mister holms, yovelives oriod sityviT gadmogcemT... es dokumenti - erT-erTi
ucxoeli monarqis werili - eqvsi dRis win miviReT. werils imdenad didi
saxelmwifoebrivi mniSvneloba hqonda, rom misi Senaxva saministros seifSi ver
gavbede da yovel saRamos Sin mimqonda, uaitholterasze, da vinaxavdi sawol
oTaxSi, oficialuri qaRaldebisaTvis gankuTvnil Caketil zardaxSaSi. iqve iyo
guSin saRamosac, amaSi darwmunebuli var. roca sadilis win tansacmels vicvlidi,
zardaxSasTan mivedi, gavaRe da dokumenti adgilze ido. dRes diliT ki werili
gaqra. zardaxSa mTeli Rame sarkis gverdiT, Cemi tualetis magidaze idga. mec da
Cemma meuRlemac fxizeli Zili viciT. orive mzad varT davificoT, rom RamiT
oTaxSi aravin Semosula.
- romel saaTze isadileT?
- rvis naxevarze.
- rodis daweqiT dasaZineblad?
- Cemi meuRle TeatrSi gaxldaT da gvianobamde velodi. dasaZineblad ase
Tormetis naxevarze davweqiT.
- maSasadame, oTxi saaTis ganmavlobaSi zardaxSas aravin darajobda?
- sawol oTaxSi Sesvlis ufleba dilaobiT mxolod mosamsaxure gogos aqvs, xolo
kamerdineri da meuRlis pirisfareSi iq mxolod Cveni gamosvlis Semdeg Sedian.
magram is orni - erTguli msaxurni arian da didi xania Cvens ojaxSi cxovroben.
amas garda, arc erTma maTganma ar icoda, rom zardaxSaSi ubralo samsaxureobriv
qaRaldebze ufro Zvirfasi ram inaxeboda.
- vin icoda am werilis arseboba?
- Cems saxlSi aravin.
- Tqvenma colma, ra Tqma unda, icoda?
- ara, ser. colisTvis am dilamde arc gamimxelia dokumentis arseboba.
premierma mowonebis niSnad Tavi daaqnia.
- yovelTvis vicodi movaleobis ra didi grZnoba gagaCndaT, ser, - Tqva man. eWvi ar mepareboda, rom aseT mniSvnelovan da saidumlo saqmeSi es grZnoba
mtkice ojaxur kavSirze ufro Zlieri aRmoCndeboda.
evropis saqmeTa ministrma Tavi daukra.
- sruliad marTali brZandebiT, ser. am dilamde werilis Taobaze colTan arc
erTi sityva ar damcdenia.
- TviTon xom ver gamoicnobda?
- vera, mister holms, ver gamoicnobda, veravin ver gamoicnobda.
- uwin Tu gekargebodaT dokumentebi?
- ara, ser.
- vin icoda inglisSi am werilis arseboba?
- guSin werili kabinetis yvela wevrs gaacnes. magram saidumlos Senaxvis
moTxovna, rac Tan kabinetis yovel sxdomas axlavs, amjerad premier-ministris
mxridan ganmtkicebul iqna sazeimo gafrTxilebiT. RmerTo Cemo, vin ifiqrebda,
rom ramdenime saaTis Semdeg werils TviTonve davkargavdi!
sasowarkveTilebam treloni houps saxe mouqcia. man TavSi itaca xeli. eri wamiT
Tvalwin ficxi, mgznebare da mZafri STabeWdilebis adamianis WeSmariti grZnobebi
gadagveSala. magram treloni houpis saxes maSinve qedmaRlobis niRabi gadaefara
da ukve mSvidi xmiT ganagrZo:
- kabinetis wevrebis garda werilis arsebobis ambavi departamentis orma, iqneb
samma moxelem uwyodes. darwmunebiT SemiZlia vTqva, rom mTel inglisSi Zexorcielma werilis arsebobaze araferi icis.
- sazRvargareT?
- me mjera, rom sazRvargareT, garda imisa, vinc is werili dawera, igi kaciSvils
ar uxilavs. mtkiced var darwmunebuli, rom TviT misma ministrebma... ese igi, me
minda vTqva, rom am werilma Cveulebriv oficialur arxebs gverdi auara.
holmsi erT xans gaCumda, Cafiqrda, mere Tqva:
- axla ki, ser, saqmisaTvis isa sjobia, rom ufro naTlad gamagebinoT, ra
dokumenti daikarga da ratom unda gamoiwvios misma dakargvam aseTi seriozuli
Sedegebi.
ori saxelmwifo moRvawe Secba, maT swrafad SeaTvalieres erTmaneTi da premierministrma xSiri warbebi Seikra:
- mister holms, werili devs grZel, viwro lurj konvertSi. wiTeli luqis
beWedze gamosaxulia Tavdasasxmelad mzadmyofi lomi. misamarTi dawerilia msxvili
mtkice xeliT...
- es wvrilmanebi, - Seawyvetina holmsma, - cxadia, sainteresoa da Zalze arsebiTi,
magram me unda vicode werilis Sinaarsi. raze iyo laparaki werilSi?
- es sruliad saidumlo saxelmwifo ambavia da, mgonia, Tqvens kiTxvas ver
vupasuxebT. Tu Tqveni araCveulerbivi niWis wyalobiT moaxerxebT Cem mier
aRwerili konvertisa da Sig moTavsebuli werilis povnas, Tqven daimsaxurebT
Cveni qveynis madlobas da miiRebT yovelnair gasamrjelos, rac Cvens xelTaa.
Serlok holmsma gaiRima, wamodga da rac SeiZleba Tavmdablad miugo:
- ra Tqma unda, Tqven mTel inglisSi yvelaze ufro saqmiani adamianebi
brZandebiT, magram Cems patara profesiasac bevri dro sWirdeba. Zalian vwuxvar,
rom ar SemiZlia am saqmeSi dagexmaroT da Cveni saubris Semdgomi gagrZeleba
drois usazmno xarjvad mimaCnia.
premier-ministri fexze wamoiWra. mis Rrmad Camjdar TvalebSi ielva im
arasasikeTo cecxlma, rac xSirad aiZulebda kabinetis wevrebs SiSisagan
mokuntuliyvnen.
- me ara var miCveuli, ser... - daiwyo man. magram imave wams gons moego da isev
Tavis adgilze dajda.
erTi wuTi an iqneb metic yvelani xmaamouRebliv visxediT. mere Zvelma
saxelmwifo moRvawem mxrebi aiCeCa:
- iZulebuli varT miviRoT Tqveni pirobebi, mister holms. Tqven udavod
marTali xarT, da Cvenis mxriv uazrobaa, daxmareba gTxovoT manamde, vidre saqmis
Sinaarss ra gagacnobT.
- mec geTanxmebiT, ser, - Tqva axalgazrda diplomatma.
- keTili, me mogiyvebiT yovelives, magram vendobi Tqvens TavdaWerilobas da
Tqveni megobris, doqtor uotsonis patiosnebas. jentlmenebo, Cems movaleobad
mimaCnia SegaxsenoT Tqveni patriotuli vali, radgan ver warmomidgenia Cveni
qveynisaTvis meti ubedureba, vidre am dokumentis Sinaarsis gaxmianeba iqneboda.
- SegiZliaT savsebiT gvendoT, - vuTxariT Cven erTxmad.
- diax, es aris erT-erTi ucxoeli monarqis werili. igi am axlo warsulSi Cveni
qveynis koloniebis gafarToebas aRuSfoTebia. werili dawerili gaxldaT cxel
gulze da pasuxismgeblobac mTlianad mis damwers ekisreba. cnobebis Segrovebam
gviCvena, rom monarqis ministrebma am werilis Taobaze araferi icodnen. werilis
toni sakmaod mkvaxea, da zogierTi fraza iseTi gamomwvevi xasiaTisaa, rom misi
gamoqveyneba usaTuod aaRelvebda inglisis sazogadoebriv azrs. metic moxdeba,
ser: uyoymanod SemiZlia vTqva, rom werilis gamoqveynebidan erTi kviris Semdeg
Cveni qveyana omSi iqneba CaTreuli.
holmsma qaRaldis furcelze Tavisi varaudiT dawera monarqis gvari da premierministrs uCvena.
- diax, dakarguli werilis avtori swored is gaxlavT. da gadauWarbeblad
SeiZleba iTqvas, rom im werilma SeiZleba milionobiT aunazRaurebeli xarji da
asi aTasobiT adamianis daRupva gamoiwvios.
- werilis avtors Tu SeatyobineT momxdari ambavi?
- diax, ser, daSifruli depeSa gaigzavna.
- iqneb TviTonve varaudobda werilis gamoqveynebas?
- ara, ser! yvela safuZveli gvaqvs vifiqroT: ukve mixvda, rom gaufrTxileblad
da windauxedavad moiqca. werilis gamoqveyneba misTvis da misi qveynisTvis ufro
didi ubedureba iqneboda, vidre CvenTvis.
- raki asea, vinaa dainteresebuli am werilis saqveyno samsjavroze gataniT? vis
risTvis dasWirda misi moparva?
- mister holms, Tqven iZulebuls mxdiT Sevexo Zalian maRal saerTaSoriso
politikis sferos. Tu mxedvelobaSi miviRebT evropis axlandel situacias,
danaSaulis motivis gageba ar gagiWirdebaT. evropa SeiaraRebul banaks
warmoadgens. arsebobs ori kavSiri, romelTac TiTqmis Tanabari samxedro Zliereba
aqvT. Cven neitralitets vicavT. Tu romelime samxedro kavSirs mivemxrobiT, es
uzrunvelyofs am kavSiris upiratesobas meore mxaresTan. gamigeT?
- axla yvelaferi naTelia. amrigad werilis moparviTa da misi Sinaarsis
gaxmianebiT dainteresebuli arian am monarqis mtrebi, romlebic mowadinebuli
arian mis qveyanasa da Cvens Soris SuRli daTeson, ara?
- diax, ser.
- visTvis SeiZleboda gadaegzavnaT es dokumenti, Tu mtris xelSi moxvdeboda?
- evropis, romelic gnebavT, mTavrobisaTvis. SesaZlebelia, rom am momentSi
werili mihqris kidec daniSnulebisamebr iseTi siswrafiT, rogoric ki SeiZleba
gemma ganaviTaros.
mister treloni houpma Tavi Cahkida da mZimed amoixvneSa.
premierma alersianad daado Tavi mxarze:
- ubedureba SegvemTxva, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro. vin gabedavs, evropis saqmeTa
ministrs brali dasdos - Tqven ukve miiReT sifrTxilis yvela RonisZieba...
mister Serlok holms, TqvenTvis axla yvelaferi dResaviT naTelia. ras
gvirCevT, rogor moviqceT?
holmsma naRvlianad gadaaqnia Tavi:
- Tqven varaudobT, ser, rom Tu es dokumenti ver daibruneT, omi garduvalia?
- vfiqrob, rom es savsebiT SesaZlebelia.
- maSin, ser, omisaTvis emzadeT.
- es sastiki sityvebia, mister holms!
- miiReT mxedvelobaSi faqtebi, ser. naklebad sarwmuno, da TiTqmis
daujerebelicaa, rom werili Ramis Tormetis naxevarze ufro gvian gaitaces,
radganac am droidan im momentamde, roca misi dakargva SeniSnes, mister houpi da
misi meuRle sawol oTaxSi imyofebodnen. maSasadame, werili guSin saRamos, rvis
naxevridan Tormetis naxevramde gaqra. safiqrebelia, ufro rvis naxevarze, radgan
qurdma icoda, sadac ido da, raRa Tqma unda, mis dauflebas, rac SeiZleba
droulad Seecdeboda. raki aseTi mniSvnelovani dokumenti guSin gaitaces da qurdi
mas ar Seinaxavda, savaraudebelia, rom igi umalve dainteresebul pirs gadasca.
raRa Sansi gvaqvs daviWiroT werili, an Tundac mis kvals davadgeT? Cemi azriT,
dokumenti CvenTvis ukve miuwvdomelia.
premier-ministri divanidan wamodga.
- nadvilad logikurad msjelobT, mister holms. me vxedav, rom marTlac gvianaa
da ukve aRarafris gakeTeba ar SeiZleba.
- vTqvaT, rom dokumenti pirisfareSma an laqiam gaitaces, ramdenadac gavige,
sawoli oTaxi meore sarTulzea da quCidan calke Sesavali ar gaaCnia. wina
karidan ki sawol oTaxSi SeumCnevlad asvla ar SeiZlebao. maSasadame, werili
romelime SinaurTagans auwapnia. magram vis gadascemda qurdi am Zvirfas nadavls?
albaT erT-erT ucxoel jaSuSs da saidumlo agents. maTi saxelebi ki CemTvis
cnobilia. aris sami adamiani, romlebic SeiZleba iTqvas, aseT kompaniebs
meTauroben. me Ziebas iqidan daviwyeb, rom davadgen, ra saqmiT aris dakavebuli
TiToeuli. Tu romelime maTgani sadme gaemgzavra da gansakuTrebiT ki, Tu guSin
saRamos gaemgzavra, Cven gvecodineba, sad gaqra werili.
- risTvis unda gamgzavrebuliyo? - ikiTxa evropis saqmeTa ministrma. - agents,
romelmac werili xelT igdo, SeeZlo igi Tavis saelCosaTvis aqve, londonSi
gadaeca.
- ara mgonia. Cveulebriv, agentebi sruliad damoukideblad muSaoben da xSirad
sakmaod daZabul urTierTobaSi arian TavianT qveynebis saelCoebTan.
premier-ministrma Serlok holmss Tavis daqneviT daumowma naTqvami:
- marTals brZanebT, mister holms. agenti aseT Zvirfas dokuments daniSnul
adgilas sakuTari xeliT Caitans. Tqveni moqmedebis gegma me absoluturad sworad
mimaCnia. magram, mister houp, am ubedurebis gamo Cvens sxva movaleobebs ver
daviviwyebT. mister holms, Tu dRis ganmavlobaSi raime axali movlena moxdeba,
SegatyobinebT. Tqvenc, ra Tqma unda, Tqveni sakuTari kvleva-Ziebis Sedegebze
informaciebs gvaaxlebT.
ministrebma Tavi dagvikres da RirsebiT aRsavse saxiT gavidnen saxlidan.
roca Cveni maRali mdgomareobis stumrebi wavidnen, holmsma usityvod moswia
Cibuxi da erT xans Rrma fiqrebs mieca. me dilis gazeTi gavSale da wina saRamos
londonSi momxdari erTi sensaciuri danaSaulis ambis kiTxvas Sevudeqi. uecrad
Cemma megobarma xmamaRla Sehyvira, fexze wamovarda da Cibuxi buxarze daagdo.
- diax, - Tqva man, - ukeTesi gza ar arsebobs. mdgomareoba sasowarmkveTia,
magram uimedo araa. pirvel yovlisa, unda dadgindes, vin awapna werili. xom
SeiZleba, rom werili jer kidev ar iyos misi xelidan gasuli?! bolos da bolos
am adamianebs ainteresebT mxolod fuli, xolo Cems xelTaa didi britaneTis
mTeli xazina. Tu werili iyideba, me mas viyidi... Tundac mTavrobas saSemosavlo
gadasaxadis gadideba mouxdes. SeiZleba is kaci jer kidev inaxavs werils. vidre
sazRvargareT werilis mazandas daadgens, xom unda gaigos, ramdens SesTavazeben
aq, inglisSive. aseTi gabeduli TamaSis unari ki mxolod sam kacs Seswevs:
oberStains, la rotiers da edvard lukass. yvela maTgans vinaxuleb.
kvlav dilis gazeTSi Cavrge cxviri:
- godolfinstritze mcxovrebi edvard lukasi?
- diax.
- ver naxavT.
- ratom?
- guSin saRamos Tavis binaSi mokles.
Tavisi mixvedrilobiTa da gergilianobiT Cemi megobari ise xSirad maocebda
xolme, rom, roca vnaxe, rogor gaaoca Cemma naTqvamma, sazeimo ganwyobileba
dameufla. igi gancvifrebuli momaSterda da Semdeg xelidan gamomtaca gazeTi, ai,
is cnoba, rasac im wuTSi vkiTxulobdiT, roca holmsi Tavisi savarZlidan wamoiWra:
mkvleloba vestminsterSi
guSin saRamos #16 saxlSi godolfinstritze moxda saidumloebiT moculi
danaSauli. godolfinstriti erTi im Zvelebur wynar quCaTagania, romlebic
mdinaresa da vestminsteris saabatos Soris miemarTeba. es quCa TiTqmis
parlamentis Senobis didi koSkis CrdilSi imyofeba. misi saxlebis umetesoba jer
kidev XV||| saukuneSia agebuli. erT-erT am saxlSi, patara, magram calke
sacxovrebelSi, ramdenime weliwads mudmivad cxovrobda mister edvard lukasi. igi
iyo momxibvleli garegnobis adamiani, kargad cnobili sazogadoebaSi da musikis
moTayvane, ingliselebisaTvis rCeuli tenori, magram araprofesiuli momRerali.
mister lukass coli ara hyavda. mis saxlSi cxovrobdnen xnieri mne qali misis
pringli da laqia mitoni. mne qali Cveulebriv saRamoobiT ar muSaobda. igi
adrianad avidoda xolme Tavis oTaxSi, saxlis zeda sarTulze. im saRamos laqiac
megobris sanaxavad hamersmitSi gamgzavrebula.
aTi saaTidan mister lukasi binaSi marto darCenila. jer kidev ar aris
gamorkveuli, ra moxda am xnis ganmavlobaSi, magram Tormets rom TxuTmeti wuTi
aklda, godolfinstritze mimaval konstebl berets SeuniSnavs, rom #16 saxlis
kari naxevrad Ria iyo. daukakunebia, magram pasuxi aravis gaucia. pirvel oTaxSi
Suqi iyo anTebuli. konstebli derefanSi Sesula da xelaxla daukakunebia, magram
pasuxi aravis gaucia. maSin kari SeuRia da binaSi Sesula. konstebls oTaxi
saSinlad areuli daxvedria. mis sityvebs Tu gavimeorebT: mTeli aveji miweulmoweuli iyo. SuaSi egdo pirqve damxobili skami. am skamTan iatakze
gaSxlarTuliyo da jer kidev skamis fexs ebRauWeboda saxlis ubeduri patroni.
dana Sig gulSi hqonda gayrili. amasTan sikvdili, etyoba, uecrad moevlina. dana,
romliTac mkvleloba iyo Cadenili, aRmoCnda mrude induri xanjali, aRebuli
aRmosavluri iaraRis im koleqciidan, rac oTaxis erT-erT kedels amSvenebda.
mkvleloba, rogorc Cans, Zarcvis mizniT araa Cadenili, radgan Zvirfaseuloba,
rac oTaxSi iyo, xeluxlebeli aRmoCnda.
mister edvard lukasi imdenad cnobili da yvelasaTvis sayvareli adamiani iyo,
rom misi Zaladuri da saidumloebiT moculi sikvdilis ambavs misi
mravalricxovani megobrebi gulwrfeli mwuxarebiT Sexvdnen~.
- aba, uotson, Tqven ras fiqrobT am ambavze? - mkiTxa holmsma xangrZlivi
dumilis Semdeg.
- gansacvifrebeli damTxvevaa!
- damTxveva? erTi im samTagani, romelTac dramis SesaZlebel monawiled
vTvlidiT, gulgangmiruli swored im saaTs daeca, roca dramis pirveli moqmedeba
iwyeboda da gana es damTxvevaa! ara, ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, es ori movlena
raRac uxilav kavSirSia, da Cveni amocanaa vipovoT es kavSiri.
- magram axla xom policiac Caereva saqmeSi da yovelives Seityoben.
- policiaSi mxolod is ecodinebaT, rac maT Tvalwin godolfinstritze moxdeba.
iq ar ician da verc gaigeben, ra moxda uaitholterasze. mxolod CvenTvis aris
cnobili orive SemTxveva, da mxolod Cven SegviZlia maTi erTmaneTTan
Sepirispireba. aris erTi aSkara garemoeba, rac yovelnair SemTxvevaSi eWvebs
lukasis winaaRmdeg aRmiZravda. godolfinstriti xom ramdensame nabijzea
uaitholterasidan. sxva saidumlo agentebi, romlebzedac gelaparakeT, uest-endis
Soreul kideSi cxovroben. amitomac, bunebrivia, lukasi sxvebze iolad moaxerxebda
evropis saqmeTa ministris saxlTan kavSiris daWerasa da saWiro cnobebis miRebas.
es umniSvnelo garemoebaa, magram Tu gaviTvaliswinebT, rom movlenebi didi
siswrafiT ganviTardebodnen, SeiZleba arsebiTic aRmoCndes. aha! raRac axali
ambavia!
gamoCnda misis hadsoni, romelsac langriT mohqonda viRac qalis sadarbazo
baraTi. holmsma Sexeda, warbebi aswia da baraTi me gadmomca.
- sTxoveT ledi hilda treloni houps, mobrZandes, - Tqva man.
wamic da Cvens ubralo binas meored daedo pativi, amjerad mTel londonSi
umSvenieresi mandilosnis mobrZanebiT. hercog belminsteris umcrosi asulis
mSvenierebis ambavi adrec msmenoda, magram arc erT aRwerasa Tu fotosuraTs ar
SeeZlo gadmoeca misi natifi saxis sakvirveli, sasiamovno momxibvleloba da
warmtaci ieri. mainc Semodgomis im dilas, pirvel naxvaze, misi mSveniereba rodi
mogvxvda TvalSi. momajadoebeli saxe ki hqonda, magram mRelvarebisagan feri
mixdoda; Tvalebi ubrwyinavda, Tumca maTi elvareba iseTi Canda, ciebianiao,
ityodiT. metyveli piri moekuma da cdilobda rogorme Tavi daeWira. mSvenierebam
ki ara mis TvalebSi Camdgarma SiSma gagvaoca, roca Ria karebSi Cveni momxiblavi
stumari gamoCnda.
- Cemi qmari xom ar yofila TqvenTan, mister holms?
- diax, miledi, gaxldaT.
- mister holms, gevedrebiT, ar gamamxiloT, rom me TqvenTan movedi.
holmsma civad daukra Tavi da skami SesTavaza.
- Tqveni brwyinvaleba friad saCoTiro mdgomareobaSi mayenebs. gTxovT dabrZandeT
da amixsnaT, ra gawuxebT. savalalod unda giTxraT, rom winaswar verafers
dagpirdebiT.
mandilosanma mTeli oTaxi gaiara da fanjrisaken zurgSeqceviT dajda. es iyo
namdvili dedofali - maRali, moxdenili da amave dros Zalze qaluri.
- mister holms, - daiwyo man da vidre laparakobda, TeTrxelTaTmnian xelebs
erTTavad kumSavda da Slida, - gulaxdilad vilaparakeb da imedi maqvs, Tqvenc
aseve moiqceviT. Cemsa da Cems qmars Soris ar aris araviTari saidumlo, erTi
ambis garda: esaa politika... aq is dumils amjobinebs da arafers ar miambobs
xolme. magram me Sevityve, rom guSin Cvens saxlSi raRac uaRresad arasasiamovno
ambavi moxda. CemTvis cnobilia, rom gaqra raRac mniSvnelovani dokumenti, magram
ramdenadac saqme politikas exeba, saidumlos gandobaze qmari uars ambobs. amasTan
Zalze saWiroa... merwmuneT, Zalze saWiroa, rom im ambis Taobaze yvelaferi
vicode. mTavrobis wevrebis garda Tqven erTaderTi adamiani xarT, romelmac
simarTle icis. gevedrebiT, mister holms, amixsnaT, ra moxda da ra SeiZleba
mohyves am ambavs. yvelaferi miambeT, mister holms. Tqveni klientis interesebi
nu SegzRudaven da dagadumeben. garwmunebT, mxolod misTvis sargeblobis motanis
survili mamoZrvebs, da es rom Cems meuRles esmodes, albaT yovelives
gamandobda. ra qaRaldi iyo, rom gaitaces?
- miledi, Tqven Cemgan SeuZlebels iTxovT.
qalma Rrmad amoioxra da saxe xelebSi Cargo.
- unda gamigoT, miledi. Tu Tqveni qmari saWirod Tvlis, rom TqvenTvis
umjobesia am saqmisa ara SeityoT ra, rogor SemiZlia me, visac saidumlos Senaxvis
fici CamomarTves, gagimxiloT is, rasac TviTon sakuTari qmari gimalavT? Tqven
uflebac ara gaqvT aseTi ram mTxovoT - qmars unda SeevedroT da is yovelives
giambobT.
- vkiTxe da raki pasuxi ver miviRe, TqvenTan movedi. magram Tu Tqvenc ar gsurT
miTxraT raime garkveuli, erT kiTxvaze mainc mipasuxeT.
- ra kiTxvaze, miledi?
- SeiZleba Tu ara am SemTxvevam ziani miayenos Cemi qmris politikur karieras?
- iciT, miledi, Tu saqme ar mowesrigdeba, raRa Tqma unda, mas SeiZleba
seriozuli Sedegebi mohyves.
- o!
qalma im adamianiviT amoioxra, romelsac eWvi gauqarwyla mware simarTlem.
- kidev erTi kiTxva, mister holms. rogorc ki es ubedureba moxda, Cemma qmarma
wamoisrola oriode sityva, da gavige, rom werilis dakargvas mTeli Cveni
qveynisaTvis SeiZleba mZime Sedegebi mohyves.
- raki TviTon ase uTqvams, me, ra Tqma unda, amis uaryofas aRar Sevudgebi.
- magram ra ubedureba SeiZleba es iyos?
- ah, miledi, Tqven isev maZlevT im kiTxvas, razedac pasuxis gacema ar SemiZlia.
- raki asea, mister holms, metad dros aRar wagarTmevT. verc imis gamo
gisayvedurebT, rom gulaxdilobaze uari miTxariT. imedi maqvs, Cemze cuds aras
ifiqrebT, radganac gulwrfelad minda gaviziaro Cemi qmris sazrunavi, Tumca
TviTon amisi winaaRmdegia. erTxel kidev gTxovT: nu etyviT, rom TqvenTan viyavi.
zRurblze mdgarma ukan moixeda, da me xelaxla davinaxe lamazi, aRelvebuli
saxe, SeSinebuli Tvalebi da mWidrod mokumuli piri. Semdeg qali gauCinarda.
- aba, uotson, mSvenieri sqesi - es ukve Tqveni saqmea, - RimiliT Tqva
holmsma, roca sadarbazo kari xmauriT daixura da kabis SariSuris xma miwyda. ra TamaSs eweva es lamazi banovani? ra unda sinamdvileSi?
- ras brZanebT, aki yvelaferi ase garkveviT agvixsna, xolo misi mousvenroba
sruliad bunebrivia.
- hm! gaixseneT misi saxis gamometyveleba, dauyovnebeli SiSi, mousvenroba da
daJineba, riTac kiTxvebs iZleoda. nu dagaviwydebaT, rom es qali ekuTvnis im
kastas, romelsac Tavisi grZnobebis dafarvis unaric gaaCnia.
- diax, marTlac Zalian aRelvebuli iyo.
- gaixseneT isic, ra mxurvale guliT lamobda Cvens darwmunebas, rom moqmedebs
Tavisi qmris interesebis gulisTvis da mxolod amitom surs icodes yvelaferi.
risi Tqma undoda amiT? da Tqven albaT SeniSneT, uotson, rom sinaTlisaken
zurgSeqceuli dajda. qals sulac ar surda, rom misi saxe gvenaxa.
- diax, swored aseTi adgili airCia.
- qalisas ras gaigeb, uotson, Tu gaxsovT, erT marheitel qalzec mivitane aseTi
eWvi. Semdeg ki aRmoCnda, rom misi mRelvarebis mizezi mxolod is iyo, rom
cxvirze pudris wasma dakleboda. varaudis ageba aseT arasaimedo masalaze Zalze
Znelia. qalis sruliad Cveulebrivi qcevis miRma SeiZleba imalebodes Zalian
bevri ram, xolo misi dabneulobis mizezi xSirad xdeba sarWi an Tmis saxvevi...
naxvamdis, uotson.
- midixarT?
- diax, dilas godolfinstritze Cvens megobar policielebTan gavatareb. Cveni
problemis gadaWra edvard lukasis mkvlelobaSia, Tumca, vaRiareb, ra formas
miiRebs es saqme, amisi warmodgenac ki Zalze Znelia. Teoriis ageba ki, Tu faqtebi
ara gvaqvs, didi Secdomaa: fxizlad iyaviT, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, da Cem magier
Tqven miiReT mnaxvelebi. me ki, Tu movaxerxe, sauzmisaTvis davbrundebi.
mTeli is dRe da ori momdevno dRec holmsi iyo Seupovrad mdumare, rogorc
ityodnen misi megobrebi, da pirquSi, rogorc ityoda yvela sxva. igi ganuwyvetliv
wrialebda, midi-modioda, bevrs eweoda, violinoze raRac melodiebis nawyvetebs
ukravda. xSirad gairindeboda xolme, ikvebeboda mxolod buterbrodebiT, isic,
udroo dros, da uxalisod mpasuxobda kiTxvebze, romelTac drodadro vaZlevdi,
vicodi, rom Ziebas Sedegi ar mohyolia. holmsi am saqmeze saerTod arafers
ambobda da Ziebis msvlelobis ambavs mxolod gazeTebidan vgebulobdi.
gansvenebulis laqiis, jon mitonis dapatimrebisa da uecari ganTavisuflebis ambavic
gazeTebSi amovikiTxe.
Ziebam daadgina `ganzrax mkvlelobis~ faqti, magram mkvleli ver Seipyres. verc
danaSaulis aRmZvreli motivebi daadgines. oTaxSi bevri Zvirfasi nivTi iyo, magram
mkvlels arafrisTvis xeli ar exlo. gansvenebulis qaRaldebic adgilze aRmoCnda.
yovelive gulmodgined gasinjes da daadgines, rom lukasi mondomebiT swavlobda
saerTaSoriso politikis sakiTxebs, dauRalavad agrovebda yovelgvar ganagonsa da
Wors, iyo gamoCenili lingvisti da hqonda uzarmazari mimowera. axlo
urTierTobaSi yofila ramdenime qveynis TvalsaCino politikur moRvawesTan.
magram im dokumentebSi, romlebiTac savse hqonda magidis ujra, erTic veraferi
naxes sensaciuri. qalTa Soris bevri nacnobi hyolia, magram cota megobari, da
arc erTi maTgani ar hyvarebia. etyoba, myudro cxovrebas eweoda. misi sikvdili
aRmoCnda is gadauwyveti amocana, romlis amoxsna ara da ar xerxdeboda.
rac Seexeba laqia jon mitons, policiam imitom daapatimra, rom sruli umweoba
daefara. mis winaaRmdeg veraviTari braldeba ver wamoayenes. im saRamos Tavis
megobrebTan yofiliyo stumrad hamersmitSi. alibi aSkara iyo. marTalia, saxlidan
adre gasuliyo da SeeZlo vestminsterSi droze dabruneba, magram jer kidev
manamde, vidre danaSauls farda aexdeboda, Ziebas aCvena gzis nawili fexiT
gaviareo, da es dasajerebelic iyo, Tu kaci gaixsenebda, rom danaSaulis Cadenis
dRes Tan momxibvleli saRamo mohyva. gvian RamiT Sin dabrunebuli mitoni,
rogorc etyoboda, SeaZrwuna momxdarma tragediam. igi yovelTvis karg
damokidebulebaSi yofila Tavis batonTan. gansvenebulis kuTvnili zogierTi nivTi
- magaliTad, saparsi Tavis budianad, - laqiis CemodanSi aRmoCnda, magram mitonma
ganacxada, yofilma batonma maCuqao, da mne qalmac daadastura misi naTqvami.
mitons lukasTan ukve sami weliwadi emsaxura. sagulisxmoa, rom lukass mitoni
Tan kontinentze arasodes ar wauyvania. zogjer parizSi fexmoucvlelad utarebia
sami Tve, magram mitons Turme godolfinstritSi tovebda xolme, saxls mixedeo.
rac Seexeba mne qals, im saRamos, roca mkvleloba moxda, araferi gaugonia. Tu
batonTan vinme mnaxveli iyo, albaT kari TviTonve gauRoo, ganucxadebia.
amgvarad, gazeTebis mixedviT saidumloeba jer kidev amouxsneli iyo. holmsi ki,
Tundac gazeTebze meti scodnoda, arafers ar miziarebda, Tumca gakvriT miTxra,
inspeqtorma lestreidma Ziebis saidumlo gamandoo. vicodi, rom holmsma yvela
axali ambavi xuTi TiTiviT icoda. meoTxe dRes gazeTSi wavikiTxe parizidan
gamogzavnili depeSa.
`parizis policiam, - werda `deili telegrafi~, - aRmoaCina is, rac Suqs hfens
mister edvard lukasis tragikuli daRupvis istorias. rogorc cnobilia, lukasi
warsul orSabaTs godolfinstritze, vestminsterSi mokles. Cvens mkiTxvelebs
albaT axsovT, rom gansvenebuli jentlmeni sakuTar oTaxSi daniT gulgangmiruli
ipoves da eWvi miitanes mis laqiaze, romelmac daamtkica Tavisi alibi. guSin
parizSi, austerlicis quCaze mcxovreb madam hanri furnes msaxurebma policias
ganucxades, rom maTi qalbatoni SeiSala. samedicino Semowmebam daadastura, rom
hanri furne namdviladaa sulierad daavadebuli. kvleva-Ziebis Sedegad policiam
daadgina, rom madam hanri wina samSabaTs dabrunda londonidan, da aris safuZveli
vifiqroT, rom am mgzavrobas aqvs erTgvari kavSiri vestminsterSi momxdar
danaSaulTan. fotosuraTebis Sedarebam gviCvena, rom madam hanri furnes qmari da
mister edvard lukasi - erTi da igive pirovnebaa, da gansvenebuli ratomRac or
qalaqSi - londonsa da parizSi cxovrobda. madam furne, CamomavlobiT kreoli,
gamoirCeva ukiduresad ficxi xasiaTiT, rac eWvianobis dros srul paTologiaSi
gadadis. swored erT-erTi aseTi aSlilobis dros Caidina, rogorc varaudoben, es
saSineli borotmoqmedeba, ramac aaRelva mTeli londoni. aqamde araa
gamorkveuli, ras akeTebda igi orSabaT saRamos, magram cnobilia, rom misma
msgavsma qalma samSabaT diliT Tavisi giJuri saxiTa da ucnauri JestebiT Ceringkrosis sadgurze myofi adamianebis yuradReba miiqcia. amitom savsebiT
SesaZlebelia, rom danaSauli Cadenilia mZime sulieri aSlilobis dros, da am
ambavma ubedur qalze iseTi zegavlena moaxdina, rom Wkuidan sabolood Seacdina.
amJamad mas ar SeuZlia momxdar ambavze laparaki da eqimebs misi gamobrunebis
imedi ara aqvT. aris cnobebi, rom orSabaT saRamos romeliRac qali, SesaZloa,
madam furne, ramdenime saaTis ganmavlobaSi idga godolfinstritze, im saxlis
axlos, sadac danaSauli moxda...~ ras fiqrobT amaze, holms?
am cnobas xmamaRla vukiTxavdi, vidre Cemi megobari sauzmes moaTavebda.
- Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, - miTxra man, sufridan wamodga da oTaxSi bolTis cemas
mohyva, - Tqven angelozis moTmineba gaqvT, radgan ager sami dRea TqvenTvis
araferi miTqvams da sayveduric ar dagcdeniaT. gulaxdilad unda giTxraT, rom
mosaTxrobic araferi mqonda. arc es parizidan miRebuli depeSa gvexmareba
idumalebiT moculi ambebis amoxsnaSi.
- magram lukasis mkvlelobis ambavi axla xom sabolood gadawyvetilia, vuTxari me.
- im kacis sikvdili - ubralo epizodia Cvens namdvil amocanasTan SedarebiT, rac
imaSi mdgomareobs, rom werils mivakvlioT da evropa katastrofisagan vixsnaT.
gasul sam dReSi mxolod is moxda, rom araferi momxdara. TiTqmis yovel saaTs
vRebulob cnobebs mTavrobidan da vici, rom evropaSi jer kidev ar SeiniSneba
omis momaswavebeli fucxuni da iaraRis JRaruni. Tu werili dakargulia... Tumca,
ar daikargeboda... magram Tu ar dakargula, maS, sad aris? visTan? ratom malaven?
ai, kiTxva, rac CaquCiviT mcems TavSi. da mere, roca werili daikarga, raRa im
Rames mokles lukasi; saerTod, hqonda Tu ara lukass es werili? Tu hqonda,
ratom ver ipovnes qaRaldebSi? Tan xom ar waiRo lukasis gagiJebulma colma? Tu
waiRo, mis saxlSi xom ar inaxeba parizSi? an ranairad SemiZlia am werilis Zebna
iq ise, rom safrangeTis policias eWvebi ar aRvuZra? es is SemTxvevaa, Zvirfaso
uotson, sadac kanoniereba iseve saSinelia CvenTvis, rogorc misi darRveva.
yvelaferi Cvens winaaRmdegaa amxedrebuli, magram sasworze mSvidobisa da mTeli
qveynis interesebia da unda vimoqmedoT. Tu am saqmis warmatebiT dasruleba
movaxerxe, ra Tqma unda, is Rirseulad daagvirgvinebs Cems karieras... aha, ager
ukanaskneli cnobebi wina poziciebidan! - holmsma swrafad daxeda baraTs, rac im
wams gadasces. - Cans, lestreidma raRac saintereso ipovna. daixureT qudi,
uotson, axlave erTad gavemgzavrebiT vestminsterSi.
pirvelad vnaxe adgili, sadac borotmoqmedeba moxda: maRali, uSno, viwrofasadiani,
zviadad gajgimuli, oficialuri, da uzarmazari saxli im saukunis RviZli Svili
gaxldaT, romelSiac aSenda. fanjridan lestreidis buldogiseburi saxe SevniSne,
da roca bumberazma konsteblma kari gagviRo, lestreidi megobrulad mogvesalma.
am oTaxSi mohkles lukasi, magram danaSaulis kvali ukvalod gamqraliyo. mxolod
erTi uSnod gadRabnili laqa Canda kvadratul xaliCaze. patara xaliCa mxolod
oTaxis Suaguls Tu faravda. xaliCis garSemo iataki elvarebamde gaprialebuli
lamazi, Zveleburi kvadratuli parketiT iyo mogebuli. buxris Tavze ekida
iaraRis SesaniSnavi koleqcia. am koleqciidan CamoeRo mkvlels pirbasri xanjali
im tragikul saRamos. fanjarasTan idga mdidruli saweri magida, da yoveli sagani
oTaxSi: suraTebi, xaliCebi, portierebi - yvelaferi mowmobda patronis daxvewil,
natif gemovnebas.
- gaigeT parizidan mosuli axali ambebi? - ikiTxa lestreidma.
holmsma Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi dauqnia.
- amjerad Cvenma frangma megobrebma mizanSi moaxvedres. mkvleloba ueWvelad,
swored ise moxda, rogorc isini amtkiceben. qalma karze daakakuna - es iyo
moulodneli viziti, radgan lukasTan aravin ar dadioda. kacma SemouSva, aba qals
quCaSi xom ar datovebda! colma mouTxro, rogor miagno mis kvals, da
sayvedurebiT aavso. Semdeg, raki xanjalic iqve aRmoCnda, male wirvac gamouyvana.
yvelaferi es, ra Tqma unda, erTbaSad ar momxdara, radganac skamebi grovad
eyara, xolo erTi maTganisaTvis gansvenebuls xelic ki CauWidia, albaT imiT
lamobda Tavdacvas. yovelive es ise naTlad maqvs warmodgenili, TiTqos TviTon
vyofiliyavi im tragikuli ambis mowme.
holmsma warbebi aswia:
- da mainc mixmeT?
- ho, diax, es patara wvrilmania, magram imnairTagani, romlebic Tqven
gainteresebT xolme: saeWvo ambavia, iciT, da rogorc albaT Tqven uwodebdiT,
Zalian ucnauri. erTi SexedviT araferi saerTo ara aqvs am SemTxvevasTan.
- ra aris aseTi?
- TqvenTvis cnobilia, rom mas Semdeg, rac danaSauli gamoaSkaravda, bejiTad
vcdilobT, raTa yvela nivTs Tavisi adgili mivuCinoT. aq aravin arafers ar
Sexebia. binaSi dRe da Rame morigeobda policieli. dRes diliT, mas Semdeg, rac
mokluli dakrZales da am oTaxis gamokvleva daamTavres, gadavwyviteT areuldareuli bina cotaTi dagvelagebina da ai, xaliCa... xedavT, iatakze ki araa
damagrebuli, aramed ubralod Zirsaa dafenili. SemTxveviT avwieT da aRmovaCineT...
- marTla? aRmoaCineT?.. holmsis saxe gamoxatavda udides interess.
- oo, darwmunebuli var, rom asi welic ar geyofaT imis gamosacnobad, rac
aRmovaCineT! xedavT am gadRabnil laqas xaliCaze? am xaliCaSi sakmaod bevr
sisxls unda gaeJona, xom marTalia?
- udavod.
- da warmoidgineT, rom Ria feris parketze am adgilas laqa ar aris.
- ar aris laqa? ara, unda iyos!
- diax, Cvenc ase vfiqrobdiT, magram iataki erT adgilas daulaqavebelia.
xaliCis kide avwie da davrwmundiT, rom lestreidi marTals ambobda.
- magram xaliCis qveda mxares gaJonil sisxls xom iatakzec kvali unda
daetovebina!
saxelovani specialistis gaoceba rom naxa, lestreidma aRtacebisagan CaixiTxiTa:
- aba, axla agixsniT, rac aris. meore laqac arsebobs, magram pirvels ar
emTxveva, TviTonve SexedeT.
am sityvebze xaliCis meore bolo aswia da marTlac, parketze, karTan axlos,
vnaxeT didi muqi wiTeli laqa.
- ras ityviT amaze, mister holms?
- aq yvelaferi Zalian martivi asaxsnelia. ori laqa emTxveva erTmaneTs, magram
xaliCa gadabrunebuli iyo. raki is kvadratulia da araa damagrebuli iatakze, amis
gakeTeba sruliad advili ram iyo.
- mister holms, policias ar esaWiroeba Tqveni ganmarteba imis Taobaze, rom
xaliCa gadabrunebuli iyo. es savsebiT aSkaraa: Tu xaliCas ase davdebT, erTi
laqa meoris Tavze aRmoCndeba. me ki Tqven gekiTxebiT: vin awia xaliCa da
risTvis?
holmsis uZrav saxeze SevniSne, rom Zlivs ikavebda dauflebul mRelvarebas.
- lestreid, - Tqva bolos, - derefanSi rom policielia, igi ganuwyvetliv
morigeobda aq, Tu ara?
- diax.
- hoda, ai Cemi rCeva: Zalian mkacrad dahkiTxeT. oRond Cveni TandaswrebiT ara.
Cven aq davicdiT. gaiyvaneT meore oTaxSi. hkiTxeT, rogor gabeda aq adamianis
SemoSveba da am oTaxSi misi marto datoveba. nu hkiTxavT, dauSva Tu ara man
aseTi ram. CaTvaleT, rom amas mtkiceba ar esaWiroeba. daarwmuneT, rom TqvenTvis
cnobilia am oTaxSi viRac rom iyo. daemuqreT. uTxariT, rom mxolod gulaxdil
aRiarebas SeuZlia misi danaSaulis gamosyidva. gaakeTeT yvelaferi ise, rogorc me
giTxariT.
- vficav, me gamovwurav misgan yvelafers, Tu raime icis! - ficxlad SesZaxa
lestreidma. winkarSi gairbina, da wuTis Semdeg gverdiTi oTaxidan misi gaavebuli
yvirili mogvesma.
- Cqara, uotson, Cqara! - Sehyvira mouTmenlobisagan akankalebulma holmsma.
am kacis mTeli zebunebrivi Zala, rac apaTiis niRbis qveS imaleboda,
mozRvavebuli energiis cecxlad agizgizda. man xaliCa gadakeca, swrafad daeSva
muxlebze da parketis yoveli kvadratis xeliT mosinjvas Seudga. rogorc ki Seexo
kides, erTi maTgani ganze gadavarda. es iyo patara yuTis saxuravi. mis qveS
CaRrmavebuli mcire bneli adgili gamoCnda. holmsma mouTmenlad Cayo Sig xeli,
magram ukan rom amoiRo, javrisa da mware imedgacruebisagan amoioxra. yuTi
carieli dauxvda.
- aba, cocxlad, uotson, cocxlad! unda movaswroT da xaliCa adgilze davabrunoT!
saidumlo sacavis dafarva da zed xaliCis gadafareba Zlivs movaswariT, rom
derefanSi lestreidis fexis xma gaisma. roca igi Semovida, holmsi buxarze
daudevrad miyrdnobili dauxvda. Cems megobars iseTi naRvliani da tanjuli saxe
hqonda, TiTqos dauZlevel mTqnarebas Zlivs ikavebda.
- mapatieT, rom mogacdineT, miter holms. vxedav, saSinlad mogbezrdaT es saqme.
dabolos, aRiara! SemodiT, makferson! dae, jentlmenebmac gaigon Tqveni
miutevebeli saqcielis ambavi.
oTaxSi gverdulad Semovida wiTeli da Sercxvenili bumberazi konstebli.
- garwmunebT, ser, azradac ar mqonia urigo saqcieli. guSin saRamos aq erTi
axalgazrda qali gamomecxada. raRac uwyebis saxls daeZebda da ver ki epovna.
vilaparakeT. mogwyindeba kacs mTeli dRe marto dgoma...
- mere, ra moxda?
- sadac mkvleloba moxda, im adgilis naxva ainteresebda. gazeTebSi wavikiTxeo,
Tqva. Zalian wesieri axalgazrda qali gaxldaT, ser, da ise dalagebulad
laparakobda, rom verc ki agiwerT. gavifiqre: iseTi ra unda moxdes, Tu SevuSveb
da Sexedavs-meTqi. magram xaliCaze sisxlis laqa dainaxa Tu ara, iatakze
mkvdariviT gaiSxlarTa. uceb samzareuloSi Sevvardi, wyali movarbenine, magram
gons vera da ver moviyvane. maSin koniakisTvis kuTxeSi gadavirbine, traqtiri
`suros toti~ romaa, iq, magram vidre movbrundebodi, axalgazrda qali gons
mosula da adgilze aRar damixvda... albaT Sercxva CemTan Sexvedra.
- xaliCas aravin Sexebia?
- iciT, ser, roca me davbrundi, mgoni, cota adgilSenacvlebuli damixvda. qali
xom xaliCaze daeca, xaliCa ki iatakze damagrebuli ar aris. mere me gavaswore.
- es gakveTili iyos TqvenTvis, konsteblo makferson, raTa metad aRaravin
moatyuoT, - medidurad Cailaparaka lestreidma, - ra Tqma unda, Tqven gegonaT,
rom wesrigis darRveva daifareboda. CemTvis ki sakmarisi gaxda xaliCis erTi
Sexedva, raTa maSinve mivmxvdariyavi, rom oTaxSi viRac iyo. Tqveni bedi, megobaro,
rom araferi dakargula, Torem cudi dRe dagadgebodaT. vnanob, mister holms,
rom aq aseTi wvrilmanisaTvis mogiwvieT, magram megona, rom es meore laqa, rac
ar emTxveva pirvels, dagainteresebdaT.
- ra Tqma unda, es Zalian sainteresoa... konsteblo makferson, is qali mxolod
erTxel Semovida aq?
- diax, ser, mxolod erTxel.
- saxelad ra hqvia?
- ar vici, ser. mbeWdavi memanqanis adgils daeZebda, magram saxlis nomeri aRar
axsovda, Zalian sasiamovno, wesieri axalgazrda qali gaxldaT, ser.
- maRali? lamazi?
- diax, ser, sakmaod maRali axalgazrda qali. SeiZleba iTqvas, rom ara marto
lamazi, aramed Zalian lamazic. `oficero, neba momeciT mxolod Sevxedoo!~ - ase
mommarTa. iseTi sasiamovno, pirdapir alersiani manerebi hqonda, rom gavifiqre,
didi ubedureba ar iqneba, Tu karidan Sexedvis nebas mivcem-meTqi.
- ra ecva?
- Zalian ubralo samoseli, ser! grZeli wamosasxami iataks swvdeboda.
- es romel saaTze moxda?
- swored Sebindebisas, traqtiridan rom vbrundebodi, farnebi maSin aanTes.
- kargi, - Tqva holmsma, - wavideT, uotson, gadaudebeli saqme gvelodeba.
roca saxlidan gamovdiodiT, lestreidi oTaxSi darCa, sinanuliT aRsavse
konstebli ki CvenTvis karis gasaRebad gaiWra. holmsi zRurblze Semobrunda da
makfersons raRac gauwoda. konstebli daaSterda.
- RmerTo Cemo, ser! - SesZaxa gaocebulma.
holmsma tuCebze TiTi miido, nivTi ukanve Caido Sida jibeSi, da roca quCaSi
gavediT, gadaixarxara.
- Cinebulia! - Tqva man, - wavideT, Zvirfaso uotson. farda aweulia, da
ukanaskneli moqmedeba male daiwyeba. SegiZliaT damSviddeT: omi ar iqneba,
Rirspativcemul lord treloni houpis brwyinvale karieras Crdili ar miadgeba,
windauxedavi mefe aCqarebisaTvis ar daisjeba da premier-ministrs garTulebuli
politikuri viTarebidan evropis daxsna aRar mouxdeba. Cven dagvWirdeba mxolod
erTgvari taqti, sazrianoba, da maSin mTeli es istoria, rac Zalian arasasiamovno
SedegebiT imuqreboda, SarSandeli TovliviT gaqreba.
am sakvirveli adamianis mimarT aRtacebis grZnobiT ganvimsWvale.
- Tqven amoxseniT amocana? - SevZaxe me myisve.
- jer ara, uotson. jer kidev aris ramdenime gaugebroba, magram CvenTvis ukve
cnobilia imdeni, rom pirdapir sawyeni iqneba, Tu yvelafers ar SevityobT. axla
ki pirdapir uaitholterasze wavalT da saqmes bolomde miviyvanT.
roca evropis saqmeTa ministris saxlSi mivediT, Serlok holmsma msaxurebs
ganucxada, rom ledi hilda treloni houpis naxva surda. oriveni misaRebSi
Segviyvanes.
- mister holms! - Tqva ledim, da saxe aRSfoTebisagan aetkica. - es Tqvenis
mxriv ubralod upatiosnoba da arakeTilSobiluri saqcielia. xom gTxoveT, ar
gamamxiloT, TqvenTan rom viyavi-meTqi. winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi qmari ifiqrebs, rom
mis saqmeebSi verevi. Tqven ki Tqveni stumrobiT saxels mitexT. es xom amtkicebs,
rom Cvens Soris saqmiani urTierToba arsebobs.
- samwuxarod, miledi, sxva arCevani ara mqonda. me damavales im gansakuTrebiT
mniSvnelovani dokumentis povna da iZulebuli var gTxovoT, werili me gadmomceT.
ledi treloni houpi fexze wamovarda. saxeze mkvdrisferi edo. TiTqos TvalT
daubneldao, wabarbacda. megona, gulic wauvidoda, magram nebisyofis uzarmazari
ZaldatanebiT Tavi Seikava da brazisa da gaocebisagan saxe wamoenTo.
- Tqven... Tqven Seuracxyofas mayenebT, mister holms!
- momismineT, miledi, es sruliad usargeblo laparakia. gTxovT werili
gadmomceT.
qalma xeli zarisaken gaiwoda:
- msaxuri gagacilebT.
- nu darekavT, ledi hilda, Torem Tu msaxurs mouxmobT, Cemi gulwrfeli cda
Tavidan agaciloT saqveyno skandali, amaod Caivlis. damibruneT werili da
yvelaferi mogvardeba. Tu damijerebT, dagexmarebiT, xolo Tu ar isurvebT, rom
mendoT, iZulebuli viqnebi gagceT.
holmsis win amayi da didebuli ledi hilda treloni houpi idga. man Tvali
gauswora Cems megobars, TiTqos surda gaego, gulSi ra udevso, magram zarisaTvis
xeli ar mouSorebia.
- Tqven cdilobT damaSinoT, ara? eg veraferi keTilSobilebaa, mister holms!
Tqven ambobT, raRac vicio. ra iciT?
- gTxovT, dabrZandeT, miledi. ar vilaparakeb, vidre ar dabrZandebiT. gmadlobT.
- mister holms, mxolod xuT wuTs gaZlevT!
- CemTvis sul erTi wuTic kmara, ledi hilda. me vici, rom Tqven iyaviT edvard
lukasTan, mieciT mas es dokumenti, vici, rogor moxerxebulad SeaRwieT mis oTaxSi
meored da aiReT werili xaliCis qveS sacavidan.
ledi hildas saxeze mkvdris feri daedo, magram holmsisaTvis Tvali ar
moucilebia. sunTqva Seekra. sityvis warmoTqmis Zalac aRar hqonda.
- Tqven SeiSaleT, mister holms... Tqven SeiSaleT! - SesZaxa man bolos.
holmsma jibidan muyaos patara naWeri amoiRo. es iyo qalis fotosuraTi.
- ai, es Tan wamoviRe, vicodi, rom damWirdeboda, - uTxra man ministris
meuRles. - policielma gicnoT.
qalma gaWirvebiT CaisunTqa haeri da Tavi savarZlis sazurges miayrdno.
- momismineT, ledi hilda... werili Tqvena gaqvT, magram saqmis mogvareba jer
kidev SeiZleba. araviTari survili ara maqvs usiamovneba mogayenoT. Cemi
valdebuleba moxdili meqneba, roca dakargul werils Tqvens qmars davubruneb.
dahyeviT Cems rCevas, mendeT da iyaviT gulaxdili - esaa Tqveni xsnis erTaderTi
gza.
am qalis simamacem aRtacebaSi momiyvanda. mas ar undoda Tavi damarcxebulad ecno.
- isev gimeorebT, mister holms: Tqven raRac suleluri fantaziis tyveobaSi
xarT moqceuli.
holmsi skamidan wamodga:
- mebralebiT, ledi hilda. me rac SemeZlo, TqvenTvis yvelaferi movimoqmede,
magram vxedav, uqmad gavrjilvar.
am sityvebze holmsma zaris Rilaks xeli daaWira. msaxuri imwamsve Semovida.
- mister treloni houpi Sinaa?
- Sin mxolod TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg iqneba.
holmsma saaTs daxeda.
- kidev TxuTmeti wuTi, - Tqva man. - Zalian kargi, davelodebi.
msaxurma Zlivs moaswro karis gaxurva, rom ledi
hildam xelebi gaSala da
holmsis ferxTiT daeca. mSvenier saxeze cremli RapaRupiT Camosdioda.
- oh, SemibraleT, mister holms! SemibraleT! - evedreboda sasowarkveTili qali.
- RvTis gulisaTis, nu etyviT! rom icodeT, rogor miyvars Cemi qmari. misTvis
Tundac mcireodeni usiamovnebis miyeneba CemTvis autaneli satanjveli iqneba. es
ambavi ki mis keTilSobil guls erTianad daamsxvrevs.
holmsma qali aayena.
- madlobeli var, miledi, rom, Tundac ukanasknel wams moegeT gons. wuTis
dakargva aRar SeiZleba. sadaa werili?
qali sawer magidas mivarda, da iqidan grZeli cisferi konverti amoiRo.
- inebeT, mister holms... netav, arasodes ar mexila igi!
- rogor davubrunoT? - Cafiqrebuli ambobda
holmsi. - saWiro kia saCqarod
raime moxerxebuli gamosavali vipovoT!.. sadaa dokumentebiszardaxSa?
- sawol oTaxSi gaxlavT.
- Zalian kargi. zardaxSa axlave aq moitaneT.
erTi wuTis Semdeg hilda isev CvenTan gaCnda da xelT brtyeli wiTeli zardaxSa
eWira.
- albaT morgebuli gasaRebi gaqvT, miledi, aba, gaaReT!
ledi hildam korsaJidan patara gasaRebi amoaZvrina da zardaxSa gaxsna. igi
qaRaldebiT savse aRmoCnda.
holmsma cisferi konverti im qaRaldebis
SuaSi moaqcia. zardaxSa kvlav daketes da sawol oTaxSi isev Tavisi adgili
miuCines.
- axla mzada varT Tqvens qmars SevxvdeT, - Tqva
holmsma. - mis
mosvlamde ki mTeli aTi wuTi Cvens gankargulebaSia, Cemis mxriv, Zalian did
risks vewevi, rom mdgomareobidan gamogiyvanoT, ledi! amis sanazRaurod ki
darCenili drois ganmavlobaSi patiosnad unda momiTxroT mTeli es ucnauri
ambavi.
- yvelafers giambobT, mister holms! - SesZaxa ledim. - yovelgvari
gadaWarbebis gareSe gicxadebT, rom Cemi qmris wyenas Tavis mokvla mirCevnia.
albaT mTel londonSi ar moiZebneba qali, romelsac CemsaviT uyvardes Tavisi
qmari da mainc, rom gaego, rac movimoqmede, erTi sityviT, risi gakeTebac
maiZules, arasodes ar mapatiebda. igi ise maRla ayenebs Tavis sakuTar patiosnebas,
rom ar SeuZlia vinmes upatiosno saqcieli miutevos. damexmareT, damixseniT,
mister
holms! Cems bednierebas, mis bednierebasa da orive Cvenganis
sicocxles safrTxe emuqreba.
- Cqara, miledi, dro iwureba!
- jer kidev gaTxovebamde, mister holms, windauxedavi, qarafSutuli,
grZnobamoreuli Seyvarebuli qaliSvilis werili davwere. marTalia, werilSi cudi
araferi iyo, magram Cemi qmari mis daweras danaSaulad CamiTvlida. is werili
rom waekiTxa, aRarafers damijerebda. werilis daweridan mravalma wyalma Caiara
da megona, yvelaferi daviwyebas mieca. magram uecrad aw tragikulad daRupulma
lukasma Sematyobina, rom is werili Cems xelTaa da Tqvens qmars unda vuCvenoo.
vevedrebodi, SemibraleT-meTqi. werils dagibrunebo, SemomiTvala, oRond Tavisi
pirobebic Tan moayola. werilis sanacvlod misTvis unda gadameca erT-erTi
dokumenti, romelsac Cemi qmari depeSebisaTvis gankuTvnil zardaxSaSi inaxavda.
albaT saministroSi mokalaTebulma viRac jaSuSma Seatyobina aseTi dokumentis
arseboba. lukasi marwmunebda, rom es araviTar vnebas ar miayenebda Cems qmars.
warmoidgineT Tqveni Tavi Cems adgilze, mister holms! ra unda meqna?
- yvelaferi unda mogeTxroT qmrisaTvis.
- ar SemeZlo, mister holms, ar SemeZlo! erTi mxriv, meloda gardauvali
daRupva, meore mxriv ki, Tumca qmris kuTvnili dokumentis aReba saSinelebad
mimaCnda, magram savsebiT warmodgenili mainc ara mqonda, ra Sedegebi SeiZleboda
mohyoloda amas saerTaSoriso politikis arenaze. da qurdoba Cavidine, mister
holms. gasaRebis zoma aviRe. xolo im kacma, lukasma, meore gasaRebi gaakeTebina.
zardaxSa gavaRe, dokumenti aviRe da godolfinstritze lukass mivutane.
- da ra moxda iq, miledi?
- rogorc daTqmuli gvqonda, karze davakakune. lukasma gaaRo. oTaxSi Sevyevi da
kari naxevrad Ria davtove, radgan im kacTan marto darCenis meSinoda. maxsovs:
roca saxlSi Sevdiodi, quCaSi viRac qali iyo atuzuli. Cveni molaparakeba
swrafad dasrulda. Cemi werili sawer magidaze edo. dokumenti gadaveci Tu ara,
werilic damibruna. imave wams karebSi xmauri atyda da derefanSi fexis xma gaisma.
lukasma swrafad gadaswia xaliCa, dokumenti sacavSi Cado da zed isev xaliCa
gadaafara.
is, rac Semdeg moxda, raRac koSmars hgavda. me davinaxe Savgvremani giJuri saxe,
gavigone xma qalisa, romelic frangulad gahyviroda: `tyuilad ar velodi!
dabolos mogaxelTe im qalTan!~ raRac veluri scenis mowme Seviqeni. davinaxe,
rogor staca xeli kacma skams, xolo qalis xelSi xanjalma ielva. Tvali avaride
saSinelebas, gaviqeci, gamovvardi saxlidan da mxolod meore dRes diliT gavige
sazareli mkvlelobis ambavi. im saRamos bednieri viyavi, radgan Cemi werili
davibrune da jer kidev ar mqonda Segnebuli, ras mimzadebda momavali.
magram meore diliT gavige, rom vais TavdaRweuli, vuis gadaveyare. qmarma
dokumentis dakargva SeniSna, da misma sasowarkveTilebam mec SemaZrwuna. Zlivs
Sevikave Tavi, lamis ferxTiT Cavuvardi da yvelaferi vuambe. magram maSin xom
isic unda meambna, rac uwin moxda! im diliT TqvenTan movedi da mxolod maSin
Sevigne Cem mier Cadenili danaSaulis mTeli simZime. im wuTidan sul imaze
vfiqrobdi, rogor damebrunebina ukanve dokumenti. igi xom iqve unda yofiliyo,
sadac lukasma im saSineli qalis mosvlamde Seinaxa. is qali rom ara, saidumlo
sacavis adgilsamyofels me ver mivakvlevdi. rogorme unda SemeRwia lukasis
yofil oTaxSi. mTeli ori dRe vuTvalTvade im saxls, magram kari mudam magrad
Carazuli iyo. ukanasknelad guSin saRamos vcade. Tqven ukve iciT, rogor
movaxerxe werilis aReba. Sin movitane da gadavwyvite momespo, radgan ar vicodi,
rogor damebrunebina qmrisaTvis ise, rom yvelaferi ar gamendo... RmerTo Cemo,
misi nabijis xma mesmis, kibeze amodis!
evropis saqmeTa ministri aRelvebuli Semovarda oTaxSi.
- ra aris axali, mister holms, ra aris axali? - Sehyvira man.
- maqvs raRac imedi.
- madloba RmerTs! - aRtacebiT warmoTqva man. saxe gaubrwyinda. - premierministri sadilad mewveva. SemiZlia gavaxaro? foladis nervebi aqvs, magram vici,
rom TiTqmis ar sZinavs im dRidan, rac es ambavi moxda... jeikobs, sTxoveT
premier-ministrs, aq amobrZandes. rac SegexebaT Tqven, - da meuRles miubrunda, ara mgonia, Zvirfaso, TqvenTvis saintereso aRmoCndes es politikuri baasi.
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg yvelani sasadiloSi geaxlebiT.
premier-ministrs TavdaWeriloba ar aklda, magram TvalTa elvarebasa da xmelxmeli xelebis mousvenar moZraobaze Sevatyve, rom Tavisi axalgazrda kolegis
mRelvareba masac gadasdeboda.
- rogorc vamCnev, mister holms, raRac axali ambis Tqmas unda apirebdeT?
- jerjerobiT arcTu saxarbielodaa saqme, - miugo Cemma megobarma. - sadac ki
xeli mimiwvdeboda, cnobebi Sevkribe da davrwmundi, rom mRelvarebisaTvis
safuZveli ar arsebobs.
- magram es ar kmara, mister holms. Cven erTTavad vulkanze cxovreba ar
SegviZlia. gvinda garkveulad vicodeT avica da kargic.
- imedi maqvs werils vipoviT. rac ufro mets vfiqrob am saqmeze, miT ufro
vrwmundebi, rom werili am saxlis farglebs ar gascilebia.
- mister holms!
- Tu mas gaitacebdnen, axla ukve gamoqveynebulic iqneboda.
- magram ra azri eqneboda werilis aRebas, Tu isev aqve unda daetovebinaT?
- me arc imis mjera, rom werili daikarga.
- maSin ranairad gaqra zardaxSidan?
- arc imaSi var darwmunebuli, rom zardaxSidan gaqra.
- mister holms, axla xumrobis dro ar aris! garwmunebT, werili zardaxSaSi
araa.
- orSabaTis Semdeg CaixedeT?
- ara, magram es wylis nayva iqneboda.
- SeiZleba, ver SeniSneT.
- es SeuZlebelia.
- vin icis! aseTi ambebi momxdara! iq xom sxva sabuTebic iqneboda. SeiZleba maT
Soris gaibna.
- werili zemodan ido.
- SeiZleba zardaxSa vinmem Searxia da konvertma adgili icvala.
- ara, ara, yvelaferi amoviRe.
- magram amis Semowmeba xom advilia, houp! - uTxra premier-ministrma. ubrZaneT, moitanon aq zardaxSa.
evropis saqmeTa ministrma zars TiTi daaWira.
- jeikobs, momitaneT Cemi qaRaldebis yuTi... sruliad amaod vkargavT dros,
magram Tu Tqven es dagakmayofilebT, ra gaewyoba, SevamowmoT... gmadlobT, jeikobs,
aq dadgiT... gasaRebi yovelTvis saaTis Zewkvze maqvs. ai yvela qaRaldi, xom
xedavT: lord merous werili, ser Carlz hardis moxseneba, memorandumi
belgradidan, cnobebi ruseT-iaponiis puris gadasaxadebze, werili madrididan,
lord flauersis pataki... RmerTo Cemo! es ra aris? lord belinjer! lord
belinjer!
premierma cisferi konverti xelidan gamostaca:
- diax, is gaxlavT. werili gauxsnelia... gilocavT,
houp!
- madlobeli var! madlobeli var! ra tvirTi momexsna mxrebidan!.. magram es
miuwvdomelia... SeuZlebelia... mister holms, Tqven jadoqari xarT, Tqven misani
xarT! saidan gaigeT, rom werili aq aris?
- davadgine, rom sxvagan arsad ar iyo...
- sakuTar Tvalebs ar vujereb! - Tqva da oTaxidan swrafad gavarda. - sad aris
Cemi coli? unda vaxaro, rom yvelaferi mogvarda. hilda! hilda! - ministris xma
kibidan ismoda.
premierma Tvalebi moWuta da holmss ise gadaxeda.
- momismineT, ser, - mSvidad uTxra man Cems megobars. - aq sxva raRac imaleba.
rogor aRmoCnda werili xelaxla zardaxSaSi?
holmsma RimiliT moarida Tvali mis gamWriax mzeras da ise upasuxa:
- Cvenca gvaqvs Cveni diplomatiuri saidumloebani, - Tqva es, quds xeli
wamoavlo da kars miaSura.
Savi piteri
Cemi megobari sulieri da fizikuri Zalebis iseTi gafurCqvnis xanaSi, rogorc
1895 wels, arasodes minaxavs. sul ufro metad ixveWda saxels, sul ufro
farTovdeboda misi praqtika. sxvaTa saidumlo ambebi rom ar gavamJRavno, Cems
Tavs nebas ver mivcem, Tundac gakvriT vaxseno im gamoCenil adamianTa saxelebi,
romelTac bevrjer gadmolaxes beikerstritze Cveni ubralo binis zRurbli. unda
iTqvas, rom holmss, rogorc yvela did Semoqmeds, mxolod Ziebis xelovnebis
siyvaruli amoqmedebda. arca msmenia (holdernesis
hercogis
erTaderTi SemTxvevis garda), rom Tavisi fasdaudebeli samsaxurisaTvis didi
gasamrjelo moeTxova. imdenad uangaro iyo da imdenad damoukidebeli, rom zogjer
mdidarsa da warCinebul adamianebs uars eubneboda daxmarebaze, Tu maT
saidumloebaTa ZiebaSi sainteresosa da mimzidvels verafers xedavda. imave dros
mTeli kviraobiT gulmodgined ikvlevda romelime Raribis saqmes, Tu es saqme
imdenad idumalebiT moculi da amaRelvebeli iyo, rom SeeZlo misi warmosaxvis
agzneba da saSualebas aZlevda gamoeyenebina Tavisi daxvewili ostatoba.
im Rirssaxsovar 1895 wels holmsma bevri saintereso da nairferovani saqme
gamoikvlia. jer marto kardinal toskas uecari sikvdilis mizezebis dadgena rad
Rirda. es vatikanis daJinebiTi surviliT moxda. mere is iyo, damnaSave uilsoni
daapatimrebina. iadonebis es saxelganTqmuli mwvrTneli imave dros londonis
ist-endis namdvili xorcmeti gaxldaT. am saqveynod gaxmaurebul saqmeebs mohyva
uudmens liSi momxdari tragedia: yovlad saSinelsa da saidumloebiT mocul
pirobebSi daiRupa kapitani keri. Cemi Canawerebi Serlok holmsze sruli ar
iqneboda da mkiTxveli bevrsac dakargavda, Tu ar CavurTavdi moTxrobas am
araCveulebriv ambavze.
ivlisis pirveli kviris ganmavlobaSi Cemi megobari ise xSirad da ise didi xniT
gadioda xolme saxlidan, rom mivxvdi: raRac saqmeSia garTuli-meTqi. im dReebSi
CvenTan viRac sastiki Sesaxedaobisa da ugvani saxis adamianebi daiarebodnen. isini
kapitan bezils kiTxulobdnen. aman mafiqrebina, rom Tavis erT-erT
mravalricxovan niRabTagansa da gamogonil gvars amofarebuli holmsi Tavis
sakuTar mrisxane saxels malavda da raRac axal kvleva-Ziebas ise eweoda.
londonis sxvadasxva raionebSi holmss sul mcire xuTi saidumlo adgili mainc
hqonda iseTi, sadac saxis Secvla SeeZlo. Tavis axal saqmeze TviTon arafers
meubneboda da arc me momiTxovia misgan gulis gadaSla. Tu ra saqmis ZiebiT iyo
gatacebuli, holmsma sakmaod uCveulod mimaxvedra.
erTxel, sauzmobamde binidan gavida. is iyo sufras mivujeqi, rom moulodnelad
kari SemoaRo. Tavze qudi exura da iRliaSi qolgasaviT amoCrili uzarmazari
WvilTi mouCanda.
- eSmakma dalaxvros, - SevZaxe me, - nuTu londonSi am barjianad daseirnobdiT?
- ara, mxolod axla Seviare yasabTan.
- yasabTan?
- da Sin saucxoo madaze vbrundebi. iciT, ra sasargebloa sauzmis win fizikuri
varjiSi? magram sanaZleos vdeb, verafriT ver gamoicnobT, saxeldobr, ra varjiSi
Sevasrule.
- arc vapireb gamovicno.
holmsma yava daisxa da Tan dacinviT gadmomxeda.
- alardaisis duqnis ukana oTaxSi rom SegexedaT, naxavdiT: Werze dakidebul
mTel Rors da romeliRac serTukgaxdil jentlmens, romelic gaSmagebiT cdilobda
ai, es iaraRi gaeyara RorisaTvis. es jentlmeni - me gaxldiT. da, samwuxarod,
aRmoCnda, rom erTi dakvriT verasdidebiT ver gavuyri. xom ar gindaT Tqvenc
scadoT bedi?
- arafris gulisTvis. magram TviTon Tqven risTvis dagWirdaT es ambavi?
- vfiqrob, amas aqvs raRac kavSiri im idumalebiT mocul ambavTan, rac uudmens
liSi datrialda... ah,
hopkins, guSin miviRe Tqveni telegrama da
gelodiT. SemobrZandiT, axlave visauzmebT.
oTaxSi Semovida sicocxliT savse, ocdaaTiode wlis gamxdari kaci. ubralo Salis
kostiumi ecva, magram misi mixra-moxra mowmobda, rom samxedro samosis tarebas
unda yofiliyo daCveuli. maSinve vicani stenli hopkinsi, policiis axalgazrda
inspeqtori, romelic holmsis azriT, Zalian kargi maZebari unda damdgariyo.
Tavis mxriv, hopkinsic, saxelovani holmsis mowafed Tvlida Tavs da maswavleblis
mecnieruli meTodebiT iyo aRtacebuli.
saxemoRuSuli stumari savarZelSi Rrmad daRvremili Cajda.
- ara, gmadlobT, ser, ukve visauzme. Rame qalaqSi gavaTie, radgan aq saqmis
mosaxseneblad Camovedi.
- mereda ra moaxseneT?
- rom saqmeSi sruli marcxi ganvicade.
- veraviTar warmatebas ver miaRwieT?
- vera.
- nuTu? Cans, am saqmisaTvis xelis mokideba me momixdeba.
- RvTis gulisaTvis, mister holms! xom iciT, pirvelad damavales saZieblad aseTi
rTuli saqme, me ususuri aRmovCndi da iqneb fons gamiyvanoT.
- kargi, kargi. swored axla didi gulisyuriT gavecani Ziebis yvela monacems.
sxvaTa Soris, ras fiqrobT Tambaqos im qisaze, danaSaulis adgilze rom ipoves?
qisaSi xom ar unda iyos am saqmis gasaRebi?
hopkinsis saxeze gaoceba gamokrTa.
- qisa xom moklulis sakuTreba gaxldaT, ser, amas misi inicialebi adasturebs.
igi selapis tyavisaganaa damzadebuli da gansvenebuli ki, rogorc cnobilia,
mravali wlis ganmavlobaSi nadirobda selapebze.
- magram Cibuxi ratom ar aRmoCnda adgilze?
- diax, ser, Cibuxi ver vipoveT - albaT, Zalian cotas eweoda. Tumca, isic
SeiZleba davuSvaT, rom Tambaqo megobrebisaTvis hqonda.
- ueWvelad. amaze mxolod im mizniT Camovagde sityva, rom giTxraT: TviTon rom
Sevdgomodi am saqmis Ziebas, amosaval wertilad swored am qisas gavixdidi. magram
Cemma megobarma uotsonma ar icis es istoria, da arc me vityodi uars mis meored
mosmenaze. mokled gviambeT is, rac yvelaze ufro arsebiTia.
stenli hopkinsma jibidan qaRaldis viwro naWeri amoaZvrina.
- Cems gankargulebaSia zogierTi cnoba gansvenebul kapitan piter keris
cxovrebaze. dabadebula 1845 wels da, maSasadame, ormocdaaTi wlisa yofila.
veSapebsa da selapebze monadireTa Soris cnobili iyo, rogorc erT-erTi yvelaze
ufro guladi da iRbliani. 1883 wels xelmZRvanelobda dandel monadireTa
orTqlis gems `zRvis martorqas~. imave wels warmatebiT moiara ramdenime reisi,
momdevno wels ki samsaxuridan gadadga. Semdeg kidev ramdensame wels
mogzaurobda. bolos iyida patara mamuli `uudmens li~, forest rous maxloblad,
saseqsSi. iq gaatara cxovrebis ukanaskneli eqvsi weli da iqve mokvda zustad
erTi kviris win.
iyo didi axirebuli da ucnauri adamiani. yoveldRiur cxovrebaSi es
gulCaTxrobili da pirquSi kaci mkacri puritani gaxldaT. misi ojaxi Sedgeboda
colisa da oci wlis asulisagan. saxlis momvlelebad ori qaliSvili hyavda
ayvanili. msaxurebi xSirad icvlebodnen, radgan masTan cxovreba advili ar iyo da
zogjer autanelic xdeboda. keri xSirad svamda da roca Tvreboda, Turme
xorcSesxmul qajad iqceoda. iseTi SemTxvevebic yofila, roca muStiT nacemi colisa
da qaliSvilisaTvis RamiT mTel parkSi udevnia. qalebs xandaxan Turme ise
awiokebda, rom mezobel soflebSi maT yvirilze mZinare adamianebs eRviZebodaT.
erTxel kapitani kidec gausamarTlebiaT moxuci mRvdlis cemisaTvis, romelic
misTvis Wkuis darigebas cdilobda. ufro mokled rom mogaxsenoT, mister
holms, Znelia ufro abezari da saSiSi adamianis moZebna, vidre piter keri
yofila. davadgine, xomaldis meTaurobis drosac aseTive xasiaTi hqonia.
mezRvaurebs misTvis SeurqmeviaT Savi piteri - ara marto Savgvremani saxisa da
uzarmazari Savi wverisaTvis, aramed Smagi znisTvisac, riTac Turme, Tavzars
scemda garSemo myof adamianebs. raRa Tqma unda, yvela mezobels sZulebia da
yvela gaurboda. arc erTi sibralulis sityva ar gamigonia, misi sazareli
aRsasrulis gamo rom vinmes wamoscdenodes.
mister holms, ueWvelad waikiTxavdiT Ziebis oqmSi am kacis `kaiutis~ ambavs, magram
Tqvens megobars iqneb araferi smenia amaze. saxlis maxloblad kapitans TavisTvis
patara xis fanCaturi auSenebia, rasac Turme `kaiutas~ eZaxda. iq atarebda Rameebs.
es gaxlavT patara erToTaxiani qoxmaxi, zomiT 160 futi. gasaRebs mudam jibeSi
atarebda, loginsac TviTon alagebda da `kaiutis~ zRurblze gadabijebis neba
aravis hqonda. im qoxis or kedelSi gamoWrilia ori patara sarkmeli. orive
niadag fardaCamofarebuli da dagmanuli yofila. qoxis erTi fanjara sasoflo
gzaze gadis. momxdara xolme, roca qoxSi mTeli Rame nTebula Suqi, da
gakvirvebul gamvlelT ukiTxavT, netav ras akeTebs am fanCaturSi Savi piterio?
swored am sarkmelma mogvca SesaZlebloba Ziebis dros, mister holms, dagvedgina
zogierTi wvrilmani.
albaT gaxsovT kalatozi, saxelad sleteri. hoda igi, Ramis pirvel saaTze,
mkvlelobamde ori dRiT adre, forest roudan rom modioda, kapitnis mamulTan
SeCerebula da xeebs Soris mocimcime Suqis kvadrats dakvirvebia. axla ificeba,
fardaze aSkarad Canda mamakacis profili, magram es ar iyoo piter keri, romelic
kalatozs Zalian kargad scnoboda. isic wverosani kaci yofila, oRond ufro
mokled SekreWili wveri
hqonia, vidre kapitans. ase irwmuneba kalatozi.
Tumca, unda iTqvas, rom amaze adre kalatozi ori saaTi traqtirSi mjdara da
manZilic gzidan fanjramde sakmaod didia. amas garda, misi Cveneba orSabaTs exeba,
mkvleloba ki oTxSabaTs moxda.
samSabaTs piter keri yvelaze ufro saSinel mdgomareobaSi unaxavT. Turme magrad
galeSili daZrwoda da mxeciviT mZvinvare da saSiSi iyo. saxlis garSemo uxetialia
da roca qalebs misi xma gaugoniaT, Tavi saxlisTvis SeufarebiaT. gvian saRamos
piter keri Tavis qoxSi Sesula. mis asuls, romelsac Ria fanjarasTan sZinebia,
daaxloebiT Ramis or saaTze `kaiutidan~ saSineli yvirilis xma gaugonia.
qaliSvils amisTvis yuradReba ar miuqcevia, radganac simTvraleSi mamamisi xSirad
yviroda da ilanZReboda. dilis Svid saaTze adrianad wamomdgar msaxur gogos
SeuniSnavs, rom `kaiutis~ kari Ria yofila, magram piter keris SiSiT SuadRemde
mis qoxSi Sexedva veravis gaubedavs. roca SiSi dauZleviaT da Riad darCenil
karSi SeuWvretiaT, Tvalwin sazareli sanaxaoba gadaSliaT da SiSisagan ferwasulni
sofelSi gaqceulan. es ambavi Sematyobines Tu ara, erTi saaTis Semdeg, adgilze
gamovcxaddi da Zieba daviwye.
mister holms, Tqvenc iciT, nervebi magri maqvs, magram im patara saxlSi rom
Sevixede, caxcaxi damawyebina. auareba leSis buzebisagan qoxi fisharmoniasaviT
erTianad gugunebda, xolo misi iataki da kedlebi sayasbos mogagonebdaT. kapitans
Tavis qoxisaTvis kaiuta Seurqmevia da iqauroba, marTlac, kaiutas hgavda. Sevedi
da marTlac, ise megona, gemze vimyofebi-meTqi. qoxis boloSi sawoli idga,
gverdiT - gemis zanduki davlande, kedlebze - sazRvao rukebi da `zRvis
martorqis~ fotosuraTi ekida. Taroze saxomaldo JurnalTa konebi eyara yvelaferi zustad ise, rogorc kapitnis kaiutas SeSvenis. qoxis Sig SuagulSi
kedels mijaWvuli, TviTon kapitani vixile. saxe ise daRmeWoda, rogor jojoxeTuri
wamebiT daRdasmul Semcodes. grZeli, Savi, SeWaRaravebuli wveri albaT sulTan
brZolis wams, yalyze dadgomoda. farTo mkerdi foladis barjiT hqonda gapobili.
barji sxeulSi gamWol gasuliyo, mZlavrad Casoboda xis kedels da kapitani
barjiT iseTnairad iyo kedelze miWedili, rogorc qinZisTaviT muyaoze
damagrebuli xoWo. ra Tqma unda, im wuTidan roca Sehyvira, kapitani ukve mkvdari
iyo. Tqvens meTodebs kargad vicnob, ser, da maSinve vcade maTi gamoyeneba.
adgilidan araferi davaZvrevine, Zalian gulmodgined gavsinje gareT miwa, SigniT
iataki, magram kvali versad aRmovaCine.
- gindaT TqvaT, rom kvali ver SeniSneT?
- garwmunebT, ser, iq araviTari kvali ar gaxldaT.
- Zvirfaso hopkins, mravali danaSauli gamomiZiebia, magram jerjerobiT frTosani
damnaSave ar Semxvedria. Tu damnaSave cocxali adamiania da dadis, kvals
aucileblad datovebs. is ki, vinc Ziebis mecnierul meTodebs flobs, uTuod
aRmoaCens yovlad umniSvnelo cvlilebas garemomcvel saganTa ganlagebaSi. ar
SeiZleba imis dajereba, rom im sisxliT morwyul oTaxSi ar darCeniliyo kvali,
rac dagvexmareboda damnaSavis aRmoCenaSi... Tumca, Ziebis oqmidan vxedav, rom
zogierTi nivTisaTvis yuradRebis miqceviT Tavi ar SegiwuxebiaT.
axalgazrda inspeqtorma cxviri CamouSva da yurebi Camoyara. etyoboda, holmsis
Sxamianma SeniSvnam guli mZimed daukoda.
- sisulele Cavidine, mister holms, rom maSinve ar migiwvieT, - Tqva man. magram axla amas aRaraferi eSveleba. marTlac, qoxSi gansakuTrebuli yuradRebis
Rirsi ramdenime nivTi gaxldaT. daviwyoT im barjidan, riTac mokles kapitani.
viRacam xom CamoiRo kedlidan is barji. ori barji Tavis adgilze hkidia, mesame
kavi ki carielia. tarze warweraa: `xomaldi `zRvis martorqa~, `dandi~. es albaT
mowmobs imas, rom danaSauli Cadenili iqna gaSmagebis wuTebSi da rom mkvlelma
gamoiyena is iaraRi, rac xelSi moxvda. xolo is garemoeba, rom keri Cacmuli iyo,
Tumca mkvleloba Ramis or saaTzea Cadenili, gvafiqrebinebs, rom mkvlelTan
paemani hqonia. amas TvalnaTliv metyvelebs is, rom magidaze aRmoCnda erTi
boTli romi da ori naxmari Wiqa.
- diax, - Tqva holmsma, - Tqveni orive daskvna angariSgasawevia. mere, oTaxSi
sxva magari sasmelebic aRmoCnda?
- diax, zandukze langari iyo. zed idga grafinebiT koniaki da viski. magram amas,
Cemi azriT, ara aqvs mniSvneloba. grafinebi savse gaxldaT, maSasadame, maT aravin
Sexebia.
- sul erTia, imasac aqvs garkveuli mniSvneloba, rom es sasmelebi iq iyo, Tqva holmsma, - kidev ra nivTebs aqvT saerTo, Tqveni azriT, saqmesTan?
- magidaze is saTuTune qisa ido.
- mainc ra adgilas?
- zed magidis SuagulSi. selapis tlanqi da magari tyavisa iyo, tyavisave TasmiT
Sekruli. SigniT asoebia: `p.k.~ qisaSi cotaodeni magari Tambaqo eyara, mezRvaurebi
rom ewevian, iseTi.
- Cinebulia. kidev?
stenli hopkinsma jibidan rux-yviTel ydiani wignaki amoiRo. yda xaoiani da
gacveTili hqonda, striqonebi - gayviTlebuli da fergadasuli. pirvel gverdze
Canda inicialebi `j.h.n.~ da TariRi `1883~.
holmsma wignaki magidaze dado da misTvis damaxasiaTebeli gulmodginebiT
daacqerda. me da hopkinsi wignaks Soridan vaTvalierebdiT. meore gverdze
SevniSneT asoebi `k.w.o.r.~, Semdeg or-sam gverdze - mxolod cifrebi iyo. zog
gverdze ewera sityvebi: `argentina~, `kosta-rika~, `san-paolo~ da mere isev
cifrebisa Tu raRac niSnebis svetebi.
- ras fiqrobT am Canawerebze? - hkiTxa holmsma.
- mgoni, sabirJo aqciebis Canawerebia. vfiqrob, rom `j.h.n.~ - makleris
inicialebia, xolo `k.w.o.r.~, albaT, misi klientia.
- an `kanadis wynari okeanis rkinigza~, - Tqva holmsma.
stenli hopkinsma, Tavisi misamarTiT, raRac wyevla Caiburtyuna da muxlze muSti
daikra.
- ra suleli var! - SesZaxa man. - ra Tqma unda, Tqven savsebiT marTali xarT.
axla gvrCeba `j.h.n.~ asoebis amoxsna. ukve gadavaTvaliere 1883 wlis Zveli
sabirJo reestrebi, magram verc erTi birJis makleri ver vipove, aseTi inicialebi
rom hqondes. mainc ise mgonia, swor gzas vadgavar-meTqi. xom SesaZlebelia,
mister holms, rom es iyos im kacis inicialebi, RamiT rom mivida kapitanTan, ese
igi, mkvlelis inicialebi? xolo es wignaki, romelSiac CamoTvlilia amdeni
faseuli qaRaldi, albaT danaSaulis motivs agvixsnis.
holmsis saxeze amovikiTxe, rom misTvis sruliad moulodneli iyo es axali
aRmoCena.
- unda vaRiaro Tqveni daskvnebis samarTlianoba, - Tqva Cemma megobarma, marTlac, es wignaki, razedac araferia Tqmuli Ziebis oqmSi, ramdenadme cvlis
Cems varaudebs. am danaSaulis Cadenis motivebsa da savaraudebel dasabuTebul
Teorias rom vadgendi, wignakze ar mifiqria. scadeT Tu ara aq dasaxelebuli
fasiani qaRaldebis mflobelTa povna?
- diax. mivmarTe sxvadasxva kantorebs TxovniT, magram es xom samxreT amerikis
sawarmoTa aqciebia. albaT pasuxs mogvianebiT, ramdenime kviris Semdeg miviRebT.
holmsma wignakis ydis sinjva gamadidebeli miniT ganagrZo.
- aq, udavod, laqaa, - Tqva man.
- diax, ser, es sisxlis laqebia. xom mogaxseneT, wignaki iatakidan aviRe-meTqi.
- sisxliani laqa zemodan iyo Tu qvemodan?
- iatakis mxareze.
- maSasadame, wignaki iatakze davarda ukve mkvlelobis Semdeg.
- marTalia, mister holms. es wignaki mkvlels naCqarevi gaqcevis dros Tu
dauvarda. zed karTan egdo.
- albaT arc erTi es fasiani qaRaldi ar aRmoCnda gansvenebulis qonebaSi?
- ara, ser.
- gaqvT Tu ara safuZveli ivaraudoT Zarcva?
- ara, ser. vfiqrob, araferi gautaciaT.
- eSmakma dalaxvros, Zalian saintereso SemTxvevaa! iq danac iyo, ara?
- dana qarqaSSi darCa, misi amoReba ver moaswres. moklulis fexebTan egdo. misis
keri ambobs, rom es misi qmris danaa.
holmsi Cafiqrda.
- kargi, - Tqva man. - albaT SemTxvevis adgilze Casvla da yvelafris sakuTari
TvaliT naxva momiwevs.
stenli hopkinsma sixaruliT SesZaxa:
- gmadlobT, ser! es me Zalian mZime tvirTs momxsnis.
holmsma TiTi dauqnia inspeqtors.
- erTi kviris win yvelaferi ufro ioli iqneboda, - Tqva man. - magram axlac
SeiZleba sargebloba moitanos adgilze Cemma Casvlam, uotson, Tu aucilebeli
saqme ara gaqvT, Zalian moxaruli viqnebodi Tqveni TanxlebiT gavmgzavrebuliyavi
SemTxvevis adgilze. daibareT etli, hopkins, TxuTmet wuTSi forest rousken
gavemgzavrebiT.
matareblidan patara sadgurSi CamovediT. ramdenime mili etliT gaviareT im
koromebSi, romlebic gadarCeniliyo uzarmazari uRrani tyeebidan, odesRac rom
saqsebis SemoWrisagan icavdnen qveyanas. es miudgomeli mxare mTeli samoci weli
asrulebda britaneTis bastionis movaleobas. adgil-adgil tye gakafes, radgan aq
qveynis pirveli Tujsadnobi qarxnebi aSenda, da, liTonis gamodnobam tye
daisaWirova. axla mrewvelobam CrdiloeTis ufro mdidar raionebSi gadainacvla,
da warsuls mxolod es SeTxelebuli Walebi da miwaze gavlebuli uzarmazari
Rarebi mogagonebdaT. ganakafSi, gorakis mwvane kalTaze gauTleli qvis grZeli
saxli idga. saxlisaken miiklakneboda sacalfexo gza, romelic mindorSi aqa-iq
moCanda. gzasTan axlos sami mxridan buCqnarSemortymuli fligeli idga,
romelsac kar-fanjara swored im mxares hqonda moqceuli, saidanac Cven
vuaxlovdebodiT. ai, aq moxda mkvleloba.
stenli hopkinsma jer kapitnis saxlSi migviyvana da moklulis qvrivi, pirquSi,
WaRara qali warmogvidgina. galeuli, gasavaTebuli saxe, Rrma naoWebi da
quTuToebSewiTlebuli Cavardnili Tvalebis SiSneuli gamoxedva imaze metyvelebda,
rom tanjva da mware wlebi gamoevlo. keris qaliSvilma, fermkrTalma qera
gogonam, Tvalebs rom gamomwvevad acimcimebda, ganacxada, Zalianac mixaria mamaCemis
sikvdili, imis marjvena dailocos, vinc sasikvdilo Wriloba miayenao. piter keris
ojaxSi saSineli, gulisdamaRonebeli ganwyobileba Seuqmnia, da gulze odnav
mogveSva, roca xelaxla mzis sinaTleze gamovediT da gansvenebuli kapitnis mier
mindorSi gakvalul biliks gavyeviT.
fanCaturi aRmoCnda sruliad ubralo xis nageboba msubuqi saxuraviTa da ori
fanjriT. erTi sarkmeli karTan iyo, meore ki mopirdapire mxares. stenli
hopkinsma jibidan gasaRebi amoiRo da boqlomis gasaRebad daixara. uecrad
tyvianakraviviT SeCerda da saxeze daZabuli yuradReba da gaoceba gamoexata.
- boqlomi uwvalebiaT, - Tqva man.
daeWveba zedmeti iyo. kari dafxaWnili aRmoCnda da TeTri nafxaWni ise aSkarad
Canda saRebavze, TiTqos axla gaekawraTo. holmsma fanjara daaTvaliera.
- fanjris gaRebac ucdia viRacas, magram ver gauRia. rogorc Cans, binis gatexvaSi
gawafuli araa.
- Zalian ucnauri ambavi kia, - Tqva inspeqtorma, - SemiZlia davifico, rom guSin
saRamos es nafxaWni ar iyo.
- iqneb romelime cnobismoyvare, sofleli doylapias saqmea? - warmovTqvi me.
- ara, sruliad sxva ambavi unda iyos. Znelad Tu vinme gabedavs am kar-midamoSi
fexis Semodgmas, xolo `kaiutis~ gatexva rom gabedos, aseTi yoCaRi aq aravin
meguleba. Tqven rogor fiqrobT, mister holms?
- me vfiqrob, rom bedi gvewia.
- ggoniaT, is kaci kidev mova?
- advili SesaZlebelia. patara jayviT ucdia karis gaReba. ver mouxerxebia. axla
isRa darCenia, meored scados bedi da ufro Sesaferisi iaraRiT aRWurvili
daubrundes erTxel dawyebul saqmes.
- sworia.
- sisulele iqneba, Tu ar davudarajebT. jer ki neba momeciT, `kaiuta~ Signidan
davaTvaliero.
tragediis kvali ukve ganadgurebuli iyo, magram aveji oTaxSi iseve idga, rogorc
mkvlelobis Rames. ori saaTi aTvalierebda holmsi yovel wvrilman sagans, magram
udidesi yuradRebis miuxedavad misi saxis gamometyvelebidan Canda. rom Zieba
uSedego iyo. mxolod erTxel Sewyvita Tavisi bejiTi kvleva.
- am Tarodan aiReT rame, hopkins?
- ara, xeli arafrisTvis mixlia.
- aq raRac aklia. Taros am kuTxeSi mtveri naklebia. SeiZleba iq ido wigni, an
iqneb kolofi... mgoni, aq meti aRaraferi mesaqmeba. wavideT, gaviseirnoT am
momxibvlel WalebSi, uotson, davatkboT Tvali frinvelTa da yvavilTa cqeriT.
hopkins, Cven aq ufro mogvianebiT SevxvdebiT. iqneb ufro axlo gavecnoT im
jentlmens, romelic aq wuxel mosula.
Ramis Tormet saaTze CavsafrdiT. hopkinss undoda qoxis kari Riad daetovebina,
magram holmsma ganacxada, es ucnobs daafrTxobso. boqlomi imdenad martivi iyo,
rom misi gaReba magari daniT SeiZleboda. holmsma daiJina, Casafreba SigniT qoxSi
ki ara, gareT, buCqebSi undao, da meore fanjris qvemoT CavsafrdiT. am gziT
SevZlebT im kacis dazvervas, Tu Suqs aanTebs da misi mosvlis mizansac gavigebTo.
daiwyo xangrZlivi mtanjveli molodini. nerviulma caxcaxma agvitana. ase caxcaxebs
monadire, tbaze momaval, wyurviliT datanjul nadirs rom elodeba. romeli
mtacebeli mova aq sibnelidan? moelvare eSvebiani da klanWebiani vefxvi, romlis
Zlevac mxolod mZime brZolaSi SeiZleba, Tu mxdali tura, romelic mxolod
sustTa da umweoTaTvisaa saSiSi.
usityvod gavisuseT buCqebSi. jer dagvianebul gamvlelTa nabijebis xma gvesmoda,
xanac SeZaxilebi soflidan, magram male es xmebi miwyda. bolos sruli siCume
gamefda. mxolod Soreuli eklesiis zaris xma gvauwyebda, rom dro gadioda. wvima
ki gulis gamawvrileblad crida im buCqebis foTlebze, romlebic TavSesafris
magierobas gviwevdnen.
samis naxevarma dahkra. dadga ubnelesi saaTi, ganTiadis win rom icis. uecrad
SevkrTiT, roca WiSkris wynari Wriali gavigoneT. gzaze viRac modioda. isev
Camovarda xangrZlivi dumili. ukve gavifiqre, rom es iyo cru gangaSi, roca
uecrad ukan, qoxis iqiT, gaisma frTxili nabijis xma, rasac erTi wamis Semdeg
liTonis wkriali da JRaruni mohyva. adamiani cdilobda boqlomis gatexvas!
amjerad ufro unarianad moqmedebda, Tu xelsawyo hqonda ukeTesi - male
moZalades danebda kari, Waxani gaisma da anjamebma daiWriales. Semdeg asanTi
ainTo, da momdevno wams ukve sinaTlis zomierma Suqma gaanaTa qoxis Sida mxare.
Txel fardebSi Canda yvelaferi, rac qoxSi xdeboda.
Ramis stumari gamxdari, avadmyofuri saxis axalgazrda kaci gaxldaT.
micvalebuliviT ferwasul saxes Savi ulvaSi uCrdilavda. oc welze metis
iqneboda. arasodes menaxa ufro sacodav mdgomareobaSi myofi kaci. SiSisagan kbils
kbilze aceminebda da mTeli sxeuli ucaxcaxebda. jentlmenurad ki ecva.
norfolkuri Jaketi, mokle sportuli Sarvali, Tavzec maudis qudi exura.
vxedavdiT, ra SeSinebuli acecebda Tvalebs aqeT-iqiT. Semdeg sanTeli magidaze
dadga da oTaxis erT-erT kuTxeSi gauCinarda. maleve gamoCnda. xelSi epyra erTerTi saxomaldo Jurnali, romlis msgavsTa mTeli konac elaga Taroze. Jurnali
magidaze dado da gverdebis furcvlas mohyva. didxans furclavda da mere uecrad
Sedga, albaT is Canaweri ipova, rasac eZebda. maSin gajavrebiT dahkra muSti
Jurnals, magidaze daagdo da sanTeli Caaqro.
gasasvlelisaken gabruneba ver moaswro, rom hopkinsma sayeloSi staca xeli.
Semzaravma yvirilma iqauroba SesZra. saxlis gamtexi mixvda, rom daiWires.
sanTeli isev aanTes. ubeduri tyve caxcaxebda da maZebris xelSi ikrunCxeboda.
- aba, uZvirfaseso, - uTxra stenli hopkinsma. - vin xarT da aq ras eZebdiT?
ymawvili gons moego da Seecada CvenTvis Tavi mSvidad moeCvenebina.
- Tqven albaT maZebrebi xarT? - ikiTxa man, - da fiqrobT, rom kapitan piter
keris mkvlelobis monawile gamoiWireT. garwmunebT, am saqmeSi ar vurevivar.
- es gamoCndeba, - Tqva hopkinsma. - uwinares yovlisa, Tqveni gvari da saxeli
gvainteresebs.
- jon hopli neligani.
SevniSne, rogor gadaxedes erTmaneTs holmsma da hopkinsma.
- aq ras akeTebT?
- Tu imedi meqneba, rom Cems saidumlos ar gascemT?
- aucileblad gavcemT, raRa Tqma unda!
- maS, ra mrjis, rom vilaparako?
- Tu ar ilaparakebT, Tqven Tavs daabraleT, rac sasamarTloze mogivaT.
ymawvili acaxcaxda.
- ra gaewyoba, vityvi, - Cailaparaka uilajod, - an ratom ar unda vilaparako?
Tumca im azrs ver Sevrigebivar, rom es Zveli samarcxvino saqme isev
amotivtivdeba! odesme gsmeniaT dausonisa da neliganis saxelebi?
hopkinsis saxis gamometyvelebam damarwmuna, rom aseTi saxelebi ar gaegona, magram
holmsi gaocebisagan SekrTa da Tqva:
- dasavleTis bankis yofil patronebs gulisxmobT, ara? isini xom milioniT
gakotrdnen, kornuelis sagrafos naxevari daaqcies, da neligani ugzoukvlod
gaqra.
- savsebiT sworia. neligani - mamaCemi gaxldaT.
TiTqos saqmes raRac naTeli moefinao. magram gaqceul bankirsa da kapitan piter
keris, romelic misive sakuTari barjiT miaWedes kedels, erTmaneTisagan ufskruli
hyofdaT. Cven mainc yuradRebiT ganvagrZobdiT axalgazrda kacis monaTxrobis
mosmenas.
- gakotrebiT mxolod mamaCemi gakotrda. dausonma ki saqmidan Tavi mSralad
daiZvrina. me im xanebSi Semisrulda aTi weli, magram imdeni ki mesmoda, rom
megrZno, ra samarcxvino da saSineli iyo is, rac moxda. xalxSi ambobdnen, rom
mamaCemma yvela fasiani qaRaldi moipara da gaiqca. es ar iyo marTali. mamas
mtkiced swamda, rom Tu fasiani qaRaldebis realizebas adrovebdnen, yvelaferi
kargad Caivlida da SeZlebda meanabareTa gastumrebas. man patara orCxomeliT
sulze gaaswro norvegiaSi misi dapatimrebis brZanebas. maxsovs ukanaskneli Rame,
roca dedaCems emSvidobeboda. im fasiani qaRaldebis sia dagvitova, romlebic
norvegiaSi waiRo. ificeboda, Cems keTil saxels aRvadgen da arc erTi
marwmunebeli ar dazaraldebao. mas Semdeg mamaCemis ambavi aRar gvsmenia.
orCxomelic gaqra da TviTonac. me da deda darwmunebuli viyaviT, rom mama sadme
zRvis fskerze ganisvenebda. Cveni ojaxis erTma saimedo megobarma, romelic
saqmian xalxSi trialebs, amas winaT gaigo, rom fasiani qaRaldebi, romlebic mamam
Tan waiRo, xelaxla gamoCnda londonis bazarze. SegiZliaT warmoidginoT Cveni
gaoceba! ramdenime Tve davkarge imisaTvis, rom maTi kvalisTvis mimegno, bevri
marcxi da dabrkoleba gadavlaxe, vidre imas davadgendi, rom maT yidda kapitani
piter keri, am qoxmaxis patroni.
bunebrivia, misi vinaobis dadgena gadavwyvite. rogorc miTxres, piter keri
veSapebze sanadiro gems meTaurobda, romelic polaruli zRvebidan brundeboda
swored im dros, roca mamaCemi norvegiisaken mieSureboda. Sevityve isic, rom
imave wels avdriani Semodgoma yofila da zRvaze avbediT qariSxali mZvinvarebda.
mamis orCxomeli, etyoba, qarma CrdiloeTisaken gaitaca, sadac bedisweram kapitan
piter keris Seaxvedra. es albaT ase unda iyos, magram, sad gaqra mamaCemi? yovel
SemTxvevaSi, piter keri rom damxmareboda imis gagebaSi, Tu ra gziT moxvda is
fasiani qaRaldebi bazarze, me davamtkicebdi, rom mamaCems isini ar gauyidia da
arc gamorCena hqonia miznad, roca norvegiaSi mimavalma isini Tan waiRo.
saseqsSi Camovedi, rom kapitani menaxa, magram swored am dros hpova man saSineli
aRsasruli. Ziebis oqmSi amovikiTxe misi `kaiutis~ aRweriloba. sxvaTa Soris,
naxsenebi iyo misi Zveli saxomalde Jurnalebi, romlebic aq inaxeba. azrad
momivida, rom SeiZleboda Jurnalebidan amomekiTxa, ra xdeboda 1883 wlis
agvistoSi `zRvis martorqis~ banze da mamaCemis idumalebiT moculi ambavi
Semetyo. wuxel vcade am Jurnalebis xelSi Cagdeba, magram kari ver gavaRe. dRes
Cemi cda warmatebiT dagvirgvinda, magram aRmoCnda, rom swored im droisadmi
miZRvnili gverdebi amoglejilia. mere ki Tqven gamoCndiT da damapatimreT.
- sul es aris? - hkiTxa hopkinsma.
- sul es gaxlavT, - am sityvebze ymawvilma dafantulad mimoixeda.
- meti araferi gaqvT saTqmeli?
axalgazrda yoymanobda.
- araferi.
- guSindel Ramemde aq ar yofilxarT?
- ara.
- maS, es wignaki visia? - SesZaxa hopkinsma da ymawvils uCvena avbediTi ubis
wignaki, romlis pirvel gverdze gamosaxuli iyo Cveni tyvis inicialebi, xolo
ydaze sisxlis laqebi aCnda.
ubedur Wabuks saso warekveTa. saxeze xelebi aifara da isev akankalda.
- saidan moitaneT? - daikvnesa man. - me arc vicodi... megona, sastumroSi
davkarge.
- kmara! - mkacrad Tqva hopkinsma. - Tu kidev gaqvT raime saTqmeli,
sasamarTloze ityviT, axla ki policiaSi wamoxvalT. mister holms, didad
madlobeli var Tqveni da Tqveni megobrisa, rom aq gamomyeviT da damexmareT.
Tqveni mosvla arc yofila saWiro. saqmes uTqvenodac davabolovebdi, magram, amis
miuxedavad, Zlier madlieri grCebiT. TqvenTvis oTaxebi brembltais sastumroSia
dakavebuli, SegviZlia sofelSi erTad wavideT.
- aba, uotson, ra azris xarT yovelive amaze? - mkiTxa holmsma, roca meore
dRes diliT ukan vbrundebodiT.
- vxedav, Tqven ara xarT kmayofili.
- o, ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, me savsebiT kmayofili var. magram pirdapir
unda iTqvas, stenli hopkinsis meTodebi arafrad varga. misi imedi davkarge. am
kacisagan mets movelodi. Cveni profesiis saidumloeba isaa, rom SesaZlebelia,
amocanas yovelTvis moeZebnos meoregvari gadawyveta. es sisxlis samarTlis Ziebis
upirvelesi anbania da maZebarma es ar unda daiviwyos.
- ver gamigia, amocanis romel meore gadawyvetazea laparaki?
- is, rac safuZvlad udevs Cems sakuTar Ziebas. SeiZleba man araferic ar mogvces.
arafris Tqma ar SemiZlia, magram am gzas bolomde unda mivyve.
beikerstritze holmss ramdenime werili daxvda. erT maTgans gaxarebulma staca
xeli, gaxsna da gamarjvebuli kacis toniT gaicina:
- Cinebulia, uotson! saqmis meorenairi gadawyveta mwifdeba. depeSis blankebi Tu
gaqvT? damiwereT ori depeSa: `semneru, saxomaldo agents, retklif-haiveis.
mWirdeba sami kaci, gagzavna xval dilis aTze. bezili~. am saxeliT micnoben im
wreebSi. meore: `inspeqtor stenli hopkinss, lordstriti, 46, briqstoni. CamodiT
xval aTis naxevrisTvis sauzmeze. mniSvnelovani ambavia. midepeSeT, Tu ver
CamoxvalT. Serlok holmsi~... amrigad, uotson, es eSmakeuli saqme mTeli aTi dRe
mawamebda, axla minda Tavi davaRwio. xval, imedi maqvs, davabolovebT yvelafers
da movisvenebT.
inspeqtori stenli hopkinsi zustad daniSnul dros gamocxadda da yvelani misis
hadsonis momzadebul saucxoo sauzmes mivusxediT. axalgazrda maZebari aRtacebuli
iyo Tavisi warmatebiT.
- maS, marTla darwmunebuli xarT Tqveni kvleva-Ziebis simarTleSi? - miubrunda
holmsi.
- oRondac! yvelaferi sruliad naTelia.
- me ki vfiqrob, rom es saqme damTavrebuli araa.
- Tqven maocebT, mister holms! kidev ra unda iTxovoT?
- gana Tqveni Ziebis masalebi moicavs saqmis yvela mxares?
- ueWvelad. me gavige, rom axalgazrda neligani brembltaiSi Camovida im dRes,
roca danaSauli moxda. TiTqos golfis saTamaSod CamobrZanda. oTaxi pirvel
sarTulze daiWira da oTxive mxares SeeZlo wasuliyo, roca inebebda. imave Rames
gaiara uudmens liSi, Sexvda qoxSi piter keris, waekida da barjiT kedelze
xoWosaviT mialursma. Tavisi namoqmedariT SeSinebuli mkvlelobis adgilidan
gaiqca da swored maSin dauvarda Tavisi ubis wignaki. im fasiani qaRaldebi
nomrebi neligans ubis wignakSi ewera da piter kerisTvis undoda gamoekiTxa
yvelaferi. albaT SeniSneT, rom zogi maTgani wignakSi jvrebiTaa aRniSnuli. es is
qaRaldebia, romlebic londonis bazarze gaiyida. magram maTi umetesoba, etyoba,
jer kidev piter keris hqonda. axalgazrda neligani, misive aRiarebiT, ocnebobda
xelT egdo isini, raTa mamis valebi gadaexada. gaqcevis Semdeg erT xans veRar
bedavda qoxTan miaxloebas, magram bolos gadawyvita misvla da misTvis saWiro
cnobebis miReba. ubralo da naTeli ambavia, ara?
holmsma gaiRima da Tavi gadaaqnia:
- Tqvens versiaSi aqilevsis qusls vxedav, hopkins. absoluturad daujerebelia
galeuli adamianisagan barjis ise marjved srola, rom sxeuli gaapos da mere xis
kedelSi Rrmad CaerWos. Tqven rogor fiqrobT, asea, ara? Zvirfaso ser, Tqven
mogixdebaT am wvrilmanze ufro meti yuradRebis SeCereba. Cems megobar uotsons
SeuZlia giamboT, rogor vvarjiSobdi barjis srolaSi mTeli dila. es arc ise
advilia. aq saWiroa Zlieri da gavarjiSebuli xeli. kapitans ki iseTi ZaliT Cahkres, rom barjma jer sxeuli gaxvrita da mere Rrmad CaerWo kedelSi. SeiZleba
ifiqros kacma, rom is Cia neligani aseTi kunTmagari ymawvilia? da rom neligani
swored isaa, vinc gvian RamiT Sav piterTan romiT yels ikoklozinebda? da rom
swored misi profili naxes fardis SigniT, mkvlelobamde ori dRiT adre? ara,
ara, hopkins, im Cia neliganis nacvlad Cven vinme ufro saSiSi adamiani unda
veZioT.
holmsis msjelobis dros hopkinss saxe erTianad Seecvala. misi varaudi da imedebi
ingreoda, magram uomrad ar nebdeboda.
- ver uaryofT, mister holms, rom neligani im Rames iq iyo. amis aSkara
damamtkicebeli sabuTia ubis wignaki. Cemi azriT, sasamarTlosTvis es monacemebi
sakmarisia, Tundac maTSi iyos, rogorc Tqven fiqrobT, susti adgili. mTavari ki
isaa, mister holms, rom Cemi damnaSave Sepyrobilia. xolo Tqvens `ufro saSiS~
adamians ver vxedav.
- me ratomRac mgonia, rom is axla Cvens kibeze amodis, - mSvidad miugo
holmsma. - mgoni, uotson, ajobebs, es revolveri xelSi daiWiroT. - holmsi
adga da naweriT aWrelebuli furceli iqve patara magidaze dado. - axla mzada
varT, - dasZina man.
gaisma tlanqi xmebi. misis hadsonma kari gaaRo da Tqva, sami mamakaci kapitan
bezils kiTxulobso.
- saTiTaod SemouSviT, - uTxra holmsma.
pirvelad Semovida patara, mrgvali, loyebRaJRaJa, xSiri WaRara bakebiT
damSvenebuli kacuna. holmsma jibidan werili amoiRo.
- Tqveni saxeli? - hkiTxa.
- jeims lankasteri.
- Zalian vwuxvar, lankaster, magram adgili ukve dakavebulia. aiReT es naxevari
sovereni SewuxebisTvis. im oTaxSi gaxvalT da ramdensame wuTs daicdiT.
meore iyo maRali Camomxmari adamiani, sadad gadavarcxnili Tma hqonda da
avadmyofuri saxis kani, saxelad erqva hiu petino. manac miiRo uari, naxevari
sovereni da dacdis brZaneba.
mesame stumars SesaniSnavi garegnoba hqonda. misi mrisxane, buldogis saxe
aburZgnul Tmasa da wvers daefara, xolo uxeS, xSir warbebs qvemoT Seupovari
Savi Tvalebi ucimcimebda. mogvesalma, mezRvauris pozaSi dadga da Tan xelSi
Tavis keps WmuWnida.
- Tqveni saxeli? - hkiTxa holmsma.
- patrik kernsi.
- barjis mtyorcneli?
- diax, ser, ocdaeqvsjer gavyolivar gems, rogorc barjis mtyorcneli.
- dandidan, mgoni?
- diax, ser.
- Tanaxma xarT saeqspedicio gemis gayolaze?
- diax, ser. jamagiri?
- rva girvanqa TveSi. SegiZliaT axlave gamgzavreba?
- rogorc ki aRWurvilobas miviReb.
- qaRaldebi Tan gaqvT?
- diax, ser.
jibidan gacveTili da mariliT gaJRenTili dokumentebi amoiRo. holmsma
daaTvaliera da daubruna.
- swored aseTi adamiani mWirdeba, - Tqva holmsma, - ai, kontraqti magidazea,
xeli moawereT da movrCeT.
mezRvauri bajbajiT wavida da kalami aiRo.
- aq movawero? - ikiTxa mosulma da xelmosawerad moemzada.
holmsi daixara da xelebi barjis mtyorcnelis kisris gayolebiT gaiwoda.
- axla yvelaferi rigzea, - Tqva Cemma megobarma.
foladis JRaruni da gaSmagebuli xaris RmuiliviT xma erTbaSad Semomesma. imave
wams erTimeoreze gadaWdobili holmsi da mezRvauri iatakze gagordnen.
mezRvaurs raRac zRapruli Rone hqonda: Tumca holmsis mier xelebze marjved
wamocmuli borkilebi boWavdnen, magram Cems megobars, etyoboda, mainc moereoda.
me da hopkinsi holmsis misaSveleblad gaveSureT. da mxolod maSin, roca
revolveris civi lula mezRvaurs safeTqelze mivabjine, rogorc iqna, gaigo, rom
winaaRmdegoba usargeblo iqneboda. fexebi TokiT SevukariT da brZolisagan
sulSegubebulni iatakidan wamovdeqiT.
- bodiSi unda mogixadoT, hopkins, - Tqva Serlok
holmsma, - erbo-kvercxi
albaT ukve gacivda. magram vfiqrob, Ziebis ase warmatebiT damTavreba madas
mogimatebT?
gaocebisagan gaognebuli stenli hopkinsi damunjda.
- namdvilad araferi meTqmis, mister holms! - esRa wamoiluRluRa mtanjveli
sircxviliT gawiTlebulma. - faqtia, Tavidanve Ziebis araswori versia avirCie.
wuTiTac ar unda damviwyeboda, rom Tqven - maswavlebeli xarT, me ki - mxolod
mowafe. axla ki, roca Tqvens simarjves vuyureb, mainc ver gamigia, rogor
gaakeTeT yovelive da ras niSnavs es?
- kargi, kargi, - gulkeTili kiloTi Tqva holmsma. - Cven yvelani vswavlobT
Secdomebze. ai, axla mtkiced daimaxsovrebT, rom mxedvelobidan ar unda gauSvaT
saqmis meoregvari amoxsna. Tqven darwmunebuli iyaviT, rom mkvleli axalgazrda
neligania da mxedvelobidan gamogrCaT patrik kernsi. piter keris namdvili
mkvleli ki is aris.
mezRvauris xrinwianma xmam holmss laparaki gaawyvetina:
- momismineT, mister! ara vCivi, rom ase uxeSad momeqeciT, magram sagnebs mainc
Tavisi saxeli unda vuwodoT. Tqven ambobT: `piter keris mkvlelio~. me ki
vacxadeb, rom iZulebuli viyavi momekla is kaci. ai, es ki sul sxva ram aris.
iqneb ar damijeroT? iqneb, fiqrobT, rom tyuilebs vigoneb?
- sulac ara, - uTxra holmsma. - siamovnebiT mogismenT, oRond simarTle
ilaparakeT.
- Tavs ar SegawyenT, da RmerTs vficav, yoveli Cemi sityva simarTle iqneba. me
vicnobdi Sav piters, da roca xeli danaze waivlo, barji davitace, radganac
vicodi, rom cocxlad darCena mxolod erT Cvengans ewera. ai, ase mokvda. iqneb
amas mkvleloba erqvas. CemTvis sul erTia, rogor movkvdebi, mxolod Savi
piteris mier gulSi gayril danas jalaTis xeliT kiserze SemoWdobili yulfi
mirCevnia.
- rogor moxvdiT mis saxlSi? - hkiTxa holmsma.
- yvelafers dalagebulad mogiTxrobT, oRond damsviT da laparaki ufro
gamiadvildeba. es ambavi 1883 wlis agvistoSi daiwyo. piter keri iyo `zRvis
martorqis~ kapitani, me ki - misi saTadarigo barjis mtyorcneli. mcurav yinulTa
Soris mivikvlevdiT gzas da Sin vbrundebodiT. pirqari gvwewavda da grigali
mTeli kvira ar Camdgara. ucbad patara gems SeveCexeT. dreifiT midioda
CrdiloeTisaken. mTel ekipaJs erTi kaci Seadgenda da isic mezRvauri ar gaxldaT.
mis yofil Tanamgzavrebs gemis gadarCenis imedi gadaewyvitaT, kanjoSi
Camsxdariyvnen da norvegiis sanapirosken moekurcxlaT. rogorc Cans, yvelani
daiRupnen. is kaci ki Cven aviyvaneT gemze. is da kapitani didxans baasobdnen
kaiutaSi. mTeli misi bargi, erTi Tunuqis yuTisagan Sedgeboda. ramdenadac vici, im
kacis saxeli arvin uwyoda. meore Ramesve ise gaqra, TiTqos arc arsebuliyo.
erTni laybobdnen, TiTqos TavisiT gadaeSva zRvaSi, meoreni, banidan gadavardao, im Rames ki marTlac Zlieri qariSxali mZvinvarebda. mxolod me, erTma adamianma
vicodi, rac mouvida bnel RameSi, ori dRiT adre, vidre Sotlandiis kunZulebis
Suqurebs CavuvlidiT, sakuTari TvalebiT vixile, rogor Caavlo im sawyals
kapitanma xeli fexebSi da zRvaSi gadaisrola.
aravisTan araferi damcdenia. vifiqre - vnaxoT, ra moxdeba-meTqi. SotlandiaSi
CamovediT. is saqme arc aravis axsovda da arc is sawyali moukiTxavs vinmes.
SemTxveviT daRupuli kaci vis raSi ainteresebda. male piter keri samsaxuridan
gadadga, da mxolod mravali wlis Semdeg movaxerxe imis dadgena, Tu sad
dasaxlda. movisazre, rom im Tunuqis yuTis gulisaTvis codvaSi gaexvia. vifiqre,
axla ki gamiswordeba, rogor saWiroa, raTa enas kbili davaWiro-meTqi.
erTi mezRvaurisagan, romelsac londonSi enaxa, gavige, rom kapitani aq cxovrobs,
da Camovedi, raTa misgan cota ram gamomewura. pirvel Rames Tavi
keTilgonivrulad eWira. iseT Tanxas dampirda, samudamod SemeZlo zRvisTvis Tavi
dameRwia. sabolood mosalaparakeblad mesame Rame davniSneT. mivedi, vxedav,
daelia da saZagel xasiaTze damdgara. davjeqiT, davlieT da Zveli dro
gavixseneT. rac mets svamda, miT ufro ar momwonda misi saxis gamometyveleba.
kedelze barji SevniSne. vinicobaa rame iyos, gamomadgeba-meTqi, vifiqre. marTlac,
male didi dasakeci dana iSiSvla, lanZRva-gineba damiwyo da dorblmoreulma
Cemze gamoiwia. vxedavdi, Cemi mokvla hqonda ganzraxuli. magram danis gaxsnac
ver moaswro, rom barjiT kedels mivaWede. RmerTo, rogor daiRriala! misi saxe
dRemde Tan mdevs da mSvidad ver damiZinia... sisxli Sadrevnad mosCqefda, me ki
videqi da velodi. magram garSemo siwynare iyo da davmSviddi. mimovixede, vxedav,
Taroze Tunuqis yuTia. es yuTi mec iseve mekuTvnoda, rogorc piter keris, amitom
aviRe da qoxidan gavedi. me tutucs saTuTune magidaze damrCa.
axla ki ambis yvelaze ufro daujerebel nawils giambobT. is iyo gavedi sufTa
haerze, rom viRacis nabijis xma momesma. buCqebSi davimale. vxedav, qoxisaken kaci
miipareba. Sevida, SeSliliviT Sehyvira da Tavqudmoglejili gaiqca, garboda, vidre
TvalTagan damekarga. me ki eSmakobiT yvelas vajobe. fexiT gaviare aTi mili,
tenbrij uelsSi matarebelSi Cavjeqi da londonSi Camovedi.
roca yuTi gavxseni, aRmoCnda, rom Sig erTi gaxvretili groSic aRar iyo. Sig
marto qaRaldebi eyara, romelTa gayidva ver gavbede. Sav piterze Zalaufleba
davkarge da mSralze davrCi. jibegafxekilma daviwye londonSi boriali. mxolod
Cemi profesiis imedi unda mqonoda. vnaxe gancxadeba, romelSic barjis
mtyorcnelebs did gasamrjelos aRuTqvamdnen. maSinve sazRvao agentebTan mivedi,
maT kidev aq gamomagzavnes. ai yvelaferi, rac vici. marTalia, Savi piteri
movkali, magram marTlmsajuleba unda mimadlodes - saxelmwifos rom gasanTluli
Tokis xarji davuzoge.
- uaRresad damajerebeli Cvenebaa, - Tqva holmsma, wamodga da Cibuxi gaabola. vfiqrob, hopkins, axlave gmarTebs patimris ufro saimedo adgilas gadayvana. es
oTaxi ver aris moxerxebuli sakani, xolo mister patrik kernsi metismetad did
adgils ikavebs Cvens xaliCaze.
- ar vici, rogor dagimadloT, mister holms, - Tqva hopkinsma. - axlac ar vici,
rogor miaRwieT aseT warmatebas.
- ubralod, Tavidanve swori gza avirCie. ubis wignakis ambavi rom adre mcodnoda,
SeiZleboda mec iseTive Secdoma dameSva, rogorc Tqven. magram yvelafers, rac am
saqmeze vikvlieT, erTi mimarTulebiT mivyavdi. uzarmazari Rone, barjis tyorcnis
ubadlo xelovneba, boTli romi, selapis tyavis qisa da magari Tambaqo, rac am
qisaSi aRmoCnda, - yovelive es aSkarad miuTiTebda mezRvaurze, da isic veSapze
monadireze. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom inicialebi `p.k.~ - ubralo damTxvevaa. qisa
ar SeiZleboda piter kerisa yofiliyo, radgan Tambaqos iSviaTad eweoda da mis
`kaiutaSi~ Cibuxi ver ipoves. gaxsovT, gekiTxebodiT, iyo Tu ara `kaiutaSi~ viski
da koniaki-meTqi. Tqven mipasuxeT, iyoo. magram vin daiwyebs, mezRvauris garda,
romis smas, roca aqvs koniaki an viski? diax, me darwmunebuli viyavi, rom
mkvleli mezRvauri unda yofiliyo.
- rogorRa ipoveT es mezRvauri?
- es sul ubralo ambavia. mezRvauri SeiZleboda yofiliyo mxolod maTi
ricxvidan, vinc `zRvis martorqiT~ kerisTan erTad curavdnen. ramdenadac CemTvis
cnobili iyo, kapitani sxva gemiT ar dacuravda. sami dRe davkarge, raTa depeSebiT
damedgina `zRvis martorqis~ mezRvaurTa 1883 wlis Semadgenloba. roca gavige,
rom barjis mtyorcnelTa Soris iyo patrik kernsi, Cemi kvleva-Zieba TiTqmis
dasrulebuli iyo. vvaraudobdi, rom es kaci londonSi iqneboda da uars ar
ityoda didi gasamrjelos safasurad isev barjis mtyorcnelobaze. amitom ramdenime
dRe viyavi ist-endSi, movigone arqtikuli eqspedicia, macdunebeli pirobebi
SevTavaze barjis mtyorcnelebs, romlebic kapitan bezilis meTaurobiT
imsaxurebdnen - da ai Sedegic.
- SesaniSnavia! - SesZaxa hopkinsma. - pirdapir SesaniSnavia!
- rac SeiZleba male unda gaaTavisufloT axalgazrda neligani, - Tqva holmsma.
- vfiqrob, mis winaSe bodiSis moxda dagWirdebaT. Tunuqis yuTi, cxadia, unda
daubrunoT, magram is fasiani qaRaldebi, romlebic piter kerim gayida, raRa Tqma
unda, samudamod daikarga... ai, kebic, hopkins, SegiZliaT patrik kernsi waiyvanoT.
Tu sasamarTloze Cemi yofna gaxdeba saWiro, norvegiaSi gvacnobeT. ufro zust
misamarTs Semdeg SegatyobinebT.
mesgreivTa sagvareulo wesi
Cemi megobris, holmsis, erTi ucnauri Tviseba xSirad maocebda: gonebriv muSaobaSi
igi ufaqizesi da yovlad wesieri adamiani gaxldaT. misi samosi gamoirCeoda ara
marto sisufTaviT, aramed daxvewili gemovnebiTac, magram yvela danarCen saqmeSi
holmsi albaT yvelaze ufro daudevari arseba iyo qveyanaze, da mis Cveulebebs
SeeZloT Wkuidan SeeSala nebismieri adamiani, vinc masTan erTad WerqveS
icxovrebda.
Tumca am mxriv unaklo arc me vyofilvar. avRaneTSi Cemma Tavbrudamxvevma
muSaobam Tandayolili midrekileba momTabare cxovrebisadmi kidev ufro
gamiZliera da imaze ugulisyuro gamxada, vidre es eqims Seefereba. magram Cems
uwesrigobas mainc aqvs erTgvari sazRvrebi, da roca iseT adamians vuyureb,
romelsac sigarebi naxSiris Casayrel WurWelSi uwyvia, Tambaqo - sparsuli
fexsacmlis WvintSi, xolo werilebi, romelTac pasuxi unda gasces, jayviT
daumagrebia buxris Tavze, maSin, marTali giTxraT, ise meCveneba, TiTqos yvela
sikeTis nimuSi viyo. amas garda, yovelTvis mimaCnda, rom dambaCis srola udavod
ekuTvnis garTobis iseT saxeobas, riTac Tavis Seqceva mxolo Ria cis qveS
SeiZleba, magram, roca holmss mouvlida xolme srolis survili, igi savarZelSi
jdeboda da mopirdapire kedels patriotuli venzeliT `d.v.~ (`dedofali
viqtoria~) amkobda. es ori aso tyviebis SemweobiT gamoh-yavda. ra Tqma unda,
vgrZnobdi, rom es saqmianoba Cveni binis arc atmosferos da arc garegnul saxes
ar aumjobesebda, magram dumils varCevdi.
Cveni oTaxebi savse iyo xolme ucnauri nivTebiT. im nivTebs Cemi megobari an
qimiuri cdebisas iyenebda, anda raime sisxlis samarTlis saqmis kvleva-ZiebaSi. es
reliqviebi sruliad moulodnel adgilas aRmoCndebodnen xolme. magaliTad,
sazeTeSi, an ufro naklebad Sesaferis adgilzec ki. yvelaze metad mainc holmsis
auarebeli qaRaldebi mawuxebda. igi saTuTad inaxavda dokumentebs, metadre, Tu
isini im saqmeebTan iyvnen dakavSirebuli, romelTa gadawyvetaSi piradad hqonda
miRebuli monawileoba, magram Tavisi qaRaldebis dalageba da mowesrigeba ki nuras ukacravad. amisaTvis weliwadSi sul didi orjer Tu moiclida. mgoni, sadRac
Cems uTavbolo CanawerebSi ukve vTqvi, rom mCqefare energiis mozRvavebas, rac
holmss SesaniSnavi kvleva-Ziebis dros axasiaTebda da riTac misi saxeli saqveynod
gaxda cnobili, mosdevda xolme yvelaferze xelCaqnevisa da ZalTa sruli dacemis
periodi. maSin mTeli dReebi iwva xolme divanze, gverdiT sayvareli wignebi
elaga da mxolod drogamoSvebiT wamoiwevda, raTa violinoze daekra. amrigad,
wlidan wlamde qaRaldebis zvini izrdeboda da yvela kuTxeSi dasta-dastad eyara
xelnawerebi. am xelnawerTa dawvis Taobaze sityvis gagonebac ar undoda. im
qaRaldebze, patrons garda, xeli aravis miuwvdeboda.
zamTris erT saRamos, roca buxarTan visxediT,
holmss sityva
gadavukari, mas mere, rac samaxsovro wignSi Canawerebis Setanas morCiT, codvad
ar CageTvlebaT, Tu oriode saaTs dakargavT da imaze izrunebT, rom Cvens binas
adamianis sacxovreblis saxe mieces-meTqi. man igrZno Cemi Txovnis samarTlianoba
da saZinebel oTaxSi sakmaod danaRvlianebuli Sevida. male ukanve gamobrunda da
Tan Tunuqis did yuTs moaTrevda. yuTi Sua oTaxSi dadga, skami miaCoCa, dajda da
saxuravi axada. yuTi mesamedamde iyo amovsebuli wiTeli zonriT Sekruli
qaRaldis konebiT.
- aq bevri ram aris saintereso, uotson, - miTxra da eSmakurad gadmomxeda. rom icodeT, ra saqmeebi devs am yuTSi, SeiZleba iqidan moiTxovoT zogi ramis
amoReba da ara qaRaldis axali konebis Sig Cawyoba.
- maS, es Tqven mier warmoebuli Zveli saqmeebis angariSebia? - vkiTxe me. ara
erTxel minania, rom
holmsis uwindel saqmeebze Canawerebi ara
mqonda.
- diax, Cemo keTilo. aq aRwerili ambebi moxda jer kidev manamde, vidre sakuTari
biografi gamomiCndeboda da miznad daisaxavda kidiT kide gaeTqva Cemi saxeli.
igi msubuqi, alersiani moZraobiT iRebda yuTSi Calagebul qaRaldis dastebs.
- yvela saqme, ra Tqma unda, warmatebiT ar Tavdeboda, uotson. magram, maT Soris
zogierTi uaRresad sagulisxmo da Tavsatexia. ai, magaliTad, angariSi tarltonis
mkvlelobaze. ager vamberis, meRvinis saqme, ai, kidev erTi rusi dedabris ambavi.
ai, ucnauri istoria aluminis yavarjnisa, dawvrilebiTi angariSi fexmoqceul
rikoletisa da misi saSineli meuRlis saqmeze. es ki... ai, es ki namdvilad
warmtacia.
holmsma xeli Tunuqis yuTis fskeramde Cahyo da iqidan xis patara yuTi amoiRo.
yuTs gamosawevi saxuravi hqonda da iseT yuTebs mogagonebdaT, romlebiTac
zogierT sabavSvo saTamaSos hyidian xolme. holmsma im yuTidan amoiRo:
daWmuWnili qaRaldis furceli, Zveleburi spilenZis gasaRebi, xis palo,
romelzedac mibmuli iyo bawris gorgali, da sami Zveli, daJanguli liTonis
rgoli.
- aba, ras ityviT, Cemo megobaro, rogor mogwonT es ganZeuloba? - mkiTxa
RimiliT, roca Cemi Secbunebuli saxe dainaxa.
- saintereso koleqciaa.
- Zalian saintereso. xolo masTan dakavSirebuli istoria kidev ufro
sainteresod mogeCvenebaT.
- maS, am reliqviebs TavianTi istoria aqvT?
- metic, isini - TviTon arian istoriuli.
Serlok holmsma is ZvelisZveli nivTebi magidis kideze daalaga, Tavis savarZelSi
Cajda da kmayofilebisagan mocimcime TvalebiT dauwyo TvalTvali.
- esaa yvelaferi, - Tqva man, - rac samaxsovrod davitove `mesgreivebis saxlis
sagvareulo wesTan~ dakavSirebuli saqmidan. holmss adrec ara erTxel uxsenebia
es saqme, magram am saqmis Taobaze misgan dawvrilebiTi cnobebis miReba vera da
ver movaxerxe.
maSinve vTxove, am saqmis istoria miambeT-meTqi.
- da daulagebeli davtovo mTeli es xaraxura? - dacinviT mipasuxa holmsma. mere Tqven xom sanimuSo wesrigis moyvaruli adamiani brZandebiT? Tumca,
marTali rom iTqvas, mec Zalian dainteresebuli var, rom Tqvens matianes es
Zalze saintereso ambavic miamatoT, radgan am saqmeSi aris iseTi detalebi,
romlebic xdian mas erTaderT SemTxvevad ara marto inglisis, aramed sxva
qveynebis sisxlis samarTlis danaSaulobaTa qronikaSi. Cem mier gamoZiebul
saqmeTa koleqcia sruli ar iqneba, Tu es uaRresad originaluri istoria ar
daemateba.
Tqven albaT gaxsovT, rom `gloria skotTan~ momxdarma ambavma da Cemma saubarma
im ubedur moxucTan, romlis bedzec giambeT, pirvelad Camagones azri im
profesiaze, romelic Semdeg Cemi cxovrebis gzad avirCie. axla Cemi saxeli
farTodaa cnobili. marto ubralo xalxi ki ara, oficialuri wreebic ki sadavo
sakiTxebis gadaWras me mandoben xolme. magram maSin, roca Cven erTmaneTi
gavicaniT, ukve mqonda sakmaod mniSvnelovani, Tumca arcTu Zalian mdidari
gamocdileba. Tqven verc ki warmoidgenT, uotson, rogor miWirda pirvelad da ra
didxans velodi warmatebas.
roca londonSi pirvelad Camovedi, britaneTis muzeumis kuTxesTan,
montegiustritze davsaxldi. icocxleT, maSin bevri Tavisufali dro mqonda da
vewafebodi codnis yvela im dargis Seswavlas, romlebic Cems profesiaSi
gamomadgebodnen. drodadro Ziebis dargSi rCevisaTvisac mommarTavdnen xolme. es
ambavi, metwilad, Cemi yofili amxanagi studentebis rekomendaciiT xdeboda, radgan
kolejSi swavlis ukanasknel wlebSi Cemze da Cems meTodebze ukve Zalian bevrs
laparakobdnen. mesame ambavi, risTvisac me mommarTes, iyo `mesgreivebis saqme~. is
interesi, rac gamoiwvia movlenebis am ucnaurad gadaxlarTuli jaWvis gaxsnam da
is mniSvnelovani warmateba, rac Cemi Carevis uSualo Sedegad moxda, aRmoCnda
Cemi cxovrebis gzis ganmsazRvreli pirveli nabiji da Cemi axlandeli
mdgomareobis myari safuZveli.
rejinald mesgreivi da me erT kolejSi vswavlobdiT, da erTmaneTTan karg
urTierTobaSi viyaviT. igi Cvens wreSi maincdamainc ar uyvardaT, ambobdnen,
qedmaRaliao. me vgrZnobdi, rom rejinald mesgreivs amiT Tavisi ukiduresi
morcxvoba undoda daefara. garegnulad is tipiur aristokrats mogagonebdaT:
natifsaxians karga grZeli cxviri amSvenebda, didTvaleba gaxldaT da xandaxan
agdebulad moqceva icoda, Tumca daxvewili manerebi gaaCnda. sinamdvileSic, mTels
samefoSi erTi uZvelesi gvaris STamomavali iyo. jer kidev meTeqvsmete saukuneSi
CrdiloeT mesgreivebis gvars umcrosi Sto gamoeyo da dasavleT saseqsSi
damkvidrda. amasTan herlstonis cixe - mesgreivebis rezidencia - axlac sagrafos
erT uZveles Senobad iTvleba. cixes, romelSiac rejinald mesgreivi daibada,
Tavisi daRi daeCnia misi garegnobisaTvis, da roca mis fermkrTal, mkveTr
nakvTebian saxesa da ampartavnul moyvanilobas Sevcqerodi, uneburad JamTa
dinebisagan Camuqebuli cixis koSkis TaRi, cxauri fanjrebi da feodaluri
arqiteqturis yvela keTilSobiluri naSTi Tvalwin warmomidgeboda xolme.
rejinald mesgreivi Cemi dakvirvebisa da daskvnebis meTodebisadmi, yovelTvis
cocxal interess iCenda.
oTxi weli ise gavida, erTmaneTi ar gvenaxa da ai, erTxel diliT
montegiustritze mestumra. TiTqmis ar Secvliliyo, saucxood ecva - mudam aseTi
saluqi iyo - da SerCenili hqonda mSvidi moxdeniloba, riTac uwinac gamoirCeoda.
erTmaneTs megobrulad CamovarTviT xeli da gulTbilad movikiTxe: - rogor
cxovrobT, mesgreiv? - vkiTxe me.
- albaT gaigebdiT Cemi sabralo mamis gardacvalebas, - momigo man. - es
daaxloebiT am ori wlis win moxda, ra Tqma unda, maSinve herlstonis mamulis
marTvis mTeli simZime me damawva. amas garda, Cemi olqis deputatic var, ase rom,
Zalian cota dro mrCeba. Tqven ki,
holms, rogorc amboben,
gadagiwyvetiaT praqtikulad gamoiyenoT is gamorCeuli niWi, riTac ase gvaocebdiT
xolme?
- diax, vupasuxe me. - axla vcdilob, gonebis daxmarebiT movipovo puri arsobisa.
- Zalian maxarebs amisi mosmena, radganac CemTvis Tqveni rCeva axla pirdapir
miswreba iqneba. herlstonSi Zalian ucnauri ambebi datrialda, da policiam
veraferi gamoarkvia. ra ucnauri Tavsatexia.
SegiZliaT warmoidginoT, ra grZnobiT vusmendi, uotson. aki xelT meZleoda
SemTxveva, rasac amdeni xnis ganmavlobaSi iseTi mwveli mouTmenlobiT velodi.
sulis siRrmeSi yovelTvis darwmunebuli viyavi, rom SemeZlo warmatebis miRweva
iq, sadac sxvebma marcxi ganicades, da axla sakuTari Tavis gamocdis saSualeba
meZleoda.
- yvelaferi dawvrilebiT momiyeviT! - SevZaxe me mouTmenlad.
rejinald mesgreivs papirosi SevTavaze. igi Cems pirdapir dajda da gaabola.
- unda giTxraT, - daiwyo man, - rom Tumca ucolo var, herlstonSi uamravi
mosamsaxuris Senaxva mixdeba. cixe-darbazi metismetad didia, uTaurad aris
aSenebuli da amitom gamudmebuli movla-patronoba esaWiroeba. amas garda, maqvs
nakrZali, da xoxbebze nadirobis sezonSi Cems mamulSi Tavs iyris didi
sazogadoeba, ris gamoc myavs rva mosamsaxure gogo, mzareuli, ufrosi msaxuri,
ori laqia, Sikriki biWi, mebaReebi, mejinibeebi da kidev vin mosTvlis, aTasi
jandaba da dozana.
amaTgan yvelaze met xans Cvens ojaxSi ufrosi msaxuri brantonia. roca igi mamam
msaxurad aiyvana, uadgilod iyo. mokle xanSi, skolis axalgazrda maswavlebeli,
Tavisi Zlieri xasiaTiTa da energiiT Cvens saxlSi Seucvlel adamianad iqca.
esaa warmosadegi, lamazi mamakaci, didebuli Subli aqvs da, Tumca Cvens ojaxSi
ager ukve oci weliwadia cxovrobs, wlovanebiT ormocze metis araa. SeiZleba
ucnaurad geCvenoT, rom aseTi mimzidveli garegnobisa da araCveulebrivi niWis
patroni axalgazrda, romelic ramdensame enaze laparakobs da TiTqmis yvela
musikalur sakravze ukravs, ase didxans Seegua Tavis umniSvnelo mdgomareobas,
magram, etyoba, Tavs mudam kargad grZnobda da Cveni saxlidan wasvla jerjerobiT
arsad ucdia. herlstoneli msaxurTufrosi yovelTvis iqcevda yvela Cveni stumris
yuradRebas.
magram am srulyofilebas aqvs erTi nakli: qalebis moyvarulia da Cvens
mivardnil mxareSi sakbiloc bevri gamouCnda.
vidre coli hyavda, yvelaferi kargad iyo, magram rac daqvrivda, Zalian bevr
davidarabas gadagvkida. marTalia, ramdenime Tvis ukan cota davmSviddiT da
gadavwyviteT, rom yvelaferi isev mogvarda: brantonma jvari daiwera reCel
hauelzze, Cvens umcros mosamsaxure gogoze, - magram male miatova da mas jenet
trejelisi amjobina. reCeli sanaqebo qaliSvili gaxlavT, magram, rogorc saerTod
yvela uelseli mandilosani, Zalian ficxi da wonasworobas moklebulia. amas isic
zed daerTo, rom tvinis anTeba daemarTa da loginad Cavarda. am cota xnis win,
TiTqos momjobinda da guSindlamde landadqceuli, Camomxmari da gasacodavebuli
daborilebda...
aseTi iyo pirveli drama herlstonSi, magram meorem male waSala igi Cveni
xsovnidan, miT ufro, rom am dramas win uZRoda kidev erTi didi movlena:
msaxurTuxucesi brantoni Sercxvenili gavagde saxlidan.
ai, rogor moxda es. ukve giTxariT, rom brantoni Zalian Wkviani iyo da rogorc
Cans, swored Wkua gaxda misi daRupvis mizezi. Wkua-meTqi, imitom vambob, rom
albaT swored man gauRviZa brantons metismeti interesi im sagnebisadmi,
romelTac araferi damokidebuleba masTan ar hqondaT. azradac ar momividoda,
rom es ambavi ase Sors waiyvanda, magram ubralo SemTxvevam Tvali amixila.
rogorc ukve giTxariT, Cveni saxli uTauradaa aSenebuli. metismetad bevri
Sesasvleli da gasasvleli aqvs. wina kviras - ufro sworad, xuTSabaTs, RamiT verafriT ver daviZine, radgan sisulele Cavidine da sadilis Semdeg erTi
finjani magari yava davlie. Ramis or saaTamde viwvale da roca davrwmundi, rom
mainc ver daviZinebdi, sanTeli avanTe, raTa dawyebuli romanis kiTxva
gamegrZelebina. swored im dros gamaxsenda, rom wigni sabiliardoSi damrCa,
amitom xalaTi movisxi da mosatanad wavedi.
sabiliardoSi rom Sevsuliyavi, saWiro iyo kibiT dabla daSveba da im derefnis
gadakveTa, romelic biblioTekisa da iaraRis sacavisaken gadioda. warmoidgineT Cemi
gaoceba, roca am derefanSi Sesulma, SevniSne susti Suqi, rac biblioTekis Ria
karidan gamodioda! dawolis win Cemi xeliT Cavaqre iq lampa da karic davxure.
cxadia, Cemi pirveli azri is iyo, saxlSi qurdebi Semoparulan-meTqi. herlstonSi
derefnis kedlebs yvelgan Zveleburi iaraRi amSvenebs. es Cemi winaprebis
samxedro davla-alafia. erT-erTi kedlidan waTi CamoviRe, sanTeli iatakze
davdgi, fexis wverebze uCumrad gaviare derefani da Ria karidan biblioTekaSi
Sevixede.
msaxurTuxucesi brantoni tansacmliani ijda savarZelSi. muxlebze georgafiuli
rukis msgavsi qaRaldi gaeSala da Rrmad Cafiqrebuli dascqeroda.
gancvifrebisagan gaqvavebuli, uZravad videqi da sibnelidan ase vuTvalTvalebdi.
oTaxi sanTlis SuqiT sustad iyo ganaTebuli. uecrad brantoni wamodga, mivida
sawer magidasTan, kedelTan rom idga, da erT-erTi ujra gamoswia. iqidan raRac
qaRaldi aiRo, isev Zvel adgilze dajda, qaRaldi sanTlis axlo magidaze dado,
xeli gadausva da gulmodgined sinjva dauwyo.
Cveni sagvareulo dokumentebis ase sagulisxmod Seswavlam ise gamaSmaga, rom Tavi
ver Sevikave da nabiji win wavdgi. brantonis mzera qaRalds mowyda. karebSi
mdgari rom daminaxa, wamovarda, saxeze mkvdrisferi daedo da aCqarebiT itaka
jibeSi is qaRaldi, rac rukas hgavda.
- Cinebulia! - vTqvi me. - ai, rogor amarTlebT Cvens ndobas! xvalidan
daTxovnili xarT.
Tavi damikra da gverdiT ise Camiara, rom sityva ar dauZravs. sanTlis namwvi
magidaze darCa da mis Suqze davxede im qaRalds, brantonma rom magidis ujridan
amoiRo. Cemda gansacvifreblad SevniSne, es iyo ara romelime mniSvnelovani
dokumenti, aramed asli im kiTxva-pasuxisa, romelsac warmoTqvamdnen erT-erTi
originaluri Zveleburi wes-Cveulebis Sesrulebisas, rasac ewodeba `mesrgeivebis
saxlis sagvareulo wesi~. ai ukve ramdenime saukunea, rac Cvens gvarSi yoveli
srulwlovani mamakaci asrulebs cnobil ceremonials, rac sainteresoa mxolod am
ojaxis wevrebisaTvis da SeiZleba romelime arqeologiisaTvisac - rogorc mTeli
Cveni heraldika - magram araviTari praqtikuli gamoyeneba ki ara aqvs.
- am qaRalds Cven kidev davubrundebiT, - vuTxari me mesgreivs.
- Tu igrZnobT, rom es namdvilad aucilebelia... - erTgvari yoymaniT mipasuxa
Tanamosaubrem. - amrigad, ganvagrZob faqtebis gadmocemas. davkete biuro gasaRebiT,
rac brantons darCa da wasasvlelad movemzade, roca uecrad gaocebulma SevniSne,
rom msaxurTufrosi Semobrunebula da Cem win damdgara.
`mister mesgreiv, - SesZaxa mRelvarebisagan Caxrinwianebuli xmiT, - me ver avitan
Sercxvenas! patara kaci var, magram Tavmoyvareoba gamaCnia da Seuracxyofa bolos
momiRebs, xolo Cemi sikvdili codvad dagawvebaT, ser, Tu sasowarkveTilebamde
mimiyvanT! gevedrebiT, Tu SeuZleblad migaCniaT Cemi datoveba am saxlSi, mas
Semdeg, rac moxda, momeciT erTi Tvis vada, raTa SevZlo imis Tqma, rom TiTqos
Cemi surviliT mivdivar. xolo gagdeba im msaxurTa dasanaxavad, romlebic ase
kargad micnoben, Cems Zal-Rones aRemateba!~
`Tqven imad ar RirxarT, rom kacma amdeni ridi da Tavazi gamoiCinos, branton, vupasuxe me. - Tqveni saqcieli pirdapir aRmaSfoTebelia, magram raki Cvens saxlSi
amdeni weli gimsaxuriaT, saqveyno Sercxvenas moveridebi. Tve ki - mainc metad
didi vadaa. SegiZliaT waxvideT erT kviraSi da ra sababic gindaT, is gamoigoneT~.
`erT kviraSi, ser? - SesZaxa sasowarkveTilebiT. - momeciT Tundac ori kvira!~
`erT kviraSi, - gavumeore, - da CaTvaleT, rom Zalian lmobierad mogeqcnen~.
Tavi dabla Cahkida da sruliad ganadgurebuli, nela gamSorda. me ki sanTeli
Cavaqre da Cems saZinebel oTaxs mivaSure.
momdevno ori dRis ganmavlobaSi brantoni uaRresad gulmodgined asrulebda
Tavis movaleobas. arc Semixsenebia misTvis, rac moxda. cnobismoyvareobiT
movelodi, ras moifiqrebda, rom Tavisi sircxvili daefara. magram mesame dRes,
Cveulebis sawinaaRmdegod, brZanebebis misaRebad CemTan ar Semosula. sauzmis
Semdeg, sasadilodan gamosvlisas, SemTxveviT msaxur gogos reCel hauelzs
gadaveyare. rogorc giTxariT, im gogom cota xnis winaT moikeTa da iseTi
daqanculi gamometyveleba hqonda, rom kidevac davtuqse:
`ar unda amdgariyaviT loginidan, - momjobindiT da mere SeudeqiT saqmes~, vuTxari me.
iseTi ucnauri gamometyvelebiT Semomxeda, rom gavifiqre, avadmyofobam albaT am
qalis gonebazec imoqmeda-meTqi.
`ukve movmagrdi, mister mesgreiv~, - mipasuxa naavadmyofarma.
`vnaxoT, ras ityvis eqimi, - Sevesityve me. - jerjerobiT ki miatoveT samuSao da
Zirs CadiT. ho, uTxariT brantons, CemTan movides~.
`msaxurTufrosi gaqra~, - Tqva gogom.
`gaqra?! rogor Tu gaqra?!~
`gaqra. aravis unaxavs. oTaxSi araa. diax, diax, gaqra!~
kedels mieyrdno da isteriuli xarxari morTo. misi aseTi sulieri aRelvebiT
SeSinebuli, patara zars mivvardi da mSvelels vuxme. qaliSvili Tavis oTaxSi
waiyvanes. sacodavi ganuwyvetliv xarxarebda da qviTinebda. me ki brantonis ambis
gamokiTxva davuwye. eWvi ar iyo - is marTlac gaqra. logini xeluxlebeli
daetovebina, da wina saRamos mere aravis enaxa. Zneli warmosadgeni ki iyo, mainc,
ranairad wavida saxlidan, radgan diliT kar-fanjara Signidan aRmoCnda daketili.
brantonis tanisamosi, saaTi, fulic ki - yvelaferi mis oTaxSi xeluxlebeli
aRmoCnda, yvelaferi, garda Savi kostiumisa, romelsac Cveulebriv atarebda. arc
fostlebi Canda, magram Ceqmebi ki adgilze iyo. sad unda wasuliyo RamiT
msaxurTufrosi brantoni da ra unda damarToda?
raRa Tqma unda, mTeli saxli fexze davayeneT, magram misi asaval-dasavali
versad vipoveT. vimeoreb, Cveni saxli - namdvili labirinTia, metadre misi
uZvelesi frTa, aw ukve ukacrieli, magram mainc yoveli oTaxi gadavaqoTeT,
sxvenzec ki avagzavne biWebi. mTeli Cveni Zieba uSedego aRmoCnda, ubralod ar
mjeroda, rom bratons mTeli Tavisi avladidebis mitoveba da ise wasvla SeeZlo,
magram kaci ar Canda da amisaTvis angariSi unda gagvewia. gamoviZaxe adgilobrivi
policia, magram verafers gaxdnen. wina saRamos gawvimda da saxlis garSemo
kordebisa da gzebis daTvalierebam Ziebas araviTari Sedegi ar misca... aseTi iyo
saqmis viTareba, roca axalma ambavma Cveni yuradReba am gamocanas sruliad
Camoacila.
ori dRe-Ramis ganmavlobaSi reCel hauelzs xan abodebda, xan isteriulad raRac
gaugebars gahkioda. ise cudad iyo, rom RamRamobiT momvleli qali mivuCine.
brantonis gauCinarebis mesame Rames, raki avadmyofma damSvidebiT daiZina,
momvlelma qalmac Tavis savarZelSi CasTvlima. sisxam diliT gaRviZebulma
momvlelma qalma SeniSna, rom logini carielia, fanjara Ria da avadmyofi ki
sadRac gamqrala. maSinve gamaRviZes, ori laqia viaxle da dakargulis saZebnelad
wavedi. advilad ganvsazRvreT mimarTuleba, romliTac qali gaqceuliyo: fanjridan
dawyebuli zed guburamde gadioda kvali, qreboda mxolod xreSiT dafarul
gzaze, rac Cveni samflobeloebis sazRvrebs Wrida. guburis siRrme am adgilas
rva futamdea, da warmoidgineT, ra grZnoba dagveufleboda, roca vnaxeT, rom
sabralo SeSlili qaliSvilis fexis nakvalevi zed guburasTan wydeboda. cxadia,
dauyovnebliv barjebi movimarjveT da wyalSi damxrCvalis Zebnas SevudeqiT, magram
veraferi vipoveT. samagierod wylidan amoviReT sruliad sxva sagani. es iyo
Jangmodebuli, fergadasuli liTonis namtvrevebiTa da kaJisa da minis raRac
uferuli namsxvrevebiT gatenili tilos tomara. am ucnauri nadavlis garda
sruliad veraferi vipoveT. erTi sityviT, verc reCel hauelzisa gavigeT rame da
verc riCard brantonis kvals mivakvlieT. adgilobrivi policia sruliad daibna
da axla mTeli Cemi imedi Tqvena xarT...
SegiZliaT warmoidginoT, uotson, ra Seunelebeli interesiT movismine mesgreivis
monaTxrobi im araCveulebriv movlenebze, rogor mindoda maTi
urTierTdakavSireba, raTa erTiani STabeWdileba mimeRo da mepova gzis maCvenebeli
Zafi, rac kvanZis gaxsnamde mimiyvanda!
msaxurTuxucesi gaqra. mosamsaxure gogo gaqra. odesRac msaxur gogos uyvarda
msaxurTufrosi, magram Semdeg SesZagda, qali uelsis mkvidri iyo, laRi bunebisa
da vnebiani. brantonis dakargvis Semdeg uaRresad aRelvebuli Canda. gaiqca da
guburaSi Caagdo friad ucnauri nivTebiT savse tomara. yvela es faqti imsaxurebda
yuradRebas, magram arc erTi maTgani ar xsnida saqmis arss. sad unda meZebna am
movlenebis daxlarTuli jaWvis dasawyisi? Cems xelT xom misi mxolod
ukanaskneli rgoli iyo...
- mesgreiv, - mivmarTe me, - aucileblad unda vnaxo dokumenti, romlis Seswavlas
Tqveni msaxurTufrosi iseT did mniSvnelobas aZlevda, rom misi gulisaTvis
mSvenieri adgilis dakargvasac ki ar moerida.
- arsebiTad, es Cveni `wesi~ - wminda wylis miqarvaa, - mipasuxa stumarma, - da
erTaderTi ram, rac mas amarTlebs, es misi siZvelea. me mainc Tan wamoviRe
kiTxva-pasuxis asli im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu misi naxva mogindebodaT.
am sityvebze gamomiwoda swored is furceli, rasac axla Cems xelT xedavT,
uotson. es wesi - erTgvari gamocdaa, rac unda Caabaros mesgreivebis gvaris
yovelma mamakacma, romelmac srulwlovanebas miaRwia. axla wagikiTxavT kiTxvapasuxs im mimdevrobiT, rogorc aq weria:
`vis ekuTvnis es?~
`mas, vinc wavida~.
`visi kuTvnileba iqneba?~
`imisi, vinc mova~.
`romel TveSi iyo es?~
`meeqvseSi~.
`sad iyo mze?~
`muxis Tavze~.
`sad iyo Crdili?~
`Telis qveS~.
`ramdeni nabiji unda gadaidgas?~
`CrdiloeTisaken - aTi da aTi, aRmosavleTisaken - xuTi da xuTi, samxreTisaken ori da ori, dasavleTisaken - erTi da erTi, da mere qvemoT~.
`ras mivcemT amisaTvis?~
`yvelafers, rac gagvaCnia~.
`risi gulisaTvis mivcemT amas?~
`movaleobis gulisaTvis~.
- dedanSi TariRi araa, - SeniSna mesgreivma, - magram xelnaweris orTografiis
mixedviT meCvidmete saukunes unda ekuTvnodes. me ki mgonia, rom is bevrs
verafers dagvexmareba Cveni saidumlos gamocnobaSi.
- samagierod Cven winaSe meore amocana wamoiWra, - vupasuxe me, - kidev ufro
Tavsatexi da saintereso, SeiZleba misi axsniT brantonis ucnauri saqcielic
avxsnaT. imedi maqvs ar gewyinebaT, mesgreiv, Tu getyviT, rom Tqveni
msaxurTufrosi Zalian Wkviani adamiania, meti gamWriaxobisa da alRos mflobeli,
vidre mis batonTa aTi Taoba~.
`simarTle giTxraT, Tqveni qaragmuli laparakisa araferi mesmis ra, - mipasuxa
mesgreivma, - me mgonia, am qaRalds ara aqvs araviTari praqtikuli mniSvneloba~.
`me ki uaRresad mniSvnelovani dokumenti mgonia da rogorc Cans, brantonic imave
azrisa gaxldaT. vfiqrob, im Rames danaSaulis adgilze waswrebamdec nanaxi
eqneboda~.
`savsebiT SesaZlebelia. am qaRalds arasodes ar vmalavdiT. mosalodnelia, rom
ubralod surda mexsierebaSi bejiTad aRedgina misi Sinaarsi. ramdenadac gavige,
xelSi eWira raRac ruka an gegma, rasac xelnawers adarebda, da rogorc ki
daginaxaT, jibeSi Seinaxa, ara?~
`savsebiT sworia. magram risTvis dasWirda Cveni Zveleburi saojaxo wesCveulebebis gaxseneba da ras niSnavs mTeli es bodva?~
- imedi maqvs amas iolad amovxsniT, - vupasuxe me. - Tqveni nebarTviT,
pirvelsave matarebels gavyvebiT saseqsSi da saqmes adgilze ufro Rrmad
gavecnobiT~.
herlstonSi imave dRes CavediT. albaT gqoniaT SemTxveva, uotson, genaxaT am
saxelganTqmuli Zveleburi cixe-darbazis gamosaxuleba an misi aRwera wagikiTxavT,
amitom aRvniSnav mxolod imas, rom aqvs aso `d~ moyvaniloba, amasTan misi
grZeli frTa ufro Tanamedrovea, mokle ki - ufro Zveli, ase vTqvaT, Canasaxi,
razedac SemdgomSi mTeli Senoba daufuZnebiaT: Zveleburi nawilis centrSi, dabali
mZime karis zemoT, amokveTilia TariRi `1607~; magram siZveleTa mcodneni erTxmad
amtkiceben, rom qvis balavari da xis Zelebi bevrad ufro Zvelia. Senobis am
nawilis zRaprulad sqelma kedlebma da pawawina fanjrebma gasul saukuneSi
aiZules mepatroneebi nagebobisaTvis mieSenebinaT axali frTedi da axla Zveli
Senoba mxolod sakuWnaos an sardafis movaleobas asrulebs da misi nawili
farTobi gamouyenebelicaa. Senobas garSemo akravs gamouyenebeli brwyinvale parki,
Tvals itaceben mSvenieri ZvelisZveli moSriale xeebi, xolo tba an gubura, Cemma
klientma rom moixsenia, saxlidan oras iardze xeivnis boloSia.
im droisaTvis, uotson, ukve mtkice rwmena Semeqmna, rom Cems winaSe iyo mxolod
erTi da ara sami gamocana. Tu movaxerxebdi mesgreivebis sagvareulo wesis azrSi
Cawvdomas, es iqneboda msaxurTufros brantonisa da msaxur gogo hauelzis
gaqrobis saidumloebis amoxsnac. mTeli Cemi gonebrivi Zalac swored am mxriv
warvmarTe. ratom cdilobda ase daJinebiT brantoni am Zveleburi formulis arsSi
Cawvdomas? albaT imitom, rom masSi naxa raRac iseTi, rac SeumCneveli darCa
cixe-darbazis warCinebul mflobelTa yvela Taobas, - raRac iseTi, risganac raime
pirad sargeblobas gamoeloda. ra iyo es da ra zegavlena unda moexdina
msaxurTufrosis Semdgom bedze?
roca qaRaldi wavikiTxe, CemTvis sruliad naTeli gaxda, rom iq qaragmulad iyo
miniSneba garkveul adgilze. swored im adgilas iqneboda is, razedac laparaki
iyo dokumentis pirvel nawilSi. Tu im adgils aRmovaCendiT, saidumloebiT mocul
ambavsac farda aexdeboda. es iqneboda amoxsna im saidumloebisa, romlis egzom
Tavisebur saburvelSi gaxvevac mesgreivebis winaprebma miiCnies saWirod. Ziebis
sawyisisaTvis mocemuli iyo ori orientiri: muxa da Tela. rac Seexeba muxas, aq
saeWvo araferi iyo. pirdapir saxlis win, bilikis marcxnv, idg bermuxa-patriarqi,
erTi uwarCinebulesi xe, rogoric ki odesme minaxavs.
`es muxa albaT ukve arsebobda, roca Tqveni `sagvareulo wesi~ daiwera?~ vuTxari mesgreivs.
`danamdvilebiT SeiZleba iTqvas, rom es muxa aq jer kidev normanebis mier
inglisis dapyrobamde iqneboda, - mipasuxa mesgreivma. - igi ocdasami futia
garSemo~.
amrigad, CemTvis saintereso erTi muxli ukve amoxsnili iyo.
`aris aq Zveli Telebi?~ - vkiTxe maspinZels.
`aqve idga erTi Zalian Zveli Tela, magram am aTi wlis win mexi daeca da ZirSi
movWeriT~.
`iciT is adgili, sadac is Tela idga?~
`ra Tqma unda, vici~.
`axlomaxlo Telis sxva xeebi Tu aris?~
`Zveli ara, norCebi ki - ramdenic gnebavT~.
`minda vnaxo, sad idga is Zveli Telis xe~.
mesgreivma Sin Seusvlelad mimiyvana im adgilas, sadac is beberi Tela mdgara. es
iyo saxlidan muxisaken mimaval swored Sua gzaze. jerjerobiT Cemi Zieba
warmatebiT midioda.
`im Telis simaRlis garkveva axla albaT ukve SeuZlebeli iqneba?~ - vkiTxe
mesgreivs.
`axlave SemiZlia gipasuxoT: samocdaoTxi futi gaxldaT~.
`es ranairad gamoarkvieT?~ - SevZaxe gaocebulma.
`Cemi moxuci Sinauri maswavlebeli trigonometriaSi amocanebs maZlevda, yvela
maTgani ki simaRlis gazomvaze iyo agebuli. amitom bavSvobaSive gavzome yvela xe
da Cveni mamulis yoveli Senoba~.
es ki moulodneli bedi mewia! CemTvis saWiro cnobebs ufro swrafad vkrebdi,
vidre ocneba SemeZlo.
`miTxariT, geTayva, Tqvens msaxurTufross xom ar dausvams TqvenTvis msgavsi
SekiTxva?~ - CaveZie me.
rejinald mesgreivma gakvirvebiT Semomxeda.
`axla, roca SemekiTxeT, - Tqva man, - magondeba, rom am ramdenime Tvis ukan
brantonma namdvilad mkiTxa am xis simaRle. mgoni, amis Taobaze isa da grumi
gacxarebiT davobdnen~.
es iyo brwyinvale cnoba, uotson. maSasadame, swori gziT mivdiodi. mzes Sevxede.
ukve Cadioda. TvaliT ganvsazRvre, rom erT saaTze mokle droSi swored beberi
muxis zeda totebis Tavze aRmoCndeboda. amrigad, dokumentSi moxsenebuli erTi
piroba Sesrulebuli iqneboda. rac Seexeba Telis Crdils, albaT laparaki iyo
mis uSores wertilze - sxva SemTxvevaSi mimarTulebis maCveneblad airCevdnen
ara Crdils, aramed Reros. maSasadame, axla unda ganmesazRvra, Tu sad ecemoda
Telis Crdilis bolo im momentSi, roca mze pirdapir muxis Tavze dadgeboda...
- es albaT ar iyo advili saqme, holms? Tela xom aRar arsebobda!
- cxadia. magram vicodi, rom Tu amas brantoni gaakeTebda, mec SevZlebdi. garda
amisa, es arc ise Zneli iyo. mesgreivTan erTad Sevedi mis kabinetSi da gamovWeri
ai, es palo, romelsac mivabi grZeli bawari da zed naskvebiT iardebi aRvniSne.
Semdeg ori sadave Sevkari da miviRe eqvsi futi. amis Semdeg me da Cemi klienti
ukan davbrundiT im adgilze, sadac odesRac Tela mdgariyo. mze am dros swored
muxis kenweros gausworda. Cemi Woki miwaSi CavarWe, Crdilis mimarTuleba
aRvniSne da gavzome. cxra futi aRmoCnda.
Cemi Semdgomi gamoTvlebi sruliad martivi iyo. Tu eqvsi futis simaRlis Woki
cxra futis sigrZis Crdils ayenebda, maSin samocdaoTxi futi simaRlis xes
oTxmocdaTeqvsmeti futis simaRlis Crdili unda
hqonoda. es manZili
gavzome. gazomvam TiTqmis zed saxlis kedelTan mimiyvana, da es adgili paloTi
davniSne. warmoidgineT Cemi zeimi, uotson, roca palodan or duimze miwaSi
konusis formis ormo aRmovaCine! mivxvdi, rom es brantonis mier dasmuli niSani
iyo. da me mis kvals mivyvebodi.
am amosavali wertilidan daviwye nabijebis gadazomva, ise rom winaswar jibis
kompasis SemweobiT ganvsazRvre, saiT iyo CrdiloeTi da saiT dasavleTi. aTi
nabiji da kidev aTi (albaT, igulisxmeboda, rom saWiro iyo orive fexis aTjer
gadadgma). miniSnebulze miyola CrdiloeTis mimarTulebiT saxlis kedlis
paralelurad mogvixda. gadavzome es manZilic da paloTi aRvniSne. Semdeg
gulmodgined gadavTvale xuTi da xuTi nabiji aRmosavleTisaken, ori da ori samxreTisaken. ase mivedi zed Zveleburi karis zRurblTan. rCeboda erTi da erTi
nabijis gadadgma dasavleTisaken, magram maSin qvis filebiT dagebuli derefani
unda gamevlo. nuTu es iyo dokumentSi naCvenebi adgili?
Cems sicocxleSi ar ganmicdia aseTi mware imedgacrueba, uotson. erT wuTs
momeCvena, rom gamoTvlaSi raRac arsebiTi Secdoma davuSvi. Camavali mze cxoveli
sxivebiT aSuqebda derefnis iataks, da me vnaxe, rom es Zveleburi gacveTili,
naxevrad damtvreuli qvis filebi mtkiced iyo SeduRabebuli da ra Tqma unda,
mravali wlis ganmavlobaSi adgilidan ar daZrulan. cxadi iyo, brantoni maT ar
Sexebia. iatakze davakakune ramdenime adgilas, magram yvelgan erTnairi xma ismoda.
bzaris an xvrelis araviTari niSanwyali ar Canda.
sabednierod, mesgreivma, romelic ukve xvdeboda Cemi moqmedebis mniSvnelobas da
Cemze ara nakleb iyo aRelvebuli, dokumenti amoiRo, raTa Cemi varaudi
Seemowmebina.
`da qveviT! - SesZaxa anazdad. - Tqven dagaviwydaT es sityvebi: `da qveviT~.
vfiqrobdi, am adgilas is patara ormo igulisxmeboda, magram axla erTbaSad
aSkara gaxda, rom vcdebodi.
`maS, am adgilas sardafi gaqvT?~ - SevZaxe me.
`diax, am saxliviT Zveli sardafia. Cqara Zirs, am karidan!~
dabla qvis xveuli kibiT daveSviT. Cemma Tanamgzavrma asanTs gahkra da kuTxeSi
kasrze mdgari didi farani aanTo. imave wams davrwmundiT, rom swored
miniSnebul adgilas movxvdiT. da rom Cvenze adre aq viRac yofila.
am sardafSi Turme SeSas inaxavdnen, magram nafotebi, romlebic albaT mTel
iataks faravdnen, axla kedlebisken mieyaraT, raTa Sua adgili gaeTavisuflebinaT.
swored im adgilas SevniSneT farTo da mZime qvis fila, romelsac SuaSi
Jangmodebuli rkinis rgoli hqonda, rgolze ki viRacas kubokruli magari Sarfi
mieba.
`eSmakma dalaxvros, es xom brantonis Sarfia! - SesZaxa mesgreivma. - ara erTxel
minaxavs es Sarfi mis kiserze. magram aq ra unda gaekeTebina im aramzadas?~
Sarfs davebRauWe, magram qva adgilidan Zlivs davZari.
Cemi TxovniT ori adgilobrivi polismeni gamoiZaxes da maTi daxmarebiT vcade
filis aweva. mxolod konsteblis daxmarebiT SevZeli uzarmazari filis ganze
gaCoCeba. filis qveS Sav ormos daeRo piri da yvelam Sig CavixedeT. mesgreivma
Caimuxla da ormoSi farani CaanaTa.
ormo viwro kvadratuli formisa iyo. siRrmiT Svidiode da siganiT ki oTx futze
didi ar iqneboda. kedelTan dabali, spilenZiT SemoWedili xis zanduki SevniSneT.
saxuravi gadaxdili hqonda. boqlomis nasvretSi Canda ai, es Zveleburi gasaRebi.
zanduki garedan mtvris sqel fenas daefara. sinestesa da Wiebs xe ise daeWamaT,
rom SigniTac ki obi mosdeboda. ramdenime liTonis rgoli - iseTive, rogorsac
aq xedavT - da albaT Zveleburi monetebi Zirze eyara. meti zandukSi araferi ar
iyo.
magram pirvel wuTs Zvel zanduks arc vuyurebdiT. Cveni mzera mipyrobili iyo
imisadmi, rac mis gverdiT Canda. viRac Sav kostiumSi gamowyobil, Cacucqul
mamakacs Tavi zandukis kideze daexara da misTvis orive xeli magrad Caevlo. saxe
galurjebuli da ise damaxinjebuli hqonda, rom sacnauroba dakargvoda, magram
roca avwieT, rejinald mesgreivma tanis moyvanilobiT, samosiTa da TmiT maSinve
amoicno Tavisi dakarguli msaxurTufrosi. brantoni ramdenime dRis mkvdari iyo,
magram tanze arc Wrilobebi hqonda da arc sisxlis naJRenTebi, romelTac misi
saSineli aRsasrulis axsna SeeZlebodaT. roca gvami sinaTleze amovaTrieT, Cven
aRmovCndiT ara nakleb Tavsatexi gamocanis winaSe, vidre iyo is, rac esaa
gadavwyviteT.
unda vaRiro, rom Cemi Ziebis Sedegebma ixtibari gamitexes. vvaraudobdi, sakmarisia
Zvel dokumentSi naCvenebi adgili vipovo, yvelaferi TavisTavad naTeli gaxdebameTqi, da ai, videqi miniSnebul adgilas, magram amoxsna im saidumloebisa, rasac
ase gulmodgined faravda mesgreivebis ojaxi, iseve Sors Canda, rogorc
Tavdapirvelad. marTalia, Suqi movfine brantonis beds, magram axla unda
damedgina, ranairad hpova msaxurTufrosma aseTi aRsasruli da ra roli iTamaSa
am ambavSi dakargulma qalma. kasrze Camovjeqi da gonebis TvaliT momxdari ambis
yvela wvrilmani avwon-davwone...
Tqven icnobT Cems meTods aseT saqmeebSi, uotson: Cems Tavs moqmedi piris
adgilze vayeneb xolme, da pirvel rigSi misi gonebrivi donis gaTvaliswinebiT
vcdilob warmovidgino, rogor moviqceodi analogiur SemTxvevaSi. brantoni,
rogorc ramdenjerme ukve giTxariT, iyo araCveulebrivi gonebis kaci. swored
amitom Cemsa da mis gonebriv doneTa Soris gansxvavebis gaTvaliswineba ar
damWirda. brantonma icoda, rom sadRac damalulia raRac Zvirfasi ganZi. kidevac
gansazRvra, sad. darwmunda, rom qva, rac miwisqveS CaRwevas abrkolebda, asawevad,
erTi adamianisaTvis metismetad mZime ram iyo. rogor unda moqceuliyo? gareSe
damxmares ver moiyvanda. amitom TanaSemwe TviT saxlSi unda epova. magram visTvis
unda miemarTa brantons? reCel hauelzi odesRac misi erTguli qali iyo da
brantonma aki coladac SeirTo. mamakacs, ra cudadac ar unda moeqces qals,
arasodes ar sjera, rom qalis siyvaruli samudamod dakarga. etyoba, raRac
yuradRebis niSnebis safuZvelze brantoni Seecada reCelTan Serigebas, Semdeg ki
Tanamzraxvelobaze daiTanxma. RamiT erTad daeSvnen sardafSi da saerTo ZaliT
moaxerxes qvis adgilidan daZvra. aqamde maTi moqmedeba CemTvis ise naTeli iyo,
TiTqos maT moqmedebas sakuTari TvaliT vzveravdi.
magram ori adamianisaTvisac ki, metadre Tu erTi maTgani susti qali iyo, qvis
gadaweva advili saqme ar iyo. Cven TviTon ors - me da Ronier saseqsel
polismens gagviWirda im filis gadaweva. ra moimoqmedes Tanamzraxvelebma, rom
TavianTi amocana gaeadvilebinaT? albaT igive, rasac maT adgilze gavakeTebdi.
yuradRebiT davaTvaliere iatakze dayrili SeSis napobebi da vipove is, ris
povnasac velodi. samiode futis sigrZis erT-erT naCexs Tavi odnav watexili
hqonda, ramdenime sxvac gabrtyelebuli aRmoCnda. etyoboda, mniSvnelovani simZime
daswolodaT. rogorc Cans, filis awevis dros brantoni da misi TanaSemwe qali
SeSis Rerebs berketebad xmarobdnen. maT imdenze gadaswies qva, rom SesaZlebeli
gaxda dabla CaRweva. jerjerobiT yvela Cemi varaudi sruliad safuZvliani iyo.
rogorRa unda memsjela Semdeg, raTa savsebiT aRmedgina RamiT momxdari dramis
suraTi? aSkaraa, ormoSi Casvla SeeZlo mxolod erT adamians, da es erTi iyo
brantoni. qaliSvili albaT maRla icdida. brantonma zanduki gaaRo da qals
amoawoda is, rac Sig naxa (es aSkara iyo, radgan yuTi carieli aRmoCnda), Semdeg
ki... ra moxda Semdeg?
albaT SurisZiebis wyurvili, rac didi xani Rvioda am ficxi qalis gulSi, cecxlis
alad aenTo, roca naxa, rom is, vinc awyenina, - xolo es wyena ki albaT bevrad
ufro mZimec iyo, vidre me SemeZlo warmomedgina - mis xelTaa. an iqneb qvas
SemTxveviT gamoecala sayrdeni da uzarmazarma filam brantoni qvis kuboSi
Caketa? asea Tu ise, reCeli damnaSavea mxolod imaSi, rom gaCumda da momxdar
ambavze araferi ara Tqva. an iqneb ganzrax gamoacala qvas sayrdeni da qvis fila
Tavis adgilze dauSva, rom brantoni cocxlad daemarxa. Tvalwin medga Suris
maZiebeli reCeli, albaT gaalmasebuli ikravda napovn saunjes mkerdSi da xveul
kibeze arboda, raTa kvaldakval dadevnebuli yru kvnesis, sasowarkveTili
adamianis godebisa da qvis filaze kakunis xmisaTvis Tavi daeRwia. im qvis filis
qveS xom misi moRalate mijnuri iSToboda.
ai, ra edo safuZvlad meore diliT reCelis ferwasulobas, mis mRelvarebas da
isteriuli sicilis Semotevebs. magram mainc ra iyo zandukSi? ra uyo qalma
monapovars? ueWvelia, es iyo igive namusrevi Zveli liTonisa da qvis namtvrevebi,
rac pirvelsave SemTxvevaSi guburaSi isrola, raTa Tavisi danaSaulis kvali
daefara...
ociode wuTi Rrma fiqrebSi wasuli uZravad vijeqi. fermixdili mesgreivi idga,
farans arxevda da Zirs, ormoSi icqireboda.
`es karlos pirvelis monetebia, - miTxra da zandukidan amoRebuli ramdenime
Zveli fuli gamomiwoda, - xedavT, sworad gagvirkvevia Cveni `sagvareulo wesis~
SemoRebis dro~.
`mgoni, karlos pirvelis memkvidreobidan zog raimes kidev vipoviT, - SevZaxe me,
roca dokumentis pirveli ori kiTxva momagonda. - miCveneT tbidan amoRebul
tomaraSi napovni qoneba~.
mesgreivis kabinetSi avediT, maspinZelma win damilaga namtvrevebi. rogorc ki
Sevxede, mivxvdi, ratom ar misca maT mesgreivma araviTari mniSvneloba: liToni
CaSavebuli iyo, kenWebi ki mqrqali da uferuli. magram erTi maTgani saxeloze
gadavisvi da xelisgulze naRverdaliviT aelvarda. liTonis nawilebs ormagi
saltis forma hqondaT, magram daRunul-dagrexilebi iyvnen da Tavdapirveli
forma dakargodaT.
`albaT gaxsovT, - vuTxari mesgreivs, - rom mefis partia ufrosobda inglisSi
misi gardacvalebis Semdegac ki. advili SesaZlebelia, rom misma wevrebma sadme
Seinaxes yvelaze ufro Zvirfasi nivTebi, raTa ufro mSvidobian dros
dabrunebuliyvnen da waeRoT~.
`Cems winapars, ser ralf mesgreivs, TvalsaCino adgili sWeria sasaxlis karze da
karlos meoris marjvena xeli yofila~.
`ah, ai, ra yofila! - SevZaxe maSinve. - esaa jaWvis is ukanaskneli rgoli, rac
gvaklda. gilocavT, mesgreiv! Tqven gaxdiT mflobeli - marTalia, friad
tragikul garemoebaSi, - erTi reliqviisa, rac uzarmazar Rirebulebas
warmoadgens TavisTavad, da amas garda gaaCnia kidev ufro meti mniSvneloba,
rogorc istoriul ganZs da iSviaTobas~.
`ra aris aseTi?~ - mkiTxa saSinlad aRelvebulma.
`arc meti, arc naklebi, inglisis mefeTa Zveli gvirgvini~.
`gvirgvini?~
`diax, gvirgvini. gaixseneT, ra aris naTqvami dokumentSi: `vis ekuTvnis es? - imas,
vinc wavida~. es dawerilia karlos pirvelis dasjis Semdeg. `visi kuTvnileba
iqneba? - imisi, vinc mova~. laparakia karlos meoreze, romlis taxtze asvla im
dros ukve iyo mosalodneli. amrigad, yovelgvar eWvs gareSea, rom amJamad es
daWyletili da uformo diadema, erT dros, stiuartebis dinastiis mefeTa Tavebs
amSvenebda~.
`magram ranairad moxvda guburaSi?~
`ai, am kiTxvaze ki adamiani uceb ver upasuxeb~.
me TanmimdevrobiT gadmovuSale mesgreivs Cemi varaudebi da sabuTebi. mosaRamovda.
mTvare ukve karga xnis amosuli iyo, roca Cemi moTxroba davasrule.
`magram sainteresoa, ratom ar miiRo Tavisi gvirgvini karlos meorem, roca
dabrunda?~ - ikiTxa mesgreivma da tilos tomaraSi Caabruna Zvirfasi reliqvia.
`iseTi sakiTxi wamoWeriT, me da Tqven ver gadavWriT. etyoba, Tqvenma winaparma
mesgreivma, romelic saidumloSi gandobili iyo, sikvdilis win Tavis pirdapir
STamomavals dautova is, rasac Tqven mesgreivTa sagvareulo wess eZaxiT, magram
ratomRac ar auxsna memkvidres misi mniSvneloba. im dRidan Cvens dromde
dokumenti mamidan Svilze gadadioda, vidre xelT ar Cauvarda im kacs, romelmac
SeZlo misTvis saidumlos gamogleja, magram sicocxlis fasad ki daujda...~
aseTia `mesgreivTa saxlis sagvareulo wesis~ istoria, uotson. gvirgvini axlac
herlstonSia, Tumca cixe-darbazis mflobelT bevri davidaraba dasWirdaT da
sakmaod bevri fuladi Tanxac daxarjes imisaTvis, rom memkvidreobiT maTi
kuTvnili ganZi, Cvens mesveurT, maTTanve daetovebinaT. Tu azrad mogivaT misi
naxva, ra Tqma unda, siamovnebiT giCveneben, oRond Cemi saxeli uxseneT.
rac Seexeba im qals, igi ugzo-ukvlod gaqra. rogorc Cans, samSoblo miatova da
okeanis gadaRma romelime qveyanaSi waiRo mogoneba Tavis danaSaulze.
ukacrieli saxli
graf ronald aderis mkvlelobam, rac, 1894 wlis gazafxulze, Zalian uCveulo
da idumalebiT mocul garemoebaSi moxda, mTeli londoni uaRresad daainteresa,
xolo maRali sazogadoeba SeaZrwuna. am danaSaulis calkeul detalebs, romelTa
mikvleva policiam moaxerxa, Tavis droze farTo sazogadoebrioba gaecno, magram
Ziebis masalebi iseTi mniSvnelovani gaxldaT, rom umravlesoba dafares da ar
gamouqveynebiaT. da mxolod axla, TiTqmis aTi wlis Semdeg, saSualeba meZleva
Sevavso faqtebis es gansacvifrebeli jaWvi im rgolebiT, romlebic am saqmes
aklia. danaSauli xom TavisTavad iyo saintereso, magram misi miuwvdomeli Sedegebi
CemTvis aTasjer ufro yuradsaRebi Seiqmna. im Sedegebma ufro metad ganmacvifres
da SemaZrwunes, vidre yovelive iman, rac Cems sicocxleSi gamomicdia. Cemi
cxovreba ki yovlad ucnauri TavgadasavlebiT gaxldaT aRsavse. axlac, amdeni wlis
Semdeg, Tavzari damecema xolme, roca am saqmes vixseneb, isev undobloba, gaoceba
da sixaruli meufleba, maSin rom mozRvavdnen da suli amiforiaqes. dae,
mkiTxvelebma, romelTac SesaniSnavi adamianis saqmeebsa da zraxvebze, Cem mier
Seqmnili moTxrobebisadmi cxoveli interesi gamoiCines, mapation, rom Cemi
aRmoCena maSinve ar gavuziare. Cems upirveles movaleobad CavTvlidi mTeli am
istoriis gulwrfelad gadmoSlas, SeboWili rom ar vyofiliyavi imave adamianis
piriT warmoTqmuli kategoriuli akrZalviT, rac sul axlaxan, gasuli Tvis sami
ricxvidan moixsna.
sruliad bunebrivia, rom Serlok holmsTan megobrobis dawyebis dRidan aRmeZra
sisxlis samarTlis sxvadasxva saqmisadmi Rrma interesi, xolo mas Semdeg, rac
Cemi megobari sarbielidan gaqra, gazeTebSi gamoqveynebul gauxsnel danaSaulobaTa
angariSebis sinjva gansakuTrebuli gulmodginebiT daviwye. xSirad, sakuTari
siamovnebisaTvis vcdilobdi maT axsnas, amasTan, vsargeblobdiT imave meTodebiT,
romelTac Cemi megobari iyenebda, Tumca iseTive warmatebebiT ver davikvexni. unda
vaRiaro, rom verc erTma bneliT moculma danaSaulis istoriam ver amaRelva ise,
rogorc ronald aderis tragikulma daRupvam. guldasmiT gavecani Ziebis masalebs.
dadgenili mxolod is iyo, rom `mkvleloba Cadenilia ganzrax, erTi an ramdenime
ucnobi piris mier~, da ufro Rrmad, vidre odesme, vigrZeni, rom Cvenma
sazogadoebam Serlok holmsis dakargviT Zalian mZime danaklisi ganicada. am
ucnaur saqmeSi iyo iseTi ambebi da garemoebebi, romlebic aucileblad miiqcevdnen
holmsis gansakuTrebul yuradRebas, da policiis kvleva-Zieba uTuod Seivseboda,
anda holmsis rCeva-darigebis safuZvelze swori gziT warimarTeboda. rCeulTa
Soris rCeul evropel maZebars Tavisi fxizeli Wkuisa da daxvewili
damkvirveblobis wyalobiT WeSmaritad SeeZlo aseTi amocanis warmatebiT daZleva.
davdiodi Cems pacientebTan da azriT isev da isev aderis saqmes vubrundebodi,
magram verc erTi iseTi axsna ver movnaxe, rom damakmayofileblad momCveneboda.
Tumca risks vewevi, rom vimeoreb imas, rac yvelasaTvis cnobilia, mainc minda
mogagonoT faqtebi im saxiT, rogorc Ziebis damTavrebis Semdeg sazogadoebas
Seatyobines.
ser ronald aderi avstraliis erT-erTi Cveni koloniis gubernatoris, graf
meinusis meore Svili iyo. aderis deda avstraliidan inglisSi im ganzraxviT
Camovida, rom librgadakruli Tvali qirurgis daniT moerCina. qalbatoni aderi
vaJiSviliTa da asuliT parkleinze #427 saxlSi dabinavda. ymawvili saukeTeso
sazogadoebaSi trialebda, arc mtrebi hyavda da arc raime cudi manki hqonia. erT
dros igi edit vudlize iyo daniSnuli, magram axalgazrdebi Tavisi nebiT
dascildnen erTurTs da guli arc erTs ar daswyvetia. ise rom, axalgazrda
aderis cxovreba Sinaurobasa da im maRal wreSic, romelSiac yofna uxdeboda,
mSvidad da myudrod miedineboda. wynari xasiaTisas gemovneba da Cvevebic zomieri
hqonda. ai, swored aseTi udardeli axalgazrda aristokratis guli gangmira
ucnaurma da sruliad moulodnelma tyviam. es moxda 1894 wlis 30 marts
Tormetis aTidan oc wuTamde.
ronald aderi banqos moTamaSe iyo, mudam TamaSobda, magram keTilgonierebis
sazRvrebidan ar gadadioda. igi sami klubis: boldvinis, kevendiSisa da bagatelis
wevrad iTvleboda. daadgines, rom sikvdilis dRes, sadilis Semdeg, ronalds erTi
roberi da ramdenime xeli visti uTamaSia, es momxdara bagatelis klubSi. uTamaSia
sadilobamdec. partniorebma - mister mereim, ser jon hardim da polkovnikma
moranma - uCvenes, rom swored vists TamaSobdnen, da TamaSi TiTqmis yaimiT
damTavrda. aderma albaT xuT girvanqamde waago, magram meti ki namdvilad ar
waugiao. sakmaod didi SeZlebis patrons aseTi wageba verc gaanawyenebda. igi Turme,
TiTqmis yoveldRe TamaSobda da Cveulebriv igebda. mowmeTa Cvenebebidan gairkva
isic, rom sikvdilamde erT-naxevari Tvis win aderma, romelic polkovnik
moranTan erTad TamaSobda, erT saRamos godfri milnersa da lord belmorans
oTxas oci girvanqa mougo. ai, yvelaferi, rac cnobili gaxda misi sicocxlis
ukanaskneli ramdenime kviris Sesaxeb.
im sabediswero saRamos klubidan zustad saRamos aT saaTze dabrunebula. da da
deda stumrad yofilan wasuli da Sin ar daxvedrian. mosamsaxure gogom ficiT
daamtkica, aderis oTaxSi Sesvla gavigeo. es oTaxi meore sarTulze iyo, fanjrebi
quCisaken hqonda da patroni Turme sastumrod iyenebda. axalgazrda grafis
mosvlis win mosamsaxure gogos buxarSi cecxli daunTia da fanjarac gauRia,
radgan buxari axrColebula. mosamsaxures Tormetis oc wuTamde oTaxidan Cqamic
ar gaugonia. am dros dabrunebulan Sin ledi meinusi da misi qaliSvili. ledi
meinuss vaJTan Sesvla moundomebia, raTa misTvis Rame nebisa esurvebina, magram
oTaxis kari Signidan yofila daketili da Tumca bevri uyviria da ukakunebia, xma
aravis gaucia. maSin gangaSi autexavs, kari ZaliT SeulewiaT da Tvalwin saSineli
suraTi gadaSliaT: bedSavi Wabuki magidis axlos iatakze gaSxlarTuliyo. Tavi
revolveris tyviiT hqonda saSinlad damaxinjebuli, magram oTaxSi araviTari
iaraRi ar aRmoCnda. magidaze ido ori aTgirvanqiani sakredito bileTi da
Cvidmeti girvanqa da aTi Silingi oqros da vercxlis fuli. monetebi dawyobili
iyo sxvadasxva sididis patara svetebad. iqve magidaze ido qaRaldis furceli,
romelzedac cifrebi da aderis klubis ramdenime amxanagis saxeli ewera. aqedan im
daskvnis gamotana SeiZleboda, rom sikvdilis win axalgazrda kaci banqoSi
mogebisa da wagebis angariSiT iyo garTuli.
yvela garemoebis gulmodgine gamokvlevis Semdeg saqme kidev ufro idumalebiT
moculi aRmoCnda. upirveles yovlisa, gaugebrobas iwvevda Signidan karis Carazva.
marTalia, mkvlelsac SeeZlo kari Signidan Caeketa da mere fanjaraSi
gadamxtariyo, magram fanjara miwidan oci futis simaRleze iyo. amasTanave
ayvavebuli zafranis kvali mis pirdapir sruliad dauzianebeli aRmoCnda. erTi
yviTeli yvavilic ki ar iyo gaTelili. araviTari kvali ar Canda arc kordis
viwro zolze, saxls rom gzidan yofda. etyoboda, saxli TviTon ronald aders
daeketa. magram ranairad ewvia sikvdili? ise xom veravin gadaZvreboda fanjaraSi,
rom kvali ar daetovebina? xolo Tu vivaraudebT, rom mkvlelma msxverpls
fanjridan esrola, gamoCenili Cubini unda yofiliyo, radgan revolveris tyviiT
aseT manZilze adamianis mokvla metismetad Znelia. amas garda, park-leini xalxmravali quCaa, da saxlidan raRac as iardze ki etlTa sadgomia. magram
mTavari mainc is iyo, rom srolis xma aravis gaugonia. amasTan erTad - utyuari
faqtebi - mokluli da revolveris tyvia, romelic meore mxares gasuliyo,
saxeze gaxldaT. Wrilobis xasiaTis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT, Wabuki tyvias
anazdeulad unda moekla.
aseTi iyo park-leinze momxdari idumali mkvlelobis garemoebani - mkvlelobisa,
romlis idumaleba kidev ufro Zlierdeboda imiT, rom mkvlelobisaTvis araviTari
TvalsaCino motivi ar arsebobda: aki, rogorc mogaxseneT, axalgazrda aders
TiTqos araviTari mteri ar hyavda, xolo fuli da Zvirfaseuloba oTaxSi
xeluxlebeli aRmoCnda.
mTeli dRe gonebis sasworze vwonidi yvela am faqts, vcdilobdi mimeyenebina
maTTvis romelime Teoria, rac erTmaneTis sapirispiro movlenebs SeaTanxmebda,
mepova `winaaRmdegobis wertili~, rasac Cemi sawyali megobari yovelgvari kvlevaZiebis amosaval punqtad miiCnevda. unda vaRiaro, rom es ver movaxerxe. saRamos
parkSi vseirnobdi da ase eqvs saaTze moulodnelad park-leinisa da
oqsfordstritis kuTxeSi aRmovCndi. iq, trotuarze, Tavi moeyaraT usaqmurebs,
romlebic daJinebiT acqerdebodnen erT sarkmels. maSin momagonda, rom mec
swored am saxlis sanaxavad movedi. maRali, gamxdari, SavsaTvaliani kaci, romelic,
Cemi azriT, gadacmuli maZebari unda yofiliyo, momxdar ambavTan dakavSirebiT
raRac Teorias ayenebda, sxvebi usmendnen da garSemo mWidrod Semortymodnen.
ufro axlos mivedi, magram misi msjeloba imdenad suleluri meCvena, rom zizRi
momgvara, ukan davixie da ganrideba vcade. am dros ucabedad davejaxe Cems ukan
mdgar welSi moxril berikacs, romelsac iRliaSi amoCrili wignebi Zirs
daucvivda. dasaxmareblad daxrilma, SevniSne erTi wignis saTauri: `xeebis kultis
warmoSoba~, da gavifiqre, albaT romelime sawyali bibliografia, romelic
gamorCenis an xelovnebis siyvaruliT iSviaT gamocemebs agrovebs-meTqi. is iyo
bodiSis moxda davapire, magram wignebi, romelTac saubedurod ase ukadrisad
moveqeci, etyoba, maT mflobels Zalian Zvirad uRirda, vinaidan gajavrebulma
raRac Caiburtyuna, zizRiT mibrunda da male moxrilbeWebiani da WaRara
qilvaSebiani berikaci brboSi gauCinarda.
Cemi dakvirveba, park-leinze mdebare #427 saxlze, im amocanis gadawyvetaSi, ramac
damainteresa, bevrs verafers damexmara. saxli quCidan meseriani dabali kedliT
iyo gamoyofili. Robis simaRle xuT futsac ver aRwevda. maSasadame, baRSi, vinc
moisurvebda, Zalian iolad Sevidoda. samagierod fanjara sruliad miudgomeli
aRmoCnda. mis siaxloves arc wyalsadenis mili iyo da arc mcireodeni Sverili.
ase rom, kedelze acocebas TviT yvelaze ufro daxelovnebuli tanmovarjiSec ver
SeZlebda.
uwindelze ufro Sefiqrianebuli Sin davbrundi. kabinetSi xuTi wuTic ar
damixanebia, roca msaxurma gogom momaxsena, viRac ucnobi gelodebaTo. Cemda
gansacvifreblad, igi aRmoCnda is moxuci bibliofili, romelsac park-leinze
gadaveyare. WaRariT mosili, gamokveTili, daRaruli saxe hqonda da iRliis qveS
aTiode Zvirfasi wigni amoeCara.
- ra Tqma unda, Cemi mosvla gagikvirdebodaT, ser? - miTxra man Tavisi ucnauri,
Cxavana xmiT.
davumowme, gamoicaniT-meTqi.
- xedavT, ser, mec Tavaziani kaci var. koWlobiT mogyvebodiT ukan da ucbad
SevniSne, rom am saxlSi SemoxvediT. gadavwyvite, aseT zrdil da wesier
adamianTan unda Sevide da bodiSi movixado-meTqi. marTalia, cota uxeSad
mogeqeciT, magram Tqveni wyena namdvilad ar mqonia gulSi da Zlier madlobelic
var, rom dabla dayrili wignebis akrefaSi damexmareT.
- ar Rirs laparaki aseT wvrilmanebze, - vupasuxe. - neba miboZeT gkiTxoT,
ranairad gaigeT Cemi vinaoba?
- gavbedav da mogaxsenebT, ser, rom Tqveni mezobeli gaxlavarT, CerCstritis
kuTxeSi wignis savaWro patara duqani maqvs da bednieri viqnebi, Tu odesme
minaxulebT. iqneb Tqvenc agrovebT wignebs, ser? ai `britaneTis frinvelebi~,
`katuli~, `saRvTo omi~. SeiZineT, ser. muqTad mogcemT. xuTi tomi swored
Seavsebda cariel adgils Tqveni wignebis karadaSi, Torem raRac ulamazo ieri
aqvs, ase ar aris, ser?
Sevtrialdi, rom Taroze amexeda. roca Tavi xelaxla movabrune, Cemi saweri
magidis gverdiT momRimari Serlok holmsi idga. gaocebisagan Sevxti da ramdenime
xans munjiviT Sevcqerodi, Semdeg ki albaT grZnoba davkarge - Cems sicocxleSi
pirvelad da, imedi maqvs, ukanasknelad. maxsovs, rom TvalebSi raRac muqi nisli
Camidga, xolo roca buranidan gamoverkvie, sayelo gaxsnili aRmomaCnda da bageze
koniakis gemo vigrZeni. Tavs holmsi madga, romelsac xelSi koniakis boTli eWira.
- Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, - Tqva kargad nacnobma xmam, - aTasi bodiSi momiTxovia.
verafriT ver warmovidgendi, rom Cemi dabruneba Tqvenze ase Zlier imoqmedebda.
xeli Cavavle da gaognebulma Sevyvire: - holms! es Tqvena xarT? nuTu marTla
cocxali xarT? gana SesaZlebelia, rom im saSineli ufskrulidan cocxali
amosuliyaviT?
- erTi wuTi madroveT, - mipasuxa man. minda gkiTxoT, SegwevT Tu ara unari
saRad imsjeloT? radgan Cemma gamocxadebam Zalian Zlier agaRelvaT.
- axla ukeT var, magram, simarTle giTxraT, holms, Cems Tvalebs ar vujereb.
RmerTo didebulo! RmerTo mowyaleo! nuTu es Tqvena xarT?
isev wavavle xeli da misi wvrili kunTovani xeli movsinje.
- ara, es ambavi sulis gamocxadebas ara hgavs, es udavoa, - vuTxari me. - Cemo
Zvirfaso megobaro, ramdenad bednieri var, rom giyurebT! dabrZandiT da miambeT,
ranairad moaxerxeT im ufskrulidan Tavis daRweva.
holmsi Cem pirdapir dajda da daudevari nacnobi maneriT papirosi gaabola, mas
bukinistis gacveTili serTuki ecva, magram am maskaradis mTeli danarCeni
mowyobiloba - bRuja WaRara Tma da Zveli wignebis Sekvra - magidaze eyara. Cemi
megobari kidev ufro gamxdariyo da mzerac ufro gamWoli hqonda. saxeze
saSineli feri dasdeboda, etyoboda, iseTi cxovreba, rasac ukanasknel wlebSi
eweoda, misi janmrTelobisaTvis sikeTis momtani ar unda yofiliyo.
- ra sasiamovnoa welSi gasworeba, uotson! - miTxra holmsma, - maRali kacisaTvis
mTeli futiT damokleba da ramdenime saaTs ase darCena, ioli saqme rodia. axla
ki, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro, vilaparakoT seriozul ambebze... saqme is aris, rom
minda daxmareba gTxovoT, da Tu Tanaxma iqnebiT, mTel Rames mZime da saxifaTo
muSaoba mogvelis. xom ar ajobebs Cemi Tavgadasavlis Txroba im dromde gadavdoT,
roca es samuSao ukve damTavrebuli gveqneba?
- marTali giTxraT, cnobismoyvareoba cecxlis aliviT mwvavs, holms, da
vamjobinebdi Tqveni ambavi axlave momesmina.
- Tanaxma xarT meaxloT am Rames?
- jojoxeTSiac rom CaxvideT, Tan CamogyvebiT.
- swored ise, rogorc dalocvil Zvel dros. mgoni, wasvlis win danayrebasac
movaswrebT... ho, axla im ufskrulis ambavi gavixsenoT. simarTle giTxraT, iqidan
amosvla arcTu Zalian gamWirvebia im ubralo mizeziT, rom ufskrulSi arc
vyofilvar.
- ar yofilxarT?!
- ara, uotson, ar vyofilvar. magram Cemi baraTi Tqvendami sruliad
gulwrfeladaa dawerili. roca viwro bilikze anazdeulad gansvenebuli
profesori moriarti gamoCnda da xsnis erTaderTi gza Camiketa, sruliad
darwmunebuli viyavi, rom CemTvis yvelaferi dasrulda. mis rux TvalebSi uwyalo
gadawyvetileba amovikiTxe. erTmaneTs ramdenime sityva gavuziareT da man
Tavazianad damrTo neba damewera mokle baraTi, rac Tqven miiReT kidec SemdegSi.
werili Cems portsigarsa da alpenStokTan erTad davtove, TviTon ki biliks
gavyevi. moriarti fexdafex momyveboda. bilikis bolos rom mivaRwie, SevCerdi iqiT gza aRar iyo. Cems mowinaaRmdeges iaraRi ar uxmaria, xeldaxel meca da
Tavisi grZeli mklavebi Semomxvia. icoda, rom misi wirva gamosuli iyo, da
CemTvis samagieros gadaxda ewada. erTmaneTs xels ar vuSvebdiT, videqiT da
ufskrulis piras vbRlaZunobdiT. mogexsenebaT, rom me vici iaponuri Widaobis
`baritsus~ ileTebi, romelTac ara erTxel vuxsnivar. rogorc iqna, profesors
xelidan davusxlti. man giJurad Sehyvira, ramdenime wami zed ufskrulis piras
barbacebda, haers eWideboda, xelebs asavsavebda, rom wonasworoba daecva, magram,
yovelgvarma cdam amaod Cauara; darRveuli wonasworoba veRar aRadgina da
ufskrulSi gadaeSva, qvesknelSi gadavixede da kidev didxans vucqerodi, rogor
mifrinavda Zirs Cemi mowinaaRmdege. Semdeg kldis Sverils daenarcxa da wyalSi
CaiZira.
Rrma mRelvarebiT vusmendi holmss, romelic Tavis ambavs ise momiTxrobda,
TiTqos sxvisas yveboda da Tan papiross mSvidad abolebda.
- mere, kvali? - SevZaxe uecrad. - TviTonve, Cemi sakuTari TvaliT vnaxe ori
wyvili fexis kvali, Zirs rom miyveboda biliks da ukan aRar brundeboda.
- es ase moxda. imave wams, roca profesori ufskrulis siRrmeSi Caikarga,
vigrZeni, rom bedis rCeuli me viyavi. magram isic kargad vicodi, moriarti ar
iyo erTaderTi adamiani, romelsac Cemi sikvdili surda. sul cota, sami misi
Tanamzraxveli mainc rCeboda. meTauris daRupvas ki maT gulebSi mxolod
SurisZiebis cecxlis gaRviveba SeeZlo. samive uaRresad saSiSi adamiani iyo da
romelime maTgani usaTuod moaxerxebda uaxloes droSi CemTan angariSis
gasworebas. gonebis ZaliT ganvWvrite: Tu maT ecodinebodaT, rom cocxali aRara
var, ufro iolad gascemdnen TavianT Tavs, da adre Tu gvian maT ganadgurebas
movaxerxebdi. mere ki SemeZlo TavisTavad gamomecxadebina, rom cocxali var!
adamianis tvini swrafad muSaobs. vidre profesori moriarti raixenbaxis CanCqeris
Ziramde CaaRwevda, es gegma ukve mofiqrebuli mqonda.
Cems ukan kldovani kedeli iyo aRmarTuli. Cemi daRupvis ambavi, rac esoden
mxatvrulad dagiweriaT, cxoveli interesiT wavikiTxe ramdenime Tvis Semdeg. Tqven
amtkicebT, kedeli Sveuli da sriala iyoo. es mTlad ase ar gaxldaT. kldes
hqonda ramdenime Sverili, romlebzedac SeiZleboda fexis mokideba. garda amisa,
zogierTi niSnis mixedviT gavige, rom cota zemoT Rrmulic arsebobda... simaRlis
gamo kldis Tavamde acoceba SeuZlebeli iyo, aseve SeuZleblad meCvena
dasvelebuli bilikis ukvalod gavla. marTalia, SemeZlo Ceqmebis ukuRma Cacma,
rogorc es kvalis asabnevad gamikeTebia xolme, magram erTi mimarTulebiT
mimavali sami wyvili kvali mnaxvels ganzrax motyuebaSi aucileblad eWvs
aRuZravda.
amrigad gza xsnisa kldeze acoceba iyo. es arc iseTi advili aRmoCnda, uotson.
qvemoT CanCqeri Rmuoda da kldeni bans eubnebodnen. ficxi Wkuis kaci ara var,
arc cecxlovani fantazia gamaCnia, magram geficebiT, momeCvena, TiTqos Cemamde
aRwevda profesor moriartis xma, romelic ufskrulidan mixmobda. mcireodeni
daudevroba da Sedegic sabediswero gaxdeboda. ramdenjerme, xelebSi balaxis
Reroebi SemrCa, an kldis svel Sverilebze fexi damisxlta da, vifiqre,
yvelaferi gaTavebulia-meTqi. magram mainc mivcocavdi, bolos, rogorc iqna,
sakmaod Rrma, rbili mwvane xavsiT dafarul naprals mivaRwie, iq SemeZlo
SeumCnevlad davwoliliyavi da damesvena. am dros, ki Tqven, Zvirfaso uotson, da
yvelani, vinc Tqven moiyvaneT, ase gulis amaCuyeblad, magram uSedegod cdilobdiT
aRgedginaT Cemi sikvdilis suraTi.
bolos momxdari ambis mixedviT gardauvali, magram sruliad mcdari daskvnebi
gaakeTeT da sastumroSi waxvediT. davrCi marto da warmovidgine, rom Cemi
Tavgadasavali dasrulda, Tumca erTma sruliad moulodnelma ambavma miCvena, rom
kidev bevri siurprizi meloda. kldis uzarmazari namsxvrevi gruxuniT gadamevlo
Tavze, bilikze daeca da CanCqerTan erTad ufskrulSi grialiT CaeSva. pirvel
wams es ubralo SemTxveviTobas mivawere, magram maRla rom avixede, naxevrad
mibinduli cis fonze mamakacis Tavi SevniSne. imave wams, Cemi sawolidan odnav
dacilebiT, meore lodi pirdapir im napralis kides moxvda, sadac me viweqi.
CemTvis naTeli Seiqmna, rom moriarti marto ar iyo. es Tanamzraxveli guSagad
idga, roca moriarti Tavs damesxa. CemTvis SeumCnevelma mterma Tavisi megobris
sikvdili da Cemi gadarCena Soridan ixila. man erT xans daicada, mere kldes
Semouara, meore mxridan mwvervalze avida da imis gakeTebas cdilobda, rac ver
SesZlo moriartim.
didxans fiqris dro ar iyo, uotson. gavixede da isev SevniSne, kldis Tavze Cemi
moTvalTvale is mkacri saxe. mivxvdi, rom es iyo axali qvis dagorebis
mauwyebeli ambavi. maSinve bilikisaken daveSvi da es aTasjer ufro Zneli
aRmoCnda, vidre acoceba. magram yoymanis dro aRar mqonda. roca haerSi dakidebul
napralis kides vebRauWebodi, Cems gverdiT mesame qvam gaizuzuna. Suagzaze kldes
movwydi, davsrialdi, magram raRac saswauliT mainc bilikze movxvdi. daTxapnili
da dasisxlianebuli, rac Zala da Rone mqonda, mivrbodi. ase virbine wyvdiadiT
mocul mTebSi aTi mili da erTi kviris Semdeg aRmovCndi florenciaSi,
darwmunebuli, rom qveynad aravin uwyoda, ra bedi mewia.
Cemi saidumlo mxolod erT adamians - Cems Zmas maikrfots gavande. aTas bodiSs
vixdi, Zvirfaso uotson, magram CemTvis uaRresad saWiro iyo, rom micvalebulad
CaveTvale yvelas, xolo Tqven verasodes ver dawerdiT damajerebel cnobas Cems
tragikul sikvdilze, rom TviTonve ar yofiliyaviT darwmunebuli, namdvilad
mokvdao. am sami wlis ganmavlobaSi ramdenjerme wamZlia sulma momewera
TqvenTvis - da yovelTvis Tavs vikavebdi imis SiSiT, rom Tqveni vaJkacuri
erTguleba Cemdami raime daudevrobas CagadeninebdaT, rac Tqvengan uneburad
gaamJRavnebda, rom cocxali davrCi. ai, ratom gaqcieT zurgi dRes saRamos, roca
damejaxeT da xelidan wignebi gamagdebineT. im wuTs Zalian did risks veweodi da
Tqven rom gaocebis an sixarulisagan SegeyviraT, zog vinmes SeiZleba metismeti
yuradRebiT SeveTvalierebine, da am ambavs, SeiZleba gamousworebeli Sedegic
mohyoloda. rac Seexeba maikrofts, misTvis saidumloeba uneburad unda gamendo,
vinaidan fuli aucileblad mesaWiroeboda. londonSi saqme uxeirod warimarTa,
gacilebiT cudad, vidre velodi. moriartis bandis gasamarTlebis Semdeg
sapyrobiles gadaurCa ori yvelaze ufro saSiSi borotmoqmedi, isini moriartis
bandis wevrebi da Cemi mosisxle mtrebi iyvnen. amitom ori weli tibetSi
vimogzaure, cnobismoyvareoba davikmayofile, lxasa davaTvaliere da ramdenime dRe
dalailamasTan gavatare. albaT gagigoniaT tibetis norvegiel sigersoniseul
gamokvlevebze, magram, cxadia, azradac ar mogsvliaT, rom misi avtori Tqveni
megobari gaxldaT. Semdeg gadavsere sparseTi, movinaxule meqa da xanmokle,
magram saintereso viziti mqonda xarTumis xalifTan... am vizitis angariSi Tavis
droze sagareo saqmeTa saministroSi warvadgine.
evropaSi rom davbrundi, ramdenime Tve gavatare samxreT safrangeTis qalaq
monpelieSi, sadac qvanaxSiris fisidan miRebuli nivTierebebis gamokvlevaze
vmuSaobdi. laboratoriaSi warmoebuli cdebi dagvirgvinebuli mqonda, roca
Sevityve, rom londonSi mxolod erTi mosisxle mteriRa damrCa da Sin dabruneba
ganvizraxe. amas zed daerTo park-leinze momxdari saidumloebiT moculi
mkvlelobis ambavi, ramac kidev ufro amaCqara. es saqme imitomac mainteresebs,
rom misi gaxsna Cemi piradi gegmebis aRsrulebaSic damexmareba. erTi sityviT
londonSi Camovedi, sakuTari fexiT mivedi beikerstritze, sadac Cemma gamocxadebam
iseTi Zlieri STabeWdileba moaxdina, rom misis hadsons bneda mohgvara.
maikroftis zrunvis Sedegad Cemi qaRaldebi da oTaxebi im saxiT damxvda, rogorc
davtove. amrigad, dRes, or saaTze, aRmovCndi Cems Zvel binaSi, Cavjeqi
savarZelSi, da erTaderTi ram, rac SemeZlo menatra, iyo is, rom Cemi erTguli
megobari uotsonic Cems gverdiT mjdariyo.
aseTi iyo gansacvifrebeli moTxroba, rac 1894 wlis aprilis erT saRamos
movismine. am moTxrobas ver verwmunebodi, sakuTari TvaliT rom ar mexila Cemi
megobris gamxdari sxeuli da Wkviani, energiuli saxe, romlis naxvas aRarasodes
velodi. holmss Cemi colis gardacvalebis ambis gageba raRacnairad moeswro. misi
samZimari da TanagrZnoba ufro xmis kiloSi gamoixata, vidre sityvebSi.
- Sroma tanjvis Semamsubuqebeli saSualebaa, Zvirfaso uotson, - miTxra holmsma.
- me da Tqven ki amaRam iseTi samuSao gvelis, rom, vinc mas dasZlevs, Tamamad
SeuZlia Tqvas, fuWad ar micxovriao.
amaod vTxovdi, yvelaferi ufro naTlad miTxariT-meTqi.
- dilamde sakmaod gaigoneT da moismineT, - mipasuxa. - jerjerobiT ki isedac
bevri gvaqvs salaparako - Cven xom sami welia ar gvinaxavs erTmaneTi! vfiqrob,
aTis naxevramde es Tema gveyofa, Semdeg ki Zalian saintereso Tavgadasavlis
Sesaxvedrad erTi mitovebuli saxlisaken gaveSurebiT.
roca daniSnul saaTs kebSi CavsxediT, vigrZeni, rom yvelaferi Zveleburad aewyo.
jibeSi revolveri movsinje, da araCveulebrivi ambebis molodinSi gulma bagabugi
damiwyo.
holmsi TavSekavebuli, pirquSi da mdumare iyo. roca quCis farnebis Suqma Cemi
megobris mrisxane saxe gaanaTa, davinaxe, rom igi warbebSekruli da bagemokumuli
ijda. jerac ar vicodi, londonis danaSaulobaTa samyaros junglebSi romeli
mtacebeli mxecis kvals mivyvebodiT, magram am yvelaze ufro daxelovnebuli
monadiris saqcieli usityvod CamZaxoda, rom imRamindeli Tavgadasavali uaRresad
saSiSi unda yofiliyo, xolo mqirdavi Rimili, rac Cems Tanamgzavris asketurad
mkacr saxeze drodadro gaielvebda, kargs aras uqadda im nadirs, romlis kvalsac
davadeqiT.
Cemi varaudiT beikerstritisaken mivdiodiT, magram holmsma meetle kevendiSis
skveris kuTxeSi SeaCera. igi etlidan gadmovida, yuradRebiT mimoixeda garSemo da
frTxili nabijiT win gaswia. vamCnevdi, rom yovel mosaxvevSi ukan ixedeboda, raTa
darwmunebuliyo, gviTvalTvalebdnen, Tu ara. raRac ucnauri gziT mivdiodiT.
holmsi yovelTvis maocebda londonis mixveul-moxveuli Cixebis codniT. igi
amjeradac Tavdajerebuli miabijebda sajiniboebsa da meetleTa kar-midamoebs Soris,
labirinTebSi, romelTa arsebobac aqamde ar vicodi. bolos da bolos erT viwro
quCaze, Zveli kuSti saxlebis or rigs Soris aRmovCndiT. am viwro quCam jer
manCesterstritze gagviyvana, mere ki uceb blendforstritze movxvdiT. aqedan
holmsma swrafad Seuxvia erT patara CixSi, xis WiSkari gaiara, ukacriel ezoSi
Sevida da gasaRebiT gaaRo erT-erTi saxlis ukana kari. SevediT Tu ara, maSinve
kari Signidan Caraza.
iseTi ukuni idga, TvalTan TiTs ver miitandiT, magram maSinve mivxvdi, rom saxli
ukacrieli iyo. SiSvel iataks fexis dadgmaze WraWaWruWi gahqonda, kedelze ki,
romelsac SemTxveviT Sevexe, daglejili Spaleris naxevebi ekida.
holmsma gablikebuli wvrili TiTebi magrad CamWida xelSi da Tavis nebaze
wamiyvana. gaviareT grZeli talani da manamde viareT, vidre karis Tavze naxevrad
mrgvali fanjris bundovani moxazuloba ar SevniSne. am adgilas holmsma uecrad
marjvniv Seuxvia, romlis kuTxeebSi wyvdiads daesadgurebina, SuagulSi ki quCis
sinaTleebis mkrTali Suqi aRwevda, magram imis gamo, rom fanjris axlo farani
ar iyo da minebsac mtvris sqeli fena faravda, erTimeoris danaxvac gviWirda.
Cemma Tanamgzavrma mxarze xeli damado da bagiT TiTqmis Cems yurs Seexo.
- iciT, sada varT? - mkiTxa CurCuliT.
- mgoni, beikerstritze, - vupasuxe da mqrqal minaSi gavixede.
- savsebiT sworia, swored Cveni Zveli binis pirdapir, kemendis saxlSi
vimyofebiT.
- magram risTvis movediT aq?
- imitom, rom aqedan Cveni saxli mSvenivrad moCans da misi cqera Tvals
axarebs, Zvirfaso uotson. gTxovT fanjaras mouaxlovdeT, oRond frTxilad, ar
unda daginaxon. aba, SeixedeT Cvens adrindel binaSi, sadac Zalian bevri
saintereso Tavgadasavali datrialebula. axla ki, Cemi Tavi minda gamovcado,
ganvlilma samma welma xom ar damakargina imis unari, rom gagakvirvoT.
win nabiji gadavdgi Tu ara, nacnob sarkmelSi Sevixede da gaocebis wamoZaxili
aRmomxda. farda CamoSvebuli gaxldaT, magram saucxood ganaTebuli oTaxis
siRrmeSi, fanjris naTel fonze, aSkrad Canda savarZelSi mjdari kacis Crdili.
Tavis daWeris manera, farTo mxrebis forma, saxis gamokveTili nakvTebi yovelive es im Crdils holmsis WeSmarit oreulad warmosaxavda. misi naxevrad
Semobrunebuli Tavi im Sav siluetebs magonebda, bebiebi rom uxataven xolme
bavSvebs. gancvifrebulma, uneburad gaviwode xeli, raTa davrwmunebuliyavi, holmsi
marTla Cems gverdiT idga Tu iq, oTaxis siRrmeSi savarZelSi mokalaTebuliyo.
TviTon holmss ki uxmo sicilisagan mxrebi uTrToda.
- aba, ras ityviT, uotson?
- pirdapir warmoudgeneli ambavia! - vTqvi me CurCuliT.
- Cans, wlebs ver Cauklavs da dauSretia Cemi gamomgoneblobis unari, - Tqva
holmsma da mis xmaSi daviWire sixaruli da siamaye im xelovanisa, romelic Tavisi
qmnilebiT tkbeba. - ha, marTla mgavs, xom?
- mzad viyavi damefica, rom es Tqvena xarT.
- baton menies naxelavia. igi ramdenime dRe TavauReblad muSaobda da cvilisagan
Camoqna Cemi oreuli. yvelaferi danarCeni ki Cemi xeliT gavakeTe, dRes diliT
beikerstritze viyavi.
- magram risTvis dagWirdaT es yovelive?
- saamisod, Zvirfaso uotson, seriozuli mizezebi arsebobs. me minda zogierTi
adamiani davarwmuno, rom Cems oTaxSi vimyofebi, im dros, roca sinamdvileSi sxva
adgilas var.
- fiqrobT, rom binas uTvalTvaleben?
- ki ar vfiqrob, darwmunebuli var, rom uTvalTvaleben.
- mere vin?
- Cemi Zveli mtrebi, uotson. is momxiblavi kompania, romlis meTauric
raixenbaxSi CanCqeris fskerze ganisvenebs. rogorc gaxsovT, mxolod maT icodnen,
rom me cocxali gadavrCi. darwmunebulebi iyvnen, rom adre Tu gvian Cems binaSi
davbrundebodi. yuryuri, TvalTvali da zverva am xnis manZilze ar SeuwyvetiaT.
da ai, dRes diliT naxes, rom marTlac davbrundi.
- magram rogor gaigeT, rom giTvalTvalebdnen?
- fanjridan maTi uwyinari mzveravi parkeri davinaxe. igi profesiiT mZarcveli da
mkvlelia. amave dros saucxoo orRanisticaa. parkeri srulebiT ar mainteresebs.
ufro sayuradRebo meore - swored is saSineli adamiania, vinc mis zurgs ukan
imaleba. igi moriartis uaxloesi megobari gaxlavT. es is kacia, vinc kldis
mwvervalidan lodebi damiSina. igi mTel londonSi yvelaze ufro cbieri da
saSiSi borotmoqmedia. swored es adamiani nadirobs amaRam Cemze, uotson, da is ki
ar icis, rom Cven TviTon masze vnadirobT.
Cemi megobris gegmebs Cems TvalSi TandaTan moefina Suqi. moxerxebuli
TavSesafridan saSualeba gveZleoda gveTvalTvala maTTvis, vinc holmsis
pirovnebiT iyo dainteresebuli da mis yovel nabijs zveravda. fanjaraSi
misatyueblad Cemi megobris silueti Canda, Cven ki monadireebi viyaviT.
usityvod videqiT erTimeoris gverdiT bnelSi da gafacicebulni vakvirdebodiT
gamvlelebs, Cvens pirdapir quCaSi rom win da ukan mimodiodnen. holmsi krints
ar Zravda, arc irxeoda, magram vgrZnobdi, rom saSinlad daZabuli iyo, da
TvalmouSoreblad akvirdeboda trotuarze mimomaval adamianTa nakads. civi da
avdriani Rame gaxldaT, susxiani qari Tavisuflad danavardobda. miuxedavad amisa,
quCebSi xalxmravloba iyo da, TiTqmis yvela sayeloSi an yelsaxvevSi
cxvirCarguli aCqarebuli nabijiT mimodioda.
momeCvena, rom erTma da imave adamianma saxls ramdenjerme auar-Cauara.
gansakuTrebiT saeWvo meCvena ori kaci, didxans rom iyvnen atuzuli Cven
maxloblad erT SesasvlelSi, TiTqos qars moeridnen da aq Seafares Tavio. vcade
holmsis yuradReba maTze mimeqcia, magram odnav gasagoni wyenis amoZaxiliT
mipasuxa da quCaSi yuradRebiT cqera ganagrZo. Cemi megobari drodadro fexs
inacvlebda, Canda, adgils veRar poulobda, wrialebda, da kedelze TiTebs
nerviulad aTamaSebda. vxedavdi, rom guneba wauxda, radgan movlenebi arc ise
viTardeboda, rogorc moeloda. bolos, roca SuaRame gaxda da quCa TiTqmis
dacarielda,
holmsi oTaxSi bolTis cemas mohyva, ise rom ukve
mRelvarebas aRar faravda. raRacis Tqma mindoda, roca Cemi mzera uecrad
ganaTebul fanjaraze SeCerda, da TiTqmis iseve gaocebuli davrCi, rogorc
pirvelad.
- Tqveni gamosaxuleba Seirxa! - SevZaxe me.
da marTlac, Cemi megobris gamosaxuleba axla pro-filSi ki aRar idga, aramed
zurgiT iyo mobrunebuli.
rogorc Cans, JamTa svlas ver Seerbilebina holmsis mkveTri xasiaTi, da im
adamianebTan Sexvedrisas, visac misebr daxvewili goneba vera hqonda, igi kvlav
mouTmenlobas amJRavnebda.
- ra Tqma unda, Seirxa, - Tqva man. - nuTu ise utvino xepre ggonivarT, uotson,
rom oTaxSi namdvil fituls davsvamdi da imedi meqneboda, rom misi SemweobiT
gavacurebdi yvelaze ufro gaqnil TaRliTebs, romelnic ki evropaSi arseboben?
Cven am soroSi vyuryutebT da misis hadsonma am xnis ganmavlobaSi rvajer
Seucvala Cems saxebas adgili - ese igi, yovel TxuTmet wuTSi ucvlis
adgilsamyofels. ostaturad ki uaxlovdeba xolme, rom qalis Crdili ar Cans...
aha! - warmoTqva man, uecrad sunTqva Seikra da gairinda. bindiT mocul oTaxSi
SevniSne, rom holmsi kiserwagrZelebuli idga da raRac daZabul molodinSi iyo.
quCa axla sruliad ukacrieli iyo da adamianis WaWaneba ar Canda. SesaZloa is
ori kaci kidev idga SesasvlelSi mimaluli, magram veRar vxedavdi. garSemo
dumili da wyvdiadi gamefebuliyo. kunapet sibneleSi Tvalis momWrelad Canda
ganaTebuli fanjara da mis centrSi Cemi megobris saxeba. srul dumilSi gavigone
holmsis mstvinavi sunTqva da vigrZeni, ra Zlier Relavda. uecrad oTaxis
siRrmeSi bnel kunWulSi mimagdo da wuTiT xeli damafara saxeze, riTac srul
dumils iTxovda. im wuTs vigrZeni, rogor ucaxcaxebda TiTebi. jer arasodes ar
menaxa ase aRelvebuli, amasTan bneli quCa isev udaburi da mdumare Canda.
uecrad gavigone is, rasac ukve Cemi megobris maxvil smenamde mieRwia. raRac
wynari, yru, Sekavebuli xma momesma, magram ara beikerstritis mxridan, aramed
imave saxlis siRrmidan, romelSiac Cven vimalebodiT. gavigone, rogor gaiRo da
daixura Semosasvleli kari. wuTis Semdeg derefanSi viRacis Semparavi nabijis xmac
gaisma. etyoboda, ucnobi qurduli nabijiT dacacunebda, magram ukacriel saxlSi is
frTxili siarulic grgvinavda.
holmsi kedels aekra, mec igive gavakeTe da Tan revolveris tars xeli movuWire.
sibneleSi rom kargad davakvirdi, mamakacis bundovani silueti SevniSne. adamianis
Savi gamosaxuleba wuTiT SeCerda, Semdeg daixara da Semparavi nabijiT win daiZra.
mis yovel moZraobaSi muqara ifareboda. adamianze avbediTi monadire sam nabijze
iyo Cvengan, da me mosulze TavdasxmisaTvis gamzadebulma, yvela kunTi
zambarasaviT davWime, roca uecrad Cems gonebaSi ielva, rom ucnobma Cveni iq
yofnisa ara icoda ra.
ise Cagviara, kinaRam Segvexo. fanjarasTan miparviT mivida da CarCo TiTqmis
naxevar futamde, Zalian frTxilad, sruliad uxmaurod aswia. roca daixara, Ria
fanjridan SemoWrilma sxivma saxe gaunaTa. saxeze ukiduresi mRelvareba aRbeWdoda.
Tvalebi ciebianiviT uelavda da nakvTebi daRrejoda.
ucnobi mowifuli kaci iyo, wvrili qoriseburi cxviri, maRali gamelotebuli
Subli da SeWaRaravebuli ulvaSi hqonda. cilindri kefaze gadasweoda, palto
gadaReRoda da frakis gaxamebuli gulispiri mouCanda. misi Savgvremani, pirquSi
saxe Rrma naoWebs daeRara. xelSi raRac dasabjeni joxis magvari eWira, magram
roca iatakze dado, liTonis wkriala xma Semomesma. Semdeg, jibidan didi zomis
raRac sagani amoiRo da ramdensame wuTs jaxirobda, vidre raRac rkinebs
erTmaneTs moargebda. mere CamuxlisTavebuli win gadaixara, mTeli sxeuliT daawva
albaT im grZel rkinis joxs da Cven liTonis mkveTri xangrZlivi, RrWiala xma
gavigoneT. roca welSi gasworda, davinaxe, rom xelSi raRac Tofis magvari eWira,
oRond ucnauri, uxeSkondaxiani. saketi gaxsna, albaT lulaSi tyvia Tu Cado da
isev daaCxakuna. Semdeg Cacucqda, lulis bolo fanjris rafaze dado, da misi
grZeli ulvaSi lulaze daekida, xolo samiznis wertilze miSterebulma Tvalebma
bnelSi ucnaurad gaielves. bolos Tofi mxarze miido da SvebiT amoioxra: mizani
mis win iyo - gansacvifrebeli mizani, Savi silueti, rac TeTr fonze naTlad
moCanda. erTi wamiT gaSeSda, sasxletze TiTi daaWira, da xmamaRali zuzuni gaisma,
rasac minis wkrialis xma mohyva.
imave wams holmsi msrolels, rogorc vefxvi, zurgze daaxta da iatakze
Tavdayira dasca. magram momdevno wams waqceuli fexze wamovarda da Cems megobars
araCveulebrivi ZaliT Caavlo yelSi xeli. maSin Cemi revolveris tari Cavkari
TavSi da borotmoqmedi isev daeca. waqceuls imwamsve zed davaweqi. holmsma ar
daayovna da xmamaRla daustvina, quCidan Cvenken gamoqceul adamianTa fexis xma
moisma da male sadarbazo karidan oTaxSi ori polismeni Semovarda. maTve
SemohyvaT samoqalaqo tanisamosSi gamowyobili maZebari.
- es Tqvena xarT, lestreid? - ikiTxa holmsma.
- diax, mister holms. gadavwyvite am saqmes xeli TviTon movkido. moxaruli var,
rom isev gxedavT londonSi, ser.
- vifiqre, Cemi ubralo araoficialuri daxmareba xels ar SeuSlis-meTqi. sami
gauxsneli mkvleloba erT weliwadSi - sakmaod bevria, lestreid. magram molseis
Ziebis saqme Tqven arcTu ise... ese igi, mindoda meTqva, rom es saqme cudad ar
wagimarTavT...
yvelani fexze videqiT. Cvens tyves ori janmagari konstebli aqeT-iqidan
amosdgomoda da magrad CaebRujaT, ris gamoc mZimed qSinavda. quCaSi usaqmurma da
doylapia cnobismoyvareebma iwyes TavSeyra. holmsi fanjarasTan mivida da daxura.
lestreidma sanTlebi aanTo, xolo policielebma TavianTi farnebi moiSvelies.
axla ki SemeZlo Cveni tyvis rigianad SeTvaliereba.
araCveulebrivad vaJkacuri da Tan zizRismomgvreli saxe hqonda. filosofosiviT
gadaSlili Subli da Rormucelas yba imisi mauwyebeli iyo, rom am kacSi, rogorc
sikeTis, aseve borotebis udidesi niWi imaleboda. bunebas TviTon daejildovebina
es kaci iseTi garegnobiT, rom mswrafl mixvdebodiT, visTanac gqondaT saqme.
sastiki, foladis elferiani Tvalebi, maTi cinikuri gamoxedva da zed Camowolili
warbebi, mtacebeli qoriseburi cxviri da Rrma naoWebi, romelTac daeseraT mTeli
Subli, imas mowmobdnen, rom igi sazogadoebisaTvis saSiS adamianTa ricxvs
miekuTvneboda. arc erT Cvengans araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda. misi mzera
mijaWvuli iyo holmsze, romelsac gaocebiTa da mZulvarebiT Sescqeroda.
- eSmaki! - ambobda CurCuliT. - cbieri, cbieri eSmaki!
- amrigad polkovniko, - uTxra holmsma da Tan Tavis daWmuWnul sayelos
isworebda, - guliTadi megobrebi, rogorc Zveleburi andaza ambobs, erTmaneTs
xelaxla xvdebian. mgoni, ara mqonia siamovneba menaxeT mas Semdeg, rac Tqveni
mowyale yuradRebis Rirsad gamxadeT, - ai, gaxsovT, maSin, raixenbaxis CanCqeris
Tavze napralSi rom viweqi.
polkovniks, TiTqos mojadoebuliao, Cemi megobrisaTvis mzera ver moecilebina.
- eSmaki, namdvili eSmaki! - imeorebda isev da isev.
- droa warmogidginoT, - wamoiwyo holmsma. - jentlmenebo, es gaxlavT
polkovniki sebastian morani, misi udidebulesoba dedoflis indoeTis armiis
oficeri da msxvil mxecebze saukeTeso monadire. vfiqrob, ar Sevcdebi,
polkovniko, Tu vityvi, rom Tqvens mier mokluli vefxvebis raodenobiT jer
kidev pirveli adgili giWiravT?
tyve gaWirvebiT ikavebda brazs da kvlav jiutad dumda. TviTonac vefxvs hgavda:
pirgamexebuls, Tvalebi borotad uelavda da ulvaSi aburZgnoda.
- mikvirs, rom Cemma martivma gamogonebam moatyua aseTi gamocdili monadire, ganagrZobda holmsi. - TqvenTvis es axali ram ar unda yofiliyo, polkovniko!
gana ar migibamT xis qveS Tikani da karabiniT xelSi foTlebSi Casafrebuls ar
gicdiaT, rodis movidoda vefxvi misatyuebelTan? es ukacrieli saxli - Cemi xea,
Tqven ki - Cemi vefxvi. vfiqrob, zogjer marqafad sxva msrolelebic gaxldaT
xolme, im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu ramdenime vefxvi movidoda, - an - rac naklebad
dasajerebelia, Tu TviTon aacdendiT. es batonebi - da Cvenze uCvena, - Cemi
saTadarigo msrolelebi arian. Cemi Sedareba zustia, xom marTalia?
uecrad polkovniki morani gaSmagebuli RmuiliT gaiWra win, magram konsteblebma
ufro magrad gaqaCes. misi saxe iseT siZulvils gamoxatavda, rom Sexedvac
saSineli ram iyo.
- unda vaRiaro, rom namdvilad patara siurprizi momiwyveT, - ganagrZo holmsma.
- arafriT ar vifiqrebdi, Tu TviTonve moindomebdiT am ukacrieli saxlisa da
fanjris gamoyenebas. marTlac, Zalian moxerxebuli kia orive. megona, rom Tqven
quCidan imoqmedebdiT, sadac Cemi megobari lestreidi Tavisi TanaSemweebis
TanxlebiT gelodaT. am detalis garda yvelaferi ise moxda, rogorc gaviazre.
polkovniki morani lestreids miubrunda:
- ar vici, gaqvT Tu ara Cemi dapatimrebis raime safuZveli, magram me aRar
SemiZlia am vaJbatonebis qirdvis atana. Tu kanonis xelSi var, yvelaferi
kanonierebis farglebSi moxdes.
- es, marTlac, samarTliani sityvaa, - SeniSna lestreidma. - vidre aqedan
wavidodeT, dagrCaT kidev raime saTqmeli, mister Serlok holms?
holmsma iatakidan aiRo uzarmazari sahaero Tofi da meqanizmis sinjvas Seudga.
- didebuli da amasTanave erTaderTi Tofia! - Tqva man. - isvris uxmaurod da
gamanadgurebeli Zala gaaCnia. me vicnobi brma meqanikoss, germanel fon herders,
romelmac es Tofi gansvenebul profesor moriartis dakveTiT daamzada. ai, ukve
mravali welia, rac vici am Tofis arseboba, magram arasodes ar mqonia SemTxveva,
rom xelSi ameRo. gansakuTrebiT girCevT, lestreid, yuradReba miaqcioT Tofsa da
mis tyviebs.
- fiqri nu gaqvT, mister holms, uyuradRebod ar davtovebT, - Tqva lestreidma,
roca yvela iq myofi karisaken daiZra. - sul es aris?
- diax. Tumca, mindoda mekiTxa, ra braldebas wauyenebT damnaSaves?
- rogor, Tu ra braldebas, ser? raRa Tqma unda, Serlok holmsis mokvlis cdas.
- o, ara, lestreid, am saqmeSi gareva srulebiT ar minda. polkovnik moranis
dapatimrebis pativi mxolod Tqven gekuTvniT. gilocavT, lestreid! TqvenTvis
damaxasiaTebeli SorsmWvretelobisa da simamacis Serwymis wyalobiT, bolos mainc
SeZeliT am kacis Sepyroba.
- mere, vin aris es kaci, mister holms?
- is, visac amaod eZebda mTeli policia, polkovniki sebastian morani, romelmac
gasuli Tvis ocdaaT ricxvSi park-leinis #427 saxlis meore sarTulis fanjridan
sahaero Tofis tyviiT gangmira ser ronald aderi. ai, ra unda daedos bralad,
lestreid... axla ki, uotson, Tu tyviiT gaxvretili fanjridan SemoWrili gamWoli
qarisa ar geSiniaT, erTi naxevari saaTi Cems oTaxSi davsxdeT da sigarebi
movwioT - imedi maqvs es cota gagarTobT.
maikroft holmsis meTvalyureobisa da misis hadsonis uSualo zrunvis wyalobiT
Cvens uwindel binaSi araferi ar Secvliliyo. marTalia, Sesvlisas gamakvirva
uCveulo sikoxtavem, magram yvela nacnobi nivTi Tavis adgilze dagvxvda. `qimiis
kuTxeSi~ mwvave simJaveebisagan dalaquli fiWvis skami isev uwindeburad idga.
Taroze Zveleburad elaga gazeTebidan amoWrili cnobebis uzarmazari albomebi da
cnobarebi, ra siamovnebiT isroda cecxlSi yovel maTgans mravali Cveni
Tanamemamule! uTvalavi CibuxiT gaWedili patara Taro, diagramebi, violino Tavis
budianad, sparsuli fexsacmelic ki, holmsi rom saTuTuned iyenebda - yvelaferi
xelaxla Cvens Tvalwin iyo. oTaxSi orni dagvixvdnen: jer erTi, misis hadsoni,
romelic mxiaruli RimiliT Semogvegeba, meore manekeni, romelmac imRamindel
ambebSi mniSvnelovani roli iTamaSa. Cemi megobris oreuli, SeRebili cvilis
biusti, damzadebuli iyo araCveulebrivi xelovnebiT da gansacvifreblad miagavda
originals. igi dabal patara magidaze idga da ise ostaturad iyo SeniRbuli
holmsis xalaTiT, rom Tu kaci quCidan Semoixedavda, sruli iluzia iqmneboda.
- mgoni, yvela Cemi miTiTeba zustad SeasruleT, misis hadson? - hkiTxa
diasaxliss holmsma.
- muxlebze xoxviT vuaxlovdebodi, ser, rogorc Tqven mibrZaneT.
- Cinebulia. yvelaferi ise gaakeTeT, ukeTesad ar SeiZleboda. SeniSneT, sad
moxvda tyvia?
- diax, ser. Tqvens lamaz biusts TavSi gauara da kedels SeeWylita. noxze egdo.
inebeT.
holmsma tyvia me gamomiwoda.
- revolveris msubuqi tyvia gaxlavT - naxeT, uotson. es xom pirdapir
genialuria! aba, vin ifiqrebda, rom sahaero TofiT SesaZlebeli iqneboda aseTi
tyviis gasrola? Cinebulia, mister hadson, gmadlobT daxmarebisaTvis... axla,
uotson, Zveleburad Tqvens adgilze mokalaTdiT. ramdenime sakiTxi minda
TqvenTan erTad gavarkvio.
gacveTili serTuki gadaagdo, Tavis oreuls ruxi feris xalaTi moxsna, TviTon
moixura da Cems Tvalwin isev uwindeli holmsi warmodga.
- Zvel monadires iseTive magari nervebi SerCa da Tvalic iseve saimedod uWris,
- Tqva man siciliT, roca cvilis figuris gaxvretil Subls aTvalierebda, - Sig
Suagul kefaSi ki mouxvedrebia tyvia da tvinic gauxvretia. morani sworupovari
msroleli iyo indoeTis junglebSi, da vfiqrob, arc londonSi eyoleba bevri
metoqe. gagigoniaT uwin odesme misi saxeli?
- ara, arasodes.
- Tqven, rogorc maxsovs, isic aRiareT, rom ar gagigoniaT TviT profesor jeims
moriartis saxeli, is ki Cvens saukuneSi udidesi gonebis adamiani gaxldaT.
gTxovT, Tarodan CamoiRoT biografiuli saZiebeli...
holmsi moxerxebulad moewyo savarZelSi, papiross eqaCeboda da Tan zantad
furclavda wigns.
- `manze~ brwyinvale koleqcia maqvs, - wamoiwyo
holmsma. - marto
moriarti ikmarebda, rom esaxelebina romelic gnebavT aso, aq ki mas emateba
morgani - momwamvleli, meridiu, romelmac sazareli xsovna datova, metiuzi swored is, romelmac Caring-krosis sadgurze mosacdel darbazSi marcxena Roji
gamitexa. dabolos, es Cveni dRevandeli megobari.
wigni gamomiwoda da Semdegi striqonebi wavikiTxe:
`morani sebastian, gadamdgari polkovniki. msaxurobda mesangreTa pirvel
bengaloris polkSi. daibada londonSi 1840 wels. Svili ogestese moranisa,
abanos ordenis kavalerisa da inglisis yofili elCisa sparseTSi. daamTavra
itonis koleji da oqsfordis universiteti. monawileobda mekavSired jokavis,
avRaneTis, Carasiabis, Serpuris da qabulis eqspediciebSi. avtori wignebisa: `msxvil
mxecebze nadiroba dasavleT himalaebSi~ (1881) da `sami Tve junglebSi~ (1884).
misamarTi: konduitstriti. klubebi: inglis-indoeTisa, tenkervilisa da bagatelisa~.
- ucnauria, - vTqvi me da holmss wigni davubrune. - kaci ifiqrebda, rom am
kacis gza patiosani jariskacis gza iqneboda.
- Tqven marTali xarT, - mipasuxa holmsma. - garkveul dromde cudi araferi
Caudenia. es iyo rkinis nervebiani kaci, indoeTSi dRemde dadis legenda imaze, Tu
rogor gaxoxda mdinaris mSral kalapotSi, klanWebidan gamoglija daWril vefxvs
adamiani da ueWveli sikvdilisagan daixsna. arsebobs iseTi xeebi, uotson, romlebic
garkveul simaRlemde normalurad izrdebian da uecrad normidan raRac
maxinjurad gadaixrebian. xSirad ase emarTebaT adamianebsac. Cemi Teoriis Tanaxmad,
yoveli individumi Tavis ganviTarebaSi imeorebs Tavisi winaprebis ganviTarebis
istorias, da me vTvli, rom yoveli moulodneli gadaxra sikeTis an
borotebisaken damokidebulia romelime Zlier zegavlenaze, romlis sawyisi
adamianis sagvareulo nusxaSi unda veZioT. maSasadame, misi biografia mTeli ojaxis
biografiis raRac miniaturuli gameorebaa.
- ai, es Teoria ki ramdenadme fantastikuria.
- ra gaewyoba, naTqvams ar CaveWidebi. ra mizezic ar unda yofiliyo, mTavari
isaa, rom polkovniki morani cud gzas daadga. yovelgvari gaxmaurebuli
aurzauris gareSe indoeTSi imdenad aimxedra zogi vinme, rom iq misi darCena
SeuZlebeli Seiqmna. samsaxuridan gadadga, londonSi Camovida da aqac gaitexa
saxeli. ai, maSin aRmoaCina is profesorma moriartim, da morani misi marjvena
xeli gaxda. moriarti mas uxvad amaragebda fuliT, daxmarebas ki iSviaTad
sTxovda. mas iseT gansakuTrebiT Znel saqmeebs avalebda, romelTa Sesruleba
Cveulebriv damnaSaves gauWirdeboda. iqneb gaxsovT misis stiuart lauderelis
ucnauri sikvdili 1887 wels? ara? vfiqrob, am saqmes umoranod ar Cauvlia,
Tumca mis winaaRmdeg araviTari garkveuli samxili ar wamouyenebiaT. polkovniki
ise moxerxebulad faravda danaSaulis kvals, rom imis Semdegac ki, rac moriartis
mTeli brbo gafantes, Cven kidev ver movaxerxeT misi samsjavro skamze dasma.
gaxsovT, uotson, is saRamo, TqvenTan rom movedi da darabebi mivxure. maSin
sahaero Tofis tyviisa meSinoda. Tqven Cemi saqcieli ucnaurad mogeCvenaT, magram
me vicodi, rasac vakeTebdi, radgan CemTvis ukve cnobili iyo am SesaniSnavi Tofis
arseboba da amas garda vicodi, rom es Tofi xelTa aqvs erT yvelaze ufro
daxelovnebul Cubins. roca me da Tqven SveicariaSi gavemgzavreT, morani
moriartisTan erTad dagvedevna da swored mas unda vumadlode im arasasiamovno
wuTebs, romlebic raixenbaxis CanCqeris Tavze wolisas kldis napralSi ganvicade.
SegiZliaT warmoidginoT, ra xarbad vkiTxulobdi inglisur gazeTebs, roca
safrangeTSi viyavi: imedi mqonda odesme vipovnidi raime SesaZleblobas, rom es
borotmoqmedi oTx kedels Soris momeqcia. Tavad gansajeT: vidre is Tavisuflad
danavardobda, londonSi dabrunebaze fiqric ki ar SemeZlo. dRedaRam sikvdilis
muqara nislavda Cems cxovrebas, morans advilad SeeZlo epovna SemTxveva da
movekali. ra unda meqna? misi tyviiT mokvla me ar SemeZlo. ase xom TviTon
aRmovCndebodi braldebulis skamze! sasamarTloSi saqmis aRZvrac usargeblo
ocneba iyo. sasamarTlos ufleba ara aqvs martooden dausabuTebeli eWvis
safuZvelze aRZras saqme, xolo sabuTebi me ara mqonda. ase rom, uZluri viyavi
raime meRona. erTiRa mrCeboda - dauRalavad medevnebina Tvali danaSaulobaTa
qronikisaTvis, radganac darwmunebuli viyavi, rom adre Tu gvian mis Sepyrobas am
gziT movaxerxebdi.
swored am dros veragulad mokles ronald aderi da Cemi droc dadga!
iotisodeni eWvi ar Semparvia imaSi, rom is kaci swored polkovnikma moranma
mokla! igi banqo eTamaSa ymawvils kacs, klubidan fexdafex mihyva da sahaero
Tofidan nasroli tyviiT sicocxles gamoasalma. axla tyviac kmaroda samxilad,
rom polkovniki morani saxrCobelaze gaegzavnaT. maSinve londonSi gavCndi.
polkovnikis mzveravma mnaxa da, ra Tqma unda, Tavis batons es ambavi myisve
Seatyobina. morans ar SeeZlo ar daekavSirebina Cemi uecari Camosvla Tavis
danaSaulTan da SeSfoTda. darwmunebuli viyavi, ecdeboda gzidan Camovecilebine,
risTvisac ueWvelad Tavis momakvdinebel iaraRs gamoiyenebda. amitom davumzade
Cemi kabinetis fanjaraSi misatyuebeli samizne da policiac gavafrTxile, rom
SeiZleboda maTi daxmareba damWireboda. Tqven TviTon gaxsovT albaT, rom Cveni
saxlis misasvlelSi ori polismeni SeniSneT. amis Semdeg, saTvalTvalod avirCie
is ukacrieli saxli, radgan Tvalyuris sadevneblad moxerxebuli meCvena. magram,
swori giTxraT, is ki ar damsizmrebia, rom Cemi mowinaaRmdegec TavdasxmisaTvis
imave adgils airCevda. ai, yvelaferi, Zvirfaso uotson. axla, mgoni, TqvenTvis
yvelaferi naTelia?
- ara, - vupasuxe me. - jer kidev ar giTqvamT, risTvis dasWirda polkovnik
morans ser ronald aderis mokvla.
- ai, aq ki, Cemo megobaro, Cven varaudebs unda mivmarToT. yvela adamians
SeuZlia mocemuli faqtebis mixedviT Seqmnas sakuTari hipoTeza, da SeiZleba misi
mosazreba gamarTldes da ara Cemi.
- maS, Tqveni hipoTeza ukve Seqmnilia?
- ho, Cemi azriT, mocemuli faqtebis axsna arc ise Znelia. Ziebam daadgina, rom
mkvlelobis win polkovnikma moranma da axalgazrda aderma, romlebic
partniorebi iyvnen, sagrZnobi Tanxa moiges. magram morani, udavoa, patiosnad ar
TamaSobda. me didi xania vicodi, rom igi Suleri iyo. im dRes, roca mkvleloba
moxda, aderma ueWvelad SeniSna moranis eSmakoba. aderi albaT pirispir elaparaka
polkovniks da daemuqra, rom, Tu igi nebayoflobiT ar gavidoda klubis
wevrobidan da sityvas ar miscemda, rom samudamod aiRebda xels TamaSze, aderi
mas amxelda. iseTi ymawvili, rogoric ronald aderi iyo, erTbaSad sajarod ar
axlida pirSi Tavisze ufros kacs aseT skandalur braldebas, miT umetes, rom
morans sazogadoebaSi TvalsaCino adgili eWira. safiqrebelia, rom igi polkovniks
calke, mowmeebis gareSe moelaparaka. magram moranisaTvis, romelic mxolod im
fuliT cxovrobda, ris Sovnasac SulerobiT axerxebda, klubidan garicxva
gakotrebas niSnavda. amitomac adga da mokla aderi, da mokla im dros, roca
axalgazrda kaci, romelsac ar surda gamxdariyo upatiosno gziT naSovni fulis
Tanamoziare, angariSobda, ra Tanxa unda daebrunebina TiToeuli
dazaralebulisaTvis. igi oTaxSi albaT im mizniT Caiketa, rom dedas da das ar
waeswroT da gamokiTxviT ar SeewuxebinaT, ras niSnavda, an imdeni Camowerili
saxeli, anda monetebis svetebi, magidaze rom iyo daxrovili... aba, ras ityviT,
hgavs Tu ara simarTles Cemi ganmarteba?
- darwmunebuli var, rom yovelive swored asea.
- Zieba gviCvenebs, marTali var, Tu ara. ase Tu ise, polkovniki morani metad
aRar Segvawuxebs. fon herderis saxelganTqmuli sahaero Tofi skotlend-iardis
muzeumis koleqcias daamSvenebs, xolo mister Serlok holmss im patara
saintereso gamocanebis amoxsnaSi, romlebiTac ase mdidaria londonis rTuli
cxovreba, amieridan xels veRaravin SeuSlis.
Wreli lenti
cxovrebis ukanaskneli rva weliwadi ganuyrelad gavatare Cems megobarTan erTad
da saSualeba mqonda misi kvleva-Ziebis meTods davkvirvebodi. holmsis uCveulo
kvleva-Ziebaze Cemeuli Canawerebi samocdaaTs aRemateba. mravali maTgani
tragikulia, ramdenime komikuricaa, bevri ucnauri da SiSismomgvreli gaxlavT,
magram Cveulebrivi da saSualo ambavi maTSi ar urevia. holmsi xom Tavisi
profesiis trfiali iyo da misi siyvaruliT suldgmulebda! es siyvaruli da ara
simdidris moxveWis sawadeli iyo imis mizezi, rom Cemi megobari mudam ucnaur,
uCveulo, daxlarTul, fantastikur ambebs ikvlevda da Cveulebriv SemTxvevebs
saTofezec ar ekareboda. im sxvadasxva SemTxvevebidan yvelaze ufro
gansakuTrebuli, Cemi azriT, inglisis samxreTis sagrafo sereiSi kargad cnobili
eqimis, roilotis ambavia aRsaniSnavi. es SemTxveva Cemi da holmsis damegobrebis
pirvel xanebSi moxda, jer kidev maSin, roca oriveni ucoloni viyaviT.
beikerstritze vcxovrobdiT, ca qudad ar migvaCnda da dedamiwa - qalamnad.
albaT, am ambis Canawers ufro adre davbeWdavdi, magram erT qalbatons aRvuTqvi,
am SemTxvevas qveyanas ar movdeb-meTqi da sityva avasrule. axla, im qalbatonis
udroo sikvdilma, rac warsul TveSi moxda, dadebuli aRTqmisagan gamaTavisufla.
SesaZloa, am SemTxvevis dRis sinaTleze dagvianebiT gamotana saqmisaTvis
sasargebloc ki aRmoCndes, vinaidan eqimi grimesbi roilotis aRsasrulze, sereiSi,
imaze ufro saSineli miTqma-moTqmaa, vidre sinamdvileSi moxda.
1883 wlis aprilis erT diliT axlad gamoRviZebulma davinaxe, rom sagareo
tansacmelSi gamowyobili holmsi Cems sawolTan mosula da Tavze damdgomia. igi,
Cveulebriv, gvian dgeboda xolme da warmoidgineT Cemi gakvirveba, roca buxris
Tavze saaTis isrebs movkari Tvali da gavarkvie, rom mxolod rvis TxuTmeti
wuTi iyo. cotaTi aRvSfoTdi kidec da mindoda Cemi guliswyroma gamomexata,
vinaidan Cveulebad mqonda loginidan mogvianebiT adgoma.
- Zalian vwuxvar, rom gagaRviZeT, uotson, - moibodiSa holmsma, - magram albaT
zecaSi gadawyda, rom dRevandel dRes Cveni xvedri aseTi unda yofiliyo. jer
haiharad misis hadsoni gauRviZebiaT, man me gamaRviZa da mec, meti Cara ar iyo,
Tqven gamogaRviZeT.
- ra moxda, xanZaria?
- ara, klientia. viRac aforiaqebuli axalgazrda ledi gvestumra da dauyovnebliv
Cems naxvas iTxovs. igi sastumroSia da iq gvelodeba. roca axalgazrda ledi ase
sisxam diliT dedaqalaqis quCebSi siaruls gabedavs da arc imas moerideba, rom
sruliad ucnobi xalxi gariJraJze loginidan wamoyaros, albaT raime
mniSvnelovan ambavs gvauwyebs. Cemi azriT, saqme Zalian saintereso unda iyos, da
me ar minda, rom mere sananeblad dagrCeT. ratom Tavidanve ar movusmineo.
- Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro, axlave mzad viqnebi da axalgazrda ledis TqvenTan
erTad movusmen.
aba miTxariT, ra unda yofiliyo imaze ufro sasiamovno, vidre Cemi megobris
mier kvleva-Ziebis warmarTva, rasac Tan sdevda: deduqciuri meTodis gamoyeneba,
mtkice logikuri msjeloba, swrafi orientacia, maxvilgonieri alRoianoba da
saboloo angariSiT problemis gadaWra da danaSaulis kvanZis gaxsna. saswrafod
Cavicvi da ramdenime wamSi ukve mzad viyavi, raTa Cems megobars sastumro oTaxSi
gavyolodi. sastumroSi rom SevediT, SavebiT mosili, pirbadiani ledi fexze
wamodga.
- dila mSvidobisa, qalbatono, - miesalma holmsi. - me gaxlavarT Serlok
holmsi. es ki Cemi megobari da TanaSemwe uotsonia, romelTanac iseve Tavisuflad
SegiZliaT ilaparakoT, rogorc piradad CemTan. ha, Zalian gamexarda, rom misis
hadsons moufiqrebia da buxari daunTia. gTxovT, axlos dajdeT buxarTan,
vubrZaneb, cxeli yava mogarTvan. vxedav, erTianad gakankalebT.
- sicivisagan ar makankalebs, - dabali xmiT wamoiwyo qalma da holmsis
Txovnisamebr buxarTan gadmojda.
- aba ra mizeziT caxcaxebT ase?
- SiSisagan, mister holms, eldisagan, - Tqva es da pirbade aiwia. Cven davinaxeT,
rom sawyali qali marTlac sacodav dReSi iyo. fermixdili saxe SiSisagan
daRrejoda, monadireTagan devnili nadiriviT Tvalebi moewkura da aqeT-iqiT
acecebda. saxe da tani ocdaaTi wlis qalisa hqonda, magram TmaSi naadrevad
Separvoda WaRara. Serlok holmsma Tavisi yovlismWvreteli mzeriT swrafad
SeaTvaliera mosuli.
- saSiSi araferia, - wynarad uTxra holmsma, win gadaixara da ledis mxrebze
xeli mouTaTuna. - eWvi ar mepareba, Cven SevZlebT saSiSroeba Tavidan agaciloT.
Tqven am diliT matarebliT CamobrZandiT, ara?
- rogor, Tqven me micnobT?
- ara, magram Tqvens xelTaTmanSi ukan dasabrunebeli bileTi SevniSne. Zalian
adre amdgarxarT da mere matareblis sadgurSi misvlamde, orborblian etls
Zalian cudi gzebiT utarebixarT.
qali am sityvebze adgilidan wamoiWra da Cems megobars dabneuli miaCerda.
- aq sakvirveli araferia, Zvirfaso qalbatono, - dayvavebiT Tqva holmsma. Tqveni zedatanis marcxena saxelo erT Svid adgilas maincaa lafis SxefebiT
dasvrili, Tanac talaxis winwklebi jer kidev araa SemSrali. ase mxolod
orborblian etlSi jdomisas SeiZleba daisvaros adamiani da isic, Tu meetlis
marcxniv zis.
- ar vici, ra gziT mixvediT mag daskvnamde, magram yvelaferi ki swored ase
gaxlavT, - Tqva qalma. - jer eqvsi saaTic ar iyo, saxlidan rom gamovedi, oc
wuTSi leaTerhedSi viyavi, pirvelive matarebels londonisaken gamovyevi da
vaterloos sadgurSi Camovedi. metis atana aRar SemiZlia, ser, Tu es daZabuloba
ase gagrZelda, namdvilad SeviSlebi. aravin ara myavs, rom damexmaros da am
gasaWiridan gamomiyvanos. mxolod erTi sawyali ymawvilia da Cemi Svela imasac
arafriT SeuZlia. Tqvenze misis farintoSisagan msmenia. igi xom ukiduresi
gaWirvebisagan daixseniT. misis farintoSma momca Tqveni misamarTi. oh, ser, imedia,
mec damixsniT gasaWiridan, anda yovel SemTxvevaSi cota naTels mainc mohfenT im
wyvdiads, romelSiac me moveqeci! TqvenTvis gasamrjelos gadaxda amJamad ar
SemiZlia, magram erT-or TveSi gavTxovdebi, Cemi Semosavlis gamgeblobis uflebas
miviReb, da naxavT, rom me umaduri adamiani ara var.
holmsi maRal sawer magidas miuaxlovda. ujra gamoaRo da iqidan Canawerebis wigni
amoiRo.
- farintoSi, ho, magondeba. es Cvens gacnobamde moxda, uotson, da saqme tiaras
exeboda. me mxolod is SemiZlia giTxraT, qalbatono, rom Tqvens saqmes iseTive
TavdadebiTa da gulisyuriT movekidebi, rogorc maSin im Tqveni megobris saqmes
movekide. rac Seexeba gasamrjelos, Cemi profesia CemTvis TviTonaa jildoc da
gasamrjeloc. Tqven SegiZliaT gadamixadoT is Tanxa, rac am saqmeze damexarjeba da
isic maSin, roca TqvenTvis mizanSewonili iqneba. axla keTili inebeT da saqmis
garSemo yovelive dawvrilebiT momiyeviT.
- vai rom, Cemi mdgomareobis saSineleba swored isaa, buranidan ver
gamovrkveulvar da Cems SiSsa da eWvebs Zalian mcire safuZveli aqvs. sxvebisTvis
Cemi eWvebis mizezi imdenad umniSvneloa, rom TviTon isic ki, visac ufleba maqvs
rCevisa da daxmarebisaTvis mivmarTo, yovelives Cemi fantaziis nayofad naTlavs
da nerviuli qalis nabodvars uwodebs. marTalia, es sityvebi CemTvis ar uTqvams,
magram misi tkbili damamSvidebeli sityvebi da Cemi mzerisagan Tvalis arideba
yovelives usityvod magrZnobinebs. rogorc miTxres, mister holms, Tqven Rrmad
ixedebiT adamianis sulSi da samzeoze gamogaqvT zogierTi maTganis arsebaSi
Rrmad dabudebuli boroti zraxvebi. swored amitom mogmarTeT da mwams, rom
aucileblad momcemT rCeva-darigebas, Tu rogor davaRwio Tavi garsmojarul
ubedurebas.
- me mTeli gulisyuriT gismenT, qalbatono.
- me elen stoneri gaxlavarT da maminacvalTan erTad vcxovrob. igi saqsonelTa
uZvelesi gvaris ukanaskneli naSieri gaxlavT - stouk moraneli roiloti. maTi
mamulebi winaT sereis sagrafos dasavleT kideze yofila.
holmsma Tavi dauqnia, - CemTvis es nacnobi gvariao, - uTxra. - inglisSi erT
dros es ojaxi umdidresi iyo. maTi mamulebi CrdiloeTiT berkSiramde aRwevda da
iqac iWreboda, xolo dasavleTiT hempSiramde iyo gadaWimuli. oTxma ukanasknelma
Taobam TavianTi xelgaSlilobiTa da uyairaTobiT es didi ojaxi gaRatakebamde
miiyvana. azartul TamaSobaTa moyvarulma ukanasknelma memkvidrem ki, regentobis
dros, sabolood daaqcia mTeli ojaxi. axla maT barobaze ramdenime akri miwisa
da Zveli, oraswlovani saxlis garda aRaraferia da is Zveli saxlic
dagiravebuli gaxlavT.
am gvar-gujabis ukanasknel memamules Rataki aristokratis mZime xvedri xvda
wilad da Tavisi sicocxlis dReni siduxWireSi galia. magram misma mxolodSobilma
Svilma, Cemma maminacvalma, cxovrebaSi meti fxa gamoiCina. erTi naTesavisagan fuli
isesxa, samedicino ganaTleba miiRo da samuSaod kalkutaSi gaemgzavra. iq Tavisi
codniT, moxerxebiT, simarjviT da Zlieri xasiaTis wyalobiT kargi praqtika iSova.
magram erT dRes mas saxli gauqurdes. danakargiT SeZrwunebulma da
ganrisxebulma roilotma Tavisi mouravi ise magrad scema, rom im ubedurma fexebi
gaWima, ris gamoc Cemi maminacvali daapatimres da sikvdilis dasjas Zlivs
gadaurCa. roiloti yvelaze da yvelaferze aRrenili, pirquSi da imedgacruebuli
dabrunda samSobloSi. indoeTSi yofnis dros roilotma dedaCemze, bengaliis
artileriis general-maioris axalgazrda qvriv misis stonerze daiwera jvari. me
da Cemi tyupis cali da julia, maSin or-ori wlisanic ar viyaviT. dedas wliurad
karga gvariani Semosavali hqonda. mTeli wliuri Semosavali man doqtor
roilotis gankargulebaSi gadasca, im dromde, vidre Cven masTan erTad
vicxovrebdiT. Cemi, an Cemi dis gaTxovebis SemTxvevaSi, im wliuri Semosavlidan,
garkveuli Tanxa Cemsa da Cems dazec unda ganawildes. inglisSi dabrunebis Semdeg
deda male davkargeT. igi, rva wlis winaT, rkinigzaze grivTan momxdari
katastrofis msxverpli Seiqmna. misi daRupvis Semdeg, roilotma londonSi
dasaxlebisa da iq samedicino praqtikis mokidebis mcdelobas Tavi mianeba,
sacxovreblad sagvareulo mamulSi stok moranSi gadavida da Cvenc Tan wagviyvana.
is Semosavali, rac dedam dagvitova, sruliad sakmarisi iyo yvela Cveni survilis
dasakmayofileblad da TiTqos Cveni bednierebisaTvis xeli arafers ar unda
SeeSala.
magram im xanebSi Cveni maminacvali saSinlad gamoicvala. nacvlad imisa, rom
megobruli urTierToba daemyarebina mezoblebTan, romlebic mis gamoCenas Tavis
mamapapeul mamulSi pirvel xanebSi didi sixaruliT Sexvdnen, igi saxlSi Caiketa
da gareT iSviaTad gamodioda. xolo Tu gamovidoda, TiTqos imitom, rom gzad
pirvelive SemxvedrisaTvis Tavs risxva daetexa da erTi vai-uSvelebeli daewia.
maniad qceuli xasiaTis Tandayolili siSmage da mouTmenloba misi gvaris
mamakacebs memkvidreobiT hqondaT jilagSi gamjdari da vfiqrob, yvelaze metad igi
Cems maminacvals tropikul qveyanaSi yofnam gauZliera.
Cems maminacvals mezoblebTan bevri Sexla-Semoxla mouxda. orma SemTxvevam igi
sapolicio ubnamdec miiyvana. erTi sityviT, eqimi roiloti mTeli soflis
safrTxobelad gadaiqca. masTan pirispir Seyras yvela gaurboda, vinaidan igi
arabunebrivi fizikuri Zalis patronia da mrisxanebis Jams TavSeukavebeli gaxlavT.
warsul kviras man xididan wyalSi isrola soflis mWedeli da saxalxod Tavis
moWras is vamjobine, rac ki ram mebada, damexarja da saqme mimeCqmala. erTaderTi,
visTanac saerTo ena gamonaxa da megobrobs, moxetiale cxovrebis moyvaruli
boSebi arian. maT nebas aZlevs mis kuTvnil ZaRlmayvalaTi gadavlil mamulSi
dascen karvebi da TviTonac maTTan erTad kviraobiT ikargeba xolme. yvela
sikeTesTan erTad erTi vnebac sWirs, indoeTidan gamogzavnili cxovelebis
namdvili trfiali gaxlavT. am wuTsac mis kuTvnil miwaze Tavisuflad
danavrdoben gawvrTnili monadire avaza da maimuni, romlebic patroniviT, SiSis
zars scemen gamvlel-gamomvlelT.
Cemi monaTxrobidan albaT TqvenTvis cxadi xdeba, rom me da Cems das veraferi
siamovnebiT aRsavse cxovreba gvqonda. arc erTi msaxuri ar gagviCerda da saxlis
mTeli samuSao, karga xans kisrad Cven gvawva. sacodavi Cemi da ocdaaTi wlisac ar
iyo, rom mokvda da TmaSi, Cemi ar iyos, naadrevad Seepara zamTari.
- Tqveni da gardaicvala?
- diax, ori welia, rac aResrula da swored mis sikvdilze minda giamboT. ra
Tqma unda, TqvenTvis gasagebia, rom im pirobebSi, romelSiac vcxovrobdiT,
SesaZlebloba ara gvqonda Cvens tolebSi gagvexara da axalgazrda vaJebs
SevxvedrodiT.
gvyavda erTaderTi deida mis honoria uestfaili, romelic heronus maxloblad
cxovrobda. Cven iSviaTad da isic Zalian mcire xniT gveZleoda neba deidasTan
stumrad wavsuliyaviT. ori wlis winaT, julia deidasTan Sobis dResaswaulze
gaemgzavra. iq gaicno flotis gadamdgari maiori, romelmac Cemi da daniSna.
maminacvalma es ambavi, julia rom dabrunda, maSin Seityo da sawinaaRmdego
araferi uTqvams. magram qorwinebis daniSnul dReze ori kviriT adre, RamiT Tavs
dagvatyda udidesi ubedureba, romelmac cxovrebaSi erTaderTi nugeSic wamarTva...
Serlok holmsi savarZelSi gadawolili, TvaldaxuWuli ismenda axalgazrda qalis
naambobs. uceb win wamoiwia, Tvalebi sanaxevrod gaaxila da stumars dayvavebiT
mimarTa:
- gTxovT, ise gaixsenoT yvelaferi, rom raime wvrilmanic ki ar gamogrCeT.
- CemTvis iolia yovelgvari wvrilmanis gaxseneba, mister holms, vinaidan im
saSineli drois yvela gancda Rrmad aRmebeWda mexsierebaSi. rogorc giTxariT,
saxli Zalian Zvelia da sacxovreblad mxolod erTi frTa gvaqvs gamoyenebuli.
sawoli oTaxebi am frTis pirvel sarTulzea ganlagebuli, sastumro ki Senobis
centrSi gaxlavT moTavsebuli. pirveli saZinebeli oTaxi boilotisaa, meore Cemi
dis iyo, mesame ki Cemi. oTaxebs Soris araviTari kavSiri araa, garda imisa, rom
gasasvleli yvela oTaxidan erT derefanSi gadis. gasagebad giyvebiT?
- namdvilad kargad laparakobT.
- oTaxebis fanjrebi guburas gadascqeris. im sabediswero Rames doqtori roiloti
adrianad gaemarTa Tavis oTaxisaken, magram Cven vicodiT, rom dasaZineblad ar
dawolila. Cems das misi induri magari sigarebis boli awuxebda xolme. romelsac
igi, Cveulebriv, daZinebis win eweoda. juliam Tavisi oTaxidan CemsaSi
gadmoinacvla da Tavisi momavali qorwinebis ambebze meWukWukeboda. TerTmet
saaTze wamodga da karisaken gaemarTa. uceb Semobrunda da moulodnelad mkiTxa:
`elen, geTayva, RamRamobiT stvena xom ar Cagesmis xolme ZilSi?~
`ara, arasodes msmenia~, - vupasuxe me.
`iqneb TviTon ustven xolme sizmarSi?~
`ara, arasodes, magram ratom mekiTxebi?~
`imitom, rom am bolo dReebSi, gamTeniisas, daaxloebiT sam-oTx saaTze aSkarad
mesmis xolme stvena da sisini. me xom kurdReliviT frTxili Zili vici, da im
xmaze meRviZeba. mxolod is ver gamirkvevia, saidan mesmis is xmebi. mezobeli
oTaxidan, guburidan Tu... ramdeni xania mindoda SenTvis mekiTxa, Senc gesmoda Tu
ara is xmebi~.
`ara, me ara msmenia. iqneb boSebi stvenen xolme?~
`SeiZleba, magram Tu stvena guburis mxridan moismis, maSin, Cemi azriT, Senc unda
gagegona~.
`magram, me rom magrad mZinavs!~
`Tumca amas ra mniSvneloba aqvs~, - Tqva es, kari gaixura, Tavis oTaxSi Sevida da
gavigone, rogor gaiCxakuna saketma mis karebSi.
- marTla? - ikiTxa holmsma, - Cveulebriv Tqven Signidan iketebodiT xolme
oTaxebSi?
- diax.
- ratom?
- aki, giTxariT, rom roilots monadire avaza da maimuni hyavs, romlebic
yvelgan Tavisuflad danavardoben. Cven mSvidad Zili mxolod im SemTxvevaSi
SegveZlo, Tu kars Signidan CavketavdiT.
- gasagebia. gTxovT ganagrZoT.
- im Rames vera da ver daviZine. gardauvali ubedurebis gaurkvevelma, bundovanma
winaTgrZnobam erTianad SemboWa da Tavis tyveobaSi momaqcia. me ukve giTxariT,
rom Cven tyupebi viyaviT da Tqven kargad mogexsenebaT, rogor saTuTad da
faqizad uyvarT dedmamiSvilebs erTmaneTi da isic tyupebs. raRac uJmuri Rame
idga. qari mZvinvarebda da wvimis wveTebi fanjrebs exeTqebodnen. uceb es guguni
qalis amazrzenma kivilma gahkveTa. Cemi dis xma vicani. loginidan wamovxti,
TavSalSi gavexvie da derefanSi gamovvardi. oTaxidan gamovedi Tu ara, swored
iseTi dabali stvenis xma momeyura, rogoric wina saRamos Cemma dam amiwera, mere
TiTqos liTonis naWeris davardnis xmac gavigone. julias oTaxTan mivirbine da
vnaxe kari naxevrad Ria iyo. iq SiSisagan dafeTebuli Sevyoymandi. ar vicodi, ra
ubedureba gvewvia da ra unda meRona. derefanSi dadgmuli lampis sinaTleze
davinaxe, rom karis zRurblze Cemi da mTvareuliviT gamobarbacda, igi sruliad
fermixdili iyo da TiTqos mSvelels uxmobso, xelebi win gamoewvdina. mivvardi
da xelebi Semovxvie. swored im dros umtyuna muxlebma da iatakze davarda.
etyoboda, saSineli tkivilebisaagn ikrunCeboda da kidurebi erTianad ukankalebda
da egrixeboda. pirvelad is vifiqre, ver micno-meTqi, magram misken davixare Tu
ara, uceb iseTi xmiT daikivla, rom im xmas Cems sicocxleSi ver daviviwyeb.
`oh, RmerTo Cemo! helen! is lenti iyo! Wreli lenti!~ kidev raRac undoda
eTqva, TiTi doqtor roilotis oTaxisken gaiSvira, magram krunCxvam axali ZaliT
daria xeli da saTqmeli pirSi Seatova. me gareT gamovvardi da Cems maminacvals
vuxmobdi, magram is ukve xalaTmosxmuli Cemken moiCqaroda. oTaxSi Sesuls Cemi
da ugrZnoblad dauxvda. man gondakarguls brendi Caasxa pirSi da soflis eqimis
mosayvanad kaci afrina. magram yovelive amao gamodga. julia ise gardaicvala, rom
grZnobaze aRar mosula. aseTi saSineli aRsasruli xvda wilad Cems sayvarel
das...~
- erTi wuTiT SegawyvetinebT, - CaurTo holmsma, - darwmunebiT SegiZliaT TqvaT,
rom stvena da liTonis dabla dacemis xmauri gaigoneT? SegiZliaT es ficiT
daadasturoT?
- swored amas mekiTxeboda gamomZiebelic. Cemi mtkice rwmeniT da SegrZnebiT
kargad maxsovs, rom namdvilad gavigone, magram qaris sisinisa da Zveli saxlis
WraWaWruWis gaxsenebisas eWvebi mereva da vibnevi.
- Tqveni da Cacmuli iyo?
- ara, saRamuri tansacmeli emosa. marjvena xelSi damwvari asanTis Reri eWira,
marcxenaSi ki asanTis yuTi.
- es imas mianiSnebs, rom man asanTi gahkra da naxa is, ramac SeaSina. es Zalian
sayuradRebo detalia. ra daskvna gamoitana aqedan gamomZiebelma?
- Ziebas didi gulisyuriT moekidnen, vinaidan roilotis anCxli bunebis da
axirebuli xasiaTis ambavi yvelam kargad uwyoda, magram yovelive uSedegod
damTavrda. me Ziebas vuCvene, rom kari Signidan iketeboda xolme da fanjrebze ki
darabebi rkinis farTo saimedo urdulebiT irazeboda. kedlebi da iatakic didi
yuradRebiT daaTvalieres, magram saeWvos verafers miagnes. marTalia, buxris yeli
sakmaod ganieria, magram isic rkalebiTa da xufebiT oTxgan gadaRobili aRmoCnda.
amrigad garkveuli da dadgenilia, rom Tavis aRsasruls Cemi da sruliad marto
Sexvda. amas garda Zaladobis niSnebic ver aRmoaCines.
- mowamvlaze Tu miitanes eWvi?
- eqimebma Seamowmes, magram arc amas mohyolia raime Sedegi.
- aba ram mokla, Tqveni azriT, is ubeduri qali?
- Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, mas SiSma da nerviulma Sokma mouRo bolo, magram ver
warmomidgenia, ram, an vin SeaSina.
- boSebi Tqvens axlo iyvnen dabanakebulni?
- diax, boSebi TiTqmis mudmivad cxovroben Cvens axlos.
- Tqveni azriT, ra unda vigulisxmoT Tqveni dis sityvebSi: lenti, helen! Wreli,
winwklebiani lentio?!
- xandaxan mgonia, rom is momakvdavis bodva iyo, xan ki imas vfiqrob, Wrelio,
rom wamoiZaxa, boSebs xom ar gulisxmobda-meTqi. boSebs xom winwklebiani
cxvirsaxocebiT aqvT xolme wakruli Tavebi. albaT es ucnauri epiTeti swored im
winwklebiani cxvirsaxocebis gamo ixmara.
holmsma Tavi imgvarad gaaqnia, etyoboda, pasuxiT kmayofili ar iyo.
- ara, aq wyali Rrmaa da foni iolad sapovneli rodia, - Cailaparaka TavisTvis
da mere xmamaRla daumata, - gTxovT ganagrZoT.
- ori welia, rac srul simartoveSi vimyofebi. erTi Tvis winaT, erTma Cemma
didi xnis megobarma pativi damdo da xeli mTxova. Cemi saqmro gvarad ermitejia
da saxelad persi hqvia. igi kreinuotereli, redingis axlosaa, mister ermitejis
meore vaJi gaxlavT. maminacvali Tanaxmadaa rom mas gavyve da Cven gazafxulze
unda viqorwinoT. ori dRis winaT saxlis dasavleT nawilSi, raRac aRdgeniTi
samuSaoebi wamoiwyes, Cemi sawolis kedeli daangries da me axla Cemi gansvenebuli
dis oTaxSi, swored im sawolze mZinavs, romelzec im ubedurma hpova sikvdili.
warmoidgenT albaT, rogori Jruantelis momgvreli iqneboda, roca
ZilgamfrTxalsa da akankalebuls mTeli Rame ar meZina da swored is
avismauwyebeli stvena momesma, romelic win uswrebda Cemi dis sikvdils. imwamsve
fexze wamovxti da lampa avanTe, magram oTaxSi Cems garda aravin iyo. SiSisagan
acaxcaxebuls kvlav loginSi Cawola aRar SemeZlo, tansacmeli Cavicvi da inaTa Tu
ara, Tavi Cveni saxlis mopirdapired mdgar sastumro `gvirgvinSi~ amovyavi.
orTvala daviqirave, leTerheldSi CavaRwie, iq matarebelSi Cavjeqi da rCevadarigebisaTvis Tqvensken gamoveSure.
- Zalian Wkvianuradac moiqeciT, - uTxra Cemma megobarma, - magram yvelaferi
miTxariT?
- diax.
- ara, Tqven xels afarebT maminacvlis avkacobas.
- ratom ggoniaT, an ra igulisxmeba Tqvens sityvebSi?
pasuxis nacvlad holmsma qalis majas xeli waatana, saxeloze samSvenisad
mikerebuli yaiTani gadauwia da xuTi uxeSi TiTisagan Casisxlianebul, Zaladobis
aSkara niSanze miuTiTa.
- Tqven Zalian uxeSad mogqcevian, - uTxra holmsma.
qali wamowiTlda da gaSiSvlebul xelze saxelo Camoiwia. - maminacvali Zalian
mkacri da araCveulebrivi fizikuri Zalis patronia, - warmoTqva man.
dumili Camowva. idayvdayrdnobili holmsi buxarSi mogigize cecxls misCereboda.
- es Zalian Rrmaddafaruli bneli saqmea, - warmoTqva man bolos. - aTasi
wvrilmani ambavia, rac winaswar unda vicode, vidre Ziebas SevudgebodeT. amasTanave
dayovnebac ar SeiZleba. Tu dResve stok morenSi gavCndebiT, SevZlebT Tu vera
ise davaTvalieroT saxli, rom Tqvenma maminacvalma veraferi Seityos?
- diliT miTxra, dRes aucilebel saqmeze qalaqSi unda Cavideo. vfiqrob, is
qalaqSi mTel dRes dayovndeba da Tqven xels veravin SegiSliT. marTalia,
saxlSi mne qali gvyavs, magram igi moxucebulia da cotas moisulelebs kidec. ase
rom, misi saxlidan gastumreba ar gamiWirdeba.
- SesaniSnavi ambavia. Tqven xom wamoxvalT, uotson?
- aucileblad.
- oriveni geaxlebiT. Tqven TviTon ras apirebT?
- raki qalaqSi var, barem patar-patara saqmeebs movagvareb da Tormeti
saaTisaTvis Sin viqnebi, rom Tqven adgilze dagixvdeT.
- swored mag droisaTvis albaT Cvenc movaswrebT raRac wvrilmani ambebis
momTavrebas da stok morenSi gavCndebiT. xom ar isauzmebdiT CvenTan erTad?
- ara, me unda wavide. rac guli gadagiSaleT da Cemi satanjveli giTxariT,
TiTqos davarxeindi. mouTmenlad dagelodebiT adgilze.
man Savi pirbade Camoiwia da oTaxidan gavida.
- Tqven ras fiqrobT, uotson, yovelive imaze, rac im qalma gviambo? - mkiTxa
holmsma da savarZelSi gadawva.
- Zalian bneliT moculi, binZuri saqme unda iyos.
- diax, namdvilad agrea.
- Tu Cvenma stumarma qalma marTali miambo, rom iataki, buxari, fanjrebi da kari
ucxosaTvis Seuvali iyo, ise gamodis, rom misi da idumalebiT mocul sikvdils
martodmarto Sexvedria.
- maSin rogor avxsnaT Rameuli stvena da gardacvalebulis sityvebi?
- verafers sagulisxmos ver getyviT.
- magram Tu momxdar ambebs Tavs movuyriT, maSin, me mgonia SegveZleba es
idumalebiT moxdari bneli saqme gavxsnaT da yvelafers naTeli movfinoT,
magaliTad: Rameuli stvena, boSaTa urdo, romlebic Zalian axlo urTierTobaSi
arian roilotTan. imave roilotis sisxlxorceuli daintereseba, rom gerebi ar
gaTxoviliyvnen da wliuri Semosavali ar Semcireboda, gardacvalebulis sityvebi:
Wreli, winwklebiani lentio, da TviTon helen stoneris mier gagonili liTonis
davardnis xmauri, rac SeiZleba fanjris urdulebis ZaldatanebiT gaRebisas moxda,
yovelive amas Tu gavaerTianebT, vfiqrob, kvanZs gavxsniT.
- magram ra SuaSi arian boSebi?
- ver getyviT.
- im varaudSi, romelic Tqven gamoTqviT, bevri winaaRmdegobaa.
- me TviTonac ase vfiqrob da amitom yovelive adgilze unda Semowmdes. magram
dalaxvros eSmakma, es raRa oxrobaa!
uecrad kari gaiRo da Tavs viRac axmaxi wamogvadga. misi samosi eqimisa da
memamulis tansacmelis narevs warmoadgenda. Tavze Savi cilindri exura, tanze
grZeli serTuki Semoecva, fexebze maRalyeliani getrebi Semoewmawna da xelze
monadiris Solti Semoexvia. iseTi zorzoxi iyo, rom qudi karis zeda CarCos
ebjineboda da im sigane, rom karebi mTlianad Caexerga. naiarevebiT daRaruli,
farTo, mzemokidebuli tlanqi saxe, fosoebSi Rrmad Camjdari avismetyveli
Tvalebi da Txeli kexiani cxviri romeliRac Zvel mtacebel frinvels amsgavsebda.
man mzera holmsidan Cemze gadmoitana da mere piriqiT.
- romeli TqvenTagania Serlok holmsi? - ikiTxa bolos moCvenebam.
- es Cemi saxeli da gvaria, - mSvidad miugo Cemma megobarma, - magram Tqven vin
brZandebiT?
- me stouk moreneli eqimi grimsbi roiloti var.
- dabrZandiT, - SeepatiJa holmsi.
- dasajdomad ar mcalia, aq iyo Cemi geri. me mas kvaldakval movyvebi. rao, ra
giTxraT?
- ra saSineli siciveebi icis am dros, - Cailaparaka holmsma.
- ra giTxraT-meTqi, Tqven gekiTxebiT, - gamoscra gamwarebiT roilotma.
- magram es sicive sosans verafers daaklebso, miTxres, - ganagrZobda holmsi.
- ha, CamogexsnaT ara? - wamoiwyo stumarma, Tan win wamodga da xelSi Solti
SeaTamaSa. - gicnobT, ra aramzadac brZandebiT! gamigonia Tqvenze, yvelas saqmeSi
eCrebao.
Cemma megobarma Caicina.
- Tqven didi gaiZvera vinme brZandebiT!
holmsma sicils umata.
- skotlendiardelo policielo!
holmsma gulianad gadaixarxara. - Tqven Zalian kargi gasarTobi saubari
gyvarebiaT. aqedan roca waxvalT, kari gaixureT, Torem orWoli qari uberavs.
- roca saTqmels movaTaveb, mxolod maSin waval. Cems saqmeebSi ar CaerioT! me
vici, rom mis stoneri aq iyo, giTxariT, fexdafex movyevi-meTqi. me Zalian avi da
saSiSi kaci var! ai, SexedeT!
igi swrafad mivida buxarTan, cecxlis saCxreki rkina aiRo da mzemokidebuli
xelebiT Tvalis daxamxamebaSi dagrixa.
- gaufrTxildiT sakuTar Tavs da ecadeT, xelSi ar CamivardeT, - sTqva es,
dagrexili rkina buxarSi Seagdo da oTaxidan gavida.
- Zalian Tavaziani Canda, - siciliT sTqva holmsma. - marTalia, misebr zorzoxi
tanis patroni ara var, magram oTaxidan rom male ar gasuliyo, vuCvenebdi,
mklavebSi masze naklebi Zala rom arc me gamaCnia. - es rom Tqva, dagrexili
rkinis saCxreks xeli wamoavlo da uceb gaaswora.
- Tavisi qeCera xasiaTiT policiels ki Semadara! Tumca es incidenti Cvens Ziebas
ufro sainteresos da mimzidvels xdis. imedi maqvs, Cvens patara megobars,
romelic ise windauxedavad moiqca, rom am mxecs saSualeba misca kvaldakval
asdevneboda, vneba ar mouva. axla ki, uotson, jer visauzmoT, mere me ramdenime
cnobis dasazusteblad da Sesakrebad erT-or kacs movinaxuleb da Sin maleve
movbrundebi.
daaxloebiT pirveli saaTi iqneboda, roca Serlok holmsi Sin dabrunda. xelSi
aWrelebuli lurji qaRaldi eWira.
- Cveni ucnauri stumris gansvenebuli meuRlis anderZi vnaxe. saqmeSi kargad
garkvevis mizniT, iZulebuli viyavi, im fasiani qaRaldebis axlandeli Rirebuleba
Semetyo, romlebSiac im sacodavs Tavisi kapitali daubandebia. viangariSe da
Semosavlis saerTo Tanxas, qalis gardacvalebamde, aTas as sterlingamde miuRwevia,
magram soflis meurneobis produqtebze fasebis daklebas wliuri Semosavali
Svidas ormocdaaT girvanqa sterlingamde Seumcirebia. anderZis mixedviT,
gaTxovebis dros qaliSvilebs TiToeuls oras ormocdaaTi girvanqa sterlingi
unda daniSvnodaT. naTelia, Tu oriveni gaTxovdebodnen, maSin roilotis wliuri
Semosavali aRaraferi darCeboda. erT-erTi maTganis gaTxovebac ki mis wliur
Semosavals sagrZnoblad Seamcirebda. axla TqvenTvis naTelia, rom mTeli es
dila cud-ubralod ar damikargavs. me davadgine, rom maminacvals gerebis
gaTxovebis sawinaaRmdegod Zalian seriozuli motivebi amoZravebda. mdgomareoba
Zalze daZabulia, uotson, miT umetes, rom roilotma icis, vinc aris
dainteresebuli misi piradi saqmeebiT. Tu mzad xarT, kebs davuZaxoT da
vaterloos sadgurisaken gaveSuroT. Zalian dagimadlebT, Tu revolvers Tan
wamoiRebT. iseTi jentlmenis Sesakaveblad, romelic cecxlis saCxreks iolad
Runavs, revolveri Zalian kargi saSualebaa. revolveri da kbilis sawmendi
jagrisi, ai, rac Cven axla gvWirdeba.
vaterloos sadgurSi bileTebi pirvelsave matarebelze viSoveT da leTerhedisaken
gavemgzavreT. CavediT Tu ara, sadguris sastumroSi resorebiani orTvala
daviqiraveT da sereis mSvenieri bunebis wiaRSi oTxi, Tu xuTi mili gza gaviareT.
eniTuTqmeli mziani dari mogveswro. caze, aqa-iq criatebdnen Rrublis qulebi.
xeebsa da cocxal Robeebs mwvane kvirtebi daxeTqodaT da haerSi sveli miwisa da
gamoRviZebul mcenareTa nazavi amo surneli idga. im bneliT mocul amazrzen
saqmesa da gazafxulis mosvliT bunebis gamoRviZebas Soris raRac uCveulo
kontrasti iqmneboda. Cemi megobari orTvalis wina dasajdomze miyuJuliyo, xelebi
gadaejvaredinebina, qudi Tvalebze Camoefxata, nikapi mkerdze daeyrdno da Tavi
Rrma fiqrebisaTvis mieca. uecrad wamoiwia, xeli mxarze momiTaTuna da mdeloebze
mimiTiTa.
- aba, SexedeT! - mommarTa holmsma.
Cems Tvalwin, ferdobze, nargavebiT damSvenebuli veeba parki gadaiSala.
uzarmazari gabarjRultotebiani xeebi ZvelisZvel Senobas Tavis simwvaneSi
malavdnen da mxolod saxuraviRa moCanda.
- albaT stok morenia? - Tqva holmsma.
- diax, ser, es doqtor grimesbi roilotis sasaxle gaxlavT, - gviTxra meetlem.
- iq raRac mSenebloba mimdinareobs da Cven swored iq gvinda mivideT, - uTxra
meetles holmsma.
- Cven soflisaken gviWiravs gezi, magram Tu Tqven gindaT sasaxleSi ufro
swrafad mixvideT, maSin etlidan unda CamoxdeT, Robes gadaevloT da mindormindor gakvalul bilikebs mihyveT. swored im bilikebs, ai, is ledi rom mihyveba.
holmsma Tvalebze xeli moiCrdila, mimavals daakvirda da mere warmoTqva: mgonia, is ledi mis stoneri unda iyos. diax, Cven swored aq CamovxdebiT.
Cven orTvalidan CamovediT. meetles gasamrjelo gadavuxadeT da orTvala isev
leTerhedisaken waxriginda.
- Zalian kargad moviqeciT, rom mSenebloba movikiTxeT, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - mag
meetles arqiteqtorebi vegonebiT da Worebsa da mieT-moeTs moeSveba. SuadRe
mSvidobisa, mis stoner, xom naxeT, ra mtkice sityvis patronebica varT?
Cveni dilandeli stumari mxiarulad Semogvegeba.
- oh, rogor mouTmenlad gelodiT, - Tqva man da xeli gulTbilad CamogvarTva.
- yvelaferi Zalian kargad moewyo, doqtori roiloti qalaqSi wavida da albaT
saRamomde arc Camova.
- Cven siamovneba gvqonda Tqveni maminacvali gagvecno, - holmsma ramdenime
sityviT mokled mouTxro mis stoners roilotis stumrobis ambavi. mis stoneri
yuradRebiT gvismenda da Tan ferifuri misdioda.
- RmerTo mowyaleo, - wamoiyvira man, - ise gamodis, CemTvis kvaldakval udevnia.
- diax, swored agrea.
- iseTi cbieri kacia, rom me albaT mis klanWebs Tavs verasodes davaRwev. netav
ras metyvis, roca dabrundeba?
- sakuTar Tavs mixedos, Torem, iqneb masze cbieri da veragi kaci adges axla mis
nakvalevs. Tqven unda saketiT CarazoT saZinebeli oTaxis kari da Rame ise
gaataroT. Tu gaxelda da gaSmagda, maSin Tqvens deidasTan wagiyvanT. axla ki mis
mosvlamde darCenili dro unda maqsimalurad gamoviyenoT da wagviZexiT, rom
oTaxebi, rac SeiZleba male davaTvalieroT.
Senoba ruxi qviT iyo nagebi, xavsi mosdeboda da ori naxevradwriuli
moyvanilobis frTedebi kiborCxalas fexebiviT hqonda centraluri nawilisaken
mokauWebuli. erT-erTi frTedis fanjrebi Calewili iyo da minis magivrad ficriT
amoeqolaT, saxuravi alag-alag Camowoliliyo da Camoqcevas aRaraferi uklda.
Senobis centraluri nawili SedarebiT ukeTesad gamoiyureboda, magram marjvena
frTedi sul axlaxan SekeTebuli Canda. fanjrebze Camofarebuli fardebi da
buxridan amomavali boli ki imis mauwyebeli iyo, rom ojaxi swored Senobis am
nawilSi cxovrobda. marjvena frTedis bolo kedelze xaraCo aRemarTaT da
etyoboda, qvis samuSaoebi wamoewyoT, magram Cveni misvlis dros xelosnebi arsad
Candnen. holmsi WuWyian guburaSi nel-nela daabotebda da fanjrebs didi
gulisyuriT akvirdeboda.
- es fanjara, - holmsma sul bolo sarkmelze miuTiTa, - rogorc Tqveni
naambobidan maxsovs, im oTaxisaa, romelSiac Tqven adre cxovrobdiT, Sua - Tqveni
dis oTaxisaa da Cemgan marcxniv romaa da Senobis centralur nawils ekvris,
doqtor roilotisa, ara?
- namdvilad agrea, magram amJamad me SuaTana oTaxSi vcxovrob.
- diax, maxsovs Tqveni naambobidan, kedlis SekeTeba daiwyes da maminacvalma dis
oTaxSi gadamiyvanao. magram im bolo kedels, Cemi azriT, araviTari SekeTeba ar
esaWiroeba.
- mec ase mgonia, rom es sababi unda iyos, ris gamoc SuaTana oTaxSi gadamiyvana.
- safiqrelia. oTaxebis iqiTa mxares, rogorc maxsovs, grZeli talani Cauyveba da
karebi iqiTa mxares iReba. derefans, albaT, fanjrebic aqvs, ara?
- fanjrebi aqvs, magram Zalian mcire zomisa. imdenad patara, rom Sig gaZroma
yovlad mouxerxebelia.
- oriveni kars Signidan ketavdiT, ese igi, talanis mxridan Tqveni oTaxebi
Seuvali iyo. axla gTxovT, Tqvens oTaxSi SexvideT da darabebi daxuroT.
mis stonerma darabebi Signidan Caraza, rogorc
holmsma sTxova.
holmsi bevrs ewvala, rogorme gaeRo daraba, magram yovelgvarma cdam amaod
Cauara. ara Tu danis piris, darabebSi nemsis gasaZvreni RriWoc ki arsad iyo,
raza rom maRla aewia da daraba gaeRo. mere gamadidebeli SuSiT anjamebi
daaTvaliera. esec amao Sroma gamodga, vinaidan anjamebi mtkice rkinisagan naWedi
aRmoCnda da fanjrebs kedelSi myarad Casmul CarCoebSi mWidrod ketavda.
- hm, - Tqva holmsma da fiqrebSi wasulma nikapi moifxana, - Cemi Tavdapirveli
varaudi ar marTldeba. am darabebSi Zexorcieli ver SeZvreba, roca daketilia.
iqneb saqmes oTaxebis Signidan daTvalierebam mohfinos Suqi.
gverdiTi karidan SevediT axlad SeTeTrebul talanSi, sadac samive oTaxis kari
gamodioda. holmsma roilotis oTaxs gverdi ise auara, rom ar gausinjavs da
pirdapir im oTaxSi Sevida, sadac amJamad mis stoners eZina da sadac misma dam
idumalebiT mocul viTarebaSi miabara RmerTs umanko suli. es iyo dabalWeriani,
ubralo patara oTaxi, romelsac ganieri buxari amSvenebda. aseTi oTaxebi soflad
Zvelebur saxlebSi gvxvdeba. erT kuTxeSi idga mixakisferi komodi, meoreSi viwro,
TeTrgadasafarebliani sawoli, xolo fanjridan marcxniv satualeto magida. oTaxis
morTulobas iatakze dafenili patara noxi da ori skami emateboda. kedlebze
akruli iyo mixakisferi muxis ficrebi, romlebic JamTa svlas daefacxavebina, da
iseTi siZvelis ieri hqondaT, rom albaT Senobis agebis dRidan moyolebuli maT
gamocvlaze aRaravis efiqra. holmsma skami aiRo, oTaxis kuTxeSi Cumad mijda da
kedlebs, iataks, Wers, oTaxis kuTxeebs, yvelafers gamWriaxi TvalebiT,
gafacicebuli aTvalierebda.
- es zari visTan aris gayvanili da SeerTebuli? - ikiTxa man didi xnis siCumis
Semdeg da zaris karga msxvil Tokze miuTiTa, romlis bolo pirdapir sawolze
eSveboda da TiTqmis baliSis pirs exeboda.
- es mne qalis oTaxSia gayvanili.
- sxva sagnebTan SedarebiT eg raRac axali unda iyos?
- diax, eg ori-sami welia, rac gaiyvanes.
- albaT Tqveni dis daJinebiT gaakeTes, ara?
- ara, igi zars ar rekavda, vinaidan Cven TviTon vakeTebdiT yvelafers, rac ki
gvWirdeboda.
- ise am zaris arseboba aucileblobiT nakarnaxevi ar unda iyos. mapatieT, cota
xans kidev dagabrkolebT, vinaidan iatakis kargad daTvalierebac minda. - mere
gamadidebeli SuSiT SeiaraRebuli, holmsi muxlebze daemxo, didxans forTxavda
iatakze da ficrebs Soris darCenil patar-patara adgilebs didi dakvirvebiT
aTvalierebda. aseve gulmodgined Seamowma kedelze akruli muxis ficrebi. mere
sawolis win karga xans SeCerda da loginsa da kedels Sehyurebda. bolos, zaris
dasareki Tokis bolos waavlo xeli da magrad Camohkra.
- es ra, munji zaria, Tu ra? - ikiTxa holmsma.
- ra, ar rekavs? - vikiTxe me.
- ara, mavTulTan SeerTebulic ki araa. es Zalian saintereso ambavia. ai, xedavT,
misi bolo swored iqaa mimagrebuli, sadac saniavos patara nasvretia.
- rogori sisulelea, winaT arc ki SeminiSnavs, - warmoTqva mis stonerma.
- diax, Zalian didi sisulelea! - TavisTvis butbutebda holmsi, Tan Toks xels
ar uSvebda da xandaxan Zlierad Camohkravda xolme. - am oTaxSi Zalian
TvalSisacemi ambebia. magaliTad, ver amixsnia, saniavo ratom unda gadiodes meore
oTaxSi da ara gareT.
- esec araa didi xnis win gakeTebuli, - Tqva ledim.
- albaT zarTan erTad gaakeTes, - CaurTo holmsma.
- diax, maSin raRac-raRaceebi gadaakeT-gadmoakeTes.
- Zalian sainteresod ki gadaukeTeb-gadmoukeTebiaT yvelaferi - zari gauyvaniaT,
romelic ar muSaobs da saniavo ar aniavebs. axla, Tqveni nebarTviT, mis stoner,
sxva oTaxebsac vewvioT.
doqtor grimesbi roilotis saZinebeli oTaxi geris oTaxze didi gaxldaT, Torem
iseve ubralod gamoiyureboda, rogorc pirveli. salaSqro nawili, xis momcro
wignebis karada, romelic teqnikuri wignebiT iyo savse, sawolis gverdiT
dadgmuli savarZeli, kedelTan midgmuli Cveulebrivi skami, mrgvali magida da
rkinis didi seifi, ai, es nivTebi mogxvdebodaT TvalSi oTaxSi Sesvlisas. holmsma
yvela nivTi didi gulisyuriT daaTvaliera.
- amaSi ra aris, - ikiTxa holmsma da xeli seifs daado.
- Cemi maminacvlis saqmiani qaRaldebia.
- Tqven dagiTvalierebiaT odesme es seifi?
- mxolod erTxel, ramdenime wlis winaT. maxsovs, qaRaldebiT iyo gamotenili.
- Sig kata xom ar hyavs damwyvdeuli?
- ara, magram es ra ucnauri azrebi gebadebaT?
- ho, magram aba, amas SexedeT! - Tqva holmsma da karadidan lambaqze dasxmuli
rZe gviCvena.
- ara, kata saerTod ara gvyavs, magram paviani da sanadirod gawvrTnili avaza ki
binadroben Cvens saxlSi.
- ho, ra Tqma unda! avaza mozrdili kataa da meti araferi, magram lambaqze
dasxmuli rZe rogor yofnis, es ukve aRar vici. aqaa swored is ZaRlis Tavi
damarxuli, romlis povnasac me veswrafvi, - holmsi xis skamis win Cacucqda da
didi yuradRebiT gasinja sajdomi.
- gmadlobT, yvelaferi gasagebia, - Tqva man, wamodga da gamadidebeli SuSa jibeSi
Caido. - aha! aq ki raRac Zalian saintereso sagans gadavawydiT.
misi yuradReba bologakvanZulma patara Soltma miipyro, romelic im sawolis
kuTxeSi ekida.
- Tqven ra azrisa xarT amaze, uotson? - mkiTxa
holmsma.
- Cveulebrivi Soltia, magram ver gamigia bolos gakvanZa rad undoda?
- ara, mTlad Cveulebrivi Solti ar gaxlavT. oh, am binZur qveyanaSi yvelaze
saZagloba isaa, roca av saqmes Wkviani kaci sCadis. mgonia, aq yvelaferi
davaTvaliereT, mis stoner, da axla guburisken wavalT.
holmsi ase moRuSuli da SublSekruli arasodes minaxavs. Cven ramdenime xans
ubrebiviT davdiodiT win da ukan, guburis napirze arc me da arc mis stoners
holmsis fiqrTa dinebisaTvis xeli ar SegviSlia, vidre TviTonve ar daarRvia
siCume.
- axla mTavaria, mis stoner, Cemi rCeva-darigebis yvela wvrilmani ar gamogrCeT
da zedmiwevniT zustad SeasruloT yovelive.
- swored ise moviqcevi, rogorc damarigebT.
- aseT rTul viTarebaSi yoymani yovlad dauSvebelia. Tqveni sicocxle imazea
damokidebuli, Tu rogor SeasrulebT Cems naTqvams.
- me Tqvens xelTa var, mister holms!
- pirvel yovlisa, me da Cemi megobari Tqvens sawol oTaxSi unda davrCeT.
mec da mis stonermac holmss SeSfoTebulebma SevxedeT.
- diax, swored ase unda moviqceT. me vici, rom aq sadRac soflis sastumroa.
- diax, sastumro `gvirgvini~ gaxlavT.
- Zalian kargi. Tqveni fanjrebi xom moCans sastumrodan?
- raRa Tqma unda?
- roca Tqveni maminacvali dabrundeba, Tqven Tavis tkivils moimizezebT da
oTaxSi CaiketebiT. rogorc ki igi dasaZineblad dawveba, darabas gamoaRebT da
lampas sarkmelSi gamodgamT. Cven sastumrodan fanjaraSi gamodgmul lampis
sinaTles davinaxavT da am daTqmul niSanze Tqveni oTaxisaken gamoveSurebiT.
Tqven ki, rac rame mogesurvebaT, aiRebT da Tqvens yofil oTaxSi gadabargdebiT.
rac ar unda dangreuli iyos iqauroba, erTi Ramis gaTeva mainc SeiZleba.
- Cems oTaxSi ufro Tavisuflad daviZineb.
- danarCeni Cven mogvandeT.
- magram RamiT Tqven raRa unda akeToT?
- Cven Tqvens oTaxSi davrCebiT da im xmauris mizezs gamovikvlevT, ramac Tqven
agrerigad SegaSfoTaT.
- me ise mgonia, mister holms, rom Tqven ukve yvelafers mixvdiT da
gadawyvetilebac miiReT, - Tqva mis stonerma da Cems megobars xeli xelze
mouTaTuna.
- SeiZleba asec iyos.
- maSin, RvTis gulisaTvis, miTxariT Cemi dis sikvdilis mizezi.
- vidre vityode, minda xelT ufro mtkice sabuTebi gvepyras.
- imis Tqma xom mainc SegiZliaT, sworia Tu ara Cemi varaudi, rom Cemi ubeduri
da uecari SiSis eldisagan gardaicvala?
- ara, me ase ar vfiqrob. Cemi azriT, misi sikvdilis mizezi xelSesaxebi iyo.
axla ki, mis stoner, Cven unda dagvtovoT, Torem Tu dabrunebulma roilotma aq
gvnaxa, Cveni Camosvla ubralod wylis nayva iqneba da meti araferi. aba, yoCaRad
iyaviT da garwmunebT, rom xifaTidan ucilod dagixsniT.
Serlok holmssa da me sastumro `gvirgvinSi~ sawoli oTaxis Sovna ar
gagvWirvebia. Cveni samyofeli meore sarTulze gaxldaT da iqidan kargad moCanda
ZvelTaZveli sasaxlis parkSi Sesasvleli WiSkarica da sacxovrebeli frTedis
fanjrebic. sibneleSi SevniSneT, rogor Cagviara doqtorma roilotma. misi
zorzoxi tani garkveviT moCanda etlSi mis gverdiT mjdar patara biWis sxeulTan
SedarebiT, romelic orTvalas marTavda. biWma uceb ver gaaRo rkinis uzarmazari
WiSkari da Cven garkveviT gvesmoda amis Taobaze gulmosuli roilotis cxeniviT
frutuni. aseve garkveviT davinaxeT, rogor utrialebda im sacodav biWs cxvirwin
veeba mjiRs roiloti.
orTvala WiSkarSi Sevida da ramdenime wuTis mere, xeebis CrdilSi, sasaxlis
sastumros erT-erT oTaxSi anTebulma sinaTlis Suqma ielva.
- iciT, guli meTanaRreba, rom Tan wagiyvanoT, uotson. es saqme Zalian saxifaToa,
- miTxra holmsma, roca bnelSi visxediT da fanjaraSi daTqmul niSans velodiT.
- SemiZlia riTime dagexmaroT?
- Tqveni daxmareba fasdaudebeli iqneba.
- maSin ueWvelad movdivar.
- es Tqveni mxriv didi keTilSobilebaa.
- Tqven saSiSroeba axseneT. albaT daTvalierebisas meti ram SeamCnieT, vidre es
me SevZeli.
- ara, naxviT mec igive vnaxe, rac Tqven, magram Cemi meTodis safuZvelze
daskvnebi sul sxvagvari gavakeTe.
- garda damunjebuli zaris Tokisa, oTaxSi ucnauri araferi SemimCnevia, magram ra
mizniT Camokides is munji zari, amisi axsna namdvilad Cems Zalas aRemateba.
- saniavos miaqcieT yuradReba? - mkiTxa holmsma.
- diax, magram, Cemi azriT, or oTaxs Sua arsebuli patara xvreli, raime
mniSvnelovan da sayuradRebos ar unda warmoadgendes. is nasvreti ise erTi
cicqna iyo, rom Sig Tagvic ki gaWirvebiT gaeteoda.
- oTaxebs Soris rom xvreli iyo, es stok morenSi Camosvlamdec vicodi.
- Tqven me maocebT, holms!
- ra Tqma unda, vicodi. gaxsovT, mis stonerma rom gviambo, Cems das roilotis
sigarebis suni Tavis oTaxSi ar ayenebdao. es ambavi ulaparakod mianiSnebda imas,
rom oTaxebs Soris iyo xvreli, magram iseTi patara, rom gamomZiebelmac ki ver
SeamCnia. me maSinve davaskveni, rom es saniavo iqneboda.
- magram saniavos ra zianis motana SeuZlia?
- aba daakvirdiT, uotson, saocari TanmTxveva araa?! jer akeTeben saniavos, mere
hkideben Toks zed sawolis Tavze da baliSze Tavmidebuli mZinare ledi
sicocxles eTxoveba. gana es Tqven ar gaocebT, uotson?!
- da mainc me am movlenebs Sua veraviTar kavSirs ver vxedav.
- arc sawolisTvis SegimCneviaT raime gansakuTrebuli?
- ara.
- sawoli iatakzea damagrebuli. adrec ginaxavT, an gagigoniaT damagrebuli
sawoli?
- ara, arasodes.
- ledis ar SeeZlo gadaedga Tavisi sawoli. igi erTTavad ise unda mdgariyo,
rogorc es sawolis iatakze dammagrebels undoda. saniavo ki swored mis aswvriv
iyo maRla da iqidan sawolamde ubralo Toki (da ara zaris dasareki) iyo
aSvebuli.
- holms, - wamoviyvire me, - axla bundovnad vgrZnob yovelives, rac Tqven
aSkarad karga xania SegimCneviaT. Cven swored droze mogviswria, rom aviciloT
daxelovnebuli damnaSavis mier momzadebuli, gansakuTrebiT saSiSi danaSauli.
- diax, gansakuTrebiT saSiSi danaSauli da Wkviani kacis mier momzadebuli. roca
danaSauls eqimi sCadis, raRa Tqma unda, igi yvela damnaSaveze ufro ostaturad
iniRbeba da saSiSicaa. eqims aqvs rkiniseburi nervebi da codna. palmeri da
pritCardi Tavis profesiaSi yvelas sjabnidnen. am kacs Zalian Rrmad aqvs fesvebi
gadgmuli, magram, vfiqrob, Cven unda ufro Rrmad CavyvinToT da wyalmcenares
fesvebi ZirSive gadavuWraT. amaRam Zalian mZime da saSiSi gansacdeli mogvelis,
amitom Cibuxebi gavaboloT da darCenili dro ufro mxiaruli ambebis mogonebebiT
movklaT.
cxra saaTi iqneboda, roca sasaxlidan momdinare, xeebs Soris mocriate sinaTlis
ukanaskneli sxivic Caqra da irgvliv ukunma daisadgura. ase ganvlo srulma orma
saaTma da TerTmetma rom dareka, uceb stok moranis mxridan, Cvengan marjvniv,
darabaSi daTqmulma lampis Suqma ielva.
- es is niSania, romelic Cven gvixmobs, - Tqva holmsma da fexze wamoxta.
sinaTle mis stoneris oTaxSi ainTo. sastumrodan rom gamovdiodiT, holmsma
sastumros patroni gaafrTxila, Cven erT nacnobTan mivdivarT, SeiZleba
Segvagviandes da Rame iq gavaTioTo. wuTic da, Cven sibneleSi sasaxlisaken mimaval
gzas vadeqiT. civi qari saxeSi gvcemda da Suquris movaleobas darabidan
gamomavali sinaTlis sxivebi asrulebdnen.
sasaxlesTan miRweva Zneli ar iyo, vinaidan parks Semovlebuli yore alag-alag
gadaqceuliyo. xeebs Soris gzas frTxilad mivikvlevdiT. gubura gadavlaxeT da is
iyo fanjaraSi unda gadavmZvraliyaviT, rom mwkrivad darguli dafnis buCqebidan,
sazizRari da maxinji bavSvis msgavsma arsebam iskupa, erTxans balaxebze
iklakneboda da mere swrafad miimala wyvdiadSi.
- RmerTo Cemo! - waviCurCule me, - dainaxeT, holms?
pirvelad holmsi Cemze naklebad ar SeSinebula. aRelvebulma, xeli wamavlo da
marwuxebiviT momiWira. mere dabali xmiT gaicina da yurSi CamCurCula: es xom
roilotis paviani iyoo.
me namdvilad gadamaviwyda mis stoneris naambobi, roilotis sanadirod gawvrTnili
avaza da paviani parkSi Tavisuflad danavardobeno. yovel wuTs mosalodneli iyo,
avaza zurgze dagvxtomoda. gamogitydebiT da vaRiareb, mas mere, rac Cems
megobars mivbaZe, fexsacmeli gavixade da mis stoneris saZinebel oTaxSi
gadavZveri, Tavisuflad amovisunTqe. holmsma uxmaurod mixura daraba, lampa
magidaze gadmodga da oTaxs dakvirvebuli Tvali moavlo. yvelaferi iseve
dagvxvda, rogorc dRisiT vixileT. holmsi SiSveli fexebiT, TiTis wverebze
Semdgari momiaxlovda, tuCebi yurTan momitana, pirze xelebi aifara da Zlivs
gavarCie, ise miTxra: Cvens gegmas mcireodeni xmauric ki daRupavso.
niSnad imisa, rom misi naTqvami gavigone, Tavi davuqnie.
- Cven unda bnelSi visxdeT, Torem igi sinaTlis sxivs saniavoSi SeniSnavs.
me kvlav Tavi davuqnie.
- ar daiZinoT, Torem Tqvens sicocxles safrTxe daemuqreba. revolveri mzad
iqonieT, vinZlo dagvWirdes. me sawolis boloze Camovjdebi, Tqven ki skamze
moikalaTeT.
revolveri amoviRe da magidis kuTxeSi davde.
holmsma sastumrodan wamoiRo grZeli joxi da sawolis boloze, TavisTan axlo
dado. iqve daawyo asanTi da sanTeli, mere lampas ise Cauwia, rom Caaqro da Cven
sruliad bnelSi davrCiT.
netav, Tu odesme damaviwydeba is TeTrad gaTenebuli Rame? samarisebur siCumeSi
visxediT. Cemi megobris sunTqvac ki ar mesmoda. vicodi, rom igi iqve, sawolis
boloSi TvalebdaWyetili da CemsaviT daZabuli ijda, magram yuri CamiCumisTvisac
ki ar momikravs. darabebSi sinaTlis sxivi veRar atanda da srul sibneleSi
visxediT. xandaxan Cems yurs Rameuli frinvelis kivili Tu swvdeboda. erTxel
swored fanjarasTan gaisma katis Cxavilis magvari xma, rac imaze metyvelebda, rom
avaza, marTlac Tavisuflad danavardobda. yovel TxuTmet wuTSi SoreTidan ismoda
saeklesio saaTis rekvis yru guguni. oh, rogor grZlad meCveneboda darekvidan
darekvamde arsebuli drois mcire monakveTi! da-hkra Tormetma, pirvelma, orma,
samma, Cven ki visxediT da usazRvrod velodiT.
uecrad saniavodan sinaTlis sxivma gaiWiata da imwamsve gaqra. magram mas Tan
mohyva damwvari zeTisa da gacxelebuli liTonis suni. viRacam mezobel oTaxSi
maSuqa aanTo. mere mcire xmauric momesma, magram male yvelaferi isev myudroebam
moicva, oRondac damwvari zeTis suni TandaTanobiT gaZlierda. naxevari saaTi
kurdReliviT yurdacqvetili vijeqi. mere kidev gaisma Zalian nazi xmauri,
romelic cecxlze mdgari qvabis xufidan amomaval orTqlis SiSins waagavda. am
xmis gagonebaze holmsi adgilidan wamovarda, asanTi gahkra da rac Zali da Rone
hqonda, saniavodan CamoSvebul Toks joxiT cema dauwyo.
- xedavT, uotson? xedavT? - miyviroda igi.
magram me verafers vxedavdi. im momentSi, roca
holmsma asanTs
gahkra, naTlad gavigone xmadabali stvenis xma, magram uecrad anTebulma sinaTlem
Tvali momWra da veRarc imas mivxvdi, ratom uSenda joxs ase gaSmagebiT holmsi
saniavodan daSvebul Toks. mxolod is SevniSne, rom Cems megobars saxe
mkvdariviT gafiTrebuli hqonda da zed Rrma zizRi aRbeWdoda.
holmsma joxis cema Sewyvita da daJinebiT miacqerda saniavos. uceb haeri ganwiruli
adamianis iseTma gamayruebelma Rrialma gaapo, rogoric Cems cxovrebaSi arasodes
momismenia. Rriali TandaTanobiT Zlierdeboda da masSi ara marto SiSi da
drtvinva, aramed mrisxanebac gaismoda. mere yvebodnen, rom am Rrialma ara marto
soflelebis, aramed Zalian Sors, ganmartoebiT mdgar mRvdlis saxlamdec miaRwia
da yvelani SiSisagan dafeTebulebi fexze wamohyarao. am ganwirulma,
sasowarkveTilma Rrialma Cveni gulebi SesZra da me da holmsi erTmaneTs manamde
mivCerebodiT, vidre Rrialis eqoc ki ar miwyda.
- ra moxda? - vikiTxe sulSexuTulma.
- is moxda, rom TamaSi damTavrda, - mipasuxa holmsma. - Tumca, marTali rom
iTqvas, ase jobda. aiReT Tqveni revolveri da roilotis oTaxSi SevideT.
holmsma lampa aanTo da me SevniSne, rom saxeze kvlav mkvdrisferi edo. gareT
gavediT da roilotis oTaxis mimarTulebiT talans gavuyeviT. igi orjer miawyda
eqimis saZinebeli oTaxis kars, magram Signidan aravin gamopasuxebia. maSin
saxeluri gadaatriala da oTaxSi Sevida. xelSi sasrolad momzadebuli revolveri
daviWire da mec ukan mivyevi.
Cvens Tvalwin araCveulebrivi sanaxaoba gadaiSala. magidaze idga farani, romelic
seifis naxevrad Riad datovebul kars sinaTlis sxivebs afrqvevda. magidis
gverdiT dadgmul xis skamze eqimi grimesbi roiloti mokalaTebuliyo. tanze ecva
grZeli ruxi feris xalaTi, romlis qveS, SiSvel fexebze, Turquli, wiTeli
feris, uquslo qoSebi mouCanda. muxlebze edo swored is Solti, romelmac
dRisiT, oTaxis daTvalierebisas, holmsis yuradReba miiqcia. nikapi rogorRac
maRla aewia da Tvalebi uazrod WerisTvis mieSterebina. mis gamoxedvaSi saSineli,
gaxevebuli sisastike isaxeboda. Tavze, raRac uCveulo, yavisfrad dawinwkluli
Wrel-yviTela lenti exvia. Cveni Sesvla, TiTqos arc ki gaugiao, roiloti ar
ganZreula da arc xma amouRia.
- Wreli lenti! winwklebiani lenti, - CurCulebda
holmsi.
nabiji win wavdgi Tu ara, roilotis ucnauri Tavsamkauli amoZravda da misi
Tmidan, TiTqos almasi amocurdao, Tavi gvelma wamoyo.
- Waobis Wreli gveli! - daiyvira holmsma, - es xom sikvdilis mTesveli induri
uwminduria. kbenidan aTi wamis mere acxebinebs suls. tyuilad araa naTqvami: `vinc
maxvils aRiRebs, maxviliTve ganigmirebao~. jer uwminduri Tavisive bunagSi
SevagdoT, mere mis stoneri saimedo alagas davabinavoT da momxdari ambavi
policias SevatyobinoT.
Tqva es, gardacvlilis muxlebidan Solti aiRo, gvels elvis siswrafiT Camoacva
kiserze maryuJi, gaWimuli xeliT sazizRari tvirTi seifTan miitana, Sig Seagdo
da kari gadauketa.
aseTi gaxlavT eqim grimesbi roilotis sikvdilis namdvili ambavi.
ara mgonia, mkiTxvelisaTvis aucilebeli iyos imis moyola, rogor SevatyobineT
samwuxaro ambavi SeSinebul mis stoners, rogor gadaviyvaneT igi dilis
matarebliT herouSi da Tavis keTil, RviZl deidas CavabareT.
Tavs aRarc imisi moyoliT SegawuxebT, Tu ra gvian mixvdnen gonebaClungi
policielebi, rom eqimma grimesbi roilotma Tavisi sve saSiS nebierTan - Waobis
Wrel gvelTan ugunur TamaSSi gamosWeda. mcireoden wvrilmanebs ki, rac Cemi iq
yofnis dros ver Sevityve, holmsi ukana gzaze momiyva.
- mis stoneris naambobidan, uotson, Zalian mcdari daskvnebi gavakeTe. mcdari
daskvnebi ki yovelTvis maSin keTdeba, roca xelT araswori da arasakmarisi
monacemebi gaqvs.
stok morenSi boSaTa banakis yofnam, mis stoneris momakvdavi dis ukanasknelma
sityvebma, Wreli lentio, da gardacvlilis mier sikvdilis win, asanTis xmarebam,
me, Cemo Zvirfaso, saqmidan Zalian mcdari daskvnebi gamomatanina.
Cemi araswori pozicia maSin gadavsinje, roca vnaxe, rom oTaxSi myof adamians
saSiSroeba arc karidan da arc fanjridan ar emuqreboda. rogorc es maSinve
giTxariT, Cemi yuradReba imwamsve saniavom da iqidan sawolisaken daSvebulma
Tokma miipyro. ra wuTSiac naTeli gaxda, rom sawoli iatakzea damagrebuli da
zari damunjebulia, maSinve mivxvdi, rom saniavodan sawolisaken daSvebul Toks
mxolod SemaerTebeli xidis movaleoba hqonda dakisrebuli. gumanma miTxra, saqme
gvelTan unda mqonoda. miT umetes, rogorc es mis stoneris naambobidan vicodi,
eqim roilots indoeTidan Camoyvanili bevri tyiuri sulieri hyavda. idea, rom
sawamlavad iseTi saSualeba exmara, romelic qimiuri Semowmebis Sedegadac ki ar
dasturdeba, mxolod aRmosavleTSi nawanwaleb, iseT uwyalo da Seubralebel
adamians SeiZleba mosvloda TavSi, rogoric eqimi roiloti iyo. misi azriT,
gerebis Tavidan moSorebiT aseTi gzis upiratesoba imaSiac gaxldaT, rom gvelis
nakbeni SeumCneveli iqneboda da sikvdilic - roilotisaTvis sasurveli Sedegi erTbaSad dadgeboda.
maZebars, romelic ZaladobiT gamowveuli sikvdilis mizezebs ikvlevda, marTlac
uzado, da yovlismxilveli Tvali unda hqonoda, rom gvelis nakbilarebi SeemCnia.
mere, - gardacvlils stvenis xma esmodao, isic momagonda da gaviazre rom,
roiloti gvels stveniT uxmobda ukan, raTa kvlav seifSi Caeketa da danaSaulis
kvali daefara. etyoba, gveli ase gawvrTnili im rZiT hyavda, romelic Cven
lambaqze dasxmuli vnaxeT. igi uwmindurs saniavosa da Tokis saSualebiT gerebis
sawolisaken agzavnida, im ganzraxviT, rom erTxelac iqneboda, gveli sawolze
myof msxverpls ukbenda da roilotis mizanic xom es iyo!
am daskvnamde jer kidev manamde mivedi, vidre roilotis oTaxs movinaxulebdi.
roca misi sajdomi skami davaTvaliere, davrwmundi, rom mas Cveulebad hqonda,
skamze Semdgariyo da saniavos miswvdomoda. xolo, roca seifi, lambaqze dasxmuli
rZe da maryuJiani Solti vnaxe, yovelgvari eWvi gaqra da saSinel simarTleSi
davrwmundi. liTonis RrWialis xmas ki, romelic Zil-mRviZar mis stoners
Caesmoda, albaT seifis karis mixurva Tu gamoscemda.
Tqven ukve iciT, rac movimoqmede, Cemi eWvebis simarTleSi rom davrwmundi. roca
gvelis sisinis xma gavigone, albaT Tqvenc aseve moiqceodiT, sinaTle avanTe da
joxiT Tavs davesxi.
- da iZulebuli gaxadeT, ukan, saniavosken dabrunebuliyo.
- diax, iZulebuli gavxade, rom patronisaTvis ekbina. joxiT cemam gaaRviZa masSi
miZinebuli gveluri instinqtebi da ukan dabrunebulma, roilots ukbina. amgvarad,
arapirdapir me eqimi roilotis mkvlelobaSi xeli mirevia, magram es Cems sindiss
mZime tvirTad ar awevs.
alisferi beWedi
- me mgonia, misis uoren, sul amaod RelavT, - Tqva Serlok holmsma, CemisTana moucleli kacisTvis ki am saqmeSi garevas azri ara aqvs. isedac bevri
Tavsatexi saqme mawevs. mere Tavis did alboms miubrunda, raRac Caaweba, gazeTidan
amonaWrebiT Seavso da saZiebelSi raRac axali masalebi Cawera.
magram misis uoreni, binis mepatrone, jiuti da cbieri, rogorc yvela qali,
mtkiced idga Tavis naTqvamze.
- gasul wels Tqven erTi Cemi mdgmuris mister ferdel hobsis saqme gaxseniT.
- ho, diax, umniSvnelo saqme gaxldaT, - uTxra holmsma.
- magram is ganuwyvetliv amaze laparakobda - Tqvens gulkeTilobaze, ser, imaze,
Tu rogor saocrad amoxseniT saidumlo da bnels naTeli mohfineT. axla
momagonda is ambavi, roca TviTonve davexetebi bnelSi da raRac idumalebiT var
garemoculi. me mwams, Tu moisurvebT, dros gamonaxavT.
holmss pirferoba Sig gulSi Seuxicinebda xolme, mliqvneluri sityvis amyoli
kaci iyo, magram simarTle unda iTqvas, Tavisi saqmis didad moyvaruli gaxldaT,
gaWirvebisas gulisxmieri da adamianTa gulSematkivari. am orma Zalam aiZula
axlac, amooxvriT daedo webosTvis aRebuli funji da savarZeli magididan ukan
miewia.
- aba, misis uoren, momiyeviT ra moxda; Tu movwev, laparakSi xeli xom ar
SegeSlebaT? uotson, asanTi! ramdenadac maxsovs, Tqven is gawuxebT, rom Tqveni
axali mdgmuri Tavisi oTaxebidan gareT ar gamodis da misTvis verasodes Tvali
ver mogikravT? mapatieT, misis uoren, magram mec rom Tqveni mdgmuri viyo,
zogjer kviraobiT ver mnaxavdiT.
- marTals brZanebT, ser, magram aq sul sxva ram unda imalebodes. Zlier
meSinia, mister holms. SiSiT mTeli Rameebi ara mZinavs. usmino, rogor dadis
dilidan saRamomde win da ukan, erTxelac ver mohkra Tvali, ver dainaxo da ver
Sexedo - amisi atana mouTmeneli gaxlavT da me ar SemiZlia. qmaric CemsaviT
nerviulobs, magram is mTeli dRe samsaxurSia, me ki sad wavide? anda ratom
gvemaleba? ra aqvs Cadenili? saxlSi mxolod me da isa varT da kidev erTi
mosamsaxure gogo migdia. nervebi damawyda, mets veRar avitan.
holmsi qalisaken gadaixara da grZeli, wvrili TiTebi mxrebze daado. roca
surda, yovlis momnusxveli unari gaaCnda, ise awynarebda adamians, TiTqos jados
ukeTebso. wamic da qalis gamoxedvaSi SiSi aRar igrZnoboda, mis aforiaqebul saxes
Cveulebrivi ieri daubrunda. igi mSvidad Cajda im savarZelSi, romelzec
holmsma miuTiTa.
- Tu me xels movkideb saidumlos amoxsnas, yoveli wvrilmani unda vicode, uTxra holmsma. - azri moikribeT. yvelaze umniSvnelo wvrilmani SeiZleba
saqmeSi yvelaze gadamwyveti aRmoCndes. Tqven ambobT, rom is kaci TqvenTan aTi
dRis win movida da ori kviris qiraca da kvebis safasuric winaswar gadaixada?
- man mkiTxa, rogori pirobebi iqnebao, ser. me vupasuxe, kviraSi ormocdaaTi
Silingi unda gadaixadoT-meTqi. zeda sarTulze erTi sastumro da patara sawoli
oTaxia - sruliad calke binaa, ser.
- Semdeg?
- man miTxra: orjer mets gadavixdi, Tu ginda, kviraSi xuT girvanqas mogcemT, Tu
Cems pirobebze daTanxmdebiTo. mdidari qali ar gaxlavarT, ser, mister uorens
mcire xelfasi aqvs, da aseTi fuli CemTvis didi Sewevnaa. iqve amoiRo
aTgirvanqiani sakredito bileTi. amdensaves miiRebT yovel or kviraSi didi xnis
ganmavlobaSi, Tu pirobaze Tanaxma iqnebiTo, - miTxra, - meti me TqvenTan
araviTari saqme ara maqvso.
- mere, ra pirobebi dagiyenaT?
- saxlis gasaRebi mTxova, ser. amaSi saocari araferia. mdgmurebs xSirad aqvT
TavianTi gasaRebi. agreTve moiTxova, CemTvis damayeneT da araviTar garemoebaSi ar
SemawuxoTo.
- mere, amaSi raRaa gansakuTrebuli da saocari?
- marTali brZandebiT, ser, magram yvelafers aqvs Tavisi zoma. aq ki yovelgvar
zomaze laparaki zedmetia. ager aTi dRea Cvens saxlSia da arc me, arc mister
uorens, arc Cvens mosamsaxure gogos misTvis Tvalic ar mogvikravs. Cven gvesmis,
rogor dadis da dadis - RamiT, diliT, dRisiT, magram saxlidan mxolod pirvel
Rames gavida.
- ese igi saxlidan pirvel Rames gavida?
- diax, ser, da Zalian gvian dabrunda - Cven mainc davweqiT. gagvafrTxila, gvian
movalo, da gvTxova, kars urduls nu gauyriTo. gavigone, rogor amodioda
kibeebze, es iyo ukve naSuaRames.
- sadilis saqme rogoraa?
- sagangebod moiTxova, karis win skamze damidgiTo kerZi mas Semdeg, rac zars
davrekavo. rom SeWams, kidev dagvirekavs da Cven imave skamidan viRebT WurWels,
langriTve migvaqvs. Tu damatebiT sxva raime dasWirda, iqve gvitovebs qaRaldis
naglejze, nabeWdi asoebiT nawers.
- nabeWdi asoebiT?
- diax, ser, fanqriT. sul erTi sityva da meti araferi. erTi ager mogarTviT,
naxeT: saponi. esec meore: asanTi. es warwerac: deili gazeTi - pirvel dilas es
nawerebi dagvitova. am gazeTs yovel diliT vaxvedreb skamze, sauzmesTan erTad.
- daxeT! - Tqva holmsma da yuradRebiT gadaaTvaliera qaRaldis naglejebi, misis
uorenma rom moutana. - es ki namdvilad uCveulo ambavia, adamianebisagan ganze
dgoma gasagebia, magram nabeWdi asoebi ra saWiroa? nabeWdi asoebiT wera momqancveli jafaa. ratom ar wers ubralod? rogor axsniT amas, uotson?
- Tavisi xelnaweris dafarvas cdilobs?
- mere, risTvis? ra enaRvleba, Tu binis diasaxlisi ubralo saqmian qaRalds mis
sakuTari xeliT nawers miiRebs? an, iqneb, marTali xarT, magram ratom wers ase
lakoniurad?
- warmodgena ara maqvs.
- es fiqrisa da daskvnebisaTvis did SesaZleblobebs gviSlis. dawerilia cudad
gaTlili sruliad Cveulebrivi iisferi fanqriT. yuradReba miaqcieT, baraTisaTvis
kide mouxeviaT mas Semdeg, rac dauweria. aklia `s~ sityva `sapons~. es raRac
damafiqrebeli ambavia, uotson, ara?
- raRacis eSinia?
- usaTuod. etyoba, qaRaldze raRac kvali darCa, TiTis anabeWdi an sxva ram,
riTac SeeZloT amocnoba. Tqven ambobT, misis uoren, rom is kaci saSualo
simaRlisaa, Savgvremani da wvermoSvebuli, ramdeni wlisa iqneba?
- axalgazrda, ser, ocdaaTze metis ar iqneba.
- kidev ras miaqcieT yuradReba?
- inglisurad sworad laparakobda, ser, magram warmoTqmis mixedviT iseTi
STabeWdileba Semeqmna, TiTqos ucxoeli unda iyos.
- kargad Cacmulia?
- Zalian kargad, ser, namdvili jentlmenia. Savi kostumi acvia, iseTi araferia,
rom TvalSi geceT.
- saxeli ar uTqvams?
- ara, ser.
- werilebs ar iRebs da aravin naxulobs?
- aravin.
- magram Tqven an mosamsaxure gogo dilaobiT xom SedixarT imis oTaxSi?
- ara, ser, Tavis Tavs TviTonve emsaxureba.
- nuTu? WeSmaritad, gasaocaria. axla miTxariT, ra xelbargi hqonda?
- erTi didi yavisferi Cemodani, meti araferi.
- ver vityvi, rom amosacnobad da gasaSifrad bevri ram gagvaCnia, magram bedi
mainc unda vcadoT. maS, Tqven ambobT, rom oTaxidan araferi gagitaniaT, sruliad
araferi?
misis uorenma CanTidan konverti amoiRo, iqidan ori naxmari asanTi da sigaretis
namwvebi magidaze wamoyara.
- dRes sul es iyo langarze. movitane, radgan gamigonia, rom Tqven
wvrilmanebidanac SegiZliaT seriozuli daskvnebis gamotana.
holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa.
- aqedan veranair seriozul daskvnas ver gavakeTeb. asanTiT, Cans, sigarets
ukidebda, radgan mxolod Tavia damwvari. roca sigaras an Cibuxs ewevian, asanTis
naxevari mainc daiwvis. he, es namwvi ki marTlac sayuradReboa. Tqven ambobT, rom
is jentlmeni wver-ulvaSiania?
- diax, ser.
- am sigaretis ase bolomde moweva mxolod wmindad gaparsul kacs SeeZlo.
uotson, Tqvens mokle ulvaSebsac ki daitrusavdiT ase.
- iqneb mundStuki hqonda? - vivaraude me.
- araviTar SemTxvevaSi: bolo daWmuWnilia. iqneb Tqvens saxlSi ori adamiani
cxovrobs, misis uoren?
- ara, ser. ise cotas Wams Cemi mdgmuri, rom pirdapir mikvirs, rogor hyofnis
erT kacs es saWmeli.
- ra gaewyoba, unda davicadoT, vidre damatebiTi masalebi gagviCndeba. bolos da
bolos, sadavo da sadavidarabo araferi gaqvT. binis qira migiRiaT, mdgmuri
wynari kacia, Tumca, ra Tqma unda, Zalian ucnauri. qiras kargad ixdis, da Tu ar
surs gamoCena, es bolos da bolos, Tqven arc gexebaT. araviTari mizezi ar
gagvaCnia, simSvide davurRvioT, vidre ar arsebobs sabuTi, rom kanons emaleba. es
saqme kargad memaxsovreba. SematyobineT, Tu moxdeba raime axali, da imedi
gqondeT Cemi daxmarebisa, Tuki dagWirdebaT.
- am saqmeSi uTuod aris zogi raRac TavSesaqcevi Tavisebureba, uotson, - miTxra
holmsma mas Semdeg, rac misis uoreni wavida, - SeiZleba aRmoCndes sruliad
ubralo rame - vTqvaT, mdgmuri axirebuli kacia da meti araferi; SesaZloa,
bevrad ufro seriozulic gamodges, vidre erTi SexedviT Cans. uwinares yovlisa,
azrad momdis, rom misis uorenis oTaxebSi ar cxovrobs is kaci, vinc bina iqirava.
- ratom fiqrobT ase?
- aseTi ram sigaretis namwvma mafiqrebina da mere gana dadgenili araa, rom
mdgmuri mxolod erTxel gavida saxlidan, isic imave Rames, roca bina iqirava?
mereda, erTma RmerTma icis, TviTonve dabrunda im dros, roca saxlSi mas veravin
naxavda, Tu sxva vinme. Cven araviTari mtkiceba ar gagvaCnia, rom Sin dabrunebuli
kaci da, vinc bina daiqirava, erTi da igive pirovnebaa, mere, oTaxebis
damqiravebeli sworad laparakobda inglisurad, es ki wers nabeWdi asoebiT da
Tanac dauweria `asanTebi~. etyoba, sityva leqsikonSi unaxavs, leqsikonSi xom
yoveli sityva mxolobiTSia. sityvis simoklec, albaT, imisTvis sWirdeba, rom
inglisuris ucodinroba dafaros. diax, uotson, Cven sakmaod bevri sabuTi gvaqvs
eWvisTvis, rom moxda Senacvleba da damqiravebeli da binaSi macxovrebeli erTi
da igive pirovneba araa.
- magram ra mizniT?
- Cveni amocanac isaa, rom amisi mizezi amovxsnaT. erTi saimedo gza ki, kacma rom
Tqvas, ukve gvaqvs. holmsma Tavisi didi albomi amoiRo, romelsac
yoveldRe avsebda londonis gazeTebidan amoWrili cnobebiT, gancxadebebiT,
dakargulTa Zebnas, Sexvedris adgilebs da sxva misTanebs rom exeboda. - RmerTo
Cemo! - SesZaxa man, alboms rom furclavda. - raodeni nairferovnebaa kvnesisa,
SeZaxilebisa, wuwunisa! ra uZiro kalaTaa uCveulo SemTxvevebisa! mere da swored
am kalaTidan amokrebs uZvirfases cnobebs adamiani, romelic swored uCveulos
eZebs. misis uorenis mdgmuri ganmartovda. mas veRar naxuloben da veRarc
werilebs sweren imisi SiSiT, rom gaSiSvldeba saidumloeba, romlis dafarvac
surT. ra gziT unda Seatyobinon is ambebi, romlebic saxlis kedlebis gareT
xdeba? ra Tqma unda, gazeTebis meSveobiT. etyoba, sxva gza ar arsebobs, da,
Cvenda sabednierod, SegviZlia marto `deili gazeTis~ SeswavliT SemovifargloT.
ai, am gazeTidan ukanaskneli ori kviris ganmavlobaSi amoWrili gancxadebebi. `Sav
boaSi morTuli mandilosani cigurebiT srbolis klub `princesidan~ - es
gamovtovoT. `nuTu jimi Tavis dedas guls gauxeTqavs~! - ara mgonia, amasac raime
saerTo hqondes Cvens saqmesTan~. qali, romelmac cnoba dakarga briqstonis
omnibusSi...~ arc es mainteresebs. `suli Cemi wuxs SenTvis...~ - gulis wamRebi
wuwunia, uotson, sruliad Cveulebrivi! ai, es ki ufro xels gvaZlevs da saCveno
unda iyos. mismineT: moTmineba. vipovi raime ufro saimedo saSualebas, rom
urTierTobebi viqonio. jer ki es sveti. j.~ dabeWdilia misis uorenTan mdgmuris
dasaxlebidan ori dRis Semdeg. sruliad gamosadegia, xom marTalia? saidumloebiT
moculi ucnobi albaT kiTxulobs inglisurad, Tumca wera ar SeuZlia. SevecadoT
isev davadgeT mis kvals. ager, asedac moxda. sami dRis Semdeg: `saqme kargad
midis. moTmineba da keTilgoniereba. Rrublebi gaifantebian. j.~ mere mTeli kvira
araferi. ager, raRac ufro garkveuli: `Rrubeli ifanteba, ca iwmindeba da gza
moCans. Tu movaxerxe gacnobo, daimaxsovre: pirobiTi kodi - erTi a, da ori b da
ase Semdeg. male gaigeb. j.~ dabeWdilia guSindel gazeTSi, dRevandelSi - araferi.
yvelaferi es Zlier esadageba mis uorenis mdgmuris ambavs. didi lodini ar
dagvWirdeba, uotson, darwmunebuli var, rom viTarebas Suqi moefineba.
Cemi megobari marTali gamodga. diliT buxarTan wavadeqi Tavs, patara noxze idga,
cecxlisken zurgi
hqonda miqceuli da saxeze sruli kmayofilebis
Rimili uTamaSebda.
- aba, axla ras ityviT, uotson! - SesZaxa da magididan gazeTi aiRo. `maRali
wiTeli saxli TeTri qvis lavgardanebiT. meoTxe sarTuli, meore fanjara
marcxnidan. roca Sebinddeba. j.~ es ukve sruliad garkveulia. sauzmis Semdeg Cven
patara dazvervas CavatarebT misis uorenis saxlis SemogarenSi... aha, misis
uorenic, Cvensken morbis, misis uoren, ra iciT axali?
igi ise gamalebuli Semovarda Cvens oTaxSi, rom aSkarad raRac mniSvnelovani
ambavi unda momxdariyo.
- Cemgan moTmineba kmara, mister holms! - SesZaxa gamwarebulma, - policias
unda SevatyobinoT! Caalagos CemodanSi Tavisi bargi-barxana da momwydes Tavidan!
pirdapir avidodi da amas vetyodi, magram jer TqvenTan rCevis sakiTxavad mosvla
varCie. Cemi moTminebis fiala aivso, raki saqme iqamde mivida, rom moxuci qmari
gamilaxes...
- mister uorens scemes?
- diaxac, yovel SemTxvevaSi udierad da uxeSad moeqcnen.
- vin moeqca udierad?
- swored, es gvinda gavigoT! es am diliT moxda. mister uoreni metabeled
muSaobs mortonsa da ueilaitTan totenhem-kort-roudze. saxlidan miaxloebiT
dilis Svid saaTze gadis xolme. am diliT, quCaSi aTi nabijic ar gaevlo, rom
win ori ucnobi gadaudga, Tavze palto Camoacves da iqve mdgar kebSi ZaliT
Casves. mTeli saaTi utarebiaT aRma-daRma, mere kebis kari gauRiaT da Zirs
gadaugdiaT, ase wolila qvafenilze, SiSisagan gonebadakarguli, da ra Tqma unda,
imis gagebis Tavi ar eqneboda, Tu saiT wavida kebi. roca wamomdgara, unaxavs, rom
hemsted-hitze imyofeboda. Sin omnibusiT dabrunda, me igi taxtze miwolili
davtove da aqeT gamoveSure, rom rac moxda, TqvenTvis Semetyobinebina.
- metismetad saintereso ambavia, - Tqva holmsma. - xom ar SeumCnevia, rogor
gamoiyureboda is xalxi, xom ar gaugonia, raze laparakobdnen?
- ara, sruliad gamoSterebula. mxolod is icis, rom raRac magiurma Zalam maRla
aswia da imave magiurma Zalam Zirs isrola. orze meti ar yofilan, Tumca iqneb
samnic iyvnen.
- Tqven ki Tqvens qmarze Tavdasxmas Tqvens mdgmurs ukavSirebT?
- aba vis davukavSiro? Cven aq TxuTmeti welia vcxovrobT da msgavsi araferi
mogvsvlia. metis moTmena aRar SemiZlia. fuli xom yvelaferi araa cxovrebaSi! me
dResve gavagdeb imas saxlidan.
- cota kidev moicadeT, misis uoren. araferi naCqarevad ar gaakeToT. me mgonia,
rom SemTxveva bevrad ufro seriozulia, vidre erTi SexedviT Cans. axla aSkaraa,
rom diliT mas mtrebi karebTan elodnen da Tqveni qmari Tqveni mdgmuri egonaT.
TavianT Secdomas rom mimxvdaran, kebidan Zirs gadmougdiaT. Cven SegviZlia
mxolod vimarCieloT imaze, Tu ras izamdnen, Secdoma rom ar mosvlodaT.
- mere, me ra movimoqmedo, mister holms?
- Zalian mainteresebs Tqveni mdgmuris naxva, misis uoren.
- Tu kars ar SevamtvrevT, ar vici, es rogor unda moxdes? roca saWmels skamze
vdgam da kibeebze Cavdivar, yovelTvis mesmis, kars rogor ketavs.
- man xom langari oTaxSi unda Seitanos. gana ar SeiZleba kaci sadme daimalos
da Tvali adevnos?
diasaxlisi Cafiqrda.
- sworia, ser. mopirdapire mxares sakuWnaoa. iq SemiZlia sarke davdga, da Tu
karis ukan daimalebiT...
- didebulia! - SesZaxa holmsma. - rodisaa meore sauzmis dro?
- ase pirvel saaTze, ser.
- maS, me da eqimi uotsoni im droisaTvis movalT. mSvidobiT brZandebodeT, misis
uoren.
pirvelis naxevarze ukve misis uorenis saxlTan viyaviT. es iyo maRali, viwro,
yviTeli aguris saxli da igi patara CixSi, britaneTis muzeumis CrdiloeTiT,
greitorm-stritze idga. iqidan ufro soliduri SenobebiT hau-stritis sanaxebi
iSleboda. holmsma siciliT miCvena erTi maTgani - didi mravalbiniani saxli, sxva
TvalsaCino saxlebze odnav win mdgari.
ai, uotson, is saxli! saidanac daTqmuli signalebiT niSneba moxdeba. me kargad
davinaxe TeTri qvis lavgardnebiani maRali wiTeli saxli. ager fanjara, saidanac
pirobiT niSnebs gadmoscemen. adgili cnobilia, cnobilia kodic. Cveni amocana
Zneli ar iqneba. im fanjaraSi gancxadebaa: `qiravdeba~. maSasadame, bina carielia da
Tanamzraxvels SeuZlia imiT isargeblos... aba, rogoraa saqme, misis uoren?
- TqvenTvis yvelaferi gavamzade. datoveT dabla fexsacmeli, amodiT da me
sakuWnaoSi SegiSvebT.
qalma yvelaferi Zalian moxerxebulad moawyo. sarke ise iyo dadgmuli, rom Cven,
bnelSi myofni, mopirdapire kars kargad davinaxavdiT. is iyo davsxediT da misis
uorenma dagvtova, rom zaris xmac gaisma. male gamoCnda diasaxlisi, langari
skamze dadga da mZime nabijiT iqaurobas gaSorda. karis ukan mikunWulebi
mivaSterdiT mopirdapire kars, romelic sarkeSi Canda. diasaxlisis fexis xma
miwyda Tu ara, gasaRebis gaCxakunebis xma gaisma, karis saxeluri Camoiwia da orma
nazma xelma skamze datovebuli langari aiRo. wuTis Semdeg langari isev skamze
dadges, da Cems Tvalwin qalis mSvenierma Savgvremanma saxem gaielva. igi
SeZrwunebuli Sescqeroda sakuWnaos odnav moRebul kars. Semdeg oTaxis kari
xmauriT daixura, gasaRebma isev gaiCxakuna da yvelaferi miwynarda. holmsma xeli
saxeloSi Camavlo da Cven swrafad daveSviT kibeze.
- saRamos isev moval, - uTxra diasaxliss, romelic mouTmenlad uyurebda. mgoni, uotson, es saqme Sin unda ganvsajoT.
- amrigad, Cemi varaudi dadasturda, - Tqva holmsma da savarZelSi moxerxebulad
gadawva. - moxda Senacvleba. mxolod is ver ganvWvrite, uotson, rom Cven qals
SevxvdebodiT da Tanac SesaniSnav qals.
- man dagvinaxa.
man raRac iseTi SeniSna, ramac SeaZrwuna. es ueWvelia. saerTod, saqmis viTareba
sakmaod naTelia, xom marTals vambob? wyvili eZebs londonSi TavSesafars,
cdilobs daemalos raRac saSinel safrTxes, rac Tavs dastrialebs. ramdenad
saSiSia safrTxe, es Cans sifrTxilis im mkacri RonisZiebebidan, rac miuRiaT.
mamakacma usaTuod raRac unda moimoqmedos da manamde surs uzrunvelyos
qalisTvis uSiSroeba. ioli amocana rodia, magram kacs es metad Taviseburad
gadauwyvetia da imdenad warmatebiTac, rom saxlSi qalis yofna ar icis TviTon
diasaxlisma, romelic mas kvebavs. axla aSkaraa, risTvis aris saWiro nabeWdi
asoebi: raTa ar gaxdes cnobili, rom wers qali. masTan Sexvedra kacs ar SeuZlia
- amiT mtrebs Tavis kvalze daayenebs. da raki qalis naxva ar SeuZlia, Tavis
ambavs gazeTis meSveobiT atyobinebs. jerjerobiT yvelaferi gasagebia.
uotson, Tqven rogorc yovelTvis, metismetad praqtikuli xarT! ra ifareba amis
ukan? misis uorenisagan naambobi TiTqos TavSesaqcevi problema sul ufro
rTuldeba da sabediswero xasiaTs iRebs. jerjerobiT gadaWriT SegviZlia vTqvaT
erTi ram: es araa banaluri sasiyvarulo Tavgadasavali. Tqven albaT SeniSneT
qalis saxis gamometyveleba, roca safrTxe igrZno? Cven gavigeT agreTve mister
uorenis kebiT gatacebis ambavi. is uTuod mdgmuri egonaT. TvaliT nanaxi da
gagonili yvelaferi es, agreTve aucilebloba, rom saidumlo mkacrad Seinaxon,
metyvelebs imaze, rom saqme exeba sikvdil-sicocxles. Tavdasxma mister uorenze
im ambavs gviCvenebs da gvimtkicebs, rom mtrebma, vinc ar unda iyon isini, jer
araferi ician imaze, rom binis damqiravebeli mamakaci Secvlilia dedakaciT. es
Zalze saintereso da Zalze daxlarTuli ambavi Cans, mister uotson.
- Tqven ratom unda misdioT am saqmes bolomde? is xom araviTar sargeblobas
ar giqadiT, arc saxels SegZenT?
- marTlac, arafers SemZens, magram xom aris xelovneba xelovnebisTvis, uotson.
Tqvenc, roca saeqimo praqtikas eweodiT, gana mxolod gasamrjelosTvis
mkurnalobdiT?
- ara, Cemi codnis Sevsebis mizniTac, holms.
- swavla sikvdilamdeo, xom gagigoniaT, uotson. swavla - esaa gakveTilebis jaWvi
da yvelaze didi gakveTili bolos modis. Cveni SemTxveva Wkuis saswavlebelia. is
arc fuls mogvitans da arc saxels, magram saidumlo mainc unda amovxsnaT.
daRamdeba da Cven kidev erT nabijs gadavdgamT win Cvens kvleva-ZiebaSi.
roca isev mivediT misis uorenis saxlSi, londonSi daisis mwuxri Camowva.
erTferovan rux safarvelSi mxolod fanjrebis mkveTrad Semoxazuli yviTeli
kvadratebi da gazis farnebis mqrqali wreebi criatebda. Cabnelebuli sastumrodan
rom daJinebiT gavicqirebodiT, vxedavdiT mxolod erTi mkrTali Suqis laqas,
maRla wyvdiadSi rom cimcimebda.
- im oTaxSi viRac dadis, - CurCuliT Tqva holmsma da Tavisi grZeli, daZabuli
saxe minasTan miitana, - diax, me vxedav mis Crdils. ager, kidev gamoCnda. xelSi
sanTeli uWiravs da axla aqeT iyureba. surs darwmundes, rom qali Tvals
adevnebs. igi SuqniSnebs iZleva. Tvali adevneT da daimaxsovreT uotson, raTa
Cveni monacemebis Semowmeba SevZloT. erTxel aanTo - cxadia, esaa a. axla ramdeni
daTvaleT? oci? mec. uTuod es t iqneba. at - metad sagulisxmoa. isev t. es
uTuod meore sityvis dasawyisia. gamodis tenta. morCa. nuTu sul es iyo, uotson?
attenta - uazrobaa. arc maSin aqvs azri, Tu sam sityvad davSliT - at, ten, ta.
isev daiwyo! es raRaa? atte - isev is? ucnauria, uotson, Zalian ucnauri! da isev
yvelaferi xelaxla! at-is xom mesamed aniSnebs imaves! samjer - attenta. kidev
ramdeni iqneba? ara, mgoni daasrula. fanjaras moSorda. rogor axsniT amas,
uotson?
- daSifruli cnobaa.
moulodnelad holmsma `aha~ - ise SesZaxa, TiTqos raRac moisazrao.
- Tanac Sifri arc iseTi Tavsatexia, uotson. es xom italiuria! `a~ boloSi
niSnavs, rom mimarTaven kacs: `frTxilad! frTxilad! frTxilad!~ ras ityviT,
uotson?
- vfiqrob, mizans zustad Sig gulSi moaxvedreT.
- udavod. gafrTxileba uaRresad mniSvnelovania, amitomac samjer gaimeora. magram
ras gaufrTxildes? daica, kidev movida fanjarasTan.
Cven isev davinaxeT mrume silueti daxrili kacisa da fanjaraSi cecxlis Suqma
gaielva, signalebi ganmeorda. axla swrafad gadascemdnen, ise swrafad, rom
Tvalis midevneba Wirda.
- perikolo! perikolo! - es ras niSnavs, uotson? safrTxe? RmerTo mowyaleo! es
xom safrTxis signalia! isev daiwyo! peri... es ra...
Suqi uceb Caqra, mocimcime kvadrati gauCinarda, da meoTxe sarTuli Sav bafTasaviT
Semoevlo moelvare fanjrebis sartyels maRali saxlis Tavze. ukanaskneli
gamafrTxilebeli signali uecrad gawyda. ratom? vin gawyvita? aseTi azri
gagviCnda orives. holmsi fanjaras ficxlav Camoscilda.
- es xumroba ar aris, uotson! - SesZaxa. - iq raRac jojoxeTi trialebs. ratom
Sewyda signalebi ase uecrad? unda davukavSirdeT skotlend-iards, Cveni aqedan
wasvla ki ar SeiZleba, dro ar iTmens.
- SeiZleba me gaviqce policiaSi?
- aucilebelia ufro zustad gavigoT, ra xdeba iq. iqneb mizezi sul ubralo
ramea. iCqareT, uotson, da SevecadoT TviTonve gavarkvioT yvelaferi.
hau-stritze rom haiharad mivabijebdiT, im saxls mivxede, romelic is-is iyo ukan
movitoveT. zeda sarTulis fanjaraSi Canda - qalis Tavis Crdili, igi albaT
daZabuli da sunTqvaSekruli gascqeroda sibneles, raTa signalebis ganmeoreba ar
gamorCenoda.
hau-stritis Senobis win rikulebze daxrili, grZelpaltoiani da SarfSemoxveuli
kaci idga. roca sadarbazoSi farnis Suqi Cvens saxeebs moxvda, is SekrTa.
- holms! - SesZaxa.
- diax, me var, gregson! - Seexmiana Cemi megobari da skotlend iardel maZebars
miesalma. mogzauroba SeyvarebulTa SeyriT dasrulda. aq ram mogiyvanaT?
- albaT imanve, ramac Tqven, - miugo gregsonma. - magram ranairad gaigeT es
saqme, warmodgena ara maqvs.
- me da Tqven aq mogviyvana orma sxvadasxva Zafma, romelic erTi da imave
daxlarTuli kvanZidan momdinareobs. me signalebs vakvirdebodi.
- signalebs?
- diax, am fanjridan. igi uecrad gawyda. Cven imis dasadgenad movediT, ase uecrad
ra moxda. magram raki saqme saimedo xelSia, me aRara maqvs safuZveli Zieba
ganvagrZo.
- moicadeT! - SesZaxa ficxlav gregsonma. - patiosnad getyviT, mister holms,
Tqvens gverdiT me yovelTvis ufro dajerebulad vmoqmedeb. es misasvleli mTels
saxlSi erTaderTia. versaiT wagviva.
- vin? romelia?
- rogorc iqna, amjerad bedi Cven gviRimis, mister holms. unda dagveTanxmoT.
amis Tqmaze gregsonma Zlier dahkra Tavisi trosti trotuarze, ris Semdegac
quCis boloSi mdgari maTraxmomarjvebuli karetis meetle Cvensken gamoeSura. neba miboZeT warmogidginoT mister holmsi, - uTxra gresonma. - es ki mister
livertonia, amerikul saagento pinkertonidan.
- long-ailendis gamoqvabulis saidumlos gmiri! - SesZaxa holmsma. - moxaruli
var, rom gagicaniT, ser.
amerikeli axalgazrda, mSvidi, saqmiani kaci, mkveTrnakvTebiani sufTad gaparsuli
mogrZo saxisa, aseTi qebis gamgone, gawiTlda.
- is, rac axla Cven mogvelis, mTeli Cemi cxovrebis saqmea, mister holms. Tu
jorjianos Sepyroba movaxerxe...
- rao? jorjiano `alisferi beWdis~ ligidan?
- o, mas ukve evropaSic icnobT? amerikaSi mis Sesaxeb yvelaferi viciT. Cven
viciT, rom mis sindiss ormocdaaTamde mkvleloba awevs, magram jer sarwmuno
samxili ara gvaqvs da amitom Sepyroba ar SegviZlia. fexdafex movdev amerikidan,
niu-iorkidan movyvebi da erTi kviraa londonSi vuTvalTvaleb, SemTxvevas veZeb,
rom sayeloSi xeli Cavavlo. me da mister gregsonma mis kvals mivageniT. am did
saxlSia, sxva sadarbazo kari aq araa da xelidan veRar dagvisxlteba. mas Semdeg,
rac is am saxlSia, samni gamovidnen, magram vficav, maT ricxvSi jorjiano ar iyo.
- mister holmsi raRac signalebze laparakobda, - CaurTo gregsonma. darwmunebuli var, mas, rogorc yovelTvis, aqvs iseTi dawvrilebiTi cnobebi,
romlebic Cven ar gagvaCnia.
holmsma mokled mouTxro yovelive. amerikelma xelis mtevnebi wyeniT momuWa.
- gaugia, rom aqa varT!
- ratom ggoniaT?
- gana cxadi ar aris? saxlSi daimala da niSnebs aZlevs Tanamzraxvels londonSi misi bandis ramdenime wevria. mere, rogorc Tqven inebeT gecnobebinaT,
signalebi uecrad Sewydao. ras unda niSnavdes es, imis garda, rom dagvinaxa, an
rogorRac mixvda, rom Cven aqa varT, safrTxe emuqreba da dauyovnebliv Tavs
unda uSvelos? Tqven ras gvirCevdiT, mister holms?
- maRla avideT. da iqve gavarkvioT, zemoT ra xdeba.
- magram Cven misi dapatimrebis orderi rom ara gvaqvs?!
- is kaci cariel binaSi saeWvo viTarebaSi imyofeba, - Tqva gregsonma.
dapatimrebis pirvel mizezad kmara. roca sapatimroSi CavsvamT, niu-iorkidan
albaT dagvexmarebian, rom iqve gavaCeroT. dapatimrebisaTvis pasuxismgeblobas Cems
Tavze viReb.
Cveni maZebari-profesionalebi iqneb gonebas mkvircxlad ver amuSaveben, magram
simamaceSi verafers usayvedurebT. gregsoni kibeebze adioda, raTa Seepyro
gamobrZmedili borotmoqmedi, adioda iseve damSvidebuli, TiTqos skotlend-iardis
sadarbazo kibeze miabijebda. pinkertonelma agentma gadaswreba scada, magram
gregsonma gadaWriT gadauRoba gza da ukan moitova. londonuri faTerakebi londonis policiis privilegia gaxlavT.
meoTxe sarTulze marcxena mxaris binis kari odnav gamoRebuli iyo. gregsonma
sul gamoaRo. SigniT siwynare sufevda da yiameTi idga. asanTi gavkari da maZebris
farans cecxli movukide. roca Suqi ainTo, gaocebisagan yvelam amovixvneSeT.
iatakis fiWvis ficrebze sisxlis axali kvali moCanda. Ceqmebis wiTeli anabeWdebi
Cvens mxares gamodioda Sida oTaxidan, romlis karic daxuruli iyo. gregsonma is
farTod gaaRo da farani aswia. Suqi mTels oTaxs anaTebda da Cven gregsonis
zurgs amofarebulni win daZabulebi da dacqvetilni viyurebodiT.
carieli oTaxis SuagulSi gaSxlarTuliyo herkulesis aRnagobis kaci, Savgvremani,
sufTad gaparsuli saxis nakvTebi saSinlad damaxinjeboda. alisferi sisxlis
saSineli naRvenTiT mosvrili Tavi Ria feris parketze sisxlis gubeSi egdo.
muxlebaweulsa da xelebgaSlils mZlavr yavisfer kiserSi didi dana hqonda
gayrili, romelsac mxolod tari mouCanda. Tumca giganturi agebulebisa iyo, danis
mZlavr datymas, etyoba, ise daugdia, rogorc gamocdili yasbis xeliT dakluli
xari. mis marjvena xelTan egdo orlesuri mZime xanjali, Zvlistariani, gverdiT
kidev - Savi laikis xelTaTmani.
- RmerTo Cemo! swored es aris Savi jorjiano! - Se-hyvira amerikelma maZebarma
- amjerad viRacam dagvaswro.
- ager sanTeli fanjaraze, mister holms. - Tqva gregsonma. - magram Tqven ras
akeTebT?
holmsi fanjarasTan mivida, aanTo sanTeli da saidumlo niSnebis gadacemas mohyva.
Semdeg sibneleSi gaixeda, sanTeli Caaqro da iatakze daagdo.
- vnaxoT, mgoni es dagvexmareba.
Semdeg orive profesionalTan gamobrunda, gvams rom aTvalierebdnen, da Rrmad
Cafiqrebuli maT gverdiT dadga.
- Tqven ambobT, rom vidre dabla ideqiT, saxlidan samni gamovidnen, - Tqva
bolos. - xom ar dakvirvebixarT?
- diax, davakvirdi.
- xom ar iyo maT Soris ocdaaTiode wlis Savgvremani, SavwverulvaSebiani,
saSualo tanis kaci?
- diax, Cems gverdiT man ukanasknelma Caiara.
- vfiqrob, es isaa, vinc Tqven gindaT. SemiZlia agiweroT da Tan gvaqvs misi
fexis Cinebuli anabeWdi. vfiqrob, es TqvenTvis kmara.
- bevri veraferi monacemia, mister holms, rom amis mixedviT vipovoT milion
londonels Soris is erTi kaci.
- SesaZlebelia. amitom vifiqre, rom kargi iqneba, Tu qals moviSveliebT.
am sityvebze yvelani karisken mivbrundiT. karis sworkuTxedSi idga maRali
lamazi qali. is gaxldaT misis uorenis saidumloebiT moculi mdgmuri, romelic
nela mogviaxlovda. misi fermkrTali saxe SiSiT iyo moculi. igi daZabuli,
SiSneuli mzeriT dasCereboda Zirs dagdebul gvams.
- Tqven mokaliT is! - Caibutbuta qalma. - wb vSw qSw, Tqven mokaliT is!
Semdeg erTi Rrmad amoisunTqa da sixarulis yiJiniT Sexta. oTaxSi darboda, taSs
ukravda, Taflisferi Tvalebi aRfrTovanebisa da gaocebisagan uelavda, mis bageebs
aTasi italiuri warmtaci wamoZaxili aRmoxda. yvela SeZrwundeboda da gaocdeboda
am qalis Semyure. is ki dauokebel sixaruls moecva am sanaxaobis gamo. uecrad
SeCerda da kiTxvis niSnad Semogvacqerda.
- magram Tqven! Tqven xom policia xarT? Tqven mokaliT juzepe jorjiano?
marTla?
- Cven policia varT, qalbatono.
qali oTaxis bnel kuTxeebs daakvirda.
- sadRaa jenaro? jenaro luka, Cemi qmari? me emilia luka var, orive niuiorkidan gaxlavarT. sadaa jenaro? es-es aris maniSna am fajridan, rom masTan
movsuliyavi da mec aqeT gamoveSure.
- es me gixmeT, - Tqva holmsma.
- Tqven! mereda Tqven ra icodiT, rogor unda geniSnebiaT CemTvis aq mosvla.
- Tqveni Sifri arc ise rTulia, qalbatono. Tqveni aq yofna ki aucilebeli iyo.
aq gvesaWiroebodiT. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom Tu mogcemdiT niSans mSutS (modi
- it.), uTuod moxvidodiT.
mSvenierma italielma qalma holmss mokrZalebuli SiSiT Sexeda.
- ar mesmis, saidan gaigeT es yvelaferi, - Tqva. - juzepe jorjiano, rogorc
man... - uecrad gaCumda, magram maSinve saxe sixarulma da siamayem gaunaTa. - axla
gavige! Cemma jenarom! es yvelaferi moimoqmeda Cemma mSvenierma, Zvirfasma
jenarom, romelic yvela ubedurebisagan mifaravda, manve mokla borotmoqmedi
Tavisi Zlieri xeliT! o, Cemo jenaro, ra SesaniSnavi xar! aris ki am qveynad
qali, vinc misi siyvarulis Rirsia?
- maS ase, misis luka, - Tqva prozaulma gregsonma da xeli idayvze miado iseve
gulgrilad, TiTqos is yofiliyo noting-hileli xuligani. - jer CemTvis mTlad
naTeli ver aris, Tqven vin brZandebiT, da ratom xarT aq, magram, rac ukve
miTxariT, imis mixedviT sruliad naTelia, rom TqveniT skotlend-iardSi
dainteresdebian.
- erTi wuTiT, mister gregsons, - Caeria holmsi, - me mgonia, es ledi
winaaRmdegi ar iqneba, rom zogi ram Cvenc gviTxras. Tqven iciT, qalbatono, rom
Tqvens qmars daapatimreben da gaasamarTleben im kacis mokvlisTvis, romelic aq
Cvens win gdia? Tqveni sityvebi SeiZleba Tqveni qmris winaaRmdeg gamoiyenon.
magram Tu Tqven fiqrobT, rom Tqveni qmris moqmedeba kanonsawinaaRmdego ar iyo
da misi moqmedeba misTvis saSiSi ar iqneba, Tundac marTlmsajulebisaTvis yovelive
cnobili Seiqmnas, maSin, gTxovT yvelaferi wvrilad gviamboT.
- axla, roca jorjiano mkvdaria, Cven aRarafrisa gveSinia, - miugo italielma
qalma. - is iyo eSmakeuli da urCxuli, romlis mokvlisaTvis qveynad arc erTi
mosamarTle Cems qmars sasjels ar gamoutans.
- aseT SemTxvevaSi, - Tqva holmsma, - girCevT davketoT kari da davtovoT
yvelaferi ise, rogorc aris, gavyveT am ledis mis binaSi da gadawyvetileba
gamovitanoT mas Semdeg, rac is yvelafers mogviyveba.
naxevari saaTis Semdeg yvelani visxediT ledi lukas patara sastumroSi da
vismendiT mis saocar moTxrobas im avbediT movlenebze, romelTa dasasrulis
mowmenic Cven SeviqeniT. inglisurad swrafad da sxapasxupiT laparakobda, Tumca
Zlier arasworad da meti sicxadisaTvis misi monaTxrobi cota Sevaswore.
- me davibade posilipoSi neapolis axlos, - daiwyo qalma, - var asuli augusto
barelisa, romelic iq ufrosi iuristi iyo da Tanac am mxaris deputati. jenaro
mamaCemTan msaxurobda da me is Semiyvarda, radgan ar SeiZleba kacs aseTi adamiani
ar Seuyvardes. Raribi iyo, xelmokled cxovrobda da garda silamazis, Zalisa da
energiisa araferi gaaCnda. amitom mamam qorwinebis neba ar mogvca. Cven gaviqeciT,
bariSi davqorwindiT, gavyideT Cemi samkaulebi da amerikaSi wavediT. es moxda
oTxi wlis win da mas Semdeg Cven niu-iorkSi vcxovrobdiT.
pirvelad bedma gagviRima. jenarom keTili samsaxuri gauwia erT italiel
jentlmens - ixsna igi Tavze xelaRebuli aramzadebisagan im adgilas, romelsac
hqvia boveri, da ase SeiZina gavleniani megobari. misi saxelia tito kastalote,
igi gaxlavT mTavari kompanioni cnobili firmisa `kastalote da zamba~, am firmas
niu-iorkSi xili Semoaqvs da xilis mTavari mimwodebelia. sinior zamba bevrs
avadmyofobs da yvela saqme im firmisa, romelSiac samasamde kacia gaerTianebuli,
Cveni megobris xelSia Tavmoyrili. kastalotem Cemi qmari Tavis firmaSi miiRo,
ganyofilebis gamged daniSna da mis mimarT yuradRebiTa da gulisxmierebiT
gamoirCeoda. sinior kastalote ucolo gaxlavT da jenaros, rogorc giTxariT,
RviZli SviliviT uyurebda. Cems jenarosac is kaci ise uyvarda, TiTqos Cveni
mSobeli mama yofiliyos. bruklinSi viqiraveT da movawyveT erTi patara saxli
da Cveni momavali uzrunvelyofili gvegona, roca uecrad gamoCnda Savi Rrubeli
da mTeli ca dabura.
erT saRamos, roca jenaro Sin brundeboda, gzaze viRac Tanamemamules gadahyria
da Sin moiyvana. misi saxeli iyo jorjiano, isic posilipodan aRmoCnda. kaci ki
ara, bumberazi gaxldaT, kolosaluri simaRlisa, raSic TviTonve darwmundiT xom naxeT misi gvami! ara marto uzarmazari tani, aramed yvelaferi fantastikuri,
uzomo da Semzaravi hqonda. Cvens saxlSi misi xma ise gaismoda, rogorc mexis
quxili. sadac is laparakobda, iq yvelgan siviwrove iyo, adgili ar hyofnida
uzarmazari xelebis saqnevad. azrebi, gancdebi, vnebebi, yvelaferi didi da
saSineli hqonda. laparakobda, ukeT Rrialebda iseTi mRelvarebiT, rom
danarCenebs isRa darCenodaT, damjdariyvnen da esminaT misi sityvebi, romelTa
nakadi msmenels aZrwunebda. Tvalebi cecxliviT uelavda da uneburad
gimorCilebdaT. saSineli da saocari kaci iyo. madloba Semoqmeds, rom is
mkvdaria!
sul ufro da urfo mouxSira siaruls. magram, arc me da arc jenaros misi
stumroba arafrad gvepitnaveboda. Cemi ubeduri qmari fermixdili iyo xolme da
gulgrilad ismenda usasrulo qadagebas politikasa da socialur problemebze,
rac Cveni stumris saubris Temas Seadgenda. jenaro dumda, magram mis saxeze
amovikiTxavdi xolme gancdas, rac misTvis uwin uCveulo iyo. jer vfiqrobdi, rom
es iyo siZulvili, mere gavige, rom es raRac ufro meti gaxldaT. es iyo SiSi,
dauZleveli SiSi, rasac Zlivs ikavebda. im Rames, roca mis saxeze kvlav Zrwola
da SiSi amovikiTxe, movexvie da SevTxove, Cemi siyvarulis gulisaTvis,
yvelafrisaTvis, rac Zvirfasi gaaCnda, eTqva, ratom grZnobda am bumberazis
gverdiT Tavis Tavs daZagrulad da daTrgunulad. qmarma miTxra da misi
moTxrobis msmenels guli gameyina. Cemi sabralo jenaro, im sificxis, im
ymawvilkacuri martoxelobis dros, roca eCveneboda, rom mTeli qveyniereba mis
winaaRmdeg iyo amxedrebuli, roca usamarTlobis gamo cxovrebaSi Wkuas kargavda,
neapolitanur ligaSi `aliferi beWedi~ - raRac Zveli karbonariebis msgavs wreSi
wevrad Sesula. am organizaciis saidumloebani, misi fici, rasac wevrebi deben,
saSinelia Turme da, vinc iq Seva, gamosvla aRaravis ZaluZs. Cven xom amerikaSi
gaviqeciT da sabralo jenaro Turme imas fiqrobda, rom ligas sabolood daaRwia
Tavi. warmoidgineT, ra Tavzari daecemoda, roca erTxel quCaSi Sexvda im gigants
jorjianos, kacs, romelmac igi neapolSi `alisferi beWdis~ organizaciaSi CaiTria
wevrad da mTel samxreT italiaSi daimsaxura metsaxelad `sikvdili~, radgan misi
xelebi moklulTa sisxliT iyo SeRebili. jorjiano italiis policias xelidan
dauZvra, amerikaSi Cavida da iqac moaswro im saSineli ligis ganyofilebis Seqmna.
yvelaferi es miambo jenarom da miCvena qaRaldi, romelzedac daxatuli iyo
alisferi beWedi. iq ewera, rom garkveul dResa da saaTs Sedgeba kreba, romelsac
jenaro unda daswreboda.
es kargs arafers gviqadda, magram uaresi win gveloda. garkveuli xnis Semdeg me
TandaTan vamCnevdi, rom jorjiano, ramdenjerac CvenTan movidoda, - modioda ki
TiTqmis yovel saRamos, - mxolod me melaparakeboda, xolo Tu rames Cems qmars
etyoda, imave dros ar maSorebda Tavis cecxlovan TvalTa saSinel, mZvinvare
mzeras. erTxel misi saidumlo gamomJRavnda. Turme me gamiRviZebia masSi is, rasac
TviTon siyvaruls eZaxda - urCxulis, veluris siyvaruli. jenaro jer ar iyo
mosuli, roca is movida. axlos momijda, Camavlo Tavisi uzarmazari mxecuri
xelebi, momimwyvdia daTvis TaTebSi, mloSnida da memudareboda, rom gavyolodi.
sasowarkveTili vyvirodi da vebrZodi. am dros jenaroc movida da eca im nadirs.
jorjianom Cems qmars ise lewa, rom igi daeca da cnoba dakarga; jorjiano ki
gaiqca saxlidan, romlis karic misTvis samudamod Cairaza. im saRamodan is Cveni
dauZinebeli mteri Seiqna.
ramdenime dRis Semdeg Sedga kreba. krebidan dabrunebul jenaros saxeze Sevatyve,
rom moxda raRac saSineleba. aseTi ubedurebis warmodgenac ki Semzaravda.
`alisferi beWdis~ organizacia Turme saxsrebs eZebda da SantaJs uwevda mdidar
italielebs. organizacia fulian xalxs ZaladobiT emuqreboda, Tu uars etyodnen
fulis micemaze. amjerad TavianT msxverplad Cveni megobari da keTilismyofeli
kastelote amoerCiaT. kastelote ar SeuSinda muqaras da moTxovnis qaRaldi
policias gadasca. ai, maSin gadawyvites masTan angariSis ise gasworeba, rom
danarCenebs winaaRmdegobis gawevis xalisi daekargaT. krebaze daedginaT, rom
aefeTqebinaT dinamitiT misi saxli da masTan daeRupaT saxlis patroni. uyares
kenWi, Tu vis unda ekisra es jojoxeTuri saqme. jenarom xeli tomaraSi Cayo da
jorjianos saxeze, romelic misi mosisxle mteri iyo, veraguli Rimili dainaxa, ra
Tqma unda, yvelaferi mowyobili iyo, radgan swored qmris xelisgulze aRmoCnda
alisferbeWdiani sabediswero rgoli. es iyo mkvlelobis brZaneba. jenaros
sicocxle unda moespo uaxloesi adamianisaTvis. Tu ar Seasrulebda, ligis wevrebi
dagvsjidnen meca da qmarsac. jojoxeTuri liga sjida ara marto gandgomilebs,
aramed maT axloblebsac. ai, am ubedurebas gadahkida Cemi sawyali jenaro
jorjianom da kaci Wkuas kargavda.
mTeli Rame vijeqiT, erTimeores vexveodiT da Tavs datexili ubedurebis
molodinSi erTmaneTs vamxnevebdiT. afeTqeba momdevno RamisaTvis iyo daniSnuli.
SuadRisas me da Cemi qmari ukve londonis gzas davadeqiT. cxadia, Cvens
keTilismyofels yvelaferi SevatyobineT da policias vacnobeT, rom ubedureba
Tavidan aecilebinaT.
danarCeni, jentlmenebo, TviTonac kargad iciT. dawmunebuli viyaviT, rom mtrebs
Tavs ver davaRwevdiT, rogorc ver gaeqceva kaci sakuTar Crdils. jorjianos
piraduli mizezebic hqonda SurisZiebisaTvis, Cven ki vicodiT, ra ulmobeli,
veragi da Seupovari kaci iyo igi. italiaSi da amerikaSi bevrs laparakobdnen mis
sazarel yovlisSemZleobaze. axla ki, raRa Tqma unda, Cvens winaaRmdeg yovel
Rones moixmarda. imis wyalobiT, rom mtrebs davaswariT, ramdenime mSvidi dRe
dagvidga da Cemma sayvarelma megobarma saidumlo bina gamonaxa CemTvis. am
TavSesafarSi gavatare oriode dRe. jenaros moqmedebis Tavisuflebis mopoveba
surda, raTa inglisisa da amerikis policiasTan kavSiri daeWira. warmodgena ara
maqvs, sad cxovrobs, rogor da riT ikvebeba. mis ambavs mxolod gazeTidan
vgebulobdi. erTxel fanjaraSi gavixede da vnaxe, rogor uTvalTvalebdnen am
saxls. dabla ori italieli iyo da mivxvdi, rom jorjianom raRacnairad moagno
Cvens adgilsamyofels. bolos jenarom gazeTis meSveobiT macnoba, rom signalebis
saSualebiT daamyarebda kavSirs CemTan. scada kidec pirobiTi niSnebiT CemTan
gamolaparakeba da gamafrTxila, fxizlad iyavio. axla mesmis: qmarma icoda, rom
jorjianom Cvens kvals miagno, da madloba RmerTs, masTan Sesaxvedrad
momzadebula. axla ki miTxariT, jentlmenebo, CavidineT Tu ara iseTi ram, rac
kanoniT isjeba, da aris Tu ara qveynad iseTi sasamarTlo, romelic jenaros
dasjis imisaTvis, rac gaakeTa?
- ra iTqmis, mister gregson, - Tqva amerikelma da inglisel agents gadaxeda. ar vici, rogoria Tqveni britanuli mosazreba, amerikaSi ki, kerZod, niu-iorkSi,
udidesi umravlesoba am mandilosnis qmars madlobas etyvis.
- am qals CemTan wasvla mouxdeba, Cvens ufrosTan, - miugo gregsonma, - Tu misi
naambobi dadasturdeba, ara mgonia masa da mis qmars raime emuqrebodes, magram
erTi ram ki Cemi WkuisaTvis miuwvdomelia: ranairad aRmoCndiT am saqmeSi
Caxeduli Tqven, mister holms?
- swavla sikvdimde, gregson, swavla da swavla, jer kidev cxovrebis Zvel
universitetSi daviarebi. sxvaTa Soris, axla jer rva saaTic araa, kovent-gardenSi
ki vagneris opera gadis. Tu viCqarebT, meore moqmedebas mivuswrebT.
brius-partingtonis naxazebi
1895 wlis noembris mesame kviraSi londons iseTi xSiri yviTeli nisli Camoawva,
rom orSabaTidan xuTSabaTamde beiker-stritze, Cveni binis fanjrebidan
mopirdapire mxares, Senobebis siluetebis garCeva SeuZlebeli iyo. pirvel dRes
holmsi Tavis sqel cnobars ujda, awesrigebda, Sesatyvisi cnobebiTa da saZieblebiT
avsebda. meore da mesame dRes mTeli dro miuZRvna Sua saukuneebis musikas sagans, romelic bolo dros amoiCema da Cemi hobi axla es ariso gaiZaxoda.
magram meoTxe dRes, roca nasauzmevs wamovdeqiT, skamebi mivdgi-movdgiT da vnaxeT,
rom fanjris miRma isev ise micuravs TvalSeudgami ruxi burusi, zeTovani
wveTebis saxiT rom jdeboda minebze, Cemi megobris mouTmeneli da moqmedi
Sinagani samyaro gadaWriT aRudga win dedabunebis Wirveulobas. umoqmedobis gamo
ganawyenebuli win da ukan mimodioda oTaxSi, Zlivs iokebda energias, frCxilebs
ikvnetda da gverdze Cavlisas TiTebs ukakunebda avejs.
- aris gazeTebSi raime saintereso? - mkiTxa.
vicodi, `sainteresod~ holmss miaCnda danaSaulobaTa samyaroSi momxdari ambebi.
gazeTebSi iyo cnobebi revoluciaze, omis SesaZleblobaze; mTavrobis mosalodnel
Secvlaze, magram yvelaferi es Cemi megobris gonebis ares gareT rCeboda. iseTi
veraferi aRmovaCine, rac sisxlis samarTlis sferos ganekuTvneboda da Cemi
megobris daintereseba SeeZlo. gazeTebSi, garda Cveulebrivi patar-patara
samarTaldarRvevebisa, araferi ewera. holmsma Rrmad amoioxra da nerviuli
bolTis cema ganagrZo.
- londoneli damnaSave zarmaci da Clungia, - Tqva buzRuniT, rogorc monadirem,
romelsac msxverpli xelidan dausxlta. - gaixedeT fanjaraSi, uotson. xedavT,
rogor wamoimarTebian da isev qrebian nislebSi bundovani figurebi? aseT dRes
qurdsa da mkvlels SeuZlia Tavisuflad, SeumCnevlad iwanwalos quCebSi, rogorc
vefxvma junglebSi, naxtomisaTvis rom emzadeba. da mxolod maSin... mxolod maSin
dainaxavs xolme misi msxverpli.
- bevri wvrilmani qurdoba momxdara, - SevniSne me.
holmsma zizRiT amoixvneSa.
- am didebulsa da sibneliT mocul scenaze ufro Rirseuli ambebi unda
TamaSdebodes, - Tqva man. - bedi hqoniaT londonelebs, rom borotmoqmedi ara
var.
- oRondac! - vTqvi gulwrfelad.
- warmovidginoT, rom me var erTi-erTi im ormocdaaTTagani, romelTac aqvT
safuZveli, rom sikvdiliT damemuqron. rogor fiqrobT, didxans davrCebodi
cocxali, sakuTari Tavis devnas davaRwevdi Tavs? moulodneli zari, miwveva,
Sexvedris Txovna da morCa. kargia, rom nisliani dReebi araa samxreTis qveynebSi,
sadac daufiqreblad klaven xolme adamians... oh, RmerTo! rogorc iqna, gamoCnda
raRac iseTi, rac Cveni cxovrebis autanel erTferovnebas daarRvevs.
moaxle gogo Semovida depeSiT xelSi. holmsma gaxsna telegrafis blanki da
gadaixarxara.
- ara, erTi moismineT. CemTan Camosvla unebebia maikrofts, Cems Zmas!
- mere, ra aris amaSi gansakuTrebuli?
- ra ariso gansakuTrebuli? es xom igivea, rom tramvaim liandagidan gadauxvios
da TemSaraze gasrialdes. maikrofti wreSi moZraobs: bina pel-melze, klubi
`diogeni~, uaitholi - ai, misi ucvleli gza-kvali. aq mxolod erTxel iyo. ra
saswaulma gadaaxvevina gzidan?
- arafers ar ganmartavs?
holmsma depeSa gamomiwoda. me wavikiTxe:
`aucileblad unda gnaxo kadogen ueistis saqmeze. Camovdivar dauyovnebliv.
maikrofti~.
- kadogen ueisti? es saxeli sadRac gamigonia.
marTali giTxraT, me ar vicnob da arc mis Sesaxeb gamigonia rame, magram
maikroftma rom uecrad aseTi axirebuli nabiji gadadgas ...warmoudgenelia! ufro
iolia planeta orbitidan gamovardes. sxvaTa Soris, Tqven iciT, vinaa maikrofti?
bundovnad momagonda, rom holmsma Tavis Zmaze raRac miambo, roca `Tarjimanis
SemTxvevas~ varkvevdiT.
- mgoni, ambobdiT, rom britaneTis mTavrobaSi raRac patara saxelmwifoebrivi
posti uWiravso.
holmsma gaicina.
- im dros jer ise axlos ar gicnobdiT. saWiroa kacma enas kbili daaWiros, roca
laparakia saxelmwifoebriv masStabebze. marTalia, Cemi Zma britaneTis saxelmwifos
samsaxurSia. aseve sworia isic, rom zogjer is TviTon warmoadgens britaneTis
mTavrobas.
- magram, holms, mapatieT...
- asec vicodi, rom gagikvirdebodaT. maikrofti Rebulobs weliwadSi
oTxasormocdaaT girvanqas. uWiravs xelqveiTis adgili, pativmoyvare ar aris, uars
ambobs titulebsa da wodebebze, yvelaze ufro SeumCneveli kacia inglisSi.
- magram ranairad?
- iciT, namdvilad unikumia da aseTi gamorCeuli mdgomareoba mTavrobaSi Tavis
Tavs TviTon Seuqmna. arasodes yofila da arc iqneba is Tanamdeboba, rasac
maikrofti daiWerda. umagaliTod zustad azrovnebs da faqtebis damaxsovrebis
uCveulo unari gaaCnia; is kolosaluri energia, rasac me danaSaulobaTa mxilebas
vaxmar, man saxelmwifos samsaxurSi Caayena. mas andoben moxsenebaze daskvnebis
daweras. igi gaxlavT centri, saangariSo palata, sadac jamdeba yvela saerTo
balansi. danarCenebi ama Tu im sferoSi kargad gaTviTcnobierebuli specialistebi
gaxlavan. misi specialoba ki yvelafris codnaa. Cven verc ki warmogvidgenia, rom
yoveldRiurad saministroebsa da mis Tavkacebs sWirdebaT garkveuli cnobebi,
vTqvaT, samxedro flotsa da mis saqmianobaze, indoeTze, kanadaze, bimetalizmis
problemebze da aTasi, vin icis ra. Cemi Zma TanmimdevrobiT dahkiTxavs xolme
Sesabamis departamentebs da iRebs yvela saWiro cnobas, magram mxolod maikrofts
SeuZlia im cnobebis mopoveba, maTi analizi da urTierTkavSiris dadgena. pirvelad
mis unarsa da SesaZleblobebs afasebdnen, rogorc garkveuli saxis moxerxebul
samsaxurs, miznis misaRwevad umokles gzas. TandaTanobiT maikroftma Tavi daifasa
da centralur figurad iqca. mis Zlier gonebaSi yvelaferi Tavis adgilzea
dalagebuli da nebismier dros SeiZleba gamovlindes. araerTxel gadauwyvetia mis
erT sityvas saxelmwifoebrivi politikis esa Tu is sakiTxi - es kaci mTlianad am
saqmiT cocxlobs, misi yoveli azri imiTaa STanTqmuli. roca xandaxan raime
rCevas vekiTxebi, Tavs ar iSurebs xolme, rom Cems romelime problemas Suqi
mohfinos. amas igi Tavisi gonebis varjiSad racxs. magram ram aiZula dRes
iupiteri, olimpodan rom daSvebuliyo? vinaa kadogen uiesti da ra saerTo aqvs
mas maikroftTan?
- momagonda! - SevZaxe me da divanze dayril gazeTebSi qeqva daviwye. - ho, ra
Tqma unda, ager isic! kadogen uiesti is axalgazrda kacia, romelic or ricxvSi
diliT metropolitenis xazze mkvdari ipoves.
holmsi savarZelSi gasworda da mTlianad smenad iqca. xeli, romliTac Cibuxi
eWira, piramde ar miutania.
- maS, raRac seriozuli ambavi momxdara, uotson. sikvdili kacisa, ramac Cemi Zma
aiZula Tavisi CveulebebisaTvis eRalata, ubralo ram ar iqneba. magram ra saerTo
unda hqondes masTan maikrofts, dalaxvros RmerTma? SemTxveva, ramdenadac
maxsovs, sruliad Cveulebrivi da arafriT gamorCeuli ar iyo. axalgazrda kaci,
etyoba, vagonidan gadmovarda da sasikvdilod daSavda. arc Zarcvis niSnebi, arc
raime Zaladobis kvali - mgoni, ase iyo, ara?
- mokvlevam bevri axali faqti gamoavlina, - mivuge me, - SemTxveva, Tu mas
ufro dakvirvebulad SevxedavT, uaRresad ucnauria.
- im zemoqmedebis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT, rac mas Cems Zmaze mouxdenia,
WeSmaritad araCveulebrivi ambavi unda iyos. - holmsi gasworda da savarZelSi
moxerxebulad mokalaTda. - aba, uotson, gadmoalageT faqtebi rac xelT gvaqvs!
- axalgazrda kacis sruli saxelia arTur kadogen uiesti. ocdaSvidi wlisaa,
ucolSvilo, uilvijis arsenalSi umcros klerkad yofila.
- saxelmwifo samsaxurSi iyo? axla gasagebia, ratomaa Cemi Zma dainteresebuli.
- orSabaT saRamos is moulodnelad wasula samsaxuridan. ukanasknelad sakuTar
daniSnuls, mis vaiolet uestbaris unaxavs; isini im saRamos erTad yofilan. rvis
naxevarze arTur kadogen uiests qaliSvili uecrad miutovebia quCaSi. xSiri nisli
mdgara. dava an walaparakeba ar hqoniaT da qaliSvils verafriT auxsnia misi
moqmedeba. Semdegi cnoba arTurze moutania gzis muSas meisons, romelsac misi
gvami metropoliten oldgeitis sadguris maxloblad upovnia.
- rodis?
- samSabaTs, dilis eqvs saaTze. sxeuli TiTqmis zed gaCerebasTan gdebula,
swored iq, sadac liandagi gvirabidan gamodis, marcxena mxares, Tu dasavleTidan
aRmosavleTisaken gavixedavT, da odnav ganze. Tavis qala gaxeTqili aRmoaCnda,
albaT vagonidan gadavardnis dros gauskda. kacma rom Tqvas, sxvas verafers
vivaraudebT, gvami xom gvirabSi mxolod amnairad SeiZleboda moxvedriliyo.
romelime mezobeli quCidan iq ver waaTrevdnen: veranairad ver miitandnen iq
ise, rom kontroliorebs ar SeeniSnaT. maSasadame, saqmis es mxare eWvs ar iwvevs.
- Zalian kargi. diaxac, SemTxveva erTob ubraloa. kaci, mkvdari an cocxali,
gadavarda an gadaagdes vagonidan. jer yvelaferi naTelia. ganagrZeT.
- rkinigzis im xazze, romelzedac kadogen uiesti ipovnes, is matareblebi
mimodian, romelnic dasavleTidan aRmosavleTisken miemarTebian. am xazze
moZraoben metros matareblebic da qalaqgareT mimavali matareblebic, romelnic
uilsdenidan da sxva punqtebidan modian. dabejiTebiT SeiZleba iTqvas, rom
axalgazrda kaci Ramis matarebliT mgzavrobda, magram saxeldobr romel sadgurSi
Cajda vagonSi, ver gaarkvies.
- bileTis mixedviT ver gaigebdnen?
- bileTi ver unaxes.
- daxeT, rogor yofila saqme! ucnauria! sakuTari gamocdilebidan vici, metros
baqanze ubileTod gasvla SeuZlebelia, bileTi xom unda eCvenebina. unda
CavTvaloT, rom axalgazrda kacs bileTi hqonda, magram viRacam aacala, raTa misi
metroSi Cajdomis adgili ar gamJRavnebuliyo. iqneb vagonSi dauvarda? esec
advili SesaZlebelia. magram TviTon faqti, bileTi rom ar amoaCnda, uaRresad
sagulisxmoa. am SemTxvevaSi gaZarcvis mizniT mkvlelobac gamoricxulia?
- mec ase mgonia. gazeTebSi aRwerilia yvelaferi, rac kadogen uiests jibeSi
upoves. safuleSi ori girvanqa da TxuTmeti Silingi aRmoaCnda. jibeSive upovnes
erT-erTi didi bankis uilviSis ganyofilebis saCeko wignaki. albaT swored amis
mixedviT daadgines daRupulis vinaoba. ipoves, agreTve, uilvijis Teatris benuaris
ori bileTi imave orSabaTisaTvis. napovni nivTebis CamoTvlaSi, raRac teqnikuri
xasiaTis sabuTebis Sekvracaa aRwerili. amis gagonebaze holmsma kmayofilebiT
SesZaxa: rogorc iqna! axla yovelive gasagebia. britaneTis mTavroba - uilvijis
arsenali. teqnikuri dokumentebi - Zma maikrofti. axla yvelaferi xelTa maqvs.
danarCens ki, Tu ar vcdebi, ager, maikrofti modis da is agvixsnis. wuTic da
Cvens winaSe idga zorzoxi maikroft holmsi. igi tanmaRali iyo, zorba, mkvrivi
agebulebisa, metad mZimec ki da, erTi sityviT, uzarmazari potenciuri fizikuri
Zalis gansaxiereba gaxldaT. aseTi tanadobis kacs moazrovnis gadaSlili Subli,
foladisferi, gamWriaxi, Rrmad Camjdari Tvalebi da mtkiced gamokveTili piri
amSvenebda. maikroftis mnaxvels, albaT, maSinve daaviwydeboda misi garegnuli
mouxeSaoba da mxolod yovelives damCrdilav Zalum inteleqts igrZnobda, rac am
pirovnebaSi ase TvalSisacemad mJRavndeboda; mas Tan axlda skotlend-iardeli
Cveni Zveli nacnobi, gamxdari, asketuri figuris patroni lestreidi. maTi
dafiqrebuli gamometyveleba aSkarad laparakobda, rom mosalodneli iyo Zalze
seriozuli saubari. maikroft
holmsma palto gaixada da savarZelSi
Cajda. maZebarma xeli CamogvarTva da sityva ki ar dauZravs.
- Zalian arasasiamovno ambavia, Serlok, - Tqva maikroftma. - WiriviT mZuls
Cveulebis Ralati, magram xelisufalni xom ici, qva aagdes da Tavi SeuSvires, ase
rom uari ar gamivida. im konfliqtis dros, rac axla siamSi wamoiWra,
saministroSi Cemi yofna TiTqmis aucilebelia. magram viTareba daZabulia, pirdapir
kritikuli. arasodes ar minaxavs premier-ministri ase aRelvebuli. saadmiraloSi
xom yvelaferi ise gugunebs, rogorc gadabrunebul skaSi. saqmes gaecani?
- swored am saqmiT viyaviT axla garTuli. ra dokumentebi upoves kadogen
uiests?
- o, swored es aris axla mTavari. sabednierod, ar gamomJRavnebula, Torem presa
erT ambavs astexda. qaRaldebi, romlebic im ubedur axalgazrda kacs jibeSi edo,
brius-partingtonis wyalqveSa navis naxazebia.
es is sazeimo ieriT Tqva, rom Cven maSinve mivxvdiT, ra did mniSvnelobasac
aZlevda maikrofti imas, rac moxda. me da Cemi megobari smenad viyaviT qceulni,
ras ityoda kidev es kaci.
- Tqven, ra Tqma unda, iciT, vinaa lordi brius-partingtoni? me megona, yvelam
icis-meTqi misi ambavi.
- mxolod saxeli gagvigonia.
- Tqmac ki Znelia imisa, Tu ra mniSvnelobisaa samxedro saidumloeba, romelic
gasces. yvela saxelmwifo saidumlos Soris es erTi gansakuTrebiT gulmodgined
iyo cxraklitulSi Caketili. SegiZliaT Cems sityvas endoT: brius-partingtonis
navis moqmedebis arenaze zRvidan Tavdasxma SeuZlebelia. am gamogonebis uflebaze
gasul wels uzarmazari Tanxaa gadaxdili. yvelaferi keTdeboda, rom es
monopolia xelSeuxebeli darCeniliyo. naxazebi uaRresad rTulia, ocdaaTamde
calkeul patents Seicavs da yoveli maTgani aucilebelia mTliani
konstruqciisaTvis. isini saidumlo ganyofilebis saimedo seifSi - arsenalis
maxloblad inaxeboda. karebsa da fanjrebze iseTi saketebi iyo, rom mZarcveli
veras gaxdeboda. dokumentebis gamotana yovelgvari sababiT ikrZaleboda. TviTon
flotis mTavar konstruqtors rom moesurvebina dokumentebis Semowmeba, piradad
uilvijSi mouxdeboda Casvla. da uecrad naxazebi erTi wvrili moxelis gvamis
jibeSi da isic Sua qalaqSi aRmoCnda. politikuri TvalsazrisiT, es Tu meti ara,
SeiZleba iTqvas, pirdapir saSinelia!
- magram naxazebi xom ipoveT?
- ara, Zmao, ara! gaWirveba swored egaa, rom ara. seifidan gatacebulia aTive
naxazi, kadogen uiestis jibeSi ki mxolod Svidi aRmoCnda. umTavresi sami naxazi
ki moparulia, gaqra, daikarga. Serlok, Sen yvelafers Tavi unda mianebo, droebiT
mTeli Seni wvrilmani policiuri Tavsatexi ambebi gadado da gadawyvito problema,
rasac saerTaSoriso mniSvneloba aqvs. ra mizniT waiRo uiestma dokumentebi
seifidan? ra garemoebaSi mokvda? rogor moxvda gvami iq, sadac naxes? sadaa sami
naxazi, romlebic gvaklia? rogor gamovasworoT Cadenili boroteba? ai, ra
kiTxvebs unda mouZebno pasuxebi, Tu ginda, rom samSoblos TvalsaCino samsaxuri
gauwio.
- Sen TviTon ratom ar unda mohkido xeli Ziebas, analizis unari Cemze naklebi
gaqvs Tu ra?
- SeiZleba, Serlok, magram Ziebisas mravali wvrilmanis garkveva iqneba saWiro.
mouyare Tavi im wvrilmanebs Cems xelSi da me savarZlidan arc ki wamoviwev ise
gamogicxob eqspertis zust daskvnas. magram aqeT-iqiT sirbili, rkinigzis
mosamsaxureebis jvaredini dakiTxva, pirqve wola da gamadidebeli SuSiT nivTebisa
da sagnebis Wvreta da Seswavla namdvilad araa Cemi saqme. Sen da mxolod Sens
erTs SegiZlia am danaSaulis asaval-dasavals naTeli mohfino. da Tu ginda Seni
sakuTari saxeli ixilo dajildoebulTa momdevno siaSi...
Cemma megobarma gaiRima da Tavi gadaaqnia.
- me yovelTvis siamovnebisaTvis verevi aseT saqmeebSi, - Tqva man. magram eg
saqme namdvilad saintereso Cans da me mzada var Zieba daviwyo. Sen ki, Cemo
Zmao, faqtebi ufro dawvrilebiT unda CamomiyaWo.
- me mokled Camovwere, qaRaldis naglejze, yvelaferi mTavari. ramdenime
misamarTic davumate - SeiZleba gamogadges. dokumentebis movla-Senaxvaze
oficialuri pasuxismgebeli cnobili saxelmwifo eqsperti ser jeims uolteria.
sacnobaro leqsikonSi misi saCuqrebis, titulebisa da wodebebis CamoTvlas ori
striqoni uWiravs. igi saxelmwifo samsaxurSi gaWaRaravda, namdvili ingliseli
jentlmenia, yvelaze ufro warCinebulTa saxlebSi miRebuli sapatio stumari, da,
rac mTavaria, misi patriotizmi eWvs ar iwvevs. is erT-erTia im orTagan, visac
seifis gasaRebi hqondaT mindobili. SemiZlia kidev mogawodo erTi cnoba,
orSabaTs, mTeli samuSao dRis ganmavlobaSi dokumentebi Tavis adgilze iyo, ser
jeimsma gasaRebi jibeSi Caido da dRis sam saaTze londonSi wavida. mTeli saRamo
admiral sinkleris saxlSi barkli-skverze imyofeboda.
- es Semowmebulia?
- diax. misma Zmam, polkovnikma valentain uolterma aCvena, rom ser jeimsi
marTla gaemgzavra uilvijidan, da admiralma sinklerma daadastura, rom orSabaTi
saRamo masTan gaatara. amrigad, ser jeims uolters momxdar ambavSi uSualo roli
ar uTamaSia.
- visTan inaxeba meore gasaRebi?
- sidnei jonsonis kontoris ufros klerkTan. igi ormoci wlisaa, coliani, xuTi
Svili hyavs. Cumi, mkacri kacia. samsaxurSi masze Cinebuli azrisani arian.
kolegebs didad arafrad epitnavebaT, magram brwyinvale TanamSromelia. jonsonis
pirad Cvenebas mxolod misi coli adasturebs, `orSabaTs samsaxurs Semdeg mTeli
saRamo Sin viyavi, gasaRebic Tavis adgilze iyo da saaTis Zewkvze mekidao~.
- gviTxari kadogen uiestis ambavi.
- CvenTan aTi weli imuSava, imsaxura umwikvlod. ficxi, TavSeukavebeli, magram
pirdapiri da patiosani kacis reputacia hqonda. mis Sesaxeb urigos verafers
vityviT. umcros klerkad iTvleboda, sidnei jonsonis xelqveiTad da mis mere
meore kacad. samsaxurebrivi movaleobis gamo yoveldRe hqonda saqme am
dokumentebTan, naxazebTan. mis garda aravis hqonda ufleba es naxazebi xelSi
aeRo.
- vin daketa ukanasknelad seifi?
- ufrosma klerkma sidnei jonsonma.
- ho, vinc aiRo dokumentebi, cnobilia. isini ipoves umcrosi klerkis kadogen
uiestis jibeSi. amis Taobaze safiqralic aRaraferia, yovelive naTelia.
- mxolod erTi SexedviT, Serlok. sinamdvileSi bevri ram rCeba gaurkveveli.
uwinares yovlisa, risTvis gaitaca uiestma naxazebi?
- vfiqrob, maTi Rirebuleba didi unda iyos?
- im naxazebiT ramdenime aTasis `gaimasqneba~ SeeZlo.
- naxazebis gayidvis garda kidev Tua raime motivi?
- ara.
- am SemTxvevaSi miviRoT es, rogorc samuSao hipoTeza. amrigad, naxazebi gaitaca
axalgazrda kadogen uiestma. amisi Cadena mas mxolod yalbi, morgebuli gasaRebiT
SeeZlo.
- am SemTxvevaSi mas ramdenime yalbi gasaRebi unda hqonoda. jer SenobaSi unda
Sesuliyo, mere oTaxSi da Semdeg seifi gaeRo.
- maSasadame, mas hqonda ramdenime yalbi gasaRebi. gatacebuli naxazebi man
londonSi waiRo, raTa samxedro saidumlo gaeyida da uTuod varaudobda dednebis
dabrunebas umal, vidre qurdobas miuxvdebodnen. am mizniT, londons Casulma
moRalatem, iq Tavisi aRsasruli naxa.
- magram rogor da ranairad moxda es ambavi, ai, esaa sakiTxavi?
- Cemi varaudiT ukan, uilvijSi rom brundeboda, mokles da vagonidan gadaagdes.
- maSin rogor moxda, rom misi gvami oldgeitSi aRmoCnda? oldgeiti xom
`londonis xidis~ iqiTaa da Tu uiesti uilvijSi midioda, maSin igi `londonis
xidis~ gaCerebaze unda Camosuliyo.
- SeiZleba vivaraudoT ramdenic gnebavT imdeni garemoeba, romelTac is aiZules
Tavisi sadguris `londonis xidis~ gaCerebaze ar an ver Camosuliyo. ai,
magaliTad, waelaparaka viRacas, rac cxare SetakebiTa da moRalatis sikvdiliT
dasrulda. meore, kadogen uiests vagonidan gasvla ewada, liandagebze davarda da
daimtvra, im meorem ki kari miuxura. iseT xSir nislSi veravin verafers
dainaxavda.
- raki jerjerobiT ukeTesi veraferi mogvifiqrebia, aseTi varaudebiT
davkmayofildeT, magram miaqcie yuradReba, Serlok, ramdeni ram rCeba
gaurkveveli. davuSvaT, kadogenma ganizraxa gatacebuli, dokumentebis londonSi
waReba. maSin, bunebrivia isic, rom iq ucxoel agentTan Sexvedra eqneboda
daniSnuli. saamisod ki aucileblad dasWirdeboda im saRamosTvis samsaxuridan
gaTavisufleba. amis nacvlad man ori bileTi aiRo TeatrSi wasasvlelad da
daniSnulTan erTad iqiT gaeSura. uecrad qali quCaSi miatova da TviTon
ugzoukvlod gaqra.
- Tvalis asaxvevad, - CaurTo lestreidma, romelic ukve didi xania adgilze
cqmutavda da mousvenrobda.
- raRac ucnauri, gansakuTrebuli xerxia, meti rom araferi vTqva. da es pirveli
Sesityvebaa. am varauds namdvilad aklia damajerebloba. meore: davuSvaT uiesti
Cavida londonSi da agents Sexvda. rac ar unda momxdariyo, saWiro iyo
dokumentebis Tavis adgilze dabruneba. seifidan man aTi naxazi waiRo, unaxes
mxolod Svidi. danarCen sams ra mouvida? saeWvoa uiests naxazebi Tavisi nebiT
daeTmo. bolos, sadaa fuli, rac samxedro saidumlos gacemisaTvis miiRo?
logikuri iqneboda imisi molodini, rom jibeSi Zalian didi Tanxa aRmoCenoda.
- Cemi azriT, aq yvelaferi Zalze naTelia, - Tqva lestreidma. - eWvic ar
mepareba, rom yovelive ise moxda, rogorc axla me getyviT. uiestma naxazebi
moipara, rom gaeyida. Sexvda kidec agents londonSi. fasSi ver morigdnen. uiesti
Sinisaken moeSureba, agenti ukan aedevneba. vagonSi agenti mas sicocxles
gamoasalmebs, yvelaze ufro saWiro, Zvirfas naxazebs waiRebs, gvams ki vagonidan
gadmoagdebs. Tqveni azriT, yovelive, rac mogaxseneT, xom yvelafer gaugebrobas
da kiTxvas gvacilebs Tavidan.
- kadogen uiests ratom ar aRmoaCnda bileTi?
magazec mogaxsenebT Cems sakuTar azrs: bileTiT SeiZleboda imis gamocnoba, Tu
romel sadgurTan iqneboda ufro axlos agentis samyofeli. amitom agentma
mokluls jibidan bileTi amoacala.
- yoCaR lestreid, Zalian kargad CamoayalibeT yvelaferi, - Tqva holmsma. Tqvens Teoriasa da varauds Tu gaviziarebT, SeiZleba Zieba SevwyvitoT, rakiRa
yvelaferi momTavrebulia. gamcemi da moRalate ukve mkvdaria. brius-partingtonis
wyalqveSa navis naxazebi albaT ukve kontinentzea. raRa rCeba?
- moqmedeba, Serlok, moqmedeba! - SesZaxa maikroftma da savarZlidan wamovarda. instinqturad vgrZnob, rom, rac movismineT, swori araa da iq raRac sxva ambavi
ifareba. mouxme Sens gonierebas. Serlok, naxe da daaTvaliere momxdari
danaSaulis adgili, naxe saqmeSi gareuli adamianebi, qva-qvaze ar datovo da
yvelaferi Tavdayira gadaabrune! arasodes ara gqonia amdagvari SemTxveva, rom
samSoblos egzom didi samsaxuri gauwio da gamoadge.
- eh, ra gaewyoba, - Tqva holmsma da mxrebi aiCeCa. - wavideT, uotson. nurc
Tqven daizarebT, lestreid, rom oriode saaTi CvenTan erTad iyoT. Cven sadgur
oldgetidan daviwyebT. naxvamdis, maikroft. vfiqrob, saRamosTvis Cvengan ukve
axal cnobebs miiReb, magram winaswar gafrTxileb, bevrs nurafers eli.
aRwerili ambidan erTi saaTic ar iqneboda gasuli, rom Cven samni - holmsi,
lestreidi da me, - videqiT metroSi swored im alagas, sadac gaCerebasTan
miaxloebuli matarebeli gvirabidan gamodis. Cveni mxlebeli, wiTuri da Zalze
dauzareli moxuci jentlmeni rkinigzis kompaniis warmomadgeneli iyo.
- axalgazrda kacis sxeuli eger aq egdo, - gviCvena adgili, rac liandagidan
samiode futis manZilze iyo. - sxva simaRlidan gadmovardna arc cocxalsa da arc
mkvdars aranairad ar SeeZlo: xom xedavT, yvelgan yru kedlebia aRmarTuli.
maSasadame, igi mxolod matareblidan unda iyos gadmovardnili da swored im
matareblidan, romelmac aq orSabaTs SuaRamisas Caiara.
- vagonSi brZolisa da Zaladobis araviTari kvali ar aRmoCnda?
- araviTari. arc bileTi.
- arc erTi vagonidan ar SeumCneviaT Ria kari?
- ara.
- dRes diliT raRac axali cnobebi miviReT, - Tqva lestreidma. - metros
matareblis mgzavrma, romelsac orSabaTs RamiT oldgetis sadguris maxloblad
Cauvlia daaxloebiT 11.40-ze, ganacxada: momeCvena, rom gzaSi, zed gaCerebasTan
TiTqos raRac mZime sagani gadmovarda, magram sqel nislSi veraferi gavarCieo.
maSin es ar ganucxadebia. magram ra emarTeba mister holmss?
Cems megobars Tvalebi mieSterebina im adgilisaTvis, sadac liandagebi mrude
xaziT gamodian gvirabidan. oldgeti - sakvanZo sadguria da amitom aq mravali
isaria. swored maTken miemarTa holmss fxizeli, maZiebeli mzera da mis
Cafiqrebul, moZrav saxeze SevamCnie CemTvis kargad cnobili gamometyveleba:
mWidrod mokumuli bageebi, mocaxcaxe nestoebi da maRla aziduli mZime, xSiri
warbebi.
- isrebi, - dudunebda igi, - isrebi...
- isrebi? ras gulisxmobT?
- am gzaze, mgoni, bevri amdagvari isari araa?
- sul cota.
- isrebi da mosaxvevi... ara, vficav... es rom namdvilad ase yofiliyo...
- ra moxda, mister holms? raimes miageniT?
- jer mxolod varaudebi, miniSneba, meti araferi. magram saqme, ueWvelia, sul
ufro met interess iwvevs. unikaluri, namdvilad unikaluri saqmea... Tumca,
ratomac ara? sisxlis kvali arsad ar SeminiSnavs.
- TiTqmis arc yofila.
- magram TavSi, mgoni, Zalian didi Wriloba hqonda?
- Tavi gapobili hqonda, magram garegnulad dazianeba umniSvnelo iyo.
- mainc ucnauria - mTlad usisxlod xom ver Caivlida! miTxariT, geTayva, mimarTa man lestreids, - xom ar SemiZlia davaTvaliero matarebeli, romliTac
is mgzavri midioda, raRac mZime sagnis gadmovardna rom moeCvena?
- mgoni es SeuZlebeli ambavi unda iyos, mister
holms. im
matareblis vagonebi sxva SemadgenlobaSi moxvda.
- SemiZlia dagarwmunoT, mister holms, rom yoveli vagoni daTvalierebuli da
gamokvleuli gaxlavT, - Caeria lestreidi. - piradad me vxelmZRvanelobdi am
saqmes.
Cemi megobris nakli gaxldaT aSkara mouTmenlobis gamoxatva im adamianebTan,
romelTac ar gaaCndaT misebri inteleqti, moqniloba da gonebis gamWriaxoba.
- unda vivaraudoT, - Tqva da mibrunda, - magram me, sxvaTa Soris, vagonebis
daTvalierebas arc vapirebdi. uotson, Cven aq meti aRaraferi gvesaqmeba. rac
saWiro iyo, yvelaferi gakeTda. metad aRar dagayovnebT, mister lestreid. axla
Cveni gza uilvijSi midis.
sadgur `londonis xidze~ holmsma datova depeSa, romelic gagzavnamde wamakiTxa.
teqsti aseTi iyo:
`sibneleSi Suqma gaikiafa, magram SeiZleba Caqres. gTxovT Cveni dabrunebis
droisaTvis Sikrikis xeliT gamogvigzavnoT beiker-stritze sruli sia ucxoeli
jaSuSebisa da agentebisa, romelnic amJamad inglisSi imyofebian, maTi sruli
misamarTebiT.
Serloki~.
- es SeiZleba gamogvadges, - miTxra holmsma, roca matarebelSi CavjeqiT da
uilvijis gzas davadeqiT. Cven madlobelni unda viyoT maikroftisa. man dagvayena
im saqmis kvalze, romelic SeiZleba Zalze saintereso gamodges.
holmss cocxalsa da Wkvianur saxeze, TiTqos jer kidev efina daZabuli
yuradRebisa da daWimuli energiis gamometyveleba, da me mivxvdi, rom raRac
axalma, CemTvis SeumCnevelma, mWevrmetyvelma faqtma misi maxvili goneba
gansakuTrebuli ZaliT aamuSava. warmoidgineT mwevari, roca saZaRleSi wevs
gaSxlarTuli, yurebi da kudi Zirs dauSvia, da Semdeg, roca daZagruli da
geSaRebuli cxel kvalze garbis, - swored aseTi cvlileba ganicada holmsma. axla
Cems Tvalwin idga sul sxva adamiani. rogor ar hgavda igi im dune, momCvarul
kacs, sul ramdenime saaTis win Tagvisferi xalaTi rom ecva da oTaxSi bolTas
scemda.
- o, rogor idumalebiT aRsavse saqmea da moqmedebis ra farTo veli iSleba, Tqva holmsma. gamWriaxoba ver gamoviCine da maSinve ver SevniSne, Tu ra
SesaZleblobani iSleba Cvens Tvalwin.
- me ki axlac veraferSi verkvevi.
- bolo CemTvisac bneliTaa moculi, magram erTi varaudi maqvs, mas SeuZlia win
wagvwios. darwmunebuli var, rom kadogen uiesti sadRac sxva adgilas mokles da
misi sxeuli vagonis SigniT ki ara, saxuravze egdo.
- saxuravze?
- daujerebelia, xom marTalia?! magram yovelive avwon-davwonoT da kargad
gavaanalizoT. gana SeiZleba ubralo SemTxveviTobad CavTvaloT is, rom gvami
gadmovarda im adgilas, sadac matarebeli isars Cauvlis, injRreva, iryeva da
sagnebs maRla isvris? xom iq unda gadmovardes sagani, romelic vagonis
saxuravzea? SigniT vagonSi mdebare sagnebze isari veraviTar zemoqmedebas ver
moaxdens. an sxeuli maRlidan Camovarda, an aq raRac saocari damTxvevaa. axla
miaqcieT yuradReba imas, rom sisxlis kvali arsad araa. cxadia, arc gzaze iqneba,
Tu mkvleloba sxvagan moxda. yoveli es wvrilmani faqti cal-calke adasturebs
Cems varauds, erTad ki ukve samxilia.
- axla kidev bileTi! - SevZaxe me.
- sruli simarTlea. Cven es ver agvexsna. Cemi varaudi ki amasac xsnis. yvelaferi
erTimeoreze kargad lagdeba.
- davuSvaT, asea, da Cven mainc Sorsa varT uiestis saidumlo mkvlelobis
amouxsneli garemoebebis gamomJRavnebisagan. me vityodi, rom saqme ki ar
gamartivda, kidev ufro daixlarTa.
- SeiZleba, - Cailaparaka fiqriT moculma holmsma. - SeiZleba...
Semdeg gaCumda da sakuTar fiqrebSi wasuli dumda im momentamde, vidre
matarebelma, rogorc iqna, uilvijis sadgurs ar miaRwia. kebSi CavjeqiT da
holmsma jibidan maikroftis datovebuli furceli amoiRo.
- ramdenime viziti mogvelis, - Tqva man. - Cvens yuradRebas pirvelad mgoni ser
jeims uolteri iTxovs.
am cnobili saxelmwifo moRvawis saxli mdidruli vila aRmoCnda. misi mwvane
gazonebi Temzamde aRwevdnen. nisli ukve ifanteboda, mis quslebSi susti, Txevadi
Suqi criatebda. zari davrekeT da msaxuri gamovida.
- ser jeimsi? - CagvekiTxa da misma saxem mkacri, sazeimo gamometyveleba miiRo. ser jeimsi am diliT gardaicvala, ser.
- RmerTo Cemo! - SesZaxa holmsma, erTob gaocebulma. - rogor, riTi?
- iqneb Sin SemobrZandeT, ser da naxoT misi Zma, polkovniki valentaini?
- diax, Tqven marTali xarT, meti gza arca gvaqvs.
gagvatares sustad ganaTebul sastumroSi da erTi wuTis Semdeg iq Zalian maRali,
lamazi, ormocdaaTiode wlis, qera, wvermoSvebuli kaci Semovida. es gaxldaT ser
jeimsis umcrosi Zma. TvalebSi gamoxatuli dabneuloba, cremliT sveli loyebi,
aCeCili Tma - yvelaferi mowmobda, rom ojaxs mZime ubedureba daatyda. ambavs
rom hyveboda, polkovniks cremlebi axrCobda.
- yvelaferi im saSinel skandals mohyva, - Tqva, - Cemi Zma maRali patiosnebis
gansaxiereba gaxldaT, aseTi sircxvili ver gadaitana. aman daRupa. yovelTvis
amayobda mis departamentSi damyarebuli wesrigiT da uecrad iseTi dartyma...
- Cven imedi gvqonda, rom misgan miviRebdiT zogierT cnobas, rac saqmis gaxsnas
xels Seuwyobda.
- garwmunebT, is, rac moxda, misTvisac iseve yovlad gaugebari iyo, rogorc
TqvenTvis, CemTvis da yvelasaTvis. man iCqara da ukve moaxsena policias
yvelaferi, rac misTvis cnobili iyo. ra Tqma unda, eWvi arc Seh-parvia, rom
kadogen uiestia damnaSave. magram sxva yvelaferi srul saidumlod unda darCes.
- piradad Tqven arafris damateba ar SegiZliaT?
- me vici mxolod is, rac sxvebisagan msmenia da gazeTebSi wamikiTxavs. ar minda
ifiqroT, Tavazianoba akliao, mister holms, magram Tqven unda gagvigoT, Cven
axla didi da samwuxaro ambavi SegvemTxva da iZulebuli var, gTxovoT rom es
laparaki male davasruloT.
- ai, marTlac moulodneli Semobruneba saqmisa, - miTxra megobarma, roca kebSi
isev CavsxediT, - sawyali moxuci. rogor moulodnelad mokvda. - netav, bunebrivi
aRsasruliT wavida am qveynidan Tu Tavi moikla? Tu es TviTmkvlelobaa,
samSoblos Ralatis gamo sindisis qenjnis Sedegad xom ar moxda? magram es kiTxva
SemdegisaTvis gadavdoT. axla ki kadogen uiests mivxedoT.
Svilis damkargavi deda cxovrobda gareubanSi, erT patara saxlSi, sadac
samagaliTo wesrigi sufevda. moxuci qali sruliad ganadgurebuli iyo dardisagan
da verafriT dagvexmara. samagierod, mis mezoblad aRmoCnda erTi Zalze
fermkrTali axalgazrda qaliSvili. igi gagvecno, rogorc mis vaiolet uestbari,
gansvenebulis sacole da ukanaskneli, vinc im sabediswero saRamos uiesti naxa.
- momxdari ambavi verafriT amixsnia, mister holms, - Tqva man, - mas mere, rac
ubedurebis ambavi gavigeT, Tvali ar momixuWavs, sul vfiqrob, vfiqrob da
simarTles veZeb. arTuri keTilSobili kaci iyo, gulRia, Tavisi saqmis erTguli,
WeSmariti patrioti. umal marjvenas moiWrida, vidre misdami mindobil saxelmwifo
saidumlos gayidda. yvelasaTvis, vinc mas icnobda, es azri dauSvebeli da uazroa.
- magram faqtebi, mis uestbari...
- diax, diax. me ar SemiZlia maTi axsna, amas vaRiareb.
- fulis gasaWirs xom ar ganicdida?
- ara. arcTu didi moTxovnilebis kaci iyo, jamagiri ki sakmarisi hqonda.
danazogebic ramdenime aseul girvanqas aRwevda da saaxalwlod jvari unda
dagvewera.
- xom ar SegimCneviaT, rom Relavda da nerviulobda? gTxovT, mis uestbari,
CvenTan absoluturad gulaxdili iyoT.
Cemi megobris maxvilma Tvalma qaliSvils raRac cvlileba Seatyo, - igi TiTqos
yoymanobda, wamowiTlda.
- ki, meCveneboda, rom raRac aSfoTebda.
- didi xania, rac es daewyo?
- erTi kviris win. zogjer Rrmad Cafiqrdeboda xolme. moiwyenda. erTxel vcade
gamotexva, CaveZie, xom araferi momxdara-meTqi. gamomityda, mosveneba damekarga da
es samsaxuris saqmes exebao. `iseTi viTareba Seiqmna, rom Senc ki verafers
getyvio~, Tqva. mets verafers gavxdi.
holmsis saxem seriozuli gamometyveleba miiRo.
- ganagrZeT, mis uestbari. Tundac erTi SexedviT Tqveni Cveneba mis sasargeblod
ar metyvelebdes, mxolod simarTle ilaparakeT. winaswar Cven arasodes ar viciT,
sad migviyvans simarTle.
- merwmuneT, meti araferi damrCenia saTqmeli. erTi orjer momeCvena TiTqos
saTqmel-safiqrali CemTvis unda gaeziarebina. rogorRac erT saRamos laparaki
imaze Camoagdo, Tu ra didi mniSvnelobisaa dokumentebi, romelnic seifSi inaxeba.
Semdeg, maxsovs, daumata, rom ucxoeli jaSuSebi, cxadia, am samxedro
saidumlosaTvis didZal Tanxas gaiRebdnen.
holmsis gamometyveleba kidev ufro seriozuli gaxda.
- meti araferi uTqvams?
- mxolod is dasZina, rom Cven ramdenadme daudevrad veqceviT samxedro
saidumloebis Senaxvis saqmes, saTanado yuradRebas ver vaqcevT mas da rom
moRalatesa da gamcems amiTSeuZlia isargeblos.
- aseT Temebze laparaki mxolod am bolo dros daiwyo?
- diax, mxolod ukanasknel dReebSi.
- miambeT, ra moxda im saRamos.
- Cven TeatrSi wasasvlelad movemzadeT. iseTi sqeli nisli Camowva, rom kebis
daqiravebas azri ara
hqonda. fexiT gavuyeviT. Cveni gza
arsenalis maxloblad gadioda. uecrad arTurma mimatova, ganze gadaxta da nislSi
miimala.
- sityva ar uTqvams?
- mxolod raRac SesZaxa da morCa. videqi, velodi, magram ar dabrunda. maSin me
Sin wavedi. meore dRes diliT departamentidan movidnen da misi ambavi ikiTxes.
daaxloebiT Tormet saaTze saSineli cnobebi Sevitye. mister holms, gaficebT: Tu
es Tqvens xelT aris, gadaarCineT misi patiosani saxeli. iciT, ra Zvirad uRirda
patiosneba?
holmsi Sewuxda, Tavi gadaaqnia.
- aba, uotson, droa daviZraT da sxvagan wavideT, - Tqva. - axla iq mivalT,
saidanac dokumentebi gaitaces.
- Tavidanve axalgazrda kacis winaaRmdeg bevrma samxilma moiyara Tavi. dakiTxvebis
Semdeg ki maTi ricxvi kidev ufro gaizarda, - SeniSna holmsma, roca kebi daiZra.
- moaxloebuli qorwineba - sakmarisi motivia danaSaulisaTvis. kadogen uiesti,
bunebrivia, fuls saWiroebda. naxazebis motacebis azri hqonia TavSi, raki sacoles
amaze laparaki dauwyo. TiTqmis kinaRam Tanamzraxveladac gauxdia, ganzraxva
qalisaTvis lamis gaumxelia. saZageli ambavia.
- magram momismineT, holms, nuTu kacis reputacias araviTari mniSvneloba ara
aqvs? mere da ra aucilebeli iyo sapatarZlos quCaSi mitoveba da Tavkisris
texviT dokumentebis mosaparavad gaqceva?
- Tqven sworad msjelobT, uotson. sapirispiro azri, rac Tqven gamoTqviT, Zalze
arsebiTia. magram braldebis uaryofa Zalian Zneli iqneba.
mister sidnei jonsoni Segvxvda iseTi pativiT, rasac gamoxatavda yvela, vinc Cemi
megobris sadarbazo baraTs naxavda. ufrosi klerki aRmoCnda gamxdari, pirquSi
mamakaci, Suaxnis saTvaliani jentlmeni. momxdari ambisagan cota mokuntuliyo da
xelebi ukankalebda.
- arasasiamovno ambavia, mister holms, Zalze arasasiamovno. Tqven gaigeT Sefis
gardacvaleba?
- Cven esaa misi saxlidan movdivarT.
- CvenTan didi areulobaa. departamentis meTauri mokvda, kadogen uiesti mokvda,
sabuTebi gatacebulia. xolo orSabaT saRamos, roca saxls vketavdiT, aki
yvelaferi Tavis rigze gaxldaT - departamenti departaments hgavda. RmerTo
Cemo, RmerTo Cemo! fiqric ki saSinelia. aseTi danaSauli rom saxeldobr uiests
Caedina!
- maS, Tqven darwmunebuli xarT mis udanaSaulobaSi?
- sxva aravinaa, rom eWvi mivitanoT. me ki mas ise vendobodi, rogorc sakuTar
Tavs.
- romel saaTze daketeT saxli orSabaTs?
- xuT saaTze.
- sad inaxeboda dokumentebi?
- seifSi. TviTon me Cemi xeliT Sevawye isini.
- Senobas daraji ara hyavs?
- daraji aris, magram marto Cvens ganyofilebas ki ar icavs. Zveli jariskacia,
absoluturad sando. araferi unaxavs. im saRamos, marTalia, saSineli nisli iyo,
daujereblad xSiri.
- davuSvaT, kadogen uiestma ganizraxa SenobaSi Sesvla arasamuSao dros. mas sami
gasaRebi dasWirdeboda, rom sabuTebamde mieRwia, xom asea?
- swored ase gaxlavT: Semosasvlelis gasaRebi, kontoris gasaRebi da seifis
gasaRebi.
- gasaRebebi mxolod Tqven da ser jeims uolters gqondaT?
- SenobaSi Semosasvlelis gasaRebi me ara maqvs, mxolod seifisa mabaria.
- ser jeimsi xasiaTis simtkiciTa da disciplinis moyvarulobiT Tu gamoirCeoda?
- wesrigis moyvaruli kaci iyo. mxolod is vici, rom samive gasaRebi erT rgolSi
hqonda. xSirad minaxavs mis xelSi is acma.
- es rgoli Tan mihqonda xolme, roca londonSi midioda?
- mudam Tan damaqvso, ityoda xolme.
- arc Tqven tovebT sadme Tqvens gasaRebs?
- arasodes.
- maSasadame, uiests, Tu damnaSave marTla isaa, meore morgebuli gasaRebi
gaukeTebia. magram mas gasaRebi ar aRmoaCnda. me mainc is unda vTqva, rom, Tu am
saxlSi momuSave romelime klerki samxedro saidumlos gacemas moindomebda,
misTvis ufro moxerxebuli iqneboda naxazebis aslis gadaReba, vidre originalebis
gataceba, rogorc sinamdvileSi moxda.
- aslebis rigianad gadaRebas didi teqnikuri codna unda.
- aseTi codna, etyoba, ser jeimssac hqonda da kadogensac. aseTi codna Tqvenc xom
gagaCniaT?
- rasakvirvelia. magram me gTxovT am ambavSi cud-ubralod me nu mimatmasniT,
mister holms, an ra saWiroa fuWad marCieloba, roca cnobilia, rom naxazebi
kadogen uiests upoves jibeSi!
- magram, simarTle rom iTqvas, Zalian ucnauri kia, rom aseT riskze wavida,
originalebi waiRo, roca SeeZlo damSvidebiT damjdariyo, gadaeRo aslebi da ise
gaeyida.
- ra Tqma unda, ucnauria, magram dednebia waRebuli.
- rac mets ikvlev, am saqmeSi miT ufro meti Tavsatexi Cndeba. sami naxazi rom
aklia, jerac araa napovni. ramdenadac vici, swored is sami naxazia mTavari!
- diax.
- niSnavs Tu ara es imas, rom vis xelSiac is sami naxazi moxvda, SeuZlia aagos
brius-partingtonis wyalqveSa navi, ise rom danarCeni Svidis gareSe iolad gava?
- swored amaze movaxsene saadmiralos. magram dRes isev gadavsinje naxazebi da
daveWvdi. erT-erT dabrunebul dokumentze mocemulia naxazi sarqvelebisa da
avtomaturi saketebisa. vidre iq, ucxoeTSi, maT TviTon ar gamoigoneben, briuspartingtonis navs ver aageben. marTalia, aseTi dabrkolebis gadalaxva
gansakuTrebul siZneles ar warmoadgens.
- maS sami dakarguli naxazi mainc mTavaria?
- ueWvelad.
- Tu sawinaaRmdego araferi geqnebaT, SenobaSi cotaoden kvleva-Ziebas Cavatareb.
meti kiTxva ar meqneba.
holmsma seifis saketi daaTvaliera, mTeli oTaxi daiara da bolos fanjrebze
rkinis darabebi Seamowma. mxolod maSin, roca Senobis win gazonze aRmovCndiT,
interesi isev gaucxovelda. fanjris qveS dafnis xe izrdeboda, - zogi misi toti
daRunuli amoCnda, zogic motexili. holmsma isini gulmodgined gamoikvlia, Zlivs
SesamCnevi kvalic ki gasinja miwaze. bolos ufros klerks sTxova daeketa rkinis
darabebi da Cemi yuradReba miaqcia imas, rom sagdulebi SuaSi mWidrod ar
uerTdeboda erTmaneTs da quCidan SeiZleboda imis SemCneva, rac SigniT xdeboda.
- kvali, cxadia, TiTqmis gamqralia, sami dRis dayovnebam cxel kvalze miyola
SeuZlebeli gaxada. aba, uotson, uilvijSi jerjerobiT yvelafers movrCiT, Tumca
bevri veraferi daviWireT. vnaxoT, iqneb londonSi gagviRimos bedma.
da mainc, vidre uilvijs davtovebdiT, Cvens badeSi raRac gaeba. molarem sadgurSi
uyoymanod ganacxada, rom orSabaT saRamos man naxa kadogen uiesti, romelsac
saxiT kargad icnobda. axalgazrda kacma mesame klasis bileTi momTxova
matarebelze, romelic 8 saaTsa da 15 wuTze gadiodao. molares isic axsovda,
rom uiestma bileTi sadgur `londonis xidamde~ aiRo. igi sruliad marto iyo, me
misma nervulma, mousvenarma ganwyobilebam SemaSfoTao. uiesti ki im zomamde iyo
aRelvebuli da SeSfoTebuli, rom veranairad ver mouyara Tavi xurdas da me misi
Svela momixdao; ganrigis mixedviT gavarkvieT, rom es matarebeli iyo faqtiurad
pirveli, romliTac uiests SeeZlo londons gamgzavreba mas Semdeg, rac rvis
naxevarze quCaSi daniSnuli miatova.
- vcadoT movlenebis aRdgena, - ocdaaTiode wuTis dumilis Semdeg miTxra
holmsma. - ara, RmerTmani, me da Tqven jer aseTi saZnelo saqme ar Segvxvedria.
yovel nabijze axal wyalqveSa meCeCebs vawydebi da mainc sagrZnoblad waviwieT
win.
uilvijSi dakiTxvis Sedegi, ZiriTadad, uiestis winaaRmdeg metyvelebs, magram is,
rac kontoris fanjris qveS SevamCnie, nebas gvaZlevs, zogi ram braldebulis
sasargeblodac vivaraudoT. davuSvaT, rom mas uSualod mimarTa ucxoelma agentma.
igi iseTi ficiT daamunaTebda uiests, rom es ukanaskneli iZulebuli gaxdeboda xma
aRar amoeRo. etyoba, am azrma uiesti daainteresa, misi daniSnulis nawyvetnawyveti SeniSvnebi da miniSnebani saimiso sababs gvaZleven, rom ase vifiqroT.
keTili. Semdeg davuSvaT, rom TeatrSi mimavalma uiestma nislSi SeniSna is agenti,
romelic arsenalis Senobisaken midioda. uiesti impulsuri axalgazrda kaci iyo,
moqmedebda daufiqreblad. roca saqme mis moqalaqeobriv movaleobas exeboda,
yvelaferi sxva misTvis mniSvnelobas kargavda. igi agents kvaldakval mihyva,
fanjris qveS dadga, naxa, rogor iparavda agenti, qurdi, dokumentebs da aedevna.
amrigad ixsneba kiTxva, ratom aiRes dednebi da ara gadaRebuli aslebi. gareSe
kaci amas ver gaakeTebda. xedavT, TiTqos logikuria.
- mere?
- aq maSinve vawydebiT did siZneles. SeiZleba adamianma warmoidginos, rom
uiestis mdgomareobaSi moxvedrili kacisaTvis umjobesi iyo, gangaSi aetexa da
aramzadisaTvis magrad Caevlo xeli. bunebrivad ibadeba kiTxva. ratom ar moiqca
ase? iqneb gamtacebeli masze Tanamdebobrivad maRla mdgomi piria, misi ufrosi?
maSin uiestis moqmedebis axsna ioli saqmea, an ase: qurdma moaxerxa nislSi
gauCinareba. uiesti maSinve mieSureba misi saxlisaken londonSi, rom dokumentebis
gatacebaSi rogorme xeli SeuSalos, raRa Tqma unda, im SemTxvevaSi, Tu agentis
misamarTi ecodineboda. erTi ram cxadia, mxolod raRac gansakuTrebulma, rac
gadadebas ar iTmenda, aiZula, rom sacole quCaSi mietovebina. mere qaliSvils
veRarc Tavisi ambavi Seatyobina. Semdeg yovelgvari kvali ikargeba da vidre
uiestis gvami vagonis saxuravze ar aRmoCndeba, Cven win sruli wyvdiadia. axla
Zieba meore bolodan daviwyoT. Tu maikroftma ukve gamogzavna saxelebi da
misamarTebi, iqneb maT Soris aRmoCndes is, vinc Cven gvinda da maSinve or kvals
mivyvebiT.
beiker-stritze namdvilad gveloda sia, romelic sagangebo Sikriks moetana.
holmsma Tvali gadaavlo da me momigdo. me wavikiTxe:
`cnobilia mravali wvrilmani TaRliTi, magram - cota iseTi, visac aseTi didi
saqmis `gaimasqneba~ SeeZlo. yuradRebis Rirsia sami: adolf maieri - greitjorjstriti, 13, vestminsteri; lui la rotieri - kemden-menSenzi, noting-hili;
hugo oberStaini, kolfild-gardensi, 13, kensingtoni. am ukanasknelis Sesaxeb
cnobilia, rom orSabaTs is londonSi iyo, axali cnobiT - wavida. moxaruli var,
rom gavigone: `bnelSi Suqi bJutavso~. ministrTa kabineti udidesi mRelvarebiT
elis Sens daskvniT moxsenebas. miRebulia miTiTebani umaRlesi sferoebidan. Tu
saWiro gaxdeba, mTeli inglisis policia Sens gankargulebaSi iqneba
maikrofti~.
- me agre mgonia, rom `mTeli samefos cxenosanTa jari da dedoflis laSqari~ am
saqmeSi verafers damexmareba, - RimiliT Tqva holmsma. londonis didi gegma
gaSala da udidesi interesiT dahyurebda - kargia! kargi! Cailaparaka cota xnis
Semdeg kmayofilma. - Cans, bedi gvqonia, iciT, uotson, azrad momdis, rom am
saqmes Cven bolos mivadevnebT. - moulodnelad gamxiarulebulma holmsma mxarze
xeli damkra. - axla me dazvervaze waval. vficav zenas, arafer seriozuls ar
movimoqmedeb, vidre Cems gverdiT ar iqnebiT. Tqven aq darCiT da erTi an ori
saaTis Semdeg SemogivliT. Tu drois simZime igrZnoT, ager qaRaldebis dasta da
kalami: dawereT mkiTxvelTa gulis mosafxanad da salbunad, Tu rogor davixseniT
gasaWiridan saxelmwifo. ramdenadme misi aweuli guneba-ganwyoba mec gadmomedo.
kargad vicodi, rom sakmarisi safuZvlis gareSe holmsi Cveuli TavSekavebis
sazRvars ar gadavidoda da cud-ubralod aRtacebas ar gamoxatavda. noembris
grZeli saRamo megobris lodinSi gavlie. cxridan ukve gadasuli iyo, roca
Sikrikma misi aseTi baraTi momitana:
`vsadilob goldinis restoranSi gloster-roudze, kensingtonSi. gTxovT
gauyovnebliv moxvideT aq. Tan wamoiReT patara Zalayini, daxuruli farani, xvewi
da revolveri.
S.h.~
verafers ityvi, albaT Rirseulma da pativcemulma moqalaqem bnelsa da
danislul quCebSi aseTi aRWurviloba unda ataros. ra gaewyoboda, yvela
dasaxelebuli sagani paltos jibeebSi Cavitene da holmsis naCveneb adgils
mivaSure. Cemi megobari am myvirala, morTul-mokazmul italiur restoranSi,
Sesasvlelis maxloblad, mrgval patara magidasTan ijda.
- mogSivdaT? ara? maSin yava mainc dalieT. erTi sigarac mosinjeT aqaurobis
mflobelisa. arc ise saZagelia, rogorc warmomedgina. yvelaferi moitaneT?
- yvelaferi. paltoSi maqvs damaluli.
- Cinebulia. axla modiT, ori sityviT gadmogcemT imas, rac am xanSi gavakeTe da
kidev ra gvaqvs gasakeTebeli. vfiqrob, uotson, TqvenTvis aSkara unda iyos, rom
axalgazrda kacis gvami saxuravze vinmem daagdo. amaSi maSinve davrwmundi, rogorc
ki davadgine, rom is vagonidan ar gadaugdiaT.
- romelime xididan xom ar isroles saxuravze?
- Cemi azriT, es SeuZlebelia. vagonebis saxuravebi momrgvalebuli da damrecia,
araviTari saxeluri da moajiri mas ar gaaCnia, zed gvami ver gaCerdeboda. maS,
dabejiTebiT SeiZleba iTqvas, rom is saxuravze dades.
- mere, rogor?
- am kiTxvaze pasuxi unda gavceT. aris mxolod erTi SesaZlebloba, rac
simarTles hgavs. TqvenTvis cnobilia, rom metros matareblebi uest-endis
zogierT adgilas gvirabidan gamodian. me bundovnad maxsovs, am gziT rom
mivemgzavrebodi, saxlebis saxuravebi pirdapir Cems Tavs zemoT moCanda. axla
warmoidgineT, rom matarebeli gaCerda erT-erTi aseTi saxlis fanjarasTan. gana
ise Zneli iqneba gvamis dadeba fanjridan vagonis saxuravze?
- Cemi azriT, es sruliad warmoudgenelia.
- Zveli aqsioma unda gavixsenoT: roca yvela SesaZlebloba gamoricxulia, erTi
garda, maSin es erTi, rac ar unda daujerebeli gveCvenos, udavo faqtia. yvela
sxva SesaZlebloba gamovricxeT da es erTi darCa. roca me gavarkvie, rom erTerTi didi saerTaSoriso jaSuSi, romelic es-es aris londonidan wavida,
cxovrobda erT-erT im saxlSi, romlis fanjara pirdapir metros xazze gadis. es
ambavi imdenad gamexarda, rom ubralo zomierebac ki davkarge, familarulad
mogeqeci da mxarze xeli dagkari.
- ai, Turme ra yofila!
- saerTaSoriso jaSuSi, hugo oberStaini, romelsac bina kolfild-gardensze
hqonda naqiravebi, camet nomerSi, Cemi saTvalTvalo obieqti Seiqna. me glosterroudis sadguridan daviwye zverva. iq erTi Zalian Tavaziani rkinigzeli Tan
gamyva. daTvalierebisas davrwmundi, rom kolfild-gardensze kibis fanjrebis ukana
gasasvleli pirdapir xazze gadis. magram kidev ufro mniSvnelovania is, rac
adgilze gavige: swored iqaa gzajvaredini, ufro didi sarkinigzo Sto gadis da
metros vagonebi xSirad ramdenime wuTiT im alagas Cerdebian.
- brwyinvalea, holms! Tqven SeaRwieT cxraklitulSi!
- jerjerobiT SeRwevisa ra mogaxsenoT, uotson, Sedegi Sorsaa, magram Cven win
miviwevT. me davaTvaliere ukana kedeli mecamete saxlisa kolfild-gardensze,
Semdeg misi fasadi, da davrwmundi, rom Citi marTla gafrinda. saxli erTob
didia, zeda sarTulze calke binebia. oberStaini swored iq cxovrobda, Tan
hyolia mxolod erTi laqia, albaT Tanamzraxveli, romelsac savsebiT endoboda.
amrigad, oberStaini kontinentze gaemgzavra, raTa nadavli gaasaRos, magram es
araa gaqceva - araviTari safrTxe ar moeloda, rom dapatimrebisa Sineboda. xolo
Tu kerZo deteqtivi SemoiWreboda mis sakuTar saxlSi, am jentlmens aseTi azri
arc mosvlia. magram me da Tqven swored aseT rames movuwyobT.
- gana ar SeiZleba oficialuri Cxrekis orderi aviRoT, rom yvelaferi
kanonierad moxdes?
- Cveni monacemebis mixedviT - gagviWirdeba.
- magram ras mogvcems Cxreka?
- iqneb xelT raime korespondencia movigdoT.
- holms, eg ambavi me ar momwons.
- Cemo Zvirfaso, Tqven mogixdebaT mxolod quCaSi dgoma da TvalTvali, rom
uceb Tavs aravin wamogvadges, yovelgvar ukanonobaze pasuxs me vageb. axla aseTi
wvrilmani ambebis gamo ukan daxevis dro araa. gaixseneT, ras wers maikrofti,
gaixseneT SeSfoTebuli saadmiralo da ministrTa kabineti, da bolos, aRgznebuli
xelisufali, romelic Cvengan axal ambavs elis. Cven movale varT es CavidinoT.
pasuxis nacvlad magididan wamoviWeri. - Tqven marTali xarT, holms, es Cveni
movaleobaa.
isic wamoxta da xeli gamomiwoda.
- vicodi ukanasknel wuTs ar gamawbilebdiT, - miTxra da mis TvalebSi sinazis
msgavsi raRac amovikiTxe. momdevno wuTs igi isev is holmsi iyo - Tavdajerebuli,
saqmiani, mbrZanebeli. - iqamde naxevari mili iqneba, magram saCqaro ara aris ra,
fexiT wavalT, - ganagrZo man. mTavaria iaraRebi ar dakargoT, xolo Tu rogorc
saeWvo pirs dagapatimreben, es am awewil-dawewil saqmes kidev ufro gaarTulebs.
kolfild-gardensze Camwkrivebuli, svetebiani da karibWeebiani Tanabarfasadebiani
saxlebi, eseni gaxlavT uest-endSi viqtorianuli epoqis Sua xanebis tipiuri
nagebobani. rogorc iqna, saxls mivadeqiT. mezobeli binidan mxiaruli
axalgazrduli xmebi da pianinos JRaruni moismoda. Cans, gaxurebuli zeimi iyo
ymawvilebisa. nisli jer ar gafantuliyo da Tavisi SeuvalobiT gvfaravda. holmsma
farani aanTo da mZime Sesasvlel kars mianaTa.
- win mZime dabrkoleba gveRobeba, - Tqva. - aq, etyoba, marto klite ki ara,
urdulebicaa. vcadoT ukana SesasvleliT sardafSi CaRweva. Tu vinme, Zlier
gulmodgine wesrigis damcveli gamoCndeba, eger dabla Cvens gankargulebaSi,
Cinebuli bneli kuTxea da iq SeviyuJebiT. momeciT xeli, uotson, zRudeze
gadasvla mogvixdeba, Semdeg me mogeSvelebiT.
erTi wuTic da ukve dabla viyaviT, sardafSi SesasvlelTan. Zlivs movaswariT
sibneleSi Sesvla, rom Cvens zemoT, nislSi, policielis nabijis xma gaisma. roca
is xma Sors miikarga, holmsi saqmes Seudga. vnaxe, rogor daixara, daiZaba, kari
xmauriT gaiRo. Cven bnel derefanSi SevediT da kari movixureT. holmsi win
midioda, xveuli kibis SiSvel safexurebze. misi farnis yviTeli Suqi Zirs, kibis
qveviT gamoWril fanjaras daeca.
- eger is fanjarac. mgoni, isaa.
holmsma CarCo gaaRo da imave wams gaisma dabalxmiani, gulis gamawvrilebeli
zuzuni, romelic sul izrdeboda da bolos gugunad iqca, - saxlis gverdiT
sibneleSi matarebelma Caiqrola. holmsma farnis Suqi darabas gaayola. iqauroba
orTqmavlis milidan abolebuli Wvartlis xSir fenas daefara. alag-alag
Wvartli gadawmendiliviT iyo. xedavT, es imitomaa, rom aq ido sxeuli. SexedeT,
uotson, es raRaa? ho, ra Tqma unda, es sisxlis kvalia. - fanjris darabaze muqi,
mrume laqebi miCvena. - aseTebi kibis safexurebzec SevniSne. suraTi naTelia.
davicadoT, vidre aq matarebeli gaCerdeba.
didi lodini ar dagvWirda. momdevno Semadgenloba gvirabidan grialiT gamovida,
TandaTan Seanela svla da muxruWebis RraWuniT pirdapir fanjris qveS gaCerda.
fanjridan saxuravamde raRac oTxi futi manZili iqneboda. holmsma wynarad mixura
fanjara.
- jerjerobiT yvelaferi dasturdeba, - Cailaparaka, - aba, ras ityviT, uotson?
- es ukve umaRlesi xelovnebaa! am simaRlisaTvis Tqven ar migiRweviaT!
- amaSi ver dageTanxmebiT. aq saWiro iyo marto imis mosazreba, rom gvami
matareblis saxuravze ido, es, SesaZloa, marTlac kargi mixvedra iyos, danarCeni
ki yvelaferi misgan gamomdinareobs. seriozuli saxelmwifo interesebi rom
sasworze ar iyos dadebuli, mTeli es ambavi, ramdenadac axla Cven is amovxseniT
da gavSifreT, araferi gansakuTrebuli da saintereso ar iqneboda. siZneleebi,
uotson, win aris. magram vin icis, iqneb aq raRac axali masalebi movipovoT.
ukana kibiT avediT da meore sarTulis binaSi aRmovCndiT. Zunwad gawyobili
sasadilo CvenTvis sagulisxmos arafers Seicavda. verc sawol oTaxSi vnaxeT raime
saintereso. mesame oTaxi metis aRmTqmeli aRmoCnda da Cemi megobari sistematur
Cxrekas mohyva. oTaxi, etyoba, kabinetis movaleobas asrulebda - yvelgan wignebi
da qaRaldebi eyara. swrafad da marjved yrida holmsi Taroebidan da saweri
magidis ujridan qaRaldebsa da wignebs, magram mis mkacr saxes warmatebis
sixaruli ar aciskrovnebda. mTeli saaTi gavida, Sedegi ki ar Canda.
- cbieri ZaRli, kvali daufaravs, - Tqva holmsma. - araviTari samxili.
mamxilebeli mimowera an ganadgurebulia, an Tan wauRia.
sawer magidaze liTonis patara zardaxSa idga. Cveni ukanaskneli imedi esaao Tqva, aiRo, xvewiT gaxsna. Sig cifrebiTa da angariSebiT Sevsebuli dagragnili
furclebi ipova, magram iqidan raimes garkveva SeuZlebeli iyo. mxolod sityvebi
`wylis wneva~ da `wneva kvadratul duimze~ iZleodnen saSualebas varaudisaTvis,
rom yovelive amas raRac damokidebuleba hqonda wyalqveSa navTan. holmsma
mouTmenlad moisrola furclebi ganze. kidev naxa raRac konverti, romelSiac
gazeTidan amoWrili cnobebi ido. holmsma isini magidaze daawyo da mis anTebul
TvalebSi amovikiTxe, rom imedis sxivi aukiafda.
- ra aris es, uotson, ha? sagazeTo gancxadebebi, da rogorc qaRaldisa da
Sriftis mixedviT Cans, `deili telegrafidan~ unda iyos - marjvena gverdis zeda
kuTxidan. TariRebi araa naCvenebi, magram, vfiqrob, es pirvelia:
`imedi mqonda, adre gavigonebdi. pirobebi miRebulia. dawereT ufro dawvrilebiT
baraTze naCvenebi misamarTiT.
pierot~.
meore aseTia:
`misi aRwera Zalian rTulia. sruli angariSia saWiro. gadaxda saqonlis Cabarebis
Semdeg.
pierot~.
mesame:
`winadadeba moixsneba, Tu xelSekrulebis pirobebi ar Sesruldeba. werilSi
aRniSneT Sexvedris TariRi. davadasturebT gancxadebiT.
pierot~.
da bolos ukanaskneli:
`orSabaTs saRamos cxra saaTis Semdeg. daakakuneT orjer. viqnebiT marto. nu
eWvianobT. gasamrjelos miiRebT saqonlis Cabarebisas
pierot~.
yvelaferi Tavmoyrilia - gamoqveynebulia sruliad amomwuravi angariSi
molaparakebis msvlelobaze! axla erTi is gvacodina, mavTuls meore boloze vin
iyo?
holmsi, Rrmad Cafiqrebuli ijda da magidaze TiTiT akakunebda. uecrad wamoiWra.
- mgoni es arc ise saZnelo saqmea. aq, uotson, Cven aRaraferi gvesaqmeba.
wavideT, `deili telegrafis~ redaqcias mivakiTxoT da amiT davasruloT Cveni
nayofieri dRe.
maikroft holmsi da lestreidi, rogorc daTqmuli iyo, meore dRes, nasauzmevs
gamocxaddnen da holmsma maT uambo is, rac wina saRamos gadagvxda. policiis
maZebarma rom binis gatexisa da qurdobis ambavi gaigo, Tavi gadaaqn-gadmoaqnia.
- CvenTan skotlend-iardSi aseTi rameebis gakeTeba ar egebis, mister holms, Tqva bolos, - gasakviri rodia, rom Tqven xSirad aRwevT imas, rac CvenTvis
miuwvdomelia. magram erT mSvenier dRes Tqven da Tqveni megobari metismets
izamT da maSin usiamovnebas Tavs ver daaRwevT.
- daviRupebiT `inglisisaTvis, mSobliuri saxlisaTvis da mSvenierebisaTvis~.
- Cinebulia, Serlok! didebulia! magram ras gvaZlevs es?
holmsma `deili telegrafis~ axali nomeri aiRo magididan.
- Sen naxe `pierotis~ dRevandeli gancxadeba?
- rogor? kidev?
- diax. ai:
`dRes saRamos. igive adgili, igive saaTi. orjer daakakuneT. saqme uaRresad
mniSvnelovania. sasworzea Tqveni sakuTari sicocxle.
pierot~.
- eSmakma dalaxvros! - SesZaxa lestreidma. - Tu pasuxs gascems, Cven mas imwamsve
gavqaCavT!
am mizniT movaTavse gazeTSi es werili. Tu orive gairjebiT da ar daizarebT
CvenTan erTad rva saaTisaTvis kolfild-gardensze wamosvlas, Cveni amocanis
pasuxs davaCqarebT.
Serlok holmsis erT-erTi SesaniSnavi Tviseba iyo misi unari, moRlili goneba
ufro iol saqmeze gadaerTo. rogorc ki igrZnobda, rom saqmis warmatebiT
dasagvirgvineblad gonebrivi Zala, Zlieri daZabulobis gamo, aRar hyofnida,
droebiT sxva samuSaos Seudgeboda xolme. mTeli is Rirssaxsovari dRe man
Seswira adreve mofiqrebul monografias `lasusis polifoniuri motetebi~. aseTi
Zala da unari erTi saqmidan meoreze gadarTvisa, roca is pirveli saqme
momTavrebuli ara gaqvs, me ar gamaCnda da is dRe CemTvis usaSvelod gaWianurda.
Cveni Ziebis Sedegebis uzarmazari saxelmwifoebrivi mniSvneloba, umaRles
saxelmwifoebriv sferoebSi gamefebuli daZabuli lodini, momavali saxifaTo
eqsperimenti - yvelaferi maRizianebda da manerviulebda. amitom gulze momeSva,
roca wavixemseT da, rogorc iqna, kolfild-gardensisaken gaveSureT. lestreidsa
da maikrofts, rogorc SevTanxmdiT, gloster roudis sadgurTan SevxvdiT.
sardafis kari im saxlisa, romelSiac oberStaini cxovrobda, wina Ramis Semdeg Ria
iyo, magram raki maikroft holmsma zRudeze gadaZvromaze gadaWriT ganacxada
uari, win wasvla da sadarbazo karis gaReba me momixda. cxra saaTisaTvis ukve
oTxiveni visxediT kabinetSi da moTminebiT velodiT CvenTvis saWiro piris
gamoCenas.
gavida erTi saaTi, meorec mihyva, roca eklesiis koSkze TerTmetma dahkra,
Camokruli zaris xma Cveni imedebis damsxvrevisa da glovis hangad gveCvena.
lestreidi da maikrofti skamebze cmukavdnen da waramara saaTs dascqerodnen.
Serlok holmsi mSvidad ijda, sanaxevrod TvaldaxuWuli, magram Sinaganad
daZabuli. uceb Tavi aswia da Tqva:
- modis!
viRacam qurduli sifrTxiliT Cauara kars. nabijis xma isev moaxlovda. gaisma
fexebis flatuni da karze orjer dartymis xma. holmsi adga da Cven gvaniSna,
uZravad isxediTo. gazis sanaTi holSi TiTqmis bJutavda, holmsma Semosasvleli
kari gaaRo da roca bnelSi mrume figuram Caiara, kari gasaRebiT Caketa.
- gTxovT aqeT mobrZandeT, - gavigoneT misi xma da erTi wamis Semdeg Cvens win
sruliad moulodneli stumari idga. holmsi fexdafex mosdevda da Semosuli kaci
Secba, SiSisa da gaocebis wamoZaxili aRmohxda da ukan gavardna daapira, Cemma
megobarma qeCoSi xeli Caavlo da oTaxSi Semoagdo. vidre Cveni tyve gons
movidoda, holmsma oTaxis kari Cauketa da gasasvlels zurgiT mieyrdno.
Sepyrobilma SiSiT moavlo Tvali oTaxs, wabarbacda da moceliliviT daeca.
dacemisas farTofarflebiani qudi dauvarda, tuC-pirze afarebuli Sarfic Zirs
daucurda da Cvens win JRalwveriani da natifi saxis nakvTebiani polkovniki
valentain uolteri warmosdga. holmsma gaocebisagan Seustvina.
- uotson, - Tqva man, - amjerad SegiZliaT Tqvens moTxrobaSi namdvil virad
momnaTloT, radgan daviWire is frinveli, romlisTvis maxe sulac ar damigia.
- vinaa es? - mouTmenlad SesZaxa maikroftma.
- es gaxlavT umcrosi Zma gansvenebul ser jeims uolterisa, wyalqveSa flotis
departamentis meTaurisa. diax, diax, me ukve vxedav, rogor iyo qaRaldi
dawyobili. polkovniki gons modis. am jentlmenis dakiTxva gTxovT me momandoT.
uZravi sxeuli divanze movaTavseT, magram Cvenma tyvem wamoiwia, mimoixeda, Sublze
xeli gadaisva da gons mosvla scada, TiTqos sakuTar Tvalebs ar ujerebda.
- ras niSnavs yovelive es? - Cailaparaka. - me movedi mister oberStainTan.
- yvelaferi gamoaSkaravebulia, polkovniko uolter, - miugo holmsma. mxolod is
ver gavige, rogor SeeZlo inglisel jentlmens ase moqceuliyo, Cven viciT
Tqveni mimowerisa da SeTanxmebis ambavi oberStainTan, viciT, agreTve, kadogen
uiestis mkvlelobasTan dakavSirebuli garemoebebis arsi. magram zogierTi
wvrilmani Tqvengan unda gavigoT. gTxovT, Tqveni gulwrfeli aRiarebiT odnav
mainc SeimsubuqoT danaSauli.
polkovnikma Rrmad amoigmina, Tavi daxara, nikapi mkerdze Camouvarda da saxe
xelebSi Cargo. velodiT, magram is dumda.
- SemiZlia dagarwmunoT, rom mTavari faqtebi CvenTvis naTelia - uTxra holmsma.
- viciT, fuli dagWirdaT. Tqven daamzadeT tvifrebi gasaRebebisa, romlis
originalebic Tqvens Zmas hqonda, gamarTeT mimowera oberStainTan, romelic
Tqvens werilebze `deili telegrafis~ gancxadebebis ganyofilebaSi moTavsebuli
TqvenTvis misaxvedri cnobebiT pasuxobda. im orSabaTs, nislian saRamos, Tqven
SeaRwieT im SenobaSi, sadac seifi idga, rom kadogen uiestma Tqvens kvals miagno,
- albaT ukve hqonda safuZveli, rom Tqvens moqmedebaSi eWvi Seetana. igi mowme
gaxda naxazebis gatacebisa, magram gangaSi ar autexia, albaT egona, rom Tqven
dokumentebs seifidan Zmis davalebiT iRebdiT. kadogen uiestma daiviwya piradi
saqme da rogorc WeSmariti patrioti, Tqven dagedevnaT. am saxlamde gdiaT. aq is
mogiaxlovdaT da Tqven, polkovniko uolter, isedac saxelmwifo moRalatem,
CaidineT meore, ufro sazareli danaSauli - mokaliT axalgazrda kaci.
- ara! ara! RmerTmani me ar momiklavs! - SesZaxa ubedurma tyvem.
- maSin agvixseniT, ranairad daiRupa, ra moxda manamde, vidre mis gvams vagonis
saxuravze moaTavsebdiT?
- mogiyvebiT. vficav, yvelafers getyviT. yvelaferi danarCeni namdvilad ise iyo,
rogorc Tqven brZaneT. vaRiareb, valSi Cavvardi. usaSvelo badeSi gavebi, roca
birJaze vTamaSobdi. fuli haeriviT mWirdeboda. oberStainma xuTi aTasi
SemomTavaza. mindoda Tavi dameRwia valebisTvis da fexze davmdgariyavi. magram me
ar momiklavs, amaSi brali ar mimiZRvis.
- maS ra moxda?
- uiestma Cemze ratomRac eWvi aiRo da mzveravda. im saRamosac kvalze
momyveboda, rogorc Tqvena TqviT. me is mxolod saxlis SemosasvlelTan davinaxe.
iseTi nisli idga, sam nabijze verafers gaarCevda kaci. orjer davakakune da
oberStainma kari gamiRo. axalgazrda kaci oTaxSi SemoiWra, mogvvarda, moiTxova
agvexsna, Tu risTvis dagvWirda naxazebi. oberStains yovelTvis Tan daaqvs tyviis
mokle joxi, romelic kadogen uiests TavSi dahkra. dartyma sabediswero aRmoCnda.
kadogeni xuT wuTSi gaTavda. egdo holSi iatakze, Cven sruliad davibeniT, aRar
vicodiT, ra gveqna. bolos oberStains moagonda matareblebi, romlebic saxlis
ukana fanjris qveS Cerdebodnen. magram oberStainma jer naxazebi gasinja, sami
yvelaze mniSvnelovani SearCia da Tqva, rom im naxazebs TavisTan itovebda.
- ar SemiZlia naxazebis daTmoba, - vupasuxe me. - Tu diliT isini Tavis adgilze
ver naxes, uilvijSi saSineli gangaSi atydeba~.
`ara, isini unda waviRo, - gaiZaxoda oberStaini. - isini teqnikurad imdenad
rTulia, rom dilamde aslis gadaRebas ver movaswreb~. `am SemTxvevaSi naxazebs
dauyovnebliv ukan davabruneb~, - vuTxari me. cota ifiqra da mipasuxa: `sam
mTavar naxazs me davitoveb, danarCenebi jibeSi CavutenoT am axalgazrda kacis
gvams. roca miagneben, gatacebas, cxadia, mas daabraleben~. sxva gamosavals ver
vxedavdi da daveTanxme. naxevari saaTi vicadeT, vidre fanjris qvemoT matarebeli
gaCerdeboda. nisli gvfaravda da Cven iolad davuSviT vagonis saxuravze
kadogenis gvami. esaa sul, rac moxda da rac vici~.
- Tqveni Zma?
- sityva ar dauZravs, magram erTxel gasaRebebi CemTan naxa da daeWvda. amas mis
gamoxedvaSi viWerdi. mas mere ubedurs Tavi maRla ar auwevia. aRar SeeZlo
xalxisaTvis Tvalis gasworeba da...
dumili gamefda. is maikroft holmsma daarRvia:
- gsurT ramdenadme gamoisyidoT Tqveni danaSauli? rom SeimsubuqoT sindisi da
iqneb sasjelic?
- riT SemiZlia misi Semsubuqeba?
- sad aris axla oberStaini, saiT waiRo naxazebi?
- ar vici.
- misamarTi ar dautovebia?
- mxolod is Tqva, rom misi misamarTiT gagzavnili werilebi, otel `luvrSi~,
bolos masTan moxvdebian.
- maSasadame, Tqven kidev geZlevaT SesaZlebloba gamoisyidoT danaSauli, - uTxra
Serlok holmsma.
- mzad var gavakeTo yvelaferi, rasac saWirod CaTvliT. im vaJbatonis mimarT
mxolod siZulvili maqvs gulSi dagubebuli. isaa mizezi Cemi dacemisa da
daRupvisa.
- ai, kalami da qaRaldi. dajeqiT magidasTan da Cemi karnaxiT wereT! konvertze
waawereT parizis misamarTi, rac jaSuSma mogcaT. daiwyeT:
`Zvirfaso ser!
gwerT Cveni SeTanxmebis gamo.
Tqven ueWvelia, SeamCnieT, rom aklia erTi arsebiTi detali. me viSove
aucilebeli asli, romelic xarvezs avsebs. aman moiTxova bevri zedmeti
davidaraba da jafa. imedi maqvs morigi gasamrjelos miRebisa, xuTasi girvanqis
odenobiT. fostas ver vendobi. arc miviReb arafers, garda oqrosi da
banknotebisa, - SemeZlo menaxeT sazRvargareT, magram meSinia eWvs aiReben, Tu
swored axla gavemgzavrebi samSoblodan. amitom imedi maqvs, rom SevxvdebiT
erTmaneTs Caringkrosis mosawev oTaxSi SabaTs, dRis Tormet saaTze. vimeoreb,
Tanaxma viqnebi mxolod inglisur banknotebze an `oqroze~.
- Cinebulia, - Tqva holmsma. - Zalian gamikvirdeba, Tu aseT werils ar
gamoexmaura.
hoda, isic gamoexmaura! magram sxva yvelaferi ukve istoriis sferos ganekuTvneba,
mis im saidumlo analebs, romelnic xSirad oficialur qronikebze ufro
sainteresoni arian. oberStaini, romelsac swyuroda, ase brwyinvaled dawyebuli da
Tavisi yvelaze ufro sarfiani saqme bolomde mieyvana, maxeSi gaeba da TxuTmeti
wliT saimedod moayuCes inglisis cixis kedlebSi. mis CemodanSi ipoves briuspartingtonis fasdaudebeli naxazebi, romlebic surda auqcionze gaeyida. mTeli
evropis samxedro-sazRvao centrebSi.
polkovniki uolteri dapatimrebis meore wlis bolosve mokvda; rac Seexeba
holmss, man warmatebiT ganagrZo muSaoba monografiaze `lasusis polifoniuri
motetebi~. Semdeg is daibeWda mkiTxvelTa viwro wrisaTvis da specialistebma
Seafases, rogorc mecnierebis ukanaskneli sityva mocemul sakiTxze. ramdenime
kviris Semdeg Sevityve, rom aRwerili movlenebis mere, Cemma megobarma uinZoris
sasaxleSi gaatara erTi dRe da iqidan didebuli zurmuxtis qinZisTaviT
sayelodamSvenebuli dabrunda. roca vkiTxe, sad iyide-meTqi, mipasuxa, rom esaa
saCuqari erTi didebuli ledisa, romelsac didad sayuradRebo samsaxuri gauwia.
meti aRaraferi uTqvams, magram mivxvdi, rom laparaki iyo uavgustoesze da
holmss es zurmuxtis qinZisTavi mudam moagonebs brius-partingtonis walqveSa
navis gatacebul naxazebs, romlebic man britaneTis samefos daubruna.
Serlok holmsi sikvdilis piras
Serlok holmsis binis patroni misis hadsoni namdvilad gawamebuli qali iyo. jer
iyo da misi saxlis zeda sarTulze nebismier dros aTasi juris avan-Cavani midimodioda, mere iyo da TviTon saxelganTqmuli mdgmuri Tavisi eqscentrulobiTa da
mouwesrigebeli cxovrebiT diasaxlisis moTminebas majlajunasaviT awva. uaRresi
uwesrigoba, arev-dareva, dRe-Ramis yovel Seuferebel dros musikis dakvra,
revolveris srola oTaxSi, gamoucnobi da zogjer friad myrali qimiuri cdebi,
atmosfero danaSaulobaTa da saSiSroebisa, riTac iqauroba iyo garemoculi, holmss
albaT mTels londonSi yvelaze ufro autanel mdgmurad aqcevda. magram, meore
mxriv, qiras mefurad ixdida. eWvic ar mepareba, rom im fuliT, rac Cemi masTan
nacnobobis wlebSi misis hadsons gadauxada, im saxlis SesaZenad sruliad sakmarisi
iqneboda.
misis hadsoni holmsis winaSe mowiwebiT ixdida qeds da erTxelac ar gaubedavs
damdureba. misis hadsons moswonda agreTve uaRresi sifaqize da Tavazianoba, riTac
holmsi mandilosnebs eqceoda. Serlok holmss xom saerTod ar uyvarda qalebi,
ar endoboda maT, magram maTTan Tavi raindulad eWira. vicodi misis hadsonis
gulwrfeli keTilganwyobis ambavi holmsisadmi da mRelvarebiT movusmine, roca
erTxel, Cemi daqorwinebis meore wels, mestumra da miTxra, holmsi avad Seiqnao.
- kvdeba, eqimo uotson, - meubneboda, - ukve sami dRea, sul uaresad da
uaresadaa. ar vici, xvalamde Tu gaatans. eqimis gamoZaxeba amikrZala. magram dRes
diliT rom davinaxe, rogor gaZvaltyavebia saxe da rogor ubrwyinavs Tvalebi,
meti veRar moviTmine. `Tqveni nebarTviT Tu uimisod, me eqimTan mivdivar~, vuTxari. `maSin uotsons dauZaxeT~, - dameTanxma. dro ar dakargoT, ser, Torem
SeiZleba cocxals verc ki mivuswroT!
am cnobam SemaZrwuna, miT umetes, rom holmss avadmyofobaze arasodes dauCivlia.
raRa Tqma unda, maSinve wamovavle paltos xeli da qudic davixure. misis
hadsoni gzadagza kiTxvebiT gavabrue.
- Zalian cota rame SemiZlia giamboT, ser, - mipasuxa, - raRac saqmes ikvlevda
rozerhaitSi, mdinare rom uxvevs im adgilas, da albaT iq dasneulda. oTxSabaTs,
SuadRisas, dawva da aRar amdgara. mTeli am sami dRis ganmavlobaSi arc araferi
uWamia da arc daulevia.
- RmerTo Cemo! ratom eqims ar uxmeT?
- neba ar momca, ser. xom iciT, rogori mbrZanebluri laparaki icis. ver gavbede
urCoba. magram Tqven TviTon naxavT, misi dReebi daTvlilia.
holmsis Sexedva marTlac SegzaravdaT. noembris nisliani dRis mkrTal Suqze misi
sawoli oTaxic sakmaod qufri iyo, magram me Tu ramem SemaZrwuna, es iyo
baliSebze misvenebuli misi damWknari saxe. Tvalebi swored ciebianiviT
ubrwyinavda, loyebze avadmyofuri siwiTle gadahkravda, tuCebi muqad hqonda
daxorklili. natifi xelebi sabanze krunCxviT moZraobdnen, xma hqonda xrinwiani
da sityvebs nawyvet-nawyvetad isroda. oTaxSi rom Sevedi, uZravad iwva, magram mis
TvalebSi raRac naperwkalma ielva - ueWvelia, micno.
- aba, uotson, rogorc xedavT, cudi dro dagvidga, - Tqva susti xmiT, magram
uwindeburi xumrobis kilo mainc SevniSne.
- Zvirfaso megobaro, - SevZaxe da mivuaxlovdi.
- SeCerdiT! ar momiaxlovdeT! - SesZaxa ise mkveTrad da mbrZaneblurad, rogorac
mxolod yvelaze ufro daZabul wuTebSi sCveoda.
- Tu kidev momiaxlovdebiT, maSinve gibrZanebT, waxvideT.
- ratom?
- imitom, rom aseTia Cemi neba. gana es sakmarisi ar aris?
diax, misis hadsoni marTals ambobda, mbrZanebluri laparaki sCveoda Cems
meobars, magram axla marTlac sacodavi sanaxavi iyo.
- me xom mxolod daxmareba minda aRmogiCinoT, - mivuge.
- marTalia. Tu daxmareba gindaT, is gaakeTeT, rasac gibrZanebT.
- keTili, holms.
cota molba.
- xom ar gewyinaT? - mkiTxa sulSexuTulma.
sabralo! ra unda mwyenoda, roca aseT dReSi iyo!
- Tqveni gulisTvis geubnebiT, - Tqva xrinwiani xmiT.
- Cemi gulisTvis?!
- ho, vici, rac mWirs. am sneulebis samSoblo sumatraa. holandielebi
avadmyofobas Cvenze kargad icnoben, magram jer arc maT ician bevri araferi.
aSkaraa mxolod is, rom ueWvelad momakvdinebeli da saSineli gadamdebi senia.
ciebiT Sepyrobilis energiiT laparakobda, grZel xelebs mousvenrad amoZravebda,
TiTqos Cemi moSoreba undoda.
- SexebiT gadadis, uotson, mxolod SexebiT! rac SeiZleba Sors dadeqiT da
yvelaferi kargad iqneba.
- RmerTo Cemo, holms! nuTu fiqrobT, rom amas CemTvis raime mniSvneloba
eqneba? Tqvens adgilas ucxoc rom yofiliyo, maSinac ki ver SemaCerebda es
mizezi da gana eg SemiSlis xels, daxmareba aRmogiCinoT, Tqven, Cems Zvel
megobars?
isev gadavdgi misken nabiji, magram lamis gacofda, ise momiSora.
- mxolod maSin dagelaparakebiT, Tu Sors dadgebiT. winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi wasvla
mogixdebaT.
me imdenad pativs vcemdi mis araCveulebriv niWs, rom mis naTqvams maSinac ki
vasrulebdi, roca CemTvis sruliad gaugebari iyo. magram me xom eqimi viyavi.
CemSi gaiRviZa profesiulma instinqtma da Tavmoyvareobam. Cems arsebaSi isini
erTmaneTs gadaewna, aRdga da me vifiqre: dae, mibrZanos holmsma yvela sxva
SemTxvevaSi, magram axla me eqimi var, sneulis sawolTan vdgevar da
damoukideblad unda vimoqmedo.
- holms, Tqven TviTon ar iciT, ras akeTebT, - vuTxari, - avadmyofi igivea, rac
bavSvi. gindaT Tu ara, me unda gagsinjoT da gimkurnaloT.
brazmoreulma gadmomxeda.
- Tu Cemi survilis winaaRmdeg damayenebT Tavze eqims, is mainc unda momiyvanoT,
visac vendobi.
- maS, me ar mendobiT?
- Tqvens megobrobas - savsebiT, ra Tqma unda. magram faqti faqtad rCeba. Tqven,
uotson, bolos da bolos Cveulebrivi eqimi xarT, Zalian mcire gamocdilebisa da
kvalifikaciisa. mimZims ase laparaki, magram sxva gamosavali ara maqvs.
Rrmad Seuracxyofili viyavi.
rogor kadrulobT aseT laparaks, holms. Tqveni naTqvami imis dasturia, rom
nervuli sistema Zalze moSlili gaqvT. magram Tu ar mendobiT, ZaliT ar
mogaxvevT Tavze Cems samsaxurs. neba momeciT, mogiyvanoT jasper miki an penroz
fiSeri, an londonis sxva romelime yvelaze ufro cnobili eqimi. ase Tu ise,
vinmem daxmareba unda aRmogiCinoT, Tu imas fiqrobT, rom davdgebi da mSvidad
vuyureb, rogor mokvdebiT, sastikad cdebiT.
- Tqven Cemi sikeTe gindaT, uotson, - Tqva holmsma wynari amokvnesiT. - magram
gindaT dagimtkicoT Tqveni umecreba? miTxariT, geTayva, ra iciT tapanulis
provinciis ciebaze an formozis Sav wylulze?
- arasodes ar gamigonia arc erTi da arc meore.
- aRmosavleTSi, uotson, bevri ucnauri sneuleba da normidan mravali gadaxraa, holmsi yoveli frazis Semdeg isvenebda, rom Zala moekriba. - ukanasknel xanebSi
me es gavige erT samedicino - sisxlis samarTlis danaSaulis kvlevasTan
dakavSirebiT. Tqven, uotson, me ver mimkurnalebT.
- SesaZloa asec iyos. magram SemTxveviT gavige, rom eqimi enstri, tropikul
sneulebaTa saukeTeso mcodne mTels msoflioSi, amJamad londonSi imyofeba. nu
damiSliT, holms, me axla masTan mivdivar da male aq moggvriT!
vTqvi da gadaWriT gavbrundi karisaken.
arasodes ar ganmicdia aseTi Zrwola! momakvdavi Tvalis daxamxamebaSi vefxvis
naxtomiT win gadameRoba da karis saketSi gasaRebis gadatrialebis mkveTri xma
gavigone. momdevno wuTs holmsi isev loginSi egdo, energiis am daujerebeli
mozRvavebiT sulSegubebuli da araqaTdaSretili.
- ZaliT ver wamarTmevT gasaRebs, uotson. gaebiT, Cemo megobaro. aq jdoma
mogiwevT, vidre gagiSvebT. magram guls nu gaitexT (laparakobda nawyvetnawyvetad, Zlivs sunTqavda) , iyos neba Tqveni, oRond macaleT, cota suli
moviTqva, uotson. axla oTxi saaTia. eqvsze gagiSvebT.
- magram es sigiJea, holms!
- sul ori saaTi, uotson. eqvsze waxvalT. moiTmenT?
- arCevanis uflebas Tqven ar iZleviT.
- sworedac viqcevi. gmadlobT, uotson, sabnis gasworeba TviTonac SemiZlia. ufro
Sors iyaviT Cemgan - avadmyofi kacisagan - da kidev erTi piroba, uotson, Tqven
moiyvanT ara enstris, aramed imas, vinc me minda, xom?
- Tanaxma var.
- ai, pirveli gonivruli sityva, rac Tqvengan movismine mas Semdeg, rac aq
SemoxvediT. jer im wignebs mixedeT, Taroze rom awyvia. me cota daviRale...
sainteresoa, rasa grZnobs eleqtrobatarea, roca cdiloben misi deni gaumtar
saganSi gauSvan?.. eqvs saaTze, uotson, Cvens saubars ganvagrZobT.
magram Cveni saubari bevrad ufro adre Sedga da iseT garemoebaSi mimdinareobda,
rom am ambavma ufro SemaZrwuna, vidre holmsis saocarma naxtomma karisaken.
ramdenime wuTs videqi da loginSi mwol gvamiviT mdumare megobris sxeuls
daJinebiT vucqerdi. holmsis saxes sanaxevrod sabani faravda. Tvalebi mielula da
TiTqos CasZineboda. kiTxva ar SemeZlo da oTaxSi borials mivyavi xeli, Tan
kedlebze dakidebul saxelganTqmul borotmoqmedTa suraTebs vaTvalierebdi. ase
umiznod gadavdiodi adgilidan adgilze, vidre bolos buxarTan ar mivedi. buxris
Tavze uwesrigod eyara Cibuxi, Tambaqos qisebi, Spricebi, jibis danebi, revolveris
vaznebi da sxva wvrilmani. Cemi yuradReba miipyro Sav-TeTrsamkaulebianma,
gamosawevsaxuravianma spilos Zvlis kolofma, Zalian lamazi nivTi iyo da is iyo
xeli gaviwode, rom ukeT dameTvalierebina, magram anazdad...
holmsma ise gulgamgmiravad Sehyvira, rom mis xmas uTuod quCis boloSic
gaigonebdnen. tanSi susxma damiara, smeniswamRebma Seyvirebam Tmebi yalyze damiyena.
movbrundi da davinaxe holmsis dabRenjili saxe, kargad SevniSne misi giJuri
gamoxedva. gavqvavdi da patara kolofs xeli movuWire.
- dadeqiT adgilze! dauyovnebliv uSviT xeli, uotson, axlave, SeasruleT, rasac
geubnebiT!
roca kolofi Tavis adgilze davabrune, gulze moeSva, baliSs rogorRac uRonod
mieyrdno da Tavi ukan gadauvarda.
- ver vitan, roca Cems nivTebs xels tantraven, uotson, es xom iciT! da ra
gauTaveblad midi-modixarT, pirdapir autanelia. Tqven, eqimi kaci, pacients
sigiJemde miiyvanT. dajeqiT da momasveneT.
momxdarma ambavma Cemze Zalian mZime STabeWdileba moaxdina. veluri, umizezo
aRgzneba, rac sulac ar axasiaTebda, Cveulebriv, TavSekavebul holmss, miCvenebda,
Tu ra Sors wasula misi nervuli moSliloba. keTilSobili gonebis dacema - ra
unda iyos amaze savalalo da samwuxaro? sruliad daTrgunvili ganwyobilebiT
vijeqi skamze, vidre daniSnuli saaTi dahkravda. rogorc ki isrebma eqvsi aCvenes,
holmsi imave ciebiani agznebiT ametyvelda:
- uotson - mkiTxa, - xurda gaqvT Tan?
- maqvs.
- vercxli?
- ho, sakmaod bevri.
- ramdeni naxevarkroniani giZevT jibeSi?
- xuTi.
- cotaa, Zalian cota! - SesZaxa - ra ubedurebaa da ra sawyenia! magram mainc
gadadeviT saaTis jibeSi, mTeli danarCeni fuli ki Sarvlis marcxena jibeSi
iqonieT. gmadlobT. es Tqven ramdenadme gagawonasworebT.
es ukve aSkara SeSliloba iyo. Seacaxcaxa da Caaxvela Tu Caislukuna.
- axla gazi aanTeT, uotson. Zalian frTxilad! gazi mxolod sanaxevrod unda
gaaRoT. gexvewebiT, sifrTxile daicaviT. kargia, gmadlobT. ara, fardebs nu
gaswevT. axla, uotson, Saqris maSas xedavT? imiT aiReT buxarze is Savi zardaxSa,
gTxovT. frTxilad. dadgiT aq, magidaze qaRaldebs Soris. Cinebulia! ho, axla ki
wadiT da momiyvaneT mister kelverton smiTi - igi louer-berk-stritze, camet
nomer saxlSi cxovrobs.
simarTle rom giTxraT, Cemi ganzraxva, eqimisTvis dameZaxa da momeyvana, cota
ganelda, radgan Cemi sabralo megobari bodavda da misi marto datovebisa
meSinoda. magram axla is daJinebiT iTxovda smiTis moyvanas, moiTxovda iseve
gadaWriT, rogorc uwin yovelgvar daxmarebaze uars ambobda.
- aseTi eqimis saxeli da gvari arasodes gamigonia, - vupasuxe me.
- Zalian advili SesaZlebelia, Zvirfaso uotson, da iqneb gagikvirdeT, rom am
sneulebis saukeTeso mcodnea ara eqimi, aramed plantatori. mister kelverton
smiTi sumatris mkvidria da iq kargad icnoben, londonSi ki mxolod saqmezea
Camosuli. am sneulebis gavrcelebam mis plantaciebSi, sadac axlomaxlo samedicino
dawesebuleba araa, aiZula, rom TviTon moekida xeli misi SeswavlisaTvis da
TvalsaCino warmatebasac miaRwia. smiTi metismetad Tanmimdevruli, pedanti kacia.
Tqveni gaSveba eqvsze adre ar mindoda imitom, rom Sin ar dagxvdebodaT. Tu
Tqven moaxerxebT da daiyoliebT, raTa Cemze gamoiyenos Tavisi gansakuTrebuli
codna medicinis am dargSi, usaTuod miSvelis.
me gadmogcemT holmsis sityvebs erTmaneTTan dakavSirebuls. sinamdvileSi ki misi
laparaki xSirad wydeboda sulis xuTviTa da xelebis krunCxviT, rac mowmobda,
rogor tanjavda avadmyofoba. im mcire xanSi, rac masTan davyavi, mdomareoba
gauuaresda. ciebianis siwiTle ufro mkveTrad gamoexata, Rrmad Camuqebuli
fosoebidan Tvalebi kidev ufro ubrwyinavda, Sublze ki waramara civi ofli
asxamda. miuxedavad amisa Cemma megobarma mainc SeinarCuna Tavisi mSvidi, mkafio
metyveleba. vatyobdi, rom igi ukanasknel amosunTqvamde gautexeli darCeboda.
- dawvrilebiT mouTxrobT Cems mdgomareobas, - Tqva - auwerT STabeWdilebas, rac
Tqvenze movaxdine, etyviT, rom me vbodav, rom me ukanasknel dReSi var da
vkvdebi. pirdapir gaugebaria, ratom ar warmoadgens mTeli okeanis fskeri
xamanwkebis erTian masas, - isini xom ase swrafad mravldebian! oh, me kidev
gadavuxvie! sainteresoa, rogor uwevs tvini kontrols sakuTar Tavs... ras
vambobdi, uotson?
- Tqven maZlevdiT miTiTebebs, rogor unda velaparako mister kelverton smiTs.
- ah, maxsovs. Cemi sicocxle imazea damokidebuli, uotson. ecadeT daiyolioT.
masTan cudi urTierToba maqvs. misi Zmiswuli mokvda, uotson... raRac urigo eWvi
Sevitane, es iynosa da igrZno. ymawvili saSineli tanjviT mokvda. smiTi Cemze
gabrazebulia. rogorme guli moulbeT, uotson. sTxoveT, SeevedreT, raime
RonisZiebiT momiyvaneT aq. mxolod mas SeuZlia Cemi xsna, mxolod mas!
- gpirdebiT, rom kebiT mogiyvanT aq, Tundac ZaliT momixdes misi kebSi Casma.
- ara, es ar gamodgeba. unda daarwmunoT, rom movides. TviTon ki ufro adre
modiT. raime mizezi moigoneT, rom masTan erTad mosvla ar mogixdeT. ar
dagaviwydeT, uotson, ar mimatovoT. Tqven xom arasodes gagiwbilebivarT. ueWvelia,
romeliRac bunebrivi mtrebi aferxeben xamanwkebis gamravlebas. me da Tqven,
uotson, gavakeTeT yvelaferi, rac SegveZlo. nuTu mTeli msoflio xamanwkebiT
aivseba? ara, ara, es metad saSinelia. gadaeciT smiTs Tqveni STabeWdileba Cems
avadmyofobaze, rac SeiZleba dawvrilebiT uambeT yovelive.
me wavedi da Tan gamyva saxe am uWkvianesi adamianisa, romelic bavSviviT titinebda.
gasaRebi gadmomca da maSinve momivida bednieri azri, rom Tan wameRo gasaRebi,
raTa holmss oTaxi Signidan ar Caeketa. Tvalcremliani misis hadsoni gareT,
derefanSi meloda. wasvlisas gavigone, rogor gaaba holmsma raRac giJuri
simRera. vidre quCaSi kebs movuxmobdi, nislidan gamosuli viRac bneliT moculi
kaci aCrdiliviT momiaxlovda.
- rogoraa mister holmsi? - mkiTxa.
igi Cemi Zveli nacnobi inspeqtori skotlend-iardeli mortoni aRmoCnda.
samoqalaqo samoseli ecva da Zlivs Sevicani.
- Zalian cudad, - vupasuxe me.
raRac ucnaurad gadmomxeda. raRac Zalian daujerebeli rom ar yofiliyo,
vifiqrebdi, rom maRlidan momaval Suqze misi saxe kmayofilebiT gaibadra.
- ki, gavige es ambavi, - Tqva.
luer bark striti grZeli, lamazi saxlebis rigi iyo noting hilsa da
kesingtons Soris. Senobas, romelTanac kebi gaCerda, raRac ampartavnuli da
STamagonebeli saxe hqonda. spilenZis brwyinvalesaxelurebiani mZime orfrTiani
kari amSvenebda da irgvliv Zvelmoduri rkinis zRude iyo aRmarTuli. saerTo
STabeWdilebas Seefereboda didebuli msaxurTufrosi, eleqtroWaRis vardisfer
Suqze zRurplze rom gamoCnda.
- diax, mister kelverton smiTi Sin gaxlavT. doqtori uotsoni? keTili, ser,
miboZeT Tqveni sadarbazo baraTi.
Cemi ubralo saxeli da profesia, etyoboda, mister kelverton smiTs didad ar
epitnava. naxevrad Ria karSi gavigone gaRizianebuli kacis gamyivani xma:
- es vinRaa? ra unda? ramdenjer miTqvams, stepls, rom, roca me vmuSaob, xelis
SeSla ar SeiZleba!
mere momesma msaxurTufrosis wynari, damamSvidebeli xma.
- ar miviReb, stepls. ver vitan aseT dabrkolebebs. Sin ara var. ase uTxariT.
Tu vWirdebi, xval diliT movides.
isev wynari duduni.
- wadiT, wadiT, ase uTxariT. diliT movides, an sulac nu mova.
me Tvalwin damidga holmsi, rogor borgavda loginSi da eloda mxsnels. aq
xaTrijamobis dro aRar iyo. holmsis sicocxle damokidebuli iyo Cems mowadinebasa
da daJinebaze. vidre msaxurTufrosi Tavisi batonis ganmartebas gadmomcemda, ganze
vubiZge da oTaxSi Sevedi.
kaci, romelic buxarTan ijda savarZelSi, gabrazebuli SeZaxiliT wamoiWra. me
davinaxe didi, yviTeli saxe, uxeSi nakvTebi, mZime, ormagi nikapi, briala da
boroti ruxi Tvalebi, wiTuri, banjgvliani warbebis qvemodan rom risxviT
Semomcqerodnen. vardisfer melot Tavze xaverdis patara, gverdze koxtad
gadaxrili qudi daekosebina. Tavis qala ki uzarmazari hqonda. magram Tvali rom
davayole, gancvifrebulma SevniSne, rom igi dabali tanisa iyo, gonji, galeuli,
mxrebsa da zurgis mxares moRrekili, albaT, bavSvobaSi raqiti
hqonda
gadatanili.
- es ras niSnavs? - yviroda xmamaRla, mkivana xmiT. - ras niSnavs es SemoWra? me
xom gibrZaneT, rom xval diliT mosuliyaviT!
- mapatieT, - vupasuxe, - magram gadaudebeli saqmea da moTminebis Tavi ara maqvs,
mister Serlok holmsi... - Cemi megobris xsenebam kacunaze saocari zegavlena
moaxdina. brazi maSinve gauqra. saxe daeZaba da didi yuradRebiT Semomacqerda.
- holmsis gamogzavnili xarT? - mkiTxa.
- swored iqidan movdivar.
- ra sWirs holmss?
- Zalian, Zalian mZimedaa avad, amisaTvis movedi TqvenTan.
maspinZelma skami miCvena da TviTon isev savarZelSi Cajda. buxris Tavze, sarkeSi
gaielva misma saxem. ficis qveS SemiZlia ganvacxado, rom sazizRari, boroti
Rimili gadaefina saxeze. magram iqve davajere Tavi, rom es iyo mxolod nervuli
krunCxva. erTi wuTis Semdeg, roca Cemsken Semobrunda, saxeze gulwrfeli wuxili
hqonda gamoxatuli.
- ra miTxariT, guli metkina, - Tqva. - mister holmss mxolod saqmian niadagze
Sevxvedrivar, magram friad pativsa vcem talantisa da piradi RirsebebisaTvis. is
danaSaulobaTa mesaidumlea, me ki sneulebaTa mcodne var. is ebrZvis
borotmoqmedebs, me - mikrobebs. ai, Cemi tyveebi, - ganagrZo da miCvena boTlebi
da qilebi, kedelTan magidaze rom edga... - am Jelatinis damuSavebul xsnarebSi
ixdian sasjels Zalze saSiSi damnaSaveebi.
- holmss Tqveni xilva swored Tqveni specialuri codnis gamo swadia. uaRresad
didi azrisaa Tqvenze da sjera, rom mTels londonSi mxolod Tqven erTs
SegiZliaT misi Svela.
kacuna uceb wamodga da misi koxta qudi iatakze davarda.
- ratom? - mkiTxa. - ratom hgonia mister holmss, rom me gaWirvebaSi misi Semwe
viqnebi da vuSveli?
- imitom, rom Tqven aRsavlur sneulebaTa mcodne xarT.
- magram ratom fiqrobs, rom sneuleba, rac mas awuxebs, aRmosavluria?
- imitom, rom Cinel mezRvaurebs Soris, dokebSi mouxda muSaoba.
mister kelverton smiTma Tavazianad gaiRima da qudi aiRo.
- ai, Turme ra yofila, - Tqva. - imedi maqvs, saqme arc iseT did safrTxesTan
gvaqvs, rogorc ggoniaT. ramdeni xania, rac avadaa.
- daaxloebiT sami dRe.
- abodebs?
- drodadro.
- es araa kargi saqme. araadamiani viqnebodi, rom misgan xmoba yurad ar meRo.
Zalian ar miyvars, roca muSaobas mawyvetineben, eqimo uotson, magram es
gamoZaxeba, cxadia, gansakuTrebuli SemTxvevaa. axlave gamogyvebiT.
me holmsis miTiTeba momagonda.
- me erT adgilas melodebian, - vupasuxe.
- keTili, marto waval. mister holmsis misamarTi Cawerili maqvs. naxevar saaTSi
masTan viqnebi.
guli mekumSeboda, holmsis sawol oTaxSi rom Sevdiodi. am xanSi SeiZleboda
yvelaze uaresi ram momxdariyo. magram, Cemda sasixarulod, misi mdgomareoba
sagrZnoblad gaumjobesebuliyo. marTala, saxe mkvdariviT ferwasuli hqonda,
magram bodvis kvalic aRar darCeniliyo. Tumca isev susti xmiT laparakobda,
magram Cveulebrivze naTlad da cocxlad.
- naxeT, uotson?
- ki, axlave mova.
- Cinebulia, uotson, Cinebuli. Tqven gamorCeuli despani xarT.
- CemTan erTad wamosvla moiwadina:
- es ar SeiZleboda, uotson. aSkarad SeuZlebeli iqneboda. sneulebis mizezebi
gkiTxaT?
- me vuTxari, ist-endis Cineli mezRvaurebi vuxsene.
- sworia! Tqven gaakeTeT yvelaferi ise, rogor namdvil megobars Sehferis. axla,
uotson, Tqven SegiZliaT scenidan gaxvideT.
- unda davicado da misi azri movismino, holms.
- cxadia, magram me maqvs safuZveli vifiqro, rom Tavis azrs bevrad ufro
gulaxdilad ityvis, Tu me da is martoni viqnebiT. Cems sasTumals ukan sakmao
adgilia, rom daimaloT, uotson.
- Zvirfaso holms!..
- meSinia, rom arCevani aRara gaqvT, uotson. oTaxSi dasamalavi adgili ar aris
da iq ukeTesia, sadac me geubnebiT. iq yofna araviTar eWvs ar gamoiwvevs.
uecrad loginSi wamojda. mis Ronemixdil saxeze sruli simtkice da gambedaoba iyo
gamoxatuli.
- borblebis xmaa, uotson. Tu giyvardeT, iCqareT da ar gainZreT, rac ar unda
moxdes, rac ar unda moxdes, gasagebia? arc ilaparakoT, arc imoZraoT. oRondac
ismineT yovelive guldasmiTa da, rac SeiZleba, didi yuradRebiT. uecrad isev
gamoelia Rone da misi mkafio, mbrZanebluri sityva iqca sust, bundovan butbutad.
kaci naxevrad bodavda.
Cems samalavSi, sadac ase moulodnelad aRmovCndi, jer kibidan momavali nabijebis
xma Semomesma, Semdeg sawoli oTaxis karis gaRebisa da daxurvis xma moswvda Cems
yurTasmenas. mere Cemda gasakvirvelad, gamefda xangrZlivi dumili, rasac
drodadro avadmyofis mZime sunTqva arRvevda.
albaT Cveni stumari sawolTan idga da avadmyofis tanjvas Sescqeroda. bolos da
bolos uCveulo dumili dairRva.
- holms, holms! - CasZaxoda smiTi daJinebiTa da Seupovrad. holms, gesmiT Cemi?
- mere momesma Sriali, albaT Cveni stumari uxeSad Caafrinda mxrebSi sneuls da
anjRrevda.
- es Tqvena xarT, mister smiT? - CurCuliT Tqva ho-lmsma - ar megona, rom
moxvidodiT.
smiTma gaicina.
- oRondac, - Tqva, - da mainc aqa var, rogorc xedavT. aqa varT. minda
siavisaTvis sikeTe mogagoT, diax, siavisaTvis - sikeTe.
- es Zalian sasaxelo da Zalian keTilSobiluri saqcielia Tqvenis mxriv. me
Zalian vafaseb Tqvens codnas.
Cveni stumari qirqilebda.
- sabednierod, mTels londonSi Tqvens erTs aRmogaCndaT unari Cemi codnis
Sefasebisa. Tqven iciT, ra gWirT?
- igive, - Tqva holmsma.
- xedavT? daavadebis simptomebi gamoicaniT?
- diax, metismetad kargad gamovicani.
- ra gaewyoba, holms, ar gamikvirdeba da savsebiT SesaZlebelia, rom swored is
daavadeba iyos. Tu asea, Tqveni saqme Zalian cudadaa. sawyali viqtori meoTxe
dRes mokvda, is ki magari da janiani axalgazrda iyo. Tqven maSin unaurad
mogeCvenaT, rom is londonis SuagulSi daavadda ucnauri aziuri snebiT, romelsac
me sagangebod vswavlob. saocari damTxvevaa, holms. Tqven es marjved SeniSneT,
rom Tqvenis mxriv metismeti simkacre iyo mtkiceba, rom aseT SemTxvevaSi SeiZleba
davinaxoT mizezica da damdgari Sedegic.
- vicodi, rom es Tqveni namoqmedari iyo.
- Tqven es iynoseT, magram damtkiceba arafriT SegeZloT: jer Cems winaaRmdeg
saqme aRZariT da axla TviTon aRmoCndiT gasaWirSi, Cems winaSe ixlaknebiT da
daxmarebas meRrijebiT, ara? ra vuwodoT yovelive amas? a? rogori TamaSa
gamovida?
me gavigone avadmyofis xrinwiani, gaZnelebuli sunTqva. - momeciT wyali, - Tqva
ise CurCuliT sneulma, TiTqos igudeboda.
- Zalian male gamogivaT wirva, uZvirfaseso. magram ise ar waval, rom erTi-ori
sityva ar giTxraT. mxolod amisaTvis gaZlevT wyals. daiWireT! ar
gadmoafurTxoT.
ai, ase. gesmiT, rasac geubnebiT?
holmsma daikvnesa.
- miSveleT, riTac SegiZliaT. daviviwyoT, rac iyo, - CurCulebda holmsi, me
Tavidan amoviSanTav mTel am saqmes. vficav, oRond ganmkurneT, yvelafers
daviviwyeb.
- ras daiviwyebT?
- viqtor sevejis sikvdilis ambavs. axla ar aRiareT, rom es Tqveni mowyobili
saqme iyo? amas daviviwyeb.
- SegiZliaT daiviwyoT an, Tu gnebavT, gaxsovdeT, me aRar menaRvleba. mowmeebs
Soris Tqven veRar iqnebiT. Tqven male sul sxva adgilas gadabargdebiT, Cemo
Zvirfaso holms, Tqven iciT, riTac mokvda Cemi ZmisSvili, hoda, keTili. axla
Tqvenzea laparaki da ara imaze.
- diax, diax.
- Tqvenma megobarma, romelic CemTan gamoagzaneT, - saxeli damaviwyda, - Tqva,
rom sneuleba ist-endSi, mezRvaurebisagan SegeyaraT.
- me namdvilad agre mgonia.
- da mere Tqven amayobT Tqveni Wkua-gonebiT, holms! Tqven Tqvens Tavs TvliT
Zalian sazrianad, xom asea? magram viRac Tqvenze gonieric aRmoCnda. kargad
dafiqrdiT, holms, sneuleba raime sxva gziT xom ar SegeyaraT?
- fiqri ar SemiZlia. Tavi aRar muSaobs, RvTis gulisaTvis, miSveleT da
gadamarCineT.
- diax, giSveliT da dagexmarebiT imis dadgenaSi, Tu ra da rogor moxda. me
minda es gaigoT, vidre mokvdebiT.
- momeciT rame, rom es tkivili Semimsubuqos!
- aha, Tqven ukve tkivilebi dagewyoT? ki, Cemi yuliebic kiodnen sikvdilis win.
iseTi gancda gaqvT, rogorc krunCxvis dros, ara?
- ho, es krunCxvaa.
- ara uSavs, mosmenaSi ar SegiSlis. maS mismineT! xom ver gaixsenebT raime
uCveulo SemTxvevas Tqvens cxovrebaSi, vidre es avadmyofoba SegeyrebodaT?
- ara, araferi ar maxsendeba.
- kargad dafiqrdiT.
- metismetad mZime avad var da fiqris Tavi ara maqvs.
- maSin me dagexmarebiT. fostiT xom araferi migiRiaT?
- fostiT?
- magaliTad, kolofi.
- me mgoni Cemi aRsasrulis wamebi dadga.
- momismineT, holms! - Canda, es juja loginSi mwol holmss anjRrevda. me
mouTmenlobam Semipyro da miWirda safarSi gaCereba.
- Tqven unda gamigonoT! gaxsovT kolofi spilos Zvlisa? Tqven is oTxSabaTs
miiReT. Tqven is gaaReT... gaxsovT?
- diax, diax, iq iyo raRac maxvili zambara. raRac xumroba...
- is rom xumroba ar gaxlavT, amaSi male darwmundebiT. rac SegemTxvaT, Tqvens
Tavs daabraleT, briyvo. ratom gadamideqiT gzaze? is Tqveni axireba rom araa,
Tqven arafers dagiSavebdiT.
- momagonda! - holmsi ixrCoboda. - zambara! xeli gavikawre, sisxli damedina. ai,
is kolofi, magidazea.
- swored isaa! axla Cems jibeSi CaeSveba, Casrialdeba da gaqreba. amrigad, Cems
winaaRmdeg arc erTi samxili aRar dagrCebaT. aba, holms, axla simarTle iciT da
SegiZliaT mokvdeT im SegnebiT, rom bolo me mogiReT. Tqven metismetad bevri
ram icodiT viqtor sevejis sikvdilze, amitom gagxadeT misi bedis ziari. Tqven
Zalian male mokvdebiT, holms. me aq davjdebi da davelodebi, rogor amogxdebaT
suli.
holmsis xma lamis miwyda. CurCulic Zlivs ismoda.
- ra vqna? - hkiTxa smiTma - sinaTles movumato? landebi ukve gamoCndnen? ho,
gadavatrialeb gazis asawev-dasawevs, rom ukeT daginaxoT. - oTaxi gadakveTa da
uecrad Suqma oTaxi gaaCaxCaxa. - kidev xom ar aRmogiCinoT raime daxmareba, Cemo
Zvirfaso megobaro?
- cecxli da sigareti.
sixaruliT kinaRam Sevyvire. holmsi Tavisi Cveulebrivi xmiT laparakobda.
marTalia, cota misustebuliT, magram me xom vcnobdi mis xmas. amas mohyva grZeli
pauza da me vigrZeni, rom kelverton smiTi uxmo gaocebiT dascqeroda holmss.
- ras niSnavs es? - hkiTxa bolos mSrali, mkafio xmiT.
- imisaTvis, rom kargad Seasrulo roli, unda gaiTaviso, Seisisxlxorco is.
patiosan sityvas gaZlevT, rom sami dRea araferi miWamia da araferi damilevia,
sanam Tqven ar momawodeT Wiqa wyali Tavazianad, magram yvelaze Zneli mowevaze
xelis aReba yofila. sigaretic aqaa! - me gavigone asanTis gakvra-gatkacunebis xma.
- ai, erTbaSad ukeT gavxdi. oho, mgoni Cemi megobris nabijis xmac Semomesma!
garedan marTlac moisma nabijebis xma, kari gaiRo da zRurblze inspeqtori
mortoni gamoCnda.
- yvelaferi rigzea, SegiZliaT SeipyroT, - Tqva
holmsma.
- Tqven dapatimrebuli xarT viqtor sevejis mkvlelobis braldebis gamo! miubrunda inspeqtori jujas.
- da SegiZliaT daumatoT, Serlok holmsis mkvlelobis cdisaTvis! - daumata Cemma
megobarma, siciliT, - avadmyofi rom zedmetad ar Seewuxebina, - mimarTa
inspeqtors holmsma, - kelverton smiTma TviTonve mogcaT niSani, sinaTles rom
auwia. sxvaTa Soris, patimars pijakis marjvena jibeSi erTi patara kolofi udevs.
is unda nivTmtkicebad davitovoT, magram amis nivTebTan Zalian frTxilad unda
vimoqmedoT. dadeviT kolofi magidaze, sasamarTloSi gamogvadgeba.
uceb uecari naxtomis xma Semomesma, rasac Tan bRlaZunisa da rkinis Cxarunis
xmebi axlda. merme tkivilisagan gamwarebuli kacis SeZaxilic gavigone.
- mxolod Tavs daisaxiCrebT - uTxra inspeqtorma. - ideqiT mSvidad!
- es xom maxea! SesZaxa wripina xmiT kacunam. sabraldebo skamze me ki ara, Tqven
dagsvamen, holms. gamomiZaxa, mimkurnaleo, mec veaxeli, axla, ra Tqma unda,
ityvis, rom raRac sisuleleebs vroSavdi, rac TviTonve moigona Tavisi giJuri
eWvebis dasadastureblad. ramdenic geneboT, imdeni icrueT, holms. Cems sityvebs
Tqvensaze arnaklebi wona da gasavali eqneba.
- RmerTo Cemo! - SesZaxa holmsma. - me xom sul gadamaviwyda Cemi megobari.
Zvirfaso uotson, aTas bodiSs gixdiT. warmogidgeniaT? rogor gamomrCa
mxedvelobidan, rom Tqven am ambebis TvaliT mxilveli brZandebiT da yvelaferi
Tqveni sakuTari yuriT moismineT. kelverton smiTs aRar gagacnobT, kargad iciT,
dRes ukve naxeT, kebi gaqvT, inspeqtoro? ukan gamogyvebiT, rogorc ki Cavicvam,
albaT davWirdebi policias.
Cacmisas ramdenime namcxvari SeWama da Wiqa klaretiT wyurvili moikla.
- aseTi kmayofilebiT arc arasodes miWamia da arc misvams, - Tqva man. - Tumca
Cemi cxovrebis wesi raime gansakuTrebuli wesrigiT ar gamoirCeva da aseTi
sagmiro saqmeebis Cadena CemTvis ufro iolia, vidre sxvebisaTvis. aucilebeli iyo,
misis hadsons erwmuna Cemi avadmyofoba, radgan es axali ambavi mas unda euwyebina
TqvenTvis, uotson, Tqven ki, Tqvenis mxriv, mister smiTi unda dagerwmunebinaT.
xom araferi gewyinaT, uotson? Tqven Zalian niWieri kaci xarT, magram aRiareT,
rom avadmyofis rolis Sesruleba CemsaviT ar SegiZliaT. Tqven rom Cemi
saidumlo winaswar gcodnodaT, verasodes daarwmunebdiT mister smiTs, rom saWiro
iyo misi CemTan mosvla. xolo misi mosvla Cemi gegmis mTavari nawili iyo.
vicodi misi SurismaZiebluri xasiaTi da darwmunebuli viyavi, rom movidoda, raTa
Tavisi winaswarganzraxuli moqmedebis danaSaulebrivi Sedegi Tavisi TvaliT exila.
- magram Tqveni garegnoba, holms, sikvdilis mauwyebeli feri da damWknari saxe?
- sami dRis sruli marxva adamians uceb axdunebs. danarCens kaci iolad
moaxerxebs, cotaodeni vazelini Sublze, beladonas wveTebi TvalSi, ferumarili
Rawvebze, cvilis Txeli fena tuCebze - yvelaferi amiT sruliad
damakmayofilebeli efeqtis miRweva SeiZleba. sneulebiT simulacias, albaT, erT
karg monografias mivuZRvni. xolo bodva xanmanwkebze, naxevarkronebze da sxva
sagnebze, romelTac saqmesTan kavSiri ara aqvT, iseT Cinebul STabeWdilebas
axdens, viTom marTla bodav, xom asea, uotson?
- magram ratom ar mimiSviT axlos, roca araviTari gadamdebi avadmyofoba ar
gWirdaT.
- amas rogor mekiTxebiT, Zvirfaso uotson! Tqven marTla xom ar ggoniaT, rom
Tqvens samedicino codnas ar vafasebde? gana SemeZlo imis imedi mqonoda, rom
Tqvens gamocdil Tvals SeumCneveli darCeboda momakvdavi kacis majisa da
temperaturis ucvleloba? xolo Tu Cems avadmyofobas ver dagajerebdiT, maSin
smiTs vin momiyvanda? im kolofs ki Tu gverdidan SexedavT, naxvrets aSkarad
SeamCnevT. kolofs rom gaaRebT, im naxvretidan zambara isars gamoaxtunebs da
gveliviT daggeslavT. etyoba, raRac amnairi mowyobilobiT iqna mokluli sabralo
seveji, romelic am urCxulsa da samemkvidro qonebas Soris idga. Tqven kargad
iciT, rom Zalze mravalferovan korespondenciebs viReb da ukve miveCvie
safrTxes. yovel ucnaur amanaTs eWviT vuyureb. me winaswar vvaraudobdi, Tu smiTs
davarwmunebdi, rom misi boroti ganzraxva warmatebiT dagvirgvinda, aRsarebas
ityoda da yvelafers amoRerRavda. Cemi mogonili sneuleba ki ise gaviTamaSe,
rogorc namdvilma artistma.
Tqveni didad madlobeli var, uotson, axla ki damexmareT, palto Cavicva. roca
policiaSi saqmes movrCebiT, vfiqrob, ar gvawyenda, Tu dasanayreblad simpsonTan
SevivlidiT.
ledi frensis karfeqsis gauCinareba
- magram raRa Turquli? - mkiTxa Serlok holmsma da daJinebiT SeaTvaliera Cemi
waRebi. me maRal wnul savarZelSi, fexebgaWimuli vijeqi da misi mudam fxizeli
mzera Cemma fexsacmelma miipyro.
- inglisuria, - gaocebiT gamovepasuxe me. - latimerTan viyide oqsford-stritze.
holmsma gaiRima da saxeze didad momTmeni kacis gamometyveleba gamoexata.
- abano, abanoa Turquli da ara waRebi! ratom mimasustebeli da Zalian Zvirad
Rirebuli Turquli abano da ara Cveni sakuTari abazana, Sin?
- imitom, rom daxanebuli revmatizmi mawuxebs, Turquli abano ki swored isaa,
rasac Cven, medikosebi aseT SemTxvevaSi vurCevT adamianebs. karga lazaTiani
dazela kunTebisa da tanis Sexureba, ris Semdegac TiTqos xelaxla ibadebi, yvelas
uxdeba.
- sxvaTa Soris, holms, - ganvagrZe me, - logikurad moazrovne adamianisaTvis
Cems fexsacmelsa da Turqul abanos Soris kavSiri TavisTavad cxadia, magram
Zalian dagimadlebT, Tu mainc amixsniT Tqven ras gulisxmobT da swor kvalze
damayenebT.
- mixvedra, gonisa da Wkuis moxmoba, swavleba da yovelive es arc ise
miuwvdomeli ramaa, Zvirfaso uotson. holmsis TvalebSi damcinavi naperwklebi
gakrTa. - am saqmeSi sruliad ubralo daskvnebis gamotanaa saWiro. riTac me
xSirad vsargeblob xolme. SeiZleba aseTi kiTxvac daibados: vin mgzavrobda dRes
kebiT TqvenTan erTad?
- es ukve dakiTxvaa da ara axsna, - cota sayvedurgareuli kiloTi mivuge me.
- yoCaR, uotson, piradi Rirsebis grZnobiT da savsebiT logikuradaa naTqvami.
maS, saidan daviwyeT? modiT, gavarCioT jer kebis ambavi. Tqveni paltos marcxena
mxarze da saxeloze talaxis Sxefebia. Sua adgilas rom mjdariyaviT, albaT sulac
ar moisvrebodiT, an paltos orive kalTa erTnairad dagesvrebodaT. maS, marcxena
mxares ijeqiT, da maSasadame, marto ar yofilxarT.
- ho, axla yovelive naTelia.
- ise Cveulebrivi ambavia, rom sasaciloc kia, ara?
- magram abano da waRebi?
- o, es kidev ufro bavSvur gasarTobad mogeCvenebaT. Tqven xom fexsacmelis
yaiTnebs yovelTvis erTnairad ikravT. axla ki vxedav iklikanturi ormagi maryuJi
gagikeTebiaT. romelic sulac ara hgavs Tqvens naxelavs. vis SeeZlo Tqveni
yaiTnebis Sekvra? an xarazs, an mosamsaxures abanoSi. xarazi gamoricxulia, radgan
fexsacmeli sruliad axalia. ra rCeba? rCeba abano. Zalian ubralo ambavia, ara?
magram rogorc ar unda yofiliyo, uotson, Turqulma abanom mainc keTili saqme
giyoT.
- ras gulisxmobT?
- Tqven aRiareT, rom iq waxvediT sxeulis SesanjRrevad, karga lazaTianad
dazelvisa da gamococxlebis mizniT. neba miboZeT kvlav mogceT tanis SenjRrevisa
da gamococxlebis SesaZlebloba. ras ityviT lozanaSi gamgzavrebaze, Zvirfaso
uotson, - pirveli klasis salon-vagoniT, yvela xarji ukve gadaxdilia da Tanac
princiviT imgzavrebT, ha?
- Cinebulia! magram risTvis?
holmsi Taviseburad gadawva savarZelSi da jibidan ubis wignaki amoiRo.
- amqveynad adamianTa modgmis yvela warmomadgenels Soris - daiwyo Cemma
megobarma, - yvelaze ufro saSiSia martoxela qali, usaxlkaro da umegobro. es,
erTi SexedviT, yovlad uwyinari da SesaZloa yvelaze ufro sasargeblo wevric ki
sazogadoebisa ucvleli mizezia bevri da bevri danaSaulisa. es umweo arseba dRes
aqaa da xval sxvagan, mas sakmao saxsrebi aqvs, qveynidan qveyanaSi xetialobs,
erTi sastumrodan meoreSi gadadis da ai, romelime cnobil saeWvo pansionSi, an
tolebSi, misi kvali gaqreba; TiTqos wiwila iyos, meliebis qveyanaSi gzaabneuli.
da Tu gadasansla vinmem, momkiTxvelic aravin aRmouCndeba. albaT, ledi frensis
karfeqsis Tavs faTeraki unda iyos.
zogadi msjelobidan konkretul ambavze aseTma swrafma gadasvlam gamaxara. holmsi
furclavda ubis wignakis patara furclebs da ganagrZobda:
- ledi frensisi - erTaderTi pirdapiri STamomavalia graf raftonisa. am gvarSi,
miwebi, iqneb gaxsovT kidec, vaJiSvilebis xelSi gadadioda. ledi frensisma mcire
qoneba miiRo, magram mas darCa uiSviaTesi Zvirfaseuloba, Zveli espanuri
namuSevrebi, araCveulebrivi ostatobiT dawaxnagebuli, vercxlSi Camjdari
briliantebi. es samkaulebi qals imdenad uyvarda, rom ar surda maTi datoveba
Tavis bankirTan da yovelTvis Tan dahqonda. Zalian manaRvlebs ledi frensisis
yismaTi. gunebisa Tu RvTis ucnauri axirebiT am lamaz, jerac axalgazrda qals
bedis ganCinebaSi uweria iyos am raRac oci wlis win jerac mZlavri da
gafurCqnuli xis ukanaskneli toti, romelic xmeba.
- ki, magram, ra mouvida?
- ra mouvida ledi frensis karfeqss? cocxalia Tu mkvdari? ai, am dilemis
winaSe vimyofebiT. igi mkacri Cveulebebis mqone adamiania. oTxi welia, or kviraSi
erTxel Tavis moxuc guvernant qals, mis dobnis, romelic kamberuelSi cxovrobs
da ukve didi xania aRar muSaobs, werilebs swers. amJamad saqmis viTareba aseTia:
mis dobnim mommarTa da miTxra: ai, ukve xuTi kviraa, rac ledi frensiss arc
erTi striqoni aRar mouweriao. ukanaskneli werili lozanidan, otel
`nacionalidan~ movidao, saidanac ise wasula, rom misamarTi ar dautovebia.
axloblebi SfoTaven. metismetad SeZlebuli xalxia da ra Tqma unda, araviTar
xarjs ar daeridebian, Tu gavarkvevT, ra moxda.
- da es mis dobni - erTaderTi wyaroa, saidanac cnobebis miReba ZalgviZs? nuTu
ledi frensiss sxva korespondentebi ar hyolia?
- hyavda, uotson, hyolia erTi korespondenti, da swored misgan gavige bevri ram
sagulisxmo. es korespondenti banki gaxlavT. ledi frensisis fuli silvestris
bankSi Zevs. me gavsinje misi angariSi. ukanasknelis win fuli gamoutania lozanis
otelSi angariSis gasasworeblad, magram didi Tanxa auRia, ase rom xelzec kai
Zali fuli darCeboda. Semdeg gasanaRdeblad mxolod erTi Ceki iqna wardgenili.
- vis mier da sad?
- madmuazel mari devinisaa, magram sad gamoweres, ar Cans. is Tanxa sami kviris
win bank `lionis kreditis~ monpelies filials dauxuravs. jami - ormocdaaTi
girvanqaa.
- madmuazel mari devini vinRaa?
- amisi garkvevac movaxerxe. davadgine, rom madmuazel mari devini ledi frensis
karfeqss emsaxureboda, rogorc moaxle, magram risTvis dasWirda mis frensiss,
rom Tavisi fuli moaxlisTvis gadaeca, es jer kidev ver damidgenia. ise, erTi
wuTiTac ar mepareba eWvi, rom Tqveni Zieba mokle xanSi amis garkvevaSic
dagvexmareba.
- Cemi Zieba?
- diax, Tqven xom lozanaSi miemgzavrebiT, raTa cota gavarjiSdeT. Cemi wasvla ki
londonidan ar SeiZleba, vidre abrahamsis sicocxles safrTxe emuqreba. isedac,
mravali mosazrebiT, Cemi wasvla inglisis sazRvrebs iqiT amJamad SeuZlebelia.
skotlend-iardi uCemod moiwyens, sisxlis samarTlis samyaroSi ki gamococxleba
daiwyeba. Tqven gaemgzavreT, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro, da Tu Cemi moridebuli
rCevis yoveli sityvisaTvis ori pensi gadasaxadi metismetad Zviri ar
mogeCvenebaT, dRisa da Ramis nebismier dros mzad viqnebi Tqvenda samsaxurad
kontinenturi telegrafisaTvis misawvdom farglebSi.
ori dRis Semdeg lozanis otel `nacionalis~ kari SevaRe. otelis
saxelganTqmuli mmarTveli musie mozeri gansaxierebuli Tavazianoba iyo. diax,
ledi frensisma maTTan ramdenime kvira icxovra otelSi. yvela moxibla. madami ha
da ha, albaT, ormocisa Tu iqneba, metis araa. axlac Zalian kargi Sesaxedavia, da
aba warmoidgineT, jeelobisas ra mSvenieri iqneboda; ojaxuri ganZisa musie
mozerma araferi icoda, magram msaxurebisagan gaugonia, rom madam karfeqsis mZime
Cemodani sawol oTaxSi mudam daketili iyo. moaxle mari devinic yvelas ise
uyvarda, rogorc misi qalbatoni. mari devini daniSnulic ki yofila otelis erTerT oficiantze da misi misamarTis gageba sulac ar aRmoCnda rTuli saqme.
`monpelie, traianes quCa, saxli 11~, - Cavwere Cems wignakSi da gavifiqre, rom
TviTon holmss SeSurdeboda is simarjve, riTac es cnobebi movipove.
erTi ram rCeboda bneliT moculi da vera da ver movaxerxe am kuTxisaTvis
naTeli mimeyenebina, ratom wavida ase moulodnelad ledi frensisi lozanidan?
misi cxovreba aq xom Zalze sasiamovnod aewyo! bunebrivi iqneboda, rom mTeli
sezoni lozanaSi gaetarebina. is ki, erT mSvenier dRes, uceb moemzada da wavida,
dakarga erTi kviris gadaxdili qira mSvenieri binisa, romlis fanjrebic tbas
gadahyurebda. am amocanis amoxsna veravin SeZlo. erTaderTi varaudi gamoTqva
moaxlis saqmrom jiulis vibarma: frensisis uecari wasvla otelidan
dakavSirebulia erTi Savgvremani, wvermoSvebuli, maRali mamakacis gamoCenasTano,
otelSi is kaci wina dRes mosula. `gt Tfgmfpub gt mukSefidu Tfgmfpu1~
(veluri, namdvili veluri) - gaiZaxoda jiulis vibari. is kaci Cvens qalaqSi
sadRac daqiravebul binaSi unda cxovrobdeso. bevrs daunaxavs, rom, erTxel, roca
madami sanapiroze seirnobda, is kaci miuaxlovda da aRelvebiT laparaki dauwyo.
ingliseliao, ambobdnen, magram misi saxeli aravin icoda. meore dRes madami
sadRac gaemgzavra. jiulis vibarica da rac mTavaria, misi daniSnulic amtkicebdnen,
rom im vaJbatonis gamocxadeba iyo mizezi madamis wasvlisa. ledi frensis
karfeqsis gauCinareba momxdari ambebis Sedegia. jiulis vibarma uari Tqva mxolod
erTi ramis axsnaze: Tu ratom wavida mari, risTvis miatova Tavisi qalbatoni. an
ar icoda, an ar surda amaze laparaki. `Tu es gainteresebT, CabrZandiT
monpelieSi da TviTon mas hkiTxeTo~, - Tqva.
ase dasrulda Cemi Ziebisa da kvlevis pirveli nawili. axla unda gamerkvia, saiT
wavida ledi frensis karfeqsi lozanidan. raki es garemoeba damala, maSasadame,
ganzraxuli hqonda, Tavisi wasvliT viRacisaTvis kvali aebnia. sxvagvarad rogor
unda agvexsna, rom misi bargis furclakze badeni ar iyo aRniSnuli? TviTonaca da
misi bargic rainis dasaxelebul kurortze ara pirdapiri, aramed Sori gziT,
SemovliT gaemgzavrnen. kukis adgilobrivi ganyofilebis biuroSi rom es gavige,
me badenSi gaveSure, winaswar ki holmss Sevatyobine telegrafiT mTeli Cemi
moqmedeba, rac man gulkeTili xumrobiT momiwona da Semaqo.
badenSi iolad vipove TiTqos dakarguli kvali. ledi frensisi gaCerebula otel
`albionSi~ da iq ori kvira ucxovria. iqve gaucvnia viRac eqimi Slezingeri,
samxreT afrikeli misioneri da misi coli. rogorc TiTqmis yvela martoxela
qali, ledi frensisi nugeSsa da Svebas religiaSi eZiebda. am qalze
araCveulebrivi zegavlena moexdina doqtor Slezingeris pirovnebasa da mis
mtkice rwmenas. im xanebSi Slezingers Turme tanjavda is sneuleba, romelic maSin
Seyroda, roca samxreT afrikaSi TavganwirviT moRvaweobda. ledi frensisi
gulmodgined exmarebodao misis Slezingers wmindanis movlaSi, rogorc es ambavi
otelis mmarTvelma miambo. wmindani mTeli dRe aivanze ijda xolme, Rrma
savarZelSi, or mandilosans Soris da wminda miwis rukis Sedgenaze muSaobdao. igi
gansakuTrebiT midielebis istoriiT yofila dainteresebuli, razedac Turme
monografias amzadebs. bolos doqtoris janmrTeloba sagrZnoblad gaumjobesebula
da is colTan erTad londonSi dabrunebula. ledi frensisic maT gahyoliaT. es
ambavi sami kviris win momxdara da Semdeg im samis Taobaze mmarTvels aRaraferi
smenia. rac Seexeba moaxle maris, ledi frensisis gamgzavrebamde sami dRiT adre,
is qalbatonisagan namtiralevi gamosula, otelis mosamsaxure gogoebisaTvis
SeuCivlia, qalbatonTan aRar vimsaxurebo da saSinlad danaRvlianebuli
gamgzavrebula. doqtor Slezingers Tavisi angariSica da ledi frensis karfeqsis
danaxarjebic TviTon gadauxdia.
- da iciT, - Tqva bolos otel `albionis~ mmarTvelma, - ledi frensiss marto
Tqven ki ara, sxvebic daeZebeno. erTi kviris win misi ambis sakiTxavad CvenTan
viRac mamakaci movida.
- saxeli Tqva?
- ara. ingliselia, Tumca garegnoba tipuri ingliselisa ara aqvs.
- velurs hgavs, ara? - vkiTxe da amiT Cemi megobris saxelovani holmsis,
meTodis Tanaxmad, Sevapirispire CemTvis cnobili faqtebi.
- diax, diax, swored velursa hgavda. es sityva mis saqcielsa da garegnobas
Zalian Seefereba. aylayuda, mziT damwvari, wverosani, aseTis adgili soflis
traqtiria da ara feSenebeluri sastumro. kaci ki ara, raRac mrisxane urjukia,
sul cofebsa yris, CemdaTavad aseTis ganawyenebas moveridebodi.
rogorc iqna, idumalebis fardis axda daiwyo - ase TandaTan ufro naTlad da
mkafiod vxedavT quCebSi mosiaruleebs, roca nisli ifanteba. RvTisnier qals,
yvelas rom endoba, kvaldakval dasdevs bediTi aCrdili. qals eSinia Tavisi
mdevrisa, Torem lozanidan ase anazdad ar wavidoda. adre Tu gvian daeweva. an
iqneb ukve daewia? amiT xom ar aixsneba ledi karfeqsis xangrZlivi dumili?
maSadasame, badenSi gacnobil keTil adamianebs ar SesZlebiaT daecvaT qali
muqarisa da devnisagan. ra saSineli saidumlo, ra miuwvdomeli ganzraxva aiZulebs
im velur kacs, rom ledi frensiss kvaldakval sdios? es kiTxvebi mTeli sigrZesiganiT aRimarTnen da Cems wminda gadawyvetilebas elodnen.
yvelaferi mivwere holmss, kmayofilma, rom saqmis arss ase male Cavwvdi. pasuxad
miRebul depeSaSi holmsi mTxovda, amewera doqtor Slezingeris marcxena yuri.
raRac Taviseburi iumoris grZnoba moevlineba xolme holmss, zogjer sxvisi
Seuracxmyofelic. me, ra Tqma unda, uyuradRebod davtove misi ualago xumroba, sxvaTa Soris, misi depeSa miviRe ukve monpelieSi, sadac mari devinis sanaxavad
wavedi.
yofili moaxlis saxli iolad vipovne. man yvelaferi, miambo, rac icoda. mari
devins Zalian hyvareboda Tavisi qalbatoni da mxolod imitom damSvidobebia, rom,
misi azriT, axla ledi karfeqss gars megobrebi exvia. amaSi mari devini
darwmunebuli iyo, isedac Cemi qorwinebis dRe axlovdeboda da maSin, sulerTia,
qalbatons unda davSorebodio, miTxra. Sewuxebulma yofilma msaxurma aRiara isic,
rom misis frensisi badenSi yofnis dros xSirad miwyreboda, TiTqos Cems
erTgulebaSi eWvi epareboda da erTxel dakiTvac ki momiwyoo. amitom masTan
ganSoreba arc ise mimZims, rogorc vfiqrobdio. ledi frensiss saqorwino
saCuqris saxiT mari devinisaTvis Turme ormocdaaTi girvanqa gaumetebia. rogorc
me, ise moaxle gogosac seriozul safrTxed migvaCnda is ucnobi kaci, romelsac
qalbatoni lozanidan gaecala. mosamsaxure gogom Tavisi TvaliT naxa is veluri
ledi karfeqss yvelas Tvalwin xelSi rogor Caafrinda. saSineli kacia, viRac
cofiani da oxeri. ledi frensisi albaT imitom gaemgzavra londonSi
SlezingerebTan erTad, rom im kacisa eSinodao. qalbatons CemTan im kacze
arasodes ulaparakia, magram bevri niSnis mixedviT vxedavdi, rom qalbatons
erTTavad mZime SiSi tanjavdao.
- eger, SexedeT! - uceb Sewyvita laparaki gogom da skamidan wamovarda, naZirala kidev imis kvals eZebs.
sastumros Ria fanjaraSi me davinaxe Zalian maRali kaci, romelsac Savi xuWuWa
wver-ulvaSi hqonda. nela midioda quCaSi, qvafenilze, da saxlebis nomrebs
gulmodgined aTvalierebda. ueWvelia isic ledi karfeqsis mosamsaxures daeZebda.
daufiqreblad gaviWeri gareT da SevaCere.
- Tqven ingliseli xarT? - vkiTxe.
- mere Tqven ra, Tundac ingliseli viyo? - agdebulad miTxra ucnobma.
- neba momeciT gkiTxoT, ra gqviaT?
- ra Tqveni Wkuis saqmea, - momiWra sityva Tavxedma.
viTareba daiZaba. gadavwyvite jiqur misvla - pirdapiri gza xom yvelaze moklea!
- da mkacrad vkiTxe:
- sadaa ledi frensis karfeqsi?
gaocebuli momaSterda.
- ra daatexeT Tavs? ratom devniT im qals? me pasuxs viTxov!
rogorc vefxvi, iseTi gaSmagebuli RmuiliT meca is kaci. araerTxel gamilaxavs
mowinaaRmdege CxubSi. magram im giJs rkinis TaTebi da cofiani xaris Rone
aRmoaCnda. sami wamic ar gasula, rom yelSi mwvda, wamiWira da ukve grZnobas
vkargavdi, rom Cems beds, uceb, iqve samikitnodan gamovarda viRac gauparsavi
frangi, lurjxalaTiani Segirdi, Cems damjabnels marjved Cascxo mxrebSi keti da
xeli gaaSvebina. is oxeri wuTiT kidev idga, meryeobda cofmoreuli da albaT
fiqrobda, kidev xom ar veceo, Semdeg borotad Caiburtyuna raRac da im
kabaresken wavida, saidanac is iyo gamovedi. Semovbrundi, rom madloba meTqva Cemi
mxsnelisaTvis, romelic jer kidev qvafenilze idga, da uecrad gavigone:
- aba, gilocav, uotson, saqmis ase gafuWebas mofiqreba ar unda? Cans, CemTan
erTad mogixdebaT Ramis eqspersiT londons dabruneba.
erTi saaTis Semdeg Serlok holmsi, ukve Tavisi sakuTari saxiT, rogorc
yovelTvis sufTa da eleganturi, Cems gverdiT ijda otelSi. misi moulodneli
bednieri gamoCena ubralod ar momxdara: garemoebebma saSualeba misces,
londonidan wamosuliyo da gadauwyvetia gamoveWire iq, sadac, misi varaudiT,
imJamad unda vyofiliyavi. muSis samosi Caucvams da Cems molodinSi samikitnoSi
mokalaTebula.
- da rogor Tanmimdevrulad moqmedebdiT, Zvirfaso uotson! yvela im Secdomidan,
rac SeiZleboda kacs mosvloda, xelidan arc erTi ar gauSviT. sabolood yvela
daafrTxeT da verc veraferi gaarkvieT.
- iqneb verc Tqven moaxerxebdiT metis gagebas, - wyeniT mivuge mec.
- araviTari `iqneba~ ar arsebobs, rakiRa me marTlac meti movaxerxe. ager didad
pativcemuli filip grinic gamoCnda, igi Tqveni mezobelia sastumroSi. SesaZloa,
misi daxmarebiT saqme ufro warmatebiT waviyvanoT.
laqiam siniT mogvarTva sadarbazo baraTi da oTaxSi Semovida is wverosani
xuligani, romelic quCaSi Tavs damesxa, me rom Semomxeda, SekrTa da SeCerda.
- es ras niSnavs, mister holms? - ikiTxa man. - Tqveni baraTi miviRe da aqeT
gamoveSure. magram rogor avxsna aq am kacis yofna?
- es kaci - Cemi Zveli megobari da kolega, eqimi uotsonia, igi Cvens samZebro
saqmeSi daxmarebas gviwevs.
ucnobma mziT damwvari mixakisferi TaTi gamomiwoda da ramdenime sabodiSo sityva
miTxra: - mgoni didi ziani ar mogayeneT. roca Tqven brali damdeT, viTom im
qalis winaSe raime dameSavebinos, veRar moviTmine. am dReebSi ise vcxovrob, rom
Cemi movaleoba da pasuxismgebloba kargad aRar mesmis. nervebma miRalata, magram
yvelaze Zalian is mainteresebs, mister holms, saerTod rogor gaigeT Cemi
arseboba?
- me velaparake ledi frensisis guvernant qals, mis dobnis.
- sayvareli moxuci susan dobni Tavisi uzarmazari CaCiT! kargad maxsovs!
- imasac axsovxarT. iseTi, rogoric iyaviT uwin, afrikaSi wasvlamde.
- maS, Tqven mTeli Cemi cxovrebis ambavi iciT! kargia, rom damalva da dafarva
arafrisa mWirdeba, mister holms. geficebiT, qveynad ar moinaxeba kaci, romelsac
eyvareboda qali ufro Zlier, vidre me miyvarda ledi frensisi. magram
axalgazrdobaSi TavaSvebul cxovrebas veweodi, rogorc Cveni wris mravali
axalgazrda kaci, Tumca sxvebze cudi ar vyofilvar. im qalis suli ki ubiwo
TovliviT spetaki iyo. yovelive tlanqi da mdabali, mouTmeneli da autaneli iyo
misTvis. roca Cemgan Cadenili ambebi mis yurs miswvda, Cemi naxva aRar moisurva.
arada me vuyvardi am wminda qals - ai, raa sakvirveli! vuyvardi ise, rom Cemi
gulisaTvis mTeli sicocxle gauTxovari darCa.me barbertonSi wavedi. gavida
mravali weli, movixveWe simdidre da bolos gadavwyvite Zveli satrfos povna,
iqneb guli movulbo-meTqi. vicodi, rom ar gaTxovila. lozanaSi aRmovaCine,
warsuli gavaxsene, Sevevedre, patieba vTxove. mgonia, Cems Txovnas yrud ar
Sexvedria, magram gautexeli nebisyofisa iyo da, roca meore dRes masTan mivedi,
Sevityve, rom lozana mietovebina: movaxerxe imis gageba, rom badenSi wasula,
xolo cota mogvianebiT isic davadgine, rom aq cxovrobs misi moaxle. uxeSi,
tlanqi kaci var, gamovlilma cxovrebam gamxada aseTi da, roca doqtorma
uotsonma im qalze laparaki damiwyo, vifeTqe. magram, RvTis gulisaTvis,
miTxariT, ra SeemTxva ledi frensiss?
- swored es gvinda gavigoT, - Tqva holmsma Zalian seriozulad. - Tqven sad
gaCerdebiT londonSi?
- otel `langhemSi~.
- maSin gTxovT dauyovnebliv gaeSureT londons da, Tu dagvWirdebiT, mzad
iyaviT. auxdeneli imedebiT ar minda agavsoT, mister grin, magram ledi frensisis
gadasarCenad, garwmunebT, gakeTdeba yvelaferi, rac SesaZlebelia. axla metis Tqma
ar SemiZlia. ai, Cemi sadarbazo baraTi. roca geneboT, damikavSirdiT. axla ki,
uotson, Tu Tqven gaemzadebiT, me gavvardebi telegrafSi da vTxov misis hadsons,
xval rva saaTze or damSeul kacs Tavisi, rogorc mzareulis, xelovneba
gviCvenos.
beiker-stritze depeSa gveloda. holmsma xarbi interesiT waikiTxa da gamomiwoda.
depeSa gamogzavnili iyo badenidan da sul erT sityvas Seicavda: `moglejili~.
- ra aris es? - gamikvirda.
- am erT sityvas uzarmazari azri aqvs, - Tqva holmsma. - imedi maqvs, gaxsovT
Cemi Txovna, rac erTi SexedviT suleluri mogeCvenebodaT: me gTxovdiT, ageweraT
pativcemuli misioneris marcxena yuri. Tqven is depeSa upasuxod datoveT.
- me arc SemeZlo mag cnobis mowodeba, me xom im dros badenSi ar viyavi.
- marTals brZanebT. swored amitom gavugzavne igive depeSis asli `albionis~
mmarTvels da ager pasuxi.
- mere, raze metyvelebs misi pasuxi?
- imaze, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, rom saqme gvaqvs uaRresad eSmak da saSiS kacTan.
misioneri samxreT afrikidan, doqtori Slezingeri holi piters-wmindani, gaxlavT
erT-erTi yvelaze ufro gamobrZmedili borotmoqmedTagani, romelic avstraliidan
mogvevlina. es axalgazrda qveyana ukve mravali samagaliTo nimuSis akvania.
pitersi martoxela qalebze monadirea, igi maT Tavis maxeSi abams, borotad
iyenebs maTs religiur grZnobebs, xolo ingliseli qali, saxelad freizeri, misi
egreTwodebuli coli, am saqmeSi exmareba. doqtor Slezingeris taqtikam momca
safuZveli daveWvebuliyavi, rom Slezingeri ki ara, piters-wmindania, misi marcxena
yuris is aRweriloba ki, romelic depeSaSia mocemuli, Cems eWvs adasturebs.
piters-wmindans marcxena yuri miaknites mTvralebma q. adelaidaSi Cxubis dros.
1889 wels sabralo ledi frensisi saSineli adamianebis xelSia Cavardnili,
uotson. isini arafris winaSe ar daixeven ukan. Zalian advili SesaZlebelia, rom
qali cocxalic aRar iyos. Tu cocxalia, albaT cxraklitulSi hyavT gamomwyvdeuli
da werilis daweras veRar axerxebs. SesaZloa, londons verc CaaRwia, Tumca vin
icis, kontinentur policiasTan xumroba saxifaTo ramaa, maT registraciis iseTi
sistema aqvT, rom Slezingeri da misi amfsoni qals ver gamoaparebdnen; an iqneb
Sorsac wavida, magram es naklebad sarwmunoa, radgan londoni erTaderTi adgilia
mTels inglisSi, sadac aramzadebs SeuZliaT qali ise Seinaxon, eWvi aravin aiRos.
instinqtiT vgrZnob, rom ledi karfeqsi londonSia, magram isic ar vici, sad
veZioT. amitom gamosavali erTia: moTmineba. axla visadiloT, mogvianebiT ki
skotlend-iardSi Sevivli da Cvens megobar lestreids gavesaubrebi.
dro gadioda, magram verc policiam, verc holmsis informaciis sakuTarma biurom
- patara, magram uaRresad moqmedma organizaciam - ver SeZlo ledi karfeqsis
adgilsamyofelis aRmoCena. adamianebi, romelTac veZebdiT, ise daikargnen
mravalmilionian londonSi, TiTqos amqveynad arc yofiliyvnen. vaqveynebdiT
gazeTebSi gancxadebebs, fxizlad vmeTvalyureobdiT yvela bunags, sadac SeiZleboda
pitersi gamoCeniliyo, mxedvelobis areSi gvyavda xalxi, romelTanac mas odesRac
kavSiri hqonia, magram yvelaferi amao iyo. mTeli kviris unayofo Ziebasa da
mtanjvel fiqrebs Sedegad is mohyva, rom uecrad Cvens rudunebasa da garjas
naTeli moefina. bevingtonis lombardSi vestminster-roudze Zveli espanuri
namuSevari, briliantebiT gawyobili vercxlis sakidi moitanes. nivTi CacmulobiT
samRvdelom, tanmaRalma, uwverulvaSo kacma daagirava. etyoba, mogiravnes saxelica
da misamarTic yalbi dautova. mister bevingtons ar SeumCnevia, damgiravebels
ranairi yuri hqonda, magram, sityvieri portretis mixedviT, igi udavod
Slezingeri iyo.
Cveni wverosani megobari otel `langhemSi~ cxovrobda, igi samjer gvestumra ambis
gasagebad. mesamed swored im dros mogvadga, roca briliantis Cabarebis ambavi
gavigeT. dardma igi ramdenime wliT daabera, tansacmeli tanze ise ekida, rogor
sakidze. `netav raimeTi SemeZlos Tqveni daxmareba!~ - gveubneboda sasowarkveTili.
rogorc iqna, holmsma misTvis saqme gamonaxa.
- raki Zvirfasi qvebis dagiravebas mihyo xeli, axla namdvilad SevipyrobT.
- magram es xom imas niSnavs, rom ledi frensiss raRac ubedureba daemarTa?
holmsma Tavi raRac saeWvod gadaaqn-gadmoaqnia.
unda vivaraudoT, rom isini aqamde tyveobaSi tanjavdnen qals. misi ganTavisufleba
maT ar SeuZliaT, radgan es ambavi daRupavT. mister grin, Cven uaresi da uaresi
ambebis molodini unda viqonioT.
- me ra unda gavakeTo?
- Tqven xom ar gicnoben isini?
- ara.
- SesaZlebelia, meored is sxva oqromWedelTan mivides. maSin yvelaferi Tavidan
unda daviwyoT. Tumca bevingtonTan kargi fasi aiRo da arc araferi ukiTxavs
vinmes, amitom Cemi varaudiT, roca fuli isev dasWirdeba, albaT masTanve
micunculdeba. bevingtons werils gavugzavni da gavagebineb, rom am dReebSi mis
maRaziaSi Tqveni yofna aucilebelia: Tu pitersi mova, mas saxlamde unda mihyveT
da sdioT. oRond naCqarevi nabiji ar gadadgaT da, rac mTavaria, araviTari
Zaladoba! momeciT kacuri sityva, rom CemTan SeuTanxmeblad arafers moimoqmedebT.
ori dRe ise gavida, pativcemul grinisagan araviTari cnoba ar migviRia (sxvaTa
Soris, is saxelganTqmuli admiralis grinis Svili iyo. admirali grini xom
yirimis omSi azovis flots sardlobda). mesame dRes grini akankalebuli da
ferdakarguli Semovarda beiker-stritis sastumro oTaxSi.
- xelSi Cagvivarda, xelSi Cagvivarda, - rogorc iyo amoTqva, rac undoda.
mRelvarebisagan xma uwydeboda. holmsma igi savarZelSi Casva da dasamSvideblad
ramdenime tkbili sityva uTxra.
- yvelaferi dalagebulad gviambeT, - sTxova bolos.
- qali am erTi saaTis win movida. diax, amjerad coli mobrZanda da zustad
iseTive sakidari moitana, rogoric pirvelad. maRali, fermkrTali qalia, qrcvinis
Tvalebi aqvs...
- es is qalia, - daudastura holmsma.
- gavyevi. kenington-roudze Seuxvia, kudSi mivdevdi. uceb mekubovis duqanSi
Sevida...
holmsi SekrTa. - mere, - ikiTxa man gabzaruli xmiT da gasca is Sinagani
cecxlovani mRelvareba, rasac misi civi gamometyveleba da nacrisferi saxe
niRbavda.
- Sevyevi. ledi daxlTan mdgar qals elaparakeboda, Cems yurs moswvda misi
sityvebi: `ra didxans ayovnebT!~ imanac Tavi imarTla: `yvelaferi saTanado
misamarTiT mova. Cven xom sagangebo SekveTiT mogvixda keTeba, aman ostatebi
Seaferxa...~ am dros me daminaxes da gaCumdnen. raRac-ruRac wvrilmanebi mivikiTxmovikiTxe da quCaSi gamovedi.
- sworad moqceulxarT. Semdeg ra moxda?
- qalic gamovida, magram ver daminaxa, me mezobel SesasvlelSi davimale. albaT
eWvi aiRo, radgan sul aqeT-iqiT iyureboda. Semdeg kebs mouxmo da wavida. bedze
mec maSinve daviWire kebi da davedevne. brikstonze amovyaviT Tavi. sadac Sevida,
misamarTi SemiZlia giTxraT: poultni-skveri, saxli 36. me gza ganvagrZe. kebmeni
gavuSvi da saxlis dazvervas Sevudeqi.
- Suqi mxolod erT fanjaraSi enTo, pirvel sarTulze, magram farda daSvebuli
iyo da veraferi gavarCie. videqi da vfiqrobdi, ra momemoqmeda. uceb aivanTan
daxuruli furgoni gaCerda. ori mamakaci qvafenilze gadmoxta, raRac gamoaTries
furgonidan da aivanze aitanes... mister holms, es iyo kubo.
- ah...
- imwams mindoda mec oTaxSi Sevvardniliyavi. kari gaiRo, rom kubos mimtani
kacebi SigniT SeeSvaT da kubo SeetanaT. karis zRurblze me igive qali davinaxe:
imanac Semomxeda da mgoni micno. SevamCnie, rom SekrTa da kari xmauriT moxura.
me momagonda, rasac dagpirdiT, da aqeT gamoveSure.
- saqmis aseTi sanaqebo gaZRolisaTvis madlobis meti ra meTqmis, - holmsma
magididan qaRaldis nagleji aiRo da swrafad raRac dawera. - uorderod
dapatimrebis neba ara gvaqvs. axla yvelafers ajobebs, mister grin, es Cemi
baraTi policiaSi miitanoT da orderi aiRoT. SeiZleba wamoiWras raRac siZneleebi,
magram, vfiqrob, dakarguli Zvirfaseulobis gayidva sakmarisi sababia eWvmitanilze
daWeris orderis gasacemad. wvrilmanebs albaT lestreidi gaarkvevs.
- amasobaSi xom im ledis moklaven! aba, rad undodaT is kubo da visTvisaa, Tu
ara im ledisTvis?
- mister grin, yvelafers viRonebT, rac ZalgviZs. wuTsac ar davkargavT. gvendeT.
aba, uotson, - momibrunda holmsi, roca grini gaiqca. - axla is kanonis Zalas
mogvaSvelebs, Cven ki, rogorc yovelTvis, kanons gverds avuvliT. vSiSob, saqme
ise Savadaa, yvela zoma gamarTlebas poulobs. aba, swrafad poultniskverisaken!
- vcadoT da mTeli suraTi aRvadginoT, - miTxra
holmsma, roca Cveni kebi
parlamentis gverdiT mihqroda da mere vestminsteris xidze gadioda. aramzadebma ubeduri qali londonSi gaityues, winaswar ki aiZules, Tavidan
moeSorebina erTguli qaliSvili. Tu ledi frensisma moaxerxa da vinmes raime
miswera kidec, werilebs albaT is garewrebi igdebdnen xelT. danamdvilebiT
SemiZlia vTqva, rom viRac Tanamzraxvelma londonSi maT bina uqirava, albaT
mTeli saxli. im karis zRurblze gadasuli ledi tyved aqcies da Zvirfaseuloba,
risi xelSi Cagdebac Tavidanve surdaT, maTi nadavli gaxda. isini TandaTanobiT
yidian sxvis qonebas da araviTari safrTxe arc anaRvlebT, radgan darwmunebulni
arian, rom maTi msxverplis bedi aravis ainteresebs, Tu tyve xelidan
dausxltebaT, ra Tqma unda, is maT amxels. amitom ecdebian, rom igi xelidan ar
gauSvan. magram mTeli sicocxle Caketili xom ar eyolebaT?! Seqmnili
mdgomareobidan maTi erTaderTi gamosavali mkvlelobaa.
- yvelaferi uaRresad naTelia.
- axla saqmis meore mxridan SevxedoT. sadac azris ganviTarebis ori gza
erTimeores gadakveTs, es adgili yvelaze ufro axloa WeSmaritebasTan. amosaval
wertilad aviRoT ara ledi frensisi, aramed kubo da ukan davixioT. me mgonia,
kubo imis damadasturebelia, rom ledi frensisi gardaicvala. magram amas garda
es niSnavs oficialur dakrZalvas, eqimis mowmobasa da policiis nebarTvas. ledi
frensisi rom romelime martivi saSualebiT moeklaT, gvams ezoSi daflavdnen.
magram aq yvelaferi cxadi da daufaravia. ras niSnavs es? imas, rom ledi
frensisi mokles iseTi uCveulo xerxiT, rom Zaladoba eqimmac ki ver gamoicno.
albaT raRac iSviaTi SxamiT mowamles. mainc ucnauria, rom damnaSaveebma eqims neba
darTes, gvami enaxa, iqneb eqimi moisyides? raRac daujerebli ambavia.
- yalb sabuTs ver daamzadebdnen?
- es saSiSia, uotson, Zalian saSiSi. ara mgonia aseTi ram gaebedaT... hei, kebi
SeaCereT! esaa lobardi gaviareT, maS momdevno saxli - mekubovisaa. uotson,
Tqveni saxe ndobas STaagonebs adamians. SediT da hkiTxeT, ra droisTvisaa
daniSnuli xval gasveneba poultni-skveridan.
mekubovis qalma gulaxdilad miTxra, xval diliT rva saaTzeao gasveneba.
- ai, xedavT, uotson, araviTari idumaleba, yvelafers dRisiT, mzisiT akeTeben.
rogorRac mouxerxebiaT yvelafris oficialurad gaformeba da axla aRarafris
SiSi ara aqvT. ra gaewyoba, Cven erTi gamosavali gvaqvs: jiqur mivideT, Sin
SeveWraT, Tqven SeiaraRebuli xarT?
- ai, Cemi xeljoxi.
- ara uSavs, Cven magrebi varT Cveni simarTliT. visac sindisi sufTa aqvs, is
samgzis SeiaraRebulia. saqme iseTi saSuria, rom axla kanonierebis dacva ar
moxerxdeba, policias ver davelodebiT, gaeSureT, gTxovT, erTad vcadoT bedi,
uotson. pirveli SemTxveva xom ar aris!
esa Tqva da Savi, didi saxlis karTan zaris Toki magrad CamoqaCa. kari maSinve
gaaRes. naxevrad bneli
holis karTan, zRurblze, maRali qali idga.
- ra gnebavT? - ikiTxa civad, Tan cdilobda bnelSi kargad SeveTvalierebineT.
- doqtor Slezingers minda velaparako, - miugo
holmsma.
- aseTi aq aravina cxovrobs.
qals undoda kari moexura, magram holmsma fexi karsa da zRurbls Sua Cadga.
- Tu asea, maSin is kaci melaparakos, vinc am saxlSi cxovrobs, ra saxelsac ar
unda ikuTvnebdes! - Seupovrad uTxra qals.
qalma Segvayovna, magram mainc SegviSva.
- ra gaewyoba, SemodiT, Cems qmars aravisi ar eSinia.
sadarbazo kari Caketa, sastumro oTaxSi SegviZRva, Suqi aanTo. mister pitersi
axlave aq gaCndebao, gviTxra da oTaxidan gavida.
qalis sityvebi sruli simarTle gamodga. naxevari wuTis lodinic ar dagvWirvebia,
oTaxis SeTvalierebac ver movaswariT, - mxolod CrCilisagan daWmuli aveji
SevniSneT, - rom kari gaiRo da sastumroSi msubuqi nabijiT Semovida sufTad
gaparsuli, maRali meloti kaci. farTo, RaJRaJa, dRlaSi saxe da dakidebuli
loyebi gadametebuli gulkeTilobiT ucinoda, rasac arafriT ar esadageboda
bageebze aRbeWdili sastiki gamometyveleba.
- aq uTuod raRac Secdomaa, batonebo, - Zaldautaneblad mogvmarTa, yvelafris
Semsubuqeba rom undaT xolme, iseTi kiloTi, - Cans, misamarTi SegeSalaT da Tu
cotas kidev gaivliT marcxniv...
- arsadac ar wavalT, mtkiced miugo Cemma megobarma. - Cven ara gvaqvs zedmeti
dro, mister henri piters adelaidelo, anu uwindelo badenelo da samxreT
afrikelo doqtoro Slezingero. Tqveni persona amocnobilia da es iseve
ueWvelia, rogorc is, rom Cemi saxelia Serlok holmsi.
pitersi - amieridan ase movixsenieb - Secaxcaxda da Tvali miaStera kvalSi mdgom
madevars.
- ras izam, yvelaferi xdeba, mister holms, magram Tqvenma mrisxane saxelma ver
damzafra, - Tqva man. - roca kacs sindisi sufTa aqvs, imas arafris eSinia. ra
gnebavT Cems saxlSi?
- gvinda gavigoT, ra uyaviT ledi frensis karfeqss, romelic badenidan
CamoiyvaneT.
- Zalian did pativs damdebT, Tu metyviT, sad imyofeba igi amJamad, - mSvidad
miugo pitersma. - asi girvanqa hmarTebs Cemi, sanacvlod ki wyvili yalbqvebiani
ugemovno sakidari SemomaCeCa. lombardSi maTi Sexedvac ar isurves. ledi frensis
badenSi agvekida me da misis piterss - iq marTlac sxva saxeliT vcxovrobdi - da
londonamde ar Camogvcilda. me gavaswore misi angariSi sastumroSi, gadavixade
agreTve bileTis safasuri. londonSi ki sadRac gauCinarda, da valSi, rogorc
mogaxseneT, raRac Zvelmoduri samkaulebi dagvitova.
ledi karfeqss Tu ipovniT, mister holms, Zalian damavalebT.
- aucileblad, - miugo holmsma. - ar mivatoveb mis Zebnas am saxlSi, vidre ar
vipovni.
- sad aris Cxrekis orderi?
holmsma jibidan pistolets amoayofina Tavi da piterss uCvena. jerjerobiT amiT
unda davkmayofildeT.
- Tqven ra, Cveulebrivi banditi xarT!
- sulac ar mwyins aseTi Sefaseba, - gaicina holmsma, - Cemi Tanamgzavric metad
saSiSi da TavzexelaRebuli adamiania, Cven viwyebT Cxrekas.
pitersma Semosasvlelis kari gaaRo.
- eni, policiaSi gaiqeci!
kibeze kabis Sriali gaisma, sadarbazo kari gaiRo da daixura.
- Zalian cota dro gvaqvs, uotson, - Tqva holmsma. - wavideT! Tu Cven xelis
SeSlas ganizraxavT, piters, uaresi iqneba. sadaa kubo, romelic dRes mogayenes
karze?
- rad gindaT kubo? masSi gansvenebuli wevs.
- unda vnaxo!
- arasodes! nebas ar mogcemT!
- Tqveni nebarTvis gareSec iolad gavalT, - holmsma elvis siswrafiT ubiZga
piterss, ganze miagdo da holSi Sevida. Cven win naxevrad Ria kari davinaxeT.
SevediT. sasadiloSi gazis sanaTis sust Suqze SevniSneT, magidaze kubo idga.
holmsma Suqs moumata da kubos saxuravi axada. kubos siRrmeSi sacodavi da
damWknari arseba esvena. bebrul, danaoWebul saxes gazis kaSkaSa Suqi moxvda. verc
sneuleba da verc yovlad mxecuri wameba ase mokle droSi am mixrwnil gvamad
ver aqcevdnen lamaz qals, romlis sicocxlec hyvaoda. holmsis saxeze gaoceba
sixarulma Secvala.
- madloba RmerTs, SesZaxa, - es is qali araa!
- diax, amjerad sastikad motyuvdiT, mister holms, - gaisma xma pitersisa,
romelic sasadiloSi Semogvyoloda.
- vin aris es qali?
- raki ase gainteresebT, SemiZlia giTxraT. es qali - moxuci ZiZaa Cemi colisa,
saxelad rouz spenderi, brikstonis xanagidan moviyvaneT. moviwvieT eqimi horsomi,
cxovrobs firbenk-vilasSi, saxli 13, - ar daiviwyoT Cawera, mister holms! zrunviT davtrialebdiT, rogorc gvibrZanebs qristianuli vali. mesame dRes
gardaicvala. mowmobaSi weria `bebruli marazmiT~, magram es mxolod eqimis azria,
- TqvenTvis, mister holms, misi sikvdilis namdvili mizezi ukeTaa cnobili,
vidre eqimisaTvis! Cven mivmarTeT firmas `stimsoni da kompania~, keningtonroudze, dakrZalva xval rva saaTze gvaqvs gaTvaliswinebuli. rame saCoTirod da
saWoWmanod xom ar geCvenebaT, mister holms? aRiareT, mister holms, rom Tqven
Zalze sulelur yofaSi aRmoCndiT. oh, ra guluxvad gaviRebdi gasamrjelos, rom
axla fotografi myoloda aq da Tqveni saxis gamometyveleba suraTze aRmebeWda,
ase mxedrulad rom SemoiWeriT kubosTan da misis frensisis nacvlad oTxmocdaaTi
wlis dedaberi dagxvdaT kuboSi Cawvenili.
holmsi Cveuli simSvidiT idga. albaT imas fiqrobda, dacinvas kaci ar mouklavso,
mxolod muStebi ekumSeboda da amiT sacnaurdeboda, rom Relavda.
- me ganvagrZob Cxrekas.
- amasac vnaxavT! - SesZaxa pitersma. am dros SemosasvlelSi qalis xma gaisma da
male mas mZime nabijebis xmac mohyva: - aqeT batonebo, es ori kaci ZaliT
SemoiWra Cems saxlSi da verafriT moviSore Tavidan. gTxovT damexmaroT!
zemdegi da konstebli zRurblze dadgnen. holmsma safuledan sadarbazo baraTi
amoiRo da gauwoda.
- ai, Cemi saxeli da misamarTi. es ki Cemi megobaria, eqimi uotsoni.
- rogor gekadrebaT, ser, rad gvinda Tqveni sadarbazo baraTi! briyvebi rodi
varT, rom Tqven ar gicnobdeT! - Tqva zemdegma. magram orderis gareSe xom
Cxreka ar SeiZleba?!
- vici, rom ar SeiZleba.
- daapatimreT! - SesZaxa pitersma.
- Cven viciT, sad vipovoT es jentlmeni, Tu saWiroeba moiTxovs, - mediduri
ieriT miugo zemdegma. - magram Tqven mainc wasvla mogixdebaT, mister holms.
- ho, uotson, Cven wasvla mogviwevs.
erTi wuTis Semdeg isev quCaSi viyaviT. holmsi mSvidi Canda, rogorc yovelTvis,
me ki lamis cecxli momedo brazisa da damcirebisagan. zemdegic Cven gamogvyva.
- gvapatieT, mister holms. ras izam kanonia.
- yvelaferi sworia, zemdego, sxvanairad ver moiqceodiT.
- cxadia, Tqven iq tyuilad ar mixvidodiT, mesmis. Tu SemiZlia raime daxmareba
gagiwioT...
- qalia dakarguli, zemdego, da gvaqvs eWvi, rom am saxlSi hyavT damaluli,
wuTi-wuTze veli orders.
- maS, me aqaurobas Tvals ar movacileb, mister
holms, da Tu
raime SevniSne, maSinve gacnobebT.
mxolod cxra saaTi iyo, me da holmsi dauyovnebliv gzas gavudeqiT. pirvel
rigSi brikstonis xanagas mivakiTxeT da gavigeT, rom ramdenime dRis win iq
marTlac yofila col-qmari da ganucxadebiaT survili, rom waeyvanaT Rrmad
moxuci qali, romelic uwin Turme maT emsaxurebodaT. nebarTva auRiaT da Sin
wauyvaniaT. roca vTqviT, rom dedaberi mokvda, davrdomilTa TavSesafarSi es
aravis gahkvirvebia.
jeri eqim horsomze midga. man gviTxra, rom wina dRiT gamoiZaxes avadmyofTan,
romelic, misi azriT siberis mixrwnilobiT kvdeboda. swored Cems Tvalwin
ganutevao suli. mowmoba yvela wesisa da rigis dacviT Sevadgine da xelic
movawereo.
- darwmunebiT SemiZlia gangicxadoT, im qalis gardacvaleba iyo yvelaze ufro
bunebrivi ram, da yovelgvari eWvi ubralod gaumarTlebeli iqneba, - daaskvna
man.
- araferi saeWvo saxlSi ar SegvimCnevia, mxolod im ucnaur ambavze SemiZlia
mivaqcio Tqveni yuradReba, rom aseTi SeZlebuli xalxi mosamsaxureebis gareSe
cxovrobs. ai, yvelaferi, rac Cven eqim horsomisagan gavigeT.
bolos wavediT skotlend-iardSi. aRmoCnda, rom orderis gaformebis ambavi
gaWianurebuliyo, mosamarTlis xelmoweras dilamde ver miviRebdiT. Tu mister
holmsi xval cxra saaTze Semoivlis, SeuZlia inspeqtor lestreids gahyves da
dapatimrebas daeswroso. meti im dRes araferi iseTi ar momxdara, Tu SuaRamisas
zemdegis vizits ar CavTvliT. man Tqva, rom saxlis bnel fanjrebSi ramdenjerme
ielva Suqma, magram saxlidan aravin gasula da arc aravin Sesulao. isRa
dagvrCenoda, dilamde moTminebiT dagvecada.
Serlok holmsi metismetad gawbilebuli iyo, ase rom saubari ver aewyoboda. igi
ise Relavda, rom verc iZinebda, me Cems oTaxSi wavedi, is ki sastumroSi darCa.
muqi dafanCuli warbebi kidev ufro dabla CamoeSva, savarZelSi ijda, TiTebiT
akakunebda mis saxelurebze, sigarets sigaretze qaCavda da eZebda da eZebda saqmis
gaxsnisaTvis mosargeb gasaRebs. RamiT ramdenimejer momesma misi nabijebis xmac.
diliT, pirs rom vibandi, ferwasuli SemoiWra CemTan, loyebi Cacvivnili hqonda,
wuTiTac ver moexuWa Tvali.
- rodisaa dakrZalva? rvaze, ara? axla rvis oci wuTia. - laparakobda nawyvetnawyvetad, - sad jandabaSi wamivida azrovneba, romelma ufalma momkerZa? Cqara,
uotson, Cqara! aki axla wydeba: sicoxle an sikvdili, sicocxlis gadarCenis erTi
Sansia, sikvdilisa ki asi. Tu davagvinebT, verasodes Tavs ver vapatieb am Cems
miuxvedrelobas.
xuTi wuTic ar gasula da Cven ukve kebiT beiker-stritze mivqrodiT. magram
parlaments rom mivuaxlovdiT, rvas ocdaxuTi aklda. brikston-roudze isrebi
ukve rvasTan mividnen. bedze marto Cven ar aRmovCndiT dagvianebulni. cxris aT
wuTze kebmenma gaoflili cxenebi SeaCera im aivanTan, romelTanac jer kidev idga
katafalki, karSi ki sam muSas kubo gamohqonda. holmsi win gaiWra da gza
gadauRobaT.
- SeCerdiT! - uyivla da tvirTisagan daZagrul pirvelsave kubosmzidavs mkerdSi
xeli miabjina, - dauyovnebliv waiReT ukan kubo!
- ra eSmaki da dozana gindaT aq?! sadaa Tqveni orderi, axlave miCveneT! daiRriala holidan WarxaliviT gawiTlebulma pitersma.
- orderi iqneba. kubo ki saxlSi darCeba, vidre orderi mova.
holmsis mbrZaneblurma xmam kubos mzidavebze zegavlena moaxdna. pitersi
SeumCnevlad gaqra romeliRac karSi, da kubo ukanve Seitanes. - male, male,
uotson, ager saxraxnisi! - wyvetili xmiT brZanebda holmsi da magidaze dadgmul
kubos garSemo utrialebda. Tqvenc aiReT saxraxnisi. Tu erT wuTSi saxuravs axdiT,
soverens miiRebT, megobrebo. araviTari kiTxvebi! Cqara, Cqara! ase, kargia! erTi
xraxnic!.. ukanaskneli. yvelam erTad avqaCoT, aha, saxuravi exdeba, uf! rogorc
iqna!
xuTma avxadeT saxuravi da maSinve lamis gagvabrua qloroformis mwvave sunma.
gansvenebulis Tavi narkotikebiT gaJRenTili bambis sqeli feniT iyo Sexveuli.
holmsma is moacila da Cven davinaxeT ormociode wlis mSvenieri qalis natifi
saxe. holmsma qals mxrebSi xeli moxvia, win wamoswia da bolos dasva.
- cocxalia, uotson? nuTu davagvianeT? nuTu yvelaferi gaTavda?
naxevari saaTi mZafr lodinSi gavida. megona, rom marTla yvelaferi gaTavda,
rom haeris naklebobasa da qloroformis Sxamian anaorTqls sxeuli ver aitanda,
sicocxlis ukanaskneli naperwkali Caqreboda da amaod vSvrebodiT da virjebodiT.
eTers vuSxapunebdiT, xelovnur sunTqvas mivmarTeT da, saerTod, vakeTebdiT
yvelafers, rasac aseT SemTxvevaSi avadmyofs Tanamedrove medicina uniSnavs xolme.
bolos qalis quTuToebi odnav Seirxa, tuCebTan mitanili sarke dainisla - mas
sicocxle ubrundeboda! aivanTan kebi gaCerda. holmsma farda aswia da fanjaraSi
gaixeda. - rogorc iqna, gamoCnda lestreidi orderiT, - Tqva, - magram misi
Citebi ukve gafrindnen... roca derefnidan swrafi nabijebis xma Semoesma, holmsma
ganagrZo: - modis adamiani, romelic ledi frensiss ukeT mieSveleba, vidre Cven
SevZeliT. gamarjobaT, mister grin! rac ufro male waviyvanT aqedan ledi