aTasi girvanqa sterlingi ergeba. mSvenivrad ki moakva raxWine eg saqme! da erTi esec miTxari, im gogos saidan icnob? _ Cemi disSvilia… gavbedav giTxraT, meti yuradRe ba gmarTebT, ser _ es-esaa kinaRam omnibuss SevejaxeT! ara kurTxeviTa msajulisa
braldeba imgvari rkinis logikiT gaxldaT Sekruli, qvas gaxeTqavda. mosamarTlem pensne daikosa CamogrZe lebul cxvirze da Seuvali xmiT gangvicxada: _ braldebul vusters (aq Cemi gvaris gagonebas miwa gamxeTqoda, is merCivna) _ 5 girvanqa sterlingis jari ma… _ razea laparaki! _ Sevicxade. _ gavswordeT ala gobriv! darbazSi mimovixede da iqve Cems laqias, jivzs vki de Tvali. _ jivz! _ veubnebi, _ xuTfuntiani ar geqneba? jibe mTlad gamocarielebuli maq… _ xma-krinti! _ daibRavla romeliRac gamoqanTare bulma boqaulma. _ uciloblad mWirdeba mcire finansuri konsulta cia, Tqveno Rirsebav, _ vuxsni mosamarTles. _ jivz, fu li gadaixade, saswrafod! 154
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_ es kaci vinaa? _ kiTxulobs misi maRalRirseba. _ amJamad braldebulis samsaxurSi vdgevar, ser. mi si kamerdineri gaxlavarT. _ Tu marTla asea, maSin SegiZliaT zemoxsenebuli Tanxa sasamarTlos klerks CaabaroT. _ mesmis, ser. mosamarTlem mZime-mZimed damiqnia Tavi, TiTqos adasturebda rom CemTvis xundebis dadeba aRar iyo sa Wiro. samagierod, axla sabralo sipis gaxeda da Tan ise, ZarRvebSi sisxli gageyineboda kacs. _ rac Seexeba msjavrdebul leo trockis, romelmac eWvi maqvs, Tavisi namdvili gvar-saxeli daumala mar Tlmsajulebas, mis mimarT wayenebuli braldeba, me ase vityodi, Seudareblad ufro mZimea: samsaxureobrivi movaleobis Sesrulebis mdgomareobaSi myofi kanondam cvelisaTvis xelis Sebruneba upatiebelia misi udide bulesobis nebismieri qveSevrdomisaTvis! marTalia, oq sfordisa da kembrijis universitetebs Soris mimdina re yovelwliuri regatis dros garkveuli SeRavaTebia dawesebuli, magram konsteblis cema maT CamonaTvalSi aramc da aramc ar moixsenieba. ase da amgvarad, msjav rdebuli leo trocki 30 dRe-Rames cixis sakanSi gaata rebs… _ kargiT, ra! _ wamoiknavla sabralo sipim. _ xma-krinti! _ ibRavla isev im gamoqanTarebulma boqaulma. _ gadavdivarT Semdeg saqmeze, _ warTqva msajulma da swored ase daiwyo es ambavic. 156
unda giTxraT, Cven ubralod bedma gvimuxTla. mar Talia, mTlad yvelaferi kargad ar maxsovs, magram Zi riTadad mainc, saqme Semdegnairad iyo: mogexsenebaT, sakmarisad TavSekavebuli kaci meT qmis, magram weliwadSi erTxel mec vaZlev Tavs uflebas, ase vTqvaT, axalgazrdoba gavixseno da cotaTi avuSva afrebi. cxadia, im dRes vgulisxmob, roca oqsfordsa da kembrijs _ am or, ZirZvel alma maters Soris niCbo sanTa tradiciuli Sejibri imarTeba. ufro sworad, im Rames, roca es Sejibri damTavrdeba xolme... ase rom, roca sipis gadaveyare, ukve gvarianad naylapi gaxldiT. arada, swored im RamiT sipi ise gamoiyureboda, TiTqos mTeli qveynis sadardebeli misTvis aukidebiaT mxrebzeo da ise Semecoda, lamis euli cremlic ki gad momigorda yvrimalze. _ bertram Cemo, _ meubneba rogorc ki fexi avuw yveT erTmaneTs da uaxloesi pabisken gavswieT. _ Seur vebuli suli sul mcire imedsac ki ebRauWeba… (es Cveni sipi literatorobaze debs Tavs da SigadaSig, swored rom amgvari amaRlebuli metyveleba sCevia) garna suls Cemsas axla CasabRauWebelic aRaraferi SemorCa xelT… mTlad usasood var, berti. _ aseTi ra getaka, Zvelo? _ vekiTxebi. kargad gami geT, mTlad usaxsrodo rom eTqva, kidev gavugebdi, ra kiRa erTianad mamidamisis kmayofazea, magram usasooba ze wuwuni am biWs naRdad rom ar sCveoda. _ ara ugvianes xvalindeli dRisa, piradad unda ga vemgzavro london-qalaqidan da mamidaCemis yovlad, sruliad autanel nacnobebs vestumro CeSirSi. Tavad 157
ineba ase da axla nu gaikvirvebs, ZmisSvilis wyevlam Tu uwia Cinur vardebs missave yvavilnarSi… _ amisTana ra sWirs im xalxs? _ gavikvirve. _ arc araferi, garda imisa rom mTels britaneTSi gamorCeuli briyvebi arian… aTi wlisa viyavi, ukanaskne lad rom vstumrobdi magaT da mxolod ase da amgvarad damamaxsovres Tavi. _ mZime SemTxvevaa, _ mivusamZimre. _ da ras apireb? _ ar vici, berti, araferi ar vici… mTeli samyaro rux ferebSi mexateba da verc sinaTles vxedav gvirabis bolos. swored am dros, erTma azrma mxia TavSi _ RmerTma ni, gonebis egeTi gasxivosneba mxolod yovelwliuri re gatis Rames Tu dagemarTeba kacs! _ axla Sen erTi kargi Cafxuti gWirdeba! _ davijine. _ darwmunebuli xar? _ Tqmac ar unda! Sen adgilas, axla quCis meore mxa res gadavidodi da im Cafxuts davavlebdi xels. _ konstebls rom axuravs Tavze? _ aba sxvas xedav kidev? sipi Cafiqrda. _ marTali unda iyo, xom ici… neta aqamde TviTon ratom ar momafiqrda! naRdad gamomadgeba. _ Tqva da sargadaylapuliviT mdgari konsteblisaken gaemarTa. axla albaT, TqvenTvisac gasagebi iqneba, ratom me TanaRreboda guli. Tavad gadavrCi da sipi ki Cavagde cud dReSi: sul raRac ocdaxuTi wlis axalgazrda ka ci, romlis winaSec SeiZleboda yvela kari gaRebuliyo 158
da cxovrebis farTo gzazec… mokled, yovelive amis magivrad, oliver rejinald siperli axla cixeSi ijda da SeiZleba iTqvas, swored Cem gamo. ara, mainc ra gin doda geqna? gasagebia, upirvelesad unda momenaxulebina da ga mego, rame Txovna-survili xom araferi eqneboda. mivdeq -movdeqi da bolo-bolo, erT viwro, naxevrad ganaTe bul oTaxSi amovyavi Tavi. kedelTan midgmul Zelskamze sipi ijda, TavCaqindruli. _ aba, rogora xar? _ ise vekiTxebi, mipanaSvidebul avadmyofs rom daekiTxebian xolme caltvina axloble bi. _ La commedia è finita! _ meubneba TavauReblad. _ mor Ca TamaSi, cocxlebSi aRar vwerivar. _ kargi erTi! arc mTlad masea saqme. kidev kargi, Wkua geyo da Seni namdvili saxeli ar gaamxile _ xva lindel gazeTebSi rac daiwereba, imas Senze arc aravin gaifiqrebs. _ magis dardi maq?! Sen isa Tqvi, sami kvira rogor unda gavataro CeSirSi, pringlebis ojaxSi, Tuki aq viqe ni gamoketili da fexebzec xundebi medeba? _ xom gaiZaxodi, iq wasvlas yvelaferi mirCevniao, aki agixda… _ saqme is ki araa, me ra minda da ra _ ara! mamidaCems ar icnob? Tu imaTsas droze ar gamovCndi, mamidaCemi veronika yvelafers gaigebs da morCa _ momkveTavs sa naTesaodan. fexsac aRar Semadgmevinebs saxlSi, fulad Sewevnebze rom aRaraferi vTqva. ras erCi, saRad ki msjelobda. 159
_ amas Cven orni ar veyofiT, _ veubnebi. _ ufro mZlavri tvini gvWirdeba. jivzs unda Sevexmiano. raRac-raRaceebi kidev gamovkiTxe da saxlSi wamovedi. _ jivz, _ veubnebi, rogorc ki mis mier winaswar da windaxedulad momzadebul erT Wiqa macocxlebel siTxes geaxlebiT. _ raRac minda giTxra. mister siperlis exeba… _ gismenT, ser. _ sipi Cems gamo aRmoCnda am dReSi, jivz. _ eg rogor, ser? _ rogor da egre. uxasiaTod iyo da meTqi cota ga vamxiaruleb. gvariani naylapi viyavi, ra Wkua momekiTxe boda… mokled, vurCie policiels Cafxuti aacale Ta vidan-meTqi. _ veraferi garTobaa, ser. _ jivz, Seni rCeva mWirdeba da ara komentarebi. mok led, sipi mTlianad mamidamisis kmayofazea… _ misis siperli iorkSiridan, pedok-roudi, beklis mamuli, ser? _ Sen ra, icnob?! _ piradad arasodes Sevxvedrivar, ser, magram iqve, sofelSi Cemi mamidaSvili saxlobs da erTxel miTxra _ didad qedmaRali qalbatonia, xasiaTic metad feTqe badi aqvso. _ namdvilad. misTvis sityvis Sebruneba da _ mor Ca! ramdenime wlis win werili moswera _ saqvelmoqme do saRamos vawyob soflis bavSvebisTvis, iqneb gvikadro, Camoxvide da TiTo-orola simRerac gvimReroo. es `iq neb gvikadro~ ki xvdebi albaT, rasac niSnavs _ amisTana Txovna dedoflis brZanebas udris, RmerTmani. sipisac 160
ra eqna _ marTalia, erTxel ukve miaRebines amgvar Ro nisZiebaSi monawileoba da blomad laye kvercxebi da dam pali pomidorebic daayares… ase rom, amgvar scenur ka rieraze naRdad aRar ocnebobda. gasagebad vyvebi, jivz? _ savsebiT. ser. _ amitomac, Cvenma sipim mamidamiss upataka _ didad vwuxvar, magram es-esaa gamomcemlobasTan xelSekruleba davde, statiebis mTeli rigi unda davwero kembrijzeo. ase rom, sami kviriT mivemgzavrebi iqo. misis siperlim qceva Seuqo, kargia rom cxovrebiseul siamovnebebze metad samuSaoze fiqrobo (siamovnebebSi etyoba, sof lis koncertze mRera-TamaSi da laye kvercxebis srola igulisxma) da raki kembrijSi Caxval, Cems megobrebTan, pringlebTan dabinavdebi, aba sastumroSi xom ar iqira veb oTaxso. mere ki pringlebTanac afrina depeSa _ ari qa, Cemi ZmisSvili gestumrebaT da aba, Tqven iciTo. ima Tac didad gaixares Turme _ yovel SemTxvevaSi, qaRal dze mainc... axla ki sipis 30 dRe mouwevs cixeSi yuryuti da xom gesmis, riTi SeiZleba yvelaferi es damTavrdes? mokled, Sens imedze varT, jivz. moifiqre rame. _ vecdebi, ser. _ agaSena RmerTma. axla ki wadi da or-sam saaTSi ve li Sengan Sedegs. amasobaSi Tu vinmem mikiTxos, uTxari, gardaicvala-Tqo. _ ra brZaneT, ser? _ ki, ase uTxari. maincadamainc didi tyuilic ar gamogiva… saRamoxans, ukve cotaTi momjobinebulma gamoviR viZe da dauyovnebliv Camovreke zari. 161
_ orjer Semovixede, ser. _ jivzi meubneba. _ magram ise Rrmad geZinaT, Tqveni gaRviZeba damenana, ser. _ moifiqre rame? _ gamowvlilviT movixile sakiTxi da im daskvnamde mivedi, rom gamosavali mxolod erTia, ser. _ erTic savsebiT sakmarisia. ras gvTavazob? _ mister siperlis magivrad unda gaemgzavroT kem brijs, ser. pirdabCenili mivaSterdi. es Cemi msaxuri aSkarad ver iyo rom unda yofiliyo, ise. _ jivz, _ veubnebi. _ azrze Tu xar, ras bodav? _ sxva vargisi araferi momdis TavSi, ser. _ vargisio?! is xalxi sipis moelis da Cemi ki saxe lic ar smeniaT arasodes! _ miT ukeTesi, ser. miT ufro iolad gaasaRebT Tavs mister siperlad, ser. aki bolos aTi wlisa unaxavT, ser. _ da Cems… fui eSmaks, Cemebi ar meyofoda _ sipis mamidaze rom damiwyon gamokiTxva, ra vuTxra? _ mister siperli ukve mec movinaxule, ser. friad sayuradRebo ambebi macnoba mamidamisTan dakavSirebiT. calke imisi Cvevebic CamogiwereT da imedi maqvs, yurad RebiT gaecnobiT, ser. da rac mTavaria… _ kidev ra ubedureba moigone, jivz? _ me ara, ser. misis spenserma ukve samjer dareka, ser. dilis gazeTebi waukiTxavs da… _ deida agaTas?! vai Cems Tavs ubedurs! jivz, axla ra meSveleba?! _ saswrafod qalaqidan unda gaemgzavroT, ser. 162
_ camde marTali xar! egeT ganwyobaze myof deida Cems mteri daudga win! Cemodnebi Camilage, jivz _ kem brijs mivemgzavrebi, axlave! _ bargi ukve Calagebulia, ser. _ gamirkvie, uaxloesi matarebeli rodis gadis! _ ormoc wuTSi, ser. _ saswrafod taqsi gamoiZaxe! _ WiSkarTan gelodebaT, ser. pringlebis saxli kembrijidan sul raRac oriod mi lis manZilze idga. zed sadilobis Jams mivadeqi maT da sanam mTeli ojaxi tansacmlis gamocvliT iyo garTuli, Cems Tavsac mivxede. mere ki sasadilo oTaxSi Cavedi, muxlebis kankaliT. _ salami, salami! _ vambob da vcdilob, araferi Se vimCnio, oRond ar ki vici, es ramdenad gamomdis. pringlebis sipiseuli daxasiaTeba Tu gaxsovT, me Cemis mxriv, aRarc arafers davumatebdi. garegnulad profesori pringli erTi Zvaltyava, meloti, wyalwya laTvalebiani kaci gaxldaT, mis meuRles ki iseTi ga mometyveleba edo saxeze, ifiqrebdi bavSvobaSi SeaSina viRacam da jer gons ver mosulao. iqve Tav-fexianad Salis mosasxamebSi gaxveul, aSkarad mdedrobiTi sqesis kidev erT wyvils warudgines Cemi Tavi: _ dedaCemi gemaxsovrebaT… _ CamCurCula profe sorma, Tan samuzeumo eqsponat A-ze mimiTiTa. _ e-e… kxm! _ warvTqvi da sawyaloblad gaviRime. _ es ki mamidaCemi jeinia. _ ise amoioxra maspinZelma, TiTqos micvalebulze meubneboda. 163
_ sasiamovnoa, e-e… uaRresad… _ Caviburtyune da axla eqsponat B-sken mivmarTe Cemi RmeWa-Rimili. _ swored am diliT meubnebodnen, mSvenivrad gvax sovs is onavari biWio, _ mTlad aiRo namusze xeli pro fesorma. oTaxSi metad uxerxuli siCume Camovarda. mTeli es jamaaTi ise Semomcqeroda, edgar alan pos romeliRac mrume fantasmagoriis personaJebi gamaxsenda da mTlad movimCvare. _ maxsovs, maxsovs Cveni oliveri, _ warTqva eqsponatma A-m. _ iseTi sayvareli bavSvi iyo… samwuxaroa, samwuxaro! Zaan-Zaan taqtianad gamouvida, RmerTmani. aseT ojaxSi kaci Tavs ise igrZnob, rogorc sakuTar saxlSi, naRdia. _ mec maxsovs, _ bageni ganaxvna eqsponatma B-m da ise momaCerda, rogorc is mosamarTle, sipi rom gauSva ci xeSi. _ autaneli vinme iyo, Cems katas awvalebda xolme. swored am dros, savarZlis qvemodan bombora kata gamoZvra, auCqareblad daartya wre Cems fexebs, mere ku di gaaStikina da damynosa. sazogadod, katebTan mudam kargi damokidebuleba mqonda da sadRac mewyina kidec, sipis kriminaluri warsuli ase daumsaxureblad rom mo makeres. davixare, mindoda kiserTan momefxana misTvis, magram eqsponatma B-m rom ikivla, lamis sisxli gameyina ZarRvebSi: _ ar gabedo! xeli ar axlo!!! wamoxta da iseTi siswrafiT gamomdRliza xelidan fiso, meTqi raRac jadoTi erTi ociode wliT Tu gaa xalgazrdavda moxuci… sxva axsna verc mepovna. 164
bedze, swored am dros oTaxSi viRac Semovida. _ Cemi qaliSvili, eloiza. _ iseTi xmiT mamcno mas pinZelma, TiTqos odesRac, am faqtis aRiareba mxolod gavarvarebuli SanTis muqariT eiZulebinoT misTvis. Sevtrialdi, Sevxede da… geubnebiT, yba Camomivar da. darwmunebuli var, yvela Tqvengans cxovrebaSi er Txel mainc mogsvliaT amgvari ram, roca viRacas viRa cas miamsgavsebT, Tan ise ki ara, miaxloebiT _ ai, ali- kvalio rom ityodiT, swored ise. erTxel magaliTad, me momivida amgvari ram, roca Sotlandias gavemgzavre golfis saTamaSod da sastumroSi viRac qals SeveCexe _ RmerTmani, im wams eWvic ki ar gamCenia rom deidaCe mi agaTa gamomdevneboda ukan! ra vici, iqneb savsebiT gulkeTili da Wkuadamjdari banovani iyo _ axla raRas gaarkvev _ magram maSin farTxa-furTxiT Cavyare Cemi nivTebi CemodanSi da isev londons gavqusle… erTi klubidan ki swored imitom amovikveTe fexi, mTavari oficianti gaWrili vaSliviT rom gavda biZaCem persis. magram axla isev pringlebis ojaxs davubrundeT: saqme isaa rom eloiza pringli yovlad usindisod mago nebda honoreia glosops! (gemaxsovrebaT albaT, im fsiqoman roderik gloso pis erTaderTi qaliSvili, romelzec mTeli sami kviris ganmavlobaSi gaxldiT daniSnuli… Cems bedze, beberma glosopma nagiJrebis siaSi Camwera da cxadia, niSnobac CaSala. mas mere, Ram-RamobiT, axlac civ ofldasxmuls meRviZeba xolme. mokled, eloiza pringli gacxadebuli honoreia glosopi gaxldaT!). 165
_ e-ee… kargi gamarjoba Tqveni, _ Zlivs amovRerRe. _ saRamo mSvidobisa, ser. RmerTmani, xmac ki araTu miugavda, mTlad honoreia si iyo! im xmas ki ra damaviwyebda _ ai, lomebis momTvi nierebeli rom erT-erT Tavis aRsazrdels ucacxanebs cudi qcevis gamo, mTlad egeTi. uneblieT nabiji gadav dgi ukan, Sevxti da raRac fumfulaze daveSvi. gaisma ve luri Cxavili, mere qalis kivili da azrze rom movedi, q-n jeins vkide Tvali _ divanTan Cacucquliyo da imis qveS SemZvral katas uyvavebda. mere Tavi moatriala da erTi iseTi gamomxeda, cxadi gaxda _ mTlad ganmtkice boda Cems mimarT gaCenili eWvebi. im wams, sadiladac gvixmes. _ jivz, _ veubnebi saRamos. _ am sagiJeTSi didxans naRdad ver gavatan. _ veraferi siamovnebaa, ser? _ mis pringli Tu naxe? _ Soridan movkari Tvali, ser. _ bedi gqonia. aravis gagonebs? _ mepatios da, saocrad gavs Tavis deidaSvils, mis honoreia glosops, ser. _ rao?! _ ar icodiT? namdvilad egrea, ser. misis pringlis ufrosi da ser roderik glosopis meuRle gaxlavT, ser. _ eSmaki da aTi mcneba! axla gasagebia… _ diax, ser. _ laparakic rom mTlad misas miugavs, jivz! _ mis pringlis xma jer ar msmenia, ser. 166
_ arc araferi dagikargavs, RmerTmani! da saerTod, vaiTu sipi mTlad davaRalato… profesorsa da mis meo re naxevars kide aitanda kaci, iqneb mamida jeinisTvisac gameZlo rogorme, magram eloizas yoveldRiuri xilva… Tan isica Tqvi, limonaTis garda pirSi rom arafers is xamen! gavafren, naRdad. ra meSveleba, jivz? _ rogorme mis eloizasTan urTierToba minimumamde unda daiyvanoT, ser. _ Senc ambob, ra… ioli saTqmelia, qals erideo, magram xom gesmiT _ roca erT, Tundac did saxlSi cxovrobT, is kide sulac ar cdilobs Tavi agaridoT _ Tqveni saqme wasulia. oc daoTxi saaTi ar iyo gasuli, da ukve aRar vicodi, riTi meSvela TavisTvis. xan kibeze SemeCexeboda xolme da xan kidev _ derefanSi; sakmarisi iyo an sastumro oTaxSi, an sasadiloSi, an sulac mosawev oTaxSi Semeyo cxviri da isic wamSi iq gaCndeboda xolme. ifiqrebdi, erTi-ori tyupi da naRdad eyolebao. is ki ara, baRSi mowyobil labirinTSic veRar davemale _ pirdapir maRal, xSir buCqebSi Wrida mokleze… mokled, suli amomxada. _ jivz, _ veubnebi erTxelac. _ qanci gamiwyda, saS veli Tu ici rame, droze miTxari! _ ser? _ es qali aCrdiliviT damdevs ukan. wamiT veRar davrCenilvar sakuTar TavTan marto. mTeli dRe xom kembrijis kolejebi damatara Cemi (e.i. sipis) statie bisaTvis masalis Sesagroveblad, axla terasazec aRar macala mSvidad sigaretis moweva… RmerTmani, male aba zanaSi, sasapnidan rom amoxtes, naRdad ar gamikvirdeba! 167
_ gisamZimrebT, ser. namdvilad. _ samZimari sxva dros. axla ra vqna? _ verafers izamT, ser. rogorc vatyob, mis pringls gulSi CauvardiT, ser. am diliT wvrilad gamomkiTxa londonSi Tqveni cxovrebis ambavi, ser. _ RmerTo didebulo! saSinelma azrma gamielva TavSi. swored diliT, sauzmis dros, SemTxveviT Tavi avwie da eloizas Tva lebs SevefeTe. maSinac gulma reCxi miyo, magram axla namdvilad vicodi, ras niSnavda es sulisgamyinavi mzera _ swored ase Semomxeda honoreia glosopma Cveni niSno bis gamocxadebamde sul raRac oriode dRiT adre: mSie ri Zu vefxvis Tvalebi, es-esaa nadavlis suni rom ikra… _ jivz! _ amovikvnese. _ ser? _ jivz, mecnierulad damtkicebuli faqtia, rom Wkvi ani qalebi maTze gonebasust kacebze nadiroben xolme… _ SesaZloa, amiT buneba Tanafardobis dacvas cdi lobs erTi saxeobis arsebebs Soris, ser. _ magdeni aRar vici… yovel SemTxvevaSi, itonis kursdamTavrebulma honoreia glosopma or dReSi Sema ba eJvani. _ me ki miTxres, mis pringli bevrad uswrebs Tavis deidaSvilso. _ egec Sen! aba me ras geubnebodi?! jivz, Zaan saeW vod miyurebs xolme… _ nuTu, ser? _ derefanSi, oTaxebSi Tu baRSi _ yvelgan magas vaw ydebi… 168
_ marTla saeWvo ambavia, ser. _ sul imas CamCiCinebs, wignebs mogcemT, Tvalsawie ris gasafarToeblado. _ eg ileTi raRac mecnoba, ser… _ sadilze kide SeniSvna momca _ jobia sosisebis Wamas Tavi gaaneboT, radgan oTx cal egeT rameSi im denive mikrobia, ramdenic erTi saSualo zomis mkvdari virTxis kbilebSio… rogor mogwons? qalSi dedobriv ma instinqtma gaiRviZa da axla Cems janmrTelobas uf rTxildeba… _ utyuari samxilebi dagigrovebiaT, ser. araqaTgamoclili Cavesvene savarZelSi. _ jivz, meSveleba rame? _ Tuki amgvar SekiTxvas kidev dausvamT sakuTar Tavs, arc araferi, ser. meore dRes kidev 10-12 koleji SemoviareT da sax lSi rom davbrundiT, daRliloba movimizeze _ Cems oTaxSi aval da cota Tvals movatyueb-meTqi, ganvacxa de xmamaRla. mere erTi naxevari saaTi Sevicade, jibe Si wigni, portsigari, asanTis kolofi Cavilage, metad mosaxerxebel sawvimar mils Cavuyevi da baRSi gavedi. mindoda zed SuagulSi mowyobil fanCaturSi momesvena martos. amindi gadasarevi idga, mze zomierad acxunebda, sayvavileebSi yvavilebi yvaodnen da arc eloiza prin glis aCrdili damilandavs sadme axloSi. mdeloze kata sakuTar kuds eTamaSeboda, magram rogorc ki gaigona Cemi fiso-fiso, amgvar garTobas wamsve Tavi aneba da 169
Cemken gamoemarTa, dinjad. is iyo xelSi avitate, yursu kan mofxana davupire rom veluri wivili momesma. Tavi avwie da ras vxedav _ mamida jeini sanaxevrod gadmoweu liyo fanjridan, ise gahkioda da iqnevda xelebs, TiT qos xanZars moemwyvdios sakuTar oTaxSi da axla vinme mSvelels uxmobda. ver iyo es mTlad kargi ambavi. katas ki vuSvi xeli, magram moxucisaTvis qvis tyorcna mainc momerida da isev fanCaturis mimarTulebiT gavswie. is iyo gemrielad movewyve skamze, sigarets movuki de da wigni gadavSale, rom furclebs viRacis Crdili daeca. ra gamocnoba undoda _ cxadia, q-ni tkipa iyo, piradad. _ ai Turme sad yofilxarT! _ Tqva, ufiltro `pelmeli~ mundStukidan gamomiZro da sadRac moisrola, bar debSi. _ Zalian bevrs eweviT, uzomod. rogor minda, am mavne Cvevas Tavi aneboT! moweva kibos iwvevs… da gare Tac sul tyuilad gamosulxarT raime mosacmelis gareSe _ saRamoobiT aq ucbad icis xolme agrileba. gaugonari ambavia _ marTla bavSviviT unda mogxedoT vinmem… _ me jivzic meyofa. warbebi Seyara. _ ar momwons eg kaci. _ dagiSavaT rame? _ ara, magram… ar momwons da ra vqna. kargi iqnebo da, dageTxovaT. saRamomde jer sad iyo, magram RmerTmani, marTla gamburZgla tanSi: me da honoreia glosopi daviniSneT Tu ara, pirveli eg miTxra, mag kacis fexia ar davinaxo Cvens saxlSio. 170
_ da ras kiTxulobT? pasuxi arc damacada, wigni lamis wamglija xelidan, gadafurcla da tuCebi mobrica. wigns `sisxliani kvali~ erqva. magari deteqtivi iyo. _ ar mesmis, am sisaZagles ra gakiTxebT! _ TiTqos xma Cauwydao, uceb mosxipa _ Tqven ra, berti vustersac icnobT? gamaxsenda, satitulo furcelze Cemi gvar-saxe li rom wavawere. ra vqna, Cemi megobrebis gadamkide, egeTi winaswari zomebi ubralod, aucilebelia. magaT rom kiTxo, wignis qurdi qurdi ki ara, mwyalobelia _ Tqvens mxedvelobasa da tkbil Zilze zrunavs, sxva ki araferi. _ e-e… aba ra giTxraT… _ simarTle, mxolod simarTle! _ vicnob ki, cotaTi. _ ar mesmis, egeT vinmesTan ra SeiZleba gqondeT saerTo. sxva Tu araferi, Cems deidaSvil honoreia glo sopTan magis niSnoba imitom CaiSala, sagiJeTSi unda moeTavsebinaT da… _ eg saidanRa moitaneT?! _ rogor Tu saidan! biZia roderikma Tqva… biZia roderikze mec vetyodi oriod Tbil sityvas, magram axla ar Rirda. _ rao, ra mindao? _ Turme quCaSi uweso qcevisaTvis daujarimebiaT! aba, egeTi vinme visze ra keTilismyofel gavlenas iqoniebs? xom aRar SexvdebiT xolme? Cemi xaTriT ma inc… 171
swored am dros, kata ketberti Semocunculda fan CaturSi da krutun-krutuniT Semaxta muxlebze, mome laquca. _ magari biWia, _ vTqvi saubris Temis Sesacvlelad, magram _ nuras ukacravad… _ aba, ho Tu ara? me viTom arc gamegonos, katas gamalebuli vfxandi yurebsukan. _ Zalze SeicvaleT mas Semdeg, rac bolos gnaxeT, _ xmaSi naRveli gauria mis pringlma. mere xeli gamoiwvdi na da axla Tavis mxridan dauwyo katas fxana. _ gaxsovT rom miTxariT, rasac metyvi, yvelafers Segisrulebo? ra bavSvebi viyaviT maSin… _ ra, marTla egre vTqvi? _ erTxel ki itireT kidec, imitom rom gagibrazdiT da sakocnelad aRar mogiSviT… arc maSin damijerebia eg ambavi da verc axla da vijereb. sipis ra Wkua moekiTxeba, magram arc mTlad egeTi gonebaClungia, bolosdabolos! cotaTi gverdze gaviwie da fiso ufro moxerxebulad davisvi muxlebze. _ xeli uSviT Cems ketberts!!! Tvalebi vWyite. Cems win namdvilad mamida jeini id ga, oRond rodis mogvepara ase fexakrefiT, verafers getyviT. asea Tu ise, mSvenieri sababi momeca da mec wam Si gavSpi iqidan. _ eg RvTispiridan gadavardnili ega… Cems tibis ki de isrebs esroda xolme… _ momesma zurgsukan. fexs avuCqare. 172
Semdgomi ramdenime dRe SedarebiT mSvidad gavatare _ eloizas TiTqmis ver vxedavdi, radgan sawvimari mili SesaniSnavi strategiuli xazi aRmoCnda da imxanad sxva gziT aRarc vmoZraobdi saxlidan gareT da _ piruku. ase Tu gagrZelda, am darCenil or kvirasac rogorme gavatan-meTqi, vfiqrobdi. magram kaci bWobda da RmerTi icinodao, naTqvamia. erT saRamosac, sastumro oTaxis kari rom SevaRe, vxedav _ mTeli ojaxi Sekrebila, uklebliv. kata ketber ti xaliCaze Tvlemda, galiaSi iadoni stvenda… mokled, avbediTi winaTgrZnobis araviTari sababi ara mqonia. _ sad daikargeT es dReebi? _ eloiza mekiTxeba. _ oTaxSi gaxldiT, masalebs vawesrigebdi. _ erTi-orjer dagikakuneT, aravin gamompasuxebia… _ marTalia, xandaxan axlomdebare gorakebze vseir nob xolme. mogexsenebaT, sul magidasTan jdoma jan mrTelobisaTvisac mavnebelia. _ Mens sana in corpore sano, _ Rrmaazrovnad warTqva profesorma. _ wyali ar gauva, _ kveri davukari mec. da ai, am siamtkbilobaSi, misis pringlma Sig kefa Si mwepa ise, TiTqos kasteti momxvedrodes. gadataniTi mniSvnelobiT, rasakvirvelia: _ roderiks ratomRac, agviandeba. axla iqneb gaikvirvoT kidec, ase ratom imoqmeda Cemze am sityvebma. ratom da xatze davificeb, Tuki kaci odesme gadayria ser roderik glosops, misTvis mxolod erTi roderiki iarsebebs amqveynad da isic _ erTiT me ti, vidre saWiroa… 173
_ rod… e-e… ra brZaneT? _ Cemi dis meuRle, ser roderik glosopi Camodis kembrijSi, saxvaliod leqcia aqvs dagegmili wm. lukas kolejSi, dRes ki CvenTan veliT sadilad. _ ser roderik glosopi! _ gvamcno msaxurma. et yoba, sisxli ise mirtyamda safeTqlebSi, manamde zaris xma arc gamigia. saswrafod daCrdiluli kuTxisaken davixie, uneburad. araviTari mkiTxavi ar mWirdeboda imis gasagebad, rom sul mokle xanSi didi usiamovneba meloda. Tavidan beberma glosopma verc SemamCnia, damxdu rebs rac SeeZlo, guliTadad miesalma da raRac bi diSisdagvaric waiburtyuna dagvianebis gamo _ sul mZRolis bralia yvelaferi, uremiviT marTavda man qanaso. mere ki mainc mkida Tvali da ise daiWyana, SecdomiT Wiqa Rvinis magivrad Zmars rom daewafeba kaci. _ es… _ wamoiwyo gacnobis ceremonia profesorma. _ araa saWiro, mister vusters didi xania vicnob. _ es Cveni stumari gaxlavT, _ viTomc aq araferio, Tavisas mierekeboda maspinZeli. _ misis siperlis Zmis Svili. misis siperli xom gaxsovT? _ maxsovs da egre? _ fsiqikaSeryeul xalxTan ur TierTobam mas, etyoba, laparakis mkacri da Seuvali toni gamoumuSava. _ oRondac am ymawvilkacs berti vus ters uxmoben. yvela me momaCerda. amdeni cnobismoyvare saxe er Tad manamde arc arasodes menaxa. _ e-e… saqme is gaxlavT, rom… _ wamoviknavle. 174
profesoris TavSi mZime inteleqtualuri samuSaoe bi mimdinareobda, aSkarad. Sedegad ki mxolod es rito rikuli SekiTxva miviReT: _ aki TviTonve gviTxra, oliver siperli varo? _ ese igi, sakuTari Tavi ojaxis axloblad gaasaRa? viTarebis amaze zustad gansazRvras hornbis leqsi konic ver moabamda Tavs. _ asec SeiZleba iTqvas, ser. _ Tavi davuqnie. ser roderikma iseTi mzera mtyorcna, misi materia lizaciis SemTxvevaSi mkerdSic gaatanda, filtvebSic gaaRwevda da zurgidan gamomividoda, kargi JakaniviT. _ aki sul imas vamtkicebdi, SeSlilia-meTqi! vin ga modga marTali?! _ rao, ra mindao? _ gulubryvilod ikiTxa mcired yurnaklulma mamida jeinma. _ roderiki ambobs, es axalgazrda kaci Wkuaze afra kad ariso! _ auxsna profesorma. _ asec vicodi, _ dasturhyo moxucma qalbatonma. _ yovel dRe sawvimari miliT eSveba ezoSi da ukan, oTax Sic maseve adis. _ ra brZaneT?! _ arcTu maincadamainc gaikvirva ser roderikma. _ geubnebiT, es jeeli dasabmeli giJia da droze Tu ar mivxedeT, avadmyofobis Semdgom safexur ze SeiZleba ukve mkvlelobis maniac ki gauCndes! mokled, ase iyo Tu ise, iZulebuli Seviqeni sabra lo sipi CameSva _ bolo-bolo, mainc yvelaferi gamom JRavnda da kukudamalobanas raRa azri qonda. _ neba momeciT Tavad agixsnaT es patara gaugebro ba, _ vTqvi da nabiji win warvdgi, kargi gamojekili ora 175
toriviT. _ Cemma megobarma, oliver siperlim mTxova, ase vTqvaT, Cavnacvlebodi… _ eg rogor? _ gaikvirva profesorma. _ piradad verasgziT ver Camovidoda, radgan kon steblis fizikuri SeuracxyofisaTvis gaasamarTles da erTi TviT cixeSi ukres Tavi. arc ise advili aRmoCnda am xalxisTvis yvelafer imis axsna, ra da rogor moxda da es saqmec rom mova Tave, unda giTxraT, Cemdami maTi damokidebuleba od navadac ar Secvlila ukeTesobisaken. mada sabolood wamixda da xangrZlivi bodiSobis mere, kuWcarieli dav brundi oTaxSi. _ dagverxa, jivz. _ veubnebi. _ mainc ra mxriv, ser? _ yvelaferi gaiges… _ ser? yvelaferi movuyevi da uimedo saxiT mivaCerdi. _ axla ra vqnaT, jivz? _ vekiTxebi ise, yoveli Sem TxvevisaTvis. _ sabediswero SemTxveviTobebisagan aravinaa daz Rveuli, ser. _ meubneba raRac maRalfardovnad. _ Cveni sapasuxo nabiji ki misis siperlis monaxuleba iqneba, ser. _ mere me magiT ra, jivz?! _ ajobebs Tqvengan gaigos mware simarTle, ser. To rem vin icis, profesor pringlis miweril werilSi ras amoikiTxavs… mister siperlis ase ufro davexmarebiT, ser. _ marTali xar, jivz! werils ki ara, mTel moxsenebas gaugzavnis! 176
_ me ki imgvari winaTgrZnoba maqvs, ser, rom misis siperli maincadamainc gulTan axlos ar miitans Zmis Svilis celqobas, ser. _ eg saidanRa moitane, jivz? Cemi damSvideba ginda? _ ara ser. darwmunebulic ki var, ase iqneba. _ da zustad sad cxovrobs, ici? _ 150 kilometrSi kembrijidan, ser. mere mTavari gzidan mcire gadasaxvevi da sul egaa, ser. _ aba, wavediT! marto imis gafiqrebam, rom araTu q-n jeinisagan, Tavad ser roderikisa da eloiza pringlisagan sul ma le mTeli 150 kilometris moSorebiT amovyofdi Tavs, sagrZnobi Sveba momgvara. pedok-roudze mdebare Senoba mSvenieri saagarako nageboba aRmoCnda, saTuTad movlili baRiTa da mokir wyluli misasvleli bilikiT. erTi Sexedvac ki sakmari si iqneboda gagefiqraT, aq naRdad viRacis deida/mamida cxovrobso… baRSive movkari Tvali vardebis buCqTan mofusfuse qalbatons da eWvic ar Semparvia, swored es unda yofi liyo sipis mamida. Cavaxvele: _ misis siperli? Cemken zurgiT idga da ratomRac, am uwyinar Seki Txvaze ise Sexta, TiTqos Strausis salomeas partiis Semsrulebel fexSiSvela mocekvaves konservis Jangian qilaze daebijebinos terfi. Tumca wonasworoba mainc SeinarCuna rogorRac da gakvirvebuli mekiTxeba: _ Tqven aq ra gindaT? 177
_ Cemi gvaria vusteri, qalbatono. Tqveni ZmisSvi lis, oliveris axlo megobari gaxlavarT… _ magas kidev ara uSavs, _ meubneba. _ sul sxva viRac megoneT. _ ara, namdvilad me var, berti vusteri. saqme isaa rom sipis, anu olivers… _ SeemTxva rame? _ cudi ambavi mogitaneT, qalbatono. _ avariaSi moyva? daimtvra? ise aRelda, meama kidec _ erTi mamida mainc aRmoC nda, visTvisac araferi adamianuri ucxo araa… _ ara qalbatono, jvari sweria! ubralod, cixeSi moxvda. _ sada?! _ cixeSi, qalbatono. da CemTvis mainc, aq yvelaze samwuxaro isaa rom Cemi xelic _ ufro sworad _ Cemi enac urevia amaSi… _ araferi mesmis. _ es oqsford-kembrijis regatis Semdeg Rames mox da… sipi Zalze naRvliani meCvena da gasamxiaruleblad, vurCie policielisTvis Cafxuti waeZro Tavidan. imas kide _ policiels vgulisxmob _ axla CemTvis savsebiT gasagebi mizezebis gamo, es arafrad epitnava da… mok led, sipim erTi magrad dauniava. _ ra qna? _ mosdo, xia, mibertya… _ policieli?! _ konstebli, qalbatono. _ gindaT TqvaT, Cemma oliverma policieli galaxa? 178
_ samwuxarod, uryevi faqtia, misis siperli. sasa marTloSi veraferi gavawyveT da mosamarTlemac, jari mis nacvlad, sakanSi Caayuda erTi TviT… marTali giTxraT, yvelafers velodi, magram amis Tana rames _ aranairad: qalma jer gaiRima, mere gaicina, mere iseTi xarxari autyda, darbaisel qalbatons rom arc ekadreba da bolos, balaxze rokvasac ki mohyva! vifiqre, bedi misi, ser roderiki rom ar maxlavs Tan-meTqi _ wamSi SeSlilad gamoacxadebda da giJis pe rangsac moiTxovda misTvis. _ ar brazobT? _ vekiTxebi frTxilad, Tan oriod nabijiT ukan vixev. _ vbrazobo?! ras brZanebT! amisTana saamo ambavi karga xania ar msmenia, ymawvilo! ara, imedi ki mqonda, isterikas ar gamimarTavs-meT qi, magram es zRvargadasuli mxiaruleba ukve mainc na metani iyo. _ unda giTxraT, vamayob kidec Cemi ZmiswuliT! _ ga momicxada uceb. _ sasiamovnoa, sasiamovno… _ yvela britaneli axalgazrda xandaxan mainc rom gamoidebdes ase Tavs, Cvens beds ZaRli ar dahyefda, me geubnebiT! marTali giTxraT, misi logikis Zafs mTlad bolom de ver Cavyevi, magram Cemze dakisrebuli davaleba xom Sevasrule da esec sakmarisi iyo CemTvis. madloba mo vaxsene, Tavi davukari da gamovbrundi. zurgsukan kidev karga xans mesmoda qalbaton siperlis mxiaruli kiskisi. 179
_ saqme ki mogvarda, jivz, _ vuTxari, rogorc ki sastumroSi Cveni oTaxis kari SevaRe. _ oRond codva gamxelili jobia da azrze ara var, ra xdeba. _ da ra xdeba, ser? wvrilad movuyevi eqscentriuli qalbatonis qceva. _ araferia gasakviri, ser. am bolo kviris ganmavlo baSi adgilobrivma konsteblma lamis sisxli gauSro mi sis siperlis, ser. iqneb amitomacaa zogadad maT mimarT ase mtrulad ganwyobili, ser. _ kargi erTi! da raze mosdes Sari, Tu ici? _ samsaxureobrivi movaleobebis Sesrulebisas zed metad gamoido Tavi da, SeiZleba iTqvas, sakuTar ufle bebs odnav gadaameta kidec, ser. xan soflis gzaze siC qaris gadaWarbebis gamo uwerda jarimis qviTrebs, xan ZaRlis ualikapod gaseirnebaze debda Sars da erTxel _ buxris danTebis gamo wlis Seusabamo monakveTSi… ara da, misis siperli Seuvali avtoritetiT sargeblobs im are-mareSi da misTvis sityvis Sebrunebasac aqamde vera vin bedavda. axla ki policielebi aiTvalwuna rogorc klasi, rogorc sazogadoebis fena, da Sedegad _ mister siperlis qcevac mis TvalSi uaryofiTidan dadebiTad warmoCinda, ser. axla gasagebi iyo yvelaferi. Tumca ara, mTlad yve laferi ara. _ da Sen saidan ici es, jivz? _ Tavad konsteblisagan, ser. Cemi mamidaSvilia. yba Camomivarda da, rogorc rom poetebi ubnoben, TvalT amexila. _ RmerTo didebulo! konstebli moisyide, jivz?! 180
_ rogor gekadrebaT, ser! ubralod, gasul SabaTs misi dabadebis dRe gaxldaT da mciredi saCuqari gavug zavne _ egberti yovelTvis miyvarda, ser. _ mainc, ramdeni? _ xuTi funti, ser. wamsve jibisken waviRe xeli. _ es Sen ori cali xuTfuntiani, jivz. _ meore riRasTvis, ser? _ ise, wamaxalisebel jildod. _ madlobeli, didad. mudam Tqvens samsaxurSi migu leT, ser.
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