Targmani frangulidan mixeil javaxiSvilisa

gi de mopasani lamazi megobari nawili pirveli Tavi pirveli JorJ duruam molarisgan xuTi frankis xurda miiRo da restornidan gamovida. bunebiT tanadi, naunteroficrali Wabuki welSi gasworda, ulvaSi mxedrulad aigrixa, Segvianebul mosadileebs swrafad da gakvriT gadaxeda da iseTi lamazi, vaJkacuri Tvali moavlo, romelic qoris TvaliviT uceb ipyrobs xolme yovelives. restoranSi sami qali ijda da samivem Tvali gaayola: musikis Suaxnis maswavlebelma binZurma da daudevrad davarcxnilma, mudam Slapamtvrianma, mudam mrudekabianma, da orma burJua dedakacma, romelTac qmrebic Tan axldnen, yvelani am iaffasian sasadilos SeCveuli muStrebi iyvnen. roca Wabuki trotuarze gamovida, erTxans Sedga da Cafiqrda, Tu ra eqna, saiT wasuliyo. 28 ivnisi iyo, jibeSi ki Tvis bolomde swored sami franki da ormoci santimiRa darCenoda. am fuliT orjer isadilebda, an orjer isauzmebda. arCevani masze iyo, iangariSa: radgan sauzme erTi franki da aTi santimi Rirda, xolo sadili erTnaxevari franki, gadawyvita mxolod sauzme eWama da erTi franki da oci santimi kidev darCeboda. am fuliT saRamoTi puriT da ZexviT danayrdeboda da bulvarebze or ludsac gadahkravda, es iyo misi mTavari xarjic da saRamos siamec. iangariSa da notr-dam de loretis quCaze daeSva. daeSva da axlac maSindeliviT midioda, roca husaris mundiri ecva, mkerdamozneqili da odnav galajuli, TiTqos es-es aris Camoxta cxenidano, xalxiT savse quCaSi uxeSad miabotebda, gzas mxrebiT ikafavda, mavalT awydeboda. magram gezs mainc ar icvlida. sakmaod gacveTili cilindri odnav win hqonda Camofxatuli, midioda da quslebs miabakunebda. pirisaxeze iseTi ieri edo, TiTqo yvela da yvelaferi ezizReboda mavalebic, Senobebic da mTeli qalaqic amayi ieri saldaTi vaJkacisa, romelic ubralo moqalaqeebSi mohyva. Tumca samocfrankiani tanisamosi ecva, mainc koxta ieri hqonda myvirali da odnav bediTi, magram mainc koxta. maRali, Casxmuli, qera, TiTqmis wiTuri iyo, agrexili ulvaSi TiTqos ahqafeboda, Tvalebi cisferi, naTeli, pawawina gugebiT. Tma xuWuWi da Suaze gayofili aseTi iyo JorJ durua, romelic Zalian hgavda bulvaruli romanis mTavar gmirs. zafxulis iseTi saRamo iyo, roca parizs haeri aklia xolme. abanosaviT cxeloda da Ramis buRisgan qalaqi da quCebi TiTqos oflSi iwureboda. marcvedis milebis xaxebidan Sxamiani sunTqva gamodioda da quCas edeboda, sardafebSi Camaluli samzareuloebis sazizRari suni _ narecxisa da dampali narCenebis myrali suni dabali fanjrebidan amodioda da iqaurobas ayrolebda. perangis amara mekareni WiSkrebis win Calis skamebeze Camomsxdariyvnen da Cibuxs abolebdnen. moTenTili adamianebi nela moabijebdnen, qudebi xelSi eWiraT. bulvarze rom gavida, JorJ durua erTxel kidev Seyoymanda: ar icoda, ra eqna da sad wasuliyo.

axla survili hqonda, elises mindvrebze gasuliyo, iqidan ki bulonis tyeSi gaevlo da iq, tyis CrdilSi, cotaodeni sufTa haeri SeesunTqa. magram amave dros erTi wyurvilic axrCobda wyurvili qalze nadirobisa. jer ar icoda, rogor da vis Sexvdeboda, magram ager, sami Tvea im qals yoveldRe, yovel saRamos elodeboda. marTalia, Tavisi silamazisa da koxta tanis wyalobiT aqa-iq ukve ramdenjerme moipara siyvaruli, magram es ar hyofnida, mudam metisa da ukeTesis imedi hqonda. jibecarieli da sisxlamRvreuli, quCis romelime kuTxeSi rogorc ki vinme meZavs gaexaxuneboda, TaviT fexebamede aiwveboda: `wamomyvebi, lamazo? uCurCulebdnen meZavni. magram ver misdevda: fuli ar hqonda da, garda amisa, sxva ramesac eZebda: sxvanair kocnas, sxvanair dedakacs, arc amdenad gacveTilsa da vulgaruls. duruas uyvarda kaxpebiT savse adgilebi, maTi mosalxeni darbazebi, yavaxanebi da quCebi. uyvarda maT Soris torRiali, maTTan ybedoba, `Sen~-obiT laparaki, maTi mZafri sunamoebis Seynosva da maTTan axlo yofna. rac unda iyos, isinic, siyvarulis monazvnebic, qalebi iyvnen da JorJ duruas srulebiTac ar examuSeboda es meZavebi, rogorc Tandayolili zizRiT ejavrebaT xolme isini colSvilian mamakacebs. madlenas quCisken Seuxvia da sicxisagan ilajgawyvetil brbos talRas ahyva. xalxiT gaWedili didi yavaxanebi TiTqo trotuarebze gadmoRvriliyo. msmeli sazogadoeba brwyinvale da kriala fanjrebis Suqze saqveynod gamofeniliyo. am xalxs patara mrgval an oTxkuTxa magidebze wiTeli, mwvane, yviTeli da yovelnairi feris siTxiT savse Wiqebi edga, xolo minis grafinebSi Cawyobili, didroni, kriala da gamWvirvale yinuli sufTa, ankara wyals agrilebda. duruam nabijs uklo, radgan usmelobiT yeli uSreboda. wyurvili axrCobda, wyurvili zafxulis Ramisa. pirSi civi sasmelis gemoc ki igrZno. magram am saRamos Tund ori Wiqac rom daelia, xval upovar sauzmeze xeli unda aeRo da Tvis dasasruls erTxel kidev egrZno ukve mravaljer nacadi SimSili. `aT saaTamde movicadoT da mere erTi Wiqa amerikul yavaxanaSi davlioT, uTxra Tavis Tavs da daumata: daswyevlos eSmakma, rogor momwyurda!~ man gaxeda magidebis irgvliv msxdomT, romelTac imdenis daleva SeeZloT, ramdensac moisurvebdnen. gaxeda da Caiara. kvlav yoCaRad da mxiarulad miabijebda, yavaxanebSic icqireboda, yvelas garegnobiT, tanisamosiT afasebda da Tan angariSobda, jibeSi vis ramdeni fuli unda hqonoda. am mosvenebuls, gatylarWul xalxs rom umzerda, gulSi brazi ugubdeboda. jibeebi rom mouCxrikos, ramden oqros, vercxlsa da spilenZs upovis! saSualod TiTos ori luidori mainc eqneba. yavaxanaSi, sul cota, asi kaci mainc iqneboda. asjer ori luidori oTxi aTas franks Seadgens. `Rorebo!~ waiCurCula da avaruli grexiT ganagrZo gza. romelime am `RorisTvis~ sadme kuTxeSi, bnel alagas rom mieswro, RmerTmani, uyoymanod mougrexda kisers swored ise, rogorc didi aRlumis dros glexebis frinvels ugrexda xolme. da ori wlis samsaxuri gaaxsenda afrikaSi, alJiris samxreTiT, patara sadarajoebze, sadac arabebs Zarcvavda xolme. uceb erTi TareSi moagonda uledalanis tomis qveyanaSi da sastikma Rimilma gadaurbina tuCebze. am TareSma sami arabi sicocxles gamoasalma, xolo duruas da mis megobrebs oTxi qaTami, ori cxvari, bajaRlo oqro da eqvsi Tvis saoxunjo masala misca. ra Tqma unda, moTareSeni ver aRmoaCines. arc uZebniaT, radgan arabebi saldaTebis TiTqmis bunebriv davlad miaCndaT. parizSi ki sul sxva saqmea, aq ar SeiZleba ise marjved Zarcva-gleja, isic revolveri rom xelSi geWiros, xmali gverdze gekidos, rogorc iq, samoqalaqo sasamarTlosgan moSorebiTa da Tavisufali TareSiT. iq durua saldaTis yvela ulagmo instinqts grZnobda, im saldaTisas, romelic dapyrobil qveyanaSi gairyvna. mxedari axla siamiT igonebda udabnoSi gatarebul or

weliwads da fiqrobda: `neta iq davrCeniliyavi~. keTili, magram dabrunebisas xom ukeTess moeloda!.. mere ra miiRo? kargi ambavi ki daemarTa, ara? pirSi ena moisva da odnav gaawlakuna, TiTqo misi gaSrobis dadastureba undodao. daRlil-daqanculi xalxi irgvliv kvlav midi-modioda, is ki isev fiqrobda: `ai, namdvili naxiri! am pirutyvebs yvelas Jiletis jibeSi fuli moepoeba!~ is ki... is kvlav mavalebs awydeboda da mxiarulad ustvenda. mis mier mxarnakravi mamakacebi ukan ixedebodnen da raRacas burtyunebdnen, dedakacebi ki iZaxdnen: `ra pirutyvi vinmea!~ vodevilis Teatrs auara da amerikuli yavaxanis win Sedga. fiqrobda, Sesuliyo da erTi WiqiT gagrilebuliyo. magram sanam Sesvlas gadawyvetda, ganaTebul saaTs Sexeda, romelic Sua gzaze boZze idga. aTis TxuTmeti iyo. vaJi Tavis Tavs kargad icnobda: daudgamen Tu ara erT kaTxa luds, umalve gadaylapavs, mere ki ra qnas TerTmet saaTamde? gaiara. `madlenas eklesiamde gavivli, uTxra Tavis Tavs, da neli nabijiT davbrundebi~. operis foris kuTxes rom miaRwia, erT tansrul axalgazrdas Seejaxa da umalve bundad gaaxsenda, rom misi saxe sadRac hqonda nanaxi. im ucnobs gahyva. Tavs Zalas atanda, cdilobda gaexsenebina da TavisTvis imeorebda: `daswyevlos eSmakma, sad minaxavs es kaci?~ tvins Zalas atanda, iqoTebda, magram ver gaixsena. Semdeg mexsierebis ucnauri Jinis wyalobiT is adamiani uceb Tvalwin daudga: maSin es kaci nakleb msuqani iyo, ufro axalgazrdac da husaris mundiriT gamowyobili, moagonda da xmamaRla daiZaxa: marTla, forestie unda iyos! nabijs umata da undoda win mimavlisaTvis mxareze xeli daekra. ucnobi mobrunda, Sexeda da hkiTxa: ra gnebavT, batono? duruas gaecina. ver micani? vera, ver gicaniT. JorJ durua var, husarTa meeqvse polkidan. gagaxsendi? forestiem xelebi gaSala. ho, Cemo kargo, rogora xar? mSvenivrad. Sen? me ki kargad vera var, warmoidgine, guli papie-maSed gadameqca. weliwadSi eqvs Tves vaxveleb, radgan oTxi wlis winaT, davbrundi Tu ara, maSinve gavcivdi buJivalSi. marTla? keTili, magram ieri mainc mSvenieri gaqvs. forestiem Zvel megobars mklavSi xeli gauyara da laparaki gauba. uambo Tavis avadmyofobaze, diagnozebze, eqimebis rCeva-darigebasa da yvela im dabrkolebaze, romlebic xels uSlida, maT mier daniSnuli wamloba Seesrulebina. maT urCies zamTari samxreTSi gaetarebina, magram sad SeuZlia! coli hyavs, Jurnalistia, mSvenieri alagi uWiravs. me politikuri ganyofilebis gamge var gazeT `safrangeTis cxovrebisa~. senatis sxdomebis angariSebs vaZlev `xsnas~ da drogamoSvebiT saliteraturo qronikas vawvdi `planetas~. rogorc xedav, gza gavikafe. durua gaocebuli Sescqeroda. forestie Zlier gamocvliliyo, Zlier Semwifebuliyo, misi siaruli, mixra-moxra da tanisamosic mogagonebdaT damjdar adamians, sakuTari Zal-Ronis Tavdamjers, xolo mucliT maZRars. uwin gamxdari iyo, Txeli, Wirveuli da SfoTiani, mudam mxiaruli da moZravi. parizma ki sam weliwadSi sul gamocvala: gaasuqa, daadinja da, Tumca ocdaSvidi wlisa Zlivs iqneboda, safeTqlebSi ukve WaRara gauria. sad mixval? hkiTxa forestiem. arsad, miugo duruam, davseirnob, sanam Sin davbrundebode.

 keTili. maS, iqneb `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ redaqciamde mimacilo? werils Sevasworeb, Semdeg ki TiTo Wiqa ludi davlioT. siamovnebiT gamogyvebi. da xelixelgayrilebi iseTi msubuqi silaRiT wavidnen, rogoric ase advilad iRviZebs xolme skolis megobarTa da polkis uwindel TanamSromelTa Soris. ras akeTeb parizSi? hkiTxa forestiem. duruam mxrebi aiCeCa. ubralod rom giTxra, SimSiliT vkvdebi. samsaxuri rom gavaTave, parizisaken wamovedi... bedis saZebnelad, ufro ki sacxovreblad. ager eqvsi Tvea CrdiloeTis rkinigzis sammarTveloSi vmsaxurob da weliwadSi aTas xuTas franks viReb, meti araferi. maS msuqnad ver yofilxar, _ waiCurCula forestiem. agrea. magram meti rogor viSovo? marto var. arc nacnobi myavs, arc mfarveli. survili didi maqvs, SemiZlia kidevac, magram mosarCle aravina myavs, rom gza miCvenos. megobarma ise SeaTvaliera TaviTfexamde, TiTqo afasebda, da dajerebuli xmiT uTxra: ici ras getyvi, Cemo kargo? aq yvelaferi faxiT da rixiT keTdeba. xelmarjve da moxerxebuli kaci ministrobas ufro advilad iSovis, vidre saqmeTa mmarTvelis alags. oRond saWiroa STabeWdileba moaxdino da arasodes ar iTxovo. mainc magaze ukeTesi alagi rogor ver iSove? yvelgan veZeb, magram veraferi vipove, miugo duruam. amJamad zogi ram mainc meguleba. pelerenis maneJSi mTxoven cxenosnobis maswavleblad Sevide. sul cota, sami aTas franks momcemen. forestie Sedga. aTi aTasic rom mogcen, mag sisuleles nu Caiden. am nabijiT uceb Caiketav momavlis kars. axlandel samsaxurSi damaluli mainca xar. aravin ar gicnobs, da Tu Zala Segwevs, SegiZlia gamoxvide da sxva gza ipovo. magram Tu cxenosnoba daiwye, maSinve gaTavdebi. eg xeloba udris metrdotelad dadgomas im sastumroSi, sadac mTeli parizi sadilobs. Tu cxenosnobas warCinebulTa da maT Svilebs aswavli, arasodes isini TavianT tolad aRar migiCneven. gaCumda, cota xans dafiqrda da hkiTxa: bakalavris gamocda Cabarebuli gaqvs? ara. orjer CamWres. eg umniSvneloa, radgan kursi ukve gavlili gaqvs. Tu vinicobaa ciceronze an tiberiusze Camovarda sityva, daaxloebiT mainc xom ici, vin iyvnen? vici, daaxloebiT. Zalian kargi. magaze meti arc sxvebma ician, garda ociode uniWosi, romelTac sxva araferi SeuZliaT. sulac ar aris Zneli Wkvian kacad moaCveno Tavi. umTavresi is aris, rom umecrebaSi ar dagiWiron. moxerxebuli unda iyo, Znels moerido, dabrkolebas mouaro da saenciklopedio leqsikoni droze ixmaro. yvelani batebiviT sulelebi da TevziviT umecrebi arian. forestie wynari oxunjobiT laparakobda, radgan cxovrebas icnobda, da Tanac gamvlel-gamomvlelT RimiliT aTvalierebda. magram uceb daaxvela da Sedga, raTa xvela moenelebina. Semdeg uimedo xmiT ganagrZo: saSinelebaa, es xvela ver momiSorebia. Sua zafxulSi aseTi xvela? kmara! am zamTars mentonaSi mivdivar samkurnalod. rac iqneba, iqneba! jer saRi jani da mere danarCeni. puasonieris bulvarze gavidnen da erT did minis kars miadgnen. kars ukan gazeTi iyo gakruli. sami adamiani gaCerebuliyo da kiTxulobda, karis Tavze kiviliviT parpaSebda airiT ganaTebuli didi warwera: `safrangeTis cxovreba~. vinme gamvleli am sityvebiT ganaTebul alageze sibnelidan rom gamovidoda, uceb ise mkafiod da naTlad gamoCndeboda, TiTqo dRe yofiliyo, da isev wyvdiadSi CainTqmeboda xolme.

forestiem kari SeaRo. `Semodi~, uTxra da win gauZRva. duruac auyva mdidrul da WuWyian kibes, romelic mTlianad moCanda quCidan, da talanSi Sevida. orma msaxurma mis megobars Tavi daukra. forestie erT WuWyian da mtvrian oTaxSi SeCerda. misaReb oTaxs hgavda. kedlebze akruli yalbi, gacveTili, mwvane xaverdi ise iyo daCvretil-dalaqavebuli, TiTqo Tagvebs gauxravTo. dajeqi, uTxra forestiem, xuT wuTSi gamoval, da meore oTaxSi gavida, redaqciis suni idga ucnauri, Taviseburi, gamouTqmeli. durua uZravad ijda. odnav dabneuli iyo, ufro ki gaocebuli. drogamoSvebiT vinme swrafad gauvlida win da sanam durua mis gasinjvas moaswrebda, is ukve meore karSi gavardeboda. gamvleli an axalgazrda TanamSromeli iyo saqmiani ieriT, xelSi rom qaRaldis furclebi uSrialebT xolme, an amwyobi, romelsac tilos xalaTis qveS perangis sakmaod TeTri sayelo da xeiriani Sarvali uCans. maT frTxilad mihqondaT jer kidev sveli, axlad dabeWdili sakoreqturo furclebi. xandaxan vinme patara batonic gaivlida xolme. metismetad sufTad Cacmuli, welSi Zlier moWerili serTuki ecva, Sarvalic nametnavad viwro hqonda, fexsacmelic nametnav wvetiani _ albaT, reportiorebi iyvnen da zemourTa wreebidan saRamos qronika mohqondaT. sxvanairi xalxic modioda: warCinebulni, medidurebi, maT iseTi afraganieri cilindrebi exuraT, TiTqos mTeli kacobriobisagan am cilindrebiT surdaT gamorCeuliyvnen. forestie isev gamoCnda. xelixelgayrili mosdevda viRacas maRals, gamxdars, ormociode wlisas, romelsac Savi fraki ecva da TeTri sayelo ekeTa. metad Savgvremani iyo, Txeli ulvaSi zeviT hqonda agrexili, xolo saxe _ kmayofili da kadnieri. mSvidobiT, Zvirfaso maestro! uTxra forestiem. man xeli CamoarTva: naxvamdis, Cemo keTilo! da kibeze daeSva, Tan ustvenda da lamazi wvrili joxi iRliiT mihqoda. duruam hkiTxa: eg vin aris? Jak rivalia. ar gagigonia? ganTqmuli qronikioria, duelisti, Tavis koreqturas gadaxeda, gareni, monteli da eg kaci parizis saukeTeso qronikiorebi arian. maxvili kalami aqvT da TavianTi saqmis didi mcodnenic arian. kviraSi or werils gvaZlevs, weliwadSi ocdaaT aTass iRebs. gamosvlis dros erT kacs Sexvdnen msuqans, grZel Tmians, WuWyians. qSeniT amodioda kibeze. forestiem dabla daukra Tavi. norber de varenia, Tqva, poeti, `mkvdari mzis~ avtori. magisTana xalxs axla didi fasi aqvs. TiTo misi moTxroba samasi franki gviRirs, xolo yvelaze didi oras striqons ar aRemateba. aba, SevixedoT `napolitenSi~, Torem wyurvili maxrCobs! miusxdnen Tu ara magidas, forestiem daiZaxa: ori ludi! da Tavisi wili kaTxa erTi moyudebiT gadaylapa. durua ki TiTo ylupiT svamda, TiTqo iSviaT neqtars sinjavda. misi megobari gaCumda, TiTqo raRacaze Cafiqrda, da uceb hkiTxa: ar ginda Jurnalistoba scado? man jer gaocebiT gadaxeda megobars da Semdeg miugo: magram me... arasodes... arasodes araferi damiweria. mere ra! daiwye, scade. mec gamomadgebodi, cnobebs momigrovebdi, davalebas Semisrulebdi, aqa-iq gaggzavnidi, jerjerobiT oras ormocdaaT franks daginiSnavT. sasiarulo xarjic Cveni iqneba. ginda direqtors movelaparako? ra Tqma unda, Zalian minda.

 maS yuri migde. xval sadilad CemTan moxval. xuTi an eqvsi stumari meyoleba, meti ara: gazeTis patroni batoni valteri, misi coli, Jak rivali, norber devareni, romelic weRan gaCvene, da Cemi colis megobari qali. maS SevTanxmdiT? durua yoymanobda. daibna, gawiTlda. bolos waiCurCula: saqme is aris, rom... xeiriani tanisamosi ara maqvs. forestie gaocda: tanisamosi ara gaqvs? daswyevlos eSmakma! metad saWiro ram gklebia. icode, jobia parizSi logini ara gqondes, vidre tanisamosi. mere uceb Jiletis jibe moiCxrika, oqroebi amoiRo, ori luidori aiRo, Zvel amxanags win dauwyo da megobrulad uTxra: roca SeZleb, damibruneb. tanisamosi qiriT aiRe, an iyide da nawilnawil gadaixade. erTi sityviT, moaxerxe rame da mewvie, rvis naxevarze, fontenis quCa, 17. gulaCuyebulma duruam fuli akrifa da waiburtyuna: Zalian gulkeTili xar... didad gmadlob. darwmunebuli iyavi, ar damaviwydeba. meorem Seawyvetina: kargi, kmara, kidev davlioT? da daiZaxa: garson, ori ludi! Semdeg, roca dalies, Jurnalistma hkiTxa: ginda, erTi saaTi kidev vixetialoT? rasakvirvelia, minda. da isev madlenis quCisken wavidnen. axla sad wavideT, rogor gavataroT dro? hkiTxa forestiem. amboben, borialis msurveli parizSi gasarTobs mudam iSoviso. marTali ar aris. saRamoobiT saxetialod rom gamoval xolme, arasodes vici, sad wavide. bulonis tye kargi gasarTobia, Tu qalic migyavs, qali ki mudam rogor geyoleba gverdiT. kafe-SantanSi marto Cemi farmacevti da misi meuRle Tu ipovian siamovnebas, me ki arasodes. maS ra vuyo, raRa damrCa? araferi. monsos msgavsi sazafxulo baRi mainc gaaSenon, rom dilamde Ria iyos, rom saukeTeso musika ismino da xeebis qveS grili ram dalio. aseTi alagi samxiarulo ki ar unda iyos, aramed dros gasatarebeli. lamazi qalebis mosazidad Sesasvleli fasic Zviri unda iyos. qviSamoyril xeivnebSi vivlidiT. irgvliv yovelive eleqtroniT iqneboda gaSuqebuli. roca musikis mosmenas movisurvebdiT, axlos an Sors davsxdebodiT. odesRac miuzars hqonda msgavsi baRi, magram iq yvelafers vulgaruli ieri edo da metad xSirad ukravdnen xolme sacekvaos. ar arsebobda sakmao didi alagi, sakmao Crdili da sakmao bindi. saWiroa mSvenieri baRi, Zalian didi baRi. didebuli ram iqneboda. Tqvi, axla sad ginda wasvla? durua gaSterebuli iyo. ar icoda, ra pasuxi mieca. bolos gadawyvita: foli-berJeri jer ar minaxavs. didi siamovnebiT gavivlidi. foli-berJeri? wamoiZaxa forestiem. iq erbo-kvercxiviT movixrakebiT. Tumca iyos neba Seni! iq mudam ipoveba mosalxeni. da fexis quslebze motrialdnen fobur-monmartris quCaze asasvlelad. Senobis fasadi dResaviT iyo ganaTebuli da mis win gaSlil oTxive quCaze Zlier Suqs isroda. etlebis grZeli rigi muStris gamosvlas elodeboda. forestie Sevida. duruam SeaCera: bileTebis yidva dagvaviwyda. man medidurad upasuxa: vinc me momyavs, fuls ar ixdis. rom Sediodnen, foresties samive kontroliorma salami misca. Jurnalistma hkiTxa: erTi kargi loJa geqnebaT? ra Tqma unda, batono forestie.

kuponi gamoarTva, tyavgadakruli karebi SeaRo da oriveni darbazSi Sevidnen. irgvliv yvelani sigarebsa da papirosebs eweodnen da maTi boli msubuqi nisliviT idga darbazis boloSi, mis Soreul kuTxeebSi da scenaze. igi Txeli, TeTri WavlebiviT adioda zeviT da vrceli gumbaTis qveS grovdeboda. xalxiT gaWedili qandaris pirveli rigis zemoT ekida uzarmazari WaRi, romelic RrubliT Semosil mzes hgavda. Sesasvleli karidan mrgval, did da Ria oTaxamde farTo talani midioda. im oTaxSi mamakacTa muq talRaSi niadag daborialeben gamopranWuli dedakacebi, xolo talanSi qalebis meore jgufi axalmosulebs elodeba: es qalebi Camwkrivebuliyvnen erT-erT daxlTan, sadac sami metad mwife da ferumariliT Seglesili qali sasmelsa da siyvaruls hyidda. qalebis ukan maRal sarkeebSi maTi zurgebi da gamvlelebi moCanda. forestie swrafad miarRvevda brbos da im adamianiviT miiwevda win, visac pativis ufleba aqvs xolme. kapeldiner qals miuaxlovda da hkiTxa: sad aris meCvidmete loJa? aqeT mobrZandiT, batono. da orive stumari xis patara da Ria yuTSi Cahketa. igi wiTliT iyo akruli. gverdigverd imave feris oTxi skami idga. maT Soris Zlivs gaivlidi. megobrebi dasxdnen. marjvniv da marcxniv Camwkrivebuli iyo aseTive galiebis wyeba, romelic orive mxridan scenas ebjineboda. sxva galiebSic stumrebi isxdnen da mxolod Tavi da mkerdi uCandaT. scenaze sami axalgazrda vaJi gamosuliyo: maRali, saSualo da dabali. samives triko ecva da rig-rigad trapeciaze varjiSobdnen. jer maRali gamovida. RimiliT, mokle da swrafi nabijiT win wamodga da xeliT sazogadoebas iseTi salami miuZRvna, TiTqo kocnas ugzavniso. trikos qveS xel-fexis kunTebi uCanda. didi muceli rom mieCqmala, mkerds irkalavda. garegnobiT parikmaxers hgavda, radgan Tma swored Suaze hqonda gayofili. sxartad Sexteboda xolme trapeciaze, xelebze Camoekideboda da etlis TvaliviT trialebda. an kidev sworad gaSverili xelebiT horizontulad gaiWimeboda, haerSi uZravad iyo gaSotili da uZrav svetze erTaderT sabjenad mxolod sakuTari Zvlebis ZalaRa hqonda. Semdeg isev Camoxta, xalxs RimiliT xelaxla Tavi daukra da, taSiT gacilebuli, scenis siRrmeSi Sevida, Tan yoveli nabijis gadadgmaze fexis kunTebs aaSkaravebda. mere meore gamovida, ufro dabali da mkvrivi, da igive savarjiSo gaimeora. mesamemac igive Seasrula da taSi moipova. duruas warmodgena ar ainteresebda. Tavi ukan miebrunebina da foiesken ixedeboda, romelic mamakacebiTa da roskipebiT iyo savse. forestiem moixeda da duruas uTxra: Tvali gadaavle parters. marto burJuebi arian TavianTi col-SviliT. tutucebi, aqaurobis sanaxavad mosulan. loJebSi bulvarelebi, zogierTi mxatvari da saSualo qalebi arian, Cvens ukan yovelnairi nazavia xalxisa, romelic parizSi uxvad moipoveba. vin aris es xalxi? daakvirdi: vinc ginda, yvelas aq naxav, yovel xelobisas da yovel wodebisas, magram isev moqeife sWarbobs. ager mosamsaxureni bankebis, maRaziebis, saministroebis. ai, reportiorebi, suteniorebi, samoqalaqo tansacmliani aficrebi, frakiani frantebi, romelTac duqnebSi isadiles, operaSic Seixedes da Semdeg, aqedan rom gavlen, italielebTanac SexvdebiT, da agreTve uamravi saeWvo xalxi, iseTi xalxi, rom ver ityvi, vin aris da riT cxovrobs. dedakacebi ki erT yalibze arian gamoWrili: amerikul yavaxanaSi sadiloben, TavianT Tavs oriode luidorad hyidian, ucxoelebs xuTiode luidorisTvis dasdeven da, roca Tavisufali dro aqvT, TavianT mudmiv muStars ibareben. eqvsi weliwadia yvelani am qalebs icnoben da yovel saRamos, mTel weliwads, erTsa da imave alagas xedaven garda im drosi, roca isini higienuri mizezebis gamo senlazarSi an lursinSi gadadian xolme.

durua yurs aRar ugdebda. erTi am qalTagani maT loJas daebjina da mas aTvalierebda. msuqani, Savgvremani, magram fer-umariliT gaTeTrebuli dedakaci iyo. mogrZo, xelovnurad amoSavebuli Tvalebi da xeliTve daxatuli veeba warbebi hqonda. metad savse ZuZuebs muqi gulispiri gamoeberaT, iarasaviT wiTeli tuCebi mas pirutyvis iers aZlevda avxoSiansa da naWarbevs, magram mainc sandomiansa da mimzidvels. man Soriaxlos gavlil megobar qals, msuqansa da qeras, Tavis CaqneviT dauZaxa da xmamaRla, raTa misi naTqvami loJaSic gaegonaT, uTxra: Sexede, ra lamazi vaJkacia! Tu aTi luidori gaimeta da momindoma, uars ar vetyvi. forestiem moixeda, gaiRima da JorJs muxlze xeli dahkra: megobaro, qalebSi gasavali gqonia. momilocavs. naunteraficrali gawiTlda da TiTebi uneburad Jiletis jibeze moicacuna, sadac ori oqro edo. farda CamouSves. orkestrma valsi daukra. iqneb cotaodeni gaviaroT? Tqva duruam. rogorc genebos. gamovidnen da umalve moseirneTa talRebSi Cacvivdnen. orives awvebodnen, mujlugunebs hkravdnen, Wyletdnen, gezs urevdnen, isini ki Zlivs miiwevdnen da Slapebis tyis garda veRarafers xedavdnen. qalebi mamakacTa xrovaSi wyvilwyvilad modiodnen, advilad apobdnen da nidayvebs, mkerdebsa da zurgebs Soris ise mardad, Sinaurulad sxltebodnen da xvadebis nakadSi TavianT Tavs ise laRad grZnobdnen, rogorc Tevzi wyalSi. durua aRtacebuli iyo da mTvraliviT isrutavda haers moSxamuls Tambaqos boliT, adamianis tanis suniT da urcxvi qalebis nelsurnelebiT. forestie ki oflSi iwureboda, qSinavda da axvelebda. baRSi gavideT, uTxra duruas. marcxniv Seuxvies da gavidnen Caketil baRSi, romelsac ori uSno Sadrevani agrilebda. did kasrebSi biotebi da urTxelebi idga. am xeebis qveS, liTonis magidebTan, qalebi da mamakacebi isxdnen da gasagrilebels svamdnen. TiTo ludi kidev davlioT? ikiTxa forestiem. didi siamovnebiT. dasxdnen da moseirne sazogadoebas Tvali gaayoles. drogamoSvebiT romelime dedakaci Sedgeboda da ugvani RimiliT sTxovda xolme maT: batonebo, xom ar dampatiJebT? forestie upasuxebda: ager, im auzidan Wiqa wyali inebeT. ai, namdvili Rori, burtyunebda qali da Sordeboda. Savgvremani, sqeli qali, weRan rom loJaze iyo miyudebuli, xelaxla gamoCnda. meore, qera da msuqani, xelixelgayrili mohyavda da rixianad modioda. marTlac, mSvenivrad SerCeuli, jiSiani qalebis wyvili iyo. durua rom dainaxa, ise gauRima, TiTqo maT TvalebiT raRac saidumlo da naCumari ukve eTqvaT erTmaneTisTvis. skami aiRo, durus magidas arxeinad miujda, megobaric moisva da SesZaxa: garson, ori grenadini! gaocebulma forestiem uTxra: namusic kargi saqonelia, qalbatono! Seni megobris bralia, upasuxa Savgvremanma. lamazi vaJkacia. RmerTmani, gamagiJebs. alanZulma duruam ar icoda, ra eTqva. xuWuWi ulvaSi aigrixa da dabneulad gaiRima. laqiam sirofi moitana. qalebma uceb gadaylapes da wamodgnen. Savgvremanma duruas megobrulad Cauqnia Tavi, marao xelze odnav dahkra da uTxra: gmadlob, Cemo fisuni. vwuxvar, rom ena ara gqonia. da oriveni gavebis rxeviT wavidnen.

 megobaro, qalebSi marTla didi gasavali gqonia, gaicina forestiem, isargeble. SeiZleba, Sors waxvide. gaCumda da Semdeg ise Tqva, TiTqo TavisTvis xmamaRla fiqrobda: saukeTeso gzac eg aris. da radgan durua isev Cumad iRimeboda, hkiTxa: kidev darCebi? me meyofa. waval. duruam waiburtyuna: ho, cota xans kidev davrCebi. jer gviani ar aris. forestie wamodga: maS mSvidobiT iyavi. xvalamde. ar daiviwyo: fontenis quCa, Cvidmeti, rvis naxevarze. usaTuod. xvalamde. madlobeli var. erTmaneTs xeli CamoarTves da Jurnalisti wavida. daSorda Tu ara megobari, duruam Tavisufleba igrZno da jibeSi or oqros xelaxla siamiT moucacuna. mere wamodga, xalxSi gaeria da guldasmiT dauwyo sinjva. male orive dedakaci SeamCnia, Savgvremanic da qerac, romelnic isev amayi glaxebis ieriT dadiodnen. pirdapir imaTken gaswia, magram rom miuaxlovda, isev daibna. Savgvremanma hkiTxa: ha, ra hqeni, ena ipove? duruam waiburtyuna: daswyvevlos RmerTma! da meti veRaraferi Tqva. samiveni isev ise idgnen, rogorc Sesdgnen, da gezi Seucvales xalxs, romelic am jgufs irgvliv uvlida. maSin Savgvremanma ubralod hkiTxa: wamomyvebi? durua survilisgan TrToda da ukmexad miugo: minda, magram erT luidorze meti ar maqvs. qalma gulgrilad upasuxa: ara uSavs ra. da davlasaviT mohkida xeli. roca midiodnen, durua fiqrobda, rom danarCeni oci frankiT xvalindeli sadilisTvis advilad iqiravebda fraks. Tavi meore batoni forestie aqa cxovrobs? meoTxe sarTuli, marcxniv, upasuxa mekarem zrdilobiani kiloTi, romelSic mobinadrisadmi pativi ismoda. JorJ durua kibeze avida. odnav morcxvobda, dabneuli iyo da uxerxulobas grZnobda, fraki Tavis sicocxleSi pirvelad Caecva da am tanisamosis saerTo ieri awuxebda. yvelafers nakli hqonda: fexsacmeli sakmaod kargi iyo, magram ulako, durua ki fexs mudam anebivrebda da lamazad inaxavda. arc gaxamebuli perangi vargoda, dRes diliT luvrSi rom iyida oTx-naxevar frankad. sayelo metad Txeli iyo da ukve daiWmuWna. danarCeni perangebi, yoveldRe rom atarebda, sakmaod gacveTili iyo da, maT Soris saukeTesoc ki, aRar vargoda. metad ganieri Sarvali fexebs kargad ver gamosaxavda, TiTqo wvivze naoWdeboda da sakmaod nacvamis ieri hqonda, is ieri, romelic adasturebda, rom Sarvali SemTxveviT iyo nayidi da ucxo tanze iyo Sekerili. marto fraki edga xeirianad, radgan maRaziaSi swored misi zomisa upoves. kibeze nela adioda, odnav SiSiT Sepyrobili. guli ucemda. yvelaze metad imis eSinoda, vinmesTvis sasacilo ar yofiliyo. uceb pirispir waawyda erT lamazad Cacmul kacs, romelic mas aTvalierebda. ukve imdenad miuaxlovdnen erTmaneTs, rom duruam ukan daixia da gaocebuli Sedga, Tavisi Tavi icno, sakuTari Tavi dainaxa maRal sarkeSi, romelic meore sarTulis baqanze idga da grZeli derefnis landsa hqmnida. durua ucbad mozRvavebuli

sixaruliT akankalda, radgan igi gacilebiT ukeTesi aRmoCnda, vidre aqamdis egona. vinaidan Sin mxolod pawawina sarke hqonda ulvaSebisTvis, Tavis Sezavebul tanisamoss mxolod nawil-nawil xedavda, imasac uvargisad, amitom yovel mcire manks azviadebda da SiSisagan Tavbru exveoda, rom uSnod aravis mosCveneboda. axla ki Tavisi Tavi moulodnelad sarkeSi dainaxa da verc ki icno. sxva vinmed moeCvena, warCinebul adamianad moelanda, romelic, erTi SexedviT, saucxood iyo Cacmuli. Semdeg artistiviT Tavisi oreulis Seswavlas Seudga: iRimeboda, xels iSverda, imanWeboda, saxavda gaocebas, siames, mowonebas da eZebda Rimilisa da Tvalis yovelnair iers, raTa qalebs lamaz vaJkacad moCveneboda da egrZnobinebina, rom TviTonac moswonda isini da surda kidec. zeviT kibeze kari gaaRes. SeeSinda, rom manWiobaze ar mieswroT, da swrafi nabijiT ahyva kibes, Tan eWvobda, vinme stumarma xom ar dainaxa, roca sarkis win ipranWeboda. erTi sarTulic rom aiara, meore sarke SeniSna da nabiji Seanela, raTa Tavisi TavisTvis erTxel kidev Seevlo Tvali. gasinja da metad lamazi moeCvena. koxta siaruli hqonda. uceb sakuTari Tavisadmi usazRvro ndobiT ganimsWvala. laparaki ar unda, aseTi taniT, SeupovrobiT, aseTi Tavneba xasiaTiT durua Tavisas gaitans. roca meoTxe sarTulze adioda, ukve sirbilis da xtunvis Jinma Seipyro. mesame sarkis winac SeCerda, naCvevi fandiT ulvaSi Seiswora, cilindri moixada, Tmaze xeli moisva da Taviseburad dabali xmiT warmoTqva: sarke mSvenieri gamogonebaa. Semdeg xeli gaiSvira da zari Camoreka. kari TiTqmis umalve gauRes da durua aRmoCnda mediduri, gaparsuli laqiis win, romelsac lakiani fexsacmeli da Savi tanisamosi ecva. mas iseTi saucxoo mixra-moxra hqonda, rom axalmosuli xelaxla dafrTxa, da TviTonac ar icoda, rad da saidan moeria es grZnoba: iqneb imitomac, rom man uneburad Seadara Tavisi da im msaxuris tanisamosi. duruas xeliT eWira palto da eSinoda, misi laqebi ar gamoCeniliyo. laqiam CamoarTva da hkiTxa: _ rogor movaxseno? da gadaxsna sastumro oTaxis mZime farda, saca durua unda Sesuliyo, da misi gvari daasaxela. duruam uceb dakarga faxi da igrZno, rom raRac siZabunem Seipyro. suli Seugubda, swored maSin Seugubda, roca pirveli nabiji unda Seedga axal cxovrebaSi, romelsac ase moeloda da razec amdens ocnebobda. mainc Sevida. axalgazrda qera qali zeze idga da elodeboda. marto iyo did da naTel oTaxSi, romelic oranJereasaviT yvavilebiT iyo savse. durua sul daibna da uceb Sedga, vin aris es qali, mas rom uRimis? Semdeg gaaxsenda, rom forestie coliani iyo. `maS es lamazi, moxdenili qera dedakaci misi megobris coli iqneba~. am azrma sabolood gaaSeSa. qalbatono, me gaxlavarT... wailuRluRa duruam. vici, batono, gaawyvetina da xeli gauwoda, Sarlma Tqveni wuxandeli Sexvedra miambo, me didad nasiamovnebi var, rom bednieri azri daebada, romelmac dRes CvenTan mogiyvanaT sadilad. stumari yurebamde gawiTlda, aRar icoda, ra eTqva, da imave dros grZnobda, rom diasaxlisi mas TaviT fexamde aTvalierebda, swavlobda, afasebda. duruas survili awvalebda bodiSi moexada da Tavisi tanisamosis urigoba gaemarTlebina, magram veraferi moigona da verc gabeda am usiamovno sagans mihkareboda. diasaxlisma skami uCvena. durua Camojda da, roca igrZno, rom mis qveS skamis moqnili da nazi xaverdi Caizniqa, roca igrZno, Tu rogor miiRo man igi, rogor Caiwia da moexvia, rogori silbiliT moawva mas skamis funCula zurgi da foCebi, duruas moeCvena, TiTqos axal da saucxoo sacxovrebelSi Sevida,

TiTqos is raRac saamuri daipyro, TiTqos TviTonac vinmed gadaqceuliyo da gadarCeniliyo. duruam axeda qalbaton foresties, romelic mas Tvals ar aSorebda. diasaxliss ecva cisferi qiSmiris kaba, romelic mis moqnil tansa da savse mkerds mkafiod hkveTavda, misi yelis da titveli mklavebis xorci TiTqos amodioda TeTri arSiebis qafidan, romelic gulispirs da mokle saxeloebs hqondaT Semovlebuli. Tma maRla hqoda awnuli, kefaze odnav exveoda da kiserTan baci da msubuqi RinRliviT iRrubleboda. misi mzeris wyalobiT duruas gambedaoba emateboda, is ki ar icoda, ratom emateboda. es mzera moagonebda mzeras meore dedakacisas, romelic guSin, foli-berJerSi gaicno. Tvalebi WroRa hqonda, cisfer anarekliani, romelic mas raRac Tavisebur iers aZlevda. cxviri Txeli, tuCebi msuqani, nikapi odnav sruli, xolo saxe usworo, samagierod, jadosnuri, alersiani da mzakvruli. zogierTi qalis saxis yovel xazs aqvs Taviseburi mSveneba, romelic savsea xolme idumalebiT; yovel mis moZraobaSi raRac naubari da naCumari livlivebs. qalbaton foresties swored aseTi saxe hqonda. man mcire dumilis Semdeg duruas hkiTxa: didi xania parizSi brZandebiT? durua TavisTavs TandaTan ipyrobda. sul ramdenime Tve iqneba, upasuxa. rkinigzebis sammarTveloSi vmsaxurob. magram forestiem imedi momca, rom misi daxmarebiT SeiZleba Jurnalistad gadaviqce. diasaxlisma ufro saamurad gaiRima da dabali xmiT uTxra: vici. zari xelmeored darekes. msaxurma moaxsena: qalbatoni de marel. patara Savgremani dedakaci Semovida. msubuqi nabijiT modioda. Savi da metad sada kaba ecva, romelic tanze mWidrod Semoewkipa da daxatul suraTs hgavda. Tvals mxolod TmaSi CarTuli wiTeli vardi itacebda, romelic mxiaruli feriT da gansakuTrebuli ieriT sdaRavda mis pirisaxes: xazgasmiT acxadebda mis Tavisebur xasiaTs da sasiamovno simkvircxles da sificxes aCenda. ukan moklekabiani patara qaliSvili mosdevda. qalbatoni forestie maTken gaeqana: gamarjoba, klotilda! gamarjoba, madlena! erTmaneTi dahkocnes. mere pataram diasaxliss mozrdili adamianis gambedaobiT SeuSvira Subli da Tqva: gamarjoba, Zalo! qalbatonma forestiem akoca. mere stumrebi erTmaneTs gaacvnes: Sarlis megobari, JorJ durua... qalbatoni de mareli, Cemi megobari da Soreuli naTesavi, Semdeg daumata: batono durua, Cven aq ubralod viqceviT, upretenziod. Tqvenc xom Tanaxma xarT? axalgazrda vaJma Tavi daukra. kari xelaxla gaiRo. dabali, sqeli, Camrgvalebuli kaci Semovida da xelixelgayrili dedakaci Semoiyvana. dedakaci im kacze gacilebiT ufro tanadi iyo, ufro axalgazrda, maRali da lamazi, mSvenieri mimoxvra da mediduri ieri hqonda. maTi gvari valteri. qmari deputati iyo, finansisti, mdidari, saqmosani, ebraeli, samxreTeli da `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ gamomcemeli. misi colic bankir bazil-ravalos qaliSvili iyo. Semdeg erTmaneTs mohyvnen metad turfa Jak rivali da norber de vareni, romelsac grZeli Tma sayeloze scemda, qertli Camosdioda da amis gamo frakis sayelo odnav qoniani, mbrwyinavi da daqertlili hqonda. yelsabami mruded hqonda Sekruli da netarebis ieri edo. lamazi bebris mixra-moxriT mivida diasaxlisTan, xelebi CamoarTva da majaze akoca. roca

daixara, misi grZeli Tma axalgazrda qalis titvel xelze talRebiviT CaiSala. bolos TviTon forestiec Semovida da dagvianebisTvis bodiSi moixada. morelis saqmem redaqciaSi daagviana. moreli deputati iyo, radikali, da es aris axla SekiTxva misca ministrs alJiris kolonizaciisaTvis moTxovnili Tanxebis gamo. mosamsaxurem moaxsena: sadili mzad gaxlavT. yvelani sasadiloSi gavidnen. durua qalbaton de marelis da misi qaliSvilis Sua dasves. xelaxla raRac morcxvoba igrZno: eSinoda, Canglis, danisa da Wiqebis xmarebis wesi ar daerRvia. win oTxi Wiqa edga, erTi maTgani cisferi iyo. neta ras svamen am WiqiT? wvnians uxmod Seeqceodnen. mere norber de vareni alaparakda: waikiTxeT goties gasamarTlebis angariSi? ra sasacilo ambavia! da mohyvnen am SemTxvevis garCevas, sadac sayvarelTa ambavs SantaJi arTulebda. amis gamo iseTi kiloTi ki ar laparakobdnen, rogorc ojaxebSi, sadac igi gazeTebSi amoikiTxes, aramed ise, rogorc eqimebi rame senze, an mebostneebi mwvanilze laparakoben xolme. aravin iyo arc SeSfoTebuli, arc gaocebuli, am ambis idumal mizezebs profesiuli cnobismoyvareobiT da sruliad gulgrilad eZebdnen, Tan cdilobdnen zedmiwevniT gaegoT yoveli calke saqcieli da ganemartaT fsiqikuri xveulebi dramisa, romelic maTTvis Sedegi iyo sulieri viTarebis, mecnierebis mier ukve Secnobilis da aRricxulisa. kvleva-Ziebam qalebic gaitaca. mere axal ambebze gadavidnen: sCxrekdnen, komentatorobdnen, yovelmxriv sinjavdnen da praqtikulad afasebdnen, Tanac ise swonidnen, rogorc wonis xolme axali ambebiT movaWre, romelic adamianTa komedias striqonebad axurdavebs. swored ase yovelmxriv sinjavs da afasebs meduqne saqonels, romelic ganzraxuli aqvs, muStars SesTavazos. Semdeg erT duelze Camovarda laparaki, saubari Jak rivalma igdo xelSi, radgan dueli misi xeloba iyo da amaze mis garda aravis ar SeeZlo msjeloba. durua ver bedavda saubarSi Tundac erTi sityva CaerTo. drogamoSvebiT mezobel dedakacs gadaxedavda xolme, misi mrgvali kiseri mas macdur Jins hgvrida. yuris bibiloze oqros ZafiT ekida brilianti, romelic tanze davardnil kurcxals hgavda. qalbatoni de mareli saubarSi iseT SeniSvnas CaurTavda, romelic saerTo Rimils iwvevda xolme. misi oxunjoba mudam sasacilo, maxvili da moulodneli iyo, rogorc oxunjoba gamocdili celqisa, romelic yvelafers udardelad Sescqeris da yovelives eWviani qarafSutobiTa da gulkeTilobiT sjis. durua cdilobda, Tundac erTi qaTinauri moegona misTvis da, radgan veraferi ipova, mis qaliSvils miubrunda: wyals usxamda, saWmels sTavazobda, yovelnairad emsaxureboda. patara qali dedaze ufro susxiani iyo: mezobels Tavs ukravda da madlobas eubneboda: metad gulkeTili brZandebiT, batono... didad gmadlobT, da balRurad Cafiqrebuli, kvlav yurs ugdebda ufrosTa saubars. sadili metad gemrieli iyo da yvela gaitaca. valteri msunagiviT Wamda, xmas TiTqmis ar iRebda da miTavazebul saWmels saTvalis qvevidan almacerad sinjavda. norber de vareni valters ar CamorCeboda da perangis gulispirs xSirad wunwklebiT isvelebda. forestie dinji RimiliT aTvalierebda yvelafers. is da misi coli drogamoSvebiT mravalmniSvnelovnad gadaxedavdnen xolme erTmaneTs im ori amxanagiviT, romlebic mZime saqmes aspulebdnen, da es saqme kargad midioda. stumrebs pirisaxe aelanZaT, xmebsac auwies. laqia ufro xSir-xSirad CasCurCulebda maT: kordoni gnebavT? Sato-larozi?

duruas kordoni moewona da Wiqas mudam avsebinebda. saamurma mxiarulebam moicva igi. kuWidan TavSi raRac siTbo amosdioda, tanis nawilebSi iRvreboda da mTel sxeuls saamod edeboda. is srul kmayofilebas grZnobda fizikursa da gonebrivs, sxeulisas da sulisas. uceb survili aReZra, laparaki daewyo da yuradReba daepyro. undoda, misTvisac ise moesminaT da daefasebinaT, rogorc danarCenebs afasebdnen da yovel maT sityvas angariSs uwevdnen. laparaki Seuwyvetliv mimdinareobda, erTi azridan meoreze gadadioda, erTi Temidan meoreze daxtoda da zogjer romelime sityvas, romelime wvrilmans ebRauWeboda. dRiuri ambebi ukve amowures, gakvriT aTas sxva sakiTxs mosdes ena da bolos xelaxla daubrundnen morelis SekiTxvas alJiris kolonizaciis gamo. valterma Zlivs amoiRo xma. erTi saWmlidan meoreze rom gadadioda, cinikuri eWvianobiT ramdenimejer gaixumra. forestiem yvelas Tavisi xvalindeli werilis Sinaarsi uambo. Jak rivalma moiTxova, rom koloniaSi xelisufleba samxedro xalxisTvis gadaecaT da yvela oficrisTvis, vinc iq ocdaaT weliwads imsaxurebda, miwa miecaT. amrigad, ambobda rivali, Tqven xels SeuwyobT Seiqmnas moqmedi mosaxleoba, romelic Seiyvarebs da Seiswavlis im qveyanas, ecodineba iqauri ena da SeZlebs gaarkvios yvela adgilobrivi mniSvnelovani saqme, romelTa gageba metad eZnelebaT xolme axalmosulebs. norber de varenma Seawyvetina: diax, diax. yvelaferi ecodinebaT, garda miwaTmoqmedebisa. isini iswavlian arabuls, samagierod, verc Warxals dargaven da verc xorbals daTesen. farikaobac ecodinebaT, magram odnavadac ver moaxerxeben mindorSi sasuqis Setanas. piriqiT, am qveyanaSi yvelas farTod unda gavuRoT kari. Wkviani xalxi Tavis adgils daiWers, danarCenebi ki CamoSordebian. aseTia socialuri kanoni. yvelani erTi wuTiT daCumdnen da gaiRimes. JorJ duruam piri gaaRo da laparaki daiwyo, magram ise gaukvirda sakuTari xma, TiTqos igi pirvelad smenoda. iqaurebs Tavdapirvelad kargi miwa akliaT, noyieri miwa aqaurze iafad ar fasobs. mdidari parizelebi mas yiduloben, radgan xelsayrelia kapitalistisaTvis, xolo namdvil kolonistebs, Raribebs, romelTac lukmapurisTvis samSoblo miatoves, udabnoRa SerCaT, uwylobis gamo igi arafers iZleva. yvelam duruas gadaxeda. man igrZno, rom gawiTlda. valterma hkiTxa: kargad icnobT alJirs? diax. ocdarva Tve gavatare im qveyanaSi da sam provinciaSi vicxovre. norber ve varenma morelis saqme daiviwya da uceb alJiris zne-Cveulebis gamokiTxva dauwyo, romelic erTi aficrisgan hqonda gagonili. nametnavad surda, rame gaego patara arabuli respublikis `mzab~-is Sesaxeb, romelic saharaSi, am ucxelesi udabnos yvelaze metad xmel kuTxeSi aRmocenda. durua orjer iyo mzabSi da am SesaniSnavi qveynis yofa-cxovrebaze uambo. iq wyals Turme oqros fasi aqvs. yoveli mosaxle sazogado muSaobis monawilea da iqauri komerciuli sinidisi gacilebiT ufro mtkicea, vidre ganaTlebuli xalxisa. odnavi baqiT da gatacebiT laparakobda, radgan RviniT da TavmowonebiT iyo aforiaqebuli. uambo yazarmuli anegdotebi, samxedro Tavgadasavali da arabebis cxovrebac daaxasiaTa. ramdenime feradovani Tqmac ki ipova im bneli da SiSveli tramalebis asawerad, romelic mwvave mzisgan srulebiT gadamwvari da usazRvrod sasowarmkveTia. yvela qali duruas umzerda. qalbatonma valterma xmadabla Tqva: SesaZlebelia, Tqveni mogonebidan ramdenime mSvenieri werili gamoiWras.

da misma qmarmac saTvalis zevidan umal duruas gadmoxeda. ase icqireboda valteri, roca visime saxis garCeva undoda, xolo maTlafas mudam saTvalis qvevidan sinjavda xolme. forestiem dro ixelTa: Zvirfaso patrono, dRes zogi ram giambeT JorJ duruaze da gTxovdiT, es kaci politikuri qronikisaTvis TanaSemwed mogecaT CemTvis. rac marambom Tavi dagvaneba, saswrafo da saidumlo cnobebisTvis veRaravin gamigzavnia. amis gamo gazeTi zaraldeba. valteri Rrmad Cafiqrda, moiRuSa, saTvale moixsna, durua guldasmiT gasinja da Tqva: ueWvelia, baton duruas originaluri Wkua hqonia. Tu keTil ineba da xval sam saaTze momelaparaka, yvelaferi moxerxdeba. cota xniT dadumda da Semdeg pirdapir axalgazrda kacs mimarTa: axlave damiwereT patara, fantasturi werilebis seria alJirze. Tqvens mogonebas Tavi mouyareT da kolonialur sakiTxebs gadaabiT, swored ise, rogorc axla gviambeT. saWirboroto sakiTxia, Cveni sadReiso Wiria da, darwmunebuli var, Cvens mkiTxvels moewoneba. oRond nu gadasdebT. pirveli werili xvalisTvis an zegisTvis minda. saWiroa mkiTxvelis yuradReba mivizidoT, sanam deputatTa palataSi magaze laparakoben. misma colma seriozuli alersiT daumata im alersiT, romelic mudam Tan dahqonda da mis sityvebs wyalobis iers aZlevda: ai, mSvenieri saTauric: `afrikeli saldaTis mogonebani~. ras ityviT, batono norber? moxucma poetma gvian miaRwia aRiarebas, amitom yvela axalbeda sZulda, maTi SiSi hqonda, da ugemurad miugo: diax, kargia, oRond saWiroa danarCenic amave stiliT iyos dawerili. umTavresi swored es aris. Sesaferi stili da musikis swori kilo erTi da igivea. qalbatonma forestiem duruas mowyale TvaliT gadmoxeda. mcodne iyo da misi Tvali TiTqos ambobda: `Sors waxvalo~. qalbatoni de marelic ramdenjerme moubrunda. oqros Zafze Camokidebuli brilianti SeuCerebliv TrToda mis yurze, rogorc namis wveTi, romelic sacaa unda mowydes da Camovardes. misi patara qali uZravad ijda da seriozulad dascqeroda maTlafas. laqia sufras kvlav irgvliv uvlida da cisfer WiqebSi iohanisbergs asxamda. forestiem valters Tavi daukra da warmoTqva: es Wiqa `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ dRegrZelobisa da ayvavebisa iyos. moRimare patrons yvelam Tavi daukra. gamarjvebiT mTvralma duruam Wiqa erTi moyudebiT dascala. is mzad iyo Tund erTi Cafic daelia, mTeli xari SeeWama da lomi daexrCo, radgan sxeulSi zekacur Rones, uryev gambedaobas da amouwurav imedsa grZnobda. axla am xalxSi Tavisi Tavi Sin egona. es-es aris maT Soris adgili daimkvidra. yvelas gabedulad Sescqeroda. mis TvalebSi axali TviTrwmena Canda da Tavis mezobel dedakacs pirvelad Sehkadra: qalbatono, aseTi lamazi sayure jer arsad minaxavs. mezobeli RimiliT moubrunda: es Cemi mogonilia. brilianti aviRe da Zafze ubralod Camovkide. namis wveTsa hgavs, xom marTalia? vaJs eSinoda, sisulele ar eTqva da, Tavissave gambedaobiT SemkrTalma, xmadabla miugo: saucxooa, magram... zogjer yuric amSvenebs xolme sayures. qalma madloba TvaliT gadauxada, im qaluri TvaliT, romelic zogjer gulis siRrmes swvdeba xolme. duruam Zlivs moaswro Tvalis moSoreba. misi Tvalebi umalve Sexvda qalbaton foresties Tvalebs, romelic weRandeliviT mowyale iyo, magram moeCvena, TiTqo iq saamuri mxiaruleba, eSmakoba da waqezeba axla ufro metad gamohkrToda.

mamakacebi ukve erTad laparakobdnen, xelebs iqnevdnen da zogjer xmasac uwevdnen. baasi Camovarda uzarmazar metropolitenze. tkbili rom gaaTaves, saubari maSinRa daasrules, radgan yvelas hqonda saTqmeli parizSi neli moZraobis, uxerxuli tramvais, autaneli omnibusebisa da meetleTa Tavxedobis Sesaxeb. mere yavis dasalevad sasadilodan sastumro oTaxSi gavidnen. duruam patara qals xumrobiT mklavi gauSvira. man medidurad gadauxada madloba da TiTis wverebze Sedga, rom Tavisi mezoblis nidayvs Camohkideboda. roca durua sasadiloSi Sevida, xelaxla oranJerea gaaxsenda. oTaxis oTxive kuTxeSi idga didi palmebi, romelTac lamazi foTlebi gaeSalaT, Weramde aweuliyvnen da iq CanCqerebiviT ibneodnen. buxris orive mxares svetiviT swori ori fikusi idga da TavianTi muqi foTlebi erTmaneTze mtevnebiviT SeeyarnaT. pianinoze ori ucnobi, mrgvali mcenare yvaviliT iyo akunwuli, erTi sul TeTri, xolo meore vardisferi, da orive xelovnur, saocnebo mcenares hgavda, radgan cocxali yvavilisTvis metismetad lamazebi iyvnen. sufTa haeri iseTi gaurkveveli da tkbili surnelebiT iyo gaJRenTili, rom ar SeiZleboda gagerkviaT da raime saxeli dagerqmiaT misTvis. axalgazrda vaJs Tavisi Tavi axla ukve xelT hqonda. oTaxi guldasmiT gasinja. didi ar iyo. mcenareebis garda Tvals araferi ara sWrida. mxiaruli feri arafers ar edo. magram yvelgan siame da myudrooba sufevda da siwynares da mosvenebas iwvevda. igi rogorRac nazad exveoda iq myofT da saamurad alersiani iyo. kedlebs Zveleburi, gaxunebuli, iasamnisferi qsovili hqonda akruli, romelic patara xalebiT da yviTeli abreSumis yvavilebiT iyo dawinwkluli. karebze molurjo saldaTuri maudis fardebi ekida. zed wiTeli abreSumiT ramdenime wiTeli yvavili iyo amoqarguli. mravalnairi zomisa da moxatulobis savarZlebi uwesrigod iyo gabneuli. aq yvelaferi ipoeboda: kuSeti, veeba da mcire savarZeli, taxti, Sezlongi da tabureti, lui XVIis stilze nakeTebi, da an abreSumiT, an lamazi, Calisferi xaverdiT gadakruli da granatis arSiamovlebuli. batono durua, yava ara gnebavT? da diasaxlisma savse finjani gauwoda megobruli RimiliT, romelic mudam saxeze hqonda gaSlili. madlobeli gaxlavarT, qalbatono. finjani CamoarTva da, roca SiSiT daixara, raTa vercxlis maSiT erTi naWeri Saqari amoeRo saSaqridan, romelic patara qalma gauwoda, qalbatonma forestiem dabali xmiT uTxra: qalbaton valters gauarSiydiT. da sanam durua etyoda rames, zurgi Seaqcia da moSorda. jer yava dalia, eSinoda, xaliCaze ar daeRvara. Semdeg guls moeSva da sababs dauwyo Zebna, raTa Tavisi axali patronis colTan misuliyo da musaifi gaeba. uceb SeniSna: valteris cols carieli finjani eWira. magidis moSorebiT ijda da ar icoda, sad daedga. durua swrafad mieSvela: neba miboZeT... didad gmadlobT. finjani waiRo da isev daubrunda: neta icodeT, ramdeni siame magrZnobina `safrangeTis cxovrebam~ iq, udabnoSi. roca safrangeTSi ara xar, marto am gazeTis wakiTxva SeiZleba, radgan yvela sxva gazeTze ufro Sinaarsiani, cocxali da mravalferia, am gazeTSi yvelaferi moipoveba. dedakacma Tavaziani gulgrilobiT gaiRima da seriozulad upasuxa: arc imdenad advili iyo valterisTvis iseTi gazeTis Seqmna, romelic axal moTxovnilebas daakmayofilebda.

saubari gaabes, duruas azrebi Tavisufali da gacveTili hqonda, xma Tilismuri, Tvali saamuri, xolo misi ulvaSis jados veravin gauZlebda. zemo tuCze xSiri, qoCoCa ulvaSi hqonda mdidrulad da lamazad naxvevi. qera ferisa iyo da oqro gadahkravda, xolo ajagrul wveroebze mTlad Ria ieri edeboda. isaubres parizis, misi midamoebis, senis napirebis, agarakebis, sazafxulo siamis Sesaxeb da yvelaferze, razedac ki dauRalavad da dausrulebliv SeiZleba laparaki, mere ki, roca norber de vareni movida da Tan pawawa Wiqa liqioric moitana, durua mokrZalebiT moSorda. qalbatonma de marelma is iyo qalbaton forestiesTan saubari gaaTava da, durua rom dainaxa, dauZaxa: maS egre, ubralod hkiTxa, gindaT Jurnalistoba daiwyoT, ara? duruam jer zogadi sityvebiT uambo Tavisi gegma, Semdeg ki iseTive saubari gaaba, rogoric qalbaton valterTan hqonda. Tema axla ukeT hqonda SeTvisebuli da upiratesobac gamoiCina, radgan sityva-sityviT imeorebda yvelafers, rac weRan gaigona, Tanac baasis dros mosaubris Tvalebs Tvals ar aSorebda, TiTqos Tavis naTqvams raRac Rrma azrs aZlevda. Tavis mxriv, qalbatoni de mareli qaluri gatacebiT uambobda anegdotebs da iseTi kiloTi laparakobda, rom etyoboda, Tavi Wkuamaxvil qalad miaCnda da surda oxunjis saxeli moexveWa. lazRandarobac ki daiwyo: mklavze xels adebda da zogjer xmas imdablebda, raTa mcire ram eTqva, da mis naTqvams amis gamo saidumlos ieri eZleoda. vaJs ki am dedakacis mikareba, romelic mas arTobda, Tavbrus asxamda da sisxls umRvrevda. mas survili aReZra Tavi gaewira misTvis, eCvenebina Tavisi fasi, daecva igi, xolo dabali xma ukve mis zraxvebsa da gulisnadebs amJRavnebda. uceb qalbatonma de marelma daiZaxa: lorina! Svili dedas miuaxlovda. aq dajeqi, Svilo: albaT, Segcivda fanjarasTan. duruas bavSvis kocnis wyurvili moeria, TiTqos am kocnidan mis dedas raRac unda gadasdeboda, da uceb mamobrivi da Tavaziani kiloTi hkiTxa: SeiZleba, gakocoT? bavSvma gaocebuli Tvalebi SeanaTa, qalbatonma de marelma ki siciliT uTxra: upasuxe: dRes SeiZleba, ramdenime wlis Semdeg ki vnaxoT-Tqo. durua Camojda, lorina muxlebze daisva da mis talRovansa da Txel Tmas tuCebiT Seexo. deda gaocda: erTi uyureT, ar gaeqca! sakvirvelia! Cveulebriv, marto qalebs akocninebs xolme. batono durua, mougeriebeli yofilxarT. durua gawiTlda, ara upasuxa ra. bavSvi isev muxlebze hyavda da odnav aqanavebda. qalbatoni forestiec mivida da gaocebiT wamoiZaxa: SexedeT, lorina gauSinaurda! namdvili saswaulia! Jak rivalic wamovida, Tan sigaras abolebda. durua wasasvlelad wamodga. SiSi hqonda, xepruli ram sityviT gamarjveebis dasawyisi, ukve mogvarebuli saqme, ar gaefuWebina. Tavi daukra: nazad mouWira qalebis gamowvdil patara TiTebs da magrad dabertya mamakacebis xelebi. man SeamCnia, rom Jak rivalis xeli mSrali da Tbili iyo, da gulianad CamoarTva igi, norber de varens sveli, civi xeli hqonda da duruas TiTebs usxlteboda. valterisa civi iyo, rbili da uZalo, xolo forestiesi msuqani da Tbili. megobarma dabali xmiT uTxra: ar dagaviwydes: xval, sam saaTze. eWvi nu geqneba. kibeze rom gavida, sixarulisagan gaqceva mounda, or-or safexurze mixtoda. magram mesame sarTulze did sarkeSi dainaxa viRac vaJbatoni,

romelic misken morboda. uceb Sedga da Sercxva, TiTqos raRac samarcxvino saqmeze moaswreso. Semdeg im sarkeSi Tavis Tavs didxans aTvalierebda da aRtacebuli iyo imis gamo, rom aseT lamaz Wabuks umzerda. mere Tanaziari RimiliT gauRima sakuTari Tavis anarekls da zeimurad, dabla daukra Tavi, TiTqo vinme didebuls esalmebao. Tavi mesame JorJ durua quCaSi gamovida. aRar icoda, ra eqna. surda erbina, ocnebisTvis mieca Tavi, an umiznod evlo, momavalze efiqra da zafxulis Ramis saamuri haeri esunTqa. magram valteris mier SekveTil werilebze zrunva mosvenebas ar aZlevda. amitom gadawyvita, umalve Sin dabrunebuliyo da muSaobas Sedgomoda. nabijs moumata, bulvarebze Caiara da bursos quCaze gamovida, bina aq hqonda. eqvssarTulian SenobaSi muSebis da Rarib moqalaqeTa oci ojaxi cxovrobda. kibeze rom adioda, gzas wumwumiT inaTebda. safexurebze qaRaldi, namwvi da samzareulos nagavi eyara. duruas axla Tavisi oTaxi uzomod ezizReboda, mwvave survili awvalebda, male gadasuliyo aqedan da mdidruli cxovreba daewyo, xaliCebiT morTul sufTa binaSi Casaxlebuliyo. misi oTaxi meeqvse sarTulze iyo, batiniolis sadgurTan, swored gvirabis Tavze, da dasavleTis rkinigzis ufskruls, veeba xvrels gadascqeroda. duruam sarkmeli gamoaRo da daJangebul rkinis rafas daebjina. qveviT, Savi xvrelis siRrmeSi, sami uZravi saniSnebeli farani raRac mxecis did Tvalebs hgavda. moSorebiT kidev aseTive Tvalebi moCanda, ufro Sors isev da isev. yovel wuTs sibneleSi, anieris mxridan, xan grZeli stvena ismoda, xan mokle, an iqve axlos, an sadme Sors. es stvena raRac xmas, viRacis Zaxils hgavda. erTi maTgani TandaTan axlovdeboda, sabralod kioda, yovel wams Zlierdeboda. sibneleSi gamoCnda didi, yviTeli Suqis wertili, romelic Zlieri xmauriT modioda. duruam dainaxa vagonebis grZeli jaWvi, romelic gvirabSi SeZvra. mere Tqva: aba, muSaobas SevudgeT! lampa magidaze dadga da TviTonac miujda, magram umalve SeamCnia, rom safosto qaRaldis erTi rveulis meti ara hqonda ra. eh, sul erTia! SeiZleba Tabaxi mTel siganeze gavSaloT. kalami melanSi Caasvela da gulmodgined, lamazad dawera: afrikeli saldaTis mogoneba. Semdeg pirvelive winadadebas Caufiqrda. nikapi xelisgulze hqonda dabjenili, xolo Tvali mis win gaSlil TeTr Tabaxze. ra daweros? ra uambos? axla weRandeli naambobisa aRaraferi axsovda, aRarc anegdoti, aRarc erTi ambavi, aRaraferi! uceb gaifiqra: `jer Cemi wasvla unda avwero~. da dawera: `daaxloebiT 1874 wlis maisis Sua ricxvebi iyo, roca davrdomilma safrangeTma saSineli omis Semdeg momjobineba daiwyo~. da uceb Sedga: ar icoda, rogor unda moeba Semdegi gemze asvlis da wasvlis pirveli STabeWdileba. aTiode wuTi ifiqra. mere gadawyvita, Sesavali furceli xvalisTvis gadaedo, axla ki alJiri aewera. da dawera: `alJiri sul TeTri qalaqia~... magram amaze meti veRaraferi moigona. Tvalwin xelaxla aRemarTa lamazi da naTeli qalaqi, sworbaniani saxlebis CanCqeri, romelic mTis Txemidan zRvamde Camorboda, magram erTi sityva ver ipova imis asawerad, rasac grZnobda da xedavda. didi wvalebis Semdeg dawerils miumata: `mosaxleobis erTi nawili arabebia~. mere kalami magidaze daagdo da wamodga. rkinis patara sawolze, sadac misma tanma Suaguli ormosaviT Cazniqa, dainaxa Tavisi sakuTari tanisamosi, romelic uwesrigod eyara da cariels,

daRlils, moTelils hgavda, TiTqo sacxedredan yofiliyo gamotanili, xolo misi erTaderTi abreSumis cilindri, Calis skamze rom egdo, glaxasaviT gamoiyureboda da mowyalebas Txoulobda. oTaxi ruxi SpaleriT iyo akruli da cisferi yvavilebiT dawinwkluli, magram raRac ucnauri da saeWvo laqa yvavilebze naklebi ar iqneboda. Zneli saTqmeli iyo, risi laqebi iyo, gaWyletili mwerebis, pomadiT gasvrili TiTebisa Tu sapniani wylis winwklebis. yovelives ubadruki siRatakis beWedi hqonda dakruli, parizuli morTuli oTaxebis beWedi. durua Tavis siRatakis gamo aRSfoTda da gadawyvita, aqedan dauyovnebliv gadasuliyo, maTxovruli arsebobisaTvis xvalve moeRo bolo. uceb muSaobis sicxe igrZno, isev magidas miujda da sityvebis Zebna daiwyo, iseTi sityvebisa, romelTa wyalobiT SesaZlebeli iqneboda, kargad gadmoeca ucnauri da saucxoo garegnoba alJirisa, afrikis idumal siRrmeTa karibWesi, momTabare arabebisa da zangTa ucnobi tomebisa, im afrikisa, romelic metad mimzidveli da jer kidev gamourkveveli iyo. mxolod zogjer sazogado baRebSi gvaCveneben xolme iqaur ramerumes, raRac daujerebel pirutyvebs, romelnic TiTqos gangeb fantasturi moTxrobebisTvis iyo gaCenili: siraqlemebs, ucnaur qaTmebs rom hgvanan, lamaz jixvebs, RvTaebriv koxta Svelebs, saocar da sasacilo Jirafebs, medidur aqlemebs, sazarel hipopotamebs, umsgavso martorqebs da adamianis saSinel Zmebs gorilebs. durua bindbundad grZnobda, rom raRac azrebi mosdioda. maTi gamoTqma kidev SeeZlo, magram dalageba da qaRaldze gadmotana uZneldeboda. am uZalobis gamo cieba emarTeboda. xelaxla wamodga. xelebi oflisgan sveli hqonda, safeTqlebi stkioda. im saRamos mekares mrecxavis angariSi amoetana da magidaze daedo. duruam Tvali mohkra. mware uimedobam Seipyro. uceb gaqra sixarulic, TavisTavis ndobac da momavlis rwmenac. diax, yvelaferi gaTavda. verafers ver moaxerxebs, verafers ver miaRwevs! da raRac dacliloba, sruli uniWoba, zedmetoba, araraoba da ganwiruleba igrZno. isev sarkmels miadga. swored im wuTs gvirabidan matarebeli WaxaWuxiT da grgvinviT gamovarda. qveviT, velmindvrebiT, zRvisken midioda. duruas mSobliuri mogonebani moawva. ager, is matarebeli misi mSoblebis saxls samiode milis manZilze gauvlis. man naTlad dainaxa sofel kanteles ganapiras mdgari patara saxli, maRal serze, romelic qalaq ruans da senis veeba vakes gadascqeroda. iq mis mSoblebs patara duqani, mcire ram restorani hqondaT, kviraobiT gareTubnelebi sadilad modiodnen. saxelad `lamazi xidi~ erqva. undodaT Svili batoni gamoeyvanaT da kolejSi miabares. swavla daasrula, magram bakalavris diplomi mainc ver miiRo da samxedro samsaxurSi Sevida im azriT, rom oficeri, polkovniki, generali gamosuliyo. samsaxuris vada xuTi weliwadi jer arc ki gasuliyo, rom samxedro saqme moswyinda da ocneba daiwyo, parizSi brwyinvale momavali epova. samsaxuri daasrula. mSoblebis ocneba gaqra. Tumca Svils emudarebodnen, maTTan darCeniliyo, man ar Seiwynara da parizSi Camovida. momavlis imedi hqonda da winaTgrZnoba bundovnad CasCurCulebda, rom raRac ambebi gaamarjvebinebda, rom ueWvelad moaxerxebda xelsayreli pirobebis Seqmnas da maTs gamoyenebas. polkSi rom iyo, Tavis garnizonSi warmateba hqonda. SemTxveviTi gamarjveba yvelgan Tan sdevda mas da bednieri sasiyvarulo Tavgadasavali masze ufro zemour qalebSi iSviaTi ar iyo misTvis. or qals gatacebiT Seuyvarda: gadasaxadTa amkrefis qaliSvils, romelic mzad iyo yvelafrisaTvis Tavi mienebebina da masTan erTad gaqceuliyo, da erTi veqilis cols, romelmac dardiT Tavis daxrCoba scada, roca duruam masze xeli aiRo. amxanagebi ambobdnen masze: `gaiZvera da gaqnili kacia, yvelgan gzas gaikafavs~, da imanac gadawyvita, marTla gaiZvera gamxdariyo.

bunebiT patiosani normandieli iyo, magram yoveldRiurma sagarnizono cxovrebam gaauxeSa. afrikaSi yofnis dros xSirad Zarcvavda, ukanono Semosavals iCenda, saeWvod veragobda da amis gamo rogorRac moiqna misi sinidisi, romelsac meore mxriv sxvanairi daRic daemCnia jarSi gavrcelebuli daRi patiosnebis, mxedruli trabaxobis, patriotuli grZnobebis, unterebis gmiruli ambebisa da profesiuli cudmedidobis. amitom durua raRac oinbazur samZira yuTad gadaiqca, sadac yvelaferi ipoeboda. magram yovelive amas winsvlis, warmatebis survili hflobda. axlac uneburad daiwyo ocneba. ase emarTeboda yovel saRamos. saocari sasiyvarulo ram Tavgadasavali elandeboda da misi wyalobiT yvela misi ocneba tansxmuli gamodioda. colad, magaliTad, SeirTavs bankiris an didi vaJbatonis qaliSvils, romelsac quCaSi gaicnobs da erTi SexedviT daipyrobs. gvirabidan marto orTqlmavali gamovarda gasagmirali kiviliT, rogorc kurdReli sorodan, dasasveneblad gaqrola da durua gamoafxizla. magram maleve Seisxa frTebi bundovan-saamuri imedisa, romelic TiTqmis mudam Tan sdevda, da bnel RameSi alalbedze siyvarulis kocna gaugzavna ucnob qals, romelsac elodeboda, xarbi kocna simdidres, romelsac ase msunagad eZebda. mere sarkmeli mixura da tanisamosis gaxdas Seudga, Tan CurCulebda: `dila mudam sjobia Rames. dRes gunebaze ara var. garda amisa, mgoni zedmetic davlie. aseT pirobebSi SeuZlebelia nayofieri muSaoba~. loginSi Cawva, lampa Caaqro da TiTqmis umalve CaeZina. diliT adre ise gaiRviZa, rogorc didad saimedo an sazrunav dRes iRviZeben xolme. loginidan wamoxta da sarkmeli gaaRo, raTa, misive Tqmisa ar iyos, erTi finjani sufTa haeri daelia. rkinigzis farTo liandagis gadaRma romis quCis saxlebi idga. amomaval mzeze kriali gahqondaT da TiTqos mqrqali ferebiT iyo daxatuli. Sors, marjvniv, arJanteilis gorebi, sanuas mwvervalebi da orJemonis wisqvilebi moCanda. yovelive gaxveuli iyo msubuq, cisfer nislSi, romelic tatnobze gadafarebul mofriale da gamWvirvale leCaqs hgavda. durua Soreul mindvrebs ramdenime wuTs uZravad gascqeroda. mere Cumi xmiT warmoTqva: `aseTi dRe iq, albaT, momxiblavi iqneba~, mere azrma gahkra: `axlave, amave wuTs muSaobas unda Sevudge~. mekaris Svils aTi su misca da sammarTveloSi gagzavna, rom Tavisi uqeifoba Seetyobinebina. Semdeg magidas miujda, kalami melanSi Caawo da fiqrebis dasagroveblad Tavi xelze daibjina. magram amaod. erTi azric ar miekara. mainc guls ar itexda. `ara uSavs ra, fiqrobda, SeCveuli ara var. es xelobac sxva xelobas hgavs da yvelafers SeCveva, varjiSi sWirdeba. kargia, pirvelad miSvelides vinme. forestiesTan waval. aTiode wuTSi gamomiWaxrakebs~. Caicva da, quCaSi rom gamovida, moisazra: forestiesTan wasvla adre iyo, radgan misi megobari, albaT, gvian dgeboda, amitom duruam jer neli siaruli daiwyo gare bulvarze. jer cxra saaTic ar iqneboda, rom monsos baRSi Sevida, romelic is iyo moerwyoT da axlad gabanils hgavda. skamze Camojda da isev ocnebas Seudga. viRac lamazi Wabuki iqve win da ukan dadioda. cxadi iyo, elodeboda qals, romelic, pirbadeafarebuli swrafi nabijiT movida. erTmaneTs umal CamoarTves xeli, mklavi mklavs gauyares da wavidnen. duruas guls uceb SfoTiani wyurvili moedo, wyurvili wminda, nazi da saamo siyvarulisa. adga da wavida, Tan forestieze fiqrobda: ai, vis hqonia bedi. swored im wams miadga megobris kars, roca forestie quCaSi gamodioda. aq xar? ase adre? Tqvi, ra ginda? duruas Sercxva imis gamo, rom swored im dros Sexvda, roca is gamodioda, da waiburtyuna: saqme is aris... is aris saqme, rom... ver iqna, werili ver davwere... xom ici, alJirze unda damewera, valterma rom mTxova. sakvirvelic ar aris, radgan

arasodes ar miweria. am saqmeSic, rogorc yvelaferSi, varjiSobaa saWiro. darwmunebuli var, male SeveCvevi, jerjerobiT ki ar vici, rogor daviwyo. azrebi maqvs, ai, aq milagia, magram gadmoSlas ver vaxerxeb. da yoymaniT Sedga. forestiem cuRluti RimiliT miugo: vici, gamocdili maqvs. duruam ganagrZo: ra Tqma unda, yvela gamoucdels, albaT, CemsaviT emarTeba, amitom wamovedi... movedi, daxmareba gTxovo... aTiode wuTSi maswavli da maCveneb, Tu rogor unda Sevudge saqmes. stilistikis erTi kargi gakveTili unda momce gakvriT, Torem uSenod araferi gamomiva. forestie isev mxiarulad iRimeboda. mere Zvel megobars mxarze xeli dahkra da uTxra: Cems colTan adi, CemsaviT kargad giSvelis. me Sevaswavle es saqme. me TviTon ki am diliT ara mcalia, Torem didi siamovnebiT giSvelidi. durua uceb morcxvobam moicva. Seyoymanda, ver gabeda. ase adre rogor avide masTan! Zalian advilad axval. ukve zezea. Cems kabinetSi naxav, Cems nawerebs alagebs. JorJi mainc uarze idga: ara, ar SemiZlia. forestiem mxrebSi xeli daavlo, miabruna da kibisken waiyvana, Tan qimunjs hkravda da eubneboda: wadi, wadi-meTqi! aba ra saWiroa xelmeored avide meoTxe sarTulze, Senc agaTrio da imasac avuxsna? wadi-meTqi! duruam Zlivs gadawyvita: gmadlob... aval. vetyvi, rom Sen maiZule, Zala damatane, diax, Zala damatana-meTqi. keTili, agre uTxari. arxeinad iyavi, ar SegWams. ar dagaviwydes, sam saaTze modi. nu geSinia, ar damaviwydeba. forestie swrafi nabijiT wavida, durua ki nela Seudga kibes, Tan saTqmels igonebda da eSinoda, rogor dauxvdeboda qalbatoni forestie? msaxurma kari gauRo. lurji winsafari ecva, xelSi ki sawmendi eWira. kiTxvas aRar moucada, ise miaxala: batoni Sin ar brZandeba. duruam mtkice kiloTi miugo: hkiTxeT qalbatons, SeuZlia Tu ara mimiRos, da moaxseneT, rom gamomgzavna misma qmarma, romelsac es-es aris Sevxvdi quCaSi. moicada. msaxuri dabrunda, marjvniv kari gauRo da xmamaRla uTxra: mobrZandiT. qalbatoni gelodebaT. JorJi patara oTaxSi Sevida. kedlebi mTlad afarebuli iyo wignebiT, romelic Savi xis TaxCebze swored iyo dalagebuli. wignebis erTnairobas mxiarul fers aZlevda mravalnairi feris yda: wiTeli, yviTeli, mwvane, iisferi, lurji da Savi. qalbatoni sawer magidasTan ijda. axlac mudmivad iRimeboda, arSiebiani TeTri matine ecva. mobrunda da xeli gamouwoda ganieri saxelodan. ukve? hkiTxa. mere daumata: sayvedurs ki ar geubnebiT, mxolod gekiTxebiT. duruam wailuRluRa: damijereT, amosvla ar mindoda, magram maiZula Tqvenma qmarma, romelsac qveviT Sevxvdi. darcxvenili var da verc ki vbedav mogaxsenoT, Tu ram momiyvana aq. diasaxlisma savarZelze miuTiTa: dabrZandiT da miambeT. kalmad xelSi batis frTa eWira da mardad atrialebda. win naxevrad dawerili Tabaxi edo. axalgazrda vaJis mosvlam wera Seawyvetina. etyoboda,

sawer magidasac ise SesCveoda, rogorc salons. Tavs Tavisuflad grZnobda da ukve naCvevi saqmiT iyo garTuli. mis dilis kabas msubuqi surneli asdioda, sufTa suni adamianisa, romelmac es aris axla daamTavra Tavis movla. durua cdilobda es dedakaci naTlad warmoedgina da TiTqos xedavda kidevac xedavda axalgazrda, sufTa, savse da Tbil tans, rbil qsovilSi gaxveuls. diasaxlisi pasuxs elodeboda da, radgan durua sdumda, hkiTxa: aba, miambeT, ra saqme gaqvT? man gaubedavad waiCurCula: ai... magram, RmerTmani, vera vbedav. saqme is aris, wuxelis gvianobame vijeqi da... dRes adre avdeqi... im werilis dasawerad avdeqi, romelic valterma mTxova alJiris Sesaxeb... magram xeiriani araferi gamodis. ramdenic davwere, sul davxie. am saqmes SeCveuli ara var da foresties movadeqi... rom miSvelos, pirvelad miSvelos-meTqi. qalma gulianad gadikiskisa. kmayofili, mxiaruli da gulmoferebuli iyo. da CemTan gamoggzavnaT? gaawyvetina, Zalian momwons, Zalian. diax, qalbatono, miTxra, mas Cemze ukeT SeuZlia gaWirvebidan gamogiyvanoso: me TviTon ar mindoda, ver gavbede, radgan... xom gesmiT, ratom? diasaxlisi wamodga: mSvenieria! didebuli TanamSromloba gamova. aRfrTovanebuli var Tqveni gadawyvetilebiT. aba, Cemi adgili daikave, Torem redaqciaSi Cems xels icnoben. axlave gamovacxobT werils, iseT werils, rom namdvilad gaimarjvos. durua dajda, kalami aiRo, win qaRaldi daido da daeloda. q-ni forestie ki idga da samzadiss Tvals adevnebda. mere buxris Tavidan papirosi aiRo da moukida. Tu ar movwie, ver vimuSaveb. Tqva. aba, axla miTxariT, ra gnebavT uamboT mkiTxvels? duruam gaocebiT axeda: aba ra vici. mec swored amisTvis geaxeliT. diax, Tqva qalma, vici. axlave giSveliT. me wvens mogimzadebT, Tavi saWmeli ki Tqvenve unda SeamzadoT. vaJi gaWirvebuli iyo. povna eZneleboda. Semdeg gaubedavad warmoTqva: minda Cemi mgzavroba Tavidanve vuambo. qali meore mxridan moujda magidas, JorJs Tvali TvalSi gauyara da uTxra: aba, jer me miambeT. xom gesmiT, marto me miambeT. nu aCqardebiT, nurc rames gamostovebT. mere me TviTon avirCev, rac gamosadegi iqneba. radgan duruam ar icoda, saidan daewyo, qali mieSvela. mkafiod ekiTxeboda, rogorc mRvdeli hkiTxavs xolme aRsarebaze misuls, da am kiTxvebiT axsenebda daviwyebul wvrilmans, nanax adamianebs da SemTxveviT Tvalmokrul ucnobebsac. saaTis meoTxedi rom alaparaka, uceb Seawyvetina: axla ki SeiZleba daviwyoT. jer warmovidginoT, viTom mag STabeWdilebas vinme megobars uambobT. es uflebas mogcemT, mTeli grova sisulele wamoroSoT, asnairi SeniSvna CaurToT da, Tu moaxerxeT, ubralo da oxunjuri kiloc aiRoT. maS daviwyoT: `Zvirfaso anri, ginda, gaigo, alJiri ras warmoadgens? axlave getyvi. alizis qoxSi vcxovrob da saqme ara maqvs-ra, amitom dRiursaviT dagiwer rames da giambob, rogor midis yoveldRe da yovel saaTs Cemi cxovreba. zogi ram iqneb uzrdelobadac mogeCvenos, magram ara uSavs-ra. aravin gaZalebs, rom nacnob qalebsac waukiTxo~. Sedga da Camqral papiross xelaxla moukida. batis frTis wripinic umalve Sewyda. aba, ganvagrZoT.

`alJiri, safrangeTis didi provincia, mdebareobs uzarmazari, gamoukvleveli qveynebis sazRvarze, romelTac hqvian sahara, Sua afrika da sxv. da sxv. `alJiri am saocari qveynis karia, TeTri, mSvenieri kari. magram saWiroa jer alJirSi Casvla. Tumca icode, gza yvelasaTvis vardiT ar aris mofenili. albaT gecodineba, mSvenieri cxenosani var, polkis ufrosis cxenebs vxedni, magram SeiZleba mSvenieri cxenosanic iyo da yovlad uvargisi mezRvauri gamodge. es WeSmariteba Cemzedac gamarTlda. `gaxsovs maiori senbreti, `eqim ipekas~ rom veZaxdiT?* (* pirveli bgerebia sityvisa `ipekakuana~ sasaqmebeli mcenaris saxelia.) roca gvegona, rom dro iyo erTi dRe-RamiT samkurnaloSi, e.i. bednierebis qveyanaSi dagvesvena, umalve am eqims mivadgebodi xolme. `skamze ijda, wiTelSarvliani fexebi galajuli hqonda, xelebi muxlebze ewyo, TiTqo xidi gaedoT, nidayvebi aweuli. WaRara ulvaSs ikvnetda da Tevzis Tvalebs abrialebda. `misi receptic gexsomeba: `ama da am saldaTs kuWi aqvs moSlili. mieciT sasaqmebeli #3, mere Tormet saaTs moasveneT da yovelive gauvlis~. `es sasaqmebeli didebuli ram iyo da mudam sWrida. meti ra gza iyo, unda Cagveylapa. samagierod, am wamebas rom gavuZlebdiT oRond gvrgeboda da Tormet saaTs vnebivrobdiT. `maS ase, Cemo Zvirfaso, Tu ginda afrikaSi mohyve, ormoci saaTis ganmavlobaSi namdvil sasaqmebels unda gauZlo, magram sxvanairs, transatlanturi kompaniis receptiT Semzadebuls~. q-ma forestiem xelebi siamiT moifSvnita, radgan Zalian kmayofili iyo Tavisi gamogonebiT. adga, meore papiross moukida da oTaxSi siaruli daiwyo, Tan bolis Wavlebs uSvebda. es Wavli mokumuli tuCebis patara da mrgvali naCvretebidan jer swori zolebiviT gamodioda, mere ki ganivrdeboda da curviT ifanteboda. alag-alag am talRebisgan haerSi mxolod nacrisferi xazebi, raRac gamWvirvale nisli da orTqli rCeboda, romelic ablabudas hgavda. q-ni forestie zogjer ufro ujiaT bolis Rrubels xelis erTi gakvriT hfantavda, zogjer ki saCvenebeli TiTis CaqneviT gasWrida xolme da mere guldasmiT, yuradRebiT adevnebda Tvals bolis or ganaWers, romelic nel-nela qreboda. durua gaSterebiT umzerda diasaxliss, Tvals adevnebda yovel mis mimoxvras, misi tanis da saxis yovel moZraobas, romelnic garTuliyvnen anci TamaSiT, sadac misi azri araviTar wils ar iRebda. axla q-ni forestie mgzavrobis yovel Tavgadasavals awerinebda, mogonili Tanamgzavrebis portretebs ukarnaxebda da erTi sasiyvarulo Tavgadasavalic ki aawerina, romelic duruas viTom fexosani jaris kapitnis colTan SeemTxva, qmarTan rom midioda. mere isev Camojda da misTvis srulebiT ucnobi alJiris topografia gamohkiTxa. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg ukve JorJze naklebi ar icoda da am cnobebidan werilis politikur-kolonialuri Tavi Seadgina, raTa mkiTxvelisTvis es saqmec gaecno da seriozuli sakiTxebisaTvis Seemzadebina, romelic Semdeg unda yofiliyo aRwerili. mere mcire eqskursi moaxdina oranis provinciaSi. am fantastikur mogzaurobaSi mxolod iqaur mavritanel qalebze, ebraelebsa da espanelebze iyo laparaki. mkiTxvels mxolod es ainteresebs, Tqva da werili iq daasrulebina, sadac mgzavrebi daabanaka: saidSi, maRali zegnebis ZirSi, roca saintereso kvanZi gaiba unteroficer JorJ duruasa da espanel muSaqals Soris, romelic ainelhajaares fabrikaSi msaxurobda. aRwerili iyo maTi paemani RamiT, udabur kldian mTebSi, sadac ufskrulTa Soris turebi, mgelkacebi da arabuli ZaRlebi ymuian, yefen da iRrinebian. dasasruls mxiarulad daumata:

 Semdegi xval iqneba, mere wamodga da mimarTa: ai, batono Cemo, rogor iwereba sagazeTo werili. keTili inebeT da xeli moawereT. durua meryeobda. xeli moawereT-meTqi! gaicina da moawera: `JorJ durua~. qali isev dadioda da abolebda, xolo durua kvlav Sescqeroda da samadlobel sityvas eZebda. ijda da bednieri iyo misi siaxloviT, aRsavse iyo madlobiT da fizikuri netarebiT imis gamo, rom maT Soris intimoba matulobda. eCveneboda, TiTqos irgvliv yovelive am dedakacis nawili iyo, yovelive, wignebiT afarebuli kedlebic ki. savarZlebs, avejeuls da odnav Tambaqos boliT gaJRenTil haersac ki raRac gansakuTrebuli, nazi da mSvenieri ieri edo da yovelive es misgan, am dedakacisgan modioda. madlenam uceb hkiTxa: ra azrisa brZandebiT Cems megobar qalbaton de marelze? moulodnelma kiTxvam durua gaaoca: me... me mgoni... Cemis azriT, momxiblavia, mSvenieria. marTla? ra Tqma unda, da undoda daematebina: `arc imdenad, rogorc Tqven~, magram ver gaubeda. maspinZelma ganagrZo: rom icodeT, ra Wkviania, mxiaruli, Taviseburi! bohemaa, namdvili bohema, amitom ar uyvars qmars. marto nakls amCnevs da sikeTes ki ara xedavs. duruam rom gaigo, qalbatoni de mareli gaTxoviliao, Zlier gaikvirva, Tumca daujerebeli araferic ar iyo, da hkiTxa: marTla? maS qmriania? vin aris misi qmari? qalbatonma forestiem odnav aiCeCa mxrebi, warbi aswia da am rxevas raRac xelSeuxebeli mniSvneloba misca. CrdiloeTis rkinigzebis inspeqtoria. TveSi erTi kviriT Camodis xolme parizSi. am Svid dRes misma colma `savaldebulo samsaxuri~, `begara~ da `wminda kvira~ daarqva. roca ufro axlos gaicnobT, naxavT, raodenad gulisxmieri da saucxoo dedakacia... am dReebSi rogorme dro ixelTeT da SeiareT. duruas daaviwyda, rom wasvlis dro iyo. egona, TiTqos Sin iyo da samudamod aq unda darCeniliyo. kari uxmod gaiRo da mouxsenebliv viRac maRali vaJbatoni Semovida. durua rom dainaxa, Sesdga. q-ni forestie wamiT SekrTa. mxrebsa da saxeze siwiTlem gadahkra. mainc ar SeimCnia da Cveulebrivi xmiT uTxra: mobrZandiT, Cemo Zvirfaso. neba miboZeT, gagacnoT: Sarlis megobari JorJ durua, momavali Jurnalisti, da Semdeg axalmosulic gulgrilad daasaxela: Cveni saukeTeso da uaxloesi megobari grafi de vodreki. mamakacebma erTmaneTs Rrmad Caxedes TvalebSi da Tavi daukres. durua umalve gamovida. darCena aravis uTxovia. ramdenime samadlobeli sityva wailuRluRa, axalgazrda qals xeli CamoarTva, erTxel kidev daukra Tavi stumars, romelsac, rogorc zrdilobian adamians Seefereboda, isev civi da seriozuli ieri edo saxeze, da iseTi darcxvenili gamovida, TiTqos raRac sisulele Caedinos. quCaSi rom aRmoCnda, cud gunebaze dadga, raRac sevda igrZno, raRac Seucnobelma dardma Seipyro. midioda da Tan fiqrobda, ase uceb rad moawva bundovani naRveli. mizezs ver poulobda, magram graf de vodrekis susxiani tani da saxe Tvalidan ar Sordeboda. is axalgazrda aRar iyo, WaRara eria da dinji, ukmexi Tvalebi hqonda, Tvalebi mdidari da Tavis Zal-RoneSi dajerebuli kacisa. isic SeamCnia, rom ucnobis mosvlam, ase rom daarRvia saucxoo saubari, romelsac JorJis guli TiTqmis mieCvia, im civi uimedobis STabeWdileba moaxdina, romelic zogjer Tqvens gunebaSi SeiZleba gamoiwvios romelime

sityvam, SemTxveviT SemCneulma naklma, raRac umniSvnelo wvrilmanma. garda amisa, moeCvena, TiTqos im adamiansac, vin icis, ratom, misi Sexvedra ar esiamovna. sam saaTamde saqme ara hqonda ra, jer ki Tormetic ar iyo. jibeSi eqvsnaxevari franki edo, amitom duvalTan Sevida sauzmis saWmelad. Semdeg did bulvarze iboriala da, sami saaTi rom dareka, ukve `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ kibeze adioda. gulxeldakrefili kancelariis msaxurni isxdnen da elodebodnen, xolo mekare misjdomoda magidas, romelic profesoris mcire kaTedras hgavda da axlad mosul fostas arCevda. yovelive kargad iyo navaraudevi, raTa Semosulebze STabeWdileba moexdinaT. mosamsaxureebic ise iyvnen SerCeulni, rogorc didi gazeTis talans Seefereboda. yvelas Sesaferi geSi, mixra-moxra, rixi da faxi hqonda. duruam ikiTxa: SeiZleba batoni valteris naxva? mekarem miugo: batoni direqtori amJamad krebazea. keTil inebeT da cota xans moiTmineT, da xalxiT savse misaReb oTaxze miuTiTa. aq bevrnairi xalxi trialebda: xnieric da axalgazrdac, mediduri ordenianic da mdabioc: cudad Cacmuli, yelamde Sekruli serTukebiT, romelnic geografiul rukebs hgvandnen, radgan maTi laqebi zRvas da xmeleTs mogagonebdaT. maT Soris sami dedakaci iyo. erTi maTgani mopranWuli, lamazi iyo, iRimeboda da roskips hgavda. imis saxedanaoWebul mezobels sadad, mkacrad ecva, tragikuli saxe hqonda da Zvel msaxiobs hgavda. rogorRac moTelili, xelovnuri arseba iyo, Tanac raRac gamofituli, naZaladevi siaxalgazrdavis ieri edo da damJavebuli siyvarulis suni asdioda. mesame dedakacs samgloviarod ecva, kuTxeSi ijda da mWmunvare qvrivis beWedi esva. duruam gaifiqra, albaT, mowyalebis saTxovnelad mosulao. Tumca ociode wuTi gavida, valterTan mainc jer aravin SeeSvaT. duruas bednieri azri mouvida da mekaris sanaxavad gavida. batonma valterma sami saaTisTvis damibara, uTxra. yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis, SeixedeT, Cemi megobari forestie aq xom ar aris. durua grZeli talaniT waiyvanes da Seiyvanes did darbazSi, sadac ganiersa da mwvane magidas oTxi kaci misjdomoda da werda. forestie buxarTan idga, papiross eweoda da bilbokes TamaSobda. etyoboda, am TamaSSi gamocdili iyo da yviTeli xis uzarmazar burTs aucdenlad arWobda patara joxis wverze. ocdaori... ocdasami... ocdaoTxi... ocdaxuTi, iTvlida. ocdaeqvsi! Tqva duruam. misma megobarma gadmoxeda, magram xelebis moZraoba ar Sewyvita. ha, aqa xar? guSinwin zedized ocdaSvidjer daviWire. marto sen-poteni TamaSobs Cemze ukeT. Cveni patroni naxe? imaze sasacilo araferia, roca bebrucuna norberi bilbokes TamaSobs xolme. pirs ise aRebs, TiTqo burTis gadaylapvas apirebso. erTma redaqtorTaganma misken moixeda: yuri migde, forestie. erT alagas Zalian Zvirad iyideba xis mSvenieri bilboke. amboben, odesRac espaneTis dedofals ekuTvnodao. samoc franks Txouloben. Zviri ar aris. sad iyideba? ikiTxa forestiem da meocdaCvidmeteze rom aacdina, karada gamoaRo. iq duruam ociode saucxoo bilbokes mohkra Tvali. ise iyo dalagebul-danomrili, rogorc Zvirfasi nivTebi koleqcioneris maRaziaSi. sad inaxeba is iSviaTi bilboke? kvlav ikiTxa forestiem mas Semdeg, roca saTamaSo Tavis alagas dado. vodevilis Teatris erT mebileTesTan, miugo Jurnalistma. Tu ginda, xvalve mogitan.

 keTili, Tanaxma var. Tu marTla lamazia, aviReb. bilboke arasodes zedmeti bargi ar aris. mere duruas miubrunda. wamomye, patronTan Segiyvan, Torem saRamos Svid saaTamde aq ijdebi. gaiares misaRebi oTaxi, sadac igive xalxi isev weRandel rigze ijda. gamoCnda Tu ara forestie, axalgazrda qali da xnieri msaxiobi dedakaci wamodgnen da masTan mividnen. man jer erTi miiyvana fanjarasTan, mere meore, da Tumca cdilobdnen dabali xmiT elaparakaT, duruam mainc gaigona: orives `Sen~-obiT elaparakeboda. `kreba~ erT saaTze metxans gagrZelda: valteri ekartes eTamaSeboda ramdenime vaJbatons, romelnic duruam guSin redaqciaSi SeniSna. valters qaRaldi eWira. gulmodgined da cuRluti ieriT TamaSobda. meore moTamaSe ki msubuq, ferad qaRalds ise moqnilad, ise mardad iRebda da atrialebda, rom etyoboda, gamocdili moTamaSe unda yofiliyo. norber de vareni direqtoris savarZelSi ijda da werils werda, xolo Jak rivali rbil taxtze gaSotiliyo, Tvalebi daexuWa da sigaras eweoda. haerSi Smoris, avejis, tyavis, sigaris bolis da stambis suni idga, redaqciis is Taviseburi suni, romelsac yoveli Jurnalisti icnobs. spilenZiT Semkul Savi xis magidaze qaRaldis veeberTela grova idga: werilebi, sadarbazo baraTebi, gazeTebi, Jurnalebi, angariSebi da yovelnairi dabeWdili masala elaga. forestiem moTamaSeTa ukan mdgomT xeli CamoarTva, sityva ar dasZra da TamaSs Tvalyuris devneba dauwyo. mere dro ixelTa da, valterma rom moigo, uTxra: ai, Cemi megobari durua. direqtorma axalgazrda vaJs saTvalis zemodan swrafad gadmoxeda da hkiTxa: werili momitaneT? sanam deputatTa palataSi morelis SekiTxvis gamo kamaTia gamarTuli, Tqveni werili miswreba iqneba. duruam jibidan oTxaddakecili furclebi amoiRo da ai inebeT. patroni TiTqo Zalian kmayofili darCa. gaiRima da uTxra: Zalian kargi. sityvis Sesruleba gcodniaT, forestie, saWiroa Tu ara wavikiTxo? forestiem umalve miugo: ara Rirs, batono valter. mindoda duruasTvis es saqme meswavlebina, amitom erTad vimuSaveT. Zalian kargi werilia. viRac maRali, gamxdari kaci, memarcxene centris deputati, qaRalds arigebda. valterma qaRaldi aiRo da gulgrilad Tqva: keTili. forestiem aRar moucada, sanam valteri axal partias daiwyebda, da yurSi rbilad CauwveTa: Tu gaxsovT, marambos alagze duruas ayvanas dampirdiT... neba miboZeT, imave pirobiT moviwvio. ho, kargi. Jurnalistma Tavis megobars xeli gauyara da oTaxidan gaiyvana, valteri ki xelaxla Seudga TamaSs. norber de varenma Tavic ar aswia: durua TiTqo verc ki dainaxa, an ver icno. Jak rivalma ki, piriqiT, gangeb demonstratiuli energiiT CamoarTva xeli, rogorc keTilma megobarma, romlis imedi saWiro dros mudam sarwmuno iyo. xelaxla gaiares misaRebi oTaxi da, radgan maT yvelam Tvali miabjina, forestiem yvelaze axalgazrda qals uTxra, raTa sxvebs gaegonaT: gamomcemeli male daiwyebs miRebas. amJamad sabiujeto komisiis or wevrTan saubrobs. Tqva da swrafi nabijiT, saqmiani da amayi ieriT gaiara, ise gaiara, TiTqo dauyovnebliv metad saswrafo depeSa unda Seedgina.

saredaqcio darbazSi rom dabrundnen, forestie xelaxla Seudga Tavis bilbokes. TamaSs gulmodgined gahyva, Tan duruas elaparakeboda da Tan Tvlida: maS icode: yoveldRe sam saaTze moxval da moismen, sad unda waxvide, vin inaxulo da rodis diliT, SuadReze Tu saRamos. es erTi! Tavdapirvelad sarekomendacio werils gagatan sapolicio prefeqturis biuros gamgesTan, es ori! xolo is erT-erT Tavis moxelesTan gaggzavnis. Sen mas SeuTanxmdebi, Tu rogor unda miiRo misgan yvela saintereso axali ambavi, es sami! prefeqturis momsaxureebisagan... oficialuri ambebi da, TavisTavad cxadia, TiTqos oficialuric, wvrilmanisTvis, sen-potens mimarTe xolme. man yvelaferi icis, es oTxi! SegiZlia axlave an xval naxo. umTavresi is aris, rom iswavlo, rogor unda gamoswuro yvelaferi im xalxs, visTanac gaggzavni, es xuTi! da yvelgan, Tundac daketil karebSic, rogor unda SeZvre, eqvsi! jamagirad TveSi mudmiv orasi franki geqneba da striqonSi ori su saintereso qronikaSi, Tu am ambebs Senve moagroveb, Svidi! striqonSi ori su im werilebSi, romelic sxvadasxva sakiTxebis gamo Sen geqneba mondobili, esec rva! mere suliT da guliT Caacivda TamaSs da auCqarebliv iTvlida: `cxra!... aTi!... TerTmeti!... Tormeti!... cameti!~ Semdeg aacdina da SeikurTxa: uh, isev cameti! daswyevlos eSmakma! es ricxvi mudam CamWris xolme. erTma redaqtorTaganma muSaoba gaaTava da bilboke gamoiRo karadidan. patara tanis vaJi iyo da, miuxedavad imisa, rom ocdaTxuTmeti wlisa Sesrulda, mainc balRs hgavda. kidev ramdenime Jurnalisti Semovida. yvela rig-rigad midioda karadasTan da Tavisi bilboke gamohqonda. male eqvsive Camwkrivda. zurgi kedlisken hqondaT da Tanabari, gamozomili moqneviT haerSi wiTel, yviTelsa da Sav burTebs isrodnen. Sejibri daiwyo, amitom ori redaqtoric wamodga, raTa msajuloba ekisraT. forestiem TerTmetiT gaimarjva. patara kacma, balRs rom hgavda, waago. mosamsaxures dauZaxa da uTxra: cxra Wiqa ludi. da ludis molodinSi yvelani xelaxla Seudgnen TamaSs. duruamac Tavis axal TanamSromlebTan erTad dalia da foresties hkiTxa: dRes ras mibrZaneb? man upasuxa: dRes saSeno araferi maqvs. Tu ginda, wadi. Cveni... Cveni werili... dResve daibeWdeba? ho, magram nu swuxar. koreqturas me TviTon wavikiTxav. xvalisTvis gagrZeleba Seamzade da swored samze modi. duruam yvelas xeli CamoarTva, Tumca maTi saxelic ki ar icoda, da bednieri guliT, mxiaruli gunebiT, mSvenier kibeze daeSva. Tavi meoTxe JorJ duruas cudad eZina, radgan survili awvalebda Tavisi werili dabeWdili enaxa. gaTenda Tu ara, ukve zeze iyo. quCebSi gacilebiT ufro adre gamovida saxetialod, vidre gamoCndebodnen damtarebelni, romelnic gazeTebiT erTi jixuridan meoresken gadarbian xolme. sen-lazares sadgurisken wavida. kargad icoda, rom `safrangeTis cxovreba~ iq ufro adre midioda, vidre mis ubanSi. magram adre iyo da quCaSi bolTas scemda. jer dainaxa mineulobiT movaWre dedakaci, romelmac Tavisi duqani gaaRo, mere SeamCnia erTi adamiani, romelsac Tavze Semoebuli qaRaldis grova mihqonda. mivarda, magram `figaro~, `Jil blasi~, golua~ da `yoveldRiuri ambebi~ da ramdenime sxva dilis gazeTi aRmoaCnda. `safrangeTis cxovreba~ ki jer ar iyo gamosuli.

uceb SiSi Seepara: `iqneb `afrikeli saldaTis mogonebani~ xvalisTvis gadasdes, an SemTxveviT, ukanasknel wuTs beber valters werili ar moewona?~ jixurTan dabrunda da SeniSna, rom mis gazeTs ukve hyiddnen, Tumca ar SeuniSnavs, rodis da rogor gaatares mis gverdiT. jixurs eca, sami su miugdo, Tabaxi gaSala da pirveli gverdis saTaurebs gadaavlo Tvali. `ar aris!~ guli auCqrolda. furceli gadmoSala da aforiaqebulma erTi svetis ZirSi Savi asoebiT nabeWdi waikiTxa: `JorJ durua~. `yofila! ra sasixarulo ambavia!~ gaiara. araferze aRar fiqrobda. gazeTi xelSi eWira. cilindri gverdze hqonda mogdebuli da Tanac survili hklavda, gamvlelebi SeeCerebina da eTqva: `iyideT, es gazeTi iyideT, Cemi werilia dabeWdili!~ surda, rac Zala hqonda, daeyvira, rogorc saRamoobiT megazeTeni hkivian xolme bulvarebze: `waikiTxeT `safrangeTis cxovreba~. waikiTxeT JorJ duruas `mogonebani afrikeli saldaTisa!~ da uceb TviTonac mounda am werilis wakiTxva sadme sazogado adgilze, kafeSi, yvelas Tvalwin. da iseTi kafes Zebnas Seudga, rom savse yofiliyo xalxiT. didxans mouwia siaruli. bolos sadRac Sevida, sadac ramdenime muStari ijda. erTi romi! ise daiZaxa, TiTqos SeeZlo romis nacvlad absentic moeTxova, is ki aRar ifiqra, rom jer kidev adre iyo. Semdeg miaZaxa: garson, `safrangeTis cxovreba~ momitane! erTi biWi mivarda. TeTri winsafari ekeTa. eg gazeTi ara gvaqvs, batono. mxolod `mowodeba~, `saukune~, `lampari~ da `parizis furceli~ mogvdis. duruam mwyralad da aRSfoTebiT ganacxada: ra ambavia, es ra duqania? wadiT da iyideT! msaxurma sirbiliT moitana gazeTi. durua Tavisi werilis kiTxvas Seudga da ramdenjerme Tqva xmamaRla: `Zalian kargi! Zalian kargi!~, raTa mezoblebis yuradReba miepyro da maTTvis survili aReZra, gaegoT, ra iyo saimiso dabeWdili im gazeTSi. roca gamodioda, gazeTi gangeb datova magidaze, patronma SeamCnia da miaZaxa: batono, gazeTi dagaviwydaT! duruam upasuxa. ukve wavikiTxe. gangeb dagitoveT. sxvaTa Soris, am gazeTSi metad saintereso ram aris dabeWdili. werili ar dausaxela, magram roca mobrunda, dainaxa, rom erTma muStarma misi gazeTi aiRo. `axla raRa vqna?~ hkiTxa Tavis Tavs da gadawyvita winandel samsaxurSi wasuliyo, jamagiri mieRo da samsaxuridan gasvlac gaecxadebina. windawinve TrToda siamiT imis gamo, Tu rogor gaocdebodnen misi TanamSromlebi da gamge, da nametnav aRtacebuli iyo Tavisi ufrosis gakvirvebiT. neli nabijiT midioda, raTa aTis naxevarze adre ar misuliyo: salaros mxolod aTze aRebdnen. is ganyofileba, sadac durua muSaobda, didsa da bnel oTaxSi iyo moTavsebuli da zamTrobiT airi TiTqmis mTel dRes enTo. igi viwro ezos gadascqeroda. danarCen ganyofilebaTa fanjrebic amave ezoSi gamodioda. am oTaxSi rva kaci muSaobda, garda TanaSemwesi, romelic fardiT mofarebul kuTxeSi ijda. durua jer jamagiris misaRebad mivida. misi xvedri as Tvrameti franki da ocdaxuTi santimi yviTel konvertSi ido da jamagirTa gamgis yuTSi inaxeboda. Semdeg gamarjvebulis rixiT Sebrunda did samuSao oTaxSi, sadac amdeni dRe gaatara. Sevida Tu ara, gamgis TanaSemwem potelma mimarTa: aa, batono durua, Tqven brZandebiT? gamgem ukve ramdenjerme gikiTxaT. xom iciT, rom zedized or dReze meti avad yofna akrZalulia, Tu eqimis mowmoba ar warmoadgineT. durua oTaxis SuagulSi idga da STabeWdilebis moxdenas amzadebda. mere xmamaRla upasuxa:

 jandabas Tqveni wesebic da gamgec! mosamsaxureebs gaocebis talRam gadahkra. batoni poteni TiTqos yuTSi ijda, axla ki, es sityvebi rom gaigona, misi Tavi fardidan gamoZvra. man am fardebs Seafara Tavi: qarebi sWirda da orpiri niavisa eSinoda. mxolod ori naCvreti gaukeTa sqel qaRalds, raTa mosamsaxureTaTvis Tvalyuri edevnebina. imwams buzic rom gafreniliyo, gaigebdnen. bolos, TanaSemwem gaubedavad hkiTxa: ra brZaneT? jandabas Tqveni wesebic da gamgis Tavic-meTqi! me mxolod imisTvis Semoviare, rom samudamod daveTxovo Tqvens samsaxurs. amieridan `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ TanamSromlad viTvlebi da jamagirad, honoraris garda, TveSi xuTasi franki meqneba. Cemi werili kidevac daibeWda dRevandel nomerSi. jer siamovnebis gaWianureba undoda, magram veRar moiTmina da yvelaferi erTad gadmoalaga. mainc sruli STabeWdileba moaxdina: yvelani saxtad darCnen. Semdeg duruam daumata: amas axlave ganvucxadeb ganyofilebis gamges da Semdeg yvelas Tavs dagikravT. da mis saZebnelad wavida. dainaxa Tu ara gamgem durua, maSinve yvirils mohyva: aa, mobrZandiT? xom iciT, me ar miyvars... xelqveiTma gaawyvetina: ar mesmis, ra gayvirebT? Casuqebuli da mamlis bibilosaviT wiTuri gamge gaocebuli gaxevda, duruam ki ganagrZo: meyo, rac Tqvens duqanSi obi momekida. dRes Jurnalistoba daviwye da Zalian kargi adgili miviRe. mSvidobiT brZandebodeT! da SurnaZiebi gamovida. yvela TnamSromels xeli CamoarTva, romelTac sityvac ver uTxres: aTvalwunebis SiSi hqondaT, radgan, weRan rom kari Ria datova, misi laparaki gamgesTan yvelam gaigona. axla durua quCaSia da jamagiri jibeSi aqvs. erT restoranSi, sadac mas icnobdnen da fasic xelsayreli iyo, gasaZRomi sauzme SeukveTa. Semdeg `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ erTi nomeric iyida da restoranSi datova. ramdenime maRaziaSi Seiara da mxolod imisTvis SeiZina wvrilmani, rom SeZleba hqonoda, Tavis binaze gaegzavna da Tavisi vinaoba xmamaRla gaecxadebina: JorJ durua da Tanac daematebina: `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ TanamSromeli. Semdeg quCis saxels da saxlis nomers etyoda da mzrunvelobiT daumatebda: mekares gadaeciT. radgan Tavisufali dro hqonda darCenili, liTografiaSi Sevida da asi sadarbazo baraTi SeukveTa, Tanac saxels da gvars axali Tanamdebobac daumata. baraTebi mis Tvalwin ramdenime wuTSi daumzades da Caabares. amis Semdeg redaqciaSi wavida. forestie xelqveiTs amayad dauxvda: aqa xar? Zalian kargi. bevri saqme maqvs SenTan. erTi wuTi momicade, sanam samuSaos gavaTavebde. da dawyebuli werilis wera ganagrZo. didi magidis meore boloSi erTi kaci ijda da werda. patara, metad mkrTali, gaberili, msuqani da meloti iyo. Tavis qala mTlad TeTri hqonda da qonisagan elvarebda. beci iyo da amitom weris dros cxviri qaRaldze hqonda dabjenili. forestiem hkiTxa mas: erTi miTxari, sen-poten, Cvenebs romel saaTze CamoarTmev intervius? oTxze.

 Tan axalgazrda duruas waiyvan, ai, aq aris, da Cveni xelobis saidumlos gaacnob. keTili, Sevasruleb. Semdeg forestie Tavis megobars miubrunda da daumata: werilis gagrZeleba moitane? dRevandel nomerSi dabeWdil dasawyiss didi gamoZaxili hqonda. SemkrTalma duruam wailuRluRa: ar momitania... megona, naSuaRamevs movaswreb-meTqi... auarebeli saqme mqonda... ver movaswari. man ukmayofilod aiCeCa mxrebi: Tu dapirebas ar Seasruleb xolme, momavals waixden. beber valters Seni werilis imedi hqonda. vetyvi, xval daibeWdeba-meTqi. magram cdebi, Tu fiqrob, rom tyuil-ubralod mogcemen jamagirs. da xanmokle dumilis Semdeg daurTo: sanam furne cxelia, puri manamde gamoacxve. sen-poteni wamodga da Tqva: mzad gaxlavarT. forestie savarZelSi gaiWima, TiTqmis sazeimo ieri miiRo da duruas davaleba misca. ai, ras getyvi: ori dRea parizSi cxovroben Cineli generali li teng fao, romelsac `kontinentalSi~ aqvs bina, da indoeli raja taposagib ramaderao pali `bristolSi~. unda moelaparakoT. mere sen-potens miubrunda: Cemi naTqvamis mTavari debulebani ar daiviwyo. rajas da generalsac hkiTxe, ras fiqroben inglisis qvebudanobaze Soreul aRmosavleTSi, mis politikaze missave koloniebSi, aqvT Tu ara imedi, rom maT saqmeebSi evropa da, kerZod, safrangeTi saerTod Caereva? gaCumda da mere TiTqo ganze sTqva: Cvens mkiTxvels nametnavad ainteresebs, ras fiqroben CineTi da indoeTi am sakiTxebis gamo, mere marto duruas miubrunda da uTxra: Tvalyuri adevne, rogor udgeba saqmes sen-poteni mSvenieri reportioria da scade Seiswavlo is xerxebi, romelTa wyalobiTac xuT wuTSi SeiZleba adamians yvelaferi wamoaroSvino. Semdeg medidurad aiRo kalami da cxadhyo, rom surda, mozrdil manZilze darCeniliyo da Tavis naamxanagevisTvis (axla ki axali TanamSromlisTvis) Sesaferi alagi mieCina. gamoscdnen Tu ara karis dires, sen-potenma gaicina da duruas uTxra: ra jambazia! Cvens winaSec ki marTavs warmodgenas. RmerTmani, lamisaa vifiqro, rom Cvenc ki Tavisi mkiTxvelebi vgonivarT. da roca bulvarze gamovidnen, hkiTxa: davlioT rame? didi siamovnebiT. Zalian cxela. kafeSi Sevidnen da gasagrilebeli moiTxoves. sen-poteni ybedobas mosdga. gazeTze da yvelaferze gasaocari wvrilmaniT laparakobda. Cveni patroni? namdvili ebraelia! ebraeli ki, xom iciT, mudam ebraelia. ras izam, aseTi jiSia! da saocari magaliTebi uambo misi sixarbis da siZunwisa, romelic ebraelebs axasiaTebT, groSul ekonomiasa da mtaceblur-mevaxSur fandebze. miuxedavad amisa, didebuli, saqmis kacia, aravis ar endoba da TviTonve atrialebs yvelafers. misi gazeTi oficiozia, kaTolikuri, liberaluri, respublikuri, roialuri. guliani qadaa, sawvrilmano duqania da daarsda mxolod misi sabirJo operaciebisa da yovelgvari bneli saqmeebis reklamisaTvis. am saqmes kargad icnobs, ugroSod aarsebs saaqcio sazogadoebebs da milionebs igebs. duruas `Cemo Zvirfaso megobaros~ eZaxda da uambobda: es Zunwi balzakiviT laparakobs. warmoidgineT: erT mSvenier dRes mis kabinetSi me, gamofituli boloki norberi da don kixoti rivali visxediT. uceb Cveni mouravi monteleni Semovida Tavis natis portfeliT, romelsac mTeli parizi icnobs. valterma cxviri aswia da ikiTxa:

 `axali ra aris?~ montelenma gulubryvilod upasuxa: `es-es aris gadavixade qaRaldis vali Teqvsmeti aTasi franki~. gaocebuli patroni Sexta: `rao? ra Tqvi?~ `baton privas gadavuxade~. `xom ar gagiJdiT?~ `ratom?~ `ratom... ratom... ratom...~ saTvale moixsna, gawminda, mere im sasacilo RimiliT gaiRima, romelic mis msuqan loyebze gadairbens xolme, roca raime cuRluturis an didmniSvnelovanis Tqmas apirebs, da damcinavi, dajerebuli kiloTi Tqva: `ratom! imitom, rom SegveZlo oTxi an xuTi aTasi franki dagveklo~. montelenma gakvirvebiT miugo: `batono direqtoro, angariSi sworad iyo Sedgenili. me Sevamowme, Tqven miiReT igi...~ patronma seriozulad upasuxa: Tqven gulubryvilo brZandebiT. agre ar SeiZleba. icodeT, montelen: jer vali unda daagrovoT xolme da Semdeg movrigdeT~. sen-potenma mcodnesaviT Caiqnia Tavi da daumata: ha, ras ityviT, gana balzakis tipi ar aris? duruas balzaki wakiTxuli ara hqonda, magram rwmeniT miugo: ra Tqma unda, agrea! mere reportiori sxvebs gadaswvda: q-ni valteri didi indauria, norber de vareni avyia beberia, xolo rivali fervakis aslia. mere foresties miswvda: es kaci ki colma gamoiyvana kacad, morCa da gaTavda! duruam hkiTxa: vin aris, ra qalia misi coli? sen-potenma xelebi moifSvnita: Wkviani qalia, gaqnili vinmea. erTi xnieri vivieris, vinme vodrekis, graf de vodrekis sayvarelia. mziTevi misca da gaaTxova. duruas civma Jruantelma Caurbina. nervulad moikrunCxa da am ybedis galanZRvisa da awkepis survilma Seipyro, magram mxolod SeaCera erTi kiTxviT: sen-poteni Tqveni namdvili gvaria? man gulwrfelad upasuxa: ara, me Toma mqvia. redaqciaSi ki sen-potenad momnaTles.* (* `poten~ frangulad Wors niSnavs, xolo `sen-poten~ wminda Worikanas.) duruam orives danaxarji gadaixada da Tqva: mgoni, gviania, Cven ki ori vaJbatoni unda vnaxoT. sen-potenma gaicina: ra gulubryvilo brZanebulxarT! Tqven ggoniaT, marTla gamovkiTxav im Cinels an indoels, ras fiqroben inglisze? me maTze ukeT vici, ra unda ifiqron Cveni mkiTxvelisaTvis. xuTas aseT Cinels, sparsels, indoels, Cilelsa da iaponels mainc gamovkiTxe, da yvelani Cemeburad erTsa da igives imeoreben. sakmarisia, Cemi ukanaskneli werili aviRo, romelic vinme bolo mogzaur stumars vuZRveni da sityvasityviT gadmovwero. marto saTaurs, wodebas, xnovanebasa da amalas gamovcvli. oRond sifrTxilea saWiro, ar unda Secde, Torem umalve an `figaro~ an `golua~ dagiWers. sastumro `bristolis~ da `kontinentalis~ mekareni saWiro cnobebs xuT wuTSi momawvdian. sigaris weviT fexiT gavivliT iqiT, kantoridan ki etlisa xuTi franki gvergeba. ai, Zvirfaso, rogor keTdeba praqtikuli saqme. duruam hkiTxa: aseT pirobebSi reportioroba xelsayreli unda iyos, ara? Jurnalistma idumali kiloTi upasuxa: diax, magram yvelaze xelsayreli xmis dayraa, radgan iq mudam raime reklama imaleba.

adgnen, bulvars gahyvnen da madlenas quCisaken wavidnen. uceb sen-poteni Tavis amxanags miubrunda: iciT, ras getyviT: Tu saqme gaqvT, mibrZandiT. ara mWirdebiT. duruam xeli CamoarTva da wavida. gaaxsenda, rom saRamos werili hqonda dasaweri da am azrma qenjna dauwyo. midioda da azrebs igrovebda, STabeWdilebas iaxlebda, anegdotebs igonebda. ase Cavida elises mindvrebamde, sadac gamvleli ukve iSviaTad Canda: sicxem parizi daacariela. triumfaluri TaRis maxloblad, etualis forze, patara restoranSi isadila, neli nabijiT gare bulvarebs gamohyva, Sin dabrunda, magidas miujda da muSaoba daiwyo. magram mohkra Tu ara TeTri qaRaldis did Tabaxs Tvali, dagrovili masala sul gamoucvivda Tavidan, TiTqos tvinidan gamqraliyo, orTqlad qceuliyo. cdilobda mogonebaTa nafleTebi mainc daeWira da qaRaldze miekra, magram moeWideboda Tu ara, umalve usxltebodnen, an erTmaneTSi ireodnen, da aRar icoda, rogor gamoeTqva, saidan daewyo da ra yalibSi Camoesxa. erT saaTSi xuTi gverdi dajRabna, magram erTi winadadeba meores ver gadaaba da bolos TavisTavs uTxra: `jer xeli ver SevaCvie. erTi gakveTilic mWirdeba~. azrma gauelva, rom q-n forestiesTan erT samuSao dilas kidev gaatarebda, rom ganmartoebiT xangrZliv, intimur, guliTadsa da saamur paemans miiRebda, da am azrma aaTrTola. swrafad gaixada da Cawva, Tanac eSinoda, xelaxla weras ar Sesdgomoda da saqme ar daeZlia. meore dRes guSindelze ufro gvian adga da dro gaaWianura, Tan windawinve tkbeboda momavali SexvedriT. aTi saaTi iyo, roca Tavisi megobris karTan zari Camohkra. msaxurma uTxra: baton foresties ara scalia. muSaobs. duruam sulac ar ifiqra, rom SeiZleboda qmari Sin yofiliyo, mainc mtkiced uTxra: moaxseneT, rom me var da saCqaro saqme maqvs. xuTi wuTis lodinis Semdeg Seiyvanes kabinetSi, sadac guSin aseTi mSvenieri dila gaatara. is alagi, sadac maSin TviTon ijda, axla foresties eWira. Custebi da saSinao tanisamosi ecva, patara inglisuri qudi exura. ijda da werda. misi coli guSindeli tanisamosiT iyo Semosili, buxars dayrdnoboda, papiross swevda da karnaxobda. durua zRurblze Sedga da neli xmiT Tqva: did bodiSs vixdi. mgoni, xeli SegiSaleT. megobarma kiseri moiRrija da wyromiT waiburtyuna: kidev ra ginda? male Tqvi, ara gvcalia. durua morcxvad aborZikda: ara... araferi... bodiSs vixdi. magram forestie ukve gabrazda: Tqvi, raRa, Tqvi! dros nu makargvineb. imisTvis xom ar Semovardi, rom dila mSvidobisa gesurvebina. durua mTlad airia. mainc gabeda: ara... ai... werili mainc ver davwere, Sen gulkeTili... Tqven imdeni gulkeTiloba gamoiCineT, rom imedi mqonda... mosvla gavbede. forestiem Seawyvetina: xom ar dagvcini, marTla! iqneba ggonia, rom Sens magivrad me vimuSaveb, Sen ki Tvis dasasruls salaroSi mixval da fuls miiReb? ara, RmerTmani, kargi ambavia! misi coli isev Cumad abolebda da gaurkveveli RimiliT iRimeboda, da es Rimili zrdilobian niRabs hgavda, romelic mis ironiul azrebs faravda. gawiTlebuli durua aluRluRda: mapatieT... imedi mqonda... vfiqrobdi, da uceb mkafiod daumata: qalbatono, aTasjer vixdi bodiSs da erTxel kidev gmadlobT gulwrfelad

mSvenieri werilisaTvis, romelic guSin SemidgineT. Tavi daukra da Sarls mimarTa: sam saaTze redaqciaSi viqnebi, da gavida. swrafi nabijiT midioda Sinisken da burtyunebda. `keTili da patiosani. me TviTon davwer werils da naxon... vaCveneb~! Sevida Tu ara oTaxSi, braziT aforiaqebuli miujda magidas da kalami aiRo.q-n foresties mier dawyebuli Tavgadasavali ganagrZo, Tanac feletonuri romanebidan nasesxeb wvrilmanebs, daujerebel SemTxvevebs da yvavilovan suraTebs axuxulavebda. gimnazielis uxeSi stiliT, TiTqmis saldaTuri JargoniT werda. pirvel saaTze daasrula, raRac uxamsuri qaosi SeTiTxna da redaqciaSi miitana, Rrmad iyo darwmunebuli, rom es werili guSindels ar Camouvardeboda. sxvebze adre Sexvda sen-potens, romelmac energiulad CamoarTva xeli da hkiTxa: waikiTxeT Cemi nabaasevi CinelTan da indoelTan? sasaciloa, xom? mTeli parizi icinis. namdvilad ki maTi cxviric ar minaxavs. duruas araferi ar hqonda wakiTxuli. gazeTi aiRo da grZeli werili `indoeTi da CineTi~ CaaTvaliera, reportiori ki Sveloda da saintereso striqonebs TiTiT uCvenebda. forestie aCqarebiT, qSeniT Semovida da saqmiani kiloTi uTxra: ho, aqa xarT? Zalian kargi. orive mWirdebiT, da dausaxela ramdenime politikuri cnoba, romelic saRamosTvis unda moegrovebinaT. duruam Tavisi werili gauwoda: ai, pirveli werilis gagrZeleba. keTili. moita. patrons gadavcem. amiT gaTavda laparaki. sen-potenma axali megobari gaiyvana da, talanSi rom gavidnen, uTxra: salaroSi SeiareT? ara, risTvis? rogor Tu risTvis! fulisTvis. yuri migdeT, erTi Tvis jamagiri mudam windawinve unda gqondeT waRebuli. vin icis, ra moxdes! ho, magram... ra Tqma unda, uars ar vityvi. molares gagacnobT. is xels ar SegiSliT, aq kargad iZlevian. duruam orasi franki jamagiri miiRo, ocdarva guSindeli werilisa. rkinigzidan miRebuli jamagiris narCenic rom miumata, samas ormoci franki gamouvida. amodena Tanxa arasodes hqonia xelSi da egona, es simdidre didxans eyofoda. Semdeg sen-potenma oTxi Tu xuTi moqiSpe gazeTis redaqciaSi waiyvana im imediT, rom iq ukve naSovni eqnebodaT misTvis saWiro axali ambebi, da Tavisi grZeli da cuRluti enis wyalobiT am ambebs iSovida. saRamos durua usaqmod iyo. ganizraxa, xelmeored wasuliyo `foli berJerSi~ da rixiT miadga kontroliors. me JorJ durua gaxlavarT, `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ TanamSromeli. amas winaT me da forestie gaxldiT aq. talonis Sovnas dampirda. neta xom ar daaviwyda? romeliRac siaSi Caixedes da misi gvari ver ipoves. magram kontroliorma didi TavaziT uTxra: mainc SebrZandiT... direqtors sTxoveT. albaT, uars ar getyviT. Sevida da TiTqmis umalve Sexvda raSels, im qals, romelsac pirvel Rames gahyva. raSeli mivida masTan da gamarjoba, fisuni. rogora xar? kargad. Sen rasa iq? mec ara miSavs ra. damijereb Tu ara, mas aqeT orjer gnaxe sizmarSi. duruas iama, gaiRima: marTla? mere ras niSnavs eg ambavi?

 sulelo, imas niSnavs, rom momewone, da agreTve imas, rom gavimeoroT, roca moisurveb. dResve, ginda? minda. Zalian kargi. magram, ai, ras getyvi... da yoymanobda. saTqmelisa rcxvenoda: saqme is aris, rom dRes ufulod gaxlavar. klubidan movdivar. rac mqonda sul wavage. raSelma TvalebSi Sexeda da qaluri alRoTi, praqtikuli WkuiT siyalbes miuxvda: SeCveuli iyo da icoda, rom mamakacebi xSirad TaRliToben da Rijinoben xolme. cuRluto! maincdamainc zrdilobiani ar yofilxar. duruam CaiRima. Tu aT franks damjerdebi, inebe. amaze meti ara maqvs. sul erTia, Zvirfaso, me Seni Tavis meti araferic ar minda, miugo man uangaro meZaviviT, romelic mxolod Tavis Jins uxdis xolme xarks. mere axalgazrda vaJis ulvaSebs Seyvarebuli Tvalebi miapyro da mis mklavs nazad daeyrdno. jer grenadini davlioT da mere cotaodeni gaviaroT aqve. Zalian minda, ai ase gamataro operaSi: msurs Seni Tavi qveyanas davanaxvo. dRes adre wavalT Sin, ara? * * * im qalTan gvianobamdis eZina. ukve dRe iyo, roca quCaSi gamovida da umal azri daebada, `safrangeTis cxovreba~ eyida. mTrTolvare xeliT gaSala gazeTi: misi werili ar iyo dabeWdili. rogorc idga, iseve darCa trotuarze, SiSnaWami TvalebiT aTvalierebda dabeWdil svetebs da mainc imeds ar hkargavda, rom ipovida, rasac eZebda. uceb gulze mZime raRac daawva. vnebiani Ramisagan daTenTili iyo da usiamovneba, daqanculobas rom miemata, namdvil ubedurebad moeCvena. Sin Sevida da gauxdelad miiZina. ramdenime saaTis Semdeg ukve redaqciaSi iyo. valters warudga da moaxsena: dRes diliT metad gamakvirva im garemoebam, rom Cemi meore werili alJiris Sesaxeb ar daibeWda. gamomcemielma Tavi aswia da civad miugo: werili Tqvens megobars foresties gadaveci da vTxove: waekiTxa. ar moewona. Sesworeba dasWirdeba. araferi upasuxa, gabrazebuli gamovida, Tavisi megobris kabinetSi swrafi nabijiT Sevida da hkiTxa: Cemi werili ratom ar dabeWde? Jurnalisti Rrmad ijda savarZelSi, fexebi magidaze ewyo, naxevrad daweril werils quslebiT svrida da papiross abolebda. susti, uniaTo xmiT, dinjad da mkafiod upasuxa, TiTqos ormos Ziridan amoilaparaka: Cvens patrons uvargisad eCvena, damibruna da miTxra, ukanve mieci, Seasworoso, ai, waiRe. da xeliT aCvena gaSlili furclebi, romelic saSrobis qveS ewyo. duruas Sercxva da aRar icoda, ra eTqva. roca Tavisi naxelavi jibeSi Caido, forestiem uTxra: dRes jer prefeqturaSi waxval... da CamouTvala cnobebis da vizitebis grZeli rigi, romelic unda Seesrulebina. durua geslian sityvas eZebda, magram ver ipova da gamovida. meore dRes igive werili xelmeored mitana da xelmeored ukanve miiRo. mesamejer gaaswora da isev rom daubrunes, mixvda, rom metismetad Cqarobda da marto foresties xels SeeZlo misi win waweva.

amitom `afrikeli saldaTis mogonebaze~ xeli aiRo da gadawyvita, daTmobisa da eSmakobis gzas dadgomoda: uamisod ara gamovidoda ra. jerjerobiT gulmodgined unda Seesrulebina reportioris movaleoba. male gaicno Teatrebis da politikis kulisebi, kuluarebi, saxelmwifo moRvaweTa da deputatTa misaRebi oTaxebi, mTavrobis kabinetis mediduri wevrebi da Zilmoreuli, gabRenZili da pirquSi mekareni. man mudmivi kavSiri gaaba da gaicno ministrebi, mekareni, generlebi, policiis agentebi, Tavadebi da suteniorebi, meZavebi da elCebi, episkoposebi da matrakvecebi, maWanklebi da jibgirebi, maRali wris xalxi, meetleni, yavaxanis laqiebi da sxva mravalni, da maT saerTo gulgril da moangare megobrad gadaiqca. mis TvalSi yvelani erTi grovidan iyvnen, yvelas erTi adliT zomavda da erTi TvalsazrisiT afasebda, radgan yvelas yoveldRe sxvadasxva saaTze xvdeboda, Seuwyvetliv erTisagan meoresTan gadadioda da yvelas erTsa da imave profesinalur saqmeze esaubreboda, Tanac TavisTavs im adamians adarebda, vinc zedized yovelnairi Rvino gamoscada da Sato-margos arJanteilis Rvinisagan veRar arCevda. mokle xanSi gadaiqca SesaniSnav reportiorad, romelic mtkiced iyo dajerebeuli Tavis cnobebSi. gaiqna, gaeSmakda, gayoCaRda da, valteris Tqmisa ar iyos, romelmac kargad icoda TanamSromelTa fasi, gazeTisaTvis namdvil ganZad gadaiqca. magram radgan striqonSi mxolod aT santims iRebda da jamagirad orasi franki hqonda, xolo bulavarebze da kafe-restornebSi xetiali Zviri ujdeboda, fuli mudam aklda da siRaribis gamo yovelTvis sasowarkveTili iyo. amave dros, durua xedavda, rom zog mis megobars jibe oqroTi hqonda savse, da radgan ar esmoda, ra idumali xerxebiT Soulobdnen aseT keTildReobas, egona, aq raRac Taviseburi saidumlo unda arsebobdeso. Suri ukarnaxebda, aq raRac ucnobi da saeWvo xrikebi unda imalebodes, raRacnairi samsaxuri, raRac naxevrad nebadarTuli kontrabanda unda iCqmalebodeso. ueWvelad unda gaixsnas es saidumlo, duruac am naCumar amxanagobaSi wevrad unda Sevides, rogorme unda SeZvres SeTqmulTa wreSi, romelic uimisod nadavls iyofda. saRamoobiT, roca Tavisi fanjridan Tvals adevnebda mimaval matarebels, fiqrobda, ra xriki unda moegona am miznis misaRwevad. Tavi mexuTe ori Tve gavida, seqtemberi dadga, xolo brwyinvale momavali, romelic duruas swamda, jer arsad Canda. yvelaze metad Tavisi dabali Tanamdeboba awuxebda. ver xedavda im gzas, romelsac igi unda aeyvana mwvervalebze, sadac fulsac iSovida da pativsac. eCveneboda, rom reportioris SeumCnevelma xelobam Cahketa, Caflo da verasodes iqidan did gzaze veRar gamovidoda. marTalia, afasebdnen, magram pativsac misi xelobis mixedviT scemdnen. TviT forestiec ki, romelsac man aTasi samsaxuri gauwia, sadilad aRar hpatiJebda da xelqveiTiviT abuCad igdebda, Tumca, rogorc megobars, uwindeburad `Sen~obiT elaparakeboda. marTalia, durua xangamoSvebiT dros ixelTebda, patara werils dabeWdavda xolme, da xifaTic aRar moeloda, rom sadReiso SeniSvnebs ar daubeWdavdnen, radgan Tavisi `gamoZaxilebiT~ man ukve SeiZina is taqti da stilis moqniloba, romelic meore, dawunebul werils aklda. magram `gamoZaxilebs~ da damoukidebel, seriozul werilebs, an politikur mimoxilvaTa Soris iseTive manZili iyo, rogorc, magaliTad, or meetles Soris: vinc bulonis tyeSi sxvas daaseirnebs, da vinc sakuTar etls TviTonve marTavs. nametnavad is amcirebda duruas missave TvalSi, rom mis win maRali sazogadoebis kari daxSuli iyo, rom Tavisi toli nacnob-megobrebi ara hyavda

da qalebsac ver dauaxlovda, Tumca zogierTi msaxiobi qali angarebiT da ubralod iRebda mas. isic icoda gamocdilebiT, rom yvela aseTi qali, maRali wridan moyolebuli dabal msaxiobamde, mas raRac gansakuTrebulad eltvoda, CalasaviT uceb enTeboda, da duruac fexSekruli cxenis mouTmenlobiT eloda, raTa male gaecno isini, visac, SeiZleba, misi momavali eWira. xSirad fiqrobda, saWiroa q-n forestiesTan Sevlao, magram maTi ukanaskneli Sexvedris gaxseneba xel-fexs uboWavda. Tavi Seuracxyofilad miaCnda da, garda amisa, foresties mxriv dapatiJebas eloda. erTxelac moagonda, rom q-ma marelma dahpatiJa, da erT dRes, sadilis Semdeg, roca usaqmod iyo, ewvia. sam saaTamde mudam Sina var, uTxra maSin man duruas. da ai, samis naxevarze zari daureka. q-ni mareli verneis quCaze, mexuTe sarTulze cxovrobda. kari patara gawewilma moaxlem gauRo da Tavsaxvevis sworebiT uTxra: diax, qalbatoni Sin gaxlavT, magram ar vici, adga Tu ara, da sastumros kari xelis kvriT SeaRo. durua Sevida. sakmaod didi oTaxi iyo, ramdenime dgami da daudevrad movlil-mowyobili Zveli, gaxunebuli savarZlebi ise idga kedlebis CayolebiT, rogorc moaxles gemovnebam daalaga. arsad ojaxis mosiyvarule diasaxlisis lamazi mzrunveloba ar Canda. oTxive kedlis Suagulze, sxvadasxvanairi sigrZis zonrebze oTxi ubralo suraTi ekida: navi mdinareze, xomaldi zRvaze, wisqvili mindorze da cecxli tyeSi. durua mixvda, rom didi xania, rac es suraTebi ase hkidia da diasaxlisis gulgril Tvals aRar izidaven. durua dajda da lodini daiwyo. didxans icada. bolos kari gaiRo da qni mareli Semovida. vardisferi abreSumis iaponuri penuari ecva da zed oqros buneba, lurji yvavilebi da TeTri frinvelebi iyo moqarguli. warmoidgineT, wamoiZaxa, jer isev loginSi viyavi. ra mSvenivrad moiqeciT, rom Cem sanaxavad SemoiareT! darwmunebuli viyavi, daviwyebuli gyavdiT. da aRtacebiT gauwoda orive xeli, romelic duruam CamoarTva da, norber de varenis mibaZviT, erT maTganze akoca. diasaxlisma sTxova, damjdariyo. durua dajda da am uSno oTaxSi Tavi xalvaTad igrZno. qalbatonma marelma TaviT fexamde CaaTvaliera da uTxra: rogor gamocvlilxarT! mSvenieri ieri dagdebiaT. parizi mogxdomiaT. aba, axali ambebi miambeT. ZvelisZveli nacnobebiviT uceb Seudgnen ybedobas, Tanac grZnobdnen, rom maT Soris izrdeboda da myardeboda raRac moulodneli maxlobloba, ndoba, intimoba da daZmobileba, romelic erTnairi xasiaTisa da jiSis or adamians umalve amegobrebs xolme. uceb axalgazrda qalma gaocebiT Sewyvita baasi: gana sasacilo ar aris, rom ase tkbilad vbaasobT? mgonia, TiTqos aTiode weliwadia gicnobT. ueWvelad davmegobrdebiT. gindaT? ra Tqma unda! miugo duruam, magram misi Rimili ufro metsac ambobda. durua fiqrobda, rom es qali, Ria feris nazi xalaTiT Semosili qali, metad warmtaci ram iyo. mas ara hqonda `imis~, TeTrkabianis sinaze, moqniloba da Tavazianoba, samagierod, ufro macduri, amforiaqebeli da JinamSleli mosCanda. uZravi da kekluci Rimili q-n forestiesi erTsa da imave dros izidavda kidevac da aCerebda, TiTqos ambobda: `momwonxars~ da `gafrTxilebT~. am Rimilis azrs verasodes gaigebdiT. durua masTan yofnis dros survils grZnobda, mis fexebTan gawoliliyo an misi gulispiris wvrili arSiebi daekocna da nela eynosa Tbili, surnelovani haeri, romelic, albaT mis moqnil ZuZuebs asdioda. xolo q-n marelis gverdiT ufro uxeSsa da cxad xoSs grZnobda, iseT xoSs, romelic mas aRelvebda, roca Tvals mohkravda abreSumis msubuq qsovilSi gaxveuli qalis nakvTebs.

qali Seusvenebliv laparakobda, Tanac saubarSi urevda msubuq simaxviles, romelic Cveulebad hqonda gadaqceuli: ase SeeCveva xolme muSa romelime fands, romelic garda TviTon muSisa, yvelas aocebs, radgan Zalian Znel saqmed miaCniaT. durua usmenda da fiqrobda: `neta yvelaferi damamaxsovrdes. es qali dRiur sakiTxebze unda alaparako da Semdeg mSvenieri parizuli qronika Seadgino~. viRacam nela, Zalian nela daakakuna im karze, saidanac weRan q-ni mareli Semovida. Semodi, Cemo patarav, upasuxa diasaxlisma. misi qaliSvili Semovida, stumrisken wavida da xeli gauwoda. gaocebulma dedam Cumad Cailaparaka: sul daimorCileT es qali, veRara vcnob. vaJma patara qals akoca, gverdiT moisva da seriozulad, Tanac nazad gamohkiTxa, ras akeTebda mas Semdeg, rac maT erTmaneTi aRar enaxaT. gogona wvrili xmiT, magram mozrdilis ieriT upasuxebda. saaTma samjer dareka. Jurnalisti wamodga. xSirad SemoiareT xolme, Txova q-ma de marelma, dRevandeliviT viybedoT. Tqveni naxva da saubari yovelTvis mesiamovneba, magram, erTi miTxariT, foresties ojaxSi ratom aRar CanxarT? bevri saqme maqvs, magram imedia, am dReebSi iq SevxvdebiT erTmaneTs. gamovida da imedebiT savse guli wamoiRo, Tumca TviTonac ar icoda mizezi. foresties am darbazobaze araferi uTxra. ramdenime dRis ganmavlobaSi mogonebas atarebda, mogonebaze metsac: im qals uxilavad, mudam Tavis gverdiT grZnobda, eCveneboda, TiTqos misgan Tan raRac wamoiRo; misi sxeulis xati mudam Tvalwin edga, xolo gulSi misi sulieri arsis sitkbo SerCa. qalis saxe marad win miuZRoda: ase xdeba mas Semdeg, roca sayvareli adamianis gverdiT ramdenime saaTs dahyof xolme. es raRac Taviseburi daufleba da daurvebaa misi ucnauri, intimuri, ucxado, mRelvare da idumali, romelSic raRac misteriuli ram imaleba. ramdenime dRis Semdeg JorJma xelaxla Seirbina. gadiam sastumroSi Seiyvana. lorinac umal gamoCnda da stumars xeli ki aRar gauwoda, aramed Subli miuSvira da uTxra: dedam damavala gTxovoT, cota xans moicadoT, radgan jer Cacmuli ar aris. TxuTmet wuTze meti lodini ar dagWirdebaT, manamde ki me viqnebi TqvenTan. patara qalis mxriv didebis mibaZva duruas acinebda. keTili da patiosani, miugo, didi siamovnebiT gavatareb TqvenTan TxuTmetiode wuTs. magram gafrTxilebT, me seriozuli kaci ara var da mTeli dReobiT vTamaSob, amitom winadadebas gaZlevT, daWerobana meTamaSoT. qaliSvili Seyoymanda. mere ise gaiRima, rogorc gaiRimebda amis gamo gaocebuli, xamuSnakravi dedakaci da Cumad upasuxa: es oTaxebi saTamaSod ar aris mowyobili. magram man miugo: CemTvis sul erTia. me yvelgan vTamaSob. aba, damiWireT! da magidis garSemo daiwyo sirbili, Tanac patara qals dasaWerad amxnevebda, is ki ukan misdevda, gamudmebiT Tavazianad iRimeboda da zogjer dasakravad xels iSverda, magram Tavis Tavs gatacebis da sirbilis nebas mainc ar aZlevda. roca mdevari qali patara da gaubedavi nabijiT miuaxlovdeboda xolme, durua Sesdgeboda da saTamaSo yuTidan amomxtari WinkasaviT gadaskupdeboda darbazis erTi kuTxidan meoreSi. pataras ecineboda. TandaTan gamxiarulda, sicili morTo, ahyva da, roca egona daviWireo, SiSiTa da sixaruliT icinoda. durua skamebs iSveliebda, gzas uRobavda, erT xans skamis irgvliv atrialebda, mere am skams miugdebda da meoreze gadadioda. axla lorina mTlad gatacebuli iyo axali TamaSiT da namdvilad darboda. pirisaxe

alanZuli hqonda da balRuri aRfrTovanebiT dasdevda, Tanac Tavisi megobris eSmakobas da fandebs windawinve sakuTar xerxebs uxvedrebda. erT wams moeCvena, rom durua veRarsad wauvidoda, manac swored am dros aitaca bavSvi Weramde da miaZaxa: dagiWire! ymawvili aRtacebiT iqnevda fexebs, raTa rogorme ganTavisuflebuliyo, da gulianad xiTxiTebda. uceb qalbatoni de mareli Semovida da gaSterebuli Sesdga. RmerTo Cemo, lorina... lorina TamaSobs! batono durua, jadosani yofilxarT. man bavSvi CamouSva da dedas xeli daukocna. oriveni dasxdnen da ymawvili SuaSi Caisves. undodaT saubari gaebaT, magram TamaSiT damTvrali, Cveulebriv Cumi lorina axla aRar Cumdeboda, amitom deda iZulebuli iyo patara qali oTaxidan daeTxova. lorina usityvod daemorCila, magram Tvalebi cremliT aevso. marto rom darCnen, q-ma marelma xmas daudabla: iciT ras getyviT. erTi seriozuli gegma maqvs da Tqven gamaxsendiT. aseTi saqmea: kviraSi erTxel forestiesTan vsadilob da drogamoSvebiT mec vpatiJeb xolme restoranSi. ar miyvars Cems ojaxSi xalxis dapatiJeba, amisaTvis ara var gaCenili da, garda amisa, saojaxo saqmebisac araferi gamegeba. me Tavisufali da xalvaTi cxovreba miyvars. maS ase: foresties da mis meuRles drogamoSvebiT restoranSi vpatiJeb xolme, magram samni mxiarulad ver vatarebT dros, Cemi nacnobebi ki daaxloebuli ar arian maTTan. amas imisTvis mogaxsenebT, rom Tqvens uCveulo dapatiJebas ganmarteba mivce. axla xom gesmiT, rac giTxariT, amitom gTxovT, SabaTs, rvis naxevarze kafe `riS~-Si mobrZandeT. xom iciT, sad aris kafe `riS~? durua aRtacebuli iyo. diasaxlisma ganagrZo: patara jgufis, oTxis garda sxva aravin meyoleba. aseTi patara qeifi Zalian gvarTobs dedakacebs, radgan qeifs SeCveuli ara varT. mas ecva muqi yavisferi kaba, romelic lamazad da mimzidvelad aaSkaravebda qalis wels, TeZoebs, yelsa da mklavebs. durua gaocebas iyo, Tanac morcxvobda, TiTqo examuSeboda kidevac, rom qalis natifi da daferili mSveniereba srulebiT ar egueboda cxad gulgrilobas, romelic mis ojaxs emCneoda. yvelaferi, rac qalis tans hmosavda, rasac pirdapiri da mWidro kavSiri hqonda masTan, zedmiwevniT iyo naTeli da kekluci, xolo yovelive, rac mis irgvliv xdeboda, TiTqos misTvis ucxo iyo da ar ainteresebda. JorJi iseve wamovida, rogorc pirvelad. Tan mohqonda grZnoba, TiTqos is qali mudmiv Tan hyoloda, da SabaTs gauZlebeli mouTmenlobiT moeloda. fraki isev qiriT wamoiRo: jer imdeni ara hqonda, rom sakuTari eyida, da daniSnul vadaze ramdenime wamiT adre mivida. jer aravin iyo mosuli. meore sarTulze aiyvanes da Seiyvanes patara wiTel kabinetSi, romelsac erTi fanjara hqonda da bulvars gadascqeroda. oTxkuTxed magidaze oTxisTvis iyo gaSlili kriala sufra, romelic TeTri lakiT garecxils hgavda. or maRal SandalSi Tormeti sanTeli enTo. Wiqebi, vercxleuli da TefSebi Tvalwarmtacad prialebda. gareT moCanda mwvaned SefoTlili xis totebi, romlebic kabinetebidan gamomavali SuqiT iyo ganaTebuli. durua dabalsa da kedlebis msgavsad wiTel savarZelSi Cajda. misma simZimem dasajdomi Caswia, TviTon ki egona, TiTqos ormoSi Cavarda. am uzarmazar saxlSi raRac nazavi xmauroba idga xmauroba didi restornebisa, sadac erTmaneTSi ireva WurWlis raxuni, TefSebis wkriali, xaliCebis mier Casrutuli laqiebis fexis xma da viwro kabinetebSi mosadileTa laparaki, romelic drogamoSvebiT gaRebuli karebidan gamodis xolme. forestie Semovida da iseTi guliTadi megobrobiT CamoarTva xeli, romelsac redaqciaSi arasodes iCenda xolme, da Tqva:

 qalebi erTad movlen. ra mSvenieria aseTi sadili! mere sufra daaTvaliera, Caaqro airis lampa, romelic Ramis lampariviT bJutavda, fanjara naxevrad mixura, rom ar gaciebuliyo, da alagi kuTxeSi airCia, Tanac Tqva: Zalian unda gavufrTxilde Cem Tavs. erT Tves ukeT viyavi, axla ki, ager ramdenime dRea, isev uaresoba dametyo. samSabaTs Teatridan rom gamovdiodi, albaT maSin gavcivdi. kari gaiRo da metrdotelis TanxlebiT ori qali Semovida. orives pirbade hqonda afarebuli da malviT da im warmtaci idumalebiT modiodnen, romliTac imosebian xolme qalebi aseT alagebSi, sadac yoveli Sexvedra da mezobloba eWvs iwvevs xolme. roca duruam qalbaton foresties xeli CamoarTva, man sayveduri ganucxada imis gamo, rom duruam igi aRar inaxula. Semdeg Tavis megobars gauRima da daumata: cxadia, Cems Tavs qalbatoni de mareli girCevniaT. misTvis dros SoulobT, CemTvis ki vera. magidas mousxdnen da, roca metrdotelma foresties Rvinoebis sia miarTva, de marelma Tqva: dee, am batonebma TavianTTvis airCion Rvino, Cven ki saukeTeso, tkbili, gayinuli Sampanuri mogvarTviT da meti araferi. msaxuri rom gavida, siciliT daumata: dRes minda davTvre. viqeifoT, namdvilad viqeifoT. forestiem naTqvami TiTqos ver gaigo da hkiTxa: fanjara rom mivxuro, xom ar gamiwyrebiT? ramdenime dRea, isev gavcivdi. ki, batono. forestie mivida fanjris meore naxevris misaxuravad da pirnaTeli, damSvidebuli daubrunda Tavis alags. misi coli sdumda, raRac fiqrSi iyo wasuli. Tavi sufraze hqonda Caqindruli da gaurkveveli RimiliT Wiqebs dascqeroda. im RimiliT, romelic TiTqos raRacas gpirdebaT, magram danapirebs arasodes asrulebs. ostinduri xamanwkebi Semoitanes nazi da msuqani, romelic lokokinebSi Casmul pawawa yurebs hgavda da enasa da sasas Sua mlaSe kanfetiviT dneboda. wvnians moayoles kalmaxi, romelic axalgazrda qaliviT mowiTalo iyo. saubari gaaCaRes. jer parizis quCebSi mogrovili Worebi gadmoalages, Semdeg gaarCies erTi warCinebuli qalis istoria, romelsac qmris megobarma waaswro, roca is qali ucxoel TavadTan calke kabinetSi vaxSmobda. am ambavma forestie bevri acina. qalebma ganacxades, rom TavdauWereli ybedi am SemTxvevaSi tutuci da salaxana gamodga. duruam kveri daukra da xmamaRla ganacxada, rom aseT saqmeSi mamakaci, moqmedia igi, rwmunebuli Tu mowme, samaresaviT munji unda iyoso, da daumata: ramden sitkboebas mogvcemda cxovreba, erTmaneTisgan sruli dumilis imedi rom gvqonoda! xSirad, Zalian xSirad, TiTqmis mudam, qali imitom ikavebs Tavs, rom Tavisi naCumaris gamJRavnebisa eSinia. Semdeg gaiRima da daasrula: mibrZaneT, gana marTals ar vambob? ramdeni qali ahyveboda ucabed vnebas, moulodnelsa da Zlier wuTier Jinsa da siyvarulis ocnebas, xifaTi rom ar moelodes, rom wuTier sitkboebas saqveyno ayalmayali da mware cremli ar mosdevdes! durua ise TavdajerebiT laparakobda, TiTqos viRacas da Tavis Tavsac icavda, da Tanac ambobda: `Cemi mxriv, aseTi xifaTi aravis moelis. scadeT da darwmundebiTo~. qalebi ise Sescqerodnen, TiTqos naTqvams TvalebiT udasturebdnen da umowmebdnen, rom is kargad da samarTlianad laparakobda. maTi Tanaziari dumili aSkaras xdida, Tu saidumloebis dacva uzrunveli iqneboda, am parizeli qalebis uryevi moralic didxans ver gasZlebda.

forestie TiTqmis iwva savarZelSi. erTi fexi mokecili hqonda, xelsawmendi JiletSi Catanebuli, raTa tanisamosi ar gaesvara. uceb man skeptikurad Caicina da qalebs uTxra: RmerTo Cemo, saidumloeba rom uzrunvelyofili iyos, ra dRes dagvayridiT! vai qmrebis brali! baasi siyvarulze gadavida. duruas samudamo siyvarulisa ara sjeroda. misi rwmeniT, igi rac SeiZleba xangrZlivi unda yofiliyo da mas mtkice kavSiri, nazi megobroba da Zlieri ndoba unda daemyarebina. fizikuri kavSiri mxolod gulTa SeduRebas unda adasturebdeso. samagierod, mas abrazebda mousvenari eWvianoba, dramebi, kinklaoba da sayveduri, romelic TiTqmis mudam gayriT Tavdeba xolme. roca gaaTava, de marelma amoioxra: diax, sruli simarTlea. siyvaruli sicocxlis erTaderTi siamea, romelsac xSirad vimwarebT, radgan zogjer misgan SeuZlebel rames moviTxovT xolme. qalbatoni forestie danas aTamaSebda. diax, diax... daumata man, kargia, roca uyvarxar vinmes. etyoboda, misi ocneba ufro Sors frenda da iseTi ram elandeboda, rasac xmamaRla ver ityoda, ver gabedavda. radgan morigi saWmeli jer ar mohqondaT, drogamoSvebiT Sampanuris ylups svamdnen da Tanac patara da mrgvali puris yuebs RrRnidnen. fiqri siyvarulze nel-nela Jonavda da ipyrobda maT, TandaTan aTrobda maT suls msgavsad sufTa Rvinisa, romelic wveT-wveTad CasdiodaT yelSi, sisxls uTbobda da gonebas unislavda. cxvris katleti moitanes nazi, msubuqi da satacuris wvrili TavebiT Sezavebuli. daswyevlos eSmakma, ra gemrielia! wamoiZaxa forestiem. yvela Wamas Seudga. naz xorcsa da kremiviT garTxmul mwvanils madianad miirTmevdnen. duruam ganagrZo: roca qals vyvarob, yovelive danarCeni CemTvis aRar arsebobs. es sityvebi Rrma rwmeniT warmoTqva, Tanac aRfrTovanebuli iyo sasiyvarulo sitkboebis natvriT da gemrieli sadiliT, romelsac amJamad Seeqceoda. q-ma forestiem Cumad ise sTqva, TiTqos es srulebiTac ar exeboda mas: imaze udidesi bedniereba ar arsebobs, rodesac ori xeli erTmaneTs pirvelad mouWers da erTi maTgani ekiTxeba meores: `giyvarvar?~ meore ki upasuxebs: `ho, miyvarxar~. marelma SampanuriT savse Wiqa erTi moyudebiT dascala, iqiT misdga da mxiarulad daurTo: Tu me mkiTxavT, arc magdenad platonuri arseba gaxlavarT. yvelam TanagrZnobiT gaicina, Tanac Tvalebi ukamkamebdaT. forestie savarZelSi gaiWima, xelebi gaSala, idayvebiT baliSebs daeyrdno da seriozulad Tqva: magisTana gulwrfeloba momwons. igi amtkicebs, rom Tqven praqtikuli dedakaci brZanebulxarT. magram neba miboZeT gkiTxoT, ra azris brZandeba batoni de mareli? marelis colma mxrebi neli da xangrZlivi zizRiT aiSmuSna da mere mtkiced upasuxa: baton de marels am saganze araviTari azri ara aqvs. is mxolod... mxolod Tavs ikavebs xolme. saubari grZnobaTa mwvervalebidan uceb natifi uwmawurobis yvavilovan baRSi daeSva. da wamovida lamazad Tqmuli orazrovneba da iseTi sityvebi, romelnic TiTqos qalsaviT samosels ixdidnen da SiSvldebodnen. dadga dro tlanqi da gadakruli Tqmebisa, moxerxebuli bilwisa, pirmoTne urcxvobiT miCqmaluli sityvebisa, zrdilobiani frazebisa, romelTa ukan uzrdeli azri

imaleboda. aseTi azri aRviZebs TavSi yovelives, ris Tqmac pirdapir ar SeiZleba xolme. igi warCinebul xalxs saSualebas aZlevs Seqmnas garSemo vnebianobis msubuqi, idumali nisli, fiqrTa raRac WuWyiani Sexla-Semoxla, romelic tvins iseve aforiaqebs da aduRebs, rogorc xvevna, romelic aRviZebs da aRvivebs yovelive sqesobrivs, raic sircxviliTa da saidumloebiT aris xolme Semosili da vnebiT aris nakurTxi. moxrakuli gnolebi moitanes. garSemo mwyerebi hqonda dalagebuli. amas mwvane muxudo mohyva, Semdeg paSteti. mas zed erTi salaTi, romlis kuwubo foTlebi pirsabanis TasiviT momrgvalo sasalaTeSi mwvane xavsiviT iyo gaSlili. mosadileni yovelive amas ise Wamdnen, rom saWmlis gemos veRar amCnevdnen, aRarafers yuradRebas ar aqcevdnen, TavianTi naubariT atacebulebs xoSiani almuri mokidebodaT. axla dedakacebic saxifaTo sityvebs isrodnen. qalbatoni de mareli laparakobda bunebrivi TavgasulobiT, romelic gamowvevas hgavda, xolo misi megobari momxiblavi TavdaWeriT, morcxvobis kiloTi, romelic yvelafers emCneoda: mis kilos, xmas, Rimilsa da laparakis iersac. mis naubars TiTqos vnebis cieb-cxeleba unda Seenelebina, namdvilad ki misi piridan amosuli Tamami sityvebi ufro metad acxelebdnen sulsac da sisxlsac. forestie baliSebze gaSxlarTuliyo, icinoda, Seusvenebliv svamda, Wamda da xangamoSvebiT iseT gabedul, zogjer ki iseT uxeS sityvebs isroda, rom eldanacemi qalebi erTi wamiT gangeb iseT iers miiRebdnen, TiTqos SeSindnen an daircxvineso. roca foresties metad uzrdeli ram wamoscdeboda xolme, yovelTvis daumatebda: saqme mSvenivrad midis, Cemo bavSvebo, da Tu Semdegac ase wavida, ueWvelad rame sisuleles CaidenT. tkbili moitanes, mere yavac moayoles, xolo liqiorma isedac aforiaqebuli Tavi ufro metad daunislaT da gaucxelaT. Tanaxmad sadilis dasawyisSive micemuli dapirebisa, q-ni de mareli odnav SezarxoSda. man es icoda, da stumrebis gasarTobad, isedac cxad simTvrales mxiaruli ancobiT da gabeduli ybedobiT gangeb aaSkaravebda. q-ni forestie, albaT, sifrTxilis gamo dadumda. durua naZaladevad imagrebda enas, radgan esmoda, rom Seficxuli iyo da advilad SeeZlo Tavisi saxeli daezianebina. papirosebi gaaboles. uceb foresties saSineli xvela auvarda, romelic guls uglejda. saxe gauwiTlda, Sublze ofli daasxa. xelsawmendi aifara da xvela Zlivs Seimagra, mere braziT warmoTqva: es siamovneba saCemo ar yofila... sisulelea! kargi guneba ukvalod gauqra da avad gaxdomis SiSma Seipyro. Sin wavideT, Tqva. q-ma de marelma zariT moixmo laqia da angariSi mosTxova. umalve miarTves. misi wakiTxva scada, magram cifrebi Tvalwin uxtoda da duruas gadasca, Tan uTxra: aha, Cem magier gadaixadeT. me metismetad mTvrali var da verafers varCev, da safule miugdo. danaxarji sul asocdaaT franks Seadgenda. duruam angariSi Seamowma, ori sakredito bileTi misca da, xurdas rom iRebda, dabali xmiT ikiTxa: ramdeni mivce laqias? ar vici, ramdenic gnebavdeT. sainze xuTi franki dado, safule axalgazrda qals daubruna da uTxra: nebas miboZebT, gagaciloT? ra Tqma unda. Cems binas marto verc ki mivagneb. col-qmar forestiebs gamoeTxovnen da durua qalbaton de marelTan erTad karetaSi aRmoCnda. JorJs axla qali gverdiT hyavda, sul axlos. oriveni Caketilni iyvnen Sav yuTSi, romelsac drogamoSvebiT trotuaridan Semovardnili airis Suqi anaTebda. JorJi Tavis kiserze qalis siTbos grZnobda

da misTvis erT sityvasac veRar poulobda: misi Caxutebis mwvave survilma ena dauba da goneba SeuboWa. `neta ras izams, rom gavubedo?~ fiqrobda, Tan sadilze naTqvami yvela sisulele gaaxsenda da gaTamamda, magram marcxis SiSma mainc ver gaabedvina. qali daJinebiT sdumda da, karetis kuTxeSi mikunWuli, uZravad ijda. mZinares emgvaneboda, Tvalebi gaxelili rom ara hqonoda, romelic yovel wuTs ubrwyinavda, roca quCidan farnis sxivebi SemoiWreboda xolme. `neta ras fiqrobs?~ durua grZnobda, rom laparaki saWiro ar iyo, rom sityva, Tundac erTi sityvis Tqma da dumilis darRveva yvelafers gahfantavda, magram amave dros ucabedi da uxeSi moqmedebisaTvis siTamamec ara hyofnida. uceb igrZno, rom qalma fexi gaafaCuna da am moZraobaSi nervuli da ucabedi raRac moeCvena: igi an mouTmenlobis niSani iyo, an mowodebisa. aseTi SeumCneveli moZraoba rom igrZno, durua TaviT fexamde SekrTa, ucbad mibrunda da eZgera, Tan tuCebiT mis tuCebs eZebda da xelebiT SiSvel tans etaneboda. qalma sustad Sehkivla da scada wamomdgariyo, Tavi daecva, xeliskvriT moegeriebina, mere ki ise dauTmo, TiTqos xangrZlivi winaaRmdegobis gamo Zala aRar Seswevdao. kareta q-n marelis binis win SeCerda. durua amas ar moeloda da veRar moaswro mxurvale sityvebi moeZebna, raTa madloba gadaexada da Tavisi erTguleba da siyvaruli gamoeTqva. qali Tavzardacemuli iyo da ara dgeboda, arc inZreoda. duruas SeeSinda, meetlem eWvi ar aiRoso, amitom pirveli gamovida karetidan da qals xeli misca. qali usityvod da barbaciT Camovida. duruam zari dareka da, roca kari gaiRo, mTrTolvare xmiT hkiTxa: rodis gnaxo xelaxla? qalma iseTi neli xmiT upasuxa, rom vaJma Zlivs gaigo: xval modiT, erTad visauzmoT. mZime kari xelis kvriT SeaRo da Sesavlis sibneleSi STainTqa. kari iseTi jaxuniT miiketa, TiTqos zarbazani gavardao. duruam meetles xuTi franki misca, gaistumra da gamarjvebulis swrafi nabijiT wamovida, Tan guliT sixaruli mohqonda. Zlivs ar daipyro gaTxovili dedakaci, warCinebulTa wris dedakaci! sufTa sazogadoebidan, parizis sazogadoebidan! mereda ra moulodnelad da anazdeulad moxda yvelaferi! aqamdis egona, rom aseTi sanatreli arsebis daaxloebisa da dapyrobisaTvis saWiro iyo xangrZlivi molodini, dausrulebeli sifrTxile, ostaturi arSiyobiT alyis Semortyma, nazi sityvebi, oxvra da saCuqari. da ai, moulodnelad da xelis gaunZrevlad pirvelive Semxvedri qali aZlevs TavisTavs... ase uceb... saocaria! `mTvrali iyo, gaifiqra, xval ki sul sxvanairad amRerdeba. cremlic daiRvreba~. am azrma SeakrTo. `mere rao! inugeSa Tavi. ukve me mekuTvnis da SenarCunebasac SevZleb~. bundovan suraTebSi amaRlebis, gamarjvebis, didebis, simdidrisa da qalis siyvarulis imedi elandeboda da am suraTebSi uceb moeCvena apoTeoziviT gaSlili statisti: qalebis xveuli, grZeli litania dedakacebis lamazTa, mdidarTa, ZalovanTa. TiTo-TiTod win uvlidnen, uRimodnen da misi ocnebis oqroRrublebSi inTqmebodnen. im Rames Zili mravalnairi landiTa da moCvenebiT gaevso. meore dRes, q-n de marelis kibeze rom adioda, odnav aRelvebli iyo, rogor dauxvdeba egebis sulac ar miiRos? iqneb kidevac ubrZana, rom arc ki SeeSvaT? an iqneb uambo kidevac... magram ara, verafersac ver etyoda, amitom is, batoni durua, ukve garemoebis baton-patronia. moaxlem kari gauRo. saxeze araferi etyoboda. aman vaJi ise gaamxneva, TiTqos moaxle karis gasaRebad daRvremili unda gamosuliyo. qalbatoni kargad brZandeba? hkiTxa.

 rogorc mudam, Zalian kargad, miugo moaxlem da sastumroSi SeuSva. sarkeSi Casaxedad da Tavisi ulvaSisa da tanisamosis gasasinjad pirdapir buxrisken wavida. uceb sarkeSi Tvali mohkra, q-ni de mareli Tavisi oTaxis karebSi idga da axalmosuls aTvalierebda. Tavi moikatuna, viTom ver SeamCnia, da sanam pirispir Sexvdebodnen, erTxans oriveni erTmaneTs sarkeSi sinjavdnen, uTvalTvalebdnen. durua mitrialda, qali adgilidan ar daiZra, TiTqos raRacas elodeboda. vaJi misken gaeqana, Tan butbutebda: ooh! rom icodeT, rogor miyvarxarT! rogor miyvarxarT! qalma mklavebi gaSala da mkerdSi Caixuta. Semdeg Tavi aswia da erTmaneTs xangrZlivi kocniT akoces. `Turme gacilebiT ufro ioli yofila, vidre megona, gaifiqra JorJma. saqme mSvenivrad midis~. tuCebi erTmaneTs daaSores. durua qals usityvod uRimoda da cdilobda TvalebiT Tavisi usazRvro siyvaruli gamoeTqva. qalic uRimoda, uRimoda Taviseburi qaluri RimiliT, romelic survils, Tanxmobas da danebebis mzadyofnas gamosaxavda, mere waiCurCula: Cven martoni varT. lorina megobarTan gavgzavne. iq isauzmebs. duruam xelebi daukocna da amoioxra: gmadlob, Cemo saTayvanebelo. qalma mklavSi xeli gauyara, rogorc Tavis qmars, da savarZelTan miiyvana. dasxdnen. axla saWiro iyo Tavbrudamxvevi da iribuli ybedoba, magram radgan duruam xelsayreli veraferi ipova, borZikiT warmoTqva: maS, ar miwyrebiT? de marelma pirze xeli daafara: gaCumdi! erTxans Cumad isxdnen, erTmaneTs Sescqerodnen da urTierTs cxel xelebs usresdnen. rom icodeT, ra gagiJebiT mindodiT! Tqva duruam. gaCumdi! gaimeora qalma. meore oTaxSi, kedlis iqiT, moaxle WurWels awkrialebda. durua wamodga: me ar SemiZlia Tqvens gverdiT jdoma. Tavbru mexveva. kari SemoaRes da, sauzme mzad gaxlavT. stumarma diasaxliss Tavazianad gauwoda mklavi. sasadiloSi erTmaneTis pirdapir isxdnen, ganuwyvetliv erTmaneTs umzerdnen da uRimodnen. marto TavianTi Tavi axsovdaT da axlad CaTeslili siyvarulis jadoTi iyvnen moxiblulni. sWamdnen da saWmels ver amCnevdnen. duruam igrZno, rom magidis qveS pawawina fexi daborialebda. igi Tavis fexebSua moigdo, magrad mouWira da aRar gauSva. moaxle ise Semodioda da gadioda, saWmeli ise gulgrilad Semohqonda da gahqonda, TiTqos arafers amCnevda. sauzmis Semdeg isev sastumroSi gavidnen da winandel alagze erTmaneTis gverdiT dasxdnen. duruam TandaTan miiwia da xelis moxveva scada, magram qalma dinjad moiSora da uTxra: frTxilad, SeiZleba vinme Semovides. man waibutbuta: rodis gnaxoT sul marto, rom Cemi siyvaruli gadagiSaloT? qalma tuCebi yurTan miutana da CasCurCula: am dRebSi me TviTonve Semovivli TqvenTan. duruam gawiTleba igrZno: ho, magram... Zalian cudi oTaxi maqvs. qalma gaiRima: ara uSavs ra. me Tqveni oTaxisTvis ki ar movdivar, aramed TqvenTvis.

duruam daJinebiT moindoma gaego, rodis movidoda de-mareli. man meore kviris bolo dRe dauniSna. durua emudareboda, is dRe win wamoewia. forxiliT laparakobda, Tvalebi ubrwyinavda, xels qalis xels uWerda da ealerseboda. saxec wiTeli hqonda, almuri asdioda, vnebiT umaxinjdeboda im vnebiT, romelic aseT pirispir Wama-smis Semdeg agre rigad ipyrobs xolme mamakacs. qali siames grZnobda imis gamo, rom vaJi ase cxared emudareboda da nelnela TiTo dRes uTmobda. magram durua mainc Tavisas imeorebda: xval... xval... miTxariT, xvale-Tqo. bolos mainc daiTanxma. kargi, agre iyos. xval xuT saaTze. duruam sixaruli da Svebis grZeli oxvra amouSva. amis Semdeg TiTqmis dinjad daiwyes saubari, romelsac iseTi guliTadi kilo misces, TiTqos erTmaneTs mraval weliwads icnobdnen. zaris xmam orive SeakrTo da, TiTqo viRacam xeli wahkrao, moSorebiT gadasva. qalma waiCurCula: albaT lorina iqneba. patara qaliSvili Semovida, gaocebuli Sedga, mere taSi Semohkra da duruasken gamoeqana. misi naxviT aRtacebulma SesZaxa: ai, Cemi lamazi megobari! dedam gadikiskisa: rao? lamazi megobario? batono durua, ukve mognaTlaT lorinam. saucxoo, megobruli saxelia da amas iqiT mec lamaz megobars dagiZaxebT. duruam patara qali muxlebze daisva da iZulebuli gaxada, eTamaSa yvela saTamaSo, rac ki TviTonve aswavla. sams oci aklda, roca redaqciaSi wasasvlelad wamodga. kibeze rom Cavida, naxevrad gaRebul karebSi klotildas erTxel kidev wasCurCula: maS, xval xuT saaTze. axalgazrda qalma RimiliT upasuxa: ho! da miimala. Tavisi dRiuri saqme rom gaaTava, durua fiqrs mieca: rogor moerTo oTaxi sayvarlis dasaxvedrad, rogor daemala misi siRatake. azrad mouvida, kedlebi iaponuri samkaulebiT Seemko. xuT frankad patara maraoebisa da wvrilmanis koleqcia iyida da nametani sicxadiT moCinari laqebi dafara. fanjris minebze feradi da gamWvirvale suraTebi gaakra, sadac daxatuli iyo mdinareni, zed mocurave xomaldebi, wiTel caze frTagaSlili frinvelebi, aivanze gamofenili feradi qalebi da pawawina Savi kacunebi, romelnic daTovlil mindorze midiodnen. misi oTaxi, sadac sawoli taxti da magida Zlivs eteoda, axla Wreli qaRaldis farans daemsgavsa. durua kmayofili iyo Tavisi naxelaviT da mTeli saRamoc oTaxis morTvas moandoma: gadarCenili feradi qaRaldisgan sxvadasxvanair frinvelebs Wrida da Werze awebebda. mere dawva da tkbilad daiZina, orTqlmavalTa kivili naninad eCveneboda. meore dRes Sin adre dabrunda, Tan moitana erTi boTli madera da tkbili namcxvari, romelic bayalTan iyida. ori TefSisa da ori Wiqis saSovnelad iZulebuli iyo xelaxla gamosuliyo. Semdeg satualeto magididan qila da pirdasabani taSti aalaga, gadamala, WuWyian ficars xelsawmendi gadaafara, zed tkbileuli da Rvino daawyo da lodins Seudga. q-ni de-mareli eqvsis TxuTmet wuTze movida, Wreli oTaxi SeaTvaliera da aRtacebiT wamoiZaxa: RmerTmani, mSvenieri oTaxi gaqvT. samagierod, kibe ar givargaT, radgan xalxiT aris savse. duruam qali Caixuta da vnebiT dauwyo kocna pirbadiT dafarul Tmaze, romelic Sublsa da Sliapas Sua moCanda.

saaT-naxevris Semdeg romis quCamde miacila, sadac etlebi idga xolme, da roca erT karetaSi Casva, CurCuliT hkiTxa: samSabaTs isev xuT saaTze, ara? qalma upasuxa: samSabaTs, isev xuT saaTze. da radgan ukve bneloda, qalma karetis karebSi misi Tavi Seizida da tuCebSi akoca. roca meetlem cxens gautlaSuna, q-ma de-marelma dauZaxa: naxvamdis, lamazo megobaro! lurja jaglagam danjRreuli etli dasZra da daRlili CorTiT waaraxuna. ase modioda duruasTan sami kviris ganmavlobaSi misi sayvareli yovel mesame an meoTxe dRes, xan dildilobiT, xan kidev saRamoobiT. erTxel nasadilevs JorJi de marelis molodinSi iyo da Sin ijda. uceb kibes miugdo yuri. iqidan raRac xmauroba ismoda. balRi tiriliT iWaWeboda. viRac mamakacma braziT daiZaxa: Cveni niko im kaxpam waaqcia, zeviT, JurnalistTan rom daeTreva. aq SemoSvebis Rirsi ar aris iseTi mawanwala, romelic arc ki kadrulobs, balRs gverdi auqcios. dabneuli durua kars moswyda da ukan gadmoxta, radgan qvemo sarTulis kibeze kabis mali Sriali da swrafi fexis xma moesma. male karzec daakakunes, romelic duruam is iyo miketa. gauRo Tu ara, q-ni de-mareli oTaxSi Semovarda da qSeniT, borZikiT Zlivs warmoTqva: gaigeT?... gaige-meTqi? duruam Tavi moikatuna da TvalTmaqcurad hkiTxa: ara... ra iyo, ra moxda? ver gaige, ra Seuracxyofa momayenes? vin? im binZurebma... iq, qveviT. ara, ar gamigia. magram, miTxari, ra moxda? qalma qviTini amouSva da erTi sityvac veRar amoTqva. duruam Sliapa moxada, kaba gauxsna, loginze miawvina da safeTqlebi sveli tiloTi dauzila. qali ixrCoboda. roca odnav damSvidda, brazs piri moxsna da sayvarels mosTxova, umalve qveviT Casuliyo, Cxubi gaemarTa da is uzrdelebi daexoca. durua ki Tavisas imeorebda: gaige, genacva: muSebia, ubralo xalxia. aba, ifiqre, saqme sasamarTloSi gaTavdeba. SeiZleba gicnon, dagapatimron, dagRupon. ar SeiZleba aseT xalxs gadaekido. maS ra vqna? me aq veRar moval. man miugo: am binidan gadaval, morCa da gaTavda! qalma wynarad upasuxa: ho, magram amas dro dasWirdeba. mere axali azri daebada da uceb gamoidara: yuri migde, erTi rame movifiqre. Sen nuraferze nu izruneb, yvelaferi me momande. xval diliT cisfer qaRalds miiReb Cemgan. ase eZaxdnen saqalaqo depeSebs, romelic cisfer qaRaldze iyo dawerili. man xelaxla gaiRima, radgan kmayofili iyo Tavisi gamogonebiT, romelsac jer ar eubneboda, da mis alerssa da ancobas bolo aRar uCanda. magram, roca ukanve Cadioda kibeze, xelaxla aRelda da sayvarlis mklavs mkvidrad daeyrdno, radgan muxlebi ekeceboda. kibeze aravin SexvedriaT. meore dRes durua gvian adga. TerTmet saaTze, roca jer isev loginSi iwva, fostis damtarebelma Sepirebuli `cisferi qaRaldi~ Caabara. gaxsna da waikiTxa. `paemani dRes, xuT saaTze, konstantinopolis quCa, 127. ubrZane, im binaSi SegiSvan, romelic qalbatonma duruam daiqirava.

klo gkocnis~. swored xuT saaTze Sevida is erT did keTilmowyobil saxlSi da mekares hkiTxa: qalbatonma duruam bina aq daiqirava? diax, batono! gTxovT, im binaSi mimaciloT. mekare SeCveuli iyo saCoTiro saqmeebs, sadac nametnavi sifrTxile iyo saWiro, amitom jer TvalebSi Sexeda, mere didi Sekvridan erTi gasaRebi amoarCia da hkiTxa: Tqven batoni durua brZandebiT? ra Tqma unda. amis Semdeg mekarem Seiyvana patara binaSi, romelic qvemo sarTulSi, mekaris binis pirdapir mdebareobda da ori oTaxisgan Sedgeboda. sastumro oTaxi sakmaod axali, arSiiani SpaleriT iyo akruli. wiTeli xis avejze gadakruli momwvano repsi yviTeli iribebiT iyo moxatuli. iatakze iseTi sabralo da Txeli xaliCa egdo, rom fexi xis iataks grZnobda. sawoli oTaxi imdenad patara iyo, rom kuTxeSi mdgar sawols oTaxis sami meoTxedi eWira. samagierod, didi sawoli idga, swored iseTi, romelic mxolod keTilmowyobil nomrebSi ipoeba: lurji, mZime repsis fardebiT Camofardaguli da wiTeli abreSumiT gadakruli bumbulis sabniT, romelsac aqa-iq raRac saeWvo laqebi emCneoda. durua amrezili, ukmayofilo iyo da fiqrobda: `aseTi bina metad Zvirad damijdeba. isev vali unda aviRo. ra sisulele moigona!~ kari gaiRo da aRtacebuli klotilda kabis SrialiTa da gaSlili mklavebiT qariviT SemoiWra. gana saucxoo bina ar aris? Tqvi, saucxoo ar aris? arc maRla asvla dagvWirdeba. qvemo sarTulSia da SegviZlia quCidan pirdapir SemovideT xolme. Tu saWiro iqneba, ise SemoviparebiT da gaviparebiT fanjridan, mekarec ki ver gaigebs. ra bednieri viqnebiT! duruam civad akoca, magram sakiTxavi ver hkiTxa, romelic enaze utrialebda. Sua oTaxSi mrgvali magida idga, klotildam Tan motanili nivTebi zed daalaga: sapnis naWeri, lubenis satualeto wylis flakoni, Rrubeli, Tmis sarWebiT savse kolofi, fexsacmlis Sesakravi kavi da Tmis dasaxvevi maSa, romelic xSirad sWirdeboda, radgan Sublze Tma mudam eweweboda xolme. axali binis morTva, dalageba da yvelafrisTvis sakuTari alagis miCena didxans arTobda klotildas. ujrebs aqoTebda da ambobda: cota sacvalic unda movitanoT. Tu saWiro iqneba, gamovicvliT. magaliTad, gzaSi rom didma wvimam damasvelos, aq gaviSrob. Senc da mec TiTo gasaRebi gveqneba, erTs ki mekares mivcemT. Tu Cveni gasaRebi Sin dagvaviwydeba, is gvaTxovebs. bina sami TviT daviqirave, ra Tqma unda, Sens saxelze: Cems gvars ver davasaxelebdi. duruam hkiTxa: qiris gadaxdis vada rodis aris? qalma ubralod upasuxa: ukve gadaxdilia, Cemo kargo. maS, me Seni movale var? ara, Cemo katuni, es Seni saqme ar aris. me Cems Tavs cotaodeni cuRlutobis neba miveci. durua TiTqos gajavrdao: arasodes! me magis nebas ver mogcem. klotildam saxeze mudara gaiSala, miuaxlovda, xelebi mxrebze dauwyo da

 JorJ, gexvewebi, ise mesiamovneba, ise, rom... dee, Cveni bude Cemi iyos, marto Cemi, ar unda gewyinos. an ratom unda iukadriso? me Cvens siyvarulSi Cemi wili Semaqvs. miTxari, rom Tanaxma xar, Cemo JorJ, miTxari... da eajeboda TvalebiT, pirsaxiT, mTeli Tavisi arsebiT. duruam jer bevri axvewnina da gabrazebiT uarze idga, Semdeg ki dauTmo, radgan klotildas sabuTebi samarTlianad moeCvena. sayvareli rom wavida, xelebis sresiT uTxra Tavis Tavs: rac unda iyos, saucxoo dedakacia. da arc ki dafiqrda, saidan, gulis romeli idumali kuTxidan amotivtivda dRes es azri. ramdenime dRis Semdeg isev saqalaqo depeSa miiRo: `dRes saRamos Cemi qmari brundeba. Tve-naxevari dahyo provinciaSi inspeqciisaTvis. erTi kvira unda moviTminoT. ra Znelia, sayvarelo! Seni klo~. durua gaocda. sul daaviwyda, rom klotildas qmari hyavda. neta erTxel mainc daenaxa misi saxe da gaego, rogori iyo, vin iyo es adamiani? moTminebiT elodeboda mis wasvlas, magram ori saRamo mainc `fli-berJerSi~-Si gaatara da orive raSelis oTaxSi daasrula. Semdeg, dilaze, axali depeSa miiRo, sadac mxolod oTxi sityva ewera: `dRes xuT saaTze klo~. daniSnul dros orTave adre mivida. klotilda siyvarulis qariSxaliviT eZgera, gulSi Caikra da mTeli saxe vnebiT daukocna. mere uTxra: roca xvevna-kocniT gavZRebiT, iqneb sadme sadilad wamiyvano? sul Tavisufali var. Tvis dasawyisi iyo. Tumca didi xania jamagiri avansad hqonda aRebuli, Tumca xSirad sesxulobda, mainc im dros SemTxveviT fuli hqonda da gaxarebuli iyo, rom sayvarelze cota rames daxarjavda. ra Tqma unda, Zvirfaso! upasuxa. saca gnebavdes, iq wavideT. Svid saaTze Sinidan gamovidnen da gareubnis bulvarebs dahyvnen. klotildas magrad eWira misi mklavi da yurSi CasCurCulebda: rom icode, ra siames mgvris SenTan xelgayrili siaruli, rogor mixaria, roca Sen myavxar gverdiT! ginda `latuilTan~ SeviaroT? klotildam upasuxa: ara, metismetad mdidrulia. me samxiarulo ram minda, ubralo, sadac mosamsaxureebi da muSa qalebi dadian. Zalian miyvars aseTi duqnebi. oh, neta sadme qalaqgareT SeiZlebodes gasvla! radgan duruas am ubanSi aseTi ram araferi eguleboda, amitom didxans ixetiales bulvarze da bolos Cavidnen erT sardafSi, sadac sadilic ipoveboda. klotildam fanjridan dainaxa ori TavSiSveli qali, romlebic ori mxedris pirdapir isxdnen. viwro, grZeli oTaxis siRrmeSi sami meetle sadilobda. iqve ijda erTi gamoucnobi xelobis kaci, romelic Cibuxs wevda. savarZelSi gaSotiliyo, Tavi sazurgeze gadaegdo, fexebi gaeWima da xelebi Sarvlis jibeebSi Caewyo. misi tanisamosi laqebis koleqcias hgavda, xolo magrad gatenili jibeebi gaberil mucels, da im muclidan boTlis yels, puris naWers, gazeTSi gaxveul raRacas da Tokis bolos amoeyoT Tavi. xSiri, areuli, gawewili, WuWyisagan ganacruli Tma hqonda, xolo qudi magidis qveS egdo. klotildas mosvlam da misma lamazma kabam STabeWdileba moaxdina. orive wyvilma CurCuli Sewyvita, meetleebma kamaTze xeli aiRes, xolo ucnaurma kacma piridan Cibuxi gamoiRo, gverdze gadaafurTxa, Tavi odnav moabruna da axalmosulebs Sexeda. q-ma de marelma waiCurCula: mSvenieria! karg alags movageniT. meorejer muSurad Cavicvam.

da Tavisuflad, uxamuSod miujda magidas, romelsac qoniani saWmlisgan da zeddaRvrili Rvinisgan kriali gahqonda etyoboda, rom mas gakvriT da iSviaTad wmenddnen. durua odnav Takilobda, odnav morcxvobda da Tavis cilindrisTvis Camosakidebels eZebda, da rom vera ipova ra, iqve skamze dado. ragu, cxvris xorcis TiTo naWeri da salaTi SeWames. klotilda imeorebda. gagiJebiT miyvars aseTi rame. glexi qalis gemovneba maqvs. aqauroba inglisur kafeze metad momwons. da Semdeg daumata: Tu ginda namdvilad masiamovno, sadme sacekvao alagas wamiyvane. erTi alagi vici. aqedan Sors ar aris. `TeTri dedofali~ hqvia. gaocebulma duruam hkiTxa: vin gaCvena is alagi? Sexeda da SeamCnia: klotilda gawiTlda da odnav airia, TiTqos am kiTxvas mis xsovnaSi raRac nazi mogoneba gamoewvios. mcire yoymanis Semdeg, romelic imdenad swrafi aqvT qalebs, rom misi danaxva mixvedriT Tu SeiZleba, klotildam miugo: erTma megobarma wamiyvana... da mcire dumilis Semdeg daumata: cocxali aRar aris. da bunebrivi sevdiT daxara Tvalebi. duruas axla mouvida azrad, Tu ramdenad ucnobi iyo misTvis am dedakacis warsuli. ocnebam gaitaca da Cafiqrda. ra Tqma unda, sayvarlebi manamdec eyoleboda, magram vin? rogori? uceb mZulvarebis da eWvianobis talRa moawva. mas SesZulda es dedakaci da yvelaferi, rac misTvis saidumloebiT iyo moculi, rac mas ar ekuTvnoda, rac sxvam ukve daaswro, rac am qalis guls da mis cxovrebas mostaca. Suriani TvaliT Sescqeroda Tavis sayvarels da Tanac brazobda am lamaz da mdumare TavSi Camalul idumalebaTa gamo, romelsac am Tavs am wamSi SeiZleba sinanuliT agondeboda sxva vinme an sxvebi. ra sixaruliT SeiWreboda durua mis mogonebaTa samyaroSi, ra siamiT gaCxrekda iqaurobas da yvelafers gaigebda, dasunavda, dainaxavda! q-ma de-marelma gaimeora: ras ityvi, wamiyvan Tu ara `TeTr dedofalSi~? iq wasvla CemTvis namdvili dResaswauli iqneboda. durua ki fiqrobda: `ara, ra Cemi saqmea misi warsuli? suleli var, rom amaze vwuxvar~. da RimiliT upasuxa: ra Tqma unda, Cemo Zvirfaso. quCaSi rom gamovidnen, de-marelma iseTi Cumi xmiT da idumali kiloTi ganagrZo, TiTqo did saidumloebas andobda: adre amis Tqma ver gavbede. ver warmoidgen, rarigad miyvars mamakacebisTvis Tvalyuris devna iseT alagebSi, sadac patiosani dedakaci ar dadis. karnavalis dros gimnazielis formas Cavicvam. es tanisamosi Zalian mixdeba. sacekvao darbazSi rom Sevidnen, de-mareli SiSiT da siamiT miekro sayvarels, Tanac aRtacebiT Sehyurebda kaxpebs, suteniorebs da drogamoSvebiT ise ambobda pirquSsa da uZrav policielze, TiTqo momavali xifaTis gamo TavisTavs amxnevebda: `amas Zalian saimedo ieri aqvs~. magram TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg yvelaferi moswyinda da duruam Sin waiyvana. male daiwyo mogzauroba saeWvo alagebSi, sadac mdabio xalxi erToba xolme. duruam SeniSna, rom imis sayvarels gagiJebiT uyvarda studenturi mxiaruli xetiali. daniSnul paemanze de-mareli TeTri selis kabiT da morTuli xilabandiT modioda subretis bafTiani xilabandiT. Tumca koxta, natifi da sada tanisamosi ecva, Tavis beWdebs, samajurebsa da briliantis sayureebs mainc ar iSorebda. durua exveweboda moexsna, magram is ase asabuTebda uars: dee iyos. yvela ifiqrebs, yalbi samkauliao.

Tanac egona, TiTqo didi ostatobiT iyo gadacmuli, namdvilad ki buCqebSi TavCamalul siraqlemas hgavda. ase dadioda yvela tavernaSi, romelTac cudi saxeli hqondaT gavardnili, Tanac surda, rom duruac muSurad Caecva, magram misi sayvareli uarze idga: cilindric ki ar moixada da kvlav kopwia bulvarelsa hgavda. aseTi sikerpis gamo de-mareli Tavs ase inugeSebda: `ifiqreben: moaxle iqneba da sayvarlad sufTa vaJi hyavso~, da aseTi komediiT camdis iyo aRtacebuli. Wvartlian saxalxo tavernebSi Sevidodnen xolme da koWl skamebze dasxdebodnen, Zvel magidas miusxdebodnen. oTaxSi mwvave kvamlis Rrubeli da moxrakuli Tevzis suni idga. xalaTiani xalxi Wiqebs awkrialebda da yayanebda. gaocebul mosamsaxures ori Wiqa daspirtuli alubali mohqonda da Tan am ucnaur wyvils aTvalierebda. qal-vaJi SiSiT da aRtacebiT TrToda. SemkrTali, almodebuli TvalebiT ixedebodnen aqeT-iqiT da lamazi feris tkbil sasmels patara ylupebiT svamdnen. yoveli gadakruli ylupi de-marelis TavSi SecodebasaviT SeiWreboda xolme da yoveli wveTi cxare da tkbili sasmelisa, romelic yelSi Casdioda, mwvave siamed eCveneboda da SeCvenebuli akrZalulis sitkboebas hgvrida. Semdeg dabali xmiT ityoda xolme: `wavideT~, da gamodiodnen. TavCaRunuli de-mareli Teatridan momavali msaxiobis swrafi da mokle nabijiT aRwevda Tavs loTebs, romelnic idayvebiT iyvnen magidebze dayrdnobili da eWviT da braziT Sescqerodnen mas. dires aqeT ise grZlad da SvebiT amoioxrebda xolme, TiTqos raRac saSinel xifaTs gadaurCao, da Tavis sayvarels kankaliT ekiTxeboda: Sen ras izam, aseT alagas upatiurad rom momeqces vinme? sayvareli Tavze xelaRebuliviT upasuxebda: ra unda vqna! ra Tqma unda, dagicav. aseTi pasuxiT gaxarebuli de-mareli xelze xels uWerda da SeiZleba idumali survilic hqonda, raTa mas uptiurad mopyrobodnen da gamosarClebodnen. SeiZleba, undoda enaxa, rogor daetakeboda erTmaneTs imis gulisTvis es xalxi, swored es gauTleli xalxi da misi sayvareli. ase daexetebodnen kviraSi orjer-samjer. bolos duruas mobezrda da, garda amisa, ukanasknel dros Zalian gauZnelda yovelTvis aT-aTi frankis Sovna etlebisa da sasmelisaTvis. axla mas mudmivi sazrunavi gauCnda ufro metic, vidre im dros, roca CrdiloeTis rkinigzaze msaxurobda. pirvel TveebSi, axal samsaxurSi rom gadmovida, Zalian bevrs xarjavda, uangariSod fantavda, Tanac mudam imedi hqonda, rom male did fuls iSovida, da amrigad Tavis maragsa da fulis mogebis fandebs swuravda. yvelaze martivi xerxi salarodan sesxis gamotana male amoiwura da axla oTxi Tvis jamagiri da momavali honoraris eqvsasi franki daedo valad. garda amisa, asi franki forestiesi emarTa, samasi Jak rivalisa, romelsac yvelasTvis mudam Ria hqonda jibe, da kidev mravali wvrili vali xuT-xuTi da oc-oci franki. sen-potens rCeva hkiTxa, sad da rogor eSova kidev asi franki, magram imanac veraferi mougona, Tumca metad moxerxebuli kaci iyo. aseTi gaWirvebis gamo durua sasowarkveTilebam moicva: misi moTxovnileba TandaTan matulobda da gaWirvebac Tanabrad awveboda. amitom yvelas mimarT gulSi brazi da mudmivi sianCxle daugubda, rac xSirad, mcire sababis da umciresi mizezis gamo umal gareT gamoxeTqavda xolme. zogjer Tavis Tavs ekiTxeboda, rogor SeeZlo TveSi saSualod aTasi franki daexarja, Tumca arafers zedmets ara flangavda da araviTar gulisTqmas an Jins ar ikmayofilebda. da iTvlida: rvafrankiani sauzme da Tormetfrankiani sadili bulvaris romelime kafeSi ukve luidors Seadgenda. amas rom mivumatoT dReSi aTi franki, romelic arasodes ar ici, sad da rogor ixarjeba, dReSi ocdaaTi franki gamova, rac TveSi cxraas franks

Seadgens. amas unda daematos tanisamosi, fexsacmeli, ubralo da gaxamebuli sacvali, gasarTobi, oTaxi da sxva mravali wvrilmani. da ai, 14 dekembers ukve jibeSi groSic aRar aRmoaCnda da cotaodeni fulis saSovnelad verc rame moigona. am dResac ise moiqca, rogorc uwin iqceoda: sauzmes aRar Wamda, xolo nasadilevs redaqciaSi midioda da gaborotebuli muSaobda. oTx saaTze sayvarlisagan depeSa miiRo: `ar ginda, erTad visadiloT? Semdeg cotas vixetialebT tavernebSi~. umalve upasuxa: `sadili SeuZlebelia~. Semdeg saamurad dros gatarebaze uaris Tqma ugunurebad moeCvena da miumata: `samagierod, cxra saaTze Cvens binaze gelodebi~. xarjis asacileblad depeSa redaqciis mosamsaxures gaatana da fiqrs Seudga, vaxSmisTvis saWiro Tanxa sadRa eSova. saRamos Svidi saaTisaTvis jer araferi hqonda moxerxebuli. Zlieri SimSiliT kuWi ewvoda. bolos Tavganwirulis xerxi ixmara: jer moicada, da roca yvela TanamSromeli zedized wavida da marto darCa, zari dareka. Semovida patronis mekare, romelic redaqciis sadarajod darCeniliyo. durua idga da nerviulad iqoTebda jibeebs, mere guldawyvetili xmiT mimarTa mekares: fukar, safule Sin damviwyebia, luqsemburgis baRSi ki sadili momelis. ormocdaaTi su masesxeT etlisTvis. mekarem sami franki amoiRo da hkiTxa: meti xom ara gnebavT, batono durua? ara, saWiro ar aris. meyofa. fuli gamostaca, sirbiliT daeSva kibeze, sadilad im duqanSi gaiqca, sadac gaWirvebis Jams Seirbenda xolme. cxra saaTze patara sastumro oTaxSi ijda, buxarTan Tbeboda da sayvarels elodeboda. male mouvida metad cocxali, mxiaruli da sicilisgan SewiTlebuli. ar ginda, gaviseirnoT? hkiTxa de-marelma. TerTmetze davbrundebiT. saucxoo haeria. duruam buzRuniT upasuxa: ra saWiroa? aqac kargia. de-mareli Sliapas ar ixdida: rom icode, ra mSvenivrad anaTebs mTvare! aseT darSi seirnoba namdvili gancxroma iqneba. SeiZleba agrec iyos, magram seirnobis gunebaze ara var, uxasiaTod upasuxa duruam. de-marels ewyina da gaukvirda: ra dagemarTa? ra kiloTi laparakob? gaseirneba minda. ar mesmis, ra aris aq gasajavrebeli? durua gabrazda. wamodga da me gajavrebuli ara var. yvelaferi mombezrda, morCa da gaTavda! de-mareli iseTi xasiaTis dedakaci iyo, romelsac winaaRmdegobis gaweva uaresad amwarebda xolme. xolo uzrdeloba akapasebda. zizRiT da civi samduraviT upasuxa: me magisTana mopyrobas SeCveuli ara var. maS marto waval. mSvidobiT! durua mixvda, rom saqme gamwvavda, swrafad mivarda sayvarels da orive xeli CamoarTva, Tan ukocnida da Tanac forxiliT exveweboda: Seminde, Zvirfaso, Seminde. dRes metismetad aSlili, metismetad gamwarebuli var. uamravi usiamovneba, samsaxuris davidaraba da sazrunavi damatyda... albaT, Senc gecodineba... klotilda odnav molba, magram jer ar damSvidebuliyo, da miugo: eg Cemi saqme ar aris. sulac ara msurs, rom Cemze amoiyaroT javri. JorJma mklavebi moxvia da savarZlisaken waiyvana:

 geyofa, Cemo Zvirfaso, yuri migde. me Seni wyena ar mindoda... arc ki mesmoda, ras geubnebodi. dasva da dauCoqa: xom Seminde? xom mapatie? miTxari, miTxari, mipatiebia-Tqo. klotildam Cumi, magram civi xmiT upasuxa: kargi, mipatiebia. icode, aseTi ambavi aRar gaimeoro. mere wamodga da daurTo: axla ki saseirnod wavideT. durua isev daCoqili idga. xelebi qalis welze hqonda moxveuli da luRluRebda: Zalian gTxov, nu wavalT. gexvewebi, davrCeT. gemudarebi, damiTme. neta icode, ra bednieri viqnebi, rom es saRamo Sens gverdiT gavataro... ganmartoebiT... ai aq, buxris piras. miTxari, ho-Tqo, miTxari. sayvarelma mokled da mtkiced upasuxa: ara. me seirnoba minda da Sens Jins ar avyvebi. durua mainc Tavisas Txoulobda: gexvewebi. damijere, sabuTic maqvs, Zalian seriozuli sabuTi, Zalian, Zalian! klotildam xelaxlad miugo: ara. Tu ar wamomyvebi, marto waval. mSvidobiT! xelidan gausxlta da erTi naxtomiT karTan gaCnda. JorJi mivarda da isev moexvia: yuri migde, klo, Cemo patara klo... damiTme-meTqi, erTxel mainc damiTme. klotilda sauarod iqnevda Tavs, kocnas erideboda da gasxltomas lamobda, JorJi ki kvlav luRluRebda: klo, Cemo patara klo, damijere, sapatio mizezi maqvs-meTqi. de-mareli Sedga, TvalebSi Caxeda: styui... ra mizezi gaqvs? durua gawiTlda, veRar moigona, ra eTqva. xolo aRSfoTebulma klotildam amxila: xom giTxari, styui-meTqi, turtliano pirutyvo! da gamwarebiT gaiwia, gausxlta. Tvalebze cremli ubrwyinavda. durua erTxel kidev eca mxrebSi da mzad iyo gamotexiliyo, oRond sayvareli ar daekarga, da uimedo xmiT uTxra: maS kargi. icode, erTi groSic ar maqvs jibeSi... aha, xom giTxari. klotilda uceb gaxevda da simarTlis gasagebad TvalebSi CaaSterda: rao, ra sTqvi? durua Tmis Ziramde gawiTlda: isa vTqvi, fuli ara maqvs-meTqi... gaige? erTi frankic ara maqvs, arc naxevari, rom erTi alubali mainc dagalevino, Tu SevediT sadme. aha, iseTi rame maTqmevine, rom sircxviliT viwvi. xom ar SemeZlo wamogyolodi, da roca mogvitandnen rames, guldinjad meTqva, danaxarjs ver gadavixdi-meTqi. klotilda kvlav Sehyurebda TvalebSi: maS... marTalia? duruam erT wuTSi amoibruna yvela jibe Sarvlis, Jiletis, zedatanisa da waiCurCula: aha!.. axla xom kmayofili xar? klotildam mklavebi gaSala da mxurvaled gadaexvia: vai Se sawyalo! Se sabralov, Sena! neta mcodnoda mainc. miambe, miambe, rogor moxda? dasva, muxlebze Camoujda, kiserze moexvia. ulvaSs, Tvalebs, tuCebs ukocnida da aambobinebda, Tu rogor mouvida duruas aseTi marcxi. JorJma gulamaCuyebeli SemTxveva moigona. is iZulebuli iyo mamisTvis eSvela, romelsac gaWirveba miadga, rac Senaxuli hqonda, sul misca da did valSic Cavarda. uambo da daumata:

 naxevar weliwads mainc unda gavuZlo SimSils. radgan yvela Cemi wyaro amovwure. aba ra vuyo, TiTo gaWirveba yvelas miadgeba xolme. Tumca ris maqnisia fuli! RmerTmani, imad ara Rirs, rom amdeni vizrunoT masze. klotildam yurSi CasCurCula: ginda gasesxo? Jurnalistma medidurad upasuxa: Zalian gulkeTili xar, Cemo Zvirfaso, magram gTxov, amaze nurafers metyvi, radgan Seuracxyofas mayeneb. sayvareli gaCumda. mere mZlavrad moexvia, miizida da Cumi xmiT uTxra: Sen verasodes ver gaigeb, rogor miyvarxar. es saRamo ubednieresi gamodga maTi siyvarulis istoriaSi, wasasvlelad rom emzadebodnen, klotildam gaiRima da isev Camougdo sityva: rogor gaexardeba, vinc Sens dReSia, jibeSi daviwyebuli fuli rom ipovos, romelic SemTxveviT sarCulis qveS mohyolia! ra Tqma unda! miugo JorJma. klotildas undoda fexiT wasuliyo, Tqva, mTvares kaSkaSi gaaqvs da misi mzera metad saamuri ram ariso. civi da sufTa Rame idga. aseTi dari dekembris dasawyisSi icis xolme. gamvlelebi da cxenebi ficxlad dadiodnen, radgan mcire yinva erekeboda maT, fexis nabijs maRali xma hqonda. klotildam hkiTxa: ginda zeg mnaxo? ra Tqma unda. isev cxraze, ara? cxraze iyos. maS mSvidobiT, Cemo Zvirfaso. da erTmaneTi nazad dakocnes. durua ukanve wamovida. ganieri nabijiT moalajebda da Tanac fiqrobda, ra moesazrebina xval wyeuli ufulobis gamo. roca Tavis oTaxSi kari SeaRo da asanTis amosaRebad jibeze xeli moisva, uceb gaocda: Jiletis jibeSi raRac fuls waawyda. lampa rom aanTo, saCqarod amoiRo da daxeda: luidori iyo, ocfrankiani oqro! jer egona, gavgiJdio. oqros xelSi atrialebda da lamobda gamoecno, ra saswauliT aRmoaCnda igi jibeSi. bolos da bolos, cidan xom ar Cauvarda! uceb mixvda da saSinelma SfoTma moicva. klotildas naTqvamic gaaxsenda: zogjer, gaWirvebis dros, sarCulis qveS fuls poulobeno. ra Tqma unda, mowyalebas miuxvda. vai sircxvilo! duruas lanZRva aRmoxda da daemuqra: maS kargi! zeg gavaxseneb, da mere rogor! damacados! da gasresil-gajavrebuli, swrafad Cawva loginSi. gvian gaiRviZa da SimSili igrZno. lamobda xelaxla daeZina da orze amdgariyo. mere TavisTavs uTxra: `ara, ase Sors ver waval. bolos da bolos, unda viSovo Tu ara fuli?~ da daimedebuli gamovida gareT: iqneb quCaSi mainc movigono rameo. magram TavSi araferi mosdioda. restorans rom Cauvlida xolme, mwvave SimSilisgan piri nerwyviT evseboda. radgan SuadRemde veraferi moigona, ucbad gadawyvita: `ra bedenaa! klotildas fuliT visauzmeb da xval davubruneb~. or-naxevari franki Wamaze daxarja da redaqciaSi Sevida. sami franki mekares misca da uTxra: ai, fukar, guSin rom gzis fuli masesxeT. Svidamde imuSava. mere sadilad wavida da imave fulidan sami franki kidev daxarja. saRamoze ori Wiqa ludic dalia da daTvala: im dRes klotildas namowyalevs cxra franki da ocdaaTi santimi daaklda. da radgan erT dRe-RameSi verc kredits aRidgenda da verc axal wyaros iSovida, meore dRes eqvs-naxevari franki kidev daaklo im fuls, romelic im saRamos unda daebrunebina. daniSnul paemanze rom mivida, jibeSi oTxi franki da oci santimiRa hqonda.

ZaRliviT gaanCxlebuli iyo da gadawyvita yovelive umal gamoerkvia. sayvarels saTqmelic Seumzada: `guSinwin rom oci franki Camide jibeSi, icode, vipove. dResve ver gibruneb, radgan Cemi saqme ar Secvlila da agreTve imitom, rom dRes fulisTvis ar mecala. magram Segxvdebi Tu ara meorejer, ueWvelad dagibruneb~. klotildac movida nazi, Tavmdabali da qlesa. rogor dauxvdeba JorJi? sayvedurebi rom Tavidan aecilebina, didxans hkocnida da exveoda. durua ki TavisTavs eubneboda: `jer kidev maqvs dro. sababs vupovi da vetyvi~. magram sababi ver ipova da araferic ar uTxra, Tanac aseT saCoTiro saqmeze laparakis Camogdebac examuSeboda. klotilda seirnobaze aRarafers ambobda da JorJis gulis mogebas lamobda. erTmaneTs SuaRameze gaSordnen da Semdegi paemani mxolod momavali kviris oTxSabaTisTvis daniSnes: q-n de-marels mravalgan eloda sanadimo sadili. meore dRes, sadili rom gaaTava da gadarCenil oTx franks dauwyo Zebna, duruas jibeSi xuTi cali moneta aRmoaCnda da erTi maTgani oqrosi gamodga. jer egona, es oci franki albaT guSin xurdas gadmohyvao. magram Semdeg mixvda da am axali namowyalevis gamo guli damcirebiT auCqrolda. rogor nanobda axla, rom guSin klotildas araferi uTxra! maSin rom susxianad gaekicxa, duruas ase aRar daamcirebdnen. oTx dReSi xuTi luidoris ZebnaSi mravali xerxi da ZalRone daxarja amaod da klotildas meore luidoric Wamaze gaaniava. sayvarels rom Sexvda, mtkiced uTxra: `ici ras getyvi: xumrobas Tavi daanebe, Torem gamabrazeb~. da meore dRes Sarvlis jibeSi isev luidori ipova. `daswyevlos eSmakma!~ wamoiZaxa da is oqro Sarvlis jibidan Jiletis jibeSi gadmoido, radgan erTi santimic aRar hqonda, Tan mSfoTav sindiss imSvidebda: `mTel vals erTad davubruneb. marTali rom vTqvaT, valad maZlevs, meti xom araferia!~ bolos gazeTis molarem misi vaeba da mudara Seiwynara da dReSi xuTi frankis micemas dahpirda. sadilisTvis sakmarisi iyo, magram am fuliT samoc franks vals ver gadaixdida. klotildas xetialis Jini daubrunda. winandeburad parizis saeWvo alagebSi daqroda da aseTi gabeduli Ramis Semdeg durua yovelTivs erT oqros poulobda an jibeSi, an fexsacmelSi, an kidev saaTis budeSi, da amas ise SeeCvia, rom aRarc ki brazobda. radgan mis sayvarels xetialis iseTnairi Jini hqonda, rom durua amJamad ver Seusrulebda, gana bunebrivi ar iyo, rom klotilda amjobinebda TviTonve exarja fuli, vidre xeli aeRo sasiamovno cxovrebaze? ase msjelobda Jurnalisti, da radgan amgvarad miRebuli fuli sesxad miaCnda, wignakSi iwerda da ganzraxuli hqonda, odesme daebrunebina. erTxel, saRamo Jams, klotildam uTxra: damijereb Tu ara, `foli-berJerSi~-Si erTxelac ar vyofilvar. ar ginda, wamiyvano? durua Seyoymanda, radgan raSelTan Sexvedrisa eSinoda. Semdeg moisazra: `sisulelea! bolos da bolos, coliani xom ara var. Tu raSelma dagvinaxa, mixvdeba da ar damelaparakeba. esec rom ar iyos, loJas aviReb~. da erTma azrmac aiZula daTanxmebuliyo: sasiamovno iyo, SemTxveviT esargebla, q-n demarelisTvis ufaso loJa mierTmia da, amrigad, madloba gadaexada. klotilda karetaSi datova da bileTis asaRebad wavida, raTa sayvarels ar daenaxa, rom ufasod Sehyavda. mere Camosva da TeatrSi Seiyvana. kontroliorma dabla daukra Tavi. foie savse iyo da moyayane xalxSi Zlivs gaikvlies gza. bolos TavianT loJaSi Sevidnen da CaketilSi dasxdnen: erTi mxriv, uZravi parteri hqondaT, xolo meore mxriv aCoCoqolebuli talanebi.

q-ni de-mareli sul ar uyurebda scenas da garTuli iyo mxolod kaxpebiT, romelnic mis zurgs ukan laparakobdnen. wamdauwum ukan ixedeboda, aTvalierebda da wyurvili hklavda, gaxaxuneboda da xeliT gaesinja maTi korsetebi, loyebi, Tma da gaego, ra sulierebi iyvnen es qalebi. uceb duruas uTxra: aq erTi msuqani da Savgvremani qali dadis da daJinebiT gvaTvalierebs. momeCvena kidevac, TiTqos CvenTan mosvla da dalaparakebac undodes. icnob? duruam miugo: ara. albaT Secdi. namdvilad ki didi xania Tvali mohkra raSels, romelic iqve axlos daeTreoda, Tanac gaborotebul Tvalebs aelvebda da enaze momdgar wyevlas Zlivs imagrebda. xalxs rom miapobda, duruam odnav gahkra mklavi, raSelma ki dabali xmiT uTxra: `gamarjoba!~, Tanac Tvali Caukra: `mesmiso~. duruas eSinoda, mis sayvarels ar SeemCnia, da amitom Tavazian salamze pasuxi ar misca: Tavaweulma tuCebi zizRiT Caikeca da gverdze civad gauara. raSeli uneburad eWvma moicva. gamobrunda, mklavi gahkra da ufro xmamaRla miaZaxa: `JorJ, gamarjoba!~ duruam isev araferi upasuxa. maSin raSelma gadawyvita gamocnaureboda da salmis mocema aeZulebina, amitom duruas loJis irgvliv daiwyo siaruli da xelsayrel dros eZebda. SeamCnia Tu ara, rom q-ma de-marelmac Tvali aadevna mas, raSelma duruas mxarze xeli daado da uTxra: gamarjoba! rogora xar? Jurnalistma arc ki moixeda. ha, ra mogivida? xmas aumaRla raSelma, xuTSabaTs aqeT dayruvdi Tu sxva rame dagemarTa? duruam isev ar upasuxa. lamobda, SeenarCunebina Rirseba, romelic nebas ar aZlevda am gasasyidi dedakacis winaSe Tundac erTi sityviT daemcirebina Tavi. raSelma braziT gadixarxara da uTxra: maS, munji xar? am qalbatonma xom ar mogakvnita eg ena? durua ficxlav SeinZra da gamwarebiT SesZaxa: vin mogcaT neba, egre rom melaparakebiT! aqedan damekargeT, Torem axlave dagapatimrebT. raSels Tvalebi aenTo, kiseri gausivda da maS, agre? Sehyvira. hai, Se salaxanav, Sena! raki qalTan iweqi, salami mainc mieci. da Tu dRes sxva gombio moiyvane, Tavi mainc ar unda momarido. weRan rom CemTvis cotaodeni yuradReba mogeqcia, roca gverdze gagiare, Tavs daganebebdi. magram Sen yoyloCinoba irCie. maS, damacade! me Sen gaCveneb ampartavnobas! maS, salamis mocemac aRar gekadreba?! kidev didxans iyvirebda, magram am dros q-ma marelma loJis kari gaaRo da xalxSi Sevarda, Tan dabneuli eZebda gamosasvlel kars. durua daedevna da lamobda dasweoda. raSelma rom gaqceulebi dainaxa, meti rixiT Seutia: daiWiT! daiWireT! sayvareli mompara! irgvliv xarxari atyda. orma mamakacma de-marels xumrobiT mxrebSi waavlo xelebi da orivem sakocnelad miiwia. magram duruam droze miuswro, qali ZaliT gaagdebina xelidan da quCaSi gaiyvana. de-mareli Teatris win mdgar cariel etlSi axta. duruac ahyva, da roca meetlem hkiTxa, saiT gnebavTo, upasuxa: `saiTac gindodeT~. etli ZunZuliT migoravda. klotildas nervuli krunCxva daemarTa. pirisaxeze xelebi aifara da ixrCoboda. duruam aRar icoda, ra eTqva da ra eqna. bolos, misi tirili rom moesma, aluRluRda: yuri migde, klo, Cemo patara klo... maTqmevine... me ubralo var... is qali didi xania gavicani... uwin gavicani.

uceb klotildam saxe gamoaCina da motyuebuli Seyvarebuli qalis saSineli braziT Sepyrobilma, romelmac ena Zlivs amoidga, borZikiT, sxapuniT, nawyvetad da xrCobiT daiwyo: ooh, Se ubeduro!.. ubadruko!.. masxarad migdeb, gana! SesaZlebelia? dasajerebelia? vai sircxvilo!.. RmerTo Cemo, es ra sircxvili vWame! es ra saSinelebaa! da rac ufro unaTldeboda goneba da TavSic axali azrebi ebadeboda, imdenad ufro meti sianCxliT hkioda: maS, Cemi fuliT yidulobdi im gombios, gana! da mec amisTvis gaZlevdi fuls? hoi, saZagelo! sazizRaro! salaxanav! ramdenime wams TiTqo meore sityvas, ufro magars eZebda, magram ver poulobda. Semdeg ise aRmoxda gulidan, TiTqo gadafurTxeba ewadao: `ooh, Roro!.. Roro!.. Roro!.. Roro!..~ da meti rom veRaraferi moigona, isev gaiZaxoda: `Roro!.. Roro!..~ sarkmelSi gadmoeyuda, meetles saxeloze miswvda da miaZaxa: SesdeqiT! Tan kari gaaRo da quCaSi gadaxta. JorJsac undoda gadmosuliyo, magram gaafTrebulma sayvarelma iseTi ZaliT miaZaxa: `ar gabedo!~ rom gamvlelebma mis garSemo SequCeba daiwyes. duruas aliaqoTis SeeSinda da adgilidan veRar daiZra. klotildam safule amoiRo, farnis Suqze gavida, or-naxevari franki gadmosTvala, meetles gadasca da mTrTolvare xmiT uTxra: ai, aiReT... erTi saaTisas gaZlevT... me vixdi... es aramzada ki bursos quCaze waiyvaneT, batiniolSi. Tavmoyril xalxSi sicili moisma. erTma vaJbatonma Tqva: `yoCaR, koxta qalo!~, xolo meore avara ymawvilma etlis Ria karebSi Tavi Sehyo da wvrili xmiT SesZaxa: `saRamo mSvidobisa, bibi~! mere etlic daiZra da xalxis sicili Tan gaiyola. Tavi meeqvse meore diliT JorJ duruam daRvremili Tvalebi Zlivs gaaxila. nela Caicva, sarkmels miujda da fiqrs mieca. sul damtvreuli iyo, TiTqos wina dRes vinmes Zlier daebeJa. fulis Sovnis saWiroebam SeanjRria, wamoayena da forestiesTan waiyvana. megobari kabinetSi ijda da buxarTan Tbeboda. ram agayena ase adre? hkiTxa. Zalian saWiro saqmem. gadaudebelma valma. qaRaldis valma? durua Seirya. mere upasuxa: ho, qaRaldis valma. bevria? xuTasi frankia. namdvilad ki mxolod orasoTxmoci emarTa. forestiem undoblad hkiTxa: visi gmarTebs? duruam uceb ver upasuxa: erTisa... vinme karlvilisa. hoo, sada cxovrobs? iq... im quCaze. forestiem gaicina: `SarSandeli Tovlis quCaze, ara? mec vicnob im vaJbatons, Cemo kargo. Tu ginda, oci franki kidev momepoveba SenTvis, amaze mets ki ver mogcem~. duruam erTi oqro CamoarTva. Semdeg yvela Tavis nacnobs Camouara, yvelas Sin ewvia da bolos, xuT saaTze, oTxmoci franki Zlivs moagrova.

radgan orasic sWirdeboda, gadawyvita, es fuli xeluxlebliv Seenaxa da TavisTavs uTxra: `aba ra vuyo! aseTi fexsusti qalisTvis Wkuaze xom ver SeviSlebi. roca meqneba, mivcem~. or kviras momWirned da TavSemagrebiT cxovrobda, Tanac metad mtkice ganzraxviT iyo SeWurvili. magram mere isev mwvave siyvarulma Seipyro. eCveneboda, TiTqo Zalian bevri dro gavida mas Semdeg, rac qali eWira mklavebSi, da rogorc xmeleTis danaxvaze mezRvaurs giJuri foriaqi aitacebs xolme, aseTive TrTola awvalebda duruasac yoveli kabis danaxvaze. erT saRamos xelaxla Seixeda `foli berJerSi~ im imediT, rom iq raSels ipovida. Sevida Tu ara, umalve Tvali mohkra. RimiliT da gawvdili xeliT gaemarTa misken, magram raSelma TaviTfexamde aavlo Tvali da civad hkiTxa, ra gnebavT? duruam gaRimeba scada. geyo, nu ipranWebi. kaxpam zurgi Seaqcia da Tqva: me alfonsebTan saqme ara maqvs. raSelma yvelaze mwvave sityva ipova. duruas sisxli eca TavSi da Sin marto dabrunda. daosebuli, dasustebuli da mudmivi xveliT daZabunebuli forestie duruas sicocxles umwarebda redaqciaSi da misTvis TiTqos gangeb eZebda yvelaze sazizRarsa da saTakilo saqmes. erTxel duruam saWiro cnobebi ver moutana. forestie kinaRam daixrCo xveliT. nervebi aforiaqebuli hqonda da waiburtyuna: RmerTo Cemo, Sen ufro suleli yofilxar, vidre megona. duruam kinaRam sila gaartya, magram Tavi Seimagra da muqariT wavida: `maS damaca, male gadagixdi!~ erTma azrma gaurbina TavSi da daumata: `rqebs dagadgam, Cemo kargo, javrs Sens colze amoviyri~. axalma gegmam sixaruliT aavso da xelebis fSvnetiT wavida. gadawyvita sawadelis Sesrulebas xvalve Sesdgomoda da meore dRes niadagis mosasinjad q-n foresties ewvia. misi megobris coli savarZelSi ijda da wigns kiTxulobda. adgilidan arc ki daiZra. mxolod Tavi moibruna, xeli gauwoda da uTxra: gamarjoba, lamazo megobaro. duruas TiTqos sila gaawneso: mag saxels rad meZaxiT? diasaxlisma RimiliT upasuxa: warsul kviras q-n de-marels Sevxvdi da gavige, rom iq TqvenTvis aseTi saxeli SeurqmeviaT. axalgazrda qalis lmobierma kilom siTamame daubruna. Tumca risi unda Sineboda? qalbatonma forestiem ganagrZo: Cems megobar de-marels anebivrebT, me ki mxolod Tvis ocdaTeqvsmetSi gagondebiT xolme, gana! durua gverdiT miujda da ise dauwyo sinjva, rogorc ostati lamaz naxelavs aTvalierebs xolme. q-ni forestie iyo mSvenieri, nazi, mxurvale, qera da mxolod alersisTvis dabadebuli. `imas, ueWvelad, sjobia~, fiqrobda stumari da gamarjvebis sruli rwmena hqonda. `oRond xeli unda gaviSviro da mwife xili movwyvito~. da mtkice xmiT uTxra: imitom ar movdivar TqvenTan, rom vfiqrob, ase ajobebs. rogor? ratom? ratom? ver mimixvdiT? vera, ver migixvdiT. imitom, rom... miyvarxarT... odnav, sul odnav, da ar minda sul Caveflo siyvarulSi.

q-n foresties arc gaoceba daetyo, arc gajavreba, arc pirferobis siame. isev Tavisi gulgrili RimiliT iRimeboda. mere dinji kiloTi miugo: miuxedavad amisa, mainc SeiZleba zogjer CemTanac SemoixedoT xolme. Cemi xangrZliv Seyvareba yovlad SeuZlebelia. misma kilom ufro gaaoca durua, vidre sityvam, da hkiTxa: ratom? imitom, rom amaod Caivlis, da mec moarSiyes umalve vagrZnobineb xolme amas. Tqveni SiSi adreve rom geTqvaT CemTvis, maSinve gagamxnevebdiT da gTxovdiT, rac SeiZleba xSirad SemogevloT xolme CemTan. duruam aweuli xmiT SesZaxa: kargi iqneboda, Cveni grZnoba Cvens brZanebas emorCilebodes. diasaxlisi miubrunda: Zvirfaso megobaro, Seyvarebuli mamakaci CemTvis amoSlilia cocxalTa siidan. Cemis azriT, is tutucdeba, da marto tutuci ki ar aris, aramed saxifaToc. yvelas, vinc Semiyvarebs, an marwmunebs, viTom vuyvarde, umalve samudamod vSordebi xolme: aseTi adamiani jer usiamovnod meCveneba, Semdeg ki saeWvodac. aseTi kaci momagonebs cofian ZaRls, romelsac SeiZleba uceb daemarTos bneda. amitom mas moralur karantins vumarTav im dromde, sanam seni ar gauvlis. daixsomeT Cemi naTqvami. Zalian kargad vici, rom TqvenTvis siyvaruli karg madas udris, CemTvis ki, pirukuRma, SeiZleba, Taviseburi... sulTa urTierTobac iyos, romelic mamakacis grZnobisTvis miuRwevelia. Tqven mxolod sityva gesmiT, me ki sityvac da sulic. magram... aba kargad SemomxedeT TvalebSi... diasaxlisi aRar iRimeboda. saxe dinji da civi hqonda. mcire dumilis Semdeg ganagrZo, Tanac yovel sityvas xazgasmiT ambobda: arasodes, arasodes Tqveni sayvareli ar gavxdebi, gesmiT? amitom srulebiT usargeblo, TqvenTvis cudic ki iqneba, Tu amis Semdegac Tqvens survils daiJinebT da masze xels ar aiRebT. axla ki... am operaciis Semdeg, davmegobrdeT, namdvilad davmegobrdeT da yvela biwieri zraxva moviSoroT. durua mixvda, rom aseTi udavo ganCinebis Semdeg yovelgvari xriki unayofo iqneboda, da umalve uyoymanod dasTanxmda, Tanac aRtacebuli iyo imis gamo, rom cxovrebis gzaze aseT mokavSires Soulobda. duruam orive xeli gauSvira da uTxra: ganageT Cemi Tavi, rogorc gsurdeT. duruas xmaSi madlenas wrfeli kilo moeCvena da TviTonac orive xeli gauwoda. duruam orive zedized daukocna da Tavi rom aswia, ubralod uTxra: oh, TqvenisTana qali rom mepova, ra sixaruliT SevirTavdi! axla ki misma naTqvamma gasWra da q-n foresties guli autoka: aseT grZnobas iwvevs xolme qalis gulSi mizans monaxvedri qaTinauri, da imanac iseTi swrafi da madlieri Tvali aavlo axal megobars, romelic Cven, mamakacebs, dedakacis monad gvxdis xolme. radgan duruam aRar icoda, rogor gaegrZelebina saubari, madlena mis saxelos TiTiT Seexo da tkbilad uTxra: me axlave unda Sevudge megobris movaleobas. Tqven, Cemo Zvirfaso, sakmaod gaqnili ar yofilxarT... da yoymanis Semdeg hkiTxa: neba meZleva gulaxdilad giTxraT? diax. srulebiT gulaxdilad? sul, srulebiT. maS, ai, ras getyviT. sadarbazod mibrZandiT qalbaton valterTan, romelic Zalian gafasebT, da Tavi moawoneT. Tqveni qaTinaurebi iq Tavis adgilze daixarjeba, Tumca is patiosani dedakacia, gesmiT, srulebiT patiosania-meTqi. es ki icodeT: imedi... taciobis imedi nurc iq geqnebaT, samagierod, Tu xSirad ivliT, saukeTeso rames ipoviT. me vici, rom redaqciaSi jerjerobiT mcire alagi giWiravT, magram nu geSiniaT: gazeTis yvela

TanamSromels valteris ojaxSi Tanabari TavaziT xvdebian xolme. maS damijereT da SeiareT. duruam RimiliT upasuxa: didad gmadlobT. Tqven angelozi brZandebiT... Cemi mfarveli angelozi. mere saubari sxva saganze gadavida. durua didxans darCa: surda madlenasaTvis eniSnebina, rom masTan yofna sasiamovno iyo, da wasvla rom daapira, xelaxla hkiTxa: maS megobrebi varT? megobrebi varT. da radgan duruam Tavidanve igrZno mis mier naTqvami pirveli qaTinauris Zala da gavlena, axlac mniSvnelovani kiloTi uTxra: da Tu odesme daqvrivdebiT, pirvel kandidatad migulveT. Tqva da swrafad gavida, raTa misTvis gajavrebis dro ar mieca. q-n valterTan darbazobas mainc erideboda: dapatiJebuli ar iyo da ar surda es misvla uzrdelobaSi CamoerTvaT. patroni misi mwyalobeli iyo, mis samsaxursac afasebda da gaWirvebis dros mas mudam gamoiyenebda xolme. maS ratom ar unda isargeblos duruam am garemoebiT da ar Sevides imis ojaxSi? da erT mSvenier dRes diliT adre adga, bazarSi gavida da aT frankad oci saucxoo msxali iyida. mere gulmodgined Caalaga mogrZo kalaTSi, Soridan motanilis ieri misca da qalbaton valteris mekares gadasca, Tanac sadarbazo baraTi daayola, romelzedac ewera: JorJ durua umorCilesad sTxovs qalbaton valters, ZRvnad miiRos msxali, romelic man dRes diliT miiRo normandiidan. da meore dRes redaqciaSi, Tavis safosto yuTSi sapasuxo baraTi miiRo qn valterisagan, `romelic JorJ duruas gulwrfel madlobas uxdis da stumrebs SabaTobiT iRebs~. da duruac imave SabaTs estumra. valteri sakuTar saxlSi, malzerbis bulvarze cxovrobda, da radgan saqmiani da momWirne kaci iyo, saxlis naxevari gaqiravebuli hqonda. erTaderTi mekare orive binis Sua cxovrobda da orive binis karebs aRebda xolme. tanad eklesiis mekares hgavda: msuqan wvivebze TeTri, maRalyeliani windebi hqonda gamowkepili, xolo misi oqrosRilebiani da wiTelsarCuliani livrea im saxls mdidrul iers aZlevda. sastumro oTaxi zemo sarTulSi iyo, xolo misaReb oTaxs qsovili hqonda akruli da fardebiT iyo morTuli. skamebze ori laqia Tvlemda. erTma duruas palto CamoarTva, meorem ki joxi, kari gauRo, ramdenime nabijiT win gauswro, mere gverdze gadga, win SeuSva da cariel darbazSi misi saxeli da gvari daiZaxa. axalgazrda kaci iqaurobas mokrZalebiT aTvalierebda da uceb sarkeSi ramdenime kaci dainaxa, romlebic, albaT Sors isxdnen. radgan sarkem moatyua, jer yalbi geziT wavida, mere ori carieli oTaxic gaiara da Sevida raRac patara buduarSi, romelic yviTelyvavilebiani cisferi abreSumiT iyo akruli. mrgvali magidis irgvliv oTxi qali ijda da xmadabla saubrobda. magidaze Cai edgaT finjnebiT. durua guldajerebuli kaci iyo. parizuli cxovrebisa da nametnav ki Tavisi xelobis wyalobiT sakmao siTamamec hqonda: did vaJbatonebs xSirad xvdeboda da gaiwvrTna, magram darbazobis Taviseburi ieris da cariel oTaxebSi mogzaurobis gamo mainc daibna da morcxvi TvalebiT diasaxliss dauwyo Zebna. Cems Tavs neba miveci da... wailuRluRa. q-ma valterma gauwoda xeli, romelic axalmosulma TavdaxriT CamoarTva.

 didad davalebuli var Tqvens mier, radgan Cem sanaxavad mobrZandiT, uTxra qalbatonma da savarZelze miuTiTa. durua ufro daeca zed, vidre dajda: ufro maRali egona, vidre namdvilad iyo. siCume Camovarda. baasi erTma dedakacma ganaaxla. laparakobdnen imaze, rom didi sicive daiwyo, magram arc imdenad Zlieri, rom saxadi SeeCerebina da SesaZlebeli yofiliyo cigurebiT esrialaT. yvelam Tavisi azri gamoTqva yinvis rolis Sesaxeb parizis cxovrebaSi. Semdeg gadavidnen imaze, Tu wlis romeli dro sjobia, da yvelam Cveulebrivi sabuTi moitana, romelic ise avsebs xolme Tavs, rogorc mtveri oTaxs. kari Cumad SemoaRes. duruam Tavi miibruna da minian karSi sqeli dedakaci dainaxa. Semovida Tu ara buduarSi, erTi stumari qali wamodga, yvelas xeli CamoarTva da gavida. roca midioda, axalgazrda kacma sarkeebSi imis zurgs aadevna Tvali da giSris mZivTa kriali dainaxa. roca xelaxla dasxdnen, uceb baasi gaabes sazRvao SeiaraRebaze, aRmosavleTis omsa da inglisis gaWirvebaze samxreT afrikaSi. qalebi ise laparakobdnen amaze, TiTqo dazepirebul gakveTils imeorebdnen, an mravaljer Sesrulebulsa da sazogadoebaSi miRebul zrdilobian komedias TamaSobdnen. erTi patara da daxuWuWebuli qera qalbatonic Semovida. misma mosvlam erTi maRali, Suaxnis, gamxdari dedakacis wasvla gamoiwvia. axla imaze Camovarda saubari, Tu ramdeni Sansi hqonda b-n lines, akademiis wevrad aerCiaT. axalmosuls mtkiced sjeroda, rom am alags b-ni kabanon-leba waarTmevda, romelmac `don kixoti~ mSvenivrad galeqsa da piesad gadaakeTa. ar iciT? momaval zamTars `odeonSi~ dadgamen. marTla? ueWvelad vnaxav, Tu rogor dasrulda aseTi literaturuli cda. q-ni valteri yvelaferze Sesafer pasuxs iZleoda, saamurs, dinjsa da moxdenils, Tanac saTqmelze sulac ar hfiqrobda: pasuxi windawinve hqonda momzadebuli. oTaxebSi bindi wveboda. diasaxlisma dareka da lampebis anTeba ubrZana, Tanac yurs ugdebda saubars, romelic moCuxCuxe wyarosaviT arc erTi wuTiT ara wydeboda, da amave dros imazedac fiqrobda, rom momavali sadilisaTvis mosawvevi baraTebis dasabeWdad liTografiaSi Sevla ar daviwyeboda. jer isev lamazi iyo, Tumca odnav sisrule datyoboda. igi axlos idga im xnovanebasTan, roca sabediswero cvlileba xdeba xolme, da am silamazes jerjerobiT mravalnairi mzrunvelobiT, sifrTxiliT, higieniTa da kanis salbuniT inaxavda. etyoboda, gonieri, Wkviani da zomieri iyo da im dedakacebs hgavda, romelTac franguli baRiviT movarcxnil-molokili Wkua aqvT. iq moulodnels verafers waawydebiT, samagierod, erTgvar siturfes ipoviT. Wkua praqtikuli da maxvili hqonda, romelic fantaziis, gulkeTilobisa da Tavdadebis magivrobas uwevda da, garda amisa, arc dinji keTilmosurneoba aklda, romelsac yvelaze da yvelaferze xarjavda. diasaxlisma SeniSna, rom duruas jer erTi sityvac ar eTqva, rom mas aravin elaparakeboda da, rogorc etyoboda, amis gamo darcxvenili iyo. raki stumrebi isev akademiaze msjelobdnen, romelic maT Soris mudam xangrZliv davas iwvevda, diasaxlisma hkiTxa: batono durua, Tqven vis miscemdiT upiratesobas? am mxriv Cvenze meti unda gesmodeT. man uyoymanod upasuxa: me kandidatebis sadavo damsaxurebas ufro nakleb yuradRebas vaqcev, vidre maTs xnovanebas da janmrTelobas. me maTi moRvaweoba ki ar mainteresebs, aramed maTi avadmyofoba. Cemis azriT, umniSvneloa, gadaTargmnes Tu ara leqsad lope de vega. gacilebiT ufro mniSvnelovania, Tu rogori Tirkmeli aqvs maT, an guli, RviZli da xerxemlis tvini. gulis siganieres an dawyebul sidambles, Cemis mosazrebiT, asjer ufro meti mniSvneloba aqvs, vidre ormoctomian gamokvlevas `samSoblos idea barbarosTa poeziaSi~.

amgvarma msjelobam yvela gaaoca. qalbatonma valterma RimiliT hkiTxa: ratom? duruam miugo: imitom, rom me mudam qalebis interesebze vzrunav. akademia mxolod maSin gainteresebT, roca akademikosi mokvdeba xolme, da rac ufro xSirad ixocebian, Tqvenc ufro xSirad gsiamovnebT. maSasadame, raTa xSir-xSirad daixocon, saWiroa akademiaSi ufro xnieri da daavadebuli avirCioT xolme. da radgan yvela mosaubre isev gaocebuli iyo, duruam daumata: am mxriv me Tqvengan arafriT ar gamovirCevi. parizul qronikaSi siamovnebiT vkiTxulob xolme cnobas romelime akademikosis gardacvalebaze da Cem Tavs vekiTxebi: `neta vin daiWers imis alags?~, Tan Cemebur sias Sevadgen xolme. es Taviseburi TamaSia, saamuri TamaSi, romelsac parizis yvela salonSi TamaSoben mudam, roca romelime akademikosi ukuneTSi gadasaxldeba. ai amas hqvia `sikvdilis da ormoci bebris TamaSi~. Tumca qalebi jer mxolod ver daeTanxmnen, magram TandaTan mainc Rimili moeriaT: duruas Sedareba metad maxvili eCvenaT. Semdeg wamodga da daasrula: akademiis wevrebs Tqven irCevT, qalbatonebo, imisaTvis irCevT, raTa male daixocon. maS isev bebrebi airCieT, Zalian bebrebi, yvelaze ufro bebrebi da mets nuraferze izrunebT. da moxdenilad, rxeviT, mardi nabijiT gavida. erTma stumarma ganacxada: Zalian sasiamovno vaJia, vin aris? q-ma valterma upasuxa: Cveni TanamSromelia. jerjerobiT wvrilman sagazeTo saqmes asrulebs, magram eWvi ara maqvs, male dawinaurdeba. kmayofili durua mxiarulad moalajebda malzerbis bulvarze da fiqrobda: `kargi dasawyisia~. im saRamos raSels Seurigda. meore kviras ori ambavi moxda: durua `gamoZaxilebis~ ganyofilebis gamged daniSnes da q-n valterTan sadilad miiwvies. umalve mixvda, rom orive ambavi erTmaneTTan mWidrod iyo dakavSirebuli. `safrangeTis cxovreba~, upirveles yovlisa, fulis gazeTi iyo da misi patronic fulis kaci iyo, romelic gazeTsac da deputatobasac mxolod saSualebad iyenebda. valteri gulmartivobas efareboda, zrdilobiani da patiosani kacis niRbis qveS muSaobda, magram yvela Tavis saqmes, ranairic unda yofiliyo, mxolod iseT kacs andobda, vinc Seswavlili, gamocdili da daReWili hyavda da vinc gaqnilad, gambedavad da gaiZverad miaCnda. `gamoZaxilis~ ganyofilebis gamged daniSnuli duruac misi azriT swored aseTi kaci iyoo. am Tanamdebobas aqamde redaqciis mdivani buarenari asrulebda Zveli Jurnalisti, Tavaziani, gulmodgine da moxelesaviT moridebuli. ocdaaTi wlis ganmavlobaSi man TerTmeti gazeTis mdivnoba moaswro da arc Tavis yofaqcevas gadauxvia da arc azrebi gamoicvala. erTi redaqciidan ise gadadioda meoreSi, rogorc restoranSi gadadian xolme. da arc ki amCnevda, rom saWmels meoreSi sxvanairad amzadeben. politikur da religiur azrovnebasTan araviTari dava da saqme ara hqonia da mudam im gazeTis erTguli iyo, sadac muSaobda. Tanac Tavisi saqme kargad esmoda, didi gamocdileba hqonda da fasic amiT daido. muSaobda brmasaviT, romelic arafers amCnevs, yrusaviT, romelsac araferi esmis da munjiviT, romelic arasodes araferze ar laparakobs. amave dros, didi profesiuli patiosnebac hqonda da arasodes iseT rames ar Caidenda, rac Tavisi specialuri da profesiuli TvalsazrisiT ukadrisobad, upatiosnobad da usindisobad miaCnda. Tumca valteri afasebda mas, mainc xSirad fiqrobda, `gamoZaxili~ sxvisTvis miendo, radgan es ganyofileba, misive sityviT, gazeTis namdvili

guli iyo. swored aq iqmneba axali ambebi da xmebi, romelic udides gavlenas axdens xalxze da rentaze. or sazeimo nadims Sua moxerxebulad unda CaurTo metad mniSvnelovani ambavi, romelic pirdapir ki ar unda gamoTqva, aramed mxolod aniSno da gadakvriT agrZnobino. mkiTxveli saWiro cnobas unda miaxvedro, Wori ise uaryo, rom simarTles emsgavsos, da ise daasabuTo, rom momxdari ambisa aravis sjerodes. yovelma mkiTxvelma qronikaSi erTi saintereso striqoni mainc unda ipovos, romelsac amis gamo yvela moeWideba. mudam unda gaxsovdes yvela da yvelaferi, sazogadoebis yoveli zoli da yoveli xeloba, parizic da provinciac, jaric da mxatvrebic, samRvdeloebac da universitetic, qalaqebic da kaxpebic. vinc qronikas da reportiorebis batalions ganagebs, mudam unda fxizlobdes, guSagad idges, aravis ar endobodes da yvelafers windawinve xedavdes. unda iyos eSmaki, frTxili, cocxali, moswrebuli. SeWurvili unda iyos mzakvrobiT, utyuari ynosviT da alRoTi, raTa Wori erTi SexedviT icnos, saTqmeli dasamalisagan gaarCios da gamoicnos, ras eqneba gavlena mkiTxvelze da, garda amisa, man unda SeZlos, yvelaferi iseTnairad miarTvas mkiTxvels, rom STabeWdileba ramdenimejer ufro metad gauRizianos. buarenari didi xnis navarjiSevi iyo, magram simarde, faxi da nametnav is bunebrivi eSmakoba aklda, romlis meoxebiT patronis idumali zraxvebi unda gamoecno xolme. duruas ki es saqme zedmiwevniT unda Seesrulebina da Zvirfas kacad movlenoda gazeTs, romelic, norber de varenis Tqmisa ar iyos, `saxelmwifoebriv siRrmeebsa da politikur fonebSi micuravda~. `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ namdvil STamagoneblad da TanamSromlad eqvsi deputati iTvleboda. isini moziareni iyvnen gazeTis gamomcemlis yvela spekulaciisa, romelsac valteri an Taosnobda, an mxars uWerda. palataSi am jgufs `valteris banda~ daarqves da Tanac misi moSurneni iyvnen, radgan es eqvsi kaci valterTan erTad da misive daxmarebiT did fuls igebda. gazeTis politikuri redaqtori forestie mxolod TaRliTi monacvle iyo am saqmiani xalxisa, mxolod maT nakarnaxevs asrulebda da maT mier Cabarebul meTaurebs werda, misive TqmiT Sin werda, mosvenebiT da naTeli gonebiT asrulebda. gazeTisTvis literaturuli da parizuli kilo rom miecaT, ori ganTqmuli mwerali moiwvies: feletonisti Jak rivali da norber de vareni poeti, beletristi, ufro ki axali skolis novelisti. Semdeg iSoves iafi kritikosebic: saliteraturo, samxatvro, samusiko da saTeatro. moiwvies sisxlis samarTlis qronikis mcodnec, doRis reportiori da yovelnairi xelobis mravali gayiduli mjRabneli. ori warCinebuli qalbatoni `vardisferi domino~ da `TeTri TaTi~ werda yovelnairs zemour narevs da pawawa werilebs `modis~ gemovnebis, yofaqcevis wesebis, cxovrebis xerxis Sesaxeb da, roca saWiro iyo, zog didebul qalbatons gadakvriT saxelsac utexda xolme. da am mardi xelebiT gangebuli da momarTuli `safrangeTis cxovreba~ `siRrmeebsa da fonebSi micuravda~. durua jer kidev sixaruliT TrToda axali warCinebis gamo, roca patara liTografiuli baraTi miarTves: `b-ni da q-ni valterebi baton duruas sTxoven ewvios sadilze 20 ianvars, xuTSabaTs~, waikiTxa Jurnalistma. durua am axali wyalobis gamo, romelic pirvels mohyva, imdenad gaxarebuli iyo, rom baraTs sasiyvarulo weriliviT akoca. mere molaresTan Cavida, raTa saqmisaTvis metad mniSvnelovani sakiTxi finansuri sakiTxi gamoerkvia. qronikis gamges sakuTari xarjTaRricxva aqvs da am Tanxidan xarjavs axal ambebze kargzedac da mdarezedac, xan erTis mier monatanze, xan meores mier monarbenze. swored ase uzidaven xolme mebaReebi xils vaWars. duruam Tavidanve aTasorasi franki moiTxova da imedi hqonda, rom am fulis umetes nawils TviTon daitovebda, magram xangrZlivi laparakis Semdeg

mxolod oTxasi franki miiRo avansad. jer mtkiced hqonda gadawyvetili, q-n demarelis vali orasoTxmoci franki gadaexada, magram maSinve gamoiangariSa, rom mxolod asoci franki darCeboda, xolo es Tanxa metad mcire iyo imisaTvis, rom axali samsaxuri xeirianad waremarTa, da valis gadaxda erTxel kidev gadasdo. radgan farTo, saerTo saredaqcio darbazSi calke magida da werilebis ujrebi misces, durua or dRes mounda mowyoba-dalagebas. am oTaxSi man erTi kuTxe daiWira, xolo meore ekuTvnoda buarenars, romelsac, miuxedavad misi xnovanebisa, kupriviT Savi Tma hqonda da es Tma mis winaSe mdebare TeTr qaRaldze bnel RamesaviT moCanda. SuaSi idga grZeli magida, romelic `mfrinav~ TanamSromlebs ekuTvnoda. Cveulebriv, igi sajdom skamad iyo gadaqceuli da zedmsxdomebs fexebi Camokiduli hqondaT, magram zogni fexmokeciT, TaTrulad isxdnen, zogjer ki xuTi-eqvsi kaci Cinuri kerpebiviT ijda zed da bilbokes TamaSobda. bolos am gasarTobs duruac SeeCvia da, sen-potenis daxmarebis da rCevis wyalobiT, saukeTeso Sedegsac miaRwia. foresties gauareseba etyoboda, SedarebiT iSviaTad TamaSobda da Tavisi lamazi, wiTeli xis bilboke, romelic ukanasknel dros iyida, duruas dauTmo saTamaSod, radgan igi mZime eCveneboda, misi megobari ki zortze Camokidebul Sav burTs Zlieri mklaviT advilad aTamaSebda da Cumi xmiT iTvlida: `erTi, ori, sami, oTxi, xuTi, eqvsi~. swored im dRes, roca q-n valterTan unda esadila, man pirvelad daTvala zedized ocdaeqvsi. `dRes bedi mwyalobs, gaifiqra, yvelaferSi vimarjveb~. da, marTlac, bilbokes TamaSis dros xelmarjvoba gazeTis TanamSromelTa Soris erTgvar upiratesobad iTvleboda. durua redaqciidan adre gavida, radgan tanisamosis gamocvlas apirebda. londonis quCaze rom adioda, win erT dabal da swrafad mimaval qals mohkra Tvali, romelic de marels hgavda. igrZno, rom pirisaxeSi sisxli auvarda da guli mZlavrad auCqrolda. qalis saxis dasanaxad gezi ibruna da quCis meore mxareze gadavida. Turme mxolod moeCvena, da SvebiT amoioxra. xSirad ekiTxeboda xolme TavisTavs, rogor moiqceoda, de-marels pirispir rom Sexvedroda, salams miscemda, Tu Tavs moikatunebda da uxmod gauvlida gverdze? `ar SevamCnev, morCa da gaTavda~, fiqrobda TavisTvis. cioda. arxebs yinulis qerqi gadahkvroda, trotuarebi gamSraliyo da farnebis Suqze nacris feri edoT. Tavis oTaxSi rom Sevida, gaifiqra: `droa, bina gamovicvalo. es bina aRar gamomadgeba~. uceb iseTma nervulma sixarulma aitaca, egona, saxlebis saxuravebzec ki SevZleb xtomas`o. fanjarasa da sawols Soris daborialebda da xmamaRla gaiZaxoda: `nuTu marTla bedi mewvia? ho, bedia, bedi! mamas unda mivwero~. drogamoSvebiT lurji werilebi mosdioda. misamarTi uxeSi da mTrTolvare xeliT iyo dawerili da JorJi mudam erTsa da imave striqonebs kiTxulobda: `Cemo Zvirfaso Svilo! gatyobinebT, rom Cven, me da dedaSeni, kargada varT. sayuradRebo ambebi araferi gvaqvs. mainc gauwyeb, rom~... duruas axlac ainteresebda soflis saqmeebi, mezoblebis bedi, miwis da mosavlis ambebi. patara sarkis win TeTr yelsakravs ikeTebda da imeorebda: `xvalve mivwer mamas. dRes saRamos rom daminaxos iq, rogor gaocdeba Cemi bebrucuna! davificav, rom aseTi sadili mas nanaxi ar eqneba~. uceb didi da carieli oTaxis ukan naTlad dainaxa TavianTi Savi samzareulo da yviTeli qvabebi, kedlebze areklili maTi yviTelive Suqi. Rumelze kata ijda, Tavi cecxlisken hqonda mibrunebuli da mokuzul qimeras hgavda. dainaxa xis magidac, romelsac zed daRvril siTxeTa da drois meoxebiT msuye ieri hqonda; dainaxa wvniT savse Tasic magidis SuaSi, iqidan amomavali orTqli da or maTlafas Sua

Cadgmuli sanTelic. misi ded-mama dinjad, glexurad, patara ylupebiT xvrepda am wvnians. JorJs maTi bebruli pirisaxis yoveli naoWi da maTi Tavebis da xelebis odnavi mimoxvrac ki axsovda. isic ki icoda, ras eubnebodnen yoveldRe erTmaneTs, roca urTierTis pirdapir vaxSamze isxdnen. `droa iqaurobas vewvio, davxedo~, gaifiqra. tanisamosi gadaicva, sanTeli Caaqro da gamovida. gare bulvarze rom midioda, kaxpebi aekidnen. durua xels iTavisuflebda da iseTi zizRiT ambobda, `Tavi damanebeT!~ TiTqos isini SecdomiT aedevnen da Seuracxyofasac ki ayenebdnen. marTlacda, vina hgoniaT maT es axalgazrda? an iqneb es meZavebi patiosan xalxs salaxanebisgan veRar arCeven? fraki imitom Caicva, rom mdidar ojaxSi midioda sadilad, ganTqmul da pativcemul xalxTan, da am frakma iseTi grZnoba aRuZra, TiTqos TviTonac sxva adamianad gardaqmniliyo da maRali sazogadoebis namdvil wevrad qceuliyo. brinjaos maRali SandlebiT ganaTebul karebSi Sevida da or laqias palto da joxi Taviseburi mimoxvriT gadasca. yvela darbazi ganaTebuli iyo. q-ni valteri stumrebs meore oTaxSi, did darbazSi uxvdeboda. durua momxiblavi RimiliT miiRo. axalmosulma or mamakacsac CamoarTva xeli firmens da laroS-maties deputatebs da `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ anonimur TanamSromlebs. laroS-maties redaqciaSi gansakuTrebuli avtoriteti hqonda, rasac sarCulad palataSi misi didi gavlena edo, eWvi aravis epareboda, rom erT mSvenier dRes is ministric gaxdeboda. Semdeg forestie movida Tavis meuRlesTan erTad. q-ni madlena vardisfer kabaSi iyo morTuli da saucxoo lamazi ieri hqonda. duruam SeniSna, rom orive deputati madlenas megobrulad dauxvda, da gaikvirva. madlena erT kuTxeSi, buxarTan, xuTiode wuTs Cumad elaparakeboda laroS-maties. imis qmars Sarls tanjuli ieri hqonda. erT TveSi Zlier gaxda, gamudmebiT axvelebda da imeorebda: `rogorc Cans, zamTari samxreTSi unda gavataro~. norber de vareni da Jak rivali erTad movidnen. Semdeg oTaxis siRrmeSi kari gaiRo da valteri gamovida, Tan ori qaliSvili gamoiyvana, erTi Teqvsmeti wlisa, meore ki Tvrametisa. erTi uSno, xolo meore lamazi. Tumca duruam icoda, rom gamomcemels ojaxi hyavda, mainc gancvifrda, radgan gamomcemlis qaliSvilebzedac imdens fiqrobda, ramdensac fiqroben xolme Soreul qveynebze, romelTa naxvas arasodes ar moelian. garda amisa, es qalebi sul patarebi egona, axla ki uceb gasaTxovrebi dainaxa. amis gamo iseve aiSala, rogorc aseTi SemTxvevis dros airevian xolme. jer erTma qalma CamoarTva xeli, mere meorem, Semdeg oriveni ueWvelad maTTvis momzadebul patara magidas miusxdnen da ujraSi daiwyes fusfusi, sadac abreSumis Zafis gorglebi da koWebi elaga. kidev viRacas elodebodnen. yvelani Cumad iyvnen da imnair uxerxulobas grZnobdnen, romelic win uZRvis xolme sadils, iseT sadils, sadac mosadileni erTmaneTs ar icnoben da TavianTi samsaxuridan da saqmidan pirdapir aq movidnen da urTierTi aq gaicnes. durua mowyenili iyo da kedlebs aTvalierebda. valterma Soridanve uTxra kvexniT: Cems suraTebs aTvalierebT, ara? da sityvam `Cems~ duruas yuri gahkawra. axlave gaCvenebT. da lampa wamoiRo, raTa `misi~ suraTebi lampis Suqze ufro ukeT gamoCeniliyo. aq peizaJebi hkidia, Tqva valterma. kedelze SuaSi ekida giomes didi tilo, romelzec gamosaxuli iyo normandiis sanapiro qariSxlis molodinSi. mis qvemoT arpinis `tye~, Semdeg giomes `alJiris veli~. velis tatnobze moCanda aqlemi, romelic raRac ucnaur Zegls hgavda.

mere valteri meore kedels miadga da seriozulad, ceremonmeisteris kiloTi Tqva: aq ki didi tiloebi hkidia. kedelze oTxi suraTi ekida: Jerves `samkurnaloSi~, bastien-lepaJis `yanis momkeli dedakaci~, bugros `qvrivi~ da Jan-pol loransis `sikvdiliT dasja~. am ukanasknelze exata vandeeli mRvdeli, romelsac `cisferi~ razmi eklesiis kedelTan TofebiT xvretda. da roca patroni mesame kedels miadga, mis saxeze Rimilma SeiTamaSa: aq ki mxiaruli suraTebi hkidia. jer Jan beros patara suraTis win Sedgnen `zemoT da qvemoT~. lamazi parizeli qali kibiT omnibusis saxuravze adis, misi Tavi ukve imperials gausworda da iq msxdomi mamakacebi maTken amaval axalgazrda pirisaxes siamiT sinjaven, xolo sxvebi, qvemo baqanze rom dganan, sxvadasxvanairad Sescqerian qalis kanWebs, erTni gulnaklulad, meoreni ki gulisTqmiT. valteri lampas suraTisken iSverda da siciliT ambobda: ha? ras ityviT? Sesaqcevia Tu ara? sasaciloa Tu ara? da Semdeg warmoTqva: ai, mxatvar lamberis `daRupulis gadarCena~. magidaze kata ijda da WiqaSi Cavardnil buzs gaocebiT dascqeroda. erTi TaTi ukve momarTuli hqonda da mzad iyo mweri swrafi moqneviT daeWira, magram jer mainc ver gaebeda da yoymanobda. neta rogor moiqceva? Semdeg patronma detais `gakveTili~ aCvena yazarmaSi saldaTi goSias dolis dakvras aswavlis da Tqva: mSvenieria! durua siciliTa da aRtacebiT udasturebda: saucxooa! ra didebu... da uceb ena Cauvarda: uknidan q-n de marelis xma moesma, romelicesaa mosuliyo. patroni ki isev suraTebs aCvenebda da ganmartebas aZlevda. axla is moris leluaris akvarelis win idga `dabrkoleba~. quCaSi taxtrevani Sedga, radgan orma yoCaRma biWma gza gadauRoba. Wabukebi herkulesebiviT Widaoben. taxtrevanis sarkmlidan qalis ulamazesi saxe icqireba da ori goliaTis Sejibrebas moTminebiT, uSiSrad da odnav aRtacebiTac ki umzers... umzers... moTminebiT umzers. valteri ganagrZobda: suraTebi sxva oTaxebSic maqvs, magram amdenad cnobili mxatvrebisa ar aris, aq ki SerCeuli saloni gavmarTe. amJamad axalgazrda mxatvrebis suraTebs vyidulob, sul axalgazrdebisas, da maragad vinaxav, sxva oTaxebSi vaTavseb da velodebi im dros, roca maTi avtorebi saxels moixveWen. Semdeg sul Cumad daumata: axla suraTebis sayidlad Zalian xelsayreli droa. mxatvrebi SimSiliT ixocebian da erTi groSic aRar aqvT, erTi groSic. durua usmenda valters, magram verc verafers xedavda da arc araferi esmoda, radgan q-ni de mareli iqve iyo, imis zurgsukan idga. rogor moiqces? Tavi daukras? magram, vin icis, iqneb man zurgi Seaqcios an Tavxeduri sityvac akadros? an ras ifiqreben sxvebi, duruam rom salami ar misces? da Tavis Tavs uTxra: `unda vcado da dro movigo~. erT wams ise aRelda, rom azrma gauelva, iqneb avad gavxde da am sababiT gaviparoo. suraTebis daTvaliereba gaTavda. patronma lampa Tavis alagas dadga da axali stumris misasalmeblad wavida, durua ki marto darCa da xelaxla Seudga suraTebis sinjvas, TiTqos maTi xilviT weRan sakmaod ver datkbao. veRaraferi moisazra da sul airia. uknidan xmebi da calkeuli sityvebi esmoda. uceb q-ma forestiem dauZaxa: batono durua! durua mivida. madlenas surda, misTvis gaecno erTi Tavisi megobari, romelic saqvelmoqmedo saRamos marTavda da undoda, es ambavi `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ qronikaSi yofiliyo dabeWdili. duruam wailuRluRa: ra Tqma unda... ra Tqma unda...

axla de mareli sul axlos idga, amitom Jurnalistma gabruneba da wasvla veRar gabeda. uceb, egona, vgiJdebio, uceb klotildam xmamaRla dauZaxa: gamarjoba, lamazo megobaro! veRara mcnobT? durua umalve mibrunda. klotilda mis win idga, iRimeboda da TvalebSi sinaze da sixaruli exateboda. xeli gamouwoda. duruam kankaliT CamoarTva xeli da mainc raRac eSmakobis, raRac mzakvrobisa eSinoda. klotildam ki ganaTebuli saxiT ganagrZo: ra dagemarTaT? aRarsad CanxarT. duruas jer goneba ver moekriba da wailuRluRa: bevri samuSao maqvs... Zalian bevri. batonma valterma axali saqme momando, romelsac Zalian bevri dro miaqvs. de mareli kvlav umzerda, xolo Jurnalisti imis TvalebSi sixarulis garda verafers poulobda. mere klotildam uTxra: ukve vici, magram eg sakmao sabuTi ar aris saimisod, rom megobrebi daiviwyoT. erTmaneTs axalma stumarma daaSora: Semovida sqeli, mkerdgaxsnili dedakaci, romelsac wiTeli xelebi da wiTeli saxe hqonda da pranWiasaviT iyo davarcxnili da Cacmuli, Tanac iseTi mZime nabijiT modioda, rom es siaruli imis fexebis wonas da sisqes saqveynod amJRavnebda. raki im dedakacs, rogorc Canda, gansakuTrebul yuradRebas aqcevdnen, duruam q-n foresties hkiTxa: vin aris? hercog de persemuris qali, romelic `TeTri TaTis~ fsevdonimiT wers. duruas gaukvirda da sicili moeria. TeTri TaTi! TeTri TaTi! me ki es `TaTi~ TqvensaviT axalgazrda megona. namdvilad ki, ai, Turme vin yofila! RmerTmani, momwons, Zalian momwons! karebSi laqia gamoCnda da moaxsena: sadili mzad gaxlavT. sadilma mxiarulad, xalvaTad Caiara. igi im sadilTagani iyo, sadac arc araferze, da imave dros, yvelaferzedac laparakoben. durua patronis ufros qaliSvils, uSno rozasa da de marels Soris moeqca. nasayvarlevis mezobloba odnav akrTobda, de mareli ki karg gunebaze iyo da Cveulebrivi enamaxvilobiT saubrobda. Jurnalisti swuxda da im momReraliviT iqceoda, romelmac simReris dros kilo dakarga. magram TandaTan rwmena daubrunda da maT TvalebSic, roca erTmaneTs Sexvdebodnen xolme, kiTxva-pasuxi moCanda. bolos es Tvalebi erTmaneTs uwindeli vnebiani intimobiT CaexlarTa. uceb duruam igrZno, TiTqos magidis qveS fexze raRaca moelamuna. fexi odnav gaswia da mezoblis fexs Seaxvedra, romelmac ukan ar daixia. am wams erTmaneTs ar umzerdnen da TavianT mezoblebs elaparakebodnen. duruas guli ufancqalebda. muxli erTxel kidev waswia da pasuxad muxlze muxli miades. maSin durua mixvda, rom maTi siyvaruli ganaxlda. raze laparakobdnen amis Semdeg? sul ubraloze, magram rodesac maTi Tvalebi erTmaneTs Sexvdeboda xolme, maT tuCebsac TrTola emCneoda. axalgazrda kacs surda, patronis qaliSvilisTvis Tavaziani mezobloba gaewia, amitom drogamoSvebiT misTvis ramdenime sityvas imetebda, qalbatoni rozac dedasaviT umalve aZlevda pasuxs. valteris marjvniv ijda hercog de persemuris qali, romelsac princesas ieri hqonda. duruas amis gamo gulSi ecineboda. mere de marels Cumad hkiTxa: meoresac icnobT, `vardisferi dominos~ fsevdonimiT rom wers xolme? baronesa livarisa? diax, Zalian kargad. isic amasa hgavs? ara, magram isic amasaviT sasaciloa. xmeli da maRali bebrucunaa, samoci wlisa, xelovnuri kavebi aqvs, kbilebi inglisuri da tanisamosi restavraciis droindeli. neta sad ipoves aseTi saliteraturo jojoebi?

 Tavadaznaurul nakacarebs gamdidrebul burJuebSi mudam kargi gasavali aqvT. viTom eg aris erTaderTi mizezi? sxva mizezi ar arsebobs. Semdeg valterma, orive deputatma, norber de varenma da Jak rivalma gamarTes politikuri kamaTi, romelic tkbileulis motanamde gagrZelda. roca stumrebi isev sastumroSi gadavidnen, durua de marels miuaxlovda, TvalebSi Caxeda da hkiTxa: neba meZleva binamde migaciloT? ara. ratom? roca aq vsadilob, mudam Cemi mezobeli laroS-matie macilebs xolme. maS rodis gnaxoT? xval, sauzmis dros mobrZandiT. da erTmaneTs moSordnen. durua didxans aRar darCenila, radgan es saRamo mosawyeni iyo. kibeze rom Camodioda, daewia norber de varens, romelic is-is iyo gamosuliyo. moxucma poetma mklavSi xeli gauyara. durua mas moqiSped aRar miaCnda, radgan gazeTis sxvadasxva dargSi muSaobdnen, amitom axla axalgazrda kacs bebrul mfarvelobasac ki uwevda xolme. cotaze ver gamacilebT? hkiTxa duruas. didi siamovnebiT, upasuxa. da malzerbis bulvars neli nabijiT gahyvnen. im Rames parizis quCebi dacarielda. civi Rame idga, iseTi Rame, roca qveyana Cveulebrivze farTo moCans, roca varskvlavebi TiTqos ufro maRla dganan da adamiani haeris civ sunTqvaSi raRac Soreuls, varskvlavebze ufro Soreuls grZnobs. jer orive mgzavri dumda, Semdeg duruam siCumis dasarRvevad Cailaparaka: rogorc etyoba, laroS-matie Zalian Wkviani da ganaTlebuli kaci unda iyos. moxucma wailuRluRa: viTom? gakvirvebulma axalgazrdam gaubedavad upasuxa: diax. saerTod cnobilia, rom palataSi erTi uniWieresTagania. SeiZleba, radgan brmebis samefoSi calTvala mefed moCans xolme. unda mogaxsenoT, rom aseT xalxs mokle Wkua aqvs: maTi Tvali fulisa da politikis iqiT verafers xedavs. eseni, Cemo kargebo, WkuaTxelebi arian, radgan maTTan araferze ar SeiZleba laparaki, araferze, rac ki CvenTvis Zvirfasia. maTi goneba mofonebulia da SeTxelebuli, rogorc mdinare sena anierTan. oh, ra Znelia iseTi kacis povna, romelsac SeuZlia azris farTe moqneva da didebis da xalvaTobis STabeWdilebis moxdena, swored iseTi STabeWdilebisa, romelsac adamiani zRvis napirze grZnobs xolme. me ramdenime aseT adamians vicnobdi, magram erTic aRar darCa cocxali. norber de vareni mkafiod laparakobda, magram moSTobili xmiT, romelic Ramis siCumeSi maRla darekavda, misTvis rom Tavisufleba miecaT. metad aRelvebuli da datyvevebuli iyo iseTnairi kaeSniT, romelic zogjer suls xuTavs da ise awkrialebs, rogorc miwa wkrialebs xolme did yinvaSi. poetma ganagrZo: bolos da bolos, ra bedenaa, odnav meti Wkua geqneba Tu naklebi; sul erTia, mainc yvelaferi gaqreba. da gaCumda. durua am saRamos Zalian mxiarulad iyo. dRes yvelaferi Savad geCvenebaT, Zvirfaso metr, SeniSna. me mudam ase meCveneboda, ymawvilo, upasuxa poetma, ramdenime wlis Semdeg Tqvenc igive dagemarTebaT. cxovreba mTas hgavs. manam aRma midixar, mwvervals Sescqeri da Seni Tavi bednierad geCveneba. magram Txemze

rom axval, uceb Tvalwin daRmarTi, dasasruli, sikvdili gadageSleba. manam win aRmarTi gidevs, yvelaferi nela midis, xolo daRma rom daeSvebi, yovelive swrafad mirbis. Tqvens xnovanebas sixaruli da uamravi imedi SeSvenis, romelic, marTali rom mogaxsenoT, arasodes ar marTldeba. Cems xanSi ki aRarafers ar elodebi... garda sikvdilisa. duruas gaecina: daswyevlo eSmakma! Tqvenma sityvebma kankali momgvara. norber de varenma ganagrZo: ara, Tqven jerjerobiT Cemi ar gesmiT, SemdegSi ki Cems naTqvams gaixsenebT. odesme ueWvelad dadgeba is dRe, zogisTvis ki Zalian adrec, roca sicils bolo eReba, radgan yvelafris ukan, rasac ki Sehyureb, ukve sikvdils amCnev. vici, Tqven arc ki gesmiT es sityva sikvdili! Tqvens xanSi mas jer azri ara aqvs, Cems xanSi ki saSinelia! diax, adamiani am azrs ucbad gaigebs xolme aravin icis, ratom da ra sababis gamo, da amis Semdeg cxovrebaSi yvelafers feri da ieri ecvleba. ukve TxuTmeti weliwadia, rac Cems Tavze sikvdili matliviT muSaobs. me vgrZnobdi, rom TvedaTve, saaTobiTac ki, dangreuli saxliviT vdabldebodi, da am xnis ganmavlobaSi ise davmaxinjdi, rom Cems Tavs TviTonac veRara vcnob. aRaraferi darCa Cems namdvil `mes~-gan, im mxiarul, cocxal da Zalovan kacisgan, romelic odesRac ocdaaTi wlisa iyo. me Tvalyurs vadevnebdi sikvdils, romelic saocari gonierebiT da boroti sidinjiT aTeTrebda Cems Sav Tmas. man wamarTva moqnili kani, kunTebi, kbilebi da mTeli tani, romelic odesRac me mekuTvnoda. sasowarkveTili sulis garda araferi aRar damitova da sacaa amasac waritacebs. diax, im saZagelma Cemi arsis dangrevaze ganuwyvetliv imuSava da nel-nela saSinlad damRrRna, amJamad ki, rasac unda vakeTebde, an sadac unda viyo, yvelgan da mudam Cems sikvdils vxedav xolme. yovel nabijze mas vuaxlovdebi da yoveli Cemi amonasunTqi da moZraoba sikvdilis sazizRar saqmes aCqarebs. sunTqva, Zili, Wama, sma, muSaoba, ocneba da uklebliv yvelaferi, rasac ki vakeTebT, sikvdlisTvis keTdeba da masve emsaxureba. TviTon sicocxlec mxolod sikvdilia da meti araferi. moicaT, Tqvenc gaigebT amas. TxuTmeti wuTi ifiqreT amaze da Tqvenc yvelafers aSkarad dainaxavT. axla ras eZebT? raRas eliT? siyvaruls? kidev ramdenjerme akocebT da Zalac dagelevaT. kidev ra gnebavT? fuli? risTvis gindaT? qalebis sayidlad? ra bedenaa! an imisTvis, rom bevri WamoT, gasuqdeT da nikrisis qaris wyalobiT gaTenebamdis ikvnesoT? kidev ra gsurT? kidev raRas elodebiT? saxeli? dideba? risTvisRa gindaT, ukeTu siyvaruli ukve gafrinda! mere? dasasruli? mxolod sikvdili. me axla ise axlo meCveneba is, rom xSirad survili mebadeba, xeli vkra da moviSoro. igi mTel dedamiwas hfaravs da irgvliv mTel sivrces avsebs. me yvelgan vpoulob mas: gzaze gasresili mweri, Camocvenili foToli da megobris wverSi gareuli WaRara yvelaferi guls miklavs da mikivis: `aha, ai, sikvdili!~ igi miwamlavs namuSevars da yvelafers, rasac ki vxedav, vWam, vsvam, da rac miyvars: mTvaris Suqic, mzis amosvlac, diadi zRvac, mSvenieri mdinarec da zafxulis saRamos haeric, romelsac ase tkbilad visunTqav xolme. isev neli nabijiT midioda, odnav qSinavda, TiTqos xmamaRla ocnebobda da TiTqmis aRarc ki axsovda, rom gverdiT msmeneli hyavda. da arasodes, ganagrZo, arasodes arc erTi arseba aRar brundeba. SeiZleba Zeglebis Camosasxmeli yalibi SevinaxoT, romelic mudam erTnair nivTs iZleva, magram Cemi sxeuli, Cemi saxe, Cemi azrebi da Cemi survili arasodes aRar gamoCndeba. marTalia, milioni da miliardi sulieri ibadeba, romelTac ramdenime kvadratuli santimetris areze CemisTana cxviri, CemisTana Tvalebi, Subli, loyebi, piri da sulic ki CemisTana eqnebaT, magram me, me

aRar davbrundebi da arc erTi iseTi wvrilmani ramec aRar gaCndeba, rom Cemi Tavi im niSniT mainc vicno. aRar gamoCndeba im uTvalav qmnilebaTa Soris, dausrulebliv sxvanairTa Soris, romelnic ase hgvanan erTmaneTs, magram yoveli maTgani mainc savsebiT damoukidebelia da ganumeorebeli. ras movWido xeli? vis mivmarTo Cemi urvis kivili? vis davujero da ra virwmuno? yvela religia, maTi morali da maTi egoisturi dapirebanic suleluria, Sesazard uxamsuria. mxolod sikvdilia cxadi da ueWveli. uceb Sedga, duruas paltos sayeloze mohkida xelebi da nela warmoTqva: amaze ifiqreT, ymawvilo, ifiqreT mTeli dReobiT, TveobiT, wlobiT da sicocxlec sul sxvanairad mogeCvenebaT. scadeT moiSoroT yvelaferi, rac ki irgvliv gartyiaT. zekacuri ZaliT cocxladve amovardiT Tqvenive tanidan da daiviwyeT Tqveni interesebic, azrebic da mTeli kacobriobac. mere ukan miixedeT da mixvdebiT, Tu ramdenad umniSvneloa romantikosebis da naturalistebis dava, an xarjTaRricxvis ganxilva da angariSebis qeqva. nabijs moumata da ganagrZo: da, garda amisa, sasowarkveTilebis saSinel Zalasac igrZnobT. daikargebiT, daiRupebiT da eWviT gaiwewebiT. oTxive mxriv akivldebiT: `miSveleT!~ da arsaidan pasuxs ar miiRebT. xelebs gaiSverT, mSvelels dauZaxebT da siyvaruls, nugeSsa da gadarCenas moiTxovT, magram amaod, aravin gamoCndeba. ra gvawvalebs? rad vitanjebiT? imitom, rom sulieri cxovrebisTvis ki ara varT gaCenili, aramed xorcielisTvis, magram bunebis mier naCuqarma azrovnebam ganviTarebul Wkuasa da cxovrebis ucvlel pirobaTa Soris garduvali xrami gaTxara. aba SexedeT mdabio xalxs, sanam romelime didi ubedureba ar daatydebaT, kmayofili arian da saerTo seniT ar itanjebian, xolo pirutyvi maTze naklebad wvalobs. erTxel kidev Sedga, ramdenime wams ifiqra da morCili kiloTi ganagrZo: me ki... me daRupuli kaci var. arc mama myavs, arc deda, arc Zma, arc da, arc coli, arc Svilebi da arc RmerTi. cota xans iyuCa da daumata: da poeziis meti aRaraferi damrCa. mere Sexeda cas, sadac mTvaris mkrTali baki cimcimebda, da leqsad Tqva: da urviT vlamob gavaRo idumali marad kari udabur caSi, sadac Zrwis naxtomi iremi-xaris. Tanxmobis xids miadgnen, uxmod gavidnen da burbonebis sasaxles gauyvnen. norber de varenma xelaxla daiwyo: Cemo kargo, girCevT coli SeirToT. verc ki warmoidgenT, Cemi xnis kacisTvis ra sazarelia martooba. axla igi saSinel sevdas mgvris. saSinelia saRamoobiT oTaxSi buxris win marto jdoma. aseT dros meCveneba xolme, TiTqos mTel qveyanaze martodmarto viyo da yoveli mxridan gars mertyas aTasi ucnauri xifaTi da raRac saSineli idumaleba. mgonia, rom Cemsa da Cem ucnob mezobels Soris, romelic Txeli kedlis iqiT cxovrobs, imdenive manZilia, ramdenic Cveni mnaTobidan sxva romelime varskvlavamde. aseT Jams raRac cieba Semipyrobs xolme. sevdis da kaeSnis cieba, da vSfoTav imis gamo, rom kedlebi damunjebulan da xmas ar iReben. martoxela kacis oTaxis dumilSi imaleba uRrmesi urva, romelic mxolod tans ki ar imorCilebs, aramed sulsac. sadRac aveji rom gaiWraWunebs, mTeli arsebiT SevkrTebi xolme: im Sav binaSi yovelgvari xmauri ucnauria da moulodneli. isev iyuCa da Semdeg daurTo: ra kargia siberis dros Svilebi! burgundiis quCis naxevari galies. poeti maRali saxlis win Sedga, zari Camohkra, duruas xeli CamoarTva da uTxra:

 daiviwyeT, ymawvilo, Cemi bebruli ybedoba da axalgazrdulad icxovreT. mSvidobiT iyaviT. da bnel talanSi miimala. gulSewuxebulma duruam gza gaagrZela. Tanac eCveneboda, TiTqo misTvis raRac ormo eCvenebinaT, ConCxebiT savse ormo, sadac odesme ucilobliv TviTonac unda Cavardniliyo. daswyevlos eSmakma! waiburtyuna. im kacs sulSi majlajuna uzis. me ar wavidodi imis azrebis gamofenaze, Tanac saukeTeso alagic rom damiTmon. man gza dauTmo etlidan gadmosul Sin mimaval qals da xarbad SeisunTqa verbenisa da zambaxis surneli, romelic im qalisagan daiRvara. uceb guli sasixarulo imediT autokda da mTeli misi arseba Seipyro de marelis gaxsenebam, romelsac xval unda Sexvedroda. duruas yvelaferma gauRima, cxovreba naz daxvedras pirdeboda. ra saamuria xorcSesxmuli imedi! bednierebiT SezarxoSebulma duruam male CaiZina da adre wamodga, radgan ewada, paemanze wasvlamde bulonis tyis prospeqtze gasuliyo saseirnod. RamiT niavma piri icvala. dari Serbilda da haerSi ianvris susxis magivrad aprilis mzis siTbo daiRvara. am dilas bulonis tyis mudmivi stumrebi naTeli da nazi daris mowodebas damorCilebodnen da saseirnod gamosuliyvnen. durua nela midioda da xarbad isrutavda gazafxulis cvriansa da msubuq haers. `etualis~ triumfalur TaRs gascda da did xeivans dahyva, romelic cxenosnebis gzas misdevda, Tanac navardiT an CorTiT mimaval mdidar qal-vaJebs Sescqeroda da TiTqos maTi simdidre aRar Surda. TiTqmis yvelas icnobda da yvelaferi icoda: maTi saxeli, maTi simdidre da maTi cxovrebis saidumloebanic, radgan misma xelobam parizel saxelovan adamianTa da maTi skandalebis cnobarad gadaaqcia. tanwvrili da Savi kabiT gamowkepili amorZalebi iseTi ampartavnuli da miukarebeli ieriT mohgogavdnen, rogoric cxenosan qals emCneva xolme. durua siamovnebiT da neli xmiT iseTi neli xmiT, rogoric eklesiaSi aRapebis kiTxvis dros ismis xolme CamoTvlida im amorZalebis namdvilsa da saTuo sayvarlebis saxels, gvars, wodebas da tituls. zogjer `baron de tankle~... an `Tavadi de latur angeranis~ magier butbutebda: lesbosi!.. luiza miSo vodevilis Teatridan... roza marketon operidan. da es TamaSi ise arTobda duruas, TiTqos saqveynod aaSkaravebda zrdilobianobis mkacri ieriT dafarul simdables, adamianis mudmivsa da uRrmes simdares, da es gamomzeureba mas axarebda, aRelvebda, amxnevebda. Semdeg xmamaRla wamoiZaxa: `ai farisevelTa brbo!~ da TvalebiT dauwyo Zebna im cxenosnebs, romelTa Sesaxeb yvelaze ufro WuWyiani xmebi dadioda. aq bevri saeWvo vinme daseirnobda. maT jibgirobaze mTeli parizi laparakobda. erTi ram iyo mainc ueWveli: klubebi maT didi Semosavlis wyarod hqondaT gadaqceuli da es wyaro erTaderTi da metad mRvrie Semosavali iyo. meoreni, metad gamoCenili mamakacebi, mxolod TavianTi colebis xarjze cxovrobdnen, da esec yvelam icoda, xolo mesameni TavianTi sayvarlebis fuliT daparpaSebdnen. bevri maTgani valsac ki ixdida (friad saqebaria), magram veravin mixvedriliyo, saidan Soulobdnen saamiso fuls (friad saeWvo saidumloeba). aqve moCanda finansistebic, romelTac uamravi simdidre qurdobiT hqondaT SeZenili, da maTs winaSe mainc yvela kari, aristokratiuli ojaxebis karebic ki, mudam Ria iyo. aq imdenad sapatio pirebic ki daseirnobdnen, rom gamvlelebi quds uxdidnen, magram vinc saqmis sarCuli icoda, iman isic icoda, rom friad mniSvnelovan erovnul saqmeebSi esenic urcxvad TaRliTobdnen. da uklebliv yvelas vinc ulvaSiani an bakenbardiani iyo yvelas ampartavnuli ieri, amayurad Sekecili tuCebi da Tavxeduri Tvalebi hqonda. durua kvlav icinoda gulSi da imeorebda:

`jibgirebis, TaRliTebisa da aramzadebis didebuli xrova gamofenila!~ magram ager mSvenieri, dabali da Ria etli mohqris. Sig ori patara, fafarayrili, TeTri cxeni abia. etlma swrafad gairbina. cxenebs axalgazrda qali marTavda dabali, qera, ganTqmuli meZavi. ukan ori grumi ejda. durua Sedga. uceb survili aReZra am qalisTvis salami mieca da taSi daekra, daekra taSi im meZavisTvis, romelmac siyvarulis vaWrobiT gaikvlia gza da ase Tamamad gamohfina kaxpobiT naSovni myvirala simdidre swored aq da swored im dros gamohfina, roca flidi da pirmoTne aristokratia daseirnobs. vin icis, iqneb durua bundovnad grZnobda kidevac, rom mas da im qals saerTo raRac hqondaT, rom maT raRac bunebrivi kavSiri aerTebda, rom oriveni erTnair jiSs ekuTnvoda, orives Tanaswori sulieri sarCuli edo da duruas gamarjvebac aseTive gabedul yofaqcevaze unda yofiliyo damyarebuli. ukan gamobrunda, nabiji ufro Seanela da guli Rrma siamiT gaevso, xolo roca Tavisi pirveli sayvarlis kars miadga, saaTs daxeda: jer isev adre iyo. klotilda iseTi xvevna-kocniT dauxvda, TiTqos usiamovneba arc ki mosvlodeT, erT xans gonieri sifrTxilec ki ukuagdo, romelsac Tavis binaze Cveulebriv ar iviwyebda xolme. Semdeg axveuli ulvaSis boloebi daukocna da uTxra: arc ki ici, Cemo keTilo, ra usiamovneba mewvia. megona, am Tves axladjvardawerilTa pirvel TvesaviT gavatarebT-meTqi, namdvilad ki Cemi qmari moulodnelad eqvsi kviriT damatyda... Svebuleba miiRo. magram rogor SemiZlia eqvsi kvira gavZlo uSenod, nametnav Cveni mcire Cxubis Semdeg. amitom ai ra movigone: orSabaTs CemTan sadilad xar dapatiJebuli. ukve vuTxari qmars da gagacnob. durua yoymanobda: jer arasodes Sexvedroda pirispir im mamakacs, romelsac cols paravda. eSinoda, morcxvobiT, Tvalis ieriT an sxva romelime wvrilmaniT ar gaeca Tavisi Tavi, da uarze Sesdga: ara, mirCevnia moverido Sens qmars, ar gavicno. klotilda mis win gancvifrebuli idga da gulubryvilo Tvalebi farTod hqonda gaxelili. ratom? gamagebine, ratom-meTqi? ra sasacilo xar! es xom sul ubralo ambavia! RmerTmani, ar megona, rom aseTi suleli iqnebodi, daJinebiT moiTxovda Tavisas axalgazrda qali. aman durua aafeTqa: maS kargi. orSabaTs sadilad moval. klotilda kmayofili iyo: mindoda, am sadilisTvis meti bunebrioba mimeca, amitom orive forestiec davpatiJe, Tumca aseTi Sinauri sadili me sasiamovnod ar mimaCnia. orSabaTamde duruas am Sexvedraze arc ki ufiqria, orSabaTs ki, de marelis kibeze rom adioda, ucnauri simorcxve igrZno. imitom ki ar rcxvenoda, rom klotildas qmrisTvis xeli unda CamoerTmia, misi Rvino daelia da misi puri eWama. ara, sxva raRacisa eSinoda da TviTonac ar icoda, risa, an visi. sastumro oTaxSi Seaciles. dajda da uwindeliviT lodini daiwyo. mere meore oTaxis kari gaiRo da duruam maspinZeli dainaxa: srulebiT WaRara, maRali, darbaiseli da Tavaziani kaci Semovida. saRileSi ordeni hqonda gayrili. stumars natifi zrdilobiT miuaxlovda da uTxra: Cemi colisgan bevri msmenia Tqvenze da friad moxaruli var, rom gagicaniT. duruam erTi nabiji gadadga, Tan cdilobda saxeze guliTadi ieri aesaxa, da gamowvdili xeli zedmeti energiiT CamoarTva. Semdeg dajda da aRar icoda, ra eTqva. de marelma erTi naWeri SeSa Seagdo buxarSi da hkiTxa: didi xania, rac JurnalistobT? sul ramdenime Tve iqneba. marTla? maS male dawinaurebulxarT.

 diax, sakmaod male waviwie, da mouridebel ybedobas mohyva. naTqvams arc ki ufiqrdeboda, guluxvad isroda gacveTil sityvebs, iseT sityvebs, romelsac ucnobi xalxi ase advilad xarjavs xolme. JorJs Cveulebrivi rwmena daubrunda da Tavisi mdgomareoba TavSesaqcevad moeCvena. b-n de marelis darbaiselsa da dinj saxes Sescqeroda, sicils Zlivs imagrebda da fiqrobda: `eh, Cemo bebrucanav, rom icode, rogor gatyuebT!~ da Tanac uRrmes biwier kmayofilebas grZnobda, qurdis sixaruls, mzakvruls da aRmafren sixaruls imis gamo, rom man moipara, ise moxerxebulad iqurda, rom masze eWvic ki ar mihqondaT. uecrad survili moawva, am adamians damegobreboda, misi ndoba daemsaxurebina da misi warsulis saidumloebani gaego. q-ni de mareli gamoCnda, orives moRimare Tvali gadaavlo da mivida duruasTan, romelmac qmris Tvalwin ver gabeda, sayvarlisaTvis uwindeburad xelze ekocna. diasaxlisi gulmSvidad da mxiarulad titinebda, da radgan yvelafers SeCveuli da bunebiTac garyvnili iyo, es Sexvedrac bunebrivi da ubralo egona. lorinac Semovida da pawawina Subli JorJs Cveulebrivze ufro darbaislurad miuSvira: mamasTan gaubedaobas grZnobda. dedam hkiTxa: ra moxda, rom `lamaz megobars~ aRar uwodeb? bavSvi gawiTlda, TiTqos uxeSad moqceodnen, TiTqos iseTi ram eTqvaT, rac saTqmeli ar iyo, da TiTqos misi odnav samarcxvino saidumloeba gaemJRavnebinoT. b-ni da q-ni forestie rom Semovidnen, yvelas Sarlis ierisa SeeSinda. erT kviraSi saSinlad gaxda, gafiTrda da axlac Seuwyvetliv axvelebda. man ganacxada, rom Tanaxmad eqimebis daJinebuli moTxovnisa, momaval xuTSabaTs iZulebulia kanSi wavides. col-qmari adre wavida. duruam Tavi gaaqnia da Tqva: Cemis azriT, Sarlis saqme cudad aris. didxans veRar gaatans. b-ma de marelma daudevrad daudastura: marTalia, Sarli gaTavebuli kacia. mainc bedi hqonia, rom madlenasnairi coli iSova. Zalian Svelis? hkiTxa duruam. namdvilad yvelafers madlena akeTebs. yvelaferi icis da yvelas icnobs. Tumca TiTqos aravis ara hxedavs xolme, mainc mudam aRwevs sawadels. Tqven ar icnobT: madlenasaviT marjve da mardi intrigani sxva aravin meguleba. visac warmateba surda, imisTvis es qali namdvili ganZia. ra Tqma unda, male gaTxovdeba, ara? hkiTxa JorJma. Zalian male. me arc ki gamikvirdeba, rom axlave vinme hyavdes arCeuli... erT deputats daadga Tvali, magram... SeiZleba iman ar isurvos, radgan... radgan... mgoni seriozuli... moraluri dabrkoleba unda arsebobdes. Tumca, swored rom vTqva, me araferic ar vici. qmarma mouTmenlad da nela CaibuzRuna: Sen mudam zedmet eWvebs aSli xolme. sxvis saqmeSi nurasodes nu gaerevi. yovel Cvengans sakuTar sindisTanac bevri rame aqvs sadavidarabo. durua wamovida, Tan mousvenari guli da bundovani gegmiT datvirTuli Tavi wamoiRo. meore dRes foresties ewvia. isini TiTqmis mzad iyvnen wasasvlelad. Sarli savarZelSi gaSotiliyo, sunTqvis siZneles azviadebda da imeorebda: erTi TviT ufro adre unda wavsuliyavi. Semdeg duruas gazeTis Sesaxeb mravali davaleba misca, Tumca valterTan baasis dros yvelaferi ukve gamorkveuli hqonda. JorJma wamosvla daapira, megobars magrad CamoarTva xeli da gaamxneva: aba, Cemo kargo, naxvamdis! xolo q-n foresties, romelic gamosacileblad gamohyva, swrafad moagona:

 Cveni piroba ar dagaviwydeT. Cven xom megobrebi da mokavSireni varT? maS, risTvisac ki dagWirdeT Cemi Tavi, nu momeridebiT. werili an depeSa gamogzavneT da yvelafers SegisrulebT. madlobeli var, waiCurCula madlenam. ar dagiviwyeb. da TvalebiTac `madloba~ uTxra, oRond sityvierze ufro Rrma da ufro nazi. kibeze rom Camodioda, Sexvda nela amomavali de vodreki, romelic erTxel madlenam gaacno. grafi daRvremili iyo, neta imis gamo xom ara, rom madlena midioda? da raTa zrdiloba gamoeCina, Jurnalistma grafs guliTadi, Tavaziani salami misca. imanac zrdilobianad, magram odnav amayi ieriT upasuxa. col-qmari forestie xuTSabaT saRamos wavida. Tavi meSvide foresties wasvlis Semdeg redaqciaSi duruas fasma aiwia. radgan patroni moiTxovda, rom yvelas Tavisi ganyofilebisaTvis ego pasuxi, duruam ramdenime meTauri statia dawera da, amave dros, qronikasac adgenda. orjer sagazeTo kamaTSic ki Caeria da orjerve mardad gamosxlta, xolo mudmivi urTierToba saxelmwifo moRvaweebTan am adamians TandaTan xelmarjve da SorsmWvretel politikur mwerlad amzadebda. durua Tavis tatnobze mxolod erT patara Savi Rrublis naglejs xedavda, es iyo mciretiraJiani da Wirveuli gazeTi, romelic mas mudam Tavs esxmoda, ufro sworad ki misi saxiT `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ qronikis gamges umiznebda, `b. valteris saocari qronikis~ gamges, rogorc im gazeTis `kalmis~ anonimuri avtori werda xolme. durua im gazeTSi Tavis Tavze yoveldRe Sxamian isrebs da yovelnair ciliswamebas kiTxulobda. amis gamo Jak rivalma erTxel kidevac uTxra mas: marTali unda mogaxsenoT, didi moTmineba gqoniaT. aba ra vqna, upasuxa man, pirdapir ar mitevs, Torem... erTxel, sadilis Semdeg, redaqciaSi rom Sevida, buarenarma `kalmis~ nomeri gauwoda. aq TqvenTvis isev usiamovno SeniSvnaa dabeWdili. marTla? ris gamo? miqarvaa. zneobis policiis mier viRac q-n oberis dapatimrebis gamoa dawerili. JorJma gazeTi gamoarTva da werilis kiTxva daiwyo. `durua Tavs irTobs~ aseTi saTauri hqonda im werils. `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ saxelovani reportiori dRes gvicxadebs, rom qni oberi, romlis dapatimreba zneobis sazizRari policiis mier ukve SevatyobineT mkiTxvelebs, TiTqos Cveni fantaziis nayofi iyos. namdvilad ki es qalbatoni cxovrobs monmartrze, ekureilis quCaze, #18. sxvafriv Cven kargad gvesmis, ra interesi an ra interesebi aiZulebs valteris bankis agentebs, mxari miscen policiis prefeqtis agentebs, romelnic am duqnis arsebobas iTmenen. rac Seexeba aq nagulisxmev reportiors, isa sjobia, man ramdenime Tavis sensaciur axal ambavze gviambos, romlis saidumloebasac is ase xelmarjved xmarobs; vurCevT. dakmayofildes viRac-viRaceebis gardacvalebis qronikiT, romelsac meore dResve uaryofen. dakmayofildes arsad ar momxdari omebiT da gvirgvinosanTa mier warmoTqmuli mniSvnelovani sityvebiT, romelic aravis ar warmouTqvams. erTi sityviT, ikmaros is ambebi, romelic `valteris mogebas~ amravlebs. an iqneb isic gviambos, Tu ra mourideblad amJRavnebs mizans zogi qalbatonis mier gamarTuli sazeimo saRamo, romelsac didi gamarjveba hqonda. an kidev agvixsnas, rogor iwereba zogierTi SeniSvna sanovagis Sesaxeb da ramden Semosavals aZlevs aseTi SeniSvnebi zog Cvens Tanamokalmes.~

axalgazrda kacma sircxvili ufro igrZno, vidre brazi, da isRa gaigo, rom imisTvis aq raRac metad usiamovno ram ewera. vin mogcaT cnoba am saqmeze? hkiTxa buarenarma. durua cdilobda gaexsenebina, magram ver SeZlo. mere uceb moagonda: marTla, sen-potenma momca. Semdeg `kalamSi~ dabeWdili werili erTxel kidev waikiTxa da uceb gawiTlda, radgan mixvda, rom meqrTameobas abralebdnen. rao?! wamoiZaxa. brals mdeben, viTom me fuls maZlevdnen imisTvis, rom... daswyevlos eSmakma, agrea! gaawyvetina buarenarma. metad usiamovno braldebaa. am mxriv Cveni patroni daundobeli kacia. qronikaSi xSirad moxdeba xolme, rom... am wams sen-poteni Semovida. durua mivarda da waikiTxeT `kalmis~ SeniSvna? ho, wavikiTxe da es-es aris qalbaton oberTan viyavi. es qali marTla arsebobs, magram dapatimrebuli ar yofila, amitom es xma usafuZvlod dairxa. amis Semdeg durua patronTan gaiqca. valterma civad da zizRiT gadmoxeda, da roca yvelaferi moismina, ganacxada: `im qalbatonTan mibrZandiT da iseTi sapasuxo werili dawereT, rom Tqvenze aseTi ramis dawera veRar gabedon. me vgulisxmob yvelafers, rac im werilSia. es ambavi yvelasTvis usiamovnoa: CemTvisac, gazeTisTvisac da TqvenTvisac. Jurnalisti keisris coliviT umwikvlo unda iyos~. duruam mxleblad sen-poteni waiyvana. etlSi Caisva da meetles miaZaxa: monmartri, ekureilis quCa #18. uzarmazari saxli iyo. iZulebuli gaxdnen meeqvse sarTulze asuliyvnen. kari viRac dedakacma gauRo. sen-poteni rom dainaxa, hkiTxa: kidev ra gnebavT Cemgan? ai, es batoni moviyvane, upasuxa man. policiis inspeqtoria da Tqveni saqmis gacnoba surs. dedakacma orive SeuSva da uTxra: Tqvens Semdeg kidev ori Jurnalisti movida, is ki ar vici, romelma gazeTma gamogzavna, mere duruas miubrunda da daumata: maS gnebavT gaigoT, rogor iyo saqme? diax, Tqven policiis agentma dagapatimraT? ara, Cemo batono, da xelebi aswia. arasodes aravisac ar davupatimrebivar. saqme ase iyo: Cemi yasabi karg xorcs maZlevs, magram wonaSi TaRliTobs xolme. amas bevrjer movkari Tvali, magram xmas ar viRebdi. erTxel ori livri sakatlete vTxove, radgan Cems qaliSvils da siZes velodebodi, da uceb SevniSne, rom Zvalic gadmoayola. marTalia, sakatlete Zvlebi iyo, magram CemTvis awonili katletisa ar yofila. isic marTalia, am xorcisagan ragus gakeTebac SemeZlo, magram me imitom ki ar movTxove sakatlete, rom sxvisi Zvlebi moecaT CemTvis. me uari vuTxari xorcze. maSin yasabma beberi virTagva damiZaxa, me ki: beberi jibgiri xar-meTqi! sityva sityvas mivayoleT da iseTi Cxubi avtexeT, rom sayasbos win asiode kaci mogrovda da xarxari atyda. bolos, policieli movida da orive komisarTan migvipatiJa. wavediT, magram arc erTi ar gagvamarTles da gamogviSves. axla me meore yasabTan vyidulob, imas ki, davidaraba rom avicilo Tavidan, axlosac aRar vekarebi. da gaCumda. duruam hkiTxa: meti araferi? sruli simarTle mogaxseneT, Cemo batono, da moxucebulma SesTavaza erTi Wiqa arayi, romelic duruam ar miiRo, da `inspeqtors~ sTxova, sadac jer ars, moexsenebina, rom yasabi wonaSi TaRliTobda. durua redaqciaSi dabrunda da aseTi pasuxi dawera:

`kalmis~ viRac anonimurma mjRabnelma kalami iSova da amaze ukeTesi saqme ver moigona: Sari momdo erTi dedakacis gamo, romelic am mjRabnelis sityviT, TiTqos zneobis policiis mier yofiliyos dapatimrebuli. me uarvyof amas. me piradad vinaxule q-ni oberi, romelic, sul cota, samoci wlisa mainc iqneba. man dawvrilebiT miambo ambavi Cxubisa, romelic mas ori livri sakatlete xorcis gamo mouvida yasabTan da Semdeg uneburad iZulebuli gaxda policiis komisrisaTvis ganmarteba mieca. es iyo da es. rac Seexeba `kalmis~ danarCen ciliswamebas, igi mxolod zizRis Rirsia. SeuZlebelia vupasuxo aseT rameze, radgan es cili anonimis amoZaxilia. JorJ durua~. valterma da axalSemosulma Jak rivalma Tqves, es pasuxi sakmarisiao, da daadgines, imave dRes qronikis boloSi daebeWdaT. durua Sin adre dabrunda. cotaTi ukmayofilo da SeSfoTebuli iyo. ras upasuxebs mteri? an vin aris is? sad aris aseTi briyvuli Tavdasxmis mizezi? JurnalistebSi arsebuli mourideblobis gamo, am sisuleles SeiZleboda seriozuli Sedegi mohyoloda. im Rames duruam kargad ver gamoiZina. meore diliT Tavisi pasuxi gazeTSi amoikiTxa da darwmunda, rom mas, dabeWdils, xelnawerze ufro mebrZoli kilo hqonda, zogi sityva Sesarbilebelic ki iyo. civi dRe iyo da Zlieri yinva idga. quCis orive mxareze ru trotuarebs yinulis ori zonariviT misdevda. gazeTi jer ar moetanaT. uceb duruas gaaxsenda is dRe, roca misi pirveli werili `afrikeli saldaTis mogonebani~ daibeWda. xel-fexi eyineboda, nametnavad ki TiTebi, amitom sirbili daiwyo sagazeTo kioskis irgvliv, sadac gamyidveli dedakaci mayalze dayudebuliyo da sarkmelSi marto cxviri da wiTuri loyebi gamoeyo. bolos, roca gazeTis damtarebelma im sarkmelSi gazeTebis dasta Sesdo, dedakacma duruas daukecavi `kalmis~ nomeri gadmoawoda. man Tvali aavlo da Tavisi gvaris Zebna daiwyo, magram jer veraferi ipova. ukve SvebiT amoisunTqa, magram uceb or xazs Sua pasuxi SeamCnia. ewera: `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ banakidan b. durua uaryofs Cvens braldebas, magram, amave dros, styuis. miuxedavad amisa, mainc gvidasturebs, rom q-ni oberi arsebobs da agentma igi marTla gagzavna policiaSi. mas isRa darCenia, rom `agents~ ori sityvac miumatos `zneobis policiis agentma~, da maSin yvelaferi aRiarebuli iqneba. samwuxarod, zogi Jurnalistis sindisi mis niWze maRla ara dgas. axla ki xels vawer: lui langremon~. duruas guli auCqrolda. Sin dabrunda da tanisamosis gamocvlas Seudga, is ki ar icoda, risTvis da ratom. maS ase: durua Seuracxyves da imdenad upatiurad moepyrnen, rom yoymanic ki aRar SeiZleboda. mere risTvis? arafrisTvis. viRac moxucebuli dedakacisTvis, romelsac yasabTan Cxubi mouvida. swrafad gadaicva tanisamosi da, Tumca jer rva saaTic Zlivs iqneboda, valteris sanaxavad wavida. patroni ukve zeze iyo da `kalams~ kiTxulobda. aba, ras ityviT? sTqva man seriozulad, durua rom dainaxa. ukan veRar daixevT. axalgazrda kacma araferi upasuxa, gamomcemelma ki ganagrZo: axlave mibrZandiT rivalTan. Tqvens saqmes is moagvarebs. duruam ramdenime bundovani sityva wailuRluRa da feletonistTan wavida. Jak rivali jer isev loginSi iwva da zarma aayena. `kalmis~ SeniSvna rom waikiTxa, wamoiZaxa: daswyevlos eSmakma! meti gza ar aris, unda vewvio. meore sekundantad vina gyavT? jer aravin. buarenari rom moviwvioT, ras ityviT? keTili, buarenari iyos.

 kargad farikaobT? farikaoba sulac ar vici. eg ki ar momwons. dambaCis srola mainc gecodinebaT. cotaodeni. maS, kargi. manam am saqmes movagvarebde, Tqven varjiSobas SeudeqiT. erT wuTs momicadeT. Tavis sapirfareSoSi gavida. isev male dabrunda pirdabanili, gaparsuli, gamowyobili, da Tqva: wavideT. rivali patara sastumros qvemo sarTulSi cxovrobda da duruac imave Senobis did sardafSi Caiyvana, romelic yovelmxriv Caketili iyo da srolafarikaobis savarjiSo darbazad iyo gadaqceuli. feletonistma aanTo airis farnebis rigi, romelic Carigebuli iyo meore sardafis ukana kedlamde, sadac lurjad da wiTlad SeRebili rkinis kacis fituli idga. Semdeg magidaze dado ori axali sistemis dambaCa, romelic Caxmaxis mxridan iteneboda, da imnairad daiwyo mbrZanebloba, TiTqos ukve barierTan mdgariyo: mzada xarT? erTi, ori, sami! esroleT! durua usityvod emorCileboda: mklavs maRla swevda, umiznebda, esroda da xSirad muclis SuaSi axvedrebda: nasaldaTari iyo da, garda amisa, balRobisas mamis Zvel dambaCas ezoSi Camofrenil frinvels xSirad esroda xolme. Jak rivali kmayofilebiT imeorebda: keTili, kargi, Zalian kargi! yoCaR, yoCaR! ase isroleT SuadRemdis. ai vaznebi, nu momeridebiT, sul daxarjeT. roca davbrundebi, erTad visauzmebT da yvelafers giambobT. marto datova da wavida. duruam kidev ramdenimejer gaisrola, mere Camojda da Cafiqrda. ra suleluri ambavia! mere amiT ras miaRwevs? gana duelis Semdeg aramzada isev aramzadad ar rCeba? gana gonivrulia, rom patiosanma kacma Tavisi sicocxle gansacdelSi Caagdos mxolod imitom, rom mas viRac salaxana udierad moeqca? da duruas dabindul gonebaSi uceb gacocxlda norber de varenis sityvebi adamianis gonebis uZlurebis, Cveni interesebisa da azrebis ubadrukobis, Cveni moralis siRatakis Sesaxeb, da xmamaRla warmosTqva: RmerTmani, de vareni marTalia! Semdeg wyurvili igrZno. uknidan wylis wveTebis xma moesma. onkani dainaxa, mouSva da wyali dalia. mere isev Cafiqrda. sardafi saflaviviT sevdiani iyo. etlebis Soreuli da yru xmauroba Soridan momaval qariSxals hgavda. neta ramdeni saaTi iqneba axla? dro am nestian jurRmulSi ise miizlazneba, rogorc, albaT, sapatimroSi midis xolme, sadac araferi ara Tvlis da ar aRniSnavs mis denas, garda zedamxedvelis gamoCenisa, rodesac saWmeli moaqvs. da JorJi icdida, didxans icdida. bolos, nabijis xma da laparaki moesma. Jak rivali da buarenari Camovidnen. rivalma Soridanve dauZaxa: yvelaferi gavaTave. duruas egona, mopirdapirem ramdenime striqoniT bodiSi unda moixados. guli sixaruliT aufancqalda da wailuRluRa: marTla? madlobeli var. feletonistma ki ganagrZo: langremonma yvela Cveni piroba miiRo: ocdaxuTi nabiji, srola brZanebisamebr, damizneba qvevidan zeviT. ase xeli ufro marjved geqnebaT, vidre zevidan qveviT damiznebisas. Sexede, buarenar, da darwmundebi, rom marTali var. aiRo revolveri da isrola, Tanac aCvenebda, raoden advilia moaxvedro mizans, Tu qvevidan zeviT umizneb. axla ki wavideT da visauzmoT. ukve Tormeti dahkra.

da iqve restoranSi Sevidnen. durua Cumad iyo da imitom Wamda, rom SiSi ar gamoemJRavnebina. mere buarenars redaqciaSi gahyva da iq maSinalurad, dabneulad muSaobda. yvelam daadastura, rom JorJi Zalian yoCaRad iyo. sadilis Semdeg Jak rivali xelis CamosarTmevad Semovida da SeuTanxmda, rom xval, dilis Svid saaTze, sekundantebi etls miuyvandnen da yvelani bezines tyeSi wavidodnen, sadac dueli unda Semdgariyo. yvelaferi ucbad da imgvarad moxda, rom mas, JorJ duruas, monawileoba ar miuRia. mas erTi sityvis Tqmac ar ergo, arc azris gamoTqma, arc Tanxmobis micema an uarze dadgoma. yovelive iseTi siswrafiT datrialda, rom durua Tavzardacemuli, dabneuli iyo da ara esmoda ra, rac irgvliv xdeboda. buarenari sadiladac gahyva, radgan megobari iyo da mTel dRes ar moSorebia. cxra saaTze durua Tavis oTaxSi midi-modioda. imdenad aRelvebuli iyo, rom fiqric aRar SeeZlo. erTi azriRa utrialebda TavSi: `xval duelia~, da es azri bundovnad da mZlavrad aRelvebda. durua nasaldaTari ki iyo da xSiradac esroda arabebs, magram aseTi srolis dros mas didi xifaTi ar moeloda: ise isroda, TiTqos taxebze nadirobso. bolos da bolos, man is Caidina, rac unda Caedina, da qveyanas ise aCvena Tavi, rogorc unda eCvenebina. masze laparaks astexen, gaamxneveben, miulocaven. Semdeg Sedga da xmamaRla wamoiZaxa, swored ise, rogorc Zlieri sulieri foriaqis dros iZaxian xolme: `ra pirutyvi vinme yofila!~ mere Camojda da fiqrSi CayvinTa. magidaze mis mier gadasrolili mtris savizito baraTi egdo. rivalma misamarTis Sesanaxad misca, da im erT dReSi meocejer waikiTxa: `lui langremon, monmartris quCa, 176~. da meti araferi. zedized Carigebul asoebs Cascqeroda da eCveneboda, TiTqos iq raRac idumali ram imaleboda, TiTqos Sig raRac saforiaqo azri iyo CaRvrili. `lui langremon!~ vin aris, ra kacia? ramdeni wlisaa? ra simaRlisaa? rogori ieri aqvs? gana aRmaSfoTebeli ar aris, rom viRac ucnobi, ucxo kaci modiodes da yovlad uazrod, mxolod JinisaTvis, viRac dedakacis gulisaTvis, romelic yasabs waeCxuba, sicocxles giwamlavdes?~ da erTxel kidev wamoiZaxa: ra pirutyvi vinme yofila! uZravad, CafiqrebiT ijda da baraTs daJinebiT dascqeroda. uceb qaRaldis am nafleTis mimarT brazi moeria, brazi da siZulvili, romelTac raRac usiamovno mousvenroba daerTo. `tutucuri ambavia!~ magididan frCxilebis makrateli aiRo da ise gaxvrita dabeWdili gvari, TiTqo adamiani xanjliT gangmirao. maS, ase: unda ibrZolos, dambaCiT unda iomos! neta ratom daSna ar airCia? mxarSi an sadme ZvalSi uCxvletdnen da amiT gadarCeboda, tyviaze ki veravinac ver ityvis, sad moxvdeba da rogor gaTavdeba. `kmara! yoCaRad unda iyo, JorJ durua!~ gaamxneva Tavisive Tavi da sakuTari xmisa SeeSinda. garSemo mimoixeda. Semdeg mixvda, rom nervebi aeSala, erTi Wiqa wyali dalia da dawva. mere sanTeli Caaqro da Tvalebi daxuWa. Tumca oTaxSi cioda, mainc dascxa da ver daiZina. erTi gverdidan meoreze brunavda, xuTiode wuTs piraRma iwva, mere marcxniv gadatrialda, Semdeg marjvniv gadmobrunda da isev moswyurda. wamoiwia da uceb xelaxla daudegroba moeria: `nuTu meSinia?~ rad uCqrolavda ase gaSmagebiT guli, roca oTaxSi nacnob WraWuns an faCuns mohkravda xolme yurs? roca misi gugula saaTi dasarekad emzadeboda da Wrials iwyebda, JorJi SekrTeboda xolme da ise SeZrwundeboda, haeris CasasunTqad piri ramdenime wams Ria unda hqonoda. Semdeg filosofiurad Seudga msjelobas, marTla SeSinebuli iyo Tu ara? ra Tqma unda, ara. silaCre ar Sehparvia: gadawyvetili hqonda, am saqmes bolomde mihyoloda, mtkiced hqonda dadgenili ebrZola da ar SemkrTaliyo. magram, amave dros, gulis Relvam ise dahria xeli, rom duruam Tavis Tavs hkiTxa: `gana SeiZleba, gindodes, SiSs ar daemorCilo da mainc geSinodes?~ da eWvma da mousvenrobam sabolood daria xeli. ra daemarTeba mas, Tu imis nebisyofaze ufro Zlierma Zalam, mourigebelma da uZlevelma Zalam daimorCila igi? diax, ra moxdeba maSin?

ra Tqma unda, barierTan gava: gasvla ukve gadawyvetili aqvs. magram vaiTu swored im dros SekrTes? iqneb gonebac dakargos? da naTlad warmoudga, ra daemarTeboda maSin mis samsaxurs, saxelsa da momavals. uceb Jinianma survilma Seipyro: Tavisi Tavi sarkeSi daenaxa. sanTeli aanTo da, natifad gaCarxul minaSi Tavisi saxis anarekli rom dainaxa, SekrTa: sakuTari Tavic veRar icno; moeCvena, TiTqos Tavisi Tavi arasodes hqonodes nanaxi. Tvalebi uzarmazari hqonda da saxeze zafranis feri edo. cxadia, mkrTali feri, Zalian mkrTali! anazdad TavSi erTma azrma elvasaviT gahkra: `xval am dros SeiZleba ukve mkvdari viyo~, da guli xelaxla saSinlad auZgerda. loginisken mibrunda da Tavisi Tavi masze cxadad dainaxa: gulaRma iwva loginze. mas, cxedars, iseTive Caweuli pirisaxe hqonda, rogorc mkvdrebs aqvT xolme, xolo xelebis siTeTre aSkarad amtkicebda, rom isini veRarasodes gainZreoda. Jurnalists Tavisave sawolisa SeeSinda, Tvalis mosarideblad fanjara gamoaRo da gaRma daiwyo cqera. magram, rodesac gayinuli haeri TaviTfexamde moexvia, ukan daixia da ZlivsRa sunTqavda. azrad mouvida, buxari aenTo. nelnela ukidebda cecxls da ukan veRar ixedeboda. xelebi uTrToda, Tavbru esxmoda, azri aeria, mihqroda da duruas Tavs atkivebda. raRac ucnaur zarxoSs grZnobda, TiTqos nasvami da mTvrali yofiliyos, da ganuwyvetliv Tavis Tavs ekiTxeboda: `ra vqna? rogor moviqce? neta ra damemarTeba?~ da isev siaruls mohyva, Tanac gauTavebliv da uneburad imeorebda: `unda mxned da energiulad moviqce, Zalian energiulad~. Semdeg gaifiqra: `ded-mamas mivwer, Tu vinicobaa, ubedureba SememTxva~... xelaxla dajda, safosto qaRaldi aiRo da dawera: `Zvirfaso mamilo, Zvirfaso dedilo~. Semdeg gaifiqra, amgvari tragikuli SemTxvevisaTvis aseTi dasawyisi lazRandaroba iqneboda, amitom furceli daxia da meoreze daiwyo: `Zvirfaso mama, Zvirfaso deda! dRes riJraJze duelSi unda gavide da radgan SeiZleba~... gambedaoba ar eyo, bolomde daewera, da zeze wamoxta. wamoxta da sulis amaforiaqebeli azric ahyva: `dueli moelis. igi aucilebelia. axla ki ra emarTeba? aki brZola surda. mtkiced hqonda gadawyvetili~. da moeCvena, viTom nebisyofis daWimvis miuxedavad, barierTan misvlis Zalac ki aRar Seswevda. xangamoSvebiT kbilebs aRrWenda, Cum da xmel xmas aRebinebda da isev Tavis Tavs ekiTxeboda: `neta Cems mters odesme gamoucdia dueli? dadioda Tu ara sasrolad da savarjiSod? cnobilia Tu ara? ekuTvnis Tu ara karg sazogadoebas?~ aravisgan arasodes misi saxeli ar gaegona, da esec cxadia, dambaCas kargad rom ar isrodes, am saxifaTo iaraRis arCevaze ase advilad, uyoymanod da udavod ar daTanxmdeboda. da durua TviTonve xatavda momaval Sejibrebas: rogor daiWerda Tavs TviTonac da misi mopirdapirec, da azrs Zalas atanda, raTa brZolis yoveli wvrilmanic ki rogorme daenaxa. uceb Tvalwin patara, Rrma da Savi Rru daudga, saidanac sacaa tyvia unda gamovardniliyo. da durua erTbaSad sazarelma sasowarkveTilebam Seipyro. mTeli tani kankalma aitana da verafriT SeeCerebina. yvirili rom Seemagrebina, kbilebs mZlavrad uWerda, amave dros, giJuri survilic moeria: iatakze davardniliyo, ekotriala, eglija da ekbina. buxris Tavze Wiqas Tvali mohkra da gaaxsenda, rom ganjinaSi didi boTliT arayi hqonda Senaxuli: man aqamde SeinarCuna saldaTuri Cveuleba da yovel diliT erT Wiqas gadahkravda xolme. boTls xeli dastaca, moiyuda, xarbad dauwyo sma da maSinRa gadadga, roca suli Seugubda. Turme boTlis mesamedi dascala da male iseTi sicxe igrZno stomaqSi, TiTqos cecxli ekidebao. aqedan siTbo mTel tans moedo, gaabrua da duruas sulieri simSvide daubruna. `kargi wamali vipove~, Tqva da, radgan mTeli sxeuli ewvoda, xelaxla gaaRo fanjara. susxiani da wynari dila Tendeboda. zeviT, sul zeviT, ganaTebuli zecis siRrmeSi, varskvlavebis xomli TrToda da TiTqos kvdeboda, xolo qveviT, rkinigzis xramSi, mwvane, wiTeli da TeTri saniSno farnebis Suqma daiwyo cimcimi. depodan pirveli orTqlmavlebi gamodiodnen da matareblebisken

stveniT midiodnen, meoreni ki sadRac Sors ganmeorebiT kiodnen da mamlebiviT wvrilad da mwvaved uyiodnen erTmaneTs. durua ki isev Tavisas fiqrobda: `es suraTi me SeiZleba veRarc ki vnaxo~. magram maSinve igrZno, rom sacaa xelaxla atirdeboda Tavis bedze, da mxned uTxra Tavis Tavs: `ho, kmara! sanam mters Sexvdebode, nuraferze nuRar ifiqreb, Tu gsurs yoCaRad dauxvde, yvelaferi amoigde Tavidan!~ da samzadiss Seudga. wvers rom iparsavda, sisustem erTxel kidev gahkra. gaifiqra: `vin icis, iqneb ukanasknelad vixedebi sarkeSi~. erTi ylupi arayi kidev mosva da moemzada. erTi saaTi iyo darCenili. es dro saSinlad mZimed eCveneboda. kuTxidan kuTxemde daborialebda da azris CaxrCobas lamobda. karze rom daakakunes, ise Sexta, kinaRam gulaRma gadavarda. droa! da misi sekundantebi Semovidnen. orives qurqi ecva. rivalma xeli CamoarTva da Tqva: cimbiris sicivea, Semdeg hkiTxa: gunebaze rogor brZandebiT? mSvenivrad. simSvide? srulebiT gulmSvidad gaxlavarT. keTili da patiosani. SeWameT an dalieT rame? diax. meti araferi minda. buarenars am SemTxvevisaTvis ucxoeTis raRac yviTel-mwvane ordeni Camoekida, romelic duruas jer ar enaxa mis mkerdze. qveviT Cavidnen. etlSi viRac ucxoeli ijda. rivalma daasaxela: `eqimi lebrumani~. duruam xeli CamoarTva da wailuRluRa: `gmadlobT~, wina skamze undoda damjdariyo da raRac magars dambaCebis yuTs daajda. aq ara, aq ara, imeorebda rivali. duelianti da eqimi rbil alagze dabrZandiT. durua Zlivs mixvda da eqimis gverdiT Camojda. Semdeg ori sekundantic dajda da etli daiZra. meetlem ukve icoda, sad unda wasuliyo. magram dambaCebis yuTi yvelas aviwroebda, nametnav ki duruas, romelsac erCivna igi sulac ar daenaxa. zurgsukan gadades, magram axla ukan msxdomebs uqletavda zurgebs. mere rivals da buarenars Caudges SuaSi, magram qveviT vardeboda. bolos fexebis qveS damales. Tumca eqimi anegdotebs yveboda, baasi mainc undilad midioda. marto rivali aZlevda pasuxs. duruas Zalian undoda guldinjoba gamoeCina, magram saubris Zafis dakargvasa da sulis foriaqis gamJRavnebas erideboda, Tanac mtanjvel SiSs ebrZoda, kankali ar avardnoda. etli male gascda qalaqs. cxra saaTi iqneboda. zamTris grili dila iyo. erTi im dilaTagani, roca broliviT magari mTeli buneba krialebs da xramunebs, rodesac TrTvilSi Cacmul mcenareulobas TiTqos yinulis ofli mosdis, roca fexqveS miwas guguni gaaqvs da xmel haerSi odnavi faCunic ki sadRac Sors ibneva, roca lurji ca sarkesaviT prialebs, xolo mbrwyinavi da civi mze sivrceSi dacuravs da moyinul qveyanas gril sxivebs esvris. rivalma uTxra duruas: dambaCebi gastin-renets gamovarTvi. TviTon iman datena. yuTi dabeWdilia. garda amisa, wili unda vyaroT, vis visi dambaCa ergeba. duruam meqanikurad miugo: madlobeli gaxlavarT. Semdeg rivalma dawvrilebiT daariga: misTvis didi mniSvneloba hqonda, rom durua araferSi ar Semcdariyo da Tavisi sekundantic ar Seercxvina, amitom TiTo darigebas ramdenimejer imeorebda: roca gkiTxaven: `mzad brZandebiT?~ mtkice xmiT upasuxeT: `mzad gaxlavarT!~ roca daiZaxeben: `esroleT!~ male awieT xeli da, sanam mbrZanebeli ityodes: `sami~, esroleT. da duruac gulSi imeorebda: `roca daiZaxeben: `esroleT~, me xels avwev... roca daiZaxeben: `esroleT~, me xels avwev... roca daiZaxeben: `esroleT~, me xels avwev~... da ise imeorebda amas, rgorc bavSvi izepirebs xolme

gakveTils. imeorebda manam, sanam gaZReboda da mobezrdeboda, radgan surda darigeba tvinSi Rrmad CaeWeda: roca daiZaxeben: `esroleT~, me xels avwev. etli tyeSi Sevida, marjvniv motrialda da erTxel kidev marjvniv mouxvia. mere rivalma uceb kari gamoaRo da meetles dauZaxa: aqeT, ai am gzaze wadiT, da etlic tyeSi mimaval gzas gahyva. zemoT yinulis foCebiT Semosili mkvdari foTlebi TrToda, durua ki isev Tavisas imeorebda: `roca daiZaxeben `esroleT!~, me xels avwev~. oh, neta etls rame damarToda, durua im did xifaTs gadurCeboda! oh, neta gamoZvrena SeiZlebodes! ra bednieri iqneboda! neta fexis motexa mainc SeeZlos?! ager, tafobis boloSi ukve etlsa da oTx kacs mohkra Tvali. oTxive gasaTbobad xel-fexs ibertyavda. duruas imdenad gauZnelda sunTqva, rom iZulebuli iyo, piri gaeRo. etlidan jer sekundantebi Camoxtnen, Semdeg eqimi, bolos duruac Camovida. rivalma dambaCebis yuTi aiRo da buarenaris TanxlebiT maTken momavali ucnobebisken wavida. durua xedavda, ranairi TavaziT miesalmnen erTmaneTs, rogor gaiares kordze da rogor aTvalierebdnen xan miwas, xan xeebs, TiTqo iseT rames eZebdnen, rasac an Camovardna, an gafrena SeeZlo. Semdeg nabijebiT miwa mozomes da gayinul miwaSi TavianTi joxebi Zlivs CaarWes, mere isev moiyares Tavi da ise amoZravdnen, TiTqos biWebi raRacas TamaSobeno. eqimma hkiTxa duruas: gunebaze kargad brZandebiT? xom araferi gindaT? ara, araferi. gmadlobT. egona, TiTqos Wkuaze SeSliliyos, TiTqos ZilSi yofiliyos da sizmars xedavdes, an raRac zebunebrivi emarTebodes. eSinoda? SeiZleba... magram ar icoda, radgan aRarc Tavisi esmoda rame, aRarc gareSemosi. Jak rivali kmayofili dabrunda da Cumad uTxra: yvelaferi mzad aris. dambaCebis arCevaSi bedma gagviRima. duruasaTvis ki yovelive sul erTi iyo. paltos rom xdidnen, ganurCevlad daemorCila. mere jibeebi mouCxrikes, raTa darwmunebuliyvnen, rom Tan qaRaldi an safule ara hqonoda, radgan maT SeeZloT faris magivroba gaewia. durua ki locvasaviT imeorebda gulSi: `roca daiZaxeben: `esroles!~, me xels avwev~. Semdeg miwaSi CarWobil erT-erT joxTan miiyvanes da dambaCa miawodes. maSinRa SeniSna, rom mis win, sul axlo, patara, Ripiani, meloti da saTvaliani kaci idga. es iyo misi moSuRlari. Zalian kargad xedavda mas, magram mxolod erTs hfiqrobda: `roca damiZaxeben `esroleT!~, me xels avwev da vesvri. uceb Rrma siCumeSi ise gaisma xma, TiTqos Soridan modioda: mzad brZandebiT, batonebo? mzad varT! daiZaxa duruam. maSin imave xmam SesZaxa: esroleT! duruas meti aRaraferi gaugia, arc daunaxavs, arc Seugnia. imasRa grZnobda, rom xels maRla swevda da saCvenebel TiTs mTeli Zal-RoniT dambaCis fexs aWerda. dambaCis gavardnis xmac ar gaugia. samagierod, lulis boloze avardnili boli dainaxa. mis pirdapir mdgomi kaci isev uZravad idga, da isic dainaxa, rom moSuRlaris Tavzedac Rrublis TeTri qula avarda. orivem gaisrola da duelic damTavrda. eqimma da sekundantebma duruas tanze xelebi moufaTures da moCxrikes, tanisamosic gauxsnes, Tan mRelvare xmiT ekiTxebodnen: daWrili xom ar brZandebiT? mgoni, ara var, uneburad upasuxa. langremonic uvneblad gadarCa. Jak rivalma ukmayofilod wailaparaka: mudam ase emarTeba am wyeul dambaCebs: misi tyvia an moklavs kacs, an ascdeba. saZageli iaraRia!

durua adgilidan veRar daiZra, radgan gaocebiT da sixaruliT dambladacemuli iyo: `gaTavda!~ mas CamoarTves iaraRi, romelic isev xelSi eWira. Jurnalists axla eCveneboda, rom is mzad iyo Tundac mTel laSqars SebrZoleboda. ukve gaTavda! ra bednieria! da sakmao gambedaobas grZnobda, raTa rCeuli msrolelic ki gaewvia brZolaSi. sekundantebma ramdenime wuTs ilaparakes da oqmis Sesadgenad Sexvedris adgili daniSnes. Semdeg durua da misi megobrebi isev etlSi Casxdnen. kofoze meetle iRimeboda. Semdeg Solti Seatkacuna da cxenebi gareka. oTxivem bulvarze isadila, Tanac duelze saubrobdnen. duruam Tavisi STabeWdilebani gadmoalaga: CemTvis es dueli miqarva iyo, namdvili miqarva. bolos da bolos, albaT, Tqvenc SeniSnavdiT da darwmundebodiT. Zalian yoCaRad brZandebodi, upasuxa rivalma. Semzadebuli oqmi gazeTSi dasabeWdad duruas Caabares, romelsac Zalian gaukvirda, roca amoikiTxa, viTom TiTos orjer esrolos. odnav SeSfoTda da rivals hkiTxa: mgoni, TiTojer gavisroleT. diax, TiTojer, RimiliT upasuxa rivalma. TiTom TiTojer, maSasadame, sul orjer. durua dakmayofilda aseTi ganmartebiT da aRar auxirda. beberi valteri gadaexvia: vaSa, vaSa! Tqven `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ pativi daicaviT, vaSa! saRamoze duruam Tavis gamosaCenad didi gazeTebis redaqciaSi da bulvaris mTavar yavaxanebSi Seixeda da ramdenimejer Sexvda Tavis moSuRlars, romelic imave mizniT gamosuliyo. erTmaneTs salami ar misces, magram romelime maTgani rom daWriliyo, urTierTs xels CamoarTmevdnen. orive irwmuneboda, mopirdapiris tyviis zuzuni gavigoneo. meore dRes, dilis TerTmet saaTze, duruas depeSa mouvida: `RmerTo, rogor meSinoda! dauyovnebliv modi konstantinopolis quCaze. minda mogexvio, Cemo siyvarulo. ra mamaci yofilxar! Tayvans gcem. klo~. JorJi paemanze wavida. klotilda mklavebSi Cauvarda, Tanac kocnas ayrida da titinebda: ooh, Cemo Zvirfaso! rom icode, rogor vRelavdi dRes diliT, roca gazeTebs vkiTxulobdi. miambe, axlave miambe! minda, yvelaferi gavigo. da duruamac yvelaferi uambo, wvrilmanic ar daaviwyda. klotildam hkiTxa: ra saZagel Rames gaatarebdi duelamde! sulac ara. mSvenivrad meZina. me ki Tvalsac ver movxuWavdi. mere, barierTan? miambe, rogor moxda yvelaferi? duruam mTeli drama moigona: roca oci nabijis manZilze davdeqiT pirispir, e. i. oTxi am oTaxis sigrZis manZilze, Jakma gviTxra, mzada varT Tu ara, da niSanic daiZaxa: `esroleT!~, umalve xeli avwie da zedmiwevniT davumizne. magram Sevcdi, radgan TavSi vumiznebdi. metad magarfexa dambaCa Semxvda, me ki msubuqs var SeCveuli. rom daiWeqa, lulas maRla ahkra. mainc odnav avacdine. is aramzadac kargi msroleli yofila. tyvia kinaRam safeTqelSi momxvda. misma nivmac ki gamkra. sayvareli muxlebze ejda da JorJi mklavebSi hyavda Caxveuli, Tanac TiTqos TviTonac ganicdida moSuRlaris sifaTs da wamdauwum imeorebda: uh, Cemo sacodao! uh, Cemo Zvirfaso! xolo, roca duruam ambavi daasrula, uTxra: ici ras getyvi: me uSenod cxovreba ar SemiZlia. minda, mudam gxedavde, es ki ar xerxdeba, radgan Cemi qmari zogjer parizSia xolme. manam Sen adgebode, dildilobiT erTi saaTi Tavisufali dro maqvs da advilad SemiZlia movide da erTxel mainc mogexvio xolme. magram me ara msurs Sens saSinel binaSi mosvla. maS ra vqna?

duruas erTma azrma gahkra da hkiTxa: ramdens aZlev am binaSi? TveSi as franks. keTili, am xarjs me vkisrulob da am binaSi gadmovdivar. Cemi Zveli bina Cems axal Tanamdebobas ar SeSvenis. klotildam cota moifiqra da upasuxa: ara, ar minda. ratom? gaocda JorJi. imitom... eg ra sabuTia! es bina Cemzea gamoWrili, aqa var da aqve vrCebi, gaicina da daumata: isic gaixsene, rom es bina Cem saxelzea daqiravebuli. ara, ara, ar minda, axirda klotilda. ratom-meTqi? maSin sayvarelma Cumad da nazad CasCurCula yurSi: imitom, rom... aq qalebs moiyvan. arasodes! aRelda JorJi. patiosan sityvas gaZlev. ara mjera. moiyvan. geficebi. marTla? patiosnebas geficebi-meTqi. es Cveni saxli iqneba, mxolod Cveni. klotildam kinaRam daaxrCo kocniT: maS Tanaxma var, Cemo Zvirfaso, magram, icode: Tu momatyue, Tundac erTxel momatyue, Cvens Soris yvelaferi samudamod gaTavdeba, yvelaferi, yvelaferi. JorJi wrfeli guliT eficeboda. SeTanxmdnen, rom durua imave dRes gadmovidoda, raTa klos mudam SesZleboda Semosvla, roca ki am saxlTan gaivlida. Semdeg klotildam uTxra: rac unda iyos, kviras sadilad unda moxvide. Cemi qmari moxibluli gyavs. marTla? moewona JorJs. ho, imis guli pirvelive naxviT daipyari. ai kidev ras getyvi: Sen meubnebodi, sofelSi gavizardeo, ara? agrea. mere? maS sasoflo meurneobas mainc unda icnobde. ho. maS Cem qmars cota mainc esaubre mebaReobaze, mamulis saqmeze. Zalian uyvars. keTili. ar damaviwydeba. duelma klotildas nametani sinaze gauRviva da amitom uamravi kocnis SemdegRa wavida. durua redaqciaSi midioda da fiqrobda: `ra sasacilo arsebaa! namdvili Citis Tavia! vin gamoicnobs, ra unda da ra uyvars! mere ra sasacilo wyvilia! vis mouvida aseTi gasaSterebli azri is beberi da es qarafSuta SeeuRlebina? neta ra mosazrebis gamo SeirTo batonma inspeqtorma es kudraWa mowafe? aq raRac saidumlo imaleba. vin icis, iqneb siyvarulic iyo?~ bolos gaifiqra: `rac unda iyos, didebuli sayvarelia da udides sisuleles Caviden, Tu odesme xelidan gavuSveb~. Tavi merve duelis wyalobiT durua `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ mTavar TanamSromelTa rigSi Cadga, magram radgan uamravi Sroma daxarja rame originaluris mogonebaze da mainc veraferi gaawyo, amitom specialobad Wreli da mediduri msjeloba airCia zneobis dacemis, xasiaTis gafuWebis, patriotizmis Sesustebisa da franguli Rirsebis anemiis (sityva `anemia~ TviTon Seitana sagazeTo werilebSi da amis gamo Zalian amayobda) Sesaxeb.

da roca q-ni de mareli es TvalsaCino nimuSi damcinavi, skeptikuri da qarafSuta sulisa, rasac `frangul Wkuas~ uwodeben, masxarad igdebda mis tiradebs da erTi mWreli sityviT anadgurebda, JorJi RimiliT eubneboda: mere ra! samagierod, momavlisaTvis karg saxels vimzadeb. axla ukve konstantinopolis quCaze cxovrobda. misi binis gamocvla imaSi gamoixata, rom Cemodani, sawmendi, samarTebeli da saponi gadaitana. axalgazrda qali kviraSi orjer an samjer, diliT adre, JorJis adgomamde, axal binaSi Seirbenda, wuTSi gaixdida da siciviT akankalebuli loginSi Seugordeboda xolme. Tavis mxriv durua yovel xuTSabaTs masTan sadilobda, qmars elamuneboda da sasoflo meurneobaze esaubreboda. da radgan TviTonac Zalian uyvarda miwa da yovelive, rasac miwasTan hqonda kavSiri, amitom zogjer orives ise gaitacebda xolme saubari, rom sul aviwydebodaT axalgazrda qali, romelic iqve, savarZelSi Tvlemda. am dros lorinasac eZina xolme, zogjer mamis, zogjer ki lamazi megobris muxlebze. da roca Jurnalisti wavidoda, b-ni de mareli darigebis kiloTi ityoda xolme, radgan yovelnair wvrilmanzedac ki amave kiloTi laparakobda: Zalian saintereso axalgazrda vaJia, Zalian saintereso da ganviTarebuli. ukve Tebervlis miwuruli iyo. vinc diliT patara orTvalebs gauvlida, romelsac movaWre dedakacebi miagorebdnen, ukve iis suns Seiynosavda. duruas caze Rrublis erTi nafleTic ar moCanda. da ai, erTxel, RamiT rom dabrunda, karis qveS Semocurebuli werili ipova. daxeda beWeds da waikiTxa: `kani~. werilSi ewera: `kani~, vila `Joli~. `Zvirfaso megobaro! xom gaxsovT Tqveni sityvebi: Cemi imedi gqondeTo? ai, axla iZulebuli var didi daxmareba gTxovoT: Sarli sicocxlis ukanasknel wuTebs ganicdis da aseT dros marto nu damtovebT. Tumca jer kidev dgeba loginidan, eqimma mainc gamafrTxila, erT kvirasac veRar gaZlebso. me aRarc Rone Semwevs da arc sulis Zala, rom dRedaRam imis sulis Rafvas vadevno Tvalyuri, da zardacemuli vfiqrob momaval ukanasknel wuTebze. aseTi TxovniT SemiZlia marto Tqven mogmarToT: Cems qmars maxlobeli naTesavi aravin hyavs. Tqven misi megobari iyaviT. Sarlma redaqciaSi mogawyoT. gemudarebiT, CamodiT. sxva veRaravin momixmia. Tqveni erTguli megobari madlena forestie~. duruas guli ucnaurma grZnobam moicva ganTavisuflebis, gaxsnili xalvaTobis grZnobam da Tavis Tavs uTxra: `ra Tqma unda, waval. sawyali Sarli! aseTia yvelas bedi~. madlenas werili patrons aCvena: romelmac JorJi buzRuniT daiTxova da Tan imeorebda: male dabrundiT. saWiro xarT. meore dRes duruam Tavisi wasvla orive de marels depeSiT Seatyobina, Svid saaTze swrafi matarebliT kanSi wavida da meore dRes, naSuadRevis oTx saaTze, ukve iq iyo. komisionerma mTis kalTaze aSenebul vilamde miacila, aiyvana TeTri saxlebiT mimobneul naZvnarSi, romelic kanSi iwyeba da JuanSi Tavdeba. vila `Joli~* (* anu `lamazi~ (frang.).) italiuri stilis patara TeTri saxli iyo da gzis napiras idga. es gza tyeSi klakniT adioda mTaze da yovel mosaxvevze saucxoo suraTs gadascqeroda. msaxurma JorJs kari gauRo da miaxala: batoni da qalbatoni mouTmenlad mogelian. rogor brZandeba Tqveni batoni? hkiTxa duruam.

 Zalian cudad. didxans veRar gaatans. JorJi Sevida. pirveli oTaxi vardisferi CiTiT iyo akruli da lurji yvavilebiT dawinwkluli. maRali da ganieri fanjara qalaqs da zRvas gadascqeroda. daswyevlos eSmakma, mSvenieri agarakia! neta sad Souloben saamiso fulebs? waiCurCula JorJma. kabis Srialma moabruna. qalbatonma forestiem orive xeli gauwoda. ra sikeTe miyaviT, rom Txovna SemisruleT! da uceb gadaexvia. mere erTmaneTi SeaTvalieres, madlena odnav gamxdari da gafiTrebuli iyo, magram winandeliviT qorfa ieri hqonda, TiTqos ufro ganazebuliyo da galamazebuliyo. Sarli saSinelebad gadaiqca, waiCurCula madlenam. grZnobs, rom misi dReni daTvlilia da sazarlad mawvalebs. ukve Sevatyobine Tqveni Camosvla. sad aris Tqveni Cemodani? sadgurze davtove: ar vicodi, romel sastumroSi mirCevdiT dabinavebas, rom axlo vyofiliyavi TqvenTan. madlena Seyoymanda da upasuxa: amave vilaze dabinavdebiT. oTaxi ukve gavamzadebine. SeiZleba uceb gardaicvalos, da Tu es ubedureba Rame moxda, me marto viqnebi. bargs axlave movatanineb. rogorc geneboT, da Tavi daukra. axla ki zeviT adiT. durua gahyva. madlenam meore sarTulze SeaRo kari da JorJma dainaxa: fanjarasTan savarZelSi cocxali leSi zis sabnebSi gaxveuli da Camavali mzis Suqisgan jigariviT gawiTlebuli. zis da duruas Sescqeris. JorJma Zlivs icno, ufro ki mixvda, rom misi megobari iyo. oTaxSi eTeris, fisis da wamlebis Semawuxebeli suni idga mZime da gaurkveveli suni oTaxisa, sadac Wleqiani sunTqavs xolme. forestiem nela da gaWirvebiT aswia xeli. Zlivs ar Camoxvedi! Tqva, momakvdavis sanaxavad Camoxvedi, ara? gmadlobT. duruam naZaladevad gaicina: momakvdavisa? sasiamovno araferia. amis sanaxavad kanSi Camosvla ar Rirda. ubralod, Sens sanaxavad da cota dasasveneblad Camovedi. dajeqi, waiCurCula forestiem, Tavi Caqindra da Savma fiqrebma moicva. swrafad, xSirad sunTqavda da drogamoSvebiT kvnesoda, TiTqos surda, Tavisi tanjva sxvebisTvisac gaexsenebina. forestie rom dadumda, madlena fanjarasTan mivida, JorJs Tavis qneviT cis tatnobze miuTiTa da uTxra: SexedeT, ra lamazia! agarakebiT mofenili mTis kalTebi qalaqamde eSveboda, romelic zRvis napiras naliviT gadaSliliyo. marjvniv is navsayudels mihkroda, romelsac Zveli qalaqi da Zveli koSki dahyurebda, xolo marcxniv lorenis kunZulebTan Tavdeboda. es kunZulebi lurj midamoze dawinwklul or wertils emsgavseboda da imdenad Txeli iyo, rom or uzarmazar wyalSi mocurave foTols hgavda. Sors, Zalian Sors, yures miRma, TiTqos horizonts Camoefarao, kriala cis fonze moCanda saucxoo, zRapruli silamazis mocisfro jaWvi moxrili, mrgvali, daklaknili da wvetiani mTebisa, romelic piramidis msgavsi maRali, frialo kldiT mTavrdeboda. daburuli mwvervalebis zemoT ki TvalismomWrelad gadaWimuliyo cecxlisferi ca. durua moixibla mzis Casvlis am didebuli sanaxaobiT. ho! es marTlac rom umSvenieresi ramaa! waiCurCula man, sxva ufro xatovani sityva ver monaxa Tavisi aRfrTovanebis gamosaTqmelad. forestiem colisken moixeda da Cailaparaka:

 cota haeri SemouSvi. frTxilad iyavi, upasuxa. mze Cadis, saRamoa da SeiZleba xelaxla gacivde. es ki, xom ici, ras niSnavs SenTvis. man marjvena xeli ciebianiviT odnav gaiqnia, da am moZraobiT unda mixvedriliyaviT, rom mas muStis mokumSva ewada, da Tqva momakvdavis mrisxane RmeWiT, ramac misi tuCebis siTxele, pirisaxis sigamxdre da Zvlebis wvetebi gamoaCina. geubnebi, vixrCobi-meTqi. raki sicocxle miTavdeba, gana SenTvis sul erTi ar aris, erTi dRiT adre movkvdebi Tu gvian? madlenam farTod gaaRo fanjara. sufTa haerma yvelaze alersiviT imoqmeda. oTaxSi Semofusfusda gazafxulis rbili, Tbili, neli niavi, romelic buCqnaris da yvavilebis suniT iyo gaJRenTili, nametnav ki naZvis fisis magari surneli da evkaliptebis mwvave suni igrZnoboda. am haers forestie xSiri sunTqviT ylapavda. frCxilebiT skamis saxelurebs CaeWida da mstvenavi xmiT yrud da braziT warmoTqva: mixure fanjara, haerma filtvebi matkina. isev mirCevnia, sadme sardafSi CavZaRlde. colma fanjara nela miketa, Semdeg Subli minas miado da TvalebiT SoreTs daaSterda. duruas goneba daumZimda. surda avadmyofisaTvis raime eTqva, gaemxnevebina, magram sanugeSo sityva ver ipova. bolos mainc hkiTxa: rac parizidan wamoxvedi, ukeTesobas ver amCnev? man nervulad aiCeCa mxrebi: Senve xedav, da Tavi xelaxla Caqindra. daswyevlos eSmakma, ganagrZo duruam, parizTan Sedarebac ar SeiZleba. es metismetad kargi qveyana yofila. iq jer namdvili zamTaria: Tovli, yinva, wvima, xolo sam saaTze ukve lampebis anTeba gvWirdeba. axali ra aris redaqciaSi? araferi. Sens magivrad droebiT lakreni moiyvanes `volteridan~, magram jerjerobiT saSinlad susti muSakia. droa, dabrunde. me? waiburtyuna avadmyofma. me Cems werilebs male miwis qveS davwer, ori adlis siRrmeze. da zaris rekvasaviT xelaxla ubrundeboda mtanjveli, kviati idea yoveli sityvis, sababis da azris gamo. xangrZlivi siCume Camovarda, Rrma da sevdiani. Camavali mzis Ria ferebi TandaTan SemkrTalda. xolo Semuqebul wiTel caze ayudebuli mTebi bindiT imosebodnen. Ramis Crdili jer kidev Sezavebuli iyo mimqrali mnaTobis feradovani da susti anareklebiT. es Crdili oTaxSic ipareboda da avejs, kedlebsa da Spalersac Savi da RviZlis feriT nislovanad Rebavda. sabuxre sarkeSi moCanda tatnobi, romelic sisxlisfrad iyo SeRebili. q-ni forestie saxiT isev fanjris minaze iyo miyudebuli. bolos avadmyofma nawyvetad, gulsaklavad mimxrCvali xmiT dailaparaka: neta kidev ramdenjer vnaxav mzis Casvlas? rvajer... aTjer... TxuTmetjer... ocjer... SeiZleba ocdaaTjerac, magram mets veRar vnaxav. yvelas jer kidev gaqvT dro, CemTvis ki yvelaferi gaTavda... da roca me aRar viqnebi, yvelaferi mainc ucvleli darCeba. ramdenime wuTiT dadumda da ganagrZo: rasac axla vxedav, yvelaferi meubneba, rom ramdenime dRis Semdeg amasac veRar vnaxav... saSinelebaa... me veRarafers ver vnaxav, verafers, rac ki arsebobs, sul ubralo nivTebsac ki veRar vixilav... Wiqebs, TefSebs... logins, sadac ase kargad visvenebdi xolme... veRarc etlebs... ra kargia saRamoobiT etliT seirnoba!.. rogor miyvarda yvelaferi! xelis TiTebs nervulad ukakunebda skamis saxelurs, TiTqos pianinos ukravso. imdenad cxadi iyo misi naazrevis saSineleba, rom avadmyofis dumili mis Civilze ufro gulsaklavi iyo. duruas ucbad norber de varenis naubari gaaxsenda: `axla sikvdils imdenad axlo vxedav, rom xSirad survili mebadeba,

xeli vkra da ukuvagdo igi. mas yvelgan vxedav. gzaze gaWyletili mweri, Camocvenili foTlebi, megobris wverSi gamoCenili TeTri bewvi yovelive es guls miklavs da Camkivis `aha sikvdili!~ maSin duruam ver gaigo naTqvamis azri, axla ki, foresties rom umzerda, yvelaferi igrZno, igrZno da ucnobma kaeSanma Seipyro. TiTqos es sazareli sikvdili sul axlos egrZnos, erTi adlis manZilze, ager im savarZelSi, sadac misi megobari ixrCoboda. da mas adgomis, wasvlis, gaqcevis da axlave parizSi dabrunebis survili moeria. oh, rom scodnoda, arasgziT ar wamovidoda. oTaxSi Ramis bindi Camowva da momakvdavi naadrevad Semosa samgloviaro sudariT. marto fanjaraRa moCanda da mis naTel oTxkuTxedSi axalgazrda qalis muqi aCrdili isaxeboda. ra ambavia, dRes lampas aRar moitanen? braziT ikiTxa forestiem. magaT rom hkiTxo, amas avadmyofis movla hqvia. fanjris minebze moxatuli qalis Crdili umalve gaqra da eleqtronis zarma mkvaxed daiwkaruna. mosamsaxurem male Semoitana lampa da buxris Tavze dadga. q-ma forestiem qmars hkiTxa: rogor ginda, dawvebi Tu sadilad qveviT Camoxval? Camoval, waiCurCula qmarma. sadilis molodinSi samiveni erT saaTs uZravad isxdnen da drogamoSvebiT rame sityvas isrodnen, iseT usargeblo, zedmetsa da gacveTil sityvebs ambobdnen, TiTqos xangrZliv dumilSi raRac xifaTi yofiliyo mimaluli, idumali xifaTi da saWiro iyo, utyvi haeris Seryeva am oTaxSi, sadac ukve fusfusebda sikvdili. bolos sasadilod Cavidnen. duruas igi grZlad, dausruleblad moeCvena. aRar laparakobdnen, uxmod Wamdnen da TiTebiT puris naWrebs fxvnidnen. msaxuric ise moZraobda, ise gadioda da Semodioda, rom misi fexis xmac ki ar ismoda: qeCis Custebi ecva, raTa Ceqmis kakuns Sarli ar Seewuxebina. mxolod kedlis saaTis meqanikuri rakuni arRvevda siCumes. gaaTava Tu ara duruam Wama, daRliloba moimizeza da Tavis oTaxSi gavida. iq sarkmels mieyrdno da mTvares dauwyo cqera, romelic agarakis TeTr kedels caSi Camokidebuli uzarmazari, mrgvali faraniviT odnavi nisliT mocul xmel Suqs esroda da zRvis zedapirze Tevzis nazi qercliviT brwyinavda. JorJi umzerda am suraTs da lamobda wasasvleli sababi epovna raime eSmakoba, an depeSa moegona vinmesgan, Tundac valterisagan, romelic viTom saswrafod sTxovda mas parizSi dabrunebas. magram roca meore diliT gaiRviZa, darwmunda, rom gaqceva SeuZlebeli iyo. q-n foresties ver moatyuebda, xolo sulmokleobis gamo SeiZleboda Tavisi erTgulebis nayofi sulac daekarga. `diax, Zalian Znelia, uTxra TavisTavs, magram meti gza ar aris. cxovrebaSi usiamovno wuTebic arsebobs, Tumca, SeiZleba aman didxans arc ki gastanos~. elvare dRe iyo. samxreTis laJvardi ca guls sixaruliT avsebda. durua zRvis napirze Cavida: forestiesTan Sesvla jer adre iyo. roca sauzmis dro movida, ukanve dabrunda. msaxurma uTxra: batonma ramdenjerme gikiTxaT. Tu gnebavT, SebrZandiT. durua zeviT avida. forestie savarZelSi ijda da TiTqos eZina. misi coli iqve taxtze wamowoliliyo da wigns kiTxulobda. avadmyofma Tavi aswia. duruam hkiTxa: ha, rogora xar? dRes ukeTesi feri gadevs. ho, dRes ukeTa var, CaiCurCula man. Zal-Rone mibrundeba. Sen da madlenam male isauzmeT, radgan saseirnod mivdivarT. roca axalgazrda qali da durua martoni darCnen, madlenam uTxra: dRes isev eCveneba, gadavrCio. dilas aqeT raRac gegmebze fiqrobs. axla Juanis yureSi wavalT da parizis binisTvis faianss viyidiT. mas ueWvelad surs

wavideT, me ki saSinlad meSinia, ubedureba ar moxdes. gzis njRrevas ver gauZlebs. etli rom moiyvanes, forestie msaxuris daxmarebiT nela Cavida kibeze da, kareta rom dainaxa, saxuravis gadaxda moiTxova. coli eubneboda: gacivdebi. nu gagiJdi. qmari ki Jinianobda: ara, winandelze gacilebiT ukeTa var-meTqi. me vgrZnob amas. jer wavidnen bindiani gziT, romelic baRebsSua midioda da kans inglisuri baRis iers aZlevda, mere zRvis napirze mimaval antipis gzaze gavidnen. forestie duruas iqaurobas aCvenebda. graf de paris vila daanaxa da sxva agarakebic daasaxela. avadmyofs mxiarulad mohqonda Tavi, magram es ganwirulis naZaladevi da sabralo molxena iyo. TiTs zeviT iSverda, magram xelis asawevad Zala aRar Seswevda. ager wmida margaritas kunZuli da cixe-darbazi. iqidan gaiqca marSali bazeni. kargi davidaraba ki agvitexa im ambavma! Semdeg erTad gatarebuli samxedro cxovreba gaixsena da daasaxela gvari ramdenime oficrisa, romlebic sxvadasxva SemTxvevasTan iyvnen dakavSirebuli. magram ai, gzam mouxvia da Tvalwin Juanis mTeli yure, siRrmeSi mikunWuli TeTri sofeli da mis pirdapir mdebare antibis koncxi gadaiSala. uceb bavSvuri sixaruliT aRtacebulma forestiem wailuRluRa: aha, eskadra! axlave dainaxav eskadras! navsayudelis SuagulSi marTla moCanda eqvsiode didi gemi, romelnic totebiT Semosil kldeebs hgavdnen. ucnauri, maxinji ieri hqondaT: raRac devebi Tu iyvnen koJriani, koSkiani, deziani devebi, da ise Rrmad isxdnen wyalSi, TiTqo Sig fesvebis gadgmas apirebdnen. Zneli warmosadgeni iyo, rom am uzarmazar, fskerze mikrul goliaTebs adgilis gadanacvleba da moZraoba SesZlebodaT. mrgvali, maRali da observatoriis msgavsi moZravi batarea zRvis kldeze aSenebul kandels hgavda. am javSnosnebis gverdiT didi samanZiani xomaldi gaSlil zRvaSi gadioda. mas TeTri da morTuli afrebi gaeSala da metad koxta da lamazi Canda rkinis saomar gveleSapebis gverdiT, romelnic ase gonjad isxdnen wyalSi. forestie maT garCevas cdilobda: ager `kolberi~, `sufreni~, `admirali dupre~, `mrisxane~, `ganadgureba~, Tumca ara, gaaswora, Sevcdi, `ganadgureba~ ager is aris. male did Senobas miadgnen. masze ewera: `Juanis yuris mxatvruli faiansi~. etlma molze mouxvia da SesavalTan Sedga. foresties undoda, wignebis karadaze dasadgmelad ori larnaki eyida. radgan etlidan ver gadmodioda, orive nimuSi etlTan miutanes. didxans arCevda, Tanac cols da duruas rCevas ekiTxeboda: ici, SeiZleba, es Cemi kabinetis siRrmeSi davdgaT. Cemi savarZlidan mudam davinaxav xolme. me Zveli, berZnuli forma mirCevnia. nimuSebs guldasmiT sinjavda, axal-axlebs Txoulobda da isev pirvels ubrundeboda. bolos gabeda, airCia, fuli gadaixada, umalve agarakze gaagzavnina da daasrula: ramdenime dRis Semdeg parizSi vbrundebi. etli gamobrunda, magram yures napirze xeobidan moulodnelad gamosxletil civi qaris nakads waawyda. foresties xvela auvarda. jer saimiso araferi iyo. odnav axvelebda, magram Semdeg TanadaTan gauZlierda da ganuwyvetel slokinad da xrialad gadaeqca. forestie ixrCoboda, da yovelTvis, roca ki moisurvebda amoesunTqa, gulis siRrmidan amovardnili xvela yels ufxrewavda. es xvela veRarc riTime Seaneles da verc SeaCeres. etlidan oTaxSi xeliT gadaiyvanes. duruas misi fexebi eWira da grZnobda, rom yovel daxvelebaze ufarTxalebda.

loginis siTbomac ver uSvela da xvelam SuaRamemde gastana. es momakvdinebeli xriali mxolod TriaqiT SeaCeres da avadmyofi dilamde TvalRia ijda loginSi. diliT Tavdapirvelad parikmaxeri moiTxova, radgan wvers yoveldRe iparsavda. loginidan wamodga, magram maSinve Caawvines. wyvetili, mZime da swrafi sunTqva hqonda. SeSinebulma madlenam axladCaZinebuli durua gaaRviZebina da sTxova, eqimis mosayvanad wasuliyo. JorJma umalve moiyvana eqimi gavo, romelmac wamali gamouwera da ramdenime darigeba misca, magram roca gadioda, gasacileblad gayolil duruas uTxra: ukve sulTmobrZavia, dilamde veRar gaatans. misi sabralo coli gaafrTxileT da mRvdelic moiyvaneT. Tumca me Tqvens gankargulebaSi gaxlavarT, mainc unda mogaxsenoT, rom me aq saWiro aRar var. duruam msaxuris piriT q-ni forestie daibara da uTxra: Sarli kvdeba. eqimma mirCia, mRvdeli mouyvaneTo. Tqven ras mibrZanebT? madlena didxans yoymanobda. Semdeg yvelaferi awona da nela Tqva: ho, ase ajobebs... yovel mxriv. me waval da Sevamzadeb. vetyvi, Seni naxva TviTon mRvdelma moisurva-meTqi, an amis magvar rames movigoneb. Tqven ki sikeTe miyaviT da vinme mRvdeli moiwvieT... iseTi airCieT, rom nametnavad ar ipranWebodes, ecadeT, aRsarebiT dakmayofildes da sxva danarCeni Tavidan agvaSoros. axalgazrda kacma moiyvana xnieri, darbaiseli mRvdeli, romelic xalisiT egueboda garemoebas. mRvdeli rom momakvdavTan Sevida, q-ni forestie gamovida, duruasTan erTad mezobel oTaxSi dajda da uTxra: Tavzari daeca. mRvdlis moyvana rom gaigo, saxe Semazrzenad daeRmija, TiTqos... `misi~ sunTqva egrZnos, xom gesmiT? mixvda, rom yvelaferi gaTavda, da rom misi Jami ukve daTvlilia. saSinlad fermkrTalma madlenam ganagrZo: misi saxis gamometyveleba arasodes damaviwydeba. eWvi ara maqvs, imwams sikvdili dainaxa... ho, dainaxa. mRvdels yurT aklda da xmamaRla laparakobda: ara, ara-meTqi, ambobda moZRvari. arc ise cudad aris Tqveni saqme. ra Tqma unda, avad brZandebiT, magram seriozuli xifaTi mainc ar mogeliT. saamiso sabuTic aqve gaqvT: me geaxeliT, rogorc megobari da mezobeli. duruam da madlenam Sarlis pasuxi ver gaigones. ara, ar gaziarebT, ganagrZo mRvdelma. roca momjobindebiT, ziarebaze maSin vilaparakoT. magram Zalian moxaruli viqnebi, Tu Cemi mosvliT isargeblebT da aRsarebas metyviT. me moZRvari var da yovelTvis vsargeblob SemTxveviT, raTa Cemi kravebi WeSmarit gzaze davayeno xolme. xangrZlivi siCume Camovarda. albaT, forestie laparakobda, Tavisi mimxrCvali da usicocxlo xmiT aRsarebas ambobda. uceb mRvdeli sxvanair kiloze sakurTxevlis kiloze alaparakda: RvTis mowyaleba usazRvroa, Svilo. waikiTxeT Confiteor* (* monaniebis locva: `vaRiareb...~ (laT.).) iqneba, dagaviwydaT... gagaxsenebT. gaimeoreT: Confiteor Deo omnipotenti Beatae Mariae semper virgini** (** `vaRiareb yovlismpyrobeli RvTisa... (da) netari, marad qalwuli mariamis winaSe...) da drogamoSvebiT Cumdeboda, raTa avadmyofs gameoreba moeswro. mere Tqva: axla aRsareba miTxariT. axalgazrda qali da durua ar inZreodnen. ucnauri simorcxviTa da saSineli molodinis RelviT iyvnen Sepyrobilni. avadmyofma raRac Tqva. mRvdelma gaimeora: Tqven garyvnilebas aqezebdiT... ranairs, Svilo? axalgazrda qali wamodga da cota gaviseirnoT baRSi, Tqva. sxvis saidumlos yurs nu mivugdebT.

gavidnen da karTan skamze ayvavebuli vardisa da mixakis buCqebTan dasxdnen. haerSi yvavilebis Zlieri da tkbili suni idga. ramdenime wuTs iyuCes. mere duruam hkiTxa: male apirebT parizSi dabrunebas? man miugo: ho, male... roca yvelaferi gaTavdeba. aTiode dRis Semdeg? mets ar davrCebi. man ganagrZo: maS naTesavi aravina gyavT? biZaSvilebis garda aravin. bavSvobaSive davobldi. orivem pepelas Sexeda, romelic mixakze neqtars agrovebda, frTebis swrafi qneviT erTi yvavilidan meoreze gadadioda, da roca dajdeboda xolme, frTebs isev nela aqanavebda. ase gayuCebulebi isxdnen didxans. msaxuri gamovida da Seatyobina mRvdelma Tavisi saqme gaaTavao. oriveni zeviT avidnen. forestie guSindels aqeT TiTqos uaresad damdnariyo. mRvdels misi xeli eWira. naxvamdis, Svilo. xval diliT moval, da gavida. avadmyofma umalve scada colisTvis orive xeli gaeSvira da xColviT aluRluRda: miSvele... miSvele, Cemo Zvirfaso... me ar minda movkvde, ar minda... oh, miSveleT-meTqi... miTxari, ra aris amisaTvis saWiro... wadi, eqimi momiyvaneT. yovelnair wamals miviReb, rasac ki mibrZanebs... ar minda, ar minda-meTqi! da atirda. Cavardnil loyebze msxvili kurcxlebi scvioda da gamxdari piris kuTxeebi ise eRmiWeboda, rogorc nawyen bavSvebs emarTebaT xolme. sawolze davardnilma xelebma gamozomilad da wynarad ganuwyvetlivi faTuri daiwyes, TiTqos sabanze raRacas agrovebdneno. colmac tirili daiwyo, Tan amSvidebda: nu, nu swuxxar... eg araferia. es krizisia... xval ukeT iqnebi. guSindelma seirnobam dagRala. forestie Zlier daqanculi ZaRliviT qaqanebda ise swrafad, rom Tvalis midevnebac ar SeiZleboda, da ise sustad, rom SeuZlebeli iyo misi sunTqvis daTvlac da yuris mokvrac, Tan isev imeorebda: ar minda sikvdili!.. ooh, RmerTo!.. RmerTo Cemo, ra memarTeba?.. veRarafers ver vxedav... veRarafers... arasodes... arasodes... ooh, RmerTo Cemo! da Tvalwin iseT rames xedavda, rasac sxvebi ver amCnevdnen raRac sazizRars, radgan uZrav TvalebSi Zrwola da zari hqonda Casaxlebuli, xolo misi orive xeli isev saSinel da damqancav moZraobas ganagrZobda. uceb mTeli tani mZlavrad aukankalda, aeklakna da ZlivsRa warmoTqva: me... sasaflaoze... oh, RmerTo didebulo! es iyo misi ukanaskneli sityva. gainaba da mRvrie Tvalebi aaceca. dro midioda. mezoblad mdebare monastris saaTma Tormeti dahkra. durua oTaxidan gamovida. Sioda da surda, odnav danayrebuliyo. erTi saaTis Semdeg isev dabrunda. q-ma forestiem Wamaze uari Tqva. avadmyofi isev uZravad iwva da mxolod misi xelebi weRandeliviT afxaWunebda sabans, TiTqos misi wamoxurva undoda da ver waexurao. coli avadmyofis fexebTan ijda savarZelSi. durua gverdiT moujda da orive Cumad ucdida. eqimis mier gamogzavnili lala weRanve mosuliyo da fanjarasTan Tvlemda. duruasac ruli moeria, magram igrZno, rom raRac moxda. Tvalebi gaaxila da imis danaxvaRa moaswro, Tu rogor daexuWa foresties Tvalebi, ise daexuWa, TiTqos ori Wraqi mihqrao. momakvdavs yelidan neli slokini aRmoxda, piris kuTxeebSi sisxlis ori livi gamoCnda da perangze Camosdinda. xelebma Semzaravi moZraoba Sewyvita. forestie aRar sunTqavda. colma uceb gaigo, rac moxda, Sehkivla, muxlebze daeca, saxe sabanSi Camala da aqviTinda. mexnakravma, gaocebulma JorJma uneburad gadaiwera pirjvari. lalam gaiRviZa, sawols miadga da Tqva:

 gaTavda. duruam, romelsac sidinje daubrunda, Svebis oxvriT waiCurCula: ufro adre gaTavda, vidre megona. roca pirveli STabeWdileba gaqra da pirveli cremlic gaSra, Cveulebriv davidarabas Seudgnen, romelic sikvdils mosdevs xolme. durua kidev didxans darboda. roca dabrunda, saSinlad Sioda. q-ni forestie odnav danayrda. Semdeg mTeli ori RamiT gansvenebulis oTaxSi gadavida. Ramis magidaze ori sanTeli enTo. aqve TefSiT wyali idga da Sig mimozas toti ido, radgan bza ver eSovnaT. axalgazrda kaci da axalgazrda qvrivi gansvenebulis gverdiT martoni iyvnen. Cumad isxdnen, TavianT fiqrebSi wasuliyvnen da TvalebiT cxedars misCerebodnen. cxedris irgvliv Cawolili bindi JorJs mosvenebas ar aZlevda da micvalebuls isic daJinebiT dascqeroda. sanTlis mocimcime Suqze es gamxdari pirisaxe namdvilze ufro metad Cangreuli moCanda da mis Tvalebs da gonebas izidavda, ajadoebda. es iyo Sarl forestie, misi megobari, romelic mas jer kidev guSin esaubreboda! ra ucnauri, ra saSineli ram aris sulieris sruli gaqroba! oh, ra cxadad gaaxsenda axla sikvdilis SiSiT Sepyrobili norber de varenis sityvebi: `arasodes arc erTi sulieri aRar brundeba~. milioni da miliardi msgavsi adamiani ibadeba TvalebiT, cxviriT, piriT, Tavis qaliT, azrebiT, yvelafriT msgavsi, magram ai es, aq rom wevs loginSi, arasodes aRar dabrundeba. ramdenime weliwads cxovrobda, Wamda, icinoda, uyvarda da sxvebiviT imedovnebda. axla ki yovelive gaTavebulia misTvis, gaTavebulia samudamod. maS ai, ra yofila sicocxle! ramdenime saaTi da aRaraferi! ibadebi, izrdebi, tkbebi, elodebi da kvdebi. mSvidobiT! mamakaci xar Tu dedakaci, sul erTia, dedamiwaze aRar dabrundebi. da mainc yvela Cvenganis sulSi maradiulobis mduRare da ganuxorcielebli survili cocxlobs. yvela Cvengani calke pawawa qveyanaa did qveyanaSi, yvela swrafad hqreba da alags axal suliers uTmobs. mcenares, cxovels, adamians, varskvlavs da mTel qveyanasac uklebliv yvelas sicocxle eZleva, Semdeg ki yovelive kvdeba da ixrwneba. da arasodes sicocxles aRar daubrundeba arc mweri, arc adamiani, arc mnaTobi. da duruas suls gaurkveveli, sazareli, autaneli saSineleba lodiviT daawva saSineleba araraobisa, romelic uciloblad da marad anadgurebs yovelive warmavals da umweo arsebobas. durua TviTonac ukve kisers idrekda misi muqaris winaSe, Tan fiqrobda buzebze, romelnic ramdenime saaTs cocxloben, da mnaTobebze, romelnic ramdenime saukunes arseboben. riT gansxvavdeba erTi meorisagan? ramdenime zedmeti ciskriT morCa da gaTavda! da Tvali moarida, raTa cxedrisTvis aRar emzira. q-ni forestiec TavCaqindruli ijda da isic sevdian fiqrebs miscemoda. misi qera Tma ise lamazad ewyo daRvremili pirisaxis irgvliv, rom axalgazrda kacs gulSi raRac saamurma grZnobam gahkra, romelic imedis sunTqvas hgavda, an rad unda gahyoloda sasowarkveTilebas, rodesac win amdeni wlis sicocxle hqonda? duruam axalgazrda qvrivs mzera dauwyo. madlena sakuTar fiqrebSi iyo garTuli da mas ver amCnevda. is ki Tavis Tavs eubneboda: `siyvaruli ai, cxovrebis erTaderTi sitkboeba! sayvarlis yola mklavebSi ai, adamianis bednierebis ukanaskneli sazRvari. ra bedi xvda gansvenebuls, rom aseT saucxoo da Wkvian megobars waawyda! neta rogor gaicnes erTmaneTi? neta rad gahyva madlena aseT uCinar da Rarib Wabuks? neta rogor gamoiyvana man kacad es Wabuki?~ Semdeg yoveli pirovnebis cxovrebaSi Camalul saidumloebaze Cafiqrda. gaaxsenda yvelaferi, rasac ki CurCulebdnen graf de vodrekze, romelsac madlenasaTvis viTom mziTevic mieces da qmaric eSovnos. neta rogor moiqceva axla madlena? vin misTxovdeba, deputats, rogorc qni de mareli fiqrobda, Tu saimedo momavliT SeWurvil vinme umaRles

foresties? ukve aqvs Tu ara raime proeqti, gegma, ganzraxva? neta scodnoda duruas! magram rad dasWirda mas ase ucbad am saqmeze Tavis mtvreva? hkiTxa Tavis Tavs da darwmunda, rom misi SfoTi im gaurkveveli, idumalis da bundovani azris nayofi iyo, romelSic adamiani ara tydeba da romelsac maSinRa poulobs, roca Tavisi sulis jurRmulSi Caixedavs xolme. magram ratom TviTonac ar unda scados gamarjveba? ramdeni Zala da mrisxaneba miemateba mas, Tu madlena eyoleba mokavSired! ra swrafad, ra Sors da ra imedianad wava maSin win JorJ durua! an ratom ar unda gaimarjvos? Zalian kargad xedavda, rom madlenasac moswonda, rom am qvrivis grZnoba misdami ubralo gulmisavlobaze meti iyo, rom es iyo erTaderTi im grZnobaTagani, romelic Tanabar xasiaTebs Soris ibadeba da marto erTmaneTis mimzidvelobaze ki ar aris xolme damyarebuli, aramed Cum SeTanxmebazec. madlena icnobda mas, rogorc Wkvians, gabeduls, energiuls, da SeeZlo misi rwmena hqonoda. gana aseT seriozul dros madlenam mas, JorJ duruas, ar mouwoda? raRa is airCia damxmared? gana ufleba ara aqvs es ambavi erTgvar upiratesobad, grZnobis gamJRavnebad, niSnis micemad miiCnios? Tu madlenam swored im dros, roca daqvriveba moeloda, JorJi gaixsena, iqneb im wams swored imaze fiqrobda, vinc momavalSi SesaZlebelia megobrad da mokavSired gamosdgomoda? Jurnalisti mouTmenelma grZnobam moicva gaego misi zraxvebi, gamoetyua, gamoekiTxa. zeg durua unda wavides: am axalgazrda qvrivTan marto darCena uxerxulia. maS, saWiroa aCqardes da parizSi wasvlamde xelmarjved da zrdilobianad dastyuos gegma, vinme sxva metoqes daaswros da madlena pirobis CamorTmeviT SeboWos. oTaxSi Rrma siCume idga. mxolod buxris Tavze saaTis wikwiki ismoda. duruam waiCurCula: albaT, Zalian daiRlebodiT. madlenam miugo: diax, magram ufro metad moralurad daviRale. maTi xma ise ucnaurad ismoda am oTaxSi, rom TviTonve gaukvirdaT. uceb gansvenebulis saxes ise gadaxedes, TiTqos moelodnen, rom is maT laparaks gaigebda da SeinZreoda swored ise, rogorc ramdenime saaTis win Seirxa. duruam ganagrZo: Zalian didi ubedurebaa TqvenTvis, namdvili Semusvraa. igi Tqvens cxovrebas Zirfesvianad Secvlis. madlenam Rrmad amoioxra, man ki ganagrZo: ra Znelia TqvenisTana axalgazrda qalisTvis marto darCena! da gaCumda. madlena pasuxs ar aZlevda. maSin duruam enis borZikiT daumata: yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis, Cveni piroba gaxsovdeT da Cemi Tavi ise gamoiyeneT, rogorc gnebavdeT. me savsebiT Tqven gekuTvniT. madlenam xeli gauwoda da iseTi sevdiani da nazi TvaliT Sexeda, romelic mamakacs Sig gulSi Caswvdeba xolme. madlobeli var. Tqven Zalian gulkeTili xarT, Zalian. rom SemeZlos gavbedo da ramenairad gadagixadoT, mec getyodiT: Cemi imedic gqondeT. JorJma xeli CamoarTva da didxans eWira, Tan uWerda da guliT surda ekocna. bolos gabeda: nela aitana tuCebTan da odnav cxel, Txelsa da surnel kans xangrZlivi kocniT daewafa. roca igrZno, rom es megobruli alersi metismetad gagrZelda, qalis patara xeli gauSva, romelic axalgazrda qvrivis muxlebze rbilad daeca. madlenam seriozulad uTxra: diax, marto viqnebi, magram vecdebi, mxneoba ar davkargo. duruam ar icoda, rogor gaegebinebina, rom is bednieri iqneboda, Zalian bednieri, Tu madlena colobaze daTanxmdeboda. cxadia, ar SeiZleba es axlave, aq, foresties winaSe uTxras. mainc egona SeiZleboda iseTi orazrovani,

Tavaziani da daxlarTuli sityvebi epovna, saca Cumi azri iqneboda damaluli, sruli saTqmeli ki nagulisxmevi. magram maT winaSe gaWimuli da gaxevebuli cxedari duruas sircxvils hgvrida da orTa Sua zRudesaviT iyo gaxiruli. garda amisa, erTi xania eCveneboda, TiTqos am Caketili oTaxis haerSi saeWvo suns daeberos, micvalebulis gaxrwnili filtvebis Saravian lpobas, cxedris pirvel da saSinel suns, romelsac sabralo gansvenebulni ugzavnian xolme maT Tavze fxizlad mdgom naTesavebs, sanam am suniT TavianT kubos gaavseben. duruam hkiTxa: SeiZleba, fanjara odnav gavaRo? mgoni, oTaxSi mZime haeri unda idges. madlenam upasuxa: gaaReT. meca vgrZnob. durua sarkmelTan mivida da gamoaRo. Ramis surnelovani sigrile umal SemoiWra oTaxSi da sawolTan mdgari ori sanTlis Suqi Searxia. mTvare Tavis uxv da nel sinaTles wina RamesaviT agarakebis TeTr kedlebsa da zRvis did kriala zewarze hRvrida. duruam mTeli mkerdiT daiwyo sunTqva da uceb igrZno, rom imedma xelaxla moicva igi. axalgazrda Jurnalists bednierebis moaxloebis grZnoba TiTqos maRla eweoda. moixeda da uTxra: aq modiT, cotaodeni sufTa haeri SeisunTqeT. didebuli Ramea. madlena wynarad mivida da mis gverdiT sarkmels mieyrdno. maSin man Cumi xmiT daiwyo: momismineT da ecadeT Cemi naTqvami sworad gaigoT. oRond nu aRSfoTdebiT imis gamo, rom aseT rames aseT dros geubnebiT. magram me zeg mivdivar, xolo, roca Tqven parizSi dabrundebiT, albaT, gvianRa iqneba. maS ase... Tqvenc mogexsenebaT, rom me sabralo Rataki var, meti araferi, da jer kidev ver mimiRwevia mdgomareobisaTvis. samagierod, nebisyofa da, mgoni, mcireodeni Wkuac unda mqondes. umTavresi ki is aris, rom me swor gzaze vdgavar. rodesac Tvalwin iseTi adamiani gidgas, romelmac ukve miaRwia warmatebas, windawinve ici, vis abareb Sens beds, xolo, roca adamiani mxolod axla iwyebs Tavis gzas, winaswar ver gaigeb, rogor daasrulebs igi am gzas. es kargic aris da, amave dros, saxifaToc. erTxel, TqvenTan rom viyavi, giTxariT, Cemi udidesi natvra is aris, rom TqvenisTana qali SevirTo-meTqi. dRes xelaxla vimeoreb amaves. nu mipasuxebT, jer maTqmevineT. amJamad am saTxovnels ara gTxovT, es axla samarcxvinoc iqneboda. minda mxolod SegatyobinoT, rom Tqven erT sityvas Cemi gabedniereba SeuZlia, rom Tqven SegiZliaT an ZmasaviT erTgul megobrad gamixadoT, an qmrad gamomiyenoT, rogorc Tqveni survili iqneba, radgan Cemi tanic da Cemi sulic Tqven gekuTvniT. me ar minda, axlave miviRo pasuxi. me aq laparaki ki aRara msurs amaze, roca xelaxla mnaxavT parizSi, Tqveni pasuxic maSin magrZnobineT. manamde ki erT sityvasac nu metyviT, xom meTanxmebiT? da saTqmeli ise gaaTava, madlenas arc ki Sexeda, TiTqo sityvebs Ramis wyvdiadSi isrodao. axalgazrda qali ise uZravad idga, TiTqo naubari ar esmoda: isic gareT ixedeboda da daSterebiT umzerda mTvaris mkrTali naTeliT Semosil farTo ares. didxans idgnen gaunZrevlad, erTmaneTis gverdiT, mdumareni da Cafiqrebulni. mere madlenam neli xmiT Tqva: agrilda. mibrunda da cxedarTan mivida. duruac gahyva. roca miuaxlovda, darwmunda, rom cxedars marTla suni asdioda, da Tavisi savarZeli gaswia: aRar SeeZlo gvamis suni aetana, mere Tqva: dilaze kuboSi unda CavasvenoT. man upasuxa: ho, ho, ra Tqma unda, mekuboe dilis rva saaTze mova. da radgan duruam oxvriT Tqva:

 sawyali, imanac, Tavis mxriv, urviT amoioxra, da am oxvraSi bedisadmi morCileba gamokrTa. axla isini iSviaTad ixedebodnen cxedrisken. ukve SeeCvivnen mas da gulSi TanagrZnobac ki daebadaT misdami, romelic maT jer kidev aSfoTebda da Tan abrazebda, radgan isinic mokvdavni iyvnen. aRar laparakobdnen da zrdilobianad, uZilod fxizlobdnen. magram SuaRamem rom moatana, duruas CasTvlima. roca gaiRviZa, dainaxa, rom q-n foresties eZina. Semdeg ufro myudrod mokalaTda savarZelSi da wailuRluRa: `rac unda Tqvan, RmerTmani, isev logini jobia~. uceb moulodnelma xmaurma SeakrTo. mowyalebis da Semosuliyo. gareT ganTiadi idga. axalgazrda qvrivi meore savarZelSi ijda JorJis win da isic duruasaviT iyo SeSinebuli. odnav gafiTrebuliyo, magram, miuxedavad Ramis Tevisa, uwindeliviT lamazi, qorfa da mSvenieri iyo. duruam cxedars gadaxeda da ZrwoliT wamoiZaxa: SexedeT, wveri! gaxrwnil cxedars ramdenime saaTSi imodenive wveri amosvloda, ramodenac cocxal adamians ramdenime dReSi ezrdeba xolme. SeSinebulebi ise idgnen am sicocxlis winaSe, romelic jer kidev hRvioda mkvdar sxeulSi, TiTqos raRac saSineli saswauli, raRac zebunebrivi muqara yofiliyo mkvdreTiT aRdgomisa, raRac uCveulo da zardamcemi, romelic adamians Tavbrus asxams da azrebs uxlarTavs. Semdeg oriveni dasasveneblad wavidnen da TerTmet saaTze dabrundnen. roca Sarli kuboSi Caasvenes, orivem Sveba da mosveneba igrZno. sauzmis dros erTmaneTis pirdapir dasxdnen da moundaT, rame samxiarulo, gasamxnevebeli eTqvaT da, raki sasikvdilo saqmeebi daasrules, dro iyo, sasicocxlos dabrunebodnen. Ria fanjaraSi gazafxulis nazi siTbo iRvreboda da karis win gafurCqnili mixakis tkbili suni SigniT Semohqonda. q-ma forestiem durua baRSi gaipatiJa. oriveni viwro gzas dinji nabijiT gahyvnen da naZvebisa da evkaliptebis suniT gaJRenTil haers siamiT isunTqavdnen. uceb madlena Tavmoubrunebliv alaparakda, rogorc JorJi laparakobda wuxelis, dinjad, Cumad da seriozuli xmiT: momismineT, Zvirfaso megobaro, me ukve vifiqre imaze, rac guSin miTxariT. ar minda, upasuxod gagistumroT. arc hos geubnebiT, arc aras. movicadoT, moviTminoT da erTmaneTi ufro axlo gavicnoT. Tqveni mxrivac guldasmiT moisazreT. nu ahyvebiT marto gulisTqmas, romelic aseT dros advilad modis da adviladve hqreba. magram Cveni sabralo Sarlis dasaflavebamde imitom gelaparakebiT amaze, rom Tqveni sityvebis Semdeg CemTvis metad saWiroa, icodeT, vina var me: daiviwyeT, rac miTxariT, Tu Tqvenc ar ekuTvniT imaT... iseT xalxs, visac SeuZlia Cemi xasiaTis gageba da Cemi SeTviseba. ecadeT, Cemi saTqmeli kargad gaigoT. qorwineba CemTvis xundi ki ar aris, aramed kavSiri. me msurs Tavisufali viyo, sul Tavisufali. Tavisuflad vimoqmedo, Cems saqmeebs movuaro, Tavisuflad viaro da yvelaferSi Cem Tavs vekuTvnode. me ar SemiZlia arc kontroli, arc eWvianoba da arc Cemi yofaqcevis kritika moviTmino. ra Tqma unda, valad viReb, ar Seuracxvyo im kacis saxeli, visac mivTxovdebi, da sircxvili ar vaWamo. magram, amave dros, saWiroa im kacmac valad idos, raTa Cemi Tavi Tanaswor mokavSired miiCnios da ise ar momeqces, rogorc Tavis Tavze ufro dabals, morCilsa da xelqveiT cols epyrobian xolme. vici, Cems azrs yvela ar iziarebs, magram me mas ar vuRalateb, morCa da gaTavda. erTsac davumateb. nu mipasuxebT, Tqveni pasuxi ualago da unayofo iqneba. Cven kidev vnaxavT erTmaneTs da amaze kidev vilaparakebT SemdegSi. axla ki wadiT da gaiseirneT. me ki `imasTan~ waval. erTmaneTs saRamoze vnaxavT. JorJma madlenas xangrZlivi kocniT akoca xelze da usityvod wavida. mxolod sadilis dros Sexvdnen erTmaneTs, Semdeg ki, radgan metad daRlil-moTenTilebi iyvnen, Tav-TavianT oTaxebSi wavidnen.

Sarl forestie meore dRes kanis sasaflaoze uzeimod damarxes. JorJ duruam gadawyvita, parizSi dabrunebuliyo swrafi matarebliT, romelic oris naxevarze gadioda. q-ma forestiem sadguramde gaacila. matareblis wasvlis molodinSi dinjad midi-modiodnen baqanze da umniSvnelo rameze laparakobdnen. namdvili eqspresi, xuTi vagonisagan Sedgenili matarebeli movida. Jurnalistma alagi daiWira da xelaxla gamovida salaparakod. ramdenime wuTs esaubra madlenas da uceb sevda da sinanuli igrZno imis gamo, rom iZulebuli iyo, es qali daetovebina, TiTqos Tavs samudamod anebebdao. konduqtorma daiZaxa: `marseli, lioni, parizi, alagebi daiWireT!~ durua vagonSi Sevida da ramdenime sityvis saTqmelad sarkmlidan gamoixeda. orTqolmavalma daustvina da matarebeli daiZra. axalgazrda kaci vagonidan icqireboda da umzerda madlenas, romelic baqanze uZravad idga da JorJs Tvals ayolebda. uceb, sanam Tvalidan dahkargavda, duruam orive xeliT kocna gaugzavna. madlenam ufro moridebulad, gaubedavad da nazad upasuxa. nawili meore Tavi pirveli JorJ durua uwindel cxovrebas Seudga. Zvel binaze, konstantinepolis quCaze dasaxlda da fxizeli cxovreba daiwyo, radgan mdgomareobis Secvlas moeloda. Jurnalistis da q-n de marelis urTierTobam TiTqmis col-qmruli xasiaTi miiRo, TiTqos durua momavlisTvis windawinve emzadebao: mis sayvarels maTi kavSiris sidinje da ganzomileba xSirad ancvifrebda da siciliT imeorebda xolme: Sen Cems qmarze uaresi burJua yofilxar. RmerTmani, ar Rirda gacvla. q-ni forestie jer ar dabrunebuliyo, radgan kanSi Sehgvianeboda. JorJma misgan werili miiRo, iwereboda, aprilis Sua ricxvebSi davbrundebio, da maT gamoTxovebas erTi sityviTac ar ixsenebda. JorJi icdida, gadawyvetili hqonda, Tu axalgazrda qvrivi Seyoymandeboda, yoveli Rone exmara, raTa madlena SeerTo, magram mas Tavis bedisa sjeroda da swamda, rom mas, JorJ duruas, mimzidveli, gaurkveveli da uZleveli Zala hqonda, romelic yovel qals izidavda da ipyrobda. mokle baraTma auwya, rom misi bedis saaTs sacaa unda daekra. `me parizSi var, mnaxeT. madlena forestie~. da meti araferi. es baraTi dilis cxra saaTis fostam moutana, sam saaTze ki durua ukve madlenas kibeze adioda, axalgazrda qalma orive xeli gauwoda da Tavisi lamazi, sandomiani RimiliT gauRima. ramdenime wams erTmaneTs daJinebiT Cascqerodnen TvalebSi. mere madlenam CurCuliT uTxra: rom icodeT, ramdeni sikeTe miyaviT, im saSinel dReebSi marto rom ar damtoveT. JorJma miugo: rasac ki mibrZanebdiT, yvelafers SegisrulebdiT. dasxdnen. madlenam axali ambebis, valterisa da gazeTis yvela TanamSromlis ambavi gamohkiTxa. Turme im xanebSi xSirad igonebda gazeTs. gulnaklulad viyavi, TiTqos raRac maklda, ambobda. suliT da guliT Jurnalistad gadaviqeci. rac unda Tqvan, es xeloba mainc miyvars. Semdeg dadumda. JorJs moeCvena, TiTqos mis RimilSi, mis kilosa da sityvebSi raRac SeniSna da raRac dapireba amoikiTxa, Tumca gadawvetili hqonda, win ar gamxtariyo, mainc hkiTxa borZikiT: maS ratom... ratom xelaxla ar daubrundebi am xelobas... duruas... duruas saxeliT?

madlenam uceb Rimili Camoixsna, xeli saxeloze daado da dabali xmiT uTxra: magaze jer nurafers vityviT. magram JorJi mixvda, rom madlena mis survils ar uaryofda, dauCoqa da xelebi vnebiT daukocna, Tan imeorebda: madlobeli var, madlobeli, rarig miyvarxarT! madlena wamodga, duruac ahyva da SeamCnia, rom qali Zlier gafiTrda, maSin mixvda, rom mas moswonda, iqneb didi xanic aris, rac moswonda. da radgan am wuTs pirispir idgnen, JorJma mklavebi moxvia da Sublze akoca grZeli da nazi kocniT akoca. madlenam Tavi gaiTavisufla da seriozulad uTxra: yuri migdeT, megobaro. jer veraferi gadavwyvite, magram SeiZleba `ho~ giTxraT. piroba momeciT, rom amas saidumlod SeinaxavT, manam laparakis uflebas ar mogcemT. JorJma Sefica da sixaruliT savse guli waiRo Sin. mas Semdeg, roca ki madlenas sanaxavad mividoda xolme, cdilobda Tavi Seemagrebina da garkveuli Tanxmoba ar moeTxova, miT ufro, rom madlena momavalze laparakis da gegmis SemuSavebis dros orives cxovrebas mudam akavSirebda, da es sityvebi duruasTvis ufro mniSvnelovani iyo, vidre formaluri Tanxmoba. durua gulmodgined muSaobda, cotas xarjavda da cdilobda cotaodeni fuli daegrovebina, raTa qorwilisaTvis ufulod ar darCeniliyo. ramdenadac uwin xelgaSlili iyo, axla imdenadve gaZunwda. zafxuli gavida, Semodgomac gahyva, da mainc aravis eWvic ar hqonda, radgan erTmaneTs iSviaTad da Cveulebriv pirobebSi xvdebodnen. erT saRamos madlenam Rrmad Caxeda TvalebSi da hkiTxa: q-n de marelisTvis jer araferi giTqvamT? ara, megobaro, ar miTqvams, radgan dagpirdiT, es ambavi saidumlod Semenaxa, amitom aravis ar vuTxari. maS droa, SeatyobinoT, me ki valters da imis cols vetyvi. es saqme am kviras gavaTavoT, kargi? durua gawiTlda. keTili, Tundac xvalve gavaTavoT. madlenas TiTqos ar surda misi darcxvenis danaxva, amitom nela moaSora Tvali da ganagrZo: Tu sawinaaRmdego araferi geqnebaT, jvari maisis dasawyisSi daviweroT. xelsayreli droa. yvelaferSi sixaruliT gemorCilebiT. aTi maisi SabaTs modis. minda es dRe avirCio, radgan swored am dRes davibade. Tanaxma var, aT maiss iyos. Tqveni mSoblebi ruanis axlo cxovroben, ara? mgoni, ase miTxariT. diax, ruanis axlo, kanteleSi. riT cxovroben? mamaCems wvrili... cotaodeni renta aqvs. marTla? Zalian minda gavicno. JorJs Zalian Sercxva da Seyoymanda: keTili, magram... magram... da radgan mtkice xasiaTi hqonda, uceb gadawyvita: Zvirfaso megobaro, Cemi mSoblebi glexebi arian, duqani aqvT da Cems gazrdaze araferi ar daiSures. ar meTakileba, magram maTi... maTi ubralo... SeiZleba maTi sofluri yofaqceva gexamuSoT. madlenam gulkeTili RimiliT upasuxa: ara uSavs ra, Seviyvareb. vestumrebiT, ase msurs, amaze kidev visaubrebT. mec Raribi xalxis Svili var... magram oboli var. amqveynad aRaravina myavs, xeli gauwoda da daumata: Tqvens meti.

JorJma didi sinaze igrZno da guli auCuyda. es axalgazrda kaci am dedakaciviT jer arc erT qals ar daemorCilebina. erTi azri mawuxebs, Tqva madlenam, magram misi ganmarteba meZneleba. ra moxda, ra gawuxebT? hkiTxa duruam. iciT, ras getyviT, megobaro, mec sxva qalebiviT... sxva qalebiviT susti var, me Cemi Jini maqvs, yvelaferi brwyinvale da sazeimo miyvars. Zalian bednieri viqnebodi, aznauris gvari rom mqonoda. iqneb moaxerxoT da Cveni daqorwinebis gamo Tqvens gvars aristokratiuli ieri misceT? da ise gawiTlda, TiTqos misi Txovna samarcxvino yofiliyo. duruam ubralod upasuxa: amaze xSirad mifiqria, magram, mgoni, advili ar unda iyos. ratom? JorJma gaicina: imitom, rom meSinia, Cemi Tavi masxarad aravis avagdebino. madlenam mxrebi aiCeCa: sulac ara, sulac ara, yvela ase iqceva da aravisac ar dascinian. Tqveni gvari orad gahyaviT: `du-rua~-d da sul sxva ram gamova. JorJma maSinve im kaciviT upasuxa, vinc es saqme Zalian kargad icis: ara, ar ivargebs, eg xerxi metismetad ubraloa, naTrevi da gacveTili. vfiqrobdi, Cemi soflis saxeli ameRo, jer saliteraturo fsevdonimad gamexda, Semdeg uceb Cemi saxelisTvis mimematebina da mere, dro rom gavidoda, rogorc Tqvenc mirCieT, Suaze gameyo. madlenam hkiTxa: Tqvens sofels kantele hqvia, ara? diax. qali Cafiqrda. ar ivargebs, sityvis dasasruli ar momwons, aba vcadoT, iqneb rogorme odnav SevcvaloT... kantele? magididan kalami aiRo da qaRaldze saxelebi Camowera, Tanac sinjavda, TiTo saxeli rogor esmoda smenas. mere uceb wamoiZaxa: mzad aris, vipove! da furceli gauwoda. JorJma waikiTxa: `qalbatoni du rua de kantel~, ramdenime wams ifiqra da seriozulad upasuxa: diax. Zalian kargia. madlena aRtacebuli iyo da imeorebda: du rua de kantel... du rua de kantel... qalbatoni du rua de kantel. didebulia! mSvenieria! da darwmunebuli kiloTi daumata: naxavT, yvelas ra advilad mivaRebinebT am gvars. SemTxvevas gamoyeneba unda. xvalindeli dRidan Tqvens werilebs ase moawereT: `du rua de kantel~, qronikas ki mxolod `du rua~. es presaSi sul ubralo ambavia da aravin ar gaocdeba imis gamo, rom fsevdonimi airCieT. qorwinebamde kidev odnav SevcvliT da nacnobebs vetyviT, rom Tqveni samsaxurisa da Tavmdablobis wyalobiT uwin nawilak `du~-s ar awerdiT, an sulac arafers ar vetyviT. mamaTqvens ra hqvia? aleqsandre. madlenam ramodenimejer gaimeora: `aleqsandre... aleqsandre...~ da mis xmovanebas yuri miugdo, mere sufTa qaRaldze dawera: `b-ni da q-ni aleqsandre du rua de kantel pativiscemiT auwyeben maT Svilis b-n JorJ du rua de kantelis da q-n madlena foresties qorwinebas~. nawers Soridan daxeda da aRtacebiT Tqva: mardi da Wkviani adamiani yvelafers miaRwevs. quCaSi rom gamovida, duruas moeCvena, TiTqos gazrdiliyo da namdvil vaJbatonad gadaqceuliyo, radgan mtkiced gadawyvita, amieridan aznaurulad `du-rua~ Suaze gaeyo, es gvari daeCemebina da ufro metic: `du rua de kanteli~ daesakuTrebina. igi ufro yoCaRi nabijiT miabijebda, Tavic ufro

maRla aewia, ulvaSi amayad aigrixa da namdvili aznauris niri aisaxa, gamxiarulebuls mounda gamvlelebisTvis eTqva: me du rua de kanteli mqvia. magram Sin rom dabrunda, mtkivneuli azri aekviata: q-ni de mareli unda Seemzadebina, maSinve dajda, werili dawera da xvalisTvis daibara. `advili saqme ar aris... Zlier qariSxals unda gavuZlo~. JorJi aucilebel mosaxdens bunebiT Tandayolili uzrunvelobiT emorCileboda, rac cxovrebis gzaze usiamovnebaTa gadalaxvaSi Sveloda xolme. amitom feletonis dasawerad dajda, rac axali gadasaxadebis SemoRebas Seexeboda. werilSi durua, sxvaTa Soris, gamoTqvamda azrs, gadasaxadi daedoT gvaris aznaurul nawilakze, `de~ an `du~ asi franki weliwadSi, xolo titulze, baronidan Tavadamde _ xuTasidan aTasamde, da moawera: `d.de kantel~. meore dRes sayvarlisgan saqalaqo depeSa miiRo. klotilda atyobinebda, rom pirvel saaTze movidoda. JorJi ciebiani RelviT ucdida. gadawyvetili hqonda, yvelaferi uceb gadmoelagebina, uceb eTqva saubris dasawyisSive. Semdeg, pirveli foriaqi rom gaivlida, klotilda daejerebina, daemtkicebina, rom mas ar SeeZlo samudamod darCeniliyo ucolod, da radgane b-n de marels daJinebiT surs jer cocxali iyos, duruas ar SeeZlo sxva vinme qalze ar efiqra, raTa igi cxovrebis kanonier megobrad gaexada. mainc did aRelvebas grZnobda. zarma rom Camohkra, guli aufancqalda, klotilda mivarda da gadaexvia. gamarjoba, lamazo megobaro! da JorJis mklavebis sicive rom igrZno, Sexeda da kiTxa: ra dagemarTa? dajeqi, uTxra. seriozulad unda movilaparakoT. klotildam pirbade aiwia, Sliapa ar moixada, dajda da lodini daiwyo. duruam Tvalebi daxara da salaparakod moemzada, mere nela daiwyo: Zvirfaso megobaro, Senve xedav, rogor mawuxebs, mawvalebs da mtanjavs Cemi saTqmeli, Zalian miyvarxar, suliT da guliT miyvarxar, amitom ufro Seni datanjvis SiSi miklavs guls, vidre TviTon ambavi, romelic axla unda Segatyobino. klotildas feri ecvala, kankali igrZno da Zlivs waiCurCula: ra moxda? male miTxari! man sevdianad, magram mtkiced uTxra im naZaladevad mwuxare kiloTi, romliTac saamur ubedurebas atyobineben xolme: is moxda, rom cols virTav. klotildas oxvra aRmoxda, gulis siRrmidan amovardnili sevdiani oxvra qalisa, romelsac guli misdis. ixrCoboda, xma ver amoeRo; mxolod xSirad sunTqavda. da radgan de mareli sdumda, duruam ganagrZo: ver warmoidgen, rogor vitanjebodi, sanam amas gavbedavdi. me arc fuliani kaci var da arc TvalsaCino alagi miWiravs. me marto var, dakarguli var parizSi da saWiroa iseTi vinme myavdes gverdiT, vinc damarigebs, gamamxnevebs, mxars momcems xolme. me mokavSires, meuRles, megobars veZebdi da kidevac vipove. da im imediT daCumda, rom raime pasuxs miiRebda, da ukve mZvinvare brazis da Seuracxyofis mosasmenad Seemzada. klotildam xeli gulze miido, TiTqos misi Semagreba undoda, igi isev Zlivs sunTqavda. mkerdi Zlier uRelavda da Tavi ucancarebda. JorJma gamoarTva xeli, romelic savarZelze edo, magram klotildam umalve gamohglija. Semdeg, gacbunebulma waiCurCula: ooh, RmerTo Cemo! JorJma fexebTan dauCoqa, magram ver gaubeda mihkareboda. misi dumili ufro aRelvebda, vidre grigaliseburi afeTqeba aaRelvebda.

 klo, Cemo patara klo, gaige, ra dReSi var, oh, neta Seni SerTva SemeZlos, ra bednieri viqnebodi! magram Sen qmari gyavs. maS raRa meqna? moifiqre, Sen TviTonve moifiqre, me sazogadoebaSi Cemi alagi unda movZebno, es ki SeuZlebeli saqmea, sanam ojaxs ar gaviCen. garwmuneb, iseTi droc iyo, roca Seni qmris mokvlac ki mindoda. durua rbili, sevdiani da tkbili xmiT laparakobda, romelic yurs musikasaviT elamuneboda. misi sayvarlis Tvalebidan orma kurcxalma nela gamoJona, loyebze Camocurda. mere wamwamebze kidev ori gamoCnda. JorJma dainaxa da waiCurCula: ooh, klo, nu stiri, klo, gexvewebi, nu stiri-meTqi, Seni cremli guls miklavs. maSin klotildam Tavs Zala daatana, raTa siamaye da pativi SeenarCunebina, da mTrTolvare xmiT, im qalis xmiT, romelic sacaa unda aqviTindes, hkiTxa: vin aris... vis irTav? durua wamiT Seyoymanda, magram Semdeg mixvda, rom Tqma saWiro iyo, da upasuxa: madlena foresties virTav. klo mTeli taniT acaxcaxda, magram isev usityvod ijda Rrmad Cafiqrebuli, TiTqos daviwyeboda, vin iyo mis winaSe muxlmoyrili. mis TvalebSi axal-axali gamWvirvale wveTebi Cndeboda, cvioda da momdevno kurcxlebs uTmobda alags. klotilda wamodga. durua mixvda: ise wavidoda, rom erT sityvasac ar etyoda _ arc samduravs, arc Sesandobars. aman JorJs gulis siRrmemde gahkra da damcireba agrZnobina. ar undoda, uxmod gaeSva, da kabas moeWida, savse fexebs moexvia, grZnobda, rom es fexebi daWimuli iyo da uZaliandeboda. gemudarebi, agre nu waxval, eajeboda. maSin klotildam zevidan iseTi uimedo, sveli, momajadoebeli da sevdiani TvalebiT gadmoxeda, rom qalis gulis godeba savsebiT gamoCnda, da luRluRiT uTxra: me, me saTqmeli araferi maqvs... me... ra giyo... Sen marTali xar. Sen... Sen... rac gindoda, ipove. mere dausxlta da wavida. JorJi aRar cdila klotilda daetovebina. marto rom darCa, wamodga. gabruebuli iyo, TiTqos TavSi magrad Caartyeso. Semdeg garemoebas Seurigda da gaifiqra: ` maS ra meqna, meti raRa SemeZlo! kidev kargi, rom aliaqoTi ar amitexa~, da TiTqos gulidan mZime lodi moexsnao, uceb SvebiT igrZno, rom Tavisufali iyo, rom isev Tavis Tavs ekuTvnoda da mzad iyo axali cxovreba daewyo. kedels muStebi dauSina. TiTqos beds ebrZoda, radgan gamarjvebiT da Zal-RoniT iyo SezarxoSebuli. roca madlenam hkiTxa: `qalbatoni de mareli gaafrTxileT?~, man gulmSvidad upasuxa: `ra Tqma unda~, q-ma forestiem Tavisi naTeli TvalebiT Sexda, TiTqos scdida, da hkiTxa: ar aRelda? ara, sulac ara. pirukuRmac moxda, kidevac momiwona. axali ambavi male gavrcelda. zogs ukvirda. zogi irwmuneboda: winaTve vicodiTo, xolo zogi ise iRimebda, TiTqos ambobda: Cven eg ambavi sulac ar gvaocebso. axla axalgazrda kaci Tavis feletonebs ase awerda: `d. de kantel~, qronikas `du-rua~, iSviaTad daweril politikur werilebs ki `du rua~. naxevar dros daniSnulTan atarebda. madlena ZmasaviT elazRandareboda, romelsac WeSmarit da Cum sinazes raRac survils umatebda da am grZnobas naklsaviT malavda. sacoles gadawyvetili qonda, saidumlod daeweraT jvari da imave saRamos ruanSi wasulivnen. jvrisweras mxolod saWiro mowmeni unda daswrebodnen. meore dRes axalgazrdebi Jurnalistis mSoblebs gadaexveodnen da iq ramdenime dRes darCebodnen.

du-rua cdilobda, sacolesaTvis am gegmaze xeli aeRebinebina, magram sawadels ver miaRwia da bolos Tanxmoba misca. aTi maisic movida. axalgazrdebs eklesiuri jvriswera da wesi zedmetad miaCndaT, radgan, sul erTia, stumrebi ar eyolebodaT, amitom mers estumrnen, Caewernen, dabrundnen, wasasvlelad moemzadnen da saRamos eqvs saaTze senlazares sadguridan normandiaSi wavidnen. sanam vagonSi martoni darCebodnen, erTmaneTs aTiode sityvac ver uTxres. xolo Semdeg, gzaSi yofna rom igrZnes, urTierTs gadaxedes da gaicines: raRac sircxvili igrZnes da misi gamomJRavneba eTakilebodaT. matarebeli batiniolis sadgurs nela gascda da gadaWra udaburi mindori, romelic parizis zRudedan senamde gadaWimula. du-rua da misi coli drogamoSvebiT ramdenime sityvas ityodnen xolme da mere fanjridan isev bunebas aTvalierebdnen. anieris xidze rom gadiodnen, mebadurni, menaveni da nav-xomaldiT mofenili mdinare dainaxes da Zalian gaexardaT. maisis mZlavri mze cerad nasroli sxivebiT wynar, TiTqmis uZrav mdinares da navebs lekavda. arc wylis dineba moCanda, arc moqceva, igi TiTqos saRamos siTboSi da sinaTleSi gaxevebuliyo, erTi afriani navi wylis SuagulSi gasuliyo, orive boloSi TeTri selis ori didi samkuTxedi afra gaeSala, odnav niavsac ki grZnobda da safrenad Semzadebul uzarmazar frinvels hgavda. du-ruam waiCurCula: gagiJebiT miyvars parizis midamoebi da aqaur Semwvar Tevzze ukeTesi mogoneba ar momepoveba, madlenam upasuxa: navebi? ra mSvenivrad mocuraven wylis zedapirze mzis Casvlis dros da ra saucxooa am dros Sig jdoma. Semdeg gaCumdnen, TiTqos TavianTi warsulis gaxsenebas veRar bedavdnen, dumdnen, isxdnen da, SesaZlebelia, sinanulis poeziiTac tkbebodnen. du-rua colis pirdapir ijda. xeli gamoarTva da akoca. roca davbrundebiT, uTxra, zogjer SatuSi visadilebT xolme. madlenam waiCurCula: bevri saqme gveqneba. TiTqos undoda eTqva: `sasargeblos siamisTvis ver gavwiravTo~. JorJs misi xeli isev eWira da gulisfancqaliT fiqrobda, rogor daewyo alersi. vinme umanko qali ise ar SebhoWavda mas, rogorc madlenas cocxali da cbieri Wkua uZnelebda saqmes. eSinoda, cols suleli ar hgoneboda an mxdali, an nametnav gambedavi, an sulwasuliviT ar aCqarebuliyo, an kidev undilad ar dahgvianeboda. xels odnav uWerda, magram madlena Zaxilze pasuxs ar aZlevda. mere uTxra: sasaciloa, Tqven rom Cemi coli xarT. madlenas gaukvirda. ratom? ar vici, raRac meCoTireba. minda gakocoT da mikvirs, rom amis ufleba maqvs. madlenam gulmSvidad miuSvira loya. du-ruam dasaviT akoca da ganagrZo: pirvelad rom gnaxeT, xom gaxsovT is adgili, forestiem rom dampatiJa? gavifiqre: `oh, mec rom aseTi coli Semxvdes!~ da ai, natvra amisrulda: Tqven Cemi coli brZandebiT. madlenam waiCurCula: Zalian momwons, da cbieri TvalebiT, mudmiv moRimare TvalebiT daaSterda. JorJi fiqrobda: `suleli var, Tavs rom vimagreb, meti gambedaobaa saWiro~, da hkiTxa: rogor gaicaniT forestie? madlenam dacinviT upasuxa: gana imisTvis mivdivarT ruanSi, rom amaze vilaparakoT?

qmari gawiTlda: gavsuleldi. Zalian mrcxvenia, Tqvens gverdiT rom var. marTla? gaexarda madlenas. rad? risTvis? JorJi gverdiT miujda, uceb madlenam daiZaxa: SexedeT, iremi! matarebeli sen-Jermenis tyiT midioda da madlenam Tvali mohkra irems, romelic erTi naxtomiT gadaevlo gakaful gzas. sanam misi coli sarkmelSi ixedeboda, du-rua daiRuna da mis kisers Seyvarebulis kocniT daewafa. madlena erT wuTs ganabuli iyo, Semdeg Tavi aswia da meRitineba, xeli gamiSviT! qmarma tuCebi ar moaSora da qoCora ulvaSiT TeTr kiserze alersi dauwyo. madlena gaTavisuflebas lamobda: Tavi damanebeT! xolo man colis Tavs xeli moxvia, saxe Tavisken moibruna da ise daakvda mis tuCebs, rogorc Sevardeni nanadirevs. madlena igeriebda, xels hkravda da gamosxltomas lamobda. bolos mainc gaTavisuflda da gaumeora: Tavi damanebeT-meTqi! magram qmari yurs aRar ugdebd, magrad exveoda, mTrTolvare tuCebiT hkocnida da lamobda savarZelze gadaebrunebina. madlenam Zala moikriba, xelidan gausxlta, adga da mkacrad uTxra: JorJ, kmara, gaaTaveT. bavSvebi xom aRara varT, rom ruanamde veRar moviTminoT. aseTi gonierebiT gagrilebuli da vnebiT gawiTlebuli qmari savarZelze darCa. Semdeg nel-nela dawynarda da keTili, moviTmen, Tqva, magram ruanamde xmasac aRar amoviReb. axla ki, icodeT, mxolod puasisTan varT. me ki vilaparakeb, upasuxa colma da dinjad miujda qmars. mere dawvrilebiT mouyva, ras gaakeTeben dabrunebis Semdeg. saWiroa, is bina daitovon, sadac madlena cxovrobs. JorJi gazeTSi foresties alags daiWers da imis jamagirs miiRebs. madlenam daqorwinebamde saqmiani kacis simardiT gamoarkvia maTi safinanso saqmeni. Tanaxmad saqorwino pirobisa, mas sakuTari qoneba unda hqonoda. imave pirobaSi yovelgvari SemTxveva windawinve iyo gaTvaliswinebuli: sikvdili, gayra, erTis an ramdenime Svilis dabadeba. axalgazrda kacs oTxi aTasi franki hqonda, aqedan aTas xuTasi valad hqonda aRebuli, danarCeni ki erT weliwadSi am bednieri dRisaTvis daagrova, xolo axalgazrda qals ormoci aTasi franki hqonda, romelic, imis TqmiT, qmarma dautova. madlenam forestie gaixsena da qeba Seasxa: metad momWirne, patiosani da mSromeli kaci iyo. rom dascloda, SeeZlo mokle droSi gamdidrebuliyo. du-rua sxva azrebs gahyva da yurs aRar ugdebda. madlena ki zogjer gaCumdeboda, romelime azrs Caufiqrdeboda da mere agrZelebda. ori-sami wlis Semdeg Tqven weliwadSi ocdaaT-ormoc aTass iSoviT. es imdeni fulia, ramdensac Sarlic gaakeTebda, cocxali rom darCeniliyo. du-ruas es gakveTili mobezrda da upasuxa: me ki megona, ruanSi imisTvis ar mivdiodiT, rom mkvdar Sarlze gvelaparaka. madlenas odnav gahkra loyaze: marTalia, davaSave, da gaicina. JorJma xelebi medidurad daiwyo muxlebze, rogorc kargad gazrdili biWebi iwyoben xolme, da gaxevda. ra suleluri ieri gaqvT! uTxra colma. maS ra vqna, upasuxa, aseTia Cemi roli. Tqven es-es aris gamaxseneT igi da mec vasruleb. madlenam hkiTxa:

 ratom? imitom, rom Tqven kisrulobT, xelmZRvaneloba gauwioT Tqvens ojaxs da Cems Tavsac. ra Tqma unda, Tqveni saqmea, radgan qvrivi brZandebiT. coli gaocda: risi Tqma gnebavT? imisa, rom Tqveni gamocdileba Cems umecrebas gafantavs, rom Tqveni colqmruli praqtika Cems martoxelobis umankoebas gaanaTlebs, ai, amis Tqma mindoda. madlenam wamoiZaxa: eg ki metismetia! man miugo: ara, swored asea, me qalebs ar vicnob, Tqven ki mamakacebs icnobT, radgan qvrivi brZandebiT. diax, Tqven SeudgebiT Cems ganaTlebas... amaRam, diax, amaRam-meTqi. da Tu gnebavT, Tqven SegiZliaT am aRzrdas axlave SeudgeT, axlave, diax! madlena gamxiarulda da wamoiZaxa: iciT ra, Tu am mxriv Cemi imedi gaqvT... JorJma bavSviviT warmosTqva, romelic dazepirebul gakveTils imeorebs: ra Tqma unda, imedi maqvs. me isic mjera, rom safuZvlian ganaTlebas momcemT, ociode gakveTils miboZebT: aTs elementarul sagnebisas... kiTxvisas da gramatikisas, aTs ki varjiSobis da ritorikisas... me xom sruli umecari var. madlenam gadikiskisa da Tqva: suleli yofilxar. qmarma upasuxa: raki `Sen~-obiT damiwye laparaki, mec mogbaZav da getyvi, sayvarelo, rom Cemi siyvaruli wuTiT wuTamde matulobs da... da ruanamde gza metad grZlad meCveneba. du-rua axla msaxiobis kiloTi laparakobda da saxes moxdenilad aTamaSebda, es ki metad moswonda da acinebda qals, romelic SeCveuli iyo saliteraturo bohemis pranWiobas. qmars gverdidan umzerda, gagiJebiT moswonda da iseT dReSi iyo, roca adamians, erTi mxriv, nayofis mogleja unda, meore mxriv ki goniereba urCevs, moiTminos, raTa igi sadilze miirTvas. aseTma azrma madlena gaawiTla, da Tqva: Cemo kargo Segirdo, daujereT Cems gamocdilebas, Cems did gamocdilebas. kocnas vagonSi araviTari fasi ara aqvs. kuWis moSla icis. mere kidev ufro gawiTlda da wasCurCula: xils nurasodes mkvaxes nu moglejT. misi lamazi piridan amosulma orazrovnebam JorJi gaaRiziana da gaacina. pirjvari gadiwera da tuCebi aacmacuna, TiTqo locvas kiTxulobso, da ganacxada: am wuTs Cemi Tavi yvela cdunebulis mfarvels _ wminda antons mivabare. axla brinjaosaviT mtkice var. Rame nela eSveboda Zirs da marjvniv gadaSlil velebs gamWvirvale bindiT hburavda. matarebeli senis napirs misdevda da axalgazrda col-qmari Sehyurebda mdinares, romelic gzis gverdiT miedineboda da gaelvarebuli liTonis veeba bafTas hgavda. mdinareze molaplape wiTeli anareklebi cidan Camovardnil laqebs mogagonebdnen, romlebic Camavali mzis mier mewamulad da cecxlisfrad iyvnen SeRebili. es laqebi TandaTan qreboda, moqmedebda, sevdianad bneldeboda da mindvrebic wyvdiadSi inTqmeboda, im avi da sasikvdilo TrTolviT iyvinTeboda, romelic mudam uvlis miwas, roca bindi wveba xolme. sarkmlidan saRamos mwuxri Semovida, axalgazrda wyvilis esodeni sixaruliT savse gulSic Seipara da gaaCuma. erTmaneTs ekvrodnen da maisis mSveniers, sulTmobrZav saRamos umzerdnen.

qalaq mantSi aanTes zeTis patara farani, romelmac kupeSi akruli ruxi maudi yviTlad mokankale SuqiT gaanaTa. du-ruam cols mklavebi moxvia da mkerdze miizida. weRandeli vnebiani Jini axla kdemamosil sinazed gadaeqca da msubuqi, umanko alersis neli survili aReZra iseTi alersis, romelic bavSvebs nanasaviT aZinebs xolme. JorJi mibnedili xmiT laparakobda: Zalian, Zalian meyvarebi, Cemi patara mad. nazma xmam qals guli auCuya da tanSi TrTolva CauRvara. da radgan qmars loya mis ZuZuze hqonda mibjenili, madlenam Tavi daxara da tuCebi miawoda. grZel, unjsa da Rrma kocnas mkveTri brZola, ucabedi giJuri xvevna da xanmokle ficxeli Widili mohyva. Semdeg erTxans Caxveulebi iwvnen da odnav gulgatexilebi, daRlilebi da jer kidev gulTbilni iyvnen. mere orTqlmavalma stveniT Seatyobina sadguris siaxlove. colma ganacxada, Tan safeTqlebze awewil Tmas TiTebiT isworebda. ra sisulelea! bavSvebi xom ar varT! JorJi xelebs ukocnida da tuCebi mouTmenlad erTidan meoreze gadahqonda: gaRmerTeb, gaRmerTeb, Cemo patara mad. ruanamde TiTqmis uZravad isxdnen. loya loyaze hqondaT midebuli da sarkmlidan gahyurebdnen Ramis sibneles, sadac xangamoSvebiT Senobebis sinaTle livliviT gairbenda xolme. isxdnen, zmanebaSi dacuravdnen da siaxlovis grZnobiT ufro Tavisufali da ufro mWidro xvevnis molodiniT tkbebodnen. qalaq ruanSi erT sastumroSi Camoxtnen, oTaxi sanapiro quCis mxareze daiWires, msubuqad, swrafad ivaxSmes da dasaZineblad wavidnen. diliT, rva saaTi rom dareka, moaxlem gaaRviZa da Ramis magidaze ori finjani yava daudga. roca yava gaaTaves, du-ruam cols gadaxeda da uceb iseTi sixaruliT mivarda da Caekona, TiTqos xazina ipovao: `Cemo patara mad... ise miyvarxar... ise miyvarxar, ise, ise. rom~... madlena sando, madlieri RimiliT iRimeboda da kocnas ubrunebda: mec... albaT. mec. magram JorJs mSoblebTan misvla awuxebda. coli ukve ramodenimejer gaafrTxila, Seamzada, da erTxel kidev daubrunda: xom gesmis, glexebi arian. saopero ki ara, ubralo, namdvili glexebi arian-meTqi. madlenam gaicina: vici, mravaljer miTxari. aba, adeqi da mec amayene. qmari wamoxta da windebis Cacmas Seudga. im bebrebTan cudad movewyobiT, Zalian cudad. Cems oTaxSi marto erTi Zveli sawolia, isic Calis leibiani. sxvanairi nali kanteleSi arc ki unaxavT. coli aRtacebuli iyo: magas ra sjobia! cudi Zili SenTan...SenTan erTad... mamlis yivili gamaRviZebs... didebulia! madlenam matine Caicva, xalvaTi, TeTri flanelis xalaTi, romelic qmarma maSinve icno da ar moewona. ratom? Zalian kargad icoda, rom madlenas Tormetiode amgvari dilis tanisamosi hqonda. maS Tavis mziTevs xom ar gadahyrida da axlebs ar iyidda? magram JorJs surda, rom mis cols dilis kabebi da Ramis sacvali, sasiyvarulo sacvali, igive ar scmoda, rac `imis~ dros ecva, da elandeboda, rom rbilsa da Tbil qsovils TiTqos raRac aCnda forestiesi. fanjaras miadga da papirosi gaabola. navsadguri da ganieri mdinare savse iyo msubuqafriani xomaldebiT da Ripiani gemebiT, romelnic sanapiroze mqSinavi manqanebis mier didi xmaurobiT itvirTeboda da icleboda. JorJs yovelive es didixania nanatri hqonda, magram am suraTma masze axlac STabeWdileba moaxdina.

 daswyevlos eSmakma, wamoiZaxa, ra mSvenieria! madlena fanjaras mivarda, orive xeli qmars mxrebze dauwyo, megobruli ndobiT mieyuda da aRtacebuli, gaocebuli gainaba. oh, ra lamazia! ra didebuli! imeorebda, arc ki vifiqrebdi, rom erT alagze amdeni gemi da xomaldi iqneboda Tavmoyrili. erTi saaTis Semdeg im imediT gavidnen, rom sofelSi sauzmemde avidodnen. JorJma Tavisi mSoblebi ramdenime dRis win gaafrTxila. isini waiyvana Jangianma, Ria etlma, romelsac rvalis qvabiviT guguni gahqonda. gaiares grZeli, uSno bulvari, gadalaxes mindvrebi, sadac mdinare moedineboda, da aRmarTs Seudgnen. mzis sxivebiT daqanculma madlenam CaTvlima, myudrod ijda kuTxeSi da ise grZnobda Tavs, TiTqos mzis Suqis da Tbili haeris abanoSi yofiliyo. qmarma gaaRviZa: Sexede. aRmarTze or-samjer mouxvies da Sedgnen. aqedan ganTqmuli sanaxaoba iSleboda da yvela mogzauri aq mohyavdaT xolme. maT winaSe gadaiSala uzarmazari, ganieri da grZeli veli, romelsac talRovani xveulebiT kidiT kidemde molaplape mdinare seravda. erT mxares, sadac velze gamodioda, mravali kunZuliT iyo dawinwkluli da, sanam ruanamde mividoda, farTod irkaleboda. Semdeg marjvena napirze qalaqi iSleboda. igi dilis nisliT odnav iyo Semosili, mze saxuravebze da samrekloTa tyeze krialebda msubuqze da wvetianze, an veeba ganZiviT mZimeze da mCateze. moCanda oTxkuxedi da mrgvali koSkebi, heraldikuri gvirgvinebiT mosili mravali jixuri, sazveravi da saeklesio goTikuri stilis samrekloebi. xolo yvelas zevidan deda-taZris wvrilad gaTlili wveti dascqeroda gasaocari, maxinji, ucnauri, uzomo da mTel qveyanaze yvelaze ufro maRali. mis pirdapir, wylis gaRma, sen-severis mozrdili gareubnis saqarxno sakvamurebi iyo aRmarTuli mrgvali, viwro, amoburculi. am sakvamurTa jari ki maT moymeTa saeklesio koSkebis laSqarze meti moCanda. aguris maRali svetebi did manZilebze gaSliliyvnen, werwetad asvetiliyvnen da laJvard cas TavianT Savs naxSirian sunTqvas abolebdnen. maT Soris yvelaze maRali, qarxana `elvas~ uzarmazari sakvamuri, xeofsis piramidis toli iyo da adamianis naxelavTa Soris simaRliT meore adgili eWira. igi TiTqmis eTanabreboda Tavis amay moZmes deda-taZris gumbaTis wvers, da iseve didebulad amarTuliyo mbolavi fabrikebis veeba brboSi, rogorc is, meore, saeklesio Zeglebis wvetian tyeSi. Semdeg, muSaTa gareubnis ukan, naZvnari gaWimuliyo. am or qalaqSi Camomavali sena Tavisi gziT midioda, tyiT dafarul daklaknil da frialo napirs eTamaSeboda, alag-alag misi qviani TeTri ConCxi Camoerecxa, Semdeg, erTxel kidev veeberTela naxevarwred morkaluli Sors ikargeboda. mdinareze ramdenime karWapi Canda, maT pawawa gemi miaTrevda, romelic xSirad bolavda da Soridan buzs hgavda. kunZulebi erT larze iyo gaWimuli, mwvane krialosanis usworo mZivebs mogagonebdaT da erTmaneTs daSorebuli iyo. sanam mgzavrebi sanaxaobiT gaZRebodnen, meetle icdida. gamocdilebiT icoda, rom yvelanairi turisti am gadasaxediT didxans tkbeboda xolme. roca xelaxla gaudgnen gza, du-ruam ramdenime aseuli metris manZilze uceb dainaxa ori beberi, romlebic Sesaxvedrad modiodnen, da etlidan yviriliT gadmoxta: ager, modian! vicani. misi ded-mama ubralo glexebi iyvnen. areuli nabijiT modiodnen, barbacebdnen da zogjer erTmaneTs mxrebiT ejaxebodnen. mamakaci Sua tanisa iyo, mkvrivi, lamazi, odnav Ripiani da, miuxedavad xnovanebisa, jer kidev mxne da Senaxuli dedakaci ki maRali, xmeli moxrili, pirquSi da sofluri jafis namdvili nimuSi. is bavSvobidan muSaobda da arasodes molxena ara

hqonda, ar hqonda maSinac ki, roca misi qmari muStarTan erTad svamda laybobda xolme. madlenac gadmovida etlidan da, axlos mosuli sawyali wyvili rom dainaxa, guli autokda da moulodneli sevda moeria. col-qmars es lamazi vaJbatoni Svilad ar emcnaura da arasodes azradac ar mouvidodaT, rom es koxta qalbatoni maTi rZali iqneboda. Svilis dasaxvedrad Cumad da swrafad modiodnen da yuradRebas ar aqcevdnen or qalaqel vaJbatons, romelTac etli mosdevda. roca gauswordnen, JorJma siciliT SesZaxa: mama, gamarjoba! Svilo, Sena xar? axalgazrda vaJma upasuxa: ra Tqma unda, me var, dedi! mivida da orive loyaze akoca. Semdeg mamis safeTqlebs Tavisi safeTqlebi gauxaxuna. beberma glexma maRali, abreSumis qudi moiSvlipa, romelsac im dros ruanSi gasavali hqonda da, Cveulebriv, fexze movaWreni atarebdnen xolme. mere JorJma uTxra: es Cemi coli gaxlavT. soflelebma madlena raRac saswauliviT da SiSnarevi undoblobiT SeaTvalieres, rasac mamis mxriv kmayofili dasturi da gamxneveba daemata, xolo dedis mxriv mtruli eWvianoba. JorJis mama, cuRluti moxuci, mTlad gaJRenTili iyo msubuqi sidrisa da alkoholis simxiaruliT. man suli moiTqva da eSmakuri RimiliT hkiTxa: SeiZleba erTi vakoco? Svilma miugo: ra Tqma unda! madlenam orive loya gulgrilad miuSvira, glexma xmamaRla akoca da tuCebi maSinve xeliT moiwminda. dedamTilma mtruli siciviT akoca rZals. ara, is aseT rZals ki ar natrobda, aramed romelime fermeris mosulsa da qorfa qaliSvils, romelic TuraSauli vaSliviT wiTeli da jiSiani WakiviT mrgvali unda yofiliyo. es qalbatoni ki Tavisi qobebiT, nawiburebiTa da muSkis suniT namdvil folorcis qals hgavda. bebrucuna yovelgvar nelsasunebels muSks uwodebda da axlac es saxeli gaifiqra. yvela daiZra da gahyva etls, romelsac axalgazrdebis bargi mihqonda. mamam Svils xeli gauyara, dedakacebs CamoaSora da cnobismoyvare xmiT hkiTxa: ha, rogora xar, saqme rogor midis? Zalian kargad. marTla? maS, kargi. axla miTxari, Sens cols aqvs rame? JorJma miugo: ormoci aTasi franki. mamam gaocebis niSnad odnav daustvina da ise gaukvirda es Tanxa, rom mxolod waiCurCula: biWos! da Semdeg seriozuli guldajerebiT daumata: Tqma ar unda, mzeTunaxavia, mas madlena TvalSi mouvida, radgan Tavis droze qalebis did mcodned iTvleboda. madlena da dedamTili erTad midiodnen da daJinebiT dumdnen. mamakacebi wamoewien. patara sofeli axlos iyos da gzis aqeT-iqiT aT-aTi saxli Zlivs idga, zogi patara qalaqis Senobas hgavda, zogi ki ubralo qoxs. erTi agurisa, meore alizisa, is fiqaliT daxuruli, es ki CaliT moburuli. beber duruas duqani `lamazi xedi~ erTsarTulian saxlSi iyo da marcxena mxares idga. karze naZvis toti hqonda mikruli, romelic, Tanaxmad Zveli Cveulebisa, msmelebs aniSnebda, rom isini am duqanSi Zvirfas stumrebad iTvlebodnen. duqanSi ori magida erTmaneTs miadges da ori xelsawmendi gadaafares. erTi mezobeli dedakaci moiSvelies. aseTi lamazi qali rom dainaxa, Rrmad daukra Tavi, magram mere JorJi icno da SesZaxa:

 ieso qriste! biWo, Sena xar? JorJma mxiarulad upasuxa: diax, Zalua breulen, me gaxlavar! akoca da Semdeg cols miubrunda: Cvens oTaxSi Sedi. SeiZleba iq Sliapac moixado. da marjvena kariT gril, filaqniT dagebul oTaxSi Seiyvana. kedlebi TeTrad iyo SeRebili da sawolsac TeTri suzanebi efina. am pirquS oTaxs mxolod sami samkauli hqonda. saaiazmes Tavze aRmarTuli jvarcma da ori feradi suraTi: erTze daxatuli iyo poli da virJini, romelnic lurji palmis ZirSi sxedan, xolo meoreze Taflisfer cxeneze mjdari napoleon I. marto rom darCnen, JorJi madlenas moexvia: gamarjoba, mad. me Cemi bebrucanebis naxva gamexarda. manam parizSi viyavi, aRar maxsovda, axla ki maTi xilvis bedniereba isev vigrZeni. magram mama meore oTaxidan ukve urakunebda kedels: Cqara, Cqara! wvniani moitanes. iZulebuli gaxdnen, gasuliyvnen da xangrZliv glexur sauzmes Sedgomodnen. saWmeli uxerxulad iyo SerCeuli: batkans Zexvi mosdevda, Zexvs tafamwvari. beberi durua sidrma da Rvinis ramdenime Wiqam gaamxiarula. man SerCeuli oxunjobis nakadi gadmouSva, romelic didi uqmeebisTvis hqonda xolme Senaxuli, erTimeoreze WuWyiani da cxare ambavi gaadmoalga, romelic, oxunji bebris sityviT, mis megobrebs daemarTa. JorJma es ambebi zepirad icoda da icinoda, namdvilad ki mSobliuri haeriT da iqaurobis Tandayolili siyvaruliT iyo damTvrali da amitom ilxenda. uceb warsuli grZnobani moaskda, Zveli mogonebani aeSala, romelic nacnobma nivTebma, sxvadasxva wvrilmanma, karebze Wdeulis an koWli skamis danaxvam aRuZra. yovelive wvril ojaxur ambavs moagonebda; JorJma yvelafris mkveTri suni da mwvave aromati igrZno: miwis, tyis, sofluri kupris, binebis, wyarosi da sasuqis. mudam sevdiani da susxiani deda ki dumda da rZals uceb gaRviZebuli siZulviliT adevnebda Tvalyurs. es iyo siZulvili muSis, dakorZebuli xelebisa da mZime SromiT dagonjebuli kunTebisa qalaqeli qalbatonis mimarT, romelic mas zizRs hgvrida rogorc vinme SeCvenebuli, gankicxuli, uwminduri sulieri, usaqmurobisa da garyvnilebisaTvis gaCenili. moxuci pirquSad ibRvireboda da yovel wuTs magididan dgeborda, raTa saWmlis axali Tavi moetana, WiqaSi suridan moyviTalo mwklarte Rvino gadmoesxa, xolo boTlidan wiTeli, msusxavi da tkbili sidra, romelsac iseTive tlaSuniT amohqonda korpi, rogorc airiT gaJRenTil limonaTs amoaqvs xolme. madlena ara Wamda, dumda da mowyeniT iyo, xolo mis Cveulebriv gayinul Rimils bneli da morCili ieri mieca. guli gautyda da Tavmoyvareobac Selaxuli hqonda. risTvis? ratom? xom TviTonve undoda maTi naxva da isic icoda, rom glexebTan, Rarib glexebTan midioda? maS, rogori eCveneboda es xalxi mas, vinc Cveuli ar iyo gatacebas da gadaWarbebas? da ra icoda? gana qalebs mudam namdvilze metis imedi ara aqvT? iqneb es xalxi Soridan ufro poeturi eCveneboda? ara, magram SeiZleba ufro keTilSobilurs, ufro guliTadsa da ufro ferovans moeloda, vidre wignebSia xolme aRwerili. miuxedavad amisa, madlenas sulac ar swadda, rom es xalxi iseve Tavaziani da mopranWuli yofiliyo, rogorc romanistebi gvaCveneben xolme. maS rogor unda aexsna, rom ase eTakileboda es mdabio bebrebi, aTasi xelSeuxebeli wvrilmani, aTasi uxilavi sisulele, maTi glexuri mimoxra, sityva, ieri da sicili? da madlenas moagonda sakuTari deda, romelic aravisTvis ar hqonda aweril-naambobi Secdenili maswavlebeli, romelic sendenSi aRizarda, da roca madlena Tormeti wlisa iyo, siRatakiTa da dardiT gardaicvala. viRac ucnobma mamakacma ikisra patara qalis aRzrda. vin iyo mamamisi? araferi icoda, mxolod bundovani eWvi hqonda. sauzme veRar gaTavda, mezoblebi Semodiodnen, mama duruas xels arTmevdnen, misi Svilis naxvis gamo raimes wamoiyvirebdnen da, axalgazrda

cols rom gadaxedavdnen, erTmaneTs cuRlutad TvaliT aniSnebdnen xolme. es Tvalis Cakvra aseT azrs gamosaxavda `daswyvevlos eSmakma, ra lamazi coli Caugdia xelSi Cvens JorJ duruas! ~ vinc am ojaxis maxlobeli ar iyo, is magidas miujdeboda da iZaxda: `erTi litra! erTi Wiqa! ~ori patara!~ Tan dominos TamaSobdnen da sworkuTxa Sav da TeTr Zvlebs magrad aWaxunebdnen. JorJis deda isev fexze trialebda, muStars pirquSad emsaxureboda, fuls iRebda da magidebs Tavisi lurji winsafris boloTi asufTavebda. oTaxi Tixis Cibuxebis da iafi sigarebis bolma gaavso. madlenam xveleba daiwyo da qmars hkiTxa: meti aRar SemiZlia.. Tu Senc ginda, gavideT sadme. sauzme jer ar daemTavrebinaT, moxucma duruam ukmayofileba gamoTqva. madlenam gadawyvita, magididan amdgariyo da gasasvlel karebTan moecada, sanam mamakacebi yavas miirTmevdnen. cota xnis Semdeg mas JorJi miuaxlovda. xom ar inebebT senaze gaseirnebas? siamovnebiT! sixaruliT daeTanxma madlena. daRma daeSvnen, kruaseSi navi daiqiraves da dRis meore naxevari erT kunZulze, tirifebis qveS gaatares, saca gazafxulis tkbili siTbo da talRebis mTvlemare titini axalgazrdebs nanas eubneboda.saRamo Jams dabrundnen. qonis sanTliT gaSuqebuli Ramis seroba madlenas weRandelze ufro gulsaklavad eCvena. du-ruas mama mTvrali iyo da dumda, deda isev ise pirquSad ijda. susti Suqi nacrisfer kedlebze Crdilebs isroda. Tavebs veeba cxvirebi ebaT da yoveli moZraoba sazarlad iyo gadaWarbebuli. zogjer devur xels orTiTis odena Cangali zeviT ahqonda da urCxulis msgavsi pirisaken mihqonda. amisaTvis sakmarisi iyo, moyviTalo da mTrTolvare sanTlisken vinme odnav mainc mibrunebuliyo. gaTavda Tu ara sadili, madlenam qmari Sinidan gaiyvana, raTa am Savbnel darbazSi aRar darCeniliyo, sadac gamudmebiT Zveli Cibuxebis mwvave simyrale da daRvrili sasmelebis suni idga. roca gamovidnen, JorJma cols uTxra: rogorc vatyob, ukve mogwyinda. madlena uarze idga, magram qmarma gaawyvetina: ara, mSvenivrad gatyob. Tu ginda, xvalve wavideT. colma wailaparaka: ho, Zalian minda. Cumad gahyvnen gzas. Tbili Rame idga da misi Rrma da alersiani sibnele TiTqos raRac odnavi xmauriT, faCuniT da SrialiT iyo savse. col-qmari viwrod gakaful tyeSi Sevidnen, romelic ganuWvreteli wyvdiadiT iyo daburuli da maRali xeebiT garemoculi. madlenam kiTxa: sada varT? man miugo: tyeSi. didia? Zalian: erTi udidesTagania safrangeTSi. tyis xeivanSi TiTqos yvelaferi Tvlemda: suni miwis, xeebisa da xavsis, bebruli suni datotvili xeebisa, romelsac kvirtebisa da damWknari, obmokidebuli foTlis aromati hqonda Sereuli. madlenam Tavi aswia da xeebis wveroebSua varskvlavebi dainaxa. Tumca haeri uZravad idga da niavi totebs ar arxevda, irgvliv mainc foTlis okeanis gaurkvevel TrTolvas grZnobda. ucnaurma kankalma Caurbina tanSi da sulSi Caswvda. guli raRac bundovanma kaeSanma SeukumSa. ratom? ver ityoda. magram eCveneboda, TiTqos dakarguliyos, gza areodes, xifaTi moxveodes, misTvis yvelas Tavi mienebebinos

da mTel qveyanaze, sadRac maRla mocimcime da cocxali TaRis qveS, martodmarto darCeniliyos. cota meSinia, waiCurCula. davbrundeT. keTili, davbrundeT. maS, parizSi xval wavalT? ho, xval wavalT. diliT? Tu ginda, diliT. Sin rom dabrundnen, moxucebi ukve dawoliliyvnen. madlenas cudad eZina, radgan misTvis ucnobi sofluri xmauroba awuxebda: Wotis kivili, kedels ukan Caketili Roris Wyvitini da yivili mamlisa, romelmac SuaRamidanve daiwyo Zaxili da xmis micema. ciskari rom dgeboda, isini ukve mzad iyvnen wasasvlelad. JorJma mSoblebs ukan dabruneba Seatyobina. ded-mamas jer zari daeca, mere ki mixvdnen, visi gadawyvetili iqneboda es moulodneli wasvla. mamam ubralod hkiTxa: rodisRa gnaxavT xelaxla? ra Tqma unda, amave zafxulSi. maS, kargi. dedam waiburtyuna: gisurveb, rom eg nabiji sananeblad ar gagxdomodes. maTi wyena rom daeSoSminebina, JorJma saCuqrad orasi franki dautova. etlisTvis biWi gagzavnes. aT saaTze moiyvana. axalgazrdebma moxucebi dakocnes da wamovidnen. Tavqve rom daeSvnen, du-ruam gaicina: aha, uTxra, aki gafrTxilebdi! sulac ar iyo saWiro gamecno SenTvis ufrosi Taoba, batoni da qalbatoni du rua de kantelTa winaprebi. madlenamac gaicina da Tqva: mainc Zalian kmayofili var, ukve miCndeba am keTili xalxisadmi siyvaruli. parizidan saCuqarsac gamovugzavni. Semdeg waiCurCula: du rua de kantel... ai, naxav? Cveni mosawvevi baraTis warwera aravisac ar gaukvirdeba. yvelas vuambobT, rom Seni mSoblebis mamulSi erTi kvira gavatareT. mere zed miekra da ulvaSis bolo daukocna: gamarjoba, Jo! JorJma upasuxa: gagimarjos, mad! da welze xeli moxvia. Sors, velis siRrmeSi, veeba mdinare dilis mzeSi vercxlis bafTasaviT gaWimuliyo, saqarxno sakvamurni cas bolis Rrublebs esrodnen. saeklesio samrekloebi uZvelesi qalaqis Tavze aRmarTuliyvnen. Tavi meore col-qmari du-rua ukve ori dRea, parizSi dabrunda. Jurnalisti xelaxla Seudga Tavis saqmes im dRis molodinSi, roca qronikis weras Tavs daanebebda, sabolood daiWerda foresties alags da Tavis Tavs mxolod politikas Seswiravda. saRamos JorJi gaxarebuli adioda Tavisi winamorbedis binaSi da Tan ahqonda sadilis Zlieri mada, da wyurvili moxveoda cols, romelic fizikurad male moajadova da SeumCnevlad daimorCila. notr dam de loretis quCis dasawyisSi yvavilebis maRazias Cauara da azrma gahkra, madlenasTvis raime eyida. Sevida da gauSleli vardebis, surnelovani kokrebis didi Taiguli airCia. kibis yovel baqanze did sarkeSi Tavis Tavs siamovnebiT aTvalierebda da is dro agondeboda, roca am saxlSi pirvelad Semodioda.

zari dareka, radgan gasaRebi Sin daaviwyda. kari winandelma mosamsaxurem gauRo, romelic man colis rCeviT daitova. JorJma hkiTxa: qalbatoni dabrunda? diax, batono. sasadilo rom gaiara, SeniSna: sufra samisTvis iyo gaSlili, da gakvirvebuli Sedga. sastumros farda aweuli iyo da JorJma Tvali mohkra madlenas, romelic buxris Tavze, vardis iseTsave Taiguls dgamda larnakSi, rogoric man moutana. duruas javri moeria, TiTqos misi azri, yuradRebis niSani da is siame moeparaT, romelsac Taigulis motanis gamo moeloda. rom Sedioda, hkiTxa: vinme moiwvie? madlena yvavilebs datrialebda da moubrunebliv upasuxa: ver vityvi, rom momewvios. Cemi Zveli megobari, grafi de vodreki Cveulebriv orSabaTobiT sadilobda CvenTan da dResac mova, rogorc uwin modioda xolme. JorJma mxolod esa Tqva: hoo? maS kargi. colis ukan idga, xelSi Taiguli eWira da surda daeSala, an gadaegdo, da mainc uTxra: moixede, vardebi mogitane. colma swrafad moixeda da RimiliT wamoiZaxa: oh, ra kargad moqceulxar! da iseTi guliTadi sixaruliT gauwoda xeli da tuCebi, rom JorJma umalve igrZno nugeSi. madlenam vardebi aiRo da aRtacebuli bavSvis simkvircxliT Caalaga cariel larnakSi, romelic pirvelis pirdapir idga. Semdeg trfialiT aaTvaliera da Cumad Tqva: ra kmayofili var! axla ra kargad aris morTuli Cemi buxari! da maSinve daumata: ici, es vodreki Zalian kargi kacia. male damegobrdebiT. zarma grafis mosvla SeatyobinaT. ise Semovida, rogorc sakuTar binaSi, dinjad da kmayofili saxiT. axalgazrda qals Tlili TiTebi daukocna, qmars moubrunda, guliTadi ieriT CamoarTva xeli da kiTxa: rogor brZandebiT, Zvirfaso du-rua? uwindeliviT mediduri da miukarebeli aRar iyo. misi saxe axla naTlad ambobda, rom axlandeli viTareba sul sxvanairia, vidre adre iyoo. gaocebulma Jurnalistma Tanabari TavaziT upasuxa, xolo xuTi wuTis Semdeg aTi wlis nacnobebs hgavdnen. madlenam sxivmosili RimiliT uTxra: samzareuloSi unda gavide, marto dagtovebT, da miimala. orivem Tvali gaayola. roca dabrunda, stumar-maspinZeli Teatrze da romeliRac axal piesaze laparakobda da maTi Tvalazrisi imdenad Tanabari iyo, rom maT TvalebSi urTierTisadmi megobroba brwyinavda. sadilma Tavisuflad, mxiarulad, gulRiad Caiara, grafi iseT siames grZnobda am saxlSi, mosiyvarule axalgazrda maspinZelTa Soris, rom gvianobamde darCa. roca vodreki wavida, madlenam qmars hkiTxa: aki giTxari, kargi kacia-meTqi. rac ufro axlo gaicnob, ufro metad mogewoneba. saimedo, guliTadi da mSvenieri megobaria. oh, eg rom ar yofiliyo... da saTqmeli aRar daamTavra. JorJma upasuxa: marTalia, mec Zalian momewona, mgoni, erTmaneTs davuaxlovdebiT. colma sabaaso Tema gamocvala: ici, sanam daviZinebdeT, erTi saqme unda SevasruloT. ver movaswari sadilobamde meTqva SenTvis, radgan vodreki fexdafex mogyva. dRes marokos Sesaxeb didi ambebi Sematyobines. deputatma laroS-matiem miTxra, momavalma ministrma. unda didi sensaciuri werili davweroT, cifrebic da faqtebic mzada maqvs. aba, davsxdeT da saqmes SevudgeT. aha, lampa!

JorJma lampa aiRo da kabinetSi gavidnen. Taroebze igive wignebi ewyo, zeviT ki sami larnaki ido, romelic forestiem Juanis yureSi sikvdilis wina dRes iyida. gansvenebulis kuTvnili tyavis fardagi duruas magidis qveS ucdida. JorJi miujda da spilos Zvlis kalmistari aiRo, romelsac bolo uwindeli patronis mier odnav dakvnetili hqonda. buxris Tavze Camoyrdnobilma madlenam papirosi gaabola, axali ambebi gadmoalaga, Semdeg Tavisi azrebi gamoTqva da werilis gegmac gaacno. JorJi guldasmiT ugdebda yurs, SeniSvnebs werda da, roca colma gaaTava, zogi ram upasuxa, mTavar sagans daubrunda, gaafarTova da, ara marto werilis gegma, aramed axlandeli saministros sawinaaRmdego brZolis gegmac ki ganaviTara. es werili Tavdasxmis niSani unda yofiliyo. JorJis azrma imdenad daainteresa misi coli, iseTi farTo da Soreuli suraTi gadauSala, rom madlenam papirosis weva Sewyvita da yuri miugdo. mxolod drogamoSvebiT CaurTavda dabali xmiT: ho... ho... Zalian kargi... mSvenieria... didebulia, da roca JorJma gaaTava, uTxra: axla weras SevudgeT. JorJs jer kidev eZneleboda dawyeba da Sesaferi sityvebis SerCeva. maSin coli mividoda, mxarze nazad daeyrdnoboda da Cumad, sul Cumad dauwyebda xolme karnaxs. zogjer gaubedavad Sedgeboda da hkiTxavda: amis Tqma gindoda, ara? qmari upasuxebda: ho, ho. madlena kabinetis meTauris winaaRmdeg moxerxebulad poulobda geslian, namdvil qalur sityvebs, da misi garegnobis gamo politikur Sxams CaurTavda xolme. aseTi adgilebi mkiTxvels acinebda da, amave dros, simarTleSic ajerebda. du-rua romelime Setevis azrs zogjer ramdenime sityviT gaaRrmavebda da gaaZlierebda xolme. garda amisa, marjved xmarobda Tavisebur xelovnebas saTqmeli Tqva da veragulad bolomde ar miiyvano! es xerxi man qronikis gamokveTis dros iswavla. roca madlena lamobda romelime ambavi namdvil faqtad eCvenebina, JorJs ki saeWvod an uxerxulad miaCnda, maSinve Secvlida: mosxletiT, xelmardad gadahkravda, mxolod aniSnebda da mkiTxvels ufro moxerxebulad Caagonebda, vidre pirdapiri mxilebiT ityoda. werili daasrula da xmamaRla waikiTxa gamoTqmiT. orive SeTanxmda, rom igi mSvenivrad iyo dawerili, da aRtacebulni, gakvirvebulni ise uRimodnen erTmaneTs, TiTqos es-es aris gaecnoT urTierTi. gaocebiT da nazad umzerdnen erTmaneTs TvalebSi da iseTi gatacebiT hkocnidnen, TiTqos maTi Wkuis naTesaoba maTs sxeulebsac gadasdebodes. du-ruam xelaxla aiRo lampa. axla ki naninas SevudgeT, Tqva da almodebuli Tvalebi SeanaTa. colma miugo: win mibrZandiT, Zvirfaso maswavlebelo, radgan gzas Tqven minaTebT. JorJi sawoli oTaxisken wavida, madlena ki ukan misdevda, Tmasa da sayelos Sua uRitinebda. JorJi gaurboda: Ritinisa eSinoda. `JorJ du rua de kantel~-is werilma aliaqoTi gamoiwvia. palataSi didi STabeWdileba moaxdina. beberma valterma miuloca da politikuri ganyofileba Caabara, xolo qronika isev buarenars miando. amis Semdeg gazeTma saministros moxerxebuli da mkacri omi dauwyo. ieriSi marjve iyo da sabuTiani. xan ironias miuSvebdnen, xan seriozulad utevdnen, zogjer xumrobis kilos iSveliebdnen da gesls anTxevdnen. Seteva imdenad damajerebeli da mZafri iyo, rom yvela gaocebas eZleoda. danarCeni gazeTebi gamudmebiT beWdavdnen `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ werilebis amonawerebs, xolo mTavrobis wevrebi cdilobdnen gaegoT, xom ar SeiZleboda am ucnobis mkacri mtrisaTvis prefeqturis saSualebiT CaekmendinebinaT xma. du-ruam politikur moRvaweTa Soris saxeli moixveWa. Tavisi gavlenis zrdas igi imiT grZnobda, Tu rogor arTmevdnen xels da rogor uxdidnen quds.

meore mxriv, mas aocebda colis moxerxebuli Wkua, nacnobTa simravle da is simarjve, romlis meoxebiTac ase advilad Soulobda masalas da cnobebs. roca ki unda dabrunebuliyo Sin, sastumro oTaxSi mudam poulobda senators, deputats, vinme did moxeles, da yvelani madlenas Zvel nacnobsaviT, seriozulad, magram Sinaurulad eqceodnen. neta sad gaicno amodena xalxi? `sazogadoebaSi~, ambobda misi coli. magram rogor moipova maTi ndoba da megobroba es ki ver gaigo qmarma. `metad moxerxebuli diplomati dadgeboda~, fiqrobda. madlena xSirad igvianebda sadilad da axvneSebuli, gawiTlebuli, aRelvebuli brundeboda. manam pirbades moixsnida, ityoda xolme: dResac axali ambebi movitane. warmoidgine, iusticiis ministrma ori iseTi piri daniSna mosamarTled, romelic Sereul komisiaSi monawileobda. iseT seirs vaCvenebT, rom didxans aRar daiviwyos. da ministrs seirs aCvenebdnen, meore dResac imeorebdnen da cota xnis Semdeg xelaxla axsenebdnen. du-ruas ojaxSi sadilebis kviras orSabaTobiT grafi de vodreki iwyebda, samSabaTobiT deputati laroS-matie sadilobda, col-qmars magrad arTmevda xels, nametan sixaruls amJRavnebda da ganuwyetliv imeorebda. daswyevlos eSmakma, namdvili omia! nuTu ver CamovyriT? mas imedi hqonda, rom sagareo saqmeTa ministris portfeli ergeboda, romelic didi xania niSanSi hqonda amoRebuli. laroS-matie im politikosTagani iyo, visac arc garkveuli saxe aqvs, arc rwmena, arc didi niWi, arc gambedaoba da arc safuZvliani codna. is provincieli veqili iyo. lamaz vaJkacad iTvleboda, moqiSpe partiebs Soris qanaobda da wonasworobas mardad icavda. is respublikuri iezuitobis warmomadgeneli iyo da saeWvo liberaluri soko, rogoric sayovelTao saarCevno uflebis saxelovan sasuqze asobiT izrdeba xolme. Tavisi sofluri makiavelobis wyalobiT, laroS-matie Wkvian kacad iTvleboda TavisianebSic da im gandevnilTa da klasobrivi jgufidan amovardnil adamianebs Sorisac, visac Cveulebriv deputatebad irCeven xolme. mas sakmaod gamoCenili garegnoba, Tavazianoba da zrdiloba gaaCnda saimisod, rom gamarjveba moepovebina. da, marTlac, warmateba hqonda sazogadoebaSiac da imdroindel saxelmwifo moRvaweTa Sereul, gaurkvevelsa da saeWvo wreebSic. masze yvela ambobda: laroSi ministri gaxdeba, da TviTon masac sjeroda, yvelaze mtkiced sjeroda, rom ministroba ar ascdeboda. es deputati beberi valteris gazeTis mTavari aqcionerTagani, valteris amxanagi da mokavSire iyo sxvadasxva finansur saqmeebSi. du-ruas misi sjeroda, Tan imedic hqonda, rom odesme gamoadgeboda, amitom mxars uWerda. sxvafriv JorJi mxolod foresties saqmes agrZelebda, romelsac laroS-matie sapatio legionis ordens hpirdeboda, roca laroSis dro dadgeboda. axla ki am ordens madlenas axali qmris mkerdi unda daemSvenebina da meti araferi. amrigad, araferic ar Secvliliyo. amas yvela naTlad xedavda, da gazeTis TanamSromlebma du-ruas iseTi saxeli Searqves, romelic mas abrazebda: axla mas yvelani foresties uwodebdnen. redaqciaSi Sevidoda Tu ara, maSinve vinme mihmarTavda: erTi miTxari, forestie... JorJi Tavs ikatunebda, TiTqos ar esmoda, da xelebs ujrebSi afaTurebda, magram is viRac ufro maRali xmiT imeorebda: Sen, forestie! aqa-iq Cumi sicili gaismoda. roca du-rua direqtoris oTaxisken wavidoda, mas vinme SeaCerebda da etyoda: mapatie, genacva, erTi wuTiT mWirdebi. ucnauria, magram sawyali Sarlis da Tqveni saxelebi mudam mereva. es imiT aixsneba, rom Tqveni werilebi metismetad hgavs Sarlisas, sxvebsac ase hgoniaT.

du-rua pasuxs ar aZlevda, magram simwriT iwureboda da gulSi gansvenebulis mimarT yru brazi ugubdeboda. xolo roca erTxel beber valtersac gamoucxades gancvifreba imis gamo, rom axali politikuri redatoris werilebi azrovnebiTac da stilisturadac Zvelisas hgavda, isic daeTanxma da Tqva: diax, forestie gaxlavT, magram es forestie ufro janmrTelia, ufro nervuli da ufro vaJkacuri. meorejer du-ruam SemTxveviT gamoaRo karada, sadac bilboke ewyo, da dainaxa: misi winamorbedis bilbokes Savi bafTa hqonda mikerebuli, xolo Tavis bilbokes, sen-potenis xelmZRvanelobiT rom xmarobda xolme vardisferisa. yvela burTi erT Taroze ewyo zomis mixedviT. qaRaldis naglejs, romelic ise iyo mikruli, rogorc muzeumSi, aseTi warwera hqonda: `forestiesi da amxanagobis yofili koleqcia. mkvidri saqonelia da xelsayrelia yvelgan, mogzaurobaSic da sxvaganc~. du-ruam kari dinjad mixura da sakmaod xmamaRla warmoTqva, raTa yvelas gaegona: yvelgan arian tutucebi da moSurneni. magram Jurnalistma Tavmoyvareobis kbena igrZno, kbena mwerlis siamayis da pativmoyvareobisa, romelic nervul fxukianobas iwvevs da rac Tanabrad sWirT romelime reportiorsac da genialur poetsac. saxeli `forestie~ JorJs smenas sWrida, misi gagonebisac ki eSinoda da, roca sadme yurs mohkravda, grZnobda, rom saxeze ali ekideboda. es saxeli geslian masxrobad eCveneboda, ufro metic: Seuracxyofda da uyviroda mas: `Seni coli imis magivrad muSaobda, axla ki Sens magivrobasac eweva. uimisod araraoba iqnebodi~. JorJi Tanaxma iyo, rom forestie umadlenod verafers miaRwevda, magram TviTon... ara, aq ki sul sxvanairad iyo saqme. Sin rom brundeboda, es azri aekviateboda xolme. axla mTeli bina, aveji, yoveli ubralo da mcire ram, rasac ki xels Seaxebda yvelafris gamo gansvenebuli megobari agondeboda. pirvel xanebSi amaze arc ki fiqrobda, magram Semdeg, roca TanamSromlebma zedmeti saxeli miakeres, gulSi Wrilobis msgavsi ram gauCnda, romelsac manamde SeumCneveli wvrilmanic ki uRizianebda. mas aqeT erT nivTsac veRar mihkareboda, rom im nivTze Sarlis xelic ar mosCveneboda. rasac ki xedavda, rasac ki xels miakarebda, uklebliv yvelaferi `imas~ ekuTvnoda, odesRac Sarls emsaxureboda, Sarlis nayidi da misive sayvareli ram iyo. da JorJi male im azrmac ki aaRelva, Tu ranairi urTierToba hqondaT mis megobars da mis cols. zogjer Tavisi gulis ajanyeba aocebda, misi foriaqisa araferi gaegeboda da sakuTar Tavs ekiTxeboda: `daswyevlos eSmakma, es ra ambavia? madlenas megobrebze ar veWvianob. maTdami araviTari eWvi ara maqvs. arc is azri mawuxebs, Tu ras sCadis madlena. roca moisurvebs, wava, roca moindomebs, dabrundeba, xolo im wyeulis mogoneba, im pirutyvi Sarlis gaxseneba braziT mklavs!~ da gulSi daumatebda xolme: `namdvilad rom vTqva, tutuci iyo, gamotvinebuli, da swored es milaxavs Tavmoyvareobas, is mamwarebs, rom madlena aseT sulels gahyva colad~. da ganuwyvetliv ekiTxeboda Tavis Tavs: `neta aseTi dedakaci, Tundac erT wuTs, rogor uZlebda aseT cxovels~. dRiTidRe aTasi umniSvnelo wvrilmanis gamo brazi emateboda, igi nemsiviT kbenda, simware axrCobda mkvdris gauTavebeli gaxsenebis gamo, romelsac madlenas, laqias an moaxlis romelime sityva uRviZebda xolme. erT saRamos du-ruam ikiTxa, radgan tkbileuli uyvarda: ratom arasodes tkbili namcxvari ara gvaqvs xolme? axalgazrda colma mxiarulad miugo: marTla, aRar gamaxsenda, imitom, rom Sarls ejavreboda. JorJi mouTmenlad Setokda. Tavi veRar Seimagra da miaxala:

 kmara, Senma Sarlma Tavi momabezra. mudam erTi da igive mesmis: aqac Sarli, iqac Sarli, Sarls es uyvarda, Sarls is uyvarda. Sarli CaZaRlda, droa daiviwyo! madlena Tavis qmars gancvifrebiT Sescqeroda da moulodneli afeTqebis mizezi ar esmoda. magram Wkviani iyo da mixvda, rac xdeboda JorJis sulSi, mixvedrili iyo eWvianobis Cumsa da nel muSaobas, romelic foresties sikvdilis Semdeg dRiTidRe izrdeboda yvelafris gavleniT, rac ki mis qmars micvalebuls gaaxsenebda xolme. es ambavi balRobad moeCvena, magram radgan misi qaluri Tavmoyvareoba amis gamo daamda, araferi aRar upasuxa da gauCumda. qmari ki uaresad gawyra imitom, rom Tavisi brazi ver damala. saRamoze, sadilis Semdeg, xvalindeli nomrisTvis werils rom werdnen, JorJs bewvian fardagSi fexebi gaexlarTa, da radgan veRar gadaabruna, fexis moqneviT iqiT gadaagdo da siciliT hkiTxa: Sarls mudam civi fexebi hqonda? madlenam siciliTve upasuxa: mudam gaciebisa eSinoda: susti filtvebi hqonda. du-ruam mZvinvare kiloTi SeniSna: da kidevac daamtkica. da Tavazianad daumata: Cemda sabednierod. da cols xeli daukocna. magram roca wveboda, igive azri aekviata da hkiTxa: Tqvi, orpiri qaris SiSiT Tavze qaRaldis CaCs xom am ixuravda xolme? colma am oxunjobaze upasuxa ara, abreSumis Tavsaxvevs ikravda xolme. JorJma mxrebi aiyara da janmrTeli adamianis zizRiT SeniSna: suleli! mas Semdeg Sarli mudmiv salaparakod gadaeqca. durua mas yoveli sababiT, uzomo gulistkiviliT ixsenebda da am saxels sxvanairad ar ityoda, Tu ara `sawyali Sarli~. mas Semdeg, rac JorJs redaqciaSi mxolod foresties gvariT axsenebdnen xolme, du-rua samagieros micvalebuls uxdida: Sin rom dabrundeboda, Tavis winamorbedze Surs iZiebda da siZulviliT, gamasxrebiT da geslis SesxmiT dasdevda. Jurnalists cismare dRes agondeboda gansvenebulis yoveli nakli, misi sasacilo Tvisebani, misi wvrilmani xasiaTi, da iseTi siamiT iTvlida TiTebze amas, iseTnairad axasiaTebda da aWarbebda, TiTqos miznad hqonodes Tavisi colis gulSi saSineli mopirdapiris gavlenis gaqarwyleba, da imeorebda: mad, miTxari, gaxsovs Tu ara, rogor cdilobda is briyvi daemtkicebina CvenTvis, viTom msuqani kaci gamxdarze ufro gamZle yofiliyos? qmars surda, gansvenebulis yvela saidumloeba, yvela naCumari wvrilmani gaego. coli uarze idga, radgan rcxvenoda, magram JorJi daJinebiT imeorebda akviatebuls: mad, miTxari, Sarli albaT Zalian sasacilo ram iyo im dros, ara? coli CurCulebda: geyofa, Tavi daanebe. magram qmari isev Tavisas gaiZaxoda: miTxari-meTqi, is pirutyvi loginSi albaT xelmarjve ver iyo, ara? da naTqvams mudam ase aTavebda: ra pirutyvi iyo! erT saRamos, ivlisis damlevs, JorJi fanjarasTan idga da papiross abolebda, metad cxeli saRamo iyo da gaseirneba mounda. mad, Cemo Zvirfaso, hkiTxa, ginda bulonis tyeSi gaviseirnoT? ra Tqma unda. Ria etli daiqiraves da wavidnen. jer elises mindvrebi gaiares, Semdeg bulonis prospeqtze gavidnen. haeri uZravad idga da erTi im buRian RameTagani iyo, roca parizis almuriani haeri filtvebSi cxeli orTqliviT Cadis. mraval aTas etls Seyvarebulebi mihyavda, erTmaneTs misdevda da bolo aRar Canda. JorJs da madlenas arTobdaT CaxutebulTa xilva, romelnic etlebiT maTi

gverdiT mihqrodnen. qalebs Ria feris tanisamosi ecvaT, mamakacebs ki muqi erCivnaT. SeyvarebulTa veeba nakadi bulonis tyisken miiltvoda da lxenas, Svebas da siames Tbilsa da varskvlavebiT mofenili cis qveS eZebda. irgvliv Tvlebis yru gugunis meti araferi ismoda. etlebi erTmaneTs misdevdnen da TiToSi erTi wyvili ijda baliSebze miyudebuli, gaCumebuli, TiTqmis Caxutebuli, vnebiT gabruebuli da momavali xvevnis molodiniT akankalebulni. Tbili bindi TiTqos kocniT iyo gaJRenTili. haeric irgvliv dagubebuli alersiTa da cxoveluri vnebiT TiTqos damZimda, Segubda, SeduRda. yoveli wyvili erTi azriT, erTi JiniT iyo damTvrali da garSemo raRac aRvlefil Relvas hRvrida, yoveli etli siyvaruliT datvirTuli da alersis wyurviliT garemoculi gavlis Semdgom raRac mxurvales, xelSeuxebelsa da amaforiaqebel kvals tovebda. JorJma da madlenam igrZnes, rom es fufuni imaTac gadaedoT, da sicxiT kdemamosilebma, idumali RelviT gaJRenTilebma, erTmaneTs xeli xelSi CasWides. roca sangrebis gaswvriv mosaxvevTan mividnen, erTmaneTs Caexvivnen. madlenam morcxvad Tqva: RmerTmani, bavSvebi varT. ise viqceviT, rogorc ruanis gzaze moviqeciT. tyis SesavalTan etlebis nakadi orad gaiyo. tbis xeivanSi, sadac du-ruas etli mihgoravda, etlebs Sua erTgvari manZili rCeboda, magram yovelive irgvliv xeebis xSiri bindic, foTlisa da moCuxCuxe nakadulebis mier gasufTavebuli haeric, Rrma mokamkame cac da Ramis haeris raRac sigrilec moseirneTa xvevna-kocnas uRrmes mSvenebas da idumalebis iers aZlevda. JorJma waiCurCula: ooh, Cemo sayvarelo mad, da miizida. colma uTxra: gaxsovs Tqveni tye? ra bneli d pirquSi iyo! meCvenebda, TiTqos saxifaTo mxecebiT yofiliyos savse da arc dasasruli hqonodes, aq ki mSvenieria, haerSi alersia daRvrili, da isic vici, rom tyis iqiTa mxares seri iqneba. man miugo: Cvens tyeSi irmis, meliis, Svelisa da gareuli Roris meti sxva mxeci ar moipoveba da tyis mcvelis* ( *forestie frangulad tyis mcvels niSnavs.) qoxsac ki iSviaTad waawydebi. da es sityva, gansvenebuli Sarlis gvari rom warmoTqva, gaocebuli darCa, moeCvena, TiTqos TviTon ki ar eTqvas igi, aramed misTvis daeZaxaT tyis siRrmidan. uceb dadumda, radgan is saocari da Seupovari mtruli grZnoba moeria. ucbad isev eWvianma, mqenjnavma da uZlevelma sianCxlem daipyro, rac, erTi xania, sicocxles uwamlavda. erTi wuTis Semdeg cols hkiTxa: saRamoobiT SarlTan erTadac ase daseirnobdi xolme, ara? madlenam upasuxaL ho, xSirad. JorJs uceb Sin dabrunebis survili gauCnda, imdenad Zlieri, rom guli SeekumSa, TavSi foresties saxe gaucocxlda. am saxem Seipyro igi, axrCobda, mxolod amaze SeeZlo amJamad fiqric da laparakic. mad, miTxari... daiwyo dageslili xmiT. ra, gnacvale, ra giTxra? rodesme giRalatia sawyali SarlisTvis? colma zizRiT upasuxa: sul gasulelebulxar, mudam erTi da igive gagondeba. magram qmari ara cxreboda: Seni Wirime, mad, miTxari, gamotydi: uRalate Tu ara, moatyue Tu ara? madlena sdumda, radgan es sityva rogorc yvela qals, masac examuSeboda, JorJi ki isev aCemebulad imeorebda:

 RmerTmani, Sarlis Tavi zedgamoWrili iyo rqebisTvis. ra Tqma unda, ra Tqma unda! ra siamovnebiT gavigeb, rom im Tavze rqebi daadgi, ha? RmerTo Cemo, ra doylapia iyo! da radgan colis saxeze Rimils mohkra Tvali, vin icis, ra moagonda? isev adevnebul kviats Caacivda: mad, genacvale, Tqvi, saimiso araferia, Tqvi-meTqi. piriqiT, Zalian sasaciloc iqneba, Tu gamotydebi da metyvi, swored me metyvi, rom Sarls Ralatobdi, atyuebdi. da mouTmenlad, wyurviliT kankalebda gaego, rom Sarli, sazizRari Sarli, saZageli cxedari, aseTi sasacilo da samarcxvino samkauliT iyo damSvenebuli. magram, amasTan erTad... amasTan erTad, kidev erTi bundovani grZnoba uRvivebda cnobismoyvareobas. mad, Seni Wirime, mad, miTxari, Sarlma xom savsebiT daimsaxura rqebi. Zalian daaSavebdi, rom misi Tavi am saCuqriT ar dagemSvenebina. mad, miTxari, raRa! aseTi Jinianoba cols, albaT, moewona, radgan mokle da dafleTili siciliT gaicina. JorJi mis yurTan daixara da aba, ha, gamotydi, raRa! madlenam mkveTrad gaiwia ganze da Tqva: sul gagiJebulxar. magisTana kiTxvaze aba vin gipasuxebs? iseTi ucnauri kiloTi Tqva es sityvebi, rom JorJs susxma Caurbina, mexnakravi, gaocebuli qmari gaxevda da, TiTqos elda ecao, suli Seugubda. etli axla tbis gaswvriv midioda. cas tbaSi TiTqos varskvlavebi daefanta. mis zedapirze ori gedi dacuravda, romlebic sibneleSi TiTqmis ar moCanda. JorJma meetles SesZaxa: ukan dabrundi! etli gamobrunda da gahyva nela mimavali etlebis faranTa rigs, romelnic tyeSi mocimcime Tvalebs hgavda. ra ucnaurad upasuxa colma! du-rua Tavis Tavs ekiTxeboda: `TiTqmis gamotyda, TiTqmis aRiara?~ aman TiTqmis daajera, rom madlena pirvel qmars Ralatobda, da JorJi am azrma simwriT gaagiJa. survili hklavda, colisTvis gaertya, daexrCo, Tma daeglija! oh, neta naqvrivals aseTi pasuxi miego: `genacvale, JorJ, SarlisTvis Ralati rom SemZleboda, mxolod SenTan vuRalatebdi~. rogor dahkocnida maSin madlenas, rogor moexveoda, rogor Seiyvarebda! uZravad ijda, gulxeldakrefili da cas umzerda, magram azrebi ise hqonda daxlarTuli, rom fiqri aRar SeeZlo. mxolod imasa grZnobda, rom brazi da javri ugubdeboda is brazi, romelic yoveli mamlis gulSi bJutavs da maSin afeTqdeba mZvinvared, roca dedlis gautanlobas waawydeba xolme. JorJma pirvelad igrZno gaurkveveli sevda qmrisa, romelsac colis Ralatis eWvi Seepara. is ukve eWvianobda, micvalebulis, foresties magier eWvianobda, da am grZnobas, raRac ucnaursa da mtanjvels, uceb madlenasadmi siZulvilic miemata. Tu am naqvrivalma pirvel qmars uRalata, maS, rogorRa endos mas meore qmari? foriaqi nel-nela daiwynara, magram aSlil grZnobas jer kidev ebrZoda da fiqrobda: `yvela qali garyvnilia. unda gamoiyeno, magram arasodes Seni Tavi savsebiT ar unda dauTmo mas~. sulieri simware lamobda, gareT gamofeTqiliyo, da du-rua gadmosaskdomad Semzadebul zizRsa da siZulvilis sityvebs Zlivs imagrebda. magram guls ilagmavda da TavisTavs ajerebda: `es qveyana Zlierebs ekuTvnis, saWiroa mec Zlieri viyo da yvelaferze maRla vidge~. etli sakmaod swrafad midioda. sangrebs gascda. du-rua win, caSi xedavda raRac mowiTalo sinaTles, romelic uzarmazari quris Suqs hgavda. Tanac raRac bundovani, Rrma da

ganuwyveteli guguni esmoda. mas erToda uamravi mravalnairi xma, raRac yru, axlobeli da Tan Soreuli xmauri, uzarmazari sicocxlis idumali feTqva sunTqva parizisa, romelic zafxulis am Rames daRlilobisagan uilajo da qancmileuli iyo. JorJi fiqrobda: `ra sisuleles Cavdivar, rom amis gamo sisxls viSrob! yvela Tavis TavisTvis cxovrobs. gamarjveba mamacs ekuTvnis, egoizmi yvelaferia. egoizmi pativmoyvareobis da fulis saqmeSi ufro maRla dgas, vidre egoizmi qalis da siyvarulis saqmeSi~. qalaqis SesasvlelTan `etualis~ triumfaluri TaRi gamoCnda urCxulis or fexze idga da sazarel, uSno da brge gigants hgavda, romelic mzad iyo mis winaSe gaSlil farTo gzaze gadmoelajebina da wamosuliyo. JorJi da madlena isev etlebis nakadSi moxvdnen, etlebs axla mdumare da Caxveuli qal-vaJebi Sinisken, sanetaro loginisken mihyada. col-qmars eCveneboda, TiTqos maT gverdiT sixaruliT, siamiTa da bednierebiT damTvrali mTeli kacobrioba mihqroda. axalgazrda qalma albaT, gumaniT miagno qmris mqenjnav fiqrebs da Tavisi rbili xmiT hkiTxa: geTayva, gamagebine, raze fiqrob? naxevari saaTi iqneba, erTi sityvac ar giTqvams. qmarma RreWiT miugo: me am sulelebze vfiqrob, axla rom hkocnian da exvevian erTmaneTs, da Cems Tavs veubnebi: RmerTmani, cxovrebaSi amis garda sxva ramec moipoveba-meTqi. colma waiCurCula: ho... magram zogjer esec kargia, JorJi cxovrebas weRandeliviT poetur samosels xdida da TiTqos gamwarebuli braziT ambobda: `ra tutuci var, rom ukanasknel dros sircxviliT vitanjebi, Cems Tavs siamovnebas vakleb, vRelav, vcodvilob da suls viwewav?~ TavSi foresties saxem gaurbina da sulac aRar gaaRiziana. kidevac moeCvena, TiTqos Serigebuliyvnen, damegobrebuliyvnen, da survili hqonda daeZaxa: `gamarjoba, Zvelo megobaro!~ dumiliT SeSfoTebulma madlenam hkiTxa: iqneb Sin dabrunebamde tortonis SevuaroT da nayiniT gavgrildeT? du-ruam gverdulad gaxeda da romeliRac kafe-Santanis Suqze airis farnebis Zlier sinaTleze mkafiod dainaxa misi Txeli, qera qalis Txeli, unaklo saxe, dainaxa da gaifiqra: `lamazia, miT ukeTesi. rogoric alxana, iseTi Calxanao, Cemo keTilo. magram aba amas iqiT Seni gulisTvis gamajavron, dedas vutireb!~ da Semdeg upasuxa: ra Tqma unda, genacvale, SeviaroT, da madlenas rom misi fiqri ar gamoecno, akoca. axalgazrda qals qmris tuCebi yinuliviT civi eCvena. etli kafes win Sedga. JorJma cols xeli miawoda, madlenam CamoarTva da Tavisi Cveulebrivi RimiliT gauRima. Tavi mesame meore dRes, redaqciaSi rom Sevida, du-rua pirdapir buarenarTan mivida: Zvirfaso megobaro, uTxra, gTxov, samsaxuri gamiwio. erTi xania, zog vaJbatons sasiamovnod miaCnia, forestie damiZaxos. es masxroba mombezrda. iqneb damavalo da es vaJbatonebi gaafrTxilo: vinc aseT oxunjobas kidev gabedavs, silas gavawnav. mere TviTonve gansajon, Rirs Tu ara es xumroba duelSi gasvlad. Sen imitom mogmarTe, rom dinji kaci xar, SegiZlia usiamovneba agvacilo Tavidan, da kidev imitom, rom Cemi sekundanti iyavi. buarenarma es davaleba ikisra. du-rua saqmeze gavida da erTi saaTis Semdg dabrunda. aRaravis misTvis forestie ar dauZaxnia. Sin rom dabrunda, sastumrodan qalebis xma moesma da ikiTxa:

 vin arian? msaxurma miugo: qalbatoni valteri da qalbatoni de mareli. guli odnav aufancqalda, Semdeg gaifiqra: `aba, vnaxoT~, da kari SeaRo. klotilda buxarTan, kuTxeSi ijda da fanjridan SemoWrili sinaTlis sxivebSi iyo gaxveuli. JorJs moeCvena, TiTqos mis danaxvaze nasayvarlevi odnav gafiTrda. diu-rua jer q-n valters miesalma, mere mis qaliSvilebs, romelnic dedis gverdiT darajebiviT isxdnen, Semdeg klotildasken gaemarTa da gamowvdili xeli raRac sxvanairad CamoarTva, TiTqos eubneboda: `isev uwindeburad miyvarxaro~. klotildamac aseTive xelmoWeriT upasuxa. du-ram hkiTxa: rogor brZandebiT? mas aqeT, rac ukanasknelad gnaxeT, mTeli saukune gavida. nasayvarlevma lazRandarulad upasuxa: me Zalian kargad gaxlavar. Tqven rogor gikiTxoT, lamazo megobaro? madlenas miubrunda da daumata: nebas maZlev, uwindeliviT lamazi megobari vuwodo? ra Tqma unda, Cemo Zvirfaso. yvelafris nebas gaZlev, rasac ki moisurveb. da mis sityvebs geslis odnavma Crdilma Caurbina. q-ma valterma sityva erT saRamo-seirnobaze Camoagdo, romelsac Jak rivali Tavis martoxela binaze marTavda. warCinebul qalTa TandaswrebiT didi farikaoba unda mowyobiliyo. q-ni valteri ambobda: didi seiri iqneba. magram Zalian Sewuxebuli var imis gamo, rom gamcilebeli aravina myavs. Cemi qmari swored am dros ar iqneba parizSi. du-ruam umal Tavisi Tavi SesTavaza. q-ni valteri siamovnebiT daeTanxma. me da Cemi qalebi didi madlobeli viqnebiT. JorJma umcros qals gadaxeda da gaifiqra: `ara uSavs ra. RmerTmani, es suzana koxta qalia~. suzana msubuq dedofalas hgavda: Zalian patara da turfa qera qali iyo, wvrili weli, viwro TeZoebi da Txeli mkerdi hqonda. molurjo Tvalebs minanqari gadahkravda, TiTqos mxatvris mier gulmodgined da saucxood iyo moxatuli. kani metad TeTri, sipi, mbrwyinavi da uzado, magram, amave dros, uferuli hqonda, Tma dakululebuli da apentili, magram apentili marjved, msubuqad, momxiblavi RrubeliviT. amave dros, igi kacs moagonebda didi da lamazi dedofalas Tmas. aseT dedofalas xSirad SexvdebiT quCaSi pawawa qaliSvilebis xelSi, romelnic TavianT saTamaSoebze ufro dablebi arian xolme. ufrosi da roza imdenad uSno da ulamazo iyo, rom, Cveulebriv, aseT qals arc vinme amCnevs xolme, arc esaubreba da masze arc sazogadoebaSi laparakoben. deda wamodga da du-ruas miubrunda: maS, Tqveni imediT viqnebi, xuTSabaTs, or saaTze. manac miugo: ueWvelad. wavida Tu ara, q-ni de marelic wamodga: naxvamdis, lamazo megobaro, da xeli mZlavrad mouWira. JorJs es Cumi aRiareba gulSi moxvda da uceb uwindeli nazi talRa moawva, mimzidveli talRa am patara qarafSuta burJua qalisadmi, romelsac nasayvarlevi SesaZlebelia marTla uyvarda, da gaifiqra: `xvalve Sevixedav~. marto rom darCnen, madlenam qmars Tvali TvalSi gauyara, mxiarulad gaucina da uTxra: gana ver xvdebi, rom Sen q-n valters namdvili siyvaruli Caunerge? qmarma undoblad miugo: kargi, Seni Wirime, aba ra saTqmelia!

 damijere, agrea, giJuri aRtacebiT laparakobda Senze. aman Zalian gamaoca. mas surs, Tavis qalebs ori SenisTana saqmro uSovos. sabednierod, aseTi aRmafrena misTvis saxifaTo ar aris. qmarma ver gaigo: rogor Tu saxifaTo ar aris. madlenam rwmeniT miugo, im dedakacis rwmeniT, romelmac icis, rasac laparakobs: qalbatoni valteri im qalebis ricxvs ekuTvnis, viszedac cuds verafers ityvi, xom gesmis, verafers saTakilos, verc erT sityvas, verasodes. yovelmxriv unakloa. mis qmars CemsaviT kargad icnob, magram misi coli sul sxva vinmea. marTalia, sakmaod itanjeba imis gamo, rom ebraels misTxovda, magram mainc namusi da erTguleba Seunaxa. Zalian patiosani qalia. du-ruas gaukvirda: me ki valteris colic ebraeli megona. marTla? sulac ara. wminda madlenas ubnis yvela saqvelmoqmedo jgufis Tavmjdomarea, jvaric eklesiaSi daiweres. is ki ar vici, qmari moinaTla, Tu samRvdeloebam wauyrua. JorJma waiburtyuna: hoo?.. maS, Sen ambob... ambob, viTom Sevuyvardi? ueWvelad, Zalian Seuyvardi. coli rom ara gyoloda, girCevdi, geTxova... suzana geTxova. xom sjobia rozas? qmarma ulvaSis grexiT upasuxa: hm... SeiZleba dedasac gavuarSiydeT. madlena gawyra: ici, ras getyvi, Cemo kargo? Tu dedaze Cafiqrdi, gamarjvebas gisurveb. misi ar meSinia. im xnisa ar aris, roca suls pirvelad waiwymeden xolme. ufro adre unda daewyo. JorJma gaifiqra: `nuTu marTla SemeZlo, suzana SemerTo? mxrebi SeiSmuSna da TavisTvis daumata: `ra sisulelea! gana mamamisi odesme momcemda Tanxmobas?~ mainc gadawyvita, yuradRebiT edevnebina Tvali, Tu rogor moepyroboda mas q-ni valteri. imaze arc ki fiqrobda, Tu ra sargeblobas gamoitanda aqedan. mTeli saRamo klotildas siyvarulis mogoneba ar Sordeboda da es mogoneba erTsa da imave dros sinaziTac iyo savse da vnebiTac. moagonda misi oxunjoba, kudraWoba, gaaxsenda maTi xetiali Ramis duqan-kabareebSi, da imeorebda: `RmerTmani, Zalian sandomiania, Zalian mimzidvelia. ho, xval waval da vnaxav~. da meore dResve, samxris Semdgom marTla wavida verneilis quCaze. imave moaxlem gauRo kari. moaxles lazRandarulad hkiTxa: rogor brZandebiT? man miugo: Zalian kargad. da sastumroSi Sevida. iq viRacis mouqneli xeli pianinoze savarjiSos ukravda. lorina gamodga. JorJi moeloda, rom bavSvi kiserze moexveoda, magram patara qali qalbatoniviT wamodga, medidurad daukra Tavi da amayad gavida. du-rua gaocebas iyo imis gamo, rom bavSvs Seuracxyofili qaliviT eWira Tavi. klotilda Semovida. JorJi xelze emTxvia. neta icodeT, ramdeni vifiqre Tqvenze! uTxra du-ruam. mec, miugo nasayvarlevma. dasxdnen. erTmaneTs TvalebSi umzerdnen da xvevnis surviliT iwvodnen. Cemo Zvirfaso klo, isev miyvarxarT. mec miyvarxarT. maS... maS... Zalian ar miwyrebodi?

 ho, da arc... jer Zalian metkina guli, magram mere davijere, rom marTali iyavi, da Cems Tavs vuTxari: `eh, isev damibrundeba. dRes Tu ara, xval mainc dabrundeba-meTqi~. ver gavbede dabruneba, radgan ar vicodi, rogor damixvdebodi. ver gavbede, magram Zalian mindoda. marTla, erTi miTxari, lorinas ra daemarTa? salami Zlivs momca da gajavrebuli gavida. ar vici. magram rac coli SeirTe, Senze xma veRar gamicia. mgoni, namdvilad eWvianobs imis gamo, rom coli SeirTe. ras ambob! damijere, marTals geubnebi. Sen lamaz megobars ki ar geZaxis, aramed foresties. du-rua gawiTlda, magram mere klotildasken miiwia: tuCebi! klotildam tuCebi Seageba. sad SeiZleba vnaxoT erTmaneTi? hkiTxa JorJma. isev... isev iq... konstantinopolis quCaze. rao? maS Cemi bina gaqiravebuli ar aris? ar aris... isev me daviqirave. Sen daiqirave? ho, radgan vicodi, rom damibrundebodi. JorJs gulze amayi sixaruli moawva. maS, am dedakacs marTla hyvarebia is, namdvili, erTguli da uRrmesi siyvaruliT hyvarebia. da waiCurCula: Tayvansa gcem, klo, mere hkiTxa: Seni qmari rogor aris? Zalian kargad. erT Tves dahyo aq da mxolod guSin wavida. du-ruam sicili veRar Seimagra: maS droze mouswria wasvla! man gulubryvilod upasuxa: droze wvida, magram xom ici, arc maSin gviSlida xels, roca aq iyo xolme. egec marTalia. saerTod, mSvenieri adamiania. miTxari, axla rogora xar? arc kargad, arc cudad. Cemi coli megobrobas miwevs, namdvili mokavSirea. meti araferi? meti araferi... siyvaruli ki... Zalian kargad mesmis, magram mainc mSvenieri qalia. ho, magram... ver maRelvebs, kidev miiwia da CurCuliT hkiTxa: maS rodis gnaxo? Tugind... Tundac xval, Tu ginda. maS xval iyos. or saaTze? orze. JorJi wasasvlelad wamodga da morcxvad uTxra: me minda, is bina isev Cem saxelze gadmovitano, agre msurs. egRa maklia, qira Sen gadaixado. klotildam nazad daukocna xelebi da uTxra: ise moiqec, rogorc gindodes, me isic meyofa, rom aqamde Sevinaxe da xelaxla SegviZlia imave binaze vnaxoT xolme erTmaneTi. du-rua srulebiT kmayofili wavida. fotografis gverdiT rom gaiara, CarCoSi didTvala da sruli dedakacis suraTi dainaxa, romelmac q-ni valteri gaaxsena. `ara uSavs ra, gaifiqra, arc imdenad moberebulia. neta rogor moxda, rom aqamde ver SevamCnie? neta vicode, rogor momeqceva xuTSabaTs saRamo-seirnobaze?~ xelebs ifSvnetda da, Sinagani sixaruliT aRsavse, Tavisi gziT mialajebda, Tanac yvela Tavisi gamarjveba uxaroda _ uxaroda xelmarjve kacis egoisturi sixaruliT da im nazi siamiT, romelsac qalis mxurvale guli

hqmnis, roca igi Cvens pativmoyvareobas ulaqucebs da aforiaqebul Jins gviklavs xolme. xuTSabaTi rom dadga, JorJma madlenas hkiTxa: Sejibrebaze ar wamoxval, rivalis binaze rom imarTeba? ara, araviTari xalisi ara maqvs. isev deputatebis palataSi waval. da radgan saucxoo dari idga, du-rua valteris binaze Ria etliT wavida. q-ni valteri rom dainaxa, imdenad lamazi da axalgazrda eCvena, rom gaocda. mkerdamoWrili Ria feris kaba ecva, yviTeli arSiebis qveS savse ZuZuebi gamosWvioda, du-ruas igi arasodes enaxa aseTi umWknari. dinji da TiTqmis mkacri saxe da ori Svilis dedis mixra-moxra hqonda. amis gamo mamakacebi TiTqmis ar amCnevdnen mas. garda amisa, laparakSi mxolod cnobil, sayovelTao da zomier azrebs gamoTqvamda xolme, radgan yvela misi azri iyo gonieri, meToduri, sanimuSod dalagebuli da yovelgvar ukiduresobas moklebuli. misi qaliSvili suzana vardisferi kabiT iyo da vatos gakrialebul suraTs hgavda, xolo ufrosi gamzrdels an gadias, romelsac davalebuli hqonda am qalisTvis, saTamaSosaviT lamazi qalisaTvis, Tvalyuri edevnebina. rivalis binis karebTan etlebis grZeli rigi idga. du-ruam q-n valters xeli miaSvela da Camoiyvana. es Sejibreba parizis meeqvse ubnis obolTa sasargeblod imarTeboda, romelTac mzrunvelobas `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ maxlobeli deputatebis da senatorebis colebi uwevdnen. q-ni valteri mosvlas da Tavisi qaliSvilebis moyvanas dahpirda, magram diasaxlisobaze uari ganacxada: Tavis saxels mxolod samRvdeloebis mier gamarTul saqvelmoqmedo saqmeebs aTxovebda xolme, da amas imitom ki ar sCadioda, rom morwmune iyo, aramed imitom, rom, misi azriT, ebraelis coloba religiuri movaleobis SesrulebaSi misgan metad did simkacres moiTxovda, xolo Jurnalistis mier gamarTul am saRamos respublikuri xasiaTi hqonda da SeiZleboda vinmes antiklerikaluric mosCveneboda. jer kidev sami kviris win sxvadasxva mimarTulebis gazeTebSi daaxloebiT aseTi Sinaarsis SeniSvna iyo dabeWdili: `Cvens pativcemul Tanamokalmes, b-n Jak rivals maxvili da adamianuri azri mouvida: parizis meeqvse ubnis obolTa sasargeblod b-ni rivali Tavis martoxela binaze, mSvenier safarikao darbazSi, did Sejibrebas marTavs daSnebiT. `misapatiJebel baraTebs gzavnian q-ebi laluagi, remonteli, risoleni, senatorebis da cnobili deputatebis meuRleni, q-ebi laroS-matie, perseroli, firmeni. Sesvenebis dros Semowiruleba mogrovdeba da mTeli Tanxa dauyovnebliv meeqvse ubnis mers an mis warmomadgenels gadaecema~. aseTi SeniSvna udrida uzarmazar reklamas, romelic marjve Jurnalistma moigona. Jak rivali stumrebs uxvdeboda Sesaval karTan, sadac msubuqi sasadilo iyo gamarTuli. es xarji saerTo Semosavals unda gaestumrebina. maspinZeli stumrebs esalmeboda da Semdeg Tavazianad uCvenebda patara kibes, romelic sardafSi Cadioda, saca safarikao da sasroli darbazi iyo gamarTuli, Tanac eubneboda: _ qveviT, batono, qveviT mibrZandiT. Sejibreba sardafSi moxdeba. Tavisi gamomcemlis coli rom dainaxa, ficxlav dauxvda, Semdeg du-ruas mimarTa: gamarjoba, lamazo megobaro! mas gaukvirda: vin giTxraT, rom... rivalma Seawyvetina: qalbatonma valterma. es saxeli Zalian momwons. q-ni valteri gawiTlda:

 marTalia, gamovtydebi da mogaxsenebT: ufro axlo rom gicnobdeT, mec lorinasaviT am saxels giwodebdiT. Cemi azriT, es saxeli zedgmoWrilia Tqvenze. du-ruam gaicina: gTxovT, agre miwodoT, qalbatono, nu momeridebiT. man Tvalebi daxara: ara, Cven jer saamisod ver vicnobT erTmaneTs. JorJma CurCuliT miugo: SeiZleba imedi viqonio, rom davmegobrdebiT? vnaxoT, miugo man. da viwro kibisken wavidnen, romelic airis farniT iyo ganaTebuli. dRis sinaTlidan uceb airis yviTel Suqze gadasvla gulSesaRonebeli iyo, xveul kibeze ukve sardafis suni idga, suni nestis, daobebuli kedlebis, romelnic mxolod am dRisTvis iyo gamomSrali; suni sakmevlis, romelic eklesias gagaxsenebdaT, da bolos suni nelsasuneblis, lubenis odekolonis, verbenis, iisa da irisis. qvevidan guguni da Segulianebuli xalxis Relva ismoda. mTeli sardafi ganaTebuli iyo airisa da venetikuri farnebis kriala larebiT. es larebi Camaluli iyo mwvane foTlianSi, romelic qvis kedlebs vaziviT exveoda. yvelgan totebi moCanda. Weric ki gvimriT iyo Semkuli, xolo iatakze foToli da yvavilebi uxvad iyo gabneuli. yvela ambobda, saucxood aris mogonili da mSvenieri ram gamovidao. sardafis ukana kuTxeSi Sejibris monawileTaTvis patara estrada gaemarTaT, xolo iqve, orive mxareze, msajTaTvis skamebis rigi idga. sardafi savse iyo skamebiT, TiTo rigSi aTi skami idga. sul orasi iqneboda, xolo mowveulTa ricxvi oTxass udrida. axalgazrda vaJebi estradis win idgnen safarikao tanisamosSi gamowyobilebi, xmel-xmelebi, werwetebi, grZeli xelfexianebi da ulvaSagrexilebi. sazogadoebaSi maTi saxeli da gvari ismoda, farikaobis yvela saxelovan moRvaweze uTiTebdnen diletantebzec da specialistebzec. maT irgvliv viRac serTukiani vaJbatonebi idgnen _ axalgazrdebic da xnierebic. etyobodaT, mofarikaveTa Sinaurebi unda yofiliyvnen. es vaJbatonebi kidevac cdilobdnen, rom isini yvelas daenaxa, ecno, daesaxelebina, radgan isini namdvili ostatebi da dRevandeli Sejibrebis eqspertebi iyvnen. TiTqmis yvela skamze qalebi isxdnen, romelnic sardafs kabebis SrialiT da CurCuliT avsebdnen, Tanac maraoebs aniavebdnen, TiTqos TeatrSi yofiliyvnen, radgan foTliT Semosil gvirabSi ukve abanosaviT dacxa. viRac oxunji drogamoSvebiT yviroda: _ orSadi, limonaTi, ludi! q-ni valteri da misi qaliSvilebi pirvel rigSi dasxdnen, adgilebi windawinve hqondaT miCenili, du-ruam daabinava, wasvla daapira da Cumad Tqva: iZulebuli var, Tavi daganeboT, radgan mamakacebs jdoma akrZaluli aqvT. q-ma valterma gaubedavad miugo: me minda, rom Tqven CemTan iyoT, monawileTa gvarebs damisaxelebdiT. Cem skamTan dadeqiT. aravis ar SeawuxebT. nazi da didi TvalebiT umzerda da imeorebda: darCiT-meTqi... CvenTan darCiT, batono...batono... lamazo megobaro. Tqveni Tavi dagvWirdeba. man miugo: gemorCilebiT... siamovnebiT gemorCilebiT, qalbatono. yoveli mxridan ismoda: Zalian kargia...mSvenieri darbazia.

am mrgvalTaRa sardafs JorJi mSvenivrad icnobda. is dila gaaxsenda, romelic aq duelis win gaatara, is dila, roca marto darCa TeTri qaRaldis niSis win, romelic mas siRrmidan saSineli da veeba TvaliviT umzerda. kibeze Camomavalma Jak rivalma daiZaxa: qalbatonebo, axlave daiwyeba! estradaze eqvsi kaci avida da eqspertebis skamebze dajda. raTa TavianTi mkerdebi ufro aSkarad gamoeCinaT, eqvsives serTuki viwrod hqonda mowkepili. darbazSi umalve gaisma saxelebi: msajTa Tavmjdomare, generali de renaldi didulvaSiani patara kaci; mxatvari Jozef rude grZelwvera, veeba meloti kaci; mateo de uJari, simon ramonseli, pier de karveni, sami koxta axalgazrda vaJi da farikaobis profesori gaspar merleroni. sardafis orive mxareze ori warwera gamoCnda: marjvniv ewera: `b. krevkeri~, xolo marcxniv: `b. plumo~. orive farikaobis maswavlebeli iyo orive kargi, magram meore rigisa. oriveni estradaze gamovidnen. gamxdrebi iyvnen da samxedro ieri hqondaT, magram maTi moqniloba sanimuSod ver CaiTvleboda. erTmaneTs meqanikurad daukres Tavi da Sejibri daiwyes. tilosi da TeTri tyavis tanisamosi ecvaT da tikinebis Teatridan mosul saoxunjo saldaTebs hgavdnen, romelnic mxolod masxrobisTvis farikaoben xolme. drogamoSvebiT ismoda: `moxvda!~ da eqvsive msaji ostatis ieriT xrida Tavs. xolo sazogadoeba mxolod or marionets xedavda, romelic moZraobda da xelebs iSverda. xalxs farikaobisa araferi esmoda, magram mainc kmayofili iyo. es ori ubralo kaci xelmarjve mofarikaved da, ratomRac, sasacilod eCveneboda, aqa-iq gaixsenes xis moWidaveni, romlebic saaxalwlod bulvarebze iyideba xolme. isini rom gavidnen, maTi alagi umal b. plantonma da b. karipenma daiWires, erTi samxedro mofarikave iyo, xolo meore samoqalaqo. plantoni juja kaci iyo, karipeni metad sruli da saSiSi, rom igi pirvelive dakvriT buStiviT ar gaexeTqaT. yvelani icinodnen, plantoni maimuniviT daxtoda, karipeni mxolod xels amuSavebda, xolo misi tani, sisrulis gamo, uZravad idga. yovel xuT wuTSi igi ise mouxeSavad da mZimed utevda, TiTqos Tavis sicocxleSi yvelaze energiulad axla moZraobda. marTlac, pozis Secvla Zalian uZneldeboda. mcodneni amtkicebdnen, metad mtkiced da mkafiod farikaobso. gulmarTalma xalxma advilad daujera. Semdeg porioni da lapalmi gamovidnen maswavlebeli da diletanti, da cofianTa jambazoba daiwyo. erTi SmagiviT dasdevda meores da msajebsac arbeninebda TavianTi skamebiT. estradaze win da ukan daqrodnen, erTi kuTxidan meoremdis daxtodnen, erTi ieriSiT midioda, meore Tavs icavda. da oriveni Zlieri da sasacilo naxtomebiT trialebdnen. ukan patara naxtomiT ixevdnen da qalebs acinebdnen, win ki ucabedad, mZlavrad sxltebodnen da sust STabeWdilebas axdendnen. viRac ucnobma xumaram darbazidan es sasacilo Sejibreba aseTi SeZaxiliT daaxasiaTa: `kmara, weli ar moiwyvitoT!~ zogs es ugemuri SeniSvna ar moewona da aqeT-iqidan daiZaxes: `Cumad!~ eqspertebis azri sazogadoebas gadasces: moqiSpeebs Turme didi Zala da mcire simarde gamoeCinaT. pirveli ganyofileba Jak rivalma da saxelovanma belgielma profesorma lebegma daasrules, romelnic sakmaod lamazad ibrZodnen. rivali qalebs Zalian moewonaT. marTlac, lamazi vaJkaci iyo kargad Casxmuli, moqnili, moZravi da yvelaze sxarti, vinc ki manamde estradaze asuliyo. imis fandebs damxvduris da mimxdomis xerxebs _ jiSiani simkvircxle da silamaze etyoboda, romelic yvelas moswonda. srulebiT ar hgavda misi mopirdapiris energiul, magram gacveTil fandebs. rivalma gaimarjva. yvelam taSi daukra. ukve ramdenime xani iyo, zemodan raRac ucnauri xmauroba Camodioda da sazogadoebas awuxebda. xSiri fexis xma da xmamaRali sicili ismoda. orasma stumarma qveviT adgili ver iSova da,

rogorc etyoboda, gasarTobi moigona. patara kibeze ormocdaaTamde kaci ireoda. qveviT metad cxeloda. `haeri! sasmeli!~ iZaxdnen aqa-iq. weRandeli xumara sxvebis saubars wvrili WyiviliT hfaravda: `orSadi! limonaTi! ludi!~ rivali gamoCnda. mTlad gawiTlebuliyo da jerac safarikao tanisamosi ecva. me brZaneba gaveci, rom grili rame moitanon, Tqva da kibeze avarda. magram zemo sarTuli qvemos mowyvetili iyo da kibeze aRmarTuli adamianTa kedlis garRvevac iseTi Zneli aRmoCnda, rogorc Weridan asvla. maSin rivalma daiyvira: qalebisaTvis nayini CamogzavneT! da ormocdaaTma xmam gaimeora: nayini! bolos sini gamoCnda, magram zed carieli WurWeliRa ewyo, radgan yvelaferi gzaSive SeeWamaT. viRacam daibRavla: davixrCobiT, male gaaTaveT, wavideT. meorem daiZaxa: fuli moagroveT! ilajgawyvetili xalxi mainc kmayofili iyo da yviroda: fuli moagroveT... moagroveT... moagroveT. eqvsma qalma skamebs Camouara da oqro-vercxlis xma gaisma, romelsac qisebSi hyridnen. du-rua qalbaton valters saxelovan pirebze miuTiTebda. aq iyo aristokratia, Jurnalistebi, Zveli da didi gazeTebis TanamSromlebi, romelnic `safrangeTis cxovrebas~, Tanaxmad gamocdilebisa, zevidan da TavdaWeriT dascqerodnen. bevri aseTi politikur-finansuri gazeTi daiRupa maT Tvalwin. saeWvo kombinaciebze aSenebuli gazeTebi zogjer saministros ubralo krizisis gamo iRupeboda. aqve naxavdiT moqandakeebs da mxatvrebsac, radgan maT saerTod uyvardaT sporti; romeliRac poet-akademikoss, romelsac yvelani TiTiT aCvenebdnen; or musikoss da mraval cnobil ucxoels, romelTa gvarebs du-rua umatebda `proto~-s (sityvidan `protobestia~) da Tan dasZenda, amas ingliselTa mibaZviT vakeTebo, romlebic TavianT gvarebs sadarbazo baraTebze `esk~-s urTavdnen xolme. viRacam du-ruas dauZaxa: gamarjoba, lamazo megobaro! grafi de vodreki iyo. JorJma valteris ojaxis winaSe bodiSi moixada da vodrekisaken gaemarTa. xeli CamoarTva, dabrunda da Tqva: es vodreki momxiblavi adamiania... ai, ras niSnavs STamomavloba! q-ma valterma araferi upasuxa. odnav daRlili iyo. misi mkerdi yovel amosunTqvaze ZaldatanebiT iburceboda da JorJis Tvalebic am mkerdze iyo miSterebuli. es Tvalebi drogamoSvebiT mis Tvalebs xvdeboda dabinduls, lamunians, gaubedavs, odnav masze azidulsa da umalve moSorebuls da fiqrobda: `agre, agre... nuTu esec daviWire?~ qalebma fulis mogroveba daasrules, qisebi oqro-vercxliT gaivso. estradaze axali warwera gamoCnda: `didi siurprizi~. eqspertebi TavianT adgilebze dasxdnen: yvela eloda. ori qali gamoCnda. xelSi daSnebi eWiraT. muqi safarikao triko da mokle kabebi ecvaT, romelic TeZoebs Zlivs ufaravdaT. samkerduli baliSebi imdenad maRali hqondaT, rom orive iZulebuli iyo, Tavi maRla aewia, orive lamazi da axalgazrda iyo. RimiliT daukres Tavi sazogadoebas, romelic maT didxans esalmeboda, da brZola qaTinaurebisa da xumrobis gugunSi daiwyes. eqspertebi Tavazianad iRimebodnen da yovel dakvras dabali `vaSa~-Ti esalmebodnen. es brZola sazogadoebas Zalian moewona da Tavis aRtacebas mebrZolebs xmamaRla ucxadebda. mebrZoli qalebi mamakacebs aRelvebdnen, xolo qalebs parizelTa bunebrivi gemo gauRviZes gemo orazrovani

oxunjobis, iafi sikeklucis, yalbi silamazis da yalbive sinatifis _ saopereto d sakafeSantano momReralTa cru moxdenilobisa da moqnilobis. yovelTvis, roca romelime mebrZoli meores miuxteboda, darbazSi aRtacebis TrTolva gairbenda xolme. rodesac erTi maTgani sazogadoebas zurgs Seaqcevda xolme, sakmaod jiSian zurgs, yvela am zurgs pirdaRebuli aSterdeboda da moZraobis simardes yuradRebas aRar aqcevda. mebrZol qalebs giJuri taSi miayares. amas xmaldaxmal brZola mohyva, magram Tvals aRaravin adevnebda: yvelas gulisyuri zemo sarTulisken iyo mipyrobili. iqidan ramdenime wuTs avejis foriaqi moismoda, avejs iatakze daaTrevdnen, TiTqos mdgmurebi binas icvliano. Semdeg uceb pianinos xma da taqtze ayolebuli fexis ritmuli fratuni moisma, zemoT darCenilma stumrebma danaklisi ainazRaures da cekva gamarTes. safarikao darbazSi xalxma jer sicili atexa, mere ki cekvis Jini qalebsac moeriaT. estradas yuri aRar aTxoves da laparaks mouxSires. dagvianebulTa mier gamarTulma rokvam yvela gaarTo. iq, zeviT, rogorc Canda, mowyeniT ar isxdnen, da yvelas asvla mounda. magram ai, ori axali mebrZoli gamovida da ise daetaknen erTimeores, rom yvela isev estradas miubrunda. iseTi koxta moqnilobiT, ganzomili ZaliT kravdnen daSnebs da igeriebdnen nakravs, iseTi sizuste da moZraobis mkafioba, fandebis iseTi sifaqize da nakravis imodena ganzomileba gamoiCines, rom umecari brbo gancvifrebuli da moxibluli darCa. maTi dinji simarde, zomieri moqniloba da esoden gamozomili siswrafe, erTi SexedviT, darbislur STabeWdilebas rom tovebda, Tvals izidavda da ajadoebda. xalxi grZnobda, rom raRac lamaz da iSviaT sanaxaobas xedavda, rom orma didma xelovanma yovelive saukeTeso gamoaCina, rac ki am xelovnebaSi moepovebodaT ostatobis srulyofa, sruli moxerxeba, sruliad gazomili codna da fizikuri simarde, uklebliv yvelaferi, rac ki or specialists SeeZlo saqveynod gamoefina. mayurebeli gaocebuli, uxmod misCereboda maT. ukanaskneli Setakebis Semdeg, roca moasparezeebma erTmaneTs xeli CamoarTves, darbazSi yvirili gaisma: `bravo!~ xalxi Rrialebda, fexebs abakunebda. yvelam gaigo am ori mebrZolis gvari, eseni iyvnen serJani da raviniaki. yvelas aRelveba moedo, mamakacebi Cxubis gunebaze dadgnen da mezoblebs ubRverdnen. SemTxveviT Rimilsac ki SeeZlo Cxubis atexa. visac arasodes daSna ar sWeroda, axla joxs imarjvebda, utevda da igeriebda. xalxi nel-nela ahyva kibes da zeviT avida. axla ki SeiZleboda rame daeliaT, magram yvelas javri moedo: zemoT darCenilebs sasmel-saWmeli daecalaT da wasuliyvnen, Tanac ganecxadebinaT: upatiosnod mogveqcnen: orasi kaci dagvpatiJes da araferic ar gviCveneso. aRaraferi darCeniliyo: arc erTi namcxvari, arc erTi wveTi Sampanuris, sirofis, ludis, arc erTi kanfeti, araferi, sul aRaraferi. mosamsaxureebma darCenilebs yvelaferi dawvrilebiT uambes. saxe sevdiani hqondaT, magram sicils Zlivs imagrebdnen da eubnebodnen: `qalebi mamakacebze metad mZvinvarebdnen. imdeni sves da Wames, rom, albaT, avad daxdebiano~. maTi naambobi qalaqelebis saCivars hgavda, romelTac mtrisgan Zarcva-gleja da aoxreba ganicades. xelcarielebi wavidnen, mamakacebs Sewiruli oc-oci franki enanebodaT da SurdaT, rom zemourebma ufasod iqeifes. diasaxlisebma sami aTas frankze meti Seagroves, xarji gamoakles da meeqvse ubnis obolTa sasargeblod orasoci frankiRa darCa. valteris ojaxi du-ruam Tavisi etliT waiyvana. TviTon q-n valteris pirdapir dajda da gzaSi erTxel kidev daiWira misi Tvalebi alersiani, gaubedavi da TiTqos morcxvi Tvalebi. du-ruam gaifiqra: `daswyevlos eSmakma, mgoni, marTla moedo ankesi! ~ Tan gunebaSi eRimeboda: qalebze marTla

imarjvebda. qalbatoni de marelic gaaxsenda, romelmac JorJi Serigebis Semdgom gagiJebiT Seiyvara. Sin gaxarebuli dabrunda. madlena sastumro oTaxSi elodeboda. axali ambebi mogitane, _ uTxra colma. _ mdgomareoba marokoSi rTuldeba. advili SesaZlebelia, ramdenime TveSi safrangeTma jari gagzavnos. yovel SemTxvevaSi, apireben isargeblon amiT da mTavroba Camoagdon. ra Tqma unda, laroSsac ara sZinavs da Seecdeba, sagareo saqmeTa ministris portfels daepatronos. du-ruam Tavi moikatuna, viTom ara sjeroda, radgan colis gajavrebis gunebaze iyo. nuTu ise gagiJdebian, rom tunisis sisulele gaimeorono. madlenam mouTmenlad aiyara mxrebi: geubnebi, asea-meTqi, gesmis? namdvil ambavs geubnebi. nuTu ar gesmis, rom maTTvis es fulis seriozuli sakiTxia? amJamad, megobaro, politikur kombinaciebs rom akvirdebi, `qali eZie~-s nacvlad unda Tqva: `TaRliToba eZie~. du-ruam colis gasajavreblad erTiRa wamoiZaxa: rogor ara! madlenam wyromiT miugo: RmerTmani, Senc forestiesaviT gulubryvilo yofilxar. mas surda qmrisTvis ekbina da risxvas moeloda, magram JorJma gaiRima da upasuxa: rqosan forestiesaviT, ara? coli gancvifrda da esRa moaxerxa: uh, JorJ! xolo man kadnierad da geslianad ganagrZo: ra iyo, ra moxda? gana amas winaT Senve ar gamomitydi, rom foresties uRalate? da uRrmesi Sebralebis kiloTi daumata: sawyali Sarli! madlenam pasuxi ar gasca da zurgi Seaqcia. erT wuTs sdumda, mere uTxra: samSabaTs stumrebi gveyoleba. q-ni laroS-matie da vikont de persemuris meuRle gvewvevian. iqneb Sen rivali da norber de vareni dapatiJo? me ki xvalve q-n valters da de marels Sevuvli. SeiZleba, q-ni risolenic gvewvios. erTi xania, madlena cdilobda sazogadoebaSi nacnob-megobrebi gaeCina. Tavisi qmris politikuri gavleniT sargeblobda, da nebsiT Tu uneblieT, im senatorebis da deputatebis colebs hpatiJebda, romelTac `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ daxmareba esaWiroebodaT. du-ruam miugo: keTili, rivaldis da norber de varenis dapatiJebas me vkisrulob. Tanac siamisagan xelebs ifSvnetda, radgan kargi xerxi ipova colis gasajavreblad da im bneli brazis, im idumali da mqenjnavi eWvis gamosarkvevad, romelic bulonis tyeSi seirnobis dros daebada. amieridan foresties saxels ise aRar axsenebs, Tu `rqosanic~ ar daumata. Zalian kargad icoda, rom madlena bolos da bolos unda gamwarebuliyo. daRamebamde dro ixelTa da `rqosani forestie~ gulkeTili gesliT aTjer mainc gaixsena. axla micvalebulze aRar javrobda, ara, is ukve Surs iZiebda. misi coli TvalTmaqcobda, TiTqos ar esmoda, da viTom gulgriladac iRimeboda. madlenas meore dRes q-n valterTan unda Seevlo da daepatiJebina. qmars azrad mouvida colisaTvis daeswro da TviTonve wasuliyo, radgan imedi hqonda, patronis cols martoka naxavda da ecdeboda gaego, marTla Seuyvarda im dedakacs Tu ara. es azri Tan arTobda da Tanac ulaqucebda mas. xolo Semdgom... Tu moxerxda,viTom ratom arao? da or saaTze malzberis bulvarze gaCnda. sastumro oTaxSi Seiyvanes. daeloda. q-ni valteri Semovida da bednierma swrafad gauwoda xeli. romelma keTilma qarma momitana Tqveni Tavi? mxolod Tqveni naxvis wyurvilma, qalbatono. ar vici rad, magram romeliRac Zala meweoda Tqvensken. marTali rom mogaxsenoT, saTqmeli araferi

maqvs. ubralod movedi da meti araferi. gTxovT, mapatioT es darbazoba, dilis darbazoba da pirdapiroba. amas TavaziT da xumrobiT ambobda, tuCebze Rimili uTrToda, magram xmaSi seriozuli kilo ismoda. maspinZeli odnav gaocda, gawiTlda. mere borZikiT upasuxa: keTili. magram... me ar mesmis... Zalian makvirvebT. JorJma daumata: xom xedavT, siyvaruls gicxadebT, mxiarulad gicxadebT, radgan Tqveni SeSineba ar minda. erTmaneTis gverdiT dasxdnen. maspinZelma naTqvami xumrobaSi Caatara: maS... Tqveni gancxadeba seriozulia? ra Tqma unda! didi xania vapirebedi meTqva, magram ver gagibedeT. Tqvenze amboben, metad miukarebeli da mkacriao. q-ma valterma Zala moikriba da upasuxa: raRa dRevandeli dRe airCieT? TviTonac ar vici. Semdeg xmas dauwia da: swored rom mogaxsenoT, imitom avirCie, rom guSindeli dRidan mxolod Tqvenze vfiqrobdi. qali uceb gafiTrda da Zlivs gamosTqva: kmara masxroba. axla sxva rameze vilaparakoT. magram du-rua ise moulodnelad Cauvarda fexebSi, rom q-ni valteri SeSinda. unda amdgariyo, magram JorJma orive xeli welze moxvia da ZaliT dastova skamze, Tan vnebiT imeorebda: oh, marTalia, marTalia! didi xania gagiJebiT miyvarxarT... nu, nu mipasuxebT. me... me gavgiJdi. miyvarxarT-meTqi, oh, rom icodeT, rogor miyvarxarT! dedakaci ixrCoboda, dalaparakebas lamobda, magram erTi sityvac vera Tqva. orive xeli TmaSi waavlo da cdilobda, rogorme misi tuCebi aecilebina, romelic misken moiwevda. Tavs xan marjvniv gadaigdebda, xan marcxniv, radgan misi saxis danaxvas erideboda. JorJi tanze xels usvamda, exveoda, xolo mamakacis Zlieri da uxeSi alersi q-n valters TandaTan Zalas ulevda. du-rua uceb wamodga da undoda moxveoda, magram dedakacma wuTiT Tavisufleba rom igrZno, gaiwia, gausxlta da gaeqca, Tan erTi savarZlidan meoreze gadadioda. JorJma aseTi devna iukadrisa, savarZelze daeSva, Tavi xelebSi Cargo da moaCvena, TiTqos gulamoskvniT qviTinebda. mere ucbad wamodga da gaiqca, Tanac wamoiZaxa: `mSvidobiT! mSvidobiT!~ talanSi Tavisi joxi wynarad moZebna, quCaSi gamovida, waiburtyuna: `RmerTmani, mgoni, mzad aris~, da telegrafis kantorisken wavida, radgan saxvaliod klotildasTvis paemani unda daeniSna. Sin droze dabrunda da cols uTxra: ras ityvi, Seni stumrebi sadilad gvewvevian? madlenam miugo: ho, oRond q-n valters eSinia, rom dros ver gamonaxavs. raRac gaugebars meubneboda, raRac movaleobaze da sindisze laparakobda, veraferic ver gavige. mainc mgonia, rom mova. qmarma mxrebi aiyara: ra Tqma unda, mova. mainc mtkiced ar iyo darwmunebuli da SfoTavda. meore dilas q-n valterisagan madlenas aseTi werili mouvida: `Zlivs gavTavisufldi. marto moval. Cem qmars ara scalia~. du-ruam gaifiqra: `Zalian kargad moviqeci, rom meored aRar wavedi. axla ki frTxilad!~ da stumris mosvlas gulis fancqaliT daeloda. q-ni valteri Semovida. saxe metad wynari, odnav civi da TiTqmis ampartavnuli hqonda. durua Tavmdablad, moridebiT da morCilad dauxvda. q. q. laroS-maties da risolens qmrebi mohyvnen. vikont persemuris meuRle maRal wreebze laparakobda; q-ni de mareli saucxoo ram iyo: saocari, raRac

jadosnuri, yviTel-Savi espanuri kaba ecva, romelic moxdenilad anakveTebda lamaz wels, maRal mkerds, savse mklavebs, da mis frinvelis saxes energiul iers aZlevda. q-ni valteri du-ruas marjvniv moujda. maspinZeli sadilis dros mxolod seriozul rameze elaparakeboda da mometebulad Tavaziani iyo. drogamoSvebiT klotildas gadaxedavda xolme da fiqrobda: `ra Tqma unda, klo ufro lamazic aris da ufro qorfac~. Semdeg cols daadgamda Tvals, da Tumca masze malulad da ujiaTad iyo gabrazebuli, mainc ambobda: `amasac ara uSavsra~. q-ni valteri ki gamarjvebis siZneliT da siaxliT izidavda, romelic mamakacs mudam acTunebs da aRizianebs xolme. q-ma valterma adre moindoma wasvla. gagacilebT, SesTavaza maspinZelma. is uarze idga. JorJi daJinebiT Txovda: ratom ara gsurT? Zalian mawyeninebT, qalbatono. nu mafiqrebinebT, TiTqos Cemi danaSauli ar gepatiebinoT. xom xedavT, ra damSvidebuli var. man miugo: keTili, magram stumrebs xom Tavs ver daanebebT. du-ruam gaiRima: eg araferia. mxolod ociode wuTiT movSordebi, verc ki SemamCneven. Tu uars metyviT, guls momiklavT. man waiCurCula: maS, kargi. Tanaxma var. magram Casxdnen Tu ara etlSi, du-rua xelze eca da vnebiT dauwyo kocna. miyvarxarT, miyvarxarT-meTqi. neba miboZeT, giTxraT, rogor miyvarxarT. xels ar gaxlebT. me minda gauTavebliv vimeoro, rom gagiJebiT miyvarxarT. man Zlivs miugo: oh!.. mas Semdeg, rac piroba momeciT... eg ar varga, ar varga-meTqi. JorJma Tavis Tavs TiTqos Zala daatana da TavSekavebuli xmiT upasuxa: ai, xom xedavT, Tavi avilagme, da mainc... magram neba miboZeT, mogaxsenoT... miyvarxarT-meTqi. neba miboZeT, es erTi sityva mainc gavimeoro. neba damrTeT TqvenTan movide, muxlebSi CagivardeT da es erTaderTi sityva mogaxsenoT. q-ni valteri oxvriT sunTqavda. xeli ar gamoarTva da uTxra: ara, ar minda, ar SemiZlia. Tqven TviTonve ifiqreT. ras ityvian mosamsaxureni, Cemi Svilebi. ara, SeuZlebelia, SeuZlebeli! JorJma ki ganagrZo: me uTqvenod sicocxle aRar SemiZlia. TqvenTan an sxvagan, sul erTia, mainc unda gnaxoT. yoveldRe Tundac erTi wuTiT da Tundac erTxel am xels unda Sevexo, Tqvens axlos visunTqo, Tqveni tanis moxazulobas vumziro da Tqvens didrons da mSvenier Tvalebs Cavxedo, romelic Tavbrus maxvevs da magiJebs. dedakaci am gacveTil sasiyvarulo sityvebs JrJoliT ugdebda yurs da titinebda: ara, ara... SeuZlebelia. gaCumdiT! JorJi ki isev yurSi CasCurCulebda. man icoda, rom aseTi ubralo dedakaci TandaTan unda daepyro, rom Tavdapirvelad sapaemanod daeTanxmebina, jer iq, sadac TviTon qali moisurvebda, Semdeg ki sadac du-rua inebebda. yuri migdeT, saWiroa-meTqi... me minda ueWvelad gnaxoT! maTxovariviT... Tqvens karTan davdgebi, da Tu ar CamobrZandebiT, me TviTonve amoval da mainc gnaxavT... xvalve gnaxavT. is ki imeorebda: nu moxvalT, nu... ar migiRebT. Cemi qalebi gaixseneT. maS miTxariT, sad SeiZleba SegxvdeT... Tundac quCaSi, sul erTia... roca geneboT... oRond ki gnaxoT. Tayvans gcemT, getyviT: `miyvarxarT~ da waval.

q-ni valteri daibna, Seyoymanda. da radgan etli ukve mis saxlTan idga, swrafad waiCurCula: maS kargi, xval. oTxis naxevarze samebis eklesiaSi moval. Semdeg etlidan Camoxta da meetles SesZaxa: batoni du-rua Sin waiyvaneT. roca dabrunda, colma hkiTxa: sad daikarge? man Cumi xmiT upasuxa: saswrafo depeSa mqonda gasagzavni. q-ni de mareli miuaxlovda da lamazo megobaro, ver gamacilebT? xom gaxsovT, mxolod am pirobiT movdivar xolme sadilad. mere madlenas miubrunda: xom ar eWvianob? madlenam auCqarebliv upasuxa: ara, arc imdenad. stumrebi iSlebodnen. q-ni laroS-matie provinciel gadias hgavda. notariusis qaliSvili iyo da laroSma jer kidev maSin SeirTo, roca usaxelo veqilad muSaobda. q-n risolens, pranWia bebrucanas, nabebievis ieri hqonda, romelsac ganaTleba samkiTxveloSi aqvs miRebuli. vikont de persemuris meuRle mas zevidan dascqeroda da misi `TeTri TaTi~ am mdabio xelebs zizRiT ekareboda xolme. mTlad arSiebSi gaxveuli klotilda ukve direze iyo, roca madlenas uTxra: SesaniSnavi sadili gqonda. Seni politikuri saloni male pirvel adgils daiWers parizSi. da martoni rom darCnen, JorJi umalve mkerdze miikra. oh, Cemo Zvirfaso, Cemo lamazo megobaro, dRiTidRe sul ufro metad miyvarxar. etli Cveni oTaxis magivrobas ver gaswevs, Tqva klotildam. ra Tqma unda! magram misi azrebi ukve q-n valterTan iyo. Tavi meoTxe ivlisis mcxunvare mzis qveS samebis moedani udaburad moCanda. parizSi almuri idga. TiTqos qalaqs mZime, gaxurebuli, sqeli da mwvave haeri daswoloda da misTvis sunTqva Seekra. eklesiis win Sadrevanis nakadulebic ki rogorRac undilad gadmodioda, TiTqos dinebiT daRliliyo, ilaji gamoscloda da modunebuliyo. auzSi foTlebi da qaRaldis nafleTebi eyara da mis momwvano zedapirs sqeli, Waobis msgavsi siTxe mosdeboda. ZaRli qvis galavanze gadamxtariyo da auzis binZur wyalSi banaobda. eklesiis karibWis garSemo gaSlil patara mrgval foreze skami idga, zed ramdenime kaci ijda da ZaRls SuriT Sescqeroda. du-ruam saaTi amoiRo. jer sami iyo. naxevari saaTiT adre mosuliyo. am paemanis gaxsenebaze gulSi gaecina da gaifiqra: `eklesia am dedkacisTvis yvelaferSi gamosadegi yofila. igi anugeSebs mas imis gamo, rom ebraels misTxovda, politikur wreebSi protestantad gamohyavs, rCeul sazogadoebaSi zrdilobiani dedakacis saxels aZlevs, da bolos, sapaemano adgilsac sTavazobs. ai, amazea naTqvami: religia dasakeci qolgasaviT gamoiyeneo: daris mixedviT, igi joxad gamogadgeba an wvimisagan da mzisagan dagicavs, xolo Sin rom dabrundebi, talanSi miayudeb. aseTi xalxi asobiT moipoveba. RmerTs dascinian, magram sxvas aravis cuds ar aTqmevineben. Tu dasWirdaT, RmerTs maWankladac gamoiyeneben. Tu paemani sadme sastumroSi dauniSne, ewyinebaT da, amave dros, kankeli sasiyvarulo saqmisaTvis marjve adgilad miaCniaT~.

auzis gaswvriv neli nabijiT daiwyo siaruli, mere isev samreklos saaTs axeda. misi saaTi ori wuTiT idga ukan, zeviT oTxis xuTi wuTi iyo. Semdeg gaifiqra, rom eklesiaSi mocda ajobebda, da Sig Sevida. sardafis sigrile SeisunTqa. am haers xalisiT ylapavda. mere eklesia daiara da daaTvaliera. farTo Senobis siRrmeSi viRacis fexis xma xan droebiT wydeboda, xan xelaxla ismoda da pasuxs aZlevda sakuTarsave nabijebs. maRali TaRis qveS JorJis fexis xmasac guguni gahqonda. cnobismoyvareobam du-rua am uCinari xmauris gasagebad waiyvana. viRac meloti kaci iyo. cxviraweuli dadioda. qudi zurgs ukan eWira. aqa-iq ramdenime beberi dedakaci moCanda, romelic muxlmodrekiT loculobda, Tan saxe xelebSi hqondaT Camaluli. maT suls martoobis, ganwirulebis da simSvidis grZnoba atyvevebda. feradi minebis Suqi Tvals elamuneboda. du-ruas azriT, aq, SigniT, `Zalian kargi iyo~. isev gamovida da koSks axeda. mxolod oTxis TxuTmeti wuTi iyo. karibWesTan Camojda da inana, rom papiross ver moswevda. eklesiis siRrmidan isev weRandeli msuqani vaJbatonis nabijis xma modioda. viRac Semovida. JorJma swrafad moixeda. ubralo, Raribi dedakaci iyo. Salis kaba ecva. pirvelive skamTan daiCoqa da gulxeldakrefili gaxevda. Tvalebi caSi hqonda apyrobili, suli locvaSi Caxveuli. du-rua guldasmiT adevnebda Tvals da Tavis Tavs ekiTxeboda: neta ra kaeSani, ra varami, ra uimedoba awvalebs am mdabio guls? cxadi iyo, SimSiliT kvdeboda. iqneb Sin qmaric hyavda, romelic mas scems xolme, an bavSvic, romelic male unda moukvdes? da gulSi waiCurCula: `sawyali xalxi, ramdens iTmens!~ da uwyalo bedis winaaRmdeg boRma moawva. Semdeg gaifiqra: `am ubedurebs is mainc swamT, rom zecaSi mfarveli vinme eyolebaT, rom iq aRapebsa Sina maTi sixarulic iwereba da wamebac, rom iq sabolood angariSoben da jams ukeTeben yvelafers, rac amaT ukve miRebuli aqvT da rac kidev ergeba~... iq, zecaSi! sad, samyaros romel kuTxeSi?... eklesiis dumilma du-rua raRac bundovan ocnebaSi Seiyvana. sicocxles Caufiqrda da Cumad warmoTqva: `ra sisulelea!~ kabis Srialma SeakrTo. q-ni valteri iyo. wamodga da swrafi nabijiT wavida misken. man xeli ar gauwoda da Cumad uTxra: sul ramdenime wuTi maqvs. axlave Sin unda davbrunde. Cems gverdiT daiCoqeT. ar dagvinaxon. mTavari karibWisaken wavida da im adamianiviT moiZia marjve da wynari kuTxe, romelic am eklesias kargad icnobda. saxe sqeli pirbadiT hqonda Camoburuli da ise Cumad dadioda, rom misi fexis xma TiTqmis ar ismoda. SaniSinTan rom mividnen, q-ni valteri mobrunda da iseTi idumali CurCuliT Tqva, rogoric mxolod eklesiaSi ismis xolme: stoaSi ukeTesi iqneba. aq yvela dagvinaxavs. mTavari sakurTxevlis win metaniiT daiCoqa, mere marjvniv mouxvia, odnav ukanve wamovida da sadaviTnosTan daiCoqa. JorJi muxlis Tavebze daeca, mlocvelis ieri miiRo da daiwyo: gmadlobT, didad gmadlobT. me... gaRmerTebT. msurs es sityva yovel saaTs vimeoro da giamboT, rogor CamivardiT gulSi, rogor daipyariT igi pirvelive Sexvedris dros. neta nebas miboZebT, rom odesme Cemi guli gadmogiSaloT da yvelaferi giamboT? q-ni valteri Rrmad iyo Cafiqrebuli da TiTqos araferi esmoda. xelebi pirze hqonda afarebuli da sityvebma TiTebs Sua gamoJona: albaT, gavgiJdi, rom magis Tqmis nebas gaZlevT. sigiJe iyo Cemi mosvla, sigiJea mTeli Cemi saqcieli: me imeds gaZlevT, viTom SesaZlebeli iyos aseTi ambis ganmeoreba. maS, daiviwyeT... nurasodes nuRar metyviT magas.

da pasuxs daeloda. du-rua sapasuxo sityvebs eZebda gabeduls da vnebians, magram moZraoba Seborkili hqonda, TiTqo dambladacemuli yofiliyo. mere miugo: me arafersac ar moveli... da arafris imedi ara maqvs. mainc miyvarxarT da, rogorc unda moiqceT, me mainc Cemsas gavimeoreb xolme ise xSirad, iseTi ZaliT da simwvaviT, rom Cems grZnobas, bolos da bolos, Tqvenc gaigebT. me sawadels mivaRwev: Cemi simxurvale Tqvenc mogedebaT. am nazi grZnobiT TandaTan, TiTqos saaTobiT da dRiTidRe mag suls gagivsebT, namiviT gagiJRinTavT, romelic wveT-wveTad CagesxmebaT. igi dagalbobsT, kdemiT gagavsebT da odesme gaTqmevinebT: `mec miyvarxarT~. da grZnobda, Tu mis gverdiT rogor uTrToda dedakacs mxari da rogor uRelavda maRali mkerdi, da imanac waiCurCula: mec miyvarxarT. JorJi SekrTa, TiTqos raRac daartyeso, da oxvra amouSva. oh, RmerTo Cemo! xolo dedakacma mxrColavi xmiT ganagrZo: gana ufleba mqonda meTqva, rac giTxariT? me vgrZnob, codva Cavidine da zizRis Rirsi var... ori qali myavs,magram ar SemiZlia... ar SemiZlia-meTqi... me ar vicodi... ar vfiqrobdi... es grZnoba Cemze... Cemze Zlieri yofila. yuri migdeT... momismineT... arasodes aravin ar myvarebia... geficebiT, Tqven pirveli xarT, erTi weliwadia miyvarxarT... Cumad, gulis siRrmeSi miyvarxarT, oh, rogor vitanjebodi, rogor vibrZodi, magram meti aRar SemiZlia... mec miyvarxrT-meTqi. saxeze xelebi hqonda afarebuli, tiroda da mTeli tani ukankalebda, Relvisagan ucaxcaxebda. JorJma waiCurCula: xeli momeciT. msurs Sevexo, CamogarTvaT. man nela moiSora xeli pirisaxidan. JorJma loya daunaxa. sul sveli hqonda, xolo wamwamebze kurcxali ekida, romelic sacaa unda Camovardniliyo. xeli CamoarTva da mouWira. oh, neta SemeZlos Tqveni cremli davlio! man Cumi da gabrazebuli xmiT miugo, romelic ufro kvnesas hgavda: Cems grZnobas borotad nu gamoiyenebT, me daRupuli var. JorJs kinaRam gaecina: rogor SeiZleboda aseTi adgilis borotad gamoyeneba? misi xeli mkerdze daido da uTxra: xom gesmiT, rogor feTqavs? da vnebiani sityvis maragi ukve gamoelia. erTi xania, maT msuqani kacis nabiji uaxlovdeboda. man sakurTxevlebi moiara da patara, pirveli stoas mxridan ukve meorejer brundeboda, roca q-ma valterma gaigo, rom ucnobi saZgidis axlos iyo, romelic maT hfaravda. JorJs xeli gamostaca da isev saxeze aifara. ucnobma axlos Cauara, gulgrilad gadaxeda maT da eklesiis bolosken wavida. Tanac qudi isev zurgs ukan eWira. du-rua fiqrobda, rogor moewyo sxvagan sadme paemani, da CasCurCula: xval sad gnaxoT? man ar upasuxa. gaxevebuli iyo da `locvas~ qandakebas hgavda. du-ruam waiCurCula: Tu gnebavT, xval erTmaneTs monsos baRSi SevxvdeT. man Ria saxe moibruna. mkvdris feri edo da saSineli wamebiT hqonda daRmejili. nawyvet-nawyvetaad upasuxa: Tavi damanebeT... marto damtoveT...aqedan momSordiT... xuTi wuTiT mainc momSordiT... Tqvens gverdiT yofna metismetad mtanjavs... me locva mwadia... ar SemiZlia...wadi-meTqi... SemavedrebineT ufals, raTa codva momiteos,raTa mixsnas gansacdelisagan... wadiT,xuTi wuTi madroveT. imdenad sasomixdili iyo, iseTi sevdiani saxe hqonda, rom JorJma veRar gauZlo da usityvod wamodga. mere, cota yoymanis Semdeg hkiTxa: xom maZlevT nebas, rom isev davbrunde? Tanxmoba Tavis daqneviT miiRo da SaniSinisken daixia.

maSin qalma scada, locvas Sesdgomoda, zeadamianuri Zala ixmara RvTis mosaxmobad da, akankalebulma, dabneulma zecas SehRaRada: `ufalo, Segviwyalen!~ Tvalis quTuToebs ZaliT xuWavda, raTa aRar daenaxa is, vinc eses aris moiSora. cdilobda, azridan amoegdo. igeriebda, gaurboda, magram gulis kaeSans RvTis madli ar uqarvebda: mis winaSe mainc axalgazrda vaJis agrexili ulvaSi idga. ukve weliwdi iyo, rac yoveldRe, yovel saRamos ebrZoda am saxes, romelic aRar Sordeboda, izrdeboda, misi ocnebidan aRar amodioda. man, romelmac daimorCila igi da Zili daufrTxo. da grZnobda, rom nadiriviT xafangSi iyo daWerili, Sekruli da am xvadis xelSi migdebuli, romelmac igi mxolod ulvaSiT da Tvalebis feriT daipyro da SeboWa. axla ki aq, eklesiaSi, RvTis maxloblad, Tavisi Tavi ufro susti, ufro umweo, dakarguli da minebebuli egona, vidre Sin iyo xolme. locva aRar SeeZlo, mxolod du-ruaze fiqrobda da itanjeboda imis gamo, rom weRan Tavidan moiSora. miuxedavad amisa, TavganwirviT ibrZoda, Tavs icavda da mTeli Zal-RoniT uxmobda mSvelels. mzad iyo momkvdariyo, oRond ar davrdomiliyo, radgan jer arasodes emruSa. abdaubda mudariT savse sityvebs CurCulebda, magram, amave dros, JorJis fexis xma esmoda, romelic Sors, TaRebqveS, TandaTan neldeboda. uceb mixvda, rom yovelive dasrulebuli iyo, rom amao iyo brZola! damorCileba mainc ar moisurva da iseTma nervulma bnedam moicva, romelic qalebs miwaze anarcxebs xolme. mTeli tani ucaxcaxebda da grZnobda, sacaa waiqceoda da gminva-godebiT gagordeboda iatakze. viRac uaxlovdeboda swrafi nabijiT, moixeda da mRvdeli dainaxa. maSinve wamodga, mivarda, xelebi gauwoda da Seevedra: miSveleT, mamao, miSveleT! mRvdeli gaocebiT Sesdga: ra gnebavT, qalbatono? miSveleT, mixseniT, SemibraleT, Tu ar damexmarebiT, daviRupebi. mRvdeli Sescqeroda da fiqrobda: giJi xom ar ariso, da xelmeored hkiTxa: riT SemiZlia dagexmaroT, qalbatono? maRali da sakmaod sruli axalgazrda kaci iyo, mdidari mrevlis patroni, lamazi, qalaqeli, da ukve SeCveuli SeZlebulTa codvebis monaniebas. loyebic sruli da Camowolili hqonda, Tanac xSiri parsvisagan molurjo feri gadahkravda. aRsareba maTqmevineT, mamao, uTxra mRvdels, rCeva, mxneoba momeciT da damarigeT, rogor moviqce. man miugo: qalbatono, aRsarebas SabaTobiT vismen xolme, sami saaTidan eqvsamde. q-ma de valterma xeli gamostaca, Tan uWerda da imeorebda: ara, ara! axlave, axlave! saWiroa, axlave maTqmevinoT! is aq aris, am eklesiaSia da melodeba. mRvdelma hkiTxa: vin gelodebaT, qalbatono? is kaci... vinc unda damRupos... unda damimorCilos. Tu ar damexmarebiT, veRar gaveqcevi... metad davitanje, metismetad... iseTi susti var... ise davsustdi, rom... da qviTiniT Cauvarda fexebSi: mamao, SemibraleT! RvTis gulisaTvis, miSveleT! qali moZRvris Sav anaforas ebRauWeboda, raTa ar gahqceoda, xolo mRvdeli irgvliv ixedeboda: vinme morwmune an borotis Tvali xom ar xedavs Cem fexebSi Cavardnil dedakacsao? bolos mixvda, rom versad wauvidoda, da uTxra: abrZandiT. saaRsarebos gasaRebi SemTxveviT Tan mqonia.

jibe moiCxrika, gasaRebTa akido amoiRo, erTi amoirCia da swrafi nabijiT gaemarTa xis patara saknebisaken, sulieri WuWyis sanagveebisken, sadac morwmuneni TavianT codvebs hyrian xolme. Sua karebSi Sevida da Caiketa. q-ma valterma iqve viwro adgilze daiCoqa da mxurvaled, TavganwirviT warmosTqva: makurTxe, mamao, rameTu Sevcode. . . . . . . . . . . . du-ruam mgalobelTa SaniSins Semouara da marcxena stoaTi wavida. Suamde rom mivida, isev im melot kacs Sexvda, romelic weRandeliviT neli nabijiT dadioda, da gaifiqra: `am kacs aq ra unda?~ imanac uklo nabijs da JorJs Sexeda. etyoboda, dalaparakeba surda. sul axlos rom mivida, Tavi daukra da didi TavaziT hkiTxa: gTxovT mapatioT, batono Cemo, gawuxebT. iqneb icodeT, rodis aaSenes es taZari? du-ruam miugo: RmerTmani, ar vici. mgoni, oci Tu ocdaxuTi wlis winaT. Tumca, am eklesiaSi pirvelad gaxlavarT. mec aqamde ar menaxa. maSin cnobismoyvare Jurnalistma hkiTxa: mgoni, Zalian guldasmiT sinjavT. albaT, misi Seswavla gnebavT. man morCili xmiT upasuxa: ara, ara vsinjav. cols velodebi, romelmac paemani aq daminiSna, magram Zalian daigviana. mere dadumda da ramdenime wamis Semdeg daumata: quCaSi saSineli sicxea. du-rua am kacs umzerda, gulkeTil adamianad eCveneboda, da uceb azrad mouvida, foresties Zalian hgavso. provincieli brZandebiT? hkiTxa. diax, renidan gaxlavarT. Tqven raRas akeTebT aq, eklesias aTvalierebT? ara. mec qals velodebi, Tavi daukra da RimiliT moSorda. karibWes rom miuaxlovda, xelaxla dainaxa metaniiT mlocveli Raribi dedakaci da gaifiqra:L`ra moTmineba hqonia!~ da is Raribi gulSi TanagrZnobas ukve aRar aRuZravda. gverdiT gauara da marjvena stoas gahyva, sadac weRan q-ni valteri idga. Soridanve eZebda da ukvirda, rom qali iq aRar iyo. gaifiqra, albaT, sxva stoaSi Sevidao, yvelas Semouara da imave adgilas dabrunda. maS, wasula! da gancvifrebuli, gamwyrali Sedga. Semdeg azrad mouvida, iqneb TviTonac meZebso, da eklesia xelaxla moiara. isev ver ipova da isev iq dabrunda, saca weRan dastova, da lodini dauwyo. imedi hqonda, movidoda. male CurCuls mohkra yuri. mimoixeda, magram eklesiis im kuTxeSi veravin dainaxa. maS, saidan modis es CifCifi? skamidan adga da Zebna dauwyo. iqve, samlocveloSi, saaRsarebos kars mohkra Tvali. erT adgils kabis bolo gareT darCeniliyo da miwaze egdo. mivida da icno. maS, aRsarebaze mdgara! survilma mouara, mxrebSi xeli Caevlo da am yuTidan gamoeTria. mere gaifiqra: `ara Rirs. dRes mRvdlis jeria, xval ki Cemi dadgeba~. saaRsarebos moajirTan gulmSvidad Camojda da Tavis jers daucada, Tan am Tavgadasavalze gulSi ecineboda. didxans eloda. rogorc iyo, q-ni valteri wamodga, mobrunda da misken wamovida. susxiani da mkacri saxe hqonda. mowyaleo xelmwifev, uTxra, gTxovT, ar gamaciloT; nurc amedevnebiT da nurc marto mobrZandebiT Cems saxlSi. ar migiRebT. mSvidobiT brZandebodeT! da amayi nabijiT wavida.

du-ruam wasvla ar dauSala. wesad hqonda, arasodes mosaxdeni ar daeCqarebina. xolo Semdeg, roca odnav areuli mRvdeli TavSesafridan gamovida, misken gaemarTa, TvalebSi CaaSterda da pirSi miaxala: eg kaba rom ara gcmodaT, mag sazizRar dingSi or silas gagawnavdiT. ucbad motrialda da eklesiidan stveniT gamovida. karibWesTan erTxel kidev dainaxa msuqani kaci, qudi daexura da xelebi zurgze daewyo. idga molodiniT moqanculi da farTo moedans da masze gamomaval quCebs aTvalierebda. du-ruam gverdiT gauara. erTmaneTs miesalmnen. Jurnalisti axla Tavisufali iyo da redaqciaSi wavida. talanSive mixvda, roca msaxurebs aavlo Tvali, rom raRac uCveulo ram moxda, da swrafi nabijiT wavida direqtoris oTaxisaken. beberi valteri fexze idga da werils nervulad, nawyvet-nawyvet ukarnaxebda abzacidan abzacamde, Tanac garSemo mdgar reportiorebs davalebas aZlevda. buarenars arigebda da axlad mosul fostaSi gakvriT ixedeboda. aha, lamazi megobaric droze movida! uceb morcxvad dadumda da bodiSi moixada: bodiSs vixdi am saxelisTvis. axalma ambebma amaRelva. garda amisa, Cemi coli da qalebic sul am saxels geZaxian, amitom, bolos da bolos, mec SeveCvie. xom ar miwyrebiT? ra brZanebaa! eg saxeli sulac ar meCoTireba. beberma valterma ganagrZo: Zalian kargi. maS, sxvebTan erTad mec lamaz megobars dagiZaxebT. axla ki, ai ras getyviT: Zalian didi ambebi moxda. saministro waiqca. as ori TeTri miiRo da samas aTi Savi. miuxedavad imisa, rom dRes ukve ocdarva ivlisia, deputatebis Svebuleba xelaxla gadaido, aravin icis, ramdeni xniT gadaido. espaneTi marokos gamo gviwyreba da swored aman Camoagdo duran de lena da misi damqaSebi. yelamde varT Cafluli. axali kabinetis Sedgena marros miandes. man buten dakrs samxedro ministris portfeli SesTavaza, xolo Cvens megobar laroS-maties sagareo saqmeTa ministrisa. TavisTvis marrom Sinagan saqmeTa ministroba da sabWos Tavmjdomareoba airCia. amas iqiT Cveni gazeTi oficiozad gadaiqceva. axla mowinaves, Cveni principebis ubralo deklaracias vwer da saministros programas vxazav, gulmarTlad gaiRima da daumata: TavisTavad igulisxmeba, iseT programas vwer, rom maT misi ganxorcieleba sjerodeT. magram marokos gamo me saintereso ram minda, raime feletoni cxel-cxeli, sadReiso, sensaciuri, erTi sityviT, amis msgavsi ram mWirdeba. du-rua wamiT Cafiqrda. mere miugo: rac gWirdebaT, momepoeba. mozrdil werils mogcemT yvela Cveni afrikuli koloniis tunisis, alJirisa da marokos politikuri viTarebis Sesaxeb. am werilSi aRwerilia am uzarmazar teritoriaze mosaxle erTa istoria da moTxrobilia ambavi eqspediciisa marokodan figijis oazisamde, sadac jer arc erT evropels ar daudgams fexi da romelic dRevandeli krizisis sababad gadaiqca. gamogadgebaT? beberma wamoiZaxa: didebulia! saTauri? `tunisidan tanJeramde~. mSvenieria! du-rua wavida da gazeTis Zveli nomrebis Cxrekas Seudga, sadac misi pirveli werili `afrikeli saldaTis mogonebani~ iyo dabeWdili. saTauri rom gamoucvalos, xelaxla SeakeTos da TaviT bolomde Secvalos, igi avtors did samsaxurs gauwevs, radgan iq swored sadReiso masala moipoveba: kolonialuri politika, alJiris mosaxleoba da oranis provinciaSi eqspediciis gagzavna. erTi saaTic ar dasWirda. is werili gadaakeTa, xelaxla gamoWra, gawminda, sadReiso masala CaurTo da axal kabinetsac qeba Seasxa. direqtorma waikiTxa da Tqva:

 mSvenieria... saucxooa... namdvili ganZi xarT CvenTvis. didebulad aris dawerili. im dRis nayofiT aRtacebuli du-rua sadilad Sin dabrunda. miuxedavad marcxisa, romelic samebis eklesiaSi ganicada, mainc grZnobda, rom brZola mogebuli hqonda. coli mouTmenlad eloda. qmari rom dainaxa, saCqarod Seatyobina: ici, rom laroSi sagareo saqmeTa ministrad daniSnes? vici. amis gamo es aris axla werilic davwere alJiris Sesaxeb. rogor? xom gaxsovs pirveli werili, erTad rom davwereT, `afrikeli saldaTis mogonebani?~ davaTvaliere da momentis mixedviT gadavakeTe. madlenam gaiRima: ho, marTla! swored dRevandelzea gamoWrili. Semdeg cota moifiqra da daumata: magondeba, maSin werilebis mTeli rigi gindoda dagewera da... ar daamTavre. xelsayreli droa. modi, am werilebs xelaxla davubrundeT. metad drouli ram gamova. JorJi magidas miujda. Zalian kargi, upasuxa. amJamad, rqosani foresties sikvdilis Semdeg, xels veRaravin SegviSlis. madlenam mSrali, nawyeni da mkacri xmiT miugo: Seni xumroba sazRvars gadascda da metismetad gagrZelda. gTxov, bolo mouRo. JorJi apirebda, raime gesliani pasuxi gaeca, magram swored am dros xelmowerili depeSa miawodes, sadac ewera: `ar vici, ra memarTeba. SemindeT da xval oTx saaTze monsos baRSi modiT~. umalve mixvda da cols gaxarebuli guliT miugo, Tanac lurji furceli jibeSi Caicura: aRar vizam, genacvale. gamovtydebi, sisuleles vroSav xolme. sadils Seudga da Wamis dros am ramdenime sityvas gamudmebiT imeorebda: `ar vici, ra memarTeba, SemindeT da xval oTx saaTze monsos baRSi modiT~. maS ase, daTmo, gana! depeSa amas niSnavda: `gnebdebiT, gekuTvniT, saca da roca gnebavdeT~. JorJma gaicina. madlenam hkiTxa: ra dagemarTa? saimiso araferi. dRes erT mRvdels Sevxvdi da is gamaxsenda. saocari dingi hqonda. meore dRes du-rua paemanze swored daniSnul dros mivida. yvela skamze sicxiT moTenTili zanti gadiebi isxdnen da TiTqmis Tvlemdnen bavSvebis gverdiT, romlebic qviSaSi TamaSobdnen. du-ruam q-ni valteri Zvel nangrevebTan ipova, sadac nakaduli mosCqefda. SeSfoTebuli da sevdiani, mcire svetebis irgvliv midi-modioda. JorJma salami misca. man umalve SesCivla: ra bevri xalxia am baRSi! du-ruam SemTxveviT isargebla: diax, bevri xalxia. sadme sxvagan wavideT. sad? gana sul erTi ar aris? Tu gnebavT, karetiT gaviaroT, Tqvens mxareze farda CamouSviT da aravinac ar daginaxavT. ho, agre ajobebs, aq ki SiSiT vkvdebi. maS, keTili. xuTi wuTis Semdeg im karTan mipoviT, romelic gare bulvarze gadis. karetas axlave moviyvan. da sirbiliT wavida. q-ni valteri karetaSi Cajda, Tavis mxareze sarkmeli fardiT Camoabnela da du-ruas miubrunda: sad ubrZaneT meetles wasvla? JorJma miugo: nu wuxdebiT, TviTon icis.

weRan du-ruam meetles konstantinopolis quCis misamarTi misca, q-ma valterma ganagrZo: verc ki warmoidgenT, rogor vitanjebi Tqveni gulisTvis. guSin eklesiaSi mkacrad mogepyariT, msurda ueWvelad gagqceodiT. rom icodeT, TqvenTan marto darCenis rogor meSinia! xom mapatieT? JorJma orive xelze mouWira: diax, diax. ise miyvarxarT, rom yvelafers gapatiebT. man du-ruas mudariT SeanaTa Tvalebi: yuri migdeT. piroba momeciT, rom namuss SeminaxavT da ar... ar... Torem verasodes veRar mnaxavT. JorJma jer araferi upasuxa da ulvaSSi iseTi Rimili aaTamaSa, romelic qalebs sisxls uforiaqebda xolme. mere dabali xmiT upasuxa: me Tqveni mona-morCili gaxlavarT. Semdeg q-ma valterma uambo, Tu rogor da rodis igrZno pirvelad siyvaruli. es maSin moxda, roca gaigo, rom JorJi madlena foresties irTavda, da sxvadasxva wvrilmans igonebda, uambobda. uceb dadumda. kareta Sedga. du-ruam kari gaaRo. sada varT? hkiTxa qalma. man miugo: etlidan CamobrZandiT da am saxlSi SebrZandiT. aq ufro arxeinad viqnebiT. keTili, magram sada varT-meTqi? CemTan. aq Cemi uwindeli bina gaxlavT. xelaxla daviqirave... ramdenime dRiT, raTa Sesaxvedri kuTxe gvqonoda. q-ni valteri zardacemuli iyo imis gamo, rom du-ruasTan erTad pirispir unda darCeniliyo. karetis Spalers moeWida da aluRluRda: ara, ara... ar minda, ar minda! du-ruam mtkice xmiT miugo: geficebiT, pativs ar SegilaxavT. CamobrZandiT, Torem aqeT-iqidan ukve gvicqerian da male xalxic mogvexveva. Cqara... Cqara... gadmobrZandiT. da gaimeora: fics gaZlevT,rom pativs SeginaxavT-meTqi. siraji duqnis win idga da maT cnobismoyvareobiT Sescqeroda. q-ni valteri dafrTxa, Camoxta da saxlSi Sevarda. undoda kibeze asuliyo, magram du-ruam xeli staca. aqeT, qvemo sarTulSi. da Tavis binaSi Seagdo. kari Caketa da ise daetaka, rogorc mxeci nanadirevs ecema xolme. dedakaci ibrZoda, gasxletas lamobda da gamudmebiT imeorebda: `oh, RmerTo Cemo... RmerTo Cemo!~ .. xolo JorJi vnebiT ukocnida kisers, Tvalebs, tuCebs. qali alersis qariSxals veRar uZaliandeboda, igeriebda, xels hkravda, gaurboda, kocnis aridebas lamobda, magram, amave dros, uneburad kocniTve upasuxebda. uceb brZola Sewyda da, damarcxebulma, damorCilebulma, tanisamosis gaxda daaneba. JorJma gamocdil moaxlesaviT marjved da swrafad gaxada. dedakacma Tavisi korsaJi gamoglija, pirisaxeze aifara. axla igi fexebTan Cacvivnul kaba-sacvalSi sul mTlad TeTri idga. JorJma fexgauxdeli qali loginze gadaitana, man ki modunebuli xmiT yurSi wasCurCula: geficebiT, rom arasodes... sayvareli ara myolia, rogorc axalgazrda qaliSvili ityvis xolme: `geficebiT, umanko varo~. JorJ du-ruam ki gaifiqra: `eg CemTvis sul erTia~. Tavi mexuTe Semodgoma dadga. JorJma da madlenam mTeli zafxuli parizSi gaatares da axal mTavrobas mcire sadeputato ardadegebis dros `safrangeTis cxovrebaSi~ energiulad icavdnen.

Tumca jer oqtombris dasawyisi iyo, orive palatam ukve Tavi moiyara da sxdomebs Seudga, radgan marokos saqme seriozulad garTulda. eqspediciis gagzavna aravis sjeroda, Tumca parlamentis ukanasknel sxdomaze memarjvene deputatma graf de lamber-sarazenma Wkuamaxvili sityva warmosTqva, romelmac centrSic ki taSi gamoiwvia, da deputatebs sanaZleos dadeba SesTavaza. man indoeTis erT ganTqmul mefisnacvals mihbaZa da Tqva: me Cems ulvaSs davdeb sanaZleod, xolo ministrTa sabWos Tavmjdomarem Tavisi bakenbardebi dados, Tu axalma kabinetma winandels ar mibaZos da marokoSi jari ar gagzavnos, rogorc uwin gagzavnes tunisSi. amas Cvengan, ambobda grafi, Tundac simetriis alRo moiTxovs, romelic gvaiZulebs buxris Tavze erTi larnakis magivrad ori davdgaT xolme. marTlac, batonebo, daasrula, afrika safrangeTis buxris rols asrulebs, im buxrisa, sadac Cveni saukeTeso SeSa iwvis, sadac haeri Zlier uberavs da romelsac, SeSis garda, sabanko bileTebic ukeTia. Tqven, keTili inebeT da, am buxris marcxena kuTxe tunisis metad Zviri samkauliT daamSveneT. axla ki imasac naxavT, rom batoni marro Tavis winamorbeds mibaZavs da marjvena kuTxes marokos larnakiT Seamkobs. am sityvam didi xmauri atexa da du-ruas Tema misca, alJirze aTiode werili daawerina, is werilebi, romelTac win uZRoda erTi werili, dabeWdili im dros, roca is `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ redaqciaSi muSaobas iwyebda. avtori energiulad moiTxovda samxedro eqspediciis gagzavnas. Tumca darwmunebuli iyo, rom es ar moxdeboda. erTi mxriv, is patriotul simebs aJRerebda, meore mxriT ki espaneTis winaaRmdeg ilaSqrebda da zizRiani sityvebis ulevel marags xarjavda, romelsac yovel ers daayrian xolme, Tu imisi interesebi Tqveni eris interesebs upirdapirdeba. `safrangeTis cxovrebas~ didi wona daedo, radgan yvelam icoda, rom mas mTavrobasTan mWidro kavSiri hqonda. politikuri axali ambebi am gazeTSi ufro adre ibeWeboda, vidre danarCen seriozul gazeTebSi. redaqcia xSirad narTauli sityvebiT agrZnobinebda xolme mkiTxvels Tavisi megobari ministrebis survilebsa da gegmebs. parizis da provinciis yvela gazeTi aqedan hkrefda cnobebs. mas asaxelebdnen, misi SiSi hqondaT da nel-nela pativsac sdebdnen. igi politikuri aferistebis saeWvo organod ki aRar iTvleboda, aramed kabinetis gazeTad gadaiqca. laroS-matie gazeTis suli iyo, du-rua ki misi sayviri. beberi valteri im deputatebis tips ekuTvnoda, romelnic tribunaze arsad ar adian xolme. marjve gamomcemeli ise axerxebda yvelafris mogvarebas, rom TviTon arasodes moCanda da, rogorc ambobdnen, amJamad CumCumad awyobda marokos spilenZis did saqmes. madlenas saloni gavlenian buded iqca, sadac kviraSi erTxel kabinetis mravali wevri iyrida Tavs. ministrTa sabWos Tavmjdomarem aq orjerac ki isadila, xolo saxelmwifo moRvaweTa colebi, romelnic odesRac Tavs ikavebdnen, raTa wveodnen am ojaxs, axla mis megobrobas ikvexnidnen da am ojaxSi ufro xSirad dadiodnen, vidre madlena dadioda maTTan. sagareo saqmeTa ministri am saxlSi maspinZeli gegonebodaT. roca moisurvebda, maSin Semovidoda, da Tanac depeSebi, cnobebi, moxsenebani mohqonda da pasuxs qmars an cols ise ukarnaxebda, TiTqo misi mdivnebi yofiliyvnen. roca ministris wasvlis Semdgom col-qmari marto rCeboda, qmari am matrakveca adamianis yofaqcevis gamo brazs veRar imagrebda xolme. mis xmaSi muqara ismoda, xolo sityvebSi veraguli narTauli. magram madlena mxars aTvalwunebiT aiyrida da etyoda xolme: Senc miaRwie, rasac man miaRwia; Senc ministroba iSove da maSin gamoiCine ampartavnoba, manamde ki sjobia, gaCumde. JorJi ulvaSs igrexda, cols cerad Sehyurebda da ambobda: jer aravin icis, ra SemiZlia me, magram odesme yvelani gaigebT. coli filosofiuri sidinjiT miugebda xolme: vnaxoT.

im dilas, roca palatam sxdomebi ganaaxla, axalgazrda qalma loginSive misca aTasi davaleba Tavis qmars, romelic am dros tanT icvamda: sxdomis dawyebamde laroS-matiesTan unda wasuliyo da misgan `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ xvalindeli meTauri werilisTvis darigeba mieRo. es werili kabinetis namdvili zraxvebis deklaracia unda yofiliyo. madlena ambobda: umTavresi ar dagaviwydes. hkiTxe, gagzavnian Tu ara oranSi, rogorc ganzraxuli iyo, general belonkls? amas didi mniSvneloba aqvs. JorJma nervulad upasuxa: Senze ukeT vici, rogor unda moviqce. Seni Wirime, Tavi damanebe. ramdenjer giTqvams eg ambavi! colma wynarad miugo: Cemo kargo, Sen mudam gaviwydeba imis naxevari, rasac ministrTan dagavaleb xolme. JorJma waiburtyuna: Senma ministrma Tavi momabezra! tutucia, meti araferi! madlenam mSvidad upasuxa: Tu laroSi Cemi ministria, Senic aris. bolos da bolos, SenTvis ufro sasargeblo kacia, vidre CemTvis. qmarma erTi gamoxeda da CacinviT miugdo: bodiSs vixdi, laroSi me ar mearSiyeba. colma wynarad upasuxa: arc me. magram orive win mivyevarT, orives gvexmareba. du-ruam iyuCa da Semdeg SeniSna: Seni moTayvaneTa arCeva rom momandon, isev bebrucana vodreks avirCevdi. marTla, ra daemarTa? erTi kviraa, aRar minaxavs. colma auRelveblad miugo: avad aris, mwerda, nikrisis qarma Semomitia da loginad Cavvardio. kargs izamdi, rom Seirbende da gaigebde. xom ici, Zalian uyvarxar da Seni naxvac esiamovneba. JorJma miugo: ho, agrea. ueWvelad dResve Sevirben. Cacma daasrula, cilindri daixura da sarkis win erTxel kidev motrialda. yvelaferi rigze rom ipova, loginTan mivida da cols Sublze akoca: mSvidobiT iyavi, Cemo kargo. albaT, Svidze adre ver davbrundebi. da wavida. laroS-matie ukve elodeboda. am dRes ministri sauzmes aTze miirTmevda, radgan mTavrobas Tormetze palatis sxdomis dawyebamde unda moeyara Tavi. radgan misma meuRlem ar moisurva Wamis dro Seecvala, sufraze ministrisa da piradi mdivnis meti aravin iyo. dasxdnen Tu ara, du-ruam Tavis werilze Camougdo laparaki, Tanac am werilis mTavar azrebs eZebda da drogamoSvebiT SeniSvnebSi ixedeboda, romelic sadarbazo baraTze hqonda Cawerili; roca daasrula, hkiTxa: Zvirfaso ministro, xom ar inebebT SecvaloT rame? Sesacvleli TiTqmis araferia, Cemo megobaro. mxolod erTs vityvi: iqneb marokos Sesaxeb zedmeti damajereblobiT adasturebT zogierT ambavs. ise dawereT, TiTqos eqspedicia mosalodneli yofiliyos, magram, amave dros, mkiTxvels agrZnobineT, rom igi ar Sedgeba, rom Tqven misi gagzavna ar gjeraT. erTi sityviT, iqneb moaxerxoT da sazogadoebas striqonebSua amoakiTxvinoT, rom mTavrobas am avantiuraSi Carevis survili ara aqvs-Tqo. Zalian kargi. mec gavige da vecdebi sxvebsac gavagebino. garda amisa, colma damavala gavigo, gagzavniT Tu ara general belonkls oranSi? Tqveni naTqvamidan Cans, rom ar gagzavniT. saxelmwifo moRvawem upasuxa: ara, ar gavgzavniT.

Semdeg sityva momaval sesiaze Camoagdes. laroS-matie oratorobas mohyva da mquxare sityva warmoTqva, romelic ramdenime saaTis Semdgom palataSi unda gaemeorebina. marjvena xels azanzarebda da haerSi xan danas iqnevda, xan Cangals, xan kidev puris natexs. es lamazi da kargad davarcxnili vaJkaci TiTqos uCinar sxdomas mimarTavda da Tavis wyalwyala enamWevrobas RvarTqafiviT asxamda. misi metad mokle ulvaSis boloebi tuCze morielis nestariviT adiod-Camodioda. briliantiviT molokil-movarcxnili da Suaze gayofili Tma safeTqlebze provinciel kopwiasaviT hqonda daxuWuWebuli. miuxedavad axalgazrdobisa, odnav msuqani iyo da Jiletis qveS muceli TvalsaCinod ebereboda. misi piradi mdivani enamWevrobis aseT nakads, albaT, ukve SeeCvia da sasmel-saWmels wynarad Seeqceoda. du-ruas ki laroS-maties gamarjvebis gamo SuriT guli ukvnesoda da fiqrobda: `ra araraobaa! RmerTo, ra tutucebi arian politikuri moRvaweni~. Tavis Tavs am ybed ministrs adarebda da ambobda: `daswyevlos eSmakma! me rom naRdi asi aTasi franki mqonoda, raTa Cems sayvarel ruanSi Cemi deputatobis kandidatura gamomecxadebina da Cveni yoCaRi, beyeCa normandielebi, miuxedavad maTi eSmakobisa, xelSi dameWira, am becebSi da briyvebSi ra saxelmwifo moRvawed gamovCndebodi!~ sanam yavas moutandnen, laroS-matie ybedobda. xolo Semdeg, roca SeamCnia, rom igvianebda, etli gamoiwvia telefoniT da Jurnalists xeli gauwoda: Zvirfaso megobaro, yvelaferi gaigeT? yvelaferi, Zvirfaso ministro, Cemi imedi iqonieT. da radgan oTx saaTamde saqme ara hqonda ra, Zalian neli nabijiT wavida redaqciaSi werilis dasawerad, xolo oTxze konstantinopolis quCaze unda gasuliyo, sadac amJamad q-n de marels kviraSi orjer xvdeboda orSabaTobiT da paraskeobiT. Sevida Tu ara redaqciaSi, dabeWdili depeSa miawodes. igi q-n valterisgan iyo. swerda: `Zalian minda Seni naxva dResve, friad didi saqmisaTvis. or saaTze konstantinopolis quCaze melodebode. did samsaxurs gagiwev. marad Seni erTguli virJini~. JorJi gawyra: `daswyevlos RmerTma, ras Camomekida!~ uceb avma gunebam moicva da, radgan sianCxlis gamo muSaoba aRar SeeZlo, maSinve quCaSi gamovida. eqvsi kvira iqneba, rac am dedakacisTvis Tavis danebebas lamobda, magram misi motmasnebuli vneba verafriT ver Seasusta. mas danebebis Semdeg, jer sindisis qenjnis Seukavebeli Jini auvarda. paemanze rom movidoda, sayvarels sayvedurs da krulvas ayrida xolme. JorJs es wyevlac mobezrda da es naWarbevad mwife, Teatralur-mediduri dedakacic moswyinda, radgan metismetad gaZRa. egona, kavSiris Zafebi TavisTavad dawydebao, da TandaTan ganze gadga. magram amis Semdgom dedakaci giJiviT aedevna da am siyvaruls iseTive TavganwirviT misca Tavi, rogorc is adamiani, kiserze lods rom moibams da wyalSi gadavardeba xolme. du-rua sisustis, lmobierebisa da sibralulis gamo isev daubrunda mas, magram man igi Tavis Smagiani da damqancavi Jinis ymad gadaaqcia da mudam gaxelebuli alersiT dasdevda. mas surda Tavisi JorJi yoveldRe, yovel wuTs enaxa da sanaxavad erTi wuTiT sadme quCis kuTxeSi, romelime maRaziaSi an qalaqis romelime baRSi depeSiT ibarebda xolme. am paemanis dros dedakaci erTsa da imave ucvleli sityvebiT gamudmebiT imeorebda, rom mas JorJi uyvarda, kerpiviT Tayvans scemda, wasvlisas ki eficeboda, rom `bednieri iyo imis gamo, rom JorJi naxa~. q-ni valteri sul sxvanairi aRmoCnda, vidre JorJs egona. es dedakaci lamobda sayvareli balRuri sinaziTa da sasiyvarulo ancobiT daepyro, es fandi ki im xnis adamianisTvis mxolod sasacilo iyo. sanam JorJs waawydeboda, is mkacrpatiosani dedakaci iyo da qalwulis guli hqonda, romelic

siyvarulisTvis miukarebeli da vnebisTvis sruliad ucnobi iyo. da am keTilgonier, mSvidsa da ormoci wlis dedakacs, romelic grili zafxulis Semdeg TiTqos uferul SemodgomaSi gadadioda, uceb daubrunda damWknari gazafxulis msgavsi dari, romelmac uxvad moutana cudad gafurCqnili yvavilebi da daumwifebeli kvirtebi. mis gulSi rogorRac ucnaurad ifeTqa umanko qalis siyvarulma nagvianevma, ficxma da gulubryvilo siyvarulma, moulodnelma qrolvam, Teqvsmeti wlis qalis kivilma, mosabezrebelma RuRunma da nazma alersma. es qali ise daberda, rom axalgazrdoba arc ki hqonda gancdili. sayvarels dReSi aT werils swerda, erTi meoreze saSinlad sulelurs. es werilebi dawerili iyo raRac ucnauri, poeturi, sasacilo stiliT da moqarguli iyo induri nawerebiviT, romlebic mxecebisa da frinvelTa saxelebiT aris xolme savse. roca marto darCebodnen, qali ise dauwyebda kocnas, rogorc msuqani, mouxeSavi da celqi yrma hkocnis xolme, Tanac tuCebi odnav sasacilod emanWeboda, xolo savse ZuZuebi xtunvis dros korsaJis qveS undilad ufamfalebda. JorJs nametnav ezizReboda misi saalerso titini: `Cemo daTunav~, `Cemo tugav~, `Cemo xazinav~, `Cemo lurjo Cito~, `Cemo TvalisCino~, da agreTve danebebis ieri: yovelTvis, roca nebdeboda, umanko qalis morcxvobis patara komedias asrulebda xolme: SeSinebuliviT krToda, da es SekrToma siturfed miaCnda, Tanac gafuWebuli pansioneriviT celqobda. xSirad ekiTxeboda sayvarels: `es tuCebi visia?~ da Tu JorJi ar etyoda: `Cemia~, manamde Caacivdeboda, sanam misi sayvareli simwriT ar gafiTrdeboda xolme. am dedakacs unda esmodes, fiqrobda JorJi, rom siyvaruli did zomierebas, simarjves, keTilgonierebasa da, umTavresad, utyuar kilos moiTxovs. q-ni valteri mwife dedakaci iyo, ojaxis deda, warCinebulTa wevri, da sayvarels Rirseulad, alagmuri gatacebiT, pirsusxianad unda danebeboda, SeiZleba cremlic daeRvara, magram julietas cremli ki ara, aramed didonasi. is ki gamudmebiT imeorebda: rogor miyvarxar, Cemo biWiko! miTxari, Cemo pawawav, Senc agre giyvarvar? JorJs aRar SeeZlo imis mosmena, ra kiloTic ambobda: `Cemo biWiko~, `Cemo pawawav~, da Zlier surda, TviTonac miego: `Cemo bebrucanav!~ q-ni valteri zogjer etyoda xolme: ram gamagiJa, rom dagnebdi! magram mainc ara vnanob. siyvaruli metad tkbili ram yofila. misi naTqvami: `siyvaruli metad tkbili ram yofila~, JorJs brazs hgvrida, radgan am sityvebs Teatraluri aRmafreniT ambobda xolme. mamakacs misi mouxeSavi alersic aanCxlebda. zogjer am lamazi vaJkacis kocna sisxlSi uceb cecxls unTebda, sisxls umRvrevda. maSin misi xvevna uvicurad mwvave da ualagod darbaisluri gamodioda. amis gamo du-ruas gulSi ecineboda da is berikaci agondeboda, romelic anbanis swavlas iwyebda. im wuTebSi am dedals sayvareli xvevniT unda daexrCo, mimWknari dedakacis Rrma da saSineli Tvalebi misTvis unda mienaTebina. unda ukanaskneli siyvarulis sidiade gamoeCina, JorJi unji da mTrTolvare tuCebiT unda daekbina. mZime, mxurvale da daqanculi, magram mainc gaumaZRari xorciT unda daexrCo, is ki amis magier bavSviviT ficxobda da titinebda, raTa misTvis ufro meti survili aReZra: rogor miyvarxar, Cemo biWiko! rom icode, rogor miyvarxar! akoce, genacvale, magrad akoce Sens colikos! JorJs aseT Jams giJuri survili axrCobda: Seeginebina, qudi aeRo, gareT gavardniliyo da kari moejaxunebina. pirvel xanebSi erTmaneTs sakmaod xSirad xvdebodnen xolme konstantinopolis quCaze, magram du-ruas eSinoda, qalbaton de marels ar wawydomoda, da aTas sababs poulobda, raTa paemani aeridebina. magram sanacvlod TiTqmis yoveldRe valteris binaze unda misuliyo, xan samxrad da xan sadilad. diasaxlisi magidis qveS xelze xels uWerda, sadme karebis ukan tuCebs uSverda, mas ki ufro exaliseboda TamaSi

suzanasTan, romelic mas Tavisi ancobiT amxiarulebda xolme. es axalgazrda qali garegnobiT dedofals hgavda, namdvilad ki metad cocxali, maxvili, Jiniani da cuRluti Wkua hqonda, igi marionetiviT dauRalavi iyo. yvelas da yovelives mwvave gesliT dascinoda. JorJi mas STagonebas unergavda. qalis dacinva maSin ironiad gadiqceoda xolme da orTaves erTmaneTisa Zalian kargad esmodaT. qali yovel wuTs Tavisken mouwodebda xolme: gesmiT, lamazo megobaro?.. aq modiT, lamazo megobaro. JorJi dedas maSinve Tavs anebebda da SvilTan mirboda, romelic mas yurSi raime geslian oxunjobas CaawveTebda xolme, da oriveni gulianad icinodnen. gulacrueba dedisadmi JorJs TandaTan dauZlevel zizRad gadaeqca. misi danaxva, mosmena da masze fiqric ki brazis gareSe aRar SeeZlo, amitom aRarc mis saxlSi modioda, aRarc werilebze aZlevda pasuxs da aRarc misi patiJi surda. qalbatoni valteri bolos mixvda, rom JorJs aRar uyvarda, da misTvis saSineli tanjvis xana daiwyo. magram mainc ar dacxra. ujiaTi JinianobiT ujaSuSebda, dasdeevda da fardaCamoSvebul karetaSi ucdida: redaqciis SesavalTan, sacxovrebel binasTan da yvela im quCaze, sadac ki SesaZlebeli iyo Sexvedroda. JorJs surda, sayvareli gaelanZRa, ecema da pirdapir eTqva: `kmara, meyofa, Tavi momabezre!~ magram indobda da arc is aviwydeboda, rom TviTon `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ TanamSromeli iyo. mxolod cdilobda susxiT, zrdilobiani uxeSobiT, zogjer ki kadnierebiTac egrZnobinebina, rom dro iyo, yvelaferi gaeTavebinaT. is mainc ar isvenebda da gansakuTrebuli TavgamodebiT igonebda mraval eSmakobas, raTa sayvarels konstantinopolis quCaze Sexvedroda, JorJi ki SiSiT kankalebda imis gamo, rom erT mSvenier dRes im binis karTan orive dedakaci SesaZlebelia erTmaneTs pirispir Sesjaxeboda. meore mxriv, JorJi zafxulSi q-n de marels ufro metad Seezarda, romelsac `Cemi avara~ daarqva. es `avara~ namdvilad Seuyvarda. orives xasiaTs bevri ram hqonda saerTo da oriveni im boganoTa avantiurul jiSs ekuTvnoda, warCinebul boganoebs, romelnic Saragzis usaxlkaro mawanwalebs mogvagoneben, da es msgavseba TviTon maT eWvadac ar mosdiodaT. zafxuli moqeife studenetebiviT saucxood gaatares. xan samxrad da xanac sadilad midiodnen arJanteilSi, buJivals, mezons, puasSi da ramdenime saaTiT an navSi isxdnen, an wylis napirze yvavilebs hkrefdnen xolme. orTaves gagiJebiT uyvardaT mdinare senas moxrakuli Tevzi, kurdRlis ragu, mezRvaurTa mier Semzadebuli Tevzeuli, sadme duqnis sabaasoSi jdoma da menaveTa SeZaxili. JorJisTvis saamuri iyo klotildasTan erTad unaklo darSi gareubnis omnibusis imperialze jdoma, samxiarulo sisulelis roSva da parizis dasaxiCrebul midamoebSi gavla, sadac saZageli burJuaziuli agarakebi mravlad iyo gaSenebuli. da roca aseTi gaseirnebis Semdeg saWiro iyo q-n valterTan sadilad dabrunebuliyo, mas Tavisi beberi da mouSorebeli sayvareli sZulda xolme, radgan savse iyo im meoris mogonebiT, romelsac es-esaa daSorda da romelmac weRan iq, wylis napiras, balaxebSi mozRvavebuli Jini moukla. bolo dros imedi hqonda, rom patronis cols Tavidan moiSorebda, radgan metad mkafiod da TiTqmis tlanqad amcno, Tavs ganebebo. magram dRes redaqciaSi uceb xelaxla miiRo depeSa, romelic ori saaTisTvis konstantinopolis quCaze ibarebda. du-rua midioda da depeSas kiTxulobda: `Zalian minda Seni naxva dResve, Zalian didi saqmisTvis. or saaTze konstantinopolis quCaze melodebode. did samsaxurs gagiwev. marad Seni erTguli virJini~. midioda da fiqrobda: `kidev ra unda Cemgan am beber Wots? sanaZleos davdeb, rom saTqmeli araferi aqvs. xelaxla mohyveba, gaRmerTebo. mainc unda mivide. raRac saWiro saqmes da didi samsaxuris gawevaze iwereba. iqneb

marTalic iyos? oTx saaTze ki klotilda unda movides. sam saaTamde unda moviSoro. daswyevlos eSmakma, erTmaneTs mainc ar Sexvdebodnen! ra saZaglebi arian es qalebi!~ da gaifiqra, rom mxolod erTaderTi qali misi coli arasodes ar tanjavda mas. is TavisTvis cxovrobda da, rogorc etyoboda, Zalian uyvarda JorJi iseT dros, romelic misTvis hqonda xolme gadadebuli, nebas aravis ar aZlevda, sacxovrebeli saqmianobis uryevi wesrigi daerRviaT. JorJi Tavis sapaemno binisken midioda neli nabijiT da Tavis Tavs patronis colis sawinaaRmdegod amzadebda. `Tu tyuila damiZaxa, didebulad davuxvdebi. kambronis ena CemTan SedarebiT Tavazianobad moeCveneba. Tavdapirvelad gamovucxadeb, rom imis saxlSi fexsac aRar Sevdgam~. binaSi Sevida da lodini dauwyo. sayvarelic TiTqmis maSinve Semovida da, dainaxa Tu ara, uTxra: depeSa miiReT? Zalian kargi. du-ruam piri moiRuSa: diax, miviRe. redaqciaSi gadmomces, roca palataSi wasasvlelad vemzadebodi. kidev ra ginda Cemgan? man pirbade aixada, raTa ekocna, da SiSnaWam, morCili ZaRlis ieriT miuaxlovda, romelsac xSirad scemen xolme. ra mkacrad meqcevi!.. ra mkvaxed melaparakebi! ra dagiSave? verc ki warmoidgen, rogor vitanjebi SenTvis. Jurnalistma waiburtyuna: isev daiwye? is ki idga mis winaSe da Rimils an raime niSans elodeboda, raTa maSinve gadaxveoda. mere dabali xmiT daiwyo: maS raRad damdevdi, Tuki agre momeqceodi? ratom ar damtove iseve bednieri da mSvidi, rogorc uwin viyavi? ukve dagaviwyda, ras meubnebodi eklesiaSi? dagaviwyda, rom am saxlSi ZaliT Semomiyvane? axla ki ase melaparakebi, ase mixvdebi! oh, RmerTo Cemo, rogor vitanjebi! JorJma iataks fexi dahkra da wyromiT miugo: geyo, gaCumdi! kmara-meTqi! erTi wuTiTac ver Segiwyvetia eg simRera. gegoneba, maSin angeloziviT umanko, cxrameti wlis gamoucdeli iyavi. ara, Cemo kargo, simarTles nu daviviwyebT. ubiwo qalis cTunebaze laparakic ar SeiZleba. Sen rom damnebdi, sakmaod mwife xnisa brZandebodiT. didad gmadlob. ueWvelad madlieri var Seni, magram Cemi Tavi movaled ar mimaCnia, kubomde Sens kabaze viyo Camokidebuli. Sen qmari gyavs, me ki coli. Tavisufali arc Sen xar da arc me. cotaodeni vicuRluteT, es ambavi aravinac ar icis, axla ki morCa da gaTavda! dedakacma upasuxa: oh, ra mkacri adamiani yofilxar! ra tlanqad da upatiosnod laparakob! marTalia, maSin gasaTxovari ar vyofilvar, samagierod, arc vinme myvarebia da arc odesme Semicodia... JorJma gaawyvetina: eg sabuTi ocjer mainc giTqvams da mec Zalian kargad davixsome. magram Sen ori Svili gyavs... amdenad, umankoeba me ar amirTmevia SenTvis. q-ma valterma ukan daixia: oh, JorJ, eg simdablea! orive xeli mkerdze itaca. qviTiniT ixrCoboda. du-ruam rom dainaxa, sacaa cremli unda daRvriliyo, buxris Tavidan qudi aiRo da, maS, tirils apireb? Tu agrea, mSvidobiT iyavi. am komediis sanaxavad damiZaxe? dedakacma nabiji gadadga, gza gadauRoba, jibidan swrafad amoiRo xelsaxoci da uceb SeiSro cremli. TavisTavs SeebrZola da, Tumca qviTiniT borZikobda, mainc xmas simtkice misca da uTxra:

 ara... imisTvis movedi, rom... rom axali ambavi meTqva... politikuri ambavi... rom SenTvis ormocdaaTiaTasi franki momegebinebina... an ufro metic... Tu ginda... moulodnelad morbilebulma JorJma hkiTxa: ra ambavi moxda? ris Tqmas apireb? guSin Cemi qmari da laroSi laparakobdnen. uneburad ramdenime sityvas movkari yuri, Tumca isic saTqmelia, rom maincdamainc ar meridebodnen. valteri urCevda ministrs, saidumlo SenTvis ar gaemxila, mTel qveyanas moedebao. du-ruam qudi skamze dado da guldasmiT miugdo yuri. gamagebine, ra moxda? marokos dapyrobas apireben. kargi, Sen Wirime, ra dasajerebelia! samxari laroSTan erTad vWame da man TiTqmis mikarnaxa kabinetis zraxvani. ara, genacva, gverdi agiqcies, radgan eSiniaT, kombinacia aravin gagvigoso. dajeqi, uTxra JorJma. TviTon savarZelSi Cajda, iman ki dabali skami moidga da axalgazrda kacis fexebTan moikalaTa. mere laquciT ganagrZo: radgan amJamad mudam Senze vfiqrob, amitom yurs vugdeb yvelafers, rasac irgvliv laparakoben xolme. da auxsna, Tu rogor mixvda, rom erTi xania saidumlod raRacas amzadebdnen. Tu rogor iyenebdnen du-ruas da amave dros misi Carevisac eSinodaT. xom ici, eubneboda JorJs sayvareli, roca vinme giyvars, eSmakobasac axerxeb. bolos, guSin, yvelaferi gaigo. uzarmazar saqmes, saidumlo saqmes xlarTavdnen. mTxrobeli Tavis simarjviT bednieri iyo da axla ukve iRimeboda. isic gaitaca am saqmem, etyoboda, finansistis coli rom laparakobda, romelic SeCveuli iyo sabirJo xrikebs, fasiani qaRaldebis ryevas, maTs ciebcxelebian afrenas da daqveiTebas. man isic icoda, rom ori saaTis spekulaciac sakmarisi iyo, raTa gaekotrebinaT mravali aTasi burJua da rantie, gaekotrebinaT yvela, vinc Tavisi danazogi aqciebSi Cahyara da miendo iseTs saqmes, romelsac Tavdebad edga saxeli pativcemuli, darbaiseli adamianebisa, bankirebisa da politikuri moRvaweebisa. gamomcemlis coli imeorebda: Zalian didi saqme daiwyes, Zalian. yvelafers saTaveSi valteri udgas, mas ki Zalian kargad esmis aseTi saqme. RmerTmani, didebuli ram aris. am winasityvaobam du-ruas moTmineba gamoulia: male Tqvi, raRa! maS ase. tanJerSi eqspediciis gagzavna im dResve gadawyvites, roca laroSma sagareo saqmeTa ministris portfeli miiRo, da TandaTan Seisyides marokos sesxis qaRaldebi, romelic samocdaxuT frankamde daeca. metad xelmarjved yidulobdnen, viRac ucnobi xalxis xeliT iZendnen, romelnic aravis saeWvod ar miaCnda. rotSildebi gaocdnen imis gamo, rom marokos aqciebs ase uxvad moiTxovdnen, magram isinic ki moatyues. am bankirebs pasuxad agentebis sia warudgines. radgan is xalxi ukve saxelgatexili sabirJo wvrilfexoba iyo, es didi bankic ki damSvidda. axla eqspedicias gagzavnian, da roca Cveni jari Cava, safrangeTis mTavroba marokos vals maSinve Tavdebad daudgeba. Cveni megobrebi am saqmeze ormocdaaT-samoc milions moigeben. axla mixvdi? maS imasac gaigeb, rogor eSiniaT maT yvelasi da am ambis ubralo gaCuCunebasac ki rogor eridebian. Tavi axalgazrda kacis Jilets miayrdno da xelebi muxlebze dauwyo. miekro, mielamuna, grZnobda, rom igi axla JorJisTvis saWiro iyo, da amitom Tundac erTi mcire RimilisTvis, alersisTvis yvelafers Caidenda, rasac ki du-rua mosTxovda.

 mtkiced xar darwmunebuli? hkiTxa Jurnalistma. man Sejerebuli xmiT miugo: ra Tqma unda, Zalian mtkiced. diax, Zalian moxerxebulad mouwyviaT, SeniSna JorJma. im qvemZroms ki, laroSs, samagieros gadavuxdi. ooh, salaxanav axla ki mifrTxildes, momeridos! es ministri odesme xelSi Camivardeba da misgan bevri aRaraferi darCeba. Semdeg isev Cafiqrda da Tqva: es ambavi mainc unda gamoviyeno. Sen jer kidev SegiZlia es qaRaldebi SeiZino, miugo man. maTi fasi samocdaTormetze SeCerda. du-ruam upasuxa: keTili, magram Tavisufali fuli ara maqvs. sayvarelma RaRadiT savse Tvalebi SeanaTa: me ukve vifiqre amaze, Cemo katuni, Sen rom Wkviani biWi iyo, odnav mainc rom giyvarde, ar damiSlidi SenTvis cota fuli mesesxebina. JorJma mkacrad, TiTqmis mkvaxed miugo: arasodes, magaze laparakic ar SeiZleba! q-ma valterma dabali xmiT dauwyo mudara: yuri migde. SeiZleba isec moxerxdes, rom fulis sesxad aRebac ar dagWirdes. mec mindoda sakuTari fuli gameCina da aTi aTasi frankis aqciebi meyida. axla oci aTasisas viyidi, magram im pirobiT, rom Sen monaxevred meyolebi. xom gesmis, valters am fuls ar gadauxdi. jerjerobiT erT franksac ar mivcemT. Tu es ambavi gamarTlda, Sen samocdaaT aTass moigeb, Tu ara da aTi aTasi franki gemarTeba Cemi, roca moisurveb, maSin gadamixdi. du-rua isev uarze idga: ara, arc eg kombinacia momwons. Semdeg gamomcemlis coli sayvarlis dajerebas Seudga. arwmunebda, rom is, JorJi, patiosani sityviT ikisrebda aTi aTasi frankis gadaxdas, am Tanxas alalbedze agdebda, maSasadame, valad Tavis sayvarlisagan arc arafers iRebda, radgan fuls valteris banki ixdida. garda amisa, isic gaaxsenda, rom swored man gadaitana gazeTSi es politikuri laSqroba, romelmac SesaZlebel hyo am saqmis mowyoba, da gulubryviloba iqneboda, rom nayofiT ar esargebla. yoymani rom SeamCnia, q-ma valterma ganagrZo: aba moifiqre, am fuls sesxad namdvilad valteris banki gaZlevs. Sen mas iseTi samsaxuri gauwie, rom igi gacilebiT ufro Zvirad unda dafasebuliyo. maS kargi! daeTanxma du-rua. Seni monaxevre var. Tu wavageT, aTi aTas franks gixdi. q-ni valteri gaxarebuli wamodga, orive xeli Tavze moxvia da xarbad dauwyo kocna. JorJi jer ar eurCeboda, Semdeg ki, roca sayvareli gaTamamda, roca alersi daayara da xrCoba dauwyo, gaaxsenda, rom sacaa meorec unda mosuliyo, da am dedakacs rom ahyoloda, dros dahkargavda, bebrucunas mklavebSi dastovebda im xoSs, romelic sjobda isev axalgazrdasTvis Seenaxa. nela moiSora da uTxra: kmara, gonebas nu dakargav. man sasowarkveTili Tvali Seavlo: JorJ, nuTu kocnis uflebac aRar maqvs? ara, dRes ara, miugo man. odnav Tavi mtkiva da alersis gamo uaresad vxdebi xolme. sayvareli isev morCilebiT miujda fexebTan da hkiTxa: xval sadilad moxval Cvensas? didad masiamovnebdi. JorJi Seyoymanda, magram uari ver gaubeda: ho, ra Tqma unda, moval. gmadlob, Cemo Zvirfaso.

da Tavis loyas mis mkerdze Tanaswori moZraobiT uxaxunebda. erTi grZeli bewvi JiletSi gaixlarTa. q-ma valterma SeniSna da TavSi giJurma azrma gauelva, erTma im crumorwmune azrTaganma, romelsac qalis goneba xSirad emorCileba xolme. es bewvi nel-nela Jiletis Rils Semoaxvia. Semdeg meore Rilsac meore bewvi moaxvia da arc mesames daaklo TiTo Rils TiTo bewvi miuzRo. roca JorJi wamoiwevs, am Tmebs amohglejs. mas etkineba ra bednieri iqneba! samagierod, sayvarels uneburad raRacas gaatans. mas arc ki ecodineba, magram JorJi sayvarlis ramenime bewvs waiRebs, romelic arasodes ar uTxovnia misTvis. es iqneba jado, romelic mas Sehkravs. faruli jado, Selocva, namdvili Tilisma, romelic sayvarels moxiblavs. amis Semdeg JorJi uneburad masze ifiqrebs xolme, sizmarSic naxavs da xvalve winandelze metad Seiyvarebs. uceb du-ruam Tqva: droa, unda wavide, radgan sxdomis dasasruls palataSi melodebian. q-ma valterma amoioxra: ukve? da morCilad daumata: wadi, Cemo Zvirfaso, magram xval sadilad modi. da Tavi swrafad gaiqnia. mwvave tkivili igrZno, TiTqo kanSi qinZisTavi uCxvliteso. guli aufancqalda, gaexarda, rom es tkivili misgan igrZno, da uTxra: mSvidobiT. JorJma q-ni valteri sibralulis RimiliT Caikra mkerdSi da TvalebSi civad akoca. xolo iman am mikarebisagan goneba dakarga da erTxel kidev CasCurCula: `ukve?~ xolo TvalebiT meore oTaxze aniSna, romelic im dRes Caketili darCa. JorJma moiSora da aCqarebiT uTxra: unda avCqarde, Torem damigviandeba. maSin q-ma valterma tuCebi gauSvira, JorJi odnav miekara. kinaRam qolga daaviwyda. du-ruam miawoda da aaCqara: Cqara, Cqara, meoTxe saaTia. q-ni valteri gavida. JorJic gahyva. xval, Svid saaTze? ganmeorebiT hkiTxa q-nma valterma. xval, Svid saaTze. da erTmaneTs daSordnen. q-ni valteri marjvniv wavida, du-ruam marcxniv gauxvia. gareubnis bulvaze rom mivida, mazerbis bulvarze Cauxvia. sakonditros rom gauara, brolis larnakSi daSaqruli wabli dainaxa da gaifiqra: `erT kolofs klotildas wavuReb~. tkbileuli iyida, radgan de marels gagiJebiT uyvarda. oTxze isev dabrunda da axalgazrda sayvarlis molodins Seudga. man odnav daigviana, radgan qmari erTi kviriT mouvida, da hkiTxa: SegiZlia xval sadilad moxvide? Zalian gaexardeba. ver moval. xval patronTan vsadilob. auarebeli politikuri da finansuri saqme gvaqvs. klotildam Sliapa moixada da korsaJis gaxsnas Seudga. romelic gulze uWerda. JorJma buxris Tavze miuTiTa: ager, daSaqruli wabli mogitane. klotildam taSi daukra: ra kargia! ra keTili xar! erTi SeWama da ganucxada: mSvenieria. vgrZnob, erTic ar gadamirCeba. Semdeg sayvarels gadaxeda da xoSnarevi sixaruliT daumata: Sen yvela Cems biwier Cveulebas aqezeb xolme. wabls dinjad Wamda. Tan xSirad ixedeboda parkSi, TiTqos surda darwmunebuliyo, Sig kidev iyo darCenili tkbileuli Tu ara.

 aba, savarZelSi Camojeqi, uTxra JorJs, mec Sens fexebTan davjdebi da wabls gavaTaveb. agre jdoma momwons. du-ruam gaiRima, savarZelSi Cajda da fexebTan moisva igi ise, rogorc es-es iyo ejda q-ni valteri. klotildam pirisaxe auSvira da uTxra: ici ra, genacva, wuxel sizmarSi gnaxe. TiTqos oriveni aqlemze visxediT da sadRac Sors samogzaurod mivdiodiT. aqlems ori kuzi hqonda. TiTo kuzze visxediT da udabnoSi mivdiodiT. qaRaldSi Sexveuli buterbrodebi da erTi boTli Rvino gvqonda. kuzebze visxediT da vsauzmobdiT. me momwyinda, radgan Sors ijeqi da ver gkocnidi. me Camosvla mominda. JorJma miugo: mec minda Camovide. da gaicina. es ambavi arTobda mas. JorJi Tavis sayvarels mraval sisuleles alaparakebda da yovelnair samasxros aybedebda, rac ki Seyvarebulebs enaze moadgebaT xolme. JorJs de marelis aseTi TamaSi Zalian moswonda. xolo q-n valteris aseTive siance mas uzomod abrazebda. klotildac wamdauwum eubneboda: `Cemo Zvirfaso~, `Cemo biWiko~, `Cemo katuni~, da es sityvebi JorJs naz alersad miaCnda, im meores naTqvami ki mxolod aanCxlebda, akapasebda. sasiyvarulo sityvari mudam ucvlelia. saqme mxolod is aris, visi bage gamosTqvams xolme am sityvebs. es cuRlutoba mas Zalian amxiarulebda, magram mosageb samocdaaT aTass mainc ver iviwyebda. uceb megobars TiTi kefaze Caukakuna da uTxra: yuri migde, katuni. erTi ram unda dagavalo qmarTan. Cem magivrad uTxari, rom xvalve iyidos aTi aTasi frankis marokos aqciebi. axla samocdaTormeti Rirs, magram pirobas vaZlev, rom samiode Tvis Semdeg samocoTxmoc aTass moigebs. gadaeci, rom es saqme aravis gaumJRavnos, da Cem mxriv daumate, rom tanJerSi eqspediciis gagzavna ukve gadawyvetilia, marokos sesxs mTavroba daudgeba Tavdebad. magram arsad wamoayrantalo, icode, saxelmwifoebrivi saidumloeba gagande. klotilda guldasmiT usmenda. mere Cumad uTxra: gmadlobT, JorJ. dRes saRamos gadavcem Cems qmars. imedianad iyavi, aravisac ar etyvis. Zalian saimedo kacia. SiSi nu geqneba. wabli sul SeWama, parki daWmuWna da buxarSi Seagdo. Semdeg Tqva: aba, axla ki davwveT. da rogorc ijda, iseve dauwyo sayvarels Jiletis gaxsna. uceb Sedga. Jiletze modebuli grZeli bewvi ori TiTiT gamoswia da sicili astexa: uyure, madlenas Tma wamogiRia. ra erTguli qmari xar! Semdeg saxe moeRrubla. napovn Tmas didxans sinjavda xelisgulze, mere waiCurCula: ara, madlenasi ar aris. muqia. JorJma gaiRima: albaT, Cveni moaxlis iqneba. klotilda ki policielis gulmodginebiT Seudga Jiletis daTvalierebas da erTi Tma meore Rilzedac ipova. Semdeg mesamesac mohkra Tvali da, gafiTrebulma, odnavi SeJrJolebiT wamoiZaxa: vaime! Sen viRac dedakacTan geZina. iman Tavisi Tma yvela Rilze dagaxvia. gancvifrebulma du-ruam mxolod wailuRluRa: ara, ara-meTqi. xom ar gagiJdi! uceb gaaxsenda, mixvda. jer Sercxva, mere RimiliT iuara. sulac ar javrobda imis gamo, rom misi sayvareli eWvianobda. xolo klotilda isev eZebda, axal-axals poulobda, xelis erTi moqneviT gamohqonda da xaliCaze yrida. yvelafers qaluri alRoTi mixvda, gawyra, gagulisda, mzad iyo atirebuliyo, da ZlivsRa gamoTqva:

 im qals uyvarxar... mas undoda SenTvis raime sakuTari gamoetanebina da ai... oh, moRalatev! uceb nervuli sixarulis kiviliT SesZaxa: aha, beberi yofila!.. ai WaRara bewvi! maS axla beberi dedakacebic mogwons? fuls gaZleven, gana! Tqvi, xom gaZleven?.. maS beberTa jeric movida?! maS me saWiro aRar vyovilfar... im bebrucanasTan icxovre... wamoxta, skamze migdebul korsaJs mivarda da swrafad Seikra. JorJi mis SeCerebas lamobda da morcxvad luRluRebda: ara-meTqi... klo, sisulelea... arc ki vici, saidan gaCnda... yuri migde... gaaTave... geyofa. gaaTave-meTqi. is ki Tavisas imeorebda: Sen bebrucanasTan icxovre... aekide... imis Tmis beWedi SeukveTe... imis WaRara Tmis beWedi... Sengan esec mosalodnelia. swrafi da mZafri mixra-moxriT Caicva, daivarcxna, pirbade aixvia da, roca du-ruam misi Sekaveba scada, erTi Zlieri sila gaawna. gabruebuli JorJi Sedga, xolo q-ma de marelma kari gamoaRo da gavarda. marto rom darCa, im bebrucana q-n valterze mZvinvare brazi mouvida. aCvenebs im jojos, aCvenebs da samagieros miuzRavs! SewiTlebuli loya moibana da gamovida, Tanac SurisZiebis xerxs eZebda. axla ki aRar apatiebs. ara, aRar apatiebs! bulvaramde mivida da xetialis dros saaTebis maRaziis win Sedga, raTa qronometri gaesinja, didi xania undoda eyida. aTas rvaas franks afasebdnen. ucbad erTma azrma gahkra da guli aufancqalda: `is samocdaaTi aTasi rom movigo, am saaTs viyidi~. da ocnebas gahyva. ras izamda, amodena fuli rom moego. du-ruas deputatad airCeven, am qronometrs iyidis, mere birJaze beds gamocdis da Semdeg... mere ki... redaqciaSi wasvla aRar mounda, radgan jer madlenasTan molaparakebas apirebda, mere valteri unda enaxa da werilsac Semdeg dawerda. igi Sinisken gaemarTa. ukve diuos quCaze iyo gasuli, rom uceb Sedga. graf de vodrekTan Sevla daaviwyda, romelic Sose dantenis quCaze cxovrobda. ukanve gamobrunda, Tanac aTas saamur ocnebas misca Tavi da momaval simdidres, laroSis araraobas da saZagel bebrucana q-n valters gahyva. klotildas risxva ar aSinebda: icoda, rom male apatiebda. graf de vodrekis mekares hkiTxa: batoni de vodreki rogor brZandeba? am dReebSi gavige, avad yofila. man miugo: Zalian cudad gaxlavT, batono. albaT, dilamde veRar gaatans: qari Turme gulSi eca. du-rua daibna, aRar icoda, ra eqna. maS, vodreki kvdeba?! mravalma mRelvarebam da bundovanma azrma gaurbina, iseTma azrma, rom man maTi aRiarebac ki ver gabeda. mxolod waiburtyuna: `gmadlobT... davbrundebi~, da TviTonac aRar esmoda, ras ambobda. Semdeg pirvelive etlze axta da Sin wavida. coli Sin dauxvda. xvneSiT Sevarda mis oTaxSi da umalve Seatyobina: gaige? vodreki kvdeba. madlena ijda da werils kiTxulobda. qmars axeda da samjer zedized hkiTxa: rao? ra Tqvi... ra Tqvi?... ra Tqvi-meTqi? geubnebi, vodreki kvdeba-meTqi. nikrisis qari Turme gulSi scemia. mere daumata: ras apireb? madlena wamodga. Tvalebs uazrod acecebda. saxeze nervulma kankalma gadaurbina. uceb xelebi Tvalebze aifara da mwared atirda. didxans idga da qviTinebda, Tan caxcaxebda da mwuxarebiT itanjeboda. mere uceb Caikla dardi, cremli SeiSro da Tqva:

 me waval... iq waval... CemTvis nu Sewuxdebi... ar vici, romel saaTze davbrundebi... nu damelodebi... qmarma miugo: kargi, wadi. erTmaneTs xeli CamoarTves da madlena ise Cqara gavida, rom xelTaTmanebis Cacmac ki daaviwyda. JorJma marto isadila. Semdeg werils Caujda da ise dawera, rogorc ministrs surda: mkiTxvels garkveviT agrZnobina, rom eqspedicia ar Sedgeboda. mere is werili redaqciaSi waiRo, patrons ramdenime wuTs elaparaka da Sin dabrunda, arxeinad abolebda papiross da TviTonac ar icoda, ase gulmSvidad rad iyo. coli jer ar dabrunebuliyo. du-ruam gaixada da miiZina. madlena SuaRames dabrunda; JorJs ucbad gaeRviZa, loginSi wamojda da ikiTxa: ambavi? Tavisi coli arasodes aseTi ferwasuli da mRelvare ar enaxa. madlenam waiCurCula: mokvda. marTla? da... araferi giTxra? araferi. roca mivedi, gonze aRar iyo. JorJi Cafiqrda. enaze iseTi kiTxvebi utrialebda, rom Tqma ver gaubeda. madlenam swrafad gaixada da gverdiT miuwva. qmarma ganagrZo: hyavda vinme naTesavi sasikvdilo sarecelTan? diswulis garda aravin. hoo?! is diswuli xSiri stumari iyo xolme? arasodes. aTi weliwadia erTmaneTi ar unaxavT. sxva naTesavebic hyavda? ara... ara mgonia. maS... yvelaferi im diswuls darCeba? ar vici. vodreki Zalian mdidari iyo? Zalian. ar ici, ramdeni eqneboda daaxloebiT? ara, namdvilad ar vici. erTi an ori milioni eqneboda. qmarma meti aRaraferi Tqva. madlenam sanTeli Caaqro. sibneleSi isev erTmaneTis gverdiT iwvnen uZiloni, mdumareni da Cafiqrebulebi. JorJs aRar eZineboda. q-ni valteris mier Sepirebuli samocdaaTi aTasi franki axla jibis fuladRa miaCnda. uceb moeCvena, TiTqos madlena tiroda. raTa darwmunebuliyo, hkiTxa: gZinavs? ara. xmaSi cremli da TrTola ismoda. JorJma ganagrZo: marTla, kinaRam damaviwyda: Senma ministrma mogvatyua. rogor? qmarma valter-laroSis kombinacia dawvrilebiT uambo. roca gaaTava, colma hkiTxa: visgan gaige? man upasuxa: neba miboZe, ar gipasuxo. Sen Seni wyarodan mogdis cnobebi da me arafers meubnebi. mec Cemi wyaro maqvs da CemTvisve Sevinaxav. yovel SemTxvevaSi, me pasuxs vageb, rom Cemi wyaro namdvilia. ho, SeiZleba... mec eWvi aviRe, rom uCvenod raRac keTdeboda, uTxra colma Cumi xmiT. JorJs Zili ar ekareboda. colisken miiwia da Cumad yurSi akoca. madlenam umalve wahkra mujluguni. Tu RmerTi gwams, Tavi damanebe! sisulelis gunebaze ara var. JorJi arxeinad gadabrunda kedlisken, Tvalebi daxuWa da male CaiZina.

Tavi meeqvse eklesia SaviT iyo Semosili, Sesavalis Tavze aRmarTuli gvirgviniani fari auwyebda xalxs, rom viRac didebuls marxavdnen. wesis ageba dasrulda da xalxma nela daiwyo daSla. yvela kubosTan da graf de vodrekis diswulTan midioda, romelic mosamZimreebs xels arTmevda da salamze pasuxs aZlevda. JorJ du-rua da misi colic gamovidnen da Sinisaken wamovidnen. orive Tavis fiqrSi iyo garTuli da dumda. bolos, JorJma TiTqo Tavis Tavs uTxra: RmerTmani, sakvirvelia! madlenam hkiTxa: ra aris sakvirveli, megobaro? rom vodrekma araferi dagvitova. madlena uceb ise gawiTlda, TiTqos yelidan Sublamde vardisferi pirbade aafares da pirisaxis TeTri kanic SeuRebeso. rad unda daetovebina CvenTvis? ikiTxa. araviTari saamiso sabuTi ara hqonda. mere cota xans iyuCa da ganagrZo: SeiZleba romelime notariusTan anderZi inaxebodes. jer araferi viciT. JorJi Cafiqrda. Semdeg dabali xmiT daiwyo: diax, SeuZlebelia, ar daetovebina, radgan gansvenebuli, bolos da bolos, Cveni saukeTeso, Cveni saerTo megobari iyo, kviraSi orjer sadilobda CvenTan da roca moisurvebda, modioda, ise modioda, rogorc sakuTar ojaxSi. Sen mamasaviT uyvardi. mas ojaxi ara hyavda, arc Svilebi, Zmebi an debi, aravin, garda Soreuli diswulisa. diax, anderZi unda arsebobdes. me bevri araferi minda. mcireodenic sakmarisi iqneba. igi gviCvenebda, rom is kaci Cvenze fiqrobda, rom vuyvardiT da madlobeli iyo Cveni zrunvisaTvis. rac unda iyos, Cven megobrobis mcire niSani mainc davimsaxureT. Cafiqrebulma madlenam gulgrilad upasuxa: SeiZleba marTla raime anderZi arsebobdes. Sin rom Sediodnen, msaxurma madlenas werili miawoda. man gaxsna da Semdeg qmars gadasca. notariusis, metr lamaneris kantora. voJis quCa, 17 `mowyaleo xelmwifev! pativiscemiT gTxovT samSabaTs, oTxSabaTs an xuTSabaTs oridan oTx saaTamde Cems kantoraSi mobrZandeT erTi saqmis gamo, romelic Tqven SegexebaT. miiReT da sx. `lamaneri~. axla JorJi gawiTlda: albaT, anderZis gamo gibarebs. erTi ram meucxoeba: me ki ar mibarebs, ojaxis kanonier meTaurs, aramed Sen. qalma jer araferi upasuxa. cota moifiqra da Semdeg miugo: Tu ginda, axlave wavideT. keTili. wavideT. sauzme Wames da notariusisken gaemarTnen. lamaneris kantoraSi rom Sevidnen, ufrosi klerki cxadi mowiwebiT wamodga da patronis kabinetSi Seacila.

notariusi patara da mrgvali kaci iyo. Tavi did burTs miugavda, romelic kidev ufro did burTze iyo damagrebuli, xolo igi imdenad mokle da patara fexebze idga, rom isinic odnav hgavdnen burTebs. Semosulebs Tavi daukra, savarZelze miuTiTa da madlenas mimarTa: qalbatono, me imisTvis mogiwvieT, rom graf de vodrekis anderZi gamogicxadoT, romelic Tqven SegexebaT. JorJma Tavi veRar Seimagra da waiCurCula: mec agre megona. notariusma daumata: maS, am mokle dokuments wagikiTxavT. mis win mdebare ydiani portfelidan qaRaldi amoiRo da waikiTxa: `me, qvemore amis xelismomweri, pol-emilien-siprien-gontran graf de vodreki, jansaR Wkuaze da mtkice mexsierebaSi myofi, Cems ukanasknel survils gamovTqvam. `vinaidan sikvdili SeiZleba yovel wuTs gvewvios, me keTilgonierebad mimaCnia misi mosvlis molodinSi davwero Cemi anderZi, romelic metr lamanerTan iqneba Senaxuli. `radgan pirdapiri memkvidre ara myavs, amitom yovel Cems sarCos eqvsas aTas frankad Rirebul sabirJo qaRaldebs da daaxloebiT xuTasaTasad Rirebul uZrav qonebas anderZad vutoveb qalbaton klara-madlena du-ruas mis uzrunvelsayofad da imis mxriv raime valdebulebis daudeblad. me vTxov mas, miiRos es saCuqari gansvenebuli megobrisagan, niSnad Cemi uRrmesi madlobisa da mowiwebiTi erTgulebisa~. notariusma daurTo: meti araferi. es dokumenti wels, agvistos TveSi aris daTariRebuli da dawerilia nacvlad meoresi, aseTive anderZisa, romelic Sedgenili iyo ori wlis winaT q-n klara-madlena foresties saxelze. isic CemTan inaxeba, da Tu grafi vodrekis naTesavebi saCivars aRZraven, imis sabuTad gamodgeba, rom gansvenebulis neba Seucvleli darCa. madlena metad ferwasuli iyo da qveviT ixedeboda. JorJi TiTebiT ulvaSis boloebs igrexda nervulad. mcire dumilis Semdeg notariusi duruas miubrunda da daumata: TavisTavad igulisxmeba, rom q-n du-ruas neba ara aqvs naanderZevi miiRos, Tu Tqveni Tanxmobac ar eqneba. du-rua wamodga da civad miugo: dro mWirdeba, unda movisazro. notariusma RimiliT daukra Tavi da Tavaziani xmiT upasuxa: Tqveni xamuSi da yoymani mec mesmis. erTic unda mogaxsenoT: de vodrekis diswulma dRes diliT Tavisi biZis ukanaskneli survili rom gaigo, Tanxmoba gamoacxada daemorCilos, Tu mas asiaTas franks dauTmoben. Cemis azriT, anderZi sadavo ar aris, magram saCivari aliaqoTs gamoiwvevs, amitom, SesaZlebelia, ukeTesic iyos, igi Tavidan aiSoroT. xalxi xSirad borotad msjelobs. yovel SemTxvevaSi, SegiZliaT Tu ara SabaTamde dawvrilebiTi pasuxi SematyobinoT? JorJma Tavi daukra: diax. Semdeg zrdilobianad daemSvidoba, win coli waimZRvara, romelmac erTi sityvac ar dasZra, da ise pirquSad gamovida, rom notariusi Rimils veRar ubedavda. dabrundnen Tu ara Sin, du-ruam mZafrad moijaxuna kari, qudi loginze daagdo da hkiTa: Sen vodrekis sayvareli iyavi? madlena pirbades ixsnida. SekrTa da mobrunda: me? diax, Sen. vin dautovebs qals mTel sarCos, Tu is qali...

madlena acaxcaxda da veRar gamoiRo qinZisTavi, romelic pirbadis gamWvirvale qsovils imagrebda. cota Cafiqrda da mRelvared wailuRluRa: aba... aba moifiqre... gagiJdi... Sen... Sen... gana Sen TviTon... es aris axla... gana Sen imedi ara gqonda, rom... rom rames dagitovebda? JorJi isev win edga da mis yovel sulier ryevas ise adevnebda Tvals, rogorc gamomZiebeli, romelic cdilobs eWvmitanili sisustis dros daiWiros da gamostexos. mere uTxra, Tanac yovel sityvas xazi gausva: diax... mas SeeZlo CemTvis daetovebina rame, CemTvis... Seni qmrisTvis... CemTvis, Tavis megobrisTvis... xom gesmis, magram ara SenTvis... ara Tavis megobrisTvis, radgan Sen Cemi coli xar. aq ZiriTadi, umTavresi gansxvavebaa zrdilobis TvalsazrisiT da agreTve sazogadoebrivi azris TvalsazrisiTac. Tavis mxriv, madlenac CaciebiT Sescqeroda mas, Rrma da ucnauri TvaliT aSterdeboda, TiTqos mis TvalebSi raRacis wakiTxvas lamobda, yoveli adamianis im Seucnobeli arsis gaxsnas cdilobda, romlis Secnoba Cven arasodes ZalgviZs. mxolod Tvalis daxamxamebaze vaxerxebT xolme Sig Caxedvas, isic maSin, roca adamians uzrunveloba, silaRe, daudevroba moereva xolme, romelic naxevrad Ria karia adamianis sulis idumal arsSi mimavali. madlenam auCqarebliv da damarcvliT warmoTqva: me mainc mgonia, rom Tu... yovel SemTxvevaSi, aseve ucnauri iqneboda, rom de vodreks... aseTi didi Tanxa SenTvis daetovebina. du-ruam mZafri kiloTi hkiTxa: viTom ratom? colma miugo: imitom, rom... uceb odnav Seyoymanda, magram Semdeg daasrula: radgan Sen Cemi qmari xar... imitom, rom bolos da bolos, Sen mxolod axlaxan gaicani es kaci... imitom, rom me didixania misi megobari viyavi... kidev imitom, rom maSin dawerili pirveli anderZi, roca forestie jer kidev cocxali iyo, Cem saxelze iyo Sedgenili. JorJma didi nabijebiT daiwyo siaruli da ganacxada: Sen am memkvidreobas ver miiReb. madlenam gulgrilad miugo: Zalian kargi. maS, SabaTsac nu movucdiT. Cven SegviZlia pasuxi axlave SevatyobinoT lamaners. qmari colis win SeCerda. kidev ramdenime wuTs idgnen, erTmaneTs TvalebiT hgmiravdnen, lamobdnen urTierTis tvinis da gulis idumal siRrmemde CamZvraliyvnen da iq mqrolavi azrebi moefaTurebinaT. am mwvave da unji dakiTxviT yovel maTgans swadda meoris sindisi gaeSiSvlebina. es iyo Cumi Widili ori adamianisa, romelic Tumca erTad cxovrobs, magram urTierTisa ar esmis, mudam eWvianobs, uTvalTvalebs, usafrdeba da mainc erTimeores ar icnobs, mis gulis siRrmes vera swvdeba. uceb qmarma dabali xmiT miugo: gamotydi-meTqi, rom Sen vodrekis sayvareli iyavi. man mxrebi aiyara: sisuleles roSav... vodreki Zalian Tavdadebuli iyo CemTvis, Zalian, magram meti aRaraferi... arasodes... JorJma fexi daubraguna: styui! SeuZlebelia! colma dinjad miugo: mainc isea, rogorc giTxari. du-ruam siaruli ganaaxla, mere xelmeored Sesdga: maS amixseni, raRa marto Sen gianderZa Tavisi qoneba. man daudevrad da gulgrilad upasuxa: sul ubralod. es-es aris Senca Tqvi, Cvens garda mas sxva megobari ara hyavdao, ufro sworad rom vTqva Cems garda, radgan me bavSvobidanve micnobda. dedaCemi imis naTesavis ojaxSi kompanioni iyo. vodreki xSirad

midioda iq, da radgan pirdapiri memkvidre ara hyavda, amitom me momaqcia yuradReba. SeiZleba odnav kidec vuyvardi. magram romel qals ara hyavda aseTi moTayvane? da roca man ganizraxa ukanaskneli gankarguleba gaeca, SeiZleba am malulma, am idumalma nazma grZnobam swored Cemi saxeli Caagona. ratom ara? yovel orSabaTs CemTvis yvavilebi mohqonda, xom marTalia? axla man amave mizeziT damitova Tavisi qoneba, da kidev imitom, rom sxvas veRaravis miscemda. pirukuRma rom Caedina, SenTvis rom gadmoeca, swored es iqnebeoda friad saocari. ratom? vina xar misTvis? madlena ise Tavisuflad da bunebrivad laparakobda, rom JorJic Seyoymanda da miugo: sul erTia. amgvar pirobebSi Cven ar SegviZlia es naanderZevi miviRoT. igi metad cud STabeWdilebas moaxdenda. yvelas garkveuli azri mouva, yvela gamWoravs da masxarad amigdebs. Cvens TanamSromlebs isedac SurT Cemi dawinaureba da cdiloben, rogorme mikbinon xolme. amitom yvelaze metad swored me unda vizruno Cems pativze da Cems saxels gavufrTxilde. me ar SemiZlia neba davrTo Cems cols, miiRos saCuqari im kacisgan, vinc Worikanebis mier mis sayvarlad aris dasaxuli. SesaZlebelia, forestie daTanxmebuliyo, es imis saqme iqneboda, me ki araviTar SemTxvevaSi dasturs ar mogcem. colma Tavmdablad upasuxa: maS uari vTqvaT, Cemo kargo. Cvens jibes erTi milioni daakldeba, meti araferi. qmari siaruls ganagrZobda da xmamaRla fiqrobda. rasac ambobda, colisTvis iyo naTqvami, magram pirdapir mas ar eubneboda. diax, milioni!.. ra vqnaT? anderZs rom werda, ver mixvda, ra uxerxul dReSi gvayenebda? ratom zrdilobac ar iangariSa? ver xedavda, rom yalb mdgomareobaSi magdebda da saqveynod sasacilod mxdida... cxovrebaSi umTavresi ieri, feris gadanakravi... naxevari rom CemTvis daetovebina, saqme gaCarxuli iqneboda. dajda, fexi fexze gadaido da ulvaSis grexa daiwyo, radgan es dardis, SfoTisa da mZime fiqrebis dros Cveulebad hqonda. madlenam qarga aiRo, romelsac drogamoSvebiT misdevda. Zafebis SerCevas Seudga da uTxra: dumilis meti araferi damrCenia. yvelaferi Sens xelSia da, rogorc gindodes, ise gadawyvite. qmarma karga xans araferi upasuxa, Semdeg ki gaubedavad uTxra: xalxi verc imas Seurigdeba odesme, rom vodrekma Sen erTaderT memkvidred dagniSna, da verc imas, rom me amis Tanxmoba mogeci. am anderZis miRebiT Sen daadasturebdi, rom... bilwi kavSiri gqonda masTan, me ki viTom samarcxvino Tanxmobas gaZlevdi. axla xom gesmis, rogor gaigeben Cven mier am anderZis miRebas? saqmis gamosakeTeblad rame fandi, raRac xerxi unda movigonoT. magaliTad, xma unda davarxioT, viTom mas Tavisi qoneba Suaze gaeyos, viTom naxevari qmrisTvis daetovebinos, naxevari colisTvis. madlenam amis gamo ganacxada: ver warmomidgenia, rogor unda moxerxdes eg saqme, raki formaluri anderZi arsebobs. sul advilad, miugo qmarma. Sen SegiZlia memkvidreobis naxevari iqve Cems saxelze gadmowero. Svilebi ara gvyavs, amitom arc aravis gaukvirdeboda. am xerxiT advilad SeiZleba Worikanebs pirSi burTi CavCaroT. colma odnavi braziT miugo: mainc ar mesmis, rogor unda gavaCumoT Worikanebi, roca vodrekis mier xelmowerili sabuTi arsebobs? qmarma risxviT upasuxa: mere vin gvaiZulebs, eg sabuTi yvelas vaCvenoT an kedlebze gavakraT? sisuleles ambob. Cven vityviT, rom grafma de vodrekma mTeli qoneba Suaze gagviyo, morCa da gaTavda! Sen am qonebas Cems nebadaurTvelad mainc ver miiReb,

me ki im pirobiT gaZlev mas, Tu Suaze gavyofT, es ki imis sawindari iqneba, rom xalxis TvalSi masxarad ar gadaviqcevi. colma erTxel kidev gangmira TvalebiT. rogorc gnebavdes. Tanaxma var. JorJi wamodga da xelaxla Seudga siaruls. TiTqo isev yoymanobda da colis mWrel Tvalebs erideboda, Tanac ambobda: ara, arasgziT... arasodes... iqneb isev uaris Tqma jobdes. es ufro lamazi, ufro sufTa, ufro Rirseuli saqme iqneba. Tumca, rom miviRoT, mainc verafers ifiqreben, sul verafers. da yvelaze ufro faqiz xalxs imaze meti raRa darCeba, rom Cvens winaSe qudi moixados! madlenas win gaCerda: maS ase, Cemo Zvirfaso. Tu ginda, marto me waval notarius lamanerTan, rCevas vTxov da yvelafers avuxsni. Cems yoymanze vuambob da davumateb, rom zrdilobis dasacavad da Worikanebis dasadumeblad Cven gadavwyviteT eg qoneba Suaze gaviyoT. im wamidan, roca monaxevre gagixdebi, yvelasTvis aSkara gaxdeba, rom aravis gaRimebis nebac ki aRar eqneba. es Cem mxriv aseT saqveyno gancxadebas udris: `Cemma colma imitom miiRo memkvidreoba, rom mec miviRe da me, misi qmari, marto me var imis msajuli, Tu ra SeiZleba Caidinos Cemma colma Tavisi saxelis gautexavad~. da Tu ase ar moviqcevi, ueWvelad, aliaqoTi atydeba. madlenam mxolod CaiCurCula: rogorc gindodes. qmarma ki ganagrZo: diax, gayofis Semdeg yvelaferi cxadi gaxdeba-meTqi. Cven miviReT memkvidreoba megobrisagan, romelsac ar surda orSi erT-erTi gamoerCia, ar undoda erTisTvis upiratesoba mieniWebina, ar surda am anderZiT eTqva: `me Cemi sikvdilis Semdeg erTs an meores upiratesobas vaZlev, radgan sicocxlis drosac masve vaZlevdio~. ra Tqma unda, misTvis Cemi coli ufro Zvirfasi iyo, vidre me, magram qonebis ganawilebiT man naTlad Tqva, rom es upiratesoba mxolod platonuria. darwmunebuli iyavi, es rom adreve moefiqra, swored ase moiqceoda. magram man ar moisazra, Sedegi ar gazoma. Sen sruli simarTle Tqvi axla: yovel kviras SenTvis yvavilebi mohqonda da uneburad xsovnis ukanaskneli niSanic marto Sen dagitova. colma braznarevi xmiT Seawyvetina: kmara. magodena ganmarteba saWiro ar aris. gavige. axlave wadi notariusTan. qmari gawiTlda da wailuRluRa: marTali xar, axlave mivdivar. cilindri aiRo da wasvlisas daumata: vecdebi, vodrekis diswuls ormocdaaT aTasze movurigde, kargi? madlenam ampartavnuli kiloTi miugo: ara. asi aTass Txoulobs da asi aTasive mieci. Tu ginda, es Tanxa Cemi wilidan gamomibare. JorJs uceb Sercxva da Cumi xmiT uTxra: ara, am xarjs Suaze gaviyofT;. Tu TiTo Cvengani ormocdaaT aTass miscems, erTi milioni mainc dagvrCeba. Semdeg daumata: _ maS naxvamdis, Cemo mad. da notariusTan wavida am kombinaciis Sesatyobineblad, romelic, misive sityviT, viTom colma moigona. meore dRes madlenam saCuqris sabuTs xeli moawera da Tavis qmars ormocdaaTiaTasi franki dauTmo. roca kantoridan gamovidnen, JorJma fexiT gaseirneba moindoma bulvaramde da colsac SesTavaza, Tanac cdilobda Tavazianoba, mzrunveloba, yuradReba da sinaze gamoeCina. qmari kmayofili iyo da icinoda, coli ki Cafiqrebuli da pirsusxiani modioda.

Semodgomis sakmaod civi dRe iyo. xalxi TiTqos Cqarobda da swrafi nabijiT midioda. du-ruam coli im iuvelirTan waiyvana, sadac qronometriT ase xSirad tkbeboda xolme. ici ra, ginda giyido rame? hkiTxa. man uxalisod miugo: rogorc gindodes. ra girCevniaT, maniaki, samajuri Tu sayureebi? oqroulobam da patiosani Tvlebis simravlem madlenas gangebi sicive gaulxo. Tvalebi aenTo da ganZeuls xarbad dauwyo sinjva. uceb maTi SeZenis wyurvili moeria da Tqva: ai, lamazi samajuri. es samajuri ucnauri jaWvi iyo. yvela rgoli sxvadasxvanairi patiosani Tvalisagan Sedgeboda. JorJma ikiTxa: es samajuri ra Rirs? sami aTasi franki, miugo patronma. or-naxevrad damiTmeT da naRdi miiReT. iuveliri Seyoymanda: ara, ar SemiZlia. du-ruam ganagrZo: ai, ras getyviT: es qronometric aTas xuTasad CamiTvaleT da orive oTxi aTasad miangariSeT. Tanaxma xarT? Tu ara da, sxva maRaziaSi waval. iuveliri didxans idga uarze, magram bolos daeTanxma: Tqveni neba iyos. Jurnalistma Tavisi misamarTi misca da daumata: qronometrze sami aso amoWeriT: `J. r. k.~, monogramasaviT gaakeTeT da zevidan baronis gvirgvini daadgiT. gaocebulma madlenam gaiRima. vaWarma Tavi daukra: batono baron, arxeinad brZandebodeT. xuTSabaTs mzad iqneba. quCaSi rom gamovidnen, colma mklavSi odnavi sinaziT gauyara xeli. fiqrobda, ra energiuli da marjve qmari myavso. fuli rom gauCnda, titulic mounda agrec unda yofiliyo. vodevilis Teatrs Cauares. axal piesas dgamdnen. ginda dRes saRamos TeatrSi wavideT? hkiTxa JorJma. vcadoT, iqneb loJa viSovoT. loJa iSoves da iyides. qmarma daumata: iqneb restoranSi visadiloT? siamovnebiT. JorJi mefesaviT bednierad grZnobda Tavs, sul imis cdaSi iyo, kidev rame moegona. modi, q-n de marels SevuaroT da vTxovoT, saRamo CvenTan gaataros. Turme qmari aqa hyavs, siamovnebiT CamovarTmevdi xels. wavidnen. JorJs sayvarlis naxvisa odnav eSinoda da isic uxaroda, rom coli Tan hyavda, radgan axsna-ganmartebebs Tavidan aicilebda. magram klotildas, rogorc Canda, yvelaferi daviwyebuli hqonda, da qmaric daiTanxma. sadili Zalian mxiarulad da saucxood gaatares. JorJi da madlena Sin gvian dabrundnen. kibeze airi aRar enTo. safexurebis gasanaTeblad Jurnalisti drogamoSvebiT cvilis asanTs anaTebda. meore sarTulis baqanze rom avidnen, asanTi gahkra da ucbad aprialebul sinaTleSi kedlis sarkidan axalgazrda col-qmari wamovida. orive moCvenebas hgavda, romelic saidanRac amolivlivda da sacaa isev Ramis wyvdiadSi unda STanTqmuliyo. du-ruam is xeli aswia, romelSic asanTi eWira, raTa isini sarkeSi ufro naTlad gamoCeniliyvnen, da rixiani siciliT Tqva: gani, milionerebi modian!

Tavi meSvide marokos dapyrobis Semdeg ukve ori Tve gavida. tanJeris mpyrobeli safrangeTi axla xmelTaSua zRvis mTel im sanapiroze batonobda, romelic afrikas ekvris marokodan tripolamde. ambobdnen, orma ministrma am saqmeze oc-oci milioni gaakeTao, da laroSmaties saxelsac TiTqmis saqveynod axsenebdnen. xolo valterma ormagad moigo: sesxze ocdaaTidan ormoc milionamde, xolo rkinis da spilenZis maRaroebze rva Tu aTi milioni, da agreTve veeberTela mamulzedac, romelic eqspediciis gagzavnamde TiTqmis ufasod iyida da okupaciis Semdeg sakolonizacio sazogadoebas mihyida. es ambavi mTelma parizma icoda. valteri ramdenime dReSi am qveynis mpyrobelTa Soris moeqca da erTi im finansistTagani gaxda, vinc mefeze ufro Zalovania da romelTa winaSe yvela kiseri idrikeba, yoveli ena dumdeba da saqveynod aSkaravdeba adamianTa gulSi miCqmaluli simdable, simxdale da Suri. is amJamad uwindeli ubralo valteri ki aRar iyo, saeWvo bankis direqtori, safrTxilo gazeTis direqtori, eWvmitanili deputati, aramed batoni valteri, mdidari bankiri! da erTxel Tavisi Zalis gamomzeureba moiwadina. Tavadi kalsburgeli, romelsac foburg senthonores da elises mindvrebs Sua ulamazesi sasaxle hqonda, gaWirvebaSi Cavarda. valterma gaigo da am qonebaSi, uklebliv yvelaferSi, sami milioni SeaZlia, oRond im pirobiT, rom skamebic ki Tavis alagas darCeniliyo. Tavads esodeni Tanxa exarba da daTanxmda. valteri axal binaze meore dResve gadavida. Semdeg meore azric daebada, namdvili azri dampyroblisa, romelsac miznad parizis aReba dausaxavs WeSmaritad bonapartuli azri. im xanebSi mTeli qalaqi Jan lenoblis galereaSi midioda ungreli mxatvris karl markoviCis didi suraTis sanaxavad, romelic wylis zedapirze mimaval ieso qristes gamoxatavda. aRfrTovanebulma samxatvro kritikam es suraTi saukunis Sedevrad gamoacxada. valterma es suraTi naxevar milion frankad iyida da maSinve waiRo. amis gamo meore dRes misuli xalxis nakadi daukmayofilebeli gamobrunda da mTeli parizi alaparakda. erTs Surda, meore gmobda, mesames moswonda. Semdeg bankirma gazeTSi gamoacxada: raTa ar Tqvan, viTom mas es suraTi marto TavisTvis daeCemebinos, mas ganzraxuli aqvs erT saRamos Tavis binaze moiwvios parizis cnobili sazogadoeba da ucxoeli mxatvris klasikuri nawarmoebi aCvenos. misi saxli Ria iqneba yvelasaTvis, vinc Sesaval karSi mosawvev baraTs waradgenso. xolo es baraTi ase iyo Sedgenili: `b. da q-ni valterebi gTxoven pativi sceT maT da ewvioT 30 dekembers saRamos 9 saaTidan 12-mde karl markoviCis suraTis `qriste wyalze~ sanaxavad, romelic eleqtronis Suqze iqneba naCvenebi~. da qveviT poskriptumSi sul pawawina asoebiT iyo dabeWdili: `12 saaTis Semdeg cekva~. vinc moisurvebs darCenas, darCeba, da maT Soris valterebi axal nacnobebs SearCeven. sxvebi im suraTs, sasaxlesa da maT patronebs zrdilobiani cnobismoyvareobiT Sexedaven gulgrilad an kadnierad da rogorc movidnen, iseve wavlen. magram bankirma kargad icoda, rom isini SemdegSi kidev movidodnen, rogorc ukve mividnen misive tomis sxva gamdidrebul wevrebTan. oRond saWiroa, yvela warCinebuli, romelTa gvarebs gazeTSi weren xolme, valteris saxlSi Semovides. da Semovlen kidevac: zogi imisTvis, rom naxon is adamiani, romelmac eqvs kviraSi ormocdaaTi milioni iSova, meoreni, raTa valteric naxon da isinic,

vinc imis sanaxavad movida, xolo mesameni imitom, rom man isini gabedulad moiwvia Tavis saxlSi, ebraelis saxlSi, qristianuli suraTis sanaxavad. valteri maT TiTqos eubneboda: `ai naxeT, markoviCis religiuri Sedevri `qriste wyalze~ naxevar milionad viyide, da es Sedevri CemTan darCeba, Cemi zedamxedvelobis qveS iqneba, ebraeli valteris saxlSi darCeba samudamod~. zemourebSi, hercogTa da Jokei-klubis wevrTa Soris didxans msjelobdnen am dapatiJebis gamo, romelic bolos da bolos, aravisTvis savaldebulo ar iyo. iqac iseve SeiZleboda wasvla, rogorc b-n ptis galereaSi akvarelis sanaxavad dadian xolme. valterma Sedevri daiCema da Tavisi saxlis kari erTi RamiT gaaRo, raTa xalxi im suraTiT damtkbariyo. amas ra sjobia? `safrangeTis cxovreba~ am saRamos gamo or kviras yoveldRe rame SeniSvnas beWdavda da sazogadoebis cnobismoyvareobas aforiaqebda. patronis aseTi gamarjvebiT du-rua braziT ixrCoboda. aqamde, sanam cols naxevar milions dastyuebda, Tavisi Tavi mdidrad miaCnda, Semdeg mis irgvliv milionebis wvima wamovida. Jurnalisti lamobda am wvimisa cota rame mainc daeWira, magram mas araferi ar Sexvda. ai, amis Semdeg miiCnia du-ruam Tavisi Tavi Ratakad. misi Suriani RvarZli dRiTidRe matulobda. is yvelaze iyo gabrazebuli: valterebze da maT ojaxSi aRar dadioda; laroSis mier motyuebul colze, romelmac urCia marokos aqciebi ar eyida, da nametnav TviTon laroSze, romelmac moatyua, miuxedavad imisa, rom du-ruas Zal-Rones iyenebda da kviraSi orjer mis ojaxSic sadilobda. JorJi misi mdivanic iyo, agentic, gadamweric, da roca misi karnaxiT werda, giJuri survili aReZvroda xolme, rogorme miexrCo es lamazi da gamarjvebuli kaci. laroSs, rogorc ministrs, mcire gamarjveba ergo da, raTa portfeli SeenarCunebina, igi oqroTi gatena. du-rua mainc yvelaferSi grZnobda amas: am matrakveca veqilis kiloSic, romelsac ampartavnuli ieri mieca, mis Tavxedur mixra-moxraSic, ufro metad, gabedul laparakSic da im ndobaSic, romelsac du-ruasadmi winandelze ufro mets iCenda. laroSi du-ruas ojaxSi axla mefed iqca, vodrekis adgili daiWira da imave dReebSi modioda sadilad, rodesac gansvenebuli dadioda xolme, xolo mosamsaxureebs ise epyroboda, TiTqos im ojaxis patroni yofiliyo. JorJi iTmenda da im ZaRliviT anCxlobda, romelsac kbena surs, magram vera bedavs, amitom javrs colze iyrida xolme: xSirad mkacrad da tlanqad epyroboda. madlena mxolod mxrebs iCeCavda da qmars uzrdeli balRiviT eqceoda. ukvirda, misi qmari mudam cud gunebaze rom iyo, da imeorebda: me Seni xasiaTisa aRaraferi mesmis. mudam rames Civi, namdvilad ki ara gaklia ra. qmari zurgs Seaqcevda da arafers upasuxebda. jer gadawyvita, patronis saRamoze ar wasuliyo da am saZageli kacis saxlSi fexic aRar Seedga. ori Tve iqneboda, rac q-ni valteri yoveldRe swerda mas, exveweboda, mosuliyo an sadac moisurvebda, iq daeniSna paemani, radgan, iwereboda, is samocdaaTi aTasi franki unda gadmogce, romelic SenTvis movigeo. is ki pasuxsac ar aZlevda da sasowarkveTiT daweril werilebs buxarSi yrida. mogebis naxevarze sulac ar ambobda uars, oRond undoda nasayvarlevi daetanja, Seuracxeyo, zizRiTa da fexiT gaeTela. q-ni valteri metismetad gamdidrda da JorJs surda, Tavis ampartavnoba eCvenebina. im dRes, roca valters saRamo hqonda daniSnuli, madlena JorJs arwmunebda, ar wasvla didi Secdoma iqnebao, is ki mxolod aseT pasuxs aZlevda: Tavi damanebe. me Sin davrCebi. xolo sadilis Semdeg uceb ganacxada: mainc iZulebuli var, es vali movixado. male Caicvi. madlenam icoda, rom saqme ase gaTavdeboda. TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg mzad viqnebi, miugo.

JorJi Cacmis dros ganuwyvetliv buzRunebda da geslis yra karetaSic ar moiSala. karlsburgelis sasaxlis sazeimo ezo oTxiv kuTxiv eleqtronis didi farnebiT iyo ganaTebuli, romelnic oTx cisfer mTvares hgavda. sadarbazo karis win kibeze mdidruli xaliCa ego, xolo yovel safexurze ZegliviT idgnen livreiT morTuli msaxurebi. du-ruam waiCurCula: ra ugemuri ram aris! da mxrebi SuriT aiCeCa. colma miugo: gaCumdi. Senc miaRwie. zemo tanisamosi laqiebs misces da Sevidnen. aq ukve bevri xalxi trialebda. TavianT qurqebs isinic aq tovebdnen. drogamoSvebiT ismoda: Zalian lamazia, Zalian! uzarmazari holi gobelenis xaliCebiT iyo akruli da zed veneras da marsis Tavgadasavali iyo gamoxatuli. marcxniv da marjvniv ori sazeimo kibe adioda, romelic meore sarTulis baqanze erTdeboda. naWedi rkinis moajiri didebuli naxelavi iyo. oqros uZvelesi, Camuqebuli varayi wiTel marmarilos safexurebze saamo krials abnevda. oTaxebis SesasvlelSi ori patara qali idga, erTs vardisferi ecva, meores cisferi. isini stumar qalebs yvavilebs sTavazobdnen. yvela ambobda, didebuliao. ukve sakmaod bevri xalxi Seikriba. qalebis umravlesobas kaba kisramde hqonda Sekruli, rac imis niSani iyo, rom aqac ise movidnen, rogorc romelime sxva gamofenaze dadiodnen xolme. xolo imaT, vinc nadimze apirebda darCenas, gulamoWrili kaba CaecvaT. stumrebiT garemoculi q-ni valteri meore oTaxSi ijda da axalmosulTa salamze salmiTve aZlevda pasuxs. umetesoba diasaxliss ar icnobda, arc odesme enaxaT. maspinZeli ar eprianebodaT da ise daseirnobdnen, TiTqos muzeumSi yofiliyvnen. diasaxlisma du-rua rom dainaxa, gawiTlda da ise SeinZra, TiTqos adgoma da masTan misvla ewada. magram Tavis adgilze darCa da mis moaxloebas daeloda. Jurnalistma sazeimo salami misca, madlenam ki qaTinaurebi miayara. JorJma Tavisi coli patronis cols dautova da xalxs Seeria. undoda is gesliani sityvebi moesmina, romelsac, Tqma ar unda, uxvad abnevdnen. xuTi saloni erTmaneTs misdevda da xuTive Zvirfasi qsoviliT, italiuri naqargiT da sxvadasxva ferisa da stilis aRmosavluri xaliCebiT iyo akruli da mokazmuli. yvelgan kedlebze Zveli mxatvrebis naxelavi ekida. yvelani ufro metad lui XVI stilis erT patara oTaxSi Cerdebodnen da iqaurobiT tkbebodnen. igi buduars hgavda da cisferi farCiT iyo akruli, romelzedac vardisferi yvavilebi iyo moqarguli. dabali da oqrovarayiani aveji, kedlisave qsoviliT Semosili, wvrilad da didebulad iyo CuqurTmebiT moxatuli. JorJma saxelovani xalxi icno: hercogi de terasinisa, grafi de raveleni Tavisi meuRliT, generali, Tavadi dadremoni, Zalian lamazi markiza de duni, da yvela mamakaci da dedakaci, romlebic ki TeatrebSi premieraze dadian. uceb viRacam mklavSi xeli staca da axalgazrdulma, mxiarulma xmam yurSi CasCurCula: Zlivs ar dagiWireT, avgulo lamazo megobaro! ratom aRar moCanxarT? suzana valteri iyo, romelic JorJs natifi minanqris TvalebiT Sescqeroda. du-rua am SexvedriT aRtacebaSi movida da megobrulad CamoarTva xeli. mere bodiSi moixada: ar SemeZlo, ukanasknel or TveSi imdeni saqme mqonda, rom veRarsad davdiodi. ar varga, sul ar varga, miugo man seriozuli xmiT. Zalian gvawyenineT, radgan me da dedaCemi gaRmerTebT, nametnav ki me. uTqvenod sicocxle aRar SemiZlia. roca Tqven ara gxedavT, mowyenilobiT vkvdebi. xom

xedavT, amas pirdapir geubnebiT, radgan minda, rom SemdegSi ase aRar gadaikargoT. xeli momeciT. me TviTon gaCvenebT suraTs `qriste wyalze~. ager iq aris, siRrmeSi, oranJereis iqiT. mamam imitom gadaitana iq, rom mnaxvelma yvela oTaxi gaiaros da daaTvalieros. sakvirvelia, rogor moaqvs am sasaxliT Tavi, namdvili farSevangia. xalxSi gzas nela miikvlevdnen, zogni ukan ixedebodnen, raTa es lamazi vaJkaci da es nazi dedofali daenaxaT. erTma cnobilma mxatvarma Tqva: SexedeT, ra lamazi wyvilia! qali metad Tvalwarmtaci vinmea. JorJi ki fiqrobda: `me rom marTla marjve kaci vyofiliyavi, ai, vis SevirTavdi. kidevac SemeZlo. rogor ar movifiqre? rogor moxda, rom madlena SevirTe? ra sisulele Cavidine! adamiani mudam Cqarobs da Tavis saqciels arasodes bolomde ar moifiqrebs xolme~. sulSi wveT-wveTad mware Suri eRvenTeboda da sixaruls uwamlavda, sicocxles aZulebda. suzanam uTxra: lamazo megobaro, ufro xSirad modiT xolme Cvensas: mamaCemi Zalian gamdidrda, Cven SegviZlia aTasi sisulele CavidinoT da giJebiviT vimxiaruloT. isev weRandeli azriT akviatebulma JorJma miugo: eh, Tqven male gaTxovdebiT. vinme mSveniers, odnav gakotrebul Tavads gahyvebiT da erTmaneTs veRara vnaxavT. man gulmarTliv wamoiZaxa: ara, jer ara! me msurs imas mivTxovde, vinc momewoneba, Zalian momewoneba, sul momewoneba. Cemi simdidre orives gveyofa. du-ruam ironiulad, medidurad gaiRima da iqve mosiaruleTa CamoTvla daiwyo. usaxelebda metad warCinebul kacebs, romelTac TavianTi daJanguli Rerbi suzanasaviT mdidar qalebs mihyides da axla arxeinad cxovrobdnen, zogi colTan, zogi calke, oRond Tavisuflad, urcxvad, pativiT da saxeliT cxovrobdnen. eqvsi Tvec ar gava, rom Tqvenc imave badeSi gaixlarTebiT. vinme markizis an hercogis meuRled, an kneinad gadaiqceviT da zemodan gadmomxedavT. misi megobari aRSfoTda, xelze marao dahkra da Sehfica, rom saqmros arCevaSi mxolod gulisTqmas daujerebda. JorJma gaicina: kargi, kargi, vnaxoT. saamisod Tqven metismetad mdidari brZandebiT. mere ra, Tqvenc xom miiReT naanderZevi? SeniSna suzanam. ih! Rrma zizRiT gadmoagdo Jurnalistma. saTqmeladac ara Rirs. raRac orasi aTasi wliuri renta dRes bevri araferia. samagierod, Tqvenma colmac miiRo memkvidreoba. diax, orives erTi milioni gvergo. weliwadSi ormoci aTasi mogviva. am fuliT imdensac ver SevZlebT, rom sakuTari etli SevinaxoT. bolo oTaxamde rom mividnen, Tvalwin oranJerea, farTo sazamTro baRi gadaeSalaT. igi mozrdili egzotikuri mcenareebiT iyo savse, romelnic iSviaT yvavilnars faravdnen. am muqi foTlianis qveS, sadac Suqi vercxlis talRasaviT miipareboda, nestiani miwis Tbili sigrile da mcenareTa mZime surneli idga. es naxelovnevi, momqancavi, nebieri buneba raRacnair ucnaur, nazsa da sneul Tilismas hqmnida. xSir buCqnars Sua xaliCebi daegoT, romelic zedmiwevniT hgavda xavss. uceb du-ruam palmebis veeba TaRis qveS TeTri marmarilos auzi SeniSna. igi imdenad didi iyo, rom Sig banaobac ki SeiZleboda. oTxive kuTxeSi delftis faiansis oTxi gedi ijda da naxevrad Ria niskartebidan wylis nakadulebi gadmosCqefdaT. auzis fskeri oqros qviSiT iyo mofenili. wyalSi veeba wiTeli Tevzebi dacuravda, raRac ucnauri Cinuri urCxulebi livlivebda, romelTac gadmokarkluli Tvalebi hqondaT da cisferi qacviT iyvnen dazolili. es Tevzebi wylis mandarinebi oqros fskeris fonze gaxevebulni an

molaslaseni, adamians im ucnaur naqargs moagonebda, romelsac ucnaursave CineTSi amzadeben xolme. Jurnalisti gulis fancqaliT Sedga da TavisTavs uTxra: `ai, sad aris gancxroma. ratom mec ar unda mivaRwio amas?~ Tan saamiso Tanxaze fiqrobda da sakuTari umweoba abrazebda. misi Tanamgzavri Cafiqrebuli sdumda. JorJma gverdulad gaxeda da erTxel kidev gaifiqra: `amis misaRwevad sakmarisi iqneboda, es cocxali marioneti SemerTo~. suzana TiTqos uceb gamofxizlda: yuradReba! uTxra da megobari gzaze gaxirul xalxSi gaiyvana, mere uceb marjvniv mouxvia. ucnaur mcenareTa Soris, romelTac mTrTolvare foTlebi wvrilTiTa gaSlili xelebiviT gaeSviraT haerSi, wylis zedapirze mimavali uZravi kaci moCanda. STabeWdileba gansacvifrebeli iyo. suraTi, romlis napirebi moZravi mcenareulobiT iyo dafaruli, jadosnuri SoreTis Sesaval kars hgavda. unda dakvirvebodi, raTa yvelaferi gagego. CarCo Suaze Wrida navs, Sig mociqulebi isxdnen. erT maTgans farani eWira. misi cera sxivebi mociqulebs odnav anaTebda. farniani mociquli navis kideze ijda da mTeli Suqi wyalze mimaval qristeze hqonda mibjenili. qristes erTi fexi talRaze edga da Canda, rom is talRa, wynari, morCili da mSvidi talRa qristes mTrgunveli fexis qveS rogor Cazneqiliyo. RmerTkacis irgvliv yovelive pirquSad iyo. mxolod uamravi mnaTobi cialebda caSi. is mociquli, romelsac farani eWira, danarCenebs qristeze miuTiTebda. TiToeulis saxeze, am SuqiT bundovnad ganaTebulze, gaoceba iyo gayinuli. es suraTi marTla Zlieri, Taviseburad mofiqrebuli nawarmoebi iyo, erTi imaTgani, romelic Cvens azrs acvifrebs da Zalian didxans gvamaxsovrdeba. mnaxvelebi usityvod Sescqerodnen suraTs, Cafiqrebulni brundebodnen da mxolod SemdegRa iwyebdnen naxatis Sefasebas. du-rua ramdenime wuTs sinjavda. Semdeg Tqva: imas ra sjobia, Tu SegiZlia, Tavs neba misce da aseTi rame SeiZino. suraTis naxva sxvebsac undodaT, JorJs xels hkravdnen da ganze ayenebdnen, amitom male wavida da suzanac Tan waiyvana, Tanac gamudmebiT odnav xels uWerda. valteris qaliSvilma hkiTxa: gindaT, TiTo Wiqa Sampanuri davlioT? sasadiloSi SevideT. mamac iq iqneba. maT yvela oTaxi xelaxla gamoiares. xalxma imata. sagangebod, sazogado uqmeebisaTvis mokazmuli brbo mxiarulad xmaurobda da ise laRad iyo, rogorc sakuTar saxlSi. uceb JorJs viRacis xma moesma: es laroSia, qalbaton du-ruasTan rom dadis. es sityvebi qmars Soreuli niaviviT CaeRvara yurSi. neta saidan wamovida es naTqvami? madlenas Zebna dauwyo da marTlac male mohkra Tvali. xelixelgayrili mosdevda ministrs. Cumi xmiT, intimurad laparakobdnen, erTmaneTs TvalebSi umzerdnen da uRimodnen. du-ruas moeCvena kidec, viTom maTs gamoCenaze aqa-iq CurCuli atyda, da uceb mxecurma Jinma mouara: im or adamians dastakeboda da orive muStebiT Caexoca. madlena mas sasacilod xdida. du-ruas forestie gaaxsenda. vin icis, iqneb axla maszedac amboben: `vinaa es rqiani du-rua?~ vin aris es dedakaci? SeumCneveli, magram sakmaod mardi matrakveca, romelsac namdvili araviTari seriozuli qoneba ara aqvs. xolo mis qmarTan stumrad imitom dadian, rom misi SiSi aqvT, imis Zalas hgrZnoben, magram, roca am Jurnalistebis usaCino wyvilze laparakoben, albaT, aRar eridebian da Sesaferad amkoben xolme. amgvar colTan erTad JorJi Sors ver wava. aseTi coli mis ojaxs mudam

Crdils miayenebs da Tavis Tavsac samudamod saxels gautexs. marto misi mixramoxrac ki amtkicebs, rom igi intrigani dedakacia. axla madlena JorJs warmatebis saqmeSi mxolod daabrkolebs. oh, neta adreve scodnoda, adreve mimxvdariyo! maSin sxvanairad waiyvanda saqmes da frTebs ufro farTod, ufro laRad gaSlida. suzanasken rom aeRo gezi, ra mogebaSi iqneboda! ratom adreve ar moisazra yvelaferi?! sasadiloSi Sevidnen. is uzarmazari oTaxi svetebze iyo dabjenili. kedlebze uZvelesi gobelenebi ekida. valterma Tavis TanamSromels mohkra Tvali da swrafi nabijiT wamovida, raTa misTvis xeli CamoerTmia. bankiri sixaruliT iyo mTvrali. yvelaferi naxeT? suzana, miTxari, yvelaferi aCvene? naxe, lamazo megobaro, ra sazogadoebaa? Tavadi de kerSi SegxvdaT? es-es aris aq iyo da punSi dalia. Semdeg senator risolenisken wavida, romelsac Tavisi coli mohyavda srulebiT zardacemuli da sabazro duqaniviT mopranWuli. suzanas viRacam salami misca. maRali da xmeli kaci iyo. qera bakenbardebi, odnav meloti Tavi da iseTi mixra-moxra hqonda, romelsac yvelgan icnobdiT. JorJma mis gvars SemTxveviT mohkra yuri markiz de kazoli, da uceb misdami eWviT aRivso. didi xania, rac suzana icnobs am kacs? albaT, gamdidrebis dRidan, da Jurnalistma gumaniT gamoicno: markizi mas albaT suzanas guls edaveboda. viRacam mklavSi xeli waavlo. norber de vareni aRmoCnda. moxucebuli poeti Tavisi qoniani TmiT da gacveTili frakiT undilad da gulgrilad daexeteboda xalxSi. am brbos yovelive es gasarTobi hgonia, warmosTqva man. sacaa cekvas daiwyeben, Semdeg daiZineben da qaliSvilebi kmayofilni iqnebian. Sampanuri miirTviT, didebulia. Wiqa aivso, du-ruas savse Wiqas miujaxuna da Tqva: es sadRegrZelo sulis gamarjvebisa da milionebis daTrgunvisa iyos, Semdeg Cumi xmiT daumata: imitom ki ara, viTom sxvisi jibis milionebi mSurdes, arc imitom, viTom amis gamo gabrazebuli viyo, aramed principis gamo. JorJi yurs aRar ugdebda. is suzanas eZebda, romelic markiz de kazolTan erTad gahqra. Jurnalistma norber de varens Tavi mianeba da axalgazrda qalis saZebnelad wavida. xalxis xSirma nakadma SeaCera, romelic sasadilosken raimes dasalevad modioda. es nakadi rom gaarRvia, orive de marels waawyda. cols uwindeliviT xvdeboda xolme, magram qmari didi xania aRar enaxa. man Jurnalists orTav xeli CamoarTva: ra madlobeli var Tqveni, Zvirfaso, im rCevisaTvis, romelic klotildas piriT SemomiTvaleT! marokos sesxze asi aTasamde movige, Tqveni wyalobiT movige. marTla Zvirfasi megobari yofilxarT. mamakacebi ukan ixedebodnen, raTa lamazi da kopwia, Savgvremani q-ni de mareli SeeTvalierebinaT. du-ruam miugo: Cemo kargo, aseTi samsaxuris gawevis gamo coli unda mogtacoT, an ufro sworad rom vTqva, mas xels vTavazob. saWiroa, col-qmari mudam gahyaro xolme. de marelma Tavi daukra: sruli simarTlea. Tu damkargavT, erTi saaTis Semdeg aqve mipoviT. Zalian kargi. axalgazrda qali da kaci xalxis nakads Seerivnen. de marelmac mihbaZa. klotilda imeorebda: ra bednierebi arian valterebi! ai, ras niSnavs saqmis kaci. oRondac! visac Tavi abia, mudam Tavisas miaRwevs an aeTi gziT, ar kidev sxvanairad, miugo JorJma. klotildam ganagrZo: ai, ori axalgazrda qali, romelsac TiTos oci, ocdaaTi milioni ergeba. garda amisa, suzana sandomianic aris.

man araferi upasuxa. misive azri, sxvisi piriT gamoTqmuli, Jurnalists brazs hgvrida. klotildas jer suraTi ar enaxa. JorJma SesTavaza, gagacilebo. oriveni ucnob-nacnobebs dascinodnen, hkilavdnen da amrigad erTobodnen. sen-potenma gverdiT gauara. frakze mravali ordeni da medali ekida. aman Zalian gaamxiarula oriveni, radgan ukan momaval naelCars gacilebiT naklebi jildo ekida. ra sasacilo sazogadoebaa! sTqva JorJma. buarenarma xeli CamoarTva. amasac mkerdze yviTel-mwvane saCuqari daekida, romelic duelis dResac ekeTa. lui XVI stilis patara buduarSi veeba, morTul-mokazmuli q-ni persemiuri viRac hercogs elaparakeboda. JorJma waiCurCula: albaT intimuri saqmeebi eqnebaT. oranJereaSi Tavisi coli xelaxla dainaxa. laroS-maties gverdiT ijda da orives TiTqmis faravda mcenareuloba. isini TiTqos yvelas eubnebodnen: `Cven aq paemani davniSneT, saqveynod davniSneT, radgan sazogadoebis azri Caladac ar migvaCnia~. q-ma de marelma aRiara, rom markoviCis `qriste~ saocari ram iyo, da oriveni gamobrundnen. b-ni de mareli daekargaT. JorJma hkiTxa: marTla, lorina isev miwyreba? isev mwyralad aris. Seni naxva aRar unda, da roca Senze laparakoben, oTaxidan gadis xolme. man araferi miugo. im patara qalis mtroba sevdas hgvrida da awuxebda. roca romeliRac karebSi gamodiodnen, suzanam daiWira da uTxra: ai, sad yofilxarT! aba, lamazo megobaro, marto unda darCeT, mSvenieri klotilda Cemi oTaxis saCveneblad mimyavs. da oriveni swrafi nabijiT wavidnen, Tanac stumarTa nakadSi iseTnairi talRiani da moklaknili moZraobiT micuravdnen, rogorsac xalxSi siarulis dros mxolod qalebi axerxeben xolme. TiTqmis imave dros viRacis xma moesma: JorJ! q-ni valteri iyo. man Cumi xmiT ganagrZo: oh, ra sastikad, ra mkacrad mepyrobiT. rad mawvalebT amaod? im qalbatonis wayvana suzanas me davavale, radgan TqvenTvis oriode sityvis Tqma mindoda. yuri migdeT. unda... unda dResve mogelaparakoT, Tu ara da... Tu ara da, ar vici, ras Caviden. oranJereaSi SediT. marcxniv kars dainaxavT. baRSi gaxvalT. pirdapir xeivans gahyeviT. sul bolos patara fanCaturs miadgebiT. iq aTiode wuTi momicadeT. Tu ar dameTanxmebiT, RmerTmani, aqve, amave wams, skandals gagimarTavT. JorJma zviadi xmiT upasuxa: keTili. aTi wuTis Semdeg Tqvens mier naCveneb alagas viqnebi. da erTmaneTs daSordnen. magram Jak rivalis meoxebiT JorJma kinaRam daigviana. man xeli gauyara JorJs da gatacebiT raRacas gauTavebliv uambobda. eWvi ar iyo, sasadilo oTaxidan modioda. bolos b-n de marels Sexvdnen. JorJma rivali miaCeCa da gaiqca. saWiro iyo gafrTxilebuliyo, raTa colsa da laroSs araferi SeemCniaT. du-ruam gasxleta moaxerxa, radgan isini raRacas gaetaca, da ukve baRSi gavida. civma haerma masze yinulis abazanasaviT imoqmeda. `daswyevlos RmerTma, ar gavcivde!~ gaifiqra da kiserze xelsaxoci Semoixvia. Semdeg xeivans gahyva. kargad ver xedavda, radgan Zlier ganaTebuli oTaxebidan gamovida. marcxniv da marjvniv gacrecil buCqebs arkvevda. foToli dacvivnuli hqondaT da wvrili Stoebi ucaxcaxebdaT. totebis burvilSi saxlidan gamonaJoni sinaTle kamkamebda. Sua gzaze raRac moTeTro gaarCia. q-ni valteri aRmoCnda. gulamoWrili kabiT iyo. JorJs akankalebuli xmiT CasCurCula: aqa xar? Cemi mokvla ginda?

man wynarad miugo: Tu RmerTi gwams, aliaqoTs nu amitex, Torem axlave waval. dedakaci kiserze moexvia, tuCi tuCTan miutana da uTxra: Tqvi, ra dagiSave, rom ase upatiosnod meqcevi? Tqvi, ra dagiSave-meTqi? JorJma misi moSoreba scada: bolos rom gnaxe, Seni Tma yvela Rilze damaxvie. amis gamo kinaRam cols gaveyare. Sens cols amasTan saqme ara aqvs. albaT, romelime sayvarelma agitexa aliaqoTi. me sayvarlebi ara myavs. sjobs gaCumde. CemTan ratom aRar modixar? kviraSi Tundac erTxel ratom ar sadilob Cvensas? xom ici, rogor vitanjebi. imdenad miyvarxar, rom Sens garda erTi azric aRara maqvs. rasac Sevxedav, Tvalwin Sen midgaxar, xolo pirs rom saTqmelad gavaReb xolme, meSinia, Seni saxeli ar wamomcdes. Sen amas ver gaigeb. meCveneba, TiTqo raRac, raRac WangebSi Cavvardi, raRac pirmokrul tomaraSi moveqeci. TviTonac ar vici, ra momdis da riT gaTavdeba yvelaferi. Seni xseneba Tavs ar manebebs, yelSi miWers, ai aq, sadRac gulSi maxrCobs da fexebi mekveTeba. me SemiZlia mTel dRes ugunuri pirutyviviT vijde savarZelSi da mxolod Senze vfiqrobde. du-rua gaocebiT Sescqeroda. q-ni valteri im sqels, patara da anc qaliSvils aRar hgavda, rogorc aqamdis egona. es ukve sasowarkveTili, imeddakarguli dedakaci iyo, romelic aRarafers ar moerideboda. TavSi raRac bundovani azri Cauvarda da Tqva: Cemo Zvirfaso, maradiuli siyvaruli ar arsebobs. erTmaneTs nebdebian da Sordebian. magram roca mas dasasruli aRar uCans, igi saSinel uRlad gadaiqceva xolme. me amaze meti aRar SemiZlia. ai, sruli simarTle. magram Tu Sen gonze moxval, Tu megobarsaviT damixvdebi da momepyrobi, Sens saxlSi isev winandeliviT vivli. Tqvi, SegiZlia? man SiSveli xelebi Sav frakze daawyo JorJs da CurCuliT uTxra: me yvelaferi SemiZlia. oRond gnaxo xolme. maS, gadawyvetilia, miugo Jurnalistma, Cven megobrebi varT da meti araferi. gadawyvetilia, mere tuCebi miuSvira: erTi kocnac da... ukanasknelia... man rbilad uarhyo: ara. sityva unda SeinaxoT. q-ni valteri mibrunda. cremli moiwminda. mere korsaJidan vardisferi babTiT Sexveuli paketi amoiRo da du-ruas gauwoda: ai, Seni wili... marokos operaciisa. Zalian mixaroda, rom SenTvis cota ram movige. aha, aiRe, aiRe, raRa... JorJs surda uari eTqva: ara, am fuls ar aviReb. yofili sayvareli aRSfoTda: rao? Sen ar izam magas!.. ara, ara-meTqi! es fuli Sen gekuTvnis, marto Sen. Tu ar aiReb, icode, sanagveze gadavagdeb! JorJ, nu mawyenineb! man aiRo paketi, jibeSi Caido da Tqva: davbrundeT, Torem filtvebis anTeba dagemarTeba. neta eg moxdes! neta sikvdili SemeZlos! da dedakacma xeli CamoarTva, Jinianad, giJuri sasowarkveTiT dakocna da Sin gaiqca. Cafiqrebuli JorJi neli nabijiT gamobrunda, oranJereaSi RimiliT da medidurad Sevida. misi coli da laroSi iq aRar iyvnen. cxadi iyo, sacekvaod darCena aravis ar surda. JorJma suzanas da imis das mohkra Tvali. xelgayrili dadiodnen. masTan mividnen da Txoves, maTTan da graf latur-ivelenTan erTad pirveli kadrili ecekva. man gaikvirva: eg viRa aris?

suzanam odnavi gesliT upasuxa: Cemi dis axali megobaria. gawiTlebulma rozam Cumad Tqva: boroti nu xar, suzana. Tu is vaJbatoni Cemia, maS Senic yofila. dam gaiRima: me vici, rasac vambob. roza gauwyra, zurgi Seaqcia da wavida. JorJma masTan darCenil qals Sinaurulad waavlo xeli nidayvSi da Tavisi alersiani xmiT uTxra: miTxariT, Cemo Zvirfaso, megobrad migaCnivarT Tu ara? ra Tqma unda, lamazo megobaro. mendobiT? savsebiT. gaxsovT, ras geubnebodiT dRes? raze? Tqvens gaTxovebaze, anu, ufro swored rom giTxraT, im kacze, visac misTxovdebiT. ho. keTili. maS SegiZliaT erT rames dampirdeT? ho. ras? imas, rom me ueWvelad mkiTxavT rCevas, roca vinme Tqvens Tavs iTxovs da uCemod aravis Tanxmobas ar miscemT. Zalian kargi. oRond es ambavi CvenSi unda darCes. nurc Tqvens deda-mamas etyviT. arc erT sityvas. maZlevT patiosan sityvas? gaZlevT. rivali saqmiani ieriT miuaxlovda maT: mamaTqveni gTxovT, qalbatono, darbazSi mibrZandeT. suzanam Tqva: wavideT, lamazo megobaro. magram JorJma uari uTxra, radgan Sin dabruneba da marto darCena gadawyvita. mas axali safiqrali gauCnda da cols dauwyo Zebna. male ipova. madlena du-rua or ucnob mamakacTan erTad Sokolads svamda. im ucnobebs Tavisi qmari gaacno, magram maTi gvari ar daasaxela. cota xnis Semdeg qmarma hkiTxa: Sin ar wamoxval? rogorc gindodes. qmars xeli gauyara da wamovidnen. oTaxebSi xalxi SeTxelebuliyo. q-ni valteri sad aris? ikiTxa madlenam. unda Zili nebisa vusurvo. ar Rirs. Txovnas dagviwyebs, cekvaze darCiTo. me ki ukve yvelaferi mombezrda. agrea, marTali xar. Sin misvlamde dumdnen, magram oTaxSi rom Sevidnen, madlenam RimiliT uTxra: ici ra, SenTvis axali ambavi maqvs. cud gunebaze myofma qmarma waiburtyuna: ra ambavia? gamoicani. swored magisTvis mcalia. maS, getyvi. zeg pirveli ianvaria. agrea. saaxalwlo saCuqrebis wesi arsebobs. ho. ai, laroSis saCuqari. weRan gadmomca SenTvis.

da patara Savi kolofi gauwoda, sadac Cveulebriv Zvirfas nivTs inaxaven xolme. JorJma gulgrilad gaxsna da sapatio legionis jvari dainaxa. odnav gafiTrda, mere gaiRima da Tqva: me aTi milioni merCivna. es jvari laroSs Zvirad ar uzis. madlenas egona, gavaxarebo. qmris gulgrilobam ki gaabraza da, autaneli xasiaTi dagCemda. axla aRaraferi aRar gakmayofilebs. man dinjad miugo: is kaci mxolod vals mixdis da jer kidev bevri marTebs Cemi. cols am sityvebis kilo gaukvirda da SeniSna: rac unda iyos, Seni xnis kacisaTvis eg jildo mcire ram ar aris. yovelive SedarebiTia, miugo qmarma. me SemeZlo metic mqonoda. JorJma kolofi aiRo, gaxsna, buxris Tavze dadga da Sig mbrwyinav varskvlavs ramdenime wuTs umzerda. Semdeg isev daxura, mxrebi aiyara da dawva. marTlac, `mTavrobis uwyebebSi~ pirvel ianvars dabeWdili iyo, rom Jurnalist prosper JorJ du-ruas gansakuTrebuli damsaxurebisaTvis sapatio legionis kavaleris wodeba eboZao. misi gvari or nawilad iyo gayofili da JorJs es ufro esiamovna, vidre TviTon ordeni. erTi saaTi Zlivs iqneboda gasuli, rac man es ambavi waikiTxa da ukve moedo sazogadoebas. Jurnalists q-ni valterisagan werili mouvida. nasayvarlevi eajeboda, im dResve misuliyo maTTan sadilad colTan erTad, raTa es dResaswauli aReniSnaT. cota xans yoymanobda, Semdeg orazrovnad monaweri baraTi cecxlSi Seagdo da madlenas uTxra: dRes valterTan vsadilobT. cols gaukvirda: rao? me megona, Sen gadawyvetili gqonda, maTs saxlSi fexic aRar Segedga. man kbilebSi gamoscra: azri Sevicvale. roca mividnen, q-ni valteri marto ijda lui XVI stilis patara buduarSi, sadac axlo megobrebs uxvdebodnen xolme. Savi kaba ecva, Tma Seepudra da momxiblavi ieri hqonda. Soridan moxucebuls hgavda, axlodan axalgazrdas, magram dakvirvebuli kaci maSinve gaarCevda, rom es mxolod Tvalis motyueba iyo. mgloviared brZandebiT? hkiTxa madlenam. var kidevac da arca var, miugo man. aravinac ar momkvdomia, magram iseT xanSi gadavdeqi, roca adamians SeuZlia Tavis sicocxleze ukve Savebi Caicvas. me dRes Cavicvi, raTa mekurTxebina igi. amieridan Savi gulSic meqneba Cacmuli. du-ruam gaifiqra: `es gadawyvetileba neta didxans eyofa?~ sadils sevdis ieri hqonda. marto suzana titinebda SeuCerebliv. roza fiqrebSi iyo wasuli. yvela ulocavda Jurnalists. saRamoze yvelani baasiTa da xetialiT darbazebSi da oranJereaSi daifantnen. du-ruas q-ni valteri mihyavda. man odnav SeaCera JorJi. yuri migdeT, uTxra dabali xmiT. arasodes aRarafers getyviT, oRond... zogjer mnaxeT xolme, JorJ. xom xedavT, `Sen~-obiTac ki aRar gelaparakebiT. uTqvenod sicocxle aRar SemiZlia, es CemTvis gamouTqmeli wamebaa. me ise vgrZnob Tqvens Tavs da ise ginaxavT Cems TvalebSi, gulSi, tanSi, dRisiT da RamiTac, TiTqos CemTvis sawamlavi dagelevinebinoT, romelic Signeulobas mimduRravs. me ar SemiZlia, ara, aRar SemiZlia. me mxolod xnieri qali SemiZlia viyo TqvenTvis. Tma gangeb SeviWaRarave, raTa Cemi sibere TqvenTvis meCvenebina, oRond zogjer mnaxeT xolme, xangamoSvebiT megobrulad Semoixede xolme. JorJs xeli CamoarTva da mouWira, frCxilebi CaaWdo. man wynarad miugo: Cven yvelaferi ukve naTqvami gvaqvs da saWiro aRar aris ganmeoreba. xom xedavT, miviRe Tu ara werili, umalve geaxeliT.

b-ni valteri qaliSvilebTan da madlenasTan erTad midioda win da Jurnalists `qristesTan~ ucdida. warmoidgineT, sTqva man siciliT, guSin Cemi coli am suraTis win muxlmoyrili vipove. ise loculobda aq, rogorc samlocveloSi. ramdeni macina! colma mtkice xmiT upasuxa, mis kiloSi Cumi aRtaceba gamosWvioda. es qriste suls micxonebs. roca vumzer, simxneves da Zalas maZlevs, wyalze Semdgari qristes win gaCerda da CurCuliT daumata: ra lamazia! rogor eSiniaT adamianebs misi da rogor uyvarT! SexedeT mis Tavs, Tvalebs, ra ubraloa da imave dros ra saucxoo! suzanam wamoiZaxa: Tqvena ggavT, lamazo megobaro! Tqven rom wveri gqondeT, an mas rom moparsoT, tyupebi iqnebodiT. RmerTmani, saocari msgavsebaa! suzanas undoda, du-rua suraTTan damdgariyo da maSin marTlac yvelani darwmundebonen, Tu raoden didi msgavseba iyo maT Soris. yvelas gaukvirda. valters es msgavseba ucnaurobad moeCvena. madlenam ki RimiliT Tqva: qristes ufro vaJkacuri ieri aqvso. q-ni valteri uZravad idga, qristes gverdiT mdgom Tavis yofil sayvarels CaSterebiT umzerda, saxeze Tavisive Tmis feri edo. Tavi merve mTeli zamTris manZilze du-rua xSiri stumari iyo valteris ojaxisa. zogjer marto mividoda xolme sadilad, radgan madlena daRlilobas uCioda da Sin darCena erCivna. JorJma stumrad misasvlelad paraskevi daiCema da q-ni valteri im dRes aravis iRebda xolme, radgan paraskevi marto mas, marto lamaz megobars ekuTvnoda. sadilis Semdeg qaRalds TamaSobdnen, Cinur Tevzebs purs aWmevdnen, isvenebdnen da Sinaurulad erTobodnen. xSirad sadme kars ukan, oranJereaSi, buCqTan, an sadme bnel kuTxeSi diasaxlisi JorJs moulodnelad gulze miikravda, mTeli Zal-RoniT miizidavda da yurSi CasCurCulebda: miyvarxar... miyvarxar-meTqi... sikvdilamde meyvarebi... magram yofili sayvareli mudam civad iSorebda da mkvaxed etyoda xolme: Tu winandeburad momeqceviT, sulac aRar moval. martis dasasruls uceb xma dairxa, orive da Txovdebao: roza graf de la tur ivelinze, suzana ki markiz de kazolze. es ori kaci gauSinaurda valteris ojaxs, ubralod ki ar gauSinaurda, aramed ise, rom maT aSkara upiratesobas aZlevdnen da gansakuTrebul pativs debdnen. JorJi da suzana erTmaneTs isev megobrulad, isev da-Zmuri silaRiT epyrobodnen. saaTobiT ybedobdnen, yvelas dascinodnen da, rogorc etyobodaT, erTmaneTic moswondaT. amave dros, arasodes ar uxsenebiaT arc axalgazrda qalis gaTxoveba da arc drogamoSvebiT Semosuli mTxovneli. erTxel valterma du-rua sauzmed moiyvana Sin. sauzmis Semdeg q-ni valteri mosalaparakeblad gaixmes. maSin JorJma uTxra suzanas: wamo, Tevzebs vaWamoT. TiTom puris didi naWeri aiRo da oranJereaSi gavidnen. marmarilos auzis irgvliv baliSebi ewyo, raTa zed daeCoqaT da mocurave TevzebTan axlo yofiliyvnen. axalgazrda qal-vaJma baliSebi aiRes, erTmaneTis gverdiT daiCoqes, auzze daixarnen da dasorslil purs wyalSi yra dauwyes. dainaxes Tu ara Tevzebma, boloebis qneviT axlo mocurdnen, didsa da gadmokarklul Tvalebs atrialebdnen, iyvinTebodnen, fskerisken minaden davlas iWerdnen da axlis molodiniT umal isev amotivtivdebodnen xolme. pirs metad sasacilod aRebdnen, swrafad da moulodnelad xtodnen ganze, ucnaurad ipranWebodnen da raRac patara urCxulebs emsgavsebodnen. JorJi da suzana wyalSi TavianT saxeebs xedavdnen da uRimodnen. uceb du-ruam Cumi xmiT uTxra:

 suzana, kargs ar sCadixarT, rom mimalavT... ra moxda, lamazo megobaro? hkiTxa man. dagaviwydaT, ras SempirdiT, ai, amave adgilze, im saRamos? aRar maxsovs. unda CemTvis rCeva gekiTxaT, roca ki vinme Tqvens Txovas moisurvebda. mere ra? Tqveni Tavi ukve iTxoves. vin? Tqvenc kargad iciT. garwmunebT, ar vici. iciT-meTqi, im grZelfexa markizma, pranWia de kazolma giTxovaT. jer erTi, pranWia ar aris. SesaZlebelia, samagierod, sulelia, TamaSiT gakotrebuli da qeifiT qancmileuli. RmerTmani, Zalian kargi qmari geyolebaT lamazi, qorfa da Wkviani. qalma RimiliT hkiTxa: mainc ras uwunebT? me? arafers. ara, gulSi raRac gidevT. is sulac ar aris egeTi, rogoric ggoniaT. aba ra saTqmelia! intrigania da suleli. suzanam wyals Tvali moswyvita da odnav mobrunda. miTxariT, ra dagemarTaT? JorJma ise upasuxa, TiTqos siRrmidan saidumlo amoglijeso: me... me... is damemarTa, rom eWvi mtanjavs. qals odnav gaukvirda: Tqven? diax, me. ratom? imitom, rom... miyvarxarT da Cemi siyvaruli Tqvenc kargad iciT, avgulo. maSin suzanam susxiT miugo: gagiJebulxarT, lamazo megobaro. mec vici, rom sigiJes vroSav, miugo man, mec ar vici, rogor gibedavT amis Tqmas. me coli myavs, Tqven ki axalgazrda qaliSvili brZandebiT. giJze metica var. borotmoqmedi, mdabali borotmoqmedi var. magram me imedi aRmekveTa da aman gonebac damikarga. da roca Tqvenze mesmis, Txovdebao, ise vxeldebi, rom lamis vinme Semomakvdes. SemindeT es sigiJe, suzana. da dadumda. Tevzebi gaxevdnen, radgan sakvebs aRar uyridnen, erT wyebaze gamwkrivdnen, inglisel saldaTebs hgavdnen da axalgazrdebis daxril saxeebs Sescqerodnen, magram maT TevzebisaTvis aRar ecalaT. qalma naxevrad mxiaruli kiloTi da Cumi, sevdanarevi xmiT uTxra: Zalian vnanob, rom coliani xarT. magram ra vqna. gvianRaa, saqme gaTavebulia. JorJi uceb miutrialda, Tavi axlo miutana da TiTqmis pirSi uTxra: ucolo rom vyofiliyavi, gamomyvebodiT? man wrfeli guliT miugo: ho, lamazo megobaro, gamogyvebodiT, yvelaze metad Tqven momwonxarT. JorJi wamodga da borZikiT miugo: gmadlobT... gmadlobT. gemudarebiT, nuravis nu miscemT Tanxmobas. cota kidev moicadeT. gexvewebiT. pirobas maZlevT? qals misi zraxva ar esmoda. odnav darcxvenili iyo da CurCuliT miugo: ho, gaZlevT. du-ruam puris didi natexi Tevzebs miugdo, qals arc ki gamoeTxova da gaxelebuliviT gamoiqca. Tevzebi ecnen purs, romelic dazelili ar iyo da wylis zedapirze dacuravda, da TavianTi gaumaZRari pirebiT xarbad dauwyes gleja. auzis meore

kuTxeSi waaTries da mis qveS moZravi mtevaniviT Seikvrnen, raRac cocxal da mbrunav yvavils daemgavsnen, romelic TiTqos yiramala Cavardniliyo wyalSi. gaocebuli da SemkrTali suzana wamodga da neli nabijiT gamobrunda. Jurnalisti aRarsad iyo. JorJi guldamSvidebuli dabrunda Sin. madlena werils werda. cols hkiTxa: paraskevs valterTan vsadilob. Senc xom wamoxval? madlena Cafiqrda: ara. odnav uqeifod var da Sin jdoma mirCevnia. rogorc gsurdes. Zalas ar dagatan. qudi aiRo da maSinve gamovida. didi xania du-rua Tavis cols Tvals adevnebda, mis kvals dasdevda da yoveli misi nabiji icoda. bolos, didi xnis nalodinevi Jamic daudga, colis naTqvamis kilom, `Sin jdoma mirCevniao~, qmari ver moatyua. momdevno dReebis ganmavlobaSi cols Tavazianad epyroboda. mxiaruladac iyo, es ki im xanebSi iSviaTad emCneoda. colma SeniSna: Sen isev winandel JorJad gadaiqeci. paraskevs sakmaod adre Caicva, radgan, misive sityviT, sanam patrons ewveoda, ramdenime adgilas unda Seevlo. eqvs saaTze cols akoca da karetis dasaqiraveblad notr dam de loretis forze gavida. meetles uTxra: fontenis quCaze me-17 nomris win gaCerdebiT da imden xans idgebiT, sanam wasvlas ar getyviT. Semdeg lafaetis quCaze restoran `xoxobSi~ wamiyvanT. etli neli CorTiT daiZra. du-ruam fardebi CamouSva, kareta Tavisi saxlis win SeaCera da Sesasvlels dauwyo TvalTvali. aTi wuTis lodinis Semdeg iqidan gamosuli madlena dainaxa, romelic gareubnis bulvarisaken wavida. roca man didi manZili gaiara, du-ruam sarkmelSi Tavi gamohyo da SesZaxa: aba, wadi! kareta daiZra da mgzavri im ubanSi cnobil saSualo restoran `xoxobSi~ miiyvana. JorJi saerTo darbazSi Sevida, sadili SeukveTa da auCqarebliv SeWama, Tanac drogamoSvebiT saaTze ixedeboda. Semdeg yava dalia, ori mcire Wiqa koniaki daayola, erTi kargi sigara moswia, rvis-naxevarze gamovida, iqve mimavali carieli etli daiqirava da la roS fukos quCaze wasvla ubrZana. erTi patara saxlis win gaaCera, mekares ar daekiTxa, meoTxe sarTulze avida da, roca moaxlem kari gauRo, hkiTxa: batoni Jilber de lormi Sin brZandeba? diax, batono. da sastumroSi Seacila. cota xans acdevines. Semdeg vinme maRali da ordeniani kaci gamovida, romelsac axalgazrdobis miuxedavad, ukve WaRara eria da mxedruli mimoxvra hqonda. du-ruam salami misca da uTxra: batono komisaro, rogorc megona, Cemi coli amJamad marTla Tavis sayvarelTan sadilobs martiris quCaze, daqiravebul binaze. moxelem Tavi daukra: mibrZaneT, batono Cemo. Tqven, mgoni, ganagrZo JorJma, mgoni, mxolod cxra saaTamde gaqvT dro. Semdeg ki kerZo binaSi Sesvlisa da mruSobis dadasturebis ufleba aRara gaqvT, ara? zamTrobiT mxolod Svid saaTamde, xolo 31 martidan cxra saaTamde. dRes xuTi aprilia, maSasadame, dro gvqonia. keTili, batono komisaro. qveviT etli gvelodeba. SeiZleba agentebi viaxloT. Semdeg ki karebTan movicdiT. rac ufro gvian SevalT, ufro advilad daviWerT. rogorc gnebavdeT.

komisari gavida, mere paltogadacmuli dabrunda, romelic samfera sartyels hfaravda. man ukan daixia, raTa du-rua gaeSva win, magram Jurnalisti fiqrebSi iyo garTuli da imeorebda: Tqvens Semdeg, batono, Tqvens Semdeg gavivli. moxelem miugo: gTxovT mibrZandeT, batono Cemo. me Cems saxlSi gaxlavarT. JorJma Tavi daukra da dires gadmoalaja. jer komisariatSi wavidnen, sadac samoqalaqo tanisamosiT gamowyobili sami agenti icdida, radgan dilasve gaafrTxila, rom is saRamos colis daWeras apirebda mruSobaze. erTi agenti meetles gverdiT miujda kofoze, xolo ori karetaSi Cajda, romelic martiris quCisken wavida. du-ruam komisars Seatyobina: me binis gegma maqvs, mesame sarTulzea. jer mcire talani iqneba, Semdeg sasadilo, bolos ki sawoli oTaxi. gasaqcevad sxva kari ara aqvT. iqve axlo zeinkali cxovrobs. Tu dagvWirda, mzad iqneba. roca naCveneb saxlTan mividnen, cxris TxuTmeti iyo. gaCumebulebi isxdnen da ociode wuTs icdidnen. roca du-ruam dainaxa, rom cxras TxuTmeti wuTi aklda, Tqva: axla ki SevideT. mekares yuri ar aTxoves, romelmac isini verc ki dainaxa, da kibeze avidnen. erTi agenti gamosavali karis dasacavad darCa gareT. mesame sarTulis baqanze oTxi kaci Sedga. du-ruam kars jer yuri miado, Semdeg klites naCvretSi Seixeda. arc raime moCanda, arc xmauri ismoda. zari dareka. komisari agentebs miubrunda: Tu dagiZaxoT, mzad iyaviT. jer aq ideqiT. da lodini daiwyes. ori-sami wuTis Semdeg JorJma zaris Rils zedized ramdenjerme odnav daaWira TiTi. binis siRrmeSi xmauroba moisma, Semdeg viRac msubuqi nabijiT moaxlovda. maSin Jurnalistma xis karze mokakuli TiTiT daaraxuna mZlavrad. qalma odnav Secvlili xmiT hkiTxa: romeli xarT? policiis komisarma ganucxada: kanonis ZaliT, kari gaaReT! vin brZandebiT? gaimeora qalis xmam. policis komisari gaxlavarT: gaaReT, Torem Semovamtvrev. ra gnebavT? moisma Signidan. es me var, SesZaxa du-ruam. tyuiladRa ecdebiT, dagvemaloT. kars SiSveli fexis xma moSorda, xolo ramdenime wamis Semdeg isev moaxlovda. JorJma uTxra: Tu ar gaaRebT, kars gavtexavT. xels saxelurze uWerda da kars mxriT awveboda. radgan pasuxi ar iyo, uceb ise mZlavrad daetaka, rom morTuli oTaxebis Zvelma klitem veRar gauZlo. kars xraxnilebi moswyda da JorJi kinaRam madlenas daeca, romelic mxolod perangisa da qvemo kabis amara idga. Tma gawewili hqonda, fexSiSvela iyo da xelSi sanTeli eWira. JorJma SesZaxa: is aris, daviWireT! da oTaxebs eca. komisarma qudi moixada da gahyva. SeSinebuli axalgazrda dedakaci ukan misdevda da gzas unaTebda. sasadilo gaiares, romelic aulagebeli iyo da magidaze nasufrali eyara: Sampanuris carieli boTlebi, paStetis narCeni, qaTmis Zvlebi da puris natexebi. or TefSze ostrakus niJara eyara. oTaxi ise iyo areuli, TiTqos mdgmurebs es aris axla Cxubi hqondaTo. kaba skamis sazurgeze ekida, Sarvals savarZlis saxelurze gadaelajebina. ori

wyvili fexsacmeli erTi mozrdili da erTic patara sawoli taxtis fexebTan gverdze gadabrunebuli eyara. morTuli saxlis Cveulebrivi oTaxi iyo, ubralo avejiT Semkuli. yvelafers sastumros saZageli, sazizRari suni asdioda, fardebs, leibebs, kedlebs, skamebs, im adamianTa suni, visac odesme am binaSi ecxovra, an mxolod sZineboda, zogs erTi dRe, zogs eqvsi Tve, da yvelas sakuTari suni daetovebina. es suni winamorbedi mdgmurebis sunSi ireoda da TandaTan raRac gaurkvevel uxamsur da autanel simyraled gadaqceuliyo, romelic yvela aseT alagas erTnairia xolme. buxris Tavze uwesrigod idga tkbili namcxvriT savse TefSi, erTi boTli Sartrezi da ori gamoucleli patara Wiqa, xolo qudi saaTze CamoefxataT. komisari swrafad mobrunda, madlenas TvalebSi Sexeda da hkiTxa: Tqven q-ni klara-madlena du-rua brZandebiT, aq myofi publicistis prosper JorJis kanonieri meuRle, ara? man SexuTuli xmiT upasuxa: diax. aq ras akeTebT? man araferi miugo. xolo kanonis mcvelma ganagrZo: aq ras akeTebT-meTqi? morTul oTaxebSi gxedavT, TiTqmis gaxdili brZandebiT. aq risTvis mobrZandiT? erT wuTs moucada, da radgan madlena isev dumda, daumata: radgan ara gsurT ganmarteba miboZoT, iZulebuli var oqmis Sedgenas Sevudge. loginSi, sabnis qveS, adamianis tani moCanda. komisari mivida da dauZaxa: mowyaleo xelmwifev! sabanSi gaxveuli ucnobi ar inZreoda. rogorc Canda, kedlisken iwva da Tavi sasTumlis qveS hqonda Camaluli. xelisufalma im alagas daado xeli, rac, albaT, mxari unda yofiliyo, da gaumeora: gTxovT, Zalas nu maxmarebinebT. magram gaxveuli kaci kvlav mkvdariviT uZravad egdo. du-ruac mivida. swrafad dastaca xeli, sabani axada, baliSic aaglija da laroS-maties jigrisferi saxe gamoaCina. JorJi daiRuna, Tan wyurviliT kankalebda, raTa yelSi swvdomoda da miexrCo, da kbilebis kraWuniT uTxra: imdeni gambedaoba mainc gamoiCineT, rom Tqvens aramzadobaSi gamotydeT. kanonis darajma erTxel kidev hkiTxa: batono, vin brZandebiT-meTqi? da radgan mexnakravi sayvareli pasuxs ar iZleoda, ganagrZo: me policiis komisari gaxlavar da Tqvens vinaobas moviTxov. cxoveluri sibraziT acaxcaxebulma JorJma SesZaxa: laCaro, upasuxeT raRa, Torem me TviTon dagasaxelebT! maSin mwoliarem xma amoiRo: batono komisaro, am kacs nebas nu miscemT sasacilod amigdos. visTan maqvs saqme, TqvenTan Tu amasTan? Tqven unda gipasuxoT, Tu amas? xaxa TiTqos sul gamSrali hqonda. Tqven CemTan gaqvT saqme, miugo kanonis mcvelma, marto CemTan. isev gekiTxebiT, vin brZandebiT-meTqi? is mainc dumda. sabani nikapamde moibura da Tvalebs abneulad acecebda. misi agrexili patara ulvaSi sul Savad mosCanda. komisarma ganagrZo. pasuxis mocema ara gsurT? maS iZulebuli var, dagapatimroT. asea Tu ise, droa wamodgeT. roca adgebiT, dagkiTxavT. loginSi mwoliare sxeuli SeinZra, xolo misma Tavma waiCurCula: keTili, magram ar SemiZlia Tqvens Tvalwin... ratom? ikiTxa moxelem. radgan... radgan me... me... sul titveli var. du-ruam gadixarxara, iatakze Cavardnili perangi aiRo, loginze miugdo da uTxra:

 aba, wamodeqiT. raki Cemi colis Tvalwin gaxda SesZeliT, Cems Tvalwin Cacmasac moaxerxebT. mere mobrunda da buxarTan Sedga. madlenas sidinje daubrunda. radgan yvelaferi gaTavebuli iyo, gadawyvita, aRarafers morideboda. Tvalebi gamomwvevi siTamamiT aenTo. qaRaldi daaxvia da buxris Tavze maxinj SandlebSi aTive sanTeli TiTqos sazeimod aanTo. Semdeg marmarilos buxars mieyuda, qveda kaba uknidan zeviT aiwia, SiSveli fexi buxars miuSvira, vardisferi kolofidan papirosi amoiRo da gaabola. komisari axla mas miubrunda, sanam madlenas Tanaziari Caicvamda. man kadnierad hkiTxa moxeles: xSirad gixdebaT aseTi saqmis Sesruleba? komisarma mkacrad upasuxa: rac SeiZleba iSviaTad, qalbatono. Tqvens magier me mixaria, pirSi gaucina komisars, arc imdenad sufTa saqmea. madlena Tavs ikatunebda, TiTqo Tavis qmars ar amCnevda. loginSi mwoliare vaJbatoni tans imosavda, fexsacmeli da Sarvali Caicva da miuaxlovda, Tanac Jilets ikravda. policiis oficerma mimarTa: gnebavT axla Tqveni gvari daasaxeloT? man ar upasuxa. komisarma warmoTqva: maS iZulebuli viqnebi, dagapatimroT. maSin ucnobma uecrad wamoiZaxa: xels nu maxlebT, Cemi pirovneba Seuxebelia. du-rua ise eca, TiTqos misi dabegva undao, da Sig pirSi Causisina: Tqven wagaswres. borotmoqmedebaze wagaswres. Tu movisurve, dagapatimreben... diax, Tu me movisurve... mere mrTolvare xmiT daumata: es kaci laroS-matie gaxlavT, sagareo saqmeTa ministri. gancvifrebulma policiis komisarma ukan daixia da waibutbuta: axla ki seriozulad gekiTxebiT, gnebavT Tu ara Tqveni vinaoba daasaxeloT? man gabeda da ZaldatanebiT warmoTqva: am aramzadam axla ki simarTle Tqva: me marTla ministri laroS-matie gaxlavarT. Semdeg du-ruas mkerdze miuTiTa, saca patara xali cecxliviT moCanda, da daurTo: ai es salaxana im jildos atarebs Tavis frakze, romelic me miveci. du-ruas Warxlis feri daedo. sapatio legionis lenti umalve moiglija, cecxlSi Seagdo da miayola: ai, ra fasi aqvs TqvenisTana qvemZromis saCuqars! oriveni pirispir idgnen, orive gaanCxlebuli iyo da muStebi Semzadebuli hqondaT, erTi gamxdari da ulvaSdaweuli, meore ki sruli da ulvaSagrexili. komisari swrafad Cadga SuaSi da Tqva: batonebo, gonierebas nu dakargavT! isini dadumdnen da erTmaneTs zurgi Seaqcies. madlena uZravad idga, iRimeboda da isev papiross abolebda. policiis moxelem ganagrZo: batono ministro, Tqven da aq myof qalbaton du-ruas marto mogaswariT. Tqven loginSi iweqiT, es ki TiTqmis titveli brZandeboda. orives tanisamosi areulia da uwesrigod yria am binaSi. es yovelive pirdapiri sabuTia mruSobisa. Tqven ver uaryofT. ras mibrZanebT amis sapasuxod? laroS-matiem waiCurCula: arafers. SeasruleT Tqveni movaleoba. komisari madlenas miubrunda: qalbatono, aRiarebT, rom es batoni Tqveni sayvarelia? man gamomwvevi xmiT miugo:

 uars ar vambob: Cemi sayvarelia. srulebiT sakmarisia. Semdeg komisarma ramodenime SeniSvna Caiwera imis Sesaxeb, Tu oTaxebi rogor iyo areuli da mowyobili. roca wera daasrula, ministri ukve Cacmuli iyo. palto ecva, xelSi joxi eWira da moxeles ucdida. mere hkiTxa: kidev gWirdebiT? xom aRaraferi mevaleba? SemiZlia wavide? du-rua miubrunda, kadnierad gauRima da uTxra: rad midixarT? Cven Cveni SevasruleT da isev dagtovebT, SegiZliaT isev loginSi CawveT. komisris saxelos Seexo da daumata: wavideT, batono komisaro. aq araviTari saqme aRar gvaqvs. odnav gaocebuli komisari gamohyva JorJs, romelic karis direze Sedga, raTa kanonis mcvelisTvis gza daeTmo. man Tavazianad daiwia, du-rua Tavis naTqvamze idga: gTxovT, batono. komisarma miugo: Tqvens Semdeg, batono Cemo. maSin Jurnalistma Tavi daukra da ironiuli TavaziT upasuxa: axla Tqveni jeria, batono komisaro. me am saxlSi TiTqmis Sin gaxlavarT. Semdeg kari nela da moridebiT gamoixura. erTi saaTis Semdeg du-rua `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ redaqciaSi Sedioda. valteri ukve iq iyo: Tavis gazeTs uwindeliviT ganagebda da bejiTad adevnebda Tvalyurs. mas uamravi mkiTxveli miemata da igi valteris bankis gafarToebul operaciebs didad umagrebda zurgs. gamomcemelma Tavi aswia da hkiTxa: aq brZandebiT? raRac ucnauri ieri gaqvT. ratom dRes sadilad ar moxvediT? saidan modixarT? axalgazrda kacma saTqmelis Zala gazoma da yoveli sityva xazgasmiT gamoTqva: es-es aris sagareo saqmeTa ministri Camovagde. valters jer xumroba egona: CamoagdeT... neta rogor? me kabinets vcvli, morCa da gaTavda! is qvemZromi didi xania gasagdebi iyo. beberi gamomcemeli gancvifrebuli iyo da gaifiqra: albaT, daTvrao, da waiCurCula: kargi, gaaTaveT. ucnaur raRacas meubnebiT. sulac ara. batoni laroS-matie da Cemi coli daviWire. policiis komisarma oqmi Seadgina. Cveni ministris saqme gaTavebulia. valteri gaSterebuli iyo. saTvale Sublze aizida da hkiTxa: xom ar damciniT? sulac ara. axlave Sesafer qronikasac davwer. keTili, magram... miznad ra gaqvT? am qurdis, am salaxanas, sazogadoebis am mavne kacis mospoba. qudi skamze dado da miumata: gafrTxildes, vinc gzaze gadameRobeba! arasodes aravis ar davindob. gamomcemels mainc ar esmoda. magram... magram Tqveni coli? waiCurCula. xval diliT gancxadebas Sevitan da gayras moviTxov. dee, isev gansvenebuli foresties colad gadaiqces. maS gayra gsurvebiaT. ra Tqma unda. qveynis masxarad gamxada. saWiro iyo, Tavi sulelad momeCvenebina, raTa isini mruSobaSi dameWira. axla ki saqme gaTavebulia da saqmis mbrZanebeli amJamad me gaxlavarT.

valteri jer gons ver mosuliyo da TanamSromels gaocebuli TvalebiT Sescqeroda, Tanac fiqrobda: `daswyevlos RmerTma, am eSmakTan morigebiT unda vicxovro!~ amieridan Tavisufali var, ganagrZo JorJma. mcireodeni fuli maqvs. oqtombris dasawyiss arCevnebSi kandidatad gamoval Cems olqSi, iq Zalian kargad micnoben. aseT colTan erTad, romelsac yvela eWvis TvaliT uyurebda, Rirseul alags ver daviWerdi da verc Sesafer pativs movipovebdi. gamatutuca, momatyua, momxibla da tyved Camigdo. magram gavuge Tu ara gveloba, umalve Tvali avadevne. gaicina da daumata: sawyali forestie namdvili rqosani gamodga... mindobili, gulmarTali da beyeCa kaci iyo. magram is samkauli, romelic man anderZad damitova, Tavidan moviSore. axla xel-fexi gaxsnili maqvs. amieridan me Sors waval. skams gadaalaja da CafiqrebiT gaimeora: diax, axla ki Sors waval. beberi valteri isev farTod gaxelili TvalebiT umzerda da TavisTavs eubneboda: `diax, es gaiZvera Sors wava~. JorJi wamodga: axla saqroniko SeniSvnas davwer. darbaislur kiloze unda Sevadgino. magram igi ministrisTvis saSineli ram iqneba. laroSi gaTavebuli kacia. veraferic veRar uSvelis. aRarc Cvenma gazeTma unda daindos, aRar gvWirdeba. valteri ramdenime wuTs yoymanobda. Semdeg ki gabeda: maS dawereT! axia! brali misi, vinc aseT saqmeSi Caeria. Tavi mecxre sami Tve gavida. du-rua is-is iyo cols gaeyara, romelmac isev foresties gvari daibruna. radgan 15 ivliss valterebi truvilSi unda wasuliyvnen, gadawyvites, erTi dRe qalaqgareT gaetarebinaT da xuTSabaTs, dilis cxra saaTze eqvsadgiliani etliT gavidnen, romelSic oTxi cxeni eba. ganzraxuli hqondaT, samxari sen-JermenSi, anri meoTxis pavilionSi eWamaT. radgan lamaz megobars markiz de kazolis naxva ezareboda, valterebs sTxova, is ar daepatiJaT. magram bolos gadawyvites, samagierod, grafi de la tur-iveleni pirdapir loginidan moetacaT da wina dRes igi gaafrTxiles kidevac. etli gakruli CorTiT gavida elises mindvrebze da Semdeg bulonis tye gadaWra. zafxulis mSvenieri dRe idga. Zalian ar cxeloda. mercxlebi laJvard caSi ganier rkalebs xazavdnen da maT nafrenze erT wams TiTqos marTla Savi kvali rCeboda. etlis ukana rbil skamze qalebi isxdnen: q-ni valteri SuaSi, aqeT-iqiT qaliSvilebi, xolo pirdapir valteri, mxars stumrebi umSvenebdnen. senas gavidnen, mon-valeriens mouares, buJivals miaRwies da wylis napiriT pekamde mividnen. grafi la tur-iveleni Suaxnis kaci iyo, grZeli da Txeli bakenbardebi hqonda, romelsac ubralo niavic ki arxevda, da du-rua oxunjobda: `misi wveri qars Zalian lamazad gamosaxavso~. grafi nazad umzerda rozas, romelic erTi Tvis win daniSna. JorJi Zalian fermkrTali iyo da aseve ferwasul suzanas Sescqeroda. maTi Tvalebi erTmaneTs xvdeboda, urTierTisa esmodaT da TiTqos raRac saidumlos uziarebdnen, raRac pirobas aZlevdnen da xelaxla Sordebodnen. qni valteri dinjad da bednierad gamoiyureboda. didxans samxrobdnen. parizSi dabrunebis win JorJma yvelani sen-Jermenis erdoze miipatiJa. jer Sedgnen da sanaxaobiT tkbebodnen, yvelani kedelTan gamwkrivdnen da xalvaT midamos aRfrTovanebiT miacqerdnen. grZeli seris terfSi mezon-lafitisken miiklakneboda sena, romelic mwvaneze gaSotil uzarmazar mcuravs hgavda. marjvniv, qedis Txemze, marlis wyalsadeni moCanda.

misi uSvelebeli profili caze mkveTrad isaxeboda da veebafexebian muxluxo Wias hgavda, xolo qvemoT marli simwvaneSi ikargeboda. maT win gaSlil velze aqa-iq soflebi moCanda. vezines gubeebi mcire tyis Txel foTlianSi mkafiod moxazul da Ria feris laqebs emsgavseboda. sul Sors, marcxniv, haerSi, sartruvilis samreklos wveti aRmarTuliyo. valterma Tqva: qveyanaze aseT sanaxaobas versad naxavT. verc SveicariaSi ipoviT. mere neli nabijiT wavidnen, raTa erTsadaimave dros sanaxaobiTac damtkbariyvnen da seirnobiTac moRliliyvnen. JorJi da suzana CamorCnen. daSordnen Tu ara danarCenebs ramdenime nabijiT, Jurnalistma Cumi da Sekavebuli xmiT uTxra: suzana, gaRmerTebT... suzana, gagiJebiT miyvarxarT. mec miyvarxarT, lamazo megobaro. CasCurCula man. Tu colad ar gamomyvebiT, ganagrZo du-ruam, parizidan da safrangeTidan gadavixvewebi. scadeT da mamaCems Cemi Tavi sTxoveT, miugo man. iqneb daTanxmdes. JorJma uimedod Caiqnia xeli: ara, ukve mravaljer giTxariT, Tqma amao iqneba-meTqi. amis Semdeg Tqvens saxlSic aRar SemomiSveben, redaqciidanac damiTxoven da erTmaneTis naxvasac veRar movaxerxebT. Tu Tqveni Tavi wesierad viTxove, aseT mSvenier pasuxs momcemen. maT undaT markiz de kazols migaTxovon, imedi aqvT, rom bolos da bolos `hos~ etyviT da am dRes elodebian. maS ra vqna? hkiTxa qalma. man gaubedavad gadaxeda gverdulad da uTxra: suzana, imdenad giyvarvarT, rom gabedoT da erTi xelaRebuli nabiji gadadgaT? man Tamamad upasuxa: ho! Zalian gabeduli nabiji rom iyos? ho. yvela sxva nabijze xelaRebuli rom gamodges? ho-meTqi. gahbedavT ded-mamas win aRudgeT? ho. marTla? ho. maS erTaderTi gzaRa dagvrCenia. saWiroa, rom saqmis meTauri me ki ar viyo, aramed Tqven. Tqven ganebivrebuli hyavxarT, Tqven nebas gaZleven, yvelaferi TqvaT, rac mogesurvebaT, amitom erTi kadnieri saqcielic unda CaidinoT, did gaocebas ar gamoiwvevs. maS yuri migdeT. dRes saRamos, roca davbrundebiT, dedaTqvenTan midiT, rodesac marto iqneba, da gamoutydiT, rom gsurT colad gamomyveT. dedaTqveni Zalian aReldeba da Zalian gawyreba... suzanam Seawyvetina: dedas daviTanxmeb. man ficxlad miugo: ara, dedaTqvens ar icnobT. gawyreba-meTqi da mamaTqvenze ufro metad gajavrdeba. ai naxavT, uars getyviT. magram Tqven magrad ideqiT, ar dauTmoT da imeoreT, rom gsurT mxolod me momTxovdeT da sxvas aravis. etyviT amas? vetyvi. mere mamasTan gaxvalT da amaves gaimeorebT, metad mtkiced da gadaWriT gaumeorebT. ho, ho. mere? mere? ai axla iwyeba yvelaze seriozuli saqme. Tu marTla mtkiced gadawyviteT, mtkiced, mtkiced, Tu sul mtkiced gadaWriT gadawyviteT, colad gamomyveT, Cemo Zvirfaso, Zvirfaso, suzanav, maS me... maS mogitacebT. saSinlad gaxarebulma qalma kinaRam taSi daukra:

 uh, ra bednierebaa! maS momitacebT? rodisRa? da qalis sulSi sizmariviT gamococxlda RamiT motacebis mTeli Zveli poezia safosto karetebiT, duqnebiT da yvela mwignobruli saucxoo TavgadasavliT, romelsac sacaa xorci unda Sesxmoda. gaimeora: rodis iqneba-meTqi? du-ruam metad dabali xmiT upasuxa: dResve saRamos... amaRam. mere... sad wavalaT? xmis kankaliT ikiTxa man. eg Cemi saidumloebaa. moifiqreT, rasac sCadixarT. esec icodeT, rom gaqcevis Semdeg Tqven Cemi colobis meti sxva gza aRar geqnebaT. es erTaderTi gza aris-meTqi da igi... Zalian saxifaToa... TqvenTvis. man upasuxa: gaTavebulia... sada gnaxoT? SegiZliaT marto gamoxvideT Sinidan? ho. vici, rogor unda gavaRo patara WiSkari. maS ase: roca mekare dawveba, daaxloebiT SuaRames, Tanxmobis forze gamodiT. iq karetaSi mipoviT, romelic sazRvao saministrosTan idgeba. moval. namdvilad? namdvilad. JorJma magrad CamoarTva xeli da, ooh, suzana, rogor miyvarxarT! ra saucxoo da gambedavi xarT! maS ar gindaT de kazols gahyveT? ara. mamas rom `ara~ uTxariT, Zalian gajavrda? maS! undoda monasterSi gavegzavne. xom xedavT, rom gambedaoba yofila saWiro? gamoviCen kidec. suzana farTo tatnobs gahyurebda da misi fiqrebi momavali motacebiT iyo Sepyrobili. is da JorJi Sors, Zalian Sors wavlen... is da JorJi! du-rua mas moitacebs! da ukve amayobda! sulac ar fiqrobda Tavis saxelze, SesaZlebel sircxvilze. icoda rame qalma amis Sesaxeb? gumani mainc hqonda aRebuli? q-ma valterma moixeda da miaZaxa: aq mo, patarav! ras akeTeb lamaz megobarTan? orive danarCenebs SeuerTda, laparakobdnen zRvaze, sadac valteris ojaxi unda wasuliyo. raTa ukanve imave gziT ar dabrunebuliyvnen, Satus gzaze mouxvies da wamovidnen. JorJi Cumad ijda da fiqrobda. maS agre: Tu am qals gambedaoba aRmoaCnda, mas gamarjveba moelis. sami Tvis ganmavlobaSi nazi Tilismis uZlevel badeSi abamda: acTunebda, ipyrobda, atyvevebda, nageSi xerxebiT ayvarebda Tavs da bolos, am qarafSuta tikinas suli gauWirvebliv daimorCila. jer aiZula de kazolisTvis uari eTqva, axla ki, radgan meti gza ar iyo, gaqcevazec daiTanxma. Zalian kargad icoda, olm q-ni valteri Tavis qals arasodes mas ar miaTxovebda, radgan TviTonve uyvarda du-rua da Semdegac eyvareboda Zlier da ujiaTad. es nasayvarlevi JorJs ganzomili gulcivobiT eWira xelSi, magram grZnobda, rom imis gulSi uZluri da msaxvreli vneba duRda. JorJi mas verasodes ver mostexavs. q-ni valteri arasodes ar moiTmens, rom suzana JorJ du-ruas ergos. magram roca qaliSvili sadme Sors eyoleba, du-rua mamasTan gamarTavs molaparakebas, rogorc Tavis TanasworTan. am fiqrebSi iyo JorJi, sxvis laparaks yurs ar ugdebda, naTqvamze nawyvetnawyvetad pasuxobda da gonze maSinRa movida, roca parizSi Semovidnen. suzanac Cafiqrebuli iyo. oTxi cxenis eJvnebi yurebSi uwkrialebda da Tvalwin uqroda ganieri, dausrulebeli gza, mTvaris uleveli Suqi, zogjer

tevri, bneli tye, duqnebi gzis napiras da meetleni, romelnic swrafad cvlian cxenebs, radgan yvela mixvedrilia, rom maT uknidan mdevari mosdevs. roca etli karlsburgelis sasaxles miadga, JorJs Txoves, sadilad darCeniliyo, magram man uari uTxra da Sin dabrunda. odnav danayrda da, TiTqos Sor mgzavrobas apirebso, Tavisi qaRaldebi moawesriga. saxifaTo werilebi dawva, danarCeni gadamala da zogierT megobars miswera. drodadro saaTs daxedavda da gaifiqrebda: `axla iq, albaT, didi brZolaa gaCaRebuli~ da guls mousvenroba uwewavda. ra iqneba, rom CaefuSos? magram risa unda eSinodes? Tavs yovelTvis daiZvrens, rac unda iyos, dRevandeli TamaSi mainc metad seriozulia. TerTmetze xelaxla gamovida, cota xans iboriala, kareta daiqirava da Tanxmobis forze sazRvao saministros kamarasTan gaCerda. drogamoSvebiT wumwumas anaTebda da saaTs dahyurebda. Tormeti rom moaxlovda, mousvenrobis ciebam aitana. yovel wuTs sarkmlidan ixedeboda, xom aravin modiso. sadRac Sors saaTma Tormeti dareka, mere meorem ufro axlo gaimeora, Semdeg orma erTdroulad Camohkra, bolos kidev sadRac, metad Sors, erTi kidev gamoexmaura. ukanasknelma rom gaaTava, JorJma gaifiqra: `gaTavebulia. CaifuSa. ar mova~. mainc gadawyvita gaTenebamde moecada, radgan `aseT dros saWiroa moTminebiT aRiWurvo~, fiqrobda. male saaTebma pirvelis TxuTmeti darekes, mere naxevari, Semdeg sami meoTxedi, da bolos, yvelam imave wyebaze Camohkra pirveli, rogorc weRan dahkres Tormeti. JorJi qalis mosvlas ki aRar eloda, aramed ubralod ijda gayuCebuli da daJinebiT fiqrobda, ra unda momxdariyo valteris ojaxSi. uceb qalma sarkmelSi Tavi Semoyo da hkiTxa: Tqvena xarT, lamazo megobaro? me var, me. karis swrafad gaReba veRar moaxerxa da imeorebda: oh, Tqvena xarT... Tqvena xarT... SemobrZandiT. suzana Semovida da gverdiT miujda. JorJma meetles SesZaxa: gaswi! etli daiZra. suzana aCqarebiT sunTqavda da arafers ambobda. aba miambeT, rogor moxda? hkiTxa man. qals TiTqmis guli misdioda. Zlivs waiCurCula: uh, saSineleba ram iyo, nametnav dedasTan. JorJi mousvenrad iyo da kankalebda. dedaTqvenTan? rao, ra Tqva? Cqara miambeT. uh, saSineleba ram iyo-meTqi! saTqmeli windawinve kargad movifiqre, mere Sevedi da vuTxari. feri daekarga da SesZaxa: `arasodes! arasodes!~, me vtirodi, vjavrobdi, veficebodi, rom Tqvens garda sxvas aravis mivTxovdebodi. erTxans momeCvena kidevac, TiTqos Cemi cemac ki undoda. SeSliliviT iyo da ganacxada, xvalve monasterSi gaggzavnio. arasodes minaxavs dedaCemi ase aRSfoTebuli, arasodes! mamasac gaegona misi suleluri kivili da Semovida. dedasaviT ar gamwyrala, magram Tqva, du-rua Seni Sesaferi saqmro ar ariso. radgan gamajavres, imaTze metad me avkivldi. mamam tragikuli xmiT gamomistumra, romelic mas sulac ar uxdeba. yvelaze metad aman gadamawyvetina TqvenTan erTad gavqceuliyavi, da ai, ukve aqa var. magram miTxariT, saiT mivdivarT? sanam suzana laparakobda, JorJma welze Cumad moxvia xeli da, gaZafruli, gulis fancqaliT ugdebda yurs, Tanac valterisadmi siZulvili eRviZeboda. magram maTi qaliSvili axla xom xelSi hyavs! maS, vnaxoT! matarebelze davigvianeT, upasuxa JorJma, amitom am etliT sevrSi CavalT. iq Rames gavaTevT, xval ki laroSgiionSi CavalT. Zalian lamazi sofelia, mantis da bonieris Sua, senis napirzea. suzanam waiCurCula: araferi ara maqvs Tan, araferi ar wamomiRia.

man uzrunvelad gaiRima: ara uSavs ra. yvelafers iqve movagvarebT. etli erTi quCidan meoreze gadadioda. JorJma axalgazrda qals xeli CamoarTva da wynarad, Tavazianad dauwyo kocna. arc ki icoda, ra eTqva, radgan platonur alerss SeCveuli ar iyo. uceb moeCvena, TiTqos qali tiroda, da SiSiT hkiTxa: ra mogividaT, Cemo Zvirfaso? man cremlnarevi xmiT upasuxa: sawyali dedilo! Tu SeamCnia, rom iq aRara var... albaT, aRara sZinavs. mis dedas marTla aRar eZina. roca suzana misi oTaxidan gavida da col-qmari marto darCa, dabneulma da gulmoklulma colma qmars hkiTxa: RmerTo Cemo, es ra ambavia? valterma braziT wamoiZaxa: is ambavia, rom im intriganma Svili gadagviria. de kazols rom uari uTxra, esec imis bralia. daswyevlos eSmakma! cxadia, suzanas mziTevi WkuaSi daujda. brazmoreulma siaruli daiwyo da ganagrZo: ra Tqma unda, Senc kargad iqceodi! mudam earSiyebodi, eferebodi, eloliavebodi. dilidan saRamomde marto amas gaiZaxodi: `aq lamazi megobari, iq lamazi megobari~. ai, xom gadagixada! gawiTlebulma colma upasuxa: me vearSiyebodi? qmarma pirSi miaxala: diax, Sen, Sen! yvelani gadareulebi iyaviT de-marelic, suzanac, yvela, yvela! Sen ggonia, me ara vxedavdi, rom or dResac ver gaZlebdi, Tu is kaci ar genaxa? coli medidurad gasworda: me nebas ar mogcemT, aseTi rame miTxraT. nu gaviwydebaT, rom me TqvensaviT duqanSi ara var gazrdili. valteri Sedga, gaocebiT gaxevda. mere braziT gadmoagdo: `uh, daswyevlos eSmakma!~ da kari gaijaxuna. marto rom darCa, q-ni valteri uneburad sarkes miadga, raTa gaesinja, saxe xom ar Seecvala, radgan yovelive es daujerebeli da sazareli iyo. suzanas lamazi megobari uyvars! da lamaz megobarsac surs suzana SeirTos! arasodes! cxadia, q-ni valteri Secda. yvelaferi tyuilia! misma qaliSvilma am lamazi vaJkacisadmi srulebiT bunebrivi mimzidveloba igrZno da Tavi moinugeSa: mimaTxovebeno. cxadia, TviTonve moigona! magram am saqmeSi is ver miiRebda monawileobas! q-ni valteri katastrofis moaxloebisas bundovani SiSiT fiqrobda amas: ara, lamazma megobarma suzanas qarafSutuli ganzraxvisa, albaT, araferi icoda. da didxans eWideboda azrs: Tu ra sabuTiT SeiZleboda am kacis veragobaSi eWvis Setana, an ramdenad ucodveli iyo igi. magram ra aramzada yofila, Tu marTla man Seamzada es ambavi! neta ra mohyveba amas? da win uamrav xifaTsa da wvalebas xedavda. Tu JorJma jer araferi icis, SeiZleba yvelaferi rogorme mogvardes, suzanas naxevari wliT sadme waiyvans da yvelaferi TavisTavad gaTavdeba, magram mere JorJs rogorRa Sexedos TvalebSi? jer xom isev uyvarda nasayvarlevi. es vneba gulSi isariviT Caujda da verasgziT veRar amoiRebda. uamisod sicocxle aRar SeeZlo da isev sikvdili erCivna. misi fiqri arcodnisa da kaeSnis brWyalebSi farTxalebda, Tavi ise astkivda, TiTqos nemsebiT Cxvleteno. azrebi daumZimda, daubindda, gaumwvavda. Zala eleoda, lamobda, eWvebi gaefanta da, radgan am WidilSi ver imZlavra, sasowarkveTilebiT itanjeboda. saaTs daxeda, ukve meore daiwyo. gaifiqra: `ar SemiZlia. unda gavigo. suzanas gavaRviZeb da gamovkiTxav~. da raTa xmauroba ar aetexa, fexT ar Caicva, sanTeli waiRo da suzanas oTaxisken wavida. kari Zalian nela SeaRo, Sevida da logins daxeda. igi

moTelilic ar iyo. jer ver gaigo da egona, Cemi qali, albaT, mamas edavebao. magram TavSi uceb saSinelma eWvma gauelva da qmarTan gaiqca. erTi wamis Semdeg ukve iq iyo. feri aRar edo da ixrCoboda. valteri loginSi iwva da wigns kiTxulobda. cols areulad hkiTxa: ra ambavia? ra dagemarTa? suzana ar ginaxavs? waiCurCula man. me? ara. rad mekiTxebi? maS... maS wavida... mgoni, gaiqca, oTaxSi aRar aris. valteri erTi naxtomiT xaliCaze gaCnda, fexebi Ramis fostlebSi Cahyo da perangisamara qaliSvilis oTaxisaken gaeqana. carieli oTaxi rom dainaxa, eWvic ki gaefanta: cxadia, gaiqca. savarZelze daeSva da lampa iatakze dadga. colic Semovida da amis TqmaRa moxerxda: ha? valters arc sapasuxod eyo Zala, arc gabrazebisTvis. mxolod amoikvnesa: ra Tqma unda, imasTan aris. yvelaferi daiRupa. rogor Tu daiRupa? ver gaugo colma. daswyevlos RmerTma, ra Tqma unda, daiRupa! axla ki SeirTavs! zardacemulma colma Sehkivla: iman unda SeirTos? gagiJdi? qmarma sevdiT miugo: gvianRaa yvirili. moitaca, pativi axada. unda mivceT, meti gza aRar gvaqvs. Tu xeirianad moviqceviT, am ambavs veravin gaigebs. coli saSinlad Relavda da imeorebda: arasodes! arasodes suzanas is ar SeirTavs! arasodes Tanxmobas ar mivcem! Ronemixdilma valterma CaiCurCula: gaige, xelSi hyavs-meTqi. saqme gaTavebulia, iqamde Seinaxavs sadme jurRmulSi, sanam ar davTmobT. amitom saqveyno aliaqoTis asacileblad unda dauyovnebliv daveTanxmoT. coli naCumari varamiT iweweboda da imeorebda: ara, ara-meTqi! arasodes ar davTanxmdebi! qmarma mouTmenlad miugo: salaparakoc ki aRaraferia. saWiroa-meTqi. uyure im salaxanas, rogor gagvacura! Tqma ar unda, Zalian marjve vinme yofila! sazogadoebrivi TvalsazrisiT, ukeTes siZes viSovidiT, magram amaze moxerxebulsa da saimedo momavlians versad movZebnidiT. es kaci Zalian Sors wava. deputatic gaxdeba da ministric. q-ma valterma udreki energiiT ganacxada: arasodes nebas ar mivcem, rom suzana SeirTos... gesmis, arasodes-meTqi! maSin valteri gawyra da, rogorc saqmis kacma, lamazi megobris dacva ikisra: kmara, gaCumdi... erTxel kidev geubnebi, axla ki saWiroa-meTqi, aucilebliv saWiroa. garda amisa, vin icis, SeiZleba, arc ki vinanoT. jer aravin icis, ra SeuZlia aseT gamobrZmedil kacs! xom naxe, erTi dakvriT rogor dasca is suleli laroS-matie da, miuxedavad imisa, rom misTvis, qmrisTvis, es saqme Znelze uZnelesi iyo, mainc Rirseulad moiqca. erTi sityviT, vnaxavT. mxolod erTia marTali: xelSi vyavarT da sxva gziT am saqmes Tavs ver davaRwevT. cols swadda ekivla, egorava da Tma daeglija. erTxel kidev warmoTqva uimedobiT savse xmiT: suzanas ver miiRebs... me... me ar minda! ar minda-meTqi! valterma lampa aiRo, wamodga da sTqva: Senc danarCeni qalebiviT suleli yofilxar. Tqven marto grZnoba galaparakebT. garemoebas araviTar angariSs ar uwevT... Tqven bolomde sulelebi yofilxarT. geubnebi, SeirTavs-meTqi, saWiroa! da Custebis

fratuniT gavida. Ramis perangiT raRac sasacilo moCvenebas hgavda. miZinebuli saxlis ganieri talani gaiara da Tavis oTaxSi Seimala. q-ni valteri marto darCa saSineli urviT gawamebuli. yovelive jer kidev kargad ar esmoda. jer mxolod iqenjneboda. Semdeg azrad mouvida, rom SeuZlebeli iyo dilamde ase darCeniliyo, erT alagze mjdariyo, da Zalian mounda, sadme mimaluliyo, gaqceuliyo, wasuliyo, Svela eZebna da rogorme mieRo. lamobda vinme mSveleli gaexsenebina, magram ver poulobda. mRvdeli? ho, marTla, mRvdeli! muxlebSi Cauvardeba, codvaSi gamoutydeba, aRsarebas etyvis da Tavis ukurnebel ambavs uambobs. is gaigebs da mixvdeba, rom aseTi veragi suzanas ver SeirTavs, da mRvdeli xels SeuSlis mas. mRvdeli axlave sWirdeba. magram amJamad sad ipovos? sad moZebnos? magram arc ase SeiZleba darCena. maSin mas wyalzed mimavali qristes naTelma saxem moCvenebasaviT gauara. ise mkafiod xedavda mas, TiTqos suraTis win mdgariyo. qriste eubneboda: `moved Cemda da fexTa winaSe muxli moiyare da me gaswavo Sen gzani simarTlisani~. man sanTeli aiRo, oTaxidan gavida da, oranJereaSi rom Sesuliyo, qveviT Cavida. `qriste~ sul bolos, patara oTaxSi iyo. oTaxi minis kariT iketeboda, raTa oranJereas nests tilo ar gaefuWebina, amitom ucnaur mcenareTa tyeSi agebul samlocvelos hgavda. sazamTro baRSi rom Sevida, romelic manamde mxolod savse SuqiT ganaTebuli enaxa, misma pirquSma siRrmem gaaoca da Sedga. veeba tropikul mcenareebs haeri TavianTi mZime amonasunTqiT gaevsoT. yvela kari mixuruli iyo. minis TaRis qveS Caketil mcenareTa ucnauri surneli sunTqvas aZnelebda, Tavbrus axvevda, aTrobda, igi erTsa da imave dros saamuric iyo da mZimec, da tanSi sikvdilis damasustebeli nebivrobis Sereul grZnobas iwvevda. sabralo dedakaci wynarad midioda. Semazrzeni wyvdiadidan sanTlis mocimcime Suqze livliviT amodiodnen xan urCxulebis msgavsi, xan raRac cocxal sulierTa minagvani ucnauri mcenareni, romelTac jadosnuri ieri edoT. uceb qriste dainaxa. kari gamoaRo, romelic mas suraTs aSorebda, da fexebSi Cauvarda. jer qadagiviT loculobda, RmerTkacs mxurvale TavganwirulobiT uxmobda, xolo Semdeg, roca sasoeba Caunelda, Sexeda da, uRrmesi kaeSniT moculma, suli ganaba. qvevidan mTrTolvare sanTliT odnav ganaTebuli qriste ise hgavda lamaz megobars, rom is, visac axla umzerda, ukve RmerTi ki aRar iyo, aramed misi sayvareli. is xedavda mis Tvalebs, mis Subls, mis saxis metyvelebas, mis civsa da medidur iers, da umweod luRluRebda: `ufalo!.. ufalo... ufalo!..~, Tan JorJis saxeli enaze utrialebda. uceb gaifiqra, rom axla, ai, am wams, JorJi da misi suzana, misi qaliSvili, SeiZleba sadme oTaxSi, sadme ganmartoebiT iyvnen. JorJi! JorJi da suzana! da imeorebda: `ufalo! ufalo!~, magram fiqriT isev imaTTan, JorJTan da Tavis SvilTan iyo. sadme oTaxSi martoni arian. axla Ramea, da orives xedavda, ise naTlad xedavda, TiTqos aqve suraTis magier mdgariyvnen. erTmaneTs uRimian, hkocnian. oTaxSi bnela. sawol taxtze sabani naxevrad gadakecilia. dedam wamoiwia, raTa mivardniliyo, Svils TmaSi daswvdomoda da JorJis mklavebidan gamoeTria. undoda qalisTvis yelSi waeWira da daexrCo. mas amJamad ukve sZulda Tavisi qaliSvili, romelic mis nasayvarlevs danebda. Tavis Svilisken xeli gaiSvira da... tilos Seexo, qristes fexs Sexvda, maRali xmiT Sehkivla da gulaRma daeca. sanTeli iatakze dauvarda da Caqra. ra moxda Semdeg? didxans elandeboda ucnauri da sazareli uJmuri. mudam eCveneboda, viTom JorJi da suzana qristes Caxveodnen, romelic maT saSinel siyvaruls kurTxeviT locavda. bundovnad grZnobda, rom Tavis oTaxSi aRar iyo. surda amdgariyo, gaqceuliyo, magram ar SeeZlo. raRacnairad gacbunebuli iyo. am cbunebam

mTeli tani gauxeva da mxolod fxizeli da bindiT mosili azri dautova. axla mas raRac saSineli, daujerebeli, fantasturi uJmuri awvalebda. igi Seepyro ucnaur, avadmyofur, TiTqmis momakvdinebel landebs. amgvar landebs adamianis tvinSi aCenen xolme cxeli qveynis Zilismomgvreli mcenareebi, romelTac raRac Tilismuri ieri da Zlieri surneli aqvT. meore dilas q-ni valteri `qristes~ win ipoves garTxmuli ugono da TiTqos mimxrCvali. mZimed gaxda avad da misi sicocxle bewvzeRa ekida. mxolod meore dRes movida srul gonebaze da aqviTinda. msaxurebisTvis suzanas dakargva rom aexsnaT, uTxres, viTom igi moulodnelad monasterSi gaegzavnaT. xolo valterma du-ruas grZel werilze upasuxa, rom is Tanaxma iyo Tavisi qaliSvili misTvis mieTxovebina. lamazma megobarma gaqcevis wina Rames werili dawera da safosto yuTSi parizidan gasvlis dros Caagdo. Tavazianad swerda valters, rom didi xania misi qali uyvarda, rom maT arasodes araferSi piri ar SeukravT. magram suzana TviTon mivida masTan, raTa Tavisive nebiT eTqva: `me Tqveni coli viqnebi~. maSin man igrZno, rom ufleba hqonda, qali TavisTan daetovebina da daemala kidevac, sanam pasuxs miiRebda qalis mSoblebisagan, romelTa Tanxmobas is Tavis sabedos survilze nakleb fass ar aZlevs. du-rua, amasTan erTad, sTxovda valters sapasuxo werilze `mokiTxvamde~ waewera, da miumata, rom am werils erTi misi megobari miiRebda fostaSi da mas, JorJ du-ruas, gadaugzavnida. sacolem da saqmrom laroS-giionSi eqvsi dRe gaatares senas napirze. arasodes axalgazrda qals ase kargad ar gaetarebina dro. Tavisi Tavi mwyemsi qali egona. JorJi suzanas Tavis dad asaRebda, mruSobas erideboda, ubiwos inaxavda da misi xeluxlebliv datoveba ufro xelsayrelad miaCnda. JorJma meore dResve sacvali da glexuri tanisamosi iyida, mindvris yvavilebiT morTuli veeba Calis qudi daixura da Tevzaobas Seudga. es sofeli suzanas didebul adgilad eCveneboda. iq idga Zveli koSki da cixedarbazi, sadac saocari Spaleris naxva SeiZleboda. JorJi sacoles senas napirebze fexiT aseirnebda, xan naviT. erTmaneTs yovel wams mRelvarebiT kocnidnen, suzana umankoebiT, JorJi ki TavalagmviT. saqmros SeeZlo TavdaWera. roca man sacoles uTxra, `xval parizSi vbrundebiT, mamaTqvenma Tanxmoba mogvcao~, suzanam gulubryvilod waiCurCula: `ase male? me ki Zalian mxiarulad gavatare dro da ar megona, Cemi coloba ase adre gaTavdeboda~. Tavi meaTe konstantinopolis quCaze patara binaSi bneloda, JorJi da klotilda erTmaneTs karebSi Sexvdnen da swrafad Semovidnen. sanam du-rua fanjris darabebs gamoaRebda, sayvarelma hkiTxa: maS suzana valters irTav? JorJma Tavmdablad aRiara da daumata: aqamde ar icodi? braziT savse, mrisxane klotilda win edga. suzana valters irTav? es ki metismetia! es ki nametania! maS sam Tves mxolod imitom mealersebodi, rom eg ambavi dagemala? Cems garda yvelas scodnia, me ki Cemi qmrisgan gavige, Cemi qmrisgan! du-ruam gaicina, Tumca darcxvenilic iyo. qudi buxarze dasdo da savarZelSi Camojda. klotildam TvalebSi Sexeda da Cumi, magram braziani xmiT uTxra: mas Semdeg, rac coli miatove, am bednieri dRis molodinSi iyavi, am saCuqars mimzadebdi da, amave dros, isev me myvarobdi? ra mzakvari yofilxar! raTa? hkiTxa man. coli myavda da mRalatobda. daviWire, gaveyare da axla sxvas virTav. amaze ubralo raRa iqneba? man xmis kankaliT CasCurCula: oh, ra cbieri da ra saxifaTo kaci yofilxar?

JorJma gaiRima: daswyevlos eSmakma! suleli mudam gacruebuli darCeba! magram klotilda Tavisas ar iSlida: ara, Tavidanve rogor ver gavige, ra vaJbatonic brZandebodi! imas mainc ver vifiqrebdi, rom aseTi aramzada gamodgebodi. man mediduri ieri aisaxa da, gTxov, Tavi ailagmo! aman klotilda SeaSfoTa: rao? isRa damrCenia xelTaTmani Cavicva da ise gelaparako? mas aqeT, rac gicnob, avarasaviT giWiravs Tavi da amis Tqmasac mikrZalav? yvelas atyueb, yvelas hyvlef, yvelgan fulsa xvet, siamis yvavilebs hkref da isic ginda, rom patiosansaviT mogeqce? JorJi wamodga. tuCi auTrTolda: gaCumdi, Torem aqedan gagagdeb. aqedan gamagdeb... wailuRluRa man. aqedan gamagdeb. Sen gamagdeb aqedan?.. Sen gamagdeb?.. Sena?.. meti veRaraferi Tqva, radgan brazi axrCobda, da uceb amoxeTqa: aqedan gamagdeb? dagaviwyda, rom am binis qiras pirvelive dRidan me vixdidi? marTalia, drogamoSvebiT Senc gadagixdia, magram vin daiqirava? me. vin Seinaxa? isev me da Sen me mipireb gagdebas? xma gaikminde, Se salaxanav! Sena ggonia, ar vici, rogor mopare madlenas vodrekis qonebis naxevari? Sena ggonia, ar vici, rogor gaabriyve suzana, rogor iweqi masTan, rom ageZulebina, colad gamogyoloda? JorJma mxrebSi xelebi Caavlo da njRreva dauwyo: imaze laparaki ar gabedo! gikrZalav! suzanasTan iweqi-meTqi, vici! mainc yviroda klotilda. du-rua yvelafers moismenda da moinelebda, magram am sicruem moTmineba daukarga, klotildas mier nasrolma simarTlem guli braziT aucaxcaxa, magram im qalze, sacoleze cilis wamebam am dedakacis cemis Jini gauRviZa. du-ruam gaumeora: gaCumdi, gafrTxileb... gaCumdi-meTqi, da im xesaviT anjrevda, romelsac xilis Camosayrelad arxeven xolme. klotildas Tma CamoeSala, piri farTod daeRo, Tvalebi giJsaviT gayinoda da imeorebda: iweqi-meTqi! JorJma xeli gauSva da iseTi sila gaawna, rom klotilda kedels miaskda da waiqca. mere xelebze daebjina, wamoiwia, miubrunda da erTxel kidev miaxala: iweqi, iweqi-meTqi! JorJi eca, Cabubna da ise dauwyo cema, rogorc mamakacs scemen xolme. klotilda uceb gaCumda da akvnesda. aRar inZreoda, pirisaxe iataksa da kedels Sua hqonda Carguli da sabralod krusunebda. JorJma cema Sewyvita da wamoiwia. mere ramdenjerme gaiara, raTa sidinje aRedgina. TavSi erTi azri mouvida. sawol oTaxSi gavida, taStSi civi wyali Caasxa da Tavi Sig Cahyo, Semdeg xeli daibana, frCxilebi guldasmiT gaiwminda da sayvarlis sanaxavad dabrunda. klotilda ar inZreoda, isev iatakze egdo gaSotili da weRandeliviT gulamoskvnili tiroda. male gaaTaveb krusuns? hkiTxa. man arafri miugo. JorJi Sua oTaxSi idga da iatakze gawolili sxeulis winaSe raRac sircxvils grZnobda. Semdeg ucbad gadawyvita da buxris Tavidan Tavisi qudi moitaca: mSvidobiT, roca mosulierdebi, gasaRebi mekares gadaeci. me ver movicdi, sanam adgomis gunebaze moxvidode. gamovida, kari gamoixura, mekaresTan Seixeda da uTxra:

 qalbatoni jer iq darCa, magram isic axlave gamova. gadaeci saxlis patrons, rom pirveli oqtombridan binaze uars vambob. dRes agvistos Teqvsmetia, maSasadame, vadas jer ar gadavcilebivar. da swrafi nabijiT gaudga gzas, radgan kidev ramdenime alagas unda Seevlo da qorwilisTvis ukanaskneli sayideli eyida. jvriswera oci oqtombrisTvis iyo daniSnuli, saparlamento sesiis ganaxlebis Semdeg. wesi wm. madlenas eklesiaSi unda SeesrulebinaT. am qorwilze bevri xma dadioda, magram namdvili aravin icoda, Wori mainc dacocavda. motacebazedac laparakobdnen, magram marTali da mogonili veravis gaerCia. msaxurebi ambobdnen, rom q-ma volterma, romelic sasiZos xmas ar scemda, im dRes, SuaRames, suzanas gaTxoveba rom gadawyvita, qaliSvili monasterSi gaacila da TviTon simwriT avad gaxdao. oranJereadan meore dRes TiTqmis mkvdari gamoitanes. ueWvelia, arasodes aRar momjobindeba. Tma sul gauTeTrda da moxucebuls daemgvana. RvTismosavad iqca da yovel samSabaTs ziarebas iRebda. seqtembris dasawyisSi `safrangeTis cxovrebam~ gamoacxada, rom baroni du-rua de kanteli amieridan am gazeTis mTavar redaqtorad iniSneboda, xolo valteri gamomcemlis saxelwodebas inarCunebda. redaqciam samsaxurSi cnobili feletonistebis, politikuri redaqtorebisa da samxatvro-saTeatro kritikosTa jari moiwvia. es laSqari fulis meoxebiT gadmoibires didi gazeTebidan, Zveli da mZlavri redaqciebidan, romelTac mkvidri adgilebi eWiraT. xnieri, darbaiseli da pativcemuli Jurnalistebi mxrebs aRar iCeCavdnen, roca `safrangeTis cxovrebis~ Sesaxeb Camovardeboda xolme saubari. swrafi da sruli gamarjvebis wyalobiT am gazeTs seriozuli mwerlebic ki aRar Takilobdnen, Tumca igi manamde aTvalwunebuli hqondaT. am gazeTis mTavari redaqtoris qorwineba parizis cxovrebaSi did ambad gadaiqca, radgan JorJ du-rua da valteri, erTi xania, saerTo cnobismoyvareobas aRvivebdnen. es ambavi Semodgomis mowmendil dRes moxda. wm. madlenas eklesiis msaxurni wiTel, ganier xaliCas dilidanve karibWis maRal kibeze hfendnen, romelic roialis quCas gadascqeris. mosiaruleni uneburad Cerdebodnen da uyurebdnen. parizelebma maSinve daaskvnes, rom aq didi ambavi unda momxdariyo. TavianT saqmeebze mimavali kantoris mosamsaxureni, muSa qalebi da noqrebi taZris win Cerdebodnen, Sehyurebdnen da mdidrebze fiqrobdnen, romelnic colis SerTvaze amodena fuls xarjavdnen. saaTis aTidan aqa-iq cnobismoyvareTa jgufebic gaCnda, yvela ramdenime wuTs icdida im imediT, rom sacaa daiwyebao, da Semdeg isev Tavisi gziT midiodnen. TerTmet saaTze policiis razmi movida da umalve wesrigis aRdgenas Seudga, radgan yovel wuTs axal-axali jgufi Cndeboda. male movidnen pirveli stumrebic, romelnic saukeTeso adgilebs iWerdnen: maT yvelafris naxva surdaT. eseni stoas gaswvriv dasxdnen. nel-nela sxva stumrebic gamoCndnen: abreSumis kabebiT moSriale qalebi da darbaiseli mamakacebi. TiTqmis yvela mamakaci meloti iyo da siarulis ieri ganzomili hqonda, taZars ki ufro meti medidureba mieca. eklesia TandaTan ivseboda. uzarmazar Ria karSi mzis Suqis nakadi Semodioda da stumarTa pirvel rigebs anaTebda. odnav bnel kandelze cvilis sanTlebiT mofenili sakurTxeveli isroda yviTel Suqs, romelic didi karidan Semosul sinaTlesTan SedarebiT metad uZalo iyo. mosulni erTmaneTs Tvals rom mohkravdnen, niSanze moiwevdnen, jgufebad ikribebodnen, radgan literatorebs sazogadoebis sxva wevrebze naklebi sasoeba hqondaT, isini sxvebze ufro maRali xmiT laparakobdnen. norber de vareni vinme megobars eZebda. skamebs Sua rigSi Jak rivals mohkra Tvali da mivida.

 xom xedavT, uTxra, momavali marjve xalxs ekuTvnis. rivals JorJisa ara Surda ra da upasuxa: bedi hqonia. moaxerxa da cxovrebac moiwyo. mere sazogadoebas dauwyes sinjva. xom ar iciT, ras akeTebs JorJis nacolari? poetma gaiRima: vici kidevac da arc vici. Turme metad ganmartoebiT cxovrobs monmartris ubanSi, magram... magram mcireodeni `magram~ arsebobs. erTi xania, gazeT `La plume-Si politikur werilebs vkiTxulob, romelic Zalian hgavs foresties da du-ruas werilebs. vinme Jan de doli awers xels. axalgazrda, lamazi da Wkviani vaJia, romelic Turme Cveni megobris, JorJis jiSisa yofila da mis nacolarsac icnobs. aqedan aseTi daskvna gamovitane: im qalbatons Zalian hyvarebia damwyebni da momavalSic eyvareba. Tumca isic saTqmelia, rom is qalbatoni Zalian mdidaria. vodreki da laroS-matie mis saxlSi tyuilad ki ar iyvnen gaSinaurebuli. rivalma SeniSna: madlena sandomiani, cbieri da marjve qalia. roca samosels ixdis, albaT, mSvenieri vinmea. magram erTi es miambeT, geTayva, du-rua gayris Semdeg rogor axerxebs eklesiuri wesiT meore colis SerTvas? imitom irTavs eklesiuri wesiT, miugo norber de varenma, rom misi pirveli qorwineba samRvdeloebisaTvis jvris werad ar iTvleba. ratom? gulgrilobiT Tu momWirneobisaTvis, Cvenma lamazma megobarma ifiqra, sakmarisi iqneba madlena foresties SerTva marto meriaSi iyos aRniSnulio, saeklesio kurTxevas Tavi moarida. amis gamo, Cveni wminda deda-eklesiis azriT, maTi qorwineba ubralo sqesobrivi kavSiri iyo da meti araferi. amitom misTvis JorJi dRes ucolo vaJia da saqmros nebazea eklesiis yvela sazeimo ganrigeba, romelic valters iafi ar daujdeba. momatebuli xalxis guguni TaRis qveS TandaTan Zlierdeboda. zogierTi TiTqmis xmamaRla laparakobda, stumrebi erTmaneTs aCvenebdnen saxelovan axalmosulebs, romelnic kmayofili iyvnen, rom maT aTvalirebdnen, da iWimebodnen. Tanac cdilobdnen, Cveulebis mixedviT, kvlav pirvel rigSi mdgariyvnen.. es saxelovani xalxi ukve daCveuli iyo yvela dResaswaulze TavianTi Tavi amrigad eCvenebinaT da egonaT, rom isini yoveli zeimis ucvlel samkauls, mxatvrul mokazmulobas Seadgendnen. rivalma ganagrZo: erTi mibrZaneT, Tqven xom xSirad dabrZandebodiT patronTan: marTalia Tu ara, viTom q-ni valteri da du-rua erTmaneTs xmas aRar scemen? diax, marTalia. mas ara surda Tavisi qali du-ruasTvis mieTxovebina, magram JorJma maT mier marokoSi Camarxuli cxedrebi aRmoaCina da amiT valteri xelSi daiWira. bebers saSinel gamxilebas emuqreboda. valters laroSis magaliTi gaaxsenda da ucbad danebda. xolo yvela qaliviT jiutma dedam fici dasdo, rom siZes erT sityvasac aRar etyoda. erTad rom vxedav, saSinlad mecineba xolme. q-ni valteri im dros nemezidas Zegls hgavs, is ki Zalian darcxvenilia, Tumca amas ar amJRavnebs, radgan mSvenivrad scodnia Tavisi grZnobebis alagmva. saliteraturo Tanamokalmeni du-ruas xels arTmevdnen, aqa-iq politikuri saubris nawyvetebi ismoda. taZris karibWesTan Tavmoyrili xalxis laparaki, Soreuli zRvis guguniviT bundovani, mzis sinaTlesTan erTad karebSi Semodioda, TaRebSi adioda da eklesiaSi Tavmoyril rCeulTa dabal xmaurs hfaravda. uceb mekarem xis iataks samjer dahkra kverTxi. yvelam skamebis miwevmoweviT da kabebis SrialiT miixeda iqiT. karibWis naTel SuqSi gamoCnda dedofali, romelic Tavis mamas xelgayrili mosdevda. suzana uwindeliviT saucxoo TeTr saTamaSos hgavda. TmaSi TeTri, wvrili yvavili hqonda gayrili.

ramdenime wamiT direze Sedga, roca fexi taZarSi Semodga, orRanma mZlavrad daiguguna da Tavisi Zlieri liTonis xmiT yvelas dedoflis mosvla auwya. sacole TavCaRunuli modioda, Tumca araviTari siZabune ar etyoboda, mainc gaurkvevel mRelvarebas hgrZnobda, da iyo mSvenieri, patara da Tvalwarmtaci. xalxs rom axlo gauara, qalebi RimiliT CurCulebdnen; xolo mamakacebi erTmaneTs dabali xmiT eubnebodnen: `saucxooa! RvTaebrivia!~ mama Warbi medidurobiT moabijebda, odnav fermkrTali iyo da cxvirze saTvale ukrialebda. maT oTxi dobili mosdevda, oTxive lamazi, oTxive vardisferi kabiT gamowyobili. es iyo marTla saTamaSo dedofalas mSvenieri amala. oTxi mejvarec erTimeoris Sesaferisad iyo SerCeuli da ise modiodnen, TiTqos baletmeisteris mier yofiliyvnen dageSili. Semdeg deda mohyva simamrs. markiz de la ter-ivelens, samocdaTormeti wlis moxucs, xelgayrili mosdevda. q-ni valteri ki ar modioda, molaslsebda da yovel nabijze TiTqmis guli misdioda, TiTqos misi fexisgulebi iataks ewebeboda, fexebic siarulze uars ambobdnen da saguleSi guli im mxeciviT ufarTxalebda, romelic naxtomebiT lamobs damalvas. gamxdariyo, xolo WaRara Tmis gamo misi pirisaxe ufro fermkrTali da mimWknari moCanda. aravin rom ar daenaxa, pirdapir ixedeboda da imazeRa fiqrobda, rac mas awvalebda. mere JorJ du-rua da viRac ucnobi xnieri dedakaci gamoCndnen. sasiZos Tavi maRla eWira, warbSekruli iyo da mtkice da uZravi TvaliT pirdapir ixedeboda. zemo tuCeze ulvaSi TiTqos braziT ayriliyo. yvelas lamaz vaJkacad moeCvena. wvrili, neli, ucxo siaruli da werweta fexebi hqonda. fraki kopwiad hqonda gamowyobili, xolo zed sisxlis wveTiviT micxebuli sapatio odenis pawawa niSani yvelas TvalSi scemda. mere naTesavebi modiodnen. roza senator risolens mohyveboda. ukve Tvenaxevris winaT iyo gaTxovili. grafi la turiveleni da grafi de persemuras meuRle xelixel-gayrili Semovidnen. sul bolos du-ruas mohyva nacnob-megobarTa Wreli rigi, romelic man Tavis axal naTesavebs gaacno. es xalxi cnobili iyo parizis naxevrad warCinebulTa Soris, yvelas advilad ecnoboda, adviladve umegobrdeboda, Tu saWiro iyo, kidevac unaTesavdeboda. aq iyvnen mdidari metiCrebi, davrdomili, gakotrebuli, saxelgatexili Tavadaznaurebi. zogierTebs, yvelaze uaresebs col-Svilic ki hyavdaT. aq naxavdiT de belvins, markiz banJolens, graf de ravelens Tavisi coliT. aqve moCandnen hercogi de ramorano, Tavadi kravalovi, kavaleri valreali, Semdeg valteris stumrebi: Tavadi de geSi, hercogi de ferasini Tavisi coliT da mSvenieri markiza de dunisa. am jgufSi q-n valteris ramdenime naTesavs karga provincialuri ieri hqonda. orRani galobda. misi kriala sayvirebi zecas adamianTa sixaruls da urvas ugzavnidnen da uzarmazar Senobas maRali, ritmuli xmebiT avsebdnen. karibWe daketes da iqauroba uceb ise Camoabneles, TiTqos im taZridan mze gaegdoT. axla mefe-dedofali sakurTxevlis win idga muxl-moyrili. tanJeris axali episkoposi sakurTxevlidan kverTxiT da mitriT gamovida, raTa axali wyvili samaradisos saxeliT SeeerTebina. Cveulebrivi sakiTxveli gamohkiTxa, beWdebi Seucvala, jaWviviT SemboWavi sityvebi warmoTqva da axlad jvardawerilebs qadageba uTxra. didxans ilaparaka Semkuli sityvebi erTgulebaze. episkoposi didi, sruli da erTi im prelatTagani iyo, romelsac muceli didebulis iers aZlevs xolme. ucabedi qviTinis xmaurma zogierTi moaxeda. dedoflis dedas pirisaxe xelebSi Caemala da tiroda, bolos is iZulebuli iyo, daeTmo. an ra eqna? dRidan suzanas dabrunebisa deda autaneli da dausrulebeli varamiT ewvaleboda. qaliSvili ar daloca da Tavisi oTaxidan gamoagdo, xolo sazeimo salmiT Semosul du-ruas Cumi xmiT uTxra:

 TqvenisTana veragi Cems sicocxleSi jer ar Semxvedria. nurasodes nuraferze nuRar mommarTavT. icodeT, ar gipasuxebT. suzana mwvave siZulviliT SeiZula, da am av grZnobas uimedo vneba da uwyalo eWvi daerTo, ucnauri eWvi dedis da sayvarlisa axali WrilobisaTvis mwvave da sazareli, romelSic SeuZlebeli iyo gamotexiliyo. da ai, episkoposi jvars swerda maT, mis Svils da mis sayvarels, swerda eklesiaSi, oriaTasi kacis TandaswrebiT da misive Tval-win! dedas ki veraferi uTqvams! mas ar Zalus xeli SeuSalos! ar ZaluZs daiyviros: `eg kaci me mekuTvnis, eg kaci Cemi sayvarelia! Tqven mier nakurTxi SeuRleba samarcxvinoa! zog qals guli auCuyda da waiCurCula: sawyali deda, rogori aRelvebulia! xolo episkoposi enamWevrobda: Tqven am qveynis bednierebs ekuTvniT, mdidrebsa da pativcemulebs. Tqvenma niWma, mowyaleo xelmwifev, sxvebze maRla agamaRlaT. Tqven xalxisaTvis swerT, aswavliT, arigebT, gzas uCvenebT da Tqvens winaSe didebuli asparezia gadaSlili. Tqven mSvenieri vali gekisrebaT, Tqven SegiZliaT saucxoo magaliTi aCvenoT. du-rua yurs ugdebda da siamayis grZnoba Tavbrus axvevda: romis eklesiis prelati ase elaparakeboda mas! xolo zurgsukan is xalxs grZnobda, rCeul xalxs, romelic aq isev misTvis, du-ruasTvis mosuliyo, Tanac eCveneboda, rom mas raRac Zala hkravda xels da zeviT eweoda, is ukve Sevida im wreSi, romelic am qveyanas ganagebda is, sofel kantelis Raribi glexis Svili! uceb Tvalwin ded-mama warmoudga iq, dabalWerian duqanSi. mTis kalTis Txemze, romelic ruanis did vels dahyurebs, cxadad xedavda, glexebs rogor usxamdnen sasmels. roca JorJi vodrekis memkvidred gadaiqca, mSoblebs xuTi aTasi franki gaugzavna. axla ki ormocdaaTiaTass gaugzavnis, patara mamuls iyidian da gabednierdebian. episkoposma sityva daasrula. farCis olariT mosili mRvdeli sakurTxevelSi Sevida. orRani xelaxla Seudga mefe-dedoflis qeba-didebas, axla igi grZeli da maRali xmiT galobda. misi talRiseburi galoba iseTi xmovani da mZlavri iyo, TiTqos surda Weri aeglija da laJvard caSi afreniliyo. es idumali xma mTel taZars avsebda da misgan yoveli sxeuli da yoveli suli uneburad TrToda, Semdeg orRani damSvidda da haerSi yurwarmtaci da sunTqvasaviT msubqi melodia gadmoskda. es iyo narnari, mxiaruli, Citis RuRuniviT simRera. magram uceb es kekluci musikac ise darbaislurad amRerda, ise medidurad da mZlavrad aJRerda, TiTqos erTi ram ioti xalxisave Tvalwin veeba qveynad gardaqmniliyo. Semdeg adamianuri xma gaisma da TavCaRunulebs zed gadauara: operis artistebi b.b. vori da landeki galobdnen. irgvliv yovelive sakmevlis nazi surneliT iJRinTeboda. sakurxevelTan wirvas aTavebdnen. RmerTkacma Tavisi mogvis xma ismina da am soflad Camodioda, raTa baron du-ruasTvis gamarjveba daeloca da ekurTxebina. suzanas gverdiT mdgomma lamazma megobarma Tavi daRuna. im wams elandeboda viTom RmerTi irwmuna, romelmac mas esodeni mfarveloba gauwia da esodeni wyaloba mohgvara. TiTqos arc ki icoda, vis mimarTavda: axalkaci Tavisi warmatebisaTvis ufals swiravda madlobas. wirva rom dasrulda, JorJ du-rua wamodga, cols xeli misca da SesamoselTa sacavSi gaiyvana. stumrebma maT winaSe gavla daiwyes. bolo aRar Canda, sixaruliT gadareul JorJs zogjer Tavisi Tavi eCveneboda mefed, romelsac xalxi esalmeboda. yvelas xels arTmevda, fuRuro sityvebs eubneboda, Tavs ukravda da qaTinaurebze aseT pasuxs aZlevda: `friad, sasiamovno~!.. ucbad klotildas mohkra Tvali da gaaxsenda yvela mis mier micemulmiRebuli kocna, maTi alersi, xvevna, cuRlutoba, misi xmis ieri, misi tuCebis

gemo, da am mogonebam mas nasayvarlevis dabrunebis Jini aunTo. klotilda Tavisi cocxali TvalebiT da avaruli ieriT isev lamazi, isev winandeliviT mimzidveli iyo. mainc didebuli sayvarelia! gaifiqra JorJma. klotilda gaubedavad, SiSnakravi krZalviT miuaxlovda da xeli gauwoda. JorJma CamoarTva, erT xans eWira da misi qaluri, moridebuli, nazi Zaxili igrZno, misi mosarigebeli da Sesandobari xelmoWera gaigo, da am pawawa TaTunias TviTonac ise mouWira, TiTqos eubneboda: `isev Seni var, klotilda, da isev uwindeliviT miyvarxar~. maTi moRimare, mbrwyinavi da siyvaruliT aRsavse Tvalebi erTmaneTs Sexvda. klotildam Tavisi nazi xmiT waiCurCula: naxvamdis, male gewveviT. naxvamdis, male gvnaxeT, mxiarulad upasuxa man. q-ni de mareli wavida. sxvebic modiodnen, axalgazrda col-qmris win xalxi wyaliviT miedineboda. bolos SeTxelda, ukanasknelebmac Cauares. JorJma suzanas xelaxla mohkida xeli. magram eklesia isev gaivso: yvela isev Zvel adgils daubrunda, radgan surdaT enaxaT, mefe-dedofali erTad rogor gaivlida. JorJi neli nabijiT modioda. Tavi maRla aewia, xolo Tvalebi mzis SuqiT ganaTebul ganier karibWeze hqonda mibjenili. midioda da zogjer xangrZlivi JrJola uvlida tanSi. xan ki is civi TrTolva gahkravda, romelsac udidesi bedniereba iwvevs xolme. is aRaravis ar xedavda da mxolod Tavis Tavze fiqrobda. diresTan rom mivida, Savi, mRelvare, SequCuli brbo dainaxa, romelsac misTvis, JorJ du-ruas gulisTvis moeyara Tavi. axla parizeli xalxi axal kacs Sescqeroda da misi gamarjveba Surda. Semdeg axalmefem Tvalebi aswia da moSorebiT, Tanxmobis moednis gadaRma, deputatTa palata dainaxa. maSinve moeCvena, TiTqos TiTqos wminda madlenas karibWedan burbonTa sasaxlis aivanze gadamxtariyo. maRalsa da ganier kibeze wynarad daeSva. cnobismoyvareTa or wyebas Sua Camodioda da aravis aRar uyurebda: misi azri ukanve gamobrunda. mZafri mzis SuqiT dabindul TvalebSi elandeboda isev klo, romelic safeTqlebze Tmas isworebda, radgan loginidan adgomis dros mudam awewili hqonda xolme.

komentarebi `lamaz megobarze~ muSaoba mopasans dawyebuli unda hqondes 1883 wels, rodesac gamoqveynda misi rigi moTxroba da narkvevi, sadac gvxvdeba romanis zogierTi siuJeturi epizodi da ideuri motivi. JorJ duruasa da laroS maties saxeebiT warmodgenili socialur-fsiqologiuri tipis pirvel monaxazs Seicavs 1883 wlis martSi gamoqveynebuli patara narkvevi `mamakaci-meZavi~. aq mopasani ubodiSod acxadebs, rom `mamakaci-meZavi~ warmoadgens `qveynis iaras~, romlisganac `deputatTa palataa walekili~ da romelic `gazeTebSi gvxvdeba yvelaze metad, sadac yvelaze metadac aris saWiro~. burJuaziuli gazeTebis sicrueze, uprincipobaze, meqrTameobaze da yalTabandobaze cxadi warmodgena mopasans jer kidev 70-ian wlebSi Seeqmna da, uTuod, isev floberis wyalobiT, romelic ambobda xolme, `am duqnebisadmi siZulvili mSvenierebisadmi siyvarulis dasawyisiao~. Semdeg ki piradi gamocdileba sul ufro umtkicebda mopasans am warmodgenas. `lamazi megobris~ personaJebs realuri prototipebica hyavs. mopasanis mier nacnobTa wreSi naTqvami, `durua me var!~-o, mistifikacias warmoadgens, magram samagierod misi umcrosi Zma erve, romelic arc Jurnalisti da arc ebraeli bankiris siZe ar yofila, aramed mxolod qera ulvaSebiT Semkuli unteroficeri, aSkarad emsaxura mas rogorc `fizikuri modeli~. amas garda, erTi Tanamedrovis mowmobiT, mopasanma `sastiki ulmobelobiT Semoiyvana

romanis ganviTarebaSi ori qali, romlebic met-naklebad earSiyebodnen mis mzard cnobierebas~, xolo meore biografosis cnobiT, valteris prototipad mopasanma gamoiyena gazeT `goluas~ gamomcemeli artur meieri, romelsac aseve axasiaTebda gazeTis striqoniT cinikuri vaWroba da politikuri situaciiT moxerxebuli spekulacia. marTalia, meierisa da valteris saxeebi zustad ar Tanxvdebian erTmaneTs, magaliTad, pirveli kaTolike monarqisti iyo, meore ki parlamentis `marcxena centris~ momxre da Tanac, deputati, magram es `dacileba~ gansaxierebis realisturi meTodiTaa nakarnaxevi, romlis Tanaxmadac mopasani mxolod imas irCevs empiriuli masalidan, rac tipiuri saxis Sesaqmnelad sWirdeba. am TvalsazrisiT gansakuTrebiT sainteresoa `tanJeris eqspediciis~ epizodi, romelic romanSi mravali realisturi detaliTaa moTxrobili. sinamdvileSi mopasanis dros araviTari tanJeris eqspedicias ar hqonia adgili, magram zogierTi msgavsi faqtis, umTavresad safrangeTis mier 1881 wels tunisis dapyrobis, mixedviT mweralma SeTxza mxatvruli ambavi, romelic brwyinvaled axda 30 wliT gvian: 1912 wels safrangeTma, espaneTTan erTad, marTlac daipyro da `gaiyo~ maroko. `tanJeris eqspediciis~ valterisa da maties finansiur maqinaciebTan kavSiris motivsac realuri sarCuli udevs: 1881 wlis seqtemberSi cnobilma pamfletistma anri roSforma gamoaqveyna mamxilebeli werili, sadac amtkicebda, rom tunisis okupacia mTlianadaa mowyobili gambetas, safrangeTis prezidentisa, da rustanis, safrangeTis tuniseli elCis, mier, romelTa mizansac sabirJo TamaSi warmoadgenda. cocxal sinamdvilesTan, mimdinare politikur ambebTan aseTi mWidro siaxlove publicisturi pamfletis simwvaves sZens `lamaz megobars~ da bunebrivia, rom mis gamoqveynebas gaugonari sensacia mohyva. saocari xmauri atexa mopasanis mier esoden mwared ganqiqebulma reaqciulma presam. magram mis damcvelTa `argumentebi~, romelTa Soris mTavari is iyo, rom parizis Jurnalistikis romanSi daxatuli suraTi `daujerebelia~, mxolod mopasanis simarTles adasturebda. ase magaliTad, konservatiul `goluas~ recenzenti acxadebda: `me ver davijereb, rom aseTivea mTeli Jurnalistika. balzakma mis sust mxareTa miuxedavad ufro amaRlebulad warmogvidgina igi... aq ki Cven mxiarulad vcuraobT sibinZuris okeaneSi. ra sazogadoebaa! dido RmerTebo! ra garemo! ra xalxi!~ recenzentis mier misdauneburad kargad SemCneuli gansxvaveba parizis Jurnalistikis balzakiseul da mopasaniseul suraTebs Soris savsebiT sworad gamoxatavs im politikur-moralur degradacias, romelic burJuaziulma presam kapitalizmis imperializmad gadaqcevasTan erTad ganicada. `lamaz megobars~ imTaviTve uaRresi warmateba xvda wilad. 1883 wlis 8 aprils daiwyo gazeT `Jil blas~-Si feletonebad misi beWdva, xolo ukve imave wlis seqtemberSi misi 37-e, 1887 wlis aprilSi ki 51-e gamocema gamovida. agreTve dauyovnebliv iTargmna igi sxva evropul enebze. * * * gv. 28. elises mindvrebi. ZvelberZnul miTologiaSi micvlilTa aCrdilebis imieri sasufeveli, xolo parizSi saqveynod cnobili parki, romelSic dgas safrangeTis prezidentis rezidencia elises sasaxle da romelsac Wris 2 kilometris sigrZis brwyinvale SenobebiT Semkuli prospeqti elises mindvrebis aveniu. bulonis tye md. senis marjvena napirze mdebare vrceli keTilmowyobili baRi, romelic samxreT-dasavleTidan akravs parizis centrs. gv. 30. alJiri safrangeTis kolonia afrikis CrdiloeT sanapiroze (dasavleTiT esazRvreba marokos, aRmosavleTiT tuniss, xolo samxreTiT saharas), adgilobriv, ZiriTadad arabul mosaxleobasTan sastiki brZolebis Sedegad frangebma daipyres 1830-47 wlebSi.

gv. 33. bakalavri Zvelad dasavleT-evropul universitetebSi, amJamad ki mxolod inglisSi pirveli, umdablesi samecniero xarisxi; xolo Tanamedrove safrangeTSi da zogierT sxva qveyanaSic pirovneba, romelsac saSualo skola daumTavrebia. ciceroni, markus tuliusi (Zv. w. 16043) ZvelromaelTa saxelganTqmuli oratori da gamoCenili mwerali da saxelmwifo moRvawe. tiberiusi (Zv. w. 42ax. w. 37) ZvelromaelTa TvalsaCino mxedarTmTavari da saxelmwifo moRvawe, me-14 wlidan romis imperatori. mentona safrangeTis cnobili klimaturi kurorti xmelTaSua zRvis sanapiroze. gv. 36. kafe-Santani restorani estradiTurT, romelzedac sruldeba xolme orazrovani, xSirad uxamsi simRerebi da cekvebi. miuzari (17931859) frangi musikosi, romlebic XIX saukunis 30-40-iani wlebis parizSi marTavda balebsa da maskaradebs. foli-berJeri (`mwyemsuri giJobani~) Tavdapirvelad erqva parizis `mcire formaTa~ Teatrebs, romlebSic idgmeboda operebi da baletebi (pirveli `foli~ 1831 wels daarsda), xolo SemdegSi isini gadaiqcnen Cveulebriv kabareebad anu kafeebad da restornebad, sadac saWmel-sasmelic iyideba da sxvadasxva xasiaTis sacekvao, sasimRero, musikaluri an sacirko warmodgenebic idgmeboda. gv. 38. italielebTanac SexvdebiT: igulisxmeba parizis italiuri saopero Teatri gv. 33. 39. sen-lazari meZavTa cixe parizSi lursini parizis cixe. gv. 47. kordoni, Sato-larozi franguli Rvinis markebi. gv. 49. `patara arabuli respublika mzab~ mopasanma dawvrilebiT aRwera afrikaSi 1881 wels Tavisi mogzaurobis Sesaxeb narkvevSi `mzis qveS~ (1884), sadac sxvaTa Soris, vkiTxulobT: `mzabi aris respublika an, ufro sworad, imis msgavsi komuna, rogoris daarsebac 1871 wels parizis revolucionerebma cades~. gv. 52. `aq yvelaferi ipoeboda: kuSeti... Sez-longi... lui XVI-is stilze nakeTebi~. kuSetidivani. Sez-longi (`grZeli skami~) erTgvari savarZeli daxrili zurgiTa da wagrZelebuli dasajdomiT. romelzedac naxevrad wamowola SeiZleba. lui XV safrangeTis mefe, romelic revolucionerebma 1792 wels taxtidan Camoagdes, xolo 1793-s giliotinaze aiyvanes. mis saxelTan dakavSirebuli dekoratiuli stili mkvidrdeba XVIII s-is 60-ni wlebidan, warmoadgens gadasasvlels `rokokodan~, `neoklasicizmisaken~ da xasiaTdeba mkrTali ferebiTa da ornamentul formaTa mSvidi sicxadiTa da sinaziT. gv. 58. `bunebiT patiosani normandieli iyo~, e. i. mkvidri normandiisa. Tanamedrove safrangeTis Crdilo-dasavleTi provinciisa, romlis centria q. ruani da sadauric iyo TviTon mopasani. gv. 65 oranis provincia alJiris dasavleTi, marokos mosazRvre mxare. gv. 67. `diuvalTan Sevida sauzmis saWmelad~. parizSi 1850-ni wlebidan arsebobda kuxmister diuvalis mier organizebuli didi qseli iaffasiani sasadiloebisa, romlebic TavianTi damaarseblis saxeliT ixsenieboda. gv. 68. bilboke erTgvari TamaSi, romelic mdgomareobs kanafze mibmuli burTis agdebasa da joxze dasmaSi. gv. 69. ekarte banqos franguli TamaSi, `piketuri~, 32 qaRaldiani, dastiTa da or monawiles Soris. gv. 77. `es Zunwi balzakiviT laparakobs~. udidesi frangi romanistis onore balzakis (1799-1850) ena xasiaTdeba mkveTri da ZarRviani, kontrastuli da paradoqsuli sityvebiTa da gamoTqmebiT. `... don kixoti rivali~ genialuri espaneli satirikosis miguel servantesis (1547-1616) gmiri don kixoti iqca ararealuri miznebis msaxveli kacis, uniadago meocnebisa da unayofo mebrZolis simbolod.

gv. 78. `erTi xnieri vivieris... sayvarelia~. franguli `vivieur vivieri~ niSnavs `cxovrebis kacs~. siamovnebis momxres, mxiarulebisa da xorcieli tkbobis motrfiales. fervaki XIX-is 70-80-ni wlebis frangi Jurnalisti, gazeT `figaros~ niWieri reportiori, romelic aSuqebda `maRali~ sazogadoebis cxovrebas. gv. 79. `etualis fori~ anu `varskvlavis moedani~ parizis erT-erTi mTavari moedania, romelzedac dgas cnobili satriumfo kamara didebuli TaRi, romlis mSenebloba daiwyo 1806 wels imperator napoleon pirvelis austerlicTan brZolaSi brwyinvale gamarjvebis (1805 w. 2 dekembers) aRsaniSnavad. gv. 83. grenadini `grenadis~ anu broweulis sirofi. gv. 84. Sato-margo, arJanteili franguli Rvinis markebia. gv. 86. iaponiuri peniuari qalis dilis xalaTi. erTgvari kapoti, kimono. gv. 89. saTamaSo yuTidan amomxtari WinkasaviT gadaskupdeboda. `yuTSi Casmuli Winka~ safrangeTSi popularuli sabavSvo TamaSia. gv. 110. liuqsemburgis baRi parizis Zveli parki, romelic akravs 1612 20 wlebSi agebul liuqsemburgis sasaxles, Tavdapirvelad taxtis memkvidre princTa, xolo bolos safrangeTis senatis rezidencias. gv. 121. `me alfonsebTan saqme ara maqvs~. aleqsandre duma-Svilis (182495) komediis `batoni alfonsis~ (1874) gmiris mixedviT alfonsi Seerqva meZav mamakacs, romelsac qalebi arCenen. gv. 127. lope de-vega. (15621635) aRorZinebis xanis gamoCenili espaneli dramaturgi, `cxvris wyarosa~ da mravali sxva cnobili dramis avtori. gv. 128. `sikvdili da ormoci bebris TamaSi~ safrangeTis akademias ormoci wevri hyavs da axal akademikoss mxolod Zveli wevris sikvdilis Semdeg irCeven. gv. 134. gieme, Jan-batist-antuani (18431918) frangi peizaJisti da marinisti (zRvis xedTa) mxatvari, mopasanis erT-erTi megobari; mas mieZRvna novela `naTloba~. arpini, anri-Jozefi (18191916) frangi mxatvari, peizaJisti da grafikosi, ekuTvnoda e. w. `barbizonis~ skolas, romelic etaneboda bunebis `intimur~, mSvid da sada, magram grZnobier suraTebs. giome, giustav-aSili (18401887) frangi literatori da mxatvariorientalisti; didxans cxovrobda alJirSi da TiTqmis mTlad Semoifargla alJirisa da marokos TematikiT. gv. 135. Jerve, anri (daib. 1852) frangi mxatvari, Janruli da istoriul suraTTa avtori, mopasanis megobari; 1885 wlis april-ivnisSi mopasanTan erTad imogzaura italiaSi, imave wlis zamTarSi dawera mopasanis portreti. bastien-lepaJi, Jiuli (18481884) frangi realisti mxatvari. bugro, adolf-uiliami (18251905) frangi mxatvari, e. w. `neoklasikuri~ mxatvrobis warmomadgeneli. loransi, Jan-poli (18381921) frangi mxatvari, mravali istoriuli suraTis avtori. vandeeli mRvdeli. vandea aris atlantikuri okeanis sanapiroze, md. luaris SesarTavis samxreTiT mdebare franguli provincia, sadac safrangeTis XVIII saukunis didi burJuaziuli revoluciis dros moxda reaqciuli samRvdeloebisa da aristokratiis mier motyuilebuli glexobis ajanyeba. `cis-feri~ razmi, razmi safrangeTis maSindeli revoluciuri jarisa, romelsac cisferi mundirebi ecva. bero. Jani (18491935) frangi portretisti da Janruli mxatvari, romelsac mopasanma miuZRvna moTxroba `Salli~. lamberi, lui-eJeni (18251900) frangi mxatvari animalisti, delakruas mowafe, xatavda Janrul komikur suraTebs, romelTa moqmedi pirebi iyvnen katebi, risTvisac xumrobiT `katebis rafaeli~ ewoda.

detai, Jan-batist-eduardi (18481912) cnobili frangi realisti mxatvari, bataluri suraTebis avtori. leluari, morisi (18531940) frangi mxatvari, mopasanis megobari, mas mieZRvna moTxroba `idilia~. gv. 145. lesbosi saberZneTis kunZuli egeosis zRvaSi, ZvelberZnuli kulturis mniSvnelovani centri; imdroindeli lesobseli qalebi cnobilni iyvnen urTierTisadmi arabunebrivi seqsualuri midrekilebiT. vodevili saxelwodeba warmosdgeba Crdilo franguli provincia Val de Vire-dan Tavdapirvelad, XVI s-is safrangeTSi, qalaqis quCis simRera, romelic mefis urC feodalebs dascinis; merme, XVIII s-is dasawyisSi: saxumaro xasiaTis sasimRero piesa, romlis calkeul kupletebs msaxiobebTan erTad mayurebelic mReroda; da bolos, daaxl. 1750 wlidan moyolebuli, patara moculobisa da msubuqi komediuri xasiaTis kupletebian-cekvebiani piesa, komikuri opera. gv. 150. `durua Tavs irTobs (Duroy samuse) es sityvebi parodias warmoadgenen viqtor hiugos cnobili dramis saTaurisa: `mefe Tavs irTobs (Le Roi samuse). gv. 151. `Jurnalisti keisris coliviT umwikvlo unda iyos~. pompeas, iulios keisris meore cols, qmris Ralati dabralda;a Tumca es braldeba ar dadasturda, iulios keisari mainc gaeyara mas im sabuTiT, rom `keisris coli eWvmiutaneli unda iyos~. monmartri parizis Crdilo raioni, poetebisa da mxatvarTa, sareTod artistuli bohemis ubani. gv. 152. ori livri kotleti. livri franguli `girvanqaa~. gv. 161. gastrin-reneti cnobili parizeli mesaWurvle. gv. 167. kanna cnobili sazamTro da sazRvao kurorti safrangeTis rivieraze (xmelTaSuazRvis sanapiroze). `Joli~ frangulad lamazs niSnavs. gv. 174. inglisuri baRi. gansxvavebiT `franguli~ anu XVII s-Si miRebuli `barokos~ stilis aristokratiuli parkebisa, romelTac aSkara xelovnuroba, `arqiteqtonizirebuli~ gaformeba, `kultivirebuli~ ieri axasiaTebda, XVIII sis dasawyisidan aRmocenebuli `inglisuri baRebi~ gamoirCeva viTomda xeluxlebeli da Tavisuflad miSvebuli `bunebrivobiT~. grafi de-pari anu parizis grafi iyo princ lui-filip-alber orleanelis (18381894), safrangeTis ukanaskneli mefis, lui-filipes SviliSvilis tituli. bazeni safrangeTis marSali, romelic 1871 wels metcTan danebda prusielebs, risTvisac omis Semdeg safrangeTis mTavrobam mas Tavisufleba aRukveTa; misi cixidan gaqceva mopasanma dawvrilebiT aRwera Tavis samogzauro narkvevTa wignSi `wyalze~ (1888). gv. 175. kolberi (16191693) cnobili frangi saxelmwifo moRvawe, lui XIV-is ministri; mis mraval RonisZiebas Soris aRsaniSnavia franguli flotis reorganizacia. sufreni (17261788) safrangeTis admirali, romelic indoeTSi warmatebiT eomeboda ingliselebs. dupre (17751846) safrangeTis admirali, alJiris dapyrobis monawile. gv. 194. `Tqveni gvari orad gahyaviT: `du-rua~-d, da sul sxva ram gamova~. safrangeTSi `du~, `de~, an `d~ winsarTi aristokratiul gvarebs erTvis xolme. gv. 205. matine igive peniuari. gv. 297. `mrgvali koSkebi, heraldikuri gvirgvinebiT mosili~ anu sagvareulo RerbebiT damSvenebuli. goTikuri stili XII s-is safrangeTSi aRmocenebuli da mere mTel dasavleT-evropaSi gavrcelebuli arqiteqturuli stili, romelic xasiaTdeba isrisebri TaRebiTa da kamarebiT da, saerTod, vertikaluri wawvetebuli formebis siWarbiT. `... uzarmazari sakvamle, qeopsis piramidis toli~. qeopsma, Zveli welTaRricxvis daaxl. 2600 wels mcxovrebma egviptis mefem, dRevandel qairos

maxloblad akldamad aiSena piramida, romelzedac, herodotes cnobiT, 30 weli 100 aTasma kacma imuSava da romlis simaRle amJamad 139 metrs aRwevs. gv. 210. poli da virJini frangi mwerlis bernarden de-sen-pieris (1737 1814) amave saxelwodebis cnobili sentimentalur-idiliuri romanis gmirebi. gv. 219. `Sereuli komisiebi~ 1851 wlis gadatrialebis Semdeg daawesa napoleon III-m Tavis politikur mtrebTan sasamarTlos meSveobiT angariSis gasasworeblad. `Tavisi sofluri makiavelobis wyalobiT...~ nikolo makiaveli (1469 1527), didi italieli humanisti da politikosi, romelic fr. engelsma renesansis epoqis erT-erT `titanad~ miiCnia, amtkicebda, rom xalxis keTildReobisaTvis mzrunvel xelisufals aqvs ufleba da kidevac marTebs yovelgvari saSualeba gamoiyenos Tavisi Zalauflebis gansamtkiceblad; am azriT Camoayaliba man Tavisi cnobili formula: `mizani amarTlebs saSualebas~. magram burJuaziulma saqmosnebma imTaviTve Seryvnes da gaavulgares, yovelgvari miznisaTvis gamarTlebulad CaTvales makiavelis es politikuri principi, ise rom male `makiavelobis~ anu `makiavelizmis~ cneba Segnebuli da sruli uprincipobisa da amoralizmis sinonimad aqcies. gv. 234. vatto, antuani (16841721) `rokokos~ stilis gamoCenili frangi mxatvari, romelsac axasiaTebda ferTa simkveTre da silaRe. gv. 240. `esk~ warmoadgens Semoklebas inglisuri sityvisa `eskuaier~-i, rac niSnavs `memamule~-s. gv. 243. `nuTu ise gagiJdebian, rom tunisis sisulele gaimeoron~. miniSneba safrangeTis mier 1881 wels tunisis okupaciaze, romelmac namdvili omis xasiaTi miiRo. gv. 258. `espaneTi marokos gamo gviwyreba~, frang da espanel imperialistTa interesebi xSirad ejaxeboda erTmaneTs marokoSi, vidre es ukanaskneli 1912 wels ar iqna gayofili safrangeTsa da espaneTs Soris. gv. 268. `...magram julietas cremli ki ara, aramed didonasi~. julieta Seqspiris cnobili tragediis gmiria, xolo didona didi romaeli poetis virgiliusis (7019) poemis `eneidasi~. (am poemis mixedviT, eneasi, romaelTa legendaruli winapari, gaemijnura didonas, karTagenis damaarsebelsa da kviprosis mefis pigmalionis das, romelmac igi mgznebared Seiyvara, xolo mas Semdeg, rac eneasma miatova, Tavi moikla). mopasanis teqstSi julieta da didona dapirispirebulni arian, rogorc ymawvili qalis siyvarulisa da gadamwifebuli qalis vnebis gansaxierebani. gv. 271. `kambronis ena CemTan SedarebiT Tavazianobad moeCveneba~. frangma generalma pier kambronma (17701842), romelic vaterloosTan brZolaSi napoleonis Zvel gvardias sardlobda, uwmawuri ginebiT upasuxa danebebis Sesaxeb mtris winadadebas. gv. 294. `im xanebSi mTeli qalaqi Jan lenoblis galereaSi midioda hungreli mxatvris karl markoviCis didi suraTis sanaxavad...~ aseTi mxatvari, romlis xsenebuli suraTi valterma iyida, ar arsebula, magram 1884 wels parizSi marTlac yofila gamofenili cnobili ungreli mxatvris munkaCis suraTi `qriste jvarze~, xolo 3 wliT adre amave mxatvarma marTlac mihyida viRac amerikels uzarmazar fasad (120000 dolarad) Tavisi meore suraTi `qriste pilates winaSe~. amrigad mopasanma mxatvris gvari da mis suraTTa siuJeti Secvala mxolod, xolo Tavisi drois kulturuli cxovrebis namdvili detali ucvlelad asaxa romanSi. gv. 297. gobelenis xaliCa kedelze dasakidi xaliCa, romelzedac raime suraTia amoqarguli. venera romaul miTologiaSi siyvarulisa da silamazis RmerTqali, RmerTTa RmerTis, iupiteris asuli, cecxlis RmerTis, vulkanis meuRle da omis RmerTis, marsis satrfo. gv. 304. buduari patara, koxtad morTuli sastumro qalisa. gv. 309. `sapatio legionis jvari~ napoleon bonapartis mier 1802 wels SemoRebuli ordeni, romliTac saxelmwifos winaSe gansakuTrebuli

damsaxurebisaTvis jildovdebian rogorc samxedro ise samoqalaqo pirebi. sxvaTa Soris, erT-erTma pirvelma miiRo es ordeni napoleonis cnobilma qarTvelma mamluqma rustanma. monarqiis damxobis Semdeg am ordeniT ministrTa wardginebiT ajildovebs respublikis prezidenti. duruam miiRo am ordenis `kavaleris~ wodeba, e. i. misi pirveli, umdablesi xarisxi (sul xuTi xarisxi arsebobs). dajildovebulni Cveulebriv atareben ara TviT ordens, aramed ordenis niSans saRileSi mimagrebul patara alisfer lents. gv. 313. `inglisel saldaTebs hgavdnen~. Sedareba emyareba im drois inglisel jariskacTa mundirebis wiTel fers. gv. 323. sen-Jermeni parizis, senis marcxena mxares mdebare gareubani, cnobili renesansis epoqis sasaxliTa da imave saxelwodebis tyiT. anri meoTxe (15531610) safrangeTis didi mefe, burbonTa dinastiis mamamTavari. gv. 346. Tanxmobis moedani, Tavdapirvelad `lui XV moedani~, XVII sis SuaSi dagegmili da klasicizmis stiliT gamarTuli centraluri arqiteqturuli ansambli parizisa, romelsac ukavSirdeba qalaqis umTavresi magistralebi. burbonTa sasaxle safrangeTSi monarqiis damxobis Semdeg deputatTa palatis adgilsamyofeli.

`me vxedav ambebs, romlebic sasaciloa, sasacilo, da kidev bevr rasme, rac samwuxaroa, samwuxaro; mokled, mTeli qveyana sulelia, suleli, aqac, viT yvelgan~, ase swerda mopasani Tavis maswavlebelsa da ufros megobars, gustav flobers. es mware sityvebi mopasanis zogma burJuaziulma mkvlevarma didi frangi beletristis SemoqmedebiTi mrwamsis gamoxatulebad miiCnia. am TvalsazrisiT, mopasani warmogvidgeba, rogorc `Tavisi epoqis uZlieresi da srulyofili pesimisti~, romelic `ise ganasaxierebs yvelgan sasacilos, samwuxarosa da sulelurs, rom gamosavlis yovelgvar imedsa da gardaqmnis yovelgvar survilsaa moklebuli~; am arafrismorwmune kacs TiTqos imis CvenebaRa swadia, rom adamianica da cxovrebac naklebad imsaxureben siyvarulsa da pativiscemas, radgan erTTavad warmoadgenen mdabal cxovelur vnebaTa saTavssa da borot idumal ZalTa sarbiels. aseTi `totaluri pesimizmis~ mesveurad misi warmosaxviT burJuaziis ideologebi eZieben Surs maTi `cxovrebis wesis~ im ulmobeli mxilebisaTvis, romelmac mopasani mecxramete saukunis franguli realizmis korifeTa, stendalis, balzakisa da floberis, memkvidred aqcia. mopasanis ideologiuri mtrebi lamoben yovelmxriv daamciron misi pirovneba da memkvidreoba. kerZod, maT surT warmoadginon igi, rogorc sakuTari `bunebis memkvidreobiTi gaorebulobis~ msxverpli. TiTqosda, floberisagan gansxvavebiT, romelsac sicocxlis Sinaarsad mTlianad xelovneba eqmna, mopasani erTdroulad `cxovrebaze~ amaRlebisaken mswrafi, sazogadoebis moZule xelovanic iyo da `maRali wreebis~ modur salonebSi garTuli, pativmoyvareobis vnebasa da tkbobis Jins ayolili snobic. es `gaoreba~, Turme, mopasanisaTvis mSobelT uanderZebiaT, romelTagan deda, Zveli da kulturuli burJuaziuli ojaxis qali, romantikos poetis alfred de-puatvenis da floberis siWabukis megobari, Tavis Svils bolo dromde udga gverdiT literaturul mrCevelad da TanaSemwed, xolo mamam, gaRaribebulma aristokratma, marTlac Sealia Tavisi jani da peizaJisti mxatvris arcTu urigo niWi salonebSi drostarebas. da am `gaorebas~, romelsac Sedegad

xelovanis `damaZabunebeli ganaxevreba~ mosdevda, mZime sulieri senic daerTo, ramac sabolood kidevac gatexa mwerali. amrigad, Turme, xelovanis tragedias klinikuri motivi `agvirgvinebs~, romlis Suqzedac misi didi SemoqmedebiTi memkvidreobac metnaklebad `aranormalur~, paTologiur movlenad unda Candes. magram sinamdvileSi mopasanis tragedia pirvel rigad sakuTrivSemoqmedebiTi xasiaTisaa. misi avadmyofoba, Tumca mniSvnelovani, magram mainc meoradi, mxolod gamaZlierebeli faqtori iyo am tragediisa. marTalia, mopasani bolomde trialebs parizis `maRal~ sazogadoebaSi, magram sulac ara snobizmis gamo; igi sul ufro da ufro mtrobs am sazogadoebas, sadac, misi Tqmisamebr, `xelovanni da swavlulni miaCniaT inteleqtualur mojamagireebad, romelTaTvisac RvTisagan dawesebula didkacTa garToba da samsaxuri~, da Tu igi mainc ar wyvets masTan kavSirs, mxolod imitom, rom aq saintereso mxatvruli masala eguleba; Tanac am masalis Zieba mas arasodes Semoufarglavs mxolod `didkacobis~ yofiT, ramdenadac mudam im azrs adga, rom `mwerals marTebs mTeli garemoTi iyos dainteresebuli da taxtTa safexurebTan erTad aRweros samzareuloTa nakleb molipuli safexurebic~. da dasasrul, marTalia, mopasans adridanve dasCemda daeWvebisa da uimedobis ganwyobilebani, magram igi arasdros Seupyria, ase vTqvaT, organul, da, miT ufro, `totalur~ pesimizms. piriqiT, misi rwmenis simbolos da Semoqmedebis wyaros Seadgenda adamianis siyvaruli da sicocxlis xalisi, romlis SenarCunebisaTvis igi bolomde Seupovrad ibrZoda, da pesimisturi suliskveTeba mas mxolod maSin ipyrobda, roca am brZolaSi misTvis gadaulaxav obieqtur da subieqtur dabrkolebaTa winaSe dgeboda. Tu ramdenad eucxoveboda mopasanis saR arsebas es suliskveTeba, saukeTesod iqidana Cans, rom ukanasknel wlebSi mas swored maTi moZaleba eqca jer SemoqmedebiTi krizisisa, xolo sabolood sulieri kraxis mTavar mizezad. da mopasanis tragediis swored am SemoqmedebiT, da ara paTologiur, arss Caswvda lev tolstoi Cinebulad, rodesac werda: `mopasanis cxovrebis tragizms is Seadgens, rom igi, simaxinjiTa da uzneobiT usaSineles garemoSi moqceuli, Tavisi niWis, Tavis sulSi STanergili uCveulo sinaTlis ZaliT Tavs aRwevda am garemocvis msoflmxedvelobaT, ukve miaxlovebuli iyo ganTavisuflebas, sunTqavda kidec TavisuflebiT, magram, ramdenadac am brZolaSi ukanaskneli Zalebi Semoexarja da erTi saboloo gaZalebis Rone ar eyo, ise daiRupa, rom gauTavisuflebeli darCa...~ anri rene alber gi de-mopasani daibada 1850 wlis 5 agvistos q. diepis maxloblad, normandiis sanapiroze, sadac ganvlo misma bavSvobam da siyrmem. `me gavizarde, wers igi, zRvis, CrdiloeTis ruxi da civi zRvis piras, meTevzeTa patara qalaqSi, romelsac gamudmebiT Soltavda qari, wvima da talRis Sxefebi da ganuwyvetliv asdioda Tevzis suni...~ dedis TqmiT, patara gi `awyvetil kvics~ hgavda: fermerTa biWebTan erTad daZrwoda velebsa da tyeebSi Tu sanapiro kldeebze, meTevzeebs dahyveboda zRvaze, Tevzaobda da nadirobda, da swored am adriani wlebis monapovars warmoadgens bevri is Tviseba, bunebis mgznebare siyvaruli, cocxali, qmediTi cxovrebis xalisi, ubralo xalxisadmi interesi da simpaTia, misi zne-Cveulebebisa da metyvelebis Cinebuli codna, misi `rableseuli~, motlanqo, magram ZarRviani humoris gemo, ramac SemdegSi mopasanis Semoqmedebis saRi, demokratiul-realisturi safuZveli Seadgina. cameti wlis biWi patara qalaq ivetos daxurul seminariaSi miabares, saidanac igi jer TviTon gaiqca ramdenimejer, xolo sabolood, 1866 wels, gamoricxes seminariis saxuravze RamiT gamarTuli qeifisTvis da `epikuruli~, `cxovrebis siameTa~ madidebeli leqsis gamo. mere man ruanis seminariaSi ganagrZo swavla, romelic 1870 wels daasrula. seminariis erT-erTma maswavlebelma, `parnaselma~, poetma da floberis megobarma lui builem yuradReba miaqcia Wabuk meleqses da igi kruaseSi, ruanis maxloblad mdebare floberiseul mamulSi dahyavda stumrad; aqedan daiwyo did romanistTan mopasanis xangrZlivi Segirdoba da mWidro megobroba, romelmac floberis sikvdilamde, 1880 wlamde gastana. 1870 wlis ivlisSi

safrangeT-prusiis omi atyda da kanis universitetis iuridiul fakultetze Sesuli mopasani jarSi gaiwvies. omis periodi man jer ruansa da Semdeg parizSi gaatara intendantad. omis momdevno ekonomiurma krizisma mis mSobelTa materialuri mdgomareoba Searyia da mopasans sakuTari SromiT uxdeba cxovreba. igi parizs Cadis, sadac literaturuli SemoqmedebiT apirebs cxovrebas, magram floberis rCeviT saxelmwifo samsaxurSi dgeba, patara moxeled muSaobs jer sazRvao, mere ki, 1878 wlidan, ganaTlebis saministroSi. mas mxolod maSin eZleva SesaZlebloba mTlianad mieces SemoqmedebiT Sromas, roca 1880 wels gamoqveynebulma `funTuSam~ erTbaSad moupova saxeli da simdidre. 1880 wlamde grZeldeba mopasanis SemoqmedebiTi cxovrebis pirveli, yvelaze xangrZlivi etapi, roca axalgazrda mwerali daJinebiT iRvwis ostatobisaTvis. pirveli, rac am xnis manZilze `salambos~ avtorma Tavis Segirds STaunerga, iyo samwerlo Sromis maRali kultura. floberi didxans ukrZalavda mopasans jer kidev arasrulfasovan TxzulebaTa gamoqveynebas da 1875 wels Segirdma, rogorc Cans, maswavleblisagan malulad dabeWda Jozef punes fsevdonimiT Tavisi pirveli moTxroba `gvamis xeli~, `ar vici, gaqvT Tu ara Tqven niWi, eubneboda mas floberi mis pirvel nawerTa gacnobis Semdeg. imaSi, rac momitaneT, erTgvari unari igrZnoba, magram nurasodes dagaviwydebaT, ymawvilo, rom niWi, bufonis Tqmisaebr, mxolod xangrZlivi moTminebaa. imuSaveT~. da mopasanic muSaobda, moTminebiT wvrTnida da xvewda kalams. `Svidi wlis manZilze, igonebs igi mogvianebiT, me vwerdi leqsebs, vwerdi novelebs, davwere sazizRari dramac ki~. am Tavgamodebul Sromas, diaxac, unayofod ar Cauvlia: profesiul gamocdilebasTan erTad man siuJetTa uxvi maragic, mdidari nedli masalac daugrova Semdgom esoden nayofier mwerals (faqtiurad aTiode wlis manZilze man gamoaqveyna zustad samasi moTxroba da novela, eqvsi didi romani, samogzauro narkvevTa sami wigni da uricxvi literaturul-publicisturi esse da werili). magram mTavari, rac floberma Tavis Segirds STaunerga, iyo mxatvruli formis is kulti, ramac mopasani, misi maswavleblis gverdiT, franguli literaturis udides stilistTa rigSi Caayena. floberis msgavsad mopasani arasodes ar cdilobs weros `lamazad~ da misi stili araa gadatvirTuli im `samkaulebiT~, maRalfardovani saxeebiT, `iSviaTi~ SedarebebiT, zedmeti perifrazebiT, nacvalsaxelebiT, romlebic frazas tlanqsa da mZimes xdian; aq araferi iqcevs sagangebo yuradRebas, yovelive Tavis adgilzea da mxolod erTs rasme emsaxureba, gansaxierebis `im simsubuqesa da sizustes, romlebic asmagad zrdian kiTxvis sixaruls~. da aseve, mopasans eucxoeba fxvieri kompozicia, ganStoebuli anda lirikuli Tu refleqsuri gadaxvevebiTa da wiaRsvlebiT garTulebul-damZimebuli siuJetis mdore dineba. moTxroba esmis mas, rogorc materialuri Tu sulieri xasiaTis erTi ambis gadmocema, romelsac ise aqvs micemuli dramatiuli erTianoba, rom misgan gamoricxulia yvelaferi, rac aucilebeli araa ZiriTadi azris naTelsayofad. amitomac etaneba igi novelis sakuTrivsa da klasikur formas, romelic jer kidev XV s-Si iqna margarita navarelis mier bokaCiosagan SeTvisebuli da frangul mwerlobaSi gadmonergili, moTxrobas, romlis dinamiuri moqmedebis centrSi dgas `novella~ anu `axali ambavi~, raime anekdoturi SemTxveva, romlis Suqze Cndeba da iSleba moqmed pirTa xasiaTi, mdgomareoba da bedi. da amave kompoziciuri simkacriT xasiaTdeba misi romanebic: maTi logikurad gaSlil-dasrulebuli siuJetidan gamoricxulia yovelive, kerZod, mravalricxovan, TavisTavad sayuradRebo, magram mTavar TemasTan nakleb dakavSirebul personaJTa monacvleoba, rasac mraval sqeltanian romanSi `cxovrebasTan~ siaxlovisada msgavsebis STabeWdilebis Seqmna evaleba xolme. da amdenad, rogorc mis moTxrobaTa, ise romanTa `arqiteqturuli~ wyobidan, mopasanis TqmiTve `verc erT nawilaks ver amoagdeb ise, rom saerTo harmonia ar daarRvio~.

magram, cxadia, `Segirdobis~ xanaSi mopasans marto mxatvris didostatoba rodi SesZenia: amave dros, 70-ian wlebSi, Camoyalibda igi msoflmxedvelobrivadac. ukve 187071 wlebis ambebma moaxdina mopasanze udidesi zegavlena. prusiasTan omma misi patriotuli grZnoba gaamZafra, xolo frangTa damarcxebam da am erovnuli katastrofisadmi `maRali~ sazogadoebis samarcxvino gulgrilobam mravali iluzia gauqarwyla Wabuks, pirvelad CauwveTa pesimizmis Sxami. marTalia, mopasani iSviaTad exeboda Tavis TxzulebebSi uSualod politikur Tematikas, magram es sulac ar niSnavs imas, TiTqos igi Tavisi drois mwvave sazogadoebrivi Zvrebis miRma mdgariyos. igi WeSmariti xelovanis didi namusiTaa aRWurvili, ris ZaliTac Tavidanve gamodis gabatonebul mankierebaTa, Zalmomreobisa da usamarTlobis, fizikuri Tu moraluri degradaciis sastik mamxileblad. xolo 70-iani wlebi saamisod friad uxv masalas iZleoda: es xom parizis komunis Semdgom gamZvinvarebuli reaqciis xana iyo, rodesac imperializmis stadiaSi fexSedgmulma burJuaziam da `kapitalis warmoebis~ procesSi Cabmulma aristokratiam sabolood SemoifliTes odindeli `demokratiuli liberalizmisa~ Tu `STamomavlobiTi keTilSobilebis~ ZonZebi da srulad gaaSiSvles TavianTi antihumanuri klasobrivi arseba. `me moviTxov mmarTvel klasTa ganadgurebas, werda mopasani flobers, lamaz Clung batonTa xrovis mospobas, romlebic iqeqebian im beberi RvTismosavi da suleli roskipis kabebSi, maRali sazogadoeba rom ewodeba. diax, me dRes mimaCnia, rom 93-e weli rbili iyo, rom seqtembrelebma lmobiereba gamoiCines, rom marati batkania, dantoni umanko baWia, xolo robespieri mtredi. raki Zveli mmarTveli klasebi amJamad iseve ugunurni rCebian, rogorc maSin iyvnen, isini amJamadac iseve unda moispon, rogorc maSin, da wyalSi arian gadasayreli lamazi kretini batonebi maT lamaz kaxpa qalbatonebTan erTad~. `mmarTveli klasebisadmi~ uzomo siZulvilTan da zizRTan erTad aq yuradRebas iqcevs `maRali sazogadoebis~ batonTa da qalbatonTa `silamazisa~ da `siClungis~, `silamazisa~ da `sikaxpis~ xazgasma (rac kvlav flobers gvagonebs, romelic mopasanisave TqmiT, `sityva burJua~-s sityva `Clungi~-s sinonimad Tvlida da ase ganmartavda: `burJuas vuwodeb yvelas, vinc qvenad azrovnebso~). da swored am mZafri Seusabamobis, burJuaziisa da aristokratiis garegani silamazis, keTilSobilebisa da wesierebis da Sinagani simaxinjis, gadagvarebisa da gaxrwnilebis, Cveneba iqca `lamazi megobris~ avtoris erT mTavar SemoqmedebiT Temad. Tanac mopasans saimiso Zala da gambedaoba aRmoaCnda, rom `mmarTvel klasTa~ daundobel mxilebasTan erTad isic eCvenebina, rom maT mier SeZulebul `ubralo~ xalxSia daculi is Rirsebani, patriotizmis, siyvarulis, samarTlianobis, patiosnebis, Tavisuflebis, Rirsebis grZnobani, romlebic adamians namdvil, Sinagan silamazes, sulier keTilSobilebas aniWeben. es iqca mopasanis meore mTavar Temad, romelmac srulad gamoxata misi Semoqmedebis pozitiuri, naTeli, optimisturi tendencia da demokratiulhumanisturi arsi. da swored aqaa yvelaze ufro mosaxsenebeli XIX s-is meore didi mwerali, romelsac mopasani agreTve uwodebs Tavis `Zvirfas maswavlebelsa da megobars~. esaa 70-80-ian wlebSi safrangeTs mcxovrebi da floberTan mWidrod daaxloebuli ivane turgenevi. turgenevs rogorc mxatvruli Txrobis, metadre novelis ubadlo ostatsac unda emoqmedna mopasanze. frang novelists `monadiris moTxrobaTa~ avtori aRafrTovanebs, rogorc `pirvelxarisxovani mxatvari~, romelmac `ramdenime gverdze icis srulyofili nawarmoebis Seqmna, garemoebaTa saucxood dajgufeba da cocxal, xelSesaxeb, warmtac saxeTa Seqmna, maTi sul oriode, imdenad msubuqi da moxdenili StrixiT moxazva, rom Zneli misaxvedria, Tu rogor SeiZleba garegnulad esoden ubralo saSualebebiT aseTi damajereblobis miRweva~, magram ufro mniSvnelovani mainc turgenevis

ideuri zegavlena Cans, romelic nawilobriv floberis sawinaaRmdegod moqmedebda. floberi socialur kriticizmTan, burJuaziis siZulvilTan erTad mopasans unergavda agreTve Tavis `zizRs masis ugunurebisadmi~ da ltolvas `spilos Zvlis koSkSi~ Caketvisaken, Tavis relativizmsa da pozitivizms anu im ganwyobilebebsa da ideebs, romlebic mas ukve rogorc dasavleTis klasikuri realizmis daSlis mijnaze mdgarsa da erTroulad esTetizmisa da naturalizmisaken midrekil xelovans axasiaTebda, turgenevi ki, piriqiT, amdidrebda da aZlierebda mopasanis realizms, Sveloda ra mas gamklaveboda cxovrebasa da adamianze im uaryofiT, unugeSo Tvalsazriss, romelsac sul ufro nergavda maSindel frangul literaturaSi burJuaziuli reaqciis zeimi. turgenevi uziarebda Tavis axalgazrda frang kolegas im maRal rwmenas adamianis sikeTisa da Zlierebisa, im Rrma siyvarulsa da TanagrZnobas dabeCavebuli xalxisadmi, metadre glexobisadmi, da im utex imeds ukeTesi momavlisa, romliTac esoden gansxvavdeba rusuli klasikuri literatura metismeti kriticizmisa Tu skepticizmis seniT Sepyrobili dasavleT-evropuli mwerlebisagan. da Tamamad iTqmis: Tu ki mopasani didad aRemata Tavis frang maswavlebels didebiT, naTel saxeTa xatviT, rusma damrigebelma swored imiT dasdo mas udidesi Rvawli, rom am saxeTa frangul sinamdvileSi, frang xalxSi danaxvis unari ganumtkica da gaumaxvila. mopasanis SemoqmedebiTi ganviTarebis meore da umTavresi monakveTi modis 188086 wlebze. esaa mopasaniseuli kritikuli realizmis aRmavlobis xana, rodesac mwerali Tavis umniSvnelovanes Txzulebebs qmnis, romlebSic srulad Cndeba misi SemoqmedebiT pozitiuri tendenciebi da Taviseburebani. marTalia, mopasanis realizms klasikuri stendal-balzakiseuli kritikuli realizmis aSkara daqveiTebis niSani emCneva; es daqveiTeba, uwinares yovlisa, imaSi gamoixateba, rom sinamdvilis wvdomisa da asaxvis masStabi viwrovdeba, kerZod, sazogadoebriv mankierebaTa mxileba warmoebs ukve ara socialur-politikur, aramed `Cveulebriv~, viwro piradul, yoveldRiuryofacxovrebiT urTierTobaTa aspeqtSi. magram mopasani, floberis msgavsad, jer kidev imdenad tipurad da mZafrad, iseTi temperamentiTa da ise Seurbileblad, asaxavs `mmarTvel klasTa~ simaxinjesa da mavneblobas, rom mainc stendal-balzakiseuli tradiciis uSualo memkvidre rCeba. Tanac, erTis mxriv, igi kidevac aviTarebs am tradicias, kritikasa da mxilebasTan erTad kontrastulad imasac uCvenebs, rom `maRal~ sazogadoebaSi Seryvnil-Seginebul adamianobas SeZlebisdagvarad `ubralo~ xalxis Svilebi inarCuneben da icaven xolme. marTalia, muqi ferebi aq aSkarad Warboben naTel ferebs, magram es ukanasknelni mainc imden Suqs hfenen mopasanis mTel Semoqmedebas, rom igi verafriT ver CaiTvleba `totaluri pesimistis~ anu dekadentis memkvidreobad. ase kontrastuladaa gaSuqebuli mopasanis novelistikis yvela mTavari motivi. kerZod patritizmis motivi, romelsac mwerali safrangeT-prusiis omis masalaze amuSavebs Tavisi mTeli Semoqmedebis manZilze. Tuki gaqnili burJuebisa da gayinuli aristokratebis garegani `wesiereba~ mxolod maTi sulieri simdablisa da siglaxis niRabia, angarebianobisa da laCrobis safari, meZavis `uweso~ xelobas ver CauxSvia funTuSas sulieri keTilSobileba, ver SeubRalavs misi zneobrivi siwminde; da sadac `didebulni~ mzad arian yovelgvari damamcirebeli, magram sasargeblo garigeba dasdon dampyroblebTan, iq gankicxuli `mdabio~ qali, mtris mimarT wrfeli siZulviliTa da zizRiTaa aRsavse da mxolod imisaTvis nebdeba prusiel oficers, raTa Zalmomreobisa da damcirebisagan ixsnas `patiosani aramzadebi~, romelTac gulubryvilod Tanamemamuleebad racxs da safrangeT-prusiis omis masalaze agebuli bevri sxva moTxrobac, `Zalua sovaJi~, `tyveebi~, `madmuazel fifi~, `logini #29~, cxadhyofs imas, rom mxolod xalxis beCav, magram simdidris gamxrwneli zegavleniT SeubRalvel SvilebsRa abadiaT samSoblos siyvarulis grZnoba da mtris winaaRmdegobis unari.

aseve kontrastulad amuSavebs mopasani kritikuli realizmis umTavres motivs: angarebiTa da siZunwiT, egoizmiTa da pativmoyvareobiT Sepyrobili adamianis dasaxiCrebisa da gadagvarebis Temas. burJuaziul sazogadoebaSi yovelgvar borotebasa da sisaZagles badebs simdidris dagrovebis, mogebis Jini. aq qals SeuZlia umowyalod yvlifos sakuTari organizmic ki da saSoSive asaxiCros Tavisi bavSvebi, raTa mere sarfianad mihyidos isini `iSviaTobaTa~ muzeumebs (`gonjebis deda~), xolo kacs SeuZlia sakuTari colisa da colis dis `bazaze~ gaxsnas SemdegSi didad Semosavliani saroskipo (`megobari pasansi~); anda aq coli kvercxebis saCekad svams dambladacemul qmars, raTa man tyuilad ar Wamos puri, xolo berwi qmari TviTon miuCens kuros Tavis cols, romelic milions ianderZebs, Tuki Svili eyoleba (`memkvidreoba~). burJuas yvela adamianuri unari da moTxovnileba aqvs CaxSobili. igi ar azrovnebs, gonebas mis tvinSi cbiereba da gaqniloba enacvleba anu `is saRi Wkua, romelic uWkuobas esazRvreba~. misTvis ucxoa yovelgvari sulieri sixaruli, codnisa Tu silamazis wyurvili. mdabali sixarbis garda mas mxolod wmindad zoologiuri, cxoveluri midrekilebebi rCeba: misi `cxovrebis formula~ yovlad martivia: `kargi cxovreba, kargi sufra da kargi Zili; vWam da mZinavs, ai, esaa Cemi arseboba~. am sulieri siRatakisa da ubadrukobis ganuyreli Tanamgzavria uzomo simxdale, metadre `sazogadoebrivi azris~ winaSe SiSi, romlis karnaxiTac burJuas ZaluZs yovelgvari simdable Caidinos. Tanac am silaCresTan erTad burJuas `zneobriv~ saxes saocari farisevloba `srulqmnis~, romelic ubinZures garyvnilobas afarebs xolme saTnoebis niRabs. bevri Tanamedrove mwerlisagan, kerZod emil zolasgan gansxvavebiT mopasani ar ixibleba didi `gaqanebis~ saqmosanTa TiTqosda `Zlieri pirovnebebiT~, vinaidan im azrisaa, rom Tavisi arsebiT mdabali da wvrilmani burJuaziuli vnebani yvelgan erTnairad aknineben da axurdaveben adamians; magram amave dros igi xedavs, rom swored wvrili burJuebis, bankirobaze meocnebe meduqneTa anda ordenis monatrul moxeleTa SezRudul yofaSi gansakuTrebuli sisazizRriT da, maSasadame, tipiurobiT Cndeba mTeli klasis damaxasiaTebeli mankierebani, da amitomac upiratesad swored am fenidan arCeven Tavisi novelebis gmirebs. amave dros, mopasani imasac xedavs, rom burJuaziuli vnebani, kapitalistur urTierTobaTa amoralizmi sxva klasebsac ryvnian, ara mxolod meore `mmarTvel klass~, aristokratias, aramed glexobis masasac, romliTac mis TvalSi faqtiurad kidevac amoiwureba `xalxis~ cneba. mopasanis bevri novela sastiki simarTliT, TiTqmis naturalisturi siSiSvliT warmoadgens glexis wvril mesakuTreobriv fsiqologias, misi sixarbisa da siZunwis tlanq, siRatakiTa da sibneliT damZimebul gamovlenebs. magram amasTanave mopasans arc is rCeba daunaxavi, rom Tuki sadmea sapovneli adamianuri suliskveTebebi, sikeTe da patiosneba, Rirsebisa da pativis grZnobebi, moyvasisadmi uangaro damokidebuleba, isev da isev mxolod xalxSi, imave glexobaSi, romelsac siRrmeSi, mZime Sromisa da siRatakis, gaunaTleblobisa Tu burJuaziuli zegavlenis miuxedavad, mainc xeluxlebeli, spetaki da Zlieri darCenia keTili da marTali guli, adamianuri arseba. mopasanis mravali moTxroba gvixatavs xalxis Svilebs, romlebic sulgrZelobiTa da keTilSobilebiT Seudareblad aRematebian burJuas. jarSi gawveuli sofleli muSa buateli imitom Seiyvarebs zang qals, rom igi keTilia da Tavaziani, mzrunveli da Sromismoyvare, didi sulis adamiani (`buateli~). anda soflis mWedeli filip eeremi uyoymanod irTavs sxvis mier Secdenil blanSetas imitom, rom misi umamod darCenili biWi ecodeba da Tavad blanSeta `kargi, mimzidveli qalia, romelic, Tavisi ubedurebis miuxedavad, patiosani kacis Rirseuli coli iqneba~. mopasani uzomo simpaTiiT da siTboTi gvixatavs keTilSobil, suliTa da xorciT jansaR filipesa da mis amxanag mWedlebs, romlebic, sixarbiTa Tu SuriT moSxamul da uqnarobiT Tavgabezrebul burJuasagan gansxvavebiT, `Zlierni da

mtkiceni, mxiarulni da kmayofilebiT savseni daRamebamde Weden rkinas~ (`simonis mama~); anda kidev, matareblis vagonSi axalgazrda sofleli ZiZa-qali, TiTqosda araferiao, ise moawovebs ZuZus ucnob muSas, romelsac SimSilisagan misdis guli; es saqcieli, romelic `moraluri~ burJuas TvalSi aRmaSfoTebel `uwesobad~ Cans, xalxis SvilTa adamianuri ubraloebis, sisadavisa da gulisxmierebis ulamazesi gamovlenaa (`idilia~). sadac `civilizebul~ burJuas misi yalbi, farisevluri `morali~ uSlis xels iyos adamiani, da amitomacaa, rom mopasani `civilizebul~ kacs `velurs~, `barbaross~ uwodebs xolme, iq crumorwmunebisa da pirobiTobebisagan Tavisufali `mdabioni~ uyoymanod misdeven xolme umaRles zneobriv kanons, urTierTis TanagrZnobisa da mxardaWeris adamianur princips. da mopasanis-realistis mTavari miRwevac esaa swored: igi, floberiviT, `mmarTvel klasebSi~ verc erT gmirs ver xedavs, magram, floberisave sawinaaRmdegod, xalxis wiaRSi mravlad poulobs `uxvi da sulgrZeli gulis~ kacebsac da qalebsac, romlebic TavianTi xalasi adamianobiT `im jiSis gmirebi arian, diad istoriul saqmeTa Cadena rom ZaluZT. gansakuTrebul adgils iWers mopasanis mTel SemoqmedebaSi siyvarulisa da seqsis motivi, romelsac imave socialuri kontrastis Suqi Rrma, erTdroulad kritikul-mamxilebeli da pozitiur-humanisturi SinaarsiT avsebs. mopasani gviCvenebs, rom TavisTavad siyvaruli didad humanuri da moraluri Zalaa, romelic adamianebs erTmaneTTan akavSirebs da aaxlovebs, ukeTilSobiles da ulamazes suliskveTebebs uRvivebs, mdabal vnebebze amaRlebs da, amdenad, sikeTisa da bednierebis uSret wyarod iqceva. Rrma siberemde raoden bednieri darCa suzen de sirmoni, warCinebuli ojaxis lamazi qali, romelmac mdidruls cxovrebas `koxta Wabukis, ubralo glexis~ siyvaruli arCia (`bedniereba~); da ramdeni moxuci Seupyria imis tragikul SegrZnebas, rom mas namdvilad ar ucxovria, Tavisi dReni fuWad Cautarebia, ramdenadac namdvili siyvaruli ar ganucdia (`bavSvi~, `naTloba~, `sinanuli~, `gaseirneba~, `mama~, `b-ni parani~). magram namdvili siyvaruli isev `ubralo, mdabio~ kacs Tu Seswevs da ara burJuasa da aristokrats. `gana bevria siyvarulSi sasixarulo, Tuki masSi zecisa da miwis mTels poezias, mTels musikas ver Caaqsoveb~, ambobs moxuci q-ni Juli romeni, odesRac cnobili msaxiobi, romelic or did xelovans hyvarebia, `magram Tqven, dasZens igi, axlandeli mamakacebi, siyvarulze arc ki fiqrobT, Tqven axla mebirJeebi, vaWrebi, saqmosnebi xarT, CvenTan laparakic ki aRar iciT... axla siyvaruli mxolod ubralo kavSirad iqca, romelic xSirad mkeravis angariSis dafarviT iwyeba...~ (`Juli romeni~). da mopasani isev da isev ubrundeba am Tezissrom burJuas vnebaTa Relvebs araferi aqvs siyvarulTan saerTo. mesakuTris, egoistis nebani yvela adamianur grZnobas hklaven, riTac `adamianSi mimalul mxecs xsnian aRvirs~, xolo mxecs SeuZlia mxolod an `mamali~, `xvadi~ anda `dedali~, `Zu~ iyos, romelsac martooden froidiseuli `libido~ anu seqsualuri `SimSili~ amoZravebdes. da amdenad burJuas, kaci iqneba igi Tu qali, `siyvaruli ki ar gaaCnia, aramed martooden avxorcoba~, romelic iseve mdabalia da xarbi, civi da sastiki, rogorc misi mTeli angarebian-egoisturi arseba. novelebs garda, mopasanis aRmavlobis xanas ekuTvni sami romani, `cxovreba~ (1883), `lamazi megobari~ (1885) da `mont orioli~ 1886), romlebSic farTo, epikur masStabebSi iSleba misi Semoqmedebis kritikul-mamxilebeli, antiburJuaziuli Tema. Tuki saerTod mopasanis romanebi ramdenimed sentimentalur xasiaTs atareben da TavianTi originalobiTa da teqnikuri srulyofilebiT erTgvarad Camouvardebian novelebs, igive ar iTqmis `lamaz megobarze~: es Sedevri Tavisi avtoris mTeli SemoqmedebiTi Zalvis kulminacias warmoadgens. masSi organulad SeerTda mopasanis-novelistis didostatoba da franguli romanis uzarmazari tradicia.

`lamazi megobris~ mTavari siuJeturi motivi, JorJ duruas, ubadruki da binZuri karieristis mier `maRali~ sazogadoebis `dapyrobis~ ambavi, zedmiwevniT tipuri istoriuli viTarebis fonze iSleba. moqmedebis dros aq Sua 70-ni wlebi Seadgenen, rodesac franguli kapitalizmis imperializmis stadiaSi gadasvlis niSnebi Cndeba, rodesac valteris tipis bandit finansistTa nebis morCil iaraRad iqceva aramxolod presa, aramed mTeli saxelmwifo aparati, roca bankirTa `didi politika~ nacionalur farglebs scildeba da saerTaSoriso rbevis, kolonializmis asparezze gamodis. magram mebrZoli kapitalizmis am materialur triumfs Tan sdevs burJuaziuli sazogadoebis katastrofuli sulieri dekadansi, zneobrivi xrwna da daknineba. mopasanisave sityvebiT rom vTqvaT, amdroindeli `maRali~ sazogadoeba swored rom `beber roskipad~ iqceva, romlis mTels, politikursa Tu kerZo, yofaSi ukve aRaraferi rCeba prostituciis anu, am laTinuri sityvis Tavdapirveli mniSvnelobisamebr, SebRalvis, gaupatiurebis niSniT aRubeWdavi. aq sayovelTao aReb-mimcemloba sufevs, erTTavad yvela, qalica da kacic, vaWrobs, sxvasac yidulobs da sakuTar Tavsac hyidis Tavis uzomod, paTologiurad gazrdil egoistur vnebaTa dasacxrobad, da swored amgvar roskips warmoadgens lamazi megobris mier `dapyrobili~ sazogadoebac. am sazogadoebis wevrebic sxvadasxvagvarad, magram erTianad prostitucias ewevian. eseni arian: quCis `ubralo~ meZavi raSeli, romelic romanSi yvelazed uSualo, wrfel arsebad gamoiyureba; da buduarTa `wesieri~ meZavebi qalbatonebi mareli, forestie da valteri, romelTagan pirveli ori cinikuri `TavisufalmoazrovneobiT~ xasiaTdeba, xolo mesame imiT gamoirCeva, rom `religias dasakec qolgasaviT iyenebs~ (sakuTari avxorcobis dasafaravad Slis, xolo sxvaTa `uzneobis~ gasajoxad hkecavs); Semdeg, eseni arian: presis meZavi Sarl forestie, romelic imis fasad `ver amCnevs~ Tavisi colis graf vodrekTan romans, rom igi niWier sagazeTo werilebs uwers; da politikis meZavi deputati da ministri laroS matie, `uniWo matrakveca~, romelic qveynis sagareo politikas valteris finansur kombinaciebs `uTanxmebs~, xolo Tavisi sayvarelis qmars, lamaz megobars, `sapatio legionis~ ordeniT imadlierebs; anda eseni arian: kanonis meZavi policiis komisari, romelic, cxadia, saTanado gasamrjelos fasad iuridiulad adgens q-n duruas `mruSobis~ faqts, riTac b-n duruas SesaZleblobas aZlevs mas Semdeg gaeyaros `uRirs~ meuRles, rac mas pirveli sayvarlisagan, vodrekisagan, naanderZevi milionis naxevari dastyua; da eklesiis meZavi episkoposi, romelic valteris milionTa memkvidre suzenTan duruas jvriswerisas maRalfardovani enamWevrobiT locavs mas, viTarca cnobilsa da pativcemul literators, xalxis niWier, samagaliTo maswavlebelsa da damrigebels, gzis gamkvlevs... da TviT duruas pirovnebasac, mis xasiaTsac mTlianad misi drois, e.i. am garoskipebuli sazogadoebis beWedi azis, sazogadoebisa, romelsac savsebiT aRaraferi SerCenia Tavisi adrindeli, Tundac saukunis pirveli naxevris droindeli moCvenebiTi Rirsebebisa. duruas mTavari Tavisebureba, romelic mas winamorbedi, stendal-balzakiseuli karieristebisagan, ara mxolod mtkice Julien sorelisagan, aramed agreTve am ukanasknelzed gacilebiT susti eJen rastiniakisagan arsebiTad ganasxvavebs, aris misi sruli Sinagani, sulieri ubadrukoba, TviTon duruas `Zlier pirovnebad~ moaqvs Tavi; sul imas agonebs TavisTavs, rom es qveyana ZalovanT ekuTvnis~ da `Tavmdablad~ acxadebs, `nebisyofa da, mgoni, cotaodeni Wkuac unda mqondeso~, magram namdvilad mas im inteleqtualuri, emociuri da nebelobiTi Zalis natamalic ar scxia, romelic adamians cxovelze amaRlebs. gonebamaxvileba mas mxolod saimisod hyofnis, rom salonebSi gamoiCinos Tavi `iribi bedobiT~, `gadakruli sityvebiT, moxerxebuli bilwiT, zrdilobiani frazebiT, romelTa ukan uzrdeli azri imaleba~; rogorc Jurnalisti, igi uniWobis gamo fuye demagogad iqceva: `radgan uamravi Sroma daxarja raime originaluris mogonebaze da mainc veraferi moigona~, man `zneobis dacemis, xasiaTis

dawvrilmanebis, patritizmis Sesustebisa da franguli patiosnebis anemiis Sesaxeb Wreli da mediduri msjeloba airCia specialobad~. siyvaruli, rogorc `sulTa urTierToba~, ucnobia misTvis; `platonur alerss SeuCvevelma~, man `arc ki icis ra uTxras qals~; misTvis siyvaruli mxolod `karg madas udris~, romlis dakmayofilebac yovel qalTan (meZavTan Tu mandilosanTan) da yovel adgilas (karetaSic da daqiravebul oTaxSic) SeiZleba. mis mamakacur momxiblaobasa da mougerieblobaSic araferia sulieri: is aris `xvadi, romelic acdens da ipyrobs qalebs Tvalebis feriT, fuSfuSa ulvaSebiTa da meti arafriT~. da mis eWvianobaSic araferia adamianuri: igi mxolod `im brazs warmoadgens, romelic yovel mamals gulSi ubJutavs da maSin afeTqdeba mZvinvared, roca dedalis gautanlobas waawydeba xolme~. mxdals ZlierTa pirispir da unebisyofos Tavis mdabal vnebaTa winaSe, mas amoZravebs da garkveul energiasac ki sZens `Suriani RvarZli~, romelic cxoveluri braziT aRavsebs yvela masze maRla mdgomis mimarT, da zerele, wvrilmani pativmoyvareoba, romelic misi odnavi `amaRlebisTanave~ aukadrisebinebs `mdabio~ warmoSobasa da aristokratiul yaidaze durua de-kantelad gadaamaxinjebinebs gvars. es Suri da pativmoyvareoba mis `gaZlierebasTan~, e.i. gamdidrebasTan erTad matulobs da, bolos, im `did TamaSsac~ abedvinebs, romlis mogebamac ubadruki avantiuristi TviT baton valters, mTel am `didkacur~ saroskipos ugvirgvino mefes, gautola, misi zRapruli simdidrisa da, maSasadame, Zalis Tanamoziared aqcia. mopasani sagangebod usvams xazs duruasa da mis mier `dapyrobili~ sazogadoebis organiul erTianobas, Tvisebriv igiveobas. durua misi RviZlia, misi gamoyvanilia `mamakac roskipad~. erTaderTi, rac mas mSoblebisagan, kanteles floberis sacxovrebeli adgilis! meduqneebisagan dahyva, misi mdare niWia, xolo misi yvela sxva Tviseba sazogadoebiseuli `monapovaria~. pirveli skola man alJiris kolonialur jarebSi unteroficrad samsaxurisas gaiara: `sagarnizono cxovrebisaTvis afrikaSi Cveulebrivma rbevam, TaRliTobam da ukanono Semosavalma~ mas erTxel da samudamod CauxSo sindisi. xolo parizSi Casuli, igi male rwmundeba, rom aq legalur rbevas faruli rbeva, kanonierebiTa da wesierebiT SeniRbuli Zalmomreoba cvlis, da kidevac xdeba warmatebis moxveWis am ufro `daxvewili~, ufro `civilizebuli~ meTodis didostati. magram mTavari isaa, rom lamazi megobris esoden Tavbrudamxvevi warmateba mainc imdenad misi subieqturi `unarianobis~ nayofi ki ar aris, ramdenadac im absoluturi Sinagani araraobis obieqtur Sedegs warmoadgens, romelic mas yvelaze metad anaTesavebs mis garemomcvel sazogadoebasTan. es sazogadoeba esoden ubadruki rom ar yofiliyo, durua mas esoden advilad ver daipyrobda da, piriqiT, duruasac rom igive ubadrukoba ar gamoeCina, arc es sazogadoeba danebdeboda ase iolad. saqme isaa, rom am sazogadoebaSi, romlis yofierebis arss uprincipoba, xolo formas wesiereba warmoadgens, patiosani, namdvili kaci umal moitexs kisers, xolo duruas magvari aramzada yvela kars moargebs gasaRebs da amitomaa, rom mis winaSe TviT valteric drkeba da `gonivrulad~ askvnis: `diax, es gaiZvera Sors wava~, `masTan morigebiT unda vicxovro~. da Tavis garemocvasTan misi am organuli erTianobiT isazRvreba lamazi megobris Rrma tipiuroba, romelic didad Sordeba misi Seqmnis xanas, rasac ase kargad aRniSnavs erTi frangi kritikosi: `lamazi megobari gaxdeba ministri an respublikis prezidenti. avtori ar ambobs, magram gvagrZnobinebs amas. lamaz megobars saimiso gaqaneba aRmoaCndeba, rom `xalxis suli warmoadginos~ da saxelmwifos etli marTos. politikaSi igi ZlierTa mxareze iqneba. misi megobrebi iqnebian mdidari, pativcemuli, Zlevamosili da keTilgonieri pirovnebani~; `lamazi megobari karieristebis im mravalricxovan TaobaTa winaparia, 1885 wlidan rom scvlian erTmaneTs. is dainaxo, lamazi megobari rogor moqmedebs, imis danaxvas niSnavs, Tu rogor moqmedeben misi Svilebi da SviliSvilebi. xerxebi igivea mcire

saxecvlilebiT. lamazi megobari simboloa, simbolo Tanamedrove sazogadoebis sidamplisa~. mopasanis pirveli romani, `cxovreba~, am sityvebiT mTavrdeba: `iciT, cxovreba veraa maincdamainc kargi, magram arc ise cudia, rogorc hgoniaT xolme~. xolo `lamaz megobarSi~ yuradRebas iqcevs moxuci poeti norber devareni, romelic egoistur da cru, `Wkua-Txel~ da SezRudul `maRal sazogadoebaze~ xangrZliv dakvirvebas uimedobamde da sasowarkveTilebamde, im daskvnamde miuyvania, rom `momavali aramzadebs ekuTvniT~ da `mxolod sikvdilia cxadi da ueWveli~. marTalia, vareni, gamoxatavs ra TviT mopasanis Tvalsazriss, Tavis am daskvnas sulac ar acxadebs absolutur da savaldebulo WeSmaritebad, sagangebod aRniSnavs, rom es daeWveba da urwmunoeba mxolod misdagvari moxuci da sneuli, martoxela da `daRupuli kacis~ xvedria xolme da rom ymawvil kacs imedianad da energiulad, `axalgazrdulad cxovreba~ marTebs. magram mopasanis Semdeg Txzulebebs swored am vareniseuli pesimisturi ganwyobilebis aCqarebuli zrda emCneva, ukve `mont oriols~, romelic mopasanis SemoqmedebiTi aRmavlobis miwuruls ekuTvnis, aSkarad gamsWvalavs gauvalobis mZime SegrZneba; xolo cxovrebaze vareniseuli negatiuri Tvalsazrisis gabatonebis, Tumca mainc, arasruli zeimis, daRi azis mwerlis cxovrebis ukanasknel, 1887 wlidan momdinare etaps, roca `lamazi megobris~ avtoris humanizmisa da realizmis rRveva, sabolood, misi sulieri kraxi mTavrdeba. bolo 80-ian wlebSi mopasani Tavisi didebis mwvervalebze Cans: igi saqveynod cnobili mweralia, misi wignebi SesaniSnavad iyideba, xolo simdidre dRiTidRe izrdeba. misTvis Riaa parizis yvela salonis kari, `warCinebuli~ sazogadoeba sul ufro `ixibleba~ misi pirovnebiT. igi yidulobs jer patara, mere ufro did xomalds, romelTac `lamaz megobars~ arqmevs da romlebiTac xSirad mogzaurobs xmelTaSua zRvaze. magram es mogzaurobani sul ufro iReben misi `maTayvanebeli~ sazogadoebisagan ltolvis, sakuTar TavSi Caketvisaken miswrafebis xasiaTs, iseve, rogorc mis mTelamdroindel cxovrebas ipyrobs Rrma, sabolood dauZleveli krizisi, romelsac yovlad obieqturi, mopasanis am droisaTvis Zlier gamwvavebuli avadmyofobisagan damoukidebeli, mizezebi moepoveba. 80-ni wlebis miwurulisaTvis safrangeTi iqceva erT-erT udides koloniur qveyanad, valteris tipis finansuri magnatebi TavianT srul gamarjvebas zeimoben, xolo maTi damqaSebi, yvela juris `lamazi megobrebi~, romlebic TavianT Tavs `demokratebs~, `radikalebs~ Tu `liberalebs~ uwodeben, mtkiced euflebian qveynis samarTav saWes, da aseTs viTarebaSi mopasans eCveneba, rom mmarTvel klasebTan mis brZolas mniSvneloba ekargeba, ramdenadac maTgan momdinare sazogadoebrivi boroteba uZlevelia. xolo meore mxriv. 80-iani wlebis bolodan aseve imedgacruebis niadagze mTel frangulsa da saerTod, evropuls literaturaSi iwyeba realizmis daSlisa da mravali dekadenturi nakadi warmoqmnis intensiuri procesi. da, cxadia, am faqtorsac unda moexdina mopasanis Semoqmedebaze uaryofiTi zegavlena, magram gadamwyvet faqtorad mainc mwerlis msoflmxedvelobrivi SezRuduloba iqceva, romelic arTmevs mas rogorc garTulebuli socialuri viTarebis, ise gaZlierebul dekandenturi literaturis zegavlenaTa daZlevis unars. jerovani Tanmimdevruloba rom gamoeCina, `mmarTveli klasebi~ mgmobel da saerTod angarebaze da egozmze damkvidrebul sazogadoebriv urTierTobaTa uarmyofel mopasans proletariatis istoriuli roli unda ecno da misi revoluciuri brZola eRiarebina, swored es iqneboda is `saboloo daZaleba~, mis gadamwyveti nabiji, romelic mas saSineli burJuaziuli garemocvisagan Sinaganad gaaTavisuflebda. magram man swored es nabiji ver gadadga: tolstoisa ar iyos, burJuaziisa da aristokratiis mier SebRaluli adamianis mesveurad `ubralo xalxis~ maRiarebels, mas faqtiurad xalxis cnebidan gamoricxuli daurCa proletariati, romelsac TiTqosda, `bednierTa da mdidarTadmi~ Suri amoZravebs, da amdenad misi, ZiriTadad glexobaze, e.i. kvlav mesakuTre klasze

da agreTve funTuSasebr viTomda `zeklasobriv~, namdvilad ki deklasirebul pirovnebebze orientirebuli humanisturi mrwamsi, cxadia, sul ufro da ufro kargavs realur sayrdens. xolo amasTan erTad mwerali sul ufro ixreba klasobriv adamianSi awyvetili mxecis absolutirebisaken, saerTod adamianuri bunebis mniSvnelad aRiarebisaken, rac mas sul ufro aRavsebs sasowarkveTilebiTa da pesimizmiT. borotebis uZlevelobis aRiareba odnavadac ar ganawyobs mopasans `mmarTvel klasebTan~ Sesarigeblad, mas winandelze ufro damoukideblad da amayad uWiravs Tavi xelisuflebis winaSe, 1889 wels uars ambobs `sapatio legionis~ ordenis miRebaze, 1890 wels ki akademiis wevrobaze. da aseve mis SemoqmedebaSi, metadre romanebSi, _ `pieri da Jani~ (1887), `sikvdiliviT Zlieri~ (1889) da `Cveni guli~ (1890), ki ar sustdeba, aramed piriqiT, mZafrdeba `maRali sazogadoebis~ mxileba. metic: am periodSiac gvxvdeba Zveleburad naTeli moTxrobebi, romlebic aRsavsea adamianTa erTmaneTTan guliTadi damokidebulebiTa da wmindad xalxuri mxiarulebiT, galur-rableseuli iumoriTa da siciliT (`baWia~, `buzi~) anda romlebSic avtori did siTbosa da sinazes iCens Tavisi gmirebis mimarT (`portreti~, `xeibari~) magram amave dros mopasanis SemoqmedebaSi iWreba Tu, ufro sworad, Zlierdeba da batondeba iseTi motivebi da faqtorebi, romelic arRveven mis humanizmsa da realizms. mopasans adridanve mosdis xolme daeWvebisa da uimedobis, sasowarkveTilebisa da SiSis Setevebi, rodesac mas idumalisa da zebunebrivis, sigiJisa da sikvdilis Sesaxeb mtkivneuli fiqrebi ipyroben, magram mwerali medgrad ebrZvis maT, cdilobs maT saR, realistur safuZvelze axsnas da upirispirebs sicocxliT, mxiarulebiT, energiiTa da silamaziT Semkul saxeebs. axla ki es dekadenturi, paTologiur-mistikuri motivebi garkveul sistemad lagdebian, romelic cxovrebis `borot~, `idumal~ da `stiqiur~ ZalTa winaSe adamianis umweobisa da ganwirulebis SegrZnebas gamoxataven. am tragikuli SegrZnebisagan xsnas mopasani cxovrebidan pasiur gasvlaSi, TavdaviwyebaSi eZebs da saamiso saSualebad mas esTetizmi da eroTizmi esaxeba. mis romanebsa da novelebSi mkvidrdeba `usargeblo silamazis~ motivi, romlis Tanaxmad, magaliTad, qalma naklebad unda imSobiaros, rom ar damaxinjdes, xolo siyvaruli sul ufro iqceva raRac `zemoralur~ sawyisad, romelmac xanmokled mainc unda CauxSos kacs mankieri socialuri vnebani da Tundac fizikurad ganacdevinos bedniereba... magram mopasani TviTonac grZnobs am `gamosavlis~ siyalbes da misi ukanaskneli qmnilebebidan sul ufro gamosWvivis vareniseuli azri, rom kacis erTaderT namdvil, `cxadsa da ueWvel~ xsnas sigiJe da sikvdili warmoadgens. da dasasrul, Zlier cvlilebas ganicdis Txrobisa da xatvis mopasaniseuli manerac. Tuki manamdel TxzulebebSi mopasani mkacrad icavda Tavis maswavlebelTa principebs, rom mwerali unda iyos `obieqturi xelovani~, romelic mxolod laparakobs da arasodes ar fiqrobs Tavis gmirTa magier, ise rom misi `pirovneba wignis TaviseburebaSi qreba~ (floberi); da rom `fsiqologi iseve unda qrebodes mxatvarSi, rogorc ConCxi uCinardeba cocxalsa da Tbil sxeulSi, romelsac mtkice, magram uxilav sayrdenad emsaxureba (turgenevi), axla misi stili sul ufro iRebs `Tanamedrove~, subieqtivistur-fsiqologistur xasiaTs. gmirTa obieqturi qcevisadmi interess enacvleba maTi subieqturi `Sidasamyarosadmi~ yuradRebis gamaxvileba. moqmedeba mZimdeba da dundeba, mis energiul dinebas abrkolebs da wyvets gmirTa ganwyobilebis, gancdebisa da fiqrebis detaluri analizi, avtoris lirikul-refleqsuri Carevebi da Txrobis saerTo mWvretelur-aRwerilobiTi toni. yvela es ideur-mxatvruli cvlileba arsebiTad `antimopasanuri~ xasiaTisa iyo, `funTuSas~ da `lamazi megobris~ Semqmnels organulad eucxoveboda. amitomac mopasans uTuod unda egrZno, rom Tavisi bunebis winaaRmdeg midis da sakuTari Tavisagan es dacileba, cxadia, sastikad unda gaZneleboda.

da marTlac, Tavis or ukanasknel romans igi udidesi gaWirvebiT wers, xolo 1891 wlis agvistoSi poet ogiust dorSens Tavisi morigi romanis xelnaweris gamo eubneba: `ai Cemi romanis `anJelusis~ ormocdaaTi gverdi, mTeli wlis ganmavlobaSi amas striqonic ver mivumate, Tu sam TveSi wigni ver davasrule, Tavs moviklav~-o. xelnawers araferi momatebia da 1892 wlis 2 ianvars mopasanma, ukve bodviT mdgomareobaSi Cavardnilma, Tumca warumateblad, magram mainc Seasrula sityva: yelSi dana Caica. amis Semdeg igi fsiqiatriul saavadmyofoSi moaTavses, sadac kidevac gardaicvala 1893 wlis 6 ivliss. cxadia, didi roli aq avadmyofobamac iTamaSa, romelmac bolo xanebSi aranormalobis aSkara niSnebi daamCnia mwerals. da `lamazi megobris~ gamo Suris maZiebelma Jurnalistebmac `gaiRes~ TavianTi wvlili: jer gazeTSi aseTi sensaciuri cnoba gamoaqveynes `b-n mopasanis janmrTelobis gauareseba. uaxlos xanSi mas fsiqiatriul saavadmyofoSi moaTavseben~, xolo Semdeg ukanasknel cnobaTa svetSi mTeli ori kvira imaze imsjeles, `ukve gagiJda Tu ara~, ramac sastiki Tavzari dasca bedSavs, romelsac ukve ramdenime wlis win dasCemeboda gagiJebis SiSi. magram yovelive aman mxolod gaamZafra da srulqmna oqros kerpis samyaroSi xelovanis tragediis es erT-erTi umkveTresi magaliTi, romelsac mopasanis cxovreba da Semoqmedeba hqvia. *** oriode sityvac `lamazi megobris~ qarTuli TargmanisaTvis. masze igive iTqmis, rac mixeil javaxiSvilis sakuTar stilzea saTqmeli es ukanaskneli mopasanisas enaTesaveba, romelic ambobda, `stili ar unda igrZnobodeso~: moklebulia yovelgvar xelovnurobas, maRalfardovnebas da literaturulobas, JRers, rogorc cocxali qarTuli, romelsac qarTveli kaci ise `ubralod~ ambobs da ismens, rom arc yurs ugdebs da arc ufiqrdeba, romelic ise aris, rom ar yviris, varo, da aseve winamdebare Targmanic: mas Targmanoba ar emCneva, igi ise ikiTxeba, rogorc qarTulad dawerili wigni, Tundac mixeil javaxiSvilisave romanebi. oTar jinoria.